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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-03-24
Swindlers Again at Work.

READ & Co., of 70 Nassau street, are
sending out by mail circulars advertising
the Cheyenne State Lottery" inclosing
six tickets and the following explana-
ton; Enclosed we send six tickets in
the drawing of Feb. Is. BY renting
So we will leave the balance of S. due
on them to be deducted from the prizes
after the drawing, as we guarantee them
to draw the balance due without any fur,
Their payment from you. We will allow
you one ticket for every five tickets you
sell. If you remit so We will send you
by return mail five more tickets and also
one of the agents special prize tickets
free of cost. Remember, every ticket
wins prize, Being only agents for
these State drawings, it is to our interest
to have you draw large prize. Give us
one trial" The anxiety of Read & Co.
to protect their correspondence from the
eyes of the Postoffice authorities is
shown by this injunction: "In remit
ting money for tickets do not send Post
office money orders nor registered letters.
Fold the money carefully in your letter,
direct plainly, and it will come safe. No
notice will be taken of postal cards.
". Y. Sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-03-24
Be Courteous.

THERE are a thousand little courteses
and salutations and compliments of life,
but it would be well if there were still
more of them. Guinness does not mean
honesty, and recognition of whatever
is good in men does not mean insinceri-
ty. 1t would be promotive of happiness
if every time men descended in the morn
ing they would look for that which is
comely and praiseworthy, and single it
out, and tell it to their wives. Oh, if
men would only court after they are
married as they do before, what JOY
there would be- What praise there
would be distributed in the community!
But the faults Of men are generally first
thought of, and they are condemned.
There are a multitude of little imper-
feet, irregular things in human conduct;
and man says; am not one of those
who go around and flatter folks; | tell
them what think of them; if they have
faults | hit them strong" But it is not
necessary to be hard and repelant and
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-03-24
Wanted To Be LiOniZed.

A tramp, tall and fine-looking, called
at the house of Sheriff Barton, at Fart
bault, the other night, announced him
self as Jesse James, said he had been
hunted long enough, and wanted to 90 to
Jail. =" | believe what you say" said
Mr.. Barton. You are Jesse James, the
outlawed murderer. Boys" shouted
Barton, bring arope, quick, ANDY will
string this rascal so high that plea of
guilty never will save him." And as the
Sheriff took a step toward the back room
the tramp gave one look of agonized dis
appointment at the comfortable looking
stove and then bolted like quarter
horse.-.St. Paul Pioneer Press.
THE wife of gentleman connected
with the Mail has had rheumatism so
badly in her right arm that, for u long
time, she was unable to raise it without
the assistance of the other. After ex-
posing it to the associated light for three
days, she was able to lift a weight per
pendicularly above her head, to the full
est extent the arm could reach She has
virtually recovered the full use of her
arm in the short space of a weekly
Y. Mail.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-03-24
They We're All Washed.

A FEW days ago lady rooming at a
fashionable lodging house got struck
with the bedquilt mania. She deter
mined to manufacture a bed-ouilt for
some of the church fairs, to be composed
of 6,843 pieces, irrespective of the edg-
ing. Full of this sublime feminine con-
ceptiOn she gathered up all the old calico
rags that her neighbors were glad to get
rid of, and spent whole day cutting
them up into pieces; then about five
o'clock she went to dine. When she re-
turned the rags were gone. The way
that woman fretted and worried about
those old pieces of patchwork was espe-
cially enlivening to the roomers on the
same floor. She went to see the Chief of
Police, called on the Mayor, all the AL
dermen, and bored the head of the Fire
Department almost to death to get some
kind of redress. She wanted every room
in the house searched. Yesterday after
noon her Chinese wash boy appeared
with big bundle, which he proceeded to
deposit on the floor.
How muchee, john"
Eighty-seven dollar and six bitee."
A SILVER went through that womans
frame. The Chinaman unfolded the
washing, and there were those 6,S43
pieces of patch work, and 1859 ragged
edges which had been cut off, all neatly
washed, ironed and folded.
DR.. Harris was called to attend the
wounded man, and says that the flat-iron
wounds on his head will take him off if
erysipelas sets in Virginia (Negl
Chronicle.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-03-24
Patrick McGrath's Luck.

On Monday night last Patrick Nc.
Grath, of Irish birth, entered the village
of Flushing, i. l., as sorry-looking a
tramp as ever begged meal. He slept
in the village Jail, and the next morning
applied at Mrs. Sprague's kitchen for
breakfast. Kate White, Mrs. Sprague's
cook, invited him to sit down and eat
with her, and when he was ready to re.
sumo his wanderings suggested that he
had better stay in the village and get
work. Pat thought it a good idea, but
was bothered about finding the work.
Kate said he could at least try to find it,
and, if he did not, he might sleep in the
hall over night. Pat didn't find the
work, and in the morning proposed 60
ing further. Kate expressed her will
ingness, {" if he liked" to pay his board
bill for week. Pat didn't think any
body would take the "likes of him" to
board. Kate was ready to buy him
new suit of clothes. Mrs. Sprague, see
ing Pat on such good terms with Kate in
her kitchen, concluded they were brother
and sister, and told Pat what good
girl Kate was, and how she had saved
some 5000 during her twenty-five years
of service as hired girl" Pat thereon
told Kate that if he only had work he
would marry her in Just one minute.
Kate saw no reason why they shouldn't
get married anyhow, and on Thursday
night Father Laughlin made them one.
The lady is forty and the gentleman
twenty tive.-N 7. World.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-03-24
A Few Quotations Commonly Supposed
to be From the Bible.

There are many familiar phrases IN
constant use which the majority of peo-
pie suppose have their origin in the
Bible, and use them in that connection.
The New York Observer corrects this
error in the following manner. But, as
the phrases are very fine we still love to
use them. To prevent misquotation
from the Scripture, it gives them thus:
God tempers the wind to the shorn
lamb" From Sterne's Sentimental
Journey to Italy" Compare Isaiah XVI 6.
" In the midst of life we are in death"
From the Burial Service; and this origi-
nally from hymn of Luther.
Bread and wine which the Lord
hath commanded to be received" From
the English Catechism.
Not to be wise above what is written"
Not in Scripture.
1.-The merciful man is merciful to his
beast" The Scriptural form is: GA
righteous man regardeth the life of his
beast. PROV. xii. 10.
/" A nation shall be born in day"
In Isaiah it reads: "Shall nation be
born at once?"
"As iron sharpeneth iron, so doth
man the countenance of friend"
" Iron sharpeneth; so man sharpeneth
the countenance of his friends."- Prov.
xvii. II.
THAT he who runs may read"
That he may run that readeth. Heb.
XII. 2.
Owe no man anything but love"
cove no man anything but to love one
another. Rom. xxi. s.
Prone to Sin as the sparks fly up
ward" Born to trouble as the sparks
to fly upward. Rom. v. z.
" Exalted to heaven in point of privi-
lege." Not in the Bible.
Eve was not Adams helpmate, but
merely help meet for him; nor was
Absalom's long hair the instrument of
his destruction, his head, and not hair
upon it, having caught in the bows of
the tree. e Samuel xviii. 81 A Lon
don wig maker once made y sign upon
which was painted Absalom suspended
from the branches of the oak by his hair,
and underneath the following couplet;
If Absalom hadn't worn his own hair,
He'd meier been found hanging to it.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-03-24
Remedial Agents.

Sickness being tiresome, mOnoto-
nous, dreary system of endurance, it is
not strange that chronic patients demand
from time to time some medicinal play
thing which shall give the combined
charm of novelty and renewed hope.
This accounts, suggests the Daily
Graphic, for the successive eras of water
cure, friction, Swedish movement, quas-
sia-wood drinking cups, steam baths,
galvanism, grape cure, milk cure, sun
cure, cundurango, warm blood baths,
extreme vegetinarianism, will cure,
and finally blue glass. All of these
have doubtless some specific rene
dial quality, and all in time will proba-
bly, contribute their quota to the grand
coming system of eclecticism -Scteatif c
American.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-03-24
A Duel Forty Years Ago.

During the winter of 1886 was stop.
ping in Vicksburg, Miss. Early one
morning a report was circulated through
the town that duel was to be fought on
the other side Of the river, which is in
the State of Louisiana, and in which vi
,cinity, at that time, no one lived Fol-
lowing the exampleof others, obtained
passage in a small row-boat and went
over The boatmen did lively bust
ness that day. Some persons estimated
the number of men and boys that were
present and who witnessed the duel as
high as 5000 On landing l Joined IA
group of persons, among whom was one
dressed in white suit, cut in military
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-03-24
Seeking a Teacher for Linda.

SHE was at one of the union school
houses for an hour before school opened
She had Linda with her. She was tall
woman, forty years old, with a jaw show
ing great determination, and Linda was
sixteen, and rather shy, and pretty good
looking. The mother said she hadn't
been in the city long, and that it was
her duty to get Linda into school, and
see that she was properly educated.
When the teacher came the mother bold
ly inquired: You know how to teach,
do you?" 81 think do" replied the
teacher, blushlng deeply. "And you
feel competent to govern the scholars,
do your "Yes'm." "Do you pound
'em with a ferule or lick 'em with
Whip" owe seldom resort to punish
ment here" replied the embarrassed
teacher "That's better yet, continued
the mother; q know that if Linda
should come home all pounded up I'd
feel like killing some one. | suppose
you are Of a respectable character, amt
you?" Why ahem-why-" STAN
mered the teacher, growing white and
then red 81 expect you are" contin-
ued the woman. It's well enough to
know who our children are associating
with. Now, then, do you allow the boys
and girls to sit together?" " No. ma am"
" That's right. They never used to when
was young, and l don't think Linda is
any better than am. Now, another thing
do you have beau?"" Why-why-
was the stammered reply. Il think
you do" resumed the woman severely.
" | know just how it works. When you
should be explaining what an archipela-
go is you are thinking of your Richard,
and your mind is way, way off," But,
madam" Never mind any explana-
tions, interrupted the woman. 81 want
Linda brought up to know joggerfy, fig
ures, writing, and spellography, and if
you've got a beau and are spooking to
the theater one night, candy-pull the
next, q horse-race the next, and so on,
your mind can't be on education. Come,
Linda, Wen go to some other school
house. "-Detroit Free PreSI.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-03-24

In Wilmington, Del, few days ago,
party of ladies raised money and
necessary articles and carried them to a
house where there was corpse needing
burial. They gave their contributions
to the distressed family and left. Short.
ly after, one of the ladies discovered that
she had dropped her glove, and returned
for it only to find the corpse sitting up
in the bed counting the money which
had been left for her interment, and
making merry with the others over their
successful imposition.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-03-24

unsympathetic in order to be honest.
There is good as well as evil in men,
and it is surely as worthy of recognition.
Christian Union.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-03-24

A NEWPORT girl, who was seriously
injured by a illuminate explosion, the
other day, has been discharged because
the accident got into the papers, it being
the aim of the proprietors to keep the
manufacture of this dangerous explosive
a secret.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-03-24

SAMUEL WILLIsToN, the first manufact-
urers of buttons in the United States. is
still living, seventy years old, and worth
SG,O00,0OO
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-03-24

There will be Il total eclipse of the
moon in the year 1899. That's some
thing like early intelligence but may be
useful.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-06-27
Milk Veins and Things.

There lives man in Kentucky by the
name of Hardin-L. S. Hardin, and he i,
contributor 10 the Ohio Farnler. Mr.
Hardin is chiefly known through the coun.
try as the originator of an adaptation OF
the Swedish method of setting milk in 4
refrigerator.
But Mr.. Hardin's fame should not rest
on SO slight foundation as that, but his
writings should immortalize him, and Of
these we have given the readers of the
FREEMAN sample or two First he pub.
lished the discovery that feeding salt to
cattle was " outside Of all reason Next
Guenon's theory of the escutcheon on
milch cows was settled by flourish of his
pen, and finally disposed of as " the great,
est of all unmitigated humbugs ever i'm.
posed on long suffering, patient people. g
This week he just knocks the props from
under the milk veins" rs it were. and
another of the signs of good COW is
shown TO be "a freak of nature, rather
than necessity" Leaf by leaf the
roses fall" so our generally,accepted
signs of good COW are taken from us.
But he has not left us desolate; for what he
has taken he has given US one excellent
sign of good milch cow-a thick neck.
But we must give our readers his article,
and here it is:
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-06-27

A MARVELLOUS HORsE.-Those who adj
mire good horse will appreciate the fol.
lowing description and account of the cx-
PLOTS of Goldsmith Maid, who, for five
years past, has been constant surprise tt
the public:
When at Milwaukee, in 1871, she first
lowered the record below the magic 2:17t,
that had for so many years been held by
Dexter us the advanced post of trotting
honors, it created sensation unprecedent.
ed in the annals of the trotting turf. But
she was then in her fifteenth year. and
those who were wise in horse lore shook
their heads, and dolefully said, The old
mare is past her prime; she can never
make another such campaign or trot SO
fast heat as she has done" But the wise
ones were mistaken, for the next year she
was better than ever, trotted more races
than in the previous year, and lowered hel
record to O 164.
And so she has gone on from year tc
year since that time each season seeming
but TO add to her speed and endurance. In
1876, the twentieth year Of her life, anC
her thirteenth annual campaign upon the
turf, she was greater trotter than even
before, and awakened anew the enthusiasm
of her admirers by trotting one heat ir
2: IA, and winning the fastest third heat
ever trotted, 2: 10; the fastest sixth heat
>: 1913; the fastest two consecutive heats
2: 15t, 2:l5; the fastest three consecutive
heats, .: l6, >: 154, and ?: Is; and the fast
est siX-heat race ever trotted.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-06-27

THE FIRST FRUIT.-A little girl was
once made the owner of the grapes upor
large vine in her fathers yard. Very
anxious was she that they should rlpen
and he fit 10 eat. The time came. " Now
for feast" said her brother to her one
morning, as he pulled some beautiful ones
for her to eat. ,
"Yes, but they are the first ripe tratt.'
"Well, what of that?"
dear father told me that He usel to
give God the first out Of all the money hi
made, and that then he always felt hap
pier in spending the rest; and | wish tc
rive the first of my grapes to God, too
" All, but" said her brother, " how car
you give grapes to God? And even if you
were able to do such thing he would moi
care for them"
80, have found out the way" sale
she. Jesus said, Inasmuch as We have
done it unto one of the least of these my
brethren, We have done it unto me- and
mean to 90 with them to Mrs. Martini
sick child, who never sees grapes, because
her mother is too poor to get them"
And away ran this little girl, with a
large basket of the {" first fruit " of the
vine, and other good things, all beautifully
arranged, 10 the couch of the sick child.
five brought Mary some ripe fruit
said she to Mrs. Martin.
dearest child, may God bless you a
thousand-fold for your loving gift. Here,
Mary see what basket of good things has
been brought you
The sick one was almost overcome with
emotion as she clasped the hand of her
young benefactress, and expressed her
sincere thanks. Childrcn'S Friend.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-06-27

THE DELEGATES SToRT.|lt was ,E Juss
or,er fine battle of Williamsburg; VIE
h h,,Ut Of our brave fellows had ialien.
md where hundreds were wounded, tha as
"a" " ao,Jier came TO the tent of delegate 9l
a. 4 s''T Thristian Commission and saiu'
. " Gbonioin one of our boys is badly
vonnded, and wants to see you llgn'
away" .ho col lior saws
the delegate, was taken 10 no' PHI
and led 10 a bed, upon which lay I nooie
,,u soldier. He was pale and Dloo "a
stained from terrible wound ABOVE 'n1
fe e" saw at a glance that ne nau
S I1 = few hours to live on earth. taxing
biS he hand I said to him, Well, my Droth-
err what can do for you" :.
- The moor, dying soldier looked up IN
NV face, and placing his finger where a ms
hair was stained with BLOOD ne sa fu,.
" Chaplain, cut big lock from mere lV o.,
NV mother-for mother, mind, chaplain: J..
I hesitated 10 do it. He said, Don I
be afraid TO disfgure my hair. Its ior
NV mother, and nobody will come 10 see
me- in tbe dead-house tomorrow"
I did as he requested me. Now chap
lain" said the dying man, -" want you 70 y
kneel down and return thanks TO uou.
F." For what?" l asked. For giving me
such a mother. Oh! chaplain, she IS a
GOOD mother; her teachings comfort ana
Console me now. And chaplain, thank
God that by His grace, am Christian
OH what would / do now if l WASH t II
Christian? l know that my Reteemer
liyeth. | feel that His finished work mas
saved me. And, chaplain, thank God for
diving grace. He has made my dying oeu
feel soft as downy pillows are, Thank II,
Him for the promised home in glory. III
soon be there-there where there is no
war, nor sorrow, nor desolation' nor
death-where I'll see Jesus and be forever
with the LORD. ,.,
| knclL by the dying man, and thanked
God for the blessings bestowed upon MIN
the blessings of "a mother, Christian
hope, and dying grace, to bear testimony
to Gods failhluness. =,
Shortly after the prayer, he said, Goo T., T.
bye chaplain; if you ever see mother, tell
her it was all WE'LL
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-06-27

HOME CoURTEsEEs.-Ple listen, good
people of the home circle. The placing
of the arm chair in warm place for
mamma, running for n footstool for aunt
lie, hunting up papa's spectacles, and a
score of little loving deeds, show unsup-
pressed and loving hearts But if mann
ma never returns smiling Thank you,
dear" if papa's " Just what wanted, Su-
sic" does not indicate that the little atten-
ton is appreciated, the children soon
drop the habit. Little people are initiative
creatures, and quickly catch the spirit sur.
rounding them. So, if mothers spool OF
cotton rolls from her lap and the father
stoops to pick it up, bright eyes will see
the act, and quick minds make note oil
it. BY example, thousand times more
quickly than by precept, children can be
taught to speak kindly to each other, tc
acknowledge favors, to be gentle and un
selfish, to be thoughtful and consideratt
of the comforts of the family. The boys
with inward pride of their fathers cour
teous demeanor, will be chivalrous and
helpful TO their younger sisters; the girls
Initiating the mother, will be gentle and
patient, even when big brothers are noisy
and needless. In the home where courtesy
prevails, it seems to meet you on the very
threshold. You feel the kindly welcome
on entering. No rude eye scans YOU
dress. No angry voices are heard W
stairs. No sullen children are sent from
the room. A delightful atmosphere per,
vades the house-unmistakable yet indies
cribable. -Harper'S Bazdr.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-06-27

REPLY TO BosroN Boy. Judging from
his letter, Boston Boy j. is not much ac.
quainted with farming. If he will not
think it amiss, Country Boy will offer u
few suggestions that may apply to his
case.
Before he embarks in farming with his
capital, let him first spend u year on Il
farm learning how to do the business tc
the best advantage.
BY investing his capital in some safe Sc
curity at good interest he will have it at
his command ut any time. Then place
himself under the direction of good prac
teal farmer; there he will learn how tc
plant, take care of and harvest his crops
also how to manage stock to the best ad-
vantage.
The knowledge thus gained will save
him from many mistakes when he farm,
for himself. The branch of farming that
pays the best depends in a great measure
upon the taste of the individual.
Yours, &c, COUNTRY Boy.
East Templeton, 1877.
Massachusetts RlOaQhman.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-06-27

FIGHTING FOR HOME.-A woodpeck
er's hole is very convenient place for n
nest, so that many other birds are glad to
see one unoccupied. Sometimes n pair Of
wrens will watch the motions of the wood
peckers while they are at, work until an un.
finished hole is left unguarded, when they
will take possession of it. As soon as the
lawful owners return, the thieves are driven
off, but they are SO persistent and trouble.
some that although woodpecker is LARGER
and stronger than twenty wrens, the own.
ers sometimes abandon the place. and
make new nest, Still the wrens are not
always allowed to keep the house thew
have stolen, for the blue birds are eonalIy
covetous Of it, and sometime FIGHT fierceIy
with the wrens in their attempts to Gain
possession of it. Occasionally, both wTens
and blue birds are driven away bv tho
martins, for these birds also prize wood.
peckers holes very highly. The fierce
battles between these various birds over nm
abandoned hole are very amusing. and Of
ten last several days; for they ali are verv
obstinate birds, and as each one IL deto.
mined not to give up, the matter il NOT
very easily settled.-Prof. ". X Broo Nv
81. Nicholas for June. ''"''