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Day
20
Month
August
Year
1890
Copyright
Public Domain
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"The "8tuffed"8heep that was carrled 1b the repablican processlou of two years ago tolmpreSN upou iuriner tlie Idea of the Kreat benrit they wcre to In from Uie tarlff uu wool, by vullne tbe republlcuu ticket. A reward of oue dollar will be pald for the dellvery ofsalü sneep at the Deinocrat ofilce." _ JlillKdale Democrat. You are too late neigbhor - sheep have "riz." In 1885, after the election of Cleveland, you could buy all the sbeep In this county you wsnted for from forty cents to one lío) lar apiece, but after the election of Harrison in 1888 they becaiue better property and were wortli $2.00. Todaytbey are wortli from $2.50 to 3.00. No, my good fellow, don'i try to buy any sneep of your democratie farmers at $1.00, or they will laugh at you. The republicana huveu't any for sale even at the adviinced price, but under protection rule they rather buy more. You are too late; you oujrht to have got on board the slioep car in 1888 when so many of your democrat farmer friends took that train and parted company with you at Sait River Junction. - Uillsdale Leader. Grope- I found an empty pocket-book to day. Tope- Great luck ! Where did you flnd it? Grope - In a beer saloon. Tope - That's notliing; I find one there every nigh.t. - Drakes Magazine. Convict- I started out in life to walk the nni-row way. The Rev. Primrose - Well ? Convict- The world switched me off on a siding. - Drake's Magaiine. Judge Wheelock Q. Veazey, the Interstate Commissioner and Commander in Chief, O. A. R., is a gentleman of high standing with the republicana of Vermont. He is a nativo of Rutlaud, Vt., was srraduated from Dartmoutli college In 1859 and from the law school a year later. As a good patriot he entered the volunteer service of tlie Union during the war, attaining the rank of colonel. In 1879 he was elected a judge of the supreme bench of Vermont, baying been for many years before a reporter of the supreme court. He lias always been prominent in Vermont politics and has been mentioiied for governor and for the United States Senate. Commissioner Veazey belongs to the grand army of whioh he is a very active ruember. lu the last convention, which had to elect a cominander-in-chief, his name was brougut forward in connection with this honor, and having a large following, his election was looked upon as a settled thing untll he of his own accord, withdrew in favor of General Alger. A curious fact in regard to his ncw appointment is the circumstauce that he has for many years praeticed law against Colonel Alden F. Walker, whom hesucceeds, and who was appointed b3' President Cleveland at the nstigation of Senator Edmunds. Colonel Veazey was electfid commander-in-chief of the grand army at the conventlon held In Boston August 13, and his election was everywhere well received.

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Ann Arbor Courier