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Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1854-12-11
MISCELLA ECU S. .
The American BOnaparte.

The American BOnaparte.
The Baltimore correspondent Of the N
Orleans Plcsy une speaking Of the son Of
Jerome Bonaparte, Of Baltimore, ssho has
gone to the Crimea with the rank OF a
lieutenant in the French army, says:
"The grandmother, Nine Bonaparte,
Of whom he is peculiar favorite-almost
a pet-has manifested great interest in
him. On his departure for Europe she
presented him with $4,000 and promised
the larger portion OF her fortune if he
would remain in France aud raise himself
to the highest honors. perhaps to tire
throne. This lady, although native Of
Baltimore, has wonderful prediction
for royalty. She processes to despise re-
publican America and yearns for imperial
sway, yet her acts are almost democratic.
Possessing an immense fortune, she chooses
to live in plain boarding house, without
even suit Of rooms or an establishment.-
Yerging nearl, the period Of three score
aud ten years, she still exhibits traces OF
remarkable beauty, priding herself upon
having the smoothes.. iairest skin Of any
lady in the city. She may be frequently
seen on the wharves, on change, at the
post office, visiting brokers, bankers and
other gentlemen OF business. collecting
rents. buying stocks, aud participating in
other speculative matters. She never goes
TO church, eschews modern morality, aud
has religion Of her own. She talks
philosophy, argues politics, rid.cu'es senti-
mentaiists, and loves to dwell upon and
recount the elories of Ia belle France
She often receives magnificent presents
from abroad-supposed to be from her hus-
band-and manites,s delight IN showing
them. have seen her, perhaps thou.
sand times, and never without wearing
upon her forehead gittering Jewel val
red at several thousand dollars. She holds
no intercourse with her felationsi but is
free, easy. afable and intellectual in con-
versationj with those TO whom her eccen,
tricities MAJ take fancy. She is en-
pbaticelly a character standing out in bold
relief, aud singula.ly prominent amongst
her sex"
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Affecting Nomance.

The Whitehall N. Y. Chronicle records
the death Of young man named Dennis
Bryan, from having his legs crushed by a
car. and adds
After his nangled limbs had been am
puiated his mind aroused to the terrible
consciousness that he must die. and he
implored the bystapders 10 "send for his
Lucy" "Whereis she? must see her
before | die-let me see her and can die
in peace" were his frequent CALCULATIONS
and entreatirs. His parents weie asked
what he meant-if he was marfied--to
which they replied that he was not, and
that they knew nothing Of the person he
named rs "his Lacy
After his DEATH II came to light that ht
had been married about three months to
a lady belonging to one OF the first fam.
lilies in kansinburgh. His wie's par.
ents had opposed theft marriage on the
ground Of his lack OF means, and the con-
'equence Of this opposition was the young
couple were cIaltdestincly united and theil
marriage kept profound secret. Young
Bryan has placed all his earnings, $3.50
in the hands Of his wife, it being their
intention when $500 had been aceumu,
lated to publicly announce their marriage
But alas the day on which they intended
to thus claim and expected to receive the
forgiveness Of offended parents never ar
rived.
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Necessary to choice 31.6S7.
Majority for Wise, 2,347.

Capt. J. A. Hartman arose, after the an.
nouncement, and declared. that, although
God Almighty might not haze i.ade him d
wise man, this Convention had. and he
pledged tire largest Democratic vote that
had ever been cas-. by Augusta County, for
Mr.. Wise. Several others of the minority
announced their acquiescence in the nom-
lnation. FIR. Irving, Of nynchburg, than
whom there was none more gifted and
chivarous in the Convention made very
amusing and pertinent speech. He said
that The minority had out-brasged, out
bnlIed, out-manotuvred-the watches
had run faster-in fact, had beaten the
majority in everything but Sotihg-.he
most essential point; and having been
beaten fairly, SO far as the Convention was
concerned he declared his determination
and that of his friends to support the nom-
inee. He moved thu. The notiination be
made unanimous, bat TO which there were
several dissenting voIces.
The Convention then proceeded to the
election of 1t. Governor. James Bar
bour, of Cdlpeper in a happy strain oil
enlogy brought to the consideration of the
Convention, the uame Of DR.. c. r Harris,
which was supporit by Col. Hartman. OF
Augusta, G. l.. Goidon Of Alexandris, aud
others, in earnest and effective speeches.
The names of A. G. Pendeton Elisha W..
McComas, II A Edmuneson. and Mr..
Hoge, We're meni.oned FOR ii, sa~e office
aud supported by their specify ilsads'
The first ballot resulted;
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STAUNT0N VIRGINIA. MONDAY, DECEMBER IT, 1854:
Horrible Murder and Suicide.

The Buffalo Republic OF Nov. u, fur
nishes the following details OF a horribl,
affair which occurred in that city on the
previous evening:
A man BY the name Of Patrick Kane,
an lrishman and soldier in the late war
with Mexico, came to the Poor House The
present fail, with his wife Jane and child
about four years old. Kane had but one
arm, having lost the other by premature
discharge of cannon. 1t appears he had
become Jealous of his wife, and last eve-
ming (Sunday,) aboiit six o'clock, he went
to his wife's room aud called her to come
to Him. Che readily obeyed the call,
meeting hin at the top of the stairs
Kane, without moments warning; caugh,
her and drew razor across her ,htsat,
severing one of the principal arteries.---
She escaped from his grasp aud ran down
stairs. crying 5" Oh, God ! oh, God !" be
following after until she passed through
three unoccup,rd rooms in the basement.
when she fell, either from the loss o. lood |
or by blow from his powerful arm The
alarm had aroused the inmates. Although
scarcely two minutes had elapsed before
Mr.. Rathbone reached the scene, he found
her dead, and the brutal husband was SIT
ting BY her side bleeding. having also cut
his own throat in a dreadful manner.
The KEEPER describes the scene that
here took place as awful beyond descrip-
ton. Kans held the razor still in his
hand, and would draw Il across his throat,
then kiss his wife, who lay dead by his
side. An attempt was made to take i,
from him, but he seemed frantic, flourish
ing the instrument Of death about and
around as il he would cut all within his
reach. He would again draw the razor
across his throat and repeat the kiss, until
it was finally Knocked from his Hand by
blow given by stick in the hands of the
keeper. Kane also died in about three
quarters ofan hour after this horrid affair
took place. Mrs. Kane is represented as a
modest and ulassum ming wo.
man, who at the time, had charge of
tick ward in the hospital.
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COLUMBIA, Nov. 28.-The Sot,h Caro-
lima Legislature met and organized yester-
day, and the Governor Transmitted his
message. The document is Mostly devoted
to State matters. His excelIency states
that the financial distress Of the present
period is greater than has been experience
ed at any time since 1S47, and opposes the
creation Of new bauks' as not being calcu.
lated to remedy the evil. He also opposes
the adjustment Of the militia system, and
recommends change in The school sys.
tenn. He thinks the laws relative TO free
persons OF color arriving at the sea ports
Of the State might be modified so as not to
give offence 10 foreign governments; and
considers that the country should carefully
observe treaties, pursue sound and dis
erect foreign policy, and avoid the APP
pearance Of grasping at any portion OF for
eign territory. He regards the result Of
the recent elections at the North as midi
cative of great disturbance Of the har-
mdny Of the country cotinsels calmnrss
moderation anG torb+arance and concludes
by hoping that the Soui, will discard par.
ty jealousies and stand BY the Constitution
and the Union,
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Bank Of selden, witilers & Co.

Messrs. John A. English and VIM
Bayne announce in the Washington pa
pels that they have been appointed tius-
tees TO settle the affairs Of the late firm Of
Selden, Withers and Company that the
preferred circulation will be speedily re-
deemed u and that, since The commence
ment of the embarrassment, "at,odt SIS 600
OF their circulation and about $4,000 OF
the liabilities have been redeemed aud
liquidated. The circulation now outstand-
ing is in amount about $4,000, and the
deposites to be paid about $4,000 as
sets, per schedule, over ST 600, O00.''-
They wish to be Understood, however,
that, "acting as trustees" they shall "b-
governed strictly by the provisions made
IN the deed (of assignment,1 taking no re-
sponsibility other than that invested in
them by the assignors. and they beg that
the pubic will not deem them ''unreason-
able or ungeneIous."
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THE VINDICATOI},
sTAUNToN, VA.
MONDAY MORNING, DEC. IL, 1854
Democratic Conventiofi.

In our last, we gave the proceedings G
the Democratic Convention up to F la
evening, when the Convention adiourne,
TO enable the Secretaries TO court the vote
On Saturday morning 1t was il limated
after LEANING that Mr. Wise wanted few
hundred votes, to nominate him, that the
alternate from Wood county --R. A. Pry-
or-intended .ast the vote Of hat coun-
~ before the result f the las nights bal
oi wa Announced alternate stating
that when that county was'ealed he was
engaged talking, and did not hear il. :
When this intention became known, the
friends of Leake. through Mr.. living,
OF Lynchburg. announced their 2ete:mi-
nation 10 .ccede from the Convention if
that course was persisted in This an
nouncement was hailed with the utmost
enthusiasm by the Leake men, which con-
tinued Until Mr. Pryor appeared and de-
clared, that, although he thought his rig hit
to vote was clear. he wouid not Insist on
it, but waive it for the sake of hafmony.
A committee, at this stage Of the pro-
ceedings, was appointed to examine aud
report on the credentials of alternates,
which resulted in approving all the prox-
les and alternates that had been presented.
Abou! this time through Nj. kenaa, ct
Aanawh report 2as made that the aoor
of the church was settling 'o.en, and that
1t was not safe 10 remain longer. This
announcement! created the widest confu.
sion. and such getting down s.airs"
from the galleries, and such general STAN
pede from the church, we lave never
seen. The people were almost frantic
with fear. Ladies screaming, fainting into
the arms Of men, ard every other fashion,
able indication o: being frightened to
DEATH seemed to take possession Of the
fair sex. and III some instances, met with
hearty sympathy from the Steiner part of
creation. The house was crowded There
must have been from 1000 to 1900 persons
presrat. TlIefe has been for a number of
years suspicion tina, this church was not
as substantial as it should be, aud whenever
a large number OF persons have assembled
in 1t fears have been eneralne !, OF ITS CIV
ing way. The damage we learr, IS sl;~ht.
and will promptly be repaired b. the Dem
ocratic party Of the county.
At the suggestion Of Col. Hartman. the
Convention adjourned to Union Hall, where
the Secretaries immediately proceeded to
The amour sment Of the vote as follows !:
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II .NORKFS,
PUBLISHER AND BOOKSELLER
RICHMOND. VA.

Is now receiving his USUAL large and
general assortmetcf -zssa -.e--- -.
Books, Paper. stationery. Pianos, &C.,
FOR The FALL TRADE.
"A ND would respectfully invite the attention
IN Of the merchants CT Virginia, North
Carolina and Tennessee, visiting The city, to all
examination Of his stock, which Tor complete.
liess and variety will be found equal to any in
the United States, aud upon terms as fair and
as liberal. ~
Blank Books, Of every description. always on
hand and made TO order. Book Binding, 10 all
its branches, executed in the test manner.
Worces.prs Piano Forles for which he is sole
agent are ':unrveed and unequaled" by any
manufacturer in the world, and sold at very
moderate prices
Richmond, Sept. 20, ts54.-iy.
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o. A woman condemned to death in
the reign OF Richard Ill, lived forty days
without food or drink. A young lady
16 years Of age. is mentioned in the Ed
ingburg Medical Essays, who was thrown
into such violent tetanus, or regi dity Of
the muscles, by the death of her father.
that she was unable to swallow for fiiy-
four days. A still more extraordinary
account is related Of a man who, on re-
covering from fever had such dislike
to foods of all kinds, that for eighteen
years he never tasted anything but water.
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P O E T R Y
TO

When other friends around thee smile,
And other joys Thy hours besule,
May not claim single sigh,
A token sw eel Of days gone by.
When | have ieflthe scenes behind,
And other duties call my mind,
Nav no, hope prayer from thee
Will rise 10 suilen fate's uectee
When tt,em'rys page is bloted DER.
And names once there are there ito hore,
Will mine still stand or be erased,
And other IN i,s stead be placed 2
IF fortunes star should grow mofe bright
To cheer me With its holy light,
MAY not ask this bocn for thee,
One thought, d single thought for me?
Oh, grant lhot me parting gift,
To cheer The moments patsing swift,
Aud oil VIII friendships Incense rise
From affairs based Of tfokeii siEhs.
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WILSON fEfERs, MARTIN, w spETERs
Nelson. tynchburg. Nelson.
PETERS, MARTIN & CO.,
Commission Il Forwarding Merchants,
RICHMOND, VA,
DENDER their services TO their friends, &C.
~ quaintances, and 10 the Planters, Farmers
and Merchants Of Virginia and North Caieli-
ia, for the sale Of
TOBACCO, WHEAT, FLOUR, CORN; &c.
aud Tor tho purchase Of GOODS, GROCERIES,
GUANO, PLASTER, &c., &c.
Particular attention paid TO the forwarding
Of Goods, Groceries, Produce, &C., &c. From
theft long experience in the business and united
efforts, they believe they will be able 10 give
satisfaction to those who may confiLe their 5u-
siness u their management.
References.
AUGUsrA.-Judge Lucas p. Thompson, Mes.
sieurs 1mboden & NlcCue, N. H. Massir, ESQ.,,
Maj J: Marshall McCue. Col. Alex. II. Owens,
john NcCue, Esq.
Rock BRIDGE.-Col. Mcdowell Read, Ed
ward Echols, Esq
Administration. VIM C. Riyes
NELsoN.-Gen. Alex. Brown, r. NJ Cabell,
Esq.
Daniel, Hurt & Preston,
McCorkle and Jones, AGREE aud McClana.
han. Saunders s. Ifbyi. Echols & Pryor
They have removed, aud now occupy the
large Brick Building tt the lower end of the
Basin, recently vacated by Messrs. 'Deane &
Brown, where they have ample stdfage room,
hey have also ample storage room al the Cen.
raj Railroad Depot.
April 3, lSH.-tf.
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LIVER COMPLAINT.
UNDlCE, DYSPEPSIA


CHRONIC OK NERVOUS DEBILITY
nISEASE Of the Kidneys, and all diseases
~ arising from Disardered Liver OF Son-
ach, such as Constipation, Inward Piles Full
ness, or Blood 10 the Head, Acid,ty Of he Siom-
ach, Nausea, Heartburn, Disgus, for Food, Full
ness or weight in the Stomach, Sour Eiuctons,
Sinking, or FIuttering al the Pit of the Slonach
Swimming Of the Head, Hurried and difficult
Breathing, fIutierlhs at the Heat, Chcakihg or
Sufocatiug Sensations when in a lying Posture,
Dimness Of Vision, Dots or Webs before the
Sight, Fever and Dull Pain in the Head, Def
eisct Of per,piis'on xs''e S, Of the Skin
Limbs, ETC., Sudden FJushes Of Heat, Burning
in the Flesh, Constant Imagnines Of Evil, and
great beptesslon Of Spirils. Can be efIeciually
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TRUTH.

Truth, Iike the DIAMOND is fount oflight,
Braming efihgt nj in the darkest night;
Error its ebon form may intefvenej
But siIlit beams as brightly though Unseen;
And though thus hid ill centuries have past,
The steady fire shall clay the foe a, last
Dark clouds may sometimes vel! its radiant form,
And lightnines iend it but, amidzih s,ottf',
The gem IS indebted, and lis pure ray
Brighter shall shine, like sunbeams on the day,
When storm, and cloud, aud lighnines pass a.
way. [Caifornia Magazine.
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@-"Zeb," said chap 10 his chum,
the other day, .ssems to me you didn't
stay ierg at Squire Togger's last night"
NO" Vas the reply; Il was sayin' few
pleasant things to the daughter, and Che
old Eap came in and gave me a hint to
go." A hint, Zeb--what sort OF hint"
"Why, he gave me my hat. opened the
door,. ami just as he began 10 raise his
cowhide boot. had thought that
wasn't wanted and so l--l took my leave"
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ATTENTION, LAND DUYERs!


p AM authorized to sell near 400 Acres o
4 Land within I mile Of the furnishing vii
age oil MI. Scion, Augusta county. and convey
nient 10 good schools, aud Messy Creek Acade-
my. The land is principally level, aud 400
Acres can be watered for meadow. Tie soil is
deep muiatto, with growth Of oak, pine, and
hickory, excellent Tor grass. wheat, and corn
Forty TO fifty bushels Ter acre " III be raised On
the farm this season although one ofthe dryest
summers in GU, vicinity tuI many years. and
near TO a fine mountain range for cattle. brd-
ings are excellent. The land can be eonseni-
entlt divided into two or three tracts. Market
convenient, IS miles to Va. Central Railroad al
Starnion, and IA to Manassas at Harrisonburg,
when completed. Ia addition, the Dora Iron
Company are about cotrfntenEftg ons or two
furnaces within miles of the fatm, requiring
a large number of hands which will afford an
additional market.
TERMS very liberal: one.third in hand, the
balance in FIVE equal payments, and $40 per
acre.
have no interest 10 the sale Of the above
property, bull consider it erea, bargain. For a
description Of the land, &c., and The beauty OF
lis location, reler any Que TO WIN. G. Stevens,
Harrlsonburg, Va, one Of the editors Of the Reg.
sler. Apply to
C.. r. HARRIS, Agent,
N Mt Solon Augusta Comfy Va
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vs. gentleman in'an eating house the
other day. looked in vain for a bill OF
fare. Not finding one, he inquired OF a
waiter. new conner, who was yet bard.
~ initiated into tile my steifes Of Ills vo-
cation, "Will you bring me programme :
s"Yes, sir, he replied twill you have il
boiled or roasted''' The gentlemen. fea Z.
ing it might be rather ,ndigestiblr, decln.
ed both propositions.
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@g> A wonld.be prophet, down South,
said lately in one Of his sermons, that he
was sent to redeem the world aud all
things therein Upon hearing this, ma
tive pulled out two FIVE dollar bills on a
broken bank, and requested him to FORK
over the specie for them
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o. Twins by the powers " eIied the
horror struck lrisf.man as the nurse APP
preached. bearing a new pledge Of affec
lion from his fruitful helpmatr. Twins
hinny r. cried the nurse faith, Muir
dcch. ard it is the blessed whisky that
makes We see double this morning
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say, especially 10 those unacqnainlcG with his
reputation, that his Credentials or Diplomas al
ways hang in his Office.
Or ALL LETTERS MUST BE POST PAID
Remedies spni TO all pats Of the country.
TAKE NO1lCE.-Petsons wiring must
state age, also send the portion Of advertisement
which describe symptoms
" OFFICE No. z SOUTH FREDERi OK
ST, East side. Observe name on door
June ~. l854-ly 1854 "a
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ident-WfLLIAM II. EARLY.
DIRECTORS:

I'm. r EARLY,lB. II. MAGRuDER.s o. NOON,
.. r.. WATSON, D. C. FLANAGAN, !. TiMBERLAKE,
THos. WOOD, DIR. 8. MAUPIN, GEoRGE CARR.
Score tary-JOHN WOOD, Jr.
HUGH w. SaEFFEY, Agent Siaunton,
DR. r. A. BERKELEY, Examining Ply stefan.
Aug. IA, 1851 6n
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DAVID A. WALSH,


BOOTS, SHOES, TRUNKS, sc
No. 1919, Main Street Richmond, Va.
6NLoW t.A01E aQUARH)
Has always on hand General Assortment, Of
Ladies' Gentlemens, Children, & Servants
s II O II s,
Which will be sold on accommodating terms.
Boots and Shoes male to order. at short notice,
and oi lh1 best materials.
Riehmcad. Sept IS, lS54.-ly.
Sausage Cutter---No Humbug.
n HAV JUS, received IL lol Of superior Sau-
y sage Cutters. warranted 10 cnt from l50 TO
$40 pounds per nour. The chief points OF ex-
ceilence are that The knives can be taken out To
clean ard Put back wilnou, any trouble. Frey
are easily regulated 10 cut fine or coarse-re-
qnire TN, Ii,lIe power 10 orelale them, and be-
ing made almost rnlineiy of lion, can he KEEP,
swee, and clean, and will no, warp or SWELL
Every family should have Que. Call and ex.
anime is all tina, is asked III convince oil their
superiority over all others.
nov. 6, 1884. GEO. E. PRICE.
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&S-"What is the chief use OF bread 7"
asked an examiner at recent school ex-
hibition. " The chief use Of bread, All
swered the urchin, apparently astonisaed
at the simplicity of he inquiry, the tshirt
use of bread is to spread butter aud moias-
ses on it,
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The TuRKs.-The reputation Of the
Turks tor yalor has SERIOUSLY suffered ia
the fighting near Sebastopol. At all t.
vents, the Turks at Sebastopo do not fight
like the Turks on the Danube. No won
der that even the Irish women laugh at
these heroes, who volunteer for fight
and then run awav
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VIRGINIA TESTIMONY.

Doctor ]. NJ. Wilson, Lexington, Va Feb
9Th, 1852, said 81 am entirely out of the Ger
man Bilters. They have become all tho rage
Nothing else sells" e5
:. The Tenth Legion, published at Woodstock,
Va, said, Jan. 10Th, 1850 s: "a Great Medi-
cine.-We have uniformly RETAINED from rec
ommendine 10 The public ans If the various
patent medicines Of the day, unless thoroughly
convinced oil their value. Among those we con-
slider worthy Of notice, is the German Bitlers,
invented by DR.. Hoofand, and prepared by DR..
Jackson, in Philadelphia. One instance, in par
licnlar, in which the superior virtues oil this
medicine have been tested, has fallen under our
ohsetvelion. During the last SUMNER, a son OF
Mr.. Abtam Crabill, OF this county, was very
seriously affected nth Liver Compliant, and al.
ter trying IN vain various remedies, he purchased
bottle Of the Biiers, and after usirg H., was so
much relieved OF his distressing n,alady, that
he procured another bottle, and is now restored
entirely to health y
They are entirely vegetable. free from injnr.
Gus ingredients, always strengthen the system,
and never PROSTATE it.
For sale Wholesale by Druggists in all the
principal cities, and at felail BY apohecares and
storekeepers in every town in the United
States.
O. Sold by p. 81 B. E-k,iJge. S,aun.
ton, A. Tucker, Baskerville, and by Druggists
and Dealers in Medicines every where.
Oct 40 l85A -lv
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YouNc AMERIcA.-A distinguished law
yer in Court street, in Boston, missed his
K N. office boy, the day after election.
In the course Of the day news was receiv-
ed that The young Blackstone had been
elected member at the Legislature and
had remained at .hdme to receive the con-
gIatulations Of his political fliends.
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o. A face,ious boy asked one Of his
playmates--"Wh hardware dealer WAS
like boot maker p The latter, somewhat
puzzled gave it up. Why said the
other, because the one sold the nails and
the other nailed the soles."