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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-02

Democratic Electors.
The following is complete list Of demo-
cratic electors for Virginia:
FOR STATE AT LARGE.
Waller r. Staples, Montgomery; John
Goode, Norfolk.
FOR DISTRICTS.
First-John Neeley, Accomac.
Second-Baker p Lee, Elizabeth City.
Third-R. H Cardwell, Hanover.
Fourth-W. T. Atkins, Mecklenburg.
Fifth-B. B. Munford, Pittsylvania.
SIXTH. H. H. Figgatt, Botetourt.,
Seventh-D. S. Henkle, Shenandoah
ghth-Thomas Smith, Fauquier.
Ninth-S. w. Williams, Bland.
Tenth-Camm Patteson, Buckingham.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-02

Our regiment brought from the field five
stands ni colors The brigade captured six
teen stands of colors and four pieces of ar
llllery with the remaining horses attached,
mosi OF them having been killed by our
heavy fire. After the battle we bivouacked
on the field near the Chinn house, where
the night was passed The dead were
buried by details for that purpose from the
division while the wounded were brought
in and cared for"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-02
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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-01-31
Stop that Cough


Coughs and colds are prevalent now,
especially among children, too often from
the ignorance or carelessness of their
guardians. Many mothers appear to ac-
cept with resignation the repeated and
violent colds from which their children
Sailer as proEidcnlal and unavoIdahle \
cold Is hE no netns always due to expos
uie. Indigestion, constipation, a lack Of
scrupuIous cleanliness, the unWise habit
OF sleeping IN much OF the clothing Worn
during the day, ,unaired hed chambers all
or any OF these things may have far more to
do With your child tendency to cold than
the keenest breath OF the blacing winter
ar, And IN great measure these things
are under your control Mothers should
understand that 1t is fact whether they
can see how II Is OF mot. tLaJ numerous
colds ana Sore-throats are directly trace
ablt 20 Indigestion ami dietttie errors
Quantities ot greasy food, fried meats
pastry. and the like, ventilated rooms
and continued constipation, have TO an
sWeT ior many cases nt Group, and putrid
Sore-thloats. All these things weaken
the system and render it far less able to
resist the changes of temperature. Give
every bed room thorough airing every
day, more especially if several children
are obliged to sleep together. or with
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-01-31
The Utility of School

There Is growing tendency to aban-
don the schOol-recess. The editor of the
Boston journal of Education" says of the
no-reeess experiment, adopted in Roch-
ester, New York, that it has given ''per-
feet satisfaction Among the advan-
tages gained, he mentions, "a continuous
school session without Interruptions in
school work" "better health of pupils,
on account OF freedom from exposure to
cold and wet weather in the midst of
each session" "discipline easier, ON ac-
count OF freedom from recess troubles" !;
more time lor teachers" etc. "less tar
dlneSs and absenteeism"; and less fire.
quent opportunities for vicious pupils to
come III contact with and corrupt other
pupils" Believing that these reasons
are unsatisfactory, and that the tendency
Is bad one, | propose to offer some gen
eral considerations that weigh strongly
against it.
The schools are utilitarian in their
aim to tit the child for living successful
ly is the object of their existence As
animal strength is the foundation of all
moral and physical welfare, and is the
chief condition of success in all the pur-
suits of life, the future welfare of the
child in every way depends upon the
normal development Of his body.
An etfeminate man is half sick; and
when 1t comes to any of the severer trials
OF life, either physical or moral, where
great endurance or courage is required,
the weakest must inevitably be the first
to succumb. This is as true of moral
trials as OF physical, for moral cowardice
often results from physical feebleness. 1t
is to be doubted if anything that is
taught in the schools is of so much value
to child that it would not better be
foregone than to be obtained by the loss
OF any physical vigor whatever. Taken
Ill the truest sense, that city has the best
schools where the school restraints have
least effect upon the physical growth and
normal development of the pupils, and
not the one where the pupils show the
greatest proficiency in acquiring in a
Meneortter way few fragments of con-
Ventlonal facts which happen irrationally
to pass current for an education. But
because in so many schools the test to be
applied at the end of the term, or at the
end OF the course, is the mem0ylter one.
and because no teacher expects her pu-
pills to be examined as to their health, or
as to whether they are forming habits of
life that will be conducive to healthful-
ness, it is not to be wondered at that all
the plans of the teacher look more to the
development of conventional proficiency
than to the infinitely more important
matter of health. Popular Science
Monthly.
The will of Charles Delmonico makes no
public bequests, but divides his property be-
tween his sister and his nephew.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-01-31

had grown in the clear light. june she
says sharply, Il don't understand
As she spoke she tried to draw away
her hand, and June went on quickly,
But do, an l must make you see it,
81 quietly turned away, under pre-
tence O. the horses bein restless. was
dumbfounded. June an she stood there,
with me little way off They talked
an talked. | would only catch June's
voice now and then; (; not hers at ALL
knew now that she loved brother; an
that, whatever he said, she'd have to
fight against herself, or June would carry
any point he chose-the handsome, per
suadin', shamefaced fellow.
"All at once he turned round nd call
ed out with laugh that rang over the
fields, 'Hurrah Brother Eben I've won
my wife" An he came over to the sleigh,
halt leadin' half liftin Ruth Gayler in his
arms, with her a-laughn' and tryin' to
make him keep still an goodness knows
what all j'ined in with all the fun, an
we had a real good trolic. But it ended
IN our goin' straight on to Parson Lat
hams door an gettn' out and Brother
Juniper an Ruth Gayler, blushin' and
tremblin', bein married then an there,
before my eyes, an my drivin' home to
the Gaylers' in my best style.
'1ou can imagine how the village was
stirred up when next day part O. the
story got out. Only part for all the
widows folks kept Annals share in it
still as a mouse an so did June an me.
Everybody wanted to know 'why in the
world the two young folks'd been married
in that queer, sudden way Nobody
outside OF US two families ever found out.
AS for Anna, she was just as delighted
as any woman could be. She'd suspect
ed how Ruth felt and June too all along.
an had hoped that after this joke was all
over, brother might think some day
seriously O. Ruth. But, Of course she'd
no notion of so sudden wind-up of the
thing, in just the way she wished. AS
for Ruth-why, she made June the best
an lovin'est wife in the world an he's
been as happy with her as the day is
long, at the farm"
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-01-31
Brighton Cattle Market.

TUESDAY, Jan. p.
Amount of stock at market Cattle l543 sheen
and lambs, $3.50; fat swine 20U70.
Prices Of beef cattle " 100 ID live weight, extra
quality, $6 75a7 81 first, s6 21a a6G21z second
50 621a as 00 third, 81 50a5 SO, poorest grades
of coarse oxen, bulls, etc, 50 l24a "a 371s.
Brighton Hides, Ia71zc " ID, Brighton Tallow,
Sac " b; Country Hides, light ones, 6e61ac y tb
heavy, Ga a7c " ID; Country Tallow g5c " B Calf
Skins, lie u ID; Sheep and Lamb SKINS sc a 81 40
each.
The trade of Western Beef Cattle has not been so
active as it was week ago. There has been a
fair supply of Cattle brought into market, many of
them, especially the best lots, being intended for
the English markets. Prices for Cattle suitable for
the butchers trade ranged from 697c y t live
weight, only few lots being sold to butchers at
highest quotations The call for common and ordi.
nary grades of Cattle is affected seriously by the
large supplies of Western dressed Beef which are
being sent to the commission houses every week. it
being sold in many instances at very low prices
Sheep and Lambs-The supply from the West
were as usual mostly owned by Hollis Il Co. The
quality being brought from the West is mostly a
nice grade. Sheep costing from 81 a65ac. Lambs
from 797Ac. tb., live weight, landed at the
yards.
Swine-Western Fat Hogs costing butchers
from Ga g6&c. " h., live weight, landed at the
slaughter houses. In number we include all
the Western Fat Hogs brought in over the several
railroads for the week, all being owned by butci
ers. none being offered on the market for sale.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-01-31
Clippings.

We are Well aware that we shall be regarded
as an old fogy, but we do take pride in saving
that from March 10th, 1886 to the present hour
OF our newspaper life, we have never written Il
line OF sor'et9 matters. Brunswick Telegraph.
Judge Libby enunciated good law when he
told the jury that intoNicatiun was no excuse
for crime, and the drunken wretches who
Killed the Old Indian at Richmond 90 to State
prison for man-siaushter. Winthrop Budget.
Some of our readers may wonder why we
devote so much space to temperance this week
after sitting down to Jacksonian banquet at
the Hub with the Democracy. Fact is that
champagne at $500 per pint was a ''leetIe''
beyond our reach. Fairfield Jo2rnal.
A man who prosecuteS libel suit, ordinarily
has pretty hard contract to show actual dam
ages, and is very lucky if he even gets enough
to pay his lawyer. case in point has just
been tried at Bath. The plaintiff thought he
had been hurt $1,000; but the jury decided that
$50 would heal him. Lewiston Journal.
Whatever may be said in regard to the pro-
hlbltory law and the proposed prohibitory
amendment, pro and con, the significant fact
remains, which no one disputes, that every one
who tratlics in rum. and every one who is in
terested in such traffic, is strenuously opposed
to the prohibtory law and the prohibitory
amendment. Why? Eastern State.
Byand-by it will occur to =, one of the
''sardine" packers in Maine, that truth really is
stranger than fiction. Then he will cease to
buy expensive limitations of French labels, but
will please the American eye by Il new brand
of genuine Maine fish, newly packed, warrant
ed to suit His fortune will be made as soon
as his first seasons goods turn out well. (Bos-
ton Advertiser.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-01-31
Better than Gold.
BY FATHER RYAN,


Better than grandeur, better than gold
Than rank and titles a thousand fold,
Is healthy body and mind at ease,
And simple pleasures that always please;
A heart that can feel for another's woe,
With sympathies large enough to enfold
All men as brothers, is better than gold.
Better than gold is conscience clear,
Though toiling for bread in an humble sphere
Doubly blessed with content and health.
Untred by the lusts and cares of wealth,
Lowly living and lofty thought
Adorn and ennOble poor mans cot:
For mind and morals in natures plan.
Are the genuine tests of gentleman.
Better than gold is the sweet repose
OF the sons of toll when the labors close.
Better than gold is the poor mans sleep,
And the balm that drops on his slumbers deep
Than sleeping draughts on the downy bed.
W here luxury pillows its aching head.
The toiler his simple opiate deems
A shorter route to the land of dreams.
Better than gold is thinking mind,
That in the realm of books we find
A treasure SURPRISING Australian ore.
And live with the great and good of vore
The sage's lore and the poets lay.
The glories of empires passed away;
The worlds great dream will thus unfold
And yield pleasure better than gold.
Better than gold is peaceful home
" here all the freside characters come,
The shrine of love. the heaven of life
HalloWed by mother or sister. or wife
However humble the home may be-
Or tried with sorrow by heavens decree,
The blessings that never were bought or sold
And centre there. are better than gold.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-01-31
An Untlmely Remlniscence

1t is unkind in the Ohio State-Journal, in
view of the defeat of Senator PendIeton be-
cause of his civil service reform principles, to
reprint the following declaration of the Ohio
Democratic platform of 1881:
That we are in favor of a civil service re-
form, whereby offices shall be held as public
trusts. to be administered for the public good ;
not spoIs TO be enjoyed as the reward of parti-
san zeal or service
And, considering that the nomination of Mr.
Payne was effected by the active cooperation of
one of the worst monopolies ever known, it is
little less than cruel for the Stutr-Journa 10 re-
Yive the views of the Ohio Democracy on mon
opoles, as ably expressed in their platform of
1882:
That the growth of monopoly Is such as to
seriously threaten the rights of individuals and
the public welfare, and ought to be provided
against by proper legis LAT iOn."
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-01-31
Tasteful House Furnishing.

Harmony OF color is of the first impor-
tance IN furnishing. Not that walls, car
pet curtains chairs, etc, should be of
The same color; thai woUld make room
cold and uninvIting. There should be
t~o or three c0lors in a room, but these
should harmoniZe. If one is conscious
that she has no eye 1or color, she should
consult some one of known taste before
purchasing articles which, although by
themselves might be desirable, would
perhaps if placed with others spoil the
effect OF the whole, and be a disappoint-
ment 10 be endured for wears. A carpet
for instance should not be purchased
without considering what the color of the
paint is; and 50 Of the sofa and chairs, if
they are upholstered. A carpet is like
the background OF picture, it brings
INTO effect the Whole. Styles for carpets
have entirely changed within d few wears.
Patterns OF huge bouquets of impossible
flowers used to be seen almost every
where; now d very small, set figure. so
small as TO look almost like plain color
at little distance, is in much better
taste. This may be enlivened by bor-
der OF bright colors. The lovely pearl
and gray grounds. with vines or tracery
OF darker shade, and bright borders of
Persian patterns, are very desirable, and
look we'll with almost everything The
fashion Of staining floors black walnut
color for a yard or more around the
walls, and having square of bordered
carpet in the centre, is gaining ground
and much liked for the pretty style and
the convenience of taking it up for clean
ing. 1t is also economical. There are
now plain, ingram carpetings, in solid
colors, called "flling," which are used
around these center rugs, instead of
staining the floor. We have seen parlors
carpeted with dark turquoise blue filing,
with Persian rugs over them, not in any
set or regular order. The effect was
very good. Ethel Stone in American
Agrlculturist for February.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-01-31

FISH AND FISHING. The herring now in
Fortune Bay, n. f.. are remarkably good.
Sixty vessels, chiefly from Gloucester, Mass.
have captured full fares, successfully frozen
them, and the fleet is ready for home. Winter
cod fishing is to be abandoned on the New
foundland eoast.....The eel fishery on Eastern
River, Dresden, is closed for the season. John
II. Mayer$ of Dresden Centre. has bought and
shipped to New York over Il ton and a be- of
tish......The pickerel fishermen are said to 80
doing wel......The Phillips Angling Club has
lately returned from Lincoln, Me, with 800
pickerel as the result of two days fishing. The
largest fish weighed A. pounds. The club has
been in existence 20 years, and its ID members
are scattered through New England.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-01-31
Protective Tendencies in New Zealand.

A Manufacturers League has been
formed in Dunedin. The following are
its objects, says the Greymouth Argus:
|. Encouraging the development of the
natural resources of New Zealand, and
ditfusing information thereon. ,. Foster
ing New Zealand manufactures and de-
veloping industries, so as to afford in
creased and steader employment to la
bour. 3. Obtaining the removal of rev.
enue duties from raw material, and also
from goods which cannot be proftably
made in this colony, and placing moder-
ate duties upon all articles which can be
so made that are now admitted free. 4.
Discouraging the suicidal policy of pur-
chasing out of the colony, whether by
Government or by municipal or by other
bodies, goods which can be advantage
ously produced in New Zealand s.
Keeping before the Government the ad-
vantage of giving their work to firms pro-
vided with suitable plant, instead of eX-
pending revenue in adding to the Coy
ernment workshops and machinery,
thereby needlessly increasing the present
heavy burdens of the taxpayers, and
hindering the due development of trade
"a course which tends to the continu-
ance of the present commercial depres-
sion
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-01-31
Sold Out to Monopoly.

One of the most striking events of the week
has been the selling out of the Democratic par.
ty of Ohio to the Standard Oil Company, one
of the most notorious and grinding monopolies
in the United States, through the election OF
the millionaire Payne to the Senate. The pre-.
posterous attempt to make people believe that
Payne is not the tool agent and attorney of the
Standard Oil monopoly could not put away the
facts that he himself has put before the public
for years. Some of the Democratic bosses have
been babbling about their party being the foe
of the swindIing monopolies, but the pretence
is fraud. John Swinton's paper.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-01-31

Hidebound, so called in horses, is not
properly a disease itself, but rather the
symptoms of many diseases. 1t is
also one of the results of poor diet and
keep, all sorts of arrangements of the di-
gestive organs, and various disorders of
obscure seat or i'll defined character The
grand remedy for it, of course, is to at
tack and overthrow the disease which
causes it. But when that disease cannot
be discovered or even sometimes as an
accompaniment to the main treatment,
when the disease is quite apparent, few
mashes, little physic, an Alternative, and
regular repeated frictions of the body,
with stiff brush, are often successful
in removing hidebound. Breeders Ca
zette, Chicago.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-01-31
Prohibition VS.. Incense.

The people who are constantly decaming
against prohibition and in favor of license or To-
cal. option, are invited to a contemplation of
the workings of the New York license law. The
Star of that city, an out-spoken license paper,
says license in New York city is an utter fail
ure, and that not third of the 10000 licensed
liquor dens in that city pay any attention to The
restrictions of the license law There is scarce
ly a block on the East, West, or down town
side which has not at least ten rum holes, in
which the worst kinds of aduterated liquors
are sold, and drunkenness and crime run riot.
1t is almost impossible to convict IA rum-seller
for any defiance of the license law. So that
even license-law has no self-enforcing ma
chnery.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-01-31
Senator Frye on Congressional Grogshops.

In the discussion in the Senate of the
joint rules which We're adopted, Mr.. Frye
made az interesting statement as to the
constant violations Of law by the sale of
Whiskey at the Capitol restaurant He
said II have seen restaurant at one
OF The houses become an open, low, mis-
cradle groggery. | have seen a man,
with his pantao0ns inside his boots, with
his blouse on, stand up at the bar of the
restaurant of one of the houses of Con-
gress and drink whiskey out of a crock
cry cup. | have seen Whiskey ordered
again and again, and they call it tea, and
any one could step up to the bar and
drink this tea out of a cup. Whether
there is anything wrong about it or not,
there is something disgusting and want
ing in dignity and character about any
such performance The joint rules We're
SO amended as to prohibit the sale of in
toXcating liquors. The sergeant at arms
is constructvely to decide what are in
toxicating liquors, Doubts are express
ed whether these officers will decide that
lagar beer is intoxicating.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-01-31
Where Willard Missed 1t.

1t is fair to assume that the great dead-head
excursion devised by Mr.. Willard last summer
to boom his railway enterprise was the imme-
diate cause of his downfall, says the Umalilla
(Ore.) Driver. When the foreign swell heads
Went over the road and saw the millions of
acres of desolate undeveoped and apparently
unproductive land on every side, they lost faith
in the enterprise. One English nobleman was
heard to say: "Why, bless my soul, we travel
led 500 miles ON a stretch, and never saw IL
human being or "A human habitation! What Il
deuced odd country to build railroad I'M" 1t
is well known that when the noble excursion
lists arrived at Portland they began telegraph
ing to their agents and brokers to sell their
Northern Pacific stock. The decline of the
Northern Pacific stock started at that time
and kept up until Mr.. Willard landed on his
back and in the hands of his assignees. That
dead-head frohc cost about S250, 200, and it
smashed the Norther Pacific enterprise.
Twelve million clocks were manufactured
last wear, and some are vet behind time
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-01-31

The Office held by the Kidneys is one of import
ance. They act natures slujce way to carry off
The extra liquids from the system and with them
the impurities both those that are taken into the
stomach and those that formed in the blood.
Any c0gging or inaction Of these organs is there
fore important Kidney W ort is Natures efficient
assistant in keeping the kidneys in good working
order, Strengthening them and inducing healthy aC-
tion. If you would get well and keep well, take
Kidney Wort.
Prof Swift says he has seen stars through the
tail Of a comet 10000 miles thick. That must have
been awful fall when the professor first put on