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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-02-08


Thomas vaa vaHa Il syraeuss, N. e q
celsbra4sd hb 10ath birthday nths Il =
inst. He comss ofs lone liysd l.miS
his father havin9 boon sccldenkal1 4
ruled at Tho 81 ,0f los years. H.
grandfather lived % bo 1l6. md 3 6beoehSUa
Of hiG Rrandfither lived % The 80 of lie
years. Ss3s. S
Charles NordhoG, who edits The Wash.
ington news department. cl tho New
York Herald, b paid aalssy q fe000
per annum, and hes In additig1 8 hoGg1
which 10 provided for him by th0 pro
daughter OF Bishop Ames. s'sss ss !;
: The official record Of the desth -
young girl In Brighton, Man.. Alsd r. :,
the rezistar's Office. gives % the canse 81
death: "Primary-due to the B0seoR
school system Of 'cramming,s 10 much
study aud brain work, dufation Dir
months; eecondary-congestion Oh the
brain, resulting In CONS, duration thiEs
teen days"
Six ladies have distinguished them
selves as students in the South London
College Of Chemistry. where they have
been studying with Q view to psslang the
examinl ltions OF the PharmaceuuC1t -
cietv. They intend to begin life o. drug
gists, and are among the first women
who have been regularly trained at o
public school for this end.
Hon. William D. Kelley, Of Pennsyl..
vania; "father of the House Of Repre-
sentativee," says his health was nsvel
better than now. He attributes tie can.
cerous tumor in IL the month, which Last
tirely to the use Of tobacco. 'sRor fitty.
five yearsiP he says, ~ chewed and
smoked. Last Spring endeavored to
break the habit, but it brought on ner-
vous prostration. am happy to ny
that I have conquered tho habit, and
now do not use the weed In any form. =
A thoughtful housewife ID the queen
of Italy, who, on hearing Of the intsnd
ed visit of the Crown Prince to Rome, ~
once ordered q German euisiniere, in
order to treat her guest to his favorite
home dishes. She was heard to say that
sho we'll remembered her grandfather,
the late King John Of Saxony, srnilingiy
eonfide to her after one of those regular
Italian dinners: 81 have. indeed, been
worse Oh 70 s01&y tn8Q CQ6 0uGI6ut Out1Dt
ian martyrs. They had boiling oil ap.
piled to their bodies externally i; I alas,
had to take it internally
NJ. Labouchere does notspatss snees
ct the poet Laureate. Noting that Ter
hyson mas been for the past thirty. nine
years in receipt of Q yearly pension ofa,
thousand dollars from the Civil List Ser
vice iund, he says, ~ presume he will.
now relinquish this aannity fremthe tax.
payers, as, II he can afford to accepts
peerage, he cannot possibly be in need
Of grant from the public funds."
An abstract of the report of the Eritisf,
governments commissioner, William
Mather. lately here ON . tour Of inspec.
ton of the technical schools Of the
United States, just published, surprises
those who have complacently believed
that the opportunities Of american
working people were superior TO those
Of Efklaud. Mr.. Mather reports q very
inadequate provision in this country ior
the training of skilled labor, and less be.
nevoient attention TO the needs of the
woftlngmen In the way Of moral and cd.
ucational advantages, comforts and REQ
reation than in Euglsnd.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-02-08
4RxeOXlL. 'WDIEANn.

The following + IN sxtfaot ftoa Issss1
1ofm Gn. H0fy b. @blsy to friends In 81.
Paula dated KitkslI, n. G.. Jan. %: IA
for my ps@ sslf, I am about the same n
when ! lsfl home. Ny foot has beau vszy
have TO WTits, with my game foot cooked
upas higAasIay hesd). o. my koes, which
Ep0itfoUb hysn0 means flyo1ahlo 70 handi.
work With tie pen, bat The doctor says b
wdl bring ne out al light Nsantims
have 10 keep In ny roem, and my meals
an beought % me. y
Mn. TAhof, ex-Wffe of Senator Tabor OF
colombo, who 70 in New Orleans, asys IN
q going b Cuba and Florida. ST wouldn't
oizeainly % sway from homo to get mar.
Fopehly and ahsvs board, anA It ny tsiesds
know. II ] do marry you can b osftain e
viii nj - Nr. Artaan. Il VII not mai1y
. man whom I WIN have 70 support, but
VIII 0peot my husband - support me-. Il
msy b that Altman staxtsd the 1uno9.n
& aalissa1lt lElaaeE ~ ~ NJ windosa
~ arranged ira gsnaals tsur throush
|Ikaay dufihg the winter. HI d6ughlsss ~
InfoD for Hu1c, - ngnaSkAble = b hsyo
Won tho iiGhat praise OF several Of ~
leading rroi6Dors d Pafs.
b The dsatA Of Jonn Henry Parker, keep.
q Of the AshmolsaS museum Loudon, q
1905.
Pinoheaeh, I luck q pok~ IA. Sds ono <
ysas, y kseh, tohis Y, COO sslasy = coiIse-
.1or of Nav 0.ielns. a.
Charles Nash Of stspsston. I. l., sts 800
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- sS 10. 4 a. " y Vnioa Aa1k-
& Neaeael be1kef vals! !eeWns>1fa1 enl
~. ID = 0oe - Iha expNA at week
- ~ ~ ssseSss,f n ~ sssn -. ir.ss,,!s
~ NJ peoess6ed lah "a ,theee Viii
4eoel10e - eehee Aieeaolllsa ~ dspoe.
- auaounk . S1eA00o he diEeGkon now
eeatevo e1ae ANeolt tuADded 10 skin ths
ss.r -. y. ~. d =. r. ..l..eses,e
= ~ ~ - r. S;ss ~ ~ ~ sas cI ~
sS0 6oiss thsf fank 8 oonpaoniisS Viih I'm.
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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-02-08

Mrs. leila J.. Robinson, the Boston
woman lawyer, conducted casa before
tho Suffolk County Probate Court, Tues.
day, FOR the flfsta time since her admis.
don to tho bat, about year tgo. She
won her case.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-02-08
nxsC1xxlxuOps xvnmr.a.

AxS00kLA&0OO0I I0WD lOGB1.
A o sequsl 10 The horDswhippin9 ON ths
NoEthazn Pacific train vhsn Uapt. Nullen
arrived u alyndoa ke svsrs out warrant
,loR Ehe aIxGst Of both Mn, JaWett and -
hu11and. tho laktef bsfng chazeod With eid.
ing md aheettng. They Wtto brought %
A0ofAead ~ Q constable, md NJ. and
Nm. JeWelt takensto Hlyndon Ter q hAa1ins
bseoro u1aee 0ssnrns. The facts in thu
iAeas lM p ~ thqt 11. Jswstt borrowed
aiing nom C.pe. nhllstt. granting him On.
eain isvo,h but ths captain: itsppeGs, ~.
1eooyes tSs tSs ,ns IlSos11 Ths sos ~
tatns staasm0t on tho stard caused the
oowhiding.
Mary E. Paige widow Of Samuel B.
Palss, the millionaire lunbsrman of o..
kosh. WIS.,, has begun suit in the United
et1feg district court at Nsw York against
The New York World for 4l60. 600 damages,
heceNss Of alleged libel. The article which
thS World publisae and Nm. Paige alleged
"Ths Oa1eer Of Pop Mary" and WAS sivsn
from the Cipcinnatl Commercial Gazette
and duly accredited TO that papU. Similar
suits have been or will be beRun ssainse The
Commercial Gazette and several other
westan papsn.
Nf. Sutton, United 0tates consul general
IN Northern Mexico, has tut returned from
IN omcial visit to Non5ersy and 6altillo,
.and reports that o young American named
kuddes said to Be an aocomplioe nf ens
iLegests IN The murder of ContfaAtee Wick.
land near Garcia Station, haD besn confined
In Mexican prison oyer . year without
any changes Weesrred aGainet him, and that
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-02-08
Friday, January 81.

sESArE The senate refused to concur in
the conference report on the Greedy relief
bill, and new committee was appointed.
A bill was introduced to relieve commercial
travellers from license taxes. The attorney
general in communication pre-
sentsd complained OF an ina6.
tquate clerical force, and requested that the
ehnusl appropriation for the department Of
an investigation Of the cost Of telegrapbic
correspondenoe was adopted. Adjourned
till Monday.
HousE-Atths conclusion OF the morning
hour the house proceeded to the considers
ton Of the calendar; prscssdencs
being given to bills reported
lands. The 6rst bill Was th-t declaring for
feited eeftsin grants Of land msds 10 aid In
the construction Of eeh.in railroads Il for
grants In all Of Q railroad from Jackson to
the state Line Of Alabama. Also the
lands granted in Alabama under the acts OF
June g. 1868 and March s, 1857, TO aid in
the construction Of roAd from Eylton 70
the Tennessee river, Memphis q Charleston
road, and Savannah & Albany road; also
the laDds granted In Louisiana in aid OF
the construction ofa road from New Or.
leans to the state line; also the lands
granted In Arkansas in aid OF the constsuc.
ton OF q road from point where the Iron
Mountain road intefsecls the southern
boundary % point near Hslsna.
way company under the ect OF congress sp
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-02-08
s Friday, FeLsarv 4.
EEHArE;-Not in senion.

HouE.-Ahsr Eve days Of dshste, the
houss pasDsd ths bill for the reljsf Of Fit,
John Psstr By . vote Of lM 70
70. Sksnuous efforts we're
resorted 70 ~ the opponsnts 70 SLAVE d.
vote By 6libustsinG, bat when q o'clock
thoos IN favor eonosded an hour Tor dsbats,
th6 oppoosnh ol Porter accepted tbs situs.
ton. fhs bsns6siary oocupisda ssat in The
private gallesy,and the sagsenese g thsoli.
max sppeoaehsd wes ms.ksd y the vast
.throug IN the galleries, who had given up
thsiI dinn9 % witnsa Tie last $500. a
the names Of Tspublinns wsrs rsoordsd
in favor Of de bllL thsy w9s
spplsudsd yigoeously. Thsss ~ con-
s0albls blustsr i and loua talking
during The eioslng peoesedineR b1t
both siao vas eoed:naeured = - rsguh
3 49,. Msilss5, lhalps, I'D, Henlsy.
e ssn an ~ s ~ -. sses - 81 1. Al Al
s '''''%' !
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FORT. | ! | EIGHTH !! ] e!!glI8HEss. |! !!


-
~ 4 !. tas consilaes cni seieiasy. an snti.
poaySamy bill, whieA sal5lcss lie psinci.
~ lsetutss olths t1Aine hin iu.soduesd
i ~ -peessnt ssee, ~ adds othss
,peovlgiong osginatins M ths commit.
II. He rid that he di0 MT tlmDelf tayor nm
oianse q he bal which Ieqaires ~ exclu.
s!oo os wonsn nom sutE Ees In that tssri.
Hcuss-1nnsdiassl go III. reading Of
thsjouznal ths dsath q A.W. Mssksy Of
South Calolina, Who disd poesntly az merit
onitA WAs announced Tia eukomafyre
olutloue wsfs adopted, end the houSa g 4
mark Of tsspest @ TIE meGAeay os the a.
csaesd, adjourned aftsr appolntins the 81.
lowing oonmittse to take charge q Che fun.
cal al1ansome0te: NoGDly. psttihone.
0'Mara, Davis tHo), Hsmphill, Bis6eo and
Tsssdsy, Jaxsssrv 20.
eEEArs.-A bill rspsaling The timber cul.
tnls Law w reported flavufably. senator
Cahstun of Wiseonsin introduced . bill to
e1tablkh The fsrritosy q North dakota.
Senator ehaman's sesolutiea for IN invest.
gasion Of political nurdGs In Virkiai.
end Missialippi ~ ad6y1sd-ss 10 !. %.
- -. - sa ooee - nesA expecea-
uous ~ ma \. = psSneteo Qeee o. hh feo0-
luaoA. II w calm and e6ih6Whas con.
tsmplatfvs In toue. He md Il shortlv after
I o oiook.
"lf," aid The Ohio ssassor, ID, eject,
''thess thinRs b g they ~ ranoStsd "a
have bson, hsy ought 70 s. Invlstisstsd.
The vaf - pfoyer 4 MINI N eneh hinss
have happened and an 81 fnythsr osnnfs.
nanuod in this oountry. We ousht Ia fnnv
vhsthe su9h mattesc srs as NM M hsen
fepostsd." '
Ar. nahooA roos prombkly Nhln III. Aher.
man ut down. He had IN G9infod NM ri
his speech In his hand. He ~ IA aood
voioe, and internted the sallsriss fnr tsrse
quasten Of On hour, Bilis VeFo inirodnosd
aboliShinR the ofi1ce of aseisfanf pureeon
general OF the army; sppropriatine 420oOOO
Tor the impeoyemcnt 8 ~ GiseoSri.
Housr-The .ensation.l ~ ns,,,....,
,,.. !. d. -. .-.- sSs-.t-,.S " r.vSseu '' J,
~ ~ W. .otes ~ - oonaoesauoa eno
aaopuon OF resolution to investisate the
enarHes nade BY ex.epeaker Ksifer against
NJ. II. V. Boynton, OF the CinoinnAh Com.
mercdal Ga.etta. TO the eaect that Mr.. Boyn.
ton, toward the close Of the Last session Of
conkre9 bad written to Speaker Keller,
asktng him to recognise memhsr to move
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-28

CHAPTER II,
"MALpEE, MASS, Feb. !, 1880. -Gentleinen-'
suffered with attacks OF sick headache"
Neuralgia, femqle trouble, for years In the
most terrible and excruciating manner.
No medicine or doctor could give me RELIEF
or cure, until / used Hop Bitters.
The first bottle
Nearly cured me;''
The second made me as we'll and strong as
when child,
aAnd have been so TO this day"
Ny husband was an invalid for twenty
years with a serious
kidney, liver and urinary complaint,
',Pronougeed by Boston's best physi-
clans
aIncurable y 80.
seven bottles OF your Bltters cured him
and know of the
aI.ives Of eight persons
I'm my eghborhood that have been saved
by your bitters, -, -,
benefit.
ssTney almost
DO uitraciesfn Mrs.. n. ~. Atdck.
How 10 GKr SICK Expose yourself day
aud night; eat too much without eheiel2e,
work Too la q without rest; doctor ~ ~, III
time. Iake ali the vile nosirums adyefuhen
ard then You Will want 70 know now 70 gel
well, which IL answered IN three "otoh-
s.s- Sone genuine without n bunch Of green
p,,,s an ihs white label. Ehuu all the sle
poisonous stun with "Hop" or "hoph ~
their maze, ---.-----
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-28
NJ. m. TEMPLEToN g. CO.,
GENERAL, LAND AGENTS..

WICHITA FALLS. TEXAS.
We have for sale fnnch and farm lands as
low as q 50 per acre in various parts OF the
state. Can furnish ranches nom 5000 TO lU0,-
O0J acres IN solid bodies, especially In Wich-
ita and Wiibarger counties. Immigrants
Will find our prices AS advertised. We iur-
nish abstract of lands IN Wichita and WA.
bargsr counties, and have the only complete
ones of the same.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-28
Loss and Gain.
CHAPTER I.
~ was taken ok a year ego
with bilious feyer.n


"My doctor pronounced me cured, but got
sick again, with terrible pains In my back
and sides, and got 80 bad
Could not move!
shrunk
From 22S lbs. 10 40! had been doctoring
for my liver. but It did me no good. ! did
not expect to live more than three months.
began TO use Hop Bitters Directly my APP
petite returned. my pains left me, my entire
systenl seemed r. Moved as II by magic and
amer using several bottles, am not only as
sound as q govert ign, but weigh more than
dld before. To Hop Bitters owe my me-
K. FITZPATRGCK.
DUBLIN, June q, 'Sl.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-28

~ ri9 not include the loss OF
~ MS business, which was, In
b.. . greater considera-
@ all the rest nut
what does he get for
\ ,,ilnent9 The tritilng honor
4 ~ m ,ei will vanish az soon az
Il ulnee expires, a great deal
|li,,1om his constituency aud
! ~ gratitude. If he chooses
81 ~ re election, he will have
|orns,s s same programme, per
"nM elongated, because
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-08-01

The Rural Nru Yorker thinks ma
nuring the hill waste Of manure.
-Camphor and dccociion q walnut
leaves are both used 10 keep fieS from
horses and cattle.
Flower beds should bc hood = soon
rs the ground dries after rain Loose
surface sod prevents the under stratum
ir> iny Out. ~ A. Hcrdid
"a good garden i sovereign
remedy Tor dyspc, sin and liver COM
plaint' the friend 4 growing children.
And peacemakc4 IN the family. pro-
yidcd man dors the work ~ Iereidnd
Leader.
The american Aqricnlirrisf depre
| Gates Tie almost universal neglect q the
parsnip. which i prime cattle iood-
GOOD for beef and milk. and greedliy
eaten by swine. and also an excellent
table vegetable.
Apple Cheese TO each pound o. pulp
| add two ounces 81 butter. the Juice and
rind Of half lemon, the yelks q TWO
eggs and white Of one; boil again gent
| " until Ii th;ckens. This makes . DE-
licious filling for tartlets or open tArts-
~ Boston Globe
To insure success IN making .
goosberry pie. stew the berries IN a. ~
liz water a. Il Is possible 70 use when
the berries begin 70 be tender mash
them with spoon; then you viii pre-
serve the richness Of the juice. and VIII
not have to throw any Of i away. Sweet
en- with light brown sugar and bake
with two crusts. ~ y. Post
Lemon Biscuits; One pound Of
-four, three ounces 81 butter. half >
pound OF sugar. two eggs, one
lemon. Rub the butter into the Hour.
add the sugar and the grated lemon
rind. add the yelk q she eggs. and AZ
the lemon juice il needed whisk the
whites last Roll ont tain. cut ante
rounds with paste cutter. Bake IN
rather slow oven. They must BE- KEPT
ry.-Aibany Journal
For self milking cows the old DE-
rice Of ncck-rack. which prevents th'
turning Of the head 70 the side, l. Per
haps the best preventative known Lhi
consists Of two square frames place.
around the neck and connected viii
: each other at the four corners by ii-h
sticks, which. keep them about To-
apart. A cows appearance i not I'm
proved by such fixture, but the o.
habit may be broken IN time--1re
Times.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-08-01

Nothing. perhaps. more severely tries
the skill Of breeder. Or the extent y
lii observation, than his estimates q
Young stock nj very early ayes 10 CON
neetion with the after-re~nlfs wnich
iu<tify or falsify those estimates Many
men who can Judge fat beasts can npt
rightly Judge animals in the lean state;
bnt there are far more men who can
iudqe animals iat or lean. and yet hit
immensely wide OF the mark IN Their
c,,esses upon the future merit q foals,
and other infants Of the farm Their
difficulty. however. often proceeds from
IGNORANCE II family antcccdents. lhe
written or printed particulars II family
history they may know. in case 81 pedi-
Gree cattle. bnf until they acquire >
sicht and touch familiarity with their
stock. generation after generation. tney
can not always tell the signs put ont ~
an animals early life analogous % me
appearances Of the bud 81 new or ~
unknown flower. As the pracuced
! florist can early discern IN the buds "a
\ his Ola fayoritcs the best and me
worst flowert Of the forthcoming
season. 90 the practical breeder.
Who has taken pains % ponder
over the pecularifics 81 each cali ana
n marx and remember the course II
deyelopment. knows the meaning q
saeb characteristic felt b. the hand or
ccrr.;v.d ~ tneeye. and OF each change
n IN course q: Growth. This il some
t;mes remark AID IN breeders Of iong-
established herds II cattle. who can
form their opinions upon calves with
III greatest precision. and pronounce
those opinions with confidence. when
strangers would De disposed to enter
/. tain far different expectations. more n
voraile. 81 les 90 than those Of the
nan whose forecasts are mirrorrd retro
snects. The accuracy Of these forecast.
4 necessarily endangered whenever
fresh blood y introduced. - the result
. II new comb nations. or the predonina
TN ~ new mower greater tnan she Old
4 NAV Alter the appearances presented .
Y thcdiffcrent stages 81 growth. We have
known 4 sire. whose daughters II M
: turity were much more gran l. massive
2 ANA excelleot than the dams * The her
I into which he was brought czns
GREAT disappointment when his iirs
Years beifers began 70 grow Ont frca
= | salfhr.<nd A. they developed. his fru
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-08-01

n cOlIcctlOn ~ 0Iichto1 ", .,' ''''''-
berinr about roo. and library q
/ 900 volumes. principally IN chinese
and Japanese. have ben presented W
the city 81 Paris BY N. Emile imet:
n LYONS The owner. Il i said. had
c,,,sed an oflcr IL 100000 for the col
ciion. for which the Municipal oun-
N / Mil provide d suitable building.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-08-01

mia eurvcy OF our cNndtOn ~ M o.
vc,nindS ~ that material ptosys risy q bue =
mockery u \ does not teni y greverse ~, ,hs
IL er,,nrd Al rcraihlI an institutions. without
which III nit onal weifave 4 assured a pop
ular clc .tiun HI Mostly q. MUTT: i.cmboies ~
very majesty OF tric scnsncnt 81 M
IN cont 81 The safety I the Hcpnb n FISTS
npon the intcxr ty OF the ballot UPON INC
-rc,,rit. III sim 3 o. che citizen TOD rs
Ta,i1~f cDnstitutionai nl,crty than % oistfnet
~ ~ nast "a an honest vote TIC VINO cur'
VI n suffrage strikes - the vtry roW ~ fret
| 41v n r,crt Ne N the nrch-cntmy ~ the ~
,,,hlir. M forgets that IN tranpIIuR upon the
| Units n others he fatally imptr1i- his Owl
| irhts. M II a ruod land which ~. i,nrd gu
/ s.oi doih rive IN" hut we can maintain Oh
/ hcr,t I ". uuIv ~ guarding with vigilance 4
1 onrre ~ poriilar power. ! am. With krcn'
| respect. your obciient servant.
| lanes a. BLAINE.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-08-01

The general chNtn'tcf 81 Tue CIVIL sfrNNc
az fhr United states under AL administration
has hcen honorable. III the onc supreme N
The collection and disbursement Of sctcnuA
The rc.crd Of ndeliy has never been sur
pas<cd IN any nation. Win inc almost iup w.
,nu the Ia war sc Aipulous integrity wAr {
pcva INK f1ilc. IN isc !. thtOu fiout tina Try
Inv lcrlOi Il can i,e said 10 the honor q. lls
hone ~ nls on4 civil nliic.rs were ~ nr ~
misconduct AMI cowa slicc on The held 80
4 tie W.
| TIE growth Of the country has cvntinualll
an'i ners. sariy cninrsei the uirI service
\ n X 1 now Il Includes vast hOdy OF oiilccfN
4 ltulcS and Incthcd Of app Int IN ~ Mhicii pre
v vailed when The number was xinAutr unN'
\ N an found insu 4 cnt and lmi,ra t.rai &
v and earnest III orts haze be IN ina "a ~ Ni
N arnts the great mass ~ n.i lister Al Ole \
] frosr pafti IN influences aud personal eH utr.
New-York tribune., 1884-10-05
VISE IND JOHN BROUN.
. STRANGE CHANGE OF THE wAR-wIsE OPPOSED TO
SLAVERY.

A STRANGE CHANGE OF THE WAR-wIsE OPPOSED TO
SLAVERY.
To me Edit0rO Of me TrtbHRe.
SIR: Some interesting "reminiscences Of
Henry Wise given in the Broadway Notebook Of July
20 called my mind the following story that was told
short time ago by T. H. Pcrpont the loyal War Cover
of Virginia
There WAS an amusing encounter between Governor
Wise and myself In the summer ~ 500. after 10
Richmond a. Governor OF the Restored Government of
Virginia On meeting him one morning We shook hands
very cordially and ! remarked " Governor. / suppose
you have been ru,cnG. a. have missed YOU from the
city Tor some weeks
Ye-" was the reply p.i, "ryc ,@ei, been
County. aud what do YOU suppose found there ,!
Ianswcrcd q" don't know. Nneu | was there In
1853. saw large number Of freedmen cutting your
timber What did y0u find. GeneralN
Why sir. ! found John Browns daughter teaching
a negro school in my Mansion House and they would
not permit me To 20 into my house
Al this laughed heartily. General Wise looked me
straight in the eye and demanded: " What are you
laughing al =
said General you must excuse ludicrous idea
John Brown his supposed attempt tO steal the
from Virginia. hS daughter teaching negro school
in your mansion and you were fugitive not permitted
10 enter 1T
John Brown" exclaimed General Wise. was great
man. sir: he great man. le~. he added raising
hi, right hand and assuming his most majestic attitude.
Then turning suddenly he walked off, seemingly IN sol
euu meditation This the only time John Brown
was alluded to IN our conversations He told M" one
day long conversation IN WhlCn ne set fortn
al, his reasons that the rebellion had not proceeded
six month, until he had promised before God that II the
Confteracy should bc established he would spend the
residue of his life II necessary iii yOcailng the freedom
Of rbe slaves He favored the apprenticeship sysemnd
declared he would consent Ia hand down 10 his
posteriiy element Of such national weakness A. siav
cry A PAEhs.
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