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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-12-01

will make it the first thought of my life?
Dolly, don't cry, dear; your father gave
ne permission to speak to you"
Then came some five minutes of quiet
bliss for two hearts, and Dolly's tears
were stopped by caresses. Presently
Mr.. Bardell said, in answer to his lady
loves last remark:
"Julia! o yes, she is very handsome;
but, you see, before l saw her l was al
ready in love with you"
"Why, you saw US both at the same
time!"
"No; when first saw you, or, rather,
the arrangement of your back hair, you
were seated on the top of a step-ladder,
giving me distinct orders regarding soap
and scrubbing brushes"
Your cried Dolly, and certainly
there was no lack of color in her cheeks
as she spoke. "You! thought it was
Tom"
so it was Tom, my dear"
at was too mean"
II lost my heart then and there, sac
rifced pair of lavender kids at the
shrine of cleanliness, as sure as my name
was"
tom" said Dolly, laughing.
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Stanley's Geography and Love.

The letters of Mr.. Stanley from Cen
trail Africa have been overshadowed by
the war and the PENCE mystery, but emf
nent biologists have done full justice to
the travellers enterprise and discoveries.
The Athen@um, however, is not prepared
to accept his views as to the connection
between the Tanganyika and the Mwutan
N'zige, or Albert Nyanza. Contrary
to his former assertions, Mr.. Stanley,
trusting to native information, maintains
that Tanganyika and Mwutan N'zige are
one, and it is possible to travel by one
boat from Karawe Uia the Mwutan, to
Ujiii." The Atheneum does not explain
why it is not prepared to accept the
hypothesis. Perhaps the great traveller
himself will enlighten the writer of the
geological notes in that excellent journal
next year; for it is said on excellent
authority that Stanley will come to Lon
don in 1878. He would have returned
to New York first, but the lady to whom
he was betrothed, tired of waiting for
him has lately married. l hope in re-
porting this | am not casting reflection
upon the constancy of New York lady
who is said to be as charming as she IS
good.-N z. Times London Letter.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-12-01

Here was the general whom everybody
knew and whom everybody loved. If
Grant had been the creator of the
Western army, Sherman was its idol.
He was, indeed, looked upon as a sort of
common property, in which every man in
the army had a special and particular
interest. speak knowingly, as one who
was private soldier and who associated
with private soldiers under him. In the
tent, IN the bivouac, in the rifle-pits, the
mems faith in his consumate generalship
never faltered. On the march his name
was more than respected it was loved;
and whenever he appeared the KNAPP
sacks of the boys grew lighter, the step
brisk, and the face bright. 1t was in
this march through the Carolinas l again
saw so much of the influence of that
presence on the soldiery. 1t rained
nearly all the time; the roads were horrid,
and had to be corduroyed with poles and
rails half the way; the wagons and the
artillery stuck IN the mire hourly, and
the soldiers had to drag them out with
their own hands. Every stream had to
be bridged, every quagmire filled, and
every mile skirmished with the enemy.
There was not tent in the army.
Even the general slept in the woods,
under "plys" in deserted houses, or lone
churches along the way. On right and
left, before and behind, was an enemy;
quagmires were under foot, and con-
tinued rain overhead; yet through all
this the boys tugged and fought, and
amidst their tugging sang and cheered,
1t was the magnetism of one really great
man. 1t was Chilly Sherman" His
approach to the line of march was the
signal for shoutings that have heard
taken up and repeated for miles ahead.
Riding alongside the regiments strug-
Cling through the mud or the underbrush
at the roadside, he would often speak to
the nearest soldiers with some kind and
encouraging word. Nor was it unusual
to hear private soldiers call out to him,
knowing his kind heart would give them
no rebuff. At headquarters there was
little pretense and no show. When
evening came a convenient spot in the
woods was usually sought out, a few
tent phys were stretched and rail fire
built in front. The mess-chest was
opeueu anu d Nasty Du" SUBSTANTIAL ncdl
was enjoyed amid conversation on almost
every topic but the war. On this he was
oftenest silent, preferring to keep his
own judgment, hopes and fears to him
self. He wrote most, probably all, OF
his own dispatches, leaving his staff lit
tie or nothing to do. After supper he
studied hismaps in the freight or heard
the reports from the other columns for
the day. He was last in bed at night
and first in the saddle in the morning.
Dinner consisted of a light lunch at
twelve; all dismounted at the roadside,
and an hours rest brought US again to
the saddle. So the days passed, and the
enemy was continually pushed or beaten
back from each and every chosen posi-
tion.-PhiladeIphia Weekly Times.
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Ben Butler i'm Court.

In one of his first law cases General
Butler said, in the usual way, when the
case was called, "Let notice be given.
In what paper ?" asked the venerable
clerk.
" In the Lowell Adpertiser,' gaid But.
tier, selecting local paper detested by
the party to which the clerk and the
judges belonged. There was pause.
1.-THE Lowell Adoertiserl" said the
clerck, restraining his feelings. II don't
know such paper"
Pray, MIR. Clerk, said Butler, " don't
begin telling the Court what you don't
know, or there will be no time for any
thing else!"
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so distinguished her, was soon to come
to an end, and stammeringly and with
downcast eyes she said: "Sire, there is
one thing you could do for me, but to
ask it of you would be too presumptuous."
The Emperor encouraged her. Come,
what can do to serve you?" he repeated.
"Slre," said she, "talk to me some more.
The Emperor never was a brilliant con-
versationalist, and on this occasion had
been rather less elegant and witty than
usual. Not understanding that she was
in earnest he took it into his head that
the brilliant young prima donna was
quizzing him, and thereafter she was al
ways in his bad looks.
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ONE STEP MORE.

WHAT though before me all is dark
Too dark for me to see?
ask but light for one step more
'Tis quite enough for me.
Each little humble step take,
The gloom clears from the next,
So though it's very dark beyond,
never am perplexed.
And If at times the mist hangs close
So close fear to stray
Patient wait little while,
And soon it clears away.
would not see my further path,
For mercy wells it SO;
My present steps might harder be,
Did l the future know.
1t may be that my path is rough,
Thorny, and hard, and steep;
And knowing this my strength might fail
Through fear and terror deep.
1t may be that it winds along
A smooth and flowing way:
But seeing this l might despise
The journey of to-day.
Perhaps my path is very short
My journey nearly done;
And might tremble at the thought
Of ending it so soon.
Or, if l saw weary length
Of road that must wend.
Painting, I'd think my feeble powers
Will fail me ere the end.
And so do not wish to know
My journey or its length;
Assured that through my Fathers love
Each step will bring its strength.
Thus, step by step, l onward go,
Not looking far before;
Trusting that shall always have
just light for one step more.
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will amount to something like seven feet
in the whole length of the bridge, the
girders have been adjusted to the piers
to allow a certain amount of free play.
The bridge has been calculated for
rolling load of one and one-half tons to
the foot run. Such burden is more
than could be brought upon any span by
filling its whole length with loaded
freight cars; no part of the bridge would
have to undergo strain of more than
four tons to the square inch, and when
it is borne in mind that the iron is actual
ly capable of sustaining strain of TWEEN
ty-one tons to the square inch, it will be
seen that there is an ample margin of
surplus strength. -Erchange
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-12-01

CHILDREN" said the teacher, ad.
dressing the infant class" children, do
you know you were all born in sin?"
Please, sir" interrupted little one,
" | wasn't; was born in New Orleans"
Well, that's the same thing" said the
teacher, impatiently. Don't interrupt
me any more"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-12-01

A CHICAGO man visited this city the
other day for the first time in twenty
years. Yes" he said, complacently,
q" haven't been idle all this time. I've
laid away hundred thousand or so, my
boy" "So?" said my boy. 81 con-
graduate you, sir. When did you de-
t?"-R9sheste Democrat.
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KID bonnets don't seem to hit the New
York feminine fancy.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-07-05

right hand, and cut them smoothly and
quickly from handle to point. The
dullest scissors, unless they are entirely
worn out, can soon be sharpened in this
way.
RICE CRooUETTEs. a half pound
of the best rice in one and one-half pints
of milk and tablespoonful of butter;
put the milk ON cold; when it comes to
boil set it where it will only simmer
until soft; then add a quarter pound OF
white sugar and the grated rind of a
lemon and the yelks of five eggs; stir all
the time until it thickens; do not let it
boil; spread it out OH a dish, and when
quite cold form into small balls or
squares; dip them into beoton egg and
then into bread crumbs twice; lay them
one by one into wire basket, which put
in pan of boiling lard; let fry light
brown; drain well and sift powdered
sugar over them.
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To PREVENT the smoking of lamp,
soak the wick in strong vinegar and dry
it well before using it. 1t will then burn
both sweet and pleasant, and give much
satisfaction for the trouble in preparing
it.
To TAKE grease spots out of carpets,
mix little soap In a gallon of warm,
soft water, then add half an ounce of
borax, wash the part well with cloth,
and the grease or dirt spot will soon dis
appear.
HoARsENEss OR TICKLING IN THE
THRoAT.-Take a small quantity of dry
powdered borax, place it on the tongue,
let it slowly dissolve and run down the
throat. It is also good to keep the
throat moist at night and prevent cough
ing.
Cold LAME. Gut up the lamb in small
pieces, place in a skillet with one chopped
green onion, salt, pepper, one bay leaf,
and peas in quantity with the meat, a
little of the cold lamb gravy, -four and
butter, and water just sufficient to cover
it evenly; let simmer one-half hour.
When done add the juice of a lemon.
To SHARPEN ScIssoRs. a coarse
sewing needle and hold it firmly between
the thumb and fore-finger of the left
hand then take the scissors in your
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-07-05
WORDS OF WISDOM.

A grain of prudence is worth pound
of craft. Boosters are cousins to liars.
Confession of fault makes half amends
Denying a fault doubles it. Envy shoot
eth at others and woundeth herself
Foolish fear doubles danger. God
reaches us good things by our own
hands. He has hard work who has
nothing to do. 1t costs more to avenge
wrongs than to bear them. Knavery is
the worst trade. Learning makes q
man fit company for himself. Modesty
is guard to virtue. Not to hear con-
science is way to silence it. One hour
to-day is worth two tomorrow. Proud
looks make foul words in fair faces.
Quiet conscience gives quiet sleep.
Richest is he that wants least. Small
faults indulged are little thieves. The
boughs that bear most hang lowest.
Upright walking is sure walking. Vir-
tue and happiness are near kin. True
men make more opportunities than they
find You never lose by doing a good
turn. Zeal without knowledge is fire
without light.
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anticipated this Say that you forgive
me now, Arkwright.'
Charles Arkwright was silent for a
moment. A suffocating sensation rose
up in his throat, as he remembered all
that he had endured in consequence of
this mere whim, this idle caprice of Har-
woods fancy. But it was only for a
moment, and then he took Adrian s
hand.
eyes," said he 81 forgive youp'
He was married to Virginia Wilde
the next week, and they were happy at
last. But it was not the fresh, b1loyant
happiness. that might have come with
their earlier days. They had suffered.
and they woro ot puarce-IiIat was all.
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TIE NEW FARMS OF 1876.

Does anyone know how many new
farms were opened in the States and
their Territories last year; how many
new log cabius have been built; how
many acres of virgin soil plowed up for
the first time2 1t is not probable that
anyone does know with exactness; but
there is a little table in the re-
port of the Secretary of the Interior,
presented to Congress some time ago,
which furnishes the material for an ap-
proximately answer to these
questions. During the year ending
with June last there were taken up I'M
der the Homestead law l 1,S75, 900 acres.
New land taken up under the Homestead
law is for actual cultivation, and is gen.
orally taken in lots of 160 acres. 1t
would appear, therefore, that more than
1900 new farms were commenced last
year, under the Homestead law, alone.
But this is not all. There were sold
during the year $40, 961 acres for cash,
and 1877, $40 acres were allotted on mill
tary land warrants. It is no doubt true
that portion of these 778, 331 acres were
bought or entered by other than actual
settlers, by spectators or by persons
who made investments of this nature for
| future purposes. 1t would be fair TO
estimate, however, that one-half of the
| IT'S, ,331 acres were purchased or en-
tered for the purpose of immediate set
tlement or cultivation; and this calcula-
ton would give us 2,432 more new
farms of 160 acres EACH There were
also 81, ,048 acres entered upon the Sioux
and Chippewa half-breed strip, and
COZ, ,994 acres taken up under the Tim
| ber-culture law Leaving these two
| latter items cut of the calculation, we
have an aggregate of about 10, 500 new
farms commenced during the year. This
means 10, 500 new homes. In five years
from now these 10, 500 farms, under good
management, ought to produce annually
some 10000, 900 bushels of wheat, some
40,OO0. 900 bushels of corn and some
400. 900 head of cattle or swine, making
provisions more than enough to furnish
meat and bread for New York city for a
whole year.
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ST. JOHN.
Il Brief SKeetch OF the Burned City PrcUi-
OuS to its Destruction.

Il Brief Skcctch OF the Burned City PrcCi-
Otts to its Destruction.
st. John, which was the chief city of
the Province of New Brunswick and the
commercial metropolis of the Bay of
Fundy, occupied commanding position
at the mouth of the ST. John river
From its favorable commercial and geo.
graphical position it has been called the
Liverpool of America" by our neigh
bOrs of the Dominion and Provinces.
In 1871 the city had population of
%, S05. and the contiguous suburb of
Portland u, $40 more. The ridge upon
which it is built is composed of solid
rock, through which streets have been
cut at great expense and the plan of
the streets is regular, including a sue
cession of rectangular squares. The
drainage of the city had been brought
to an advanced condition, as nearly per-
feet as the obstacles to overcome would
permit, within a few years. Most of the
excavations for sewers, ETC., had to be
made through solid rock.
The appearance of the town was rather
dingy and uneven, owing to the differ
ence in the size of structures and to a
general absence of paint. st. John
possessed fine harbor, kept free from
ice by the high tides of the Bay of
Fundy and the sweeping current
of ST. John river. It was usual
ly well filled with shipping, and
the shores were lined with wharves
and mills. Since 1858 the water-supply
of the city has been drawn from Little
river, and the works had daily capacity
OF 5,500,0O0 gallons. There was fire
department with three steam engines,
but up to the time of the catastrophe
they had been but seldom called into
requisition, and the department was not
considered as being extraordinarily
efficient for anything beyond ordinary
emergencies. There were twenty y-six
churches of all denominations in ST.
John and Portland, four banks, and four
daily and several weekly papers.
King street was, next to Prince
William, the main business throughfare
of the city, running from the harbor
across the peninsula to Courtenay Bay.
Most of the principal shops were on this
street, between the harbrr and King
square, and along Prince William street,
which intersected it near the water. At
the foot of the street was Market Slip,
into which the light packet-boats and
produce vessels from the adjacent rural
counties brought wood and provisions
for the use OF the city. At this point
landed the self-exiled American loyal
lists, i'll 1888, and founded the city of ST..
John.
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VOLUME XIV.
C-1PRICE 1T HOME.
BY MRS. S. NJ. u. PIATT.

No, will not say good-by-
Not good-by, nor anything.
He is gone. 1 wonder why
Lilacs not sweet this sprinG?-
How that tiresome bird will singI
l might follow him and say
just that he forgot to kiss
Baby, when he went away.
Everything want miss,
Oh precious world is this
What if night came and not he =?
Something might mislead his feet.
Does the moon rise late? ALI mel
There are things that he might meet.
Now the rain begins to beat
So it Will be dark. The bell?
Some one come one loves is dead.
Were it he-I 1 cannot tell
Han the IretfuI wUrus L said,
Half the fretful tears 1 shed
Dead? And but to think of death;
Men might bring him through the gate;
Lips that have not any breath,
Eyes that stare And must wait
Is 1t time, or is it late?
was wrong, and wrong, and wrong;
I will tell him, oh, be surel
If the heavens are builded strong,
Love shall therein be secure;
Love like mine shall there endure.
F.. Listen, isten-that is he
I'll not speak to him, 1 say.
If he choose to say to me,
'II was all to blame to-day;
Sweet, forgive me-" why-I may!
-APpIetons' Journal for ,J,tty.
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PLE4S4NTRIES.
The poorest tea-Pover-ty.
PAIL creatures-Dairymaids.

The poorest tea-Poyer-ty.
PAIL creatures-Dairymaid
Coop for crutches Yankee no. shins.
A CANADA woman cut her throat with
chip, and so had the dead wood on
herself
THE disposition to sit down upon Tur-
key is probably due to the fact that it is
the Ottoman empire.
'IT is well to leave something for
those who come after u.s., as man said
when he threw a barrel in the way of a
constable who was chasing him.
A SMALL boy, who no harm apprchended,
To the tree-top sereneIy ascended
For an immature peach
That hung out of reach.
The funeral largely attended.
WHEN tramp walked into clothing
store and asked for a new suit of clothes
on credit, and it was denied, he solemn
ly warned the proprietor that it was such
conduct that was "paralyzing trade
YOUNG LADY-ssO, am so glad you
like birds. Which kind do you like the
most?" Old Gentleman Well, think
goose, with plenty of stuffing, is about
as nice as any,"
A TEACHER, after reading to her schol-
ars a story of a generous child, asked
them what generosity was. One little
boy raised his hand and said, 81 know;
it's giving to others what you don't want
yourself.
TIME, twelve o'clock-Miss Flinn-''I
see you are not easily frightened, Mr..
Koleskuttle. Mr.. Koleskuttle-" Oh,
dear, no. Why do you ask?" Miss
Finn Because most of my gentlemen
The EFFECT OF THE LAST DINE NOVEL.
-YOaltjb (who has been reading "IIhe
Blasted Boot, OF the Bloody Buccaneer
of the Brig Bragloo. y" Stand out of
my way, ye piratical land-lubbers, or I'll
rake ye fore and aft. Shiver me timbers
if [ won't
A SABBATH-sCHooL teacher was at
tempting to teach very small boy the
meaning of wages in the passage, "The
wages of sin is DEATH" and asked him
"What does your father get on Saturday
night?" Drunk, ma'am," answered
the boy, without any hesitation.
IT is related of ThomasH. Benton that
a gentleman whose guest he was went
up to his room on the morning after he
had made speech, taking newspaper
containing a very laudatory notice of his
remarks. "Have you read it, sir2
Does it do justice to the subject?" asked
the host. 81 know all about it, sir,
replied Benton, with great dignity; 81
wrote it all myself"
"SANf," said young mother to her
darling boy, "do you know what the diff
ference is between the body and the
soul? The soul, my child, is what you
love with; the body carries you about.
Thie is your body touching the boys
shoulders and arms), but there is some
thing deeper in. You can feel it now.
What is it % "Oh, [ KNOW" said he,
with flash of intelligence in his eyes,
GO that is my flannel shirt.
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IF1II.

Now that the dogs of war have teen
let loose between Russia and Turkey,
and the process of scientific slaughter
commenced in the most deliberate man.
ner possible, the following lines, taken
from NOOre's almanac for 1929, under
the head of "Monthly Observations, :"
may be pondered with interest:
Whene'cr contending Princes fight
For private pique or public right,
Armies raised, the fleets are manned
They combat both by sea and land.
When, after many battles past,
Both. tired with blows, make peace at last,
What is it, after all, the people get?
Why. taIes, tcido,cs, irooden legs and debt.
-Harper's Magazine.
ALL the pilgrims who visit Mecca cast
an offering into the three sepulchres for
the defense of Islam. 1t is calculated
that not less than $1,000, 900 francs q
year are thus contributed, and from one
of the sepulchres, which was opened in
1929, immense sums were drawn. An
other sepulchre was opened during the
Crimean war, and now the Sheik ul-Islam
has gone to Mecca to draw funds from the
third, which has not been opened since
the year 1415. Taking the three sepul-
chres together, it is computed that they
must contain about 0,0O0, 900 francs.
1t is possible that the Prussians may have
derived their war-treas Ire system from
this Eastern custom.
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NUMBER II.
HE IND SHE.
Il Nocelette ,cim Nothing in 1T.

Il NoceIette tcith Nothing in 1t.
He was barely two and-tweuty,
She was only seventeen;
He of budding hopes had plenty,
She was graceful as a queen.
He had ordinary features
An unusual affair,
She, the daintiest of CT catures,
Was possessed of golden Eair.
He beheld her anu was captured,
She admired his manly style;
He professed himself enraptured
In very little while.
She responded to him sbyIy.
Love she hardly knew as yet,
For Dan Cupid's very willy
In the way he spreads his net!
He full often went to WOO her,
Several times within a week,
And would whisper gently to her
Those soft nothings lovers speak.
She would hearken to him gladly,
Just as maidens always do;
He declared he loved her madIy,
Which was very likely true.
He along the lane was straying,
An occurrence undersigned
She was there, engaged in Maying,
Quite promiscuously, mindI
While Apollo, i'll his splendor,
Tinted every golden trcss.
lie exclaimed, in accents tender,
''Be my bride!'' And she said, " Yes.
London Dispatch.
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SLEEPLESS,

Sleep is as necessary as food. The
Chinese have way of Furnishing GRIM
inals by depriving them of sleep. The
suffering is terrible; and about the
tenth day the victim dies in dreadful
agony