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National Republican., 1885-04-18
ELLIS,
]OHN f. & CO.,
o37 Penna. Ave.
PIANOS,
ORGANS,
Music.
Dick Fid Goes to Sea-.

"'Dick Fid' was not his real name, but only
nickname given him by some of his more intell.
gent messmatcs who had read COOpcrs 'llcd
Rover lie was one OF the most sugularly ut
tractive and handsome young fellows | ever
met. When he came TO my house he was nearly
helpless from IL terrible strain given to his back
and side by heavy liftng on his last voyage. He
had no money to fee physicians, and he had
horror of being sent to the hospital, Don't fret,
Dick sAldi "Ill soon fix YOU Getting out
my box OF Benson's CRpcinO Plasters, which
always keep on hand for Just such uses, put
three plasters on Dick-One on his side aud two
on his bRck-then told him TO rest easy for
week or two. Within that time he had a good
chance to ship for the West Indies. and what ls
better sti L. he was In condition to do his duty.
| often give genson's pllsters TO sailors to take
to sea with them for use IN emcrIC lies, well
as for all their aches and pains, and IN returning
they alwaya have q yarn TO spin about what a
We quote from Sir. Il. Boudrot, proprietor Of
the Cape Brelen House for Seamen, No. II Tile
ston street. Boston. but BensOn's plAstcTs are
equally good for landsmen. Hear two or three
Aiter Twelve days Of terrible pain in my back
| from lifting, one of BenSon's plasters relieved
| me la twenty flour hOurs."-E. DE Silva, 40
| salem street, Boston,
~ strained my back nom heavy lifting in my
tirely in twenty-fouT. hours.'-PhIlip Johns,
| hardware merchant Kansas city, Mo.
| II have used Bensons plasters on my side af-
| ter fraCturlng my ribs, and found them excel
| lent."-H. W. Gay, Chicago.
"Benson's plasters quickly relieved me Of a
sprain il tho baclt,"-P. j. Cunningham. 3O5
Ask 10 see the Three Red Seals. limitations of
| BensOn's plaster are sold under similar names
| Whenbuying RensonseNamlnet the plaster your.
the Three red Seals trade mark On its face.
Look for the Three Red Scala,
National Republican., 1885-04-18
p..a, Eiled for Record Yesterday.

For rheumatism and neuralgia use Saliva
tion OIL, the greatest cure on Garth for pain.
Price % cents.
National Republican., 1885-04-18
THE NATIONS GREAT ACT.
"a GRAND. COMPREHENSIVE AND FAR.
REACHING MEASURE"

The story Of the Abolition of slavery In the
district OF Columbia as Told BY Hon. Fred.
erick Douglass, the Orator OF "Emancipa'
lion DAY."
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04

Senator John Sherman opened the cam
paign in Ohio on Wednesday in a stirring
speech, in which, apparently without fear
of renewal of the cry of "bloody shirt, "
he emphasized the pregnant fact, which
no patriotic citizen can afford to overlook,
that the determining force in the last ma
tional election was "solid south"-made
solid by violence and fraud. While not
denying to Mr. Cleveland fair measure
of honesty of intention, Mr. Sherman dis
trusts his power to resist the Democratic
bosses, and he pointed to his recent pardon
of Mullen, as II significant indication of
his probable course in dealing with the
men who practically deprive the cOlored
Republicans of the south of the right of
suffrage. Senator Sherman had some
pertinent things to say, also on the sub
jcct of civil service reform and other live
topics of the time.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04

The national disgrace at present is the
Bland silver dollar. And its otfensveness
to the people has doubtless increased since
the recent orders from the treasury de-
partment relating to one and two dollar
notes. We are burdened now, not only
with compulsory silver coinage but with
compulsory silver circulation. The sus-
pension of the issue of one and two dollar
notes, and the order of the treasury de-
partment that all such notes held at the
various sub-treaSuries should he returned
means, of course, that the government
proposes to force into circulation the vast
accumulation of silver dollars in the treas
ury vaults. The banks are beginning to
receive their bulky kegs of silver dollars,
and the public begins to realize as never
before, the burdens of riches.
OF course Mr. Manning mas n very
plausible explanation for his policy. The
treasury officials state that their purpose
is to ascertain exactly what amount of
silver can be carried in general circulation
and that as long as the one and two dollar
notes were III the sub-trtasuries subject to
demand, 1t was impossible to obtain this
Information. Accordingly, the issue of
one and two dollar notes has been sus-
pended for four months, and all these
notes held by the government have been
recalled
| 1t is some satisfaction for the public to
know that 1t Will be required to take its
bitter pill daily for only four months. But
what advantage is to be gained, in the
end, from the experiment? What good
| Will 1t do the government to know how
much silver can be carried in circulation
when 1t knows, at the same time. that
the public will not permanently submit
to the burden of carrying IA deprecated
silver coin for which it is not responsible
and against the compulsory coinage of
which the majority of intelligent citizens
have always protested 1t will probably
be impossible to tell, from the present eX-
pertinent, with anything like pccuracy
the amount of silver which can be natur-
ally and properly carried in general crcu-
lation. The belief, confidently expressed
by the treasury officials. that the demand
for silver dollars during the next thirty
days will be unprecedentedly large, is prob
ably doomed to disappointment.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04

Smith VI. Weed is said to have sent the
following despatch to an insignificant
paper in Buffalo in reference to the report
II scene Which occurred at VI. Tilden' ;
house when Secretary Manning called
there;
PLATTsBURGH. n. y, Aug. 22-Telcgram
received. 50 far rs these reports refer to me
or 20 anything said or done in my presence,
there is absolutely no truth in them, and do
not believe the balance. SMITH NJ. WEED.
Ii Mr.. Weed sent the the above despatch
either he willfully and deliberately mis-
represents the occurrence, or parties who
know as much of the affair rs he does
have given an erroneous version of it. We
believe the latter.
The WmeS'S remark lisa trile ambiguous
Does 1T mean that the Times believes the
parties who supplied the information on
which the report contradicted by Mr.,
Weed is based or that it believes they
gave an erroneous version
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04
TEN THOUSAND LIVES LOST.
Terrible Floods in China which Cause
Widespread Havoc and Death.


WASHINGTON, ID. c., Aug 27-Details
of the destruction in Canton, China, and
vicinity by the recent great rain storm
have been received The flood was the
most serious which has visited Canton in
thirty years. More than ten thousand
persons lost their lives and far greater
number are left in a starving condition.
Entire villages were engulfed and the rice
and silk crops in the vicinity ruined At
Kun In, IA market place near an embank-
ment of one of the streams connected with
the river which brings water from the
North and West rivers, the majority of
the inhabitants We're drowned by the
water breaking through the embankment.
Some escaped To piece of rising ground
in the neighborhood, but the water con-
tinued to rise and gradually overtopped
the elevation, drowning those who stood
upon it. In some places parents tied
their children on high branches of
trees which Were washed up by
the roots, and the heartrending cries of
children were silenced in the surging
waters The suffering that is being en-
dured by thousands in this province is
simply heartrending. Children are call
ing to their parents that they are hungry
and the broken hearted parents can only
reply, with their ewes blinded with tears,
that they have nothing To give them. These
These floods will, of course, bring on other
calmitieS the subsiding waters will leave
an alluvian deposit which will burden the
atmosphere with malarial poison. People
are Obliged to use the tilthiest and dirtiest
water which must give them all sorts Of
1iSpasas
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04

1t has always been pet scheme of for
eign reformers and local philanthropists,
to get rid of the pauper element in their
home population by transporting the same
to this country. Pauper immigration was II
great evil until laws were devised to regu-
late it. The English Salvation army, it is
said, is now reviving this favorite plan of
reform. 1t wants to raise fund of $780,
600 to be used in ship ping prostitutes from
England to this country, to be reformed
and then added to the ranks of salvation
workers. Suppose the New York HCrdld
should drop its Gordon memorial scheme,
and institute an American fund to aid
this scheme for transporting fallen women
to this country. 1t would be English,
you know,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04
NO EANORITISM.
The Truth About Maj. Lyman's Stay in
Washington.
LCor. Boston Post.l

[Cor. Boston PoSt.l
WAsHlNGToN, Aug. 25.-An unfounded
report is abroad, to the effect that Secre-
tary Endicott' 5 recent order sending officers
to their regiments after il three years de
tail on special duty is being set aside in
the case of Maj. Lyman, fourth infantry,
a brotheT-in-law of Senator Edmunds
This statement is unjust to all concern
ed. Maj. Lyman served calamity during
the rebellion, received the thanks of Con
gresS and since 1856 has served continuous
ly west of the Mississippi, taking active
part in all the Indian wars in Montana
and Dakota. Two years ago, for the first
time and this without Mr.. Edmunds's
previous Knowledge, he was detailed to Il
three years term of duty in the depart
ment in this city. \ year after Mr.. Ar
thur made him deputy governor of the
soldiers home, place usually given for
Il term of years and so understood in the
army, but Mr.. Cleveland in May decided
to put the home in charge of officers ON
the retired list, which superseded Mai
Lyman He had then used but two of the
three years allowed to finish out the other
before being sent back to his regiment
But Secretary EndicOtt's absence prevent
ed this being done within the two weeks
which Maj. Lyman was given to start for
his post, so he took the leave of absence
allowed by law, which he had carefully
saved up during years of active service,
and has remained in Washington hoping
to secure the third year of his detail, Il
privilege he especially desired in order to
educate Il daughter who had never had
the advantage of eastern schools He has
had as little favoritism as any officer in
the army, and the leave he is now taking
is his right under the law, regardless of
Senator EdmundS or any one else.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04

Sham battles are getting to be pretty
serious affairs. At two State encamp-
ments during the past week the militia
have come to grief from letting their en-
thusiasm get the better of their discre-
ton. At La Sale, Illinois, Il cavalry bat
talon went into a sham contest with a
preconcerted design, it is said, to settle "A
grudge against some of the infantry. One
man was 50 seriously injured that he has
since died, and there were Il large number
of serious casualties During the sham
battle of the New Hampshire militia at
Weirs, Friday, number of the contes-
tants We're wounded. The fact is that men
under such circumstances will not, and
cannot be expected to, exercise the proper
judgment. They are carried away with
the excitement of what seems for the
time being, like genuine contest in the
field, and in their emulation, and some
times, it must be confessed not oven
friendly rivalry, are apt to forget that
their powder should be fired and blows
struck in air. The safe way is to omit the
sham battles. They are of little service
in the way of drill, and form too risky a
feature of the musters
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04

[London Cor. Boston Herald. !


Mrs. Langtry has been subjected to the
greatest slight that could be inflicted up
on woman in her position, a deliberate
"cut" from the Princess of Wales, who is
not the plastic doll in the Princes hands
that some people imagine. This episode
occurred atthe CoOmbe House. where adv
Archibald Campbell and her pastoral play
ers were given their last performance of
'The Faithfulle Shepherdesse." The
Prince of Wales entered into conversation
with Mrs. l.angtry, who dropped the usual
quaint courtesy with which royalty is re-
ceived the Princess of Wales hadturned
her back and was talking to some one else
\ hundred eyes watched the group. 1t has
often been said, and not I'm Justly, that the
Prince of Wales is remarkable for his tact
but even the most distinguished social war
riOrS sometimes lose their heads where Il
pretty WOman'S interests are concerned
and at tins moment, if any, Mrs. Iangtry
needed the consolation of royal favor
The Prince plucked the Princess by the
sleeve, after saying to Mrs. Langtry in
quite aloud voice, "Oh, the Princess would
like to tell you - The Princess turned
around, surveyed Mrs. Langtry quite rs
though she did not see her, gave so slight
bow that the inclination of the head was
almost imperceptible, and then deliberate
ly turned her back and resumed her COLI
yersation with her friends. 1t was the
hottest day of the season, but the
thermometer seemed to drop hundred
degrees, the Prince looked eXquisitely
foolish, Mrs. Langtry's confusion was
painful TO behold and the social axe had
| fallen But this new scandal may help
the iily's theatrical interests, which have
of late begun to anguish
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04

The Washington correspondent of the
New York Times undertook to supply the
administration press with II case which
they could use as an offset To the various
cases of rascally appointments made by
the present administration, by asserting
that President Arthur reappointed as
postmaster at Oneonta, y. Y, II man
who was defaulter. The Troy Times
says the statement is wholly unfounded,
The postmaster at OneOnta is c. b. Pep
per, a gentleman of unsullied reputation,
who was greatly astonished to learn that
such an accusation had been brought
against him, He has never been a de
faulter, or, to his knowledge, suspected OF
being one. If the story of the Washing
ton correspondent were true, it would be
but single case against larger number
of such cases than were ever charged tc
any administration in the same time-and
this for an administration which set itself
up as better than its predecessors But
it appears to be false.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04

The Chicago Current no longer flows
Mr. Wakeman, the proprietor, having
sunk large fortune in this aspiring lite
rary venture, and having applied in vain to
friends for pecunary assistance, has au-
thorized the business manager of the jour
nal to issue circulars announcing its sus-
pension. Thus perishes another literary
magazine, ere the grass has grown over
the Continent and the Manhattan.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04

The Boston Record says: "Our Wash
ington advices make it clear enough that
there is no favortism in the case of Major
Lyman, Senator Edmundss relative, and
that consequently Senator Edmunds can
not be backing it." The Record might
have put the case the other way from the
start, and said that if Senator Edmunds
was backing it, it could not bea case of ia
NnritiSm
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04
IHAVE ALwAYS,PAID RENT.

For house to live in. This year have half
| used sulphur Bittcrs IN my family, was paid
to the doctor and the druggist, They cured
my wife of Female Weakncss.-I. r. Sdmp-
son, SdlCm, Mass. l9j,dAw2w
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04

The assertion that base ball is becoming
a national epidemic, is strengthened by
the report that two deaths from this cause
have occurred IN the State of Georgia
within week.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04
Horsford's Acid Phosphate.
Very satisfactory In Prostration.

DIR. u. p. GILMARTIN, Detroit, Mich, says
IL have found il very satisfactory i'm lis ctlC cts,
notably IN the prostration attendant upon al
COhOlsm."
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04

Nine. Patti recently refused to appear
in al Barbiere." Another striking illus
tration of the power of public opinion
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04

The First Assistant Postmaster General
is credited with saying that the work OF
removing fourth class postmasters has only
bepun.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04

Cardinal Manning has obtained permis-
sion from the Pope to hold a convention
of English speaking Roman Catholics in
London, for the purpose of considering
certain matters of pressing Importance
to the church." Among these are educa-
ton, the attitude of the church toward
current legislation, the progress of the
church in English speaking countries, emf
grafton, the condition of working men,
the cure of social evils, the protection of
the family, international correspondence
and cooperation among English-s speaking
Roman Catholics, ecclesiastical music, and
the use of the English language in public
devotions, The vast power of the Roman
Catholic church in England and this coun-
try, even in these modern days will make
its attitude upon the more important of
these questions matter of the deepest
public interest
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04

Rev. DR. Leonard, the Prohibition can
didate for GOVERNOR of Ohio, has finally
been obliged to admit the truth of the
stock-ale-and-toast story, with which his
political opponents have been haunting
him. DR.. Leonard confessed to the officers
of his church at Springfield, that he had
occasionally INDUCED in this questionable
but often effective remedy for dyspepsia
solely "for his stomach's sake" As to
his alleged characterization of the story
as 'an Infamous lie" he says he did
not mean to deny its general truth, but
simply referred to certain exaggerated
features or versions of the story. Fate
seems inclined to be kinder to the Ohio Pro
hibitionists than they are to themselves.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04

The fourth annual meeting of the
American Forestry Congress will be held
in Boston, under the auspcies Of the Mas
sachusetts Horticultural Society, begin
ming September p. The object of this
annual congress is to arouse the public to
the necessity of some method in the utili-
cation of our timber supply and the treat
ment Of our forest lands, and to establish
facts in connection with the climatological
influence of forests as regards the water
supply of the country, etc. Its sessions
have already been productive of good, and
the facts which it has supplied have been
of great practical benefit, in restraining
the wasteful destruction of timber lands
in the more settled communities
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04

The Boston Journal recalls the fact
that in 1872 the small pox broke out in
Montreal and prevailed for nine years.
during which time 5000 people died from
the disease. But during this period sani-
tation and vaccination were almost Grim
inally neglected. and the city seemed to
give itself over to the plague. At the
present juncture, however, the state of
affairs is entirely different The authori-
ties are doing all in their power-perhaps
all that the authorities of any city could
do-to stamp out the epidemic ; and their
efforts already seem to be meeting with
success. The number of cases is reported
to be decreasing, and the mortality also.
Complaint is made against the new i'm
mediate-delivery postal arrangement, that
the provision made for its extension only
to such towns rs We're shown by the last
census to contain not less than 1000 in
habltants is MUST. There are said to be
at least fifty towns in the country which
have increased their population since
1850 from below to above that figure,
while there are some that in three years
have shrunk from above to below 1000 1t
certainly seems just that the former
should enjoy the privilege to which they
are actually entitled.
After all, the best sort of a memorial to
Gen. Grant, is that proposed by the direc-
tors of the Dakota University, who have
resolved to encourage the establishment
and endowment of Grant memorial of
science and industry, including schools of
civil and military engineering, tactics
mining, agriculture, mechanics and science
applied to the practical callings of life.
Gen. Grant believed in men more than in
monuments and it would undoubtedly
have been his choice to be commemorated
in institutions for the making of men,
rather than in structures of brass or
marhlp
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-03-08

af vb;ch he profesesd en- acc1vaie acqnalnI.
sne,e Il woaId oniy rsit uatit ne seas
a. II. horse. 1kis Ipss enly too happy
- - a., -, n q Jew sDinutes be galloped up
with his @knlliha" and 1abbaye nut,efos
IN the wind, genuine son Of the oess,-
We forded the Jordan By following .ne
l;t,le bar which Il makes on entering tne
iske the water reaching 10 our saddle maps
and following the shore, here grassy Plsin.
,or half 4 mile reached q large square
buildire. charmipgly situated near some
,rees on the margin of the water. Inns
Ess the granary and storehouse OF the
Great Arab proprietor of the neighborhocd,
,he only building with any pretensions iof
miles around; aud il was the local agent
a This man, himself q resident in Damas-
Gus, whom / nov found to be IN possession
of the relics / had travelled so tor to see;
Nv disappointment may be easily conceived
when VAS told that be had gone to Dsmas-
ems and would not return for 9 week. my
diseust. as | sauaited beneath the walls o.
this detestable building, making lunch on
hard-boiled eggs, and revolving burglsuous
schemes of entry, all of which came to
pauebt. may be mere easily imagined than
described The TACT that the building itseli
was surrounded by ruins was small conso-
lstion, for these consisted only OF iarge
heun blocks of black basslt and the toun-
dstion of houses which were clearly to De
traced, but the area they covered was not
extensive, and could not find any indica,
tions of any public building. The name OF
the SPOT is Ell Araj, which signifies The
Lame, but was unable to identify it with
any Biblical locality.