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Going close up to her, he extended his
finger, shook it to emphasize his words,
and slowly said:
Nancy Throcton, I'll apply for divorce
tomorrow. I'll tell the judge that kind
ly and lovingly asked you where the gimlet
was, and you said we'd never had one in
the house, which is bold falsehood as |
can prove"
"Gimlet -
"Yes, gimlet."
"Why, know where there are three or
four. You said corkscrew.''
did II" he gasped, sitting down on
the corner of the table; "well, now,
believe | did,
and you went and abused me like a
slave because l wouldn't say a gimlet was
a corkscrew," she sobbed, falling on the
lounge.
Nancy" he said, tenderly lifting her
up.
"Oh, Richard"' she chokingly answered.
Nancy, I'll go right ont of doors and
kill myself
No, you needn't love you STILL
Only-only-you know gimlet is not
corkscrewr'
" 1t an't-it amt Nancy; forgimme and
let's be happy
And that household is so quietly happy
that canary bird would sing its head off
if hung up in the hall.
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A COMMUNAL CONTROVERSY.

The bolt on the back door had needed
replacing for a long time, but it was the
other night that Mr.. Throcton had the pres
ence of mind to buy new one and take it
home. After supper he hunted up his
tools, removed the old bolt and measured
the location for the new one. He must
bore some new holes, and Mrs. Throcton
heard him roaming about the kitchen and
wood shed, slamming doors, pulling out
drawers and kicking the furniture around.
She went to the foot of the stairs and call
ed down:
Richard, do you want anything?'
"Yes, do!' he yelled back. 81 want
to know where in Texas is that corkscrew.
"Corkscrew, Richard ~
eyes, corkscrew, Richard. I've looked
the house over and can't find it's
"Why, we never had one, Richard"'
"Didn't Ell? We've had dozen of 'em
in the last two years, and bought one not
four weeks ago. It's always the way when
l want anything
"But you must be out of your head,
husband" she said, as she descended the
stairs. "We've kept house seven years,
and l never remember of seeing you bring
a corkscrew home"
ooh, yes, I'm out of my head, am"
he grumbled, as he pulled out the sewing
machine drawer and turned over its con-
tents. Perhaps I'd better 60 to the luna
tic asylum right away"
"Well, Richard, l know that l have
never seen corkscrew in this house,
"Then you are as blind as an owl in day
light, for I've bought five Or six. The
house is always upside down, anyhow, and
l never can find anything
"The house is kept as well as any one
of your folks can keep one"' she retorted,
growing red in the face.
I'D like my mother here to show you a
few things he said, as he stretched his
neck to look Oh the high shelf in the pantry.
Perhaps she'd boil her spectacles with
the potatoes again." answered the wife.
"Do you know who you are talking
to-" he yelled, as he jumped down.
eyes, I do"
Well, you'll be going for York State,
if you don't look OUT
I'D like to see myself"
"Look out, Nancy
I'm afraid of no man that lives, Rich
ard Throoton."
"Pll leave you
"And I'll laugh to see you GO
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ELKToN DIRECTORY.
COUNTY OFFICERS

1
Clerk Of Creuit Court. Arthur W Mitchell.
Deputy Clerk w. h. Reckefus
Regi,te, Of Will, Reuben D. lamar.
Deputy Register, X. L. lamar.
AUDITOR, Clinton Mccullough.
Consnissiorer in ChGnceru, =. A. Ellis.
States Attorney, Clinton Mccullough,
Sheriff W. ". Scott.
Deputy Sheriff. A. }. Scott.
County, Commissioners, DR.. r. +. Bromwell Pres,
Joseph Biggs. and John Gillespie
Clerk to the Board Isaac I. fanarsda'e
Puddle School COMMISSIONERS F. S. Everst, Pres s.
J. England. and George Biidle.
Era,niner and Secretary, Rev. John squier.
Notaries Public. r. K. lamar and S. b. Foard.
Justices Of the Peace, X Brown, and G. r. Howard
Orphans Court James McCauley, Chief Judge, Jas.
NJ kvans and Jas. A. Lewis Associate Judges.
TOWN OFFICERS.
7o,sn Commissioners, DIR. John IL lamar, President
DR. r. H. Tun Secretary, Thomas Drennen, Treasurer.
Samuel b. Foard, Norris Dunbar, John K. Alexander,
and William Falls.
To,rn Bqill6, Timothy White
NATIONAL BANK OF ELKTON.
President. J. Tome, Cashier R Mcfarland.
Teller, John t Brown, Clerk, &C. Strickland.
Discount Day, Tuesday. Opens 4. N, closes ) P NJ
POST OFFICE.
Mrs NJ NJ. Mahan, P. NJ. Opens A. "; closes P. NJ.
Mails close as foows:-lst mail, $40 A. I'd mail.
1925 A. N. crd mail, 54or.a
CHURCHES.
ME- Church Rev. G. A. Phoebus.
Presbyterian Church, Rev. W. ". Heberton-
Episcopal Church, Rev. II. A. Skinner.
Roman Catholic Church, Rev. VIM. ballard.
African ~ p. Church, Rev. John T. Scott.
LODGES-NIGHTS OF MEETING.
Washington Lodge, No. 81, X of p, every Thursday
evening.
Union Lodge, No. 49, A F. A. NJ the First and Third
nights of every month.
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NOTICE TO TREsPAssERs.

All pergons hereby forbidden t.espasgiag the
premises Of the sbsc, with Dos and Gun. All 81
Offending will be dsalt with according to law.
j. TOME. J. j. ABRAHAMS,
j. H. ROWLAND =. X. CARSON,
X. f. CROMWELL, JOS. W. REYNOLDS,
JAS. q. MCKAY, II. b. MCKAY
7. NJ. RAWLINGS Oct To- ls75-2m
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eB When a lamp explodes or is unset

tYW When lamp explodes or is upset
and the oil takes fire, great difficulty is
Water does harm, for it spreads the oil and
increases the area of the fire. heavy
cloth thrown over the blaze will stifle it,
and so will loose earth, but these are not
often at hand. The best check to an oil
fire in such emergencies is flour, and is
generally accessible. Literally scattering
over burning oil, it absorbs the fluid, dead
ems the flame, and can readily be gathered
up and thrown outdoors when the fire is
extinguished. The fact is worth remem
bering in these days Of kerosene accidents
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UNITING THE PACIFIC AND THE ATLANTIC
oCEANs-ONE OF THE GRANDEsT PRO-
JECTs OF MODERN TIMEs-A NEW ERA
IN COMMERCE.
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How THEY Do IN MIssIssIppI.-A cor
writes from jackson: l witnessed many
strange scenes at the polls and round about
among the crowd. This sort of thing was
repeated often by men who were supplied
with money for the purpose. A man would
select his darkey and operate on him in this
wise:
"Uncle, have you voted:''
"No, sah.'
"Going to vote"
Yes, sah."
"How?'
1.-The Republican ticket, sah."
Cant persuade you to vote the Dem
ocratic ticket ~
E'No, sah.'
You are afraid to vote it, are you?'
"No, sah not bit
"1'll bet two dollars you are afraid to
step up and vote the Democrat ticket"
"Me 'fraid! No, sab; dis niger amt
'fraid he amt the skeery kind, he amt. e"
Well, I'll bet two dollars you are afraid
to do it,
"Put up your money. I'll take that bet,
sab; I'm no skeery nigger.'
The money is handed to third party.
The negro is given Democratic ticket and
accompanied to the polls by white man,
who sees that it is voted. Then the negro
returns and is paid the "wager" he has
won.
neat way to buy votes, and at the same
time escape the penalty of the law. A
hundred dollars thus expended goes some
distance in adding to the Democratic gain.
PROGRESS OF THE EAST RIVER BRIDGE
The Scientific american states that the
work on the East River Bridge thus far
has cost S., 100000; it is estimated that at
least $10000,00O more will have to be
raised. This done, the bridge will prob
ably be completed by July, 1879. The ex-
penditure, for labor and material averages
| about $4,000 per month. The tower on
the Brooklyn side was finished two months
ago. On the New York tower, work will
be suspended on Deoember list, for the
Winter; but it is stated that the structure
will he completed and everything made
ready for the throwing over of a temporary
bridge early in the Summer of next year.
On this temporary structure the workmen
will weave the wires into the permanent
supporting cables. The galvanized ropes
for the foot bridge are to weigh 12 lbs. pei
foot, and are to be q inches in diameter,
with breaking strength of not less than
240 tons. AS yet no contracts for wire
work have been made. The work of de-
molishing buildings for the New York
anchorage will be undertaken in May next.
EE Why do honest dncks dip their heads
under waters To liquidate their little
bills.
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cB Go into a store in Cecil county on
a wash day and sit one hour, and You will
hear enough calls for more of MooRE's
Wilmington City Soap to make you
dream at night, you are making soap in
tin pan with tea spoon for a ladle, Try
it.
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One Column $500 per inch Tot year. Three changes
allowed to yearly advertisers without additional charge
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Why do honest dncks dip their heads
under water' To liquidate their little
bills
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A Valuable House and Lot
AT PRIVATE SALE.

Size of Lot co feet front by 100 feet deep kf.AS
House-new two-story FRAME DWELLING. lniuG
containing six rooms; Kitchen attached IL by psss
"a feet; Porch front and back Pump of good
gateT at the door; Stable Carriage house, &c, the
pfeMises.
Situated at CoTGEa Cecil county, Maryland. a depot
an the Philadelphia and Baltimore Central Railroad
also convenient to churches, mills schools, &c
Locality healthy.
Price reasonable. Terms liberal
Apply to W. s. EVANS,
Attorney for the owner,
Sept Is, 1s75-3m ELKToS Nh.
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c,una. JcnIoos orOur Cardinal.

The Toronto Lea,icr of Monday makes
some very ill.naturcd remarks about the
new American Cardinal and the effect ol
such AN appointment in the United
States. Perhaps the Ledder Is jealous,
bccuus" Canada does not sport IA red hat.
In this country we take all this kini of
thing We can get, red hats and every
thing else; tn" more the mcrricr. Here
/, the way the LcadcJ growls about our
Cardinal "Thc delight caused b. the
appointment OF Il Cardinal causes some
little curiosity Is to the religious ten
denotes prevailing in the constituencies
of the chief New York papers. The
Grant of this title may be high compli.
inrnt to the members of the Roman
Catholic Church, but outside Of the &C.
clesiasticel journals of that communion
need scarcely have received more that
mere mention. unless We are 10 under
stand that the strang congiomeratioh oil
religion, belief prevailing III the States i
kind of Macbcths caldron of creed and
fancy wrongly called Protestant by the
wavl are all prepared quickly to accept
the doomas and mOnStru>itles ot modern
Rome. in return for the high honor con-
fcrrcd in the shape of an Gillette and now
useless title. We have no doubt that
there are many counts and foreign mar
oui<es' who will gladly emigrate to New
York. marry shoddy contractors daugh-
tiers. and add a tone to society for very
little lnducrment. The conCcito of Amcrl-
cans would find this course infinitely
more practical than the mere possession
of red hat, merely the symbol of II
willingness on the part OF the wcarcr to
shed his blood for Christianity, danger
thnt Cardinals. rs a rule, in the present
dcgrnerar 'agr studiously avoid.
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FROM pETER TWIST.
NOriicuIturaf-A Democrat WIN
Long Name-W Rtery Dust-Asri-
cultural and Spicy Items.
HUBBs' LANDING, w. VA,
MARCH, oath, 1875. !

HUBBs LANDING, w. VA,
MARCH, oath, 1875. !
Editors OF the Register:
In Franklin district several OF your
subscribers drew garden seeds IN your
lats distribution. Even peter drew
Sl.0O worth. 1t is expected your sub
scribers in this locality, will devote their
attention to horticulture the coming sea-
son, and if successful you will receive
many thanks next fall, on account Of cab
bage, big beets, onions, &c, growing
from those seeds
Some ladies met at the house of Mr.. A.
d. Matthews, the 23rd inst, in order to
have social chat and to drink some tea.
During their stays young man came into
their midst, who weighed eight pounds.
He showed no disposition to leave. That
young man evinced strong disposition
TO stay, and as he is Democrat and OPP
posed to the "civil rights bill, of Beast
Butler, Mr. Matthews agreed to keep
him, by way Of adoption. They call HIM
Allen q. Thurman Ben Wilson Henry ).
Walker Alph Hayman John y. Brown
George b. Mcclellan Andy johnson
Matthews. When they write his name
they write it kind of thusly, A. &. Il. b.
W II. 5 ". A. ii. j. Y. Il. q. {. Nee. A..
}. Matthews In this instance "Timothy
Dabble' is badly beaten.
Some think the peaches are killed IN
the bed; others think not. | hope the
latter may be right, as the peach is very
nice fruit.
| don't think the wheat is as badly
hurt with hard freezing as the people
thought, but it is too soon 10 iurtcll the
future. Hope good crop may be reaIi-
Zcd.
Our roads are very dusty but the dust
has 50 much water in II, that Il person
can scarcely wade through it.
Our merchants and business men are
Jogging along, but Oh account OF the
bad condition of the roads and the pres
sure of the times, trade is not 50 brisk as
desirable.
"Io" of the Moundsvile Reporter says
"the 'Whceelingtes are like the man who
'drawed IN elephant in u lottery, don't
know what to 10 with ii when they got
1t. THIS he applies to the oapitai. l
expect he would like TO have II at
Moundsvile. bet he would
Your Bcllaire and Moundsville cor
respondents can report police business,
but the people down in our locality are so
''doggcd' moral, and law abiding, that |
have no criminal business to report only
that our squires wear very bad hats.
Mr.. Wilson Powell, and Miss Patie
Harris, got married the other day. 1t Is
said they had IL big time, eating and
drinking, cutting and slashing, and that
the preacher ate 81 much pound cake, his
toe nails dropped oil. As Wilson is II
school teacher he should have taught the
guests more moderation.
1t i, said the Hon. \. Turner wants an
amen lment to the school law, providing
that the pupils of our common schools,
shall be weighed so rs to test the physical
strength of the State.
PETER TWIST.
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Editors OF the Register:
From this point starts the Chicago
Division of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road; or, in other words, the Chicago
Division starts ut this point from the
Lake Erie Division, which Is owned by
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany. 1t is l9j miles from Wheeling,
27l miles from Chicago. and - miles
south of SunIu>ky City.
The Chicago division is doing ire
mcndous freight and passenger business.
\ constant coming and going of trains,
west. north and south; and the unmu-i-
cal notes of scores Of camel and pasScn-
Ger engines constitute about all that at
tructs attention here, if We may except
tn" embryo town that is, mushroom like,
sprin@in% up here already. Buildings
are going up al! around you, and in one
wear there will be many hundreds of
seekers after INTO be-madc fortunes
here. Lots are selling of every day mt
from 800 10 500 per lot. The greatest
drawback will be- water. The people in
this town have to use cistcrn water alto.
.rthci. Wells sunk to an immense
depth will, sometimes afford drinkahlc
water. but Is Il general fact, the water is
too bitter to be used.
The country is II vast level, spreading
out into extensive prairies. The country
i, much more sparse V settled than | had
supposed it was. The inhabitants are
generally from Pennsylvania, and are of
German descent. Their farms are large
and the soil not rich. :"
Large tracts Of WOO land are to be
found on almost every farm. The timber
Is not very valuable, except for fuel and
fencing purposes. 1t is said to be u
healthy country, but think it is II good
country for aguc, owing to the many
and bad drainage.
1t is from this point, | am told, the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
propose starting their short line, via Pitts
tursh to Baltimore. 1t is said to be the
shortest route vet, through To the eastern
cities. The company owns some fifty
acres of land here, on which large shops
and other bindings will be built in II
short time AZ present, only small en-
CINE house is built, with Il small machine
shop, and no carpenter shop ut all. VIM.
\. johnson, of Suudusky, is the master
mechanic OF this road and junction, and
many miles beyond this, westward. He
has long been in the service Of the com
pany, and Is the right man in the right
/ place. \. WnEELINGITE.
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p-i,ish Trade with the United States
"A Heavy Decline.

From the Philadelphia Press.
An English paper lamentS, or rather
c,mnloips of the great decrease in the
yc.r 1874 of British trade with the United
states. Official documents show that
IN, experts from Great Britain and Ire
land had greatly fallen of in that time:
The total value of goods exported
amounted 10 c279,Gl9,lI0, which Is u de-
crease. when compared with the previous
wear, of go, 5O&,927. The falling
or i, principally inr he British exports
Of irou copper, unwrought railroad ron
linen, machinery worsted stuttS, carpets
and woollrn cloths. This simply shows
that We have become more seit-rellant.
Were We entirely So rs we ought, we
should not import iron or copper, great
natural productions of this country. from
any othrr. We ought to make all the
machinery, linen, WOODEN, and cotton
goods that are required for home con-
sumption. as well US woollen cloths. china,
and carpets We ought TO do this. for We
cOulI do il.
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a SILVER MINE.
The Miners I'm the Black Hill - Dis
cover n Rich Lend

SIOUX City, March 23.-The follow
ing extracts of letters read here to-day, is
the latest news from the Sioux City expe-
dltion in the Black Hills. r. r. Whit
ney writes to his wife from Custars Park,
March 6, as follows:
have another opportunity to write
you, and | improve it, This leaves me
feeling frst-rate. think We have the
richest gold country here that ever
was struck in the United States, especial
ly in quartz, and | intend 10 stay
here until l make my pile. Ishall send for
You and baby this fall or come after you.
| have taken rancho within half mile
Of the town site, and intend to build u
good house and live hereafter in the
Black Hills. We think we have struck
the richest silver lead ever known.
1t has the appearance Of almost pure
silver. The man who takes this letter
starts for Denver to-day to have the
silver tested. If it proves TO be sill
yer, and old miners here say it is, our
fortunes are made. have claim of 200
feet in this lead. We are not doing much
HON VII uCtOull VI llc Stl>OlI OLA nun
of snow fell yesterday. | will write rs
often as | have an opportunity o. send
ing letters.
ID. y. Tollant writes under the same
date to Mr.. llurron of this city.
We have not struck gold in large
quantities, but have struck it in many
places. The weather has been 50 cold rs
To prevent prospecting to any great eX-
tent. The thermometer at sunris" to-
day stood ut 20 degrees below zero. Our
party think we have struck II very rich
SILVER lead, and one of our numbcr starts
for Denver to-day to have it tested. All
we'll
}. j. Williams writes to John Gordon
We have struck one of the finest silver
leads since you left that ever has been
found in the United States. The boys
are all in good health; but not very good
spirits, rs provisions are running low.
The writers of the above letters are
well-known and reliable cities of this
city, and there is no question but they
state facts.
Another expedition called the Black
Hills Mining Company has been organ
lied here and intend to start April lst
for the hills Chic0go Inter- Oceon.
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Wayne County West Va.
Correspondence of the Daily Times.
TRuuT'S Hill. March l..

TROUT HILL, March 10.
Our county lies in the extreme corner
of the State, bordering on the Big Sandy
and Ohio rivers. Twelve Pole i, the
principal stream running through the
county, which is only navigable for
floating lumber out in the time OF rise,
and is very rough and dangerous work to
the raitsmrn, it kclng 81 rough and the
current 81 strong renders it impossible
Ia run bargcS. &c. But lumber in well
RATED blocks 100 feet long, can be stccred
and very handy OH 81 good stage of water.
Our county is noted for its fine tim
Der and mineral resources. Our forests
are full of fine and heavy timber, such a.
oak, ash, poplar and black walnut; while
beneath our feet lies vast deposits ofiinc
camel splint and hituminous coal, which
has been examined and analysed by
geologistS from New York, Boston and
other cities. and pronounced good by
them all. The chief products of our
county are wheat, corn, oats and potatoes,
and it Is also good country for garden
ing.
~ To temperance, the laws otour State
prohibit the sale ct intoxicating liquors
without a license from the Court Of the
county. and our County Court will not
grant license to sell within the county, 50
YOU see We are forced teetotalIers.
CHAPMAN ADKINS.
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1t is believed that the vcrtable Charlie
Ross, who WAS stolen from his parents in
Philadelphia, and for whose discovery 81
reward Of $4,000 is offered, j. now Il
resident of one of the back counties of the
Thrd Congressional district of this State
We are not permitted 10 say more nj pre-
sent but tins information comes to Us IN
surb shape that it seems Is though there
mirbt be- something in it.-Stats Journal.
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THE NEW HYPERION.

From Paris Ia Marty by Way nfthr Rhine.
BN Edward Sirahan. PruluS"ly MUS
trgt"d with over 800 EugrayIug,, nom
designs toy bore and Others. Syp INtr.
cloth, black AMI gill commentator
Gilt Top. -.n.
QUAINT, humorous, and entertaining.
describing tn" journey from Paris 10 Mar.
10y way of TIA" Rhine. II an rNpuI~ll'IH
printed ana tHSt"tully bound Nuluu', ruu
the illustrations, three hundred 10 mum
her, are largely by GuSiHNr buu. n,
book ~ among Ia" most unique ana las
cinHtiug IA H. Way that W. have ever
CHANGED Ia see. - BDTOH JyhD,1L
at j. n purely humorous aS can well bn
imagined. II j. not "a book tO he, cuuIiy
desert bed, but To be- read and ruiu,,i ana
laughed over BDstDH .4o,tiiiscr.
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"The editor has incorporated some not.
and other material len 10y the author. hH.
made multitude of minor corrections.
verified the citations, ana added some
notes of his own. The work, therefore I~
rrndrI-d doubly fresh AMI valuable.
I!O,tOn .JOUlJiHi
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Few words OF the sort hay
won higher praise from eminent authoIi-
tics than the tat" Prof. Francis l.iDb"r',
Manual OF Political Ethics story ana
kcni being among the number oi those
who havrgiYrn IL warm concentrations
" J. independent.