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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-08-12
Eg,UU.EEBSy DER FITS.

+ EPILEPSY OER FITS.
for this distressing complaint Is now mad
A Treatise pages Foreign and
Native Herbal Preparations published by DE- O PHELPS
bBowa Tbs prescription discovered by him in such
q proydentia manner that n" cannot conscentously
refuse make IT known, ii has every body who
has used 1t for Fits having failed in single
The ingredients be obtained from any drug
Persons desiring copy address Dr. o PHEIPs
BRows, No 81 Grand Street, Jersey City n. j. and
viii be sent by return mail
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-08-12
Price List

of DR.. Ingrshsm's Medicines.
Macedonian OIL single botiles-......-.......S 81 90
/" Six bottes...............--.-.. 90
Worm Candy TabletF, one box....-....... Is
Blood and Liver Pills, '' ................- rs
\. B. The Macedonian Oil can only be sent
By Express. The mails refuse to carry Liquids
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-08-12
DR.. INGRAHAM'S
Blood and Liver Pills
PURELY VEGETABLE.

a new scientific discovery, for the Cure
LIVER COMPLAINT,
JAUNOICE, -
BILLiOUS AFFECTIONS,
DYSPEPSIA,
C0STIVENESS,
LOSS OF
APPETITE,
FEMALE IRREGULARITIES,
And securing the complets expulsion of
Poison from the Blood. Curing Blotches,
Sores, and humors upon the skin. EndorsI
ed by leading Chemists.
Adopted into practice by Physicians OF
the highest rank, who pronounce them sups
rior to any PM made for diseases of the
blood Secure the Genuine Blood and
Liver Pill. If your druggist do not have
them enclose % cents for box, or $3.50
for one dozen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-08-12
Railways PILLS.

Read FALSE AE D TRUE"
Send one espt stamp to Railway o Co.. Ne.
81 Maiden lane, New York. Information worth
thousands will be sent yoa. zs aWly
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-11-08
Change of Echedule.

SOUTH CAROLINA NAILROAD C61IpANY
COLUMBIA, n. c., Juno 0, 1871.
k6@M BH @RassR Change OF schedul,
RHAE S4& xeS&2t to go into effect OIL
and after Sunday, 11th instant:
MAIL AND PASSENGER TRAIN
leave Columola at....... .......... TAO M
n.riYe e a. Onarieeton at..:. ....... 3 2Up II
leave Cnariestonat. ............ 1870 n
rive 81 Oolumbla at. t.............. $40 p n
NAohT sAfHEss' FREIGHT AND ACCOMMODATION
TRAIN, (Sundays c1cepted]
Leave Columbia ut IN m
Arrive at Charleston at. .G.45 an
Leave Charleston at. .7.1Unn
Arrive nt Columbia att. .O0pn
Camden Accommodation Train Will cor
tinue TO run to Columbia as formerly-Mon
days, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
A. L. TYLER, Vice-President.
B. .. P1cKINs, General Ticket Agent.
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Vegetable Blood and Liver Pills.

Pare Bile! Pure Blood! Pure Flesh
A MUCH needed medicine. in all tropical
"A cnmates, IL n Blood Purifier and Liver
Regulator. These PILLS combine tho essen.
tlai properties OF All Invigorator Of the Liver
anu furiiier OF tho Blood. Tho largest organ
Workshop OF tho body When this important
organ does not act, tho skin bcconics sal
low; slck headache sets in, with chilly scnsa-
luis, @ coia hands and feet; pain in tho head;
ncctic foyor; gastric disturbance; vomiting; q
teeilng or weight III the region of the Liver:
Try Cough. Among other symptoms of liver
neraDgcmcnt, arc soreness Ill tbs region of
the liver, across tho stomach, and below tho
ribs; oppressed stomach; faco sometimes
hushed; fevcrlshness in tho afternoon or at
watchiulntss at night; melancholy, bluc.:
ireams, commonly ir'Ghtful; chest oppressed
anu heavy; dating pains in the abdomen.
taintness; signing; difficult and short breath:
pain In the chest. about the lungs, commonly
mistaken for plcurisy; shifting pains. like
t'ose OF rheuinatisui; COLES: somrt,,ncs .
short, sharp cough, with dryness ot throat:
unpleasant thrObbing about tho stomach. ex
cess OF dandruT, and scurfy deposit on tho
skin; falling OF tho hair; fuInees and
oi mo abdomen, with desire to loosen tho
ciotnlnS. sour stomach, with symptoms of
dSspepsia; bilious colics; diarrhtra; dysen-
terry; levers; obstinate constitution: int nrmit
tent fever, or fever and agut; iaupuice: cos.
'iVeness and diarrhMi alternately; exptct0ra-
o,onni nom issrlnSy ana STICKY; foul mouth in the
ness; pain in the right shoulder. sumetmes
IN shonlder-blade; inability to lie on lett side:
hlccough; occasionally, pnin in left shoulder
Seasona6le G use Of tho BLOOD AND LIVER
FILLS: takon as directed. will always prevent
TINS painful Termination or tho tlisnrdrr
These Pills arc for sale by
EDWARD II. EEINITSII.
ANc"at w Che mist and Druggist
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GE5SE,t1 IisEarA: The 'Y6fkiyiiie En-.

cH6SEst1 I.iSERtA. The Y Y6fkyiile En-
1uiger says: "On Tuesday last, a colony
ri 136 negroes left the vicinity OF Clay
Hill, inthis County, for. Liberia, under
the ankpices Of the American Colonial
iion { fs4aietY. They took the cars at
Rook IHill,ytyesterday, whence they, will
Yo to. baltimore, aud from that CITY will
sail direct ts the point OF their destina-
ton, ! tile uolconda, q yesatl belonging
to tho Colo,iizati6n Sooiety."
The Columbus .tOhiol State Josrnal
s.ys:,"A deformed chicken OF common
breed, the deformity resulting from a
broken back, was entered at the Mus
kingpm County fair as . Hungarian cock
OF the tSlavi Magyar breed, just import
ed. and the judges, after inspecting it..
awarded it the fret premium over one OF
the finest poultry shows ever seen in the
County"
An ill-Hs:a:ed contemporary says that
Rhode Island goes for nsrro gauge rail-
roads because she wants both rails to lie
within her territory.
Russia has new mitraiileur, invented
by General Gorlof, which kills men
twice ae fast and twice as far as the
French affair killed them.
1t is said that the Superior Court at
Salisbury took recess to attend Robin
sons circus.
Egypt is making such progress that it
is proposed to use the pyramids for
weather sigma! service stations. 81
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r. A. PRINGLE,
Cotton Seller and Gen. Produce Broker

Cenrdl Wharf, Charleston.
DIFFERENCES -Charlceton-Hon.c C. r.
~ Lowndes, President Fank OF Charleston:
". u. Smith, Esq, President Union Banl; of
Hhar!sston: ;,.. Robert Adgor. EaG ,B. 9. Fress-
rim, President National Bank Of Nawberrv.
Cheater,, 3. c. hlessrs. McAliley 4 Brawley,
special attention given to tho consignment
ana salc OF COTTON, Dried Fruit, &c.
SoPe t4m
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MANUFACTURER AND DEALER. No. %
1A Hayno street and Horlbeck's Wharf
charleston. 8. Q: This is the largest and
most most complete factory OF tho kind in tho
can be furnished by Mr.. r. P. Toale at prices
which defy competition.
.@ pamphlet with full and detailed )isi
OF o, sll sizes OF Doors. Sashcs and Blinds, and
paid. on application to
July IL tlyr p. TnALE.
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Change of Schedule.

Change of Schedule.
WILMINGTON. COLUMBIA d. AUGUSTA r. r. Co.,
WILMINGTON, N. c., AUGUST 6, 1871.
b HI as ,o11ds;El AFTEE this ,s date thr
be run by trains on this road:
DAY EXPRESS TRAIN [DAILY1
Leave iMinRton lUnlon Depot $50 A. M.
arrive al Florence. 913A NJ.
arrive at klngsville.. II 20 P. nj.
Lesve hingsviile. ............. :. 9.10 A. nj.
arrive at florence. ......... ~ 03 p. nj.
Arrivo at wilmington. ........ so P. M.
NIGHT EXPRESS TRAIN, SUNDAY EXcEPTED.
leave wilmington. on................ 7.10P. NJ.
arrive at Florence: co:.............. 1.34 A. nj.
arrive ~ klngsville. ............ As A. NJ.
Leave hingsvlile... ......... 345P P. M
aIrivo at Florence. .............. II 05 P. NJ
arrive at wilmington: :::....:.... so A. III
aug JOdN U. WlEDER, Gen1 Nup't.
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NEW ,.JEwHLRY.
VIM. GLAZE.
COL LUMBIA, s. O..

@ is now opening q fine
M3S9selectt4 Of Ladies' and 6S
ON ), American. " AT OHES sI&
solo Agent for the cele.
DRAFTED Pauline Watch Company, .Philadcl.
Paia; Gold SGhsins Vest Opera, 0hatolaines,
Brooches, Pearl-.full and half sets.
sILVER-vvARE.
make this line q specially. All Silver sold
by me guaranteed equal to coin. Some hand.
some goods in this line, suitable for Bridal
Gifts.
PLATED WARE.
Tea Sets Cups, Goblets. Castora. Spoops
and Forks, leo Pitchers, Egg Stands, Coffee
Urns, &c.
CLOCKS.
Cutlery. Pocket and Table Knives.
HOUSEHOLD AND FANCY GOODS.
Guns-English Double Barrel, Brooch
Loading Rifles, Parlor Rifles, Air Guns, and
q full stock of Spcrting Goods; Dupont d
Hazard Powder; Pistols of various styles.
JET AND HORN GOODS.
WILLIAM GLAZE,
One door North Scott & Co. Il Banking House
Oot ~ t4mo
Charlotte. Columbia and Augusta R. r
sUPERINTENDENT'sO OFFICE,
COLUMBIA, Is. o., August f. 1871,
-. xxlZE...1es.next 9Th Inst, the follow.
Ing schedule will DO run over this road:
GOING NORTH.
Train No. I. Train No. 2.
Leave Augusta. 1928 A. NJ 6.OOP. Nj.
Leave Columbia. -. 800 A. NJ. 1100 P. M,
Arrive Charlotte. ..2.15 p. NJ. 5.2OA. H.
aoINo SOUTH.
Leave Charlotte. .7.40 A. M. S.15PM.
Leave Columbia. =. .1.57 P.M $50 A. NJ
Arrive Augusta. -. .G.50 r. NJ. 73O A. ri,
No. Train daily. NO. 2 Train daily, Sun.
days excepted. Both trains make close CON
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-11-08
The Georgia Home Insurance Co.,
OF COLUMBUS. GA.

Incorporated. 1880
Capital and Assets .s494 95o 65
Untouched by. the Chicago and other disss-
tors, continues to furnish indemnity against
1888 by fire on all insurable property, at ade,
quate rates.
j. RHODES BROWNE, President.
D. F. WILCOX, Secretary.
@ Applications received and policies is.
sued by II. E. NICHOLS & CO.. Agents.
Wv ~ 6 tnfH
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sTENH0USE, MAOAULAY & CO.,
drocers and Commission Merchants.
CHA RLOTTE, ". &.
COL1CIT orders for COTTON. Corn, Flour,
- Bacon, Lard. DO, and Family Groceries
generally. Orders filled carefully nd prompt
W. Feb T l-r
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General Insurance Agents,
COLUMBIA, q. @.
p EPnESENT the following wo,l. ,abl.hea
4D anu most reliable Compnnies:
HAHIFOkD INSURANCE COMPANY, or
gaMSized Mi,,4 isio; ,,+A1s Assets over 800 Ooo
e,Tn MUHLH M BRITISH AND MEKOANl LIE IN
suHANCE 81 oAd M CO., organized 1SO?. Assets over
CONTlNENTAL INSURANCE CO., organ
lied 1852. Assets over s2.0OU.00O.
GEORGIA HOME INSURANCE CO.. organ.
iZed 1859. AS cts over $3.50, ,OOn.
ANDES INSURANCE CO. organized 1870
Assets SO. 600 QUO
5 sQUTHEHN Adsn LIFE INSURANCE CO.. or
ganlHed 1866. Assets over 81, 200 OO0
The reputation which these Compapies
have established for r'omptness, solidiiy and
,'o'th is tho best guarantee of security and
honorable dealing.
BE sure to insure with
Nov lno BLACK & wARING.
WHAT
I 1t WAS only in tho matter OF GROCERIES,
cause the people Of Columbia aud up-count,y
already Know the fact and act upon it.
ARE
Wo offer tho best goods TO be found in any
known market, and if better than tho beat
could possibly be had, we should have them,
YOU
o"i pci iSilao'c HOoub aro tfceh. daily. We
can scarcely supply tho demand. dull as times
are. In this class wo include Hams, Break
fast Strips, Tongues, &c.
GOING
In Flonr-hnndiing, we think, more heavily
than any merchant here, we offer peculiar in
dncements in quality IA in price
TO
IN Liquors, am assured you have tho iu =.
side track. Wc trust all who give us a call
will acknowledge the Corn
In Fancy Groceries and Canned Gnods. orr
assortment is nnequaled; every novelty
ABOUT
Being added to stock promptly, and standard
goods always on hand.
IT?
So, dear reader. whenever your stock of
Groceries runs short; whenever delic acy is
required for the sick room; Whenever the ap-
petite OF the epicnre fails; in short, whenever
you want anything else but Dry Goods, Booto
anil Shoes, or Queens Delight, call; and wo
can tell yon, also, where they can be got for
nothing. GEJ. SWIMMERS.
Nov:
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a, y, illus. OUDAMEAD. General Sup.
Al. y. BARTLETT, General Ticket Agent.
American Club Fish.
bs&S(&y3 DELICIOUS relish: batter
ana much cheaper than iHariines. For sale
~ b. HOPE.
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NHE largest and finest assortment OF
4 STOVES that has over been brought tn
the Southern market. among which ia to be
found tho celebrated Cotton Plant, improved.
rne oven OF this stove has been enlarged, and
stands at tho hoad Of all other cooking
stoves; also. the old Cotton Plant, at q re.
duced price; the Gray Jacket, Magnolia
queen OF the South, Sunny South and the
call and examine. "
:. large assortment Of Heating stoven, con-
siis.ng sisss Of iv9 ssea Of Box Stoves
tranklin Gem, for coal; Fl rankin Stoves for
WOOD; Parlor Air.tight Stoves, and variety
or other Stoves. Tho above Stoves are mann
factured by Abcndroth Brothers for tha
Southern trade. ~"
An extensive assortment OF Crates. Marble
Mantel Pieces, Tile, Hearth AID Crate Fly
tnres.
The largest assortment OF Plumbing Mate
rials r. &c over brought 10 this market. consisting
0i marble Top Waah-Btands Silver Plated
basins and Eibb Cocks, and Bath Tub Fix.
lures.
Copper Bath Tubs, and a variety of Galyan.
'Zed iron Sinks and Esrtlen Drain Pipe.
"A, a fine assortment Of Brushes, Wood snd
Willow Ware; large assortment OF Plain.
Plumbing work done i'll tue most approved
styls; lin aud Sheet Iron work made to order.
toohng and Guttering done to order
NOV % A. PALMER.
Notice.
OFFICE TREASURER RICHLAND COUNTY
COLUMBIA, October 90, 1871.
'hE books OF the Treasurer OF Richlaud
4 county will be opened ON the Goth day of
NOVEMBER, 1871. for the rcceiut Of tarcs
que %t the state and County for the year 1871.
by law, will be added to all taxes remainina
unpaid on the 18th day OF January, 1872
The rate OF taxation for the year 1871 ia aa
follows. viz: 80 ."
State tax per centum 7m;,,.
; County tax per centum. m...... mile
m Oh. BALDWIN. SiiSo'
oct ~ t13 Treasurer Rchand County.
GEORGE PAGE & CO.,
No. n. Shredder Street. Baltimore, Afd..
Manufacturers Of
PORTABLE AND STATIONARY
STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS
Patent Improved. Portable
HCU LAR SAW MILLS
GANG. MULA Y AND SASH SA W MILLS
( NRIsT MILLS. TIMBER WHEELS. SHIN.
~ GLE MACHINES, DC. Dealers in Circu
lar saws. Betting and hill supplies generally.
ana manufacturers agents for Leffel's Cele.
orated Turbine Water Wheel and every de-
scIiption Of Wood Working Machinery.
AGHlCULTURA ENGINES A SPECIALITY.
@Send for descriptive Catalogues and
m frice Lists. May 90 ttFly
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-11-08
Survivors Association.

Il ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH CAROLINA
will be held at Columbia, on THURSDAY,
November 8. at 10 O'Clock A. M. District As
tfons, as matters of interest will be brought
before the Association.
On the following evening, November 10, the
Anniversary Address before the Association
tried soldier, General JuBAL "A. ElnLY.
All Confederate soldiers, and those who
sympathized with the cause for which they
fought, are invited to be present ON this in
teresting occasion. n:se.
By order Of the President, General WADE
HAMPTON. A. @. HASKELL, Secretary.
a4 Papers throughout the State are re-
&quested to copy, 10 -, $50. Oct "a
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For Sale.
The South Carolina Club,

The South Carolina Club.
THE annualball OF the South Carolina
Club will be given on THURSDAY EVEN
Ing, November ., 1871, at Twins Hall,
~ columbia, s.. G.
be annual meeting OF the Club will be held
columbia on November 10, 1871.
y order Executive Committee.
a WIN. T. GARY, President.
official: u. E. ELLISON, Jn., Secretary.
aJ- Charleston Courier, and Ne,os COPY three
m-R week in daily. Oct tl5
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Blue Ridge Railroad

sTlHE Annual Meeting Of the Stockholders
of the Blue Ridge railroad in South Ca
1oiina will be held on THURSDAY. the 10th
3ay'of November, 1871, at the Office of the
'mpany, In Columbia, at IL o'clock. By or
RI OF the President.
4 - W. H. D. GAILLARD, Secretary.
31Oot ~ va.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-06-08
How Women are Fattened.

The London Court Journal tells about
the very curious mode of fattening for
the imperial harem practiced in Moroc-
co. You take plump young damsel of
about IA, with a tendency to obesity
few Mooresque girls are destitute of
such tendency-and you shut her up
in room of which the windows are
carefully darkened by heavy curtains
OF green silk. You cause your plump
young dalnsel to sit cross-legged on a
divan, and then, having by her side a
bowl full of cOusc0uSOu, or moistened meal
rolled into balls, you cram her during a
certain number of hours every day with
as many of these balls as she can conve-
niently swallow. Well crammed, the
Emperor of Morocco will pay an exceed
ingly handsome price for her. That
nothing may interfere with the due con-
duct of the fattening process, black
nurse stands behind the incipient fa-
vorite with matrank, or big stick, much
used in Moorish domestic economy, and
if the patient manifests any reluctance to
swallow the balls of coaseOusou she is i'm.
mediately and numerically thrashed.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-06-08
Ones Friends.

Money can buy many things. good
and evil. All the wealth of the world
could not buy you friend, nor pay you
for the loss OF one. 81 have wanted on
ly one thing to make me happy" Haz-
litt writes, " but wanting that, have
wanted everything" And again: " My
heart, shut up in a prison house of this
rude clay, has never found, nor will it
ever find a heart to speak to-"
We are the weakest of spendthrifts if
we let one friend drop off through mat
tention, or let one push away another,
or if we hold aloof from one for petty
jealousy or needless slight or roughness.
Would you throw away diamond be-
cause it pricked you? One good friend
is not to be weighed against the jewels
of all the earth. If there is GOODNESS or
unkindness between us, let us come face
to face, and have it out. Quick before
love grows cold! "Life is too short to
quarrel in," or to carry black thoughts
of friends. If was wrong, i am sorry
if you, then am sorrier yet, for should
l not grieve for my friends misfortune
and the mending of your fault does not
lie with me. But the forgiving it does
and that is the happier office. Give me
your hand and call it even. There il
is gone and l thank kind heaven ]
keep my friend still A friend is toe
precious a thing to be lightly held, but
1T must be q little heart that cannot find
room for more than one CT two. The
kindness 1 feel for you warns me toward
all the rest, makes me long to do some
thing to make you all happy. 1t is easy
to lose friend, but new one will moi
come for calling, nor make up for al
old one when he comes.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-06-08
An EHtctnal Rebuke.

On his way home from his last tour
in Ireland, Rev. Rowland Hill was very
much annoyed at the reprobate conduct
of the captain and mate, who were
greatly addicted to the ungentlemanly
habit of swearing. First the captain
would swear at the mate, and then they
would both swear at the wind.
"Stop, STOP" shouted Hill, "let us
have fair play, gentlemen it's my turn
now."
"At what is your turn" asked the
captain. MA a.,|
"At swearing" replied Hill.
After waiting until his patience was
exhausted, the captain urged Mr.. Hill
to be quick and take his turn, for he
wanted to begin again.
"No, no." said Hill, al can't be hur-
ried. l have a right to take my OWL
time and swear at my own convent
ence."
perhaps you dent intend to take
your turn" responded the other.
Pardon me" said Hill, "but l do al
soon as can find the good of doing 80.
The rebuke had its desired effect
there was not another oath on the voy
age.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-06-08
Man or Woman !

The authorities of st. Louis are lust
now in a quandary over some sort of a
being that is capable of transforming
itself into both man and woman Ito all
outward appearance), at pleasure. This
remarkable parsonage represents both a
man and a woman, as occasion or con-
venience may require. His Tor herr ad-
vent in st. Louis began with renting
elegant apartments for himself and sis
ter The next day the sister was found
in the room, but was not seen to enter.
She said her brother had gone out, and
would be in towards evening and pay
the rent. Watch was kept for the COM
ing of the brother, but he came not
During the vigil of the landlady the
brother was seen to go out, who inform
ed her that he had given the money tc
his sister, but upon repairing to the
room no sister could be found. Still
later the brother came in, and the sister
was seen to go out, she telling the same
story of her brother, but no brother
could be found in the rooms, neither
could the parties be found together
| This kind of farce was enacted for severa
days, when the lady of the house think
ing she had been bewitched applied t.
the police for succor, but they could no
find the brother in, and failing in get
ting her rent, the landlady caused tn,
removal of her mysterious tenant. Sh
next turned up at hotel where sh
''sponged" dinners one day as younl
man, and next day as a woman. He
she, or rather it, was then arrested anC
subjected to a medical examination, bu
even that failed to solve the mystery
The doctors looked wise, and shook thei
heads, declaring their inability to Civ,
correct information in regard to its sex
The matter is still being Investigated il
the meantime he is allowed to don sucl
apparel as she chooses, license bein,
given it to that effect.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-06-08

began to enquire as soon as they came
within shooting distance.
They would enquire for themselves,
and then for anybody that lived within
five miles of them.
Anything for any of the Murphys 2"
yells little freckled-fac ed, yellow
topped potato mound, with nationality
SO strongly developed that you could
smell it. He
Anything for Jane Murphy ?" No.
Anything for Ann Murphy" No.
Anything for Tom Murphy" No,
nor for Pat Murphy, nor Dennis Murphy,
nor Pete Murphy, nor for any Murphy,
dead, living, unborn, native or foreign
born, naturalized or otherwise, male or
female, why created He them? The
Murphy family disposed of, the Fitz Ger
aids, and Fitz Patricks and Fitz Moon
leys were thr0aon at me until I caught
them myself. l had Fits chronic, and l
could tell every day when they were
"coming" on. ....f' fu
Children came to the office to en-
quire for letters, so young that they
hadn't strength to carry home the week.
ly Tribune, and who didn't know the
ulueISlCe DeGWetu leIler anu uOOr
plate.
Not weekly nor semi-weekly, nor dali
ly, but hourly, as often as they could
think of it.
l have often seen them hang around
on the outside waiting for their hour to
come and enquire for letters
Great strapping girls came every day
for weeks and months who had the mea-
sles oftener than they had letter, but
they might have come to see the depu-
ty, which was better than the measles,
if not quite as good as receiving q let
ter.
One man came every day for three
weeks, and made q terrible rumpus
every time he came about the careless.
ness and inetficiency of the mail service
At last his important letter arrived, and
it proved to be patent medicine al
manac of last year, but he had got fiji
teen or twenty dollars worth of labor
and information out of me for nothing
and he was accordingly satisfied.
I like an enquiring mind. 1t shows
research and progression.
1t is the spirit reaching out for some.
thing by which to draw itself higher
and it gets hold of soft thing when il
grabs deputy postmaster.
He can get more civil answers out o
him in one minute, than he can bias
out of all the railroad conductors il
Christendom, and he gets it for nothing
which is wrong. #s. .|'. -
If the government would charge ,
farthing for every NO that is given il
answer TO the enouiry " Is there auy
thing in the Office for me?" it would pa.
off the national debt in six weeks ant
another great advantage it would be
their deputies would not be required t.
NO so much, which would give people o
ordinary minds and women chance tt
display themselves.