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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-01-19
Origin OF the Potato.

The potato, originally South Ameri.
can plant, was introduced TO Virginia
by Sir John Harvey in 1929, though il
was unknown in some counties Of Eng
land hundred aud fifty years later.
In Pennsylvania, potatoes are men
toned very soon after tho advent of the
Quakers; they were not among New
York products in 1895. but in l775 we
are told OF eleven thousand bushels
grown ON one siXteen-acre patch in the
province. Potatoes We're served, per
haps rs an exotic rarity, ut n Harvard
installation dinner in 1907; but the
plant was only brought into culture in
New England at the arrival OF the
Presbyterian immigrants from Ireland
in l7l8. Five bushels We're accounted
large crop of potatoes for n Connecti-
cut farmer: for II was held that, if a
man ate them every day, be conld not
live beyond seven years. Century
HoadsjH:. .....
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-01-19
Temperance Items.

Hon. THEODORE FRELrNGHUYsEN
said; eff men will engage in this dis
astrous traffic, if they will stoop to de-
grade their reason and reap the wages
of iniduity, let them no longer have the
law book as a pillar, nor quiet con-
science with the opiate of a court
license" anna ts...aus7
SENATOR GARLAND of Arkansas,
never drinks. g was passing by the
cemetery near my home one day." said
he, g and l saw the graves of a dozen
brilliant men who began life with me.
every one OF them hastened to his end
by whisky. | made up my mind that
l had drunk my share, and stopped. "
FASHION no longer demands that
wines be offered callers on New Years
day. Temperance must be popular
when it can. break down Q custom OF
such long standing as this. One OF our
Mob Hill ladies last year steadfastly re-
fused to offer wine to guests; since then
several large receptions have been held
without the introduction of liquors OF
any Kind. -San FTanOtsce Rescue.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-01-19
History Repeating Itself.

Away back in the dead centuries of
the Middle Ages there was an Emperor
of Germany who long and loudly braved
the pretensions of one of the sternest
and boldest men who ever filed the
Papal office. After long and weari-
some quarrel, ending in the excommun-
ication OF the Emperor by the Pope
and in the destruction of the LOYALTY of
his subjects, the German warrior was
at last compelled to make a journey to
an Alpine castle in which the Pope was
then temporarily sojourning. The OBJ
ject of this imperial visit was to get alb
solution for his disobedience and resto-
ration to his temporal powers. 1t was
in the dead of winter. Arrived at the
castle, which was called Canosa, the
Emperor was compelled to wait in the
bitter cold for hours, but the object of
his visit was achieved by humiliating
apologies and solemn promises to do
better in the failure and never to dis
obey the Pope, who in those days was
throughout all Christendom ,Aheld
to be above kings, princes ~and
emperors, as these were above
the common people. When Bismarck,
few years ago, was resolved or resolv-
ing on a State policy for the new Ger
man empire, antagonistic to the fixed
policy of Rome, he was reminded of
this event in the history of the old Ger
man empire and warned by one of the
Windthorst or Ultramontane members
of the Reichstag that history sometimes
repeats itself. Strong in his own con-
victions and contemptuous OF those who
opposed his plans, the Chancellor re-
torted curtly: "We are not going to
Canosan' The curtness and plumpness
of the retort brought him the laugh for
the time but there were those even then
who remembered the maxim: "He
laughs bestwho laughs last" Bismarck's
fight with the last and the present Pope
has has been longer than that of Henry
". with the old man of Canosa, and
g H9M ths E9rld is RshQlding in
lar ending Of it in the ,siqj sum- az
the Prince VINO is soon % - OF
the Emperor of Germany 90 foPe Leo
Kill, not at Canosa, inde'u' nor yeO III
the outwordly ignomipous PiignC Vi
Henry; but considerinS the oiiie[ehce
in the manners and clVlllzatlon OF Ihe
times. much in tb6 same spirit. The
whole world wip recognize this visit as
So GOING to Csnosa;" an acknowledge
ment on the part of the great Chancellor
that he vas at fault in his policy
wherein it was insulting tie Rome and
opposed to the policy and privileges Of
the Holy Church. 1t needs no great
keenness of vision to interpret this visit
as an advance of the civil and political
rulers of the German Empire for active
cooperation with the Ultramontane
section of the German Parliament to
help the State in its battle against other
forces which have become more peril
GUS to the Empire than the Church of
Rome ever was.-Sa1 Francisco
Chronicle.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-01-19
Temperance Reading.
THE RUM SELLER'S REMORSE.
AN ECHO FROM CRUSADE TINES.

AN ECHO FROM CRUSADE TINES.
L have come home to you, mother. Father
your hayward son
Has come to himself, at last and knows the
harm he has DONE
nave bleached your hair out, father, more
- than the trOSts of years.
i've dlmmed your kind eyes, mother. by many
bitter tears. f-f- 10
Since I left you, father, to work the farm
alone,
And bought stock of liquors with what I
I've felt ashamed to see you, knew it broke
you down, SOD. - ~'# I'D
To think you had brought up a boy to harm
I've given it all up, mother; I'll never sell it
more. . .... t. ...
I've smashed the casks and barrels. I've shut
and locked the door. 900 1880 ..|'-
i've signed the Temperance pledge, while the
M women stood and sang; '.
Inc clergymen gave three. hearty cheers and
both the church bells rang.
But one thing seemed to haunt me, as came
home TO you; .
OF ali the wrongs that l have done not one
can ] undo.
There's old Judge White just dropping into a
drunkards grave
I've pushed him down with every glass of
whisky that l gave.
And there is young Tom Elliott. He was a
1 made him drink the first hot glass Of rum he
ever had.
And now he drinks night after night, and acts
rufhan part. ..
He has MANNED his little sister, and broken
his mothers heart.
Then, there Is Harry Warner, who married
He struck and killed their baby, when it was
sick and cried.
And ] poured ont the poison that made him
And Bessie raved and cursed me. She is
crazy now, You know.
1 tried to act Indifferent, when I saw the
women come.
There was Ryan's wife, whose children shiv-
p, cred and starved mt home.
lie mad paid me, that same morning his last
ten cents for drink;
When ! saw her poor pale face, it made me
start and shrink.
There was Tom Elliott's mother. wrapned I'm
her widows veil
And the wife of Brown. the merchant, my
whisky made him fail
And my old playmate, Mary, she stood among
the band.
Her white cheek bore livid mark, made by
her husbands hand.
1t all just overcame me! Iyieldcd, then and
there;
And Elder Thorp, he raised his hand, and Of
fercd up prayer.
| knew that he forgave me- and vet | had To
think
OF his own boy, his only son, whom had
taught TO drink.
So have come back, father, to the home that
gave me birth.
And will pillow, and SOW, and reap the gifts
of mother earth.
Yet, ii prove u good son now, and worthy of
you two,
My heart is heavy with the wrongs 1 nevor
can undo.
Mrs. i. @. Mclean.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-01-19

1,Lo T,,o1;eb oro Louinnino, In n VAGUE
nc III tion az. az =. 80, - InS;o
way 70 real.ne olo ma" 3ha a Il % con,.;ns
anu 70 coniPreilenu .n'sD - tIan
some hity lt'llto ,h i W;rt po0 Eo how
EUROPE "est VI 'iio . io "s "a v"i nv"
ever. are que a ,I 81 'tio u; ;noI,,dos
us clIleS' .. pelievo 'n'g 70 ~ GOO .Io
slN5Y-two WIN oiG |rm oVIoUV loo eV 6o0
ana tWenIy-Cwo WIN G inolc IMAM 1880 lJoiooo'
namely' polhpay' O"l D :" 1 III tSi'
LucSnoW' pe,i"iGI, De I,l,.
rama ~ Dan iinpo - T Iil,soun'
neutrality-suspicious.; AllaiaS1J' d. ppp; PHI
6ango04' roona' An n.a1 wa Dsieiiis , ,
Surat' Iowa, anu , n%ioG,, h we 80
Vilehl III o!uol " POP" ErI;r -, Is
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-01-19
Where Is the Right Of It!


Some time ago I saw it proclaimed in
the press, by authority of a prominent
and'innuential clergyman, that he did
not favor abstinence from alcoholic
drinks, but, on the contrary, that he
approved their habitual use. 1t seems
to me there must be right and wrong
as to this matter, and it ought not to be
difficult to find. ''.''
Some time ago q stranger to me and
I were the only occupants of carriage
on an English railway. The gentleman
knew me; he was q rector of the En-
glish Church. He commenced a con-
versation brusquely by asking: 10 .r.
Mr.. Dow, do you Temperance peo-
ple) hold that to drink glass of wine
is sin for us?''
1--WE say nothing of that, but this is
our view. An intelligent man must
know something of the sin, shame.
crime, horror, which in this. country
come from intenperance. He must
know that intemperance comes from
the drinking habits of society. He
must know, also, that these are upheld
and perpetuated by the example and
influence of the better classes of the
people. For man who knows all this
to lend the influence of his example to
uphold the customs whence all this
mischief comes, is . mortal sin. We
hold it to lie a primary Christian duty
so to live that if all the world should
follow our example no harm could come
from it, If our example of total absti-
nence should be adopted by all the
world, the sin, shame, crime and infinite
misery coming from intemperance would
cease in day, and the world would be
relieved of nine-tenths of the wretched-
messy by which it is now cursed"
The rector made no reply.-Hon.
Neal DoW, IN N. " Independent.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-01-19

DO not pack several varieties of
apples in the same barrel for market.
Use the odds and ends at home, and
make rs salable packages as possible
for shipping. Chicdg0 Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-01-19

There are mountains Of solid iron
ore in Northern Sweden less than q
hundred miles from the Atlantic Ocean.
--ChtcaQO Journal.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-12-24
Montana Cattle.
Ct. r. NORRIS.

Col. f. M. Malone, the Milwaukee &
passed through st. Paul yesterday on
his way east. The cattle now on the
Montana ranges, MI. Malone says, are
in excellent condition. Last year the
decrease was Il per cent Of range cattle,
and from 10 to Is per cent on other cat
tie. The latter occurred Oh stock rang
ing in the vicinity Of the Big Horn
mountains. This year the loss is not ex-
pected to go owe | per cent on range,
and 5 per cent Oh other cattle. Col. Ma
lone spoke at length upon cattle matters
in general, and was particularly opposed
to conventions and other large meetings
of stockmen. Those, he said, were ex-
ceedingly damaging to- the cattle busi-
ness. Instead of combining their discus
sions to matters which would benefit
the business, the men present would go
out of their way to bring up subjects
which greatly hurt the business. This,
he says, has been the case at all promi-
nent conventions, and the sooner a stop
is put to it the better. The establish
ment of q national cattle trail Col. Ma
lone is opposed to-. He thinks it would
help too much to disseminate diseases,
such as Spanish fever. He says there is
no necessity for such a trail, as no one
will ever begrudge or question the cat
tlemen's right to right of way.-Pioneer
Press.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-12-24
STOCK NOTES.

This weather if much longer continu-
ed will be hard on stock. To be sure,
during the past fall, cattle and sheep
have luxuriated on splendid feed and
have no doubt taken on flesh enough to
stand the present cold spell.
The letter from G.. r. Norris published
on Saturday has had the effect of find
ing an owner for the eight head of stock
taken from the Gros Ventres. They are
the property Of Malcolm Morrow, Jr..
who will send for them as soon as the
weather will permit.
The quotations of cattle in the Chicago
market on the 18th were for export cat
tie Sc. 5O@6.1 ~. Prices firm and not
much demand for range cattle. No
quotations of Montana stock. There
were received at the Chicago stock
yards from the 9Th to the 18th inclusive
SO, O31 head of stock.
The San Francisco papers have the
following: The Glen cattle ranch, near
Black Rock, in Humboldt county, New
ada, which was part of the estate Of the
late Hugh J. Glenn, of Colosa, has been
sold to Miller & Lux of San Francisco.
The sale carried with it the actual title
to from 1000 to 5000 acres Of land and
included about 5000 head of cattle, with
a number of horses. The cattle brought
about $25 a head, and the land 81 per
acre. The sale amounted to about
$3.50, 900.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-12-24
Seventy Miles OF Hogs.

Last weeks Prairie Farmer expressed
d fear of the possible, if not probable,
overproduction of meats in the not dis
tant future. Their relatively high
prices are leading many grain growers
to go into stock raising. While that
paper was being printed, the govern
ment statistical report came to hand,
showing a material decrease, in many
sections of the country, in the area sown
to winter wheat. This was partly offset
by the news from northern Dakota that
the weather continued SO warm and
open that farmers were blowing consid-
cradle land for spring wheat.
But at the Chicago livestock yards it
seemed as If the glut in one kind of
meat had already come. The arrival of
hogs Oh Friday, December 5, filled L.
422 railway cars, containing sc, 597
animals, so large and fat that there was
only an average of Az to the car. These
would form a continuous train of eleven
and one-third miles, reckoning AZ feet
for each car, including platforms. AL
lowing standing room Of p by 81 feet
per hog, this days receipts would alone
coyer completely more than q acres.
Stretched out in single file, 81 feet to the
hog, the line would reach about 20
miles.
Though this was an exceptional day,
the arrivals for the week ending that
day were unprecedented, being 6, 700 car
loads, or So miles of freight trains filed
with hogs alone, and an average Of lila
cars per day. Thesingle weeks receipts,
by estimates like those above. would
cover a hundred acres of ground or
form a continuous line of live hogs 1928
miles long! Such a line of grunters
would reach from Chicago out to the
center of Iowa, the banner pork and
lard producing state.-Prairie Farmer.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-12-24
$250,OoO.

THE National Cattle Growers asso-
citation, which has been organized some
time, is not a little indignant that it
was overlooked and disregarded by the
stockmen's convention that recently met
at st. Louis. A circular emanating
from the former claims the right to have
called such a convention, if needed, and
to have conducted its atfairs-a right
that is not 50 clear to the unbiased OBJ
server. There is undoubtedly room for
both associations, and in their respec-
tive fields they may be able to work out
some good for the stock industry.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-12-24
Stolen Horses Recovered.
JUDITH LANDING, Dec. II, 1873.

JUDITH LANDING, Dec. IL, 1884.
Editors of River Press
I have this day taken from eros
Ventres Indians at this place a lot of
horses and will hold them for the own
er. The story told by the Indians is
that they took them from four Piegan
Indians near the Bears Paw mountains,
on Birch creek. / have good reason to
believe that these horses were stolen by
white men, and that seeing the Gros
Ventres they became frightened and
left. There were more horses in the band,
but the rest were taken to Milk river
just how many [ can't say, as the In
dams, of course, won't tell the truth,
but from what I can learn | think about
fifteen head. Please publish this at
once SO that the owner can come and
get the stock, as they are very trouble
some to hold.
The following is a description of the
horses, which I think belong to NAL
colin Morrow, Jr.:
One black mare, white strip on face,
branded n on right shoulder.
One bay mare, star on forehead, brand
ed n on right shoulder; also colt be-
longing to this mare with same brand.
One roam horse, black man and tail,
dim star on forehead, branded n on
right shoulder.
One roam mare, blazed face, three
white legs, branded n on right shout
der and I'll on left hip.
One roan two-year-old colt, blazed
face, branded n or right shoulder.
One roam colt, black name and tail,
branded N on right shoulder.
One roar colt, blazed face, branded n
on right shoulder.
Yours, truly,
G.. r. NORRIS.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-12-24
Miner Livestock Company
II. f. MINER, Manager, Fort Benton, Ut

BRAID on leftribs
a. shown.
Ear mark Both
ears cropped and
split.
Horse brand-MB
monogram on left
thigh.
Range-Be Belt creek
to Arrow creek,
south of Missouri
river.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-12-24

Brand on left hip; also with horizontal bar on
right ribs.
Vent-Bar below horse shoe brand.
Marks--I)ewlap on brisket.
Range Warm Spring creek, Meagher Co., Mt.
Also owners of d on left hip and horses branded d
on left thigh. No stock sold without venting.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-05
NEW YORK.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. !

Especial Telegram TO the Globe
New YORK, Oct. 4.-Stocks displayed
little more vim this morning during the first
hour, and Lake Shore, the Changers, Union
Pacific, Pacific Mail and Northern Pacific
preferred, advanced per cent. very easily.
After these spurts the market became very
dull and just about held its own. The buy
ing seemed to come principally from the
shorts. An advance in Central Pacific from
80 on yesterday to II 4 was about the most
important change noted. West Shore affairs
form the burden of talk among boxers to.
day, and the central point is whether or not
the road work as a rival TO the
New York Central and whether Vanderbilt
has been quietly buying and has secured
enough of the bonds to give him control of
the road when the mortgage will be likely
to close next January. The terms of the
mortgage demsnd that no foreclosure can be
made until the expiration of six months after
the default which puts the foreclosure to
that date. There are stubborn opinions
both ways. Z. X. Willard SAYS he does not
believe Vanderbilt has cent in bonds, and
don't think he is buying anything Just now.
especially West Shore bonds. The bonds are
steady enough to-day, but transactions are
not enormous.
Interviews with railroad men as to the
probable carrying out OF the pool orders. TO
advance grain rates from Chicago to the sea-
board, confirm the previous dispatches to the
effect that such orders are by no manner of
means final settlement. Stress is laid
10 f,,s hot I
Shore are not members of the east bound
pool All say that rates will be put M
gradually, as there are a great many ten day
contracts still out at the low rates. This
viii prevent a fun restoration of rates
before the middle of the month.
West Shore people say that they will get the
same rates and as much business as New
York Central or Erie. Other railroad men
say the West Shore cannot get the business
if it maintains rates.
Little Coombs, who usually does a great
deal of business for Addison Camack, the
king Of the bears, has bought No rthern Pa
ci6c preferred to-day and the stock has ad-
yaneed per cent. These are only incidents.
and the market is, as matter of fact. with
out decisive interest. 1t is stated bv the
representatives of the Bank OF Montreal
that $780, 900 gold coin was shipped from
London for New York. This is important
as showing turn in the tide, and is largely
exploited by bulls this afternoon. Tue
Rochester x Pittsburg directors to-day voted
in approval OF the plan for the organization
as telegraphed the GLOBE and ask the stock
holders support. Northwestern approx
mate earnings for the fourth week in Sep
TENDER, 1883, were reported at SS2S, GOO. As
reported yesterday they were S9Os, eco. The
difference is not due to the Blair roads at ali.
but is the difference betEeen ao-
proximste aud actual earnings. The
/ company charges al differences
/ beween actual aad approximate
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-05

operators, remembering the depression of
the past two months, are nervous and unwill-
ing holders on indications of weakness. Re-
ceipts at seaboard markets have been quite
liberal during the week, while exports have
somewhat fallen of, more particularly from
New York, and this feature has been, we
think, the chief factor in determining the ten
dency of the western markets. While there is
no indication of Improvement at present, We
feel that no serious decline will occur and
think purchases on weak spots will afford OPP
portunities for moderate profits. November
wheat closes at II sc.
Corn was very excited early in the week,
the price for September delivery having been
advanced to 81 per bushel by parties who
controlled the deal for that month. Since
then the offerings of cash corn have been
confined to the daily receipts, the stock in
store being held off the market. This has
had the effect of strengthening the October
option, which shows an advance of about &c
| since our last, while for November delivery
prices have advanced fully Zoe from the low
est point reached under the influence of IN
favorable weather for maturing the new
crop and some fear that manipulation may be
carried through the present month. Prices for
the next ninety days must be largely gov
erned by the weather. as stocks of old corn
| are now everywhere except in this market,
and these are at present under control. With
favorable conditions we look for fair re-
ceipts of new corn fit to grade in November,
but should the prevailing weather prove I'M
must necessarily be postponed. November
corn closed at 53115c.
Oats have ruled firm, with good steady
demand for shipment and a fairly active
| speculative business. Prices are without
material change, although we note harden
ing tendency and somewhat higher range
Of prices for all deliveries. November oats
closed at 263Sc.
There was about an average Saturdays re-
ceipts of cattle at the stock yards, and the
market for the day was fairly active with
prices undergoing little or no change. The
week just closed has been one of the busiest
of the season, about 80 900 having arrived
and been disposed of. A noticeable feature
in trade is the active demand for young cat
tie. Over 100 cars went west last night
loaded with calves, yearlings, and stock for
the distillers. A big run is anticipated for
the coming week, many placing the number
as high as $1,000. In range stock the de-
cline for the week has been about soc on
fair to common, closing quotations being
Texans, s3.25@3.75; Wyomings and Mon
tanas S350@4. so; Western natives, 81. 75@
5.25. j,
The hog market was active and prices
ruled stronger, the market closing steady
Packing grades sold a shade higher this
forenoon, owing to the presence of couple
of fresh buyers, two of the leading packing
houses opening for the season. Packers and
shippers bought Q, 100, or 2 600 to 5000 more
than the fresh receipts, so that about all were
sold. Common and rough packers sold at
from s4.70@s4.90 90; fair to good packers s.
$3.50 and the best s5.40@5.50; choice
heavy and Philadelphia, S5.60@5.7O.