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The concluding episodes of verit-
able romance were enacted in this city
to-day. As the British Crown swung
up to the American Line dock an old
woman who had been walking the deck
since sunrise leaned over the taffrail,
calculated ungrammatically, '.that's
him." and disappeared in the cabin.
At the same moments still more elderly
man on the dock shrieked, ''that's my
Benedicta, and gamboled up the gang
plank, followed by body-guard Of
friends, and rushed after the retreating
woman into the cabin.
Twenty-eight years ago a scene As
sad as this was enacted by the same
pair on the Cunard Dock at Liverpool,
when Thomas Barbour babe farewell
to Benedicta Price, and set out to find
his fortune amid his kin beyond the
sea. Kin at home had made the union
of the couple an impossibility for the
time being, and, although their ages
were then respectively forty-two and
thirty-fve years, they concluded to
await the removal by time of the fam
lily distractions to the course of true
love. The time took nearly third of
century to the task, upsetting most of
the institutions of the year 1856 except
the ocean mail, whose expeditions
hardly kept pace with the epistolary
ardor of the lovers, until q month ago
the strain on the postal service was
lightened by letter from Miss Bene-
dicta, announcing that she at last was
free to redeem the pledge she had kept
so well. The result was the reunion
and demonstration on the British
Grown. The happy old couple took a
carriage and were driven to Frankfort,
where they were married in the even
ing. Barbour owns a cooper-shop and
has several thousand dollars invested
in real estate.-Htitadelphia Cor. Csica-
90 Tribune. --...
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Grantism. Whisky rings had grown
mp and reached the White House. Cor
ruption had eaten into the Cabinet.
The moneyed power had felt its way
and, sure of its footing. stood up as
the lord and master of the Administers
ton. The honorable Republicans were
pushed from their seats in the party
councils. They deplored tho degenera-
ton of the organization. but they could
not prevent it.
In 1876 they rebukcd it. The people
elected Mr.. Tilden President The
oligarchy Of privileged interests which
had seized on the old Republican party
prevented Mr.. Tilden's Inauguration
and stole the Presidency for Hayes.
But for that the .oligarchy would long
since have been out of power. 1t ex-
lists now only by virtue of that rob
bery-a crime Abraham Lincoln would
have denounced had he been living.
In 1880 the ollgarchy. still usurping
the title of the Republican party, per-
petuated lis power by shameless and
acknowledged bribery. 1t bought the
election with the money Of corporate
monopolies it had pampered. official
thieves it had fostered md protected,
ambitious millionaires to whom it
pledged Cabinet appointments or for
eign missions, and Federal otice-holders
whom it blackmailed.
1t is this oligarchy to which the peo-
pie allude when they cry, ''Out with
the rascals." 1t is no more the Repub-
lean party of 1860 than James A. Gar
| field was Abraham Lincoln, or than Tom
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There are thousands of honorable
Republicans in New York and other
States. They have no occasion to feel
indignant at the cry now ON every hon-
est mans lips-''Out with the rascals. ("
The Republican party is not in power.
Not the Republican party as it existed
under Abraham Lincoln, struggling to
save the Union from the fury of Sec
tional strife Not the Republican party
inspired by the noble desire to give free
dom to the slave. Not, the Republican
party of high motives and strong integ-
rity, willing to make sacrifices for the
preservation of the Nation That truly
Republican party died with the much
abused Andrew Johnson's accidental
term of Office. 1t elected Grant for his
first term, it is true. But it ceased to
exist before his second nomination.
In 1872 the Republicans were contin-
ued in Office by Democratic blunder.
aided by the new power which had
been built up inside the Republican
party-the power of organized special
privileges and monopolized corpora
tons. The party of Lincoln had be-
come debauched BY the prodigality Of
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His Grip.

He was a greasy-looking citizen and
was as innocent of a shirt as dog amt
of feas. His gripsack was SO thin that
he could have boned ham with it. As
he laid it on q Sixth-Avenue bakers
counter he remarked to the girl who
was tending bar:
'Swarm day."
at are," she responded, as she
picked off the end of round-heart.
{" How much is pies?"
s' Twenty cents apiece"
81 don't want piece, want whole
one"
g All the big bugs have gone to
Europer' he continued, "and I'm afraid
I'll have to go too. Do you see that
grip? Full Of bonds! I'm sorry I did
it, but if give myself up they'll lock
me up in the Fifth Avenue Hotel, and /
could never stand the disgrace. How
much is doughnuts?" and he wiped his
nose on his calcimined sleeve.
1.-TWO cents"
How much is crullers?"
"Cent."
"Gimme pound, an two pounds of
that cake with all the bugs in it. Also
put me up three ov them red pies with
the court-plaster across them"
They were wrapped up for him,
Don't let anybody touch that grip
until put these things in the carriage. "
Nobody touched it until the baker
came in couple of hours later and
kicked it all around the block.-N =.
World.
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AT LIBERTY.

For number of years was an1icted with kidney
ana gravel d:scasc and suffered with pains In my lns
sr hack It times 30 severely that seemed that coud
not endure it. used several so-cailed curcsrecom'
ucndcd for these diseases but they did me no good
a fricnd Of mine that had used Hunts Remedy, ana
Il the hest in use, urged me to Try IT, and
purchased bottle at George z. Halls drug store IN
Manchester and before had used ono bottle began
to feel much hotter the palms in the bladder ana kd
neys reduced good deal ana aiter us,ns nv
hottIes found that Hunts Remedy had done all that
~. recommended to do. 1t had removed all the PAIN
my appetite improved. and gained several pounds N
few weeks have renewed vigor and strength TOT
one Of my years GO. and can only thank the propse
tom Of Hunts Remedy for my good health OF to-osy.
- Won sro a liberty 10 publish ts that It may be
the means Of some one being cured By the use OF yoas
truly wonderful remedy. W. h IkkhiA's
0oyYsroWx, N. H. May =, 1883
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One of the queerest cases on record
developed itself to-day. Policeman
Garham Yesterday took q captured con-
vict to Huntsville penitentiary and re-
turned to the officers there. This morn
ing Garham, having nothing to do,
thought he would call up George Has
selmeyer, who had been sentenced at
the last term of the Harris County
Court to seventeen years in the peni-
tertiary for DEMONSTRATING. Garham
knew sHasselmeyer, SO when the con-
Wet who answered 10 that name was
brought mp he was astonished to find
that it was not the same person who
had been sentenced under that name.
The penitcntiary Warden insisted that
it was the only Hasselmeyer confined
in the penitentiary, whereupon the con-
vict, seeing that further concealment
was useless, made confession. 1t
seems that James Kennon, who was
sentenced at the same term of court as
Hasselmeyer to three years, and Has
selmeyer were chained together, and
ON the way to Huntsville Hasselmeyer
made the astounding proposition to
Kennon that they should change names
and terms, Hasselmeyer offering Ken
non 81 900 to work his seventeen years
sentence, while he should work the
three years sentence of Kennon. Ken
non accepted the proposition. When
Hasselmeyer's name was called at the
penitentiary and he was told to register
kennon stepped forward and declared
that he was the man. As neither the
Warden nor the guard who brought the
convicts to Huntsville knew the names
Of the men the ruse was completely
successful, and had it not been for the
mere chance of Garham asking to see
Hasselmeyer,. whom he happened to
know, it is something that might hap.
pen at any time, and yet none of the
officers would be any wiser, as they are
not supposed to know the convicts per-
sonally until after they are registered
at the penitentiary. Hasselmeyer was
found on convict plantation working
under the name of Kennon. He had
been working outside of the walls. as
short-term prisoners are not so closely
confined and guarded rs are those in
for a long term. Houston (Ter. Special
TO st. Louis Globe Democrat.
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Relying on testimonials written In vivid
glowing language of some miraculous cuies
made by some largely pulled up doctor or
patent medicine has hastened thousands 20
their graves; believing In their almost I'M
sane faith that the same miracle Will b.
performed ON them, and that these testi-
inonials make the cures, while the 80 called
medicine is all the time Fastening them to
their graves. We have avoided publishing
testimonials, as they do not make the curesp
although we have
THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS
of them, Of the most wonderful cures, vol
unfairly sent US. 1t Is our medicine, Hop
Bitters, that makes the cures. 1t has never
failed and never can. We. win give refer
ence to any one for any disease similar to
their own il desired, or will refer to any
neighbcr, as there Is not neighborhood In
the known world but can show Its cures by
Hop Bitters.
A LOSING JOKE.
A prominent physician OF Pittsburgh jokinsiy said
snssd q Rssl;S ana q h: iS:SIlisy to cure 6er,
used shs 4iissrs rom Witch she o6islned psr:nns
S s g & LIN
n FEES OF DocToRs.
The fee Of doctors is an item that very
many persons are interested in. We be-
lieve the schedule for visits Is $500, which
would taxa man confined to his bed for .
year, and in need OF daily visit, over
81, 900 year for medical attendance alonei
And one single bottle Of Hop Bitters taken
in time would save the $1,000 and all the
years sickness.
A LADY's WISH.
ION, how do wish my skin was as clear and
soft as yours" said q lady to her friend. "You
can easily make it So" answered the friend.
" HoWr' inquired the nrst lady. By using
Hop Bitters that makes pure, rich blood and
blooming health It did 1t for me, as you OBJ
serve"
GIVEN UP BY THE DOCTORS.
SIS It possible that Mr.. Godfrey is up and
at work, and cured by so simple remedyr'
81 assure you it Is true that he is entirely
cured, and with nothing but Hop Bitters,
and only ten days ago his doctors gave him
up and said he must die. from Kidney and
Liver trOublor'
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the human kind; and that these little
insects have the power Of communica-
ting their ideas in . wonderful degree;
and that, ON the whole, the ways Of the
ant are well worth considering.-Dr j.
r. Rhu,se. IN T0ukh's COMPANION.
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Creatures Of Imitation.

AS rule the negroes are creatures OF
m'tation, and, whether taken collect
lively or separately, it is the vices instead
of virtues that are initiated. The white
people hold conventions and resolve,
and in humble imitation thereof the ne
groes feel called upon to do likewise.
It matters not whether necessity
arises for the assembling Of themselves
together and passing resolutions, It
must be enthusiastically done lest
they be charged with want of enter
prise and progressiveness. Two negro
conventions have recently been held,
one at st. Louis and the other at Gal
vcston--the former National and the
latter State affair. These conventions
were not unique but may be considered
unusual. In the main good sense
marked the Texas convention. The adj
dress issued showed that the writers
were close observers of current events
and advised the negroes to quit rowing.
to try to become owners of their homes,
to learn trades and better fit themselves
for the avocations of life; but with all
this good advice they took particular
pains to indicate that the negroes of
Texas were solid for the Republican
p p,;t -. G. Io,,,. o.,vo,.,o,, o,ss
s4; ne t,sth H .nd ho;s~ . o"rorsoso $50 -
Toi;t;c;ans srdesvoreJ' q ;,nrress The
ro,,rtrr with Tho ;unort.rca ~ fhs
$500, :. 80 =, ,,o1;t;csf .ssa;rs T. the
course of the resolutions adopted they
advised the negroes to do something for
themselves in political matters, and
,,.,.t;.,'I.- nsrtv which r,as 'h,,s,;,;sf.
10 - at a, 1897 T TSs sIadmad
the Colored Press Association 70 ..hencs-
forwsrd nt,,,ence under ali c;rcn,n-
stsncas tho coiored voters 81 tho c s,,,
srv 70 EXERCISE their r;,ht - s,,fs S
,,1 ~ ~ ,rrsa,ad NV r.rtv c,.;ws ~ s,;,,'
M, ,.,,.t " ,,, :, .IJ v;ra;",Ias ttdv
rror r thor, -, 10 e f-r ~ hsst ;rto:
.sts - tha ss,s,,,.t,.. .rS az 49,, =, a..
snJ .an,o,,;s;o,: ,'s,s,,,.st. Iii,
Tic s.sste - M eoio,.s &c.. ~. - 49,. ~
c cor Ron, fiat M NV - which thev
nav SEE ~ to becone siI;es y M NV
Now this IL an very well and the
coiosod ,,eo,,Ie co.,i6 NOV tata . r,o orc
Joc;ds5 ltes :, .Sv.r.a t,,.,, hs ho ..,r
;n~ ;rSa,,e,,de a., vnt t Thav Ssve No.,
h,'},;aJ ma ce;clsS hv ~ k.n',b,;csr n
marty their y;rhts have haer d;sro-
r.rdnd and they have hesr msds ths
Tool If schem;ng nol;t;c;srs for the mr. mr.
moses nos. 81 nrivafe freed Notw;thstsrd
mo this fact tho resoIut;s,ns on On to
- ste that the convention 4 n syr,n.tbv
With the Rennhi;csr nsrtv t5vs sho~L
;rc . denendence unor tS.t rs-tv r.
seems that II i an }mnosS;h;lItv for the
NEGROES to macs anv rasoli,t;on q, msIe
ar1 dsc,sr.t;,,n ~ - ;rjsrendert char,
acter without peutralizinC Il with An
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The cost of keeping in first-class
style horse and carriage in New York
City is from forty to forty-iive dollars q
month. 1t tskes "a mint Of money" to
run Robert Bonner's one hundred and
seventy-horse power stable. IN. y Her.
aid.
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The recent explosion Of several
soda fountains and the poisoning of .
hundred people from eating ice cream,
has been regular bonanza to multi
tude of nice young men. II the scare
runs through the season good many of
them could take tree claims in Dakota
and have money to lend. Chicago In
ter Ocean.
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IS THAT THE WAY YoU Dol

10 1Hd4 1AG VA 1OC OOS
Is that the way you do, my dear?
When little things
With little stings
Arise to trouble you?
In rosy rage to Ilnger tips,
With angry epecch upon your Ups
VIII ssrsappls eye ana sna sr1s tongue
Unless rehearSlng for shrcw,
Ny dear. that's mot tho way TO dol
ms Is fsi rand sSd bsrlshs Is you.
With sparkling Wit
That sharply lift
Friends smiled Mt FIRST, and thought 1t sm art,
But, an she woun lei many a heart,
Nor did not notice how each day s4e
These friendships surely dropped away.
The slightest word she would resent,
IL And held herself aloof
e. From those who cared
For her. aud dared
Admlnis1er reproof;
Nor thousk That vinegar and spice
Might be NJ times considered nice.
Yet were not altogether good
For human nature daily food.
So very quick to take offence
So full of pcttish spite
Was she. alas!
She could not pass
Occasions for fight. T
Aud so her lovers, one by one,
Began the pretty maid TO shun
And pass her rather coldly by.
While she, In secret, wondered why.
II that's the way you do, my dear.
Take warning while you're young,
And never let
You temper get
The mastery OF your tongue.
Sweet charm Of msnner. you will ind,
New friends will make, old friends will bind,
while lively wit and sharp retort
May brighten those who come to court.
Josephine Pollard ~ N. Y. Ledger.
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ant returned with two others, who be-
gan to carry their wounded fellow in
the direction of the nest.
Did space permit, could explain
how the labor of the ants is divided,
and how certain individuals who form
the army, or do guard-duty, never per-
form any of the labor of procuring food.
Once, accidentally, 1 put my foot on
one of the ants and killed it. I then
took the dead ant and placed it in the
track of the living ants, in order to
notice what they would do when they
found the body of their dead COM
panion
The ant named F came along, and
finding the dead ant, seemed to grasp
it by the mouth, and holding it clear OF
the ground, started in the direction OF
the nest; but f got so often entangIed
in the grass, and met with SO many
obstacles to its progress, that it was
often obliged to mount small objects,
and drag the dead ant up after it. BY
this irregular way of journeying, F lost
his reckoning and made large circle,
and came back to the hotel again, still
carrying the dead ant, but seemingly
not in the least discouraged because It
had lost its way. When my observa-
tons for the day closed, + was still
wandering with the dead ant in his
mouth.
Twas highly delighted with what
had seen; and when l discontinued
operations for the day was well-satis-
fed that ants are affectionate and have
some feeling for their kind. In this
respect they are wholly unlike bees,
who care nothing for the misfortunes
of those even of their own colony.
have seen half the bees of q hive
killed, and the ground covered with the
dead and dying; and l have always
noticed that not single live and unin-
jured bee will go to the assistance of
his unfortunate and wounded compan-
ions.
When removed the ants hotel in the
evening, had seen enough to convince
me that ants are very bright insects,
and that some have individual peculiar
tiles as well-marked rs we see them in
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Fre0 the Alkroa Conmerclal.
Ohio, of Nov. 0Sth, l69AL
Readers Of the Cemmercial can not we'll,
forget that . large space has for years
been taken mp b Esndall's advertisements
Of certain SPAWN Cure. We
have had dealings with DR.. Kendall for
many years, and We know of some large
business houses in cities near by. who have
also dealt with him for many years, and
the truth is fully and faithfully proven,
mot only that he is a good honest man. and
that his celebrated SPAWN Cure is not on
" al that it 10 recommended to be, but
that the English language is not capable
Of recommending it too highly.
Kendall's SPAWN Cure will cure spavins.
There are hundreds of caees in which that
has been proven to our certain knowledge,
but. after all. if any person confines tho
usefulness Of this celebrated medicine to
curing spAvins alone, they make . big mis-
take. il. 10 the best medicine known a. IN
outwaxd application for rheumatism in the
human family. It 10 good for pains and
aohes, swellings and lameness, and 10 just
eafely applied to men women and children
- Il 10 g horses. We know that there ere
other I'D Nniments, but We do believe
this spaxin cure 70 10 FIR better than any
0ver inYeuted.
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e q compound Of the virtues of sarsa-
parilla, stillingia, mandrake, yellow
dock, with the iodide of potash and iron,
all powerful blood-making blood-cleans-
ing, and ife-sustaining elements. 1t is
the purest, safest, and most effectual
Alternative available to the public. The
sciences of medicine and chemistry have
never produced a remedy 80 potent to
cure all diseases resulting from impure
scrofulous diseases, Erysipelas,
Rose, or st. Anthony,s Fire, Pim-.
pies and Face-grubs, Pustules,
Blotches, Boils, Tumors, letter.
Humors, Salt Rheuln, Scald-head,
Ring-worm, Ulcers, Sores, Rheu.
matism, Mercurial Disease, Neu-
ralgia, Female Weaknesses and
Irregularities, Jaundice, Affections
of the Liver, Dyspepsia, Emacia-
ton, and General Debility.
By its searching and cleansing quail
ties it purges out the fOul corruptiOns
which contaminate the blood and cause
arrangement and decay. 1t stimulates
the vital functions, restores and pre-
vigor throughout the whole system. No
sufferer from any disease of the blood
need despair who will give AYERS
SARsAPAR!!.xA a fair trial.
It is folly to experiment with the nu-
merous low-priced mixtures, without
medicinal virtues, offered as blood-puri-
fiers, while disease becomes more firmly
seated. AYERS SARSApARILLA Is nedi.
cine of such concentrated curative power,
that it is by far the best, cheapest, and
most reliable blood-purifier known.
Physicians know its composition, and
prescribe it. It has been widely used for
forty years, and has won the unGuali-
fed confidence of millions whom it has
benefited.
PREPARED BY DR.. ]. c. AVER T. co.,
Practical and Analytical Chemists,
Lowell, Mass. H.
GOLD BY DRUGGISTS EvERYwHIRR.
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insertion, 81 50. Second insertion. IS cents
per square. For subsequent Insertions, per
square so cents. Obituaries 10 cents per line.
Professional and hnsi.ess cards, including
paper, will be published at the rate Of 50 eta.
per square for the first insertion, and % cents
for subsequent insertions.
A liberal discount to yearly advertisers.
Announcing candidates for office $40, to be
maid for IN ADVANCE.
Advertisements not marked on the cory
for a specified time will he inserted till forbid
and pa~ymente xacted.
Persons sending communication to this pa
net must always furnish their real names to
the Editors. We will not save Or return re-
iected manuscripts.
Allnsions peronnally disparaging to any
one will never he inserted except as adver-
tisements nor then, if peculiarly objectiona-
BILE.
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tion. There are nany names a.
ready suggested susong which one
can be found whom the people can
honor, aud who will manag &c the
helm of State with satisfaction.
Iu order to advance the claims OF
any candidate it is not necessary to
defame or abuse the reputation
and good name of others proposed.
Let the best men of the State be
brought forward SO that the voters,
in their preliminary elections and
conventions may be able to select
delegates to the convention wisely.
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"A building OH Salt Island was
struck by lightning on last Satur
day. 1t had 400 pounds of Dyna
mite stored within. There was
nothing left but q hole in the
ground.
All the window glass in the neigh
borhOod were broken.
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The Indian problem has long
been a source o fdificulty and annoy
ance to the Government. It has re-
Gently been demonstrated that the
Indians can::be rendered self-support
ing. The experiment has been tried
with one tribe, the Nayajoes Of New
Mexico, AMI complete success has
attended tho experiment.
Instead of following the usual pol
icy of waging a war Of extermina
ton against them, or of supporting
them on the reservation at an enor
NOUS cost, these Indians were furn
ished in 1869, by the Government,
$4,000 sheep and 1000 goats. In
1881, their wool clipping amounted
to one million pounds, two hundred
thousand pounds OF which were
manufactured into blankets.
The result is, this tribe has ceas
ed to he a charge on the national
Treasury. We see no reason why
this policy cannot be- extended to
all the other tribes now under the
control of the Interior Department.
W. suspect that the raising of car
tie, involving as it does, active horse
back exercise. is more suited to the
migratory character Of the Indian,
than the pursuit of agriculture or
the mechanical arts. By making
him a stock owner, and rendering
him responsible for any violation of
law, the first step IN his civilization
will have been taken.