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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-13

As the country gets further Oft from the
war the annual reunions OF the soldiers who
fought for the Union appear to increase ID
size and number and to arouse more and more
public interest. The one which closed yesterday
al Columbus, Ohio, was probably the largest
ever held in that State. These gatherings OF
patriots who braved death that their country
might lie united and free have no political
purpose Their only object is to keep alive the
friendships formed in camp and on the battle
field, and to cherish the memories of the great
struggle for liberty and nationality. Ii some
times happens, however, that statements or
illusions are made in the Ordtl0ns which are
not agreeable to the Democrats This Is
hardly To be avoided, and the party which
upheld slavery and rebellion must not expect
10 have history blottcd out to save its sus-
capabilities especially as it is now engaged
IN contest in which its only chance OF sue
cess lies in the solid alliance OF the recent
rebels The soldiers cannot entirely forget
which party 1T was that sided with their enc
mics and thus protracted the war, piled
mountain Of debt upon the country and
slaughtered thousands of brave men.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-13

News of great importance comes from Sou
tart. The Albanians, whose national pride
has been wounded by the proposed cession OF
a portion of their territory to Greece, have de-
termined TO shake Oft their allegiance to
Turkey and form an independent State.
They are fanatical Mussulmans. and they
take this step only because the Sultan
has yielded TO the demands of the Powers
respecting the Greek frontier. No one
can foresee what diplomatic complica-
tons may result from this movement.
The Ottoman Government, in its present
feeble condition, will hardly venture to at
tempt the subjueation of these warlike noun
taineers. VIII the Powers responsible Tor
the Berlin Conference undertake the task, OF
will they assent to the creation OF new Ma
hometan State in Europe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-13

Regulators have put up s. +. Wilson against
him. Unfortunately, the break does not ex-
tend to the electoral ticket If they were
logical the State credit men would abandon
the party which In the West has advocated
reputation of the National debt and in the
South has wiped out large part OF the State
debts. The Tennessee Regulators are quite
right in insisting that they are the simon-pure
Democrats. Democracy and liquidation are
the Siamese twins of our politics.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-13

The strongest recommendation of General Han
cock which his adhercnts put forward IS that he Is
"a war Democrat" Nobody apparently sees the
necessity of urging that General Garfield was
v,or ISrDublicaun
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-06-19
The Circulation Of the Bible.

THE work of distributing the Bible
in all countries was continued during
the past year on an extensive scale
ing on Thursday the American Bible
Society, which, with the exception of
the British and Foreign Bible Society,
is the greatest agency for the diffusion
of the Scriptures in the world, reported
its receipts for the year as over $685.
600. OF this sum more than 1851, ZOO
came from legacies and other gifts.
Nearly three-fifths of the receipts,
therefore, were expended in giving
away Bibles.
The society issued during the year a
total of 1861 volumes, which con-
tanned the whole or parts of the Scrip
lures, and of these 272, 179 we're circu-
lated in foreign lands. Since the soci-
ETY. was organized, sixty-four years ago,
its issues have amounted to more than
100000.
The British and Foreign Bible Soci-
ETY., which was established thirteen
years earlier, has distributed about
eighty or ninety millions of Bibles, Test
taments, or portions; and if we add the
number circulated by the five other
leading Bible societies of the world
the Scotch, Hibernian, Prussian, Wur-
temberg and Netherlands we find that
more than $50, 000,0 600 of the Scriptures
have been scattered over the world
since the beginning of the century by
these associations. And this enormous
total does not represent the whole
number issued, for there are seventy
Bible Societies in the world, though
many of them confine themselves to the
distribution of the issues of those we
have named, and private publishers
have sent many millions of volumes
into the market. Perhaps we should
not be far wrong if we estimated that
100000 600 copies of the Bible or books
of the Bible had already been Issued
from the press during the nineteenth
century.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-06-19
How to Feed Pigs.

WE often hear complaints of very OPP
posite character from those who start
to rear Berkshire swine. One is that
they get too fat and are tender, and
often die, and also that they are no bet
look any better on the same kind of
food, and are not bit fatter Two in
stances showing these extremes have
come under my observation. One man
fed his young pigs from about a month
old on nearly pure pea meal and milk.
They got fat, then ceased to grow, and
then went lame on all tours, fairly
foundered, and forever spoilt. The
other party turned a pair of fine,
thrifty young pigs in among some thirty
wretched scrubs of mongrels; and he,
too, fed them peas, but in such small
quantity that they were reduced to
skeletons, for they would not fight for
their small share with their coarse and
more vicious brethren, and then this
man said they were no better than
common. BY following few simple
hygienic rules the Berkshire can be
raised as easily and in as healthy con-
dition as any other pig.
Never feed the young pigs on strong,
concentrated food, such as ground
corn, peas. or other grain, alone. Give
milk Gf obtainable) or water, with
equal proportions of bran, shorts, and
boiled potatoes, or other roots or veg
etables; if the bran and shorts can be
scalded, so much the better. If you
must feed peas or corn meal, mix spar
ingly with the vegetable diet until the
pig is four months old at least, when
the grain may be increased. But all
through the pigs life give him plenty of
good roots, boiled or raw. In short,
feed the pig generously, but not to ex-
cess, with a good, pure mixed diet, and
then there will be neither sickness nor
want of fertility. AS the winter is the
time that many hogs are ruined by in
iudicious feeding, these hints may be of
service to beginners. Berkshire Bul-
Letin.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-06-19
Skirting a School of Icebergs.

CAPT. VIM. SMITH, of the steamship
State of Georgia, that arrived at this port
on Thursday from Glasgow, reports
passing last Saturday large school OF
icebergs extending from latitude A deg.
% min. north and longitude 4S deg. 1C
min. west to latitude A deg. l6 min.
north and longitude 4S deg. so min.
west. This is southeast of Newfound-
land. First Officer A. b. Murray, who
was on watch at the time, said yester-
day: " 1t was beautiful day. There
were eight large icebergs and number
of smaller ones. They extended east
and west, and were drifting southwark.
We passed within a mile, and had a
good view of them as we passed one af.
ter another for thirty miles. They were
in sight for three hours. Some Of them
were from 100 feet to 200 feet high.
One that was in the shape of a high
bluff was about 800 feet long. Another
was about 250 feet long, and was sur
mounted with towers, spires, and tur-
rets, like vast cathedral. Another was
200 feet long and was wedge-shaped.
The colors were gorgeous in the after
hCOh oOLohihCs OOllC VI UHC lCeDerQS
had a clear blue streak all the way
around, but the ice was mainly clear.
Our course led us very near, but we
were not obliged to deviate. If we had
met such mass of ice at night it would
have been very dangerous, but with q
sharp lockout, unless the weather is
foggy, icebergs may be plainly seen at
night from the halo of light that gener-
ally surmounts them. The shane of an
iceberg always changes as it is viewed
from different points, and lively mag
ination can liken one to many objects.
If we could have lowed the largest one
into New York it would have materially
affected the price of ice this SUMMER
The bark Ajax, from Rotterdam.
passed nine icebergs on the Both ult. in
latitude 43 deg. "a min loncitnde 40
deg. 40 min.-N. Y. Sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-06-19
Serving Process in Ireland.

1T seems that the process-servers in
Ireland now refuse to serve processes
on the tenants except on receiving fee
of fl for each process, and even then
being escorted by large force of con-
stabulary. For the service of ten
processes in one well-to-do village as
many pounds were demanded, and must
have been paid by the landlord had not
his second son been home on leave from
Aldershot. The young soldier, always
ready for little excitement, offered to
effect the service for half the money.
Driving to the end of the village, where
his presence excited no suspicion, he
walked to the other end, where he ac-
costed the owner of the first house to be
served, "Well, Martin, have you been
getting much relief mealP" :" Troth,
Masther Albert, am not getting my
DUE" answered the worthy, in the
corner of whose kitchen two full sacks
attested the liberality of the committee.
Very well; you can give this paper to
the parish priest and see if he can do
any thing for you," the volunteer
process-server resumed, handing him
the paper folded. Martin was profuse
in his expressions of gratitude, and SIM
liar papers were handed to nine other
grateful recipients. just as the last was
served the truth burst upon one who
had opened and read the folded process.
The race to the car was spirited, and
when Master Albert obtains his company
no bonfire will blaze in that village in
honor OF the event.-L07aCl0n World.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-06-19
Triumph of a Mothers Love.

AN Illustration OF the maternal love
which ripens under the sun and the
breezes of the Pacific coast is furnished
us in a recent tear-compelling incident
which took place in public school. A
boy, the only son of a widow, who cher
ished him with the fondness of her mem
DRY for his lost father, and a hopeful
pride in his future, disobeyed rule of
his school and was summoned to the
bar of Judgment, where with sobs and
tears he confessed his guilt. "Tell
your mother to come tomorrow was
the stern answer. In vain the youth
begged that he might be spared the
pain of wounding and affrighting her.
The disciplinarian of the school would
show no mercy.
Next day the trembling widow ar
rived. Her boys fault was described
to her with all the emphasis and exag-
geration in which teachers are inclined
to indulge when setting forth the sins
of their pupils. Then the cruel alterna-
tive was given her of either Furnishing
the boy herself on of delegating the nee
essary and vicarious authority to the
teacher.
She was distracted by the ingenious
torture. She had never raised her hand
save in the way of kindness against her
fatherless child. She dreaded still
more that a pitiless, unsympathetic
man should inflict pain upon an off
spring so delicately reared. She stood
silent; but at last, with the courage of
Roman matron, Strengthening herself
up, she gave her consent that the teach
er should execute his own laws. And,
having thus wrought herself up to the
high plane of duty, she urged him to
int1ict the penalty with such thorough
ness that its repetition would forever
after be unnecessary.
The following day was appointed for
the dread ceremony, and the youth was
summoned to the front. After suitable
admonition he was ordered to hold out
his hand beneath the appraised rule. He
refused; obstinately, persistently re-
fused. The teacher resorted to the
primitive process of chastisement chiefly
observed in the seclusion of the family
circle. Blow followed blow as he Law
across the didactic knees. No cry or
sob or sign of pain was uttered by the
heroic boy. He did not vince or shrink
from the strokes which came ssas fast as
mill-wheels smite." The teachers were
astonished at his stoicism and courage,
and consulted together. A committee
was appointed. A private interview was
had; the existence discovered of thick
flannel frock, of the sort that babies
wear, serving the purpose which a
buckler would serve in case of flank
movement of the enemy. "Who sewed
that onP" Numbered the principal.
"My mother" sobbed the boy in heart
breaking accents, as the thought of her
love and prudent solicitude overcame
him. The teacher, too, was melted to
tears. In the face of this demonstration
OF the power of maternal love in Cali
fornia, the teacher could do nothing.
He babe the boy depart in peace. His
mothers love had saved him.-Detroit
Free Press
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-06-19
PITH AND POINT.

A WILLIAMSON man stumbled and
fell down five flights of stairs, and when
he landed at the bottom, instead of call
ing for arnica, he looked at his feet a
moment, and then said: "Well, hope
you haven't any more objections to car
rying my body about. "-Oa City Der
rick.
I'm India there are sAshtavadhanis.
They are persons who can think of eight
separate and distinct subjects at one
time," says the New Haven Register,
"but if one of them accidentally sat on
hot stove-cover, we'll bet the other
seven things would go out of his mind
quicker than he'd rise up"
"WHY don't he come when the moon
is fullP" is the first line of sentimental
poem. We can only conceive two sub
stantial reasons why he don't. The first
is that probably it is not his desire, and
secondly, it is possible that he is in the
same condition the moon is.-OSwego
Record.
A WATCHDOG is noble creature. A
citizen of Berkshire town bought one
recently and the first night he had the
the clergyman, who was attacked while
coming in to call; and while they were
away, three tramps cleaned out the old
mans hen roost.-BoSt0n Post.
"HERE. John, don't eat those crackers up
Said she with hateful snap;
They're some saved on purpose
To put in the baby's pap"
well" said John, edging for the door,
And reaching for his hat,
hot ~
Amt the baby's pap%
-Keokuk Consultation.
In accents wild he sang:
If I could teach the nightingale
Three little notes to MARBLE,
Then he should sing DER hill and dale,
love you, ETC.
But she blandly reminded him. "You
can't teach him, John; it's no use to
try, but you could give a COW a lesson
that would make him ashamed of him
SELF" And then she added that though
birds that can sing and won't sing,
should be made to sing, birds that can't
sing and will sing should be made to
hush.-N. 0. PicGyaee.
MANY kind-hearted people will regret
to know that there is something the
matter with our old friend Jupiter.
ouPo lids ueell dliIlS lor SoIile ulIle. he
is now working his way towards the
sun, which is very unfortunate for the
massive planet at this season of the
year. But the trouble is a spot that
came on the surface of that planet about
year ago and will not "out.'' This
spot has puzzled Jupiter's family ply
sicians, and is now causing the gravest
anxiety to his friends. This little spot
is only 10000 miles in diameter and is
red in color. Early history neglects to
state whether Jupiter ever had the
measles or not. There is a strong prob
ability that this may be the unfortunate
planets first experience with the dis
ease. On account of it's age and size it
may go hard with our voluminous
friend.-Detroit Free Press's AStono-
nler.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-06-19
The Growth Of Christianity.

Now, SAY the times are full of
promise. l look over the earth and
nearly everything is hopeful. Chris
tianity is growing stronger. To-day
there are more Bibles, more Sunday
school children, more teachers, more
spiritual songs, more sermons than
there ever were on any Sabbath
since the light of the sun dawned on
the Garden of Eden. Christianity is
going over the earth. 1t is visiting
heather nations. 1t is taking idola-
trous cannibals by the hand and rails
ing them up. 1t is expunging demons
and raising man to his full height Of
stature before the throne of God,
Where are our inventors? Where sit
power, wealth and learning? In Chris
tian lands. All these are gathering
around Christianity, and they make us
hopeful for the future. We have our
mission stations, we have our Bible
translated. Our missionaries know the
way to the very ends of the earth, and
there have been more converts this year
than in any other year since the Gospel
was preached in Galilee. No dangerof
Christianity failing No, no. 1t has
taken the arts of the earth under her
care. Here the Bishop referred to the
coming May festival, when the grand
est compositions produced would be
hallelujahs to Christianity, but the ex-
act language could not be caught by the
reporter. Dispel all fear. There is
no danger of Christianity. 1t is stand
ing securely. The glory of God is on
it. But you tell me that here and there
is found a man who attacks it. That is
a very good proof of its truth, for the
inspired prophet said in the last days
there shall be scoffers walking in their
own ungodly lust. If there were no
scoffers at Christianity might doubt
its truth. l know there are scoffers,
and hear them around, but they are
few and far between. A lecturer might
comeand occupy hall, but the churches
are full; there are crowds that 90 to
hear the Gospel. The Nations are
gathering around the cross, and the
beauty of our Lord Jesus Christ is at
tracing more and more. The church
is established on the top of the noun
tain, and all Nations are flowing untoit.
Yes, flowing up hill! Yes, up the
luOuuldllI SiuO! w u6u L was DOy
said: "That is false rhetoric, mistake
flowing to the top of the mountains;
it cannot be-" / went to the workshop
of friend, and saw in the dust par
eel OF steel filings. And he had a mag
net, and as he drew it near the steel
filings they were attracted to it, and
kissed the magnet. Then said: "Give
me magnet large enough, place it on
the mountain top, and it will draw all
the nations unto it." That magnet is
the Lord Jesus Christ, for He said; If
l be lifted up from the earth l will
draw all men unto me-" Blessed be
God, we are beginning to see the full
fillment of the promise. God hasten
the day speedily when gladness shall
fill this earth and Joy o'erspread our
globe.-Entract from a Recent Sermon
by Bishop Sinap son, at Cincinnati.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-06-19
" Which Temple Ye Are"

A MAN who fails to appreciate rightly
the nature and value of the individual
constitution which God has given him
is in error and sin, whether he despises
it because he is ignorant and brutal, or
because, in his own opinion, he is wise
and spiritual. Nothing in the Bible is
more strongly stated than that the soul,
mind and body of man are worthy only
of the most honorable treatment. AS
though to leave no possible doubt in
our minds that man, thoughfallen from
an estate of innocence and sinlessness,
is yet to regard his earthly nature as a
holy gift of his Maker, he is told that
his body is the temple of the Holy
Ghost-a form of expression whose
weight and whose distinctness of
statement could not be increased.
When we cease to respect our
selves we cease to respect God; and
the loss of true self-respect is as truly q
cause of sin as it is consequence of it.
If our souls are good for nothing, why
did God create them. why did the
Savior die for them, why does the
Spirit sanctify them? If our minds are
so dull and weak as to be worthy only
of neglect and contempt, why do sacred
and secular history, the demands of
our best nature, and the whole law of
growth in the universe, unite in de-
handing that we make the whole of
life one long opportunity for education?
If our bodies deserve no better treat
ment than the communist or the hyster-
ical eremite bestows upon them, why
do disease, and death, and sin that
earns eternal death, follow so instantly
in the train of serious violation of
sound laws of hygiene? He reads his
Bible wrong, and neglccts the plainest
admonitions on almost every page who
deems that righteous repentance and
establishment are synonymous with
loss of self-respect and of a proper
care of ones self.
If we. would honor the giver, we
must honor the gift. If we would
show gratitude to God for the only en-
gine wherewith we can work for good
in this world, we must respect Him by
respecting ourselves. Our souls are
worthy of such treatment, and such
only, as God has told us to give them.
Our minds deserve the longest and
sincerest care and training, that so
they may be best fitted for Gods work
in the world. Our bodies will rise in
swift and ruinous rebellion if we do
not hold them in the service of Him
who gave them; neither giving them
over to wicked riot, nor claiming them
IN hopeless and degrading slavery.
Respect for ones self is found not in self
murder, whether it be wrought by the
brutal knave or by the misguided en-
thusiast who thinks that self-destruc-
ton is self-sacrifice. And just so far,
in small things or great, as we forget
that we owe duty to ourselves-a
duty in thought, word, act, or minutest
personal possession-do we tend tow
ard one extreme or the other. Not in
drunkenness or rioting, not in selfish
isolation or insulting contempt of all
that we have and are, shall we fulfill
Gods will; but rather by such spirit
ual and bodily self-respect as shall
make us feel that we are not our own,
but another's, and that in refusing to
treat ourselves as we ought, we are
stealing from God that which is His
owns. S. Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-06-19

For a minute or two the Edsons
might as well have been couple of
Frenchmen meeting after long sep
aration. The elder was the first to re-
cover himself.
"There, there, JOHN" he said. in ex-
actly the same way he used to sneak
when they were boys together, stI'ye
been hard, but you see / never had a
wife to soften me, and intended to nav
you for your share of the property at
first, but-well, it's no use talking it
over. Of course you didn't know. but l
kept thinking you might have known if
you wanted to. But there, never mind
that now. Did you know that Midland
bonds are going upp I'll make q good
thing out of them YETI
81 can't stay" answered Edison,
opening the door, but I'll see you
again. Come up to dinner with me,
won't you?"
81 WILL" answered his brother,
heartily, and with cordial hand-shake
they parted.
The younger brother went straight
home and put the precious branch Of
apple-blossoms, which had been divin-
ing-rod to him, showing him where the
richest treasure of brothers love Law
hidden, into glass and set it where he
could see it often. The elder as he
turned to his desk again saw three petals
lying on the floor. He hesitated mo-
ment, then stopped and quickly gather
ing them up laid them reverentIy in his
pocket-book.-E. L. Ogden, in Chris
tan Union. ~
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-06-19
Religious.
IN GALLLEE.

THE Master walked in Galilee,
Across the hills and by the sea,
And in whatever place He trod
He felt the passion of God.
The twelve who deemed Him King of mer
Longed for the conquering hour, when
The PEASANTS robe without seam
Should be the purple of their dream.
Yet daily from His lips of love
Fell words their thoughts as far above
As wisdom's utmost treasure piled
Upon the stammering of child.
Like frost on flower, like blight on bloom,
His speech to them of cross and tomb;
Nor could their grieving spirits see
One CLEAN of hope in Galilee.
What booted it that He should rise,
Were death to hide Him from their eyes?
What meant the promised throne divine,
Were earth to be an empty shrine?
Low dropped the skies above the band
Too dull the Lord to understand.
Alas! as slow of heart are we,
Abiding oft In Galilee.
-Mdrgdret E. Sdnaster, in S. S. Times.