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The National tribune., 1891-02-12
THE APPoRTIoNMENT BILL,
The House OF Representatives viii Heneeforth Con
tain SD hemhFrs.


As predicted in these columns some weeks
ago, the AppOrtioumeut bill fixing the number
of Representatives at $50 has passed both
Houses, almost without a struggle, and now
lies on the Presidents desk awaiting his sig
nature, which will not DO long withhold. This
IS something that few If any people eontem-
plated at the beginning of the session 10 was
expected that there would be a long aud bitter
wrangle over it, with the possibility that this
Congress would not be allowed to pass any bill,
and tho matter be turned over L. the next
Congress for settlement. The Democratic papers
opened mp their batteries In this direction, and
began denouneing in advance the Indecent
haste OF passing a partizan and unfair appOr-
tiOument bill before the results Of the census
were accurately determined all for the pur-
pose Of stripping the South Of its political
power and bolstering up the Republican party"
Suddenly. and as if at the word of command.
these clamors ceased.
What was the explanation? 10 was very
simple. The Democrats would not support the
apPOrtionment schemes which were prepared
"a substitutes for the Republican measure.
The Democratic managers figured out that the
most advantage would 10 gained for their party
by retaining the membership of the House at
its present figure Of 332. But this involved
losing one Representative each in the States Of
Virginia. Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia,
Maryland, North Carolina and South Carolina.
None OF the Representatives from those States
wanted 10 be lcgislated out for the benefit OF
their party, and so the entire delegations were
opposed 10 the plan, and their opposition was
fatal. On the other hard the Republican bill
did nOecut down the representation anywhere,
but increased il in the Southern States Of Ala
bama, Arkansas, Georgia, Missouri and Texas.
So It WAS accepted, though it greatly diminishcs
the uld-time power of the South in Congress
and the Electoral College. The Republicans
made a great Concession in the provision that
the law shall not go into elect until March,
1898, thus depriving themselves Of all benefits
from il in the next Presidential election. The
States which will elect Representatives are:
The National tribune., 1891-02-12
NEW EPPOINTFFS.

The following nominations were sent by the
President 10 tho Senate during tho past week /:
A. r. DeycruauE, Postmaster at Ellsworth,
Ne
}. i. Greene, Postmaster at Worcester Mass.
George l.. seriven, First Lieutenant Of Signal
Corps.
John p. Finley, Second Lieutenant Of In.
fantTy.
The National tribune., 1891-02-12
RATS IN THE PosToFFIcE DEPART
MENT.

The garnet OF the Postoiice Department
building whore the archives are stored, has
for long time been infested with rats who
seem 10 be as fond Of a soft place Us the average
Government clerk, and this they find in the
piles of old papers stored in the garnet. which
Is an ideal nesting place. Much Of this old
material Is OF about as much use for rats nests
as for any other purpose, for there are files II
Ole letters and documents from BENJAMIN
Eranklin's time down. Not only the lofts but
some OF the corridors are stuffed 10 repOtiOn
with these worthless old files, and the rats
have found out ihis fact
il is not every rat in the world that can line
his nest with Ben. FHnkliu's old letters, or
the annual reports Of samuel Osco0d. or the
quarterly returns made 90 Joseph liaber-ham,
or the lOvelettcTs Of Return Jonathan Meics,
OF the Celebrations Of Cave johnson on the
Morse telegraph, or Montgomery Blair's briefs
Ia behalf OF a mOucy-order system. These
Departmental rats have Of late become a Cnaw-
ing evil. But the authorities are after the
rats, and fcrrets and dogs have been dealing
destruction during the past week 10 the ro-
dents, about l4O being killed.
One OF the Department rats known as the
closet rat was extremely large, and had
proven a great nuisance TO the Department
spinsteTs. Thursday, while the fcrrets and
dogs were chasing a big rat about the garrett
one OF the dogs crashed through a skylight
aud tumblcd end over end down among a room
Jul Of clerks Grating a scene Of CONSERVATION.
IL was the same room in which Capt Bodine
committed suicide some years ago, aud the
astonIshcd clerks al once thought IL was Bo-
dimes ghost The glass from the shattered
skyhgm few wild. The dog fell almost on top
81 Capt Gibbs and scared him out Of bis boot
be has but one limb. Luckily no one was
hurt-not even the skylight terrier
The National tribune., 1891-02-12
or TOP OF TIE MONUMENT,

Some Of the Indians Of the Sioux delegation
now ~ Washington were taken 10 the top 81
the Washington Monument on Thursday Feb.
8. They thought IL a iOOlhardy venture, but
when they had enjoyed the magnificent view
from the great hight, considered themselves
amply repaid for the slight risk they might
have run, and il was with difficulty they were
induced 20 descend. II would have been inn
possible 10 have arranged a mornings pleasure
Tor a band Of rcbclli0us sayages that would be
better calculated 20 impress upon their minds
the size and might Of the people they wanted
10 90 TO war with.
PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT.
The debt statement shows that the decrease
Of the public debt, less cash ia the Treasury,
The National tribune., 1891-02-12
COST OF THE SIOUX CAMPAIGN.

An estimate sent 10 Congress last week by
the Secretary Of War 10 supply a deficiency i'm
the Quartennaslers Department, tells the story
OF the cost OF the Indian campaign recently
closed. The sum OF l,310 600 is asked for, the
principal items Of which arc $500 0lG Tor trans
p0rtatIon Of troops and supplies, and Sls7, 702
for extra clothing camp and garrison equipage
necessary 10 III out The troops for the Winter
campaign; $4,000 70 replace horses broken
down by the campaign, and for the purchase Of
ponies, and So, 600 10 cover the difference in
cost Of supplies purchased for ,ro0ps in the Geld
aud the contract prices at the posts from which
the troops were drawn. There were other eK-
penses under the supply department. that viii
probably bring the Total cost of the campaign
mp 10 s. 100000 a sum sufficient 30 have given
the Sioux the 100000 annual appropriation
promised them for period Of 20 years.
The National tribune., 1891-02-12

NEWPORT NEWS,
HAMPTON And old POINT
DGVELOpMENT COMpANY

HAVING ACQUIRED Newport Vows
o pand tIIdn
offer ronn eff
on the one hand and
aud their them
en- md other urpoes
The National tribune., 1891-02-12

Dspropor used to be consid-
cred the longest word in the English language,
but 1t has been displaced from this proud hight
by neutrality-suspicious." good scien-
tife word, describing the tendency among
some members Of the ape family TO fall away
from the man-like form.
The National tribune., 1891-02-12

The only woman contractor under the Gov
eminent was in the city last week Attending 10
hcT business, and she attended 20 il well. She Is
Mr.. q. G. ianFdon, Of California, who has mail
contracts for about ] 900 miles Of star routes in
Butte aud Piuma Counties and employs about
100 men and 100 horses in doing the work.
She is widow, and as thoroughly business
like as any man.
The National tribune., 1891-02-12
THE COMPANY,s DONATIOy {.


IN one
Tomato lots fore
the Company Will donate we
The National tribune., 1891-02-12

il ia probable that Mrs Window will remain
in Washington. She feels that she has really
more OF her old and tried friends here than
anywhere she could go-uDless back 10 Mime.
sofa. 30 much Of her life han beon spent here
that IL is more like home 10 hor than anywhere
else.
The National tribune., 1891-02-12

a one CENT TAI CARD VIII GET IT res Y0U
MRlTE FC2 " VOW. DeIaga Are Dangerous.
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THE FINANCIAL PAN;

of the COMPANY IL ntE,1ov
Is be OO1l divided 500
nfIcuyb bel rvat
% The stock
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dat Of sui ~crpion
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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-07-10
Social Distinctions in America.

1t is one merit of our American life that
whatever may be the differences of wealth
or of training, there is no such sense of re-
moteness or of class distinction as exists in
older countries. In the village church
yard we repeat Gray's "Elegy" with diff
ference The short but simple annals Of
the poor come nearer to us and belong to
us. There is no peasantry in a township
of landed proprietors, and the tranquil self
respect shown by the veriest rustic has as
it's foundation more of good manners than
any cringing Difference can display. Lowell
says that if it is worth something to an
English duke to have no social superior, it
is surely worth something to an American
farmer
Mortgages and great tenant farms may
in time impair this manly attitude, but
they have not yet seriously damaged it.
Yet it must always be remembered that
the tendency is everywhere away from
farms and into towns, where the formation
of class feeling is easier, and indeed-in
factory towns, at least-almOst inevitable.
But whatever social changes the future
may bring, the fact certainly is that the
test of the nations condition must be found
in the many, not in the few.-Harper's Ba
Ear.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-07-10

The continent of Australia may be
likened to one immense plain, with fringe
of highlands dividing the interior from the
encircling sea. On the west this fringe eX-
tends about 200 miles inward, and merges
in the great plain at an elevation of some
1900 feet. Thus, while possessing a bold
outline Of rocky ranges as its boundary on
the seward side, the vast territory OF
western Australia finds its eastern limit
fading into an arid azure of blue gum trees
sandy wastes. and salt marshes 1t is the
vastness and the aridity of this great cen
trail plain which influence the whole char
acter of the island-continent Of Australia
and which affect its peoples more even than
the oceans which surround it.
Australia is to us now one continent, but
in the youth of the world its eastern and
western portions were separate islands
They only became united at what geologist,
call a comparatively recent" epoch. The
western island was the more ancient as
well as the larger of the two. At some re
mote period it was united with the AsiatiC
continent, from which it received the ances
trail forms of what are now regarded as tn,
peculiar Australian fora and fauna. The
western Australia we know is the remnant
of the vast primeval island which at some
far back period was severed from tn,
Asiatic continent.-Chamber Journal.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-07-10
AlfnIfa Farms.

One of the greatest irrigation districts in
the United States is in Kern county, Cali
fornia. Here are some thirty-five large
canals with branches and distributing
bitches, covering nearly half a million
acres of very rich, sandy loan. The
largest of the canals is the Galloway. thirty
two miles long. 1t has siXty-fve distrib-
uting bitches, and covers 100000 acres Of
very rich land. It's water appropriation is
LAO cubic feet per second.
On the lower side of the canal one can
see fully $1,000 acres in almost continuous
alfalfa fields. Alfalfa, with water, yields
five crops a year, and two tons to the acre
at each cutting.
About once in six weeks, for eight
months in the year, the alfalfa fields are
cut and the crops stacked in great piles.
The vastness of some of the stacks near
the ranch houses of the irrigation belt''
is a constant source of wonder to tourists.
Eight hundred and fifty tons have been put
into one stack.
There are some immense alfalfa farms in
Kern county. The McClurg and the Rose.
dale ranches have about $500 acres each
the jackson ranch has over 1000 and the
Poso ranch about 10000 acres.
The process of handling alfalfa on g
large scale is interesting. The derrick and
derrick fork are used. The stacks range
from 100 to 400 feet long and are usually
thirty feet wide and from twenty-five tc
thirty feet high. and on the extensive
ranches one can often see from fifty to
hundred stacks of alfalfa in sight at on,
time.
From six to ten teams are kept busy sup
plying the derricks, and from sixty to ion
tons can be stacked in day. Eight thou
sand tons have been stacked in singh
ranch and fed out to live stock.
Cattle, sheep, horses and hogs all live, Il
great extent on alfalfa. youths Com
panon.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-07-10
His Watch Charm Once Saved His Life

HIS watch Charm once saved HIS Lie
Colonel A. d. Gwynne, of Memphis, car
ries a charm that has history closely in
terwoven with his own, for it is relic of
the battle of Shiloh, and brings to mind a
time when the gallant colonel might have
yielded up his life in the cause of his coun-
try but for the same button.
1t was an old brass button of the Federal
pattern, for at the time the battle of Shiloh
was fought the Confederates did not pos
sess button peculiar to their own uni
forms. Colonel Gwynne keeps it brightly
FURNISHED, and its every indentation is as
plain as on the day it was turned out of
the factory. In the pride of its youth it
was pulled out, that is, it was globular in
form in the middle, but as it appears now
the conceit has been taken out of it by the
ball that struck it and flattened it.
At the head of the Twenty Alabama
regiment of cavalry Colonel Gwynne took
foremost part in the battle of Shiloh, and
it was in the thickest of the fight that, when
leaning over in charge, a ball tore
through the front of his cap, grazed past
his nose and struck the first button on his
coat, glancing thence to his right arm
which was shattered, so that for some time
he was laid up for repairs. But he never for
got the button that saved his life, and evel
since it has hung from his watch chain
slightly disfgured, but therefore the more
honored Memphis Appeal-Avalanche
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-07-10
Guardian Notice to Sell Real Estate.
CTATE OF VERIONT-District of Adj.


In Probate Court, held nj Middlebury, with
in and tor said district, on the 22d day of June,
A. ID. ISL.
Isaac l.. Rogers, guardian of Betsey NJ.
Wales, insane, makes application TO said
Court tor license to sell the following DIES
cribed real estate OF his said ward, to wit II
dwelling house and one acre OF land situated
on the west side OF the highway leading from
Middlebury to East Middlehury and about
nine acres OF land and the buildings thereon ,
situated on the east side of the highway cp-
posite OF said house, representing that the
sale thereof would be beneficial to said ward,
and necessary tor her maintenance. Where.
upon, II Is ordered by said Court, that said
application be referred to session thereof,
to be held at the Probate Office, in said Mid
dlebury on the 18th day of July, a. D. ls9l, iol
hearing and decision thereon; and, II l. fur-
Their ordered, that all persons interested be
notified hereof, by publication OF notice of
said application and order thereon, three
weeks successlvelv in the Middlebury Regis
ter, published mt Middiebuly before said time
OF hearing. that they may appear nj said time
and place, and, II they see cause, object
thereto.
BY order OF Court.
Attest. JAMES NJ. SLADE,
20 Judge.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-07-10
lAMENTA VIRGINS.

Now trembling hangs the setting sun
Above the Theirs wave;
The beauteous RED and cleaning gold
Shines on our city brave;
But blackness dense is in my soul
And dark seems life to be;
For, oh, the gols, the cruel gods,
Have torn my love from me!
Clitus, beloved, thy Roman maid
Loves on ans lives in grief:
'Tis only Death, the pallid one,
To her can bring relief.
My people pour libations forth.
But IL cannot pray;
For oh, the gods. the cruel gods,
Have ta'cn my love away!
Boston Transcript.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-07-10
DRUNKEN ESS-LIQUOR HABIT.
In all the World there is but one
cure, DR.. Uaines' Gold
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II can be given In II cup of tea or coflee
without the knowledge of the person taking
II, effecting n speedy and permanent cure,
whether the patient is II moderate drinker or
an alcoholic wreck Thousands OF drunkards
have been cured who have taken the Golden
Specific in their coffee without their knowl-
edge, and today believe they quit drinking of
their own free will. No harmful effect results
from its administration. Cures guaranteed.
Send for circular and tall particulars. Adj
dress in confidence, GOLDEN SPECIFIC CO.,
lS5 Race Street, Cincinnati, .. IS
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-04-10
PERSONALS.

Mrs. Weachter and Mrs. Briggs, Of
Harper's Ferry, and Mrs. Stonesifer,
of Charles own, who have been visit
ing Mrs. Frazs sr in this place, have re-
turned to the3r homes.
Mr.. Towne5 Schley, member Of
the State Republican League OF this
State, expects to attend meeting OF
the League az Parkersburg to-day.
Mrs. J. S. Fierce came up from Bal
timore last saturday, accompanied
by her sisteis Mrs. b. f. Newcomer,
who remained until Wednesday.
Mrs. Morrison, mother of Mrs.
Charles GhisSlin, is here from Rock
bridge counts, Va, to help nurse her
sick grandson.
We were pl.ased to have a call on
Saturday frosl Mr.. r. i. Moler and
his wife andT daughter, of the lower
neighborhoof.
Miss Lulie. Grove, of Washington
county, has peen visiting the family
of DR.. j. 6. Gibson this week.
Mrs. Maggse Miller, nee Greenwood
Of Washington City, formerly OF this
place, is here: visiting friends.
Rev. George g. Everhart, of the
Reformed Church, has been in Balti-
more this week.
Mr. John i andall, of Independence
Mo, is visitiqs friends in Shepherds
town.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-04-10
Rorkmq Right Along.

The propitious weather Of the pres
ent week has given a new impetus to
the work Of repairing the Chesapeake
& Ohio Canal, and things are begin
ming to hum along the line. At Han
cock, Williamsport, Dam No. and
Harper's Ferry hundreds of Italian
laborers have been put to work, ana
the contractors have provided great
numbers of horses and carts. With
i'm the next week or two there will
be a busy string Of men from Cum
berland to Georgetown, and with
good weather rapid progress will be
made.
The recent rise in the Potomac did
comparatively little additional dam
age. At Dam No. 4 part OF the crib
bling was washed out, causing a loss,
Engineer Whitcomb thinks, Of
about $4,000
Mertens' Sons, the Cumberland
boat builders, opened their boat-yards
last Monday, and will put a large
force OF men to work repairing boats
preparatory to the opening OF the
canal. 1t Is understood that they
will not venture to build any new
boats unless they will be given a
guarantee that the canal will be kept
open a certain number of years.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-04-10
The Funeral of Mrs. Faulkner.

The funeral Of the wife of Senator
Charles J. Faulkner was held at Mar
tin.burg last Friday, and wa. one OF
the largest ever held there. The fun
eral train left Washington at 11.3O in
the morning. The pall-bearers who
escorted the remains to the train In
Washington were West Virginians.
The honorary pall-bearers were Colo
mel Truesdale, Hon. John w. Mason,
Judge John Blair Hoge, b. II. War
ner. Senators Stewart, Of Nevada,
German, Of Maryland, Spooner, of
Wisconsin, Barbour, Of Virginia, and
Gibson, Of Maryland.
Senator and Mrs kenna, Mrs. Glib
son. Of Maryland, b Howard, Prof.
w. ID. Cabell, Colonel Truesdale and
William Zimmerman accompanied
the remains to Martinsburg
The funeral services were conduct
in the Presbyterian church by Rev.
f. NJ. Wood, Of Martinsburg, and
Rev. DR.. Graham, of Winchester. The
church was thronged, not more than
one-third Of the people who desired
to attend being able TO gain admit
lance. Rev. Woods delivered an
earnest and touching funeral Grafton
in which he eulogized the sweet,
Christian character Of Mrs. Faulkner
and spoke feelingly of the many
places which would be made vacant
by her death. The remains were in
tered in Norborne Cemetery, where
brief services were held. The pail
bearers were John +. BOYD, DR. q. Z.
Morrison. NJ. \. Snodgrass, Capt. W.
b. Colston, II. l.. Doll, Peyton r. Har
rison, j. w. Strong and Hon. AleXan-
der Parks.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-04-10
AprH Fittings.
This wear az usual. a great many

This year, as usual, a great many
persons changed their residence IN
Shepherdstown. We note. among
Others. the following John NJ. Mad
deY moves from the cemetery house
to the sections house Of the Reformed
Church, Emanuel Miller and Moses
HINES moving from the latter to Mar
tinsburg William Cookus goes TO the
cemetery house. and the place he va
Gates will be occupied by Mr.. Rohrer,
of Sharpsburg The Messrs. Smooth
have moved into Capt. Barnhart
house. on Princess street. Silas Crit
fifth has gone to G. d. Wysong's Sta
lev farm, near town. John Davis
moved into w. n. Lemons house in
the west end of town, and Turner
MaddeI occupies the house thus va
Gated. Henry Cookus has moved to
Hagerstown, and Geo. F. Ryan has
moved from Maryland into his house.
J. S. Myers will live in the house on
High street, vacated by 5. Bender
who moved to the Cement Mill. Col.
A. R. Boteler has rented for the COM
ing wear the Andrews house. Mrs.
Matilda Butler goes into the house be
longing to Mr.. Hout. Thomas Gala
han has moved into the house he
bought from w. l.. Arthur, and the
latter is occupying the house he just
built Rev. A. A. p. Neel has moved
into his recent purchase, the Bennett
property, part of which will be re-
tanned by Prof. Bush.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-04-10
Boom Notes.

| Boom Notes.
The foundry and machine works OF
! A. +. Sweeney x Co., which give EN-
| ployment TO 120 men, are to be re-
! moved from Wheeling, this State, to
Staunton, Va.
The above item, which We clip from
an exchange, shows the truth of what
we have said before in these columns
that the manufacturers are moving
into the Shenandoah Valley. They
are coming from the East and North,
from the very heart Of manufactur-
ing centers, TO take advantage of the
inducements offered them in this sec
ton. There's no trouble in getting
them TO locate here provided we are
in shape TO offer them inducements.
That's what the Shepherdstown
Mining, Manufacturing and Improve
ment Company is preparing to do.
The Shepherdstown Mining, Manu-
featuring and Improvement Com
pany has rented half of the new En-
tier building on Main street for Of
fees. Two very convenient rooms, i'll
perhaps the very best location in
company will be at home in them in
day or two.
Mr.. George Cross has bought from
Mr.. Charles Chase lot on the corner
of Princess street aud the alley-part
Of the old Conley place-S2 by IS feet
in size, at the price of $500. Mr..
Cross intends 10 erect at once large
two-story building, the lower part OF
which will be a store.roo and the
upper part, perhaps, Il hall or Offices.
The price paid for the lot, which Is on
side street, indicates that real es-
tate is becoming more valuable.
The brisk progress OF work on the
canal means that in very short time
Cumberland coal can be laid down
on the wharves at Shepherdstown at
figure that few other towns can
boast Of
Mr.. X. l.. Moler has shown us
very fine specimen of white marble
taken from IA quar-! on his farm
few miles from Shepherdstown. He
has a field full of it awaiting develop
ment.
1t is said that the railroad com
pany is after more land for quarries
at Shepherdstown.
We acknowledge receipt Of a copy
Of the prospectus of the Shepherds
town Mining, Manufacturing and I'm
provement Company, OF which Hon.
Geo. NJ. Beltzhuover is President, DR..
A. ). Reynolds Vice President, and
w. n Lemen Secretary and Trehsur-
er. The advantages Of the town and
surrounding country are well set
forth, and strong inducements offered
for investment in the stock Of the
company. We wish our neighbors
Godspeed in their undertaking, and
feel assured that they possess the
necessary requisites, il properly man
aged, for "A substantial and rapid
growth. - ChdrisStotcn SPIRIT.