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IHE WEALTH OF Boston. The fol.
lowing persons. firms and corporations
are assessed over a million of dollars
the present year: Trustees of Joshua
Sears, estate. s3,l99 300; Boston and
Albany Railroad Corporation. 90. O54,-
500; Boston Gas Light Co., s2,697,-
300; Augustus Hernenway. S2,e52,-
600; David Sears, s2.243, 800; Fifty
Associates, s1.9l9, 800; Moses Will
lams, sl.795. 800; James NJ. Beebe,
81 ,6o2.4O0; Trustees of Eben, Francis
estates, sl,425, 600; John Simmons,
81 800 zoo; Boston and Providence
Railroad Corporation, 81 1925. 600: Ma
than Matthews, sl.3Is 900: Old Col.
ony and Newport Railroad Cornora-
ton, S1.249 900; John L. Gardner
sl.2ll 900; James Parker, sl.136.
900; William F. Field d Co.. si.l35-
500; George Howe, S1,127 500 :
George Parkman's heirs, sl.12l. 900 ;
Jordan. Marsh & Co.. Sl,n5 900
Isaac Rich. sl.110OO0; H Hollis
Hunnewell, 81 ,063, 800 Faulkner Kim
ball 4 Co., sl,O0O,O00.
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V ERONA.

DR.. MAYDIEU, of France, has revived
Pile old practice of giving shot for bill
ious collie. His method is, to take no.
F. shot. after carefully wa hing them
with sweet oil, and give desert spoon
|iul every halt hour. He claims that in
|ilye or six hours the vomiting ceases.
III he Editors of the Pacific Medical
End Surgical Journal relate the fol-
lowing anecdote. illustrative of this
Treatment clergy man was taken
Hery sick and stopped al the house of a
good old lady, who was familiar with
Pc treatment, who stated that she had
Pio shot but bullet which would an
Ever the purpose. She gave it to the
llylne, who. after being assured Of lis
Freat efficacy, swallowed it, aud 10 his
n and surprise found that i'm very
mort time he was entirely relieved OF
ne collie. Before leaving he expressed
?ihe doubt TO the old lady about the
r. e of lead SO heavy finding its way
trough the bowels, "Oh, N.Y. she
tohed, you need have no anxietx
uout that, as it has been through me
gu or twelve times"
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PRUSSIA WAS READY AND FRANCE WAS
NOT. The Courier dies Eiats UniS
treats at length OF the French situation
and The great German military invasion
OF the soil of France, and draws the
following conclusions:
We wished 10 invade Germany and
Germany invade> France. We desire
a. cross The Rhine. and TO-DAY behold
we are at the Mouse. Prussia " \
ready and France WAS not. but Prussia
up 10 this hour. let u hope. has gained
ali the advantage that i, possible. and
all that belongs 10 her superiority
Oar iurn comes next.
The lesson j. a hard one, Int II i
profitable. Rea-sured. we shall be ay-
eugcd. and what i lost restored.
rance la> population equal To that
OF Prussia. and IN, Il a. capable oi bear
ing arms. VIVA; we want i soldiers.
What we need is an organization equal
70 that %; Prussia The National
Garde Mobile j. i numerous BODY.
Young vigorous. ardent. thousands OF
whom are rushing in masses before the
enemy. Ii has already doubled in
numbers. and. in few DAYS. will be
triplcd ami quadrupled, aud embodied
into ana a. i've army. In another direc-
tlpn We see the French National Guard
quietly receiving their arms and intend
ing 70 give. NJ the proper time. q coup
de main 10 the c,snbaiant-.
We shall no more see a. At Worth.
3i.OpI In-u resisting 10000 Win
equal numbers 10 the enemy. we have
nothing 10 fear from one now 90 much
clAtcd rs ephemeral success. and Is 10
daily sends forth their falsehnod>
against our army aud country. Our
response TO all this j. not TAR OF For
three wears the French Government has
seen that war was inevitable. AMI has
desired TO reorgAnize the army We
should have lad to-day, organized and
disciplined. two millions Of. men. 500
600 of them OF the National Guard. and
| The rest OF the Garde Noble. but clamor
I defeated hi, plan. and it became unpop-
ular. it would have saved France hum
| iliation aud repeated disasters.
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IG. p. BOWELS COLUMN
NEWSPAPER
ADVERTISING.

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Nj A II II l f ID.

In Cape Elizabeth, Aug. q, by Rev. DIR.
Smaller, Jesse A. Wyman. of Millbridge,
and Miss Hannah Ramsdell. of Portla land.
In Augusta, Aug. 10th, DIR. X. II. Cham
beriain and Nellie s. Hoicomb.
In Warren, Aug. IA, Lewis p. Mayo and
Maria b. Robinson, both of Watervillc.
In fremont. June l4th by BeLj. Sawyer,
Mr.. Michael Mcdonald to Miss Lydia A.
Roe both Of fremont
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For consideration have gwen my minor son
Almond q. Jel'ison the rest of his time OF uinori.
~ and shall Claim noae of his earnings or pay any
debts OF his contrac ting from this dat.
MOSES 4. JELLISON.
Witness. SAMUEL b. GILES.
Z Whitman. Aug iZte 1871. 3w33
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Sale of a forfeited Horse

Seized Tor vi0iation Of the Reveaue laws one
gray morse, and the appraisers having certified
that the expense Of keeping the same will be
Large and disproportionate to itsyaIue 10 be 50 ia
at pubic auction la front of the Custom House On
Thursday The 18th Insr. at 10, OciocA. A. NJ I'M
.ess a claimant appear, before that time.
Ellsworth August llih, 1879.
y. h. Sawyer. CnlIecier
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BUSINESS NOTICES

A great many people have asked US OF late.
GLOW do YOU keep your horse looking 50 sleek
and go.syr' We tell them. IT'S he easiest
thing in The world; give Sheridsn's Cavalry
Condition Powders" two or three times a
week.
A gentleman In the eastern part of the St1te
who was about having his leg nmpul ated on
account Of lis being bent At right angles and
stiff nj the Knee. heard OF Johns MS Anodyne
Liniment.' After Using Il "A short time, his
leg became straight, and is now As serviceable
the other.
Many suffer rather than take nauseons ned
icines. All who suffer q ON coughs. cold. ir-
rite alton 1T the bronchial tubes or tendency
10 consumption. will find in DIR. Wis'ar's Bal
lam of wild Cherry y remedy rs agreeable 10
The palate A. cfectusl in removing disease.
The Balssm i pleasant remedy. IL Is safe
remedy; il j. n powful remedy; II is speedy
remedy. il l. remedy that cures.
PHor have been 80 humbugged with dirty
Poisonous hair preparations. thst they hail
with delight the new artieli styled Ma
TUHE> HAIR RESTORATIVE. Clear ~
crystal and it does the NO most eff,c,ually.
See sdScr i,c meni.
The no az MR. rrJefrbis SirIiJu Hair
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Ar at Rockport llth inst, schs " Fairfield,
Story, Eastward ma k-reling; 18th, ID. ii Mans
field, Wiiham do do.
Sch shawInut, snow, from sullivan for Boston,
put into gloucester 18th inst, leaking badly.
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FOR sAiE.

One new Buggy. one second hand Concord wae-
on all in good repair; one second hand 1YiAf1x
j. &. J. 7. CRIPPEN
Ellsworth, Nay I'd, 1sso. a11U5T 1sf
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Caucus.

The Republican Voters in the District Compris
ing the towns of tden. MtDesert, fremont and
ran6erly Isle, are requested to assemble at the
schoo. house On Town Hill in the Town of Eden
ON Saturday lhe 9Th inst at O'Clock L. A. for
The purpose Of nominating a candidate for Repre-
sentative To be supported at our next State Llec
lion.
THOs. CLARK, Secretary.
fremont August 10th, Is.O
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NoNNAIIoNs.-Tbe State Temperance Con-
vention, held in Boston on Wednesday. nom
mated Wendell Phillips for Governor, and
Eliphaiet Trssk Of Springfield, Lieut.. Cover
nor. =
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ELLSWORTH PRICE CURRENT.

sA Dried 10. IA
BrrrER-35. ~
BEAN>-Yeow eyed $50 j 90. feaS2 90 a
80
CAEE>E-2o.
,oRN-l.So to LAO. fs
fLoUR-S6 10 $40. 90
GRAIN-issrI,y. 30. Oats. -.
Rive. II { -.
HAI-s.0 -.
HIDES 4 >htNo->heep shin.. On a i..5.
I,k.-. O.. Cali skin-. lo'ts.
LINES 40 per cn>k.
MEAL orn ~ 30 / s.. Rye, 81. 80 sl.jo.
POIA iOES-i.T5.
rEDntt E-E2gs %: Domestic Lard. 20 10 l.
rRoNl>loN>-Kuupd Hog. Ia II Bel 10 a III
Clear Salt Pork. $500 a 800.
Mutton. 10 lie per 10. Spring
LaInl, IL a ljc. Turkeys - -
1hict.ne. ~ - Veal J to q.
Ham l. 2fhr.
TALL G.s Rough & R.nIc red IL 10 L..
WpDD-:irsi 81 - 90 Mil , % 4 20.
Is tpl.-l ltr,c - Pulled "a 20 ".
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brcKsPoRT. Aug. %, 1870.


y h. SAWYER. Esq. Dear SIR
send the following for publication:
Population Of Bucksport. Males. I7la: Fe-
la,ie>. TIA; Total. 34S3 Loss since 1860. l2l.
NJ ber of Dwellings. al. Number Of fam.
ii-s, 1s3.: Voters, 903.
VERONA.
Macs. 1872: Females, 100; Total, 352; Loss
A.; Voters, -. | have copy ofthe census o
1o50 Of this town. and find the following facts
We have las more dwellings. I51 more fami-
J =. and only % more inhabitants pow thar
fwenty years ago.
Truly yours.
5. T. Kinks.
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Sch Caroline Grant. (of Dee: Isie) GIeenlaw.
rom Bangor for Philadelphia, put into Holmes
Mote the 18th inst. having b~en into The
previous Gay by an unknown schr yacht, and had
stern adly stove.
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rort Of Ellsworth.


SAILED
Aug. l.. sch Belle. sor - lem
p. : VI, Kennedy. for Boston.
Y a Rover. ,lp.
tlizapc;i 0, Tor Newport.
Panama. Tor Boston.
% Telegraph. Tor Peril nd.
a. Huzzar. Tor Kockland.
lmiiy. Tor Hoeian.
j {. Fremont, Tor Eorklanh.
Agrnara, for New York.
ARGINED.
Aug i. Kate Grant. from Boston.
Telegraph. from Portland
~. Georgia aud afh.rlnn.
II. Chlflcs Upton and I.uclla.
>. Ninncals from Bbsto
OLIVE Erau"h. from Providsnc"
James T1l'lcn. from Boston.
nrNf.r. Flnoi.
%. ~ruatur ana Fair Dealer
- Edward ana Agr.cnis.
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lie ID.

+ In Ellsworth the 18th lust, Ida May
Hopkins daughter Of William A. and Sarah
b. Hopkins aged fourteen years nine
months and twenty days.
In Hancock Aug 18th. Fife A. X. Trip,
aged years months. Presque Isle
Sunrise please copy.
+ Died in this city Aug. 18th Eddie B. aged
4 n onths 6 days. infant son ofChas. E. and
Julia z. Morris on.
Died 10 this city aug. 18th James Grip.
pen, aeed AZ years and months.
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Poor Inventors

by assisting them III procuring patents aud after
wards u illzlng their inveation s.
Confidential in our business relations wit in
ventors.
Terms more reasonable than anv other liable
agency Ctrcu ,tatning v ,lu lble int ttion
sent free. Address. B. w CLARK CO.
The National Real Estate Agency,
III and 40 Pcnna. Avrnu,, Washington. d. O
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LIGHTHOUSE 90 SISTER ISLANDS, 81. LAwRE>c
RIVER NEW YORK

RIVER SEw YORK.
onicial notice ha- be given that on and aler
the fifteenth Of septic mber aud every night there
al'er, Rom unset 20 -unrIsc, HNe'i white hight
will be exhibited from a lighthouse r,crufly
Lawrence river. miles from Alexandra Bay
and 70 miles from ogdcnsburg, New Y-rk II
bear from sunken Rock I.ig ithou.e 81 degrees
T. distance "a miles and n om Croosover Isana
Lighthouse 70 degs W. distance miles.
The main ship c.IsDnel runs North of the Island
but there is another channel (not us, a. on the
south offhe leland
shoa sets Oh from the low err end of the island
and good berth must be given il in passing
The sboal Is now marked Dy a buoy
he tower l. of dark gray Limestone; the lasse~,,
Of east irOn painted biacK The height Of the
tower from base 10 focal plane l. Il Ieet, and the
light Is elevated - feet sbove the mean level Of
the sea, illuminating, from catadipisirie Fren.e
lens OF the 6 h ofaer, aud are Of 80 d.gs 81 the
horizon. FROM the deck OF a vessel il should be
seen AT a distarce OF " miles.
The Lat l. ~ % approximately; the lon is S.
COW, approximately.
II Is stated that the superintendent of the light
house at Race Rock, on the western end OF Fisher
Island, ha- bcen compel ed 10 STOP work on ac-
count ~ he recent decision of Attorney General
Akermsn that une PRED balances 81 former APP
preparations cannot be made available.
The Portland Press OF l7th says-The work on
the lighthouse at Half Way ick }. to be resurn-
ed, dispatch IRON Washington stating that the
uneNpended balance OF last year can be used.
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Probate Courts.

l1I~woRrH-I~t Wed JAN. Feb nuH i
>.ur, and Dec.-2d We'd. April, III We"
.itnr. and 4th Wed. Oct.
BtrFHrIL.-lst " ed July and Nov
Rt-ckspoRT.-Ist Wed. JAN. MAY shu $ ~
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II e MES
PATENT OFFlCE.

Patent paDer3 carefully prepared Drawings
lastly executed, and Patents secured Tor mVen-
tors in the shortest possible time.
SpecisI attention given TO rejected cases,
..,ses TOR r.i-,ue extension, interference,
onInent. &c .: - 80 a.. 80. 49,. ,..,;.
Preliminary examination as 10 ue pa emit D NY
az az article made receipt oi biet esq ip Ion
N he same-no model being required.
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Th.. subscriber has taken into eopartne rship
viii, him at the old stand, his son A. b. Crabtree
Tut change calls Tor speed, settle OF hs,
old accounts, therefore ali indebted III him in any
" Is are e> ecItiis requested 10 Gait an settle as
soon rs possible. LENCEL CRABrREE.
August l, 1870. 3w32
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MARINE LIST.

Thosc interested in vessels will please
send li~t " such r. they desire reported.
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FRIDAY, Sept. 23d,
GRAND NNEEP,IlktS PURSE.

A Premium Of so. nptn % til trp'lns horses
owned IN Haine mile neat, Ia to harness,
$40 - first, SlaO to ~"tJid. 70 take place at
OClucs.
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NJ 'HAPNAN'> helcia syrup Curr- by-rn.
y icry larih"1 ami Sufnurr Complaints u' hil.
nt"nt FFicc ~ ct-, CLIO. MOORE. Proprietor.
"t"hi FALL. y u. sold ~ AZ Druggists
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Copartnership Notice.

the suhscrucra nave thia day foImei CO.
pafiner,ii in business anst Will he known here
after under the name and >tsle Of l.. rIabtree
&Co. the c1pai1nersnip taxing effect August ist,
iS7J.
L.CRABTREE.
ALFRED b. CRABTREE.
Hancock, August /, 1870
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Committee:
THURSDAY. Sept. PA,

Charles j. Gilman, - uA~WI,N; II. II. Prent
Bangor, II. n. HAripg, Augusta t,cp. III
HaU-r PtrtIIli. j h. al ,tu Lewiston,
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PERSONAL.

Charles Reade has given up his projected
tour of America for the present.
BY the advice of his physicians, Count Bis
marck will visit ono of the English waterngpaces dur
ing July.
Gen. de Peyster of Tivol N. Y, has begun
history of the Third Corps Of tho Army OF the Potomac
and is anxious for contributions Of material from any
source.
Chang, one of the Siamese twins, Is plnlng
for North Carolina but Eng will not leave Europe ana
Chang does not feel as II he could come home without
him.
Clara and Blanche GOttschalk sisters to the
deceased pianist, are TO make q concert tour IN the
United states next Winter One is vocalist tne otner
pianist
The marriage of Miss Blanche Butler (daugh-
ter of Gen Bute) Gen. Ames, will take place July IL
at St. Anne's Church, Lowell The festivities WI" occu
py four days.
The Catholic Telegraph announces that Arch
bishop Purcell has received permission to return nome
He will leave Paris the close Of july and arrive mere
about the middle Of August. on the question OF ihian,
bity the venerable prelate has spoken III tne NOCn
with great freedom OF mind and utterance IL Su pu'
with less yehemence than the Bishop Of Savannah
Letters testamentary on the estate OF the
late Jerome Napoleon BOnaparte have been grahteu III
the Orphans Court of Baltimore to Charles Joseph
Bonaparte. The estate, amounting to about s'o'o" oi
personal and $4,000 Of real property Is devised TO the
widow and two sons of the deceased. BOtn SOILS aIc
named executors but the elder, j. N BOhapdie, las
renowned in favor Of his brother
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r disposed toward II on somo

the House will be better disposed toward It on some
future occasion.
when bill passes the House. IL ia engrossed and taken
10 the Senate. III the Senate lays IL the table, In
any way fails to pass it, the action OF the House goes for
nothing II II is amended in the Senate IL goes back to
the House with polite request for the concurrence Of
mat body II the House cOncurs, the bin ia finally
passed; but If not, then Committee of Conference
composed Of three members OF each House, is appointed
To compromise the difference If they cannot agree,
new Conference Committee IL appointed and sometimes
third and fourth. Whatever conference agrees to
must he reported to and ratified by both Houses have
any effect When bill is finally passed. il back
10 the body in which IL originated, where IL Is enrolled
on parchment signed by the Vice President and Speaker
ana taken to the President for his approval It IL
an act Of Congress and ends the State De
partment, where 1t is filed away to rest undsturbed
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THE cLIyroSsr. SHOOTING ArFRAy.

Coroner Flynn yesterday, at Bellevue Hos
pital took the antemortem statement OF James W. Kicks
who was shot by unknown man in the ager-beer
loon No. l79 Cintonst Monday evening Bicks " no
resided over the saloon, informed 10y his wife that
she had been nsated by three men, while IN the yard IA
the OF the tenement and that the had gone into
the saloon. Accompanied by his wife, Kicks descended
To the saleon and Mrs Kicks pointed seated at
one the tables, who had nsulted her. Bicks
called him outside and charged him with the oense He
deued IT, called Kicks id liar, and struck HIM. The
latter returned the blow, when he was set upon by
another man. third man then came from the saloon
aud called TO the Others 10 stand aside. They did
so, and the third then shot Kicks in
the breast Kicks cried out am shot and his assall
ant responded, Yes, d-n YOU you done FOR" The
then away aud Kicks taken 10 the Station
House. Thomas Hathaway carman living at No. $50
Grand st., who was standing by and witnessed the
sault. arrested and Kicks who IN very eNct-
able condition Ia the station House, identified HIM the
man who shot him. Yesterday, however he declared
that Hathaway had takun part In the assault and he
was discharged From a description given by the
wounded man. and other information, Capt. Ulman Is
Of the opinion that VIM Albright, wellknown rough
character the guilty person aud search making for
him DR. Curtis, House surgeon at Bellevue Hospital. IL
of the opinion that the bah passed through the le lung
OF Rcks, and considers him In critical condition The
jury gave verdict that.ticks 10 his wouuding
the hands of some person unknown. Hathaway held
as 4 WlLlsoa,
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LOCAL MISCELLANY.
QUARANTINE.

MEETING OF THE COMMISSIONERS AND MFR
CHASTs-GRIEvASCE or THE LATTER
CHARGES AT QUARANTINE-TIE ILLINOIS.
Tho Commissioners of Ouarnntine met yea
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isEiernE-------.SfeFe1o NC, '"frf ny,
Rates Present Rate Present kffs, i.rs-ut

Mr. Kirkland said that II simply the amount OF the
rates be- and the dscomfors that they sub
iocted thar they complained or some vessels n view
OF the Inconvenience OF tins respect had gone to Balt-
more, Ptrh Analogy, and other places II these resric
tons existed trade would be driven to Philadelphia,
Boston and other ports Thousands OF hOg,hcads OF
moasss have gone to other markets and 4 VIII be the
ease with coffee u this state OF things continue. Il
not the que ston 0 20 or 10 cents bus the Inconvenience
they were subjected to. Vessels going % Baltimore
right Go the dock and ther discharged and parts Of
the cargo were IN Cincinnati mas hours. They could
not stand against such state Of affairs: The Commits
sioners Interested In keeping trade In this city.
They had lghtermon here who could speak Ia ths
amount OF remuneration they would do The work for
Dr. CarnO,han was sorry that these gentlemen seemed
10 because the Health Officer they say held
them under restraints. IL not tho Health officer
hut the law and ht the instrument 10 larry out
and he obliged 10 do IT, These gentlemen who trade
with ports that are affected unwilling 10 abide by
the law OF the state None Of the vessels that have
quarantned have brought clean bill OF health. n any
vessel coming from infected ports done damage
responsibility rested upon him, and the interests affected
were grcaa than those possessed by this twopcuny
teTest-his fragment OF commercial interest, for
only fragment. He was the instrument OF tac law.
aud possessed no Discretionary powers.
Mr.. Brett said that the Doctor under misappre-
tension with regard ia faulthndlng they simply ogcoS
eel Ia the charges which were unnecessarily incurd IN
the carrying out Of their laws. The Deputy Health ON
Ger had told him TINS morning that hv could not nave
his cargo until he had paid the bills.
Dr. Curnochan-l suppose he did perfectly right, Tor
heard that You did not pay your money.
M SAsst Ra0 sAAp down taeye aewi w Ns4lA - -
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TIE HARE SYSTEM OF VOTING AT HARVARD.


The Standing Committee of the Electors of
the Alumni Association report favoraby upon the re-
suits Of Mr. Hares method Of voting for the trustees Of
Harvard University. Each of the 10 names reported
the result Of the unanimous choice of onetenth of the
electors voting Those who examined the ballots were
satisfied that each himself expressed therein his
choice without considering the votes Of others. Count
ing was simple matter less troublesome than under
the old system OF 355 correct ballots, according Ia the
system 80 votes were necessary O choice On sorting the
ballots 1t appeared that DR.. Walker had l2c votes Mr.
Paine 40 ana no else more than TO- More than 20
candidates had only sing gle vote. According To the
TEN OF apply surplus votes 10 second choices &C. the
81 surplus OF Dr. Walker and five Of Mr.. Paine ap
pied 10 the second choice, DC, eliminating always the
names with ieWest votes until only 10 candidates
NAMED The curious test Of counting the votes In inverse
order was applied which brought out tho names,
though Ia different order. AT first sight this expert
ment looks like the sailors proposition that boxing
the compass backward wac test Of his lore the clergy
man should At least he able TO say the Lords Prayer
backward The Committee are however, satisfied with
this and other evidences that the wishes OF the voters
have been carried out nearly possible and propose
" ~ LAe PlsA hkaip VI VIC 4SAt election.