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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-12-07
Great Discovery in Chemistry.

AT the last sitting of the French
Academy Of Sciences a very remark
able communication was read ty NJ.
Dumas from Mr.. Norman Lockyer,
which, should his views turn out to
be correct, will entirely overthrow
all the theories Of chemistry at pres
ent accepted. In a series of investi-
cations, extending over some wears,
into the nature Of the spectra of the
sun, Of other celestial bodies, ana the
artificial spectra of different simple
bodies at various degrees of temper
ature, Mr.. Lockyer has arrived at
the conviction that all the elementary
bodies recognized by chemists are
neither more nor less than hydrogen
at various degrees of condensation.
For the moment he furnishes no
speelfe details, but he PROMISES very
soon 70 present material, physical
and chemical proof of this extraor-
dinary fact, which he states is already
placed beyond the domain of pr0ba-
bilities, and will inaugurate a new
chemistry, giving us a far more ex-
panded idea Of the simplicity of the
proceedings by which the world in
which we live was gradually formed.
According to Mr.. Lockyer the stars,
which are the hottest, contain either
pure hydrogen or the most element
airy bodies. The sun, which is only
of medium heat, consists of mix.
ture OF various elements, while the
colder celestial bodies show the most
compleXed compounds.
The greatest anxiety was expressed
to be made acquainted with the ma.
ture of the experiments which had
led the learned investigator to come
to such conclusions. The startling
nature of the announcement is suf.
ficient to excite great astonishment,
as it is utterly opposed to all our pre-.
conceived notions of the chemistry
OF the universe, and very naturally
makes US think that the ancient as.
trologers, with their notions of the
transmutatiOn Of metals were not
such visionaries after all as they have
been generally considered-only they
turned their efforts in a wrong direc
ton.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-12-07

Governor Hampton IS especially
interested in the vote cast by the
county which bears his name. Early
in the campaign there was some fear
that it would disgrace" him by 60
ing Republican, and his Charleston
organ published several stirring APP
peals to the bulldozers on the subject,
going so far as to threaten that the
beloved name would be taken from
the county in case the Republicans
carried it. The appeals had their
effect, evidently, for the bulldozers
buried an honest Republican major
ity of 500 under a tissue ballot ma
jority of $500. The name will be
suffered to remain, therefore, and it
ought to remain--for the bulldozers
have made it fit better than ever.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-12-07

An investigation of the recent fire
at Cape May, New Jersey, fastents
upon Mr.. S. r. Ludlam, ofthe Ocean
House, a very strong suspicion of
the crime OF incendiarism. The en-
terprising landlord will be treated to
taste of Jersey law. 1t turns out
that his property was well insured
and that when he wept over the
ruins of his hotel his tears were not
real tears.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-12-07

Alexander Fl. Stephens says the
cotton crop in parts Of the South will
not pay the cost of production, and
that many planters will be compelled
to go into bankruptcy. Let them
pay more attention to farming and
less to politics and see how that will
work, or, as has been tersely said,
"Raise less hell and more cotton"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-12-07

Somebody who seems to have tried
it, says: The latest methods we
have heard of curing cases of pure
sleeplessness, when unaccompanied
by pain or disease, is the following:
Get out of bed and take linen band
age-althougha "a handkerchief, neatly
folded longwise will do as well, per-
haps better. Dip one half the hand
kerchief into water, pass the wet
portion around the wrist, over this
lay the dry half, and tuck in the
ends so as to make all secure. Lie
down again. The wet bandage will
be found to exercise most soothing
influence on the pulse this will soon
extend all over the nervous system
and calm, refreshing sleep will be
the result"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-12-07

The solidity of the South Carolina
victory is almost as great in the Leg
i5lature as in the Congressional dele
CATION. Out of the 15S members
there are only eight Republicans
three in the Senate and five in the
House. The Hampton plan admits
ofno halfway work. It's justification
is the necessity of having the State
government in the hands of white
men, but it does not seem necessary
to reduce the colored representation
to so small a minority in order 10
give the white men control. Do the
white men wish to have it appear
that they are unable to cope with
more than eight Republicans in the
great work of purifying public affairs
by means of stuffed ballot boxes 2"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-12-07

N8Ner, OF MISSOURI, the lone fish
eriAAn, is unfortunately relegated to
pliNNte life by the late elections. He
haa not secured the affections of the
par1F at large, was not appreciated
~ nls immediate constituents, and
theHdeestrict' went back on him.
Weneed not say we shall miss him;
IHisS his activity and earnestness, and
ire Enthusiastic but laundering conf
dnee with which he fired the raw
w1lato at his foe and hit invariably
Hsnearest friend in the ear. Let US
@thankful, however, that he is not
q be jerked out of public life and
slN}y from public sight suddenly, as
III che hook Of some fisherman, as
eSgef and excitable as himself had
"a CHI in his trousers. He has three
4nAnths to get away in. and retires to
aDsV ssit music by the band. Lei US
fzsSG fse Gse u .s s.sese threemontlls..
He is now untrammelIed. Through
the short session he can, if he be so
disposed, make things uncommOnly
lively. The Democracy having vir-
tually repudiated him, he can say,
with Cataline, she held some
slack allegiance till" the NoYenber
election, "but now his swords his
;" or with Lord Angus, that the
Glover's :'hand's his own ;" or with
well there are lots of things ofsuch
things that he can say, and say well,
if he only has a mind to look them
up. But we don't want him to do
that. We would not for the world
incite mutiny in his breast, or say a
word to turn him against the grand
old party which he so aflectiOnately
paved the clothes all off fiom during
the last session. What we do want
of him is to pursue the same methods
he has followed heretofore, insp red
by the same patriotic purpose to eX-
pose Republican rascahties and catch
Republican rogues. We would not
have him change his opinion or his
purpose, his direction or his tactics.
There are, Of course, stray odds and
ends of the investigations of the last
session that he will pick up and put
in shape fer history; and there may
be some tagging DEFICIENCIES in the
pay of experts, detectives, stenogra-
pliers, secretaries and the like that he
will expect to recommend apprOpri-
atiOns for; but these duties will not
occupy his time entirely. His active
mind and agile disposition will hard
iy'be content with routine work of
this sort. We know he longs for new
and fresh fields of Investigation. We
have one for him. What better could
he and his committee do than inVes-
tlgate this South Carolina business,
and bring the Radical party to JUS
tice? This will occupy his mind and
time for the next three months, and
will be well worth his while And
We are in favor of his having the
unlimited power he asked for year
ago, which was denied him to sum-
mon everybody, and go anywhere,
administer all kinds of oaths, issue
all sorts of Writs and summonses,
imprison for contempt, use thumb
screws and the rack, and in general
make things liVelv.-N. Y. Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-12-07
NUMBER al.


A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN Demo-
CRATs.-Mr. James p. Barr, editor
of the Pittsburg (Pa.) Post, in long
article over his own signature, re-
views the statements made in a
recently promulgated circular, said
to have been written and issued by
U. S. Senator Wallace. Mr.. Barr
denies that Wallace ever extended
any favors to him, although he
lWallacel has always professed
friendship to him in any aspirations
he had eyer had. Barr calls him a
hypocrite, and charges him with at
tempting to subvert the principles of
democracy, that the Cameron may
take root and the Senator become the
moving controlling and the only
lever in Pennsylvania politics out
side of the Cameron school, with
Simon Cameron and Wallace as the
preceptors. He denies Wallaee's
charge that he (Barr) injected sectar-
ianism into politics,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-12-07

a train-load of Southwest Virgin
ia arrived at Norfolk Wednesday for
shipment to Europe. Almost every
cotton ship leaving port for Liver
ppol takes out a deck load of beeyes
from the Virginia grazing lands and
cattle expectation is rapidly growing
to be business of vast Importance
to the Norfolk section.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-12-07

The other day mean man out in
Western Iowa went out into quiet
country place and died so quick that
his wife got his insurance money be-
fore the company had time to fail.
The president says he never felt so
swindled and cut up since he has
been in the business.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-12-07

You need not neglect your busi-
ness when troubled with Cough or
Cold, if you only use reliable RENE
dy at once. DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup
is the best remedy we know of. Price
only 25 cents.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-12-07
$50 ACHES
OF
Good EGg8sG
For Sale Cheap.

This Land lies on the Hooppole
Road, about six miles north east
from Oakland, b. & O. r.. r., and is
generally covered with good timber.
Would make several good farms.
Will be sold in bulk or in small
lots. Title good.
For particulars and terms apply to
this Office or to the postoffice, Oak
land, Garrett Co., Md.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-12-07
Led to Glory.

So there's to be a tableau and a
panorama. 1t was announced by
that elouuentand imprisoned orator,
Senator Ben Hill, of Georgia, in his
recent speech before the Georgia
Legislature, in which he repelled
with Indignation the charge ithat
tive of the South" and I'VE of the
Democratic party" mean any other
revolution than from fraud to hon.
esty, from extravaganza to economy,
from ruin to prosperity, from uncon-
stitutional Republicanism to consti-
tutional Democracy" Says the
Georgia orator in his own lofty man
ner: "To take this country blythe
hand and lead it back to glory and
prosperity is the mission Of the Dem
ocracy." This is new statement of
it, Or else there's been 4 chan ge az
omission" Since the party iast had a
chance to control the Government,
Its mission then was very obviously
to take this country by the throat
instead of by the aand, and as for
leading it tC glOry-it may be 50, but
we suspect the country would have
reached it in the same way as the
young girl whose suffering ended
with the day"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-05

ID. c.. Galveston, Texas.-In the hot
weather cases often occur where death
or great prOstratiou ensues from drink
ing ice water, or bathing in cold water,f
while the body is exhausted from heat
or exercise. The same thing happens
to animals under similar circumstan-
ces. Cold water in hot weather, if the
person is heated, should always be
drunk in small quantities at a time. If
not, although neither death nor pros
tration may follow, a troublesome de-
rangement of the digestive tract n
sues, often laying the foundation for
other troubles. When the body is
heated or exhausted a bath in cold
water ought never TO be taken. a
sponge bath Will answer until the
vigor of the body has had time to b,
restored.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-05
Working the Public Roads

n question of keeping up the pub
lie roads and altering existing laws
bearing on the subject. will come
squarely before the next LEGISLATURE
And like all other great measures Of
reform, should engage the attention Of
members without regard To party poll
ties. The opening up of new roads
and the keeping of the old ones in re
PAIR, Is a burden which every good
citizen should be willing to bear in N
way or another. Suppose then. that
we do away with the present numerous
exemptions, and require every male
citizen of the state between the ages Of
twenty-one and fifty, to do work on
the public roads either in person or by
proxy. Then put a light tax on the
rolling stock, horses, mules &C., of
those not compelled to work on the
road. This money could go for the
building of bridges, throwing up extra
And by this means every citizen could
be reached and made IL contribute his
part for the improvement of the pub
lie highways Of the state. Let the
public press of the state speak out on
this subject. Let us discuss the mat
ter in such a way that the Legislature
will have a fair knowledge of the senti-
ments of the people on the subjects by
the time of its meeting. That the pres
ent law is defective and unequal all
muat admit. We nave too many ex-
.mp:ions: Let US cure the evil. bv
just and honest legislation.
DUPLIN FARMER.
Magnolia, y. c.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-05

NJ. X. Memphis, Tenn.-Fruit in its
season may be safely INDUCED in by
the strong, according to their discre-
ton. taste, appetite, or thirst. To the
valetudinarian. if discreet in the
timing and dose of the fruit he takes,
it will be alike grateful and restorative.
He must, however, be careful not to
eat any quantity Oh a loaded stomach,
as it is too frequently done in the shape
of dessert after dinner. F~arlnaceous
fruit. as the melon, is the least digesti-
BILE; SO also are the common stone
fruits. The peach and apricot, how
ever, are as light and digestible as
they are delicious. Cherries are less
digestible. Apples and pears are next
in point Of digestibility. The small
seeded fruits, as grapes, strawberries
raspberries, gooseberries, and cranber-
ries are the most wholesome.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-05
Charles Reade in a Passion

The distinguished Novelist. Charles
Reade, believes that a man must exer-
else by habitual use, each arm alike. If
he would have a well balanced. equally
developed brain. Mr.. Bradbury of
Cincinnati wrote 10 him differing in
opinion and saying among other things:
All signatures of great men he had
seen were every one written with the
right hand. Perhaps our old friend
William Shakespeare was drunk or
paralytic when he wrote the two speci-
mems of his writing left to us. or per
haps he was trying 10 write with his
left hand"
Reade rallied al him III reply as fol
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-05
MOORESVILLE, n. c.,
Aug. Goth, 1873.

Mr. Editor:
In reply to S. 4. What can sett it.
Marlboro, n. c.. From the description
he gives of his filly, my opinion is
she died from special Menengetis. |
ave treated three cases of 1T IN the
last five years, N successfully, w
died. The disease is evidently al af-
lection of the nerves and will termi-
nate fatally in forty eight hours or
less; unless properly treated. Now
for to go in to the causes and treat
ment in a short article like this is out
of the question but will give simp-
toms of one case and treatment that
came under my observation.
was called to see a good horse one
morning, found him stiff in back and
faster than usual-pulse natural lex
cept when he was forced to move.)
This horse belonged to a Dutchman
noted for his kindness to his animals
could give no cause for his horse
when in this condition the horses
flesh and coat indicated perfect health.
l ] noticed in a short time that there
was rapid nerve prostration, that all
the organs were in sympathy with the
general excitation of the system. The
cOuntenance of the horse became wild
and haggard, the suffering was in
tense.
The treatment was three quarts
blood from the neck. blistered the
spine from the weathers back by
several strips of flannel dipped in tur-
pentine layed on the back passing a
hot smoothing iron over until bis
tered, give internally strychnlne, two
grains at a portion. for three hours
giving n portion every hourly this
time there was some change, dlscon-
tinued %strychnine and gave opium
and aloes-he recovered very slowly
three months before fit for service
The treatment all depends on com
mencing in time-would not give any
thing for treatment if delayed for the
first four hours after taken sick.
l am glad to see our farmers men
tiOning such cases as S. r. | will al
ways contribute my mite to help. IN
such cases.. l will give at some future
time the past mOrtem examination OF
the two cases that died under my treat
ment. Showing that the heart in each
case was o in sympathy han the
brain, this is some thing [ could no
account for and consulted two veterina
rians both saying they had found tn,
same symptoms out could not I've ths
causes.
j.. A. HARRIS.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-05
SEPTEMBER ), 1878. ]
Vbe Orange.

denominations for has DE-
ucuf solicited ftpm f"f'o"s n
lU sections Of the State.
oaoerg of the National Grange
uo.fe.-S. f. Adams Monticello
h,nn. ,-J. J. Woodman, Pa" Paw,
Mich. Whitehead. Gin
clHI,itl od-A j. Vaughan, Mem
PMS assistant sterori. Sims OF
h5 T~rrasurer.-F. NJ. Mcdowell Wayne
j. ora-O. I'll. Kelley, Louisville,
ny G;,tskeepe.-O. Dinwid'ie, Orchard
"""[es-Mrs. Adams.
to,uona-Mrs. Woodman.
ri"n-Mrs. Moore.
,Gg asst. ..Stepard.-Miss c. \. hall,
,uissille, Ky.
pyEcCTIVE COMMITTEE.
Watt Aiken. Cokesbury, >. e..
lev james. Marion. Ind.
Ellis, Springsboro. ONO.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-05
Gen. Gallatin LaWrence's Unhap-
Nv Domestic Relations-A Meet
ing at Which one Party Missed
ana the Other Fired in the Air.

A despatch appeared in the Balti-
more Gazette of a few days since, to
the effect that JUNIORS had reached
Washington "of a duel fought In Ger
many by the husband of a fair Amer
can wife and her infatuated lover, who
is Secretary of the German Legation to
the United States" The despatch con-
tinues: During the war Major-Gen.
Lawrence of Rhode Island, an officer
who gained some considerable distinc-
ton. had a Capt. kingsbury on his
staff. This officer was married shortly
before the close of the war to a beauti-
ful lady of Chicago, possessed OF con-
siderable wealth and of high and social
position. The Captain was killed at
Antietam not long after his marriage.
1t was a piece of army scandal at the
time that the General had a very kind
eye on the Captains wife, and he mar
rlcd her within a year after her widow
hood. The Generals father was once
Governor of Rhode Island, and his
wife's grandfather was once on the
United States Supreme Bench. The
couple have been for some time in
Europe. While there the lady became
Infatuated with the diplomat in ques-
ton, and the General called him nut.
But one shot was fired. The German
tired in the air, and the General missed
his mark, for which piece of mlsfOr-
tune he was soon rewarded with the
Intelligence that Mrs. Lawrence had
eloped with her foreign lover.
Inquiry in New York adds other de-
tails OF this unhappy affair. Mrs. Law
renee has been for some time living In
Fars. Some months since rumors
reached her husband here of the allie
sed misconduct of his wife with the
herman attached referred to. Gen.
Lawrence at once sailed for Europe
and obtained from the young German
written apology for certain matters
complained of. He returned to this
country, but discovered shortly after
MS arrival several letters, which, as
ehar9ed, implicated his wife more
TTrOusly than he before had believed.
-'Alhg the first steamer for Havre he
Sgnt a challenge to the German imme-
ra'ely after reaching Paris. 1t was
romptly accepted, and the meeting
ttIcuIfred with the results as given III
lie despatch.
tyu Is asserted upon excellent authorl-
mat Mr.. James Gordon Bennett OF
rrnoDty acted as second to Gen Law
NJ, this affair.
,Josart lawrence is a daughter OF
TayIpnr la.lor, brother of Gen. Zach
know bar IS described by those whC
charms and a woman OF uhusua
""o 'complishments. Hel
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-05
No. - ALBERT TERRACE.

Id ApTll.
SIR My privacy has been lntruded
on in a letter from you, in which you
tell me that you have only read gar
BLEED extracts from my letters, denoun-
cling the ~lop-handed mania and dis
proving it by a mass of evidence and
that you are utterly ignorant of anato-
my and physiology really stands in the
argument. If, having thus announced
your disqual' tication, you had gone on
to say, and therefore will not have
the folly and the arrogance to speak
positively on the matter, | should
have said this Ounce is not a fool, and
in a world where nearly all the ounces
are fools | should have welcomed you
as a novelty.
But instead of that, having announ-
ced your incapacity, you proceed to sit
in Judgment on your intelligence.
Every fool knows that the musical
performer is an honorable except in
the op-handed mania. Here both
hands do skilled work and exercise
the whole brain, which is all | require.
| have never proposed to reverse the
skill of the two hands. You are work
ing folly out of your own head and
forging my name to 1t.
YOUR MENDACITY.
That the left-hand blow of the pugi-
list owes its force to the right side OF
the body. Were this ST the right
handed blow of the pugilist would owe
its force to the left side of the body.
It's a lie. When a blow is struck with
a sword, a stick, a cricket bat, &c, the
reverse foot is advanced and h re
verse side is the fulcrum. But in the
puailist' Is blow, whether with his right
hand or left, the corresponding foot is
advanced, and the blow takes all its
force from the sub clavicular muscles
and the f1exOr and eXtensOr muscles of
the arm that gives the blow. Of
course you may not he q liar. You
may be simply a chattering noodle
with no eyes in your head but or
the other you must be. to utter 50 stu
pid a falsehood as the above and send
it t me, of all people your intellectual
superior in a matter where he IS
profoundly learned and you are as
ignorant as dirt,
Your letter is in three diyisiOns-Ir-
relevant tru h, a deliberate lie. a piece
of imbecile twaddle.
YOUR BAD LOGIC.
Who doubts the existence Of the lop
mania? And Sc long as it does exist, of
course many tools will be made to tit
it but even here your mendacity must
creep in. You suppress the reaping
hook, the plane, the saw, the gauge,
the knife, the Ratchet, the scissors, the
pen. the sword. Correct your igno-
rance, my good sir, and as your igno-
rance declines your self-sufficlency
will abate. and you will not be SO
ready to hurl them both at your intel
lectual superiors on matters where
they are mel aud you are a child.
CHARLES READE.