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The seq otter says the San Francisco Ex- aminer, is an inhebitant of the North Pacific ocean, and is found nowhere else in the world. Formerly they were abundant along the coast from Lower California northward
 as we'll as among the Aleutian islands, and from Kamschatka to the Kurile islands. Their fur is of most exquisite fneness and rich ness in both color and texture. The best skins gre of shining ies black, and their ele- eEnce of surface and of body is perhaps not surpassed by that of any other fur known.
 The majority of the skins showsa very rich
 dark brown, those of poorer quality, espe
 cially those from young animals, becoming lighter. It is somewhat remarkable that
 this fur has never become fashionable in our cities. The richest and most expensive seal- skin sacque ever seen cannot sustain any comparison whatever in elegance with what the same garment would have been if made from prime skins of the sea otter. And yet this charming fur is allowed to go almost ex- clusively to the Chinese market
 The skins of scarcely any other fur-bearine animal bring so high price individually as do those of the sea otter. A cargo of them was brought into San Francisco, of which not one was worth less than $75, and they
 ranged from that to $120. Those, however, wer @ of uncommon excellence they usually briny from $40 to $7o, and it would probably l be fair to average them at $50. When the PrybiIOv islands were discovered, two sailors
 alone named Lukannon and Kaiekoy. killed in the first year 1000 sea otters the first I party which reached Cooks inlet obtained | 5000 skins; the first visit of the Russians to | the Guhkulat in 1794 yielded 2,000. The skins were then worth as much as they are l now, so that the seasons work of those two sailors first mentioned, on the island of St. Paul (one of the Pry bilovs) amounted to nc | less sum certainly than $250,000.
 Such wholesale slaughter could not con ! tinue and the following year they got less | than 1, ,O00. A few years later the sea otters abandoned St. Paul's island and have moi
 reappeared there since. All along the coast
 similar history is noticeable, and the sea otter bids fair to become so nearly extermin ated that they will cease to afford profit tc
 the hunter. Singular as it may appear, tht
 otter's skin is too large for him. Take holc of any part of his body to lift him and tho
 skin comes up loose in the hand as it does or
 the neck of dog. The consequence is that
 although the entire length of the animal from the nose to the root of the tail, is com
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FOR BUSTLES.

s.Can a man serve two masters?" Certain ly, sailors on schooners can.-The Judge. Even the quietest woman can make bus | tie when she takes notion to.-The Judge. ''Yss," sighed the tattered tramp as he turned his pockets inside out, money is 1 nothing to me."-Exchange. "Roastbeefsmbmutton said the girl who 'swaits on table" at the Isle of Shoals s'Well,'' said the old gentleman, ssIve never tasted it, but you may bring me some, and I'll see what it's ke."-Mail. John Burroughs calls Herbert Spencer the intellectual clearing house," of the nine- teenth century It is beautiful idea By another evolution he might be called the minds produce exchange, or the bench show of thousht-New Orleans Picayune. 'Tis now the little boys, Int ant summer joys, Go bathing in every stream they find, find. find Returoing home they feel,
 While twisting like an eel
 -Somerville Journal Here is another point in favor of the Oar winian theory: There Is boy in Norris town who "sprang from a monkey" The monkey belonged to an organ grinder, and attempted to bite the boy.-Norristown Herald.
 ssWhat station did you say this was ?" in- quired a passenger of a gruf brakeman. -.Pigsty," growled the polite employe, who
 
 distinct enough to be understood. "Ah, !" smiled the traveller, then you must feel per. fectIy at home here" The brakeman slam med the door from the outside and then bit of piece of the iron railing .-Drake's Mag azine.
 SEA.
 4fWhat are the wild waves saying,
 Sister, the whole day long?"
 Brother, you know it's wrong
 tsTo talk while the band is playing"
 sI think it's nice to listen,
 Sister, to what they say"
 "Brother, hush right away,
 And watch the trumpets glisten."
 70, I'm so tired of walking,
 Sister, want to rest"
 S.Brother, pull down your vests
 And quit your fretfu1 talking"
 And in the twilight mellow,
 Soothed by the song of the deep.
 On the sand he sunk to sleep
 While 'seis' walked of with fellow.
 New York Commercial Advertiser.
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smokers. In concluding, he dwelt on the hlndrance which the policy of this country in relation to the opium question indirectly opposes to the progress of Christianity in China, and he earnestly appealed to English men, in the name of justice and morality, to assist the Chinese government in removing the evil seed which had been sown
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AN invaluable tonic for the nerves. muscles, and digestive organs, producing strength and appetite, is Browns Iron Bit ters. l
 Rev. ". B. SMITH, Grafton, Mass, says: {: II have derived benefit from using Browns Iron Bitters for low state of blood" s9
 FLORENCE, GA.-Dr. W. B. Prather says Browns Iron Bitters has given satisfae ton in every instance have known it used."
Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-06

John Wannamaker, the great dry goods merchant of Philadelphia, spends $2oO, ,OO0 8 year in advertising, but as this brings him in 8 profit of million he does not consider it a bad investment
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A Hartford gentleman has obtained from
 the general postoffice in London some inter-
 esting information in regard to the postal de- lfveries in the United Kingdom There are no villages and but few hamlets in the king dom without a delivery of letters from house to house. and with rare exceptions even in the rural districts there are six de- liver1es at least every week. In few thinly inhabited places only two or three deliveries a week are made. In all towns and most of the considerable villages letters are delivered twice day. In the London postal district, which comprises an area of 216 square miles, the number of de- liveries on week days varies from twelve in
 the central district to three in few of the outer suburban districts. Liverpool has sev- en deliveries daily, six of the chief towns have six seventeen have-fve one hundred
 and fifteen have four, three hundred and
 ninety have three. This country is altogeth-
 CT too large and it's population is not dense
 enough for such a system.
 The salt springs discovered in New Mexico
 by Senator Logan and his companions are
 wonderful. They found salt basin about
 one mile in diameter, and the waters ebb and flow as regularly as do the tides of the ocean.
 When the tide goes out the edge of the basin shows salt instead of sand. In the midst of the lake are three conical shaped mountains 100 feet in height by 100 feet in diameter, which are apparently composed entirely of cinder, such as is left in any ordinary grate after the coal is burnt. One of these forms an island in the middle of the basin, but the others are so situated as to be accessible when the tide is out. They climbed to the top of one of these mountains. It was found to be hollow, just as if an immense funnel had been thrust into the top, and at the bottom about on level with the water in the main basin outside, was spring which is pos sessed of several peculiar features. The water was found to be very strongly impregnated with salt, and it's density so great that per son in bathing would find it impossible to sink or even stand up in it. or do other than float upon it's surface. The depth of the spring is unknown, and this, too, like the water in the basin, ebbs and flows with the tide. Senator Logan thinks that by the use of a siphon hundreds of barrels of salt could be obtained from this spring daily. These springs consist of about two hundred acres which have been reserved from entry or sale bv tha ooxarnmenk as salina Iauds-..-
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is the first infamous Democratic object. The second object of the Democrats Is to keep within their own control, to be expended for their own purpose, the $15o, 900 of Scott law funds intended by the Republicans to go di- rect to the taxpayer.
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Ifyou are costiye or dyspeptio or suffering from any of the numer- GUS diseases of the stomach CT bow els, it is your own fault if you re- main i'll, torHop Bitters isa sover- eign remedy in all such complaints
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Last month was a bad one for loss by fire in the United States and Canada Property worth $s, 1oo, 900 was burned-more than has been burned in any July since the great fire in Portland in 1866.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-06

Legislature, probate judges and some local officials, takes place to-day. It is considered pretty certain that the polygamists will carry the day.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-06

If you are wasting away with any form of Kidney disease, stop tempting Death this moment, and turn for d cure to HOP Bitters.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-06

The Vicksburg Herald frankly says it is no use to deny that one of the best aldermen ir the city is negro. He has done more than any other man to have the streets perma nently improved, and he is in favor of the very best common schools.
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If you are sick with that terrible sickness Nervousness, you will find a FBa1m in Gilead" in the use of Hop Bitters.
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EDITORIAL NOTES.
Yesterday was too good day to break.

Gladstone's retirement from active politi- cal life at an early day is again confidently predicted.
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If you are 8 frequenter, or a resident of a miasmatic district, barricade your system against the scourge of all countries-malarlal, epidemic, bilious and intermittent fevers-by the use of HOP Bitters.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-06

That owners of land in England are not entirely satisfied with their lot, or lots, is in dicated by the fact that there is now for sale in England landed property to the value of $50. 900. This large aggregate of property includes all forms of real estate i; small houses in the towns and country, and large estates of thousands of acres in some of the pleasantest counties in England, bring ing with them that social position which the ownership of landed property commonly inn plies. But there is no eager demand on the part of buyers to avail themselves of the op- portunities thus presented. Fine estates are put up in London at auction, and no one is found ready to bid even a reasonable sum for them, in spite of the fact that there is at all times in the London money market not less than $500, 900, 900 awaiting investment.
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If you have rough, pimply, or sallow skin, bad breath, pains and aches, and feel miserable gener- ally, Hop Bitters will give you a fair skin, rich blood, the sweetest breath. health and comfort.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-06

In short they cure all Diseases of the Stomach, Bowels, Blood, Liver, Nerves, Kidneys, Bright's Disease. $500 will be paid for a case they will not cure or help.
 Try Hop Bitters to-day. do)
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Our readers will be pleased to learn that the following law promulgated by Her bert Spencer has been refuted by one of the Con- cord philosophers. ''An incident force fall ing on an aggregate containing like and un- like units. aggregates the like units and sep arates the nnfike n
Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-06

The Wisconsin Supreme court, in Heiman versus Western Union Telegraph company, decides that condition printed on a tele- graph blank ''that no claim for dam ages shall be valid unless presented in writing within twenty days from sending the message" is reasonable and valid. delay in receiving the message, though accustomed by mistake of the company, would not modify the con- dition or extend the time if g reasonable time was left. after knowledge of the mis take, to present the claim.
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If you are sick Hop Bitters will surely aid Nature in making you well when all else fails.
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The Democratic Council of Cleveland has rejected the motion to provide for areduc- tion of taxation on account of the revenue from the Scott law. The OleEezand Herald
 CRep.)' explains the situation as follows: The Democrats saw that the Scott law, which works injustice to no man, wouLl, if allowed to take it's intended course, sfec.; an appre- ciable reduction (about ons-sixtID in the tax rate of the city, and would therefore become popular measure. They saw 4his situation. Rather than allow these benef ccial results to fall upon the people through the agency of the Republican party, the Democrats of Cleveland deliberately misdire, st the aims of the law and misappropriate ths funds de-
 rived by it. By thus nuilifyi az the benaf. cial effects of the measure as t hey would have been felt by the taxpayer, [ he Democrats hope to make the measure un popolar. Thii
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EaurxiIue.
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 GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN. HOWARD COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE

WEST BRIDGEWATERsm MASS. Extensive courses of study. Full of instruct ors Fine buildings and grounds Desirable neigh borhood. Opens October 1st, 1883. For circulars and full particulars address the Principal
 HELEN MAGILL Ph: D.. West Bridgewater' Mass'
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If this government could do as well with g telegraph system as England has nobody would have any reason to find fault. The English government bought the telegraph lines on that island in 1868. paying consider ably more than they were worsh- Large sums of money were spent in adding to them both in their conveniences and their extent. They did not pay very we'll and in 1874 the rate was fixed at twenty words for shilling the island over. This caused much greater use of the wires. The expenses of the sys- tenn jumped from es41, ,766 to 1,O62, ,956 and the income from e97s, ,oe6 to 91, ,057, ,s24. By 1876 they were more than paying expenses and have continued to do go ever since. Last year the profit was clear quarter of a million pounds or million aad 8 quarter dollars.
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94 ORANGE STREET.
 Dealer in Guns, Rnes, Pistols. Fishing Tackle in great variety Locks, Door Plates, Letter Box Trim nningS, Bell Hanging, Speaking Tubes and Fixtures, Electric. Pneunaatics oral and Me chanical Bells Hune speeialty Of the latter work Gun and Lock Smithing. Key Fitting and Repair ing All work warranted. Orders will receive
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Greenwich Academy.

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 East Greenwich, R. I.
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By going to Durant's for all you want in the Jewelry line. A good assortment of Watches, Clocks, Jew elry, Silver Plated
 Ware, Spectacles, etc. A speciality made of all kinds of repairing employing men of different pAtionali-
 ties, are fully compe-
 tent to do all complt- acated work at the EIowest prices.
 ssJ. HI. c. Duramt,
 Practical Watchnak- CT, 3s & 70 Church st. es made to order.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-02-11
Redeem the Pledges.

The chief purpose to be accomplished by the
abolition OF needless Offices In the State IL
to simplify tho methods and reduce the ex-
ponses Of carrying on the Government. The
Democrats at Albany will not attain these
ends by merely abolishing some Of tho pres
ont offices, which are now hold by Republic
cans. and creating others In their stoad,
which are to be filed by Democrats.
In the last campaign, the Democrats prom
lscd to cut down the expenditures In all do.
partmcnts OF the State Government II they
were intrustcd with power. Tho voters took
them at their word, and they elected GROVER
CLEVELAND by an unprecedented majority,
and gave the Democrats two-thirds Of the
Assembly, the control of the Senate being al
ready in their hands.
During the canvass, tho Democrats asserted
that tho cost of running the Legislature had
swollen out OF oil proportion to tho increase
Of its legitimate business and they promised
that If they got control oil supcrfluous OFF,
GERS and retainers employed by the Senate
and Assembly should be dispensed with. and
the current expenses he largely reduced.
Tho people are waiting to see the Demo-
Gratis redeem tho pledges by which they OBJ
tanned their present power In the State.
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THE TARIFF IN CONGRESA
Rates % Gotten T1es UnehangeA-Ths Senate
RsAuses the Tobacco Tax.

Rates 81 Csttsn Tee UnehasssA-Ths Senate
RsAusss the Tobacco Tax.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 10.-Mr. Moore (Rep.
TENN expressed his disgust to- day with Dem
ocratic methods In the House BY stating that
they intended to defeat the Tariff bill by wishy-
washy. frivolous. and sometimes absolutely
silly political slush. and bourbon fip-nap."
Tho Southern members made long and per-
sistent efforts TO have cotton ties reduced. but
every reduction they proposed was voted down.
and the item Was left unchanged st 40 cents
per pound. The Republicans derived some
amusement from . controversy between tho
Ts ,;1 n. Hewitt favored high pESf I|
abandoning the. principles Of the party. Mr..
Hewitt replied that II tho Democrats had not
added the word only" to their tArin plank In
1880 they. would have elected Gen. Hancock.
anchors miil Iron, wrought Iron steam q; en-
nesOta signalized his return. after six weeks
absence. BY asking large reduction ON rails Of
all sorts. His amendments were lost
In tho Senate the informal revenue tax on
snun. sinoAinG anu .c...:> r.s
reduced to eight cents per pound which. ac;
yesass The tax On cigars was reduced from q
90 providing that goods In public stores. when
tho act goes into effect. shall pay the revised
duties, and that goods In bonded warehouses
at that time. on which the tax has bsen paid.
DO S to q the
providing for. the Importation. duty free, OF
materials for building ships was amended so
as also to apply 70 vessels owned by foreigners.
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The Purposes Of GOD.

In the course OF the debate on the tariff In
the senate last Wednesday. the tax on btu
minous coal being under special considers
ton, Mr.. MORGAN Of Alabama used the
following language:
"I do not believe that the Almighty distributed
these Goals In the hiy and barren and mountainous
Gons Of the United States the purpose Of having them
taxed article OF commerce any more than He put
the forest trees upon the bosom Of the soil for similar
purpose. They are for supplying the generations OF
mankind with the common necsssariss Of life wherever
they found. and there IL nothing about them or In
connection with them that indicates purpose that they
should be used articles Of OF transporta.
tion. and trafhc."
How the Almighty looks on the tariff and
FREQ trade question 1t Is really impossible
for human intelligence to determine We
know that there have been and doubtless
still arc worry thoroughly convinced Baptlsts
who arc sure Cop Ia o Baptist It has also
been claimed that He is Methodist. Other
people are OF the opinion that Nature leaves
men to fight It out in the world on their own
hook, 80 that the best shall win In the end.
And now Mr.. MORGAN attributes to COP the
intention not 10 have coal taxed.
AS to what tho purposes of the Almighty
were In the distribution OF bituminous Goals
1t Is not worth while to discourse. Those pur-
pOoScS uONcNSAp Wo iuny w ouio WhA 10 Soh-
ried out, whatever men may think or do with
regard to them. Doubtless II men can make
1t to their profit, they will continue to use
them, and lumber too and everything else
within their reach and under their power. rs
articles OF commerce. They will tako them
where thcy can get the best price for them.
It is reasonable. therefore. to infer that Om-
impotence did not have the intentions Mr..
MORGAN attributes to 1t In the matter OF coal
and timber, else COP would have made men
so that they could not do what maniiestly
they can now do freely.
There Is also logical inference from the
Alabama Senator's remarks which he might
dread to have drawn. It is the most radical
communistic doctrine that COP made the
earth for all men, and that no individual has
right to hold any part OF It a. property for
transmission; that 1t u only for use and o.
cupstion.
Perhaps the communicate idea may be re-
duced to practice In the distant future. and
doubtless the time is coming when society
throughout the world will DO 80 enlightened
that there will be no necessity for Custom
Houses. At present, however, . very great
share OF the men and women who work In
the United States fear that they will suffer
in pocket II they are not protected against
the competition Of European labor. They
do not believe GOD is free trader.
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ling, but while the few attendants In the
building outnumber. at all times. the visit
ors, II would hardly be worth while TO i'm
pose any additional task on the suDerin-
tendent and his assistants.
We have said nothing 90 far OF ono Of the
most interesting collections In tho city. that
Of the New York Historical Society. ct ITO
Second avenue. because that association Ii
not indebted TO the public, and has always
been rather liberal In its policy. But 1t is.
after all, shameful, and 1t shows lack OF
proper public spirit, to hold In It's dark and
dusty galleries, seldom entered by moro than
hxif . dozen persons in day, pictures by
GRKUzR and REYNOLDS, WArrKAu and We
LAsouKz, or the really fine Egyptian COL.
lection. with It's gilded mummies Of
cats and tho matted backhalr Of priest
esses who died Q thousand years be-
fore CHRIST. Those things. and perhaps
even the demotio papyri and the beautifully
carved hieroglyphics from Ermont, would DO
as interesting TO tho general public - they
are to most OF tho members. Tho simplest
citizen might DO edited by the excellent carv-
ing and painting and weaving. and the many
ingenious contrivances Of human beings who
lived and died thirty centuries ago, and
whose mummies, done up In their coarse
brown wrappings and cased In their painted
and vanished collins, stand up against
tho walls in q dim CORNER. President DE
PEYsTER, Vioe-President HAMILTON FISH.
and the other members OF the Historical
Society should follow. 80 far as possible. tho
example OF tho philosophical citizen who
has presented us with CLEOpATRA's Needle.
and should whilo revolving the idea Of rails
ing q new and moro commodious building,
throw open the old one on Sundays at least,
and give thoir contemporaries another OPP
portunity to mako themselves acquainted
with the wonders OF antiquity.