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The Preachers ON the situation.

At the Thanksgiving services in many OF
ne churches yesterday, the pending political
rouoles were referred To in the sermons
Preached ON the occasion. Rev DIR. New
man strongly faVOred the use of the army
and navy 10 pro ect citizens in their rights in
every state in TIC Union He gave statistics
to show the alarming prevalence of inteIn-
perance in the country, particularly In New
York city, 1.-THE stronghold of the unferrified.v
- At the Congregational church, Rev. DR.
Rankin preached on 1.-The judicial element
in our public affairs taking for his text
Acts, /. 20 He said that 10 defeat the will OF
the people by fraud or chicanery was
crime, and should be punished. The assassin
who murders the ruler OF nation has scarcely
a greater sin TO answer for than he who would
defeat the will of the people In the matter
OF voting. The cOlored man had been given
The right TO vote, and the nation was bound TO
protect him In that right. no matter how
black his skin nor how thick his lips. They had
peel remiss in Attending protection to the col
ored man and now they saw the consequences.
Al the Church OF the Incarnation, the rec
tor, Rev. Dr. Townsend, in the course of his
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LOCAL NE VS..


National 7heofsT.-Mrs. Oates Opera Com
pany in the LA Jolie Parfumeuse."
7heu,eT CoTniq,Ie. - Escaped from Sing
Sing. - and varieties.
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lFfor'a WiQion Fan Gezer, Esq, Of Lescisbtro
Union CbUay, Pal

Union Cbsnty, Pa
This certifies that my wife has been affiict-
ed with consumption Tor the last four wears
ard had become so reduced that she was un-
able, at times. to walk across the room, and
bed. She would be seized with violent at
lacks OF coughing until she would lie almost
exhausted and helpless. She received the at
found in Philadelphia and the country but
10 no effect. was at last induced to try Dr.
Htstdr's Bdlsdm Of WVd Cherry, and the effect
1or the better was truly astonishing. Before
she had taken two bottles she felt and APP
peared almost az well as ever; so much SO
that II is seldom necessary for her to use any
now, except occasionally, from having caught
cold rom exposure. or from sudden and un-
favorable change of weather. Ihave always
been opposed Ia patent medicines and pro-
nounced them humbugs, but must say that
Or. Hfadr's BGLsOUn Of Hlld Cherry is an ex-
ception. i unhesitatingly recommend il 10
the public as decidedly the best and most eff
hcaeious remedy in cases of consumption.
WILLIAM VAN GEZER
Caution!-Beware of preparations bearing
similar names. Examine the bottle care
Inlly before purchasing. and be sure you get
DR.. WiStdr's BdIs0m Of W'ad Cheyry having
The signature of II. Butts on the Wrappar
90 cents and 81 bottle.
SIMPLE AND INExPENsIvEa as IL is. Gle,n,s
sulphur Soap is most efficient remedy for
certain obn0xio us diseases, to be cured of
which those afflicted with them often spend
thousands OF dollars to no purpose. Depot,
York.
Hills INSTANTANEOUS HAIR DYE is the
oest anu safest. m,w,f,6
~ SoNsUErTIvFs.-M have been
ma 20 give their testimony in favor of the
use CT I" Wi6Or's Pure ODD Lirer Oh and Lime
Experience has proved it to be a valuable
remedy for Consumption, Asthma, Diphthe-
ria and all diseases of the Throat and Lungs.
Manufactured only by A. b. Wilbor Chem
list, Boston. Sold by druggists gener-
ally. t,th,s
CONSERVATIVES, and sufferers from Throat
and Lung diseases, Scrofula, Debility, etc,
will find speedy relief in using Bakers Cbd
Ltrer Oh and Phosphate Of Lime. 1t is decid-
edly pleasant in taste, and highly commend
ed by physicians. The Objectionable features
in the Oil are removed. See that you get that
prepared by John {. Baker q Co., Philadei-
phia. eos
SMOKE Rehrend's Patent Catarrh Ciuar an1s
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DIR. G. w. BENsON's CELERY AND CHAM
oHILE PILLS are prepared expressly 10 cure
Sick Headache, Nervous Headache, Dyspep-
tic Headache, Neuralgia, Nervousness and
Sleeplessness, and will cure any case. Price
80 cents. Sold by all Druggists in Washing
ton, Georgetown and Alexandria. 22Ieo
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LADIES AND GENTS UNDERWEAR AT
AUCTION.-Thos. Bowling, auctioneer will
sell tomorrow within his rooms general
assortment of ladies' and gents underwear
all of which are adapted to the present season
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LoDILLEs HEADACHE specific cures in %
minutes, at Ebbitt House drug store. Ills
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OvERCoATS AND SUITS at the boys cloth
ing house of Il. Robinson & Co, 500 PennSyl-
vania avenue, next to Williams; the largest
assortment; prices To suit all.-Adut.
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GEORGETOWN ADVERM'TS

~ NOTICED DtPOsiiorS Of the GeorgesotcH
Wy SarinsS Bank, ID; Gin consequence of an
act Of Congress approved june 50th. 1916 requiring
Savings Banks i'll the District TO have "a capital Of
S l0u Go, ths Rank will a Savings Bank on
the st day Of December, ls76 No interest will be
paid on deposits after that day.
dcCl { st II W BARRETT Cashier
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SUPERIOR CLASS or GOoDs AT Aurr,o~-
The pablo would study their Interest ~, -,
tendiH2 the sale Of Meriden siiyer-niafe-l
ware ROW In progress at the auction rooms oT
Thomas bowling. TIE sale will BE- continued
several days longer, commencing at II o'cIk
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COAL AND KINDLING WOOD.
Our stock Of COAL is now complete embracing all
the choice qualities, and to which we invite the at
teBtlon of consumers. Our
PATENT BUNDLED KINDLING WOOD,
with fire lighter in every bundle s the best i'm use
For sale by all grocers-try il. No shayings paper
OF kerosene oil required.
CHEAP SAFE CLEAN
STEPHENSON BRO,
Mill and Depot 7th street Wharf,
feb241y Branch Office 1915 Pennsylvania ave
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WIN. III. WHEATLEY'S
PREMIUM STEAM DYEING AND SECURING
ESTABLISHMENT.
ESTABLISHED 1881.
With full Stock of Foreign and Domestic Dye
Stuffs, Chemicals, &c, first class Workmen, all
needed Machinery, and life time Experience, 1 am
prepared to do all Work in my line in a style unsur
passed by any establishment in the country. Work
sent for and delivered without extra charge in any
part of the District received from and returned to
any place in the country by mail express. Office
and Works No. 40 Jefferson street, Georgetown, D.
G. Send your orders. sep29-tr
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j. ii. Squier L. Co.,
BANKERS.
lIl6 Pennsylvania Avenue,
pays per cent. interest on deposits. payable
on demand. Special rates on time deposits
Interest paid January and July or cred
tied. 5Teo
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F. LEWIS Il co,
FINE GROCERS.
FINE TEAS AND COFEEES,
Speciality.
No LIQUORS.
"a Bridge Street, near Congress,
Georgetown. u. G..
nSP Please call and examine our stock decI- p
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UNIVERSAL II. r. TICKET OFFICE.

RAILROAD TICKETS % or from all points
6 fsSgl,i, exchanges of oI or sold stsE
any ether office OF depot in thiszxxXH1N8
city.
Ilckets good tn used. Baggage checked through
Apply 10 M ~ WHITFsIDE
APPLY 927 Penn. ave, Candy store
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ELECTION HATs--n you lose tsaf Hat -
II you bet cn the clectlon, ave Dollar by
getting Il AZ CCNNfNGHAMS Hat FACTORY
90 street n0yif ly -
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MEDICAL. &c.
MANHOOD RESTORED.

Prescription FREQ for the speedy cure of Seminal
Weakness, Lost Manhood and all disorders brought
ON ~ Ihdlscretlons excuses. ANY Druggist u..s
the ingredients. Address
DAVIDSON 4 co.
oct2- eolv st Nassau street New York.
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Old Hundred.
TiiEuIiLLsgoKo RECORDER,
Aud Louisville

WEEKLY cOURTEH..TOUHNdL
One year fcr 800 I'VE papers for Htile Inorr
tlatli the price ofOne.
scnd ~ lllfee Dollars and receive y0nr home
paper VIII the Ueurier-JouriiHl. The hest. Wit
liest. brightest and abIest eHy Weekly h, Inc
e0ni6rs.
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both mixed, Of some olhet equally good of
better stinulaht 81 growth; sooli after the
young blades show above ground AS soon
IL The rows can be distinguished accross the
field, The harrow 81 vultivatar should be
started, and Without reference to any long
time Usage or arl itary rules, cultivate with
these implements sufficiently frequent to
keep the suii clean and properly mellow,
essu il necessary to cultivate twice week
for awhile. or even till the corn gets 20 n
to entirely cover the ground. II all these
essentials are properly carried out. aud,
when hand lueing has TO be resorted TO, il
is thoroughly done, and deep, seldom will
it become necessary to hand hoe corn after
/ il il planted. The Importance u deepc Gull
ture. with pillow Or cultiyator. in ! dry sea-
son. cannot be over estimated. by sitting
down aid mourning over the drouth.
We cannot remedy :lsetfects. bnt by being
up and dong. driving the cnltivator and
pillow, We guard the crop the effects natur-
ally resulting from drouth.
Althougathe foregoing remarks may have
local application, the principle advocated
i universal application, and should be
genetylly adopted ID MI sections. w. III
lp1as ii the C0uuayg Gealiemaa.
4
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THE FARMERS GARDEN.

There ought to lie good garden on every
we'll kept farm Il is useful appendage
and should be we'll located, convenient 10
tlls house. and receive H. much attention as
auy other part 81 the farm. Almost any
kind Of soil common ID this valley. With
deep and thorough culture and abundant
supply Of manure will do. Successful CARS
den culture is mainly dependent upon
three things--iFst, an UNLIMITED supply Of
we'll rotted manure and tho thorough pre-
paration Of the soil before planting; second.
planting 1.-THE right season; third, a
thorough cultivation and pulyerization and
i frequnnt stirring of the surfacc soil dur
ing the period Of growth 81 the plants. But
the first and most important step to 10
taken. 10 secure good garden is what
mast farmers would consider IN over sup.
plS ii we'll rotted manure, such Is has been
put il piles. sheltered from the rain and
frequently forked over IL prevent what IS
called Grefang.
From ten ID twenty tons Of such manure
j. often applied BY gardeners toeycry quar-
ter Of nj acie ii land, and is not thought
By Them 70 be auy too much. lie size Of
the fanilY--one acre a 40 average will be
small enough. 4 llttle observation and
calculation viii convince any farmer that
the products of ] single acre, thpronghly
cultivated. as il should Be. vii actually
give more profit than any o:her acre % the
farm. according t. the time aud labor ez-
pended on il. Bat, 10 order 70 work the
garden economically. ii should be laid Out
with few roads and avenues, 80 as to pillow
the land and till the land is much As pms
sible BY horse power Diligence j. the
price paid for garden. for III cultlyatlag
il IS important 10 begin. tie destruction II
the weeds just after they have spreuted.
We can 20 in with caltivator II Tint
time and feel like Samson. or we can slay
our thousands ani ten thousands. Nnnat-
Ter If the gariea contains only quarter II
an acre. let il be laid out long and narrow
and work it By horse power i often = pos-
sible.
a farm without garden i something We
dislike to sea. The vegetables and small
fruits which can be grown in them. pro-
mote health. comfort and enjoyment. Think
Of il. you who lave been aeeustOmed 70
having 4 good garden. of doing without
asparagus and rsdishes III March, spinach
and lettuce IN April. followed By goose.
berries. strawberries. raspberries. etc. w
feel ike agitsting this subject until every
farm. both large and small. has good
vegetable garien. R,vaa WOrd.
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STOCK FARMERS

are invited 70 send for circulars OF Footl-Sfea-
mefs. FOdtler-C Cutters and Light Horse Powers:
also. Corn and Coh- Crnshers and Root Cutters.
Our old customers are assured that the burn.
ing ~ our Factory last year has not lii the slight
est degree les~ened anr ability to MI their orders
Tor goods III our line. On the contrary we have
now larger factory. more and better machine
~ 10 manufacture with, and larger and better
stock Of material and manufactured goods than
We ever lad. ADDRESS ASABUyE
Dee. lJtf.
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THE DANvILLE TIMES.

rIsilIs 4 Democratic weekly paper. establish.
4 ed ~ issj, having NJ extensive eirrulatiu,t
y allthr Virginia aud North Carolina rountlrs
around Uausllc. Prize =. a year, III. for TX
niDrihs; ~ eanis for three months. slss. men
cpIie. forwarded upon application.
Address T.. BOTLDIN,
Jhue y Editor and Proprietor.
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CLEAN CULTURE.

The full importance Of clean culture Is
appreciated Gully bya few 10 comparison
viii tie many, although . much has been
said aad written upon the subject. The
gardener and those having only small area
81 tillabie ground. understand tie necessity
II kesping II clean Of weeds and III proper
condition but hos is Il with tie great
nsaas Of farmerss d. t'ley not practice as
ii they thought 4 ! mater of small moment
whether they grew valuable crops or weeds?
II i loo frequently tie case that they think
pr Il lee-i act. - if il did mol pay 70 spend
very much tine II destroying weeds. Il
not this mistake? Take any hoed crop
evrn, potatoe-. cabbages and roots for In
stance /; let one Geld be kopt perfectly clean
n weeds through tie entire season. and
aaosher have les atLeusiuu given u exter.
mipating The weeds. ~ bali oF three GUAR.
fers cultivated take tic same crops on Tie
ssiEereat fields when they have natureI.
and compare quantity and quality. ard
you will have ! striking evidence that clean
culture does 81, and pay well TO. Ii
Gusts ysFy little 'if any1 ni0rs q keep .
field IL sny II the foregoing crops clean.
than 10 lei Il go. regardless Of weeds. ifthe
proper coarse j parsued ID cultivation.
Ii tLe first place. many farmers make .
great mistake 10 not employing sufficient
working capital for tbe acres under cnltisa.
iion. - that they feel obliged % plow and
plant i portion II least to early. Or else
they d 10. more than bali II The ground
for crop. Let tie ground be ~ Or I'll.
low. to much pains cannot b taken 10
Slowing and i,iing tie Vii fof The ruler,
Is fol!ov. ploring. u best economic
culture should not "a commenced until near
tie peasga 81 planting, aud then bc rapidly
pushed until completed; snd here let ~
~. Il dsss very little good II plow unless
fie gsouad i iaa suitable condition % 10
.he work we'll. The roller should follow
the plow, after fes hours, end The Lar.
80 ne roller. ii sucis MANNER - u pull
sefize ne suiI without disturbing any tol
ina uWnrd undrr. Tie narrowing slvuld
III iufcientto produce ] fao. psilDw
seai be,I bu 30 bot lie ii harry ~ ret
IT, crop IN remember that good farming
requires tint ore hosiugof tie crop i re-.
pnired befvfe Tie crop i planted. and i
e5btheGia done 81 inueh les expense
han afterwards aud ihas u often tbeUhly
hpelpg acquired By the etop. the pillow aud
raiiigalur III lisuow doing The rest.
itplaasa fets q rive eotaa dressing Il
81 ltnllMr. Lie sod ssLcs oF plaster. "
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LI II |IIl ). LIQUID !, RIFF

-
AND TONIC INyiGORATOR.
Recommended TN tie bcst physicians ii Eng
land and Amerisa Iur Cnnsumriion. Debility.
Loss uf Appetite, FrgeF, Agur. dyspepsia, Indl.
.t.>tlHM. Female and IIlltltsn nalaslis-s.
OPINION UF nK K = STU ART, Pres Nd.
Insane lloSptal, baltimore, Nil.
| eanssrrrnnlngtd lsiebig's Liquid IKE
trnet Of Rel II tile nosf efficient preparations
have ever met With. Itrnnlbines Tie Virtues of
fnUd and tnnir IL felnafkailr way.
t1plnion Of Dit ~ NJ IL SfukES. Physician TO
Mount Hoppe Kplr.at. near BallinlaFe.
-. ihafe ggrst pleasure inadtling my tesii-
mnny tnthe virtues 81 iirbig's Liquid Extract ~
Beet aud Tonic InVisnfator. a. the very bcsi pre-
paTaiiun used, aud thpIUiuIe Confidently iec0ni-
mend il u the medical prege~sion.
AND MANY oTIEK TESTIMONIALS.
Pit up IL PM Botfes-sl each TlIe
10 other.
SOLD ny
DRUGGISTS AND DEALERS.
Wholesale Agents,
Thomsea Lilly & Co.. Baltimore. Nd.
Purcell \ Lsjd, Richmond. Va.
Vim. X. Bugwsll 4 ro. Charlotte. X. G.
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WORTH PRESERVING


The Medical Home has the following
recipes which are Of value to every one !:
a tea made Of chestnut leaves anG drank
in place of water will cure the most oh
stinato case Of dropsy in 4 few lays.
Whortleberries tea drank 10 place Of water
i snse and speedy cure for scrofula diff
iculties, however bad.
A .ea made Of peach leaves il sure cure
for kidney difficulty.
A plaster made If fresh Stacked lime
and fresh pine tar Is sure cure FIR d can
Ger, which with its roots, will come our.
TO settle coiTee without eggs. Put the
ground coffee two tablespoonful Or more
according ID the size e the family 70 soak
over night. in about teaculful Of water
Iii Tie morning. adj more water. and put
il OYER 10 hsil. boiling fifteen Or twenty
minutes; then gil ii what water is neces-
sary, and put the cohre-pot On the stuye-
hearth; ii fifteen minutes or 50 the coffee
will pour off clear u amber rol0red claret,
--~~~~~~~ys<>.>.s.ss~~
A vegetarian. who was lodging an infn,
rated hnll behind atrse. exclaimed. .You
Laerstsfnl beast. yoa toss 4 vegetarian.
who never ate oeefin his life. i that the
return ron make
The owner Of pair of bright eyes a.
sures us that the prettiest compliment he
ever received came from child II funr
yssts. The little fellow. after looking ii.
tently At her fra moment. inquired. naive.
", Are Sou- eyes new ones.
Union is not always strength Is Sir
Charles Napier said when lie saw the pur-
ser mixing biz rum and water.
A very pretty Sunday school song il the
one entitled. Put your armor on. nv boys.
There is. however. ! young lady who
doesn't like to hear it. She says il sounds
like Put your arm around me. boys !
Her objection was evidently TO the p.ural
boys
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"OLD RELIABLE
THE AMERICAN FARMER,

HE pioneer form joamafin America, and
% long the exponent Of the agricultural
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lst, rev volume under tile same control
A. for thirty yearsof III existence.
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LIT fhis They have suerecfed in working down
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