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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-01
TWO PECULIAR PETITIONS
Presented to District of Columbia Commits
sioners by Workhouse Inmates.

Presented to District Of Columbia Commits
sioners by Workhouse Inmates.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.-[SpecioL]-A GU
rious and possibly unique petition against
the sale of liquor in the District reached the
District Commissioners to-day. 1t is signed
by 14O inmates of the workhouse and reads
thus:
1--WE. the undersigned, citizens of the
United States, temporarily residing in the
Washington City Asylum, commonly called
the workhouse, would respectfully but most
earnestly pray your honors not to grant any
more liquor licenses. We have been in
formed from high authority, and we fully
believe from our own observation, that the
curse OF the Lord Almighty rests upon the
drunkard, and woe unto him that giveth his
neighbor drink, that putteth the bottle to
him and maketh him drunken. 1t is our
earnest desire to overcome the shame and
disgrace to which Intoxicating drink has,
directly or indirectly, brought us, and to
again to become worthy and law-abiding cit
izens. To this end we ask for honest en-
ployment and fair wages and that all places
of licensed temptation and ruin may be for
ever banished from the capital of the na-
ton. We therefore beseech you to aid us
by granting this, our prayer"
signers being the mission workers in the
Washington Asylum: "In the name of Our
Master, the Blessed Lord and Savior, we
pray you not to license any more liquor
saloons because there is no good in them.
They tempt the young to evil, and only pro-
duce poverty, disgrace, crime and ruin to
the bodies and souls of men,"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-01
Philadelphia's Pressing Needs.

Public Ledger.l
A better water supply.
Improved pavements.
More schools.
Better drainage, through the construction
of more sewers.
The removal of grade crossings.
The boulevard to the park.
Opening of new city parks.
The Belt Line.
The Reading terminal
Elevated railroads.
New steamship lines.
The Bourse.
The Trades League
The proposed wharf and dock company.
improvements to the river and harbor.
Development of the shipyard at League
Island.
The construction of a new Mint
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-01

Harrisburg Telegram.1
Some weeks ago one of the Democratic
candidates for Speaker more foolish than
the others, announced to a correspondents
that if he was elected he should refuse to
recognize ex-Speaker Reed. Quick upon
this announcement came the declaration
from leading Republican Congressman that
Reed would be the recognized Republican
leader on the floor of the House during the
next session. This meant that the fool can
didate who was not going to recognize Reed
would not be wanted, and since that time the
effort has been made to inspire the country
ness and justice of the various candidates
until even the testy Mills is given virtues of
which he never dreamed. The probabilities
are that whoever is chosen will find more
trouble in managing his own unwieldy
party majority than in keeping in what he
might regard as proper trim the small Re-
publican minority.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-01
Where Is the Oldest Merchant?

Conneautville claims the oldest merchant
in continuous trade in Crawford county. w.
L.. Robinson began business at that place in
the fall of 1915 and is still at it. Who
can beat it?-En. Mercer comes to the
rescue and cites Mr.. John G. Kline, who
has been in the harness business at
the same stand since early in 1s43 or
over As years, and the signs are good
for an indefinite continuance. Who can
beat tfis?-1Mercer Dispatch. Butler can go
one better. Louis Stein, senior member OF
the firm of L. Stein & Son, opened a dry
goods store here in the spring of 1870 and has
ever since He is now 81 years old and still
attends to customers. Who can beat this?
Butler Eagle We believe Zelienople is en-
titled to go one better than Butler. Mr.. G.
S. Passavant, of this place, was in business
in PittsDur2 with John ID. Davis in 1887, and
has been continuously engaged in business
at Zelienople since 1s4l.-Zelie,lOple Ne,CS.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-01
REPUBLICAN organs are universally quot

REPUBLICAN, organs are universally quot
ing with much gusto the declarations of
presiding officers in such undemocratic
countries as Germany, Italy, Sweden, Den
mark, France and Portugal, that it is the cor
rect thing to "count quorum" This is re-
garded as yindicating Reed, but unfortun-
ately there is an authority far more con-
elusive SO far as Mr.. Reed is concerned. That
is the declarati ton of one Thomas B. Reed on
the floor of the House that the right of the
minority to break a quorum by abstaining
from voting is one of the safeguards of rep
resentative and popular government.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-01
SHARP THINGS sCIssORED.
WHAT'S IN A NAME?

WHAT'S IN NAME?
One was a prim madonna,
Whose hopes lay far beyond the skies:
The other was prima donna,
Whose hopes all centered round the flies
-BrookLys Eagle.
Mr.. Blifkins Ito Miss Dorothy, with
whom he is deeply smtten and cannot find a way
to propose)-I hate these weddings with so much
fuss and feathers, so many guests and flowers and
music and all that. When I'm married there'l be
no one present but myself the bride and the minis
ter.
Miss Dorothy-oh, I'm so sorry! I was hoping
to get an invitation to your wedding. Such old
friend as should not be left out.
Mr.. Blfkins-when I'm married you win be
there.-Judge.
SUNDAY REFLECTIONS.
The counterteiter unconsciously engraves
many true bill.
silence may be golden but its humble patron,
the oyster, is frequently in the soup.
The slime of wrongdoing shows more plainly on
patent feathers than on brogans.
If college men would only tackle the world IS
they do their football opponents the rest Of US
would never get goal.-NeD York Herald.
The crookedness of moonshiner is found
in the worm of his stiII.-Ne,o OrLenns Picayune.
Blazay-Are you acquainted with Miss
Blushredy
Ronay-Just barely. Imet her at a ball.-7bwn
Topics.
SHE WAS FALSE.
'eNo brighter eyes did ever glow
Such lovely brows beneath,
And never opened lips to show
Such rows of pearly teeth"
Thus said to myself as there
stood with hat In hand
To bid '.good night to maiden fair
That did my love command.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-01

THE Poor Farm purchase was conspicu-
ous in Council proceedings yesterday-by its
absence All right. if it remains that way.
But it would have done no harm for Coun-
ellis to have put themselves on record that
they would offer no insuperable obstacle
to the withdrawal of that option.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-01

New YORK plumes herself Oh having re-
sumed her normal water consumption of
about one hundred gallons daily per capita.
Meantime Pittsburg goes on using about 1S0
gallons daily for each inhabitant and only
raises row when the water is too highly
favored with petroleum. In the water sys-
tenn of the future it may be well for the city
to make sure that we have nothing but pure
water and that the people who establish the
13O- gallon average shall pay for It.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-01

In its comments on the New York scam
dal the Philadelphia Press sagely remarks
that "unwise speculation or theft has been
at the bottom of nearly every failure in
financial houses this year" Unwise specu-
lation being the speculation that does not
succeed, the moral is obvious, though not
especially moral.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-01

Car11sle HeraId.J
Five thousand red-eyed perch have been
planted i'll the waters of the Conodoguinet
creek. These fish were sent out by Hon.
Marshall Mcdonald, United States Fish Com
missioner. and were consigned to K. W..
Short, of Mechanicsburg, Secretary of the
Game and Fish Association under whose
direction they were distributed. The intro
duction of this fish in our waters is q matter
of public interest, and Mr.. Short deserves
great credit for the great zeal he displays in
securing from the United States Fish Com
mission edible and gume fish for Cumberland
county streams. The red-eyed perch is both
hardy and gamey.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-01
A Monumental Disgrace.

Baltimore Americana
One of the disgraces of the country is New
York's treatment of the Grant monument
fund. For such rich city it is an exhibition
of littleness beyond the expression of words.
The fund is not only standing still, but the
managers of it are quarreling among them
selves over insignificant details. Why in
the world don't they go ahead and raise the
money?
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-01

HICKS promises us that during Decem-
ber we shall have variation between cold
waves and rainy thaws. This gives us q
good hops that we may be favored with
steady and pleasant weather. 1t is usually
safe to interpret Hicks by the rule of con-
trarles
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-01

WHILE the German Emperor is reform
ing European morals let us hope he will not
omit to demonstrate the value OF his reform
atory process by cleaning up the very ques-
tlonable character of some of the royal
families.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-01
TIE fact that at the Republican Nations

Committee meeting the representatives Of
New York, Detroit, San Francisco and
Omaha each insisted that their respective
States were in danger If the convention was
not located there is taken by Democratic
organs to indicate the parlous prospect Of
RepuDlicanism in these sections. If the
declarations are to be taken excathedra,
they must be admitted to cast a clond on the
Republican outlook until equivalent repre-
sentations before the Democratic National
Committee make things even.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-01

IN accounting for the remarkable sayings
of the ''war lord'' of the German empire.
the doubt still remains about even between
the potency of the German beer and the
questionable balance of the imperial judg-
ment,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-01

PRINCE ALEXANDER, of Bulgaria, mar.
ried an opera singer, and now it is reported
that Napoleon Ives, of Wall street fame, is
going to do the same thing. This fact should
have its solemn warning to ambitious young
women who cherish dream of going on the
stage.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-01

IT is understood that card is reserved
for the Foraker forces before the final and
decisive engagement. At the proper time
they will fire the political heart by an
attack on the rebel f1agroom at Columbus.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-01

AFTER the experiences of the past two
weeks, it is pertinent to suggest to electric
companies the cogency of the lesson that
neither billiards. nor cyclones interfere
with underground wires
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-01

In showing the need Of encouraging for
estry in Pennsylvania the fact that we have
no Presidential timber in this State is GER
tainly suggestive.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-01
STRAY STATE TOPICS.
A Big Poultry County.

Waynesburg Republican,
Greene county cuts quite figure when it
comes to supplying the poultry market. On
Monday about 5000 pieces of poultry were
shipped over the Waynesburg and Washing
ton Railroad. Tuesday morning it is esti-
mated the train carried 25, $50 pieces, several
extra cars being attached to the regular
train for this purpose. Tuesday evening
about 5000 more pieces were shipped, max
ing total of over 80, 600 pieces.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-01
Stocking Fishing Streams.

construction of a new Mint.
The state herald., 1891-12-25
The Burilngton's Now Route e
Black Hills. ~

Tho BuriIngton's Now Route r. the
Biaok Hills. n
The Burlington Route takes pll sure
in announcing to the public the {knm.
pletion Of its new line to Dead3Yosl
Soutl, Dakota, and tho formal OPT ling
Of Same for business. sI
The line il substantially constriActed
and thoroughly equipped, the aiject
being to afford a service that is,}Irst-
class in every particular, and in ks ping
with other through lines Of the Bur
lingtom system.
1t is tho shortest and quickest line
from Missouri River cities and Bcinci-
pal points in Nebraska to Deadlsood,
Hot Springs, Custer and Hill City,
South Dskota. Meriuo aud Nevssstle
wyo., aud al points II tho Blit1 Hills
Through trains arr run dSi,s With
Pullman Sleeping Cars from Omaha
aud LlncoIn to Deadwood without
change, making connection at Lincoln
and Omaha with all trains Of the Bur-
lington Route to and from all points
East. West and South.
For further information apply 10 any
burlington agent, or to
J. FRANCIS, Gen'l Pass'r Agt..
Omaha. Neb,
The state herald., 1891-12-25
.m. RATES ON o.n1,e,oAr. PLAN.

kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 1916, 1891;
Convention Of tho Missouri River I'm.
provement Association. Agents IN
Nebraska, Kansas and Colorado, may
sell tickets to Kansas City, December
1916, inclusive. a j. Valandingham
chairman transportation committee,
kansas City, Mo, will siyu certificates
This cancels instructions contained
In special rate circular No. isT regard.
ing this OCCASION
Lincoln, Neb., january 1914, 1899;
Annual meeting Nebraska Farmers
Alliance. Agents in Nebraska may
sell tickets to Lincoln, January Ola
inclusive. J. NJ. Thompson, secretary
Lincoln, Neb., will sign certificates.
For the above occasions passengers
paying full fare goirg will be returned
at one-third fare on presentation OF
certificates signed by tho proper officer
%: the meeting, on guarantee that
there has beeu an attendance Of one
hundred or more who hayc paid full
fare oy the going trip. .s - .sdsff /.
\. u. WEST. Ag't.
The state herald., 1891-12-25
FREE TO JANUARY !, 1892.

The Weekly State Journal will be mailed
to amy address from now until January lst.
1873, f"r 81. All through the remainder of
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The state herald., 1891-12-25
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

Holyokc. Colo;, ,Nov. 5th, Isal.-At = meet
ing Of the stockholders Of the nolyo oke Build
ing and Loan Associs ton. held at tho City
Drug Store, In tile town OF Holyohe. in Phil.
lips county, state Of Colorado, wherein due
and legal notice had b-en given to nfi the
stockholders Of said association Of such
meeting. IL Was agreed aud so resolved by
the said stockholders representing more than
two'thirds N all the stock Of said sssoctation
that said "Iioiyoke Building I'D Loan Asso-
citation" shall I've dissolved; said dissolution
to take effect from and after this. the sth
day OF November. A. u. 1891. And IL IL fur.
thcr resolved. that the directors of the said
Holyokc Building and Loan Association are
hereby inside t,ie trustees OF said association
To pay all dsa;s and collect loans and nc
counts and fully and finally settle sn bu,ane.,
that may nrpcr,sin to the closing mp Of all
the business or tie said Hoiyoke Bpilfing
and Loan Association.
f.M. SMITH, PRECEDENT
tsEAL.l II. SUTHERLAND. S..,y.
The state herald., 1891-12-25

overtures and allowed the law to 10
defexted by veto rather than accept
any compromises from sucl,u corrup
ZIONIST as Hill. Ills compromise de-
feated the very purpose Of tho reform
law, the secrecy of the ballot, and the
Democratic howl about Darnard's de-
cision is ridiculous.
II election judges IN New York had
everywhere presumed that those bal
lots were fraudulent that could he
identified by those who hired men TO
go to the polls and vote for certain
candidates, Governor Elect Flower
would have been defeated. The past
er ballot is almost universally used IL,
New York City, and IL is used because
Tammany has to keep track of the men
who are sent to the polls to vote the
democratic ticket. .-Inter Ocean.
The state herald., 1891-12-25
Pronounced ,io,~l,.., yrt Saved,

Prom letter written by MIS-. Ada Y.
ii1rd. of Groion. \. D.. w quote; "was Ia
ken with bad cold, which settled on M,
lungs, cough art In aud nnally terminated
IN consumption. Four doctors gave ne up
saying coul,l live hui u shot, time gn,,
myself up 10 my savior determined II
could not stay with my friends Oh earth,
w"iid meet my nbs.'ni ones above. Ny hus
band WIS advised 10 sct Dr. Kings New
Discover, for consumption, coughs and cold
give II y trial, took In NIL. eight bottles; Il
has cured mr., nnd thank tod am now !
we'll and heart, woman Trial bottles IRE,
at city Drug slo,r, regular size, IN. and 81
The state herald., 1891-12-25
TRUSTEES SALE.

DEfhtLr having been made In tsr pay
bmcnt OF u certain proipiisoty notr ssrrut
cd by Mic,A.l Gillernn for tho principal sum
of ss,o iayabi- Ia the order ~ Hayden a
Dickinson. and secured Wy n certain 's~rd ~
trust executed by tho said Michael C'i'crnh
ON thcoih day OF August, is'I, arrcord'
rd IN tho 18th day NJ August, al irr', ~ hook
u, nt page NJ, of the record. OF Logan ronnty
state of Colorado. public notice ~ hereby
given that the undersigned. Job 4, Cooper.
or IN enssof the death, resignation, removal
from the city Of pan.rr. or failure to net, or
other ,ne,tiity OF said topper. then t'ic M
d~r.ignsd Elias II, barton, ,hrtir ~ Arnpn'
hoe couniy, , successor II, trust In sab, deed of
trust mentioned, viii. by virtue and under
the pow aDd authority " said decd ~ trus,
and for tiis purposes therein mentioned, sell
at pnhiie auction at III. fremont street door
of the c,ntt house In Denver, IN Ns count,
NJ Araranoe. state u Colorado. ni she nont
I IL ~ o'ci1k, nvon.o
"WEDNESDAY the al, day of JAstARt.
! All ISL. ihr property IN said deed oi trust
,l>nycyed. described ~ follows, towiii Tho
Southwest quarter t-w'1 \. section tw~,s,y y iwo
Ca, township seven (fi, north cf ran s- forty
three tta west. tH.thrr with the water
rights lrionning To- said Lands. aud NIL b..i
singular tile privilege. nnd mprottcnnocrs
,hcrrturt, i,ti1pgins. ,itun,c In the ccauiy
of Phillips, formerly apart of the tonntt of
Logan, mt -taie of ttoiurnd,.
vet, ~, inr , aucedty0. Trufia-i
The state herald., 1891-12-25

Tho friends md co.conspirators Of
Governor David u. nm arr very mucl,
exercised aver the decision OF Judge
barnard IN the Duchess county elcc
tion ease, where he Insisted that fraud
must be proven nnd not simply pre-
sumcd by the judges. The Utica OBJ
server says: III Judge Barnard's de
cislon IL judicially sound corruption.
ists may hereafter liurl, Mt tho ballo,
reform law"
The corruptioiists have laughed al
the New York Inv ever sincc Govern.
or liill used Ills veto power 10 coioprl
the adoption Of the democratic plan Of
having pns,cr ballots. These pas,rr'
afc of themselves an Identification ol
ballots, AMI Governor nm demanded
tho nmondmrn, because he knew the,
would he. Tammany has II powerful
hold Oh New York CITY, but even Tam
many caDno, trust the voters 10 20 Il
tho polls without close watch 10 know
whether they keep their part Of III,
compact. II was for this purpose that
IIill dcmanied NJ 1lanl s1k kallo, u, Tic
prir~ Of bis sigma W ballot re.
The state herald., 1891-12-25
First publication Oct. -, NEIL
l.anl officc Sterling. Colo. .
Oct 10Th 1871.
alias to contest No ss,

Complaint having been entered ss shis Of
Nee by Lewis l.. Lane against Bennett A,
Painter for failure to comply with ls~ a. TO
timberculturee entry No ls7as dated ysd. 7th,
1851. upon the no y sec 3tpsrtsw, Sn Phil.
lips county. Colo, with . view to thu cancel.
iation of said entry; contestant yaflexing
that Bonnett A. Painter failed during the LIST
and ind yeafs after making said entry to
have ten acres picwsd on said tract % re-.
quired BY Law and that said failure ssill ex-
lists; tho said parties are hereby SUNNI oned
to appear At this ONCE on the 18th dx, Of Jan.
1891, at 10 O'Clock =. M. to respond and fur
nish testimony concerning said alleged fall
urc. II. X. TKDhoS. ReEfstsr.
The state herald., 1891-12-25
tfirst publication OCT n. i.si.)
us Land ONCE. sterling. Colo. /
Oct 10, 1S01,
tAI,,, ,,,n,,,.,o .n..... ~.

lAlias notice TO contest No tcoy
Complaint hnviag becn entered ~ this 0lice
by Mason J. smith against siias Ffssier for
failure 70 comply with law ~ to tinber cult.
ure entry No ssl2 l2dsted Nov .. 1855 upon the
NV y sec 81 81 r7nrNwi In Phillips county,
Colorado with niew to tho cancellation Of
said entry; contestant alleging that said 81.
las frasier failed during the 9th yssr after
making said entry 10 replace OF snpyay tt~s1
sccds or cuttings for those thai bad been
previously planted and failed to grow. That
he failed to cultivate said land NJ required
by law and that said failure still ezists; tho
said parties arc hereby summoned 70 appear
at this ONCE OH tho 7th day Of January 1881,
at looclock = m To respond and furnish testi.
mony concerning said alleged failure
II. X. TaDAoS, Register.
The state herald., 1891-12-25

The republicans Of West Virginia
claim tl'st tho appointment Of Stephen
". Elkins to be Secretary Of War La,
greatly strengthened the party in ta.,
state. Very little strengthening Is IT,
quired to give the vote Of the state to
tho republican party in 1892. Clevc.
lands majority in 1883 was only 55a.
Were il not for counting possibilities,
West Virginia would long ago have
coms to be regarded rs doubtful state
with chances in favor Of the rcpubli.
ca"s. On fair yfea =. 40 el1lslsss
The state herald., 1891-12-25
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