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A Smart Young Wife.

The Olean On. " Times relates: ga
newly married pair on their way to New
YORK, when between Coshocton and Mar.
rowsburg on the Erie train, one day last
week, caused no little sensation to the
occupants of the car. On the bride
groom's taking a roll of brown paper
out of his pocket, the bride suddenly
snatched it, raised the window, and
threw it out, saving: You said you'd
quit chewing tobacco; there's so much
Of the nasty stuff gone But her laugh
changed to tears when her husband in /.
formed her that the roll was not tobac,
co, but 800 in greenbacks, which he
was about to place in safer place in
his pocket. As it was dark at sle time.
any attempt TO recover the money was
thought 70 be useless"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-12-22
The True story of a Doll.

A year ago, a young girl, one of the
teachers in school in great city, bade
goodbye to the children and went home
The children laughed great deal, and
the story went about how that Miss Nelly
was going to be married soon, and was
going home to learn to keep house.
Nelly was one of the merriest girls in
the world. In school or at home, every.
body tried to sit next to her, to hear
her laugh. Nobody was ever so friendly
or so full of life, they said. But she
was not strong and when she went
home, instead of learning to keep house,
she grew thinner and weaker day by
day, while the doctors stood helplessly
looking on. The marriage was put of
again and again. At last she could not
leave her room. Yet still people tried
to come close to her; the laugh was
always ready on her lips, and the big
blue eyes grew more friendly with each
fading day.
1t began to be noticed, however, that
she was anxious to sew or knit all the
time, to make something for little chill
dren-soft, white little shirts, or baby &
socks. In the city where she lived there
is hospital for sick children, in which
there are many memorial beds given
as legacies by dying women, or in re-
membrance of them by their friends.
Nelly had no money to endow a memo.
rial bed, but her thoughts were busy
with the sick babies.
CT will dress boxof DOLLS" she said,
$50 chat each can have one on Christmas
morning."
They gave her the doll, and scraps OF
silk and lace, and she worked faithfully
at it with her trembling fingers.
81 will have them ready" she would
say.
But it seemed as if she would not have
even one ready, she was forced so often
to lay it down. One September night
she was awake all night, and by dawn
made them wash and dress her and give
her her work-box and scissors.
By noon the doll was dressed, and she
laid it down, smiling.
An hour or two later, they told hel
that the end was near. She kissed them
all good-by. Her face was that of one
who goes upon pleasant journey and,
holding her mothers hand, she closed
her, eyes and went away.
There is the little doll, alone in it's
box. thought if each little girl who
reads this story would dress doll and
send it to a poor child in some asylum
or hospital on Christmas morning, that
Nelly would surely know of it, and be
glad that she and her loving fancy had
not been forgotten. Nicholas.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-12-22
A Squirrel Has the Diphtheria.

A family in this city are the happy
possessors of beautiful flying squirrel
very tame and tractable. Some of the
children were attacked with diphtheria
recently, and, in accordance with his
custom, the squirrel sometimes crawled
into bed with them, oftentimes Nesting
up against their faces and threats. After
while the squirrel was seized with all
the symptoms of the disease, and grow
ing worse, apparently went through all
the stages of the complaint in just the
same manner as the children. When i'll
it was found necessary to feed him on
soft food, in all respects similar to hui
man being suffering from diphtheria.
Brid0eDort Standard.
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The Army of Janan.

On the 1st of September, 1876, the
whole regular military force of the en-
pire of japan numbered ,752 men and
1,517 horses. This not very imposing
army is divided as follows: Infantry,
30,6 cavalry, 431; artillery, 1884 /;
engineers, TAO commissariat, 1914 coast
artillery, "a. The imperial body guard
contains 1871 men and 3s8 horses, and
is represented by all the branches Of the
service. The capital is garrisoned by
1878 men and 683 horses.-Sdn Fran
cisco Chronicle.
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The New Speaker.

Mr.. Samuel j. Randall, the new
Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives, is now AZ years old, and has from
early manhood taken an active part in
political affairs. Four years he was in
the Philadelphia City Council, and in
1s58-59 in the Senate of Pennsylvania,
and at Washington in the Thirty eighth
Congress, and has been reelected ever
since. Mr.. Randall lives with his family in
a plain way in small three-story house
of his own on Capitol hill. He spends
most of his leisure time at home.
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Imports and Exports.

For the ten months of the year up to
the end of November, the latest date to
which full returns have been made, our
imports of merchandise, gold value,
were 1854, $50, Oil, against $434, 941, S3s
for the same period of 1S75-showing a
decline of $40, 408, 927, while the decline
in the imports of specie was 80, $50, 556;
the exports of domestic produce for the
same period were S446, 1855, 240-a gain
over last year of S5S,667, 2O2.-New
York Sun.
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The Peterkins' Christmas Tree.

Pretty early in the autumn the Peter
kins began to prepare for their Christ
mas-tree. Everything was done in great
privacy, as it was to be surprise to the
neighbors, as well as to the rest of the
family. Mr.. Peterkin had been up to
Mr.. Bromwich's wood-lot, and, with his
consent, selected the tree. Agamemnon
went to look at it occasionally after
dark, and Solomon John made frequent
visits to il, mornings. just after sunrise.
Mr.. Peterkin drove Elizabeth Eliza and
her mother that way, and pointed
furtively to it with his whip, but none
of them ever spoke of it aloud to each
other. 1t was suspected that the little
boys had been to see it Wednesday and
Saturday afternoons. But they came
home with their pockets full of chest
nuts, and said nothing about it.
At length Mr.. Peterkin had it cut
down, and brought secretly into the
Larkins' barn. A week or two before
Christmas, a measurement was made of
it, with Elizabeth ELIAS yard-measure.
To Mr.. Peterkins great dismay, it was
discovered that it was too high to stand
In the back parlor. This fact was
DTOuRuU Oub III u ScCTtb COuDCll VI
and Mrs. Peterkin, Elizabeth, and Aga
memnon.
Agamemnon suggested that it might
be set up slantirg, but Mrs Peterkin
was very sure it would make her dizzy,
and the candles would drip.
But brilliant idea came to Mr.. Peter
kin. He proposed that the ceiling OF
the parlor should be raised to make
room for the top of the tree.
Elizabeth Eliza thought the space
would need to be quite large. It must
not be like small box, or you could moi
see the tree.
eyes" said Mr.. Peterkin, CT should
have the ceiling lifted all across the
room the effect would be hner."
Elizabeth Eliza objected to having the
whole ceiling raised, because her room
was over the back parlor, and she wonld
have no floor while the alteration was
going on, which would be very awk
ward. Besides, her room was not very
high now, and, il the floor were raised
perhaps she could not walk in it up
right.
Mr.. Peterkin explained that ht
didn't propose altering the whole
ceiling, but to lift up a ridg,
across the room at the back part wher,
the tree was to stand. This would
make hump, to be sure, in Elizabeth
Eiiza's room but it would go across
the whole room.
Elizabeth Eliza said she would no
mind that. IL would be like the cuddy
thing that comes up on the deck of ,
ship, that you sit against, only here yol
would not have the seasickness. Sh,
thought she should like it for rarity
She might use it for divan.
Mrs. Peterkin thought il would com,
in the worn place of the carpet, ant
might be convenience in making tn
carpet over. :.
Aoamemnon was afraid there would
be trouble in keeping the matter secret
for it would be long piece of work TO
carpenter but Mr.. Peterkin propose,
having the carpenter for day or two
for number of other jobs.
One of them was to make all tn
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mdu Johns candle sputtered and went

OUT
At this moment there was loud
knocking at the front door. The little
boys, and the small cousins, and the
uncles and aunts, and Mrs. Peterkin,
hastened to see what was the matter.
The uncles and aunts thought some
body's house must be on fire.. The door
was opened, and there was a man, white
with fakes, for it was beginning TO
snow, and he was pulling in large box.
Mrs. Peterkin supposed it contained
some of Elizabeth Eliza's purchases, SO
she ordered it to be pushed into the
back parlor, and hastily called back her
guests and the little boys into the other
room. The little boys and small cousins
We're sure they had seen Santa Claus
himself.
Mr.. Peterkin lighted the gas. The
box was addressed to Elizabeth Eliza. 1t
was from the lady from Philadelphia |
She had gathered hint from Elizabeth
Eliza's letters that there was to be a
Christmas tree, and had filed this box
with all that would be needed.
1t was opened directly. There was
every kind of gilt hanging thing, from
gilt pea-pods to butterflies on springs.
There we're shining flags and lanterns,
and bird-cages, and nests with birds sit
ting on them, baskets of fruit, gilt
apples and punches of grapes, and, at
the bottom of the whole, large box of
candles and a box of Philadelphia bon
bons
Elizabeth Eliza and Solomon John
could scarcely keep from screaming.
The little boys and the small cousins
knocked on the folding doors to ask
what was the matter.
Hastily Mr.. Peterkin and the rest took
out the things and hung them on the
tree, and put on the candles.
When all was done, it looked 80 well
that Mr.. Peterkin exclaimed
"Let us light the candles now, and
send to invite all the neighbors tonight,
and have the tree on Christmas eve |"
And so it was that the Peterkins had
their Christmas-tree the day before, and
on Christmas night could go and visit
their neighbors. Nicholas.
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The eldest son of an English Earl was
brought before the Woolwich magis-
trates recently under strange circum-
stances. He had enlisted in the Royal
Artillery, and confided so far in the
magistrates as to say that he had been
driven to this step through deficiency OF
income-this amounting only to 81, SOC
per annum. The poor fellow was dis
charged on paying the usual fees.
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into deeper depth than ever of de-
spondency and gloom. He snubs his
wife, scolds the children, swallows box
after box of Cookies pills, and begins
the new year blighted man. Now,
this ia the true picture of Christmas.
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How MANY children die from Group,
Diphtheria, &c. This new principle, DIR. J. III.
McLean's Cough and Lung Healing Globules,
will cure Group and Thoat diseases, Consump-
ton, Coughing, Hoarseness Trial boxes, 70
cts. by mail. DIR. J. III. McLesn's office, 3l4
Chestnut St. Louis,
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A HeTRL is advertised as kept by
the widow of Mr.. Brown, who died last
summer on new and improved plan. ="
The daily gazette., 1876-12-20
INVESTING IN REAL ESTATE.

The Charter Oak IAfe Insurance Com
pany of Hartford Connecticut. has
bought three millions of dollars worth of
real estate in New York city, and given
in part payment a million aud a quarter
Of second mortgage bonds Of the Connec-
ticut Valley Railroad Company. This is
only one of a number of very large pur-
chascs recently made by corporations and
individuals of real estate i'll which stocks
and bonds were given in payment. There
is no doubt of the fact that prudent men
all over the country desire safe invest
ments for their money, even at less return
than investments in which there is much
more risk and which pay larger interest.
The history of this panic has been a good
although a severe lesson TO many people
who had eight, ten and twelve per cent.
investments. In many instances, by fail
ure and defalcation, the principal, if not
entirely lost, has been so largely reduced
below its face value that if those who in
vested in the stock or loan had looked to
the security for their money in the first
place ut the legal rate Of six per cent. o
even below this sum, they would have
more to-day. There is no question but
that the day has passed, dor at least a
long while TO Gomez, when big dividends
will be paid. The reason for this is that
the business OF the country will not war
rant il. and hence capitalists. like the
wages of labor, must take less return
for their money, and hence it is they are
making large investments in real estate.
The daily gazette., 1876-12-20
OREGON.
ANOTHER ELABoRATE STATEMENT PROM
GnurRNop GRnyER
OREGu

San Francisco, Decent ber 10 A Port
land Oregon, dispatch says S. y. Beiiing-
er, chairman of the Democratic State
central committee, has issued a cali Tor
a meeting of the committee at Sdiein on
Thursday, the 21st inst. The call has
been issued in obedience to an order re-
Geive6 from the national Democra'lc
committee Tnc object and purposes of
the meeting are not stated in the call.
Governor Grover has Just published a
long and Ella borately prepared statement
Of bis official action regarding the recent
electoral muddle in Oregon. The state
tnout is designed by him as defence Of
his conduct. After discussing at great
length the legal features of the case AID
citing numerous authorities in support
oe his position, the Governor concludes:
~ conclude that Watts is not entitled
20 q certificate Of election because the
Constitution of the United States de-
olares that he shall not be appointed. and
that +. A. Cro0in is entitled to "a certi-
fcate of election as one of the electors
oF the State. because he is the eligible
candidate having the highest number of
legal votes cast for that Office next after
tho election of VIM. Ii. Odell and j. C..
Cartwright whose elections are not con-
tested. Any other conclusion would dis
franchise the State of Oregon as 10 one
third OF her representation in the Col
lego Of Electors. To my mind it Is clear
shat the positive injunction OF the Con-
Stitution of the United States ON the
snbiei, os electors should Je enforced. y
The daily gazette., 1876-12-20
Novel Dentistry.
AN ACHING TOOTH DRAWN FROM AN ELE-
PLANTS JAW.

AN ACHING TOOTH DRAWN FROM AN ELE-
PLANTS JAW.
New York World.
The baby hippopotam,is "Baba' has
hecome the chief pet of the aquarium,
much to the disgust of the trained seal
and the learned otter. IIaba is dOcilc and
when not following his keeper lies quietly
in q sunny spot near one OF the wlndoWs
on the Thirty-fifth street side, where, with
lazy content. he submits to having his
ears scratched by the children. Baba
has his troubles, however. and for the
past day or two had evidently been sut.
fering from such arrangement. "Doc."
his keeper finally decided that il was
toothache An examination showed, in
fact, that one of his milk teeth was badly
decaved. doc" said it must come out,
and speedily improvised forceps out of a
pair of gas-nippers. Baba obedientiy
opened his mouth, and "Doc" laid hold
| of the tooth. Then the forcepS slipped
and the keeper sat down with a bump.
amid the suppressed laughter and ironical
applause of the spectators, while Baba
looked lazily out of his half-clos-
ed ewes as if to say, "What is all this fuss
about" When with grim determination
doc" approached again, Baba uttered
rather dissatisfied grunt, but opened his
mouth. This time the tonss held, and a
StronS pun proven 700 mum ior nso"s
equaniinity. He got to his legs with a
600 pound Jump. doc" held on with all
his might; there was moment of breath
less suspense, and then the keeper again
suddenly took a sitting posture, waving,
however, with triumphant air the huge
forceps, in the jaws Of which glistened
the large white molar. Baba trotted off a
few steps, and stood for moment gazing
| at his Keeper He shook his head as if to
lcpa thpt hinn all RIGHT and
then came and rubbed his head against
his friend, as if to express his thanks. A
rinse of the mouth with sponge, and
Baba was himself again, and trotted con-
Itentedly after his keeper, the pair being
followed by crowd of admirers.
The daily gazette., 1876-12-20
Washin gton n otes.

Tie House committee on apprupria-
lions nave completed the consular and
diplomatic bill II appropriates Sl.l35,
o06 reduction ot nbou. SJ0,0o0 en- the
bill of last session, which is saved chief
ly IN the pay a. clerks ami miscellaneous
Of corsulatrS. There arr no changes Of
ministers OF con-nIates The amount
ge9ou mendad hy ihr coumittee for the
rel:ef and protection of Americuh sea
men abroad is this year $4,000. against
$40 900 appropriated last sessicr
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NOTICE

All persons having claims against the
Estate of the deceased must present the
same duly attcstcd To the Administrator or
pr before November 9th, 1877. or abide the
Act of Assembly in such case made and
provided. GEO. X. MOUSLEY,
Address, Wilmington, Dcl. Admir-.
dec5-3wcOd
The daily gazette., 1876-12-20

M NIATTINGS.-We have now III stock
lNl white and check Canton mattings by
he piece, made at tie lowest prices.
WIN. Il. SHARP,
Fourth and Market
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'b:. Dornian b. Eaton, late civil-serv-
lee reformer, has been distinguishing
i.r self 10y II speech. IN which h. spoke
t the Democratic party Us "a disgrace
"a political tody. and added that AS
IN" democrats, it can only BE- said
shat treT are IL to- compose such par
" mere animals. as they are incapable
4 tuman instinct. wallowiD6 in their
.ocgh aud disgFacing the name of men !"
The Sen, We observe, objects to Mr..
Eaton'S classification rs unscientifc,
and not supported by anything in Dar-
VI =, Huxley or other authority.
The daily gazette., 1876-12-20
Nevievinc the vote in Louisiana.

HeviewinG the vote in Louisiana. tae
New Orleans Ddmocrci says: Tho n.tu-
ocrats carried 81 parishes -A!f year 10 II
II l>;s; he Republiean carried - par
ish's ta - in 1874. lac Bepphlicsns
;als year east 4s,27G votes in tlr Demo-
n-.a;i iayishes to $3.50 cast ~ tho
so,y aud as ott.l III The Democratic
Yt-.snes in 1876 o., taay did in 1874.
Whi.a the Republicans com plain about
the iiv' parishes. Repuclicau in l57l.
carried ny The Democrats this year, they
'orS9' g. say word about the seven
N2mocrtt!c parishes Of 1871 thA. went
:.NpI blioan this year.
The daily gazette., 1876-12-20

Nice SCREEN for Every Window, at
Trinjng Cost.
Cheaper than any other,
., Can be fitted to any window in minute
and more perfectly than any other screen.
3. Can be removed, or raised instantly,
4, Can be used at top or bottom OF window.
o, Allow the window to be at any height.
8, Can be rolled up when not in use occupy
ing little space, and not liable to injury.
I, No nails, screws or glue in its construc
ton.
Neat, light and durable.
On ono side the cloth Is fastened to q
'tongue," which fits loosely in n grove
This tongue" may be rolled or unrolled
for different sized windows.
10, The middle piece has a screw cut on one
end by which the cloth 10 made.iF' AMI
the frame is held firmly in the
any height.
II, Cloth protects better from dustthah
and equally well from insects.
The daily gazette., 1876-12-20

g - : S.>> n week Ia y gents. Samples
500 = ~ FREE. l.. o. NICKEiY
Augusta. Maine.
The daily gazette., 1876-12-20

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REGISTERS ORDEH
RcEiSter'S Order.
REGISTERS OFFICE
New Cast,n 10 Nov 8

"a.
TpoS the application of George X. Nous
ley, Administrator of Thomas b. Grubb
late of Brandywine Hundred in said Coun-
ty, deceased, 1t is ordered and directed by
the Register that the Administrator afore-
said, give notice of the granting of Letters
of Administrator upon the Estate, of the
deceased with the date of granting thereof
by causing advertisements to be posted
within forty days from the date OF such
Letters. in six of the most public places of
the County of New Castle, requiring all
persons having demands against the Els
tate, to present the same, or abide by an
Act Of Assembly in such case made and
provided. And also cause the same to be
inserted within the same period in the
DAILY GAZETTE, n newspaper published
In Wilmington, and to be continued therein
three weeks. (e. .od.)
f~~, Given under the hand and Seal of
}L.s. Office of the Register aforesaid at
t-o--' New Castle in New Castle County
aforesaid, the day and year above written.
$. G. BIGGS, Register
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Arrival. ,hi. ll.rninx
u.,.r,ure. I.a.s Evening".
Thar SPELLING MATCH.
a Correspondent s"ygests that An
other one 20 Held at an Early
nay.

Before us liesa communication signed
Robert A,bridge." in which the writer
takes the Ehir1ris, correspondent. "Ho-
ratio Collins" to task for opinions eS-
pressed over his nam regarding the un.
fairness Of the late spelling match. con-
dncted by Professor Flint at the Third
Ward school house. in Virginia. lie be-
lieves With us. that the match was fairly
conducted, as also that o written test IL
much iairsr than an oral. He gives as
reasons for such a belief. the fact that u
a worl j. propounded and missed.
aud then passed to a second or
thirl party. ii Is equivalent to Civ.
ing the latter two OF three trials. and
further that IL a contrary practice il fol-
lowed. and n separate word Is given to
each. the contest is still unfair. as n
person may accidentally or intention
ally DO given a list Of hard or easy
words by the party conducting the
match. Ne concludes his communities
ton thus; Nevertheless l approve OF
another spelling match at Prof. f1int's
earliest convenience. II for no other rsa-
son than to silence croaksrs like Col
lins."
We hal no idea that so deep m inter-
est was taken by the public Ia the
matches. but ~ there appears to be con-
siderable feeling about them. would II
no, be well to comply with the suegss-
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SAX Francisco. Feb. l6.--l:3o P. NJ
J. s. Lawrence. lately from Vallejo, was
found dead yesterday afternoon at the
Maine lodging house on Kcarny street.
lie was supposed to have died from nat
ural causes. but this morning n note
book was found on his person contain.
ing a letter to his wife stating no had
taken laudanum, and attributed the act
to business complications aud whisky.
The retail grocers held a meeting last
evening to discuss the silver coin ques-
ton and resolved that all future trans
actions OF the Grocers' Union shall DO
done ON n silver basis.
The Chronicle this morning. In Its
stock article, says: "The consolida-
ton Of the Gold Hill group Of mines
has been finally consummated and the
following shares are to be awarded to the
different mines named. The whole
number Of shares is 600. 200. divided m
follows: Imperial, s5i,07o shares
is3,I feet; Empire.Mi lii.7i5 shares
10 feet; Consolidated Gold Hill Quriz.
22.O0s shares-3 iH feet; Eclipse, A.
072 shares-70 feet; Bowers. 1880
shares-20 feet; Bacon. il,CG5 shares
co feet. Total. 50O.0 shares-iC0
feet" The Secretary Of the Imperial
this morning denies that any such ar
rangement has been consummaicd, and
states that such n proposition has been
talked about by several gentlemen in
tsrested in those mines. but no official
action whatever has been taken in the
premises as yet. though II is possible
that some agreement may DO arrived at.