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,gnnized and every votsr is got tothe polls,
and the day Is ours. gi NJ,
The Navy Yard.

Reports state that tho force on tho Kit.
terry Navy Yard has been increased from
$50 y 1902 msn.y That the increase, is
not demanded. and that the work Of half
that number Is not required. Is apparent
to all; but It Is just before the election
and work viii DO found for that large
number Of hands for a. few days. when
II will cease. so that the government will
really not be loser by the transaction.
Lynchs runners are all over the county
offering positions on the Yard to men II
they WIN vote for him. One Of those
runners offered position to a pattern.
maker In the Water Power Machine Shop
in this city. He now gets $3.50 per day
of eleven hours. but was offered $40 per
day Of eight hours. Heaskcd, sis It expect
ed that / shall vote and work for Lynch'"
"Ye.yes. somewhat SO. Of course" was
the reply. "I.ook here" said he. az an,
a poor man and an addition Of a dollar
n day Is n great deal to me. but 1 never
will vote or work for Lynch. 50 help me
Godm That is heroic, manly talk. and
sounds like that Of men who think deep
ly and spurn u bride! ~, nj. a.. r,.
Our fathers fought for Independence,
and what made them do 1t? Because
they were taxed without being represent
ed. But England offered them represen-
tation, but ignored locality. and told them
they could be represented and governed
by men from England but not from Amer
lea. So We are told now-that It requires
men who have been there long, mon who
live In Portland. men who live In Cum
berland! York don't amount to anything,
its lines are obliterated. the District Is q
unit. all usage and precedent, have been
broken, your men who are candidates
are "petty politicians" and If you say a
word Of protest, you are pigs squealing
for teat! Perhaps we are; let us con-
vince Dow's master when election day
comes. and not leave him In doubt.
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The Election.

The nomination of candidates by both
parties opens the campaign which. since
it must be short, should be sharp and en-
ergetic. Three weeks remain for us to
work and labor for success. In our can
didate for Governor we have man OF
large experience, and what |, better, stcr-
ling honesty and uprightness, who stands
rs the representative Of our own Admin
i,tration which has redeemed It's pledges
to the people in economy Of expenditures
reduction of taxation and lessening OF
our public debt We owe Il not only to
ourselves and to him that we rally rs one
man to his support but We owe It to Pres
ident Grant that we show him how truly
we endorse his efforts to tighten the
burdens of the people.
To ms in York the county election Is Of
especial importance. The bulk Of our
county officers are to be chosen. making
sixteen years Of official life. lit was
ever right for us TO rally and labor for
the support Of any ticket the necessity is
doubled upon US now. Where we should
have had help and sympathy from our
colaborers In Cumberland, we have been
met with such Indifference and imposed
embarrassment rs to require tho utmost
harmony and energetic effort on our part
to win success from the situation. The
results Of our elections for the past ten
wears show plainly that there are plenty
Of republicans in this county to vanquish
the enemy. whenever they unitedly at
tempt Il. Let US show that while we
have manliness enough to maintain our
rights and rseuke insult and outrage. we
can fight the common enemy At homes--s
Sec that your towns arc thoroughly OF
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NOTICE OF FOREOLOsURE.

NOTICE ID hereby given that John J. Hatch.
~ OF Wells, In the County of York, state of
Maine by his deed dated December -, A. ID. IssS,
recorded at York County Registry Of Deeds. Book
3U2, page no, conveyed In mortgage 80 Ralph
IIobbs, OF said Wells the following described rra
estate, 70 vii "Ail the farm and buidngs situate
in aid Wells, on which che aid John J. llatch)
now live, on Maryland rosd, ~ called, leading 10
North Berwick, and bounded on the east BY land Of
Hart, ON the west by land Of the heirs of =. L.
Hatch, deceased. on the north by the sald Mary
land road. That the said Ralph Hobbs has since
deceased, and J. the subecriber, have been duly ap.
pointed Ills ExecutriI. That the condition Of aid
mortgage has been broken, by reason whereof
HLOIsA g. HOBBS.
Executrix Of saih Ralph Hobbs, deceased.
Wells, August ~, A. ID. ISM. 3w1
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FORECLOSURE OF MORTGAGE.

NOTICE h hereby given that William p.
IN French and Sarah X. French his wife, In her
own right, OF Kittery, In the County Of York, by
their deed dated the twenty hth day % May. A. ID.
eighteen hundred and sixty -e,ght, and recorded In
York Registry Of Deeds, Book 3li, pagr Is, convey
cd In fee and In mortgage to me, Benjamin Ken.
nard OF Eliot In aid county lot Of land situated
IN Kittery, Aforesaid, bounded THIS. Commencing
at the county road by land OF Benning More
thence running southwesterly by the road leading
70 Barter's Neck, one hundred and twenty-five feet
70 land Of william Leach, thence northeaterly by
sad land OF Leach sixty-dve feet 10 land OF Abram
Bray, thence northwesterly by said Brays land
and stone wall ons hundred and twenty-five feet 10
land Of Bcnnlng Moore, thence southerly by said
land Of Moore twenty feet Ia the place begun ct,
containing about oneelghth of IN scre. end being
the came land conveyed 10 the said SarAh 4. French
by William Leach by deed dated May !, 1857, with
the buildings thereon.
And that the condition In said mortgage deed 10
by reason 'A SESJa sin kksS s,siSis''
Eliot, August 10, 1870. jwB
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The greatest wsste Of loo 10 In the prepare
ton Of Vatsr Or drinking. The inhabitants Of
many tropical countries are accustomed 10 keep
water cool without the use VI ios at all. The
means employed Is very simple. The water d
kept In porous earthen jar, which 10 surround
cd with wet cloth, and the whole spparatu, b
suspended In . drought Of cir. away from the
direct fays % the sanv- The evaporation Of the
water through the pores and ffsm the oatsjds 81
The jss kssps IL. interior col
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Delegates are not sent to conventions
with any authority to make promises for
their constituents to be performed Mt u III
turc time. All such dickering IS NULL
AND voIp from tho beginning, and II the
delegates from York county acted ON any
other superstition two years ago, hey
sloneda GUSHING SIMPLICITY which
more experience in the ways Of the world
,ciH pcar of".-I6id.
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sllf II|iE@2zs

NIrrTrNG-KTMBALL- In this city, Aus. ., By Rsy.
j. stevens, NJ: 9ranyills S,ttiaJ, q Nsw xps,;
vich, n. H., and Miss Ann ". kimbai' 'o"neny "
RiCE~iliLI- In Lebanon, Aug. z. a. the rss'aenSSe
% Dr. >. fsIter. ~ R.,. y rss,sns, ~; "a
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. In Gc.st Yails. y. w.;
by Rev Ciark Carter, Mr. Cyrus u. Luueses,n -
Mrs, Deee..h Y. William, both o. Airs'' i'"''''
CLkRk-CLARk. In M.,den. Msss., ASs; nj ~
New, h " IA.rence, q tl,s .es.aenSs o. ~ ~
Nj. sarah w. Cisrk, daughter ~ the late James
S.iark. forueriy of South Berwick. r. l...L.s. 1.
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rweu,y..even Yenrs, Practice

Tweuty.seven YeRp, PNctice
In the satmsus OF diseases Incident 10 Females
has PLAYED On. DOW ~ The head Of all physieisnl
him 20 guarantee speedy and permanent ours II
the worst eases OF SspprsssioH and all other Men
sfrssi DUssgsmsHfs, from eAafsvsr sss,s All let
tets for advico must contain 81. once, No. Endi
colt street Boston.
N. B,-Bosrdf rnishsd 70 those desiring 70 70
main under treatment. ...tts ..
Boston. July. is70.-sp.noiyrO
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THE UNION &C. JDURNAlsa x k-a

started i q; VIZ fsSn 81 s s. sn Ss
. military fssiure connected viii ~ ard ne youth
drili. and vssaiiy have rpo6H pagsds ssee .
month. I predict Chat TIM movement viii inauEu.
rate Q new err In the Temperance cause, and ths.
the prcsent time, win be taken among all elAsses.
PRESriss.
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The GeniIeman'S Prize!

AZ O'Clock an Elegant IIarDes. valued II 500,
carriage, 70 weigh, including driver 30 IN: At start
Ing. Owners To drive, mile heat., y in Heres
that have trotted for mooey ~M .ot ., sfes,d 20
co%S%,t.s Vi. MI M. into ..ys, ssou,
mans horse. The Harness win DO on exhibition at
the state IIouse during The Pair.
COMMITTEE;
Charles ]. Gilman, Brunswick, H. ". Prentiss.
P RsSFS5 II is . . Ssss.. Geo. w.''A'''''
.N THURSDAY, sept. 29d.
At2 r. NJ, Q Premium sf sam for Horses that
never trottsd better than inmates, mile heats In
3 70 harness SIS 10 nut, so 70 seconds 10 :"
third.
p,smS% q .,D @, a. Al g s; M.i".
D in 70 harness Siy5 10 ap,. SIS 70 second.
FRIDAY, Sept. 23d.
Grand Sweepstakes Purse.
A Premium Of $500. open 70 Ill trotting hor,es
owned .. Maine. nile hs.ss , IN 20 h.rne,.. SUD
must have been owned In The STATE az moaths pro-
vious 70 the time Of holding the Exhibition. =
Hou.ss will BE- called n minutes bsfSro Tho time
advertised, and nusr % nEApr. horsss vii 10
~ r Ss,. Any one sS SsSs ray q :.
pendent or outsids pursss. -.I ..
Entriss fbs Independent tlnts mast be made on o.
bsfors MONDAY, sept. 18th. at 10 o'clock =. ~,
Nth The Sscfstsry ofths Society, 81 the hsnsiea
House. Augusta. So
the ESrRAxcs Fee on nv pxa cESr. or rvasu
nr.r IN AL CASES AccesrAsr rns SosNA'
SAMUEL l.. BOARDMAN.
2wx Soy Ne. Stale Ag'i Society.
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The yi,seh s.,.musu. he s,rb'adep - s.psrs.-
'i the = russ, intend .ass.nd Mas sr '''
II ffiass S:p.sss h.s y ,ssd TO v s'u nah.
me requekSf frwssts thN her vdseg. ,s
has been refused ON the ErOupd that its parposc -
clear The way foe re-cuforce1enis coming !" v"
klY N.S ,;leG.p,:sa g rs-,,n thu. be :er.nl
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gentleman In the eastern part Of the etase. Who
its beInr bent Al rixht angles and st NJ the knee,
HelM q "jchmonT 1nSdyug tinimsut. :. Az!
using 10 short time. HE LEG became NseagDS and
y nov g servicsabls - Tie other.
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"NONE BUT petty politicians ARE
DISSATISFIED WITH JOHN LYNCH
or seek has place."-Woodbury Davis,
Lynch's Portland postmaster. in District
Convention.
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This OPPOSITION TO JOHN
LYNCH Tin York County, COMES
FROM PIGS SQUEALING FOR A
SOw'S TEAT."-Ncal Dow in District
Convention.
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III YOU HAVE THE DysPEPsIA. Head
ache Disxincss Costivencss, rlee, Oppression afsf
Eatiug, Bour Rising, or any iDdigsseton OF bilioes
RIs0N'S PERIsrALTiC LOzENGEs, w. viii for.
felt the price OF the boz. Also, warranted 70 cure
every hind Of Pills. For ssle at No Treuont
Temple, Doston, bp Z. A. Harrison 4 Co., Proprie-
tors, and by all drngyists. Mailed for 60 cents fse.
.I''i 6w3hp I7"f' On UT '.''."' n
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"TuE AUTHORITY OF PREcEpENrs,6e they
real or pretended, HAS BEEN BRO
KEN."-Mr. Lynch's paper. the Portland
Press, in its issue Of July 2d.
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The Way 10 minister .'to mind dIseased" 70
protoxide Of Iron, which gives strsngth and yigor
70 the uhole systsm restores The digestive organs
70 perfect hesih, thssby restoring The mind 70 10
natural vigor.
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MAINE cArrLE-BEEF AND STORE.

MAINE CATTLE-BEEF AND STORE.
Working Oxen-si5Of3OO Steers and slim oxen
s7o@lo Or when VEL I.tchsd s soo s sssi,
good 70 EXTRA $'O0sj, heifers and fArrow COWS, ~
With single exception, the number oreattle from
during the present year. As will be seen by our re
ports OF ssles, there were many fair 10 good oxen
and this weeks trade ID encouraging TO the fseder
better prizes are paid S1 ESSs ssia or tSsn
trade In store or stock cattle remain unusually uul
owning largely to the long continued dry Ieather
and the comparatively short crop OF hay In some
VI Wihre sold IL young cattle, ssoiSs live at Sc
live, oxen 70 Jackson, Iis lbs, at i5c % .k 2al
iaic IS ski On In workers, sl6o' On ioo' 10 oxen
Wells sold oxen, 1919 lbs live, al i2ioy 2st i2c
oids $40, ons heller $50 Q yesriinss :is each =.
Foster brown oIens it;s rs, a. i2ie' HM'
] Y Conner sold " cattle, 1910 ne, at 6le i've
cows $40 each n In oxen Si5j.
D d Wells 70 oxen, 1912 Ms at llio dressed; mn
Parr.r Morrill, sold w o., .Is oxen "'''' 'V
II W Spauldiny 6 oxen, TO dress rs ne ior s69
2 pairs ?yearcld steers $50 per pair 6hsin si1
Lbbey q Thompson sold 1; oxen, 400 n', at 10,
G Stone q il in oxen $40, min sis'' 30
year-olds SIS each. !,
s,ss fe5f \ in siso, 4 ys.soid. :i, one Gov
So. .,so. ana In
Sl75, 6 n In $i2J, On y In $50.
] Meserye sold pair OF oxen raised ~ Ssmuei
Tnrr Litchaeld, took lrst premium at Litchneld r.
for siso, 0 n s-year-olds $751; iayesr-oid henef
SD
W. W, Hall sold nice pair ofoxen, Insin, for $40
sft ain SiT,.
willis a johnson q n 10 IN oxen 500. 2lo. 10 6hS
I'm sIsS 6 n In $50 g n IN SID.
, a Ia, ~
8 SIX. .| ..... ..
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Dissolution Of Cspartnsr,hip.

TINE firm Of Stone 4 Bracket, Grocer.
i heretofore doing business at llarty's Block Cen
trail square, 10 this day Dissolved by mutual
Mr. Bfackett still doing business at the old stand,
will settle eli debts due 10 and nom the late hr.
L. W. STONE,
WM. G. BEACkETT.
DIddefbrd, Aug. a. 1871. 3wB
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:. sss sssS :ssi Dss;: !; 4 ss;:: sissss H.
and the worst lingering coughs. A.an Anu.Blllols
medicine for .Llver Cemplaipt, IL has no equ,l.
ciesnses an purines the blood. and thereby cures
Scroflous snd Syphilite toIpb, apd all disceses o.
the skin, - piles, Biosebes, Botls, Rashss and
Eruptiens. Sold by drugEtsts,, yTr4v TiiriH
Why give n much for an ordinary soap ofless
weight, q Cor Besch's washing Soap that he's 10
equal. WI ..I... ..ur .as V1 u
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A great many people have asked 10 Of late, How
do you keep your horss looking sleek and Elosyr
We tell them It's the eAsiest thing In the world !,
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Grand Sweepstakes Purse.
Farm for sale at Auction.

VIII b .old u pablo auction, Il not previously
dlspossd Of On
w SATURDAY. SEPT. 8. 1910.
st o'clock In the afternoon, on the premises, .
o. cultivation, cutting about % Tons Of hay. With
ffuit and ornsmenial trees. BuldnEs built two
ysan. House asx3g. Darn tonsa said barn II
pleasantly situated IN Khtery. Ne. = nile. RON
WIif b. poId ii . bargain " applied lbr soon.
Also, at private sAle 10 House LOU, containing
nun sfr 70 ten thousand feet u land esch; said
rods q Navy Yard.
Por further particulan enquire OF
CHARLES H. pAkLLs'
Kitsssy. Aug. Is, 1870. Mo
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Cambridge Cattle Market. Aug. 2s.

.|
Amount OF live stock al markct-cattle, 1858 I
Sheep and lambs, i0l3i Swine, 1919
Prices Of Market Beef-ExtrA SD uO0 Si3 20 hrst
quality 81 5OG3i2 90 second quality $40 0OD u oO
third quality 81 O0D 80 20.
Prices Of Store C.ttls-worhing Oxen. ' pair.
$50, SaO, $3.50 10 $3D.
Mich Cows and Calves nom SIS, $50, s7s, SIS.
Yearllngs Sl4 % SAT- two years old - % SB,
three years old SO "a S62.
Prices Of Sheep and LAmbs-In lots 80 ., " 30,
s. o., 81 50 20 s.. each, eItra 10 % u on or nom
30 % 81 y n. l.HI .|
Spring Lambs 81 80 20 81 62l. ...s .r..f
Veal Calves, s. % % $500.
IIidesT a.. Y n. Tail0w % 6io NJ.
IAmb skins IS 40 go each. Sheared Lamb Skins
20 a 3c each. Calf skins 10 40 l1e b.
Prices of Poultry-Extra 1911 "a 2lo prime ID u
isle :, good is % isIe, medium II % l7le, poor 10
medium l6 % i6ic Y h. 49,.
N, d. Beef-Extra and first quality include no.
thing but the best large, ht, Stalled Oxen second
quality includes the best grass-fed Oxen the best
stall fed Cows and the best three year old Steers
ordinary consists OF Bulls and the refuse OF lots.
Sheep-Ertrn includes Closets, and when those OF
an inferior quality are thrown out. I.fts
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THE SMEEP TRADE.

Priees-Northern Sheep and Lambs o. Is to 40 per
head In lots. o,o
our figures show the large number Of over loyno
sheep and lambs rsceiyed at Cambrbfe an MedIy,u
the mast week while last week the receipts hardly
6n hut as some 80 of this weeks supply ar
rived FRIDAY and Saturday. the actual number on sale
Thus the telegraph and the railroad serve ~ balance
wheel 10 the market machinery. and do much W elaa
tions An prices which otherwise might occur. StIl
the short supply last week and the more liberal 90. 70
day Affected prIces in MEASURE. nnd they were bret
last TUESDAY Than to-day, and lots were more readily
disno-ed N then than now though the trade today
must be reported - iair. ID W E,win sold cnoles
head RIford Mccullough sold sheep and lambs for
81 10 WIS Mann sold 100 lambs WIN condtion a. 70
2or sis and " lambs for - 10 q Berry ~ Nsw
YORK sheep and lambs At - rs Fowler liz lsn'bs
n ~ -. 700" .sU|HHH ..I '..
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TROITING
MAINE STATE FAIR
81, $50 In FMrses!!

Tn addition 70 Liberal and Judicious Premiums for
all Glasses OF Live stock, Fruits, flowers NanufAe-
turers' Products, Products Of Domestic Industry.
&C., TO DO awarded at tho Maine State Fair Of 1917,
to DO held In
AUGUSTA, Sept. 2oth.23d,
the Trustees announce the following pues for trials
or the speed Of Horses, viz
TUESDAY, sept. 2Oth.
A Premium of $50, for iforses that never trotted
better than 2JO mile heats, In 10 harness. SOD
10 nrst, $50 70 second To take place at2 o'clock
WEDNESDAY, sept. 21st.
A Premium Of sam, Cor lIorrcs that never trotted
hotter than 2tU mile heats, . In 10 harness. $50
. first so 70 second. To take place At o'clock
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Stray Mare.

NtAME into the enclosure o. the subscriber .
" Marc, about afteen year old. lsouslp setp
In The fAcs.oas white hind DotIvn,.s seS1 w
The owner Z rsqsssssd V psy snsrSss sSd ssSs her
Lyman, Aug. 10. 1870. sw@
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The sun says Nh interesting 49, $500
these battles Is that none OF them nave oeen
fought at greater distance from Metz IMAM
twelve or fourteen miles. All this proves that
Baraine has not been able to continue his march
toward Chalous, but has been compelled to re-
main in the neighborhood OF Metz hghting every
day. .f .ra| 7.a OIL
Another rrr.i battle va: iOgsh, 2, Gr.yslo.t: Q. .hs
sas% y a.. ,:las r ~ NM. s
aud through the day each army sustained tnss pal
tIoa. The next morning the battle va. opened :.
1 niaSi M lie ..i.ss were .sln,oisrd Ss,n ..
retired bach Ins loss Sn sSsa sa ss
Prassians claim great victory. ye, u .ppe.rs So%
other sources that no decisive result, were
M.s.a s,.ns only rst ,is ,e rus..a Ice. Iress.
exceeded that % u. yrsne e fS.n sr 1oG s.,s. M.
on Tar.d,y a,ons s,a M mssniseent cavalry M
ss. Il.,.,ed ,sys ~ k prs w,,.
q the battle e Grsv TSas, 20 se1ssn were On lie
neIa. The French were outnunberrd and driven bsek
70 the wall. OF Metz. Ine % a,er ssS s,rs.n
t,,et Win dead men and borsrs. Tue nes Of battle
were msrisd With i,e dead txas rspSnsS On h on
that the city vas In flames but ~ no mention has bern
made o ths ,lsrs since; psoSsS h ,asS .b.
slams being between him and Paris MENTION .ss
osS ssr. .noSenes, MsMsoa Ss. ona
near Metz with large number q troops. " W fvpo.
ed that IN ,hi. mo'e@sn, Sess ina he leave. he
road 20 Paris open 10 the Cro.n Prince. 49, 4. .,o.,
: Nanoleou has retreatsd % Rhuu,e, when Doss
ninety mIiss north east az Meta. 10 10 also NINETY mss
ron Paris but has no railroad connss e.n'iev M
empefne s Prussi.ns e. ,rassss. ,ss, al has
not been sunshine With them In !he Iss essuss;
French pspers spesk bep.n,liy .sd sayr nsssnM
are actively ensasrd !yins Ut , s1d IN er
~ a. - .,r,stiste nrirhborhod. sickness prevails
IN Tie rs..sn army ana the .ss rsSoTs = That sssy
..o ,sIi,r. ksek towards the froat. Tie following
has lust been received: .pru..s.n niesss hsrsha =
sun A. @ceerdcd in rrsehing the railway ftvm
Nssseres 70 Moaemedy and preurei al The psoyisics:
he needed. ne trains we're nlled WIN snppnes aud
ps.A then rv.rd 2. sesessssf The sess;. q sns
TSeSs has beea 10 Aght u Cea,sss.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-02-18

strains were soon "slipping our hcav,
fantastic toes in the hazy waltz,' a
Lord Byron says-Mrs. Stowe to tn,
contrary notwithstanding
At ten o'clock, tho Hon. A
Phrawd. of the Mutual Admiration
SocieJ of which l am President
came forward TO present me with a
silver headed cane. This society il
founded on the following sterling
principles: /. Mutual admiration
among the members. 2. Presenta.
tion Of something nice once in while
to each member as slight tcstimo
nial OF the esteem in which he is held
by the other members. 3. ..Scratch
my back aid rll scratch yours.
For instance, / start a subscription
to give Jones a watch. The mem
bers all subscribe, and I make the
presentation speech. Jones, in graf
itud., starts silver urn for me, and
then We jointly recognize Robinson s
sterling qualities and give him a
cane, and he retaliatcs by starting a
subscription for Brown, &c.
Mr. Jones' speech was full of
patlos, and, for the most part, en-
tirely original. This l know, be-
cause wrote i: !or him myself: As he
stepped forward, a large hush fell
upon tho assembly, and you could
have distinctly heard tho explosion
Of Parrot gun. He said: I" Mr..
Skinner, a party of eleven gentlemen
recognizing your sterling qualities,
and knowing you to DO the soul of
honor, venture to offer you this cane
as slight testimonial of the esteem
in which you are held by the citizens
Of Boston. May you value it, sir,
not for its intrinsic worth.
but for the pleas
ant associations which crowd and ell
bow each other around it, and we
trust-and the man We bought it of
trusted, too, sir-that it may he long
before you are obliged to lean upon it
for support-longer than it is now, if
necessary and may it then support
you as we'll as your first wife did,
MIR. Skinner-and-bless you, Mr..
Skinner. Bless you!' And large
tear OF tobacco-juice trickled down
his chin. 1t was the most touching
speech ever listened to, and at it's
close weeping was plainly visible
throughout the room. myself
counted thirty-seyen distinct weeps.
Of course l was surprised and en-
tirely overcome by emotion. My
countenance worked convulsively,
aud | yainly strove to thank him,
but was finally obliged to retire Sob
bing Historically, with tho cane un-
der my left arm. True Flag.