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The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-09-17
The Editors Fault.
flames Payn. in CornhilI MagazInel

flames Payn, in Cornhill Magazinel
A great jewel robbery was committed at
the West End under very ingenious cir.
cumstances. A gentleman and lady stay.
ing at fashionable hotel had ordered q
large quantity of valuable goods-chiehy
diamonds-to be brought TO them for in.
spection. They drugged or chloroformed
Il forget which, the jewelers. assistant
who brought them, and got clear away
with all the swag. 1t so happened that
the whole adventure had been, as IL were,
prehgured in Chdmbers's JorndI twelve
months before; a contributor had imagined
and written the incident just as 1t after.
ward occurred, and the story had so
recommended itself TO some member OF
the criminal class that he had put II into
practical execution. The jeweler there.
upon wrote to the editor Of the
Journal, (poor me,) charging him, not,
indeed, with actual completely with the
crime, but as having been accessory to 1t
before the fact. "Under the pretense OF
slevating the Masses" he Indignantly OBJ.
served. ''you suggest TO them ingenious
methods for robbing honest tradesmen."
My answer to this gentleman was, fiatter
myself, complete. pointed out to him
that II honest tradesmen would only read
the respectable periodical had the honor
to edl:-a moral duty not neglected, 1t
seemed, even by the lowest classes--they
would put themselves on their guard
against such catastrophes. My position
compelled me TO appear to sympathizo
with the offenders, but l have always
thought they showed themselves miser.
ably deficient In gratitude in never sending
my contributor the least acknowledgment
mot even one OF the rings Of which they
had so many-for what he had done for
| them,
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-09-17
A sleteh From neal Life.

bridgeport Conn Cor. N. Y. world.l
They told him man in Philadelphia had
been living forty-ave days on nothing but
milk.
"Poohl That's no time at allp said Joe
Harrison. "Look at me, living six months
an workin' every day an feedin' on none
Of yer solids, but just pure clean milk"
With look OF disdain Joe fastened q
grub on his hook and swung his limo far
out Of the boat after another striped bass.
The boat rested upon the placid surface Of
Lake Wauramaug, Connecticut, and the
other two occupants were two New York
city gentlemen, out for q days fishing.
Joe Harrison Is character, and is well
known by the hundreds OF guests who
Hock the summer hotels upon the shores OF
the lake. Joe knows where all the good
fishing is to be found, and is in great de-
mand by the city folks, many Of whom
J oe supplies with fishing tackle, bait, and
wise saws. Joe is always visible to the
naked eye by his bright bit Of color, which
harmonizes with the "toot one somble" OF
the waterscape, and is known In Joe's par.
lance as "this here red flannel shirt"
"Yes,p says Joe Harrison, 81 hev not
teched a mossel Of nothing since the fust
OF last Jenury. live by one cows milk
alone, ez don't believe In mixin' drinks.
Do smoke or chewf Well, l guess not.
hev not eaten even berry this summer.
sleep eight hours, am out in all sorts Of
weather, dig worms for bait, row boats
fisb, do odd Jobs, and work harder than
lots Of chaps up around here. When feel
hungry drink quart or two Of milk, but
that's all I feel first rate, and am so used
to milk that never think OF eating any
thing. There are plenty OF them city fol
lows as has tried TO getime to take littl'
surhnn In my mllk-just little nutmel
and bug-juice, you know--but they cam
como II. am going 10 stick to milk"
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-09-17

County, insist that we shel define wat them
hmi .S hat we VIII defend our definisfN
ers win OIL lives, our honors, and our sakred
shot guns. -
"Ges1tood, That we hartlly indorse the nomH
nAshcn NV loreand und Hendrix, espeshly
Hendiix, and pledge ourselves that the votd
for EN- shei be yoonanimus IN this county, of
man In It thro tho kidneys" .a,s
A few minits wuz spent In soshel converse
discussin tho gloIious evenoe Nv the hour,
the citizens congratulattn, eech other onto the
fact that probably ther never wood be anothi
or attempt TO hold Republican caucus In
that county.
Il never made a.better shot In my LIE" sod
ono NY en-, 'then wen Ipeppered that niggeI
Peters. He waE a-runnin' for deer life; but
no niger ever incites disturbance by gettin
up Republican cancus with charge NV
buokshot thro mis-. Kidneys He will never
worry US nomore."
A committy wuz appintld to serve notis on
the sawmiil men that while they wuz willi9
they shood oonttnyer biznis IN the locality, n
must be understood that they wuz to take ne
part IN pollytix. Copiah County must be II
the hands NV the Dimocrisy, , In the interest NV
peece. Copiah County wood hey peece Of tho
citizens he'd TO shoot every Northern men and
nigger In IT,
my mishn- u wuz nnforohnit that the Radi-
kels he'd 70 bold this meetin Just ez got
there. for spose, when the account Nv tbs
little onpleasantnis gifts into the noozepaper.
Il will be yoozed agin US.
The trouble is, the North can't understand
the reel feellns Nv tho opprest Dimocrisy Nv
the South. They hev no realizin sense Nv the
troubles they labor under.
PETROLEUM V. MASSEY (Mishunaryh
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-09-17
He Fell Through a saddle.
London Times.l


An official announcement which ap.
peared the other day it The Russki ha-
valid, the journal oil the Ministry Of War,
has caused a great sensation in st. Peters.
burg. BY imperial order to the Minister
Of War, Prince Bariatinsky, nephew of the
late Field Marshal, and Colonel command
ing the crack regiment of Horse Guards,
has been dismissed from his command,
deprived of his rank as aide-de-camp of
the Gear, and relegated to the ranks of the
Cavalry Of the Line. This severe punish.
ment Of the head Of the celebrated house
of Bariatinsky took everybody by sur.
prise, as no offense whatever had been
heard of and none of course was men.
toned in the Military Gazette. A little
later 1t became known that the Prince had
also been placed under arrest. This
naturally increased the intense curiosity
to discover the reason of so extraordinary
an incident. Nothing of the kind has hap.
poned since the time Of the Emperor Paul.
At last society learned the facts, and the
cause Of the disgrace was found to be Of
quite q private character. For this reason
1t might well be passed over unnoticed
were 1t not for the probability, amounting
almost to certainty, that the incident will
be viewed,i in political light by some OF
the organs Of the foreign press. 1t is
well, therefore, that the truth should be
known.
Prince Bariatinsky, who received very
good English education, is not fond OF
many of the innovations lately introduced
into the Russian army in regard to dress
and accoutrements. 1t would be more
correct to call these innovations the re-
introduction OF the old Russian style Of
dress. At the Coronation the Prince was
attached to tho Duko OF Edinburgh and
Lord WolsJley, on account OF his knowl.
sdge OF the their language, and of English
ways generally. After the triumphal en-
try into Moscow he was placed under ar
rest for several days, for having ridden
behind the. Gar in an English saddle, in.
stead of the regulation Cossack saddle,
which every cavalry officer, from his I'M
perial Majesty downward, Is in duty
duty bound to adopt. The Prince subse'
quently left Russia on foreign tour, from
which he was recalled to take command OF
the first regiment OF Horse Guards, a post
Of great Importance and honor. Even
this, however, did not cure him Of his
dislike for the new saddles and new uni
forms.
On the morning of the Name-day of the
Empress, the Prince appearodat Peterhof
in the uniform of his regiment, which hap
pened to have been left untouched by the
recent regulations, instead of the new
aide-de.camp's uniform, which is, of
course, de rigueur at Court on such occa'
sions. He was demonstrated with by an
exalted parsonage present for this daring
breach Of military discipline. The Prince,
however, seems to have been incorrigible,
for he again appeared, it is said, in the
same dress at the evening ball at Court,
with the result already known. Such un.
military behavior is certainly unaccount.
able on the part Of an active and other
wise distinguished officer.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-09-17
Unfortunate Absent -Mindedness.
Portland 0regonian.l


A lady residing in the southern part oi
the city met with somewhat singular
and painful accident day or two since
She was engaged In canning fruit, and had
q dish Of water and another Of melted
sealing.wax on the table by her. She
would dip her hand in the water and then
take portion Of the liquid wax from the
other dish without trouble. At length she
became SO engrossed in her work that she
plunged her hand into the wax when she
meant to have put 1t into the water. The
scslding compound adhered to her fingers
and hardened as soon as they were with
drawn, and there II still remains, she moi
being able to remove it without taking
away all the skin from her fingers. She d
endeavoring to find some preparation
which will soften or dissolve the wax and
SO allow 1t to be removed without injurins
her fingers.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-09-17
Reforming Democrats,

The Democrats are reformers in the
same sense that Satan Is o saint. Their
watch cry was reform in 1876, it was
the same in 1880, and again under the
lead of the virtuous Cleveland they
nightly wet their pillows with salty
tears, so thoroughly impressed are they
with the necessity Of reform. The very
character of these reform leaders is q
sufficient guarantee TO the country that
anxiety to help the "dear people" is
prompted by selfish desire to help
themselves. In 1876 we had Samuel j.
Tilden standing upon a platform, every
line of which bristled with reform.
Samuel was TO play the part of second
Moses in leading great people from a
place OF bondage 10 q reformed political
Canaan overhowing with milk and
honey. AS a proof OF his fitness for this
peculiar work we find him setting on
foot the most gigantic frauds upon the
ballot box, both North and South, AID
when fairly beaten resorting to unblush-
ing attempts TO bribe Returning Boards
and purchase Electors. This man
who stood charged with continuously
defrauding the Government of its
income tax, who bore the reputa-
ton OF railroad wrecker, and
decended TO the lowest depths Of
crime to secure the Presidency, was
a nice eXemplar Of Democratic re-
form. In 1880 the scoundrels who
aided and abetted the Morey forgery,
who chalked the country all over with
the figures 329, who carried the South
for Hancock by shUtguns, bulldozing,
and false counting, were the loud
mouthed advocates Of reform. Heaven
help the countr the same fe. lows are
once more believing for reform. Re-
form in what? Certainly not in morals,
for their nomination Of Cleveland pre-
cudes any such idea. Not in religion,
for hypocrites have about as much re-
spect for the d vine as they have for
the human law, and that is precious
little. Not in government surely, for
the people OF the United States have
to-day a better and purer administra-
ton of public affairs than ever known
before. Reform. then, W tn Demo-
Gratis, simply means grasping OF the
l,aves and fishes--lhc DIVISION and en-
ioyment of the spoils OF olicc. !heir
idea of reform is TIA. the corrupt,
reasonable party, which the people
turned out OF Office in 1860 should be
rcinstated and allowed to reduce the
country once more 10 ruin and beg
gary. This Is the feast to which they
are inviting American voters under the
specious cry Of reform. The game
will work no better than IL did in 1876
and lSSO.-CeUeIand Leader.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-09-17
The Right Man.

Mr.. Curtis -''Well, gentlemen, what
canI do for youp'
First Caller--"This is my friend, Mr..
Brasswaithe, who has some literary as
pirations, and would like to get po-
sition to write editorials for YOU"
II really fear he won't do. His
pantaloons are half an inch too
wide"
"Yes but"
"And he parts his hair on one
side"
II know, but"
"And he has no cane"
"Why, you don't"
"And he has not even bouttonaire
on his lapel"
"But, Mr.. Curtis, he has not had
time to get acquainted with Independ-
ent customs yet. Have you, Mr.. Brass
waithep"
Mr.. Brasswaithe-"H'I' should say
not HI ave not been hin this bloody
kentry but 'alf q week, hand h'only
yesterday got me traps h'unpacked."
Mr.. Curtis-"Pardon me. You'll
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-09-17
A Man Without Ears.


A man died in Athens, N. Y, re.
Gently, aged sixty five years, who was
born without ears, and had mo apertures
where the ears should have been. He was
able, however to gather sound through his
mouth. When addressed he opened his
mouth, and could hear conversation that
was carried on in an ordinary tone. His
hair was black at birth. but was inter
spersed with oddly shaped gray spots,
some of them resembling diminutivs
human hands and ears. These singular
markings never changed, and his black
hair never became gray. He left fourteen
living children. The eldest, forty five
years old, has hair as black as jet, and
not gray hair in his head. The youngest,
aged thirteen, is as gray as man Of
seventy.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-09-17
Bulldozing In West Virginia.

West Virginia is giving every evi-
dence that she will give the Republic
ans majority this year The Demo-
cratic State Administration has made
itself extremely unpopular by its
Eagrant abuse Of power; the farmers
are alienated by an oppressive coustruc-
ton OF the Tax law; the free trade
tendencies OF Congress last winter have
embittered all the working classes de-
pendent upon the growing manufactur-
ing interests OF the State; while the in
liux OF immigrants from the North has
led to the infusion OF newer ideas
among the people Of the Mountain
State. So Alarming Is the Democratic
outlook that threats are made that the
shotgun shall be brought nto requisi-
ton to hold the State under Bourbon
domination. Representative Gibson is
freely mouthing threats OF this sort.
He declares that IL would be unsafe "for
Stephen B. Elkins TO show himself in
the State" He makes the silly charge
that the Republicans are "bringing in
carloads of negroes" with a view 10
carrying the election. He gives no
authority for the statement, and
there is not one iota OF evidence to
support it. He declines TO give time
and place for such alleged immi-
grafton. The story Is but pretext
for the threat which follows Gibson
says the result will be that not q ne
gro in the State will be allowed TO vote.
In the absence Of q Registration law,
there is no way Of telling who are and
who are not citizens, and the people
will be so incensed at such attempts at
fraud that they will resort to self-de-
tense. ANY attempt TO force such q
fraud upon them might result IN great
deal of killing"
All Of which means, II the contest is
given up as hopeless by fair election,
that Bourbon control OF the State is TO
be assured by the wholesale murder OF
colored voters, with view OF intimi.
dating the rest. The Danville and
Copiah style Of doing things is to be in
troduced among the West Virginia
mountains. Here is member OF the
National House Of Representatives
plainly advising murder as a
political necessity. Every day
brings cumulative evidence TO
TO the Republicans that their opponents
are preparing TO usurp the Presidency
by the use OF the methods which have
proved successful in their control Of o
balf-dozen Southern States. Force and
Fraud are TO be brought into play TO
put, the control Of the Nation into the
hands Of the minority party. Toledo
Blade.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-09-17

some funny stories are told of the Brit
ish scientific visitors at Montreal One OF
the scientists approached the Windsor
Hotel desk and blandly asked the clerk to
inform him Of q good locality to catch
butterflies. Another. taking horse and
buggy at livery-stable, as the evening
was chilly, wss asked by tho groom II he
would like couple Of buffaloes (robes).
"No," replied the scientist. "no, W,
would much prefer horses"
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-09-17
A Big Trout.
[New london lConn.l Telerram.

New London Comm Telegram.1
Most of the gentlemen from this city who
have been trout fishing at the Rangeley
Lakes, Maine, have returned home, bring
ing fair specimens of the speckled beauties
with them. The largest were captured by
+. II. Chappell, and some of them were on
exhibition at W. s. Chappells store this
m orning. Two platters contained trout
weighing about three pounds each, and on
the third platter, lying on bed of moss
and surrounded by cracked Ice, was the
biggest trout ever seen in this city. l. was
twenty-seyen inches in length, weight
eight pounds and three-quarters and was
caught by Mr.. Chappell Off Metallic Point
Lower Richardson Lake, with fly, and
landed after struggling twenty-five min
utes. 1t is the largest trout taken from
the lakes In three years
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-09-17

n6- "Tammany's strength rs based
on the labor vote, and they will not sup
port Cleveland" says John Kelly. The
Tammany strength in New York has
been variously estimated at from sew
enty to ninety thousand-"and it will
not support Cleveland"
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-09-17

B6rPoor Mr.. Tildcn. The latest as
sault-oa him is.that he did not writs
Cleyelsads letters--M Z. Trtth
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-09
SEALS SHOT AND LAssOED.

Arctic Sport the shores of Staten
Island-FaithfuI to its Dead Mate.
Two fur seals, estimated to be about
five feet long, We're seen lying for several
hours yesterday on a large ice foe that
the wind had driven close to the shore
near South Beach, Clifton, Staten Island.
says the New York Sun of the 9th inst
Two young men named Robinson prOcur-
ed rifles and boat, and tried TO get out
near them. The foe was too thick for
them TO make Roadway. however. and
they hauled the boat ashore again. They
then singled out q seal each. and fired
simultaneously. One of the two creatures
threw its head about for a few seconds.
and then lay perfectly still. 1t was ap-
parently mOrtally wounded. The other
which did not seem to be hurt, Topped off
the ice into the water, and began to swim
around its companion. The ice soon
turned red about the latter. The young
men fired several shots ut the head of the
live seal, but the excitement of hunting
gave place to pity at the evident devotion
to the dead one, and the firing ceased. A
crowd stood looking on for about two
hours, until the seal in the water tried to
crawl up on the ice again, when the
weig ut of its body tipped the cake over,
and the carcass of the dead seal rolled
into the water. Neither was seen again.
Another large-sized seal vas noticed on
the ice close to a wharf at StapletOn. A
saloon keeper, who was formerly ranch
man, took lariat down from behind his
bar. creased it, and went down to the
wharf. He got his hand in first by lasso-
ing a Spite in handsome style. Then he
CTaWled out to the end of the wharf.
gathered his long leather thong up. and
sent it circIiDg through the snowfiakes.
The moose fell on the seal. The thrOwer
gave jerk as the seal started up. 1t
Topped of the ice, but it was
soon seen to have been caught
by the moose directly around
its neck and under one flipper. A crowd
on the wharf began to haul in on the
lariat amid wild excitement. When the
seal was within a few feet of the wharf,
however, and had been plainly seen
several times, the moose slipped from its
smooth skin, and the coveted prize glided
away.
Another seal was discovered on an ice
cake little north of the TOmpkinsYille
Basin. 4 boat containing three men nnt
out from a codfshiug snack at ancnOr in
enc basin, and when the crew had pulled
about a mile to the windward of the seal
they shipped their oars, lay down fiat in
the boat, and permitted the yawl to drift
with the wind. One of the three lay on
his stomach in the bow with rifle point
ed toward the seal. Another was IN the
stern holding an oar with which he kept
the boat headed for the seal. The seal did
not notice the boat, which came so close
to HIM that as soon as the rifeman dis
charged his weapon the other two
sprang up, seized boat hooks, and before
their victim could get into the water they
had plunged the hooks into it. 1t was
soon killed. 1t was five feet long.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-09
a Mystery Explained.
Boston Bulletin
Ill ".

A few miles beyond Victoria we had
the fortune to witness the termination Of
a Mexican revolutionary battle. There
were several hundred engaged on each
side, armed mostly with old fiint-IOck
muskets, Queen Anne arms, blunder-
BUSES, hOrse-pistOls, etc., ETC., and they
were stationed so far apart that their shot
did each other no damage, the most of the
bullets cutting up the ground midway
between the combatants. We got into
the midst of them before we were made
aware of the fact by being hailed by an
officer, who demanded our passports, and
as these documents had been fixed all
right at Victoria, he declared them to be
Irregular" and after this treated us with
marked consideration.
He invited us to accompany him, saying
that he would conduct us TO place Of
safety in rear of his forces, where a good
view of the whole action could be obtain
ed. The belligerents soon began to fire
again, and after each volley of bullets
they would send another of vile epithets
and Oaths, and the two different sets of
missiles were equally effective, except in
the case Of poor old woman. who was
hit by stray bullet and slightly wound
ed.
asked why they did not reduce the dis
lance between the armies, charge upon
the enemy and put them to flight, or do
something besides stand there and waste
ammunition and call one another vile
names. The answer was that the ODpO-
site party was composed of very valiant
men, and if charge were made upon
them that they would not run away. but
would stand their ground, and think
nothing OF killing any of the assaultng
party; and that was a catastrophe which
they seemed to think should be avoided in
warfare. And then again the revolution
now IN progress had sadly split up fami-
lies and communities, and many OF the
men on one side had friends or relatives
on the other, and they feared the conse-
quences of a close fight.
This explained the mystery, it was lust
a little family quarrel about who should
govern them, and how he should do it.
and though they all had their preferences,
still they dld not wish to shed each others
blood about it. 1t reminded me of what a
Mexican had said to me in regard to the
American soldiers as fighting men. He
neld that the Americans did not know
how to fight, that they were in the imprO-
per habit of rushing right on to their adj
versaries and sticking bayonets into
them, instead of standing off and shooting
as they ought, and as other nations did.
who had received a better training and
were more civilized.
He said it was this that caused the
Mexican army to run away from them at
Buena Vista and other places. They
would not stand to be bay0neted; it was
not the way to fight. Another thing
about the Americans, and it was the
worst fault OF all, he said, that they would
not give up when they had been fairly
whipped. Santa Anna said of Gen. Tav-
lOr at Buena Vista. that he chad whipped
that id Yankee General five times that
day, but he did not know enough to be
aware of it, and it was no use in lighting
such man as that"