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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-04-03

Cracking Nuts.

NTackA1hS MUS
When the snow is drifting, sitting
Through the leatiess maple boughs,
And the saucy wind is lifting
All the latches in the house,
Isn't it fun, boys, to sit by the fire.
With all the good nuts that you can desire,
And Fanny Kate
To ill up your plate +?
While the hammer goes whack, whack, whack.
At a rafting pace d.
On the hatiron's face, ~
The hickory nuts to crack
When the red flames, dancing, glancing
Up the sooty chimney tiue,
Seem like summers lightning lancing
Fleecy smoke-clouds through and through,
Isn't it fun, girls, to sit in tie light
OF such a bright fire. on such a rough night,
And find in the fame
Your fortune or name?
While the hammer goes whack, whack, whack.
AT rafting pace
On the fatiron's face,
The hickory nuts TO crack.
In his armchair, smoking, joking,
Grandpa tells US old-time stories
How the Yankees wanting no king,
Conquered George and all his tories u,
o, isn't it fun, boys and girls, to know
That your grandfather lived so long ago.
And that he can tell
Old stories well?
While the hammer goes whack, Whsck, whack !
At rafting pace
On the hatirons face,
The hickory nuts to crack.
In her armchair nodding, plodding
With her needles, grandma
Through the smoke-wreaths grandpa flooding
Our young ears with tales like these,
And o, boys, isn't it fun to behold her
Trying to set herself up for a solder:
For the double chin
Won't let her begin
And now the old lady,
Is laughing already
While the hammer goes whack, whack, whack.
At rafting pace
On the flatiron's face,
The hickory nuts to crack.
Let the north wind rattle, battlei
Rake the tree tops shake the doors
We will sing, and laugh, and prattle
Where the CHEEKY hearth-fire roars;
For the boys and the girls, it is fun to gather
On a stormy night in wild winter weather,
Round the warm, bright tide
OF the chimney-side,
While the hammer goes whack, whack, whack.
At rafting pace
On the iatirons face,
The hickory nuts to crack.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-04-03

In short time there will be scarcely
a Judge on the English Bench who was
there two years ago. Such rapid change
is without parallel. The vacancies are
all by death or resignation.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-04-03

WHEN the eagle wants her young to
fly she smashes their nest.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-04-03

PELL, who originated the bones of
minstrelsy, is no more.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-04-03

THE London Lancet says night-work.
ers should use tobacco.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-12-04
mn n DIcAL.

~ DIR, j.. walkers CaAfI0f4ll3 v H.
egar Bitters are a purely Vegetable
preparation, made chiefly from the native
herbs found on the lower ranges of the Sier-
"a Nevada, mountains of California. the
medicinal properties of which are extract
ed therefrom without the use of Alcohol
The question Is almost daily asked, ''What
is the cause of the unparalleled success OF
VINEGAR BITTERs?" Our answer is, that
they remove the cause of disease, and the
patient RECEIVERS his health. They are the
great blood purifier and ife-giving prin-
cipIe, a perfect Renovator and Inv1gorator
of the system. Never before in the history
of the world has a medicine been COM
pounded possessing the remarkable quail
tiles of VINEGAR BITTERs in healing the sick
of every disease man is heir to. They are
gentle Purgative as well as Tonic, reliev-
ing Congestion or Inflammation OF the
Liver and Visceral Organs, in Bilious Dis
eases.
If men will enjoy good health, let
them use VINEGAR BTTTERs an medicine,
and avoid the use of alcoholic stimulants
in every form. Sc
R. H. MCDONALD d. CO.,
Druggists and General Agents San Francisco, Cafor-
nia and Washington and Charlton Sts, New YORK.
Sold by alI Druggists and Dealers.
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Literal Answers.


boy, may I inquire where Robinson's
drug store is ??
Certainly, sir replied the boy, very
well" said the gentleman, where is
itY'
II haven't the least idea, SIR said the
boy
There was another boy who was accost-
ed by an ascetic middle aged lady as fol-
lows:
street."
"Well ma am, said the boy, "why don't
you go?"
One day at Lake George, a party of
gentlemen strolling among the beautiful
islands on the Lake, with bad luck, es-
pied little fellow with red shirt and
straw hat, dangling line over the side
of the boat. -fsx 4e,.
Halo. boyl" said one of them, "what
are'you doing p
Fishing" came the answer
: "Well, of course said the gentleman,
"but what do you catch?''r
. Fish; what do you s'pose p
. did any of you ever see an elephants
skin y inquired a teacher of an infant
class rrgeF -a
II hayeH exclaimed one
"Where" asked the teacher.
-, ION the elephant, said the boy, laugh
ing.
81 Sometimes this sort of wit degenerates
or rises, as the case may be, into punning,
as when Flora pointed pensively to the
heavy masses of clouds in the sky, saying;
II wonder where the clouds are going?'
and her brother replied:
81 think they are going to thunder"
"Halloo therel how do you sell your
wood ~ -
by the cord"
"How long has it been cut?'
-Four feet
Il mean how long has itIbeen since you
cut it tT'
Z mo longer than it is now"
And also when Patrick O'Flynn was
seen with his collar and his bosom sadly
begrimed, and was indignantly asked by
his officer:
Patrick O'Flynn how long do you
wear q shirt p
"Twenty-eight inches, sir"
This reminds one of an instance which
is said to have occurred recently in Chat
ham street, New York, where a country
man was clamorously besieged by a shop
keeper: Il
Have you any fine shirts ?" said the
countryman.
"a splendid assortment Step in, sir.
Every price and every style. The cheap
est in the market, sir" - m
Are they clean p
''To be sure, sir.
''Then, said the countryman, with
great gravity, "you had better put one
on, for you need it"
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THE STANDARD.
THURSDAY, DEC. ---4.Is4s.
Cracking Nuts.

Cracking Nuts.
When the snow is drifting, sitting.
Through the leafiess maple boughs,
And the saucy wind is lifting
AL the latches in the house,
1sn.t It fun, boys, TO sit by the fire,
With all the good nuts that you can desire.
And Fanny or Kate
10 NIL up the plate?
While the hammer goes whack, whack ,whack
s - . AT arattlingpace - y !
Z -. On the hat-irOn's face, g#
The hickory nuts to crack.
When the red flames dancing glancing
Up the sooty chimney fire,
Seem like summers lightning lancing
Fieecy smoke-clouds through and through,
Isn't II fun, girls, to sit in the light
Oh such bright fire, on such rough night,
And nnd in the flame
Your fortune or name?
Whlle the hammer goes whack, whack, whack |!
Al rattling pace n #a
On the fiat-irons face,
Inc hickory nuts to crack.
In the armchair smoking, joking,
Grandpa tells MS old-time stories
Csnausned Georse and saiia ali his R Toass. @ n
~ | isn z lt fun, boys and girls, to Know -
And that he can tell
Old stories so well?
While the hammer goes whaek. .whack, ,whack
On the fat-fron's face ~
The hickory nuts to crack.
In her armchair, nodding, plodding
With her needles. grandma sees
Though the. .smoke-Wreaths grandpa flooding
Our young ears withtale like7these; :
And oh boys, isn't 1t fun to behold her
Trying 70 set herself up for scolder? e~s
@For that double chin
Won't let her begin;
And now the old lady
Is laughing alreadyI
While the hammer goes whack whack whaclx
At fattling pace
On the flat-iron's face,
The hickory nuts to crack.
Let the north wind rattle, battle!
Rake the tree-tops shake the doorsi
a We Will sing and laugh and prattle
Where the cherry shearth-fire roars;
For boys and girls 1t is fun to gather,
OM stormy night, in wild wintry weather,
- Round the warm bright tide
OF the chimney-side,
While the hammer goes whack, whack whack
At rattling pace
On the 1at-iron' IS face,
The hickory nuts to crack.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-12-04

When an enthusiastic editor describes
a bride as bonny, and an envious COM
positor sets her up as bony, as was done
at Jacksonville the other day, hope for a
season bids the world farewell, and free
dom shrieks as the compositor falls at
his form. Drained by the brother of the
blooming bride
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-12-04

A reader in New Britain very truth
fully and Indignantly asserts that no
woman, however nervous she may be,
has right to wake her husband from a
sound sleep to tell him on his inquiring
what is the matter, Nothing, only ]
wanted to know if you were awake"
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-12-04

10 De sure, SIT.
"Then, said the countryman, with
great gravity, you had better put one
on, for you need it,"
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-12-04

A young lady had coquetted until the
victim was completely exhausted. He
rose to go away. She whispered, as she
accompanied him to the door, "T shall be
at home next Sunday evening" $50
shall l." he replied.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-12-04
BHrNeER's
OLD LONDON DOCK GIN.

Especially designed for the use of the Medical
Procession and the Family, possessing those IN
Ttnstc medicinal properties which belong to on
Old and Pure Gin.
Indispensable to Females. Good for Kidney
Complaints. delicious Tonic. Put up in
cases, containing one dozen bottles each, and
seld by all druggists, grocers &c. A. NJ. BIN
NIGER CO, established I77S, No. 10 Beaver
Street, New York.
% Sen [. .r73--Y.
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A GooD DUTCH REASON. -"Mynheer, do
you know for what we call our boy HansY
"Do not, really "Well, tell you. Der
reason dat we call our boy Hans dat ish
his name"
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-12-04

A Maine woman ate four quarts of
oysters at one sitting, the other day, and
won one hundred dollars by so doing
which, after deducting her burial ex-
penses, eighty-ive dollars, left her fifteen
dollars to commence the next world
with t-
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SUPERIOR CLOTH,


All kinds of lumber and framing timber for
sale and sawed to order on short notice. Per
sons desiring to purchase lumber will pleas
call at our Mill OF at the Globe Furnace Office.
HOOP s. BBO,
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-12-04

When the policemen find man full
they take him to the station-house, and
his friends bail him out.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-12-04

please don't shoot the COWS" ;" is sign
on farmers fence near Chicago, in
tended for city sportsmen who 60 out
for prairie chickens.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-12-04
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.

Stations marked thus ~ are flag stations, and
trains will stop when signaled to do so.
w. w. PEABODY, Master Transp.
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ID EMOvAL.

~
N. Lowenstein wishes to say to his old GUS
TONERS, and the public generally, that he has
removed his meat shop to the room formerly
occupied by John Schweitzer, opposite the
Court House, on Main Street where he will
hams, etc.
Also, he will keep Family Groceries, of all
kinds.
Give him a call. --.-..l. ss e#
March 8, 1873. tt
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ASSlGNhEN7 OF hrssRs! j. WYroW
& LER & ;Cb, e.


We publish elsewhere card from
these gentlcmon giving! the-rcasens
which have necessilated the close Of
their business, and the assignment OF
thoir assets for the benefit of thoir
creditors. In this they will receive,
rs they descrve,th the sympathy of our
whole community. IT isnot in NOR,
tah to acbieyo sucoess,,""Saud' as, there
is often q tide which leads to aortu ne,
so there arc adverse circumstances
which the best and wisost are unable
to control, and which inevitably
bring about disaster. The times
through which we are passing arc
enough to'shsks thecroditIand Grip
pho: The means of the most prudent
Nnd Ae has good reason oo}t to COP
,gratulate himself, who in the wreck
of all else, can maintain his honor
anstained and his character, unim
peached;s sFothe energy; business ca
pacity and integrity of Aessrs. Fow:
Ter 4 Co. our whole community will
bear testimony, =. and !. ,io. in attributing ri
to them ap sheadalities i whicha ensure
success, trust that under new and
better auspices they will meet with
their merited reward. These gentle
men Sase kept back nothing; from
their>'creditos, but commence the
world again with nau,gght but the
will and capacity to succeed. We
trust abat they Emsy Yet reach >th
goal of their ambition. -
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TIE CONCERT AT LEBANoN.-Thc
Junior had tho pleasure of atto nding
the Concert given by the young la,
dies and gentlemen of Lebanon for
the benefit of the Church on Friday
evening Last. The programme Of ex.
ercises Eas an interesting one. .2nd
the pieces were we'll rendered. The
performances exhibited good share
of musical talent and furnished q
pleasant evenings entertainment.
There was a good attendance, and
somo City dollars were realized. Our
young friend, Mr.. james Gilbert, was
the leader on the occasion and per-
formed his part well. At the close of
the entertainment the Junior, with
others, participated of the hospitality
of The Rev. James F. Gilbert, and af-
ter a pleasant visit returned home.
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Bill to Reduce the Public Debt.
~ tl.s ~ - {,

The Bill which is pending be-
fore the House of Representatives to
reduce the volume Of the public debt,
and to provide for its payment, rit is
thought, will likely pass that body:
The Bill proyides'for the scaling Of
the bonded debt BY the Issue Of other
bonds or stock at the rate of forty
per cent. of the face value, and an
amendment to the bill which was
adopted by a vote Of "a TO IL de-
clares the Conversion bonds, amount
ing to S. 965, 900 to be null and void.
and that no taxlshau ever be, leviea
to:pay the interest upon Them The
bill is certainly heleast Objectionable
which has been proposed, and is pro
bably the best which can be obtained
under the Scircumstances. A proper
discrimination between the classes of
bonds, and an adjustment upon that
basis would have been better. but
this would have required more re-
search than is compatible with the
present ,temper2 of the House. Q We
have good reason to be thankful for
the declaration which has been made
against the fraudulent Conversion
bonds, and orthc earnest effort which
is being made to reduce tic volume
of the. pqbliee 9 debt. Any measure
which provides relief from the pres
ent heavy burden Of taxation will
receive the, cordial appsoyal aps of the
people who pay tho taxes: ~ =
1 20 L, g&-a - sssaaia h-Sp "
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TIE STEAMER -IIRGIx1Us.--The
capture,cf the steamer .sVirgipius by
the ! Spanish steamer Tornado, al7y' aand
the execution of four Of the Cuban
leaders by the Spanish authorities,
and afterwards of the Captain and
thirty,skjof tbescrew, and Some six
teen Cuban volunteers found on board,
has raised a~>storpt of Indignation
throughout the. country which is call
ing loudly on the Government for the
most active measures of redress. The
brutal haste of the execution, allow
ing no time for. investigation or for
appeal, is especially to be condemned.
1t seems that the vessel was. sailing
under the American flag and with an
American registry, and unless within
a marine league Of the shore was not
subject to visitation Or search, and if
within that distance of Jamaica when
captured, as it is claimed, her seizure
was in violation of the British terri.
tory. The indecent haste of the ex-
ecution, before the facts could be as-
ccrtaincd, is Characteristic of Spanish
Justice. Castelar, and the authorities
in Madrid seem disposed to mako all
necessary reparation, but they exer-
else no control over the lawless power
which holds sway in Cuba.
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serern corn, Mrs. a. B. c. Lin Lindsay
silver. e. ;" -
Plum jelly, Mrs. A. 3. c. Lindsay,
silver. ~: a." ~
Strawberry preserves, Mrs. J, a.
Stuart; silver. ,.'> =
:, Peach; ounce, cherry, watermelon
and lemon preserves and, apple mar.
maladc, Mrs A B e Lindsay, premi
.ums, silver. = -.
:. Jar pear jam, Mrs A B c Lindsay
silver.
10 lbs butter, Mrs. McCaslan, S5.
:Pairslwoo! socks and wool stockings
Mrs. Jas McCaslan, silver premiams. =
4 pair child's knitted cotton socks
Mrs J A Stuart, silver.
Ladies' silk scarf, Mrs. A. B. c
Lindsay, silver.
Silk spool case, Mrs 4 B c Lindsay
silver.
2 lamp shades, card basket, slipper
watch ease, Miss A J Law silyer: n
Largest number of articles ir
patchwork, knitting. &c, 81 articles
Mrs AB c. Lindsay, $40. !>E,$l
Largest collection: dried frnts. lMr'
A B G Lindsay, $40. "
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Respectfully,
JOHN JOHNSON, Mayor.

The Anderson Intelhgencer says
Messrs. James L. Orr, jr.. L. D. Ken
nedy and f. B. Murray, of this town,
wero examined in open Court on
Monday afternoon, and the two first
named admitted to the practice OF
law. In the case of Mr.. Murray, an
order was passed for bis admission
upon attaining his maj jority, and sub
scribing to the constitutional oath.
Mr.. Orr delivered his maiden speech
on Tuesday morning, in a case to
which he had been assigned by Judge
Cooke, and We learn that he acquitted
himself with great credit.
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ASSIGNMENT.

It is with regret that we are com.
PEELED to. inform our friends and
customers that our business was on
Tuesday, 11th November, placed
in the hands Of an assignee. We
were forced to adopt this course by
the pressing demads madeupon us
almost daily. since 18th October.
Unfortunately, too many Of our
notes had been made payable in
October, and from the small re,
ceipts during that month we were
not able to meet them, and not
being able to see anything very
bright and promising in the future
thought it right that our creditors
should have what we had-hence
our making the assignment. With
e good October trade we could
Elave worked out our liabilities fall
/ lug due but when that failed our
help had gone. We have selected
as our assignee a gentleman known
| to all of our creditors, Col. Robert
Son, late of the firm of Miller &
Robert, who is in no way interested
further than to make our assets
realize the greatest amount for our
creditors. It had been the aim of
our life to make our business sue
cess, but with all our efforts for six
years We were compelled, at least,
to close. In doing SO we have
placed our property in the hands of
a receiver to be distributed, with
out preference,: to- our, creditors.
We say to our friends that our
capacity, energy, ambition and de-
termination to do are not impaired
but increased. Our failure was
not caused by any lack Of attention
to business, lad management, en-
travagance or any thing Of the
kind, but by an unfortunate cotton
speculation, and lastly by hetinan-
cial panic. We are out Of business
Just now, ,but'we expect, unless we
change our plans, to have another
"Emporium of Fashion" at an ear
ly day. We thank our friends, the
ladies particularly for. their sup
port in the past, and hope that we
shall be able 10 make such arrange
ments that we may be permitted to
serve them in the fnture: = At tbs
present time we hardly know what
will be our plans. Until I've do
know we will say farewell. !,
Vely respectfully, ? q" ~
JAMES W. FOWLER & CO.,
late Proprietors Emporium of Fash
ion, -Abbeville, s.: c. -'' i - 80. - To-
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-. - -, 49,
: LEGISLATIVE

Tie Senate and Hotise adjo2urtlee!d le!
over on Friday until Monday last.
The concurrent resolution which
passed the House and proposes a
sine die adjournment on the goth
lnstant was the special order in the
Senate on yesterday.
In the House on Friday the COM
1mittee Of. ways and means reported
Ethe bill to- raise supplies for the Gs-
calyear commencing November L,
1878. The aggregate is sixteen
mills: Aven for general State pur-
poses, four for deficiencies of last
year, two for public schools, and
three for county purposes. The
bill.makes it a felony for any State
ofhcer.to COLLECT any tax other than
| that named in the bill. There is
pothing said about the interest on
the public debt. The tax is to be
paid in gold, silver, United States
currency, national bank notes, OF
bills receivable. There is no men,
| ton ,of,,the certificates of 1indcbt-
ednesas or bills of the Bank of the
State. The State .printing;bill, pro
viding for the payment of S295, 1000,
was reported on faVorabIy, and was
read for the first time. =. 5s- ~
The forty per cent. security bill
has passed its second reading in the
House. This, bill repudiates the
fraudulent conversion bonds. IT
will likely become law.
The bills requiring chartered
money institutions Of deposit to
publish quarterly statements, and
to repeal an act to provide for the
issue of s5OO,0Oo in bills receivable
to:payl the: State debt, passed their
second reading in the House. The
bill to declare that bills of the Bank
of the State issued subsequent to
December goth, 1869, were in aid
Of the rebellion, was postponed
dntil the,regular session. -
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A convention Of the Sheriffs of the
State was held in Columbia during
The past week, for the purpose Of
urging upon tho Legislature the ne.
cessittyI of increasing their fees, and q
committee was appointed to confer
with tle6 dietary committee of the
two Houses on the subject. Abbeville
was represented by L. P, Gu1fn,
Esq.
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Goo6 s4iE.-We learn that the
valuable Allen estate in EIbert
County, near Moseley's,, j, Ferry, com
prising some 1900 acres, sold at
Elberton on Saleday last for $22,-
900, and was purchased by Mr.. John
McCalla, the son of MIR. George
McCalla of Abbeville. The pur-
chaser is a rich man, having ac-
quired some 100000 by his late
wife, who was d Miss DuPre OF
Athens, Ga.
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Reduction of Price.

=, 7iiiRlyABBEvILLE, Nov. 5, 1873.
With the present issue of the PaEss
AND BANNER We reduce the subscrip-
tion price of the paper from $500 to
soc, payable strictly in advance, q
81 50 payable at the end Of tie year.
IS in the past so in the future, we
will spare no effort to get out..a good
paper;| ID trust to increase largely
oar subscription list; 'All.of our pa
irons who are: indebted to us by sub.
scription or advertising will confer a
Gvor by soeling UP at an early day.
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H@l Ex-senator r. NJ. T. Hun.
ter, of Virginia, has written a let.
ter explanatory of his proposition
that the Federal Government shall
compensate the late slave holders
of the South for the loss of their
slave property. His scheme is thai
$780, ,O00,0o0be deposited with the
Southern State governments to be
loaned without interest to the ex.
shareholders. ="
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. Our Anderson exchan ges. an

.w Our Anderson exchangessan'
nouncc tho death of Mr.. VIM. G. Da.
Wis, the junior partner of the house OF
Dowie, Noise & Davis, which occurred
at the residence of his father-in-law,
Hon. j.. P. Reed, on Wednesday last,
after IN illness of some months. He
was native Of Abbevillc, and was
thirty-two years of age. Ho was a
man of high character, and very
successful business man. ..s