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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-29

The Eastern war creates just
friction enough. to make the world
stand tiptoe in expectation Of an
oarth-jarring collision. between the
mighticst armies that Russia and
Turkey eau gather. The Danube
has not been crossed. kars has
not been taken, but the Sultan has
admitted the great loss Of Arda-
Ian by removing Muckhtar Pasta,
who commanded that army. Eng
land is clearing her decks and
mounting her guns by way of me
nacing the Gar, and the Sultan is
urged to take command in person
in order TO arose all the Moham-
medans of the world for his de-
fence. Immagine the two great
fractions Of the British Empire lo-
Gated off the two ends of the Medi-
terrancaH, and the giant power of
Russia in possession of CONSTANT
noplc at the centre Of the sea, and
the fears Of England can easily be
accounted for. John Bull will all
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-29
Gold in New York | G6S.
COMMUNICATED.
Editor "a "a BrigLoL NcLna !.

Editor Of the Bristol Nc,c8
If the history Of all the railroad pro
jects in the world since the organi2a.
ton of the first company were search
ed the parallel Of the organization of
the Narrow Guage Company would
hardly be found.
Now that the promoters of this
scheme have rushed madly and lie.
gally into the organization, II is high
time that Scott county and the Town
Of Goodson should pause and look in
TO the cunstitutiOnali!y and feasibility
of the charter Of this company, and
the legality of the organization effect
ed on the 18th of May. before they
proceed to burden themselves with a
debt that would hang like an incubus
over them for n generation to come.
Is the charter Of the Narrow Guage
constitutional ? The Constitution of
the State provides in Sections -, Ii
and 10 of Article y.
"Sec. II. The credit of the State
shall not be granted 10 or in aid Of auy
person, association, or corporation.
Sc. II. The State shall not sab
scribe to or become interested i'm the
stock of any company, association, or
corporation.
See. 10. The State shall not he q
party to or become interested in any
work OF internal improvement nor
engage I'm carrying any such work,
otherwise than in the expenditures OF
grants to the State OF land or other
property"
The Constitution also provides that
no money shall be paid uut OF the
Treasury, except pursuant To an Gp-
preparation made 10y law.
The charter provides that The Gov
eruor shall furnish the company con-
victs, Bud feed, clothc. guard aud
quarter them while i'm the employ of
the company, and for the money nd
vanced for feeding, clothing, &c, it
shall receive the bonds of the Compa-
ny. To the extent HAT the State adj
Vauces her money for this purpose, she
advances the money of the State To
aid i'm q work Of iuterul improvement
90 the same extent that she would
were the money paid directly from the
treasury TO the company aud ils bonds
taken in lieu thereof, and TO the
amount OF bonds SO received the State
becomes interested IN the work, --
viii the company receive any aid or
benefit from this convict labor =? If so,
from whom will IL receive the ait
The charter also provides that the
State shall furnish the cunviyls free Of
charge,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-29
EVENT and COMMENT.

The Salem REGISTER says SAM Booth,
on the South side division Of the A. NJ. &
o. r. R., became insane on his first tip.
Brady, of the ENTE PRISE says the Bland
county GAZETTE has beer ISSUED Mt Seldom.
We we're just thinking Of starting an eight
page daily at Seldom, thinking it to be the
only spot unoccupied by a newspaper.
Since writing the above We have cOnClu'
ded to try YAnce's Tank
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-29
Sudden Death.

Mr. John McNew dropped dead, at
his residence in Rich Valley. six
miles west Of Saltvile, last Wcdnes-
day week. lie was enjoying good
health to within few hours of the
final dissolution, and his death is
supposed TO have resulted from the
breaking of a blood vessel He was
about 80 years OF age.-Ib TUYiHiuH.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-29

The Democrats Of Lynchburg,
after five years of degradation nm,
der Grants rule, have finally
thrown off the yoke of radicaiism
and elected their candidate for
mayor, Mr.. Bailey, and an entire
municipal ticket. Majority $50.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-29

THERE were four inches Of snow
in Berkshire county, Mass, last
Thursday.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-29

At Chester Va. the officers opened
the pulls last Thursday, aud there
was not a vote polled.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-29
IlhR wells Tea Company

Is one ~ the largest and most reliable houses
Boo he trlde, an parties requiring Tea IN quAnlH's
will do well 10 send their ORDERS direct
Fob p '77-3m
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-07-21

and burn, and in ten minutes we were
almost as wet as If we had fallen into the
river, and were hard-pressed for breath.
Buried in the side of that hill, we were
in the center of an ocean of flame, of
acres of the hottest kind of fire. For
miles to the west the fire was eating
away at trees and logs, and into the very
ground. The wall of fire which had
reached its red arms over the clearing
was now miles to the east. North six
miles, south six miles; and the pioneer
and his wife knelt beside the gasping,
choking babe and wept and prayed.
That was an awful night The heat did
not abate till after midnight, and almost
every minute we could hear the dull thud
of the mighty trees as they yielded to
the fire and fell among the great heaps
of Goals. From ten o'clock to midnight
we existed only by lying fiat on the
ground to secure breath The babe
seemed constantly at the point of death,
but the other children suffered less than
the grown people. Next morning the
worst had passed. Before us was a
cleared place, with every stump burning
and burning branches. Beyond the clear
ing the forest was a strange, lonesome
sight. Some trees had burned, some
were burning, and others had been
robbed of leaves and smaller limbs, leav-
ing the blackened trunk a landmark to
appall the hearts of future settlers. We
could not leave the cave that day, nor
that night, and the next morning every
body was nearly dead with thirst and eX-
hausted with hunger. The pioneer and
myself carried wife and little ones nearly
half mile over the baked and smoking
ground to a creek, and were fortunate
enough to find the half-roasted body of a
deer in the blood warm water. The ami
NAL had lain down in the water to avoid
the heat, and had been literally roasted
alive, as the water was not over six
inches deep, and the heavy fringe of
bushes on either side of the creek had
blazed tiercely.
1t was a walk of eleven miles to q
Eamlet--a place which had escaped only
by a change of wind and the continued
efforts of desperate men and heroic
women. Thousands of acres of valua-
Bile timber had been ruined. A green
wilderness, through which the deer
bounded and the fox and rabbit had soft
ly made their way, had given place to
such picture OF desolation as the human
eye seldom rests upon. Dozens of pio-
neers had lost everything Dozens of
capitalists had suffered severe losses. The
lowly thorn apple, the towering pine, the
cabin, mill and village-all had melted
away before that awful wall of fire, and
it had circled away to create further
desolation. -HoWard City (McA) Cor
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-07-21
" Hanging On"

One was parcel-boy and the other a
cash-boy, and as they halted under an
awning for minute the el-boy asked:
do you get the same old wages YETI"
Eyes, just the same"
" Haven't you been presented with
watch or cane, as token of esteem?"
"No-not thing"
docs the boss ever ask YOU up to a
Sunday dinner?"
" Not a one"
" Never comes around and asks your
advice about the markets."
Never"
And he hasn't got daughter to fall
in love with you and suicide if she can't
marry you?"
"No."
" Well, l don't see why you stay there.
1t must be awful humiliating to boy of
your temperament"
" So it is-it's just awful on me, but
I'm hanging on in hopes of finding a FIVE
dollar bill on the floor and buying all the
rock candy l can eat. Seems as if
could taste itnow-yum-good-by. Few
people know how we boys suffer from
day to day "-Detron Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-07-21

A clergyman, widower, residing in
one of our Vermont rural towns, recent
ly created tirst-class sensation in his
household, which consisted of several
grown-up daughters. The reverend gem
tleman was absent from home for num-
Der OF days, visiting in an adjoining
town. The daughters received a letter
from their father which stated he had
married widow with six sprightlv
children" and that he might be expected
home at certain time. The effect of
that news was great shock to the happy
family The girls, noted for their meek
ness and amiable temperaments, seemed
another set of beings; there was weeping
and wailing and tearing of hair, and all
manner of naughty things said The
tidy home was neglected, and when the
day of arrival came the house was any,
thing but inviting. At last the Rev. Mr..
- came, but he was alone. He greeted
his daughters as usual, and as lie viewed
the neglected parlors there was merry
twinkle in his eye The daughters were
nervous and evidently anxious. At last
the eldest mustered courage, and asked:
Where is mother?"
In heaven" says the good man.
" But where is the widow with six
children, whom you wrote you had mar
ried?"
" Why, married her to another man,
my dears."
1t is said to have been amusing to see
those seven girls set things to rights
SDGnt0n " } G0urier.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-07-21
A New Way OF Washing Clothes.

THIS process comes from France, saves
labor and money, gives clothes superior
whiteness, and relieves them from the
destructive beating or rubbing, but we
cannot say that it does not rot them:
One kilo two and one-half pounds) of
soap is reduced with little water to a
sort OF pap, which, having been slightly
warmed, is cooled in forty. five liters item
gallons) of water, to which is added one
spoonful of turpentine oil and two spoon
fuls of ammOnia; then the mixture is
agltated. The water is kept at a temper
allure which may be borne by the hand.
In this solution are introduced the white
clothes, and they are left there two hours
before washing them in soap, taking care
IN the meantime to cover the tub. The
soapy water may be warmed again and
be used once more, but it will be neces-
sary to add half a spoonful of turpen-
tine and another spoonful of ammonia.
once washed in soap, the clothes are put
III warm water and the blue is applied.
A BANGOR dealer advertises a song "in
memoriam to the memory" of somebody.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-07-21
Proposing Under Difficulties.

Neither of them were city bred.
Reared among the hills of Western
Massachusetts, it isn't strange that their
dress was simple and their style I'M
affected. He didn't say "my deah" She
didn't say George-ah''; she said George
They went to Boston for the purpose of
visiting the Museum in the afternoon,
the Globe in the evening, enjoying each
others society and having lunch after
each entertainment. They enjoyed the
several performances for them at the
theaters, and found no fault either with
the location of their seats or the prices
paid for them. The dress of those who
sat near them was not criticised, and not
an actor received their disapprobation.
At the close of the performance at the
Globe they partook of refreshments at
one of those saloons where the man who
calls off the orders does it in loud voice,
and as soon as the order is cOmmuni-
Gated to him, without stopping to con.
slider how it will sound, jerked into the
middle of an opinion on the European
war, or placed as a preface to an appeal
of love. They had taken seats at a side
table and were looking over the bill of
fare. She read every word ON the bill
that she could, and what she could not
read she spelled. So did he What one
did the other did not leave undone. At
the close of the reading he looked at her
and said:
We'll, Julia, what are you going to
have?"
"OXtailsoupcuptea and piece of
cheese" shouted the man at the pipe.
" Whatever you do, George" replied
Julia, submissivcly.
" Well, but what would you like?"
questioned George, with loving look.
Fish allswithout-" roared the
waiter down the tube.
Anything" she replied. Anything
you want. Suppose we have"
" Fried liver" interrupted the man
who calls off, neutrality-suspicious. OK
tailsoup l called halfanhourago!"
After the little girl with red earrings,
pug nose and white apron, who stood
waiting for their order, wore quarter of
an inch from the sole of her slipper by
patting it on the floor they called for
two stews.
They chatted and talked about this
and that till the stews were about half
disposed of, when George looked shyly
at Julia, and said
" Julia, for a long time I have been
wanting"
Hamaneggs," Numbered the knight
at the tube.
He took spoonful of the stew, gave
nervous twitch, and then began again
Julia, my dear, for a long time |
have been wanting to tell you that /
have"
Beefstewanadumpling" screamed the
waiter; land send up that ox.tail soup
livelyw
George felt very uncomfortable, but, as
there was something about Julia's looks
that showed the young man that he had
her sympathy, he mustered the courage
to begin again
"Julia, l have been wanting to tell
you that love you and want"
Friedclamswellb rownedm screeched
the man as he threw a towel over his
shoulder.
Julia wiped her pretty little mouth on
the napkin, and, giving George an en-
couraging look, asked:
What were you saying?"
George gave an angry glance at the
waiter, and then, rising and feeling for
his pocket book, said
81 was saying, Julia, that l love you
and ! want to know if you can love-"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-07-21
The Bliss Monument.

The Philadelphia Press says that the
monument to Philip P Bliss, the Gospel
song writer, and his wife, to be paid for
by the contributions of Sunday school
children, has been completed and shipped
to Rome, Bradford County, Pa, where it
is to be set up. The monument stands
twenty-five feet in height, and is four
feet square at the base, which is finished
in rustic blocks. On the second base is
inscribed Their names shall live"
A molding on this receives the die, upon
which are Chiseled the following inscrip-
tiOns;
No. 1-On the main front of the die:
ERECTED BY THE
Sunday-schoOls
of the
United States
Great Britain
In Response to the Invitation of
ID. l.. Moody,
As a Memorial to
PHILIP p. Bliss,
author of
Hold the Fort
and other
Gospel Songs.
No. 2-On the right-hand side of die:
Through a living faith in Jesus Christ
they died
in the Blessed Hope of
A house not made with hands, eternal in the
heavens"
They lived
in the expectation of the
return of the Lord Jesus
and the gathering together to Him.
Their spirits are with the Lord.
We sorrow not even as Others which have no
hope for if we believe that Jesus died and rose
again. even so them also which sleep ill Jesus will
God bring with Him.
Lord himself descend frpm lea
en- with a shout, with the voice of the Archangel,
and with the trump of God, and the dead in Christ
shall rise first, then we which alive and re-
main shall be caught up together with them in the
clouds to meet the Lord in the air.
And so shall we ever be with the Lord."-1St
No. 3-On left side of die:
PHILIP P Bliss.
Lucy You've BLISS.
Lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in death
they were not divided.'-,Sec0Rd SdDlNel, i. %.
No. 4-On back front of die:
Sacred to the memory Of
PHILIP p. Bliss
Born in Clearfeld Co, Pa,
July g. 1898;
and
Lucy YOUNG Bliss.
His wife
Born in Rome. Bradford Co., Pa.
March II. 1871;
Who left their home in this village Thursday
morning. Dec. IS. 1875. for Chicago. and met their
death at Ashtabula Ohio. Friday evening Dec 30
1876 by the falling of bridge. by which train of
cars was broken into fragments and consumed by
fire. some 81 persons being killed. 1t is believed
that the bodies Of Mr.. and Mrs. Bliss con-
sumed to ashes, since nothing recognizable as be-
longing to their earthly tabernacle has ever been
discovered.
Above this rises the shaft, twelve feet
in height. On this is carved harp with
broken string and the name Bliss, be-
meath which is the inscription:
Thy statutes have been
My songs
In the house of my pilgrimage.
Psalm crjr.. 81.
The shaft is surmounted by cap to
receive a draped urn, carrying out the
ancient custom of depositing the last
ashes of deceased friends in an urn. The
total cost of the SCULPTURE was $1,000.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-07-21

DO not let the pressure of farm work
tempt you to neglect the garden. A man
who works hard should be well fed with
the best vegetables and fruits the earth
affords. The feeders of the world should
patronize their own art, and spread Il
good table, on the same principle that
tailor wears good cloth, cut and made in
the best Style it is his best advertise
ment. A farmer who raises good vege
tables and knows their value by use will
soon carry them to market and thus lead
Others to try them. If he cultivates
squashes, cabbage, tomatoes, and egg
plant he will not be long in finding a
market for them. Men who labor want
"A variety of food and the farmers gar
den should abound with everything good,
from the asparagus bed, due the first of
May, to the roots that are harvested with
the frosts of autumn. The moral in.
huence of garden upon the household
is most happy; we have rarely met with
vicious child whose early years were.
familiar with his fathers vegetable beds
and his mothers flower borders The
garden comes next after the church and
the school house, and it is worthy co.
operator with these institutions. 1t
beauties home wonderfully, and kim
dies emotions that never die out of the
heart. There is time yet to put in seed
and provide the raw material for numer.
Gus tempting dishes which every good
housewife knows how to prepare-from
barley, celery, beans, cucumbers and
corn. Improve the seed time and re-
ioice in the harvest - Exchange.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-07-21

Calvesheadanbra shouted
the man in voice that made Georges
knees shake under him.
George paid the bill and started out to
look for some sylvan shade or some un-
occupied doorway where he could un-
burden his heart without further inter-
ruption.-Dan6ury NeaoS.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-07-21

caster magistrates by woman named
Seward, who had attacked her husband
with poker, as he lay in bed, and
fractured his jaw in three places. Mrs.
Seward plead that she beat him thus to
get him under the doctors care, as he
was killing himself with raw whisky.
She was committed for trial at the as
SiH
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-07-21

Not less than $S,O0O,000 is invested
in the brewing of lager beer in and
around New York city. The men en-
ployed in the business earn from $6S to
$75 per month and have all the beer they
want to drink. An employe who doesn't
drink more than twenty glasses day is
considered economical. Many 90 up to
fifty or sixty, and there are some who
boast of capacity for 100.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-07-21

AT the Vassar commencement Miss
Culbertson, in her defense of the women
who enter the profession of medicine,
said: Statistics prove to US that even
if they desire it all women cannot marry,
as they are largely in excess of the male
population, and even then the growing
scarcity of estimable men renders it still
more hazardous, if not impossible"
sentiment which elected considerable
applause.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-07-21

You can always tell when woman
is learning to drive horse, because she
sits on the extreme end of the seat, and
leans forward as though she feared a dis
astrous pitching out behind.-RockJand
Courier.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-07-21

A WYANDoTTE COUNTY Kan man in.
tends putting 1000 barrels of sauer, kraut
upon the market this fall.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-07-21

The shaft is surmounted by a cap to
receive draped urn, carrying out the
ancient custom of depositing the last
ashes of deceased friends in an urn. The
total cost of the sculpture was $15, 5000.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-07-21

A BANGOR dealer advertises a song in
memorlam to the memory" of somebo iy.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-04-29
NO. AZ ESTABLIsnED lSl9

consulted consider that such media.
ton offers a chance OF success,
The London stock exchange haa
been very excited for the past week.
Foreign securities fell, particularly
Russian aud Hungarian, most heayI.
~, Ca Monday aud Tuesday, when
the declaration OF war was confirmed,
the decline deepened, On Wednesday
prices rallied very slightly, and have
since inclined upwards. To-day the
market, though not much animated,
was decidedly better In tone, especially
for foreign. Russians were better,a and
the Turkish no worse.
The nnal for the week IL on the
average Russians and Hungarlans "a
10 I, Turkish | 10 "A, Some OF the lat
ter changed hands at the lowest prices
ever reached. Austrian and Italian 3,
French II, Portuguese, Spanish aud
South American also suffered. II Is
stated that nearly every member OF
the London stock exchange antlcIpa.
ted fall, and that Paris spectators
are those chiefly caught In the fall In
prices. In the mining case there Ia
again active speculative demand for
arllcles which will be most affected, II
war between Russia and Turkey Ia pro-
tracted from this cause and the uncer-
tainty attending tho future policy OF
the chief European powers.
A Roma dIanatca IN tina Tlmea re.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-04-29
lNluht A,soolated press Report.l


WAsHINGToN, April 2S.--The state
department has adyices Of the state of
war between Russia and Turkey, but
no official notice will be taken Of the
fact until notice has been received BY
the ministers of the respective coun-
tries here.
Charges have been preferred against
Mr.. VanBuren, American consul, at
Rauagarva, for scandalous practices
and direlection Of duty.
The president has not asked the pub.
lie printer, Clapp, to resign. 8 R
Judge John E. King succeeds COL
onel Casey as collector Of customs at
New Orleans u ~ Y'lfite) u
John w. Easily relieves Issaih Hans.
colt, as chief OF bureau of construction
In the navy department.. I'd Hie
Mr.. George A. Gustin, for several
years private secretary 10 the pvstmas-
ter general, has been appointed stenog-
rapher to the president Telegraphers
will remember Gustin's click from
Augusta, Georgia. 3'- en M
Dispatches received at the navy de.
partment from Commander Schley,
dated of Vera Cruz. April 10, on board
the Essex, reports that tranquility ak
lists throughout the republic. Peace
and confidence seem restored with The
acknowledged election OF General nIaz,
and that the interests OF our country
men on the coast are 10 no way
menaced. The governor and other
Officers at Vera Cruz have been az
ceedlngly courteous. The Essex ex.
ceneiused ON third page.