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Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-21
A Brides CONNECTION.


How an Ar1st0eE@tic Wedding I'm the
Garden City Ia TO be Dtgnified.
EFrom the Chicago Tribune
I saw q gorgeous confection intended to
dignity an aristocratic marriage that is to be
shortly celebrated. It consists of three
tiers, surmounted by castle made an exact
architectural copy of the brides home, and
measures from stand to flagstaff nearly six
fest. The lowest tier-the cake parts
Ruted with columns supporting vases Of
flowers. The second is panneled with silk,
on which the arms of the wedding couple are
shown in colors alternating with their mono
grams and divided by basket off ferns.
The third is q mass of bridal festoons, and
upon it stands the feudal castle, with port
cullis and moat and drawbridge complete,
the whole being further decorated with fill
gree, silver and gilt, doves, Cupids and spun
glass in imitation Of water.
Now it is, of course, impossible to DENY
that, as q whole, these are ''triumphs of con-
feetionery" and beautiful objects to look at
and it may even be good to eat-but will
anyone pretend that there is any of the old
wedding symbolism left in either one or the
other? There are personal or historical sig
nifcsnces in abundance, but where are we to
look for the connection between the thin,
simple cakes of the brides of the past and
these bakers monstrosities2 That the girl
about to enter wsdlock should propitiate Di-
ana, the virgin goddess, with gifts of cakes
was a pretty idea that might wen bear per-
petuation; but where shall be look for it un-
der the intolersble loads of sweet stuff that
confectieners now insist upon?
Nor was the original distribution of sweet
waters and wines-with aromatic flowers,
''gillihowers and columbine coronations and
sweet sops-in-wine" floating in it-a disagree
able extension of the good custom of send
ing the remnants of the previous Sundays
communion to the newly veddsd pair, that
they might share their first sacrament with
their family and most intimate friends. What
relic of Eucharist, however, shall we look for
in these prodigies of sugar and spun glass,
feudRl castles and Greek myth, all Ahutter
with satin ribbons, artificial flowers tinsel
and paper lace? Nobody can question the
appropriateness of Gupids and doves. Hy-
mems torches, and SO forth but, is it worth
while, now that the old traditions are dead,
to travesty them with this concession to ba-
kers' whims and the meaningless extravR-
ganee of French fashions?
Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-21
Price BOc and 51.oo
SOLD EVERYWHERE.
Loss and Gain.
CHAPTER I.
81 was taken sick q year ago
with bilious fever"


oHAP1ERL
t'I was taken sick year ago
With bilious fever"
"My doctor pronounced me cured, but
got sick again, with terrible pains in my
back and sides, and got SO bad 1
Gould not move!
shrunk!
From 228 lbs to 12O! I had been doctor
ing for my liver, but it did me no good. 1
did not expect to live more than three
months. I began to use Hop Bitters. Di-
rectly my appetite returned, my pains left
me, my entire system seemed renewed as If
by magic, and after using several bottles am
not only as sound as a sovereign but weigh
more than did before. To Hop Bitters
owe my life."
Dublin, June 6, 81. &. FITZPATRICK.
'.Maldsn Mass, Feb: /, 1880. eentlsmsn-
suffered with attacks Of sick headache."
Neuralgia, female trouble for years in the
most terrible and excrutiating manner.
No medicine or doctor could give me relief
or cure until used Hop Bitters.
.'The first bottle
Nearly cared me; )"
The second made me as yell and strong as
when child,
stAnd have been to this day.
My husband was an invalid for twenty
years with serious
kidney, liver and urinary complaint,
Pronounced by Boston's best physi-
clans
'Incurable I"
Seven bottles of your bitters cured him
and I know of the
''Lives of eight persons"
In my neighborhood that have been saved
by your bitters,
And many more are using them with great
benefit.
They almost
Do miracles ?' Mrs. e. D. Stack
How TO GET SrCK.-Expose yourself day
and night eat too much without exercise;
work too hard without rest; doctor all the
time; take all the vile nostrums advertised,
and then you will want to know how to get
well, which is answered in three words
Take Hop Bittersi
Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-21
SILKS AND vELvETS.

The values we oer Colored Silks at $1.O0, $1.25
and 80, good a. be found in New York
Boston.
We have only few pieces remaining Of those a
inch Black Brocade Silks at sI.Ss per yard. We
would advise those who have not already bought of
this lot to do at it win be impossible to get
of them to sell at the present prices Our stock
Of Plain Velvets Brocade Velvets, Pushes and Vel
veteens is very large, and prices attractive.
75 pieces BEST quality of Plain and Figured
FRENCH sATEENs, all new and elegant styles at
37kc per yard.
so pieces best quality American Figured sateens at
Ito per yard, sold elsewhere at 25c per yard.
The above but q few of the many bargains to be
found in every department Of store. An in
spsction Of which will convince any lady that they
cannot be matched
Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-21

The Rev Mr. Coburn, of Rocky Hill ia
engaged for another year by the Methodist
society, with an increase in salary of 300.
The ladies OF his church cleared sixteen dol
lars at their oyster supper last Thursday
evening.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-21

hundred electors who actually voted is also
noteworthy. The electorate of Prussia
stands lowest of all. with only o. SO for every
100 inhabitants, but SO out Of every 100
electors voted in that country; Belgium comes
next with 81; then Norway with 72; France
with SO; Spain, 65: Italy, 81; Switzerland.
SO; and Germany 56. It thus appears
that the franchise in England at present is
much more limited than in not only republics
like France and Switzerland. but also mon
archiss such as Germany and Denmark.
Speaking generally, 20 persons have votes in
Germany and Is in Denmark for every in
England.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-21

The Cincinnati Enquirer has made an ex-
tensive canvass through its correspondents of
The eleven southern States to get at the pre-
vailing sentiment Of the people of both par.
ties regarding presidential candidates and
fnds that on the Democratic side there is an
overwhelming sentiment everywhere in favor
of the nomination of Mr.. Tilden, Mcdonald,
of Indiana, ranking next rs a popular favor.
ite. Payne, of Ohio, has many friends,
Randall strong following in some of the
States, and Bayard would be an acceptable
candidate to many. 'fThe Flower boom, >
says the Enquirer, sis young in the South,
but the New York Congressman is discussed
among the possibilities. OF Republican
candidates the Enquirer says: 'tBlaine is
decidedly the preference of the people. A
Blaine and Lincoln ticket would be a strong
one. Logan has following In several States
and there is apparently an effort to inaugu
rate Logan boom. President Arthurs
friends are everywhere hard at work. With
didacy, he is likely to lead some of the other
aspirants lively dance"
A bill introducing new system of prison
administration has been passed by the Ohio
legislature, and the working of the Law will
be watched with interest. The ruling prin-
ciple Of the new plan is that the State should
offer the convict Inducements to reform by
properly rewarding his good conduct, and
that to this end he shoaId not be held to
serve out certain fixed term, without re-
gard to his behavior in prison. It is, there
fore, provided that every sentence to the
penitentiary hereafter, except in cases of
murder or Of criminals who have previously
bssn convicted of felony, shall be, if the
court approves, general sentence, and that
the Ave managers OF the institution shall
have the right to decide the length of con-
hnement, with only the restriction that it
shall not exceed the maximum term pro-
vided by law for the crime nor fall below the
minimum. The managers are also author
ized to release prisoners on parole, although
to be still in their custody, and to reserve a
portion Of prisoners earnings to be given
them upon their discharge.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-21

The North church. Afiddletown, has 392
members, which is 1ez more than il had
when Mr Hazsn became its pastor fifteen
pears ago.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-21
E. L. Washburn.
81 Church and
az Center Street,
4 FORTUNE IN GATILE RAISING,

THE NEW MEXICO AND COLORADO
RANCH AND CATTLE CO., controlling
ONE MILLION ACRES of the finest grazing lands in
New Mexico aud Colorado, is desiTous of obtaining
tho operation Of investors to increase their herd to
$4,000 head of graded cattle, having hand already
1900 head Yearly increase 40 per cent. Annual
cath dividends of 10 per cent, and upwards from
plus sales, and the herd constantly increasing safe
and profitable investment. Send for full particulars
to z. ID. BARNES SeG'I, Mills Building,
IS wall SlEeeG. n NevH York.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-21

According to the Worcester Spy Massa-
| chusetts is solid for Edmunds. Says the
Spy: In the selection Of delegates to the ma
tional convention there il little danger
this year that any serious mistake will be
made. Politicians doubtless could be
found who would be glad to make up
Blaine or an Arthur ticket, but they know
that it can't be done this year. The de-
mand for unnledged delegates is some
times the cover of an attempt to gain dis
honest advantage, but the public opinion Of
She party sets so strongly now for Edmunda,
that only delegates who are known to bs un-
equivocally in favor of his nomination will
be tolerated as delegates at large, and in the
several districts it is scarcely possible that
more than two or three who are nominally
for him, but really for some other candidate,
may slip in.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-21
EDITORIAL NUTkS,

Oh for little of that sunshine We used to
find so uncomfortable last summer
Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-21

The experience of some glass blowers Of
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, who tried the OK
pertinent of emigrating to Belgium in search
of work is Instructive. They made fair
wages for the time being, owing to the fact
that the strike this side had advanced the
price of window glass 55 per cent. But Il
was only q temporary squirt, and after the
pressing immediate demand had been met,
general reduction of 10 per cent in che
wages was ordered; the profits in the regular
business were small there compared with
those received from it in this country.
These returning emigrants report the condi-
tion of Belgian vorkmen as anything but
desirable as compared with that of the
American. None of them received any bsne-
&c by the recent heom. Almost all were
under contracts, to which they were held
most rigidly. There was no organisation
among them, and hence no chance to assert
their rights.
According to recent estimate, France has
the largest percentage of electors of any
EuropeRn country-namely 26 S5 in every
one hundred Inhabitants. Switzerland stands
second with 22.55; then Germany with Los,
and Denmark with Is. 46. England ID fifth
with s.s3. The number Of those in every one
Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-21

'tArbor Day. is a western institution which
the eastern States would do we'll to adopt. In
Indiana April II has just been designated as
''Arbor Day. and great many trees will be
planted in all parts Of the State.
Woman is still making progress. Thirty
one of eighty-seven participants in the civil
service examination for clerks to serve in the
Philadelphia postoffice answered the require
ments, and the two who stood highest are
women.
The society for the prevention OF cruelty
to children has been paying some attention
to the kind of candy sold in Brooklyn under
the name of rye asd rock. The quite start
ling discovery is made that two pounds of 1t
contain fusil oil enough to cause death.
School children have bsen in the habit of
buying these vile stuff in large quantities.
The butchers unions of New York are
fighting the western dressed beef business,
which interferes with theirs. They charge
that the beef is unwholesome. This charge
is vigorously met by Mr.. P. D. Armour, who
is largely interested in the dressed beef busi-
ness He declares that no chemicals are
used to preserve the meat, and that ice alone
is used.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-21

Fer Comfort and Happiness you
should wear the
ss E1Shmfe Patent Shirt -
Th1s Perfect Shirt can only be had of
IT. Ps MeFwins
Sale Agent for New A@v0ms
OMcet@t Re91d0Mcel, Noe 2S College Street
Postal orders to show aeliver receive paOmps at
Henttona
Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-21
HEADQUARTERS FOB SILKS.
THE PEOPLES
Goods Store.
SPRING OPENING
COlOred Dress Goods, Silks and VelYets.

We
OIofas
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II he S IL n.
VIEW 70 r X. ] 8 s 4.

About sixty million copies of The SUN
have gone out OF our establishment during
the past twelve months.
If you were to paste end to end al the
columns of all the Suns printed and sold
last year you would get a continuous s'rspof
interesting information, common sense Wis
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enough to reach from Printing House square
to the top of Mount Copcrnicus in the m"on
then back to Printing House square, and
then three quarters of the way back to the
moon again.
But the Sun is written for the inhabitants
of the earth; this same strip of intelligence
would girdle the globe twenty seven or
twenty eight times.
Ifevery buyer of a copy of the Sun dur
ing the past year has spent only one hour.
over it, and his wife or bis grandfather has
spent another hour, this newspaper in 1888
has afforded the human race thirteen thous-
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1t is only by little calculations like these
that you can form any idea of the circulation
of the most popular Of American news
papers, or of its influence on the opinions
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The Sun is, and will continue to be, a
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lcdT VI Consequences, WHICH SV'S az 'hc H'''
no matter how much the process costs,
which presents the news Of all the world
without waste of words and in the most
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and which therefore believes that the Re
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coming year of our Lord, 1884.
you know the Sun, you like it already,
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A Walking Skeleton.

Mr.. E. Springer, of Johannesburg,
Pa, writes: Il was afflicted with lung
fever and abscess on lungs, and reduced
to ,ualking Skeleton. Got free trial
bottle of DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, which did me so much
good that l bought dollar bottle. Af-
ter using three dollar bottles, found
myself once more "A man, completely
restored to health, with hearty appe-
tite, and gain in flesh of 4S pounds.
Call at M. E. Lcatherman's Drug store
and get a free trial bottle of this certain
cure for all Lung diseases. Large bot
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THE Usual RESULT. 1t iR not 10 tee
MED that good sewing machine is on Of
The most important appurcnanCcs of the
modern household.
We thought we had good machine in
our household until one day thc!"gtnt OF the
At,7 N2Ble presented linfc,f at Our door
and proceeded 20 deliver an Grafton upon its
characteristic merit
Put" We answered, "our machine serves
us nicely and salts us well, and We Go not
care for another
The agent, however, begged the privilege
of leaving one Of his machines with us, for
the ladies to try"
The rcQucs, WAS not unreasonable so wo
granted i.-hut more TO ohligc the agent
than anything else; for really we did not
want the machine, and had not the remotcst
idea of iuyiNg 1t.
The machine once in the house, it was nat
ural that the ladies should look it over; they
did so, and as consequence fell in love
with it, They say that without the slight
est wish to dccry or disparage any other
machine, this, al things considered, Il, in
their opinion, the most desirable one to he
had.
The upshot of the whole matter was that
the old machine was disposed of, and the
"Light-k1nning New Home installed in
our household. 1t Is pronounced a genuine
beauty and real comfort, and "our folks
wanted lis to tell other folks about it.
This nriynllcd machine is manufactured
by tie NEW HOME SEWING MACHINE
Co, 50 Union Square, New York, who wish
us to say that all who Will send for their new
illustrated catalogue and enclose their advcr-
tiGemsht Qrint"l in another coumn,) will
receive set of fancy advertising novelties,
of value 10 those collecting cards, &c.
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The Democracy.

We go to press before any ballots
have been taken at the Chicago demo-
cratic convention, but events still point
in the direction of the nomination of
Cleveland and we have even strengthen
ed in the belief that the names given in
The CLARION last week, Cleveland
and Mcdonald, will be the ticket named.
Mr.. Tilden has again refused to allow
the use of his name; the Bayard can
vass has something more of promise,
Thurman is strong probability in case
the convention fails to name Cleveland
Or Bayard on the first three ballots,
while Boss Kelly says that under no
circumstances will he support Cleve-
land BY the way, he fought Tilden in
'76 and TilIen carried New York and
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The Postofice Department at Wash
ington has been notified by the Itali<n
government that in view of the outbreak
of Asiatic cholera in France, mails from
this country intended for delivery in
Italy must be inclosed in tarred sacks.
This precauton is regarded as necces-
sary because the Italian mails from this
country pass through England and
France by railway. The postmaster at
New York has accordingly been in
structed to inclose the mails in creosot-
ed tarpaulin sacks until supply of
tarred sacks can be procured.
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Terms to Mail Su bscribers.

The several editions of the Sun are sent by
mail, postpaid, as follows:
DAILY-5O cents a month; SO year
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SUNDAY-Eight pages This edition fur
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Address !. w. ENGLAND, Publisher,
The Sun, N. Y. City.
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The Cumberland Daily Times sug-
gests the grant Of the use of the tow
path Of the Chesapeake and Ohio Ca
nal to the Western Maryland Railroad
Company to lay tracks from Cumber-
land to Williamsport at an annual rem
TIL of 100000. This, it is claimed
would give direct line to Baltimore
while steamboats, could be employed at
the same time the whole length Of tho
canal to Georgetown.
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English and Continental Qucs-
lions.

England is in political ferments
which may result in any one of a half
dozen startling results. The House of
Lords, despite Mr.. Gladstone's menaces,
will tomorrow, it is said, throw out the
franchise bill, on the ground that it
should be accompanied by scheme for
redistributing constituencies. This will
inaugurate bitter crusade on the part
Of the radicals against the very exis-
tencc of the House of Lords. The lat
ter think they can stand it, and if Mr..
Gladstone, as it is said he will, sends
the franchise bill up to them second
time during this session, they will a
gecond time reject it and defy him to go
before the country in general election.
The present ministry is strong in the
House of Commons, but weak, 1t is
thought, in the constituencies, and
hence it's Discrimination to dissolve
Parliament until it has passed bill
which is expected to give them vastly
increased voting strength. The conser-
vatives naturally prefer to have the
passing of any needed franchise bill in
their own hands. They find their OPP
portunity in the wretched blunders in
Egypt. England is disguised with
situation created in Egypt and in the
Soudan by Mr. Gladstone's vacillating
policy. The concessions made to France
prior to the meeting Of the Egyptian
conference, the offer to advance $40 >
100000 of English money for the ben
eft of country which he intends to
vacate as soon as possible, and the pro
liability of future difficulties under the
multiple control of Egypt, excite APP
prehension. The conference can do no
good, and may do great deal of harm.
The country is Indifferent to its work,
and hopes to see it rejected when
brought before Parliament for its ap-
prevail. Meanwhile the bugaboo of
French oppoaition to England's con-
troll in Egypt, which 80 much frighten-
the primer, has measurably disappear
cd now that France seems almost Ger
tain to be involved ina war with China.
The latter country does not regard the
recent treaty as binding because not
yet ratified. From the Chinese point
of view the attack on the French at
Lang Son was therefore justifabe. The
French think differently and trouble
in the East, with new acquisitions of
Chinese territory by France, is thought
to be unavoidable. The war party is
now predominant in Pekin, and moth
ing but serious work will bring the rul-
ers of the Flowery Land to their senses.
At home the French have in the chol-
era an enemy not so easy to conquer.
The disease seem to be depopulating
Toulon. Not that it is extraordinarily
destructive of life, but a panic has
seized the people and they are quitting
their homes in thousands. ...t
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he supported Hancock in 80 and Han
cock didn't carry New York. 1t would
seem that the Independent Republican
bolt may have its counterpart in the
democratic party and that there is
promise of things being considerably
mixed as Blaine's friends claim that he
will receive large Irish vote, while
the Germans who have us a nationality
usually voted with the republican in
the West, have, it is claimed, declared
generally against Blaine and Logan.
Some such break up Of old party aflic-
tons would be the reverse Of an I'M
mixed evil.
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Thousands Say So.

Mr.. T. w. Atkins, Girard, Kansas,
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your Electric Bitters to my customers,
they give entire satisfaction and are
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Gov. McLane has signed the death
warrant of Bug" Cephas, convicted in
Dorchester county of the murder of
Mrs Celia Bush Murphy, fixing Friday,
August |, as the date of execution
Cephas has confessed the crime, giving
all the particulars connected with the
revolving act, and statingit was done as
a preliminary to robbing the house,
where she lived alone, but that he found
no money on the premises.
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The lIagerstown Globe says that Mrs.
Anderson, wife Of General Anderson,
who was in command at Fort Sampler
at the out break Of the war, is now visit
ing Mrs. M. Y. Dahlsren at her summer
residence on South Mountain.