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IB COUNSELOR AT LAW,jr th ,. - • Hi®.n L iv in g s to n a n d a d jo in in g ga l b u s in e ss In tru s te d to m y p ro m p t a t te n t io n . %

m e g q u i e r ,of tlie Peace,

i and Collecting Agent.over Post Office,

R T H , - IL L I N O I j j .

W. SEARS,

and Collecting Agenlf

! U C 2 I0 J V E J E H .

ie near the Depot.

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nd Soft Coal!a t s w o h t h , i l l .

c ited an d p ro m p tly filled .

[CHS & BOBBIE’S,

MARKETJEA ST OK TH E BANK.1

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a id fo r f a t C a ttle , es a n d T a llo w .

H , ILLINOIS.

1ERT HUMBOLD,

INSURANCE AGENJ!

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VOLUME IV.

D E V O T E D T O T H E I N T E R E S T S O F C H A T S W O R T H A N D V I C I N I T T

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OH A T S W O R T H , I L L I N O I S , O C T O B E R 13, 1877. ’ NUMBER 49.

Administrator’s Sale of Real Entate.lly v ir tu e o f an o ld e r a u d d ecree o f the

C o u n ty C o u rt o f L iv in g s to n C o u n ty , I llin o is m a d e o n th e p e tit io n o f th e u n d e rs ig n e d F ra n k W, D rak e , A d m in is tra to r o f th e w s t i r o f C h a rles W D rake, deceased for leave to se ll th e Heal E sta te o f sa id deoe ised a t th e S e p te m b e r te rm A D. 1877, of said C ourt to - w ll, on th e te n th day o f S ep te m b er A D. 1177, I sh a ll on th e tw e n ty - th ird day of O cto­b er 1877 n e x t b e tw e en th e h o u rs o f ten o 'c lock In th e fo renoon a n d four o 'clock In th e a f te rn o o n of sa id day sell a t p u b lic a u c ­tio n a t th e sou th d o o r ol th e Post Ortloe In th e v illag e o f I 'tm tsw o rth in sa id O onnty th e Eteal E s ta te d escribed as follow s to -w it: L o t fo u rte en (14) in B lock tw e n ty -o n e , (21; a lso a p a r t o f lots tw e lv e (12) a n d th ir te e n In b lock tw e u ty - wo com m encing a t th e so u th -e a s t co rn e r o f lo t tw elve, (12) th en ce w est s ix (6) feet, th e n c e n o r th one h u n d red a u d fifty (I'M*) feet, th e n c • e a s t th i r ty [30] feet, th e n c e so u th one h u o d re an d fifty I5<i] fee t, th e n c e w est tw e n ty -fo u r [24] feet to th e p lace o f b e g in n in g , a lso a po rtlo . of lo t six* te e n (18) In block tw e u ty -tw o , [22) d esc rib ed hh follow s to -w lt, co m m e n c in g a t th e s o u th ' w est c o rn e r o f sa id lo t s ix te e n , 18, th e n c e e a s t tw e n ty - th re e 23, fee t, th e n c e n o r th one h u n d re d a u d fifty 160, feet, tlieu ce w est tw e n ty - th re e 23, feet to th e n o r th w e s t c o r ­n er o f sa id lo t s ix te e n 10, th e n c e s u til to p lace o f b e g in n in g w n ic la s t n a m e d trac t lias been leased u n t i l M arch 1st, A. I). 1378, a n d poasesslon w ill no t he g iven to th e p u r ­c h a se r o f sa id lust n am ed tra c t o f lan d u n til M arch 1st, A D 1078, a ll ot sa id tra c ts of la n d a n d s i tu a te d In llie v illuge o f C h a ts - w o rth , C o u n ty or L iv in g s to n a n d M ate of11H auls, a c co rd in g to th e su rv ey a n d p la t of -a id to w n , o n th e fo llow ing tc rm e to w lt, o n e th ir d C ash at th e Mine o f sa le a n d th ere m a in d e r In tw elve m n th s from d ate of sa le and to d raw ten p e r c e n t In te re s t an d to lie secu red by th e p u rc h a se r g iv in g m o rtg ag e on th e p ro p e ty to he sold an d u ls" good p e rso n a l s e c u r ity for sa id p u rch a se m oney . D ated th e nth day of .Septem ber, \ . D. l«77.

k* nk VV. UbaKK. A d m in is tra to r of tlie E s ta te o f d i a r i e s W. D rake, deceased

UlLBKUT W y m a n , A t t ’y for E sta te .

.H o r t g a g e e ’s S n l e .Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday,

tve Twenty-third day of October A. I) 1877 at twelve o'clock, noon, I Gilbert Wyman, assigneee of mortgagee, will sell at public auction on the premises hereinaf­ter described, to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described premises to-wit a part of lots No. six [0] and seven [7], of block thiny-iwo [82], of the town of Chatsworth, commencing at the southwest corner of said lot seveD [7], thence cast one hundred [100] feet, to the southeast corner of said lot six (6). thence north thirty [80] feet, thence west one hun­dred (100) feet, to the west liue of lot seven (7), thence south thirty feet to the place of beginning, situated in Livingston eounly, Stale of Illinois; that said sale will he made by me as the assignee of the mort­gage, in pursuance of the power given by a certain mortgage deed executed bv Antho­ny Datt'an as grantor aDd Justus Gunsul as grantee, aud duly assigned hy said grantee to me. Said mortgage is dated the four­teenth day of March, A. D 187(1, and duly recorded in the Recorder’s office of said Livingstou county, Illinois, in book 32 of mortgages, page 103, to which reference is made; that said mortgage was i*lven to se­cure tiie payment of two promissory notes of even dale with said mortgage, to the or der of said Justus Gunsul, each for the sum of three hundred and forty one and 50-100 dollars, and due respectively In twelve and eighteen months from the date thereof, with interest at ten per cent per annum from the date thereof, and given for the purchase money of said premises, which notes were both duly assigned by said mortgagee to me; that the first of said notes, with the interest thereon, lius been paid, but that there is now due and unpaid, the full amouut of the said note, which was due in eighteen mouths from the date there of, said note be.ng due September 14th, 1877, together with the interest, according to the tenor and effect of said note.

Dated this 19th day of September, A. D. 1877. G il b e r t W y m a n ,

Assignee of Mortgagee.

Mortgagee’s Sale'V hkrkas by th e ir c e r ta in m o rtg a g e deed

w ith pow er of Rale, d a te d th e tw e lv th d a y of A p ril, A. D. 1875 a n d filed (or rccod In th e Ite o rd e r 's office of L iv in g sto n C ou n ty , I ll­in o is , th e fo u rth day o f May A. D 1876 an d recorded In book 28 o f m o rtg ag es , on page 174 A ugust G ro sk u lh an d Y o h a tin a G rosku th of th e tow n o f (.'hntsworth-, L iv in g sto n C oun­ty a n d S ta te o f I llin o is d id convey u n to M argare t K. W y m an , th e fo llow ing d e s c r ib ­ed p rem ises s itu a te d In th e tow n of C h a ts­w o rth , C o u n ty o f L iv in g sto n an d S ta te o f I l l in o is to -w lt: p art o f L ot n u m b e r th re e(3) In Block n u m b e r tw e n ty -f iv e 25) o f th e tow n ot C h a tsw o rth 1» sa id C onn ty accord ­in g to th e o rig in a l p in t o f sa id to w n , an d m o re p a r tic u la r ly de^torlbed as follow s to- w it; C o m m en c in g a t a p o in t on th e N orth lin e o f sa id lo t th re e , (3> "Ifty -flv e '55) feet from th e N o rth -w es t c o rn e r o f sa id lo t th re e (9>. T h -n o e ru n n in g so u th to th e so u th lin e of sa id lo t. T h en ce e a s t e ig h tee n (18) feet. T hehoe N o rth to th e n o th l in e of sa id lo t. Thenoe W est e ig h te e n (18) feet lo th e p lace of b e g in n in g , to secu re on e o e r ta ln proin ssory n o te ex eo n ted by sa id A ugust G ro sk u th an d Y o h a n n a G ro sk u th . o f ev e n .d a te w ith sa id m ortgage deed p ay ah Ie to M arg a re t E . Wy- m a u for th e su m o f Tw o H u n d red an d T w e n ty d o lla rs d u e o n e y e a r from d a te w ith in te re s t a t te n p e r c a n t p er an rtu m

And w h erea s sa id p ro m isso ry n o te w ith aM r ig h ts a u d t i t le s n l sa id n o te a n d se c u r­i t ie s a n d In c id e n ts th e re to w a s \ a d have been d u ly a n d la w fu lly a s s ig n e d b*. th e sa id m o rtg ag ed , M arg a re t E . W y m an , «o '^lie u n ­d e rs ig n e d J o h n W S k in n e r .

And W herees defau lt h as been m ade fn the n« o f sa id note according to th e Term s ’ an d there is now due on th e 'k a m e ' jrlnolpal and ten per cen t Interest

* l e sln oe April, tw e lv th A. D i l8Tn ► to th e sum o f Two Hundred \and

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T o w n a n d V ic in i ty .

Frosty nights Dig your potatoes Huy your winter coal.

It is estimated by those who have) tested it, that the cobs taken from a bushel ot new corn will weigh twenty-seven pounds, which, taken from eighty pounds, Hie weight now allowed, wi 1 leave only fifty- three pounds of shelled corn to the bushel

Frisky frost fearfully fells forest foliage:„ ~ ; n , ! Strawn people will find out sooner or IsSam Crumpton was in Peoria this week. t|mt Ch^ ^ ortll whiskey is a littleJ. T. Bullard went to Pontiac Tuesday.A. M. Crane aud wife were in Chicago

this week.

Leu Marston says he hasn’t found watch yet.

his

A butcher from Strawn got too full to navigate our streets last Tuesday night, and was “steered’’ into Myers’smokehouse.

later to

strong for rural roosters

J. T. Bullard has some ol the best corn we have yet seen

Mrs M. E Curran started last Tuesday to visit her son Wilburn aud wife, at Dela-! vau.

The Orr pantaloon overalls at Young s are the best made of uny we have ever; seen.

Mr John Beach is in town, again, taking charge of the store in the ubsense of Mr. Colwell.

Our coal dealers are getting a good sup­ply of coal ou hand for the winter cam­paign.

Mr, J. W. Lawrence, wile and daughter of Troy, N. Y., are here visiting M H Hall and family.

The railroad companies east and west have made arrangements to raise their freight rates.

Mr Patton has painted his corn harvest er a beautiful blue color, improving its ap­pearance wonderfully.

Jay Colwell and lady went to Pontiac last Monday, where they will probably re­main for some time.

M. H. Hall lias ten or fifteen Berkshire pigs for sale at one dollar each. They are in good order and remarkably cheap.

The election in the State of Ohio is over, and it is claimed that the Democrats elect ed R. M. Bishop, Governor, by » majority of from twenty-five to twenty eight thou­sand .

Medical men often puzzle themselves over the large sale that Dr. Bull’s Baby Syrup enjoys. Its great popularity is due only to the excellent qualities possessed by this household remedy. 25 cents.

The following is a list of appointments of ministers for the Onarga district, On irul Illinois Conference:

R. G. Pierce; Presiding Elder.Onarga, H. I Brown.Onarga Circuit, supplied by 8. Hart. Buckley and Loda, A Fisher. Wellington, J. D. Calhoun..Milford, 8. 8. Gruber.Gilman, C. O McCulloch.Clifton, G. W. Abbot,Crescent, W. T. Kerr.Watseka, B. W Baker.Sheldon, C. David Iroquois, 8 P. Alford.Chebanse, R. W Blackwell,Waldron, to be supplied.Fairbury, J. Wilkenson.Potosi, J. A. Sanders.Forrest, M. C. Eiguus.Chatsworth, 8. Wood.Fiber City, W. H. Flint.Roberts, F. H. Cuinniing.Avoca, VV. Underwood Pontiac, to be supplied, baunaman, E. G. Woodward. Fldridgeville, J. A. Flowers.J. B. Robinson, Principal, and J P.

Forsythe, agent Grand Prairie Seminary.Proceedings of the Town Board.

Chatswouth, Tuesday Evening Oct 9.Present—J. E. Browu, President; W.

W. Sears, W. F. Dennis, Amos Roberts, L. C. Speieber aud Louis Alette.

The minutes of the last meeting were read aud approved.

Reading and referring bills.Bill of J . T. Bullard,

Johu Dorsey,El wood L"i> i ts,J. M. Myers,L Mette,A. Duffan,A. Anslinger,L. Alvord,

There being no money in the

Have you heard that horrible story of how a nmn was struck dead near Gibson City for being so wicked? The Daft'an bojs can fell you all about it.

John Timm will open hla new lumber yard for business next Monday, and desires the public to favor him with a share of their patronage. His lumber will arrive to­day.

The report of the meeting of the Town Board, last Tuesday, says that George Hemperly spoke at length in reference to the purchase of a new fire bell. Of course he did. How could he speak any other way but “at length?”

Mr. B. I. Pumpellv, the' gentleman who bought the business and dental rooms of Mr. Badgley, has commenced business, and will be pleased to meet all of his pre­decessor’s old customers, and as many new ones ns may he pleased to favor him with their patronage. Mr. Pumpplly is a skill­ful dentist, and deserves your patronage.

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i dollars and s ix tee n oen is notice,

pnbllo n o tice Is hereby i jlv- *derslgned assignee o f ntorl-

oe of. the power and an th - sald m ortgage deed V est­

a te 29th day o f Octt Per o f on e o ’olook In th e ou th e aboye desqrlb -

tb e house mT&atd

S S S S S f i f f i T " '

John Young has just received the largest stock of dry goods, boots & shoes, and ready-made clothing ever brought to Chatsworth, and he can and will sell them cheaper than the same quality of goods can bo bought anywhere in the country, Pontiad not excepted. Go and look at his goods, you will be well repaid for your trouble

'

The charred boards that have adorned the Stillwell warehouse since the last flro have been removed, and new ones put on in their [dace. The building, ’together with other property advertised in a Trus- tee’s sale, in this paper, will be sold on next Monday. This building, located ns h Is, will be a great bargain for an ebterprislng man desirous of engaging in the grain busi­ness, and we sincerely hope some energetio man will get possession of it. There Isn’t * better town in the State for the grain bust--<*• *1 L s

$98 302 50 5 003 00 2 40 2 50

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Treasury,the orders were requested lobe drawn with interest at ten per cent from d oe.

Bili of L. C. Houseworih was allowed to the amount of his poll tax, viz: $2-00.

The statement of Halleck, Holmes & Co. was read find referred (o the Fire Commit­tee.

Under the head of new business, Mr. George Hemperly, as committee from the Fire Company, spoke at length iu regard to purchasing a larger bell for the engine house (one that could be heard at a greater distance, aud having a different tone ); he also suggested that two duty trumpets bo purchased.

A motion was made and carried that the articles be bought.

The President appointed Messrs. Dennis, Roberts and Sears as a committee to do the purchasing.

Motion was made by W. F. Dennis and seconded by L. C. Spiecher, tbit two more cisterns be made for benefit of the lown. Carried

On motion of Mr. Roberts, the Board adjourned

II. M . B a n g s , Village Clerk.

B u s i n e s s L o c a ls .

Four pounds of 'l eu for one dol­lar at L. Alettes.

Ladies see those new two button kids the be-d in the county, price 7b cents, at Beach Bros.

You can buy the best hat for theleast money at Beach Bros’.

• _A No. 1 safe for sale cheap. Ap­

ply to Amos Roberts, at Roberts &L a n t ry ’s.

A splendid cashmere, 40 cents per yard at Beach Bros.

Bungs’ King of Pain the ht-st pain killer and liniment known.

Some bargains in hosiery, a lot to be closed out next week at Beach Bros,

A first c'ass two seated Democrat wagon for sale cheap. Apply to

J . S. Doolittle.

IJ*e Bangs’ double extract lemon.

If you want a Good and In­teresting Family Story Paper, then tune the N ew Century.

E. J. R in g eisk n , Agent*

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Come and see the new stock at Beach Bros.

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A splendid black silk for one dol­lar per yard ut Beach Bros.

MONEY TO LOAN,On improved real-estate, in sums to suit borrowers at 9 per cent interest .

C. A. W ilson A C >.

A beautiful new heatingr stove for 37.00 at Brick Store.

See those new waterproofs at Beach Bros

Men s and boys boots just opened and for sale cheap at Doolittle's.

For constipation ami i digestion use Bangs dandelion / ’ills.

Hall A ( ’rane have the huges t lot o f parlor and office stoves ever brought to Chatsworth.

Do vou want a larure trunk, a small trunk, a heavy trunk, a light trunk a Lully trunk, an everlasting trunk gu to Beach Bios.

Ladies, Misses ami Children's shoos jus t received at ; oolit tle’s.

31-bO will hay a sack of s Hour at the Brick store.

prin<

Ask to see shawls sir Beach Bros.

‘•The Climax. ' h soft coal base burner tha t has stood the test of years, at Hail A ( ’la n e ’s.

Before buying your winter duds such as flannels, felt skirts , water­proofs, jeans, cassimers, Ac., look at Beach Bros.

Dr. Har te r ’s liver pills have a di­rect and powerful action upon the Liver, and will, with grea t certain ty. relieve Torpidity, Congestion or inllamma tion of the important organ. For sale bv K. A. Bangs A Co.

Every one can repair his own stove linings by using Revolution Cement, found at the Brick Store.

A nimble sixpence is worth a slow shilling, that is the motto at Beach Bros.

Ladies, look at those new ties at Beach Bros,

Have you seen the “ New. D aun t­less,” the best soft com I busebqrner at Hall A Crane’s.

For a good square meal, step in to L. Mette's.

Use Bangs’ oelebrated condition powders for horses and cattle.

Beach Bros, have jus t received a new inyoice of clothing which they will sell at low figures,

Wyman has just received his Fall stock of Hats and Caps, embracing every novelty of the season.

Dr. T. H. 8mith, of Bloomington, will be in Cliatswortb on Wednesday, Octo­ber, 24 and every alternate Wednesday thereafter. If you have teeth to fill, pre­pare to fill them now.

Ladies, you will never haven be t ­ter opportunity for buying a black silk than now. Beach Bros, are sel­ling their Best black Guinet , worth 32 25, at 3 1 0 0 .

Loan Agency.Loans on Farm Lands procured

in sums of 3500 and upwards. Apply to

S A M U E L T. F O S D I C K , Chatsworth, 111.

DlseoMPs C u red . New p a th s m a rk e d o u t by t t ia t plalueH t or a l l h o o k a—“ P la in H om e T alk {and M edical C o a tn o n

M e u s e , n e a r l y a th o u s a n d pages, 200 Illu s­t r a t io n s , by D r, E . R, F oote, o t 120 L e x in g ­to n Aye., V Y. P u rc h ase rs of llils book a re

n s u l t Its a u th o r In p e rso n o r P rice by m a il, $3 25 for th e

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r ty to c o n s u l t Its a u th o r In^gerson o r

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and illu stra tion s C ontents tab les free. A gen tsw an ted . MURRAY HILL P U M JS H 1 M i COMPANY, I » Ea.d t fth St. N- Y.

TrustcoH’jsalp.W h e r e a s , on tbe twenty-third day of

October, A D. 1874, John Stillwell and Kate P Stillwell, bis wife, did make, exe­cute and deliver, unto tbe undersigned as trustees, tbeir certain deed of trust of said date, conveviug thereby the premises there­in and hereinafter described for tbe pur­pose of securing said John Stillwell's prom isory notes for the sum of $ 8 3 ,8 8 7 08 , tbir ty three thousand eight hundred and eighty- seven dollars and three cents, said notes hearing date July let, 1874, and countersigned hy Nathaniel G. Kenyon, oue of the trustees, and said notes being payable in one, two, three, four and fire years after date, without interest until due: Aud, whereas, default has been made in the payment of a part of said notes due July 1st, 1875, July 1st, 187fi, ami July 1st, 1877, to the amount of about $7,000, seven thousand dollars, amt ap­plication has been made to us as such trustees by the legal holders of said notes to sell said premises iu accordance with the provisions of sa'd deed of trust,

And whereas by the terms of said trust deed if there is default in the payment of any of said notes at the time they become due the whole amount secured hy said deed shall immedihteiy become due and payable, and by virtue of said default there is at the date of this notice now due about the sum of twenty two thousand dollars [$22,000 ]

Now, therefore, we, Robert Rum hold, Samuel 8 Putter and Nathaniel C. Aen- yon, Trustees as aforesaid, hereby give no­tice that in pursuance of such application, and under the powers and for the purposes expressed in said deed of trust, we will, on Monday, the fifteenth day of October, A. I) 1877, at ten o'clock iu the forenoon, at the northeast door of the warehouse, situ­ated on the right of way of the Toledo, Pe­oria and Warsaw Railroad, in the Villagt- of Chatsworth, Livingston County, Illi­nois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the premises convey­ed by said deed of Trust, and all the right, title, benefit and equity of redemp tion of said John Stillwell, his wife, their heirs and assigns therein, which said prem­ises are situated in the town of Chatsworth county of Livingston, and state of Illinois, and known and described as follows to-wit: Lot eight [8], in block twenty-one [21], of the original town of Chatsworth. Lot one[1] . in block two [2], of Boise & Wyman’s addition to Hie town of Chatsworth, lot two[2] , iu block twenty-five [25], of original town of Chatsworth, the undivided one half of lots six [0] and seven [7], in block five [5], original town of Chatsworth. Also five acres off of the north part of the fol­lowing described tract of land to-wit, com­mencing at the north enst corner of the southeast quarter of section four [4], of township twenty-six [20], Dorth range eight [8] east or the third principal meridian, thence west one hundred feet, thence sonth four hundred and sixty [4(10] feet, thence west three hundred and seven [307] feet, thence south eight hundred and sixty [8(50] feet, thence east four hundred and seven [407] feet to the south east corner of said section, thence north eighty rods to tlie [dace of beginning. Also the grain ware­house and elevator with the fixtures, bell ing and gearing situated on the right of way of the Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw Rail­way on the north side of the track and south of lot two 12] of Mock twenty-five [25] In said town of Chatsworth,

Datod, Sept . 7th, 1877.N. C Kenyon. 1R . Rcmbolo. Trustees.8 8 P l F K E l t . )

■ Walter Bros.

D ealers it)

DRY GOODSH A T S and CAPS,

BOOTS and S H O E S ,

D R E S S GOODS,

P R I N T S , Ac., &c,

We have the largest and bestgtocknf

GROCERIES!Ever brought to Chatsworth, which

We arc selling extremely cheap. We make a specialty of all breads of

c K o i o a i x o t a m t> G'Ni" '• Id (tt' i! '

GIVE US A CALL. n *

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C H A T S W O R T H , I L L I N O I S .

A DUEL TO THIS DEATH.A B a t t l e In t h e S treets of a K e n tu c k y

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la r g e a n d w e a lt h y fa m ily l i v in g a fe w m i le s e a s t o f h e r e . T h e fa m ily n u m b e r s in a l l i t s b r a n c h e s p e r h a p s t h ir t y o r m o r e m e n , n o te d fo r th e ir h o r s e s a n d h o u n d s , t h e ir lo v e o f fo x - h u n t in g , a n d fo r t h e i r u t t e r in d if fe r e n c e t o d a n g e r w h e n a t ta c k e d o r t h e ir h o n o r c a l le d in q u e s t io n .

J o h n B u r n a m w a s c o n s t a b le o f G la d e t o w n s h ip , th a t p o r t io n o f t h e c o u n ty w h e r e th e M a u p in s l iv e d , a n d i s a t y p i ­c a l K e n tu c k ia n . I n p e r s o n ta l l , b ro a d - s h o u ld e r e d , h a n d s o m e , q u ic k o n th e t r ig g e r , b u t u n fo r t u n a te ly q u a r r e ls o m e , a n d in d e e d , i t i s s a id , r a th e r fo n d o f k i l l i n g p e o p le . H i s h is to r y , w h ic h I s h a l l g iv e y o u m o r e in d e ta i l b y le t te r , is m a r k e d b y a n u m b e r o f d e s p e r a t e c r im e s , in c lu d in g th e m u r d e r o f tw o m e n , o n e o f th e m , i t i s s a id , in c o ld b lo o d , a n d o th e r c o n d u c t w h ic h m a r k e d h im a s a m a n to b e fe a r e d a n d d r e a d e d .

J a n u a r y la s t a q u a r r e l s p r u n g u p b e ­tw e e n B u r u a m a n d J a s p e r M a u p in , w h ic h r e s u l t e d in t h e s h o o t in g o f B u r ­n a m f iv e t im e s b y M a u p in . Y e s te r d a y t h e tr ia l o f M a u p in w a s to h a v e o c c u r r e d ; a n d B u r n a m , p a r t ia l ly r e c o v e r e d fr o m h is w o u n d s , w a s in to w n , e v id e n t ly w ith t h e d e te r m in a t io n o f h a v in g r e v e n g e u p o n M a u p in . H e w a s b a c k e d b y fo u r o f h i s fr ie n d s , t h e p r in c ip a l o f w h o m w e r e B a lla r d a n d C o r n e lis o u , w h ile M A u p in w a s b a c k e d b y h is r e la t iv e s , e a c h a r m e d h e a v i ly w ith h e a v y r e v o lv e r s , a n d d e te r m in e d u p o n t h e e x te r m in a t io n o f t h e o th e r o r d e a th to th e m s e lv e s .

T h e p a r t ie s f ir s t m e t in t h e c o r r id o r s o f t h e C o u r t H o u s e , a n d r e v o lv e r s w e r e d r a w n o n b o th s id e s , b u t b y th e in t e r ­v e n t io n o f f r ie n d s t h e y w e r e in d u c e d to r e fr a in fr o m s h o o t in g . A f te r th e a d ­j o u r n m e n t o f t h e c o u r t , h o w e v e r , B u r ­n a m , a c c o m p a n ie d b y h is fr ie n d s , s ta ­t io n e d h im s e l f o n t h e s id e w a lk n e a r a l iv e r y s t a b le w h e r e M a u p in m u s t p a s s t o g e t to h is h o r s e . T h e M a u p in s , s e e ­in g t h i s a c t io n , c o n s u l t e d a m o m e n t, b u t o n ly a m o m e n t , w h e n J a s p e r , p u t t in g h is h a n d u p o n h i s r e v o lv e r , s ta r te d b o ld ly a lo n g t h e s id e w a lk in t h e d ir e c t io n o f th e s t a b le . H i s b a c k e r s , m a n y o f w h o m w e r e a lr e a d y m o u n te d , s t o p p e d a b o u t f i f ty f e e t a w a y to w a tc h th e r e s u lt .

M a u p in w a lk e d q u ie t ly d o w n th e B treet t i l l h e g o t o p p o s i t e a n d n e a r ly p a s t B u r n a m , s t i l l h a v in g h i s h a n d o n h is r e ­v o lv e r , a n d lo o k in g b a c k a s h e p a s s e d , w h e n s u d d e n ly B u r n a m d r e w a h e a v y r e ­v o lv e r fr o m u n d e r h is c o a t , a n d s t e p p in g q u ic k ly to w a r d M a u p in , w ith o u t s a y in g a w o r d , p la c e d t h e m u z z le n e a r ly a g a in s t h i s fo r e h e a d , a n d b e fo r e M a u p in c o u ld d r a w , fired . T h e b a ll e n te r e d th e b r a in , a n d M a u p in f e l l t o t h e s id e w a lk , d y in g .

T h e n M a u p in ’s f r ie n d s o p e n e d fire fr o m t h e c o m e r , j u m p in g fr o m th e ir h o r s e s a n d r u s h in g u p to w a rd t h e p a r ty . L e e M a u p in ra n to w a r d B u r n a m , a n d l e v e l in g h is r e v o lv e r , f ired . B u r n a m f e l l d e a d u p o n t h e s id e w a lk , h is f e e t r e s t in g a c r o s s t h o s e o f h is v ic t im , a n d t h e b lo o d f lo w in g fr o m h is m o u th a n d w o u n d s in h i s h e a d . L e e M a u p in , n o t y e t c o n te n t w ith h i s r e v e n g e u p o n h is b r o th e r ’s m u r d e r e r , r u s h e d a g a in to th e h o t ly o f h i s v ic t im , a n d s t o o p in g o v e r it , s e n t a n o th e r b a ll th r o u g h h i s h e a d , a n d w a s fo l lo w e d in t h i s a c t b y a n o th e r o f t h e M a u p in fa m ily .

A t th e s a m e t im e t h e o th e r s h a d o p e n e d fire o n C o r n e lis o n a n d B a lla r d , w h o b o th r e c e iv e d s h o t s th r o u g h th e h e a d , a n d , s t a g g e r in g a fe w s t e p s , f e l l d y in g . T h e e x a m p le o f L e e M a u p in w a s fo l lo w e d b y h i s f e l lo w s , w h o d e l i b ­e r a te ly a p p r o a c h e d th e ir v ic t im s w h ile t h e y w ere d y in g , s e n u in g t h e h e a v y b a l l s fr o m th e ir p is t o ls th r o u g h th e ir h e a d s . T h e n , th e r e b e in g n o m o r e o f th e fr ie n d s o f th e v a n q u is h e d p n r ty r e m a in in g a l iv e , t n e c a r n a g e c e a se d .

T h e b r o th e r s o f th e w o u n d e d M a u p in g a th e r e d a b o u t th e d y in g m a n , a n d , s t i l l g r a s p in g th e in s tr u m e n ts o f d e a th in h a n d s red w ith t h e b lo o d o f h is m u r d e r ­e r , k is s e d h i s p a le fa c e a n d w e p t l ik e c h ild r e n . T h e n h e w a s c a r r ie d in to a s t o r e n e a r b y , b u t e x p ir e d in a fe w m o ­m e n ts . T h e n t h e y tu r n e d a g a in t h e ir a t t e n t io n to h is m u r d e r e r s , a n d , f in d in g th e m , to o , d e a d , s h e a th e d th e ir r e v o l­v e r s , a n d q u ie t ly g a v e th e m s e lv e s u p to t h e S h e r if f .

J a s p a r M a u p in w ns a b o u t 2 4 y e a r s o ld . H e r e c e iv e d o n e s h o t o v e r th e r ig h t e y e , p a s s in g th r o u g h th e b r a in .

J o h n B u m n m w n s a b o u t 81 y e a r s o ld . H e r e c e iv e d o n e s h o t a b o u t th e l e f t e y e ­b r o w , p a s s in g th r o u g h th e b r a in , tw o t h r o u g h t h e r ig h t sh o u ld e r , o n e b e h in d t h e r ig h t e a r a n d o n e in th e r ig h t h a n d .

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K i t B a lla r d w a s a b o u t 29 y e a r s o ld . H e r e c e iv e d o n e s h o t in th e c h e e k , o n e in t h e t e m p le , o n e in th e b a ck , r a n g in g t h r o u g h t h e h e a r t , a n d o n e in th e r ig h t r e a r h ip .

The s c e n e o n t h e f ie ld o f b a tt le a fte r t h e b lo o d y w o r k w n s d o n e w a s a r em a rk ­a b le o n e . T h e p r in c ip a ls , M a u p in a n d B u r n a m , w h o h a il s o h a te d ea ch o th e r in l i f e , la y in d e a th w ith th e ir f e e t c r o s s e d , s o n « k r t o e a c h o th e r d id th e y m e e t d e a th . T h e b lo o d f lo w e d in to r r e n ts fr o m t h e m o u t h a n d n o s e o f M a u p in ,

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b ^ in g s h o t , t h e th ic k b lo c k b lq p d s ta r te d a fr e s h fr o m h is m o u th a n d u o & , a n d ran d o w n o v e r h i s b r o n z e d fa ce . H i s b r o th ­e r s w e r e a lm o s t d is tr a c te d w ith g r ie f . L e e M a u p in th r e w h im s e lf u p o n h is k n e e s b e s n le th e d y in g m a n , a n d s o b b e d a lo u d . “ O h , J a s p e r , J a s p e r , o ld f e l ­lo w ,” h e sa id , “ I c o u ld h a v e d ie d fo r y o u a n d , s t o o p in g d o w n , k is s e d th e d is to r te d , b lo o d - s m ir c h e d fe a tu r e s o f th e d y in g m a n . T h e n , a s i f s e iz e d w ith a b lin d s p ir it o f v e n g e a n c e , h e s p r u n g to h is f e e t , a n d tu r n in g a g a in to th e d e a d b o d y o f B u r n a m , th e m u r d e r e r o f h is b r o th e r , w ith s h o c k in g o a th s r e v i le d it , s a y in g , “ Y o u a re to b la m e fo r t h is a n d , a g a in d r a w in g In s r e v o lv e r , s e n t a n o th e r b a l l in to t h e in a n im a te fo r m . H e w a s fo l lo w e d b y B r u tu s a n d o th e r s u n t i l , a s a g e n t le m a n h e r e e x p r e s s e d it to m e to -d a y , “ E v e r y M a u p in h a il ta k e n a p o p a t th e b o d y . ” T h e y e v id e n t ly in ­te n d e d to m a k e s u r e w o rk , a n d t h e y d id , fo r th e e x a m in a t io n s h o w e d t h a t th e b o d y o f th e u n fo r tu n a te m a n h a il r e ­c e iv e d n o le s s th a n s e v e n s h o t s . B u r - n a m ’s fa c e w a s b la c k e n e d b y p o w d e r , a n d , w ith th e b lo o d f lo w in g fr o m e y e s , n o s e a n d m o u th , a n d th e b r a in s o o z in g fro m th e h e a d , p r e s e n t e d a f e a r f u l s p e c ­ta c le . T h e r e w e r e fo u r b a l l s t h r o u g h h is c h e s t , tw o in h is h e a d a n d o n e in h is h a n d . B a lla r d ’s fa c e p r e s e n t e d a g h a s t ­ly a n d s ic k e n in g a p p e a r a n c e . A la r g e b u lle t h a d e n te r e d j u s t a t th e s id e o f th e n o s e , a n d a n o th e r a t t h e c o m e r o f th e m o u th . B lo o d in g r e a t q u a n t i t ie s f lo w e d fr o m t h e m o u th , a n d to s t o p t h i s th e m o u th h a d b e e n s tu f fe d f u l l o f c o t to n . Y e t t h is d id n o t h a v e t h e d e s ir e d r e s u l t , a n d th e b la c k b lo o d s lo w ly o o z e i l fr o m th e m o u th a n d u o s e , p r e s e n t in g a s i c k e n ­in g s ig h t .

C o r n e ils o n w a s B hot th r o u g h t h e b o d y au d a ls o th r o u g h th e b e a d . T h e s h o t th r o u g h t h e b o d y w a s e v id e n t ly g iv e n iu a m a n n e r s im ila r to t h o s e in f l ic t e d o n B u r u a m , a fte r d e a th . D e a th s e e m s to h a v e o c c u r r e d a lm o s t in s t a n t ly in h isca se .

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th e S u p r e m e C o u r t d e c is io n in t h e c a se o f c e r ta in L o u is v i l l e b a n k s a g a in s t th e A d a m s E x p r e s s C o m p a n y i s h ig h l y im ­p o r ta n t to c o m m o n c a r r ie r s . T h e A d a m s E x p r e s s C o m p a n y w a s s u e d fo r m o n e y p a c k a g e s lo s t b y a r a ilr o a d a c c id e n t and fire o n t h e L o u is v i l l e a n d N a s h v i l le road . T h e d e fe n s e w a s th a t t h e r e c e ip t g iv e n b y t h e S o u th e r n E x p r e s s C o m p a n y s t ip u ­la te d th a t sfiid c o m p a n y a n d it s c o n n e c ­t io n s s h o u ld “ n o t b e h e ld l ia b le fo r lo s s b y t h e d a n g e r s o f ra ilr o a d tr a n s p o r ta t io n or f i r e .” T h e c o u r t b e lo w g a v e j u d g ­m e n t fo r th e c o m p a n y . T h e S u p r e m e C o u r t r e v e r s e s t h i s j u d g m e n t , a n d sayB: “ T h e d e fe n d a n t s w e r e c o m m o n c a rr ier s . T h e y w e r e n o le s s s u c h b e c a u s e t h e y h a d s t ip u la t e d fo r m o r e r e s t r ic te d l i a b i l i t y th a n w o u ld h a v e b e e n t h e ir s h a d th e ir r e c e ip t c o n ta in e d o n lv a c o n tr a c t to c a rry a n d d e liv e r . W h a t t l ie ir l i a b i l i t i e s w e r e is t o b e d e te r m in e d b y t h e n a tu r e o f t h e ir b u s in e s s , n o t b y t h e c o n tr a c t th e y m a d e r e s p e c t in g th e l i a b i l i t i e s w h ic h s h o u ld a tte n d it. H a v in g ta k e n u p th e o c c u p a t io n , i t s fix e d le g a l c h a r a c te r c o u ld n o t b e th r o w n o f f b y a n y d e c la r a t io n or s t ip u la t io n th a t t h e y s h o u ld n o t b e c o n ­s id e r e d s u c h c a rr ier s . T h e d u t y o f a c o m m o n c a r r ie r is t o tr a n s p o r t a n d d e ­l iv e r s a f e ly . H e i s m a d e b y la w a n in ­s u r e r a g a in s t a l l f a i lu r e to p e r fo r m th i s d u ty , e x c e p t s u c h fa i lu r e a s m a y b e c a u s e d b y p u b l i c e n e m y o r b y a c t o f G o d . B y s p e c ia l c o n tr a c t w ith h is e m p lo y e r s , h e m a y to s o m e e x t e n t b e e x c u s e d , i f th e l im i t a t io n s to h is r e s p o n s ib i l i t y s t ip u ­la t e d fo r a re iu th e j u d g m e n t o f t h e la w r e a s o n a b le a n d n o t in c o n s is t e n t w ith s o u n d p u b l ic p o l i c y . I t i s a g r e e d , h o w ­e v e r , th a t h e c a n n o t b y a n y c o n tr a c t w ith h is c u s t o m e r s r e l i e v e h im s e l f fr o m r e ­s p o n s ib i l i t y fo r h i s o w n n e g l ig e n c e o r th a t o f h i s s e r v a n t s , a n d t h i s b e c a u s e su c h a c o n tr a c t i s u n r e a s o n a b le a n d c o n tr a r y to le g a l p o lic y . S o m u c h h a s b e e n f in a l ly d e t e r m in e d in R a ilr o a d C o m p a n y v s . L o c k w o o d , 17 W a ll . 3 5 7 . B u t ca n h e b y c o n tr a c t m a d e w ith th o s e w h o in t r u s t p r o p e r ty to h im fo r c a r r ia g e a n d d e l iv e r y , a c o n tr a c t m a d e a t t h e t im e h e r e c e iv e s t h e p r o p e r ty , s e c u r e to h im s e l f e x e m p ­t io n fr o m r e s p o n s ib i l i t y fo r c o n s e q u e n c e s o f t h e n e g l ig e n c e o f a r a ilr o a d c o m p a n y o r i t s a g e n t s n o t o w n e d o r c o n tr o l le d b y h im , b u t w’h ie h h e e m p lo y s in t h e tr a n s ­p o r t a t io n ? T h is q u e s t io n i s n o t a n ­s w e r e d in th e L o c k w o o d c a s e . I t i s r a is e d h e r e , o r , r a th e r , t h e q u e s t io n i s p r e s e n t e d , w h e th e r a c o m m o n c a r r ie r doeB r e l ie v e h im s e lf fr o m t h e c o n s e ­q u e n c e s o f s u c h n e g l ig e n c e b y a s t ip u la ­t io n t h a t l ie s h a l l u o t b e l i a b le fo r lo s s e s b y fire . O n th i s p o in t i t i s s a id th a t t h e c o m m o n c a r r ie r i s r e s p o n s ib le fo r t h e c o n d u c t o f t h e a g e n c y e m p lo y e d iu c a r ­r ia g e , a n d th a t h e c a n n o t r e l i e v e h im s e l f in s u c h w a y .”

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w a r r io r s p r e s e n t i s L i t t l e B ig M a n , w h o s c a t te r e d th e c o m m is s io n t h a t a s s e m b le d o u t o n t h e p la in s tw o y e a r s a g o to n e g o ­t ia t e fo r t h e B la c k H i l l s . H e a ls o a s ­s i s t e d a t t h e d e a th o f C r a z y H o r s e . D r . I r w in , th e a g e n t , c o n s id e r s t h e I n d ia n s i tu a t io n m o r e h o p e f u l th a n r e c e n t ly , a n d t h in k s a ll th e t r o u b le s w i l l b e a m ic a b ly s e t t le d . T h e C o m m is s io n e r a s k e d th e I n d ia n s a n u m b e r o f q u e s t io n s , w h ic h t h e y r e a d ily a n s w e r e d th r o u g h t h e ir in ­t e r p r e te r . T h e C o m m is s io n e r in q u ir e d i f R e d C lo u d t h o u g h t h i s m e n c o u ld b e t a u g h t to r a is e g r a in a n d v e g e ta b le s . H e r e p l ie d th a t t h e y c o u ld , s a y in g t h e y h a v e h a d b u t l i t t l e i t a n y a s s is t a n c e , a n d a l­r e a d y t h e y h a v e p u t in g a r d e n s o n t h e ir o w n a c c o u n t . S p o t t e d T a il s a id h e h a il e a te n m e lo n s a t h o m e a s s w e e t a s a n y h e h a d o n th e tr ip . H e a ls o h a d g r e e n c o r n a t h o m e . T h e C o m m is s io n e r s t o ld th e m th a t D r . I r w in h a d t a u g h t t h e S h o s h o n e s h o w to fa r m , a n d n o w h e iB to te a c h t h e S io u x . I n a n s w e r t o a q u e s t io n , R e d C lo u d sa id t h e y c a n n o t ta n b u l lo c k s ’ h id e s a s t h e y d o t h o s e o f t h e e lk . W h e n t h e e lk b e c a m e e x t in c t t h e G r e a F a t h e r m u s t s u p p ly th e m w ith s k iu s o r th e y w il l b e c o m p e l le d to g o b a r e fo o t . T h e C o m m is s io n e r s a id th e n t h e y m u s t b e v e r y g o o d b o y s . T h e C o m m is s i o n e r a sk e d S p o t t e d T a i l w h e th e r h e t h o u g h t h is t r ib e h a il in c r e a s e d o r d im in is h e d d u r in g t h e la s t t w e n ty y e a r s . H e s a id i t h a il in c r e a s e d . I u a n s w e r to a s im ila r q u e s t io n , R e d C lo u d sa id h is b a n d h a il in c r e a s e d fr o m 2 2 0 w a r r io r s w h ic h h i s fo r e f a th e r s le d to a b o u t 600 . A fte r so m a fu r t h e r c o n v e r s a t io n , R e d C lo u d d r e w fo r th h is w a tc h a n d s u g ­g e s t e d th a t if th e C o m m is s io n e r s w e r e d o n e w ith th e m t h e y w o u ld g o to te a . H e r e t h e in t e r v ie w c lo s e d .— W a s h i n g ­to n C o r . C h ic a g o T i m e s .

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w ith w o n d e r fu l f id e l i ty iu a ll i t s d e t a i ls in t h e e x p e r ie n c e o f a y o u n g F r e n c h g ir l , a r e s id e n t o f M a r s e i l le s . S h e w a s e n g a g e d to a s a i lo r , to w h o m s h e w n s to b e m a r r ie d o n h is r e tu r n fro m a v o y a g e to N e w Y ork . H e d id n o t r e tu r n , a n d , a fte r a y e a r , s h e g o t a b e r th a s s t e w a r d ­e s s ’ a s s is t a n t o n o n e o f th e H a v r e s t e a m ­e r s , to c o m e h e r e in s e a r c h o f h im . O n th e p a s s a g e a r ic h A m e r ic a n la i ly b e c a m e in t e r e s te d iu h e r s to r y n n d r e s o lv e d to h e lp h e r fin d o u t h e r lo v e r . I n N e w Y o rk s h e le a r n e d th a t h e h a il g o n e to C a n a d a . F o r m o n t h s s h e tr a v e le d a b o u t t h e D o m in io n , s o m e t im e s c lo s e o u h is tr a c k , a u d a g a in lo s in g e v e r y c le w a s to h is w h e r e a b o u ts . S h e r e tu r n e d to N e w Y o r k , a n d o n e d a y , w h i le s t a n d in g a t a B r o a d w a y c r o s s in g w a it in g h e r tu r n to g e t a c r o s s , s h e sa w t h e o b j e c t p f h e r lo n g se a r c h o n th e o t h e r s id e . S h e s h r ie k e d h i s n a m e a n d ra n in t o t h e m id ­d le o f t h e s t r e e t , h u t a p o lic e m a n c a u g h t h e r a n d sa v e d h e r fr o m th e w h e e ls 6 f th e s t r in g o f v e h ic le s . “ A n g e ls o f G o d th e r e w a s n o n e ,” a u d s h e n e v e r a g a in s a w th e G a b r ie l s h e h a d 00 lo n g s o u g h t a n d s o n e a r ly fo u n d . S h e le a r n e d t h e n t h a t h e h a il s a i le d fo r S a n F ^ p n c isc o , a n d set w e n t o v e r la n d to C a lifo r n ia to m e e t h im . A r r iv e d o n t h e P a c if ic c o a s t , s h e

fo u n d th a t h e r lo v e r h a d f a l le n o v e r ­b o a rd j u s t o u t s id e t h e H e a d s a n d b e e n d r o w u e d . M e g u w h ile th e b o d y o f a y o u n g m a n , d r e s s e d in sa i lo r 's c lo t h e s , w a s e a s t a s h o r e o n t h e b e a c h , c a r r ie d to th e C o r o n e r ’s o ffice , a n d , n o t b e in g id e n ­t if ie d , w a s in te r r e d iu t h e p u b l i c c e m e ­te r y . A w a te r -so d d e n p o c k e t -b o o k w a s ta k e n fr o m th e d e a d m a n , w h ic h c o n ­ta in e d o n ly a fe w le t t e r s w r it t e n in F r e n c h a u d u n o d d r e s s e d . T h e g ir l , h e a r in g o f th is , w e n t to th e C o r o n e r ’s o ff ic e a n d fo u n d th a t th e le t t e r s w e r e h e r s . T h e w a v e s h a d ta r d i ly a n d p a r ­t ia l ly r e c o m p e n s e d h e r d e v o te d s e a r c h , a n d s h e w a s a b le to fin d th e g r a v e o f h er lo v e r .— N e w Y o r k W o r ld .

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fa ir y ie ld o f s a la b le B ta p les a n d a g e n e r ­o u s d is t r ib u t io n o f m e r c h a n d is e th a n a ll th e s p e c u la to r s ju m p to t h e c o n c lu s io n th a t t h e E d e n o f s u d d e n w e a lth h a s c o m e b a c k a g a in . Q u o t a t io n s a re p u s h e d u p iu th e g r a iu m a r k e t a n d t h e s to c k m a r k e t b e y o n d a l l p r o b a b i l i t y o f r e a liz a ­t io n o r o f p r o d u c t iv e v a l u e ; t h e c o a l p r o d u c e r s d e m a n d a n o th e r d o lla r p e r to n w ith o u t a p p a r e n t r e a so n iu s u p p ly a n d d e m a n d , a n d e v e r y b o d y m a k e s a p u s h to g e t b a c k to th e s t a te o f th in g s w h ic h , in m o re r a t io n a l m o m e n ts , w e a ll id e n t i fy w ith u n h e a lt h y e x p a n s io n , a u d w ith a r a p id ity o f g e t t in g r ic h w h ic h w e d o n o t s e r io u s ly e x p e c t to s e e re tu r n . T h is c o n s t a n t s t r u g g le to g e t b a c k w h a t w e o u g h t to l e t g o i s th e c h ie f o b s t a c le w h ic h m e e t s e v e r y r e v iv in g in f lu e n c e . T h e e ffo r t to a s s u m e a n d im p o s e a v a lu e w h e r e , a s y e t , n o n e e x is t s , o r w h e r e i t s n o m in a l e x is t e n c e i s d u e to fr a u d a n d o u g h t t o b e w ip e d o u t iu th e l o n g r u n o f tr a d e e q u a l iz a t io n s ; t h e e n d e a v o r to r a is e th e m o d e r a te p r o f it s o f t h i s e ra to th e s w e l l in g p e r c e n ts , o f o th e r d a y s — t h e s e a r e th e s t u m b l in g b lo c k s in th e w a y o f s e t t le d p r o s p e r ity .

T h e a c c e p ta n c e o f lo w p r ic e s , lo w p r o fits , lo w w a g e s , lo w v a lu a t io n s ’ a n d t h e b id in g o f th e m , w il l d is t in g u is h b u s in e s s fo r so m e t im e to c o m e . T h e s e c o n d it io n s are c o n s is t e n t w ith p r o s p e r i­t y , a n d w e s h a l l c a l l o u r s e lv e s p r o s p e r ­o u s w h e n e m p lo y m e n t a t l i v in g w a g e s i s o ffe r e d to a ll w h o a sk it . W e s e e a il th e fa v o r a b le in f lu e n c e s a n d fa c t s in t h e fa l l s i tu a t io n w h ic h are v is ib le to e v e r y b o d y , b u t w e r e g r e t to s e e th e m f o r e s ta l le d b y a s p e c u la t iv e d e l ir iu m in a p p r o p r ia te a n d d is p r o p o r t io n e d to th e o c c a s io n . I t i s l ik e th e la b o r e r w ith a d e s t i t u t e fa m ­i ly w h o , w h e n h e i s o ffe r e d a d a y ’s w o rk , g e t s h is w a g e s in a d v a n c e , a n d d i s s i ­p a t e s w ith a g r a n d d r u n k t h e h o u r s w h ic h s h o u ld h a v e b e e n d e v o t e d to to i l .

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a c o m m e r c ia l h ig h w a y d o e s n o t r e c e iv e t h e a t t e n t io n i t d e s e r v e s . T h e r e o e n t e x p e r im e n ts o f C a p t F a d s h a s d e m o n ­s tr a te d th a t t h e n a v ig a t io n o f t h e r iv e r c a n b e g r e a t ly im p r o v e d a t a c o m p a r a ­t iv e ly s m a ll o u t la y a n d t h e d e s t r u c t iv e o v e r f lo w s o f th e L o w e r M is s is s ip p i a n d i t s t r ib u ta r ie s b e s u c c e s s f u l ly r e s i s t e d . T h e s e o v e r f lo w s in f lic t im m e n s e l o s s e s to th e p la n te r s a n n u a lly . I t i s e s t im a t ­e d th a t th e c o t to n c r o p fo r t h e y e a r e n d ­in g S e p t . 1 , 1 877 , w i l l s h o w a f a l l ­in g o f f o f 2 7 4 ,0 0 0 b a le s c o m p a r e d w it h t h e p r e c e d in g y e a r . T h e to ta l c r o p fo r t h e y e a r e n d in g S e p t . 1 , 1 8 7 6 , w a s4 .6 9 9 .0 0 0 b a le s ; fo r th e y e a r e n d in g S e p t . 1 , 1 8 7 7 , 4 ,4 2 5 ,0 0 0 . O f t h i s im ­m e n s e lo s s 2 3 0 ,0 0 0 b a le s i s d u e to t h e o v e r f lo w o f t h e r iv e r a n d i t s t r ib u ta r ie s , o f w h ic h 9 7 ,0 0 0 w a s in c u r r e d o n t h e L o w e r M is s is s ip p i , 3 3 ,0 0 0 o n t h e A r ­k a n s a s , a n d 6 7 ,0 0 0 o n th e W a s h ita , m a k ­in g a Iobb o n th o s e r iv e r s a lo n e o f 1 9 7 ,0 0 0 b a le s , a m o u n t in g in th e a g g r e g a te to n e a r ly $ 9 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 . O n e -h a lf o f t h i s s u m w o u ld e f f e c tu a lly p r e v e n t t h i s e n o r m o u s lo s s in t h e fu tu r e . T h e im m e n s e im ­p o r ta n c e o f t h e c o tto n c r o p d e m a n d s s e r io u s c o n s id e r a t io n , a s i t c o n s t i ­t u t e s b y fa r th e m o s t" im p o r ta n t i t e m in o u r ta b le o f e x p o r ts . T h e s h ip m e n t s a b r o a d in 18 7 6 a m o u n te d t o 8 1 9 2 ,6 5 9 ,0 0 0 ; in 1 8 77 , $ 1 7 1 ,1 1 8 ,0 0 0 ; w h ile o u r e x p o r t s o f b rea d stu ff's w e r e8 1 3 1 .2 1 2 .0 0 0 in 1876 , a n d $ 1 1 7 ,8 8 4 ,0 0 0 in 1877 . I n v ie w o f t h e s e im p o r ta n t fa c t s , i t i s p la in th a t th e r e is a s u b j e c t o f n a ­t io n a l im p o r ta n c e th a t o u g h t u o t t o b e n e g le c t e d in d e fe r e n c e to lo c a l c la im s a n d p r e ju d ic e s . A t a t im e w h e n t h e q u e s t io n o f tr a n s p o r ta t io n i s a s s u m in g v a s t p r o p o r t io n s , i t w o u ld p e r h a p s b e w e ll to lo o k a b ro a d a n d o b s e r v e s o m e fa c t s o f g r e a t m o m e n t in t h i s c o n n e c t io n . F r a n c e i s t a k in g a c t iv e m e a s u r e s fo r t h e e x te n s io n o f h e r c a n a l s y s t e m in o r d e r t o r e s is t t h e c o m p e t it io n o f G e r m a n c o m ­m e r c ia l e n c r o a c h m e n t . C o n tr a r y t o t h e c o m m o n ly r e c e iv e d o p in io n th a t r a i l ­r o a d s h a v e s u p e r s e d e d w a te r tr a n s p o r ta ­t io n , s o m e F r e n c h jo u r n a ls h a v e r e c e n t ­ly sh o w n t h a t s u c h i s n o t th e c a s e , a t le a s t in F r a n c e . T h e fo l lo w in g s t a t e ­m e n t fr o m t h e P a r is U n io n R a t i o n a l e w il l o c c a s io n s o m e s u r p r is e to o u r r a i l­r o a d k in g s . I t sa y s :

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E n g l i s h m e n e n t i t le d t o s p e a k w ith a u ­th o r ity o n A m e r ic a n s u b j e c t s . H e l i v e d s e v e r a l y e a r s in t h is o o u n tr y a n d C a n ­a d a , a n d w h e n a p r o fe s s o r a t C o r n e ll U n iv e r s i t y s tu d ie d o u r p o l i t i c a l in s t i t u ­t io n s w it h o u t p r e ju d ic e a n d in a n e a r n ­e s t s p ir it . T h e v ie w s o f s u c h a m a n w ith r e fe r e n c e to s o c ia l q u e s t io n s a r is in g in t h i s o o u n tr y h a v e s p e c ia l v a lu e , b o th b e ­c a u s e h e i s a c o m p e t e n t th in k e r a n d b e ­c a u s e h is eyeB a re n o t b l in d e d b y lo c a l c a u s e s . H i s r e c e n t a r t ic le in t h e C o n ­t e m p o r a r y R e v i e w o n “ T h e L a b o r W a r in th e U n it e d S t a t e s ” to u c h e s u p o n s o m e fa c t s th a t h a v e n o t b e e n s u f f ic ie n t ly n o ­t ic e d . F ir s t , t h e q u e s t io n o f r e s p o n s i ­b i l i t y . W h a te v e r m a y b e s a id o f t h e i n ­c i t in g c a u s e s o f t h e s t r ik e s , th e la w le s s ­n e s s th a t fo l lo w e d th e m w a s n o t a n a t iv e g r o w th . I t d id v io le n c e to A m e r ic a n h a b it s o f th o u g h t , a n d fe w A m e r ic a n s e n g a g e d in i t o r s y m p a th iz e d w ith i t M r. S m ith m ig h t h a v e d r a w n m o r e c le a r ­ly th a n h e d o e s th e d is t in c t io n b e tw e e n t h e s t r ik e r s a n d t h e r io te r s . W h i le m a n y o f t h e fo r m e r w e r e n a t iv e A m e r i­c a n s , m o s t o f th e la t te r w e r e fo r e ig n e r s . T h e fa c t i l lu s t r a t e s th e d if fe r e n c e b e ­tw e e n t h e A m e r ic a n a n d fo r e ig n id ea s* S tr ik e s a re c o m b in a t io n s o f la b o r f o r a p u r p o s e w h ic h is , o r m a y b e , l e g i t im a t e , n n d A m e r ic a n s m $ y e n g a g e in th e m w ith o u t im p ly in g d is r e s p e c t to t h e ir G o v e r n m e n t . T h e la t e r a ilr o a d s t r ik e s w e r e c o n tr o l le d u p to a c e r ta iu p o in t b y A m e r ic a n s , a n d t h e y e n jo y e d t h e r e ­s p e c t a n d s y m p a th y o f t h e c o m m u n ity a s lo n g a s t h e y w e r e s o c o n tr o l le d . B u t w h e n C o m m n n is m c a m e t o th e s u r fa c e th e n a tu r a l l e a d e n o f t h e la b o r w a r w e r e a p p o in t e d fr o m t h e fo r e ig n p o p u la t io n . M o s t o f t h e r io te r q a r r e s te d in C h ic a g o w e r e B o h e m ia n s , a s ig n o r a n t o f o u r la n g u a g e a s t h e y w e r e o f o u r la w s a n d in s t i t u t io n s . T h e A m e r ic a n la b o r e r s la r g e ly p r o c la im e d t h e m s e lv e s in fa v o r o f p e a c e , a n d p a r t ic u la r ly in N e w E n ­g la n d , w liereL a s M r. S m it h s a y s , “ r e ­p u b lic a n in s t i t u t io n s m a y fa ir ly c la im t o b e j u d g e d .” N e w E n g la n d e s c a p e d t h e r io t s a l t o g e t h e r , a lt h o u g h s o m e o f t h e m o s t e x h a u s t in g a n d p r o tr a c te d s t r ik e s o c c u r r e d in t h a t s e c t io n .— C h ic a g o T r i b ­u n e . / ______________________

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Y o u m u s t k n o w t h a t E n g la n d i s a g r e a t b a n t i n g p la c e , a n d e a c h p a p a w h o c a n a ffo rd i t k e e p s h is h o r s e a n d “ f o l ­lo w s t h e h o u n d s w h o f o l lo w t h e f o x e s ” d a y a fte r d a y in t l ie h u n t in g - s e a s o n , r e ­t u r n in g a t n ig h t ju b i la n t a n d e n th u s ia s t ic , a n d s o m e t im e s w a v in g h ig l i in tr iu m p h th e “ b r u s h ” ( t h e fo x ’B ta i l , th a t iB) w h ic h t h e h u n ts m a n w h o c a tc h e s a n d k i l l s th e fo x a lw a y s h a s a s a tr o p h y .

S o b o y s g r o w u p to lo v e a n d e x u l t in t h i s s p o r t , a n d to l o n g fo r t h e d a y s w h e n t h e y , to o , c a n h a v e a h o r s e fo r t h e ir v e r y o w n , a n d g o g a l lo p in g “ o v e r h i l l a n d d a le , th r o u g h b u s h a n d th r o u g h b r a k e ,” a s th e p r o v e r b ia l s l y o ld fo x m a y le a d .

T i l l t h a t h a p p y t im e c o m e s , h o w e v e r , “ h a r e a n d h o u n d s ” i s t h e j o y o f t h e ir h e a r ts — a s i t w a s o f th e ir p a p a s w h e n t h e y , to o , w e r e b o y s — a n d t h i s i s h o w i t i s p la y e d .

T h e b o y s d iv id e t h e m s e lv e s in t o tw o p a r t ie s , e a c h h a v in g i t s ‘ ‘ o h a m p io n r u n ­n e r ,” a n d lo t s are d r a w n a s to w h ic h o f t h e s e r u n n e r s s h a l l b e th e “ h a r e ” in th e f ir s t h u n t o f th e s e a s o n ; a fte r w a r d , t h e y g o b y tu r n .

T h e r e s t o f t h e b o y s a re th e “ h o u n d s ,” a n d th e o th e r c h a m p io n i s th e h u n ts m a n w h o m a r s h a ls t h e m to t h e “ m e e t (w h ic h i s u s u a l ly th e B ck oo l p la y ­g r o u n d s ) , g iv e s t h e s ig n a l fo r t h e s ta r t , c a l l s th e m o f f b y a s h r i l l w h is t le w h e n t h e y g e t o n t h e w r o n g s c e n t , a n d , in fa c t , i s “ m a s te r o f th e h o u n d s ,” p a r e x c e l ­le n c e . .

T h e “ h a r e ” i s p r o v id e d w ith a s m a ll , o p e n s a t c h e l o r p o u c h , s lu n g a c r o s s h is s h o u ld e r , a n d f i l le d w ith b it s o f w h ite p a p e r a b o u t a n ih c h s q u a r e — h e a v y p a p e r t h a t th e w in d w il l n o t c a rry a w a y . I t is t h e p r iv i le g e o f t n e s m a ll b o y s w h o are to o l i t t l e to ta k e p a r t in th e h u n t to p r e ­p a r e t h e s e b i t s o f p a p e r , a n d fo r a d a y o r tw o b e fo r e a “ r u n ’’ t h e y h a v e g r e a t f u n in p r e p a r in g “ s c e n t ,” a s t h e y c a ll it .

T h e h a r e i s a ls o a l lo w e d f iv e m in u t e s ’ “ h e a d s t a r t ,” a n d iB a llo w e d to c h o o s e h i s o w n c o u r s e , b u t i s o b l ig e d t o s c a t te r t h e b it s o f w h ite p a p e r a t s h o r t in te r n a ls a l l a lo n g t h e w a y h e g o e s , a s t h e y are h i s tr a c k s fo r th e h o u n d s to fo l lo w . T h e f iv e m in u te s g iv e n h im h e u s u a l ly s p e n d s in s e e k in g fo r s o m e o b s c u r e p la c e a t w h ic h h e le a v e s a l i t t l e p a c k a g e o f y e l lo w o r b lu e p a p e r to d e n o te th e s ta r t in g - p o i n t

T h is m a y b e s o m e b lo c k s a w a y , o r u p a s i d e s t r e e t , o r j u s t a r o u n d th e c o m e r ; h e h a s h i s c h o ic e , a n d a fr e e o p p o r tu n ity t o s e e k it , a s th e “ h o u n d s ” g o w ith in d e o r s t i l l t h e f iv e m in u t e s a r e u p . T h e n t h e h u n ts m a n c r ie s “ ^ h o o p ! h a l lo o I” a n d a w a y t h e y a l l b o o p d h i t h e r a n d t h i t h e r , s e e k in g t i l l t h e y fin d t h e p a c k a g e o f o o lo r e d p a p e r (w h ic h t h e y a r e o b l ig e d $o d o b e fo r e t h e y c a n s ta r t ) ; t h e f in d e r m u s t c r y “ h a r k ! f o r w a r d l” t h e n o f f t h e y g o , o n th e s c e n t .

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I f th e h a r e g e t s s u c c e s s f u l ly h o m e to th e p la y - g r o u n d , t h e o p p o s i t e p a r ty h a s to “ s ta n d tr e a t ," s o y o u m a y im a g in e h o w h a r d e a c h s id e s t r iv e s t o w in . I t is a c a p ita l g a m e w h e n r e a lly p la y e d a c c o r d ­in g to r u le s , a n d E n g l i s h D oys th in k th e r o le s h a lf t h e sp o r t . I t h a s b e e n p la y e d fo r s e v e r a l g e n e r a t io n s — a n o ld g a m e — n o t o n ly in E n g la n d , b u t w h e r e v e r E n g l i s h b o y s h a v e g o n e , o r E n g l i s h g a m e s a re k n o w n . A t V e v a y , in S w it z ­e r la n d , w h e r e th e r e is a la r g e p e n s i o n ( s c h o o l) fo r b o y s , i t i s th e r e g u la r s u m ­m e r a m u s e m e n t ; b u t i t is h a r d r u n n in g th e r e , fo r th e r o a d s are s o “ u p a n d d o w n h i l l y ” (a s t h e b o y s s a y ) , a n d t l ie h a r e c a n n e v e r fin d a g o o d h u lin g -p la c e .

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I s h o u ld n o t w o n d e r if s o m e o f th e b o y r e a d e r s o f S t . N i c h o l a s a lr e a d y k n o w a b o u t thiB g a m e , s in c e s o m a n y o f th e ir E n g l i s h c o u s in s c o m e to t h i s c o u n tr y . I f so , t h i s a c c o u n t m u s t b e fo r th o s e w h o h a v e n o t h e a r d o f it .

B u t i t is n o t o n ly b o y s w h o p la y “ h a r e a n d h o u n d s .” A g e n t le m a n w h o h a s j u s t r e tu r n e d fro m C h in a to ld m e th a t a t S h a n g h a i a n d N in g p o th e E n ­g l i s h r e s id e n t s — m e r c h a n ts , o ff ic e r s a n d o th e r s — h a v e q u it e r e c e n t ly in tr o d u c e d th e g a m e , w ith t h i s d if fe r e n c e , th e y p la y i t o n h o r s e b a c k , a n d m a k e a w h o le d a y ’s s p o r t o f it .

E a r ly in t h e m o r n in g t h e y s e n d o u t s o m e o n e w h o k n o w s th e c o u n tr y w e ll ( s o m e t im e s a C h in a m a n , a n d th a t m a k e s th e f n n a l l t h e b e t t e r ) , g iv e h im a g o o d fa ir s ta r t , p e r h a p s h a lf a n h o u r , t h e n g a l lo p a f t e r h im o s h a r d a s th e h o r s e s c a n g o , a s i f t h e y w e r e in d e e d b a c k in “ m e r r ie E n g l a n d ” h u n t in g a fo x o r h a r e . T h e y n e e d sh a r p e y e s to d is c o v e r t h e p a p e r “ s c e n t ” w h e n t h e y f ly o v e r th e g r o u n d s o q u ic k ly , b u t th a t o n ly m akeB th e m t h e k e e n e r h u n te r s .

I n S c o t la n d I th in k b o y s e n jo y th e g a m e f u l ly a s m u c h a s in E n g la n d , k e e p c lo s e r to t h e r u le s , a n d w e lc o m e e a c h h u n t in g - d a y a s e a g e r ly a s t h e f ir s t o n e o f t h e s e a s o n . W e d n e s d a y a n d S a tu r ­d a y a f t e r n o o n s a r e u s u a l ly c h o s e n fo r h u n ts ; th o u g h s o m e t im e s a n in d u lg e n t te a c h e r , i f d i l i g e n t ly im p o r tu n e d , w il lS iv e th e w h o le s c h o o l a n e x tr a h a lf -h o li -

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in g o n ly a h a lf o f S a tu r d a y fo r p la y ? I t i s a lm o s t a u n iv e r s a l c u s to m , a t le a s t iu S c o tc h c o u n tr y p la c e s , t o h a v e B ck oo l o n W e d n e s d a y a n d S a tu r d a y m o r n in g s t i l l n o o n , g iv in g t h e r e s t o f th o s e d a y s fo r a h o l id a y , a n d b o y s th e r e s e e m to l ik e i t so . I s u p p o s e th a t i s b e c a u s e t h e y h a v e n e v e r k n o w n a n y o th e r w a y .

B u t t h e y g e t a g r e a t d e a l o f e n jo y m e n t o u t o f th e ir “ h a lf ie s ” (a s t h e y c a ll th o s e h o l id a y s ) , a n d a f t e r s c h o o l-h o u r s a s w e ll , th o u g h s c h o o l d o e s n o t u s u a l ly c lo s e t i l l 4 o ’c lo c k . T h i s iB la te , i s n ’t i t ? B u t S c o t c h s u m m e r -d a y s h a r d ly s e e m to h a v e a n y e n d . A l l th r o u g h J u n e , J u ly a n d A u g u s t (o n t h e w e s t c o a s t p r in c ip a l ly ) , i t i s a s l i g h t a t 10 o ’c lo c k in th e e v e n in g a s i t i s in o u r o o u n tr y a t 7 , s o g a m e s g o o u a l l th r o u g h th e “ g lo a m in ’," t i l l t ir e d f e e t tu r n e d g la d ly h o m e w a r d , w h e r e w e a r y h e a d s s e e k d o w n y p i l lo w s , a n d b r ig h t e y e s c lo s e in th e s o u n d , h e a l t h f u l s l e e p th a t c o m e s s o q u ic k ly to h a p p y c h ild h o o d a f ­te r a lo n g , j o y o u s d a y s p e n t in th e p u r e , fr e s h s u m m e r a ir .

I o n c e sa w a s p le n d id g a m e p la y e d in th e S c o tc h to w n o f A y r , w h ic h s o in t e r ­e s t e d m e th a t I a c tu a l ly “ fo l lo w e d t h e h o u n d s ” m y s e lf , th o u g h a t a v e r y m o d - e s t p a c o , a n d n o t o v e r t h e h e d g e s .

T l ie h a r e w a s g e t t in g r a th e r th e w o r s t o f i t , a n d , h a v in g n o w h e r e e ls e to h id e , r u s h e d in t o a n e a r -b y r a ilw a y s ta t io n w h e r e a tr a in w a s w a it in g , g a v e th e g u a r d a k n o w in g w in k , a n d s p r a n g in t o o n e o f th e c a r r ia g e s , a n d t h e tra in m o v e d s lo w ly o f f j u s t a s th e p a n t in g “ h o u n d s ” c a m e in s ig h t . H e th r e w a h a n d fu l o f p a p e r s fr o m t h e w in d o w , b u t k e p t h im ­s e l f w e l l o u t o f v ie w .

A l i t t l e c o u s in o f m in e , w h o w a s h u n ts m a n t h a t d a y , sa w t h e p a p e r s f lu t ­t e r in g in t h e b r e e z e , a n d , b e in g a s “ q u ic k a s a w in k ” to c a tc h an id e a , k n e w in a m in u te w h a t th e “ w i ly ” h a r e h a d d o n e — s o , f le e t o f f o o t a s h e w a s q u io k o f t h o u g h t , h e f le w a c r o s s th e f ie ld s to t h e n e x t s ta t io n (w h ic h , fo r t u ­n a te ly , w a s n o t fa r d is ta n t , b u t to r e a c h w h ic h th e tr a in h a il to g o r o u n d a lo n g c u iv e ) , a n d b r e a th le s s , b u t tr iu m p h a n t , c a u g h t t h e u n s u s p e c t in g h a r e j u s t a s h e s t e p p e d fr o m th fr r a ilw a y c a r r ia g e , c h u c k l in g t o h im s e l f a t t h e t h o u g h t o f h a v in g o u t w it t e d a l l h is p u r s u e r s .

W a s n ’t h e fa ir ly c a u g h t , th in k y o u ? a n d d id n o t h e h a v e to p a y u p fo r h is t r ic k ? T h e “ h o u n d s ,” w h o Boon a p ­p e a r e d o u t h e s c e n e , c a r r ie d h im o f f to t h e n e a r e s t “ s w e e t ie s h o p ” (a s S c o tc h la d d ie s c a l l c a n d y s t o r e s ) , a n d m a d e h im s p e n d e v e r y “ b a w b ie ” (a c o p p e r h a lf -Ee n n y , w o r th o n e c e n t o f o u r m o n e y ) lie

a il f o r “ to f fy ” a n d o th e r “ s w e e t i e s .” N o w , b o y s , y o u w h o k n o w a ll a b o u t

“ h a r e a n d h o u n d s ,” a s w e l l a s y o u w h o d o n o t , t r y i t — w i t h th e r u l e s — a n d s e e i f y o u d o n o t f in d i t a j e l l y g o o d g a m e , t h e y w i l l g iv e y o u t h a t l ig h t n e s s mud f la t tn e s a o f f o o t s o m u c h to b e d e s ir e d b e e v e r y b o y , a n d w il l h e lp y o u to s p e n d m a n y a h a p p y h o l id a y w ith fu n - lo v in g c o m r a d e s , w h e n o ld g a m e s a re “ p la y e d o u t ” a n d y o u lo n g fo r s o m e ­t h in g n e w .— S t . N i c h o l a s f o r O c to b e r .

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QKSTLJtMKN Or THE OHIO EDITOBlAL ASSOCIA­TION : Newspapers date from about the year | 1000. Borne au thorities f lt the tim e a little earlier, aud o thers som ewhat later. T h ii of ] the weekly. The daily press commenced about : 1709. If we call a generation th irty years, the [ form er class of uewspapers is about nine and j th e la tte r Dearly six generations old. T he be- I ginning of th e press was hum ble as well as ob­scure. No gunpow der was burned or bells rung to hera ld the b irth o f the new iustitu- ■ tion, destined in the near fu tu re to influence the opinions aud actions of m ankind so enor ; moasly.

The newspapers came “ all alone aud in the dark," as it were. Poor aud puny were they for many a year. They existed ou sufferance ; they were to lerated bv reaw n of the ir insig­nificance and abstention from expressions of opinion. Those were not the days of freedom of speech and of the press—especially of the press. Every budding m anifestation of inde­pendence of u tte rance , every approach to c rit­icism of e ither of th e dom inant professions— sacredotal and political—were prom ptly pun­ished and repressed. T he m ethods of “ stop­ping the p re s s” were by tines, confiscations and im prisonm ent. The “ g rea ter the tru th the g rea ter the libel ” is a mild expression of the spirit o f the ru les of law applied to prose­cu ted publishers. E d ito rs were not allowed to have opinions, to be expreseed in their papers ; whoever ventured on th is forbidden ground found them selves aud publications stamped out with atrocious and relentless rigor. They were dea lt w ith as Bummarily aud prom ptly as is the cattle-plague in England, or the Colorado potato-bug iu Germany. Still, n spite of all discouragem ents, persecutions, the uuprogresaiveness of th e age aud the illit­eracy of th e masses, new spapers of the heb­dom adal descrip tion spread and multiplied, es­pecially in the Anglo-tiaxon portions of the world ; bu t for two centuries they were as seed sown ou barren ground, yielding but little fru it in the way of dissem inating free principles aud independence of th o u g h t among the people. T here was no public opinion to protect them iu oritiedams of public m en o r public measures, aud they were not perm itted to create a public opinion. T he dally newspapers which came in to existence la ter fared no better aud re­ceived no m ore lenient trea tm en t from the powers th a t were, but, iu fact, were regarded with more aversion and w tre handled with g rea ter severity because they “ fired ofteuer," and, being only prin ted iu S tate capitals and large cities, they were m ore conspicuous and were regarded as more dangerous ; hence they were under a closer and severer censorslnp and surveillance th an th e weekly press.

The intolerance of politicians relaxed ex­ceedingly slowly. The strangling grip on the th roat of th e press has no t yet been removed iu many countries which boast of the ir civiliza­tion and litera tu re . F rom the inception of the uowspaper un til w ithin a generation or two its legitim ate province was deem ed to be th e pub­lication of advertisem ents, dea th and marriago notices, “ o rig ina l" poetry, anecdotes, an ­nouncem ents of wars and accounts of battles, and praises of politicians.

In addition to th is range of topics some ven­tured in to the dom ain of “ O ld P ro b s" aud prognosticated the changes of the weather, Dased not on m eteorological laws, b u t ou the inclination of the new m oon or the color of the breast-bones of tender turkeys; some contented themselves w ith doling ou t Poor R ichard 's ag­ricultural m axim s; aud o thers who were negli­gen t iu th e ir Sabbath observances tried to pro- pitate th e clergy by publishing reports of death bed scenes of th e unconverted, and the dreadful rem orse of dying infidels; but high above all o the r sounds were heard th e perpet­ual appeals to delinquent subscribers to pay up; to send in cord wood, cabbage, or rags, and make the p rin te r happy. Poultry and potatoes were always legal tender, and the cry was for more.

While th e press in th is country has struggled up from small and feeble beginnings to its pres­en t proud and overshadowing influence, it is only since the advent of the locomotive and the telbgraph th a t it has really begun to fulfill its g reat mission as a pul he in struc to r and la­borer in th e vineyard of civilization, aud as a successful com batant of ignorance, prejudice, and superstition.

Before the introduction of the railway the d istribu tion of newspapers was slow and imper­fect. Before Puck p u t his girdle around the earth th e collection of news was tedious and vexatious. Before steam and lightning were conscripted into tthe postal service the papers found it hard to gather aud harder to scatter the news. I t was old when bought, aud stale when Bold, o ften moldy with age when served up to delinquent subscribers—before the days or advance payments.

In those davs daily papers were of very lim­ited issue. Few copies circulated beyt ud the boundaries of th e ir respective cities. Only the more prom inent m erchants, bankers aud poli­ticians indulged in th e luxury of a daily p a p e r ; the rest of the public contented themselves | with a repast of weeklies. The news was stale and scauty, and, as th e people were not kept on the qui vice, they were uuwilling to pay for it iu advance, and had to be “ tru sted and the memory of many was so defective tha t they ever forgot to pay, though often reminded of their delinquency. I t was only about elec­tion tim es th a t the mass of people read their newspaper with any relish, or felt m uch in ter­est in the ir conti uts. In those dull days tho daily paper was not deem ed indispensable to business or necessary to existence. There was not th a t hankering afte r it th a t poor ueople’s children are supposed to feel for bread. Nobody yearned for the newsless newspaper. The re­ceipts being small, the editorial force was lim­ited to one or two w riters ; the m arket reporter on his rounds am ong the traders picked up a few local i te m s ; the forem an was proof­reader and helped out the editor or reporter if e ither of them was off or ailing. The younger m em bers of the profession can hardly imagine th a t such was ever the condition of the groat dailies, bu t the gravbeards of the press re­m em ber it well. Nor have they entirely for­gotten how willing they were to suspend pub­lication to accommodate holidays as well as holy-days.

Considering the u tterly newsless and polypus character of the press of the seventeenth cent­ury, it is laughable to observe some of the early titles th a t were selected, such as the Metes, tlie Post, the Messenger, aud the Cour­ier ; b u t tlie favorite nam e for a long tim e on the continent, as well as iu E ngland, was the M ercury, th e original being a son of Jupiter, the m essenger and in te rp re ter of the gods, the deity of eloquence aud commerce, and person­ifying a character full of action, sprightliness, intelfigence and enterprise. B ut copies of newspapers of those “ m ercurial" days which have been preserved present a m ost pitiable and ludicrous resem blance to the model. They cam e about as near filling th e bill and personi­fying the Greek ideal o f Mercury as Snug the jo iner did the lion when he played the p art of th a t "w ild-fow l,” o r Snout, who represented the “ w all" with tho “ chinks" in it, through which the lovers whispered in “ Midsummer N ight’s Dream ."

In the fow countries which have enjoyod tho habeas corpus and trial by ju ry , tho press, by tardy and painful steps, acquired freedom of discussion, and fou g h t its way th rough per­petual persecution to some liberty of criticism of ru lers and law-makers. As th e press bo- cured these privileges it increased its influence and num ber of readers, and began to create w hat is known as “ public opinion.”

B ut it,w as th e rise and grow th of parliam ent­ary governm ent and th e division of the constit­uencies in to opposing parties th a t contributed

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so enormously to the freedom o f the pres*. The newspapers were discovered by th e poli­ticians to be valuable auxiliaries iu fighting ilarusan battles, both for a ttack and defense.They were employed by politicians out of office to assail those iu office, aud to expose th e ir laches and fau lts to the people ; they were m ade use of to p u b h .h speeches and •‘ ‘•feud policies, to sound the praises of lenders and to proclaim the deeds of heroes as well as to invent apolo­gies for blunders aud short-com ings of those in authority . Editors were not slow in finding out th a t they coubl with some ssfetv criticise the m easures and policies of the opposing party, and assail its leaders aud spokesmen to a de­gree like th a t indulged in with im uum ty by the politician* them selves on the stum p aitid in the halts of legislation. Each party newspaper found itself supported aud protected by its party, uot only ou t of doors, bu t iu the courts ; and in a libel su it for too much indulgence of free pen it was not easy for the prosecution to pack a jury to convict. R ight of criticism of ]>olitical opponents having been thus secured, the righ t of criticism of o ther than political opponents was gradually acquired.

P arty is the palladium of the press. The press owes more to party for its freedom of discussion and exem ption from political prose­cutions than to auy o ther cause. Party is to the press what the btatue of th e goddess of Pallas was to aucient Troy. W hile the statue was preserved the safety of th e city was as­sured ; while politicians are divided into parties freedom of the press is secure. P arty is the palladium of th e ir liberty and the shield which saves them from suppression by the potentates iu office, who always im agine them selves the L ord’s anointed, aud can brook no criticism or Animadversions a t the hands of newspapers, cut strike them down upon the sligh test provo- bation if not prevented. Talk of the odium theologicum, bu t it is grace itse lf compared with the odium politicum of those in power toward the freedom o f th e press when unrestrained by th e streng th of an opposing party . In coun­tries where men are not organized into consti­tu tional parties with parliam entary governm ent the press makes b u t little progress, and exists on sufferance ra th e r th a n by righ t. Its voice iu suoh countries is b u t fa in t an d feeble, and it has no grounds fo r calling itse lf the “ fourth estate ”—or any o th e r estate, fo r th a t m atter. From the year i700 un til 1830 th e Tory party of G reat Britain bore nearly alsolute sway. I t was the party of C hurch and S tate, reaction and despotism ; bu t the Whig party, though in a hopeless m inority uearlv all th a t tim e, kep t the lamp of freedom anct progress burning, and defended aud protected its own party newspapers to the ex ten t o f its power and influence. W hatever headway the English press m ade during th a t century and a th ird m ust be mainly attribu ted to the support and protection extended by the W hig party. W ith­out th a t protection th e freedom of the press, small as it was, conld not have been obtained, ana if obtained by any means would have been quickly and savagely to rn from it and tram pled under foot by th e m onarch and his minions. A little more th a n 100 years ago Wilkes, in his “ N orth B ritain ," m ade a heroic aud conspicu­ous fight for th e rig h t of discussion and criti­cism of the m easures and acts of politicians in power. Ho was made to Muffer severely there for in person and pocket, and would have been destroyed b u t fo r the support of the Whig party. The iucisive contributions of tho elo­quen t Burke to the Ettglishrnan, aud the im­m ortal “ J u n iu s ” le tters to th e Public Adver­tiser, both a t the tim e th a t Wilkes was hurling his thunderbolts a t the corruptions of the Gov­ernm ent, gave freedom of the press in G reat B ritain, a m ighty im pulse which has never been lost, but, w ithout party protection, neither Wilke*, Burke nor Jun iu s could have w ritten and published in th e press more than one a r ti­cle each before they would have been ex tin ­guished. The press of G reat Britain is now iu the enjoym ent of as m uch freedom as th a t of the United S tates, a lthough they use it more m oderately and decently, and less licentiously and recklessly, th an is the case in th is country. The degree of liberty enjoyed iu France and G erm any by th e press for 100 years past has varied and vacillated with th e changing phases of parties aud adm inistrations. Binoe the adopuon of m anhood suffrage and parliam ent­ary governm ent in Germain- a few years since, the press has been unshackled, censorship in a g rea t m easure removed, tines and imprison­m ents reduced, and freedom of criticism im ­mensely enlarged. These am eliorations are due to the in tervention of the party of progress aud the establishm ent of constitutional govern­m ent.

In France the press is choked down one day and runs riot th e next, because the politicians fly to extrem es. In a country which is one day a m ilitary despotism , the next a chaotic Com­m une, the th ird a counterfe it republic, and the fou rih an U liram ontane reaction, the oouditiou of the press m ust be equally uncertain and changeable, and snch is the fact. There has never been freedom of the press in France, as we understand the term , ami never can be un­til the country is ruled, in tu rn , by well-bal­anced parties th rough th e form s of parlia­m entary governm ent. Men in power by coup d ’eta ts are no friends of the press, and do not patronize free criticism of th e ir measures and actions.

In th is country the freedom of th e press was secured at an early day to a degree unknown in England un til very recently, and since the independence of the nation the business of tho press has never been ham pered aud crippled bv stam p-taxes on circulation and excise-taxes on advertisem ents, as in G reat Britain, or license-perm its end caution-money, as in France and Germ any. I except, of course, the special taxes during the g rea t civil war, which were levied on all classes.

Since newspapers have become of universal circulation, and consequently are the chief m e­dium for tlie dissem ination of intelligence aud ideas, a liigher standard of editorship is re­quired. An instruc to r m ust understand his subject ; a critic m ust be able to criticise aud do it successfully : and an ed ito r m ust be able to cope with the strongest o f h is correspond­en ts ou m atters w ith which they are fam iliar, and upon all general topics. Effrontery of as­sertion will not hide poverty of inform ation : vituperation will not be accepted as a substi­tu te for argum ent ; defam ation of rival editors may gratify vindictive feelings, b u t the b e tte r class of readers are neither edified nor am used thereat. In the survival of the fittest th e fish- m arket style will no t secure perpetual exist­ence. E ditors who are well stocked with facts and useful inform ation have little need of fill­ing th e n colum ns with coarse abuse of their opponents, which, when m uch indulged in, is a sure sigu of feebleness of idea and paucity of knowledge. Men will exh ib it anger at times in auy calling ; t u t continual indulgence in slung-whang personalities is destructive of popular respect, and is in ju rious both to the business and repu ta tion of th e editor wbo practices it. W ith th e increase of power there should be an increase of d ignity in the conduct o f th e press.

The grow th of the press in power and influ­ence during th e last twenty-five years in this country has excited the apprehensions of some classes, o r ra th e r persons of classes. Many politicians, office-holders, and office-seekers de­clare th a t it is becoming dictatorial and over­bearing. and is wielding a dangerous influence am ong tbe people. T his feeling is inspired by jealousy a n a resen tm en t. The press interferes with slates, and program m es, and selfish aims and aspirations, and hence theso tears and fears. B u t th e re is no ground for the belief th a t the int< rests of the people will ever be hartnod by any influence the pressm ay acquire, for the sufficient reason th a t the press is never united in behalf of any disputed question. W ith the press the re are always two sides to every proposition, and every cause has its ad ­vocates and opponents among tho newspapers. Upon all political, social and epotiomical ques­tions they are divided, precisely as th e com­m unity is divided. Every party , faction, o r ism has newspapers to ohampion ita oause. In th is inevitable and perpetual difference among the

uewspapers lies tbe aafetv of th e public fro uudue or in jurious journalistic mflaauoe. T press is vastly more in dauger of w eakening losing its hold on public confidence by oommi ting excesses and follies, and pandering , aa some of them do, to licentious olqmeuta, thsu any com bination of th e news pa p a rs against them. L et it be th e am bition of every ed ito r to contribute toward elevating th e tone an d standard of journalism ; to make th e profes­sion more honorable as well ss u s e fu l ; to serve he people better ; to oom bst profligacy and

corruption more relentlessly ; and to do th e ir whole du ty to society and civilization more fearlessly and effectually. By so doing they will secure the approbation of the ir own con­sciences and the g ratitude of good men.

PEOPLE AND THINWS.

C i n c i n n a t i o o u s u m e d 5 2 ,0 0 0 b a r r e ls o f b e e r d u r in g A u g u s t .

Napoleon I V . h a s g iv e n h is p h o t o ­g r a p h , s u r r o u n d e d b y d ia m o n d s , t o th e P o p e .

P o t a t o e s s e l l a t S w a n to n , V t, a t tw e n ty o e u ta p e r b u s h e l , a n d t h e c r o p isa b u n d a n t .

T w o ok B r ig h a m Y o u n g ’s m u lt i t u d i n o u s s o n s a re a t t e n d in g th e T r o y P o l y ­te c h n ic I n s t i t u t e .

T he c u lt iv a t io n of s w e e t potatoes h a s b e e n tr ie d w ith s u c c e s s a t W e s t S t r a t ­fo rd , C t . , t h i s s e a s o n .

It i s announced th a t t l ie o r d e r o f O r a g e m e n in th e U n it e d States has a m e m b e r s h ip o f 6 5 ,0 0 0 .

I n D e n m a r k a barber i s required to k n o w t h e r u d im e n ts o f s u r g e r y , a n d p a s s an e x a m in a t io n th e r e o n .

In N e w J e r s e y , when they want to p r a is e a man, they say, “ H e has such a meau-lookiug face that a fly wouldn’t light ou it.

The B a lt im o r e a n d O h io ra ilr o a d s h o p s a t Z a n e s v i l le , O ., h a v e b e e n o r ­d e r e d to s t a r t f u l l t im e a n d fo r c e o n f r e ig h t c a r s .

“ Of f e w m e n d y in g a t t h e ajje o f 8 0 ,” r e m a r k s t l i e A t h e n e u m , “ c a n i t b e s a id s o t r u ly a s o f M . T h ie r s th a t t h e y h a v ed ie d to o s o o n .”

Texas m ig h t b e c u t u p in t o five S t a t e s a s la r g e a s I l l i n o i s , e a c h c o n t a in in g o v e r4 5 ,0 0 0 s q u a r e m i le s , a n d an e a r ly m o v e ­m e n t to w a r d t h i s e n d is n o w p r e d ic t e d .

J . J . F o x , a fa r m e r l iv in g n e a r P e r u , I n d . , lo s t n e a r ly 9 0 0 b u s h e l s o f w h e a t , r e c e n t ly , b y a s p a r k fr o m th e e n g in e e m ­p lo y e d in t h r a s h in g it .

M r . A r c h ib a l d F o r b e s , t h e g r e a t w a r c o r r e s p o n d e n t o f t h e L o n d o n D a i l y N e w s , r e c e iv e s $ 5 ,0 0 0 a y e a r , w h e t h e r h e is e m p lo y e d o r u o t .

T h e w h e a t < r o p o f M in n e s o ta , I o w a , W is c o n s in ud l K a n s a s in 1 8 7 5 y ie ld e d9 3 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 b u ih e l s ; in 1 8 7 6 , 6 1 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 , a n d in 1 8 7 7 , 1 1 7 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 .

“ T he L ig h t n i n g M u le ,” s a id to be th e f a s t e s t m u le o n r e c o r d , i s a t L a ­fa y e t t e , I n d . T b e o w n e r c la im s t h a t h is m u le c a n tr o t a m i le in 2 :30.

A Nashville p a p e r p u b l i s h e s a l i s t o f e ig h t y c r im in a ls o f T e n n e s s e e n o w a t la r g e , a n d fo r w h o s e a r r e s t r e w a r d s a m o u n t in g to $ 3 0 ,0 0 0 h a v e b e e n o ffe r e d .

The forests of North Carolina produce twenty-two species of oak, eight of pine, nine of spruce, seven of magnolia, eight of hickory, and five each of elm and birch.

“ Oh, G e o r g e , I ’m a s h a m e d o f y o u — r u b b in g y o u r l i p s l ik e th a t , a f te r th a t d e a r l i t t l e F r e n c h g ir l h a s g iv e n y o u a k is s !” “ I ’m u o t r u b b in g i t o u t , m a m ­m y — I ’m r u b b in g i t in !” — P u n c h .

On a c c o u n t o f b i s in a b i l i t y to s p e a k th e la n g u a g e o f t h e c o m m o n s o ld ie r , D o n C a r lo s c o u ld n o t o b ta in a c o m m a n d o f a u y k in d in t h e R u s s ia n a r m y . H e i s w ith it , h o w e v e r , e n j o y in g t h e p r iv i le g e o f h a v in g a r o y a l e s c o r t o f C o s s a s k s , a n d o f g o in g w h e r e v e r h e p le a s e s

The b o d ie s o f t h e th r e e G o o d r ic h e s , ly n c h e d a t N e w C a s t le , K y . , w e r e b u r ie d iu o n e g r a v e a t P le a s a n t H o m e , O w e n c o u n ty . A c o r r e s p o n d e n t s a y s t h e b e ­lie f i s v e r y s t r o n g th a t th e tw o y o u n g e r G o o d r ic h e s w e r e in n o c e n t o f t h e c r im e fo r w h ic h t h e m o b h a n g e d th e m .

A n n W il s o n w a s c o u r te d t w e n ty y e a r s a g o , in B o u r b o n , K y . , b y G e o r g e M . G i l l e s p ie , w h o a fte r w a r d w e n t to C a li­fo r n ia , a n d s h e su w n o t h in g o f h im a g a in u n t i l v e r y r e c e n t ly , w h e n h e r e tu r n e d w ith e le v e n c h ild r e n b y a w ife w h o h a d d ie d , a n d r e n e w e d t h e . c o u r t s h ip . A n n a c c e p te d h im .

T w o English b a r r is te r s , W il l ia m A r­n o ld L e w is a n d N o e l P a te r s o n , w ith t h e ir th r e e g u id e s , lo s t th e ir l iv e s in th e A lp s r e c e n t ly . T h e y f e l l a d is ta n c e o f s e v e r a l th o u s a n d fe e t , th e a p p a r e n t c a u s e o f th e fa l l b e in g th a t an o v e r h a n g ­in g s n o w c o r n ic e h a d g iv e n w a y aa th e p a r ty p a s s e d o v e r it .

From u n d e r th e b lu f f o n w h ic h th to w u o f H u n t s v i l le , th e c a p ita l o f M a d i­so n c o u n ty , A la . , i s s i tu a te d , b u r s t s an im m e n s e s p r in g , c le a r a n d c o ld , s u p p l y ­in g th e w h o le to w n w ith w a te r fo r d o ­m e s t ic u s e s , fo r w a te r in g th e s t r e e t s , a n d for u s e b y th e fire d e p a r tm e n t . I t is th e la r g e s t s p r in g in A la b a m a .

Indiana lias a s c h o o l p o p u la t io n o f 6 7 9 ,2 3 0 , aud o f t h i s n u m b e r o n ly 4 ,9 7 2 are unable to read a n d w r ite . L a s t y e a r 13 ,441 te a c h e r s w e r e e m p lo y e d a t t h e s e n v e r a g e salaries ; I n to w n s h ip s , $ 1 .9 3 p e r d a y ; in to w n s , $ 2 .6 3 , a n d iu c i t ie s , $ 3 .2 8 p e r day. I n d ia n a ’s s c h o o l fu n d w a s, a t la s t a c c o u n ts , $ 8 ,8 7 0 ,8 7 2 .

A b o t t l e h a s r u n a g r o u n d n e a r M e l­b o u r n e , a f t e r a v o y a g e o f th ir ty - f iv e v e a r s . O u A p r il 1 6 , 1 8 4 2 , a p a s s e n g e r b y t h e s h ip K e ls o , b o u n d fr o m L o n d o n to S y d n e y , th r e w in t o t h e s e a a b o t t le c o n t a in in g a m e m o r a n d u m r e q u e s t in g th e f in d e r to r e p o r t fo r t h e sa k e o f a s c e r ­t a in in g t h e c u r r e n ts . T h e q u e s t io n c a n n o w b e a n s w e r e d .

a s t i l l d a y in a u t u m n .I love to wander through the woodlands hoary,

In the soft light of an autum nal day,When sum m er gathers np her robes at glory,

And like a dream of beanty glide* away.How through each loved, fam iliar pa th she Unger*,

Serenely ranlUDg through the golden mist,Tinting tho wild grape with dewy finger*

TUI the cool emerald turn* to am ethyst I Warm lights are on tbe sleepy upland* waning

Beneath soft oloud* along the horizon rolled,TUI the slant sunbeam* through th e ir fringe* ra ising

Bathe aU the hills In melancholy gold.

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1877* JOHN Y O W C ,■ * * [

. A g e n t f o r t h e

THE OLDEST HOUSE IN TOWN.

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N E W A M E R I C A N

SE W IN G M A C H IN ES,i

BUTTRICK’S PATTERNS.

H a v i n g r e c e i v e d u i y H tock o i S p r i n g a n d S u m m e r

K E SS,

r a n s h e e t n u n mGlassware, Queensware and China,

r O / L B 7 § S S •/*.*. V A S B S , 'S T A U T B 7 ) A A V J A T A A E V H A T H ,

. B I R D C A G E S .

DRY GOODS.Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes,

P R E S S G O O D S ,

Piece Goods, Prints,

Readymade Clothingt*is to is > A m m u n it io n , S tonew are , T a in t s , O ils, V a rn ish es . W a ll Paper &C.

" h ite - tra sh , T a in t , V’a m ts h , S c ru b 'a n d H orse T ra sh e s , S a w s,C hisels, A u g ers , T la n e s , T i t s , Screw s, Avails, H orse

■ ■— Shoes a n d N a i ls , Lochs, L a t-h e s , C hains.1 1 a m p r e p a r e d t o o f f e r t o C h a tM w o r t h a n d v K

Groceries Staple and Fancy.C lour, S a lt , A fe a l,\H is h ,\G r e e n , C anned an a T r ie d C /a / ts . '

W e w o u l d c a l l p a r t i c u l a r a t i e i i t i o u t o t h e

“ Woman’s Rights Cook Stove,”; d u x t h e b e s t c o o k e v e r o f f e r e d i n t i l l s s e c t i o n , H a v i n g s o l d n e a r l y t w o h u n d r e d

■ w i th in t h e ' l i s t t w o y e a r s , w e k n o w w h e r e o f w e a f f i r m , w h e n w e s a y t h e y a r e a Cl‘ ‘P a r E x c e l l e n c e , A. No. 1, a n d c a n ’t h e b e a t , ”

P I M P S A S P E @ I J M ¥ „Cron, Wood a n d C hain , ‘/'he “ G ou ld ’s Iro n T u m p s ” stand} u n r iv a l le d ,

2 la n d th e “ W ins h ip Wood T u m p ,” ta k e s

c i n l t y , t h e b e s t s e l e c t e d s t o c k . a n d

t h e b e s t v a r i e t y o l g o o d s , t o

h e h a d i n t o w n .

JOHN YOUNG,

C H A T S W O R T H . III.

C H A R L E S L. C O Y N E R ,

-Attorney at Law,

And Collecting Agent.Office over Hinmau & Delatour’s store.

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o f f r i e n d s t o c a l l a n d s e e o u r i m m e n s e s t o c k o f g o o d s . D o n ’t f o r g e t t h e p l a c e , a t | R k

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Lath, Shingles, Fence Posts,SASH, DOORS, BUNDS, HAILS,

Pate n t B u ild in g P a p e r,.LIME, HAIR, CEMENT,

Plaster, Brick, S t o n e S UA large stock of the celebrated

J. F. TEMPLE Si SDK’S

P U M P S !- -A N D —

EAVE SPOUTING.(Jonstanly on hand,

LA M PS and OILS I

B r a c k e t L a m p s ,

H a n g i n g L a m p s ,

C h a n d e l i e r s ,

G a s o l i n e S to v e s ,

Oil Stoves,

Street Lamps,

s u p e r i o r I l l u m i n a t i n g O i l s a n d e v e r y v a r i e ­t y o f goodK p e r t a i n i n g t o t h e L a m p a n d Oil B u s i n e s s . L a r g e s t a s s o r t m e n t a n d l o w e s t p r i c e t n C e n t r a l I l l i n o i s . L a r g e C h a n d e l i e r s fo r C h u r c h e s , H a l l s , H t o r e s , 4 c . , a s p e c i a l t y , a t

Cooper’s Central Lamp and Oil Store,

115 Front Ktrec’. corner Center. Opposite New Posi Office Building.

Bloomington, Illinois.

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Harness & Saddles!C ollars, W hips , _ T r id le s , ,(-c.

REPAIRING PROMPTLY EXECUTED.t f ,

All work warranted of i n o charge. Comp a n d

$750,000 worth of business property « udestroyed by lire at Providence, H. I. on the37th of )Mt mouths. 1 'i gi

"*n7*rHava you ever seen a pair of overalls that

would not itp f John Young hat Just re­ceived a lot of overalls that wont rip, He will make any one a present of a pair if they will rip them by main strength.

:l_A Word to the City Lounge re.

In looking around any town or city in our beautiful State at any season of the year, we can see numbers of idle men. In our Jails, hospitals, insane asylums and other charitable institutions which are kept up by the taxes of the industrious and frugal, we find numbers of able bodied men who had they exercised sufficient forethought in go­ing the right way to work, would not now be objects of charity. Why is it that a oerlain class of people have such a fondness for town and city life? Why is it that stout, powerful aud hearty meu will lounge around a little town until they are objects of charity ? Every day we see lusty fellows sitting in shady nooks waiting for some thing to turn pu. Yet these meu very like­ly have a pre-emp tion right which would enabe them them to take up a quarter sec­tion of Government land if they could only rouse themselves enough to walk a few miles in searh of it. They must not ex­pect to find it in the streets of a city, nor on the outskirts of a progressive town. No

j they must go back among the foothills, up I among the noble forests of pine, or stray northward into new’ counties which are but thinly settled, where they may find hundreds* yes, thousands of acres of good soil wsiting for the iudustrious and thrifty to bring it under cultivation. But this can­not be accomplished by those who are afraid to work It is the workiug and sav­ing man that will he amply rewarded if he only puts his shoulder to the wheel. AH good land is not yet in the market—all the rich laud has not yet been taken up. There are scores of good claims hidden from view which would repay some of the surplus laborers who loaf around our cities and towns complaining of hard times, cheap labor, land monopoly aud a thousand and one excuses which are not really tenable. ‘‘None but the brave deserve the fair,” aud no grumbler or sit-around malcoutent will be likely to lind these garden spots of our prolific country.

Chicago & St. Louis Air-Line.St . Louts, Mo., Oct. 4.—As supplimen-

tal to my Quincy despatch of the 27th, touching the important railway projects now being pushed to completion by three or four of the leading railway men of the Union, I have to add the following:

There are three routs now being opera­ted between Chicago aud 8l. Louis, to-wit. The Chicago & St. Louis, the Illinois Cen­tral, and the Chicago, Burlington & Quin­cy—the latter line by virtue of its lease of the old Rockford, Rock Islaud & St. Louis. The traffic between these two important commercial cities is second only to the traffic between the East and the West, and is yearly growing in importance. It it a traffic that ramifies through ten great states and which may be said to center either hi St. Louis or Chicago, with collateral coa- ditions closely identified with both The capacity of those roads for doing all this business for years to come. But that ever restless, requisitive spirit which seems the demon always whispering in the ear of a railway president has already manifested itself, and now a new line is projected, and I am confidently assured, will be built be­fore March, 1878.

Years ago, when special legislation ob­tained in the Illinois Legislature, a charter was obtained for an air-line railway from Chicago to St. Louis, via the towns of Blue Island, Frankfort, Chatsworth, Gib­son, Decatur, Taylorville, Litchfield, and Edwardsville. The charter was made ef­fective between East St. Louis aud Decatur but the Blackstoue influence always pre veuted the completion of the remaining link in the line. To-day I am authoritative­ly assured that the Wabash Company, (wniclt fell heir to the original charter) has resolved to complete the Hue into Chicago from Decatur. At present, the distances between East St. Louis and Chicago are:

Miles.Chicago, Alton & St. Lruis 280Illinois Central 290Chicago Burlington & Quincy via Bush-

n o i l 8 4 8The projected Wabash line will Bhorten

the distance to 260 miles, or twenty miles less than the Chicago & Alton.

With this line completed, the Wabash Directory says it will be in a shape to force not only the East aud West trunk lines he tween the Mississippi River and the East to pool with it, but It will also hold the whip hand, so to speak, of the jjbies running northensLfrom 8t. Louis. ,,, v ,,

Alexander Boody, the man who made the fortunes Pf the Wabash, and whose de­parture from its Directory was followed by lihmediate bhtakrutcy, has beta here week. Ftom friend* of bla gorsback,^and that U* ambition of hjsKtii

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I n f o r e i g n m a n u f a c t o r i e s , a n d a r e as. j k e h e a p , lee s t h e f r e i g h t . /■ " .

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A n d g r o u n d I n t h e b e s t o f sty le . Shovels t e m p e r e d a n d p o l i s h e d . Strict a tten tion p a i d t o r e l a y i n g P l o w s . Old Plpwa m ade as g o o d a s n e w b y p u ttin g n ew points, h e e l s a n d l a n d s i d e s o n , w h i c h w i l l be done I n g o o d s t y l e .

H orse Shoeing a S p ec ia lty .l l l a c k s m l t h l n g o f a l l k i n d d o n e o n t h e a

s h o r t e s t n o t i c e , a n d w a r r a n t e d .

Give mo a Call.L. C SF E IC H E R ,

Illinois.Chatsworth,

THE BOSS

!V. H. WAKEib/,Chatsworth,

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•WILLOW-WARE, CROCKERY,' !•GLASSWARE & QUEENSWARE.

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The Yery Beet Freeh Roaeted and Ground Cofleee and Spicee con­

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lo r th e la rg e s t, ch e ap e st an d best I l lu s tra te d fa m ily p u b lic a tio n In th e w orld . Any one can becom e a successfu l Hgent T h e u io si e leg a n t w o rk s of a r t g iven free t« s u b sc r ib ­ers. T h e p rice Is so low th a t a lm o s t e v e ry ­body su b sc rib es , o n e a g e n t rep o r ts m a k in g $ 1 6 0 In a w eek A lady a g e n t re p o r ts ta k in g o v er 400 su b sc rib e rs in leu days. \ l w ho engage m a k e m o n ey fast. You can d ev o te a ll y o u r tim e to th e b u sin e ss , o r ,>nly y o u r sp a re tim e . You need n o t be aw ay from borne ov er n ig h t . You can do It as w ell as as o th e rs F u ll p a r t ic u la rs , d ire c tio n s an d te rm s free. K legant an d e x p e n s iv e o u t tit free. It you w a n t p ro fitab le w ork se n d us y o u r ad d re ss a t once It costs n o th in g to try th e bu sin ess . No o n e w ho engages falls to m e k e g re a t pay . A dress “T. e P eop le 's J o u r n a l ," P o r t la n d , M aine,

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tm o n g its i le p a r tin e n ls a re , l lb f is 'la n Life, S u n d ay School, H om e l i l t , l im is e k e e p • er. W indow G arden ing . Ac. 1 nnt>*m* th e cream o f good read in g , I ts full S unday sc h o o l Notes a re a lo n e w o rth th e c o s t of t he p ap er.

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•'1 ta k e ov er th i r ty period icals, an d ra n k T he C o n tr ib u to r , am ong th e very best, ”— Uev. S. W B row n.

I h e C o u triliu ao r ss on e nf th e Ire sh es t an il best p u re ly re llgo in s p ap e rs th a t com es to u r otliee —‘ Z io n ’s H era ld , ” B oston.

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OX LY 31 I" A Y kaII, VOKT I'Alil. s in g le copies, >en c e n ts , su b sc rib e now .

VGKNIS W vNI KbJ a m e s H. E a rle , P u b lish e r, 20 lla w le v 3t. Boston.

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Woodenware,CANNED & DRIED FRUIT,

OIGAHH A TOBACCO,A nd e v e ry th in g k e p t in a F irs t-c la s s G ro­

cery Htore.H I G I l E s T M A R K E T P H I i E P A I D F o K

P R O D U C E .Itcm em h er th e p lace , o p p o site HtllTwelPs

W areh o u se .M y M o tto Is F a ir D e a l in g ,

QUICK SALES ADD SMALL PROFITS.L. M E T T E ,

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< la rg e s to c k ot F ru its . N uts C and ies. Pies, C akes, Ac., a lw a y s on h a n d . A good

R . E S T A . T T K d A . I T T !In c o n n e c tio n . lee C ream , L em onade, and s ia la w a te r . C igars ot all th e best brands.

W arm Meals * ■>!! Ilnurs.

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C h a l s H o r t h , - - l i t .

Horser boarded on very reason- 1 able terms Parties wishing to drive into the country will find good teams and buggies at my stable.

0. SANFORD,

L k y ,M lSale Stalk,i ll V isW olcT H . ILL.

T ra n s p o r ta t io n fu rn is h e d to a n y p a r t ot th e e o n m ry . on ipOck U m e. H orses boarded by th e day o r w eek .

C H IC A G O S l A L T O N R A IL R O A D .

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What thin* la nature T Well I don't ' Aasuine to make a clatter,Like Hegel, Hamilton and Comte.

Concerning mind and matter.

Yet, I have had m) thought* at tune* And, alnce you aak the question,

I ’U tell you what I think In rhyme* That won’t hurt your digestion :

: forthNature la a growth, a coming i Into new fashion ever,

Or that whose substance knows no birtn, Whose virtue dleth never.

What substance T That which to define My grasping reason sm others;

But what Is best I call divine,And worship God with others.

You're a materialist T Not at all If I should seek to And

The best name for what beat I call, I’d rather call It mind.

And mind is one, and what we call The many la but one,

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Bnt not to dogmas I Incline;And, think me not unwise.

Who fear and love, but not dettue, The Power that a ha pea the akie*.

And you, sir doctor, are a fool,With logical appliance,

That would take God into your school, And teach Him terms of scienoe ;

And talk of nature, God, and man, With technic demonstration,

As if yourself had sketched the plan Of boundless, vast creation.;

And dress mean thoughts in phrases grand, And prove with solemn chatter

That you have got. In your clumsy hand, Two things called mind and matter.

Go to ! you know not this nor th a t;Manilas no measuring rod

For nature, force, and law, and what The wisest men call God.

For law and life, and all the course Of lovely, shifting nature,

All but the play of one wise Force, Which Moses called Creator.

Think on your knees : ’tis better so Than without wings to soar ;

What blinking reason strains to know We And when we adore.

THE MIDNIGHT VISITOR.

O n a d is ta n t p r a ir ie , a t n ig h t fa l l , a w a y w o r n a n d w e a r y tr a v e le r w a s o v e r ­t a k e n b y a sn o w -s to r m . W h e n th e f ir s t f e w f la k e s c a m e s o f t ly d r o p p in g d o w n , h e lo o k e d e a g e r ly a r o u n d in t h e h o p e o f d is o e r n in g a p la c e o f s h e lte r ; b u t n o n e w a s t o b e s e e n — o n ly th e t r a c k le s s w a s te o f r o l l in g la n d s , a n d fa r -o ff h i l l s in th e d ir e c t io n w h ith e r h e w a s g o in g — so fur •off th a t h e fe a r e d h e s h o u ld n e v e r r e a c h t h e m . W it h t h e d e p a r tu r e o f l ig h t th e e n o w b e g a n fa l l in g fa s te r , th e w in d s b le w k e e n e r , t h e ro a d o v e r th e p r a ir ie w a s s o o n h id d e n fro m v ie w , a n d t h e tr a v e le r f e l t th a t h e w a s lo s t o n a tr a c k le s s w a s te , w it h o u t a s ta r to g u id e h im a c r o s s th e d a n g e r o u s c o u n tr y .

“ T h is i s t e r r ib le ,” s a id h e , a lo u d .* * I fe a r m u c h I s h a l l n e v e r c o m e to m y d e s t in a t io n . I f I h a d b u t a c o m p a s s a n d a l i g h t I s h o u ld n o t fea r , fo r I c o u ld r e s i s t t h e e f f e c ts o f c o ld lo n g e n o u g h to r e a c h t h e h i l l s , a n d th e r e I s h o u ld fin d h n m a n h a b it a t io n s , o r a t le a s t t h e s h e l ­t e r o f a r o c k . N o w I m a y g o in a c ir c le t i l l I f r e e z e , h n d b e n o n e a r e r h e lp . W h a t a f o o l I w a s to le a v e th e r iv e r s id e a n d c r o s s th e p r a ir ie , j u s t fo r th e sa k e o f a fe w m i le s m o r e o r le s s jo u r n e y . N o m a tte r ; I m u s t e v e n b a t t le i t o u t n o w , H e a v e n h e lp i n g .”

A n d b a t t le i t o u t h e d id , m o s t m a n ­f u l ly . H e d r e w h i s c a p d o w n o v e r h is e a r s a n d b r o w , a n d h i s fu r c o l la r u p o v e r h i s m o u t h , a n d , th r u s t in g h i s h a n d s d e e p e r in h is p o c k e ts , p r e s s e d o n th r o u g h t h e y ie l d in g sn o w . T h e g lo o m in c r e a s e d , t h e w in d c a m e sh a r p e r , a n d , th r o u g h h is h e a v y c lo t h e s , t h e tr a v e le r b e g a n to f e e l t h e e f f e c t s o f t h e c o ld . H i s f e e t g r e w n u m b , h i s a r m s c h i l le d , a n d , a fte r an h o u r ’s r a p id w a lk in g , h e s u d d e n ly p a q s e d .

“ H o w d o I k n o w w h ith e r I a m g o in g ? ” h e e x c la im e d . “ P e r h a p s I h a v e a lr e a d y t u r n e d a s id e fr o m t h e s t r a ig h t l in e , a n d a m w a n d r in g o n th e v e r g e o f d e s t r u c ­t io n . O h , th a t I c o u ld s h a k e o f f th is d r o w s y f e e l in g th a t i s s t e a l in g o v e r m e ! I k n o w w h a t i t is — th e p r e c u r s o r o f a r e s t in t h i s c o ld w in d in g - s h e e t o f sn o w . (J r e a t H e a v e n , I a m fr e e z in g to d e a th !" s h r ie k e d h e , b o u n d in g »fo r w a r d w ith re . n e w e d e n e r g y . “ A c t io n — a c t io n — a c tio n i s l i f e , a n d li f e i s to o s w e e t to k m e y e t !”

H e h u r r ie d a lo n g w ith a s p r in g in g m o t io n , s t a m p in g h is f e e t v ig o r o u s ly a t e v e r y s t e p , a n d s w in g in g h is a r m s to k e e p t h e b lo o d in c ir c u la t io n . Y e t , w ith a ll h is e f fo r ts , h e k n e w th a t t h e a n g e l o f d e a th w a s fo ld in g h ia w h ite w in g s s i le n t ly b u t s o r e ly a r o u u d h im .

“ D e s p a ir — n o !” h e c r ie d , “ n o t w h ile th e m e m o r y o f m y lo v e d w if e a n d d ea r c h ild r e n is* le f t t o m e . I w i l l s t r u g g le o n fo r y o u r s a k e s , a n d f ig h t th e s to r m f ie n d to th e la s t e x tr e m ity . O h , ju s t H e a v e n , fo r th e sa k e o f t h e in n o c e n t o n e s w h o s e o n ly s t a y i s m y r ig h t a rm , h e lp m e to r e s i s t — h e lp m e to t r i ­u m p h I”

A t t h i s m o m e n t h e p lu n g e d in t o a h o l ­lo w , h i s f e e t tro d o v e r ic e , a n d h e h e a r d t h e v o ic e o f a s t r e a m le t s in g in g o f l i f e a n d a c t io n b e n e a th it s ic y c r u s t . A t th e s a m e t im e th e s m e l l o f w o o d -sm o k e s a ­lu t e d h i s n o s tr ils .

“ O h , T h o u w h o r e ig n e s t a b o v e ,” h e e ja c u la t e d , “ I th a n k T h e e th a t T h o u h a s t h e a r d m y p r a y e r . H e lp i s n e a r„ „ IIm e .

H e r e e le d h e a v i ly o n w a r d th r o u g h th e b l i n d in g s n o w , a n d sa w j u s t b e fo r e h im a lo w s h e d ; o n e m o r e s t r a g g le , a n d h e f e l l a g a in s t i t . I n an in s ta n t h e d iv in e d i t s c h a r a c te r . W ith a la s t d e s p e r a te e f f o r t h e fo u n d t h e d o o r , th r e w i t o p e n , a n d , r u s h in g in , f lu n g h im s e lf f u l l

, l e n g t h u p o n th e f lo o r , k n o w in g o n ly th a t h e w a s in a n a tm o s p h e r e r e e k in g w ith t h e f a m e s o f b a o o n , a n d w a rm w ith th e s m o k e w h ic h r o s e fr o m a p a n o f s m o th ­e r e d c o a ls in t h e o e n te r o f t h e p la c e . I t w a s a s e t t le r ’s r n d e s m o k e -h o n s e , l e f t to o a r e fo r i t s e l f d a r in g t h e lo n g w in te r ’s n ig h t , a n d t h e t r a v e le r ’s g r a te f u l h e a r t s e n t u p a t r ib u t e t o H e a v e n fo r Hub n la c e o f r e fu g e in t h e d e s e r t o f sn o w .

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th e s t r e a m le t , M il ly D e a n s a t a lo n e . H e r h u s b a n d h a d g o n e to a d is ta n t to w n , a n a t h e y o u n g w ife w a s l e f t w ith h e r b a b y . A c c u s to m e d to t h e s o l i tu d e , s h e f e l t sa fe , a n d s a t in o o n te n tm e n t b e fo r e t h e b ia s in g fir e ; t h e f la m e s le a p e d r ig h t j o y f u l ly u p t h e c h im n e y , a n d th e g r e e n lo g s s iz z le d a n d c r a c k le d in th e h e a t l ik e t h in g s o f l i fe . O u t d o o r s t h e w in d w a s h o w l in g d r e a r ily , a n d th e s n o w f a l l in g h e a v ily ; b u t M il ly o a red n o t , fo r i t o n ly m a d e th e fir e m o r e c h e e r fu l . T h e r e o&me a r a p p in g a t th e d o o r .

“ H o w s t r a n g e ! W h o c a n th a t b e a t o u r d o o r in t h i s w ild n i g h t ? ” s h e sa id to h e r s e l f , a s s h e r o se a n a w e n t in t o t h e l i t t l e e n tr y .

T h e r u p p in g w a s r e p e a te d .“ W h o i s th e r e ?” s h e a sk e d .“ F o r H e a v e n ’s s a k e le t m e in ; I a m

f r e e z in g to d e a th !” w a s th e r e p ly .“ W h o are y o u ? a n d h o w c a m e y o u in

t h i s lo n e ly p la c e o n s u c h a u e v e n in g a s t h i s ? ”

* ‘ I a m a tr a v e le r fro m b e lo w ; I lo s t m y w a y , a n d a m d y in g w ith c o ld . F o r p i t y ’s sa k e l e t m e in , o r I Bhall p e r is h !”

M il ly h e s i ta te d . S h e w a s a lo n e , a n d i t w a s th r e e m i le s to th e n e a r e s t n e ig h ­b o r ’s . W h a t s h o u ld s h e d o ? S h e p a u s e d in p e r p le x i ty .

“ O h , s a v e m e — s a v e m e ! I a m d y ­in g !” w e r e t h e w o r d s th a t m e t h e r h e a r ­in g . T h e r e w a s a h e a v y fa l l a g a in s t t h e s i l l , a n d t h e n lo w m o a n s . H e r w o m a n n a tu r e c o u ld s ta n d n o m o r e ; tr u e to th e in s t in c t s o f h e r b e in g , s h e u n b a r r e d th e d o o r a n d th r e w i t o p e n . A c lo s e ly - m u f ­f le d f ig u r e r e e le d b y h e r in t o th e ro o m , a n d , s h u t t in g th e d o o r , s h e fo l lo w e d . O n r e a c h in g th e f ir e -p la c e th e s tr a n g e r th r e w o ff h is d is g u is e , a n d s to o d e r e c t a n d s tr o n g , w ith o u t e. s ig n o f in c o n v e n ­ie n c e fro m th e e ffe c ts o f th e w e a th e r . M il ly r e tr e a te d fro m h im in a m a z e m e n t ; b u t , r e c o v e r in g h e r s e lf , a n d p u t t in g th e b e s t fa c e o n t h e m a tte r , s h e t r e m u lo u s ly a d d r e s s e d th e m a n :

“ I am B o n y , s ir , y o u a r e s o c o ld . I t i s a b it te r n ig n t to b e a b r o a d . W il l y o u n o t s i t b y t h e fire ?” A n d s h e p u s h e d a c h a ir fo rw a rd .

T h e m a n m a d e n o r e s p o n s e , b u t , s t o o p in g o v e r , ra n h is f in g e r s t h r o u g h th e b la z e ; th e n h e tu r n e d a n d s ta r e d a t h e r w ith a lo o k w h ic h m a d e h e r b lo o d r a n c o ld . A b r ig h t t h o u g h t c a m e in to h e r m in d . S h e w o u ld p r e te n d th e r e w e r e o th e r s in th e h o u s e , fo r s h e a lr e a d y f e l t a fra id o f th e m a n , a n d b i t t e r ly r e ­g r e t t e d h a v in g a d m it te d h im .

“ W o u ld y o u l ik e t o s e e s o m e o f t h e m e n fo lk s , s i r ?" s h e in q u ir e d . “ I f so , I w i l l c a ll th e m fr o m th e ir r e s t ."

T h e m a n la u g h e d h o a r s e ly a n d r e ­p l i e d —

“ M il ly D e a n , fo r th a t I b e l i e v e is y o u r n a m e , y o u c a n n o t d e c e iv e m e . Y o u a r e a l l a lo n e in t h i s h o u s e . I to o k p a r ­t ic u la r c a r e to a sc e r ta in th a t b e fo r e I - c a m e . S o y o u m a y a s w e l l m a k e y o u r ­s e l f e a s y o n th a t s c o r e , a n d d o a s I b id y o u .”

“ D o a s y o u b id m e !” e x c la im e d M il ly , in te rro r ; “ W h a t d o y o u w a n t o f m e ? ”

“ I w a n t t h e $ 1,200 in g o ld y o u r h u s ­b a n d r e c e iv e d fo r h is p r o d u c e tw o d a y s a g o . Y o u p r o b a b ly k n o w w h e r e i t i s . ”

M il ly s p r a n g in to th e e n tr y a n d w o u ld h a v e fled , b u t t h e s t r a n g e r c a u g h t h e r b y th e w r is t a n d d r a g g e d h e r r o u g h ly b a ck .

c r a d le m y s e lf . Y o n s h a l l n o t t o u c h t h ep o o r l i t t l e t h in g . N o w , s i r , ” s h e c o n ­t in u e d , a lm o s t c h o k in g w ith e x c i t e m e n t , “ w h a t i s i t ? ” A fte r h a v in g la id t h e p r e t t y in f a n t o n i t s d o w n y p la c e o f r e s t , s h e s t o o d e r e c t a n d w a ite d t h e r e p ly ,

“ I a m g o in g to k i l l y o u ! ” s a id t h e m a n .

“ Y o u c a n n o t e s c a p e m e , y o u n g w o m ­a n ,” h e sa id . “ Y o u w i l l f in d i t m o s t c o n v e n ie n t to m a k e a c le a n b r e a s t o f i t a t o n c e . I t w i l l b e b e t t e r fo r y o u .”

M il ly s t r o v e to r e le a s e h e r a rm . T n e r o u g h t r e a t m e n t s h e r e c e iv e d a r o u s e d h e r t e m p e r , a n d in d ig n a t io n o v e r c a m e a ll o th e r f e e l in g s .

“ L e t m e g o , y o u s c o u n d r e l , l e t m e g o , o r I w i l l c a l l fo r h e lp ," s h e c r ie d .

“ C a ll, y o u f o o l ,” sa id th e b r u ta l f e l ­lo w , “ a n d m u c h g o o d m a y i t d o v o u . K e e p y o u r s e l f s t i l l , a n d t e l l m e w h e r e t h e m o n e y is . ”

“ I w il l n o t !” s h e e x c la im e d , h e r e y e s f la s h in g fire .

“ Y o u w i l l n o t ? ” h e r e p lie d ; “ w e s h a l ls e e !”

H e r e le a s e d h e r w r is t s o v io l e n t ly th a t s h e r e e le d h a lf a c r o s s t h e ro o m . T h e n h e s ie z e d t h e s l e e p in g in fa n t fr o m i t s c r a d le , a n d h e ld i t a t a r m ’s le n g t h a l­m o s t in t o t h e b la z in g fir e , s o t h a t t h e te r r if ie d m o th e r e x p e c t e d to s e e i t s l i g h t g a r m e n ts c a tc h t h e fla m es.

“ N o w , th e n , w h e r e i s th e m o n e y ? S p e a k o u t q u ic k , o r h e a r y o u r b a b y s h r ie k w ith p a in . I w i l l b u m i t t o d e a th b e fo r e y o u r eyeB i f y o u d o n o t t e l l m e w h e r e th e m o n e y is . ”

“ M o n ste r , g iv e m e m y c h i l d !” s h r ie k e d M il ly , e n d e a v o r in g to r e a c h th e l i t t l e o n e . “ L e t m e h a v e m y b a b y !”

B u t e v e r y e ffo r t w a s fr u s tr a te d , fo r a g a in a n d a g a in t h e s t r o n g h a n d o f th e r o b b e r th r u s t h e r h a ck .

“ S e c , i t s c lo t h e s w i l l b e o n f ir e in a m in u t e ,” s a id th e m a n , p u t t in g t h e h e lp le s s in n o c e n t c lo s e r t o th e fla m e . T h e m o th e r lo o k e d in t o h i s e y e s . S h e sa w th e r e a lo o k o f h e a r t le s s d e te r m in a ­t io n . S h e b e c a m e a w a r e th a t t h e c o t t o n g a r m e n ts o f h e r c h i ld w e r e s m o k in g w ith t h e h e a t.

“ H o w s h a l l i t b e ? ” a s k e d th e ru ffia n . “ H u r r y , o r t h e c h i ld d ie s . I h a v e n o t im e to w a s te h e r e .”

“ A n y th in g , a n y th in g , o n ly g iv e m o m y c h i ld !” s h e c r ie d . T h e n e x t in s t a n t i t w a s h a n d e d t o h e r , a n d s h e sa n k u p o n th e floor a o d fo ld e d i t t o h e r b o s o m .

“ C o m e ,” e x c la im e d t h e m a n , t o u c h ­in g h e r r u d e ly w ith h i s fo o t , “ y o n h a v e n o t to ld m e w h e r e t h i s m o n e y i s . ”

“ I n t h e b o x o n t h e u p p e r s h e l f , ” s h e r e p l ie d , p o in t in g to t h e c lo s e t .

T h e m a n fo u n n t h e b o x , p la c e d i t o n t h e ta b le , a n d o p e n e d it , s a y in g :

“ S o fa r , w e ll . I t i s n e a r ly a l l g o ld . I w il l p o c k e t i t w ith y o u r le a v e , o r w it h ­o u t it , j u s t a s y o u p le a s e .” H e f i l le d h is p o c k e t s w ith t h e g o ld e n c o in , a n d th r e w t h e e m p t y b o x in th e fire . T h e n h e c a m e a n d s to o d b e s id e h e r .

“ P u t y o u r b a b y in th e c r a d le ,” h e sa id , “ i f y o u w o n t to s a v e it s l i f e . I h a v e o th e r b u s in e s s io r y o u .”

“ W h a t d o y o u m e a n ? ” c r ie d M il ly , e y e in g t h e m a n w ith s u s p ic io n .

“ L e t m e h a v e h im ,” h e sa id , t r y in g to ta k e i t

“ N o , n o , I w i l l p u t th e b a b y in th e

“ K i l l m e !” Bhe e x c la im e d , h e r fa c e g r o w in g p a le w ith te r r o r . “ K i l l m e ! W h a t h a v e I e v e r d o n e to y o u t h a t y o u s h o u ld k i l l m e ?”

“ N o t h in g , n o th in g , m y d e a r , o n ly y o u k n o w y o u h a v e s e e n m e , a n d y o u w il l k n o w m e a g a in .” A n d h e a d v a n c e d u p o n h e r .

“ O h , s ir , l e t m e l iv e . H a v e y o u n o t d o n e e n o u g h to ta k e m y h u s b a n d ’s m o n e y , w i t h o u t d e p r iv in g h im o f h is w ife , t o o ? I w il l n e v e r s a y o n e w o r d a g a in s t y o u i f y o u w il l sp a r e m e , o n ly s p a r e m e .”

A s s h e s p o k e s h e c la s p e d h e r h a n d s , a n d lo o k e d im p lo r in g ly a t h im .

“ I a m so r r y th a t I c a n n o t s a f e ly g r a n t y o u r r e q u e s t , ’ h e r e s p o n d e d . “ T h e r e isn o h e lp fo r i t , so c o m e a lo n g o u t d o o r s .”

H e r e a c h e d o u t h i s h a n d to g r a s p M illy . B u t t h e in s t in c t o f s e l f - p r e s e r v a ­t io n w a s s t r o n g u p o n h e r . S h e e v a d e d h im , f le w to th e c h im n e y p ie c e , s n a t c h e d h e r h u s b a n d ’s lo a d e d r if le fr o m th e h o o k o n w h ic h i t h u n g , c o c k e d a n d p r e s e n t e d i t a t t h e b r e a s t o f t h e r o b b e r . H e r m o ­t io n s w e r e s o r a p id th a t b e fo r e h e c o u ld p r e v e n t i t h e r f in g e r h a d p r e s s e d th e t r ig g e r a n d th e r e w a s a n e x p lo s io n . B u t w ith e q u a l r e a d in e s s th e m a n h a d s t o o p e d t o t h e flo o r , th e b a ll h a d p a s s e d o v e r h i s h e a d , a n d t h e n e x t in s t a n t h is g r ip e v a s o n h e r th r o a t .

“ I w i l l te a c h y o u to h a n d le a r m s ,” h e sa id . “ Y o u w o u ld h a v e k i l l e d m e , w o u ld y o u ? I w i l l s h o w y o u a tr ic k w o r th tw o o f t h a t ! ”

“ M e r c y , m e r c y ! ” c r ie d t h e te r r if ie d w o m a n .

“ T h e r e i s n o m e r c y fo r y o u ,” h e e ja c ­u la te d . H e d r a g g e d h e r in to t h e e n tr y , a n d f lu n g o p e n t h e d o o r . “ O u t w ith y o u in t o th e s n o w !”

“ H o l d ! w h a t i s t h i s ? ” e x c la im e d a d e e p - t o n e d v o ic e . U n h a n d t h a t w o m a n , y o u s c o u n d r e l !”

A p o w e r fu l m a n s t o o d in t h e d o o r w a y . H e d e a l t t h e r o b b e r a b lo w b e t w e e n th e e y e s w h ic h B tru ck h im b a c k in t o t h e e n ­tr y . H i s g r n s p o f M il ly w a s r e l in q u is h e d , a n d s h e f e l l t o t h e flo o r .

“ O h , s i r ,” s h e c r ie d to th e n e w -c o m e r , “ s a v e m e . T h is m a n h a s r o b b e d u s , a n d w o u ld m u r d o r m e th a t I s h o u ld n o t t e l l o f i t . ”

“ F e a r n o t , m a d a m , h e s h a l l n o t h a rm y o u , ” r e s p o n d e d t h e s tr a n g e r . * ‘ F e l lo w , s u r r e n d e r y o u r s e l f !”

“ G e t o u t o f m y w a y ,” c r ie d t h e r o b ­b e r , m a k in g a r u sh fo r t h e d o o r , a n d s t r ik in g a t th e s tr a n g e r w ith a b o w ie -

n if e . B u t th e s tr a n g e r w a s p r e p a r e d fo r h im . G iv in g b a c k a fe w s t e p s , b e a r t f u l ly s e iz e d t h e r o b b e r b y t h e c o lla r , w h ir le d h im a r o u n d , a n d th r e w h im o n h is fa c e in t h e sn o w . T h e r o b b e r s t r u g ­g le d , b u t t h e s t r a n g e r k n e lt h e a v i ly o n th e s m a l l o f h i s b a c k a n d g r a s p e d h i s h a ir .

“ L i e s t i l l , ” s a id t h e s t r a n g e r , “ o r I w ill s e n d a b u l l e t th r o u g h y o u r b r a in .”

T h e r o b b e r f e l t t h e c o ld b a r r e l o f a p is t o l a t h i s e a r a n d o b e y e d . M il ly q u ic k ly b r o u g h t r o p e s a t h e r r e s c u e r ’s r e q u e s t , a n d t h e r o b b e r w a s b o u n d h a n d a n d fo o t .

“ I t w a s a s t r a n g e p r o v id e n c e ,” th e n e w -c o m e r sa id , “ th a t o v e r to o k m e w ith a sn o w -s to r m o n t h e p r a ir ie , a n d fo r c e d m e s o m e h o u r s a g o to ta k e r e f u g e in y o u r s m o k e -h o u s e , n e a r ly d e a d w ith c o ld .”

M il ly a c k n o w le d g e d th e tr u t h o f t h e r e m a r k , a n d s h e k n e l t a n d th a n k e d h e r F a t h e r in H e a v e n fo r h e r d e l iv e r a n c e .

T h e n e x t d a y M i l ly ’s h u s b a n d c a m e h o m e , a n d w h e n h e w a s t o ld a l l h e r e ­m a r k e d ,

“ T h is f e l lo w w a s in th e ta v e r n a t th e v i l la g e th e d a y I Bold m y p r o d u o e . I t w ill te a c h m e a le s s o n — n e v e r to l e t s t r a n g e r s k n o w w h e n m o n e y i s p le n t y w ith m e , l e s t t h e y b e t e m p te d to c r im e a n d b r in g r u in o n m e a n d m i n e .”

T h a t d a y s o m e s ix t y o r s e v e n t y m e n g a th e r e d a t t h e h o u s e o f M r. D e a n . T h e r o b b e r w a s r e c o g n iz e d a s a n o to r io u s h o r s e - t h ie f w h o h a d lo n g in f e s t e d t h e n e ig h b o r h o o d . T h e r e w a s a s u m m a r y t r ia l , a n d th e n , in d o g g e d s i le n c e , th e w r e tc h w h o w o u ld h a v e b u r n e d a h a r m ­le s s in f a n t a n d m u r d e r e d a f a i t h f u l a n d g e n t l e w o m a n , s u b m it t e d to h i s in e v i t ­a b le fa te . A r u d e ly c o n s t r u c te d g a l lo w s a n d a s t o u t r o p e e n d e d h i s e x is t e n c e . S o o n th e t h in ly - s e t t l e d f r o n t ie r s o f th e W e s t th e y m e te o u t ju s t ic e to o f f e n d e r s a g a in s t p r o p e r ty a n d l i fe .

T h e r e w e r e a n o u t $ 1 ,7 0 0 in b i l l s fo u n d o n th e p e r s o n o f t h e r o b b e r , b e s id e s th e g o ld h e h a d ta k e n fr o m M r s . D e a n . A s th e r e w e r e n o c la im a n ts fo r th e b i l l s , a t t h e s u g g e s t io n o f t h e s t r a n g e r , w h o s e l i f e h a d b e e n s a v e d fr o m th e a D g er o f t h e w in te r s to r m b y th e s h e l t e r h e fo u n d in t h e s m o k e -h o u s e , $ 1 ,0 0 0 o f th e $ 1 ,7 0 0 w e r e p r e s e n t e d to M il ly in c o n s id e r a t io n o f w h a t s h e h a d p a s s e d t h r o u g h , a n d t h e r e m a in d e r w a s d iv id e d a r o u n d .

O n t h a t v e r y s p o t th e r e i s n o w a t h r iv ­in g to w n , a n d o n o o f th e f in e s t r e s i ­d e n c e s in t h e p la c e i s th a t w h e r e d w e ll M il ly D e a n a n d h e r h u s b a n d .

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in g c o n v e r te d to t h e a w fu l , p e r n ic io u s a n d m a n y d o c tr in e s o f D r . M a r v W a lk e r , to o k a d v a n ta g e o f h e r h u s b a n d ’s a b s e n c e to a r r a y h e r s e l f in h i s c lo t h e s . S h e p u t o n h is c o a t f ir s t , a n d , ig n o r in g t h e b u t ­to n s , p in n e d i t u p fro m c h in d o w n . T h e n s h e p u t o n t h e v e s t , b a c k in fr o n t , a n d t o i l s o m e ly b u t t o n e d i t u p b e h in d . T h a t w a s a b o u t 3 o ’c lo c k in t h e a f t e r ­n o o n . A b o u t h a lf -p a s t 6 h e r h u s b a n d c a m e h o m e a n d fo u n d h e r s e a t e d o n t h e s id e o f t h e b e d in a d is o r d e r e d ro o m , c r y in g a t t h e to p o f h e r v o ic e in h y s t e r i ­c a l w e e p in g , h e r h a ir d o w n , fa c e r e d , e v e s in f la m e d , a n d h e r w h o le m e n ta l b e ­i n g c o n v u ls e d w ith f r e t fu l e x c it e m e n t , im p a t ie n c e a n d a n g e r . S h e h e ld S u n d a y p a n ta lo o n s in h e r h a n d s , a n d th tose m o r ta l t h r e e h p i n t r y i n g t o p u t t h e m oh over her

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h u m o r e v e r s in o e his t r ip t h r o u g h t h e N e w E n g la n d S t a t e s . T h e press o f t h e c o u n tr y t e e m s daily with h i s b r ig h t w i t ­t i c i s m s a n d b o n m o ts . A t t h e C a b in e t m e e t in g la s t S a tu r d a y Bit. E v a r t s w a s e v e n m o r e h u m o r o u s than e v e r . H i s w it b u b b le d a n d w e l le d a n d g u r g le d u p l i k e a s p r in g o f f r e s h , c o o l w a te r . T h e o t h e r h o n o r a b le g e n t l e m e n la u g h e d a n d

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la u g h e d t i l l t h e ir s id e s fa ir ly a c h e d , a n ds t i l l M r. E v a r ts ' f o n d o f h u m o r w a s nole x h a u s t e d .

“ W h y ,” s a id h e , p la n t in g a fr e s h c h e w w h e r e it w o u ld d o th e m o s t g o o d , a n d l ia u d in g th e n o u c h b a c k to G e n . D e v e n B , “ w h y is th e h e n im m o r ta l ?”

“ G o m e , n o w ,” s a id t h e P r e s id e n t , s m i l in g b e n ig n a n t ly , “ c o m e , n o w , n o p o l i t i c s t o - d a y !”

“ O h , b u t y o u r H o n o r ,” r e m o n s tr a te d M r. E v a r ts , r is in g a n d in s t in c t iv e ly r e a c h in g fo r a v o lu m e o f r e p o r ts th a t la y o n t h e ta b le , “ T h e r e la n ’t b e n n y p u lle t ic B in t h i s ; b u t , m a y it p le a s e th e c o u r t , i t ’s a jo k e . W h y is th e h e n im ­m o r ta l ?”

T h e C a b in e t sa n k a t o n c e in t o a p r o ­fo u n d s tu d y .

“ W h y — i s — th e — h e n — im m o r ta l ?” s lo w ly r e p e a te d G e n . D e v e n s . “ B e c a u s e s h e n e v e r d y e s ! H e , h e , h e , h e !”

T h e C a b in e t g r o a n e d d is m a lly , a n d M r. E v a r ts s a id “ N o .”

“ O h I k n o w !” c r ie d G e n . K e y , g l e e ­f u l ly , o la p p in g h is h a n d s ; “ I k n o w ! B e ­c a u s e s h e c a n ’t c l im b a tr e e !”

T h is c a s t a d e e p g lo o m o v e r th e c ir c le , a n d th e P r e s id e n t r e m a r k e d t h a t h e ’d h a v e to c u t d o w n t h e e r r in g b r o th e r ’s w a g e s i f h e w a s n ’t m o r e c o n s id e r a te o f h i s a s s o c ia t e s ’ f e e l in g s . M r. E v a r t s a g a in s h o o k h i s h e a d .

S e c r e ta r y S h e r m a n w a s t h e n e x t to b r e a k t h e a w fu l s i le n c e .

“ B e c a u s e ,” s a id h e , “ b e c a u s e h e rc u s t o m s s y n d ic a te a n e g g i s t e n c e o f ------- ”

“ N o , n o ,” in t e r r u p te d M r. E v a r ts , t h a t ’s n o t i t , a t a l l . I t ’s a s h o r t a n sw e r . ”

“ G iv e u s t h e f ir s t l in e a n d t h e n i t ’l l h e e a s ie r t o g u e s s , ” s u g g e s t e d t h e w a r ­l ik e M cC ra ry .

“ W e l l , a l l r ig h t ,” s a id M r. E v a r t s . “ B e c a u s e h e r s o n — th e r e , n o w y o u o u g h t t o g u e s s t h e r e s t e a s y e n o u g h . ”

“ B e c a u s e h e r s o n b e l i e v e d in c iv i l s e r v ic e ?” q u ic k ly p u t in M r. S c l iu r z .

T h e y la u g h e d h e a r t i ly a t t h i s f e l i c i t ­o u s h i t a t t h e p o o r b ir d , b u t M r. E v a r t s s t i l l s h o o k h i s h e a d

“ W e ll , w e g iv e i t u p , ” t h e y a l l c r ie d in c h o r u s .

“ G iv e i t u p , e h ? ” s a id M r. E v a r ts . “ W h y , i t ’s a s e a s y a s r o l l in g o f f a lo g . A h e n is im m o r ta l b e c a u s e h e r s o u ------- ”

A t t h i s m o m e n t M r s . H a y e s c a m e in a n d in v i t e d t h e C a b in e t in t o t h e b lu e r o o m to ta k e a g la s s o f w a te r w ith h e r . S o M r. E v a r t s ’ c o n u n d r u m is s t i l l b e fo r e t h e c o u n t r y .— S t . L o u i s J o u r n a l .

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S t a t e s le a d t h e L o n d o n T i m e s to m a k e t h e f o l lo w in g r e a s s u r in g r e m a r k s w ith r e g a r d to t h e fu tu r e o f b u s in e s s in t h is c o u n tr y : “ I t h a s b e e n a n t ic ip a te d b y th o s e v e r s e d in U n it e d S t a t e s c o m m e r ­c ia l a ffa ir s t h a t th e g lo o m w h ic h h a s o v e r s p r e a d t h e tr a d e o f th e w o r ld fo r s o lo n g w o u ld b e f ir s t d is p e r s e d o n t h e o t h ­e r s id e o f t h e A t la n t ic , a n d th e r e s e e m s t o b e a p r o b a b i l i t y o f t h i s p r e d ic t io n b e ­in g v e r if ie d . O f a l l t h in g s th e r e i s n o t h ­in g l ik e a g o o d h a r v e s t to h e lp a c o u n tr y to tu r n t h e c o r n e r o f i t s c o m m e r c ia l d e p r e s s io n , e s p e c ia l ly w h e n s u c h a n o p ­p o r t u n i t y a s t h e p r e s e n t p r e s e n t s i t s e l f fo r s e l l i n g t h e s u r p lu s p r o d u c e . O f a ll th e c o u n tr ie s , a g a in , p r o b a b ly th e U n i ­t e d S t a t e s i s m a k in g t h e m o s t o u t o f th e w a r in t h e E a s t , fo r w e h a v e g o o d r e a so n to k n o w th a t h e a v y s u m s h a v e b e e n la id o u t in w a r m a te r ia l b y b o th s id e s . I f w e a re r ig h t ly in fo r m e d , v e r y la r g e p u r ­c h a s e s o f U n it e d S t a t e s r a ilw a y s e c u r i ­t i e s h a v e b e e n m a d e o n A m e r ic a n a c ­c o u n t in t h i s m a r k e t q u it e r e c e n t ly , t a n g ib le p r o o f o f w h ic h is t o h e s e e u m t h e r is e o f s e v e r a l d e s c r ip t io n s . I t is p o s s ib le , th e r e fo r e , t h a t th e t im e m a n y p e r s o n s h a v e b e e n w e a r ily w a it in g fo r is a t la s t c o m in g , a n d t h a t th e m o n e y lo s t b y E n g l i s h h o ld e r s th r o u g h th e g r e a t d e p r e c ia t io n o f U n it e d S t a t e s r a ilw a y s e ­c u r it ie s i s a b o u t in p a r t to b e r e c o v ­e r e d .”

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t io n fr a u d w a s m a d e b y th e P h i la d e lp h ia T i m e s , a n d th e m e a iu m b r o u g h t a s u i t fo r l ib e l . I n th e tr ia l th e h u m b u g w a s b r o u g h t to l i g h t , a n d th e p e r p e tr a to r s are n o w u n d e r b a il fo r s w in d l in g . A g ir l w h o h a d p e r s o n a te d m a te r ia l iz e d s p ir i t s t e s t if ie d th a t s h e w a s fir s t th o r o u g h ly t a u g h t t o ta lk w ith a G e r m a n a c c e n t , for th e c h a r a c te r o f a G e r m a n b o y . N e x t , s h e m a s te r e d th e I r i s h b r o g u e , a n d a p -Se a r e d in th e s e a n c e s a s a n I r i s h g ir l .

h e a ls o p e r fo r m e d a s a Q u a k e r e s s . S h e d r e s s e d in th e c e l la r o f th e h o u s e fo r t h e s e d if fe r e n t p e r s o n a t io n s , a n d g o t in to th e c a b in e t t h r o u g h a c le v e r ly c o n c e a le d tr a p -d o o r . 8 h e h a d a n a tu r a l a p t i tu d e fo r m im ic r y , a n d w a s v e r y s u c c e s s f u l in d e ­c e iv in g th e b e l ie v e r s . B l i s s , th e m e d iu m , s a t t ie d in t h e c a b in e t d u r in g t h e p e r fo r m ­a n c e s , b u t h is w ife a n d J am eB H a r r i­so n p e r s o n a te d a g r e a t v a r ie t y o f m a ­te r ia l iz e d fo r m s. H a r r is o n w e n t o n th e

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m e d d le s o m e r e p o r te r e x p o s e d th e m . H a r r is o n h a il t h e a d v a n ta g e o f e x p e r i ­e n c e in a v a r ie ty s h o w , a n d w a s a b l e w ig s a n d o th e r a p p l ia n c e s t o a p p e a r a sa s la n g y n e w s b o y , a*'" I n d ia n , a n d a n e g r o . P h i la d e lp h ia r J p ir i t u a l i s t s w e r e g e n e r a l ly d e c e iv e d , A uk) s o m e o f t h e m w e r e s u r e t h e y r e c o g n iz e d t h e i r d e a d fr ie n d s a n d r e la t iv e s in t h e p e r s o n s w h o m t h e y sa w in t h e lim l i g h t .______ .. ,

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A g r e a t m a n y p e o p le h a v e a w a y o f s n e e r in g lv a l lu d in g to “ s c is s o r - e d i- t o r s .” T h e y s h o u ld r e m e m b e r th a t i t ta k e s s o m e s k i l l t o u s e s c i s s o r s w e l l— e s p e c ia l ly i f t h e y a r e d u l l .— E x c h a n g e .

W e t r u s t th a t G e n . G r a n t w i l l a c c e p t th e la t e s t h o n o r te n d e r e d h im in S c o t la n d . A s t h e o ld a d a g e s a y s , “ A -b e r d -e e n t h e h a n d ’s w o r th tw o in t h e b u s h . ”— N e w Y o r k C o m m e r c i a l A d v e r t i s e r .

A n e x c h a n g e t e l l s h o w t h e jo k e w a s o n h im . “ A b r ig h t l i t t l e g i r l o f o u r a c ­q u a in ta n c e a s k e d u s t h e f o l lo w in g c o n u n ­d r u m : ‘ H o w m a u y le t t e r s a re th e r e ina p o s t m a n ’s b a g ?’ W e g a v e i t u p , a n d s h e s a id th e r e w e r e th r e e — b - a - g .”

R e c e n t l y , w h i le t h e P r e s id e n t w a s a t th e W a s h in g t o n S c h u t z e n f e s t , a f a c t o ­tu m , w is h in g t o d o t h e h a n d s o m e t h in g , s a id : “ M r. B r e s id e u t , I v a sg la d y o u k o m d . V e y o o s t v o s k e e p in s o m e w a te r o u ic e fo r y o u , e h !”— N e w Y o r k H e r a l d .

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But where the Yankees scored a miss,The Britishers they missed a score.

— P h ila d e lp h ia I ’r t s s .

“ I w a n t f iv e c e n t s ’ w o r th o f s t a r o h ,” s a id a l i t t l e g ir l t o a g r o c e r 's c le r k . T h e c le r k , w is h in g to t e a s e t h e c h i ld , a s k e d : “ W h a t d o y o u w a n t f iv e c e n t s ’ w o r th o f s ta r c h fo r '?” “ W h y , f o r f iv e c e u t s ,o f c o u r s e ,” s h e a n s w e r e d , a n d t h e c le r k c o n c lu d e d to a t t e n d to h i s o w n b u s i ­n e s s .

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B u r d e t t e , o f t h e B u r l in g t o n H a w k - E y e , iD a l e t t e r t o G . W * t h ep u b l i s h e r , s a y s : “ M jr r o o k i s [ ___f b r o u g h t i t o n t m y s e l f : ‘ B u r l in g t o t . P u b l i s h in g C o m p a n y , R o b e r t J . B u r ­d e t t e , P r e s id e n t . 1 w o u ld n ’t b e P r e s i ­d e n t o f a n y th in g ; a g a in i f I l i v e d a n d d ie d in u n o ff ic ia l o b s c u r i ty . I w o u ld n ’t b v v P r e s id e n t o f t h e U n it e d S ta t e s , w o u ld n ’t p u b l i s h a n o th e r b o o k m y s q lf t h i s g r e a t l i v in g w o r ld w e n t d o w n to i t e g r a v e i n ig n o r a n c e , g r o p in g in t h e d a r k ­n e s s fo r m y b o o k a n d c r y in g in a g o n iz ­i n g to n e s , ‘ B r in g o u t y o u r b o o k !’ I

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A m o n g t l i e s M r. S te p h e n , h a d c o m e in to y e a r s b e fo r e , t p la c e , w h e r e o la n d s — a stra r c o n c e r n in g w h th in g , e v e r y b o S o m e s a id l i e ’ t h a t h e w a s a g e n e r a l ly con e g r e a t c a la m ity i t w a s d e c la r e t h a d b e e n im p i t e n c e , b u t pai h a v io r a f t e r fil p r o p e r t y w h ic ta k e , a n d c o n g e n t l e a s h e v a n d f lo w e r s , g a s k e d , h e w a s a s h e s o u g h t i ta r y . H e had a lo s t p e t o n I w h ic h h a d led h e s o l i t t l e fc s h e h e r s e l f wc o v e r In to h ie w o u ld ta p o ning, gayly,w o m a n 1” m s o d in n e r .

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Bright stain* on the warm wood.

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W e u s e d to th in k , e v e n b e fo r e w e lo v e d h e r s o m u c h , t h a t M rs . D a lr y m p le w a s a r e p r e s e n t a t io n o f c h a r m in g o ld a g e , t h a t m ig h t h a v e m a d e p o e t s c e l e ­b r a te i t in s t e a d o f y o u th . H e r b r o w n e y e s w e r e s t i l l a s s o f t a n d la r g e , i f n o t a s b r ig h t , a s e v e r ; a n d , a l t h o u g h t h e r in g s o f h a ir r o u n d h e r s m o o th b r o w w e r e s i lv e r y w h it e , h e r b r o w s a n d la s h e s w e r e y e t d a r k . B u t i t w a s n o n e o f th a t , n o r t h e s o f t s k in w ith Jfae d e l ic a t e r o s y b lo o m t h a t s o m e t im e s d if fu s e d it , th a t m a d e t h e c h a r m o f t h e fa c e ; i t w a s t h e s i u l f u l e x p r e s s io n th e r e , a n d t h e s m i le s w e e t e r th a n a n y y o u n g g ir l k n o w s h o w t o B m ile— a s m ile f u l l o f in n o c e n c e a n d lo v e . H e r l i f e h a d n o t b e e n a v e r y h a p p y o n e , w e u s e d to fa n c y , s h e h a v in g h a d s o m e s e r io u s c r o s s in h e r y o u t h , a n d a fte r w a r d m a r r y in g a m a n w h o m Bhe d id n o t v e r y t e n d e r ly lo v e , b e c a u s e h e lo v e d h e r , a n d w h o e n d e d b y a b u s in g h e r . S h e h a d b e e n n o w fo r s e v e r a l y e a r s a w id o w w it h o u t c h i ld r e n , s p e n d in g h e r c o n s id e r a b le f o r t u n e in k in d n e s s e s , a n d m a k in g a l l t h e y o u n g p e o p le in th e r e ­g io n h e r s ta n c h a d h e r e n ts .

S h e l i v e d a t t h e C e d a r s , a n d s o m e o n e o r t h e o t h e r o f u s w a s a lw a y s w ith h e r , a n d i t w o u ld b o h a r d to s a y w h e r e a p le a s a n te r l i f e c o u ld b e l iv e d th a n a l l d a y lo n g in M rs. D a lr y m p le ’s g a r d e n s or b e h in d n e r h o r s e s , a n d a l l t h e e v e n in g s , w ith t h e b r e a th o f r o s e s a n d h o n e y ­s u c k le s a b o u t t h e w in d o w s , in h e r d e ­l i g h t f u l d r a w in g -r o o m s , l i s t e n i n g to h e r o ld c o n ie s , o r t o t h e ta lk o f b y - g o n e d a y s in w h ic h h e r c o n te m p o r a r ie s in d u lg e d w h e n t h e y b e c a m e h e r g u e s t s .

A m o n g t h e s e g u e s t s o c c a s io n a l ly w a s M r. S t e p h e n , a n e ld e r ly p e r s o n w h o h a d c o m e in t o t h e n e ig h b o r h o o d s o m e y e a r s b e fo r e , a n d w h o l iv e d o n t h e n e x tE la c e , w h e r e o n ly a h e d g e d iv id e d th e

in d s— a s t r a n g e , s a d , s i l e n t o ld m a n , c o n c e r n in g w h o m , a s n o b o d y k n e w a n y ­t h in g , e v e r y b o d y c o n je c t u r e d e v e r y th in g . S o m e s a id l i e w a s a n E n g l i s h m a n , s o m e t h a t h e w a s a N e w Z e a la n d e r ; i t w a s g e n e r a l ly c o n c e d e d t h a t h e h a d s u f fe r e d g r e a t c a la m ity ; a n d h e r e a n d t h e r e e v e n i t w a s d e c la r e d t h a t in a d is t a n t S ta t e h e h a d b e e n im p r is o n e d u n d e r a l i f e / s e n ­t e n c e , b u t p a r d o n e d o u t fo r q u ie t b e ­h a v io r a fte r f i f ty y e a r s , t a k in g t h e n t h e p r o p e r t y w h ic h i t w a s in h i s p o w e r to ta k e , a n d c o m in g h e r e . P e a c e f u l a n d g e n t l e a s h e w a s , l i v in g a m o n g hiB b ir d s a n d f lo w e r s , g iv i n g f r e e ly to w h o m s o e v e r a s k e d , h e w a s y e t g e n e r a l ly a v o id e d , a n d , a s h e s o u g h t n o o n e , h i s l i f e w a s s o l i ­ta r y . H e h a d h a d o c c a s io n t o lo o k fo r a lo s t p e t o n M rs. D a lr y m p le ’s g r o u n d s , w h ic h h a d le d to a n a c q u a in t a n c e th a t h e s o l i t t l e f o l lo w e d u p th a t s o m e t im e s s h e h e r s e l f w o u ld ta k e o n e o f u s a n d g o o v e r In to h is g a r d e n , a n d o f t e n s h e w o u ld ta p o n t h e lo n g w in d o w , a n d s a y ­in g , g a y ly , “ P r iv i l e g e o f an o ld w o m a n 1” in s is t o n b r in g in g h im h o m e o d in n e r .

S h e h a d d o n e s o to -d a y ; fo r w e h a d s u r p r is e d h e r — w e h o m e le s s g i r l s w h o m s h e h a d a t la s t m a d e p e r m a n e n t ly a t h o m e w ith h e r s e l f — in a n u n w o n te d s h o w e r o f t e a r s in t h e m o r n in g , te a r s t h a t c o n t in u e d w ith m o r e o r l e s s fo r c e a l l d a y . “ I m u s t h a v e s o m e t h in g n o w t o b r ig h t e n m e ," s a id s h e . “ L e t u s g o a n d g e t M r. S t e p h e n . W e w i l l h a v e a n omelette roum. T h e r e w a s omelette roum o n t h e t a b le f i f ty - th r e e y e a r s a g o to -d a y , I r e m e m b e r n o w . I t i s o n e o f my a n n iv e r s a r y d a y s to -d a y , m y d e a r s . ”

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a s to r m !” a n d her o ld h a n d s c la s p e d a n d u n c la s p e d n e r v o u s ly . “ W h a t a d a r k a n d d r e a d fn l time o f h o r r o r , a n d n o w s o t r a n q u i l ! B u t I will t e l l y o u . Y o u a l w a y s d o s e e m s o l ik e w h a t m y o w n c h i ld r e n m ig h t h a v e b e e n — a ll b u t M r. S t e p h e n , I m e a n ,” Bhe s a id , w ith a q u io k la u g h t h a t r e s to r e d h e r to h e r s e l f . “ O n e d a y w e w e r e in a b o a t t o g e t h e r , a lo n e u p o n t h e l i t t l e r iv e r . N o w I r e m e m b e r i t a l l ! — t h e g r e e n b o u g h s m e e t in g o v e r h e a d , t h e g r e e n s h a d o w s u n d e r n e a th , t h e s u n ­l i g h t s i f t in g th r o u g h , a u d h i s fa c e , h is p r o u d , p a le , p a s s io n a t e fa c e , a s h e sa id s o m e s im p le w o r d s th a t l e t m e k n o w , n o t t h a t h e lo v e d m e , n o t th a t h e w is h e d t o k n o w i f I lo v e d h im — a s i f th a t h a d b e e n a lw a y s u n d e r s t o o d — b u t th a t h e e x p e c t e d m e s o o n t o b e h is w ife , lo v e d h im — o h , h o w I lo v e d h im I” s a id t h e o ld la d y , c la s p in g a n d u n c la s p in g h e r h a n d s a g a in . “ B u t s o m e e v i l s p ir i t s e iz e d m e . I w a s a o o q u e t t e ; I a n ­s w e r e d h im l i g h t l y . ‘ H o w d id y o u k n o w ,’ I s a id , * b u t t h a t I w a s a lr e a d y p l ig h t e d t o R a lp h ?’ W e h a d h u n g c lo s e to t h e s h o r e , b e n e a t h t h e g r e a t b o u g h s , a n d , lo o k in g u p a s I s p o k e , I s a w M a rk , t h e s e c o n d b r o th e r , s i t t in g in t h e b o u g h s — o h , s o s t r a n g e h i s fa c e lo o k e d th e n ! I b e c k o n e d h im m is c h ie v ­o u s ly , a n d in a m o m e n t h e h a d p a r te d a l l t u e le a v e s a n d s p r a y s ,a n d w a s th r e a t ­e n in g to s p r in g a n d s w a m p t h e l i t t l e b o a t i f w e d id n o t l e t h im in . T h a t n ig h t , a t t h e h o m e o f t h e th r e e b r o th e r s , th e r e w a s a f e a r f u l c o n t e s t — I t h e c a u s e . A ii ! t h i s s o f t , s w e e t s n m m e r n ig h t w h o c o u ld b e l i e v e i t ? a u d c o u ld I h a v e e v e r h a v e b e l i e v e d I s h o u ld s i t h e r e c a lm ly a n d t e l l o f i t t o t h o s e w h o w e r e n o t b o m ? T h e y h a d g r a p p le d ; R a lp h w a s k i l le d ; h i s e ld e s t b r o th e r w a s fo u n d r e d -h a n d e d . W h e n M a r k c a m e h o m e fr o m h is r a m b le , t h e o ff ic e r s w e r e c a r r y ­i n g th a t b r o th e r to p r is o n . H e n e v e r o p e n e d h i s l i p s c o n c e r n in g i t fr o m th a t d a y ,” s a id M r s . D a lr y m p le , w ith a s o b in h e r v o ic e . “ H e e m p lo y e d n o la w ­y e r , a l t h o u g h t h e c o u r t a p p o in t e d o n e ; l i e r e fu s e d t o p le a d g u i l t y o r n o t g u i l t y .I w i l l h u r r y . H e w a s s e n t e n c e d to d e a th ; h i s s e n t e n c e w a s c o m m u te d to im p r is o n m e n t fo r l i f e . A s fo r m e , 1 w o u ld n o t b e l i e v e i t ; I n e v e r b e l i e v e d i t ------- ”

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“ N e v e r . I s e n t M a r k t o p r o c u r e m e a d m is s io n t o t h e p r is o n ; h e c a m e b a c k s a y in g i t w a s r e fu s e d . I w r o te ; M a rk b r o u g h t m e b a c k t h e l e t t e r u n o p e n e d . H i s b r o th e r , h e s a id , w o u ld h a v e n o fu r ­th e r c o m m u n ic a t io n w ith u s . A t l e n g t h , a s i f w o r n o u t w ith m y im p o r tu n it y , M a r k e x a c te d o f m e a p lo d g e o f s e c r e c y . T h e r e w a s n o n e e d ! T h e r e w a s n o n e e d ! H e to ld m e t h a t w ith h i s o w n e y e s h e h a d s e e n t h e b lo w s t r u c k , a n d h a d g o t t e n a w a y t h a t h e m ig h t n o t b e u s e d a s e v id e n c e . B u t I d id n o t b e l i e v e i t th e n . I g a th e r e d a l l m y r e a d y m o r e y ;I w e n t t o t h e p r is o n a n d g a v e i t t o t h e k e e p e r , in m y ig n o r a n c e t h in k in g i t n e c e s s a r y . I t w a s t h e d a y o f t h e s e n ­t e n c e . I w a s ta k e n to t h e c e l l a n d le f t . H e s to o d u p h u r r ie d ly t o m e e t m e . S o c h a n g e d ! s o c h a n g e d f W h it e n s d e a th , b n t h i s g r e a t e y e s b u r n in g — a n d h e h e ld o n t h i s a r m s t o m e . I w a ite d o n e m o ­m e n t — o n e fa ta l m o m e n t. * T e l l m e f i r s t , ’ I c r ie d — ‘ o h , j u s t s a y y o u r s e l f t h a t y o u a r e i n n o c e n t !’ H i s a r m s f e l l .‘ Y o n , to o !’ h e sa id , a n d h e f o ld e d h is a r m s u p o n h i s b r e a s t , a n d B tood th e r e , h i s h e a d f a l l e n , s u r v e y in g m e fr o m u n ­d e r h i s e y e b r o w s . * Y o u , t o o !’ O h , I d o n ’t k n o w w h a t th e r e w a s in t h e w o r d s , b u t I f e l l u p o n t h e f lo o r , f a in t in g d e a d a w a y , a n d I n e v e r sa w h im a g a in . N o t h ­in g m a d e a n y d if fe r e n c e to m e- th e n . M a r k w a s v e r y te n d e r t o m e in t h o s e d a y s . I. f e l t a s i f h e o u g h t to h a te t h e s i g h t o f m e . I t w a s f iv e y e a r s b e fo r e I m a r r ie d h im . I n e v e r lo v e d h im ; b u t h e w a s n e a r e r th a n a n y o n e e l s e . I s h o u ld n e v e r h a v e m a r r ie d h im b u t fo r m e s ­s a g e s o f s o m e t h in g l i t t l e B hort o f h a tr e d t h a t h e b r o u g h t m e fr o m th o p r is o n . W h y d o I t e l l y o u a l l th is , m y d e a r s ? ” s h e sa id , s u d d e n ly s t o p p in g . “ A n d M r. S t e p h e n t o o ? O n ly , p e r h a p s , b e c a u s eJ o u a re a p a r t o f m y l i f e n o w — y o u a n d

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b e c a u s e t h e D e m o c r a c y c a n n o t r e s i s t i t s g e n e r a l d is p o s it io n to k ic k o v e r th e m ilk - ja i l a f t e r i t i s f i l le d . I to ld J u d g e N ib - a c k , o f In d ia n a , s o j u s t b e fo r e th e la s t

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i t c o u ld in s o m e p r a c t ic a l w a y . H e c o n ­t in u e d : “ T a k e S c liu r z , fo r in s ta n c e . H e i s m a k in g a b u s in e s s o f c iv i l - s e r v ic e r e fo r m ; b u t h e i s a h u m b u g , a n d H a y e s w il l f in d h im o u t b e fo r e lo n g . I t i s a l l v e r y w e l l t o s a y t h a t th e b u s in e s s o f o f f ic e - s e e k in g s h a l l b e a b o lis h e d , b u t l i e o ffice -B eek er c a n n o t e a s i ly b e a b o l­

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I n a n s w e r to a q u e s t io n n s to w h n t h e t h o u g h t o f t h e d is s o lu t io n o f R e p u b lic a n S ta te o r g a n iz a t io n s in t h e S o u th , G r a n t s a id : “ T h a t i s o n e o f th e u s u a l v io le n t e f f e c t s o f w ise g o v e r n m e n t a fte r a s c e n e o f tu r m o il l ik e w e h a d la s t fa ll . F o r m y s e lf , I d o n o t c a r e fo r p a r ty . Y o u ca n a lw a y s d e p e n d u p o n th e g o o d s e n s e o f th e p e o p le o f th e U n it e d S ta te s . T h e y b e l i e v e in a re ­p u b l ic . T h e ir f la g i s t o t h e fo r e , witL s t r o n g a rm s b e h in d i t a lw a y s , a n d th e y a r e s e n t im e n t a l , lo y a l , a u d b r a v e . T h e y w il l n e v e r e le c t a h ig h o ff ic ia l e x c e p t u p o n a c o m m o n -s e n s e b a s is . F o r th a t r e a s o n , I b e l i e v e , t h e R e p u b lic a n a n d D e m o c r a t ic p a r t ie s , o f la t e , b e in g so e v e n ly d iv id e d , t h a t th e p e o p le w il l b e c o m p e l le d to v o te in a la r g e m a jo r ity fo r t h e R e p u b lic a n c a n d id a te , n o m a t te r w h o h e m a y b e , b e c a u s e th e D e m o c r a t s w i l l d o s o m e s i l l y th in g th a t w il l d r iv e t h in k ­in g p e o p le fr o m th e ir ra n k s a t t h e la s t m o m e n t. M o d ern D e m o c r a c y a lw a y s d o e s it . I t h a s m a d e m e s m ile f r e q u e n t ­l y a s I h a v e t h o u g h t o f i t . B u t th e r e is s o m e fa t a l it y a t w o rk in t h e p r e m is e s .”

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T h e I s r a e l i t e s in E n g la n d a r e c o l l e c t in g s u b s c r ip t io n s in a id o f th e ir b r e th r e n in B u lg a r ia , w h o h a v e b e e n r o b b e d a n d o p p r e s s e d b y t h e R u s s ia n s . T h e y c a ll o n J e w s a l l o v e r t h e w o r ld fo r a s s is t a n c e , a n d p a r t ic u la r ly o n th e U n io n o f A m e r i­c a n H e b r e w C o n g r e g a t io n s . T h e J e w s , 6 0 0 ,0 0 0 s t r o n g , in H u n g a r y , h a v e a l ­r e a d y r e s p o n d e d to th o a p p e a l . I n R u s ­s ia U ie p e r s e c u t io n o f t h e I s r a e l i t e s is oontlpu^ ied jW ith n e a r ly a l l i t s . a n c ie n t cruelty. They are not p e r m it t e d to re­side in many of t h e g r e a t e s t c i t ie s . K ie f

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fo r m a b o u t 5 o ’o lo o k . H e w a s a p p la u d ­e d , a n d b e g a n v e r y h o a r s e . H e a s k e d th a t th e s e o o n d r e s o lu t io n b e r e a d a g a in , a n d to o k a d r in k o f w a te r w h i le i t w a s read . H e th e n rea d a r e s o lu t io n t h r o u g h a n e y e - g la s s , w e ll w r it t e n b y h im s e l f , a n d p e r s p ic u o u s . H e m a d e a s p e e c h o n t h i s r e s o lu t io n , c le a n c u t a n d e lo q u e n t a t fir s t , a n d , a fte r a t im e , w o r d y a n d in e f fe c t iv e . C u r t is ’ m a n n e r w a s c la s s ic a l a n d ly c e u n i- l ik e , a n d h is fa c e e x p r e s s e d n ic e t y a n d d e v o t io n , *but n o t m a n ly e n e r g y . A t t im e s h e a p p e a r e d to lo s e h i s p o in t s in l i s t e n in g to h i s e c h o e s , a n d p e o p le r e ­m a r k e d th a t th e u n k n o w n F o r s te r w a s m o re e f f e c t iv e t i ia n h i s c o l le a g u e . T h e la t te r , h o w e v e r , t e m p te d n o p e r s o n a l it ie s u n t i l to w a r d th e c lo s e , w h e n lie s a id th a t e ffo r ts h a d b e e n m a d e to d e fe a t h im a s a fr ie n d o f t h e a d m in is t r a t io n , fo r p a tr o n ­a g e h a d a t t e m p te d th is .

C u r t is f in e ly r e fe r r e d to C o n k iiu g ns “ in t o x ic a te d w ith t h e f la t t e r y o f fa v o r ­it e s , o r b l in d e d b y h i s o w n a m b it io n . ” H e s a id “ G o d -s p e e d to t h e P r e s id e n t .” C u r tis t h e n g a v e a s o u r te s t im o n ia l to C o n k lin g , a n d th e n r e m a r k e d : “ I ama H a y e s R e p u b l ic a n .” H e sh o w e d h im ­s e l f to b e n o w e a k r iv a l o f C o n k lin g — a n a tu r a l m a n o f s p e e c h a n d d is c u s s io n .

H a m ilto n W a r d t h e n d e liv e r e d a s p e e c h , a n d a t ta c k e d C u r t is d ir e c t ly , a n d r e fe r r e d to H a y eB b e in g e s c o r te d th r o u g h th e S o u th b y t h e c o m m a n d e r o f th e B la c k H o r s e C a v a lr y , w h ile t h e R e ­p u b lic a n G o v e r n o r o f S o u th C a r o lin a w a s a f u g i t iv e in b a n is h m e n t . H e u s e d a B cr ip tu ra l q u o ta t io n , in t im a t in g th a t H a y e s w a s an a p o s ta te . W a rd a g a in b r o u g h t fo rw a rd G e n . G r a n t’s n a m e , a n d i t w a s r e c e iv e d w ith f u r io u s a p p la u s e .

G i le s W . H o tc h k isB t h e n m a d e a q u a in t s p e e c h . H e a tta c k e d S c h u r z a n d E v a r ts d ir e c t . F o r y e a r s t h e y h a d b e e n a t ta c k ­in g R e p u b lic a n s , a n d n o w t h e y w e r e g iv ­in g th e p a r ty i t s s h ib b o le t h . O n e y e a r a g o , a t S a r a to g a , t h e d o c tr in a ir e e le m e n t h a d i t s w a y , a n d t h e R e p u b lic a n p a r ty w a s b u r ie d u n d e r a D e m o c r a t ic a v a ­la n c h e . .A ndy J o h n s o n ’s su p p o r te r , E v a r ts , w a s n o w t h e P r e s id e n t ’s a d v is e r . T h e R e p u b lic a n s o f N e w Y o rk S ta t e w e r e s o r e a l l o v e r fr o m b e in g to o m u c h e x p e r im e n te d w ith . M r. C u r t is w a s a sm a ll m a n , n o t a b le to g e t t h e s u p p o r t o f a n y la r g e b o d y o f m e n , a n d e n v io u s o f b ig m e n w h o d id . H o t c h k is s k e p t e v e r y b o d y la u g h in g .

S e y m o u r D e x t e r m a d e a s p e e c h in fa v o r o f H a y e s ’ p o lic y , a f in e m ili ta r y s p e e c h , s a y in g th a t h e c a r r ie d a m u s k e t d u r in g th e w ar , a n d w a s g la d to s e e th e le a d e r o f th e B la c k H o r s e C a v a lr y e s c o r t in g t h e P r e s id e n t t h r o u g h t h e S o u th . H e w a s lo u d ly a p p la u d e d .

M r. C u r t is a r o se a n d s to o d in t h e a is le . C o n k lin g s lo w ly a r o se a u d to o k th e p la t fo r m . C urtiB c o n t in u e d s ta n d ­in g . F o r s te r , C u r t is ’ c o l le a g u e , in t e r ­p o s e d a m o t io n . C o n k lin g tr ie d to s p e a k , b u t C u r t is in s is t e d . C o n k lin g d e s c e n d e d fr o m th e p la t fo r m d is g r u n t le d . C u r t is h e r e s o u g h t to w r e c k th e fo r c e o f C o n k lin g ’s e x p e c te d s p e e c h b y a n n o u n c ­in g in a d v a n c e th a t i t w o u ld b e h ig h ly p o w e r fu l. C u r t is s a id h e h a d n o t in tr o ­d u c e d a f ir e b r a n d , b u t a to r c h — a to r c h h e s t i l l h e ld . H e s p o k e w e ll , b u t to o l e n g t h i ly .

C o n k lin g w a s u p r o a r io u s ly h a ile d a s h e a r o se . H i s s p e e c h w a s m o r e th a n an h o u r lo n g — w a s th e g r e a t e s t s p e e c h h e e v e r m a d e b e fo r e a p o l i t ic a l c o n v e n t io n , a n d th e m o s t e x tr a o r d in a r y in s ta n c e o f o ff­h a n d , c r it ic a l o r a to r y p r o b a b ly e v e r m a d e in th is c o u n tr y . I t s C o n k lin g is m w a s it s in d iv id u a l i ty ; o u t l t s g e n e r a l s w e e p , p e r ­f e c t d ic t io n , m a n ly b e a r in g , an d in v in c i ­b le f e a r le s s n e s s h e ld e v e r y b o d y s p e l l ­b o u n d . M r. C u r t is g o t u p o n ly o n c e to a p o lo g iz e , a s h e sa w t h e th u n d e r b o lt fo r g e d fo r h im .

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P a te n t O ffice h a s in c i t e d a c o r r e s p o n d ­e n t to m a k e s o m e r e s e a r c h in t o t h e h i s ­to r y o f p a te n t s in t h i s c o u n t r y :

“ T h e flrBt p a t e n t is s u e d b y t h e G o v - e r m n e u t w a s to S a m u e l H o p k in s , o n J u ly 8 1 , 1 7 9 0 , fo r m a k in g p o t o r p e a r l a sh e s . P a te n t s w e r e is s u e d o n m o d e s o f m a k in g c a n d le s , f lo u r a n d m e a l la t e r in t h e sa m e y e a r , a n d in 1791 F r a n c is B a r t ly w a s g r a n te d le t t e r s fo r “ p u n c h e s fo r t y p e s .” A lso in t h a t y e a r p a t e n t s w e r e is s u e d fur d r iv in g p i l e s , fo r b r id g e s , m a c h in e s for th r a s h in g g r a in , fo r im p r o v e m e n ts in d is t i l l in g , p r o p e l l in g b o a t s b y c a t t le ,a n d im p r o v e m e n ts in s t e a m e n g in e s . In 1792 w a s p a te n t e d a c a n v a s c o n d u c to r to b e u s e d vrtien h o u s e s a r e o n fire , w h ic h m a y h a v e b e e n t h e o r ig in a l o f th e la t e p a te n t f ir e -e s c a p e . A n im p r o v e d m o d e o f t u r n in g a s p i t w a s p a te n te d in 1793; a ls o a s t o v e o f c a s t ir o n . A m a c h in e fo r c u t t in g u a ilB w a s p a te n te d b y J o s ia h G . P e e r s o n o n M a r c h 2 3 , 1794 . A n e w m o d e o f c a io h in g f ish w a s p a te n te d in 1 795 , s in c e w h ic h t im e in n u m e r a b le la w s h a v e b e e n e n a c te d t o c o m p e l p e o p le to c a tc h t h e m b y t h e o ld p r o c e s s . R e m o v ­in g p a in s b y m e t a ll ic p o in t s w a s p a t e n t ­e d in 1 7 9 6 , a n d t h e f ir s t im p r o v e m e n t in p ia n o f o r t e s is r e c o r d e d in th e d am e y e a r ; a ls o s t a y s fo r r e m o v in g d is to r t io n s in th e s p in e . A s o a p s to n e s t o v e w a s p a te n te d in 1 7 9 7 . B i l io u s p i l l s w e r e f ir s t p a te n te d

in 1796, effeminate ropery for spinning rope yarn in 1790, and a washing anaw r in g in g m a c h in e , t h e C a v u b a r , in 1 8 0 0 . E b e n e z e r W h it in g r e c e iv e d ft p a t e n t f o r a c o t to n g in o n J o n . 2 2 , 1801 . A n im ­p r o v e m e n t fo r m a n u fa c tu r in g p a p e r fr o m c o r n -h u s k s w a s p a te n t e d D e c . 3 0 , 1 8 0 2 , a n d a n a p p le -p a r e r in 1 8 0 2 . A p a t e n t fo r f in d in g s a l t w a te r a n d m e t a ls w a s g r a n te d in 1803 . I n 1 8 0 4 a p a t e n t w a s is s u e d fo r a n im p r o v e m e n t in t h e b e d s t e a d , s o c o n s t r u c te d th a t i t m a y b e ta k e n d o w n a n d le m o v e d b y o n e p e r s o n in c a s e o f f ir e o r o n o th e r o c c a s io n s w ith m u c h e a s e a n d e x p e d it io n . I n 1 8 4 0 t h e G o v e r n m e n t f e l t th e v a lu e o f a n im p r o v e ­m e n t in g a l lo w s o r s u s p e n d e r s fo r b r e e c h e s , p a n t a lo o n s o r tr o u s jr s . ”

A B o y ’s T r ia l s .

D id y o u e v e r n o t ic e h o w lo n g i t t ik e s a h o y ’s h a ir to d r y w h e n h e h a s r u n a w a y a n d g o n e in s w im m in g ? I t i s p a in f u l to b e a b o y , w ith a m o th e r c o n s t a n t ly in f e a r th a t y o u w i l l b e b r o u g h t h o m e fr o m th e r iv e r o n a b o a r d . T h e b o y i s c o m ­m a n d e d n o t to g o in s w im m in g , a n d h e s w e a r s h e w o n ’t , b u t h e l i e s l ik e a l i t t l e tr o o p e r . H e t h in k s h e w i l l g o in a n d n o t g e t h is h a ir w e t a n d n o o n e w il l k n o w it , b u t , j u s t a s h e g e t s r e a d y t o c o m e o u t o f t h e w a te r a b ig b o y d u c k s h im , a n d th e n h e s w e a r s , a n d , w h e n h e c r a w ls in a t t h e b a c k w in d o w a t 10 o ’c lo c k a t n ig h t h i s m o th e r , w ith a p r e s s -b o a r d h id in t h e fo ld s o f h e r d r e s s , i s t h e f ir s t o b s t a c le h e e n c o u n te r s . D o e s s h e b e l i e v e h im w h e n h e t e l l s h e r h e lia s b e e n p r a c t ic in g w ith t h e “ f ir s t n in e ” o f a S u n d a y - s c h o o l c la s s ? N o ! S h e f e e l s o f h i s h a ir , f in d s i t w e t , s m e l ls o f i t a u d f in d s i t m u s ty , a n d f in d s h i s B hirt w r o n g s id e o u t . T h e n s h e s p i t s u p o n h e r h a n d s , a n d w ith t h e p r e s s -b o a r d s o w o r k s n p o n h is t e n d e r s e n s ib i l i t i e s th a t h e g o e s to b e d w ith h is h a n d o n h i s a c h in g h e a r t , w is h in g h e w a s a h a lf o r p h a n , a n d h e d r e a m s h e i s a s t e m - w h e e l b o a t r u n u iu g b a c k w a r d a n d h a s c o l l id e d w ith a b a r g e lo a d e d w ith b e n z in e o n f ir e . T h e b e s t w a y fo r a b o y to g e t a lo n g a t t h i s s e a s o n o f t h e y e a r i s t o h a v e h is h a ir s h in g le d . — C i n c i n n a t i S a t u r d a y N i g h t .

J'V,1.

“ L i t t l e C h u m p .”I n t h e S h e r m a n fa m ily th e r e w e r e

e le v e n c h ild r e n , w h o w e r e d e p e n d e n t u p o n th e m e a g e r in c o m e o f th e ir f a t h e r ’s l e g a l p r a c t ic e . A y o u n g m a n n a m e d E w in g , w h o h a d w o r k e d h i s w a y t h r o u g h c o l l e g e a n d h a d c o m e fr o m th e sa lt w o r k s , w h e r e s o m e m o n e y h a d b e e n e a r n e d , s e t t le d in M a n s f ie ld t o p r a c t ic e la w . H i s a b i l i t y w a s r e c o g n iz e d b y M r. S h e r m a n , w h o a s s is t e d h im m a t e r ia l ly , a n d w h e n u p o n th e b e n c h t u r n e d o v e r m u c h e m p lo y m e n t to E w in g . U p o n th e d e a th o f t h e fa th e r , th e y o u n g ln w y e r b e c a m e H o n . T h o m a s E w in g , a n d in p a y m e n t fo r k in d n e s s r e c e iv e d w is h e d to m a k e s o m e s u b s ta n t ia l r e tu r n . H e r e ­s o lv e d to ta k e o n e o f t h e b o y s a n d g iv e h im a th o r o u g h e d u c a t io n . A t a s t a te d t im e h e v is i t e d t h e fa m ily , w h e n th e f iv e la d s w e r e b r o u g h t b e fo r e h im . U n c e r ­ta in a s to c h o ic e h e tu r n e d to th e e ld e s t s i s t e r , s a y in g , ‘ ‘ W h ic h o n e h a d I b e t t e r ta k e ?” S h e r e p lie d , “ T h e r e 'S l i t t l e ‘ C h u m p ; ’ h e ’s t h e s m a r t e s t .” T h e s u g ­g e s t io n w a s r e c e iv e d , a n d t h e b o y “ C h u m p ” h a s b e c a m e t h e G e n e r a l o f th e U n it e d S t a t e s a r m y .— M a n s f i e l d ( O . ) C o r r e s p o n d e n c e o f t h e N e w b u r g J o u r ­n a l .

E le g a n t C o u n te r fe i t s .M r. B r o o k s h n s t e le g r a p h e d to C h ic a g o

t h a t t h e r e p o r te d $ 5 0 c o u n te r f e i t th e r e m u s t b e g o o d , a s i t i s p r in t e d o n f ib e r p a p e r , b u t t h i s i s n o t a s u f f ic ie n t g u a r ­a n ty . T h e e x c e l le n t c o u n te r f e it o f t h e $ 5 0 0 tr e a s u r y n o t e m a d e b y T o m B a lla r d w a s p r in te d o n f ib e r p a p e r . H e to o k a d o lla r n o te a n d w a s h e d o u t th e c o lo r s , s o a s t o g iv e h im t h e p a p e r fo r h i s c o u n te r ­fe i t . T h is m a y b e t h e w a y w ith t h e C h i­c a g o c o u n t e i f e i t .

T h e la t e s t c o u n t e r f e i t i s t h e n e w $ 5 u p o n t h e F ir s t N a t io n a l B a n k o f T n m n - q u a . T h is h a s j u s t b e e n r e c e iv e d a t th e T r e a s u r y D e p a r tm e n t fo r d e s c r ip t io n . I t s e x c e l le n c e i s a la r m in g . T h e o n ly w a y t h a t i t d if fe r s f r o m th e g e n u in e is t h a t t h e c o u n t e r f e i t i s m o r e s k i l l f u l ly e x e c u t e d . I t h a s o u ly o n e fa u lt , th a t b e in g th a t i t i t i s to o g o o d . T h e o u ly m a r k e d d if fe r e n c e th a t i s a t p r e s e n t s p e c i f ie d is in t h e c h a r te r e d n u m b e r s p r in t e d o n t h e b illB . T h e s a fe s t c o u r s e w il l b e to r e j e c t a ll b i l l s o n th i s b a n k . I t i s u n d e r s t o o d th a t t h e i s s u e o f t h i s b a n k is to b e c a l le d in a t o n c e a s t h e o n ly s a f e w a y to d e fe a t t h i s c o u n te r f e it . — W a s h i n g t o n C o r . C h ic a g o T im e s .

A D r a m a t ic S c e n e .T h e c o r r e s p o n d e n t o f t h e M a n c h e s te r

G u a r d i a n g iv e s a v iv id d e s c r ip t io n o f t h e s c e n e in N ic s ic s w h e n th e M o n te n e ­g r in f la g f lu t te r e d o u t fr o m th e s ta ff o f t h e c ita d e l. M e n , w o m e n , a n d c h ild r e n th r o n g e d in t o t h e s t r e e t s ; th e w o u n d e d h o b b le d o u t o n t h e ir c r u tc h e s fro m t h e h o s p i ta ls ; e v e r y b o d y w h o h a d a g u n o r p is t o l f ir ed i t o ff, a n d th o s e w h o h a d n 't r e l ie v e d th e ir f e e l in g s b y s in g in g n a ­t io n a l h y m n s a n d e m b r a c in g o n e a n o th e r a t t h e c h o r u s ; w a r d a n c e s w e r e d a n c e d in t h e s q u a r e s , t h e v e n e r a b le M e tr o p o l i ­ta n a n d hiB p r ie s t s lo o k in g o n , a n d o v e r a ll t h i s u p r o a r r o s e th e b o o m in g o f c a n ­n o n a n d t h e s t e a d y c la n g o f th e o n t l ie - d ra l a n d m o n a s te r y b e l l s . “ I t i s t h e w ild , r e c k le s s d e l ig h t o f s o m a n y c h i l ­d r e n ,” w r ite s t h e c o r r e s p o n d e n t , “ a n d i s in o o n o e iv a b le in a c iv i l i z e d o o u n tr y ." B u t th e M o n te n e g r in s h a v e r e a s o n fo r r e jo in in g . T h e y h a v e b e e n fa y in g t o d r iv e th o T u r k s o u t o f N io s ic s fo r • c e n t ­u r ie s , a n d n o w , a f t e r h a lf a d o z A i o o s t ly a n d u n s u c o e s s f n l s i e g e s , th q y h a v e d o n e it . i £ a •

A T e x a n S h o o t lu g -M a tc n .A s h o o t in g a ffr a y o c c u r r e d h e r e th in

m o r n in g , b e t w e e n a n A m e r ic a n n a m e d J im J o h n s o n a n d tw o M e x io a n s o n o n e s id e , a n d t h e M a y o r o t t h e to w n a n d s e v e r a l M e x io a n s o n t h e o th e r . 0 a s u n i­t i e s : J o h n s o n k i l le d , t h e M a y o r se r i­o u s l y w o u n d e d , a n d tw o M e x ic a n s b a d ly w o u n d e d a n d a r r e s te d . — L a r e d o ( T e x a s ) C o r , C h ic a g o T i m e t , * .

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' “Verbeua” is the boss Scent cigar, and H. Bangs A Co, keep them.PLAINOEALER

SATURDAY. OCTOBER 18. 1877 Major Meredith baa been granted a new trial. It will come off next month.

Town and VicinityJackson Brigham and son have opened a

new butcher shop In the room south of Tuokerman's shop, and will be pleased to “meat” all those who may choose to favoi them with their patronage

Collection* Made at Loiceat H aitiFred Osborn took in Chenoa last week.\ — — — — — — j

The lawyers are ail in Pontiac this week.Johnnie Jackson returned to Pontiac last

Monday.> V —-----------U --------------- ----------

Arthur Wyman wears one of those new style hats.

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K E E P T H E BJLLLRO X X X H G .Chas. A. Wilson. R. B. M. Wilson

C.A. W ILSO NThe Polander, who was arrested last Sat­

urday for resisting the officer, was released last Monday morning afisr promising to buy a “God Bless Our Home, ” hang it up in his house and try to live a better life.

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Pr ices astonish everybody! Goods almost given away! ! But they must he closed out! ! !

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This week in addition to what we offered last week as follows:

Plaid Suitings, 8 and 9 cents, worth 12i and 15 cts. Tycoon Rep, 111 cts, worth 25 ets. A few more of those 8 cent goods reduced this week to 7. Those 18 cents goods reduced to 15 cts. Get some before they are gone.

a n d & T k ^ l J c k e S . ™ 6 ' F u U ^ u h ^ . H o 8 l e r y l n * l a l nv ■ •; •. v; . *>%, . i ,& ]■£ ■ * 7 »

Large line white goods, such as Swiss- Mulls Victoria Lawns, P. K. Striped ai^f

Checked Nausauk, Whjj^\Tucking f

Hn. J. E. Murray returned to Peoria Wednesday.

Dr. Hunt went to Pontiac Wednesday to attend court as a witness.

l 1 o f Chateworth]

What’s the difference between William Cullen Bryant and William Jonathan Hall? The former began life as a lawyer, lost his first case, and abandoned the profession, The latter began as a lawyer, lost his first case, but didn’t abandon worth a cent

A (h r .l Banking Buinsu TranmotidWilliam J. Hall was summoned to Pon i.lac last Wednesday as a witness. Money Loaned on Real Estate

Praffb bought and sold on all th e prin« cl pal t i t le s or th e n n lted Htatea a n d Europe, rick ets so ld to and from E ngland, Ireland, .Scotland. G erm any, Prance, N orw ay, 8wee~ den and other cou n tries.

Courting in the Legkl sense began last Tuesday in Pontiac.

Miss Alice Smith, of | Ottawa, is here vis­iting at A. B. Searing’s.

Miss Ida Shroyer is in Peoria visiting (friends this week.

The Stillwell elevator will he sold next Monday, October 15th.

A heavy rain fell last Sunday afternoon and evening.

Time for country editors to get up funny stories about putting up stoves

Nineteen excursion tickets were sold to Peoria last Sunday.

Miss Ament, of Pontiac, is in town this week, visitiug with the Misses Jackson.

D. R McCutchen lias the Harris Safe on exhibition at the exposition at Chicago.

The Chicago Street Railroad Companies are talking of putting on sleepers and din­ing room cars. This is what our country exchanges would call a decided improve­ment.—Chicago News.

Through tickets should be the next thing in order.

DR. C. K. WILES,HOMCEOPATHIC

Physician & Surgeon,W in attend calls day or n igh t. Office over

Kelker’s hardware store.* chatsw ort:1, ill .

W ILLIAM J. HALL,

ATTORNEY AT LAW,Real Estate and Collection Agent,

O H A T S W O R T H , I L L

Public notice is hereby given that all per sons found trespassing on land belonging to Franklin Oliver, Sr , in the county of Livingston and State of Illinois, will be prosecuted to the extern of the law Giv en under my hand this 10th day of October A. I). 1877 EDGAR UHL

A rumor was on the street last Wednes­day to the effect that E. K. Brown, of Sul­livan Center, was thrown from a wagon last Monday near that place, and run over, the wheels crushing oue of his arms to such an extent that amputation is thought to be nec­essary .

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A tto rn ey w Aud Solicitor io Chancery.

&c., &c. w25 cents former price 40 cts. Black Alpaca, ■

Brocaded Alpaca, 30c, former price 50 cents . worth $1.00 Black Cashmeres. m wor Trunks and Valises at panic prices. \}„ „

Mr. and Mrs. Warren Cooley, of Good- land, Ind., were here this week visiting relations

Mrs Wra. H Jones, and sou Charles went to Peoria last Sunday on tne excur­sion

The crossing over the T ., P. & W. li. Ii near Seariug’s warehouse is and has j long been, in a very bad shape. It ought! to be fixed so that pedestrians can cross the track in muddy weather without having to j wade knee deep in mud and water. We 1 would suggest to Put Fitzmaurice that he gently remind Fred Osborn, and that Fred carries the news to Finney that our citizens are in great danger of being drowned at that place.

W ill practice In all Courts o f th is S tate Partitilir AtUktioi dim to ColleetioNi.

Office over the 1‘ostofflos. CHAT8WORTH 111

There has probably never b^en such an opportunity for people to buy SAMUEL T. 70SDICZ,to FotJirk A W&IUm.)

ATTO&HET m C O W AT LAWChatsworth, - - Ilia.

W ill practice in L iv ingston and ad jo in in g counties. A ll legal business in trusted to m y care w ill rece ive p rom pt a tten tio n . *

If we’ve got to pay those railroad bonds, -we may as well commence saving our inon-

Remember that General Samuel P. Carey will deliver bis lecture on next Monday eve-wing-

Gen. S F. Carey will speak in Ohats- •worth next Monday evening. Don’t fail to ■•to go and boar him.

Lay iu yonr coal for winter use. Sear­ing or Shroyer can supply you. Call on oltem

As this: Our Stock isF o r .sale.

1 will sell my Store aud house and lour lots for twenty-five hundred dollars, live hundred dollars cash, the balance can run lour years at leu per cent interest. The lot is 104 feet west front by 200 leet south tront and is bordered on the north by rail- roud side track making a desirable place for lumber or coal yard.

i lie Store is 20x00 ft, two stories high, and the house 10x24 ft, story and a half high, both well furnished throughout, l'here is a good well of water 20 feet deep, stoned up and a large wooden cistern. Also a coal house 12x12, 8 leet high, and a shed 00x32 ieet, 14 feet high.

This is a most desirable property fora man who wants to live near his business.

F . F e l k e k .

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Office over Post Office, ; .

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Wo gi ve below prices of a few articles to give you ad idea of this sale.’ » v<

Good w ide Sheeting, 6 7 -2 , 7 a n d 8c. Very heavy. Good bleache</ M u slin , 6 7-2 c . la w tis d a le a n d lY u i t o f

Loom , W each ed , 9 7 -2cls Chtyiol Shirt­ing 7 rom 7, to 72 cents, fo im e r

p r ic e , 70 to 7(1. 7 ic k m g , - 9 to 76 f o r E L S 2 .

Tiie drama given at Forrest last Friday •evening, under the auspices of the Good Templars, was not a success financially.

Mrs. George Torrance and children went io Danville last Monday, to visit Mr. Tor­rance's relatives. Real Estate and Collecting Agent,

A jV D A U C 2 lO N JE JL J fl.There were no seryices held at the M. E. church last Sunday. Rev. Mr. Wood was off attending conference.

An exchange asks: “What shall we do with our children?”

We should say Bed(l)’em.

Office near the Depot.

Trustee’s Sale.Whereas, Elizabeth Moiitor iu her own

right aud Peter Moiitor, her husband, did by their Deed of Trust, dated the first day of July, A D. 1874 and recorded iu book 2(i of mortgage page 278, ot the records of Livingston county, Illinois, convey to the undersigned as successorTu trust, the fol lowing described Real Estate situate in the county of Livingston and State of Illinois lo-wit: All of lots five [5], six [6] and seven

p(7) in block twenty-four [24], in the town jOf Chatsworth, except so much of said lots 'Is has been sold to Weullin Buder, describ­ed as follows: Beginning at the southwest corner of said lot seven [7], thence east one hundred aud thirty-four [184] feet, tuence north tilt/(50) ieet, iheuce west one hun­dred and thirty-four (134) feet, thence south fifty (50) feet to the place of begiuning, to secure the payment of the sum Six Hundred Dollars, secured to be paid by hi%tWo cer­tain bouds of even date witli said Trust Deed,and payable to the order of Rufus E. Holmes iu three years from date with in terest thereon at the rate of ten per cent, per annum, from date, payable semi annu ally ontil the maturity of said bonds And

Whereas, it is provided in and by said Deed of Trust, that in case of default in the payment of the interest or any part thereof when the same should become due, then the whole of said principal sum, with the interest up to the date of sale, at the election of the legal bolder or holders of said bonds should at out* become due and payable ahd on request the said Trustee shall advertise and sell said premises. And

Whereas, the principal due and payable on the First day of July, A. D. 1877, is now due and wholly unpaid and the whole of said principal sum and accruing interest has been declared due and payable to the legal holder of said bonds

W h e r e a s , Bytheprovii of trust, the undersigned < was a|trust, T ______Wilson, should real the said Henry C. and declined to act.

f t ? T w i n „ Sw ee off Tuesday the 80th day

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ALL AT GOST

BLACK SU ES AT COST.Peter Huffman moved the old meat shop of John Timm's to the lot westof Fclker's old stand, last Wednesday.

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(Good time to buy Silk Dresses.)Bill McIntyre was released last Mond on the promise of a friend to give him w< husking corn, and guarantee the payim of his fine.

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Orders so licited and p rom ptly filled

John Timm went to Chicago last day night to buy lumber. He is going tf* open a new lumber yard on the lot west of Felker’s old stand.

Formerly $1 25; Now $1.00.

We have a large line of Silk Parasols which we are bound to sell orGIVE AW AY.

Lisle Thread and Cotton Gloves at one-thirdFormer Prices.

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Children’s and Gent’s Hosiery at cost.M'e have a large stock of ladies’ Ties, Collars arid Cuffs, Ribbons and

Silk Handkerchiefs, all to be sold at Cost without reBerve. * ,

It took a constable, a son of a constable, and a drayman pro tem, to arrest one small woman, and then they didn’t getaway withher.

In snother column will be found an ar­ticle on the new railroad. We give it for all it is worth, and no more. It sounds a little fishy to us

JU B T EAST OF THE HANK

All k iu d s o f Fresh and S a lt M eats o o v sta a tly on hand , a t th e lo w est m ark et rates.

H ighest oash price p aid tor fat C attle, sh eep , Hogs, H ides and T allow .

The best and cheapest in the world Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup only costs you 25 ixmte and if it does not cure your cough you can get your money back.

H ,U N 01NOH ATS WORTH,'" VSuch as White Shirts, Neckwear Collars Mid Cuffs, at Cost,

EsSI.' .Dr. Harter’s Fever and Ague Specific

baa cured when all other remedies have failed You can always depend upon It. For sale by R. A.. Bangs A Co

BOBIBT KUMBOLE,And

lions of said deed . J jteorgeW. Toms

•pointed and made the successor in in case the trustee named, Henry C. a — i_ n o r d e o i l s jq #nd

ilson having resigned

The pale atmosphere is streaked with the rumor that a ’wedding in high life is soon

'to be ooDsumated. The groom is to come from ad ltfsh to ity , and will lead the belle

^♦fcffiataWortb to the altar.

Vrank Doolittle has a brass bora to art!. lti#a good iaatrument, but the mouth piece ffObo big for bis mouth, and in order, to

m D ic e T a b le L i n $ n • T o w e ls , N a p k j a e , a l

We menu business, and invite a)] to ooi *r^ determined to close out our Dr? GoodS & Rthe Court

[ijhour of 2 lift door of Of Pontiac, qols, sell to i (above dee*

dispose of it, be has placed it at the low prioe off ftff.00. He baa made two trips to Strawn for that purpose, without success. His livery Mil thus far has been three dol­lars, and the bora still stands him in two dollars. Bat then it Is a great bargain.

o f this vicinity for the liberal patthe highest bl

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