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P0et1>y.
THE EDITOR.

The Editor who wills to please,
Must humbly crawl upon his knees,
And kiss the hand that beats him;
Or If he dare to tempt to walk
Must toe the mark that others chalk,
And cringe to all that meet him.
Says one, your subjects are too grave
Too much morality you have
Too much about religion;
Give me some witch or wizard tales,
With slip shod shoes, with fms and scales,
Or feathers like pigeon.
love to read, another cries,
Those monstrous fashionable lies
In other words, these novels
Composed Of kings and queens and lords,
Or border wars and Gothic hordes,
That used to live in novels.
Mono, cries one, we've had enough
Ofsuch confounded love-siek stuff
To craze the fair creation;
Give us some recent foreign news,
OF Russians, Turks, the Greeks and Jews,
Or any other nation.
The men Of drilled scholastic lore,
Would like to see a little more
In scraps of Greek or LAtin
The merchants rather have the price
or southern Indigo and rice
Or India silk or satin.
Another cries, want more fun,
witty anecdote or pun,
A robus or a riddle
Some long for missionary news,
And some Of worldly carnal views
Would rather hear fiddle.
The critic too, of classic skill,
Must dip in gall his gander quill,
scrawl against the paper;
OF all the literary fools,
Bred in our colleges and schools,
lie cuts the silliest caper.
Another cries, want to see
jumbled up variety
Variety in allthings,
miscellaneous hodge-podge print,
Composed, I only give the hint,
OF multfarious small things.
want some marriage news, says Miss,
1t constitutes my highest bliss,
To hear Of weddings plenty;
For in time of general rain,
None suffer from a drouth, It's plain
At least not one in twenty
want to hear OF death, says one
OF people totally undore,
By losses, fire and fever;
Another answers full as wisc
I'd rather have the fall and rise
OF raccoon skins and beaver.
Some signify a secret!wish
For now and then a savory dish
OF politics to suit them;
But here We rest at peri ct ease,
For should they swear the moon was cheese,
We never would dispute them.
Or grave, or humorous, wild or tame,
Lofty or low, tits all the same,
Too naughty or too humble;
And every editorial wight
Has naught to do but what is right
And let the grumblers grumble.
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TENEME STs TO LET
Unice in Thompson a Rangers Block, next door TO
PhmniN once,
BRATTLEBORO VT.
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~ w. .@TODDARD,
IL. ATTORNEY COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
Brattleboro, VT.
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INIEID ~ TYLER,
Il Attorneys and Solicitors, Drattleboro, Vt.
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VOL. xxx.
THE VERMONT PHOENIX.
Published every Friday Eveningby
PROUTY & STEDMAN,
BUSINESS CARDS.
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LIFE AND FIRE INSURANCE AGENT.
representing Companies whose Assets are over
SEgENTY-THREE MILLION DOLLARS,
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Mississippi 4 Tennessee Railroad.
TIME TaBLE,

Change Of time on Sunday Nov. 20, 1870.
GOING SOUTH.
Nail train leaves Memphis 2.io p, NJ, pas.
Cbmo 1926 ?. NJ, Sardis 500, Batesyille h:2s
Courtlapd 5s43, Pope's Station $3.50, and ar.
arrive at Grenada 7,35 p. NJ.
Express trains leave Memphis Ais P. NJ. pas
Como ;ss, sardis 1885, Batesyille sol, Conrt
land S:2i, pope's 1871, r. NJ. and arrive nj
Grenada 1880, r. N.
Freight train leaves Memphis $40 A. NJ, pass
Como il;is, Sardis 1870, Ba,csyille liza,
CORTLAND l.4i, pooe's l;6a, and arrive al
Grenada 6;l0 r, NJ,
GOING NORTH.
Mail train leaves Grenada 9;25 u, pass Popc's
lilo, CORTLAND, ll:l7, Batesvillc, ll:s2
Sarlis, l22t, Como, 1910 A.. NJ, and arriy,
at Memphis 400 /. N.
Express trains leave Grenada 2.35 A. NJ. pass
Pope's 4:S7, CORTLAND i:45, Batesville sos,
Sardis $50, Como, 6;l2, and arrive at Men,
phis $50 A.. N.
Freight train leaves Grenada $40 A. H., pass
Pope's s;47, CORTLAND $3.50, Batesville e.27,
sardis 1895, Como ILLS, A. NJ, and arrive
at Memphis 400 ?. N.
Mail and 4 Express trains daily.
Freight runs daily, except Sundays
This mail trim going South makes Girce,
connection at Grenada for New Orleans. The
Express going South connects for Water VAL
ley, Ceifeeyille, Oxford, &c.
AS. LIYERMORE. Gen'i. sup't.
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Congressional Candidates.

The jackson Pilot "thusly" take
of the men who wish to immoht,
themselves upon their country's alta
to the tune of $4,000 a year, from
this district;
The name of candidates for Con.
gress il Legion. In the second dis.
trict, we Lave heard Of several can.
dldates, among whom are Hon. A.
X. Howe, Of Pamela; Hon. b. X.
Bruce, OF Bolivar; Hons. NJ. Camp.
bell aud Geo. 4. Harris, of DeSoto.
aud G. Wiley Wells, Of Marshall.
and M. G. Brady, OF Pamela. They
are all good men, aud all true to tho
principles Of the Republican party
The Hon, A. X. Howe is q northern
man, wa a member Of the old Con.
stitutional Convention OF 1868, aud
has heretofore received favorable
mention in these columns. Hon. b.
n. Bruce is at present sheriff of Boil.
war county, and Is q eolored gentle
man Of education. lie canvassed
the State In 1859 Tor the State ticket
with marked ability, and was elected
Sergeant~at-A Arms of tho Senate at
It's iirst session, aud in that position
won the respect and esteem of all
who became acquainted with him.
Hon. NJ. Campbell was a member of
the House 10 1870 and 1871, and was
elected to the Senate from the dis
trict composed of DeSoto and Tunis
ca counties last year by q very large
majority, running largely ahead Of
his ticket. Hon. Geo, r. Harris ism
native Mlssissippian, and cast his
fortunes with the Republican party
early in tile conflict, when 1t cost
something to take that step. lie has
served the people of the first district
IN Congress tor nearly four years,
and we hear no fault found with
him. Ills voteF, we believe, have
been right, which is q guar
that they will be the same in
the future should success crown his
efforts. Col. q. Wiley Wells is too
well known to a portion Of the resi>
OF thc second district to require
at our hands-we refer to
those who are Inclined TO Kuklux>
But 10 our Republican friends
we can say hal he is an active, thor>
ough-going Republican, an educated
and in every way worthy
of the confidence and support OF the
Mr.. Brady is almost stranger
us, but we ARE informed that he
i a true Republican, also an educated
gentleman, and an excellent canva as
'er. lie is ii native Mlssiss ippian,
,ut seeing the ~illiberality, and certain
for all time to come to the
composed Of his friends aud
associates, he espoused the cause Of
tepublicanism, and vas elected dis
riot attorney last fall. These are,
We believe, all the candidates for
congress from the district mentioned.
That one of these members will be
lected is a ioregone conclusion. We
Import all of them--until nominated
land ate that OF course only the
lominee.
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DIR. RAILWAYS
Perfect PurgafiUe ksLs

perfectly t~asteless, elegantly coated with sweet
gum, purge, regulate, purify, cleanse, and
strengthen. Railways Pills, for the cure Of all
disorders ofthe stomach, liver, bowels, kidneys,
bladder, nervous diseases, headache, constipa-
ton, costiyeness, indigestion, Dyspepsia, bill
l%iousness, bilious fever, inflammation ofthe bow
els, piles, and all other arrangements Of the
internal yiscera. Warranted to effect q posi-
tive cure. Purely vegetable, containin no
mercury, minerals, or deleterious drugs.
A few doses of Railways Pills will free the
system from all the above disorders. Price rs
cents per box. Sold by all druggists.
Read s'False and True" Send one letter
stamp to RADWAY b CO., No. 81 Maiden
zane, New York. Information worth thou
sands will be sent you. jy8-1
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Every day an increase Of Weight
and Flesh is seen and felt,
THE GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER.

Every drop Of the Sarsaparillian Resolvent
communicates through the blood, sweat, urine,
and other fluids and juices Of the system the
vigor of life, for 1t repairs the waste Of the body
vita new, sound material. S~crophula, Syphilis,
Consumption, Glandular disease, Ulcers in the
throat, mouth, Tumors Nodes in the glands and
other parts Of The system, Sore Eyes, Strumor-
Gus discharges from the ears, and the worst
forms OF skin diseases, eruptions, fever sores,
scald head, r%ing-wo.m, salt rheum, eresypilas,
acne, black spots, worms in the flesh, tumors,
cancers in the womb, and all weakening and
painful disorders, night-sweats, loss Of sperm,
and all other wastes of the life principle, are
within the curative range of this wonder Of
modern chemistry, and a few days use will
prove to any person using it for either OF these
forms Of disease its potent power to cure them
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All persons are warned not to trade for a
certain school warrant issued by II. J. Harding.
President, and O. II. Gleason, Secretary OF ,he
Board Of Education, Of Pamela county, Miss. on
the Treasurer Of said county for siiO, aud No
loo, dated March lsth, 1872, in favor of Mrs
Louisa Agee or bearer, stolen from our posses
sion klNCHL0E a WRIGHT,
assrls.5w Sardis, Miss,
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RADWlY's READY RELIEF

all sssfd isstsa tease.
isfs@stioa " he kiansys
fnheisaiisB Il tbs Biaddsf
iaasmslioa Of tie lausla.
coHFsssish u ihs Langz
sore ursst plfeHit Breathing.
Pslrlsatisa u he heart
iys,ssass CresR Digshsfia.
Csssrfh, inausasa
Headache, Tegssaehe,
SeHfslEis, rheumatism
Cold Calls, ARns Chills.
The application q the Ready Relief 70 the
part o. paris shers ths pain uf d~iaseuliy en-
ists sill aHeTi ease o. comfort.
Twsnty drops in half tumbler Of water
siii 10 = fen moments cure cramps, Epasms
sour stomach, heartburn, sick hcaische, diaf.
rhoea, dy.sniery, collie, wind IA the bowels and
al Internal pains.
Travellers should always carry a bottle Of
Railways Ready Relief with them. A few
drops in water viii prevent sickness or pains
from change VI water. II is better than French
hraaAv M hittarx A a al,mntaaf
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II. g. can illustrate what he knows
about farming by transplanting the
Liberty Tree from the Radical hot,
bed, IN which 1t has been whitening,
into Q more generous and liberal
soil. Commence BY beating Grant
bayonets into plowshares.
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Mrs. Horace Greeley and her two
daughters were, at last dates. n,
Angonleme, in France. Horace,
being lonely, ainuses his lonely old
bachelor hours by running for the
Presidency.
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FEVER AND AGuE.

Fever aud ague cured for hfty cents. There
is not a remedial agent in this world that will
cure fever and ague, and lall other malarious
bilious, scarlet typhoid, yellow and other fe-
vers, taided by Railways Pills so quick as
Railways Ready Relief. Fifty cents per bottle.
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Hfi Ike 10 90 ast fsa
Al better bal thsss eap,siaa
Nha laugh % tlsif 4isasy
rs4ia half be vise things in ,asiT rsiss
Thou sayss, svtfY day
And heetes had a.sy AIDED Ike thee.
Or farmed as bsd, lear sAgs
Than hshsd ior rich msn cam pany,
And fArmsd out patronage
Some wise men fear thy Kindness,
Thy eroiebsis sone distress;
Some fear Thy sturdy temperance,
And some thy simple dress;
These only feel their private wish,
When they good Greeley scan,
But oil The mighty people feel
An earnest fellew man
Stand up and shout, ye laugh,nt
This laughing sun one outl
Together LET the Northern yank
And Southern Johnny shout;
For Brown and Greeley break the night,
And lead the era Ia
They'll teach "a bow to laugh AID farm,
Wen teach them bow to wini
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A German writer says a young
girl is Q fishing rod ; the eyes arc
the hooks, the smile ii the bait. the
lover the gudgeon, and the marriage
the butler in which he is fried.
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Doom is running for Governor of
Nebraska, Looney for Congress in
Tennessee, and llohb, for Congress
In Texas. Whats in a name?
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DIR. RAILWAYS
SARSAPARILLIAy RESOLVENT

Has made the most astonishing cures; SO quick
so rapid are the changes, the body under.
goes, under the influenza Of this truly won.
derful medicine, that
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can fill all orders sent us.
Complete Stock for BRIDAL TROsSEAUS Always on Hand.
wills oooonadea Farmers Drills, Boots Shoes and Clothing which are offered correspond
iny low figures
Samples sent on application, and Goods per Erpres to ana mart of The
country c. o.. d.
,qsr.1 pm ~ n ""h wi hnd in the extensive Jobhng Department great inducements
M 80 "" ""H ma Notions as yell as Cotton Goods Jeans etc, at the very lowest
~ mm price" Southern PLACE, 49,, Main St. Memphis Tennessee
mats D. G h II NJ. LoEWENSTINE.
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HEALTH! BEAUTYi

Strong and pure rich Blood-Increase ofFlssA
and weight-Clear skin and beautiful com.
plexion secured 10 all.
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TRAINS RUN AS FOLLOWS AFTER

UIose CONNECTION made At st. Louis with
trains for the West, North and East.
A. W. S0PRR, Snp't.
W. R. ALLEN, Gent Passenger and Ticket
Agent st. Louis, t10-tf
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SOUTHERN PALACE,
333 Main Street.
Memphis Tennessee
D. C. &.E uOEuENTlIE.
tn List.

aaliss ' title a4ln f pc hA tff1 Hs
saf- ra lra rll rltA asi ~,
-ahe= vI booze 1urlosi lIis asa 70
lHae= Hanrul 'mi-r4-i ss.rs up:l 81 W
amw ursat aiH@t Ha.1 jll.st ~
-adHs ia-l v rs. ice
-sa.sa v.IHf lgs alias sasa &c
lassss shfm .urs -H4 ~ t3cast %
lu nnvt satr lgeszs. sAsa t3aa3 SEE
lraa Nlsrs ~ vnr& Jrss Ssc
Lstvs n4--1s aa.zr-rssA casa 81 =
"a! H'iaseA ~ ya7t, sS1ss
Part swsgA IS 10 tuc
White zArse4ilsA e. ~ 10 90,
Yesvit Lava PER yard, 20 10 s0e
Al VOL empress cloth, pr gard lO~
Eaglish rsernoa al %eolOrs, per yard 2se
French q ca
Al wool deiaines per yard, 35c
Donble fold slpaoaS per yard, 25e
Childreus wool hose per pair, ste
Children wool hose, large, per pair l2Ito lie
Childien 8 shite cotton hose, per pair loo
All wool white blankets, each 50 80
Grey blankets, each So o.
10 I white marseilles quilts, each so
Nottingham lace curtains, 3 yards long
per pair, only 2 so
Figured lawns, per yard l2l To 25c
Checked ginghanS per yard Is to 25c
Women spegged shoes, per pair, 81 rs
Ladies sewed goat shoes, per pair, 2 so
Ladies' sewed calf shoes, " 2 50
Ladies cloth croquet slippers, per pair | rs
Ladies' cloth Caters, per pair, 2 90
Mem cotton half hose, per pair 10 to l5c
Mems British half hose per pair Csc
Gents lined jeans pants per pair l75|
Gents fancy cashmere pants per pair 2 90
Goats jeans coats, each 4 90
Gents snspenders, good, per pair 25c
Gents butterfly bows, each Csc
Gents ribbon ties, loo
Plaid cottonades for men and boys use
per yard lie
Jeans for men 4 boys's use, per yard l5a40c
O. brown domestic per yard SIC
~ brown domtstlc, heavy, per yard l2Jc
- +" l4c
rlaid osnaohre, per yard l2Je
striped osnabhrg, i2Jc
Heavy, " lhc
hen neSlng per yard 10 to zoe
Canton flannel, brown and b,eached.
per yard lie
o. 'inen 'aoie cloths, each size
Red bordered towelss per doz | rs
Jet and imitation shell sets, pin and
car rhgst per set so, 75c, | 90
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Daring fhe trial ola oae q xi.
ness persisted iu tes,ifying what BIZ.
wife bad told him. To this, q.
course, the attorney objected. II,
would proceed again 10 tell ~shust
how il vas, when the attorney
would sing out GLOW do you khow
thatf"
My wife told me- was the an,
swer.
This was repeated several times.
Presently the Judge becoming ua-
able to contain himself longer, in,
%terrupted
Suppose your wife were to tell
you that the heavens had fallen
what would you think p
"Vell, ! dink dey vas down"
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Mississippi Central Railroad.
GOING NORTH.

Nail train passes Grenada at 800, A. NJ,
Express train at iI;i0 p. N.
GOING SOUTH.
Mail train passes Grenada at 300, p. NJ.
Express train al G.3e A. NJ.
ED. FRosT.t Gen'lSup
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Elastic Stitch Z Shuttle Stitch,

o. Gafr &C. aar $3.50 sstsf n Fms rf e~FsfnusFs#h ~ HHss-f
trff rfa ~ $50 g. kNf ssss. t~- ff-t@t -.
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Tif tern ara a1fl
a.Hi .r l trl ..siriir ed
lsf hrf De- .rc a'
"a 80 urh st b. f-.n f.rrrrt'.
nra d. -lrs m rsrr-ssaf
a rs.f Ell e political
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ssae Es0rv=snf sfryas li irsu 1rln.
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asy are asHs.E are el.Iel Lit1mon
prss On ~paln 0 B-lu,e. 10 e
nasy a1i % &sstwa tr lit-lmuu-
si1e party : tF s@rnt sismeaf
BE- aas sea Fl Blh0c ttr~
The ra-tv the rsuIsinf st me Iu
lowers o. the oli spolc .oser ~
he Pops, vhich p.Ieed .s 1ar 1H
the neck q kings aui re1bei .-4u
Of ihelr Furpls AZ viii.
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HAMILTON esADEEEED,
THE WoMAN'S FRIEND,
oh
STEAM WASHER!

THIRST. It does its own work, thereby sav-
Il ing>a large portion Of the time usually
taken in a family.
81 II uses much less soap than is required
by any other method.
Sd 1t requires no attention whatever while
the process OF cleaning is going on. a lady
can do her washing while she is eating her
breakfast and doing up The breakfast dishes.
4ih. Clothing wears double the time,
washed in this washer, that il will washed
with a machine, or By hand labor, or "A wash
board.
5th. Lace curtains, and all fine fabrics,
are washed in superior manttr. For IN
nels, this WASHER is mosi desirable, as il
will moi full them, as machine or hand-fub-
bing does. All f,bries. from the fines; lace
to Il he'd blanket, can he washed perfectly and
with ease, without the rubbing-bodrd.
Ea- For sale by
JOHN W. HORNER.
may loft Rockville, Nd.
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VOL. XVIII.--N0. IL

When the curious eyes that might
have seen her were safely indoors, coD-
templating meat and vegetables, Filth
went close to the Old post and looked into
the hole where it had staod for so many
years. In the damp, dark earth she saw
folded paper, evidently shaken from
the hollow post by the recent blows. a
strange sutfocating feeling held her fast
for moment. then she stoopel. reached
over and secured the letter. Itswas not
~ dainty missive, such as she sent to
Newport, for it was not easy for her to
find secuted paper and tinted cnvelnp
ut Hill farm. 1t was a sheet Of coarse
letter paper, folded, sealed and stamped
With thimble top, directed III round,
grlish handto Douglas Fisher; the letter
she had written to appoint time aud place
for an eopepent- letter he had never
seen that in her hurry and agitation she
must have slipped through one Of tho
wide cracks down into the hollow post.
She opened it carefully, her heart
plying even then the simple GIL who
opened her whole loving soul to her lover.
The very words were 50 different from
those she would use now No polished
courtesy of address, no polite evasion Of
the tender questions, but frank, girlish
outpouring Of her happy consent to leave
her hard, bitter life, ami accept the sunny
future her lover promised her. y 'ith
was cold impassiye aud stately IN the
days when she shared her sisters happy
home. 1t was IL rare event to sec her
show emotion IN any way, and Charlie
had wondered more than once at his
cousins admiration Of her statuesqus
beauty.
But os she read now the secret of her
lovers apparent fckleness, the record Of
her own young heart. the tears fell fast
upon The yellow, stained sheet, and sohs
shook her whole frame There was no
one to see her, and she knelt down by
the fallen gate post and wcpt for her
own lost youth and broken hopes.
She was still kneeling there, tie open
letter in her hand, she heard fooistep
turn from the road into the narrow lane
leading to the farmhouse. In moment
it would be at the gate. She sprang to
her feet, and faced tall, heavily bearded
man, who paused for moment, looking
searchilgly into her face--only y mo
ment and then he opened his arms
"Elith r he said, in deep, tender
tones, Il never saw your letter p
She was resting against her breast, as
she put it now into his hand, anl told
him how she had found it.
Matte told rle all " he said, .aud
came Oh at ouce. Oh, Hlith, it seems
too much Happiness no@ to find you still
my own"
Charlie and Matte were fully prepar-
ed for the return Of the truqnts to N1w-
port, aud the autumn collected Il eoa-
course of dear friends to witness grand
wedding few susPceting the previous
courtship Of the handsome couple who
were united after long yeurs.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1872-11-15
The Confessions of a Carpet-Basyor

A correspondent Of the Boston Post
has found an honest carpet-bae ger-Atlmt
is, man who is eood deal more honest
than carpet-baggers usually are. inaa-
much as he frankly acknowledges the in
EQUITY Of the laws under which h. holds
very remuneratiye Office The crp3t-
bagger in question is tax assessor aud
collector in Il parish Of Louisiana. posi-
lion which he obtained through the inau-
ence Of his brother, who is also carpet
Dagger from Vermont. He says he as-
sesses and collects taxes each year 10 tho
amount Of $500 000--thnt he receives
on this amount commission Of ige per
cent, with ten per cent more for collec-
ton, making an aggregate income OF
$50 600. oat Of which be pays a deputy
81 900. leaving him net income OF
$28 900. He says $3 600 a year would
be n liberal remuneration for the services
he renders Tho negroes vote. hs says,
just as ! say in my parish, they come %
massa Georgia MS they cali ne. for nd
vice in everything. because they kaow |
go for hIassa Grant. and come from tho
good old State Of Vermont"