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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-04-27
~ SPECIAL NOTICE.

hGse SPECIAL NOTICE.
NORTHERN LIBERTY MARKET COMPANY.
BY vote of the Directors of the Market, reduction
has been made in the monthly of stalls To rent
erS TO take effect April J. $751; and continue through
the current fiscal year Dealers desiring TO avail
themselves of this advantage Will do well to make
Immediate application at the office of the company.
ap+30t Il. +. GUY, Secretary.
HCP LEWIS
ES WITCH HAZEL AND GLYCERINE
is invaluable for sun Burns.
THE WITCH II Eel
takes ont Inflammation and richness caused by the
suns rays Immediately, while the Glycerine renders
the complexion clear and smooth and prevents tan
ming. II is the Great Slauncher of Blood, and all
HemOrrhageS and Plies completely controlled by
it, use. II is certain cure for Naricose Neins-haS
wonderful control the vcnous circulation. 1t is
Giant Remedy for Inflammation of whatever kind or
nature, Internal or external. 1t contains
NO ALCOHOL,
turpentine, other irrant but is exactly what il
represents redstillate of Wttc! Hazel and chem
icaly pure White lycerne. For the eyes it Is very
mild in its application, soothing and allaYS pain;
takes inflammation and soreness speedily and in
vigOratpS ANA strengthens weak eyes 1t does not ure
in the slightest degree the delicate ibrcS of the
Can he used freely by the young the aged. and the
feeble. Sold by druggists STOIT IL CROMWELL
wholesale agents apl-lm
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-04-27
ARRIVAL OF PASSENGER TRAINS.
CORRECTED TO APRIL. II. 1881.
, Depot, corner New
. and C. street.

EN ENlNG.
B2lt., Annapolis and
way stations. 1:50
fCin. and 81. Louis 1:jj
baltimore and way. 500
Baltimore and way. 4::20
Y. Y. and Phila. eX... As
Bait. and Laurel ex--. 500
Piedmont, Fred'k, Ha-
gerS;Own, Point of
Rocks and way. $40
fBalt., Annap. G way 6:3I
Staunt'n & Valley eX. 30
fBalt. and way stains 7:5j
tBalt. Laurel and Hy-
attSville eX-............- SD
fChiCagO. Columbus
and PittSburg ex----- 9:4j
Sunday only. Other trains
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-04-27
Iron BftterS

Turkish. Russian, and sulphur Baths. sos
street Only first class bath in the city.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-04-27

You can publish three-line advertise
ment of want rent for sale, or lost three times for
twenty-five cents in THE REPUBLICAN.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-04-27
DE-. Doyee.s TurI.;,h nnt,.
a Perfect Rush,

Only Turkish bath in the city, 500 ST., near Ju-
dietary So. Best shampOOer this side of New York.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-04-27
The shield Enfhs.

Our Tailoring Department isworked to its fulles
capacity.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-04-27
20 POsT-oFFUCE NOTICE.

The Foreign Mails for the week ending SATCR-
DAY at i D. m for Europe by steamship Abyssinia
via Queenstown; on WEDNESDAY az l2:31 p m for
Europe by steamship BOthnia VIA Queenstown cor
respondence for France must be specially ddresSedl
and at p for France direct by steamship 81 IaI-
rent via Havre; on THURSDAY al II a M toE Ter yer
many, France, &c, by steamship Gellert via Ply
mouth, CherbOurg, and Hamburg Correspondence
for Great Britain and the Continent must oe Secity
addreSsed). and at u Tor Europe BY steamship lily
of Brussels via Queenstown: on SAIURDA6 at so
m. for Europe by steamship SIeTillhc Va
town CORRESPONDENCE for Germany ana scotland
be specially addressed and at 800 a. m ior scot
land direct by steamship CirCSSit VIZ 1t2oGI anu
at IL m. for Europe by steamship Donan wa SOUTH
ampton and Bremen The mails for Porto EIco cioSe
on Tuesday al p M Inc mails lor ed Cruz 1 Ma
New Orleans close Wednesday at $50 p. III. The
mails for Heyt close on THURSDAY al 10 a III I me
mails for Cuba and Mexico close on IhnrSday az I:5o
D. m. The mails for Bernluda close on Thursday At
p. m. The mails for Jamaica GaraCAiDO. SIvanl!la,
&c. close on Friday al Il m: Inc mans Tor Nene-
zuela and Curacao close on saturday az a. N. Tne
mails for Aspinwal and So 18th Pacific close on Satur-
day at l0a- The mails for Spanish PonduraS close
on Sunday at $50 p. m. The mails for China ana ia
pan close April &c at 80 p. The mails for Austria
Ia &c, close April 30 at 5:32 P m; ,,-....-
PosToFFICE, New York, April ., 1851.
ezze DR. HENRY SLADE
RS will give SittingS for
Independent Slate Writing and Physical Phenomena
between the hours of 10 and p H. NJ SO street
northwest beginning the 23d instant. ap25-ltS
~ OFFICE OF COLLECTOR OF TAXES,
rs DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
The attention of TAXPAYERS il called to the tax
levied for the year ending June 3d. 1881. On Real and
The second half of such tax, where not previously
paid will become due and on the Isl day OF May
ing, shall thereupon be in arrears and deinquent
anG ea b a ID o a P e same With oer
due and in will be listed for advertisement
and TAX SALE in the manner prescribed by exist
BY order of the Commissioners ofthe District of Co
lumbia o.
ap2l-I2t Collector of Taxes d. c.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-03-24
Old Emit Trn.s

We notice occasionally reference made
in our agricultural exchanges to the
great age that both apple and pear trees
sometimes attain. AS a rule the pear
tree is much longer-lived than the APP
pie. We have seldom known an apple
tree to live much longer than from fifty
to seventy years-the latter age being
about the limit. But certain varieties
of the pear-the Catharine, Catillac
and Windsor, for instance-sometimes
live to great age. The former does
not. get to bearing before it reaches
from ten to fifteen years old. On our
old homestead in Montgomery county
there is Catharine pear that must be
siXty-five 10 seventy years old, but does
not seem much more than half grown.
And here upon our present premises
there are two Catillac, two Windsor and
one Catharine tree, which are estimated
to be $50 years old. Fifty years ago
they seemed to be nearly as large rs
now; and we were told by Il previous
owner of the ground-an old man when
we purchased it-that his grandfather,
who came from Germany, planted the
trees. with others of the same name
(Which we removed) when he was by
no means an old man. Hence, by get
ting at the ages of the mans ancestors,
we pretty closely approximate the age
of the trees. One of the Catillacs died
last summer, and the other will not sur
vive it more than a year or two, though
it still bears very well. The Windsors
also give signs of decay; but the Cathe-
rine is as fresh and healthy as it ever
was, and bears yearly--some years 10
to II bushels. Geyndntoacn Tel.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-03-24
The Oombatiye Clam.

In diving for CLANS Gas in octopus
diving) it is usual to provide oneself
with a sharp pointed stake or an iron
rod. At Artutaki, when the tide is out,
CLAIMS are picked up everywhere on the
reef. At Ma,,ka men dive for them on
the ocean side of the narrow fringing
reef when the sea is smooth. On reaching
the bottom the diver stabs the gaping
clam, which-for the mollusk is very
tenacious of life-at once firmly grasp
the weapon. The diver now tugs with
both hands until the clam is dislodged.
A couple of expert natives with canoe
will get as many as a hundred in day
when a feast is in preparation. At
Manihiki and Rakaanga the largest
CLAIMS are about two spans in length,
the animal itself being sufficiently large
to satisfy the hunger of three persons.
Clam diving is woman's work in those
atolls. Yet it is surprising how few ac-
cidents occur. The reason for this may,
be they dive in comparatively shallow
water.
Not long since native was feeling
about the bottom of the lagoon of one
of the Paumotu atolls for the dark
edged pearl oyster, when he unfortun-
ate1y inserted the tigers of his left hand
between the valves of a clam. The
diver was instantly made prisoner by
the mollusk. His agony was intense.
Was it possible to get free. As the
clam was in a hollow just adapted to its
size, he could not sever the byssus. At
length, in sheer terror of drowning, he
cut off his four fingers with the knife
pearl-divers carry with them, and rose
to the surface sadder if not a wiser
man. A similar accident took place at
Penryns; but the diver, instead of m aim
inc himself for life, forced a knife
between the valves and released him.
self. Should the clam be attached to
smooth bit of coral, the speediest mode
of rescue is to sever the bundle of silky
filaments by which it moors itself. On
a neighboring island, ere this could be
done, the foretinger of the right hand of
a clam-diver was Topped oft. Brought
ashore in baskets, they live for some
time. Children in their play are apt to
put their fingers between the open
valves, and so get caught. Their
screams soon bring their parents to the
rescue, which is effected by stabbing
the clam through the cavity for the
byssus. The supply of CLAIMS in the
Pacific is ineXhaustible. If a party of
divers should remove all the large ones
from any particular locality for u grand
feast, and should return next year to the
same spot, no difference would be per-
ceived, SO rapid is the growth of the
clam in these warm waters. Pearls of
Il peculiarly brilliant hue are occasional
ly found in the clam.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-03-24
The Acme of Delicaoy.

A gentleman travelling in Virginia
last summer had occasion to take a
stage ride in order to visit the natural
bridge. Riding on the street with the
driver, he fell into conversation with
him, and found that he was an old
hunter, who was a veteran in killing
deer. bears, and smaller game. Pass
ing stream. the traveller inquired if it
contained fish.
'.Lots of 'em," was the reply.
s.What kind?'
''Mostly trout" said the driver. 'tAll
these mountain streams are full of
trout
..They must be fine eating" was the
next remark.
s'Fine eatin'r' exclaimed the driver.
''You just go up the mountain and
ketch half a dozen trout about twelve
inches long, clean 'em without washin'
EN-, rub in some salt, roll 'em in Injun
meal and bake 'em in the ashes-goOd
eatin'! why, stranger, by heavens, they
beat hamr'
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-03-24
Having His Moneys Worth.

They had Just the lovellest slelghlng
in Philadelphia, says an exchange, and
young Keepitup was out enjoying it all
one afternoon. When he drove into
the stable, oh! but the man was mad.
He roared when he looked at the horse,
and danced around, and, as Uncle
Remus says, IS he Gust, he did"
s.Look at that hossr' he walled.
ssLook at that hoss! Amt dry hair on
him, an he's nigh ready to drop. That's
a pretty lookin' way to bring in hoss.
Nice man, you are, to let good horse
tor'
Young Keepitup was fairly astonish-
ed. "'Man alive!' he yelled, picturing
his amazement in his voice, ''and what
did you expect when l hired him?
When horse is costing ME an even
$5 an hour, he's got to keep moving,
you understand. When rmpaying out
more than 8 cents every minute, l can't
afford to let no horse lean up against
an ice-box while he figures out the oat
crop of the United States for 1880.
did my level best to keep my whip arm
warm, and then I couldn't get more
than 81. 25 an hour out of him. didn't
hire the horse to rest him. Now,
if you had only charged Is cents
an hour, L would have had the horse fed
every thirty minutes, while was out,
and I would rocked him to sleep in my
arms, wrapped him up in blankets, and
laid him in the sleigh and hauled him
back to the stable myself. That is
the difference, you see, Mr.. Silkcracker.
Here's your money, and l want the
same horse, or a better one, next Satur-
day afternoon, if the snow holds on"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-03-24
Babies.

The writer who called herself s'ThiI-
da'' in the columns of La France has
been describing the variations of the
baby-type in the chief nations of Eu-
rope. The first in her series is natural
ly s'Lc Bebe Parisien," who. whether
male or female, is coquettish, graceful,
diplomatic and generous from the very
cradle. Though it loves bon-bons, it
will readily sacrifice its sou to the poor"
Its nose is always directed upward,
shifting the air. As its nurse is usually
a Burgundian, it receives along with its
milk few drops of the generous wine
of the country. If a boy, it shows an
early instinct for kissing pretty little
girls. The English ''baby'' is very
different creature. 1t has muscles of
STEEL" though its always shut up in
nursery with a gouUeynante. s'It
springs out of its bed every morning
into its cold bath.'' AS the Burgundy
drunk by the nurse conditions the Par
isian baby, similarly the English baby
'.Nproduces in its Hcountenance the
beefstakes eaten by my lord and my
lady, Its. voice resembles the soft
piping of an exotic Bird" and its eyes
are '.great and transmarine," whatever
the latter quality may mean. It gives
few kisses, and it gets as few. 1t wears
earrings of gold, but its clothes are so
constructed as to allow it freedom of
movement and physical development.
The German ''kinf' is heavy, stiff,
and stified with clothes. Sometimes
future Werther may be discerned in it.
1t quickly wearies of other children,
.'because it always wants to play at sol
diers, and it howls if it is not the gen.
al" The Russian infant is ''the aristo-
crat among the babies."- 1t looks as if
it were made of delicate porcelain; its
tone of voice freezes the hearer; it sell
dom plays, because it is too aristocratic
to be familiar with children whom it
does not know. 1t ''sees its mother
even less frequently than the English
baby does. Its favorite toy is a whip,
and it screams because it is not allowed
to knout the servants. The Italian ba-
by is ''little fire-devil, "a Bacchus.'
who will never keep his shirt on his
body" When it shouts, the listener
might take it to be declaiming verses
from TaSSO.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-03-24
Sally Raw, of Leadville.

Mrs. Sarah Ray arrived in Buffalo the
other day from Leadville, on her way
to New York, whittier she has gone for
the purpose of locating her daughter
Cora, in school, and arranging for
the future care of a little M Mexican girl
whom she had in charge. Mrs. Ray
has history, which, if published, would
read like q romance. She has dug in
mines, fought in wars with Indians side
by side with her husband, secured the
plains on horseback as scout, and be-
came an expert in the business; helped
found the city of Leadville, being the
first white woman who ever dared VEN
ture there, mapped out roads, built
houses, took IN washing from the Lead
vile miners, and is to-day in possession
$4,000 a year.
A reporter paid her call as she sat
in a central palace car waiting for the
train to start. He found her occupy
ing seat facing her daughter Cora,
and around her was piled numerous
bundles Of luggage. She expressed
herself as glad to grant an interview,
and pleasantly said: GO Sit down there
by Cora and will talk with you." Cora
is a handsome girl of about II summers,
and as she assented to the proposition
the reporter did not deliberate, but
readily took seat by her side.
Mrs. Ray commenced by saying, with
a hearty laugh: "Now I'm not going
to tell you how old am, for 1 may want
to get married again when I get to
New York"
Then she went on to say that she
came from the north of Ireland to New
York city when she was Is, and mar
ried a book-keeper named Joseph Ord
way. Her husband died year later,
and she went to Leavenworth, Kan,
from thence to Denver, and finally in
1876, to LeadvAle. In Denver she mar
ried miner named Frank Ray, but he
died soon after.
She told how in Leadville she braved
the dangers and storms of winter be-
fore there were buildings there to in
habit how Cora had to be kept wrap
ped up in heavy blankets to keep her
from freezing, while she pursued her
task of building hut; how, when the
place became settled she saw the land
She had taken up turn into fortune,
etc. She owns buildings in Leadville
that rent for 49, 900 a month.
Her career has been a peculiarly
eventful and exciting one, and one that
can well be given in single issue of
daily paper. She grew eloquent as
she related her adventures, and her
eyes sparkled as she said:
81 saw my old man once sit on
horse and shoot seven Indians without
stopping. And I've done something
like it myself. Young man." she add
ed, with quiet twinkle in her eye,
'.rve shot more Indians than you've
got fingers and toes. You wouldn't
think. to look at me, would you, that
I've gone out on the mountain side, up
to my waist in snow, and staked out
the streets of Leadville? But its gospel
truth"
She said she didn't know how long
she would stay in New York. Her
property in Leadville was attended to
by agents. and she felt perfectly con-
tent to stay away just as long as she
felt disposed.
She is now fifty years old, weighs
about one hundred and forty pounds,
and is rugged and clipper. AS she
bade the reporter good day she remark
ed that she was happy, and was going
to try and make others SO during her
years.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-03-24
The Amateur Farmer
I dreamt of a beautiful time

dreamt of a beautiful time
When the world shall happy be;
When the elephants and hyenas
Shall blossom on every tree;
When tamarinds and potatoes
Shall cease their dreadful roar;
When turnip trees shall blossom
In the garden for ever more.
dreamt of great republic
When the people shall all go West,
Sow plums and reap tomatoes
In the land they love the best;
When pig iron and molasses
Shall bloom on every hill,
And chickens low in the barnyard,
While gooseberries toll at the mill.
I'm weary of seeing the cabbage
Handle the rake and the hoe;
I'm weary of watching and waiting
For the grasshopper bush to grow.
/ long for the time when spinach
Shall cope with bread and milk;
When hens shall lay potatoes,
And horses spin raw silk:
OH sweet were the vanished hours
When wandered down the glen,
And wreathed my brow with tomatoes,
Or plucked the ripened hen;
When the donkey twined up the trellis,
And the cucumber chirped in the grass
And the sweet potato whistled
To its mate in the mountain pass.
But gone are the days of childhood,
And manhood's dreams are mine;
Yet long for the by gone hours.
AS / sit meath this Turkish vine.
OH wreathe your blossoms about me,
And sooth my aching breast;
While gooseberry plaintively MARBLES
And lulls me into rest.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-03-24
A Western Derivation for Blizzard.

The derivation of the word ''blizzard''
is not generally known. We will eluci-
date: When one of thqGmsuperior crea-
lures who inhabit Boston enters his
aesthetic home on cold night he re-
moves his cultured muller from his re-
fined throat. and remarks, ''The atmOs-
pheric exuberance is antagonistic to the
preservation of caloric in the physiolog-
ical structure which, translated,
means, cit blows hard" When de-
generated Chicago man returns home
at 3. a. M, from a chicken fight, after
having observed the fall of the mercury
and several other things in liquid form,
he explains the state of the atmosphere
to the angry partner of his joys as fol
lows: '.M dearsh, blsh' ard-bf zzard, y
after which he encounters a blizzard
from his indignant spouse.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-03-24
ster. Will you not give me sisters

sister. viii you not give me sisters
kiss?''
She stood still He stopped, and on
each quivering eyelid pressed his burn
ing lips. Then he almost rushed from
the room, but the silent figure, an in
stant since on its threshold. had fled.
The next morning Harold Courtney
had gone, but when Lillian stole to her
husbands side he hushed the first words
on her lips.
81 know, child know,' he said.
She thought he meant that her moth
er and Harold had told him. Somehow
a change had come over Lilian's life.
Her husband no longer caressed and
fondled her. Every luxury, every wish
was hers to command, but his kiss no
longer fell on her lips, and though ever
ready to go with her wheresoever she
desired, he never intruded upon her
privacy.
Then, too, her old fear of strangers
had disappeared. The one face for
which she had sought had come and
gone. 1t no longer haunted her dreams,
either waking or sleeping. Sometimes
she would softly breathe the old name,
but her voice did not tremble, nor her
face pale.
She missed her husband, too. Occa-
sionally she would steal to his side,
hoping, as of old, he would throw his
arm about her and draw her to him;
but he never did.
One day, feeling lonely, she sought
him in the library. He was sitting, his
head upon his hands. A groan burst
from his lips.
''Teach me patience, oh, heavenr'
he murmured, cor give me deathr'
"Hubertr' she cried, springing to his
side; ''what is it, husband? Will you
not tell me? Do you no longer love
meP"
81 shall love you DEAR he answered,
Gas long as my life lasts; but 1 would
for your sake that it might end, and
you find happiness with another. Ihsts
do love your
''But tell you, dear, my happiness
rests with you. 1 have been very blind
all these months, husband. l thought
l loved Harold; but now love him on
ly as brother. 1t is you 1 Lowell do
not deserve that you should love me
yet; but, oh, my husband, no one else
holds your wife's hearth
Gillian, child! you say this to comfort
met is like you. But, darling, in all
Ihave suffered you never have deceived
me. Do not deceive me now"
'tIt is myself whom l have deceived
only myself" she answered. ''Oh,
Hubert, take me to your brave heart,
where have refused rest so long!'
Then he opened wide his arms, and
they closed about her, never to unclasp
again.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-03-24
A Long Journey to Marry a Mormon.

From rhe Elmira Advertiser.
A widow residing in Phoenix, N. Y,
is Il lover of flowers, and has the finest
collection of greenhouse plants in that
section. Last Spring gentleman in
Arizona advertised for Il certain kind
of rare plant. This widow answered
the advertisement by letter, and a COR
respondence followed, ending in a pro-
posal of marriage. He wrote that he
could not leave his business to come
East. but would send a representative.
A lady subsequently arrived in that ca
pacitv, who said she was the third wife
of Brigham Young. She negotiated SO
successfully that the Phenix widow has
sold her property and started on her
2,OOO-mile journey, the last 500 of which
must be by stage. The man she goes to
marry is Mormon.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-03-24

A writer who mas devoted some attcn-
ton to the decorators and artisans of
Japan says that the worker in metals is,
without exception, the most artistic; but
that all Japanese workman and artists
discard utterly the happy-go-lucky
method in their work. They undergo
a thorough training in ancient custom
and precedent. Hand books with elab-
crate instructions and progressive les
sons are cheap and accessible 10 the
poorest, for circulating libraries abound.
From first strokes to the finished draw
ing. and for each class or style of de-
sign, there are many elaborately illumi-
mated works Of reference.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-03-24
The new Senate of the United State.

The new Senate of the United States
will have pretty strong representation
of Bible names. There will be eleven
Johns, seven Jameses,. three Thomases,
and three Matthews, making twenty
four in all who bear names of the
apostles. Two Josephs, three Benja-
mems, and one Zebulon are representa-
tives of the sons of Jacob, and one Eli,
three Samuels, one David. and one
Daniel, make up the list of thirty-six
scriptpral names. A Justin and an
Ambrose, however, are thrown in to
prevent the early church from being
forgotten.