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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-11-26

ner husband hire Joel Peaters, not for
the discovery he had made.-there was
no question but she would have found
that out herself in time; the only rea
son she had not noticed the resem-
oiance before was because her mind was
50 taken up with the moving-but be-
cause she knew Joel was just the kind
OF man they wanted, though how she
knew anything about it nobody could
TELL But the happiest days must end.
and in the gathering twilight the long
separated, strangely united sisters
turned their faces homeward. Sorrow
and trial had been theirs, and might be
again, but whatever awaited them they
would meet side by side.
Side by side, and in that happy
thought the burden of the long years
seemed to fall away, as in talk and
memory they went back to when lin
childish days they clasped their little
hands in love, and roamed the daisied
helds together" -EUG Thomas, in
Cleveland Herald. q a "a
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-11-26
The Reindeer.

The reindeer, which in one way or
another manages to be almost the en-
tire support OF the Lappsi who have
herds, is large, heavy animal, with
remarkable independence of character.
He will not accept shelter under cover.
no matter how inclement the weather
may be. Neither will he eat any food
that is offered, him; he prefers to seek
his own sustenance, which consists
principally of a peculiar moss, and as
this grows very slowly, requiring about
seven years in which to reach maturity,
the Lapp must shift his home from
time to time to meet the necessities of
his herd. In midwinter the moss may
be covered by several feet of snow, but
the deer digs a hole with his feet, and
disappears from the surface, burrowing
his way through the snow as he follows
his nose from one tuft of moss to an
other. The flesh of the reindeer is
quite palatable and nutritious, his skin
makes very warm garments as well as
durable harness, and cheese made of
reindeer milk is very rich, although the
quantity of milk yielded per day seems
scarcely worth the taking, as it amounts
to mere teacupful. -Harper's Maya
zine t.t |-.s.N "a H.IH
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-11-26
gor gan,tq 1leaders.
"A IIsIoN or THANKSGIVING.

There the bell for ''recess over" time for
stupid books ;lgan;
But how cun' a fellow study with Thank sriVinp
on his BRAN? ...-.. ~.
When read of turks and Turkey, little heed
TO them pay -f
While my mind is full of visions of the near
THANKSGIVING Day. t3 $3.50.
can only hear the ''gobble' of turkey, fat
and nice.
Which my grandpa writes, is Whiting TO be
Just as soon as Sis and and all the family are
able -F4a' -rtt.it,,. d 3.
To be OIL and spend Thanksgiving round the
dear old farmhouse table. ft fHf!tsI 4f
That's study, now, of Turkey that a fellow
.ia likes, I'm sure,
But put it in geography, and that | can't en-
dure;
1t has different lavor, somehow, on the dear
old farm, 20. d.. tf..--l..,...., 3D.. .
And ''crammIng" then or ''stuning" never
does one any harm. q tn I...
Now there's class in spelling: Bobby White
has trpped on skates
And that's something don't do, l remember
how my mates
And went of together, with our skates upon
: our feet
For race across the mill-pond, and twas only
who beat. .- ~.
Oh Thanksgiving Day is jolly on the dear old
farm, and so '.5 5l ~,
1t knocks study in the head for week before
we go; '-'
And pity any fellow, be he black, or white
or brown,
whose grandpapa and grandma are net living
~ out 0ffO,uH. .,.....
Well. I s'pose ouait to study while my book
before me lies, HuI Ca l.f 81
But it's hard upon a fellow now to have to
shut his eyes iaA sHN -
Upon such charming visions Did you speak,
sir can tell
Where Turkey ISL Oh yes, sir, have learned
that lie. son well.
--Mary D. Brine, ~ H~rpers Young People
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-11-26
a THANKSGIVING DAY.


Within garnet, cold and forloru, -..7
A group Is gathered. Thanksgiving morn.
Father and mother, with children, three:
One but babe on its mother knee.
Haggard and pale is the fathers face,
Where lingering sickness has left itsitrace:
While the careworn look on the mothers brow
Tells OF the sorrow upon her now. rs g
Hungry and faint, for want of food, s 8
with scanty clothing; no coal nor wood;
A broken table; a bare, pine floor
What have they to be thankful for? -
Thoughts like these to the parents come,
While sittinghere, in their cherries home.
The children nestled upon the bed ''
A fragment of carpet over them spread
Are blind to their parents mute despair, 81
And the little girl, with a plying air,
Says: % What do poor children do, / wonder,
With no warm carpet to cuddle under?
fl'1I't iGs.
g No papa nor mamma to give em bread,
An tuck 'em up when they go to bed
Teardrops start from the fathers eyes;
Prayers from the mothers lips arise ls
hEs - tft8 a.
Footsteps fall on tho creaking floor;
A knock Is heard on the chamber door
A bluff :. Good morningi' their query brings,
And, ''Sanbo. you rascal, fetch up the thfngs!"
While the Squirrels darkey, with cheerful grin,
Food and clothing brings quickly in. 9sIi &
g Lord bless you, mum! why, who'd a-knowed
That folks lived up in this ere abode2 r...,
'''raint DIT for u barn, m, ez I'm a sinner,
Ill take you all to ray house to dinner.
"Ill find you work, when you're strong and
well.
And better place than this ere, to dwell"
And the Squire paused, while tear arose
And dropped, unseen, on his ruby nose,
As the baby boy, with a happy look, ..... -
A rosy apple from Sambo took.
And the children gathered with eager eyes,
Round the platter OF doughnuts and pumpkin
pies; .
While the grateful mother could only say,
Truly this is Thanksgiving Day.' II ID
.l &C. II. Adams, IN Detroit Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-11-26

'a San Francisco art criticisms: Keith
is undoubtedly an artist of some pre-
tensions -7pretensions is the word--but
when he endeavors to work off on our
unsuspecting bonanzaitcs a picture en-
titled Caesars Family, in which he
represents that Roman celebrity in a
dressing-gown and carpet slippers,
rocking the cradle with one hand, while
he hold a meerschaum in the other,
and whistles an accompaniment to his
wife's performance ON an accordeon--
why, The time has, come to hold up the
condition of this painters historical in
formation to the gaze OF a heartless
world. - San EaunciSco Post sLL r.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-11-26

Spiders and their webs form the
designs embroidered on the tlounces
and waistcoats of some Paris gowns.
Gold threadis the material usually en-
lployed for this work, but sometimes silk
is used.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-11-26

q --Shoep cheese is very popular in
Austria, and an enterprising Austrian
has started a sheep dairy near Chatta-
rooga with 1, 900 head cA 'j
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-11-26

lI Rochester, N. Y, has q class Of
thirteen young ladies who are taking
lessons on the violin.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-11-26

The pawnbrokers of Great Prita'n,
1872 in number, take in during year
200, 900, 900 of pledges.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-29
4 Platform fer s.a King Fodder.

Only those who have raised corn fodder know
the difficulty of preserving il. A great mass of
green, suceulent matter Is to be dried before il
spells with fermentation. 1t grows so thick in
the field that il necessarily has TO go into big
heaps or shocks and a few DAYS of bad weather
is almost sure to iniure il. Mr.. william CrOzier
who raises it extensively, has a method which
seems sensible. and is said TO work we'll He
builds first platform by setting posts in the
ground, and on these, laying cross pieces, oil
which he places poles little distance apart. The
air has thereby chance tocirculate underneath,
it is perhaps two feet above the ground, while
the openings between the poles allow the air fol-
low mp the chimney he makes in the centre of the
stack. This chimney is made by means of a
barrel which is drawn up the stack is built.
The Country Gentleman suggests that another
good plan is to build the stack around tree,
leaning poles against il to form chimney, or
iftrees not available, to set the poles upright
in a circle, uniting them at the top Such plat
forms as Mr.. Crozier proposes would he an eX-
cellent thing which TO stack hay. Thousands
of tons have been ruined the past fall by stand
ing in water, entailing thereby an immense loss
at the present high prices Get some cedar posts,
which can generally he secured ut some lnmber
yard, and set them about five feet distant each
way. A seven foot post might be sawn in two.
and set two feet in the ground. which would
leave it a foot and n half above the surface. On
these lay sills of AKA scantling, if you have MT
poles, and across them put boards poles or hatev
er is the m, st col nj mt 10 make bottom. 1t
will save its cost in a short il ne. and last for
years. The was!age, which is almost more or
less in the bottom of stack, will amount 20 no
thing scarcely, even if there be deep SHOWS or
drenching rains. Try it.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-29
IT Ell e . U N.
NEW YORK, 1882.

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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-29
The Care of the Hands.

Many persons, especially farmers neglect their
hands. Hard work WILL of course, make the hands
hard, but they need not on that account be un-
tidy. black line at each fngcr-nail is not a
mark Of "wOrkingman' much as il is of a
negligent one. No matter what his occupation,
one should no more come to the table with dirty
hands than with dirty face. To keep the hands
in good order a brush is n necessity. A mail
brush may be bought for a very small sum- and
no matter what may be ones work, he can, by
use of this, keep his hands in very good condition
Rub the brush across the soap and scrub the
finger nails, not only at the end, but at the base
where they join the flesh, and, if there are any
other parts of the hands that need it, give them
a scrubbing also. The daily use of a nail brush,
and careful pairing Of the nails before they get
long, will enable the hardest worked farmer TO
keep his hands in comfortable condition. The
greatest trouble with the hands is from split
ting of the skin at the base of the nails causing
what are called chang nails;" this may be avoid
ed by little care. At each washing of the
hands, and after they have been dried upon the
towel, push the skin downward away from the
base of the nail by using the end Of another nail
that is, use the thumb-nail of the right hand to
dress the nails of the left, and vice versa The
comfort that results from well-kept hands is suf-
fcient reason, not to mention neat appearance,
for properly caring for them.-imericdH .fgricaI-
tHrist.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-29
Cleanliness Preventive for Hog Diseases.


During the past season there has been great
deal said and written upon the subject of allow
ing hogs to run in pastures, The discussion
both in and out of the newspapers has been
watched with great deal of interest by hog
Tasers whose practical knowledge, acquired by
experience, has enabled them long since to form
opinions upon the subject. Those rnen who have
money invested in the business, are prone to ar
rive at conclusions based upon actual observa-
ton, from which they form commOn-Sense ideas
of what is beneficial to their stock, and wise
acres who read them long, sclf-conseqnentialle lee
tnres upon subjects about which they have no
personal knowiclg, receive but little considera-
ton at the hands of breeders. Ii Is a common
remark that most anything is good enough for a
hog, and TO this senseless proposition is traced
the diseases among swine owned by breeders who
endorse it, Since time immemOrial the hog has
been called the farm scaveuger, but, neverthe-
less, the successful breeder is lbs who relies the
least upon this over-estimated characteristic of
the animal. Bad wafer, worse treatment in
handling, and n superabnndance of filth are the
foundation of all diseases To which hogs are sub
ject, and il is consequently easy to believe that
the health of the animal and the quality of the
meat must increase in proportion to the cleanli-
ness of his food and surroundings. Ii is believed
that there has been less disease among swine dur
ing the past year than during any time for the
past decade, and those no ought to know at
tribute the fact to increased care on the part Of
breeders who have realized the value of cleanli-
ness. Grass-fed hogs who have the run of good
and nutritious pastures, with plenty of pure
water the ones that bring the highest prices
in any market. The Summer feed of grass
suits in bone, muscle, and all good qualities of
6rst-class pork, and fall feed of corn just prior
TO marketing makes the plump and round finish
considered so desirable. Ii is not too much 10
say that if swine-raisers would adopt uniyer-
sal plan of cleanliness in raising and feeding the
stock, it would he hut very short time before
complaints of American pork would cease to be
heard in any European country. breeders
it to themselves and they owe it TO their swine
TO adopt such reforms will insure them de-
cent treatment rs pOssibe.-ChicdgO Tribune.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-29
FOR tic efarmler.
should There No. &c a Change of crOpsp

Over aud over again experience has shown
that in those districts where diversified style OF
agriculture is carried ou. the average profits OF
a series Of years greater than when the pro-
dueer is dependent one thing. Noting TINS,
SINE teachers 20 on the Opposite extreme. and
,vou!d plant equally of all crops. and follow
;r1ually every branch Of farming. Bat we hold
that that il great an error as to follow out TOO
closely the Que ida Just now the asTicuitur-
i.ts of the South are getting their annual advice
70 crow less cotton and more corn. IL is even
saiI that the "grangers" have Incorporated this
ayi,.. as one of the leading articles of faith IN
their Southern creed. Bat from all We have
read and noted the Sautb with all it, love of
cotton never lad half so much drug Is some Of
tht. Eastern States have had Of wheat or corn.
II is the wisest policy for every farmer To have
SOME one leading fcainre on which 20 depend
that he finds his soil and climate best fitted for.
OF his market the mos: encouraging for him Ia
produce. These may possibly fail, and in view
thereof other things should be grown which viii
work in with the Others, and bring in something
certain when failure comes. Disqualification IN
this ease is little than the principle Of in-
surancc. TO which every prudent merchant likes
to devote a small percentage of his capital; but
the percentage is always small-be would not
like to devote very nucli, nor would the farm
capitalist devote very much, on its insurance
crops. The South can grow cotton better than
any other part OF the world. When there Is
good crop II il very profitable, and it is rarely
50 abundant but there is some profit made. We
Doubt whether the advice 10 grow more corn and
less cotton is wise, OF it wise would ever lbs ia
keR.
One might rs well tell an Iowa man TO grow
less corn and more wheat oats. For miles and
miles through that State one sees nothing but
corn, yet though in any one year il brings but
ten cents per buslIel, one as much the next
year as ever And whyi because wheat and oats
never do as well, never yield the same profit. II
has been shown, 10y what seems to be careful
average of years, that corn yields in Iowa three
fourths more profit than wheat, and double that
of oats. With these facts, which intelligent far
mers soon understand, though those with hay
seed merely in their hair do not, it would he idle
to tell an Iowa man he must grow less corn, be-
cause once in while there is an oveT-stoek, and
the same principle holds good in cotton culture.
-GermGstOTR Telegraph.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-29
An Excuse for Smoking.

In the reign of James l., of tObaceo-ha hating NO
toriety, the boys Of a school acquired the habit
of smoking, and INDUCED in it night and day.
using the most ingenious expedients to conceal
the vice from their MASTER till one laekless
ing, when the imps were huddled together
round the fire of their dormitory, involving each
other in a yapor of their own creating, 10! in
burst the master, and stood in awful dignity be-
fore them
"How now" quOth the dominic to the first
ia l; show dare you be smoking tobacco ?"
''Sir," said the boy, II AIN iect 10 head
ache, and a pipe takes off the pain"
"And yOui and yOu' and you r. inquired the
pedagOgue, questioning every boy IN his turn.
One had "raging tooth; :" another cholic;
the third, cough; in short, they all had some
thing.
"NOw, sirrah," beloved the doctor to the last
boy, "what disorder do yon smoke forf-
Alas, all the excuses were exhausted: but the
interrogated urchin, putting down his pipe, af-
ter a farewell Whit, and looking up in his mas
ter's face, said in 4 whining, hypocritical tone (:
SSH smoke for cOrRs ~
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-29
Sorghum for Feed.

have never raised sorghum for the purpose
ef syrup-making, but l have raised il for feed,
and consider il superior to any other forage
plant that have ever raised in any State for
this purpose, timothy and clover not excepted.
/ prepare the ground the rs for any other
crop, and drill with my wheat drill hafa huslel
of seed TO the acre. | SOW il from April to Au-
gust LIST. If it grows strong and tall, | cut it
with arevOlving-rake reaper, and, after allowing
il to wilt for several days. bind and shock it in
large shocks till it is dried, then stack and salt
it the same corn-stalks. If il is finer and shor
ter, cut it with mower and cure it the same
as hay. Ii takes long time to cure and dry
ont otherwise it will heat and spoil. The stack
should be long and narrow. The crop shoGld
stand until ripe enough for syrup before cutting.
Ii will not bleach and spoil on the ground like
hay or grain. Many let it stand without cGt-
ting and feed it ON the ground; and cattle and
sheep will eat il clean, even the butts and roots,
leaving nothing. | am of the opinion thai the
large, coarse stalks the best for working ami
mails. My horses are working and driving on
half rations of grain (riee CORN, and are doing
better than when l feed them hay and corn fod-
der, with full rations Of corn chop. The seed is
equal to corn, and will produce much to the
acre. l think when well cleaned il weighs six
ty pounds TO the struck bushel. Ii Is superior to
any other dry feed for milk cows. Our dry eli
mate and winds make If easy To cure, and it
stands drought better than any crop except rice
corn.-hdHsas Correspondent Of the Country Gen
flemdR
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-29
WATERING Window plants

There is nothing that seems to trouble more
those who would grow wndow-fiowers, than
how often TO water them. Ii is an exceedingly
simple thing to those who have had experience;
though 50 mysterious Il thing to those who have
had none. When the skilled gardener is asked
for advice, he says, Water only when the plants
need it, bet this tells the enquirer nothing.
There still remains TO be understood how to tell
when plants need water. After ALL this is a spe-
cies of knowledge that cannot well be taught by
another. 1t has to he learned by experience
The good plant cultyatoT tells from the color of
the earth; but even this is y relative term
There is dark soil and there is light soil: but all
soils are darker when they are wet than when
they are dry. One can soon learn this by exper-
imenting a little; and can soon tell whether the
earth is dry or wet, by the eye or finger alone
II IL is wet, it of course wants no more water:
If much lighter than its usual color, the earth
is dry and needs some. II j. an exceedingly
simple matter To those who will try TO learn: to
those who cannot learn themselves il is a hope
less task.
There is one hint that we may give that NAV
be of value. If the earth never gets dry, the
plants are not in good condition. Something is
wrong. IL is the active, growing. work ing roots
that take the moisture ont of the earth 1t is a
sign of good health for the plant TO want fire.
quent watering. As we have already said, The
color of the soil. as compared to what it is when
wet, Will tell whether il wants water or not
GermGRiOWn Telegraph.