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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-06-06
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

-Aman content to live in an oleOmar-
garine boarding house does not know on
which side his bread is buttered.-
NJ 0. Picay1ne.
Schools are are to be established in
the navy for instruction in the culinary
art. The fine old expression, ''son of u
sea-cook," will henceforth have added
force.-N Y Mail.
Ella Wheeler has written a poem on
malaria. She must think editors are
idiots if she expects to get one of them
to take it willingly, even if she offers to
give it to him for nothing. --OH city
Derrick
A Jersey City doctor forms his
written prescription into poetry. A
doctors prescription is bad enough
under any circumstances, but written
verse must be an awful dose. YOnkerS
Statesman.
Electric scarf pins are the latest
thing in dudedum. The spark is kept
alive by means of pocket battery.
Perhaps, by and by, little light can be
admitted into dudes head by SINH
lar process.-Broome Republican.
"A shrewd old gentleman once said
to his daughter: 'Be sure, my dear,
you never marry poor man; but re-
member that the poorest man in the
world is one that has money and moth
ing else. - Chicago Tribune.
Chinese doctors induce faith in
their prescriptions by making them of
gigantic size. A writer in the F0rtsch-
riU describes one of them two feet long
and calling for twenty different ingre-
dents.
An anglers paper speaks of the
"shrinkage of trout streams" A trout
stream may shrink, but the trout never
does. 1t generally expands and in
creases in weight after being removed
from the stream by an angler. Norris
t0cn Heraid.
If man weighing $50 pounds were
as active in proportion to his weight as
flea, he would be able to jump over
three-story building. But, unless a
man carried a feather bed with him to
fall on, he wouldn't jump over a three
story building more than once. ~ Y.
GrG@htc.
Two colored handles were over
heard indulging in the following con-
versation on one of the streets of q
Texas town: Il say, Jim, you doesn't
call around as much as yer used to, at
de house oh Miss Matilda SNOWFALL"
'De troof am, Julius, Use called on her
so many times in desc heah clothes dat
Use Altered she will suspect my ward
robe am limited "Pshaw, niggah,
you is fool. jess keep on going ter
see her jess as you is, and den she will
be sure to take to you, bekase you are
so unchanging in your suit-heah! heah!
r-ZeraS SitiHgS.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-06-06
CHANGHI.
Visit of Traveller Who Enjoyed His
Surroundings.


Surroundings.
A scene l cherish with especial ten
derness is that passed at Changhi, be-
hind Singapore. A Malay fishing village
lay beneath our bungalow upon broad
and snowy beach. In barbarous regions
of the North men live underground, but
these dwellings were suspended in the
sunny air among plumes of cocoanut
and betel; behind them rose the shadow
Jungle. There was no cultivated land
in sight for the Malay finds his harvest
and his garden in the sea. The smooth
sand below high water mark was par
terre of spOnges, green and red, and
purple blue, intermiXed with coral. Old
fashioned people in Europe cherish
certain round masses of limestone,
daiutily tluted, and put them under a
glass case for ornament. Imagine their
beauty in the spot where nature places
them, every lip and hollow on the cream
white surface traced out in widest
pencilling of green, with the seailoWerS
of sponge around them.
But after the first impulse of delight
one almost comes to overlook this charm.
ing foreground; for beneath the water
lives tangle and maze of all things
lovely for shape and color and growth
and motion. Coral takes hundred flow
cry forms, weeds branch ike trees or
wave like serpents; sponges are cups Of
amethyst and ruby. When waves lie still,
one sees just as clearly into the depths
below as into the air above, and almost
as far as it seems. The vegetation is
gigantic in its loneliness. There are
coral growths shaped like an Egyptian
lily and as white, but ,hree feet in di.
ameter, wherein a mermaid might take
her bath. Others break into a thicket,
each twig covered with snowy rosettes
which bear a mOrsel of green velvet in
their bosOms. Others are great round
hillOcks diapered with emerald, wi
here and there bush of scarlet thor
sprnging from their sides. Through
and over the garden long silvery weeds
tremble and culver in net Small fish
az quick as humming birds, and almost
as gay, dart to and fro. Water snakes
float past in coils like Indian enamel of
every shade, in red and brown and yell
low and purple. | am grateful that fate
allowed me three weeks of life at
Changhi.-Fredericb BOYLE, IN Bel
QlSuCta.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-06-06
Pompeii's Danger

There is reported danger that the
latest eruption of Vesuvius will over
whelm Pompeii afresh. The whole of
the old city has not yet been disinterred
by any means. 1t is slow work to res
urrect a wealthy place which once con-
tanned at least 10000 inhabitants, from
such a deep tomb of ashes and scorin;
and furthermore the work had to be
prosecuted with extreme caution. Reck-
less haste might result in the destruc-
ton of priceless works of art; too
sudden exposure to light and air might
cause masterpieces of fragile material
10 crumbe into dust. 1t has been
hoped that further researches would be
rewarded by the discovery of precious
manuscripts works of unknown auth
ors, or complete copies of works where
of the greater part has been lost, and of
which we possess only fragments of ex-
quisite beauty Already many manu-
scripts have been found; but these were
not of the character hoped for. A del
uge of lava would end all research of
this kind, and deprive the world of one
of its most delightfully."- interesting
places of pilgrimage.-M o. Times
Democrat.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-06-06
REGARDING FLOWING.
Deep or Shallow, Which?-The Manner
of Flowing Dependent on the Character
of tho Soil.

Deep or Shallow, Which?-The Manner
of Flowing Dependent on the Character
of tho Soil.
Probably ever since there has been
use for the pillow there has existed
difference of opinion regarding the
manner of blowing, and more especially
in the matter of the depth. For years
agricultural papers have been the
medium for the expression of views
upon this question, which at times have
waxed exceedingly warm. The adyo-
Gates of deep blowing have been earnest
in their advocacy of their system, and
have been as vigorously opposed by
those who practice shallow blowing,
and yet the question is now no nearer
satisfactory solution than when the dis
cussiOn first commenced, for the reason
that the mode of blowing is governed
by conditions of soil as to mechanical
character, depth, etc. Soils vary very
much, especially in New England
Upon many of the hillsides they are of
necessity shallow, while in the valleys
and river bottoms they are compare
lively deep. This condition is one that
can not be easily avoided, for the reason
that the tendency is for the fertile por-
tiOns of the soil to be carried from the
hillsides to the valleys below, unless a
system of terracing is produced which
would be both expensive and laboriOus
All soils go through an atmospheric
preparation before they are suited to
the growth OF crops, as IS well known
by every thinking farmer, and that,
portion, becomes the available soil, so
TO speak. Beneath the cultlyable soil
Is the more compact soil or hard pan,
to which the depth varies according to
circumstances OF cultivation or natural
deposit. In valleys the cultlYahIe soil
may be increased IN depth by natural
deposit brought down from the hill
SIDES or the overflow OF streams passing
through them; or the depth may be in
creased by gradual working over OF
the subsoil, in slightly increased depth
OF plowlng, tertllzng and cultivation.
Now, the depth Of blowing rests upon
the simple secret OF the depth of the
cultlvable soil to be plowed; there is no
arbitrary rule that applies to the case,
further than the healthy feeding
capacity Of the soil to be plowed. Until
the subsoil has been exposed for time
to atmospheric action it is of little use,
and, in fact, if turned up in large
quantities, appears to act as a poison,
and for that reason it regulates the
depth of blowing.
1t would be the height of folly to
pillow field having an available soil
of only four or five inches to depth of
ten or twelve inches, because there
would be turned up six or seven inches
of soil that is not yet fitted to sustain
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-06-06

The following is recommended as a
good cough syrup which has been tested
by long use and found to be excellent:
One ounce thoroughwort, one ounce
slippery elm, one ounce extract of licor-
ice, one ounce ilaxseed; simmer to-
gether in one quart of water, until the
strength is thoroughly extracted; strain
carefully; add one pint of best molasses
and one-half pound of loaf sugar.
simmer them all together, and, when
cold bottle tight. Toledo BLADE.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-06-06

Mention is made in heMedicaI and
Surgical Reporter of a man who has
chad no bad colds since he learned to
sleep with open windows"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-06-06

According to the Salt Lake Tribune
the lineal descendants of Brigham
Young now number $4,000.
The Florida agriculturist., 1885-02-04
The Pip.

Sir:-In this city lives an aged He
brew named Moses Nusbaum; his place
of domicile is on Grand Street, by occu-
patton he is dealer in fowls. He visits
the suburbs and country towns with his
wagon, buys fowls, chickens, ducks,
geese, and eggs. He drives a thriving
business among his own people, as his
fowls are slaughtered with the peculiar
rites of the Jewish faith, and true Is
raelite can not eat fowl Under any
other circumstances. He has monopoly.
Once upon a time, as the story tellers
premise, | visited the residence of
Moses. 1t is a peculiar place; large
ward in the rear of brick house contains
many coops or houses for fowls. They
are built around the yard the board
fence forming portion of each coop.
When he finds his purchaser then he con-
fines the stock in these houses and fat
tens them, or if not in immediate want
of the birds they keep very nicely. On
the occasion of my visit he had just made
purchase of lot of fowls. After weigh
ing on common spring scales suspended
from an apple tree, he was about to put
them in one of the houses already men
toned, when his quick ear detected
hoarse breathing among them, "Ah ~
said he, "de peeps" Proceeding to in
vestigate, he discovered the bird. a nice,
healthy looking cockerel. From the pc
culiar noise made in breathing, l should
have said it was cold. Not so said
Moses. Iproceeded toquestion and this
is the substance of the information OBJ
tanned. "You zee peeps vas pad disease,
comes unter de tongue, hart scale-I
show you-very poison, chicken no eat,
und if you no take um off he die" He
proceeded to demonstrate by crowding
the tongue out. Pressing his finger un-
der the lower bill, he then scraped or cut
white substance away from the under
side of about one-third the end of the
tongue. He said it was hard. l didn't
investigate, or stay to see if the treat
ment was beneficial, but give the facts
for what they are wo.th.-N. d. Forbes,
IN POuItru World.
The Florida agriculturist., 1885-02-04
CONSUMPTION CURED.

An old physician, retired from practice, hav-
ing placed in his hands by an East India mis-
sionary the formula of q simple vegetable
remedy for the speedy and permanent cure of
Consumption, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma
and all throat and Lung Affections, also
and all Nervous Complaints, after. having
tested its wonderful curative powers in thous-
ands of cases. has felt it his duty to make 1t
this motive and a desire to relieve human
suffering, / will send free of charge, to all
who desire it, this recipe, in German, French
or English, with full directions for preparing
and using Sent by mail by addressing with
stamp, naming this paper. w. A. MOVES,
3S5-3S6 149 P0aOer's Block Rochester, N. Y.
The Florida agriculturist., 1885-02-04
FOR LAKE JESSUP, SANFORD,
Astor and intermediate Landings.

The fast and commodious steamer COVER
NOR WORTH, Captain Thomas r. Payne. will
leave Astor wharf every MONDAY and
THURSDAY at 3 p NJ. Returning, leaves
Solary's wharf, Lake Jesup. for Jacksonville,
on WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY at 5 a m,
making close connection with Charleston and
Mallory Line and Railroad North and West
Ship by this Line and save transfer:
Lake Eustis Railroad, arriving at o'clock,
train leaving at a. M: This boat makes the
closest connection, and saves the long wait
occasioned by taking one of the earlier boats.
At Sanford with South Florida Railroad and
Indian River Steamers. Rate of Freight and
Passage guaranteed as low as by any other
Line. Fare to Sanford only 81, meals and
rooms included. For information, apply to
Captain on board, or OF
c. VII. POST, Agent,
Astor Wharf.
The Florida agriculturist., 1885-02-04
The Management of Bees During the
SWarming Season.

There has been a good deal of talk
about non-swarming hives, and different
ways OF managing to prevent natural
sWarmlng, but my experience has been
(and L believe that most of the leading
bee-men are coming to the same conclu-
slon) that none of such contrivances
prove satisfactory under all circumstan-
ces. While it works well in some sea-
sons and under some circumstances to
prevent natural swarming, at other times
it is not the best method and will not
give as good results. We cannot confine
ourselves to any one method, but must
practice different methods as different
circumstances may require.
There are some things in favor of arti-
ficial swarming (dividing). If were to
work an apiary for increase of colonies
alone, | should practice this method ex-
c'usively, for we can increase to larger
number of good colonies than by natural
swarming. But it is well-known fact,
by those who have tried both methods
side by side, that swarms that issue in
the natural way will work will, double
the energy and will always store more
honey. On this occount (for comb hon
ey, at least) natural swaaming will give
better results. The worst objection to
the swarming fever, unless they are con-
trolled, they swarm too much, and we
will only get small yield of surplus,
but have a lot of small after-swarms
which will have to be united and fed in
order to get them in shape for winter
The method | prefer and have prac-
ticed with success, when working for
comb honey, is only to try to prevent
natural swarming by giving them plenty
of room both on top and at the side of
the cluster, and keeping the honey ex-
tracted from the the brood combs, so that
the queen will have plenty of chance to
lay, and as fast as they become strong
put on the boxes. Then if they are
bound to swarm, let them have the salts
faction of swarming, and hive them on a
new stand in new hive. Give them all
the brood from the old hive except two
or three frames of the finest Matching
brood, which should be left as nucleus
on the old stand. The boxes should, of
course, be transferred to the new hive.
The result is that they are such large
swarm that they will have to go into sur
plus boxes, and they will enter their
boxes before they would hardly get start
ed in them when hived in the usual way
in an empty hive.
Nuclei should be formed early in the
season and queens reared, so that you
will have a laying queen to introduce to
each nucleus that is left on the old stand.
That is very essential, for if you wait for
a queen to hatch aud become fertile af-
ter the bees swarm, much time may be
lost. When working for extracted honey,
it is not mnch trouble to prevent swarm
ing, for if they are given plenty OF room
and the combs emptied with the extrac-
tor frequently, it will prevent swarming
in most cases.-O. G. RUSSELL, in ~. E.
Homestead.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-11-17
NEWS OF THE DAY,

Vesuvius is again in state of eruption
The lava is streaming down on the west
side of the mountain, aud some alarm is ex'
pressed that the eruption will become seri.
Gus.
Rev. John Freeman Young, Protestant
Episcopal Bishop of Florida, died in New
York, Sunday, of pneumonia. He gradual
ed from the theological seminary near this
city in 1916, and was consecrated Bishop OF
Florida in 1867.
At the session of the conference of the NJ
f. Church South. in Petersburg, yesterday,
w. w. Walker, Richard Irby, l.. L. Marks,
r. w. Peatross, w. T. Chandler, W. w.
Berry aid T. w. Mason were chosen clerical
delegates to the General Conference Nor
folk was chosen as the next place of meet.
ing of the conference.
Considerable feeling was excited in Cana
da yesterday among French Canadians by
the execution of Riel. In Montreal 10000
persons paraded through the streets with
French flags and burned Sir John MacDon-
aid in etfigy in front of the Queens statue.
A number Of shots were exchanged with the
police, but no one was hurt.
A cablegram received this morning reports
q repulse Of the Servians by the Bulgarians
under Prince Alexander. The Servians are
on their way to Sofia. In Sundays fight
the Servians lostfifty killed and two hun.
dred wounded. They captured one hun.
dred and fifty prisoners. Turkey has re-
fused to help Bulgaria, but Bulgaria says
she will fight to the bitter end.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-11-17
Hon. John s. Barbour.

We believe in bestowing honor upon those
who deserve it. A long list of gallant dem
ocTats did excellent work ia tho late can
vass that buried Mahonesm-many worthy
names might be mentioned. Of course,
John S. Barbour stands ut the head of this
list, as under his excellent management of
the canvass, Malone has been thrice I'M
horsed in as many successive battles
&rasburg Ners.
The Hon. John S. Barbour has won the
admiration and gratitude of the party in
this State, for his able and successful man.
agement of the two canvasses which result
ed in the defeat of Malone. The party here,
and the party in the country, are grateful
to him for his efforts, which have aided so
vastly in securing results of lasting benefit
to Virginia, and which have helped ma
terially to put tho party, throughout the
South, in fine trim for future contests
Lcesburg Washingtonian-
The unanimity of sentiment. here, and
elsewhere throughout Virginia, in favor of
Hon. John S. Barbour for the seat of VIM.
Malone in the Senate Of the United States,
is creditable to human nature. He is the
one man who in the darkest hours never
wavered in his faith in Virginia democracy,
and he has become by sagacious leadership
the one man in whom Virginia democracy
has unlimited confidence. Barbour for the
Senate" is on every tongue.-Warcnton
hldcr
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-11-17
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER II.
TIE NEW YORK Tribune of to-day says:

THE NEW YORK Tribune of to-day says
SIN Virginia the democrats have galneu u
a Senator, Cleveland and reform have oeen
sustained, and by frauds, the full disclosure 81 .
of which will, doubtless, be made early tn.s
winter, after Congress assemblies. lnspec-
tion of the vote as returned leaves no room
for doubt in regard to the nature OF the So
called election. The people had nothing 10 TO
do with it's results. Fraud in some form, IL
is evident, determined that result without
regard to the votes of the people. Probably
the stufIing of ballot-boxes and the making
of forged or fraudulent returns were gen
erally resorted to, because by such means
the necessity Of shooting down men OF Inc
opposite party and thus arousng puoiic ih'
dienation could be avoided
Well, let the bloody-shirt South matters
howl and rage to their hearts content aoout
Virginia. She has, or rather soon VIII nave
a democratic Governor, democratic Sena-
tor, a democratic Legislature, and Judi
ciary and educational system in the hands
of upright and competent men. With these
blessings secured, she can well afford to lot
her enemies bite their fingers at her and
tear their hair.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-11-17
Suit for DAMAGES

LONDON, Nov. l1.--lir Cyrus ". Fled
has sued Mr.. James Gordon Bennett pro
prietor Of the New y orll Ucruld, aLh Dir. T.
Oakley Hall, his London correspondent, for
10000 damages for libel in publishing n
cable dispatch dated London, February i,
stating that Mr. William Abbott, broker
and operator of lolenhouse Yard, support
cd by many stockholders of the Anglo.
American Cable Company, announces that at
the Friday meeting of the directors Of the
Anglo American Gable Company he will in
troduce a resolution TO expal Mr.. Cyrus W.
Field from the dictatorship, on the ground
that he is unworthy of any position Of con-
fidence or trust The preliminary motion
was made this morning in the court Of
Gu een's bench division.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-11-17
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The War IL Euro9e.

BELGRADE Nov. T.-Gen. Topaoyi.ch.
with the Morava division, had q desperate
battle with the Bulgarians at Tru and the
latter were totally defeated. The Scrvians
fought with great gallantry, and captured
two guns and many prisoners. Three hat
talions Of Bugarians surrendered \ ba;
TALON Of Bulgarian volunteers Stationed At
point On the Timo! river capitu'a,cl
without firing gun TO Col. njuh1itcil, com
handing the Sery!nn Timok division. The
Bulgarians yesterday evacuated their forli-
fed position at Dragom9n, which the Ser
VANS attacked on Sunday.
Details Of the capture of Dragoman pass
by the Sarvians show that tho D::na and
Shumadga divisions under Colouels Mchko.
witch aud Benecky were engaged, and at
tackled the Bulgarians in force, completely
routing them. Hordcs OF Bugaraas laid
down their arms, being panicstricken. Sew
eral guns were captured and the pass aban
doned.
The Servian division marching on Wild
din gave battle to the Bulgnrans near Wild
din and inflicted upon them crushing de
feat. The loss WAS heavy on both sides.
The Servans captured 1000 prisoners.
ATHENS, Nov. 1.-THE invasion of Mace
donia by the Greek army is immiaent.