Plymouth Republican, Volume 23, Number 12, Plymouth, Marshall County, 6 March 1879 — Page 1

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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

T. A. BORTON, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Otto io P . Offlce Block. Dwelling oa Bast Side Sooth Michigan ?trrr. PLYMOUTH, INDIANA.

Or. J- M JENNINGS. 1HTsICIiN AND SURGEON, office with Dr. N. Shorman orer Lauer' s Store, on lesbian street. Plymouth. Ind. Resilience on Center atxeet. opposite Catholic church, bm QO$

A MAS A JOHNSON ATTORNEY AT LA. Prompt attention given t eoilecMoos, settlement of decedeata' estate saul jaaxdiaashiua, deed, mortgages, and other coo--racaa drawn up aod acknow ledgments taken. P O. JONES, Attorney at Law A Notary Public Prompt attention given to aii claims aod coledttoas left in his care. Office in corner of fear briea block Plymouth lad. cTmT reeve, ATTOUNEi AT LAW. Located In 14. Collections aud conveyancing a speciality. Buys and sell real estate n commistton. Insures In o and property in A. l comamies. Desirable ral estate for sale in the tr and alioinioe. Novi-75

The Dance of the Dead. blaze is a large roucd table of black

The MNH looked forth, at the mid honr of night. Walnut, Waled Until its glossy SUP

O er the ) where ta- dean were r . n uj. The mooD. at its full, gave a i;reat ghostly light. And the churchyard as day was shining. First one, then another oh, terrible sight.' Esch erave opened wide, an I. in gowns Ion and white. The dead all arose from their sleeping, Koaad the tomb grimly dancinc and leaping. In a akelrton ring, then, together they hung. While they danced as the ware of the octal, The neor and the rich, and the old and the young. Bat theirlonggraserlothe hiadered tlieir motion; And. as here no modesty held its broad away, Thy all shook them ÖS. aud arosud them there 7 Their winding sheets, here and there scattered. And thy nake-.! Sut little that mattered.

fiice might well serve the need of mirrors. Upen this is placed two tall brass candlesticks, by whose light Van Tassel is still poring over the weekly paper. On the opposite side sits Lena, her Anger busily plying the knitting-needles, their cheeiful click, cliek, forming a pleasing accompani-

said Paul, bowing with great gravity face, you dodged, and in dodging you

to the bride elect. "Yes, and so would she. too, I'll warrant eh! Lena?" rejoined the old gentleman "But come, Ichabod, talking is dry work lei's have a mug of new cider, and a dish of these golden pippins." And iu the enjoyment of uch good farmer cheer an hour passed off, dur-

ure, glided slowly to his bedside Items or Interest, waved her arm solemnly above her Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, head, cried "Beware!" and vanished, and storms prevailed throughout Now, whethtr Lena had anything southern Europe last week. to do with this or not, I shall not pre- Tn th. . - A

Ichabod shook Lh head incredu- j tend to say. All I know is. that about UQd , F,orda , a f t y Q

knocked your ear?" " But the noise!" "Why, that was only the buzzing in your own brain at the concussion."

lously, made no reply, but after sip- ' five minutes after the ghost disap-

ping bis coffee, took down his hat, ! peared, she disrobed herself of someand without speaking, left the house. thing strangely resembling a table-

He sauntered moodily on down the j cloth, or a sheet, aud laughed until

ment to the crackling of the fire, ing which Paul joked Ichabod, and j June, never lifting his head, or takiog her beautiful eyes swam in tears!

While Ichabod, covered head aud

OR I. BOWER. 1HTSICIAN AND SURGEON, will be leased to reciro pauents at his office. No. i tlehuraa street, where he may be foen a all urne. except when professionally absent, bis residence beiujr at the same place. July 1st. 1st. 'm

Wm. N. BAILEY' M. O.. 1HTSIC1A.N A SL'UGKON. Thirty years ractiee. Graduate of two Medical Colleges, and six years Surgeon in the army of the O. H. (vol, eorv.) Can euaiwte aueceas(iliy withauy quack io the Lnited State. Thankful for (tea iavors. is aUi' .n regular practice, and only renntest to be better known to hare an extensive oae. Ufflee in Sears mew brick, cor. t Jfiehigan and LaPorte atrsets. Plymouth. la !.. alj ist. ist. ly

J- O . 8. D A J. W. PARKS. ATTORNEYS AT LA W. Notaries Public and Authorized War Claim Agents; Offices at bourbon and Plymouth. Indiana, Especial attention given to the settlement of decedents Estates. Conveyancing, and the collection of Soldiers' Claims for Pensions; will attend irompt'.y to all professional busitiees entrusted to them, and practice in Marshall and adjoining cosnti.s. Plymouth office on Gano I t. 'enter .streets.

Bourbon offi-re ' irr j.-iii'ia ofiee. Jstf

l a fru?.y of j'iy then they swung their long shank. Th. ir loui' Infers in unison snapping, Aud they OKfcei and they claukeil as they plave 1 tlieir wild pranks, As t lontrh timiMT o i timber weje clapping Then the sexton laughed Io idly again ra .'agiin. And mincbief gar slylr the thought to his brail:: "Now quickly "tie jok.iiL', not llieiving--Steai a windiog shet-i! None are j.r-cetving!" It was done; and then swiftlv he fled iu affright Behind the great floor of the tower, While the dance stilt contiumtl, the; moonbeam bright O'er the wierd scene stnl holding their power. At last it was o'er: anil the skeleton crowd. One after another, each slipped on its shroud; Than into their cold gravis they glided. And silence once more presided. But one, 'tis the last, trips aod stambUs along, And eager each tombstone it scratches; But non of its comrade have done it t ns wrong, Kor the scent in the air now it catches. The church gate it rattled, bat backward waa pressed; To the ioy of the sexton, the door bad been blessed -With crosses of iron 'twas covered, Aud angels' wiugs over it hovered. Its shroud it must have, else it rests not again, Fr soon will its lsst hours be chiming; The colamaa it graepa. the high tower to attain, Prom sauuait to summit tili climbiug. Oh, sad tor the sexton, tor swifter it gli.tes. Aud onward it rushes in wnndriul sliidea! O, aaieehfef '. 'lis thou hast undone hina ! Heaven help him ! 'tis almost apou hiua. The sexton grew pale, in his horror be shook. And the shrou i would haveyielded with gladness; Nearer, nearer it came, then its last lap U to .k For an instant the moon uo longer shone; In a frenzy of rage and of madness. "One ." thundered the clock in a terrible tone ; Its limbs through tb air wildly daslrng, Down down tell the akeletou clashing !

while, ensconced in one corner, per- exchanged many a sly glance with any note of the charming scene nbout

fectly at his ease, which, interpreted, demure Miss Lena. At length he 1 blm. It was a lovely morning for the tars in the bed-clothes, lay ttembling means that his elbows are resting on 1 rose to depart, and shaking Mr, Van season a silvery haze spread itself 1 and shivering till morning.

and the people are oa'tag young cab bages aud green peas. O'Kelley. the last of the Fenian prisoners, has been discharged from prison in Great Britain, on cundltion of quitting the country.

privately arranged with dealers fa Charleston for ber comfortable maintenance. Your old Southern Borbon will probably say he did do more than his duty; and yet, perhaps, tbey may be puzzled to accouit for the flue sense of delicacy In the "nigger." The white of an egg is said to be s specific for Ash bones sticking In the throat. It is to be swallowed raw, and will carry down a bone easily and certainly. There is another fact

VAN TASSEL'S 0 HOST.

C. ft . CHAMEY. ATTOEMEY AT LAW. Will praclic la all the caioru 1 th state. Office iu Wheeler's block. vr Bckr A Wolfs dry goods store, Plymouth,

sugjl-lyr

M

ES. K. W. Ül'NLAP,

Ur-vvrilnlTUrr rSwalei&n and Dentist,

and Dr. i. A. Duniap. regular physician aud urgsoo. respctiuliy öfter their services to fh sublic. Office ia Corbln'a block; resieeae on East Gano street.

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WlkklMM o f

TTOBSEY AND CO SELOR AT LAW.

his Uni t s. Lis hands supporting his chin, and bis eyes on Lena, is Ichabod; and I am glad for my own part she returns his would be tender glances with so mucb coolness. At length the old gentleman throws down the paper rubs his hands briskly tegether then giving the blazing logs a punch, which sends a stream of sparks like miniature rockets flying up the chimney, he casts a roguish glance at Lena, and then at his son, and, addressing the foimer, says: "Well, Lena, you rogue, it is the first of November, you know!" The slightest possible shade of vexatiou rested on her suany blow, but Leun anade no answer. "Lena, Lena, did you hear?" quoth Ichabod. "I did," was the rather tart reply. "He! he! he! Well, Lena " "Yes, my dear," interrupted the futhcr, "the first of November is here, and on New Year, you know, you are to become " "He! he! he! Mrs. Ichabod Van Tassel!" added Ichabod. "Be quiet!" said the affectionate Yan Tusscl senior. Then turning to his niece, he continued "You are a

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JOHN . BENDER, ATTOKNEY AT LAW. AND NOTAXY PUBLIC, BaLCMY ILBCC. rn.TaMüTM.H0. gspecial attention given to the seuia.eat uf -UM, and uartltion of laeda; also the collection ol Halm aad foreclosure of mortgages. Remittances

ITUl

CHAPTER L "It is real y too bad in you, Mr. Van

Tassel, to think of marrying that : gool girt Lenat a very good little

pretty young niece of your, to that j and eTeI 8lüCe J0r p00r father clown, your eon! And although, like , aQ1 mother Med, when you were no the owl, you may, with blinked eyes ! hjgUer tBan tbig tuüe( you naTe y. look upon him as the perfection of j way8 a dutiful and affectionate; every manly grnceaud beauty, let me ye you have and ou deserve the tell you, you are entirely alone in nappiuegs in store for you, you doyour opinion. Just raise your head, j ve8 you 8hall be mi3tre3s of this fine if you Mease, from that paper, over farm a uer than whic h the whole which you have been dosing for mu 8tHle mmmnt 8hQw, and of this good, hour or more, and look upon dear lit- guHtantiul old homestead and all it

'lassel warmly by the hand, he next over the landscape, softening and held that of the pretty niece rather beautifying every object longer between his own than even ichabod had not proceeded far, Ichabod thought uccessary. and then j WDen who 6noud ne gee comDg up seizing the latter by both bony wrists ; the ,ane but Paul Britton. He now

touching eggs which it will be well to

Mummy cloth is so named from its reUjeinDt.r. When, as sometimes by

Never was Lena more kind than in ! ,raPe nKe lture resemoimg me eident, coirive tublimate if her inquiries at breakfast. Did not i cott0u c,oths in which ancient Egyp 8Wai0Wed, the white of one or two cousin Ichabod feel well? he looked ! tiaB mummies are found. eggs taken will neuralize the poieon pale, she thought did not uncle There is one church in Leadville, ! and change the effect to that of a

think so too? had his rest been dis- aod it looks so much like a saloon

he griped them with such a tight and hastened his pace, and stopping his ! tut bed? "Oh these woman-kind r that several people have Inadver friendly grip, that Ichabod. wincing j frierj( rt.;ated with rueful ft.ee and! In the course of the morning Paul , tently strolled into it of a Sunday. -- v . i .. M : l .. : i ... .

uuu-i luc iuiiiouou, uaiuitu, a 'truth proclaiming ear. the occurrence ! made his appearance, and was Imme-I The United States uses 70.000000

Paul closed th door

"Hang the fellow he has heels and paws like a bear!" "Well, I'll to bed it is past nine o'clock," said the elder Van Tassel. "And so will I, too," echoed Icha bod. "Oood-nighr, Lena; remember New Year's!" And both father and son left the room. Minutes rolled on, and still Lena sat by the fire in what would seem a

truth proclaiming ear, the occurrence of the last Dight. Paul listened with a very grave countenance. "Very strange! very singular!" he muttered. "Did you say It was midnight?"

"No, I don't think it was so late," j replied Ichabod. "I had been asleep, though, when I first heard the noise." j "Em em em -singular!"

"Father and Lena, however, per-

diately led out to a corner of the barn bushels of grain every year foi dis

hy Ichabod, that he might unfold to

dose of calomel. The railway running into the city of Chicago, in the year 1878 brought into that city G.086.636 gallons of milk. The heaviest shipments were

him the teirors of the night. (7b be concluded next week )

tilling purposes. Oreat Bt itain uses . from points on the iine of the Chicago

80,000,000 bushels in the same way. and Northwestern road. The Chicago A San Francisco newspaper, re- j NtNl says that twenty years ago lating a mining accident, pays: "One ! the "Portion of milk to Chicago

A Store full of Goods nosed for Thirty man ad twelve Chinese killed." As

li'iirs ite-oppneu. LewistoD, (III.) Democrat. Since the death of Mr. Wm. Proc

rould say. "It's all

species of April day meditation, to j 8jst in saying it was nothing but a

A. C. et A. CAPRON,

Attorneys & Counse lors AT LAW

REAL ESTATE ACENTS. i SvTOCS A. L. WUKaU-KK'S BLOCK.

PLTOUTW. INU. 1

TO

j. B. N. KLINGER, Mvtary Kubllv. Cuareysaear, Kjamlner or Titles aud Civil Kaglaeer, Will raraiah a complete AWract of Title to lands Sarsaail coauiy, luJ. oSlce at h a resideuce,

itreet, uortU ol i uurt Mouse square.

PL YMOVJ H. I S1H A MA

W. H MERSHON. Ti-r her at Voeal and Instrumental Mu e. WUl b ia Plysaoath eary Mocday and Tuesday, riaao Ur-aa, Violin, tiultar. volo caltare and haraay Lesse order at Chaa. WSitmore ojaaic ose thSm

tie Lena now turn your head to the left, and view your stupid son, Iobaboti dow to )uur iuoer iuud, ahd demanJ if you are not insisting upou a deed for which already your con science pricks you!" But not wlak-

ing the reader to see with the eyes of

the i artial father, I will endeavor to limn this youthlul pair, destined to i ecome man and wife (Cupid willing! "ay, there's the rub!") by the arbitrary declsiou of Diedrich Van Tassel. The cheeks of Lena were like the blush of a sunset cloud o'er beds of lilies the complexion of Ichabod like a withered sun flower. Leua's lips were as twiii rose-buds-his like mul-

j contains, acd the cows, und the sheep, ' and the geese, tuikeys and chickens 3 es, Lena, and you shall be my own dear daughter " "And Mrs. Ichabod Van Tassel!" 1 epain quoth the eon.

Lena arose and threw ber urma around her uncle's neck: "You have always been a father to me, tlear uncle I am happy enough uow, indeed I am I do not wish to be mistress here O, no! Then let me si ill take care of you, aud let cousiu Ichabod find some other wife." "Ha!" what-what, Lena! No, no, you alone shall reign here. Ha! Ich-

judge from the alternate sunshine

and shadows which flitted over her countenance. The clock ticked steadily on in its up-right mahogany case, the cricket chirped merrily in the cornet, and it was not until the decaying fire warned her of the lateness of the hour, that Lena prepared to retire to her little bed room. As she was about to h ave the room, she was startled by a gentle tap at the window it was fortunate she do not thick to scream, for utmost at the same instant a well-known voice wbisoered : "Ii is only me, Lena," while, throwing up the Hash, me leaped in, in the unquestionable shape of Paul Hutton." "Dear Paul, how could you be so imprudent?" exclaimed Lnna. "We will talk about that another time," answered Paul "Now, I waut to know what is co be done to put eff this bated maniage?" "Oh, Paul, what can I do? I nev-

a Chinaman

samee!"

I a we a a

j tor his old store room in the north Accoraing to our excnunges, soc;j part of his brick building on Main efT lu Michigan ought to be con&idstreet has been opened. Forty years eritb,Y improved this winter, there Hgo he kept a general store iu that ha9 been 8Ucn aQ infernal lot of place. The room is about 14x22 Teet kunks ki,led- ; size, aud on one side and end is furn- ; The Moffet register having ini ished with rude shelving and conn- creased the revenue of Virginia over j ters. A huge, old fashioned fire place twenty-five per cenL. the Stats re-

Tk ,in't r0uii tMni, it ! occupies a space on the north side, fuses to abolish it. They only seek

1 IR II, ' V1VII s SVUIIV IU1U 11 (. , . - a. wj ; But the store has been a "sealed

bat M "A bat! Ha! ha! ha! a bat! what, and leave such a maik as that?" Then with a most incredulous look,

he added, but it might have been!

to perfect the register.

formed an important item in the an

nual statement of earnings of one r?ilroad line, but to day the same company regards the item as one of the most important in its trsfTJc. New York City has a 100 ton floating derrick designed by Isaac Newton. It was built seven years ago, and has performed the exploit of lifting 100 tons. At one time It raised a tgboat, which bad filled aod sunk, from the bottom of the river and pi; ced it on the bulkhead. Its eatimated

book" for thirty j'ears. How it ever

wa?, do you?" asked Ichabod

H-m 1 wish I did!

-Whv whKt do von think It w? happened we don't know, but the Atlantic Delaine Company, of Provi

rrririri otrtr Anu Ana luv oAnnl w 1 a1 r ' s wa w . a . a

Paul shook his head three times, ' ' ' -j uenoe, n. i , was soni ai auction last

go out or tne merchandising business. Tk..r.,iuv r.finnnnii Tb nrnnv

solemnly-lomea ms arm over lis :. eaw w a Kvrnj

breast

his eye-trows, and beat the "devil's

weight was 130 tons. Ta derriek

The manufacturing rroperty of the ,utely jauoched fci,,,,, torpedo.

boat Destroyer by raising it from the

JOHN C.KUHN, LADIES' AND GENTLEMAN'S Flna Boot and Shoemaker, raws t be bast stork to be obtained, guarantee an assy It, sad char " a reasonable rates. H E F A I U I N O Kssüy do ite on abort eotke. Saiisfat tion given Iu Ol respects. Room N-. Postofflce block, PLYMDL ill. INI) jhn

abod. would you choose another

benies. Her eyebrows like the young wift.?- 8ttij ber uncle. crescent moon oVrarching a star-bis ichabod unfolded himself, and lookan incipient whisker placed longltu- lug very 8t.ntiaieutal, rose from his dinaby over eyes of that whiiish gray; auj g,lidiug rouD(i afur lhe

usuanjr cousiueieu more urtuiu.iiK to faghon ehildreu sometimes set a pair

of tongs walkiug, btooped over Lena

felines than humans. The beautiful

golden hair of Lena, parted over a brow whiter than alabaster, fell below her waist In luxuriant ringlets his, in colir a dingy red, stood up

and giving her a hearty smack, cried "No, no, cousin Lena, no wife but you." Lena was about to answer, when

DENTISTS

F. M. BURKET,

"like quills upon the fretted porcu- tDvre cume a knocking at the outer pine," around alow forehead, seamed doorf al)d tore any one could say in the middle by the constant eleva- ( -come iQ," a tall, handsome youth tieu of the eyebrows-aping wisdom! had eutered. Dofling bis seal-skin Aad to tbiuk of uultiug such a pair j cap dispiHying a thicket of luxuriant the complaisant reader will agree 1 black giBfgj a ijjgu, open forehead, with me, was, to say the least of It, j and eye8 bluck aod 8parkUüg with very absurd in old Diedrich Van Tas fuQ he exclaimed 8C'- " Well, good evening to you, good Upon this particular evening foks-passing by on my way to the

brlgst wood uro wus blazing and

at, never will marry Ichabod, and yet i among the trees, "because there are to distress my good old uncle thus ; 8o many would-be sensible people in to disappoint Ids foudebt hopes 14- the world, who, like egregious fools, deed, Paul, I cannot bear to think ' deny the existence of you uuder-

of it. stand that I would not be over heard 1

"If you will but help me, Lena, I on any account now, my dear fiiend," have a poject by which I am almost j ne added, drawing close to the gapcertain that stupid clown will not mg Ichabod, and speaking in a whisonly refuse to marry you, but that j pert I am not ashamed to own to your uuele will also give his consent , you you are suro nobody bears) that to our own union, dearest. What do j am nüt 8Ü skpI)ticatyou think of such a plan as that, Tne eyeg of Ichabod expanded now?' ciied Paul, dancing round the wonderfully. table aud snapping his Uugors. ..Did u eyer 8triko vou tbat j al. "But how? In what way do you, ways leave your house uncommonly expect to woik such a miracle?" early?" asked Paul. That her lover would have satisfied (The fellow never left until absoher curiosity, there is no doubt, but lut ly hinted away.) at tbat iaterestiug moment, a step " Why, n o yes," replied the comwas heard in the passage. Paul plaisant Ichabod. quickly sprung through the window,' " I thought you had; and now I'll which Lena had softlv. but hastily ; tell y.u the nÄson." and here Paul

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cioetu, juai as tue uoor opeueu auu aswswawsa Bumruuujj m .uo v m

Ichabod entered.

i ii i li u- go out of the merchandising business. Thnrulav for a.100 ono emnly-folded hit arm over his !..,, , lnuriuay ior aw,uw. ..... , , He didn t clTer to sell his goods at e0at over 000 000 ?ast compressed hu hps, elevated T" cost over -,iwu,uw.

w. V. .u iur. .fhe bonuet8 of thig 8prjng are The stock was full and complete, rep- ,arger than thos cf the pa&s,ng Bea. resenting perhaps 250O in cash. But . brimg flare but tkere are UQ be suddenly closed the door, and from frtce g lhe hair b,iug dres8. that hour it has substantially been a eJ ru tQ supply the deflcieDcy. mvatprv 4 t Innry Intorvnla ar m a

a T cjv a - a c iwuk ai v v m, o uv luv a m . T , Tz . . , , Senator-elect Jonas, of Louisiana, ' . . .... 1 .... I...a l a a I a. a 1 .

ineuu was niMieu to sinn iuio tne . . . . . . . -a. is a Hebrew and Is the third of that dingy buck room to arrange some . . J " , race to sit in the Senate. The other business matter, and won Id afterward T . . n n . . . .... , , ' two were Judah P. Perj imin of tell ol the stock of mouldy goods T , . x-. . , T v.i. Louisiana, and David L. xulee, of that occupied the dark and dusly pjorjda

room. Within the past few days Mr. Stevenson has had the room opened, and crowds of the curious have gone

there to see the apparently ante-dilu

vi. m styles. The stock

tattoo," as it is called, with his foot upon his frosty leaves. "What do you think it was?" again demanded Ichabod. "I should be loth to say," rashly replied Paul, in a deep has? voice, "although my mind is made up!" " Why why wh at you don't tbiuk it was" " A . host ! " said Paul, solemnly. " A ghost r "There Is no one near, is there ?" continued F.tul, looking around

A Galesburg, Illinois, woman lived with ber husband eighteen years, and now asks for a divorce because all the clothes he ever bought her con-

. sisted in entirely of a bunch of hair-

comprised 1 . .

dry goods, notions, boots and shoes, i r hats and caps, harness, hardware, a j Good food, properly cooked, gives large stock of leather, and hundreds ßood b,ood- 8und uooe8- healthy of curious, old-time articles of com- hrains, strong nerves nnd firm flesh.

merce. Most of these things are of to 8iiy nothing of good tempers aud

ground and placing it In the water. The frightful condition of NewYork tenement houses has at last started the churches of the city on s crusade. Half the people of New Yoik live io these dens, crowding them to such a degree that whereas in other parts of the city there are only 720 persons to the sauare mile, in the tenement quarters there are 6,000. In nearly all the city pulpit last Sunday, sermons were delivered condemning this state of things, and a mass meeting is to be Held tonight to consider ways and means. Tho ceastM bill, as H passed the house, provided that the enumeration shall c-oiwmenee on the first Monday in June, and the returns will be forwarded to- svpc rvisors on or before July 1, 1880. and in any city having over 10,000 Inhabitants the enumeration shall be taken within

two weeks from the Orot Monday in

! the quaintest styles. The boots.shoes, kimi hearts. These are surely worth j June. Tbe presHenr, by aod with

the consent of the senate. Is to have

tbe appointment of supervisors of

9V2--tt),00O, which ta hereby appropriated is limited as the maximum cos of the census.

ciackliug up the broad open fire-placo

Dentist, OfBce orer A. Bcki 'a grocery,

AJiwork warranted of a large room, half kitchen, half sit-

tO IITC luuir Hun- . .

l,ub a vr.v.-.u.wuvv. ovuuv i'aui .unitou, crieu tue uiu geuite

village I thought I would give you a call." "And you are heartily welcome,

Coeaultatlou free.

taction in every re-

aoeet. Diseases ot the aaouth and teeth sacceswtnllv tr-atel.

Tetth eatracted without pain btr the aar nf nitrons oxid All work warranted. I

it

tartan fajda; azd WednesdaT of lie: Week. DIL A. G. HUME,

DENTIST! Uffles Id Secoud story. Post Office Building

house, nestled amid tbe verdant Catskills, a genuine Knickerbocker, both within and without. It was very old. too, and, liks many other such ancient domicils, had the reputation of own ing a ghost! which, iu these degenerate days, when houses are built ghost-proof, and wisdom has voted that respectable corpse all to tbo

man. "Cone. draw up a chair, man why, Lena, haven't you a woid to say to an old friend?" But the eyes of both parties, having a language of their own, had already said a great deal, aud, as it did not seem necessary for the lips to trouble themselves, Lena only bowed.

Well, Paul," said Van Tassel, slap-

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simuee, must ee.tu.u.j u iwiui. i pDg him oa the knee, "we were just -1 i i m rri . . I "

greatly iu us tavor. xue story went, baving a ijtUe fumi,y cbal; and a8 Y

that a spirited damsel of the race of

Van Tassel, having been forced into a marriage, by an avaricious father, with a person whom she did not love,

in a fit of passion committed murder

Teeth frOIIl One Ollly, tO a I upon the body of the unfortunute

fllll Set, 80 Cheap that the hrldegroom, and then proceeded de-

rich and poor can all itiy " &ang upon a

HI UUIU Ul IU SBUIVUIU SIIIUW, SUItU, though lopped and shattered by time, still bends ovtr tbe merry stream which now, as then, leaps tinging and laughing from rock to rock, until it joins the placid river below. Although buried deep in the ground, tbey were too airy spirits to be kept cramped within such narrow lodgings, and had often been scsn by somo late stroller from the neighboring ale-house sitting, upon their own graves at mid-night playing chuck farthing; nor did they confine themselves within the precincts of the

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know, from your long acquaintance with us, that you must feel an interest in all tbat concerns our little Lena," (here a bright blush settled on neck, cheek and brow of Lena, while a meaning smile curled the saucy mouth of Paul), "you will be happy to hear tbat the wedding-day is fixed between her and Ichabod yes, what do you think of New Year, Paul?" "The old Harry!" thought Paul, and

just at that particular moment his heel ground very bard upon some

queer substance. "Oh! oh! my foot! my foot!" groaned Ichabod.

"Bless my soul, is that your foot?

Beg your pardon, my dear fellow! cried Paul. "New Year's, eh?"

"Yes, New Year's," continued the

old gentleman, "and I tell you what, my boy, if it is agrt eable to you, I

should like to have you stand up with

church-yard, but whisked, all in i Lena Ichabod, I meau.

ial I

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white, through the shady lanes, and

went rumbling and groaning about the walls of the old mansion, oftentimes cutting many strange capers in the cellar and larder. But I bad forgotton I left such a good Ore blazing upon tbe hearth. Dra-vn up in front of this cheerful

"My dear Mr. Van Tassel," exclaimed Paul, glancing at Lena, "you

may depend upon it I will do so." "In fact, I don't s:e how we coul.1 have tbe wedding without," added Van Tassel. "Indeed I should be very sorry to have Miss Lena married without me,"

"Why, Lena, are you up yet?" he ITlllnlnssd. "have you heard any noises?" "None," answered Lena. "Well, I have, a very queer, buzzing noise."

"Perhaps It was me covering up the

fire," suid the naughty girl.

"No, I guess more likely the foxes

have got into the hen -roost I'll see."

"O don't, Ichabod!" for reasons of

her own, cried Lena.

"Yes I will, and ir I catch them there, I'll come back and get my gun I'll shoot them!" 'Ob, cousin, don't." But notwithstanding her entreaties Ichabod broke away from her, opeued

Ichabod, which set him shaking like an aspen leaf then added, "you know the story I" ' Ye s and then you think it was the ghost of the murdered Von Oeison that I heard and felt last night F "I have no doubt of it, my poor friend!" " But why should he appear to me?" "Aye, there 's the mystery," replied Paul, then, pacing back and forth for some moments, iu deep thought, he at length approached Ichabod, and taking him by a button of his coat, s id: "You must excuse my frankness, my frieud, but tell me, hud you ever any reason to doubt tbe love of Lena in short, do you think she is equally as desirious of the marriuge as your-

hats. bonnets, &c, look as if they be-, a ,llt,e trouble to secure

longed to the "stone age." Some of; From latest reports received at the

these have been in fashion and out Agricultural Bureau, at Washington, census, whose number is limited to

again several times. - it is esteemed that this year's wheat j 150, and who are to receive a comAmong the articles in stock was a yield iu the Uuited States amounts to ; pensation of 1500 each. The sum of

large quantity of of bean, aud many 00,000,000 bushels; corn, 1,300,000,000 other thiugs that it would seem bushels; cotton, 5.000,000 bales, might have been utilized to human Southern California increases yearhnppiness. There are also rare aod , y in its production of semi-tropical costly tibbons, and fine cutlery, tin i fruits. Oranges are so plenty that lanterns, and many curious things, there are fears the market will beAmong these are a large number of come overstocked.. Walnut and alhuge combs, that are now exactly in mond trees are grown successfully. frt9non- Sick headache can generaly be Mr. Lee Stevenson in in charge of . j by S!)aki ng the feet in e, y . t ! . L- . J !... . . I I. , ..11,.,..

inwuuuiruiuMipi,, swataaap arm ntor tn vMoh a nonnf.il nf ! . k4 .k i

ein ....hi, ... ....... , uiiio. x uu ouviy oi tue euKiue ww aru.-lestoallwho wiitobuy. Many 1owdereJ mu,tard has been stirred, blown a distance nf 150 feet through

ot tu. a,.,,. uv .ura.. Soakasloogas possible, or till the I the crowd. The dead lav nrostraf

A terrific explosion occured at 2:90 o'clock Saturday at the bend of Stockton slough, on 1 Dorado street Stock ton, California. A crowd of more than two hundred people had assembled to witness a trial of the new pro-

oeller punap tun by a threshing en-

curiosity hunters.

the door, aud stretching out his long '. self?" neck, peered into the daikneas. " Why, you know, girls always act Something rushed violeutly past , contrary," replied Ichabod, "I guess bim, knocking bis head with great she likes me, though she never told

A Singular Circumstance. l'eoria Keview. When the remains of the late Ettie Florence Baker were about to be laid in the tomb, her friends were desirous of finding some favorite expression of hers that they might engrave on the casket. On looking over her school books tbey found iu her grammar the date of her death, Jan. 27ih,

1879, written in more than twenty

water gets cool; it draws the blood from tbe head. There are now six female lawyers

in the United States, and all are having a fair practice. They are Mrs. Lockwood, of Washington; Mrs. Brad well, of Chicago; Miss Phoebe i Cozzens, of St. Louis; Mrs. Foster, of Iowa; Mrs. Ooodell, of Wisconsin, and ! Mts. Foltz, of San Francisco. Ralph Disraeli, brother of Lord

Beaconsfleld, is an old man, living in

force against the dooi-post, while a hollow voice, close to his ear, cried: " Buzz z ze!" Oh Lord ! Oh Lord I what's that?"

me so. "Did she ever say shs did not?" " Why, yes, to be plain witn you, she has told me more than once that

exclaimed Ichabod. paler than ashes, , she didn't want to marry me -but siuklug down upon the floor. And then, father says that's woman's way,

now, although Lena knew very well what it was, she never said a word, but clasping ber hands aud utteiing a hysteiical laugh, fled from the room.

CHAPTER II.

The next morning tbe right ear of the story

Ichabod was of a changeable green dered her bridegroom!

and I must not mind her!" "Ah! that's it that's itl I have found it out uow!" excluimed Paul. "Found out what?" cried the puzzled Ichabod. "That it's a warning a warning! My dear friend. I pity you you know

the unwilling bride rnur-

It's a wurn-

and yellow, as if it had received some

terrible bruise. "It must have been a bat!" said Mr. Van Tassel, looking at tbe swollen member. "Yes, it must have been a bat!" said Lena, softly, "I've been told they would bite!" "A butt Do you think a bat could bite like thut! exelaimed tbe indignant Ichabod, twisting his head quickly round, so as to display the injured ear to tbe eyes of bis cousin "No, I tell you, 'twas a blow! A bat indeed! could a bat make that horrible noise?" "Pooh, pooh!" said tho old gentle-

ing. Good heavens, my friend, I pity you!" And having given his rival this "bitter fancy" to chew, Paul walked rapidly away. Poor Ichabod moved through mists and shadows that day; he scarcely dared to stir, lest the ghost of Van Oeison might be at bis elbow. Mr. Van Tassel could not tell what to make of his son, and it happened

places. Occasionally there would be obscurity. He strolls about old a sentence following it. In several gardens with a book in his hand. He places it was "January 27, 1879. The , oea lut0 ne 8(X,ietv' and U never ftr,., la w Tn th,r r.ia.. ir among the list of guests at Beacon-

.nmn ... . ., rw.L, field's house. He has a email nublic , omce.

.latiuury ai, inr., me is past. inis, r as is well known, was the date of her office' but wiM 6lve no information death, but why this date should be about himself or his marriage, impressed upon her mind years be-' It is reported that a young man in fore, when she was a mere school Ohio was so bashful tbat he ran away girl, is a mystery past solution. No from the church where be was to be other date was thus written down, married, but in the evening hunted but this was repeated over and over up bis girl and was tied. We might again. At the fuueral it will be re- believe the story if it came from any membered the Rev. Gardner related other State than Ohio; but a mode t a fact that took place before a nura- man in Ohio Is a little too great a ber of witnesses. Mi?s Baker was at stretch for the imagination. a nhnlr mau finer ot nnnpil aurldonlv

.. , rfM TTn-tA.i StAta Hnatnr are

chosen for six years in such a way

that one-third of the whole body goes out every two years, but two Senators from amy State never go out at the same time. In this State, Senator McDonald's term extends from March

4tb, 1875, to March 3d, 1881, and Senator Voorhees's term March 4ih, 1879,

in every direction, some falling into the slough from tbe bridge. Ten or twelve deed bodies lay In one heap as tbe northwest corner of the bridge. Others lay strewn dead a d dying, blown from fifty to one hundred feet away. Tbe heads of some were blown to pieces. Others were blown to the ground with such force as to break every bone in their bodies. Their faces, hands and whole persons were steamed in dir?, stacks end cinders. Tbe wounds were promptly cared for and the dead left undisturbed until the excitment bad subsided, when they were removed to the coroner's

The explosion was the result

of recklessness on the part of the engineer. The steam gauge refused to work, and after the engineer bad attempted to fix it aud failed he screwed down the safety valve, saying it could either work or "bust," and went on with tbe work, and the explosion occurred about fifteen minutes afterwards.

and looking down, Lsaid. "In two

years I shall be dead, and laid out In

a coffin right there," indicating with , ber hand the precise spot where her ! cofllu was at the time the sermon was preached. Her companions regarded it as a nervous weakness, and said

nothing about it; but when she died

they recalled her mysterious words.

to March öd. 1885.

She never had told any oue about

this date impressing her, not even I There is scarcely an ache to which I . - 1 1 l 2 . 1 1 . I

her mother. cnuureu are suBject so nuru vj ocar

and so difficult to cure as the earache. Buttbereis a remedy never known

Tho policy pursued by some of our

politicians -namely, that of trying tc to fall. Take a bit of cotton batting,

most unfortunately tbat Lena, little be all things to all men, reminds us ! P"t upon it a pinch or black pepper, thinking she was harping upon the ! of a story we once heard. A man i gather it up and tie it, dip it in sweet

fime string which had so jangled the j who scorned the name of trimmer

oil aod insert into the ear. Put a

trains of her lover, kept on talking about ghosts and gobliusl Night came, and Ichabod went early to oed. hoping to outsleep the ghost. Vuiu

said to the voters in his district flannel bandage over the head to Gentlemen, them's my sentiments. I keep it,waim. It will give immediate aud they are the sentiments of an relief. honest man. Still, if they don't suit Representative Small, of South

man, "you were only a little nervous ; attempt! For at the dead hour of j the mujorty of you, I would have it j Carolina, learning that the daughter

-the bat flapped its wings in your i midnight, what seemed a female fig- understood thut tbey can be altered. i of bis fotaier master was destitute, I to sell Mr. Smith.

Seme of Life's Yteissltaaes. Sawiogfsld Republican A colored man living in this city, but who was n slave in Virginia before the war, still keeps up a desultory coriespondenee with f rinds in the Old Dominloo, among whom, be it said to th? credit of loth parties, are his old master and his family. Still another is a colored man who used to be a slave on another plantation, the proprietor of which, a man named Smith, bad an unenviable reputatiou for cruelty to bis "hands." This Smith is now dependent on the bounty of his former slave and his wife, who have taken bim home to their cabin, and during all the years since the war have stood between I. im and the poorhouse. But his benefactor finds him a heavy burden, and expressed himself to this effect, in a recent letter to his Springfield friend. The latter ia his reply took a gieat deal ot pleasure in sending bim back, in real okl first faaiilj

Virginia style, "I should advise you