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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-07-19

SchrOeder's Corn Solvent is recon-
mended by leading physicians for
Corns aud Bunions, Is cents.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-07-19
NOTICE.

All persons are warned against cutting
down any of the timber on my land ON the
Hooppole Road, adjoining the land OF Bowie
Johnson. about three miles from Deer Park
and six miles from Oakland. The penalty
for cutting down timber in Garrett county,
Md, without permission Of the owner Of the
land, is the same, under the Act of 1880, ch
26i, as for feoniously stediing goods or chat
tells to the value of the tree or trees" so cut
down. .-
THEOS. B. IIORWITZ.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-04-10
Sod Shanties'

These have world wide reputation.
They have been written and sung Of by
eastern visitors, and they are living exam
amples Of chsapnsss, comfort and ingenui'
~ OF the prairie farmer. On the prairie
far from timber tAs God house is made as
a substitute. To build one man goes on
TO the prairie with his team and breaking
plow, and turns . straight smpoth SOD,
some three or four inches thick. This sod
Il very tough. When sufficient has been
turned over the sod is cut insS squares
and laid up in a wall as though IL were
fiat stones. Deer frames and wiadox
frames are set in as the wall rises When
the height Of one story is reached . small
timber is set up at each end and ridgs
pole placed upon them. and the sod wall
built up or run into gables. On this ridge
thsrs rests smaller poles or raftsrs, and on
tbsse sod il laid in csursss overlapping
each other, like shingles, $50 many inches
to the weather" The only money outlay is
caused by the wipsws and dsers. II well
built the house will stand for years. In
side one may "sweetsn to taste" In the
rudsr huts the wall is uncovered. In eth
arr some are covered with cheap eloth.
ssms with building paper and wall paper
pasted over it, while somo are plSstsrsd
and made ss comfortable s room need
to be.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-04-10

. car wheel wss estimated At eight yssrs.
hut the reduction q the rsllrssas wsssr.
ally TO The standard gauge, and the i'm.
provsmsn,s 10 loading and unlcadins "a.
cilitiss. have materially decreased tLs
length Of service that wheel may bs de-
pended % TO perform. Tho uniformity
in guAge keeps ears in more ccs,iauoos
use. while the dscrssss 10 time Of lsadiHg
and unloading enables them 10 ~ pu, TO
more active service svss who're they srs
raa only - short local routes
These figures do not include tLs wheels
on palace coaches aId the better class Of
passenger csssAss The wheels on ,hst
grade Of rollIag stsck are nov made sH
clusivsly Of paper They are U service.
able ~ ircn, and combine ligLtnsss with
strength, great dssiieratum whore speed
and economy in motive power are asw Of
paramouHt importance.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-04-10
The San rraaoises Cable Railway.

San Francisco, Cal, 10 comparatively
hilIy, the grades Of many Of the strssts
being quite sharp in places, Offering 9rs1
obstacles 10 street railway traffic NJ srdi.
narily conducted. Hence il was 10 bc
expected that The inventive genius sf the
San Fran ncissans would device some means
OF overcoming the difficulties; tho prob.
lem has been solved in manner so simple
yet nsvsl that description will be Of
interest. Several wire cable reads have
been built in San Francise within few
years, the first being the Clay street road
and the last the Californis street cable
road All these reads are constructed on
essentially the same plan, tho cars being
propelled by . cable which runs upon
rsllsrs in . tube between the rails and
below the level Of the street. said tube hav.
ing vertical slot through which, from the
ear above, thin post or standard passes
with . peculiar gripping apparatus on iis
end which lifts tbs Gable from its support
on which IL Is running and grips II hrmly,
thus Yropslliug the car atsspssd OF four
to six miles per hour. The cable IL main
tanned in constant motion by stationary
engines, and the cars ascend and descend
the steep gradients with equal apparent
ssss. As the streets ON which these cars
are laid are more or less billy throughout,
the lines are constructed ~ cable roads.
regardless Of the level reaches. Indeed
il may be doubted If horses have any ad-
vantage over this system in large traf-
fo
The advantages Of this system over
either horses or dummies is specially ap.
parent on gradient lines. San Francisco's
experience shows the system to bs emf.
nsntly practicable and profitable. The
latest OF those lines, the California street
read, has Just been opened to traffic, and
no expense has been spared in obtaining
the most enduring construction. The ribs
which serve as cross-t ties are made OF old
T rail iron bent in tho shape Of the letter
U. 50 As to pass uader the tube, and they
are placed About four feet apart The ribs
rest on q oontinu ous bed OF concrete. and
the spaces formed by tho ribs, the rails
and the tube are also filled in with con
crete, upon which il laid solid paving
stone blocks. the intsrsticss Of which arc
ran full Of liquid cement Five months
were consumed in tho construction Of tho
road bed from Kearney to Fillmore street,
$3.50 feet In this distance the line crosses
two ranges OF hills, ons summit being at
Jones street the other At Ootavia street
The fs1able wire cables nrs Of steel, Ia
inches in diameter, Of q total weight OF
49, 500 pounds, and length Of about 10
miles. Tho cars are somewhat smaller
than the ordinary street. car, and will seat
| 10 persons comfortably. Tho gripping
cars have seats for five Oh each side and
-four on each end-lS In all. Each train
will have seats for "a persons, aud easy
standing ,room for 20 more
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-04-10
Terrible Snow Slides

There are some peculiar features about
snsw slides which are wonderful asd ter
ribls, a. ose slide, which came down about
half . mile above Nssdlston illustrates,
says . Durango, Col, dispatch 10 the
Denver Republican. AT this point tho
ssaon is about ons-fourth Of mile wide.
The slide came down on the west side OF
the eanss, where no slides have come be-
fsrs for quarter Of century At least.
This il Known frsu the fact that the side
Of the mountsis Is covered with very
heavy grswth of spruce and piss trees,
ssme Of them measuring from to IL
iscss 10 diameter. Also At the base Of tho
mountain, on the bottom lasd. there is
: dssss .hicket Of poplar trees. measuring
from G to 10 inskss In diameter. This
slide cut svsth over 100 feet vide
throagh Tie timber. lssvisg the ground
clean. A: the base Of the mountain. II
piled up nass Of bard packed sssv over
! 100 FEET high, and rushing msdly forward
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-04-10
whatlHs Wanted.

The air line passenger train was rapidly
speeding over the rails between Atlanta
and Gainesville, when n man came rushing
from q field, and dswn toward 1t, irnntie
alIv waving an old red shirt. Instantly
the engineer applied the air brakes ana
came to dead halt
Whar's thsr eendustor? gaspsd the sig
nal carrier, as he eyed the snutty face OF
the fireman.
Here am, sroitsdly cried the sought
for officer, what's wrong?
Thunderatisn gasped tho man. ever
things wrong; the old oman. jim, an the
rest o my crowd hsv gone to tswn, an
can't git
Come on, yelled the conductor, We will
help ysu get it of
Git what OF, mister?
Amt there something across the track
No, Stree; and didnt say thar wuz'
snly ssd that my folks is gene oil some
whar, An ! can't git
Get what? shrisksd the officer, ss thu
farmer paused.
Wall. il yen lot me lone III tell - o.
tor while, and the man sat complscsntly
down On stump.
The train had been stepped now Tor oil
teen minutes, and the conductor was boil
ing hot.
Presently the stranger arose and SAID
Now if ys'll keep yer 'tAtsr trap shst fol
q second. I'll tell - what's the trouble
Well, proceed, and hurry.
| After taking . big chew Of tobacco. tn
farmer continued:
An ] ssd afsrs. my gang ell trsttSd cf
to-day, an' ! couldn't git no grub, kase
hsdn't noihis' 10 start fire With. vii
ore o ye gsntlsmsn give the old nsu
few matchssg
For once the cheek Of - conductor wa
ontdsps, and after assisting the fsrme
over q fsass or two. the train moved on.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-04-10
Mother wit.

A lsng list might be made OF mon who
have owed their advancement in life to .
smart answer given At the right moment.
One OF Napsleons veterans, who survived
his master many years, was went to re-
count with great glss how he had once
picked up the smperors cooked hat at q
review, VIXEN the latter not noticing that
he was private, said carslessly, Thank
ysu captain" I'm what regiment, sir?'
instantly asked the ready-wittsd soldier.
Napoleon, psrceiving his mistake, answer
cd, with q smile. "In my guard for see
you know how to be prompt" The new
y made efiicsr received his commission
psxt morning. A somewhat similar anec'
dste is related OF Marshall 5suvorcff, who,
whom receiving dispatch from the hands
Of . Russian sergeant who had greatly
distinguished himself on the Danube, at
tempted to confuse the messenger by .
series Of whimsical questions, but found
him fully equal to the occasion. "How
many fish are in the sea?" asked Ssuvs'
rsff. IAN that are not caught. the
answer. How far is it to the moonY
1.-TWO Of your excsllsncy's forced
marches What would You do il you
saw : maa giving way in battlsg" I'D
tell him that there was wagon load o.
whisksy just behind the sneny's line.
Baiiisd at all points the marshal ended
with: what is the difference bstwser
ysur eolsnsl and mysslf?" my coloRs
cansot make me lieutenant, bnt ysur es
csllsnsy has only 10 say the word. !. =
say it thss and right good officer you'll
make"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-04-10

acress the bottom land. il covered tAs rail.
road track. which 10 over 400 feet from The
base Of ths nssstain, With Is fest oissow.
II dashed int the rivsr allied the bed OF
the stream who're il 10 ever $50 feet vide.
thsn, rushing up the ascending bank %
the opposite eide, II broke dswn trees 10
iusbss through. over 100 test frsm tss
rivsr But one Of the mcst ssrikisg feat
urs. IL the irishtfsl velocity which 1t At.
tsiss. startisg from a high point from
three To eve miles away, il desosnds With
spssi, il . gsomstricsl ratio
until il ttrsvsls with sueh velocity that for
: distance Of 40 Or 30 feet on either side
Of it's track il pulls tho trees int iss wake
with such force that Il strips them Of thsir
branches and breaks their trunks ia sew
sral pieces and sends them vhirling After
the slide. The rear and crasA Of this
mighty engine Of dsstrustion is beyond d.
scriptisn. But al this Is snly ar sccumu-
lated mass Of beautiful snow, drawn BY
the golden cords sftAs power OF grsvita'
tion.
A miner who has just come down from
the head Of Needle creek. in the Needle
mountains. says he has taken pains to meas
urs each fall Of snow this winter. and at
that poist over 20 feet had fallen by the
10th Of March. and that it would reach
over 90 feet before spriag. A full history
OF The lshors and incidents in the Aainas
canon ana lks Needle mountains during
this winter wosM put to blush the most
glowing tales sf ,ths Alpine SHOWS, and, il
some OF the RAYMOND sxeursionists would
make trip over this scenic line this year.
in April, they would sessights which, fsr
wonder and awfulnsss, may ipot be seen
again for quarter Of a country. Bnt oil
this sublime grandeur in nature eseome'
q holy terror to the citizen OF Silverton
when he realizes that this giant dsadfsll
lies bstw cen himself and his bread and
butter That city now has supplies foi
one and two weeks yet, and, with wha'
will bs packed over the slides, she can sui
sist until the railway company san over
come those mountains Of snow and gs'
their trains running again.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-04-10

A rich Chicago girl was visiting poor
frisnd Who was teaching school in 81 Lou.
i, and the two girls we're talking over
thsm respective stations in life.
"You have 70 work very hard. don't
you7" Asked the Chisago girl
"Yss, but ! find . great deal 10 interest
and entertain ne"
II don't do anything. but bavs good
time and ssioy il thoroughly
Il should think you would"
''I.si's change for svhils. How would
ysu like to be in my shsss?'
"wsii. said the st. Louis girl. looking
ii at ths fsst 81 the other one, there y
ssly enc thing against ii.
What's thsi'"
"wby. dear. IL ! got ists your shoes 70
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-04-10

There are rsformsrs aad refer msrs --rs-
lsrnsrs OF real evil and rsformsrs Of imss
mary evils. Thsss lstssr suppose thai Inc
isct thst they do not do ssrta's ihisss
makes these thisgs very vrsng. and those
vho do them subjects for reformation.
These coassitsA people caa leave the great
evils Il the world. vhish directly and In
directly make nultitudss unhappy or
perfectly miserable, asd can oonosstrs's
their little minds on such innocent habits
q the wearing OF bangs. One educated
lady in this city will not employ u her
kitchen girls whs wear bangs, frizzss or
orimps, and yst she has faults which masy
baas wearing girls would net like 70
speak Of.
A gentleman living near Boston gave :
dinner party. His daughter, jast returned
from school, appeared at the table IN
bangs. Then the dignifed father WAS
very wroth and roso up In his anger and
seat her 10 her room-and all the lady
guests On high hssls, and with their vital
parts done up in whalsbsnss and steel,
some Of them irem beneath pois onsd haif
dye and paint. said, 1T 10 just" Then
they sat and ate indigsstibls cempsunds
aud drank wine, glad in their hearts that
the young lady had received lesson IN
righteousness and dscsncy. The sisters
at the convent, We hear, find so little sther
siu in their charges that they can afford
to attack the gigantic evil, bangs, with
great vigor. "God did net make the hair
to grew that way No, but He probably
made the forehead and the raven locks oil
gold or brown, to be covered up with .
I lot Of black cloth and white cloth. we
had supposed it matter sf taste.
A Homestead girl tinaidly asks "ls it
any worse to wear bangs and frizzss than
to use tobacco" What = comparisenl
She might ask: Is it any worse to wear
nscktie than to commit suicide wits laud-
anum? The young man in the country Il
forget his nams) who has his little heart
80 set on . sensible woman without any
nonsense about her. may find his ideal,
aud possibly he may find her stern SELF
righteousness irkssms on long acquaint-
ance and she may have large faults to
make up for her sense (D which may make
him long for . little nonsense.
Some people think bangs are not in
good taste; that they make women look
fsslish. That is the worst that can be
said against them. On the other hand,
they cost nothing, they take no time nor
thought in arranging. Frizzss take very
little time. Thus, unlike most feminine
sdornment, they do not hinder intellectual
pursuits. To the cold or severely intel.
lsctual face, little soft hair falling dovS
over the forshsad seems to nae to give
feminine grace which nothing else ear
give. Timid girls feel more at ssss be-
hind veil and with high dressed neck.
For the same reason, they feel less sx.
posed when behind bangs or frizzss
Frizzss cut entirely around the face
down to the ears give long faces wonder
1 fully roundcr and younger lsok. think
bangs are prstty--I know they are hand
some Single Blessednsss, Springfield
Mass.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-04-10
Tss Millioa Car Whssls.

There are more than 10. 00o. 900 iron car
wheels in nse on American railroads. said
the master mechanic Of one Of the trunk
lisss, and it requires about 525 pounds
Of pig iron TO make oss wheel About
/, $50, 900 wheels are worn out every year.
aud the same number Of new ones must be
made to take their places The iron mes
are called upon for only asnali proportion
sf the 3l2, 800 toss Of msieriaI required for
these nsv wheels, however. fer nssriy
200. 900 toss are supplied by the vors out
wheels themselves. Formerly The life Of
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-04-10


Fanny Davenport claims that shs has
reduced her weight from l80 pounds to
133. Her method described BY hsrsslf is
~ follows: walk twelve miles every day
and diet myself no candy that broke my
bssrt; no sugar IL anything and nothing
with sugar in it; no vegetables Of any kisd
except sliced tomatoes aud others en
which yiusgar has been used. and sot :
particle Of bread. Now ! eat only dry
toast lev crackers aud Iittls meat Of
some kind drink clarst, and will havs
my cup Of csffss In the morning. slth0ush
ought Hot to take it, | srsrciss. That
il wha. has made me what am. ! dstsr.
mined 10 do il, and | have done u. !
ssver iel. better In my lie feel slfesg
and well equal to any task. ! believe
that fisshiness is . disease ssyhsw. and
that very fat people are never we'll
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-04-10

He was 4. treasurer OF county in Isdi.
ana. The other .night about o'clock hs
made call at the house Of an honsst old
farmer, who was on his bosd for $40, 900,
aad aft.r the first grestipgs were OYER 10
began;
Mr.. Thomas, | hass ssme bad nsws for
you.
Great Scott but are any OF my relsskuns
over in indianapolis dead?
] don't know about that; but you rs'
member that you signed my boudS
Yes, did.
am sorry to inform you that ! am sl1,,
900 short Ia my acoonst.
No.
Alasi il 10 true.
And who're did the money 10 tof
Lost In Wall street.
Oh! that's IL. Well, | wosld't very
ever that. Ny sen Bill will take the lsa.
tern sad 70 back 10 the town with yen.
and IL you'll show him Wall street he'll
6sa the money IL il takes him sll night
Probably lost il out 81 hole 10 ysur
pocket sh2-- Val Street Ners.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-04-10

asy, the papers al ever the cosasry voai'
so.s cut to. nsrrov norsisg with nariss
lsad-lisss 'Mystsrisus dissppsArsacs o.
ssotAsr st. Louis girl, and dest want
ssy mere unpleasant aotorissy.'
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-04-10

MY friend rsmsred = ,smpsfascs
~orksr 70 = man who had once more begun
to imblbe. lin sorry 10 hear that you
have broken tbs pledge Z 'oh. 3sysr
mind. vas the chssrfui reply; Il can
siga ssstksr Just ~ good.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-04-10
Ayers Sarsaparila.

slx months ago was completely covered with
terrible hnmor and scrofulous sores. The
humor caused an incessant and intolerAble
itching, aud the skin cracked % - 70 eeNno
the blood 10 fow In many places whenever
! moved Ny suferings were great, md ~
life q burden. commenced the use Of the
sARsArARrLLA In April last, and have used
II regularly since that time. Ny condition
began 10 improve at once. The sores havc
ali healed, and | feel perfectly we'll in every
respect = being now able TO do good days
work. although rs years OF age. Many inquire
what has wrought such cure In my case, and
tell them, as have here tried TO tell you,
AYERS sAasAPAHrLLA. Glover, VI, Oct.
Il, iss2 Yours gratefully,
HIRAM PHILLIPS"
AyEH's SARsAPARiILA cures 6erofula
and all Scrofulous Complaints, Erysip-
elias, Eczema. Ringworm, Blotches,
sores, BoiIs. rumors. and Eruptions Of
the skin. 1t clears the blood Of all impH
rites, aids digestion, stimulates the action Of
the bowels, and thus restores vitality and
strengthens the whole system.
PREPARED ~
&c. .Aysr& Co., Lowell, Mass.
Sold by ali Drasg'sui q, ~ bctslssf for -
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-08-05
establishing diffusion battery in thnt

establishing diffusion battery in that
state, not for further experiment, but
for practical use, and TO render similar
assistance to the sorghum sugar inter
ests by making an establishment, proba-
ply III Kansas. Efforts will also be made
TO stimulate the facilities for producing
b Aet sugar on the Pacific coast, a new
Industry which promises good results in
the future.
sugar industries, Prof WILEY thinks
have yet been made profitable TO those
engaged in them, but there is no reason
for encouragement in what has been ac-
compllshed. The beet sugar industry
OF Europe was sui ject OF costly expert
ment in different countries for twenty
nVe years before it reached the having
stage, yet now it is one OF the most gi-
gantic industries in the world, Germany
alone making more than 100000 tons
annually.
There was produced last year about
20,OOO,OOO pounds of Louisiana cane SUI
gar, about l,0O0000 pounds Of sorghum
sugar and 10000 pounds of beet sugar
III TINS country-about one-twelfth OF its
consumption.
The experiments of the agricultural
department, Prof. Wiley SAYS, proved
the practicability of making sugar from
sorghum, but the expectation of making
y with profit north of the isothermal
line, passing through Washington, must
be abandoned. Portions of New Jersey
and Indiana, and the State of Kansas.
localitie where the industry has already
established itself, are south Ul This line.
Sorghum syrups may be made much
iurther north, and their manufacture
WIN doubtless sometime become a profit.
able industry. There are large areas i'm
northern California and Oregon espe-
cially adapted to the cultivation of The
sugar beet. New York Herald.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-08-05

| tako pleasure 10 announce to the
public that have sold out all INV right
title and interest in tho Frank 4 Oaliu
business, heretofore conducted I'm m,
rity of Dallas, to Messrs. Henry Pollack
: Co., and bospeak for them kind con
tinuance of tho liberal patronage here
iofore received. lam still representing
tho firm of Vogler & Geudtner. OF
Chicago, In the States OF Texas, l.ouisi
ana and Arkansas, and solicit, as here
loforo, all orders at wholesale from m,
friends and patrons throughout the state,
named. Samples OF Voglor n GoIIdr
ner's goods Will cheorfully be- shown h,
my successors, at 10 Elm street. and
orders loft there will have my carefui
personal attention. My Office is still al
the old place, ID Elm street, Dallas
Texas. SAM pntt.rt,
Representing Vogler & Goudtper,
Chicago, Illinois.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-08-05
The Old Seal of Maryland.

The silver dies of the great seal of the
colonial and proprietary Government of
Maryland, known as the third or Fen
iall seal, which has been lost for nearly
hundred years, was lately found in the
Ireasurer's office at Annapolis. For
ms time 1t has been impossible to oh
tain any trace of the seal. The last date
Of its use 80 far discovered was l7g3.
In the interval of ninety years it has
done no work, and until few weeks
ago, when the silver dies of the sea-
were discovered among some old rec
Drds in the State Treasurer's Office AT
Annapolis, it also was supposed to have
been irrecoverably lost. A short time
since request WAS made Of the State
Treasurer to allow the old papers in the
treasury vault to be overhauled, and
thus the silver dies of the old seal OF
l6oS were found. They were sent
the Commissioner Of the land office
in whose custody thew now are
They are thus described in let
ter from Annapolis: "Their faces arc
sharp, plain and beautiful. Their coat
Of arms romans uninjured by time, and
though their well-worn faces may have
been retouched, yet they are the true
seals OF 1858, carrying the same armorial
bearings, the pride of its lord and keep
er. 1t is the most complicated and beau
tiful seal known in ancient or modern
times. 1t brings forth its achievement,
OF honor from the days of st. Maurice
and Theban Legion, eclipsing all the
royal or baronial seals of England; for
the picture of the ancient king on his
throne, thecrown and scopter, the drawn
sword, tho lion and unicorn-all fall
snort, indeed, of the classic ensigns Of
tho barons OF Baltimore"