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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-09-14
THE FATE OF NAPOLEON.

One day in May Jimmy and | were
coming along the orchard fence, hunt
ing for flowers. All at once there was
a great cackle and at the same time a
flutter of wings, and Jimmy cried
"Oh, Dick, we've found old Speckle's
nestr'
Sure enough. we had. Old Speckle
was the most dignifed and matronly
hen in our flock, and mother used to
like to have her raise a large brood of
chickens because she took such good
care of them. That spring, for the first
time in half a dozen years, she - stole
her nest" as they say in the country.
That is. she made her nest where none
of us could find it, and determined to
raise her chickens without any inter-
ference. from 4" other folks We had
hunted for it dozen times. We had
watched her when she came to the barn
for her daily allowance of food, but the
cunning old hen always outwitted us,
we could never follow her far before
we lost sight of her entirely. -. ...
Thirteen eggs announced Jimmy.
"Well, old Speckle. you calculated on
quite a family, didn't you?' She was
cackling in great indignation over our
discovery of her hiding place, and
showed signs of fight if we meddled
with her treasure.
Three days after that we went to
Speckle's nest again. The grass about
it was covered with feathers, and the
nest itself was torn to pieces. o.. ..
Dear me!' cried Jimmy, "some-
things happened to her. | shouldn't
wonder If fox had caught her. Poor
old foolish thing! If she'd stayed at
the barn, where she belonged, She
have been safe. Good enough for hertz
You'd better learn lesson from
poor old Speckle's fate" said father,
who had accompanied us. elf you
think she was served right for being
foolish enough to do what she did, let
it make you careful to be sure you are
in a safe place always. Hens aren't
any more foolish than some people
have known"
Peep! peep! peep!
Such a lonesome little sound as il
was, coming from the grass at our very
feet
/ began to pull the grass apart, ana
pretty soon | found little chicken.
He was the most misunderstanding
thing ever saw. His feathers looked
very much like the baby's hair in the
morning before it has been combed,
and a piece of egg-shell stuck fast tc
the top of his head. He was terribly
frightened when he found that he was
discovered, and cried Justify, after 9
chickens fashion of crying. But when
| had captured him, and he began tc
feel the warmth of my hand, he ceased
his complaint and began to peer
drowsily, and pretty soon his eyes
closed and the poor little orphan was
asleep.
Father and Jimmy hunted through
the grass, but no more chickens were
found. The fox, or whatever it was
that had caught old Speckle, had de
stroyed all the rest of the family.
We carried the chicken home, anc
after feeding him, we put some warm
cloths in basket and covered him W
with them. He seemed to imagine he
was under his mothers wing, for hi
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-09-14
DOT LEEDLE LOWEEZ.4.

How dear to dis heart vas mine grandshild.
LOweeza,
Dot shveet leedle laughter off YawcOb. my son!
neGer vas tired to hug and to shqueeze her
When home ! gets back und der days work vas
done
When | vas away, oh, l know dot she miss me-
For When | come homevards she rushes bell-mell
Und poots CUP dot shveet leedle mout' for to
kiss me
Her darling oldt gampa," dot she lofe so veil.
Katrina mine frau, she could not do midoudt
her,
She vas sooch comfort to her day by day;
Dot shlld she make efry Won habby aboudt her,
Like sunshine she drife all dheIr droubes away /:
She holdt der WOOL yarn While Katrina she Wind it.
She pring her dot camhre bottle to shmell;
She fetch me mine bipe, too, when don'd can
find it,
Dot plue-eyed Loweeza dot lofe me so veil.
IND Sunday vas come NIT its quiet and rest,
10 walk NIT dot shild mong der daises and cloferl
IND look at der leedle birds building dheir nest
Her pright leedle eyes how Obey shparkle NIT
pleasure
Her laugh it rings oudt shust so clear as u bell;
| dink dhere vas uopody hat sooch treasure
As dot shmau boweeza, dot lofe me SO veil.
When winter vas come, init it's coldt shtormy
veddher,
Katrina und We musd sit in der house
Und dalk off der bast, by de fireside togedder
Or blay NIT dot laughter off our Yawcob Strauss.
Oldt age NIT its wrinkles pegins to remind us
We cannot shtay long-mit our shidren to dwell; ;
Budt soon We shall meet NIT der poys left be-
hind us
Uud dot shveet Ioweeza dot lofe us so veil.
g. f. ADAMS in Detroit Free Press
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-09-14

While all the world has been revel-
ing in fish stories of all grades, Detroit
has modestly held back, but now it
steps forward with its fish story, which
has the advantage over many other
fish stories by being true. Yesterday
three Detroiters sat on the upperW ak
erville wharf, opposite Detroit. One
caught perch and strung it on a
string. letting it remain in its native
element. On hauling up the string to
attach second perch it was found
that a large pike had swallowed the
first perch and was doing what little
il could to swallow the rest of the
string and get away on pressing bust
ness. By careful work the pike, with
the perch inside, was landed, and the
fishers came to Detroit with their
prize. The pike proved to be three
feet long and weighed nine pounds.
This is Detroit's fish story, and can be
proven true.-F'ree Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-09-14

To BE womanly is the greatest charm
of woman.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-19
influence Of Pets.

Parents should endeavor to foster
the natural desire possessed by almost
all children, to have pets of some kind,
for the influence on the minds of the
young is very beneficial in many ways.
The natural activity, of both mind and
body, of childhood must have some
thing to eXpend its surplus steam on ::
if efforts are not made by the parents
to direct it in good, useful and desir-
able channels, it will often be produc-
tive of evil fruit. Teach the boys to
stay at home during their leisure
hours that no place offers the same
real, satisfying enjoyments that home
offers; that their parents are at all
times ready and willing to contribute
to their pleasures to the extent of their
ability, and you, parents will not have
any cause. in after life, to complain of
the restlessness and want Of love of
home too often manifested by hun
dreds OF the young men Of to-day.
Money laid out in a few pets for the
little ones is well spent as it does not
require a very lavish outlay to secure a
nice pair of rabbits, q couple of pair of
nice pigeons, a couple of Guinea Pigs
or some white mice, or other pets, and
you will feel amply repaid for your
expenditure noticing the CLEANS of
satisfaction and pleasure which light
up the faces of your little ones when
they find they really Gown them,
while they are all the time learning
habits of usefulness when regularly
contributing to and supplying the pets
with food and attention.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-19

daily l~essening. Presently came the
daily despatch with an apology at the
foot saving he could o write coher-
emily. as the room in which he wrote
contained four persons down with the
fever and a corpse. The four persons
were his wife, his mother and his two
sisters the corpse was that of his child.
Two days more elapsed and his des-
patches came along as usual. only the
woful picture drawn in them increased
in its dark colors. There was no hope
at Grenada. but young Redding still
remained unfaltering In the face of
despair. Then two more days elapsed
and there was nothing from Grenada.
The Office could not be reached by
wires. The town seemed to have drop
ped out of existence. The next day
the wire was opened again and with
its opening came the message, "Red-
ding is down with the fever ;" the next
day another message, "Redding is
dead" The hero had died at his post.
And many such there are. Memphis,
New Orleans and Vicksburg have to-
day this noble army of martyrs and
glorious company of saints, faithful
found in this dread hour of danger and
death, laying down their lives in seek
ing to save and succor the smitten.
Nav their devotion stir our hearts
and their example quicken us to gen
erOuS gifts:
Notwithstanding the smallness of
the audience a large collection was
taken up.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-19
Let the Women Dress Well

We are heartily sick of hearing men
saw tina because times are hard wO-
men should not wear fashionable trim
med dresses. Now. the fact Is that
these very men either throw away or
spend for useless trifies more money
every month than it takes to dress
their wives and daughters. And then,
if women Of means do not dress well
what is to become of the poor women
who sew for a living. and support
helpless children on the few dollars
which the much abused rutfles and putf>
and hounces represent: The proper
thing for people of means to do is to
live as literally as their incomes will
permit. for neither men nor women
will have pockets in their shrouds,
and life at best is short. If his were
generally done, newspapers would have
less frequently to record instances of
avarice and hard h~eartedness. and
there would be less suffering among
working people. Let it be remem-
bered hat goods are now cheap, and
dress-making correspondingly reason
able. And let it not be forgotten that
this world would be hideouslv ugly If
it were not for the we'll dressed women
who mhabit it.-RichmoHd WIG.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-19

\ woman named Shaker has lust
died at Fort Wayne. On her death
bed she made a confession that she
shot and killed her child, near Elkhart.
two years ago. 10 get it out OF the wav.
1t was supposed at the time that the
child accidently shot itself.
Mrs. Thomas Wesler, of Richmond.
driving IN company with her daughter.
drove past a field in which a lack was
confined. The animal jumped the fence
and started toward them, causing the
horse to u away, upsetting the buggy
and throwing the ladies out. Mrs.
w eslers scull was fractured, and her
daughter badly bruised. Mrs. Wes-
ler's recovery is despaired Of.
Joseph Sparks was on trial in a Chi
cage court, on Thursday, for the muir
der of Owen Dewitt. Things were row
ing duller when bench, bar and audi
forum were electrified by a shrill,
long shrek from the j%ury-box. John
Say n of the jurors, was then pick
ed up from the floor, where he had
rolled in a fit. Iieat is said to have
caused it,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-19
THE SOURCE.
As Viewed from q Religious
Standpoint.

As Viewed from a Religious
Standpoint.
Rev. DR.. Walter Williams Of st
Georges Church, New York thus dis
coursed on Sunday last:
"The pestilence that ralketh in dark
ness; the destruction that cdsteth at
nOOnday." The reverend Doctor COM
menced his discourse by calling attcn-
ton to the wonderfully descriptive
character of the words of the text as
applied to the present state of things
in the stricken cites of the South; how
shrOuded in mystery as to it's origin
and progress in this epidemic; how it
conceals itself from human scrutiny,
and treads with noiseless step in its
work of death; how it pervades the
atmosphere, and yet no analysis can
find its cause. 1t decimates nations,
and yet no search can unyeil it's start
ing place. 1t walks in the darkness
of the night and wastes in the noon
day; it spreads over a city and some
times traverseS a continent; it marches
along rivers and leaps over oceans; it
has swept away millions of the race,
and yet it remains an insoluble and in
scrutable mystery. Well does the
pSalmist name 1T ''the pestilence that
walketh in darkness" Never shall /
forget the occasion when this express
sion had q terrible vididness of mean
ing for me, said the preacher. 1t was
on a summer afternoon, in Norfolk, in
the month of August, 1855. l was in
company with a friend walking a
street of the plague~stricken city. We
had reached a point where we could
see the beautiful harbor, but not a sail
or a steamer vas in view; no sound
was to be heard but the splash of the
water on the sand. Around us we're
silent streets and deserted houses; a
cool, refreshing breeze was swelling
in the trees and the perfume of flowers
filled the air; the sun was gradually
sinking to rest and sdging the fleecy
clouds with crimson and gold, and the
bread expsuse of the distant bay re-
Elected its changing hues and mirrored
back the glory of the sky, and yet the
balmy air was laden with the noisome
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-19
Maud's Answer.

"Your beautiful Maud is fancy-free;
Just as she pulls a rose apart
So doth she toy with a loving heart.
Take CARE" said my sister, warning
me.
! kissed my sister, for she is kind,
And loves me ; but as we reached
the gate,
/ turned and told her l had a mind,
Nevertheless, to try my fate.
ooh. brother, she's cruel as she's fair
And tho rich mans son is wooing
there"
"Sister, l may be foolish and blind,
But-wOman knoweth not woman's
mind"
Cruel and fair! Take care, ah, take
care!
Inward echoes like birds kept sing
ing
Across, through the shimmering sum-
mel air,
ing.
81 will tell her the truth, and take her
word
Iwillnotve her by lovers sighing,"
l said to myself as l stood by Maud,
Like a flower i'm her hammock lying.
She looked at me gravely with lovely
Then their falling lashes swept her
cheek,
Where a Pickering bloom began to rise;
But she did not smile, and she did
not speak.
81 am poor and 1 owe thee !" The
tone vas bold,
For my heart beat strong with the
truth unsaid
But after, i'm face of my secret told,
L had not courage to lift my head.
she stayed the hammock with one
white hand
saw her little feettouch the ground;
And the earth and the sky wheeled
round and round.
From her lap the roses fell at my feet;
I could feel the watt of her fragrant
breath
The sense of her nearness was strange
and sweet,
And the fulness of Life and the
Trance of Death.
Then, whether with hope or whether
with dread
My strength came back with a leap
ing thrill
Tn ,ugh my lips were close to her
golden head,
| would not move till l knew her
will.
ssThe household art is the only dover
1 can bring, W myself, to him l
wed;
Canst thou find the roof, and earn the
flour?
Then l can make home, and sweet
white bread.
"Thou art poor, art thou? Yet thou
lowest me !"
Her pale face flushed with a burn
ing red
swell, Maud is poor, and she loveth
thee
So now we are rich, are we not ?"
she said,
And faltered, all trembling with love
confessed
And /, with knowing / was SO dear,
Trembled, but gathered my rose to my
breast
And Love was answered, and Life
was clear.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-19
2aoies' portfolio.

tF The ladies of North Carolina are
invited to contribute short articles,
recipes, suggestions, household hints,
&C., for these columns. Name of the
author will be seen by no n except
the editor, whether the communica-
ton be accepted or rejected.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-19

The mother of Franklin Cox, of Pat
erson, y. j., dreamed on Friday night
that her son had been killed. Next
morning she begged Frank, who was
an Erie brakeman. not to go to work,
Frank laughed. kissed his mother
goodbye and on Saturday afternoon
was brought out Of the Bergin tunnel
dead.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-19

Mr. William II Wilson Of Kentucky
is shipping thoroughbred racers to
Japan.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-19
V|RGIh|A FEMALE |hSTITNTF
VIRGINIA

kEv Il. H. Phil Irs, Rector. -.
fnN >orIs oi experienced uuEt.r.
annual session ~iil commence So. ~" .
Buildings spacious, with Et> ana II
water. keated hy steam
grounds. Patronage from H. -.
within ; minutes waIA n
dress the Rector.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-01-03
THE RIGHT OF SOCIETY TO PROTECT
ITSELF.

We may drink ourselves to death,
and that is nobody's business. but So
ciety has supreme right to protect
itself from those who waste its wealth,
increase it's taxes, smite down it's citi-
Zens, beggar its homes, and eat out
it's morals. Without this right 1T is
no society; has no claim on it's mem
bers, and is fully at the mercy OF the
bad and the strong. If society has
no right to protect itself from the rum
traffic, it has none to protect Itself
from the slave traffic, nor from the
traffic in virtue, nor from the traffic in
obscene literature, nor from the traf-
fickers in our high places. who barter
legislation for gold, or who work their
way into office with brides, or rule the
country with rings. II it is right for
Boston to throw it's shield around the
rum traffic, to make it respectable.
to draw from il Il revenue, it is right
for China to legalize the opium traffic,
and derive from it II revenue, though
it send poverty and disease and death
through the empire. and restore the
universal reign Of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
the Wdtchman and Reflector.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-01-03
The Anti-Monopo1iSt.

half crop. We shall have to import
twelve million quarters of wheat to
feed us all till next harvest. The Rus
slams can't spare us any; neither can
we get breadStuffS from the Danubian
municipalities, or from the provinces of
the Black Sea. America alone is the
hope of the Great Briton for his next
years rations.
DECAY OF ENGLAND.
The histories Of past nations inform
us of the prelnonitory SYMPTOMS that
indicate the approaching dissolution OF
an empire. These are gross dish0n-
esty in the governing powers and gross
immortality in the people. Judged by
these tests, England seems to be in a
state Of slow political decomposition
Many are the evidences many to
crowd into your precious columns.
A few will suffice:
THE TORY GOVERNMENT.
When the Tories, with Benjamin
D'Israeli at their head, and the publ
cans and the Church of England par.
sons at their back, ousted Gladstone
from power four years ago, they found
on coming to the Treasury offices a
surplus of five millions sterling to the
credit of the Exchequer, after dis
charging all claims, including the
SIS, 00O,OOO to the American Govern
ment on account of the Alabama
Outrages. The total annual income
called for by Gladstone's Government
from the people was sixty-nine mil
lions sterling. This covered every
thing-the interest on the public debt,
army navy civil service, etc. D'1sra-
eli has extorted seventy-eight millions
sterling per annum from the people;
has increased the income tax, the diff
ference for four years being about
twenty-five millions, to which add the
100000 surplus which he found in
the Treasury ON taking office. will foot
up to 80, 900, 900 sterling. D'Israeli had
no wars to pay for and no unusual eX-
igency to deal with, and yet his Treas
ury is 1now empty! 1t is customary
for the House of Commons to have
passed before it annually the items of
outgoings of the public money; but
Disraeli adroitly lodged them by a
'-tOllSOlludllOll OH NeIluS anu III
Gliding various items amounting to
twenty millions sterling. which, by
one vote, was passed by his loyal ma
| jorities in Commons and Lords. The
items which form those twenty mil
lions will never again come up before
the gaze Of the Commons; for,you see,
| they now form the consolidated
debt of the nation and are voted in
block without Il word of inquiry
This is, of course, a gigantic political
frand, but who dares call it by that
name in England 1t would be ''sedi-
ton .a-bringing the Government
of the Empire into hatred and con-
tempt THE penalty for which is two
years imprisonment with bread and
water.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-01-03

closer clinging to the cross; only a
more piteous appeal to heaven if her
cup were not full. And while her boy
raved in his wild delirium two thous-
and miles away, the plying angels
pushed the golden gates ajar, and the
mother of the drunkard entered into
rest.
"And thus l stand; a clergyman
without cure; barrister without
brief or business; a father without a
child; a husband without a wife; a son
without parent; man with scarcely
friend; soul without a hope-all
swallowed up in the maelstrom of
drink
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-01-03
CONQUERiilG BY KINDNESS.
The Way Francis Murphy has OF Deal
ing with the Tipp!eYS.

In view of the success which has at
tended his efforts the methods of
Francis Murphy, the temperance agI-
tatOr, are deserving OF consideration;
the following is an extract from re-
cent address by him: "A child that is
Just learning to walk you treat so ten
derby; if it falls you pick it up, and
kiss t, and fondle it, and encourage 1t;
and those kisses are SWeeter to 1t than
is it hadn't fallen. 80 should you DO
with these men who are trying to do
right. Go to theln-plead with them.
Tell them you are their friend. Ii he
is hungry. give him food. y kind
word, a pleasant smile viii do more
good than world Of Scorn and hate.
The inebriate VIII remember your
words, and in time-perhaps Il very
short time--he will study his down
fall. Then he VIII think OF your in
terest IN his welfare, and again sign
the pledge. We should follow the
example Of Him who came into the
world to save il through His love. He
was perfect man; His mission was to
save all those who would believe in
Him-no matter Of what class or con
ditiou-Whilc some of lis would prefer
to let some 90 to u country That IS
spelled with i Jew letters. You can
not drive men; you cannot do it; the
blessed Savior did not Try to do 1t.
1t is love, it is mercy, it is good will
that viii do it, and the use oil such
means only.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-01-03

Mr.. J. J talbot. VINO died ut south
Bend, Ind, from the effects of 4 re-
cent relapse INTO intemperanne. was
formerly Il minister, and once Il men,
Der OF Congress from Kentucky. lie
operated for the temperance orders,
but evidently was not supported by
religion. In q temperance meeting ut
South Bend he gave the following rs
his experience:
But now that the struggle is over
| can suryuy the field andmeasure the
losses. | had position high and holy.
This demon tore from around me the
robes of my sacred office. and sent me
forth churchleSs and goddess, 4 very
kissing and by-word among men. At
terward had business large and lu-
cratiye. and my voice in all courts was
heard pleading for justice, mercy, and
the right. But the dust gathered on
my unopened books. and no football
crossed the threshold of the drunk
ards office. had moneys ample for
all necessities; bat they took wings
and went 10 feed the Golfers of the
devils which possessed me. l had u
home adorned with Ill that wealth
and the most exquisite taste could
suggest This devil crossed its
threshold and the light faded from its
chambers: the fire went out on the ho-
Hest of affairs. and. leading me
through its portals, despair walked
forth with her. and sorrow. and an
guish fingered within. | had chill
dren. beautiful to me at least, as a
dream OF the morn,Rg and they had so
81, -.
fathers heart. that. no matter where
il might wnnder, ever Il came back to
them on the bright wings OF 4 father 5
undving love. This destroyer took
their hands in his and led them away.
| had Il wife whose charms of mind
and person were such that TO see her
was to remember. ana know her was
love. For thirteen years we walked
the rugged path of life together. re-
joicing In its sunshine and sorrowing
in its shade. The internal monster
coultln't spare me even this. l had i
mother who for long. long years had
never left her chair. Il victim of suffer
ing and disease; and her CHOICEST de-
light was in rejection that the lessons
she had taught at her knee had taken
root in the heart of her youngest born,
and that he was useful To his fellows
and an honor 10 her who bore him.
But the thunderbolt reached even
there. and there it did its most cruel
work Ah me: Enever word of re-
preach from her lips--only a tender
caress; only a shadow of 4 great and
unspoken grief gathered over the dear
old face: only a trembling hand laid
more lovingly on my head. only q