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National Republican., 1888-01-21
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

The following is list ofadvertised letters remain
ing in the Washington city postofee SATURDAY,
January II, 1883,
Hs-1o obtain any OF these letters the applicant
must call for ADVERTISED LETTERS.
As-Ifnot called for within two (2 weeks they will
be aent TO the dead letter office.
FRANK d. CONGER. Postmaster.
National Republican., 1888-01-21
FEyERISH AND UNSETTLED.
The Bears and Traders Persistently y
Attack Gould Stocks,

NEW YORK, Jan. 2O.--The stock market to.
day was again subjected to persistent attacks
from the bears and traders, the Gould stocks
being the special point of interest, and many
timid holders were induced to throw over
their stocks by the lack of support shown by
the securities Missouri Pacific and Manhat.
tan especially yielding easily to the pressure.
The general list, however, was comparatively
firmly held and exhibited soma strength, con.
sidering the decentralization in the Gould prop
critics, which seemed to have broken loose
from the remainder, There is no evidence of
any pressure Of long stocks. the selling being
almost entirely by the bears, while there was
quiet absorption OF many securities, com
mission people reporting a continuance of the
investment buying of both stocks and bonds.
The general list in but few cases showed de-
clines for more than small fractions, and when
ever the pressure was removed for short
timea strengthening tendency was manifested
which gave the market an unsettled aud fevcr.
ish character. Under the selling the
market soon became active and tho business
for the forenoon was in excess of the same
hours for any day this week. The general
list felt the influence, however, and the close
was dull and rather heavy ut Irregular
changes from first prices.
National Republican., 1888-01-21
The INCURABLE
CURED

HorRNsvILLE, KY, Feb. q, 1887.
Gentlemen-Seven years ago u sore deNcl'
tried a few simple remedies, but the sore
would not yield. ! grew worse every year
Ger. over a year ago c0nimenced taking
5. s. s., and two dozen bottles entirely cured
me. When | began with swifts SPECIFIC
drag about. After had finished the course
Of $. s. $, ! was strong and buoyant and
valuable medicine for Indies In weak dell.
rate health. II is household medicine
with me. Yours respectfully,
llRs. II. W. WILSON.
SnARTASRuRG, s. C., April 2, 1851
Gentlemen twenty years nave M
sore ON my left cheek; IL had GRADUALLY
whom | had consulted were unable to do
me any sSoI' Last fan a year ago ! BEGAN
and 1t became more virulent than ever; 50
much so, indeed, that my family insisted
sed aPSa sns fSf thS o Ho m fshi e end Of %o
months the sore was entirely healed Think
Ing that the evil was out OF my constitution,
ten months, after, very slight breaking out
appeared. | at once began again on $. $. S,
every faith in S. s. s. il las done me more
good than all the doctors and other ncdl,
clnes lever took, Yours truly, s...,..,
WINSTON, n. C., April II, 1857.
Gentlcmon-Two or three years ago a can.
health was vcry. poor Last september
began course Of y. s. s., which have con
tinued to the present time with the happlu,t
result. The cancer has entirely disappeared,
there being no evidence or symptom uf u
rancerOus character left. My general health
Is good now, and my appetite better than IL
has been In years. | am 81 years old, unl
today am working In ohrld planting
corn. Yours truly, JONAS LlMEuA,H.
GentlCmCn-l had n sore on my upper lip
FOR eight years, Seven different doctors at,
tempted In vain To heal II. one gave me a
small vial for ilvc dollars, which was a Ger.
tam cure" II Is needless 10 say TINT II did
me no good About two years ago became
quite uneasy, as people thought had can
Ger, ana / took Il course OF eighteen bottles
of S. S, $. The result has been a complete
cure The ulcer or cancer healed beautiful
w. leaving scarcely pCrceptlblc scar From
that day have been IN excellent health, the
Specific having purined my blood thorough
y, Increased my appetite and perfected my
digestion. In word, ! feel like new
woman, and, best OF all, the eight year ulcer
Is gone entirely. Yours sincerely,
Mus. W. y. CASSOS.
Trenton, Todd Co, Ky, Feb 3j, Iss..
Treatise ON BLOOD and Skin Diseases mailed
Tree, lllE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co.,
Drawer 3, Atlanta, ga,
National Republican., 1888-01-21
STRANGE REQUEST OF AN AGED
LADY.
Half Million Dollars wilied to n
Patent Medicine,

1t is strange and curious fact that the
Wills OF some people, made oftentimes
when the very hand of death is upon them,
are exceedingly peculiar One lady with o life
National Republican., 1888-01-21

Mrs. II. e. MARSH, 2l95 street. saysa"Haye
used Bogerts Cough Syrup ten years, aud II
never fails 10 cure" % cents.
National Republican., 1888-01-21
washington Stock Exchange.
January 20 1887.
Dis,rIrt Colu,nbIa RonJs.

The following list OF the most active stocks dealt
In on the Washington Stock Exchange Is furnished
by Messrs. Bell Co., Bankers, No. I437 Pennsyl-
| yRnia avenue:
National Republican., 1888-01-21
necisIons Land Gases.

BALTIMORE, Jan. 2O,-yirgIuia skies, con.
solIdated, lO pastdue coupons, 73i do. new
IS, 81; dc. l04Os, IS bid to-day.
National Republican., 1888-01-21

Baggage called for and checked at hotels
and residences on orders left at Ticket Offices,
6lg and 1881 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
W. NJ. CLEMENTS, G, X. LORD,
Manager. Gen Pass Agent
National Republican., 1888-01-21

American Bureau Of Education
02S 22d stnw
HJF, 33i 32d stnw
Secy Yetland Lodge
Treasurer Training School for Nurses
NnhN nnluI GInND
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-01-13
The Coming Great Novalist.

There is one young alv n this city.
sRys The Waterbury Am r.cu4, who
has all the making OF good metro
politan newspaper correspondent. She
is only 8 years old now and has a chance
10 develope. The other day she went
to her school-teacher, CRYING bitterly.
and said she must 60 home as her
brother was dead
when did he diee" asked the
teacher.
Last night" stammered the the
child between her tears. ''lIe was only
2 years old. Last ght he sta rted 70
follow papa to the barn. When papa
came In Mt 9 o'clock we asked where
the baby was, and he said he hadn',
seen him" Here the sobs drowned her
words for while. Then the tot continu-
ell: I'VE went right out to search then,
and this morning we found him in the
woods with his legs almost eaten Of"
Thoughts that Barnum's animals
had up the valley filled the teach ere
mind. AMI she was almost sickened as
the child went on with the narrowing
details. what did you dos' she ask
ell at length'"
Called the doctor. but il was no
use; baby died,
"The teacher then called the chld's
older sister from neighboring school
room; the child denied the story in To-
to- The teacher had previously de-
tected glowing imagination in tho
tot, whom she now ordered to her
seat.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-01-13
A GOOD POKER STORY.
why u Cuban Lost S7OO on 1--WE
Good Hands.

Last evening there entered a well
known poker club uptown large.
rural looking man of the sort ordinar-
lily termed pie by expert manipula-
tors of cards. Around the principal
table sat five Cuban gamblers and one
blonde Yankee. Tho large. rural man
took "A hand in and the game went
smoothly on for an hour or so. when
there was jack pot. Everybody pass
ed out until il came the turn of the
stranger to speak. He opened the pot
for the limit, which was -. Two
others staid in, until it finally came the
turn Of the Cuban player. who sat next
the rural man and who b, passing IN
timated that he couldn't open the pot.
THIS Cuban not only staid in but raised
the stranger back to the extent of the
limit The large, rural-looking man
consulted his hand and raised again.
The other players went out and the
Cuban aga raised 20 the limit The
rural man returned the compliment
and the par OF them kept rails NJ each
other for several rounds. Finally The
time came for calling of cards. The
Cuban stood pat" aud the rural
stranger drew two cards. Then they
began to bet Finally the Cuban call
ed" He held Hush and the stranger
produced four sevens. The game
went for about half an hour. Then
there was another jackpot The Cuban
passed. The stranger opened the pot.
The other people remained in. The
Cuban, who had passed, raised the
opener. The rural stranger raised
again. The other two people passed
out. The Cuban raised back and the
rural stranger went for him.
Finally after they had raised each
other dozen times, cards were dealt
Again the Cuban stood pat, ~ and
once more the rural stranger drew two
cards. The betting began and con-
tnued for Il long time. Ultimately the
Cuban "called. To his wild and iu-
credulous establishment, against his
own full hand the rural stranger laid
down the identical four sevrns he had
held before The Cuban glared ut his
impcrturbable opponent for some mo-
ments. AMI then. throwing down his
hand, cashed in his few remaining
checks and dashed out of the rstabl sh-
ment The rural stranger turned ont
TO be one OF the most expert poker
players in the Southwest. aud on these
two hands he won sos -NeV LORE
World
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-01-13
Chinese Farmers and China's
Progress.
Progress.

There are reasons to believe that the
trade OF this country with China will
soon grow To majestic dimensions. OF
the seven million five hundred thous-
aud dollars of exports to China in the
last fiscal year. nearly five million
dollars worth was Of distinctively agri-
cultural products. and of their manu-
facture. OF the remainder. the largest
share was mineral oil. The Chinese
commission in the United States th 8
year is charged especially with the pro-
motion of banks. telegraph and tele-
phone lines. behind VIII ch looms up tho
eXtention of canals, the introduction of
railroads. of agricultural machinery.
and of such of our products as China
needs. and she has need Of many. Her
home products. aside from tea, are
wheat. millet garden vegetables. rice,
poor apples. peaches. grapes. etc. Tho
food of China is mostly vegetables and
iish--the extensive sea coast. rivers and
canals supply the latter. Beef is al
most unknown. except IN the fore On
settlements. and berre are rare NUT
ton ; plentiful; pork, poultry and eggs
are abundant. Domestic animals. ex-
cept dogs, are not common. Horses
arc scarce. mules are numerous. cattle
in small numbers but ilocks and herds
are unknown. The national habit is
opposed TO change. and so the nat on
of three hundred million souls goes on
in 1.-The good old way. The United
States broke the spell Of centuries in
Japan. 1t may yet do the same for
China. We 90 for trade and progress.
other nat ons for trade aud conquest
and colonies, and the Chinese leaders
are beg ming 10 understand this.
A modernzcd agriculture. and the
general Introduction of railroad and
wagon service, would rejuvenate the
decaying "FIowery Land VIII ch is n
bald miSnomer for land dest tute Of
flowers and shrubs, treelcss, aud with
a dull heritage that contrasts strongly
with the culture that has made the
American cont uent to "blossom like
the rose, and be rich i'm various pro.
ducts that Is enterprise bears to all
parts of the civilized world dmerica.
AgrtcHlturiSt
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-01-13
Needs of the Piedmont Region.

The section of country known as tho
Piedmont Region Of the South Atlantic
States. embracing large portion OF
Virgin a, North and South Carolina
and Georgia, has many possibilities un-
der the new order bound to prevail IN
that section upon the Division OF tho
land into small farms. and the adoption
OF system of mixed husbandry
The need OF this section is popula-
ton. From any point Of observation.
The eye can sweep the country for
miles, and the whole undulating sur
face looks one vast forest the proper
ton of cleared land being so small and
that so scattered about the plantations
that at distance they are lost to V ew.
1t IS no wonder that tho tendency IS 50
general for the farmers to move ints
town and run their farms by tenants.
Before the war they were able to keep
up large establ shments. entertain
guests royalty. and with n retinue of
servants. bid defiance 10 neighbors or
the offices Of neighborhood. Now with
the change, the country must either 10
settled up by farmers who will combine
in making up nelghborhoods. and es-
tablsh the soc al bonds of society. or
the plantations Will become estates
managed by owners or corporations
with a system Of tenanlry rs oiiou.
and demoraliz NJ ~ that OF IRELAND
Lands that produce 50 generously
will not be allowed to be idle. and eth
er small farms and proSperitv. or larg.
estates and grinding monopoly, viii
prevail. american A9ricHL,uriSi.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-01-13
Cost OF Passes

81 thought it was economy. sal Il
man very mournfully the other day.
''for she was bent on see ng the state.
and | thought it would save railroad
fares. but she has mpl ruined me
since she got free pass all over the
place You see, q d some little
service to the railroad people. and !
happened to mention that my wife was
gong down south.
Here YOU are said the railroad
man. we owe YOU something. Here
are free passes for the state for your
W fe D."
II took the blamed tn ngs home and
gave them to her. They began to burn
her pocket-book rght away. Next
morning she said: i guess I'll 60 to
San Jose on my free passes All
right. sad, Il won't cost me any
thing No, she said. 'sn't it lovely
not to have to pa, any fare p 'Beauti-
full, SAID !. Now. dear, want you
to give me S25. | really must buy some
clothes to 20 TO San Jose n. Tween
ty-iiyc doliars 7? Yes. You woudn t
like your wife travelling without any
style, would YOU p We'll. said. is
it quite necessary for YOU to 20 to San
Jose p No; but might rs well, J
don't need to paw anything on the
train AMI the first break that free
pass cost me S35. Well she started
off to San Jose. and she concluded she
would 20 on the broad-gauge road.
When the conductor came around she
pulled out her pass. She had to pay
her fare. When she started to come
back she concluded she Il take tho
narrow-gauge pass and bought her
ticket. Yes, the free pass is very
econom cal thing for woman. - son
Francisco Chrome z.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-01-13
Costly Pearls.

Single pearls have been found on
this coast valued at 81. 500 and $50 600.
but the most curious pearl discovery
that has been made. either here or
elsewhere, was madc on this coast a
few years ago. when the now famous
Crude Australis, OF Southern Cross
pearl. was revealed This ; a perfect
ly natural cross OF nine pearls, all in
one piece. The finder OF this unprece-
denied gem was as often happens, un-
aware of its value, and sold il tor 500.
The purchaser considered himself for
tunate when he was offered 81. 900 by
four gentlemen in Perth. They sent
the curiosity to England and had it
mounted and exh bited in the recent
colonial and Ind an exhibition in Lon
don. where it attracted n great deal of
notice. and was offered for sale at the
advanced price of $4,000 Whether
a purchaser has yet been found for it is
not known. The exh bitors hoped
that His Holiness the Pope might con-
slider il his duty to become the posses
sor OF so marvellous reproduction oil
the holy tree. and perhaps some pious
devotee may before now have purchas-
ed it for jubilee offering to the pom
tiff -EL.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-01-13
Planting Trees on the Surface


While the tree grows it stands IN the
soil. and the natural impulse in trans
planting is to DIG hole like that from
which the tree was taken and reset it
much as before. But on stony land
this is impractcable and the lesson en-
forced by scarcity of 50 in those cases
has proven of so great advantage that
many now prefer to plant on the SUR
face, whatever the character of the
land. II the soil is filled with stagnant
water part of the year the surface
planting gets the roots out of it. The
tree at the start has also the advantage
of double depth of soil to grow in, rs
a mound must be made around il cor.
respond ng to the hole that would have
to be dug il set the usual way. 1t is
very poss bic that this mound in which
tho tree stands is the secret Of success
with this way of planting. The ra n
which falls on it is washed directly to
the extremit es Of the roots. where L
is most needed. We have seen many
fruit trees set in holes with the po Mt
next the trunk made lowest. 50 that
what little water got into them flowed
directly to the body of the tree This
is much the same as il man was held
bolt upr GIT. as tree : and given
food or water by putting the q at his
feet 1t will be all the better in plant
ing trees on the surface if the fine soil
to cover the roots is brough. som; dis
lance, instead of got from holes dug
near the tree. In this way the soil
around the trec will bo enriched, W tn
out impoverishing that close by VIII CHI
the feeding roots must soon fill if the
tree thrives. Years ago we knew AZ
orchard planted in the usual way in
holes. with a half-bushel mixture If
phosphate and stable manure mixed
with tho earth at the bottom of the
hole. tho one place where t would BIZ
least convenient for the tree TO benefit
by il. American CHittUHOy.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-01-13
Capturing Them Unawares.

Mr.. Longha.r-Aro you the gentle
man who writes reading notices which
begin with something OF startling in
terest and end with patent-medicins
advert sement
Writer do work OF that sort oec;.-
sionally. sr.
Mr.. nghair-Wel. | wish yos
would get me up something about
prize-f fight, or trunk murder, or
church scandal. or any tn ng the public
are especially interested in. and then
spring on them: "Arc You prepared
TO d ?' What will yen do to be
saved p Lay not up for yourself
treasures upon EARTH" etc. I'm
tract distributor -Puct.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-01-13
How to Tell Brides and Grooms.

-
Yes, said an old and experienced
hotel clerk yeste rday. IL can tell
bride and groom at Glance. For
some reason or other they all seem
ashamed to have it known that they
have just been married, and they all
try to give the impression that they are
comparatively old stagcrs, ~ it were.
but It's no Use with me smile when
! see their old trunks to come with
brand-new ones. YOU know. would Ne
TO ADVERT So the fact that they had just
been wedded-and | laugh ontrighl
when receive a letter from BRIDE
groom saying: Myself and fe will
be at your house on Wednesday night
between twelve and one o clock. Our
luggage will arrive during the after
noon, but we will not arrive ourselves
until after the theatcr. Then watch
and see them come in with bundle Of
umbrellas and canes. q hat-box and
couple of valiscs, which have no hesi-
fancy, Of course, in believing they took
to the pay with them. How do tell
a br de and groom' Well, there's
someth NC about the way they look at
each other when they are together; and
when the newly-married man is by him
self can tell by the manner in which
he uses the two words, my fe. He's
not used to the comb nation. and they
sound as unnatural to me rs they do to
h mself -
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-01-13
At the Telegraph Office.

u want you to send this message to
Mss Brown At Galveston. Her moth
er is not expected to live" sad Tex
as granger to an Austin telegraph OPP
orator.
Operator takes the message. sits
down at his table and begins to send j,
over the wires.
Hold upl Don't give il TO her 40
fast Shes got heart disease. Gro
slow. Break il TO her gently. - y.ras
syflinsa
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-01-13
Are Stones Alive?

We generally think of minerals as
dead Jumps of inactive matter. But
they may be said to be alive. creatures
of vital pulsations. and separated into
as distinct "a the pines OF o
forest or the tigers in a jungle. The
disposition of crystals are as diverse as
those of animals. They throb with un.
seen currents of energy. They grow
in siz. as long as they have opportunity.
They can be killed, too. though not as
easily as an oak or dog. A strong
electric shock discharged through o
crystal will decompose it, very rapidly
il il is of soft structure, causing the
particles to gradually dsintegrate in
the reverse order from its growth, until
the poor thing lies a dead, shapeless
ruin.
1t is true the crystals life is unlike
that OF higher creatures But the dif-
ference between vegetable and animal
life is no greater than that between
mineral and vegetable life. Linn@us.
the great Swedish naturalist. defined
the three kingdoms by saying: "Stones
grow. plants grow and feel. animals
grow and feel and move. " Hsds
Quake.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-01-13
Hugh NJ. Brooks. better known as

Hugh M. Brooks. better known rs
Maxwell, the trunk murderer, aston
ished the prisoners in the st. Louis
jail the other morning by making his
first communion and becoming a NOM
Der OF the Catholic church. He was
faultlessly attired in a black Prince Al
bert suit. and went through the cere-
mony with great earnestness. His case
is still pending before the United States
supreme court on motion for a hearing
on a writ for grant of error. 1t Is gen
orally conceded that the supreme court
can do nothing but affirm the iudg-
ment when the case is heard. If this
follows, Maxwell will be executed with
in q month after the Affirmation He
has been busy for several months writ
ing a psychological treatise OF his
crime. II is based on his defence, and
purports TO put on paper the thoughts
that teened in his brain from the mo-
ment he met Preler until his arrest at
Auck land for the awful offence of muir
derin9 his friend, robbng him and
packing the body in trunk.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-01-13
A DishAliever.

"Nith Thmith," he asked. as he
drew up his collar and adjusted his
single eyc-glass, edo you believe in
Darwinan theory, believe that a man
is dethended from a monkey ?" mo"
she repl ed. surveying him from head
to foot, al believe the very reverse
Bostoa Courier.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-01-13
Turn again, Wilmington,
Lord Mavor of Lnndon. y
Hidden in a Tree.

Saws Chambers Jouraa: Som c
woodcutters in the forest OF Drommlin
made very strange discover They
began TO fell venerable oak, which
they soon found to be quite hollow.
Being half decayed, it speedily came to
the ground with crash. disclosing a
skeleton in excellent preservation; even
the boots, which came above the knees,
were perfect. BY its side was powder
horn, a porcelain pjpe-bowl. and sill
yer watch The teeth were perfect 1t
would seem to be the skeleton OF a
man between 80 and 40 years of age.
Ii is conjectured that, while engaged
in hunting he climbed the tree for
some purpose and slipped into the hol-
low trunk. from which there was no re-
lease, aud he probably died OF starva-
ton. Another mystery was found
in the heart of an oak. From q
tree of this kind large block abou!
@ ghteen inches in diameter, that has
been knocking about in various yards
and woodsheds, was split up lately,
and in it was found an auger-hole about
three fourths of an inch in re, con-
tanning bunch Of human hair done up
in a piece OF printed paper. The hair
was near the center Of the block and
fastened in with pine plug. 1t was
apparently put in when the tree was
quite small. as the tree had grown over
the plug to the thickness of about four
inches. with the grain perfectly smooth
and straight.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-01-13
AFortune-Hunter's Bad Break.

Sweet Grl-tsn't Mr. fortunehun
ter splendid He's been such travel
er.
Il ch Widow Splendid indeed! He's
the most unmannerly fellow | ever
met.
"UumannerlyP"
He's positively insulting | never
want to speak to him again.
''Oh. I'm sure there's some mistake
What did he saya'
''lIe asked me 4 ri ever heard Jcn.
nv Lind.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-01-13
Did Not Like Il That Wav-

A particular old gen tlcman, pulling
something out of his soup that shoul d
not have been included among the 9TH
err ingredients. thus addressed the cook:
Josephine, l am much obliged for
your thoughtfulness. but next time kind
~ give it to me in q locke" -y.dga
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-01-13
Assurance.

Gentleman-"I don't like to pay you
for the job. Uncle Rastus, til it's done.
You might 60 back on me-" Uncle
Rastus earnestly" Deed ] won't
boss deed / won't Ise VIII 10 il lis
cullud. New York Sun