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sHERIFF'S SALE.
John Miller

Benjamin Cunningham ct. al.
tate OF Ohio, ashland County, ss.
By virtue of a certain order of sale,
issued from the Court of Common
Pleas of Ashland county, Ohio, da
led June Is, A. D.lS70, and tome
directed, I will sell at public sale, at
the south door Of the Court House, in.
Ashland, Ashland county, Ohio, on
Saturday, July %, H.. d. 1870, at 1
o'clock P. NJ. of said day, the follow
ing real estate, situate in the county
of Ashland and State of Ohio, to-wit:
Being part of the northwest quarter
of section thirty one, township twenty
three, range sixteen, commencing at
the northwest corner of said quarter
at a post /; thence north along the
north boundary Of said quarter south
$3.50 east 10 5-I00 links to a post;
thence south ] $50 east and parallel
with the west boundary OF the quar-
ter 80 chains and 10 links to a post on
the north line of Il certain lane leading
to josiah Cunningham's residence ;
thence with the north boundary of
said lane south 500 west 4 chains and
rs links to the west boundary of said
quarter to a stone; thence with the
west boundary of said quarter north
l $50 west 80 chains 10 links to the
place of beginning, containing fifteen
and 25-100 acres of land, (15 25-100.
Appraised at 5000. Terms OF sale
cash
j. W.. & Geo. B. Smith, Plfs At :
torney's.
VIM o. PORTER,
Sheriff of ASH nd Co.
June %, 1S70-5w50
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harrow her grave with our steers

A few days since a colored lad en-
tered a drug store in Portland with
what he described as an lawful feel
ing in de stomach, just like it wor full
of fish hooks and angle worms" and
demanded a Settler power" as he
had been advised that would give relief.
Accordingly the Sedlitz powders were
dissolved in separate glasses as usual,
and placed before him, with instruc-
tions to pour one into the other and
drink while e~Iervescing. But the
sable youth did nothing of the sort.
Instead of following the directions, he
hastily drank off the contents of one
glass and Immediately swallowed the
other. The effect may be imagined,
but not described. The effervescence
which should have taken place in the
bewildered darkey's stomach, sending
streams of frothy liquid from his
mouth, nose, eyes and ears. As o
as thepoor fellow could recover breath,
he cried out in frightened tones "My
stomach has busted; l can't live a
minute 7" in a few moments, how
ever, he felt better, and turning to
depart, lie said "Dat stuff may
work we'll nuf on do white trash-but
it's sure def on a Niger"
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,yis Father Gavazzi has arrived in Par
is, en- route to the United States to
n attend the Evangenical Council.
Il Jerome E. Chaffee was nominated
by the Republican Convention at Den
yer, Colorado, as delegate to Congress.
The general opinion among parties
a in Georgia is that the bill passed by
Congress allows an election this fall.
Chief Justice Chase and daughter
arrived at St. Paul Thursday evening,
and will remain In Minnesota fer sew
/. eral weeks
. The announcement for a book on
America, by Justin Mccarthy, is re-
q ported IN England.
g'n' The indianapolis journal thinks the
population os Indiana will approx
mate two millions.
A young lady, the daughter of DR..
KIlduf, of Philadelphia, Was drowned
-. n QdJ vi lhO dSO, hhiAC DdInlhS III
fhe natatorium, n swimming bath, :"
at the corner of Walnut and Broad
streets.
Five hundred coolies, for the Ala
bama and Chattanooga Railroad, ar
rived at Chattanooga-the first install
ment of 1000.
A dispatch from the Hague states
that j. r. Thorbecke has been ap-
pointed Minister of Foreign Affairs
in place of DIR. Van Limbnrg.
The remains of Senator Norton, oil
Minnesota, arrived IN Baltimore last
evening, and were quietly taken to
Green Mountain Cemetery and depos
tied in a vault.
A negro man confined in Jail al
franklin, Tennessee, charged with
committing a rape on a white woman
was taken out Thursday night by dis
guised maranders and hanged.
The New York Sun proposes a cru
SADIE upon Cuba, in order that the
ashes oil Columbus may no longer re
pDse under flag which represents ou-
ly tyranny and anarchy. We do not
believe the ashes are particular.
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OHIO ITEMS.

During the storm on Tuesday, the
lightning struck the house of Mr..
Lawson Drury, near Ironton, passing
into all the rooms, and instantly kill
ing Mr.. James H. Drurv, who was
on the porch at the time. His son
Lawson was standing near by, but es-
capped without a shock. The rest Of
the family were absent or others, per-
haps, would have been injured. Mr..
Drury was one of the oldest citizens
of the county, and was highly respect
cd.
AT Groveport, near Columbus, on
Sunday evening last, the little chill
dred Mr.. S. McCombs we're playing
.torchlight procession during the alb
sence of their. parents They had
what school boys term 'tcat tail' and
these dipped in coal oil and lighted at
the fire, formed their torches. The
fire was communicated to the clothes
of a little child about eighteen months
old, and before proper assistance was
rendered, the breast and entire front
part of the body was severely burned.
The child died at six o'clock on Mon
day morning, about twelve hours at
ter the accident.
John Miskimmin, n wealthy farmer
living heal Newcomerstown, and
generally known throughout this
county, died suddenly about six
o'clock Sunday morning, He was
apparently in the enjoyment of good
health up to the day preceding his
death. Saturday he started in a bug
gy to drive some cattle from n to
another of his farms, and when near
NJ, George McCune's, an the Jacobs
port road, took suddenly i'll. He
stopped at McCune's house, his wife
was sent for, and he fingered through
the day and following night, expiring
at the hour above stated, Sunday
morning. His death seemed untime-
ly He had just completed the finest
costliest country residence to be found
in Tuscarawas county, costing
over $4,000. He was, we presume,
about fifty years of age.-Coshocton
Democrat.
Yesterday afternoon, while Jacob
Cresley, Andrew Bauder, and Thea
dore Rains were engaged in painting
the cornice on the Jewish Synagogue,
at the corner Third and Mond streets,
the scaffolding ON which they were
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SHERIFFiS SALE.
Henry G. Bell & Co.
Henry Krebs.

I1enry hfeDS.
State Of Ohio, Ashland County, IS.
By virtue of a certain order of sale.
issued from the Court of Common
Pleas of Ashland County, Ohio, dated
June Is 1870, and to me directed, / will
sell at public sale, at the South door
of the Court House, in Ashland, Ash
land county, Ohio, on
Saturday, July %, Il. d. 1870,
at 2 O'clock p. NJ OF said day, the
following real estate, situate in the
county of Ashland and State of Ohio,
to wit Lot number (S) eight, in
SampsePs addition to the town of Ash
land Also so much off the East side
of lot number co., nine, in said addi
ton as has not heretofore been sold to-
Sarah Lang (now deceased); also a
certain parcel of land lying north of
and adjoining to said lots number (S),
eight and 90 nine, and bounded and
described rs follows, to-wit: Begin
ming at the northeast conner of lot
number (8) eight, afor, sud and run
ming north with the line of said lands
owned by p. III Clark to the north
west corner o said Clark's lands, then
west to the east line of the old grave
yard, known as the Hopewell Church
property thence south with the line
OF said grave yard to the north line OF
lands owned by NJ. Cluaston /; thence
east with said Clugston's line and the
north line of said lots number (S),
eight and (9) nine to the place Of
beginning.
Appraised at $4,000. Terms of sale
cash.
VIM. o. PORTER, Sheriff.
W. T. Johnston PITTS Atty.
June %, 1S70-5w5O
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
G. M. Barber,
Absolom Lipoett

Absolom Liggett-
State of Ohio, Ashland county Sc.
By virtue of a certain writ of vendi
Exponas issued from the Court of
Common Pleas of Delaware County,
Ohio, dated April 18th A. D. 1870,
and to me directed. / will sell ut
public auction. at the South. door Of
the Court House, in Ashland, ASH
land county, Ohio on
!. Saturday, June 18Th Il. ID. 1870
at one o'clock p. NJ. of SAID day the
following described lands and tene-
ments, to wit:
The east half of the northwestquar>
ter of section twenty-five (22) Town
ship nineteen (19) range sixteen (160
containing eighty acres of land.
Appraised at $500. Terms of sala,
cash.
VIM: o. PORTER,
Sheriff Ashland, Co. Ohio.
G. nj. Barber PITTS Atty.
Nay 18th. 1S70-5w45. {
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Delegate Election for Congressional
and State Board of Equalization
Conventions.

#..AUa Ea.HL
The Democracy of Ashland Coun-
iy will meet, on Saturday, the 23rd
day of July, between the hours of 1
o'clock and 6 o'clock z. NJ, at the
usual place of holding elections in
each township and vote for delegates
toithc Congressional Convention to be
held on the 18th of July next, and
also for delegates to the Convention
to be held at Ashland to nominate a
candidate for State Board of Eqnall-
cation for the 29th Senatorial District.
The following is the apportionment
of delegates to each convention for
the several townships:
Ruggles L; Troy 1; Sullivan L;
jackson 2; Orange 2; Clearcreek l /;
Milton 2; Montgomery 4; Perry 2;
Mohican 2 Vermillion 2; Mifdin 1 /;
Green 2; Lake 1 Hanover 2.
The place for holding the Congress
sional Convention, and the time for
holding the Convention to nominate a
member for the State Board of Equal
ization viii be announced next week.
BY order of County Cen. Com.
w. B. MCCARTHY. Chm,
:, W. H, GATES, Sec'y.
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6. II. TOPPING. Agent
G. G. & G. TIME TABLE.
On and after Monday, Dec. 2Ist, 1868,
passenger trains viii arrive at the folioM-
ing places at the time set. -
GOING SOUTH.
N. London IU:IU a. m. 4:3U p. m. y.3f m.
Crestline 11:10 a. m. 5:45 =. m. 1885 p. m.
Gallon 11:30 a. m. G:25 p. m. 1I:16 p. M.
GOING NoRTJI.i -
N. Lond'n 5:15 am 1910 am 2:15 pm SOC pm
Crestline 400 am $40 am 1:I5 Tna 500 pm
Gallon SOL am $50 am LOG I'm 5:27 pm
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sHERIFF's SALE.
William ImhoE.
Alanson Walker.

Z
State of Ohio Ashland County, IS.
BY virtue of certain order of sale
issued from the Court of Common
Pleas of Ashland county Ohio, dated
June 10Th AID. 1870, and 10 me di-
rected, | will sell at public sale at the
south door of the Court House in
Ashland, Ashland county, Ohio, On
Saturday july 23d Il, d. 1870,
at 3 o'clock p. NJ. of said day, the fol-
lowing Real Estate, situate IN the coun-
ty of Ashland and State of to
wit Being lot number one hundred
in Alanscn Andrews, addition to the
town of Ashland, in said county and
State aforesaid. Appraised at $1,000.
Terms of sale, cash.
w. O.. Porter, Sheriff
Ashland County, o.
McCombs d Curtis,
Plfs Attorneys. 5 so,
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NMS2S
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Cures SORE rHKOAT.
Poland's White Pine Compound,
Cures COLDS
Poland's White Pine Compound,
Cures COUGHS.
Poland's White Pine Compound,
Cures DIPTHERIA.
Poland's White Pine Compound,
Cures SPLITTING OF BLOOD.
Poland's White Pine Compound,
Cures PULMONIC AFFECTION
GENERALLY.
Poland's White Pine Compound,
Cures KIDNEY COMPLAINTS.
"For health come sparkling in the streams
From cool Chocorua stealing:
There 3 iron in our Northern winds I;
Our pines are trees of healing"
-JouN G. WHITTIER.
THE editor of the MANCHESTER DAILY
and WEEKLY MIRROR, in an editorial in
the Daily, thus speaks of the Compound
w are happy to learn that the demand
for the WHrTE-PINE COMPOUND is in
ereasing beyond all previous expectations:
1t is the very best medicine for Coughs aud
Colds we know OF. and no family that has
once used it will ever be without it. We
speak from our own knowledge: it Is sure
to kill n cold, and pleasant as sure. The
greatest inventions come by accident and It
is singular that the WHITE-PINE CON-
POUND, made for Colds and Coughs, should
prove the greatest remedy for Kidney diff
cuIticS known. But so IL Is. we CANNOT
doubt it, so many testimonials come to us
from well known men. Besides, the charac-
ter of DR.. Poland is such that we know he
will not countenance what is wrong. For
years a Baptist clergyman, studying medi-
cine to find remedies for his ailments, with
a delicate consumptivc look, standing with
one foot upon the grave, he made the dis
coyery which has saved himself, and called
out from hundreds of Others the strongest
testimonials possible. We have known DR.,
Poland for years, and never knew a more con-
scientious, honest upright, man and we are
plad 10 state that we believe whatever he
saws about his WHITE PINE CoMPoUSD.
TThe WHITE PINE COMPOUND has
none of the nauseating taste so common in
other Tar preparations, but is a highly con-
centratcd medicine, prepared in the most
scientific manner ut the NEW-ENGLAND
BOTANIC DEPOT. BOSTON, MASS.
JOHN d. PARK. Wholesale Agent,
Sold by w. X. Foltz, Ashland, o.
No. 1,
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TRAINS GOING EAST.
Stations. E1p's E1p's E1'ps EIp's

Chicago 11.2oam $50 pm6.Ooama-ss pm
Valparaiso " 11.42 1907 " 7.15"
Plymouth 1.5o pm 1.5Oam" $50" 9:e6
Warsaw $40 1888 9.5l
Columbia 4.19 " 11.53pm I" 0.3o
F. w,vnel A 3.15 "5.l5 1910 as11EIo'
. 0ayhe ID 320 545- 2 "1l20
Van Vert ~ 6.5S -a PIP 5 ana
Lima 40 sos 3.5I "I.30"
Forest +" 9.37 "4.37 "2.42 "
Up sand's'y 54s 1905 i" sos " 80
Bucyrus 6,l5" 1O.45 $3.50 1852 "
ca.oA $40 Ills $3.50 a 4.20
oreste D 6.55 1905 pm 6.oOam "4.so
Mansfield 7.1s 1884 " 6.42 q 500"
Wooster 1923 !" POI "S.25z"6.23-
Orrville S.42 2.27 1887 "6.45"
Massillon 9.26 2.5s "935 "7.17
Canton 9.19" 3.13 a. 9,57 "7.35
Alliance A $50 $3.50 10.45 1920
d 9,55 1855 HOO " $40
Salem lois 4.23 " 11.40 "9,0S
Rochester 6.O2 2.O5 pm 1852
Pittsburg 12.30am " 7.05 3.15 "11-55
F. II. MYERS.
General Ticket Agent
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Exp's Exp's Exp's Exp

Stations. Exps Exps Exps EXP
Pittsburg 12.l5a am 2.55 pm 6.45 am ] o.soam
Rochester 3.5S $3.50 11.35 i"
Salem 2.4S $50 "1O.21 LIZ pm "
Alliance A 3.15" GO" 1886. 200"
ID $50" $40 1l.l5 I" 2,2O :.
Canton 3.55 am 7.24pm II, ID pm 2,57
Massillon All /" IA /" 1910 1915
Orville 4.30p SIS alps $3.50
Wooster 500 " s.45 "2.01 1920
Mansfield Sis " 1920 A4.92 1855
cros,,o A Gao " 1880 $40 $3.50 +"
d 7.0Oam 11.O5 600 am $3.50"
Bucyrus J7.20 "tll.29 Z" CPS "7.33"f
Up Sand's,y TAG 11.59 7.05 "S.15"
Forest "I2.2Sam" 7.37 1859"
Lima $50 1.30 1905 1920
Van Vert I" 2.3O "10.I2 11.2S
Fit. Wayne A 1875 3.35 1I.35 1910 am
D 1910 $40 I" LOS " 1880
Columbia +" 4.19 "l2.32pm " 1.29
Warsaw sos 100" 215
Plymouth 1885 pm " 6.15 +" 2,5Oa 3.e6
Valparaiso I" 7.33S" 4.30 "4.35
Chicago 500 9.20 " $50 " 6.20
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The Conventions for which dele
gates are to be elected on the 23rd OF
July; as announced last week, vii
meet as follows:
The Congressional Convention to
nominate a candidate to represent the
18th District will meet at Ashland, on
the 2Sth day of July.
The Convention to nominate a
member for the State Board of Equal
ization, for the 29th District, will
meet at Ashland on the 26th day Of
July.
w B MCCARTHY,
Chm Co. Cen. Cam.
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Fort Wayne & Chicago
Railway

On and after May 9th, 1870, trains will
cave Stations daily, Sundays exceptcd,)
as follows. TRAIN leaving Chicago at $3.50
p. IN, leaves daily.] [Train leaving Pitts
burgh at 2.55 p. M, leaves daily.l
TRAINS GOING WEST.
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DEMOCRATIC G-ONGRESSION-
m AL CONVENTION.
Thursday. July asih, 1870.

TO the Democracy Of the 14M District:
You are hereby notified that the
Congressional Committee has desig-
mated Thursday, July 18th, 1870, as
the time, and Ashland the place for
holding the next Convention for the
purpose of nominating a candidate to
represent said District.
The following is the number of del
egates allotted to each county, based
upon the vote cast for Hon. Geo. H
Pendleton for Governor in 1869, al
lowing one for each one hundred, and
one additional delegate for each frac-
ton of ffiy and over, votes cast:
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Democratic State Ticket.

SECRETARY OF STATE,
WILLIAM HEISLEY, of Cuyahoga.
% SUPREME JUDGE.
RICHARD A. HARRISON, of Madison
20 COMPTROLLER OF TREASURY.
JOHN n HEATON, of Belmont.
MEMBER BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS:
WILLIAM SPENCER, CT Licking.
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ii H. S. SEE, Chr'n Cong'l Com.
N l.. JOHNSON, Sec'y.
July 18th, 1870.
Democratic papers within the Dis
trict please COPY the foregoing.
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In a distance of FIVE miles on the
Northwestern Railroad, between Ell
gin and Gilberts Station, twenty tele-
graph poles were shattered by light
ming, on Thursday night. The wires
were melted in several instances The
thunder was terrible.
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WAR IN EUROPE.
FRANCE AND PRUSSIA.
The Spanish Crown.
PRUSSIA'S INSULT THE
CASUS BELLI.

NaPOIe0n-s Proclamation to
The German People.
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Charles Back, a horse thief, was
captured on Tuesday near Salem, In
diana, with a stolen horse in his pos
session. He was taken to Decatur
County for trial, and at last accounts
had not been lynched.
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A riot took place at Elm Park, in
the suburbs of New York, on Tues
day, the 18th, between a procession of
Orangemen and some Irish laborers.
Half a dozen persons were killed,
and +. rty or fifty wounded. The Ia
borers lay the blame on the Orange
men, and rice versa.
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NUTICE 70 TEACHERS.
init .f--c
YTyhe Board of School, Examiners Of Ash
land County will hold the following
Examinations during the school year 1870
& g -. .a..A 49,.
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Fifty soldiers went out from Jack
sonboro, Texas, last month on an In
dian scout. They got as far as the
Wichita, where they met with a large
body of redskins, and were whipped
and driven back in confusion. Two
citizens ard n soldier were killed.
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TRANCE WARS AGAINST PRUS-
STA, NOT GERMANY"
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Mis- elIaneous

Father Gavazzi has arrived in Par
is, en- route to the United States to
n attend the Evangenical Council.
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Baxter Smith, late Colonel of the
Confederate army, has with.Iraw
from the Congressional race in the
Nashville district, because Congress
has failed to remove his disabilities.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-05-21

THE APPRENTICESHIP SYsTEM.-The large cities
of the United States now infested by class
of juvenile offenders who combine the cunning
of veteran evil doers with the dashing audacity
peculiar to youth. The New York EDening Post
publishes some interesting statistics, compiled
from the last report of the prison association,
showing that Of 3 4o6 prisoners in the peneten-
tiares of thirty States, in 1867, more than three
fourths had never learned a trade. These fig
ures are highly suggestive. The young man
who has no trade by which he can earn a living
is exposed to overpowering temptations to crime,
while who is master of a trade can at all times
earn an honest subsistence. Every prudent
father should see to it that his sons are thor
oughly taught some trade. No matter how
bright their prospects, the mastery of some
handicraft is an anchor to windward which may
prove blessing in the day of adversely. The
old fashioned apprenticeship system ought not
to be superseded. All the young men Of the ma
ton cannot be merchants, lawyers or doctors.
Every one of them who does not inherit for
tune ought 10 learn a trade. Parents who are
soictous about the future of their boys would
do well to ponder the significant fact that
seventy-seven per cent. OF the convicts in the
United States consists of men who never
Learned trade"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-05-21

COOPERATION OF WIvEs.-No man ever pros
pered in the world without the cooperation OF
his wife. If she unites in mutual endeavors or
rewards his labors with an endearing smile, with
what confidence will he resort to his merchan-
disc or his farm fly over the land, sail upon the
seas, meet difficulty and encounter danger, if he
knows that he is not spending his strength in
vain, but that his labor will be rewarded by the
sweets of home Soictude and disappointment
enter the history of every mans life, and he is
but half provided for the voyage who finds but
an associate for happy hours, while for his
months of darkness and distress no sympathiz-
ing partner is prepared.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-05-21

THERE is no other spoken language so cheap
and expressive by telegraph as the English. So
the electric wires are becoming teachers of our
mother tongue in foreign countries. The same
amount of information can be transmitted in
fewer English words than French, German, Ital-
ian, or any other European language. In Ger
many, and Holland especially, it is coming to be
a common thing to send kilograms in English, to
save expenses and insure precision.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-05-21

FRENCH SaUanS find that more conscripts are
rejected, on account of imperfect and stunted
growth, in the soft water than in the hard water
districts of the empire. In the British islands
the death rate is influenced by the water supply,
not only as to its sufEciency and the amount OF
organic matter suspended in it, but also as to its
relative hardness. Glasgow and Manchester are
supplied with soft waters, and have high death
rates; Birmingham, Bristol, Newcastle and War
wick have hard waters and low death rates. In
towns supplied with water of more than ten de-
gress of hardness, the average mortality is %
per 900, while in those supplied with soft
water it is about G6 per 900.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-05-21

A YOUNG man, who has tried until he knows
tells us that if you go to call on young lady
and she sews diligently all the evening and only
says Eyes" and "no," you can go away about
nine or a quarter past without breaking any ol
the rules of etiquette.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-05-21

THE husband of a scoding wife, being
asked what he did for living, replied that he
kept "ho: house."
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-05-21
Footsteps at the Door.

The day is done and swift draws nigh
The twilight hour, serene and sweet
The busy crowds go hurrying by
With steady thud of thronging feet,
In many a home glad watchers wait,
As they have waited oft before.
To hear hand upon the gate,
And well-known footsteps at the doori
Some list for feet that still and cold
No more the paths oflife may tread,
And miss the strong arms loving fold
The tender words 80 often said.
Alas, for such the desolate,
Who, half eXpectant, as of yore,
Still chide the foolish hearts that wait
To hear the footsteps at the doorl
Still pass the thronging myriads by,
Nor heed the mourners watching lone
The babes who for the father cry
The wives whose light of life is gone.
And some their sadder vigis keep
For living lost ones, mourning sore,
And listening fear, and waiting weep,
And dread their footsteps at the doorl