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National Republican., 1888-02-19
PULLMAN'S NEW PALACE.
A Lovely House ON One of the Finest of
the Thousand Islands.
Boston TranscriI.

The splendid new palace which George NJ
Pullman is building on Pullman Island one
of the Thousand Islands group, will be ready
for the mllionaires occupation in the early
spring. Mr., Pullman has owned the island
for several years 1t is said to be one Of the
most charming Of the group. An old stone
house, reported to be colonial French con-
vent. formerly stood on it. The house which
Mr. Pullman is building will be unlike any
thing of the kind in the country, II is de-
signed us sort Of private hotel for the fam
lily and very few invited guests.
The material is stone in its natural state,
put together in all sorts of shapes, a tower
eight feet square and sevcnty-llvc feet high
will rise from the center of the building On
the first floor will he II large reception hall,
dining-rOOm, buffers pantri0s and sleeping
apartments In the dining-rOOm will be Il
iire-plaC large enough to roast an OK. The
remainder of the house will he divided into
sleeping apartments for guests excepting tho
upper stories of the tower, one of which will
be used rs Il Carl-rOOm and the other as an
observations room, where an excellent view
of the river and the surrounding country
can be had, The interior will be of heavy
oak, with massive easements and large
oaken doors.
National Republican., 1888-02-19
rms TREASURY NOTE-TnE CURHENCN
or TuE iiTI i;E.

4 very SLIGHT cNumib Son of the his
TORY anL i.',rirns # lAnk- shows they
were not intended u, the makers Of
money. The issue of money is one of
thc higurot attributes Of sovereignty,
and has always been 50 considered.
imuIsu aw j,-i-ncd to afford safe places
of '"pr,i, for ,hrmoucy of individuals,
r'1"ution-, ur government for lucili-
tW0uGtIia exchange uf money from the
hands OF luriu- vino have payment, To
ma>.Io those or such persons H. are To
receive tuuml thus becoming clearing
huu-r- 'ur the communities in the midst
of which they are situated and for cx.
lnudiu aid to business by Granting loan,
ordi-uom,- ON notes, bonds, stocks, or
other -.writIr-.
Money itself Is the instrument of az,
.orm,jou" a- defined by Mr. Henry {
Carey Baron >Iorrh terms money. 9TH,
marvellous. instrument ,o which wr m,
indebted for our wealth and dyIliM
tjou," Tine cnDrDmt"d writer ThuuI,
Rogers .ay- "Ju-t a. the Development
of language j-o-.ruDiI ro uDI the intel
iortnl growth ol th" people .o /, th,
mrIJwur>chJu4otorNijilWiou." Way
barh of these. writers in tine earliest age,
one among tine most learned of the Gre
rjau- Aristotle, described money an,
said of il, "that il exists not by nature
bat by nw"
/, cannot exist by nature, for nuu.
has mo- mean, with which to stamp ca
boli-tic rI-gm- ot value upon amy Of tn
mineral, or metals which it produce,
and minerals wo mo-, money until thr-
figures are placed upon it, Nor has ma
turc any printing presses, to impress dc
vices upon pUprr giving Il piece Of th
suur size yaluc-, Of from . tp 81 600, $
it seem, clear that money or currency
and they are convertible rcrms-i- mad
by law.
This being so, each nation makes it
own money and places its own yaIu
National Republican., 1888-02-19
DORSEY'S LUCKY TOSS.
A Flip of Cent Decides His Political
Course and Honors Crowd Him.



Representative Dorsey of Nebraska is one
of the most popular men in the House
Here is story told about him: He is Il ma
tive of West Virginia and served through
the war in Union regiment from that State,
After the fighting was over he and Il COM
radc, who had been his ncighbor from youth
concluded to start West and grow up with
the country. They had both studied law and
had been admitted to the bar at the same
time. Both of them had been Democrats.
and knowing that the country in which
they were about tO settle was overwhelmingly
Republican, they held, it is said, II discussion
on the cars while ON their way to Nebraska,
which resulted in firm conviction that il
would be better for the new firm if one of the
members should he a Republican and the
other II Democrat.
But which of the two should be the Re
publican member? 1t was Il hard question
10 determine oii-hand, Finally, however,
they decided Ia throw up a copper to see
which should change his politics. The right
To choose fell to Dorsey, and from that
moment he has been an ardent and active
Republican. lie not only succeeded ut the
law, but made money 1T different business
enterprises as well was elected To the LcgiS-
laturc of his State, and then tn Congress for
three terms, and may yet land in the United
States Senate, His partner the Democrat,
has had no such luck. He had done reason.
ably well at the practice of the law but has
received no hOnOIS at the hands of his icl-
low-ctizcnS and he has ploddcd along these
many years without 81 much as handle tU
his name.
National Republican., 1888-02-19

the fuse burn into the hole in the iron shell
and thought, "llurwl2 Now am going To
burst No, I'll not burst "l!ut lcnnnot
help myself ~ must burst Then II
feeling of"l don't care whether ! burst or
not came over me and did burst into
smithrrCcnS with an intense feeling ul relief
aS flew into i,lhitS and lcudorloius. When
| was relieved from the the effect, Oft the gas
| found that the first pull the dentist had
made hc pulled the whole crown of the tooth
oil. That was when murlur was discharged.
Then hc cut around the roots and felt the
sensation of soaring uluh. In the meantime
the fuse burned. Finally the dentist affixed
his instrument of torture and with one
mighty effort severed my whole head from
the roots of the tooth. The shell burst. The
sensations were ~ real aS though had been
Il living bumbshcll, and set were not un-
pleasant. There was II feeling of abandon
about ii all that was enjoyable. lcNpcricnccd
no i'll effect
Evcrybodyexcitcd. Why? Potomac Fair
tickets.
National Republican., 1888-02-19
YnGwufNly NAroNAL REPUBLICAN,
SUNDAY. FEBRUARY ~
IEiI\\n'S OppORTUN NITN.

lki LAMBS MI
Every indication POINTS to Il change in
thrautuIroft Tory ministry of Great
Britain toward Ireland. 1t may be- that
thrr, is mo- dc.irc upon the part Of the
ministry luwukr this change, but circum-
stances oumprl it, First among these
r,a,ou, is the total failure Of thccocrcion
policy. Under THAT policy administered
by Secretary Bulfuur, over one thousand
arrests have been made and over siN
hundred persons have been imprisoned
,u,.tr a number of members Of lHrlia-
mum among the nrmbcrl, but the plan
co., rumpui.u' goes ON without intcrup-
tiun. and the imprisoned members OF
Parliament come from their cells to the
House of Commons as defiant H. ever.
THE threatening condition Of affairs in
Europe is another and most important
factor in the necessity for change. The
attitude of Russia j. mmi,takablc. The
great Tartar empire now has doo,OOO sol
dIrr,. with 2.2oU cannon. on the ima-in-
AIRY line which divides it from Germany
AMI Austria. hr.i,l,S an immense army
corps in the south and another ready to
mutouNrr the TRANSIT CaspiNn railway 10
the -utr~ of ludia
I'm answer tp the Eadical labuurhcrc,
Sir Juuc~ Ferguson refused in the Conn
mon- o. disclose whether any foreign al.
Iiur.s or rru-uacmrnt- had been entered
into, AMI it is strongly suspected that
Suli,bury.u follower of and believer in
tine policy oi pi.Wcli j. preparing to
tkra hand ,u the wars or negotiations
that must certainly come ,oonund which
may result. either at the mouth of the
cannon or the diplomat, in a change of
thomaror Europe.
In trr England cannot remain ncu-
trail either in the wars or diplomacy of
Europe without sinking to place as in
= >>.-niiicuut IT. that occupied by the once
powerful Spain. The only hope the Brit
i,l empire has of retaining it, integrity
and that Of it, dependencies, is to take II
hand and play it boldly in the compiled
tiou- that are now waiting to be- unray-
virJ either by the sword or the pen.
No one has ever doubted Sali>hury'>
ability u, statesman, and it has only
been the lroudicc of race and caste that
has ~u-cd him to- take the position he
hu~ taken in regard to Ireland But he
will not hesitate when the question is
between rrrrding from his Irish policy
and allowing England to lose her pres
ti.c as unr Of the arbitrrS of the fate of
Europe, to abandon coercion and grant
to ireland aS complete autonomy rs is
competent with The unity and safety Of
the empire.
Mr.. BaIiour will retire from the Sccrc-
tary-hipof Ireland and probably become
the leader in the CommonS-u place
which hr can ill with distinction u new
and liberal measure will be offered to
the Irish leaders and accepted, when,
home affairs having been placed on Il
good basis Salisbury can play the impor-
taut part hc desires in foreign affairs,
In this way the disturbance Of the
peace Of Europe OF, to put it in another
way, the necessity which exists in Rus
Sia To- destroy Nilili>m by exciting pa
tMoti~m, will have the effect Of giving
peace and home rule To Ireland,
National Republican., 1888-02-19
NITROUS ONIDE GAS.
The Sensation Experienced While unde,
Its Influence.


II was the first and only time ever took
nitrous oxide gas, The next tooth ont will
have been the second. The rubber bag was
attached. lay back in the chair composed.
The mouth-piccc was applied, The first
sensations of the gas were peculiarly pccul-
lar, You know how ii is yourself Com
plctcly under its influence became IN inn
mcnSc bombshcll, and was placed in one of
the largest siege mOrtan, II was before
Yorktown, The lanyard was pulled and the
mortar discharged with Il terrific to me
standing, report, The shcl-that is WAS
fired uloit with the velocity Of II wcll-oird
streak of lightning. | felt myself lying
through the heavens above, The fuse burned
was not ON "a starring tour" but what
goes up must come down. ! reached the
possible altitude, and, making Il graceful
curve, prepared to descend. ! was about to
burst itlt the fire of the fuse aS it burned
down To the iron shell, ! was descending rs
rapidly as had gone up. Why did | not
burst?
Still downward, downward, downward
rushed, until felt should strike the ground
without bursting-a terrible calamity, felt
National Republican., 1888-02-19
ONE USE FOR CONGRESSNIEN.
Admiring Constituents Utilize Them As
sole Agents For Farm Products.

4fuhlIlne tIilILt thtW As
sole Agents For Farm Products.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
The queer requests that are received by
members of Congress from their constituents
are innumcrablc The other day Western
member had II letter from rural supporter
who wrote that he had seen in the ncwspa-
pcrS that hay was selling AT n very high price
at Washington, and that he had shipped Il
carload To the Congrcs>mans address, and
hoped he would be able to dispose of il profit
ably and remit him the proceeds. The mem
Der read the letter To several Others sitting
around him with much amusement not un-
mixed with annoyance and dSmay. His
feelings underwent an agreeable change, how
ever, when one of the listeners said, quietly:
II have several horses here, and my coach
man told me this morning that the hay is
about used up. I'll takctwo tons of that car
load "l'll take II ton of il, said another,
aud 50 the word was passed around, and in
/ side of ten minutes the entire carload was
sold. The member, with much satisfaction,
rcmittcd to his thrifty constituent $50 more
| than the latter had expected.
Another member received yesterday let
ter from constituent which ran in this way:
"DEAR SIR: sum time ago | cent sum
chickns to McsscrS. - u =, cOmiShun
men, No. - street, Washington, and
lllNN NV WIN llN NY lllllllN, anu WISH
cf il ain aSkin III much aS how wud kOl-
lect end iavard kccpin out cnufto pay ccpcn-
;cs fur ,collcrkShun, pleas do this cz sun ~ II
kin ~ | en- hard up
Ofcoursc the member made the "cOIlcck-
shm" and didn't charge anything for en-
pcnScS.
Constituents of CongrcSSmcn in every part
of the country ought to make much more
use of their Representatives in this way than
they do. II Is part of the duty of Repre-
sentative to sell hay, butter, and eggs for his
supporters and make "culcckshunS."
II Is To he hoped that the above examples
of the kind and successful attention awarded
tn such requests will result in a widespread
employment of our nationul lawmakers in
] ihusr nrIrtrnl hnnnsl. nmh msufMl Chnnnrls.
National Republican., 1888-02-19

NEAR Williamsburg, Va, stands one ot
the historic buildings of country
called the Poworr-IIorn," This houS.
wa, built by Sir Alexander Spot,swood
then governor of Virginia, about l7I,.
In it was stored, in l775 the colonial
ammunition, which was seized by Lord
Dunmorc, and carried on board Il ycsscl
of war. This seizure was the cause of the
first gathering of an armed force in the
colony in opposition to the royal author
ity. The Powdcr-IIorn has been used
of late as Il market, church, and stable
1t is now falling into decay, and some
steps should De taken to preserve 80 in
tcrcsting relic,
National Republican., 1888-02-19

TnE Postmaster General cannot but
know that there i, almost universal com
pluint about the iTcgularity Of the mails.
Thcyccumpuints come lromoycry quarter
and are continuous, Nothing irriIulcs
the average American more than mail
failure, and "My Lowe" Dickinson can
make more capital for administration
by curing the defects in the mail service
than by sending 4u~hing tolcgruu- to
N.rhi-m Democrats
National Republican., 1888-02-19
HOUSE or DETENTION.
hn In,titutinn that l. Badly Needed in
This District.

iplStIltl.
\ House Of Detention j. one of the great
want, of the police force, At present some
persons. dc,iIcd ~ winc>sc, are held aS
prisoners either in the cell room or in Il
rudry inrcd up witness room in an upper
,tory Of u ,,utuu-hull>c ON more than one
occasion unfortunate women given up to
drink and found helpless ON the street have
been brought tu the stations and locked up,
and the Officers knowing them tu he women
with that only fault have expressed regret
that there was not Il more suitable place
where they could bc taken. .Nn instance Oc-
currud last winter where the wife of II we'll
tu.lu citizen of South Washington. whose
only weakness was that she had an ucca-
,iunul inclination for getting drunk, was
Euud In an in,Cnsiblu condition ON the
street by am officer The latter put her in Il
"ub and took her tO the s'utiuu-hUu>c. Her
face showed intelligence, and her dress was
"a costly one and made In the then prevailing
fashion. she had expensive lcWCYun the
hat she wore was both handsome and costly
THE fact that woman Of her station of life
should be- brought into ~ public place and
subjected rutiuu, guNc uta crowd oimcn
WAS enough tu make the officer feel sorry for
hcr, The worst feature in such cases is the
publicity Ot1uul given hy bringing unlurtu-
mates tu the lork-up. Another instance was
that Of \ woman confined ina witness room,
who m~lur drunken freak diSrubCi herself
and hcrumo tlu object Of public gaze \
grc;,sr !wcu. hoWcyor for such an inStitu-
,iul T., i' runaway girls, and of late this
class -rrtu, lp bee uu the increase, The sta
tiuu house hu, shown itself to he untitled iur
such creatures, THESE girl- have Il dread of
such place. u, they fully realize that when
brought There they are apt to be gaHcd upon
hy people they du moi know and placed
under a restraint that docs not suit their scN
ur condition, 1t isl Il matter that will sooner
or later have To Ice acted on by the uulhOri,
ties. The large cities have seen the nccc>,i,
ties for such houses and established them,
and Washington will have to be accommo
dated also i'm this regard.
National Republican., 1888-02-19
BATTALION.
COMPANY,

The Commonwealth of Virginia has
granted permission to any regular organized
body of the District militia 10 enter he
State. armed and equipped. on or about the
22d inst for the purpose of visiting AlcNan-
driu, Mount Vernon, or other places, and I"
remain as long as may he agreeable.
National Republican., 1888-02-19

upon the money or currency which II
i-suu. Thrrumity Of nations hu- H-rrcl
that certain meals -huIl bear certain
values according to weight and then
each nation for itself has coined these
metal, into pieces Of money. giving each
piece the value which lis weight cnlillr,
! it to. Aside from this, almost every M.
tion uthrworld has made drpuprrmonpy-
that is. has stamped value upon Il piece
Of paper, worthless in itself and 10y
stamping it has made that the cquiva-
lent of the universal money, provided
for by comfy spoken of, in gold and
silver.
Whenever the credit Of Il nation l. c,.
tablishcd, Whenever its Worl-its bond
is known to he faithfully observed, the
stamp that it prints upon the paper
makes the money. \ Bank Of England
note. because it il known To- he virtually
an issue of the government. is just as
good us an English guinea. So with the
United States legal tender note, which
abroad is equal in value to and moro
convenient than its equivalent in coin
Every nation Of modern times has at
times used its sovereignty to make munvy
of this kind, hut the money has been
Usually di-crcditcd because the credit oi
the nation was bad or proper provision.
had not been made to sustain the vaIu
Of the currency thus issued.
But it j. not necessary To- seek exam
pies from other countries aS tothc good ci.
feet toftrcasurynotc,. They have been tn,
resource of this country in time Of need
and when issued in great excess, hrcuu-,
of the wars of the revolution, Of 1872
and of the rebellion and. because tn,
credit of the country was not established
lhc-c notes were not acceptable to tn,
financial world, and deprecated in value
None of these conditions now cNis
Instead OF there being an excess of cur
rrnry it is admitted that the money il
circulation j. far below the necessities u
rhc business Of the country and that al
all interests are suffering because of thi'
scarcity. The credit of his Government
j. better than that ofany othcrnaton eve
was or ever will be. Contraction j. 20
ing on by the natural prurr-s Of the in
crease of population. This country l.
able to guarantee the payment of every
note il issues upon presentation.
These facts taken togcthcrurc sufficient
to show, that the time Las arrived whci
the sovereign power should be- exercise,
of providing for the issue of currency t,
an cNt"nt commensurate with the want,
Of the business Of the country.
That can be done now 10y the s-uanr,
Of - per capita in treasury notes, the re-
tircmrnt with them Of the national bank
notes, and the restriction of the nutona
banks To the legitimate business u
banking.
The purchase Of ull the silver mine,
in this country. and the issuance of sil
yer certificates upon the busi- of tn,
market value of silver bullion, wuuld
provide an incrcas" of currency equal +,
the growth Of population and business.
Tine adoption Of these measures would
giyc the country an ideal, permanent
elastic currency, keeping pace with th,
Growth of the population and the vast
business transactions Of mighty nation
that is destined by its institutions and
resources to become the commercial and
| financial center of the world.
National Republican., 1888-02-19

TuENE are bills before Congrrs, asking
for 29Loot5oo for ~ public buildings,
Otthc,r thirteen are in the Eastern States,
to- cost Sl.52l 600; twruty-thrcc in the
Middle states, costing S3,3l5,OOOj sixty in
the Western States, costing Sll,lN3,5OO;
lurty.cirht in the Southern States, costing
SG79100O; five in the Territories, costing
National Republican., 1888-02-19
The $40, 1000 house is at l4ls 18th st,
A Chance For the Canadian Contingent.

The American system of banking is TO be
introduced into Canada. We may now look
fora huge influx of cashiers and presidents
from over the northern border,
National Republican., 1888-02-19
II" Had Bud Luck.
Arrn.n lL.Lu.rrl

AuuH Democrat
Hello, Jack Back from Florida. Sec 20
"Nc-, and hud plenty OF sport -houtiug
uIlmtors'
Did you Kim any -hmk,o'
"Nul quite ! shot u 70 ruuI-,slulr agent
and crippled u lawyer bat didn't kill lcilhcr
ul lMom.u
National Republican., 1888-02-19

TUE CooriD-,iournoL in its mad advo-
cury uf free trade, wants to prohibit inn
migration, and to score its point s,atc.
that the 5000 immigrants who landed
at Castle Garden last year were all able
bodicd IUhoriug men, when in fact not
Dmn-nllnrnr NJ thnm Mnrn.
National Republican., 1888-02-19

THE meeting held here last week 10y
the supcrintcndcntS Of some of the lead
ing cities and educational institutions Of
the United States is one that will prove
of vast benefit. The subject Of manual
training in schools was discussed with
great ability, and it, advantages shown.
The CONSENSUS Of opinion was decidedly
in favor of manual training, and We ob-
serve that some of the educators were in
clincd to 20 too far On this subject, turn
ng tine schools into shops, where apprcn-
ticc, were taught and skilled workmcn
would be turned out. Superintendent
Powell, of the public schools, informs Us
that there arcn POO girls in the public
schools who are taught sewing It's one OF
the regular studies, and about Us many
boys taught the use of their hands in
the management of various kinds Of me-
chanics' tools.
National Republican., 1888-02-19
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-03-06
RALEIGH, N. c.. MARCH 8, 1888.

manure, while the remainder of the
manure applied as top-dressing to grass
lands has materiaially increased my
crops of hay. ......s. .......s...,.
"And finally, to include, the whole
matter, I find that I am keeping more
stock, getting better crops and better
satisfaction from my farm than be-
fore" .s,...... .t....
Mr.. Fairchild, in reply to a request
to state some of the ways in which his
experiments had been of practical
utility to him, said: Il think they
have helped me and will help me in
many ways. -: I,<a f.a.. .r....a...s
81. They show what fertilizing ma
terials my crops must have
"They show me in what quantities,
in what forms and in what ways I
should apply different fertilizers.
"3. They save me money by en-
abling me to buy what [ want, with
out using a large quantity Of materials
that / do not want :ztu3 a1.t.-
"a. I think 1 shall thus be enabled
to raise all kinds of crops on very, poor
land with profit. r, ....t
Prof. Atwater added that one of
Mr.. Fairchild's remarks impressed
him greatly. 1t was this" Under
the old system of farming it is no
wonder the boys leave the farm. You
can't blame them. I did so myself,
came back, tried again, and should
have given'up once more if it had not
been for these experiments and what
I have learned in connection with
them. AS it is, I find myself giving
up outside work, deyoting myself mo1e
and more exclusively to my farm,
supplementing the labor of my hands
with the labor of my brains, and I
feel the benefit in my, purse, in my
home and in my mind ~
Lack of space prevents our giving
an abstract of the entire lecture in this
issue. s. sr.-s. .Ts."E .@