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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-12-24
reau, you looked 50 tired and tagged
took your situation out Of charity like,
A Railway Ritual.

you have the unvarying monotony in
the announcement of stations, changes,
functions, ETC., on the railroad? Now,
all this might be improved and reformed
if the railroad men Of the country would
only give the matter little attention.
How much pleasanter they could make
IT Tor the passengers, if each road wonld
Just arrange a little ritual for the brake
men, with appropriate responses for the
passengers, the whole service being set
to solemn and impressive music. Then,
instead of the brakeman roaring:
Galesburg! Galesburgl Change
cars for Kansas City, Quincy and Pc
oria! This car for Chicagoi Train
stops here for twenty minutes before
going eastl"
In steady monotone, he could strike
his pitch, initiate his chest and intone
the service as follows:
BRAKEMAN. H.,
With cheerful eyes look around s...
PASSENGERS. tChorus.)
What is this city which we sect .1
What Is this station we have found?
% BRAKEMAN. f
This here is Gales burg; you-hesr--me!
:. SECOND BRAKEMAN. ..... 1s
Change cars for the town of Peory,
For Quincy aud Kansas Cit-ee! .
This train goes right on to Aurory,
MENDOZA, Plano. Kewanee.
FIRST BRAKEMAN.
You have near two hundred miles yet to ride.
PASSENGERS CHORUS.
We're homewsrd bound, homeward bound.
BRAKEMAN.
You will get tired and hungry beside;
..H CHORUS AS BEFORE.
You bot your boots, bet your boots.
BRAKEMAN. l.
Listen, oh strangers OF all tribes and nations,
mis- train won't stop at no more dining stations.
20 ID the dining car, then, for your rations.
PASSENGERS CHORUS.
Lend us dollar, lend US dollar.
SECOND BRAKEMAN.
Sit up In your seats, the conductor comes:
81. T PASSENGERS CHORUS.
He does, by jimmy crickets!
haven't much time at this end of the line,
30 You want to be sharp with your tickets.
~. e.. CHORUS (ALL TOGETHERO .
=" What time does the train"-"oh say do you
know
Is this the right train =" Is the faro"
Amt we running too fast3" saint this train aw
full slow?" S., s.7
Do we make connec-" sAre we there,n
: ,--. ENTER BRAKEMAN.
Pull on your hat and grab your valiso
Dye think you can make it, say? MOI
The train don't stop, but we'll slow up
If you want to jump OF at Plano!
ENTER D1NINa-CAR CONDUCTOR. .~
If You don't nibble something, why You can't
travel far; -
Don't stop to dress, but come just AZ you ere:
Dinner is now ready in the new dining-car
Come. bristle up and cat.
CHORUS OF PASSENGERS,
Yum-e-diddle, um-e-diddle, yum, yum, yum.
Yum e-diddle, UNI e-diddle, yum, yum, yum. s
Yam-e-diddle, m-e-diddle, yum, yum, yum!
Yum, yum, yum, yum, yum!
Some such system as this, fully elab-
Grated and perfected, would make it
very pleasant for the passengers and
keep them stirred up and wide awake.
If the railway companies see fit to use
it, they are welcome to it, and we
won't charge cent for the suggestion.
Bob Burdette.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-12-24
Centennial History,

CORVALLIS was not present at the GEL
ebration OF the event at Yorktown in
which he originally figured so promi-
nently. He is not living at Yorktown
now. He is gone. He ran out of breath.
There was plenty of breath in the world,
enough to last him two or three hundred
years, but, somehow or other, he didn't
seem to be able to collar it. His bel
lows kind of gave out. Anyhow, he
quit. He knocked off. He went up
the fume. He ivedalong enough to
get dreadfully licked. George Wash
ington licked him. George Washington
was Merican. CORVALLIS was a Brit
Usher. One Merican can lick five Brit
ishers. CORVALLIS was brave man.
but he would spell apple with 81. He
said, in his farewell speech to his army,
Hin hany hevent, hif hour harms hare
unsuccessful hin Hamerica, hit his
hat hour hown hoption that we surren-
der, or 'url hour scorn hupon the leads
hof the ateful 'unters 'ose 'orrid owls
aunt hus with 'orrible threatenings."
Loud cheers and cries of More!
MorePl This was what beat CORVALLIS
When the Mericans assaulted his works
it was found that he had used I'M all
the HIS in his speech, SO the Britishers
had none left with which to make hand
grenades. But this was his misfortune,
and not his fault. His heart was all
right, but his ASPIRATION was CHASTITY.
He is dead and buried. At least, he
was buried, but probably ethe medical
students got away with him long before
he had been dead great while. Dying.
he had his revenge, for he knew that be
had inflicted one centennial celebration
and dozen speeches on the people OF
the United States. But they can stand
it. The gods made the Mericans with
fine Innings to their ears, so they can be
talked to twenty-three hours day and
not mind Balyl;qaqto9a HnacE. Eue
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-12-24

Lady Ito servant who has given no
tice two days after her arrivaD But, ii
you didn't mean to stay, why did you
take the places" Servant swell, IN
when | see you at the Employment Blu
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-12-24
MIA Iion Attan,ls nhnroh.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2L-This morning
Gen. Grant, unaccompanied by any member
of his family, attended service at the Arch
Street Methodist Episcopal church. Il was
generally known he would be there and the re-
cult was very large congregation
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-12-24
Ocean Steamships.

LONDON, Dec. 2l.-The steamships City 81
Brussels. New York and sardeneaD, Baltimore.
arrived out.
QuzENsTows, Dec. 2l.--Ar1ived, Britanio
New York.
NEW YoRK, Dec. 2l.-Arrived, City Of Mon
treal, Liverpool. and Melcodo, Glasgow.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-12-24

to her it would be mockery to say merry
words when they had hardly clothes
enough to keep them warm, and bread
enough for the day, and the future looked
so black and ugly. They had Just taken
their scanty breakfast when loud knock
| at the door startled them.
"Does Mr.. Burton live here?"
eyes," Mrs. Button said.
81 have some packages for this house.
the man said.
ut is mistake growled Mr.. Burton
"there wasn't anything to come here"
"This is the place." said the man, with
smile, and he placed on the floor box
which Mrs. Burton began to examine.
"Oh, there's my horseyr' screamed
George" '1 knowd I'd have that horse
"And there is the doll with the red
Dress exclaimed Maggie.
"And drum ~ screamed Johnny, grasp.
ing the article and giving it few sound
raps with his fist, which made them all
start.
s'There's been some mistake" said Mr..
Burton, but nobody needed him. The
baby squeezed the rubber doll to make
it cry, Johnny had found the sticks and
was drumming with all his might,
while Mrs. Burton kept taking things
out of the box, and baby helping her.
Mr.. Burton stood looking on, very sour
and suspicious, when another knock at
the door aroused him.
Mr.. Burton live hereg''
'.Yes."
II have ssme fonr for him, and some
other articles"
In came barrel of -four and turkey.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-12-24

day. to remain several days.
LONDON, Dec. GA Calcutta dispatch saws.
executions continue in the palace of Mandalsy.
Five princeshes we're recently murdered. The
Burmese ambassador is still at Thyetmyo.
BONE, Dec. 20.-A royal decree orlers a ces-
sation of quarantine for vessels from the
northern ports of the United States.
vienna, Dec. 20.-The Press was confiscated
yesterday by the police for reproducing an ar
ticle of the Paris Figaro insultingto Gambett..
RYDE Dec. 21.-Rigbt Rev. John Sutton Ut-
terton, Bishop of Guelford, is dead.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-04-15
SENATOR BRUCE.

The Democratic Senators, says Washing
ton dispatch to the Baltimore Sun, have
treated the colored Senator Bruce, of Mis-
sissippi, with much more consideration than
he was ever treated during his previous four
years. service in the Senate by his Republic
can associates. For the first two years of
Dir. Bruce's term he was assigned an insig-
nifsant place on unimportant committees
In the last Congress Mr.. Bruce was made
chairman of the select committee on tho
leyees of the. Mississippi. This charman>
ship was giReh to Mr.. Bruce simply because
it was necessity, as there was no white Re-
publican Senator left who had not already
been provided with more desirable chair
manship. The committee of which Mr.
Bruce was chairman had nothing at all to do
Mr.. Bruce is very modest, worthy man, and
he took what his white republican associates
gave him without complaint or comment
When the Democrats came into power in the
Senate it was made known to them that Mr..
Bruce would like to have the craftsmanship,
of special committee where he thought he
could be of service to his race, aud ne sug-
gested that he would like special commit
tee appointed to investigate the Frcedman's
Bank affairs. The Democratic Senators i'm
medately agreed unanimously that Mr.
Bruce's wishes should be carried out. The
committee has been appointed. with Mr..
Bruce as chatham, md placed on the same
footing as to character and importance as the
other committees of the Senate.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-04-15
COMMUNICATED.

Editor Spirit-The cold Time Jefferso-
MAN Democrat" exhibits profound igno>
rance of the Jeffersonian principles in his
effort at answering my letter. Had be been
familiar with the record of Jefferson's life, lie
would not have presented such wild observa>.
tions as those appearing in his letter. Jeffer-
son was not in favor of African slavery. On
the contrary, he deprecated its evil iphuen-
ces, prophesied with wonderful accuracy the
late civil war as consequence of it, liberated
his slaves before his death, believed in and
advocated gradual emancipation, and secured
the abolition of the African slave trade.
Fair Play" with confidence equaled by
his lack of historical knowledge, remarks,
"and we have no authority for believing he
was in favor of taxing his fellow>men to
educate some other mans child" This is
information. Jefferson introduced a bill in
the Legislature of Virginia which provided
for the establishment of a systematical plan
of general educas, she: reaching all classes of
citizens, and ada pa to every grade and
capacity. He distinctly states that the ex-
penses were to be borne by the inhabitants
of the country, each in proportion to his
general tax rate. Since the object of every
truly Republican government is to secure the
greatest good to the greatest number, a uni
to the poor, who compose the greater and
laboring portion of the community. Every
man, rich or poor, married or single, enjoys
the protection of the State. This protection
can be perpetuated only by the education of
tho masses; hence, it is not only every mans
duty, but his preservation to contribute to
the school fund.
"Fair Play" pities .'the gentleman's OBJ
tuseness in not being able TO detect the germ
of socialism in the free school system" In
response 10 this, will state that Jefferson
Immediately before his first election to the
Presidency was characterized as advocate
of atheism, communism, infidelity, &C., by
the monarchical factor or Federalist. "Fair
Play" will perhaps SEQ the odiousness of this
comparison.
AS to 'sFair Plays" sympathy, hope he
is generous enough with it to extend it to
the Hon Charles J. Faulkner for not being
able to discern the germ of socialism in the
free school system.
l will add, that as soon as the Democracy
OF West Virginia is relieved OF demagogues
and iliberal politicians, (if God in his prov
idence ever sends such day) the Free School
System will rise or sink to its proper level,
and be transmitted to coming generations as
the greatest blessing which the State can
confer upon her people, as long as the people
are awake to the first interests of their chill
dren aud their nation. Y. U.F.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-04-15
SENATOR BUTLER AND FREE
SCHOOLS.

A correspondent of the Shepherdstown
Register of the 9Th instant, in attempting to
refete the idea that the range as an or
ganization is opposed to the free school sys-
tenn, says:
But to be enabled to speak with more &C,
curacy, we concluded to obtain the views of
the State Grange Lecturer, Hon. G. T. But>
Ter, believing him to be sincere, straightfor-
ward and fearless on this as on every other
subject which concerns the people of this
county and State. After relating to him our
views as expressed above, he said that he
agreed with us, and in his regular addresses
always stated Gas grange speakers generally
do) that the Order advocates education as
necessary TO elevate their class and qualify
them to protect and advance their interests;
and as one of the means to the end. be inva.
riably named free schools as chief and ndis-
pensable, inasmuch as nine>tenths of our
population are educated therein. lie also
insists on the necessity of selecting teachers
for these schools of the highest qualifications,
both moral and intellectual, aud Of having
them especially trained. Tie also favored
Mechanical and Agricultural College in this
State, similar to the one at Blacksburg, Va,
where tuition and rooms are free, and board
at a low price, can be paid in money or by
labor on the farm. At such an institution
students are taught the different trades and
tho various branches of farming. This sys>
tenn is pursued in Europe, and several States
in this country, with good practical results.
Special education to each avocation is neces-
sary to success in life.
The Lecturer said he was Informed by
member of the State Grange Executive Com
mttec, whom he met in Wheeling in Feb
rusry, that an address he delivered in Min
eral county in September, iS7G,was approved
especially on account of his praise of the FREQ
school system, its success and its being in.
dispensnbly necessary to educate the children
of this State.
We believe these views are endorsed by the
Worthy Master and other officers of tho ".
Va State Grange.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-04-15
Mr. Hendricks Interviewed.

The New York World publishes a report
of an interview with Ex-Governor Hendricks
at Fort Wayne, Indiana, a few days ago.
Mr.. Hendricks is reported rs expressing the
opinion that tho differences in the Demo-
cratic party upon fuancial questions are less
threatening than at one time they appeared.
The question whether paper currency should
be furnished directly from the national
treasury or through tho medium of the ma
tlonal banks, Mr.. Hendricks thinks is one of
expectancy which will, no doubt, BIO settled
SO as to leave no strife on that account. He
thinks treasury notes should be substituted
for national bank notes as rapidly as their
charters expire. Mr.. Hendricks expresses
the opinion that the question of coming
prominence is that of Capitalization as op-
posed to the constitutional right of all the
States, aud that in the contest of 1880 the
Democrats will be everywhere united upon
the side of the constitutional rights of the
States, but not as opposed to the constitu-
tional powers of the general government.
Mr.. Hendricks declined very positively to
say anything whatever about Mr.. Tilden but
announced his determination on no account
again to accept the second place on presi-
Dental ticket. Mr.. Hendricks is further
quoted as saying that if it is the deliberate
idea of Congress that there should be no test
oath for jurors. he does not see upon what
ground the President can exercise the veto;
or, upon the other hand, if with deliberate
consideration Congress shall decide to with-
draw federal control and interference with
State elections, there is in that no ground
for veto. 1t is certainly, he thinks, very
clear that it is no ground for the irterposi-
tion of veto that general legislation is at>
tached to appropr iation bills.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-04-15
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES.

The New York Times of Thursday pubs
fishes thirty.t columns of reports, repre-.
senting every State in the Union, and gath
cred by one hundred and seventy correspon>
dents, undertaking to show the tendency of
public opinion throughout the Union upon
tho choice most likely to be made by the
Democratic and Republican parties in the
Presidential campaign in 1880. Out of the
1857 points heard from the Democrats in SO
districts are declared to prefer Tilden. Thur
man comes next, with 23 districts, Bayard
with IL, and Hendricks and Hancock bring
nm the rear. The Times conclusion is that
If the Democratic. convention were held to-
m orrow Tilden would seem sure of the votes
o { NO less than 81 of the 50 States; whilst
ON the Republican side, according to the
Times showing, were the Republican con-
vention to be held at once, General Grant
would receive the vote of every State except
Maine, Nevada, Oregon, and possibly Cali
.fornia. In the list Mr.. Tilden's stock is rep
resented as highest in Baltimore, and at
Easton and Denton, and their vicinities.
WINE at etner Polnts IN Marylano l. 10
claimed he is surpassed by Bayard and
Thurman; Grant is desired by Republicans
generally throughout the State. In Delaware
the fsvorites are Bayard and Grant. In Vir-
g inia Thurman stands first, though Bayard
finds most favor with some of the leaders
the preponderance of Republican. sentiment
is for Grant. In West Virginia the Demo.
Gratis prefer Thurman, and the Republicans
aYeryMher. are for Grant.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-04-15
THE LAST ROAD. Law CHANGE.

The Legislature enacted three changes IN
| the road law of the State. The first, which
| VIC have already given in our columns, was
| in relation to the age of the persons required
to work and the manner in which the county
| court shall prescribe work upon the road j;
the second regulated the manner OF procedure
in order to discontinue any road or landing,
and the third and last is presented below. 1t
amends the law of 1928, known as the
"alternative method" of repairing and con-,
struc.ing roads, changing the sections as
found, to read as follows:
'3 Each magisterial district shall consti>
tute road precinct,and when county shall
have adopted the provisions of this act it
shall be the duty of the resident voters of
each district, at the next general election for
State officers, and bennially thereafter, to
elect surveyor of roads for each road pre-
cinct; said surveyor of roads shall hold his
office for the term Of two years, beginning on
the FIRST day of January next succeeding his
election. Vacancies in the Office of surveyor
of roads shall be filled by appoiu by the
county court, or any tribunal acting in lieu
thereof, for the unexpired term.
''4. Each person so elected shall, within
thirty days after his election, qualify by
taking the oath prescribed by the fifth sec
ton of the fourth article of the constitution
of this State, and shall, before entering upon
the discharge of the duties Of his Office, give
bond with security to be approved By JUS
tice of the peace of his precinct, in such sum
as may be required by such justice, and be
conditioned for the faithful performance of
his duties.
''6. 1t shall be the duty of each surveyor
of roads, within twenty days from the first
of January next succeeding his election I,
(provided that he shall not be appointed to
fill vacancy to lay out and divide all tho
county roads in his precinct into sections, not
exceeding one-half mile in length, which
sections he shall number and describe in a
book kept by him for that purpose, and he
shall specify and name therein tho nature
and extent of the work which he may deem
necessary for improving and keeping in
repair in section of said county road for the
term of two years.
"20. Any surveyor of roads, duly elected
under the provisions of this act, and who has
| qualified as such, ueglecting or refusing to
discharge the duties of his office, shall be
subject to such fines as are provided for by
law, and to which any other district officer
would in like manner be subject"
This act goes into effect in ninety days
from March 10, 1879 The balance of the
alternative provision remains unchanged.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-04-15
PEN. .INKaANp SCISSORS.

= Henry s. Walker, Esq, Of Charleston,
will deliver the Annual Address before the
Literary Societies of the West Va. Univer-
ssity, on Wednesday evening, June IL.
On his ninety,ifth birthday, the Tth
instant, the Rev. DR.. Loyick Pierce, the dis
tinguished Methodist preacher of Georgia,
baptized five great.grandchildreu and one
greategreat>grandchild
: In 1872 General Rutherford B Hayes,
then a member of the House, voted for an
army appropriation bill which contained leg
islation purposely intended to restrict the
prerogatiyes of the Executive. :
The chief justice of the Supreme Court
announced last Tuesday to the Attorney
General of Virginia that the court had de-
termined that it would hear together on the
18th instant argument iu the two cases from
Virginia growing cut of the action of Uni
ted States District Judge Rives.
- Preliminary steps were taken yesterday
for the consolidation in Baltimore of the
business of the State oranges of Maryland
and West Virginia, both oranges having
heretofore had warehouses in this city. JOS
T. Moore aud other members of the execu>
tive committee of the Maryland Grange were
in conference with Messrs. B ,ylor & John,
SOD, of West Virginia
NJ Bait Snn of Thursday.
Colonel Won B6rcke. the Prussian eff .
Ger who attended Prince Frederick Charles
to the marriagefof his daughter to the Duke
of Connaught. fought for two years on the
Confederate side. lie was on the staff of
General Jeb. Stuart, with whom he was a
great favoritc, and in cavalry engagement
received shot in the neck, which came near
ending his life. On returning to Europe he
wrote highly colored account of his war
experience for Blackwood.
- Edward Kenney, colored, and Mary
Hall, white, were received at the Virginia
penitentiary last week, from Hanover coun>
ty, where they were tried and convicted
under tho State laws forbidding the inter-
marriage of differentraces. Kenney had been
living unlawfully with the woman, and in
October last being threatened with prosecu>
ton, went to Washington, where they were
married. Upon their return they were in
dcted and tried and sentenced to five years
in the penitentiary.t
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-04-15

POSTAL FAcILlTIGs.-Mail matter of the
first class, upon which one full rate of post,
age has been prepaid, shall be forwarded to
its destination, charged with the unpaid rate,
to be collected on delivery; but poStmastcrs,
before delivering the same, or any article of
mail matter upon which prepayment in full
has not been made, shall afix, or cause to be
affixed, and Cancelled, as ordinary stamps arc
Cancelled, one or more stamps equivalent in
value to the amount of postage due on such
mai! matter, which stamps shall be of such
special design aud denomination as the Post.
master General may prescribe, and which
shall in no case be sold by any postmaster,
dor received by him 10 prepayment of post,
tage. Letters deposited at postofiee for
mailing, with less than one full letter rate of
postage-three cents prepaid-shUuld not be
forwarded in the mails, but m ust be held for
postage.
The Postmaster General is authorized to
take the necessary steps to introduce and
furnish for public use letter sheet envelope
on which postage stamps of the denomina.
tions now in use on ordinary envelopes shall
be placed. The Postmaster General is also
authorized to introduce and furnish for pubs
lie use double postal card, on which shall
be placed two one~ceDt stamps, the cards to
be so arranged for the address that it may be
forwarded and returned.
CHEW Jackson's Best Sweet Navy Tobacco
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-04-15

- The Enterprise, Bridgewnter, Rocking
ham county. Va, has changed hands. Mr.
+. Smith Diokle, late proprietor, having
disposed of the establishment to Messrs.
Lambert & Burwel, practical printers. DR..
Thos. H. b Brown, Al intelligent and iu>
dustrious writer, will continue as editor.