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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-10-27
A SIeep-Walking Mother.

A singular but tender and beauti-
full incident occurred on the North Side
on Wednesday night. Living at No. 2O2
Erie street is lady whose name is Mrs.
Robert. Some months ago she laid away
to rest under the grasses of Graceland
Cemetery her little boy, to whom she had
been fondly attached, and around whose
memory she still twines her hottest
affections. Frequently since the death
and burial of her boy she has gone
to his grave to scatter over it fresh
flowers. Now and then she weaves
a cluster in some curious shape and
leaves it there at twilight for the dews to
moisten while she is away. 1t is one of
the misfortunes of this lady that she is a
somnambulist, and on several occasions
she has been detained as she was leaving
her home late in the night. On the night
stated she eluded the attention of anyone
about the premises, and had gone as far
as No. 967 North Clark street, in her
night-dress, before she was noticed. AT
this number resides Mrs Mosher, who
CHANGED to be at the window when she
saw the figure glide by very swiftly, the
long hair falling upon her shoulders and
form of the Strengthening sight. In
most women, and in some men, such a
scene would have caused the blood to stand
still and cool. But Mrs. Mosher, guess
Ing what it was, summoned her husband
who pursued the moving figure until he
held the form IN his own hands and escort
ed her into the house, where she remained
during the night, and on the following
morning Mrs. Mosher had her sent to hel
house on Erie street in carriage. When
Mrs. Robert was found she had under hel
arm bundle of child's clothes, and in
the other hand a collection of flowers
She said she had gone to sleep at Nome
and dreamed that her little boy had come
back to her and took her by the hand anc
asked her to 60 with him to his grave
She arose and took his clothes and the
flowers, as stated, and was found, in hel
sleep, Fastening to the spot in the silent
city of the dead where her own treasure
was buried. Chicago Times.
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One OF the Lost Arts.

WE refer to Seaoing, as it used to be
taught and learned in our grandmothers'
days-hand. sewing, with all the mysteries
of gathering, stroking gathers, telling,
whipping, bone stitching and the rest
and we would like to urge the ne
cesslty of reviving this lost art
For it really is lost; girls learn to use
a sewing machine, and turn out marvels
of tucking and putting therefrom, but
how little they know of the exquisite
needle work of a generation or two ago!
The sewing machine is, of necessity, con-
fined to the upper rooms of the house
1t is too cumbrous, too noisy, too much
in every ones way, to be kept in plain
sight, if one has nook in which to con-
ceal it. But how different with hand
sewing! The young girl, the matron, the
aged grandmother, brought into sitting
room or parlor some pretty bit of fine
sewing, interfering not with talk or COM
fort, and just lending graceful occupa-
ton to otherwise idle hands. For sew
ing is graceful; writing and drawing
cramp up the fingers, piano playing
stretches them often awkwardly, but in
sewing the hand shows to full advantage,
and a young lady may use needle so
deftly and daintily as to make her work
admirable.
Then, too, the belongings-the bright
oolored silks on reels, the pretty spool
cases, the delicate gold thimble, the
shining scissors, and all reposing in
charming little work basket, with pink
or blue lining and pockets.
thanksgiving has a sedative quality if
rightly used Not if too closely followed,
for then, like all other employments, it
is as wearisome as injurious, but there
are times in every woman's life when
bit of sewing will divert her attention
and thus soothe her ruffied or excited
nerves.
Taking all these things into considera-
ton, we cannot help regretting that
the rapidly-multiplying sewing.machines
should throw thanksgiving so much into
the shade and render its teaching of so
little Importance. But we trust that
some of our readers will heed our idea
for the restoration of the domestic lost
Christian InteIIigencer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-10-27

sunup, especially if he began that jour
ney on hearty meal, because, in this
way, he would be travelling in the cool
of the night, which GOODNESS keeps the
malaria so near the surface of the earth
as to prevent its being breathed to any
hurtful extent.
But if it is deadly to sleep out of doors
at night in malarial locality would it
be necessarily fatal to sleep in house
in such locality? 1t would not 1t
would be safer to sleep in the house,
especially if the windows and doors were
closed. The reason is, that the house
has been warmed during the day, and if
kept closed it remains much warmer
during the night indoors than it is out
doors; consequently the malaria is kept
by this warmth so high above the head,
and so rarefied, as to be comparatively
harmless. This may seem to some too
nice a distinction altogether, but it will
be found throughout the world of nature
that the works of the Almighty are most
strikingly beautiful in their minute, and
these minute are the foundation of his
mightiest manifestations.
Thus it is, too, that what we call fever
and ague might be banished from the
country as general disease if two things
were done: l. Have fire kindled every
morning at daylight, from spring to fall
in the family room, to which all the
family should repair from their chambers
and there remain until breakfast is
taken. 2. Let fire be kindled in the
sfapily room short time before sun
down; let every member of the family
repair to it, and there remain until sup
per is taken.
In both cases the philosophy of the
course marked out consists in two things
1. The fire rarefies the malaria ant
causes it to ascend above the breathing
point. 2. The food taken into tht
stomach creates an activity of circulation
which repels disease.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-10-27
A Western Romance.

In the watches of the night there flashed
across the wires to Dubuque the peremp-
tory order from Waterloo: ARREST Sam
Stickley and red headed girl" There
had been Irritation, tyranny and an
elopement. The bright haired lass had
dropped from second-story window of
her fathers house and had been caught
by the Samuel in waiting, and the twain
had fled from the roof and garden fence
of the oppressor. They journeyed to
Dubuque in a freight car and hired a jol-
ly fisherman to carry them to Dunleith in
a skiff, and thence they set out for Fair
play, Wis, where they expected to
find minister or Justice who would
marry them. On the road ne played
with pistol which he carried in his
pantaloons pocket, the bullet passing
through the palm of his hand and enter
ing his thigh. The wounded lover band.
aged his wounds and the couple FASTENED
to Fairplay, where they could find neither
Justice nor minister. Solemnly and sor-
rowfully they drove back to Dunleith,
where the red headed lass tarried while
her lover went on to Dubuque to have
his wounds dressed. When he returned
with new bandages and fresh vows, the
detectives had taken the lady home to
ominous word for the wounded and dis
warrior -Wateroo.-N, Y.
Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-10-27

Africa is considered the best new mar
ket to revive their depressed manufact-
ures, and they are making increased
effort to secure it. But with the imme-
date construction of the proposed rail-
road to the very heart of the continent,
and with our millions of colored civilized
emigrants willing and anxious to 90 to
the homes of their ancestors in Africa, a
colonization which European nations has
not, we may thus, in short time. sur
pass all of their efforts to colonize, civ
ilize, Christianize, commercialize and
aDolitioniZe the entire continent. The
Liberia Exodus Society, of Charleston,
South Carolina, have 1000 emigrants
ready to start at once; the Shreveport
(La.) Society, So, 600, and similar societies
are rapidly being organized in every
Southern State.
And, finally, it may be stated that
Egypt is rapidly building railroad to
the Upper Nile, which may branch west
ward to connect with the proposed line,
and also eastward, when short road
from the mouth of the Red Sea through
Abyssinia would complete the line across
the continent, which may be done in
twenty-five years, and thus furnish the
shortest and best route from the Atlantic
coasts of North and South America to
and from the Indies, China and Aus
tralia.
The New York Herald has had an eX-
petition in Africa for geographical dis
Covery which must have cost full $780,
600, or twice the amount asked from
our Government to open up this enter
prise of a commercial continental rail-
road. But as the bill to make the APP
preparation which l ask may not pass
promptly, it is submitted that under the
urgency of the occasion, whether the
amount asked, or even IA much larger
one, should not be made up by subscrip-
tons, by Chambers of Commerce and
Boards of Trade of our large manufact-
uring and commercial cities, and at
least they can ask Congress by resolu-
tons to pass the bill; also subscriptions
might be made by missionary societies
and numerous wealthy individuals, as is
being done in Europe, all such subscrip-
tions to be reimbursed by stock or bonds
Of the African Continental Railroad.
Our manufacturers and commerce are
greatly depressed, thousands of opera
tives are out of employment and in want,
while our commerce has been mainly
driven from foreign lands, and this
effort, among others, may be the means
of putting life and expansion into both
AUGUSTUS WATSON.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 25, 1877.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-10-27

In one of the small provincial towns of
Southern Russia savings bank has re-
Gently been established, the second clerk
of which, while Longing at his desk on
" fiat day" in summer, was startled by
the entrance of heavy-looking peasant
-slouching, grimy, unkempt- the very
last man one would expect to see in a
bank, except for the purpose of robbing
it. The apparition came timidly up to
the counter and the following dialogue
ensued:
Well, my good fellow, what may you
want here, pray?"
If it please you, father, I want you
to take charge of some money for me-
Our folks say that l might be robbed of
it, and that it will be safer with YOU"
Money, Ell? Why, how much money
have you got, then? -Four roubles? Five?
Ten?"
ono, it must be more than that, l
fancy. My wife and l couldn't manage
to count it all, though we've been at it
all morning"
So saying, the gentleman in sheepskin
produced tattered, filthy leather bag,
and poured out before the clerks aston
ished eyes a perfect pyramid of bank
bills of ali values from one rouble to fifty
The amazed clerk hastily summoned his
two colleagues, and the three, after a
long spell of counting, satisfied them
selves that the total number was not less
than 10000 roubles 1915, 00O.) The
peasant, who had stood watching the
operation with look of childish curiosi-
ty, pocketed his receipt and walked off
as coolly as if nothing had happened;
but the next day he reappeared and
again addressed himself to the same
clerk:
God be with you father. Do you
take care of gold, too, as well as bank
bills?"
"What, gold? Why, you'd better
start bank yourself! How much gold
have you got, in Heavens name?"
Two boxes full"
At this point the banker himself, who
had been listening to the conversation
with the deepest amazement, came for
ward and announced his intention of &C.
companying his strange customer home
and taking charge of the gold himself.
The unwashed capitalist joyfully ae-
cepted the offer, and the pair drove out
to hamlet about two miles from the
town. Here the peasant led his COM
panion to small, mean looking hut, and
opening a shed on one side of it, dis
played two battered wooden boxes,
through the breaches in which gold pieces
were escaping in all directions, while
beside them lay the dirty bag which had
held the bank bills of the day before.
The banker asked in amazement: Chow
long have you had this money!"
My father and grandfather saved it
all up" answered the peasant, "and
buried it here; and dug it up just the
other day, because Pm going to shift my
quarters"
But, with all this money, why don't
you and your wife live in better STYLE"
asked the banker, looking around at the
miserable hovel.
" Why should we, father? We do very
well as we are"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-10-27

A BABY is not very large thing
only baby" says the poet. And yet
this unconsequential package of tender
humanity will, with scarcely an apparent
effort, drown the heavy breathings of a
mighty engine, outbellow the raging
ocean Danish sleep from two decks of
steamboat, and chain the attention of
thousand sleepy passengers for seven
consecutive hours. Worcester Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-10-27

THE skeleton of IL woman, lately sold
to satisfy a claim for rent against the es.
tate of a country physician, had inscribed
upon it; I" Miss Ida Montague, aged
twenty-five years. Died of grief, May
20, 1856. Her deathbed request: Honor
your sanctum with my bones'"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-10-27

THE temple of Ypsambul, in Nubia, is
cut out of solid rock, and is of vast
dimensions. In it are four colossal fig
ures sixty-tive feet high, twenty, five feet
across the shoulders, with faces seven
feet high and ears about yard long.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-10-27

THERE is a locality in Bloomington,
Ill, called Pone Hollow, in which,
within the last six months, there have
been four suicides, one murder, two at
tempted murders and three deaths by
railroad accidents.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-10-27
A Russian PEASANTS Savings Bank.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. %, 1877.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-06-04

tu., as usual, TO tic disadvantage ana hlmiiia
ton CT the poor coloreA people. Much atton'
ton should b; directed t. another fraud: Boil.
white and cnortd men 2sseri to po representa-
tiycs ci cur people, when in fact they lack the
Independence to represent themselves, and whO.
even if they we're honest, lact; the clements es-
scutia to speak ior dead mosquito. Manyot
this class have la. "a easy thlnC Tor many
years. Colorcd man should rcaIiZ, at once that
political dishonesty does not resi- with white
men alone.
Now, if Mr.. Hayes will make his worS com
p!ctc, 80 far as oGr State is clncerncd, and
give 20 official power or prominence 10 any
person rot fully ia sympathy w!th the intcreSis
of Virginia, it will I've rUu:h better.
You may show this to ~ friends, .acd' III
fact, make any disposition OF It aS IL yo"i
Judgment may seem proper. for ii contains sen
timcnts which have he'll lron the beginning.
and which | an not ashamed or afraid t0aV'w.
Out of these random thoughts v"u may, per
haps, coin IDEAS worthy TO Re cryrta'IZad INT"
living truths. tfa!cTn"iiS,.
.lOuNB. SYPIIAX.
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DRY sstjlsHSS.

GOODS FOR MEN AND BOYS: w
w SUITS SOLD COMPLETE.
We offer full lines Of Cloths, CaSsimerca and
Vestinss, and keep constantly on hand gener-
al variety Of goods for mems wear, VIZ: Gloves
Susrenders, Cravnts, Golfers, SOCKS GauZe
Shirt. Usndkcrchiet+, and the celebrated Wnm-
sutta Shirt, price 81. .
Il. +. BRA$HEAE,
U. 3, Hoomcs. No. l09 King street.
nv q Alexandria, NH.
NyEW I,AWNS, NEW LAWNSl
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1l,279 Prizes, amounting to..............S92Z'o ooo
Gen G. r. Beauregard, Of LA. Con,rs.
Gcn. ,Iubgl A.. Enrly, OF VIZ.
WrLp ior Circulars or send orders to
M. A. DAUPH1N,
p o. box CO.. Now Orleans La
m!:~ THIRD GRAND DOLLAR ORA W
ING, Tuesday, July 3. Capital Prize S20,O0o.
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PROFESSIONAL. CARDS.
,sHICES REDUCED.


am ,.n,, nrtlinr m SETS OF TEETH AT
,EEATT,Y REDUCED RATES.
EIIII sets from $40 to SI5.
P"rtlai SETS IN pfoporIloh.
Where sets arc 10 DC put III no chargo Will po
.nAGe inr cxlractlng
DIX. IA NCsII L, UeAl!sI,,
lav 2-%ia No. .! N. Wash St., 9leXa., va.
~>p RnpERTSON 10 south Eutaw street
~ Baltimore, Nd, from long experience III
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aCE CREAM. SODA WATER. sc.

iCE CREAM, SODA WATER. &c.
NoTlcE.
respectfully inform my customers and the
public generally that having improved my Ia
cilitns Tor tho manufacture Of
ICE CREAM,
/ an now prepared to furnish families, penlrs
and parties at the lowest rates with Il superior
artice, in quantities TO suit.
MylCE CREAM PARLORS will be found
as comfortable SIS &ny in the city, they having
recently been reited for tho comfort and con.
veaience ofmy pslrons, who Will 30 served st
desired favor, and ice cold SODA WATER,
msdo of Tho purest Syrups.
FRUIT OF ali kinds in season.
~ Ii 60 line of CONFECTIONEY GOODS,
such rs CAND DIES, NUTS, &C., constantly on
hand end c2r ss,a wholesale md rotsil at bottom
prices Cn&ISTIAN SCHAFEh.
No. 3 north Fairfax ST.,
nav 22-3m Alexandria. Va.
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s.spT'TElssEisj.
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nVF3lIhIFa .ilIIION DISTRIBUTED.
Louisiana StateL lottery Comply.

This Institution vas regularly Incorporated
by the Legislature Of Inc State for Educational
and Charitable purposes in 1865 with capital
of 81, ,COJ,OO0, to which hss since been added (,
reserve iuEd Of ci5n,00j. lis Grand Single
Number Drawings will taEo pl&co monthly. 1t
ncre1' scalc? or postpoacs Look at thu following
scheme: Grand Promenade Concert. during
which will Lake place tho Extraordinary Semi
Annual Drawing, 81 Now Orleans, Tuesday
June ). under the personal supervision and maI!-
agement Of Gen 4. IT. B0aureSsrd, of Lousl'
ana, and Gen. Juba! =. Esrly, OF Virginia.
CAPITAL PRIZE 100000.
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ualvns - OIArtnrs 50 50. Eighths Sl.20.
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II. EkNDHElM, ll2 King ST.,

my 26 AdIg M:.fshsii House.
rASSIIEREr; FOX MEMS AND BOYS
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LIN EN- SUlTINGSI

LINEN SUIrINGSl
LACE STRIFE PlQUES. &c.
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GRtsGExE.S .aHD LassUpieN.

rEnUGIi0N ~ iRlChS w t'lo''n
s"'"oo In2 ".A '.:,II i'-n .h', nnon-' 'Ir s.I,
my own curing, lh1 up viii X c''" ''''' ''' ''"
at tho following ,rru,, p,,,,r..
REnUCED fhiGh3
Sugar cured il A his nc ,>..,,,,,
EkhASL ~ EGh;' '.!'.
ShOOLDEE5 iH2
SIDES HEa j1l 80 v T., i; ~ i'sI tpn rs
!iucti"G III r"IHs' h'Io i.i' raInn, ,r;ces
-. rnfi fiA~'. 49,, ~, "a 5iii. j. REEDS.
o,,' 'nn '1I a. , ~" IS south Fuir(ax street.
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EnspEs's& e.,

HAPPY RGLlEN 10 YOUNG
: MEN jr1m the oi!Gcts ot Errors and .
, - Abuses iii carly lite. hiANHOOO =
q HiRH>rUEED. lMpod:inants to Mar =
: = +riagn removed. New me:hod OF treat. (
= 49, UGnt &cw And rem arii.hIc remedies =
:; - Books s.aI circulars sent trno in scaled y
:. y Envelopes. Address OWARD AS
: SUCIATlON, ll0 N. Ninth ST., Phila- Z
iciphia, Pa. An institution having -
= high rcputstitn l"r honorable conduc: :
snI professional skill. sp Oily
spUTLER 5 EALSAMlC MIXTURE, FOB
- FORTY YEARS KNOWN AS TIL IN
FALLlBLE REMEDY.
Price one dollar per bottle. feb 2S-ly
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pARIS GREEN--Suro Destruction TO ia"
+ Potato Bug-l0J lbs Just r.eelved shH mn lot
,alo by my 26l NNE i " w.
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pEADY FOR SUM VI EN-.

pEADY FOR SUMMER.
II. BKENNhES
ICE CKEAh! PARLORS,
King street,
Havs boon rcl:ted snd arranged in tho most
approved sLylo OF comfort and case; and he
promises during tic present season TO meet the
wants OF his patrons in tho sa:nn acceptable
,nanEur is fuc years past.
Ss.u- leo Cream, Water leon, Soda WatoT,
Cakes Pics. Fruit and Confectionery always on
ha!,d.
FROZEN GU6TAkD msdo 70 order and do
livertd to any pHrL Of tic city.
TONIC BEER. Of my own lnsnulactur' Il
superior article, drawn from fountain always
on hsnd.
mss~Urdurs promptly attended to and families
supplied. my Z-oott
ICE COLD SODA, VICHY, klSSENGEN
AND
BEDFORD WATERS,
FIVE CENTS PER q Lass.
Cream,
Chocolato,
lnilra
Tea and
Cali<uya Syrups
AtJANNEY Il cos. Branch Store,
ap. N. w. cor. King and Royal streets
Ellsworth American., 1877-12-06

CURIOUS HOMES FOR SPIDERS Doubt
less many children have watched the spi-
ders spinning their gossamer webs sand
wondered at their queer homes and queer
manner Of getting living. Perhaps they
same manner, and so they may be sur
prised TO learn that Q species in Britain
construct rafts of leaves and twigs on
which they float oyer the water, often
leaving tA.in and running nimbly over the
surface tp capture insects. From this
habit they take the name of Rait Spider ).
These rafts are only temporary habitations,
but there Is another species which live 10
the water, and yet breathe atmospheric
air. The explanation of this is-when the
spider has c0nstruc ted its cocoon shaped
home % more compact one than the honse
spider's), aud has attached it 10 some firm
substance, II comes to the surface OF the
water. and in q skillfull manner captures n
bubble Of air; returning, il discharges this
into the opening which extends down
ward. In this way, the little houses are
filed with air. After the tiny spiders
come out OF eggs. which were fastened
to the top Of the dwelling they are fed by
their mother until they are large enough to
go away and build similar houses OF their
own.
or other spiders, the most interesting is
the Trap-doOr spider, which excavates a
small hole, lines 1t with its silken web and
closes the aperture with lid; 30 ingen-
iously is this done, that the most keen OBJ
server could not distinguish it from the
ground.-( Gospel Bonner.
Ellsworth American., 1877-12-06
Little By Little.

II you are gaining little by little every
day be content. Are your expenses less
than your Income, SO that. though 1t be
little, YOU are yet constantly accommodating
and growing richer and richer every day ?
BE content SO lar as concerns money.
you are doing well.
Are you gaining knoxledga every day !?
Though II be little by little, the aggregate
OF the accumulation. where no day |, per-
mitted 10 pass without adding something
TO the stock, will be surprising 10 your
self
solomon did not become the wisest man
in the world in q minute. Little by little
never emitting 10 learn something, even
tor single day-always reading, always
studying a little between the time Of rising
up in the morning and lying down NJ
night; this is the way TO accumulate full
storehouse OF knowledge. Finally, are
you daily improving In character? Be not
discouraged because il is little by little.
The best men fall far short OF what they
themselves would wish to be. Ii is some
thing, it is much, il you keep good resolu-
lutions better 10 day than you did yester-
day. better this week than you did last.
better this year than you did last year.
Strive 10 be perfect, but do not become
downhearted so long as you are approach
ing nearer and nearer TO the high standard
at which you aim.
Little by little. fortunes are accumulated !;
little by little. knowledge is gained; little
by little, character and reputation are
achieved.