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g Paddle Yonr own Canoe" !"

As an ineitement to individual ef-
fort, this piece of nautical advice will
do very we'll. No young man ought
to expect his canoe to be padded by
anybody else as long as he is able to
paddle it himself; and no young man
ought to be content to have his canoe
drift idly with the current while
everybody else's dug-out is shooting
swiftly past him. But when the
saying is made by the strong as an
excuse for not assisting the weak and
unfortunate, it is execrable. There
is manyea one who can't paddle his
canoe his craft may have been crack
ed in a financial tempest, and ae him
self escaped in crippled condition !.
or it may have been .heached high
and dry on the banks of misfortune
or it may have struck hidden rock
or sawyer, and started a leak. All
round us there are canoes in some
such distress as this. They may not
be firing minute guns to attract at
tention, but they are.Aoating helpless
on the tide, and it is easy to be seen
that they are in trouble. We can
steer clear of them and leave them to
their fate if we will i; we can disre-
gard their signals and keep on our
course and leave them a prey to The
next TEMPEST that rises on the hori-
zon; but this would be unsailor like,
and on the actual sea, would be called
inhuman. A manlier way is to make
for them, and with a hearty "ship
ahoy," ask what's the matter with
them. 1t may be that a word of
encouragement, direction, a triAing
assistance, or new start they re-
quire; and by every obligation of
humanity we ought to give it to them.
The voyage Of life is not an indepen-
dent individual enterprise, in which
every man is for himself. It is a
brotherhood business. Our canoes
are in one human aotilla, and while
each Of us should paddle his own
canoe without looking for aid to 9TH
ers, we ought to esteem it duty to
look for opportunities to relieve and
succor those who ere in distress, to
cheer up those who are dishearten-
ed, and to aid those who have met
with mislortunes. Success is crafty
ing to those who achieve it-a sweet
reward Of strength, patience and
skill. But the greatest glory of sue.
cess is the power it affords Of mlnls-'
L.-i.,la n IL wants q .Aoss who hore
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-07-18
Brevities and Leyitles.

ev A romantic couple, not 9. great
way from Boston, naHred their infant
daughter Caressa. That was eighteen
years ago, and the boys a: . at 1t now. gqg'
@- The stories of the man and wife
wbe came to grief IN dispute as as to TO
whether It was arat or mouse that crossed
the room, and of that no less historic
couple Mho died the DEATH. in a quasrel,,
Of "knife or SCISSORS" are both putto
shame by married twain in jackson,
Tenn. Having little dispute as to
which way bed should be placed in an
apartment, the husband convinced his
unruly spouse simply by beating her TO
death.
@rA A man in town, who does his own
milking, was told by Ave year old girle
to run che cow and' she would "let her
milk down." He tyied it, but becameso
weak he couldn't milk that night. Next
morning he concluded to make things
easier, so be tied the milk-bucket to the
cows tail, and gave her kick as sI ne
leaned on the fence to await develop
ments. By the aid of a negro the fences
is up again. Areward Of $6 viii be paid
for the return of said cow. For idescrip-s
ton apply. at this Office.
9s- No man is SO poor that he'has not
friends whose happiness is linked with
his fate, and whose heart will be wruns
with anguish at his punishment or his
suffering. ,ss''e2
~ They have man in Lock Haven
whose name is Gaudam. His would;pe
a nice name for church deacon. For. {
instance, the preacher would say: " "GauT
dam, you pass the plate." It sounds
like "eussin'," don't it7 If. we were
that fellow we would have our Gaudam
name Immediately changed to something
more reverential. - ~
v A Paterson boy put a lighted
match into nearly empty powder keg,
to see what would happen. HaWon't Do
50 again, as his curiosity is satisfied, but
the girl who sits next him in school
thinks he looked. better with his nose on.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-07-18
Fathers and Mothers.

If you occupy these relations now. or
are about to do SO, study well your con-
stitution. If you have acquired or in
herfted Scrufula or any disease which
may be transmitted TO your offspring, it
is your solemn duty to- eradicate 1t.
Thousands of children are now suffering
from the effects OF poisonous disease
transmitted to them from their parents.
The thought is terrible. You can save
yourselves much sadness and sohcitude
and your dear little ones much pain and
unhappiness by the timely uss of Dr..
TUFTS Sarsaparilla and Queens Delight.
It will surely eradicate the faint from
your system, or if it has already been
antailed upon your child, rive it at once.
this :,nable pT@ae-,t,e., lud rs s-Tsteni
..I- Nm. .n.l-o,-ncl,l n. ,.netni.na ~ .nnni.
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CAUGHT BY HIS OWN JALAP.-A
little while since Ned Foster got the
idea into his head that whiskey was
doing him harm and determined to
shut Of" on it. But" as he sage
ly remarked, it will not do to make
too great a change in personal habits
suddenly. l must do this by a grad
ual taper. So he gave up his habit
ual little comforters at Hazeltine's,
Stunned bar-rooms, sickened his friend
by an ASSUMED foldness for Ottawa
beer, and only drank when he felt
that he absolutely needed to do so,
from a little private. bottle in his
desk. 1t was strange, he thought,
how rapidly that bottle became emp
tied. He was very sure that he was
not doing all the drinking out of it
himself, and rightly surmised that
some Of the boys had discovered his
stock of fluid and made it their prey.
Quite unsatisfed with this system OF
appropriation, he procured two bot
ties, exactly alike, one filled with ST.
mon pure Bourbon, the other also
containing good Bourbon Literally
dosed with jalap. The latter he left
in the accustomed spot for the bene-
fit of the marauders, while for the
other he found a new hiding place.
The prospective joke was too good to
keep, 30 he whispered it to somebody
who betrayed the secret. AS soon
as he left his; Office for afewmoments,
the,bottles were changed, The good
one was empty when ne came back,
While he waited chucklingly to dis.
cover the victim Of the snare, he took
a big drink, and in few minutes
aftsr formed a sudden resolution to
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-07-18
A Dutch Justice Of the Peace.

To old Jake S.; a j. p. in Dres-
den, Ohio, belongs the honor of de-
Gliding a case in favor Of both par
ties.
Some twenty years ago Jake was
elected to the Office of Justice OF the
Peace, and in due time he .docketed
his first case on the fy-leaf of q
Dutch almanac.
One neighbor had sued another for
trespass and damages, and the ease
was set for hearing one day in Au-
gust, when the dog star ragged In all
its pristine fury.
Although the amount involved did
not exceed twelve dollars, each party
employed the most eminent counsel
at the GAINESVILLE bar to look after.
their respective interests; 50 it came
to pass that on that aanealed Au-.
gust day, Messrs. c. and c.
appeared ferniss'' eachother in old
Jake's court.
Each lawyer came armed. with a
stack of law books, embracing al
most every work on law from Black
stone to Walkers American law. AS
they deposited them upon wooden
table in the centre of'the room, Squire
Jake eyed them earnestly, and, ex-
cusing himself for moment, hasten.
ed to the cellar, where he imbibed
one or two quarts Of beer, to brace
himself against the storm Of legal
lore which he felt intuitivsly must
come.
Finally the case was called, and
Mr.. g., who appeared for the de-
fendant, arose and moved for non
suit, on the ground that the title to
the lands claimed by the plaintiff
upon which the trespass was commit
ted, was in doubt. Then followed a
three hours discussion Of the law,
p,'o and CON-, between the attorneys.
O@lAnS eo0 PASSi
out into a terrible perspiratlon, and
each moment. became more hopeless
ly muddledas to to the real point
under discussion. Finally the lew
yers were overcome by the heat and
sat down, after having marked about
FIVE hundred passages Of law each
supporting their views OF the case.
Without glancing at them, and al
ter wiping the persplsation !, from
bis massive brow with coarse linen
towel, Jake rendered the following
well well, Mr.. G-,1 gifts you your
case. -,
: "But, your honor!" exclaimed Mr..
c. you have not looked at the
lawS!."..
"Now. shnst geep shtill, MIR. G.
,-f'.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-07-18

BEAUTY IN a WIFE.-Rtmember,
that if thou marry for beatty, thou
bindest thyself ali thy life for that
which perchance will neither last nor
please thee one year, and when thou
hast it, it will be to thee of no price
at all; for the desire g dleth when IT
is attained, and the affection perish
eth when it is satis6ed.-sir Walter
Raleigh.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-07-18

l,on3SEse I'.t l'h' ''@:''~-
in the mont of August. Git lisht
away out of here, gwick now. Dis
case is ofer, und / want some peer:
Messrs. G-and c. got" right
away gwick," and the next day Jake
went down to Sanesfeele' where ne
saw "leetle Sam Cox" Is. s., the
Deputy Clerk Of the Court and re-
signed his commission, remarking, as
he handed in bis bapers
"Dere be more tam drubbles NIT
a Shoostice of the Beace' than he bays
for himself like doonder. Dem hars
dey shuat talk about drover und do't
und gonauejsion und all dem dings,'
vile It ish so hot as never wash, .und
gif you no chance for peer nor nod
ings.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-07-18

4 ~, In New Hampshire, the following
Is posted on fence: Nottis-Know
kow is aloud in tLese medders, eny
men or women lettsn thare kows run
the rode, wot gifts inter my medders
aforeseed shall have his tail cut OFF by
me. Obadiah Rogers"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-07-18

go home for the day. He never left
his Office in so lively and moving a
way before, and now he says he has
given up his 'fbudge". altogether, as
be doesn't think it agrees with him.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-07-18

On EvERYBoBY's ToNGUM.-Eulogi-
ums of the great National Regenerator
of Health, PLANTATION B1TTERs, are on
eyerybody's tongue. This gratuitous
vira voce advertising is better than MI
the paid-for putting to which Tho owners
of bogus bitters are obliged To resort. 1t
has spontaneous heartiness about it
which carries conviction to the mind of
the auditor: But it is well-known fact
that the proprietors Of the PLANTATIoN
BITTERs have never relied upon news
paper bolstering to establish the success
Of a preparation which owes its astonish-
ing popularity mainly to the oral testi-
mony of the thousands who have either
experienced or been the eyewitness
of the immense physical good it has
wrought throughout the length and
breadth OF the land.
DON'T HAWK, HAWK, SPIT, SPIT,
BLOW, and disgust everybody with
your Catarrh and its offensive ordor,
when DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy will
speedily destroy all cdar, arrest the dis
charge and cure you.
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Advertised by Smiles

Is SoZODoNT, and if you use it daily;
the white gleam of the pearls between thssI
parted ru6ies will prove its excelle4qe3
as Densifrics, and theNWeet1ess Of Ms'
breath will attest its purifying prop perteA
Save and mend pieces, use SpaMings, 3,
nI,,o
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.7a1 To. Fs-'s' -iTT..Ns'--l v -
sinco ais 5irtn, and alter trying every
remedy that was recommended, ano sey'-
erai physicians had pronounced him past
all hope, accidently heard OF your
Sarsaparilla and Queens Delight. 1t
was SO highly recommended that con-
cluded to try it, but must confess with
very little faith. He has taken nine OF
the bottles you sent me, and ] am happy
in being able to say that he is almost
well; and believe by the time he talles
the dozen he will be perfectly restored to
health. He has gained flesh, has tine
appetite and now walks two miles to
school. I shall always remember you
with gratitude. ANN MURRAY.
Dr.. TUFTS Hair Dyeis used Ia En' opc
and America.
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BALTIMORE, July 10.

The delegates were generally in
their seats in the hall of the conven-
ton bv ten o'clock A. NJ. A fine
brass b.:r.A '"oatei l., .le upper sai-
le ~ . III auiiaGec With
~ 'ttr''t - =
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-aa,. ord..s Bal: ,ia.c ,aen I'D
:. ~, tor he lu..nilaors eoA.e.!. u
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Upon calling the convention to or
der. Mr.. Belmont said 81
The Arizona sentinel., 1872-09-28
A IT co 1T.

To make room for large invoices
soon to arrive.
We guarantee" satisfaction in
quality and PRICE, and those
desiring anything in stock, Will
not regret examining same before
doing SO in any other market.
Orders from parties alta distance
will meet with the same care and
attention as though themselves
present.
Highest price paid for bull
LION. HIDES, or any other mar
ketable article produced in the
country.
Consigned merchandise, ma
chinery, etc., will be promptly
forwarded to destination, as usual,
by careful and competent freight
ers, at current rates.
WIN. b. HOOPER & co.
Arizona City, May IS, 1872.
The Arizona sentinel., 1872-09-28
ARIZONA CITY, A. L.

Having closed our retail depart
ment, we shall, from and after
this date, attend exclusively to
the wants Of our jobbing custom
ers throughout Arizona Territory
and Sonora, Mexico.
To interior merchants, small
dealers, station keepers, saloon
keepers, ranchmen, freighters,
etc, who buy in quantities, we
now offer cur entire stock of goods
The Arizona sentinel., 1872-09-28
MISCELLANEOUS.

NlSShlbdNE OUSt
It SA M 4 r r. 5
CHEAP CASH STORE,
Formerly Cheap John Store.)
Main street, Arizona CITY.
Has on hand and is constantly re-
ceiring,
Dry Goods, Clothing,
Foreign and Domestic
Silks, SATINs and LACEs,
Dress Goods
Clothing
Ginghams
Delaines
Shawls,
and a fine assortment of
HOUSEKEEPING GOODS!
Brown and BIeached
Shee'ins and Shifting,
Ladies', Misses and Children's
Shoes, Ties and Boots!
Mems Boys and Youths
Boots, Shoes, Hats and Caps,
and everything IN general demand
in Arizona. my25
The Arizona sentinel., 1872-09-28
D. NEAHR'S COLUMN.

d 'tD NE /" +" ;
Main street, Arizona City, A. t.
G a - H
Wholesale and Retail Dealer.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1872-03-28
PAINFUL MISTAKE.

Here is very good story of old Or.
Caldwell, formerly of the University OF
| South Carolina. The oldDr.was small
man, and lean, but hard and angular as
the most irregular pine knots. He1ook-
ed as though he might be tough, but ne
| did not seem strong. Nevertheless he
was among the knowing ones reputed
to be as agile as cat, and, in addition,
was by no meansdefcientin knowledge
in "the noble science of selfdefense."
Besides, he was as cool as cucumber.
Well, in the Freshman's class, of GER
tain year, was a hurley beef mountain
eer of eighteen or nineteen. This gent
us conceived a great contempt for the
Old Bolus' physical dimensions, and his
soul was Mortified that one so deficient
in muscle should be so potential in his
rule.
Poor Jones had no idea of moral
force. At any rate, he was not inclined
to knock under, and be controlled des-
politically by man that he imagined be
could tie and whip. He at length de-
termined to give the gentleman a gen
teel private thrashing some night in
the College Campus, pretending to mis-
take him for some fellow student
Shortly after, on dark and rainy
night, Jones met the Doctor crossing
the Campus. Walking up to him alb
ruptly:
Hello, Smith! you rascal-is that
your"
And with that he struck the old gen
tleman a blow on the side of the face
that nearly felled him.
Old Bolus said nothing, but squared
himself, and at it they went. Jones
youth, weight and muscle made him an
ugly customer, but after round or two
the Doctors science began TO tell, and
in a short time he had knocked his bcefy
antagonist down, and was astraddlc of
his chest, with one hand ON his throat
and the other dealing vigorous cuffs on
the side of his head.
All! stop! beg pardon, Doctor.
Dr. Caldwell--a mistake-for Heavens
sake, Doctor groaned Jones, who
thought he was about to be eaten up,
Il really thought il was Smith"
The Doctor replied with a word and
n blow, alternately.
Z" Ii makes no difference; for all pres
cnt purposes consider me Smith
And il is said that Old Bolus gave
Jones such a pounding, then and there,
as probably prevented his ever making
another mistake as iopcrsonal identity,
at least ON the College Campus.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1872-03-28

ANrIDorE FOR SrRYcHNIEE.-A more
terrible poison than the article known
as strychnine, which chemists extract
from q nut called MIR u0mica, probably
does not exist in the vegetable king.
dom. An English physician announces
that opium given as soon as possible
after the strychnine has been swallow.
ed, very generally with suicidal inten.
tons, seems to neutralize its baneful
effects. He suggests the two drugs
quickly unite in the formation of an
anomalous compound which is quite
harmless.
Experiments should be instituted by
competent authority to verify or con-
denim the proposition. Life is too pre-.
cious to be tempered with by theorists.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1872-03-28

THE ONLY DIFFIcULrY.-Uncle Peter,
who fourished in the mountains of'Ver.
mont, as horse dealer, was called upon
the other day by an amateur of equine
who was in search of something fast.
The result is told as follows: "There,"
said Uncle Peter, pointing to an animal
in the meadow before the house; "there,
sir, is an animal who would trot her
mile in two minutes and seventeen
seconds were it not for one thing" an
deed!" eyes," continued Uncle Peter,
"she is four years old this spring, is in
good condition, looks we'll, is a firstrate
mare, and she could go a mile in two
seventeen if it was not for one thing"
"Well, what is it?" "That mare" re-
sumed the jockey, lis in every way a
good piece of property. She has a
heavy name, a switch tail, trots fair,
and yet there is one thing only why she
can't trot her mile in two minutes and
seventeen seconds what in con-
science is it, thenp cried the amateur.
"The distance is too great for the time"
was the old wags reply.-Ohio State
Journal.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1872-03-28

CrRE FOR SMNIrox.--Wc have given
all the remedies that have come under
our notice for the cure of smallpox. in.
GLIDING Brother Henderson's earnest
endorsement Of the efficacy Of prayer.
The following recipe has already APP
pcared in the Sentinel. but as we have
more faith in it than any other remedy
that has been suggested, we give it
again. 1t is said TO have originated
with the most scientific school of medi-
cine in the world-that of Paris. Du-
ring the recent rage of the epidemic in
Philadelphia. the papers tell us, that it
was as uniailing as fate, and conquered
in every instance II has also been
tried in Eureka, and, we believe, with
the most gratifying results. Luther
Clark and other we'll known gentlemen.
stand ready to endorse the statement:
here it is: Sulphate of zinc, one grain:
fox glove (digitalis), one grain; half
teaspoontul of sugar; mix with two
tablespoonfuls of water. Take a spoon
full every hour. The disease will dis
appear in twelve hours. For child,
smaller doses, according to age.-Eu-
reIa Sentinel.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1872-03-28

POLITICAL CHEssMEN.- the exhibi-
ton of the Art Association of Munich
there was displayed q curious set of
.chessmen, carved by an eminent sculp-
tor. The principal pieces represent in
figure and face the leading characters
in France and Germany. The rival
kings are the Emperors William | and
Napoleon III, and the queens are the
Expresses Augusta and Eugene. The
other principal pieces are statuettes of
Prince Frederick, Bismarck, Won Moltke
and the prominent German generals;
while Theirs, Gambetta, Bazaine and
other leaders are on the French side.
The pawns consist of Uhlans and Ger
man light horse, who are opposed to
Turcos and members of the Mobile
Guard. The two castles on the German
side stand for Rastadt and Mayence,
while those on the French side stand
for Strasburg and Metz. tits suggest
ed that, although these chessmen may
be valuable as souvenirs of the Franco
German war; yet they cannot be used
to advantage in the mimic game. For,
as when Hercules and Lichas play at
dice which is the better man, the great.
er throw may turn by fortune from the
weaker hand, so in contest between
equally matched chess players using
this Franco-German set, the German
pieces may be captured, and the Empe-
peror William driven into corner and
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1872-03-28

In the lives of the saddest of us there
are bright days, when we feel as if we
could take the great world in our arms.
Then come the gloomy hours, when the
fire will neither burn on your hearth
nor in your hearts; and all without and
within is dismal, cold and dark. Be-
leve me, every heart has its secret sor-
rows which the world knows not, and
oftentimes we call a man cold, when he
is only sad.-Lonafello,o.