The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1883-02-22
whittier's Opinion of Boiled Dinner

The Old fashioned New England bev-
erage cider, was mentioned, and Mr..
Whittier stated that he had once derived
much benefit when unWell, "when moth
ing tasted good" from the use Of cider.
Huntington suggested that without cider
we should not have vinegar. "Well,"
said Whittier, vinegar is not of much
use, after ALL
Except" replied Huntington, ''to eat
on cabbage and cucumbers"
"Neither of Nhich are fit to be eaten"
replied the poet. II think it would be a
good idea to start prohibition party on
those two articles. As for cabbage, it is
not fit to be eaten, if you cook it in the
house, you have got to burn your house
down atterward to get rid of the smell );
it is certainly the most diabolcal smell
that was ever invented" and Whittier,
who was sitting near the open stove
CRATE, upon the top OF which he had de-
posted his tail hat, folded his hands and
laughed a hearty, silent laugh.
"What do you think of onions, Mr.
Whittier ?' asked |.
"Well," he replied, "onions are not
quite SO bad, for you c0}a get rid of the
"Then," said Huntington, ''you would
not approve Of the old fashioned 'boiled
dinner Y'
"No. think that is detestable dish.
| remember that my father used to have
it, in which cabbage. onions, beets, pota
toes, turnips and carrots were all boiled
up together and turned out into great
dish all in a heap, with great greasy
piece of meat in the middle. | think
that is the reason why the present gen
GRAFTON is not so strong as the former. 1t
is owing to the way the parents lived,
eating SO much pork and potatoes. Our
last war showed that. The farmers were
not nearly as strong us the men recruited
in the cities-Portand, Portsmouth and
Boston,
"But the people in the cities do not
have the free air we get in the country"
said Huntington.
II know that" replied Whittier, ''but
they live better and that makes a great
difference" Harper's Magazine.
One of the best indications that March will
prove to be mild and springlike month is the
fact that Nennor predicts that March will be a
Wintry character
Great excitement has been created among
the prohibitionsts at Rutland VT. by John
O'Neil appealing to the United States Court for
his civil rights. O'Neil is a New York liquor
dealer who was caught in Vermont and put on
trial
Leading rubber companies throughout the
country have agreed to temporarily close their
factories on Saturday, for the purpose of re-
ducing the price of the raw material. This
action will throw about 5000 people out of en-
ployment.
The Western Union has consummated a per-
petual lease of the Mutual Union Telegraph
company's property, the consideration being a
Mutual Unions bonds and il per cent. interest
on its stock. All that remains to be done is
ratification by three-tifths of the stockholders.
AT the conference of the Republican caucus
committee of the Senate, Saturday, no definite
program was settled upon. but it was decided
that the shipping bill seemed to present greater
claims for procedure than any other measure.
and an understanding was reached that this bill
shall be the first called up after disposing of the
tariff.
Patti, Nilsson, Modjeska and Langtry are all
making large sums of money. Patti receives
$4,000 Il week. Nilsson on the average, $4,000 for
two concerts. Modieska will make in season
of thirty weeks, 100000, and Mrs. Langtry on
an average, $4,000 Il week. The four stars will
carry out of the country at the end of the sea-
son, $780, 900.
Floods in the Ohio are causing immense de-
struction The river front of Cincinnati is in
undated and the water is still rising. The
gas works are flooded and the water works are
in danger Railroad communication is nearly
cut off. Covington, Newport and other cities
are in similar predicament. Lawrenceburg,
Indiana, is entirely inundated.