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THIRTEENTH AND EIGHTH.
GEN r'yrurA

Of Bloomington, was called upon to respond
for the Thirteenth District, and said that
the district consisted OF the Counties Of Nc
Lean, Logan, Tazewell, Mason and De Witt,
Of these Logan and Mclean are reliably Re
publican. In 1874 the Greenbackers won the
race. The Republicans recaptured 1t in 1876.
It was lost In 1878, but this year it would
again revert to the Republicans. The people
were satisfied with either Chicago or Spring
field as the place for holding the State Con-
vcntion, and any date so as not to interfere
with complaining. About nine-tenths of
the people Of Mclean favored Blaine. ZAP
plause.l Next after him was Mr. Washburne.
[Cheers.1 And were he alone, while the
politicians would not support him. the people
him. While there was an effort to, make
sentiment against Gen. Grant [applause],
yet. when the people come to have
their say, it would be seen that they
y: we're IN favor Of him. The world has bowed
the State OF Illinois would not set itself up
in opposition to the worlds Judgment.
We had to do two things, nominate a man
and then elect him. We would elect him by
peace was the terrible power Of war. # Mr.
Tilden or David Davis should be the choice
Of the people, Gen. Grant would insist on the
victor's inauguration with us much earnest
ness as MS own Grant was everywhere
known for his stability Of character. Should
Washbnrne be nominated (applause] the
people would support him; they would do
likewise. for Mi. Blaine. The speaker be-
lieved that Grant would be unanimously
nominated, and elected, and inaugurated.
There might be an eight to seven deal, and
the Democrats had the eight, but they must
deal fairly and squarely. Il not million
men would respond to the call Of the s'little
man :" out in Galena. But there would be no
war, and there would be no Garcclonian in
trigues and roguery.
SENATOR RONFELD,
of Kankakee, spoke for the Eighth District,
and said that it would roll up q triumphant
majority for the Republican ticket as it had
done for twenty years and intended to do
for twenty more. They had had some trouble
during the last four years with some OF their
OWN members, but they were nli back again
in the ranks. He did not know whether
Grant Blaine, or Washburne would get the
nomination, but his district would support
the nominee, whoever he might be.
., JUDGE pAYsoS, :
OF Pontiac, said that in Livingston County
they had had a varied experience. The
Granger movement at one time cut into their
ranks, but all the Republicans who had gone
out had returned and reunited with the
party. The attempted grand larceny In
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,rreststible popular will would carry IN their
I'm and seat him where he belonged.


,o< Crawford. vas called for, and, stepping
S5 arwa1d he keRablSaast sss
ent their dnnoa me Mas for The re d IT,
fefent fae and all was the feel EEL
o TIT zda pFeSa a9E EetoE hs Shadow e M o
1maaai1,,oc1atic 1aai, nat W victory, but the Republicans,
I'M R5af b saa spt 6S St ada 8aass
IL nannie there were those who had warm
Blaine dhefb5 b des desp 06sTs doWa tn IN
~ y ashpartt hearts Of The Working people was
The Republicans, however, ,da+a would cofo1afly
Reppublican Administration succeeded to 10th. the
present one, under the new census the Ro
question to the Republican party. &c nad a
70 doubt but what afteE e, the !nto ne 'ne
IN the State ticket no man was wanted
who afraid 70 sReak for hf bs epa9iFaa psneaFer
rpineod Nv PROMISING the full strength Of the
party in his district for the entire ticket
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ELEVENTH AND TENTH.

j. 81. CARTER OF ADAMS COUNTY,
reported that the Republicans Of the Elev-
enth Congressional District would support
unanimously the nominees OF the Conven-
tion. Grant had many friends in Adams and
neighborlng counties. Blaine, Washburne,
Sherman, and Garfield had their friends in
the district. It was a Democratic stronghold; :;
it never sent Republican to Congress.
The judicial District had elected Republic
an Judge, and in Quincy for two years a Re
publican Mayor had been elected. He be-
iicyed the time would soon come when the
district would send Republican Representa-
tive to Congress-. "A ticket made up of Grant
and Blaine would beat the world, the flesh,
and the DEVIL
AlR. RoBBINs,
from the same district, said he favored
Springfield as the place for holding the Con-
venti0n. and the time not more than two or
three weeks prior to the National Convention
CAPT. SNYDER
reported from the Tenth District, which tha
Chair said was one Of the most Important
backgrounds of the last campaign. .Ha
said his folks did not care great deal where
the Convention was held, but saw no rood
reason why Springfield should not be select
ed as heretofore. Anything earlier than tha
18th of May would be too early for them. Sn
far as he had been able to learn in regard to
the district, the people we're about evenly d.
vided between Grant and Blaine. but there
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SIXTH AND FOURTEENTH.

From the SIKH Distr1ct, Senator N. III.
Ford of Henry County. was called on, He
said H. thu Ha Republicans there had individual
preferences, which, at the proper time, they
would manifest with enthusiasm. But,
whatever mi ight be the result Of the Chicago
ronra,t;o,, t1av ,vou1fl ron nm tha old time
Son'en,t4u, utey "oe ~ rrho,1 ,u,r,.oa
honored Republican majority. iney wanted
the Convention held May 19, and at Chicago,
which possessed advantages over all other
no;nta
poAnI'' r. s1E1GHr
OF ROCK Island, was caHeo 1ol' anu stateu
that he favored Chicago as the place for
holding the State Convention. The issues in
fhis caInDnirn we're too great to be tied to
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Maine had stirred them up toa Ieallzlnig M niqg
sense of their danger. In the ElghtFn u! Hts, ~
trict they had but one boom-a 6oom t 1n,ese Luz e
any indiyidaal M preference. That should b1hbe be
attended to at another time and IN an9ther 42l ne,
place. Whether Grant, Blaine, OF lsaGs1i WASH
burne should be nominated, the I3Suls Moniu tn.,
be one which 1t would need no washington
Commission tn declare
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MARTIN AND JONES.

~
Gen. James Martin, Of Salem, said he could
not promise that they would carry the dis
uict at the next election, but they would do
their best and vote the entire Republican
ticket from President down with vim.
He, thought he could safely say that about
three-thirds of his people would vote for U.
S. Grant [Applause.l At the same time, IT
the Convention gave them Blaine loud
cheers1 or Washburne [applause] they
would give them the last vote. There were
no soreheads in the Sixteenth District and
under all circumstances they would vote for
the nominees both on the Presidential and
State tickets.
3lR SAMUEL ". JONES,
Of Washington, came to the platform and
said that he represented the southwestern
part of Egypt, represented in Congress by
Mr. Sparks. Every Republican in the dis,
rrict was for the nominees Of the Chicago and
Springfield Conventions. IN Clinton and
Washington Counties more than half the
voters are Germans. Most Of them preferred
Washburne [applausel, but there are good
many for Blaine and Grant [Cheers.l II
the Republican Convention would give the
Sixteenth District Washburne, Sparks could
be defeated. The speaker differed from blr.
Martin. He believed that the people Of the
Sixteenth District were not all tor Grant IN
the speakers opinion, Washburne has the
larger following: Loud cheerB:] Mr.. Jones
closed by again pledging the full strength OF
his district to the nominees OF both Convel-
Unconstitutional and State.
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SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.
FRENCH scientists have liquefied ozon,

FRENCH scientists have iquefied ozone
Mr.. WALLACE says that the butterfly
is unknown in South America and the
West Indies Except as rare straggler
in Cuba) and in the Pacific Islands.
THE Journal of Phdrn,acg and Chem
ist7y (French) is the authority for the
statement that in some of the suburbs of
Paris people keep vast numbers of bees
that subsist by plundering the sugar re-
fineries.
AS the cold produces changes in or.
ganic substances closely resembling
those caused by heat, an Hungarian
chemist proposes to cook fresh beef bv
exposing it to temperature of 80 deg.
below zero. 1t is then placed in her.
medically sealed cans, and is thus pre-.
served in perfect condition for a long
time.
A SIMPLE indelible ink may be made
by taking equal parts of copperas and
vermilion, powdering and sitting them.
and afterward grinding the powder in
linseed oil. The whole is finally pressed
through linen. The paste obtained can
be used either for writing or printing
on wool or calico. 1t rests bleaching.
RAIN-wATER brings down yearly about
twelve pounds of ammonia per acre of
ground. To supply an equal amount at
six cents pound would cost the farmer
$2.SS, and this is therefore the manurial
value of the rain. To this, however.
must be added certain quantity of nj.
trio or nitrous acid.
LARGE quantities of pottery are man.
ufactured in Brazil from the hard, silie-
ious bark of the caraipe tree. In the
process, the ashes of the bark are pow
dered and mixed with the purest CLAW
that can be obtained from the beds Of
the lrivers-this kind being preferred.
as it takes up large quantity of the
ash, and thus produces stronger kind
of ware.
THAT the hardest steel is not the
most durable for railroads appears from
an examination of the wear of some of
the steel rails on the Great Northern
Line, England. Seven of the rails.
which lay side by side on this road, were
taken Up and tested, and it was found
in one instance that hard rail had been
worn away one-siXteenth of an inch by
traffic amounting to 5,251,000 tons,
while a soft rail for the same amount of
wear had withstood 100000 tons; in
another instance, the total was 5,5S1,-
900 tons for the hard rail and 81 ,O61 900
tons for the soft rail, the wear being the
same-one-sixteenth of an inch. Analy-
sis showed this last rail to consist of
99.475 per cent. of iron and minute
quantities of carbon, phosphorus, sill
con, manganese, sulphur and copper.
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PITH AND POINT.
Observation-Disclosures miners

Observation-Disclosures miners.
THE man who missed his footing
probably had his boots stolen.-BoSton
Transcript.
AN exchange speaks of man being
"gored to death by an angry bull" as il
good-natured bull would do such a
thing.-FOnd dW Lac Reporter.
AMAN living in the country finds light
ning-rods on his house to be u great pro-
lection. They keep lightning-rod peddlers
from calling and Ginning the head of the
house.-New Orleans Picayune.
HE didn't know it was loaded. There
were only three fingers in it, but it car
ried away three of his. He says he can
get along very well with his work,
though he is ga little short-handed. ~
Aadresos' Queen.
He was brought before the Galveston
Recorder on the charge of drunkenness:
"Do you plead guilty or not guiltyP"
81 don't plead at all. 1 deny every
thing" EDO you deny having been up
here beforep" al should smile. Why,
Judge, 1 deny being here right now.
If you catch me giving myself away just
wake me up and let me know it."-GaI-
CeSton Ne0S.
A FEW facts not so generally known
as they should be: A watch fitted with
a secondhand need not necessarily be
secondhand watch. Doctors generally
agree about bleeding their patients.
Steam is servant that sometimes
blows up its master. An ungrammati-
cal Judge is apt to pass an incorrect SEN
tence. Poachers who get into pre-
serves very often find themselves in
pickles. Any fool can make woman
talk. but it's hard to make one listen.
A thorn in the bush is worth two in the
hand.-Ja.dv.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-12-18
What is a Cad

NEVER use this word without think
ing of funny thing that occurred once
in which two Americans figured. One
was London American, one of the tuft-
hunting hybrids who would kiss the
boot-soles of man with title and
starve for a twelvemonth if he could get
lord to dine with him, and the other
was frank, hearty, unaffected man,
who was over in England for short
holiday and had no other idea but that
Americans were as good as Albert Ed.
ward himself and generally so consid.
cred. They were in the company of an
aristocratic Englishman one of the
lesser lights of nobility with whomthe
tuft- hunter had managed to ingratiate
himself. The Englishman and his imi-
tator used the word 'cad' rather fire.
quently, and as they sat together in the
smoking-room of the Langham Hotel
over bottle of wine the guileless Amer
lean said to the ''swell:" 81 hear Won
use the word "cad' good deal. PRAY.
pardon my ignorance, but what is a
'cadP" Snowy, coolly, dispassion-
ately the Englishman looked at him.
then quietly moving his eyes until thew
rested on the face and form of his Amer
lean toady he drawlingly exclaimed: 81
say, my boy, get up and show your
friend what cad ISL
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The Mixed Population of New Mexico.

The Mexicans and the Indians seem
to be about equally numerous in the por-
ton OF the valley through which passed
to reach this place. The two PRINCIPAL
Indian towns are Santo Domingo and
San Felipe, q pueblo about one-half the
size OF the former. The Mexican towns
north OF Albuquerque, on the railroad,
after it strikes the river, are Algodones
and Bernalillo. The trains run ALONG
the edge of San Felipe, and we caught q
glimpse of the town as we passed. It
has become Mexicanized in a great de-
gree that is, instead of being one jum-
bled mass of houses built against and on
top OF each other, it has plaza,a church
and some streets. The houses are also
generally entered through doors in the
sides instead of by means of holes in the
top, but nearly every one has ladder
leaning against it and the top of the
house seems to be the favorite place of
resort. saw none of the Indians dressed
in European costumes, although there
was an approach to it in some cases, for
men and women were working in the
fields wearing very broad trousers, with
the upper part of the body covered with
a shirt-shaped blouse, both garments
being made of coarse white cotton cloth.
have not seen Pueblo Indian wearing
hat, although this is the first article of
civilized attire to which the wild Indian
seems to take kindly.
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weakened. "Look here, nv how. ]
meant no offense. None of nv bi6od
turn villains" he added proudly. ssbut
you see she's young and purity and for
lorn, and may be, if you see too much Of
her, she might get to thinkin' more Of
you than would be good for her, and il
you amt in earnest / guess il would
break her heart. Shake hands with
your uncle, my boy, mean no harm
but promised 'Liza' when she was on
her dying bed that l would allus {ry to
give you good advice, and the last words
almost that she spoke, says she, abel,
watch over my boy"
"My dear, kind uncle, / thank YOU
indeed, 1 do-for all your kindness. but
1 could not bear to think that you should
misjudge me. l knew Amy long ago,
when her parents were both LIVING. and
she had all that wealth could give.
loved her then in quiet way, but | wa:
too poor to tell her so. Then came re.
verses and death, and in her poverty
and pride the girl hid herself from me
resolutely until now. She tried to earn
her bread by her accomplishments but
failed, and gladly took this means to dc
so. Now, if can win her for nv wife,
1 shall bring Mrs. John Dare to see YOU
some fine day this summer-may l, I'm
Gle AbelP"
So they parted; and the passers by lit
tie dreamed of all that had been said.
"Wa'al, wa'al, if things don't turn
out queer!" soliloquized Uncle Abel,
homeward bound, with a bandbox on
the seat before him. "To thinA how
near l come to gettin' one of theG IN.
sizes for Betsey. Why, she would have
laughed week about it. And then tc
think that painted pictur of a girl wa;
making game of me all that while. And
then the other one with her gentle way
taking the trouble to tell stupid fellow
like me what was the right thing to buy
l guess she would make our John goo6
wife; and after Betsey and me ha;
passed away, there'n be a nice bit o.
property coming to John, and that'l
help him on"
How pleased Aunt Betsey was, to be
sure, when the old man gave her the
new bonnet! How fair and young she
looked in the fresh ribbons and soft
blond around her face! And how she
laughed at the idea of wearing Zone Of
them dish covers on her head!''
Just when the country was in its June
glory John Dare brought his bride to
the farmhouse where he had spent SC
many childish hours, and he led her to
all the old familiar spots, from the weil
in the brook to the grave by the orchard
But as long as a straw and ribbon may
endure to keep them both in mind how
John Dare found his wife, they tell the
story of the time when Uncle Abe
bought Betsey's bonnet.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-12-18
Why He Cheered.

NOBODY who attended the ward meet
ing on the corner of Galveston Avenue
and Oleander Street could have failed
to notice the enthusiasm of the ragged
looking individual in front of the speak
ers' stand. He whooped, yelled and
cheered so that the speaker, who is also
candidate, met the enthusiast and
shook him warmly by the hand, remark
ing,
81 suppose your applause last night
was caused by the lifelong devotion to
the Democratic principlesP''
"No, not entirely. 1 don't give a
cent more for Tom Jefferson than l do
for General Weaver or old Hayes
"Then am to construe your fatter-
ing demonstration of enthusiasm to ad-
miration for my humble efforts as a
speaker
"May be so, but didn't hear q word
you said, was SO busy letting myself
out and firing myself off, so to speak,
When attend a public meeting never
listen to what the speakers say. If you
were to get off the Lords prayer and
the ten commandments, l would cheer
them all the same. All / ask is chance
to holler."
"My FRIEND" said the candidate,
evil you be kind enough to explain
why you hurrahed and went on so when
l was addressing the suffragansp"
Give no objections. You see, when
get tight l want to cheer-am bound
to do it. Every time for the past six
months until right now, whenever I
undertook to cheer on the street,
the, policeman grabbed me by the
neck and choked me off before 1 had
given one good square yelp. About
election times the only chance that l
get to express my emotions, and 90 to
ward meetings to let them out. Iwhoop
up the Greenbackers, Radicals and
democrats, all alike, and | believe they
ought all to be encouraged. What we
need is more parties. There ought to
be three or four meetings a day, so can
work off my delayed enthusiasm. ~
GatcestOn NescS.
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RACHEL MAYNE.

No change see. though seven long years
In foreign lands away;
What struck before the eyes and ears
see and hear to-day.
The blue jays harsh and chattering note
Surmounts the hum of bees;
The oriole in his flaming coat
Fits through the apple trees;
The sheep upon the hillside browse,
The colts in pasture scour;
In yonder close the patient cows
Await the milking hour.
There is the house where was born,
Long past from me and mine;
The red barn there to which at morn
Invent to feed the kline.
There is the sweep above the WELL
There spread the fields of maize;
The osiers edge the marshy fell.
As in my early days.
The mill is there; the stream flows free,
Piercing the grassy plain;
But where is she who waits for me,
My darling, Rachel Wayne?
Iloved her in the olden time
AS few have loved before;
And now, when in my manhood's prime,
i love her even more.
asked her father for her hand,
And these the words he said
"Who has not gold, nor herds, nor land
Should not with maiden wed.
"For seven long twelv emonths Jacob wrought
His Rachel to obtain;
The wealth seven years to you have brought
May bring you Rachel Mayne.
Hope of reward, that toll impels,
Your tagging life may spur:
Seek other lands, where Fortune dwells,
And win both wealth and her."
Then here we parted, and she,
With many tears and sighS
But ever since has dwelt with me
Her tender, love lit eyes.
Why comes she not? Why stays she now,
When she has naught to fear?
Has she forgot the partinggow
She made to meet me here?
wrote her, ere my vessel sailed,
To meet me of her grace,
If she in truth had never failed,
At our old trysting place.
Why comes she not2 The sun is high;
The hour of noon has passed;
Or means she first my love to try,
To bless nee at the last?
Perchance my letter missed. Therein
The reason doubtless lies.
I'll seek her, then, her home within,
And give her glad surprise.
A strange way, through the churchyard
this
To reach my darling's side;
Through deaths own home to seek for bliss
Ger tombs to gain bride.
And here tombstone, gray and tall,
The marble yet unsoiled.
The namel She meets me- after ALI
Was is it for this I've toiled?
She is not dead She could not diel
The letters blaze like firel
Why, came here day to buy
My dear one from her sire.
have the price; where is the warel
All, mel why idly rave?
My life is with my Rachel there;
My heart is in her grave.
Thomas Damn English, in ". Y. Independent.
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How Tommy Went Back ON the Old
Man.

eyes, bub, this is the place." replied
Bijah, as boy of twelve knocked on the
door. "Come in, sonny. Did you ex-
pect to find your old governor in here
this morningp"
81 kinder thought as how he might
be here" replied the boy.
"Just as likely as not, my boy. We
will look into the cells and make sure.
Is your old man given to the flowing
bowlP"
"He's given to whisky, if that's what
you mean. The wonder is that you
haven't had him down here lots o. times.
That's him calling me from down
there
The lad walked up to cell No. 5, peer
ed through the bars, and said:
"Dad, is that you?''
eyes, darling. Oh! Tommy, I'm so
glad to see you'll"
No use gushing over me, dad," said
the boy, as he turned away.
"Tommy-my Tommyl"
eyes, I'm your Tommy, and all that,
but you got yourself in there and now
you've got to take the racket. Ma and
I had a talk, and we agreed to let you
alone!"
"Oh, Tommy"
No use bowling, dad. 1t had got to
come some time, and now's purity good
time for it. Teller can't be drunk over
forty times a month in this town without
some one knowing it,
"Don't leave me, TOMMY"
"Well, I'll sit down in the court room
and hear the trial, but l haven't got a
red with me to pay fine. If you are
sent up, you'll have to brace your lip
and trot along"
So soon as the court opened Bijah
handed out Tommy's father. He was a
middle-aged man, strong and well, and
his looks were in his favor.
"What excuse have you for being
very drunk yesterday" inquired his
Honor.
ELECTION, sir, and I'll leave it to Tom
N.Y." was the reply.
"Did your election last from Tuesday
to Saturday,"
Yes, sir, and I'll prove it by Tom
N.Y."
"That's me, SIR" replied the boy as
he rose up.
Yes, that's my Tommy, and he'll
tell you that I'm q sober, hard working
man. Tell all about me, Tommy"
You can speak for him." added the
Court.
I" But can't say much for him. We
moved here from Toledo about six
months ago, and dad has sorter gone to
pieces"
"Oh, TOMMY" pleaded the father
"lt's true as preaching, dad, and
I've got to own it. You haven worked
day for three months, and you get
drunk whenever chance offers. If |
hadn't supported the family we'd have
all gone to the poor-house."
{" Is he bad manp"
swell, no. Dad is purity good
sorter man. He never fights; he never
abuses the family; he never whoops
around. He's kind to us all, but he
can't let whisky alone. He's soaked full
of it. You can smell him ten feet
away. I've tried to brace him up, but
it's no CO."
Try me once more, Tommyl II
you'll try me once more I'll brace ur
like horse"
"No use, dad-no use. He'd better
go up for sixty days. Maybe that will
sober him off and be check on him -
ooh! TOMMY"
Tommy is right" said his Honor
"I'll send you up for sixty days, and j
hope the stay there will do you good
"Good-by, dad-be man." said
the son, as he reached out his hand.
Good-by, Tommy. It's hard. but
l guess you are right. Give my love tc
mother and the children. ''-Detroit Free
] Press.