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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-01-21
Asking After CID Friends.

Smith-"Robinson is in town from
Chicago. He was asking about you this
morning.
Brown-"R "Robinson-what Robinsonp'
Smith-"Why, you remember Tom
Robinson, who went West ten years ago
and made fortune"
Brown-"Oh, yes, certainly. Iremem-
ber Tom well; fine fellow he was, too.
So be was asking about me. What did
Tom say2"
Smith-"He inquired if you drank as
hard as ever. "-Neao York Sun.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-01-21

The Christian (Campbelhte) church in
Kentucky is to establish theological
seminary for the education OF colored
students.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-01-21
INTELLECTUAL HAIR DRESSING.

Miss Angelina Ito Miss Belle, her
admirers)-Oh, dear, do tell me how
you do your hair up so charmingly.
What do you do it up on2 1t looks so
intellectual
Miss Belle (who wears her hair high)
We'll, I'll tell you, dear. I generally
do it up over brains, and (sweetly) 1
don't think you can buy them at the
hair stores. = Boston Journal.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-01-21
AMERICAN PRESS HUMOR
a BATCH OF FUNNY STORIES FOUND
IN EXCHANGES.

VIII Talk Fast EnOugh-Asking
After Old Friends-She concluded
not TO Wait, etc, etc.
81 saw bride on a railway car the
other day who sat and had her hand held
for at least two hours without saying
word. What sort of future do you
think her husband will have2"
''I'm afraid he'll wish after bit that
he had never let go Of her hand"
"Why so2''
Because, you can bet she'll talk fast
enough as soon as she finds out that
keeping house ain't all moonshine after
all. - Chicago Ledger.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-01-21

''My dear sir, it is current that you
are a veritable slave to your wife. Now,
a man should have some independence;
he should fix the line somewhere"
Il know it; 1 fixed it last night, ",was
the doleful response.
''You did, eh2 Glad to hear it."
eyes, fixed it. 1t was from the
back stoop to the henhouse, and con-
tains yesterdays washing. ."-Bingbans-
ton Republican.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-01-21
GOOD ADVICE APPRECIATED.

Occasional Churchgoer Ito minister
That was good advice you gave this
morning, Mr.. Goodman, about laying
up treasures where neither moth nor
rust can corrupt, and where thieves can
not break through nor steal.
Minister (earnestly)-It was, indeed,
sir, and l trust you will profit by it.
Occasional Churchgcer-I intend to.
Every cent I can raise goes into land.
Moth and rust can't hurt land, and no
thief can steal it.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-01-21
CARROLL S. PAGE

Hyde Park. VT, Feb 2. 1880.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-06-05
State of Trade.

New YORK. May 2S.-Spe.ial tele-
grams 10 Bradstreers report "A mod
crate gain in the movement of general
merchandise at Pittsburgh, Cincin-
natl, Milwaukee and ST. Louis. This
is exclusive of dry goods and is most
marked at St. Louis. The fayoring
features are found in relative freedom
from labor disturbances and in the
generally bright crop prospects. On
the other hand advices from Chicago,
Kansas City, st. Joseph and Nash.
vile are among those which have OF
late announced an augmented volume
of business, or ola check in the move.
ment of merchandise due In part tC
the near approach of the end of the
spring season and to the smaller pur
chases owing to the arrival Of the
busy season for agriculturists,
The sea.board markets reveal M
special gains. The outlook is consid
erably more favorable. but the i'm
prOvement has not come.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-06-05
Iron in the South.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, May 26.-
The Thomas Iron Company of this
State. and operating in the Lehigh
valley. is interested in several thous-
and acres of the best ore land In the
vicinity of Birmingham. Ala. 1t is
the purpose of this company in con-
Junction with other capitalists of this
State to develop these lands. With
this end in view the money has been
subscribed to erect two furnaces on
these Alabama lands, one of which
will he built Immediately at a cost of
81 100000. This will he one of the
largest blast furnaces in the country,
and will have capacity of making
1000 tons Of pig iron per week. 1t
is estimated that the production of
pig in such large quantities will
cheaper Its cost to such an extent
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-06-05
Baltimore Live Stock Market.

BEEVES-The market for beeves,
though not active. has been fairly
well maintained rs to prices, tops
showing fully az high figures rs last
week, while there were more of
them, in proportion to the whole
number of the offerings, than last
week. Common cattle show little
change from last week. Prices range
from q @6c., very few selling at or
near the former figure, or even under
34c., and fair number at and near
&C.,, with most sales from 4 to 81.
Eight hundred and twenty heal OF
the receipts came by the Pennsylva.
mia Railroad and "a by the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad.
HoGs-There is a fair increase in
the number of the receipts over the
record of last week, constituting q
fairly full supply. Trade is reported
good in all the yards at a small frnc-
tional advance over last weeks quo.
tations, ranging from ST to 5ac. Those
selling under that figure being of a
more or less inferior grade. Of the
receipts at the CaIyerton yards, 6,l2a
came by The Pennsylvania road and
274 by the Baltimore and Ohio Road.
Same time last year hogs sold at 5(0
&c., and the year before at same time
at 5}@74c. net.
SHEEP-The receipts. though mum.
bering over 500 head less than those
recorded last week. constitute a full
number for the rather limited de-
mand generally prevailing in all the
yards. The quality of the offerings is
not az good as 1t was last week, and
prime are a slight fraction lower,
ranging from to Acc. gross for sheep
and 5@7c. gross for lambs. Price
same time last year ranged froM 90
4!c. gross for sheep. 53(97!c. gross for
lambs, and the year before that they
ranged from to she, and lambs 5!(0
She, gross.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-06-05
that after the payment of freights II

that after the payment of freights II
can be placed in this market at
price 50 so per ton lower than the
irons of this State can be sold for. 1t
Is stated. however. by the gentlemen
who have undertaken this enterprise
that they do not contemplate coming
into the Northern market with their
product. as they have evidence that
the South will need all the iron that
is produced within its bOrders. En-
terprises under consideration in the
South and Southwest next year iG-
clude bridges, railroads and many
other things into which iron enters
that will absorb. an enormous yield.
The production of the new furnace is
to be of the very best and will com.
mand market readily. The second
furnace will be erected by the same
capitalists about six months after the
completion of the first, and Is to cost
about the same amount of money.
The iron trade here il somewhat EN-
barrassed even now by the Southern
made irons Offering at prices fifty
cents lower than the regular market
price. These irons are brought as
ballast by vessels which are loaded
with cotton.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-06-05
The Marriage of President Cleveland.

WASHINGTON, d. G. May 30.-The
"official" announcement from the
White House on Friday night that
the President and Miss frankie Fol.
som are actually to be married, and
that, after all, the reports hitherto
published were not merely sensa-
tional," has served a double purpose.
First, it has set society all in flutter
of excitement, and secondly, it has
put stop to the many silly stories
that fell so wide of the mark, regard
ing the Presidents intentions.
The announcement. which was is
sued for the benefit of the newspaper
correspondents, produced something
of sensation, and in about the time
it takes to write. the corridors of the
White House were crowded with
gentlemen of the press. anxious to
secure, If POSSIBLE, details OF the ar
rangements.
From various persons 1T was at
length CLEANED that the marriage Is
to take place in the Blue room. and
will be of a simple nature. Secretary
Whitney has control of the arrange
ments, and will avoid anything like
ostentatious display. The ceremonies
will be very quiet. and will take place
in the presence Of only twenty-five
people. Very few of the relatives of
the high-contracting parties will be
present. After the conclusion of the
marriage service, an elegant collation.
will be served. No reception will be
held for several days. 1t is understood
that the bride and groom will remain
at the White House for two or three
days. after which they will take up
their residence in the old colonial
summer mansion just beyond the city
limits and near the Potomac river.
Mr.. Cleveland purchased the house
last week for the sum of sol 900. 1t is
one of the oldest and most elegant
residences in the Disteict.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-06-05
Easy on the Yankees.
Pfttsburg Dispatch.

PTttsburg Dispatch
Jonathan Peale lived on his farm,
about six miles from Harrisonhurg,
Virginia, during the war, and came
to town twice a week to hear the news
and comment after his fashion. He
was one of those thorough Southern
ers in whose head there was never
room for a doubt. He had such
steadfast confidence that the South
would whip the North, and that they
were doing go daily. that nobody
ventured to hint to the contrary to
him. He would stride into the offica
of the weekly newspaper The didn't
take the paper, but got his news
semi. weekly by word OF moutt).
throw himself down in a chair and
ask:
"Well, what's the news ?"
"Oh, General Lee has had another
battle with the enemy and drove
them off the field in confl,sion." the
accommodating editor would reply.
~ knew he would do It; I knew
he would scatter 'em." the old gem
tleman would respond with nasal err
thusiasm, aud then trot back home
to tell the family how the war was
going.
But at length there came time
when such pleasing fictions would no
longer do. IT came tn he the second
week in April. SO the week Of Ap-
ponIattox. Uncle Jonathan elme in
as usual with his usual inquiry. Ha
found quite an interested group in the
newspaper Office.
"The newsis very bad Mr.. Peale."
the editor said, with considerable hes.
itation, tor he didn't see how he was
ever going to get the old man dnwn
to the level Of facts without breaking
something.
wv hats wrong?"
"WelI. "said the editor desperately,
! "everything is wrong. Gen. L has
surrendered"
"It's lerne6 Ob'lishun lie" snor-
ted the old man, bount ing Off his
chair, with his nOstrilS fairly ring.
ing.
No, Uncle Jonathan. I'm afraid
it's too true Here we have Genera,
Lees address to his troops. advising
them to go home. Jim Dalton got
home this morning with his hnrse and
gun, and the inE'ntry will be home
Tomorrow"
The old man look ed from one to the
other plaintively, as though beseech.
ing some one to contradict the over
wheIIning ti,lings. Nobody spoke.
Then he took up General Lee's adj
dress and read it carefully through
twice. He hid it down with a
mighty sigh. and, takin. his hat, he
| SAID /:
"WelI. mebhe Gener'l Lee knows
best. 1t ism for CHRISTIANS to- be- too
hard nor uaforgivin'. Mebbe it's
just as well to give 'em another try.
But If the derned Yankees DOM he.
have We'll have to give 'em another
wallOpin'."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-06-05
Western Crops.

CHICAGO, May 30.-The following
summary will be printed in this
weeks issue of the Farmers Review:
AS the season advances the reports
of the presence of insects in winter
wheat fields grow more numerous.
but beyond certain afflicted districts
in Kansas, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio
the reports are of an isolated charac-
ter and do not appear to seriously
threaten the general outlook for an
average crop yield. Southern Iii.
nOis continues to send in the most Sc
rious reports as to rayages by chinch
bugs. Alexander, Bond, Edwards,
Jefferson and Monroe counties, all in
Southern Illinois, report great injury
In many of the fields. Franklin and
PanoramOa counties in Kansas, Fell
ton and Highland counties in Ohio
and Howard county in Indiana re-
port considerable injury from chinch
bugs, Grasshoppers are reported in
numerous quantities In Wells county,
Iowa, Howard county, Indiana. and
Athens county. Ohio. Looking over
the entire winter wheat belt the
promise is still good for an average
yield, bat the early promise that the
season was to bring forth "numpern
crop will now be abandoned. The
acreage would not warrant such an
outcome unless the weather continues
extremely favorable. The late re-
turns from Kansas do not indicate
that the former estimate from 40to so
percent of an average crop will be
exceeded. The State of Michigan
does not promise more than IS per
cent on an average yield while the
average of Illinois now threatens to
fall to 80 percent. In Missouri, Ten.
Dessee and possibly Indiana and Ohio
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-06-05
Nobody Hurt.

The President is catching a little of
the business end of criticism because
he sent his private secretary and a
revenue cutter to-take his bride.elect
off the steamer as she neared New
York. It is not probable that the
private secretary was greatly demon
allied or the revenue cutter much
hurt by this Dolite attention. The
obvious point of the criticism is that
all this was done at government ex-
pense.
During the twenty-four years of
Republican rule this sort of criticism
was very much in fashion. If the
President or the Secretary of the
Navy went down the Potomac in a
government steamer, taking along a
friend or two to make the voyage
pleasant, howl of indignation went
up from the Democratic press, and
some one on that side was very like
ly to take whack in Congress. There
were steady-going people who did
not then and will not now object to
so harmless a use of government
property.
If our public servants sin no more
grievously than in this respect, we
shall have model administration of
our public affairs. We gain nothing
by make-believe refinement of deli
cacy in such matters which would
not be observed by one man in a
hundred thousand if he were placed
In power. Men at the head of affairs
know that the public head is toler-
ably level. and they are not greatly
moved by the protestations of the
Pharisees.- Wheeling Zntelli0encer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-06-05
The First Lady.

WARRINGTON, May 3O.-One of
the few things In connection with
Washington etiquette which IL flxed
absolutely and never questioned is
the place of Presidents wife la sOci-
ETY., and most of the duties expected
Of her are quite clearly defined. There
can be no further questioning after
next Wednesday. during this admin
istration, as to who is "the Arst
lady" unless death should remove
the President or his wife. But what
President Arthur said In october.
1881. only month after he became
President, as to the social privileges
Of his Office, is even more than true
Of a Presidents wife. He said: "a
President IS a sort of q State prisoner.
II Is difficult to tell what he may or
may not do"
AS to the Presidents wife, she Is
expected to hold afternoon receptiors
during the winter season and TO assist
her husband a. his evening receptions
and 10 cit opposite him at state din
ners. AS 10 her entertainments at
other times, such az giving luucbeoHs
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-06-05

Congress has been In session five
months. It was TO have been "re-
form" body, which was to show up
Republican rascality and exemplify
Democratic economy. Well, the
Louisville Courier Jom7aoS sums up
its works thus far in these singing
words:
"There has been no extravagant
or unconstitutional measure before
Congress this winter the passage of
which could not have been defeated
by united Democratic opposition.
Instead of united opposition to these
schemes of usurpatiOn and .plunder,
Democrats have aided and abetted
their manipulstors by every means
In their power. Never before were
Congressman 80 hungry. Never
before were such appeals made to the
pocket. Never before has Congress
shown such an utter disregard of pop.
ular distress and growing discomfort.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-06-05

The Galveston Ne,cs, one OF the
best newspapers of the South does
not slop over concerning Jefferson
Davis. Indeed, it does not hesitate
to say that he is Rip Van Wrinkle.
who has been dormant since 1865 !;
that he has. not forgotten anything nor
learned anything In twenty years !;
that he does not belong to this age, he
has no sympathy with modern ideas,
modern progress, modern thought {;
that he is not even connecting link
between the past and the present, be-
cause he ia all of the past that no
sensible man, North or South, can be-
ieve that Jefferson Davis is a fit and
proper person to voice the sentiments
Of the men of the South of to. day.
HE Is a "reminiscences" says the
Neics, land "reminiscences are invari-
ably treated pleasantly. Mr.. Davis
at one time represented a great cause,
he had great opportunity, but with
the magnitude Of both his genius was
not commensurate. The cause he
represented is dead-absolutely dead.
Mr.. Davis would be a grander char
acter to-day If he accepted the situa.
ton fully. Let US all admit that Mr..
Davis pride IL stubborn. But is 1t a
grand exhibition of pride and manli.
ness to 90 around whining for some.
ching that has irrevocably vanished ?"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-06-05

or unimproved, shall be taxed to the
full value of improved lands.
Third Calling for the immediate
forfeiture of all lands where the con.
ditions of the grant have not been
complied with.
Fourth-Asking that patents on
lands where the conditions have been
complied with be issued forthwith,
so that taxation may take effect at
once.
Fifth-Calling for the removal of
fences from the public domain.
Sixth-That after 1890 the Govern
ment shall by purchase and right of
eminent domain obtain possession OF
all lands held by aliens.
Seventh-That after 1886 aliens
shall be prohibited from acquiring
titles of lands.
Eighth-Asking the abolition of all
laws requiring a property qualifica-
ton for voters.
Misunderstanding the passage OF
a law levying a graduated income
tax.
Tenth--Protestiug against the cut
ting down of the appropriation fol-
the Labor Bureau.
Eleventh-AsKing for the passage
of the bill approved by the Congress
si0nal Labor Committee.
Twelirh-Asking for the passage oI
a law prohibiting the employment in
mines. shops, factories, etc., of miners
for more than eight hours per day.
In this connection the following
resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED. That we will hold respon'
sible at the ballot.box all member.
of Congress who neglect or refrain
from voting in compliance with thest
demands.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-06-05
Hotels With and Without License.

Johnstown Tribune.
The latest landlord to become dis
gusted with keeping hotel sans license
is SwoOpe, of the Huntington Hotel
Brunswick. He has just about made
up his great mind to surrender the
lease on his hotel aud quit at least
the Huntingdon Ne,cs says so. Such
talk n heard from all parts of The
State where there has been sucress.
full opposition to license. Yet here in
Jamestown. where we have. includ-
ing the adjoining boroughS, I19 "ho-
tels." the two largest ones have for
years been successfully conducted
without license. The Merchants has
been SO successful that the Frenheiser
heirs. approaching the condition ~
Things, propose 10 give Landlord
kropp show by tearing down the
old structure in the near future and
putting up q building that will be a
credit to their faithful tenant, to
themselves. and to the city, while
Mr.. Conrad Suppes has already put
IN operation we'll Inatured plans for
me entire remOdeIing Uf Landlord
BenforPs Hubert House and the
building f II large addition. A Pitts
burg architect has been here and laid
out the work, and when ii Is finish
ed, II expectations are fulfilled, the
Hubert VIII take rank in style and
appearance with modern structures
IN the cities IA IL always has IN faith
ful service. Yet the Merchants' and
the Hubert do not have bars and do
not want them,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-06-05
Near-SighteSness.

Near.sighteaNess IL increasing in
our country 10 an alarming extent.
1t was comparatively rare century
ago, but now it afflicts a large pro-
portion of the children in our public
schools. 1t is one of the evils created
by civilization, and is almost un.
known in savage life. An official
inquiry in Germany indicates that
this evil is more common thsre than
in the United States, and that it is
the direct result of bad habits of
study.
The physicians who made the ex-
animation report to the Government
that in children of five years old the
vision is generally perfect, During
the school age the defect increases
steadily. In the lower schools from
fifteen to twenty percent If the schoI.
ars are affected in the higher schools
the proportion reaches forty to fifty
percent.
1t is far worse in the professional
schools; reaching fully seventy per-
cent, of theological students,and over
ninety percent of medical students.
The physicians ascribe the trouble
to the poor textbooks. and to the
general habit of holding books too
near the eyes. 1t might be well to
make similar examination in our
country, In order that public atten.
ii''n he aroused, if possible. cure for
thus growing evil. 1t is grave mis-
fortune if public education creates a
near sighted nation Youths Com
pa9ion.