The Republican journal., 1881-02-10
The Soldiers Friend and the Farmers
Friend,

PlalSted paraded the State as the SOL
diers friend. He blew his own bugle
long and loud. He declared that the Re-
publican party had not recognized the
claims of the soldier as it should have
done; but though he advocated the SOL
der collectively, it was plain then and is
still more apparent now that it was an
individual soldier in whose behalf he
spoke-a great soldier, if we take his own
word for it. and who bears the name of
Harris NJ. Plaisted. Gen. Plaisted re-
ceived enough of the soldier vote to elect
him Governor; and among his first Off
! cial acts was the notification of Mr.
House, the Messenger chosen by the
Council that he would not sign a war
rant for his pay. Mr.. House entered the
service as private, and by faithful ser
vice won his way to a lieutenancy, when
he was wounded. He came out of the
service broken in health, and is now I'M
fit for hard labor. This deserving veteran
Governor Plaisted would push aside in
order that his son may have the position
and the small salary. There we see the
''soldier's friend" in his true colors But
fortunately for Mr. House, the Council is
composed Of Republicans and they have
retained his services and will pay his sal
alv from tbair oU N ,,oolyatc
The farmers friend and special cham
pion, Il. b. Swan of Mechanic Falls. has
also fallen farshort of his professions. He
has just been detected in scheme for
robblng the very class whose interests he
pretended to have 50 much at heart, and
though his operations were cut short and
he is fugitive from Justice, the indica-
tons are that he has swindled large
number We publish the particulars in
another column. For three years Mr.
Swan has been a recognized leader in the
ack-Democratic party and prom
incnt aspirant for the highest Offices He
came very near being nominated as the
Fusion candidate for Congress in the
second district at the last election, and
was the Fusion candidate for Speaker of
the House at the organization of the Leg
islature. He will also be remembered as
one of the two E'usonists in the last Leg
islature, who claimed that Il Republican
had offered them 81 1000 each to vote
against the Fusionsts and thus defeat
the Garcelon conspiracy to seize the Or
ganization Of the State Government Dur
ing the last campaign great stress was
laid upon this affair by the Fusion speak
ers. They put forth this alleged attempt
Of the Republicans to bride that incor-
ruptible patriot and farmers friend Hon.
IhoS. Is Swan, as an offset to all the
crimes Of which Garcelon and his Council
were guilty. Now we see the farmers
friend las we have seen the soldiers
friend in his true colors. What do the
farmers think OF him?
The displays of valentines in the shop wlndo VS.
remind US that the 18th Of Februarv-St Yaleu
tines days near at hand The custom OF send.
ing valentines at Ole time rather fell into disre
pute because Of the coarse carcatuIes. often in
sultng in design and sentiment, transmitted
through the mails But the demand for so called
"comic valentines" is now on the wane and some
Nv iS ja1 Dr;
from five cents upwards, and the most beautiful
are by no means always the most expensive
Fringed valentines are among the latest novelties
They are bright and pretty chromos or ltho
graphs, crowded with cupds, hearts flowers and
other symbolic imprnts. They are bordered with
gay ~ colored silk and satin fringes, which add
richness to the picture and make them we'll
worthy Of use IN parlor ornamentation One of
the pretiest is in the form of a tiny fan tringed
with silk, and bearing upon it picture of a sum
mer sunrise on beautiful lake. Mechanical val
entines are numerous, and many Of them are very
ingenious contriyances An entirely Gnpreten
tious little token, which might be passed over at
first glance, upon being opened discioses the fig
ure of lovely young girl standing erect before a
golden spinning wheel amid surroundings that re
mind one of tales of fairy land In the last centu
~ there was rather pretty notion prevalent that
on st. Valentines Day the birds selected their
mates SO, too, it was supposed among rural peo-
pie that the first one met of opposite sex-and of
course unmarried, for the Saint was no Mormon-
on this favored morning. would be the helpmeet
of life time Thus does the poet Gay make his
rural dame remark
Last valentine, the day when birds of kind
Their paramours with mutual chirpings find,
| early rose Just at the break of day,
Before the sun had chased the stars away,
Ateld went, amid the morning dew,
To milk my kline for SO should housewives do),
Thee first spied-and the first swain we see,
In spite of fortune Shall our true love be.
English, or rather Irish affairs are approaching
a crisis-it indeed the crisis has not already ar
rived On Thursday last Michael Davitt one of
the moving spirits of the Land League was ar
rested in Dublin Davitt was convicted in 1867
of furnishing arms to the Fenians and sentenced
to fifteen years hard servtude Afte. serving
about seven years he was released on ticket Of
leave and came to this country. Ills return to
Iral vioI Of = ha toru