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The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-05-27

My stock speaks for itself. In 1879
| took eleven first, nine second, and
four third premiums. My breeding
pens are made up of most Of mys
premium winners, and eggs from
them should produce some fine chicks.
Chicks for sale after Sept. lst. Send
for circular with premium and price
lists. S. TYLER, cor. 10Th and / til
Ave. S., Minneapolis, MINI. : ...s@=.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-05-15
Milestone Material Shipped From the
Mississippi Valley to France.

Mr.. EMILE KARsT, the French Con-
sui, yesterday shipped from here seven
barrels of Arkansas and Wichita stone to
Sorgnes, in the department of Vaucluse,
near Marseilles France. The stone is
said to be of the finest quality for homes
or fine whetstones for sharpening en-
craving tools and tools used in machin,
cry. This is the first shipment made
direct to that part of France, and illus
trates some curious phases of commerce.
Here is little town in France, scarcely
ever heard of, sending for an article Of
commerce this side of the Mississippi,
which is scarcely known to Americans.
The quarry containing this peculiar
milestone is near the Hot Springs in
Arkansas. Mr.. Karst, who is the medi-
um through whom this first experiment
is made, mentions some curious varia-
tions in the tariff on freight, the cost OF
freight from st. Louis to Marseilles, in
France, being a fraction only more than
from Hot Springs to st. Louis. He
found that the freight from Havre to
Alsace, across the breadth of France,
some 800 miles, is as much Us from st.
Louis to Havre, over 5000 miles 81.
Louis Republican.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-05-15
To A PLATE OF HASH
Fear Haunted.
Darid L. Proudat, in the Graphic.

lie Voltaire, of Paris, publishes in its
st. Petersburg correspondence recent
incident in the life of the Car, for which
it claims entire authenticity. The Incl
dent is said to have happened at five
O'Clock in the morning, when all was
silent in the Winter Palace. One of the
servants, who stood high in his masters
favor, thought he heard the Czar's
voice calling him and entered the impe-
rial bedroom. The Emperor, awakened
suddenly by the noise of his footsteps
and not recognizing the valet in the
dim light of the lamp which swung over
his head, drew a revolver from under
his pillow and fired. The servant fell to
the floor with groan. The room was
quickly filled with watchmen, members
of the household, and courtiers, fearful
that another attempt had been made on
the Cars life. When the truth was
learned the wounded man was carried
TO another room, and doctors pro-
nounced his injuries to be fatal. Hfforts
were made on all sides to prevent the
news getting abroad, and it was gener-
ally given out among the people that
uhO hA"il h"u ulSu NY his own uduu'
The incident is said to have augmented
the Cars terrors. His kitchen, which
for some time has been placed under
strict surveillance, has now three physi-
clans attached to it, each of them re-
ceiving 1000 roubles per month. One
examines the food, the meats, vegeta-
bles, or pastry; another tastes the wines
and liquors; the third superintends the
making of the dishes. They are all
subject to grave responsibilities. At the
last illness of the Gar they run the risk
OF being arrested as accomplices on a
charge of high treason and of being in
stantly banished to Siberia. The Vol
tatre carries its list of improbabilities so
far as to say that the Gar has not UNI
frequently been known to take emetics
after dinner. "Have we not here" it
cries, can episode from the life of some
legendary tyrant, Dionysius, of SYRIA
cuse, or an Emperor at Rome possessed
with dreams of HORROR"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-05-15

The human body is, in the main,
double. 1t has two eyes, two ears, two
nostrils, two lungs, two kidneys, two
arms, two legs. Two sets of the same
nerves issue from the two sides Of the
spinal column. Indeed, the spinal col
umn is itself double throughout. One
advantage of this dual membership of
the body is, that if one organ or men,
Der is destroyed the other supplies its
place. 1t is also familiar fact t It we
incline to use the right side more than
the left, and, as q consequence, the
members and organs of the right side
are more fully developed, and become
specially expert. Now the brain be-
longs to the class of double organs, and
not to the small class of single ones. A
deep furrow cleaves the brain down to
its point of junction. AS consequence,
it seems probable that if one brain could
be safely removed all mental acts could
be equally performed BY the other; and
doubtless it is owing to this that large
portions of the brain have been de-
stroyed without an appreciable loss of
intellect. To some extent, however,
so far at least, as physical sensation and
movement are concerned, the two
brains adopt the principle of division OF
labor, each presiding over one side OF
the body; but, singularly enough, each
over its opposite side. This is due to
the fact that the nerves of sensation
and motion cross before passing out OF
the Uranium. Hence, when the left
side of the body is paralyzed we know
that it is the right brain which is in
jured, and Gice 0ersd. Further: in using
the right side of the body most, it is not
only more generously developed, but
the left brain also more fully developed,
so that the difficulty of using the LEFT
hand in adult life does not depend
wholly on the less-developed hand. but
also on the less developed brain. 1t is
a mistake thus to develop one hand az
the expense of the other. We might
just as well develop both alike. we
could thus often divide labor between
the n; and, in many cases, both might
work equally well together, where the
work is ordinarily wholly done by one
T-Youth'S Companion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-05-15
The Big Trees of California.

1T is an hours climb up smooth,
elegant road, through forests that
naturally prepare the way "a giants
causeway to the greater giants. The
immense pines would startle you, only
you must keep your surprises for the
Sequoia, as they are called. After this
hours ride, at sharp turn in the road,
in among dense forests of pines and
hemlocks, rise two trees close to each
other, the bark smooth and of the color
of cinnamon. They are called the
Sentinels. You see and surrender. So
massive, so symmetrical, so clear, so
stately; nothing strained. There is
nothing strained about big man; no
more about the big trees. They are
naturally big. Instantly the immense
pines assume their humber position.
Their heads bow; their forms contract.
They are servants in the presence of
these, their masters. Hundreds of feet
above the ground spring out short
branches, ragged and not especially
comely. The tiny leaf of the hemlock
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-05-15
Our Young Folks.
STORIES WITH MORALS.

MAMMA told a story,
And it made me cry
Cause it had moral,
And was sad and dry
Bout little sister:
She was fearful sick
Cause her little brother
Hit her with a stick.
Then his mother sent him
To the med cine-store;
An the sister died cause
He didn't come before.
He was playin' marbles
Havin' lots of funl
Course he couldn't pass 'em
Without shootin' one;
When the boys all hollered,
Billy, take a shootr'
Course he couldn't member
How he ought to scoot.
S'pOse it's cause / didn't
- Bring the medicine quick
To my little sister:
She amt very sick,
But has lots of goodies,
Oranges and such
Playin' with her dolly,
Guess she don't ache muchI
Think I'll tell story
When my ma comes in,
With good, dry moral
How will | begin?
Once there was lady
Had little boy:
Wouldn't give him nothin'
That he could destroy
Just one piece of pie er cake
At time he had,
On account of stomach-ache!
Want that mamma bad?
Made him go to school, too,
Every single day.
Though he leased her awfully
For to let him play.
Made him rock the baby,
Run errandS to the store
Then she scOlded cause he
Didn't come before!
Then he djed-that boy diedl
All his toes came off!
And he had the measles!
And the hoopin' -cough!
And the fever-n lager!
And the smallpox, too!
That's what I'll tell mamma
Then won't she boo hoo?
Mile G. P0merOB, in Chicago Triblu
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-05-15

THE Portland (Or.) City Council has
passed an ordinance to compel the dis
play of flag, two feet by three in size,
on every building in that city which
contains any person afflicted with
diphtheria, typhoid fever, scarlet fever,
measles, whooping cough, chicken-pox,
smallpox or other Contagious diseases
flags of different colors to be used for
the various diseases.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-05-15

Play spades if you would win poit%,
toes; play clubs if you would deal with
a rufiian; play hearts if you would WIZ
friendship; play diamnds If y on would
win woman.-M o. Picayane.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-05-15

-Potatoparties, Acknowledgements,
are the latest innovocation in the way Of
amusement for country church-going
people.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-05-15

A CHICAGO firm has about con-
summated arrangements for the building
of a private car, to carry two statesmen
and full line of samples, sleeping
apartments and cooking arrangements
being looked out for. Mileage arrange
ments have been made with the differ
ent Western roads. 1t is to be sixty
feet long, and will cost $4,000.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-05-15

A CORRESPONDENT gives the follow
ing directions for keeping hams safe
from insects after smoking: Make bags
of double paper (newpaper, or use sim
gly the heavy brown paper flour sacks,
making them large and loose for the
ham; tie them, little above the meat,
very securely and tightly around the
strings or hooks by which they are sus-
pended. Instead of strings, if practi-
cable, have hooks like old-fashioned pot
hooks, eight inches long or Whereabouts,
made of small round iron, or very heavy
wire. These are always ready, and if
carefully cared for may last hundred
years. For this way of keeping smoked
meat, dry place, free from rats and
mice, is requisite. In damp place,
mold will gather; and in hot attic,
while the meat will keep perfectly sweet,
it is apt to get too hard for convenience
of cutting. Double paper will keep out
insects if no holes are allowed. Similar
bags are excellent for dried fruit.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-08-20
The various apportionments heretofore

The population of the Unitd States i'm
1870 was IS, 1925, 59S, and the &C of Febru-
arg 2, 1872 liked the number of members
of the House at 292, and the quota of
131 ,425 VS. obtained OF course by making
1872 the divisor of the whole population
There was IA proviso, however, that when
ever Lew Stale was admilttd into the
Union the Representatives assigned TO il
should b. in addition to the number of
z92. and it WAS under this psoviso that OH
COlOradO's admission into th., Union her
Represent tive brought the membership of
the House mp to the present fl, VI es-293
The body is about large enough, and there
liz little disposition to increase it beyond
three hundred. 1t is safe to say, indeed,
that three hundred will be the member
ship under the new act making an appor-
tiOnment for the ten years from 1882 to
1892; and that number was contemplated
in the census report of 1870. Upon this
well-grounded suppOsltiOn the subjOlned
estimate of the representation 0 each
State in the Congresses Of the next de-
cade as compared with the present re-
the complete official returns, as far as pos
sible. and in other cases Trustworthy esti-
mates. It gives the population of each
State in 1870 and 1880, and the quota of
population for each Representative is OBJ
tanned by dividing the whole population
in 1880, which is 40, 157 ,404, by 300. The
quota thus obtained Is 1853 1858. To ascer-
tain the number of Representatives for
each State, the number Of its population
is divided by this quota.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-08-20

Mr.. Garfield seems to be pnched for an
argument and has fallen back on the
"wah." He has been on a sort of cleo
pioneering tour and here is the sort of stuff
he is presenting to the intelligence Of the
country as an issue Of to-day:
''We have seen white men betray the
flag and fight to kill the Union, bat in all
that long, dreary war we never saw trail
tor in black skin. [Great appause.] Our
prisoners, escaping from the starvation of
the prison and fleeing to our lines by the
light of the North Star, never feared to
enter black mans cabin and ask for
bread. [Good, Good; that's SO. Loud
cheers. In all that pcriod of suffering and
danger no Union soldier was ever betrayed
by.a black man or woman Applause.
And now that we have made them free, so
long as we live we will stand by these
black citizens.''
We hope the "black citizens" will also
''stand by" Mr., Garfield for the intelligent
whites of every section of this Union are
about voting for man who, though he
won the war, is not still going about the
land talking about it and stirring up its
hat1eds. Certainly the black citizen ought
to stand by Mr.. Garfield, we will all agree
to that.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-08-20
Hon. John T. Harris, who has SO long

Hon. John T. Harris, who has so long
and faithfully represented the Staunton
(Va.l district in Congress, declines a re-
election and will resume the practice of
law in Harrisonburg. Virginia will miss
the services Of Judge Harris in the ma
ton g councils. 1t will be long time be-
fore the vacuum 0ccasioned by the with
drawal of John T. Harris can be filled.
Virginia ought to make him her next
Governor.-AZ terson Nv. Va.) Enterprise.
An uncolked phial of oil of pennyroya
left on the ledge of your window or on a
table at the head of your bed will drive
away mosquitoes.
Frank c. Brooke. merchant, in War
rentOn, Va, a son of Hon. James v.
Brooke, shot himself accidentally through
the lungs Oh Saturday. He lies in a pre-
carlOuS condition.
Postmaster General Key and Gen. G. T.
Beauregara ar; at the White Sulphur
Springs.
The Scots, the widely known Athena rle
fddlers. furnish the dance music for the
Buffalo Lithia Springs this season.
DR.. Hoge in letter to the s'Central
Presbyterian. from Europe says: s'Mr,
Tucker is GladstOne's superior as an ora
tor"
To defeat the officeholders tho greatest
efforts Of the people will be required
N. z. Sim.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-08-20
we See a naragraph going the rounds of

We see paragraph going the rounds OF
the Readjuster press, credited to line
Staunton INDICATOR (Funder)," IN
which the writer says he has reliable as
surance" that Auditor Massey will save so
much to the State, and Snperits ndent
Williams, uf the pehitenti..ry ~ save so
much. AID the Ike NJ Paragraph
his appeared in the VINDICAToR, nor has
this journal received any assurances, re-
liable or otherwise, to that effect. The
funding already done under the McCul-
lcch ILL will give Auditor Massey better
chance than his predecessor had, but be-
yond that we do not suppose Mr.. Massey
can, as long as the coupons are made re-
ceivable by law, make a dollar better
showing for the State. We presume that
both Messrs. Massey and Williams will do
their duty, and when done we shall not be
slow to acknowledge it, but assurances"
for the future are altogether too nncer
tain a foundation to recognize official value
upon.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-08-20
Low Price for the Campaign.

The campaign which is now fairly inau
gurated and growing in interest every day
will be one Of the most exciting that the
people of Virginia have ever passed
through, and the interest and excitement
will continue until after the 4th of
March next.
In order to meet the demand for cam
paign and election news, the proprietors
of the INDICATOR have determined to
offer to those who wish to subscribe, the
following reduction For One Dollar
paid during the month of August this
paper will be sent until the 18th of March
seven and a half months. This is the
usual subscription for six months.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-08-20
An advocate of the Independent ticket

An advocate of the Independent ticket
said 10 u after the nomination of Judge
A lien that the "Allen amendment" would
be used against him. Perhaps so, but the
tax raging farmers of the Valley of Vir-
ginia will care little for the Allen amend
ment to bill now numbered with the past
when they read the following resolution
adopted by mass meeting of Albemarle
republicans held at Charlottesville Mon
day, Aug I'd:
Resolved. That the thanks of the Re
publicans of Albemarle be rendered to
Hon. John Paul for his bold and manly
course of advocating the repeal of the I'M
just and unconstitutional capitation tax
law as a prerequisite to voting.
This is liue issue of to-day and Of every
day-u neither tie farmers of this Valley
shall pay for schooling the negro IS children
and then let him vote to tax their land
without paying cent tax himself. That
is what the farmers will think of and are
thinking of now.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-08-20

The losses and gains are pretty well dis
tributed. but the greatest gains are made
in the South and Northwest, and the
| greatest losses in the East. Alabama,
Indiana, Maine. New Hampshire, Ohio,
| Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Vermont
| lose one each, and New York loses two.
On the other hand, Texas gains four,
Kansas three, Minnesota two, Nebraska
| two. and California, Kentucky, Michigan,
Missouri, Virginia and West Virginia
each one. On this showing the net gain
in what are commonly called the Southern
States is five Representatives, and the
gains in the Northwest being pulled down
by the losses in the East, the net gain of
the North is only two. This evidence Of
the growth of the South is indeed second
only to the phenomenal growth Of the
Northwest as a curiosity of the census,
and to many will be most unexpected, yet
reflection will easily account for If. First
OF all, it is notorious that the true pOpula-
ton of the Southern States was not given
in 1870. The enumeration was confded
to most incompetent hands. Superinten-
dent Walker is quoted as saying that fraud
stalked over the land in the taking of the
ninth census, and the South was certainly
its chosen stamping ground. The emu
merators were often men of bad character,
and oftener too ill.terate to do more than
write their own names. This time there
has been more care in the selection of emu
merators and consequently greater thor
oughness in the work. There has been,
however, great increase in these ten
years by Interstate and foreign emigra-
ton to the South. Texas in particular
has benefited by immigration. The pro-
fits of stock-raising, which has become g.
great industry, have temple thousands to
go to that State and take their money with
them, and this has caused demand for
merchants and mechanics which the North
has freely supplied. There has been an in
crease also from the extension of railway
lines, and the development of new fields
OF labor in uncOvering her mineral re-
sources. Arkansas has profted in the
same way, only to less extent than
Texas. Good government, careful regard
OF the States credit and cheap lands have
made the waste places of Georgia glad
and peOpled her cities more thickly.
Florida has had great influx of health
seekers who became permanent residents.
and the success of these in fruit-groWing
has brought thousands in their train.
Northern capital has unlocked the mines
OF Virginia, and Northern men are work
Ing them, while parts of that State have
been colonized by Englishmen in large
numbers, and Northern and foreign skill
ed labor has found employment in the
factories of Richmond, Lynchburg and
Danville. Tennessee and N orth Carolina
lands have been cleared and titled by colo
MES sent out by societies in Old and New
England. West Virginia has been over
run by Ohioans and Pennsylvanians, and |
railroads have explored the Businesses |
of her mountains and exposed the |
treasures of iron and coal, to which people |
from distant States and countries have |
foe ked without waiting for second call.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-08-20


Now that the Hon. John T. Harris is
free from congressional cares we endorse
the suggestion that. he be enlisted in the
conduct of the Democratic campaign i'll
Virginia. AS an organizer aud CAM
paign manager Judge Harris has not a su-
perior and few equals in Virginia and we
believe that if he could be persuaded to
move to Richmond for the next two
months and make that his headquarters,
his aid would be invaluable to the Demo-
cratic party. 1t is something OF sacrifice
to demand, but the campaign is not OF
long duration, its work is congenial to a
Democrat, and the party has some claims
on Judge Harris which he will not, we
think, lightly overlook.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-08-20

Chisholm Indignantly denied it and in
his speech pointed at DR.. Points and said
that gentleman had offered him money for
the 80 votes of Goochland and Flnvsnna.
The widest excitement followed. DR.. p.
trying to speak.
Wesley Elliott-Chisholm tell em some
more about it.
Points explained that he had early in the
day heard that our Funder brethren were
using money III the convention to influence
members aud he at once lndustriOusly set
to work to use money OH his side.
ChishOlm-You offered me more money
than any other man and didn't take it.
DR.. Points went on to explain that CHS
holm had written him "a note saying, .'You
must stand by me- as to what said, shall
cast the full vote as told your
Chisholm said this referred to his voting
for Lewis for Chairman.
DIR. Points said it was after Lewis was
chosen.
During all this scene the widest yelling
ard confusion prevailed.
The roll had been called on motion to
adj0urn-had resulted rs noes to 81 ayes.
and the vote was not announced as
Chisholm's vote was under consideration
as to its rejection on the ground of c. r
rnption.
The evidence produced by Chisholm in
favor of his innocence was received with
loud applause by his friends who were
boisterous in c0ngratulatine him.
Nothing in the way of business was set
tied, however, and the members after sit
ting in great disorder till 2:2O A. M, were
adjourned by Senator Lewis. who had re-
sumed the chair, to meet again if called
by the committee.
During the disorder of the evening DR..
Points threatened for himself and friends
that if a nomination was made they would
withdraw.
| During the closing proceedings Mr.. Jno.
A. Noon made very handsome speech,
declaring that Maj S. NJ. Yost was not
candidate before the convention. and GER
tainly would not accept nomination if it
was not made unanimously.
The majority of the convention-those
in favor of the nomination of Maj. Yost,
stayed in the hall until after 8 o'clock yes
terday morning, but no business was done.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-08-20
Indian Remains.

Mr.. W. A. Mackey, of Rockbridge, was
in Stanton Monday with watch chain
made OF beads taken from skeleton of an
Indian Dug out Of a mound about two
miles from Rockbridge Baths. The trees
which had grown on top of the mound
were shown by their rings to be over three
hundred years old, so that the remains be-
meath them must have been buried over
three centuries ago. On the breast Of the
skeleton were S24 beads made of small sea
shells pierced and strung. and besides these
were many scores Of beads made of small
stones with holes drilled through them
The skeleton showed the Indian to have
been of Immense size, the shin bone being
l94 inches long, and the space between the
Jaw bones being 81 inches across The re-
mains were dug out of mound on the
arm of Mr., Henry Horn.