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The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1882-05-25

4 wedding occurred at the Darling
House, one night last week. The
contracting parties were a Miss Smith
and a Mr.. Wright. 1t seems that
the match was made in a day, as Mr..
Wright was to have been married, on
the same night, to a lady in GalliPo-
lis. There's many a slip twixt the
cup and the lip"
We have been reliably informed
that our worthy ex-deputy Sheriff, Z.
L. Wellington, is improving rapidly
since he was presented with nice
pot Of flowers by Il lady friend Of his.
Notwithstanding all this, his estima-
bic lady encircled them with a nice
willow stand, which improves their
appearance greatly.
The little pink of roses, Miss Jen-
ME Weed, after q sojourn Of several
months with her sister, Mrs. f. W.
Calvert, at this place, left last Mon
day morning on visit to her parents
at Ronceverte, and doubtless her sud-
den departure will east Il shadow Of
Gloom over her many would-be adj
mirers. but we trust "they will not
mourn rs one without hope.
The first term of the Writing school,
bv PROF.. Bradham, closed last Satur
dav night. The first premium for
improvement in writing was awarded
to Charley Elkins; the second to Miss
Mamie Hysell, while Miss Mamie
Meadows carried off the prize for
neatness of books. The Professor
intends holding another term, to be-
gin soon, and We wish him the same
success he has had on all former Oc-
casions,
A fight took place at the National
Hotel, last Tuesday night, between
two parties from Logan. Our Mar
shall stepped in to quiet them, and
was assaulted by the crowd. Several
shots were excl anged, when, finding
things getting too hot for him, he
made his escape with few cuts and
bruises; but not being daunted by
kicks and cuffs, he reinforced and
again attacked them, and succeeded
in landing two Of the offenders in the
cooler, where they awaited the action
Of the Mayor, which resulted in one
of them dancing to the tune Of seven
dollars, and the other to give security
for his appearance at court.
We notice, in the Commercial Of
May 18th, letter from this place
over the signature Of "Guyan." The
writer, whoever he may be, launches
out very nicely for one who expects
to grasp the right hand of fellowship
with his neighborS. Doubtless he
has been an astronomical student
during some period of his life, and
has also been defeated in some politi-
cal campaign for some petty office;
but we cant see why he should lay
such charges at the door Of the AR
GUS, for We have been a constant
reader Of that paper, and find that it
has adhered strictly to its party prin-
ciples. Now, Mr.. "Guyan," you had
better be half breed than no breed
ut all, and when you can call things
by their right names, we will extend
the rirht hand. LEO.
The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1882-05-25
Washington letter.

From, our regular correspondent.
The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1882-05-25

She weather has again assumed a
sp ng-iiko appearance.
The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1882-05-25

1t continues to rain.
Albert says that eggs are legal
tender.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-12-21
Reduction of Letter Postage.

care you in favor of reducing the rate
of postage on letters from 3 cents to 2
cents ?' asked correspondent of the
Second Assistant Postmaster General
Elmer:
''Most emphatically yes, +" was the re-
ply. IT believe the time has come when
it can be done without a jar to the system
or danger that it will seriously cripple
the postal revenues. Some people say
that letter possage is cheap enough low,
and that the surplus revenues, if any,
should be devoted to giving them in
creased facilities. That is a mistaken
notion; so far as postal facilities are con-
cerned, there is hardly reasonable
ground for complaint, 1 think. Letter
postage is certainly too high when it is
greater than necessary. L should not
expect any serious diminution of the
revenues as a result of decrease of the
letter rate to 2 cents. The volume of
correspondence would undoubtedly be
swelled by such reduction, and besides
thousands of business men who now use
printed circulars very extensively under
the 1 cent rate rather than pay cents
would be willing to pay 2 cents for the
privilege of sending under seal circular
letters partaking somewhat of the nature
of individual correspondence. A reduc-
ton of one-third in the stamp tax for
carrying letters would be benefit to all
the people and would not be seriously
felt by the National Treasury 1t would
be popular act as well as one of wise
policy.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-12-21
Education in Vermont.

Schools are managed in Vermont, says
a letter writer, ON a basis even more in
tensely local than the towns are. Each
town is divided into from six to sixteen
school districts, small enough SO that all
children can easily reach a schoolhouse.
Each district votes its own taxes, builds
its own schoolhouse, hires its own teach
er, and regulates its own term of school,
the only compulsion being that school
shall be taught six months in the year.
Women may vote in the school meetings,
but they almost universally ignore that
privilege.
The poorer districts have no more
school than the law requires summer
term for the little children, and a winter
term for all who can get through the
snowdrifts. The three Rs and geography
are arithmetic and spelling with
especial attention but not more than
half the teachers comprehend geography
in anything but an artificial sense, and
they teach it ineficiently. Weather
districts have eight or nine months
school, and populous ones employ two or
even three teachers in the winter. In
such cases a rough attempt is made to
grade the pupils, those in the higher de-
partment being instructed in the mys-
teries of English grammar, United States
history, bookkeeping, algebra, and per-
haps rhetoric.
L have seen in these schools astronomy.
geometry, physics, English literature,
and Latin. In addition to these the
State is dotted over with academies,
normal schools, and seminaries, where
young men are fitted for college and
young women for teaching. These are
private schools more or less heavily en-
dowed, where board and tuition are
charged
The larger villages maintain graded
public schools, which do the work of the
academies for the children of the vii
lagos.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-12-21
Taxation i'm Vermont.

Vermont is about to take new depart
ure in taxation by assessing upon eorpo-
rations within her borders the entire
amount required to pay the expenses of
the State Government. Railroads are to
be taxed at the rate of two per cent. on
earnings ON two thousand dollars per mile
of road, or ON earnings of less than that
sum; three per cent. on three thousand
dollars; four per cent. ON four thousand
dollars, and five per cent. on five thou
sand dollars and over. Insurance COM
panies will be taxed two per cent. per
annum on the gross amount of premiums
and assessments collected within the
State, and one half of one per cent. on
all surplus over the legal reserve. Savings
banks and trust companies will be re-
quired to pay one and one half per cent
ON the average amount of deposits and ac-
cumulations. Express, telegraph, and
telephone companies will be assessed
three per cent. on their gross receipts,
and steamboat, car, and transportation
companies two per cent. of their gross re-
eeipts. 1t is estimated that the annual
amount thus raised will equal $3.50, 900,
which will be amply sufficient to pay all
tho current expenses of the State.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-12-21
Where Are the Yankee Girls?

In one of the latest bulletins of the
Census Bureau Mr.. Edward Atkinson
says, In an article on the specific cotton
manufactures of the country:-"I find,
by comparison of the actual accounts of
leading factories which have been sub
mitted to ne, that in the period which
has elapsed since 1910, when nearly all
the operatives of New England were
American birth-mostly daughters of
farmers-the following changes have
occurred:-MQst of the, operatives are
now OF foTefgm birth, notably French
Canadians, who form a thrifty and pro-
gressive element of our population as the
children become educated In the schools. J"
In connection with this same subject Mr.
Atkinson remarks that the mills are now
better lighted and ventilated than ever
before, the hours of labor less and the
g condition of the work less arduous."
The disappearance of the young wo-
men of New England from the cotton
factories is a curious economic fact.
French Canadian girls have taken their
places but where are the Yankee girls :?
Evidently they have sought, and sue
cessfully, a higher and a more remunera-
tive field of labor. In the last twenty
years thousands of new industries have
sprung up, demanding high degree of
intelligence and skill. The Yankee girl
evidently has ''evoluted" into these new
departments of industry, leaving to the
French Canadian girl monopoly of the
field they formerly occupied Mr. At
kinson philosophically observes: "Each
decade offers its own problem and each
generation shapes its own condition :;
therefore, unless he who considers statis-
tics can observe what is recorded be-
tween the lines, although unwritten, he
may deceive himself and mislead others.
-N32O York Herald
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-12-21
A Tribute to De Long.

Chief Engineer Melville, in his test
mony before the Jeanette Board of
Inquiry, says of Captain De Long:
81 did not know that it would be
deemed proper for me to pass Judgment
upon my commanding officer, but, to
my mind, hewa as good a man as could
be assigned to any duty at any time or at
any place. He always seemed equal to
any emergency, and all that he did was
done with his whole soul. Had [ sup
posed that I would be permitted to speak
of my commanding officer or his conduct
[ should not have allowed five minutes
to pass without bearing my testimony to
his worth and unfaltering devotion to
duty. But words of mine are of little
value beside the monument which his
record has erected to his heroism and I'M
wavering fidelity to the service and to the
well being of those intrusted to his
charge
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-12-21
LOVE And PRIDE.

Love and l went wandering
Thro' pleasant places;
Life was so Sweet-my life was in its spring
Soft winds blew in our faces
My name is Pride
Love softly whispered 81 will be the guide .
Not 50, i" laughed, in gay disdain,
'For Love is blind"
And on we wandered, thro' the summer
weather,
Crushing the fragrant flowers beneath ou
careless feet,
Unheeding all the glory, only feeling ''Lift
is sweet
Love and together.
Hope sang for us, and we were glad and gay;
But was guido, and so we lost our way.
We come TO desert places, dark and dreary,
All pleasant sights and sounds are gone;
And Love, sweet Love, sinks down aweary-
But 1 press ON.
And all around me is the desert waste,
And 1, alone, in agony of dread and fear,
There is no light, no way, no one TO comfort my
distress,
And, even now, my naughty words sound on
my ear.
Yet, even here, borne to me on the desert wind
/ scent the fragrance of the flowers crushed
beneath my feet,
And left, unheeding, far behind.
All, me their perfume is so rich, so sweet!
And cry out with sudden bitter pain,
"Oh, take me back Let me but wander mid
the flowers again.
"Sweet Love, be thou the guide p
"Alas cannot now, is Loves reply
''For Love is blind"
A. ABBOTT.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-12-21
A Plot for A Novel.

The plot for a melodrama is already
prepared for the playwright in the story
of Douglass r. Hale, which has made a
great sensation in Chicago and Milwau-
kee. Not long ago Mr.. Hale was the
manager of the Chicago Clearing House
and stood high in the esteem of bankers
and in society. While in this position
his house was robbed. The burglar was
arrested and sent to the penitentiary. In
course of some negotiations for the re-
turn of the plumber, Mr.. Hale made the
acquaintance of the burglars wife, who
succeeded in getting admission to his
house. and so ingratiated herself into the
affections of the family that she became
member of the household.
Upon the discovery of this circum-
stance Mr.. Hale was discharged from his
position. The next act in the drama was
the death of his wife, who was an in
valid, and his marriage with the bur
glars wife, who had obtained a divorce
from her husband, who had become a
convict. After this he failed to find en-
ployment anywhere and disappeared
from Chicago, and now turns up in Mil
waukee, where his wife is under arrest
for stealing diamonds, and he himself is
suspected of being accessory to the theft.
Later developments show that the
woman has been the wife of one burglar
and the paramour of another; that she
herself is an accomplished thief, and that
other members of her family are like
wise thieves. Hale literally fell into
den of thieves, led on by very smart,
insinuating and handsome woman.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-12-21

sight, may hasten hither to learn the
cause. Alucky thought, she exclaimed.
"'Tis God sent it me-"
No sooner said than done.
The arms of the huge engine whirled
round with fearful rapidity, the great
wheel slowly revolved ON its axle, the
smaller gear turned and creaked and
groaned, according as they came into
action the mill was in full operation.
At this very instant the rutfian Robin
had succeeded in squeezing himself
through the aperture in the wall, and
getting safely lodged in the interior OF
the great drum wheel.
His dismay was indescribable when he
began to be whirled about with its rota-
ton.
Jenny fastened to the spot and saw
him caught like a reptile, as he was, IN
his own trap.
1t need not be added that she did not
hberate him.
She knew that he would be more
frightened than hurt if he kept within
his rotary prison.
Meantime the wheel went round with
its steady, unceasing motion, until at
last feeling and perception failed him,
and he saw and heard no more.
A loud knocking at the door was short
ly after heard, and Jenny fastened
thither
1t was her master and his family, ac-
companied by several of his neighbors.
The maccustomed appearance of the
mill-sails in full swing ON Sunday had at
tracted their attention, and they fastened
home from church to ascertain the
cause.
Jenny in few words told all.
The machinery of the mill was at once
stopped, and the inanimateruffian dragged
forth from the great wheel.
The other ruffian was brought down
from the prison.
Both were then bound and sent off to
the royal borough of Kircudbright, and
in due time came under the hands of the
town executioner.
1t was not long till Jenny became a
bride.
The bridegroom was the miller's son,
who had loved her long and well, but
with a passion previously unrequited.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-12-21
A Sad Story.
A few years ago, says the Montreal

A few years ago, says the Montreal Star,
scion of the a1ecienne no6lesse of
Canada married a clergyman's lovely
daughter. The young man inherited
a valuable seigniory, and his future
seemed bright. Not longs after his
marriage, however, he relapsed into
previously contracted fast habits, and
plunged deeper than ever into the vortex
of dissipation. The birth of a child did
not check his downward career. and he
treated boih wife and child in a most
brutal manner. In three years he had
spent all his property, and also small
income of his wife, leaving her penniless.
The expedients of borrowing and obtain
ing credit were next exhausted, and then,
to crafty his craving for drink, his house
hold furniture, ornaments and wedding
presents were pawned piece by piece, till
all were gone except his wife's couch and
the little infants cot.
Finally these two articles were sold for
liquor. The devoted wife never breathed
word of complaint, but friends did all
they could TO relieve her. Three times
the bed and cot were replaced, only to be
renewedly Pawned by the wretch of a
husband. With no bed, no food, the
wife was compelled few days ago to
seek support in the House of Refuge.
Kind friends have since provided for her
The miserable husband, who three years
ago indulgel in a steam yacht and en-
joyed the society of the haut ton, is now
despised andshuned by everybody and a
wanderer upon the streets.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-12-21
$4,000 REWARD

VIII be paid for the detection and coD-
viction of any person selling or dealing
in any bogus, counterfeit or imitation
HOP BrrrERs, especially Bitters OF
preparations with the word HoP or
HOPS in their name, or connected there
with, that is intended to mislead and
cheat the public, or for any preparation
put in any form pretending to be the
same as Hop Buffers. The genuine
have clusters of GREEN Hops (notice
this) printed on the white label, and are
the purest and best medicine on earth,
especially for Kidney, Liver and Ner-
vous Diseases. Beware of all others,
and of all pretended formulas or recipes
of HOP B1TTERs published in papers, or
for sale, as they are frauds and swim
dies. Whoever deals in any but the
genuine will be prosecuted.
HOP BrTTERs MFG. Co.,
Rochester, N. Y.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-12-21

Has met success at home never accorded to any
other proprietary medicine. 1t has successfully
combated the strongest competition, and by its SUI
perior merit to-day commands the largest sale and
the greatest confidence wherever it has been intro
duced.
The remarkable results in disease so universal, and
with such a variety of characteristics catarrh,
prove how efectually Hoods Sarsaparilla, acting
through the blood, reach every part of the human
system.
81 under great obligations you for the bene
fit have received by taking only three bottles OF
your valuable Sarsaparilla. Having been sufferer
from catarrh for six eight years, and having tried
nearly all the wonderful cures, cures inhalers,
etc., and spending nearly hundred dollars without
benefit accidentally tried Hoods Sarsaparla; the
discharge from my nose was greatly increased, the
first bottle took, then it gradually became less.
and in taking less than three bottles find myself
so greatly improved that write to let you know the
facts. think one or two bottles more will make
a cure that I would gladly have given hundred
dollars for. Let the sufferers of New England know
that Hoods Sarsaparilla will cure catarrh."
Nj, A. ABBEY, Worcester, Mass.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-12-21
Our PenSiOnable Population.
REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF PEN

REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF PEN
sIONs.
A fearful picture Of wars destruction
of men, not only in the killed and wound
ed, but by the hardships of campaign
ing, is presented by the report of the
Commissioner of Pensions, W. ". Dud-
ley, in the statistics OF the whole number
of men enlisted in the army and of the
number which has applied for pensions,
and of the dead who have left relatives
who are entitled to pensions.
The report shows a total number of
enlistments as reported by the .Adjutant
General of 2, 7S0,1T3 OF these 716,87S
were counted more than once by reason
Of re-enlistment, leaving the actual indi-
vidual enistments 2,063,2 91. Of these
there are living who have not applied for
pensions ], 0O9, 1859 The living who have
applied for pensions are 458,553. The
number of the dead leaving pensionable
relatives who have not applied for pen
sions is Sc, SOB.
The number of dead leaving pension
able relatives who have applied is 297, $50.
The number of dead leaving no pension
able relatives is 100000. Thus of the
whole number of actual individual en-
listments more than one half are included
in the lists of dead either with or without
pension application, and of those who
have applied or who have legal claims.
Out of the whole number of soldiers who
served in the war for any time pensions
have been applied for in behalf of twenty
six per cent. The report says
The general proposition is presented
that there is a surviving soldier popula-
ton of a little over ten hundred thousand
out of which claims for pensions in the
future may be made by those who in
cured pensionable disabilities; With
this are the following pregnant figures:
Number who died during the war 3O4, 1853
Number discharged for disability; -. 285. 545
Number in the service May /, 1865 i, 900, SIG
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-12-21
Loss of Life i'm War.

1t is most curious thing about war,
says NJ. Quad in the Detroit Free Press,
that while single bullet may now and
then kill an enemy who thinks himself
safely sheltered, hours of most terrific
bombardment may not destroy one single
life. During the two days lombard
ment of Fort Sumter by the Federal
gun boats, in October, when l, 115 shot
were flung at the fort, not one single
person was wounded, although nearly
1000 missiles struck the walls or fell
within.
Only one man, so far as can be found
by the records, was ever struck by a
missile entire. On one occasion an of
ticer who stood on the parapet directing
the planting of new flagstaff, was
struck by 15-inch shell which exploded
on the instant. In no other way could
human being have been so thoroughly
wiped off the face of the earth. Three
or four clots of blood, the end of finger
and a bloody lock of hair were all that
could be found of the victim.
The heaviest loss of life occurred one
evening in 1864. Thirteen confederates
sought shelter from the fire of the mont
tors in brick bomb-proof constructed
year before. A 300-pound Parrot shell
from one of the fleet struck in such
manner as to cave in the brick roof ON the
men, and every one of them were crushed
to death. As near as could be figured by
those in the fort, one man was wounded
for every five thousand pounds of metal
thrown, and one killed for every nine
thousand five hundred pounds. By this
figuring at least thirty 300-pound shells
were thrown for every man killed Placing
the cost at the lowest figure, and the
Federals paid at least six hundred dol
lars In cash for every death in that fort.
The operations around Charleston, di-
rectly aimed at Sumter, cost the Federal
Government from $40, 900, 900 to S25, O00,-
600 and the loss of ten thousand lives.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-12-21
Death without Decay,

The great curiosity of the Monastery
of the Mount ST. Bernard is the morgue.
Here is death without decay; here, in
this wondrous air, on this pass more than
800 feet above the sea level, putrefaction
is unknown; and bodies found in SHOWS
in winter-or after the white shroud has
melted away from the bosom of nature
IN the spring-are preserved entire so
long as the monks care to keep them.
The grimness of the spectacle is en-
HANGED by the fact that nearly every body
found is contorted, twisted, strained and
knotted up in fastastic shapes. Now and
then one which bears all the appearance
of tranquil sleep is brought in; but in
most cases there are indications that man
and woman, in their battle with nature,
fought hard and desperately, and refused
to be overcome until every particle of
force was exhausted. The brethren
gather up the bodies with tender care
and place them in the dead-house in the
usually vain hope that some relative may
come to recognize them.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-12-21

A LADY in Chicago tells very good
story about three little puppies her hus-
bands fine spaniel brought into the
world several weeks ago. Her little girl,
aged six years, was not allowed to see
them until they were several weeks old,
for fear they would be pulled around too
much for their health When she was
shown the trio of puppies she exclaimed:
81 don't want those dogs, mamma; they
haven't got any tails" Sure enough.
two out of the three had been born tail
less. No one had noticed the strange
freak of nature before. She was asked
why she did not want them. "Why,"
she replied, 81 can't tell when they are
tickled %