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boxes tin plates to Holder Herrick 266 do to
Naylor & Co, 1 box merchandise to A Steele.
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MASSACHUSETTS.
Died at the age of 1o2.

TAUNTON. March Mrs. Betsy Hastings
Perkins, died this moruing. aged 102 years
She was born in Weston Mass. Some of the
children who survive her have already at
tanned ripe ages, one daughter being nearly so
years old.
a Murderer Confesses His Crime.
SPRINGFIELD, March 7.-Joseph B. Loomis
who is To be hanged tomorrow for the murder
of David Levitt December 1st, 1881, has made
a full confession of his crime. He shot his
victim while the two were driving through the
covered Agawam bridge two miles from thus
city, and he threw his pistol into the river and
DIR We to a neighboriDg piece of woods and
left his carriage and the corpse there and
walked to Westfeld. At the latter place he
concealed the money and watch taken from
Leavitt's body. The murderer seems perfectly
calm Tonight and promises to go through to-
morrow's execution without flnching. His
spiritual adviser was with him during the
afternoon and evening leaving him at 10 p m.
Loomis then retired
United Order OF Pilgrim Fathers.
LAWRENCE, March THE Supreme Colony
OF the United Order of Pilgrim Fathers held
their annual session here to-day with 120 dele
gates present. A new constitution was adopted
and prize of 500 offered Tor the best vitua.
Among the officers elected was W. e. Nolan
of Lisbon, Me-, as sergeant-at-arms.
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European markets..
(By Telegraph )
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(BY IeIeBTdpH
LONDON, NTch. 7.-U. 5. Ans, l1d.
IrvrRPoo1. Meh 7-12.3o P.M.-Cotton market
easier: upisnds At 8 s. Cd; Orleans ll-l6d sales
q 600 bales speculation and expor 1000 baes, fu-
tiires HAT
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minneapolis FIGURING N ills Shut pown

ST. PAUL, March IL he great -four mills of
Minneapolis and the State are not producing
one-third of their capacity A number now
running will shut q wn this week, because of
the scarcity aud high prices Of wheat.
Michigan Democratic State Convention.
DETROIT March The Democratic state
eohveDtio' met at Linsn aud after temper
ary organization adjourned till afternoon. A
resoluti IN 70 divide the ticket with the Green
bAckers, who hold their ssate convention to-
morrow. was referred TO committee, but there
is ~ doubt Of its adoption
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BLEAcHED ooTToNs.
stock Market.

The following quotations of stocks are reported
and corrected daily by Woodbury. & Mouton (mem-
bers of the Boston Stock Exchange) corner OF Mid
die and Exchange streets.
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OXFORD BEARS.

THEIR SECOND ANNUAL REUNION.
Brilliant Gathering at the Falmouth.
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shonld be better occupied than by my Door
sketching of of such a brute-al subject.
l would suggest in closing that the society
might deposit my offering in the Natural
History Rooms, during such times as not re-
qnired for its own use.
Very respectfully and truly yours,
FRANK L. BARTLETT
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Brighton Ont.Ie MARKER.

The demand for Wool continues steady and the
market is quite firm. Interior lots are now coming
forward quite rapidly and the country will soon be
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The following quotations are wholesale prices and
rreoted daily by Storer Bros. u Co., Dry Goods
oolens aud Fancy Goods, 144 to 153 Middle street.
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Mr. Chairman, Ladies and GentleDsen:-It
gives me great pleasure to be present at this
gathering OF the sons and daughters of oxford
County, and in behalf of our city to do honor
to the men and women who have done so
much 10 honor her.
My know ledge of Oxford County is some-
whet imperfect, bat ii l remember Alright it is
not altogethef land flowing with milk and
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SNb-RO6N.

The origin of the phrase Sub rosa"
or .under the rose' is said to have
been on this wise. In the year B. c.,
Az, Pausanias, the commander of the
confederate feet of the Spartans and
Athenians was engaged in an intrigue
with Xerxes for the subjugation Of
Greece to the Persian rule, and for the
hand of the monarch's daughter in
marriage. Their negotiations were
carried on in a building attached to the
temple of Minerva, called the Brazer
House, the roof of which was a garden
forming a bower of roses; so that the
plot which was conducted with the
utmost secrecy, was literally matured
"under the rose Pausanias, how
ever, was betrayed by one of his ennis
saries, who, by "a ~preconcerted plan
with the ephori (the overseers and
councillors of state, five in number)
gave them a secret opportunity to hear
from his lips Of Pausanias himself, the
acknowledgment Of his treason. To
escape arrest, he fed to the temple of
Minerva, and, as the sanctity OF the
place forbade intrusion for violence or
harm of any kind, the people walled
up the ediice with stones and left him
to die of starvation. His own mother
laid the first stone. II afterward be-
came d custom among Athenians to
wear roses in their hair whenever they
wished to communicate to another q
secret they wished to be kept inyio-
late. Hence the saying sub rosa
among them. and since among Chris
tian nations.
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8. sesss,.o the Thames o.. Fire

An English paper says that a re
markable instance, arising from
similarity in sound is in the phrase
setting the Thames on fire." The
substitution of the name of a river for
the correct word entirely deprives the
expression of any meaning; and SO
general has the error become that,
foolish though the mistake is, it is
useless perhaps to restore the
true Specification of the saying, which
like many others, is traceable to the
domestic pursuits of u %forefathers
before machinery did SO much of their
work. Many years ago, before
machinery was introduced into -four
mills for the purpose of sitting -four,
ii was the custom of the miller to send
it away unsifted. The process of sift-
ing was done at home, thus: The
tense, or sieve, which vas moved
with a rim that projected from the
bottom Of it, was worked over the
mouth of the barrel into which the
-four or meal was sifted. The active
fellow who worked hard not un-
frequently set the rim on fire by the
force Of friction against the rim of
the four-barreI; SO that this depart
ment ef domestic employment became
q standard by which to test a mans
win and capacity to work hard. Thus
of a lazy fellow, or one deficient in
strength. it was said he will neyer set
the tense on fire." The word is still
In common use in Lincolnshire to
signify the sieve used by brewers to
remove the hops from the beer.
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Very much is thought of education
in China, and if a poor boy takes liter
airy honors he can fill as high a posi-
ton as though he were a boy of rank.
All boys, especially in the south of Chi
ma, are expected to go to school, but
beside the mission schools there are
not many for girls. A tutor has not
only to teach boys how to read and
write, but politeness forms the basis of
Chinese education, and the many cere-
monies belonging both to public and
private life have to be learned at
school. Very much trouble is also taken
with the writing lessons, a elegant
pencil" being thought of great conse-
quence, and all the mistakes made in
writing the master c%orrectsWith red ink.
Like boys of Japan, the Chinese learn
their lessons out loud, and sometimes
make a great clatter in the school room
while doing {. But boys may not talk
together in school, and to prevent their
doing this the desks are arranged some
distance from one another. When a
lesson is known the boy takes his book
to the master, bows, turns his back
and repeats it. This is called peychou,
or backing the book" and is to pre-
vent the boy from reading the lesson,
which the large characters make it very
easy for him to do. The way that the
Chinese are taught is on a very differ
ent system from ours. They learn by
heart first, and then have explained to
them what they have learned. Their
first lesson is on ilial piety, and
throughout life the Chinese, boy, and
girl, and man, and woman, are noted
for their love toward parents. They
then learn the sacred trimetrical book,
which treats of the nature of man,
modes of education, social duties and
many other things. Next come the
four classical books, and then the five
sacred, so when Chinese boys go to
school they are well set to work. I'm
like the japanese, however, they do not
think that they have anything left to
learn from other nations.
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should be, RELOCATED to carriage wear
by women of taste and fashion.

should be, RELOCATED to carriage wear
by women of taste and fashion.
Much attention is now paid to tan.
estry, which has come largely into use
in the decoration of fine houses,
Canvas belts are worn with the fan.
mel and cloth dresses. These come in
a variety Of colors, as well as in
white.
The most elegant French dresses,
made of the richest India, changeable
Venetia and Lyons silks, have blouse
oodlces and cutaway over-jackets.
Among new fall goods are woven
tapestry patterns with borders of an
tlque designs and in blocks, bars,
checks and plaids, the fabric rough
but soft camel's-hair.
sashes are still greatly in favor for
the adornment of young ladies' festival
and dinner dresses, those with chine
patterns, or Powered centers with satin
edges, being preferred.
For trimming hats and bonnets, for
garden parties and other dressy occa-
slons, New York milliners are using
Turkish muslin embroideries, pinks,
greens, blues and whites, with gold
and silver tinsel. .....
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News and Notes for Wnmsn.

The average life, of French women
is said to be thirteen years longer than
that of French men.
Washing the hands twice a day with
Indian corn-meal, and rubbing on a
little glycerine at night, will keep them
soft and white.
Queen Victoria has received a woman
physician, Mrs. Scharlieb, with un-
usual favor at Windsor castle, given
her a likeness of her royal self, and
encouraged her to excel in her profess
sion.
A cotton plantation, a few miles
from Monroe, La, has been run for
the last four years by Miss Adah Par.
ker, supporting her mother and two
young brothers, and overseeing the
work in person.
The first woman to arrive in Car
Donate, Col, received an ovation,
marked by such substantial tokens OF
welcome as a town lot, a mining claim
and the money with which to buy a
silk dress.
A local statesman of Marion, Kan.
offered SIS for a bed-quilt produced in
silence, rather than stitched in gossip,
after the usual fashion of sewing soci-
cites. Twenty-three women perform
ed the work in two hours. without
speaking a word.
The Princess de Segan has given to
an interviewer Of the Figaro, as the
sum necessary for the toilet of a fash
ionable Paris woman, for dress-making,
$4,000; millinery, 5000; linen, $500;
boots, shoes and slippers, $500; gloves,
hosiery, ribbons, ties and other trifles,
1920; lace, $500; hair-dressing and per-
fumery, 5000; umbrellas and p~arasols,
500; total, $SfU0.
There are two women now living in
Ohio whose husbands fought in the
war of the Revolution. One of these
is Mrs. Davis, of Perry county; the
other, Mrs. Catherine Cline, Of Cincin.
natl, now eighty-three years of age,
whose first husband, Robert Cumming,
was a soldier in W~ashington's army.
She is a native of Penn's valley, Pa.
Fifteen Chinese ladies at Canton,
assigned by their parents to husbands
they did not like, and to whom they
were to have been respectively and
simultaneously married on q certain
festive day, entered their protests,
which awaited them nothing; but on
the eve Of the feast they plunged to
gether into the river and became the
brides OF death.
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Fashion ~ otcs.

The coffee colors are revived.
Copper color and mignonette are
again fashionable.
Suits of ~terra-cotta color are fast
losing their popularity.
a dress entirely Of silk is no longer
correct for street wear.
Pretty table cloths have a band Of
lowered Saline down the center.
Taffetas are In favor to make up in
combination with other materials.
The fashion Of dressing the hair
HIGH is becoming more and more gen
eraI.
For evening wear are wide sash rib
bons in gold and white, or silver and
white.
some dresses have two and even
three vests, only a of which, how
ever, buttons.
a suggestion Of silver throughout
an entire black suit is popular for
second mourning.
Lace fchus are in demand. Favor
lite styles are known as the Fedora and
the Marie Antoinette.
The new brocades have corded edges
around the figures or flowers in the
style Of the Escurial laces.
Dresses entirely Of silk are, ~ they
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GsEra ne u EKmfnh.

keW persons who wear q watch
kAasR how no take care OF il. It ID 4
ases6 delicate piece of machinery, and
3sk more IS expected Of il, without
sale md attention, than Of d steam en-
glAs y any ether piece Of machinery
eeli the engine or sewing machine.
WAateYer It may be, keep It free
90 elean from dirt and exposure, but
IS watches are frequently let run as
's2 g they VIII keep ticking, and
Asa Nhen they suddenly cease to beat
y Ronder Why they have stopped.
sala 90 engine or sewing machine be
IS nse ak on even eight years with
IS g or cleaning, or attention? Ger
10y not a watch should be clean
aaa oiled not less frequently than
3hkWo years. once q year is not
s, + this is done it win last a
'ss aaas and, il a good article, may
SsssaskM down to several generations.
It viii wear out and become
q few years. Just think
Egg watch making 1900 beats an
900 3 DAY. and 158. 1000 a
there any other niece of ma
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LADIES D~EPARTMEyT.
Making a Little Go +. eu..-

AieSAe 10 q Great Way.
II IS not generally known, of course,
that many women, considered most
eA'faVagant dressers, manage with
cieHer hnesse to look extremely stylish
on small allowances. Nothing a be
OF greater interest to the average
oma than the secret of how to look
wen at a small expense. Some ladies
own themselves Mat they buy inces-
sanity yet are never stylishly dressed.
In the first place it is tedious to wear
one hat with all costumes, Therefore
procure one becoming in shape, trim
nleo 1or ~eXigencies. Get a black hat
with a handsome feather as a utility
hat' one which can be worn at various
pol irE,a OF the compass; then when buy
Ing ew silk buy a spray of flowers
10 so4I, and utterly change the aspect
OF the hat. If possessing any skill,
get a capote frame andscoyer with the
dress goods. Learn to make collarettes
ana fichus; get reversible ribbons and
alter at pleasure. Always get dresses
whose waists will interchange: this is
the best of the black Jersey. Do not
go out on successive days dressed the
same way-some slight change will
suggest a variety of toilets. Comb the
hair differently when the hat is placed
back to form a poke. Always carry a
handkerchief to suit the dress. and as
they are cheapthis is within possibility
always. Above all, get nothing so
striking that it will always be recog-
nized on the street. Do not vitiate a
black and white ensemble by an oddly
colored bow o. handkerchief. Strive
for a general effect. Cut o~verdresses
full enough to allow of different drap-
ings. Get a black parasol, all black
which will suit any costume. st.
Louis Republican.
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An Interesting WAGER.

The saloons of most ferry boats are
sbundantly furnished with mirrors.
A mischievous lady nee remarked to
a gentleman accompanying her that
she would wager a pair of kid gloves
shat every man who passed through
the cabin would glance into the mir
TOR. while the women would not. The
gentleman, with an incredulous smile,
accepted the wager at once, and each
person was noted, and true enough, as
each young, middle-aged and old man
came forward toward the mirror he
glanced in, many with a self-satisfed
gaze, because of their good looks,
Iaunty clothes or fine physiques, while
others seemed to veal a contemptu-
Gus curl of the lip, as if angry at
themselves; but not a single woman,
young, middle-aged or old, homely or
pretty, good, bad or Indifferent,
glanced into the mirror. After at
least three hundred persons had
passed through, the gentleman, in a
half dazed way, remarked to his COM
panion: "You have won the gloves,
but I never would have believed it.
| wonder why it is"
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A WOman's Threat.

a very handsome senorita went to
one of the best photographers in Mad
rid lately to have her picture taken
When the posture was all settled, and
the cloth was about to be drawn, the
artist threw a last glance at his sub
iect, and to his CONSERVATION found
that she Vas holding a pistol to her
head.
what are you doing?" he cried.
"You will not shoot yourself: it would
ruin my business; besides it wonld be
wicked to mar so lovely a face as yours,
senorita."
do not be afraid" she replied; II
have no intention of spelling the orig.
inal of one of your best pictures; but
my love has left me, and I'm going to
send him my photograph in this pos.
ture, with the Message that I'll fire il
he does not return to me at once"
A few weeks after the photographer
had the pleasure of taking the por'
traits of a young married pair-with'
out the pistol.
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Tg.e EviE Eye.

The Russians are great believers in
the evil eye; and foreigners. on Rus
sian children being introduced to
them, should beware Of praising their
beauty, or of showing for them any OF
that admiration which, under like CIR
cunstances would be expected in
western Europe. To praise the child
is to bewitch it, to bring it ill-luck-to
inject il, in short. with 'the evil eyes.
Charms and lamentations must then
be resorted to, and in serious cases the
priest is called in. By humility and
prayer the influence Of the evil eye
may be averted; but il is desirable
that the stranger, OF seeing for the
first time the children Of any family he
is visiting, shall not allow himself te
exclaim; aVhat a pretty girl" o.
sWhat. q fine boy
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HUMOROUS.

/, rassing sentence on two rogues
pbrip Of Macedon ordered one t.
I've Macedonia with all speed, ant
ne other to try to catch him.
j euileless girl wrote to her adorel
.hus. Don't come to see me any more
lust yet, John, for father has been hav
ing bis boots half-soled, with two rows
# nails round the toes"
Bafore cutting a mans head off il
eh;na the authorities CONSIDERABLY
make him drunk. In this country
thav considerably make him drunk be
fare putting a head on him.
4 traveller, inquiring at a feuda,
castle whether he could see the anti
Antics Of the place, received the sim
"a answer from a servant: "I'm sorry
Ii. NV lady and her daughters have
zone to town"
ssee here, sir" exclaimed a grocer
histling up with righteous indignation
a the milkman made his morning
ali. u should just like you to explain
how the chalk and white clay that
foand in my c~offee-cup this morning
at there" "Don't know, I'm sure
aid the milkman, "unless you sweet.
sned your coffee with the same sugar
you sold me yesterday"
Il assure you, gentlemen" said a con.
Wet upon entering the prison, 'tht
MACS has sought me, and not l the
Mace. My own affairs really demand
Al nv time and attention. and | ma,
truly say that my selection to fill this
position was an entire surprise. Had
I~consulted my own interests l should
peremptorily declined to serve, but as
am in the hands of my friends / SET
no other course but to submit" And
hesubmitted.
The following popular errors we
eannend to the attention of our read
ers: That editors keep public reading
rooms; that they have plenty of tim,
to talk to everybody; that they art
delighted to get anything to ill up tn,
paper with; that they are always
pleased to have assistance in selecting
copy; that every mans own private
act is a matter of public interest;
that it doesn't make much difference
whether copy be written on both sides
Or not; and that editors return rejected
manuscripts.
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In the fall Of 1875 my suferings were terri
bic. l was swollen to such proportions that
I feared my limbs would burst. / had the
best medical talent obtainable, and at the
worst stage of my illness, when my husband
and many friends had given me up to die,
the late DR.. John Woodbury. made a thorough
examination Of my wa:er and pronounced
my case acute kidney disease, bordering on
Bright's disease, and accompanied by gravel,
and recommended the immediate use Of
Hunts Remedy. At this time ! was suffer-
ing most terrible pain in my back, limbs
and head, and could find no rest day o night
for weeks, and I was growing weaker daily
until this kind physician ordered me to take
Hunts Remedy. Before taking half of one
bottle I commenced to improve, and after
taking six bottles was entirely cured. This
was nearly eight years ago, and I have had
no return of the disease. I have recon-
mended Hunts Remedy to others in similar
cases, and it has never failed to cure. I have
also used it for sick headache, and found in
it a sure relief. Think it the best medicine
made, and cheerfully recommend it to all.
MRS. w. Fl. STILSON,
No. 16 Tyler Street, Boston, Mass.
April Is, 1883.
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cEIPP1NGs FOR THE CURIOUS.

There are more than 5000 brass
bands in the United States.
The old smiths had a tradition that
The best sword blades should be cool
ID in mountain streams.
International military races are to
be held at Vienna next year for Off
eers of all the standing armies in
Europe.
Lieutenant Switzerland, of the Brit
sh army, is eight feet four inches
high, and weighs about three hundred
and sixty-four pounds.
The most costly pharmaceutical
PREPARATION in the market is the Ores
den ergotine, the active principle of
ergot of rye. The manufacturers
price is $3.50 a grain.
The dome of the new Paris obserya-
tory viii be 1oated in a trough filed
with an aqueous solution of chloride Of
Magnesium, which will not freeze,
and viii preserve the equilibrium of
he dome even if the building should
settle unequally.
It is estimated that Pennsylvania
has coal enough to supply the demand
10f three centuries. The total anthra-
egg area before mining commenced
8as $4,000 square miles. Allowing
100 tons to the acre. a foot in depth
would give 320.0o0.o00 tons. Assume
lag Chat the depth averages thirty feet
4 glges 9 grand total of 9,600.000,000
eas At the present time the con-
ssraption averages about 100000
eas year.
london jewelers. have been making
zsalaFkable ring for the king OF
lala which is to be used by bis mai
sfy onlg once a year. and then as
aezd q the Buddhists in Eastern
laala. The central stone is n and
easfaursh inch In diameter, and is en-
sEslea b. i ruby. an emerald q sap
palEs and five other stones. The
m0ansing II described as light and ele-
aA taough strong. Emblerns Of the
hnaahist faith are displayed.
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Little THINGS

One little indiscretion in eating is
often the end Of a valuable life. The
magical cures made by DR.. Worthing-
toms renowned Cholera and Diarrhoea
Medicine, have given it such fame as
an infallible remedy for all complaints
Of the stomach and bowels, that the
best physicians have adopted it. Sold
by druggists and dealers at Is and 81
cents IL bottle,
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Sew Glarus is a swiss settlement i

New Glarus is a Swiss settlement in
Wisconsin. It was founded in 1916
by 108 persons, and now has 1000, who
hold fast their integrity in race. lam
auage and customs. The original
purchase consisted Of two square
miles. At the outset notice vas given
in their Switzerland home that every
man who made his way to the colony
should have a farm of twenty,t o
acres rent free for ten years, and then
absolute ownership at $3.50 an acre