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National Republican., 1880-12-20
DECEMBER II, Is
what u aeorEin Congressman Says.

To The Editor Of the National Republican:
The impression which is sought to be made that
the appointments ofIon William b. Woods as AS
socla,c Justice of the Supreme Court is dspleasng
to oSouthcrn men Is l think altogether erroneous.
know that in Georgia Judge Woods has tho re.
spcct and confidence of the bar. His ability is
unqucstoned, The gentlemen whose names are
appended to the enclosed address of the savannah
bararc representative Georgians and some ofthem
ore among the most distinguished men in the
state. | beg that you will rcpublsh the address,
with the names of its signer, that IL maybe known
how unrcserycdly has Judge Woods the esteem
and confidence ofthosc who know him.
am, very respectfully, yours,
EMORY SPEER.
National Republican., 1880-12-20
We win Sec About rhis.

II has been iutimatod by authoritative utter
ances that every Congressman from This State Is to
DO unseated and either be replaced by his Radical
to be organized to go the polls on every OCCASION
and time after time, IL necessary send back u
Democrat. Under no circumstances must A.
Blythe, Stolbrand, SmallS, Lee, or MNckcy be al
lowed to represent South Carolina.-G Greenpiie Is.
C) NCUS.
National Republican., 1880-12-20

TIE New York World defends Bayard
by q sighting allusion to the man who
employed the stenographer who reported
the Senator's speech. This ought to be
entirely satisfactory if, as is probable, it
is the best that can be done.
National Republican., 1880-12-20
The Tcnnessee LeglsInture Republican.

An application for a mandamus, made in the
Circuit Court, to compel the Governor and Secre
lNry of state to Issue a certificate of election TO
Stewart (DcmocrnD ns Representative in the Lcgis
laturo from Polk and Bradley Counties came up
Saturday, but is consideration was postponed till
January "a. The posponement of the question
has the object togiye the Republicans the Ofgani2a
ton and control of that branch of the Legislature
National Republican., 1880-12-20
Indor.es the Appoinimcnt.

The New Orleans hcayHne says of the nomina
tion of Judge W. d, Woods as Associate Justice;
" We heartily indorse the appointment. His in
tegrity Is unquestiOned; his abilities equally
beyond dispute, and his learning Is recognized by
the legal fraternity throughout the country as 4
man and juris he Is emmenlly III for the place"
National Republican., 1880-12-20

THERE is grief in a Sunday Washington
paper because we did not publish Senator
Pendlcton's ciyil-service reform bill. The
Senator does not expect us to print all
his iokps
National Republican., 1880-12-20
n l,nl ProhIen,.

Little sixyeaB old was taking his first lesson
In addition, and when the teacher asked him "If
l were TO give YOU two cats and another nice lady
gave you two more, how many cats would YOU
have2' he quickly replied, "Why pretty soon |
wouldn't have any, for my mamma would break
their heads with the broom. She don't like cats"
National Republican., 1880-12-20

The Minneapolis -four mills have Il grinding
capacity for 220CO000 bushels Of wheat per yeHE
sixty per cent of oil the wheat raised In the State
goes TO Minneapolis TO- be made into ilour
National Republican., 1880-12-20

I'm cable dispatches in regard TO Ireland there
Is frequent reference 70 "Gnnth's ynluationn
This was a valuation Of land for tax9ton made in
1898 by Sir Richard Griffith a distinguished engi,
neer who up TO 1861 was chairman of the Irish
Board of Public Works
National Republican., 1880-12-20
Retter Have Lt siuned.
Answers 20 Correspondents,

We look to jim Banks to have the Georgia vote
salted and put on ice, Tho climate of Washington
is said 10 be very earehing.-ARdata Constitution,
National Republican., 1880-12-20

WILL Senator Bayard explain? Or is he
contcnted with the situation? Junius
wrote of one who was "infamous and
contcnted."
National Republican., 1880-12-20

In reply to Scientist" who asks the derivation
OF the word sausage, We answer that sausage is de-
rived from two Greek words, "sow" and "sago.n
National Republican., 1880-12-20
The Braying of an ASS.

Draw the business line between The North aud
South
Draw II wide and flthomless.
That's the kick, boys, by which we can conquer
the Iankees.-Ths Solid South, Memphis Tenn.
National Republican., 1880-12-20

SELF eGthusopenly a, believer in tho. Jrsultica doc.
lrne that the oid lusiiirs the mcanss II Is n,eu,cs
tion if suchIa dpalnmtipn should not render him
incligiblctoa scutin tie lIouso.--BnGplo ErDresp
National Republican., 1880-12-20
ADJUSTMENTS To-N1oHT.

NATIONAL, TjiEArBK- Around the World In. 80 Days.
fonps onERA- -HoUst-Mr. and Mrs. Geo. s.. Knight.
THEATRE' CoNIouE-G. A. Henderson.
WASHINGTON, ID G., DRCENBEIi 20, 1880
National Republican., 1880-12-20
NATIONAL HOTEL, WAsuINGToS. d, c..
G.y.>,>,,,, n,o ~ ,een

SAVANNAH, Dec, to, 1SSU
The undersigned, members of the bar of
Chatham County, having learned of the nomina
ton of Hon. William b. Woods to the Supreme
bench, do heartily pdorsc his selection for that
Representatives in Congress to use their influence
I'M ri hls nfinn
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-12-24
Wooden Houses Exeunt.

Iron is already formidable rival of
wood, and in connection with stone and
clay, ) through the introduction of ma
chinery for their cheap and ornamental
manufacture, can now be produced SO as
to enable the erection of dwellings,
equal in appearance and scarcely more
expensive than the ordinary dwellings
OF wood. Terra Gotta, constructed in
hollow cubes, can be laid up so as to
present a double wall, giving single or
double air space, making walls at once
as warm, fully as durable, and az as lit
tie expense, or very nearly SO, as in the
use Of wood. Furring and lathing of
iron has been acceptably tested, as have
light iron beams and rafters. Terra
Gotta roofs are almost universally en-
ployed upon the most expensive build
ings, and the material may be pro-
cured sufficiently porous to hold the nail
which confines an outer covering of slate
or corrugated iron, or may be glazed to
form a perfectly water-tight surface, If
desired. Thing is generally adopted for
roofs in many countries. Glass. paper
and terra Gotta have been successfully
employed in square or oblong blocks for
flooring, laid upon iron joisting. Of
these, the paper and terra Gotta are with
in reach OF the humblest mechanic who
can raise the means to erect moder-
ately-comfortable cottage. In fact, any
man who can now erect dwelling Of
wood at cost of $1,000 can, in the
present developments of manufacture.
duplicate it in fire-proof materials, with
no sign of wood in its construction be-
yond the doors, for an equal or but
slightly increased cost, and, in many re-
spects, far superior to the wooden build
ing, rat and mouse proof, warm, free
from dampness, well ventilated and at
tractiye in appearance.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-12-24
A nrnmmer's First Trim.

A Cleveland merchant determined to
send his son for a trip on the road in the
interests of the house. The young man
was rather averse to going, but his
fathers persuasions were all-powerfuI.
and he went He was out some ten
days, and on his return his father anx-
iously inquired, "Well, my boy, did
you get many orders?" eyes, father"
answered the new-fedged drummer 81
got quite number" "Good" ex-
claimed the delighted father 81 knew
you would succeed. The young man
grinned and answered "Well, the
first order I got was in Squashbog. I
went into a mans store there and he
said git out In Bungville / got my
second order. This time it was 'skipr
Ny third order was 'chase yourself
round. My next order was 'scoot,
and" But the old gentleman hastily
arose and, kicking his hopeful'S sample
case across the Office, sternly command
ed the young man to go out and help
Jim load the trick.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-12-24

One of the new things under the sun is
little publication issued in al Eastern
city to be used as reading lesson In
public schools. It is a simple leaf--the
publishers, out Of Difference, probably, to
the poetic spirit of the age in public
schools, call It a 'sleafet' and IN size 1t
IS about equal to half sheet of note pa-
per. L is devoted to the current topics
of the time and published once month.
In a certain way this is a good thing.
1t is a recognition of possibility which
has long been dimly Observation-Disclosures
possibility of permitting children to learn
something besides reading while studying
that art The absurdity OF combining the
pupils in our public schools to the litera-
ture and history of the past-as If those
alone contained any value as nodes or
lessons-has long been manifest; end
| there has been for some time a growing
disposition to mode4nize tho reading
| course and give it somewhat of current
interest. As step in this direction Size
publication referred to Is quite sigpitic-
ant.
But at best tits q half measure. If the
rising generation is 10 learn to read by
practicing upon something of current
interest, to the end that something may
be learned, why stop short OF the daily
paper? A ''leaaet" of selected items Of
current news once a month is better thsu
rigid confinement to the Crusades or ex-
tracts frofg Maeaulay; but If the daily
reading lesson were the daily news 1t
would be infinitely better. The school
boys or schoolgirls of to-day know init
nitely more of the war of the Roses and
the American Revolution than OF the
Afghan war or the Franco-Prussian war;
or even the war Of tine Rebellion. OF the
threatened war III the East they know
nothing; and it is part of the present
system that they shall know nothing.
Yet with 8 liberal use of the daily paper
IN place of the reading books now IN
vogue, both boys and girls could be keeps
| informed OF current events and at the
same time learn the art of reading qulto
as satisfactory as they now do. Indeed,
it is almost certain that they would learn
more satisfactorily; for interest IN, and
intelligent comprehension OF, what one
is reading must necessarily add very
much to the power of reading expFes-
sively and well. There are some daily
papers, of course, which could not prop
erly or safely be introduced into the
schools; but there are numbers of excel
lent papers like the Free Press, the New
York Evening Post, and others of SINH
lar high character, any one of which
could be introduced in the schools as a
daily reading lesson to far better purpose
than monthly publication like that
above referred to.-Detroit FTSe Press.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-12-24
SnObbery in New York.

The politest people in New York are
the beggars They are not, however,
the best people. The average business
man has not time to be polite. He is
too much engrosseyl in the pursuit of
money. So are the lawyers, and the
bankers, and the merchants, and all but
the beggars before mentioned. But for
them, gracious courtesy to strangers
would be one Of the "lost arts in New
York.
Snobbery increases in the metropolis
in proportion as wealth accumulates.
Money commands respect = manhood
none. Money is king; and, like all po-
tentates, it is somewhat of despot. It
is the sovereign before whom all bow.
The rich man draws TO himself power in
proportion to his wealth. The power he
acquires is derived from those who have
not wealth. Hence, insolent supercil-
iousness on the one hand, and cringing
seryility and crawling obsequiousness on
the other. are more apparent here than
in any other American city in which I
have ever had the opportunity Of observ-
alton. Wealth is the goal which all
strive to attain-without much regard to
the means employed
New York is the center of wealth and
the cradle of the achievement of the Ma
ton. It is the mother of all gigantic en-
teTprises, and at least the uncle of all
lesser ones. It is connected by ties of
consequently, more or less remote, with
all important undertakings. Sleepless
energy and tireless activity, combined
with holiness of purpose, stalwart
strength and courage, and monumental
self-conceit, with small conscience and
less compassion, make of the successful
New Yorker a modern Goliath, whom no
David with smooth pebble can slay.
There Is a sense of might, and power,
and bigness associated with everything
one meets here. Here are found the
ablest fnanciers, the widest politicians,
the ast1test lawyers and the most elo-
quent clergymen, as well as the most no.
torious scoundrels the Nation has ever
produced. The devil himself was un-
doubtedly born on Manhattan Island;
and there is abundant evidence that he
has always manifested q deep concern
about the place of his nativity. There is
a vast difference between the people of
the South and West and the people of
New York, which one accustomed to the
ways Of the former readily perceives.
There is an uublushing impudence and a
tranquil assumption Of superiority about
the people here which is excessively ex-
asperating to Western man.-.Nea0
York Letter
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-12-24
Turning the st. Lawrence.

A gigantic scheme of harbor improve
ments, costing 81, 900, 900, has just been
launched here, and if carried out, even in
modified form, will make Montreal one
of the finest harbors on this continent.
The plan is to divert the current of the
st. Lawrence opposite the city into the
channels between st. Helen's Island and
the southern shore, by having various
distractions removed from this channel,
and running a dam from Point st.
Charles, in the west end of the city, to
st. Helen's Island, midway in the river,
thus stopping the current from running
through the present main channel be-
tween the city and ST. Helen's Island. -
Montreal PdDer.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-12-24
A Iananese Rill.of.Fare.

In the last number of the Revue Brit.
antique is published an interesting ac-
count of a modern japanese dinner-paI-
ty, from which we extract the following
extraordinary menu, recommending it to
the attention of those who may desire to-
introduce some startling novelties into
the art of dining, as practiced in these
islands: Boiled ducks, chopped pigeons,
bird 's-nest soup, roast mutton and bam-
boo buds, mussels and crabs, tea cakes,
turtle soup, black rats roasted witla
sweet sauce, salt fish, roast pork with
rice patties, preserved melOn-seeds,
stuffed sea-frogs, walnuts stewed with
betel leaves, ices. and fruits. Various
wines were served during this amazing
entertainment. The center of the table
was occupied by huge, covered bowl,
containing a good store of sea-fieas, set
swimming in Burgundy just before the
guests sat down to dinner. By the time
the meal was over these vivacious in
sects had become sufficiently inebriated
to exhibit an abnormal and eccentric
activity, so that, when the cover re.
straining their saltatory exercises was
removed at dessert, they afforded excel
lent sport to the Japanese gentlemen
present, who displayed remarkable
smartness in catching them with ivory
chop-sticks, and in subsequently eating
them alive. To British apprehensions
this may appear q somewhat revolving
repast; but, remembering that many
dishes which they and the Chinese en-
Joy have ugly names that misrepresent
their real character, we should suspend
our Judgment until we hear what the
delicacies mentioned are. Bird's-nest
soup, for instance, is a very different
thing from what people who have never
been to China suppose it to be, and it is
quite possible that even the black rat
may be species of ground game IN
known in this country, but not less edi-
BILE for all that. We confess, however,
that the sea-frog and sea-feas require q
good deal of explanation.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-12-24
A Mexican Market.

The market, says a Mexico correspon-
dent of the Alta California, furnishes
an abundance of eggs, chickens, cheese
and milk. Fish can most always be had,
being brought from the Santiago River,
twenty miles distant. In my next [ will
write in respect to this river. A nice
chicken can be bought for real and a
medic is 3-4 cents), and a dozen of eggs
for the same. The cheese mostly used
is called panda, and comes in the form
of small cakes, is white and soft, and
eaten when freshly made. Milk is
brought into town on the backs of ami
mails, and is plenty and cheap. There is
belief that it is dangerous to drink it in
any quantity and clear; that, if glass of
it be drank, and the person becomes
excited or angry, the chemical affinities
of the milk and blood are such that a
poison is produced that creates immediate
death. Flour sells for u cents per
pound. The amount used is considerable,
Notwithstanding that tortillas, or corn
cakes, are necessity in every family.
The bread and cakes are all furnished by
the baker. The bread is made in the form
of rolls, which are sold at cents each.
Of the sweet bread, there is great
variety, and each family, in purchasing,
procures the assortment. 1t is made
into small cakes of different shapes, and
sold at from to 3 cents each.
The entire ignorance of the value and
use Of stoves of course necessitates a
simplicity in the art of cooking, and the
excellence of the production of the
cocinera is very remarkable, when this is
considered. There is not a stove in use
in Topic The original, antique furnace,
that has been in use from the time of the
Spaniards, is still cherished as superior
to any modern innovation. 1t is simply
of brick, Of convenient height, with an
opening on top to contain charcoal,
which is the only fuel used, and on top
of which the cooking utensil is placed.
An opening underneath furnishes draft.
All the cooking utensils are made by the
Indians from clay. They are oil glazed;
some ornamented with colors, and are
cheap but frail. They are all sizes,
from spoonful up to ten gallons. They
are brought into the towns On the backs
Of Indians and donkeys, packed in crates,
and are offered for sale about the Plaza
on Sunday. This is on important in
dustry, as all families must use more or
less, and the constant breakage creating
q continual demand.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-12-24
TWAS FESE NSshT REFORE CHRIST.
MAS
BIZ EDGAR rAwcErr.


With snow in pale volumes, by savage winds hurled
The night before Christmas has wrapt the wil'
worlds
And nos 70 its noises the little ones bark
" There the nursery window looks forth on the dark
" hie weirdly against the black blank Of the sky
Those phantoms Of suow-ciotd pass huIrying BIZ,
The brains OF the Children shape form after form
tr,m out the wgn vapory whirl of the storm;
dugo li1ns that ramp; mighty horse that pFance;
y hite yaR0wing whales Of pTodigious expanse--
fill now they disc IN strange figure whose back,
Is bent by the weight Of pondeToua pack,
and streaming IN front u him, palmer than day,
The beard Of KRIS Kringls like blown ocean spray
An, happy Dung dreamers, dream as ye will
See merry ST. Nicholas trudgiDg to fill,
Through harsh wintry gusts, with benevolent tread
lhe stockings YOU hang beside maLtei or bed
aug iaSt your delusion, soft dinlp'ei arms,
4 nd gain while you can its ilIusory charms
loo soon will reslity's hand tear aside
lhe swee vail Of fancy whose ilaments hide,
Like the blemsh, deep-sunk in the roses red youth
mat stern disappointment, life's aefuai truth
Z nj yet, darling q alots content il your creed,
bow best were your fate through the future indeed
u each diseHchantment on ejrth left behind
such precious result as awakening to find
That ~ place of your Santa Claus, wrought from a
cloud,
Was the love that engirds you, fond, vigil MT,
proud
Love eager TO bring, ere the morrow shall rise,
Sew niirth to your laughter, light to your evesl
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-12-24
Carlotta.

The ex- Empress Carlotta has FORUM
ately lost all memory of her Mexican
experience, never making any allusion t
it. The unhappy princess IN the dark
ness Of her mind still retains the habits
of court etiquette, exacts all ceremonious
adiuncts, even to gaurd of honor, and
always attires herself in handsome cos
tune for dinner. The only visitor whom
she consents to see is Queen Maria Hem
riette, who shows a kindly devotion to
the invalid which does her honor.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-12-24

q1sets
A banquet was to be given to the
General by one of the Japanese digni-
taries, and SO much of the learning and
the power of the japanese was to be
represented that the General was anx-
ious to have his share of the entertain
ment well conducted. Mrs. Grant was
accordingly requested to be in readiness
at certain hour, so that there would be
no delay. When the hour arrived she
had not made her toilet. The General
sent to her and found that she had a
Japanese silk peddler in her room. The
mans wares were spread all around, and
she was asking prices and trying to make
bargain. 1t was time to start, and the
General went ahead in his vehicle, leav-
ing a member Of his travelling company
at the hotel to follow with Mrs. Grant
as soon as she was ready. This gentle
man paced the hall for an hour, waiting
for the ex-President's wife. She was
deep in business with the silk peddler,
and apparently forgot all about the BAN
quet At length the peddler went away,
pleased at the sales he had made, and
Mrs. Grant began to make her toilet.
She hurried on her things" and at
length was ready. As the vehicle was
on the way to the banquet-hall, Mrs.
Grant spied her husband returning.
Dinner was over, and he was on his way
back, covered with flowers and decora-
tions and laden with presents. "Good-
ness me r exclaimed Mrs. Grant
"there's Ulyss. know he's mad from
the way he looks. Stop and let me get
out. She quickly descended from the
carriage, got-into the one occupied by
the General, and returned to the hotel.
She said to her escort the next day that
"Ulyss was so mad he hadn't spoken to
her yet" The incident did not escape
Grants Boswell" but it was not re-
corded.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-12-24
NeYAr Tell a Lie

A lady in this city missed a quarter Of
dollar, and charged oneof the cherubs
that it had taken it for the purpose of
giving an impetus to the candy and fruit
trade. The cherub put in a general de-
NAL, but the mother insisted he was
guilty. Not long after the missing
money was found In the mothers peck
ct, and the cherub exculpated. He was
disposed to be triumphant about his
yindication, but his mother suppressed