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The Republican journal., 1883-07-19
CONCERNING SNAKES.
FIGURING Up THE PROFITS.

1t would De interesting if We could figure
ont the gain TO Gardiner in dollars and cents
by our celebration. We do not mean whether
the individuals who subscribed 50 or $40 got
their money back with a dividend or not but
the effect on the money in town as whole
There must have been about 5000 visitors here
from other towns, and they all left some money
here, ranging from % cts. upward, say $1,000
in all. All of the money that went out of
Gardner was for the prizes, fireworks, and
balance to the good. And then add to this the
amount our own people would have spent in
going somewhere else, and there certainly
must have been $1,000 in cash more in Gardiner
the day after the Fourth than there would have
been had there been no celebration. Gardner
The Republican journal., 1883-07-19
NAMES POPULATION.

The Savannah News says that Maine, having
lost Congressman by the new apportionment,
it follows that more people have left the
state than have come into it during the last
decade" To which the Boston Post replies as
follows: Not at all /; the national census shows
that Maine had 22.000 more inhabitants in 1880
than it had in 1870, and the indications are
strong that the gain from 1880 to 1890 will be at
least 10000, some rather enthusiastic people
setting it as high as 10000 The loss of a con-
gresham in Maine is accounted for by the fact
that a number of other states made very much
larger gain in population.
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He HumOred Him.

A New York stock-broker, who was
on his way TO Buffalo, observed that one
OF his fellow passengers was closely re-
garding him, aud after time the man
came over and asked:
''Did see you in Chicago, in 1S79p'
The broker wasn't in Chicago in that
year, but thinking to humor the
stranger he replied in the affirmative.
Don't you remember of handing a
poor devil silver dollar one night in
front of the Tremontp"
81 do"
"Well, I'm the chap. 1 was hard up,
out of work, and about ready to COM
init suicide. That money made new
man of me. By one lucky shift and
another / am nov worth twenty-five
thousand dollars.
"Ah, glad to hear il"
Now want you to take five dollars
in place of that fifty cents. can not
feel easy until that bill is paid.
The broker protested and objected.
but finally. just to humor the man, he
took his twenty-dollar bill. and gave
him back fifteen dollars. The stranger
soon withdrew, and everything might
have ended there if the broker, on
reaching Buffalo, hadn't ascertained
that the twenty was a counterfeit
and that he was fifteen dollars out of
pocket VAL Street Netcs
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HUMOROUS.

"A nipping air-The one the mos
quito sings before he bites.-IhilGdei-
phiG Herald.
When hen retires for the night,
it is quite proper to speak of her as a
rooster.-Rochester Post Express.
-Philadelphia ladies are learning
baseball; one of them has caught her
husband out several times already
Boston Bulletin.
=" Well" said Amy, after patiently
trying for an hour to drown a worm in
Horse Greek, without being rewarded
by even nibble; "well, fishing isn't
what it's cracked up to be-" "More
slangr' exclaimed the high-school girl;
"you should say: Fishing is not pull
verified according to the original inten-
tion.' oil City Derrick.
-''How is it you can tell such whop-
pers?" asked caller, addressing the
editor of the fish-story department.
swell. you see," replied the editor,
sour wife's name is Anna" "What
has that to do with itp'' ga great
deal. When we are writing fish-stories
we usually have Anna nigh us to help
u.s." The caller was carried to the hos
pital.--G Chicago Times.
The old gentleman met him at the
door, almost before Hernandez hand
had left the bell-knob, and with one
courtly gesture of his paternal hand
waved the young man in the general
direction of the front gate. Hernandez
obeyed, with infinite tact and courtesy,
remarking as he moseyed down the de-
serted street, that he knew the signal
service had predicted a cool wave from
the northeast, but he had no idea it
would get along so soon.-DetroI Post.
Five or SIX couples had been invited
in to play cards and listen to music,
and peaches had been passed with other
refreshments. The party was Just
ready to break up when the terror of the
family entered the parlor and called
out: There, pa, what did ma tell youp''
The governor probably knew what
was coming, but before he could get the
voungster out of the way he shot off the
other barrel with: ''Ma said if we
bought clingstone peaches we'd save at
least halt, and we have. ."-Detroit Free
Press.
Little Mary, who is very much in
terested in studying s'the laws of
health" since school began, had been
asking Mr.. Rather all sorts of questions
about diseases and their remedies.
''Now, papa" she continued, ''if you
neglect bad cold you lay foundation
for the consumption, don't you?"
"Yes," answered her father. s'And
consumptives are thin and pale, ar'n't
theyp" "Yes." ''What other signs
are there in, well, in quick consump-
ton, papa?" .'Five minutes for refresh
ments, posted in railroad stations" re-
sponded R. The examination closed.
Boston Courier.
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The Peril Of Bangles.

Bangle-wearing is again becoming
fashionable. Young ladies' arms are
beginning to look more than ever like
the arms of malefactors loaded with fet-
ters- Charles, Albert, Willis, Fred,
James, Harry, Aleck, BERTHE, Dewitt
and Chrissy are besieged more vigor-
ously than of old for every coin from
five-cent silver piece to a golden eagle,
with their monograms engraved there
on, to add 10 bracelets and necklaces.
The reviving passion for bangles is
probably innocent enough in itself. But
it has been the means of leading an
honest tradesman to the very thresh-
old of the State Prison, and of plung-
ing a worthy and affectionate family
into grief.
An industrious and enterprising Yam
kee in Massachusetts, marking the
growing passion, conceived the idea
that it would be Just the thing to sup
lily the beleaguered swains with cheap
imitation of five-dollar gold pieces, on
which they might have their initials en-
graved for presentation to their fair
suppliants- So he had die made after
the pattern of five-dollar coin, struck
off number of metal pieces, and care
fully plated them with gold until they
looked the counterpart OF so many coins
fresh from the mint. Just as he was
prepared to put them on the market it
was suggested to him that he might be
favored with visit from the police
and trial before United States Court.
The Mortified jeweler at once came to
New York, visited the Chief of the
United States Detective Service here,
and told him his dilemma. The jeweler
was informed that he had narrowly es-
capped free board at the Governments
expense. But as the man was evidently
honest, he was told that his only penal
ty would be the surrender of the dies
and all the medals, and the loss of their
cost and his time. Delighted with such
an easy settlement, the alarmed Yankee
readily complied with the terms, and
the imitation gold pieces, instead of
adorning the arms of budding beauties,
were ruthlessly cast into smelling pot.
But for this cortretempS they might
have melted hearts instead of being
themselves melted, and have led MANY
young persons into the bonds of matri-
mony, instead of releasing one individ-
ual from the danger of bonds of a very
different description.-N y World.
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PERsoNAL AND LITERARY.

Francis Murphy, the temperance
apostle, has returned from Europe.
John Cockerell, of the st. Louis
Post-Dispdtch. has finally settled down
as managing editor of the New York
World.
1t is said that Charles Reade, the
series of lives of the patriarchs OF
Scripture
General Grants life has been pub
hshed more times than that of any
other President except Washington
Chicago Herald
MIR. b. P. Shillaber (bdrs. Parting.
ton) is said to be much improved in
health since the beginning of the sum-
mer. He has returned home to Chel-
sea.-BoSton Post
MIR. George w. Childs, of the Phila-
delphia Ledger, has recently added to
his already large and remarkable col
lection of clocks one that used to be
owned by the first Napoleon, and for
which he paid 81 500.
-Ex-President Folks widow was re-
GENTLY made the recipient of large,
fiat bouquet, skillfully arranged with the
figure eighty in the center, on the eight
ieth anniversary of her birth. 1t was
from her neighbors in Nashville, Tenn.
Mrs. E. Lynn Linton, the English
story-writer, is pleasant-faced lady of
sixty years, with gray hairs and specta-
cles. She spends her winters In Rome,
and is general favorite in society be-
cause Of her brilliant conversational
powers.
Arab Pasha is devoting his hours
in exile to literature. He writes beau
tiful style, and although his manuscripts
look like fy-specked wallpaper, they
read as smoothly as the flow of sorghum
molasses from two-inch spigot. - Chi
cdgo NetUs.
The widow of the late Phillip Speed,
of Louisville, died recently at Coburg,
Ontario, having survived her husband
only few months. She was the daugh-
ter of George Keats, brother of the
poet, whose name is familiar to all read
ers of Lord Houghton's Life" Mrs.
Speed herself wrote poetry, which she
refused to have published during her
lifetime, but which is to be given to the
world as a memorial of her by her
family.
The Chinese Minister recently cele-
brated the event of his little daughter
reaching the age of -four weeks, accord
ing to Chinese custom, by dinner
served in American STYLE COvlrs were
laid for twelve, and all the Chinese Le-
cation in Washington were present and
toasted the youthful heroine. Miss Mi
,lu is. the first Chinese child born in
Washington. She receives the name
Iii. which means America, as a compli-
ment to this Government Washington
Post @
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THE TRUSTED CASHIER.

he steps from the school to a desk in the bank,
while his henrt swells with pride and with
pleas .~e.
He pledges mselfto ba first in the rank
To preser @ aid 20 al cncnt irs treasure.
He is prompt at his desk, he is pleasant and
kind
And he p div meets with promotion;
The. position Il Ca hier' iioats in his mind,
And he works wirn reioublcd devotion.
At length he secures that great Office of trust,
And he justly exults in his glory;
Again he resolves TO be faithful and just
To be true-to the end of the story.
The tempter appears; there's a fortune in
stocks
From the vaults of the bank he can "bor-
row;"
There's no one but him has the keys to the
locks,
And the cash can be put back tomorrow.
His conscience rebels, and points out the cost,
But the vision of riches returns:
The hrst step is taken, the money Is lost,
And aGain his poor conscience he spurns.
Detectives are soon on his luckless track,
In some distant town there's a capture;
The '1Tru tied Cashier in shame's taken back
And IN convict's costume ends the chapter.
" Y. Star.
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Fair Play.

''Sir, tyou predicted a frost for the
night of the 21st of September" said
an old farmer as he entered the Sign al
Office at Cleveland two or three days
LATER
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JOHN M DUNN-
Order solicited
andEn fol-
diameter 1eft boiler
d
hrca ORDER $780,
it
times
u M. DUNN,
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BUSINESS HOUSES
Model Dinner 16 Cents

Steaks, Chops and Eggs just the way you like
ther. Best Tea and Coffee in the city. Open nom
early morning till midnight MODEL COFFEE
street. opp. New Court House, Cleveland, o. C51)
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EJ job Printing OF every description,
executed neatly, cheaply and promptly,
at the ENTKRPRIsEi Office.
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'Yes, sir"
Sand it didn't Gomez
"No, sir"
"Well, that prediction caught me
with eight hundred bushels of apples on
the trees, and 1 sold the lot for half
price"
Sorry, sir, but the bureau is some
times mistaken"
well, l want you to help me out of
1t The chap who got my apples has
forty acres of taters- II you will only
predict regular freeze-up for to-mor-
row night l kin get them taters for ten
cents bushel, and come out all solid" :"
Wall Street Necs.
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Most of the tobacco-stems from
North Carolina tobacco factories are
shipped to Germany, to be manufactured
into snuff for the German peasants.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-14
Mutton Sandwiche. From Ohio.

I had intended to give my readers a
description of an Ohio sheep ranch
this week, but have concluded to delay
the subject until another time.
A week or two ago q fiockmaster in
Texas asked what to do with his
lambs. / have forgotten his name,
and my copy of the Wool GROWER
has been carried off. In fact, | have
not been able to keep it for some time
Having my Office with Capt. Blue,
Secretary OF the Ohio Spanish Merino
Sheep Breeders Association, the visit
ing breeders see the Wool GROWER
and ask me for it, and, of course,
give it to them, hoping they will sub
scribe for it.
Several prominent breeders were
shown the article in question, and all
agreed that the principal cause OF the
trouble was feeding the ewes cotton
seed, meal and millet. l would fur
Their suggest that Il mixture consisting
of salt bushel, ashes J half bushel,
and bi-carbonate of soda ! pounds, be
placed where the ewes have free ac-
cess to it. This will neutralize the
acid condition of the stomach, caused
by the over rich food they have been
given, and through the milk benefit
the lamb. -
Corn and cottonseed meal, and kim
bred foods, are fat-producing,. while
oats and bran are rich in muscle lean
meat, and bone-pioducing eonstltu-
ents tending TO make the animals to
which il its fed strong and vigorous.
ann truly sorry for any man who IS
cursed with an inefficient shepherd,
for one such man can do more damage
i'm wear. than he would earn in five
years. often wish that Texas flock :
masters could secure the services OF
some OF the hundreds of capable, well
| informed Young men in this statei to
take care of theii flocks. | have no
doubt that many of these young men
4 could he secured, If they were sure Of
\ heinr well treated and decently paid.
4 am very sorry that the secretaries
| of the Vermont Association ana
1 American Merino Register nave got SO
/ hot over their controversy, but the
s1-mnathy OF all breeders who value
4 III renutation of their flocks, are with
Mr.. Chapman. When anyone Calls
Mr. CHAPMAN names, he Is dong
something that can only reflect DIS
credit 10 himself. ! have had ample
on,,ortunity 10 become thoroughly nc
nuainted with his method OF DONG
business. and | have never known nun
10 make statement he could iiot
proye. But he don't need me 70 de-
lend him, as he is amply able TO 40 20
for himself ,.,, :
While am on the subject though l
will say that party of $50 ewes nav NV,
lately been shipped into Texas lr OH
Il Vermont that Your flockmasters would
u do well to steer clear Of Ihey were
bought in Vermont for from - 10 10
IS per head. One lot which was wen
graded up cost the spectators slV' . pus
4 this was an exception. lhese ewes
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-14
STOCKHOLDERS, MEETING
OF the Denver and New Orleans Raiirca
III, T.x,.

OF the Denver and New Orleans Railroad
In Texas.
Notice is hereby given that a special
meeting of the stockholders of the
Denver and New Orleans Railroad In
Texas has been called, and will be held
at the public office of the company in
Oldham county, in the state of Texas,
at O'Clock p. M, ON the 2lst day of
February, A. u, 1883, for the purpose
of considering and voting upon the
question OF mortgaging the railroad
franchise, and all other property of the
corporation, to secure an issue OF bonds
TO an amount not exceeding So. 900 per
mile of length of continuous railroad
of the company, and authorizing the
issue of said bonds and fixing the
amount thereof and the rate of interest
which Is TO be paid therefor, and also
for the purpose of adopting bylaws for
the management of the affairs of the
company, and for the transaction of
such other and further business rs may
come before the meeting.
Dated November n, A. ID. 1881.
to.of-lm
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-14
North Texas Female College.

This an institution of learning that
Texas may well feel pround of. The
college building is new and commo-
dious brick edifice, is in aretired situa-
ton, though conveniently near the
central portion of the city. The presi-
dents residence is in the same encles-
ure, with ample capacity for sixty
boarders. In fact, a large number OF
the young ladies from distance board
in the Presidents family.
This institution has an unexcelled
faculty in their respective branches.
Many of them have statewide reputa-
tions as faithful, able and conscien-
tious teachers. 1t receives its PATRON
age from almost every portion of Tex
as, and it is only necessary for its adj
vantages to be made known abroad in
order for 1t to receive a liberal patron
age from our neighhoring states.
AS AN EDUCATIONAL POINT,
Sherman is remarkably healthy, and
is city of the most refined society.
Instead of sending sons and daughters
to Northern and Eastern colleges,
Texas, with her genial climate and
cheapness of living, ought TO educate
the youths of her older sister states
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-14

were painted in the best style, and
will be likely offered as purebred sheep.
Such contemplate trickery should he
exposed on every occasion.
get up to the boiling point every
time think of IL and feel very much
like indulging in personalities myself
IL is perfectly legitimate transac-
ton to ship and sell sheep of any grade,
but it is rascally trick to misrepre-
sent their blood TO enhance their value.
The late blizzard will | hope show
those who provided no shelter fortheir
sheep the necessity ofdoing so. When
the wool of sheep exposed TO the late
storm goes into market the nlanufact-
urer will find weak spot that marks
a period of suffering as plain as print.
and that depreciates the value of the
wool
have been receiving letters from
various points in the southwest ell
curing for rams for next season. /
am glad to get these letters and will
take pleasure in answering all of them
or, If any reader of the Wool GROWER
will come TO me / will 90 with him to
see the various purebred fiocks in the
state.
The Committee on Pedigrees of the
ONO Association were IN session last
week and recommended % iiocks for
acceptance. This Association is in n
very flourishing condition and is rap
idly increasing in numbers and intlu-
ence.
We look to Texas for an outlet for
our surplus of fine sheep and are deter
mined if possible 10 break dswn the
| trickery and fraud that has been pfac-
4 tised to the damage of the Texas breed
or and the honest shipper from the
| north.
So far this winter has been a splen-
did one for our fiocks and our breeders
! look TO have some vigorous stock tc
offer buyers the coming season. have
been thinking of visiting Texas next
fall and II | do, ] shall come during
the State fair where hope to see ma.
jority of the breeders of the state.
MILLER PuRvIs.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-14
Tabor's Oratory.

The United States senate had very
quiet session yesterday. The discus
sion of the tariff bill was continued,
and the speeches were made by Ed
mund, Hoar, Bayard ands Malone.
During the day TaboKarose and stated
amid brethless silence, that he had set
in with the boys on the tariff game
and he proposed to stick until either
the pot was gone or the other hands
had drawn out: he was determined on
q showdown, but to accommodate the
public he was willing to lump all the
legislation on the docket in a jack pot
and stand pat. The Colorado states
mans remarks were applauded to the
echo and he was congratulated by
many present
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-14

number of days. One man offered TO
bet 5000 that he can eat boarding
house pie for fortnight and live.
Another has consented to subsist on
hash for a month for hundred dol
lars. That these dreadful feats have
been suggested and are being worked
by the undertakers of st. Louis is more
than suspected. There are plenty of
men in New York who are anxious to
eat anything steadily for month
without wager-if anybody else will
pay the bill.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-14
PALACE BUILDING.
The Glass Houses Erected by Our states
washington Correspondnce1

The Glass Houses Erected by Our states
washington Correspondence
Politicians who build,houses at WASH
ington, after going to congress poor
originally, are very apt to come to
grief in the end. Mr.. Window is an
illustration in point. His ambition to
display wealth, acquired without any
ostensible business and while serving
asa member of the senate or of the
house of representatives, contributed
largely towards his recent defeat
Plain people who knew all about his
career and his affairs at home, could
not understand where the money
came from that enabled him to live in
pomp; and they were not satisfied
with his lame explanations.
Mr.. Blaine has outstripped all his ri
walls in palace building. He boasts of
having the grandest mansion at the
capital, overlapping that Of Mr.. Corco-
ran, millionaire of years standing,
and almost alone in its glory, in the
new west end created by the Washing
ton ring. The ex-secretary is said to
have become suddenly rich. He is
known to have many irons in the fire,
and they must all be kept hot for inn
mediate use.
The paper on which these schemes
and ventures may be written or print
ed has doubtless very large figures on
it. But suppose bad turn in the
market and no demand for this sort of
paper, what then? The palace might
turn out to be an elephant on Mr..
Blaine's hands, like that of his rival,
Mr.. Window, over whose rejection he
has been rejoicing.
Mr.. Sherman has been the most
thrifty and adroit of this class of pa
triots. He was in no haste to parade
the wealth accumulated on salaries ot
So 900 and S., 900 year as member OF
congress. He waited patiently and
cunningly for the time when the
sources of his large fortune might be
possibly forgotten. But he had ne
sooner splurged than the story
of these ill-gotten gains was told.
Secor Robson built palace among
those of the congressional nabobs, ant
he too, has been spurned by an homes
constituency. There was NO secret
about the way in which he acquired
riches. The attempt to increase hi
store, by the defiance of public Opin
ion, carried him down, and the party
he fifty led in the house justly sharec
in his deserved disgrace.
Mr.. Pendleton's Queene Anne struc
ture stands in the midst of these gay
surrounding with snobbish tone Gus
side and inside. He is said to hav,
| four residences, ut Cincinnati, Wash
ington, Newport and Conway. HI
affects much style, and is lavish in ex
penditure.
An old scandal was revived in re
cent suit, brought by the widow of on
of his sisters children, to recover
quarter of million of dollars alleged
to have been withheld from her in TIL
settlement of the estate, of which Nj
! Pendleton and his brother We're eXecu
| tors. After making formal answer
Mr.. Pendleton compromised the sui
by paying 100000, and in this wa
avoided the production of the account
| in court.
Palace building at Washington
evidently not aprofitable political in
1 dustry.