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somewhere. He was not a drinking man. but
he drank yesterday to keep tho cold out He
will leave 1t to Abby if she ever him the worse
for drink during the five years that they had
lived together.
That was great day to be sure. No proyi-
sions were brought US. No trains ran out from
town. Under the excitement of our own home
made incident We gossiped and speculated
through the late afternoon. and after sweeping
the larder clean by way Of dinner, we had
music and cards in the evening. My brothers
guest was very civil to me. From his remarks
gathered that he considered me heroine in
the matter of our other wayfarer, and he con-
fded to Phil, who in turn confided to me, that
be was fascinated by our home, and thought
me extremely pretty. Since then have seen
no reason to criticise his taste in anything, and
could have loved Phil more than ever for his
pleasant news had he not withdrawn himself
from my favor by constant and aggravating
reference to Mr.. Manitoba and his supposed
aspirations toward me. Among ourselves had
always enjoyed that me-honored fiction as
much as any one, but in the presence of a
stranger it became most embarrassing and well
worth refuting. If ii had not been that the
innocent ones must also starve, should have
punished Phil by not suggesting griddie-cakes
to Abby for breakfast. Nothing else was pos
sible to Us excepting our coffee.
DIR. Otis had two homes, DO he told Us; one
with his mother, short distance farther in the
country than we, and one with his sister in the
city. Each believed him safe with the other
during his present disappearance. No one
ever worried about him.
cal college, since which time he had studied in
France and Germany. I gathered from the
far-from-anxious manner In which be spoke Of
building his practice I'm time" that he was
not dependent upon it for supplying the neces-
sties Of Life, but was perfectly able 10 invest in
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CENTENNIAL CRACKED LIBERTY BELL OF 1876
Previous to the 4th ofJuly 1876 the Citizens of
Brownsville, Monroe Co., Ohio, resolved to Gel
citrate the one hundred year of the American
Independence, whereupon Christian Sander was
chosen President for that occasion and W. s
West NJ. ID. was appointed TO ring the SCHOOL,
house bell early in the morning, for to let the
people of this vicinity know. that the great Cen
tennial Annersary day of the American indie
pendence had dawned, according to appoint
ment W. S. West II. d. rang the bell on the
24th. early In the morning after about ten min
utes ringing the bell cracked and couseouentIv
TINS cracked bell is the Centennial cracked Lib
cry Bel OF 1876, and likely the only one in the
United States. and said bell is now in the DOS
session Of and owned by Christian Sander.
Owned by q. W. Sander at present Town NJ
brownsville Jolly p. o. Ohio. Christian San
der" S"A-
Then there are correspondents who think the
smithsonian can not only enlighten their igno-
| rance but can confer material favors
HE WANTED THE SCHOOL FURNISHED.
What could have given rise to the idea that
the Smithsonian could diffuse knowledge nv
| distributing school furniture it is hard to con-
| ceive, but one teacher thinks SO, "Hav,no
been employed as a teacher to teach the =
| school near - Tenn. Would be pleased IL
| you could furnish the school room with school
! furniture as it is a new house been recentlv
built by the public and my wages as a teacher
| are to small 10 buy furniture and donate 10 the
school Would like for you to send me mana
charts, and globe, and also black boards which
you furnish IN paper form. For a recsm-
mendation refer You to the directors of this
| district II you furnish the school with furni-
ture please send by express to
Some poor fellow who has Q thirst for
knowledge writes from Ohio: Il Thought I
would write to for the book Of Robinson
| Crusoe my teacher says that ought to read
the Book and that you win loan IL to me and Il
| / send it back. l do not wish to buy il will
send it back ss soon ~ read it through"
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came down. mere was something about i
different from other days at the very begin
ning-at least il seems SO to me now as I iool
back upon it in the fuller light of subseuuen
occurrences.
The boys were very frisky at breakfast, al
though there was nothing especially new in
that AS kissed them each when the meal wal
over, and stood upon the hall chair to pull thei,
ulster collars over their ears, could not hell
thinking how forlorn it must be to let one mar
go his way alone day after day. was proud O,
my five, and SO 1 was injudicious enough to tel
them.
II would rather have five more than one
less, :" remarked. genially, as they were about
to depart.
'But the way of it will probably be-" Jerry
replied, turning around to laugh as he followed
the others out, THAT you will have one more
and Ave less. There is Manitoba, you know"
As rushed after him with an appropriate re-
spouse. the Icy wind quite blew my breath
away. thought it wise to reserve my repartee
especially as none of the boys would stop To
hear it. Already they were tramping sturdily
along the road, with heads bent to the blast
and hands plunged deep in pockets; their
united voices reached me confusedly through
the wind, ordering me into the house; and in
deed was glad to shut myself away from the
edge Of the weather, even at the necessity OF
leaving Jerry unwithered by my sarcasm. Re-
fecting upon this afterward, II seemed to me
perhaps the most unusual circumstance OF any
which had yet occurred.
The morning sped quickly away under press
OF work, and as IL passed, the wind rose higher
and the storm increased. One or two trades
men called before noon to see il they could
send me up anything, as LIT was 80 bad outside
that might not be able to get down to their
stores. In the city had learned to distrust
these accommodating ones; it was always with
them that the difficulties In short weights and
discrepancies between my memory and the
books used to appear, but now was willing
to consider the suspicious act kindness.
Abby and decided to have clam chowder
for dinner. ALI the boys liked il, and Il nrs.
sented 90 cheering an appearance as il steamed
upon the table for stormy evenings. Here vas
certainly great storm, and suggested 10
Abby that we should make il great chowder,
telling her at the same time that would come
into the Kitchen myself and prepare an extra
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kitchen door and calling my name. With nc
further thought of her, however, l was bacl
in the parlOr rolling rug for the stranger,
unconscious head, pouring the brandy down hi,
rubbing his hands with all my miglA
He was sunburnt, bearded man of seafarinf
appearance, clad in a thick suit of dark cloth
without any second coat for warmth. Insteat
of q linen shirt he wore one of blue flannel
and the ends of a red silk necktie struggled
from beneath its loose collar. His hair and
beard, both worn quite Short were slightly
gray; his hands were hardened and rough, like
those OF laboring man. should have sup.
posed him to be n sailor, and his age about
forty years.
AT last, as still watched him, his breathine
seemed to change. 1t grew deeper and more
regular. like that of a person in q heavy sleep
I poured another dose of brandy into his mouth
This time was sure that he swallowed. Wha,
more could do for him? Nothing that could
think Of.
At this moment Abby's voice sounded louder
time serious fear and pity for her took posses
sion of me; 80, hastily covering my sleeping
sailor with rugs, left the parlor, locking the
door behind me.
There were my two antipodes safely barred
asunder. My knees fairly smote together with
the weakness of reaction, but summoned my
courage, and steadied myself sufficiently to take
down the extinguished hall lamp and made my
way back to the kitchen. If should fluid Abby
half sane might tell her what had happened,
but her cries and sobs convinced me, before
had reached her, that had best be silent
As entered the room she backed dumbly
into chair and sat there staring at me with
all her eyes, prepared to either break into re-
newed wailing or to resume her natural man
ner, as the situation might demand. Terrified
as she had been, her mood had entirely changed
at the sight Of me, but it was an uncertain
mood always. felt that everything depended
on my calmness Of manner.
.'Therer' said, advancing with counterfeit
triumph. ~ hope you are satis6ed now that
nothing was the matter. The lamp was blown
taken me all this time toto put it to rights
again"
It occurred to me that Abby might think it
strange that should spend over half q. hour
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-10-18
Increase of Money In Circulation.

There have been several decided chang-
es in the amount and character of the cir
culating medium during the past year. In
the first place the circulation has increas-
ed from s1,3S4, 4,340, $50 October I, 1888, to
S., 05,01S,000 October 1, 1889, or SEC, ,677,-
720. The principal change in the char
acter of the money in the hands of the
people is in silver certificates. Their cir
culation is now S276,619,715 or S5s,O5s,-
ia greater than a year ago. This increase
is attributed more to the withdrawal from
circulation of rational bank notes than to
any other one cause. although the increas-
ing business demands of the country con-
tributed materially to the result The re-
duction of national bank note circulation
since October last is $37, ,799, ,229. The
total amount Outstanding on the first in
slant was $199,779,011. There has also
been a decided decrease in the circulation
of gold certificates. which has declined
from 1874, ,s3e,19O in October, 1888, to
$116,675, ,349 on the first Instant. The
circulation Of gold coin is now 1915 ,947,-
715, or $1.3s2,149 less than i, was las,
October. There are abont half a million
less silver dollars and nearly million
dollars more of subsidiary silver in circu-
lation now than at the same time las.
year.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-10-18

Hon. Roger Q. Mills, chairman of the
ways and means committee in the last
congress, was interviewed recently and
said:
"Though in the minority, the Democrats
were fully conscious of their power. and
would use it. "We do not PROPOSE" said
he, "that the Republican majority shall
pass single measure withou, our consent
For instance, you may depend upon it
that the rules of the House will not be
changed by the Republican majority in
any essential feature. We do not propose
to permit them to be changed, as is desir-
ed by Mr.. Reed and others, in any partic-
ular feature. Nor will we permit any OF
the proposed legislation looking to con-
troll by Congress OF the elections, tor We
see very plainly what the purpose of that
is. The same can be said Of the contest
cases that will come up before Congress.
We do not propose to let the Republican
majority be further increased ad libi-
tum, by throwing out Democratic mem
bers, as seems to be the purpose. In other
words, we propose to exercise control OF
the House just as much as though we were
still in the majority, because we know our
minority is strong enough TO make US the
virtual rulers"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-10-18
Education vs.. Prcte ctiop.

The movement of men OF education
and culture away from the party OF high
tariff ideas is Illustrated in the case of
President Eliot, of Harvard College, who
last Saturday. IN al address to the Bay
State C'ub. formally declared his entrance
into the democratic party. President
Eliot's reason fog leaving the republican
party, as stated 10y him, is that he is not
III agreement with the views that now
animate it. /. holds u the policy OF
"protection," but the protection duties
protect capital, be thinks, and not labor
In The long run it is bad policy, he holds
te protect capital at the expense OF the
classes without capital. AS respects civil
service methods, President Eliot is OF
opinion that Mr.. Cleveland's record was
vastly better than that of Mr.. Harrison
Have We not" he asks, seen the public
service degenerating more and more, and
In these last series of years worse than
all Have We not seen the democratic
administration of the public service the
best we have ever had 2" AS believer
IN civil service reform President Eliot is
compelled to part company with the par
ty he has SO long voted with. His Sc
cession is not an isolated occurrence. The
seltshness and greed of the protectionists,
who organize trusts to plunder people
who are already taxed in their interests
is so vast that multitudes are everywhere
falling away from the high-tariff faith.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-10-18
A conspiracy to prevent the conviction

A conspiracy to prevent the conviction
of the four men on trial in Chicago for
the murder of DR.. Patrick II. Cronin, OF
the Clan-na- Gael, who was enticed from
bis Office in that city last May, and whose
dead body was subsequently found in a
sewer in the suburbs, was uncovered on
Saturday. Geo. S. Tachappet, foreman
for B. V. Page & Co., oil merchants, who
was summoned as q talesmsn, was ap-
preached before his examination and Of
fered $1,000 to vote for scquittal, il ac-
cepted on the jury. II he would accept
his wife was to wear dress OF a certaiH
color The man refused and informed his
employers, who communicated the fact to
the States attorney. A special grand
Jury was summoned, and Alexander j..
Hanks and Mark Solomon, bailiffs of the
court in which the trial is going on, and
Fred W. Smith, Joseph Kohn, Tom Kav-
anaugh and Jeremiah O'Donnell were in
dicted. Bailif Hanks is charged with
offering the money.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-10-18

An inventive genius of Tailadega, Ala.
has perfected a machine on which he will
secure letters patent, the purpose of which
is to take up the usual church collection:
on Sundays in place Of the hat contribs
tion box. The power is furnished by s
small water motor. The contrivance con
sists Of series OF small wires directly
over each pew and attached to the ceiling
Along the sides of the building and also
attached to the ceiling are TWO small wires
running at right angles with the other
wires, and to these wires he has attached
two contribution boxes, suspended by
another wire within easy reach o. the oc-
cupants of the pews. The whole thing is
set in motion by pulling wire attached
to the motor. The contribution boxes
then begin to pass along the pews and re-
ceive the contributions If there ale va
cant pews the contrivance is so arranged
that by pulling a wire ii can be made to
skip any pew that has no occupant
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-10-18

That electricity will kill was demonstrated
BY public execution in the plain sight of all
New York on Saturday, when liueman OF the
Western Union Telegraph Company met her-
rible fate in a network of wires at the corner
of Centre and Chambers streets. The current
killed him while he Was at work, and the wires
held him in midsir, where the body lay limp
and motionless over the tange Of wires, while
the current ''sizzled' through the flesh, and
the blood of the victim was shed over he side
walk and sprinkled the clothing Of Mortified
pedestrians on the sidewalk. AS this "acci-
dent" occurred in the middle of the day in one
Of the busies+ parts of the city it was witness
ed by q large cencourse of people, and supplied
irrefragble proof of the deadly potency of the
current which flows through some of the over
head wires
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-10-18

Commander Kellogg, Commander Evsns
and Capt. Shepard all declined the com
mand of the United States war vessel the
Kearsarge, which took Fred. Douglas and
bis white wife to Hayti upon the ground
that they declined to eat at the same table
with Douglas and his wife. All agreed
to provide private table for Douglas, but
the old negro demanded to eat with the
officers, which they did not fancy. And
no one will find fault with them.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-10-18

Foraker neglected golden opportuni-
ty at Xenia. He never will have better
chance to explain his leaving Ohio West
leyan University because negro student
was admitted; his appearance in court in
Gazaway case to resist the attempt of a
colored child to enter public school ;
and bis sympathy while governor with
the school authorities at Liberty and else
where who turned negro children out of
the public schools.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-10-18

Capt. G. T. Rice, of Schooner J. G. Mabony,
Capt. Green Powell. OF, the schooner Anna
Marts, and Capt. N. J. Howard, Of schoone er
Serena C. Somers, arrested on Friday by Capt.
Turner, Of the State steamer Governor McLane,
for violation Of oyster laws, had a hearing on
Saturday before Justice Gassawsy at Anna po-
lis. Each was 6nsd $50 for having unculled
oysters aboard. on which appeals were taken.
The captains we're also held under eecurity and
vessels declared forfeited. but subsequently, re-.
leased on security, charged with dredging out
Of season.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-10-18
L'oR the ben,h, OF Trinity Church.

INoR the ben,hs OF Trinity Church.
Chef NarhIE DIR. Grorge c. Stewart
Lisr1lds ;-Wm. F. Chesley. J. F. Wall
Ads - I. Ward. J,nes \ Murray
orator of The D4y - Allison vi ,aer
orator gf tie EoeaiHg Prof ] F Cad
JaRges II. A Turner B F. Bn~ ling,
4 b. >lye, Spencer Harris n, J. B Lyon
\ Quesu AID 'hr maids will be crown.
ed together with thr 'niow'ng prizes
ist, Friz., \ tive dhil,r gnl. piece, End
a - geld pl'ce, 3rd, II 80, 4th, 81 90
Admission Ia rn- grounds l5cts, Admis
sion 10 The Bail 35c's. Supper 25c,s
Entrance Zee Tor kri b's $3.50. Riding
so commence at Que u'clnck, Z NJ. Com
mlitee SE arrangements tnappcl, ar
!hns. Turner, Thomas reuu, y. +. Canter
X. {. SwHua. Olst,rs rcd on the
grJuuGs
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-10-18
To Hotel Keepers and Others
who Deal in Liquors.

HUN fiFI Ettk y y toN VT tlsAs
Il SONS CONCERNED. the following Act
Of The Legislature. passed March 2ith, 1888, is
published
CHAPTER I9I.
IN ACT rroaihi'iag .sr sal. Of 'Pirituoas 81
fsr,HSHisa iiT'scvs n, sersTal co,444i.s Of hs
Stais Oh the dag Of siSeiio.
SECTION / n, IL enacted by tho Gsa,ral Issas-
Ns Of gvylGnd, That i shall not be la xfut Tor
the keeper of any hotel. tavern. store. '. kin z
establishment. OF any other place where iGunr Q
arc .oii. or ior any .crsan or persons, directly
OF indirectly. In SELL barter. give, dispose OF
anr spiriiuous or frrTncn'oi iieoois. ale u, hccr
or intoxicating drinks ui any kind on the DAYS
OF election her. after TO he held in the several
counties OF thi- State
SEc. : .fsi b II ,aGcisi. That apv ,er@,r, ylo,
isunC the prov i~,uas nf this Act -hali h. liable
IN iufictr1rnt by the Grand Iufv Of tn. county
where th- offence u committed, tni shalt upon
conviction before any ia igc If any of the Cir-
cuit Courts OF this State, D. inrt -u.n not lcz.
than u!ty dollars nor more than on. hundred
dollars far each 1nt every of. one half the
hac shall hc Gail The utgrrncr. the other half 20
the County Commissioners. Tor rlie of public
rUais.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-10-18

While prices of wheat, corn, oats and
rye have declined, potatoes and -four are
about the same price, but binder-twine
advanced greatly this year, there was q
heavy advance in sugar, and an advance
in many other articles.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-10-18

Reports received from all the surround
ing counties around Petersburg are to the
effect that the negroes are organizing Dem
oeratic campaign clubs, and within the
past week no less than half dozen of
sese clubs have been organized in Peters
bu,y. A few nights agesJobn M Lang
ston i, nade lengthy political speech in
Peter.b, 'rg before an immense gathering
of colorea men. who. filled the hall to over
flowing lint st no time during bis address
did he nt,er u. homes pane.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-10-18
TO THE PUBLIc.

HAVING RENTED THE lIO"EL IT I HE
III OLD STAND IL BRlANTOWN tor III,
pr-seai year would beg to in. N IA, public
that | ar prepared 10 ACCOMMODATE boarisrs
both regular aud transient. ". bar will D..
stsnts supplied With choice MR., Liquors,
Cigars, etr. | will also keep - Livery, snd
anV one Of The uav-liug put lac can furnished
with buggtes sni Teams and ii notified will
meet them at any railroad station aud take
thrm TO sav point in thecouniy they nav wish
10 go, ut The most reasonable rates. Hoping
10 r. c-lve u share # he ia 'lIc ps'r"ntgr ! am
very respectfully
JAS. A. MURRAY. Pr"p'r.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-10-18

Women with pale, color'ess faces, who
feel. weak and discouraged, will receive
both mental and bodily vigor by using
Carter's Iron Pills, which are made for
the blood, nerves and complexion.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-10-18
Notice to Teachers

The county school commissioners have
decided to close the school at Waldorf
and also at White Plains, f-r the present,
on account of the prevalence of Diptheria
in said localities. All teachers are re-
quested to use every precaution to pre-
vent this terrible disease from sprea ling /;
they are expected to exclude from school
all children coming from families so af-
fected and not to receive them thereafter
until some physician has certified that all
danger of incubation has been renewed
BY order of the Board,
F. j. MADDOX, Sect'v.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-10-18

On Sunday next, at st. Peters Csthe.
dral, Very Rev. \. Van de Vyver will be
coBsecrated and installed as Bishop of the
Catholic Diocese Of Richmond, Va. Some
forty priests and bishops will be present
Cardinal Gibbons will cousecrate the Bish-
op, assisted by Bishops K ain, of Wheeling
and Haid, OF North Carolina. Right Rev
J. J. Keane, late Bishop of Richmond
will deliver the sermon. tisyden's Second
Mass will be rendered by choir Of about
thirty voices, with organ and orchestral
accompaniment. Mrs. D,sne, OF Bslti.
more. who was OF The cast OF the Ameri.
can Opera Company, will be the leading
soprano. Signor Hofs;etter, tenor, OF Bal.
timore, and four or FIVE singers OF ncte
from Norfolk. others from St Patrick:
and Sacred Heart church choirs, will rein
force the regular Cathedral choir. The
handsome ring for the Bishop, which cost
upwards of $500, is The gift of the little
acolytes of the sanctuary.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-10-18
Harrison and Prosperity.

One year ago Republican leaders were
shouting for Harrison and prosperity. In
the event of Harrison's election there was
to be revival of business, wheat was to
be 81 90 a bushel and other farm products
were to rise proportiona'ely. Here is a
comparison Of prices last year and this
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-10-18

Prompt relief in sick headache, dizzi-
ness, nausea. coDstipsi ion, pain in the
side. guaranteed to those using Carter's
Little Liver Pills. One a dose. Small
price. Small dose Small pill
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-10-18

nRDEREDby the court this l2,h day ofSrp-
" tember 1889, that the Auditors Report
made and iled in this case be ratified and con
6rmed unless cause to the contrary be shown
on or before the 3rd Monday Of October next
provided a copy of this order he inserted in
some newspaper published in Charles county
once week for three successive weeks prior
TO the said 3rd Monday of October next.
]. SAN'L TURNER, Clerk.
True copy test 3
J. SAH'L TuRxER, Clerk.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-10-18

Harsh purgative remedies are fast Civ
ing way to the gentle and mild effects of
Carter's Little Liver Pills. II you try
them, they will certainly please you.