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The St. George union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1880-1882, 1881-11-01
Correspondence.

Thnrber, Fremont Valley, Nov. as, 1881.
Editor Union This valley is about IS miles
hong and will average miles wide. The weather
is mild now; no snow on the ground. Stock is
doing well on the range. The people are fixed
very comfortable EGE, - 81
Hunting ducks and deer, and catching fish are
the sports of the boys. II. Burgess killed deer
the other day, which, when dressed, weighed $40
pounds. :. =,
@oing well. ~. ~, =
The Produce yield Of the valley i. 1900 eps!'eis
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-02-03

SPECIAL RATES FOR CENTRE COUNTY PEOPLE
Liberal reduction to jurymsa and others attending
Court. u. r. PETEgS. Prop'r
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-02-03
Farm for Sale.
HAVING determined to Farm
L L les land, and farm " better" tho subscriber
offers for sale ono Of he two farms he occupies

H les land and farm It better. tho subscriber
offers for sale Of he two farms he occupies
IN HOWARD TOWNSHIP
This farm :. located the north sihr of tie Raid
E,slc creek nearly orppsi" tho Borough Of Howard.
It has frontage q - rols tn" creek with high
bank which never oycrGyws
1t contains 10 II land OF css about 10
q which Is cleared The remainder /. woodland.
II is well ~atcrcd. having besides th~ creek front
age, well at the house, spung run travrr.ink the
whole length II the vao" and several .prings in tho
arlds at least Of which are very nr oncs aud
situated to b" easily ripcd to the building.
The buildings beautifully located upon roll Of
lanI few r.-. from tho creek upon tn. public ruah
leading up and down The crock and within ton min.
ute' Walk II the pat oee depot aud ehurrhc.
u Howard BlrouSh.
The house /. frame, and nearly new. II i 50S3G n
in size, tao fu stories high. containing sight large
ruon'. With hall bo,h NJ stair. Ani vn beside =
arstcass cellar aud attic. both Of which are the full
siEc Of tho house.
Conveniently noar this {. good hank barn. slso
nearly new II is q by 80 feet containing two eI.
csIlently finished thrashing noor,. god ErAnary,
lr.t .tabng aud has attached to t largo corn
crit. aud wagon shed lGNl5 feet, With NOV over
head.
A portion u the land /, veil adapted 70 timothy.
AID has yielded for its present ownrr high three
tons hrst elass hay prr good r X. Drsisfisk
hs, balinE machine. and Fairbanks scacs for weigh
ing The bale. are nov Ia the barn and uil h s9ld
With the farm, II desired
othsr parts Il she land are vsll suited 70 tobsooo
culture, and yielded number crop last
Farms wih - many advantages s' this are rarely
offered for ale IL viii 10 .od at fair price and
I rnaa-nahla irrrns
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-02-03
CENTRAL
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL
(Eighh Normal School District
LOCK HAVEN, CLINTON co, PA.
4. \. RAUB, \. NJ, Principal.
THIS SCHOOL, Q

| 'hlS SChOOI, aS nj present con-
',itu'ed, oner' tn" very hest facilities for Pro
frssionsl and Classical learning.
HuldiuEs 'paeiou., iuvtiaE and ooumoious; com
p-t.ly heated hy -tsam we'll ventilated aud furnish.
ed with bountful supply Of pure water, .of spring
water.
Location hoAl,bful and eAsy of arr..s
Surrounding srsnEfS unsuua.sed
Teachers experienced, efficient, aud alive 10 theIi
v0tk.
Discipline, hrrn and Kind, uniform aud thorough.
Expense moderate
Frty ernt' seek deduction 70 those preparing 70
tcarh
Students admitted at any time.
Coursss 4 study pr~scrilsd BY the State: Model
scbool. IL. Preparatory III. Elementary, ~. Sci.
enuho.
,pJrScT oouHsp
7 Academic. II Commercial III Maslr " Art.
The Elementary aud sef-utihc o0ursss are Pro-
ios.unAl, aud stui~uis gfairaiinE therein receive
Ef~es Mater of the Elements. and Matter 4 the
Sciences. Graduates In the other course. receive
NorHsl Csftiaestos of their Atiainmsats signed BY
The Professional roarsNs are literal. and ar. 10
thotuuEtusss not Inferior n those q our t colleges
The State requires hiEhsr order Il citizenship
The timcs demand IL II 10 one af the IFins oij~st
Of this srhunl % help g. 10 ~ furnishing Intel
Esut aud sfitiebt teachers f1r her srhr8is To ih,
snh II spleit' 4onnE ferson' q Epo1 abilities spd
god purv--es-fhose uho d~sir. 90 Improve thsft
time and ihnit tal~nts. students. 7. sll such l'
promises Aid IN dsssuT}ng their Fg=srs and ain anaaui
opporunti-a for w.l Paid labor after leaving sshOo
for Catalogue and terms address the PRINCIPAL
HosRH THts7TEss
stuckhuldeTs Trusiss.-J. u HArton. " n 4 n
Beat, Jaooh Hrcwn. = " Hlskf1rd. samuel Christ, A
y RsHh. R g. Cook. 7. c. Hptis. Es4 O Knitting
y Mccormick. Esq. ". v. Rankin Wm u Htusn
StaiS Truste1s--IIru \. q Curtin Hoo n I. DEF
f.nlaeh. Gen Isss~ Merrill Hon. William BiFisr
c. whaley. =. Miller MrCurmick. Es7
oTftcTus
Hon. WILLIAM RlgLER. President Cl~arfslA Pa
Gen. JEssE MERRILL. v rre.iasni. Loek Haven, ?.
: NILLAK MCCORMICK. secretary.
THOMAS YARnLEY. Treasurer
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-02-03
WOODWARD SEMINARY.
Boarding ard rsy s:hool fer Yauas Lad!si
and Little Children.

SECOND AND LOCUST STREETS,
HARRISBURG, PA.
Regular term ~iil begin SEPTEMBER IN, 1879
Course Of siudy-Classie and srisntidc. With Music
and Art
Beard and tuition from izso to $50 ycar and no
extras.
Por circulars aud al desirable information address
I-Hm PRINCIPAL
CARAVANS HOTEL,
~ Opposite Court House, BEJLEFoSTH, PA
TERMS tl.2s PER DAY.
Eood Livery attached IL
The Portland daily press., 1881-03-11
Some Talk about Monopolies.

lPecks Sun.
We know that it's fashionable for people TO
talk about the great monopolies, the railroads,
and show how they are sapping the life-blood
from the farmers by arranging facilities for
transporting wheat worth forty cents bushel
in store pay, without railroads, to a market
where the farmer realizes nearly dollar a
bushel i'll cash. Demagogues ring the changes
on these monopolies, tell how the directors
ride in palace cars and drink wine from the
proceeds of the millions of dollars invested in
railroads, though they never mention the fact
that the railroads have made it possible for
farmers to give up driving OK teams and ride
after horses that can trot in 24O We presume
that railroad managers like to get pretty
good dividend on their investments, but do
they get better dividend than farmers do on
some of their investments? Do you know of
any farmer that ever complained that his
produce was selling too high? If you complain
at paying eight dollars for a jag of crows nest
wood during snow blockade, does he argue
with you to show that he is a monopolv or
does he tell you that if you don't want il yon
needn't have it? Now, talking of railroad
men manipulating stock, and taking adyan
tage of raise, how is it about eggs? Within
the last two months there has been the worst
corner on eggs that the world has ever seen
and the dividends that farmers have received
on their investments have been so enormous
that they must blush for shame unless thew
are soulless corporations. Now, for instance,
The Portland daily press., 1881-03-11

farmer paid twenty-five cents for good
average hen the 1st of December. Before the
| lst of February that hen has laid five dozen
eggs which were worth two dollars and half
Take out five cents for food two cents for the
society that the hen has enjoyed, and there is a
clear profit of two dollars and forty-three
cents, and the farmer has got the hen left. Did
any railroad wrecker ever make a greater per-
centage than that? Talk about watering stock,
is 1t any worse than feeding hen, to make
her lay four shilling eggs? We have it from
good authority that some farmers have actu-
ally gone so far as to bribe legislators
with eggs to prevent their passing
any law fixing rate for the sale of
vouch for it. 1t is probable that farmers who
were sharp enough to get up corner in eggs
by which they can be run up to q fictitious
value, are sharp enough not to lay themselves
the members, but there are ways to avoid that.
They can send them to the residences of the
members, where they are worth their weight
In gold almost. Rich railroad owners have
submitted to this soulless monopoly of the egg
business as long as they can and we learn that
they have organized State grange, with grips
and passwords, and will institute subordinate
lodges all over the State to try and break up
TINS helllsh business that is sapping their life
blood Already bill has been prepared for
introduction into the legislature to prohibit
any manipulation of the egg market in the fu-
ture. "Shall the farmers of the State be al
lowed to- combine with hens and roosters and
create famine in eggs, an article of food
which so many people rely on to keep soul and
body together" they ask. Our heart has bled
in the last sixty days,s as well as our
pocket-book, while studying this ques
tlon. We have seen men of wealth 60
ing about the streets crying for an
egg to cool their parched tongues, and they
have been turned away eggless, and gone to
their palatial homes only to suffer untold ago
MES, the result of these unholy alliances be-
tween farmers and hens. They have tossed
sleeplessly on their downy beds, wondering if
there is no balm in Gilead, no rooster there.
They have looked in vain for compassion ON
the part OF the farmers, who have only laughed
at their sufferings, and put up the pfice of
eggs. The time has arrived for action on the
part OF the wealthy consumers of eggs, and we
are glad the State grange has been formed
Let few determined men get together in
every community, and swear by ie bald
headed profit that they will put down this hen |
monopoly or die, and after they have sworn,
let them send to us for charter for lodge |
enclosing two dollars in advance-and we will |
forward to them the ritual of the order If |
this thing is allowed to go on for five years |
these farmers will be beyond the power Of the
government to control. This is grave ques-
tion, and if the wealthy people do not get re-
lief we might as we'll bid farewell to our
American institutions, as the liberty for which
our forefathers fought will not be worth pay
ing taxes for
The Portland daily press., 1881-03-11
Old Folks Concert.

The Old Folks reached Standish village last
Wednesday evening Their first appearance
created considerable wonder and innocent
mirth. For such hats, coats, gowns, necker-
chiefs, and the like, as then greeted our eyes
seldom find their way outside the dark closet
of some old fashioned household. We hardly
recognized our familiar friends in their new
(old) attire till we heard their voices. But
when they gave us old Turner, Portland Maj
esty, &C., with now and then song of more
worldly sentiment, we readily recognized that
music has her charms. A general expression
OF delight and satisfaction went through the
attentive audience. "Call John" was followed
by such an encore that the singers appeared
and the valiant John was recalled to this front
to the great delight of all. A fine piano. kind
ly loaned for the occasion, responded to the
skilful touch of one of the Folks, and a bass
viol, which is said to have had a longer nap
than Rip Van Wrinkles, woke up as bright as
you please and gave the men singers standing
near the right-hand of its strength. So much
pleased were we with our Old Folk visitors
that we have persuaded them to return and re-
peat their concert in the Congregational
church next Wednesday evening, March 10th
We can gladly give fifteen cents to hear them
again.
The Portland daily press., 1881-03-11
Crime in Maine.

The Gospel Banner takes executions to
Judge Goddard's statistical article recently
published in the PRESS, and says the tables
given therein are so presented as to
make it appear to many readers that they
Indicate the number of crimes committed
in 1851 and 1880 espectively-whereas the !.
really state the numbers in prison those
years without regard to the date of COM
mlttment. The Banner does not intimate
that there was any intent to deceive. only
that people have mistaken the purport of
the statistics.
Judge G GJddard's article certainly did not
convey that impression'to US, and is not fair
ly open to the construction placed upon it
by the Banner. 1t is to be regretted that
its purport has been mistaken. The
mistake must be due to hasty reading by
the critics rather than to obscurity in the
article.
The Banner further urges that the facts
mentioned by Judge Goddard ''haye but
little bearing on the Temperance question,
either pro or con-" We do not understand
that he has made any claims that they do.
There certainly has been an in
crease in crime in Maine. To what
it is due we would all like to
know;-for the cause of the evil once
ascertained intelligent effort can be made to
do away with it. The growing frequency of
crime is not confined to this State, but trou-
bles all parts of the Union. Our chief and
immediate concern, howe 5er, is with our
selves. When we have healed our hurt it
will be time enough to busy ourselves with
the hurts of others. And we advise our
critics in other States to do likewise, to
pluck the beam from their own eyes be-
fore mourning over Maine notes.
The Portland daily press., 1881-03-11
Archibald Forbes.
The War Correspondents Impressions of
America. -Ir...
Interview in the Tribune. !

llnteryleW IN the Tribune
"What do 1 think of American he said, in
answer to a question. 1 think you have
country and people to be admired-to use the
mildest term. / have been very agreeably dis
appointed. In our profession we are accus-
toned to study human nature and while
have been in this country have seen side of
character which Inever saw before, and which
must say never expected to see The Eng
lish have an idea that the American people
are race of ill-mannered, bad-tempered peo-
pie. But they never were more mistaken in
their lives There are no bad manners in this
country. What has been mistaken for bad
manners is the abruptness. One says to tick
ct agent Can you sell me ticket to such
place" He replies: 'TN o-fifty,' and hands
one out to you. You instantly think: WELL
you are an ill-tempered fellow not to answe =
my question: but on reflection you become
satisfied that it is the most practical way of do
ing business. You ask man to move a little,
He does not hear you and he says Ave in
stead OF Beg your pardon, SIR But as soon
as he catches your meaning he is all p p)liteness
and takes an interest in your welfare"
Then do you consider the Americans a
sympathetic people?"
hpaohOtiC, Uu1 missed q
train in the West. The brutes in England
would have laughed at me and said, You'll be
IN time for the next one.' But what did they
say out West? oh! that is too bad and inn
mediately helped me to get out of the difficulty
as much as was in their power. l have met no
prntes IN this country. At first thought the
hotol clerk was one. He will answer your
questions i'll a mechanical sort of way and
throw a key at you, as much as to say: What
the devil do you want, anyway L left the
fremont House, in Boston, on this account
But experience has taught me lesson, and
now think the hotel clerk is the travelling
mans best friend. His manners are abrupt
because the public doesn't want to hear two
words when one will suffice. But if you want
to find out anything, to get anything, or to
have anything done, you go to the same clerk
whom you have thought churlish and he does
it for you readily and satisfactorily"
"Have you noticed any peculiar American
habits?''
eyes, there is one thing. and that is the dis
gustiDg habit Americans have of clearing their
throats Canadians are also peculiar. They
never shut door. asked boy in hotel
The Portland daily press., 1881-03-11

CONGRESS has been under bad influences,
according TO the Hon. Rollin NJ. Daggett, of
Nevada, who, in late speech to the House,
remarked: "Many-tongued rumor, the un-
blest evangel of calumny, has more than
hinted that to the glitter of gold have been
added the entertainments of beauty to warp
the judgments of men, and that the corporate
Aladdins of the land, whose influence it is
impossible not to feel, even in the inner
chambers of this temple, have called to their
counsel both the sightless son of Ceres and
the star-eyed cyprian whose home is on the
heights"
The Portland daily press., 1881-03-11
The. Morey Letter.
Its History Soon to be Publishe d.

The Boston Advertiser says: In view of ex-
posures about to be made, the following letter
from the Hon. A. S. Hewitt, TO the chairman
of the national Republican committee, is GER
tainly as very curious one. Little has been
heard of late in regard to the Morey letter r,
but those entrusted with the investigation of
that conspiracy and forgery have never for a
moment relaxed their efforts to discover the
guilty actors These attempts have at last
been crowned with success, and information
has reached Washington which justiies the
statement that the public Will soon be made
acquainted with full history of the Morey in
fanny. 1t can also be confidently stated that
meabers of the national Democratic committee
Will stand before the country as pdrticepS
crtmtnis, The following is the text of MIR.
heWltts s letter:
I. OFFICE OF COOPER, HEWITT s. Co.,
II BURIIN SLIP, !
NEW YORK, Feb. z, 1851
My Dear Gorernor:-In the New York Express
OF Saturday evening l found published what pur-
ported to be letter from you, in which referring
to your efforts to discover the author of the so,
called Morey Chinese letter. you say, '.we believe
that We shall get at the true inWardness of the
matter, but we need money with which to prose-
cute the inquiry. We are asking our friends 10 con-
tribute in sums of one hundred dollars or less"
From the positive statements which L have seen in
the newspapers, | had reason to suppose YOU had
already secured the evidence necessary to establish
the authorship of the wicked letter which sun
posed to have been signed by General Garfield and
which he afterwards repudiated as brutal. regret
TO learn that this is not the case, and, being con-
vinced that it concerns Democrats quite as much as
Republicans to get at the true inwardness of the
matter, as you phrase it, enclose herewith check
Tor one hundred dollars as contribution toward
the funds necessary to bring the inquiry to sue
cessful conclusion. In case your request does not
bring you sufficient means for that purpose, beg
that you Will let me know, in order that may Join
you in raising the necessary funds, and earnestly
urge you not to slacken your efforts to "Hunt the
rascal down."
Sincerely yours, i" u" f.H
ABRAM S. HEWITT.
To Hon. Marshall Jewell, Chairman National
Republican Committee Hartford Conn
The Portland daily press., 1881-03-11

what door was for, and he replied. TO 90 in
by But speaking of Canadians reminds me
of my trip through Canada. 1t was one con-
tinual supper and speech-makiDg 1 could not
get away. The Canadians are genial, gentle
manly men; men of sterling character, who /
believe mean we'll. But they are insufferably
slow. They admire the Americans, and when
an American happens among them they re-
celve him with open arms-cannot do too
much for him. But when they cross the Dor-
der they are dignity personifed and keep the
Americans at the elbow joint, as if every man
they met wanted to rob them.'
The Portland daily press., 1881-03-11
FOR SALE.

Fx1HE Farm known as the "Woodbury FARM
Cumberland, Maine, containing about 100 acres,
suitably divided into moving tillage, pasturage
and wood, with good farm buidingi thereon, in
fish hay. This farm is situated on both sides Of
the county road leading from Portland through
Gorham village, three-fourths of mile from the
village, one of the most beautiful villages in
Maine, with excellent school and church privileges
end where is located the State Normal School, now
in successful operation; three-fourths of mile
from the depot on the Portland and Rochester
Railroad, two and one-half miles from market at
Saccarappa and Cumberland Mills and eight miles
from Portland.
For farmer. having a family to educate, and
desirous to go~into market gardening, dairy
farming, or stock raising, this is one of the most
This property must be sold to close and settle an
estate Apply to JOHN G. COBB,
Counselor-at-law, 311a Exchange Street, Port
land, Me. MARI diff
The Portland daily press., 1881-03-11

JUSTICE d. X. CARTIER of the Supreme
Court of the District, who administered the
oath of office to five of the new Cabinet has
sworn in nearly all of the Cabinet Ministers
OF the Republican party except those men,
bers in Lincoln's first term who were not
continued during the second
The Portland daily press., 1881-03-11

PHILADELPHIA Press: The anticipated
nomination of Mr.. Frye for the succession
to Senator Blaine took place yesterday, and
at the proper time Mr.. Frye will be elected
He is an honest, able and experienced legis-
lator, alike worthy to be the successor of
James G. Blaine and the colleague of Eu-
gene Hale. Maine has every reason to ex-
pect great things of her brace of young Sen
ators, and the country will be the gamer by
their translation to new field of labor.
The Portland daily press., 1881-03-11

THERE is no limit fixed to the continu-
ance Of the called session of the Senate. The
special session of March, 1861, lasted twen-
ty-fve days; that of 1865, eight days; that of
1869, eleven days; that of 1878, twenty-three
days; and that of 1877, thirteen DAYS.
The Portland daily press., 1881-03-11

ACCORDING to General Boynton of the
Cincinnati Gazette, the ''friends of John
Russell Young say he has assurances that
he will soon be nominated Minister to Chi
ma. General Grant has strongly urged him
for this position. All agree as to his ability
and fitness, and his selection will be well re-
ceived by his large circle of friends"
The Portland daily press., 1881-03-11

SINCE the re-establishment of the Repub-
lie OF Mexico in 1867 one hundred and one
acts have been passed by its Congress or in
itiated by the President under general legis-
lative sanction for the encouragement of
railroad construction. The various char
tiers, agreements and contracts represent
1850 miles of road, for which subsidies
amounting to over S171, 100000 were
granted
The Portland daily press., 1881-03-11

THE Indiana constitutional amendments
to be voted on next Monday provide as fol-
lows: That voters shall have residence of
six months in the State, two months in the
township, and six weeks in the precinct.
That there shall be no discrimination against
colored men before the law in the right of
suffrage. That general elections shall be
held in November instead of October. That
fees and salaries may be graded in proper
ton to population and the service required.
That the General Assembly shall have pow
er to establish such supplementary courts as
may be needed by the people. That munich
pal and political corporations shall not Gre
ate an Indebtedness to exceed per cent. of
the assessed valuation of their pronertY
The Portland daily press., 1881-03-11

LOWELL Courier: Senator Mahone's po-
sition reminds one of the appeal to the
Irishman as to the proper pronunciation of
one of our troublesome diphthongs. "Do
you say eether or ither?" was the question,
91Naythur," was the answer.
The Portland daily press., 1881-03-11
THE PRESS.
FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH II.

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate signed by Stanley Pulen,
Editor, All railway, steamboat and hotel managers
Will confer favor upon us by demanding credentials
OF every person claiming to represent our journal
The Portland daily press., 1881-03-11

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable, not necessarily for pubca-
ton but as guaranty of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve com
munications that are not used
The Portland daily press., 1881-03-11

THE Springfield Republican speaks of
''Postmaster-General James, and men
wonder it doesn't call him sPostmaster-
General Jim.'