The Worthington advance., 1881-08-18
Things i'm General.

The house OF representatives of New
Hampshire has passed bill redistricting the
state for the election of representatives in
congress upon the passage of the national
apportionment act. allotting New Hamp-
shire two representatives, being one less
than under the old apportionment.
The Sun states that the famous "On to
Richmond" articles which appeared IN the
New York Tribune during the war were
As the odium of having published them at
tached to Mr.. Greedy, and as he is general
ly believed to have been their author, his
friends and admirers will be glad to learn
that they were not the production of the
great Journalists pen.
The Vicksburg, Miss, Heraldis remind
ed by the outrages occurring in Arkansas
OF similar ones that occurred for few
years after j. NJ. Stone became governor
But he soon put stop to them, and now
there is hardly more orderly state in the
Union than Mississippi"
The London World, in speaking of the
professional politician in America, admits
that such person does really exist in Eng
land. and that he sits on one side or the
other OF the house Of commons. Some of
the finest spirits in the United States, re-
fusing to take part in the public life of
their country, have, says the London
World, sought refuge in literature, whose
presiding spirit and genius have as little as
possible in common with the actual affairs
OF American life. The same thing says that
journal, will occur in England
The Spanish Ell impartial has discov-
cred that Portugalis awaking from the leth-
arey in which for many years she has been
kept by the "perfdious cajoleries of tho
cnnn,nv Enu1ish 1iD1op,ocu on1 ic1 1,ooou,
ing exceedingly fond of Spain, from which
country for a long period she has. in view
of the latter's national bankruptcy and an
almost chronic state of civil war, keep Sc
verely aloof. Englands sole bond of SYM
pathy with Portugal has hitherto been gen.
orally supposed to be port wine.
us this an American city?" is one Of the
headings given by New York paper to an
article on the curiosities of the marriage and
birth records of the metropolis. OF the
2, ,228 couples married during the last quar-
ter, IS per cent. of the men were of foreign
birth; and 81 per cent. of the women were
natives. OF the G, ,632 children born during
that period. only l .796 had Americans both
for father and mother. The deaths num-
bered 81. 937, Of which only $3.50 were
deaths of persons of full American parent
age.
Inc OlsnOp OF carlisle says tQaC ne once
told one of the chief portrait painters of
our day that he had heard q third person
remark that when the artists pictures came
to be looked at in future centuries people
would say: How handsome our ancestors
were!" Then said the celebrated painter
to the bishop: II assure you honestly
that 1 have never yet succeeded in commit
ting to canvas one half the beauty I have
seen in my face that have ever painted"
There can hardly be fuller acknowledge
ment of the power Of intellectual express
sion.
Said Mrs. Younghusband, Charley, why
is it you never talk with me as you did he.
fore VIC were married? notice that you
talk fast enough with other VOL. en-" Dear
est, replied Charley, without taking his
eyes off his newspaper, don't You know
TINT people talk to conceal their thoughts?
l have nothing to conceal from you, love-"
In another moment he was deep in the
stock market ports, while something that
sounded very much like "humbug" trem-
bied on the lips of Mrs. Younghusband as
she slowly left the room.