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Brooklyn Brevities:

| notice that when an old bachelor
does get married his old notions don't
last twenty-four hours.
/ notice fellow has to be d mighty
good talker or else be very rich to en-
tertain girl while the others are dancs
ing.
] notice good many men who
have gained reputation as philoso.
pliers who never practice what they
preach.
Is it the proper to speak Of an insane
Chinaman as cracked hiha?--Stock.
ton Maverick. Will some one please
answer this Cue'rious question?
If a woman is rich she is called
handsome and beautiful, even If she
is homely enough to warp street car
track out Of shape, Ever notice it2
'In an English town an infant fell
from an upper story and landed upon
a hustle Of lady's dress. A gentle
man walking behind caught the little
creature before it had time to roll off:
The child was unharmed,' says an ex-
change. Why don't you finish the
story. We don't care a snap for the
baby. Was the hustle injured?
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AS might have been anticipated, the
order OF the President closing the
White House against the pestiferous
place-hunter creates profound sensa-
tion here among the politicians. To
say they are surprised and chagrined
hardly expresses the situation. They
are dumbfounded they are wrathy.
"It's effect upon the party" declar-
ed q Californian, who has delegation
on the way, "will be finishing stroke
of paralysis
at won't hurt anybody" said a
Southern Congressman; "the office
seekers will worry him all the same,
It's foolish idea that they can be
avoided" AT the White House the
immediate effect was to provoke a
grand rush.
1t is not improbable that the move
rule OF the President will be considera
bly, relaxed, at least SO as not to ex
clude Senators and Representative
from conferences with the Presiden
concerning appointments. Colone
Lamont intimated as much to-da,
when asked what course would b
taken when Congress met The gen
eral run Of Of more sensible commen
is to the effect that the order will serv,
only to protect the President from un
desirable and useless interviews, b,
which most Of his time and strength
were being consumed. and that h
viii continue to see whom he wishe
to see.
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"But l lost the kisses thus. 4"
General NrcClellnn's Romance.

A very interesting story was told
about year ago about McClellan's
first meeting with his wife. He mar
ried her, you know, in 1860 and the
relations of the two during the past
quarter Of a century have been the
happiest. Mrs. Mcclellan accompa-
MED her husband everywhere and was
a helpmeet in the true sense OF the
word. She was very proud Of her hus-
band and wss very sensitive to any
ridicule of him. He met her in u
church in Baltimore in 1860, one cold
Sunday morning. He was then trav-
cling through the United States on a
health tour and had reached Balti-
more Saturday night The next
morning he left the hotel and went to
the nearest church. The usher took
him up to the front and seated him in
a pew which was already occupied by
very handsome young lady. The
sermon was prosy and Mr.. Mcclellan
devoted himself to casting sly glances
to his seat-mate. He concluded that
she was fair. AS he caught a fuller
view of her he decided that she was
beautiful, and when at last he saw her
features and her eyes looked into his
he felt that he had met his fate As
they passed out of the pew the young
lady blushed under McClellan's ad-
miring gaze. He followed her hone
and found that she lived in one OF
the handsomest houses of the city,
On inquiry he found that this house
was owned by General r. B. Marcy
the father Of one of his schoolmates at
West Point. Mcclellan Mt once call
ed upon young Marcy and through
him obtained an introductin to Mar
cy's sister, Ellen. He began to pay
her attentions and found upon ac'
quaintance that she improved. His
love was reciprocated. They were en-
gagged, and in May, 1860, they were
married.
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WHOLE NO. s..

WASHINGTON. Noremhe

W AohlN1IONy NOV1mDer a.
President Cleveland's Thanksgiving
proclamation, Issued to-day, is as fol.
lows
The American people have always
abundant cause to be thankful to AL.
mighty Godj whose watchful care and
guiding hand have been manifested
in every stage Of their national life
guarding and protecting them in time
OF peril and safely leading th0m in the
hour OF darkness and danger. 1t is
fitting and proper that nation thus
favored should on one day in every
year, for that purpose especially APP
pointed, publicly acknowledge the
goodness of God and return thanks to
Him for all His gracious gifts.
Therefore l, Grover Cleveland, Pres.
ident Of the United States Of America,
do hereby designate and set apart
Thursday, the twenty-sixth day Of
November instant, as day of public
Thanksgiving and prayer and to in.
woke the observance of the same by all
the people OF the land.
On that day let all secular business
be suspended and let the people as
semble in their usual places of wor.
ship and with prayer and songs OF
praise devoutly testify their gratitude
to the Giver of every good and perfect
gift for all that He has done for us in
the year that has passed, for our pres.
ervation as united nation and for
our deliverance from the shock and
danger of political convulsion; for the
blessings of peace and for our safety
and quiet while wars and rumars OF
wars have agitated and afflicted other
nations Of the earth for our security
against the scourge of pestilence, which
in other lands has claimed its dead by
thousands and filled the streets with
mourners for plenteous crops which
reward the husbandman and increase
our nations wealth, and for the con-
tentment throughout our borders
which follows in the train Of prosper
ity and abundance.
And let there also be on the day
thus set apart reunion Of families;
sancti6ed and chastened by tender
memories and associations; and let the
social intercourse Of friends with pleas
ant reminiscence renew the ties of af-
lection and strengthen the bonds Of
kindly feeling.
And let us by no means forget; while
we giyethanks and enjoy the comforts
which have crowned our lives, that
truly grateful hearts are inclined to
deeds OF charity, and that kind and
thoughtful remembrance Of the poor
will double the pleasures Of our com
dition and render our praise and
thanksgiving more acceptable to the
sight of the Lord.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 5.-The current
number of the Century magazine has,
in part, redroduction OF letter writ
ten by Gen. Grant to DR., j. II. Doug
lass, while on Mount McGregOr, and
in the text of this partially reproduced
letter the General made reference to
"a previous letter" in like strain. The
prompting causes OF that previous let
ter, and the letter itself here follows
General Grant reached Mount Nc
Gregor June 16, and that night slept
ten full hours, and we'll Next after
noon, Of the 18th, the General sat up
on the cottage piazza alone, and in
deep thought. Suddenly, as though
after mature reflection he had formed
resolve, the General summoned his
servant and started down the steps
and walked to the bluff OF the noun
tain. There he sat upon rustic chair
with his eyes bent to earth, his feat
ures drawn and tense, and an express
sion of interspection on his face. He
had set himself to do a test OF his own
strength. He wanted basis for per-
sonal judgment of his condition and
he found himself weak beyond his ex-
pectation, He went slowly back to
the cottage and reached his room dis
couraged and dishearted, and that
evening sitting on the piazza as the
sun went down the General wrote a
calm statement Of his convictions as
to his own condition. This he hand
ed to DR.. Douglass, and it was the
"preyious" letter referred to in the
Generals reproduced letter in the
Century. 1t is here given:
| Doctor; Since coming to this
beautiful climate and getting com
plete rest for about ten hours, have
watched my pains and compared them
with those of the last few weeks,
can feel plainly that my system is pre-
pairing for dissolution, in three ways
-one by hemorrhage, one by stran
gulation, and the third by exhaus
ton. The first and second are liable
to come at any moment to relieve m'
of my earthly sufferings. The tim,
for the arrival of the third can b,
computed with almost mathematical
certainty. With an increase OF dali,
! food, I have fallen off in weight ant
strength very rapidly for the last tw,
; weeks. There cannot be hope I
going far beyond this time. All m.
physicians, or any number OF them
can do for me is TO make my burdel
! of pain as light as possible. i do nc
want any physician but yourself, bu
{ | tell you, so that if you are unwillin
9 to have me go without consultation
G with other professional men. you ca
d send for them. dread them, howe,
n er, knowing that it means anothe
desperate effort to save me and MOI
t suffering"
y Thus it was DR.. Douglass that nigl
d sent for DIR. Sands who came he,
Ie day; and together they consulte
with the General, and told him thel
Is wac no danger of strongulation nor
Ie hemorrhage, and exhaustion was
question that could not be discussed.
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The November DoRCAs contains, in
addition to the usual amount OF tech
nical matter matter, several articles Of
interest to the general reader.
Fanchon furnishes useful and prac-
tical suggestions for making Xmas
gifts, and the editor tells in an article
on "Home Decoration" how two young
people, who married on a very small
salary, managed to furnish and deco
rate their tiny fiat with a very little
money. We extract the following
from the table of contents -
Embroidered Brush and Comb
Case.
Photograph case.
Embroidered Button Bag.
Lady's Matinee (crotcheted.)
Knitted Lace.
New Crochet Stitch.
Knittings Bags.
Crochet Skirt with Roman Stripe.
Wheel for Tidy.
Memorandum Slate.
Three Varieties of Crochet Lace.
Chochet Collar.
Knitted Counterpart with Border.
Hairpin Lace.
Novelties for Christmas Home Dec.
orations.
81 love billiards, exclaimed an af.
fectionate little miss to her juvenile
sweetheart, as each one picked up {
cue from the rack in the game" room
of the family residence, "it's almos
as good as playing 'postoffice.'"
"Now | know why you are partia
to it" replied the young man.
mo you don't"
"It's because there is so much kiss
ing in it" replied he.
eAnd little hugging by the cush
ion, too" said she.
"And very often a miss-cue," sal,
the father, who had interfered Just a
"kiss shot" was about to be made.
New YORK, Oct. 19.-Mrs. Gran
having been asked by the committe
in charge of the Grant fund il she AZ
proves the agitation in the publ
press OF asking congress to remov
General Grants remains to Washing
ton, emphaticly answers that she doe
not. She further states that Rive
side Park was selected becased it va
the only park offered where Gener,
Grants wish could be carried oul
namely, that she should be buried b
side him.
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They Were Twins.

Professor Ito first applicanD Name
and age, sir?
First student. Abner Bascom; age,
IL.
Prof. Ito second applicant). And
you, sirH
Second student. Phineas Bascom;
age II.
Prof Brothers2
SIS. Yes, sir.
Prof. Twins2
s. s. (doubtfully). Well, ye.es
twins on our fathers side. We're from
Salt Lake.
Professor. Oh, oh.
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Eastern ladies who walk consider
ably have taken the hint given by
horse-trainers, and their wauken-
phausts weighted. In each toe is
placed slip of lead, like those some
times put on tTotting horses to make
them throw ont their feet freely, while
on the inside of the ankles are small
hunks Of leather, similar to the devices
for curing horses Of interfering" 1t
is to be hoped that men with attract
i've daughters will not adopt the plan
themselves, for n heavy boot thus
slung-shotted, and propelled with vig-
or by paterfamilias, would be almost
sure death to some frail William Au-
gustus with tight pants and short
coat.
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FASHIONS.

Real ostrich feathers are used OH
round hats.
The fancy for colored woolen laces
continues.
Embroidered bison and shoodah
robes are novelties.
Combination suits are more fashion,
able than ever.
When flowers are worn they must
be placed in the belt
Large hats in Louis XIV. or Gains.
borough shapes will be worn during
the winter.
Ladies will also patroniae walking
sticks again costly ones, of course,
for nothing which they favor is cheap.
Black lace and roses are the approx
ed style for dressy headgear. Autumn
flowers, fruits and tints are also worn
later.
Several new yelling nets are shown,
among others fine silk fabric, so
worn that it looks like succession of
tiny stars.
Novelties in French underwear
have clusters OF the tiniest handmade
tucks and jabots and frills Of Valen-
ciennes and Cluny lace.
Grenadine scarfs, twilled silk and
dainty laces mixed with autumn flow
ers and fruits are the bonnet trim
mings OF the period.
Lace ruching finished by two rows
of the lace hanging about three yards
long front the neck and cought in at
the belt, are very stylish for youthful
ladies.
Silk sashes, eleven inches wide and
three and quarter yards long, have
silver and gold bars with brocade fig.
ures, and are edged with changeable
plush
Corsets with course "soie de sang.
l
lier," in plain English wild boar bris.
ties, instead of whalebone, are a sue.
cess in Paris. They ere recommend
ed for sanitary reasons.
Heavy, woolen canvas goods in fine
or large meshes, come plain, in stripes
forming plaids for underskirts anG
trimmings, or plain with dots anG
geometrical figures raised upon the
canvas surface.
Great discreation must be used b,
wearers of horizontal stripes. The,
are becoming to very tall and slendel
figures but when adopted by ladies o
medium or low stature are apt to Civ,
too rotund an appearance.
One of the items OF novelties which
ladies will patronize is the newly dis
covered combination scarf Of fchu
The scarf passes right round with
tight twist on the chest, comes for
ward again over the hips, and thel
presents two neatly centered pockets
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There are times that try a mans
soul, and one OF them is when visitors
make remarks about the baby. Ev-
erybody knows that it would take one
of Sam Wellers "double million mag
nifying gas microscopes OF hextra
wower" to show any resemblance be-
tween squirming red-iaced infant
and its pa. But If a visitor calls, he,
or she, as the case may be. feels called
upon to say something complimenta-
ry and it generally comes in this style,
cut bias, pompadour neck, long sleeves
and bangle bracelets:
"Oh amt he sweet! looks Just like
his father" And then they look at
the poor innocent father for commen-
dation, and they always get it; but
way down in the bottom OF his heart
heart he feels as though he would
like to take them out in the back
yard and play the hose on them.
] know how it is myself. We have
little boy at the Henderson mansion,
a nice, clean, bright boy that seldom
cries and sleeps all night, but | don't
think he is any better than good
many hundred other babies in this
world, and it does lacerate my heart
when visitor says that baby looks
like me.
He don't look like anything l ever
saw before, unless it was another ba-
by of the same age, and when a man
like myself, who mas drawn cabbage
as a prize for being the handsomest
man in Omaha, is compared to a
homely tot Of humanity whose nose
has not yet commenced to reach its
normal condition and resemble a
whith wort Oh a red pippin more than
it does breathing machine, it is apt
to have depressing effect on his be-
lief in human nature, and he is apt to
cry with the immortal John Smith i:
"All men are liars"
A young lady called yesterday.
had never met the young lady before,
but rs she was schoolmate OF my
wife's ] was delighted to see her.
She was one Of those kind of girls
that are awful nice-the kind that
make fellow wish he bad carpet
laid on the sidewalk for her to walk
upon not towels at 1917 cents apiece
but regular 50 cents yard ingram
carpet.
Ny wife woke the baby up to show
him to her. was just going to grit
my teeth. | had big walnut crib.
bage board in my hand to brain hel
with. knew what was coming.
Don't you think he is sweet?" ask.
ed my wife as proud as though she
owned Bedloe's Island and was hold
, ing torch enlighteninf all the ma
tions.
"Oh! | don't know. ] kont like
little spotted, homely babies" the la
dy replied.
l nearly tainted. Don't you thinl
he looks like me-" / asked.
Huh! I'd hate to have anyen,
i tell me that | looked like that youn,
| one"
S When she went away | escorted he
s to the door. / wanted to show her il
: some way that appreciated her, bu
r the moment put my arm around he
! she hit me clip OH the ear with he
J. prayer book, and besides my wife wa
e looking through the crack of the dool
n This of course, was quite joke Of th
: kind, but | have made up my min
d that the next time l appreciate wha
Z a lady says about the baby I'll shu
0 the door after me. You have no ide
s. how conductive of happiness door
1t when it is shut.-Brooklyn Times.
n
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see numerous stories about Presi-
dent Cleveland being about to marry
this or that woman. There is nothing
in them. He is growing fat as bach
elor President and has enough politi-
cal troubles no! to seek matrimonial
ones.
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II see; another took her place, she
being certain to be on hand ut the
close"
eyes"
"But | lost the kisses thus
"Gloves, you mean. AS for kisses,
well, if you are good boy you shall
as many as you want, Byrd"
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VOL. III.
Beautiful Hustle.

Beautiful hustle.
See my
stylish lit
tie bonnet
with gor-
geous fea-
ther on II, Amt
1t sweet Sec my ruff
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22?1
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49,
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Aee' liD
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swartlly Aliens of Cape Cod.


A mention of Provincetown would be
incomplete without some notice of the
Portuguese colony. When the fisher
men of Fayal came to the Grand Banks
they found this place good base of
supplies and ready market. Tarrying
here, they nter-married with the Cape
Codders-beg pardon, Coddesses, and
formed little colony by themselves
Their small descendants inherited the
dark comeliness of the stranger people,
and have eyes as big and black and
compilations as gypsy brown as if they
were pure-bloOded Portuguese. These
people work chiefly in the cranberr y
fields.
They have way of twisting bright
red shawl or something of that kind
around them that goes well with their
dark looks. These people We regard as
aliens But it is q fixed fact that the
Portuguese Gomez sailed along here leo
years before Plymouth was settled.
Although no one can assert that he
landed, yet there is a chance that he
took formal possession of the land in
the name of his king, that being the
usual way of those early birds. Possibly
these people have prior claim to the
soil.
It is said that the Cape Codders are
quite alarmed at the vigorous hold these
Portuguese are getting. But as long as
PrOvincstown produces such quantities
OF fish and cranberries, there's enough
for all to do. The telegraph flashes the
news of quintals of cod and mackerel
that are brought in by the fleet. Every
wharf is crowded with barrels.
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IN
o. in Electric
OIL Albany
Wrought Nails Galvanized
Springs T.
inch inch3 and
Breaking Flows
Breaking all Cutors
make, Goose Neck Lanes
quality Lawn Mowers Road saps,
Shelf Builders full line.
Locks,
Mchinist tools all kinds Hammers Paints Oils
an
andZ
Oils Chandeliers Glass
INKS Tin and Hollow Ware Medicine
DENNIS 81 and1 " at
SALMON, in barrels
Family Flour.
CRUSHED GRADUATED SUGAR afbnrels
GIANT POWDER GELATINE POWDER, effective.
New Goods Expec perS amship
BOILER FEED
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WILDER'S STEAMSHIP CO.,
LinRi tea.
STEAMER KINAU,
CKing, Connmanuer),

Leaves Honolulu as per following schedule,
touching at Lahaina, Maalaea, Maizena,, Mahu-
kOna Kswalhae Iaupa hoehoe. Hilo and KeauhOu:
Commencing on MONDAY, October 18th, and
thence on the first Monday following the arrival
of the t'Alameda" and "'MaripOSa,' on the Sth
and I'D of. each month:
The steamer Kinau will make the VOLCANO
TRIP, reaching Keauhou Wednesday morn
ing, giving tourists two days and two nights at
the VOLCANO HOUSE.
When the Sth and 22d of the month fall on
Monday, the Kinau will leave that day.
TICKETS FOR THE ROUND TRIP TO THE
VOLCANO, FIFTY DOLLARS, WHICH PAYS
ALI CHARGES.
The Kinau will arrive in Honolulu sunday
mornings on Volcano trips. On HIlo trips, viii
leave Honolulu on Tuesdays, and return Saturday
morning.
PASSENGER TRAINS viii connect with the
Kinau at MahukOnH.
The Kinau WILL TOUCH at HOnOkaia and
Paauhau on down trips from Hilo for Passengers
II a signal is made from the shore.
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The Hittsr-swset Fruits.
ATLANTA CcnxtitutfonJ

With the good effects Of education
are perceptible some Of the penalties OF
increased mental exercise. The clearest
of these is the increased number of in
sane among the negroes. Lunacy was
practically unknown among the slaves
cent Of idiots, but such q thing as q
negro ''going crazy was hardly ever
heard Of Freedom and the enlarged
exerciss of their mental faculties have
made them liable to the disease of the
mind. Trials of negroes for lunacy are
comparatively frequent now, and are
constantly growing more common.
They have tasted the bitter sweet fruits
Of the tree of knowledge.
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STEAMER KILAUEA HOU,

.(WeIsbarth, Commandert
VIII leave regularly for Paauhau, KOhOlalele,
Ookala, Kukaiau, HOnOhina, Laupahoehoe, Haka-
Ian and Onomea
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STEAMER LIKELIKE.

(Lorenzen, CommanderJ,
Leaves Honolulu every Monday at p N. tor
@Ksunakakai, Kahului, every week; Huelo, Hama
and Kipahulu, Keanae, Mokulau and Nun every
other week. Returning, will stop at the above
ports, arriving back Saturday mornings.
For mails and passengers only.
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STEAMER LEHUA.
Dawes, Commander

Will leave regularly for same ports as Kilauea
HOu.
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STEAMER MOKOLu,
sMcGregor, Commander,

tMcGregor, Commander),
Leaves Honolulu each Monday ut . p m. for
Raunakakai Kamalo, PukoO, Lahaina, Moanul,
Halawa Wailau, Pelekunu and Kalaupapa. Re
turning, leaves PukOo FTiday6 a. m. for Honolulu,
arriving Saturday morning.
ne The Company will not be responsible for
any freight or packages unless rcceipted for, nor
for personal baggage unless plainly marked. Not
responsible for money or jewelry unless placed In
charge of the Purser.
All possible care will be taken of Live Stock, but
the Company viii not assume any risk of accident.
SAAI'II. q. WILDER, President
:. B. ROSE, Secretary.
oFFTCE-Corner Fort and Queen streets.
69-ly Mar 80
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Agents or the Hawaiian Islands,
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