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The Legal Tender silver.

No objection Is expressed at the treasury ue-
paItment to the enactment OF the piii "nion
has passed the House making SUBSIDIARY silver
coins legal tender to the amount OF slo, anu
providing for the redemption OF tnat coinage In
lawful money when presented at the treasury
or IFS branches In sums OF $40 and multipleS
thereof. Under existing laws the subsidiary
silver coinage Is a legal tender In sums
of s.. but Is not redeemable. 1t will
make but very little difference to in
crease the amount to which 1t shall be
legal tender The principal provision In the
proposed legislation Is that which provides for
redemption In lawful money of fractional
silver. This Will give that currency q value
and a character which it does not now possess.
At present fractional silver will not be taken
by banks from its depositors, because 1t Is In
reality worth only about seventy-two cents on
the dollar. The consequence Is that people who.
In the course OF business, get considera-
BILE quantities Of this class of silver have
to dispose OF 1t to bankers at a discount. To
enact that the Treasury shall redeem 1t in
lawful money, will make 1t worth 100 cents
to the dollar. The banks will then take it
readily, and none Will be subject to loss on ac-
Count OF its possession.
1t is not thought that there is more frac-
tional silver In circulation than the needs of
nience is that it is In circulation but is not
worth the amount Indicated on its face and Is
not redeemable at the source from which 1t was
Issued. When this defect Is remedied there will
be no hesitation in taking it; and it Is not
thought that any considerable amount would
be presented for redemption. A case In poipt Is
that everybody takes the standard silver dollar
though 1t is worth but a fraction over So cents
The ultimate working OF the bill under consid-
Grafton will probably be found to be that frac-
tional silver Will become "token" coins like
the nickel. Nickels are redeemable In sums OF
$40, and there Is no difficulty as to their Cir
culatfon or doubt as to their value. They
are not worth five cents, but are redeemable
"token" of the government for that amount.
The case OF the silver coins OF denominations
less than one dollar, would be that they would
become redeemable tokens for the amount
which they represent. Under the bill passed
by the House the fractional silver presented
could be redeemed either In gold, greenbacks.
or the standard silver dollar
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FOR RENT AND SArC
TOR RENT

Brick No. 400 9Th st. NV, II rs $50
B Bk No 155s St NV. 8 rs. bay window 1850. Is
Frame No 1887 9Th st. NV, rs, i'm rood order *
Cottages Nos. ~ and A b St n. e. rs... ~
Cottages Nos: 7l1 and 725 9Th st. me-. rs 800 iS
Brick No g Defrees st., rs, AL m. 1.... * *
frame NO sos 18th St sw;, rs. good repair -. IL
Frame No. 1217 It'll st. road. 10 rs, large yard. *
Apply to ALBERT II E9iy ID
ap24-3t No DON y a
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STAR do not want them published they have
only TO Indicate the fact by writing anony-
mously. 1t ought to be understood by this time
That anonymous communications to q news
paper stand little chance OF being read and less
OF being inserted.
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l24 East Capitol It,. brick, IL rooms mod imps $50
$40 9Th st. brick house store, Ii "a, mod imps 80
2Dew Brick Houses, rooms. med Inn o., each. is
I1A1 st, brick, rooms. gas and Water. .l3
FOR SALE
Several very cheap PROPERTIES In elegant loc,-
lions, prices rans ing from $500 to go 600; small
cAsh payments-the balance monthly, or to suit
Also. great many fine lots In al sections OF the
city. with special Inducements to builderA
w. Z BURFORD. Real Estate Broker,
4pSu 708 K A.
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LOST AND FOUND

/ OkT-April 23d inst, Lady's GOLD CHAIN on
= corner OF 7th and r SITS. NV. If returned to
10! Pennsylvania ave.. . liberal reward will be
Palo apps 2ts
~ about noon, between 10th st and 1lth.st cars on
u st., or on car to Massachusetts ave- Liberal
BLES. No. 10l6 Massachusetts ave. It,
I OSr-Aprn 23d inst, an Amethyst RING AND
~ LOOKET bearing initials 90 a. o." liberal
reward viii be given the finder II returned To Eli
7th st. NV. w. T. kTEIGAR. ana 2f.
I OSI-A black and tan TERRIER, with brass
~ collar tag containing name OF owner, 80
name Of Pedro" A suitable reward wiIl=A
be given by returning him to 223 18th st. sw ap22
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SILKS
FROM IMPORTERS AUCTIONS.
BLACK SILK, IS. 81. 81 2s $780, 81 rs, g.
COLORED SILK, Is, 81, &l25, and sl5O
STRIPED SILK, so, co, Is, and Soc
STRIPED SILK AND SATIN PEKIN.
STRIPED SILK AND MORE PEKIN.
FINE BLACK GRENADINES AND BUNTINas.
CONNOLLY'S,
ap19-r 18th street. nma pn mn.
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HON0TRUCTTON OF FIRE-PROOF BBIID-
" ING FOR NATIONAL MUSEUM
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION,
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, ;
WAsHMeToN. D. O.. April a. 1879
Proposals will be received at this ONCE until IL m
on MONDAY, the 9Th day Of May, 1879 for furni Oh.
ing and delivering the required Window-frames and
Be seen at the Office Of Cluss 9chulze. Architects
Corcoran BUILDING.
The proposals should be addressed National Mu-
scum BUILDING Commission, Smithsonian Institu.
ton. Once OF the Secretary, Washington, d. c."
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BOOKS. &c.
NEW BOOKS an MORRI0ON's.

Series
CORRESPONDENTS CARDS. ILLUMINATED AND
PLAIN.
METROPOLITAN BOOK STORE.
JAMES ]. CHAPMAN.
ap17-tr 9II Pa. ace.
, 1879-07-18
Ancient Faucies Regarding tho Beard.

LGhA1H Sktt1.
Blr. Darwin, 10 his j" Descent OF Man." 10
clues tu tho belief TINT the beard was originally
ornamental. f4aules liked 2 brarled man; hs
was popular III primitive society. could seeet
the fairest falr, Ills Offspring resemblcd him, and
10 on, according to thu popular statesncuts OF
this theory III selection. II this vtnw be true.
It must ba admitted that women eoon changed
their minds. 'I'lc,e Ia no vito for = boarded
man," says the MaoH proyerb The Northmcn
Nho settled IN Iceland MORO cutlrely Of the op-
poate way Of thinking, aud thy only repr0ach
that Ills foes brought against Mai wAa his lack
Of beard. Tile Ee::ptsans, ~ = rule. were
clean shRyen, especially the prtesss, 'tanl Tor
this they 0aye certain sacred Fcaaoa,h which,
Initiating Hcrulotuf, We "do not think It Law
fu! to dtvul0o.h The ncighborinK L!byAns, on
ths other hand, were bearded, uud the purthefn
maritime enemies u the Egyptians, probably
tho early urGeks, wore rather thin. yellow
boards. Yet out OF shAven Egypt The 1ssselllrs
carried boards Which they highly Fespectcd. To
cut III envoy's beard Haa Kross insult, and ha
WAS obliged to tarrY a0In here I'LL hEs beard
was grown. Friends might generally touch the
behru In 4 Fcyctentiul sort Of way, aud thus
Joah took hold Of that OF Amasa and ran hjm
through the E.oay With his sword. Tho AssY-
rtan ktnsa wose enormous boards, In many
euruled ttert U stoFtEs, aud we have VI impres-
sion that some utcutals carried their boards III
box. DR.. norau, tu writing on tho beard,
gravclv maintains that the early Greeks wer0
shaycu, aud lllxt they called all bearded aud
allen rares "barbafouA," connecting lle word
with barti, "beard.'' but Ilonler's Greeks,
We know, nora tLetr beart1s, uhd the fs<es rec
osulzcl us GFeAks on TIE E'YpttAn monuments
, 1879-07-18

Danrsi1f tCnnn.) Repahtfean. g.
For about two weeks tho Ahores OF tho pond
al New Fairfield have bcen lined With men::ant
boys, both night and day, armed With fiahpailb
the bulIhgad SEASON, Ia numbers such - Neru
never aeen before. On somc Of the secsot rainy
days the banks Of the pond wsro lined with
teams and single rigs, boys on foot and boys on
numbcr of aah seemed to DO incredihle--one
man raded into the wafer, and With an Iron
rake hauled them lahore by the scores. Others
bctmg unpsovidcd with tarkle, haye killed them
with stones Or caught them With their bands.
party ef three petsons IN ono day took nearly
600 VI thru. 1t IL eRttmated that IN ono daJ
shout 10, ,ooo bullheads we're taken from these
WatetR. -
, 1879-07-18

The following story Is told Of Mr.. Bmtth, tn
colored caterer In Boston, who died few days
ago. Paran Stevens, when landlord Of tho Re-
rero In Boston, sent for Smith and said: "bfH,,
Webhtsr Is hero nnd be ID going to have uurs1s
bcr Of dlsttnEuIshcd friends down At MArsh6elds
Lord Ahhburtou among them. and he Wknts yoti
to cater for him. Said Smith, II won't go.A
You must said Mr.. Stevens: alet mo taxa
rou md Introduce you to Mr.. Webstcr." VITA
this they veut to Mr. Wehster's room. smith
Ind OH at the tfma a Kosuusl hst, whfth had
Just cnne In vogue tn those DAYS. he did rdt
cncc. Mr.. Stevens introduced hin to The stasss-
1nau. with the remark: s.This Is Mr.. Smith. tho
caterer" Mr.. Webster then told him Whist ho
wanted. A. soon 40 Mr. Webster had ceased
hat In his hand, aaid. With grest vehemeneo,
:" woo't work for you. You a1o the father Of
the FuRitive-Slave bill. and 1 am fugitive
ela!c"; and With this remark ho turned On his
together.
, 1879-07-18

BY snme extraordinary arrangement, centurles
ago, tho fabric 0f Arundel CIstlc, the Dtko Ut
Norfoik's famous ancestral scst In 8urrey, was
10 be matntRued out Of ths sent4 arlatug from
thu ground on whicn stand Norfolk aud Aruudel
stroBts, III LH,adon. Toward the closo oi tho
l..t century The Duke, wl!use fam,ly has long
been i1npat!ans u thls obligation, allowed tns
moneys arising from sbis source to secunulate,
sud Endcayo1ad to break the Arrangement CON-
ii $l,WD, ,O(W wa consequently expended upoa
tho ea4tLe, and nn tl,mrlse addition male to II,
Of which ihe ground floor was entirely OF stone;
the next lifted eu.lrelY, floors xnd all, With ma
hoxsnY, snu the 1oor aooys that again with oak.
besu set asItle. There ass still one or two FAINT
llss in England who are compelled, fn com.
plancs with hequesls, to spend a certa,n annual
SUM OIL the puttha.e Of plate, aud ingenuity IL
exhausted III deyisEg tlcana Ut compliance.
1hs hfnees OF thu loors IN one OF such mansions
, 1879-07-18
CANADA.

Sn,ail.Pox at Ottawn-Talk OF > General
Elect!on-aIooye ~ Al Mystetlous Dl4appsAr.
auco-Tho Letoillsr Case.
Spec&4l Dtspasth TO Ihs Trfbuns.
QUEnEc, July lila Rose, Ltboral, has been
elected for Vcrchetes by majority Of Al TO lll
the vacancy caused by the upseattpg Of
Drousscau, the former member, for insufficient
property qualification This gives Nj. Jolly
majorIty Of aro. and pruvos coucluslyolJ that
The province fully indorscs the action Of Gov.
Le.e'lEer In d!scharging his Ministers.
ToRonro, July 17.-ElRAt thousand dollars
In pttzcs will bu given At the regatts wh!cl, 10 10
take place hers between tho l5ih and a0sh OK
August, under ths auspices Of the Hansn Club.
boyd and Elliott will be invited 10 row.
spsetdl DsstatcA 10 7A& 7FtsunA.
OTTAWA, July IA studio for tho Frtucess
Lou!sa Is being constructed At R!deau Hall.
Thcre arc 1t present only three smallpox
patlenta In the Protestant Hospital heFe, aud
Ill Of these arc ablc to walk about. In tie Cath
ole Hospital there arc scveu, aud only three OF
n,tss arc in bed. 1t is expected that, In The
course Of week or two, tAesa will mol b
single case fu tho city.
llers i t.lk Of Esnes.l elsct'qa ss Tho q ana! =.
appea. 10 ihe eouutry, dc "Na.ionai Policyr
purity, with t.s exhibit OF heavy decrease 10 The
reyenue, will likely find itself In minority
alter tile bAttle; al least that IL the tmpletaloo
evou In Conservative Ottawa.
e6tefgl 1ta0a,cA to TAs 7rtsss&
MONTREAL, July l7.-A. N, 6chH1u, Secretary
OF the Montreal Fjah aud Cane Club, ha. pre-
pared petitions to The Provincial Legislature
asking au ameudment Of the Gams laws, 70
that tho hunting. killing, Or sakillg q moose
Mny be prohibited between Jan. AID sept ID,
upon both humane and economic grounds.
ApSetai N4e3tcA 10 Ta4 IsssHnS
QUEBEC, July 17,--Cupa!derublo anxiety u ex-
pef.enred here respecting tue sudden aud myt-
teraous dfsappearsnce VI MI. Neshlt, Of the Do
psrtmuut Of Public Works aud Agriculture. It
utElers fees 4oue accident hss lefallea him. Ho
has not been seen siuca the last OF june
A number Of young gentlemen OF this NY
pruposa 10 send crown VI im1nottellss 10 tho
Of tllu lats Prince Inapssta!, u ChAelhursl.
'fhrre Is nothing new iu lhu LcteIner matter,
but runor aays that thc dispatch to the tloy-
er0or-0eneral, Ut ihc same tins that 1t refCra
, 1879-07-18
ARGYLE ON THE BOOM.
What II Noble nrltishor Thlnlts Of Gen.
Grant,


r6,n,,~a i, NJ som., f3,os-. 2.uocro.
Nrw Ynmx. inv 1s.~fIl, Traca aeoroc
NaM 1o"A, ,, IVY ~. ase' "s, oso'ss
Douelase Campbe''' Duke ol Argyle. accom-
panIod ey his two dau9htcrs, sailed for home
Graee savs ha. besn m e1trcmcly pleu,aus visit
@.e ~ sa' "as oa - c.st,. Ta." way
70 thts COUNTY anu ~ Shnaoa. Inc sauio
steamer carried several other distinguished
nrietor Of. the New York TYmes Col.
hrn.. ror,or ~ r,h,cooc mr., uptn,forn !,
AoneF AA}'oF, u SuMnEo' MN h4aa4olc
party known hereabouta az the fn1ladelphta
ChurchChoir crowd. The Duke. OF Argyle cx-
pressed himself quite l!bcrally before his de-
r.rtnr. r.,.r,,ro nol,t,ca IN ri, countrv1 15or
..'s,t y ~ .s,, =, H.. ~, .ttn,, .,,at ~,
myself" ne satu'"1 10 mol thiak mat tue people
OF the United States eau possibly do better than
to rculacs Con, Grant In the White House nud
Ia kesn him thrrn by suece.siye cle,t,ons: n
noan H.. far Via rom.,,irr ,srr, ~ ~. lta =
ossu ~. .o' ~. l,..a,s1 aa ,.t. ~. ~ n'e
have taken pa!ns during my visit here to read
great many Of your journals, and think
lave discovered cyIdeuccs OF a strong wish that
r., Crs,,t .ho,,,d ar,,, hecoro ,ho f,ht.f Nv.
so,,.,ra Hfarts,r..o - .nur Roan,,,a MI, - -.
, 1879-07-18
'Yta1trstItAL

ItnttstIu1sL
1m!tats'n u,eerschaum pipes are nh, manu-
facturcd from potatoes IN Frame. "A p,el-
ell potato Is placed In sulphurtc atHd :, ana
former to 100 OF the latter. It rumaius In th,a
liquid thisty.si1 hours 10 b1ackcn, Is dried With
blott!ne paper, and submitted to certaln prsat-
ure. when Il becomes material TINT cnn b
readily carved. The counterfeit IA said to bo
excellent. An imitation ivory, sufficiently hard
for blllHrd-balls, can be made by still GTsatsr
prcsslre. A resemblance ot coral Ia obtaiued
by treating carrots In ths same manner. i
, 1879-07-18
no interferupc8 viii he haC With The vested
rights Of Tx, Efov1ucc OF Quebec.
OrrAwA, July 17.-uniled 6ta&e4 Cezsv'
Cunmtns died to-day.
FIRES.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO.
The alarm from Boz aG8 a. $50 Iatt evening
vas caused by sosne boys setting 6re To soms
straw In Al aile1 near Fourteenth stetst, md
between 9taHAtt avenue and Canal strent
4 still Alarm to Chemical EnElne No. At $50
yesterday morning ras causcd BY 4 1rb 10 .
small ante-foom attached to the Odd.Fe1lews'
Hall, on the third floor Of the building No, 80
Wcst Randolph atEoet. Damage to butdtngt Is.
, 1879-07-18

d0feaal D1tpaseh % 5hs 7f1SENA = =,
EAST sAu1nAw. Mieh., July 17.-The, shiogIs
milf Of Ben Luce, at Aloens, was totally de-
atroycd by fro yesterday. Loss, 9aoo. 11.s
fire caught III several places, and the town nae-
row!y escaped large confA9rzuon. =:
, 1879-07-18
AT SAND LAKE, NICE.

dptt7G1 D11Du1LT 70 7Ht 1f7VHH&
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. June IA Grand
Rapids 7irees special from 6xnd LAke, Ia thts
county, says that D. ". Paukbann'e stors was
destroyed By nre last night. Loss, &l600; on
which there Was 81, 900 Insurance, The Ore VA
tho work OF M iucendiarY. 81,
, 1879-07-18

Al - O6A4A " A1S1sS IN p. :. 81,
CLEVELAND, O., July 17.-Tha store Of l.
Jenkins, Of Delaware, O., YVES damaged by nso
$1,000 thia morning. Insured for sic, 900 ~
follows: Knox Mutual and Richlant Mutnal,'
$o0u0 each; Western and Columblsna, $aQ00
cach.
, 1879-07-18
NEAR RENO, NEY,

NEAlI HENOy NEV.
RENO, Nev., July IA nro' started In no
snoWshcds on tic Central Pacific Railway be-
tnegn EmigrAnt Gap and Cisco ut 1850 this,
morning, burned 1850 feet Of aheds, aid d.
tanned trains four hours. y,
, 1879-07-18

lmpoftaaee o. the export tfaue .! ,lit country,
Dut u @ soemea 10 % nlin !tas Eng'''n aoms tfaua
w. osen taotu nnpoIsans, & ama t',at aaoa'aG.
!ho hngsn nanu!ac.at.nE @ pohulauen Mefe laio
lneI cHu!u not nus as!eu! tnIa' plonlee, Anu "
agrlenitutc retn nalnea aopt esscu per hao4lactnr-
Tx 1nuua.TIes & ToMaa s ue aepre'sea ~, oecaasa
taoss wao Hveo w asltcultufe t,aa 1883 money
70 .penu ~ mlnu!aetnies. a.a,l t, Me were, hs
ttuouSa., ,tn, @ soo nusm aep1tashl un1n !olnlsn "a.
llons lar ont sunpiy o. !1ol. iAefo was not
enf.tts. - -. ~ mou nn nns "oTu r num saho oas
mol 10 much whether Tres trsda va. deaIrabIe
say thMt "a trade Had formerly rey,ynd so Il
would a9aIp, There 1nIpht tndo.d in somo lam.
porary tmptoyetncpt, but il coui,l 0uiy be Tam.
porary, What no wished to pn!nt unt was fhut
, 1879-07-18

Washington Park loafcrs, *25 duo each.
THE BuM-poA1s
are becoming the pleasure resort Of the hardest
and ssmost desperate characters in the city,
their passion burs.s forth In fury.
Al unusually d!srcputahle crew wcro
aboard yesterday morning at $50 o'clock when
shooting ARRAY occurred The cause OF the
qurrre! WAS Au old feud between Joaeph Gormkn,
Thomas Clarke, alias Kline. upon ono side, aud
Patrick Gucrin,. Billy Burke. a.ld Jaues Ryan.
ultas "Rhincy." Tho hosttl!ttes were COM
latter psrty'a sympath'zers threr Gonnan into
s had offered S Because Tho party st,'D fesu.ed
to dnnk with him. The nc1t day he
met couple Of tes enemy r. Clark stfees
SAUL upon him. None waB given, and some by.
ttanders who had noticed that (}orMan carried
spvotycr In hfs coat.pockct prevented scene by
promptly etect!nE him md hls mpals." Yesterday
anl, a8 near Us can be aseerta!ncd, tho shoot
itle Has commenced ut sight. The bum boats,
It will DO remembered. arc about ~ nilcs
from thu shore. The reports Of ti1e shoss were
Ut ones informed that a desperate conflict
wRa going OH. Lieut.. Eberaold waited at the
foot Of Harrison stredt until he sAv man With
bloody face !etnrilng from lile at!ray. This
revolver was found upyu him With four ehsm-
l,ees empty, showing ulat he had takea al
ucilve pars In the anray. Capt O'Donnell
aud squad then weut out to tho ooAt, bat were
there informed TINT the wounded had been
taken 10 No. G7U State street. A visit Was
nrado 70 that number, and there the police
arrested Gormnn mid his lntstrsGs, 4
y.,llng girl nauled Carrie Lane. His head
wis badly cut and his noss split.
id claimed that the assault W.. commenced By
til,ertn striking him over the head with I mop
hottie, and SAYS that hc fred 10 selt.defeuse.
But 4ty one who knows 0ortnan cailnot believe
this, for he II .uost offensive young brat, i"
INT! IL always fighting,
A. viait MAS uext made TO Haytll's saloon,
at the corner OF Fourth nvenuo and Clark
street, and there were found Guerin, Ryan,
lIurke, md their three women, kittlo Malone,
Drsil Wallace, and Miunia Raymond. Ryan and
Narlte were shot sbout the hands, Upon search
ins lho placs for firearms. revolver was found
srcr,ted !p tho sofa upon which young Burke
Mss statsd.
The pdlt trip WAS to No. Ia Fourth avenue,
whaEe thu p0lice found Peter ekclly, who was
suffering frvtn pistol-shot wound iu the left
fortaA-m. To complete tho list, George Clark
end Fred McGte,lcy. companions ot Gorman,
were also arrested, and unol nearly
every sonu uf tloae nErealed tho poicp found
revolr.ts which bore eyidonee Of recent usage.
Tlir ga.H wss the roughest ant! toughest ever
taken In at ono slime, aud each QUO ol them haa
saVory reputation.
The Portland daily press., 1879-11-13
NATIONAL THANKSGIVING.
PROCLAM ALTON.

AT no recurrence of the season which the devout
habit of religious people has made the occasion for
giving thanks to Almighty God and humbly invok-
ing his continued favor has the material prosperity
enJoved by whole country been more conspicu-
ous more manifold or more universal. During the
past year, also, unbroked peace with all foreign
tions, the general prevalence of domestic tranquil
ty the supremacy and security of the great nstitu
tons of civil and religious freedom have gladdened
the hearts of our people AMI confirmed their at
tachment to their government, which wisdom and
courage of our ancestors fifty framed, and the
wisdom and courage of their descendants have so
firmly maintained, to be the habitation of liberty
and justice to successive generations.
Now, therefore, l. Rutherford Hayes, President
of the United States. do appoint THURSDAY,
the 27th day of November instant, day of Ma
tional Thanksgiving and prayer, and earnestly rec
ommend that. Withdrawing themselves from ocular
cares and labors the people of the United States do
meestogether on that day in their respective places
of worship, there to give thanks and praise to Al
mighty God for his merces and to devoutly beseech
their continuance.
In witness whereof 1 have hereunto set my hand
and caused the seal of the United States to be af-
fix ed.
Done at the City of Washington, this third day of
November, in the year of our Lord, one thousand
eight hundred and seventy nine. and of the Inde.
pendence of the United States of America the
one hundred and fourth.
Signed RUTHERFORD b. HAYES.
By the President,
VIM III. EyARTS, Secretary of State.
The Portland daily press., 1879-11-13
An Up and Down Woman.

For once in the history of the Union Depot
its roof has sheltered a woman who knew just
where she wanted to go, the train she was to
take, the hour for departure, the fare and the
time of arrival. Sac appeared to be about
forty-five years of age, and she had fiat feet,
peaked nose and voice which didn't admit
of any argument. No notice might have been
taken Of her among the scores of Others had
she not inquired the way to the waiting-room
and added; "Thank ye, though it's your
business to answer all questions! That's all l
want to ask of you, and you can continue your
pornenade!'
Going out on the train?" queried the ofii-
cial.
"Would lug a big carpet-bag down here
and stand round in the cold if wasn't?" she
sharply answered.
Going South l 'spose?" he queried, as she
moved away.
lifted her satchel Entering the ladies' wait
ing room, she found the seats all taken. A
portly man reading paper and taking heap
of comfort, occupied one of the seats, and,
halting before him, she dropped her satchel
with an awful thud, and said
NOW you git right outer here, This place is
for ladies, and you are a great, big fat man,
and orter be ashamed Of yourself for crowding
in amongst us"
"I-ah-ah--" he began, when she inter-
rupted-
down here, and Pm not going to stand around
while you sit down.!
"Certainly-allow me-ah--yesl" he stam-
mered as he rose up and gave her the seat
''That's more manGke," she growled as she
settled down, but it seems to me that if was
you I'd feel sort o sneaking in here! The
more | see of fat men, the worse l hate 'em."
The fat man had wife and two children in
there, but he wasn't a minute getting through
the door. For the next fifteen minutes the old
lady sat very erect and stared around her, and
then she started out to get her ticket, Juggling
her satchel on her hip. A bootblack espied
her and called out:
'Shell 1 carry yer baggage wagon, aunt Sa
ry?"
ell and reached for his collar, 81 haven't got
any baggage wagon, and i'll the next, l. IN not
aunt Sary to anybody! Ii you want your heels
jerked over the roof of this depot you just give
me the least of sassn'
"'Scuse me, but don't pinch SO hard, SAID
the boy, and he squirmed out of her clutch and
retreated safe distance to look at her and re-
ioice he was not her son.
She walked up to the ticket window, put
down lot of silver, and said
sI want a ticket to Jackson and l don't
want TO Jalk dDOut IT, L hloW Wily III SOIuSj
how long want to stay and who I'm going to
see.'
Her ticket was handed her without word,
and as she passed on to the gate she said to the
official there:
"Tend right to your business! There's no
occasion for yonr asking where I'm going, or if
I've got a ticket'
"Pass on, Madam, he replied.
''Don't try to tiatter me" she called back.
"Your business is to see that passengers git ON
the right train, and the less you madam around
the better it will be for you.'