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Bridgeton pioneer., 1886-04-22
THE FATE OF THE RICH GIRLS.

The young and pretty daughter o1
an aristocratic Michigan avenue fam
lily was intercepted at the depot by her
mother, just as she was taking her
flight with young man about her
own age. Against him was this very
objection-his salary was only $12 a
week. The girl is very sweet per-
son. Her fathers death made her
more and more of a necessity to her
mother, and for that reason she had
very little of society. 1t came very
near being an elopement, and was a
blow to her mother. She very sensi-
bly, took the girl away to the East,
certain that SO sensible a young per-
son would soon recover from her weak
ness after seeing more of the world
and meeting amiable young men
whose salaries were better proper
toned to her own station. Rich girls
in Chicago do not stand first-rate
chance of getting first-rate husbands.
There are not enough of rich mar
riageable young men to go around,
even if the rich girls get them all. and
they do not. Old Walter Newberry,
on his death, says the gossipper of
the Chicago Mail, settled on his three
daughters wholesome, good-looking
and sensible girls all of them-$500, 900
apiece, which should go to them when
ever they married, providing the hus-
bands should take the name of New
berry. All of them died spinsters.
There was not in all Chicago self-re-
specting man. worthy of the girls, who
would sell himself out for $500,000 A
man who is considerate does not often
venture to ask girl to become his
wife when the station of the girl is f.
nancially better than his. That is why
it is that rich girls very often get medi-
ocre husbands Rich girls are not
fought over by the desirable men.
The scralnbling is always done by the
ne'er-do-wells.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1886-04-22

j. H. Theis, of the New York Store,
has been to New York this week buying
more Carpets, Mattings sc. Call and
see how you like the new styles. New
York Store, 93 Commerce st.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1886-04-22
NO. 1887

to eat his meal the horse laid back his
ears and made a dive for the rat,
caught him in his teeth, gave him one
pinch and shake, let him drop, and
calmly kept on eating.
The schoolmaster is not abroad in
Connecticut as much as he ought to be.
Judging from the notice that is con-
spicuously displayed in Waterbury
street:
A
COW
and.
Haver
and
Menu
Re Fo
r Sale.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-12-25
One Side of the Question.

al see," said a man, addressing n
companion, that a writer in the
Scientific american says that laughter
prolongs life."
How does he explain his theory?'
"Well, | don't exactly know, but he
saws that it starts into circul alton little
hidden particles of blood which would
otherwise remain dormant Then he
goes OF humorously to say that the
time may come when physicians
will prescribe so many laughs to be
taken SD many hours apart.
Il dare say, but how do you suppose
the physician could produce laughter
at stated time. 1t wouldn't do to
give him laughing gas for that proiuc-
es anger more often that 1t does
mir:h.
That's n fact. How would it do Ia
read extracts from political plat
forms?'
Might do very well. ~
"Say, believe that laughing does
prolong life. I'll give you an in
stance. Some time ago, when l wa:
in San Antonio, saw two men engage
in a quarrel. One of them, lib Lock,
drew pistol and told Bob Foster thai
his time was come. Instead of becom
inc excited. Foster said. Now wait !
minuet, lib. er law. haw. Don't you
ter he, he recollect the time wher
we went over TO see old Miller's daugh
tiers? Well. sir--haw, baw-I thought
would Kill myself laughing. AM
then he laughed uproarously. Zib
overcome by astonishment at this IN
timely mirth, lowered his pistol, aud
quicker than bass striking troll
Foster snatched the weapon aud kilie'
lib. So, YOU see. this is an argumen
| in favor of laughter, for it saved Eos
| ter's life.
Yes. but it killed the other fellow
for. don't YOU see, it enabled Foster t
shoot him."
That's L fact. expect, after ali
it is little dangerous. It's the wa
with those scientific writers, though
They never take up but one side OF
question. arkansas Traveller.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-12-25

to see the tall man stOop down ana
gather the tile woman in his arms and
Kiss the pretty little mouth, and then
there was the deserted reception.ro room
and he drew her in there, and together
they sat down on the sofa and looked
Ut each other.
YOU do love me yet, don't you?"
she asked, her ewes full of tears. |
don't want any divorce. Iwant To live
with YOU always. niay l?''
And she looked SO pitiful and so low
able and SO altogether. womanly that
he was on the point. repeating the
diocy of which he hai been gu Ity in
the hall, when he was S.vented by the
entrance of the liverif~ atchman.
will you come with me?"
asked Madeline. H,u O~e,rriage is at
the door" And be w. ,maey reached
her fathers home - =" ~sgan Avenue
they were .Dolt you have enost utter
There is one dix that starving
will not cure" SAT- sDenslow. TO his
fatber-in-law that evening. land it seems
that Madeline agrees with me. 1t is a
disease of the heart called love.
After that they had their wedding
tour and the wedding reception. and
were quite ''Old married folks before
he could get accustomed TO the idea of
this shy, clinging, April-smiles-and-
tears, little woman being the same in
, didual as that cool, decisive, tyranni-
cal. self-aSsertivc physician who had
4 4 him, ,l,f
ferent farewell.
! After he left she had been restless
/ and moody and missed him much; and
still she did hot properly diagnose her
J own case.
! She and her mother went home. and
! this restlessness still held possession OF
/ her, tn 5 nameless longing still kept her
company in its silent. Insistent way.
Nothing amlses me any more, she
/ had said to her mother. Il wish had
| another patient to cure" and whenever
her mamma suggested the propr ETY. OF
proceed ng toward 4 divorce mot that
She wanted her to get one but only to
see what she would answer). MandOline
would say: .'Oh, there time enough
for that later" and during that time
| I'm afraid she developed Il hitherto
dormant taste for Irritation. and there
is many young man to-day in Chica.
90 who carries little scar on his heart
from Mandoline' stabbing. And then,
one morning. in looking over the Times,
she saw among the arrivals the name
of her husband. and she knew by the
way the blood seemed to seek her heart.
and then leave it for the smoothness o
her cheek, and by the trembling of hel
little hands as they held the preciou,
newspaper, and by the unutterable long
ing once more to see the tall figure an,
bearded face of one man greater ant
more splendid in her eyes than all thu
rt,t of the men in the worldrby al
these signs and symptoms she knew
that this meant love, and that he
obdurate heart had fallen victim to
disease that all her science could no
cure. -Nedora CLARK, in the Carrent.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-12-25
Who Was NapoleOns

Ponisi-''Now. speaking OF great
men. what do you think Of Napoleoh
Bonaparte?'
Miss Poindexter (from PhiladelphiaJ
-..Pshaw. he was nobody. Who was
his grandfather" ~,
Miss Bunkerhill from Boston, II
don't think he could have amounted TO
much; he had no middle name.
Miss Gotham Qrom New York; -
"How much was he WORTH"
Miss Porcine (from Chicago)-"Did
he make his money before the fire or
since?'
Miss Montespan Qrom St. I.ons)
.Did he belong to one OF our Old
French fanilies?' ?'-Ram3!er.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-12-25
Edward Atkinson Oh the Food Question.

Edward Atkinson has an article in
the December Century on 1.-The Food
Question i'm America and Europe" in
which he gives some remarkable facts
and figures. We quote as follows:
The food question in Europe may be
one of possible revolution aud rcpud:-
ton of national debts. and of the dis
ruption of nations as they now exist; to
this branch of the victualing depart
ment attention may well be called, be-
cause its conditions are so greatly in
contrast to those of the United States;
but this phase of the question will be
treated separately in a subsequent
article. May we not find in these
costly armies, excessive debts, and ex-
cessive taxes not only the cause of pau
per wages, but also the cause of the in
effectual and costly quality of so-cailed
.pauper labor??' MAY there not also be
found in these figures the incentives to so
cialism, to communism. and to anarchy?
What hope for men and women, the
whole of whose product would barely
suffice for substance, when ten, twenty
and perhaps even thirty per cent. IS
| diverted from their own use, and even
food is denied them sufficient to main
| tain health and strength. in order that
these great armies NAV be sustained?
| The victualing department is there
| fore presented in these thre,. phases:
"First. In our own country the only
question is how to save the waste OF
our abundance, and how TO teach not
only the working people. but even the
prosperous, the right methods OF OBJ
/ tanning a good and wholesome subsis-
tence at less cost in money than they
now spend for a A,or and dyspepic
| one. ong'
"Second. In Ghsat Britain and Ire
land the victualing' department under
lies a system of land tenure which is
now on its trial, and which has led to
such artificial conditions that great
acres of good land have been thrown
entirely out of cultivation, while half
of the people are being fed from field.
from five thousand to fifteen thousand
miles distant.
Third. Upon the continent of Eu'
rope the victualing department stands
face to face with a forced method oi
distributing and wasting a foOd-produc'
which. AS a whole. is insufficient to
maintain the whole population in vigoI
and health even if it were. evenly dis
tributed. as TODD must bc equally dis
tributed by weight if rot by quality. IL
ordsr that men aud women may be
equally we'll nourished.
When a famished democracy De
GENES conscious of its power. what WI
become of the privileges which are no
founded on rights. and of national debt'
which have been incurred by Gynasitle
without the consent of the people wh'
are now oppressed by them? How vii
standing armies be disbanded. whicl
now seem to be incapable of being snS
tanned as they are impossible OF be
ing disarmed?
..Such are some Of the appaliIn:
Quest .ons to which we are led when W
attempt 10 analyze the way in whic
men. women and children now obta'l
the modicum of meat and bread whic
. they must have every day in order t
exist. and that daily ration Of dair
products. of fruit. of sugar. aud
, spice which is needed for common cou
fort"
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-12-25
a NETAPHYsICIAa-s LOVE bETTER.

Ola sages dream'd, in lone retreat,
OF visionary grace.
That had NJ tangible concrete
For sec ular embrace:
Platonje love and abstract bliss
Unglited TO a world like thlsl,
fhsi waste the rapture Of Kiss
In empty spacel
The psychological idea
Is like the ether. fine;
But I prefer while am here
An image less divine,
Angelic soul in mortal mould,
Whose love should grow as We grew old,
Till death round both his wings cnfoid,
Such dream he mine
Cav. sball We seek. INV psychic friend
iconioin'd in sense and soul),
Those iucongruities 10 blend
In one cosmic Shole:
40 NAV the phJosophic mind,
With nature'y ordinance combined,
Co-ordlpste us till we find
The aesthetic goal.
To.dan GD,..kfb
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-28

had unwittinely discovered pure tenor voice:
She offered TO undertake his education. and he
has been for some time studying under the
direction of Impressario Newman for his oper-
attic debut.
THERE was stirring scene in Worcester the
other day on the occasion Of public reception
given to George Bancroft, who was born in the
town, but has not visited it before for nearly
fifty years. When Mr.. Bancroft entered the
hall, the audience rose as one man to greet him.
and every head was at first bowed and then up
Ii fled as ringing cheers broke the stiffness that
had, for some moments, prevailed. Mr., Ban
croft, with his snowy hair and stately, dignihed
manner, was an impressive picture as he bowed
right and left to the warm sautations of his
townsmen.
WHEN Justin Mccarthy and his wife went to
London, in 1860, their joint capital in money
was fl0 and of this they spent more than one
tenth in buying shrub to plant in the garden of
their new home in Battersea, and which per-
ished after short and sickly existence. The
fortunes of the future novelist and historian.
however, increased in inverse ratio. His profits
from his History of Our Own Times" have been
about $685. 900. and would have been more had
there been international copyright to protect
his interests here. where several editions of it
were published that never brought him penny
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-28
GOOD ADVICE.

Some weeks ago the Journal warned the i'm
Sentinel of the danger of giving way to their
angry passions so early in the campaign.
This warning was based on the knowledge of
the injury caused to the editorial nervous sys-
tenn by such fiery outbursts, and by kindly
desire to save esteemed and youthful contem-
poraries from the physical effects of prema-
ture paroxysms of rage. Since reading yes
terday's issue of that effervescent sheet, we
are impelled to offer another word of advice,
this time solely in reference to the journal
istic imprudence of becoming so furious at
this stage of the political contest. It is men
tally and morally impossible that the editors
of the Sentinel can remain as mad as they
are now for six weeks. Much as they loathe
their Republican opponents, and squirm as they
do with the foot Of the hated Bynum on
their necks, they can't do it. AS for becom-
ing more ferocious and working up an i'm
pressive climax of commissions, it is out of the
question. This being the case, the tone of
the paper must gradually fall from that of ex-
treme rancor to moderate degree of ferocity,
or, at most, be spasmodic in its wrathful ut
terances, and thereby lose force and influence
with its readers. Artistically and "organical-
ly" considered it is great pity that the SEN
tinel did not curb its temper until, say, the
last week in October, at which time it might
have entered upon its present impassioned
course with the hope of keeping it up to the
end. 1t is too late now to carry these princi-
pies into practice, but by another campaign the
gentlemen at the helm will know more, and
profit by the Journals ideas.
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Chicago Journal.
If favored free rum I should vote the Demo
cratic ticket or the Prohibition ticket no differ
ence which-the result would be the same that
is if all Republicans would vote either one of
those two tickets. A vote for the third party is
as much vote for free rum as if it were cast
directly for the party that is pledged to free rum
the Democratic party; because in no State can
the Prohbtlonists elect their ticket, and they
therefore can do nothing whatever but cripple
the only friend they ever mad in American pol
itics, the Republican party and aid and abes the
only friend the rum power ever had in our halls
of legislation-the party that was born and
reared in rum, nourshed and cherished on rum
and that fourishes best in the lowest slums and
dives and hells Of the worst wards of our worst
cites-the Democratic party. do not wonder
the Democratic press and leaders encourage and
praise the men who do their bidding within the
ranks of the Republican party. One third party
orator or paper can do the Republican party
more harm than ten of the best Democratic
orators or papers. No wonder the-saloons all
favor the third party. AS long third party
is in the field the saloons and slums are SAFE for
the third party has voice in making the laws.
No wonder the saloons pour out their money to
help the prohibition movement No wonder
Democratic committees contribute funds to carry
on the third party.
1t is money we'll spent They know what the
result must be-free whisky and plenty of it so
long as they can so defeat the Republicans in
the State or Nation, or both. This is the only
hope of the Democrats. This is the only hope
of the saloons.
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A SIGNIFICANT STATEMENT.
Bishop Ireiand's Personal Organ Repu(iiates
the Democratic Party.

st. Paul Mimi Special
The Northwestern Chronicle, the personal or
gan of Bishop Ireland, of the Catholic Church.
has strong editorial, to-day, indorsing the Re
publican platforms of Minnesota, Wisconsin and
Dakota. and virtually pledging the support of the
church to the Republican candidates in these
States. The Chronicle says:
At last of the great political parties has had the
courage to break away from the saloon domination
and to declare itself openly in favor ocontrolng the
liquor traffic. Gradually this tenn perance issue has
become and more prominent in politics. until
day the Republican platforms of Wisconsin, Mime
sofa and Dakota pledge the party the Endorsement
of high license. There be question to where
the friends of temperance. Of law and order, of so
briefly and good government must take their stand this
fall Between Ames with his wide open policy stand
ing free.whisky platform. with the Columbia
League at his back openly declaring that they will
capture the Legislature in the interests of rum and
McCSil the nominee of the party pledged to high
license and the control of the liquor traffic. no advo-
cate of temperance no total abstainer no enemy of
the saloon hesitate moment and be consistent.
We have advocated high license for years; we have
written and worked against rum for long. and we
would be untrue to ourselves untrue to the principles
proclaim did not declare ourselves strongly in
favor of the party that pledges itself to the
we desire to enforced n X The Democratic
party prefers low hcenseto high lcense-a wde-open
has made its choice. 1t appeals to the friends of
those measures to support its ticket. and we are
not nor never have been. in sympathy with such a
support and will not be disappointed when it fails to
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-28
We didn't think it hurt so bad.

DURING his recent visit to Kansas, Senator
Logan unfolded ahighly original theory to &C
count for the Republican defeat in 1884. He
figures it out in this way:
During the years 1862 and 1863 the loyal
unmarried men Of the country were liz the
army and at home they were breeding copper
heads; these came of age and voted for Cleve-
land, as l expected. In 1864 and 1865 the
soldiers came home and within twelve months
nearly all of them were married Their boys
will cast their first votes in 1883. and nina out
of ten of them are, like their fathers, Repub-
licans. We are as SIRE to carry the election
as the sun is to rise"
This explanation may not be the correct
one, but it is good enough to stand until a
better is offered
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The Farmer Vote.

Brooklyn Eagle
The farmers vote is. beyond all comparison,
the most important vote in this country, and it
is more of a native vote than any other At the
last census IL, 1872, 099 persons were reported as
engaged in various employments, of which a.
744, 942 were males of all ages. Of these 1915
6S3 were engaged in agricultural pursuits as
farmers, farm laborers and stock raisers. Nine
tenths of these people were natives of the United
States that it is clear that the farmer vote is
fully one-half of the whole cast. OF persons en-
gagged in professional or personal services there
were 2,7l2,943 males while l., $50, 1872 were en-
gagged in trade and transportation and 8, 205, l24
in manufacturing and mechanical industries.
Even in this State which manufactures on so
large q SCALE out of ], 52s. 264 persons returned
as employed in various pursuits there were 375,
313 engaged in agriculture. and lis wel-known
fact that a majority of the counties are con-
trolled by the agricultural vote. Therefore,
when our statesmen cultivate them at fairs, con-
ventions and in other ways. they show them
selves to be wise in their day and generation,
and to have proper views of the needs of their
constituents as well as of their own
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"CIVIL-SERVICE REFORM
A Circular Which Mr.. Voorhees, Should
Have Had for Last Nights Speech.
How the Democratic State Central Committee
Endorse" the Civil-Service Reform of Mr..
Cleyeland-A Subtle Distinction.

It is thousand pities that we did not re-
ceive the appended document in time to hand
to Mr.. Voorhees, to use in his great speech last
night. But Grandfather Jones's postoffice,
probably, was dilatory, as usual and it did not
come to us until the great champion of civil
service reform was about through with his
effort.
We have not been favored with any replies
that Mr.. Ed. Henderson may have received to
this neat little circular; but presume he has
been rendered many "regrets" that the recipi-
ents could not return the congratulation. Up
to date, we believe, the distinguished author
of that soul-stirring lyric, "Maria and the
Kid, has not received "any of the fruits of
the grand victory of 1884"
The masterful manner in which Mr.. Hen
derson draws the distinction between "of-
fensive partisanship" and individual in
terest and activity in politics." shows that
during one or more of his repeated trips to
Washington, he was thoroughly initiated into
the unwritten work of the great Democratic
idea of civil-service reform, Grover Cleveland
Grand High Priest. We print the circular
precisely as it was received at the Journal
Office last night. 1t will be of interest to all
hearts which throb for Democrat. civil
service reform.
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EB. HENDERSON. Chairman.
THIS is a specimen of the Sentineps editor

THIS is a specimen of the Sentinels editor
ial page yesterday:
"You, you hypocrite, pirate of fairness.
What do you know of fairnessY Your issue of
Saturday reeks with blackguardism and false
hood What is your record in this matter?
You have printed both the screeds of this
Foulke committee, headed as it is by~a man
who has not even the common sympathies of
humanity to commend him, and you have had
neither the grace nor the courage to print
President Harrison's refutation of the detest-
able SANDER conceived and perpetrated by
this Shiny Republican reptile. You stand
upon housetop and with the whites of your
eyes turned to the sky, spit venom on honor
able men in the name Of heaven and the Re-
publican party.
"Why don't you print President Harrison's
reply? You dare not. You prefer the role of
sneaking assassin-a role for which long
service in the Republican party has fitted you.
You know no vocabulary but that of the
blackguard; you know 10 method of attack
but that of the garroter.
"You have failed to print one syllable of
President Harrison's reply, and you have car
ried your pusillanimous partisanship so far
as to garble even the report of the Foulke
committee. Do you call this journalism? You
have deliberately prostituted your honor to
deceive your readers. The Sentinel refused
to be party to this dishonorable business of
vending Republican campaign lies The
Septinel has done nothing which demands
apology; you have forfeited the respect of all
honest men,"
We didn't think it hurt so bad.