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Administrators Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned
~ was, on the 25th day Of January, 1871, ap-
pointed Administrator Of the estate Of William
p. KnowltoA. RICHARD SCOTT.
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The best share in a farm-thc plow-
share.
What have you to expect at a.hotel ?
Inn attentions
Persons who 'prta head on it, Pho
tographers.
When does a chair dislike you?
When it can't bear you.
Have the elements right to brew a
storm without a licenses
Avoid deht-he that pays down win
not be called upon to pay up.
When are soldiers like good flannel
When they don't shrink,
Hypocrites are the very ones TO cry
that there's no such word as can't.
A question for naturalists: Ought a
quadruped to be called fore runner.
Switzerland exports cattle, cheese, but
fer, tallow. dried fruits, linen, silks, vel
vets, lace jewelry, paper, and gunpow-
der.
East India exports cloves, nutmegs,
mace, pepper, rice, indigo, gold dust,
camphor, henzinc, sulphur, ivory, rat
tans, sandal wood, zine, and nnts.
United States export principally ag-
ricultural produce, cotton, tobacco, ,four,
provisions Of all kinds, lumber, turpen-
tine and wearing apparel.
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FAI DEALIN
w ITH LIZ M 4 ~

Call and examine my stock before purcha-
sing elsewhere.
a Place of businsss-East side of Pub
lie Square. noy22m6. W.T.. MORRIS.
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Anil to enable hono.ahly discharged
soldiers and sailors, their widows and
orphan chilJren,to acquire homrsteads
ON the public lands Of the United
States.
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The procession Is formed, headed by
a cart containing the Bhow Sahih. then
another with the clreetahs, or hunting
icopartls, hooded. aud looking anxioas 10
be Of. Away we go across country, get.
ting drosdiully knocked about, as NE
drive over everything. aud tho carts
have no springs. We have got about
three miles. and now the excitement
begins, as we see an immense herd OF
antelopcs The Bhow Sahib does not
drive straight at them, but keeps work
ing round, aud gradu9p.- ,edgiBg in. The
cheeiahs sniif tho =, keeping their
noses pointed in ID direction OF the
herd. We are withi, about two hundred
yards the hood - taken of and a chez
tah let loose. He starts OF almost Of
right angles 10 the direction OF the herd,
gradually working in. Every now aud
then, the stately old buck throws back
his horns, showing symptoms of alarm
but the cunning ehcetah erouches down
behind some bush, remaining there antil
the deer begin 10 grazo again, when he
steals few yards. For hundred yards
or 80 n cheetah has greater speed than
deer, hut after that distance he is done.
This our friend well knows SO ho waits
till within that distance 10 discover him
fslt, singles out the back, chaseS him for
few minutes. makes q spring ON his
back. topping him over and seizing him
by the neck. The poor beast suffers
but our attention is attracted by really
pretty sight-the fight Of the remainder
OF the herl-composeti of two or three
hundred Of probably the most graceful
little creatures in the world, who, in their
retreat, spring over all the little bushes
that obstruct their path The shirlla-
recs. or huntsmen, run up to tue victim
and cut his throat. He is thea cut open,
and some blood caught in n wooden
lndle. This is held near the chcetahs
nose, and is 80 tempting that he lets go
his hold OF the neck, drinks the blood, is
hooded and again placed in the cart,
ready for another run. We have two or
three more, aud return 10 an excel
lent luncheon ut the place, drink the
Guicower's health, which he gracefully
Through an interpreter) Acknowledges.
expressing his gratitude and the pleasure
il gives him TO see so many guests. he
then takes tho ladies' to see the Rance
n privilege denied To tho gentlemen.
This ends the mornings amusement
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AFreneh story.

A few days ago. IN France, passed awRy
the last child of the unfortunate Les-
uranes. who was executed for robbery,
and proven innocent, but a short time
after his death. lie Was a young man
~ fortune. and came to Paris With his
wife and children to make his way In
the world, aud WAS Of "a gay but most ex-
emplary character Having some stock
transactions with a man he had agciden.
tally met, Lesnrques went into the COM
try with him, returning the next day.
The same night the post TO Lyons was
robbed, aud the postiilions and passen-
ger murdered. The men who committed
The murder entered an inn, and were re-
laarked by the people, one being bl0Hd
the other bruA. The police soon got
upon the trail, and il was found that the
casual acquaintance of Lesnrqnes was
friend Of one Of the men who committed
the deed. and the young nsan was also
taken into custody. Before the Court,
LeSunqilCs fell victim TO the common
French habit Of being " so eDeksnFe Of
everything" He Was blGsd, and the
people of the inn svore that he was the
man. notwithstanding very clear
alibi, he was condemned, executed, and
afterward proven innocent From that
time out his family never ceased 10 de-
mand his rehabilitation and the Festitn-
ton Of his property eontlseaied 10y the
State. His poor wife died in poverty,
supplieating 10 the last for Judicial re-
eognitinn of her husbands innocence.
The children continued the appeal All
their earnings were expended in petit
tinns. They offered 10 give up the
property II the legal stigma could be re
moved from their name. Under Louis
XVIII, Charles X, Louis Philippe, tho
Isapahlic Of 4s aud Of 81 the reign Of
Napoleon III. aud even 20 the last Gov
ernment Of France, these unaYailing
appeals were made. The innocence was
clssGr, bat II could not be legally Feoog.
nized. One after another the. chil-
nren died, and there remained but
one old, unmarried woman 90 plead Tor
her legally murdered ia her and now
she has followed him 10 his grave. There
is no one left 20 iead for the name OF
the unfortunate Lesamnes. Why JUS
tise has been 30 obstinate IN refusing 10
recognize its error, j cannot say, bnt u
seems that there Is some legal difficulty
so great, that successive Governments,
for .iGarths Of oentnry, have pre-
ferred 10 continue m Injustice and a
wrong. rather than confess that justice
could be deceived. --PagTs CJyTrp9a-
tfewk
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DNaE Norah, I'M tel yOn n seCrgt-- I 4 IA
4 Two cMpturua hoHa fart hcAAE AAl
After Easter thercft ke d grand wedding
And sieigh-rids-pr providing there's snow.
IshaIl send yOa card IN scsea season.
The envelope Of which, you viii ind,
In the point where the corner folds down,
Has an L and G interwired.
I've got me new-fashioned eOanel,
Al covered in feathers and lace,
While delicate ruehes and nowe-s -
Fall gracefully over the face; '@
NY dress was lmportod hom Paris
An elegant hlac brocAde.
Which left On ship for tlAis city
In time 10 escape the banckGRe-,
With boots Of the daintiest satin,
As white as the puress az snow,
a rQsctte the size Of = sanocF,
An inch from the TAP of the toe.
I've perfumes aad gloves by tbs dozen,
And jegels-mAmna saws they re pure
A love % watch. with q diamond,
Too cunning Scr anything, sure.
I'd nearly forgotten 10 mention
The name Of the man I'm 10 wed;
I think ii is Gibson or Gibbons
Just now can't tell which he said.
PAPA SAYS az he's rich Is old Crosus,
Who he il, I'm sure l can't tell
Has stud Of dozen ine horses,
With which shall cut such . swell
Au rsroir, nv dear NorAh, tin Easter;
Come early, in season TO see
The bundles Of things | can't mention:
We start for the church % sharp three.
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She dweas in an iyiei cesssgc
Hall hiddca by chestpRt trees,
sWhasn ieavcs eelinos when they w1Vcr
Have = sound hike moaning seas,
And OF in tho quiet eseains st
I've walked by that cottage door,
And seen, through the open window,
The sunshine picture the fooE.
And there, in that lansts cottage,
Ilvcs maiden with Nlsae eyes,
That seem % her articAs beauty
What stars are unto the skies,
She walks with grace that's pAulelcss.
And n0er moment seems lone;
The ehastenea charm in her scatnrcs
Pure as a hly half hlovnl
See sits by the open window,
And plies her needle and thread,
When winds are sNissSilg the roses,
And she sun is setthns rel.
When the winds have swung the roses
They ripple her dainty cRrls,
That fail In 4 glossy elnsser
Ca shoulders winter than pearls.
Near TO that cottage I've fingered
In the long, long summer ewes,
And sighed % talk te the maiden
As low as the autteriug leaves;
To tell her love her beauty;
Bot all nv wishes are vain
Nv heart. my heart Is the maiden's,
Yet hers ! never may gain.
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Good grape-land here costs from sic
20 S25 per acre. When tl1e latter price
il given. the land has facilities for irfl-
CATION. Al present, many think irFiga.
tldn unnecessary. Ia new vineyards ; but
vines accustomed 10 IL cannot hafely die.
pense with It. I'm planting u vineyard
the land ID plnuRhed AZ beast eighteen
inches deep, aud hole ia made with q
cFowbar. into which the cutting ia drop
ped TIE Mission ga7spe j. giving place
10 foreign varieties, cuttings Of which
have 10 be purchased, at prices varying
from s5 30 $40 per thousand They are
planted In February and March, aud,
when irrigation is considered necessary,
tlle water Ia turned nn both bniunn and
after planting. The vinas aFe about six
'eet apart, or al the rate Of thousand
10 the acre. PloEghing The first year
costs about S5 per acre. After that, a
light ee-pi0ughing, 10 keep down
the weeds, is all that i required. aud
costs about 81 50per acre. Water Ton
irrigation costs about s. yearly. PFqR-
ing per acre, costs Rbont 81 the hrst
year. S2 tho second, and I'D d year. when
the vines are In fun bearing. This work
is done chiefly by Indians 0f MaKienna
Al the end of throe yaara, tho yisld
may be estimated at fiHa pounds Of
grapes 20 the vine nt four yeaERs eight
pounds and at five years, twelve pounds
aud upward. The whole cost Of an acre
OF grapes-including price Of land,
cuttings, water and cultivation. mp 70
the time they commence bearing, may be
estimated not 10 exceed 3d. The year
ly cKpenFe after this. without coupling
nae cost of gathering aud Rnnding 10
market, would be only about $40 per
acre. The manufacturers OF wine Ia
Los Angeles are willing 20 buy all the
grapes they can get The price ranges
from 65 cents 20 81 per 100 pounds
This would give the price of an acre
Of grapes as ranging fuom SIS 40 Sfu0
and upward When made into wine
they would be worth $500 or sA00. TAX
ing the lowest price paid for the grapes,
the profit per acre, after psging for cnl-
tiVation, gathering and hauling 10 mar
ket, can not he less than $50 ia IA sci
dom that piece Of land producing mo-
thing but grapes is sold; aud. therefore.
We have bat little in the way Of actual
sales from which % form an opinion re-
lative 10 the price OF an acre OF vine
yard in fun bearing. But We can derive
our conclusions from another source
equally Trustworthy Ahundred dollars
will bring their owner i'm tho way of in-
iercst, from sla 10 SIS annually. From
this We may conclude THAI an acre Of
grapes that brings It's owner a profit Of
$50 yearly, is worth $500 "a good return
for the $40 originally invested = Orer-
kEsld Nanklhh
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r.
HorEr AccowMoDATfow INV TExAs--
Oneof the exhibitors at thDruoent Texas
State Fair, at Houston. gayG MN aalrss
ing acconnt OF his exPerience at thH
hotel. which illustrates the crowded don-
dition OF the tayerns at that time.
"a When / got there, i Just said, Cap
tain, 1 wrote yori about SIX weeks ego TO
save me room hope you have done
so.f Certainly I have waiter, show
the centle4nan to No. .01'ta Fni blessed
IL there wasn't forty otlSerR beside my
self Ina that same apartment, and when
they went 10 undress at night the room
looked like an arsenal, for every man
hAd knife and six-shpoter or two,
Nv partner had an immense pistol
which he coolly took or and placed be
tween ma Say. Stranger, says /. u
A had 10 carry ashing like that. blamed
IL / wouldn't put ID on wheels 'Gpeas
IL / choose to wear it It's. nohodys bus
mess. he replied. Wen, says n, ia AH
~ this artilltfy conpany in this roppf "
About half tle occupants were changed
every day, and IL could tpll every now
arrival the number OF his room the in.
stant set cyes ON him. II Hallo, Colo.
mel, lust got in I would say. 1es--
just in, and lncky enough TO get room.
What's your number p ] would ask.
: Ninety-Ohe, was sure 70 be the reply. !"
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ale Never karcrtIscs."

There is a bright picture Of the man
who does not advertise. He is distin-
guished very easily 10y his earcworn and
dajocted counienance. He is grasping
holds fast % what be has. and looks
upon all customers with dissruss- The
miserly eagerneSA with which he clutches
the pay for his goods creates An anupa.
ally for him in the minds OF his patrons,
and they generally leave him. His store
i anything but inviting. As the goods
are not displayed AZ all. aud bleak ap-
pearAnce OF the walls is the consequence.
AZ night be lights his store wlth the
poorest quality Of candles, which shed
q male Rlmmer over his goods, giving
them an old and dusty look, AT his
store You win bc certain 10 find mean
whisky, soft soap, damaged groceries
and dry goods-All last years fashion,
sc. He seldom gives anything for pub
lie improvements or charitable purposes,
and measures mankind genemlly IN his
own half busheL Such man never
helps 30 build railroads, stcamboats,
telegraph bDes, or any thing Of that
kind. III the balance % mankind were
like him. stage coaches wonld be the
only public convryanecs Where great
cities now stand, few d0ubla pen log
houses and a har-room would he instead.
uollegrs and schools would never have
been thought of, and hlissfnl ignorance
wunld now reign supreme. He is never
posted on the topics of the day. nor Is
ho informed In regard TO commercial
Affairs, beoarse he shuts himself on from
that source oi information by discoun-
.tenancing the press. the only means
through which il can be attained. And
when be dies he Ia not genoTslly lament
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X A SMART Box. --Ahe Albany 4Argts
thHa shows how acoAuFod prisoner pulled
ths wool over polica nfiner ThM con-
stable 0F Adams the other day took
cclnrsd boy to the depot td naETs him 70
HWalertown iail. Africus was lame an |
could not run away, but was sound men-
tally, so the, officer purchased hi1n his
ticket. and bade him sit dowa on Q bar
rel OF salt while he = went to see q man. ?
The boy espied countryman els r0ufs
for Watertown, and sold him hiHticket
nt h discount cf five cents 0m tha cost t0
the constable. THIS Houmtrymmn whs
delighted with The purchase. thp boy
ditto with thn sale. The constable came
back The train arrived, both stepped,
aboard the constable sat in one end Of
the car, Il being fun, the boy in the
other the conductor came along, the
boy q didn't hab no ticket. sah,P the
condnckof pulled the ben cord Che train
stopped, TIE constable came back to see
who waa being elected iuat in Time to
pull him into the car again tba train
and the boy went on, but mot until the
0eicer paid double fare for hia prisoner.
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4 NeM KInd Or PIas,ered wan.

According 10 the lScieaiifs Press, q new
kind OF wall is coming INTO use IN Eng.
land, and, il we mistake not, scientific
thing has been introduced already in
this country 90 some extent. III in thus
described. "0yer framework OF
strong cross-wires, of about one-ciEhth
in thickness, there is woven by power
ful pressure. fibrous matter which is
saturated with solution that renders IL
tire-prpof. tits then subjected 10 q very
powerful pressure. A costing Of very
light cement is then put upon IL for an
outside facinE. BY this means surfaces
are made impermeable 30 moisture,
smooth, and easily washed with water,
thus saving The expense OF repeated lime
washings. It in formed into slabs in iron
frames, which are put together and
closely and securely fastened with bolts
The slabs are from one aud half inch
to four inches thick. They serve rs
superior paneling for dividing walls or
partitions. Where space is of Importance,
Il has the advantage, perhaps, over con-
crete willing. in enabling wall 10 be
made Of not more than one and n half
inch or two inches in thickness, and yet
its quality is said to greatly deaden
sound
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She Over Did n,

It is easy TO overdo good thing, and
the "slip" between the "cup and the
lip" is 80 readily found. A mechanic
rejoicing in the name Of Dubois, and n
resident Of the city Of Detroit, took 10
drinking, and was speedily transformed
from Woodworking man into n drunk
en- sot. His good wife scolded, entreat-
ed, diminished the thickness of his beard
without the use Of razor. but could
make no change. One night Dubois ar
rived home and found That his wife and
his coat had changed plhces-the latter
Law on the floor aud the former was sus-
pended from the hook. UP rushed
Dubois 10 the rescue, took his wife
down, and after much labor brought
her TO her senses. The attempt at
suicide completely sobered him, and like
Obadiah Oldbuck, he turned over a new
leaf. lie promised never todrink again,
and probably would have kept his word
IL his wife had been able 20 keep her
own counsel But she was Just smart
enough to inform several OF her neigh
bors that the apparent hanging was a
put-up Job, the rope being tied under
her arms. The knowledge OF this little
practical joke coming TO Dubois's ears
he first thrashed the whole family, then
performed some extraordinary feats of
Notwithstanding, and finally left the
premises, and has not been seen since.
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THE Anvil EXPLOSION. The jury Of
inquest upon the death OF Mr.. s. s.
Campbell, who was killed by the explo-
sion OF an anvil in Montomery, Ala, /,
while il was being used 30 celebrate a
political event, have returned n verdict
in Which they say I'VE, the jury, are
OF the opinion that such calamity oc-
curing on public thoroughfare and in
the midst of crowd of peaceful citizens,
pursuing their usual avocations. in vio-
latiun Of law and utter disregard of
human life, is nothing less than murder
--and that the authorities permitting,
and the parties instigating or engaging
in such dangerous and uncalled for
practices, should be held to n strict ac-
countability by the Grand Juries of the
country"
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or The number or illegitinste chill
dren born In Neu York. says local pa.
per, il Ia difficult 20 speak with any pre-.
ciSion. In EurDpeaR countries. I'VE
know almost exactly the proportion OF
illegisiuaate 10 legitimate births. In
Sardina, Il is 2. % per cent 10 Sweden,
4. 5s in England, 6.72 in France, z. OF;
IN Denmark, 9.3l; in Austria, II, Ss; in
Bavaria, a0.51. Among eities.it II be-
tween 3 aud 4 rrr cent In English cities:
In Genoa, Y In Berlin, iAas In st.
Petersburg. lAe; in Vienna. 46 The
general average of ilegitimaic 20 legit-
mate children in Europe is lbs per cent.
Supposing that the average in New York
is the same as in Amsterdam or IN Lon
don. say per cent, there we're, in the
Ave years from 1860 90 1865. out Of the
IA. 724 children born diving or dead
i'm the City Of New York. 5.7&S illegiti,
mate. or mn average each year OK Lid7
children born out OF wcdlock- More
than . thonsand illegitimate children
arc thus. in AT probability, thrown upon
the community every year.
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TNext week ia my little ones birthday"
said as stitched away
At the dainty white dress was making;
She is two years old In May"
And thought how fAir aud dainty
Would nv teo-year Old darling be-
In the dress like web OF snowflakcs,
As white as white could be,
"I win put some buds from my roses
Among her beautiful hair, aAtf
And hyNhlow on hnr hUSnni,
And she win be Ho hir~
To-day Ia my darlingis birthday,
In her new white garment arcat
She lies IN the parior yoruier ksf
With y lily on her breast.
sS<in know Il is not my darling
IN the little cAsket there
Sac is kecping her birthday in Heaven,
Whore Che slnlesa angels are.
They have given her new white garment,
Not made nv earthly hands n a.
And crowned her with fAdeless iiowera
In the sunny Eden LAnda
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NINE HouRs A DAr-ln all the prin'
ciple towns Of the North OF England the
workmen are following the example OF
the Newcastle engineers by demanding
reduction Of the time of labor 10 nine
hours per day. The ironlwoEkers ot
Aiddleshrough, the shipwrights OK
stockton, the dyers Of Leeds, and many
other large bodies OF workmen have AL
ready insisted upon the reduction. The
latest accession to the number is an im-
portant one. The whole ofthe employees
Of Messrs. Laird, the great ship.bnilders
OF Bickenhehd, have resolved 10 insist
upon the reduction OF the hours Of labor
10 nine. - sff
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SHE CouLp SIZE HIM.-At trial, MOI
long since, one OF the witnesses. an old
lady Of some eighty years, was closely
questioned by the opening counsel rela.
tive to the clearness of her eyesight
"Can you see me |? said he.
" Yess, WAS answered.
q How we'll can you see me ? " persist
ed the lawyer.
"Well enough" responded the lady,
"to see that you're neither negro, an
Indinn, nor a gentleman.
The answer brought down the house.