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Morning journal and courier., 1883-10-09
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Vital Questions :! :!

Ask the most eminent physicians
 Of any school what is the best thing in the world for quieting and allaying all irritation of the nerves and curing all forms of ner- vous complaints, giving natural, childlike re- freshipg sleep always?
 And they will tell you unhesitatinely
 Some form of Hops!"
 CHAPTER I.
 Ask any or all of the most eminent physi- clans:
 'sWhat is the best and only remedy that can be relied on to cure all diseases of the kidneys and urinary organs such as Brights disease. diabetes, retention or inability to re- tain urine, and all the diseases and ailments peculiar to Women"-
 ''And they will tell you explicitly and em- phatically tErchu.'"
 Ask the same physicians
 'tWhat is the most reliable and surest cure for all liver diseases or dyspepsia constipa- tion, indigestion, biliousness, malarial fever, ague, sc, ," and they will tell you:
 Mandrake or Dandelion l'
 Hence, when these remedies are combined with others equally valuable
 And compounded into Hop Bitter, such 8 wonderful and mysterious curative power is developed which is so varied in it's operations thnt no disease or ill health can possibly ex- ist or resist it's power, and yet it is Harmless for the most frail woman, weak est invalid or smallest child to use. CHAPTER II. ftPatients "Almost dead nearly dying"
 For years, and given up by physicians, of Bright's and other kidney diseases, liver com plaint, severe coughs called consumption, have been cured. Women gone nearly crazy! From agony of neuralgia, nervousness, wakefulness and various diseases peculiar to women. People drawn out of shape from excrucating bangs of Rhea amatism. Inhammatory and chronic, or suffering from SOTO fulA Erysipelas! Salt rheum. blood poisoning, dyspepsia, indiges- tion, and in fact alnoEt all diseases frai1 Nature is heir to Have been cured by Hop Bitters, proof Of which world. se22 eod&w
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Ds.troying city Property.


 When the West river bath house was closed for the season the doors were thoroughly locked and bolted and everything was left in a supposed state of security. Since that time the doors have been broken open outside and in the bath house keepers room has been spread large amount of hay and straw, where it is said lewd women and men sleep at nights in defiance of the authorities and the law. This bath house has been literally torn to pieces every winter, and it has cost the city about $1OO to put it in repair each succeeding spring. Over the door is a painted notice offering $25 reward for in- formation that will lead to the arrest and conviction of any person injuring said prop erty, but the work of destruction still goes on. It would seem that 8 little detective police work could be safely employed in this vicinity.
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Steamboat E4ine fer Eey xssr k

&1sEo&s for sas RoHA6 gzap, sasso. F .sIESoA The steamer O. H. EoRTHAM Gap. szAzzszk3ssl-k '. ,. Peck, will leave New Haven X 24:tu F. 12., Sundaya excepted. staSarsoU5s sss o1nee Of Peck & Bishop, 21S Chapel rtreaf, Lssl 10:36 p. m. " Steamer CONTINENTAL Captain Stevens, leavss HeM AGSen at 10:16 2. n1., Sundays excepted.
 fEOM NEW YORR-The c. Fl. NORTHAM lasves knck Sip At p. Kn., and She CONTINENTAL ga IE:Ci 9S IA o'clock midnight.
 Sunday Night Boa for Kew York. lIhs steamer NEE HAVEN, Capt. Post, lesTscEg 4s6Von at lo:S0 P. SSaselooInB soIa ak ths Rii EoUee. Free EsSSe from tnEuranoe EuiIltsIa, Ensgs EsEeet, commencing It p. 70.
 IioEess ara sold and baggage ahsessl SaEry,zi. s9n.
 aps aAg. E. WARE, Aasr.
 NATIONAL LINE OF STEAMS RITs BEVWEEN NEW YORK, LIVER PDOf,
 QUEENSTOWN AND LONDON DIRElJT. SA1LING weekly from Pier 39, North River, New O York. Are among the largest steamships cros5- ing the Atlantic. OabiE, rates, $50 to $70 Excur sion, $100 to $40; outward steerage, $26 Prepaid Steerage Tickets, $20. ''Beiug S1 lower than mos other Lnes." ofacea, 69 and 7S Broadway New York, The new and fast sailing steamer ''America," 6,b00 tons, building. F. W. J. HURST, Manager.
 Agents st New Haven, BUNNELL X SCRANTON ". FITZPATRICK, A. MoALISTER, GEORGE NJ DOWEES & SON, E.. DOWNES. spq
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15, 900 head. aew York Produce Market NEW YoBR. Oct. B.
 WHEAT-On spot lots the feeling Is again decided ly weaker, most grades showing decline of s<sILc and some of the extreme low qualities as much a1 &c., closing weak, with free offerings.
 CORN-For prompt delivery is offered with more reserve and the feeling to prices very steady vii bout shoSing any marked change. The options tended lower in sympathy with wheat. October de clined about 1o, November and December %axc,while Janrary is on only trine, 55a4o, closing steady with slight recovery.
 oATS-spot lots are down 74a7Xc on inoreaged of- farngs closing dull and weak. The options are alec lower.
 RYE-In moderate demand at weak prices: sales 6c00 bushels Western at 5000 bushels State Ut 71c delivered.
 BARLEY AND MALT-Quiet and unchanged,
 FLoUR-MaRket closed dull and again slightly low
 PoRK-Market dull and weak. Spot mess s11 7Ba I2.
 LARD-Market unsettled, closing 2o points lower on October, 10 points on November and . tYide on later deliveries Cash. S,20c October, S.1oc No- yembeR, 7.91c December, 7S7c; year, 7.Ssa7. s7o January, 7.9Oa7,94c
 PETRoLEUM-Marketq quiet and steady; United $l 13Z6 crude in bar els, 754asc naphtha in bar, rels, 6kc renned in barrels here S31aSkc; do in Philadelphia and Baltimore, sh as7lc.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-10-09

8 little thoughtlessness had caused. The West, take 1t all in all, is not an unpleasant place to make home The people are lib eral minded, large hearted and social Their customs in some little respects differ from those of the East, but human nature IS hu' man nature the world over. At some future time may be able to give you some addi tinYal nninta regarding the West.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-10-09
Gra6eIers' @nihs.
Starin's New Haven TraEis4
 pOrtatiOn Line,
Daily Exceut Satnraev

Leave New Haven from sssar,,.,s I,,.. at 10:1B P. The JOHN H 3TaI5S Capt. McAIIster, every Sunday, Tuesday and Tbn,L day Tho ERAsTUs CORNING, Csps. sDoor. sssr- Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
 Returning, leave New Fork from Pier . feel n Cortland street, at D. m.-the STARIN every Ei,.l . day. Wednesday and Friday, tho CORNING evsy Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday. The only sun7ss night boat from New York.
 Fare. with berth in cabin, S with berth in ssas. room, S1.60. Excarsion tickets, S1.6O.
 Tres Coach leaves the depot at s:1U P. m. Lea.e corner or Church and Chapel streets every haf hes, -Commsncing st S:30 D. n.
 Tickets sold and baggage checked to PhiIadepb;s Passengers by Fair Haven and Westville cars cs boat. ~ SAA' '' ' Iickets and StateEooms be plIf ans5+,d at L. F hyders, No. 276 Chapel street, she ToptIn Bots and of the DoWnes News Co.,, S51 Chapel strecS I;tel6 TaftsN, Rev HaT,ent nseGhs, Go,,,,
Morning journal and courier., 1883-10-09
City COurt-CrImInaI side-Judge Dem-

October 8.-Everett s. Clark, breach o1 the peace, $1 fine, $5.39 costs. Stephen Rogers, same. ten days in jail, .39 costs. Thomas Dunn, same against Louis Engsl- hardt, nolled. James Mcclure, same against Peter Lynch, continued to October g. Cor nelius O'Shea, nolled. James Lynch, Sm- ploying minor in saloon, October 13. Daniel McMullen, theft from the person, dis charged. James Lynch, keeping disor- derly house, to October 13. Catharine Doug han, common prostitute, to October IS Michael Enscoe, entioing minor child, to Oc tober 22. Michael Maloney and William Sul- livan, taking away child, to October -22. Peter Toole, breach of the peace against Catharine Toole, judgment suspended Dan iel Coleman, breach of the peace, to October g. Michael Ward, breach of the peace, $1o fine, $1I.97 costs. Terrence McDonald, in jury to building to October g.
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Caution,

There being piano in the market, manu- factured in West Haven, Conn.,, and bearing our name, ofttimes represented as our Equi- fibre System Piano. we wish to warn the public to investigate before purchasing. None are genuine unless the name, ''Mathu- shek," New York, is cast on the iron frame. Information cheerfully given on application New Haven.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-10-09
Pavtne the school Taz

Yesterday forenoon Town Agent Key holds, for the town of New Haven, paid over to Treasurer H. M Welch SAY, ,o72.o9, the towns one-mi1 tax on the grand list for the city school district. According to the last report there are in the town of New Haven l6, 7l7 school children. Of this number 16, ,28O reside within the city limits. 366 in MestviIIa and II in the Annex
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LAsT ErANUFACTURER-

have used Hunts Remedy for the kidney com. Blaint, and having been fully restored to health by its use, can testify to its value. Daily recommend it to some one of my friends sI Of whom know have been benefited by its use
 Gratefully, GEO. ?. COX. WALDEN, MAss., April 2s, 1888. oc3 ct
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8ailroaos, &s.
New Haven & Northampton R. R.
Commencing Monday. Oct. 8. 1883.

EENRAINS will leave New Haven for New Hart \ ford, Westfe1d, Hoyoke, Northampton, VII iamsburg, Turpers Falls SheIburne Falls and North Adams at 7:03 6. 1920 .. and 4l5 D no and at 6:S0 D. ID. for Williamsburs and stations south i; Connecting at Plainville with N. Y. & N. R. H. at Simsbury and Pine Meadow with H. & O. W. R. R i; at Westield with B. & A R. R. and at North Adams with T. & B. and B., H., T. & W. Railroads.
 For particulars ask for zma1l time tables at any station. EDWARD A. RAY,
 G. T. Agent. In EIIDa oc3
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A wELL-KNowN MAN.

Hunts Remedy having been recommended to me for kidney and liver complaints. purchased some at the sPeople's Drug Store" and used 1t in my family and found it to bo very valuable medicine and gladly recommend 1t highly to my friends knowing 1t to be beneficial those troubled with kidney OF liver disease. Respectfully yours,
 ELISHA NOISE,
 April 14, 1883. 63 G Street, So. Boston, Mass
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RInICuLOUS IDEAS

ARE ENTERTAINED ABOUT PURGATIvEs. IT IS DANGEROUS TO sCoURGE THE STOMACH, TO RAsP THE BOWELS, TO PHOSPHATE THE NER vous sYsrEM WITH FURIOUS EvACUANTs. NATURE HAS GIVEN SAMPLE, IN THE FAMOUS SPLITTER SPRING, OF WHAT THE BILIOUS, ooN- sTIPATED OR DYsPEPTIC SYSTEM NEEDS FOR ITS RESTORATION, AND IN VARIANTS EE'- FERVESCENT SELTZER APERIENT SCIENCE HAS IMPROVED ON NATURE BY COM BINING ALL THE VALUABLE INGREDIENTS OF THE GERMAN FOUNTAIN IN PORTABLE FORM. THIS AGREEABLE AND POTENT SALINE ALTER ATIyE CHANGES THE CONDIIION OF THE BLOOD AND PURIFIEs ALL THE FLUIDS OF THE BODY. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
 sr117a aJa-,
Morning journal and courier., 1883-10-09

Chicago Grain and Provision Market.
 Closing prices, call board. autographed by O. E. Foss x Co. to Edwin Rowes 2and Stone street, New York. The following shows the quotations at p. nn lChI- cago timel for the past three days:
Morning journal and courier., 1883-10-09
The Court Record.

Superior COuTt---CrtminRl side--Judge
 Granger. This court will come in this morning at 10 o'clock, when the business of the October term will be resumed.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-10-09

Forty e@rS Experience or an Old Nurse. E5Rs WMsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP is the pre- scription of one of the best female physicians and nurses in the United States, and has been used forty years with never-failing success by millions of mothers for their children. It re- Heves the child from pain, cures dysentery and diarrhoea, ,griping in the bowels, and wind colic. By giving health to the child it rests the mother. Price twenty-five cents bottle.
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NEW HAVEN. CONCRETE O..
 Manufacturers Of improved Concrete Pavement

For Walks, DrivewAys, FIoors etc. Old walks washe over and made good as new. All work guaranteed
 oTT1cE-s2s GRAND. sTREET. Atwatsr's Block. CHA6. ", CROCKETT, ep2 eU Sec, and Treas.
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lousaTaaIc EIallE0aa

HousaIosaSc asaglFOaa. SUMMER EMBARRASSMENT. IN EFFECT
 JUNE 25, 1883. Through Cars Between Bridgeport
 and Albany. Shortest, Quickest and Cheapest Route for Albany, Troys Sar"
 atRga and the West.
 PASSENGER TRAINS LaaTs BRIDGEPORT for ALBANY, TROY, SARATO- GA and the VEST, 1G:e5 A. no. (connecttng with 9:30 a. Fl. srAiU from New Haven) WITz THROUGH GAR FOR ALBANY, A1riS- tEss at 2:&0 ?. na Connecting st Albany with s:l0 ?. "a. 06icsst Expzoes, arriving in Ohio. Aso at BOO saa nsSs 4.a1. kHr1ves Rt Saratoga nt 4:23 9.
 Leave BRIDdEP0RT ss S.S0 ?. n. (oonnsosi1G with APO r. En. TEain from New RGvanl arriving in Albany st 10:06 D. nl., Saratoga 12:62 m. Returning Train leaves Ptttsheld as 800 En. EtsSa Line st 6:30 |. En., Albany &t 6:45 G.. a. (with THROUGH CAR via State Line) arriving in Bridgeport zs 12:15 D. n,., New Haven at 1:16. IhToagh Ticsets sold sad Baggage Checked direct to and from New EsveJ, P3ttCneld and 1ll Hous- atomic StstioAs NnTh AGAras Albany Trey and Ssxa- soga.
 F. D. AVEBILI, GsnsRsI Tiokst Agent.
 V. E. yEOAANS Superintendent, --N 1-SIN. CVa~,.,
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Superior Court-otvtl sIde-Judze Boards

Superior COurt-CtvfI Side-Juci&e Boards
 ley.
 The case of Somers vs. Peck came up be- fore this court yesterday morning at 10 o'clock, but by an agreement between ooun- gel continuance was agreed upon. Court adjourned until this morning at 10 o'clock.
 This court come in yesterday afterno6h RI o'clock when arguments were heard in the case of George A. Tyler vs. Henry N. Pal mer. The case had once been decided against Palmer, but was reopened on the ground of newly discovered evidence. The defense by Palmer was that he did not owe the $25 claimed by Tyler, because what goods he had purchased from the old firm of Skif & Tyler or Tyler & Brother were given him in payment for getting them 8 contract for work at the New Haven jail The plaintiff had come into possession of the claim from the old concern. The newly discovered evi- dence consisted of an affidavit from man formerly employed by Skif & Tyler to the effect that Palmer's debt had been forgiven him. Decision was reserved. This court will come in this morning with Judge Tor rance on the bench.
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Philadelphia and Reading R. R.
 BOUND BROOK ROUTE. EHOR TRENTON AND PRILADELPHIA.

BOUND BROOK ROUTE. EHOR TRENTON AND PHILADELPHIA. Station in New York, foot Liberty st.. North Rtvex
 COMMENCING MAY. 27, 1888. Leave New York for Trenton and Philadelphia 45, 9.SO, 11.l5 m le0. 4.sU, 6.30, 700 and 1200 p Sundays, 8.s5 a. 5.8C, l2 p. Leave Philadelphia, corner 9th and Greene streets T.S0, SS0 9S0, Il nl.; LIE, S.45, $40, 645 12 Sundays, S.S0 a.. n-; 5.30, 12 p. Leave Sd and Berks sts., 510 $40, 3.O0 n.; 830 $40, 6.3O, Sundays, SIS ia. m.: A30 D. Leave Trenton, warree and Tucker sts., 1.25, GAO 30S, 905 1oO6. Il.S4 n.; 2, 4.22, e.24, 72S p. Sundays, 1.25, 9.1s A. no.; 6.15 p. nn. For Sunbury, Lew1sburg and Willismsport, T.45 O. In and 4 D. m.
 0. G. HANCOCK, H. P. BALDWIN, t. P. 6 T. A., Gen. Eastern Passenger Agent.
 J. WOOTTEN, Gsn. Manager. su1S If
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N0urofu0R RoI1rOoN

Naugatuck RailrOad. GSOMMEECINa June 11th, 1888, trains leave ONew Haven via N. II, D. R. R.. connecting with thiE rosd, St 700 6. m.-Oonnecting at Ansonia with passenger
 train for Waterbury. Litchneld and Vim
 5ted.
 9:46 B. r.-Throush for Waterbury, wAtsrtowD,
 Litchheld, Winsted. 400 p, n.-ConnectIng at Ansopi2 with pagsengel
 $rAin for Waterbury, $40 p. n.-Thrcugh car for Waterbury, TTsEsYtown
 Litchheld, WfnEted. $40 p. m.-Oonnecting at AnsoniA for Waterbury. FOR NEW HAVEN-TrainE leave Winsted: 7:16 c h., 1:15 ?. m., with through and st 5:25 ?. TRAINS LEAVE WATERBURY--A At 5:o0 g.. In., 8.2i c. E., through oar 10:50 A. zn, ?. nn.. through GET, e:46 ?. Tn. GEoRGE v. BEACH,
 Superintendent
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Now York. New Haven a Hartford
 .R.RRs. Oct. list, 1883.

Trains Leave New Haven 1S FollOwB1 FOR NEW YORK-sS 56, 4 IS, +z 2s, I5, 30, =7 SO +SIO,% S0 g 3O 10 kO -I1 50 a. n., T IS, T 50 8 S5 A co to So Norwalkl, A 20, +5 co, 4O T16 to Bridgeportl 45 8 CO., ss S4 D. m- Sun days, B b5, 4 IS 6. nn., %, 0e. 8 34 p. m. wnshfngton Night Express via Harlem Rtver-Leaves at I'll 80 p. m. daily, stops at Mill ford, Bridgeport, South Morwalt and Stamford FOR BOSTON via SPRINGFIELD +12 58, o. l'I1 o5 .. n., through cars for Montreall T 21, S12, 6 29 p. Sundays, ~12 5s c. n., 6 2s p. m FOR BOSTON viaNEw LONDON AND PROVIDENCE -.12 10. 8 Os, '10 16 6. n. fast express stS 15 New Fast Express, goes no farther than Provi dence), A 10 p. m. Fast Express Sundays +12 40 0 m.
 For Boston via Hartford and N, Ys & E. RR.-+2 30 g.. daily.
 For Hartford. Sprine cid and Meriden, Sc--12 1e +12 6a {*2 80 &. ID. to Hartford,) %, sUO +1O 2O Fl o5, (11 10 a. to Meridenl T Al, S12 6 56 to Hartfordl, $ 2s, 12 p. m. Sun days, %12 58 g nn., 6 25 p.
 FOR NEW LONDON, &c.-'l2 40, 8 05, S10 15 t11 oS g. na to saybrook) s I5, 4 10, 20 IS, t6 40 p. n. to Saybrook). Sundays +12 40 & n. VIA B.& NY. AIR LINE DIVISION for Middletown, WillimAntic, &c.-Lesve New Haven for all st3- tions st 6 30 .. m. (mixed>, 50 6. m., Is, 623 p. m., connect at Middletown with Conn. Valley RR., and at Willimantic with NY N R. and N. L. & N.RR., at Turnervtlle with CoLoHRs- TER BRANCH. Trains arrive in New Haven ct 25 8. nn., oS, 6 16 lmixedl, 10 p.
 E, M, REED. Vice President.
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pr. Wishart's Pine Tree Tar Cordial has entirely cured me of kidney disease, says Mr. D. B. Grim, of Sharpsburg, Md. No doubt your druggist can tell you of other similar cases. oct9, ,6d1w
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And Other Points west-Pra1rIes and Prairfs Dogs-A New Haven Boy's Notes of Western Travel.
 A New Haven boy in the West writes as
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Tx mo had -' @o6-
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April IS, 1888
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NO REST DAY OR NIGHT.

MATHUsHEK &-KNKE1pEx.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1883-11-07
On "Letting H Alone. "

There is nothing in which men dc
more wisely, when they agree to act
upon the principle of letting things alone,
than when they apply this rule TO the
slanders and Misrepresentation which
are directed against themselves. If only
they can possess their souls in patience,
and sit down in quietness and self-control
when they are misunderstood or misrep-
resented, they may rest assured that they
will gain much more certain and easy
victory than if they insist upon doing
battle with all whom they regard as their
enemies. The truth is great, and it will
prevail says an old Latin proverb. One
may go further and say that, after all,
the truth hardly needs to be helped by
US. It will make its way by its own
weight; it will prevail by reason of its
own strength. So when the angry storm
of slander RACES, when jealousy has be-
gotten fierce and bitter passions, which
in their turn have armed themselves
with the cruel weapons of falsehood and
malice, the wise man will learn the wis
dom of letting things alone. Let the
storm blow past; but do not bruise your
self in fruitless attempts to hurl back
the remorseless blast Leave it alone,
and it will shrek around you harmlessly,
and by-and-bye the hurricane will have
blown itself out, and you will be exactly
where you were before it began to rise
that is, provided you have the wisdom
to let it alone.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1883-11-07
1N rHE cYcLoNE sELr.

To wake at morn, and thank the night;
To sleep at eve, and bless the day;
To feel, on storn-swept cheeks the gray
And ashen signet Of fierce fright;
This is the lot of those who wait
In storm-cursed lands the tempesfs fate.
The torrid heat of summer day
An icy terror is to him
Who sees, on far horizons rim,
Piled high, the thunder's banks Of gray;
While wandering breaths Of vagrant cir
Seem like the music of despair
Plenty and peace and youth and hope
One hour; the next the whir1ing blast
With death and want, when it is past,
Manned forms through tear-wet grope
Scarce time for love to gasp, "Good-bye, Z"
And after that--Eternity
Clarence ~ BotttetEe.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1883-11-07

Secrets are often valuable in Washing
ton. When the ways and means COM
mittee decided to increase the tax on
whisky to two dollars a gallon a number
of fortunes are said TO have been made
within small circle Of men. In the dark
days Of 1864 treasury clerk kept for
twenty-four hours secret known only
to President Lincoln and Secretary Chase
beside himself When it became oti-
cially known il sent gold flying up, and
the country was in dismay. II was a
secret, too, that could have been passed
on without harming the Union cause. 1t
was simply question of keeping faith
till the time came. An hour after the
news broke the clerk fairly staggered
under terrific slap on the shoulder He
heard and saw banker whom he knew
well. "You miserable fooln cried tho
banker "pd have given you one hum
dred thousand dollars to have known this
twenty-four hours agow And the banfer
could have well afforded 20 do IT, But
the clerk had the satisfaction OF knowing
that he had done his duty, as many an-
other government officer has done under
circumstances Of temptation, AaDhqftpg
Aogasiei
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1883-11-07


MAcKLEFREsH
I-didn't-say--ag great many words, y
said John Macklefresh, in slow, grind
ing sort Of way, but guess it'll-cut. "
81 wish ye hadn't writ so hard, John, F"
said his wife, piteously. "'Twas all the
worse for bein' so short. Your brothers
and don't never mean to believe that
Samuel. meant to cheat ye out o. that
$200.n
~ What did he mean, then 2" snapped
her husband, fiercely, his square, dogged
kchin in the air as he combed his whiskers
upward, favorite action of his when he
felt particularly pugnacious.
Mrs. Macklefresh turned one of the
long stockings she was darning from heel
to toe and back again before she an
swered
Didn't mean nothin', husband, " she
answered, softly. 4" We'rea all feller-mot-
ties. Some of us is human, sometimes.
Thought he'd pay ye, expect when he
borryed it. Then he couldn't, that's all. f"
Il dunno anything about couldn'ts;' ,
Iknow about didn't, - said John Mackle-
fresh, doggedly, still combing that per-
verse chin into the air. "This / know,
he's got the two hundred, and hain't,
and I'll never
"Don't, John, dear" interposed his
meek little wife
"Well, bein' deacon and a--n
''Christian, suggested his wife, seeing
be skipped that hard word.
~ s'pose can't say l won't forgive
him. But they amt no commands be-
tween the leds of that air Book about
twenty-five cents to pay" said a
small, business-like voice at the door.
Mrs. Macklefresh turned the rough
brown envelope over fearfully in her
hands, trembling, as people do, at tele-
grams. wonder if the telegraph boys
ever get used to it.
Don't be bothering, Alice said her
husband, pushing her aside, not ungent-
ly, though his words were rough as
usual.
This is what he read when he had torn
thin outlet at the end of the envelope
"Your brother Samuel died this morn
ing. Come at once"
The Western Union telegraph com
pany has a good deal to answer for-but
then so have a great many other people.
John Macklefresh did not swoOn away
on the doorstep, or throw up his hands
with a piercing cry, or any of those
things. He mechanically took out a
quarter from his loose change pocket,
careful even in this moment to count the
pennies given in change, shut the door,
handed the dispatch to his wife, and
walked away to the window. 1t was
only his heart tainted. This, then, had
come to the man he had said, but mo-
ment ago, he would never-no, no, not
mat he didn't say that Alice stopped