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DAVID DAVIS - Washington correspondent
OF TIE Chicago Iribuas writes follows con-
corning Associate Justice ID avis of the United
States Supreme Court. the l. Dor Reforn nemi-
nee Tor President:
Many foolish and vague things the Labor Re-
formers have dGne. but not this time. The friend
aud executor Of Abraha m Lincoln Is not :. char
ae;er to be pooh.poohed in this alert and CRATE
ful period of the world, ava the remarkable
un"nmity with which the journals OF TIE South
have hailed il, shows that the great Illinoisar's
character is not lightly esteemed in the section
which will be largest benefited by his humanity
aid decision as d. ruler. ID vi3 Davis, to look
upon, Is large, portly m,E-the very heaviest
and most solid object which ever approached the
Executive pedestal of the Republic. If elected,
he will be the largest ruler of the world in avoir-
dupois. He wei. hs Mt trly 800 pounds, and the
color OF his hair. skin and eyes indicate phys-
cil health of Ike strength aud substantially
His hair is thick, short and icon-gray. his skin
celr anu ruddy, and his eyes bright, keen and
b.ui~h-gray. He wears the dress of simple
npattected citizen, lives paialy nd simply, en-.
Joys life as it happens, like philosopher, with
good digestion, aud has very perfect health, tone
and steady habits. As Justice, he is one OF
the most attentive and cJnsdertte on the Bench
with strong "horse-sense" OF citizen rights and
privileges; and there is probably no man in the
land more perfectly aud ypicrly an American.
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This delightful bi. of satire Is from Warner

"Bnrk.Log Studies, in Scyi1aer'S for April -
MANDhylhIE,-l attended ~ pro,racted CON
ventIo 81 reiotmers of certain eyi! once. and
had the pleasure OF taking inner with Il table
tnl 81 them. II was one of those country din.
Nor accompanied with green tea. Every one
S!'i VITA every Que else, and you wouldn't
wonder al ~ il ,au had seen them. They were
people with W .w good food wouldn't agree.
H'orsH IhpmI 49, wa expected at the couven.
NoN, AMI member that there was almost !,
y1"!'lity IN thu talk about him. until one sal.
low brother wantioned that George TOOK srulf--,
when choru. OF depreca,ory groans went up
from the table One loug-faYcd maiden in spec.
t"',es, With purple Gibbons in her hair, who
drank five cut, ct tea by my count, declared
thH' she waa perfectly Disguised, aud didn't
want 70 hear him speak. Ia the course of
the meal tho TALK ran upon the discip line
ot children, aud how to administer punish.
ment | Wa. quite taken by the remark Of u
t'in. dyspcpto man, who summed up the mat.
''t 10y irowlin; out in II harsh, deep bass voice,
Punish EN- IN love- It sounded AZ IL he had
'hi, "Shoo' I'm VA the spot"
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SNOW AT Low 1EMPERATUREs-The SEEM
tfc american mentions the fact, recorded by
Dr. Kane, the Arctic explorer, that at low tenn
peratures snow loses It's anti.fricional quality,
and sleds are drawn upon it with difficulty.
This fact is well knowa among northern lumber
men, and miners on the shores of Lake Superior,
and in Northern Michigan and Wisconsin. TITS
quite common there Tor sleds to stick SO nuch
on the snow roads during intensely cold spells
that the squeaking and grooming occasionei by
the friction may he heard through the still at.
mosphere for mile or more.
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AMONG THE INDIANs.-Lieut Herudon tells
n that no tribes of aborlginees are found In the
deepest forests of South AInerIe1, from the Andes
70 the Atlantic cost that DO not have and use
Doct. Ayers medicines and Lowell cotton
"TREMoNT," "SUFFOLK," 'BOOTT." are seen
stamped in large red and blue letters upon
their garments. while Ayers Pills and Cherry
Pectora are amou.: the treasures of their habits.
tons. Their native soil furnishes them ell their
food aud most of the remedies. but they suffer
from some Affections which must have the inter.
position OF higher skill.-SeRtind, LIBERTY w.
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Business CarDs
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS
L'AEHEssS, ATTENTION
JOSEPH MAIERHOFER

Has the pleasure Of mOrls ;hc la Sriie auc
surrounding counties, ft e y manufacturing his large
establishment Al the Niout lock- the canal
Ottawa style tut a un-Aln.ss hitherto unApproacha
ole in northern !illbuis. al tnds OF
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
5uca nma,on Sco1lng 0s-forss and Fraiys, PLO vs.
HI.ycps ctRsrcrr H,is RdktS, DC.
In Ao-J, nl huabui hegvy farmers tools His machinery
hl ur", perfect and propelled 10y abundant faup
Hatr power. sarHn's inyi;edto call and oAaInp. his
WORK, whe her they wish purchase not an my warl
Is warra at1i.
Orders from ijst"'o promptly attended 70. iurIs
nsni' placed on board canal DO At free OF cimrgr
.o2EpU Ns!EgdoEsR
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- Is SIZE. Bird OXFORD.
DiCi% ~ IslCK FORD, Attorneys al Law
~ once No StoUrt street. esst of the Iour House Otta
Wa, Illinois, iniy f.I,Ivr
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cH.S, II. ~. siI. CUas p. BUTLER
ID tawa, Illinois. Office, No. Post ONCE Block.
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7 w. IslS T.; w FIR, Att.rney ~ Law Ottawa mi
liz nois Otice, Rooms Mol s. second floor Nrtronoli
tan Block, noyis III
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CHARLES BLANCHARD. nERNA an SILVER FRANKLIN oogwly
ithANta AkO. 1L.EE 81 COIkn1N. At.
torneys at Law, Ottawa, Illinois, practice in the United
states Cucut and District Courts. in the Sgprem. Court
Illinois and in te courts OF La sale and aionsy counte
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NJ It. Oi.O NIcY. Attorney and Counselor At
vi. Law. once with Rice Bic Nj ri No ,onrt stree,
WI promptly and diligently tend to all business entrusted
~ MS cart decS3, '.l-ti
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OEo NJ LELAND. CYRUS A LELAND.
- Master "a Shahcey Notary Public.
- Abstract Books Of La Sale County. Office Y W corner
Court House square, over City Drug Store, Ottawa H. ianls
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l. IA w a l. BKI DC l.. Attorney az Law, Otta
~. Wa Ill. viii special attention To collec ling and AZ
la TO al business p ompty and faithfully ONCE in clover
" nooNs block. nOl theast OF COurt House,
INSTRUMENTATION O. c. Gray, Attorney; c. H. Gilman
S1pnty Judge Col. ". II. " Cushnan Washington Bash
i''i AoiLeV General: , H. Gdlef, Mel Chant unl8,'u
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sso W. sTlPP r. g BOWEN. John II.
SIIIF, BOW EN ~ shcPIIIcRD
- Attorneys and COunseors law. Office in DcIa.os
bioch In the rooms formerly occupied ~ o. c. Gray
Ottawa, January 2lst, IS.I.-lyr
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LAM E>Ss DIDO y y ELI. Attorney ar I s,y a,
tawa, Illinois. Office in Glover d Cooks BocI, ' W
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Professional Cards.

IRA CIN y. CRAwErORD At,orna
l. Counselor a. Law. Office, Sss Wabash Ave ,hiSss
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X ELL s. BULL. Attorneys at Law
- once IN the Leland & Bushnell 1ock, over Burke *
eehahs store, WeS OF Cont House. Ote.N IN dec. 40
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III i. BOYLE, Attorney al Law, Ottawa Illinois
AGs WIZ practice IN the several courts, and attend
promptly 10 collections, ayry ucng, settling ~, of t.
IL yestieAting titles and allrs ness arpertarr- t,
west OfC-urt House. may %,
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Special attention given Diseases ~ The Eve gr F and
Of the IhrUa Lung, and Dr tt.uuI4 U - i.-gU
~ the Office ~ all houls, day ana Utr over St.agu
4 POweIs drug s.o!t. U.r..,.
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u. EI-LOGG, Attorney ard Counselor Al Law
~ once in Hoes Lelants Block. Ollga, H. aprl6 20
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MAio. i9HS H..
ASO ~ WIIM Err, Attorneys 81 Law office
W IN Nattngers block corner OF La laa streets
ront room up stairs Ottawa, Il Far-1
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Trains do not stop at stations where the time Is omitted
.A @. in the above table.
CHARLES n. HATCH,
General Sup,I, Cleveland. =.
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ETTERs FROM ABROAD.
FLORENCE, ITALY, Feb,


A few days since, we visited the Monastery
of Certosa, three miles out of Florence. 1t
was founded in 134l,-is very large. The
monks appear most comfortably situated, each
having four rooms, garden and piazza with
a superb outlook for himself They say they
are very strict, eat no meat and only one meal
day and that light one, partakcn in their
rooms alone. On Sundays and fests they eat
in the dining room, but they are read TO all
the time All their studies are of sacred liter
ature. They rarely talk in the closters but
are permitted to in their walks They meyer
travel, though one of them is noted as having
been to Fiesoei which is on the north side Of
Florence three miles, Certosa is on the south
side. The three pretty chapels have some
good paintings, among which is Madonna
by Perugno. In the crypt is the tomb Of a
Cardinal, whose figure IN marble, executed in
high relief by Donatello. is enclosed by rail
ing But these figures lying like dead people
stiff on their backs and then looking as though
sunk down in the pavement. showing only
half the body, are extremely ugly. We saw
several OF them there; and pictures of them
are worse, making them appear to be propped
on their feet. In the Pharmacy below, we
tasted OF the "Chartreux," and other cordials
Of the monks making, but they were too sweet
10 drink. 1t seems not an uncomon thing for
the monks TO manufacture perfumeries and
wines The friars wear great white cloth
gowns, which they do manage TO keep pretty
clean, and their rooms are scrupulously neat,
as well they may be with so little as they have
to do. There are but twenty MONKS left and
all OF them look fat and healthy enough.
There was formerly an immense building be-
longing TO the Santa Marie Novello, but it has
b,en taken from the monks and remodelled
for governmental purposes. II speaks well
for progress in Italy, that the government is
doing away with these idle asYlums for lazy
men.
"Santa Croce" is one of the most interesting
churches of Florence, the pantheon of this
city" In tits Dante's monument, very beau
tiful also that OF Michael Angelo, Macchia.
velli, Alferi and other noted ones that we fail
ed to see. for just as we were in the Bonap rte
Chapel we discovered we were locked in I
However, the sacristan let us out. The facade
is very beautiful and new Plus TX. laid the
foundation stone In 1857. though the church
was built in the fifteenth century. Itna re-
lief to see something new and bright. though
the truth Is, that not supposing anything mod
ern can approach the ancient in beauty Of
conception and execution. we scarcely look at
modern ort--thst j., not ~ we do at the old
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ASHTABULA, OHIO, SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1872.

We have many social pleasures this winter
The opera occasionally; the "somnsmbula, =
q few nights since, was pretty the sweetest
voice. how ever, was that Of Aibdni She Is q
young American girl just appearing, and
changes her name from Albany to make II Ital
Ian. Vannucini leads the orchestra, q great
Master OF song, now In Italy.
A dinner-pariy at Mr.. John Taylor's, oil
New York Restaurant notoriety, was very
agreeable affair They have a lovely villa on
the Fiesole road, which commands superb
views Of the surrounding country. or course
he could excel In getting up an elegant dinner
and the tables were indeed beautiful, adorned
with immense Sevres vases filed with flowers
dishes Of oranges trimmed with ivy, etc. The
parlor is frescoed, walls and ceiling, represent
ing an outof-doOr scene with broken pillars
all around us. One Of the upstairs rooms has
frescoe Of the daughters OF the owner, sup
ported by an angel. Bonaparte once occupied
this house when on q visit here, suppose
An evening in the rooms of Rev Van Nest
and wife, where we met goodly company Of
Americans, seemed quite homo like, as among
them were five ministers, Pref Mead, of An.
dover, Mass, and Prof Fiske, of the Chicago
Theological Seminary, also Mr.. A. s. Barnes
and family, with many other agreeable people,
made 1t marked occasion.
A party recently at Mr. Balls, the artist, was
lovely. They live also in beautiful villa.
The hall down stairs is filed with large
plants; OF from this is the studio of Mr.. Ball.
Up stairs we were ushered into large, car.
peted hall, received by servant number two,
and in the dfessing-room assisted by nos. three
and four. The elite OF Florence American so.
ciety was there, among others Mrs. (Consu)
Grahame, Geo. p. Marsh and lady, our Ameri-
can Minister, Hiram Powers and family, many
American tourists and some Italian citizens.
Jenny Lind sent regrets" much TO my regret,
at least. The charm of tho evening was Ket-
ten, young musician Of great talent. pupil
of Liszt and the leading Master of Piano in
Florence. He played something from Chopin
and one of his own numerous compositions.
Every one was on the 9ui uiee to hear him.
He is very noticeable in a room so tall and dis
6nsue. His face is pale, and his brown hair
long and bushy. He took lessons when eight
years of age, and after only seven years of
study gave his first concert, since, they have
numbered four hundred. He is now but TWEEN .
iy-four years old. l tell you thus particularly
of him as he may yet create a sensation in
America Since this evening we have attend
cd a concert of his. The cream of Flcrentine
American, English. German, Fiench and Ital-
ian musical society crowded the five franc
house. His execution is really astonishing
NJ H. II
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SELECT POETRY.
Pantry School.
nj @. y. GERRY.

I'm thinking Of the schoolhouse, Ned,
Where we sat side by side"
And studied Websters spelling book,
And laughed DER Gilpin's ride;
And traded jack. now and then,
When not engaged in play;
And got our jackets nicely warmed
How often I'll not say.
Tn thinking Of the roadside green,
OF every tree and nook
And how In suliry hours Of noon
We swan in Pantry Brook;
And when upon the easement came
The rulers tattoo loud,
How each of US in passing in
Took of his hat and bowed.
I'm thinking of the benches rude,
And desks so broad and steep,
On which we left our autographs
II letters wide and deep;
And where our first new writing book,
So free from stain or spot,
We soon adorned on every page,
With many an of-hand blot.
I'm thinking of the "old slough" Ned,
And its waters dark and cool,
In which we bathed our sun burnt feet,
While on the way to school;
And where the youthful tadpoles lay,
In sprlng-time many score,
And golden lilies richly bloomed
IL summer, near the shore.
I'm thinking Of the forest cool
Where frs and cedars grew,
And where our feet in MOSES sank,
As we hunted gum to chew;
And OF the pleasant meadows where,
On manV a scattered tree
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Notes by the Way-Side.

SCENE. A country editors room
enter a subscriber: thought would
call and renew my subscription for your
paper and here is my neighbor, Mr..
Drake, who wants to become a sub
scriber also.
Editor. Glad to see you, gentlemen !;
take chair-always glad to receive
visit from our rural friends.
Farmer 4. Your paper, since you
have enlarged it, presents good face,
and think highly of it; but there is
one matter l wish you would bear in
mind, that is to give us little more OF
the story sort of reading matter. You
know that it.pleases thu girls and boys.
| don't care 80 much about it myself, bu,
yoa know We ought 10 p'eas the young
folks.
Editor. Thank you, Mr. A., for your
suggestion, | will bear it in mind.
Exit Mr.. A. and his friend.
Editor takes his pen and writes The
news from Europe is full OF interest, and
IL Knock at the door.)
Come in Mr.. b, and take chair,
q fine morning, rather cold weather.
Mr.. B. Yes, this is fine spell OF
weather, too fine to be confined in doors.
Editor. Yes, that is true, but printers
are compelled. to be cooped up, if they
| like it or not.
Mr.. B. Well, sir, / called to see
what is the matter with my paper not
coming up to time. Sometimes it is one
week, sometimes it is two weeks old
sometimes two numbers come together,
and sometimes l don't get any. Now,
it | can't get my paper regularly, like
other people, don't want to take il
at all.
Editor. I assure you, Mr.. B., your
paper is mailed from this office regularly;
1t must bo the faalt of some of the post
offices, in not forwarding by the regular
mail.
Mr. B. That may be the case, Mr.
Editor, but of course, as pay you foi
the paper, must look TO you to see that
it comes to mo.
Editor. l will inquire into the matter
and remedy it, if possible.
Exit Mr.. B. editor mutters to him
seli.) That man thinks l am post-mastei
on every route in the country. Plague
on the lazy post-masters, what an annoy
ance they are to me.
Editor renews his pen: "And the
French have been defeated, knock at
the door, Come in, (enter, farmer CO.
Mfr. g. have called to pay up ar.
rears, wish you to strike my name
from your books your paper is so filled
with novel reading, and high nonsense
that cannot afford to fling my money
away for such tritiing trash.
Editor Sorry, Mr.. c., extremely so
ry to hear you talk OF disseminating
your subscription. We endeavor to pub.
lish paper to please everybody; we
give variety.
Mr.. @. That's it, by trying to please
everybody, you please nobody. When
want romance and fiction. will send
for the New York Ledger but that
won't be this year. Exit Mr.. C)
editor renews his article on the Eu-
ropean war; in various sorties but the
Prussian forces were-(knock at the
door.)
Editor. Good morning, Mr.. d., havn't
seen you for long time, thought you
had left the country.
Mr.. ID. Oh no, can't leave this
country, lave done too much hard
work TO give my labor to somebody else.
Editor. Would that al! our citizens
would make a like resolve, our country
would then be in 8 more prosperous coz
dition.
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Americans are evidently in high fave

Americans are evidently in high favor
IN Japan just now. A correspondent
writing from that country gives an
interesting account of Minister De Longs
recent tour across the island of Yesso.
By order ofthe Mikado oar Minister was
everywhere received as a prince. The
people were forbidden to appear upon the
streets or even out of doors at his APP
proach and when admitted to his presence
they were ordered TO PROSTATE them.
selves before him. These were, no doubt,
extraordinary honors, but it is the way
they have in Japan, and We CAM o: OBJ
ject.
The same correspondent gives some
interesting particulars about the iutsri.
or of this strange country, which is just
being opened to the unholy eyes of the
outside barbariaLs. A portion of it is
said to resemble eur Northern States,
the forests being very dense and covered
with hard timber, such as ash, oak, ma.
pie, hickory, chestnut, etc, and full Of
partridge quails and pigeons. At every
house on their route dais was erected,
on which was card with the inscrp-
tion in Japanese: "His Highpcss, the
Envoy from the United Countries"
while over the rooms for his suite was
the inscription: "For the Noble Follow,
ers."
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HERE,
ny ROSE TERRY.

When night comes brooding DER me,
Like prisons dreary cell;
And its visions rise before me,
With dread no speech may tell;
When alone with my only longing,
And the darkening spell Of fear,
/ watch the sad stars thronging,
Till the beams of dawn appear,
Then, like some silver chimes,
Come back the old, old times-
The dear old times, my darling,
The living, loving timesl
Unsleeping, l remember
The days that all are gone,
Like June dreams in December,
Or flowers when summers done;
The times that are never over,
For they live in heart and brain,
And, like kisses from lover,
Their spell comes back again.
Like song of magic rhymes,
Return the dear old times
The old, old times, my darling,
The living, loving times!
This is my lone life's treasure,
That hone can take away
Remembrance without measure
or every vanished day,
OF lovc-light round me streaming,
or tender lips and eyes;
Awake / lie yet, dreaming,
Nor sleep ill day shall rise.
Like bee in blossomed lines.
i live in those old times
The times, you know, my darling,
The living, loving timesl
Cold are the skies above me,
The earth is wrapped in snow,
And If still, as then, you love me,
Alas cannot know
Silence between us lying,
More chill than winters cold
And my heart like a baby crying
For its mothers wontcd hold.
But breathe the summers prime,
Remembering that old lime,
Though you forget it, darling,
The living, loving timel
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A Boston girl is 80 absent-minded
that she kisses any of her male ac'
quaintances she may happen to meet un-
der the impression that the aforesaid are
her dearest female intimates. The
practice is rendered all the more unac,
countable from the fact that the mistake
seldom or never occurs except when the
recipient of the sffectionate salutation ia
young and good looking.
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WHOLE NUMBER 1853.
Remember thy Mother.

Letd thy mother tenderiy
Town life's steep decline;
Once her arm was thy support,
Now she leans on thine.
Bee upon her loving face
Those deep lines OF care:
Think lit was her toll for thee
Lf that record there.
Ne'er forget her tirelcss watch
Kept by day and night,
Taking from her step the grace.
From her eye the light.
Cherish we'll her faithful heart
Which, through weary years.
Echoed with its sympathy
All thy smiles and tears.
Thank God for thy mothers love.
Guard the priceless boon;
For the bitter parting hour
Cometh all To- soon.
When thy grateful tenderness
Loses pow r to saYr,
Earth will hold no dearer spo,
Than Thy mothers gravel
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o. X. RALPH'S,
N EW CASH STORE.

WOULD most respectfully inform
1.-the Inhabitants OF Ashtabula and surrounding conn
Try that have opened Store with new and select
DRY GOODS,
BOOTS AND SHOES,
GROCERIES, &c,
which propose to sell at moderate prices and ready
pay. One door South OF Fisk, Silimin, 4 Co.'S Feed
Please give me chance to show that mean business
o. X. RALPH.
p. s.-wil take in exchange for eoods huttar suo.
and farm produce generally = '' >se'
Arhtabula. Jan. 12th, 1917. 49tos2&
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A DANGEROUS DESK The Washing
ton Patriot says: "There is a good desk
in one OF the divisions OF the Internal
Revenue Bureau which has become the
object of quite lively contest for posi-
ton by the lady clerks employed in the
office, inasmuch as every lady clerk who
has been assigned thereto, has had the
good torturne to date her matrimonial
felicity from the time OF its occupancy.
Two very attractive and intelligent EN-
ployes OF the Bureau, Miss J. and Miss
H., have within two years, been led from
the desk TO the hymenial altar; and a
third, blushing and beautiful widow,
now the unfortunate possessor, will, if
report be true, shortly follow the exam
pie other predecessors. Several extreme
ly handsome, aniable and excellent lady
clerks belonging to the division, are
watching with tender anxiety for the
moment to arrive when the next vacan-
cy shall occur, with view to the con-
lingent advantage attaching thereto. A
number of crusty bachelors, who deserve
scourging for their selfish and malicious
sentiments, denominate this the "Dan-
gerous Desk" and sre in mortal fear OF
its influence.