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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-02-05
Best Method Of Preserving Posts.

REFERRING to the well-known meth.
DDS of preserving posts and poles which
are partly imbedded in the earth, by
charring and coating with tar, the
Scientific Anaertcan says these methods
are only effective when both are applied
Should the poles only be charred, with
out the subsequent treatment with tar
the charred formation on the surface
would only act as an absorber of tbs
moisture and, if anything hasten the de
cay. By applying coating of tar, &C
cording to the same authority, the ia,
would only form a casing about the
wood, nor could it penetrate 10 the
depths which the absorbing properties
Of the charcoal surface would insure.
Wood that is exposed to the action of
water or let into the ground should first
be charred and then, before it has en-.
tirely cooled, be treated with tar until
the wood is thoroughly impregnated,
says the journal in question. The acetic
acid and oils contained in the tar are
evaporated by the heat and only tho
resin left behind, which penetrates the
pores of the wood and forms an air-tight
and waterproof envelope. 1t is i'm
portant to impregnate the posts little
above the line of exposure. for here it is
that the action of decay affects the wood
first and where the break always occurs
when removed from the earth or strained
in testing.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-02-05
japanese Art.

The excellence of Japanese art, says
foreign writer, is certainly not born
of any deliberate or direct study OF ma
ture. Even the flower and bird compo-
sitions of the Japanese, exquisite as
they are, are almost always, botanically
and ornithologically, incorrect in draw,
ing. OF dogs and horses, deer and
oxen and quadrupeds generally, the
portraiture is childishly and ludicrously
wrong; while of the human form and OF
the human countenance no attempt to
linn the contours and lines of beauty and
force, with either truth or grace, seems
ever to have been made by the Japa-
nese artist. Yet the special port and
gesture, so to speak, of the subject, be
it flower, bush, a mass of wind
blown foliage, gnaried tree or a wing
poised bird, are rendered, maugre the
faulty drawing, with Incompatible
vigor, with fluent ease hardly to be
met with among ourselves, with a feel
ing that has got at the very core OF the
matter. Japanese sketches of social
life, of tired peasants, doughty warriors,
dainty damsels, traders, peddlers, street
folk-ave, even of things divine-de-
spite faulty and sometimes absurd draw
ing, show always a certain idiosyncratic
quaintness, often an indescribable and,
to those not familiar with Japanese
modes of life and thought, not at once
apprehensible, humor or sly under-cur-
rent of enjoyment, as if the artist were
gently, but not unkindly, laughing in
his sleeve at the amusing aspect, which,
as well as a sad one, every phase of hui
man life may be said, in some greater
or less degree, to possess.
The excellence of that art-viewing
it as distinct from the decorative art Of
Japan, which is otherwise supreme
within its limits of fiat ornamentation-
lies in the unrivaled ease and fluency
rather than accuracy of its drawing, in
the sobriety of its means and aims, and
in the naive and admirable sincerity,
and often truly Hogarthian wealth Of
incident, with which the peculiar and
indescribable moods of the japanese
artistic mind, arising mainly out of the
study of conventional models, them.
selves evolved originally from loya
though narrowed contemplation of ma
ture, are represented.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-02-05

"A Maryland editor tenders con-
CALCULATIONS toa recently married friend
in these fervid words: Fate has gar
landed the chaplet of our friend with
one of the fairest and sweetest
flowers that bloom in the parterie of
beauty, whose fragrance will impregnate
with redolence every impulse Of his
generous heart. The brightest star
that radiates the galaxy of fascinating
woman shines upon and Eliminates her
pathway with bland smile and alluring
light, whose resplendent effulgence,
glowing with undimmed luster each re-
volving season, will pilot the victor of so
estimable prize to haven of happi-
ness. May joy and blessings as exqui-
site and hallowed as those engendered
by shower of roses scattered down by
the hands of the Peri from the far-off
garden of Paradise crown their welded
future, and increase with the lapse of
years"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-02-05

In speaking of the adaptability of va
rous sections of the United States for
goat-raising, many people appear to
have an idea that the Angora and Cash
mere goats are identical. They are as
distinct as the Merino is from the Lei
cester sheep. The Cashmere is valued
for the production of a small quantity of
extremely fine wool, which grows at the
roots of the long, coarse hair with
which the animal is covered, while the
great value of the Angora is found in the
high quality of its fleece, sometimes
called mohair- Cashmeres are found on
the slopes of the Himalayas and in the
valley of the Thibet and Cashmere;
Angoras come originally from the
peighborhood of Angora, in Asia Minor.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-02-05

Gan, that's what | like that's what I
like ~ chirped old Mr.. Whistleblossom, as he
came carefully down the hill where the boys
were exercising their sleds. "If there's any
thing really love it's to see the boys, full OF
animal spi its enjoying these wintry sports
And just at that instant a hundred and fifty
pounds OF animal spirits come dashing down
unsuspecting Mr.. Whistleblossom between
the heels. There was sound of revelry by
night, and when they picked ur the unfortu-
nate gentleman, and had pinned together the
ruptured back of his coat, he remarked in a
tone SO gentle that it made him quite black
in the face, that the city Government which
would refuse to pass a law making it a re-
form-school crime to slide on the streets were
set of pusiilanimous Yahoos. R0ckldisd
Courier
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-02-05
[Keokuk constitutional

man. or even piece of machinery that
does its work right every time, is we think,
very correctly judged valuable" And GER
tainly none the less valuable is any article de-
signed1t to relieve the ills of mankind, and
which Goes SO every time Messrs. Jones,
Cook 70, Bay State Brewery, Boston, Mass,
write; We have used st. Jacobs Oil among
our men and find that it helps them "every
time" We therefore heartily recommend it
as a pain-haling liniment.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-02-05

An Irish editor, claiming the in
se VEN OF everything from potatoes to
Po1neen for the Green Isle, gravely
CLAIMS the pianoforte, and he does it
mus -" The pianoforte of the present
eay is simply the Irish harp, placed hor-
lzontally in long box, and played by
machinery"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-02-05
lCalro 1ll.) Radical Republican
What NUa

What do you know about st. Jacobs OilY'
said one of our eldest subscribers. This was
q IAN question, and we answer, that we are
iehaoly informed, that gentleman of this
Guy who has suffered untold agony, and spent
mint OF money to get relief from Rheuma-
tlsm, in desperation bought some and tried it,
ana declares that it is the best remedy for
rheumatism he ever heard of.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-02-05

NEITHER Of them was over ten years old
ruo6ed his back against lamp-post, and they
EYED each other for long time Then one of
them said: "My mother has got new seal
SKID sack. and yours haint." "Idon't care, )"
replied the other, "she frizzes her hair and
uses paint, and that's just as tony"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-02-05

The most afflicted part of house
Is tne window. II is always full of
paaes: and who has not seen more than
one window blindP
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-02-05

You can hardly find a medicine which
is at the same time SO effective and so pleas
ant as Piso's Cure for Consumption. For
sale by all druggists at rs cents and $100
per bottle
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-02-05

A GOOD way to stop drinking is by geo
metricil progression For instance, if you
to-day take IA drink every ten minutes, to-
morrow make it twenty, the next day forty,
andso on. BY this method, at the end of four
with the next one due about seven wears from
your next birthday. Try 1t, and see how easy
II is.-he0kuk Constitution
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-02-05

A CLERGYMAN in Detroit lost his hat one
evening last week and was obliged to go home
with shabbier one, which had been left in
place of 1t. Next day the hat was returned
by the penitent appropriation, who thus apol-
ogIed; Pl never take minister's nat
again. You cannot think what queer things
I've had running through my head ever since
put that hat ON
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-02-05

"AFFIANCED oyster buyer" is the latest
designation for girls young man. The name
will be CHANGED to ''engaged ice cream pur-
chaser' in the summer
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-02-05

THE sales of the Frazer Axle Grease are
increasing every day, because it is as good as
represented.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-02-05

REDDING's RUSSIA SALvE has proved its eff
cheney by a test of three-quarters Of a century.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-02-05

LOOK not upon the picked cucumber when
1t is dark green, for at last it giveth its color
to the consumer and vitriolizeth her vitality.
--BoSton GloJe
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-02-05

An insane physician poisoned two
men to death at Lyon, Mimi, before
his malady was discovered.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-02-05
A HOusehoId Naed.

Liver, Its Diseases and Their Treatment" Ad-
dress DR.. Sanford, 1862 Broadway, New York
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-02-05

If afflicted with Sore Eyes, use DR.. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it. 25c.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-02-05

INQUIRER: jury is body organized for
the purpose Of deciding which side in a law
suit has the snartest lawyer. boston Post.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-02-05

THE man who knows you well NAV forget
all about you when you are sick.-M D. Pea
y,ite. u
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-02-05

THE man who turned deaf ear had grown
hard OF hearing tue same old story probably.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-02-05

"A Louisville man. has come to the
conclusion that the only way to make a
sure thing on betting is not to bet.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-02-05

IT'S easy for the hotel clerk to keep warm
He's always hanging over the register. Alta
California.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-02-05

Goes without saying-The fellow
VINO does not stop to bid you goodbye.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-02-05

The entire loss of the German armies
in 1S70-'71 was 1000 men.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-02-05
CUSHING'S MANUAL.

Rules OF proceeding and debate I'm dellberativc
bites The andard authority In all thu United States.
An Indispensable hand book Price 1S Gus. Sent by
mail on receipt Of price. Address
THOMPSON, BROWN Il CO., Boston, Publishers.
The daily gazette., 1881-12-08

A few days ago, j. Frank Morrison,
of Baltimore, and who received the con-
tract for erecting the Fire Alarm In this
CITY, presented 10 VIM. II. Blake, chair.
man of the Fire Committee of Coun-
ell, eight sets of the tightening trips of
the Conway pattern. These are SO ar
ranged in the engine house, that when
an alarm Is struck, they turn up the
gas, open the stable and engine house
doors and unhtch the horses. One of
the sets has been placed In the Fame
Engine House and last evening at
o'clock when the alarm test was made
IL worked entirely satisfactory. Previ-
GUS to the time large number of per-
sons had assembled In the house to wit
ness its operations. The gas jets were
turned down very low, and as the frs,
stroke upon the gong sounded the lights
were turned up to full bead, the doors
thrown open, and before the third stroke
had sounded the horses were At the pole
ready 70 be hitched up. Mr.. Blake
will present set to each company II
the department, and when they are al
| In operation, the department will n,
doubt make better time than ever I.
free.
The daily gazette., 1881-12-08

James P. Weller, the lover whose
strange conduct in deserving beauti-
full Bessie Norris, of Wilkesbarre, on
the morning of their wedding day
caused much comment, and who re.
turned subsequently to find the
poor girl Frustrated with brain fever,
made things all right Yesterday
morning by marrying his afaanced.
The affair is most remarkable in
many respects. The sudden fight of
the lover threw Miss Norris on a bed
of sickness, where she lay between
life and death for many days. Upon
Weeller's return he went to see her.
He was refused admission to the
house by the lady's mother. He
pushed his way in and caught her In
his arms as she was approaching
him from her sick couch. After
that the physicians ordered him to
remain by her. He did SO, nursing
her until she was out Of danger. She
was willing TO forgive him for his
conduct, the mothers objectionswere
overcome, and yesterday the
two were married in the BRIDES
home. Miss Norris was robed IN a
magnificent bridal costume, and the
ceremonies was performed under a
large floral horseshoe. A houseful
Of guests enjoyed grand wedding
breakfast, and the newly married
couple subsequently started on a
tour to FLORIDA.
The daily gazette., 1881-12-08
The RecoiI of HIscock's Defeat.

The RecoiI of Hlscock's Defeat.
From the New York Sun.
The Stalwart blow which struck down
Hiscock for Speaker is pretty sure to re-
bound nRainst that portion OF the party
in the election for Governor next year.
II Is understood that, though he was APP
parently supported In the caucus by all
the Republicans 10 the New York dele.
Ratien, the Stalwart members secretly
worked against him, and only consented
to give him their votes after being sat.
isfied that his defeat was arranged.
Hiscock is far from being great man,
but he Is fair representative Of the
Half Breed and old Liberal elements, OF
which Collector Robertson and ex.Sen.
ator .Fenton are examples. Though
these elements lack the skill, activity,
and courage Of the StaIwarts, they EN-.
brace majority of the Republican vot-
ers IN the State; and they now control
the party machinery by virtue OF their
majority in the State Committee. More
over, they enjoy the prestige Of success
at the recent election, while all the new
Republican State offices, except the At
| torney- General are of their class.
The Half Breeds are indignant at the
defeat OF Hisoook, not on personal
| grounds, but because man OF their
| type has been sacrificed. II the Stal
warts succeed In nominating their can
didate for Governor In the coming aut
umn, the malcontents may rise up and
send him after Hustled, who dropped
out OF sight In the race for State Treas
urer.
But this sort Of fitting Is q game tina
two can play at. especially in New
York. II the nominee for Governo
should ba of the Hlscock stripe thu
Staiwarts might let him fall to tn
ground, unless, az in the case of Cor
nell, some Democratic faction inter
posed and broke bis fall.
The daily gazette., 1881-12-08

Nervous Irritability, sciatica and all
painful Nervous Diseases.--A treatise by
q well known physician. q specialist on
these subjects. concludes as follows |;
Neuralgia is one OF the most painful OF
diseases, and Ia attended with more or
less nervous irritation. Sciatica Is also a
form Of neuralgia. and all painful ner-
yOus diseases come under that name.
Neuralgia means nerve ache. and there.
fore you can suffer with neuralgia In any
part OF the body, as the nerves are sup
piled TO every part.
have for many years closely studied
the cause OF neuralgia and the nature,
of the nervous system, with the many
diseases that II Ii subject TO, and have
found by actual experience that the true
and primary cause Of neuralgia Ia pow.
erty OF the nervous fluid-it becomes Inn
poverished a d poor, aud In some cases
starved, not because the patient does not
eat, but because what Is eaten is not APP
propriated TO the nervous system there
are many causes TOR this, but DR.. q. W.
Benson's Celery and Chamomile Pills
have in my hands proved q perfe Ct REM
edy for this condition and these diseases.
Sold by all druggists. Price 50 cents q
box. Depot, l08 North Eutaw st., Balti-
more, Md. BY mail. two boxes for 81, or
SIX boxes for % 81. 10 any address.
The daily gazette., 1881-12-08
Talkipe Hens.


An English paper publishes the fol-
lowing, and vouches tor IL as fact on
the testimony OF "a valuable CORES
p0Hdent"e:-. Il q go - 4 Il (
"During the winter the denisens Of
our poultry-yard sre permitted to roam
at pleasure through the kitchen gar.
den, and one morning had just let
them out of their yard, when was
amused at the sagacious way in which
Miss Dick'--a crested Polish hen Of
great intelligence and beauty-strntted
up to Sultan, our Brahmapootra cock,
who, with his wife, Lady Bid, at
his side, was regaling himself in what
had once been promising bed OF
spinach, and looking up in his face,
seemed, as it proved, to be asking
some favor Of him, which he, with an
uncourteous toss Of his head, declined
to perform. Miss Dick, however, was
not to be so easily disconcerted, for,
turning to the Lady Bird, she evils
IDENTIFY, in gallinaceous language, re
peated her request. The latter, with
an amiable and matronly air, at once
inserted her beak into that Of her fair
petitioner and extracted therefrom
long leaf of spinach, evidently the
cause of Miss Dicks unhappiness.
Will any one, after reading this, deny
the fact of these interesting creatures
being endowed with power Of con-
versing amongst themselves? Let
those who do devote some little time
to watching their feathered possessions
or neighbors and we promise them an
ample reward In the smusement-aye,
and profit, to be derived from q closer
study Of those interesting creatures
whom our Heavenly Father has
given us for our use and amuse-
ment,"
The daily gazette., 1881-12-08

It illustrates the growing careessness
Of newspaper criticism on public events
that not few ,urnals of repnte are
already commenting upon the supposed
testimony borne by experts on the stand
at Washington to the insanity and the
consequent responsibility of Guiteau
on the I'd of July. As matter OF fact
the experts have only testified that upon
the facts assumed in hypothetical
question put to them Guiteau might be
assumed to have been .hen insane. But
many of these assumed facts have not
been and others OF them the law will not
permit to be proved. For instance, when
a reference was made TO supposed
"heredltary faint" of insanity In the
blood of Guiteau the supposed tain. was
described as !strong," and II was quietly
assumed "that there was no other ade-
ouate motive for the act than the con.
yictien that he was executing the Divine
will for the good Of his country" Then
It was recited as proved that "aboui
June, 1881, Guiteau became demented
by the idea that he was inspired to re-
move by death the President" and thai
this conviction controlled his conscience
and oyerpowered his will SO that be
could not resis. the mental PRESSURE
| Now as to all these points there is ab
solutely no evidence at all except Gut
teau's own unsupported statements
| The question In fact was Hypothetical
question in itself, as doubtless Judg,
Porter will show when he comes to hi,
argument. OF course, with no facts t,
sustain the opinion Of the experts, thel
| opinion must be rejected. The Court Il
| dealing not with potential assassin
named Guiteau but with an actua
assassin caught red handed In the fact
| World.
The daily gazette., 1881-12-08

TIME ARTlzANs SAVINGS BANK
5O2 MARKET STREET,
INCORPORATED JANUARY 2th. 1881.
Open to receive deposits daily nom
until p. M, and on Tuesday and Bat
day evenings from7 to 8 O'clock.
SEMI-ANNUAL DIVIDEND
egularly made In April and October.
When diviG ends are not wtthdrawne
they are accounted as deposits. Thus per-
manent deposits compound their interes
twice in each year.
MANAGERS.
Clement II. Smyth, George W. Bush.
Chas, w. Townsend George 9. Capeile,
Nathan'l X. Benson, NJ. L. Lichensteln,
Henry r. Dure, Edward Darlington
w. Hastings, Job ii. Jackson,
Edward Pusey, Wrl. h. Swift,
Anthony Hie gins.
GEO. W. b! ISL. President
EO. q. CAPELLE, Vice President.
feb2l-1y e. y TAYLOR TreasUr'r
The daily gazette., 1881-12-08
An $4,000 bible.
THE SALE OF THE DUKE OF MARL.
BoRousH's CUMBERLAND LIBRARY.

THE SALE OF THE DUKE OF MARL.
BoRoUsH's SUNDERLAND LIBRARY.
LONDON, Dec. TAT yesterdays
sale of the Duke of Marlborough's
Sunderland library. Latin Bible, be-
ing the first Bible printed with the
date of 1859. sold for the enormous
sum of 81, 900. Various polyglot and
other Bibles were sold at very modar-
ate prices. The total sum realized BY
the days sale was f2, 720.
There were 1865 Bibles in all in the
Sunderland Library, including the
polygots of Ximenes, Plantin, Brien
Walton, and LIE Jay Hebrew, Greek
and Latin, Welsh, French, Italian,
Spanish, Grison, and Slavonic trans.
lations, scarce and interesting editions
from the presses Of the Sixteenth cen
fury printers, the first editions Of the
texts of Sixtus v and Clement VIII
Queen Elizabeth's copy Of the Gene
van version of 1895, King James II
| first copy on large paper of the Roya
version, the "Vinegar" Bible, printed
on vellum, and Macklin's illustrated
edition.
The daily gazette., 1881-12-08
Is Italy BecomiDg Republican

Prince Bismarck, who is among the
last representatives of the spirit OF
imperialism in Europe, is said to have
some anxiety as to the republicanIza-
tion of Italy. The tendency of the
Italians to q republican government
has been noted for the last few years.
The fact is that in all the southern
countries of Europe, especially the
Latin nations, there is political &C.
tivity which looks toward radical
changes in the form of government.
In France it has forced the formation
of a Republic which bids fair to be
permanent. 1t has stood SO many
storms that we think it can steadily
ride through every gale. In Spain
there was a republic founded few
years ago under the leadership of q
few brilliant young men like CASTELAR,,
Salmeron and others, which would
have survived but for the fact that il
was opposed by the army, the Church
and the aristocracy.
The daily gazette., 1881-12-08
LYDIA E. PINKHAMS'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND.
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for all those Painful Complaints and
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It will cure entirely the worst form OF
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tration, General Debility, Sleeplessnes8,
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That feeling Of bearing down eau ing
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cumstances act in harmony with the laws
that govern the female system.
For the cure Of Kidney Complaints OF
either sex this Compound ls unsurpassed.
Lydia e. PtnkhaIn's Vegetable
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Six bottles for IS. Sent by mail in the
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