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v>e = sh,. .,iI III ni,b, N ;,rr n,,,r;li.d
lit,le sister
Rnt fbat Summer ,b, dn,> had lr4u -
lor.. apI ,be riyhrs "a ,bur, that Hester
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oI1 wasn't mu.h l,trer th,u A f,iry and Ma,
obliop1 70 srand nn 4 ;oot>,ool. beside lIe,-
sie's Ola ea,, chair. 10 smooth back The HI,
Lrovn h.j, fror, HE blue->r,nrd TEMPLES.
INA Cndd, ,nly tir,l->o ,red =
I'm; Nh Al. persisted H.. ,l;ld. .Your
t.mDIe> beat u.l ,our had !, hot and r,es
hraty TN ho,b, ,our forehead wi,h Ill.,
monia. oil III N; ..u,. .,ut of ,he bottle
I'm RIM ont 10 ,h,. drInryi>t's an.! De, some.
Ma, -"
"yc< dear.
Vet IIe,,ie harlr realize! what the rAild
Lii or here IN, lad zone. She sat alone
II The pIain, hut comfortable. little sitting
room n. liobt IA ding around her. when lher,
was , knock ii ,h- door
..Come - she called. withou, rising. think.
IN, !, wa< H.. isnI sdy with Clean towels.
The daor-which Stood aiar-wss pa,E,ed
/ omen. and 4 gentleman entered. III. lac
! nlsasant dorII roun,enonce. Ind very h!us
a,ss and n,iyh, ha,e been about thirty -fy,
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There's a boy in the house, can tell you.
VI that you are surely aware;
His cap is just under the table.
And his oyercoat under the chair;
His boots lie OF in that corner,
and hls playthings are scattered about:
Yes, a boys in the house. assure you.
OF that fact yoG'll have never d doubt
Aud made Al the house clean lhi, morning
But his tracks they are everywhere:
And swept TIL my aims seemed breaking.
And busted with greatest care:
SUI that boy came in like a whirlwind.
Ana tumhled things upside down:
On. must spell patience forever.
Win never a Ugh or a f;own:
And hc'> always. yes. always, hungry
And CRYING for something 10 eat;
So fond of sugar and candy
Dr honey or anything sweet;
And he', always forever dirty,
Though wash him every time
! can catch the little rascal
That mischieyou> boy of mine.
lts, DO! IN the house, YOU would know il
BY The wrinkles crossing my brow
by the gray hairs coming from >ulncw here
don't know when or how;
l'y the slac> and hro.,on pencils.
By my album tatlcrcd and tOrn
BY the jackets minus buttons.
BY The little shoes half-norn
BY The gun ana bow and arrow.
And the cunning WORKOUT chair.
Hr that cap. ,ir. under the table
And his playthines everywhere;
by the book wher- he studie, Lis letter..
By those pictures on the wall:
les. sir, YOU are learning the lesson,
But you'll never know Il an.
And At night when the house i III order.
And the anxious day j. ned.
lie comes 70 me ctu,, and sleepy.
And want, 10 be put In bed.
Too tired 20 kiss BIZ own mother.
Too tired to walk up the stairs.
Too tired ,o eat any supper.
Too tired to LAY hi> praycr,.
Ahd tumble him IN. IN u hurry.
And tuck him W ever % tight.
And brush back the tangled rimglcl..
y ! ki-s that boy good-night
And III and watch by hi> crib awhile.
And wonder how il would b.
If the little fellow should 70 away
And never come bac> 10 IND.
And push uu the -.o!drn mass,
That tumble ovrr hi, brow.
And wonder Il any future
Gould bc a good a. now
l"t b N tumble W the parIar
~ him Shoot hi arrows h.a.
l. him wear ho'c iu NJ, jlck 4.
Lrt nm -h"Ht ana scream md crv
l-o' hi hu- ad Ai>- hi, mother.
And may ~ ircl n i5.
II me d'S -hc must surely lo,-
TIL, tinc-,ycd. laughing hu,.
lnn BIZ; y u; N ~ mother, laY
IuI biz u Kip aud run.
lhc ia, j. coming. mamma.
Tp1 biz ior hoyi,h n!u:
" big ~ h~ crib ana lt,'r ci!ai..
T.p b'g 70 play With ,hc =irl-.
IL d o. wah,rfg sI'i-rl, ana n',tklsy.,
Al The iiNin1- thst h- c,n.
10 !.ok. hr',l tc.l sal, ~, ht should.
y" ook ln,i iiH m.u.
Ana th,u hr'lf lNr nu"fA q;
On. mamma, ki,> lilunpsy,
Fur some la, oihrr Antl- 'h.,u lhinr
.fl'i >ms.t' h> -runv hiow.
~. h-t'- ,nth, h-u,' cun ',l Nom.
W l!al t-u irt >U.o.t aware.
lii tap j. jul, E..!,t NJ. t.t.r.
And Al> ~ c,ut uLa,r Tie td.Nr'
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Vol. xxx Whole No. l495. No. 3S.
A Large Man from Lynn.

1t was day when everybody was tired
and anxious to sit down when a large man
carrying gripsack, boarded an Eastern
I railroad train in Boston, and. after watkins
through several crowded cars, finally found
the one vacant seat, and, seating himself
| placed his bag on the cushion at his side.
Just as the train was about to start another
man entered. and made the same Journey in
search of a seat. As he stopped inquirins!y
before the large man, the latter said "This
seat ls engaged, sir; man Just stepped
out, but will return in moment; he left
his baggage here as a claim to the seat"
"Well, said the second traveller, frankly,
"l'm pretty tired and if YOU don't object
I'll just sit down here and hold hjs haG for
INN tlli ne returns, and, without ceremony,
this he proceeded to do Then the large
man, who was bound for Lynn, earnestly
prayed, within the inmost chambers Of hig
little heart, that bis companion might gct
off at Somervillt. or Everett. on Chelsea
anywhere but Lynn or station beyond.
And the tired man thanked his Stars for
even moments rest, expecting every
second to be oustcd by the owner Of The
grpsack.
The train moved out from the station. In
vain did the large man try to read The
stranger ticket to see what his destination
was. Somerylle was reached but the
stranger sat quietly in his place. and Tie
large man grew nervous. The train stopped
at Everett, and still the stranger gazed
peacefully ahead, never budgng, aid he
large man began to perspirc. Then came
Chelsea, but the stranger still held fast to
the bag, aDd never offered to stir The
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EIE HAD LEAKNtn SuMLTilING. ~ cvlc-
bruted divine, wha was remarkable ~ tha
first period Of his ministry for a loud and
boisterous manner Of preaching, Suddenly
changed his whoc manner in the pulpit, and
adopted mild and di>pasSionalt mode ol
dei,erv. One OF his brethren, observing il.
inquired OF him what bad induced him to
make the change. He ANSWERED; Whom
was Young | thought it VAS the thun'.cr
that killed the people bat when grew "t>-
er discovered that it was the iishtu!n1.
SO determined to thunder less a"I liIhten
more in the future.
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tie hands gently in his and kissed the m she
put slender arm about the strong neck
"les, goodbye now but some time YOU
will stay with me always; for love YOU
you are so good !"
And in all her life Hesse never for mo-
ment regretted her decision.
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DROWNED IN BEER.
thi. Popular Beverage T~" f"
Men express. their Minas

..TGe fact i. sir, and you may stick 2 PIN there
that the pcnp,e of this country are likely 10 be
drowned in Hood OF lager beer" shouted an en-.
tltsiastic teetotaer the other day into the ear OF
YOUR ,ornered correspondent. That German tirink
has struck Us hard. IL is the second deluge
eyes and the worst of this beer-drinking bu7i-
ness l. that it gets up kidney troubles. as heavy
who had knowledge of the times and tendency
10 metaphor. ..The midnight schooner leaves be
hind it Il wake Of furrcd tongues, hcadachcs Tor
,latiOn Of Brights Disease
This melancholy fact accounts IN part Tor the IN
creasns sales of BENSOS's CAPCiNE PokoIs :
PLASTER, which at once mitigates these symp-
toms Price Is cents Ask your ply ysician aboutit
scabury & johnson, Chemists, New York.
nrr IvrI hc Sept
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startled.
'iou are not offended ?"
"N-o." said Hessie
"The way Of it is this T. said Doctor Pell
len years ago | had a sweet wife, whom
| loved very dearly. She died, and left me
with one child. My child fell to my moth.
er's care, who has made the only home fol
me have had since. But she is verv aged
and has often urged me to marry again
However, this found impossible II has
only been since have known YOU, Miss
Earlscourt. that marriage again has seemed
possible. Pardon me- | know you have
little expected this But YOU are not offend
ed, though am no youthful hero. Try to
believe me Il think could make you hap
py"
lie bent forward and took one Of lIesse 5
small hands gently in his. He looked very
good and manly
I'll mus, have time 70 think, Doctor
Pel."
Certainly. have made my proposal.
You shal! decide At your leisure But while
YOU are thinking about i'll would like to
see YOU once in WHILE IIessie. Will YOU
let me take you to ride call upon YOU Of
an evening. 7"
II have 10 objections" answered He,sie,
quietly, but She felt quite dizzy.
In few moments Doctor Pcll had gone
away.
Before >he had in the lea,, righted herself
there was another knock at the balfonep
door. and Mr. Deslonde walked in
Mr. Pau Deslonde was the mos, ,log,n,
man Of llcsSie's acquaintance. He was very
handsome; his manner was faul,less.
\ She had always Stood 4 ljttIe II n.a ar
him Judge, then. Of hrr >urnrisc uhen
having seated himself In her lit,Ie sitting
room anl chattel easily for half an hair IL
very graceful, made a proposal Of MARRIAGE
M, father want, ME ID marry and I'll
ng USUALLY arbitrary N, :,c,,.5;n,,I,.
grateful Ii lin that he Ioes IN, ins;., ,nS;,
making cluicc tor me-. mi leayn. -. fron
u r!ca>e myself Ap1 TIL. Ill ,.lis
fnncy. hn,e known you Io,., amt aI,,,;r
alton haS rinenel into nersn,,I o..ao,,,
WiIl ,ou TAXI M pronn>,i ;r,o c,ns;fa.n
tion Hi
lIr,>i, can.h, b.r brea,E Nh l.oI.1
,cr, pre,y wifh m, maiIrnIv r..rryr manI
tIYn, b.r f..,,ur.. ,ha I 1,rt.
,haIu. The purc check bnt ,hr.s words
brought .urh bcuildrrmr yi,,a Il III III.
-art D..lot.J. p,n.;r, ,Tt.r, In
differed ber ,L,, .L. iii, III i, t'o'''' r.
.I-I viI.iaL. y,,,. ngsr i,,,, a"a':Io
tioa. Nh. l.. ,laDdt." .br .,Il,hIal ,nncna.,
i,4r,,
S.. G.lt .n,r.l, i,,,,,lt.. \. ..
n.... Arr Cn,tIy r,n,, ','i
th. mno,.,, r~,,l, a,a H. n,t, - "'.'
conversation tur,.rl II ,snrr,l,.r,. .,I IT'LL.
...nk M, N.,,. I'M
.Nobod, Il, ,,o,,l..r ,t.;,l ,. Il
III ua> ,rr, n,u.l ,>c,,nI T /, IL. II"
tl....n, excitement SEn H.. ri.,,.I
Ia, encouraged. Il I I'll III
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--"I'm so alarmed, Lizzie" exclaimed q
St. Louis girl, who was engaged to lie mar
red to young army officer He HASN'T
written me in three days. ''lhefc Is no
occasion to get excited was the rtaS>urin-
reply; "he is out OF the reach Of indians,
there is no epidemic prevailing where he is
stationed and when he last wrote YOU he was
in perfect health" "Oh, YES, know all
that, Lizzie" said the timid, agitated Great
ure, "bur then there's the army worm"
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Vegetine

seroful, ~srofuI ou- ~ umor.t ANGER An
crrou. Esumor, Erysipe!as. TanL"r.sais
lbeum E,imp'.. or liumof tn the
face Cough und ODDS. Ulcers.
..ronc:iti.. N~u;algis, by.
pepsi, Rhlamatisn, Pains
in thr .Ii", toHsiipa
Iion to.fiseEe.-
s'iic-. Dizziness
Head hs
Nervou.nr..P Pains NTH hcnncl iai"tn~..
atthr stomach saiLnc, Complaint. Re
NAL, W.aLnc-- anh General Debility.
lh- prclnr.tI b &. -.ei;0a-aliy an' themi.
cally combined, a.d N -ir"hgll rla'"iiiIitod
iIom roots htra-. at! AlrA-, That IL -'"d effect
ate realized immediately hi;cr lntncn llt u l>c
ii Their. l- No lI.'a-e ui the human = Stem i"r
whlrh the NEGETI>Ir u4n Z lr' -c'i with fil;f i'f
stiI-il a. II i.n- i.ut tt-t:4l. ANN metallic CON
%. uI For ,r.,iifalug uie IS -t,m M al ilrrw'i
i!,- ul III, q. oi 10. aIu.' Il AA- never fa!l
d, To- rfIr' living t'He Aat -tr' .ieth 10 iilr
y-t,u3 q. 4 itat.l IN ,ii-ca- It. wonderful -:
ftets upon tie r.nliitlA;- til N ;rt -Aipri- y
aU MIN, MAKE l,tt,i cIr,I lk tht \EnLIl>t
that have tened luIIt uitigr i'l4t ttt u can "'t'
1, called
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Fr Cards. Bill Heads, Programmes
Circulars and Posters, send to the
AMERICAS Office.
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How Wctoh Cases c.v Hu5a.

y .re-~rn. ... Al. ,rry
~ .i~~t.i ca-c. ..n4 tt, ~n,w
how !. ...h ,:.-e j. ia.ie, crtAe il Ji:-
fel,n,e .. the.. .al!;y u ;4.m. ina SOLID
Goi.p y .I.H II t.>-& a-ile :r..n n n>ccs-
sar. thiranc-st q, ca,irs aai .o.ish;ng,
large pr"rr.. a n thei.,,-l I, tec,ied
only to s,i;.cn ani hold the engraved por-
tions in place, ami supply >irenat,. The
surplus il not only needless bat Dni,sira-
bic because golI is eoa metal ani cauno;
furnish the stiffness. strength ami elasticity
necessary to make tile case permanently
strong -nl c.u>,-,.tin-. rhc pciJ. watch
case ia.~t co:..ine ga.l ai:h >oi.. metal
that viii -nIpir that IN wu.,h ihe gold is
deiei,,.;. lA.- A-- i-ra =. Az. ..,hei by
the .JlnD, III EHra.C.v y y,.x
which ,.vc> ,,.- ru o:tyol
les gold. AMI ; <. HE,-E- lie >,i-DITY and
STRENGTH q tl.ar ra>e, AMI Al tAc .ame time
reduces the 4 i, ,Ei HaLF
s.se rt..sr E.,tsrs wstsl r,.tari.., rhlia
e.lpAl.. sA-A..r Illustrated Pan
'.-.. Be.' .al =, .tor. -i.s ,..s. 3.ds.
T. x ai.ru<il
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T HAVE for sale number Il bu,hc Of BEAUTY
L OF HEBRoS' potatoes which are two weeks
earlier than the "Early Rose and will Weld double
I'M, amount. They are very large and fair alia are
undoubtedly the best potato obtlinahlt.
Call or or addrc->
CHAS. L. YOUNG.
3mos36 Trenton, Me.
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A Coop iNvESTMENT.-On OF our prom
inent business men said to us the other day.
In the spring my wife got all run down and
could not eat anything ; passing your store
saw pile of Hoods Sarsaparilia in the
window, and got bottle. After she had
taken it week she had rousing appe ID,
and did her everything. She took tarec
bottles, and it was the best three dollars
ever invested. c. |. HOOP & Co., Lowell,
Mass.
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When our genial news editor called
and paid cash down for the suit, the German
was 50 delighted that he asked his customer
to 20 out and take drink with him. The
editor, Of course, declined, SAYING he did
not drink whereupon CLEAN Of salts
faction and intelligence combined shot
across the talor's countenance as he ex.
claimed: dots dc reason w you pay for
de clothes so quick as you got 'em."-Iroy
Times.
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A Boy in the House.

BY III IZABETH NICHOLS.
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Seed Potatoes for Sale.

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Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-11
The Difrerence.

From the Boston Advertisar.l
 farmer buys 8 section of land at a dol lar and quarter an acre, and has hard work to make living from it. But in time a rail road passes by it, and with the increased fa- ciIities which this gives him for disposing of his product, he becomes wealthy and values his land at hundred dollars an acre. It is the same land, and will not produce any more in the one case than in the other, but the extra value is given to it by it's increased capacity for profitable operation. The far mer is commended for his shrewdness, and congratulated on his good luck. A railroad is built at certain cost per mile, and for years finds it difficult to pay it's way. But in time it prospers, and having facilities for making money fast-facilities which it has been long time accommodating, and at 8 great cost, it in creases it's capital stock 10 or 20 per cent; that is, it adds that amount nominally to it's value. Is the railroad commended, or are it's managers congratulated on the prosperity of the road? Not much! They are denounced for watering their stock To have desire to reap the natural profit of their hazardous investment is something little less than criminal. Does the farmer, who was so much benefited by the road, come to its defence? Not as far as heard from. He joins in the cry against monopolies, and, holding fast to the hundred per cent or more profit which the road has added to his possessions. he does all he can to prevent the road from prosper ing Such is Iifei
Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-11

brilliancy and clever insight which have made Henry James famous as the skillful an- alyst of Anglo-American society. The Pension Beaurepas, which follows "The Siege of London'' in this volume is another close study of Ameriea in Europe. The last story in the book, 'Ths Point of View, lis g continuation and sequel of ''The Pension Beaurepas' Fer sale in this city by H. E. Peck
 s'Dust," by Julian Hawthorne, author of ''Bressant,'' Sebastian Strome," 'Gartb, 3 etc is number l of s'Our Continent Libra ry'' published by Fords, Howard & Hubert, New York It is noteworthy that this novel of English society in the early part of the present century appears at so nearly the same time with Nathaniel Hawthorne's pow erful posthumous novel, f'Doctor Grim shave" dealing with both England and America at about the same period. This af- lords opportunity for interesting compari- son, or rather contrast, between the weird, inverted, poetic style of the father, and the direct, vigorous, picturesque style of the son. Julian Hawthorne has marked indi- viduality of his own; and the strong TO- mantle interest and graphic portraiture of 'tDust," will add to his growing fame, as thus far the ablest work from a pen gifted with high qualities, both by heredity and training. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-11
SLOW.

Jones has servant girl who is so slow ir her movements that the milk she passef from one end of the table to the other be- comes sour before 1t reaches it's destination
 Student: F'Waiter, has my friend Muller been here?'' Waiter: 'sLet us see-yes believe he has just paid and left" Student: Paid, did you say? Then it wasn't Mul. er."-FGegende Bla!ter.
 We have heard hundreds of girls say they wouldn't marry the best man that ever lived, but have generally found that they were quite willing to wed the best man that would have them.-Boston Transcript.
 At prominent theater young actress was recalled. She had been playing the title role of 'Satan's Daughter" and when she reappeared stentorian voice asked: ''Is the old man here tonight ?''
 General Sherman kisses every girl to whom he Is introduced and 1t is noticeable that the prettier the girl is the harder it is for him to remember her. and he sometimes has to be introduced to the same girl dozen times Boston Post.
 woman of Medina, Ohio, coughed more or less for nineteen years before she threw up shirt button and found relief. You can imagine how her husband, too, must have been suffering, with that button of his shirt all those years.-Lowell Citizen.
 sober Philadelphia omnibus came near upsetting, and the possible victims, with one exception, threw up hands of protest ing leverage. The exception sat motionless. "How could you be so calm?" asked a friend. My dear was the reply, ''my gloves are misf1t. ."-Exchange.
 My hearers" began the lecturer, q trust -" Before he could proceed further 8 Babel of voices shouted: ''WeIl trade with you, mister; we'll trade with you. New CT you fear for that" The citizens thought he was going to open grocery in town and that he had risen to announce the fact Boston Transcript.
 And how did you like the Langtry as Rosalind ?" inquired Charles Augustus the other day, during a general discussion of high art. Well" said the man from Mud Lick, thoughtfully stroking his beard, ''she reminded me of an individual who was going to die. He had been sick long time and was considerably reduced. My friend,' said the officiating clergyman, you must wrestle with the utmost astonishment, unco Vering his lower extremities-'with them legs ?'"- New York Graphic,
 A merchant who felt that his profits were not as large as his trade warranted looked over his books on Sunday, and then inter- viewed his clerk with: ''John Henry, you have taken $500 of my money since Janu- ary.' ''That's so. I used it to buy futures in cotton and lost ;" 'And must send you to State prison" "Oh, no! Previous to January I took $500 of your money and bought wheat, and my profits have been so large that can return all your money and for my honesty you would never have known of the first steal. But for my business tact you would have lost all. ''-Detroit Free Press
Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-11
Hartford and Harlem.

The hearing in regard to the special char desired by the Hartford and Harlem railroad is developing great many facts that are worthy the consideration os the people of the state. At first, the Hartford and Harlem is a substitute for the parallel scheme of last year and it is opposed by the Olmstead parallel people, as well as by the Consolidated road. It does not appear from any testimony yet presented at the hearing that the Hartford and Harlem has any existence but upon ''paper." By this we do not mean to merely state that no rails have been laid ]; that is we'll known-but it has appeared distinctly in the hearing, that although considerable stock has been subscribed for, no money has been paid in and no guarantee that such road will ever be built has been given beyond the mere statement or intimation that capitalists ''were ready" etc. Furthermore, the interested parties in the scheme are, so far as has been ascerteined, New York and Boston firms who make it business to speculate in railroads i; local support is comparatively insignificant. When the scheme was first announced early in the winter, the Hartford and Harlem pro- posed to go ahead and build the road under the general railroad law and if they had con- tinued that proposition foremost in their plans it is doubtful if there would have been very strenuous opposition to 1t, provided the building of the road was actually guaranteed and. actually proceeded with. On second thought however, 1t was deemed necessary to ask for some settled legislation to allow them to bridge naTigable streams and enter cities After time they considered 1t busl- ness like to organize and to issue bonds on short sections, until at last they came before the Legislature with request for special charter, under the pretense that such char ter is needed in order to allow the road to diyeroe from it's line and enter New Britain. There can be no objection to the granting of a special privilege to this road, if necessary, in order that the business interests of New Britain shall be benefited but why should the Hartford and Harlem ask for a special charter just for that? The general railroad law is sufficient for them to operate under, if they propose to operate, with a possible amendment for the benefit not particularly of the road, but of the city of New Britain. Now what is most puzzling to the people of the state is why, if the Hartford and Harlem at first interested to build under the general railroad law it should now ask for 8 special charter !? The state has had too much ex- perience with special charters. and the gen eral railroad law was enacted for the purpose of avoiding them in the future.