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The Republican journal., 1882-05-25
Hsthetic Decoration.

When | asked of Angelina
She than whom there's none diviner-
Can you decorate old china
In the true aesthetic styleT'
Straightway did she make me answer
You can bet your boots l can, sir;
Bet the limit of your pile!
"Yes, sir, when to decorate it
| set out, a dinner plate it
Would be difficult to mate it,
For that's just within my line;
And tell you if you'd seen it
(Which the same l really mean it,,
You'd declare it quite divine."
Tell me by what incarnation
You perform this decoration
Which SO interests the nation
Tell me. Angelina, pray?
Leave me not to wild cOnjectures,
Nor to Wildes still wilder lectures,
But explain the simple way!"
well, them" answered Angelina,
Nv hen decorate old china,
First take the plate and line 'er
With roast beef that's choice and rare
Then, in keeping with old Plato,
To the plate | add potato,
Which gravity prepare.
Then, to make the soft heart fiutter,
Unto each | add some butter
just how much it were too utter
Utterly to give away;
But, as classic Greece was small, so
Is the grease that use also
Which is all need to say.
Last to make it more aesthetic.
Not to say more dietetic,
Sometimes do | add poetic
Turnips or tomatoes-canned
That's my way" said Angelina,
For to decorate old china.
In this wild. aesthetic land"
andykc Brown.
The Republican journal., 1882-05-25
Gems of Thought.

Every calamity is spur and valuable hint.
| Emerson.
There's nothing said that has not been said
| before. Terence.
Too strained gravity becomes ridiculous.
| La Bruvere.
| One verse alone sometimes makes a perfect
poem. Ben Johnson.
Religion worships God, while superstition
profanes that worship. Seneca.
| IT, easy finding reasons why other folks
| should be patient. George Eliot.
The best thing in this republic, next to
liberty, is the labor of our people. [Garfield.
| If evil be said of thee. and if it be true. cor
rect thy self; if it be lie laugh at it. Epctetus.
However things may seem. no evil thing is
| success and no good thing is failure. Samuel
| LOngfcllOW.
1t is the care of very great part Of man
| kind to conceal their indulgence from the rest.
! Samuel Johnson.
\ mind which is ever crowding its memory
with things which it learns may cramp the
invention itself. Watts.
How much happier is he who remains i'm
movable, and smiles at the madness of the
dance about him. dryden.
The chief obstacle and inconvenience in
travelling is the prejudice in favor of taking
the body with us \. P. Willis.
Poets We're ranked in the class of philosophers,
and the ancients made Use of them as perceptors
i'll music and morality. [Broome.
We cannot be too much on our guard against
reactions, lest we rush from one fault into
another contrary fault [Whately.
The thing the better it is, The greater the
abusc; and there is nothing but through the
| malice Of man may be abused. j. Lyly.
Rough water can teach lessons worth know
ing When the state is unquiet, personal quail
ties are more than ever decisive. Emerson.
Grief which disposes gentle nature to re-
| tIrement, to inactiOn and to meditation, only
makes restless spirits more restless. Macaulay.
l. look upon incidence as a sort of suicide;
for the man is etfcctually destroyed, though the
appetite of the brute may survive. Chester
field.
Let Us only suffer amy person to tell us his
story, morning and evening. but for one
twelve month, and he will become our master.
Burke.
Of the poison-tree of the world, there are
indeed two sweet fruits-the relish of the
nectar of poetry and association with good
people. [IIitopadesa.
Libraries are As the shrnes where all the
relics of the ancient saints. full of true virtue.
and that without deusion or imposture. are
preserved and reposed. Bacon.
To impose on child to get by heart long
scroll of phrases without any ideas is a practice
filter for jackdaw than for anything that
wears the shape of man. Watts.
What is religion: Kindness to creatures.
| What is happiness; The heathiness of
living being in this world. What is kindness:
Good nature. What is wisdom: Discrimina-
ton.
The Republican journal., 1882-05-25
To Crafty His Wife.
An Interesting Story-4 Hopeless Case Cured
A Good Reason for Happiness.

Statement of Mr.. Washington Monroe, of Catskill,
Green County, New York
For many years had suffered from a complaint
which the physicians called Gravel. | had employ
ed some of the most neted doctors without obtain
ing any permanent relief, and for a long time my
case regarded hopeless. All who knew the
circumstances said must die. Finally my wife
induced me to try bottle of DIR. Kennedys Favor
lite Remedy which she had somewhere heard of or
seen advertised. Without the slightest faith in it,
but solely to crafty her, ] bought bottle of a
druggist in our village. | used that and two or
three bottles more, and-to make long story short
i am now as healthy as there is in the coun-
try.
Since then have recommended 'Favorite Rene
dy' to others whom | knew to have suffered from
Kidney and Liver complaints; and | assure the
public that the Favorte Remedy has done its work
with a similar completeness in every single in
stance, and trust some other sick and discouraged
mortal may hear of it and try the Favorte Rene
dy' as did" im2o
The Republican journal., 1882-05-25

Can you find any case of Bright's Disease of the
Kidneys, Diabetes, Urinary or Liver Complaints
that is durable that Hop Bitters has not cannot
cure! Ask your neighbors If they can
81 can't do it." never did ANYTHING. 81 will do
IT. has worked miracles This little point is nicely
illustrated by the man who was trying to crack a
safe.
What gives healthy appetite, an increased di-
geston, strength to the muscles, and tone to the
nerves? Browns Iron Bitters.
The following marriage announcement appeared
in Long Island paper recently: "Smith-Smith-
At Smithtown Branch, &. w. Smith to Hattie Smith
of SmithtOwn.
The Distinguishing Charm.
| delightful fragrance of freshly gathered flow
ers and spices is the distinguishing charm of Flor
eston Cologne.
| They now have dolls which will shut their eyes
when night comes. Get doll which keeps her eyes
| open and watches for burglars if you want a good
| thing.
DIR. KLINE'S Great Nerve Restorer is the marvel
of the age for all Nerve Diseases All fits stopped
free. Send to 93l Arch Street, Philada., Pa. 3ml4
| A young lady in Boston Office is 50 particular
| about her personal appearance that she always
takes peep in the mirror before answering a call
| at the telephone.
| A Good Square Meal
is too often followed by disordcred stomach,
| symptoms of dyspepsia or indigestion. Every mis-
cradle dyspeptic in the land should know that he
| can he cured by timely of BURDOCK BLOOD
BIrTERs. Price 81 Oo trial size 10 cents. For sale
| by r.. H. Moody, Belfast.
| The difference between rising at five and seven
O'Clock in the morning for the space of forty years.
| supposng man to go TO bed at the same hour at
night is equivalent to the addition of ten years
| mans life
House cleaning loses more than half its tcrrors
when you use PlLE'S PEARLINE BE sure you are
| not deceived by the vile limitations which Hood
| the market, but see that the name of JAMES PYLE
The Republican journal., 1882-05-25

"Inventors cannot employ person more trust
worthy or more capable of securing for them IN
early and favorable consideration at the Patent OF
flee" EnMl MD ~ Itkt,
Late Commissioner on Patents.
The Republican journal., 1882-05-25

Bingham, Somerset Co., Me.
| have used Dr. Clark ,Iohnson's Indian Blood
Syrup for Disease of the stomach and Liver. and
have been much benefited thereby.
Mrs. :. RICHARDSON.
The Republican journal., 1882-05-25

"For six years my daughter was sick from kidney
and other disorders. We had used up our savings
on doctors, when our dominic advised us to try
Parker's Ginger Tonic. Four bottles effected a
cure, and as dollars worth has kept our family
we'll over year, have been able to lay up money
again for rainy av.' Poor Mans Wife.
The Republican journal., 1882-05-25

Dresden Mills, Lincoln Co. Ne
| was troubled with Dyspepsia and Indigestion
and failed to find relief until tried DR. Clark John.
sons Indian Blood syrup, which greatly benefited
me. MISS MARY T. GROVES
The Republican journal., 1882-05-25
Notice Of Assignee Of His AIp1iDtmeDt.

Maine, the eleventh day of May, A. ID. 1882.
THE undersigned hereby gives notice of his ap-
l pointment as Assignee of BENJAMIN Is.
RACkLlFF, of Unity, in said County of Waldo,
lnsolvent Debtor, who has been declared an lnsol-
vent upon his petition by the Court of Insolvency
for the County of Waldo.
2w20 W. p. THOMPSON, Assignee.
The Republican journal., 1882-05-25

York, York Co, Me.
DIR. Clark JohnsOn'S Indian Blood syrup has great
ly benefited me for Dyspepsia and Difficulty OF the
Nervous system. | would not be without it.
j. y. WITIIAM.
The Republican journal., 1882-05-25

~ the County of Waldo, deceased, NY giving bond
As the law directs he therefore request all per
sons who are indebted to said dcceased's estate to
make immediate payment and those who have any
demands thereon to eNhihitthc same for settlement
to him. NATHAN T. BEAN
The Republican journal., 1882-05-25
Browns IRON BITTERs

Browns IRON BITTERs
has been thoroughly tested
for dyspepsia, indigestion,
blliousness, weakness, debil-
ity, overwork, rheumatism,
neuralgia, consumption,
liver complaints, kidney
troubles, &c, and it never
fails to render speedy and
permanent relief
The Republican journal., 1882-05-25

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Barrel Heading
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l'Nll Fixed ATWOOD, HlnterpOrt, Me.
The Republican journal., 1882-05-25

Laboratory II West Sd ST., N. Y. City,
The Republican journal., 1882-05-25
Grocery Wagons,

have something new, a wagon that cannot be sur
passed for durability, STYLE finish &C. Oil temper
buy until You have examined them You will ncve
be satisfied with the old style after you see them Ii
The Republican journal., 1882-05-25
CARRIAGES!

HANING decided to locate permanently in Bel
IL fast, | shall ofie this season the best stool
of carriages ever seen in Belfast built expressl,
for my trade. In
Iron County register., 1882-11-30
The Paris Sewers.

The so-calIed sewers under the city
appear to serve little purpose but that Of
interesting British and American tour
lists, who delight in being rowed about
down below in boats, and are always
enthusiastic over the absence of evil
smells in the hand ndSomely-vaulted and
well-lighted passages through which
they are conducted Seeing that the of
fensive matter which ought to find its
way into the sewers is cleared out of the
houses at night, and carried in carts
through the streets, and that vegetable
refuse and stale water are habituaily
thrown into the open cutters to poison
the atmosphere, it is not surprising the
air should be if anything purer in sub
.terranean Paris than, in the magnificent
.thoroughfares on the surface. 1t would
probably not be rash to ascribe the su-
perior healthiness of London, as shown
by its exceedingly low deathrate, to the
fact that the English capital is really
drained, whereas Paris is drained only
in name The teeming slums in the
East End, the multitude of factories, the
dense, foggy, sunless winters of London
have no equivalent here, yet the average
death rate of the French capital, even
when no epidemic is raging, is, COM
pared with that of London, as twenty
nine to eighteen; but then, if French
tourist were to venture into the great
sewer of London, he would probably not
survive to tell the tale.-LOndon IsLe-
Qrdph.
Iron County register., 1882-11-30
Our Young Folks.
LITTLE QUEEN' s COMPLAINT


My tasks are over for the day,
No girl in all the land, they say.
Has so much study, so little play
AS 1, the little queen. dear me!
First came my French and then my Greek,
The one to read, aud the others to speak,
And two are modern. and one antique,
And hate them all most fervently.
Then played the harp till my fingers stung,
And then the piano, and then sung;
Next the doct 1r came to examine my tongue
p And ordered horrible dose for mG
Then the hour of sums. the worst of all,
a nd the dance to practc ce for the ball.
When was so tired / could hardly crawl,
And Ancient and Modern History!
And once paused end looked about
Caught in fiower-cup Just without
Was making furious buzz and rOyt-
Then hO,o my master looked at me!
Your Majesty is much to blame
And all nv ladies said the same.
L felt my cheeks grow hot with shame,
So solemnly they looked at me.
They tell me that throughout the land
Inc othe. children envy me,
Iron County register., 1882-11-30
Good Memories.

st. Louis can probably furnish some
of the most wonderful and best authen-
ticated cases of good memory on record.
The remarkable powers of Howard, who
was for many years stationed at the door
of the Lindel Hotel dining room, have
given him q reputation as wide as the
country. be had so trained his judg-
ment and memery that he could receive
and distribute 500 hats without keeping
any system of checks or places whatever.
A guest entering the dining-hall handed
hts hat to the dusky doorkeeper, who
obtained a view of the owners physiog-
nomy. He would then dispose Of the
tile am 1ng hundred others and receive
another hundred before thexowner of
the hat would return for his head gear
In twinkIing Howard would produce
the identical hat from the heap, never
handing over the wrong property.
Frequently, to test his memory, the
owner of q hat intrusted to the darkey's s.
care would deny his own property on
returning to the entrance, but without
avail The face and hat were photo
graphed on the mans mind with all the
truth of camera, so that he never
MADE mistake in attending to the
duties of his office. This wonderful
HSOfO was DICSOhCCo Will OIL duO
gold badge by a number (of. gentlemen
and the proprietors of the hotel. He is
now employed in Chicago -
Another phenomenal memory is that
owned by Milton Peters, or Black Pete,
who was employed at Pate's keno house,
but is now keeping door at Dock Strick-
fond's poker room at the southeast cor
ner of Eleventh and Olive streets. In
the game of keno, as played in st. Louis
and the Eastern cities, 1872 cards num-
bered FROM to 1872 are required. On
each OF these are fifteen numbers ar
ranged in three rows and combinations
of the numbers between ! and 80. mo
two cards of the 1872 or no two rows of the
SIG rows are alike. Pete had so trained
ms memory that he knew each of these
cards. If asked what combinations
were on card 81 he could, without a mo-
nent's hesitation. give the three combi-
nations and the the numbers in the irreg-
ular order. Before the invention of the
check board, which contains the minia-
ture of each keno card, Pete's memory
was of invaluable service. The game Is
decided by the first who covers any row
of cards, the man at the urn calling out
the number of each bah as it rolls out,
and the PLAYERS covering the same it it
aupears on the card. A few years ago
q plan was gotten up by a sharp gam
bier to "wolf'' the game. He carried
with him q number of thin pieces of
paper with various numbers on one side
and mucilage on the other. They were
exactly the size of the little figure
square on the keno card. When he
covered four numbers he listened for the
next, and, selecting paper with the
next balls number, he pasted it over the
card and raked in the spot" He was
SI 200 ahead of the game by the opera
ton, when he withdrew for q moment
and turned his card over TO q friend.
Just then Pete turned his attention to
Iron County register., 1882-11-30
ChOked to Death.

A correspondent directs our attention
to the recent death of an insane man in
the State Prison, and says that the
testimony before the Coroner''s jury re-
vealed certain facts that ought to be
made public. 1t appears that the crazy
fellow created great disturbance by
shouting and loud talking, and in order
to stop his cries the 'sgag" was resorted
to, and for week or two previous to
his death a gag was kept in his mouth a
part of the time. These gags can be
made in different ways, and in any case
are instruments of torture. One way IS
to take round stick about the size of a
broom handle, and six or seven inches
long, with cords and straps at each end
long enough to tie or buckle at the back
of the head. This is forced into the
mouth and secured. Another way is to
whittle a block of wood into something
like the shape of a triangle, with holes
in two of the corners in which to fasten
the cords,t and the other end of the tri-
angular piece of wood is forced into the
mouth, running well back and resting
On the tongue, and is then tied at the
back of the. head. as in the other case.
Still another way is to make the gag
CSS-SudpCO dIu AbI &C CAou1h W I'LL o1ho
cavity of the mouth, and this is also
secured by a string or strap like the
others. t''' -"
e In the case of Smith. the insane con-
vict, who was found dead in his cell at
the Wethersfield prison on Wednesday
morning.; testimony at the inquest
showed that he died with a strait-jacket
ON and with a gag in his mouth, And
the further fact was developed, that the
strap to the gag had been buckled up
pne hole tighter or the evening previous
to his death than, it had been before.
When a man is gagged it is necessary to
secure his hands so as to prevent him
from removing the gag, and this is the
reason why Smith was put in strait
jacket. In spite of all, he would work
the gag out of his mouth, and to stop
this the strap was frightened up one hole
the last night, and nothing more was
ever heard of him. He died that night.
The jury returned a verdict that he died
of convul,ions." When discovered
dead his face was black, giving every
evidence of strangulation.-HarJord
Conn., Times.
Iron County register., 1882-11-30
GENERAL.

Boys can be lawfully removed from
the rear platform of cars, when stealing
rides, but the New York Court of Ap-
peals has decided that the removal must
be so gentle as not to injure the ur-
,chins. t-..s .r . ..=t.
z! Several Chattanooga (Tenn. youths
filled large can with WATER sealed it
up tightly, and then, after placing it
over hot fire, stood by to see it burst.
Willie Dugger was so badly scalded
when the explosion occurred that he
would lose his eyesight and probably his
life.
G. Blodgett, of Spencer,
Mass, enjoys the distinction of being
tile man twice pardoned out of the Peni-
tentiary. Many years ago he was sem
fenced for life. Six years ago he was
released on pardon. Three months ago
he stole and was again remanded. Re-
Gently was again pardoned.
30 A Chinaman thus describes his ex-
perielice at draw poker: 81 dlaw thlee
carde, get flo acee, bet five dolla, no
body clom-in. Next time dlaw two
cardee, get flo kingee, bet ten dolla, no.
body clom in. Next time L dlaw one
cardee, get flo fiushee, bet fifteen dolla,
everybody clom in, Chinaman busted"
Chicago Iater-Ocean.
Anna Louise Cary is said to own the
largest and most perfect emerald in the
world It belonged to Queen Isabella,
and was bought. at the sale of that fear
fllly and wonderfully made Spanish
lady's jewels in Paris two years ago. 1t
weighs two carats, and is set in broad
band of Roman gold, studded with
twenty-four large diamonds. The value
of the emerald is $50, ,0O0.-N. Y.
Grapkic.
"A curious problem has suggested
itself in Winnepeg. There are about
GOO cows in and around the city, and
these produce 1,2OO gallons of milk per
day. Yet 1900 gallons of milk are sold.
The question is, how do the miikmen
perform the miracle of selling 1000 gal
Ions of milk out of the 1920 they get
from the cowsp The answer is said to
be, s'chals. lime, salt, and Red River
water .''-Chicago Herald.
A strange balloon accident hap
pened at Vienna recently. and caused a
painful sensation. The weather being
exceedingly stormy, the proprietor of
the balloon tried suddenly to lower it.
AS it touched the ground the rope es-
capped from his hands, and the wind
dragged the balloon distance of four
kiIometers into a church-y erd, where it,
rushing along with terrific speed,
knocked down a dozen marble monu-
ments and high brick wall. The two
occupants of the car were thr nwn out,
and found among the graves, dangerous
" injured ~ .a,,
Iron County register., 1882-11-30
Indian Marriage Customs.

Among the Northwestern tribes of In
dians innocence is as marked among
the girls as their color. The impression
that the red maidens sdoes not entertain
a high standard of morality is an error,
for she is taught as other girls are, and
grows up with well-developed ideas of
life and firm resolution t. discharge
its duties. Educated III the faith that she
was ordained to work, she trains herself
to hard Labor. and at sixteen. years OF
age is sturdy and strong, prave against
fatigue and perfect housewife. She,
may not-possess New England notions,
of cleanliness, but shetakes not a little
pride in her personal appearance, and
in the arrangement of her lodge she dis
plays some crude ideas of taste and a.
certain amount of neatuess. If she mar
ries white man she makes him q good
wife as long as she lives with him. = His
home is her whole comfort and his COM
fort her sole ambition. She thinks of
him and for him., and makes ither study
to please him, and makes him respect
and love her. She recognizes in him
one of a superior race, and by her dig
nifty and devotion endears herself to him
and struggles'to make him happy. At
the agencies of the upper frontier thous-
ands of men are employed, and it is not
an exaggeration to say that the majority
of them have Indian wives and live hap-
PLY They are not sought after by the
maidens, for the Indian girls custom is
to remain quiet until after the marriage
contract is made and the marriage por-
ton paid over. The husband7must have
the dowry, with which he must invest
his prospective mother-in-law before the
ceremony takes place. y
The aspiring bridegroom must be
well known in the tribe before he can
hope to win a-wife; her people want to
thoroughly understand him, and know
if he can support, not only her, but all
her relatives in the event of pinch. He
must be q kind hearted man, with a
temper warranted to keep in any do
mestic climax; and he must have good
lodge, and at.least half dozen horses.
If he be and have all these, he can a.
wooing 60. Then, selecting lady, he
makes application to the mother, and at
council the price is, fixed upon. Ii the
girl is especially pretty her mother vii!
demand gun, two horses, and lot OF
provisions, blankets, and cloth. "A gun
is valued at $50, and he must furnish
the material to bring the amount up
from 500 to $3.50. Then he tries to
beat the dame down, and if he Succeeds
he knows there is some reason for let
ting the girl go; if not, he understands
that he is making a good choice. The
courtship is left entirely to the mother
Star.