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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-03-28

five or ten gauze skirts, or whatever
more or less succint costume may be
worn; and finally the bracelets, ear
rings and miscellaneous iewelry which
these young ladies will insist on wear
ing. Her toilet finished thus far, the
dancer puts on her newest shoes, which
are furnished by the administration and
form heavy item in the expenses, for
of the three kinds of shoes-puce,
white, and flesh color-the puce serves
only three times for premiers sujets and
eight times for figurantes.
Her toilet at last completed, the
dancer is as pretty as she can be, and
she is pretty for only one hour in the
twenty-four, the hour which she APP
pears in the foyer before executing her
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-03-28

amines the candidate, and then
she passes on to the doctor, who
in turn his examines and pronounces
her to be fit or unfit for the profession.
The verdict being favorable, the
child henceforward belongs to the
opera; if she works hard she will
become a passable danseuse in about
ten or twelve years. The first stage is
the little girls class, la classe des pet
ties. Winter and summer, day after
day. every morning at 10 o'clock, Nine.
Theodore awaits her pupils, who come
accompanied by their mothers, each
one carrying little bag that contains
a regular Noah's ark full of miscel-
laneous objects necessary for the studies
or the happiness of a pupil of the petite
classe, such as stockings, dancing
shoes, box of poudre de riz, "a comb,
a button-hook, some bread, bottle of
wine and water, some cold veal, hard
boiled eggs, sardines, apples, and what
not
Let us look at the room: 1t is a
large, bare room, with bars fixed par
allel to the walls on three sides, and
a sloping floor, TO accustom the pupil
TO the sloping stage of the theater.
Along the free wall are benches, and
two cane-seated chairs accommodate
the Professor and her assistant, who
plays fiddle, or sometimes a sort of
harmonium. The girls, of whom the
Oldest is perhaps -, wear low-necked
corsages, leaving their arms bare,
white muslin skirts, broad sashes of
blue or red ribbon, pink tights, and
gray canvas shoes. They are lean,
scraggy lot, not lovely TO look upon in
dividu lily, but full of goodh-um or and
vivacity, tor all these little people are
conscious of the glory OF belonging to
the opera, and they adore that grand
abstraction, which is at once an art,
career, and an institution, namely la
danse.
"Allons, mesdemoiselles, vos
places" cries the Professor, and the
girls run to the bars, and the fiddle
gives the word of command just as the
bugle calls direct the soldier. There
is no melody, but simply series of
andapte. allegro, pizzicato and trill
movements, each followed by trem-
olo, so that to the untutored ear the
sounds suggest the confusion of the
tuning of an or hestra. But the dan
GERS understand that such and such
notes indicate such and such posture
at the bar, which must be held as long
as the Professor keeps up the tremolo;
other notes followed by tremolo in
dictate another posture. Such are the
general exercises, the object of which
is TO dislocate the dancers, namely, the
developpe, sur la barre, the developpe
a la quartrieme devant, the grand de-
veloppe la barre, the petite bate
ments terre and the pointes. gymnas-
tic exercises that can better be under
stood from M. Paul Renouard's
sketches than from verbal description.
And at every moment during the les
son the Professor intersperses her re-
marks with the words, Smile Won't
you smile ?" For in the midst of the
most difficult and torturing disloca-
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-03-28

IT has long been known that carbonic
acid gas produces a sensation of greater
warmth on the skin than air of the
same temperature. DIR. Goldschneider,
of the Berlin Physiological Society,
finds the phenomenon to be chiefly due
to direct chemical action on tie end
ings of the heat nerves.-Arkdnsalc
Traveller.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-03-28

AUSTRALIA has some giant caterpil-
lars. Mr.. A. S. Ollif, of Sydney,
mentions one moth larva, abundant
during the past season, as being seven
inches long, and specimens of Larvae OF
two other species measure eight inches
il. length. -ArkGnSdU TrdUeier.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-03-28

tons the ballet girl must smile, and
the art of smiling has to be learned
Just like step or developpe.
After half an hour of these general
exercises at the bar there comes rest,
and the little girls begin once more to
chatter and futter. Then follows the
adage, or second part of the lesson,
which consists of an ensemble and
composed steps. The dancers take
place in the middle of the room in
rows; Nine. Theodore holds up her
skirts and indicates the step, and the
little ones begin to bound, whirl, pir-
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-03-28

The village folk are wont to say
Oh course in undertones-
That she would be quito nice and stout.
IL twasn't for her bones.
She is five feet eight inches tall.
And weighs one hundred pounds;
A poodle waddles in her wake
While on her shopping rounds.
Augustus is n dainty dude,
Whose bank account is cheek,
With small conceits displayed at large
On Ave big dollars TO each week.
His height is not above five feet,
And vet with silly pride,
He thinks himself giant quite
With Amelia by his side.
They ramble through the city parks,
A picture strange TO see;
She is SO lank and straight and tall,
So small and thin is he
They may get married some fine day,
And il they do, tbs plain,
That when Amelias tantrums come,
Shell use him for a cane
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-03-28

physical torture that they constantly
undergo the young dancers seem always
happy and chatty.
SO then for the work of the grande
classe we shall not need to go into de-
tailed description. The big girls,
like the little girls, all come to the
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-03-28

JUSTICE GRAY is said to have drawn
900 French novels from the Congress
sional Library since his accession to the
Supreme Bench.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-03-28
CHILDREN FOR the BALLET.
Drilling Young Dancers Limbs
for the Footlight Per-
Torrance.
Tho Little Girls Class-An Incessant
Daily determination
Days.
The Stage ReInearsaIs Trained
Feet and Uneducated
brains.

Paris is, of course, the nerve center
Of the ballet, writes Theodore Clhlds,
in the Cosmopolitan Magazine Chill
iren begin training for the ballet when
or 8 years of age. Nine. Theodore,
the professor of the opera, first ex-
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-03-28

THERE Is young man in Baltimore
who has proposed and been rejected
nineteen times. Leap year has no ter
rors for him.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-03-28

THERE would he fewer "second-story
thieves" if more literary pirates were
caught stealing their first story S4t-
ings.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-03-28

DID Shylock really hiss, "Ycs, to
smell pork" or did he say Bacon?
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-03-28
ny LARRY LiSSET.

4 MELlA 10 as neat
= and trim
"A maiden we'll
can be
In private she Is
thirty-one.
= In public. TWEEN
ty-three.
She wears n iaun-
" sailor hat.
We'll back upon
her head,
While underneath
ha ng pretty
curls-
nj o n ir, I've
heard 1T said.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-03-28

dancing. i speak, of course, of the
real dancers, and not OF the mere fig
urantes and warehouses.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-02-22
Spirit of the Convention.

The convention of republican clubs
held here last week placed the republic
can party in Vermont, morally and
politically, on the highest vantage
ground for the coming campaign.
Among the members of this convention
were some of the ablest leaders of the
party, and the deliberations were
marked with that good sense which al
ways characterizes the meetings of men
who work wisely and earnestly with
common object in view. The conven-
date, but of the party as a whole. The
whole object was to perfect an organiza-
ton which would bring out the full
republican strength of the state and
win votes from the opposition. The
principles adopted by the convention
are those laid down by the republican
national league and embody sound re-
publican doctrine. The officers of the
state league are all men of acknowl-
edged ability, high character and eff
cient party workers, and in their hands
Che work of organization will be con-
tinued with unhagging ZEAL Next fall
the country will be waiting to hear the
first gun from Vermont; and our eff
fective party organization gives certain
assurance that the report will be loud
one, proclaiming once more and with
greater emphasis the stern fidelity of
Vermont to genuine republican prin-
ciples and good government.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-02-22

publicans, we conclude that the other
Western States will not be disposed to
concede their claims to another presi-
dent right away unless there are i'm
perative reasons for making such Sc
lection. In Indiana (Which is doubt
full state) republican sentiment is
decidedly for Harrison, and with him
in the way there would be no chance
for Judge Gresham. Mr.. Allison is, If
all reports are true, too much of a low
tariff man to receive the hearty support
of the strong protectionist states. Cen
eral Sheridan has been reported as a
native of Ireland and therefore in
eligible, but it is now stated that he
was born in this country-one report
says in Ohio, another says in Albany,
n. Y. There are some reasons, which
will probably be urged later, why he is
not wholly available as presidential
candidate. When his name was men
toned in the Chicago convention in
1880 the general expressed his thanks
for the compliment, but said even if
the nomination were offered him there
was no way in which he could accept
it except to turn it over to his best
friend. The chances of the other can
didates named are too shadowy at pres
ent to justify even slight calculations.
Since the above was put in type
General Sheridan has been interviewed
by a representative of the associated
press, and says that people who are
talking about him as possible presi-
dental candidate are wasting their
breath. He has not the slightest idea
that he ever will be nominated, but if
such an unexpected event should
happen he would not accept the NOM
nation.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-02-22
The New Pension Bill.
nation.

The new pension bill (known as the
Grand Army billy, reported favorably in
the senate, has the same objects in
view as the dependent pension bill We
toed by the president during the last
congress. 1t is intended for the relief
of ex-soldiers and sailors who are inca
pacitated for manual labor and to pro-
vide for dependent relatives of deceased
soldiers and sailors. In the case of de-
pendent parents the provisions of the
bill require only that the death of the
soldier, the non-eXistence of widow or
minor children and the dependency of
the parents on their own manual labor,
legally bound for their support, shall be
proved. A proviso fixes the time of
commencement of such pensions at the
date of the passage of the act or from
the date of subsequent dependence,
and declares that the pension shall con-
tinue no longer than the existence of
such dependence.
The provisions of the bill are limited
to those who served in the late re-
bellion, and not extended, as in the
vetoed bill, to all soldiers of any war in
which the United States was engaged
The sum of S12 month is granted to
all honorably-discharged soldiers and
sailors incapacitated for labor through
mental or physical disability not the re-
suit of their own vicious habits or gross
carelessness. The bill further differs
from the vetoed bill in the addition of
another section granting pension to the
widow or minor children under eighteen
years of age, or, in case there is no
widow or minor children, to a de-
pendent mother or father, without re-
gard to the cause of death of the pen
sioner. The section also increases the
pension of minor children from 50 to
IS per month and declares that the
pension of idiotic and helpless minors
shall continue during life or the period
of disability. The section in relation
to the fee of pension agents is amended
by fixing maximum fee of $40 in
stead of allowing a fee of SIS, with a
discretionary power in the commits
sioner of pensions to increase the fee
to SO, as the vetoed bill provided.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-02-22
In Good Faith.

There has been no reason to doubt
that Mr.. Blaine's withdrawal from the
presidential canvass was made in en-
tire good faith. While his ardent sup
porters express great reluctance to &C
cept his determination as final they do
not question his honesty and sincerity.
tits only the implacable mugwumps who
do him this injustice. Being largely
dissemblers and hypocrites themselves,
they evidently imagine that the rest of
mankind are subject to the same moral
infrmities. 1t is plain, as the Phila-
delphia Press well remarks, that if Mr..
Blaine is now nominated it will be
only in obedience to the general call of
the party, which must be so substan-
TALLY unanimous and earnest as to con-
Stitute a summons that no man can
disregard.
1t has been clear for some time that
Mr.. Blaine was the sure candidate of
the republican party for the presidency.
But, as has been well said, he has been
moved by high party and personal mo-
lives " to eliminate himself from the
controversy and leave the convention
free to select ticket without reference
to his interests or ambitions" The
Tribune pertinently and wisely says:
50 Mr.. Blaine has taken himself out of
the field. There is no excuse for
equivocation about his letter. He had
NO right to say that he would not be a
candidate if his party should deliber-
ately judge his nomination necessary
to its success or to the safety of the
country, and he did not say that. But
he has declared his personal unwilling
ness to serve again and that his name
will not be presented with his consent.
To say that it would not be presented
without his consent was not in his
power. 1t is now for the republican
party to weigh all the facts with care
to consider what strength other candi-
dates will have in the doubtful Eastern
States, in Indiana and in the Pacific
States; to measure the force of any OBJ
jections to either of them, and the
strength which either could add to the
party, and in the light of all these
facts to make nomination upon which
may depend the welfare of the country
for many years. All that can possibly
be done to secure perfectly fair and
candid consideration of the merits and
the strength of every candidate has
now been done, and those who advo
cate the nomination of any one at thi:
juncture should realize their RESPONSE
bility to the party and to the country fol
the wisdom of the advice they offer"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-02-22
Presidential Candidates.

Assuming that Mr.. Blaine's declina-
ton is finality, multiplicity of can
didates appear on the surface other
than the eminent and honored leaders
who have previously been named. The
whole list now includes Sherman,
Sheridan, Justice Miller, Allison, Har-
rson, Gresham, Hiscox, Depew, Alger,
Rusk, Phelps, Hawley, Farwell, Lin
coin, Cullom, Hoar, Cameron and
Childs. 1t is doubtful about any east
ern man (after Mr.. Blaine) being Sc
lected for the first place on the ticket,
unless he is taken from New York,
and the situation in that state is not
now hopeful for any one to secure the
united delegation. Illinois has had
two presidents since 1860 and Ohio two
since 1876, and as neither can be con-
sidered doubtful state for the re-
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-02-22
Sound Views.

In public discussion with General
Clinton B. Fisk, the prohibition party
leader, in Brooklyn few days ago, DR..
H. X. Carroll of the Independent made
an able and comprehensive argument,
in which he demonstrated that temper
ance reform does not require a national
prohibition party, and that its progress
is essentially retarded by making it
subsidiary to party politics. His con-
illusions are summarized as follows:
Temperance reform requires legislation
the prohibition party has no political power
and can not, therefore, provide legislation
Temperance reform requires legislation
now; there is no prospect that the prohibi-
ton party will ever be in position to fur
nish it. Temperance reform succeeds best
on a non-partsan basis; the prohibition
party insists on a partisan basis. Temper
ance reform requires all measures and all
weapons to fight the saloon the prohibit
ton party discards all of these save one.
Temperance reform requires unity; the pro-
hibtion party creates division. Temper
ance reform proposes steady advance all
along the line; the prohibition party re-
quires it to wait while the party begins to
commence to prepare to get ready. Tenn
perance reform does not require the prohi-
bition party any more than wagon going
up hill requires a brake. 1t does not require
distinct national party. The fight must
be in the states, and when the states, or a
majority of them, are right congress will be
right and will give us all needful national
legislation.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-02-22

able change over the vote of two years
ago, when in vote of forty-seven there
was majority of twenty-five. Its fate
in the house is doubtful. The house
refused, 100 to 12S (not the necessary
two-thirds), to pass the Hoar joint res
olution changing the date of Inaugural
ton day and extending until April 20,
1889, the term of the fiftieth congress.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-02-22

THE Blair education bill has passed
the senate by majority of ten in a vote
of sixty-eight. This shows a remark
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-02-22
Convention of Republican Clubs.

LARGE, ENTHUSIASTIC AND HARMONIOUS
GATHERING-A STATE LEAGUE ORGANIZED
WITH AN ABLE BOARD OF oFFICERs-THE
PLATFORM, RESOLUTIONS, SPEECHES, ETC
The convention of republican clubs of
Vermont, which was held in Blanchard
Opera-house, Montpelier, on Wednesday,
February 10, was successful in every re-
spect. Besides the two hundred ten dele
gates in attendance, there were large num-
of the state In addition to those men
toned in our last issue were Hon. j. X,
Batchelder of Arlington, Hon S. ID. Hobson
of Brighton, DIR. w. A. Jones Of Watsfield,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-02-22

EACH subscriber will find on the address label on
his paper the date to which he has paid. When
payment is made this date will be advanced
60 correspond If the change is not made ON at
least the third paper from the time of payment, we
wish to be notified. All papers will be stopped
when the time is out and subscribers will be noti-
fed of the expiration of subscriptions.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-08-01
,,,.u,s,u, su.p,c,on osa pos.


From Letter TO tee London Spectator.
The following instance Of dog instinct I
reasoning p will, think, interest some Of
your readers. About fortnight ago, while
crossing the Aibuls Pass, our driver stopped
for few moments st the little restaurar
on the highest point Of It. A rough kind OF
herdsmsn's dog, of no particular breed,
suppose. came out and sat down by the car.
riage and looked up Mt ". We happened
to nave few Marie biscuits In the carriage,
20 threw half Of one out to him. 1suppose Q
he had no experience In Huntley 4
PAlmei's make, for no looked at and
s,neiied It carefully, and then declined
to eat It, but again looked up at
me- then took the rem msining half, bit
of and ate q little bit OF II, and
threw over the rest to him. This time he
ate at once, then turned and ate the hrst
piece, which hs had before refused, and at
once came aud asked for more, whi,h had
great pleasure In giving hun. l may add
that have several times tried similar
experiment with more pampered dogs at
home, but have never succeeded with II.
Whether this arises from the latter KNOW
lag, In most cases from experience, what
they like aud what they do not Ike, or, ~
l am rather inclined 10 think, from the
superior intelligence OF this Alpine dog,
who really reasoned that what / could eat
he could, 1 leave your readers to decide Il r
themselves.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-08-01
Like the Light Weights

OF tho profession pugilistic, the kidneys arc
email but active In a state OF health Their
secretion contains impurities productive Of
rheumatism, gout and dropsy, II allowed to
remain. When they are inactive, the blood
becomes choked with animal debris capable
of destroying life. To promote their activity
when sluggish with Hostetter's Stomach Bit
ters, is not only TO guard against the diseases
mentioned, but to prevent the fatty degencra.
ton and ultimate destruction OF the organs
By those exc edinglv dangerous maladies-
Brights disease and diabetes. Activity of the
bladder also insures 1t against the formation
OF gravel, which it sometimes requires one Of
the most dangerous and painful operations in
surgery to remove. Gravel, moreover, is
most agoniling complaint. The Bitters further
commend themselves by rcmedying constipa.
nervousness, and nullify influences produc.
tive of malarial disease.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-08-01

Are you disturbed at night ana broken OF
your rest by sick child suffering ana crying
with the excruciating pain of cutting teeth I
II SO, 20 at once ana get bottle of MRs.
WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP. 1t will re.
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pend upon II there Is no mistake about II.
There is not mother on earth who has eve
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will regulate the bowels. and give rest TO the
mother, ana rolief ana health TO the child,
operating Ike magic. 1t is perfectly safe 70
use in all cases and pleasant to the tass, and IL
the prescription OF one of the Oldest ana bes,
female physicians and nurses In the United
States. Sold everywhere, 70 cents bottle.
mayl9lydAw
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-08-01
Our Candidate for President.

He will be nominated by the convention
and will be electe by the people. because he
will come the nearest to filling their ideal of q
Chief Magistrate. Electric Bitters has been
given the highest place. because no other
feet tome and Alternative. The people have
endorsed Electric titters and rely upon this
great remedy In all troubles OF Liver, stomach
and kidneys. For all Malarial Fevsrs and
Diseases caused by Malariat Poisons, Electric
Bittsrs cannot be too highly Recommended.
Also cures Head ache aud Constipation. Salts
faction qua antet d or money refunded.
Price boc, at II. Is. Cochran, Drug Sto-P, 1877
and iss North Queen street, Lancaster Pa
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-08-01
Not the same.

Fro q tho Boston transcript.
Little Freddie is another OF the small boy 9
whose acuteness Of reasoning powers marks
them as destined for the lawyers trade.
He had lately acquired bad habit OF pinch
ing and one day his mother, after a child
had been broug ht to her screaming with the
pain OF ono OF Freddis's pinching exploits,
called her son 10 her and gave him an OBJ
jsct lesson by pinching him sharply on the
arm.
"There," said she, "now you know how
1t feels"
"Ob, no." said Freddie very positively,
In the midst OF his b'ubberipg, "when
linch you 1t don't hurt me-"