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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-10-11

Last evening committee of five each
from Columbia Commandery, No. 1, Pentalpha
Lodge No o. and Mythrias Lodge, Scottish Rite,
met in the library at Masonic Temple for the pur-
pose of taking tho initial steps to organize an
ISOLATION of all the Musons of the United States to
erect memorial of some character in this city to
their murdered brother, the late President Gar.
field. The subject was informally discussed, and
the general opinion was that the most suitable
monument would be an educational institution
taking any definite action the meeting adlour ned.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-10-11
DISTRICT BREvITIEs.
The weather To-Day.

For The Middle atlantic States, including
he Disiric Of Columbia fair toeather northeriy TO
edscriy ,Dinds, higher barometer, Toner temperature
The thermometrc readings yesterday were as
follows q. M, $50; II a. m $3.50; 8p. M, ESQ.,
y. M, $50; II p, m, 4so; maximum, COG; mini
num- Aso
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-10-11

OF Eiseman Bros, corner Of Seventh and streets
Is being worked to Its fullest capacity now. The
unusual success of this department Is due TO the
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-10-11

THE highest cash price paid for dresses and gents
clothing, watches, jewelry, &C. Call on or address
Hefzog, sos Ninth St., near Pennsylvania ave.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-10-11

OF the weather requires heavier clothing for COM
fort and health. Eisemnn Bros, corner OF Seventh
aud L Streets can meet all your wants.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-10-11
YORKTOWN.
Activity OF Preparation for the Cere.
monies Next Week.


There is the greatest activity at York.
town, ana by the end of this week accommoda-
lions will have been provided for twenty five TO
thirty thousand people The Knights Templars'
encampment Is nearly completed. II Is situated
Immediately In front OF the Moore house, on an
elevated plateau overlooking the York River The
used as reviewing stand, win be under cover BY
tO.night 1t Will be the finest stand ever put up
In this country. dining. room TO the Nelson
house has just been built This Is tho house
!!aining tho foreign guests. Tho Moore
cent style for residence for the Marquis Of
Rochambeau. Il Is appointed In every detail with
chartered the North River steamer Katskll for
additional accommodation for the invited guests
outside the quarters OH shore. There is now
daily line Of steamers from here to Yorktown. The
The Excelsior arrived here from Baltimore yester-
day to carry troops TO Yorktown. The Thompson
is also being lifted up for the same purpose.
CENTENNIAL NOTES.
The band of the First Regiment Of Vermont, ST.
Adams, viii glye promenade concert during the
ceremonies nj Yorktown also the American Band,
ofprovIdence, H. l., which took the prize at the
Centennial.
In addition to the Thirteenth Regiment of New
York, the Ninth separate company OF Whitehall,
In that State, Company ID and the Sixty-lnh Regi-
ment, Of Buffalo, and Company L, seventy fourth
Regiment, OF Buffalo, Will DO at Yorktown. The
company from Whitehall Will accompany the ver-
mont troops.
General Hancock has issued an order detailing
Colonel Corbin as q member Of his staff at York.
town. Colonel Corbln will report to General Han
cock upon the latters arrival at Yorktown.
The Vermont troops leave Baltimore ut two p.
m. on sunday, the 10th. for Yorktown, arriving
there the following morning. They Will visit
Washington on their return.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-10-11

has been unreasonable TO within q few days, Else
man Bros, corner OF Seventh and Il streets, have
not been backward They have on their counters,
throughout the entire building, the largest aud
naost select assortment of mems, youths aud boys
clothing ever displayed.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-10-11

Turkish Russian, and Sulphur Baths. 903
street. Only first. class bath In the city.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-10-11

overcoats and ulsters a full assortment Else.
man Bros. corner Of Seventh and + streets
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-10-11
A TRUE TONIC,

IRoS BfrTERs are highly recommended for all
Diseases requiring certain and efficient tonic, es
pecidRy Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Intermittent Feters,
Want Of appetite, Loss Of Strength, Lack Of Energy
DC. Enriehes he blood, strengthens The muscles, and
pites neto he 10 he nerrcs They act Lke charm on
ne digeaire organs, remorng all dyspep,ie symptoms
teh as tasting The food beiching heat IN The stomach
heartburn, &c. The only Iron Preparation that ,cR
not blaeten he teeth or giUe headache. Write for The a
D Book, 80 pages, amusing and asefh rodding sent
nee.
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500 st.. near Judiciary So, will occupy new bat
october l, 1il7 st., opposite Riggs House.
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You can publish three-line advertise
ment of want rent, for SALE or lost three times for
twenty-five cents In THE REPUBLICAN
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-10-11

''Aidcrney Dairy wagons"
Fresh Attorney butter churned every morning,
and delivered in NIB "Ward" prints, ut 45c per To-
Also cottage cheese, 90, per ball buttcrmilk, &C.
per quart and sweet milk &c. per quart
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-10-11

For Chius and Fever and all Diseases caused BY ma.
iarioi poisoning Of he Mood A ,vdrrdnied cure Price
81. For sale by all druggists. TTh&s
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wiihon's Fever and AEue Tonic.

re.
Brown CHEMICAL COMPANY, Baltimore, Md.
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Special r2Ioficee.
RG1@ FOR SALE
BY
IL D. COOKE. JR.. d CO..
100 STREET,
KSH. GAS
~ Administered for Extracting Teeth.
II. v, DEMPSTER, Dentist,
se2Ily 400 Seventh street northwest.

nlSJe PERSONS WHOSE RESIDENCES ARE
49, robbed IN this city are requested to notify
THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN OF once, the
Police Department DO not appear 10 the matter
made public, under the erroneous impression that
secrecy leads TO detection ofcrme. selotf
a1fJss WANTED-THE NAMES OF THE DEM.
AZ ocratic Clerks In the PostOnice Department
appointed since the present Republican admlnlslra-
tlOn came into power. Address, conidentially,
GRAND BOUNCE, Republican ofice. sel3tf
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Fare by B. & 0. R. R., 1OC. Round Trip

Trains leave the Baltimore and Ohio Depot for tbs
Fair Grounds ut GAO, $50 s15, o. TO- and IL H. ant
1910 g. $780, and 1880 D. m, and return about every
bour. oci05t
Smyrna times., 1881-11-30
WHOLE NO. 1878.
The Earth Drying Up.

There is abundant evido,oo .,,.
amount of water on the surf,c. or ~
earth has been steadily diminisbirc G..
many thousand of years. No ono douh,.
thaC there was time when the Cosrio,.
0ea communicated with the Black So,
ana when the Mediterranean covered -.
greater part of the Desert of Saho,, T.,
TACT geologists tell us that the wbolcor,I.,
earth was covered by water and the fac,
'hat continents Of dry land now .vst. :.
proofs that there is less water on o,,r o.Io,...
no" than there was in its infancy IT.;
ullninution OF our supply of water is goiuo.
On at the present day at a rate 90 rand -
10 oe clearly appreciable. The rivers and
smaller streams Of our Atlantic States or.
Vlslbly smaller than they were TWENTIETH.
years ago. Country brooks are in which
men now living were accustomed to G.b
ana bathe in their boyhood have in man,
cases totally disappeared, not THROUGH any,
act OF man, but solely in consequence nr
Cne springs and rains which once fed thar,
Inc level of the great lakes is fallino vo,,.
Dy year There are many piers ON in.
shores of lakeside cities which ,,os.,I.
once approached with ease, but which nov.
haroly reach to the edge Of the water.
Haroors are everywhere growing shallow
er. This is not due to the gradual denosit
OF earth brought down by rivers or Of rc-
Iuse from city sewers. The harbor of
Toronto has grown shallow in spite of the
lact That 1t has been dredged out so that
tne bottom rock has been reached. and all
the dredging which can be done TO the
narbor OF New York will not permanently.
deepen 1t. The growing shallowness of
the Hudson is more evident above AIban,.
than 1t is in the tide-water region. and
IKE the outlet of Lake Champlain. which
was once navigable by Indian canoes at nh
seasons, the upper Hudson is now almost
pare OF water in many places during the
summer. In all other parts of the world
there is the same steady decrease Of water
IN rivers and lakes, and the rainfall in
Europe, where scientific observations aro
made, is manifestly less than it was At a
period within mans memory.
What is becoming of our water? Oh
vlously it is not disappearing through
evaporation, for in that case rains would
give back whatever water the atmosphere
might absorb. Wemust accept the theory
that, like the water of the moon. our
water is sinking into the earth's interior.
-NeU York Times.
Smyrna times., 1881-11-30
nd not for moment does he falter in his

and not for moment does he falter in bis
allegiance.
l am unable to comply, as am to be
married to Miss Long in two weeks"
A smile curls the lady's lips.
Yes, so Mr.. Cary informed me. and we
have decided to make over to YOU a DOR
ton of the fortune, for which have had
deed of gift made out"
She said this in a rather sarcastic wav
as she handed him the paper.
Something in the tone offends Jack and
taking the paper he deliberately tears it
up and throws it into the CRATE. 81 am
oohdged to you, Miss Leighton, but YOU
must excuse me if I decline your gift"
Utterly unprepared for this contingency
the lady stands glaring at him. FEELING
rather awkward and not knowing what
10 Go, Jack bows and takes his leave
The lady hides her face in her hands and
cries? no, laughs. Her mental observo-
ton is that he must indeed be in 1--we
Then she returns to her guests, not with
leeling OF modification that, not only had
she been rejected herself but her Gift has
been Indignantly thrown at her feet bv
tins naughty young man.
Jack has told Nellie everything. and
Nellie at last convinced of his constancv.
is all the fondest lover could wish.
They are to be married in n week
Jack has bought small house and fur
nished it as well as his means would
permit. Nellie has been over it and
declared it to be the loveliest. cosiest little
house in the world. The wedding ia to be
very quiet; they are to have few friends
at the house, among others RAYMOND
Leister, who mentally sets Jack down as
the biggest fool on record.
1t seems as if nature had made a particu-
lar effort on this day, or at least so Nellie
thinks, as she returns home from the
church with Jack now her husband. to
their cosy little home, As they eater thew
are met by servant who hands them two
cards, on which is written "Miss Leighton
and Mr.. Cary"
Jack becomes digniaed, feeling quite
sure that they have come to renew the
offer OF money as wedding present, and
ne is fully determined to refuse it as
biuntly as before. Nellie, for the first
time In her life, is seized with bashfuIness
and begs her husband TO go in alone. but
he wall not hear to this for a moment. and
putting his arm reassuringly around her
walks into the room and up to Miss
Leighton.
Miss Leighton" he begins, "allow me
to present you TO-" when he stOps
Nellie has slipped from his arm and is
seated on the sofa laughing in ANYTHING
but dignifed manner. Jack looks from
one to another in bewilderment. Nellie
finally taking pity on him, slips her hand
through the lady's arm, and leading her
up to Jack, says, "Bfr. Hastings. allow
me to present to you my aunt, Mrs. Leigh |
ton"
Mrs. Jack Hastings, at your service" :"
making him low courtesy, turns to the |
old gentleman, and taking both his hands.
says gravely: 81 told you Mr.. Cary, he |
should not marry me for my money, and
don't think he has"
Smyrna times., 1881-11-30
How Condensed Milk is Made.

When the milk is brought into the fac
tory it is carefully strained, placed in cans
or pals which are put into tank of water
kept hot by steam coils. When hot il ia
transferred TO larger, steam-heated. omen
vessels and quickly brought to boil. This
preliminary heating and boiling has for its
OBJECT the expulsion of the gases of the
milk, which would cause it to foam in the
vacuum pan, and also to add to the keen
ing quality of the milk by destroying the
mold germs. A second straining follows.
after which the milk is transferred to a
vacuum pan, where at temperature
below 100 degrees Fahrenheit it boils and
Is rapidly concentrated to any degree
desired, The vacuum pan employed is a
close vessel of copper, egg-shaped, about
six feet high and four and one half feet in
diameter. 1t is heated by steam coils
within and by steam jacket without
lnelosing the lower portion. In one side
OF the dome is small wlndow through
which gas illuminates the interior, while
on the opposite side is an eyeglass through
which the condition of the contents NAV
be observed. The pan is also provided
with a vacuum gauge and test stocks.
Much of the milk used in cities is simply
concentrated without any addition of
sugar. The process Of concentration is
continued in the vacuum pan until one
gallon of the milk has been reduced to a
little less than quart-one volume of
condensed milk corresponding to about
four and three-tenths volumes of milk.
Condensed milk intended to be preserved
for any length of time has an addition of
pure cane sugar made to it during the
boiling, and Is usually put up in sealed
cans. This sugar or preserved" milk,
when properly prepared, will keep for
many years.-iScientifc american.
Smyrna times., 1881-11-30
How Patti Sang.

n long pause-and then the red-velvet
curtain at the door is pushed aside, and
sVepS out richly-rObed, richly-ieweled
beautiful woman-the Patti. The next
moment the building quivers with an
pause. Every body applauds. the orio+
man stamps, the enthusiastic man clans
Ihe man with an umbrella tries to drive #
through the floor, and the Patti bovs and
BOWS, and bows again, and smiles and
oows' and bows to the right, and bows to
Inc lett, and bows to the center. and howe
10 the balconies, and bows to them oIto-
gether; and then, just as EVERYDAY is
urea out and stopped, somebody starts if
OH once more and the whole performance
Is gone through with again, till finally the
pianist seizes favorable moment .nd
strikes chord. In an instant tbera ;s
silence, and in another instant there foats
out over the hushed hall the first CLEAR
iull notes Of the diva's song, a birds sono
II seemed. Not the song Of the niaht;n,
gale or the thrush; not the notes that
touch the heart, and leave forever fjoatinC
through memory haunting melody that
tlme does not dim; but the song of
happy canary singing in a gilded cage A.,
singing that pleases us and makes ia
forget rain and broken banks and mudd,,
streets and falling stock market and on
election day defect, and leaves us iust no
memoerlng that we are having a real nice
Time and everybody around is inst a.
happy as we are. This is the PATHS sino-
ing. Nobody knew or cared what che
sang; nobody ever thought whether sba
was giving them Italian or English or
Choctaw; the men forgot her beauty the
women forgot her dress and diamonds an5
everybody just sat and listened until with
one hnal soaring up of the voice that must
nave reached high X, at the very lowest
the diva turned and ran like a pleased
child into the group that stood waiting to
receive her at the doorway. And the
next moment people clear down in the
Newspaper row thought the elevated rail
-" y = AeeAAiA5' anu luSu on vessels at
anchor in the harbor thought q powder
store had blown up. 1t wasn't applause
was pandemOnium. The Patti was again
on the stage and then there was shower
OF tfowers-bouquets, baskets, and finally
a procession of ushers with harps. pyra-
mlds and emblems by the score. ali Of
which were placed before the bowing and
smiling singer while shouts of applause
went on; the old bald-heads in the front
row waved their handkerchiefs. the Young
men who wanted to be utter shouted
" Brava" and no one of the audience
would be appeased until the notes of an
encore silenced the confusion. And after
this was done there was more applause.
longer if possible than ever, and the Patti
had to come again and again and again to
the stage aud bow and smile until she
fairly earned the money that she gets for
her singing. THE American public. it
may be remarked, always manages to get
Its moneys worth, if not in singing, then
in bow and smiles. )-Rainfeld IN. Jl
Smyrna times., 1881-11-30
Current Comment.
PHILADELPHIA EVENING NEWS.

The city of Wilmington has several
wards, but is now trying to get another
Genevieve.
Now that the cranks have got to shoot
ing at each other there is some hope for
the country.
Very few people are being run over in
New York this week. The hack drivers
are on a strike.
Condensed opinion of the American
people-Guiteau is a william, but his
brother-in-law is a brick.
How all the old fashions are being re-
vived. see the hoopskirt is coming into
style again.-JeF Davis.
A Quebec man got mad at his wife's
bad cooking, went Off to restaurant and
choked to death on piece of beefsteak.
George Law, who started life as hod-
carrier, was careful never to drop mortar
on passers-by. He died worth ten mil
lions.
A boy in Masterton can play two ac-
cordions at one time, keeping up differ
ent tune on each, and yet people wonder
at crime.
Professor Swift reports that the comet
crop was not injured by the drouth. The
last one discovered is rather stunted about
the tail, but otherwise looks quite healthy.
A man at Adams, Jefferson county, y.
Y, advertises for fifty of the meanest cows
in that country, and people are wondering
whether he is going to start big boarding
house or butcheT-shopN
Patti thinks it strange New York people
don't come in full dress to hear her sing.
1t may not have occurred to her that most
of them before purchasing $40 seats, had
to leave their full dress at the pawn
brokers'.
Bostonians are congratulating them
selves that although their drinking water
is full of eels they are not big enough yet
to choke anybody. At the same time
temperance lectures are not so popular as
they were.
1t is stated that in Manitoba girls are so
scarce that each one has on the average
200 lovers to choose from. 1t may be
added that in nine cases out of ten the
girl chooses the worst man out of the lot.
Boston Post.
Guiteau's trial is getting to be too much
If circus for the public good. Perhaps
he Washington horseman who tried to
md the thing by shooting Guiteau was
more of philosopher than Crank
lfter all.
Smyrna times., 1881-11-30

HoT CoFFEE.--The women's Christian
Temperance Union of Wilmington, Del,
is making active preparations ioF Q novel
campaign against intemperance and the
liquor dealers. A number of hand carts
are being constructed for the purpose Of
containing hot coffee. Thus armed with
hot coffee, the members of the association,
or people in their employ, will go around
to all the principle mapufaotories of the
pity every day at noon, dispensing their
temperance beverage at a trifing cost, or
at no cost at all, to the thirsty workmen
who would otherwise drop into the first
beer saloon at hand. gsav s. ..s
Smyrna times., 1881-11-30
A NEW MOTHER SHIPTON.

When lawyers fail to take fee.
And juries never disagree;
When politicians are content.
And landlords don't collect their rent;
When parties smash up all their machines.
And Boston folks give up their beans;
When naughty children all die young,
And girls are born without tongue;
When ladies don't take time to hop;
And "fice-hpldcrS never flop;
When preachers cut their sermons short
And all folks to the church resort;
When back subscribers all have paid
And editors have fortunes made;
Such happenings will sure portend.
This world must soon come to an end.
Smyrna times., 1881-11-30

MOTHERS DON'T KNQw-How many
children are punished for being uneouth
wlltul and Indifferent to instructions or
rewards simply because they are out of
health An intelligent lady said of child
Of this kind: Mothers should know that
II they would give the little ones moderate
doses of Hop Bitters for two or three
weeks the children would be all a parent
could DESIRE
Smyrna times., 1881-11-30

An old oil we'll near the State Insane
Asylum, at Warren, Pa, which had run
down to fie barrels day, after being
drilled 6S feet deeper suddenly resumed
its flowing, and is now creating much ex-
citement throughout the whole Titusville
district by pouring out 500 barrels day.
A new 2O0-barrel we'll has been struck in
the Sheffield. district.
Smyrna times., 1881-11-30

Every one is acquainted with the old
nursery story about the hen that Matched
the ducks, and how one fine day they
went swimming in the pond near by, and
the inducements she offered them to keep
out of the water; but it may not be gener~
ally known that whenever poultry has
anything 70 talk about in the latter days,
the conversation always turns to the bene-
hts their species have derived from the use
of M. B. Roberts Poultry Powder. 25
cents per package, sold by all druggists.
Smyrna times., 1881-11-30

The custom of decorating lawns with
semi-nude statutes originated in sunny
Italy, where the idea was sensible enough,
but in this climate the observer IS moved,
during six months of the year, not so much
by admiration for the works of art, as by
a sympathetic desire to cover the thinly-
clad figures with warm clothing.
Smyrna times., 1881-11-30

1t seems now that there is not only a
shortage in the wheat crop of the North
west, but that much of what has been
harvested is totally unfit to be made into
flour on account of it being made tough
and damp by the heavy and long contin,
ued rains, in consequence of which num-
Der of Western flour mills have shut
down.
Smyrna times., 1881-11-30

Being asked concerning the Oil, Mr..
Aug. Kickbusch informed the questioner
that St., Jacobs Oil had proved an excel
lent and most useful remedy in every
family that had used it. A large majority
of cases pronounced incurable have been
entirely Wdusau QsRtrdt RiscOn-
e;,
Smyrna times., 1881-11-30

ANapfes correspondent says that italian
emigration to America continues on
large scale. From January to the end of
September the number of emigEaats from
the southern provinces alone is calculated
at more than fifty thousand persons.
Smyrna times., 1881-11-30

So great is the faith reposed in Ayers Pills
by those who have given them trial, that the
consumption of them almost passes belief, far
exceeding any precedent. They cleanse the
blood, improve the appetite, promote digestion,
restore healthy actien, and regulate every
function. They are pleasant to take, gentle in
their operation, yet thorough, searching, and
powerful in subduing disease