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PROPOSALS.
ID R0POsA ron FLoUR.8
OFFICE DEPOT CoKHIssARY OF SUBSISTENCE

QfffCE DEPOT CoKAISSART OF SUBSISTENcB}
WASHINGTON, August Is, 1864.
nEALED PROPOSALS are invited until August
18th, at II O'Clock m, for furnishing the SUBJ
sistence Department with
TIVE THO SAND 2 ,00O) BARRELS OF FLOUR.
The proposals will be for what is known at this
Depot as Nos and g. and bids will be entertained
for any quantity less than the whole
Bids must be in duplicate, and for each grade on
separate sheets of paper.
The delivery Of the Flour to commence within
i've days from the opening of the bids, and in sucn
quantities, daily, as the Government may direct;
delivered at the Government warehouse in George
town, at the wharves or RAILROAD depot in WASH
The delivery of all Flour awarded to be COM
pleted within twenty days from the opening of the
Payment will be made In certificates Of indebt.
edness, or such other funds as the Government
may have for disbursement.
The usual Government inspection viii be made
Just before the Flour is received and none will be
accepted which is not fresh ground, and made
from wheat ground in the vicinity where manu-
featured, unless of very superior quality.
The Flour to be delivered in new oak barrels,
head lined.
An oath of allegiance must accompany the bid Of
each bidder who has not the oath ON file in this
Office, and bid will be entertained from parties
who have previously failed to comply with thalf
bids, or from bidders not present to respond.
Government reserves the right to reject any DID
Bids to be addressed to the undersi8ne at No;
g. O. GREENE,
an 17-5t CAPTAIN and @, 8. v.
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DROPOsALS FOR HATS, GAPS, SHOES, DRY
Il GOODS, SEWING MATERIALS, &c.
Headquarters DEPARTMENT Of Washin gton.
Office of Chief Qndrteyn7asteT,

Headquarters Department Of WdShingtoH,)
Office of Chief QndrteynlnsteT,
WASHINGTON, August 6, 1864.
Written Proposals will be received at this office
until further notice for furnishing the following
article for use of contraband men, women, and
children in this Department.:
Brogans {russet. &c..) and other serviceable
Boots and Shoes for men, women, and childrenS
wear.
Chip, Felt, and Woollen Hats and Cloth Caps.
Kersey, Linsey. Ginghams, Calicoes, Blankets
Hickory Stripe flor ShirtsJ Bedticking, IN
bleached Muslin, Wooden Socks, and Burlaps.
Spool Cotton, Black and White. Linen Thread.
Bone Sqspender Buttons, lar &c Buttons for Goats.
White Porcelain Buttons, Yarn, Needles, and
other Sewing Materials and Trimmings.
Samples should be sent with each bid, at the ex-
pense of the party forwarding the same.
An oath of allegiance should accompany each
bid.
No verbal proposition will be entertained. but
every bid or modification of the same must be in
writing.
Purchases will be made. from time to time, as the
goods needed under contract or other wise, as
the interests of the service may require.
Good security will be required for the faithful
fulflment of any contract made under this adver
tisement.
Proposals should be sealed and addressed to the
undersigned, and end orsed Proposals for furnish
ing Dry Goods" &c. ELIAS NJ. GREENE,
Lieut.. Col. and Chief Quartermaster,
au Slot Department of Washin gtOn.
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DRePOSALS FOR FOB AG1.
CHEF QuAR1IRMAs1Il's OHFIo1,
WA9HINnTou DRP0F neN a. 1874


for supIlyins the e. o1arts +. M Rs-
xlessnaris. and ferf @cnros. Va. Or either Of
81 ssa a:s Ss sa
bushels OF corn or oats and 80 tons of hay straw
Bid ers must state At which of the above-n.med
Il MAKE make s.
said deVePPss sss Be-
IT, The price must be written out in words on the
3S5a s b g OF
bushels each. The sacks to be furnished without
raa Co securely bsed nay ana
The particular kind or description II oats, corn,
hay or straw proposed to be delivered NEST be
stated in the gropSsasd nna.r n. hid,
Mi IN Se
Government Inspector before being accepted.
hs s s
the Government may require and payment will be
and i0f 'aa
The bidaer will be required to- accompany his
Z
they wiH, within ten days thereafter, execute tho
tEsst to deliver the forage proposed in conformity
bidder should fs to snssr nss the e san:
IT, 81 s1Ssd ss
sible bidda OF the person to whom the contract
shown by the OH cia1 certificate of o. g. District
bic Rerssn Known to this ONCE;
Tss and Of each bidder
nPse sss:s ss i
Rueker, Cbief cepot ouartermaster. Warrington.
p, and should be plainly marked Proposals
Bonds. IN sum equal to the amount Of the con.
guarantors, will be required of the success n bid
der or bidders upon 81 enins the contract.
be obtained upon application 1t this once.
(roSa a& COUNTY Sn hs md -
and
ss
the Gosa In SACKS. bushs .,
-bushels Of Oats, in sacks. t. Per bushel Of
-tonse U q B.led Hay. a. - per ton Of 1000
tons Of Baled Straw. At - per ton Of 1000
Delivery to commence on or before the---dsy of
-, 1856, and to be completed on or before the
ss e t sH:st
Nth and sspx tsas
Sss Been secepted Your obedens servant
Brissdisr General 2: RgoK...
Washington. q.
~ GUARANTY.
We, the undersigned. residents Of - - 4. In the
County of -. and State Of. hereby, Jointly
and severally, covenant with the United States,
and guarantee in case the foregoing bid Of
after the acceptance Of said bid, execute the CON-
tract for the same with good and sufficient sure
ties, in sum equal to the amount of the ontract
TO furnish the forage proposed in conformity to
the terms of advertisement dated December 1853,
under which the bid was made, and, in case the
said -- shall fail to enter into . contract ~
aforesaid, We guarantee to make good the di fer
ence between the offer by said - and the next
lowest responsible bidder, or the person to whom
the contract may be awarded. =.
Given under our hands and seals this - dayof
-,18-. N. kseal.l
hereby certify that, to the best Of my fno1l.
edge and belief, the AbOve-n named guafantors are
good and sufficient IS sureties for the amount for
which they ohsF to 81 seHnftsXs 1;-.:
torney. Collector Of CustOms. or any other onicsr
sible person known to this once; prcv-
dec 9-n Brtgadief General and q. M.
. g.
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PROPOSALS FOR COAL AND WOOD.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Aug. ID, 1854.
PROPOSALS will be received for the delivery. for
the use of the Department, Of about 800 tons of
best quality WHITE ASH ANTHRAC1TE COAL,
1920 lbs, furnace size. Baltimore Company g
coal preferred; and for about $50 tons LUYKEN'S
VALLEY RED ASH egg si5e All da, to be weighed ned
Treasury Building any time before the 3Oth Sep.
TENDER, at whatever points designated; DINE
WOOD, to be delivered at such time as may be re-
CURED, and corded and measured upon the prem
ises , 49,,
Bids will be received until MONDAY, the goth
instant. addressed to the General superntssndsnt
the e be-
sideEed binding for two weeks after that hat day;
or ANY nor ton of the bids received. au 10 LIT
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~ The Pennsylvania House Of Representa-
tives has passed a law authorizing the COM
missioners OF Montgomery county to pay boun-
ties to drafted men.
~The people OF St Louis are tired of drink
ing the muddy waters of the Missouri, and
insist upon proper and purifying water
works.
~ Kansas City is now connected by rail
with ST Louis, except for about thirty miles,
where the travel is by stage.
KrSt. Louis and other Western papers have
increased their prices Of subscription, adver.
Using, &c.
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DROPOsALS FOR WOOD.

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF WASHINGTON,
Nos ss4 &c., s' sss .nS
Washington, August8, 1864.
PROPOSALS are invited for furnishing Wood to
re troops in and around the Forts spec
North Of the Potomae. Forts Sumner, Mansfield.
RussS sts9ens Tottsn Bnn
Batteries sneade, Kimbali, Parrot, and Came
East Of Eastern Branch Potomac-Forts Greble,
Meiss, Mahan, and Batteries Ricketts, and Was.
South of Potomac--Forts Marcy, Ethan Allen. @.
Woodbury., Whippie, Cass, Tiilins hast, Craig and
s5s ss e. for onnt
and to the Camp Of .Dismounted CaVairy, In the
Wood at 10t thu banfs 81 ad The
liver accessible to boats and on the banks of the
Bids will also be received for cutting and cord
Ing Wood at suGh Points within the limits of the
BY the Chief Fni pG infornasen
or this point will be given on application to this
Proposals win be resolved under this advertise
ment for WOOD anywhere within the limits of the
Depar1smnent OF Washington for supply OF troops
Proposals viii be made in the following manner.
Wsss tss e . soE s.s, on
8. For Wood cut and corded on the ground
Proposals must specify the locality, kind, guam
tity and quality of the Wood and its distance from
the nearest fort, camp or station for troops.
Each bidder must attach his full name and post
Off ce address to his bid, and the names of all par
ties interested in the proposal must appear in the
Proposals from disloyal parties will not be con.
sidered, and an oath Of allegiance must acconpa
ny each pro position.
Bids will be opened from time to time, and con.
tracts or purchase made as the Wood may be re-
The right is reserved to accept all or any part Of
q bid.
every bid, or modification Of the same, must be in
writing.
"''N' ELIAS NJ. GREENE,
Lieut., Colonel and Chief Quarter master,
su8-l5t Department Of Washin gton.
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ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY. .~s ..
IA OFFICE s14 PA. AVENUI,
WashiSstos, ID. q.
GREAT EASTERN, NORTHERN, AND WEST
MERcHAEDIs11a MONEY! snHG,v S1 SgsSs vALu.
rorvaraed With SAFETY AND DIsPAfCH to al
accessible sections Of the country. This Company
has agenci in the Principal Railway Towns in the
NORTH, EAST, WEST, AND NORTHWEST.
Its principal ofases are posu,,,
WASHINGTON, D. O., NV YORK, BOSTON
PHILADEtPHIA, BALTIM0RE, GIN.
CINNATI, ST; L0UdS, LOUIS
Connections are made at New York Snd Boston.
With Ii9ss f1ryarding to the GANADAS ana the "a:
to LIVERPOOL, SOUTHAMPTON and HAvR1
and thence by European expresses to all promine
commercial towns in Great Britain ana the Conu
nent. 800
ut All accessible parts of the United States.
O, @. DUNN, Agent,
de1S go WSahipsffn D. @.
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JAY COOKE & CO., BANKERS,


YIY7EERrH STREET. OPPOSITE o. 8. TREASURY,
Receive Subscriptions for the
NEW o. 8. 1910 LOAN
authorized by the act of June goth. 1864.
The notes will be issued under date of August
18th, in denominations of
$50, 800. $500, 81 600 and $4,000,
payable to bearer or order. bearing interest at
1910 per eentum per annum, payable semi an
nuAlly. and will be convertible at the option Of
the holder at maturity into six per cent Five
Twenty Bonds.
We buy and sell
GOVERNMENT BONDS of all issues.
TREASURY MOTIFS,
CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS.
And COIN,
And pay the highest price for
QUARTERMASTER'S CERTIFICATE CHECKS.
jyH-tf JAY COOKE & GO.
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DROPOsALs FOR WOOD AND COAL.

NAVY DEPARTMENT, August Ii, 1854.
SEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed +" Proposals for
Wood and Coal" will be receiysd ct the Depart
24th instant, for furnishing 200 cords best Oak
WOOD. and 80 tons White Ash Furnace Coal l2.24o
of the Department, piled for inspect on and meas.
urement-the coal delivered At the building. and
ivered by the LIST of October next.
Bids will be received for either the wood or coal,
separately.
The Department reserves to itself the right to
reject all bids if deemed excessive as to cost.
au.l5- I'd
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DIANes.-We have received this fisv. pi.no.
= Ct Steinway & Sons, and 5 of Hainss -.
Brotaers, also, several Melodeons. Wlich
Prices. Several second hand Pianos 6pon essy
sens in search Of reliable q caH ~
,exAlniAe our asoort1nOnt We. NETkIH6TT..
40 SeenerlltA ~ 70. aHsnu {
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MARLBoRopGH's DISPATCHES. Bdited by

1vl General Murray. vols, London ~
Dispatches of Lord Nelson. vols, London.
Official Dispatches Of the War of 1912.
Memoirs and Correspondence of Sir Thos. Picton,
vols. London.
Col. Frazer's Letters during the Peninsular and
Waterloo Campaigns, London.
Sir Charles Nspier's Life and Official Correspon-
dence, vols
Life and Letters of Admiral de Saumarez, yels.,
London.
Diary and Dispatches of Gen. Sir Robert Wilson,
2vols,, London.
Sir ". Sidney Smiths Life and Dispatches,
vols. London.
memoir, 2 vols, London.
Wellington Dispatches, London.
Confed crate Off cial Reports of Battles.
General McClellan's Report.
us PRANCK TAYLOR.
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M IDIOAL PURVEYOR's OFFIC1.

NJ IDIoAL PuRVGYORH OFFICE. .al3l 2T5
vh WASHINGTON. D. O., June u, 1894,
Az de e II this city and whs wish
requested to send 70 this ONCE, on the M0NDAYof
eacn week seated list Of the articles tAey may 30
1rios Of sseh attached to the sams,
an-n sr,. - n ~ ESH9TA SHBLAND.
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CHIEP QUARTBRMAsTIRB OlPIOl, "a ,
~ DIfOR7 OF WAsHINefoH,

1NH1EF QUARTgRMASTxKT OX11O1, y
~ -a- IL. - DRPOR7 OF WASHINofou
Waslisstos. ID. G.. January 4, 1884.
All dealers In Drugs, Hardware, Lumber Leather.
ONCE Furniture, Harness., and eaddlery, are re.
week sealed proposal or list, - dxpiean, OF The
artc they prepared to furnish to this Depot Al
figures, that in the exieences Of the serios
require it, the article articles can BE- obtsinsd
Dealers wishins to sell to this Depot VIII be "a.
quired to furnish the list punstually every Mondsv
Bsssdisr General and 6hief onsrte Mm:
Ao-U .----.-. Depot Of Washinston,
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CLARIFIED CIDER .p,u,rn c,nvp,,
{ / have just received Der aschooners "Georee g.
Adamsn and -. W." from Boston large supply
of pure Massachusetts, OIL ARIFI1DC IDER,which
offer for sale at the lowest market price, in guam
titles to suit purchasers 80 -s -
Hotel keepers suffers, and all others IN want Ola
anime this before purchasinx elsewhere
Union Bottlins Depot, 81 dresnst.,
- - LlrI.Illa u Z GeorgetoNn, =. v.
NollRANI0N TO THHRBBELLIoNRI OORD,
~ Containing rOMsial Reports, NarfaaySe and
not Yublished IN ithsfgeular issues Of the RAbsl.
h E Asssfda Iysl, svsssi i3hRZssnil6t SlyLox
+" stsas 9 :sa1 ~ y ~ ~ - e z
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J. NJ EDMUNDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO ACTUAL SETTLERS.

All bona fds actual settlements under existing
laws subsisting prior to and to the date of this
Hers are hereby called upon to come forward and
establish and enter their claims with the Register
and Receiver before the day fixed in the foregoing
for the commencement of the public sale.
J. III. EDM UNDS, Commissioner.
NoTE.-Tnder the regulations ofthe Department.
as heretofore and now existing, no payment can be
made for advertising groelamatons, except to such
missioner of the General Land Office. te l-lawI2w
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s-IA TISH WANG, THE GREAT fyyTNCC.
Il kEMEDYgor GON0RRHEI, GIEE4'
CQH Etc. ONE BOX WILL PERFopN a 6n.S 4 .
are purely yeSetahiao oT r. ..
Il e .h the has and
Rejection Circulars free. Frics \, .isa9sf desr Of
S9aM AkPhhR suSsssso. 70
8. Q. FORD. 2s6 fsnnsYlvania aysnns in&s0 0R p
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1T,ENTs TBNTsn TENTs;l Avn ,,.,,
FsEr sh r2f Skco 2sb d HodVESRRssD
or Ali sizes and descriptions, 80
On land ana !" su' " BARNES d SON.,
,--1 Sail makers,
sus2v. ,s3eIith st., nesr Riley . Wharf.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1864-12-28

Stale may at any time WITHIN the tWen-
fty-fye days next preceding the election,
| enclose his ballot i'm an envelope or cover.
and seal up the same and write his sigiia1
ture i'm his own proper hand on the out
side of the said envelope OF cover, adttfifg
Ilto his signature some description 9sor
Hdesignation of the service in (which he u
Eemployed, as for example; Private, C0 "A
Hath w. Va, Infantry, &c" 53diism ~
Now we leave itsts che intelligence OF
Hanylfssirhdhded man rb say&hethef that
Itlaw authorizes absent soldiers to, vote in
the yards of a city al, a municipal cleo
l|tion. If it had been designed to apply
Ito municipal or charter elections GER
Jhainly the word ",cdrd" Would have been
lhnserted and the franiers of tle law would
have otherwise manifested their inten-
lion that it should SO apply, Another
proof that it did not Authorize, soldiers
10 vote at charter elestions is found
In the fact that the Legislature sub
Be quently enacted. a~faw for that ppr-
pose, which would certainly have been
Unnecessary had The previous one been
construed to give absent soldiers the
right to send in their ballots at . city
election On the other hand, if the law
Rd authorize the, reception of,soldiers'
Totes alta municipal election, any action
Sf the City Council rejecting nchfvotes
Was clearly illegal, inopsEatiye, and void
for, certainly, ,ap ,ordinmee 81, ths City
Council cannot abrogate and set aside a
The truth Of the waEhohs mattel is the
State law did not authorize soldiers to
tote IN tho lnanicipal isitsiiopOlWikeh
Mr.. SWEENEY voted that the provisions
Of the State kw should be applicable to
the charter election, that vote. did not
diEes Aabbsenhts ssoldiers the right to cast
their ballots inthat election And when
he votarto fssiipt>tbat k,aetieh pfthe
ordinance putting the State law III force,
lie didnst gotd ito takst fttph the f"l'hers
the slightest shadow of "A privilege which
: L. 9 ..tstt.- - . .
they enjoyed under the provisions of'A he
law. The blaine, if there be any, for. the
legislation which deprived soldierse OF the
privilege OF voting at the last charter
election, rests with the Legislature of
| the State of West Virginia and not with
Mr.. SWEENEY, OF Mr. BcKEI., op' any
Other nlember OF The .Comlnen Conneil.pf
the city of Wheeling. This is SO well un-
derstood here that we do not intend to
refer to the matter agfin, and the iatef''-
gtncer woala better ksrpsiiit some other
string, if it desires Mr swEENEr's de-
feat ,, s;;ffft,4 lp H.. .l,JI J.t.G.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1864-12-28
Trust Sale OF Valuable Rea,
". " Estate.

II n DEEh
Il TRUST made Ia me by jefferson / VT
ton, now deceased, and which Deed Of E, rile'
duly recorded i'm the proper office Vt Obintsath
for recording Deeds, l shall - 'Oun'y
! lOn Monday the IN day Of NorsA,De, Ia,
At the Court House for said comfy sell To-,
the following property situate on Filth .str,s,.
the City ofWheeling, to wit Lots nnmL, ~. u
ten, eleven and twelve in J. & e. RitrbsS ooIIrr'
ton 70 Wheeling, and also the four a,linininS H..
which are on the east side of said lot, M. q Wv
u and ~ and which four adjoining lotJ ara d.
Ate IN the addition to Wheeling, called en".-
Vista and are numbered seven. cicht MN D 'et
ten, in square No 80 and which prone,tr a u..
uated on Fifth street and Union stree, ;, vi
flith street and north OF Union street and ~ ~
now III the occupancy of the family ol WIN; NV
Robinson, lately deceased ''m
60 ' JACOB Trus,e..
Sale postponed to Thursday thu a9lh. Of b.,
Der, 1864 nSeh'
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vpse in The Csnncil.

last Monday morning
Is its stale charge against Mr..
and reiterated. its assertion
observation-disclosures oh
De fraIielass I'd (which they
Ned under the provisions ofthe
fhe stahp bsats Nth ifits
|Atiep in tho extSact tpoW she
ythe IstrlHsfnee,- quotes, and the
A ter is such u transparent in
fa,etty trickery Oh the part OF
Sgeaeer that it seems scarcely
|Ile to waste any more words
1But we will \, ea ~ attention y %
Inst this oneeis naQre, and then
4 whoN .attair = Thelaxafthis
ic.hlY tq Atats, .sa9ety isad
lections, which was in opera
3,SparysAoasa mdls adaai& q,
asan sIKfSY7 ~ Ia
rsdh entitled q 1fottaE il ths
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1864-12-28
For Sale.
For Sale.
-.ni.t.. FOr,Sale. -
WHAT VERY yALUAR.. -

il desiTable property situated al liz - Nd
Water and Quincy streets fronting i,e ,'lner OF
Water street and l3s feet Oh Quincy siro' net On
on which stands the tavern house Innrine1 anal
name Of the Virginia House This prope,1 In, the
be sold in one entire piece On in parcels -" VIII
For terms &c. apply 10 - .t. Nd.
!poy~-lm 80 +. Il. ARMSrRoN,
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For Rent.

VIII APhHh' lst, 1861. IN
~ Dwelling House at tho head q, u
strect-adjo looming Mr., Wairens InonirV 9hcy
GRO. T. TfNGIT
deceit at Gas Company's oIica
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-08

PIERRE SoULE-A New York journal
learns by private information that Mr..
Soule has left the Coufederacy for the pur-
pose Of fixing his permanent residence
probably in some part of Europe, satisfied,
like many other prominent gentlemen
whose fortunes have been allied with JEFF.
Davis, that the rebellion is failure, and
that their lost positions can be better re-
gained in an old country, with fixed inst-
tutions, than in enc like the South, DESC
lated by war aud ruled by rod Of des-
potism.
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+ AND FOR sALE.-I have OK

- acres Of land which wish TO SELL $40 acres lies in
Montrose Bottom 2l5 tnips n w Of the town Of Mont
rose Ieo acres prairie and 100 timber, CSC under
good fence four csbns with three rooms each well 81
water at each and two ponds OF water for stock also
large barn. We'll framed and covered PA lies Az
miles north Q. heokuk and y miles west OF the Mssfs-
sipri river This tract has two Cabins well Of water
stock water, $50 ceres under good fence
Either will be sold for s2s so uer acre or divided
to suit purchasers at from IS to $50 per acre liberal
Indulgence for deferred payments viii be given Title
indisputlble. FRANK BAIIIEGFR
lulyll-dtf
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THURSDAY. SEPT. 8.
Honesty ana Trust.


The following pleasant anecdote is from
a(ilauces and Glimpses," book by DR..
Harriet II. Hunt, who was once 9 teacher
in Boston:
A cousin Of mine in Charlestown hav-
ing passed away, it became proper that |
should attend her funeral. 1t was school
afternoon did not dismiss the scholars !;
as they disliked monitor, l hit upon the
following plan of leaving them: | placed
in tho chair the large old fashioned slate,
(it had been my fathers wrote upon it
the names of the scholars in the order IN
which they sat; and arranged the needle
work and resding-for | always had
some interesting work read aloud by some
elder pupil every afternoon-and then
said: Now, children, when the clock
strikes FIVE, leave your seats orderly, go
to my chair, and place by each of your
names unit for good behavior and cross
for bad. When | return | shall anxiously
you are assembled, | will read the list
aloud, that everything may be confirmed.
But | trust you - On my return | Wis
tied the school-room and found but Que
cross upon the slate and that where |
least expected it, appended to the name
of beautiful, open. bright, brave child,
who then promised much to the world
the fact of her having rich parents being
her greatest drawback She was the
last child in the school that should have
thought capable of any misconduct. The
morning came the list was read; i'll
proved truthful but when | came to this
name | said
my dear child, you must explain
Why is this What did you do ~
Looking up to me with those soulful
eyes, aud speaking with soulful tone,
which ever made her an object of sacred
interest, she replied
81 laughed aloud | laughed more than
once-I couldn't help ;t--because slate
was keeping school y