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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-09-07

altilaree and the lunches of grass in the
crevices, for the island is simply mass
of rock. The lake has no outlet, and
its bottom has never been reached by
sounding. The water is very clear and
slightly brackish, and evaporates about
as fast as itfiows in. There are innumer-
able trout in it. The shores are bleak
and barren.
Edison is said to have fled West
to get a rest from inventing. The STIR
ring hustle and energy of the great
West with its undeveloped and rapidly
developing resources make it about the
worst place in the world for the active
brain of an inventor to find relaxation.
Edison's visit to the mining regions of
Nevada has suggested new idea to
him. He thinks that the size, charac-
ter and point of groupings of a mineral
lode may be determined by the differ
ence of the conductivity of electricity,
provided that the walls of the lodges
are lined with clay or decomposed rock
He will test his theory on the Comstock
lode wher he returns from California.
Should his plan prove practical, in
stead of running long tunnels, sinking
deep shafts, or boring here and there
with a diamond drill, miner would
apply the electrical apparatus, and thus
find out how much ore there is in a
mine, where it lies, its direction, and
the point where It's groupings may be
looked for.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-09-07
A Pig That Knows His Way Home.

One of the most remarkable cases of
instinct that we ever heard of came I'M
der our personal observation few
days ago. Mr.. DeveauX, the County
Jailer, was presented with a small pig
by a friend living about four miles
from town, and it was tied by him in
the courthouse yard. The pig was not
four weeks old, and was brought the
whole distance in sack. On Friday
morning last Mr.. Deveaux united it, and
did not notice it particularly. In the
evening he discovered that it had
strayed. On Saturday morning his
friend informed him that the pig had
returned to his farm, and was with its
mother, it having succeeded in making
its way from town to the place of its
nativity. The journey was the more
remarkable as the way to be traversed
was first across Brinton's Bay. which
is half mile wide, and thence through
the Enclosure of three different farms.
The pig was seen by some colored men
while crossing the bay, who tried to
intercept it, but it eluded them, and
escaped to the cornfield in the direc-
ton of its home.-St. Mary ma.
RfncOn
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-09-07
0ur ponna GaMs.
FERN-SEED.

She filled her shoes with fern-seed,
This foolish little Nell,
And In the summer sunshine
Went dancing down the dell.
For whose treads on fern-seed,-
30 fairy stories tell, =
Becomes invisible at once,
So potent is its spell.
A frog unused by the brook-side:
Can you see mel she cried;
He leaped across the water,
A flying leap and wide.
Oh, that's because | asked him!
must not speak" she thought
And skipping DER the meadow
The shady wood she sought.
The squirrel chartered on the bough,
Nor noticed her at all.
The birds sang high, the birds sang low,
With many a cry and call.
The rabbit nibbled in the grass,
The snake basked in the sun,
The butterflies, like floating flowers
Wavered and cleaned and shone.
The spider in his hammock swung,
The gay grasshoppers danced;
And now and then a cricket sung,
And shining beetles glanced.
Twas all because the pretty child
So softly, softly trod,-
You could not hear football
Upon the yielding sod.
But she was filled with such delight
This foolish little NELL
ana WIN ner 1erIl-Seeu lauen SHOES.
Danced back across the dell.
I'm find my mother now" she thought,
What fun t will be to call
Mamma! mammal while she can see
No little girl at alln'
She peeped in through the window
Mamma sat in dream:
About the quiet, sun-steeped house
All things asleep did seem.
She slept across the threshold;
So lightly had she crept,
The dog upon the mat lay still,
And still the kitty slept.
Patient beside her mothers knee
To try her wondrOus spell
Waiting she stood, till all at once.
Waking, mamma cried Nell!
Where have you been? Why do you gaze,
At me with such strange eyes!'
But can You see me, mother dear
Poor Nelly faltering cries.
See you? Why not, my little girl;
Why should mamma be blind?"
And little Nell unties her shoes,
With fairy fern-seed lined
And losses up into the air
A little powdery cloud,
And frowns upon it as it falls
And murmurs half aloud,
- 1t wasn't true, word of it,
About the magic spell!
! never will believe again
What fairy stories tellI'
Celia Ihdrter. in 50. Nicholas for September
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-09-07
Moss Agates.

The agate covers large areas of the
park, scattered over the surface in
chips and larger fragments and occur
ring in massive lodges. Only very
small percentage of it, however, con-
tains the curious and delicate crystali-
cation of iron known as moss. Curious
notions prevail relative to this sub
stance. Formerly it was common
opinion that the "moss" was fixed in
the stone by Photographic process,
and have often been shown specimens
which the finders averred contained
faithful pictures of clumps of bushes,
groves of trees or an extended land
scape visible from the point where
they were picked up. The agate is
hard, tough and susceptible of a high
polish. Specimens are valued accord
ing to the perfection and beauty of the
moss clusters contained and the clear
ness of the stone apart from the moss.
The great agate field is south of the
Grand and west of Williams River, on
high sage plain. 1t is six or eight
miles in length and nearly as great in
width, though agates are not found all
over this area. 1t has been culled and
picked over by hundreds of people and
thousands of jewels worn to-day all
over the United States bear settings
from this "agate patch" Some agates
are found north of the Grand, directly
opposite, and the largest and finest
specimen | ever saw was picked up
there in 1868. There is an agate patch
or several of them, small in extent
on the divide between Troublesome
River and Corral Greek, north of the
Grand. Two or three years ago small
deposit of them were found near Fraser
River in the eastern edge of the park,
not far from where the Berthoud pass
and Rollins wagon roads come to-
gether. In all the localities thus far
described the "moss'' is black or dark
brown-.the usual color. Near Grand
River, on the north side, and about
three miles west of Hot Sulphur
Springs, is small area where red moss
agates are found-that is, the moss
is red, or reddish brown, instead of
black. Nearly opposite, across the
river, near Beaver Greek, is another
patch of the same kind. Red moss
agates are very rare and curious. No
search has ever been made in any of
these localities beneath the natural
surface of the ground for valuable
agates. Those gathered have been
picked up on the surface, generally in
broken fragments of stone that showed
the moss naturally DenVer NeWS.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-09-07

old fool. She's prize, tell you, and
I'll have many dollar out of this spec
ulation," replied the first Turning
to Edith, he said:
Lets hear you sing, little one; tune
up now; what shall it be?''
Poor Edith knew not what to do.
Here, Jen, play something, and
let's hear her sing"
The little girl thus addressed, who
still stood with violin in hand, COM
menced an air from the Bohemian
Girl"
Can you sing that" the man
asked.
1t was very familiar to Edith, and
she nodded her head in reply.
"All right, let's have it."
The tone was one of command, and
Edith dared not disobey, so she sang &
verse very sweetly, although her voice
trembled considerably.
GOOD enough! Put her to bed, Mol.
and tomorrow she'll bring us a bucket
full of pennies"
The woman called Mol took charge
of Edith, conducted her to a small, I'M
tidy room, very unlike her own at home,
and showed her hard bed to sleep on.
In the morning her fine clothes were
changed for some ill-fitting, shabby
garments; and although she cried and
begged to prevent it, her beautiful hair
was cut close to her head and her fair
skin made brown with wash applied
by the woman called Mol.
Then she was given a scanty break
fast, and started out with Louis and
Jen to try her new kind of life, which
she had pictured to herself as so very
pleasant and Independent. The hot
sun poured down on her unprotected
head and made it ache, the rough pave
ment hurt her poorly-shod feet, and
when she cried, Louis spoke very
GROSSLY to her, and frightened her so
that she was obliged to drag herself
along, and sing when she only felt like
crying.
1t seemed like very long, dreadful
day, but at length it came to a close,
and they returned to the dismal house
again.
The rough man flew into violent
temper when he ascertained that they
had not collected many pennies.
please let me go home, | can't sing
any MORE" pleaded Edith in the most
piteous tones.
"No, you shall never 90 home any
MORE" he exclaimed, angrily; land l
shall whip you for not singing better,
when l know you could if you had
tried" Saying this, he raised a cane,
and brought it down heavily on poor
Edith's shoulders-and she aWo6e!
For, after all, it was only dream,
although it had seemed so real it was
difficult to comprehend it.
so dear! o dear! don't, dOn'tr
were the words with which she sobbing
ly awoke.
whats the matter, my dear child?"
asked her mothers sweet voice, as she
bent over and kissed her pet.
Have l been here all the time?'
she asked, clinging to her mother as
though still unable to believe that her
horrid dream was not reality.
Certainly, Edie, you fell asleep on
the lounge, and must have been dream
ing"
Then Edith told her dream as it
seemed to her, and her tears of repent
ance were kissed away by a loving
mother, and her fears dispelled.
After this event Edith was more
thoughtful and contented. When she
felt the spirit of discomfort arising, she
recalled that terrible dream, and its in
fluence was never forgotten. S.
| Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-09-07

A REMARKABLE escape from death by
lightning occurred at Mapping, Conn,
during recent storm. A young lady
named Katie Belcher was struck, the
lightning beginning with her hat, which
was set on fire. 1t tore her hair COM
pletely off the back part of her head,
ran down her back, tearing her clothes
to pieces and her shoes into fragments.
She was rendered insensible by the
shock, but soon recovered, and has ex-
perienced no serious injury.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-09-07

FLOWING No time should be lost
in blowing the land intended for fall
crops. A double benefit will accrue in
avoiding the risk of drouth-hardened
soil, and at no other time can weeds be
so easily killed as now. One or two
workings with cultivator, or harrow
ing before weeds 60 to seed, will effect
a good fall-following and add fertility
to the soil.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-09-07

A sOMNAMBULIsT in Mechanicsville,
n. Y, left her husbands bed last Sun
day morning, crept out of the house,
walked to the cemetery and lay down
beside her mothers grave, where she
was found after daylight sleeping like a
baby.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-09-07

To Cure any Kind of Wart. Paint
occasionally with butter of antimony.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1878-06-18
Sienifas ben II. Suni.


Die Veriammluns wurbe um baIb neun
ubr Sur Oronuns serafen. SdmmtIi9e
Seamte waren ;ugeaen nit Nusnabme bes
Sbasmeilters. Dad einem @ebet .. Rev.
Sdwenniser puroe bic eiite Der OeIssaten
perleien.
Oas Spe,iaI: gomits, weI9em Der Mufs-
tras seseben morben mar, iid ,a ertunbis
gen, wel4er pon ben beiben Oelesaten bes
9ouisuiuer gersins vRSmii1s Sitter" Der
re4tmdbise lit, bsri4tete gu @unitsn bes
5srrn Gbsooor S1dffer. Der Beribt
wu,be anssnommen unb bei4lciIen, bak
Der anbere DeIesat, Ssrr S4udman, BEN
Serbanolunsen beiwobnsn fSnue, aber
ni4t itimmfdbis iei.
Das Gomite fir Antrdse empfabl, bas
ben Yarasrapben uab 80 Der gonititlis
tion foIsenSsr 3uias bsisefast wsrbs:
rSsber OeIssat IN fir ieben bura i'm
uertretenen Yerein, pon wel9em sr isIbif
Dttslieb 1T, su elmer Gimme bsrsdtist."
Sine Idnsere Debate sntitano, unb ss
ipra4en iit mebrere Oelesaten gan, ents
ldieben sesen cine Nnuabme oes 0eri1tS
aus, nameniIi@ beruorbsbene, oaB es una
sere4t wdre, eiusm 8srein, Der ni9t Sns
tereie senus an Der Sade bat, nm einen
OeIssatsn au i9iden, bas Stimmre@t eins
Sardumen.
Der Yoriissr bss gomites erbat ii&
i9lisBli5 bas Rs4t, ben Seri4t Surid,us
siebsn, pomit bic Gorusntion poqitdnbia
einperitanbsn mar.
(5ortiesuns auf Der 4ten Seite.)
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-05-27
The Cruise that Faileth not.

10 thy cruise of comfort wasting! Rise,
and share it with another,
And through all the years of famine 1t
shall serve thee and thy brother;
Love divine will fill thy stGrehouse, OF
thy handful still renew;
Scanty fare for one will often make q
royal feast for two;
For the heart grows rich in giving; all
its wealth is living grain,
Seeds. which mildew in the garner
scattered, fill with gold the plain.
Art thou stricken III life's battles:
many wounded round you moan;
Lavish IN their wounds thy balsams,
and that balm shall heal thine own
Is the heart living power: Selfen.
twined it's strength sinks low;
1t can only live in loving, and by serv-
ing love will grow.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-05-27

WHEN you hear man say. Life il
but dream, tread on bis cores and
wake him up. Life IL real.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-05-27

N Partnership heretofore existing ~. Dsis ssys
undersigned, under the firn naI Haossl. Ksspsnn
wiggin 1 Fox, doing business As Tmo..shiossos fG
the city Of Seattle. King County. American Ho1s
ritory, In the Hotels known - ing y, aiesolvsd
and Occidental Hotel. Is tny 10 charge Of v, y.
3nas Hsass s and $s.I ss
bilities due by the firm OF nlsssx,ng oil BOZ
nection with said House, ana ~, taxing eny hss
due said American House; M.. a.s,mips " e. e.
Of the Occidental Hotel. ana as lid oecidsnss
and liabilities in connection WIZ ans ssid 0eedsp
Hotel, and receiving all monies :,
tai Hotel. ,,yYIMs. wldois
WILLIAM FOX ,s;s
Dated At Seattle, w. T.. April 2s'0' spsediv
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-05-27
MISCELLANEOUS.

CoUnT WASHINGTON. No. q. ss5. ANCIENT
Order OF Forestsrs holds its meetings at
Mssouis Hall every second and fourth Monday In
each month.
All Members Of the Order In good standing are
cordially invited 10 attend.
By order OF the Court.
rn3i.dt, JOHN 8. ANDERSON. sec
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-03-09
In Alsatia.

Here IN friend shall fight Tor thea.. : q
BE thou good fellow and'under ban.
Where have Imat thce?-let me SEQ -
hut, tushi what matter? q, mans, y man
This IL u hand has handled sword,
so M up thy can, and clink with me;
Out with thy troubles-thou hast my word
Here In u friend shall fight for thee.
Thirty years man Alarms WIS hl
Trailed pike In Flanders Trough work
there Y ~ RA.f ,I|F.
storined forts, sacked citics-pass that by
Also the women dragged lly The hair z
There must be soldiers, suppose,
SO long as kings and peoples be;
Marry, sir, It's world OF blows,
But here il friend shall fight for thee.
" Free lance, freebooter" runs the song,
Writ by some skulising clerk, wot. V
never do peaceful burghcrs wrong, "a,
Nor kiss woman, an she would not;
Never take purse but from the dead, b
That are long past spcnding-unlike me-
who seek not your gold, but good instead
For here ia thefIicpd slnlll fiehtifor thee
at!Gs., AZ 81 - X ~ 4 q al
what knavcs DO thcseY No friends Of mine.
III Lps ari,cy with them them. what waptt ye
The splash ON my rufiie--pshaw! Is WINE.
viii draw on ye, dogs, II you dare come
Have at ye, then, without word
Man enough yet for two or three. "a.
old fellow, thou hast one friend-,thy word,
For this IL the friend that fights for thee
n. H. Stoddard, IN Harper's for March.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-03-09
,TT9I >TTCT EBA Vi
CONCERNING A CERTAIN PRODIGAI

lCapt Henry King, in Scribner's for March.
The first time encountered the late
Noah Babbitt, journeyman printer, he
struck me, as they say on.the frontier,
for loan of two dollars. It was in the
sanctum os the Commonwealth newspa-
per at Topeka. He had drifted in from
his habitual wanderings only the day
before, and been put on as a. "1Sgb,"
with the customary ptomisetSofN Hregu-
lar cases" as soon as o vacancy should
occur. This particular night he was
not at work and, aftersthe last of the
loafers had gone, and while i sat run
ming my pencil over a delayed proof
hurriedly, and vexed with the heat and
The buzzing of insects about the lamp
shade-it was fervid August night, L
remember, with not air enough to dis
turb the exchanges lying loosely AZ. the
open window-he tapped me Familiarity
on the shoulder and said. 1.' '.' .'.'
cap, that leader Of yours yester-
day on the labor question was an awful
good thing; you sounded the keynote,
and want to congratulate you" "rt'T
Thereupon we shook hands. with ex-
Cravagant warmth, though with reser-
vation of mutual distrust, Ithink, and
then we fell to talking on variety of
topics, ranging from paupersm to the
doctrine of the atonement, in that can
did, positive and encyclopedia, but
picturesque and superficial, style cons
mon to newspaper offices the world
over. So much did the fellow interest
me, that, weary as I was with the nights
work, found myself, after two hours,
still patiently listening to him, as the
town clock struck Ain the morning. In
spite of my first instructive misgivings,
ne made me like him. He seemed so
frank and self-confdent, SO observant,
so quick witted, and SO heroically con-
tented; and then, did he not fill every
lull in the conversation with q Halter
ing reference to my editorialsP All,
right well he knew. the calculating
wretch, that he, too, had sounded a key
note with that introductory congrstuia-
ton. But it was not until after we had
finished our talk, and was making
ready TO leave him, that he asked me
hardly know how, il was done SO dex-
.erously-to favor him with "couple
of dollars, till Saturday" OF course be
got it, though L needed not to be told
that with the borrowing printer, "till
Saturday" is aymcasure of time that
spans eternity; and then he walked
with me, arm-in-arm, 10 the Old Crow
saloon, where he would not permit me
20 avoid joining him in a glass Of ale,
aid, Is turned 10 60, | saw him hand
my two-dollar bill over the bar with an
air Of complscence that really touched
me like a personal kindness.
After that we were frequently tcgeth-
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-03-09

THERE may be an eternal fitness in
things, but it's mighty hard for an un-
shackled mind to make out why a soap
fat man should have a voice as plaintive
and full of woe as a camp-Deeting eI-
horter.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1878-11-30
GREAT BRITAIN.

LONDON, Nov. 29.-The condi-
tion of the iron and coal trades in
the South Stafordshire district is
growing worse. The New British
Iron Company, of Cradley, one of
the largest coal and iron concerns,
has given notice of the closing Of
the greater part of its works rather
than continue operations at loss.
The blast furnace proprietors of
South Staffordshire and East Wor-
cestershire have decided to reduce
the wages of their employees ten per
cent.
At Maryport the Hematite Iron
Company also have given notice of
a reduction of wages. The Kentish
hop growers met at Maidstone yes.
terday and resolved that in view of
the general depression in agricul-
ture and commerce throughout the
Kingdom, which is largely caused
by the protective tariffs of foreign
countries, the time he's arrived
when in fairness to British in
terests, the duties on foreign pro
ductions should be revived. The
participators in the meeting pledged
themselves to use their best endeav-
ors in the Chambers of Commerce
and Agriculture ttr roughour the
country, to sgitate the question
of retaliatory tariffs. A committee
was appointed to promote the OBJ
jects of tie meeting.
The twenty-five thousand dollars
belonging to one of the rescued
passengers of the Pomerania, found
in the boat belonging to the steamer,
was in the shape of draft for that
amount.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1878-11-30
THE EAST.

LONDON, Nov. 29.-Two thousand
troops and large additional supplies
of arms and ammunition and field
supplies are being embarked for
the Cape of Good Hope as rapidly
as possible.
Count Schburaloy, Russian EN-
bassador to England, had a long
conference with Lord Salisbury,
British Minister of Foreign Affairs,
yesterday at the Foreign Office,
prior to the meeting of the Cabinet
Council.
The announcement from Paris on
the 9th inst. Of the death of NJ.
Jean Pierre Napoleon Eugene
Chevandeer Devaldrome, a French
statesman, is incorrect. He is,
however, seriously i'll.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1878-11-30
NEW YORK.

New YORK, Nov. 29.-Great pre-
parations are being made for the In
ternational Dairy Fair, which opens
Monday next. 1t is confidently ex-
pected that the undertaking will
meet with success. The railroads
entering New York will issue ex-
cursion tickets to parties attending
the fair, the Erie and New York
Central at two-thirds rate, and the
Pennsylvania at two cents a mile.
Parties paying full rates on the last
two roads will be given return tickets
at reduced rates by exhibiting their
certificate of attendance at the fair.
All tickets will be stamped with
" attendance at the Secretary's
desk inside the fair.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1878-11-30
MARINE DISASTERS.

LONDON, Nov. 27.-It has now
been ascertained that the following
persons, who were passengers on
the Pomerania, landed at Cher
bourg: Madame G.. S. Defreire, and
five persons of her family, from
Washington; Mr.. Z. A. Ward, and
six persons of his family, New
York; Mr.. E. Armstrong, and four
persons of his family, San Fran
cisco; Messrs. L. F. Schwartz, Otto
Korenmann and ]. Charles, New
York: Mr.. w. s. Adams, Spring
field, Mass; Mr.. Chas. j. Guillemot,
New York; Mr.. Johann Braun,
Quincy, His; Messrs. F. Mori, B.
Arm, Columbus, o.; ?. Gross, st.
Louis, Mo-; Louis Yerth, Keokuk,
Ia; J. NJ, Walz, Sandusky, o.; W.
Alexander, Paris; R. Geiger, New
York; D. Scherer possibly Dagabert
Scheren, New York;; L.. Dresner.