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Day Goops. .n,,,,,

Chudda Cloths all colors. 40 inches wide 50 cont.
Chudds Cloths all colors. ~ inches wide. o2b cents
French 54-inch Tricot Cloth So
Great Bargains in desirable Drtss Goods Iarre "a,
rlety TO make seest from.
Fine stock of Brocade Ntlvets and Pushes BLACK
Silks Cslored Silks. "Rhadames" "MerNoillcuxs
Surah and Brocade silks in great variety Prices guar
anteed
We have Grand Barsains in Blankets, Table Linens,
Towels, NAPKINS &c. fresh goods
case ia hne Blankets. IS. reduced from &c
case heavy wide Shooting. ~ yards wide, rs cents
100 dozen Children's relar made ribbed Cotton Hoee
In all coors and sizes mp 10 ~ - cents Our Hosiery
department s full of bargains
LADIES' Gents and Children's Underwear at Bottom
Prices.
Stock fresh and complete in all departments Prices
as low any house make same class of goods
We invite inspection. Come and compare qualities
and prices We ha experienced and polite statesmen
'oNE PRICE oNLY.~
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THE CHINESE LANGUAGE.
An Amusing Blunder by a Clergyman
in His First Sermon i'm That Dialect.

People generally have an idea that the Ian
guage is a unit, and having acquired it. like
French or German, one is master Of Chinese
1t is fallacy the discovery of which is not
usually made till one lands in the Celestial
kingdom. Each city has its peculiar dialect,
and the inhabitants Of two cities can no more
understand each other than an italian can
Russian, unless the cities are very near to-
gether. The characters, however, are the
same, and the mandarin" the language used
at court. is understood by the highly educated
everywhere, much the same as Latin with civil
lied nations. Some think 1t most convenient to
acquire the mandarin, and for those thrown only
in the higher walks Of lite this is expedent, but
for merchants, teachers and missionaries In gen.
eral it is best to study the dialect OF the place
where one intends to reside. In this way an
intercourse may be established with all classes
Of people. To pick up few current phrases
and expressions in ordinary life is very simple.
years of patient toll. One popularity which
does not occur in any other language is the
effect of the different tones employed. Two
words may be ROmanized or spelled according
to our sounds in exactly the same way, but a
high nasal In one case and deep cultural In the
other gives totally different meaning. This
is difficulty that is hard to overcome. A
clergyman delivering his first Chinese sermon
was very much annoyed at blunder he made
in the word heaven, ten, which, without the
use VI tic uttSdl, ucuOteS uelO. ne spoke 10
| them at length OF the lives Christians should
lead, and informed them as q reward for this
proper conduct they would 60 to ten when they
| died.
''Humph!" said one old man in the front seat,
1--WE can do that any day."
This gentleman now speaks SO perfectly that
| the natives can not distinguish him from q
Chinaman in the dark. 1t has become second
| nature to another and he thinks in Chinese.
They seem to experience quite as much diff
Guilty in learning English, and there are few OF
them who attempt to 60 beyond smattering
Of ''pigeon." -Shdnghdi Letter.
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DRY GOODS.
Day Goops
PRICES AND QUALITIES.


We offer to-day sre lot of hist qualities Ladies q
Cloth Suitngs, at $ll0 Trcott Cloth Suitng q 49,
Ottoman Silks all silk. st $l75, and lower quality ~
in all colors.
Our stock Of House Linens is complete and very
perior LOT the price Handkfs and Underwear LadieA
and Shiidrcn-all sizes and prices
JOHN I. MITCHELL.
OH 9Sl Pennsylyania avenue.
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TRUNNEL & CLARK.

NorE.-Mrs. BECK on ID floor. has ample facilities
tor Dress and Cloak making at reasonable prices g.
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IST OF LETTERS REMAINING IN THE
IL WASHINGTON CITY POST OFFICE,
SATURDAY, OCTOBER Is. 1883

To obtain any Of these Letters the applicant must
call for ADVERTISED LETTERS"
I'll not called for within one month they win be
sent to the Dead Letter Office
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DoLMASs, DoLMASs, DoLMASsr

DoLMANs. DoLMANs, DoLMAssr
CLOAKs, CLoAKs, CLoAKss
New stock Of the above goods Just opened trimmed ID
G3olored Cashmeres, all wool. a5c. SOC, &C. 75c.
Black I; CaShmerss Soc 62c. I5c.
Shawls single and double all styles
All wool Red Twilled Flannels, 25c.
Medcated Red Twilled Flannels SIC and SOC
ladies' Flannel Suiting all coiors
Black Diagonal Beavers all styles.
Table Linen and Napkins, all grades
Bed Comforts Use, 81, 81 Is so.
Double White Wool Blankets, pair. $3.50. S. $50
Gray Blankets, from 81. IS per pair
BIG BARGAINS
100 dozens Cream Damask Napkins 9sc dozen
I04 Best Bleached Sheeting Cotton, &c.
CM TowsoN.
CSC PENNSYLVANIA Avenue
Of South Side
SHIRTs-DoN'T FORGET THAT THE
~ MYSTERY" SHIRT
liz the best Shirt for rs cents offered in this any
other country, being elegantly made Of the very be
This Shirt has been sold in this market for ten years
and thousands of our best citizens testify to It's su.
per1or1ty, both as to quality and tit.
Only IS cents for the
MYSTERY" SHIRT
the best fitting and most uniform in quality Of any shire
Sold only at
aul5 1902 street northwest
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LADIES, LIST

Altman Mary f Mrs
Anderson Sara Mrs
Beall Anne Mrs
Brown Annie Mrs
Bolts Bessie Mrs
Bell Carrie Mrs
Bidwell Daniel d Mrs
Brown Hattie Miss
Brown Henry Mrs
Bolts H X Mrs
Bell Jane Susan Mrs
Brown Julia
Burane Kate Miss
Braxton Liza Mrs
Brown zzie Miss
Blount l. X Miss
Brown Martha Miss
Brown Mary
Brown L s Mrs
Clark A A Mrs
Clement + Mrs
Collier Emma J Miss
Carter Harriet Miss
Cerel Henrietta Mrs
CLANCY Honora Miss
Creak Lecia Miss
Cross Lille Is Mrs
Clagett Maria Miss
Carbella Nellie Miss
Collins Sylvia Miss
Ouch Ann Mrs
De Juendre Julie Mrs
DeMoSs Nj G. Mrs
Dahius Mary Mrs
Davis Mary Mrs
Dewitt Matte Mrs
Delaney Susan Mrs
Evans Jennie Miss
Edwards Kate
Enlesmonde Lucinda Mis-
FRAME Polite Miss
Farwell Sarah Z
Goddard Charles Mrs
Green Charles Mrs
Garlick Georgianna Mrs
Gibson Harriet Mrs
Gray Jane Z Mrs
Garner Mary Miss, Z
Green Minnie Miss
Gruenke Minna Mira
Hill Mrs
Howard Alice Miss
Hungerford Alice Mrs
Hahn Anna f Miss, 2
Hunter Alice Swain, Mrs
Hall Charlotte Miss
Hamberry Ellen Miss
Henry Emma
Hart Georgie Miss
Harris Harriet Mrs
Huntz Lou NJ
Hurbert Mary Miss
Haddoway Mamie Miss, a
Harris Martha Miss
Harris Martha p Miss
Holmes Mamie c Mrs
Haddoway U Mrs
Holland r Mrs
Harris Sarah Miss
Hartman Sarah Mrs
Hepburn Sarah Miss
Halv ertsOn ThoS Mrs
johnson Eliza
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GENTLEMFN,S 7

Johnson Eliza 'e '"'''' ~ ~-S'
GENTLEMENs LIST.
Alanson MajPM Lord D.
Adamson 1t TR Lynlack Chas
Bear Chas Long Edwd
Banister Henry Lemons Geo @
brooke Jos M limpksOn III NJ
Brown JnoR Lereson Jno Il
BOx Bowie IF Martin Martin fef Do %ssss
Bowies Jno Mitchell Henry
Brssn patrick %ssdo1 HE i lindsay
B HaSSa w! VIZ M MsaHle 5n Sno~
Bentley ,Wo MaioIics Joseph
Carter Harris Meiay A
Curpatrick Jno Mickey RevHJ
SSiH Cam 5ySS Sno M MsRhs.sSn ~
C Cha id McCay TN Bro
Chandler Martin NickersonHH
Clapp w Nathans Geo W
S SeeP%.r T~ SsSa1n NIL Il, IF
Renekss Plumb BENIN
De DEB Bran 1 Hey L P feaer Jas
B BiaSes John lon Z Packer Joseph
R Rr;s Mr. Plopske Julius
Douglass WmA Quander JIG
Ro p, lin VIM Nicholson Barnett
E EiIii Geo Eabens 8 Co
Earlougher yno NJ hickey j K
EES Sssy WI 4 4 wP Esyis Moran
Fisher Chas RilleRhan VIM
Fortune Chaley Stewart Aonzo
Darlington Do Smith Alfred
French Smith Mrs and Mrs q
F1tzgerald Gen Scanlon John
Foot Jno NJ Simms Henry
Fudge Sam Smith LYMAN
Fay Walter starger Marsh
Gerard Auguste Sullivan Patk
G Gaifi 1t Morris Z sst%SfsF E / Pr
Hunter Capt Al Shoemaker WR
Hail. Jas Smith VIM
Hall JnoG Sanders Col WV
Hamilton Alfred Tyler Ed
Henderson Monroe Theophie John
Hearbot Marshall Truman L w
Homes Saml Wryloe Ferdinand
H 1Ls, WE Wallace GeorgeJ
johnson EugeneW White George
Jamison Geo Watti
Jones Jno p Williams Mr.
Jarvis Kit Walker Mr. and Mrs
Jackson Lewis Williams d
Johnson Whatly OH
Jones Thos Wilson Samuel
Johnson Westley Whitfield THORNTON
k1nRman EliaO Ward w w
LIST OFLETTERs REMAINING IN EAST CAPITOL
STATION
SATURDAY, OCTOBER Is, 1885,
LADIES' LIST.
Altman Mrs Frank Thomas Miss Ruth
Christian Mrs Ellen Waters Miss T
Goal G1ls Jane gsn;. Will, WILLIAMS Mrs Caroline
Dugless Mrs Ellen
GENTLEMENS LIST.
Atkins yWG Weber I Herru
Brown William Wood Wilson
LIST OF LETTERS REMAINING IN THE GEORGE
TOWN. d. c., POST OFFICE,
SATURDAY, OCTOBER Is. 1883.
LADIES' LIST.
Cole Lillian Lam Smith Annie
GENTLEMEN's LIST
Benson Lewis johnson WA
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From the New York Truth.

mand, but it did not touch the heart OF Arnold,
who went from the presence Of his commander,
not to regain the esteem of his country, but to
-betray that country.
year passed away. He was in command at
West Point, In correspondence with the enemy.
whether she shared her husbands secret during
those months of preparation will, perhaps. never
be known with certainty. Just before the ex-
plOsion Of the treason at West Point, Arnold
sent for his wife and Child to join him; and !
| have seen the letter which he wrote her on this
occasion, telling her the best way of reaching
| him, and at what houses she should stop on the
road. She had not been many days at West
Point when the treason was discovered.
Arnold and his wife were seated at the break.
| fast table with Hamilton, Lafayette and an aid
| In the midst Of the meal hOrseman alighted al
the door, and a moment later q letter was placed
| In ArnOld's hands, which informed him of his
ruin. He controlled his cOuntenance, rose
quietly from the table, and beckoned his wife to
| follow him. They went up stairs to their room
where lay their infant child, and there he told
her that he was ruined man and must fly that
| instant for his life. She fell senseless to the
| floor. Leaving her there, he rushed from the
| room, hurried down stairs, sent some one to hel
| assistance. and then returned to the breakfast
room. He told his guests that Gen. Washington
| was coming, and he must make haste to pre-
pare for his reception. He mounted the horse
OF the messenger who had brought the letter
and gallOped away.
| COL. HAMILTON
has left us an interesting account Of Mrs. Ar
noid's demeanor after her husbands departure
he says she remained frantic all day, and &C
cused every one who approached her OF an in
tention to murder her child. She continued. h,
says, to rave until she was utterly exhausted
But Col. Bur, IN his old age, was accustomed
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-10-04
A Harvard Students Mash.

The train sped over the track at the
rate of forty miles an hour, but some
how each hour had sixty minutes in it,
Just as usual, and time hung heavy on
his soul. He was Harvard student,
bound for Boston on the Old Colony
railroad. Presently, at one of the
way stations pretty young lady
entered the car, and sat down near
the delighted student. Instantly he was
wide awake, and devoted all his ener-
gies to engaging the admiring attention
of the fair one, First he pushed the
blind up and down noisily in order to
attract her attention. Thinking he had
secured this, he opened a morning
paper, and reclining gracefully, pre-
tended to read. In reality he stared
steadily at the charmer. and whenever
she chanced to raise her eyes, she found
the student looking at her. Their eyes
met; he poured his whole soul into one
bewildering, captivating glance; she
blushed slightly, and turned nervously
| in her seat, but in that delicious instant
when he gazed into the limpid depths of
her clear blue eye, he fancied he saw
there the ,reciprocation of his own in
terest. With increasing confidence his
attitude, became more imposing and
beautiful, and when the train reached
Boston he considered his conquest as
sured. But in the meantime the whole
carfull had caught on to the students
scheme, and one of the passengers who
happened to know the young lady pass
ed round the word that fun was coming.
So when the party stepped on the plat
form the student proceeded in the pres
ence of large and interested audience.
Stepping elegantly up to the pretty girl,
he said briskly 81 beg your pardon, but
l am sure we must have met before.
Did 1 not have the pleasure of seeing
you at Judge Smiths reception last
week? May assist you with the bum
die? Fine day is it not?" But the
maiden walked demurely on, never SO
much as blushing or turning her head.
Taken somewhat by surprise, the would
be masher hesitated, stammered, but
continued: II thought possibly you
might remember my face. l am sure I
have seen you before. We had avery
enjoyable time at the ball last eve,
didn't we?" As the same result was
experienced from this attempt, he bold
ly stepped in front of her, and raising
his hat, begun: II beg your pardon.
Miss''-but he stopped suddenly; she
was looking pityingly at him, and max
ing signs to him in the deaf and dumb
alphabet. "Oh, holy cuspador! if that
isn't another piece of Harvard luck?, he
gasped, and bolted for a horse-car. The
story leaked out, and now you can tell
that student by the appearance OF pro-
family that steals over his face when any
one happens to twist his fingers or move
his hands in an unusual way.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-10-04
BLASTING Coal With Linn,

A few days ago successful attempt
at blasting coal with lime was made in
= Hazleton mine, and was witnessed by
a number of prominent coal operators,
who were well pleased with the result.
The use of this new mining agent, it is
claimed will avoid many of the dangers
arising from the use of gunpowder. and
in addition will purify the air in the
mine, The mode of operation is to en-
ploy nearly pure carbonate of lime,
which, after being carefully calcined, is
ground to a fine powder. This is con-
Quoted to hydraulic press having
die two inches and Il half in diameter
and seven inches deep. A Pressure of
forty tons is applied simultaneously to
both ends of the columns of ground
lime. which reduces it from seven inch
es to four and q quarter, thus nearly
doubling its density. The cartridge,
after having 4 small groove cut along
its sides, is then ready for use. They
are then inserted into the hole drilled
into the coal, where they are slightly
tamped. Water is then introduced with
force pump, and the steam generated
by the action of the water on the lime
causes an expansion which cracks away
the coal. The claim set up for this ma
terial over gunpowder is economy and
time when using it, safety where dan
gerous gases gather, pure air in the
mine. and getting the coal out without
blowing it 10 pieces AS is done with
powder. 1t has been tried with salts
factory results in many coal districts in
England, Wales and Belgium, and is
rapidly taking the place of POWDER
Wiliiamsport, Pa, Gazette.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-10-04
$1,000 for a Representative.

The Delaware Herald has positive
knowledge that one thousand dollars of
Fosters campaign money has been
placed i'm the hands of trusty agents for
the purpose of electing Mr.. Sackett, the
Republican candidate for Representa-
tive i'm Delaware County. Mr.. Oglevee,
Chairman of the Republican State COM
mittee, and notorious tool of Fosters
delivered the money in person and in
sisted upon its use for Sackett and Sack
EFT alone. Not one cent is to be spent
for Foraker and the State ticket. There
are number of respectable Delaware
County Republicans, who are opposed
to Foster and his ring, who are ready to
substantiate the statements of the Her
dEd.
The Delaware County bargain and
purchase fairly illustrate Fosters meth
Ods of operation. Sackett was nOmin-
ated for Representative solely because
he was the only candidate whom
Foster could rely upon to vote for him
for United States Senator. There were
other and better men befo the Con-
vention, but they were not favorable tC
Foster and therefore defeated by his in.
f1uence. Sackett is extremely unpopu.
lar, and sure to be beaten on fair vote
Hence the alarm of Foster and the ap
preparation of 81 900 from the Republic
can campaign fund to defray his elec
ton expenses.
| When the whole history of Foster:
campaign for the Senate is known, the
most credulous persons will be aston
ished. This most interruptions o
politicians has been laying the
wires 70: election to the Senate eve
since his first election as Governor
lie controlled the Republican Stat,
Convention and had Foraker nomin
ated partly because he new that III
could use him as a puppet, and partly
because he was anxious to kill off hi
rivals. For three months he has beer
diligently at work fixing the count.
conventions in his interest. Itisknowl
that Foster has untold sums of none.
for campaign purposes. He will us
them as freely as he has done in Della
ware County. The great question of tn
campaign is, shall fraud and Charli
Foster continue to be supreme in Ohio
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-10-04
Remember, Oct. 9th, next
Tuesday, is election day.
SHERMAN CONSISTENT.
Still Opposed to the Wool Growers:
He Thinks the Tariff Reduction
A Good Thing.

John Sherman has not learned the
art of silence. He does not seem to
know that man who is over-anxious
to appear innocent always ends in self
betrayal. Here is what he said in a
speech at Washington C. H., Sept.
l3, 1888, as reported by the CONNER
, al Gazette:
Though the reduction on wool vas.
l think. a great biunder, which the
New England manufactures will have
cause to regret, and although did all
/ could to correct it, yet the DILL on
the whole was so much better than a
Democratic Congress would give US,
that mid not hesitate to vote for it.
Every friend to the protection OF wool
voted for it, and every enemy to the
protection of wool voted against it,
not because of the reduction on wool
but because the duty on wool and all
other articles of American production
were still, in their opinion, too high
for atariff for revenue only"
1t is evident to the careful reader
that John Sherman's real opinions re-
main the same as last winter, when, or
the floor of the Senate, he made the
following astonishing statement:
"The people whom I represent are
willing to suomit to reduction on this
article" (referrlng to wooD. SET
Congressional Record, vol. Ia, p
2966.1
Though John Sherman may disguise
his feelings by artful words, the feel
ings will still crop out In the ex
tract given above he begins by pro
Tossing to believe that the reduction
on wool which he and his Republican
associates perpetrated upon the people
was "great blunder." But his pro
fession will not pass; he knows tina
it is not sincere, for he admits furthe
on that his sole motive in voting fo
the tariff bill was the belief that tn,
duties on several articles, of whic'
wool was one, were 'too high"
He did not think the duty on woolel
manufacturers "too high,' for he vote'
and worked to increase it. He say
nothing about this matter in his Wash
ington speech, and we are to infe
that he has been muzzeld by the Re
publican State Committee, for in hi
memorable Findlay speech he openl.
admitted, and gloried in the admission
that he "acquiesced" in every deman'
of the wooden manufacturers. Thu
his words and actions are consistent
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-10-04
Found the Clam.

A man at Long Branch recently enter
ed Il restaurant and said:
"Have you any clam chowder?"
"We have" replied the waiter.
bring ME plate"
A plateful was placed before him. and
he set to work with great gusto. After
he had taken about dozen spoonfuls,
he drew pair of opera-glasses from
his pocket and looked intently at the
chowder for some time.
Then he jumped in the air and shout
cd: Eureka. :"
"Whats that?' asked the proprietor.
1--WE got it!'' yelled the diner.
"Got what?' asked the restaurant
eur.
"a clam!'
"Great Scottr' yelled the proprietor,
''he's got the clam!"
And before the diner could say a
word, the proprietor picked up the
clam with pair of god pincers and
bore it triumphantly to the kitchen and
threw it back into q huge boiler of
chowder and said:
"Who dealt the chowder to that
dark-haired man over there?"
81 did," said the assistant cook.
Then you are discharged for deal
ing out the clam that we use for flavor
ing purposes. "
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-10-04
ADDING INSULT TO INJURY.
Foraker's Abuse ofan Old Republican
Wool Grower who Asked Him
A Fair Question.
"If You have Wool on Your Eyes,
Will take il or"
The Old Man Hooted at by the Mob.

Mr.. J. b. Foraker, the Republican
candidate for Governor, has an arrogant
way of discussing questions, and su-
perciliOus manner of answering in
auiries, which are particularly disagree
able to intelligent and sincere persons.
In the beginning of the canvass he at
tempted to answer Judge Hoadly by re-
buking him. Later on, in speech be-
fore the LincOln Club, he spoke Of
Democrats as cattle wandering astray.
And week or two ago, at Ludlow Falls,
he disposed of the temperance question
and the Scott law by saying that he alb
solutely would not speak of either, and
as for the amendments, would neither
discuss them nor vote for them.
At Xenia, in Greene County, Septem
ber II, large Republican mass meeting
YVES held, with Foraker as principal
speaker. The Republican farmers from
the whole surrounding country at
attended, expecting to hear some eX-
planation by Mr.. Foraker of the wool
question, which is now agitating the
entire agricultural community.
| When FoIaker came to speak OF the
wool tariff, he said in substance that he
had nothing to tell about it: it was all
humbug, etc. At this point Mr.. James
McCampbell, an old farmer of proLli-
nence and Republican whose party
allegiance has never been doubted, re-
specfully asked Mr.. Foraker if he was
Willing to answer question about the
reduction on wool. Foraker at once
turned toward him and commenced a
TRADE of shameful personal abuse; III
YOU have wool on your eyes" he
shouted, ~ will take it off in a short
;ime.n "You are a rebel mOssback,
who has come here to interrupt me with
Democratic lies" etc.
Mr.. McCampbell in vain attempted to
explain to Foraker that he was Repub-
lican, and not a Democrat, and that his
question was a perfectly fair one. III
YOU want to divide time with me,' said
Foraker, "come up Oh the stand; il
Y III don't, shut up" He repeatedly
referred to the old gentleman as IA
Democrat with wool over his eyes.
His disgraceful abuse was greeted
with hoots, yells and offensive personal
allusion from the crowd at the expense
of Mr.. McCampbell
In q conversation day or two aftel
this occurrence, Mr.. McCampbell said
~ have been Republican since the
, birth of that organization, and hope tC
die in my original political belief. But
nothing can induce me to vote for this
fellow Foraker. | believed even befoie
this event that the Republican party
was to blame for the reduction on wool
and am now sure of it. shall vote fol
Judge Hoauly, whose speeches on the
tariff | have read. There are great
many Republicans in the neighborhooc
who will do the same.n