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Democratio Diplomacv.

There is fine irony in the Democratic
platform. 1t says; "The Democratic
party is the only party that has ever
given the country foreign policy con-
sistent and vigorous, compelling respect
abroad and Inspiring confidence at
home" Mr.. Bayard's chief exploits
were the negotiation of a disgraceful
fisheries surrender, policy of menace
and affront toward Mexico and de-
plorable complication over Samoa, in
which he cut very sorry figure. Diplo-
macy was the weakest point of the
Cleveland administration. and Mr.. Bay
ard its most complete failure.-New
York Tribune.
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under ''FIghtiDg ice" Hooker Gen. Sick
les succeeded Hooker as leader of the
Third corps, and either OF these command
crs could hnd business for crack body Of
rough and ready fighters in their daring
expeditions. Tee FIRST chance came at
charlottesville. May, 1859 That was the
field OF Stonevall JacA sons renowned
stroke-the march around Hooker-and if
Sickles and Bcrdan had kept up the pace
they begun with. Stonewall would have
been the victim instead OF Hooker
On the day when Stonewall's column was
marching over blind hyroads to steal be-
yond Rockers naIk, SicAles was at the
front. ''pok;ng around, as he calls it. His
leading division was that Ct Gen. Birnev,
and the vanguard of that was Berdans
brigade-the First regiment scouting and
the Second in reserve. The Confederates
were seen in the distance making good time
in the wrong direction, and Berdan pushed
his scouts well forward 10 look into mat
tiers. They met some Confederates ON
guard over road that ran on into the one
along which jackson marched, and with
sharpshooters' logic sent them 10 the rear.
The Confederates rallied around an old
foundry and tried TO turn the tables or
Berdans men / nd Crtsi 90. item. Bat the
men in blue charged l.. trl:e soldier t.shiea,
surrounded the pl.,se and ;lsss. tbs who.e
lot. Farther s.ong t5cy raa Upon the re-
serves 10 the Confederate skirinishers-the
Twenty-third Georgia-chased them into
railroad cut and closed in upon both ends
OF the gorge. A few dead shots made
the Georgians recall the old adage about
discretion versus valor. and give in to the
argument. Berdan clptared S65 men and
10 officers in this haul, and was going ahead
on the same lines when. owing to some
scare. Hooker recalled Sickles from his
hunt. Sickles recalled Birney and Birney
recalled Bcrdan. Then Jackson's hattal;ons
marched on around to the Union rear with
nobody to say, Halt. who goes there?"
until the mischief was done. In two days
fighting ct Charlottesville Berdan kept
the First on the skirnish line in close con
test with the enemy crack rilenlen. Both
sides she's TO Kill, and ne regiment counted
its 6e victims. il Of them carrying death
wounds
Gettysburg found Sickles ard Birney and
Berdan still Pulling Together. Sickles, as
restless as ey~s, 10 sooner learned that his
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-07-07

Self opinionated. obstinate. impervi-
Gus to iHivice. ungrateful. ungenerous.
superior TO his party, what claim has he
upon the working masses of his organi-
zationg That he is admired by certain
ex-Republicans who are recognized as
mugwumps-the assumed salt OF the
earth-is true, and that hecan command
a few such votes in every state is also
true. But for every mugwump vote
that he draws this year he viii lose at
least two disguised Democrats.-New
York Advertiser.
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SHARPSHOOTTNG AT MALVERN HILL.
ers, Capt. Charles Drew, was shot dead
and the company was cut down from
eighty-nine, rank and file, to thirty-one in
few minutes At Malvern Hill, on July l..
Berdan posted the whole regiment in front
OF the batteries along the crest Of the hill.
The men sheltered themselves behind
fences, trees and stumps, and particularly
among shocks Of wheat that We're standing
on the low lands under the heights. The
enemy's skirnlishers kept their distance.
for Berdan's men enjoyed a fair. open
range. and their Sharp's rifles scored many
a bullseye in a Confederate skull or
breast.
At the Second Bun Run. Aug. % and
g., ISL. both u the BerlAn regiments
were engaged. but not IN the same positio..
The Second regiment had been in the fiele
some months without adventure. except in
skirmish on the Rappahannock. when Lee
crossed the river TO fan upon Pope's army.
This body Of men represented six states
New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Penn
sylvauia, Minnesota and Michigan. Both
were depl0yed on the skirniish
line 1t second Bull Run. chiefly in scout
ing and to mask TIE deployment Of regular
Troops. They came % close quarters and
Bcroan's own men lost % III killed. Ia the /
second regiment only 100 were engaged /
and 81 them were killed
At Autieiam the regiments remained
apart again and the Second regiment fought f
ID the line Of battle. After Antietam Ber-
ian united the sharpshooters as a brigade. f
They were assigned 70 the Third corps
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THEY SHOT TO KILL.
SOME OF THE DEEDS OF BERDAN's
CRACK RIFLE CORPS.
They Led Of rs sharpshooters in the
Army of the demonstrating Mo-
nen:s While Scouting and skirmishing
at Charlottesville and Gettysburg.
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He dan moaotony
ofmodern war was
broken up when
we found our
selves on the Skin
nish line: likewise
the appallin g
m a & nitude of
things in general,
which did not
count us individu-
ally as being in
with them, and
the distressing lit
tleness Of our same
selves in coinuari-
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-07-07

The New York men will come home
with the same spirit Of hostility to Cleve-
land with which they went to Chicago
intensified, and they win be ready TO
allow the western and northwestern dele
gates, who have insulted and Inundated
them, to carry out their boast Of electing
the stuffed prophet" without the aid Of
New York.-Buffalo Commercial.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-07-07

Senator Hin IS a young man yet. and
he has done pretty well for a man Of his
sge. Tnere'll be several chances TO COB
pie up the earth between now and the
day set FOR its dissolution.-w Washing
ton Post.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-07-07

The $4,000 which was subscribed bv
the foreign steamship ring in New York
city to promote Cleveland's reelection
IN 1883 has whetted the Democratic
appetite for more Of the same kind
from TRANSATLANTIC monopolists.-Boston
Journal
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or the vice presidential candidate on
ne Democatic ticket one may quote
/ lark Twain's lines: Ferguson. what
p yon say the gentleman's name wass
Philadelphia Press.
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NaItInr for Nnreml,rr-

& US youls David Bennett Hin
" 10 strnked his smooth. bald had.
All ia the evening calm and sflIl.
Aud not = word be said.
Bat he fingered the blade ~ q rusty knife.
And smiled e Ereus1nle smile.
Aldtho1ght to himself. .-fou bet rear LIFE
Just wait a little Ehiiss-
The Republican., 1892-05-06
FIRESIDE FRAGMENTS.

If your coal fire is low throw on a
tablespoonful of salt, and it will help it
very much.
-Escalloped Eggs.-Fill the egg dish
with the whites beaten; make hollow
in the center and put in the unbeaten
yolk; scatter over the top little salt
and pepper, and lay small piece of
butter on the yolk Bake about two
minutes.
The following process is said to re-
store to waterproof the original soft
ness: Dissolve a teaspoonful of best
gray lime in half pailful of water,
wipe the cloak well with soft cloth
wrung loosely out of this mixture, hang
to dry and repeat the operation in two
hours.
Wood may be fastened to stone by
the use of a cement made of four parts
Of pitch, four parts of pounded brick
dust or chalk, and one part of beeswax.
Warm it before using and apply thin
coating to the surfaces to be joined
Detroit Free Press
-Caulifower With Cheese.-Shorten
the stems of cold boiled caulifiower;
pldCC IL OIl d AdG uloA anu oCG IL lA biO
oven; when little warmed pour over it
about an ounce of hot clarified butter
mixed with some grated Parmesan or
other cheese; put it again into the oven,
and let it brown; serve immediately
Boston Budget
| -Cocoanut Custard. Beat well, with
out separating, the whites and yollks
tour eggs, add to them n scant quart of
milk, half cup sugar, teaspoonful
of butter, little grated nutmeg and
lalf cup of fresh grated cocoanut.
Bake in a steady oven until the custard
S set. Serve very Household
Monthly.
Raised Cake.-One cupful of raised
Tough, one cupful of molasses, one cup
Jul of sugar, one-half cupful of butter,
)ne cupful of sour milk, a little grated
nutmeg, cupful of raisins. teaspoon
ful of soda, two teaspoonfuls of cin-
aamon, one-half teaspoonful of mace,
one teaspoonful of Glove, three and one
lalf cupfuls of -four. Bake slowly
food Housekeeping.
| English parlor-maids wear a dis
;inct livery, not often, though occa-
| slOnally, seen IN New YORK houses.
This consists usually of plain long
black or dark woolen skirt, loose,
open jacket of the same material, and
either white vest with gilt or orna-
nented buttons, or vest made of liv-
cry stripes. With this are worn cap
and apron.-N. Y. Times.
Paste for Toast and Broiled Birds.
Mix equal parts of curry powder,
Or powdered truffies bread crumbs and
Drowned flour, the yolk of one hard
boiled egg, grated rind of one-half a
lemon, one tablespoonful chilli sauce, a
little butter and teaspoonful of lemon
juice. Season with salt, cayenne pep
per and nutmeg to taste. Stir over a
slow fire until quite brown and thick
Ladies' Home Journal.
AS all housekeepers know, eggs
tarnish silver and the black stain of a
hard boiled egg, which is due to the sui
phur developed in boiling them, is some
times quite troublesome to remove with
soap and water alone. 1t can be easily
removed with common table salt; but
salt is apt to scra tch the silver. A safer
remedy is bicarbonate of soda. Apply
it dry with a chamois to the stained
metal. Half teaspoonful will clean a
dozen spoons. The silver should after
ward be thoroughly washed and pol
ished with a dry cloth or chamois.-N.
Y Tribune
The Republican., 1892-05-06
DIDN'T KNOW PEANUTS.
A Merchant Who Had Never Heard o
These Dainties.

These Dainties.
A young Russian groceryman al
Ekaterinburg oblig ingly displayed hi.
stock of goods to Mr.. George Kennan,
and incidentally gave him and his com
panion great deal of information as te
the Chinese and Russian nuts lying ir
open bags on the counter. Mr.. Kennar
describes what follows:
After we had examined them all anC
tested few, the grocer said:
Il have in the back part Of the shoI
some very curious ones that were sole
me year or two ago as African nuts
Whether they ever came from Africa OF
not don't know, but the people here
do not like the taste of them and will
not buy them. If you will condescenC
to wait moment will get few"
"What do you suppose they are?' in
quired Mr.. Frost, as the young mar
went after the African nuts.
Brazil nuts, very likely" replied
''or cocoanuts. l don't believe anybody
here would. know either of them by
sight, and they are the only tropical
nuts can think of.
In moment the man returned, hold.
ing handful of the fruit of plan,
known in science as Arachis hypogea
why, those are peanuts" shouted
Mr.. Frost, in burst of joyful recogni
tion. "Amerikanshi peanuts." he ex
planned enthusiastically to the grocery
man. "Kushat khorosho"--Americar
peanuts eat very well - and he pro
| ceeded to illustrate this luminous state
ment by crushing the shell of one ant
mastieating the contents with an osten
| tatious show of relish.
Suddenly, however, the expression o
his face changed, as If the result ha,
not fully justified his anticipations, an,
relieving himself of the African nut,
he exclaimed, "They haven't beel
roasted. 1t is necessary to fry" h
added impressively to the groceryman
Americans always do fry"
Fry exclaimed the young man, +
whom fried nuts must have been
startling novelty. 'How is it possibl
to fry them?"
| l explained to him that Mr.. Eros
meant to say roast them," but thi
seemed to him quite as extraordinary a
frying, and when he was told that tn
peanut is not the fruit of tree, but o
an herbaceous plant, and that it grow
underground, his astonishment wa
boundless.
His commercial instincts, however
soon resumed their sway, and when W
left his shop he was already preparin
to roast a quantity of the ''wonderfu
American underground nuts" with
view to sending them out again @
trial.-Youths Companion.
The Republican., 1892-05-06
A German Schoolmaster.

After teaching school for fifty-one
years Johann Jacob Haberle, of Ger
many, died some years ago, and his
diary has just been published, in which
the punishments he administered are
all noted down. He gave 1,517 strokes
with the stick, 240, 100 ''smites" with a
birch rod, 1926 hits with a ruler, 1885,
7l5 hand smacks, TO- ,235 slaps on the face,
1905 boxes on the ears, lis, 800 blows on
the head, 1871 tasks from the Bible,
catechism, the poets and grammar -
every two years he had to buy Bible
to replace the one so roughly handled
by his SCHOLARSHIP times he made his
pupils kneel on peas, and 5,0Ol scholars
had to do penance with a ruler held
over their heads AS to his abusive
words, not third of them We're to be
found in any dictionary. - Chicago
Times.
The Republican., 1892-05-06
A HISTORIC RING.
A Circlet That Has Seen Many Phases of
Life.

Ctrclet That Has Seen Many Phases OF
Life.
gentleman known in Boston, Mass,
business circles as bold speculator is
one of the regular customers of we'll
known money lender in that city, and
his usual pledge is ring, which the
proprietor describes as follows:
This ring has history, and ro-
mantle one. 1t has been pledged num-
berless times, and the owner would not
sell it for any price on account of it's
history, which he has related to me
know to be authentic in every particu-
lar. l can give names, except in later
generations, just as he has told me.
Charles Carroll, of Carrollton, one Of
the signers of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence, had two beautiful daughters,
who went to England in 1894. One mar
| ried the Duke of Leeds and the other
Richard Wellesley, brother of Sir
Arthur Wellesley, afterward the Duke
of Wellington. At the marriage of the
latter in the Castle of Dublin, the bride
received this ring from Sir Arthur
| Wellesley.
The two figures, painted by Nomar,
a celebrated miniature painter of that
date, are beautiful in design and execu-
ton. and the manner of setting the
pearls and rubies to the eye of the con-
noisseur proves it to be genuine without
doubt. This ring was worn at Brussels
the night before the battle of Waterloo,
at the party described in the well known
poem of Byron, beginning: There was
"a sound of revelry by night
ITO make long story short, the ring
descended generally by will, through
different members of the Carroll family,
until it came into the present owners
hands by gift from Letitia. the last of
the CAROLS, now mother superior of a
convent in Baltimore
Think of the bright eyes which have
gazed upon this beautiful ring. All the
people living at the time this ring was
given to the beautiful bride in Dublin
castle are no more. All the great armies
of Wellington and all those mighty
hosts which followed the war drums of
his foe, the great Napoleon, have gone
to the great beyond, while this bauble,
Just as bright, the colors of the paint.
ings just as clear as ever, now repOses
in the safe of a Boston money lender.
From the Duke of Wellington to pawn
shop-does this not furnish food for
hought?'-Jewelers' Weekly.
The Republican., 1892-05-06
ON BUSINESS INTENT.
A Maiden Who Made the Most of tn
Opportunity.

A Maiden VINO Made the Most OF the
Opportunity.
She was convalescent from the grip,
and as she leaned back in the depths of
her easy chair she played with the roses
in her lap, which had been brought her
by the first caller she had been able to
receive, and smiled over some stories he
was telling her of his last summer at
well, we'll only say at certain fashion
able watering place on Narragansett
bay. "One of the beauties whom l
used to see at the Casino" said he, twas
young married belle about twenty
three or four, | should think, and her
husband was about sixty; and it was
great fun watching them. There was
such good story, bona fide truth it
was, too, about their engagement. He
called at her home one evening and
offered his heart. hand and fortune
(which was large enough to gild almost
any pilD in correct style. Pretty Miss
Bud said she must ask mammal and
coyly tripped upstairs to mamma, who
told her that every girl did not get such
| a chance as that, and of course she was
to accept him. Down she went, pictur-
ing the ardent lover awaiting her re-
turn with anxious, throbbing heart,
and found the old gentleman comfort
ably asleep in the biggest armchair,
while an occasional snore attested to
the depths of his slumbers." II hope
she didn't wake the poor old thing up"
said the convalescent, when she had got
her breath again after her laugh. 80,
yes she did. Catch her losing that
chance! She woke him up and told him
it was all right and she'd have him.
She'd never been at the Casino in dia-
monds and laces if she hadn't.-Boston
| Gazette.
The Republican., 1892-05-06
A Difference of Opinion.

Dashaway-Hello. old man, aren't
you back from the west sooner than
you expected?
Billboard (the tragedian)-Yes. My
manager and the audience didn't agree,
and left.
Dashaway-What was the matter?
Billboard-He wanted me to finish
the act, and they didnt-N. Y. Truth.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-15
VICTIMS OF GAMBLING.
Suicide of an American Woman and Two
Englishmen at Monte Carlo,

Engushmon at Monte Carlo.
LONDON, Sept 15.-Particulars have
been received here of the suicide of Miss
Jane Armstrong, of New York, after she
had lost fortune at Monte Carlo. Miss
Armstrong was an orphan, 26 years old
She sailed from New York early in
August, and after visiting friends in
Trieste went to Ventimiglia, about
twenty miles from Nice. She first went
to the casino at Monte Carlo on Sept. g.
She played insanely the first day and
won 100000 francs on the twenty
four"
She was SO possessed of the desire to
try her luck again that she stopped with
acquaintance over night at hotel near
by, that she might begin playing as
soon as possible on the following day.
AS on the first day, the "twenty-four"
had won six times in succession. Miss
Armstrong continued to play it, and lost
heavily. She remained at the table from
midday to midnight, and quit it 5000, 900
loser. On the third day she recovered
what she had lost and left the casino,
saying that she was i'll and would never
play the game again. She returned,
however, and began betting again on the
'twenty-four." She lost steadily until
her whole fortune of $3.50, 900 was gone.
AS the croupier took in her last gold
coin she rose and left the casino. To an
acquaintance who met her at the door and
remarked her paleness she said she had
lost all and was going to friends in
Trieste, who would see that she got back
to the United States. She did not go to
Trieste however, but shot herself in a
room in villa at Ventimiglia. The
usual effort was made at Monte Carlo to
suppress the news.
Two men, said to be Englishmen, who
lost all their money at the casino, sprang
into the sea on the night of Miss Arm
strong's suicide. These,suicides also are
denied by the Monte Carlo people,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-15

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 15.-Twenty-two
hundred people were at the Academy of
Music last night to welcome James J.
Corbett as the champion. The gather
ing was enthusiastic, but was not to be
compared to the receptions that have
been given John l.. Sullivan in the
Quaker City in days gone by. Corbett
was presented with several floral pieces,
and ended the entertainment by sparring
three light rounds with jim DAILY. Pre-
yious to the bout, and in response to cries
for a speech, he said after taking a
needed rest he would be ready to defend
the championship, and he hoped he
would uphold it for America This
pleased the crowd. The usual 'five
dollars apiece boxers and wrestlers pre-
ceded the main event, in addition to
John H. Clark and Walter Campbell, the
latter the 126-pound challenger of the
world. After the show Corbett was
given a supper by the Philadelphia Anna
teur Swimming club,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-15

city. Among tile families of small trades
men the mortality is almost nil. and it is
believed that, in the better parts of the
city proper, the infection has been pl.c-
tically stamped out.
The loss to trade and commerce since
the beginning of the plague is estimated
at 100000, 900 marks. Many small houses
have been reduced to insolvency, and
when business shall be generally re-
sumed will undoubtedly declare their
inability to continue. The larger houses,
however, have been saved by the accom-
mediation of the banks, and will eucoun-
ter no difficulties in opening again. DR..
Koch and DR.. Pittinkoifer arrived from
Berlin yesterday and attending a meet.
ing of the city council to give advice as
regards the purifying of Il city. In AL
tona the cholera has declined until no
apprehension is felt by the health board.
In consequence of the appearance of
cholera in Stettin, n sanitary commission
was appointed to examine the river,
which was found to be thoroughly con-
taminated, and several commissioners
say they cannot understand how the city
has escaped with so few cases while using
the river water. -.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-15
NUGGETS NEWS.

Sir Edwin Arnold, the English poet, and
fruxton Bealle, United States minister to
Greece, saffed from New York for Liver.
pool yesterday.
The annual meeting of the Society of the
Army of the Cumberland is in session at
Chattanooga, Tenn. Meetings will he held
on the Chickamauga battlefield.
Anna. Ills, was shaken up about
o'clock by quite severe shock of earth
quake. The vibration was so marked
that windows, dishes, etc, We're ratified
very perceptibly.
The delegates to the national convention
of street railway employees, in session at
indianapolis, have decided to organize in
dependently of the American Federation
of Labor and the Knights of Labor.
Judge Murphy, of San Francisco, found
Sheriff T.aumeister guilty Of contempt of
court for refusing to execute Murderer
John McNulty and sentenced him to
twenty-four hours Imprisonment in county
Jail.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-15
FATAL RAILROAD WRECK.
Three Men Killed and Many Lives I'm.
perilled.

STAUNToN, Va, Sept, 15,-The north
bound vestibule limited train No 9. on
the Shenandoah branch of the Norfolk
and Western railroad, was derailed and
badly wrecked one-half milo south of
Basic City yesterday The train, which
consisted of mail, express and baggage
car, dining car, two day coaches and
three Pullman sleepers, was derailed by
running into deposit of six inches of
sand and pebbles, washed upon the rails
by the heavy rains.
The entire train, with the exception of
two sleepers, left the track. The express
and baggage cars were demolished and
the engine torn to pieces. The day
coaches and one sleeper We're also
wrecked. The dining car was found
lying upon the boiler of the engine, and
in it was found the conductor, John Up
degraff, who was so badly scalded by
escaping steam that he died soon after.
Engineer William borough was found
crushed to death beneath his engine, one
of the driving wheels having run over
his head. Fireman Martin Propes was
also killed. Not passenger WAS killed,
and bnt three We're injured.
There were twelve passengers in the
first day coach when the crash came and
it seems almost miraculous that all
should have escaped alive. OF the three
hurt the worst injury is broken leg.