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The National tribune., 1891-09-10

THE New England tobacco-growers are
delighted with the effects Of the Mckinley
Bill. Their crop for this year has already
been contracted for at prices which average
Isl cents pound, while the average price
last year was 135 cents, and the year before
IL cents. These prices are therefore 81 per
cent more than last years, and 30 per cent.
more than those Of two years ago. Some
growers have received double as much as
they did last year, and there is a return OF
the good times known before the introduc-
ton Of Sumatra tobacco. This last has now
virtually disappeared from the market,
The National tribune., 1891-09-10

WE LaTe j. on Private Secretary Halford' Is
authority that Tie removal OF the re.tflc-
tions on our pork had no connection with
Germany'r desire for trade iarors, but was
due 10 desire for cheaper food products.
THIS avoids complications. We have moth
ing 10 thank Germany for The manner
"hich She arbitrarily shut cut our pork on
false piete1t was grossly discourteous.
Vans baye been wsged for far less reason.
Her recent act simply undoes wanton
wrong done 10 friendly Nation.
The National tribune., 1891-09-10

THE tranps' own name for gentlemen oftheir
Grant profession is hobo" 1t is estimated
that there are 10000 "hobos" in the United
States The majority are foreigners, and nearly
all have been reduced to their condition by
drink, or are hopeless ex-convcts. Their
strongest antipathy is Tor hard work and they
shnn the cities and other places where they
are put to labor but flock where nothing worse
awaits them than a week or two in a comfort
able Jail, with plenty Of food
The National tribune., 1891-09-10

Salvation Army Captain his first night in
Champion CityJ-Come 10, my friend Come
in!
Alkali Ike (at barracks door -What's the
performance
Salvation Army Captain-We are snatching
brands from the burning brother. Come in!
Aikai Keno reckon I won't 20 in.
don't go none whatever on these yere frs-eatin
shows, they're that ancient an stale. Song an
dance business is what gifts next to me.
The National tribune., 1891-09-10

InE United States stands on very solid
ground SO fir as the dispute over the Darda-
nelles IL concerned We never agreed 10
the closing Of The Straits, but on the other
hand have constantly called in question the
right OF Turkey 10 interfere with free pass
age through the Bosporous aud Dardanelles
and notified The parties interested that we
might AZ any time make formal protest
against H.
The National tribune., 1891-09-10

WHETHER or not Secretary Blaine's
physical ailments be exaggerated by his
opponents, the fact still stands out like q
big white house on Kansas prairie that il
IL an immense tribute TO his ability and
genius 10 concede that nothing but the
probability Of his early death can prevent
his nomination by great party for the
highest Office IN the gift of the people.
The National tribune., 1891-09-10

In certainly looks as if there was some
the way European nations are moving men
by the hundred thousand toward each
others borders 1t may be only grand
game Of bluff, though
The National tribune., 1891-09-10
TOO OLD.

"Ma," said the smart lO-year-old boy, at the
dinner-table, as he picked up an ear Of corn,
" i don't want this corn"
"Why not, my SOM"
/" Because it is too old"
"You are mistaken, my son. 1t is a very
nice aud tender ear"
"Sure?"
eyes. What made You think it was old 4"
"Oh, because it has whiskers on it," he re-
piled. while pulling of some Of the silk the
cook had left on carelessly.
The National tribune., 1891-09-10

Evil communications corrupt good
manners" said the Old copy-books. "The
presence Of poisonous matter is always dan
Eerous" say the modern physicians A little
while ago Canada was the refuge Of all our
boodlers and defauliers. Now she is suffer
ing the consequences in a sharp attack OF
boodlerism, which brings down some Of her
most prominent men.
The National tribune., 1891-09-10
TIE PRoFEssT0N.

New Arrival lin Kentucky hardware store)-
Look here! How comes it that you are chaFg-
ing me half a dollar more for this piece Of rope
than you charged the gentleman who just went
out for the same length and quality2
Proprietor-W'y, sub. We allow him the
regular professional discount. That gentle
man, sub. is Cunnel Corkright, the chief Of the
Vigilance Committee.
The National tribune., 1891-09-10

WITH crop Of 20, 600 600 bushels Of wheat
iH Kansas worth on the farm in the neigh
borhood OF 81 bushel, the mortgage holder
becomes quite harmless sort of vermin, so
20 speak
The National tribune., 1891-09-10

under the pressure Of duty OF 81 a pound.
Last years crop brought the growers in the
Connecticut and Housatonic Valleys 81 ,6OO,-
600, while for that Of 1889 they only got
100000. This year they will get from
S2,s5OOOO TO 100000. The cost of cigars
will not be enhanced, since makers will use
American instead of sumatra tobacco.
The National tribune., 1891-09-10

AN attempt VIII be made TO have a
genuine Indian village on exhibition at
Chicago. il should be literally dosed with
some reliable vcTmin exterminator before it
is allowed TO even cross the State line.
The National tribune., 1891-09-10

Pastor continuing his prayer)-And We
would ask that Thou wilt strengthen our dear
brother, Deacon Rocks that he may bear up
under the burden of his disappointment when
our own elaybank horse beats his roam and
wins at regular walk-away, rs Thou knowest
he is fully able to do.
The National tribune., 1891-09-10
WELL NAMEn.

Circus Fieud-Hsrss yer Sara Beruhardt
lemernadel
sapsmith-By George! That must DO some
thing spicy. Let's try it.
Steele-Leave it alone, Sappy. He calls II
that because il Il so thin.
The National tribune., 1891-09-10
REAL CEILUIOTD

Mrs. Grayneek-Is that thar city feller who
sat up with you last night rich?
Lyddy Grayneek-Rieh? should say he
was! Why, them cuts of his'n amt none Of
your cloth ones they're real eeIluloid!
The National tribune., 1891-09-10
TIE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
D. c, SEPTEMBER 10, 1891
CAaH IN TEE TREASURY.

Tie Treasurer Of the United States Off.
cially reported that the cash in the Treasury
at the close Of business on Monday evening
Sept z, was S150,05l ,99s 43.
The National tribune., 1891-09-10

FEDIRAIIzATION is the law Of the age. Tt
asseris itself even in the polity Of The Roman
Catholic Church. Pope Leo XIII. favors the
reyiys' Of the ancient National Councils in
each country. This would give each GER
tain measure Of local sell-government, sub
joct Ia all things, however, 10 the supremacy
Of the Vatican.
The National tribune., 1891-09-10

The Ddy 10 defend The pension system and
secure its maintenance Is 10 begin the fqLt NON,
toheA he J1eHsi0E-hateTs are doing their utmost
70 poison ne public mind. GET up everyarhere
clubs JOr TIE M T1ONAL TRIBUNE
The National tribune., 1891-09-10

Colonel Kyahter (of Kyahtersyille. CAL
The mannuh in which these yeh Nothen rail-
roads are conducted is wab on society, sub
Plain John Smith-What is the matter, sir ?
Colonel Kyahter-Mattuh, subj Wy, sub,
ovuh than in the next County. was feeling a
trifie arid and parched, aud asked the con-
ductuh to stop the train while went ovuh to
n cabin which promised to have barrel of
hahd ciduh in the eelluh, and though invited
him like gentleman to accompany me, he abb
sOlutely refused to stop the train. These yeh
NOthen railroads are wah on society, suhI
The National tribune., 1891-09-10

City Chap (wrathfullyl-Look here, con-
found you! You warranted this horse to me
TO he entirely free from faults, and now find
that he is stone blind
Country Chap (cheerfullyJ blindness hain't
fault; it'ssn afiliction. Looks sorto like rain
Of to the northeast; don't it?
The National tribune., 1891-09-10

Country Cousin (taking in the sightsl-Wal
III be gosh burned
City Cousin Showing him around What is
it, JOash?
Country Cousin pointing to basket of cocoa
nuts)-Jest look at them pertaters with hair
on 'em
The National tribune., 1891-09-10
TWO STYLES OF AMrsrnEvr.

Prominent Citizen (of Oklahoma Come out
to the progressive eueher party tonight, Han
kius.
Second Citizen (also prominently Like to,
but I'm due at progressive tar-and -featheTing-
and-running. out oi-tOwu, thank We.
The National tribune., 1891-09-10

Oklahoma Pastor (praying)-And. moreover,
We thank Thee for the benefcenee which has
permitted us to complete the finest half.mile
racetraek in the Territory. upon which, by
Thy grace and the superior mettle Of our horses,
we trust we will achieve signal triumphs
And, moreover
Deacon Rocks Unterruptiug)- That's what,
brother! My roam three year old will
The National tribune., 1891-09-10
HIS WORK.

Lady of the House-Yes, sir, as the Bible
says. BY their works shall ye know them, "
and
Book Agent who has sueaked in under the
disguise OF a ministerJ-Ah-u m, yes. Exactly.
Now, madam, this valuable work which / hold
Ia my hand And so on for half an hour.
The National tribune., 1891-09-10

frsts At r-r p4.saros ros ofaas As sleososs urrss
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-04-18

OFF1CE:-In the Mccullough Law Offices, op
posite National Bank of Elkton.
April 26-1y
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-04-18
WHOLE No. 9.

lor, and led that lady to instigate
proceedings against Mr.. Hopkins as
a nuisance. Whereupon Mrs. Hop
kins said that Mrs. Jones was a deS
1gnlng woman, who ought to read
her Bible, and find out what hap
pened TO people who stirred I'D
strife among brethren.
But Mr.. Hopkins rather enjoyed
the excitement of legal proceedings
especially as he won his case. After
wards he waylaid Mr.. Roche J"nes
on the street and assured him that
he had not laid anything up again
him.
This welcome activity was soon
over and the necessity of work be-
gan to torture Hopkins again. AT
last he decided to lay in his stock of
irewood for the winter, so he chop
ped down all the valuable shade
trees in his lot, sawed and split
them, and constructed a magnificent
woodpile in very conspicuous posi-
ton on his lawn.
When this was done he lavished
renewed attentions upon his COW.
He did everything for this mild-eyed
beast which his ingenuity could de-
wise, and at last, when he could
think of nothing else, he butchered
her in the back yard. This led TO a
call from MIR. Van Alpine.
Mr.. Hopkins, said he, | want to
speak of that unusual spectacle on
your premises this morning.
Yes, said hopkins, calmly, how
much do you think the critter weighed
l have no desire to know, but
Sho | was in hopes l could sell you
a quarter Down our way when man
kills critter his neighbors most al
ways take some of it off n his hands.
Mr.. Van Alpine lost his temper. H1
threatened legal proceedings, and when
they failed to terrlfy Hopkins, he
hinted at illegal proceeding by vigil
ance committee.
Mother, said Mr.. Hopkins, IN re-
porting this interview to his wife, ]
don't think we can live among such
heathens any longer. Soon's collect
our milk billSand salt down that beei
l believe We'll pull up stakes.
The milk bills met with an almost
unanimous reputation. Mr.. Van
Alpine said he'd take the case to the
Supreme Court before he'd pay the
ninety-six cents which Hopkins claim
ed. Two OF his late customers got
ruined on Wall street, and another
moved away without leaving his ad.
dress.
I've tired to be good neighbor
said hopkins, addressing the family
circle on the last day before their de-
parture but II want no use. This i:
my last experiment with a high-toaed
community.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-04-18
Dentistry,

DIR. s. CLAUDE SYKES,
DENTIST,
MAIN STREET, ELh7 ON, MD.
Graduate Of tie University Of Maryland,
Dental Department.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-04-18


Among the things which inventors
are hunting for now is a contrlvance
for accumulatlng and storlng up power
that goes to waste-the plowing winds,
the rising tides, the suns heat and the
change of temperature between night
and day. Over every town is power
Gaily wasted, hundred times as much
as that town could ever use.
Another thing: How to get cleo
tricity from heat directly, without turn
ing it into steam, at such tremendous
loss. A quarter of pound of coal
should produce horse power for an
hour. The chemist will dominate COM
ing inventions. All our fuel will pre-
sently be furnished in the form of gas.
In quarter of century more we
shall wonder why man was ever such a
fool as to carry coal into the house and
burn it. Perhaps the time will come
when condensed sunshine will be sold
in the market, just as canned corn is
! now sold.
At any rate, all inventors are on the
! qui viye this blessed month, and the
patent congress is regarded as marking
the beginning Of a new era OF inventive
fertility. w. A. CRoFFUT.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-04-18
INVENTORS TRIALS.
Struggles of.Those Who Have Accomplish
ed Great Things.

Washington saw this week a unique
gathering-a centennial congress of
inventors-to celebrate the hundredth
anniversary of the American patent
system. The most distinguished Amer
lean inventors were there. President
Harrison presided and Edison made a
speech.
1t was shown that the United States
has a greater variety of machinery than
all the rest of the world put together.
1t was shown that the machines at
work on our soil are equal to the hand
work OF 2oo.ooo,ooo men-tweIve
times our entire laboring population.
1t was shown that whereas it was
formerly the function Of capital to su-
perintend labor, it has now become
the province of labor to superlntend
capital that no real labor Gin the old
sensc) is performed on a train of cars,
for instance, or in a knitting factory,
tut that the employees are paid chiefly
for knowing how.
1t was shown that during the last
forty years wages have doubled in this
country, while the prices of average
commodies have been reduced one
half, so that a day laborer's work nets
him four times as much as it did in
1850.
The congress named again with hon
or the martyrs of invention: Guten-
berg and Coster, driven through Ger.
many as Sorcerers and wrenchIng the
art of printing from the direct poverty
and misery Palsy, the pauper potter,
who piled his household furniture upon
the waning fire and tore from despair
the secret of enamellng; Lee. the
penniless lover, who invented the stock
ing knitter to save the delicate fingers
of his young wife ; Arkwrlght, who from
a penny barber became knight, rich
and one OF the most famous men in
England; Hargreaves, hunted and har-
ried by laboring men because be had
blessed laborers by inventing the spin
ming jenny; Cartwright, Whitney,
Watt, Stephenson, Humphrey Davy:
Elias Howe, all owing their great achl-
evements to ambition begotten of pow
erty.
Two or three of the great inventors
of our time have come under my own
observation, and their struggles were
very pathetic.
GOODYEAR's TRAGIC LIFE.
Charles Goodyear's life was one un
broken tragedy. No inventors suffer
ings were ever keener or more bitter or
his obstacles greater. Hardly man
in this century has done more for the
comfort of mankind than the inventor
of yuloanized rubber, but his health was
always miserable. He was q frail dys
peptic he lived only half his allotted
years, and about quarter of them he
spent in Jail for debt. He was in ex-
trcme penury for twenty years and bis
wife and children were always on the
verge of starvation. Generally his house
he'd neither food ncr fuel in 1t. At last
he succeeded. He had invented a
substance capable of being adapted to
five hundred uses and of being made
as pliable as kid, as tough as OK hide,
as elastic as whalebone or as rigid as
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-12

Harrison q. Miier while crossing tho
premises Of George u. Haskell IN Roch.
ester, a fow days ago, found hand tar
Ito marked az follows, ~. f., oct, 81,
1857 S. C., 1913" "W. s., is2i;" NV.
r., 1885," 1880 was without q name.
Tho turtle was, without a doubt, fun
grown when hrlt marked, and at this
day Is probably moro than 100 yearb old.
From its appearance as IL hurried of
when liberated, IL is good for another
century, The initials - c. and NV.
g" wers undoubtedly inscribed by sam.
mel Clapp and William Stuytoyant, who
wcro young men and residents I'm the
vicinity At no dates Of ISIS and 1891. -
New Bedf STANDARD.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-12

Two lad1, each about twelve years of
ngc, swan across tho 81, Lawrence be.
tween Lows and Quebec, yesterday, a
distance OF over three'Quarters OF mile,
az high water; but this feat was cclipsed
u few days since by two other lads
nlmod Bortio Russell, Of Qlohcc, and
Duncan Anderson, Of Chaud.rre, who, IL
s. claimed, successfully swan the outire
distance from Chaudioro basin to Or.
leans island. which must DO fully nine
miles, Montreal Witness.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-12

On tho Wabash river, at Tuscola, llll.,
occurred tho first trial Of Professor
Claude Baum's apuacycle, which travels
on the water with almost the speed Of
tho bicycle On land a race was run on
tho river between tho steamer Daunt.
less, Commodore Z, V. Walls, and Pro.
fessor Baum's water wheel, and the lat.
ter showed better speed than the boat
Cor. Chicago Nova.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-07

Gen. Willett Of revolutionary fame. to whose
family, by the way. Mrs. Scaggs is related. and
an old rocking chair (now minus rockers) that
has been in the family for many generations.
Thirteen children, brothers and sisters, were
rocked to sleep in ii.
At one time during the war Gen. Hancock
used the field opposite the old house as school
Of instruction for artillery.
One Sunday morning, in 1864, while the Con
federate Gen. Early's army was in the rear of
Washington, group of Union officers, with Mrs
Scaggs were sitting on the balcony engaged in
conversation, when man dashed by on horse
back. whom Mrs. Scaggs recognized as Col.
Polk of Mississippi, well-known confederate
officer. He was In citizens dress and did not
arouse the suspicion of any of the officers
Mrs Scaggs kept the secret to herself
In Mrs. Scaggs' front yards an old rose bush
with a history. Back in the fifties while the
late Jefferson Davis was Senator in Congress
he was often a guest at the Scaggs mansion
During one Of his visits he planted this BUSH
which. though aged, is still prolific bloomer.
Toward the close of the war the building of a
subterranean passage between Forts 'Scaggs"
and Sedgewick was commenced. This tunnel
was intended to be used in passing ammunition
from one fort to the other during an engage
ment. The mouth of the tunnel was in the
center of Fort "Scaggs." but it is now con-
siderably battered by the hard blows Of time.
Steps will now be retraced homeward by way
oIbennlng bridge. GEORGE SIMMONS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-07

Follow West BennIug road to Race Course
road. which is taken 10 the left as you near the
track Of the Baltimore and Potomac railroad
at Benning. Proceed by the last named road to
Seat Pleasant road, which is taken to the right
a short distance north of the race course.
The route followed to this point was de-
scribed in the excursion OF the 9th. and the
facts then rehearsed need not be repeated here
Leaving AnacOstia road an eighth of q mile
brings you to the tracks of the Baltimore and
Potomac and Baltimore and Ohio railroads
which run parallel and close to each other at
this point
In cluster of trees north Of the tracks a fine
spring was noticed
A good view of Bladensburg ard Hyattsville
is presented from the high ground in the fields
south of the railroads.
Nearly a mile from here you cross the Marl-
boro road, the village Of Burrville being on
the right.
Between this point and Seat Pleasant there
are no marked landscape attractions much of
the way being through woodland. There is
considerable. though, TO interest the botanist
for the roadsides are richly laden with wild
flowers.
SEAT PLEASANT.
Seat Pleasant. as the name implies is pleas
antly situated on Central avenue in the midst
Of well-cultiyated rolling country, three and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-07

fort stands on the Scaggs property. 1t was
built toward the close of the war, and. though
supplied with armament, the guns were neyen
mounted The hill upon which the fort stands
is quite elevated.
THE OLD scAcGs House
In front Of the old works and setting hack
from the road. in fine grove. is the old his
toric Scaggs building. 1t is large two-story
fran structure, with porch or balcony ex-
tending along its entire front. This is one of
the noted landmarks Of the locality and is rich
in historic lore. IT was built some fifty wears
ago by Mr.. Selby b Scaggs who was one Of the
pioneers Of Benning, and contains twenty
rooms.
Mr.. Scaggs came here in 1880 from Frederick
county, Va. where he was born in 1903 He was
therefore, contemporary of William Benning.
he bought 400 acres Of ground. paying 81 an
acre for it. Mr.. Scaggs died in isSo leaving
his estate, which then consisted of PA acres of
the original tract and a number of houses. in
Guiding the old mansion, &C HE widow who
now resides In the annex to the southern end of
the house: The building itself is rented and
occupied by DIR. Keenan,.
MT. ScaSgs was an enthusiastic Methodist.
being the leading spirit in this section in church
work. Plney Grove Church on the road wonder
was maintained and supported by him almost
solely up to tho year 1877. He paid all the run
ning expenses, including the preachers salary.
In the days OF slavery he owned quite a num-
Der OF slaves, and this church was originally
bullt by him as place of worship for them.
Ia 1885 the white Methodists took possession of
IT, and both whites and blacks worshiped to-
gether until 1859 or 1860. when the latter with
drew to church Of their own on East BenninR
road.
In 1877 Mr.. Scaggs conveyed the building. to-
gether with an acre Of ground, to the society
then wcrshiping in it, with the proviso that il
'nouiu ever remain the property Of the NJ. E.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-07

the place, would establish a station here.
But these hopes were not realized and the
hotel project was consequently a failure. This
section OF the road has never been completed
but the belief Is quite general that il will be in
operation in the near future. The Mr.. Rollins
who built the hotel is now dead. He was
clerk in one Of the departments
Formerly the Seat Pleasant road ran To
Forestyille. but it is now closed at this point
BY Mr.. Rollins fences. However by entering
the gate opposite the store and post office and
going through the fields past the hotel, the
old Eorestyille road j. reached
The fanciful name of Seat Pleasant was given
to the neighborhood by Polly Berry, who was
the popular leader Of the place in her day, and
the name Is not misapplied. for the surrounding
landscape Is most pleasant.
Now, moving TO the right along Central ave-
nue., half u mile brings you to Piney creek
Watts branch being crossed little farther on
Orange brook is also crossed near here
THE DISTRICT LINE.
At the rise of n hill an eighth Of mile west
of the last named stream you cross the line be-
tween the District Of Columbia and the state
OF Maryland.
Passing through the prospective villa Of
Linville and emerging from the timber, you
pass on the right Lincoln road, which leads
over through Lincolnville to Sheriff road. which
il enters between Deanwood and Burrville-
Lincoln road Is fairly good south OF Lincoln
VILE North of the village, where II crosses
Watts branch and the bed of the Southern
Maryland railroad. it becomes very bad, being
unsui.Ahls for vehicles, degenerating into 9