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Emerson's Democratic Character.

Henry James, Jr., has an article on
the correspondence of Carlyle and
Emerson" in the June Century, in
which he says: "Emerson's letters are
especially interesting for the impression
they give us of what we may call the
thinness of the New England atmos-
phere in these days-the thinness, and,
it must be added, the purity. An al
most touching lightness, sparseness,
transparency marked the social scenery
in those days; and this impression, in
Emerson's pages, is the greater by con
trast with the echoes of the dense, warm
life of London that are transmitted by
his correspondent: One is reminded,
as we remember being reminded in the
perusal of Hawthorne's American
Notebooks of the importance of the
individual in that simple social economy
of almost any individual who was
not simply engaged in buy ing and
selling. It must be remembered, of
course, that the Importance of the indi-
vidual was Emerson's great doctrine
every one had a kingdom within him
self-was potential sovereign, 10y divine
right, over multitude of inspiration
and virtues. No one maintained
more hospital attitude than his toward
anything that any one might have to
say. There was no presumption against
even the humblest, and the ear of the
universe was open to any one articulate
voice. In this respect the opposition
to Carlyle was complete. The great
Scotchman thought all talk a jabbering
of apes whereas Emerson, wlo was
the perfector of listener, stood always
in posture of hopeful expectancy
and regarded each delivery of aperso.
nal view as a new fact, to be estimated
on its merits. In genuine democracy
all things are democratic and this
, spirit of general defence, on the part OF
a beautiful poet who might have avail
ed himself of the poetic license to be
fastidions, was the natural product of {
society in which it was held that every
one was equal to every one else. 1t was
as natural on the other side that Carly
!, les philosophy should have aristocrati'
= premises, and that he should cali alouC
for that imperial master of the necessit,
e for whom the New England mind wa
so serenely unconscious"
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The Ghost that Mr.. Jones Saw.

speaking of ghosts, said Mr.. Jones
in loud voice, as he and Mrs. Jones
were discussing these objects the other
evening, 81 could never be afraid of
them because l don't believe in them
So far, Ihavn't seen anything that look
ed much worse than myself
"And you never will, said Mrs.
Jones, swallowing ten cents she had in
her mouth for safe keeping and which
was intended for Willies bank ''for
my part do believe in ghosts-what's
that in the corner, Jephtha?' l believe
I'm getting NERVOUSNESS, | am certain
of it. know there are ghosts. My
father always said So
"Did he ever see one p asked Jones,
glancing into the hall, which was dark,
and shivering as if he felt draught.
"No ;he never saw one himself, but
he saw another man, who saw a man,
who had brother whose wife's fathers
cousin said he had seen man who
had seen ghost" answered Mrs.
Jones, in a confrmatory manner.
81 don't believe it, answered Jones.
''How is it possible for the vague, un-
substantial air to be recognized into an
impalpable being
But just then the tongs fell over, and
Jones jumped up and said he'd had NO
idea it was so late, and soon everybody
was in bed and sound asleep.
1t was near morning and Jones was
dreaming sweetly of being tossed over
the fence with white COW, when Mr..
j. laid cold hand OH the back of his
neck and whispered in his nigh ear
"Wake up, Jephtha, some ones stir
ring!"
Stirring what!' asked Jones, sleep
| lily,
For answer there was a sound tha
has dismayed many soul at midnighr
the ghostly creeking of stair. Jones
got up and wrapped the drapery of hi
coach about him went forth to inter
view the ghost, spook or whatever i
might be- He opened his chambe
door yaliantly and confronted sheet
ed figure carrying light. His eye
bulged out of his head his knees smot
together; he tried to remember some o
the dead languages in which he nigh
appeal to the approaching ghost II
recalled the words af another gentleman
with similar experience and gaspe,
forth:
"Angels and Ministers of grace de
fend US BE thou spirit Of health o
goblin damned'" And the ghost ans wer
ed:
"Shure if ye We're decent man
Misther Jones, ye'd close the door till
got by. disremembered to put tn
salt mackerel in soak for yure break
fasht, an I'm afther goin' down to a,
tend to it now shure,"
Bridget by all that's holy" said Nj
Jones as the ghost materialized, and h
went back 10 bed and sneezed himsel
to sleep again.-DetroH Post and 7r
June,
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Any inquiries or suggestions address.
ed to the Secretary will be cheer.ully
answered and promptly acted upon.
Inter- communication is a good help to
the cause. 1t is especially requested
that the statistical report Of the schools
be sent TO the Secretary at once. If
schools have no blanks they may OBJ
tain them by writing to the Secreta, y.
LAIMAN +. Bower,
Berwick. Pa.
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"Well, Florence" said Emma Nev-
lille to the Countess of st. Clyde, one
day, "you mnst really give me a lesson
on proposals-how well you managed
your husband's-teach me your ant"
"No, no, you are quite mistaken,
laughed Florence "no one could have
been more surprised at st, Clyde's pro-
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posal than myself, for had given him
up. Art failed, my dear Emma, and
nature gained the day in bis case.
Take care how you make nets, they
never answer. Men are shockingly
sharpsighted now."-London Court
journal.
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To CLEAN ENGRAvINGs.-Secure the
engraving with drawing pins on a
smooth board, and cover it thinly
with common salt finely powdered.
Pour and squeeze lemon juice upon
this salt, so as to dissolve considera-
BILE portion of it. Now elevate one
end of the board Pour lastly boiling
water on it from a tea-kettle until the
salt and lemon juice are washed off,
The engraving will then appear per
feotly clean and free from stains. 1t
must be dried gradually on the same
board, or on smooth surface.
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DIRE INSURANCE
CHRISTIAN +. KNAPP, BLooMsBURG, PA,

BRITiSH AMERICA ASSURANCE COMPANY,
GERM AN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
UNION INSURANCE COMPANY.
These OLD ooHPoRArIoHs are well seasoned by
age and FIRE TKsTED and have never yet had a
loss settled by any court OF law. Their assets
are ali invested In SOLID sECURIrIEsand are liable
TO the hazard OF FIRE only.
Losses PKonPrLY and HONESTLY adjusted and
paid as soon as determined by CHRISTIAN Y.
KHArr, SPECIAL AGENT AND ADJusrsR BLOOMS
The people OF Columbia county ahould patron
ize the agency where losses u any are settled
and paid oy one OF their own eitizens
PR0MP1NRss, EQUfTf, FAIR DEALING
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Everybody thinks that there never
has been such peculiarly backward
season as the present, But if one
takes the trouble to consult the recold
many pecedcnts will be revealed
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Rates OF AOveRIIsINq.

Yearly advertisements payable quarterly. Tran
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Legal advertisements two dollars. per inch for
three insertions, and at that rate for additional
insertions without reference TO length.
Executors, Administrators, and Auditors notices
three dollars. Must be paid for when Inserted.
Transient or Local notices, ten cents line, regu-
lar advertisements half rates.
Cards in the business Directory" column, one
dollar year for each line.
National Republican., 1883-08-03

of 200 feet. The means of deposit in thia
case were different from any heretofore ap
piled in this locality. A railway on piles was
built from point near tho north end Of the
causeway from the Long bridge nearly across
the Hats. IL was equipped with two locomo-
tives and twelve cars. The grade of the rail-
way was fixed at nine feet above low
water at the northeast end, with n ris-
ing grade of foot TO 800. reservoir or
basin was dredgCd alongside the northwest
end of the railway. Dredges worked in the
stream, dumping the material into scows.
These were tOwcd 10 the receiving basin and
their contents dumped into IL. IL was dredgcd
up again and delivered into the cars, which
conveyed it TO the place of deposit ON the flats.
The material was mostly soft, black mud, aud
100000 cubic yards were taken out and de-
posted on the flats nj u cost of twCnty-iour
cents per cubic yard. The material, when
dumped from the cars, spread out so that the
surface of the ground thus made took u SLOPE
of about thirty base TO one vertical. In this
way about fifteen acres of marsh were COW
cred.
The American Dredging company will be-
gin not later than Sept. / removing the rocks
in Georgetown to depth Of twenty feet Mt
mean low tide. One gronp of rocks is 800
feet below the Aqueduct bridge, another OF
the G. street wharf, distant from the shore 800
and $50 feet, and another oppositeAIills'ssuicc
he removed, the report states, but further sur
veys will be necessary to determine their
character and quantity
Maj. Hams recommends that the dam OF
causeway between the Virginia shore and the
Analostan island be rebuilt to the height OF
ordinary high water, or little above that
level. The good effect of this outlet in reduc-
ing the height Of the food line in Georgetown
was shown at the time; tho dam was par
TALLY destroyed in 1877. If the dam was re
built in the form of Il weir the good effects of
throwing all the water into the Georgetown
channel during the low stage would be Sc
cured while it would serve as an outlet for
the surcharged waters of tho river during
frcihets.
The report states that the receipts and ship
ments at the harbors of Washington and
Georgotown during 1882 were valued at
P107S,3l3.2j.
The amount available for the improvement
Of the harbors July 1, 1883, is $l5, ,693.70 aud
the estimated amount required for the COM
pletion of the project is $50, 1891, which
amount can profitably be expended next year.
National Republican., 1883-08-03
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NATIONAL RIFLES.

Regular Monthly Meeting OF the Organ
ig,tion-HOnorary Members Elected and
Other Business Transacted.
Tho Rifles held their regular monthly meet
ing at their new armory last evening. A
very large attendance OF the members was
observed. Y The annual report of the treasurer
of the company was presented, showing the
command to be in solid and substantial
condition.
The following named gentlemen were on
application elected honorary members of the
company: William Schwing William b.
Easton, Charles Ncalc, o. T. Thompson,
George G. Henning, and Frank o. Beckett.
Mr.. A. T. Hensey wae unanimously elected II
member of tho finance committee. Mr..
J. o. Manson was unanimously elected
treasurer of the company. The company, by
a unanimous vote. extended its grateful
thanks to its honorary members for the ele-
CANT reception and banquet given to the
command on its return from Cape May. Also
n similar vote of thanks to the stay-at-home
members and the cadet corps for escort duty
to Messrs. Crump Brothers. of the Colonnade
hotel, for the elegant lunch given the COM
mand on its arrival in Philadelphia from
Cape May; to company III of the 9th New
Jersey, Capt. MGttrath, commanding, for
military courtesies extended the Rifles at
Cape May to J. f. Cake, of the
Stockton hotel, and Col. Charles L. Duffy,
of the new Columbia hotel, Cape May,
for the magnificent receptions given the Rifles
at their respective hotels; to the press of
this and other cities for the very liberal
notices given of the trip, and to the lady
friends of the company for the donation of
the beautiful garrison flag. The company
also received donation of 800 in cash from
an honorary member of the Rifles to be ap-
piled to the first interest payment, and a
donation from c. Schneider of handsome
pneumatic bells for the officers, non commits
stoned officers, and drill rooms. A vote of
thanks was rendered to each for the dona-
tions. The meeting then adjourned.
National Republican., 1883-08-03
BETRAYED AND DESERTED.
A Polish Girl Left In the Baltimore and
Potomac Depot by Her seducer.

A Polish Girl Left In the Baltimore and
Potomac Depot by Her seducer.
A young man about 25 years of age, ac-
companied by girl of 10 or 20 years of age,
stepped from the New York train yesterday
evening. They were foreigners, for when she
addressed him it was in German. They
stopped for while on the lower platform,
and then made their way through the crowd
into the depot She took scat, while he
started as if on an crramd, she, meanwhile,
gazing about in astonishment ut her
surroundings. 1t was 4 o'clock when
the train arrived and at she still sat
there An employe of the depot went up
and asked her in English for whom she was
waiting but the girl, not being able to speak
English, shook her head to show that she did
not understand A German was passing
through and was called upon to act ms in
tcrpretcr. The girl said her name was Tersa
Kasin, and that she was from Poland. Tho
man, she stated, was Nicholas Ruster, also
from Poland They arrived in New
York last Monday, and after remain
ing few days started for Jack
sonville, Fla. They stopped here
to make connections yesterday and he had
gone to get something to eat. She also said
that under promise of marriage he had be-
trayed her. When the train started for the
south, she expressed desire to proceed there
and did so, being placed in charge of the con-
ductor She had trunk, two satches, her
ticket, and about Sl2S in cash. She has a sis
ter in Now Orleans
National Republican., 1883-08-03
Proposals.
PROPOSALS. FOR PURCHASE OF VESSELS.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, June q, 1883.
In accordance with the provisions of the filth sec
lion OF the act of Congress making appropriations TO
proposals VIII be received at the Navy Department
until noon ON MONDAY, september "a 1888 at which
ume ana place they Will be opened, for the purchase
of certain vessels which have been stricken from tho
the best Interests Of The United States to sell.
oay arse hS GSar Ts RS fhSr
sas, s6l0o, and Sabine, slO.nO at Portsmouth n. II.
BosSn Blue ERt i aSS forda sG soN az Ne@ ~
L09d9n Jqn MeW Orleans so 6on te @ stoeks at
q 9r5 1GS sdslr B%ri9son .6S ~ o3S Giance sOo SUPPLY
Island, Pa. Ff9c $500 aud Relief - 600, at WASH.
nsSm nna D W9GceSer sTS Se t 5Si Shawmnt s
A. It, Chester Pa Pawnee $500 and seaweed, $500, at
Proposals must be submitted in a sealed envelope.
addressed to the Secretary ofthe Navy, Washington,
ana so @ 1 nor 6s
muncations. No offer for more than vessel
should be included within one proposal,
The vessels will be sold for cash to the person or
persons, or corporation or corporations offering tho
thereof Each bid or proposal must be accom- panied
by deposit in cash (or satisfactory certified checO
or proposal, and also bond with a penal sum equal
to The whole amount Of the ofie[ with two or more
Navy, conditioned for the payment of the remaining
within thirty days from the date OF It's acceptance
In case default is made In the payment of the
% d sas Gepo Gr re 6a be- eons
cred forfeited TO the government and shall he a
piled as directed In the act OF March g. 1853. All de-
poss and bonds of bidders, whose proposals shall
not be accepted, will be returned TO them within
seven days alter the opening OF the proposals.
on application to the Department printed list
will be furnished giving general Information con-
ceTnng the vessels; also forms of bids and bonds
which must be used by bidders. The vessels can be
examined at any time by applying to the command
ants OF the yards.
The purchasers must remove the vessels purchased.
from the limits of the yards stations within Such
reasonable time US may be fixed by the Department.
WILLIAM r.. CHANDLER,
je22-ftsH Secretary ofthe Navy.
National Republican., 1883-08-03
SMOKE the Longfcllow Cigars, You'll like
Remodollng the Patent Omce.

The process of remodeling the third floor of
the patent office, which has been going on
for several weeks past to the discomfort of
pedestrians and dwellers in the eighborhood,
was expected to close last night. The re-
moval OF the debris, which has caused much
annoyance and much comment in the neigh
borhood, was occasoued by taking out tho
arches in tho i street side of the building.
The intention is to make the building en-
tirely fire proof All the arch ways are now
removed, and tho contractors expected to
finish that part Of the work during last night,
They have been working night and day, with
National Republican., 1883-08-03

the assistance Of an electric light. To-day
the work Of removing the pillars on the i
street side Of tho third story will be COM
menced. These pillars will be taken out en-
and prders until the proper supports arc
placed in. It Is the intention TO support tho
roof with iron pillars. Similar improvement $
will be made on the Seventh street side wh,G
an appropriation for that part Of the work is
made by congress. The labor is done by con-
tract
National Republican., 1883-08-03
CANAL MATTERS.
Twenty.one boats arrived by canal We

Twenty. one boats arrived by canal yester-
day, and the following left here Star No. l,
X. IL. Jones, j. II. Platt, William Thompson,
d. A. Lowe Weyand Doermer, p. G. Uhler,
NJ. M. Burgess, p, Agnew, Mabel, Mary Mer-
tens, William Foley, New Boat, Hadoc Will
liams, w. Reintzcll, Eva Il. W. Mintdrop,
Star No. 8, q. w Warfeld, Bessie and Harry,
Willie and Walter, Three Brothers, Detroit,
James II. Farmer G. Clifton, Pilot Boy,
Cigarette, w. G. Read, Maggie b., f. X. Stu
art, Johnnie NJ, Daniel Webster G. w,
Knode, f., James Green, Yougheogheney,
William Webster, George A. Peare.
National Republican., 1883-08-03
IOnoposALs FOR PAVING.
UNION BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION.
WASuINgTON D. c., July 81 ISSa

UNIoN BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION.
WASHINGTON, d. c., July 81 1888
Sealed proposals will be received by the under
signed until WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 1885, for the
paving OF the carriag.w way In the cemetery known
"MOunt Pleasant also tor grading In such places
Will be pointed out
Bidders win state the price per square yard for the
cobblestOne and per cubic ward for the grading The
work will have TO be done in the best possible man
ner and the stone must be generally of one Size
cop The line gutter stone. The stone TO be laid ON
good bed of gravel and sand, 10 be rammed by 10
pound Tammer three times - - -
Bids received by GuhpON SNOWllEN,
The money will he paid as the work progresses; wa
reserve the right Of keeping onethird Of the money
back until the work Is COMPLETED satisfactorily. This
work must he finished eight weeks from day OF COM
menCemcnt. ly2O-w3tf
National Republican., 1883-08-03
.je22-nls2
FoR coAL ANp Woop.
CLERKS OFFICE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE UNITED STATFs

=
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, UNITED STATES,
WAsHiSGToN, ID. O., July "a, 1883.
Sealed proposals Will be received AT this office until
II o'clock noon on FRIDAY, AUGUST "A, 1889, for
the delivery Of five hundred (5O1l tons of best White
Pine Wood and eighty $50 cords best oak Wood.
he wood 10 be delivered and stored in the vaults OF
the south wing of the Capitol before the twelfth
day Of September next and the coal on or before the
twentieth day of September next The coal must
weigh 22i0 pounds the ton, and the oak wood 10 be
cut IN three pieces The wood must measure 1913
cubic feet t0 the cord aud be ed and measured at
tho Capitol. The right TO reweigh the coal at the
Capitol ana the right to reject any or all bids is re-
served.
The bids to be indorsed Proposals for Coal and
Wood" and addressed 10 .
EDWARD MCPHERSON
Clerk of the House of Representatives,
National Republican., 1883-08-03
An Amntn,Ir EInnh.

The streets in the nelghborhood of U, near
Fourteenth street northwest were flooded
about dark last evening by the bursting of
the high pressure main at that point The
pressure fell entirely. and it was some time
before Superintendent Larman, with force
of men, could check the rush of water. A
large crowd assembled and witnessed the
threatened inundation.
National Republican., 1883-08-03
Sprtia[ Saoticrs.

e~S5JsJ. t. VARNELL & SON, Center Market.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL BUTCHERS.
Dealers in nothing but the best beef and mutton
that can be bought In the various markets.
National Republican., 1883-08-03
Arrival ana Departure OF Vessels at thu
River Front.
AT aEoRGETowN.


Arrived: Schooners Alfred Brabrook,
Briggs, from Boston; Fannie Brown, Shovel,
from Richmond
Sailed; Schoonors Agnes $. Grace, Small,
for Boston; Q. &. Dame, Daniels, for Boston;
Il. S. Mulford --, for Boston; Laura G..
Woolf. Ditson, for Norfolk; Joseph p. Ross,
-, for HaVre de Grace.
National Republican., 1883-08-03
Suction Sales.
OF SALE.

NOTICE OF SALE.
DEPARTMENT or MiTRoPoLITAN POLICE,
WAsHlSGrOS, D. C., July 21 lSs1
BY virtue Of authority vested In me under section
Az Revised Statutes Of the United States (pertainlng
to tie District OF Columba), will. on the EIGH ii
DAY of AUGUST lkSi sell ut auction 20 the highest
bidder for cash, one hundred and forty-eght Q4sl
nicelaneous lois of gtolen and abandoned property
usul 10 o'clock a. NJ, at Police HeadQ uarters 56
ID street northwest
RICHARD SYLVESTER
Property Clerk Metropolitan Police.
WALTER ID. WILLIAMS y CO., AuctoneerA
jy2l 28,au4
National Republican., 1883-08-03

BALTIMORE, MD.-Rev w. II. Chapman
says: " l deem Browns Iron Bitters a most
valuable tonic for general. ill-health."
National Republican., 1883-08-03

LOCAL MENTION.
The Republican
Book AND JOB pR1NrrNG OFFICE,
Corner Tenth and d Streets.

The Largest and Most Complete
JOB PR lNG EST blSHM ENT
IN the city, aud one of the most extensive In tho
United states. Possesses every facility for the
prompt execution of all kinds of work, from
NEAT CARD OR CIRCULAR
tot
MONSTER POSTER,
in any variety Of coOrs AZ the shortest notice. and
on the most reasonable tcrms.
Country Merchants, Farmers, and others re-
quiring
STORE BILLS, PUBLIC SALE Bills, &c.
VIII find IL to their advantage to call at address
THE REPUBLICAN jon PRINTING OFFICE,
Washington.
THE highest cash prices paid for dresses and
gents clothing watches, iewclry, &c Call on oc
address Herzog, No 3O5 Ninth street, near Penn =
sylyania avenue
"AIderncy Barry Wagons"
Fresh Aderney butter charmed every morning,
and delivered IN y Ward" prints at 35c. per To-
Also cottage cheese, &c. per BALL buttormilk, 90.
per quart and sweet milk &C. per quart
National Republican., 1883-08-03

Fort STEVENSON, ID. t., Mar 25.--Rev.
James McCarty says; Browns Iron Bitters
cured me Of severe dyspepsia"
National Republican., 1883-08-03
A Eeyy DAYS

will close them out. Those $16.50 blue serge
suits reduced to $40.
National Republican., 1883-08-03

HSSy@ PoSToFFICE NOTICE.
Foreign mails for the week ending August will
close at this Office as follows:
FRfDAI.-At | p. m. for Porto Rico direct, per
steamship Antlllas.
SATURDAY.-At a. M. for Scotland direct per
steamship Anchorla, via Glasgow; at 4 II. IN. for
Belgium direct, per steamship Waesland, via Ant
werp; at II a. IN. for Germany, &C., per steamship
DOnau. via southampton and Bremen Qetters for
Great Britain and other European countries must
be directed e per Donau y; Mt l p IN. for Europe,
per steamship Germnnic via Queenstown; at ESQ
y. m. for Cuba and Porto Rico, per steamship sara
tOga, via Havana; az ~ M. for Rio de Jnnero di-
rect, per steamship Ben Venue. via Newport News.
Mails tor China aud Japan per steamship City of
Toxic (Vla san tranciscu) close here August Al1 at
7p IN. Mails for Australia New Zealand, Sand
wlch and Fl Islands, per steamship Australia (va
%The schedule of closing of Trans-Pacifc mails Is
arranged on the presumption Of their uninterrupted
overland transit to san Francisco. Mails from the
east arriving time ut San Francisco the day of
sailing of steamers are dispatched thence the
day. -
Postmaster.
PosroFricE. NEW YORK. July q, 1884
s~3ss3s TELEPHoNIC CONNECTION WITH
National Republican., 1883-08-03
SHIPPING NEWS.

ATTEND the meeting at Fifteenth street
Presbyterian church this evening.