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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-04-14
The Gnat.

Do you know what a gnat is? 1t is
the little mosquito that troubles you in
the summertime. What tease it is.
to be sure! But why are mosquitoes so
troublesome? When / tell you how
queerly they are made, you will under
stand it.
Their small bodies are long, and
shaped just like tube. When they are
living quietly (and they do, sometimes)
their wings cross each other queerly.
If you could only look at these wings
through glass, you would think they
were very pretty things. The edges
are all covered with scales shaped like
long plates. and beautifully marked.
something like fishes. ."
Their antenne, or feelers, look as if
they were made of the finest feathers.
AS for their eyes, they are so large as
to cover the whole head. They look
like lace. Some are green, and change
with the light to red.
What the gnat uses for piercing the
skin is called the trunk, or proboscis. .
1t is much like the lancets in doctors
or surgeons case. The trunk is little
tube, split from end to end that it may
open easily. Inside of it is perfect
bundle of stings, which look like need
les. They are very sharp, with five
points, and bentf just like crochet
needles. When the gnat lights on your
face or hands, in go those five needles.
They carry with them a drop of poison
to your blood. which stings well.
If you are ever stung, let the naughty
gnat draw the hooks out very carefully.
You will not feel the sting half as much
as if the insect left the five poison hooks
in your flesh.-Our Little Ones.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-04-14

In an English sentence the order and
arrangement of words usually determine
their meaning. Unlike Latin and Greek,
which are infected, our language cannot
show the connection of words by end
ings, but depends entirely on position.
If this is disregarded the sense is changed
and often the sentence is rendered ridic-
ulous. I
A teacher, while hearing a class in
history, was explaining the succession of
French Kings. He had just mentioned
the children left by one King and then
called on scholar to recite. The class
did not wait for him to finish his ques-
ton. All they heard was this: "Philip
V. left Mr.. Williams" and then stamped
and cheered Justify.
The teacher had intended calling on
Mr.. Williams, "a member of the class,
with the question in this form: "Philip
V. left, Mr.. Williams, what children?''
Not long ago a newspaper had adver-
tised among its Wants the following
notices, made ridiculous by bad ar.
rangement of words and a lack of COM
mas:
Wanted-a situation by a man who
understands the care of house and gard
en-; also knows how to milk and nso,o
lawns"
A servant girl made this declaration:
" Wanted-a situation by German girl
recently landed in a pri0ate family with
or without children" Mt. '0.ai
The use of commas in inverted phrases,
according to Wilson, serves to make clear
involved sentences. But it is better to
avoid involved sentences by cultivating
a pure, direct English style, of which
Irving is model.-Kouth's Companion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-04-14

"A few years ago Captain Boycott
had to be escorted by strong military
force from his house to the railway sta
ton on his way to England. He made
visit to America, and, finding no place
like home, returned to his boycotted
house and set about the work of making
his peace with the people. He went at
it SO earnestly and with such honest in
tention that he is now free to go where
he pleases without police protection.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-04-14

AT a recent Jewish wedding in
Newport the brides hair was cut off i'm
mediately after the ceremony, in &C
cordance with the ancient custom. The
idea was to render the bride unattract-
i've to other men, SO there would be no
inducement for her to prove untrue to
the man whose slave she had become.
The custom is only observed by the
most orthodox of the sect. -ProCidence
OR. l. Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-04-14
"A correspondent asks us: WI,

"A correspondent asks us: What is
meant by passing the RubiconP "Pass-
ing the Rubicon" denotes the taking OF
the first step in an undertaking from
which one will not or cannot recede.
Rubicon is the ancient name of small
stream which formed the boundary be-
tween Italy and Cisalpine Gaul. 1t is
celebrated from Caesar having hesitated
about crossing it with his army, and in
itiating civil war, in the year 40 b. c..
Chicago Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-04-14

Thick brown paper should be laid
under carpets if the patent lining is not
to be had; it saves the wear of the fabric
and prevents the inroad of moths, which
however, will seldom give trouble if salt
is sprinkled around the edge when the
carpet is laid So CHICAGO NeWS,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-04-14
" LOVE rs LIFE, AND LIFE rs
.t.-a LOVEyn 20 st.

MANY waters cannot quench love, neither
can the floods drown it." a.
Youth is folly cried the sage;
"a struggle is our middle age;
Bitter regrets fill up the page: y SCR.
And this, he sighed "is life.''
The man who finds existence such
A weary struggling over-much
Has never felt the magic touch D..
Which love can give to lite.
Another says that from lifes cup
In early youth we nectar sup,
But that when this has been quaffed up
A nauseous draught is life.
Just drop into your cup, dear friend,
A little love, and then depend,
True love, which loveth till the end,
Will sweeten all the life.
......-t . London SOcietU.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-04-14

This is the way German paper
translates an American paragraph: "An
American publisher seeks on the way of
advertisement an assistant under follow
ing conditions: He must young and
muscular be and himself not fear knife
stabs to deal out or receive. He must at
his own expense u horse. a revolver and
bowie knife procure.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-04-14

"A man in Georgia is raising null
len crop, from which he expects to real
ize handsomely. He says mullen tea is
good for hog cholera, chicken-pox and
hYdrOphobia.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-04-14

DO not neglect to roll the wheat
fields this spring. A roller is indispen-
sable on a wellregulated farm and every
farmer should have one. ~. Y. Herald
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-11-22
ADVICE TO THE NEGROES.

The New York Globe, paper
edited by coIored men, gives the
following advice to its race:
'H.et each man of us resolve to
save more money. Without money
a man cuts a very poor figure in the
world. He is to q certain extent a
oipher-a sort of drone in the social
hive. Our children should be taught
the value of time, value of intelIi-
gence, and the value of money
Now is the time to begin"
One of our Southern exchanges
pronounces the above advice sex
cellent," and so it may be as far as it
goes. But neither this advice to the
negroes, nor any other that we have
ever seen given by Republican or
coIored counsellor, admonished them
of the need of moral as we'll as 10
dustrial progress and pecuniary gain
before they can improve their stand
ing and acquire responsibility and
power. Without a restraint of this
kind, the injunction to "money" is a
spear to dishonesty. Instead of as
piripg to the abolition of social dis
tinctions, what the negro race in this
country most need is the making OF
social distinctions among themselves
They must draw the line between
the vicious and the dishonest and
the virtuous and deserving of theiI
own race, before they Gao hope foT
social advancement in any circles -
All other races have to do this. The
ciannishness which makes the ne
groes sustain each other in acts o
dishonesty or violence, and to make
no distinctions ia their own socie
intercourse, must be abandoned be-
fore they can reasonably aspire t.
higher social rank They canno
bring the vicious and the vagabont
into better society; on the contrary
they will fnd association with o
sy mpsthy for such classes the great
est bar to their own progress. Whs
hey most need--mOre than none,
or even intelligencs-is . s,sndar'
Of morality among themselves. La
them es' bish this, snd thev wi
have good aac.a circle Of .hei
own, even If i. il oistiuct tom tha
of the whites.-Rome Courier.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-11-22
TEN YEARS IN BED.
st. Joseph (Mo.) Democrat.

Near Mechanicsburg, small
country town fifteen miles east o
Springfield, lives woman by the
name of Msrg sret Robbins, wife Of
William Robbins, a we'll known
farmer 10 the eastern part of Saoga
mon county. This is Mr. Robbins
second wife. Ten years ago (only
few years after their msrriage),
she fell in fit of rage at her hus-
band and went to bed for spite, and
said she would never do another lick
of work or get up to her meals. The
reason for this queer movement was,
that previous to, and at the time OF
their marriage, Mrs. Robbins WAS
very we'll off 10 regard to money
matters. Her husband, feeling that
he had an eye to business, invested
her money as he then thought to
good advantage. Bot his return
proved failure, and they we're left
in almost destitute circumstances.
She then made her strange declsra
ton, and has kept her word. For
seven years following this crisis she
VAS not out of her bed. But three
years ago she began to get tired,
and concluded she would get up and
90 to the breakfast table. She was
very weak, and, stumbling over a
chair, fell, breaking her ankle. She
was put back to bed, and now says
she will die there. Her daughter
waits on her as though she was a
child, and never complains in the
least, bat in return receives many
seedlings from her mother, who
keeps broom, handle in the bed
and uses it on the faithful girl when
she is displeased about ANYTHING she
has done. Mrs. Robbins has grown
very cross, and it is almost impossi
BILE for any one to live in the house
with her; but 1t you want TO know
what is going on in the neighbor-
hood, just ask Mrs R, for she is so
iuquisitive to strangers and neigh
bors that nothing escapes her notice.
After all these years of mapping,
she never complains of being tired,
aud shows no inclination to want to
get up, or regrets she has done what
she has, hut rather thinks it a smart
idea, aud seems joyful over the sit
uation. Mr.. Robbins has been an
attentive husband, and has succeed
ed in gaining enough of this worlds
goods to live easy. He never express~
es word of ill-feeling toward his
wife for her unjust action.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-11-22
NOV.
POVERTY AND RICHES.

These two estates indicate the ex
treme conditions of lite, and each is
Fl aught with more or less of danger.
The wise man who prayed hat he
might be saved from the temptations
incident to both, had the correct
view of life, and the true medium of
contentment. Poverty is indeed a
condition to be dreaded, not only be-
cause of the privations and often
squalid restitution which attend it,
but also in view of the temptations it
holds out to questionable if not abso-
lutely dishonest practices. The poor
man with heavy membranes and
slender resources, first envies those
in more favored circumstances, and
then 10 the hope of lettering his con
dition, percbsnce is led on to theft or
the hazard of gaming. The cares of
poverty enter his day dreams and
night visions, and eat like canker
into the heart, destroying bis ca
pscity for social happiness, and cast
ing a shadow over the domestic Cir
Gle SO deep and dark that scarcely a
ray even enters the wretched abode
to dissipste the gloom. A sense of
the calling sbackles of poverty dis
qualities man for the enjoyment of
earthly good, and units him for the
exercise of faith 10 the divine prom
ise that those who labor aud wait 10
patience shall be fed. Poverty some
times comes through unavoidable
misfortune, but oftener through the
folly of men in failing to appreciate
the value of small things. With
reasonable health, proper industry
and due economy, almost any man
may lay the foundation of compe
tency and fortify against the evils OF
abject want 90 the other hand the
poor should remember that the rich
have their cares, which frequently
bring sleepless nights, and consume
the pleasures which even money
may confer. The soul becomes sor-
did, can see nothing good save in
gold, and the greed for gain is never
satisfied. How to hold on to what be
has and at the same time to secure
more, is the one absorbing thought
The sunlight and happiness which
should beam around the hesrthstOne
is lost sight of in the brighter glare
of the "almighty dollar" In the
possession of vast wealth the heart is
10 danger of growing vain and boast
full and of assuming defiant attitude
toward God and man. So the dan
gers and misery of too much m oney
are about equal to those contingent
upon poverty. There is a medium
ground, however, and on this ground,
more of contentment and happiness
are to be found than in either OF the
extremes above referred to. This
happy medium is between the ex"
tremes-With just enough worldly
goods to be out of danger of care
and responsibility of riches. This
middle ground is attainable to all
who are industrious and frugal
Too many are prone 10 despise the
day of small things and do not treas
ure the small sums which in time
would grow to respectable aggre~
gates. "Poor folks will always have
poor ways" until they learn TO be in
dustrious aud judicious in expendl>
tures.-Columbus Enquirer.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-11-22
WOOp PULP.

In the FIRST stages of the manutac-
ture of wood pulp for paper, poplar
was regarded as prominently adapt
ed for the purpose, and for consid :
cradle time it was thought that only
that wood, basswood, and few oth~
er kinds could be ground into suit
able pulp. Now, however machines
are made which turn out pulp with
equal facility from all kinds of wood
The longest fibre Is made from viii
low, bass wood ard poplar ranking
next, respectively. Cedar, fir, and
hemlock are said to work about
alike; maple has & fibre shorter
than that of either spruce or pine,
and is quite hard to grind birch is
very hard, and grinds quite short
Poplar and buckeye pulpS remain
white for q considerable time, and
other woods changing color birch
becomes pink, maple turns purple
and Eastwood takes on reddish
hue.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-11-22
VANISHED LAND Marks.
Texas Siftings.

A rather subdued stranger recent
ly entered an Austin restaurant, aod
taking a seat near the door, was
soon confronted By waiter, to
whom be communicated his order.
The meal was soon before him smok-
ing hot, and as the waiter WAS about
TO withdraw, the stranger said;
'Er-see here; there are 30 flies
in this coffee"
Flies O, no. SIR replied the
man with a Masonic apron, and nap
kin over his shoulder.
4 had expected to meet them
herein fact, l had half way prom
ised to-wby heavens fail to rec'
ognize my barley soup friend, the
cockroacbp
There are no cockroaches 10 this
house, SIR said the waiter sternly.
And so the roach, has deserted
US. Well, well, say where's the
limp, wet napkin, with prone sauce
on one side, and sweet oil on the
other 2
Our napkins are all fresh and
newly lsundried.'
Strange, Ills passing strange.
Where's the variegated table cloth
that looked like Dolly Warden
dress pattern done up in coffee
dregs and molasseS 7
'Our table spreads are clean evs
cry day, sir
'WeII, WE'LL Suddenly the man
commenced spearing around in the
butter dish with bis fork. Il don't
find it, he murmured, sadly.
Don't fad whatf' snapped the
waiter.
HAS she gone p
Has who gone 2
THE bright eyed divinity who
used to conceal samples of her au-
burn ringlets every morning under
the butter lump. She knew ] all
ways looked forward with pleasure
to these little mementoes.'
'Our butter has no hair
Il see,' sighed the man. Bald as
a door knob. Hasn't there been
some kind of a change i'll the man
agement of this place =
Yes
'AIl of the dear, old, familiar
landmarks seem to have disappears
ed. Is this menagerie 7
No; that's a biscuit
Sure enough
Ali distinctly remember-it was only last
| December
That coolly, calmly londed biscuit
! DER aud DER;
| Then | broke the cover off il, l may be
called false prophet,
II a baked and blistered mouse did not
roll out upon the floor.
We have previously stated that
the subdued stranger was seated
near the door, aud it was good
thiog for him that he was. The
waiter made one wild break, but the
subdued anticipatOr Of hearty meal
fed
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-11-22
STOLEN MONEY RETURNED.
New York Sun.

Phillip Guyer of Paterson lost a
large sum of money by theft recent
ly, He suspected an old woman of
he neighborhood, but did not have
sufficient evidence to warrant bis
making a complaint against her.
What made it the more suspicious
was that the woman called every
morning to ask Mr.. Guyer if he bad
got any trace of the thief. The fol-
lowing story ia told by Paterson
police official: Mr.. Guyer ascer-
tained that she was very supersti>
tious, and the next morning, when
she called and asked, as usual, if
there was any news of the thief, he
replied:
mo; but l expect to know who it
was tonight
'How 2 asked the woman.
DO you see those three nails =
said Mr.. Guyer, showing the woman
three very old and rusty nails. wei
they came from a coffin that ha3
been buried for hundred years 4
The Virgin save u.s. said the W
man, crossing herself 81
And do you see that paper y II
Il do. q
well, that is a prayer, which I
Just got from the priest
And what are you going to do
with those things 2
well, answered Mr. Guyer, slows
ly and impressively, looking the wo'
man 10 the face, tonight at II
O'Clock | am to go into a certain
yard where there is pear tree and
nail that prayer to the tree with these
three nails. Every time [ drive a
nail | am 20 repeat that prayer
aloud. When l drive the last nail
and repeat the prayer for the last
time the person who stole the money
will drop dead
The woman turned pale, and de-
parted without saying word. That
evening, about s o'clock, there was
a rap at his front door. He went
to the door and there was no one in
sight, but on the sill he found small
package containing the money that
had been stolen.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-11-22

While short crops circulate but
little money, they furnish an amount
of valuable time for the farmers ia
repair their buildings and fences,
and otherwise improve their prem
ises and put their farm lands in good
condition for a crop the ensuing
year. A farmer can DO more afford
to spend time idly than other bust"
ness men /; yet they are extravagsn'
in this one thug and not place the
proper estimate on it.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-11-22

Charlie Ford, on of the slayers Of
Jesse James, was fred upon by as
ssssins near Richmond, Mo. The
shooting was done by persons con"
cealed in tall weeds while Ford was
out walking after supper. Seven
shots in all we're fired, none of which
took effect, save that one bullet
passed through his clothes. Ford
returned the fire without effect.
The assailants rode away on horses
which had been concealed in adj
joining woods.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-11-22

NEAR ENoUGH.-A Michigan girl
told her young man that she would
never marry him until be was worth
100000. So be started out with q
brave heart to make it.
"How are you getting on GeorgeT
she asked at the expiration of 9
couple of months.
WELL" said George, hopefully
81 have saved up $40.
The girl dropped Der eyelashe'
and bIushiugly remarked: II reckon
that's oear enough, George"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-11-22

When you feel yourself gradually
breaking down don't wait until you
have taken to your bed. While you
are still able to be up and about
fight the grim monster disease by
the use of proper restoratives. The
best remedy for malaria, indigestion
weak kidneys, constant fatigue, fits
Of dizziness, heart disease, short
breath and other complications of 8
disordered system is Browns Iron
Buffers. lis magic influence 10 con
quering diseases of an exhaustive
nature is most astonishing.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-11-22

Speak a word of encouragement
whenever you can consistently do So
Give the helping praise when you
see that it is deserved. The thought
that "no one cares and no one
knows" bligh.S many bud of prom
Use. Whether it may be the artist
at bis easel, the young preacher in
his pulpit or the boy at his mathe~
matical problems, give what praise
you can. Kind words are never for
gotten.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-11-22

A darkey on plantation not long
since was much tried by the obsti'
macy of mule. Z After much urging
and kindness toward the brute, he
broke out with: "Look hyer, now
mabbe you think cause | jined the
church on. last Sunday that | can't
use big words, but I'll heb you to
know Pm gwine to make a 'ception
in your special case"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-11-22
PLEASURES OF ECoNoMY.-In the

PLEASURES OF ECONOMY,-ln the
practice of economy there is Cnmix-
ed satisfaction. When one has q
desire to purchase what he can do
without, and has not the ready mon
ey to spare for it, consider whether
there may not be more real comfort
without it, when not quite certain
whence the money is coming to pay
the indebtedness la the end the
pleasure will be found on the side of
doing without the wished for thing.
Doing this once and again for
months, one will be surprised in see
ing bow much has been saved.
Thus the poor man finds happiness
in company, though it might be mis
cry to the rich man, who thinks be
can dispense with it. Honorable
and consistent economy is never fol
lowed by regret.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-11-22
A writer in the Providence (R /.

A writer 10 the Providence r H.
Journal, referring to the efficacy oil
balsamic odor of pine for weak lungs
makes this suggestion Very prob
ably the.day will come when pine
and spruce pillows will be as fire.
quent household appurtenauce in
our bleak climate as the quiDine bot
tie has long been in the Southern
and Western States.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-11-22

The Connecticut farmer now buys
all the oleomargarine he can find aud
mixes it with genuine butter and
sells it for butter. He is as cunning
as the sugar planter who buys glu'
cose and mixes it with sugar at bis
sugar mill. The law does not catch
on to such cheats, and public opinion
is slow.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-11-22

A stock item from the Newman
Herald : Mr.. L. S. Hill sent thirteen
bead of Jersey cattle to bis White
Oak farm last week, which were
purchased in the Northern States.
This valuable addition to this noted
herd makes about sixty head now on
the farm.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-11-22
CHE aAarietta 9onrnal.
Marietta, Ga, Thursday, Nov. %, 1888

The Macon Telegraph thus ex
presses itself in regard to the beauti
ful sunsets of the past few weeks
The rosy heels of the day, as he
racks down the western turnpike
have been greatly admired by the
ladies generally
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-11-22

Stra w-board manufacture is grow
ing 10 Ohio to enormous proportions
Several large concerns have been
built the past season. 1t is made
from wheat straw, and therefore fac
tories require to.be located liz wheat
growing regions.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-11-22

One of the engineers of the State
road has his home near the railroad
few miles above Dalton, and in
passing at night, he always blows
his wife a prolonged salute, while
she in return waves lantern back
forth to let him know that alPs right.