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National Republican., 1883-06-23

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OIL Pennsylvania avenue (Vernon Row..
and O3i ID street northwest
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The Accumulation

of odd Pants thrown on our bargain
counter you can buy at half price. Else
man Bros, Clothiers and Tailors, corner Sew
enth and Il.
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For Bows,

large lot Of odd Linen Jackets at hall
price. Eiseman Bros, Clothiers and Tailors
corner Seventh and L.
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CANAL MATTERS.

Twenty-Five coal laden boats arrived yester-
day, and the following left for above: Enter
prize; u, T. L. Holbrook, Charlie, @. and o,
C., Charles w. Miller, Claude Mary, and
Ralph, Duncan Sinclair, A. H. Bradt Arthur
Lord, River Nile, Medley, Star No. 3, NJ. B.
Creighton, Delaware, w. d. Walter, Elex
NJ. White, Zadoc Williams, G. Meredith Win
ship, W. A. Cooper, L. and May, VIM. Foley,
Theo. Dean, G. F. Dixon, Ed. Whiting,
Abram Kuhn, Mabel, Iowa, Mary Z. Waters,
C. w. Brengle, S. Jarboe, and F.
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An enricher of the blood and puGner Of the
system; ourea lassltude aud lack Of energy
such is Browns Iron Bigters.
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A. SAKS & co..
Leading TailOrs and ClOthiers,
si6 AND Sis SEVENTH STREET.
The Seven Ages Of Man
THE MISFIY / STORE,
Corner 10th and f Streets.
At First, The Infant
In the nurses arms Wen, tho dear little thing had
better be taken care Of by gentler hands
Then, The Whining SchoOlboy,
Creeping like snail unwlllingly to school You can
Ky hn hs Sp %sk o op ape suits
which you could not buy elsewhere Tor less imam oO
per cent, ADVANCE.
And then, The Lover,
sghpg like furnace The effect Sr6 Of sS1oES E srSss wSS
enhanced by one of our Cashmere or Cheviot suits
atSs, ,tiO, Sl2, orslS Unequaled anywhere
Then, A Soldier,
Jealous in honor sudden and quick In quarrel While
| unable 10 furnish HIM n uniform, we can make NM
comfortable when OF duty 10 serge suit at 80 q
Genuine Seersucker Suit at $40, an Imitation Seer
sucker Suit tatN
And then, The Justice,
Full of Wise Saws. Him wecan sell Black suit at
AIS worth S35 or fine Broadcoth Suit at s25, equal
to any he is used TO paying $50 for
The Sixth Age
Shifts into the Lean and Slippered Pantaloons. We
propose TO sell him pants at " 800, W sS0O, ~ ana
Is per pair fully 80 per cent less than ihey sell else
where.
Last scene of allthat ends this strange oventfal
Second, Childhood. :
To keep the old gentleman comfortable we can fur
nish nice Flannel Suits at IS, $40. ss and sO, OF
dine Yacht Cloth Suits at ll2 worth go. Those suiti
must be seen TO be appreciated.
wehave also full line of White and Fancy Vesu
at so cents and upward.
Office Coats of all kinds
Nuns Cloth Goats at t276
Nuns Cloth Vests at ~.
THE MISFIT STORE,
Like every success. has unsorupuous imilators B'
sure, therefore, and come to the corner OF
. Tenth and f Streets.
THE MISFIT STORE,
Old Friends! !

Nothing can be more pleasing to the
Clothing House of George Spransy than
their reunion with old customers, large
numbers of whom are now dropping in
to make their summer purchases. Such
friends are friends indeed, for they bring
with them acquaintances to introduce as
customers, and thus the good news of
low prices and substantial clothing is
spread abroad. In keeping with these
low prices it should be remembered that
every article sold is GUARANTEED IN WRIT
ING to be exactly as represented, or the
money will be refunded by ..
George Spransy,
one-Price Clothier & Tailor,
5o7 SEVENTH STREET.
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wclls' through On Corns"
Ask for Wells "Rough on Corns." 15c.
Quick, complete, permanent cure. Corns,
warts, bunions.
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JOHN r.. KELLY,

nenler in First-UlnAs
Beef, Lamb, Veal, Mutton, &cs
CoRNED BEEF A SPECIALITY.
BtAIlB 628 CO. and go Center Market Nlnth-Atreet
wing and hs and 2oe Northern Liberty Market OF
nddreaa BOX n. City PoBtOnice. Marketing dellVOeot
t1AAsfehAEGe 70 AL paru " taeeiN
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For BoYa.

A largo lot of odd Linen Pants at half price
Eiseman Bros, Clothiers and Tailors, corner
Seventh and L.
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SHIPPING NEWS.
Arrival and Departure OF Vessels At th'
River Front.

The following recent arrivals are reported
by Harbormaster sutton Schooner Mt. Yer
nou, Woods, 40 cords wood for j, o. Carter ;
schooner Five Sisters Knight 35 cords wood,
do; schooner George NJ. Adams, standish, 91G
tons ice for Great Falls Ice company schooner
Fanny, Baker, 100 tons sand for new pension
office.
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At GEORGETOWN.

Sailed Schooners o. d. Wetherall, Garfield,
for Boston; Clara f. Simpson, Sweat, for
Portsmouth, N. H.; Richard Vaux, for New
York
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When we advertise goods at certain prices we dc
not limit our purchasers 70 any amount
, 1883-10-20
NO TIME TO QUARREL.

Life Is not long at the best count OF years,
OFT at its close man Is debtor,
And in its twilight remembers through tears
Much that he might have done better.
But OF all the wearisome things we know,
It is, when regrets won't smother,
To recall the rash words that made n foe
OF one we had known as brother.
There's a time to rest and time to run
To win or TO wear the laurel;
There's a time for most things under the sun,
But not one moment to quarrel.
Are there not mountains OF trouble to climb ?
And seas OF distress to cross over9
Were It not wiser 10 walk through time
With a will life's wounds TO coyeT9
True greatness lies not in poor, vanquished
foes,
Or the gold your heirs inherit;
But the calm, bright memories goodness
throws
Around the life weary spirit.
There's time to rest and a time 10 run =,
10 win or TO wear the iaurel; Al
There's a time for most things under the sun,
But not one moment to quarrel
, 1883-10-20
NOTICE. CULTURE.

ROBERT YARBoRoUGH vs.. GILBERT L. SMITH.
L. $. LAND OFFICE,
ColfaN, W. T., sept. Z, iSSl
COMPLAINT having been entered at this
y office by Robert Marlborough against Gil
bert L. smith for failure TO comply with law
as to Timbcr-culturr Entry No, ~, dated
Septembcrl, ls7a, upon the southeast = sec
tion 0, Township p n, Range y g, In Spokane
County, Wash. Ter, with u view 10 the can
collation. Of said entry: contestant alleging
that said Gilbert L. Smith has failed to plant
ten acres Of said land to trees, tree seeds or
cuttings during the first four years after max.
ing said T. G. entry, the said parties are here
by summoned to appear at this Office ON the
lSt day Of November, 1881, at 10 o'clock q. m.
to respond and furnish testimony concerning
said alleged failure.
, 1883-10-20

CONNECTIONS.
At Wallula Junction with o. r. n. Co.'S
lines.
J. NJ. BUCKLEY, Asst Gcnl Manager.
+. r. GRIFFIN, Supt Z. ID. o. & G. +. Dlvs
JOHN MUIR, Supt Of Traffic.
, 1883-10-20
Notice for Publication.


LAND OFFICE AT CoLFAX, W.T.
Sept 9, 1881
NOTICE Is hereby given that the following
~ named settler has filed notice OF his In
tentiOn 10 make final proof in support Of his
claim, and that said proof will be made be-
fore Edwin +. Benson, Notary Public for
1883, at / y. M, viz solomon X. Wcnrich,
who fled D. $. No. 3lij for the sw = sec. %, Up
q n rSie W. NJ.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultiVa-
tiOn Of, said land, viz: Noah Hammer, Me-
lissa Fudge, Geo. W. sherman, and John G.
w
J. NJ. ARMSTRONG, Register.
, 1883-10-20
Notice for Publication.
Charles W. Bean.

LAND OFFICE AT CoLFAN, W. TIL
Sept g. 1888
NOTICE Is hereby given that the following
N named settler has filed notice OF his In
tention to make final proof in support Of his
claim, and that said proof will be made before
Edwin +. Benson, Notary Public for SpO-
kane county, at Brents, W. T., on Oct. ~, 1881,
at 10 u. m, viz: Charles w. Bean, who filed
ID. :. 8ljl for thcs sec. ~, tp = n, f}c W.M
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultiva-
tion Of, said land, viz: Noah Hammer, Me-
lisSa Fudge, Geo. W. sherman, and John G.
Wood, all Of Brcnts r. o., spokane county,
W. r
, 1883-10-20

WILL ACCOMMODATE ALL GRADES.
Special Courses are provided for In Modern
Languages, Normal and Commercial Instruc-
tion and Music, including lessons on the
Piano and Organ, and In Voice Culture.
FACULTY,
I. &. LIBBY, A. NJ, President.
MRS. !. q. LIBBY. Principal Primary Dept
MRS GEO. BRANDT, Instructor in Music
TUITION
PER TERM OF TWELVE WEEKS,
Collegiate Department. sIJ 90
Preparatory OOO
Primary 2 20
COmmereIaf Course, 10 90
Masie and Modern Languages Extra
The special codrses will be in the hands OF
competent specialists.
Fall term begins Wednesday, September
18th, and closes Friday, December 18th, 1888
A fine. new college buildings to be occupied
November lst. Prior 10 that time the institu-
ion will use the NJ. +. Church as heretofore.
For further particulars inquire Of the Presi-
dent or OF
REV. NJ. S. ANDERSON, Agent,
Spokane Falls, W. T
, 1883-10-20

accident, caused, moreover, by a
power worthy of so colossal an op-
ponent impaired the majesty of the
monument by destroying its most
sublime ornament. Lightning had
struck the weather-cock of the steeple
and there remained of it nothing but
fragments.
This Event disturbed every soul in
the village. Superstitious people saw
in it a fltal omen for the church, for
the town and for the harvest; the
enlightened Pensioners were grieved
by it as by an irrepairable accident,
deprivi lg them of the only vane to
be reliq1 on; There had always been
a weot ler-cOck on the steeple of the
church and now there would be none.
II ey5 Sre used to 1t and they loved
TYiitN theyS H5a it-all tho more that
they had lost it, and with no chance
of having it replaced, as, in every
body's opinion, it was held impossible
to reach the summit of the spire.
As is often the case, when some
great disaster is brewing, sinister
shadow of the supernatural had
thrown a mystery on this event. BY
constantly looking at the remains of
the thunder-struck bird, still hang
ing motiOnless at the top Of the cross,
people discovered with terror that,
seen from the doorof this presbytery,
this shapeless object etched out on
the sky the silhouette of the evil one,
and so perfect was the likeness that
it was possible to see in that fact the
premonitiOn Of n more than ordinary
casualty.
Now, everybody was acquainted
with the very strange legend of how
the blessed Pancrace, prior Of the
Premontres, being one day praying
and at the same time thinking too
much Of the future greatness of his
church, then in course Of construc-
tion, the devil had wickedly thrown
under his hood a sentiment Of pride;
the holy man, while Hurrying over
an act Of contrition;I mad slyly drawn
his beads from his waist, and had
thrown them around the deviP!neck.
Then, after dragging the rogue sew
eral times about lis cell, sprinkling
holy water over him at the same time,
he had forced him to promise to keep
in perfect repair the church from the
foundations to the summit of the
cross, Usq'te dd cORsUnimdtionem
sGcWOrun.
But he had not mentioned the
weather-cock; no allusiOn to it could
be found in the Legend, and most
evidently the devil was now wreak-
ing his spite on the poor bird.
- IkSde9n Of Saint -Nrain, who was
a Vtly enlightened priest, vus soon
made cognizant Of these silly stories.
He took them as text Tor sermon
in which he reprimanded severely the
rash and superstitious people VINO
dared to mix up the name oi satan
with the history oi the most Vehera-
ted ioundercl the church. ana Ghueu
by forbidding his iiock to speak any
longer about TINS allalr, announcing
moreover, that the Vahe was going
to be replaced
This was spread Immediately over
the town, ana caused an immense
relief IheanNlety Whlch oppressed
all hearts vanished, ana maze way
Tor the lneXpressiole Joy Oh a Siila'l
town knowing that at iaSt II Is gong
to have lts event; lor II "oulu DC an
event Inc steeple was going 10 re-
cover all itS glory the ueNii "ouiu
be tricked, ana Vet me confess e,''re :,
oaS' '"' , - m siu InS,od ~ 80 foU,o y, ,,i i
y
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.TURDAY, SEPTEMBER %, 1888.
AN ANSW ER.

II all the year was summertime,
And all the aim OF life
Was just to tilt on like rhyme,
Then | would be your wife.
LIZ all the days were August days,
And crowned with golden weather,
How happy, then, through green clad ways
We two could stray together.
IL all the nights we're moonlight nights,
And we had naught to do
But just to sit and plan delights,
Then l would wed with you.
LIZ life was all summer-fete,
Its soberest place the 'glide,"
Then / would choose you for my mate,
And keep you at my pide.
But winter makes full half the year,
And labor half of life;
And all the labor and good cheer
Give place to wear and strife.
Days will grow cold and moons wax old;
And then heart that's true
Ia better far than grace of gold
And 30, my love, adieu!
cannot wed with you.
-TFrom Poems of Passion by Ella Wheeler
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A MINERVA OF MARv.-In his in
teresting book on 1.-The Marv Oasis" "
just issued, Mr.. ODonovan, of the
London Daily Ne,cs, draws the fol
lowing costume portrait of Mary
lady: She wore long shirt of dark
purple silk, reaching almost to the
ankles, and closely fastened at the
neck by massive silver arrow.
Around her neck WAS ponderous
collar, resembling that of New
foundland dog, and from it, suspend
cd by numerous chains, was an on
graved plate chased with gold grade
sques and set with comedians, not un-
like the urim and thummim of a
Jewish high priest. On her wrists
were ponderous bracelets, set also
with fiat comedians. The breast and
stomach of the shirt were SO SGT over
with closely hung slarge silver coins
us to give her the appearance of
wearing cuirass of silver scales.
On her head was q sacque of open
silver work, showing the red cloth
beneath, and surmounted by spike
like that of q German soldiers helmet.
Her entire appearance in her silver
panoply was Minerva-like in the ex-
treme.
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AMERICAN FICTION.

Although we have had no great
master of fiction since Hawthorne;
although our best novelists attempt
nothing of the first moment, and our
moro ambitious novelists never quite
succeed when they aim high, yet in
the writers of the second and third
rank we find, mixed with many inn
perfections and never effectively
combined, some of tho rarest of
literary qualities. In ono or another
we recognize nearly al the merits
that a good novel requires-origina-
lity of the most positive character,
imagination, poctical sensibility,
humor, wit, dramatic force, keen
observation, narrative and descriptive
power, analytical subtlcty, vivid por-
traiture. Unfortunately nobody has
more than one or two of those quail
ties, and in most cases excellence of
conception or of style is marred 10y a
lack of that constructive skill which
resembles tho aptitude of a trained
workman, and is SO common III the
minor English novelists. But even
when account is made of all defects.
the fact remains that American fiction
has lately exhibited u vitality and
richness which must soon attract the
remark of the literary world.
American society already abounds
with themes for the novelist. 1t is
full of strange contrasts and effective
types. 1t offers an endless variety
of eccentric character and dramatic
situation. 1t has become complex,
vivacious and picturesque. Itmoves
in the midst of superb scenery. 1t is
in contact with all the world; and it
combines the freedom and the limita-
tions, the personal independence and
some of the conventional restrictions
of the old civilization and its new
product. Many of our writer's have
discovered that it is much more
tempting field than any they can find
abroad, and have perceived also tie
mode of treatment which promises
tho most striking and immediate re-
suits. That is satire. There is no
modern life which offers such tempta-
tions to a caustic pen as ours, because
there is none whose faults and follies
are so open and SO general. and touch
SO easily the springs of laughter.
And the picture which the true satirist
draws of us is not the repulsive dis
closure of hopeless corruption and
decay, but the exhibition, half hu-
morous and half angry, of absurdities
AMI weakness which spring rather
from sudden prosperity and other
transient material conditions, than
from any essential loss of national
character N. Y Tribune.
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DEAR M0THERw

In one of the country jails in
Western Pennsylvania poor old
man died lately who had been a
prisoner there for fifty one years.
In 1881, William Stamford, an
English farm hand near the village
of Uniontown, became violently in
sane and committed murder. He
was tried and sentenced TO imprison-
ment for life, and was chained to the
floor of the Jail for eighteen years,
according to the inhuman methods of
that day.
Finding that he was harmless, the
jailor at last took off his chains, but
he has remained in tho prison ever
since, and was known as "Crafty
Billy" the bugaboo of several gene
rations of children.
He was eighty one at the time of
his death. During his whole life,
and in all the rawlings of madness, he
never was known once to allude to
his childhood, or to his early days.
When, however, he lay dying on his
pallet in the cell, the old man sudden
ly checked his foolish babblings, and
lay still and silent for few moments.
Then he looked up with grave,
tender smile, and said, Dear inotherp'
He never spoke again.
The thought Of his mother, who
had loved him, and whom he had
loved, had lain hidden in that poor
crazed, foolish brain for eighty long
years, through all his imbecility and
ferecity and madness; and woke at
the last. All the misery and cruelty
he had suffered slipped away from
him, and like a little child he came
back to the "dear mother" whom he
had lost nearly century ago, and
who had loved him best of all the
world.
If the happy mothers who, perhaps,
are reading this paper to their chill
dren gathered about their knees
could only understand how long
their memory will last with those
children; how long after they are
dust their words and actions will in
fuence The lives of their sons and
daughters, how different those words
and actions would be!
There would be an end then, we
think, Of irritable wrangling, of harsh
judgments and of petty deceits with
the little ones; and every woman
would hold up her hands to God,
asking Him to so lead her that she
may be the "dear mother" to whom
her children will turn smiling in their
dying hour Youths Companion
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A hungry countryman was ex-
ploring one of the quiet lanes in the
city for dinner, when his ears were
saluted by shrill voice from an eat
ing house, which uttered in rapid
tones the following incomprehensive
iargon: "Biledlaman-capersors.Rosess
Observation-Disclosures
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
insirtakasea sir" The astonished
man hastenec his pace in order to
find house where they spoke Eng
lish.
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A QUEER KIND OF A CHICKEN In
the Sixth District OF Davidson County
there lives an old negro woman who
has genuine curiosity in tho chicken
line. The chicken was hatched last
spring. 1t has two distinct bodies,
four legs and only one head and one
eye. The eye is in the center Of the
head. Tho bodies and four feet are
we'll formed, the former being joined
together at the neck. In walking the
chicken uses all it's feet and legs.
The owner of this wonderful curl
osity has been advised to bring the
chicken to Nashville and offer it for
sale and has partially promised to
do so. The chicken is about three
months old and appears to be healthy.
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LEFT OUT.-"Boss, will you tell me
how to make root beer?" asked a
colored man of clerk in a Woodward
avenue drug store, day or two ago.
''Why, yes, can. Take hickory
stick, three gallons of water, an old
hat, a quart of molasses, a paper of
tacks and pound of cayenne pepper
and boil, skim and set in a cool
place."
Say dat agin, boss, SO l kin dis
remember"
The clerk repeated his directions,
and the customer brought his fist
down OH the counter with the ex-
clamation:
Il sees whar' l spilled my hull
batch! / left out de tacksr'
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"Another favorite superstition some

Another favorite superstition some
players have is to bet high on certain
cards if certain things occur during a
game. If the dealer drops any money
in making change then the ace and
king should be played to loss. If a
negro enters room smoking, the
jack should be played to win. Ii two
negroes enter arm in arm, then play
the ten as a winner for all it's worth +"
i Santa Fe Cor. Phila Press.
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WILL WASH.

married my wife Tor hor beauty;
She married me for my--wit,
That got the best of tho bargain
Pm candid enough to admit.
Wit often subsidies into drivel,
That "boauty soon fades" is all bosh;
My wife is today at the wash-tub,
SO I'm certain that beauty will wash.
Buffalo News.
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New York Commercial Advertiser: !:
''The base ball editor of the New
Orleans Picayune has learned that it
is not profitable for man to spend
two years learning to pitch a curved
ball, and then get sunstroke on his
head the first time he pitches, with a
whack at the gate money"
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Georgia girls are leading the world
in reform. A remarkable feature at
the commencement of Wesleyan
Female College at Macon, GA, was
the beautiful simplicity of the dres-
ses worn by the young ladies. A
number of them were made by the
young ladies themselves, and cost
from 81 so to 50.
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"Why don't you dress better?"
asked merchant of a newspaper
man. You needn't say that you
can't for you bought suit of clothes
from me last month" "Yes," replied
the editor, "and / haven't paid you
yet, Now, if were TO wear the clothes,
every time l passed, you would say,
THAT man owes me for that suit of
Clothes And again, other men that
l owe would come to me and say:
Look here, it seems to me that a man
who can afford to dress SO we'll
should return borrowed money
Seep
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A MAMMOTH APPLE TREE.-Mr. Abel
Schofeld, an Adair County farmer
who lives about twelve miles south
east of Kirksville, has perhaps the
largest apple tree in his orchard that
can be found in North Missouri. 1t
measures 6 feet and 10 inches in cir
cumference near the ground, and 9
feet at distance of 6 feet from the
ground. The largest limb measures
4 ieet and 10 inches. This mammoth
OF the orchard has yielded forty
bushels each year for the last ten
years, and the fruit is of an excellent
variety.
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A Canadian contemporary asks;
"Does Goldwin Smith"-now stop
right there, please. Gold wins q
great many persons, but when You
tackle the Smiths You have a large
family to purchase.