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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-05-31

The Democratic State Convention
met at Harrisburg on Wednesday oi
last week and nominated Judge j.
Brewster McCollum, Of Susquehan.
ma county, for Supreme Judge. The
Convention also indorsed the posi-
tion Of the National Administration
on the question Of tax reduction and
tariff reform.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-05-31

',Always have your oysters opened
while you waii, said Brooklyn dealer.
"Whyf Because, although you pay five
cents quart more for them, you will
save money. II is the custom of oyster
dealer who open oysters the night before
they are sold 10 throw them into water.
An oyster viii absorb about one-third It's
w@ght Ia water, and SO the purchaser
pays one-tiird OF his money for water,
which he can add 10 the oysters himself
y he wants his biyalyes watered. - New
York Evening Sun.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-05-31

winch awaited tho onset Of his foe erect
on his haurches.- As the huGaloT -
upon him The bear threw himself asII.e.
and with blow as quicl, rs lightning
with ono Of his fore paws seldom failed
70 break his antagonists neck. \ grizzly
bear has been known 10 engage in quick
succession four and even five biz buffalo
bulls, and to kill every one Of them. 1t
frequently happened however that some
younger and more active bull than his
companions succeeded in cvaiiug the fa-
tai blow OF the grizzly's terrible fore paw
long enough tJ give in turn fatal thrust
with his horn in the bears side, punc.ur-
irg the vitGls, and making Of the contest
mutual slaughter. New York Sun.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-05-31

Sir Robert Ball, the Irish astronomer
royal has made scientific calculations,
showing 10 his own satisfaction, al least,
that the moon was far below the horizon
on the night that Sir John Moore was
buried and, therefore, Wolfe's famous
poem is wrong In the stanza that has
moonbeams In it.--CLicago Herald.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-05-31

The muddy lotion Of Chippewa
River, Ontario. Canada, is being
raked for gold. During the war OF
1912 some S250.OO0 in gold was
dropped overheard by q British pay
master, was hotly pursued by Yankee
troops, and the money has laid
there ever since.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-05-31

Friend TO conTessman's wife)-Is
your husband man Of sedentary habits9
Wife-Of course not. lie hasn't
touched drop in fifteen years.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-05-31
Thursday, May 81, 1888


For sdpretne Judge,
JAMES T. hITCHELL, of philadelphia.
For Presidential Electors.
Electors -at-Large.
LEWIS PUGHE, OF Lackawsnna.
THOMAS DoLAN. Of Philadelphia.
District Electors.
]. John II. Taggart, Is. John II Grant,
o John wauamaker, 1e. W Ilson q. KreSs,
D. Hilbert r. Johns, II. David Clark.
Z. VIM. @. Hamilton, Is. q. y. Hutchinson,
Q. John s. MRinley, lo. John q. Lower,
CLOS, X. T. Coates. 20. Jere X. Miller,
Z. william 3. Ellis, q. George J. Elliott,
.. kdgsr Pinohot n. Harry \. Paul,
q Samuel L. kurtI &c. George Shiras. IT.,
10. flwood 0riest, ~. T.. s. Newmysr,
II William Csnneil. 70. John w, Wallace,
n william q. Paync. 70. }, q. Sturtsvant
-. Peter E. Buck. q. Joseph Thos. Jones
IA henry II. Bechtel, Is. l.. NJ TruIal
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-05-31
Court EbOcIa
w HEREAS the II,

buhhNi tIbSllOnt y VI
elal District composed of the
Union and Miffifn aud sam
Jacob \. Smith, Esqs. ass
and for Snyder county have
cept bearing. date tho lith
1887, TO mo directed for tho h.
phans court, r courf Of Conn
OF oyer and Term nor and
Quarter Sessions OF the peaC
Tor the county OF snyder; on
loeinx iho 2sth day OF May =
one week.
Notice Is therefore nerevy
ner, justices Of the Peace :.
and for the county ofsnyL
properpersO with their
sitions, examinations AZ
TO those things to their :
hall pertain to be donoI vy
sons prosecuting In b. W
wealth against any ps NOuI
then Rnd thera after "
without leave at thsl ogul
quested to be puncT Hho<
the appointed timt SsSs
9!yen under tnyle
ili's otiice 10 ma
A. y. ops mel
sishty.oIGkt.
4 : can.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-05-31
Trial List Ia

Anls Gross e. "A use vs. Eliza
The Commissioners Of Un,
Budd
A w Potter ys Abel Herrold ,
Jeremiah NJ yer aim'rysJoi
Ann Mary Flle VI Ner Middl'
Kennedy X ~tircs vs. IA w liz
" = Hare y rankin tow sh
ID ii StraWtgr CT al adla'r exc I
The Dalmatla Nail X Iron
Weiser
The Dalmatla Nall 4 Iron Go
The Dalmatlu Nail x Iron Go
Emma X Schweuk vs. John u
The Lykons Valley Nut Fire
> Boyer o. al
Daniel Kern VI John 5 Woods
w w WI
May 3, 'ss.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-05-31

'cupied After The JSdises, c: tho Philadelphia
by the che;sss License Court haye oompls;eS ::dn-
ncr admirably work. Out Of o total Of 1929 ap-
cut display Of u,o,;o,o f,r Tro,o;, I;,ror ,,.,.
rparJ ni-htf -"' ' 'd"o' .o0"'o''
Inc onliyonng uflv l,257 were granted. The sa>
the me host ana the licensed in 1887 were 5,773.
lance and ostepntion oew licenses 60 into effect on
ner was so fresh and dc.b Among the notable places
a'iSaction ana pleasure wcsicenses we're reIused ia
md the skoptical colleague :,
thought great essential to pk famous resort for
iu dinner owned himself conyel,kers
the next month vontured unon a
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-05-31

ncr, admirably
cut display Of
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-05-31

"oh fair eause stands hrn, and will abide
Lsgions OF angels light upon Its side.n
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-05-31

[County papers pleas copy]
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-08
THE JENNY LIND CONCERTS.
An Interesting KcniuiscencC Re
lated BY Veteran.

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Iona 'l-T ~. H. = 80 wei l - 49, III go
+ 80, %,I,' 'l'' 80 ,-'- sa- - I'm
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tz,,,o =, IT, =. -, ~ 80.
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800 - '''1' -
T.;nItai ,.;+I,7,-,l f+.,
her ..,,,r,o}lar- ;, ,I;'L+ Tari577}-5i,.a3
1-o,,+}, la,,l, ,+,,,,, tho e.. >, ~ sl1t.I
f;rrs.1f - ~ ,,i,,o II, W. $500,
aI,I,, l,ua,+ll III 49, H..
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=, f,n INV. - A.. o.,,1,'
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f1,-,,a,,,, r. ,,l4-.I-f l..-t;I,- ~ IL
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49, i,,tl a4,,, - o,,,,Ia,,.,
vonng man bowed r. tIt Inmji4nca and N
- teII;ee III : o-,i 90 Ia ,,,,7,I ,,,;+l,
,,,oro I.onI l.1o,,,] '; a,,j . Lr,,j,+ onI
iLa,1,-. l-;I1 T 49,, ;l ;-l1
Loviro, eo,rra1 +Ia e,7.,...e ,,f Air
OTTO GoIdI.I,5ij 1-' ;, WAS a orat.
~ sconc, pr,bons tLe NINA d5n1o
F9so'1ta roaai1aI Tho f,raone h,s1a-o.
81 TolIanaLo -, b., 49,
Ior &1 l;,,'4',,'l1r ,,o ~" IT, Ha -- ~ T Tl,
.licL e+;:6o4 E,.,dI,3 +Lat sha a
l il.r' al - oa ,,'-tr h .
~ ia , Io, l'i f, ,ilo ; oi
soa r, +iIo i,,,,,ilo - ;I,- Ido+
f 1o,,o(, n+oi,ITto IN Tie ,.- I,r6faes s
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-08
WHY We Salt the Cattle.

Salt! Every live farmer knows his
cattle do better when liberal supply Of
this article is kept before them; but
who can tell why? The Rural Canadian
thas explains:
As soon rs food enters the stomach
the natural tendency is at once for fer
mcntation to begin. and there arises q
contest between this tendency and the
digestive powers. And if these powers
are vigorous and the process of fermen-
tation is checked or intercepted, no bad
results will follow, the food will be di-
gcsted, and salt will not be needed,
though at any time salt assists in the pro-
cess of digestion. salt keeps fruit from
decaying until it can be digc5ted, and
assimiIated, and proiongs the time to
allow the digestive organs to complete
their work. If food is taken in excess,
as often happens when stock is in pas
turc, salt given frequently will he Of
much advantage. Further salt is pre-
vcntive Of worms. When fermentation
sets in, the conditions presented are
favorable to the existence of worms il
the intestinal canals, and may possibly
be engendcrcd by the process.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-08

The onion docs best on a Well-draincd,
friablc muck. Manure fertilizers are
II ually necessary. Well rotted barn
yard manure answers well on dry land,
hut phosphatcs are best on muclly soils.
If the latter fertilizer Is used, the aim
should be to get the good of it the first
season as that remaining during the Fall
will partly leach out by the rains. The
ground must be in good shape. Drjll
the phosphatcs in rows II inches apart,
and follow in the same mark with the
seed drill. For large onions, thin to
from three to five inches in the row.
About four lbs. of seed per acre are re-
quired. In harvesting, pull fonr rows,
throwing the tops one way, and four
more rows with the tops the other way
so that the bulbs will be together form,
ing a windrow. Onions are best pre-
served if kept just above the freezing
point. A loft is a good place in this
climate. My plan of culture is to hoe
and weed thoroughly, as soon as they
are up and repeat in two weeks, thin
ming them out at the same operation,
Only one more hoeing and wedding is
usually needed. - Prairie Farmer.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-08
QUAINT AND CURIOUS,

Iron chain cables were in use in the
.frno If 1u1ins CAESAR = B G.
,-roori.I ho,riros became hereditary
+, farf1,es at the close Of the twelfth
ccrturv
c--..-...... . ,.:o.,- NAV and ,,,,.
,r,. o. ..int. was instituted by Pope
Leo y 500
.--.t....-l.-.o.. ,,.1.
--'' ~ - - = - . ' - a.5
,-ro croos ~, raised everv twontv-four
l.o,,-.
rr-.e.-,..;- ..,,.o.o.ho- NV.
T--..-, a..t.- oo;.ao -
I .oo ,' ~ l..~..s,,,l.~5 - 10 -r,-tI,
'''' n l-,l,'
-, r-..- -......
- .i-.~,' .1. I.~I.-.. Co.. .or
.. a'' 80 -. a.aa..1 ,,or.an. DO
..1Ia.1 ~.-+.o,.l.tI;ao
80 '1'-s,n' ,au. ~.
Iao..na 1oc to.. 1io,l was co,, rIc+od
5 ..~.7 ~ Or Ioo-
'''','' WV ,, ,,-i,.-( . -, '-' ,' -,
.''' '-'-'1' - '''e'' IN
N"'S, ""'. q '6''oO' '"'''' 90
'-'0'' &" 5'''17' linen IL
,''"' VIII" "'5'l00 "V" y " =
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-08
CARING FOR THE HEATHER.
The Life Of Buffalo Girl in Indi

u
Miss Mary Graybiel, one of the mis-
siOnaries sustained in India by the sect
known rs Disciples, writes very interest
ing letters to her family in this city. 1t
is now over four years since size went
to Hind stan, in company with the Rev.
Mr.. Wharton, formerly pastor Of , the
Church OF Christ. and Lis wife. The
place at which Miss GrayEiel is now 10
Gated is in the heart Of India, on the
from Bombay across to Calcutta. The
children of the Sunday schools OF the
denomination in the United States con
tributed a fund Of some four thousand
dollars with which 10 erect house for
this mission, and in her last letter she
mOdestly tells how the work was done.
Ii appeared that she had to serve as
architect, master builder and general
boss mechanic. First, she bought four
yoke of buAalOes to 10 the teamiug: then
a few big trees; they are very scarce iii
that part Of the country She employed
81 hundred natives, or nearly that num-
Der, whom she taught to quarry the
stone, which had 10 be hauled several
miles, and to make brick, first trampinC
JIS cray, It0I!Dulu9 IL ttt' Dl4Ch0l 'tiI't
burning them, using the spare por-
tons Of the trees for fuel The trunk
Of the trees were lahoIiou.lv by hand
sawed into boards for the floors, roof,
etc. 4 stone foundation three feet thick
was laid three feet below ground and as
much above. this solid base wall being
deemed necessary to keep ont the white
ants, which ore a great pest to the copln-
try. Evidently good job was nude Of
the wall. for Miss Grayhiel ineenUOusly
relates that an EngHshmau visitor in
quircl who had been the engineer, and
expressed much surprise when tod that
She had directed the work herself.
1t takes q B1i1alo girl 10 hold her own
among the heathan, or anywhere else.
incidentally Miss Grayhicl states that
the son of German missionary living
some forty miles distant was killed by a
tiger, She attended, the funeral, making
the journey through the solid Jungle i'll
a cart drawn by pair Of bufaloos,
with the chance of being sprung upon by
that or some other tiger at any moment.
Such is life in the wilds Of Hindostan.-
BjItuIo C0uri6r.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-08
4 Glenn POmItrX HOnse.

Cleanliness in the poultry house is one
Of the most essential points in successful
pouity raising, \ large majority of the
diseases to which the feathored race is
subject, may bc traced directly to a filthy
disordcrcd condition of the poultry
house. Filth Is the boon companion Of
ice, and where one IS seen the other is
sure to be present, and it naturally fol-
lows that when fifth is rigidIy avoided
little trouble is encountered with lice.
It is an excellent PLAZA to take a small
pail of diluted carboaic acid, and. 90
through the hen house occasionally,
scattering this cradicator of vcrmin
everywhere, il the nests, Oh the floor,
over the walls and psrches, and in fact
in every place frcquentel by the fowls.
Not only will this have most desirable
cleansing effect, but it will also tend to
purify the atmospheric and cxtcrmlnata
the germs of disease which may invade
the house.
There is HjJhiag absolutely nothing,
Of lore importance to the health and
comfort Of the fowls than cleanliness.
The food may be ample and the sur
rounliugs all that could be desired. but
the presence Of dirt an / filth is fore
runner of disease and death, and
consequently should be strictly avoid
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-08
Not to be Caught,

Customcr-You say the price o. he
coat is thirteen dollars Thirteen N
unluclzy number. Make it twelve nd
I'll owe you one.
Dealer I believe you mine vrient,
thirteen is an unlucky number. You
pay me vourdeen and owe you Won. -
Boston Courier.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-08


I,ono fccdinc, for fattenina does not
nav
,..
~ o0'' ''''l ''''-N0
'l'"'i'y'
Inc so" WIN Ion6 D'"! VIII Hl''No
INC "oS' Oi'''1'i'
There can be no hrSt-cIas or paying
animals without good iced ana care
1t costs twice as much to winter old
sheep as it does those in their prime or
Younger.
This winter connt tho cost and turn
al tho oniroais into nroft Do thi, bv
tbirkiro ord oc+inr
-,
o lie, hrrcb If hoaf i fa}Iacv for y
Good cow, cbonIa ho lyont for milk until
eLo :, ,,os+ ,,roft - toad for hcnr
T. dooa not nav - t,, r. fottoo old
oo,,s
r..1..,.. ,.oaoe. s..,., .,..o...
1..~o-3 .,s-I ..;,-
thcm L i .tDnid foIIv TO RELY on corn
stalks alone TO make bnttor AMI to keen
tho COWS in cool order Ada fo,n
o,orts . d,v Of meal and bran and If j.
econ omical wisdom. and double the in
~,
<.13N 1'l,i. l.,.',,i1t.'l ..''..-o..a
I.:a.,5<.1 = .Ld,,}1.,,
90 to waste. What would be thought
Of merchant who flung his goods out
into the mud or had them worked over
fine and then ran them off in crcck7
The farmer does both when he feeds his
animals in the yard and allows the
manure to wash away.
The COW. f. olive n}ontv Of mill, nDs,
have snccn},nt food Thisie NOT Moons
sor,- 70 cot rich mill int so,oo s,,n,.,.-
lance ! ,ro.ors healthy, and lost Tb.
worst ,,.t of tho Amar;cao for,nor !. the
oor, r,+ 60 Ion., 90 ., o,,ir,.l l..
,.,o.4,, 90 cow, tho ,,-,,a,.o f,,,,,.r 90,
to,+ No+ 60 r,,,ouI +ba ,,;oo -,
half Of tho cor., :, ,;,,,,+.r,rl Nova s,,o
c,lon+ foods and flo ,,.;n with, ,no-,
,;r,- o,.,h -. t..,..;. n...
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-08
Making straw Into Manure.

1t is always best to use enough straw
or other absorbent to prevent waste of
either the solid or liquid droppings of
stock. And it is very doubtful whether
it ever pays to use more than this. A
huge straw stack worked into the ma
nure pile makes big lut delusive
show. 1t is, in fact. SO big a pile that
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-08

He CHARLES =. V0GELER CO. Baltimore.
Telegram-herald., 1888-05-13

the front IL coa1ned with istted bsnd
trst below ths waist
TIC small ict and ACE wraps reaching 20
the waist reappesr this srrin 7. The jets be-
inx rsie especially - csrrsspond with the
share ~ the vrap.
Among the many sttractfvs spring prom
enade costumes. 4 IL dificalt % select Que
for description. brt think the following .
"a u1vei sS any have seen.
A tan-celor-d eiict Goth has double
hr~estei bcdice. The left froBt "a white
cloth saboratelv erai6ed with gold. The
rzht frout being entirciv psain- eut TIE
right slse ~ the skirt has a broad panel
treated Ia The sane way. and sv tals means
teios =, bslance this eccentric styic- Both
rlfculrnfs ara BRAIDED. Green - pay r.
sriizsrs the coi0r CT the season. and N nsny
s,Ssances tTvo aud even three shades are
combined with charming eject
Aibere cloth = = aew Eogiish wool rs-
tsriai appropriate f0r summer gowns Isle
Of wiras serves are also fashionable FOR
ta5lor-n made dresses Bath these fabrics
come 3, ne new shasses ~ ercnze. rles. and
eafFcsia eaf <recr. ~nl,cin hliie and green.
80. ard are USUALLY braided or trimmed
VITA xalocu-
rarascls ar- short thc same sirr a. sast
<raeon. sut tks handles N he h<ss rsal1rs
ere rei1csa ~ a more reasonable iength.
-.c o. thG 1antsrrnest n; ';pcrtsfic's haze
Telegram-herald., 1888-05-13
PRIME PRESS PICKINGS.

NINETEEN THOUSAND moro Irishmen left
THAR native land last year than in the year
before.
CoSssxss has appropriated half million
dcllars for statue Of Abraham Lincoln in
Washington.
In i stated that company Of capitalists
ia being organized to drain Lake Okeecho-
bee. IN Florida
TIE town of Marietta. o., where the first
organization aud permanent settlement Of
the Northwest Territory was begun on April
Z, l5se, celebrated the centennial OF that
event
JUICE SHIELDS, OF Omaha, has decided
that when an attorney doesn't charge more
money for bis services than his client has
the fee Is not unreasonable. An emigration
OF lawyers @ Omaha may DO expected
TaE Emperor William during hrs lifetime
saw disappear from the scene six Popes,
eight Emperors. hfty-two Kings, six Snl-
tans and twenfy-oac Presidents. -Four OF
these are still alive, but the remaining
eighty-nins are dead.
Mas CGKvrrAxp could not attend the fair
for The beneht Of the Working Girls Club
held recently In New York. but she sent as
a substitute two hundred of her photo-
graphs with her autograph attached, which
were sold for high price. and netted a
good round sun for this very worthy or
jet
MOVEMENT has been started By the
farmers OF Kansas looking to the orEaniza-
ton Of Farmers Trust. 70 include the
farmers. stock raisers aud feeders of the
Northwestern States and Territories Of the
the Mississippi valley. II is proposed 70
coatroi shipments aud thus regulate the
Supply and prices of the products Of the
soil-
A xr,fBER Of Des Noines' most prou1i-
neat young cosored mea have formed q
publishing coEnpesy. and win issue ne
iowa Siats Frs dniaa. a weekly paper de-
voted exclusively % The social. intellectual
and moral elevation Of the colcred race.
Colorsd men Of National reputation viii be
weekly contributors.
Tar Caitssl states Senate has appropriate.a
I fanDo0 % finish the monument 10 Mari. the
rscther q Washington. in Northumberland
County, Va Some years sso monument
was begun at the cd Virginia plantation
where she > buried. bat wac si,sndoned ard
+ feli partly into 5ecav. Vow il - proposed
T 10 build a substantial one tisst vii endure.
THs remarkable presence of mind CT
Aitcc KnRht, 81 eizht-year Old gsrl living
as LEVEL. Mass. recently saved tae hfe of
her SIX rear cid brof-ier The little feliow
venturef where the ICE vas to thin. ard
tel nto the water The xiri iay down On
the ice. ard csaacus.v crept - ths ei9c.
Ersspiug her brother hv the shoulder and
bcisiae hisa tiE heip -ane.
r = interesting 70 iesru .saf Ms. r'eve-
and alraFs raiis her hasb2ssd NJ Pres
sest NJ Cleveiand addresses ia wsfs
! % Frark Marfhs Tsshfn- -tcn - hes
rounzar days called ser husband ~fseorzc.
bct n ne issf twentT 6re years q ker & fe
shc AwzT~ ssitraxsed I'm "a 8eneral =
Whiie n ths Whirs Hcuse Nrs Esves
rsi,ei ksr kesessd e NJ Es~e< Nrs
L1ncoin snd hrs Carried zlwsys ss1drezssCl
thesr tushards respectively a. AtraF1 Z
snd i'm New ne a'aesr1sn =. = bat
sacald = Pre.i1en<s VIE &ecer1iaE -
s<fa1stte sall her hnsbsndl Precedcns
seems e give 50 szss~er.
Telegram-herald., 1888-05-13
Something About Badeaa.

Badeau was born about the time Andrew
jackson was concluding his first term. He
was 80 years old when the war broke out,
and after it had been going on for a year he
volunteered. and was appointed an aide on
the staff OF Brig Gen. Thomas Sherman. It
was from this position that Grant took him
and made him his military secretary, with the
rank of lieutenant colonel, and afterward
colonel. He retired from the war at its Gloss
a brevet brigadier, and it was through Grant
that be- was made secretary Of legation at
London He was employed by Grant here,
st Washington, and he accompanied Grant
on his tour around tho world. IL was through
Grant that he got TO be consul general at
Havana, and be has been mixed up in some
question as to his right to certain salaries
which he had drawn. So far, all OF his oih-
clal positions came through Grant
His literary position he acquired in the
same way. 1t was through Grant that he
got the material for his Military History OF
Ulysses s. Grant" IL was through him that
he got the experience that enabled him to
write the works on the aristocracy Of Eng
land, and il was through him that he made
money out Of his letters headed "Grant in
Peace" To show that it is true, it is only
necessary to cite the other things which he
has written, which have attracted no notice
whatsoever. Badeau published in 1859 q
book called ''The Vagabond," collection
of essays which you viii not now find even
in second hand book stores, and his 'Con-
spiracy; a Cuban Romance" published in
1885, has hardly had national circulation.
The truth is that Badeau has become great
by the reflected light Of Grant, and the at
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grammatical writer, and a man unable to
write the book which he left his children, has
fallen fat, as far as Washington is concerned.
IL may be that BadeaI was not treated
rightly in the settlement Of the contract
which be had with Grant, but he has un-
questionably injured himself greatly in stat
ing the case as he does.
Gen. Badeau Is a very ready writer, and he
writes well he is a very pleasant convsr-
sationist, and his round. red whiskered
face, his short. stumpy form and his pleasant
blue eyes are well known in Washington lie
has been spending the winter here, and it is a
matter Of regret 20 bis friends that la has
become involved in the present controversy.
Even were he correct in his statements he
would have trouble in proving them 70 the
satisfaction OF the people, and he has entered
into a controversy in which he Is haBdi-
capped at the outset. and irto which be vii
get into more trouble the further he goes.
There is no doubt in tho minds Of the heading
thinkers at Washington that Grant is the
author Of his own book, though he may have
received some Of the advice and the assistance
which Gen. Badeau could, from his fasaili
arity with the subject and kis know ledge OF
literary methods, so easily giye.-Irank u.
Carpenter