davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-01-30

Iotai ,9l5 o
1t will be seen ty this statement
that the Schools could have been con
tinued, for the term is estimated
aboye in probable expenses to July
1886. This also includes salary of Sec
rotary, &C., per diem of Commission
ers for the whole year of 1886. J
Now, if the finances are as repi
scented by the present Board, mon
has been paid by the late Treasure
G. b. Ludwig, without orders fro.
the School Commissioners, therefor
without any authority of law. Cha
ter IL, Sec. 6 of the School Law, reaI
as follows:
1.-The Secretary and Treasurer shs
pay over and apply all moneys th
shall come into his hands or care
Treasurer. to such persons and
such manner as said Board mag, u,
der the provisions of this Act direct
During the two years. 1884 and 1888
the Treasurer never allowed the Con
missioners to see his Bank boo
Though repeatedly called for) or casI
account, or submitted a statement
but positively refused so to do. HI
claimed and exercised the right t;
pay money to whom he pleased
whether approved and ordered paii
by the Commissioners or not. HI
report to the State Board, and put
lished by said Board for the yea
1884, page 1874, does not balance b
$1,000. This report was never see
by the Commissioners until seen il
print. In face of this palpable error
it is reasonable to infer there ar,
other and probably greater ones. III,
repeatedly left the sessions of tn,
Board and we were without Score
tary.
AT the end of our Term, Dec. 3lst
1885, we called meeting to prepar,
a complete statement for the public
isi .Sese g.! or bar,
the day before the meeting. I NJ
the commissioners called on ID
rotary the evening before sal. lie
ing, and was informed by sac ~
tary, that he would not bid sk,
meeting, and stated she hadis adf
Board for the last time" ac- n@g
tually did go to Ohio on hiss ~
mess, and consequently nolg eanp
) could be held, although aus 70. !
came over so miles to atIis M,
meeting. In view of thesewe ~
labored under peculiar diff 49,
When we took pOssessiohe N
office we met debt of abCu0. J.(O
This we reduced as follows frotn 4
receipts of Bonds, as will be seen nj
above statement: III
Notes In End and 3rd National Banks II
CunDerlanu,... 3T
interest on same, atl
Notes and old Due bills, .................. l44r
Old Due-bills, ".."........,".............. 2,ae
Il
Further, we paid Teachers, and,
fact, all debts contracted by US in dr.
We trust the aforegolng stated a
will enable the public to prob &
estimate the reports heretofore nd u
VIM. p. ToTTEN, q
VIM. d. HOVE, Of
GEO. w. BLoCHEl
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-01-30
Comic valentines at Lakin's.

Comic valentines at Lakin's.
The protracted meeting at the
Oakland, NJ. E. Church closed We'd
nesday night.
A number of our citizens visited
the scene of the mine explosion at
Newburg last week.
Attention is called to the notice
of Davis & Townshend. They wish
to settle with all indebted to the late
firm without adding additional costs.
Married. Thursday, January Dist,
at the Reformed Parsonage, Sails
bury, Pa, by Rev. j. M. Evans, Mr..
Matthew Fair and Miss Lizzie A.
SamlIer, both OF West Salisbury, Pa.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-01-30

Custom may lead a man into many
errors, but it justifies none.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-09-04

posite Captina) we're enclosed by pick.
ct fence which stood until within a few
years. The river is encroaching upon
| one side and the railroad on the other,
The ravine in which the Indians we're
concealed is known as Bloody Run
Point Pleasant, at the mouth of the Great
Kanawha, is the site of the famous battle
between the Virginians under General
Lewis, and the Indians under the noted
chiefs, Oornstalk and Logan. L had an
excellent view of the battle field and of
Crooked creek which proved go adyan.
tageous to the whites.
Towns of the Ohio.
The towns and villages along the banks
of the Ohio cannot be said to be beauti-
full although they are picturesquely To-
Gated. Principally they are manufacture
ing towns. The immense blast furnaces
after night give weird appearance.
Marietta is the Oldest town. Its loca-
tion should have made it the largest city
in Ohio; but owing to the want of enter
prise on the part of its inhabitants it is
slow, easy going place, and practically
dead.
Blennerhassett's Island
The Ohio is noted for the beauty of lis
islands, which are numerous. Blennerhas-
sett's is the most famous. My study of
this island was partially published in the
Smiths oman Report for 1882, over $4,000
of which were published for distribution.
No one can appreciate Wirts' description
OF the trial of Aaron Burr, without see-
ing the island. Taking the island, the.
pain of Belpre, and the hills of Virginia,
this is the most beautiful spot ever eaw.
I have often wondered why the romancer
has not taken advantage of the spot and
it's history to pen a master work of fic-
ton.
A Puzzled Geologist.
Ever since read Prof. Ct. Frederick
Wright'e cot Oberlin College and editor
of Bibliothecd Sacra) Terminal No
raipe," was anxious to take view OF
the Ohio above Cincinnati. The border
line of the great iceield of the Glacier
Age crosses the Ohio near Richmond and
recrosses near Aurora. This consequent
ly would form an immense dam over the
Ohio about fifty miles in width. Prot.
Wright claims the river was backed to
Pittsburg. The glacial dam theory is
theory no longer, but an actual fact; but
that does not prove that the river was
backed to Pittsburg. saw no evidences
of the mighty backing of the water as de-
scribed by Prof. Wright. The subject is
puzzle to me. To read the learned
Professor makes the subject clear; to GO
over the ground makes it puzzle
However it is largely question of topo-
graphy. j. P. MAcLEAN.
Hamilton, o., Aug. "a.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-09-04

after he be whipped again at Cheapside,
the other ear cut off, the other side of
the nose be slit, and the other cheek be
branded as the first fifth, that he pay
fine of $4,000; sixth, that he be i'm
prisoned for life These are facts.
Their lesson ought not to be lost.
Perhaps all the annals of the perse-
cution of heretics furnish no more ter
rible picture than one that comes to us
from the days of Ferdinand and Isa-
bella. An old hidalgo
Whose name has perished with his towers of
stone,
And all his actions save this one alone,"
had two beautiful daughters whom he
suspected of heresy. He acted the part
of a spy, watching them secretly night
and day to make sure that his sus-
piciOns were correct. One dark night
he listened at the key-hole of their
chamber and heard them utter what he
considered heretical sentiments. He
betrayed them to the Inquisitor Torque-
mado, and even requested permission
to light the fagots by which they were
to be burned.
Longfellow has put the incident into
verse. He says:
'sThe victims stood with fagots piled around;
Then all the air a blast of trumpets shook
And louder sang the monks with bell and book,
And the hiialgo, lofty, stern and proud,
Lifted his torch, and bursting through the
crowd,
Lighted In haste the fagots. and then fed,
Lest those imploring eyes should strike him
deadi
Oh, pitiless skies! Why did your clouds retain
For PEASANTS fields their floods of boarded
rain2
Oh, pitiless earth Why opened no abyse
To bury in its chasm crime like this?'
There is one redeeming feature, how
ever. This inhuman brute was burned
in his own castle not long after. A
righteous retribution overlook him.
He was a man of whom we may truly
say, with this same poet:
"The instinct of whose nature was to kill"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-09-04

many more might give it and would
give it if our Christianity were nearer
to the Christianity of Christ. For the
strengthening of our own faith we need
to multiply the evidences of Christian
ity in our own lives. He who has the
witness within himself has little need
of other witnesses. We cannot doubt
God when we are living nearer him.
We cannot fear for the future when we
are living with the thought of our i'm
mortality before us. We cannot doubt
the real divinity of Christ when his
divine spirit is molding our life. We
cannot question the helpfulness of the
Christian faith when we are baptized
into its spirit and living it's life. We
may not be able to refute every argu-
ment or to answer every question. But
if our life is fed from it's sources, il we
have entered into it's trust, and felt its
peace and joy, and enlisted in its SER
vice, we can surely trust the witness
that is within ourselves.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-09-04
LITERARY PARAGRAPHS.

The Rev. r. II. Quick says that women
have been prominent in all efforts to i'm
prove teachers of the young, and have
shown themselves far more ready than
men to avail themselves of the means Of
improvement offered them.
"The theory that literature" says Mr.
Posnett, is the detached life.work of
individuals who are to be worshiped like
images fallen down from heaven, not
known as workers N the language and
IDEAS OF their age and place, and the kin
dred theory that imagination transcends
the associations of space and time, have
done much to conceal the relation OF sci
ence to literature, and to injure the works
OF both. But the 'great-man theory is
really suicidal; for, while breaking up
history and literature into biographies,
and thus preventing the recognition of
any lines of orderly development, it would
logically reduce not only what is known
as exceptional genius but all men and
women, 80 far as they possess personal
ity at all, to the unknown, the causeless
in fact, would issue in sheer denial
of human knowledge, limited or un-
limited"
Robert Collyer says: ~ treasure lit
tie picture by Millais of a woman stand.
ing in the sea. She is bound there, and
the waters are rising about her. No
hope for her; she is doomed to that, and
must die. But the face is turned upward
by just thought, as we would say, and
the eyes seem to shine with great hghti
1t does not occur TO you that she feels
the waters creeping about her: her heart
is in heaven; but under the picture you
read these lines:
Murdered for owning Christ supreme.
Head or the Church; and no more crime
But for not owning Prelacy,
And not abjuring Presbytery;
Within the sea tied to stake,
She suffered for Christ Jesus sake"
The late Henry Stevens, in his book on
james Lenox and his library, says that
Mr.. Lenox for years had wished to get a
perfect copy of "The Bay Psalm. Book"
the first book printed in that country.
Mr.. Stevens knew only of one copy, and
that was in the Bodleian. One day, at A
public sale in London, he came upon a
number of black-letter psalm-books,
among which was the invaluable psalm
book he wanted. The lot was knocked
down to him for nineteen shillings, and
as he instantly seized the volume, he was
asked what rarity he bad got. "Oh
nothing, but the first English book print
ed in America" and, he added, 81 am
now fully rewarded for my long and silent
hunt of seven years." Later on Mr.. Ste
vens bought whole library for S10OOa
chiefly to obtain second copy of this
psalm-bock. 1t was offered to the Brit
ish Museum for ESQ, and declined, ana
was atterward bought in America for
s., 200.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-09-04

That best portion of good mans life
his little, nameless, unnumbered acts of
kindness and love- WOdslporth.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-09-04

Gbe Qnibersalist,
ARELICI0US AND FAMILY WEEKLY
Universalist Publishing House,
PUBLISHERS.
CHARLES CAVERLY, GENERAL AeEg7.
Issued by Western Branch.
90 Dearborn St., Rooms 40 and Al
CHICAGO, Il l.
LORD THOMAS, MANAGERS ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT.
Postage Paid, S2.5O A Year, in Advance,
Sample Copies Free
WESTERN ADVISORY BOARD:
WV. H. RYDER D. D., Hon. JOHN r. BucHTEt,
o. A. PRAY Rev. w. s. GROVE,
CHAs. L. HUTCHINSON.
Entered at the Postoce as secondciass Mail Matter
The Portland daily press., 1886-11-22
READY FOR THE TOMB.
The Preparations for the Burial Of
Ex-PrasIdent Arthur.

NEW YORK, Nov. 2O.-After the choral
funeral service in the Church of the Heaven
ly Rest on Monday, the family of ex-Presi-
dent Arthur, the pail bearers and the i'm
mediate friends Will be conveyed by special
train, provided by Mr.. ChauRcey NJ. Depew,
to Albany shortly in advance Of the 1880
train, which will bear the body. At Albany,
Bishop Doane will perform the burial SER
vice.
Messrs. Gresham, Lincoln, Hatton and
Chandler, members of Mr.. Arthur cabinet,
were among the callers at the deceased Pres
idents residence this afternoon, aud accept
ed the invitation to act as pail bearers.
Dispatches were received from Judge Sam
uel Blatchford. stating that Chief Justice
Waite, Justice Harlan, Justice Gray and
himself would attend the funeral.
In response to various offers OF different
organizations to join in the cortege in uni
form or otherwise, Mr.. McMichael says that,
appreciating the courtesy of these 1lfers, he
still is obliged to add that, in order to pre-
vent the obsequies OF the ex-President from
assuming an appearance of display, it has
been decided not to accept the tender of the
formal participation Of any military or civic
organization, as there is to be no parade, the
funeral being private. No provision will be
made for the carrying to Albany of any per
son other than members Of the family and
the pail bearers. No committee or delega-
tions OF any kind will accompany the body,
which will be taken by rail directly to the
cemetery beyond Albany, where the inter
ment takes place.
Speaker Carlisle has designated the follow
ing representatives as committee to repre-
sent the House at the funeral Of ex-Presi-
dent Arthur: Frank Hiscock chairman
Thomas b. Reed, Olin Wellborn, w. w.
Phelps, c. c. Matson, John ID. Long, Dan
iel ErmentrOut, Robert II. Hit. Beriah VIII
kins and John L, Heard.
The Portland daily press., 1886-11-22

THE EELchER Will CASE.
The Contest TO be Made by the
Backus Heirs.

FARMINGToN, Me-, Nov. 20.-Three able
franklin county lawyers, Joseph c. Holman,
Henry l.. Whitcomb and Arthur f. Belcher
are hard at work for the Backus heirs in the
preparation Of their contest against the pro-
batting of the will of Mrs. Sarah S. Belcher.
late of Pennington, by which the bulk of
her property was bequeathed to Bates Col
lege.
The grounds upon which the legal contest
is to be founded are being kept as closely
from the public as possible, but they are
understood to be that the testatrix was of
dent of Bates, the Rev. DR.. Cheney, unduly
influenced her in the making of the will. A
growing interest is manifested in the county,
deepening as the time approaches for the
trial Of the cause before Judge Morrison in
the Franklin county Probate Court, the first
Tuesday in December 1t is reported in
Pennington that counsel for the college will
ask that the case may be transferred to the
Somerset or Oxford Probate Courts, on the
ground that there exists SO much feeling in
Franklin county in regard to the will that
justice cannot be obtained here. 1t is also
rumored that the Supreme Court may be
asked by the college to remove Daniel NJ
Bonney of Pennington, who was appointed
special administrator by Judge Morrison,
and give the estate into the hands of Dr.
Cheney, whom Mrs Belcher named as the
executor of her property
The Portland daily press., 1886-11-22
susuRBAN NEWS.
pOWEEY BEACH.


The ''siren" fog-signal at the Cape, which
since last July has been substituted by a
whistle, has at last been SET up In its new
quarters, and was sounded as thick wealth
er signal for the first time in the storm Of
Thursday afternoon last.
The question of telephone line to this
place is again mooted in certain quarters,
but no one seems TO take the initlatOry step
TO procure the proper number Of subscribers
to the scheme. Some think II would be best
TO walt until the life-saving house is erected,
but don't the proposition look too much like
motion for indefinite postponement?
A lumber-laden, water-logged schooner
from the eastward, In tow Of a Boston tug,
passed the Cape late Saturday afternoon, go
ing west.
Foxes, raccOons, wOOdchuck and mink are
quite numerous In the woods and about the
seashore, and depredati0ns by these animals
on the adjacent poultry yards are frequent
and extensive. A number OF woodcock have
been seen in the vicinity Of late. NJ.
The Portland daily press., 1886-11-22
ENFORCING BLUE LAWS.
The Apothecary and Barber Shops Of
Boston Generally Closed Yes
terday.
Much Inconvenience Caused by the
New Order of Things.

BosToN, Nov. 2l.--In obedience to the re-
cent decision of the Supreme Court, and the
consequent order of the police commissioners
all barber shops, ap0thecary and cigar stores
in the city were supposed TO beclosed to-day,
although there were many eyasions Of the
law. The attempted enforcement Of the old
Sunday blue laws caused no little inc0n-
venience and discomfort TO the general pub
nc, although there was ludicrous as well
as serious side of the case. One fremont
street apotheeary store was the object OF
considerable interest, the proprietor having
shown his displeasure by draping his soda
water tumblers, bottles, etc.. with Grape.
while In the centre Of the large window lay
a copy of the revised statutes also
draped and open at chapter 98 which re-
lates to the observance Of the Lords Day."
stores were posted humorous notes giving
the reasons for being closed. Many cigar
stores connected with the hotels were kept
open all day and some Of the downtown
confectionery stores were also open. The
closing Of the barber shops was felt most
keenly at the hotels, and many complaints
were heard. In some of the hotels, the bar
bers, instead Of opening the shop, took pri-
yass rooms 20 ms Up stairs and there shaved
Ostensiby closed but the guests were
admitted by cards from the office.
AT police headquarters it was aseertained
that no special effort was made to have the
laws enforced by putting on extra officers.
Ofticers were given instructions not to arrest
any man who persisted in keeping his shop
open, nor to close his shop. Therefore, In
order to test the law some complaints will
have TO be made before case can be broHght
up, and ii is probable several parties will be
brought into court before the end Of the
week.
The Portland daily press., 1886-11-22
Death Of Charles Francis Adams.

BosToE, Nov 21.-Hon. Charles Francis
Adams died at $50 O'Clock this afternoon at
his resideuee on Mt. Vernon street. He had
suffered some five years from brain trouble,
arising from over taxing his brain on literary
work on which he was engaged. He was the
third son of John Quincy Adams, and was
born in Boston, Aug. 16, 1907, receiving
large part Of his youthful education abroad,
while his father was minister to foreign
courts. He was graduated from Harvard in
1925, then commenced to study law, being
admitted to the bar in 1925 He represented
the city of Boston five years in the egisla-
ture, three years in the Senate; was also
editor of the Boston Whig In 1843 he was
nominated by the Free Soil party for Vice
President on the ticket with Martin Van
Buren. In 1858 he was elected by the Re
publicans of the Third District to represent
them in Congress and was reelected In 1860
but served only until 1861, when he was APP
pointed minister to England by President
Lincoln, and served in that position until
1868. He fully sustained the high reputation
his father and grandfather established as
diplomat In 1871 he was commissioned
member OF the board Of arbitrators who met
at GENEVA, switzerland, to settle the Alabama
claims. In 1876 he was the Democratic can
dldate Tor Governor of Massachusetts The
position OF minister to England during the
civil war was most difficult one hat the
duties were performed with tact and discre-
ton. de was quite extensively engaged in
the field of literature, edited Revolutionary
correspondence of his grandfather and
grandmother, which was published in 1S41.
lie has published about ten volumes Of the
works OF John Adams, of which he was
editor and also published twelve volumes of
John Quincy Adams. He became eminent
both as statesman and political economist
ana Harvard In 1864 conferred upon hlm the
degree OF LII. ID. His wife, who survives
MN, was a daughter of the late Peter =; Y;
brooks OF Medford, whom he married %
years ago, had five sons and two daughters,
Quincy, Hon. Charles Francis, Henry
Brooks, and Mary, the latter the wife oil Dr.
Quincy Dedham. The funeral will take
place Tuesday from the Congregationai
church In Quincy.
The Portland daily press., 1886-11-22
Cadets RalI.

There is great demand for tickets for the
coming ball Of the Cadets. The blind-fold
drill will be great feature. Each member
relies on the touch Of the member by his
side, as his eyes are closely bIind-folded
with thick canvas cloth. Chandler has pre-
pared some Of his choice music for the con
cert and dancing.
The Manchester Cadets will arrive on the
noon train tomorrow and will be met by the
Cadets and escorted to the United States
Hotel They will bring large company,
and the famous Fife and Drum corps. (which
attracts so much attention wherever il vis-
its. A few good seats can be obtained at
Stockbridge's. Refreshments will be served
in Reception Hall by Robinson. the we'll
known caterer.
The programme for the evening is as fol-
lows; Band concert at 7.3O O'Clock by
Chambers band, in which six numbers win
be given; exhibition drin at $50 o'clock by
the Portland Cadets. comprising company
movements and manual Of arms to music
followed by dancing at O'Clock
The Portland daily press., 1886-11-22
payltt,s Life Threatened.

DETROIT, Mich. Nov. 20.-A rumoI is in
circulation that some OF Michael Davitt's
friends believe that there Is conspiracy on
foot to murder him because of his opposi-
ton TO the extreme measures proposed by
the O'Donoyan Rossa Irish faction. II is
said that meeting was held in New York
recently, at which Davitt was denounced
and desperate measures threatened. Inquiry
has been made of some of the friends of
Davitt as TO the truth of the rumor, and the
remark made hy one Of the most prominent
that such arrangements had been made as
would relieve the courts of the trouble of
trying the miscreants, in case of attempt on
DaVltts life. confirms at least the belief that
the threats have been made against him.
The Portland daily press., 1886-11-22

Postmaster Harrity and Representative
General Villas today, at which they urged
that the recommendations of the inspectors,
OF increases and other changes in the cler-
ieal force Of the Philadelphia post office, be
carried out. The Postmaster General prom
ised to consider the requests. He is formu-
latlng new plan for distributing clerical
allowances among all the leading postoffices.
50 as to make the distribution more equable.
de took occasion to assure Harrity that he
had his confidence. and that his administra-
tion OF the Philadelphia post office now had
his approval.