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National Republican., 1888-02-26
SiIUDrING STARS
twenty MiliiuDs oi Them Dart Through
Space Each Twenty four Hours.
Contemporary Re


What do We know H. certain facts with
regard tu shooting stars |. They are
vastly more numerous than amy ON" has
an idea of who has not watched them CON
tinuously for many nights Astronomers
who have kept II record for many year,
assure us that the average number seen 10y
one observer AZ one place un Il clear
muuuluS~ night H. fourteen per hour,
which j. shown 10y calculation Ia hr equiv
alrmt tu 9u,WUtWO daily for the whole
earth.
>. They are not terrestrial phenomena
moving in the lower atmosphere but rclrs-
tinl bodies moving ON orbits and with
vclucitirS comparable To those of planets
and comets Their vclucitirS are seldom
under ten miles II second or over fifty, and
averaging about thirty, the velocity ut the
earth in its orbit round the sun being
eighteen. They are ut various compost
tiunS, comprising both II large majority of
smaller particles, which are set on tire 10y
the resistance of the carth'S atmosphere
and entirely burned up and resolved into
vlpur long before they reach its surface,
and Il few larger ONES known rs mctcOrS,
which are only partly fused or glazed 10y
heat, and reach the earth in the form of
stony MASSES.
t. They are not uniformly distributed
through space but collect in mctcuric
Swarnis or streams, two AT least of which
rryulvc around the sun in closed rings
which are intcrscctrd 10y the earth orbit
causing the magnificent displays of shoot.
ing stars which are seen in August and
November.
). They are connected with comets, II
having been demonstrated 10y Schiaparrlli
that the orbit of the comet of 1896 is idcn-
tical with the August swarm of mctcur>
known rs the lcr>ridS and connections
between comets and meteor streams have
been found in ~ least three other eases,
The fact is generally believed that comets
are nothing but II condensation of mctc'
uritrs rendered ncundcSCcnt by the hca,
generated 10y their mutual collision When
brought into clO>c proximity.
Il. Their composition, as inferred iron
the larger mrtcurS which reach the earth
is idcnticcul, or nearly So, with that %
matter brought up from great depths by
volcanic cruptuns. In each case the!
consist of two ClasScS-Onc compose,
! mainly of native iron nlloycd with nickel
: the other of stony matter, ConslNtln!
81 mainly Ot Otcumpuunds of silicon and mag
. mrSium. Most mctcuritcs consist of com
% pounds of the two Glasses in which tI
stony parts seem To have broken int
Fragments 10y violent collision and hccum
imhcddcd in iron which has been fused 10
heat into plastic or paSty condition
National Republican., 1888-02-26
pARALYZED THE CLERK.
rhs High Mogui of the Host-irv
Knocked Out.
| Chicago News.

II was at the doctors banquet at the
Richcliru Thursday night" said the
young doctor, "and | had I'm experience,
am even with hotel clerk for the first
time in my life. went into the hotel
office. The clerk or one ufthom, in II low
cut vest and dirty shirt was behind the
counter. lamguidly writing ON card,
where are the doctors eating lo-nght'
said | to him,
"lIc raised his eyes drcamly to mine,
sighed, and went ON with his writing with
out SAYING II word. lie evidently did not
like the form of my question:. ! waited
moment and then said; See here, young
man, did you hear What ! said? Where
are the doctors having their supper
-. AN! beg pardon he said Yes !
will inquire
"lIcapproachcd the head clerk, or some
head man of the house, who was leaning
ON the counter, and asked; Where are the
doctors having their banquet in the
house,
"'rhc head man looked at him with
utter disgust Where are they having
| their banuuct?' hc exclaimed why, in
! the basement, of course. Where du people
generally have banQucts in this house?
| They could't be IN the banquet hall, could
| they? They must he in the basement
| There was most biting sarcasm in the tone
of the head man.
'Wcll-but, = stammcrcd the
clerk.
"'Wcll, but nothing, snapped the head
man Don't you know that il there is Il
banquet in the house its in the banquet
room?
"llc walked away from the clerk, and
thrclrrk returned sadly to his writing on
the card lie had forgotten all about me
well, said !, 'hayc You learned aitcl
your painful investigation where the
,lorturS are hunqucliug| There was some
: thing acrid in my tone,
"IIc raised his eyes again hcSitatcd ,
moment, and replied; oh, yes in III,
banquet hall ON the fifth floor Take th'
elevator
"'Do look like man whowould wall
+ up five flights of stairs? | rctortcd an,
= then | left him, just happy ut the tluugh
l that between us, the head man and ha,
pumlyHcd that clerk
National Republican., 1888-02-26

The lady Of whom We present portrait,
and whose full name is Ellen Louise
Chandler MUultun, is II daughter of Lu-
riuS Chandler, of pomirct, Conn. where
she was horn in the year 1855 She is of
English descent, ON both patrrnul and
maternal sides The bias of literary pur-
suits was marked in her ils child, and
she was but l. when her first book was
published. In August. lSil. six weeks
after leaving schuul she was married tu
William V. MOultun, Il newspaper man re-
siding in Boston. She has been one of the
ornaments of the capital of New England
ever since, the result, by the way, of much
hard work, for her pen has been indctnti-
gable. At ~ Mrs Muulton'S literary Sue
cess was fully established, and she was Il
regular contributor to HrpcrE, to the II
hWtir, the GdiIrN ScrjbHcr'S fOtug FoIks,
and the iWhh'S ,DmpnHiDm. This work
she has since kept up, besides II deal ofmost
excellent newspaper correspondence. Be
yund her talent of short story writing,
Mrs, Muultun is the author of poems
which possess Il high order of merit,
The charming characteristics of Mrs
MOultOn the successful writer, are apprc'
ciatCd by every cultivated reader ono
who knew her with intimacy, and who's,
name is mentioned before in this sketch
speaks of her thus: "ln her writings IN
her person. in her manner, in her voice
in her dress, there is the gracious and in
driinablr charm that would lend attrac
tiuu to- II mediocre talent and plain face
and which, when joined to clear, tin'
intellect. II lovely, mobile face, and the cN
uuiSitc manner OfonC who always breathe,
the manner of the gently nurturcd
results in II woman worthy To- he rcincnn
bcrcd among the fair ones of II poet
National Republican., 1888-02-26
ruEuuILnlNG rH 'srECrs.
Indications That IN. season w'ii be- "a
Brisk One,

building Inspector EnrwSIc wore IN
unusually glcriuI smile saturday,
"Nuu are rejoicing over the bright pros
poets for the coming season. said II re-
porter of the RErrRlLCNN,
II was thinking about it,
(Which section will have the lead this
season?
The way things begin To look would
not he surprised To- see the northwest take
the lead The northeast will Ia he II stride
rs sure rs the Catholic divinity school
building Is started.
What do you think of the building
boom itself for the coming season
"lt Is starting, think very, we'll There
ing, really think that We will have Il
brisk season of it,
National Republican., 1888-02-26
Sous of Rich Men.

We have hundreds Of men in this city
whose fathers idiotically provide them
with spending money galore,
What do they do with IT,
Well, rs Il rule they spend their time
sucking alternately The end of a cigar ana
the knob of cane They waudrryapldlN
about the streets, looking rat thl, thrurr
or that, play billiard in cafes. and drink
themselves into early graves Suggest tu
these New York dudes u life of Whlulcl,m.
They are too retired. open up lu thym
the enjoyment possible tu a genuine club
life. Let them see what genuine hospital
ity means. Show them how much hrllcr
I il is 10 spend AN evening with Intelligent
men discussing matters of interest, new
discoveries, new appliances, new lurr>
than it Is To spend it with a tirst-ratc hoy
den ON a thirl-clusS spree,
DO you think they would undrrslau,
you'-Nep iOk Grdphic
National Republican., 1888-02-26
VNah dkkA1 PENHslI.NAFIA kUC1k lC
l. THENORTH, WEST, AND SOCTHNksT,
DOUBLE TRACK. SPLENDID SCFNFFS;
STEEL RAILS MAGN1Fi'FNT EQUIP.

M EFFEUI pNN. ly. M


rhAISS LEAVE Washington from station
corner 6th and B streets, A. follows
For PitLsburg aud the West, Chicago I-ll1IleC
cypress OF Palace sleeping Carr al $50 n IN
isily; Fast Line, 800 a. n. daily to Ciucinnat
aud st Louis, with sleeping Cars nom Harris
ourg 70 Cincinnati, aud Buffet Car 10 81 Louis
1atly, except saturday, to Chicago. with sleep
ing Car Altoona to Chicago. Western EI.
press, Al $40 p. M dHily, Sith sleeping Car
Washington 90 Chicago aud sL Lonls, and, eX.
ctpl Saturdays Harrisburg TO Cleveland
connecting daily al HHrrsonrs witt through
sleeper tol Louisville and Mamuhis FgClhC
SHPtess p r1ih dsiy Nr piHgTS and ING
BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC KAIlkOAL
For Erie CanaudaiguA Rochester, bunalC
with Palace Cars Washington to Rochester
For WilliamspOrt, Lock Haven, and FlmiTA
N $50 q. IN daily, except sunday
For New York and the East, 7:gO yUU, IL w
kuc ll:I0 a. m, 300, 40, 1000, and ll:2Up, m
90 Sunday, 900, II 40 u. m. 300 40, 1880, and
ll:2O m. Limited Express OF Pullman Psroi
aud Dining Cars, SiO q, daily eScert sun
For Boston without change 2'UU IL ever,
For BrouElyu, n. y, all through Tails COL
IeCt At Jersey City with boats Of btuUAlYu An
uex, anOrding direct transfer 20 Fulton stGCeL
SvoidinS double ferriage across New lork city
For fhiIadelphia, 7'S, 300, llNv, aud llAt
an, 300, t;lO. 500, 1890 aud ll.2u ,. u Oh
sunday 900, lliOAm,. .2Hu, 4lu, 600 lOmu, aut
ll20p, IN. Limited EXptess PNrlOr AMI DNn
lug NhIh, Wv n III "ttA uRyh, AlH o.tA y n
daily,
For Baltimore, o:S5 i:2O 800, y.4v, y:5u ll;UU
Il:i0 NJ, 1905, 300, SIj, tlu, 40, 4AO, 6UO
$40, 1000, and II: 20 y, N, On sunday, 500, yO5
)bQ, ll:iO a. M, 400 3;45, llO Soc, $40 1000
and ll;10 p. m.
FOR Popt's CreeL Line, 7:2O = III, AND t;IU !
N. daily except sunday,
For Annapolis, 7:al and gOUA, tnu l4no, ~
Lld $50 p, N. daily, except SUNDAY. sundays
/ EXAYDKIA AND FkEpEklChsBl hl
RAIlWAY, AND NIEAANDklA AM
WASHINGTON RAlLkOAb.
/ For Alexandria, 600 G.S5,N, 10, yAi II .5s n.
t2O4 uOOu, 2:O5, i25, 1;Uu, Gul, 6.aO, 500 luVt
ano 1857 p. m, on sunday II 800, g45, lO.5; 4
N. $3.50, $50, sos, and lON5 y. M
Accommodations tor Quauutu, oNV p' II
For Richmond aud the south, 6,UO, 100; =, III
Tally, and 6Ul p, m. daily, except SUNDAY
Trains leave Alexandria for Washington
l:jb, 7:O5, 500, $40, lu.lb, llnl a, M; l:2u, SO
3:2S $40, 1905, 9'S2 1912, and lN1 y, N, Y
sunday al $40, and u'07 y MI 300, $40, 10
r. asa ami l0y p. m,
T. Tickets and Information ~ Ihe OmC,, uuIu
. ,ast corner OF 18th street and Pcuusyvan
. Avenue aud a. the station, where orders "a
~ oe left TOR the checking oi baggage 10 dtsln
" ton from hotels and resldenoyS v,,,.,
,r. GeutTAl Passenger Agent
~ JHAs. 4. PUGH. General Manager.
National Republican., 1888-02-26
An Innocent Man.

TheOdwinklc Brown was admiring u
reproduction of Vests celebrated - Dcath
on the Pale Horse" in the gallery when a
female of the green umbrella age stepped
up and rcadjustcd her spcctuclcs,
"Ah, madam" said Brown, turning
around to the lady, pardon me, hut |
was just thinking rs gazcd on the white
horse thut-!-,-,!-..-?--O-O-O-O"
1t was not until after the hy>landrrH
had stopped the powerful up and down
motion of that green umbrella and had
led him away from danger that lac wn'
told that the woman was engaged in max
ing some such remark rs Going for my
red hair, are you? are your are you'- Ir"l
ShIIi,fTI
National Republican., 1888-02-26
Fun pnrtiouI.r. wnut.d.

Omaha Brutc-IIumph. - You believe
all this tluSuphir nonsense, de- yuu'
Washington Iudy-NunsruSr indeed,
Can one doubt the rlidruruut their senses
Did you not Srr in the papers that while
Prof Elliott tuucS, our great leader was
i'm Chicago lac projected his astral body tu
Washington and a lady there saw him?
II did'"
Il ann that lady. | saw him standing
before me a, plainly rs ! see you now"
'llumph' Did lac have his astral clothes
uu''
Lady idnts l-Omuhd Uorld,
National Republican., 1888-02-26
A Mic. Little Family.

An interesting family arrived in Boston,
en- route for Lowell, toy thc~trumShip Lake
Huron, Of the Beaver line. II was that
of Mr. Stavrly Of England u farmer and
consisted ut him>clfuud wife with twelve
children, whose ages areas follows y Is
H. 10, II, 10, - :, :, Il, I, and II months,
Mr. and Mrs StHycly's ages hring rr,prc-
lively n and rs years. All the children
but the last three are hoy-,- Rostm imnL
National Republican., 1888-02-26
A Faithful Brother.

Omaha Mn-Nou naughty boy Dick,
don't you know better than to ask people
how much money they have hope
you will excuse the child, MIR Nirrtllun.
Mir NrcGluw-Ot course, ul ruuI>r
The little fellow didn't know what he w.,
mlkjhg about,
Little piyk-Nr>, did too, ii, said
she wished She knew, and wanted to tell
her. OmuhU World.
National Republican., 1888-02-26
specimen of "a vermont Ear.

In the window ofa liowcry jcwclry store
is displayed section of an elm tree about
a foot square, shaped by some process Of
at by every prominent surgeon in New
York, and has been frequently used 10y art,
lists rs a model The curiosity was found
in 1856 near Poultney, VI.
National Republican., 1888-02-26
Und.r the Edmund. LAW

Frank d. Ruys, aged % years, was yes
tcray ur cstcd by the police charged ON
the oath of Mary Donohur with fornica-
tiun,
In continuing the ease Of lurnication
against l.cmucl Booth colurcd, in the
police court yesterday, Attorney Shcppcrd
said that no cases of the kind would b,
tried until decision is reached in the DR.
Crawford case.
National Republican., 1888-02-26
The Eylaenee Of y vacnnm.

II WI, UWr NJ thc thCOriUS u thr CldCr
Di>rurli that many fashions were urigi-
mated 10y the desire tu conceal driurmilirS
Thus unequal hips produced the hustle
and the puunior, the patch was invented
tn conceal u wen, and, carrying the pru.
rplr tu it~ most modern application, the
tall lhcaler hat must bc intended to CON
rral the vacancy underneath it.-fitisbDrg
IfyuuyL
National Republican., 1888-02-26
Much TO Be thankful For.

Omaha NANNY stars! So ii was Gl de
grcss below zero in your town?
Montana Damc-NeS, Some thcrmom-
ctcrs said ~.
"Wcll, we'll! What did you do with
yourselves
"Oh, we stayed in the house and tried I,
remember how we suffered last summer
when the thermometer was l3O above, ~
Omahd lIOrd,
National Republican., 1888-02-26
TRAPELERs' q UTDE.
DGEDMoNT AIR LINE.
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT FEB. y, lsss
Trains leave b. & r. station, sixth and b

ptEDMOFT AIR LINE,
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT FEB. y, 1888
Trains leave B. p. station, sixth and b
$50 A. Mast Tennessee mall aally tm
marrenton, GUrloIsyills. ChAriUltg-
yille, Lynchburg SuJ stations between
hleAehlrih and l. ughbufg, kOauUEc
Bristol, Knoxville, Rome, CAlcra, Mout
gomery, and New Orleans Puumsr
5leepeTW Washington 10 New Orleans
tI2t A, VI Fast mail daily fOr WartouIuu
Charlottesville GOtdOnsvilc EatIuuI
Chesapeake aud OHIO route Lynch
burg, Rocky Mount DauvIlc auc
stations between LynChuurg and Uau.
vile, Greensboro, kAICILn, Charlotte
Columbia, Augusta, AghulH, B.rmug-
nam, MongOmef, New Orleans, Texas
aud ChlitOrnla pullman -IrcI~r Sew
norh 10 Atlantis ia connection With
Pullman sleeper ttants 70 Sew Or
leans aud Nam 3Iud..t Srep"rs fOi
Birmingham 9iCg OllrE and Snrrvo.
port Pullman sleeper UuuyI .u 10
columbia and Charleston Sole trains
washington to Atlanta lori not
connect for e. x o. route roints ~
SUNDAYS
Es6 p. H.-Daiiy, except sunday, for Msnas.
sas, 5trasbnrg. and Intermediate sta
$50 p. NJ. Western express daily iOrWHtfeu.
ton, GordOnsville, charlottesville LOuis
vile, Cincinnati, And 1t Louis Pun.
man Sleepers aud solid trains Washing
ton to LOuitville; also for LyuChhutg
Bristol Chattanooga, Memphis Liuh
RrCk and all souihWrslpru points
Through Pullman Sleeper Washing
70 Memphis without change
tiO0P, M.-|nntheru Express IHily 'OI Iyuri
purg, Danyille, Ralegk AshCyIut
Charlotte, Columbia Aiken Augusta
Atlanta, Montgomery, New OrIrrus
reNasi aud California Pullman ~Itvp
srs Washington to New OrIcnus via
Atlanta aud Montgomery Pullman
Scepers Washington 10 Aiken r.
without change
TRAINS ON wASHINGTOE AND ONO DI.
VISION
Leave Washington g:l2 H. tn. daily, except SUI.
lay, aud i+5 D. M. daily, arrIvinN nj kouhc
dill IL ;ls a. IN. and 7'2l .. IN; rutufuiug leave
Round Hill 5.50a. m daIiy and l:1u y. m, dHily
except sunday, arriving Washington $40 a m
aud 35h .. IN
Through trains from the south yls Charlotte
Danville, aud LynChburg, arrive L Wash,
nStOn $40 a. m, S.23 p IA. via tast Ten
nessee, Btistol, aud LyuChBurg At ll;l5 am Huc
$40 p. m, via Chesapeake and ohio route, HuC
Charlottesville at $40 p. m. StrashnrR local 4,
a47 a, IN.
Tickets, sleeping Gar reservation aua IL.
formation furnished and baggage checked al
once, 1900 Pennsylvania avenue, and at passtu
ger station. Pennsylvania railroad, sixth Ans
3 streets JAS. l.. TAYLOR,
General Passenger Agent
National Republican., 1888-02-26
LOUISE cn1NpLnn MorLroN.
A Representative American woman
Of Letters.

The quotation at the head Of this article
is from an eloquent culogium by the late
Sherwood Bonner, on Louise Chandler
Mouton, representative American woman
of letters. IIowjusl II is readers who know
Mrs. Moulton cannot do otherwise than
agree
National Republican., 1888-02-26
II, ~ r Lien,
General PssRaNve' Acor.
pALTIMoRE & OHIO RAILROAD.
sCHEDULE IN EFFECT Nov. ~, 1857.

LEAVE WASH lNGTON FROM sTATION.COR.
MEX OF MEN JERSEY AVE. AND ST.
For CHICAGO ~ Northwest. EXp. Daily 1888
For ClHcINNArr Il ST Lorrs Exp Daily 2SO
aud $40 T. NJ
For PlTTsgrRG 4 CLEvE. Exp. Daily 1855 A.
n, $40 =. N.
For Lexington and locai stations tsIO A NJ,
For Philadc, ,phlA, Newark, and Wilmington,
1870 A. NJ, 2:3i 4. NJ, 5;05 Z. NJ, daily, ~ press.
For intermediate points between baltimore
aud Philadelphia t5 A. VI. ana tb.lj T. VI.
Pm
For salumore, b, 68u, 6iO. 7.Sp, oaaj. $50 a
n, l!lO, 80 5:l5 ii.minUtc tram, 500, i:30
iAO 5A, sos, 6i5. 7:3J, ,31, ami llSuP NJ
sundays, $50, $50, $50 9il a NJ. 1880, 2,35
$3.50, 40, S;5O 1h5 90. -, aud ll.N r. NJ.
For ANNAPOLls, 6iU and $50 A. NJ. l4lC
and i'SJ y. NJ. On sunday, 80 A VI, $40 =
NJ, Leave Annapolis. ON, $50 =. VI, l4O5
$50 6a0 7. sunday N|'A M.4luF. NJ
For Way Stations between Washington and
6:i5. aud il.Su p. VI. ON sundays $50 4. NJ.
aud l:31, $3.50. $40 6l5 ami SOP VI
For stations on Metropolitan Branch, 1850 \
tons only; :l:lO p. NJ, aui 1870 p. NJ. .On
sunday stops at all station,
-oFS65r F6r GSithGrS61rS ana in'grmrd.gte p9n,s
For B1yd,s and intermediate stations, t7No
Church train leaves Washington Oh sunday
only at l:lO = NJ, stopping at all stations or
For FREDERICK. tSiO A. NJ, 1850 p. NJ,
t5.3D T.. NJ sundays l:lO L. NJ
/ For HAGEkSTOWN, $40 \. NJ, TOSS +. NJ
Trains arrive from Chicago, dAllS, go \. "
aud b:i5 Z. NJ from Cincinnati and =. Luuis
daily. go a. N. aud 9.4p =. NJ, from pttshurg
iaily, 40 A. NJ. and $40 I. VI
From Philadelphia, Chester, anu Whining
ton, lOij A. NJ, 22O. 7lO. and n.SO PM, daily
and tl:50 +. VI.
From Singerly and intermediate points north
of Baltimore, 1000 A, NJ, daily.
Trains leave Baltimore tor wa,nlustuu a,
o:l0, 6.l5, G:3O. 7.9b, 900, gus, auc luUU, A. NJ
l2:lb l:3O. 300. I:lU, 500. SEQ, $50, $50 s. }O
and 1000 A. NJ, 1880, l:S5, 40. 500. $50, 7.5O
s:3l, aud 100 +. NJ.
tEycept SUNDAY. 'Dany. gsuudays only.
Rarrn,r nnllnh tnr auh rn.rrnn q, hn,.L,
National Republican., 1888-02-26
TRAINS on wAsHiNGToN AND ONO DI.
CaEsAPEAEE AND OHIO ROUTE.
Newport News and Mississippi Valley Com

Newport News and Mississippi Valley Com
pHny.l
Schedule iii effect Nov Il, lSS7
rtaius leave Uuion Depot 9Th aud b STA
ti67 M.-for Newport News Olo ron,
Comfort, and Norfolk DAILY except
sunday. Arrive IN Norfolk At 7;iU r NJ
l:2t 4. M,-FOr stations Ui the GheNaUedke
and Ohio, ia Virginia, West Virginia
aud Kentucky Daily except sunday
Sleeping cars, Clifton Forge to ilumt
ingtnD
,:so p. a.-Fast western express da,! SOLID
train, with Pullman bullet sleeping
cars to Louisville Pullman service II
Cincinnati, st. Louis Memphis, and
New Orleans
Once 5lS Penn. ave.
h, ". FULLER,
General PsaRanvp, AcrTrt
National Republican., 1888-02-26
LAD. ES!
DO Your own Dyeiug, NJ Home, win
Pc e RI ES S d Y ES

Tney will dye eNvryIu'ug They aru solo
everywhere, Price loo. pnrEagv- 10 COLOR
They have no equal for strength, Brightness
Amount IN Packages, or Tor FHsIuyss ui Color
or Nom Fading Qualities, They do not cfori
or smut For sale by all druggists
mhlS-mwfly
National Republican., 1888-02-26

Baggage called tor aud checked at hotels
aud residences on orders left Al Ticket Offices
6lg aud 1851 PENN-GLNANlA AVENUE.
W. NJ. CLEMENTS, G.. X. LORD,
Manager Gen Pas Agent
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-06-13
The Iickef Comnleir.

As we anticipated, Allen g. Thur
man has been nominated for Vice
President, and the ticket will be
Cleveland and Thurman.
The Democrats Of this nation
could not ask for a better or stronger
ket. twill be heartily supported;
not only heartily but enthusiastic
ally. Commenting upon Mr.. Thur
mans nomination, the Raleigh
"News-0bserrer' says that 10 him
the Democratic party and The con-
seryatiye people Of the Union owe q
debt cf gratitude Ear beyond what is
due TO any other living American,
and Il is gratifying indeed to have
the opportunity Of expressing BY .
vote At the polls the popular appre
ciation OF his inesiimable services to
the country. By general consent
he has been awarded the position 81
the Noblest Roman Of them all, aud
truly does he merit this high praise
because Of his public virtue, his sterl-
ing integrity and his unsgerying de-
4
yotion TO the fundamental principles
OF our constitutional government.
He was born al Lynchburg, Vir-
ginia, November ID, 1919, but in
1919, when scarcely six years Of age,
he was carried 70 the State Of Ohio,
which, about seventeen years ebfore,
had been admitted into The Union
with single representative IN Con-
gress. There he grew up with the
State, and he has lived to see il take
rank as the third State in the Union.
Coming TO the baK in 1886 he was
subsequently, elected q representative
in Congress and in 1851 was trans.
ferred 10 the supreme bench Of Che
State, Of which he was chosen Chief
Justice in 1854 In 1859, having
been elected 70 the Senate Of the
United States, he took his seat, and
was reelected in 1874 Ills term
expired in 1881, when, The lcgisla-
ture being Republican, he did not
contcs. for o third term, but retired
toprivate life. When he first took
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No Autocrat.

Simply because the Democratic
State conventions are unanimous in
their expression Of a preference Tor
President Cleyeland's denomination,
the Republican papers call our dis
tinguished Chief Magistrate an auto
crat. II i a silly thing for the Re-
publican papers 10 be doing, because
they are only exposing themselves
90 ridlcnle. There has, probably,
never been a President who develop
"a less Of the symptomsof antocracy
than Greser Cleveland That he
hasa viii Of his own, says the st.
Paul Globe, is undeniable. and il
i All the more admirable inhim that
be i capable Of resisting the bland
ishments Of the Office seekers on the
one hand and the dictation Of the
political bosses on the other. That
is the kind Of a man to have in the
Presidential Office. But because the
President is a man Of convictions,
and has the courage to stand BY
them, is no reason why heshould he
accused Of autocracy.
Its true that the Democratic con-
yentions are unanimous in demand
ing the denomination of Mr.. Cleye-
land. Yet il didn't require any ma
chine work 10 create this sentiment.
It i the spontaneous expression Of
the masses, given in some instances
over the opposition Of the machine,
a. was notably the case in New York.
Mr. Clevcland's antoeracy consists
solely ii his public record. he has
made wise and worthy President,
and his record il the most effective
influence that can possible be wield-.
a in favor Of his denomination and
his reelection. He has been tried.
and found faithful. Thatis enough.