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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-02-13
The End of Washing Day

What - figl't1l sensation TINT l.
when >ou hHvr Just rot home of a culd
Noudty nj-ht and pulled y"ur boots
of. I" hc told that the week = washing
i out on the Iiuc aud must hC brought
in New to do this of dcvy eve in
til, summer. with the delicate perfume
ot flowers iilliu~ the ali. and a brass
band on the next street. j. nor exactly
hlrd~hip: hut !" lo it in the dead of
winter. with Il chilling breeze hlnving
and the clothes IL >liii H. a rnlIin%piu.
j. ~nmcthiu" uu man can c"nt,mplJtc
without quakin". We don't Guitr rlil-
dcr>taud how il iS that Il man imvari-
ahl, get, his boots of before the dread
~ummnu~ comes. Int the rest uf il i
plain enough. There iS sort of rebel
lions feeling in his heart which prompts
him to tIy to cutan~lc his wife in III,
argument. and failing in this he snatch
g. up the basket. ahd goes out in the
tard with it. rappiu% it against the
chairs and l>u"rkiugit il against the sides
nt the door With Is much Vi%or aS if ii
WIS not purely accidental. If the fond
wife i any way attentive She can hear
his we'll known voice con>igHimg yari-
ou- objects tn eternal suffering. long
LtlcI he has disappeared. There i uo
lcliri in line of frozen clothes. Every
article is IT. tn4id as the cardiff giant.
and the man who wrcuChcS the pin of
and then holds the basket in cNpccta-
ZION "f seeing the piece drop of the
line of its own accord. j. too pure and
simple for this world. But our man
isn't of that nature. He catches hold
of the garment with his chilled hand~.
and seeks to pun it off. but il doesn't
come. Then he yauks it upwards and
then doWIWard> and then sidoVi,c: and
when it comes off it maintains the shape
it has been all the afternoon working
into, which permit, it Just as readily t.
enter the basket a. To Ice showed through
the kcN-hOlc OF = valiSc. The fist ar'i-
clcs he doubles mp with his hands, and
there j. a faint Scuhlaucc of careful
ness i'll packing them away; bat attei
that he sma>heS them into the basket
without- any ceremony. and crowds
them down with his foot. He uses the
same care III taking down line cam
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-02-13

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"i'. '''i'', i'''' '''' ''' '','.N II, '"i'
,''lli& " NI'tc'' ANA make, Nv" l'''''''-
hri'ili'l> "i every one W ii'h ne S'!>
tan ir"m the basket ne allows 'llt Hr'l-
'ir> I" multiply ~ MS arms. :" I" save e
steps. anG when Ii" @rt> ms arms iniI
"l thr a"NN'ii" an" h'i>cI''','t 'n'i'%N'
whose sharp. I'\ corners l!" MN III me
mr'h ana Lace. ne '"i'''~ /" '' '''''''
lh"i refuses l." @il' way "'I "i.' emu
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-02-13
VOLUME 37---NUMBER 1907.

proper salary for the Forty Third Con
gr">>. | could not see why it WAS not
ioI the Forty Second. The service Was
the same. the expense Of living certain
~ aS gIcat. Congress had the same
legal right /" Iai~c the pay ut the end
"i Il session a. at ihc beginning and
tn" plnpricty "i the act depended
wholly upon the ;tmOunt fixed. whether
II wa> or WIS not an unreasonable sum.
such too had been the invaIiihlc prac-
ticr ut Congress and of all state Lcgi--
lHtur~. that an increase of salary al
WAYS applied /" the body making it. 1t
Wa> objected to on the @loumd that II
Vas ~ the nature of Il contract between
the Representative and his constituents.
that hc would serve the term foI the
>,,Ia,} ~ il stood ~ hen he WAS elected
regarded this view H. v holly unsnund
II thcic j. any -,mhaucc of contract in
il. the contract l. that the member will
>tINr for such compensation a~ Congress
shall determine. II Congress should
make il les he could not complain: il
they increased il. hc i entitled t" the
benefit of the increase. The apparent
"l1po>itinn al iil~t seemed wholly against
the increase Of the salary of the Forty
second C,,,oraSs th. h,,l, ,,, a. !,
was called. could sec no force in the
reasons urged against il that did not
cpHallN apply tn the prospective in
crease. and therefore | drew the in
rrc;>c -. | did m, n,Lr, r,y TI,.
ruIJi,. di>,ussi,r >,n,, l,e.,,, tn -, f,,,..
iLr, ,nJ +, rnn,n,nr RI. .ntiT. ac,
Inch wn. thc ..un,. ,rrnnnJ h,d stnni
urnr when rI,, 49,, vn. r,..nJ H.,
trrruiurd tb,rrforr E,,.ny>oIf rn .,v',it
th, action, Of Cnuot,.,. v,Ic,, th. who'll.
subject ,.ould bc drIibrr,,rl, rx,miund
md d.,.iL,L rho n,,t,,,. ,..,,,o I.'t',,.,
ro,...l...' NJ tL,. ,.n,r,mr,.rrnrmr of ~.
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II rb, ir..rc.,., md max, c,,i,I ,,,,,.
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Chang and Eng.

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dn,iur their contract Win Ramum va.
300 a week. and tins sum they cuualI,
Ji,idrd and nI,crd IN o soyirrs l..r,I.
TLn,, r,,n.,ircJ Win r,,nnr, NH I-II
and !, was th.n hcIicyrJ ,hnt Ihn, had
,',,,ccd ,,'' f. ,crr,nmI,,,. ~ Gna .,,;n,.,
a. ,Li, ti,,,,. ,Lr,. ,r,i,,J from, ,,,,I.Ii,
i;f. nnrinr their rr,ycIs thcr L,d
yi.i,nJ ZnrtI C,,rrlinn. and the climate
and tL, Ior,Iit,- ,Ir,.inm tI,,,n tI..,
IncataJ ,L.r, and v'itb ,Lri, ini,,t nr,,,-
rrty of $50 O0O nurch,srI t,yn uIlutr-
tinns at Nnunt Niry near SouIsbu,y.
Al this time tbe,- wcrc bachelors ut
tortv-four
HAVING made nm tbcir minds 10 sci
tie down rhev tnok = notinp tn orr
married There was no romance in
their 1--we MAKING On tbr contrary. if
/ wos ono of tho most nrnsoi,. of ,n,t,L-
mokinrs They wanted wives. and
We're no, vcrv n,r,icuI,r ns nvhnt tIr,
were. so Ionr rs thcy would mar,I
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-02-13
ilum Chnlnl,.I ) .Innn.d
My FrlShts.

There are some people who aver that
thcy have never htcn frightened. AS lam
tdr from nclng i strong @-.IiudCd woman,
/ cannot -, aS much. Perhaps am
too easily alarmed. am. ion instance,
afraid of Il COW. II may hc very silly;
hut I cannot help it. All the pleasure
Of Il country wuik througi a tine land
-c!rc has been often Sp0ilt for me be
cause ot cattle III the field. If | pass
through thcm without being tossed "l
g,ird. the recollection that | have got
to come back again remains with me
tor the rc-t of the day ~ for It bull. |
,,riild rather never see the country than
RIM the chance of meeting such crea
rul,. \ dog i th"ught to he = very
harmless auimal-a domestic animal
md rh, .trirnh "t man. He l. not.
however. the friend ot woman-"r at
least ct q nervous woman like me. /
>huuld hc afraid to write down how
often have been prevented iIom cali
inc al u friends house 10y the presence
Of u little poodle or terrier upon then
doorstep. should as soon have thought
of disturbing an adder. The Romans
Ia people quite remarkable for thclI
conragcl used. am told. to paint oor'
cGue1n. "Bcwurc of the Dog AT then
front doors: but such a warning would
have been unnecessary i'll my case.
am always fully beware" of il. Every
f,1m-vard III the country has dog. and
that j. why don't like the iarmyardS.
NV widowed si>tcr-in-law (the fat one,
and myself once lived in such a place /;
whole summer, during which ! lost
more flesh than if had been all the
timc in Turkish bath. From suns
to sunrise | was in a perpetual fnght
from fear OF robbers: and when the
DAYS grew shorter, and the nights longer
thc place became insupportable, and
lied from it. My >i>tcr-in-law, Wh'
occupied the same apartment as myself
would fall asleep as soon as her hea'
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-02-13

oo-c-I
tai'i''' S''.r' '"''''i'"u%' N'ii''i ''L'' ne!
'T"S'PI "i Ii','''e >''''i' i'n' an" "'1"' III
"t'4h' "l NdIiftH anu '''t' :
"H'i' mus can h"ih '"%o'htl' ana
aPp'eH hIZif an" Np"iirr' Hhh sweet
Pp''''eS grew mtili III 'h' nc"i' "i 'il'
","oN' 'h" M"'l' '"N '''" Eli'N ,'"
oiu>''l i"''l' J." ''h >''l''> ''''i 80 N"IH
coii "il> Ni'lc N"" can ''''''l'\
ieSl inc 'lilii n' sovereignty 'li'i' ''''''>
olIN To hlih WI" mas " poker ANA ca"
pun 'iic me- WIN none I" 'l''i'>' ''
in'N' M" "l'',i". l''>''' III '''
'ne'Il"iIt> "i Suci ir'p,i'''> ana oi 'f'-
nil@> "l"i'l" tfrm. ai"'H we "I". ~
Tue cNhI' reminds uS. l"" often t""~I
o"l L'''N MI" n'li '!H'h> were c"i'l.
an" MISUNDERSTANDING 'haI ~"lht ~ III"
neat "l" =" mp me '.lmh'| h'>t'"" al
OUT ill" me room we 'ih'''""'I 'ii' .li
IeSItIi"iiN in"N'' iI' '"'i''>' ,''r
were n'H'i'l1NI' an" n'''l"N' me "tr"
eiHn"i\ close ai".l" 'H'I! ll'h''if
"i"T'' we can "H NH''''' wv ''''
"e''. hl.' 'ilr ',lih@ ''''\ ''I'''' " "'' '''>-
>itH Ill ldihllN Iii" We can H"' amor" ''
Iet go
Inc nome centre may "r f"''HH t.i'
{ 'hii@ lamp; III PHEASANT '''\ "ih!N--
room. Il cosy ha'k Parl"F' "I ''I"iI
i"i "iiIIrh'" library IN an! i"''I'' III i'.' =
Nhlrh l. not 10" me Tor use an" "tIi'll
Is H'''NSi''i'. !" '''', '''''
" i con tIi''''t I" ''"'T III ''.'''''''
i""'L'' :" ,'''' sue ma near i'3''' '!,.'' II,
h"' nave 10" mani -, i'> i" ''h'' Il '"'.
,'''I' >ir'l'tI III 'Ii' 'i''' SUI ~ ''H ''''
Ii NAV hc IN the If'hGlI. a. II ,i~tN L.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-02-13

lures MO an lilltitsiilI' II 'lN II Nt'
thai exterior without the. taiut,>t mudi-
nca,i"u untjl hrdtinc D"0bnY N,r~.
From rh,. Boston .ronrru Feb :
Tudc,e Poland on Conrressional Paw
Jul@c Poland. now Representing. lEr
second congressional District of NcI
mont. ha~ written the following !"lI'#
To- Treasurer Spinner. 1cNIrWW- the
whole question of CuuE,'~>i"lidl pay.
and I,~tuin- to the Irra~ul, "t th'
Uuitcd static hi ''huch pay. IN "HcG;
,Icc to that decision "hI"h "I~ TIN
''~utr -cc"'d ti"H&ht Of t"n"I'~-.
Iii> letter -lr~'l N,~ % ";l'im P"lu~II /.
ll.r puolir. lnG III, cNHlrrlr niHl wei.
hc tuIiuu,A hl number ut hi a~>u-
,i..,~ iu the IIorl~,. al Representatives.
q hn have ,,laimrd against tie ih-
,.I,...-,. ct pay. vet " hr hccT thc "hA, !,
u.t1" III thcir pu,hct$:
W,.ur>.r.x Ian 81 l--
H.. ! J >.;,.,. j,,,..,,.,.,.. ,.5 ti,.
j-.;I,,y IL.is.
l,'. I,.,,.,.;t,, t4,.J v.,, .., f,.tf e.,
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la19inc35 Qirrrtorn.

.. r....rs< amt Locn;j,u ofHc icrd-
E..,.. Hu>rs IN 81. jaha>buiN.
,.-i,nltaral lnnI, and IIar.iwnrc.
...... ..s-niiL U..t- I.ca. J.. I -. t
ln";m"c,-i,-.
...Vlu -a. Funk lAork. Nair =.
.... -.E E..ll,". iIo,l. / X; -
}tta~mr,, ~ law.
...t SAY .s.- p. T. prio, ans 70, U:Hcr .
... tnr .,2 C.,'.-i,lr.n l}... sap starr
.H.IA.p N.,u ~ ",cr Han !, irtchrr
i;,.i.- pa,! ~'n-i"n"r,.
rs, EpE;i.l. ...!,dou.,n H.; D Ma.u~r .
Ii""'. Flinders.
.....' "a. go. A.'.-. Mon ,n"u; ~lrsre
-, i,u'.~--ir-.,I ..nd I:n~uir---
. sI...A 90 Monument -f.arr
i:ra.-- and Ca.i,.cti"n"rs
.. ..:tD.IN Main ,r,ct
i:ont- aud -ii",.~.
...-.Afi 'GuIH. Nud~ FIb 4. il 81.
tlu'i.nv. Has aud '.t!-.
.,4 .aui,... = i;.ul Block. ",i,-.t, St-5"Ar-
... ....-. d..r.r n I:.iI, It5r Clothing Hat
.--.j, ..at- -a.r., foods 't'.. 81.
C"'hlu. C-r Men and Boy.
...It<.- : co. I.rt..,isa- Village
,-.-,.r,. Gi.t-~ ald ~t",,.. Ware.
- EAIhnNNK~ 4 GO. TaiIhauk~ Village.
r,ing. 'ar-r-H.,ngin=~. ~ indo,, --h,d'~.
Dentists.
...uEiN~ ,.lr,lori,r il"ch Man ;rco,.
..rG : SlltiH. U..ru H.oc',. Man street
Dining E"ou,-.
....-tc- i rEIrFN1t-'. EASTERN Averu'
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-02-13

'W'hat of hat ? Solitude and still
ness are The lit accompHuimcntS of such
- solemn scene. | had much rather 90
thclc 10y myself.
/ | WAS resolved to exhibit nv indie
p"udrurc. a. well a> to do away with
amy taI>c impressions my excellent
hu>tr>~ might have received from Char
iult, ~ others with respect to my cOur-
age: hut at the same time she need not
have 'rmiudcd me that it V.> 50 lcucly
Up there. ] did NOT expect to find Dis
m'N churchyagd the centre of fashion. or
the scene oi an excursion picnic at ten
T oClork at might. at COURSE: hcI remark
WIS nilicioii> and unnecessary. ami at
the same time i; made my hl"nd run
cold. However. when the moon ro>c.
- did /. and. ~kctcl-hu"k il, hand,
! tuilcd mp to the old church. which was
also. from it, prominent position. Il
Iaudmalk used 10y sailors. VhIch taught
then. 10 avoid he r"cl at Disney Point.
Whatever might hc the matter. there
W@~ always wind IN; there. aud even in
that still ~rmmcr uight II was wander
In~ ah"ut the gr;,~~c~ ut tie graves. and
Whispering" into thc ears uI the stone
gaIg", lc> oi ihc church. which seemed
t. %iIn III malice At is news of storm
Hnd Vr,rk Ia come.
seated myself on my camp stool.
just in front of the porch. and began
~ hat | intended to j." u haStv sketch.
just tcN Struhc>. II l." 1lIlcd IN AZ my
leisure. tor felt III" situation to hr
'.umraunl." and already wished my self
at home. My fingers shook Il little. Ger
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toucicd the ,.iII,y. and leave me. =. if
were. alone. = ,,r,,- tn nv terrnr~. Sh.
al,,ays rrmirdrJ me nt thc iujtatiuo
hcdtrIlow described in oboSt ,forir~
vino win nal wake while the auraritiu,,
!, ncDni,,., iIrrouch the. bed cuitaiu, NJ
gop. ard who. when all the dreadful
things or" over. cal.nor hc persuaded
that thcl actually occurred.
NcNt to Ghosts themselves. ! di>lik"
proplc 81 th> .;.~i. and V"uld almost
Il, soon have no cumpIhior, 1T Jii. II
the Viid VII ri. J at nr"r hc.an :"
picture To- my, ii a band "i rIllim~ 't-
lcctiug q iclcihlc ,rtIl ilto all thr
louu'~ below stairs. and giliu" -hou'>
Of tliuuph N the rI>, with which thcs
accomplished their purpose. W"cuuld
not afford to keep Il muu->rr>uut. and
even If VI" had don" 80. | ~hould have
alva, imagined him ,E,. acromIli,r Of
The burglars. oI c"uir- ur stains Uror
hi own account with a .aINirg-hilit,.
concealed in ~ >,.uttIc If Goals. ~ hid
oii,rlrad H. II hnoh. ON huIt~,. uir-
tended in !ir means Of Resistance. and |
alvg>- placed the pI:tt. -ha~trt and it,
c.,it,,it. urur, 1L, l,udi,,,.. t,f rir .f1il..
m Lor.s thai the r,l.n ninLf. What
tLr, came, for. and go ava, vitLoui
a~kin,, Ter III; money or my life. Ou q
,..,rti,.l,i.,. .rc,.iuu L,i,,.. ,n.,l,l,. rr
,l,,.p. | E.rrj,d that heard the an
i,,,..,,.i,. g.. rni,l.,.. .ir,.tLc -,ii,s H,i,,r
~, i.,,..,., f., c,,.r ,i4, ,,.,.,It I,ifI,
.,., ,,i,,,. ,,,,.,.I ,'L.,l,ti,. ,L. L.,,-
over r,ul-,onI,I ,h,. L,J mai, .,,,l
d,,.,,,,rl -, .I,.., .,.,.,,,, i.,,i,,.r ,,,. f.,
M, t..,r-
Gnv,l,,. ora, Yer, Wet and dark
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-02-13

\ we'll known dry goods merchant
advGti-cd ion clcrh for his mourning
department. An energetic looking in
answered the advertisement
tud stated he had lad an immense cx.
pcii'n'c IL mourning. He had. prola
hl,. at o:,'lrd moIr funerals and s,.cl,
more deaths from ~ualI pox. yellow
lrvc! and .nIl,r >cnnl.rS in different
PaIt~ "f ti:, world than ANY man living
tie thtight he could make that monrn
my department hum. he felt so well
qualified. His familiarity with funerals
"H~ great. hut, also. his ignorance OF
mourning gn"dS VA, very dense and
hc Wa, not hilcd
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-02-13
An Obstinate Dog.

thUhh was very much annoyed the
otiItl night lay the barking of II dog in
me ward "f EUlWcr. next door. lie
went to the back window with hi,
nuu1 iGrh il his fIaud. and as he saw the
animal plainly. he fired away at it.
The barking instantly ceased. but the
dog stood there quietly. and as Chuhb
knew that il would begin again if it re
manned. he determined to diiyc it away.
- he threw an old boot at it: then he
threw anorhcf and another: but the
d"@ remained sta innarl. Then he
buried I'll the boots hr could find aud
Mrs. tlHhh'~ CATERS. and finally
couple at >oap-cUp> and three cakes Of
soap. dnd still the dog refused to budge
men iuhh bcCanc excited. He felt
~ II hI~ honor WAS Ia some >cuSc inVolv-
rd. and he determined To make that
dog qIit and =" in liz kennel if he had
tn pltch all the furniture in the houst.
Il l.. - thUhh fired Il bottle of co
i"@uc amt a lar of pomatum at the
brute: these hc followed with Il towel
rack. then he hunted up Il Hacking
nrU~h. and when that WAS gone and the
dog still stood fast. ChIhb went down
IN the rrllIl and brought up six fiat
IRONS and the saucepan. together with
the Bath brick and the ;lhata teapot.
and these lac Hung II the obstinate
brute with the same Unsatisfactory re
suit
Wild with fury. Chubh got out hi,
4uu ami fired at thc dog Il dozen times
in rapid succession. without inducing il
to move. BN this time the " hole neigh
huIh""h were aroused from dreaming
that th,.I Wrlr at the bitfl, of C,.,t,s
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-02-13

Cooling is well enough before mar
riage, but the billing doesn't come till
dttcr; and then it comes from the
tradesmeu
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y man left Il hony >tecd on Nam
street last saturday, and coming back Il
short time attcrward. discovered tha, Il
funny youth had placed card against
TN" iieshlc>s ribs hearing the notice,
Oats wanted-inquirc within"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-02-13

HIII ki;D 4 THI>OM.

'H'ih!r ray~iritn~ and Surgeons.
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THEATRE NuISANCES.-Anc exchange,
enumerating some of the nuisances to
which theatre-goers are subjected, refers
particularly to one which is altogether
beyond the reach Of managers. 1T is
already quite clear" it says, that ladies
bonncts are to be worn higher than ever
this year, and some specimens of these
fabrics now on exhibition are calculated
to incite in the mind of the male ob,cr-
yer mingled astoniShmcnt and awe.
With few of these bonncts in the front
rows, the performers on the stage are
perfectly screened from thrce-fourths of
the audience" Unless high cushions are
provided for those in the rear, tn" intr-
rior portion of the race, it i urged, will
find very little fun in going to the thea
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wheeling Teachers Associatiou

Editors of the Register.
The first regular meeting of the
Wheeling Teachers Association for the
school wear Of ls74-5, met a; the Fourth
Ward School, Saturday, Sept. IL, at 10
o'clock, A. NJ, President T. :. Williams
in the chair
After the usual preliminary exercises
Prof II. McMcchon delivered An address
on the Esprit dc coyY' Of the teachers
calling, urging broader and more thor
ough preparation for ii, oncrous duties,
rs proper basis Tor That professional
pride and honest Independence which
every true teacher ought to cultivate.
A communication MAS received through
Prot. Taylor. ot Bridgeport, from the
southeastern Ohio Teacher. Institute 10
BE- held in KirLwc,yl sometime in No
vcmber next, (day not yet set On mo
ton greeting was sent TO our fellow
teachers in Ohio. and promising active
cooperation in IN" enterprise.
On motion IT." election Of "ficers was
had. resulting a follows, viz:
President Superintendent T. :. Will
liams; Vice President. Ms, VI. Nickel
vey; Treasurer. VI. Harper; Secretary,
Prof. 4. VI. Stevenson. Executive Com
mittCe-Prol +. :. Williams, c,r-oXcio;
l.. Il. BunIy, and Mis- NJ A. Davis.
Programme for October meeting-First.
Lecture by Rev. Mr.. Boyd-Topic Logic
Second, discussion Of Home Study for
advanced pupils; Mr.. Bundy to lead.
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DEMoCRATIC PRIMARY ELECTION
The Democrats Of Washington district
held their primary meeting for the noml-
nation of district officers, and it was
largely attended. The meeting organized
by clerting I. T. Carpenter, President.
and Joseph Hamilton, Secretary.
For county Commissioner Jno. Bayha
received 20 votes, and II. w. Phillips, rs.
For School Commissioners William
Stewart, Oscar Gemmcr and John scott.
were nominated without opposition.
For Constable GeoIGe Marshall re-
ceived - votes; Godfrey Price, IL and
Wash Dcfhbaugh, :.
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BASE BALL-The game of base ball
at the Fair Grounds Saturday after
noon, between the Standards, Of the
Island, and the Nail City>, Of South
Wheeling, was intensely and warmly
contested Both mines played we'll up
to the eighth inning, at which time the
score stood nearly even. On the
ninth inning the Nail Citys did
some very wild and recklcs, playing
which lost them the game. the score
standing at the close SO TO IS in favor Of
the Standards This does not decide the
championship by any means, a. two
more games will have - be played. The
Nail City boys feel confident they can
do better, and like Jacob Faithful. hop"
for better luck next tim"
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Look Our For Ir.-A counterfeit
twenty dollar note Of the Merchants
National Bank Of New York hn> been
discovered at the TREASURY department
among the national bank note currency
sent back for redemption. 1t is So well
executed that it passed undiscovered
through the hands of several counter, be-
fore being detected. Tn" Comptroller
will add this series tothe already lengthy
list OF national bank notes to he called in
for cancellation, the rules being to call
in and abolish by cancellation the whole
i,sue of each denomination of bank
that is successfully Couutcrfcitrl.
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JERRY CLEMENS.

WIENER, Sept. Sd, lS73.-M,sSrs. St,;n-
wag 4 Soms-GENTS; The magnificent
Stcinway Grand Piano now stands in my
Music Room and presents a harmonic To-
taiity n ad"irGbie q"0ijti's, a detailed
enumeration Of which is the more super
tluou>. us this instrument fully justitir,
tn" worldwide reputation that for year,
you have everywhere enjoyed.
After 50 much well deserved praise
permit IN" to also add my homage, and
the expression of my undisguiscd admi-
ration. with which | remain very sin
ccr"ly yours. FRAN2 Ls2T.
Adams & Lucas, l227 Market street
sole agents ior Stcinwny Pianos, Smith
American Organs and other Pianos aud
Organs
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200 Pianos and ORGANS,

New and SecOnd-H Hand, Of First Glass Max
eTS, will be sold at Lower Prices for cash,
or on lnStallmcntS, or for rent, in city or
Country, during this month, 10y HORACE
WATERS & son, No. Al Broadway, than
ever before offered in New York. special
Iy: Pianos and Organs tO let until the rent
money pays the price Of the instrument
Illustrated Catalogues mailed. \ large dis
count to Ministers, Churches, schools
Lodges, etc. ic24 b