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The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-12

TETANTED IMMEDIATELY, A THO
w ROUGHLY competent Bookkeeper In
Jobblng house. Reference required. Address p.
o. Box No. l6l. febl2.wlm
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-12

A STEADY, SOBER, INDUSTRIOUS
"A man wishes steady employment. IN any ca
ing pl actical knowledge OF the duties both In
auh out; The management and care OF horses
h irness anu carriages; also lain gardening and
refereuce as to character and capability and Is
anxious 10 have an engagement OF any kind TO
assist him to support his f.mily. Address CITI.
ZEN EKWs Office. feb7
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-12

WI A N T E D, A HOUSE SERVANT
w (nan.) Must come we'll recommended.
Apply at no. II GeUrse street. febl1-2
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Joint 5tork Gonlpanp.
Removals

EMOVAL.-I HAVE REMOVED MY
IN OFFICE to No. 8 North Atlantic Wharf.
All parties making applications for Insurance or
Paying Premiums Will please call there.
EBEN COFFIN, Agent,
febl2.4 Southern Life Insurance Company.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-12
UgnIs.

AN EXPERIENCED DBOOKKEEPER DE-
N SIRES employment for the whole or part
OF The day. Address P. o Box No. 49l. 1ebl2 y
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-12

TTTANTED, A WOMAN TO COOK AND
w wash for small family. Inquire at No.
Iuce7 street. febl2.2s
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3Darnlnn.

GOOD BOARD WITH COMFORTABLY
VI rooms can be obtained on reasonable terms
aJ no. 3 Bcaulain 6tl eet, febl2-IS
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-08-20
AnNnu YGrlE Markets,

NEW York. August 10. Flour :
Steady, moderate demand; superfnc west:
ern and State $5a5 80; common TO good
90 15A6 45;& good 10 choice 90 l60A7 20
white wheat extra 81 25a9 40. Wheat
Firmer; No. Q Milwaukee 81 SO; No. 2
Duluth 81 57;prime old amber Michigan
81 70;No, Q spring Chicago 81 81. Rye
-Flrmer; western in store csc. Barley
and Malt-Dull. Corn-Dull but I'M
changed; steam western mixed 69a60c
sail, coo. n O9iB-FairIyf actiVe;; mixed
western al 4efc; whiteNe1tern at 4eOG0ic
Coffee Quiet and firm; Rio 20a2lfc. su
gar-HIgher; fair 10 good refining stasic
;kIolAsso +Dull but unchanged. Rice
Firm; Carolina stsSfc. -
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-08-20
ACentennIaI Cheese.

Among thamanyE uggestions that have
been made In regard 10 the Philadelphia
celebration Of I'd, that from o New Hamp'
shire man who lproposesrto- make q can
tennial cheese Is, the most remarkable
HB letter 10 The 1cohmissio nefs with the
exceptionofsomsdetais which are elm.
mated, reads 81 iolloWi: ID
"Dear SIHSd ISGrsak rot Cheese-cheese
In the geandest and most sublime sense Of
the .teFm;JOhees9 such q the world has
never EeeH;s Ell eSe Ehthdreds Of thous-
ands Of pounds of It, 1t shall be an i'm
mense plain, the consolidated efforts Of
every cheese manufactures in the Unlte1
States, and will be capable, when laid
down upon its aide OF accommodating
many hundreds Of people. Such q cheese
as the one I Gpeak Of would certainly
create establishment, and would gain for
our manufacturers the admiration Of the
world. / desire space toe such cheese
Gan have Il? Answer" ~,
1t has been suggested that the cheese
would answer q variety OF purposes; that
it would make an admirable race course,
for lis circumference would certainly ex-
coed hRH q mile. ,Its surface would be
even and free from dust and when ithad
worn through, zthe interior might be
scraped out, leaving only its shell, so thai
windows and, entrances might DO inserted
and tho whole thing might serve the re-
duirements Of q restaurant more wonder
full than anyoI those Harmed out by the com
missioner at Vienna RorocSter Mas
SIM.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-08-20
) ThrRerInnInE of sicknenI,

Never trifle with what are called ElnSll
ailments. A disorder easy Of control OF
Allt, If nagl0O'Nd e. . isFiI =,
CO. n01 g e g
leul not q l9t U Sllity "a apSas SSsS
for It Is the door through which al mSlA-
dies enter the system. Il you feel Lam
guild, inert. and 10 use q common expires.
sion, "as II there was no life lett in you"
resort at once to Hostettor's Stomach Bit.
tens, The great vegetable tonic will sup
ply the VitalityYou so urgently need. II
Is Ib6i by its tonic action the
stomach b % iAvigorated that digestion
becomes regular, easy, perfect; while it,
mild cathGrGic properties relieve the bow.
els from distractions, and It's Alternative
operation benehcially affects the secretiye
organs. For the miSeries Of dyspepsia,
and they include almost every unpleas-
ant feeling that hglDq4 t0phyRiGRl- diB'
sAse and dental Wet edne s,f lI y 9tenti
tonic isalctrtain and Gp6edg hdlmLG IdSW
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-08-20

THR Methodist iournAlS, Of this week
are mostly taken up with the discussion
Of the camp meeting question. The New
York Advocate reports six camp meetings
going on within q short distance Of Pits
burgh, Pennsylvania, and the Pittsburgh
Ad6oehh enumerGteg twentyalx, meetings
within one hundred miles oGthe city. The
AetlodiSt suggests that The people Of that
region must have considerably more sum.
mer leisure than their brethren in other
sections Of the country, and hopes their
business and their homo religion will not
suffer by excess Of camp meeting festivi-
~. "There Is danger Of excess" says the
editor, SIN thfS Hs IN other good things;
the VICES Rysen oldphiloSopher, are the
excesstS OlTh69irtuCd. Beaide6 tho splr.
ituSl aimsSoi camp meetings, there are
notG few less sacred motiVest TO get them
up. They prompt 4, good deal Of local
business5 Rvta fSllfeddS feel an interest
10 them in thiSfcspect. "Sis 'H .s 'Sat
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-08-20

A Hint to HouSeWiVeS.sHoW TO
Keep Kitchen Ware Clean and
Every housewife Of neat and tidy hsb.
its takes especial delight in keeping all
the tin, copper and iron ware of her
kii6heh q 6ie1iald ;bngh ~ Sc 'Painstak-
ing labor can make them. A pride In
thia. diEeetion;is cDElnB ndable1 and al.
WGyt meetsthe snlIibg approval Of the
utyrAnt man" who pays The household
only thing on earth that will make an old
4r1a1hed TN pan ora rusty ettl9 shine
as bright az new. And by the use OF Sa-
polio Il 70 The quickest aud eRslest thing
In Ns World % keep every dte61i in a
high state oIpollsh. eodSW.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-08-20
Cincinnati Market.

CINCINNATI August 19-Elpur-De-
mand lair and pics sdtales9 60 4Oa
G75. Wheat-Demand fair and market
firm at 81 29a1 80. Corn-Firm at 45a
47c. Rye-Firm at zoe. Oats and Bar
ley-Q1iet and unchanged. Provision
Quiet and firm: IPoSk-Quiet, held d
Sl6 rs. Lard-Firmer; steam &c; sale
Of summer at close at TIC; sales small LOT
kettle at SIC; round lots held OF SIC. Bulk
Meats-Quiet and firm; held, shoulders
&c; cleaf;fib sides 9ie;|1alea Of clear at
9saO4c!S Bacon4Quiet and very firm
shoulders 0ta0Fc; clear rib sides 10Ra10ici
clear 104c. Whisky-Firm al Csc.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-08-20

/ STATE BoNDs-Dull, win, bnssontN
and Tennessees very firm. 10 TO- ia
sToCKs-After a bnef weakness Of The
opening showed some strength, and an
improvement in prices followed, ranging
from / to II per cent, and the marketcon:
tinued strong until about ten o'clock Al
ter that time the market was weak with
sales of Panama down to 118 1.12 and Pa
cific Mail to 400. The decline IN theSe
shares and the activity in money occa-
stoned a liberal pressure to sell the entire
list, which closed weak at the lowest
prices Of the day. The chief fluctuations
were as follows: Pacific Mail 405, 40ffST
All, 40f; Western Union 9Q3, 9O5, S9ii
Northwestern common O5, 05K 844; New
York Central 1O49, 1O5, 1044; Wabash
7Ot, 099, 70t, 0sF. The remainder Of the
list Is dali. The Panama directors met
to- day, but dispersed without takiug &C
ton in regard to'Saoan 10 Ihg P scl4c Mail
Company. Another meeting is appofnted
for Wednesday Of next week.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-08-20
tx WICKED BOY.
~ A,lIro 8 e : lplireaa IIlY. sola,,


, Thsg say thlls8 he QAiSt bonner q
the hgldb tUtu( 9bSeIt atoJyI Eas dread,
fully e dESss Sgo. A tRieRed-bOy,
Whoss Sbna School experience seems
only to hEvP: NUDE him more depra
edirhb aAad stn6k n S4th itAnS
Rid Tof -mueiioGH IN he centre pl ths
iafge7 = 4 + d hating PIT,
when ID. GStf6nbl H6ht @AnrA he
perceived bISzsoflight apparently % ne
heavens, and what amazed him more was
that it would give q couple OF spirits and
then die out, only TO burst forth In 9 sec
ond or Two he examined II carefully tpr
a few moments, and then began to do sums
20 discover where in the Heavens that exs
star was placed. He thought
he found tie locality, and The. next morn
ing he ,telegraphed all over the universe
that he had discoReredS new ndrematk'
able star Of thetlilrd magnitude in Orion.
In a day ortWoAll the astronomers In En-
rope and America were studying Orion,
and they RlzAd al, i for houIB until they,
were mad, and then they began TO tele-
graphite the mRnii " Arlington to know
what he meant. The disc0Verer took
another look and:found that the n6Wsstar
had moved about eighteen billion miles in
twenty.four hours, and upon examining
It closely he was alarmed 70 preceiVe that
is had legs When heWent on the dome,
the next morning, TO polish up his glass,
be found the lightning bug. People down
at Alexandra, seven mile8 distant heard
part OF the swearing, and they say he in
fused into It much wholesouled sincerity
and vigorous energy. The bills for tele-
graph dispatches amounted TO % 900, and
now the astronomer wants to find the boy.
He wishes TO consult with him about
something. -Mas Adelsr. -
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-08-20

~, - OhlcaH 1afkeIsE., n ct z
n6HloaO.k ;Augt a9.4Flout Qiek
Wheat Unsettled; No. spring, nonlin-
ally 81 "a; No. 2, 81 90 cash; August
S1 2Oi, rejected 81 90. Corn-etendyi
38fc regular; cash S9toior high Mixed
rejected, Unfair demand 35tetAugpst
and September $3.50 QaP-pnll Ald
easy at 2OAcS Cash; 28ic nd tcted; 964a21c
August. Rye-ln good demand; sales at
&c; rejected, nominally Coo; August 68c,
Barley DplI; for cash, fropr0 to 81 90;
fitutS In GOOD request 81 10 September;
q 05o October. 2 Provisions Generally
quiet; buyers and sellers apart; mess pork,
steady at $40 90 cash; $l5 95a10 90 for
August; $15 00a15 25 for October.
BSfd-Quiet, and held Z, firmly IT. ,se,
buyers offering 7Ic FOR round lots: B.
z. Hams-Quiet at 10St2c, Dry Sailed
shoulders-7taSc; short ribs 9fa9S loose.
Bacon-Lght, demand; shopldera SIC;
clear ribs f0ie; hams 14a15c: all packed;
Mess BeeE-$8 TOAD 90. Seeds Timothy
I'm good demand; range, g 80 to IS 10;
Glove. inactiSe SnomjuaIly 81. 70.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-08-20

These pills are composed exclusively Of
vegetable ingredients, although they en-
tirely supersede the use Of mercury, do
not leave any Of It's injurious effects.
They act directly upon the hVer, and are
q valuable remedy ip all cases Of derange:
ment resulting nom a diBordered state Of
that organ, Liver Complaint, Bilious
Disorders, Indigestion, Sick Headache,
Typhoid FeVerS, &C., &c, all succumb 70
the free use Of schenck's Mandrake Pills,
For sale by all Druggists and Dealers.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-08-20
A FrighIfuI Accident In the Allie
is'f-- ghanleS: L-A''"

u.s. ghanles: --a''s4
A TWO. HORSE WAGON FALLS OVER A PRE-
Der - CIPIoR. "H..sa''f
A Franklin (Pehdleton county, CORE
spondent Of the Buokhannon Deltq relates
tho following:
Ono Of the most miraculous escapes
from destruction and death was made on
Wednesday, August 9th, by DR.. D. D.
Campbell and W. CbenoWeth, Oi, Beverly
West Virginia. AZ DR.. Campbell was
driving over Allegheny Mountain in his
dental wagon, one OF the horses became
frightened, and crowded the other of the.
road over precipice OF hundred feet.
Just as the team went over they both
leaped from the wagon, barely reaching
the bank. The horses and wagon went
doWnWithfOno cfaSA; And what q most
astonishing Tie hofses were not Killed.
and may get we'll. They were saved BY
the wagon catching In the top OF q ANAL
tree, which, It Is supposed, eased them
down, Tho wagon WA oil taken 70
pieces and carried out piece at a time
and was tied up 80 as 10 travel out OF the
Mountains. Such Q "amash.up" Of bottles
and material has not been seen lately.
The loss will be only $50, instead Of their
lives and their whole outfit The Doctor
had EhiE hand badly hurt BY holding on
to the lines, but. the injury Is not vgIy
serious, and will Boon get we'll ~
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-08-20

Ar the HooIAc, tunnel, in MaSsachu-
sets, the headings between tho central
and west shafts, which are approaching
each other rapidly, are now les than
twelve hundred feet apart, and the blast
ing can DO distinctly heard from one
working 10 the other. The tunnel has
been enlarged to about its full size
Throughout the whole distance between
tho cast end and the central shaGt, win the
exception Of four hundred feet, and water
now flows TO tho cast, end without the
need Of pumping. 4la } ggN
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-08-20
~ .BaItImOFe 7AIaIkeI.,

BALTIMORE, August 49,. Flour-.Sleady
and unchanged. Wheat-EaOieri choice
amber 81 77a1 so; good to primo red
81 70a1 IS. Corn-Dull; mixed western
6Sa5Sic. Oats-Firm; western mixed
43A45c; white Acc. Rye-Firm. Bulk
Neats-Firm; shoulders sia0c loose; clear
NIB sides 10c loose. Bacon, Hams and
Lard-UnchAnged. Butta-Firm; west.
ern 2Oa22c. Whisky-scarce at 81 90. .
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-08-20
IN NJ. ,,,o,sl v6nf6FH about Two

Fdnco flfst wrote y6aiSEitj about two
YG 'Ro9s Il time for supper, oaF GASSlSI |,
Io doubt ieAI tired, Bnt lullyrepAh tof all
iheiP fF0Hhfg-E-gss y Elf,,II ~ - -;
vs. lSls,S,s a ,aSy e6tAsi places si6tSl
AZ Snc6PS TE&pir0I -Bndke River Pass,
sumInit AFautGia, and any number Of
Wonderful mines, tunnels, &c.-enough
Sr aIyeSuursl6G every day for weeks, but
[ viii not attempt to write a description
D. them, for biaf nytlsiter has already
grown, quite lengthy. "a, - ,:is.s L,
I Last.YseE ERhSd . short visit nom 4
partys.Gi agricultural editors, / dunk
they ATE aiifi1ltbS Terrltofy- I91pp3Se
FhsH;fheS Get home. thS;Gointry Sitk be,
6eIueed With Stlcles OF q. oRs
evols Gthdy" aiee not tEhs elingiteSi Fand
doii't NOV flfs btapuGnl the eet4lty
via ttbe eyes Of d " ngitG!y l9qt
and lUr. this reBonI have. Rrttfn5ynn
An6tlferletter. go &c 9eS ... -4t9f H3E
a WHER1NG GIErs,'1.Y !
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-08-20
New York DrI Cood2s arkst.s

NEW, YoBK, August 10Th trade
movement was fairly active to-day IN ~
branches and brisk In soma Bleached
shirtingsg are' n spirited demand, Ind
many peculiar makes were wanted.
Brown sheetIDgs active and firm. Corset
jeans In ;better requesE Elet-iold cam:
brics quiet at 7c for low grade: Cotton
flanpefs closely sold, up Prints and
Worsted dress goods are selling freely,
Shawl5 are doing well. EWoolen goods,
except fGunel6 and blankets, lesS active,
Foreign goods rather better. E1aaa ag,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-08-20
COMMERCIAL AND FIaAA CItLa:
MARKETN BY TELEGRAPH.
New York Money and stock Market.

New York Money and Stock Market
NEW York, August 1O.-MoNEY-Easy
during the morning hours ats and 4 per
ceAt, butshortly aftirg b'hlook ths rates
adSahSed to7P6r cent closing ate. ~
Is probable that the furry is due TO the
Gold clique
STERLING ExCHANGE-Heavy and low
er at 1919 and 1903 for 90 days, and 1Ost
for sight.
GoID-steady at 115Ra115S, closing at
1851. Loans were from so 4peE cent loF,
carrying. ClearipEs $s0I0OO.OOo. Assist
ant Treasury disbursement ~, 0O0r The
Assistant Treasurer, here yesterday re-
ceived from the Ban Francisco Sub; Tres
ury 100000 in Gold transfer. That
amount having been made. Customs re-
ceipts today $43O,OOO. Exports Of ptol
duce for tho week ending to-day, $5T25sty
100. Total receipts Of exports slncsJdh|
uary 1st $l7s,527,124. s.1,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-08-20
departure Of Minister BingheR 20
JAPAN


/ Ho6I iF6hu AsBIH1A remand In1llyt aef
eonb51i by me Iinily. Of 30 !, ~ Z
Sheppard, Consul % Tienstsin, emma, leit
Cadiz at five P. NJ, to-day. Quite q num-
Der Of friends go with them part Of the
way and others arc to join them OF Coun=
Gil Bluffs, Iowa, and sail with them from
San Francisco 10 the steamer Japan sep-
tember first.
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ToIeSo M1irFet.5

TOLEDO, August 19.-Flour-DemAnd
fair and market firm. Wheat-Dull and
prices have declined Case; No. 8 white
Wabash 81 90; No.. ! white Michigan
81 %; amber Michigan 81 4la1 AZ; No
red Sl4l. Corn-High mixed 44tc;
low mixed 44ci white sic. osts-No. Q,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-08-20

THERE Is a lady Of Saratoga Springs
who Is extremely fond Of pelB. 6he has
nine singing birds, one parrot, one tame
dove, one peSOoCk, siEa dogs, nine cats
(some OF which are Kittens, Two squirrels,
two gold Ash, three turtles, and 3 young
alligator. Among the dogs 10 q black and
tan, weighing only two and q half pounds,
Tor which she paid $40.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-08-20
n GH6RakrbRN, CoLa!, AugustI u

THE DELIGHTFUL cLTIAFR-A TRIP IN
THE MOUNTAINS ABOUND 6EoRa RToWN.
,n,,,o,r$,Sr 8e1rc N 3hs 7dteItfgenctF1 "a
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-08-25
Thr Rutland Daily Glohe,
MONDAY, AUGUST % 1873.

WAsHNoToS PARK RACES The races
nj Washington park between Fort Edward
and Sandy Hill, will take place the first
week in September. The following is the
programme First day, Wednesday, Sept.
8. No. purse $4,000, for horses that never
beat 2:34, 81, 900 to first, $3.50 to second,
$3.50 to third, $500 to fourth. No. 9,
purse $4,000, for horses that never beat
2:2S, $500 to first, 81 200 to second, $500
to third $500 to fourth. Second day,
Thursday, September, 4. No. 3, purse,
$4,000, for horses that have never beat
minutes; 81, 900 to first, $500 TO second,
$500 to third, 5000 to fourth. No. 4purse
$4,000, for horses that never beat 2:24;
$4,000 TO first, 81, 200 to second, 5000 to
third, $500 to fourth. Third day, Friday,
Sept. s. No. 8, purse $4,000, for horses
that never beat 2:45 81 $50 to first, 5000
to second, ''S400 to third, $3.50 to fourth.
No. 0, purse 5000, for horses that never
beat 2:20; 5000 to first, 81 500 TO second,
1900 to third, $500 to fourth
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-08-25
Drinking at Saratoga.

THE DIFFERENT WAYS OF DIFFERENT rfo-
PIE
No. walks in. takes his glass of water.
and without waiting to strike al attitude,
opens his mouth, throws back his head and
the water Is gone. actually poured down
his throat lust as we pour water from a
pitcher into glass. The first one we saw
swallowing his portion in that manner
caused lis to wonder if some skillful physi-
clan had not been Citing out a patent
throat. and we concluded this must he the
case.
No . comes in, leisurely takes glass,
looks leisurely around, ieisurely takes a
swallow mot chimney, rolls his eyes
around, still holding the glass to his
lips another dip mot the Boston. but
a motion lust like it, another rolling
around of the eyes, a spasmodic throwing
back of the head, and down goes the re-
mainder of the water.
All, here comes No. 3, beautiful young
lady, who walks so nice, and, with deli
catey gloyed hands, receives glass of
Natures health restorer She understands
the art of attitudinizing, for, with hips
thrown back, the right foot forward, the
bust projected, and the head thrown slight
" up and back, the gloved hand raises the
glass so daintiy between the thumb and
first and second fingers, the third
fingers lightly removed from the others,
and the cunning little fourth
finger curved out from its companions as ii
it were superfluity. In this manner the
glass is carried to the mouth and the rosy
lips close over it, while the lids partly
close over the eyes, two or three dainty
swallows. pause, repeat, another pause,
and finis. Then the generous lady sends
the pretty little hand to the pocket, coin
md she trims away as light and as free as
n bird.
No. 4 comes with mncing manner
takes her glass and swallows the contents
as though she meant business, never once
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-08-25

MISS L NINA a EE,
ARTIST IN OIL ooLoRINo.
No. 100 WEST 53p ST., NEW YoKR
Miss Lee Is spending the summer IN Vermont.
and Will receive orders, correspond, or consult
with those desiring Photographs, Porcelain, and
Ivorytypos, painted In oil. rostorice address.
Castleton. augld&w2w
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An Eccentric Character.
IAED.

THE FEMALE HERMIT OF MATTHIAS VINE.
YARD
Nancy Luce is her name. She is an aged
spinster, having seen over 80 summers and
winters. Report says she was CAV and
sprightly when girl, but while vet in her
teens, long before the war of 1912, was
Tilted by her lover bold, who lies buried
under the sea, and she vowed then never
to see single man. For many years she
has lived alone, like a hermit, in desolate
spot situated IL miles inland from Oak
Bluffs, near wood of tangled brush and
a wild, murky pond, and with absolutely
no companions save an old red haired COW
and dozen of hens, whose care is her
chief amusement. Her rookery or castle
is low wooden structure, shingled from
the ground to the ridgepole, joined to a
barn-like shed, and surrounded by hay
stacks. The queer being who inhabits this
den, and who in her solitude is literally
monarch of all she surveys, is described as
Unlocking face, and head Of unkempt,
grizzly hair Her dress consists of waist
less rag, which would hang like bag to
the floor were it not tied under her arms
with an old tow-string. Her whole ap-
pearance is not unlike that of an Egyptian
mummy.
Her sole companions are her COW and
hens. For the latter she has peculiar at
tachment, and to them she has given some
remarkable names. amoug which are the
following: "Teedie Tainie," ''Phebe
Peades, "Letoogie Tickling" "Joatie
Jofy," "Zeney Dick, "Teppetee Tappao,"
"Pondy Lily" "Ottee Opheto,' "Tealsay
Medoolsay," "Aterryryree Opacky." To
these she speaks, prays, sings and writes
poetry. for, with her other eccentricities,
that of writing poetry" is Included, feeds
them out of her own hand, and has them
roost on and about her bed. Her poetry is
no less queer than is the strange being her
self Here is one of her prayers -
Deal with another as you'd haze
Another deal with you
what you're unwilling 10 receive.
3e sure you never do.
She does not however, usually delight in
rhymes when dealing in poetry, but is con-
tented to confine herself simply to rhythm.
Not long since, the pip" carried off one
of her chickens, whereupon she composed
the following pathetic lament =
When poor little heart, Pnky
Was about SIX weeks Old,
She was taken with chicken distemper;
Chickens died or all over the island.
gave her portion OF EPSON salts.
With Il little black pepper In II
wept over her that afternoon;
prayed the Lord 10 save me her life.
The next day | gave her
Warm water to drink,
The third day she was herself,
Got well ana smart.
She remained well for four years,
And laid Inc pretty eggs,
Then the Lord thought best 10 lake her
from the evil 10 como,
without being sick but very little while.