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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-29
MORE OF THE TIMEs's QUEER WORK.
To the Editor OF rae Tribune.


SIR: The travelling correspondent Of Tho
Nep York Times sent his paper queer and not altogether
truthful statement Of the condition Of politics I'm this
county Writing from Batavia. he says 1T is estimated
that ST. John will get COO 500 votes In Genesee
County" His imagination must be lively for the recent
Prohibition County Convention placed the figures at
possibly 400 la enumerang alleged Stlwart opposi-
ton to Mr. Blaine, he Mr. Frank ID. Moulton OF
Alexander, evidently not knowing that MT
Mouton Is Q member Of the Republican
State Executive Committee, that he Is
devoting his entire time TO Mr. Baine's canvass In
the same connection The Times man mentions the name
Of Mr.. Hiram W. Hasca postmaster at this place. while
IT ia known all the country that Mr. Hascall IL
supporting Mr. Blaine to his utmost. Among other
things the letter that the Democrats will lose only
five per cent irish In the county This Ia alb
surd for representative Irshnan here stated yester-
DAY that he Of only five ak ia Leroy ana us vi
cinltywhO would not vote for Blaine: may add that
~ Peters Catholic Church. I'm this village has some
800 commu ncants making It quite evident that the
glon does not lack In tho Celtic element. The Tnss
should send out who has greater regard for the
truth or one who knows Of what he IL attempting
10 do. The EDITORS OF me lie Roy uo<e"e
LIE Rou ". y, October 4, 1884
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-29
WASTED AMMUNITION.

To the EdttOF OF the TftOUhe:
SIR: Ircceiyed yesterday from TIE National
Committee of Republicans and Independent ssever' cam
paign documents among them that contained these
words. "We the undersigned Republicans aud indie
pendent, believing stated in the address issued oy
the conference held in hewYork On July ~ 1854 ta'
the paramount issue OF the Presidential election OF th
year is moral rather than political do recommend 'he
use of all honorable means Ia accomplish the dereat 81
Blaine and Logan" This to be signed and returned
Ia the secreary OF the committee. The impotence Oh
snoh committee must boundess TO declare that the
paramount issue Of the Presidential election OF TINS
wear Is moral rather than political, ana ~
the same time TO try to elect Grover Cleveland
lam Main minister Of the gospel trying to lay strong
and deep the foundations OF pubic and private moraUy
a. NV en Ia vote tor one whose character l. SO IN
n.steut with virtue. would be to undo an e sopI
may done Tho same package contained slscSn
Dy Mr. schurz. the famous Mulgan letters, printed Oy
which are ended 10 defeat Mr.. Blame . .
cannot see how any man considering a" ,ne c'rG 'ae
stances lind Mr.. Blaine guilty ~ me chhrg.. mace
against him In sending these documents o. n', W. III
dependents have only wasted ne postage lWnlu .us
gest the future, they should be more careful iHy
remind me ~ the Kansas farmer whose pun Sot on lut
railroad track and started TO meet an approaching ,rSi
believing and throwing GifS Int farmer t3'%s ' az rii i
rascal. admire your pluck b4t Irsli,e yVIr
Ga,risons ". T.. oct. l. 1884
SOUND ADVICE TO PROHIDITIONlSTs.
A CLERGYMAN on THE ATTITUDE OF THE REPUB.
q LICAN PARTY TOWARD PROHIBITION.
Tothe EdttOr Of The Trt6une
SIR: II seems 70 excite some surprise that
the Prohlbtonists Of Kansas do not favor the M
tonal Prohibition party and that large majority OF
them decline to vote for Governor St. John for President
think 7 can speak for many who have been identified
with prohibition since 1t became public question In
this state. We do not Join In the denunciatfon
Of st. John. but think the organization Of the
National party az this ( time mistake
We do think 10 will help the cause On the contrary
n through it- withdrawal of votes from the Republican
party 1t should put the administration In the hands Of
the Democratic party would count that disaster not
only to prohibition, also to other unsettled and i'm
portant questions
The Pittsburg Convention as 70 the question
Of. woman suffrage. .relega!ed the practical
OF the Prohibition party IN several States ac-
cordng TO the condition ot public sentiment In those
States" We think this would have been the wiser posi-
Non as the question Of prohibition. We think also one
OF the best me0ns OF Home Protection will be elect
candidate who gives 70 the world tho example Of devo
don the home, by faithfuness Ia his relations hue
band and fathef DUNCAN G. AuSKb.
Aichson. KGn.. Sept. 30, 1884.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-29

STILL ANOTHER ISJusrIcE.--Owner Of -
Winner who has Just left the judging ring; TAX, /"
IN now Mull-ns aud bait him Groom tnew 10 b'-'
nessl; Shure and us mesef that wouldn't lay nhn
on the poor haste aud he sitaer getting nrs1 pei-o WV
4 liJudy,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-29
ApARAnrr III Go0D roINr.

After further inspecting the mills, whose products
are lly equal 10 the best THAI Europe can send rs.
We proceeded to tie brow Of 4 clih near the res
eryoir. whence we could look down upon this great
manufacturing city OF 10000 mhabt.Uts, nearly
all Of whom were dependent for their support upon
the products of the mills end factories that lag at
our feet And one of the party in view OF the sur
roundncs and the situation, was moved TO say:
aThe demon Free Trade led Protection t. the top
of n high mountain and said: AL these things
will give unto you If you will east yourself down.
But Protection would not lower herself in THAI
way. for the People were satisfied with her aaS
wanted heI to go up II necessary even ten OK tweau
per cent higher
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-29
THE cJIryysr.AmERIcAy STUDENTS.


OF the 100 boys who studied for several years in
America, % now in Shanghai some OF them IN the
telegraph Office in the arsenal, or In the Amrican Con-
sulatc; others various empiOyments here;
scattered about In different cities Of China few
In the diplomatic service at Lima and Honolulu; and
four OF them who were serving subeutonantS
killed the other day at Foo Chow know OF nothing
more pathetic than their history. Most OF them were
Cantonese selected to be abroad by the Imperial
Government at ages varying from SIX to thir-
teen or fourteen years. They remained In the United
States nine years. and then by back stairs innu
were ordered home. when their education half
finished. Some were just ready TO enter college or
scientific schools aud had partly finished college
They had learned Just enough render their
Lad bali forgotten their native tongue. They lad
adopted the American dress, and with 10 American
habits and modes VI thought When they reached San
Francisco their home they had Chinese clothes
MADE and they dOnned these before they landed In
China but they lad foreign walk they put their hands
IN their pockets and of them carried They
stared at what they about them and were stared al
by their cOuntrymen.
ii Hung Chang sent a commission 70 examine them.
Little AS they knew they knew more than their
aniners. and perhaps answered with the pertness Of
Young America An unfsvOrabe report wac made To
Ia who declared that 81 300 900 had been wasted. For
years the disgrace, hated By tie
daDs whom their success might haye thrown ot OF en-
pioyment. About year il began Ia think there
might De something Ia them, and they received employ
nent ia one or another, which they greatly needed
YOUNG HEROES AT roo CHOW.
Five, believe, were made nD-lieutcnsnts. and were
Connecticut western news., 1884-01-16
\ Frieud in Need.

Mir. Horace B. Cla6in, the great dry goods merchant of New York city, was sitting alone in his private office, late one afternoon, when a young man, pale and careworn, timidly knocked and entered.
 "Mr. Clafiin," said he, "I am in need of assistance. I have been unable to meet certain payments, because certain parties have not done as they agreed by me; and I would like to have ten thou sand dollars. come to you because you were friend to my father and might be friend to me-"
 "Come in, said ClaAin. "Come in and have a glass of wine.
 "No," sad the young man. "I don't drink"
 "Have cigar, then?"
 "No, I never smoke"
 "well, :" said the joker, "I would like to accommodate you but don't think can."
 "very we'll, said the young man, as he was about to leave the room. "I thought, perhaps, you might Good day, sir"
 "Hold on," said Mir. Claflin. "You don't drink ?"
 "No."
 "Nor smoke?"
 "No."
 "Nor gamble, nor anything of the kind?'
 "No, sir"
 "well, " said Mir. Claflin, with tears in his eyes too, "you shall have it, and three times that amount if you wish. Your faiher let mo have five thousand dollars once and asked me the same questions. He trusted me and l will trust you. No thanks. I owe it to you for your fathers sake"
Connecticut western news., 1884-01-16
BONES ON A BATTLEFIELD.
Visit 10 the Place Where the Peruvians
 nInde Their Lnst stand for Liberty.

A Callao Letter in the Washington Republican says A few days ago, being at Mirahores with a party of friends, it was proposed that we take a ride on horseback and visit the battle field, which lies quite near the town. No sooner said than done, and shortly seven jolly people mounted on seven Peruvian horses were ambling through the streets. The battlefield looked like a smooth plain with the usual adobe walls dividing it into fields, and you did not see the four forts, which are between the town and foothills, until you were almost upon them then they looked formidable, to say the least. They were square forts, quite q distance from one another; the front and sides were formed by piling up earth, forming a low embankment and digging a broad ditch about fourteen feet deep this ditch was filled with water. On top of the embankment they placed sacks filled with earth. The rear and between the forts was protected by adobe walls, which extended along the whole line and were pierced with holes for rifemen. These adobe walls are from four to five feet in height and tive in thickness. They are solid and difficult to break down, and in this instance the forts were so placed that rihemen behind these walls could enfilade an attacking party.
 Here the last stand was made by the Peruvians in defense of Lima and this was the battle where 1000 of their men never received an order or fired a shot all day long, but stood and watched 4.000 Chilians, who had penetrated the line about the centre, march on to Lima. How many Peruvians fell will never be known. About 5000 Chilians were killed, but their wounded were saved and after the battle the dead soldiers of their army were laid in rows and earth thrown over them. The officers were coffined and sent home. The Peruvians were left with the dead horses to feed | the vultures. Their whitening bones now lie in punches or scattered about all over the plains. Skulls, spines, ribs, bits of uniforms and shoes, with socks and foot bones in them were numberless. In one place some one had amused him. self arranging a ghastly pile and here and there was a charred heap, where some friend had found the remains and pouring petroleum over them, set fire | to it.
Connecticut western news., 1884-01-16
JOHNNY JONES, THE RHYMER.
An Eccentric Maine Man Who Made Words
 Jingle in Funny Way.

The Bath Times tells the following story There used to be considerable lumber business done on Merrymeeting Bay, and there lived a noted character on the bay shore, named-say Johnny Jones, who was noted for the handy way in which he could make a rhyme. He used to steal logs from a certain man, who was Justice of the Peace, and cut them up into shingles. His arrest was caused and he was convicted, and bail was wanted for his appearance at a higher court, but he couldn't get it, so he appealed to the Justice to go his bail. of you will make me a rhyme I will, '" said the Justice. He agreed to, but said he must make it from his boat. So he got into the boat and took mp his paddle.
 'Now, Johnny, for the rhyme" said the Justice, who was afraid he might deceive him. But Johnny was true to his promise and gave him this one: "As true as l am in this boat, and you are on the shore, I have stole forty logs from you and I'll steal forty more, :" and away he went. They used to elect Hogreeves at a town meeting, officers whose business it was to impound stray hogs they also acted as fence viewers. Well, they elected Q fellow named Doughty, whom old Johnny didn't like. As soon as they voted Johnny got up and got off the following: 'It appears very strange to my weak brains, that men should be possessed, to pass vote to choose a shoat to govern all the rest. !" A professor at Bowdoin, it is said, gave him suit of clothes for that rhyme.
 Johnny picked up a canoe one day on the bay and put it in his boom. A man named Hunter, of Topsham, heard of the find and declared he was going down to get the canoe, although it was not his. Johnny heard of it and was on the look ont for the enemy's approach. It was on bright moonlight night that Hunter started to fulfill his oath. He unlocked the boom and proceeded to the canoe and stepped into it. Just at that moment Johnny stepped out from some birches that grew by the shore, gun in hand, and spoke as follows : of you get that I'll pawn my hat. I'll stand not to dis pute you. have got both powder and good shot, and Iswear by gad I'll shoot you" The canoe was not taken.
Connecticut western news., 1884-01-16
An Hour at the Old PIay.Ground.

I sat an hour to-day, John, beside the old brook stream where we were school boys in old time, when manhood was a dream; the brook is choked with fallen leaves, the pond is dried away, I scarce believe that you would know the dear old place today. The school house is no more, John, beneath our locust trees; the wild rose by the win dow side no more waves in the breeze; the scattered stones look desolate; the sod they rested on has been plowed up by stranger hands since you and were gone. The chestnut tree Is dead, John, and what is sadder now-the broken grape vine of our swing hangs on the withered bough; read our names upon the bark and found the pebbles rare laid up beneath the hollow side as we piled them there. Beneath the grass grown bank, John, l looked for our old spring, that bubbled down the alder path three paces from the spring; the rushes grow upon the brink; the pool is black and bare, and not a foot this many a day 1t seems has trodden there. I sat me on the fence, John, that lies as in old time-the same half panel in the path we used so oft to climb-and thought how OCT the bars of life our playmates had passed on, and left me counting on this spot the faces that are gone !-The Judge.
Connecticut western news., 1884-01-16
CANAAN, CONN.,. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY Is, 1884,

into a pi box to be set up by girls and distributed by hand. Each set of chan nels constitutes "case," which when filled is ready to be put into place on the setting apparatus. The allowed weight of font to each machine here is 1000 pounds. Each machine must be constructed for one particular size of type, and can be adapted to no other. Those used by Mir. Munro are all built for brevier. The distributor does not do its share of the work so rapidly as an expert setter can use the type in com position, but the manufacturers have re- fused to sell more than one distributor with one setting machine.
Connecticut western news., 1884-01-16

EFFECT OF RUM. There is an old man in Gardiner, Me, who is a forcible illus tration of what rum can do. Nineteen years ago he was rich, drove a proud span of eoal-black horses, lived in an ele- gant house, md was everywhere re- spected. To-day he is an inmate of the Gardiner Almshouse. He is oftentimes seen on the streets, wandering about followed by his dog. He is no longer Squire" but is known as "Jones and his dog"
Connecticut western news., 1884-01-16
Lecturers AnnOyances.

"Did you ever hear of a 'queerer 2" asked well-known lecturer in the course of chat. The visitor had not.
 "WeD, when one of those persons whom pick out to represent the rest of the audience happens to have any very noticeable peculiarity about his face or his clothing, call him 'queerer,' be- cause he 'queers,' as they say in slang that is, he abstracts my attention from my lecture. Once hit on a man whose necktie had hitched up over his collar and was rubbing against the back of his neck every time he moved his head. If there is anything that makes me feel like flying it is to feel anything of this sort against the back of my neck, and so I got up lively sympathy for that man, though he was one of those nerveless creatures who wouldn't be fidgety even If the back of his collar should be nn- buttoned. I could fairly feel that hot necktie rubbing against the back of my perspiring neck, and it kept nearly all of my attention. A dozen times I pushed my own necktie down before and behind, but the relief was only momentary; the feeling that it was bobbing up and down and was about to chafe me came back as soon as I removed my hand. strug- gled oD, and am not sure whether talked to my subject or switched off to a dissertation on misplaced neckties. Fi nally, when it seemed as if should jump out of my coat if that necktie was moi pushed down, I stopped short and said in a loud voice: Will that gentleman in the third row-right there q pointed dead at him)-will he push down his necktie?' This provoked storm O. laughter, and went on just as if ire quently threw joke like that into my lecture"
Connecticut western news., 1884-01-16
Local News a Speciality.
"THTNG,S THAT ARE NOT"

I dreamed a dream of Love, That she was holy, pure, and true, A friend to give delight on earth, A voice to bid man look above, Her oonstancy her only worth, Alas like this she comes to very few. heard her sacred name On lips of many, young and old, looked their idol in the face, 4 gtddy, pleasure-seeking dame, Whose vanity is her disgrace, Whose summer friendship fades before
 the cold. Is love then but dream, The sweetest fancy man can know? Or has she broken earthly bars And fled, with her celestial gleam, To shine aloft among the stars And look with scorn upon the clouds
 bslow7 When Faith and Hope ars dead, Whsn life has for its only atm To seek the passing moments biss, To find suficisncy of bread, Man soon his highest joys will miss, And seeking Love will find her but
 name.
Connecticut western news., 1884-01-16

TURTLEs.-It takes about dozen av- craze turtles to furnish one quart of the famous green fat so highly esteemed by gourmands, and as it is only found at all during certain seasons in the year, the BIO per quart charged by the English dealers may not be considered so high price. ..-
Connecticut western news., 1884-01-16

EXTREMES. greatest heat of the air in the sun probably never exceeds 145 degrees Fahrenheit, nor the greatest cold 65 degrees below zero. About 130 degrees above and 40 degrees below zero are the extremes for the United States, and very unusual.
Connecticut western news., 1884-01-16

JAPAN.-On New Years Day, in Japan, there is great emulation among the mer- chants of sound credit to make the first sale of goods. According to law, all Japanese merchants are required to set tie their accounts and pay their debts by December 3lst, and are not allowed to buy or sell goods until they have done SO
Connecticut western news., 1884-01-16

SUINa.-A lawyer of Hallowel, Me-, has invented an ingenious scheme to make fortune. He has sued the treasurers of nearly every corporation in the State for the recovery in each case of $500 for feiture for failure to publish statistics of their condition of business, as required by law. He will make, if he recovers between $4, 900 and $6, 900 in Lewistown alone.
Connecticut western news., 1884-01-16

RAN.-The rainfall in Boston last year was 1872 inches less than the annual average, it being 35.48 inches.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-11-14
THE COMING GREAT sHOW.


1he Uofd'S InduSff'idt Erpositi0h 20 open
the 10th of December.
New Orleans telegram: Col. Burke, direc-
tor general of the worlds industrial EXPOSE
ton, announces that as congress meets on the
day heretofore designated for the opening
ceremonies, and therefore the president and
congressman could not then be present, the
formal opening will take place December 10.
Exhibits will be received until December 10,
with the understanding that they must be ar
ranged in place by opening day.
Director General Burke has completed a
full report of the progress of the preparations
for the worlds exposition. The main building
has been completed and the exhibits are now
arriving for installations. The extension TO
the machinery hall, an iron building, requires
only the sash aud flooring, making that hall
now about 1,94S feet in length. But little
space remains in the machinery department.
The director general notifies the state COM
missiOncrs that their exhibits can come along
at any time. The building will receive eXhi-
bits on the 10th of November. Every state and
territory is now estimated. The erection of
stables is progressing rapidly, stables being
provided to show 1000 horses, and suitable
cattle and horse barns and stock arena, half a
says that Jay-Eye-See and Phallas will be ex-
hibted. Arrangements are being made for
the noted horses. The stables are 1850 feet
long and live stock exhibits are the largest
ever known.
The Mexican exhibits left the ctv of Mexico
October 3lst, via the Mexico Central railroad
and Ell Paso.. Commissioners from France,
Mexico, Spain, Brazil, Portugal, Japan, Hon.
duras and Guatemala are here and arranging
for the installation of their exhibits. Burke
is arranging with DiaZ, who will be inaugu-
rated December LIST, to adjourn the Mexican
congress on the 10th of December, and also
expects the American congress to adjourn on
the Eth of December, so that the exposition
will be opened in the presence of the presi-
dents of the United States, Mexico, Central
America republics heads of departments and
foreign representatives. The action of the
board of management in deferring the OPEN
ing until President Arthur can inaugurate
the exposition is warmly approved by the
community. His warm support of the expo
stion is appreciated all over the south and
the management declared it to be a source of
intense disappointment to the people If II
opened without him. The delay will enable
the delinquents to get in position and avoid
much of the confusion incident to the opening
of the exposition. Burke reported to TIE
management yesterday that If they would
roof the park over PIT acres and give him six.
ty days the applicants for space would fill it.