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n half" If this does not cover the case,
know where to look for authorities
In one of your citations you refer to
what you are pleased to call ''the other
half'' Of the permit which sent you. l
fear that it would be of little service,
since our conductors, being better versed
in mathematics than theology, would
be sure to collect full fare from any one
travelling on two halffare permits
But to convince you that looked to
Holy Writ as an authority for declining
free passes, permit me to quote few
precepts on the subject of passenger
transportation which find In its pages,
beginning with such as seem especially
addressed to the passenger:
I. Kings, 20, 39-Thou shalt pay.
II. Kings, 4, 7,s: Samuel 1, 5, Go
and pay.
Ecclesiastes, s, A. Defer not to
pay.
Exodus, q, 1S-He shall pay.
Kings, IA, 36-He that does not pay
shall not pass.
Exodus 2l, 38--He shall surely pay.
Numbers, 20, 1S = Thou shalt not
pass.
With the following from the third
verse of the first chapter of Jonah,
showing that passes were no easier to
procure then than now:
"But he paid the fare and went,'' set
ting an example still worthy of inn
itation.
In addition to the precepts to the pas
senger, / find the following injunctions
to the railroad manager:
Judges, 8, 2S = Suffer not a man to
pass.
Nahum, 1, 15-The wicked no more
pass.
Isaiah, "a, 10 - None shall ever pass
Matthew, "a, "a. 8: Mark 13, 2O-This
generation shall not pass.
The following from the prophet Jere.
miah, 81, 42-"Although they roar vel
shall they not pass.
Perhaps after this array of Scripture
authority l shall not be justified in
sending the annual pass desired, yet ]
find my sympathies stronger than my
theology, and so having overwhelmed
you with my citations, and convinced
you that concordance is an article a:
wellknown in Chicago as in Jackson
vile, 1 take pleasure in sending you the
pass requested.
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BAMBOO.

nAMBOO is found In Asia and in the
ID West Indies, but is more extensively
cultivated and used in China than In
any other country. The Chinese reckon
endless varieties of it, one native botanist
enumerating no less than So. The ban-
boo occupies an intermediate place be-
tween grasses proper and trees. Like
all grasses it is nourished from the pith.
1t usually grows to height of 40 to sc
feet beyond that length 1t is regarded
as extraordinary. In diameter 1t varies
from to s inches, and in the distances
between the joints from to inches in
some vari eties, and in others, highly
priced, from to feet. The leaves are
small and oval. 1t is always propagated
by suckers, for it requires thirty years
or more to reach the blossoming period,
when the plant produces vast quantity
of seed and dies.
Planting is generally done in the
spring and fall, and requires very slight
care, but four or five years elapse before
plantation is considered fit to cut.
The bamboo may indeed be styled the
national plant of China, and the uses to
which 1t is put by the natives are almost
innumerable. The young and tender
sheets are boiled and eaten, or preserved
by confectioners, and as sweetmeats are
delicious. The roots serve many curious
purposes, and the tubes are in constant
use in many departments of human
industry. They furnish material for
the constructions of aqueducts, fences,
water wheels, masts, boxes, furniture,
fans, umbrellas, hats, cups, measures,
spear-handles, paper and many other
articles, and the pith is used instead of
lampwick. The natives of Sumatra
write on small polished joints of bamboo,
about an inch in diameter, beginning at
the top and descending spirally to the
bottom, and in Burmah the bamboo is
so extensively used in the construction
of houses that large cities, such as
Rangoom and Prone are built almost
entirely of bamboo. And the houses,
being lashed together, not nailed, are
easily taken apart and removed if
necessary. But one species of bamboo
is found in America, north of Mexico /,
none in Europe, and but one is native
| of Africa.
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Rather Romantic.

Ten years ago handsome young man
passed through Monticello, Kentucky,
and was noticed by young girl sitting
at the window of the most aristocratic
house of the town. She fell in love with
him at first sight. She had wealth, cul-
ture and beauty. He was poor, and was
then on his way TO seek fortune as a cat
tie herder in Texas. After many ups
and downs he found himself the owner
of silver mine in New Mexico. The
girl bloomed into rarely beautiful
woman, with literary ability, and be
came contributor to the apostolic
Times. She learned who the uncon-
scious bject Of her fancy was, and they
corresponded throughout the ten years.
She never wrotea word of her personal
attractions or family, nor did he speak
Of his good fortune. A few weeks ago
he wrote her prosposing marriage, and
soon followed his letter to her Ken
lucky home, where he saw her for the
first time. Recently they were married
and Mics Annie Berry, that was, learned
on reaching Silver City that her hus-
band, r. B. Metcalf, was the greatest
capitalist in New Mexico.
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VlCK'S FLORAL GUIDE

peausIul Quarterly Journal. finely Illustrated,
and containing an elegant eolored Flower Plat
with the nret number. Price only 25 cents for
year. The 20 hrst No. for 1877 just issued In Ger.
.Vick's Flower and Vegetable Garden. in paper
20 cents: with elegant cloth eoyAfs el.00
Address. JAMES WICK, Rochester. NJ \.
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p EM0VAL.
The undersigned has removed his
Leather and Harness Store

from Front to High Street, near the Penn'a.,
Freight Depot, where he will have on hand, and
REDUCED PRICES,
Leather and Harness OF all kinds. Having good
workmen, and by buying at the lowest cash
prices, fear no competition. NO
Market prices paid In cash for Bark Hides and
skins. Thankful for past favcrs solicit con.
unuance OF the same 1fIf
s-glankets, Robes, and Shoe findings made
aspeciaEity, ~
JOS. NJ HAwLRY.
DuneanRon. Julyl9. ls76.-tf '' 81
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60 A portion of the great meteor
which passed over nOthern Vermont a
few weeks ago is reported foundnea the
town of Jay, embedded about four feet
in the earth. 1t is said to have the ap-
pearance of iron ore, e,lava and sOapstone,
and to weigh about two tons. Report
says this is the largest @rolite ever dis
covered in this country. a-fe
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nuNCANNoN STATION.

ON and after Monday, Nov. 9th, 1876, rains
will leave Duncannon. as follows:
EASTWARD.
Mifilintown Acc. daily except Sunday at 7.53A. NJ.
Johnstown Express l2.6Sr NJ daily yexcePtsunday.
Atlantic Ala dTy Express * 10. 20 p. ~ daily Gag,
WESTWARD.
Way Passenger, 8.38 A. M, daily 7l.99. i'1.
Mail, 204 P. NJ, .,.,........ .dailyexceptS
Mffiintown Acc. daily except Sunday at 616P.M.
Pittsburg Ex. daily except Sunday (fag) 1133p. M.
VIM. O. KING AGENT.
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a. Who would believe that the fash
ion of a lady's dress, $50 B. c., was very
much the same as it is now, A. d., 1877 7
But here is the evidence from Hesiod,
Works and Days,partI ~ In his eounsels
ON marriage he says;
"Let no fair woman tempt thy sliding mind
With garments gathered In q knot behind" !"
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Pennsylvania r. R. Time Table.
NEWPORT STATION.

NE w 1Oh1 p1hllONs
ON and after Monday, Noy. 27th, 1875, PAS
senger trainswill run as follows
EAST.
Miffiintown Acc. 719 a. M, daily except Sunday.
JOhnstown Express l2.22P NJ, daily Sunday
Mail, .......... 6.A P. M, daily exceptSunday
Atlantic Express, 1902 r. M, fag,-daily
WEST.
WayPass. 9.0S A. NJ, daily,
Mail, ............ 2.38 r. NJ. daily exceptSunday
Miiiiintown Ace 6.55 P. NJ daily except Sunday.
Pittsburgh Express, LISP. NJ, tFlas)-daily, ex'
cept sunday.
Trains are now run by Philadelphia time, which
Is l3 minutes faster than Altoona time, and min.
utes slower than New York time:
J.J. BARCLAY, Agent.
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Snn AGENTS WANTED to canvass for
JOO GRAND PICTURE, 22x28 inches. entitled
THE IILUsTRATED LORDS PRAYER" Agents
are meeting with great success.
For particulars, address
H. M. CRIDER, Publisher,
48ly York, Pa.
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Saddlery Shop
VICK'S
4

WWOf "Hu VVbOt"UHO Vh
Is the most beautiful work in the world.
Iustrations and six Chrome Plates OF Flower
beautifully drawn and colored from Hature.-
Price SO cents in paper covers N.00 In elegan
cloth. Printed In German and English.
Wick Floral Guide, Quarterly, 25 cents yea
Vick's Catalogue-S00i Illustrations, only cent
Address, JAMES WICK, Rochester, N. Y.
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NJ Answer to Crossword Enigma in last
weeks TIMES =" Mississippi River"
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vICK'S
Flower and vegetable Seeds

FIUWtE anu VVBtCHUi6 DttUb
, ARE PLANTED By A NIIsIIoN OF PEOPLE IN AMERICA.
See Vick's Cataogue-300 Illustratiuns,Only 2
cents. Vicks Floral Guide, Quarterly Is cents a
year. Vick's Flower and Vegetable Garden, so
cents with elegant cloth cover Sl.00.
All my publications are printed in English and
'IId1GT Address, JAMES WICK, Rochester, MY.
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Enigma Department.

the dnstrer must nccompdnv all articles sent for
p,ibttcdtiontn this department
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-03-31
Ages of Our Presidents.

GEN. GRANT is one of three Presidents
of the United States who have passed
their 50th birthday in the Executive
otfiee-the other two being Mr.. Polk, who
entered the office about seven months
before he was 80 years old, and Gen.
Pierce, who became President in his 10th
year. Gen. Washington was in his 59th
year when he became President; John
Adams was in his 62d; Jefferson in his
5Sth; Madison in his 59th; Monroe in his
59th; John Quincy Adams in his 5Sth;
Gen. Jackson in his sgd, Van Buren, in
his 55th; Gen. Harrison in his Goth;
Tyler in his sd; Gen. Taylor in his
65th; Lincoln in his SD; and Johnson i'll
his 57th year. Gen. Harrison was the
Oldest man ever elected to the Presi-
dency, and Gen. Grant the youngest.
Washington, Jefferson, Madison and
John Quincy Adams were in their 5Sth
years when they entered the Presidency;
Mr.. Monroe completed his 59th year
only tifty-tive days after he became
President; and johnson was in his seth
year when he succeeded President Lin
coin. -Four Presidents went out of office
in their Seth year, namely: Washington,
John Adams, Jefferson and Madison.
President jackson was the oldest of all
ourssretiring Presidents, as he went out
of office only eleven days before the COM
pletion of his 10th year. Mr.. Buchanan
left office fifty days before he became
20 years old The President who lived
longest was John Adams, who died in
his 95th year. The next Oldest was
Madison, who died in his seth year.
Jefferson died in his Saith year; John
Quincy Adams in his S1st year; Van
Buren, in his S0th year; Gen jackson in
his 10th year. The youngest retiring
President was Gen. Pierce, who went out
of office not quite four months after he
had completed his sgd year. Mr.. Polk
retired in his 54th year, and died in
little more than three months later, at
the age of 53 years, months and ID
days, the youngest of all our Presidents
in death.-BOst0n Transcript.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-03-31

Russians, reeking with sweat, foaming
at the mouth, dancing up and down and
shaking their fists at the walls of the
sepulcher, shrieked at the top of their
voices; Jesus Christ has died for US!
Jesus Christ has died for usg
On the two sides of the sepulcher,
near the entrance, are round or oval
apertures, usually closed. On Holy
Saturday these. holes are open; it is the
wish of every good Greek or Russian to
get as near them as possible, for out of
these apertures issues the holy fire.
The priest enters the sepulcher and
extinguishes the lamps. Presently light
ed tapers are thrust out of the apertures,
and these tapers are supposed to have
been lit by fire sent straight from heaven.
In consequence of this miracle the fire is
very precious, and it is the wish of every
one present to get portion of it as soon
as possible. When the excitement be-
low was at its height | saw bundle of
tapers enveloped in flames thrust sud
denly out of the aperture opposite me.
All the throng, each with his bundle of
tapers, rushed upon the fire; the guards
~NN 'AShA p'Sh Solh uho uE-ulLf tllN
flames slowly spread; swift runners with
blazing torches rushed into every part of
the great church; ropes, with tapers at
the end, were let down from the two
galleries of the rotunda; the tapers were
lighted and drawn up the flames spread
from arch to arch. In ten minutes from
the time when the tapers were first
thrust from the Holy Sepulcher the en-
tire building was one hollow pyramid of
lame. The air grew thick with smoke;
gsAe idea of escape was out of the ques
ton; the smoke and the excitement and
rush of the mob must first subside. The
half-naked Russians near the sepulcher
smeared their faces and bodies with the
melting and blazing wax. They are
thus purified by fire, and report says
they are never burned. Of this | know
nothing, though I saw them do wonders
in the way of molding the burning wax
with their hands.-JeruSalem Cor San
Francisco Chronicle.
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badly. The party we killed made five
different starts. Once we charged right
In until we scattered the whole of them,
lighting among them hand to hand. One
band of soldiers was right in the rear of
us when they charged. We fell back,
and stood for one moment facing each
other. Then the Indians got courage,
and started for them in a solid body
We went but little distance when we
spread out and encircled them. All the
time could see the officers riding in
front and hear them shouting to their
men. 1t was in this charge that most of
the Indians were killed. We lost 1876
killed and 100 wounded. We finished
up the party right there in the ravine.
LNoTE-Ge Sheridan is of the opinion
that Red Horse meant to say that 1876
were killed and 100 wounded during the
entire engagement, and not in any one
particular charge.
The troops up the river made their
first attack, skirmishing a little while
after the fight commenced with the other
troops before the village. While the
latter fight was going on we posted some
Indians to prevent the other command
from forming a junction. Some of the
young men took the clothing off the dead
and dressed themselves in it. There
were several among them who had citi-
zen's clothing. They went up and at
tackled the other command that way.
Both banks of the river were very steep
and difficult of ascent. Many of the
troops were killed while crossing. When
they got on the hill they made some kind
of fighting works, and the fight was then
carried on at a distance, the young men
sometimes charging close up. The fight
continued at long range until the walk
ing soldiers came. This was Gen. Ter
rvs column, which arrived at point
near the battlefield on the night of the
26th of June.
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A Thrilling Race.

JOHN PAGEAU, who keeps a store on
the corner of Sandwich street and Wind
sor avenue, pays his country customers a
business visit two or three times a year.
On Monday, in company with Mr.. SAM
see, he was driving along toward Essex
Center behind a fast pair of horses.
Some miles from Essex Center they
heard team coming very rapidly up
behind, and very soon they discovered
that it was a runaway. A span of
powerful horses came along at a break
neck speed, while an empty wagon
bounded from side to side after them, as
if it were light toy The road was
narrow and Mr.. Pageau's buggy was
light. To attempt to turn out was in
evitable destruction, so, being cool
hand with team and man of nerve as
well, Mr.. Pageau determined to match
his light team with the heavy team that
was fast overtaking him. He applied
the whip vigorously. and dashed over
that road at much livelier rate than his
horses were accustomed to, with the
black team in the rear still gaining on
him. A mile and a half of straight and
narrow road lay before them, and then
followed the widest race that ever took
place IN Essex. The first team did their
level best, melted with whip and CRY,
the runaways constantly gained, and,
terrified by the loud Gathering of the
wagon behind them, galloped with a
speed only attained by horses mad with
fear.
For some time it seemed certain that
the team ahead would be overtaken and
demolished, but for over a mile they kept
out of the way of the swift destruction
which followed them; but, if any part
of the buggy had given way, a tragedy
would have been written instead of this
account. 1t seemed as if the team ahead
would win the day, when, unfortunately,
another buggy appeared on the road
further on. There was nothing to do
but to dash into it or turn into the ditch.
Mr.. Pageau chose the latter alternative,
and managed to ditch his team without
injury to himself or companion. The
other span swept past with lightning
speed, and quicker than thought smashed
the coming buggy to splinters, while the
woman, who was the sole occupant, was
thrown to the ground. She was only
slightly injured by her fall. The wild
team ran two miles further, when one of
them fell through exhaustion, and their
dangerous race was ended.-Detr0H Free
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the Grange legislation had been enacted
ten years earlier, and enforced, more
moderate ideas of the opportunities and
some conception of the duties of COM
mon carrying might have resulted. The
idea of the railroads was that, no matter
how many rings fattened off construction
accounts, the communities using the
roads would be bound to pay the inter-
est on their inflated cost forever. The
people revolted, and we don't blame
them. Nevertheless, the bankruptcy
which has overtaken the railroads of the
country since 1873 has been due far less
to the Granger legislation than to the
collapse of the credit of new railroads
from natural causes. The business of
many of them has proved so much below
their expectations that it needed no
regulation" to make it inadequate to
pay the charges. Before 1873 the amount
OF railroad bonds on which interest had
been defaulted had risen to S134 900, 600,
and during the past four years this has
risen to 1914, 900, 900, or 80 per cent. of
the entire bonded debt of the railroads
of the country. Payment has been re-
sumed on some portion of this, and
much larger proportion has been satisfied
by foreclosure. But, viewed in the broad
and future aspect, the greatly-increased
strictness of railroad supervision which
is the fruit of the Grange era will render
railway capital more secure instead of
less so. 1t secures a degree of publicity
of railroad affairs which was never be-
fore attempted.-Spr5natield (Aass) Re
DubLicnn
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-03-31
Christened by the Legislature.

A BILL was before the House yester-
day bestowing name upon citizen of
Fauquier County. The beneficiary of
this act, it seems, was left an orphan
when an infant, and the names of his
parents were not known to him, and to
this day he does not know them. When
he became old enough to feel what an
awkward position he was placed in with
out name he assumed one, by which
he has been known ever since. He was
sent to school, and in time became an
intelligent and honored citizen of the
community in which he lives. A short
time ago he met a beautiful young lady
with whom he became enamored and
paid her his addresses. She accepted
his love, and the only bar to their mar.
riage was that he did not have a
name. Certainly a novel dilemma to be
placed in, particularly as the lady in
sisted that he must have one before she
would wed him. The almost bridegroom
applied to legal friends for assistance,
who examined the law upon the subject
with a view of seeking relief from the
courts, but upon an investigation it was
manifest that the courts could change a
mans name, hut had no power to chris
ten him or bestow a name where none
had before existed. The only way out
of the difficulty was to apply to the Leg
islature and ask for the passage of bill
giving this petitioner a name, which
was accordingly done, and as soon as
the bill passes the Senate and becomes a
law there will then, we hope, be nothing
to prevent the realization of our friends
happiness. -Richmond VA Wing.
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the car. At the depot in Pittsburgh the
goods were checked off correctly, and
Brooks got into wagon with the driver
to deliver the goods and report at the
general office. The robbery was COM
mitted in the wagon between the depot
and office. When the office was reached
the safe was found open, money pack
ages amounting to 81 900 were missing,
and Brooks had disappeared. He had
cut the telegraph wire and with pocket
instrument sent the bogus messages
which operated so successfully.
A HORRIBLE tragedy was enacted a
short time since in the woods near Port
land, Ore. Two men named Davis and
Thomas, woodchoppers, had for some
time occupied cabin together. About
midnight some one raped at the cabin
door. Thomas, after some parley, opened
the door, when two men disguised in
masks strobe in. Davis was lying in bed
awake. One of the men drew six
shooter, and commanded Thomas to keep
silent. The other man picked up a
Ratchet and, advancing to the bedside,
asked: els your name Thomas D. Davis?"
Davis answered: Yes, and you have
the drop on me-" Before he could utter
another word he was dealt five or six
heavy blows with the Ratchet, his head
being literally chopped to pieces. The
murderer then stabbed the lifeless body
a number of times and cut Davis throat.
Thomas was taken a short distance from
the cabin and compelled to stand in his
night-clothes for nearly an hour with a
cecked pistol at his head. Meanwhile
the murderers piled quantity of wood
and clothes on the body, and set fire to
the cabin. After this Thomas was told to
leave, which he lost nc time in doing He
went to Portland and informed the Chief
of Police of the crime. That officer re-
paired to the scene of the murder with all
haste, but found the cabin in ashes, and
only few bones of the murdered man
were recovered. No clew is known to
the murderers.