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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-05-25

But before he had said it she saw
the answer in his face, and slipped 10
the floor.
He held her head while the aunt ran
for the smelling-salts. 1t was not the
right thing to do in case of fainting,
but few people ever do treat such
case properly. He had never, in all
his life, had young lady's head on his
arm, and was awkward and excited.
He thought rapidly, but could not UNI
derstand the situation. He remem-
bered his correspondent, and, curious
ly enough, at this moment the name
came like flash. But this was not
the town where she lived, and this
was not the young girl he had pict-
ured.
WHO is this young lady?" he asked.
MY niece, Miss Meline."
incline? Lillie?" he gasped.
I'm the name of wonder" said the
aunt, what does all this mean? Were
you acquainted with her?"
"Yes-no-I believe So" he an
swered, rather obscurely. 81 will ex-
plain by and by"
Miss Meline soon recovered, in spite
of the unphysiological treatment. She
looked at her aunt to see whether any
further revelation had taken place.
Her embarrassment was extreme, and
the palor in her cheeks gave way to
bright crimson.
Il was sick" she apologized, for
getting that she had once denied it.
He was also agitated, and exceed
ingly doubtful as to what he ought to
do or say. She was about to leave the
room with her aunt, when he spoke.
miss Meline"-and she saw that
the secret was ouS-"I don't know at
all what to say. / don't know any
thing at all about the customs of So
ciety. have never had any thing to
do with young ladies in my life except
my correspondence with you. My ac-
cident at Chickamauga affected my
brain for long time, so that l could
not remember. Perhaps now l have
gum 4ulUO SIdAy' IL 10 LSO uDouII, L
know, but l can not go now without
saying more-if you will hear it,
He paused a moment, but she did
forbid it, and he went on:
81 do not know how to explain it.
Either from the eff ct of that shell, or
form the weakness and half-starvation
that followed, was never able to re-
member your name; though you don't
know how hard tried to think, and
how much l should have liked to hear
from you again. All this time l
thought you were a little girl. But
now, if l die for it, must say love
you, dear Miss Lille" ,l4
He did not die for it. She took a
step nearer, held out her hand, and
then leaned her pretty head on his
shoulder
ut is also so sudden" she murmur-
ed; "but-" and she nestled closer,
and with a sort of sob she added: "And
all this time l thought you were
dead" - FIR ank Leslie's Illustrated
Newspaper.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-05-25
RANGE FOR POULTRY.
How to Keep Fowls of All Kinds in a
Healthy Condition.

How to Keep Fowls of All Kinds in a
Healthy Condition.
1t is desirable, where it is possible.
to give fowls ample range. The care
is reduced to the minimum in such
cases. and the expense of keeping is
much less. But range is not absolutely
indispensable. The number of fowls
which can be kept in health and made
to pay in very limited quarters is much
larger than many, perhaps the most
suppose. But to do this it is necessary
to supply what fowls upon good range
obtain for themselves.
Fowls upon an extensive range OBJ
tain plenty OF exercise, by which their
health is promoted. Fowls in narrow
quarters must be induced to take cor
responding amount of exercise if they
are to be kept equally healthy. To do
this various eXpedients like burying
grain, hanging UP articles of food just
within their reach, and constant
turning up of the soil must be resorted
to. Fowls upon an extended range
obtain variety of food, especially of
green food and insects. Fowls in mar
row quarters must be furnished with a.
variety of food, especially OF green and
animal food. This is not difficult, but
it is very often neglected.
Fowls upon an extended range OBJ
tain clean ground, good busting places
and the like. The first is obtainable
by constantly stirring the soil, using
disiufectants and the like, and the
second by furnishing box provided
with road dust, sulphur, and so forth.
In brief, if quarters are kept clean,
variety of food furnished and exercise
promoted, fowls may be kept in close
confinement and their health will re-
main vigorous. Some of the finest
specimens have been raised in narrow
quarters. But much greater care is
necessary to produce the same results.
1t remains exceedingly desirable,
where practicable, to furnish a good
range, but there are many men who are
deferred from keeping fowls simply
from the mistaken notion that what is
desirable is also indispensable. This
notion ought to be removed. because it
is wholly false. 1t is difficult to imag-
inc any man, living out of the compact
parts of city, who cannot keep few
fowls it he is willing to take the neces-
sary care. But if man who has but
limited space desires to keep fowls. he
should understand that he must supply
the things necessary to health which
fowls having a free range are able to
obtain for themselves Poultry World.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-05-25
FRED'S COVERLET.
A Chapter From the Life of a Pri-
vate Soldier.

Ward No. 9 was to any casual in
spection precisely like the other nine
teen with which it formed the General
Hospital of Jeffersonville, Ind. 1t
was clean, and the long rows of cots on
each side ct the wards were always in
order. But whatever the necessity for
it, it's uniformity was little trying.
The meals were served to the minute,
and the food was never known to vary
in kind or quality. This even extend
ed to the sourness of the bread. the
hairs in the hash and the flies in the
soup.
After a stay of six weeks, Fred Ray
mond, of Company B, -th Minneso-
ia, began to find it little monotonous.
Not meaning to be ungrateful for the
Uniform kindness of his treatment
here, he began to long for little
more variety. 1t seemed to him as
though he had about exhausted the
simple pleasures that the hospital had
to offer. He had read several of the
memoirs of great and good men, which
formed the bulk of reading matter;
and these. too, he had found singularly
alike. Even the interest and pleasure
to be had from perusal of Baxter's
Saints Rest" failed after single
reading.
Many of his comrades had a never
failing resource in writing letters to
friends, which was not open to Fred
Raymond, for reasons that will pres
emily appear. After debating the mat
ter in his mind for few days, he
finally ventured on a course which
might greatly relieve the tedium of his
enforced leisure, which was likely to
last few weeks longer. At so1.o-
time during his stay there had been
received from the North a considerable
supply of hospital-stores-shirts and
drawers of all shapes and sizes, with
openings made to fit all sorts of men
with all sorts of wounds. Upon trial,
of course, none o f them were ever
found quite adapted to any particular
case, but by cutting open here and
sewing up there, they did very well,
especially as the weather was warm.
Among other things received were a
number of sheets and coverlets for the
beds. These, although generally
plain, were not quite uniform, and in
troduced the only bit of novelty to be
seen any where in the hospital. 1t
happened that the coverlet which fell
to Fred Raymond had been made by
the young ladies Of one of the churches
in B, Ohio, and many of the m had
written their names and addresses on
the blocks. He had studied these
over antil he not only knew them
all by heart, but had formed
pretty distinct conception of the
young ladies' themselves. There was
more character and individuality in
the handwriting than one would have
supposed, considering the difficulty Of
tracing letters on cloth. He was not
the least bit of ladies' man. or one
who would think OF answering an ad
vertisement for correspondence-''o b-
iect, fun and amusement" But then,
these names and addresses seemed TO
say to him that he might write if he
chose. One of these names had struck
him as very pretty, and the handwrit-
ing was indeed neat. He had amused
himself with picturing the writer +
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-05-25
FARM AND FIRESIDE.

Using small potatoes for seed may
not seriously affect the first crop, but
if kept up will cause the seed to run
out.
The farmer who wishes to feed
properly must study his COWS as indi-
viduals, and learn how much each can
appropriate.
do not use sprouted seed of any
kind. Potatoes that are kept at too
high a temperature will sprout. which
Injuries them to a certain extent.
The question is, not how little can
I keep the COW going on, but how much
can induce her to eat and turn into
milk and butter, which is worth more
than the feed.
Give the boy chance to get good
business education by giving him a.
piece of ground for his own exclusive
use. the proceeds of it to be used as
his educational fund. Plow-
man.
"A heavy plank dragged over a
lawn-plot will serve to renderit smooth,
thus greatly aiding the lawn-mower
after the grass is up. The lawn grass,
being very short. may be cured and
stored away for the use of poultry in
winter.
When trees or plants are received,
take pains to keep the roots moist An
hour or two's exposure of the roots Of
plants to either the sun or the drying
wind, will often seriously impair the
vitality of the plants.
In raising any kind of young stock
one should remember they are some
what like babes and need warmth
above all, and proper food to do well.
Many young bird or animal could be
saved by early attention to their COM
fort and warmth. Cold checks nutri-
ton.
Rice Layer Pudding: One-half of
cupful of rice soaked in four cupfuls
'of milk, two hours; add four table,
spoonfuls of sugar, one-half of tea
spoonful of salt, one tablespoonful of
melted butter. Put layers in pudding
dish, alternately with layers of jam,
and bake.-Good Housekeeping.
AT the New York Agricultural
Station experiments made in growing
tomatoes without transplanting proved
very successful. Plants grown entirely
in the open ground matured fruit in
twenty-five days shorter time than
those which were cared for in the hot
bed the first two or three months of
their existence.
While with many it is not so con-
sidered. yet counting what is used for
the family table. poultry pays as large
a profit as any other class of stock kept
upon the farm. There is, too, the ad-
ditional advantage that what is not
marketed at a price that will pay a
profit can nearly always be used to
good advantage at home and will add
much to the variety and healthfulness
of the food supply.
-Spiced Beef: Got about three
pounds of beef off the round and boil
until very tender. Then take out of
the water, chop fine and season to
taste. Put in q tablespoonful each of
ground cloves, allspice and cinnamon.
Mix well and pack in a square tin.
Take the water it has been boiled in
and let it boil down to about two
thirds of cupful. salt and pepper a
little and pour over the meat.
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himself many times. until he felt par
TALLY acquainted. To her, therefore,
a. would indite very general letter,
and if she chose to reply and corre-
spondence grew out OF it, it would give
new interest to the days that must yet
be passed before he could return to his
regiment. His letter, addressed to
Miss Lille Meline, was not an eloquent
epistle; it simply told the story Of the
writer's loneliness, the gratitude of
himself and comrades for the interest
shown in the comfort of the Union SOL
diers, and the satisfaction it would give
the inmates of the hospital il ''any Of
the young ladies should feel at liberty
to relieve the dizziness of their life by
an occasional letter"
1t was not long before he received a
reply in q handwriting which he
promptly identified He was more ex-
cited when he opened the envelope
than he had been for long time, and
far more than he had supposed he
could be over letter from stranger.
Like his own, it was a very simple
epistle. The girls were delighted"
it said, ito know that their work had
done some good. The soldiers de-
served every thing" and so on, land if
he cared to hear from her, why, she
would write, although she was only a
schoolgirl" And then, asking that
he would tell something about him
self, she signed her name, Lille Me-
line. There was this P. S.: "What is
the number of your regiment"
Surely this sort of correspondence
was sufficiently mild. Neither party
to it had the intention to begin any
thing like a filtration by mail. In
deed, Lille had purposely conveyed
the impression that she was very
young, so that there might be no
temptation on Fred's part to change
the scope of his letters. She was q
schoolgirl, eighteen years of age,
home now for her vacation. As she
had meant, he got the impression that
she was much younger, a mere slip of
girl. That was just the thing. He
could write freely about himself to
aInuse her, and her letters and her
sympathy would be none the less
pleasant because Of her youth.
Now, am bound to confess that the
correspondence which followed was
not in any way very remarkable. In
looking it over, l have been, perhaps,
as much interested in the handwriting,
the faded letters, the dates, as in the
little glimpses of personal history and
character which it reveals. 1t does
not greatly concern our story to follow
it. Rapidly it changed, both as to
form and substance. 1t came to be
MY Dear Miss Lille" and dear Mr..
Raymond" 1t was no longer general
and formal, but personal and sympa-
thetic. Had they fallen in love with
each other? That would have been
very absurd in them, seeing that she
was only a little girl, as he supposed.
Can people who have never seen each
other really fall in love?
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The dearest spot on earth to the
gambler is jack spot. Florida Times
Union.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-05-25

Can people fall in love with each
other through the medium of letters
alone? What is that process through
which we have most OF us gone-some
of US, despite the poets and novelists,
many times? Is it not in all cases the
ideal conception which we have, rather
than the person to whom we at
tribute it? Two elements always
enter into this ideal. The one is
the physical perfectness of the be-
loved object. Beauty of form or feature,
grace in action, manly strength-these
are what we see. But so blind are we,
that any thing short of monstrosity
may, under some circumstances,
strangely dclude us. Certain mental
and moral qualities must also always
seem TO be present, and here the
chances are that truer conception
may be gained by correspondence than
by personal interviews. In any case,
the conception is likely to be wrong.
The physical ideal might, of course, be
so grossly absurd that it would utterly
and instantly disappear upon acquaint-
ance. The other may also disappear,
but much more slowly, fading gradual
ly through long years,
So, while neither had intended it,
and as yet were unaware of it, they
had entered upon state when only q
touch is needed to change their warm
personal interest into the deepest and
tenderest passion. Thus a few weeks
passed, and Raymond was permitted to
join his regiment.
But while he had only sought to
tighten the WEAKNESS of hospital life in
the beginning, he now found these let
tiers none tile less adapted to the
Frightening of camp life, and they
were still continued. But, as his regi-
ment was often on the move and the
mails were uncertain, they were
less frequent and regular. With
the battle of Chickamauga they
came to all abrupt end. Lilies
letters were returned, with the sad in
telligence that Raymond was killed in
battle. If she had heretofore deceived
herself with regard to her interest in
this soldier whom she had never seen,
she did so now no longer. 1t was in
the spirit of widowhood that she
mourned her dead hero and king of
men. Foolish it may have been, and
unreasonable, but when has love rea-
soned? Nor was this loss alone. Peace
has its vicissitudes and its tragedies,
as we'll as war. Her father sickened
and died. The mother had gone years
before. Overwhelmed with her sor-
row, Lille went to live with an aunt
in neighboring State. Her father had
once been well TODD, but had lost his
property, and there was but little left
Until the estate was settled that little
was not available. She did not want
to feel dependent on her relatives, and
so engaged in teaching in the village
She often thought of Offering herself
as nurse, but now she felt quite un-
equal to the work. With good con-
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-06-20
an Ordinance
Providing for the licensing OF livcries and
omniblses.

Providing Tor the licensing OF liyeries and
Be II ordained by the Boald Of Trustees Of the
Incorporated Town of Cresco, Iowa:
See. ]. 1t shall be the duty of any person
or persons letting or using any conveyance
for carrying passengers to points. either in the
limits of said town OF Cresco from points with.
In to outside of said town, for profit pccunary
gain, to first pay to the Treasurer Of said town
the sum Of Ten liu) Dollars for which the Re-
cor der shall issue \ license for one ID year.
See. II. II shall be the duty Of any person or per-
sons using any CONVEYANCE for the purpose Of con-
veying passengers to and from the fair grounds for
profit or pecuniary gain to pay to the Treasurer
mum. upon receipt of which the Recorder shall
issue license for one year, provided that the
fees contemplated in sec. one Cd hereof shall not
be construed to cover the privileges granted in
sec. two (2) hereof.
Sec. Ill. Any person or persons taking out
license under provisions OF sec two (2) shall not
charge more than Ten tl0 cents each way for per.
son SO carried
Sec. ". SEQ. one (D Of this ordinance shall
not apply TO drays or delivery wagons carrying
passengers within the limits o. CrescO to points
other than the fair grounds.
Sec. Y. Any person or persons violating pro-
visions of above ordinance, shall, upon cOnvic-
ton, be fined Fifteen (l5) Dollars, or committed to
the county jail for Five (5) days, or longer not to
exceed Thirty 3o days, unless said fine is sooner
paid.
Sec. VI. This Ordinance to take effect from
the time of Its publication in either the Howard
County TINES or the Iowa Plain Dealer.
II. c. HJERLEID, J. ]. CLEMMER,
Recorder. Mayer.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-06-20
He Sent Eighty Miles for It.

Milo Page, of San Bcrnarnino, CAL,
o l Sept. Z, writes as follows:
In 1858 / was taken with bilious col
ic, being then seventeen years old.
Yearly attacks followed, and at
length they became more frequent.
In 1872, while residing in Oakland, 1
suffered severely from this disease,
and was informed by DIR. pinkertOn
that it was chronic and incurable.
While Frustrated by q severe attack
q friend induced me to take a large
dose of Walkers Vinegar Bitters,
Old Style. probably four wine glasses
full. In less than half an nour was
free from pain. followed this up
with three wine-glasses q day-oEe,
half All hour before each meal-until
| used up the bottle.
For over seven years was perfect
" free from bilious collie, but in the
fall of 70 l was engaged in mining in
Nevada, and the coarse food | ate
brought on a sharp attack. l was
far from any drug store, but l dis
patched a courier eighty miles for a
bottle of Vinegar Bitters.
When he returned was unable to
speak, but put the bottle tony lips.
took two swallows. and in twenty
minutes the pain left me. | finished
the bottle as before, taking three
doses daily, and for nine years after
ward was perfectly free from the
dreaded disease.
A month ago it returned, but try
ing the old remedy, Vinegar Bitters,
/ was cured, as before.
l write this because you do not es-
pecially recommend Vinegar Bitters
Tor bilious collie. Only those who
have suffered the agonies Of this dis
ease, can understand what q boon a
sure cure is, and in Old Style Vinegar
Bitters yon have the best, and per.
haps the only real remedy known.
In reply to Mr. Page we will cay
that Vinegar Bitters cures hundreds
OF diseases; we have not the space to
catalogue them, and perhaps if we
them those unacuuainted
by experience with our valuable rem
edy might doubt its efficacy still, as
SO many worthless preparations are
thrust on the market and pulled in
SO many entravagant ways.
The fact remains, however, that |
those who have been accustomed to
take Vinegar Bitters for any length |
of time, are hale and hearty. whether |
they are young or old. Those who
doubt and fail TO take it are likely to |
fall into all manner of ailments, great |
and small. Vinegar Bitters, both Old |
and New Styles, keep those who take |
them fresh, fair, healthy and young
looking, and when we once
gain customer. we ke4b them al |
ways, like Mr.. Page, whdsent eighty |
miles for Vinegar Bitters, and it was
almost ride for life.
The New Style Vinegar Bitters is a |
beautiful. clear, dark reddish color,
and extremely pleasant to the taste.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-06-20
A Problem for tho Honest Farmer.

A Problem for tho Honest Farmer.
The difference between q comfort.
able prosperity and slowly grinding
iinpoverishment for the farmer may
be made by the simple fact that he
necessarily sells his products in CON-
petition with all the world and ut the
lowest prices that competition can
produce, while the cost of nearly
everything that he must buy is en-
HANGED by system Of indirect taxa
ton, the greater part of which is in
tended to strangle competition and
increase the profits Of favored inter
ests. When the farmer has worked
out this simple problem he will find
that the relief he most needs IL in his
own hands and that the taxation
from which he suffers most IL that
which he has been blindly helping to
fasten upon himself. York
Times,
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The Washington correspondent Of
the Fayette county union says "P. n.
Gen. Wannainaker is anxious to stop
handling the mails on Sunday" And
adds that 1.-The Western Union
telegraph company would pay Wan.
namaker more than he paid for his
position II he could stop all mails on
Sundays" The business of the coun-
try will not stop to crafty quacks in
politics puritans and hypocrites in
religion, whatever the cost. Hence
as the Union correspondent says
such an order would be worth at
least million dollars year to the
telegraph company.
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Proceedings or the Board or Supervisor.
Of Howard County, Iowa, June
Session, 1859.

FIRST DAY.
The Board met in regular session al
the Auditors Office at p. m. June Sd,
1889.
There were present James Irwin.
Supervisor and Chairman Of the Board.
VIM. Woodward and II. II. Bither.
Supervisors, and E. r. Thompson, Aud.
itor and Clerk Ut the Board.
The following proceedings we're then
had.
Ordered, That the County Auditor
transfer Insane fund to tha State fund.
Afternoon occupied in examination OF
claims on file against the county.
Board adjourned until 8 q. M, June 4.
1889.
SECOND DAT.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
All members present.
Resolued, That the proposition OF j.
r Widman to renew contract on file in
fha Auditors Office, TO furnish books
and blanks for The use of the county for
one year, commencing june Is, 1859, be
and is hereby accepted.
All school fund loans made by County
Auditor from January l, to june !, 1889,
we're examined and approved.
Balance OF day occupied in examin-
alton OF claims on file against the county.
Board adjourned until s q. m. June 5,
1889.
THIRD DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
ALI members present.
Ordered, That tho County Auditor
strike out from the assessor book OF
Chester township, $500. Moneys and
credits enormously assessed against Chas.
Parchman for the year 1899.
RESOLVED, That in addition 70 the
bounty provided for by section 1887 OF
the Code, the county offer ON wolves under
six months old. $1.0O. on male wolf over
six months old, $500, female wolf over
six months, $500, making the total bonn.
~ a. follows: volt under six months old