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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-04-25
JERSEYS.


lOdo2en more OF those Atwood Jerseys, all shades,
s1.O0.
8 dozen excellent quality Atwood Jerseys, all
shades, 81. 49, Also full line of fine Braided and
Pleated Jerseys
All our Calicoes, hest makes. 10 cases. assorted &C.
case ofCanton Dress Ginghams, patterns, 7lac.
case of fine French Seersucker, 9lac,, check plain
and striped.
90 different styles OF Cloth, wool mixed. zoe.
Balance of our Monte Cloth, 5iac.
90 dozen Linen Cape Collars, Sc.
Another lot of those fine Lace Collars for chill.
dren, l0c.
Another lot ofthose fine Irish Point Collars, l5c.
Another lot ofthose Derby Ribbed Hose, Tho.
Remember, we also carry n full line OF Black and
Colored Cashmeres, Silks, and satins and all other
fine Dress Goods,
Our space being limited, we are unable TO offer
full line of prices in Shoes but we compare our as
sortment to any in the city.
We nrc going to cure every corn or bunion of our
shoe customers.
A bottle of Pels' Celebrated Corn Solvent given to
each customer A cure guaranteed If the directions
are strictly adhered TO.
Sold everywhere for Zoe per bottle
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-04-25

Edmonston's Avenue Shoe Store,
9iS Penna. avenue, "opens" Saturday, April q
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-05-15

earn their living that way, and one in fifty
turns out TO have some genius, but before
she finds il out she marries bill sticker or
= ham-fa,ter, and when the genius ia dis
covered, and the beauty Of the actress gone,
the husband is only partner in the receipts,
and does not share the sorrows and hard
work. What you want to do, girl, Is to for
get that there is such thing as theatre,
freeze to that kind gentleman who lends
you The Sun, for he is evidently man OF
excellent judgment, ge. married when your
time comes and raise family Of children,
and be happy, and when your own little
girl gets to wearing long dresses and talks
about going on the stage, put your arm
around her and tell her wha. narrow
escape her mamma had from being stroll
ing actress, and she will stroke your hair,
which will be turning gray then, kiss you
like little angel and say, ana. that settles
it," and sne will hustle around to Sc, the
table for supper, SO it will look nice to pa
when he comes home with his hand on his
lame back. A happy wife and mother at
Fergus Fall, Minn., surrounded by comforts,
friends and all that 20 to make life worth
living, s far better position than that oc-
cupied by nine-tenths Of the actresses in the
land. Now. girl, you set up late tonight
and think over the two pictures presented to
you, for your good, and decide whether you
will become barn. -stormer with cold in
the head that will last you all the season,
with an addition to it At every country hotel
with damp sheets and no fire in the room,
or remain contented at your home, and
eventually say yes" to the man who asks
you to be his wife. That's ali; YOU may go
now
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-05-15
Deferred County Correspondence.


fsN
The lit.'c steamer Nellie Name ha, got
out o; her winter quarters, is now along
side the steamboat WHAT and will soon bs
bringing in the Iluir fishes.
-rne Boston and Bangor Steamship
Company WI. soon after tine Fourth OF July.
Or al the beginning Of summer travel, have
an their boats. brass bands and orche>tras.
The musicians are al professionals, and first
clas, IN every resaect. being particularly
strong as orche>tras and will give music Of
such a character must receive the commen-
dalion of those who ale accustomed to heal
ing the very best. This experiment will be
made at a great expense, but We believe 1t
will meet with the favor cf travellers. We
shall expect to hear the band II the steam
er Mount Desert at least once a week, as
she makes her accustomed trip to Sullivan.
The East Lamnine Ladies' Aid Socie-
IL hit upon a novel manner of celebrating
May-day The soc etv made a call upon all
who owned lots in the graveyard, or who
felt an interest in this last resting place for
the dead, TO meet there early, and come pre-
pared 10 give days work in clearing
up the lots, preparatory to the building OF q
new and substantial fence around the same.
| The dav was fine and the turnout WAS
great; Nearly eighty persons, men, women
and children were there and nearly every
one busy. pulling out unsigbtly weeds q
bushes, gathering up or rsking together
rocks, twigs etc. A large number Of teams
were on hand and did excellent work. The
graveyard was begun forty-two years ago,
few years ago it was enlarged and on
this occasion another piece Of land was add
ed BY purchase to furnish lots for the Young
| er b. anches Of the old residents. The So
| ciety has received liberal donations Of mon
ey from our people who have settled in far
distant states. to help carry out their work
| and in their letters are receiving tokens that
the dust where their forefathers sleep will
never be forgotten by them. We were
present and did our share of the work on
this particular May-dsy." and while We
were working We thought about hervey's
'.Mediistions among the Tombs" and Gray's
'.Elegy in Country Churchyard," but We are
sure that poets never saw such q company
on such an errand bent, as we witnessed on
this occasion, who had come at "woman's
call" not with soLs and tears, but with
kindly hearts and willing hands to put in
order the home of their loved and dead.
Monday morning steamer Rockland had
the largest freight and as goodly number Of
passengers from this landing as she has
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Hash.

On one of the northern trains recently
was an old lady. who evidently had never
before made railroad journey. After look :
ing about her for some time in curiosity. her
eyes alighted on the bell line, and she asked
the water boy, who happened to be passing
at the time, what it was for. THAT,
marm," said the boy, with twinkle in his
eyes, sis to ring the bell when you want
anything to eat" and passed on. Shortly
after the old lady got down the family UNI
brella, and, seaching up to the bell line,
gave q vigorous pull. OF course the brakes
were applied. the windows thrown up,
questions asked, ETC., the old lady sitting
calmly through the confusion. Presently
the conductor came rushing into the car,
esclaiming, "Who pulled that bell?" II
did," replied the old lady. meekly. "Well,
patiently. "Well," said the old party medi-
tatively. "you can bring me some hash."--
Tourists Gazette
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-05-15
Go Home, Boys.

Boys, don't hang around the corner Of
the streets. If you have anything TO do,
do it promptly, right of, then 20 home.
Home is the place for boys. About the
street corners and at the stables they learn
to talk slang, and they learn to swear, to
smoke tobacco. and to do many things
which they oughtnot to do.
DO your business and then go home. If
your business is play. play and make 9
business Of it. like to see boys play good.
earnest, heal,hy games. If ! was the town
would give the boys q good. spacious
play ground. II should have plenty Of soft
green grass, and trees, and fountains, and
broad space TO run and jump and to play
suitable games. l would make it as pleas
ant, as lovely as it could be, and would
give it to the boys TO play in, and when the
play Was ended l would tell them to 20
home.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-05-15
From our Regular Correspondent.
Washington Letter.


April 20. 1851
There is a good deal of feeling in the
Senate because of the iardy transaction Of
business in the House of Representatives.
Senators are saying it is useless for them to
be working diligently and passing measures,
only TO have them lost sight of in the
House. Over three hundred bills passed BY
the Senate are lying on the Speakers table
I that have not even been referred to com
\ mittecs, In view of this situation the
I Senate thinks it may as well move along
lelsursly, and il has been suggested that the
\ body shall sit hereafter only about four
hours each day-just in order to consider
and pass appropriation bills and kindred
measures and that it shall adjourn each
week from Thursday to Monday. Senators
claim they can then attend fully to COM
mittee and department duties, wi,hou,
neglecting public business. since the House
cannot now catch up with the Senate.
Since the beginning of the tariff debate,
the Horizontal bill has been before the
House three days. and at three night
sessions, the evening sessions being
held especially for the discussion Of
this question. BY an agreemen, just
entered into it is to be discussed on
! three days of this week. and on one, Tues
day. of next week. when amendments or
vote TO strike out the enacting clause will
be in order. The tariff had TO give way on
Friday. the day which is always devoted TO
the private calendar, and on Saturday the
special order in the House was the Dngley
shipping bill Among the private measures
that received attention on Friday was that of
the famous cIaiman, Myra Clark Gaines
who scored success. The bill for her relief
was laid aside with a favorable recommen-
dation. authorizing the issue Of patents for
nearl, forty thousand acres OF her Louisiana
land.
There have been warm debates in COM
mittee and in the House over the additions
made BY the Senate TO the Naval appropria-
IN" p's>'u - .''' 'io'''e o"'''''ia'' na'ua''
brooks no difference Of views in his rarty
spscting i,s policy TOW ard the Navy, and
any attempt 70 deal literally with that arm
-, ..4 -,
promise. pr,i,rrjug to let he whole bill .ai,
II,
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gentleman from ihu'a"a 'ou'd "o' e',e '''
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present. VIZ a''no"' Oh iI''""''' "''o ''u>e
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m'as' % ~ 'e'i''N' 's A"' a'''
from Secretary Chandler stating mat me
proceeds of tile sale had been deposited IN
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Poetry.
Where l Love, I Love Forever. :

She was a blthesome maid who sang
Close 10y the cottage window sitting;
Sweet and clear were the notes that rang
Out on the air where the birds were fitting
Merriiy, mcrrily sang the birds.
But none could exactly guess their words.
While the maid NO clever.
And hlushing never.
Sang, where love. l love forever
lie WAS youth Just passing by
While the maid was singing. oh. 50 swectly
Who TO the garlen-gate drew nigh
And listened there, entranced completely;
For the sound OF voice so sweet and clear
Was rapiurous music to his ear.
And he said. "Ah. never
Would | wish TO sever
From one who loves. and loves forever.'
The maiden smiled on her lovers suit.
When AT her feet he made confession:
Her eyos were bright, but her voice was mute,
When she gave her heart into his possession.
But now together their lives are set.
They sing in unison this duet:
We'll dissever
Neyer-never.
For where we love. we love forever"
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The roads in this vicinity are improv-

Easthrook.
The roads in this vicinity are improv-
ing fast.
A. p. Bunker has rented the mill. He
has crew employed by night and day max
ing slaves.
We understand Rev. q. +. Ingalls, i.
in town. All are glad to see him.
Death has for the first time entered the
Lodge and taken from its circle Mrs. Cora
Clark who died April %. The funeral SER
vices we're held at the church the following
Sunday. J. II. Bennett officiating The fu-
neral ceremony of the Good Templars was
performed as she requested. She was
good wife and faithful mother. husband
and two lit,le sons are left to mourn her
loss.
May g. HIM.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-05-15

The superintendent of the public schools
Of Richmond, meeting Colonel Rufin, with
whom he is quite intimate, said: Il see the
Whig says that when you get to heaven you
will amend the Ten Commandments and
that's too much your way. anyway, and YOU
know il" Colonel Rufin replied "You
ought to be thankful for 1t, for if don't
die before you and 20 to heaven and have
the Commandments amended you cannot
get in Richmond Wing.
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How true this always is-When did
we'll, heard it never; when did i'll, |
heard il ever.
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The Maine Central may eventually find
that Lamoine Point is the natural and most
available terminus for their line as re-
CARDS the summer travel, as winter port
and as a transatlantic shipping port.
PRoF.
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b an * er,
STATE STREET,
ELLSWORTH, MAINE,
Does a General Banking Busi-
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ted Bank.

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api tle nerves of the
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Miscellaneous.
Progress Of the Common Schools.

ny Gko. 4. PHILLIPS. v. Il.
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ever taken since the route was opened. The
business is increasing instead Of diminish
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-03-20

Edward g. Nickerson, respected business
man having an establishment on Long Wharf.
Boston, has been missing for four weeks, and
al EFFORTS to discover his whereabouts thus far
have been futile. r., -
The value Of crop and live stock products Of
Illinois for 1883 is $250, $40 600, or Z decrease
Of 81, 4O4, 600 as compared with the previous
year. due largely to the depreciation in the val
ue Of farm crops and failure of the winter
wheat and corn crops.
The Women's Foreign Missionary society
held an anniversary at Philadelphia Numbers
of auxiliary societies, $3.50; increase, $50 over
previous year; number Of members, 80 ,6S,;
managers and AZ life patrons Receipts of the
@1M,&S
There were 1856 failures in the United States
reported to Bradstreet's during the past week.
As compared with 2l1 in the preceding week,
and with 2SS3, 40 and 133S in tho corresponding
weeks Of 1883, 1882 and 1881 respectively.
About "a per cent were those of small traders,
had 81, decrease of 3
Ex-Congressman Garfield of Chicago, now o
Dakota, says the chances Of passing tho bill to
open the Sioux reservation are very good, and
they hope to secure its consideration in the
senate very soon, Senator Halves and Con-
gresham Holman, who have charge Of the
bill in their respective houses, are both agreed
upon what should be done, and are earnestly
IN favor of opening the reservation. The COM
pensatiOn to the Indians il believed to be much
greater than they could secure from the land
in any other form, and the advantages to Dako-
t. are incalculable.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-03-20
A MINING HORROR.

An Explosion in a Virginia Miuo Proves
the Doom Of Nearly Two Hundred Men.
There was an explosion in thu. coal mines at
Pocahontas, Tazewell county, Va, Wednesday
at 1890, and 100 to $50 miners were killed
The mine has always been considered danger
Gus one, tho soft coal found there being per-
fectly saturated with the deathly fire damp
There is no hope entertained of rescuing
those in the mine. They must all be
dead. Such perfect scene of destruction
is hard to picture. The passages in tho mine
have been entirely destroyed, and the entire hill
will have to be excavatel to get to some of the
chambers The fact that the mine is on fire
makes nj TIN the operation nno,o of rTsseui3s
number of bodies were discovered, horribly
mangled, some of them with their heads torn
from the trunks, others with the limbs all gone,
presenting an appalling spectacle The work
or destruction was not confined entirely to the
interior of the mines, but houses, 200 or 800
feet removed from the mines were overturned
and in several instances demolished. A
large ventilator of the Southwest Improvement
company was blown to atoms, and the mines
cannot be entered till another is constructed for
the purpose of freeing the atmosphere of the
suffocating fumes.
The men of the mines are mostly Hungari-
ans without families. A number of negroes
from the surrounding section are also en-
ployed there The mines had not long been
way and we're supplying large section Of
country with coal The prospect was most en-
couraSinS. A large coaling station for the sup
ply of ocean steamers was in course of con-
struction at Norfolk While the accident
will have the effect of retarding
work Ut the mines, It
is not believed it will cause permanent discon-
tnuance, as great deal Of money has been
expended there by northern capitalists CON-
posing the Southwest Improvement company
west of Lynchburg, ct the aat top mountains,
| aud is the western terminus OF the New River
gts1teh Of the Norfolk = Western railroad
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-03-20

Private advice received by German.
American congressman from Germany
induce them to think that one of tho
objects of Bismarck in insulting thi.
country by returning the Lasker resolu.
ton was to cause tariff war between
the two countries. Copies of the liberal
press of Germany received by the last
steamer confirm this view. A tariff wa,
with America would secure for Bismarcl
the industrial isolation of Germany, to
which he is thought to aspire. Tht
continued attacks upon Mr.. Sargent by
the German official press are interpreted
by the Liberals in Germany, as intended
to force rupture Of diplomatic rela-
tions. The newspapers published in the
port cities of Germany express the
greatest apprehensions as to the proba-
bilities and the results of tariff war.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-03-20
Personal Points.

Jessie Reed, the giantess, is dead.
Wendell Bollman, constructor of the famous
Bollman bridges throughout the country, died
at Baltimore aged seventy.
Mrs Lawrence of Chicago, the mother of the
late T. g. Lawrence, class of 1884, has given
Yale college $5O, 600 for dormitory.
Oliver Dyer, the Yale sophomore, who was
roughly hammered by q classnate in the col
lege athletic games on tho 8th inst, died yester-
day from his wounds.
The New York World assor0 that Gen
Grant was rendered tho Presidents vessel, the
Dispatch, to take him to Fortress Monroe, but
he politely declined the Offer
Mrs. Col. Hunt of Michigan will contest Col.
Hunts will, bequcathing IS 900 each to Josh
Billings, Eli Perkins and Artemus Ward
The legatees have not made claims.
Helen spangler, wife of Hon. E. r. Spangler
OF Coshockton, O., and author Of "a Physi-
clans Wife, and other we'll known novels, was
found dead in her bath room.
NJ q. q: Lewes writes to the Boston Tran
script that 'when the Biography of George
Eliot upon which Mr.. Cross is engaged, and
Forthcoming volume of Essays have been
gwen to the world there will remain hardly
anything of George Eliot's imprinted.
AT Grand Haven, Mich, on Tuesday, Esther
2: Cutler, daughter of Dwight Cutler, an extern
slve lumberman. was married to John N Bag
Icy of Detroit, son of the late Gov Dagley
Mr. Cutler is we'll known in Minnesota, having
extensive numbering interests at Duluth and
being frequent visitor to st. Paul with his
family.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-03-20

A bill is pending in Washington, with
q prospect of its passage, providing fo1
a moderate increase in the salary of Cir
cuit Judges from SIS 900 to 81 900 yea,
and the District Judges as follows;
Those who now receive So, 500 are raised
to $4,000; those who get $4,000 to 81, :
500, and the 81 800 Judges are increased
to $4,000 and $500. The increase i.
based upon various reasons, which as the
expenses of travelling, and the fact tina,
more money can be earned as All attor
ney than as Judge. In some of tn.
states Associate Justices receive salaries
mostly in excess OF tie Federal Judges
Massachusetts, pays her Judges Sc, 600
California, $4,000; Nevada, sc, 600; New
Jersey. 5000; Illinois, IS, 900 to 81, 900
Indiana and Ohio, S., 900; Pennsylvania
5000, and New York, 5000.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-03-20

The revival of trade and industry il
the United States is. of course, 4 good
deal dependent upon the situation
abroad. AS bearing on this the Lon
don Economists Annual Review, just al
hand, is in point. It is held that while
tho years trade was disappointing "ther<
was distinct expansion in the volume
of business" But the profits "wer<
undoubtedly curtsiled." Supply has
outrun demand, says our authority, anC
beyond this the potential is seen to ex-
ceed the actual supply. Again the i'm.
proved means of communication is dwell
upon. The conclusion is reached that
1T would be rash to predict any i'm
mediate improvement in the condition
of business.