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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-05-20
Hunting Up a Pedigree.

live in small country parish of 1874
inhabitants, and our parish register dates
from 1850. A young American gentle
man came to my friend the Rector, and
said that it had only come to his knowl-
edge two days previous that it was from
this village that his fathers grandfather
emigrated to America about the year
1850, and there laid the foundation for the
present wealth of his descendants. The
gentleman, with a party of fourteen, had
been fifteen months away from New
York, visiting the chief places of the
Continent, the Holy Land, Egypt, etc.,
and ending up with the principal sights
in England and Scotland; and they were
to embark from Liverpool on the follow
ing morning. He had Travelled especi-
ally to this little village. Would the
Rector be good enough to refer to the
parish registers and see if his ancestors
were therein mentioned? The Rector
did so-the ancestors We're there found
in regular descent, from the very begin
ming of the register-and the gentleman,
in less than two hours time, was set up
with pedigree dating back two and a
half centuries, which he said he should
have drawn up in heraldic fashion, and
which doubtless now adorns some room
in his American home. 1t was evident
that the ancestors were of the humblest
class, as in another book mention of
''Goody" - was frequently made as
being the recipient of tenpenny char
ity. But the surname happens to cor
respond with one in the English Baronet-
age, and while the Rector was TRANSCRIPT
ing the numerous registers the American
gentleman was busy copying from De-
brett the coat of arms of the Baronet in
question, bloody hand and all. Iregret to
add that the Rector never received a six
pence for his trouble, though he might
have charged heavy sum in fees; but
he was restoring his church, and he left
it to the American gentleman to give
some donation for that purpose, either
in money or in the form of stained
glass window or other memorial to his
ancestOrs.-Notes and Queries.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-05-20
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

The mothers heart is the cbilg,s
school-room. -Beecher.
1t is proposed in Portland, Me ~
give the children in the public schools
longer summer vacation than thew have
hitherto enjoyed. Three months is tho
period fixed upon.
An association has been formed Of
Dusseldorf, in Rhenish Prussia, which
has for its objects the dimunition of tho
number of school hours and the intro.
duction of English outdoor games.
The average income of the CLERGY ~
the Scottish Episcopal Church is 81 646
Besides this, the parsonages are consid.
cred to be worth 800 a year, The av.
erage salary of the bishops is SO. $50
The total membership of the Church Is
67, 4S3, an average of 1874 to each CON
gregation.-M Y. Independent.
The Methodist missionaries in NORTH
India say that there are signs of break
ing loose of the Chumare Ga low caste NJ
whom there are 100000 in the DISTRICT
from their heathenism to become Christ.
ians. Many of their chief men hava
accepted the gospel, "and multitudes in
the caste are talking of the religion, and
many do not hesitate to say that they are
soon to become Christians.
Professor Wells, of the Rochester
On. W Free Academy, has practical
way of teaching civil government. Req.
ular caucuses are held among the stT.
dents, at which delegates are chosen to
State and National conventions. Nomi.
nations are made and elections are 1ell
In short, the details Of government are
practically eXhibited.-N. Y. Post.
DR.. E. L. Magoon, the distinguished
Baptist preacher of Philadelphia, is civ.
ing valuable literature and art collections
to various institutions of learning. To
the anniversary of Rochester he has civen
series of eighty-fve large historical
pictures, representing the most famous
medieval buildings in England, France,
Belgium and Germany They are proof
engravings, published in 1854, and elab-
orately colored by hand by able water
color artists. Chicago Journal
At late meeting of the Board Of
Education of Minneapolis, Mimi, In.
spector Oppenheim made report on the
free textbook system, in which he
heartily Endorsed it, citing New York
Newark and Philadelphia as favorable
examples of the working of the system.
In New York the annual cost per pupil
for free text books is S1.07; in Philade-
phia eighty-five cents, and in Newark
sixty-two cents. He believes that the
introduction of the system in Minneapo-
lis and st. Paul would mark step for
ward in education DenUer Tribune
"A missionary village has been started
as an experiment near Zaffermal, India.
The converts have built for themselves
comfortable little houses. They cult
vate small farms or patches of ground in
the neighborhood, in various ways earn
their livelihood, and are living in toler-
able comfort. They have their own
schools, and in these are children and
old men and women-fathersaan moth
ers and grandfathers and grandmothers
all acquiring together the simplest ee-
ments of education.-M Y Sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-05-20
4 WOMAN'S ARGUMENT.

Outside it was dreary and cold and wet,
Inside on the hearth was the bright wood nre,
And Larry lounged happily in its glow
And talked of his farm and the men to hire
of the seed and soil and the planting days,
OF his boys and girls and their pleasant ways;
While low in her rocking chair by his side
Their mother sat sewing with busy skill;
There were stockings and coats and frocks to
mend,
But her needle worked with right good will
Till some one knocked at the door and then
Her parlor was crowded with eager men.
~They wanted Larry-he must not refuse
THE Party on every good man had a claim,
And the club had got m st important news,
Which they must discuss or be much to
blame"
And, indeed, stranger might well have
That the country had been both sold and
bought.
Then Larry stood up with an anxious look,
But Lizzie said: What is it all about?
For You see, good friends, tbs bitter night
And husbands are far better in than OUT
"Well Mistress, you can't understand the case,
But we want the right man in the right place"
Then Lizzie looked up with gracious smile
81 agree with you, friends, and I'll tell you
why;
And exactly suits both Larry and L,
Only this is the way state the case:
The right man. Misters, IN the right place
Is husband at home In the evening"
They bowed to the wife with a candid smile,
And one of them answered: "Men never
would roam
If all of us had such pleasant wife,
If all of us had such a cheerful home,
And Larry would be neither happy nor right,
If he left his wife and his home tonight"
And then when the house was quiet again
Larry stopped low to his wifes pretty face:
"Dear little woman, so wise and so true,
You have made out a most excellent case;
There's daytime for duty of every kind,
And you may be sure you will always find
Your husband at home in the EVENING"
Lille Il. Barr, in Our Continent
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-05-20
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Like good fireman the stove-pipe
elbows ITS way where smoke and fire
prevail.
People who marry are not neces-
sarily insane; but people who fail to
marry have insane ideas on the subject,
that's certain.
The real name of Blanche Douglas,
indicted with the Malley boys Tor the
murder of Jennie Cramer, at New Ha.
ven, is Bridget Annie Kearns.-DetrOa
Post.
An advertiser offers to send an arti-
Gle "free by mail on receipt of one
dollar" Such a generous individual
would probably give a brick house away
for nothing on the payment of -four
thousand dollars. Detroit Post
+ Tim no sectarian," said Job Shuttle,
as he grew warm in religious argument.
Il believe every man ought to be strict
Presbyterian" and then he looked
around in wonder as an audible smile
waited into the evening air.-Ne0 Hacea
Register.
Remarks on dress:-"Papa, is it
nice to make remarks about peoples
dress?" "Why certainly not, darling;
what did you ask that for?'' "Nothing,
papa, only mamma said my dress was
awfully shabby, and wondering why papa
hadn't noticed it long ago"
When Secretary Folger "calls'' for
thirty million dollars, he must hold
pretty 'flush hand" (The foregoing
reached this office on postal card, and
it is all Greek to us. 1t is probably a
quotation from work on Finance)
darlington Ha1ok-Eye.
"A maiden lady said to her little
nephew: ''Now, Johnny, you go to bed
early, and always do so, and you'll be
rosy-cheeked and handsome when you
grow up" Johnny thought over this q
few minutes and then observed: "WelL
aunty, you must have sat up a good deal
when you were young.-Dencer IriO'
st1se.
"A newly arrived immigrant, who
was before New York magistrate for
drunkenness, said he has been in the
country only forty eight hours. "What,
said the magistrate, ''only forty-eight
hours in the country and found drunk in
the streets. Six months for getting
Americanized so quicklyr'-Detrott frss
Press.
Magistrate: "You assert that you
each have an occupation. State them
First vagrant: Il am a renovator Q,
secondhand toothpicks, your Honor
Second vagrant: "And | am engaged
in the business of smoking glass for inc
observation of eclipses, which in some
measure accounts for my frequent per1oo
of prolonged leisure"
The DeSeret Home selects its mlrn
from London Punch, and is Therefore
well supplied with a class Of kiln-dr1eu
humor which stands our rigid mountain
climate and never season cracks or cheeks
or scales off in handling. You take =
joke from the London Punch and stana
it up against a house for years without
loss. 1t is Just as good and fresh when
you open the can in fifty years from now
us when it was first put up. Then inc
simplicity of the Punch joke endears "
to every household. With the direcuons
that go with each one child can manage
it. 1t is perfectly docile and never ao0'
any harm. Boomerang.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-05-20
The Race Between Vests and Scarfs.

The gradual disappearance of men S
neo&wear is one of the most singular
circumstances of modern times. Not
many years ago some philosopher dis
covered that the practice prevailing
among men of putting from three TO
seven shirts week into the wash was
reducing multitudes to beggary and
keeping others in comparative Indulgence,
and started a much-needed movement
toward economy in this respect by in
venting the flat scarf" This article
was at first about ten inches in length
by six in width, and comfortably filled
up the space left open by even the low
est cut vests. Approaching the fact that
the purchase of such prodigious struct-
ures inflicted quite as onerous burden
upon necessitOus young men as the
rapacity of washerwomen had aforetime
done, the humane inventor began to re-
duce the size of them, the result being
that the human vest, following a familiar
law of nature, began to add more but
tons to itself and to leave, year by year,
less space about the neck of the wearer.
At present the fiat scarf is of most
diminutive proportions, and vests are
practically Theoretically closed at the
TOD. What will be the next step in this
scheme of development remains to be
seen, but at all events the original pur-
nose of the inventor of the fiat scarf is
shown by statistics at the laundries to
have been triumphantly gained. This
subject presents opportunities for still
further learned discussion. - Boston
Lo,sy,lnL
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-05-20
l could not speak while he xae In

from me. I could not speak while he was I'm
the room.
must have turned pale, and gazed stead
tasty at the ghost, almost without seeing
Madeline, who sat between us.
'Do you KNOW" he cried, "that John
Hinckman is coming up the hillg He will be
here in fiji! cen minutes, and if you are doing
anything in the way of love-making. you had
better hurry it up. But this is not what |
came to tell you. I have glorious news! At
last am transferred! No forty minutes ago
Russian nobleman was murdered by the Nj
hilists. Nobody ever thought of him in con
nection. with an immediate ghostship. NY
friends instantly applied for the situation for
me, and obtained my transfer. am off now
before that horrd Hinckman comes up the
hill The moment l reach my new position, |
shall put of this hated semblance. Good-bv.
You can't imagine how glad | am to be, at
last, the real ghost of somebody"
"OP' cried, rising to my feet and stretch
ing out my arms in utter wretchedness, II
would to Heaven you were mine!'
~ am yours said Madeline, raising to me
her fearful eyes.-Frank Il. Stockton, in Cen.
tny Adgazijte
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-05-20

Roman railroads are now to be
under State control. They are to be adj
ministered by council, whose decis-
ions on all matters of importance will be
subject to review by the Minister of
Public Works.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-05-20

"A sale of 1900 tons of ice has been
made at Bangor to parties in Liverpool.
This is a very unusual thing, as England
imports its ice from Norway. -BoSton
Post.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1882-05-25
A Bulgarian Wake,

Climbers Journal.
When the father of the family feels
his end approaching, he sends for the
priest and begins to bargain with him
about his funeral, and settles the de-
tails of his "wake." Having arranged
all this and his other worldly affairs. he
feels comfortably prepared to leave the
world, and when his agony commences
to have a lighted taper placed in his
hand, his jaws bound up with a cloth,
and his eyelids closed. The moment
his pulse has stopped all the pots, pans,
jars, Kettles, etc, in the house are
turned upside down to prevent his soul
from taking refuge in one of them, and
great care is taken to prevent either
man or animal-especially a cat or dog
from stepping across his body, as
otherwise he would turn into a vampire
and be continual nuisance and a
danger to his family and the whole
community. Within few hours of
death the body is buried, without any
coffin, in shallow grave, eighteen to
twenty-four inches deep and left there
for three years, during which time
many offerings of food and wine are
placed upon it. AT the end of the third
year the bones of the dead man are
dug up, carefully washed, put into a
linen bag, laid before the episcopal
throne, of which there is one in every
village, blessed by the pope, and then
finally buried for good. Thus the
bulgarian is well taken care of after
his death, unless, indeed, there is any
reason to believe that he has become a
vampire. In that case the grave is
opened and the body transfxed by
stake, or nail is driven into his breast.
If the body is very well preserved, then
it is riddled with pistol.shots, and the
earth stamped down firmly upon it, or
sometimes it is burnt to ashes by a fire
N de of thorn.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1882-05-25
CARLYLE and tho Snorer,

From Caryles "Reminiscences of My Irish Journey,
in the May Century
IS quite abolished from recollection;
too well can | recollect the snoring of
my one-eyed provision friend, whose
eating at tea, whole chickens and plates
Of ham vanishing before him, do now
recollect! Also that | got up, probably
about midnight; was told we were
opposite Brighton, but could see no
token Of that or Of anything but a dim
fiat coast with some kind of luminous
CLEAN all alone where sea met land;
whereupon | had to smoke a pipe, and
descend to my lair again. Cyclops snor-
ing still more effectively noW-seldOm
or never heard such snoring, which was
not stream, diastOle and systole, but
a aOhirlpOol rather, or system of whirl-
pools, bottOmless maelstroms and sandy
sy5tis Conjoined (ah meD, for the mar
was nearly suffOcated by cloud curtaing
and by vanished plates of ham. | have
dim but certain recollection Of jump
ing out of my bed or drawer at last,
Indignantly dashing his curtains open,
with some passionate demand to "ceGSe
that beastly gurgling and gluddering, in
the name OF all the devisw Whereby
at least my heavy provisional friend
did awake; and fell asleep and heard
no more of him for that night. Poor
fellow not a bad creature, after all
there seemed kind of healthy banter
in him, a merry vivid eye probably 2n
Crcellent dealer in bacon, praisewOrthy
as British citizen of 1849; but he did
eat excessively, and his snoring was to
me at once hateful and terrible, e,-poor
fellow after all
Mr. Arthur has sold the Arthur home.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1882-05-25

contest for the mastery with bow
gains the day, is never likely to forget
success, and is liable at any time in
the future to try and repeat. A horse
that has been handled in the right
manner, from his youth up, is specially
valuable. More attention should be
given by buyers to the history of horses
in this regard.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1882-05-25

Mr.. Arthur has sold the Arthur home.
stead, near Albany. for So, 600.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1882-05-25
Subscription, $l,00Per Year, Advance.

Rate, for Display Advertisements made known
oa application.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-03-01
G. NJ. CAMERON, Attorney for Mortgagee.
febl-1t
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE BY
~ ADVERTISEMENT

Default has been made in the payment OF
loS d%llars {selSoa which is claimed
executed and delivered by Torkei Hanson to
$. G: Hand, bearing date the goth day Of Sep
office Of the Register Of Deeds, in and for
the county of Mower and State of Minnesota,
on the 29th day of December, A. D. 1875, at
8 O'Clock a. m. in Book Q of Mortgages, on
page 1875.
Said mortgage was, on the ed day of April,
a. D. 1876, duly assigned and transferred by
the said S. G. Hand to Nancy Allen, and said
the Register of Deeds aforesaid, on the 5th
day of June, A. D. 1876, in Book r of Mort
cages, on page 5Ss, which said mortgage was
given to secure purchase money.
And no action or proceeding at law or 9TH
erwise having been instituted to recover the
debt secured by said mortgage, or any part
Now therefore, notice is hereby given, that
by virtue of power of sale contained in
said mortgage, and pursuant to the statute
mortgage will be foreclosed, and the premises
described in and covered by said mortgage,
viz:
town one hundred and two, north. of range
fourteen west (seA-35-102-lD in said Mower
county, and State of Minnesota, with the
hereditaments and appurtenances, will be
sold at public auction, to the highest bidder,
for cash, to pay said debt and interest, and
the taxes, if any, on said premises, as stipu-
lated in and by said mortgage, in case Of
foreclosure, and the disbursements allowed
by law; which sale will be made by the Sher-
if Of said Mower county, at the front door of
county and State, on the 18th day of March,
A. d. 1882, at 10 O'Clock a. m, of that day,
subject to redemption at any time within one
year from the day of sale, as provided by law.
Dated February lst, A. D. 1882.
NANCY ALLEN, Assignee.
G. NJ. CAMERON, Attorney for the Assignee.
~
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-03-01
MORTGAGE SALE.

Default has been made In the payment OF
the sum of torty-two dollars and sixty-six
cents, which is due at the date of this notice,
delivered by Henry BENSON B nan and Anna Benson
his wife, to P. H. Benson. bearing date the
9th day Of May, A. D. 1875 and duly recorded
for the county OF Mower, and State of Mime
sci? CLOCK, NJ in 6oofU" Of Mortgages on page
SIS.
Said mortgage is conditioned that if default
be made in any of the provisions therein con-
tanned, it shall be lawful for said mortgage.
amount thereof to be due, and pursuant to
said conditions, the whole amount secured by
said mortgage remaining unpaid. to-wit: the
lars, is hereby declared to be due, and the
said sun, is claimed to be due at the date Of
this notice:
erwise having been instituted to recover the
thereof:
by virtue OF power of sale contained in said
mortgage. and pursuant to the statute in such.
case made and provided, the said mortgage
VII be f9reclosed and the premises dsscrib
The south half of the north east quarter
of section nine ~, in township one hundred
and one; QOD north, of range sixteen (l0 west.
In Mower county, and State of Minnesota.
| with the hereditaments and appurtenances.
Will be sold at public auction, to the high
| est bidder, for cash. to pay said DEBT ana In.
terest, and the taxes. amounting to Sl3.49,
paid by mortgagee on said premises, and
twenty-five dollars attorneys fee, as stipu-
lated In and by said mortgage, in case of
! foreclosure, and the disbursements allowed
| by law; which sale will be made by the Sher-
| ID of said Mower county, at the front door of
the court house, in the city of Austin, in
said county and state, on the 8th day of
IApril, A. D. 1882, at ten O'Clock A. NJ, of that
day, subject to redemption at any time with
in one year from the day Of sale, as provided
by law.
! * II. H. BENSON, Mortgagee.
LAFAYETTE FRENCH, Attorney for Mortgagee-
! =, 1eb&2-It
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-03-01
MORTGAGE SALE.

Default having been made in the pay ment
of the sum of eighteen hun.red and eighty
six dollars, 5 $3.50, which is claimed to be due
ut the date OF this notice upon a certain mort
Lack and Mary L. Lack his wife, toWilliam
d. Hurlbut, bearing date the 18th day of De-
cember, A. ID. 1877, and with IL power of sale
therein contained, duly recorded in the office
of the Register of Deeds in and for
the county Of Mower and State Of Mime
sofa, on the 9th day of December. A. d. 1877,
at 1917 O'Clock q. m, in bOOk"U" of mortgages,
! on page 255, and no action or proceeding hav-
ing been instituted, at law or otherwise, to
recover the debt secured by said mortgage,
| or any part thereof:
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given, that
by virtue OF the power OF sale contained in
said mortgage, and pursuant to the statute
| in such case made ard provided, the said
mortgage will be fOreclOSed by a sale of the
premises described in and conveyed by said
mortgage, viz:
The west half (l) of the south east quarter
| e. and the east half ca of the south west
ship one hundred and four 104)north, OF range
fourteen Q4 west in Mower county and state
OF Minnesota, with the Entertainments and ap-
purtenances;
| Which sale will be made by the sheriff OF
said Mower county. ut the front door of the
! courthouse, in the city OF Austin, in said
county and state, on the 25th day of March,
A. D. 1882 at eleven O'Clock a. NJ, of that day
| at public vendue, to the highest bidder for
cash, to pay said debt and interest, and the
taxes, if any, on said premises, and fifty dol
lars attorneys fees as stipulated in and by
| said mortgage in case of foreclosure. and the
disbursements allowed by law; subject to re-
demptiOn at any time within one year from
the day Of sale, as provided pr! d BY }sI law.
! WILLIAM D. HURLBUT. Mortgagee.
MINI. febs-7t
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-03-01
Mr., Dunneils Chances.

There is evidently much anxiety among
the politiciass Of the new First district
occasioned by the uncertainty respecting
Mr.. Dunnell's plans for the future. There
are several gentlemen in this district who
have long cherished the belief that the
best interests OF the government have
suffered injury by reason of their absence
from the halls of congress and there
naturally exists among these strong op-
position TO Mr.. Dunneil. This opposition
within it's limited sphere has steadily
grown into intensity, but unfortunately
for the opponents of Mr.. Dunnell, has
not gained ground among the people at
large. The strength of MIR. Dunnell's
hold upon q large majority of his con.
stituents has been too often attested to ad-
NIT of denial, and there is scarcely Il
shadow OF doubt that if the next con.
pressional convention shall represent the
wishes of the First district, Mr.. Dunnell
can secure the nomination. -Ntnneap0lss
Journal.
Wlnona Herald: We predict that he
1Dunnell1 will he nominated without any
serious opposition. Even W. G. Ward,
who ran as an Independent candidate IN
1879, will favor Mr.. Dunnell's nomina..
ton and election. Dunnell's chances for
4 reelection to Congress are much more
suspicious than WINDOWS chances are
for q reelection to the United States Sen
ate