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Garileld's Advantage Over His Prede.
cess0rs.

With the beginning of Garfield's
Presidential terra began the twenty-first
year of Republican Administration.
Four Republicans have occupied the
Executive chair since the last Demo-
crat sat there. Mr.. Garfield is the fifth,
and aside from his personal qualifica-
tons, whatever they may be, he has
one important advantage over these
predecessors; an advantage which
ought not to be overlooked, and of
which, so far as we are aware, no men,
ton hasy been made. The war prac-
tically monopolized Mr.. Lincoln's time
and attention, leaving no room for
anything else. Had he lived to COM
plete his second term there is no doubt
he would have done much toward that
permanent pacification the attainment
of which was his highest ambition. Cut
down at the threshold of new career,
the work he had marked out was hand
ed over to successor not nearly 50
well fitted for it. Mr.. johnson
lacked that thorough knowledge of
the situation and of political human
nature, that wonderful political instinct
and tact, and, above all, that personal
prestige which Lincoln possessed; and
his failure in carrying out the pacifica-
ton programme was foregOne con-
clusion. His four years were virtually
wasted; indeed, though his intentions
were pure and patriotic, he left the
country in some respects worse than
he found it. The unfortunate antag-
onism between the Executive and Con
gress stirred up q great deal of bad
blood, kept alive the hatreds of the war,
radicalized the Republican party. and
instead of the restoration OF the Union
gave as reconstruction. Grant was
elected on the !" Let us have peace
platform, but at once turned his back
upon it and labored for eight. years to
make reconstruction o fixed fact. Il is
by no means certain, however, that
he could have fulfilled his promise if he
had tried Radicalism was still domi-
nant and the Republican leaders consid-
cred peace and restored Union of
small consequence compared with the
Experimentation of the South through
the negro vote and Federal bayo-
net Grant drifted with the party
current and aggravated the evils
he was pledged to resist Under his
Administration the negro vote and
Federal bayonet produced such dis
graceful and dangerous results that
public opinion emphaticaliy repudiated
these instrumentalitiess The time was
ripe for q change but Mr.. Hayes was
not the man to insugurate a change
His reputation and ability were small,
his nomination was an accident and his
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ia, what are your opinions about mar

ria, what are your opinions about mar
riagep"
why said she, IL hardly know.
I don't think / have given much consid-
Grafton to the subject"
Because" continued Philip, 81 find
my opinions have suffered agreat change
on this point. There was time when
/ thought it unwise. but now if I'could
get good wife, such as you, for ex-
ample. I should be inclined to try it"
20, lor! Mr.. Manson" said Miss
Preston, in some perturbation, = how
you talk" r. :
Five minutes afterwards, Miss Pres
ton had accepted the proposal of Philip
and the two were, to all intents and
purposes. engaged.
1.-THE only thing think Of" said
the gentleman after pause, sis that
nv sister Esther is a decided enemy to
marriage, and hardly dare tell her
that i am about to marry. If we could
only go away and have the ceremony
performed. it would be pleasanter.
Suppose we go to New York." sug-
gested the bride-elect.
"a good idea Wen go. When can
you be readyP"
"Next Monday morning."
So next Monday morning was
agreed upon. 1t so happened that Es-
Their was to start on Monday afternoon
for the same place, with the same pur-
pose in view-but of this coincidence
neither party was aware.
The reader will please go forward q
De- - kor o<,fs
ties have reached New York. been unit
ed in the holy bonds of matrimony, and
are now legally husband and wife.
They were located at hotels situated on
the same street and even on the same
side of the way, but were far from
being aware of the propinquity. On
the morning succeeding the two mar
riages, for by singular chance they
happened on the same day, Mr.. Bige-
low and Esther started out for a walk
down the street. 1t so happened that
Philip and his wife were at the same
moment walking up street. The natural
consequence was that the two parties
met.
"Good heavens!my sisterr' exclaimed
Philip.
Merclful goodness! my Drother.'
returned Esther.
what brings you here with Mr.
Bigelow?n
may, how happens il that you are
here with Miss Pres.on?'' -
Miss Preston is now my wifer'
And Mr.. Bigelow is now my hus-
bandr'
But 1 thought you were opposed to
matrimony." y
"And l supposed you were equally
So"
my friends" interposed Mr.. Bige-
low, ''this is day of surprise-but I
trust of such nature that we shall all
be made the happier thereby. My re-
greet Mr.. Manson. at robbing you of
your housekeeper is quite dissipated by
the knowledge that you have SO soon
supplied her place."
The sensation excited in the village
by the return of the two brides with
their respective husbands may be bet
ter imagined than described. 1t gives
US pleasure to state that neither Philip
nor his sister ever had occasion to re-
greet the double elopement.
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POLITICAL POINTS.

The sound of the breaking of
chains in Philadelphia, the other day,
was no doubt heard by the Camerons.
--One of the Kentucky Turner'S. in
describing John Sherman the other day.
said that the frigid Secretary could Be
fed on melted lava for six months and
then vomit slush ice
Don Cameron is beginning to
lose his interest in Pennsylvania poll
tics. And politicians are beginning to
lose their interest in Don Cameron. A
boss who is no boss is nobody at all.
There can scarcely be doubt
that breach will be made, if one does
not already exist. between Mr.. Conk-
ling and the incoming Administration.
1t is inevitable. Mr.. Conklings pride
and arrogance have not diminished
with his growing years, and he has the
faculty OF making himself extremely
offensive by his assumptions. Y
sam. n9F
- Mr.. Hooker, of Mississippi. hit
the nail on the head when he stated in
the House of Representatives at Wash
ington the other day that the negroes of
the South, as soon ab they learn that
Democracy means cheap Government,
begin 10 vote the Democratic ticket.
This fact. he declared, accounts for the
disappearance of the Republican vote in
Mississippi and other Southern States.
-Cincinndti Enquirer.
-"How are the mighty fallen!'
The Chicago Tribune, speaking of the
effort making to have Garfield follow in
Hayes footsteps in the matter of absti-
hence from everything stronger than
Roman punch. says:Iss 1t is to be hoped
that he will not follow that example in
pardoning and restoring to commands
drunken officers who have been court
martialed and cashiered for disgraceful
inebriation. thing his temperance
predecessor has done in nearly every
Instance
Senator Thurman leaves the Sem
ate with the respect and affection of
even the most bitter of his political OPP
ponents. They admit. and willingly
admit, that he is honest, courteous, able.
patriotic aud public spirited, a states
manlike and dignitied representative of
his State and IN honor to the Senate.
They feel toward him as Mr.. Beecher
did when asked where q man, who had
lived blameless, charitable, upright
life, but without d belief in creeds,
would 60 to when be died: g He will
have my best wishes wherever he goes"
replied Beecher. Detroit Free Press.
The PRESIDENT Of the United
States is sworn to defend and support
the Constitution of the United States.
The Constitution Of the United States
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TWO ELOPEMENTS.


In large. square. old-fashioned
house such as our fathers used to
build when solidity was more sought
after than utility, lived Philip Manson
and his sister Esther. Philip had reached
the mature age Of forty, and Esther
was close to him. Still, each had pur-
sued a solitary pathway through life,
seeking no companionship save that of
the other, till there was reason to
believe that they would continue to fol-
low the same course till in the fullness of
time they were gathered into the family
tomb-the recepticle of many genera
tons of the Manson family. There was
more reason to think SO, since they
took care to commend AN unmarried
life, not only by example but by pre-
cept
NO." said Philip. when assailed on
this subject by matchmaking lady;
marrying may be very good for some
people. but i could not bear to have
my habits broken in upon, and my
whole house turned topsy-turvy by the
introduction of wife. f.
.sBut byand-by, when you grow
more ,I s a. ,resantn ~ " ~
nNo y sa;d Ph;lin. conclusivelv At
have = s;ster who Is devoted In me and
while she lives shall need no other"
AS for Miss Esther, she often declared
that she never would make slave of
herself for any man living. If other
women were foolish enough to give up
their independence, and tie themselves
than 70 burden tbemselvas with cares
and to;, from, morn;nc fin n;ght she
wss s,,re she had noohiect;or For her
own mart she was wiser Her brother
and she had alwava lived tocether
neace.hIv and hann;lv and d;d not
th;nt she conld mafa srv change for
the hetter
OF course. Il was .insinuated nv those
whose on;n;ons Differed w;dely from
Miss Esther's that in adont;ng this
o,,;n;on sha. Was only mak;nr 1;rtne
s IL pecess;tv. and that Il was hest tn he
contented with one's LOT. provided there
was no chance of improving Il. But
Esther did not hear these remarks. and
SO was not disturbed nv them. She
Continued to live in the old house with
her brother. They kent no domestic.
since Esther rather nlumed herself On
her bousekeenino. onal;t;es and there
was really hnt little IN do, Go az nor
brother was usually absent during the
dav she was left for the most naSt to to
th snv ~ds aJ.: io ~ sse noss paas "
WI oo. pan'oa:ltp =. nel ow = .lous n's,
un'o $50. solIc nG'kno on 1.4 70 can N
c,,rr sn y sm' Wy, ~ AZ ;alv ".
Id I Sa Sn ';s; .nos - =. s.e ne'gnpors
na a 49,, ,s annsr .s snu,l pmn. winch
Tas,n ~ 0 ot.ar .n; ;,.s. ~ .. HoMe.
Mansa p SaS $3.50 1850 s' s.sel nS.nel
;n~ ~ d;rnes d;s Io. 'ss .d =. clear-
thser ""y sn0 - H. n,,.sEr. sdu ssoi.ug
.hon away ~ o .uPpoHlu a,IeI
s',o.on ~ ~ Sans sne was ''al'iA W
$500, a. she e surr,;saa NV o.,,.u :. ~.
,n''sn"l horr ~ snssr oSu III :. LUIS
CT 49, .o~ suo sum
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mans latest reception in Washington
looked (writes q correspondent little
haggard and worn after the play Of
"Eyadne," from which she had just
come, and SO colorless and quiet was
she that one. could not help thinking
that all that Is said of her over work
and failing health might be true. There
is none of the elasticity and freshness
of q young life about her. All that has
been sacrificed to the public. But
tall statuesque and by no means beauti-
ful woman. in dark blue velvet dress.
who responded to introductions in a
deep contralto voice, was what one be-
held, in place Of the radiant Juliet and
lovely Parthenia Of the stage.
The only platinum worker in the
United States is Joaquin Bishop Of
Sugartown, Chester County, Pa. The
Association Of Mining Engineers recent
" made an excursion to the works of
Mr.. Bishop to see his working of the in
tractable metal. Mr.. Bishop who gets
most of his supply Of metal from the
Ural Mountains, IN Russia, has been
working platinum for forty years In
1845 he took premium, but at that
time the demand for platinum was so
small thats It only occupied him one
day in the month. using the metal prin-
cipally for rivets TO fasten artificial
teeth. Before the engineers. Mr..
Bishop melted piece of platinum with
the case that plumber melts lead The
intense heat used may be imagined
when IL Is known that steel file held
in the hla,st burned ike a niece of wood
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Esther at first objected, but when she
came to consider that in this way she
would be relieved of great portion of
the embarrassment which such step
would naturally bring with it, she con-
sented, and that day week was appoint
ed for the departure She required this
time to make preparations.
Meanwhile, if Esther had not been so
exclusively occupied with her own af-
fairs, she might have noticed that q
change had come over Philip. He was
often absent evenings, and when at
home was moro silent and distracted
than his wont. The former she readily
attributed to the cause which he as
signed, namely, . pressure Of business.
The latter she did not observe, her
mind being preoccupied. We, who are
In the secret, may take the liberty of
following him on one of his business
calls. It was at neat cottage, from
whose front door dangled an immense
knocker. that Philip Manson knocked.
The door was opened by the same Miss
Preston, who, some months before, he
thought "a might do for MIR. Bigelow.
Good evening. Maria" was his sal
utAtion as he entered. After brief
conversation about the weather. the
crops and other standard topics, which,
however. trivial they may seem, could
hardly be dispensed with. he began to
show signs of embarrassment. and finally
calculated:
Maria Miss Preston--I mean Ma
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FOR 70 AAB.

=, a valuable black sandy land farm for sale.
en- ani' rs, Lorlh-west Denton containing 200
nssturage; good residence, barn and tenant
houses; young apple aud peSch ulchards. wei
%Htefed ny tanks aud we'll. For further mari
lcuiars address, Y II. G PERRY,
Denton, Dent county. Jrxas
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Valuable Property for
SALE

Lots 7, s, 8, and west half of 6, block 1919
corner OF Commerce and Preston streets, good
small house, out-hOusrs, large cistern, $50 feet
ON Commerce street, ~ feet deep 20 Alley.
Price, e., 900.
Lots and >, block 100 10 So feet, front on
Commerce street. 90 feet On alley aud 30 ret
deep corner Of Commerce ondH a rail
road reservation. Three cabins ON the lot
Price $3.50.
West halfof lots, block 10, north side Of
Main street, IS by 10 feet, near Rawlins
house, and In rear of Dr Aliens trug store;
ANAL cabin on 1t. Price $3.50.
East half ufl0t II, block liO, G ,, south side Of
Elm street. % by loo feet, lulucdlng blacksmith
shop. Price, $500.
Fractional lot in block l6l, G II, southeast Of
Ceptral railroad, south Of Kim street, 81 feet
front, running back In snaps Of triangle,
box house on 1t. Price $1,000.
Flve.eighths of az acres less 30 feet, right Of
way Of Central railroad across the track, In
clud ny house, well aud three snail houses.
The house belong 20 the occupants and the
pump to 0. Neiil,g aud Will not be sold. Price
Sl,2UO,
Lot4, block 279H. Mt the corner Of Swiss
aud Ilaawkln sstreet5, hO, ting 80 feet on SwlHJ
and MiTandaund Ito feet on llawkiuss. Prloe
$500
Lot l3 in bio l72 on the south sido II Main
and 80 waIt uf Lloyd street, 5Oxlt0 feet and
dwelling house thereon Price GOO
Lots In block l72, Commerce street ,jjKlOO n,
In rear of lot H. above the two eNtendii &
through from Main Ia Commerce Price S225; for
both lots $50
Tho titles to all the above property are be-
lle> ed To be perfect, md Will be warranted
generally by the residuary lesetees Of A. II.
shepherd
Terms Of Sale:-O re.tpird cash, one-thlrd in
six months, Ohc-thhd IN twelve
months, notes with ten per Oent. interest
from date, and deed of trust on property sold
10 secure payment. Purchasers may pay
money at any time and stop Interest.
The property will be- sold to settle and mar
titlOn the estate according to thu will and the
power Of attorney from the legatee5
u. HUNT,
Executor OLA IL. shepherd and attorney in
fact for legntees.
AUpust III 1881
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AUGUSTA FEMALE INSTITUTE
Staunton, Va.
Miss Mary j. Baldwin, Principal.
opens Ncptember Isl, 1851; CLOSES
Juno LIST, 1889,

This institution continues to increase IN
prosperity itoto year oyoar. Itoners superior
advantages IN It's location; IA It's huildingsand
Hronndsi In lite genera appointments and sanl
tary arrhngvnynlsi It's nll corps OF superior
anu experienced tehohetsi Its unsurpassed nd
vnntagvs IN music, modern languages, eiocu.
ton ,hncsiu 1hysicsl culture and Inns trnctions
In the Theory nrt praniico of cooking, tho auc-
cesstul 'nOgtS made to secure health, comfort
and hnppinesSi Its position to extravaganza,
its stanGari of Sollu scholarship.
FOR iul' particulars apply 10 the principal
or rntnlOy mas ''
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England with the utmost solicitude for thar
welfare. lie Is theief.To a man ci peIuilai
sptness for such An enterprise as tnAt OF Or
tsbhshing new colony in the United o'A.Ss'
There Is every reason TO believe 'hS' 'no
English families who mak,eIhemselVes MONIES
in Iowa under the direction OF MS coion'"a>
ton company will be very fortunate IL y
probable, too, that Iowa will hnd the 9uhe
colony furnishes as good class oil se''ief' o.
she has ever received, although enc ooss's
herself especially fortunalel IN tle lB'eIlgehce
and moral worth of her population rios
perity, VIC say, to the duke OF Su'herlanos
English colony in America.
The Now York Herald, in the following
most interesting article, gives an idea OF the
reasons why so many emigrants from Eu'
rope arc arriving in our country:
Herr Horbst, the leader of the liboral
party in the Austrian reichsrath, in recent
address 10 his constituents, attributed, We
are told, the industrial depression in Europe
and the consequent emigration to this coun-
try TO what he calls "militsrism.' lie
pointed out that this is u maisdy unknown
in the United States, and unless it is removed
Europe is destined to become the debtor o.
America. An idea of the vast difference be'
tween the industrial conditions of Germany
and the United States may be obtained from
study of the wage statistics IN the former
country, which have been recently published
by the state department at Washing
ton. For instance, il Is set
forth that 10 ono of the seven Districts Tor
which tho statistics are given The average
weekly wages of pssterers who are com
PEELED TO work eleven hours II day, are FIX
dollars and lorty.three cents week, labor
ora receive only four dollars; carpenters ard
joiners from three dollars and fifty seven
cents 10 four dollars and soventy'six cents;
locksmlhs, four dollars aud twenty nino
cents; tailors, working twelve hours daily,
one dollar and forty-three cents, with board
and lodging, and shoe-makers tho same. At
these rateS German workingmen are barely
able TO procure the necossares of life; 30
that II ia not surprising that all who can
got money enough to pay their way to Castle
Garden aro doing so. According to the con
sular reports, preparations for emigration on
a vast scale this year are being made in
nearly every district in tho Empire.
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Important ruling by tho Governor Of
Texas Upon the Form of the Uniyer-
HIlY Ticket.
Austin Statesman.

Austin Statesman.
Under the law, electors may vote for my
other places than those named in the unvcr-
atty election proclamation.
The following forms OF ii ket arc suggested
by tho governor as III conformity with the
law ard consistent with reason:
First form: Against locating the medical
department of tho university At different
place from that of the main university.
For the location Of the entire university of
Second form: In favor of locating the
medical department of tho university W u
different place from that Of the main univor
sity.
For the location of tho main university of
Texas, without tho medical department,
at ----
For the location of tho medical de-
partment of the university of Texas
at ----
Tho governor doduces from the law and
the reason of the thing that votes cast for "A
place for tho entire unversity. will not only
and of course count for that place for the
entire university, If division Of tho depart
mont of the university fail, but it will count
in favor of that place foe the main branch
of tao university, in thu event that u sGpGra-
ton of the departments DO voted, anu so
vice versa, vote cast Tor place
for tn, msin branch Of the uui-
vereity, will not only and OF course
count for that place for tho main branch OF
the university, II division prevail, but it will
count for tho came place for tho entire uui-
yersity, in the event diyirion Of TIE depart
ments fail TO be carried.
The governor further sSys that ms tue
question OF division OF departments has 10
DO voted on under the law separately, u
voter may refrain from voting If hc
cGoo9o Tor or against the di,
vision of departments m tho university,
and simply vote for tho location Of the outitp
university, or toe main branch of tho uni
versty or tho medical irpartmOn! b-ipg At
soma given place, and his vote rs cast vii, bs
oluntod rs one vote torsuch plHce, butt will
not bu counted as u vote for or against divis-
ion The governor SAYS vO' ora must not vote
ia tho alternative; in other words they csu
not vote for any piac, Tor the ohtiro uuIver-
ity and after wards vtIe for tie Same place or
ANY Other place for tho main branch .. toe
university. This would b. double vote
aud lho ballot would he cast out
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NJ, T, MORGAN, d. W.
Hot Springs, Arkansas,
SUMPrER HOUSE,
d. W. MILAN

MORGAN n MILAN, Props.
This housc, being conveniently located to
bath houses and surrounded by beautiful
shade lreee, is unsurpassed by any hotel in
the valley Ms ~ homo for sick aud wearicd;
having all the modorn improvements, such
~ gw telephone eiG d. w. Milan is
formerly of Dallas, Texas, and will he pleased
10 sec his mnny friends aud acquaintoucos,
rid will take great pains that their wishes
$50 gratiIcd. Have your baggage chcckod,on
Hot Spr,ngs railroad TO Sumptor house.
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Ladies' Suits,
Silk and cashmere. at NJ. Rosenthal Il Co.'S
cornorElm and Poydrss streets.
Valuable plantation for sn,s

Six hundred and eleven acros noar 400 in
cultivation; ilyO sets OF tensni houses with
new bois dare post, plank and galvanized
wire fence. Plenty Of timber and water on
premises. Nine milos north of Dallas, abou,
four miles southwest of Richardson depot,
and some three miles esst of Carrolton do
pot One of the best black land plantations
in tho west Price low; terms to suit pur,
chaser, For further Information, apply 10
GARLiNdroN \ UNDERWOOD,
Dallas. Texas.
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University of Virginia.

Session begins on the LIST of O,,ol,, ara
,on.lnues Line months, apply for cst,lopnos
w tne seerste yof the faculty, Z, o. iinIs
gina. las. II IN "a t nmin! viz
ISsv-,uu"W Chairman OF the Faculty,
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Huntsville Female College,
RUNTSviI.I.E. AI.ARAu.

me diriJ second year begins August Slst
\ N re healthy location cannot bs found
Inc college was never in a more prosperous
coalition A Mll faculty ofthorough teachers;
'dendid buildings, ana a complete outfit for
~ departments, literary music, languages and
nrt: Oilers the highest advantages A dc.
delightful home for pupils Prices reduced 10
SUIT 10 he times. Special Inducements offered
For torms and now catalogues, address
Rev. 4, II, JONES, A, NJ, Prcs