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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-01-14

1t was four years after this, and not long
ago, when Uncle Ephraim Comstock, deposit
ing two brimming pals Of milk upon the dairy
table as he spoke, said
''It does beat all mater to see that little Nanny
Pettibone gon' round among her bees. She's
got risin' a hundred hives, 'cornes' she calls
'em, now, and it takes bout all her time to tend
to 'em. | was by there this afternoon an
declare fort eff | hadn't seen the place for a
year, | wouldn't have known it. She's bought
the two-acre lot jinin her'n, Miss Nanny has,
an sowed it to alske for a bee pasture, an it's
jest a htlmmn with 'em. She SAYS she lost
considerable many Swarms last winter, but she
don't mean to do it agin. | tell We, Betsey, it's
wonderful. An she's no more afeered of their
needle-pints than nothin' at all. Seems as if
they know her, an never think Of stingn. She
saws It's because she amt noways afeered on
'em. An her strawberry patch is good for
sore eyes, now | tell yep
''Them gals pear to slide along easy like.
too" observed Mrs. Comstock, carefully lifting
her milk pans into the 'screen" ''There is
Gertrude, she married considerable well, down
dabblin in ink, mostly, I've heard say. An
Abigail hum, now.'
''Ies," said Uncle Ephraim can she's goin'
to stop at hum from this out, beins they've
sent Elizabeth to Bostin to some new tangled
kind of music college. An that lame one
more'n earns her keepin' paintin' posies an
birds on fans, an sich things. Lord bless ye,
she'll paint bunch of bachelor buttons 50 that
ye'd almost think ye could pick 'cm up. Dea-
con Parlnalee says its wonderful talent He's
as proud of them gals as if they We're his'n.'
'TWas all Nancys doings,' was the reply.
''Jeannette's got a talent to paint to be sure,
but twas hid i'll a napkin, 50 to speak, till Nan
ny found it out and undone it,
Yes" rejoined Uncle Ephraim, with hear
ty thump Of his fist upon the table; ..'she is
good girl is Nanny, and | amt sorry to hear
that she's bespoke to young Squire BartIett.'
'Bein' as she's eanamost as goods a boy into
the family, amt she"' queried Bctsey, archly.
"Wall," Ephraim said, with a deliberate
smile, and retreating towards the door, II
don't knows I've any call to jed"e, bcnS
Aaron Pettbone didn't never hey no boy. But
Pm free to say that Mans doin' toler'bIc well
for galr'
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-01-14
Discrediting the Ghost.

We Shall, perhaps, be confronted with the
present widespread belief in spiritualism. Is
not the ghost active, it will be asked. in spirit
ualstc circles! Well, spirituai>m itself has,
in our opinion, been an agency for diScreditng
the ghost, or, at least, for narrowing and rcgu-
lating his heretofore willful activities. The
spirituaIistic ghost, in word, has been tanned
by the medium. He no longer goes gliding or
skulking about upon his terrifying nocturnal
errands; on the contrary, he comes meekly at
the call of his master or mistress, and, the con-
dtions being favorable, utters through the
tabe-eg such harmless platitudes as seem most
suited to the average intelligence of the audi
ence. This is great Improvement upon the
old plan, according to which every man met his
ghost in solitude at the midnight hour, and,
with his blood in a state of distressing coagula-
ton, was compelled to listen to some dire pre-
dietion Of coming doom. All our methods
nowadays are more or less scientific. and the
comfortable Se0nce may be compared to the
beneficent lightning-rod, with its many points
for draining off the otherwise dangerous elec-
trical accumulations of the atmosphere. lii
stead of meeting the ghost alone. and encoun-
tcring the full weight of his supernatural
terrors, we meet him in pleasant company,
where his force is SO dispersed that no one gets
more than proper, moderate, and enjoyable
share. From Editors Table, in Popular Sci
ence Monthly for January.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-01-14
National Legislation and the Forests.

Observe the Inconsistency of our national
legislation upon this vital question. BY the
present tariOVe pay bounty for the cutting
down and manufacturing into lumber of almost
every variety Of tree. And by the timbcrcu-
ture act We pay bountieS in millions of acres
Of the public domain every year for the sham
planting Of counterfeit forest,-forests which
no more resemble i'll value, in beauty and in
sanitary influences the primcval pines and oaks
which we tariff to their destruction than a five
rrnt nickel resembles a twenty-dolar gold
Inrcc. And if such repeating legislation be
not enacted.-if the present duties Oh lumber
De coutinued,-how long will it be before the
environ all the people that every American
shall be stimulated by surrounding conditions,
by those climatic changes, those constantly re-
curing swelling floods Of the great rivers
such as Cincinnati has so recently experienced
IN the Ohio.-by long-continued droughts and
by cyclones careening over the shorn earth
each year with more and more frequency, and,
more and m0ie destructive force.-how lone
say, before every citizen shall curse the giant
system Of legalized spolation which the exist
ing tariff has vitllized and energized against
the woodlands of this fair and fertile country !
" lille we on the prairies make miniature for
ests, you in the older States by your daily con
sumption of forest products make mighty and
magnificent wastes and sustain tariff taxes in
congressional enactments which render i'm
possible any amelioration by the importation Of
foreign lumber, and hasten inevitably and re-
sIstlessly the caamtous end of woodlands.
L. 0'efiihg Morton, in Outing for December
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-01-14
A Literary Curiosity.

What may he well called a "Literary Curos-
ity' attracted much attention in England about
six years ago. II was published in the North
ampton Mercury, over the initials "C. IL. B."
and is remarkable for the fact thar each verse
has in it all the letters Of the alphabet save the
vowel most used in the language, which does
not occur once in any one Of them. The lines
are as follows:
joviaI swain should not complain,
Or any buXom fair,
Who mock> his pain and thinks it gain
To quiz his awkward air
QuiEotic boys who look for joys,
QuiNotic hazard run;
a lass annoyS with trivial joys,
Opposing man for fun.
A ioVial swain may rack his brain,
And tax his fancy's might;
To quiz in vain, for It's most plain
That what | say is right.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-01-14
New England Beef.

AZ meeting Of New England farmers in
Boston saturday, II. G. Burleigh of Maine
stated tiat the superiority of New England for
beef raising lay in these four things: First,
.lc quality q our grasses; second, the climate
from May to December; third, the advantages
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-01-14

''Say,' said the New Yorker to the Phadel-
phan, ''What makes your city so provincial? !?
Why don't you initiate New York and have
some enterpriseT' IF we had initiated New
York." replied the Philadephian, 'instead of
having the biggest and most successful worlds
fair ever seen we should have talked about it a
year or two, ane then dropped it for the want
of funds and interest"
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-01-14

for shelter with plenty Of pure water; fourth.
the nearncs> to the best of markets; fifth, the
greatly superior quality of our meat. One half
the corn given iudieiou>ly with our choice early
cut hay will produce more beef than the whole
amount of corn fed in the corn growing States.
Warm comfortable housing. with careful
handling, il necessity for good production.
New England now keeps about ,500000 of cat
Tie. with about half a> many sheep, with total
value of S700O0.000: she should keep double
thlt number and have triple the present value.
Ireland sent i'll one wear to England one half
the number Of cattle kept in the New England
States. If a poor little starving country like
Ireland can do that what cannot we do: No
Stock should be raised except the best, and the
point of early maturity should be constantly
kept in view. Upon early maturity and small
bones especial stress should be laid; large ami
mal> are NOT necessarily the best mHurcd As
regards sheep, take care of the mutton and the
wool will take care of itself. Market the beef
and mutton when il is ripe. and not before or
after. New England needs today fat stock
SHOW and the earnest support Of the agricuI-
tual press in order to build up her meat pro-
dnclon.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-01-14

Ferry 4 Co.'s large seed establishment, with
other fine buildings, was burned in Detroit,
Mich, Friday. One fireman was killed. The
loss is over million and a half of dollars.
-Four hundred people are thrown out of work
by the fire, which is said to have been incendi-
ary.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-01-14
NUMBER 2.
Letter from London.
AN ENGLISH CHRISTMAS. THE RECENT IIFC-
TIONS. SOMETHING ABOUT ENGLISH 'OLI-
TICS AND ELECTIONEERING METHODS.

| Correspondence OF the journal.
LONDON, DEC. Goth, 1885. Long before this
| letter is printed / shall have had my first ex-
perience of an English Christmas. That holi-
day, that with its holly and mistetoe, it. car
OILS and chimes, its roast goose and plum pud-
| ding, is the great national festival of England.
| Dickens and Thackeray and Hood and hun
| dreds of lesser authors have made the whole
world, almost familiar with its joyous Gus
toms. The shop windows are full of lrist-
mas gifts of every kind, huge fat turkey: and
| geese hang in the markets, the green .ayes
and red berries Of holly are everywhere and
| here am |, poor forlorn Yankee, three .hor-
| sand miles from home and the old fri 9nds
eagerly but yainly searching for some oh ,cure
| nook where | can conceal myself until the holi-
days are past Excuse the way | put it, as /
| have been reading the sporting columns Of the
| papers, but the odds are ten to one against the
| held (and no takerS) in favor of the bay tilly
| Homesickness. The city seems to be en- ,irely
given up to making ready for the coming oc-
| casion, and all the theatres are advertising spec
| lal attractions, prominent among which al c the
| Pantomilnes and for these the different man
ayers are making extensive preparation $ /
| have read 50 much about their magnitirence
and attractvene>s even for grown people that
| | look forward to witnessing them with much
anticipation. | never saw but salts fying
| clown in Pantomme-poor George Fox; nd if
there is his equal | would 70 a long distance to
watch his antics. If | do 70 / shall look with
| interest to see if the audience laugh at any
thing except the ''horse play" as ! hay no.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-01-14

The body of a man who had drowned him
self was taken from the water by policeman.
''Does anybody know anything about this
manT' asked the policeman Of some urchins
present. ''We seed him just as he came up fur
the last time, but we forgot to ask him what
his name was" said one Of the boys.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-01-14

Robbic-'U UncIe Bill, do you b'lieve in signs?
| don't" Uncle Bil-''What kind of signs,
RobbeT'-''Why ma said that big ears was a
sign O generosity; but you didn't give me no
Christmas present.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-01-14

The attempt to force the people of the sub
urb st. Cunegonde. of Montreal, to comply
with regulations of the health officers caused
serious riot Thursday night.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-01-14
What II What 1t Does,

Hoods sarsapaIiIla is made of Sarsaparilla dan
drN"n, mandrake, cherry bark, IVA urSi, dock and
olhrr valuable medicinal agent- long and favorably
Ah'Mh for tiltlr power in cradiratlng disease and
purf Nlng the blood. Ii will cure when in the DOW
tr "i medicine, Ncrofula, salt Rheum, Dyspepsia,
Heatache Constipation, Biliousners, General De
blllt1, Pains in the Back, Kidney Complaint Ca
tarrh, Female Weakness, CancerpuS iIumors, HUI
moI. q the Face kingW or1n, Pimples Ulcers,
Sores, lumol, ~Cal Head. ana all diseases arising
from I'M impure state or loW condition Of the blood
Hoods Sarsaparila is made by q. |. Hood & Co,
lowell Mass Sold by all druggists; 81, six for -.
Philadelphia has a physician who bears the name
% Nlay; and yet Shakespeare asks, what's in a
name,
# N"u had taken two of Carter's Little Liver
lIli= before retiring ynu would not have had that
coated tongue or ha taste i'll the mouth this morn
ing Keep vial with YOU for occasional use.
Florida has post office called Banana IT must
Ne a fruitful cause for accidents, for thousands are
apt to 9lip upon it every day.
All disorders caused by bilious state of the
system can he cured by using Carters Little Liver
Pills. No pain, gripping or discomfort attending
their use. Try them.
lady in New York has d cloak trimmed with
over 200 canary birds. This is what NAV be called
a loud garment
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-01-14

A lady says that gelatine rubbed into silk
dress will take out grease spots. To remove
the gelatine, take pair of scissors and cut it
out
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-01-14
Excitement In Texas,

Great excitement has been caused in the vicinity
Of Paris Tex, by the remarkable recovery of Mr..
,. h. Corley, who was helpless he could not turn
~ bed, or raise his head. every body said he was
q ing Of Consumption. A trial hottie OF DR.. King
New Discovery was sent him. Finding relief, he
bpugll 4 large bottle and box of Dr. Kings New
i.iit Fllsi by the time he had taken two boxes of
rms ana TWO bottles OF the Discovery, he was well
ana had gained III 1esh thiIty-SN pounds.
Irlal Bottles OF this Great Discovery for Con
sumption free at r. II. Moodys.
Hauer kraut Is said to be an anti,lote for snake
hlteS but We shall never cease to pray that we rnav
never he bitten hX n snake - ''
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-01-14

But tile courts have declared the rights Of the
States to regulate railroads in many ways, and
why not as to their utilization for trce-planting
along their lines on their one hundred feet of
right Of way! What objection can there he to
compelling either by national or State legi>la-
ton, every railroad company in the Union TO
plant trees forty feet apart on the outer limits
either side of its track>--of it, right Of way:
Ana the lazy may prescribe that the trees plant
cl ,hal Id ut useful varieties, adapted to the
>ou and climate which the road rrayer>,s Why
cannot this be accomplished: And is it not
talr tha1 these great consumers should be made
also restorcrs OF forests? Cannot this law DC
made ju>titabe On sanitary grounds, on the
highest reason for all law. the public welfare,
-the greatest good to the greatest NUMBER
Having such law faithfully administered for
htty yearS,-even for half that period. and the
tourist by rail shall journey from Georgia to
Maine and from Boston to san Francisco be-
tween continuous avenues Of eIn> and oaks,
sheltered from summer dust and heat. and
from winter snow and storm, Let Us try it.
LOutng.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-01-14

NdueI hlaul Is sal0 to be an antdote for snake
bites, but we shall never to pray that we rnav
never be bitten by snake
Very Remarkable Recovery.
Mr.. Geo. Y. Willing. Of Manchester Mich writes
"NIy wife has been almost helpless for i've wears
50 helpless that She could not turn over in bed
alone. She used two Bottles of Electric Bitters
and is 50 much improved that she is able now to do
her own work.
Electric Bitters win do all that is claimed for
them. Hundreds of testimonials attest their great
curative powers. Only 80 cents a bottle at X. IL
Moody's
who was dining with his Thank sgiving girl. "Oh
always do that when sit by you, responded the
young lady, pleasantly.
They Have Never Failed!
] have been sick more or less for the last ten
years, which has cost me many dollars in doctors
me three dollars. Why? Because | used Sui
phur Bitters instead of employing doctors. They
cured me of Jaundice-F. +. Boyd HoJoken.
The Cremation Company Of Buffalo, contains
twenty three physicians among its stockholders
There should be money in a crematory with such a
backing as that
BuckIen's Arnica saive.
The Best Save in the world for Cuts Bruises
sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, letter
Ghapped Hands, Chibains, Corns, and all Skin
Erupnons' and positively cures Piles, or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac
tl"n, or money refunded Price Is cents per box
FOR safe by Richard III. Moody.
mere be men who indulge in continual lamenta.
loh over the amount of wcketlness in the world
IL Is suspected that they mad because they can
not monopol1ze the whole of il themselves
Hales Honey the great cough cure, 25C., 5Oc., ISL
Glenn's sulphur Soap heals and beautifies Csc.
German Corn Remover kills Cons and Bunions
HIPS Hair and Whisker Dye-Black & Brown, SOC,
Pixies TOOthaehe Drops cure in / Minute 25c,
Deans Rheumatic Pills, are a sure cure, SOC.
Iyr7
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1886-07-13
State OF West Virginia,

W. l.. HEDGES, Recorder.
July IL. 1886.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1886-07-13
Various Items.

A swarm of bees stung horse to
death, near Keyser, recently.
Fifty coke ovens will be erected at
Fairmont by the New England Coal
Company.
Violent hail and rain storms were
reported from Luray and Staunton,
Va, last Thursday.
Hon. John S. Barbour, of Virginia,
sailed for Europe Saturday on COM
bined business and pleasure trip.
The Democrats of Nelson county
have pronounced in favor of the re-
nomination of the Hon. j. Ran.
Tucker for Congress.
w. II. johnson, ST., merchant of
Maiden, w. Va, who had been mis-
sing since July 2, was found dead
Thursday, about two miles from home.
For the first time in four years the
entire control of the Norfolk city
government has passed into the hands
of the Democratic party, and all the
elected officers from the Mayor down
to that of city gauger have entered
upon their duties.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1886-07-13
Clarke Items.

From the Courier VIC clip the fol-
lowing:
\ bunch Of rye. containing 20 stalks. was
left last week at our office by Maj. P. II. Pow
crs. who says the growth is the product of one
grain. 1t was taken from new ground on
which grain had never before been sown.
Col. H. L. D. Lewis. Maj. P. II. Powers. Mr..
J. 8. Ware. and several other citizens of this
county left on Tuesday for Gettysburg. where
a reunion of the representatives of the cavalry
of both armies held on Wednesday, July
eth.
Mr. John Bell hrags about the Champion
binder he owns. lie run it against n sapling.
cutting it off. aud young 'possum was caught
by the side of it. Mr.. Bell docs not state. how
ever, that the saplng large enough to fur
nish nest for the 'pOssum.
All necessary arrangements. including IN
ore washer and artesian well to furnish the
water supply. have been made for mining iron
ore on the Kencagy tract of land. adjoining the
farm of Mr.. f. Moore. near Castlclnans Ferry.
The ore is said to be of very superior quality.
and party of capitalists. We have been in
formed. are considering the question OF laying
down railroad from the mines TO connect with
the s. V. r. r.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1886-07-13
Communicated.

M. Editor:-while passing through the
nciehborhood of Oakland" Church, q few
Sundays ago. visited the Sunday School. at
that place. I can report the school to be i'll a
fiourfshing condition, with Mr.. w. A. Glass
ford Superintendent Charles Moore. Sccrc-
tary; and Charles Kline. Treasurer. Teachers:
Miss Emma Middlckauf. the Young Ladies'
Bible Class; Miss Bette Moore, LIST Intcrmc-
date Class; Miss Jennie Moore. End uterine
diate Glass: Miss Matte Shambaugh. Bird In
tcrmcdiate Glass: Ist Infant Glass. Mrs. Dow
den End Infant Glass. Mrs. Bette GIBSON
On the gcntlemen's side of the house found
Miss Nettie Beavers teacher of the Young Men 8
Bible Glass; Mr.. Jno. Daley. Testament Class:
and Mr.. r. +. Middlekauff. the little boys In
FAINT Glass. Also Miss Florence Middlekauft
and Miss Nettie Beavers. organists. 0. e.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1886-07-13
State Teachers Association.

The Educational Association of
West Virginia was in session last
week at Mountain Lake Park
Charleston was selected as the place
of next meeting of the association.
The committee on resolutions reported
as follows:
Resoluea, That in the judgment of this asso-
citation the time has come when the whole cd
ucational machinery of the State should be
unified into one system, beginning with the
primary and district schools and ending with
the normal and the university, and we heartily
indorse an6'apprOvc of the efforts now making
looking to the accomplishment of this end
ReS0tCed, That Il course of study should be
provided for the graded and grammar schools
of the State, and in addition to the regular
English course there should be such an optional
course provided will fit those completing it
to enter the State University
ReSOlUed. That in the opinion OF this aSsocia-
ton the Legislature should. ut its next session,
make such enactment us will secure in all the
public schools of the State thorough instruction
concerning the physiological effects of alcohol
and narcotics upon the human system, and
especially concerning the disastrous results of
intemperance.
RESOLVED That the school month shall con-
sist of twenty days instead OF twenty-five, as
now provided by law.
The following officers for the ensu-
ing year were elected: President, B.
S. Morgan; vicc-presidcnts, W. H.
Anderson, E. N. Turner, G.. r.
LaidIy and A. S. Purinton1 record
ing secretary, F. H. Crags; CORE
spending secretary, V. S. Flemming !;
treasurer, T. c. Miller.
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JOS 81 j. f. IIBI3II1,
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Less Expense d
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Let the Campaign Begin.

The Republican confidential let
ter" which is given to our readers this
morning. shows the designs the Re
publican politicians of the State have
in view. The Democrats of the State
can see that every possible means
will be used by the Republicans to
carry the State. Great dependence
is put upon sowing dissensions in
Democratic ranks. Noobscure school
district will be passed by the Rcpub-
Iican political schemcrs, whose bust
ness it is to distribute the - sinews of
war" or fan the flame of any local
faction.
This suggests to the Democrats of
West Virginia their duty. The Dem
ocrats, of course, don't want to-he
defeated, especially by the tactics the
Republicans will employ. 1t is bad
enough to be whipped by an honest
man, let alone any other kind. But
there is no need, or indeed no danger
of the Democracy being beaten by
either, if Democrats keep their eyes
open and work for success.
The campaign is now drawing on
and it is time for work to he begun IN
earnest. The party should be thor
oughly organized in every town and
school district of the State, and eff
forts made to bring out tho full Dem
ocratic vote. Whatever local dis
sensions may exist in any quarter
should not make men forget that they
are Democrats. Let every scheme
the Republican may use be carefully
watched and promptly nippcd in the
Wheeling Register.