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A MATTER OF POPULAR INTEREST.

perfect system sId rules of selfmeasurement
make it possible TO please people 1000 miles
away j. aSperfecuy as if they were here in
". Il suppose you have at least half dozen
different departments
A. My dear sir! we have more than tpenty,
each charged with its own business. and each
thoroughly organized, necessary wheel with
" 'Will you name dozen or so of them ~
A. with pleasure. The Custom Depart
ment, for those who prefer custom made to
Thy s l F%FPs df p SnSeFWent
The shirt Victory, with its busy machines,
making our own first-class shirts. The Trim
ming Department. itself as big as many a regu-
lar store. The Garment stock Room. The
Receiving Room. The Order Department.,
named before. The Special Uniforms Depart
ment. The Delivery, Department, with its
score of messengers. The
V. Hold, hold sir, enoughw
A. I'm not half through The Advertising
Department, with its bill and sign distributors,
editing and pqblishingA business and popular
SaFn al ydHr send ssr TR %o %any
Department, withits many rooms. The Boys
DEPARTMENT. The Youths Department. The
Children's Department. with its special
ment. The Chief Clerks Department, with
its book keepers and assistants. General Man
ayers Department; Financier's Office, and
other offices of the FIRM all busy as bees
thinking, piall!uliS,. eNe/uliuSr buying, max
ing; registering recs6i2g sending out: Selling,
and in a thousand\Hys joining their forces
to carry on business>with the people amount
ing to between s2OOO,OOO and 100000 an
nually."
V. "S-tu-p-e-n-d-o-u-s"
A: Indeed it is! 1 forgot to name the
Cashiers Department, which handles its SIS 600
of retail sales on some single daysr
", 5000! Immense That's what enables
the house to buy cheap and seYcheap?"
a. Exactly You have jZst hit it. The
people throng here, KIM Si9E that we depend
", What are the FOUR RULES hear SO
much nbout?"
A. "Our system of business dealing-1. One
price, no deviation; .. Cash for everything 8.
guarantee protecting the purchaser; 4. The
money returned if the buyer can't otherw Use
be suited"
V" Nothing could be fairer"
A. Nothing. And the people see it,
V. We'll, thank you, sir, for your polite
attention"
A Not at all. It's pleasure to sefve you.
Call sgain: and be sure of the pl9Ge-Wana-
maker d Browns Oak Hall6 ioukh- East cor.
ner Sixth and Market" "
". Thank you! l shall be happy to do 70
Good morning"
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We condensation the Lehigh Register the
substance OF Conversation about Oak Hall, in
MISUNDERSTANDING Browns Largest
Clothing case in America" A visitor and
attendant&fe the speakers:
Visitor. What corner is the Building on?"
Attendant. "SouthEa corner of Sirth and
Market. Please note the SIXTH, for some
strangers seeking Oak Hall, have been misled
by designing persons
VT is perfectly colossal! Do you know
its dimensions?"
$50 odd on Sixth, six stories high has over
three acres = flooring. and covers space once
occupied BY twenty different bust
Y. EDO you use steam-power?"
A.. a giant young engine furnishes power
for the freight and passenger elevators, and the
boilers steam for heating, and the other opera
tons of the house"
v what order do you take with goods?"
A; They are first o1peZed and arranged in
the basement on long l% counters, and taken
t tHs 9sS ON d the to the nspee
Y. Is inspectingthe first operation?"
A. mo, sir, measuring; The goods are first
measured in the piece, then inspected The
light, and two men Sit one before and one
behind the goods, watching with the eye of Il
hawk for the least pin-hole imperfection, and
marking every fiaw SO that the cutter may see
and avoid it when he comes to cut the gar
mentS."
V. "You must employ an army of cutters?
A. Come to our fifth foE and see! We
ntd @ m sh that sln do
dozen mems work eacllHt stroke"
". Do you manufacture all your own
goods?'
A. I'VE do and most carefully Our ex-
aminers inspect every stitch and scam, and
certify to every garment Us eXtra-well made
before we put our ticket on it, and become
responsible for it
V. Your system must save you a great
deal?'
A. I'm every direction, sir. 1t is tM system
and economy we practice all ~ wN through,
that enables us to put our prf/ GOWN to the
people as we do"
"" After inspecting the work, what becomes
of it?"
A. Before it goes into Stock it is tieketed
Every single garment has its number and
other points noted on it, SO that its entire his
tory can be traced without fail, upon our
books"
"" You must have 60 or 40 salesmeng'
A. why sir, on busy days you muYscc 100
in the various rooms and suites OIL rooms
selling to the throngs of customels"/
V. do you do an order bud eS by mail
and express?'
A. Very great. All over the country. Our
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Orphans Court.


The Orphans Court Tor Cec!l county was IN
session Oh tuesday ana Wednesday OF thls
week. Pfescnt-lto James Met auley.
Cniet Judge: Hon. James VI. Evans and Hon.
james y. Lewis. Associated Judges.
suhHry claims against deceased persons
Were duiy examined ana passed.
The following bonds were duly examined
ana approved: bond OF john +. FORD. eXecH-
tor OF William T. Ford: hond of Andrew j.
HoSsinger, anu James ii"SsIhg"r. executors
OF Joseph HoSsln%er: h"nd OF WIN. Scotch.
administrator of russell thomas; BOND OF
Joseph Hamhletoh' guarlian to JoSeph
Rial namoletoh: BOND OF william =. Evans,
guardian TO Enoch L. Ferguson: bond of
Mary Pierce, guardian to Anna J. Pierce
and others.
The following lists OF sales were examined
and passed: List OF sales OF the goods and
ehattlcs of Rebecca lloicrott list of sales of
the goods ahi chattirS OF Ann Il. W. Lusby:
list of sales of the goods and entities of sam
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School Commissioners.

The Board of School Commissioners met
on Tuesday last.
The Secretary of the Board, Rev. Mr.
Squier, being absent, but little business
was transacted.
A petition, signed by twenty five teach
ers, was presented by Geo. Biddle, Esq ;,
asking for an appropriation to engage Mrs.
Phmbus to instruct teachers in the more
advanced studies. After discussion, it was
laid over for further consideration.
\ number of the schools throughout the
county were reported as organized.
Several applications from various dis
tricts for building and repairing school
houses were presented, but in view of the
financial condition of the Board, they were
laid over.
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A DOUBLE TRAGEDY IN hartford CO.
y most horrible double tragedy was enact
ed near Clermont Mills, in the Fourth dis
trict upper part of Hartford county, on
Thursday morning, by Christian koltZ, a
youth, from the Maryland House of Refuge,
farm hand, who brutally murdered Miss
Almira Street, youngest daughter of Mr..
Roger Street, his employer, residing near
the mills and afterwards hanged himself
in the presence of neighbOrs who had been
summoned and arrested him.
Miss Street was II years of age. Her
body was found at the foot OF the cellar
stairs of the house, about y o'clock A. NJ,
with the head partly severed from the body,
and an axe, with which the deed is suppos-
ed to have been committed, lying near by
covered with blood. The victim had been
engaged preparing breakfast, and had gone
into the cellar for something, when she
was attacked by the young tiend with the
axe, who dealt her repeated blows, as evil
denced by several gashes left on the neck
of the bleeding corpse.
Koltz, whose age is variously stated at
from 16 to 20 years, was at once suspected
as the murderer and was put under arrest
Before the arrival of the sheriff and
States attorney the murderer koltz con-
fessed the crime, and said he had no cause
to kill Miss Street, and that he did the
murder out Of pure devilment He
then deliberately hanged himself to the
limb of chestnut tree in the woods near
the house, and died in the presence of a
large assembled crowd, who urged him to
the act.
His self-execution under the circum-
stances, though very novel and startling
procedure, is generally recognized as the
very best thing he could have done for
himself and the community.
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NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION.
The Sixteenth Annual Meeting of tie
Association will be held in the Academy
of Music, Baltimore, on Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday, July 10th, 18th aud 18th,
1876. The State Teachers Association
also meets during the week, and at the
same place.
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Our Neighb0rs.

The stable of Geo. B. Passmore. at the
lumber yard of Passmore & Cope, in Ok.
ford, Pa, was entered on Monday night,
and valuable horse belonging to Mr.. Pass
more was stolen, with a saddle and bride
The Nottingham Horse Company was
about to start out on the trail when the
horse was found hitched to fence OF
Mount Vernon avenue.
In the Chester County Court of Com.
mon Pleas. last week, the case of the Co.
lumbia Insurance Company cs. Henry c.
Baldwin was decided in favor Of the de-
PENDANT, on the ground that the insurance
company was in an irsolvent condition at
the hmc the insurance was effected. The
company brought suit to compel the pay
ment of heavy assessments upon the pre-
MUM rote, to meet losses. This was a
test case, III which many citizens of Ches-
ter county were interested.
during the approach of the thunder
storm, on Monday afternoon, Isaac Wood
and boy, of East Nottingham. started from
the corn field TO the house. Whilst hurry
ing along. Il thuudefbolt struck fence
post within three panels of them and shat
tered it to splinters. Mr.. Wood and boy
were nearly knocked down by the shock
y singular fact is stated by Mr.. w. that
while he saw the splinters fly, the lightning
did not appear very vivid to him nor was
the thunder shock very loud, whilst people
at some distance stated that the report was
tremendous. - Ortord Press.
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BARRETT.-At the residence of her
father in North East, on May 22nd,
1876. ELLA NJ. BARRETT. aged 1G months
and days.
MISUNDERSTANDING, on Thursday,
jane 18th, 1876, of Diptheria, GERTRUDE
MULLER. daughter of Rev. w. W. and
A. NJ. Heberton, aged IS months and 90
days.
FARRA.-On Sabbath morning, May 2Sth,
1876, near Principle, BLANCHE OPHELIA,
youngest daughter of George d. and
Annie E. Farra, aged two years and
seven months.
o, how fJully We rnfoi her,
Just j. il ,leitrring
We're the only ark # rrug"
For her LITTLE hUiling charms.
And clasp her o. closely
To our beating. thr"hbHg heart,
A. il from this priceless treasure
We could never. never part.
How e feast glowing visions.
Which enwrap gaze
On her little mimic graces,
And her cunning. loving Ways
L;ttl.. Rlap"llr has gone before
She has passed throu. Ii the g,tts
To her home Of many mansions.
Where for u> sle gladly waits q. A. c.
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FIRE.-A few evenings since, the hay in
the barn of Abner Rogers, near Brick
Meeting House, was discovered to be on
fire. Smoke and flames seemed to be iSSn-
ing from all sides, and to all appearances
the destruction Of building and contents
was inevitable. The horses were removed,
and W. p. Brown, Il neighbor, who discov-
cred the fire, and young girl went to work
with buckets and water to fight what seem
ed to be a foriorn hope. Strange to say,
however, they succeeded in quenching the
flames and saving the property. 1t is sup
posed the fire was the work of an incendiary.
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MI. S. X. MILLER is on hand again
with another large lot Of fine Cattle, which
he will sell us per advertisement in another
column.
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DYSPEPSIA are particularly
subject to this disease and its effects: such
as Sour Stomach, Sick Headache, Habitual
Costiveness, Heart burn, Water brash, and
coming up of the food, coated tongue, dis
agreeable taste in the mouth. palpitation of
the Heart and all diseases of the Stomach
and Liver Two doses of GREENS AUGUST
FLOWER will relieve you at once, and there
positively is not case in the United States
it will not cure. If you doubt this, 90 to
your Druggists-H. II. Mitchell. Elkton:
f. &. Frazer, Port Deposit; or DR.. l.. X.
Kirk, Rising Sun;-and get a Sample Bot
tie for 10 cents and try 1t. Regular size -
cents.
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FOURTH OF july, 1S76.-There will be
meeting OF the citizens of Elkton and
vicinity, at the room of the County Com
missioners, in the basement of the Court
House, on Monday evening, the 10Th inst,
at o'clock, to take measures for properly
celebrating the Centennial Fourth of July.
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PERSONAL.

Frank G.. Ellis, Esq, and family, of
Selma, Alabama, are spending the Summer
months in Elkton.
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CharIestOWn Items.

AS we have not seen anything in your
! paper from our venerable town, situated on
the west banks of the
NOBLE CHESAPEAKE,
| for a long time, we concluded to sharpen
up the old quill and scratch a few notes of
| the doings of our neighbors. We still
claim rank and notoriety for our town
from the fact that it ''wuz once to hav bin
the city of Baltmur," but the insufficient
depth of water near the coast, even after a
long wharf was built, completely changed
our destiny: 50 this is not the great
COMMERCIAL METROPOLIS OF MARYLAND.
The fishing season is again over, Satur-
day last being the last larful day to snare
the tinny tribe, and our fishermen have
returned home with heavy hearts and lean
pocket books, as they have made the most
unsuccessful fishing that they have expert
enced for a number of years. They have
scarcely realized means sufficient to pay
expenses. Quite an
EXCITEMENT
was created among the fishing element, Oh
Saturday, by the appearance of two huge
specimens of the genus Sturgeon (Iccipep-
ser sturio), caught by Joseph Murphy, north
of Red Point, and which measured s. feet
in length and weighed about $50 pounds
each. They had became entangled in Mr.
NJ. S net, and to secure their capture he
very quietly placed a moose around the
tail of each, then attached the rope to the
stern of his boat, and in this manner towed
them to our wharf, where a crowd soon
gathered to make an examination of the
creatures. They were said to be very large
for this particular species in this locality.
Their capture was considered to be quite
feat, and the conqueror pronounced a hero.
Some of the boys, supposing them to be
sharks or some other "sea Sarpints,h VOW
ed their determination to discontinue bath
ing in these waters.
NATURE
is now clad in her loveliest robes, as at
tested by view of the magnificent green
foliage ofthe woods, the beautiful fragrant,
flowers, the broad fields of golden grain
glistening with magniticeuce when Swayed
to and fro by the gentle zephyr, and count
less other noticeable beauties displayed by
the same hand.
TIE CROPS
in this vicinity never before gave better
promise of abundant yield, and the farmers
wear smiling faces in anticipation of full
StorehouseS.
PROFESSIONALS.
This town is the abiding place of one
physician. one DOCTOR, but no lawyers.
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Us -Suiting Linens, Grass Cloths, Per-
Gales and mbrics-full stock.
GLASS FRONT.
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NIERCERSEURG COLLEGE.

IN its Course of Instruction, from the
beginning To lis close its students taught in the
Christian religion. Starting with Lessons the Life
at Christ the Course To completion in Chris tan
C"ltur". Church Conf .SSionI and Christian Ethics.
MER ER>BuRG COLLEGE cOmmcnds itself 10 public
favor alsu by the advantages of its location. 1t is easy
of arccS> being in direct railroad communication with
the great thuron.liare> of travel every side, and
at the same time sufficiently retired to form secure
retreat from the stir aud noise at public fn In this
RESPECT its students removed from the excitement
and distraction of large city. and brought under the
eevatin and educational power of undisturbed col
!ee , i'll the midst of almost unrv,led i'll its
beauty and grandeur. In point of air. and gen
c climate il all that the most anxious parents
desire.
For boarding, tuition and room. not supplied with
anything but fuel 500 per year. Send for Catalogue
Address REV. E. L. HIGBEE. d. D., PRESIDENT.
Mrrcer>hurg. Pa. june TO- 1S16-16w
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\ NARROW ESCAPE.-On Monday last,
Henry Holland, IA colored man, was walk
ing on the railroad track near the depot.
A construction train was passing up and
he stepped from one track to the other to
avoid it, just at this moment the limited
express came along, running at the rate Of
forty miles an hour. The mans attention
was fixed upon the construction train about
passing him, and he failed to hear the
express coming upon him from behind. a
number of persons called to him, but he
did not hear them until Mr.. Feeley, the
Waterman, ran towards him, following at
the top of his voice. Holland heard him
just in time to spring from the track as
the engine was almost upon him. 1t was
SO close that it brushed his clothing.
SHAD Matching IN THE SUsQUEHANNA.
Under the direction of Prof. ). F. Baird,
of the Smithsonian Institute. and Prof j.
w. Miner, of Washington, United States
Fish Commissioners, the Matching of shad
from spawn has been going on in the Sus-
Cuehanna river at Havre de Grace, for three
weeks past. The work is in charge of
Albert D. Hager, who has been engaged in
the geological surveys of Missouri and Yer
mont. Eleven men are employed in catch
ing ana spawning the Snau, which WOlk IS
done at night. A female shad being caught
the spawn is pressed into pan and is i'm
pregnated with the milt of the male fish.
About 10000 eggs is the yield expected
from full grown female, and the milt
from one healthy male will impregnate
three times this number.
The spawn is then placed in Matching
boxes, anchored in the stream and with the
water at its present temperature, 50 de-
grees, the Matching follows in three days.
The young fish is born with an umbilical
bag attached which supplies its food until
the bag disappears, after which time its
means of existence is phenomenal, as no
food has yet been discovered which the
young fish will eat. AS soon as possible
after this bag disappears the fish are placed
in cans like milk cans, each holding about
10000, and shipped Immediately. From
this point they have been sent to every
Southern State except Texas and Arkansas;
the Roanoke, Yazoo Santee, Chattahoo-
chez, Tennessee, Black Pearl and Charlton
rivers having been supplied.
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~ Ladies' and Gents Gauze Uuder-
wear, Gents Jean Drawers. warranted TO
fit, at MCCRERY q BoULDEN s.
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Willamson's best calf Boots, Shoes
and Caters for gentlemen, boys and youths.
GLASS FRONT.
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DIED.

rssS Plain, Plaid and Striped Dress Linens
at MCCRERr 4 BOULDER
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Great Reduction in the Price of Sewing
Machines for cash. The Howe and New
American, or second handed Machines
Cali and see for yourselves.
JOHN WILKINSON,
Wig Building, Elkton.
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TO There is nothing so profitable to Il
farmer as grazing Cattle. See Mr.. MILLER's
drove and take your choice at his sale on
the 22nd.
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THE SToRM.-At daylight, on Tuesday
morning last, the heaviest storm expert
enced in this section of country for many
years burst upon US. The fall of rain was
unprecedented and much damage was done.
On the p, w. & B. railroad, a mile below
Havre de Grace, about ninety feet of track
was thus damaged, the road bed being
entirely washed out even below the sleepers
and piled in heaps several feet deep, a rod
or more from the track, the water remain
ing above the rails an hour after the rain
ceased. At Lewis Crossing, about the same
length of track was damaged i'll similar
manner, small run guarded by a high
stone wall proving insufficient to carry off
the water. Here several lengths of rail
fence were washed down, and a bridge
across the road was torn up. Several rail
road ties were carried for rods by the swol-
len stream and lodged at the crossing. At
other points for several feet similar "wash-
outs occurred, though none except the
two mentioned extended for more than ten
or fifteen feet. In no case were the rails
loosened to any great extent, but it was
not considered safe to allow trains to pass
until repairs were made. The plowed land
and the growing corn showed signs of the
heavy storm, and in some cases the young
corn was uprooted. Considerable damage
was done to the Chesapeake Il Delaware
Canal at Chesapeake City. At Freeman S
Mills, the dam was washed away. In many
places the wheat was blown flat, and some
doubt is expressed as to whether it will
rise again. In the upper part of the
county, the storm was not SO heavy, little
OF no damage being done.
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FOR RENT.
Painting, FrescOing, Calcining and
Paper Hanging.

WORK done in mechanical and city
w style, by contract or the day.
PAPERING AND GRaINING Il speciality.
WALL PAPER and PAINTS furnished at moderate
prices.
FS-Work done anywhere in the county.
q. IL. BALDWIN,
May Il. lS16-2m North East, Md
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10 Plain and Plaid Grenadiues-newest
styles. GLASS FRONT.
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Is Mems Heavy Pow Share Shoes $1.50
by MCCRERY K BOULDEN.
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Is Where does MILLER find so many
Cattle9 He will sell 1875 head on the 22nd,
at the FELTON, House yard. See his adver-
tisement in another column.
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Notice to Creditors.

This is to give notice that the subscriber. of Cecil
county hath obtained from the Orphans Court of said
county, letters Tc>ramcntary the personal estate
of NATHANIEL JAQUETT.
late of said county. deceased All persons having claims
against the said deceased are hereby warned exhibit
tine with the vouchers thereof duly authenticated
On or h.ior" the :2ni day Of February. 1877
Trey otherwise by law. lee excluded from all benefit
of said estate All persons indebted said are
requested 10 make Immediate to the subscriber.
Given under my hand. this 3rl day of June. lS76.
JAS. I MCCULLOUGH.
Executor of Nathaniel Jaluctt, decd.
Tcst-REUBEN d. JAMNp, Register.
inIl 3. lNIE-hH
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AS we have not seen anything in your
paper from our venerable town, situated on
the west banks of the
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This town is the abiding place of one
physician one doctor, but no lawyers.
::
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NATURE

in this vicinity never before gave better
promise of abundant yield, and the farmers
wear smiling faces in anticipation of full
StorelouseS
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-NesPeCIIUIIy SuOmItttu 10 " HtZZIt.
"This is addressed to the gay barbare;
When you allupon the customaire
TO take his seat upon your chaire,
Before you lay on the white lathaire
See that you have sharp razaire;
Or, if you are going to cut his hare,
Be sure that you take keen siZZare:
Perform your work with the greatest caire
Don't talk too much to your custonaire;
When through collect your bright quartairc
And let him go with a thank you, saire'
Follow these rules and act on the square,
And you will be popular chinscrapaire. ,