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MlIInnrpGr- Dec. ll,h ISL


Mr.. EDITOR Or returning to this
place. after an absence of few months. /
find various and marked improvements
incontrovertiblc proofs of the fact that
Mnlbridge Is still vigorous and tlourishing.
Since last March, commod Gus and elegant
dwelling houses have been erected by
william Shaw. Pelcg Farms worth. Byron
IIayiord and Hannibal Hayforl.
Capt Lemuel Means. for many wears
successful ship-ma>ter from this town, has
rebuilt. re-mod.led and thoroughly fitted
up hiS house for hotel Ii 4, 1 fine build
Ing. Two stories high. with French root:
AL ''rar, the cuphonic name OF The
Atlantic Hou>c."
Mrs. Nina Was, has built a ncn store
which she has lifted with 4 good a-sort-
mcut Of mjllinary goods.
The citizens on the East side of the river
have nearly completed an elegant school
house, TWO stories III height. which j.
designed ior graded school. Il i under
stood Tint the school III this house Mill
commence the last Monday Of tni, moa,h.
thu upper school Is TO be taught by Mr..
Staple, n Buch>pori, and the lower one
by Mis- Eiilr y. Wallace % this place.
The Winter term Of the school ou thc
West side Of the river has been in session
ont week. The teachers arcthu,c of last
winter. J. &. Chilcoti of sullivan. and Mrs
Martha sawyer of this village
The Christian" denomination closed on
SUNDAY evening last, an Association Of
three days session inth> place. Rev. Mr..
Mo.e, Of Lube, Rev. Nh. kirkland of
and Roy. \. ". Case OF ,Iouesboro. were
present aud conducted the exercises The
"lhrtccnth" boys. and. especially. those
1T Co. |. will be glad To- know that Elder
Case i tho veritable Alexander" ~
whom many poor. sick solder /, indebted
Tor the most a.sidnou> aud clliraciou>
nursing.
THE siorr-hou-e on Steamboat picr here.
brokc through the wharf. 90 tli. night ~
pee. ,. lIut little damage Was done ~
the contents, though thu hn;lllng was woll
filled with freight Il, the ti,uc of the acct
dent
The Lewiston arrived here from Port
Land on saturday night Asf, ou hcr nual
trip.
I learn with rrcrc, that Mariner :
Fckctt i about 70 withdraw from the firm
Of x Pickett { Sou. ~ thi- place With
the intention ~ going into cuisines, ID
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THURSDAY. DECEMBER IA. 1871.
Climbing.

We club with Harper's publications. and
also with the GALAXY and the Portland
Transcript,
The Americds and either of MessrS.
Harper's publication. viz :-Hnrper's Month
b MiJ1<jie. or HHper's Weekly or the
Bdzar. 1928
The AnericEH and Galdry 5.25
Transcript. $50
Weekly Eren'g Post. $50
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Chr Vllswortb Amerifan.

p,ftfshas evc~v THURSDAY Morning at Peters
M Eifswotth Me, by y. h. SAWYER. For
term-, Sc, see first page
N. PETrE~cILL 4 Co. 81 Park Row, New
yors and t.Fp. 4. HOWELL x Co, 20 Park Row,
Nv York are the agents Tor the AMERICAN
In mai civ and are authorized TO contract for
inserting adveruseaents Tor a. AT our lowest cash
nj. Alyer;l>ets ia that city are requested tc
e Ne their fayors with either OF the above hou ses
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Twenty-E Eight Years Practice.

In the Treatment 20 D.--4.c. 10 .li-ut - Frmaly-
nAs placed DH- bow At th. head OF Al phy,i,,sn-
making surh prAtlcs speciality, ami enables
him 10 .unantc, specify ani permanent care
IN The worst casr uf SapprrgA.oH and All other
N<asfr.al Heterogeneous, from rAnierer cause.
All letters for ADVICE must contain Ell Onicr No.
StNnicorr STREET. Bo.rnN-
y. B.-Boari iurnl-h,-'- u those icsiriu. to re-
main under treatment.
Hl.tan. ImlN. Is-I.--n -un. n VI
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mArcmELon-. uA,m p,r.

Thi~ .up-rb Hair i've ;. :h- b--t In the wor Id
-pertrcti! hArnirr. reliable an u-tAnIanctus
o." dl-ArpnIntm"ut, no rtilcglnu. tiut- ,lt-a
grUvAbr ,pipr. Ih.' E-ruuius' N1I \. Bltsh~!lif.
iiAir De produce immediately spieniI4
btark or uaiu4 Al Erpatu. !sNNv. lie hltr rlr4n,
son. beAniigii DOGS not contain ia .tIct~ c ~
Aus injurious compound -,h ts AL irusga .t.
factJrs. rp IttI 10 tpNb >It.ttr s. s.
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&c NeCnnc's Pain kilIin.
MAGIC OH.
II Works Ike 4 Charm "

II tHl. stA.. = !.
use 3 latLri.is IL viii 10 YOU Good
Dire tsou- 40 each lt1tif EHy Il ui the - q.
gsI u hcr' hauI wl.crc yuu trade ID tasv b.. ,c
not 81 It hand thry will scad for Il, 1t yaur re-
quc-t. sHI cell ypu t.cnaine R-a -. Palm n III
Ing Magic On, Il the inAuuIAriurvr's l1wrsi price
NJ rtall
ss>pli BY brussi~ts. Mrrchlnt- and Grp-er-
sSf; ~ put NJ 80 thrv-- -lkS~ anil tall+l Tri4i
SIN Medium SIZE AMI I.irsu Family e.
llilcs
WI. RENE, sole Proprietor & Manufacturer.
gslituu - y IlTI-FlElb Mss
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LygOnia Lodge.

TIL ERE Will be Special Communication of
i Lygonia Lodge r. 4 4 NJ this Wedne s,lay
ening, Dee, Ism. \ iull attendance is request
ed.
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ii i nipping and an eager air" A
fierce gale i raging. Let it rage. The
Two district school, here are 10 b. COM
mcnced thi, month for the winter season.
RELIC OF TIL PAST.
Some men working on ;hc road some
time since. rXhumed on the old school
house hill an ancient cow-bell. which had
probab y been lost and buried there In the
days OF rocks and s;unps. when Cranberry
Island was a bowling wilderness. before
ever 4 road was made Il was smaller
than the bells of the present day and all
the way of u shape" nearly. unique
specimen. What tales might not its lon,
>lleut 10 que reveal. Could IL be endowed
by some magic with the POWER of speech
Tor season. The generation which knew
that >orl OF cow-bel> have all passed
away their hopes and fears. and busy pur-
suits are over. but this rust eaten relic re-
mains We mi ht noralixe on this subject.
\ Ia "iiamiet's apostrophe to the skull e
INT we fori,ear
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DAILY kENNIBEc JouRNAL.-Ihe Daily
kenhebec Journal will during the session
OF the Legislature for 1872 give each
day proceedings on the following morn
ing. Every farmer. merchant and business
man should knoS what is doing IN the
Legislature. The Journal is a complete
daily paper with the news by telegraph
from all points in the world. editorials
locals. home and foreign news by mail
and correspondence besides the doing. Of
the Legislature The terms are as follows
for the Legislative Journal One copy to
one address tor the session $500; five
copies. $50; ten copies SIS. And adj
ditional subscribers taken al the same rate
We shall be happy 10 order the Leg islative
Journal for any and all of our friends
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A : ADVERTISEMENTS.
state of Maine.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

M tII-T \ NV. y, ri.
adjourned session nr M Executive Coum.
u ell wi De h. ~ at the Council 4 b = ns /, e r.
in Augusta, on TUESDAY, thu I9ln dty OIL ip-cemb.f
next. at 10 O'clock \ VI
Attest: FRANKLIN VI Drew
2NiJ secretary OF state
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WEDDING ANNIvERsARY.-On the eve
ming of the 9th inst. Mr.. aud Mrs. X. A.
Friend celebrated. AT their beautiful home
In Brooklin, the tenth anniversary of their
welded life. Notwithstanding the bad
ness of the travelling and the decidedly
cool state of The atmosphere, a large com
pany OF relatives aud other invited guests
were present, TO greet. with warm and
generous hearts. this truly amiable and
worthy couple. OF the number were Rev.
+. Mirick. the father OF Mrs. f. and Rey.
Mr.. Bartlett. OF Sedgwick What with
social intercourse. refreshments. music.
remarks and prayer. the time passed pleas
antly and rapidly away. The tin feature
Of the occasion, the writer of this note had
not the good fortune TO see. but is informed
that it was lin abundance" Sometime
before the wee hours" of the morning
''gave any sign" the joyous company broke
up. and dispersed to their homes. cheered
with the thought that they had seen real
hn-,ceddfng. and sincerely hoping that the
siirer. and even he golden, might not fail to
follow.
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Legislative Notices.

To the Hon. Senate and House Of Repre,sn-
'atires q the STATE of Mriae in Legisi1t,sr.
assemble
i Company a that their Charter may BE- 80
amended and enlarged a. TO awe them authority
To extend their line from Bar Harbor 70 Els
worth-and that the name OF said Corporation
may b" changed TO The Bar Harbor and Els.
worth Telegraph Company"
Bar iiarbor and Mt. Desert Telegraph Com
pany. BY TOBIAS ROBERTS,
ALBERT + HIGGI<s.
T; LORD ROBERTS.
East Eden Dec l, 1871. $3.50
NOTICE u hereby given thst the subscriber.
~ VII petition to the next Legislature to u.
game the votes passed BY the town Of rr cmon.
At Their March meeting in ls7l IN regard TO tn
disposition OF the equalization fund due said
HENRY T.. DAY,
\. IL. HAYNES,
WILLIAM HERRICK
CHARLES Il. oItLEI
GEO. l., HAYNES
fremont. Dec. TN. 1871 3w5o ami others
THE undersigned hereby give notice tina, th.v
L Will apply TO TIE next Legislature of MANI
TOR Charter 10 build - Railroad from
Bangor through Ellsworth, Cherry Held ana Ma.
CHA, 10 the east line OF the state with a
branch !" Lubec and % Ja-tinc. and VIII the
right @ form connection with the Penobscot &
Union RIVER Railroad OF any other Railroad on
such terms ana conditions a. sand companies
may mutual agree.
SAMUEL IL. DALE, GEO. WALKER
GEO. ". LADD. Nv. MOORE
JAMES III MING, ALEX CANPRErJ
Z. BRoMN J: a. MILLIkEN.
~ hLAkEs HARRISON HUME,
HENRY A. WOOD, JOHN ". COFFIN,
a: L. SIMPSON, J. LYMAN
THOMAS MASON, IG\ ArIU> sARssENT,
X Clark, \. VI. GARDNER,
tHts. lAfW ARD, +. PArrANGALL,
:. T.. STRICKLAND, >trH TIsDALE
u sCHW AZ lNkwArER,
J g LARK. SAMUEL MASON
}. >. wiiLELwRIGHr. &. G. rECn,
November 18th, Is7I. sw.o
NOTICE is hereby gwen that III. undersigned
~ viii petition the next Legislature for
Charter for = Telegraph Line from Deer
Isle 60 a-tiue.
MARK n. LUFKIN
". g SARGENT
SAMUEL HERR x.
Il. ;. COLE.
and many otuers.
>edgwick. Dec. %, 1874. 3w.g
THE undersigned will petition the mex, LegisIa
1 tnre 10 giant Charter for = nsatlroaA
to commence at the tide waters OF Castine runn,no
through CastIne, Brooksve, Penobscot BluehilP
>urry, Ellsworth. Hancock sullivan and tnui1-'
boro, IN Hancock County. and >teuben M,lbridge
Cherryheld, Columbia, Addison Jope.born IA.
chiaa East MachIas, Marion Edmunds, Denneys
vile, Pembroke, Perry, Robbinston Calais Ii H.
tide waters Uf Calais, -
G.. TILDEN
ALFRED ADAMS
g. r. TILDEN
W. III. SARGENT
c..,,na ~ ~. - SAMUEL MOVES.
S"''he' NV -'thr iSi- Swis
NOTICE i hereby given that the undersigned
~ VIII petition the next Legislature for a Char
ger Tor - 0Ai1rOad from some point on I'ninn
River near the Bangor Bridge so called ana ~
,ains saiu river, a. near a. the land and crcum
STANCES VIII permit to its mouth
IL NJ. HALL
BARLOW HALL.
SETH TISDALE
u n
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Nm Cnu1 Doe not tn. Bible teach thn
10 fffsaAl TORMENT ri IL s, IA.
NO ETERNAL LIFE except n Christ


Duration OF Future Punishment" by Henry Con.
table, \. Nj edited 10y Prof. Gh.s. L. Ives oil ale
tolIesc. The New Haven Palladium says that 1t
ma upset the orthodoxy" OF hlif the Con grr "a.
tionai clergy men IN Connecticut. Price ~ cts :.
- per dozen. sent postage paid, on receipt Of
price. by The publishers. oHA>. e. CHArtIEI.D
Co., Ne" Haven, Conn. For sale by all book
elleT-. 3w5D
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HENRY r.. DAY,
\. IL. HAYNES,
WILLIAM liERRICK
Iil iRLE5 u. oIt.LEl
GEO. l. HAYNES
/. ISL 3y5O apI o,h.r.

fnHE undersigned hereby give notice that they
l. Will apply TO TIE next Legislature. of Naine
ior g. ShArser TO build Railroad from
Bangor through Ellsworth, Cherry neld and Ma.
chia-, 70 the east line Of the state, with a
brlnch 70 Lubec and 70 Ja+tInc, ana with tb.
right @ form a connection with the PeBobscoi &
Union River Railroad any other Railroad on
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Then let Us all be merry,
"A NICE Girl ,

There is a nice girl on Cranberry Island.
who is not only well posted in domestic
duties. washes. cooks. sweeps, &c, &C.,
out is skilled in various kinds of fancy
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-12-14

The small pox Ia, not reached Gram
berry Island. but the children have been
N'coina'ed a a. precan'ion. It j. stated
that ! plant grows on Til, Island which j
sovereign remedy Tor small pox. The
PITCHER Plant. \ wash aud a drink for
small lox patients is made of it. Bur,iock
burr. stepped. aud used in the same way
are >aid 70 be also cfrectual
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in the state Of SpAth Carolina tlrrra ae.i
BY giuuE b. I'd a. the Iaw tltrects; b., there.
Tort request. al persons Tho are indebted Ia tac
-1ii jcc"l~rt'S estate to make immediate pa,
mcnt and those Nhp have any demands thereon.
70 exhibit the same tor payment
~twALL Il Sw NZEY.
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NOTICE /. hereby given thst the subscriber,
IN Will petition To the next Legislature to N.
Hallke the votes passed By the town Of rr cmon,
A. tsc;r March meeting 10 1871, IN regard to the
disposition OF the equalization fund due saI1
town from tbs state
HENRY r. DAY
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that plant grow, on thi- Island which is
sovereign remedy TOR small pox. The
Pitcher Plant. \ wash aud a drink for
small pox patients is made Of IT, Burtiock
bur. stepped. aud used in the same way
are ~aid 10 be also cifcctual
TN WEDDING
something new on Cranberry Island il
H"i under the sun" tran,pircd here last
noHth. upon the tenth anniversary of the
marriage Of Mr.. William ii. Preble. Gram
berry Islands representative elect A
small party of friends aud relative, each
bearing an offering of bright and FURNISHED
In. proceeded TO his residence. delight
fully surprising him aud his amiable
spouse. The night was cold but the spirit,
of the party were glowing and their affec-
lions warm. The parents of the bride
groom were of the pauy-as young and
enthusiastic rs any. some hearts are
always young" All being determined "
be pleased, and TO contribute to the pleas
IRE Of others. the evening passed very
pleasantly. None Of the parry were well
posted IA regard TO the proper order of
proceedings, consequently they enjoyed
themselves IN a way of their own. 4
boit1iiinl treat was provided by the happy
bridegroom. Some fine singing enlivened
the hours, accompanied with the music Of
violin. AT the good old hour of nine
O'Clock 2. NJ. when according TO ARENAS
ward. every body in Maine goes TO bed
the company dispersed. with many kind
wishes for the happiness OF the bride and
bridegroom. and well pleased with the
evenings entertainment. This is the first
affair of the kind. ever attempted here.
There Is considerable musical talent on
Cranberry sland. and there are some fine
voices. The favorite singing book is that
little gem used in the Sabbath School here.
Bright Jewels
THANKSGIVING DAY.
"oh give thanks unto the Lord, for He
Is good for His mercy endureth forever
The day was clear. cold and blusterino.
An entertainment was given at the .'Preble
House" to the relatives of the family. AS
the proprietors never do things by halves
nothing was omitted which could contrib
ute 10 the pleasure of the guests. and the
Thanksgiving dinner was a success
Nothing occurred TO mar the pleasure Of
the occasion. The table filled with little
grandchildren was an interesting sight.
Cranberry Island is waking up, The
Sabbath school folks are preparing for
CHRISTMAS TREE
Such thing was never contemplated
here before. Santa Claus will be a brave
old fellow if he gets on here with a full
freight of goodies, We are told that the
Sewing Circle is to have a Fair" We
VIII wish you merry Christmas with
all the accomplishments,
christmas comes but once a yearl
Then let Us all be merry,
A NICE GIRL
There is a nice girl on Cranberry Island.
who is not only well posted in domestic
iuties. washes. cooks. sweeps, &c. &C..
Iut Is skilled in various kinda of fancy
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1Ht -upa,rli,er hcvrby .yr- puhIc uo-Ier [,
all ouc.rncsi, that he ha- D,,en daily sppotntrt
AMI Ia I4Aen upon HtHsrit n trust Of Al Aim Il
I,tTIt1r Of me estate Of
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Al Court OF frnbete holden a. t. l-,,orIn wtftr
IN and Tor the county of Hancock, on the snl
Wednesday of October 4 b. l-7l
WILLIAM IL. WIIHERBE X al, Ndnluiatrl .
w tors upon the estate Of Charlie \ tat,.,
lac Of La-tinr5 IN said county, dcrct'ed having
pre- I'D their Gnai account OF Administration
upon -Ild estate for Probate
ORDERED :-lhA the -atd \ I'm tl-t rator- give
notirr thereof 1" all persons Interested, hy g.u--
ing a copy oi THIS order TO be published III .rc
weeks succe~stveiy IN the li-warth american
PFlutti a ellsworth, thai they msy appear At a
Probate Court to be- hpiirn At BucA-prlt Ola the
~ Wei. e-sliy II January nrxt, AZ trn 81 zoe
cl"ck "a ihr tprrnppn, ant show Cau-e d tGy
The nave, why the same -houI1 not BE- allow ed
3Ai3 Parker / OK, Iufgt.
true topy-Atte-t GEO. \. piEE, Register,
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40 Court OF Probate holden Al EtlewoJtl. ,,ttn.u
AMI tor the County Of Hancock. uu ile i1.h
Of Dec. 4 u. IS1l.
u II. CLARK, Administrator upon the Estate
IT, OF Enoch Lurvry. Jr.. Iata OF Fremont la
-ald t"HntJ, d~"eased-haslng p,o+"nteI as Crest
aud uuAI account NJ Administration upon -.tl.!
Estate tor Probate
oKDEREp That The sald Admtuistrafo .ryr
notice thereof - all person Interested as SLAMS
INK cory Of thIs ORDER to he puuu-aet tAi-,
weeks successfully IA the Ell-U rita Nmrrlr an .
printed ia kilsN "rth, iht tnry may appear a; a
Frocaic Court u b. hulleH at II 4v,rth On .1,
Isl "wednesday Of January mex. ~ lsa Of the
ciuck Ia The forenoon and Shrv sauce II XII. g.t...
haze, ~ny tsu should att pc a.l.nrI
IWSO PaEkFr Ii,h I.I-,
True t"py-ttisst- ''Eb \. DNLtl K ~ Ter
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VOLUME II.


10 the Honorable Judge of Probate for the Coun
" of Hancock.
1HE undersigned, administrator Of the estate of
.ahuin irrw orgy, late of Ellsworth. in sand
snuIN deceased respectfully represents that the
Ahu chattels, rights an.l Ct EDITS OF sai de
'sea are h"t Sufficient TO pay hi lust debts aud
-. ~ o. administration, bv the sum OF seven
N-h'' non tfs- Wherefore our ppfitoner p,a,s
your HoH"f 20 Grant him ! iicen.,. Z, s.u |, r,,,h
NC o' private sale, ana Con, ev snff.ta,,t III ,h
teai estate - the iecrased tncluiiIg tbe r,.y,.r
sion the tlGw DOVE; ,her.,,S w ~,
sait debts and charges OF ,,,,niai~tr,1,o '''''if
Ellsworth. bee. l2tb lSTI '''' l.
HANCOCK, s. Court Of Probate, Decml.r r.
A. ~. 1871. '''''
Upon the foregoing Petition ORpEKEp -rt.,
sand petitioner give pub lc notice C., all mar
interested, by causing a copy of the petition ana
this order thereon, ta be published thru, ,yrrk
successfully q the Ellsworth \ american a new.
paper published tn Ellsworth, IN said Jounfv mar
they may appear ut court 81 Pr bate f,F .t3
County, TO he held RI Ell WORTH. on the 1T Wed
Lesday OF Jan. next, nc ten of the ci'ick Ia the
forenoon, to shes cause, u any they nave why
the prayer of said petitioner should net hr grant,
ed. PARKER re h Ju.izr
Attest. ''Eo- y. DYER, Re- leter 3N so
Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1871-10-28

l0.eoG yards Best Calico made at 10 cents
per yard.
80 1000 yards Heavy Domestic, one yard wide,
at cents per yard.
$4,000 yards Heaviest Domestic, one yard
wide, at l24 cents.
IS, 900 yards Finest Blcached Shifting at l2I
cents per yard
0.00O yards White Flannel at Is cents per
yard.
5000 yards best American Delaines at 20 cents
per yard.
5000 yards Fine Mohair Dress Goods at l63
cents per yard.
200 Fine Assorted Poplin Dresses at 50 so
each.
5000 yards French Cal'd Bombaznes at so
cents per yard.
1900 yards best French Empress Cloth at 60
cents per yard.
ALSO,
Fine Business Suits for SIS, worth $50.
Fine French Cassimeres Suits SIS, worth sos.
Fine Genuine Beaver Suits for $24, worth $35.
Fine Genuine Chinchsla Suits $27, worth Sss.
ALSO,
Ladies' Foxed Balmora Shoes ST. rs per pair,
worth So.
Ladies' All Cloth Shoes for 81 IS per pair,
worth So.
Mems California Screwed Boots SIS per pair
worth 81.
ALSO,
1000 dozen pairs French Kid Gloves at 81 per
pair, worth 81 so.
100 dozen Ladies French Corscts at 81 each,
worth 50.
700 Fine Linen Handkerchiefs at 12l cents,
worth Is cents.
900 pairs Ladies' White Hose, six pairs
for 81.
1000 pairs Chidren's Woolen Hose at I25
cents per pair.
The Highest Price paid for COUNTRY
PRODUCE.
Save your Money by Trading a. the OVER
LAND STORE.
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THE APPRENTICE QUESTION.

The complaint OF a boy that the only
chance youth has to learn trade is
to be sent to the Penitentiary or House
of Refuge, had more truth than poetry
in it. From all parts of the country
comes the same story of the difficulty
of boys experience in finding places TO
learn trades. A Chicago paper states
that there are thousands of boys in that
city willing to learn trade, but no ON
ployer dare engage one of them. There
may be a little exaggeration here, but
there is no doubt that the limitation
the trades-unions place upon appren
tces, is keeping large numbers from
becoming skilled laborers. In some
trades the allowance prescribed by the
Union is one to every five journeymen
in others one to ten. This limitation
is not regulated according to the total
number of journeymen in the trade of
the particular locality, but of the num-
ber employed in any one establishment.
Thus, several firms in which one ap-
prentice to every FIVE journeymen is the
regulation number, may employ seven,
eight or nine men, and yet only be al
lowed one apprentice each. Instead,
therefore, Of there being twenty ap-
prentices to every hundred journcYmcn,
owing to the irregular distribution of
the latter, there may not be more than
half that number of boys Such a
system must strike all as unjust BY
asslmilatlng the admission of appren>
tees more to the number of boys de,
manding trades, and graduating the
scale TO suit the continued increase OF
population, the evil of the system would
not be SO intolcrable. There are not
sufficient apprentices admitted to supply
the raturai annual loss by death, &c.
Many lads are by this rule of the Union
prevented entering industries for which
their tastes and abilities specially fit
them, aud must take whatever they eau
get, while hundreds can't get anything
at all. The pressure of the unemployed
youth will, in time, become so great as
to override all opposition, and the entire
system of fixing the number of ap-
prentices will be swept away.