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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-21
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W,aur,-crn,- l. IN 1uro
WARRINGTON, Jan. 20 1850.
To the President OF the HORqRS National S,lfruoe As
eactoIio, Ey;-oI,SyB (fydy SYITDfou

ISOLATION, Elizabeth CIGty Stanton:
DEAR MADAM: | want TO do something TO show
my gratitude for the beautiful floral tribute of the
eOlored people of the District to the memory of my
dear mother. Will you, therefore, present in nv
name and the name of Mrs. Motifs children the
photograph of Mrs. Mott which was on the stage at
our convention to the institution that admits
within its doors any and all without regard to
color. sex, or previous coRditinn-the Howard Uni
versity. which know includes also all natienali-
ties. To such an institution ii that this pic
tire should be presented.
With sincere regret that cannot be present at
the reception this evening TO you and Miss An
thony, am gratefully yours.
EDWARD NJ DAVIS
At the conclusion of the ceremonies an informal
meeting was held, and cordial vote of thanks
extended to mine host SpOifOrd for the many
courteses extended by him to the association.
Most of the members of the association will leave
for their homes to-day and this evening.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-21
.aIserpev D.,r, Warou.-

At sos street northwest near Ninth. The Onl
reliable place in the city for genuine baths.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-21
Second Samo GOODS
SECONDHAND
CLOTHING, BOOTS AND SHt y

Persons wishing to dispose Of tine above a...'7
DO well TO call at ". wALShNS. -1I ID stree. 90
orNinth street northwest. As Do nay o"H '''
and repairing. 1 tterefors can anal SAL pr. from -
10 per cent. higher than any dealer 10 ;''- .-''
RTOrderS By mail promptly attended 10
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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-21


me, mister! I'll give you the other cent
"Itsecms that the man had been away out West
for some years, and coming back somewhat under
the influence of liquor he imagined that the fare
had been raised to six cents what it is in Baltimore
and other cities, and when pulled up my punch
he took it for revolver. 1t is right mean-lOok-
ing sort of an instrument, and I've noticed that
good many persons have been frightened when
displayed it."
Have you got acquainted with any prominent
people who are i'll the habit of riding the street.
cars
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-21


as have seen since commenced to bea conductor
on Washington street car. There is one old man
who jumps on my every day at the Capitol on
my midday trip from the Navy-Yard and rides to
Georgetown. lie never leaves the car when we
get to Georgetown, but waits until come back
leaving it at the same place where he got on. He
is a very plcasant-Spoken old person, but never
goes farther in his conversation than passing the
compliments of the day. Why he always gets on
my car don't know.
"a curious incident happened on my car the
other day that startled the passengers for little
while. A gentleman got on at the corner of Sixth
and the Avenue and went to him to get his fare
He handed me a nickel and raised up my punch
to register the fare when he started in his seat ex
claiming:
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-21

RNEe IF NOT ARE SUFFERING FROM NEU-
~ ralgia, Headache, TOothache, or any pain, one
application of Fluid Lightning will relieve YOU Sold
only AZ C0JGHLINS, Masonic Temple. nO26
RGs@ HoMEOPATHICN IEDICINES ofEVERY
~ kind, Humphreys Specifics, Extract Witch
Hazel Imperial Granum, and other food for infants
at COUGHIISS.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-21
Dr. yes; there are a great number of


"a well-known Western Representative and his
wife take ride the street ears regularly every
evening. They do not patronize any one line of
cars particularly, but go on them all. When they
get on this line they generally go far George
town. then down TO the Nayy-Yard and back.
Walt Whitman, when he was here. used to have
passion for riding on the street ears. He would
always go out with the driver on the front plat
form-it made no difference how cold it was.
Nearly all the drivers came to know him, and they
all liked him, because he was very Sociable and
chatty. Before the street were started. about
ISL when the
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-21
Special 2Iofices.

e|@ THE ARLINGTON FIRE ms. co.
kS for the District of Columbia.
~
Walter S. Cox, President. VIM. King VicePresdent.
c. B. Maury, Treasurer. Frank T. Rawlings Secy.
Office:
15O5 Pennsylvania avenue, north of L. S. Treasury
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-21

GermaIl-imerlcan National BANK, mas hed bill
in equity against Mr.. B. L. keyser, the receiver,
ct al praying injunction TO restrain the sale of
lot TO- square 403. Mr. Hitz gave the defendant
deed of trust on this property to secure his in
debtednesS TO the Communication National
Bank, and now sale is threatened in default of
payment. Mr.. Hitz complains that the amount of
Indebtedness has not been ascertained, and there
fore there could be no default. restraining order
has been granted by Justice Cox, Feturnable
tha
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-21

used to run over this same route he was acct!S-
toned to take Il ride every day on them. In those
days the fare was passed up to the driver of the
omnibus through a hole in the roof Men were
trusted then and they didn't have bell punches,
patent fare-boxes, and spoilers 10 dog man, as
they have now
q Do they have spoilers OH the cars now"
Sharp County record., 1881-05-19
The Love OF Appreciation.

Praise is well nigh universally &C.
ceptable. Men of the highest position
appreciate it and are gladdened when il
is rendered them. The Individual who
thinks himself superior to it is much de
ceived as to his own heart The Creator
has so formed us that our own happi-
ness is greatly affected by the opinion
others entertain OF US. Only men who
have become brutalized by self-indui,
gence or avarice can reach a state OF
mind in which they care not for the ap,
proval of their fellows.
There are those who conceive that the
love of appreciation is an unholy desire
which should be conquered with the
lusts and affections of the flesh. Others
look on il ii not ~ 4 iii
ty. Some men, alas. make themselves
in their religious life 50 entirely disa-
greeable that no one can speak well oi
them, and they flatter themselves that
this demonstrates their faithfulness to
the Master. One who has rightly learned
Christ may be compelled to take a
course which exposes him to reproaeh,
and while duty demands that he endure
it, he is not insensible to it, and would
much rather pursue path in which he
might have the smiles OF men.
1t is recorded to the credit of the
Sharp County record., 1881-05-19

early church that they had favor with
the people, and by the very means by
which we may gain popular approval
we may also glorify God. Our Lord
taught his disciples, "Let your light so
shine before men that they may see
your good works and glorify your Fa-
ther, which is in Heaven" 1t is i'm
possible for any to promote the divine
glory without some praise be given to
themselves, and this is according to the
divine declaration, "Them that honor
me will honor"
The great thing is that in our love Of
appreciation we have the praise of good
men. A Christian man, however sim
cere his conviction that he is in the
right, will be only panied when he finds
that his course gains him the praise of
the wicked and pains his fellow-dis-
eiples. If we can have the appreciation
Of the world consistently with having
that of the gOdly, we may be glad, but
no appreciation is worthy of aChristians
regard if he cannot know that other
Christians approve his course.
| Oul lONC vi dpplOudOlOu utcuS W Do
constantly regulated by desire that
our actions shall please God. Many it
is to be feared, like the old Pharisees,
Glove the praise of men more than the
praise of God"-but to a Christian no
praise can be welcome which is gained
by any act which cannot be fearlessly
left to the divine inspection and APP
proval Gods "well done" is worth
more than all the praises which can be
gained by treason against His authori-
ty, let it be deemed ever so small.
If we value the praise of good men,
we ought ourselves honestly and hearth
ly to praise those who deserve it.
Flattery is despicable, but the honest
expression of approval is right. The
pastor can appreciate it from his flock,
and that minister will gain more who
does not declaim on delinquencies but
is hearty in praise Of well-doing. So in
the family. Many parents could bind
the hearts of children far more strongly
to themselves if they would be as quick
to perceive things to praise as thev are
to see those they censure, and would be
half as prolific in their words concern
ing them AS a general thing praises
are left till those whom they might have
cheered have gone from us forever
Baptist Weekly.
Sharp County record., 1881-05-19
Chinese Table Etiquette.

Ting Lang Ho, an educated China
man, writes as follows: According to
the teaching of Confucius, no conver-
sation must be carried on at table.
This precept of Confucius, disagreeable
though it must seem to many, prevents
many endorsements at table, namely,
ones being interrupted when he tries
to speak at table, and the boisterous-
ness with which some carry on conver-
sation at table. Chinese etiquette re-
quires all to begin to eat at the
same time, but each one before
he begins to eat generally says,
Let us begin which is accompanied
by gesture with the chopsticks In
finishing ones meal, the same gesture
is used, but not the same words lie
says then to those who are still eating,
DO not be in haste II is customary
for the elders to help the younger to
those dishes which he cannot reach,
but in receiving etiquette requires him
or her to rise. In eating at Chinese
table neither ones body nor his dress
must touch the table, and great strict
ness in regard to ones position is en-
forced. Il is not according to Chinese
etiquette to look around when one is
eating, or to stare at one another
Remarks made on the food and the
smacking of ones lips are Qm sorry to
saw allowable in Chinese etiquette.
The chopsticks, when one is not using
them. must be placed on the table close
together, perpendicular to the spoon.
According to Chinese etiquette it is
rude for one to finish too soon; one must
try to keep together with the rest,
though it is becoming for interiors to
finish little before their superiors, but
not little too late. Reading of peri
odicals is strictly forbidden, but letters
are allowed if they are very important.
One very seldom asks for an excuse
from table in China, but every one goes
at the same time" "-AnlberSt (HaSS.)
Gazette.
Sharp County record., 1881-05-19
"The Benefit of the Clergy"

We often hear the phrase "the benefit
of the clergy" Blackstone explains
this to mean that the English law ex-
empted the clergy from punishment for
certain crimes. Priests and students
for orders could be exempted once,
but when so exempted, were branded
in the hand to expose them if applying
second time for "the benefit of the
clergy" ..
A similar benefit or exemption was
granted the peers, without the brand
ing. The main purpose was "the benefit
of the clergy" but so highly for the
same cause was the ability to read
priced that even the retainers of the
clergy who could read were allowed this
benefit also. .. #
1t seems almost incredible that in
tracing this remarkable law from the
middle of the twelfth century to the
middle of the sixteenth century the
English Parliament seemed to regard it
a less pardonable crime for peer Of
the realm, a priest of the church, or
candidate for the priesthood not to
know how to read his mother tongue,
than to be guilty of burglary, highway
robbery, or horse-stealing. For all
these provisions required as the con-
dition of exemption were that the
person should be able to read, so that
those who could notread except peers
were hanged. Whilst this law was
in force it showed the morals of the
clergy and peers to no great advantage,
but at the same time revealed the under
current of popular opinion as ex-
pressed in a law in favor of education.
--Interi0r.
Sharp County record., 1881-05-19
Fall OF a Mighty Pine.

Mr.. F. H. Furniss, of this town, while
at his cabin in the woods near Crystal
Spring, Yates County, last week cut
down one of the large pine trees near
his cabin. The tree inclined towards
the house, and. although over 100 feet
from it, was dangerous. as storm
might send it crashing through the
cabin. 1t was felled by saving and
driving wedges, in order to throw it in
an opposite direction. The tree, white
pine, was sound as a dollar, over four
feet through and 175 feet IN height, the
rings on its stump indicating its age at
315 years, and the experienced men who
felled it say it will cut 1000 feet of lum-
Der, nearly all clear stuff, and at the
price of lumber would make it worth
$3.50. 1t was monarch of the forest
and was fifty years of age when Shakes
peare died Its fall was simply grand
and terrible, the day being clear and
bright not breath of air stirring. The
word was given. "All ready, look out
for yourself" a blue dull, unearthly
roar filed the air, a whirlwind of over
whelming noises surrounded us as it
crashes and cuts a swathe through trees
of more than a foot in diameter and
broke off like pipe-stems. The very
earth groans and trembles at the stu
pendous tumult, while the shrill scream
of the air through its branches sounded
as if the internal spirits Of HadeS
had left the bottomless pit and were
now shrieking the death howlings of
the damned, and behold, the monarch
of the woods lay prone upon its mother
earth after rule of over 300 years. -
Waterloo IN. y. Observer.
Sharp County record., 1881-05-19
Sunday-SchOOl Lessons.
The VIII of God.

1t is only in secondary sense that
suffering can ever be said to be the will
of God. His wish is expressed in His
laws; obedience to His laws brings
health and happiness and peace; DISC
bedience brings suffering. His will Is
that men should obey His laws; but
that if they do not obey they shall suffer-
The suffering is warning against diso-
bedience, and dissuasive from it.
1t is true that men are SO linked to-
gether by ties of hereditary and of
social organization that suffering may
come upon me as result of the disobe-
dience of my ancestors or my neighbors.
Sometimes by diligence and patience |
can reach the causes of this suffering
and remove them; when can, that is
my duty; when can not, then right,
reason and filial trust calls on me to
submit.
Suppose | come into the world with a
hereditary tendency to consumption or
paralysis, the result of the disobedience
of some of my ancestors to the laws of
health. Now, it may be possible for
me, by prudence and temperance, to
counteract these tendencies, and to pre-
serve and confirm my health. There
are remedial and restorative forces in
my physical system that may repair the
damages that may have been entailed
upon me, if those damages are not too
serious. 1t is my business to give these
remedial forces a chance to do their
proper work. They are the highest
and most perfect expression in my ma
ture of the will of God; and it is this
part of the viii, Of God that l must be
most careful to have done.
But it is possible that the injuries
which l have inherited are so serious
that the natural remedial forces will
not repair them, no matter how great
care | may exercise; when this is so |
must submit. Shall l say that the
suffering which endure as the conse-
quence of these inherited injuries, by
which my days are burdened and my
life is shortened, comes upon me by the
will of Godp Yes, there is no other
way of explaining it. 1t is in the
nature of things that disobedience
should bring suffering not only to him
who destroys, but often to his children,
and children's children for many gen.
erations, and the nature of things, as
Mr.. Joseph Cook says, 'is the outcome
of Gods choice" The universe is so
made that sin not only inhicts but en-
tails suffering, and God made the uni
verse. The suffering that is inherited
is not, however, penalty; it is no sign
that God is displeased with me, it may
be means of grace to me, if | will
rightly use it. And this is where the
duty of submission comes in, the pa
tient endurance of ills that cannot be
mended is part of the divine discipline
in which we must all be exercised.
There are plenty of pains and inirmi-
ties that we are not to blame for, and
that we cannot help; we may not always
understand the reason of them, but we
do know that the God underw whose wise
laws they are visited upon US is infinite
Love, and that in some way, if we
rightly use them, they will work to.
gether for good to us. and, therefore,
in the midst of such suffering, we are
ready to say to Him, "Thy will be done T"
Washington GLADDEN..
Sharp County record., 1881-05-19
Rehgiuus.
MELTING SHOWS.

Deep Under snow the mountain world
For many week had lain;
Deep i'm my heart for many year
Had hid its viewleSs pain.
There came a day of warmer sun
From out the winter sky.
And premonitionS of the spring
Went wandering softly by.
And 10, a bit Of earth revealed!
And 10, at little feet
Pressing the cold and cherries sod,
One pansy, pure ana sweet!
"Pansies for thoughts" and oh, for me
This pansy of the snow
Has thoughts that deeper shan the depths
OF mountain bases go:
Thoughts of my little baby flower
Beneath the mOundei sod;
Thoughts of the baby life that lives
Forevermore with God.
Oh. gently falls the glistening snow
Where he so long has lain!
Oh, gently fall the years of God
Upon my bitter pain!
Fall deeper yet, Oyears of Godl
There comes another day
When winds from Off the hills beyond
Shall melt your SHOWS away.
And many dear, long-hidden thing
Shall then be brought to light;
And then, who knows but my lost Face
Shall bloom again as bright
As this wee blossom, hid so long
But waiting tenderly
Till it could bring 10 me thought
Of immortality?
john W. Chadwick, in Christian Uflton.
Sharp County record., 1881-05-19
AN OLD STORY.


rishpy,nan John is brave and strong
~Anc more beave on the coast than he;
Uefwns a co. tage and fishing smack,
ksnur rs ever need be;
Ar,d.vhat is truer than could wish,
Waterman John loves me.
Offcn and often when day is done,
Min smiling lips and eager eyes
HacDmes TO WOO me. n every way
That a man may try he tries
Td ,<ip me-but that be can never do,
Though he WOO me till he dies.
Fisnnrfnsn Jack is q poorer man
Hoowns NOT cottage nor hshlng smack;
Bltuwinnng voice and smile IS MIS-
And brow that is never black. :,
Whv should I break my heart to tell
Bntl-luve Fisherman Jack.
He loves not me, but every night
He sits at the feet of Kate Mahon;
Never aiheart has she for him,
F6fshe loves Fisherman John,
Wbsca no more for love OF hers
Than the sea he sails upon.
Oftan. I'VE wonder, do Kate and |,
1hat fate should cross us so cruelty,
we mink of the lovers we do not love,
Ana dream Of what life would be
II ohly Fisherman John loved her
And Fisherman Jack loved me.
Charlotte Perry, IN CdtVorhlaH'
Sharp County record., 1881-05-19

After careful and protracted in
quiry the authorities of the Pennsylya-
MIA Railroad have come to the conelu-
sion that soft steel rails wear away less
tif1sfr iTsgTI d, UUUaUS6 the HIIle particles
which rise on the surface Of steel rail
break off under the wheels when the
rail is hard and hammer down when it
is soft.
Sharp County record., 1881-05-19

"A contributor to a Toronto paper
plaintively asks it to explain that be.
y T0t5 56HaTOrS - where the types
made it read Lunatics." He can find
sympathy in the editor of Pennsylva-
mia paper which suggested the other
day that its district needed an addition
al Jaw judge.
Sharp County record., 1881-05-19

Up to the present date no bare,
scrawnv-armed young lady has ex-
pressed the least alarm over smallpox,
or even limited at vaccination. And 1T
Is noticed that the well-rounded arms
always come under the scraper OF the
Young unmarried doctors. --~Neo Haee"
ReQtSter.
Sharp County record., 1881-05-19

Russell Ward, of Royalston, Mass,
has been sentenced to pay a fine and
costs, amounting to Sl14, for not prop
erly caring for his stock. His barn had
no doors and his cattle were insufficient
Is fed.
Sharp County record., 1881-05-19

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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-06-18
THE SITUATION IN VIRaINIA.
From the sedalia Democrat.l

AS far "a the democrats are con-
cerned in Virginis-and when we say
democrats We mean the great bulk OF
the decent people-the situation is
just as good as it could be. 1t is su-
preme folly to undertake to array
any considerable number Of white
people of that state against the dem
ocratic party. They have no idea OF
deserving their own race. They have
accorded to the negro all his rights
as citizen. They have employed
him, fed him, paid him, treated him
well, voted by his side, educated his
children, and done their duty to him
as they understood it; and they are
not going to stultify themselves nor
confess by joining new party COM
posed mostly of negroes, and clamer-
ing for justice to the negro, that the
whites have hitherto done injustice
to that race. Malone is much better
known there than here, anu he is not
nearly as big man at home as he
appears elsewhere. The democrats
outside have no need to be afraid of
the result in Virginia. If the balance
of us do as well, 1884 will have
something about it like the dawn of
millennium.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-06-18
IRISH TURNp1KEs.

The following is the method of mac
adamizing in Ireland, as described by
correspondent OF the Chicago Times:
FIRST, the road-Ded is carefully grad
ed, then deep bitches or drains are
cut on each side, where drainage ia
necessary, and filed with cobble-
stones, larger in the bottom and
smaller Oh top aud up to the surface.
Next some solid rock is procured aud
broken up into pieces which would
be equivalent to six or eight inches
square, but the object is not to have
them in any particular shape. These
broken rocks are then taken and set
in by hand on the grade as a pave.
ment with the largest end down, the
spawls filed intO the interstices.
Next are procured some gravel and
clay mixed, the largest proportion
gravel, q layer of which, say from
four 70 six inches deep, is spread on
top of the payment. This is called
"blinding." aud when completed, to-
gether with the paving, makes q
tough, strong and elastic sheet. Next
q layer six inches deep of broken
stone is put on of a size which will
drop through three.inch ring. Next
is another layer of binding, four
inches deep; thcn a layer OF broken
stone, of size to drop through two
inch ring. When the road has been
used for such time that 1t shows any
inequalities on the surface, another
layer Of broken stone is put on, aud
the road is complete, and it is the
most complete road made aud easiest
kept in repair.