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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-03-12
Marriages Under Difficulties.

LAST week there were three marriages
at Strathdearn, all of them attended,
owing to the severity of the snow storm,
with circumstances of an interesting
character. A marriage was arranged
for Wednesday last at a house in
Strathdearn, about twenty miles from
Inverness, aspot high-lying and unpro-
tected. The bridegroom reached the
house on horse back, and the clergyman
and some guests also reached it,
although with difficulty and much labor.
The happy couple, after the ceremony,
were to go to Boat of Garten Railway
Station, but how was the journey to be
accomplished To the south the road
was blocked, and to the north the road
was blocked; everywhere there was
snow so deep that no vehicle could
be dragged. through it. At length the
bride volunteered to take the saddle
and to face the storm on horseback, and
on horseback accordingly the couple
set out on their honeymoon. The
journey to Boat of Garten proved long
and difficult one, but it wasaccomplish.
ed in safety; and the bride and bride
groom were none the worse for then
difficult and, doubtless, anxious under.
taking. Another marriage took place
on Friday in the same locality. The
bride was there but the bridegroom
lived in Inverness. For days, it may be
presumed, he had his own fears about
the difficulties that lay before him in
his contemplated journey from In
verness to Strathdearn. The bride
groom. however, was not to be kept at
home, or to be stuck in the snow. He
hired two sleighs well yoked. one dog
cart, well yoked, and one saddle-horse,
and with these he set out determined
that, should one or other of these
means prove unequal to the journey, he
would go on his way with such
as remained He reached the brides
house. The wedding took place,
and the bride and bridegroom arrived
in Inverness the same night in a sleigh.
There was yet another marriage in
| Strathdearn attended with similar
difficulties. The weather was so
threatening that there were negotiations
for the postponement of the wedding,
but these fell through. The bridegroom
and company of twelve came from
the west of Ross-shire, and, ip spite OF
snow-blocked roads and stormy
weather, reached the bride house. five
and Twenty miles from Inverness:
Thus in all these cases, in spite Of
difficulties, the parties were united
Inverness (ScOtlaad) Courier
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-03-12

tation room but one question. Tia,
being answered, the youthful mathema'
tician was allowed to demonstrate tha
problem in his own way. During hiS
senior year he became so absorbed in
his fayorite pursuit as to neglec. an
other studies, He did not even attend
recitations, but devoted fourteen houro
every day to mathematics alone. In
the course of few years he was AN.
pointed Professor. of Mathematics IN
Harvard College. So rapid was his
progress, and 50 high the rank he at.
tanned, that he was left with but few. IL
any, companions. One of his mathe.
NAUTICAL works is 80 abstruse that few
have read it, because few could read Il
The Professor is reported as saying thai
only one man besides himself under.
stood it.
One trait of Prof. Peirce deserves A.
tention in this age of scientific material.
ism. He was as devout in heart as no
was great in intellect. Physical facts
and methods absorbed him, but they
did not blind him. He saw their source
for he looked through nature up to ma.
lures God. Signs and quantities were
to him but symbols of Gods eternal
truth. The clearer his apprehension Of
them, the nearer he seemed to draw to
the intimate thought of the Creator.
He saw things" says DR.. Peabody,
from whose memorial sermon we quote.
precisely as they are seen by the in.
finite mind" He held "the scales and
compaSses with which eternal wisdom
built the earth and meted out the
heavens" As mathematician he
adored with awe. AS man he was Va
Christian in the whole aim, tenor and
habit of life. ~ Youths Companion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-03-12

may have been a dentist after new
stock.
The fronts of these bone piles are Or
namented with fancy work in bones.
The designs in skull, leg, arm and
thigh bones are wired together. A gen.
tleman in front of me kept saying
SHOW tasty! These French people can
not repress their artistic instincts any
where" Well, each one to his taste.
/ couldn't admire it. Filagree work in
skulls and thigh bones is weird, but not
in the strictest sense ornamental. Cor
nices and friezes of human skulls, even
in sepulcher, suggest Dahomey and
sort of osseous cannibalistic taste in
the fine arts. However, it doesn't hurt
the bones, and perhaps the coming man
will become so heart-hardened by con-
tinuous application of science and rea-
son that he will frieze his parlor with
the polished skulls of generations of an
cestors. -Prenttce Mutord, in San
Francisco Chronicle.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-03-12
Teaching POliteness.

SCHOOL boards in the South and
West are following the example of that
of st. Louis, in requiring teachers to in
struct their pupils in etiquette"
What is etiquette9 1t is suggested by
one writer that the boys be instructed to
salute the Mayor of the city by taking
off their caps on passing him in the
street. To this democrat replies b.
asking, "Why salute the Mayor rather
than any other manP" In some of our
cities, as they were governed a few
years ago, this question would have
been poser.
Let the boys do as they like about
saluting the Mayor. We believe, how
ever, that little instruction in what is
commonly called etiquette would be
both acceptable and useful to boys and
girls. Many of them would be grateful
for being told what to do and how to do
it.
There is best way of taking off the
cap; let the boys know what that best
way is. There is best way of girls &C.
knowledging and returning such an act
of politeness; let them know what that
best way is.
An occasional lesson in table-manners
would not be ill bestowed in some of our
schools. o.
But the great lesson to be inculcated
is, that people should haze manners and
use them. 1t is not necessary to salute
the Mayor, but it is grossly barbarous
for members of the same household, OF
of the same class, to meet and part
without some exchange of kindly and
respectful greeting. The mere mode Of
doing this has its Importance, but the
thing Indispensable is to do it.
BY all means let politeness be taught
both by precept and example; and
more than this, good teacher should
unconsciously give lesson in this love
ly art every time he speaks and every
time he moves. - Youths Companion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-03-12
Old Age.

The brain in old persons after the age
of seventy diminishes both in bulk and
density, and thus becomes lighter. Its
capacity for continuous hard work is
thereby lessened, as really as is that of
the body for muscular labor. As an old
man, however, has the accumulated
knowledge, skill and practical expert
ence of lifetime, and that wonderful
facility which comes of habit, he may,
with good health and care, do much of
his best work in the neighborhood, say,
of eighty. He can not bear mental
strain, and he must not attempt mental
''spurts," but he can still show himself
''workman that needeth not to be
ashamed" Since, however, the brain is
not then so firmly supported by the
skull, and is slighter in texture, the blood
vessels are more easily dilated or rup-
tured. The danger of paralysis and ap.
oplexy is still further increased, because
the blood vessels become in old age more
or less ossified and brittle, and thus less
able to sustain sudden rush of blood.
The aged should carefully abstain from
every form of violent action, and, in.
deed, from every violent emotion. The
full term of toll, whether in rearing and
supporting children or in the service Of
the public, earns right to what is the
normal physiological condition of age
freedom from all that annoys, perplexes
harnesses, exoites and burdens. Youth,
C0nlDdnSOn.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-03-12
A Princely Characterization Of the
Stone Estate.

THE magnificent public gifts of Mrs.
Valeria G.. Stone, of Maiden, saws the
Boston Advertiser, have now reached
their full limit, and present a sum total
of nearly 81 100000. This limit is de-
fined by the fact that the estate of the
donors late husband, Daniel p. Stone,
which amounted to upward of 81, OO0,-
900, has now been fully distributed, ex-
cepting such comparatively small reser-
walton as Mrs. Stone has made for her
own support. The bestowment Of SO
great sum, mainly orpublic purposes,
as well as the peculiar circumstances at
tending it, make appropriate some
notice of those circumstances, and the
persons more Immediately concerned.
Mr.. Stone was retired Boston mer.
chant, who died at the age of eighty
years, at Maiden, August IA, 1873. He
was born in Topham, Me-, and in early
life was engaged in the retail dry-good:
business in Brunswick, in the same
State. In this business he was quite
successful, and about the year 1926 re-
moved to Boston and established dry
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-03-12
A Deyout Mathematician.

The rank of the late Benjamin PIERCE
as q mathematician was revealed in his
boyhood. His teacher, the celebrated
DIR. Bowditch, was SO impressed by the
ease and originality with which his young
pupil solved difficult problems as to
foretell that he would become the first
mathematician of his age. Within
twenty-five years the prophecy was full
filed. AS soon as he entered Harvard
College his genius for mathematics was
recognized by students and professors.
The methods by which he demonstrated
propositions were so original that his
teacher the late DIR. George Ripley.
Oever yentured to ask him in the reel
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-03-12
Religions
ATNIGHT.

AND the apostles, when they were returned,
told Him all that they had done.-Lldfe M:lO.
OFTEN linger at the close of day,
About the sacred spot beside my way,
The holy meetng-place, the Bethel, where
daily go to talk with God in prayer,
And tell Him of the day-its Joys and fears.
Its hours of gladness and its bitter tears.
As one who in the presence of friend
Dearly beloved, will eagerly attend
TO every word he speaks, and going thence
Feels Inspirations wondrous influence
Leading him upward to plane of thought
And action, where most noble deeds are
wrought;
So when meet my Lord and tell Him all
The joys, discouragements both great and
small
He-speaks to me such loving words of cheer,
And promises such wondrous things, that, ere
/ am aware, He drives my fears away,
And gives me strength TO serve another day.
-Waltdm Norris Burr, IN Chicago Advance.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-03-12

Nix. JOHN BELL, an English owner Of
a private gallery which had cost 81, 0O0,-
900. tried to will his pictures to the City
of Glasgow, but he unfortunately wrote
his will in pencil. Under British law he
might as well haye written it in water.
His pictures have been sold for the ben
eft of his heirs and his. good intentions
followed him. ef
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-03-12
Sunday.SehOOl Lessons.
FIRsT QUARTER, 1881.

Feb. T-Christ Healing the Sick. Luke B: 1925
Mar. 6-Witness of Jesus to John. Luke Z: 1928
Mar. 13-The Sinners Friend Luke z: $3.50
Mar. 20-Review of the Lessons.
Mar. I'll reaching the Kingdom luke 9: /
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-03-12

THE fall from tree by an inmate OF
the Oregon Insane Asylum restored his
speech. For twenty years no word had
passed his lips. l .1
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-03-12

HARRIET HosMER is now residing IN
London, and has left the domains OF
art for those of science. Miss Hosmer
gives up all her time to the experiments
necessary for the study of the problem
of perpetual motion. and lives no longer
in the studio, but amid carpenters ana
blacksmiths in her workshops in the
Borough road. H1,7D IH.tH.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-03-12

Four quinine pills administered to
sick elephant at Bridgeport, Conn.,
few days ago, cost five dollars each.
, 1881-09-14


n1lss.
Special ohpafsa to 7n< chtsa0o Tribune.
LoSa blsASci1' ~ D., oept: Tt has
been another beautiful day Mt Long hFahe'''
anu MI hns gone wei! III E'oeEoh eot|"ee'
Tlle President, at his own request was
pineeu II" h'a '"'"'nt c"@''. a4'u' - ,.".. w.
hour, looked ollt upon INC sen nc LIVES ,"
well. "WH expect n0 further c0Mp!lcntlon.
except that he lnay be struck BY lightning"
said Dr. Hiss cl.ecrfnlly, rs he bnte the cor
respondents goodnight, aud Will the hope
fu!ness which that remark implies the tlay
hegan md lias closed. The night was COM
fortablo one for the President. LIZ did not
sleep more, hut lle had better s!eep It
was not as heavy, but was moro natural.
Tl'o opiate was not nsed' ana no a"oRe t''s
was degree above normal, his pulse still ut
100, below which it now seldom falls. nnI Ills
respiration still at 20, figure which, Dr.
Bliss says, Is normal for the President,
ALTHOUGH
the Doctor, when i'll Washington, said that
II WIS about Ills normal respiratlon and that
u,, lucycaso beyond that figure was IL bo
considered MS nj, Indication OF possi-
bio trouble with the lungs. lie, had
taken .11lure ,lourisllmAnt, or, perlaps,
| It may more properly DO called sti1nulant,
during tho night, for the nOurl5h1neNt tint
lc is now talliug ut night consists practically
| Of pretty strung brandy and milk punches.
| EVERYBODY looked cheerful nt tic El1eron
| cottage ut al. curly hour. 1Iu took whit was
given him for breakfast realily, but it GILL
not be said that ut u1ly pna time lie Is hungry,
rs he Is reaulretl TO take food 10 often. Tie
,inctors ha.l eot,e to their breakfast ut their
| eottuge, Wien
a uEssESal:1, rl,oM THE PRESIDENTS COT
TAoi:
came rapidly to tic tue occupied by the
doctors, aid said III low tone tU Drs. l1amll-
ton ata bliss. and Co!s. Swain, a1,d Rockwell: !:
"'rho President wants you Immediately"
frl,ese gentlemen started quickly, evidently
unconscious of tic purpose for which they
wero called, aud with slight shade Of
anxiety upun their faccs. Ttey reached tic
EIbcrup cuttagu by rupitl strides.
THE CORRESPONDENTS,
who had been talking with them, werc nat
ural|y so,,luwllut alarnctl, for tho experience
nj tie inst two months ltad taught Them thas
thc unexpected was liabio to happen 1T any
, 1881-09-14

FIpTy-Toun counties Ut Iowa. represented
in the Legislature by tlity Senators alu lsep-
resentatlyes, hayo held conventions .wll{cl,
have Instructed for tue Hon. james F. VIII
kol f0r United StatBs Senator to succuea
Senator McDIll. Five county couyantiaus
, 1881-09-14

THREE prtsoncrs--two horsc-tlseves antl n
mnrsercr-1nndc their cscapu yesterday from
tho jatl at Ozark, Ark, by passing through u
stoyeptpe hole. About sixty days ag0 some
other dcspcraloes managed 10 escapo from
tho sano 1att. This Sheriff a,ll Jalter aro not
held entirely blau,eicss iii connection with
these jnil4lelIverics.
, 1881-09-14

f;ES. Asrt.tosE f. BURNSIDE, United
States Senator froul Rhode island. died sutt-
denly yesterday nt tbs rcsIttenee Mt bristol,
i. !. iie had bcc1t attlnz fur s0t'.e days. but
WAS able to he about Monday evening. Tlo
Immediate cause Ut his death was spns,n Of
ilte heart. THE tleceaacd Senator WAS Il
native of 1nsltaiEa, nnI was III Ills 5stl, yenr.
liz served IN the Mexican Var and III tho
Wur uf the Rebellion.
, 1881-09-14

IT WINS stated Inst night by Cabinet officer
tllat tiyo s,nnIl bnils or absccsses were found
OIL tho Presidents back yesterday. They
were oponclt by Tie SURGEONS. aild discharged
4 sn,ail quantity Ut pus. Tloir appearance
is taken ~ evidence thut thu bloou poison
has not beoM entirely eliminated, 1iotwttll-
stumbling DR.. Bliss assertion That II l.atl bccn.
, 1881-09-14

A TANEE-srour building III course Of
erection tor the Isicl,uEon.l s. Allegheny Rail.
road Company ut Richmond, VIZ. collapsed
yesterday. killing William ". Warren, II
plumber. fntalIy injuring l,ts helpor, md
seriously injurinn several w0rklnrncn. Tho
collapse WIS duo to the badly-l'lanned roof
being crushed In by thu wight of tho slate.
, 1881-09-14

Tucsox, 4. T.. Sept, l3.-'rllo news from
Fort Tllon,as il that tic WlIttn Mountain
Indians hayo gained control Of tue Gallon
leading to F0rt ApaclIc. Should ihis ba
true, In spite Ut (len. Wllicox's active a1d o.
argetlc movement, tue situation II undoubt-
edlY yeryseFious,'
, 1881-09-14

TuE Roman Catholic bishop Of Georgia,
the Must lley. Dr. t:ross, ntIvlses Catholic
parents residing III cities where 1t Is
practicable u sustain paroc!Ilnl
school to take their children from.
tho public schools. DR.. Gross thinks
that 1ltural md intellectual education
should gu hard iu l,and-in fact, repeats tile
arguments SO frequently made BY ecclestas-
tics who are opposed to public schools. The
elect of l)r. tiross' utterances will bo to
cause considerable controversy III Georgia.
, 1881-09-14

TnE worl; Of collecting subscriptio,'sin IN all
OF the Michigan sufferers. though not rs
systematic as It might he, progresses very
satisfactorily tn tis city. The inmter'nrn
l1nye contributed sl.5l!l, the Uuar'l Of Trade
Committee has collected about $4,000, and IN
some Of the churches collections have been
ina.le. In addition tn the money, large qunrl'
Ties Of clothes, tools. etc., have been con.
trihlltuIl,
, 1881-09-14

THE forest fires III the Province Of Ontario
in tho ncEehborllood Of Parry Sound are
still raging, md tho destruction Of timber
u,ld lulnbcr-ulaktnE machinery Is very great.
Tile fires were cnused III the first Instance by
settlers burning fa|tow Il, the clearings. The
loss will exceed 81 ,000, 600.
, 1881-09-14

llnyc instructed fur Congressman Kasson,
two fnr AicDlll, and onc fur fioy. Genr. 1t
ls pretty generally atEu.ltted that Mr.. Wilson
will have a majority In the next Legislature,
and will therefore s,ccuclt AlcDllf.
, 1881-09-14

Artho Methodist Ecumenical Council yes
tenlny tho practice Of soma MetlIodtsts III
sending their children to Komni, Catholic
schools was very severely condelued. Mr.
Todd, delegate from philadelphia, dc-
clared that sceptlcal seieuce .was doing great
lnjury to tie Church. =, - :
, 1881-09-14

l'un1.ic prayers wcro Offered up In most of
tho Evangelical churches Of Connecticut aid
delaware yesterday for the recovery of tlle
President. In some churches subscriptions
wurc taken up for the sufferers by the S1fch[-
gan forest fires.
, 1881-09-14

THE business portion OF tho Town ol
Beaver, u. T., except n cooperative store.
was burned tlown Atoaday night. The ex-
rttions Of the Inhabitants savca tho court
house aid tic residence portion OF the town.
Tllr amount OF tho loss llas not been asccr-
tnfilell,
, 1881-09-14

Dr. AoSEw stated very emphatlca1ly yes
tcrtlay tl.nt "the President never had mn
abscess M the lung" Tho trouble was
llercly Il eircu1nscrbed fnllatnmatory trouble
i'll tile nature Ut bronchial pneumonia.
, 1881-09-14

THE steamship Wyoming brought GO Nor
mon Immigrants to this country yesterday.
tl'lmylcft New York Ctsyol landing en- route
fur tho Mormons' haven Of rcst-Salt Lake
City.
, 1881-09-14

THE will of tho lnte Lorenzo 1]elnonlco
was probated yesterday. 1luleayes fortune
Of s., ,00U.000 OF wlicl, Ills wtfo:eets Sio0.o
and hts house aid stables Will, all they con.
tain, st0o, 600 goes tn Ills nephew, Charles c.
DclmoMlco, atd the interest Oh S10o,o goes
to his brother Str0.
, 1881-09-14

FAIR weather aml stationary or higher
temperature for t1iis region today.
, 1881-09-14

TAILORING.
Sen nSatii.On!!

Suits made to order irf six
hours; Pants," four hours,
during Fair Week, to ac-
conrnodate our friends from
the country who intend to
stay but one day in Chicago.
Leave your measure at 10
a. m, and I will have your
Suit ready for you at 4 p. m.
Pants to order, from 5000 to
$1,000; Suits to order, from
$500 to $4,000; OVercoats
to order, from $1,000 to SIS.
, 1881-09-14

LEMONS haye been very scarce In tho New
York markets fur st,,Ao time, MID prices have
steadily advanced In consequence. AS high
rs $40 and sll per box is being paid. Tho
new season crop Is expected to arrive In
The latter part of the week. and lower prices
WILL fol.uw.
, 1881-09-14

THE turner's In solue districts Of South
Carolina Md Georgia. whose COTTON crops
l,nve been poor this ycar, propose to repsi-
diate portion Of tito debt whicll they Ill
Cured for fertilizers last year. Meetings
have been held for tic purpose OF asking tic
agents for tl.c saiu 0f the fertilizers 10 abato
ollc-third Ut their clnims on condition tint
tho farmers patronizo trnnl thrcu to ilve
years the firms from which they purchased
the fertilizers. Tho Bourbon journals
profess to recognize in tie spirit manifested
at the meetings Il tendency towards Read-
just,nellt, or 3" Mnhonelstn." rs they call 1t.
, 1881-09-14
Five Small Boils Appeared upon
the Patients Back Yes
terday.
Non-Proicsstonal People Very Skeptical
Regarding Surgical Assurances
OF C0nya1csccnce.
A Great Deal Of Sympathy Felt for Mason
in the Washington Departments
Gen. sherman's Anger.


P1FTEES DEGREES, ACCORDING TO HANl1-
TON, AND FUNry-FlTE ACCORDING to
1n1G3,
, 1881-09-14
THE PRESIDENT.

THE PRESIDENT. |
He Was Yesterday Placed in
a Semi-Recumbent Po-
The Change |Yas Made at His Sugsestion,
anl Productive Of 80 Harmful
Effects.
Bliss Says Ho Sat Up at an Angle Of
Forty-fve Degrees, and Hamil-
ton Says Fifteen.
bliss Says 90 Il a Normal Res
piration, Which Statement
Is Criticised.
Evening Bulletin: Fulse, lUu;
Temperature, 98.4; Res
piration, 20.
Five Small Boils Appeared upon
the Patients Back Yes
terday.
Nom Professional People Very Skeptical
Regarding Surgical Assurances
OF Conra1csccnce.
4 Great Deal Of Sympathy Felt for Mason
in the Washington Departments
Gen. shermans Anger.
SITTING UP.s'
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-06-02
VIRGINIA NEWS ITEMS

The Lynchburg Advance says: Things
are turning southwark and eastward. In
migration Is changing. TideWater Vir-
gina and the SouthSlde will spring into
new life. The crops ale changing and i'm
proving; minerals are being discovered and
mines opened over which the tide of emj.
grafton carelessly passed. and men are re.
turning to deserted lands. Cotton will
move up into the middle belt, and the pea
nut Will follow the sandy lands. Ores OF
iron and copper and gold will be raised
from lands delinquent for the tax, and for
tunes will he made on lands from which
people ran away.
The Alexandria Gazette saws: A fight
took place at Bradley's Store, in Fairfax
county. near Occoquan, Saturday last, be-
tween \. Fisher and man named IIObsOn,
IN which Fisher was roughly handled.
After the fight Fisher attacked man named
+. Beach. when Beach drew a pistol aud
shot his asSalant in the groin, Inflcting
painful. and il is thought serious, wound.
Beach waS lodged in the jail at Fairfax
Courthouse.
The Norfolk Landmarks says We under.
stand that General Groucr saws be will not
accept the second place. II is understood
be sSpires to the governorshp orthe Senate.
The latter will bring him in conflict with
Riddiebergcp.
The Portsmouth Enterprise says: The
MeSSrs. Baker are having the hull Of the
steamer Isaac Bell cut mp, as it was found
TO be too badly damaged by the fire TO be
converted into a barge, as was originally
contemplated.
The Floyd Courthouse reporter says
The missionary Baptist church at this place
has called Rev. K. +. Carney. Of Bedford,
aS pastor, to ill The vacancy caused by the
resignation Of Rev. y. c. Burnett.
Judge Sangster has oyerrulrd the motion
for a new trial In The case Of IiamDleiOn
alias johnson, the tbrce-card monte swim.
der.
Half million Of Young Sbad were put in
James river at Lyncbburg Tuesday by the
United States Fish Commissioner.
DR.. Mary Walker has returned 10 Miss
Martha Murdaugh, Of Suiol6, hymn-book
" hlch she lost during the war.
The telegraph was opened yesterday to
Martinsvlle, in Henry county.