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General Grant Worse.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2S.-For some
time past intimate personal friends of
General Grant have been aware that
the cancerOuS affection with which
the General has been afflicted for
some months was rapidly developing,
with a very dangerous tendency.
The true state of the disease and his
unfaYorable condition were, however,
kept secret from the general public.
Now and then the New York papers
would publish rather alarming re-
ports of his condition, but they were
denied by the family and attending
physicians. Only a week ago to-day
a report was published in a medical
Journal of this city that there was ey-
cry reason TO believe he would recov-
er from his present illness, and that
the cancerOus growth at the root of
his tongue had been. arrested. To-
day, however, the true condition of
the General was made public by his
family for the first time. 1t unfortu.
nately proves that there was little or
no foundation for the recent favora.
BILE reports circulated, and that the
General, far froIn being on the road
to recovery, is rapidly approaching
the end. His family and the attend
ing physicians generally admitted to-
day that there is little or no hope
that he will recover. The Generals
residence, at No. East stxty-sixth
street, was overrun with visitors to-
day anxious to learn the truth as to
his condition, as it was reported in
business circles this morning that his
disease had taken fatal turn.
He was confined to his bed to-day,
and few of his most intimate friends
were admitted to see him. Some of
them, on leaving the sick chamber,
sadly expressed the opinion that the
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Don't Vault the Fence.

At the July convention but faint
line indicated the weakness of the
Democratic party. A wisely-cOn-
structed article of faith was the COW
ering that hid it from view, and up
on the platform thereon erected stood
all the conflicting elements harmoni-
Gus and strong. Upon this platform
the party went before the country,
and the wisdom of the builders was
amply made manifest in the result of
the November election. But events
have since occurred that prove how
fictitious was that harmony, how
dearly purchased was the fiimsy COW
ering that hides from view party
weakness. That the deceit was sue
cessful the election of Cleveland leaves
no room for doubt, but that it will so
continue is not beyond serious ques-
zion.
1t is rather an anomaly, but never
theless it is fact that the Democrat
ic party in success is weaker than it
W. 8 in the hour of defeat, and that
were it to go before the country to-
day in the present attitude of the
parties the triumph Of Republican
ism would be certain. This sudden
and not altogether unexpected
change is due to the fact that the pc.
riOd of Democratic probation is past,
and that upon achieving the goal the
flesh is once again asserting itself
and the whole organiZrtson is back.
sliding. Tho discOrd and confusion
now prevailing could have been
postponed, but not averted. For q
free-trader and a protectionist, or g
gOld-bug and silver fanatic, or
mugWump and polygamOus saint
to occupy together the same platform
without clashing would of itself be
miraculous. The wonder is that they
should have kept silent so long.
Cleveland is throwing down the
gauntlet on the silver question, has
revealed the party's true condition
From end to end it is disrupted and
the split grows hourly wider. His
unofficial utterances enlarged it, and
the opposition, by their defiant roar
added another jerk that shivered
things generally.
However, it is not our affair. AS
peace loving Republicans we, OF
course, prefer to see the enemy dwell
together in unity but where there is
a chronic disposition toward family
jars, as in this instance, we must OBJ.
serve neighborly discretion. TIC
vault the fence to pacify the dispu.
tants would only bring down upon
us their concentrated wrath. Let
Republicans keep at respectful dis
lance and remember the legand OF
the Kilkenny cats.-BdltO. Herald,
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eth to draw them from God, the more
they draw near to God.
MANKIND lie covered beneath the
rubbish of their fallen state, and are
no more able to raise themselves from
under the weight of guilt, into which
they are sunk by sin, than one buried
under the pOnderOus rubbish of a fall
len house, is able to free himself.
The Holy Spirit finds sinners in as
helpless a condition, and as unable to-
believe in Christ for salvation, as
they were to purchase it.
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A Windy Day in March.

No portion of the year so tries the
cheerful temper Of the farmer as does
the month of March. From child
hood he has been told, and the al
manacs have repeated it in his ma
turer years, that spring begins with
March. This idea has becnmesO firm
ly fixed that successive yearly disap-'
pointments have not disiodged it,.
but as each succeeding March comes
round, he feels that it should bring
spring weather and spring work. We
are apt to think with something akin
to envy, of the English farmer,
whose weather comes true to the al
manac, and whose spring, if 1t does
not begin in March is not deferred
until May, but borrcws the later days
of February. Even in the generally
genial climate of England, March is
proverbially a clustering and uncer-
tain month. Even in our era the
Anglo-Saxons had in their language
names for March which meant rug
ged month";" and stormy month";"
These people believed that March
had borrowed three days from April,
and expressed the character of these
days in a proyerb, which is said to-
be still in use by the rustics in parts
of England and Scotland. 1t said of
these three borrowed days:
! 1.-THE first it shall be wind and weet;
The next it shall be snow and sleet
The third it shall be sic a freeze.
Shall gar the birds stick to the trees"
With US, in some years, this ancient
description of its last three days will
apply to all the others that precede
them. The thoughtful farmer will
the more patiently endure the buster.
of the month, if he thinks of the part
these uncomfortable winds play in
preparing his lands for the pillow. A
March wind is proverbially drying
one, and it takes up the moisture left
by melting SHOWS with an astOnish-
ing rapidity. These winds are even
fertilizing his fields. As they rapid
ly remove the water from the surface,
more comes up from below by capil-
larry attraction, bringing with it the
plant-foOd it holds in solution !; as,
this in.turn is evapOrated, whatever
it contains is left in the soil, within
roach Of the ROOTS Of thn crnn II 10 q
mistake to fret about the weather.
However disagreeable it may be. if
we look with believeing eyes we can
see that every dispensation of Nature
is even working for our good. DIR.
THURBER n american AgricuLtwist
for March.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-03-07

The convention of Maryland far
mers met at Wilson Post Hall, Balti-
more, on Tuesday morning of last
week. The meeting was largely at
tended by farmers of the State. A
permanent organization was effected
with Ex-GOv. VIM. II. Hamilton as
president, with a vice-president for
each county. DR.. E. H. Glotfelty
being the yice-president from. this
county. 1t is intended that an annu-
al meeting shall be held at which
matters relating to agriculture shall
be discussed and a united effort made
to guard the interest of farmers.
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than abandon the delusive theory
that the people can safely be taxed
twenty-fOur millions of dollars per
annum for the protection of the silver
interests. If the result is an extra
session of Congress, it will be scarcely
possible to escape emphasizing more
strongly the embarrassing differences
of opinion already apparent in the
Democratic ranks. BdHO. Anleri can
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Stopping the Paper.

Stopping the Paper.
There is an ancient but reliable
proyerb which tells us of the disas
trous effect attending an attempt to
please everybody. Such an effort, we
are bluntly informed, will be the
cause of our pleasing nobody, and the
truth of this trite saying is apprecia-
ted best by the editor of a newspaper,
an individual who is often cenSured
for falling to perform the impossible
task to which the maxim alluded to
has especial reference. For a jour
nalst to satisfy each and every one of
his readers with the same article is as
difficult as the preparation OF meal
which would agree with the palate Of
every person. What is one mans
food is another's poison, and an arti-
Gle which might delight hundreds
mightalso displease an equal number.
An EDITORS duty, therefore, is not z
attea' ct the nnfrnitfuf task Of pi6oF
ing all but to labor to the satisfaction
of the majority. Those who happen
to belong to the minority, however
are seldom willing to pardon ads
tasteful paragraph or item becatse it
may be just what other people want.
The average man is Of the opinion
that his paper should in every way
and without exception give him what
he wants, and when it does not, he is
apt to condemn the editor AMI order
the stoppage of his paper.
OF all the foolish things man can
do, that of stopping his paper because
he is displeased at something therein.
is perhaps the worst, and it brings
with it its own punishment Figura-
lively speaking, he simply cuts of
his nose to spite his face. Yet the
average man imagines that MS indig-
nant command to stop his paper will
/ oYerWhefm the editor with woe and
sorrow and not only stop his particu-
lar paper, but everybody else's paper,
I He seems to think that the offending
journal, under his displeasure, will
i'm mediately suspend. But it does
not. His name is dropped from the
list but the heavens do not fall, nor
the stars cease to shine. The sun
rises and sets with its usual regular
lty, the moon appears in accordance
with the almanac, and the world rolls
round as before. The paper contin.
ues to please and displease, and things
are pretty much the same as they
always were with one exception.
And this is the exception: Ths
man who stops his paper does moi
know what is going on. He is in &
state of most unsatisfactory Ignorance
and he misses, actually misses, with
something like regret, the visits o.
the carrier boy or else his mail seems
incomplete without that medium OF
knowledge which beguiled 50 many
minutes in the past. When his neigh.
Dor mentions some notable occur.
renee, he knows nothing about it, and
when he is asked if he has not read
about it in his paper, he reluctantly
confesses, with ili-cOncealed shame
that he does not take a paper. I'm
fortunate man He stopped his paper
to spite the editor, but no one suffers
but himself. The moral of this is
do not stop your paper; it is not
policy. - EXCHANGE.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-03-07

The Rockville independent has
passed into the hands of its new pro-
prietors, Messrs. II. H. Gosorn & Co.
The saIutatory of the new editor
takes stand for temperance and the
principles of the Republican party,
and is confident that the triumph OF
the Republican party and its imper-
ishable principles as among the GER
tainties of the near future.
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he a fine type of true American nan-
hood that he is not content to live
on the reputation that he has made
and be a mere idler for the remainder
of his life. and if so it be, what no.
BILE example to the old and young OF
the entire country. In addition it
adds dignity to American citizenship.
Frederick Examiner.
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Baltimore Live Stock Market.
From Baltimore Americana
MONDAY. March 2. |!

MONDAY, March 2, 1885.
PRICES OF BEEF CATTLE AT THE
MARKET TODAY.
Very best on sale to-day 5s(G6 cts.
that generally rated first quality SO
IS cts; medium or good fair quality
1908 cts ordinary thin steers. oxen.
and cows 3i(@34 cts extreme range,
of prices 3l(96 cts most of the sales,
were from 44(952.
REMARKS ON BBBF CATTLE.
The arrivals of Cattle during the.
week amounted to $50 head, against
1890 last week and Sl2 head the cor
responding week of last year, and the
sales were S06 head, against 673 last
week, and 76l head the correspond
ing week of last year.
The market has been very dull to.
day, and, except at the beginning.
lower, tops being before the close &c.
off and other grades &c. At the open
ing prices showed little variation
from last week, but fell off, as above
indicated, before many sales were
effected, and closed exceedingly dull.
The quality averaged fully as good as
it was last week, there being a full
representation of the middle grades.
Prices 34(96c, with most sales from
4}C95ac.
THE SWINE MARKET,
There was an increase in the offer
ings over the numbers reported last
week of about I,050 head, and de.
cline in prices as recorded then of tc.
The quality shows but little change,
being scarcely as good in some pens.
as it was last Monday, most dealers
reporting theiy offerings as unchanged
in quality, Trade is moderate to
good, and prices range from to 7c.,
with the majority of sales near 7c.
Same time last year prices ranged
from 81 to &c net.
THE SHEEP MARKET.
Trade in Sheep is very slow, the
numbers being in excess of last
weeks offerings and more than
equal to very sluggish demand, as,
butchers are buying vrry slowly and
there is no outside demand. Mum.
bers will be left oyer unsOld, and will
be reshipped East at owners risk.
The quality is not as good as was that
of last weeks offerings. Prices of
Sheep 24(G5c. and of Lambs 3](G5lc.
gross. Same time last year Sheep
sold at 4(g53c. and no Lambs quoted.
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General was on his deathbed. In re-
gaba to the condition of the General,
CT pnel Frederick Grant said this af-
tUnoon +: my father is a very sick
man, There is no use in longer de-
nying the fact. We have made every
effort to keep the true facts from the
public, because we knem that as soon
as ii should become known that he
was dangerously ill, there would be
hundreds of letters coming in with
every mail, and this would only eX-
cite him and make his cure less hope
Hful. My father has had little rest for
the past few nights. He was up and
about his room for little while yes
lerday, and we hope to get him up
again to-day, but he is suffering con-
slant pain in the ear and head. For
ANY facts concerning the nature of
his disease, will have to refer you
to his physicians. l am overburden-
ed with work and care. | have had
little sleep for number of nights, as
al have to be up with my father and
Fave to look over and answer his
nail. The doctors who are attend
ing him are DR.. FOrdyce Barker, Dr..
} HI. Douglas and DR., II. B. Sands,
If this city, and DIR. T. M. Marker of
Philadelphia.
! DR.. Douglas, being questioned,
iiasasd y 81 aFn no wise res onsible for
THE rose.colored report that appeared
in medical journal last week. Two
days before this report was published
l had a cony ersation with DIR. Sands
at General Grants house. The result
of that conversation was that we both
decided that the cancerous growth al
the root of the tongue was hardening
and steadily growing worse. A mi
croscOpical examination made by ar
expert proved beyond doubt that il
was case of malignant epitheia
growth. General Grant is very sick
man, and l think there is little or M
hope that he will recover. He il
breaking down, but has displayed
much courage. Less than month
from this date he has done as much
as six or eight hours work in day
]
but has had little sleep for the pas
six or eight days. We haye tried t.
keep the knowledge of his true con
dition from the General, because HI
has had so many other troubles t.
bear. L haye all along maintained
that his trouble is from a cancerOu
growth at the root of the tongue. |
was caused undoubtedly by excess il
smoking. Every time he speaks O
breathes or eats this is disturbed. |
is difficult to treat it for that reason
There have been times when thi
growth has been temporarily check
| ed, but it has never been arrested anC
IS steadily increasing. There has beer
a considerable loss of tissue of the sof
palate. He takes nourishment every
day in liquid form. He cannot ca
Esolid food, because he has lost all hi
teeth. They were extracted in tn,
hope of easing the pain in his face
This pain, although it resembles neu
ralgia, is not that pure and simple
but is reflection pain, caused by tn,
cancer in the throat. He has beer
suffering Of late from severe pain il
the right ear and on the top of tn,
head. To ease this his head is KEEP
wrapped in hot fiannels. / canno
say how near the end is. He may
live for months yet, as men suffering
from this disease have done, but | dt
not think there is any hope that h,
will ever recover"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-03-07

Mr.. Cleveland is the first man who
had a recommendation made as pres
ident of the United States before
qualifying for the Office, so far as Off
cial forms 90, thrown into his face by
his own party. We feel that it is
timely to repeat the observation that
Mr.. Cleveland does not know much
about the Democratic party.-Ci1-
ciandtI Commercial.
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A Walking Skeleton.

Mr.. E. Springer, of fredericksburg,
Pa, writes: 81 was afflicted with
lung fever and an abscess on lungs,
and reduced to q a0alking skeleton.
Got free trial bottle of DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption,
which did me so much good that |
bought dollar bottle. After using
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with hearty appetite, and a gain IN
flesh of 48 lbs"
Call at Sturgiss Drug Store and get
free trial bottle Of this certain cure
for all Lung Diseases. Large bottles
S1.00
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-03-07

Mr.. Cleveland had good deal to
learn last summer about the duties of
the president when he declared so
freely that they were merely execu-
tive in their nature. That he has
since discovered his mistake is shown
by his recommendation of certain
legislation on silver coinage.-CeUe-
land Herald.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-03-07

A gentleman was one day relating
to a Quaker tale of deep distress,
and concluded by saying: 81 could
but feel for him" "Verily friend,'
replied the Quaker, "thou didst right
in that thou didst feel for thy neigh
Dor; but didst thou feel in the right
pIace-didst thou feel in thy pock-
ct ?"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-03-07

The silver men propose to fight
President Cleveland. Perhaps they
needn't be in great hurry about it.
They may as well act leisureIy. No
body is going to run away. They
can make up their eager minds to
that.-N Y. Graphic.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-03-07

1t is wise provision that fixes the
date of presidential Inauguration So
early in March. The base ball season
soon begins, and then no one will
care a curse about presidents or cabi-
nets or any such small tomfoolery.-
PhiL0. NeaOS.i
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-03-07
SATURDAY, MARCH 7. 1885.

We are unable this week to give
our readers an account of the inaugu-
ration, but will do so in our next
issue.
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Correspondents must enclose full name and
address, not necessarily for publication, but
as private guarantee of good faith. Reject
ed communications will not be returned.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-03-07

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TANDARD- McMlNNVILLE TENNEssEE-sATURDAYM MAR ~ 1885

commonplace remarks she always ex-
cused herself and left him. He prided
himself upon his conversational quail
tiles, and felt chagrinned that she
never gave him an opportunity to
display them: He had read much,
and could discuss for hours the merits
and dement's of different books and
their authors.
Robert was veXed that May treated
Weston as she did. He knew her in
tellectual superiority to most of wo-
men, and he wanted others to know
it.
May disliked Weston; why she
knew not, save that there was some
thing about the man which impressed
her with his unworthiness. His at
tempts to win her confidence and re-
gard only increased the feeling, and
she never tried to make herself agree
able.
Tmn DI rnNyUTNrtrUn
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MAY M0RELAND.
BY NJ. A. RIED.

@ HARLES MORELAND and his
l@D, wife sat together on the pOrticO
- of their grand old residence one
summer evening, enjoying the fresh
cool breeze which sprang up after the
noon heat. They had been silent
some time, each busy thinking, when
his wife spoke:
"Charles, / don't know what to do
with May"
He glanced up indifferently.
"Why?"
"HShe cares for nothing in the world
but books; then she is so careless she
cannot remember one minute any
thing l tell her. Today l sent her to
Mrs. SCOTS for a recipe, and about
the time l was getting uneasy on ac-
count of her leng stay, she, ran in out
of breath and asked me for what
had sent her? I've no patience
with her"
eff she is so much trouble you had
better send Robert or one of the SER
wants."
"The servants were busy, and
Robert would not like to go; besides
boys have their games to finish and
one cannot wait"
Just then the yard gate opened and
Il child about ten years old came to-
ward the house. Her feet were bare,
her head also; her apron was seiled
and torn; her hair brown and thick
fell in disordered curls over her Shout
ders. In one hand she held book,
in the other were grasped the Strings
of a huge sun bonnet; the bonnet
trailed on the ground at her side.
Great bright black eyes glanced shyly
up as she approached the porticO. An
expression of unusual gravity marked
the face of the child. She was not
pretty; she would have been MOI
even good looking but for her eyes
great shining eyes, black as midnight
and full Of unuttered thoughts. Why
they had called her May was a seem
ing mystery. The name belongs t.
fair, bright blondes, with silver!
voices, sunshiney faces, and colder
hair; whereas May Moreland was 1
brunette of sad face and grave, quie