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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-03-01
A FATAL SNOW SLIDE AT GOT
TONwOOD CANYON.
A Family of Seven Persons Meet
their Death.

OGDEN, Feb. 27.-Thc Ogden I';i"t
says tonight of the victims Of the Cot
tOnw00Od canyon snow slide: On Inst
Wednesday evening Mr.. Taggart and
family went to bed in their cabin in Big
Cottonwood canyon. The next day 1t
was discovered that the cabin had been
covered up by snow slide, and party
of men went tO rescue them. The scene
Of the disaster is one vi the wilClest spots
In the canyon. From the head Of the
stream which runs through the canyon
to the top of either ridge IL ol,O,lt II mile,
while the distance between the peaks Is
not over half mile. The course Of the
slide was plainly marked. \ vast lnniy
Of snow, amounting to several thousand
tons, had broken away icOm the
apex Of the ridge and gone
down the steep. rocky side Of
the mountain striking with terrible
force the i,ottom of the canyon and
packing as hard as ice with its oAn mo-
llentum. The level space ut the bot
tom of the canyon was about one hum
dred yards wide. The snow filled the
entire space and damned the creek.
After about two hours work the roof OF
the cabin was reached. 1t had been
torn off the cabin with a portion Of the
AO3ses AcocJItIy u uCU sIuIlI WNS IVsASlISu
and when the snow was cleared away
bodies could be felt under the he'd
clothes. They proved to L" Mr.. Tag
CART and his wife lying side ty side.
When the snow was cleared away from
their faces it was plain to all that death
had Overtaken them in the night. They
were lying on their sides as ii asleep. \
little haby lay intwcen close tO its
mothers breast where it still seemed to
be nursing. There were four children
all in ied as if asleep packed under
about eight feet Of SNOW nearly as hard
as rock. None Of the bodies had
any external injuries except the father,
who was slightly bruised by a falling
timber. The bodies were wrapn"'l in
rawhides and securely bound. Ropes
were then attached, and they wcrcdr,ss-
gel over the snow t0 Argcnta, after
which they were taken on slC'ls I" the
mouth Of the canyon. 1t is doubtful i:
any of the victims ever awoka after hav-
ing gone to sleep in the evening. The
lives Of the whole family of seven per-
sons must have gone out into the great
unknown ut the same time. and that
without II l'ang. or consciousness OF their
fate.
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An Investigation Demanded.

WASHINGTON, Feb. !S.-It is report.
ell Blaine requested his fiicntis t" move
an investigation in the matter covered
by the resolution reported from the SER
ate foreign rel. ;tion. committee to-day.
The investigation it is said will be
sweeping in character. inclu.lin" the al
legged loss ofparers from the files Of the
State Department and the alleged coz
nectiOn OF all parties vii" held official
relations with the United States with
Peruvian claims or contracts. II is
said IIlaiLc regards such Il sweeping in-
vcStigation ~ the >ur.st means OF dis
posing Of the in>inuati.lls as to hi. con-
nectiOn with the claims and OF Showing.
that ii any persons in Oilicia! life have
entered in such claims they are n"l
close. friends of Blaine.
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An Explosion Caused by Gas.

tAuAGO. Feb. 3:,..-About nine o'clock
This nnrning an explosion occurred ~
the union building in which the general
offices of the .As>sn'iat"! Press and
the Western Union Telegraph Go. ar.
located, shaking the entire building and
fHncking ont heavy plate glass from
windows in all !*i:ts Of the building.
W"adv:orS. doors and i'!a~tcrin. we;>
ais" demolished! ':'Ar explosion was
,.a,,-e'l i,y a 10Y na:n:r! James Brett en-
:c:iny one of the Vaults where :!as !.:,l
hrt'n escaping since saturday. with II
lighted match. He Was seriously in
iurrt;
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Co.lkli.lg's Nomination.

WASHISGTON. Feb. :S.-O! i,rtnn t"
the consideration OF C"nklin:'> .!r,,,i-
nation will carry. ii over for a;>,;'cr
day. and it is said this o',jcctir!. vii! ''.
n,l.lc. Cumkling'> friends viii pres, The
matter to u vote, however. a> soon rs j,
can lc rc:,,.lleti. There is some. upI!OSi-
ton to ('Onkling's confirmation. Ml.
not in any organized state. The indi-
cations are that il will a,,"un, t" only II
few negative votes. aS the Democrats
Il" not seem >iiSl"'sc.l to "l.,,~>' him.
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. largely superior force under the COM
mand Of , distinguished graduate oi
West Point who had seen active and i'm
p0ftant service in two preceding wan.
The result Ut the campaign is q matter
Of history. The skill, the endurs nee,
the extraordinary energy shown by
GARFIELD, the courage he impaired to his
men raw and untried a. himself; the
measures he adopted to increase
his force and TO create in the enemies
mind exaggerated estimates Of his num-
l1ers, bore perfect fruit in the routing ol
Marshall, the exposure of his camp, the
disruption Of his force, and the enlanci-
patton Of much important country from
| the control of the rebellion. Coming ut
the close Of long series of disasters to
| the Union army Garfield's victory had
| decided extraneOus impression, and in
the popular judgmeDt elevated the
young commander to the rank of a mill
tary hero. With less than two thousand
men In his entire command; with mo-
bilized force Of only eleven hundred,
and without cannon, he had met an
army Of five thousand and defeated
them; driving Marshall's force success
fully from two st. onghOlds Of their own
selection and fortified with abundant
artillery. MajOr-(ienerai Buell., COM
maqdi,g the Department Of the Ohio,
an experienced and able soldier of the
regular army, published an order bf
thanks and congratulations on the b3l-
liant result Of the Big sandy cam
paign, which would have turned the
head Of y less sensible man than Gar
field. Buell. declared the SER
vice had called by his action
the hest qualities Of the soldier and
President Lincoln supplimented these
words Of praise by q more substantial
reward Of brigadier generalship conl-
mission to bear date from the day Of hi~
decisive victory over MARSHALL.
Blaine continued at great length in
an eloquent eulOgy Of Garfield'< life and
closed his speech by saying, surely ii
happiness can ever come from the hon.
ors Or triumphs of this world, On that
quiet July morning James y. Gar-
field may well have been hap
py man. No fOrl,Oding of levil
haunted him, not the slight
est premOnition Of danger clouded his
way; his terrible fate was upOn him in
an instant. One moment lle stood erect,
confident on the years stretching
out before him: thenext he
lay wounded, bleeding, helpless, doomed
to weary weeks Of torture, to silence and
the grave. Great in life he was surpass-
ingly great in death. For 10 cause in
the veIy frenzy Ut wantOnilcss and
uy the red hand Of II MUIR
tlerer he was thrust from the full tide of
this worlds interest, from it's hopes, its |
aspirations. its victories. into the vi~i-
hle presence of death and he did not |
quail"
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From the Frozen North.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-Secrrtary
HUNT received the following; cable from
Hoffman:
ST. I'ErEESBCRG: Jackson 'Crle-
graphs the Otr"'i*f says Dancnhower
should not start till warmer weather.
1t j.; dangerous now. Shall the men
start without him. Secretary Hunt tel
egr;.phe Hoffman in reply to notify
Danv.,l,nwcr tn remain till.fully able to
travel and for tho rest Of the party to de-
iay departure till that time.
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has been fitiy chosen the orator for this
historical occasion.
Pho eulOgy was concluded ut l::D p.
m.. having taken an hour and Il half in
delivering. .As Mr.. Blaine uttered the
last solemn words, the spectators broke
into u storm Of applause. which was not
hushed for some minutes. The address
was listened to with great interest and
in solemn silence, unbroken by any
sound except sigh Of relief, such as
arises from large audience when Il
strong tension is removed from their
minds.
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Railroad Disaster.

SYRACUSE, X. ". Feb. 2S.-.A west
ward bound freight train dashed through
!. freight train on the Rome, WatertOwn
and Og,lensbvry Railroad, at the cross
ing north OF here this morning. NJ
person injured. The Central locomotive
is lying in Onondago lake. The wreck
took fire and is general " d ~troyed.
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Hard on Brokers.

CHICAGO, Feb. ga decision o: i'm
pOrtancc to the hoard Of trade, brokers
and their customers was made yesterday
by Judge Moran, who held that prom
issOry note given in settlement Of differ
ence on option trade could not be COL
leeteti, in;,sniuch as the deal was illegal
and neither n,ore nor less than gan,b-
ling.
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The Pedestrians.

New York, Feb. 27.-At l., O'clock
the score stood: R0well 50; Hazel 81;
Hughes 7t;: Fitzgerald a.; NOnelnac ti5;
sullivan ~; Ponechet Is; Scott 80; Hart
-. R"well is three miles at,cad 0f the
best record ever made.
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Favorable Report on Conkling's
Nomination.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The Senate
Judiciary Committee agreed unanimous
ly t" report f;,vorabIy the nomination Of
COnkling for Associate Justice OF the
Supreme Court. The actioh of the Sem
ate Judiciary Committee on COnkling's
nomination was by general consent, and
not !,E Il 'urnlai meeting.
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Viii Accept.

NEW YORK, Feb. =. - The Po*t's
Washington special says: An intimate
friend OF CoDkiing is authority for the
statement that he will certainly accept
the JnsticesIlip.
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Suicided.

VIRGINIA, New, Feb. 37.-The l.. :.
marsI,al, August Ash, committed sui
eide this evening by shooting himself
through the heart, financial troubles and
hard drink are the supposed cause.
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CHICAGO. Feb. :.S.!hr i"/'r n1''"
announces that Mr.. Hugh Riddle. whc
for Il long time has !"c, President H' th..
Chicago. Rock island ami Pacific road
has decided t" tender his r.~i-na,i.n in
June. Mir. Riddles "niy r:'s.n = thai
he j. in ill-lleaitl, ami needs rest.
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Wholtsal Killing of Traraps.

JUL,Er. Ill.,. Feb. ::>.A freight car
loaded with brick WIS uitc:,ri eight
miles from here yesterday. Ten traml'>
were s0ut~l in the car ut the time.
Two were killed AMI the others wr'" :"
badly injured that their lives ai" dis
lsIirrl O:.
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Miner Publishing Company.
II. BRovS, ;: ''''' Dsiass na.ags
TERNN-BY NAIL:

N. copy one mont: month :: .
six mlDI1tISS %
ns,verel by Carrier, - cta. per month paya-
~ thr carrier each month.
Advertising rates will b furnished on appli
cation.
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,'t~s~..
skinny Men,

!, 4'a,.ll an.a, Ngnewer9 e. restores health
k@liS " !, dyspepsia, Impotence,
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Turkey and Greene..

SEPT, 1.-THE correspondent oil
At A,heas telegraphs that he be-
lafEsh Government is purposely
3 collision with Greece In order
Turkish opinion from Egypt.
SiISopLE, Sept. ll.-Greece has
lhat Turkish and Greek com
- lne 6reek frontier sign a pro
aaglng an armistice. The Porte
II. aSl :, % act upon the proposal
y. llat an armistice is uuneces-
Per- Is no war between the TWO
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RHEUMATISM AND oouT CURED

When we can establish by chain of evidence
which every inquiry but makes stronger, shat we
have the only real, or radical remedy for Rheumatic
Disorders aud put that evidence within the reach
of every sufferer aoiout money and Without price, we
claim that one but the fool Will turn 10 1t ded1
ear or close his eyes to the glad dngs we bring 10
his bghted life In justice TO US, 10 you, to ysui
dependent families, and TO the contamination of your
life's ambition before you were striCkt n down by
disease, We ask you to go with us for few moments
TO the homes of some who have drank of the Udters
Of life and are now full of tile 30y Of health. ready to
tell to the world their glad experience We will give
you no false statement, and make n9 asscroP winch
cannot by proper inquiry tby letter or rough
fendHl be probed TO the bottom and found to be full
Of truth.
Among hundreds present space allows refer
Mr. Hardck lis Plymouth ST. BROOKLYN sister suffered
with Chronic Rheumatism many years.
Mr.. ngs, 29A Pearl ST. Brooklyn-seEere Rheumatic
Dr. oaemmerer, 2IT Baltic st., Brooklyn = Acute aud
Chronic Rheumatic GOut years.
Mr. Roehser 266 Court ST. BrookynscaticR Rheumatism
yearShad expended over $1,000 In other medicines aud
Mr Nevln a5l Third Avenue, BrOoElyn Chronic Rheuma
Mr. hayand $50 BAinbridge St, Brooklyn Acute nfhm
matory and Chronic rheumatism and very bud Chronic
Mrs. Pilknson lss 2lth ST., BrookynAcue and Chronic
Rheumatism for years; had tried everything
DR.. Goodrich New York City-Chronie rheumatism
hrs. williamson So Grove St. Now York-erri6let acute
inhammRory rheumatism 20 years. nngerB gncinted by It
Mr. Dixon West ST. New York-chrOnio nervous Rheu'
Capt. Nathan wood lO4 South ST., New York-ohronlc
Mr. Abrams II Greenwich Av., New York-ChrOnIc Rheu.
matistn and Kidney Disease - a. r....,.
Judge Crossman, IL Oakland Az, Jersey City -Chrono
rheumatism several years. =
above gentlemen know many others cured by
B. O. of Rheamaim Dyspepsia Liver and Kidney r.
with fuller particulars and you will bless the day
you this advertisements
Gilmore, Adams 81 Co., 90 Atlantic Avs
BroOIElyn. andl1O5 WtlIiRm ST., n. XsC'
u
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CANDIDATES.
,lr,t tIo,a TO: iIr. a Dillgbteli CITIZEN
/ ef FfA Tax Payer.

TEIo'n a DeIlghtesI Citizen
anu 80 rur GAZETTE Il am
" fnd oeIIent pst ticket nominated on
4 h thI a,l,% s1eeh snch standard bearers the
IN. WIN sun New Castle county is
! bali oSIr STnj little state will. continue
d our nooiSJ n oiSe Of honest government,
d Op The SUI =, onetept men. Men who
issEedl lIsuce y CSn and esteem of the people
sc0n1ds.ytJl Gentlemen nominated on sat
sleni gs"tl gG"stle county need no intro
New .S. oeople. Their characters n IN
% tle r p'Vd defense. They are repre-
nsea ,aCrats Nv and no voter need De
+ R Denocitdi.'b ti' ballot for men Of such
\ 70 i,s esss ~ Tie great battle has now
Heg,,'t nth leaders as true as steei, ei,
ncsd' Y T,,a 1res. ' on and on until
vii p'S1g are routed in Novem-
penis 4. Ia ballot box. 1t is con,
4S many changes are needed
ssi s,lsi.atiye p enactments for the wei
l'glsa,rift g"rity Of New Castle county,
X Wilmington. What pleasure
tls u t. n know that all these
snos.'ys inss. viii be in the hands of men
tAsnso' losO ,ricd and not found wanting
\ @ Dsu bcmocrat p 90 to work and do
W. q awards making our majority
ls u"ot % be content with a mere
e Canuy 'a usnt an old fashioned victory
!, Nv, asn,essIon gs of the voters On the
,,ss.t taP. government, and against
a0uIT IfTrsu1 and ignorance. Our
Onl n11 0ontinue to boast Of their
,lit n they intend to use in the pur.
l,l mep'. i votes, and other unlawful
,,,,orour proud little State have
1.e Y, preferred honesty, economy,
R ssl fnorformanee and observance
J. .a n apr State. They know too
'Js ne people Of other States have
,1%riuEed hi by bold, daring and un-
\ ,dyeuturers, leaving the people
Eoitbe States bankrupt. The people
~ are not ready to sell out to men
NV have no confidence. Gold and
h look very tempting TO a coward,
,oldier, good citizen,a man who
s,te and It's prosperity will scorn
pDgue and blackened hand that
M We challenge a comparison of
fppt standard bearers with those
poosite side, and predict that our
viii fail to nominate men equal
and character with those nomi-
Saturday.
Moments have bad cause, and 1t
h many fine speeches 10 convince
that a bad choice should triumph
d cause. The ignorant and the few
Ri sale may join their forlorn hope,
e majority Of the voters will pre-
men who advocate right prinei-
u.tce. 1t pays better In the end.
CITIZEN.
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SEPTEMBER DRAWING
], $50 Prizes.

1850 Prizes 4Oo
WHOLE ETs. s2. HALF TICKETS, 81.
q Tickets, $50; 55 Tickets, s1OO.
Remit Money or Bank Draft IN Letter., or send
nv Express. Don't send by Registered Letter or
Post Once Order. Orders of IS and upward by
Eynress can be sent at our EXPENSE Address all
orders to II. NJ. BOARDMANI Courier-Jonrnal
NAN Ss broadway, New York. 8.22-tts-ly-66
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shore an the Jersey Coast.

hIClTY, Sept, 1.-THE three-mast
l. ". Drury Of Boston, bound
klebec to Philadelphia, loaded with
\ ashore at Ludlam's Beach, north
ell's Inlet bar, about II o'clock
The vessel lays about a mile
Sea Isle City. The life-saying
DE wrecking crew, succeeded in
Nhd about noon to-day. 1t is i'm
bay what her chances Of getting
y The wind was blowing hard
northeast and storming, cOnse-
fhe tide was high when she went on.
ln quarter to half mile from
kEng fifteen feet Of water.
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,as,,,.. reduces Prosner,.,.

iI5,teace fil4 has y,s,,b.,h which the blessing Of
g,r,i NJ Increase of tiel th the South is evil
NM ,ae Great tyl,e cities, notably New
kS,ll S9 lor over n ap1tdty aaI;t Hospital, which
5'Seo,eoo from the Is foSisIn fs@stsined g
n NJ Occur Sepsta%na,n9g the l48th Grand N.
s,SS., N.Y. 5000, MEMBER a,a 18th, and prizes
Se ang nc VI; feRs, Rs T. ElyeR RbS to
NV Orleans, u La APPLICATION to M. IL A.
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bghtened at the snall-Pox.

ksiRRE, Sept. 1.-THE people Of
OS, a village a few miles outside
are highly indignant at an oecdr-
III took place there yesterday. II
Alt smallpox made It's appearance
sIy Of j., MeGuire a few days ago,
Yer being the victim. Yesterday
fon the young lady was removed
lhlher's house to the pest house
y her there She had to be carried
n thickcst part of the population
han who ordered the removal al
kmly hour is condemned IN un.
terms, as it is feared the disease
@d ID consequence.
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22S-MARKET sTREET-22s.
Great reduction in
the price Of our stock
of Spring and Sum
mer Clothing for Men,
Boys and Children.
From to-day we are
determined to close
out our stock Of Spring
and Summer clothing
and have reduced
pri c es accordingly.
Our $40 Woolen
Suits are reduced to
So and So; our $l2
Suits to SO and $40;
our $l5 Suits to $12
and $l3 and SO on
through the whole line.
In our Boys and
Children's Department
the mark-down is still
more noticeable. Many
of our children's suits
are marked at cost,
some below cost and
all at greatly reduced
prices. We make this
great reduction in
time SO as to clear
our counters for the
Fall and Winter trade.
Call and see for your
self and be convinced
that first-class cloth
ing can be bought as
cheap, if not cheaper,
here than at any place
in the country.
Full lines of suit
ings and trouserings
always on hand in
our Custom Depart
ment which has been
doing a heavy trade
since last March. Good
C ut ters, frst-class
goods and trimmings
and superior work
men characterize this
Department in every
branch.
Gentlemanly clerks
will wait on you
whether you wish to
purchase or not, at
JOHN Fl. MOORE'S,
228 Market Street.
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= acts from Experlenoa

rd q. O.. ~ "a, "a, Sept. l2, 1s8l.-H.
Il sp5 ma tiS,c tlSsr Cure for a combina-
|reat lr 5ansli, hlaaey 7, troubles { and have
Il. +. NoNNEMAcurR
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-
Bnlans Invading Montenepro.

SEPT. ll,-Armed bands Of
Edl,.ll ron hotti and Gruda attacked
asgfias an u, near Podgoritsza on the
lpi -, 1th inSts. Montenegro has
I protest to the Porte, and re.
ss5 w IN Intervention of the powers
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n'ehtors and pa,a,,...-

qsncs.f ,of m Instructions, reasonable
d Psi,s1,s Ppss, &c ,te to Edison Brothers, RS
sathe same o' w Washington, D. c.,
tsvtlll la,lle tna,'it nitaout charge. Edison
aerienpaA A'lown E. and successful firm
'te' having been established
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'+~B~-
uood Advice

i w uorth Investment e or speculation
p I. deV sl great deal. We heal
hlelts Of or' iae Vermont 4 Co, the thu
lacial le,,.. for r, q per quarter, rag,'gI !
n New York Sim ~ information, con.
tal and IU5a,to tU,h stock market. They
,iair trIaI independent and ought ts
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arlet Fever in Hlchland.

~ \ =, Sept. ll.-scariet fever
mn nsp Alarfflning an extent at Highland
n =, ~ town board of health
\ Il sa sas sunday and public schools
h l.ae ,'.l,.. laken other precautionary
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l''ins Of Cholera in ono no.

IN. Sept, ll.--onc hundred and
N ~ Sn.9 ,r9l cholera occurred at
IN I1aaaay' 1al.iy Two hundred and
sa'ils are reported in the
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-04-11
TOO SMART TO LIVE.

A dry.g goods house advertised for a
smar, boy, and they got him. They
put the smart boy behind the counter
The following is the conversation that
passed between him and his first custom
er:
Customer picking up a pair OF
gloves )-Wha, are these
Smsr, boy-Gloves.
Cus;omer-Ycs, yes, tu, what do you
ask for them:
Smart Boy-We don, ask for them
at all customers do that.
Customer-You don't understand me,
how do they come
Smar, Boy-Why, they come in pairs
of course.
Cus.omer-No, no, how high do they
come
Smart Roy-Just above the wrist
believe.
Customer-Bu, what do YOU get fol
them
Smart boy-Me: don't get nothing
for EN-. Boss pockets all the money
Customer losing patienee)-Wha Is
the price Of these gloves per pair:
Smart boy-O, that's yer lay, is 1t
Why didn't YOU say so a!ore One dol
iar.
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Al YORKTOWN.

The Yorktown celebration recalls the
memory of old " Uncle Nelse, colored
veteran who used to act as guide over
the field at Yorktown befo' de wah,
He had heard the story Of the surrender
so often, and talked over it so much, tina,
early in life he became persuaded that he
was really there and saw the whole af'
iair, and dialogue with party Of Wis
i,ors would run in this wise:
so, you're real certain. uncle, that
YOU were here and saw it all =
40. sar,in 70 shuah, massa.'
"Is i, possible Well, now. tell us
all about ii"
"Well, you see, Massa Lawd Gavin
wallis he stood right dah, and Massa
Gineral Washington he stood right heah,
Jes' so soon ez Massa Lawd Cownwalli:
seen Massa Gineral Washington, he pull
ed off his hat. and he sez, sez he:
".Good mawnin, Massa Gineral Wash
ington.'
".Who is YOU sed Massa Ginera'
Washington, looking very cross.
"'Why, Use Lawd Cawnwallis, sab.
sez he. a-bowin' an a. scrapin'.
SIS ye. ye son cf-a-gun ? sez Mass
Gineral " ashington and pullin' out hi
suord he chopt his head clean off,"
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PARIS, MAINE, TUESDAY, APRIL IL, 1882.

newspaper, expecting to have his enter
prise extolled for nothing and probably
never thinks that it would be just as
proper for him TO 60 to one of The regu-
lar advertisers in the paper and ask him
to give up his space Any thing, from
a church picnic to Grassland concert
for the benefit Of the widow triangles,
asks the newspaper to contribute. The
party in politics, whose principles the
editor advocates, has no doubt Of its right
full claim upon him. not only upon the
editorial columns. but upon the whole
newspaper II asks without hesitatation
that the newspaper should take up its
valuable space by printing hundreds and
often thousands of dollars worth Of po-
litcal announcements in the course of
protracted campaign, when it never would
think of getting its halls, its speakers.
and its brass bands, free of expense
Churches, as we'll as parties, expect this
sort of charity. | have known rich
churches, to whose members ii was a con-
venience to have their Sunday and other
services announced, withdraw the an
nouncements when the editor declined
any longer to contribute weekly fifty
cents worth of space. No private per-
son contributes so much to charity, in
proportion to ability, as the newspaper.
Perhaps it will get credit for this in the
next world it certainly never does in
this.