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The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-12-23
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BpeciAl Notice.

~ THE FRnENDs OF IRISH Ma
4! v i'ifso $;; s
II; =. sIf;ss.n.s,. q! u b'ppCacvsu tRos:s,
ifcizssiS; b Lot es..rn..
- -.ss H.ns.!. q F.sassp,'fI
10 ~ !. H. ss:, 70 Sksi, q 4, fs,:F N
is';sssi q our Isi, brother ksishs WIN ~
,I = I'd; S1Sst..p.ns ts,.r, ,. ssG,
-TiwA55}|{IEeYSos ~, Tff ~! !. I, r.
~ az. sif:y ~ e r., AZ, SSs.sS
faiI si!ssd.nes O. I.asssssS, Is DC Connits,
ss''ss'' Of inpef'ss's s,ii SsS5s;;s;i.ap .m,'''
1t IS ..itis sy1S' Pfssiiss.
tE-AT UNiOsLEAeuE HALL -
ON THURSDAY ryIsIxa. December q. 4
An Entesaatansos e zeal PIessape,
ce.hiains The ussfui win Nc Agreeable
oI n5yo, ,Has A, Il ,osKIx's Great u.,oa
DIOR AMA, '
ssaaufgily illgs,t..ing ~. woussr, Of Art, Ma.
ri S:i:a ss nj q ;ssH:4 q :. sssST
:: ssTs = .'sdSs
The AdnissaO1 = 1e11oe 20 20
u. Goats. ''
:, thsrsfors sssess.sie " all Who wish 70 st.
sito. SEQ travelling n sii. ssssssv.. ' 0'
u,,ls. rive. !. SSsAsIlf1asrEpsg5F :, m. 10,
Hsvseoyat ad Deotbiaska-
elaeks nsy. - obtsined Il The oles Of he Union
~ IRil OF oHkRor.
Oherpersons wlshinr 10 participate wi pay the
usual aanissioa-8 esais, -
frsrlnoliALs; .
We hsys witnessed rrof rssn's Exhibition IN
81 81 Ssarsn, o., TO q shfsf setsions hoih viii
sasS e performs a.. g,osTmrs cal. , f.r,
Es tai. pleasure IN Giyiss hin oar cordial en- n.
isyet .Lstsysr h. MAJ 4, 60, gy order Of h.Tsu,.
rgSTtsa ,or sx,2sAsL:s bRowS, ffssidsnI
% is.;sslsH T..S sss fPsorr,uns distributed
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-12-23

1H0N1I NrMMMIvCNM
Ntut'~A"s "A N>f'STT"
80
81 WAs"eS. Sa'
TBUsspAr noRnIloti:, .ipEoknskSs,l@
% a.. oer. less ..A .. sees Pe.na. Az.
--az.-.s ~ u. .rSs-ftr-
! sosaua ~, .e,os. .ha r'','
AS- ~seaaso, uadsr,ats 70 rsturs rsjssssd con.
naaisAasAs. cossrihrssrs viii P'''''''
y 1@ y,l.... ,,.,s., O. susis..s
Or Tcr puhiis.,loa, should be addressed 70 vs.. }
AgusAsss rropss'os sAf's'AI xnrssi'eA'.
sss<s-sses; .s.-Ss=--ese--sf--
ZEE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The eIhihition bill xas undsf peusaion
In the Senate yesterday. MI. Hamnn intro
dueed the amendmenh adopsea IN Vommh-
tee, and erpaaincd tncu IN MS iucid msnnefi
the seuste eoseurrtAs In then all. MI.
seswsrt, Of Nevada, then induieed In the
usuAl hings d Washington, 70 which wehaye
become % much accustomed, and NJ. MOT.
rill, OF Vermont. followed In an astsmps 70
XII the Dill oya variety OF amsndments,
subvessivs Of its character and purpoas. He
spoke, evidently, without any knowlsdee Of
the true condition or history Of tho enter
prise, and indnlgcd In strain Of rsmarks
which would have bean impossible II he had
known the true state Of the fActs. Among
other things, he aid that he had no doubt .
majority Of the Names introduced Into the
bill had bsnn used without authority, and
that tho parties would gladly have them
WlkhdrnWu. No stafaw ant ar ouiuicn ooull
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-12-23

sEcREIIRr BOUTWELL,, who Is announced
to lecture In Boston on the 20th Inst, expects
70 leave here tonight for his home in Mas.
saehussst', where he will spend the holl,
days.
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-12-23

~lMf0nTAHT ANnOgyCEaENT
ISM IL. ~. Sopssi1 ssnS.r s cf ~ ,s,:
55.fli.h Is,s,s.,is..l r:.ss; sstsr sna l@s,.sS
,.sss icsass. "a vi:.ss ora. ;.s..s.
.hs"do,ssshirsnia's ss1spspeI ana Isiieuilarsi
Fhss, oas poli.r PER snasn. in advance. = ,
n.sa oaess s.SiOSses s1 b 10. III ara Penn.
sylvasia avenue, a. nssirs. narTay 4 'wsyns's
~ ss sssyfss i 10 a. ,,ii,o, a. N.
,.iatsr.siio.ai E%is,ass Q aide. 'PssI Onss box
h. irsdsriei ssis. brother Of ray lor Suit. ESQ.,.
10 auihorssl sSsut for ssbsrriptions and adveiss.
msnts for WAshib uton, d. O. dsle-2w
"COKEi COKEii oOKBiii Ar
Tkh CklTs Pkk BUsHsL Orders for
S Ss. y D.. ;Ssss ia 'ssi,s nss;i
ss sS e rs q s I'D
siss :;s.:. Inc sSsss .,f..., S.oSs.sov Si'''''
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-12-23

DE- GREEN q wILLIAMs,
e :ss Ri: q .:s ..a
THE Hr'lDis;icasa 2 GE 1 SsF .stitS. MES. O'''
asSH s;ss II lss
:Hss KS aiiti Sss
s sss s K. S.,:. a y c: q &: 81
IA a. vi & sSssiI IL; y;
81 III SsSs 81 .'Sss : sasss iss' &
Nj . Is Is: $sE::;:s
"a ssssA IN (: 'i Pi 1 ssS's q
~!s: .:..s Az. &. ' S.
ss..S Ss.:; e. s:sSa.so z IN q:
proved By The sieetioa 81 srmssr Of arst-elas
Sssi5 isid oai public .sSsT.' s.s..f..r 70 y );
TTsrms Of sale: One third Cash, balance in Q and
sssi.rr:s p.yn.ns: % Y .sssF:d " q: bond: b
,sr:sss e O. 3, e. win interest,"
AN esaysyapeinG and stanps a The sost Of par
5s: tusStsa isli.r. % DO p.id vA.. tn. prop
M WEEK 5SgHsriS. Trustees.
GREEH ! Williams,
noSO-eodtd tstar1 Austienssrs
account ofths rain until WiDiispAY, bsssna
Der n, tlnstant.) sams hour and place.
I. dRERN d WILLIAMS,
ds2o.td [starI Auctionssfa-
A1rTHg ABOVE SALE 10 FURTHER POST
pond until MONDAY. December n, unsiant.
came hour and place. TT
a'sss''saf ' '' Tue d 'ii . WILLIAMS. Au.'..
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-12-23

vAIg.B.x IxpRoyEp s.AL SSrArs INNS.
AAvisGs. a. sP sps.rSS 3. !u S4iEssI q
"a Undsr and By virtue Of dssd Of trust
iuy .assa..a IA record Is fisss a S IA T.
W. q s A Is S, .sssia y e. q: n
:.l , W. !, "a, rs q: ian d.5S js.s.y'
% Il. Ssss.s bidder. II e. ssr.sip pi.e. O.
Rs.esi q .,a :isa =. ~ lyiss I. ,hs ely
W; sin rsssry. len aamb.ted 70.
he re idus al esnd II NOS lhs, seeursd b. iss3
{ trasi, y,ih notes bearing intsrest. g nysy.
sred dolls.s will 70 rsquirsd froa the pure6assr
81 tins Of sale. .... -|. ~
ave days from DAY ii sais. The propsrty Viii :,
resold at tps I,sh ~ ,hs d.f.pItisT sarsh..ss:
49,. .0'.fA H. s ~ FIJI ifitISfr;ts..'
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-06-04
Traitors h Patriots.

Et & - ~ Il
We have already chronicled the
fact Of the generous gift of Mr.. w.
w. Cnrcoran, transferring to the
city Of Washington a beautiful art
building and pictures and money, in
amount. all told, more than mill
lion dollars, while Mr.. Belmot has
offered twelve pictures from his
magnificent private gallery to the
new collection rNaS,1 Mr.. ,Corcor-
an has been roundly abused as .
secession sympathizcr,'i' and this
very art building was seized during
the war and turned into some sort
Of loyal and negro shop, and Mr..
Corcoran was obliged to appeal to
o court Of law to obtain possession
Of his property and rents for the
same. 1t now appears that the
property so seized and ,nisused by
the Fedora, "a uthoritics was design :
ed BY the generous and much-a abused
builder and owner as . free gift to
the capital ot. that governments. -
This, for q so-called secession
sympathizer." What have the But :
lers, Dows, Logans, and other loif
platc-passers and gatherers who. en-
richei' them selves during and by
the war done in the way Of contri-
buttons to Washington or any other
80 ~ - +yEnrlj 10 II ff*Est'l - &tAhA't
u L. !. o1lo' Ls..s,r..ntt Er.a. ..LI M
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-06-04
A Coed Thing.

The new law which permits an ae-
cused person to testify. in his own
behalf, or, in other words, to en-
deavor to vindicate himself, should
be hailed by all right-minded men
as an important step in the path
way Of administrative Justice
How many an innocent man has been
sacrificed, under the old system, be-
cause appearances we're against him
and he had no means Of making an
explanation calculated to give to
those appearances differont COM
plexion? There little fear, that
any rogue, however subtle, will be
able to SO fashion his testimony as
to deceive all the cunning heads
and experienced eyes that surround
a court Of Justice, and there is
great sense of satisfaction, if you
must convict a villain, in doing so
after you have heard his own version
Of, the story. and compared it, with
the probabilities and the facts.--l
n. Y. Sunday Times. ,,,.,,, ..sg..
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-06-04

Beside stream waSie liquid beam d
-, Was ,carolling and shining, - .
'As dewy blades and'azure flowers
lcHarmoniously. were twining, yIhh
An. old man sat and, 1eeded, not Il vi
The bliss be1ow-above him :.
But sighed, that in a lovely spot s>1 -
, No heart was there tolgve him. cts
, From bower and tree tlehird and the bee
: Flew happily over. singing,
While from tow.es alcr6hs the ha, ff
A marriage bell Was ringing. .-n4
The old man wended to- the place,
- And met the people leaving "f
He looked upon each sunny, face, ,.f
And stayed awhile his grieving.
But as they loft, again bereft -. +.
j.: Of joy, heilooked above him, -
And sighed, though all the sky was blue,
d That there was none to love him.
Again he sought the wildwood stream,
And rested, sad and weary, I'D .,
Upon its messy bank, to dream
.6s A vision bright and checry.' IL
He.seemed to rove in land of love,
Who're lutc-toned bells were ringing,
And decked with jeweled light was one,
- Whose speech was more than singing,
Oh, she was memory's morning light,
That beamed on earth above him
He slumbered, woke, and found, that
night, ....-
God, Heaven and her to love him.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-06-04
B From the New York Journal Of CofAmerce.

Following the agitation for uni
versal suffrage in this country comes
naturally from various sources the
suggestion of an empire. The two
things, though seeming wide apart,
are really correlated. 1t would no be
paradox, to say that an empire is as
legitimately as q republic the prod
uct of universal suffrage. Look at
France? There is country where
the suffrage is universal, ! and there
| is an Empire in which the power Of
one man is greater and more abso-
lutte than IN any other European
nation, save Russia. In this con-
nection it is not necessary to con-
trast the merits and faults of the
Napoleonic Governments. Our bu-
siness is only to show that there is
an empire in which the right to vote
is in fact as freely exercised as in
this Republic; and we only desire
to call the attention Of thoughtful
persons to the comparatively unsus-
pected dangers which .lurk at tho
bottom of that,smuch-over-praiscd
institution-universal suffrage. So
far from being a guarantee Of our
liberties, it may prove their des-
truction. T. Instead Of er,suring the
perpcsuity of the Presidential Office
and the othdra present republican
forms, it may. If unchecked, scmo
day put an Emperor on throne,
make the Senate mere pension
house for imperial favoriees, and
pack Congress with the willing tools
of some daring genius who has won
the hearts Of the people and clothed
with the imperial purple. Uniyer-
sal suffrage actually makes this as
founding revolution In our system
possible. Universal suffrage is the
pnly thing that does make it possi-
BILE. In universal suffrage Is tho
danger and not the protection Of tho
Republic.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-06-04
II .uAaReauliful Incident.

A naval officer being at sea ina i
dreadful storm, his wife, who was 4
sitting in the. cabin near him, u and !.
filled with alarm for the safety Of
the vessel, was so surprised with his
composurc and serenity that she =
cried eut.aas.no7dt ~ Esgag7 Gnis
| y "Myrtlear, arc you not aafraid2o,
How is it possible thst, You can bo :
so calm in such drea adful storm 2,
| . He rose 10 his chair, 1ashed to
the deck, supporting Himself by a
pillar Of tho sbed-placs. drew his )
sword and pointing it.at the breast +
of his wife. exclaimed ~ ageainayra,
Z, Are. you afraid Of that sword?''
she Instantly answered :" No. @f'l'
"Whyar said the ofheers 9es 1fsa
/. .aBena,lse, ,rejoiufd tha l,dyba
/" know that it isip tho hands of i
my husband, and he loves me, too ),
we'll to hurt me.
Then" said he, "rem embcr.E U
| know inTwhom l believe, and that
/ be Aplds tue winds in his lists and
tho water; in tho bel t393ll9w Of o'athiiias his
!. 4''+ts ! ~ ''.r~ H4#aft@a g~ fEsrr 94ut 5
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-06-04

the club, It was decided against
Mrs. Croly says, in reply to Mr..
Roosevelt's letter, that "Sorosis
is too young for the society of gen.
tlemen,f and must be allowed to
grow--for years to come its. reply
to all suitors must be Principles,
not men -" The fair president is
very amiable towardsrthe audacious
applicant, and let's :himp down with
gentle sympathy as follows: "Per-
sonally, you have been found very
agreeable by several members of
sorosis. Reputation and position
are alike unexceptionable, bat the
unfortunate fact Of your. being ANA n
cutweighs these and all other claims
to membership. We willingly ad-
init, of course, that the accident Of
your sex is on your part a misfor-
tune, and not a fault. Nor do we
wish to arrogate anything to our
selves because we had the good for
tune to be born women. We sym
pathize most truly and heartily
with you and the entire male crea-
tion in their present and prospec-
tive desolation and unhappiness, but
this is all we can do"
@4 Mrs. Croly intimates that when
it is twcnty-onc years Of age Soro-
sis may ally itself with the press
club. Is this;a hint of that future
adverted to at tho last ''tea - of
the Sorosis, when women shall pro-
pose to men? If Sorosis takes
twerrty.one yearsto organize secret
ly a campaign against the inferior
sex,sws .tremble for;tfe result. IN.
Y. Commercial Advertiser. y.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-06-04
A New Secretary Of war.

The dispatches annuuucvA sfiaas
Gen. Raw1ins will soon rcnounco
the war portfolio, and intimate that
his successor will probably be 4; the
judge advocate general, Joseph
Holt: This would be selection
eminently proper to cap the climax
of the incompetent and incongruous
cabinet that Mr.. Grant has gather
ed together. # the president intends
to choose his admirers from the
class of men of which Judge Holt is
is bright and shining light, his
success would be more complete
should he at once pardon from tho
penitentiary the convicted perjurer,
Sanford Connover, and make him
his secretary ofwar. If thing is
worth doing at all it is worth doing
we'll; and Mr.. Grant had better
confer honors upon the man who ha .
been convicted of perjury by the
courts, than on him who has merely
been convicted of connivance at tho
crime at the bar Of public opinion.
Go the entire poker, Ulysses! e 7r q
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-06-04
Radical Rule.

The Infamous character of Radi-
cal rule is nowhere more apparent
than in Tennessee. Men hold, life,
liberty and property in that locality
subject to the will of a despot. As
to elections and the elective fran
chisc, they are farces. Under the
law passed by the ,Brownlow legis-
laturc. the Governor appoints reg
lister for each county in r the State,
and no citizen can vote without o
certificate of qualification of his reg
lister. The only exception is in IA
vor of those who have voted in GER
tain elections held prior to the pass
age Of the franchise law. y Outside
Of this, every applicant for eertif-
icate must prove by two witnesses
known to the register to have been
ever loyal in sentiment and conduct
TO the government, and the appli-
cant must take similar oath, After
this the register grants the 9certif-
cate or not, as he pleases. The
Governor can then declare the entire
registration void. and appoint new
register and require new registra-
tion; or ho can, without proof, or
even the form of a political trial,
declare any number, or all the votes
cast in an elction.r fraudulent, and
thus elect either candidate; or he
can call the election void, and ap-
point a new register. This power
extends from the highest to the
lowest oficc. And this act Of the
Legislature has been; declared by
the Supreme Court of the. State to
be in accordance With the Constitu:
tion Of the United States! but the
judges so deciding were all appoint
ees of the Governor, and Senter,
formerly Speaker of the the Senate,
is now ex-oficio Governor of the
State. As the radicals lay great
stress upon that provision of the
Constitution which declares '.the
United States shall guarantee to
every state in the, Union a sepubli-
can form Of government. it would
be we'll for them to, take notice of
Tennessee at the present time. Her
form Of government is certainly not
Republican, as the founders of our
government and the trainers of the
Constitution understood the word;
but tits run upon the Brownlow,
Sumner and Cofax, priciple, and
that suits the radicals better. than
the system laid down by Washing
ton, Jefferson, Madison. and those
great and good men who administer
ed the g01ernmept according toTthe
old idea.-Phil. Age. g.. -
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-06-04
SOrOsis ExclusiveMess.

Mr., B; Rooseyelt. the editor Of
the Citizen; has tried. to gain. adj.
mission to the Sorosis. He has ap7
piled for membership and. .sffered. TO
propose the whole 1societyrto the
clubs TO which he belongs. The,
application was laid before the ex-
eoutive committee and then before
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-06-04
The Free Trade QUE stlon.

The Cincinnati Enquiries insists
upon absolute free trade and direct
taxation in lieu Of any tariff what
ever. upon the grondothat ''this is,
the only fair and, equitable mode, Of
raising revenue. Under it we should
be likely to have economy in nation
al legislation. The more thefques-'
|tion is discussed the stronger will'hs
the determination, of the people to
have absolute free trade. The great
west and south. are. ripe for it now" ;"
The Enquirer, BY assuming posi-
tion SO radical, gives'aid to the men
who sarsIinterested in ,perpetnatlngi
the protective tariff iniquity. But
for the burden of the national debt,
free trade might be absolute; with
these obligations on n'hand, the poliuy
Of direct taxation would result nine
Reputation or bankruptcy, ,.,,t o,f.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-06-04
NMP!lRE HOUSE,
@r CREsco IOWA. H..
7. DeyOYELLEs Proprietor.

Having leased the. above house, fqr. 2
term of years, and having refitted, furnish
ed and thoroughly renovated the same,
the proprietar solicits share Of public
patronage odd stsbling attached to the
house - q" ~' n~S 5ltf.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-06-04
N.'GLATHART- ! 1d1
COUNTY SURVEYOR.

HAVING just returned from, the East
is now ready tc do surveying on short
notice through the season. All wishing
his services IRE requested to leave their
name and description CT the lands to be
surveyed at the Surveyor s Office, in Crcsco
lows. i, glainnen' and Flasmeh must. he
disihterested. -
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-06-04
D9,IiIUlsDARDl 3. 90.

tn.3 g. = ttsf- - = {
Hf DEALERa IN ~ sJtuF9 m
Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, silver-ware,
rHanocs, Melodeons, Sheet Music,, '''e
III Music Books, &C., &c. y A2,, -. =
MAIN STREET, next Boon 70 BANK.
McGregOf, 80 Iowa.
g#f# s=if 4gI@Y n13.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-06-04
kXyILL1AnI EDWARNS,~ =

"1LL1Am Ed OWAHksUS,F #
Would respectfully announce that he is
prepared to give his attentiontojl In
MAKING & REPAIRING WAGONS,
at Cresco, Iowa, and all work Of his trade.
plows constantly on hand Of the best
patterns, choap for cash. 's< a93 aa.3AG'
Agentfor the = ......,5 ..s;,;Sa, " -. -,
BEAVER DAM BnoAD-CAsTf SEEDER and
VICTOR DRILL. H., i; -
Kirby Reaper & Mower, and Etna
Reaper y Mower. 3a3 as1, .iGasa5 '!rt
n6r Shop south Of the Empire House
Cresco, April "a, 1867. [2atf]
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-06-04

Je t.Il1iA55 9l.a.l!n3d1 1G9v9a
SURGEON DENTIST. Tp2'y
CRESCO -: =: : -: :: .:, j OWA.
All operations in Dentistry promptly and
satisfactorily attended to.
Office in brick Wonk over zHapchetts
hardware store. n26y9tf
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1869-08-14

BAD FOR THE BELLRs.-A celebrated
Partisan belle. who had acquired the habi,
of whifewashing herself-eo to speak
from the coles Of her feet to the root ol
ser hair with chemically prepared cos
mrtics, one day took - medicated bath
and on emerging from it she was horrifie.l
At finding herself as black as an Ethiopian
The transformation was complete. Not a
vestige oe the supreme Caucasian race''
was left. Her physician Was sent for iu
alarm and haste. On his arrival, he
laughed itnmoderateIy and said: ma
dame, you are not i'll; you are medival
product. You are no longer a woman,
but sulphuret. It is not now question
Of medical treatment. but Of simple chemi.
cal reaction. shall analyze you. Come,
| shall submit you to bath Of sulphuric
acid diluted with water. The acid will
have The honor Of combining with you /;
it viii take up the suiphur, the metal will
produce su!phate, and we shall find. A.
a precipitate, a very pretty woman. The
good. natured physician went through
with his analysis, and the belle was restored
to her membership with the white race.
Young ladies who are ambitious Of snowy
coInplexions should remember this, and be
careful what powders and cosmetics they
use-ifthey use any At al.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1869-08-14

TAXING rHE CsNsus IN CaxYsxnn.-
Our frontier females do not seem to un.
derstand the necessity Of taking The "a.
sus, and naturally yesist such tksses. To
one M. Pierce, the collector, ssid .What
is your age I" and she replied sThat 4
an impudent question, and won't tell
you." We'll, l shall put you down It
30,n said Pierce. I'm only e." ind;g-
nantly exclaimed the now thoeouehly 9.
ragged lady. The record W. oofrscted @.
cordingly. "Madsm," said Nj. Pierce 70
another lady, Il have been st your house
twice to take the census." sYou had bat
ter not let me catch you there taliae asy.
thing" ans sweved the independent woman.
u want to know how many chiIdrss yoa
have :" asked Pierce. walking into ! houss.
.Whst's that your businessF aaked Ia
dame, "so long - We dost * you Is
keep them." II am takiaa The csnsus.
and must know" pursued Fierce. swell,
| guess somebody has besn takin' yours,
and you'd better b hunting them %.
young man." vociteratsd lhs dame.