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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-10-02

viso list tAsy wear calico dresses, hick-
DRY shirts and help In The cooking.
VIXEN they aFs ct homo they live on
Fifth avenue, and keep = dosen servantA.
Ths lady who acted the part Of Deborah
n Mn. Charles L.. the wife Of the
tallest young man. She il great Ut phi
vats AeatSicalA and full Of fun. Oh,
Uibhon, Dibbon, how she ID laughing ct
ypu now. You know they know lots Of
people It Tie stickup, and the story will
r. up tAere BY to-morrow. I wouldn't
t. yoa for fifty dollarA"
Tony Dfbb0n would certainly have
taken hfty dollars for himself Just then,
II any one had made him an Offer. He
went back to stickup's with MI.
Jenkins, but he only stayed long enough
70 pay his bill, get his portmanteau, and
take the outgoing stage. He did mot in.
tend to wait until the story reached
6tickup'A He spent the rest Of his Va
cation at his gfandmother'a, BY Swan
Greek, and VA impolite enough to say
'sbother' to his cousin Sally, when she
i~nnocently asked him whether flowers or
feathers were most worn in tho Last New
York hata, and whether the street dresses
were going 70 Be long or short
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-10-02

AZ Last the oldest man has turned up.
There ID no doubt about the fairness Of
his claim to the title, and no chance
that : rival viii soon appear, for this
persons age exceeds BY hall . century
that Of old PAR, who Il perfectly known
to have beaten every ether patriarch
since the antediluvian days He 10
sides in the Republic Of Columbia
state whose chief products . to b
tobacco, straw hats, monks, volcanoes
and earthquakes-chiehy the last-and
be il . half caste, Miguel Soils BY name.
At . recent conferenceof the physicians
Of Bogata, DR.. Louis Hernandes Soils, It
appears, 10 modest enough to claim an
~ OF no more than $50 years, but his
neighbour. all of whom Of course, have
Known him from infancy, repudiate the
notion that he IL such q youngster and
loudly anert that he has overpassed his
second century. The Oldest inhabitants
told DR.. Hernardes that when they were
boys Soils had the reputation Of being
more than . century old, and con6rma-
ton of this h said to be afforded by the
fact that . signature which Soils rec0g-
nixes - his own appears among the list
Of contributors to the cost of erecting
the convent Of San Sebastian in 1712,
when he VA . sprightly infant OF 30 OF
thereabouts. But, unfortunately, - no
witness of this interesting signature can
be found In the natural course Of
things, the attestati0n turns upon old
Soils good faith or his memory, and,
without being uncharitable, We may
fear that one or the other may be de-
fective. For the rest, the aged curiosity
il interesting enough. DR.. fernando.
found him in good health and at worl
the garden. His skin resembled parch
ment, and his long snow-white hair va
wound about his head in turban fashion
His eyes cleaned 20 fixed - to make hi
visitor feel uncomfortable when l00ket
at" He attributed the length OF his Lift
to regular and moderate diet. He eat
only one meal . day, but that consists o
" strong and hearty food" to which h
devotes himself aMiduously for NOR
than half An hour 1t . stretch, havinl
discovered that NO man car eat moro u
half IN hour than be can digest II
twenty-four hours But this is not oil
for he fasts two whole days every month
and then refreshes himself by copiOu
draughta of cold water, which il prob
ably . more stimulating diet in thos
regions than it Is in Europe. Finally
he always lets his food got cold befor
partaking of it, and he considers tina
this precaution has had . great deal 7
do with the prolongation Of his life
London Telegraph.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-10-02

Fairbanks 3 Co, scale manufaCturerD
alEsady ct tArss gold msdais ct Paris.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-10-02

FROM J. M. Pettengill, of Salisbury,
Nasa.-I have sold more boxes Of GRAcs's
SALvE during the Last four months than OF
any other like preparation in my store In
fact 1t 10 the only Salve for which there II
any sale. This bsspeaks tho confidence OF
the public in its virtues and il in my opinion
. valuable recommendation Of its healing
nronArtiea.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-10-02

To cleanse and whiten the teeth, to
sweeten the breath, use Browne Campher'
ated ~Saponacsous Dentifrice. twenty-five
cents q bottle.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-10-02

bowed h1D adteua, ahe cried after him:
"6ay, mister, IL / was 10 come to New
York ard ~ my cap for one Of those
Gty fellowR Do you think ! could catch
hnfs And then rho was rome.
What afe thoae rustics III laughing ct
togethe4f He could not xuea.
He he'd not proceeded far along the
nod when = figure appeared In view.
which b knew to b that Of his friend
Jonhina. he reporter.
3 Hsllo Dibbcnr h cried. awhsrs
.Oh," rid Dibbcn, "Tvs been losing
myself IN The wood4 and have made the
acquaintance Il the n~atives-ate dinner
WisA IN, hai hal Very good natured
thsz wsrsi 6snt this boy homo with
Jsntina looksd : Dibbon, than At the
6AA," aid h. aYou're 1t the
xh Tn, ain't you3"
aYeA ~ rid ths boy, grinning.
Give ny respects 70 HI. X-D
I'D Jenkina "and ~ I shall do myself
~ gzeet pleasure of calling to-norrow.
Ky - n. Dibbon afs. You csn 90"
~Dlbhsn. rid Jsnkina, 'you haven't
- a4 IL x-sfs"
Idoait know,n mid Dibbon. "Its|
snne natives o. other. They've never
soen ! New Yorker before; didn't know
NAat Z stsest va q anything. Pretty
nix1D tkeee, TO. Nice fellowp-only ascb
= cuotrmoAhAi hal I've ) MINI, f6r I
1tg1n1fGI Nh 6kn& EnGt3c beauty. Doho-
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-10-02
RURAL ECONOMY.



Provide shelter for the young stock
before the nights get cold.
RUB . little soft scat on the cracking
gate or barn door hinges, and stop the
Unnecessary noise and wear.
MANY times florists, instead of remov-
ing = plant to = larger pot, simply wash
tho soil from the roots, and return it to
the same pot, but in . new soil.
IT il well to look out for the new
strawberry bed. Do not wait for rain,
but set the plants properly, and they
will 10 ready for the first shower that
comes.
The suggestion il made that by rub
binx q horse with q decoction Of walnut
leaves the flies may be kept at . distance
and Z vast amount of energy which is
now expended through the muscle of the
tail will 60 into the horses legs.
THE American Bee Jouvmg says: This
month (September) promises to be q
busy one for bees. The buckwheat yield
will be large, and golden rods and fall
flowers promise . good yield. Get all
the box honey possible, for it sells much
more readily than extracted. "Keep
ali colonies strong" il the best advice;
uniting of strengthening with q frame of
brood when necessary to do %.
TIE island Of Jersey produces q re-
variable variety of cabbage, called the
T" jersey Cow Cabbsge," which grows to
the height of four to six feet, and is
cultivated for fodder. The stalk, which
il tall and straight, is often made into
walking sticks; this when smoothed of
and vanished, is similar in appearance
to q bamboo cane, and most traveller,
who visit the island carry away . cab
bage walking-stick.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Journal O
Agriculture writes: Having had som,
experience with the mad itch in cattle
/ want to say to my fellow-farmera
beware of feeding your swine on greer
corn stalks, ~ it . common practice will
some, and then letting your cattle hav
access to your feed grounds. The hog
will chew the substance from the stalk
and spit out the remainder in punches
the cattle eat this refuse and it clogs tn
manifold, causing this dread disease.
Col. F. d CURTIS says in the Rsrd
Nec Yorker: GA hen was driven fror
the nest, where she was sitting, by th
myriads of lice on her. W. found he
dropping and weak, and rubbed powder
ed sulphur all through her feathers, an
shut her up in a coop with three incht
Of dry ashes over the bottom. We hav
since been told that . little kerosene o
poured ON the roOsts, and in the nest
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1878-05-23
The Naval Report

The majority report on naval eXpendi-
lures from the House Committee shows
that Robson squandered the public mon
ey most shamefully, presumably upon his
tavorites. The minority report, on the
contrary, is eXculpatory in tone but the
abuses Of which Robson was guilty are
too patent to be covered up or excused.
The st. Louis Republican puts the two re-
ports in contrast as follows The inVeS-
tigation took in the eight years of the late
administration, from 1869 to 1876, during
which the department was in charge of
Mr. Robson, whom Mr.. Schurz once de
5cribcd as "a great constitutional lawyer
amongst sailors and great sailor amongst
constitutional lawyers" The appropria-
tons voted to the navy during this period
We're large aggregating $4,000. 900:
and yet the expenditures were still larger,
for there are debts to the amount Of So
2l1 ,o:}S remaining unpaid Mr.. Robeson's
hequest to his successor The two reports
agree in recommending that these debts
ought to be paid, and a bill has been in
troduced to authorize the payment.
The majority report dcnounces the
Robson administration as marked by
protigacy, favoritism and disregard Of
luw. The purchases Of materials were
in excess Of the needs Of the Department.
and in excess Of its means also, the cX-
ccssjye purchases having evidently been
made solely for the benefit of the secre-
tary's fayorites and friends. All the adj
vantage Of competition was set aside no
calls for bids were made, and the con
tracts for timber. iron and boilers were
50 greatly beyond what the navy needed
that the present secretary found it neces-
Sary to suspend them. y large share of
the Indebtedness of the department is due
on account Of contracts for repairing or
rather rebuilding the monitors Puritan,
-tmphitrite, Terror, Monadnock and Mi
antonomah, which are still SO incomplete
that the contracts for finishing them range
from @57- 900 for the Terror to Il, AZ
G42 for the Puritan. The minority report,
on the other hand, asserts that the ma
iority have ignored testimony to indulge
in mdescrycd censure, and that their re-
port is conceived il q spirit Of fault find
ing and as to the excessive expenditures,
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1878-05-23
The investigation.

When the electoral commission reached
verdict by refusing to examine the evil
dence in the case before it, the Journal
made an earnest protest against this
eight to seven partizan decision, but
agreed that 1t was wise to accept the
verdict. We see no reason to change our
opinion, even in the light of later events.
The declarations of those rascallv poll
tIcans, McLin and Dennis, only affirm
what was known very well before These
confessions were no doubt called out
By the Maryland resolutions of inquiry.
The passage Of those Maryland resolu-
TONS by the National House, after long
hesitation, shows that the Democratic
party without attempting to prevent Mr.
Hayes from working out his full term, in
tends that the truth should be reached
and made plain. The Democrats are de-
termined that the American people shall
be completely enlightened regarding the
electoral frauds that the knowledge shall
be so accentuated as to make their repeti-
ton impossible. We believe, however,
that the people are fully awake to the
facts, and that re-opening of the case
now is n*t absolutely called for. 1t is
doubtful if any really new evidence is to
be introduced, and the endless iteration
Of the old facts would be stale, fiat and
Improbable. Public business would be
delayed, and public funds spent in fight
ing anincubus which is unpleasant enough,
indeed, but which might as we'll be let
alone, unless much new light is to be OBJ
tanned. As the party cheated by the
hocus pOcus of the electoral commission
tacitly agreed to accept that verdict and
bide its time, this legislative re-opening
Of the matter makes the Democratic party
liable to the charge of obstructing the
business legislation Of the country, for
the sake of political effect Nevertheless
it is important to the country that the
frauds shall be fully uncovered, and that
the perpetrators shall be punished. And
it does not by any means follow that Mr..
Hayes is to be deposed from his seat. Let
the punishment fall on the perpetrators
OF the fraud; but let us abide by our
agreement to accept the verdict of the
electoral commission, grievously cheated
though we have been.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1878-05-23
Mr.. Partridge Rises to Explain the Stock
ton Exclamation

ME EDITOR 1t would seem and ~ understood
by the taxpayers Of Stockton, who read tie report
Of Messrs Woods and Porter As published last
week in the Age, that | had helped to swell the
expenses of the town by bill for legal services of
S56-1S In order to correct this error, wish 10
state publicly, that have done no business for
the present board of seectmen during the last two
years, nor for the town other than the following:
True Green, collector Of taxes for the year 1870
brought suits against several delinquent taxpayers,
and they were defauted without trial The @J6 IS
was simply the :" taxable costs of suit IN those
actions, and | paid the bill by request of Mr..
Green, he giving Inc the money. Now # MI Green
collects the amount of the executions, he will of
course, collect this bill of costs of the parties who
were sued, and the town suffer nothing by the
transaction. | was as anxious as any one to have
the gentlemen publish an account of their investi-
cations. but must object to that part of their re-
port which makes me the recipient Of Sj67S for
legal services. L. NJ PARTRIDGE.
Stockton, Nav 20
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1878-05-23
Nominations.

AUGUSTA, May 81 The following nominations
have been made by His Exceency, the Governor
Trustees of the Insane Hospital-John T. Gil
man, Portland; Fred E. Richards, Camden Trustee
of the College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Caleb A. Chaplin, Harrison. Commissioners under
the Resolve for an investigation relating to cleo
tons IN certain towns and plantations" approved
Feb. 2lst, 1873 Lucilius A. Emery. Ellsworth
Chas. Buttum, Orono; Alfred S Kimball, Water
ford. Fish Wardens for the State-Geo n Pres
colt, Monmouth; Hollis J. Rowe, Newport; A. c.
Carr Winthrop
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1878-05-23
News of the City and County

Strawberries arc to be abundant this year.
A large amount OF new sidewalk is being built
about the city.
The sch. 4. W Ellis is On Dyers railway under
going some repairs.
The frames of the two banks building in the Cot.
trall yards are all up.
John II Gordoa, of Brooks, has received pa
tent Oil shor backing.
III these hard times economical people have
their trowsers half soled
II johnson j. adding u bis house hand
some Day window FIR plants
The evening game OF base bail oh The comu9l
attracts a crowd of spectators
Sheriff Walls stIn actively attends to his duties
Eis arrested a runaway horse Friday.
TAe trees ARE rapidly putting out their leaves
arid it aooa can be sad-"lo summer Is here"
THE frequent rains Of late have given grass Il
gooI start aad the prospect of large hay crop
good
rl., the season Of the year when the Amer
cta youth can wear shoes or go bareooted as be
mty elcat
N.s Wells. widow ot the late Capt NatLao
Wells IDad .u tl. city, on thc lth. a the rlr
az. of 1o.
Huram> advance agent ht- 5Icd thc city W.T..
ta. a., noeurnt lila. lc aju be hcr, JUNE
w.3. ,.c -..lt.st -au0 earta
Bv N..g street Is being graded a,ra sidewalk
When .t shall be bu,'t. ta, street will be an exec.
eat pllo, tas az. oecaas promenade
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Goneralitles.

Boston's debt was reduced -, l33, lS3 during
the past year,
Hon. A. F. Drinkwater and wife Of Ellsworth,
have left for the Paris Exposition
san Francisco special says the steamer Citv
Of Sydney has been sold to the Russian agents
Mrs. Whitman Harrington Of Wilton, committed
suicide Tuesday by cutting her throat She was
insane.
A boy scarcely II years old was found lying
dead drunk on the sidewalk i'll Portland Ncdnes
day afternoon,
The total appropriation recommended for sup
porting the federal army for the next fiscal year is
S2L032m l.03
The Grecnback county committee have selected
Aug. 9TH, at Portland, for holding the Cumberland
county convention.
The Democratic papers generally approve the
proposition to place General Fremont on the re
tired list OF the army.
Mrs Lydia Sherman, the lunate poisoner Of
three husbands and four children died in the State
prison At Hartford Thursday.
During the winter several houses On the Poland
camp grounds have been entered, contents dam
aged and many things taken.
The Skowhegan Town Poor House and shed were
destroyed by fire at 3 o'clock Sunday morning
cause unknown Loss 200 insured
The people living on the Labrador coast are
represented to be in deporable condition. owing
70 the failure Of their fisheries last fall
Her Majesty, Queen Victoria has the war fever
on For the first time in twenty two Years She
Will visit Woolwich and inspect the troops
A named Geo A. Richardson has been
swindhng people IN Lawrence by selling them
what purported to be concentrated food but which
T4.IO ia hp hrpr
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1878-05-23

Subscribers requested to take notice of the
date on the colored slips attached to the paper 1t
is the only form OF receipt used. For instance,
- May -, means that the subscription is paid to
that date W hen payment is made, the date
DATES ARE CORRECT Subscribers in arrears
are requested to forward the sums due.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1878-05-23

King Humbert of Italy allows unusual
freedom of discussion. A republican con-
gress lately met at Rome, at which the
speakers denounced every form of gov
eminent except that Of Republic. They
were entirely unmolested by the Italian
police, Italy now enjoys more freedom
of speech than France, with her republic
can form of government.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1878-05-23

SUBSCRIBERS renting money or desiring to
have the address Of papers changed must state the
Post Office to which the paper has been sent as
well as the office TO which it is to GO
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1878-05-23

Charles L. York of Portland, has been visiting
relatives in Boston. On Thursday evening last,
while at the house of Mr. Joseph Marchington in
charge of small pistol which he had in his vest
pocket and which was discharged by contact with
the cord attached to his eye glasses as he was re-
moving the vest preparatory to retiring He was
80 years old and leaves family.
1t is said over forty sheep have been killed by
dogs in Stark this spring
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1878-05-23

There is no newspaper in the state, nor
has there ever been, that gets hoisted so
often and so high, by vigorous kicks
from its contemporaries, as the Rockland
Opinion. For meddling with the bust
ness affairs Of the Gazette of that city,
the Opinion gets this retort-" If the
Opinion man will take the trouble to try
to keep sober enough to run his own Of
flee, we will excuse him from giving any
help in the management Of ours
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1878-05-23

ADMINISTRATORS, EXECUTORS and GUARDIANS
desiring their advertisements published in the Jour
nal will please SO state to the Court.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1878-05-23

A friend in Boston has sent to this office
a piece of tin-foil from the monograph.
This small bit of metal is indcntcd with
fine lines and dots, which to one unac-
quainted with the secret would seem to
have no significance. But put this very
sheet of tin-foil on the cylinder Of the
phonograph and turn the crank, and you
will hear selections from Shakespeare Poe,
Tennyson, etc. This latest great invcn-
ton is one of the most wonderful triumphs
of mind over matter that the world has
yet seen. The monograph is destined
to play an important part in the social
life of the present and future generations.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1878-05-23

The Democratic State Convention will
be held at Portland, Tuesday, June 18th.
We shall publish the call next week.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1878-05-23
A Bit of treenback History.

AS soon as Il man, III any line of achieve
ment, has climbed high enough on the lad
der of fame to attract notice, the world
begins to inquire concerning his personal
history, and to become interested in the
minutest particulars Of the career that is
broadening and deepening before its eyes.
This is natural-it is human. And the
demand usually calls forth a supply, sat
lsfactory in quantity, if not in quality.
One of the latest objects Of interest, in
this way, is our neighbor the editor Of the
Progressive Age, who has been named
as the Greenback candidate for Governor
of Maine, and whose prominence in con
nection with those dcludcd dreamers
seems to warrant that distinction. Two
things are necessary to the creation of q
popular hero tTst, heroic deeds sec-
ond, chronicler Of those deeds. 1t III
said that for every public need for All
pressing emergencies, tie man ALWAYS hle
been and always will be found. But who
supposed the fiery orator Fogg, who SO
stirred the GTeenback masses in this civ
a few Saturday evenings ago, to he tho
historian whose pen would present to thu
people OF Maine the coming man Yet
1t is even so The latest number III
Chase's Chronicle, Of which the eloquent
Fogg is editor, thus launches out
While at the meeting of the state committee in
ge o ,, to- US ' for the % next o rcs HN' % IN
Governor Go Mr. Rns'. We think, j., man wc fitted
him as her standar bea ear r" H. N Ga1 y 1g f
aliiIiatlon with The Republican party tor ,ome
on the point Of cantraction AID to "s' "a, Ja '
stang id f2T "reenbaeks He is very able man au
itor and proprietor Of the Belfast Ace. one Of III
ldlS as G a %o.f5' T , parr IN the state
AND . J.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1878-05-23

The Boston Advertiser has All article,
on the Potter resolution, entitled "The
madness Of the hour" Yes, the Repub-
licans are pretty mad.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1878-05-23

Scion Chases much heralded meeting
at PASSPORT was a fizzle of the smallest
kind. The attendance was meagre, and
no club was formed.
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The following are authorized agents for the
Journal
5. K. NILES, No 8, fremont ST. Boston.
$ NJ. PEr1ENGLL, & Co, State St, Boston,
and 81 Park Row, n. Y.
HORACE DopD, l2l Washington St. Boston
GEO p RowELL & Co. 40 Park Row, New York.
BATES ii LoCKE, 81 Park Row, New York.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1878-05-23

While some German Americans were
last year in Berlin they called upon Bis
marck, and the conversation naturally
turned upon international topics. Among
other opinions upon the United States
the chancellor Of the empire expressed
one that American bccr was not 50 good
as German. Ills visitors were a little
piqued, and when they had returned to
New York they sent to Bismarck barrel
Of fine lager hoping TO receive in return
his private opinion as to its merits The
Old diplomatist returned his thanks thro'
bis secretary, but gave no judgment about
the quality Of the beer But an unex-
pectcd result has grown ont Of the Incl
dent. 1t appears that the New York beer
did in reality create sensation at Ber-
lin, and the senders of Bismarcks barrel
have received several orders fol- samples
from importers at the German capital.
Perhaps here is a stroke Of fortune 1t
will he queer enough if America shall ex-
port beer to Germany. 1t will be like
carrying water to a river