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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-07-10
Imaginary Disappointment,

Nor all the disappointments which
men and women note in their life are
disappointments which grow out of
their failure to develop excellence of
moral character, or to achieve some
good work for others. The element IF
seliishness enters largely into the COM
position of those regrets which we dig
nifty with the name of disappointments.
We mourn because we have lost some
personal advantage; because we have
failed to win the fame OF the money! for
which we hoped; or even because we
have not won some unworthy triumph
over a rival, or inflicted punishment
upon the enemies who have wronged
us.
Even in less directly selfish lamenta-
tations over what seem to be failures in
ones past life, a man often looks back
at the relations between success and
failure with eyes blinded by misappre-
hension, and so grieves over what was,
in fact, blessing rather than curse.
He thinks only of the bright side of the
thing which he has missed, and ignores
the long line of certain or possible mis-
fortunes which would have followed
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-07-10
PITH AND POINT.

WHERE to go when short of money
Go to work.
SPARKLING across garden-fence adj
mits of a good deal being said on both
sides.
81 HAVE not the biggest show on
earth,'' said Barnum to q caller recently.
1t was tax assessor.
THE man who was hemmed in by
crowd has been troubled with a stitch in
his side ever since.
THERE are no auctioneers in Italy.
That's why all the big-voiced men sing
in operas ad.-Detr0tt Free Press.
CLERGYMAN: OF course, croquet is a
gambling game. Don't you know you
can't play it without putting up stakes.
Boston Post.
DUDLEY BUCK has composed a new
song, entitled "The Proposal" 1t is
probably written in the key of GO Be mine,
ah!"-Anericam Queen.
"THERE,' said charming lady, with
naive expression, that made her face
radiant, pointing to an ebony case of
chinaware, that is my brick-bat cabi-
metz
FIGURES can not lie; but the New
Orleans Picayune suggests that if a bad
man knows how to use them they will
help him cover up an embezzlement for
a long time.
! WHAT is thasyfAyi -cranIum and a
\ hammock One is banged head and
the other is hanged ed..-Qutncy
Modern Argo.
SOCIAL amenities: Papa Ito Mabel,
who has been to a juvenile party)-Did
any one pay you any attentions, Nab?
Mabel don't know. Papa-I mean,
did any one talk to you, or dance with
| youP Mabel-Well, there was little
boy who made faces at me.-HarUard
LdnapoOn.
A CHESTER County boy, aged twelve
years, while returning from Sabbath
school, fell from the top of fence
and broke his arm. And this is the
second time he had the same arm frac-
tured, in falling from the same panel of
fence, and in returning from Sunday
school. There is a moral in this-but
bad little boys mustn't think it teaches
that it is wrong to go to Sunday-school.
The probabilities are that if this unfor-
tunate boy had been returning from
game of baseball or from fishing, in
stead of breaking his arm at each fall
he would have broken his neck each
time. The moral is, that he should creep
under the fence instead of climbing over
| it.-NOrriStO1Cn Herald.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-07-10
Wise Sayings.

If you do not wish to trade with the
devil, keep out of his shop. Thomas
Fuller.
OUR endeavors are in vain without
Gods blessing; yet in vain shall he
challenge blessing that endeavors not.
Sloth is no less guilty than covetousness.
Bishop He1asb0w.
If ingratitude to parents be one OF
the basest exhibitions of human nature,
who can measure the extent o. the de-
pravity which leads those who have re-
ceived so much from Christianity to
revile it, to labor for the destruction of
its institutions, to dishonor it, and cast
contempt upon its author, and even
to strive to dethrone the God of the
Universe.-PreSbyteriau Banner.
IT is mistake to think that the good
and beautiful are not at home on earth
that we are to entertain them as gods.
No person ever walked the earth or
lived in the homes of men who was too
fair or too noble for his place. Good
ness is not out of its element in this
world. The very persons whom we say
are too good for the world are those
we need to make the world better.
There was never yet kindness too kind
Tor humanity, never goodness too good
1or mortalS, never man or woman too
high and pure for earth Let us learn
to say he or she is good enough to live.
The world is for those who make it
better. - Church Union.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-07-10
Religious.
THE HERMIT THRUSH.

o, HERMIT THRUSH one August day
heard from out thy golden throat
CTwaS long ago and far away
Thy song supernal fall and float.
A weary pilgrim by the road,
| deemed some passing Seraph s STRAIN
Fell, falling on my heavy load,
In Heavenly music sweet to pain.
Twas long ago and far away;
The life lived that hour has fed;
The pang that pierced that summer day,
Has ceased to hurt, forever dead.
Yet lol once more by leafy way
Ihear thy sole, seraphic strain;
The pomp of all the summer day
Thrills with thy music sweet to pain.
1t falls upon no weary load,
1t touches hopes of holy birth;
stand beside the bourgeoned road,
Meath a new heaven, in new earth.
What if youths spring be early gone;
Ii joy be tardy, dawning late;
Thou singest of summer joys unknown,
OF higher heights. Lo! calm wait.
Oh! bird from off Heavens inmost shrine,
Adown to earth thou bearestto me
One note from out the Strain Divine,
Prophet of Love, of Life to bel
Yet further on, some later even,
I'll catch once more thy mateless strain,
Thou lonely messenger from Heaven,
Bearing its music sweet to pain.
Twill reach me on my lowly road,
Thy call-Heaven'S last-so far, so fine,
Lifting my heart from mortal load,
n -luuTg UtcutTHcr, TTt ". r. 17tTEpeHuorIJ.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-07-10
Murder by Rats.

Mr.. GEORGE CLAYTON, residing II,
the village of Lansingburg, was the
possessor of white rat, of which he
made great pet, and kept him housed
in snug cage. Last night the pet
rodent was foully murdered, and tn
evidence CLEANED from view of the
surroundings this morning tends to
show that the homicide was committed
by other rodents of darker hue that
had not been petted. The box, or cage,
Of the pet rat had been literally gnawed
TO pieces, and the pet torn to pieces as
the marks plainly show. There must
have been quite "a number of rats con
cerned in the murder, as the incisors of
one or two could not have done the work
in week that was done last night
Troy (N~. ~ Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-07-10
Robert Raikes.

IT is good thing that the someW hat
vague ideas as to Robert Raikes are
to be cleared up in the minds of multi
tudes during this centennial year for
Sunday schools. Raikes was born in
Gloucester, England, September IA,
1885, and during most of his life was
editor of the Gloucester journal, of
which he became the sole proprietor at
the age of twenty-five. He was always
in comfortable circumstances, and after
he retired from active life received an
annuity of 81, 800 from the paper. We
first hear of him as a philanthropist
showing great resolution and courage
in behalf of the crowds of prisoners in
Gloucester jail. He was, however, far
more prominent than any other person
in bringing Sunday-school work before
the public (Which was done largely
through his paper), and in making
Bible study on the Sabbath in connec-
ton with the churches systematic and
organized work.
We are not sure even that he himself
was teacher, but we know he exhib-
tied rare organizing faculty, visiting
parents and children at their homes
and urging their attendance. Looking
backward it has long been admitted
that it was a mistake to pay his teachers
for their work, though even at this day
few teachers could be found to do what
they did without pay; for then schools
met at ten in the morning, each scholar
receiving personal instruction, mainly
in reading and writing. According to
DIR. Vincent, in the S. S. journal,
at twelve they were dismissed,
but met again at one; and at the
close of the afternoon preaching serv-
ice they came back and recited the
catechism, thus being kept at school and
at church about six hours and half.
Such teachers earned their money sew
eral times over. But it became a
costly system to sustain in this way,
and in passing from the paid to the
volunteer system, about thirty years
after their establishment, the schools
received a severe check. The work
grew rapidly from the beginning, and
we are told that in 1889, or only nine
years after Raikes began his efforts,
there were no less than 300, 600 Sabbath
school scholars in Great Britain. These
schools were at first almost purely mis-
sionary in their character, and even up
to this date in Continental Europe the
idea prevails that Sabbath-schools are
mainly for the lower classes. In this
country they encounter no such preiu-
dice, and it is estimated that there are
100000 of scholars in our American
Sabbath-schools.
The death of Raikes occurred sud
denly, April 5, 1911, at the age of sew
enty-five; and his remains lie in the
family vault in St. Mary de Crypt
Church, in Gloucester. We have no
evidence that Raikes was what the
world calls brilliant man, or that he
was a success as public speaker, but
his mind comprehended and grasped
fully great idea, and he showed re-
markable executive power in carrying
it out into practical results, so that he
rightly comes down into history as one
OF the worlds great benefactors. Con-
qreqdti0naList.
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ously ill, there had been no self-reproach
like this in her husbands sorrow. He
had given his wife fair home, an am
pie income, frequent social pleasure,
many costly gifts, and loved her faith
fully while poisoning her whole life.
"God help me,' he whispered, "to
conquer this fault. Essie shall Hear no
more fault-fnding, and if l see her
dropping, will send her to mother and
have Lima back again"
Never had wife and mother warmer
welcome than greeted Essie. The chill
dren were unchecked in their loudest
demonstrations of delight. But Lima
had to rush into the hall to hide her
merry eyes when Herbert, kissing Essie,
said:
"We must let mother have Lima now,
dear. She has been very kind, and
worked hard for my comfort; but there
is no home fairy like my Essie.n
The quick glad look in his wife's soft
eyes told Herbert that one step had been
taken in the right direction. AS the
days glided by, and Essie found appre-
citation meeting every effort to add to
home comfort, word of praise for
every little triumph ofcookery or needle
work, her pale face grew bright with
untold happiness. Gradually the care
worn expression was obliterated by one
of content, and Herbert found his own
heart lightened by the cheerful voice,
the sunny smile, the bright eyes Of
the Essie he had wooed years before,
And Lima, making visit six Il il
LATER fold har is1nthnr on hni. rAA.sSs ;SbY
heart, mother. He appreciates Essie
now at her value, and he lets her know
it.''
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-07-10
Big Elms In New England.

In Deerfield, Mass, the Williams elm
measures in circumference, at one foot
from the ground, 26 feet; at four feet,
IL feet; at seven feet, 20 IA feet.
Another elm measures, at the same
elevations, 81, Is 1-2, and 10 feet.
Another measures % IL, Is 1-2, and
10 1-2. This last-named tree has spread
of 100 feet. The Williams elm measures
in its spread at least $50 feet.
AT Wethersfelds Conn, there is an
elm tree which measures, at three feet
and three inches from the ground. %
feet B inches. The girth of this tree
where the roots enter the ground is So
feet inches. Its main limbs are great
trees in themselves. Thus, the circum-
ference of the south branch is 16 feet s
inches; of the east branch, IL feet 6 !;
OF the north, IL feet; northwest, 10 feet
B; of the west, 8 feet Z. From north
to south the diameter of the spread is
15O feet; from east to west, 152 feet: and
the circumference of the spread is 429
feet.-Hdrtford Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-07-10
How Squirrels are Killed in Califor.
mia.


AT the Laurel Hill Cemetery, yester-
day morning, the agent for new
squirrel, ant, and mole exterminator
gave test of his apparatus. The ma
chine consists of furnace constructed
of galvanized iron, lined with fire clay,
about twelve to twenty-four inches in
size. On the inside of this furnace is a
discharge pipe, passing from near the
top down through the bottom. To this
furnace is attached an air-pump by
means of sectional tubes and elastic
hose, which can be instantly adjusted
for operation. A fire having been made
in the furnace, and a poisonous COM
pound dropped in, the top is securely
closeds the chamber placed over the
gopher or squirrel hole, and the air.
forcing machine started, when all the
smoke and poisonous vapors are forced
down into the hole, killing, it is claimed,
every thing animate with which it comes
in contact. During the experiments at
the cemetery yesterday sulphur was
used, being dropped in the furnace in
half-pound packages. When the appa-
ratus was put in operation over one of
these gopher holes, the ground for ra-
dius of several hundred yards seemed
animated by a series of miniature vol
canoes, the sulphuric vapors belching
forth from numerous undiscovered
holes. About ten minutes pumping
serves to thoroughly impregnate the
burrow and its connecting drifts with
the poisonous fumes, and, it is presumed,
to totally annihilate its inhabitants.
San Francisco Chronicle.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-07-10
THE SONG OF THE SOWER.

THE farmer stood at his open door,
Looked north, and south, and east, and
west;
"Good wife, the swallows are back once
more,
Back again to their last years nest.
Pm off to the fields to speed the pillow,
The birds are singing on every bough.
The skies are dreaming of summer blue;
Trees are dreaming of rustling leaves;
And have a dream-God make it true =
OF standing corn, and of golden sheaves,
Of meadows green, and of new made nay,
And reapers singing at dawn OF day.
"Call all the boys; we must go a-field,
To speed the pillow and cast the seed;
God bless the seed, and make it to yield
Plenty, both man and beast to feed
God bless the seed, and speed the plow,
For birds are singing on every bough."
Then out with his boys the farmer went,
Into the fields the soft spring morn,
Sowing the seed with glad content,
Singing, while sowing the good seed corn,
"God bless the harrow, and bless the pillow,
The corn, the wheat, and the barley NOW"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-07-10
The SunflOMer.

WE have lately met with paragraph
in several of our exchanges, recon-
mending the planting of a sunfower
seed in the middle of each hill of pole
beans, so that the stalk of the sunfiower,
growing faster than the beans and
always keeping little ahead, would
serve instead of pole, saving to the
grower considerable labor and expense.
How this would work in practice we
can not say, but we do know that for
many uses the sunfower is very valu-
able plant to raise. 1t grows very
rapidly and when thickly planted around
sink drains, privies and other unsightly
and offensive places, it not only serves
as a screen, but it also is said to have
the property of absorbing malarious
exhalations and purifying the atmos-
phere. The seeds are much relished by
the poultry, and, if not fed too literally,
are very wholesome. A correspondent
of the Country Gentleman recommends
the seeds as a cure for the heavcs in
horses, and says: A gentleman told me
that there is nothing equal to sunfower
seeds for that purpose. He had one
bushel of the seeds ground with two
bushels of oats, and gave horse two
quarts of the mixed meal, wet in water,
three times day. He took the time
when the horse was not used at hard
work. In two weeks not sign of the
heaves could be observed, and the horse
looked as sleek and bright as if his hair
had been oiled. He had cured two
horses of his own of this distressing
complaint, and recommended it to Others
who had experienced like result. In
cases of horse distemper and coughs il
is an excellent remedy rchnaa6e
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-07-10
Sunday.SchOOl Lessons.
SECOND QUARTER.

SECOND QUARTER.
JuneT-Lesson selected by the School.
THIRD QUARTER.
July EThe Creation ........ Gen. 1:1-3; 2:4-S
July 1.-The Fall and the
Promise Gen. 3: 1-15
July 1S-Cain and Abel. ......Gen. 4: 3-l5
July 25-The Covenant with
Noah. 80. ............ Gen. q: $40
Aug. 1.-The Call of Abram, Gen. 1881, 32;12
Ito
Aug. S-Abram and Lot. Gen. 10: lis
Aug. 15-Abram and Melchize-
dek. .............G IA: 12-4
Aug. 22-The Covenant with
Abram. ....... .......... Gen. 15:-18
Aug. 29-Abraham'S Interces-
sion. ................Gen. IS: 16- 80
Sept. SLOTS Escape from
Sodom Gen. 10: 12-2G
Sept. 12-Trial of Abraham's
Faith ....... .......... gen. %: LA
Sept. 19-Review of the Lessons.
Sept. 25-Lesson selected by the School.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-07-10

A LITTLE fellow of five going along
the street with dinner-pail is stopped
by kind-hearted gentleman, who saws
=" Where are you going, my little manp"
=" To school" ''And what do you do
at SCHOOL, do you learn to read P" esNo. .
"To writer" "No." "To countpn
"No." "What do you dop" 81 wait
for school to let out. '-Akbany Tya,,es
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-07-10

All Foo Woo is Boston Chinaman.
His name sounds like the shivering Of a
woman when she gets out of bed on a
winter morning and steps her bare feet
on the oil-cloth. -Rockland CJ,,yiey
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-04-08

WE do not know exactly what
The Philadelphia Times means when
it says Of HAYES and Tilden, that
one is just as likely to be nominated
for President rs the other; but 1t
goes to the trouble Of publishing a
three column sketch of the formers
general and political life, and ranks
Linn as one Of the possible, if not
probable, candidates. 1t is said that
one Of the Cabinet officers and sew
eral of President Hayes friends as
selt that his declaration that he
would not again be candidate for
Ycnomination-in fact that he would
so persistautly refuse to listen to n
proposition To that effect that he
would not even reply--but chat if
nominated anyhow, he would not
withdraw his name. This is very
gau1y; but there Is sentiment OF
appreciation, very side spread, of
the general conduct q the admins
tratiou Il is the c,esnest one we
have bad for some time. The at
aosphere about the White House
has been very healthy, and il would
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-04-08
MONTANA LETTER.
Butte City, Montana, March 2Sth,

Butte City, Montana, March 2Sth, 1850.
E,Ator Tribune Il have been
thinking for some time to write a
Jew lines, to the couutry where |
tirst fshed in its brooks, with a
crooked pin hook tied on to string
You have my thanks for the TklB-
uHE. ! have got the paper regularly,
which is quite q treat, giving the
news from home.
Butte City is one of the largest
mining camps in Montana, and has
population Of about SIX thousand.
The principal mines here are The
Alice, Gognier and Coulisa. The
first two are worked for Silver, the
latter mostly for Copper; all three
arc very rich mines There are also
Il great many Wildcat Claims, which
in all probability will pay well after
being sunk deeper, and / think il
Montana had the same amount OF
capital to develop her mines as
Nevada aud Colorado, 1t would be
equally as good, and Butte City
would he q second Leadyille. Quartz
mining ia Montana is IN its Infancy,
not more than five years | believe
since The first work was begun IN
the same. and it is y well known
fact 10 miners that it,cquires capital
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-04-08

TN PROBATE-IOWA COUNTY


The final settlement in the matter Of the estate
OF Robert Quick, deceased
On application Of Wright Clayton administra-
tor OF the estate Of said Robert Quick deceased,
for the adjustment and allowance of his admins
tration account, and the assignment Of the resi-
due of said estate to such persons as are by law
entitled 10 the same, and said administrator hav-
ing fled his account according to law and the
rules and practice of the court
II is ordered, that said account be examined.
adjusted and allowed at regular term of said
court, to be held .. the Court House, in the VIII
lage of Dodgcv'l,., in said county, on Tuesday
the 9th day of april. 1880.
1t Is further ordered that upon the adjustment
and allowance of such account by this court as
aforesaid, the residue of said estate be by the
further order ind judgment of the court assigned
to such persons as are By law entitled to the
same.
1t is further ordered. that notice Of the time
and place of the examination and allowance Of
such account and of the assignment of the resi-
due of said estate be given to all persons interest
ed. by publication of copy of this order for three
successive weeks before said day. in the Mineral
Point Tribune, a weekly newspaper published in
the city of Mineral Point, in said county
By the Court:
JOHN T. JONES, County Judge.
Dated March 23rd, 1880. liw3
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-04-08
STATE OF WISCONSIN-COUN
) " Court or Iowa Counly.-In Probate

~ ty Court or Iowa CouU!y.-In Probate.
In the matter of the estate Of Robert Osborne,
deceased
On application Of Joseph Osborne, executor of
the estate OF Robert osborne, deceased, for the
adjustment and allowance OF his administration
account, and The assignment of the residue of
said estate 10 such persons as are by law entitled
To- the same
IL is ordered, that said account be examined,
adjusted and allowed at ii special term of said
court to be held at the Court House, i'll the vii
lagc OF Dodgeviilc, SAID county. on the 18th day
of pril, A. H. 1889. being the Secoad Iuesda!
thereof at 10 o'clock n the forenoon.
II is further ordered, that upon The adjustment
ana allowance 81 such account by this court! as
aforesaid the residue of said estate be, by the
further order and judgment OF The court assigned
TO such persons arr by law entitled to the me
l. is further ordered, th9tnotice Of the time and
place OF the examination and allowance of such
account, and OF the assignment OF the residue of
said estate. be given to all persons interested by
publication of said notice for three weeks before
sud day in the Mineral Point Tribune, a weekly
new paper published a tie city Of Mineral Point,
In said county
Dated March 9Th, 1880.
b the court:
JOHN T. JONES Judge.
J. W Taylor, attorney 70. estate, li-3
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-04-08
STATE OF WISCONSIN--COUN-

~ ty Court f r Iowa County In Probate,
Notice is hereby given that AT special term
of the Iowa County Court, to be held i'll ana tor
50 id comfy, at the Court House in the village of
podgcvilc in said county. on the 10th day of
April, a. y. 1850, being the third Tuesday Of said
month. at l o'clock in the forenoon of said day,
the following matters viii be heard and CON
siderea
The Approximation of !. W Rewey to admit
to probate the last will and testament of Richard
Johns, late OF the town Of Mitllin, in said county
deceased, ana for letters 'estamentary thereon.
And ii is further ordered, that public notice
thereof be given To all persons Interested by pub
fishing copy of this order for three successive
weeks prior TO said day of hearing in the Min
eral Point Tribune, u weekly newspaper circulat-
ing ia said county,
BY order OF the Court
JOHN T. JONES. Judge.
Dated Dodgeyiie, Wis, Mar stb, 1850 ll-3