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National Republican., 1883-08-21
TINHE GREAT T.

DoUHLE TRACK, sPi'ENDIp SCENERET''"
STEEL RAILS, NM,{{ii%lIicENF E9Uir&ENE
TRAINS Leave IA yEtEs WASH NGr6HiS Isl from station
For Psrr99 OF SNt9 sIi M MnI w streets, as follows, ,
press Of Palace Sleeping Cnrs AT 0:36 a. in daily;
Ss iime WY q M daily, with Sleeping cars II in
M. ,qaily, wh Palace Cars 10 Ptisburg and Cncin.
mau; Also connects except Saturdays for hicagO,
ing @ P!ts9ns to thicas6 Ma 4 M1Tress, msR SSSp S:SC D.
giaiy ~, ouiy tor pittSbur5 aud the West with Palace
go iBAAGitTflMoRFE AND Po5TiSoMnXIoE TiSoMnIEr RAILROAD
0,h G,'v, C1nandhigia, Rochester Buffalo, Mia {ara
imrm'tsnningtoh TO Cnnandligua, aud Harrisburg to
For wllamsport Lock Haven. ana Elmlra. ut o.3I
I a; m daily, except sunday
l;S0 a;2o; $50. and LOGO p, m. On sunday i2j -
ind and 1920 r. m. Limited Express Of Pullman Par.
For Boston without chango, liSO y. m. every wo,k.
For Brooklyn, n. ~. all through trains connect NJ
Jersey CITY With boats Of brooklyn Annex afford.
,ng direct transfer to Fulton street. avoiding double
-lerrlage across New York city.
fSr phIdedclpha. Id 500 a M io 70 ; 81 M "a i@ E3 ~
4nv 4n Limited Express $50 Il. IN. daily, except Sui.
For baltimore oio, $500 asO, % lo lGloa n. and ).
Y nE3 4:lO $50, 1880. G5) and 1910 y. m. on Snnj
DAY; W1y ~ Oa m, isD 62J, 73j. @jp and O;D y. mi
For AhnapolisG G:io H. m. and 4,4op. M daily except
ALEX An pRIA AND FREDERICKSBURG RAIL
Wahsf II hHD Al Df fh,hhEAANDlllA AND WASHING
For Alexandria, $3.50. 7;2o ogo, 1900. and Ilao a. IN
=, 0,5o $40. and III a. M, 500 p. M.
For Rchmond and the Soutn $3.50 and ll;lo a. M.
Trains leave S sC Iexandra M % for N W.sRmSon, 600 %o
C a D. ana ma G S = d 81 maSsS i Oo on G sunday S @ At s 1
md 1905 a. M; 800 aud 1iO p. M -.
corner Of Thirteenth % street and Pcnnsylvania ave.
nue. and ~ the station where orders can De let oe
,'.J J. IL WOOD, General Passenger Agent
4 , IH lgapa HpI Nf.t,.
National Republican., 1883-08-21
Daily Line To and From Norfolk!
SUNDAYS INCLUDED.
y IN ALI-L - A<~A A--f7 LNA-<A-L-aL'-
Steamers George Leary and Excelsior

Stopping at Pney Point. Cornreld Poiut, aud
FORTRESS MONROE
Round Trip e. AurtOik ald Fort Monroe, Si.bO
ROund Trim 10 pirov pNin' a"h ","' n ~ pt.. ITO
FIRST CLASS ACCoMMoDATION CANNOT BE
FURNISHED EOR LESS.
Steamer leaves Seventh 81. wharf daily at 5:IIp n
Saturdays and sunday. al u g.. m.
Saturday Night Excursions Special y azure.
Return Monday mornIng ut o'clock. Rouud.tfIp
tickets good on either Lcnry OF Excelsior.
ExcIualve connection with tlis HoSton
aud Providence steamers. Connects also W th
New York, and James River steamers and the Nor
folk and Western and Scaboard ANA Roanoke RAFT
roads, at Old Point with the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad. Passage and rooms can be secured nj
Reeds Sons, 1916 st. n w: Baltimore and Ohio
Ticket Oflice, 4th and Pa. av 81 Marc Hotel; Polk
informs, next to city PostOilce; Office OF kunx's
express, Sixth and Penna. ave-, and at Companys
KNOX EXPRTSS will call for and check bagrlao
from hotels and private residences.
Freight received daily untl y. IN.
L. NJ uUDGINS.
W. p. WEIGH, Agt Gen. Supt
National Republican., 1883-08-21
Sframboat 9Giuts.

Siramboat 9tuss.
LOOK AT LOW FARES /!
Norfolk, 90 cts. River Landings, 20 CTS.
Excursion Tickets 10 BIakiStSn Island, % cents.
Sunday Ferry TO Alexandria, 3 cents.
STEAMERS LAKE AND MoSELEY
TO POINT LOOKOUT, FoRrREss MONROE,
AND NORFOLK.
MONDAY, wEDN ESD \ Y, and FRIDAY at $50 d.
m. and SATURDAY mt 6:D p. m.
Returning. leave Norfolk ncNt day at u. m.
FARE, so CENTS EACH WAY.
POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS: steamer Thomp.
son leaves Monday, Wednesday. and Friday at Ia
IN. Fare, ~ cents each way.
EXCURSION TRIPS: steamer Moscey every
Sunday, ,Tu esday, wednesday and Thursday to BlAt-
iston's island at y T. m. Round trip, y cents.
NEW ALEXANDRIA FERRY every SUNDAY.
steamer Thompson leaving her wharf, Washing ltou,
on the half hour, commencing NJ $3.50 n and Alex
Andrla every hour. Fare cents.
NEW YORK STEAMERS; H. G, Knight and John
Gibson alternately leave New York, Pier N. T.. r.,
every saturday at p M, and Georgetown every Fri.
day morning.
For information, apply at General .onicc, Gl3 Eff
teenth street, or at Companys wharf foot of sixth
street. ALFRED WOOD, Secretary.
GEO II. PHILLIPS. superintcndnnL
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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-12-15
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

An attempt is to be made to start q
religious newspaper in the Hungarian
language in New York. ~ T. Sun.
The school fund of Georgia has
profited by the death of woman who
left $4,000 and no heirs. Tie law of
eschcat holds in full force there.-Cht-
cdgo Inter Ocean
"A great many people have a very
peculiar kind of religion. 1t resembles
the portrait which the young girl wanted
to have painted, which was to be per-
fecS likeness to her lover, but not recog-
nizable by any one else,-M Y. Herald.
The sum of S31 900 has been sub
scribed for new Presbyterian Church
to be erected in the northwest quarter
of Washington, d. c. The new church
will be called the Church of the Gov
enant. A lot on Connecticut avenue,
near the British Legation, has been
bought. Washington Star.
There are now upward of 5000
churches, $500 clergymen and nearly
100000 communicates credited to the
Protestant Episcopal Church in the
United States. The Roman Catholic
adherents are estimated to exceed g.
100000. The Baptists number over g.
900, 900; the Methodists, all told, over
$500, 000 the Lutherans nearly 100000,
and the Presbyterians about 0,000.-
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The aggregate extent of illiteracy
in the whole country is so great and its
possible evil influence upon the future
of the country so powerful, that if it
were allowed to continue the effect
would be appalling to think of. In
every State some effort is being made
to educate the masses, but it is work
for generation rather than for year,
and the limited resources of the educa-
tional systems in many of the States
serve to discourage the workers under
those systems, while the number of il
literate voters is not lessened. Louis
Uitte Commercial.
The Chicago Interior says: There
are people in every congregation who
will 90 to church and enjoy fine SER
| mon and all the physical comforts pro-
| vided for them and toss dime into the
| contribution box as a gratuity to the
| church. They do not realize that they
are themselves the mendicants, taking
| for next to nothing what other people
have to pay for them. 1t costs money
for the minister to live, and costs mon
ey to build and maintain a pleasant
place of worship. There is nothing
that more needs emphasizing than the
fact that there are business equities
and rights in the work of maintaining
public worship.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-12-15
THE DEAREST SPOT ON EARTH.


We talked of wide domains and spreading
lands,
And towering castles buided by the sea:
When, rising up. cried, with lifted hands:
Behold, an the richest of the three.
30 no. thou speakst in jest, my friend"
laughed one.
These lands are mine as far as thou canst
see,
And further yet beyond the setting sum
Even so, am the richest of the three"
my wealth is bearded up" the other spake.
I'm ships that hourly skim the farthest sea,
And bounteous fortune follows in my
wake
"This may be, yet I'm richest OF the three"
"Thou hast no lands, good friend, TO equal
mine.
No heaps of glittering ore belong to thee;
No lofty halls of marvellous design
And art thou, then, the richest OF the
threeP'
'No lands are mine. no stately halls have,
No heaps of gold. nor castle by the sea.
Nor merchant ships that bird-like skim the
And yet am the richest of the three
"where lies" quoth one, 'tnis treasure of
That thou art rich in spite of poverty?'
'Mine is the dearest spot of all the earth; :.
Wherefore | am the richest of the three"
"Indeed this tabled place we fain would soc,
Whereof thou dost with fond endearments
rave"
sThen know-the dearest spot on earth to me
Is this--a little, lonely, three-foot grave.
ST. George Best.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-12-15
Use OF Big Words.

"He goes on his own hook" has been
rendered more elegantly, in Difference
to and in accordance with the spirit of
the times, in this manner: "He pro-
crosses on his own personal curve" and
a barber in London advertises that his
"customers are shaved without incision
or liberation for the microscopic sum of
one halfpenny." Zone might have
heard pin fall is a proyerbial express
sion of silence; but it has been eclipsed
by the French phrase. "You might
have heard the unfolding of a ladys
cambria cket-handkerchief; and as
it is somewhat vulgar to say "pitch
darkness" is has been so improved as
to read " bituminous obscurity." An
other polite way of expressing the fact
that man is naturally lazy is to say
that he is "constitutionally tired" and
Nominate your poison" is the poetical
way of asking, What will you drinkP''
On one occasion, we are told,
doctor of divinity rung the changes on
"He that hath ears to hear, let him
hear" HE that is accessible to auric-
ular vibration" said the doctor, let
him not close the gates of his tym-
pana." Then, again, we have that
old-fashioned saying: 1.-THE more the
merrier," delightfully."- translated in
this way: Multitudinous assemblages
are the most provocative of cachin-
natory hilarity." 1t is even reported
that not very long ago a clergyman
spoke of seeing young lady with
the pearl-drops of affection hanging
and glistening on her cheek" He
meant that she was crying. Certain
critics, too, occasionally launch out in
similar metaphorical style. Con-
corning a young and aspiring orator.
one wrote: He broke the ice felicit-
ously, and was Immediately drowned
with applause"
Quite recently literary man of some
celebrity, in a letter describing the
early fall of snow in Switzerland, did
not say the storm abated, but ''the
flakes dwindled to flocculir' and in
stead of vulgarly putting it that they
melted a potful of snow to obtain wa
ter he said that fire-wood was tex
pended in rendering its own heat latent
in the indispensable fluid" Equally as
good was that which relates to a GER
tain eminent professor, who observed
that very wonderful things were occa-
sionally discovered nowadays. He had
found out lately that ''Nystagmus, or
oscillation of the eye-balls, is an ep-
ileptic affection of the cerebellular
oculomotorial centers;" and he added:
Don't forget in future what sort of
thing 'nystagmus is"
"You nave mentioned several times
during the evening"" observed one of
the audience to lecturer. the word
'periphrasis; would you kindly inform
me of its precise meaningp" Certain
ly,'' said he. ut is simply a circum-
tocutory and pleonastic circle of orator
ical sonorosity. eircumscribing an atom
of ideality, lost in verbal profundity."
AS this explanation was received in sol
emn silence we trust it was deemed a
satisfactory one. 1t is, however, re-
corded that the gifted orator was not
called upon again to explain for the rest
of the evening. Chambers Journal.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-12-15
CHAPTER XII.
HEIRS AND HEIRESSES.

HEIRS AND HEIRESSES.
1t was about the middle of July that
Mrs. Lascelles one day surprised Mar
garet by saying: my dear, we ought
to arrange about your holidays. You
will want holiday.
Taken by surprise, Margaret had no
plausible excuse at hand, and said, has
tily:
''Why, do you wish me to leave you,
Mrs. Lasoelles?"
Heaven forbid, my dear child! But
you must wish to leave us-to have
some change from this monotonous
life
THAT is Just what l do not want,
she answered, eagerly. "Perhaps to-
ward Christmas might take holiday.
At present, if you will believe me. l
had much rather stay here, and
Rupert would not like me to 60"
"None of us would like you to go.
But your friends, your relations"
II have scarcely any relations, and
no friends" answered Margaret, shrink
ing with extreme distaste from the idea
of joining the Pierces', and having to
run the gauntlet of their iocose COM
ments and meaningless badinage on the
subject of her ''whim." The idea of
these, her precious friends, being talked
over and laughed at by the Pierce fam
lily, was too terrible: while she turned
with even greater unwillingness from
the prospect of Beckbridge Abbey. en-
livened by the society of the Misses
Percival, and with Maurice Biddulph
hanging about somewhere in the near
vicinity. s..a stHtJtt fNl
mo" she continued ''let me remain
here, if you do not object, at present. 1
can take holiday at any time when OPP
portunity offers" d
Mrs. Lascelles was only too glad to
have the matter arranged thus. Mar
garet stayed, and reproached herself in
secret for lacking the courage to go
away and, as she said, ''break the
spell = She stayed, and the spell was
allowed TO workAWS HNtI}G W.
Toe summer flew by; the months
progressed, finding her still at Black
ford Grange, still not having said any
thing decisive, or come to any conclu-
! sion as to what she would do, but less
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-12-15
fro BE Continued

"A few days ago beggar was ar
rested in Paris for using insulting lam
guage to those persons who refused TO
give him aims, and on being searched
at the police station he was found to be
the possessor of upwards of $4,000 in
bank notes and securities of different
sorts.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-12-15

At last John said:
81 used to be fond of London, when
was young. Now every place bores
me. | was bored to death there, so |
came away"
= should think you'd be a blessed
lot more bored here, y answered Ru-
pert, who wss not tooiwell pleased at
Mallabarr's return. and who spoke
Grossly. ft
John laughed little, snd replied:
Perhaps may he. If 20. | can go
somewhere else. l vcuder yol're aot
out of doors this fine afternoon.
1--WE should be, if YOU weren't
here -"
"Rupert!" cried Margaret.
"Well, 1 mean, Miss Iercival PROM
Used to go with me as soon as Louis had
gone"
THAT is the first 1 have heard of
such a promise" remarked Louis, de-
liberately. while Margaret's face famed
again. ''Pll take the hint, and high
time did 60, too. l had no idea time
had flown so fast"
at does go very fast in some places"
said Mallabarr, throwing his head back,
and intently studying the pattern of the
colored beams and holdings on the cell
ing.
"Will you come too, or you'll con-
tinue to wait for Mrs. Lascelles?" asked
Louis, and there might have been in his
voice some accent not quite usual to it
a touch of sarcasm, or mockery, or
some similar feeling. Mallabarr, usual
ly the most cheerily, prompt and de-
cided of men, seemed to find the said
question somewhat difficult to answer,
cleared his throat, gazed out of the win
dow, and hesitated. Margaret, unable
to sit still any longer while this yelled
sparring was going on, had jumped up,
carried off the books which strewed the
floor, and was now employed, her back
turned to the young men, in arranging
the volumes in their places in dwarf
bookcase. Louis stood TRANQUILITY look
ing at Mallabarr, with something like
the shadow of a smile lowering about
his lips. Mallabarr caught the glance,
| took possession of his brow.
"Since you are going, and Rupert is
going out, think / shall go, too" he
answered, coldly.
"All right said Louis; "only
have some papers to bring from the
| drawing-room. Good afternoon, Miss
Percival."
GOOD afternoon" replied Margaret,
not even turning to look at him.
Louis sauntered out
Mallabarr made a couple of steps
across the room to the bookcase, and
said:
miss Percivalr'
She started, and let book fall. They
stopped simultaneously to pick it up,
and their hands met. His voice had be-
come quite gentle when he spoke again
''Will you give my love to Mrs. Las
cellas, and say 1 will do myself the
pleasure of calling again some day soon
Tell her, please, that l got very tired O
London, and came home"
II will tell her." said MarTaret
whose face still wore very troubled
expression.
''Have you been well-and happy?"
he asked, in low voice.
Eyes, quite answered Margaret
but she could not say: ''Chietiy be
cause you have been away"
II am glad of that. Good afternoon
then. Will you not shake hands will
meP"
Silently Margaret complied; anC
though she knew he was looking earn
estly at her, she did not raise her eye
to his face.
With brief good afternoon to Ru
pert, he went out of the room, and sool
he and Louis left the house together.
CHAPTER XII.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-03

reported that it sold in tie last three
months 100000 pounds of Leaf tobacco at
an average of 1912 per hundred.
The decision of the Louisiaa supreme
court yesterday in the Rivet case sus
tanning the premium bond act and levy
of tax by the city caused its premium
bonds to advance four points, closing
at 1897.
The bank commissioners of Connecticut
report shows eighty-four savings banks,
assets $88,915,875. Commissioners recon-
mend legislation to prevent savings banks
buying commercial paper.
The steamer BenaD, from Galveston for
Liverpool, arrived at Halifax yesterday
for coal.
Attorney General Russell, of New York,
has fled summons and complaint against
the Western Union Telegraph company
for neglect to pay state taxes on dividends
in 1881.
A Hartford dispatch says that Am.
Billings, of Chicago, is a director in the
Hartford & Harlem Railroad company,
whose articles of incorporation were filed
yesterday.
CoLUMBUs, O., Jan. 2.-Returns from
election in the Seventeenth district up TO
n lai2ht indicate the election of Taylor,
.an7'Dlioan. to congress over Alexander,
r.. Graf. by about 1900. It is to fill the
'. iev:GE vacancT,
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-03
House.

WASHINGTON, Jan. after the passage
of two relief bills, the speaker proceeded
with the cali of states for the introduction
of bills,
Among TIE Bills was one By III. Harris,
of Massachusetts, to transfer the admins
tration of the revenue enter service to the
navy departments one by Mr.. Holman, of
Indiana, limiting to two years the period
of presentation from the time the same
accrue, of claims against the quartermas-
ter or commissary bureaus, and to one
year from the passage Of the act, the pre-
sentation of claims Of state for moneys
expended in pressing Indian hostilities.
At the conclusion Of The call Of states
the house proceeded 10 The consideration of
bills touching the administration of the
tax laws. The first bill was one relGting to
the expectation of tobacco, snuff and cigars
in bond free of tax to adjacent territory.
Passed. 1t places tobacco exported by
rail to Canada AMI Mexico on the same list
as tobacco exported in vessels, A bill also
passed to empower postmasters to admin
lister oathS TO importers of books.
The following also passed.: A bill
amending the revised statues so as to
allow a drawback OF distilling worms
manufactured for export; authorizing
United States commissioners to take ac-
acknowledgements of the transfer of United
States bonds; the senate bill to permit
grain brought by Canadian farmers to be
ground in United States mills adjacent to
Canadian territory under such regulations
as may be prescribed By the treasury de-
partment.
A bill was also passed providing
that perique tobacco may be sold by man
ufacturers or producers in the form of
carrottes directly to Il legally qualified
manufacturer of cigarettes or smoking to-
bacco, without payment of tax.
Mr.. White, of Kentucky, offered as
substitute an amendment repeating the to-
bacco tax. 1t was raled out on point of
order.
Mr.. Hatch, of Missouri, offered an
amendment providing that no license shall
be demanded of any person buying tobac-
CO from producer or grover. Ruled out
on point of order.
The bill then passed.
The bill to fix the term Office of col
lectors of internal revenue promised 80
give rise to protracted discussion and was
withdrawn.
Twice during the consideration of the
foregoing bills, vote was demanded, and
it was only after great delay in each case
that quorum could be secured.
Mr.. Calkins, of Indiana, moved that
the house proceed to the consideration of
the business on the speakers table. Agreed
to. Yeas, 80; nays, 81
The first bill on the table was tho house
bill for the extension Of the capitol north,
on L street, and south, on Washington
railroad, with the senate amendment rela-
tive to the pavement laid between tracks.
Amendment rejected, and house adjourned.
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SALTWATER GLosELErs.

The Fire department meets this evening
for the purpose of recognizing.
Tie public schools VIII open again on
! Monday next, having been closed ON &C.
count of tie holidays.
saloon keeper was before the police
court yesterday, charged with selling
liquor after hours. His case was CON
tli4ued until to-day.
farmer was discovered driving around
yesterday with oil of the traces unlocked,
wondering ali the time why his team did
not make better time.
Officer Reardon picked up buffalo robe
on the St. Paul road last Monday nlgLt.
The property is in the hands OF the officer,
of whom it can be obtained by the owner.
Mr.. McGraw, who has been promoted to
conductor on the Saltwater branch of the
Omaha road has been in the employ of
that company for nearly three years.
His promotion is simply the reward of
faithful service in other capacities
On Monday evening man was thrown
out of a sleigh in the western part of the
city. With the assistance of Officer Rear
don he was conveyed to house in the
vicinity and physician summoned, who,
upon his arrival, found that no bones had
been broken, the injury consisting of few
bad bruises. The man was formerly in
the employ of Mr.. Staples.
The difference of grade in tie sidewalk at
the south end OF the Opera house block
W as on Monday evening the cause of
slightly sprained ankle. A gentleman in a
hurry to reach the train that leaves here
shortly after seven O'Clock made misstep
&C the poiot indicated With the result above
sisted. The language used by the gentle
man as he picked himself up was pretty
strong evidence that ne was not church
member.
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The Meaning of Our Red Figure Sale.

At the close of each season for the past eleven
years we have had what We term q red figure sale.
The object of these sales is to dispose of the bal
ance OF the seasons stock and give US room for
the new stock purchased for the coming season,
and at the same time turn our goods into money.
The sales are made regardless of cost, and prices
are given with view of tempting the customer
to purchase, he Immediately seeing that the
goods are remarkably cheap and worth buying
as al investment, even if they are not worn until
next winter. The original retail price that the
goods have been sold for all season land the
lowest prices that they can be sold for by any
dealer il the country and give him any profit
still remain on the goods in black ink. The Ie-
duced price is in red ink, so customer can see
at glance how much he saves by making his
purchase now, at the great red figure sale of the
Boston "One PRICE, Clothing House, corner
Third and Robert, st. Paul. Extra bargains in
boys suits and mems odd pants at about half
their value.