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Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-23
Senator George F. Edmunds.
President Pro Fem. of the Senate.

President Pro Fem. of the Senate.
 George F. Edmunds, the subject of onr sketch this week, was reelected president pro tenn. of the Senate on the fourteenth in l. stant, after Senator Anthony of Rhode Is land had been elected and had declined be- cause of continued ill health.
 Mir. Edmunds, of Burlington, was born at Richmond, Vermont, February l, 1928. His education consisted only of that afforded by the public schools, after graduating from which he began the study of law and at an early age became a practitioner of considera- bIe ability. He soon drifted into politics, and successfully, as he was elected a member of the Vermont legislature in 1854, '55, '5G, '57, '58 and '59, serving three years as Speak CT. He was then elevated to the State Senate and was it's presiding officer pro tempore, in 1861 and 'G2. Soon after this Hon Solomon Foote. one of the United States Senators from Vermont, died and MT. Edmunds was appointed to fill the vacancy and he took his seat April 5, 1866
 Mir Edmunds has since been continued in the Senate, his present term, which expires March Sd, 1887, being his fourth election He was 8 member of the Electoral Commis sion of 1876, and was first elected president pro tenn. of the Senate immediately after the resignation of David Davis last year.
 Senator Edmunds is fine parliamentarlan, his rulings while in the chair being unbiased by any politi 1al preferences he may entertain as Republican. He is well liked by all Sen- ators, and aces his position with all the dignity and ability becoming the Vice President of the United States.
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''but the language she uses is entirely too warm to have been dead very long. lngton Gazette.
 Chicago woman was made crazy by a sudden and unexpected kiss Every sensible Evansville girl is expected to read this to her lover and say, Claw, sskes, Il bet it wouldn't affect me that wayI'-Evansville Argus.
 What you need, madam" wisely remarked the doctor as he glanced at her tongue, sis exercise" ''I know it, doctor; but my hus- band is away so much that I don't get 8 chance to talk to him half as much as he de- serves. ."-Journal
 ''Ah! excuse me; was afraid might get too near your skirt" said the young man to his partner at the ball, as she 1ounced around among the Hounces. s'Oh, there is nothing to fear, assure you," exclaimed she, it is trained. ."-Commercia Advertiser.
 young doctor of twenty-six, but who looked scarcely twenty, was presented in 8 saloon" ''What so young and already doc tor? said the lady of the h ouse. ''Yes, madam, replied the young phy ysician, "but I only attend very little children as yet."- Florida Times Union.
 ''WiIl you be good enough to bring me some butter?" said traveller to hotel wait CT. ''You have butter on your butter dish, sir" returned the naughty knight of the soup.ladle. in reproachful tones. "Oh, ex cuse me-" said the traveller, 'T took 1t for a grease spot" And then no sound could be heard except the gentle rustic of the dinner gong.-San Francisco Post.
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

The midwinter number of the Century is a first rate number. The frontispiece is strik ing engraving by Johnson of 8 head by Rem brandt. Titus Munson Coan contributes 8 brief but comprehensive account of Gustave Cou. bet, artist and communist, whose art and social life ended in May, 1871. Adam Badeau contributes biographical paper on General Sheridan, which is accompanied by a fine full page portrait of the new head of the army. General Mcclellan has 8 good sketch of the princes of the house of Orleans E. c. Stedman furnishes study of Keats in the sympathetic yet critical vein which makes him so admirable 8 literary judge. Salvini presents bis impressions of Shakespeare's 5 '.Lear." Gable gives, in one part of the mag azine, added proof of his skill a novelist by the new installment of "Dr. Sevier, and in another convincing evidence of his ability as publicist by valuable paper on the con- vict lease s5 stem in the South; and besides all this there is rich variety of illustrated articles, 8 number of poems short story by the author of "Guerndale, ? and well filled de- partments of '"Copics of the Time,'' ''Open Letters" and ''Bric-a-Brac."
 The Atlantic Monthly for February opens with two additional chapters of Dr. s. Weir Mitchell's entertaining story 'In War Time MT. Crawford's "A Roman Singer'' and Mir. Lathrop's Newport" are continued. MT. James contributes the sixth chapter ot "En Provence,'' describing ''The Country of Arles," and there is pleasing story by c. H. White, entitled "In Madeira Place." O. B. Frothingham has 8 very interesting article called ''Voices of Power" in which he dis cusses and compares the power of the pulpit, the press and the stage. Elizabeth Robins describes ''The Vagabonds and Criminals of India" Edward G. Mason gives account of "A Visit to South Carolina in 1S60," and J. NJ. Hilyar contributes an article of inter est, wherein he gives personal .Reminis- canoes of Christs Hospital" the famous ''blue-coat'' school of London, The poems of the number are by H. Bernard Carpenter, A. AA.Dsyton, Helen Gray Cone and Julia C.R Dorr
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COMMUNICATIONS.
A County workhouxe.

To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 The COURIER of January 22 reports meeting of selectmen and others to consider the question of town workhouse. The News of January 16 published eommunica- ton headed county workhouse, and the plan there suggested seems to merit consid- eration. The statement was made that all the towns in the county suffer from taxation for the support of idlers and drunkards; that the official records of one of these towns show three hundred ia miles as receiving public aid and ''drink at the bottom of it all; that the names of one hundred and sixty eight children are on the lists of another town, whose fathers or mothers refuse to support them, and who are burden upon the community; that this is the condition of things to greater or less degree in all the towns; and that 1t is impos- sible for all these towns to build and support workhouses of their own. This being the undoubted state of the case the question Is put to New Haven, Why not lend helping hand to purify the county; why not by wise cooperation with these other towns for the establishment of a workhouse lessen the ex- pense for New Haven and increase the use- fitness for the county? A. l..
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E. l.. Washburn.
 SA Church and
 Gl Center Street.
SAY, HELLO, THERE!

'T want you if Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil will really cure Deafness, as is claimed in the newsps pers?' swell, you need not take word to that write to J. J. King, Ashley Luzerne county Pa. See what he says. Be took the pains to tell the other day that his sister fn-law cured of defeo tive hearing by Dr. Thomas Electric Oil and that he using 1t for the purpose to very percepible advantage"
 "well, that's right, far it goes, but want more proof. Have you got any"
 GA plenty, sir. There Is Rev. MT. Crane of Dun kirk, N. Y free from all prejudice, pro con-, and honest the day is long. He says For deafness aud carache pr. Thomas Eclectric Oil has done won- ders to my certain knowledge"
 ''You blow and brag good deal about its being such splendid remedy for catarrh It is easy enough to say these things Who has been cured of catsrrh by Dr. Thomas EcIectrio oil?"
 "Victor A. Lotier. editor National Record, Dans- vIlle Pa., says For cstarrh it has hslped swon- derfully. George H. Dart Sac City, Iowa, similarly afflicted says, Thomas Fclectric Oil relieved the first dose"
 'Hold on That will do. That's evidence enough for me- What else is pr. Thomas Eclectric Oil good for?"
 ssThere isn't a better medicine in the world for rheumatism and neuragia; and for any kind or an ache, pain or soreness 1t is matchless V ial9 6d1w
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OUTs

Always found out: The man collector is hunting.-N. Y. Com. Adv.
 A woman seldom writes her will. There is 50 much of 1t she can't.-Blizzard.
 Feminine news gatherers are not 8 success. One tried 1t in a country town, and the peo- pie stopped taking the paper because she told them all the news before it came oat.-New York News.
 She-I am fond of poetry. He-Are you, indeed? So am I. Do you like Burns2 She No, indeed; they so distressing But, then, am not much troubled with them, as ma does all the cooking.
 Our bookkeeper, who has taken lively interest in this Egyptian business, says that the accounts are balanced thus: England All loss and no profit. Mahdi-An prophet and no loss.-Texas Siftings.
 ''Yes." said Henderson, Miss Forte plays beautifully. I don't know anything about music myself, but know she's splendid player,- because all the other players say her music is just horrid. ''-Boston Transcript.
 'Is your wife acquainted with the dead languages ?" asked the professor of a New man man! '.May be she is, {" was the reply,
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Wednesday. January 28, 1884.
SHIPRUILDING-

ShipbuiIding in this country is not now and has not been for long time very im- pressive or prosperous industry, but in Eng land shipbuilding has reached tremendous l importance. During the last year the vessels | launched in that country represented capi- | tai of at least ninety five million dollars In I their actual construction some sixty-two thousand men have been employed, besides the vastor multitude engaged in mining, smelting and manufacturing the iron, raising l the coal making the chains, sails and rigging and in finishing and engineering the vessels. In regard to the actual amount of tonnage l turned out, 1883 surpasses any previous year. In the twenty-two ports in which ships are built in the United Kingdom there have dur ing the last twelve months been launched by 124 firms sss vessels. with total tonnage of ,256, ,929 tons. This is an advance of fifty thousand tons upon 1882, which was similar ly ahead of all previous years. The pros- spects for the future, however. are not so bright as they were at the close of 1882. It is estimated that in the last three years over three million tons of shipping, mainly steam, have been built in the United Kingdom alone. For some months past the effect of this vast production has beenfelt upon trade, with the result that freights have become so depressed as to be now barely remunerative. This has naturally had it's effect upon work in the shipyards. From all quarters reports tell that orders are scarcer, and that the. ves- sells in course of construction are fewer in number than they were year ago; that the number of workmen employed are being les sened and their wages reduced.
 How to improve the condition of ship building in this country is 8 problem which is receiving earnest attention. Captain Paine, of Boston, who is one of the best known and best informed of American ship. masters, has been giving his views concern ing the matter, and they entitled to atten tion. He says, among other things: I am not so much in favor of going abroad to buy ships. don't believe in going away from 8 country teeming with every resource to buy what we can make here. It is question of making money or losing money. What I would ask our government to do is this: To place us on an equal footing with Great Britain and other countries in regard to our shipping. Remove the duties and the licen- ses which we have to pay over them. Send us out with ships as free as theirs are. If after that we can't succeed then the fault lies somewhere else. We had far greater difficulties before, but in 8 few years we got ahead of Great Britain in efficiency.
 This country had in 1860 the most effec- tive mercantile marine in the world. In tonnage it was only second to Great Britain, and that by only few tons. It was the product of comparatively few years growth. Perhaps even wise legislation will not avail to restore to the United States it's supremacy in this respect but the experiment is well
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wasnington,s Love Affairs.


 Warlike sentiments on certain subjects still fingered in the heart of Washington on that peaceful morning one hundred years ago when he resumed possession of the oity. As he crossed Spuyten Duyvil creek and made his way upon the island the night before he received message to tarry, as Sir Guy Csrle- ton was not yet embarked. So he directed
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SCROFULA.

I55 HOWARD STREET,
 LOWELL, MASS, Jan. r. MESSRs. C. I. Hoop & Co.,: Gentlemen I have used Hoops SARSAPARILLA in my family for scrofulous humor with wonderful success, and am happy to tell you that it is the best medicine we ever used. do sin cerely advise any one who is troubled with scrofula to give this valuable remedy q trial, and assure them they will not be disappoint- ed. Very truly yours
 (Coburn Shuttle Co.) c. c. PICKERING. Hoops SARsAPARILLA is sold by all Drug gists. Price s1 per bottle; six for S5. Pre- pared bv c. I. HOOD & CO, Lowell, Mass.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-23

Young Mutt, who killed the villain who murdered his father, was declared not guilty as indicted yesterday. There ars few who will question the justice of his acquittal.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-23
OPERA and FIELD GLASSES
sPECTACAES and NOSE
 GLASSES

Of every description mount ed im Gold. silver. steel, She'll, CelIulOiG and, ss ubber Reating Glasses and NEAg- milf yfnS Lenses for EsOtani- cEsH work, Microscopic ma- aerIal, Slides and Cover Glasses, Drawing EnSaru- Enenss, N Squares, Trtan- gses, Curves. Drawing pa- Ders and Kaa eFiaE of af1 kinds for College, School, and Private use.
 zKa QUIT Optical department we Ezaanuf facture OM the premises aiA our special work, and have every faciE- ity for mounting OcHli~fs' prescriptions, and doing repairing promptly and we'll.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-23

The workhouse question appears to be in a fair way to meet the fate of all the great questions which come up in this city, and re- main forever a question.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-23
P U UR E ABsoTUTE $ TIE
NEGMzzHrT 0f Ha5E5E: BLOOD

T1HE marvellous results of Hoops SAFs, | sAPARILLA upon all humors and low conditions of the blood (as/ M /prov- en by the cures effected) / E/ prove it the best BLOOD NIED>/ N/ICINE. Such has been the sue o</ cess of this article at home / N /that near ly every family in /whole neigh borhoods have been / cN /takfng it at the same time. .% Tt eradicates es the blood, Sr /thereby restoring and renovatI /fng the whole sys tenn. Hoods e /sARsAPAR1LLA puri fes the /S0 /Blood. Hoods sARsA- PARILLA / ~ /cures dyspepsia. Hoods
 i. g; ;$:; $s. i? !. i;s; %s5s: ssS: up and strengthens the system. while it eradfcates disease, and as natures great assistant proves itself invaluable as pro- lection from diseases that originate in changes of the seasons, of climate and of life
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EDITORIAL NOTES.

The next peach crop is absolutely ruined, and it is probable that the best peaches next summer will not be less than dollar 8 basket.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-23

A gentleman in Paris, who was recently an unsuccessful suitor in the courts, revenged himself for the loss Of his case by shooting his lawyer. If this kind of thing spreads there will soon be more room at the top for young lawyers.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-23
ORANGES.

NTYE have due this week for holiday trade 100 w cases and barrels of Florida New Orleans and Mandarin Oranges. Families, hotels and the trade supplied at lowest market rates.
 deis EDW. E. HALL & SON,
Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-23
Cheap Cotton..

Fruit of the Loom is not To yard in our store, as they say it is in some, but our en- tire line of cottons, especially the wide sheet 1ngs will be found cheaper than they can be bought for elsewhere. To sell one thing at . loss and make it up on another is not our way of doing business. J. \. ADAM & Co.
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rha Uhe.na.t namhnrrs.

We have not had so many spont Nous compliments paid us by customers abo n.y. thing so much as our new Hamburgs." All the ladies say we have the incest goods and the lowest prices. J. N. ADAM & Go.
 CIOaks
 Will not sell now unless they are very cheap indeed. We realize that fact and act on it, as we still mean to sell 8 good many. Low enough prices will sell Winter garments even in midsummer, and VIC mean to make them low enough now.
 J. N. ADAM & Go.
 ComfOrtables
 Reduced, where they were already at the lowest prices, namely in
 J. N. ADAM & Co.'S.
 There Is a Job Lot
 or Ladies White Muslin Underwear now on sale on our counters. There IS not much wrong with the goods and they are very, very cheap. J. N. ADAM d to.
 Seal Plush DO1mans At "eive away'' prices.
 J. N. ADAM 6 Go.
 Linens. We are giving particularly good value dur ipp this sale in bieached and brown damasks, Turkey red damasks. napkins, D'OyIeys, tow els, linen crash and butchers linen.
 J. N. ADAM S Go.
 Special Prices
 On kid gloves during this sale.
 J. N. ADAM & Go. Great bargains in knit goods-hoods and Tam O'Shanters 25c each.
 J.N. ADAM < Go.
 During the Sale A S175 French woven corset will be sold at S1 .25, one that was $1.25 for $1, two lots of dollar goods for 92o and CSC.
 J. N. ADAM $ Go.
 COttOns Were never cheaper and the retail prices are lowest in the store of J. N. ADAM & Go. Turksy Red EmbrOfderies Very pretty and very cheap.
 J. N. ADAM & Go. New Lime of Underwear Our new line of ladies' and children's Mus lin Under rwear is now open. The prices are very low this season.
 J. N. ADAM & Go. At J. N. Adam & Co.'s You can now buy the Mems Scarlet Shirts and Drawers that have been all Winter the best in town at $2. % for $1.75. And Dress Trimmings all reduced.
 J. N. ADAM & Go. l
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DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CITY, 12 CENTS WEEK, 42 CENTS MONTH, $500 A YEAR. THE SAME TERMS By MAIL.
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CIOaEs

Will not sell now unless they are very cheap indeed. We realize that fact and act on it. as we still mean to sell good many. Low enough prices will sell Winter garments even in midsummer, and VIC mean to make them low enough now.
 J. N. ADAM & Go.
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immense quantity of real estate and some bank stock; and to another son 8 large amount of real estate and large quantity of stocks. Julius is contssting the will on the ground of mental incapacity and undue in- fuence. The amount involved is said to be between $2. 900, 900 and S, ,OOO, 1000.
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Broadway Cash Store. Great reduction in Canned Goods Oranges Lemons
 and Butter.
 Fancy Tomatoes, 3 1b cans, 1Oc each 1; Pineapples [heavy syrup 13c each, cans for 25c; Golden Pump kin, only 14c each; ID Peaches 16c; Pesches fancy heavy syrupl 1sc each large Marrow Peas 1Oc each; and haspberries only 10c each Mesaina Lemons 12c dog, 1c each, Florida Or aDges BOG dog, Valencia Oranges 2ac doz, lbs fun M dressed Chickens o lsS lo, 20O young Spring Tdrkeys, full dressed, 22c lb. Beef, Lamb and Pork at lowest bottom prices 12 lbs Granulated Standard Sugar for S1 co Bet Oolohg Tea in this market 6Oc h. good for 26c Also frssh ground o. G. Java Coffee 2Sc lb.
 We thanh you for past favors. and promise to sell good meat, groceries and provisions cheaper than other house in this city. Paul Jemfe & BrOs..
 IOI and lO7 Broadway.
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The DfRerence.'

things at much less than cost price, but we are not bribing the people with the Fruit of the Loom Cotton at 1c yard. The conse- quence is that throngs of people are all over our store and not only at one counter. The people of New Haven are not to be caught with such evident chaff. J. N ADAM & Go.
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GO HumbuE

There is no humbug in J. N. Adam & Go. B closing-out sale The reductions they adver- tise are genuine, and such as they make every year at this season to close out their Winter goods, such reductions as are always sufficient to effect that purpose. Witness the state of their stock, which is well known to be al- ways the cleanest and freshest looking stock of dry goods in town
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Blankets

Have been cheaper this Winter than ever before, and it has been admitted on all hands that we have beaten all competi- tion to an extent not often possible in these days. We have sold more than double the quantity of blankets that we sold last Winter, stock. In fact we have been obliged to buy again lately certain makes. But we have a number of odds and ends-e few pairs of this, that and the other lot-and in order to help out these we have reduced the prices on them, notwithstanding the fact that no one in town was selling them even as low as our former prices. J. N. ADAM & Co.
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A Very Cheap UndershIrt.

A FeEY OH1o%P O1htloHS1akEE'
 Last Fall after we had bought our soc White Merino Shirts and Drawers we saw an- other lot not quite so good, but which had also been made to retail at 4Oc. We made an offer for the lot and got them so that we could run them at 38c, which we did all Win- ter. But our soc article was such rattling good one that we did not sell as many of the 3sc lot as we expected and we have resolved to rush them of at 25c. We are losing money of course, but we don't wish to carry any of the goods. J. N. ADAM X Go.
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Judge Shepard, of Chicago, has decided that women cannot have residence other than that of their husbands, and that to se- cure divorces suit must be brought at the legal residence of the persons concerned. The result is that, while men may still make Chicago the great popular resort for divorces, women are cut of from this high privilege.
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We have not had so many spont Nous compliments paid us by customers abo n.y. thing so much as our new Hamburgs." All the ladies say we have the incest goods and the lowest prices. J. N. ADAM & Go.
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COGtOm8

Were never cheaper and the retail prices are lowest in the store of J. N. ADAM & Go,
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New Line of Underwear Our new line of ladies' and childrens Mus lin Underwear is now open. The prices are very low this season.
 J. N, ADAM & Go.
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Turkey Red EmbrOfderies Very pretty and very cheap.
 J. N. ADAM & Go.
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J. NJ Adam S Co. Are closing out their entire line of Gentle mems Scarfs at greatly reduced prices.
 CaltcOS At 1-2c yard, and full standard at 5c.
 II N Adam x Co
Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-23

Parts of Central America are reported as being laid waste by an invasion of rats This is an occurrence not uncommon in trop- ical climates. In portions of Brazil these incursions are periodical, occurring about every twenty years. This is said to depend on the ripsning of the seed of the bamboo, which occurs at the age of about twenty years. Seeding covers period of four or live years, each bamboo producing about peck of seed. During this period the rats in the forests multiply in incredible numbers. But this is followed by the fifteen years O. bamboo growth, when it ripens no seed. Then follows the rat famine and the emigra- ton to the cultivated fields, destroying every thing edible in their path.
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ConfOrtab1eS
There ia & Job Lot

Reduced, where they were already at the lowest prices, namely in
 J. N. ADAM & Go. s.