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But in few minutes little Lefty crept back
to her mothers side. She had hurt her foot,
dered at himself for feeling so tnsanely sure
that the excuse was false one. A pleasant
hour followed. They talked as 1t seldom hap.
pens that people do talk-Simply as they felt.
Lefty soon became silent altogether, and sat
listening TO Philip and her mother, as subject
after subject was touched upon, or some earn
est view OF life discussed between them. Philip
felt his heart warm, and every good purpose or
high resolve he had ever made grew strong
within him. He talked to Mrs Fairfax, but
Such state Of things was a great deal too
satisfactory to last long. 1t was Interrupted by
the entrance OF Miss Manners, saying some
qaI9s GREATNESS about the sddy mazes Of the
Miss Manners was flushed; curious little wlsps
Of hair protruded from her chignon. Evidently
some one had Victimized himself so far as TO
dance with her.
"And you can resist, Nj. Leigh2" she said.
"The giddy vaise has no destinations for
81 never dance, Miss Manvers," said Philip,
quickly; which was, OF course, an unmltigated
falsehood; He would have danced with Lettuce
Philip had outstayed the limits originally
fixed for his visit. but had been too glad TO out
stay them at Lady Thorpe's request. A man
who did not shoot and VINO could read poetry
full of idle guests on her hands In dismal wealth.
err But one day, when the sun shone and
nearly every one was out, Lady Thorpe did feel
a little surprised that Lefty should be keeping
her grandmote er and Miss Manvers company
In the library. They were presently joined by
Philip. ne held portfolio in his hand, and
Lefty hailed his appearance 1oyfully. II seems
Archie had betrayed the fact that ms iIen0
was an author, and Miss Fairfax had laid her
comma n is upon her slave to read her one OF mis-
own tales. he laughingly consented. but begged
for small audience. Lady Thorpe and mrs.
Middleton sat together by the fire, the tneVlt-
able Miss Manners was present. no one else.
"Inever saw an author before" said Lefty,
saucily, to Philip, % he prepared to read,
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be alone with him. The opportunity came at
dressing time, when yonng Thorpe was him
self Philips guide to the apartment assigned to
ait must have been little Lettie Fairfax
said Archie. '.She and her mother arrived an
hour before you did. can't say ever noticed
the likeness myself, but it is no bad compli-
ment, assure you, old fellow, to be taken for
George Bolland."
"Who is he? A relation, suppose. Miss
Fairfax seemed toleraply intimate with him"
ale is a native OF these parts, Muddyshire
man; so, for that matter, is Letty-or Muddy
shire woman, you know, it's all the same.
Lettys father, and 1t so happened that all the
estates went to him when Mr.. Fairfax died
without son. George and Miss Fairfax were
great deal together-brother and sister after
fashion. But he's been In Canada these two
years now"
"And. grandmamma?" asked Philip.
"Oh, that's how we come TO see so much OF
them. Old Mrs Middleton is a very old friend
OF my mothers family and good deal here, of
and on; and, of course, we have the others to
"She doesn't live with her daughter, them"
Philip found Archie somewhat vague in bis ex-
plantations.
what daughter Never had one. Had no
Child but this girls father. She was twice
married you know; it's from old Middleton she
got all her money; but he died in the year one,
before her boy had left school: Oh, see now
It's Mrs. Fairfax you mean. She Is only Letty'S
stepmother, and fine life grandmamma has
always led her with regard TO anything that in
any way concerns Lefty"
Fate sent Philip to dinner with Miss Man.
vers, the lady OF the lapdog. Mrs. Fairfax oc-
cupted the seat on the other side OF him, and
her daughter was opposite. Miss Lettuce
flushed rosy red when she first met his eye, and
her mother laughingly spoke.
.My daughter tells me she mistook you this
afternoon for very old friend, Mr. Leigh. She
must have taken you rather by surprise"
1t was the fog said Lefty, leaning across
the table and speaking very distinctly. 'sYou
are lot In the least like George. l can't tn nix
how made so absurd mistake Ii was the
fog and the gas and the confusion altogether
Philip ventured to remark that Lady Thorpe
also had been struck by his resemblance to
Captain Bo.land.
stThen 1t was because I had put 1t into her
he ad; she must have been thinking OF him. !"
said Lefty, quickly, and Immediately trans
ferred her undivided attention TO straw col
oTed mustache that had taken her In TO dinner.
Such portion OF Philips attention as he could
conscientiously divert from Miss Manners was
bestowed upon his other Ieighbor. He and Mrs.
Fairfax were mutually pleased with each other.
Toward the end Of dinner, harsh voice, which
he had from time TO time head proceeding
from his side OF u table, was rails I'd above the
general hum OF c. nversatiol TO address Lefty.
Did you bring he silk, chlld7 Forgot 1t, Of
course"
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STEAMERS, Do.

1879 PLANT LINE. 1870
WASHINGTON AMp NORFOLK BTIAHS0kT
COMPANY.
The new and fast eSeamer GEO 49,
6kA8y, Captain Jo4 WHrxl. leaves Snal-
Warrington for HorfoIi every Mon.
5 m ans Ssan Ssa atsso PM and sasurdaS a
EtresclAss fare single dckees.
Firssclass fare round :............ 10
b. 7. DODD. Assent. Sihrt wharf - my6
STEAMER MATTANO, Captain VIZ, n
- BIL.s. on and sfssS April aoth, :. sE-H
.very Tue~dsy, Thursday and Bun.
day. Ut Am for Potomac River landinss On 0uu.
1AyB for MAttox Creek. OoltonS, and landin9s IN -
Clements Bay. On ThurstAys for MattoI OresS
and lAndiEss IN wicomico river On Tuesday1 fo0
On Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays mornin9s.
making intermediate lAndtnss Also Chapel Point
N Wednesday, coming M.
For further Information enquire at ofnces Of g. L
SHERIFF, No S2S and lila pennsylvania avenue,
n 1t once foot OF 9Th and n streets AW.
apis G. r JONES, Aren't
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-11-19
Improved Aspect of the Machinery
Trade.
q American Machinist.

From the American Machinist.
Careful and extended inquiries in machine
shops, both East and West, gives us cohclu-
sive evidence that the business "boom' has
not only made itself felt in most gratifying
manner in the various branches of this trade,
bat that il is not likely to waste its energy
within a few months The most prominent
feature is large increase of orders, i'll many
cases giving employment to the full capacity
of the shop for two to eight months ahead.
Shops that have been idle, or nearly so, for
wears have taken fresh start and present
scenes of activity and prosperity. There are,
! however, a class of shops that seem to lose
rather than gain by the general business
prosperity. During the times of depression
these establishments turned out the most
trashy and deceptive kind of machinery,
which found considerable sale because 1t was
low priced. Declining prices and distrust
of the future impeled many parties to pur-
chase grade of machinery that would have
possessed no attraction for them had the
business outlook been more propitious.
therefore, have no reason to feel gratitied
over the recuperation of business enterprise
Having lost their reputation for good, relia-
BILE work, they must struggle along at a de-
cided disadvantage. demonstrated tools
have had thorough trial during the past six
years, and have opened the way for the dis
posal of accurate, substantial and trustworthy
pieces of mechanism, for which a healthy
and increasing demand now exists. The
price of machinery has advanced very slow
ly, hardly keeping along with the advance in
iron and labor. 1t is better for the trade that
it is So for the prospect Of higher prices, in
the near future, has good effect upon sales.
Mechanical inventions Of high merit. which
have from three to six years lain idle, are
now being brought to light, and arrangements
are taking definite shape for manufacturing
them and placing them IN use. The improved
aspect of the trade is calculated to stimulate
needed inventions, and to advance the stan
dards of excellence IN every branch of the
machinery business.
Skilful and studious machinists, moulders.
pattern-makers, draushtsmen, and other arti-
sans, are commanding higher wages than for
years before, and find it comparatively easy
to obtain positions that rarely offered the
chance one year ago The advancing wages
of expert mechanics will tend to promote eff
forts toward improvement, resulting in the
higher skill and greater success of thousands
OF artisans who heretofore have felt small en-
couragement to qualify themselves for supe-
rior workmen. When we consider that every
branch of productive industry that contrib
utes to the welfare and qualification of man
kind is in great degree dependent upon ma
chinery for its successful prosecution, the
Frightening aspect of the machinery business
should cause feeling of rejoicing in the
minds of all classes and conditions of people
throughout this country.
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General Grant in Our Country.

General Grants speech at the Army of the
Tennessee banquet in Chicago Thursday
evening was very neat effort. 1t was in re-
Spouse to the tsast, "Our Country; Her place
among nations md the General said:
General Of the Army and Invited Guests
A notice was sent to me some days ago that
was to speak; but paid no attention to it at
the time, having had no idea until got here
what had to reply to, and thinking when the
time came / could execute some flank move
| ment and get out of it but after my arrival
here found was to be the first one to be
called upon. You would have me say much
| about the position of our country among the
| nations of the earth. Our nation we have
been in the habit Of looking upon as one of
the first nations Of the earth For long period
| of time the Yankee had not only very respec-
table opinion of himself, but of his country
as a whole; and it has been our opinion that
we had nothing to fear in contest with any
other Power. am pleased to say that, from
the observations that / have been able to
make in the last two and half years, we are
beginning to be regarded a little by other
Powers as we in our vanity have regarded
ourselves as to the place we have among ma
tons. l think we have all the elements that
go to make us a great nationality. We have
the strength, we have the individual, self-con-
| trolling independence, and we have to great
er degree than almost any other nation, the
power to celonize and settle up new countries
| and develop them. We have also very
great advantage in being without neighbors to
modest or make US afraid. l. is true we have
northern frontiers and southern frontiers, and
we get along with very small army, keeping
no standing army, and what little we have is
not standing army, because it has no time
to stand. ! do not know anything that can
especially add to what have said, except in
the way of advice, and that is, let us be true
to ourselves, avoid all bitterness and i'll feel
ing either on the part of sections or parties
toward each other and we need have no fear
in future Of maintaining the standing we have
taken among nations so far as Opposition from
| foreign nations goes.
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That Torpedo Man.

The mysterious torpedo explosion which Oc-
Cured a few weeks ago in Boston harbor. near
South Boston. causing the death of the ex-
perimenter. !. r. McClintock, was the last
chapter of a history closely interwoven with
the rebellion, which is related by the Phila-
delphia record as follows:
McClintock was a resident of New Orleans
and daring the war he was terror to the men
of the United States navy who were located
in Southern waters He introduced the tor
pedo mode of warfare, which before had not
been recognized as a legitimate arm OF the
service He was the inventor of the subma-
rine vessel which has become famous in the
history of the late war as the destroyer of the
United States gunboats Milwaukee, Tecumseh
and the Housatonic at Savannah. The latter
named boat had been lying for days with 700
mounds of gunpowder under her. and every
means known to the rebels had been exhaust
ed for exploding it, but without avail. Me-
Clintock was sent for with his submarine tor
pedo vessel. and within an hour after launch
ing the formidable vessel the Housatonic and
her 400 men were blown to atoms.
McClintock's vessel was forty feet long,
built cigar-shape, and was five feet between
decks. 1t was so constructed that it would
float at any depth under or on the water. At
ter passing under the ship to be destroyed the
torpedo vessel was brought nearer to the sur
face of the water, and propelled as rapidly
as possible away from the fated ship. In this
manner the torpedo. which was in tow. would
be forced against the side of the ship with
sufficient force to explode it and thus com
plete his work. At the time of the fatal ac
cident in Boston harbor. McClintock had his
plans perfected for constructing another sub
marine vessel, which was to have been an
improvement on the former one in the matter
of propelling and Several other important
features instead of being propelled by hand.
he had invented motive power to supplant
hand power the vessel could have been lit
with gas. an apparatus for supplying oxygen.
had been contrived also means for deprcss-
ing and emitting air from chambers contain
ing compressed air On the 10th of October
he was to exhibit to company of Boston
capitalists. who were to pay 500, 900 for the
idea. how effective an explosion he could
make with newly-inventcd torpedo The
torpedo was about ten inches square: it cen
tanned charge equal to the blasting power
of $50 pounds of gunpowder. and could be
set Off by i0-pound blow. After having de-
strovcd hundreds of Yankee lives and mil
lions of dollars in Yankee gunboats in South
ern waters he exclaimed, when cautioned to
be careful in using the torpedo which caused
his death: Careful! Pshaw! I have laid
torpedoes under the fire of Yankee guns; l
guess can lay one in Yankee waters when
none of their guns are around" His death
was his answer.
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DR.. Joseph Wolf, the famous Asiatic trav-
eler, was emphatically man filter for the
desert than the drawing room. His journey,
unaccompanied, to Bokhara, iu 1915, to as
certain the fate of the murdered English resi-
dents, ranks with the boldest exploits of
modern times; but he brought back to Eu-
rope all the barbarous habits of the East, and
fully merited the nickname of ''Wolf in
sleeps clothing" given him in allusion to the
clerical white tie which he sometimes wore.
lie frequently slept on the floor of his room
instead Of going to bed, and would seat him
self cross-legged on the carpet, even in the
houses of his friends. One of the latter dis
concerted him by saying quietly, .'You had
better take chair, Doctor" and Wolf did
SO, but only to return to the Eastern fashion
on his very next visit. His personal sloven-
Illness was such that one of his titled friends
in London was in the habit of taking him
aside to be ''tidied up" before letting him
run the gauntlet Of the drawing room. His
ris-a-ris at fashionable dinner-party.
shocked at the sight of the Doctors primy
hand standing out in bold relief against the
snow table-cloth, whispered to his
nelghbor, Good gracious, what black nav -
IN lay you five pounds, Sir" said Wolf.
overhearing the remark, that find you
biacktr in this very company" "Done. :"
answered the guest. The Doctor instantly
produced his other hand, and was unanimous
~ admitted to have won his wager.
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Business improvements,

The dealings in stocks last week are
said to have exceeded those of any previ-
GUS week in the history of the Exchange
Profits amounting to many millions were
made by the almost unprecedented ad-
vance in prices, and at the end of the
week the purchasers seemed almost as
numerous and eager as at the beginning
The advance in prices, and the purchases
which caused that advance, are mainly
but by no means wholly, of stocks which
have recently changed greatly IN real val
ue. The large increase in the traffic of
nearly all railroads, owing to the extraor-
binary expansion Of the business of the
country, has been less potent in influence
upon prices than the growing assurance
that remunerative rates will be maintained
These are causes which apply to nearly all
roads, but the purchases by the public,
which continue very large, are governed
in great degrees by special information of
changes i'm the business connections, or
prospects ofparticular roads. So long as
such purchases continue, an advance in
the prices of stocks SO bought and taken
out OF the market is not unnatural, and it
is in some degree an evidence of improve
ment in the real value of properties. Nor
is it strange that Spectators, in the pre- s.
ence of such an advance, struggle
with each other in their haste to
share the profits resulting There
are in fact hundreds of railroads
which barely earned or did not quite earn
interest on their debts during the disas
trous years 1877 and 1873. which NAV be
fairly expected to pay some dividends Oh
stock as a result of the general revival of
business and the better maintenance of
freight rates. In such cases, stocks which
seemed virtually worthless have become
OF real value. Profits which result to the
holders from such changes as these are as
real, and as truly represent part of the in.
creased wealth of the country in couse-
quence of resumption and the revival Of
industry, as the profits of manufacturers
miners or merchants.
Evidence accumulates that the general
business Of the country is increasing. The
exchanges at New York last week wer.
the largest since 1872, and, exclusive O.
the exchanges arising from the sales O
stocks. probably amounted to nearl,
5000, 000, 600 against about $3.50, OOO. oot
for the corresponding week last year. TIL,
increase for the week ending November 3
in comparison with the exchanges of thu
first week Of November, 1873, was 92 pei
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The symptoms are moisture, like perspir-
alton, intense itching, increased by scratch
ing, very distressing, particularly at night
if pin-worms were crawling in and about
the rectum, the private parts are sometimes
affected: if allowed to continue, very serious
results may follow DIR. SwAYNE's ALL
HEALING OINTMENT is a pleasant, sure
cure.
l.. TAYLOR, Hinsdale, n. H., writes -
''For thirty years have been greatly troub-
led with Itching Piles; have consulted sever
al physicians and tried many remedies, which
proved to be no remedies at all, until / OBJ
tanned DIR. Swayne's Ointment at Thomas
drug store, Brattleboro, VT, which cured me
completely"
Swaynes Ointment is also specific for
Teter, Itch, Salt Rheum, Scald Head, Fry
sipelas, BARRIERS Itch. Blotches, and all Scaly,
Crusty, Cutaneous Eruptions. Price so cts. ;
boxes for SIPS. Sent by mail to any adj
dress on receipt of price, in currency or 3
cent postage stamps. Prepared by DIR.
SwayBe & Son, Philadelphia. Sold by all
druggists. Gro. C. GOODWIN, Boston,
wholesale agents. octl5-teod&wtf
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Tossing upon a BED of Agony,

Tortured in every joint with inflammatory rheuma-
tism. is prospect which may become melancholy
fact if the twinges of the dread disorder are not
checked at the outset. Persons of u rheumatic ten
dency find Hostetter's Stomach Bt:crs a useful rem
edy do they encounter the risk in using 1t they
do from resorting to that active poison Colchicum,
which is often employed to arrest the malady. The
Of the Btters Is equally effective in its results,
and Is attended with no risk There Is ample testi-
mony to prove that the medicine possesses blood de.
puraing qualities Of no common order. besides those
Of tonic and general Alternative. 1t stimulates the
action of the kidneys and promotes the removal from
the system of Impurities which dev elop disease and
are fraught with seriou, danger. Fever and ague,
dyspepsia, debility, nervousness constipation, &c.
are remedied by Ii.
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The highest authority in New England, the
State Assayer of Massachusetts, after care
full analysis of Halls Vegetable Sclian Hair
Remover certified that 1t is the best prepara-
ito for its intended purposes that has been
ex ibited for examination. that its constitu-
en- are pure and carefully selected for excel
len quality, and that it forms an efficient
pr paration for promoting the growth of the
ha r and restoring the original color. This
wo lG-rcnowned preparation is for sale by all
ggists--Record, Red OAK, Iora.
nOylStNwlw
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cent at Milwaukee, 81 at Philadelphia, 81
at New Orleans. ~ mt Baltimore, II at
Boston. and about % per cent at Chicago
and st. Louis. Never has the marvellous
recuperative power of this country been
more fully illustrated than in the rapid
growth of its business within the past
twelve months.-NeW York Tribune.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-11-19

The popular impression. strengthened by
some scientific opinions, that consumption
cannot be cured, has no doubt fastened the
death of many invalids, by depriving them of
the consolation of hope. Persons afflicted with
pectora disease should be supported by every
assurance of a cure, not alarmed by the
gloomy foreboding countenances of those
around. For our part, we do not believe that
consumption is incurable. and let physicians
theorize as they will, we have a mass of evil
dence to prove that persons having all the
symptoms of consumption, cough, deep,
bloody expectoration, pain and oppression,
sore throat, darrhpa night sweats, burning
fever. &C.. have been permanently cured by
''Dr. Swayne's Compound Syrup of Wild
Cherry" This old standard remedy pre-
pared only by DIR. Swayne Son, Philadel-
phia. Price 20 cents and 81, or six bottles
for So. The large size is the most economi-
cal Sold by all prominent druggists.
GEO. c. GOODWIN < Co., Boston. Whole
sale agents. octl5-feod&wtf
DIR. Cutters Shoulder Braces correct .he habit of
STOPPING. Parsons, Bangs Co., Wholesale Drug
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Miss Sawyer's Salve as now prepared is the best
known. Price % cents. july3t&wtf

l strongly recommend the use of Fellows
Compound Syrup of Hypophosphites to all
who suffer in any way from disease or weak
ness of the Lungs, Bronchial Tubes, or gen.
eral Debility.
j. II. w. ScoTr, NJ. d., Gaeetown, N. b.
noyl Steod&Wlw
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Sufferers from coughs, colds, asthma, bron-
chtis, soreness of the throat, and all dseas-
es leading to consumption, don't fail to try
Adamson's Botanic Baisam. Sold by drug
gists at 35 cents. novlSt&wlw
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Rings Vegetable Ambrosia restores gray hair to
its original color prevents the hair from falling out.
and Is of the finest dressings for the hair in the
market. Parsons, Bangs x Co., Wholesale Drug
gists, Genl Agts. july22t& Ttf
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Great Joy the fact that your cough can be
thoroughly cured by DIR. A. j. Flaggs Cough and
Lung Syrup.
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DIR. c. W. De, SONS CELERY and CHAMoMILk
PILLS are prepared expressly to cure Sick Headache
Ncr, Gus Headache Dyspeptic Headache, Neuralgia
and Nervousness, and will cure any ease. Price 80
cents, postage free. Parsons, Bangs Co., Portland,
General Agents
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Wanted.

Sherman & Co., Marshall, Mich, want an
agent in this county at once, at salary Of
800 per month and expenses paid. For full
particulars address as above. novl5t&wly