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JAMES LYONS.
THE POLKA DANCE.

fla Polka, is the name Oft new dance
which was ilIoduced into the eastern
theatres. about the time Of The meeting
Of the BllIimors Convention, and has
since become very popular.
TUNE--Ddnce, bnalman, dance.
The COINS lhoy are behind the day.
With Jenny Polk, we'll beat old Clay
Then the coons will all disciucr
Tho, they are going up salt river;
Sn dance the Polka dance,
o, dance the Polka dance,
We'll dance down Clay, in this new way
And set old chapman a'croWing--
Huzza, huzza, for The victory,
With our Young Hickory.
The hck'ry boys we'll know The way
To dance the dance caii'd LA Polka
Wen dance and sing il to this tune,
Aud learn the Polka to The econ.
81 dance the Polka dance, &c.
The name Of Polk they call romance
What will thay call the Polka dance?
1t is a dance heard much about,
And bound TO put the Clayjig out.
So dance the Polka dance, &c.
We are the boys, without joke,
To give the coonS an awful Polk,
Which will throw them into trance,
As we show Clay the Polka dance.
So dance, &c.
The election time is coming fast,
And humbug times are gone and past
The coons are now oil leaving Clay,
And learning to dance the new Polka!
So dance, &c,
We say TO them come one and all
Oh, come and join the Polka ball,
Come forward too--c ONE in advance
Well all go in for the Polka dance,
Sn dance. &c.
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HEART RENDING OcCURRENCE.-TWo
little girls were worried. at Nantucket,
on Saturday forenoon, by vicious dog,
who bit one Of them very badly in the
calf 9f the leg aud the other on the thigh.
The victims escaped by running IntO the
water, very much frightened. Tue dog
was afterwards killed, and was supposed
10 have been mad. The citizens of Nan.
!ucket were called upon to attend town
meeting to take into consideration the
subject Of dogs running at large in the
Town and other parts Of the Island. A
committee of three, consistin g Of A. Nj.
Macay, Chas. B. Swain aHd one other,
were appointed 10 draft bylaws for the
safe keeping Of dogs, and report the
same on Monday evening, to which tins
the meeting adjourned = Boston COU-
rier.
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Brown Com. Pleas.
Chancery.
Samuel P. Tweed

George cros.l.v. @'
TN HE defendentG Gorge Crossley will take no.
Il tice that the complainant filed in tho
Court Of Common Pleas of Brown county Ohio,
on the 2lst day of March 1874, his cert4in Bill
in chancery, and that said bill sets forth in
substance, that the complainant, on the 5th
day Of July I84I, purchased OF the defendants
tract Of land described as foil ows: Being paIt
of land which the said William Crossley was
living en-Beginning at the north east corner r
of said William Crossley's farm corner also to
James Mckinney, thence running south, SO
poles to a stone, thence north 80 degrees west,
81 l-2 poles tn stone, thence north l-2 east,
to a sugaruee 80 poles, thence west, 7 poles to
stone, thence moth poles to a stone in the
line between w illiam Cros,;ey and James Nc
Kinney, thence with said line 81 poles to tho
beginning; containing 334 acres and ST poles -
and that said defendant executed. at the time
of said purchase, his title bond binding himselfS
heirs to make to the complainant general wa f.
ranty deed upon the payment of the sum of nine
hundred and forty dollars, the purchase money
for said tract Of land. Ins 6iii further state,
that the purchase money has been fully paid b,
the complainant aud that the complainant has
fully complied upon his part with said contract
That the defendant has wholly failed to convey
to complaint according to the terms of his said
contract said tract of land. The Bill further
prays that the said Court may decree to the
complainant the specific executive of said con.
tract .Ths sadGeorgeC Crossley will therefore take
notice that Hnless he appears on Ol before tn,
lst day of the next term of saidCou't ofC lmmor
Pleas to be holden within and for Brown count,
Ohio, to plead, answer or dsmur to said BilI,ths
same will be taken as contest and dsereej
accordingly.
SAMUELP. TWEED, complainant.
MARSHALL & PEEN, sol's. for compl't.
May 81, IS4i.-6w
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Brown Common Pleas.
TsyIol Scott,Adm'r
of James Scott, Dec'd( Petition.
Petition.

TsViOI Scott, Admir-
of James Scott, Dec'd Petition.
vs..
John Scott, g. others,
TEVHE Petitioner Admir- of James Scott
- decd on the 20lh of April 1874, filed
in the Clerks Office Of this Court his PEI
tition which represents that said James
Scott at the time Of his decesse was seiz-
ed in fee simple OF certain tract ofIand
in Brown county Ohio, and bounded and
dercrIbed as follows: Part Of an sO0acre
survey patented TO Bibb-Beginning at
sugartree beech and walnut thence $50
w. l26 poles 10 stone inMeford's line,
N. 40 l-2 W. 1854 poles 10 a stone in
William ScOtl's line, thence with said
line N .30E 80 poles 10 q stake inBrook's
line corner toWilIiam Scott, thence with
the original line S. 60, E. 100 poles to
the beginning, containing s acres Rood
and IA poles. That said decedants es-
tate ai;er exhausting the funds that have
cone into the hands of petitioner is still
in debt, That John Scott j. Isaac Scott
are tho only Children g. heirs, and that
said John g. Isaac are minors g. their
Guardian is without the jurisdiction Of
this court, that said Guardian has rested
said land for the present year, for an
amount Sufficient to pay the debts Of the
estate. Petitioner prays that said Guar,
dian may be directed to pay over the
rents g. profits arising from said real ss.
tate. or that the land be sold and such
other proceedings had as are authorized
by law.
TAYLOR SCorr, Admir-, Of
James Scott.
June 2sth, 1874.
HAMER d JoHHsToE sol'S for Petr's
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DIVINE WoRsUIP

On Friday The 23rd inst at candles
lighting, aud on the Gath g. 25th inst ct
liam. Elders J. B. Lucas, J Powell
and John Rogers Of KSntucky will preach
in ths Christian Westinghouse in this
place.
Georg't0~n. Aug. 18th, A. D. ls44 d.
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MI. Pleasant, O., July %, lS44.

The democratic meeting at Felicity
last Saturday was very large and en'hn
siasilc one.llis estimated that about 5000
persons were present. The meeting was
addressed by C. W. Blair and VIM.
ROudsbush Esqrs. aud Hon. 7. L Ha-
mer.
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GEORGE NJ. DALLAS TO BE AT
MASSILLION ON THE 22D IN

SEANI.
We have, from the Office Of the Can
ton democrat. one of the largest polili.
cal bills we eveI saw, stating that GEO.
NJ. DALLAS, The democratic candidate
TOR Vice President, will be at NassIlion
on the 22d inst. There will be at Mas
sillion OH that day, no doIbl, the largest
political gathering over seen in Ohio -
Tod, our Senators. BrouCh and all will
be there, except editors, who have 10
stick 10 their desks. Statesman.
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Brown Common Pleas.

John AbsrDsthy, I
w..
Samuel Alternately,
Wiilian Abernathy,
John X. Hartman,
Elizabeth his wife, PaFtitioa.
Nathan J. Williams &
Rebeeea his wife. and
Nancy, Mary and Ellen,
children Of James .aber-
nathy de'd.
NHE above named defendants will take DO
n tiee, that on fhe 26th day Of June 1874 q
petit N was filed by said John Absrnathy in
the above named Court, wherein he demands,
as heir at law &C Samuel AbeTnathy deed,
partition Of the following described tract Of
land IN Brown county Ohio, part Of survey No.
iOU9O--lO1Og -.l02I3 of375f acres; contain
Ing 2O0 acres more or sS. and beginning at
sugar 4 beech 90 the westerly bank Of the
East fork Of the little Miami upper corner
to Ambrose GOrdon's survey No, $50;
thonee up the said f1rk and binding there
on 10 sugartree and hickory upper corner on
the fork to the survey; thence with the north
line Of the survey west 244 psleS to two beeehss
and burrOak nj said line ;thsnee south, ,25west,
I54 poles 20 two oeeeheS in the north line OF
Gordan's survey thence with SAID lins sostb
79 east, 2G0 poles to the beginning; and at
the next term Of said Court on the 2OIh of Al.
gust 1944 at Georgetown Ohio, he will max,
application for an order of Partition aceor-
aingly. kaiA defendants, as heirs of said Sam.
uel Abern athy, can attend ard object TO such
partition, II they think-proper.
June 26, I544.---6g
JOHN ABERNATHY.
HAHER & JOHNSTON. Atty'S. for PERI,
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nrThe PennsYlvanian ssxs Il

GFThe PennsylVaD ian says that no
LoCofocO meeting has been held iu
Kensing,on, which resolved TO oppose
Polk g. Dallas, for reasons given. We
don't remember that we published the
account, but it was published and as it ap.
pears TO have been hoax, we cheerful
" contradict it.-N. Y. Tribune.
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Important!

B. Fosgate's Anodyne Cordial,
A SAFE and efectUal Remedy for the
ASUMMER COMPLAINTS, Viz: Diar-
hpa, and Cholera Morbus, also, FlatulSnt
and Spasmodic Cholics.
This invaluable Medicine for thu above COM
plants, surpassss any othsr remedy now in use.
Hundreds ofrasos have come to the knowledge
of the prop ietor, whore a speedy cure has been
effected by the use ofths Cordial, after a resort
to the common remedies had proved unavailing.
1t has been extensively used throughout this
State and elsewhere, for many yeaY--has heSn
approved, and is used in practice BY great
number ofthe mostrespectable physicians,as may
be seen by their certificates and recommendations
accompanying each bottle.
This medicine is discovered to be a certain and
effectual remedy for the intestine disease, pro-
duced BY the drinking of the waters Of the riv'
ers in the southern and southwestern States,
whi:h renders it of ineStimablO value to those
whs reside or travelin those sections of the
country.
NB To secure thu public against deception,
tho external label bleach bottle is secured by
copy right, which was entered (ae:ordiug to act
of Cougress) in tho Northern District OF New
York, on the 9Th day of November, Ammo DOmi.
nj, 1870.
i A fac smile of the .propristor's signature
will lie found On the outer label Of each bottle,
if genuine. Prize 81 cts.
| FOR SALE BY D. ]. Steward, w. ?. Mack
lem, Georgetown--Palmer q Campbell and
Ridpway &CIedit, Ripley-.dcklsn q Lamb,
| .AberdeOn.
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Fe1nale Seminary

OOTSGCOWA GCGAo4S @C4AAAoA
VTILL open on Monday the second Of
" September, under the supsriMtendencs OF
the subsc riber assisted by E. ". Maxwell.
The year will be divided into two sessions of
twenty.tw weeks each. No pupil will be re-
ceivsd for less time than half session, and no
deduction for absence will be made, except for
sickness of two or more weeks at a time.--
There will be arrangements made fer priTna-
nv class, which will no at all interfere pith the
TEXT BOOKS.
Colburn'a first Lessons; Rays third part, and
Adams' Arithmetic, Davies and Colburn's
Algebra, Playfair's Euclid, Smiths and Kirk
hams Grammar, Nitchell's Geog' Apply, Wor-
csster' 3 snciAntGeogruph Goodrich'S History
with Emsssion's Questions, and supplement,
Whelplsy's Compcnd, Phelps Botany, Goods
Book Of Nature, Smelles Philosophy of Natural
Histery, Lacey's Rhetoric, Whateley's Logic,
Comstock's Natural Philosophy, and Chemistry,
Wa yland's Moral Science, AIexander's Evil
dence OfChristianity, Buffers Analogy ,Paley's
Natural Theology, Watts on the mind, Nc
Colough's Geography ofthe Heavens with the
maps, Constitution of the United States and of
Ohio. Mans6eld's Political Grammar, and
SuHvan's Political Glass ook, Mason's Harp
and the Bible.
| Chronological OnaFI Oh O6HoFbI History
will be furnished, together with the Globes
| O.casionly lectures upon Moral and Natural
Philosophy by the Superintendent and Teach
er.
TERM BILL.
Tuition including all the primary studio,
Calisthenis, $1,OO
For more advanced studies including
Vocal Music, $500
Boa rd per week, $I,5(
Washing psE month, S0,7'
There will be a small charge for fuel and 9th
er contingent expenses,
EXTRA.
French $50
Latin so
GermaR 30
Satin Embroidery 80
Drawing 30
MozzotnG Painting 2,5
Lessons on the Guitar 100
Music on the Piano by Miss Hall of
Boston per Or. 80
SARAH T. JOHNSON.
August, 1874
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vote for Polk, Dallas, Tod, and the an.
nsxuliOR Of Texas.
ROBERT DEAN.
10 ths American Union.

TOT me American OulOus
Nh. EDITOR:-Afret my compliments
10 you, ask the lOvOr OF a corner in your
paper, 10 declare my remuneration Of
Whiggsry and lie principles.
VOled, in 1910, for Tip, Tom and
Ty" went in for rStrenchmeht and re.
form, aud Gns mess we have made Of it!
Where are The VOWS they made usl-
Cerllinly therSis no dependence to placed
in coon promises; they will say one thing
and do another until patience is exhaus.
ted.
am, therefore, determined 10 use
all honest exertiODs TO elSct Polk; Dalla
and Tod.
This child cannot be "caught with
chafF'' again, so (srewell TO whiggery.
Yours, Sc,
CHARLES MERCER.
Mi Pleasant. O. JuIV - 1874
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Brown Common Pleas.
Petition. EoTPaEti-
titn
John Leonard
AndreW Smith AOtheFs

John Leonard fSittion- toTEaftl-
vs. tUn
Andrsw Smith &othsrs.
A NDREW SmiA, Elizabeth Emith, AaTosi
hLeOnard, Levi Leonard, George Leonard,
John Snotwell, Ellen ShOIwell. LEONARD Ma
son, Hsstersna Mason, George Mason, AndrSW
Masob, Mary Huber, JAMES HCIemsn, JOasph
HOlemaD lilies HOl nan, Elizabeth Holsman
Aaron Holeman, ,fhomashoitmsn E,SlinsHols
man, and Han,it lIolsmsn, will take notice,
thar petition Wss sled IN the 2Gth day sfApEil-
1874, in the Court Of Z. mmon Pleas Of brown
county Ohio, by Jehn Leonard, ard is new pen
ding, wherein the said John Ltorhrd demands
partition oftbe following zeal ssists; Begin
ming at a double white oak and two Othsn n
EaThear's line and north west corner aBd With
west corner to John Andenon, thence WiIh A.
deTsons line south, 79 degrees cast, 134 polss
- white oaks in the line Of IHnatius RoasSS
survey and corner to said .andsnon, thenoa
with the line ofRosses survey noIth,t11 dssJess
east go poles to two hiekoIiss and Whffeoak,
corner to said Ross, thence i.orlh 10 degrees
west, l4 poles TO two white oGkI and gun yeor-
ner to EaTheart. thence with his line South, II
degrees west, 60 poles 10 the bsginBinE, cen
tanning so EeTes .--and that, at the neEt tern
OF said Court, application sill be made By Iho
said John LeOnord for IN order that paEIitian
may be made Of said pennies.
JOIN LEoNAED, PetitioneF.
MARsHALL l. Penn, sells. for Pspr.
May 81, lS44--6w
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Worm Powders,
Brown Co. Common Pleas.
William M. Armstrong;
vs.. Dill % lofecloSe
Charles Porter'sAd's& Mortgage.

Charles Porter'sheIr's )
In pursuance of an order OF the court
Of Common Pleas Of Brown county
Ohio, made at their April term IS44'-
/ will offer at sale at the frCnt door OF the
Court house in Georgetown, on the 18th
dsy Of July, 1874, between the hours OF
10 o'clock a. IN. and 4 pm. Ofsad day,
the following described real estate TO wit.
In lot in ths town Of Ripley Brown coun'
" Ohio, known upon the recorded plat
Of said town BY its number one hundred
and twenty one 1917. The above real
estate TO be sold in satisfaction of de-
cree rendered in said court in favor Of
the complainant in the above case.-The
said real es'Ote valued at four hundred
and fifty dollars. Terms Of sale cash in
hand.
Georgetown, May 27, 1874:
DAVID FERRIER,.
MasterC Commissioner in nChancery
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Mr. MuhIenberg, the democratic can
ddato for Governor OF Pennsylvania, died
with an appoplscIc fit on The 10Th instant.
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New Tin Shop.
TIN AND COPPER WARE AT Low
PRICES,

TN hIND OOI UIL W n 1NL "A LO w
PRICES.
TVHE subscriber has opened new Tin
J. ware shop north of the maket house
in Georgetown, under the management
Of A. ]. Ivy, where Tin snd Copper
ware Of all kinds and descriptions will be
kept on hand or manufactured TO order,
at the lowest prices Tor cash or produce.
THOMAS WALKER.
August u, 1874.
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WILL TAKE NOTICE

WILL TAKE NOTICE
TWNHAT petition was fled against them on
the 18th day Of une 1874 in The Court Of
Common Pleas oil Brown eoanty Ohio BY sdH-
drew J .Ralstin ( Nancy J. Ralstin his wife
and George Shiek and Dulceua Shiek his wife,
and is now pending, wherein they demand par
tit on Of assignment Of dover 10 the following
lands and rea estate to wit; Sixty two acres
aud twenty two poles decided to Peter Penny
now dect as I'd, by Lewis Penny and wife in
said county Of Brown on the waters of Glover
lick creek part of survey Of200 acres made in
the nams Of William TOmlin by No. 573--also
one hundred and eighty two acres and thirty
seven poies Of land lying in SAFE county on the
waters of Whiteoak creek and deedad by James
Taylor and wife by their attorney to Peter
Penuy hsing part of David Lamberts survey
No. 249I--Aiso 81 acres and IS poles OF land
lying in said county decided to Peter Penny by
George C. Light & wife part Of entity in the
name of John Watts No. S90l--AlsO Thirty
three and three fourth acres Of laHd lying in said
county decided to Peter Penny by George G.
Light and wife and being survey No.
1861 in the name of William .Andrsws--.alSo
541cros OF land lying in said county, part
of a tract of l0i acres decided by said Light q
wife 10 said Peter Penny and part Of said
Watts survey 590l--A'so 95 acres 2roOds &
"a poles of land lying in said county of
which said Peter Penny died seized and part of
said WilliamT Tomlin's survsy No. 573; and al
80 three and three fourths acres ofland
living in said county decided to the heirs of
Peter Penny by Joseph Pitzor 81 wife part of
survey No. 1862 in the name Francis PeytOn
aud that at the next term ofsHid court applica-
ton will be made by the said peti TONERS for an
order thst partition may be made Of said prem.
iSes and dover assigned therein.
June Both I844.-6w
ANoREw J. RALsTiN and Nancy
RALsTiN his wife g. GRokaE
SHIcK & DULeENA SH1cE his wife,
Petitioners.
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James Penny, Lucinda Psnng. Lewis Penny,
Wesley Penny, Andrew Penny and Indiann
Penny, Children, and Jams Penny widow Of
Peter Penny deed, d.
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SANDS'S SARSAPARILLA,
FOR THE REMOVAL AND PERMA.
NENT CURE OF ALL DlSEAs.
ES ARISING FROM AMIN.
PURE STATE OF THE
BLOOD, OR HABIT
OF TIE SYS- e.
TEN,
NAMELY.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-07-25
DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES


4 simple and frugal Government, confined within
strict Constitutional limits.
4 strict construction ofthe Constitution. and no as
sumption of doubtful powers.
No National Bank to sw.ndle the labor.ng popula-
ton.
No c injection between the government and hanks.
4 Diplomacy, asking for nothing bat what II clear
~ right and submitting 10 nothing wrong.
NJ public debt, either BIZ the General Government.
or by the STATES, except fr objects Of urgent neces-
sitv.
No assumption By the General Government Of the
debts Of the States. either directly or Indirectly. by a
distribu;. cd f the proceed, # the public lands.
A Revenue tariff. discriminating in favor Of tho
poor consumer instead Of tic rich capitalist
No extensive system Of lu;erna! Improvement by
tic General Government. or by The States.
\ constitutional barrier against improyidcnt State
loans.
The honest payment of our debts and the sacred
preservation Of the public faith.
4 gradual return from a paper credit system.
No grants of exclusive charters and privileges, by
SPECIAL legislation. 10 banks.
No connexion between Church ard State.
No prescription for honest opinions:
Fostering aid 10 public education.
4 progressive reformation If al abuses.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-07-25

i4u4a hin Papers c.rfaa ia o lnr ard ale address.
t. ne li.ic from te Catholic lat. II ~ l~adelfi.a.
IN answer t. Dire la.e prcson'nent If Tie GRAND ny 81
tnat c-is. il Ms prepared Is q ce@neasilc aqfo.ut q
al meeting Ct tic Catholic citizens If lh 'ad,Il4.a.
ana approved and ordered t. BE- published IL a meet
ny subsequently held. Il j. q mid. Slain. >tfe-ght-
Forward paper. gong to show that tue Cath les @;
tlai ely have never attempted 70 exclude ,he bible
from the public schools. with lie c,rihi at,s Of tie
school directors IN corrotoraIon of ;hc same.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-07-25
Governor Il n. Arrested.

Tie Boston Democrat sgys:-We learn from Prov
Gcncc. that Samuel Ward King. the Charter Governor
of Rh'de Island. who made war upon tie PEOPLE f
tilot Stale. for endeavoring 10 establish an American
Constitution instead If n British Charter. was last
wees arrested on 4 warrant charging him with llo-
niouS'y sealing and onhcz1cll.ng $3.50 f tie
funds Of tic Ih,de I-laad Agricultural Dsnk. lie
was arrested BY Sheriff Potter. and iakcnh fore Iuira
Sin ic~ FIR examination. 1ii- - e mas n mta
r4 psrfs tnae. .cut tic e.e1tr Iaf. i..r u ea-
~ ate airet-m nhlt ttte.aru nl,- tlc ~. rue
tsrrtt. a1e contrasting v3..4 I..aa. ". U.rr.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-07-25
Col. l'csl. and .i,c TnriG.

Col. Folks views relative to a tariff viii be found
fully expressed IN tie lester below. They are such -
Will be approved Of by the ercp, loas> # Tie pcofl.
e the ini'ed States. They are sound, judsciou.
cnmliahln
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-07-25

Gog. Sae's of Nem lia~s ~. IN h, nf,<-..o
,u-. it,n-
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Wig. ~ ana Snt.,:>;,..

J. K. KAHr, &c, r.a's elelIa.~
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-07-04
Oriental AMecdOte.

A certain man went TO a Deryish, and pro-
posed three questlons:- First" Why do they
say God is omnipo potent? do not see him in
any place; show me where he is. Second.
Why is man punished fnr crimes, since What
ever he does proceeds from God Man has
no free will, for he noi do any thing con-
,rary to the will of God and if he had power,
he would do every thing for his own good.
Third How can God punish Satan III hell fire,
since he is formed OF that element; and what
impression can fire make on itself? The Der
wish took up large ciod of earth and struck
him on the head with IT, The man went 10
the Cazy and said: -
81 proposed three questions 10 such Derv-
ish, who flung cIod OF earth al my head, which
made my head ache"
The Cazy, having sent for the Dervish, AK
ed---
why did you throw clod of earth a, his
head. instead Of answering his ques,ions!"
The Dersish repied---
"rhe clod of earth was an answer TO his
speech. He says be has pain IN his head;
lie, him show me- where II is, and will make
God visible TO him. Aud Why does he exhibit
= complaint against me-! Whatever did was
the &C, Of God, and did mol strike him with
GU, The will of God: what power do possess?
And as he is compounded of earth, how eau he
suffer from that element?"
The man was confounded, and the Cazv
highly pleased with The Depisks answer.