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Demoine courier., 1854-09-07
An Infamous Record.

Congress adjourned after a session of
eight months. IL contained a demo.
cratic" majority Of t~wo-,hirds, with a
Presiden. and cabinet Of the sams stripe.
full swing in all departments Of govern.
mcnt, four ffths of The State governments
on It's side. its old rival the Wing party.
dead; the Republicans no. We, in power,
The Freesoilers too weak to resist it's will
and pleasure; and a surplus Of thirty
millions in the treasury. Now let us
see wha. this par excellence Democratic
Power mas done.
LIST. They violated an old national
compact of their fathers, for the ex
sed and avowed purpose Of wrestling
free soil from free men and delivering i,
over to the slave breeding nabobs. to be
cursed for future ages with human chat
lalism.
2d.-They induced by bribery, many
members of Congress 10 be,ray their
constituents and sell their souls for gold
and office.
Sd. They robbed the National Treas.
ury of ten millions of dollars tor the
purchase Of a strip Of chapparel desert
and volcanic rocks Inhabited by prowl.
ing. numbering Indians.
4th. They strangled the peoples
Homestead bill; after holding the word Of
rromise TO the ear they broke it to The
hope.
9Th. After passing a bill TO aid Com
merce by improving Rivers and Harbors.
the Democrat gentleman, imbLed with
the f~avorise New Hampshire and South
Carolina doctrine, put his kingly veto
upon il.
9th. They burnt up a defenceless town
and destroyed half a million of Ameri.
can property. without JUS. cause. or the
slightest provocation.
7th. They have squandered slcenfy.
fUe millions of dollars in a single year.
John Quincy Adams spent thirteen,)
emptying the Treasury Of it's thirty mil
lions Of surplus, without rendering The
people a dollars worth of service.
9Th. They have postponed ,ha. truly
national necessity, the Pacific Railroad.
and they have helped slavery, ~squander.
Ell money. spurned the peoples inter-
ests, trodden under foot all that was USE
full and necessary; these are the trophies
Of this Administration, blasphemonsly
called Democratic Cleveland Leader.
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Cholera Items.

There have been eighty deaths in
Hermann. y small town in Missouri.
Disease aba,ing.
In Toledo Ohio. 100 persons have
died. Of whom all bu. eigh. were foreign.
ers and strangers.
In L~oekpar,. N. Y. all families were
forbidden 10 take. board or lodge, a
individual coming into town within forty
days from the passage Of the ordinance.
In Northampton. Pa. the wife Of the
steward and Is paupers have died in the
poorhouse.
In Marlboro, Stark Go. Ohio l8 cases
out Of SO have proved fatal. Confped
chiefly to the emigrants from Savoy.
The cholera ragged with some little
severity at B~rookville, Ky. In Nash.
vile it has absied.
l. s'ill RACES in the larger cities and
will probably do so through the change.
able season Of fruits.
The cholera Al Nfin Ohio, ragged al
most exclusively among the foreign pop
p~lasion. Of 80 persons who died, bu,
three American.
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CuRrous EFFECTS OF HAIR IN GsAss

Curious EFFECTS OF HAIR IN GRASS.
"A few days since The purchasers OF
hog hair At Terra Hau,e, Ind, carried is
out ON the prairie and spread i, on The
grass to dry. This a in the fall and
winter. After being washed with the
rains, it was rsked up, leaving a portion
sticking in the grass. Ia the spring
this was the earliest green spot and con.
tinued to BE- The sweetest, az was proved
BY the cattle resor,ing there TO feed. BY
aud BY n Of them died, then another
and another. though apparently fat and
healthy. Then one was opened 10 as.
certain the cause of death, and after.
wards others for curiosity. in the s,o.
machs Of those that had fed mos, upon
this hair.manured spot, were found two
or three dozen hair balls; such as ws
used TO be told when a boy were switch
balls W. have seen them three inch.
es in diameter and solid as i, is possib,s'
to compact hair together. The calami-
ty grew 90 serious that The owners of
cattle had to pillow up the ground and
turn under the sod and its rich manu-.
ring. which continued 10 show its effects
for years after.
Hair balls are often found ia the sto.
machs OF cattle on the farm. from 9
morbid appetite eating their own or
other animals hair. or bris;les when the
swine have been buichered; and per.
haps oflsner produce death than is i'm.
agined. To prevent accidents, le, ell
the hair be plowed under; it 10 very va.
liable manure.
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The Weather and Crops.
The Richmond fKy.0 Messenger. of

The Richmond (ky.) Messenger, Of
Friday. says:
Within the last few days we have
been favored by several copious and re-
freshing showers Of rain. Under their
influence the grass and other vegetation
has very much revived; though we fear
they came too late to bring on, The corn
crop. which had suffered exceedingly
from the long drocth.
The Danville (Ky.) Tribune, of Fri.
day, says:
We were favored with a fine rain on
Tuesday morning last, which was Of in
calculable advantage 10 such of the
growing crops as are not too far gone 10
be benefmed. We learn tina, While
some OF the farmers of this county will
not make half a crop Of corn, others will
turn out very we'll. We have heard Of
sales Of corn in .he field at % SO per
barrel, made some time since, and a
number Of late sales. which we under
stand is about the presen. standing price
for new corn in the field.
The Bedford (rennessee) Yeoman,
says:
The corn crop will be very bad. tho
not as bad al some would have u be-
lieve. For The las, few days the wealth
or has been cloudy. and light showers
have ALLEN occasionally about in differ.
EN-, parts Of the county. The whea.
and GA. crop is remarkably good.
The Maufy (Tenn.) In.elligencer.
Gays:
A rain tell here on TUESDAY, evening
last. The corn crop in this and adjoin
ing counties will fall shor. Of those OF
last year by At least one.half.
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Phillip drew the hammer of his rife
back. and rested the muzzIe upon the
edge Of the boards. One of The men had
his hand upon the latch. The boy. hero
uttered a single word Of heartfelt pray er,
and then he pulled the trigger. The
villain whose hand was upon the latch
uttered one sharp quick cry, and then fell
upon The floor. The bulle. had passed
through his brain.
For an instant, the two remaining vii.
lains were COMPOUNDED, bu, they quickly
coDprehendeG the nature anc position oil
their enemy, and sprang for the ladder.
They did not reach it, however, for a,
that instant the outer door was flung open
and the hounds-four in uumber-spranr
into the house. With a deep, wild yell,
the animals leaped upon the villains, and
they had drawn them upon the floor ius'
as the old hunter came from his ROOM
''Help US! help US! father" cried Phillip,
as he hurried down the ladder. I've
shot one of them! They are m~urderers!
robbers! Hold 'em! hold emf the boy
continued. cIapping his hands TO the dogs,
Old Slater comprehended the nature Of
scene in a moment and spIang to the spo,
where the hounds had the two men upon
the floor. The villains had los, ,hei,
knives. and the dogs had so wounded
them that they were incapable Of rcsis-
lance. With much difficulty the auima al.
were called of, and ,ae two men wer.
raised TO a seat. There was no need q
binding them. as the dogs had made
quick work in disabling them.
After they had been looked to, the ole
man cast his eyes about The room. They
rested a moment upon the body of him
who had been shot. and then turned Upon
the boys. Phillip told him all 'ha, hat
happened. Ii seemed come time before
the old hunter could crowd the whole
ieemlng truth through his mind; bu. a.
he gradually comprehended it at all, q
soft, grealful. proud Iigh, broke over hi.
features, and he held his arms out 10 hi.
Noble. noble boys!" he uttered. a.
he clasped them to bis bosom. "Got
bless you for this! o, | dreamed no
that you had such hearts,"
For a long time the old man gazed or
his boys in silence; while tears OF love
and gratitude rolled down his cheeks, ane
bis whole face was lighted up with III.
most -! Gus. holy pride.
Long before daylight, Phillip mounted
,he horse and started for the nearest Sc,
Element. and early in the forenoon The
officers Of justice had the two wounded
men in charge, while the body of thu
third was removed, They were recog.
nlzed by the officers as criminals Of no
torlety; bu, this was their last adventure
for the justice they had so long outraged
tell upon them and stopped them in ,heil
career.
Should any OF our readers chance tc
pass down the Ohio river, | beg that they
wouls take notice Of a large white man
sion tina, stands upon the southern bank
with a wide fores, park in front of il. ant
situated some eight miles west OF Ovens
boro. Ask your steamboat captain who
lives there. and he will tell you. .Philli.
Slater & Brother, retired -four mer.
chants" They are the Boy Heroes oil
whom | have been writing.
Demoine courier., 1854-09-07
POLITICAL L.
THE OLD THIRTEEN.

God bless the good old thirteen States!
God bless The young ones. too!
Who cares for musty birth day dates?
God bless them-old and new!
The old ones first our freedom gained,
In bloody fights of yore;
The young ones have their rights maintained
The old ones did before.
Or South, or North, or East, or West,
Twin sisters all they be;
One mother nursed them at the breast,
And that was Liberty.
And may the wretch whose hand shall strive
To cut their vital thread,
Be scorned while in the world alive,
And scorned when he is deadl
Now fill the bowl with natures wine,
Let's drink "God save the King"
The only King by right divine,
The Sovereign People King.
For they're the only King | own,
All others / despise;
The King that towers above the throne;
The King that never dies.
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Estray Notice.

.STATE OF IOWA, Sc.
@ TAKEN UP, before Hugh Con-
AN nelly, Esq, a Justice of the Peace
-mN in and for said County, on the 9th
day Of May, A. D.. 1854, by John
II. Carter, of Pleasant Township, at his resi-
dence therein, Estray property OF the following
description, to-wit: A bay horse, about 10 years
old, saddle marked on either side of the back
blaze in the face-lame in the right forefoot-
some white hairs on both sides Of the neck
supposed that he will not work-about fourteen
hands high, and appraised at forty-five dollars,
by Samuel Robertson and William A.. Mace.
JOSEPH HAYNE, County Clerk,
Otfumwa, May 81, 1854.22m3 w. c. Ioa.
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vNapoleon having entered one

a Napoleon having entered one OF
the cities Of Italy. the church wardens
recommended 10 him the relics of their
church. 'Sire. will YOU deign o take
our apostles under your pro,ec,ion?"
"Your apostles; are they Of wood!"
mo. SIRE"
zoe wha. are they; ,henl"
"Of silver, sire-of solid silver" re.
Piled the wardens.
''Solid s'lver!" replied Napoleon.
quickly; Eyes. | shall help them to fulfil
their mission; it has been ordained that
they should 90 throughout. lhe world, and
.he' shall"
Having said 20. he sen, them to the
mint u Paris.
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A. HAWKINS.
A. d. WOOD.
MEDICAL NOTICE.

Co WE would respectfully inform the in
haDilants of Ottumwa and vicinity that WooD
Il HAWKINS have formed a co-partnership In
the practice Of medicine and Surgery, and are
prepared to attend all calls in the line of their
profession. Punctual attendance and reasona-
Die charges.
One or both may be found at their Office, or at
their residences when not absent on business
DIR. Hawkins residence--:n the house formerly
occupied by James Baker.
WOOD & HAWKINS.
November oath. 1853.
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q There is only one paper in Egypt.
a small monthly sheet, at four dollars a
year. II is devoted mainly to The pow
ers Ina. be. and every one in the mploy-
menio Of the Pacha j. obliged to SUBSCRIBE.
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THE FIRST SESSION OF THE
ASHLAND SEMINARY

WILL commence on Monday, July 3rd,
1854, for the Term Of sixteen weeks.
The Board of Trustees have divided the year
INTO three equal sessions.
Terms Of Tuition per Session:
Spelling, Reading & Writing, : SO 90
Arithmetic, Geography and English
Grammar, : : 4 90
Higher Observation-Disclosures, Lam
suages, &C., &C., : 6 90
One half to be paid OF the middle and the
balance at the expiration Of the term.
LEWIS DWIGHT, Principal.
ISRAEL YOUNG, Treasurer.
JOHN BUTLER, Secretary.
THOMAS PING, Agent.
Ashland, Wapello Co., June Is, ls54.t4
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a The editor Of the Columbus, Ga.
Times has been luxuriating upon a new
species Of watermelon, the rind Of which
peels of like the skin Of an orange, and
leaves the whole Of the rich luscious pulp
in a mass Of lobes. which also divide into
paris, and is most delightfully."- favored.
1, was q native Of China.
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GooE.-The Grand Jury have found
a true bill for perjury agains. four Of The
jurymen IN the Ward case. They are
bound over in $1,000 each.
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Henry B. HcndershOtt,
ATTORNEY Al LAW,

OTTUMWA, IOWA. 81.
GO" WILL attend TO business in the Courts
of All the counties in Southern Iowa, and in
the Supreme Court at Iowa City.
Persons wishing to purchase or rent land or
town property are Informed that he has the agen-
ey and management Of much good property,
both in town and country.
March 18th, lS54.-ly f
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JOB PRINTING.

We have added to our Office a large supply
of Job Type of the latest and neatest styles,
and are now prepared to print Handbills, Cir
%cnlars, Blanks, and Business Cards, in the neat
est style, and most expeditions manner.
Demoine courier., 1854-09-07

a An Irish editor. in speaking of tho
miseries Of his country. says: "Her cup.
Of misery has been for ages ~oveyqowiag
and Is not ye' fuu.'
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D-t took thir,y-six thousand pounds
OF gold 10 pay the check Of seren mil
ions. given 10 the Mexican Minister, in
accordance with the late treaty.
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u The 6rst three children baptized
N Boston. were named Joy, Recon-.
Pense and Pity.
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- Railroad defaults and swinules for
the year 1854 foo, up tho nice Lille sum
OF $4,000. OOO I
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D. +. Gaylord
A u CTIO N E e X
OTTUMWA. IOWA

OAiUMWAS AoWA'
ry| WILL attend 10 making sale of personal
property or Real Estate, at auction at any time,
for a reasonable compensation. He may be
found in Ottumwa, unless absent on business.
May 10th, 1851.
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l.
A List of Premiums

To be Awarded at the Wapello County
Agricultural Fair, to be held on
Friday and Saturday, the 10Th and
3Oth Of september, 1854, at Ottum-
wa, Iowa.
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Business Cards.
Roy WANTED

A boy Of Industrious and moral habits, who
can read and write well, and who is from l6
to IS years Of age, is wanted at this Office, to
learn the Printing Business. Apply immediate
", il you want a good situation.
Demoine courier., 1854-09-07

Several banks Of Chicago have refused
TO take Indiana Bank no,ss for less than
two per cent discouns.
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Eighty acres well fenced, a good double log
house, barn, and other out houses, well of water,
a thrifty Peach Orchard, and few apple trees.
sons desiring q bargain, will do well to call and
see it. For further particulars call on the ed
itor Of this paper.
Ottumwa, July 9th, 1854.
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FOB SALE.

g. ALARM, LYING IN GREEN -
It'll Township, near the State road, ii;
Icy from Ottumwa to Bloomfield, lmh
consisting of
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JUSTICES NOTICES, Constable's Sales,
= and Blank Notes neatly printed, for sale at the
Courier Once. June ed, 1853.
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u The way Of the world il not t.
make laws, bu, follow eur,cms.
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J.. & j. Devin,
ATTORNEYS AT Law
OTTUMwA, IOWA.
HT' WILL practice in the Courts of Wap-
clio, Jefferson, Van Buren,, Davis, Appanoose,
Monroe Lucas, Marion and Mahaska.
Having the advantage Of a long residence in
the valley they will give particular attention to
Securing and collecting claims, sale of War
rants, Entries Of land on time, buying and sell
ing Real Estate, Settlement Of Titles, payment
Of Taxes, &c. February 10th 1854.
Demoine courier., 1854-09-07

ea RAGS WANTED,
ATthis Office, on job work or subscription.
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J. l.. TAYLOR.
J. WILLIAMSON.
Taylor & Williamson.

O. CO-PARTNERS in the practice of
Medicine. Office and Residences on Second
Street. Ottumwa, Jan. 9th, "a.
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FIRST ~CLASS-HoRsEs.
For best stallion, 3 years old and
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JAS. d. pEvIN.
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Jso. D. pEvIN.
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THIRD CLASS-CArrLE.

Best bull, Two years old and over, 5
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November oath, 1853.
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A NOBLE BOY.

RESCUE OF PASSENGER TRAIN PROM De-
srRUcroN.-W mentioned afew days since the
burning of the Tunnel Bridge, on the Baltimore
and Susquehanna Railroad, about five miles
south of York, and since learn that the confla-
grafton came very near being followed by one Of
the most terrible disasters that has lately occur
red in railroad travel. 1t is supposed that
the bridge took fire from the freight trains,
which passed about halfpast o'clock in the
morning, and the structure was totally -envelop-
ed in flames before it was discovered By the res
idents in the vicinity. At about o'clock the
frame work of the bridge fell through, and
among the spectators, some twenty In humber,
was a little boy about twelve years of age
named Eli Rheem, who, remembering that the
express passenger train was then about due from
York, started off at the top Of his speed to
endeavor to stop the train, which he knAw must
be close at hand. AS soon as he reached the
curve, about two hundred yards from the bridge,
he observed the train coming on at full speed,
and fearing that he would be unable to stop
them unless by the use of extraordinary means,
the noble little fellow took his position on the
track, and running towards the approaching
train with his hands raised, caught the attention
Of the engineer, who Immediately reversed his
engine, and stopped within four hundred yards
of impending destruction, the piers being some
twenty 1eeC rom the rocky Deo DeIOW, ana the
gap some sixty feet wide. Had the boy not
placed himself on the track, he would doubtless
have failed in his noble effort, as the engineers
are so often cheated by mischievous boss on the
route, that they seldom pay attention to them.
Even when he stopped, he thought that he had
been cheated by a youngster with more daring
than his associates, and was surprised to see the
little flaxen-headed fellow stand his ground, and
endeavoring TO recover his lost breath to answer
his question as to the cause of his interruption.
We learn that the passengers when,they as
certained the cause of the stoppage of the train,
and viewed the precipice over which they were
near being dashed, literally rewarded the boy
for his presence of mind and daring and that
the Board of Directors at their meeting yester-
day, appropriated 500 as an additional recon-
pense. Eli Rheem. boy but twelve years of
age, was the only one of twenty persons present,
most of them men, who had forethouyht sufi-
cient for the occason.-Ba Baltimore ADsericdn.
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TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN


r HEREBY make known to tho public, that on the
j. 18th of May. 1854, obtained Patent from the
United Statos for an improved saw. and am now
ready to dispose of rights furnish those with SAWS
who wish to avail themselves Of this vast improve
ment. This saw viii cut double the amount in any
given time, with the power that of the ordi-
nary The nature of my invention is so to con-
sruct the teeth Of the that each tooth shall cut
its way clean through the wood without tearing or
forcing the saw; each tooth acting mortce
chisel, and cutting chip of the sarne thick
ness that each tooth stands in advance of the one
next behind it, tho cutting part of each tooth is ex
actly vertical and notwithstanding each tooth sd-
in front of the next behind it. the blade of
tho to be of equal width requiring the back of
the saw to be inclined forward the size eff the open
ing between the teeth to be increased reduced
cording to the length of the and size Of the tim
Der to be cut that each space between the teeth
shall be capable of holding the entire chip or core
that the tooth behind it may cut off The saw is
pable of being attached to any mill.
L. STEWART.
For further information, address
STEWART il McCLELLAND,
Oct 26. Washington d. G.
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~ wonderful discovery has recently been
made by DR.. Curtis Of this city. in the treatment Of
Consumption, Asthma, and all diseases of the lungs.
We refer to " DR.. CWytis's HygeGra, or EnhGling
Hvesan VayOr and Cherry Syrup" With this new
method, Dr. c. has restored many afflicted ones to
perfect heaIth-as evidence of which, nc has in
Vulnerable certificates. Speaking of the treatment
a physician remarks: 1t is evident that inhaiing'
constantly breathing agreeable, healing Vapor ths
medicinal properties must come in direct contact with
the whole of the aerial cavity of the lungs and thus
escape the many AID varied changes produced upon
them when introduced into the stomach, and SUD-
iected to the process of digestion The Hygeana Is
fer sale at all the Druggists throughout the country
NesC York :Dutchntan, January a.
Soc advertisement of Medicated Inhalation in an
other column of this paper.
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THE NATIONAL ERA WASHINGTON D. c. NOVEMBER %, 1854

under a natural liability to enslavement? How
is this proved? Anglo-Saxons have been
slaves, and negroes shareholders. The mulatto
is both. Does his Anglo-Saxon blood give him
a natural right to enslave? While his negro
blood is a natural warrant for his own enslave
ment? The conception of Slavery by natural
right cannot be stated without irony, nor can
the idea of legalized Slavery, on any basis, be
expanded without absurdity and self-contradic-
ton. No man admits that he, himself by any
possible or conceivable process, could be en-
Shaved No mans conscience, therefore, admits
that Slavery can be legalized.
WILLIAM GooDELL.
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FORT EDWARD IESTITUTE.
Req. Joseph E. King, n. NJ, Principal.

NITINTER TERM begins December 9TH, 1854 /;
w Spring Term, March 28th, 1855.
New and superb brick buildings, with every de-
sirablo appurtenance to accommodate SEQ boardcrs,
ladies and gentlemen
The Faculty will consist Of twenty Professors and
Teachers, able to instruct the most advanced class
of students.
Board fuel, and room, well furnished, s. .65 per
week if paid in advance per term Of fourteen weeks
including tuition in common English and incdentaIs
in advance, $27 60.
duced fares, from Troy and Castleton, on the first
and last day of each term.
Circulars, with full information may be had at hi
Office or by applying to the Rev. IL. B. TAYLOR
Steward. Fort Edward, n. Y. Oct 5.