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Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1886-05-13

The arguments in the great railroad
tax appeal case before the Court of
Errors, which began Monday, May Sd,
at Trenton, were concluded on Friday.
The Court will hold conference next
Monday. and decision will probably
be rendered g. week later. The ques-
tlon at issue is the constitutionality of
the act of 1884, which levies a tax on
the railroads more than sufficient to
run the machinery of the State Gov
ernment Chief Justice Beasley has
declared it unconstitutional and void,
and in that opinion he is supported by
Justices Magic and Knapp. 1t is from
this the appeal arises. Nearly all the
best lawyers in the State were re-
tanned in the case, and their arguments
have been profound and exhaustive.
The opinion prevails that the Court
will reverse the decision rendered be-
low, thus declaring the act constitu-
tional.
Prohibition prevails in the following
South Jersey towns, not licensed
tavern now being found in their limits i:
Cape May county.-Cold Spring,
Rio Grande, Court House, Gravelly
Run, Townsend's Inlet, Goshen, Ocean
City, Beasley's Point, Tuckahoe, Mar
shalville, Petersburg, Seaville, South
Seaville, North Dennisville, South
Dennisville, West Creek, East Greek,
Bellplain, Dias Creek, Green Creek
30.
Cumberland county--Bridget
Millville, Vineland, South Vineland,
! North Vineland, Leesburg, Heisler-
vile, Ewing's Neck, Newfield, Pleas
antville. Roadstown, Fairton, Cedar
vile, Newport, Haleyville, Union
Grove.-16.
Gloucester county.-Clayton, Harri-
sonville, Downstown, Porchtown,
Mount Rose, Unionville, Monroeville,
Fairview, Forestgrove.-9.
Salem County, -Sharptown, Dare
town, Quinton, Hancock's Bridge,
Canton, Willow Grove.-6. Total so.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1886-05-13

Jacob Miller of Fountaindale, Pa,
married his first cousin, and between
1860 and 1874 eleven children We're
born to them. OF these all were of
unsound mind save one, adaughter by
no means bright, who is married.
Eight others are alive, andfive of them
are idiots, and the others little better.
Mrs. Miller is dead, and her husband,
who is prosperous farmer, lives alone
with his eight unfortunate children.
He says that his misfortune is a
''stroke of providence.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1886-05-13

Gold and paper money are not IN
favor with some of the Indians in the
West. Several who appeared before
the United States Court at Yankton,
OAK, as witnesses, emphatically re-
fused last week to take them in pay
ment, preferring silver and nickel.
They also insisted upon getting all
equal number of dollars, halves, quar-
ters, dimes and nickels.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1886-05-13

The contest between gas and elec-
tricity has been of great benefit to
Atlantic City, financially. The price
of lighting the street lamps with gas
has been reduced from twenty-five to
fifteen dollars per year, and the arc
lights have been reduced from ninety
to fifty cents per night. The Edison
Company is putting in its plant and
will be in operation by June list.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1886-05-13

Waiting for death, the World says,
in little back parlor in Brooklyn lies
Dr., Charles F. Reed, So years old, who
has not been able to move hand or foot
or turn in his bed since he was 81. He
lives only in his head, for every joint is
fast bound; and his body and limbs
are wasted to a bone. His eyes are
sightless, his neck stiff, his jaws set so
close as to prevent him from taking
any food unless it be in very soft or
liquid form, and shoulderjoints, elbows,
wrists, finger joints, hips, knees and
toes are immovable. The knees are
drawn up, the left knee joint is almost
thrown from its socket, the right foot
is turned 50 far outward as almost to
turn backward. A white mustache
and beard that Rip Van Wrinkle would
have envied cover the lower part Of a
face strong in outline and full of char
acter. Around this sufferers bed,
where so heavy a cross has been laid,
gather almost daily people who come
to get consolation in trouble. DR.. Reed
is philosopher, and his cheerful dis
position, in spite of the extreme hard
ness of his lot, has made him the Won
der of everybody who knows him.
These lessons in fortitude, and all who
meet the doctor say they goaway with
new ideas of life and its purposes. He
is we'll read in every branch of itera-
ture.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1886-05-13

The colonists of New South Wales
have lost 24,0O0,000 sheep in the last
five years because of drouths. They
were worth $40, 900, ,OO0and might most
ly have been saved by proper works
for the storage of water.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-08-25
The Forest Fires in Wisconsin.

from Correspondence Chicago Papers.l
The scene from the Northwestern train
between Fort Howard and Oconto is DESC
late one. week or so since the land
was thickly wooded up to the line of the
railroad. Now there is not living tree left
standing. Last Monday the flames swept
down through this country, licking the
brush and dead trees and killing the
live ones, which were too green to
burn. A week of dry weather put these
now dead trees in better shape to make food
for the flames, which during the last few
days have for the second time this season
swept the woods. Hundreds of acres are
laid waste, the trees lying PROSTATE on
bed of ashes which covers the ground.
Every puff of wind that blows fans up a
flame from those smouldering trunks, which
will burn for a month, unless heavy rain
extinguishes the fire in them. A stone
thrown at random into the field of gray
ashes sends up shower of sparks, and the
high temperature shows that the ground is
on fire. A singular thing about the forest
fires is their tenacity. Farmers say that
even after heavy rain, which has put out
the fires in the timber, they have dug into
the ground and found it on fire to the depth
of two inches. North of Velp, and extend
ing northward for dozen miles, the woods
in the Suamico country are all ablaze, and,
dried up by the first fires, are now burning
like finder. Between Velp and Little
Suamico the smoke is binding, and the heat
bllsters the paint on the cars. Arou nj
Oconto the forest fires have not been so Sc
we're as further south, but at Pensaukee
the damage is reported as being about $685.
600. Through the woods south of Suamico
the scene is similar to that around Depere
and Green Bay Farm-houses and crops
have been destroyed in every direction.
The desolation is very great. Three farmers
near st. Nathan's lost all, and have moved
their families to the clearings. Around Big
| Suamco the loss has been confined to barns,
hay and crops. All through this district, as
in fact everywhere around the country, the
fences are all gone. One gentleman said
| that two-thirds of the fences in Brown and
Oconto counties have been destroyed. The
damage so far will be in Brown county alone
nearly S2O0,0O0, and it will cost the relie
committee in the neighborhood of $4,000 tC
help the sufferers who have lost not only
their homes and property, but also theii
means of subsistence for the coming year
The burned-out families in Eaton TOWNSHIP
alone number twenty-seven.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-08-25

to Charles Francis Adams, president of the
Union Pacific road, it will be rare news that
Senator Edmunds is favorable TO corpora
tons and hostile to the interests of the
United States or to the interests of the peo-
pie. So far as | know, his action and votes
have all been unequivocally on the other
side.
In relation to the forfeiture of what is
called unearned IMMIGRANTS to railroads,
where the roads have not been wholly com
pleted, there is a minority OF the senate
which holds that the lands are unearned
and subject to forfeiture over any part of
the line constructed subsequent TO the time
originally specified when it should have
been completed, notwithstanding the APP
parent acquiescence of congress, and that
the government has from time to time in
spected and certified its acceptance of the
portion of the roads thus far built but the
supreme court appears to have decided that
these roads are entitled to the lands so far
as the roads have been actually completed.
On this point / suppose Mr.. Edmunds, and
nearly all of the foremost lawyers of the SEN
ate, agree with the supreme court.
Without some specification of corporation
favoritism, the general charge vanishes.
have seen no specification
Permit me to say that | have had nc
doubt about the retention of Mr.. Edmunds
in the senate of the United States by the
people of Vermont, but / have feared that
the home opposition to him might be pro.
ductive of some injury elsewhere to the
republican party. Our gallant little state
has long felt great pride in his lead in the
senate, where his vigilance has often been
potential against mischievous legislation
Very sincerely yours,
JUSTIN S. MORRILL,.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-08-25
County Conventions.

LAMoILLE COUNTY greenback ticket: For
senator, Salmon X Weeks of Stowe; assist
ant judges, Edwin G. White of Eden and
James e. Houston of Stowe; states attorney,
Edward b. Sawyer OF Hyde Park high bail
iff Joshua Merriam of Gilmore; county COM
mittee, T.. b. Sawyer, Orlando s. Turner
and Francis L. White.
BENNINGTON COUNTY democratic nomina-
tons: For senators, George X. Davis of
Peru and j. Royal Houghton of Stamford
assistant judges, William III. Beebe of Dor
set and George p. Montgomery of Shafts
Bennington; high bailiff, James Matterson
of Sandgate; sheriff, John Nash of Benning-
ton.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY prohibition ticket:
For senators, b. Seaver of Burlington, j. G..
Stone of Jericho and DR.. j. f. Miles OF
Hinesburgh; assistant judges, j. f. Leon
ard of Colchester and I. G. Hill of Char
lotte Judge of probate, j. r. Dean of Char
lotte; states attorney, r.. M. Clapp of Bur
lngton; sheriff, Joseph Barton of Charlotte
high bailiff, II. b. Galusha of Jericho.
FRANKLIN COUNTY greenback ticket; For
senators, S. ii. Soule of Fairfield NJ. +.
Sullivan of st. Adams and DR.. j. n. Jenne
of Georgia; assistant judges, ID. b. Stetson
of Enosburgh and John Webster of Frank
lin; sheriff. John McQueeney of Fairfield
states attorney, A. S. Ladd Of Enosburgh
high bailiff, Samuel Austin of Fairfax
Judge of probate, NJ. w. Bailey of st.
Adams.
WNDHAM COUNTY democratic nomna-
tons: For senators, w. l.. Gibson of Lon
donderry and g. S. Allen of Nottingham
assistant Judges, G. Il. Webb of Rocking
ham and Franklin Moore of Newfane
judges of probate, G.. f. Rice, Marlboro dis
trct, and III. e. Lane, Westminster district
states attorney S. T. Davenport of Whining
tom sheriff, G. p. Stickney of Brookline
high bailif, Mills Brown of Wilmington.
RUTLAND COUNTY prohibition ticket: Sen
ators, DR.. Charles Woodhouse of Rutland
Asa j. Rogers of Poultney, A. G. Randall o
Pittsford and Samuel Peck of Ira assistant
judges, j. E. Manley of West Rutland ant
Il. X. Horton of Clarendon states attor
ney, II. w. Love of Rutland; probat,
judges, b. NJ. Bailey, Rutland district, ant
e. l.. Allen, Fair Haven district; sheriff
Douglass Allen of Fair Haven; high bailiff
G. II, Congdon of Wallingford
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-08-25
Washington County Democratic
Convention.

The democrats of Washington county "a
very few of them met in mass convention
in Capital Hall, Montpelier, on Saturday
forenoon, to nominate county ticket
The convention was called to order by John
II. Senter Esq, chairman of the county
committee who made a brief Speech in
which he advised making wise nominations.
G. NJ. Barber of Barre was elected chair
man. Fred. j. Dieter of Montpelier secretary
and V. V. Vaughn of Middlesex assistant
secretary. j. Il. Hale of Montpelier, G.. b.
Martin of Berlin and Luther Rich of North
field were chosen vice-presidents.
A committee on resolutions was appointed,
as follows: w. b. Mayo, George w. Ken
nedy, George O. Davis, j, o. Livingston
and G.. w. Bassett.
Hiram Atkins then addressed the conven-
ton in regard to its duty to make fit nom
nations.
A recess was then taken until afternoon,
to enable the towns to choose nominating
committee to report ticket for senators
and county officers. On reassembling, the
following list was reported and the report
was unanimously adopted: For senators,
George o. Davis of Marshfield and John p.
Davis of Northfeld; assistant judges, A. III
Tilden of Roxbury and George II. Lease OF
Waterbury, states attorney, John II. Sen
ter of Montpelier sheriff, Horatio Temple
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-08-25
Grand Army Reunions.

The twenty-fifth anniversary of Company
II, Sixth Vermont Volunteers, was held at
RoXbury August 18th, with an attendance
of several thousand people. An address
was delivered in the church by President
Martel on the military history of Vermont.
Prayer was offered by George B. Hall, brief
remarks were made by w. H Moore of Roch-
ester, and Miss Washburn recited the poem,
"Sheridan's Ride" There was also sing
ing by children, and General Stephen
Thomas closed the exercises with a patri-
otto speech. The ball in the evening was
attended by one hundred fifty couples and
supper was furnished at the Summit House.
During the day there were athletic eXer-
cses and game of ball. AT the business
meeting of the company the following Of
ficers were chosen: President, W. Elliot,
Waterbury; vice-president, A. j. Stone,
Worcester second vice-president, 7. A.
Nichols, Bellows Falls; secretary, III. A. e.
Richardson, RoXbury; treasurer, w. r.
Elliot, Waterbury; executive committee, M
G. Shepherd of Northfeld II. NJ. Washburn
of Roxbury, C. III. Stone of Worcester, Cyrus
o. Whitney of East Milton, n. H.; commits
sary, Nj. j. Chaffee, Roxbury; committee on
resolutions, S. A. Richardson of Roxbury
and M. G. Shepherd of Mortified.
THE annual reunion of the veterans of
Windsor county was held at Woodstock
August Is, with nearly one thousand in at
low, with tifty-fve men; Windsor, thirty
five; Rochester, thirty-hve: Weston, six.
teen; Bethel fifty; Woodstock eighty
six; Hartford, twenty-five; Bellows Falls
twelve Reading eighteen; Springfield
fifty-fve; West Randolph, forty; South
Royaton, fifty; Lebanon, eighteen; the
cornet bands of Bellows Falls, Windsor
Hartford, Bridgwater and Woodstock and
the drum corps of Windsor and Woodstock
Dinner was served by the ladies of Wood
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-08-25
Orange County.
Bradford.

WARREN MOORE of Claremont, n H.,
and a. f. Colburn of Lawrence Mass, have
been looking over the paper-mill, with a
view of starting up the same if a trade to
buy or lease IL can be made. Their offer is
not accepted as yet. - Work has begun
on the Passumpsic railroad bridge, just be-
low the depot. A new bridge is to take the
place of the present one. - Last week
Monday night the grocery stores of Jacob
Jeffords and Charles M. Andross were
the latter of about 49, - The Bradford
Guards started for muster at Burlington
Tuesday, small detail with the camp
equipage going on Monday. 60 Orange
county fair will be held here September
18th, 10Th and Both. =- Some of the Odd
Fellows of this place attended the picnic at
Farlee pond last Saturday. - School at
the academy is to begin September 9th,
with the same teachers as last term. ==-
The sash and blind shops, with the water
privilege, etc, belonging to the late firm
of j. w. Bliss Il Co., are to be sold at
auction next Saturday. a good opportu-
NIFTY FOR the right party to invest 60
There will be peach festival at the resi-
dence of Ii. G. McDuffee on Friday evening
next.
Braintree.
THE fresh-air children enjoyed picnic
in the Gulf last Wednesday, and Saturday
they returned to their homes. 60 The re-
publicans of this town will hold their caucus
at tle town hall next Friday afternoon
- The sewing and mite society will
meet with Mrs Mormon Clafin next Friday
afternoon. = LuCan Mann, who re-
ceived a compound fracture of the ankle in
jumping from wagon on the Sth instant, Is
doing as well as could be expected. =-
George Waterman of Roxbury is in tow
visiting his mother. == Mrs. q. j. Bass
| goes to Sutton n. H., this week TO vis
relatives. - Mrs. Rufus Hutchinson ant
daughter have been visiting in Mortified
the past week. - John Hutchinson goe
to Canada to attend horse-trot this week
80 Mrs. A. Adams, who has been i'll fo
J long time, is improving. -= g. b. Cum
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-08-25

ton of Worcester Judge of probate, George
w. Bassett of Barre; high bailiff, c. G..
Brooks of East Montpelier.
Resolutions were reported endorsing the
platform of the democratic state convention
and the nominees of the state and county
conventions.
The following were elected for county
committees John II. Senter, Montpelier;
George ii. Dix, East Montpelier; w. b..
Mayo, Mortified; l.. A. Kent Calais A.
II. Wrsley, Waterbury.
The convention was then addressed by
the democratic nominee for governor, Mr..
Shurtlcff and the nominee for lieutenant
governor, Mr.. Meldon.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-08-25

Mr.. LUcIUs Epson has sold his place to
Norman Davenport, and will give possession
of it about the middle of September Mr..
Edson's family will move into the Calvin
Ainsworth house. === Frank Lougee has
returned from Brattleboro, where he has
been working for some months past in the
insane asylum. He is to teach fall term
of school in the village of Washington He
reports Townsman Henry Jillson as having
been able to work every day for some time,
his epilepsy having been held in check
almost wholly for months. He is very de-
sirous of returning home. - Amasa
Farnham has engaged with Captain H. G..
Lull of Montpelier to canvass for the sale of
marble monuments and gravestones here
abouts. He has had considerable expert
ence in this line of work, and tells us he
has confidence in Captain Lull that he will
| furnish customers with goods that cannot
fail to give satisfaction. =- The musicale
on Tuesday evening of last week was
largely attended and seems to have given
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-08
West India Sea Shells
New York Sun

"Conch shells" said Thomas F. Nc
earthly, commonly called Tommy Shell
pointing to pile of them lying under
his awning at Burling slip and South
street, come from the bays and beaches
of the West India islands. These pref,
tiest ones are gathered at the isle OF
June. The native beach combers, who
gather them, are called conks, They
find them near the shore, where the
water is about four feet deep. They
bring the shells to New York in their
own vessels, using them to fill out a cargo
of fruit. They arrive here only in May
Juno and July. There will be no more
ships laden with conch shells in New
York this season. The shells are worth
% cents a pair, and are extensively
used in decorating gardens and lawns.
If they were cleaned and polished they
would sell for good deal more.
Buttons and canoes used to be made
from them, but now jewellers, with one
exception that know of, have dis
carded them, and they are not much
sought after except for out door decor
ating purposes. A while ago there was
a man in in New York who bought
them from me and made them into or
naments. He never took the common
conch shell, but chose the king and
queen variety, which are much hand
Somer and more cabinet-like in shape
He said the business didn't pay, and
got out of it. Conch shells, fear, will
never be in vogue again for household
decoration"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-08
Douglas Jerrold's Belplessness.
['Personal Traits.


He was the most helpless among men
He never brushed his hat; never opened
a drawer to fluid collar; never knew
where he had pat his stick. Everything
must be to his hand. His toilet wa.
performed usually with his back to thu
glass. 1t mattered not to him that hi
kerchief was awry. ''Plain linen an(
country washing" he used to cite as al
a man need care for, in the matter O
dress. He was, however, passionate,
fond of any kind of new preparation fol
shaving-of any newly invented stroI
or razor. He had these things in i'm
mense quantities, and seldom tried epcf
more than once. If a thing did no
succeed in the first trial it was cast aside
forever. Patent corkscrews, coffee. pots,
watches, knives, and lamps delighted
him.
If he saw something new he mus
have it instantly. Struck by waist
coat in a shop window, he must 90 in
try it on, and if it fit him, wear it Oh
the spot, sending home that in which
he left his house. One day he returned
home with an instrument shaped like
horseshoe, within the magic circle o
which were hooks to take stones from
the tquine hoof, little saws, gimlet
a corkscrew, boot-hook, etc. And hi
carried this instrument about with hin
for some time, highly pleased with the
skill the workman had exhibited il
examining SO many utensils in so con
fined space.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-08
Faith Cure n Fallare In Africa.
TFxchan~e1


A correspondent of The Northwestern
Christian Advocate, with Bishop Tay-
lor's band of African missionaries,
writes from Loanda of test of the
faith cure in their party:
while we are writing some of the
party are in bed with the fever. Two
of the young men of the expedition
held to the faith cure, and would not
take quinine or any kind of medicine.
he fever got hold Of both of them.
They resisted medicine and the impor-
tunitieS Of their friends, aud kept pray
ing for healing. Che of them finally
yielded before he got very sick and con-
sented to have the doctor. He is Just
recovering from long and severe sick.
ness, whereas, if be had taken the
common sense method of taking quinine
in time, or had the doctor in the begin
ming, he might have had an easier time
of it.
'The other brother did not ask for
the doctor until he found he was dying.
He was in critical state when the doc
tor took him in hand He had been for
days delirious, and while we are writing
is in that condition. 1t is very doubt
full whether he RECEIVERS. He had as
strong a constitution as any man in the
company, and if he had taken proper
treatment at the very FIRST we believe
he would have been on his feet long
ago. We write this as a warning UC
not think you can come to this trying
climate on the faith line and live
Quinine has opened Africa; it kill;
fever"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-08
Ordinary Knowleti &c.
TDr. Maupassant.


"Have you taken your degree2" Ono
failed twice" That makes no matter
of difference since fancy you studied
something or other. Suppose somebody
talked about Cicero or Tiberius. You
certainly, something or other" Good,
then, nobody knows more than you,
with the exception of, say, twenty idiots
whose sole business it is to understand
that kind of thing. 1t is mere child S
play to pass in this world for possessing
knowledge, and the only point to be
guarded against is to be caught in one S
ignorance. 1t is SO easy to manuuvre,
to twist and to turn round an obstacle,
or to gain ones point by simply study
ing dictionary. All mankind are as
stupid as geese and as ignorant as fish. u