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"ESTEB, HINCKLEY Il CO., REAL
Ill Estate Brokers and Auctloneers. City prop
erty bought, sold and exchanged. Buy and sell
farms in Maryland and Virginia. Money invested,
loans negotiated. houses rented and rents collect
cd. Full Information at all times cheerfully fur
nished in regard to the current rates OF real estate
in Washington city. Agents for the Continental
Life Insurance Company, of New York, and for
Fire Insurance in the best companies in the Uni
ted States and Lon ION. Once, ITO First street
southeast, Capitol Hill. febB-FMWu
ENIFTEEN PER CENT. REDUCTION
Il FOR CASH,
On WALL PAPERS, WINDOW SHADES, &c.
GOLD PAPERS as low as IS cents per roll. Other
grades In proportion.
ALARGE AND BEAUTIFUL STOCK,
l.. +. CLARKE'S,
fe26-FMW6t No. I223 Penna. ave.
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thirteen different varieties for laundry use in
CludlnE all Of Q. b. Jewell's celebrated brands
snd hne assortment OF Colgate & Co.'s Toll Z
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NEW AND SEOOND-HAND-ONE PRICE
IN only. New clothing sold at very reasonable
prices. Selected stock of clothing very
cheap, at JUSTH'S, 6l9 D street, between Sixth
and Seventh northwest. Branch store, lbs z
street, between Twelfth and Thirteenth NV. jys
q" ANT D-SEOOND-HAND FURNI-
o w ture, Bedclothes, Secondhand Clothing, and
Boots and Shoes. VIII pay the highest cash prices.
Orders by mail promptly attended to, by H.COLE-
MAN 4 CO., No. $50, corner OF Tenth street and
, Pennsvlvani& avenue. ap25-1Y
EUREKA EMPLOYMENT OFFICE, qIs
IL + street. Residence, Eureka House, Hl3 K
street, between Connecticut avenue and Eigh-
Janis S'iee' nOf'H MRS. LOUISE @. BUTLER.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE.
Owing 10 the recent heavy decline in prices Of
DRY GOODS, &C.,
BRODHEAD & co.
OGer Their Entire Stock at Greatly
Reduced Prices.

They quote:
RWamsutta ~ Bleached COttOns, Is cents.
Androscoggin "A Bleached CottOns, l2H cents.
Ptllow-case 81 Cottons, full width, Is cents and
upwards.
'sheeting Cottons, 81 81 and 1O-4, 30 cents and
upwards.
Dress Goods of all kinds reduced full 2Oper cent
Black Lyons SILK, IS cts. to g. Is per yard includ-
ing Guinet BellOn IS celebrated makes.
Black French Cashmeres, 90 cents and upwards.
Black Drap De Etc, 5tO 50, (Lupln's goods.)
Black Alpacas and Mohairs Of the best known
makes, Is cents and upwards.
Prints, 81 cents and upwards. A few beautiful
Cambric-hnished Linen pattern Prints at cents,
worth 10 cents.
Hip-gore Corsets, in boxes, 80 cents.
Snk Clicked Balbriggan Hose, s3.2j a box, worth
Elegant s-button Paris Kids, in street and party
Linen Table Damask, 50 cents to 81. 50 per yard.
Ladies' and Gents Under wear and Gents, shirts,
Collars and Cuffs of the latest styles aud best
makes from Is to upper cent. below former prices.
Those who wish hrst-class Goods, and TO get the
fullest value for their money, will not fail to sail at
BRODHEAD CO.'S,
1915 street, between Twelfth and Thirteenth.
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ELPHONZO YOUNGS & CO.,

81 IIUNGU IUUNuO q JUIJ
ELPHoNso YoUSGs. JEROME F. JOHNSON,
GROCER8,
CMAsONIC TEMPLE,)
Ninth and sts., OPP. o. s. Patent Once.
NO LIQUORS.
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MO1ASSES
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Rock Candy Drips, Hotel Drips, Silver DrIn,
Amber DIPS, Golden sIrup, &c, sc D--P1'
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Welch's Best Family, per sack .... % N
Golden Hill Family, per sack ......, .'5 M
Burnt Mills Family at lowest rates w
Isaac WenRer's Family at 10 vest rates
A. Ross Rays Family at lowest rates.
Cooks Delight, a choice family, per sack. %
Choicest Extra, per sack ............,....,. I II
NEOlCe E4lIai per SlCk....
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FLOUR.
IN o LIQ TOR ST.

A choice article Of genuine New Orleans aIwavs
on hand, as also other lower grades. Prices low q
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R~eDR A. PRATT, GRADUATE OF
~ Ohio College Of Dental Surgery, Ill Sew
enth street east side, bet. ID and Z, q few doors
Soatn OF odd Fellows Hall, Washington. Gas used
IN extracting Teeth. Teeth " set, either jaw
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DOR SALE, CHEAP-TWO BRIOR
II houses, nine rooms each, all modern improve
ments; two frame houses with gas. Apply to r.
Q. STEVENS, 625 Seventh street northwest, at 9,
u or O'Clock. feI6-ruThS2w
ENOR SALE.-HOUSES, NO. $50 STREET,
y sc, 500; $40 NJ street, $3.50: 9G 81 street,
and large number OF others in AL arts Of
the city. z. j. SWEET,
fe4-C 5ll Seventh street.
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DOR SALE-A FARM OF $50 ACRES, 200
II Of which are well adapted for the Gu ltivatOu
of tobscco, corn, wheat, rye, oats &c. The bal
provements consist of one cottage. located on
high elevation, and commanding fine view of the
valley of the Potomac; kitchen, two rooms sepa-
rate from the house, meat, ice and poultry-house
double granary. large corn-hOuSe, stable for ten
horses, and two good quarters for laborers. Peach
and apple orchard. The farm is located Is miles
from Washington, in Prince Georges county,
within q half mile of PIscataway village and four
miles of steamboat landing and railreal depot.
Price, $500. JOHN j. EVANS,
Real Estate Broker, 2I2 Penn. avenue east,
fe22-MW&F3t Capitol Hill.
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RS RAILWAY COMPANY.
ANNUAL ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.
Notice.-An election Of SEVEN Dir ECTORS
for the ensuing year viii be held TUESDAY, March
Q. between the hours Of 1 and O'Clock D. m, at
the Board Of Trade Rooms, $40 Market space.
The books OF the company will be open for the
transfer OF stock until March 8. Inclusive.
W. II. CLAGETT,
ACCOMPLISHMENTS Secretary.
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HWEDUCATION FOR BUSINESS
~ pursuits or civil service positions can be
secured at the Washin gton Business College.
While scores OF incompetent persons in this COM
munity can scarcely procure bread, and hundreds
can earn only pittance, the demand for the vAlua-
BILE services OF practically educated youths men
and women far exceeds the supply. A large num-
Der Of students Are making arrangements TO enter
the Business College for lS75 For particulars call
at the Institution, corner Of Seventh and streets
northwest or address for circular, H. @ SPENCER,
President. de2g-tf
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During the interruption to navigation OF the
Potomac river two trains will leave the Baltimore
and Potomac railroad depot at ll:3S d. m.-run-
ming through to Richmond and points South.
ED. 3. YOUNG,
JaI2-tf General Passen yer a gent
Smyrna times., 1875-03-31
Earl Dudley'S Jewels.

>" \ thousand pounds as reward, and no
questions asked is one of the pleasant
statements that the rogucs of London have
had addressed to them for some time, and
the person who speaks it is a peer Of the
realm. Earl Dudley has just lost dressing
case, at a railway station. containing TWEEN
ty-fiye thousand pounds worth Of his wfr's
jewels. They are not, it seems, her best
Jewels by any means, but only those She is
accustomed to so down INTO the country
do upon the present occasion. Her best
jewels remain at her London residence :;
and her very iine,t-hcr h.ttcnnost best
including her countess coronct, the central
diamond of which is worth all the lost ones
put togcthcr-are always deposited at his
lOrdship'S bankers. Still. not even the
''sccond richest noblcman in England
likes TO lose twenty-five thousand pounds
worth of precious stones. little impa-
| ticnce may be parcloncd under the circum-
stances. Only, considering that Earl Dud-
ley is among the roll of county magis-
trateS, he ought not to have issued that
promise about mo questions asked for
such conduct the law describes as com
pounding Il irffuliv. -nnultless, to poor
people. it is very great temptation to have
chance of getting their property back by
making thing, "SqTarc with those who
! have robbed them. but a rl-licutcnant of
ii county. with thousand pounds per H,n,
of income, cam afford to give better ex-
ample The Earl has diSnacrd himself.
and all to no rurp"Sc-since it is almost
certain that long before Midnight of the
day of the robbery the gold settings were
all melted down. and the jewels on their
way abroad to be reset and made unrecog-
nizablc. II IS thought by thc'policc that a
| thi, dressing without which her la.
dy>!ip never travels for long timc-amd
! that til" happy opportunity must have oc
! currrd sooner or later. 1t was alway,
/ placed in charge Of lone Of Lady bud
/ lev, waiting-maidS. and she had substituted
her foot Tor her hand upon it for an instant
while p@ying the cal,-mnn, when it sudden
! ~ Disappeared Earl Dudley is well known
IN the fashionable world for his wealth. hi,
possession Of the Oprra-horsc, and for hi,
marriage with one of those Misses Momcrrit
who are said 10 have formed the most beau
titul family in England.
Smyrna times., 1875-03-31

cases wherein the Constitution had given it
jurisdiction. On both occasions, he lenied
the privilege of the individual States to Sc
cede from the Union at pleasure; and on
both occasions, it was his views and his ar
guments that men thought to be the most
correct and convincing. Has our critic any
authority to the contrary? | anSwcr-nO |
Facts are against him. Facts, to the crush
ing opposition of whose logic even the most
sophistical rcasoncr must yield. lSco pages
40G and 401 of Rradford'S " History of Fed
cral Government, published in 1910.
With this exposition of the history of the,
past, leave the Justice of our critics re-
marks respecting contemporary characters,
to the better Judgment of each individual
reader. The Executive may be all that his
enemies claim. but the Republicans are not
inclined to believe it. Wendell Phillips
may be the liar, the agitator, and uninhu-
ential sol,histcal orator which our critic
maintains but the wonderful effect of his
Fancul Hall speech is likely to impress, one
with Il different opinion.
Smyrna times., 1875-03-31

SORRY llE WASN'T THERE-I have refer
red III my book to that coroner of ours who
seized an Egyptian mummy that was
brought into town, summoned Jury held
an inquest on the mummy. brought in a
verdict of Death from causes unknown"
and charged the county with the usual fee,
with compound interest from the time of
Moses. Well, that coroner is still in office.
and is still enthusiastic about his profession.
Last Sunday night he was at church The
minister preached Very solemn sermon
upon NoahS flood, and after it was over
met the coroner in the aisle and said to
him:
Very impressive DISCOURSE Mr.. Wheeler,
wasn't it,
Beautiful. sir! beautiful" replied Mr.
Wheeler. 'And yetit seemed to be kinder
mournful too"
Indeed! Why, it didn't strike me in
that way. 1t was solemn, Of course but its
tendency certainly should be to fill the heart
of every truly good man with chcerfulness
/ and hope
"Oh, know all that, said Wheeler.
''but didn't he say there were several mil.
lion people drowned in that hood?"
/ II believe he did
/ "Well, then, say that when think Of
all that mortality, and remember that !
wasn't coroner then, and amt likely to
be when there's another such freshet il
makes me sick. There amt anytbino
eheerlul about such reflections. feels il
| hadn't been treated right; 5 if,Td been
robbed."-.Mar AdeIcr.
Smyrna times., 1875-03-31
WHOLE NO. l,O4O.


How A MEAN MAN FooLED HIS WIFE,
He was an awful mean man! He carried Il
fifty-dollar counterfeit bill to make show
of it sometimes when lingering for single
drink Or Wheeling stogy. His poor, hard
working wife had been begging him for q
nice gold chain she had see4sia-Ta
dow downtown. One day he felt in a
merry mood gave her the ifty-dollar eoun-
terfeit bill, and told her to buy the chain.
Then he left home laughing SO hard that he
had to go and take asdrink to wet it down.
He may have taken several drinks. He
went home to dinner feeling full of jokes.
1t appeared to be the happiest day of his
life. He had made fool of the old woman.
But the old woman wore that gold chain at
the dinner,table, and called the brute Cher
dear old darlngr; That put another face
on the whole affair. 1t had ceased to be
joke for him. The jeweler called before
dinner was over, and, handing him the
base paper, told him to "shell out fifty
good dollars if he wished to escape annoy
ancc. He shelled out, and has never been
able to see the point of his joke. But the
poor woman enjoyed it.
Smyrna times., 1875-03-31

Tn" commissioner of Pateras at TsSl,-
ington announces officially that patents are
still issued for medicines and chemical
compounds. ''when they are. found to be
new and useful, as the law requires
Within the last few months many applica.
tlons for patents formedicinal mixtures have
been rejected, on theground that thealleged
inventions were wanting in novelty and
utility. The reflections were made by
the examiner. and as no appeal has yet
brought any of the applications before
the Commissioner for decision, he has had
no opportunity to investigate their merits.
Should they reach him, and his decision be
adverse, final appeal may then be taken,
under the law, to the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia.
Smyrna times., 1875-03-31

\ LILY OF THE VALLEY.-The following is
a summer episode, as evolved By little.
Johnny: Last summer our dog Towser
was lyin in the sun 'trine to sleep, hut
the tiieS was that bad he cuddent, COS he
had to c"tch en-, and bime by bee, lit on
his he'd. and, and was working abont ike
the dog was hisn. Towser. he hel his he'd
still. and when the bee was close to his nose
Towscr winl<ed at me, like he said you see
what this duttrr is doin, he thinks I'm a
lily Of the valley which isn't open yet, but
you just wait till blossom and you will see
some fun. and sure enuf'Towser opened his
mouth Very Slo. so as not to friten the bee.
and the bee wentainto Towsers mouth.
Then TowSer he shet his eyes dreamy. and
his mouth too. and had begun to make
pcacchle smile, wen the bee stune him. and
you never see lily of the valley aek so in
all your life
Smyrna times., 1875-03-31

Seventeen years ago a Louisville young
woman was told by elairvoyant that she
was destined to marry an auburn haired
young man with blue ewes and heavy
mustachc; that he would soon be rich, and
that they would have two children-a boy
and girl. She did marry the auburn
haired man. They have FIVE children now.
the auburn hair has disappeared from the
top of the husbands head, and he is getting
fifteen dollars week.
Smyrna times., 1875-03-31

OuR RECIEATIoNS.-That people will have
diversions for the leisure hour is Il truth
which legislators are sometimes too apt to
ignore, and to which many well-intentionel
persons williully shut their eyes. 4 coal
miner, for example, who spends his holi-
days, as some do, in pcrfrcting his knowl-
edge of some musical instrument. or in
learning to take a creditable part in the glrc
club to which he belongs is a worthcr mem
bcr of society than if he insisted on improv-
ing the shining hour by patronizing dog
fights and badger batting beer and pugilism
The worst of it is that the nccdful taste for
and instruction i'll mild accomplishment
are not always present, while the rOughrr
and coarser modes of enjoyment force them.
selves but too readily upon the notice. 1t
is an error to suppose that while work re.
quires care and forethought, pleasure-seelS
ing is an art spontaneously acquired. Ne
form of amusement can by possibility be
discovered which cannot be abused or per
verted, but of the great majority of existing
diversions it may confidently be alleged
that the good which they occasion largely
outweighs the incidental evil, and that thi,
would be worse as well as gloomier world
could there be an end put at once and for
ever to our recrea-tions.
Smyrna times., 1875-03-31
VOLUME XN. mo. A.
P0et2V'.
MEASURING THE BABY.

We measured the ri0touS baby
Against the cottage wall;
\ lily grew at the threshold,
And the boy was just as tall
y royal tiger-lily.
With spots of purple and gold
And II heart like II jewelled Chali,e.
The.fragrant dew tO.hold!
Without, the blac&birds whistlei
High up in the Old roof-treeS;
And 10 and fro at the window
The red rose rocked her bees
And the wee pink fists of the baby
We're never a moment still
SnatrhinP at shine and shadow,
That danced on the lMttice-sill!
His eyes were wide as bluebells;
His mouth like a flower unblown:
Two little bare feet, like funny white mice,
Peepcd out from his snowy gown:
And We thought. with thrill of rapture
That yet had touch of pain,
When June rolls around with her roses
Wen measure the boy again
Ah me! In darkened chamber,
With the sunshine shut away,
Through tears that fell like bitter rain
We measured our boy today
I.:i tho little '."~A feet that were dinpled
And sweet as budding rose.
lay side by side together,
In the hush of a long reoo,e
Up from the dainty pillow,
White as the risen dawn,
rhe fair little face lay smiling,
With the light OF Heaven thereon.
And TIA" dear little hands, like rose-lcaves
Dropped from rose. lay still.
Never 10 snatch a; tie sunshiue
THAT crpt TO the >hrou lei ill.
We measure the sleepin; baby,
With ribbons white as snow,
Fof the shining rosewood CaSket
That waite him below
And ont of the darkened chamber
We went with childless moan
To the height Of the sinless angels
cut little on had grown.
Smyrna times., 1875-03-31

Who Is Manageable
ages have been the subject of an inquiry by
British representatives on the continent of
Europe in response to an address made by
-the Il! lIouse Of Commons last year. There is
little agreements, letween nations on tlsS
subject. The lowest ages for valid marriaz
ges are for Greece, Spain and Portugal, ii
years for males and ~ for females-al-
though the consent of parents isrequired in
Portugal. In Austria the legal age for
marriage i, II years In Prussia, Is for
males and l4for females, although an amen
d"d bill. not yet passed, fixes the ages at 20
for males and Ii for females in Italy,
France. Belgium and .Roumania the ages
are is for males anda15 for females: in
Russia and SaXony, Is for males and l6 for
females. In Hungary the marriage laws
are entirely ecclesiastical, fixing Il for
males and II for females in the Catholic
and Greek Churches, and Is for males and
ID for females in the Protestant.
Smyrna times., 1875-03-31

a party of Sioux Indians stole patent
ioe cream freezer, thinking il was \ bond
organ; and all the big medicine.men turnod
tne crank week before they concluded
there was no music in it.
Smyrna times., 1875-03-31

\ man named Sobieski died few ,Iar.
ago IN a hospital at covmgton, Kentuelv
lie claimed to be descendant of tba
famous John Sobiesli, King Of Poland and
neIr to the throne Of that country had 4
not been dismembered "'' y
Smyrna times., 1875-03-31

There are critical points in law. An act
recently passed in Hires provides that he
who steals any sum under sl5 shall 90 to
the countyjoil. If he conveys" more than
that amount he will be sent to the State
Prison. But if he appropriates the exact
sum of Slj there is no penalty named.
Smyrna times., 1875-03-31

\ lover dying lately, left his sweetheart
poor girl fortune of twenty thousand
dollars. There are few such lovers TO ba
found Very true. Andthe girls comnla;n
that when they are found, it is impossible
to induce them TO dif..--.--.
Smyrna times., 1875-03-31

lhe indianapolis Nsiss accuses .five sano.
T,. Iois anu iorty.sevoa Representatives Of ths
indianapolis Legislature Of dividing $500 -
stolen money. The treasury n,nst j ,,,eo w y
to this. Soi''e down
Smyrna times., 1875-03-31
A Balloon Duel.

Perhaps th" most rrnarkahl" duel ever
fought took place. in IN0}. 1t was pcculi-
arlv French in il, tone. and could hardly
have occurred under amy other than Il
French state Of society. NJ. I.r Grandprc
and NJ. Lr Piqur had Il quarrel, arising out
of jealousy concrrninga lady. They agreed
To fight Il dE"l To- settle their respective
claims In order that the heat of angry
passion should not Interfere with the pol
i~hrd elegance Of tn" proceeding, they post
agreeing To hr-tow her hand on the survi-
vor or the two. At all events. thi, WAS in
icrrcd bv the two men. If not actually rX-
pressed The durlists We're t. fight in the
air. Two balloons We're constructed exact
" alike. On the day denntrd, Lc Gr.ndprr
and his second entered the car of one bal
loon. Lr Piquc and his second that of the
othrr-it was in the garden of the Tuile-
rcS. amid an immense concourSc of spec
tatore The gentlemen We're To- fire, not at
each other. but At each others balloon, in
order lu i,ring them down hy the escape of
gas; and, as hjs:ols might hardly have
served this purpose, each wrOnaut took a
bunderbuSy in his car. At the given sig
nal the ropes that retained thG cars were
cut, and the balloons assembled. The wind
was moderate, and kept the balloons at
about their original distance of eighty yards
apart. When half a mile above the surface
of the earth. a preconcertcd signal for firing
was given. NJ lie Pique fired. but missed.
NJ. lie Grandprc fired, and sent ball
through Lc Pique's balloon. The balloon
collapsed, the car descended with frightiul
rapdity, and lie Pique and his second were
dashed to pieces. lie Grandpre continued
his ascent triumphantly, and terminated
! his aerial voyage successfully.
Smyrna times., 1875-03-31

In the Rondout Methodist Church ON u
recent Sunday morning the usual donning
Of ovrrcoats was proceeding amid consider.
able confusion, but had not been completed,
when the pastor, Rev. }. j. Dean, arose to
pronounce the benedicton. lie paused
a moment and said Brethren, | guess
will put on my overcoat hereafter during
the brnediction, so as not to lose any time. =
The man who spells State ''Staight" ought
to take advantage Of the spelling schools in
vogue.
Smyrna times., 1875-03-31

The Inc New York .Sqr Seeommends R,.,,a
auL9er w;es TO any nice young man ia search of