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What 80 saEs.

VI
Good neighborss good roads,
good schools, good mechanics az
hand, and good church within
reach. will be always valued and
sought--few farmers are likely to
disregard them. Lst whoever buys
4 farm whereon To liya resolve to
INV onos for an ana lot him not
forget that health il not onl U wealth
But happiness that an eligible
location and 4 beautiful prospect
are elements 81 enioYment not only
for Ours YES but our krlanelss tss
him not fancy that all the land
win soon be golsblea ZIP ana held
at exh0rbitank pr3eas, but hehaVe
that money VIII almose always
command money worth ot what-
ever may be needed Sc that BE-
nea4 net omharr himself ta-gay
through fear thet ha may nes ha
able t0 aad sellers to mqrroys, auG
Ih8 can hardly Gail Ia buy adleions-
Wv aud mus aoe t1@s
species 81 hamesicSae
of home
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-AarE3md.

tHa A M@NM&&MA4a
Nothing Is mere common than
to talk of 8 friends nothing more
dif66ult than to find one; nothing
more rare than to improye one as
we ought.
thus SAYS Addison, and he
500 truly! Everybody talks Of
his friends, and until times come
which trV of What stuff men s souls
are made. it IS very natural to
imagine that all who smile pleas
antlT upon Won, are your friends.
I But wait till the pinch Of trouble
comes wait until poverty comes
/ upon you, TN sickness some long,
4 trying sickness seize you; want
until sorrow has wrung out OF You
| the msrrinent and sparkling viva
city which rendered you the HE q
! the social circle; and then, when
Iyou want comfort, encouragement
and material help, see how many
friends YOU viii still have about
II you.
Thank God there are almos
always, = few, two or three perhaps
perhaps only one, who uaver leay
. Enol forsake YOU, but thess are ne
! apt to be the ones most able to d
Il vou any good. Nay, that wa
I wrong; for whoever has the hear
ty SIGH f0f you; whoever takes yo'
i aifsefionatsly BIZ the k4nd whe
i Won are distressed, and says, .d
3 not quite despair; 4 love, ! PIT
+ + YOU, does you good-rsal grea
GOOD. God blessthe kipdly heart
even IL the efhand have eothing I
!. bestow
tits almost worth ones Yhlle
& be unfortunate in order that I
6 may discover who are his friend
. Those who have always been Pros
4 lssfons and happy ara actually un'
I, / ble to know certainly who are b
true lovers. Dit Is easy to say az
! to believe-for such a faith y agre
D able to vanity such and such 9
y one ii devoted to me--he woul
q ale for ne n but how do you know
.o lDid Fon ever TRY him
i Whoever has once fully prove
N the spirit ,of bis friend, shou
Is thenceiorth value him beyond
" price-he should be precious
\ his own hearts blood. Iou shou
KS no more hurt 81 wrong hlnl th'
i YOU should hurt and wron8 yo
III own soul.
ge And You shonld Improve Ia
VI N6t AZ he dTd who was won't
ri exclaiin, swhat.tis The use ot
81 friend II you can't use alm nam
5n III. by getting out % bra ali Y
IS rou POSSIBLY can; Int hy ep30yl
III as much of Els society IS Is agree
ia ble I'd him; by takin 1s good
ia ample IS a guide l1f chr own,
sC tioas, ard by alna his sEiendsl
ia ss al argume ioE Matltpae
IT'S God. thereby eprlcnlng your "
ld soul What sweetness, WEat Il e.
- ina Se IS yhn words NJ Friend
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.par Square, 40 lines or less . 81 80
Fyerv subsequent Insertion 43
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Two indians that have INST ar-
rived iii shingi0n ere n tAa
height og hion Fun2
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snnsIsiiti0us InemoeEs 0I the
Caliiornia legislature ascrioa the
earthquakes end the tremendous
fras racing in Che soushefn part
81 tho Stats, to the 1ivina Jug
ment for ths repai 81 tne sunday
laws
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TERMS:
sroprp4roa THREE DOLLARS
,,ar annum, Id advance.
AngERTIaINa .


Der Square, 40 lines or less 81 80
Fyarv subsequent insertion. 95
announcement Of candidates foF 81
Office, Wy w
Advertisements sent ia for pubtca-
tion. when there are no directions, viii
be inserted in English and French, and
when time is not limited win be con-
tinued until orders are received and
charged accordingly.
Liberal discount to those who tadver-
Rise by the year or quarter
Nocredit win be given for Advertising
q job work, except by special agree.
ment.
Cards, stating merely the names
business. and place Of residence, with
paper included, Twelve Dollars PEI
annum
Bss All Judicial advertisements mus
be paid for on the last day Of pubhca
ton, on on the day Of sale.
Standing Advertisements.
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A. SIMON,
E .Ho. af
Manufactured Of
CoPPrR, mn AND SHEET mon WARE.

COPPER. TrS AM. SHEET IRON WARE.
A GENT for Bucks PateE5 Brilliant
A Stove, to which First Premiums
were awarded at the Louisiana Mechaa- %
les and Agricultural Fair, Jan'y 1865,
also. at the Missouri State Fair, OCT.
1866, '67 g 68.
Importer and dealer in Cooking and
HEATING Stoves, Table Cutlery, Hard
ware, Hollowware &C.,
Orders from the Country directed to
p %. B. 1856, viii meet prompt atten-
dance. 80 zz
NO. 1O4, CHARITIES STREET,
no18 1y NEW ORLEANS
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0grcn HHAR THE CoUHT- HoUsH.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-06-21
good sound Advice.

Never throw stone at any one until
you have looked to see whether there is
a window behind, or you may have to
pay rather dearly for your revenge
Never leave your hat in the passage,
unless it is bad one,
Never fix your own price, but leave il
'sentirely to the lioerality'' of the gentle.
man, as the chances are you will get a
good deal more by it.
Never sit next.a young lady at dinner,
for she only talks and does not care
about eating.
( Never be executor to will, rs it is all
liability, great trouble, and no profit
Never quarrel with your wife, or your
sweet heart, as you will have to pay for
making it up in the Shape Of a season
ticket to the opera, a trip to the seaside,
q silk dress, or cashmere shawl.
Never mention you. have received a
legacy, or some impertinent fellow will
be asking you to stand q dinner
Never pay to see n balloon go up, as
you can see it much better by remaining
outside.
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n6n Plait ON the Pledges Sf lk&1
SIS 10 Republican Party. ,ss s

But this polygamy is fearful tiiings
It's a twin relic OF barbanism, and the
Republican party IS pledged to its ami. ;
hilation. The Republican party is pied;
ged to a great deal that remaina unfnish,
cd. il is pledged to an economical aid.
honest administration of The govern
fncnt, and yet, while this St.sIJoseph
looks far over the continent TO pick out
a few fanctics to pun s'i, under his Sen
atorial nese the most abominable extrav.
agance aid corruption uIlrebukcd -.
Thieves and swindlerss pimps and lewdE
women, swarm about the Hobbies and.
hurry through the corridors like N6r-s
way rats about a granary, each bert upsa
on filing its nav with the lard earnings
of an otter taxed people The accuni.
lated capital of the country in tie hands
of -unprincipled monopolists, has tnrned =
our-goyernmcnt into q huge machine to-,
ride down and crush out the mechanic, !;
farmer, and laborer saaa aEss iks@S4 sseEa
Pledges of The Republican party IS IL
like that. To sit in the galleries OF the )
House and listen to tbs duarreIs and : !,
abuse below sounds like pirates Qyet
tLeir plum lcr. go, ,sss ssa 80 - ~,
+ And what makes The matter ihcresag,
gravatiag is that every piece of rnSaalit1
is sugar coated &itlr the nasty cant OF
religion and morality. Whenever So.
lon rises to his feet and says sosemnfy,
IN the name Of God-amen,' you fnzy-'
bet your inner greenback that. be AsS
hid under lis coat tail some IntStpil
|swindle.
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AnIndian Trick.

The following letter from a soldier on
the plains to a friend in Milwaukee, is
printed in the Evening Wisconsin of THAT
city: Ja e
''We are after the Indians hot blast,
and l tell you the man who picks these
fellows up for dogans finds himself wo-
fully deceived. A part of our troop had
been on trail of small band of Sioux,
and they had lodged us and beat us until
we determined to have them, and it aps
peared so suddenly, too, that there Vas
no chance for them to escape. Each
man seated himself squarely in his sad
dle,and with revolver in hand we dashed
on. There squat each identical Sioux on
his pony just as though we were miles
away, and as stoically Indifferent as
though they didn't care 4 continental
As we, at full gallop, drew near, the off,
Ger in command felt that We were riding
into some trap, but it was too late to
sound retreat, aud ON we went. think
The distance between us and ,he Sioux
and their ponies was just twelve feet be-
fore single redskii had moved mus
Gle; from the shoulders of each identical
Sioux came the fiery red blanket he wore,
and up and down it was shaken visor-
ously in the very faces of our horses
We had boasted q great deal ever those
horses, and they would do anything we
wanted them to-that is to say they
would drive through prairie fire, along
side a bull buffalo, through prairie dog
village, and over dead Indians, but tel.
yet, YOU ought to have seen them to a
horse turn tail and run from those IAN
kets. We were getting along SO nicely,
and each trooper was SO eager to make
a dead sure thing of his redskin that we
let the horses have much their own way,
and we repented of it. just as fright
ened as they could be. they paid no at
tentien to curb, and away they went in
every direction. 1froopers were sprawl
ing on the ground and others were hang
ing to horses names, with both feet not
only out Of the stirrups, but pointing up
in the air. 1t was the worst stampede /
ever saw, and l have looked at some in
my day. If the Sioux had followed up
they might have made few scalps, but
they were so well pleased with the result
of the trick that those who were unhors-
ed near them say they disappeared as if
they had gone down through the earth.
When our troop assembled we, one and
all, declared that the thing, was the best
of the kind ever heard Of, but we deter
mined that we would pay them back for
Fit one of, these days, and we will.
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IS, Foreign aaa 9amesr Dbs 4draue e as ab stue 6aadan,


I
eo-a handlul OF soidiers, with draWn
oayonets' the saenl1, and the prisoner,
loaO"eu n py father rhiiiip. .v,,ss. !,
ne me OF soidiers parted riSat ana
lei' Us .iiey passed % tne piatlorm whefe
.nc salioms was erecteo' '.ao ,.ieli tlie
peo,le saw Dehnls heean s.a,ioihs uh-
oeT Ty!,s Sie terripie instrument OF aeatn,
:. no elies o,ohe, ou', anu 'he suara
", %llicn i. sufrohhaed lhe platform srasped
slielr ,e, nlusAets closer ana were keeniy
"',c1'liui g,,, -,
neiinlS was Pale as maro!e, put snere
". "''S s'ie,olo i'gnt III MS eye ana un-
oohqnerapie resolution lufkeu ABOUT MS
ln9a.h' p., n,. -. 80
Palier niii' proceeaea W silfiVe MN,
~ ihu 4, while tnis was gong oh'the soeoihS
III III Ias cfowa grew yet more vehement.
lne ceremony over, the lather was
, seen 70 embrace ..I ,hc prisoner moSI .en. zen.
N-SiiJ siiS' ShOuj "iS'i az hfo " " eiitit
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ConundrunIs.

Why is the letter SO" like the equator
Because its circle dividing the globe
into two equal parts.
What nose is more brilliant than a
topcrs nose2 Why, volca-nos, TO be
sure. Pat says that the chief glow of
each comes from the crater
Why is the earth like blackboard
Because the children of men multiply
upon the face OF, it.
How many days has the year Of its
own? Three hundred and twenty-five ;
because forty are Lent.
Who are the most suitable laborers
for warm weather.? Coolies.
Why is the letter j like the .end of
Spnrg? Because it's the beginning OF
June.
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-
During the excitement at Malone, at
the Furguson House, second-lieuten-
ant Of the United States regulars, who
appeared as "nionarGh of all he survey
ed," took occasion to abuse the landlord
for not having everything in his tastc.-
He finally said: 81 never was in hotel
before where the keys were kept at the
Office" '.You mustremcmber," respon-
ded the landlord, "that you are q sec
Eond- lieutenant as yet, and these things
will doubtless be revealed to you as You
are promoted in life
An absurd wager between lord Wey-
mouth and Sir Archibald Home has re;
Gently been decided in Scotland. They
were to walk up Ben Lomond during a
high wind, Lord Weymouth in top boots
and backward. and Sir Archibald Home
as he pleased, but to carry in his hand
an open umbrella Sir Archibald losi
the wager, which was for $4,000.
An irreyercnt Athens correspondent,
speaking of the new railroad from that
city to Plraus, says: "Think of Socra-
tes soliloquizng over q steam engine,
Diogones, with his tub, heading it
to the Pireus, or haggling about sew
en- cent ticket of Euripides working up
railroad catastrophe into one of his
polished tragedies; of the courtly Ken
ophon taking Typographical notes for
his 'Anabasis' from the window of a
sleeping car; or of Alcibiades lolling ir
the smoking car and playing game o.
high-lowjack for the cigars" :"
The Republicans here had an over
whclming defeat on Monday, IN tho
charter election, at Norwich, Conn =
The entire Democratic ticket, including
the mayor, was elected by large ma
Ijority.. This change in the stronghold
of Republcanism has been due in ;
great measure to the folly or basencss
of President Grant in hls distribution
of the Federal patronage. Even pa
riotic young soldier, marked and SCARED
in the service, was removed from tht
postoflice to make place for a small
beer politician. against the protest O
the entire community. /.
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A Mr.. Tracy &. Roberts recently sued
the Toledo. and Wabash railroad, fof
damages, in compensation for severe. in
juries received by him while travelling
on t1at road. He obtained verdict oil
$4,000, Notwithstanding the fact that the
company claimed exemption from dam
ages on the ground that Mr.. Roberts
was travelling on free pass, which con-
tanned condition to the effect that the
company should be so exempt
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LOVE UP A TREE.

There was seat in the apple tree,
A most delightful and cosy nook;
And one afternoon about half-past three,
Kitty sat there reading book
Her fair head bare, with no hat to mar,
| And her dress just showed one dainty boot;
And he saw her as he smoked cigar,
And he came and stood at the ladders foot
Kitty half blushed, then smiled and said,
won't You come up and sit here now:"
And Kitty's brother, a boy to dread,
| Saw and determined to raise row;
Sohe cropt softly under the tree,
Listening to all they had to say,
Did the impisl brother, and, sly as could be,
| Seized the ladder and bore it away
Then they saw him; and she, with frown,
Said, 'What will that awful boy do next2"
And she called him the greatest scamp in town,
Yet don't believe she was very much vexed.
For her lips half-smiled, though her eyes half
cried,
As she saw the position of matters now,
And he came over and sat by her side,
Leaving his place on the opposite bohgh.
What could they do? They wne captives
there,
Held as if by an iron band;
Kitty tossed back her golden hair,
And refiectiyely leaned her chin on her hand.
"E, said she, "we for help should call,
They'd langh to see US in such plight,
So we'd best stay here till the shadows fall,
Or till some one or other comes in sight"
And some one did come. Itwas Kitty's papa,
Who past the tree his footsteps traced,
And saw through the leaves lighted cigar,
And masculine arm round feminine waist.
Kitty looked down and blushed at one, t
And then looked up and blushed at the other;
Said her father, ''These are nice geings onl'
Said she, at was all the fault of my brother
What was the end? I'll tell you that.
Some months after, mid silks and lace,
And ribbons and ruehes some ladies sat,
Who were discussing the time and the place
As to whcn-ss ran their debate
And where certain wedding should be;
And that impish brother was heard to state,
at had better come off in the apple tree"
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lluOeaDelWoellzQitld W <lu<x $1kH>pQ0G-
Probably few Of our read aware
of the existence of the process by which
messages and packages are almost IN
simultaneously transmitted betwesnfhese
two cities: -.
81 had occasion to send e telegram to
Lonaon she other Gay and in "a fewimin-
utessreeeived reply, which, ledn mn. to
SUPPOSE that a serious error had sbeea
committedibymy agents, Involving s1aSF
Thousand pounds. II inmcliatchsswc swcnt
to the telegraph Office and. asked kto see
my message. The clerk said, I'VE can't
lshow II tc.. .yon, as. we have sent it to
London. Butt 4 replied, 'younifniluusstt
have my -originalapaper here III wish to
see hat,h Hczagainesaitl, sNo, NC have
not got it ;it is intheSpostoilice stlEon-
dom .W hat DO you mean asked,
Pray, let me sec the paper / left here
half IN hour ago 'IafWeiI@ said fss14E
lyoa fnustseelu, wewill Egetit bach 4 d
few minutes, but it is now in London
H. rang bell, and in five minutes Or SC
1produced my message, rolled up in paste
board. EeSs kas8 HEII
1T seems that for some months there
has existed a paeumafic Itc!egrapk bw
lt~een Glasgow and London, and BA-
ltwixt London and the other principal
cities Of TIE Kingdom, Which consists
of an iron tube, into which the messages
are thrown and sent to their destination.
| inquired if | might see a message sent
| sOh yes, como round HERE 4 IIeSlipped
a number of messages into the paste
board scroll, popped it into the tpbeuana
made a signal. l put my ear to thetube
and heard q slight rumbling noise for.
seventeen seconds, when bell rang be-
side me, Indicating tllats,thc scroll had,
arrived at the General Postoifice, f0df
hundred miles of! 1t almost took my
breath away to think of it. If / could
only go to Boston with the same rela-
tivespeed, you mrght count onsmy passz
ing an evening every week at tNogIl2l
Beacon street, aid fctdrhihg home to
sleep. Who knows but We may be con-
lveyed in this marvellous manner before
many years
"Pcrliaps you are aware that there
fas been large tube bctweeli the lens
teraI Postoffice in London and the station
FIN Justice square in operation for q num-
ber Of years. The mail bags for tle;
North are all sent by this scenyeyance,s
SO that the. Postofliee receives lettess M
Itosa few aninntes before tho trains naeaxcs,
ithree miles OFF. The transit takes slesSl
than two seconds. Surely this Els ND
age Of wonders" s'ssa e -. - - =
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THE COUNTRY COUsIY; .
On, L Saw EsaU kissing Kate.
Il a.l ID. u, b ill..r. 81

olsssf - ~. q, Ill a-i'i.I~. hst
=, !, :. ---r' -. t.''''''''''s p.
| Twas Just aoouoa year ago, f'i'h 9a3 e
"heh w''s aoHii - oto fr'H s'fer'H
l find that have lost her. ''Eiiez' g
I'm sureI never can forget, ysi tagpis
The happy days1we sawti' z z7fa ss.sl
Before the day on which VIC met si,si 81
Her Country Cousin Esau. -, ,,
-
sroREs-for lt7wass4on that unlucky day
'N''' ,fsHi fsti
And the facsis, VIC All ilthroc saw, m
For 1 saw aEsaus. he saw me- ,Yqiss3 "a
sss And she saw / saw Esauss As.e. y5
~,s...-,;. &ssss.e ~ .s,,s.. .,.-..e ,,,.- ss.s--..
rather go without my beer
|r even get my soohce hurt,
ss "A Crystal Palace Goreert 3 .4isns 81
For took Kitty there and. then, ~s, .ss,
Unfortunately she saw
That horridest of countrymen,
her Country Cousin Esau. 7a3s8 .
s~.s,.sr.t szzss-a i ..s,,..z;C
sonhN-pu' even l 'hen iDa never !" snousls
''''u,a nave 70 81
.Y5fss.sggyi esst- 3 sf,s,.sa,s eraTt -.
ne in'iouuoeo shis man V me-
Ant soon' 'Dehiisi STATUE > s@ks
= : saw Wii' naqe me auoaoiy ss} II
s oat' ! MY ~ ioohiiis al sou' .,esr-.,s
80 What poor unlucky me saw, sf's'isSH
For there was Fsau kissing Il Eato, ai 6
- And Kate was kissing Esau..Hg s.bsr
s,o,.., ", .,...,ssa....1. ,;ay,..
-. -, -s'.O.t, =, ~ -, -
- s. '-'p', ~,
~, ~ ''''on '' aA'
A"'' ss''s 0A " AA"'s'p i'sa''V'A' ,pe =
1 saw .ls Esau kissing Kate, etc, ,,..s.1-.s,.
gr
'H,e why !oa oo". qu'e'sa i'ie'7
!0u nS'1o 'ois .@ N,r ~
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Save Fifty Dollars.

A NY PERSON wishing to purchase one OF
IA Groyesteen's Pianos, advertised in this
paper, can save fifty dollars of the price by
applying to the editor Of this paper june
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agriita,Illturies, i,Illt I .Matkets

azf gsafi asia tEgu 9ff Y9yn 80
.lsfss s ssa ssE3 q ls,.sdIla .
.Faa0 aiYAa
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NICU LAS WAGON III e NJ


- -
T e w ELF EP Q T +,
Al his old stand one door North OF Diehl's
store,
WOO DSFI lei d, o u Q
DEING exceedingly thankful to my great
ID number Of friends and patrons for past
favors, and sdhering unhinchingly to my Did
maxim,
FAIR D EALI N g
solicit continuance of the srme. Partic'
bular attention paid to the repairing of
Matches, Clocks, Jc,eelry and Masicdi
Instruments, and Gold and
;Siiirer Plating,
1t reasonable rates and promptly. WoRK
WARRASTED. BERTRAND LANubL- .
sug3Ilr.
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Tired OF waiting.

A short time ago in Delaware county
Quaker lady, a maiden who had reach
ed the age Of sixty, accepted the Offer
of man who belonged to- the "world's
people" and the Presbyterian church, ,and
began to prepare fer her wedding. As
usual, delegation of friends from he,
meeting waited on her and demonstrated
with her for marrying out of meeting
The bride elect heard the visitors pa
tiently, and then said Is isg4a
Look here I've been waiting jus,
sixty years for the meeting to marry
me-; and if the meeting don't like me
to marry out of it, why don't the meet
ing bring along its boys Z"
That was conclusive, and the. delega
ton merely replied Farewell y and van
ishcd. -........, ..s...
GE-Donn Piatt is responsible for this
obituary on the Radical land grabbing
and tariff. laundering paftt:
Aftera brief but brilliant career, the late
Republican Party.
BORN
OF patriotic impulses, it built huge navies
organized tast arrl.ies; and through
long campaigns, with bloody 8
battles,
Saved the Nation from the jaws Of Hell.
Its Immediate cause of dissolution wa:
trichina
Certain vermin known as -.
Thieves, plunderer and Protectionists att
into its vitals,
Causing a dreadful nausea, a bad smell
aud sudden death.