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niman's summer resort. The improve
ment will be appreciated by all who are
accustomed TO visit the park.
w. J. Pike of Middlesex recently en-
hibited pearl which he found in river
clam just below the village. 1t was a
beauty and was fully five-siXteenths of an
inch in diameter. Mr. Pike was prompt
ly offered $50 for his find. but declined it,
as he regarded it worth more money
An addition to the Fairhaven school
house is being built of stone and brick,
thirtr-siz by forty yeght feet on the ground
and of the same height and general ap
pearance rs the present school building.
1t will contain when completed four de
partment rooms, two on the first floor
twenty-five by twenty nine feet each, and
two on the second floor, one twenty-five
by twenty-nine. the other twenty-five by
twenty-five The contractors have thirt y
days in which to finish their work ant
the building should be ready for use Sep.
tember1.
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The University Librapy.

The whole number of volumes now on
the shelves is 81 ,l42, including s5s which
have been added during the past year.
OF these III volumes were purchased by
the Howard fund, twenty-eight by the
general library fund, and 1O3 were added
tg the Wheeler library, sixteen of which
were the giit of Mrs NJ. &. Wheeler.
The above total makes no account of du-
picates and pamphlets. of which the Ii
brary has Il large number. The Marsh
collection, now very soon to be placed ON
the shelves Will increase the aggregate to
81, 600 volumes.
Among the gifts OF the past year is
set thrty-tOur volumes of the Proceed
ings Of the American Association for the
Advancement of Science, whose meeting
in this city several years ago is still re-
membered here with great interest, and
by our guests of that day, as the officers
of the society have assured US, With great
pleasure. BY the Kindness of the Rev.
DR.. Stafford the library also received from
the American and Foreign Christian
Union, II complete set, bound, of their
| official publication, forty-One volumes.
| From Senators Morrill, and EdmundS it
has received large and valuable gifts of
United States documents Other donors
of valuable books during the past year
are l.. G. IIerrick, NJ. ID. of the medi-
cal class of 1851, OF Columbus, o., Hon.
|
| Peck, +. p. w Rogers of Burlington and
Prot II. w. Haynes of Boston. But the
list is TOO long to give here, and will appear
| in the next issue of the annual
catalogue. OF the publications of the
State of Vermont it has received from
the State Librarian and the Secretary of
State, thirteen volumes. SiNty-one vol
tunes have been bound and added to the
| files of periodicals..
| A change in the method of heating the
library hall made it possible to open the
library every day during the past year,
with the exception of a few days when
| this change was being made
| Important additions have been made
| during the year to the reference library,
a department which will receive special
emphasis as soon as the library is placed
| i'll its new quarters.
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PERSONAL.

Mr.. John II, Mimms, competent stem
ographer and pleasant gentleman, has
been appointed steuographer of Washing
ton County Court
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GEN. GRANT BRIGHTENS UP
And Works an Hour on the Forthcoming
Book.

Mt. MACGREGOR, July During the
forenoon Gen. Grant frightened up and
before lunch time he had employed fully
an hour in writing matter which Will be-
come part of the forthcoming book.
There came to the notice of the family
this morning the press report of yesterday
purporting to come from " ashington and
credited to Col. Dent which occasioned
the family much pain and by request it is
denied that the statements have any war
rant from the household of Gen. Grant or
from his physician. DIR. Newman called
during the afternoon. The subject of the
Generals condition was broached and DR..
Newman. asked him if he felt a steady in
creaslng weakness. In answer TO this the
patient wrote upon his pad as follows: Il
do not know as there is any special weak
ness. | worked il good four hours to-day
and wrote "A short chapter for my book. |
scarcely use my cane in going about my
room, Often when go out have to look
about for il To find it. y
A misStep will often make cripple forlfc
bottle of Henry n Johnson's Arnica and OH
Linment at hand, will not prevent the mis-
step, but used immediately it will save being
IL cripple
II you are troubled with II "hacking cough, :"
Downs Elixir will give you relif AT once.
Warranted as recommended or money refund
ed.
BaNtcr's Man rake Bitters cure indigestion,
Heart Burn, Costiveness ana all maarial dis
eases. Twenty y-dve cents per bottle.
July l,dSwlm
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grounds Oh the Old fOrt, beginning Au-
gust Il, and to continue ten days
Aug. l.. New York State Temperance Soci-
ETY. day.
10 m. Address by Rev. II. NJ King, d. D.,
Of Albany, president OF the n Y. 5.
L. Society.
2p.m Address 10y Rev. J. Byington Smith,
ID D., corresponding secretary of
Society.
1880 PIN. Address by Rev. w. C. Mcflister
of Pluttsburgh.
Aug. l3. Gospel Temperance Day. Hon. JUS
tus Miller of Troy presiding.
~ II. III. Address by the president
p. III. Ad'lre IS by Rev. ii. Clay BaScOm
o. Troy.
7:3o pm. Conference of temperance work
erS.
Aug. II. W. c. T. L. Miss Francis L. willard
OF Chicago president.
10 Il. IN. Address of welcome and responses.
p. III. Address 10y Miss Willard.
i:3J pm. ENaugellStlc services by the w. c.
T. L.
Aug. ID. juvenile Temperan' day, Mrs.
Joseph Cook presiding.
III u. IN. Address to young ladies' by Miss
Anna Gordon of Boston.
y. IN. En- crtainmcnt by the band of chill
dren under direction OF Mrs Rev.
Joseph Twcitel OF Wnitch III.
1880 pm. EVar gellstIC service led 10y G. W.
ltuCc OF Granville.
Aug. Ii. Troy Conference Temperance SOci-
ety day, Rev q. y. Barrett Ol Schc-
ncctady presiding.
10 a. m. SERMON by Rev, d. ". Dayton of
COhOCS,
2p.m. Address by Mrs. Hunt of Boston,
superintendent OF W. c. r. {. edu-
catIonai department.
1870 pm. sermon 10y Rev. ID. b. Mckenzie Of
MOUrcS.
Aug. Il. Father Matthew and Rcchubte
day, f. Ryan, Esq, of Troy, AMI
mrs president Of urst Father .idl-
thcw, society of America pres IL
ing.
10 Il. M. Address by the president and
Others.
2p.m AdIre,s 10y W. \. snyder of Troy
ANA Others.
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TicOnderoga Centennial Temperance
Camp-meeting.

At meeting of the committee of ar
rangements at Ticonderoga, Monday eve
ming, June 30, the following programme
was arranged for the Centennial Temper
ance camp-meeting to be held on the
grounds of the old Fort, beginning Au
gust II, and to continue ten days
Aug. L. New York State Tempernnce Soci-
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Wild strawberries are quite plenty
therefore shortcakes are in order. ... The
farmers are gettinga small crop of hay ....
We had heavy showers here SUNDAY and
Monday, which We're much needed, but
they are too late to help the hay crop
much, There are quite II number of city
people in town to stay through the hot
weather. Fourteen new arrivals at the
Bread Loaf last week Our school has
been somewhat disturbed by reason of
the scholars having the chicken poN.
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If you are troubled with hacking cough"
Downs Elixir will give you reif at once.
Warranted rs recommended or money refund
ed.
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NIorrisville.


II. j. Philbrook of Jersey City, Miss
Philbrook of Boston, Mass, +. V. Booth
OF Northfield VT, A, II, CoHey of Dor
chester, Mass, and Mrs II. A. Cobeigh
of Woodhaven, l.. |, are visiting in town
THE noon stage to Waterbury via
Stowe will commence running next Wed
nesday. -. Nearly every evening finds
them, doctors lawyers and merchants in
cluded, at II game of ball, and supple
mentlng the ball playing with Il general
game of "high spy" with the steps Of the
Old Christian church on South Main
street as "blinding post. Mr.. G, r.
Morse, representing the contractor of sev
eral star routes through the vicinity, was
in town on Wednesday, to sub-let the
route from this place through Elmore t.
Worcester, A. ii. Copley, formerly clerk
| with A. o. Gates, now Il pharmacist al
Upham's Corner, Dorchester, Mass, i,
visiting friends in town. w. Cate OF
! Wolcott, who has an interest in the Nor
risvllle bakery, has moved his family tC
! town.
G2A new time table on the Vermont divis
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The Boston and Albany and New York
Central railroads have just completed ar
rangements to establish ticket agencies
up the Connecticut River aS far as Wind
s0r with the principal office at Bellows
Falls, making low rates to all points
West via Springfield and making good
connections with the Connecticut River
road III connection with tasts train from
Boston.
Daily Republican., 1885-03-16
A her.nnA LOAA.

The folly OF strikes is very forcibly
illustrated by the experience OF the fac.
tory operatives in kensington, Pa.
For the past four months these people
have been idle, and the loss Of their
wages in that time amounts to 81 N0O,-
900. AS consequence, many families
are In a suffering condition, as they are
penniless and the grocers refuse to trust
them for food. This determin alton on
the part of tle grOcers may tendto end
the strike. II IL said that many Of the
strikers desired TO g TO work sometime
ago, but the leaders in the movement
objected to them doing 80, and through
their influence enforced idleness has
been continued. II is unfortunate that
the law does not authorize the arrest
andimprisonment OF such evil advis ers,
as the amount OF injury inf icted on the
people through their agency cannot be
fully estimated. The true policy OF
operatives is TO continue at work, and
trust to well directed efforts to secure 4
proper reward for services faithful J
rendered. Although wages may b.
low, it is much better to,keep employs
than to be idle, az half loaf is bette
than no bread.
Daily Republican., 1885-03-16
The Institute Enter sainments

The large audience that came togeth-
or in the Institute Hall on Saturday
evening to hear j ohm Wanamaker talk
OF the individual energy that leads to
success shows that popular lectures
with . cheap admission fee will be pa
tronized by the masses of the people.
The entertainment on Saturday evening
was first class one. 1t was enjoyed
because Mr.. WaBamaker treated of a
subject that interested all. 1t was
beneficial because the address vas en-
nobling in its character, and calculated
TO elevate instead OF to drag down the
mind. 1t was Invested of sophistry, of
fiattery and Of partisanship, and ap-
pealed In every sense to the better feel
ings OF human nature. The illusions
to Garfield, Lincoln, Cleveland and
Bayard received equal applause. Mr..
Wanamaker' address, delivered with
oat preparation, without any pretense
at oratory, and without any attempt al
rhetorical flourish, struck popular
chord and did good.
The excellent music of the Trinity
quartette, under the leadership Of Prof
Rhoads, and the stereopticon views OF
trip through Ireland, Scotland and
England, by Sidney Is. Frost, gave va
riety TO the entertainment, and was 9
popular part of il.
The Institute management Should
feel encouraged from The success thai
has crowned their efforts, and we hope
they will feel like carrying them on
There are thousands Of people who can
Daily Republican., 1885-03-16

England in ordinary times might
prove more than q match for Russia,
but at the present time she would be
running q great risk in entering upon a
war with that nation. The London
Times in speaking Of the probability of
war between the two pations says :;
II Russia is bent upon war she has
many vulnerable points. III she forces
England to hostilities she cannot
imagine that the struggle would be con-
fined TO the remote region Of Central
Asia" This language is easy Of inter
probation. as it is a threat that IL war
n-ues England will probably foment a
rebellion in Poland and attempt an in
vasion of Russia by way of the Black
sea.
The complacency with which the
Times speaks of the danger Russia will
De exposed to IL she comes to blows with
England must seem strange TO those
who know how exposed England her
self is to an attack in every part Of the
world. IL will not be chiefly Euro
pean war, but the broad plains OF Cen
trail Asia is the stake that is in the con-
fiict, and there the greatest battles wfll
be fought. This will be Different from
fighting at home on ground wen under
| stood, and which has already been
fought over with the sd vAntage on the
the side OF England. The greater area
and population Of the British Empire
lies in Asia ard is conquered provinces
with conquered people, the later res
tive under the yoke of o foreign govern
ment and only waiting a favorable op
portunity TO revolt.
That time seems to have come now
The Russian outposts in Asia are nov
trenching hard on England s possessions
She has but to stretch forth her hand
and Herat the capital Of Afghanistar
is hers. Neither will it be hers by
mere force Of conquest, but by desire
OF the Afghanese to place themselve.
under the rule Of Russia In possession
of Herat, Russia becomes as strongly
entrenched in Asia az England is and q
little stronger and with feeling Of the
natives of Afghanistan, Beloochistan,
and India favorable TO Russia rather
than England, we need exhibit no sur
prise at Englands scare over the situA'
ton. England says Russia must not
take possession Of Herat as she would
deem possession . declaration of wal
| upon her interests in Asia. The latest
dispatches say thas speedy war is only
averted by Russia agreeing to stand
still while England agrees to do tn,
same thing But this position canno
long be maintained. Diplomacy cannot
always succeed, and Russia can hardly
be expected to give up her advantages
which places her in such a favorabl,
position,
The first gun fred in Afghanistai
will be the signal for a general upris
ing in India that will test England
strength TO the utmost. Neither can
be expected that Ireland will remain
quiet iftbere Is chance left for her t.
strike blow at her old enemy. Thei
there are English ships, crcwding a
they do every sea which will also b'
sure to become the prey of privateers
We are not surprised in view of al
these bearings that England has called
halt, and if she can succeed in inducing
Russia to stay halted she may succee.
in putting off her evil day for som
time to come yet, but it will even the
be but for q small time.
Daily Republican., 1885-03-16
4 Great Land Grab


1t Ia to be regretted that the closing
of xPresident Arthur's administra-
ton should have been marred by an
evident inclination 10 help an unde-
serving railroad corporation 10 seize
200, 900 acres OF the peoples land that
should be reserved fer homssteads for
themselves and for their children. We
refer OF course to the action within the
last "a hours of his rule in having
sanctioned the Issuing OF patents for
what is known as the Back bone Land
Grant. L. is true that Congress author
lied the issuing of the grant, or ut least
left the matter in such position that
Mr.. Arthur could use his power in
giving it vitality, If he saw proper to
do 30 or he could have refused to do 50
II he saw proper. This, however, does
not excuse Mr.. Arthur tor throwing his
sympathies on the side VI the land
grabber.
The history of this gran, like that Of
the Texas Pacific grant, is the story OF
m interruptions corporation trying to
seize thousands of acres TO which it h al
mot ne slightest legal claim. The grant
70 the New Orleans, Baton Rouge and
VicAsburg Railroad, commonly known
the Backbo Land Grant, was made
AAtH1, upon condition that the road
shoaA be completed in fl We years At
the oupiration Of this time not a rod
Of TIE road had been built, al hough
in the mean time the company had Is
sued millions of bonds based upon the
granted land.
Six years later, that Is in 1882, the
company undertook to transfer to the
New Orleans Pacific Company the land
it had never earned. AS the old COM
pany transferred what 1T never legally
possessed, the New Orleans Pacific had
no claim in law to the million acres it
professed to own in virtue Of this trans
fer. No time, however, was lost in
trying to get the Secretary of the In
terror to issue patents to the New
Orleans Pacific Company. The At.
torney. General gave the extraordinary
opinion that the grant was legal, an
opinion that excited great surprise at
the time. 1t is matter of surprise too
that such transaction should have re-
ceived executive favor.
But there seems 10 be chance yet
that this en- ormous steal Of public lands
may not be consummated. Senator
Van Wyck, of Nebraska, is Its deter.
mined enemy and will leave no stone
unturned to defeat the land grabber,
even though they received executive
favor. He has introduced In the Sep.
ate resolution of inquiry into this ap.
parent crookedness, and as a result we
find that Secretary Lamar of the In.
terror Department has given orders &c
suspend the issuing of patents for the
conveyance Of the land in dispute pend
ing the action OF the Senate in the mat
ter, and the subsequent investigation i
one should be ordered.
Daily Republican., 1885-03-16
The offices.

The disposition to secure an office
under the government is entirely too
general among the mem bers of the diff
ferent political parties Of the present
day. In this respect, however, they
are not peculiar, the sane feeling hav-
ing existed TO some extent in all ages
and In all countries. The desire on the
part of men to better their condition is
very general, and also highly common
dable, but it is much more honorable
TO cultivate spirit OF independence
and thus learn to be self-reliant and
self-sustaining. The disposition to &c.
cure Office should be discouraged. To
this end the offices should be made less
desirable. The salaries attached to
them should be no greater than those
paid by private corporations for similar
services. There is no good reason why
q man should be paid to fill an office
earn by trade or labor. When this is
the case the lumber OF Office seekers
will be greatly diminished, and much
better opportunity will be given to
carry out the law in regard to civil
service reform. The acerbity OF
party feeling will also be lessened,
aud the entire community will bt
greatly benefited. In the early days
of the Grecian Republics, II Is said tha
the office holders boosted Of their pow
erty and the wealth of their State, bu
in latter days the effort has been to OBJ
tain individual gain, although the pub
lie treasury might thereby be rendere'
bankrupt.
Thousands of Democrats are nov
thirsting for offices, and if their claim
are not properly considered Clevelan'
and his cabinet will be thorough
anathmatized, cursed from Dan t
Bersheba, even if the party shall not b
entirely disrupted.
Daily Republican., 1885-03-16

INOM AND SEE THE FINEST GOODS
~ at lo2 East Fifth street. We were for.
tunate enough to get In lot Of fine fruit and
tea at prices that defy c1mpetition Those
svaporated peaches, at 10 cts. per h., cannot
be bought for less than 30 cts in any store In
Philadelphia, and those apples at Cts, we
sold the same for II cts, apricOts 10 cts., new
raisins 10 cts, California plumbs 10 cts. a h.;
mixed tea at SO cts, is worth 60; come and
zee this coffee at Is cts. per ID. ifit is not as
good as you pay rs cts. for In other places;
|>Hhite sugar cts. All our coffee is cleaned
In the roasting and gives no trouble. Our
| 10 cts. is good. customer said, can't you
sell me some coffee Id. for 20 cts, said i
would, and did, and have some LEFT F; 3 Id.
for rs cts. Give II a trial; come in the morn
ng and see the goods, come in the after1o DON
and see the crowd ct l02 East Fifth street.
M. WEIR. mia -6ts
Daily Republican., 1885-03-16
THE enterprise of John wanamak er

THE enterprise Of John Wanamak er
is shown by his act in promptly char
tering train to bring hun from Phils-
delphia to Wilmington on Satur-
day evening after having been about
four minutes too la'e for the regular
train. To keep his promise with
the people OF Wilmington was to him
of more consequence than the cost of a
special train. Such men stand in a
small group by Themselves far ahead
of the slow moving world and draw the
world after them upwards to higher
plane Of actior.
Daily Republican., 1885-03-16
WANAMAkER'S.

otncI sizes at lull prizes
A. few best ingram, extra
SUPER" at 60; mostly IS.
China mattngshave taken
an upward turn. We shall
sell as we began till our
stock gives out; two-thirds
of last years prices; fancy,
I2s to 40 cents ; white, 20.
Market street front. Take car north
west from the center Of the store.
W rit'ng.paper isn't going
to stay at hall and two thirds.
Did you ever STE it stay
there SO long before? Good
writing-paper 5 cents a qulre,
81 a ream.
Northwestjrom the center.
| Barnsley table-linen at
1915 a yard is bought for
hotels AM restaurants and
homes by experienced house
keepers who look ahead a
lyear or two. 1t is thick and
heavy and solid ; but the flax
lis fine ; it wears into beauty.
We are selling this grade
OF Barnsley tor SI.25.
Pretty hemstitch linen
handkerchief I2a and IS
cents Imitation hemstitch
10 Halt and two-thirds
value. A hundred different
printings.
What we sell for linen is
linen.
BY the Telegraph Office on the Arcade
steps.
These are the ten OF Al
fred Wright's odors which he
considers most successful (;
Ithey are named about in the
oiGer of their popularity
there
Mary Stewart Jockey Club
/ White Rose Heliotrope
Wild Olive lang Hang
Margareta Strphanotis
Lily of theValley Gloriosa
i Pert,lmery is a fine art, a
livery fine art. One Ameri-
lean perfumer has reached
that re ognized mastery Of
his art that gives his opinion
authority.
Odors, however, give one
pleasure or rot according to
his or her taste. To find
, your taste, buy a fve-cent
bottle Of several odors.
AT the center of tie store.
Money-makers. a book
. store-caller the other day
A turning over the leaves OF
: Book News came upon
D Money-makers, IS cents
Ill What F." said he, i" is that
your price for it ?" Yes
j He pulled out his quarter
t|"l paid ST. IS for Money
makers yesterday. You
may put me down tor Book
NEWS"
81 March Book News i.
. ready free in the bookstore
S rs cents a year.
Near the Thirteenth street door.
Ohm WANAMAKER.
;. Chestnut Thirteenth and Mark,
! streets, and City-hall square.
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