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ADARK MYSTERY.
BY MARK TWAIN.

The bows used to tell me ought to
get one Jim Blaine to tell me the stir
ring story of his grandfather's old
ram but they always added that i
must not mention the matter unless
Jim was drunk at the time-just com
fortably and socially drunk. They
kept this up until my curiosity was
on the rack 10 hear the story. / goi
to haunting Blaine, but it was no use.
Heswas offen moderately, but neveI
satisfactorily drunk. / never watched
a mans condition with such absorb
ing interest, such anxious solicitude
/ never pinned so to see q man uncom-
promisingly drunk before. At last
one evening / hurried to his cabin,
for I learned that this time his situa-
ton was such that even the most fas-
tidious could find no fault with it,
He was tranquility serenely, sym
metrically drunk-not q hiccup to
mar his voice, not cloud upon his
brain thick enough to obscure his
memory. As / entered, he was sit
ting upon an empty powder keg, with
a clay pipe in one hand and the other
raised 10 command silence. His face
was round, red, and very serious his
throat was bare and his hair tumbled;
in general appearance and costume
he was a stalWart miner of the perl
cd. On the pine table stood candle,
and its dim light revealed "the boys''
sitting here and there on hunks, can
dIe-boxes, powder-kegs, etc. They
said
"ShI Don't speak T; he's going to
commenced found aseat at once,
and Jim began -
"I don't reckon them times will
ever come again. There never was 8
more bullier old ram than what he
was. Grandfather fetched him from
Illinois /; got him of man named
Yates-Bill Yates-may be you might
have heard of him his father was q
-Baptist-and he was rust
Ter, too a man had to get up rather
early to get the start of old Thankful
Yates it was him that put the Greens
up to jining teams with my grand
father when he moved West. Seth
Green was probably the pick of the
flock. He married q Wilkerson-
Sarah Wilkerson-gOod creature she
was-one of the lkeliest heifers that
ever was raised in old Stoddard, ev-
erybody said that knowed her. She
could heft bar'I of -four as easy as
1 can fiirt,a fiapjsck. land spin :
Don't mention it independent
Humph! When Sile Hawkins came
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him from setting out, with impress
sive JUNCTION, to tell about q wonder
full adventure he had once had with
his grandfather's old rsm-and the
mention OF the ram in the first SEN
tenee was as far as any man had ever
heard him get concerning 1t. He al
ways 9maundered off interminably
from one thing to another, till his
whisky got the better of him, and he
fell asleep. What the thing was that
happened to him and his grandfath-
er's old ram is a dark mystery to this
day, for nobody has ever yet found
ont
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sSOUT WEST. -
The Western ExOdus-Its Main
Spring.
BY PROF. ]. D. BUTLER.
LINcoLN. Nebraska. Isl

LINCOLN, Nebraska. 1873.
The West draws new settlers into
It's capacious bosom by its fertility,
its free homesteads, and its infinite
demand for labor, whether skilled or
unskilled. 1t also drives them to take
shelter under its wings by competi-
ton.
New England once raised her own
breadstuffs, but she has long ceased
so to do. The produce Of richer and
cheaper lands competed with her far
mers, till Improved more than a match
for their skill and energy. Many Of
them then turned to manufacturers,
| but a still larger number were hence
driven west. They made their own
some of the cheap acres there, and en-
listed in the ranks Of the agricultural
army which had vanquished them.
Thus the West is constantly acting
on the East with an increasing
weight, and that of a larger and lon
ger lever. Here Is one secret Of its
rapid growth.
1t Is forty years since the first white
families entered Iowa. But no more
than one-third Of its present popula-
tion were born within its limits two
Il
thirds have come in. |
] Ofits twelve hundred thousand to-
/ day. about one.balf were born ia
some more eastern State. Foreign
] countries being further than the At
llantic slope, from the West have hith-
erto felt its influence less-but even
they were long since driven as well
as drawn to send their sons thither.
The influence e=erted upon them has
been of the same nature with that
which has brought Westward so
many from our own East Hence
/ one-sixth Of the population OF Iowa
has come into it from beyond the At
lantic.
Nebraska were born within its limits.
More than twenty-five thousand
hOmesteaders and pre-emptors have
fled claims in the land-office at Lin
coin, q capital not yet six years old :
and within the last three years
about three thousand settlers have
bought farms on the land-grant to
the Burlington and Missouri River
Railroad-on ten years credit and six
per cent. interest, and, on contracts
made since 1872, no instaHment OF
the principal due till the beginning
of the fifth year-and then Ouly one
seventh. The Westward tidal wave
was never so strong as to-day-but it
will be stronger tomorrow. The
stronger il grows the, more strength
it has to grow stronger Nor can 1T
fail to wax still more mighty till so
many Of the European millions have
migrated that the density Of poPula-
ton and the rate of wages shall have
became well-nigh eaualized, on both
sides of the Atlantic. -,---.
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North Bristol Nursery.

THE ATTENTION OF THOSE
desiring Fruit or Ornamental Trees,
vines Snruos, ElAnts, oe.s &c, - cAlieo 70
spring. Those desiring anything in our line
Will do well by calling upon us at nursery
or sending in orders az once. We shall de-
liver trees AZ Warren, East Mecca, Johnston
and Kinsman, this spring. Any one desi-
ring trees in the vicinity Of either Of the
named places can have them delivered free
Of charge, and satisfaction always guar
anteed. We shall also be prepared to sup
ply, in season. Sweet Potatoes. Trophy To-
mato and Cabbage Plants. To secure plants
please send in orders early. Address
]. A & a. r. SAGER,
North Bristol, Trumbul Co.. o.
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EnAI NOTICE

EGAL NOTlCE.
i fCornelius Van Arsdale, PPtf, vs.. Leices-
ter King. Dsft. In Common Pleas Court,
Trumbuu county, Ohio.
The defendant. whose place Of residence
Is unknown. will take notice that on the
9Th day OF May, 1873, the plaintiff COM
menced action before Jefferson Palm,
Justice Of the Peace In and for Warren
township. Trumbun county, for the recov-
cry OF two hundred dollars, and Interest
due to plaintiff from defendant on q prom
issory note made by defendant to plaintiff,
en- or about the 18th day OF August. 1855, and
procured an attachment to be issued in
said action. That on the l4th day OF May,
1873, at the requestof plaintiff said Justice
certified his proceedings to the Court Of
Common Pleas Of said county, and the
plaintiff filed his petition therein, against
the defendant, and procured an order Of
Attachment 70 be issued.
Said petition must be answered on or by
the 18th day OF July, 1873.
By WASHINGTON HYDE,
May q, Is73-6t. Pitts Atty.
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A TTACHMENT.
AW. R. Cawfield, vs.. A n. Evans.
Before n. N. Sanford, Justice Of the Peace
Of Vienna township. Trumbull county, o.
On the 9Th day Of May, 1873, said Justice
issued an order Of Attachment in the above
action for the sum Of five dollars and ffty
cents. Said cause is set for hearing on the
S0th day Of June, 1878. at o'clock, p. m.
Vienna, Nay q. ls7s.st - =" -
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.RInGE NOTICE.

DRIDGE NOTICE.
DNotice is hereby given that the Com
missioners of Trumbull county will receive
sealed proposals at the site Of the bridge on
the 18th day OF June, 1873, at 10 O'Clock, a.
M, for the construction Of Heavy Brace
Bridge, with the masonry, at Mud Run, one
mile east OF Pennington Center.
Also. at the same time and place, for the
abutments for q bridge across Mud RIM. in
the southeast part Of Pennington, east Of
John hOrrison's.
Also, on the same day, at one O'Clock, p.
m. at the site Of the bridge, for abutments
at the bridge south OF West Farmington,-
Specifications made known on day ofletting
The Commissioners reserve the right TO
reject any or all bids offered
I. B. PAYNE.
CHAS. HARSHMAN,
n. A. COWDERY,
County Commissioners.
JAS. D. KEENEDT, Co. Auditor.
Nay 2i. lS-a-2t
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LOB RENT.

LUX KENT,
IL One half OF the new double house, cor
Der Market and Vine Sts., containing seven
good rooms pantry, six closets, with good
cellar. altered rain water in kitche n and
good well convenient Will be rented at rea-
.sonable rates, OF the whole house and lot
will be sold on favorable terms. Inquire on
the premises or OF h. Peck, at the Store o.
Peck & Bro. Ian. -, lST3-tL
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1873-06-04

It is not until we have passed thre
the furnace that we are made kDe
how much dross was in our conn
ton. as la.f
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The Union Express.

TETANTED, Agents and Peddlers
for our PRESS AND STRAINER-
Presses and strains sjamsJ elltes herbs, ,yege-
tables. lard, tallOw. meats, cheese, &C. over
60000 sold in q few localities. Sell quick
Every family wants It. Sewing Machine
ana oteef established agents are nndang
tn1nvery profitable. Circulars free. Little
neld and Dame. lo2 Washington Street Bos-
ton. Mass. lApril 50. 1S73-sW
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vlenna, May 2i. ls7s-st

GHERIFFiS SALE.
OThe State Of Ohio, Trumbull County. IS.
Ann Stringer, In TrumbuIl Com
VS.. SmOn Pleas.
John Stringer.
By virtue of an order Of sale issued out Of
the Court OF Common Pleas of Trumbull
county, Ohio, in the ABOVE named case, to
NE directed and delivered, I have levied
upon and shall expose TO public sale at the
door of the Court House in the city OF War
rem, Ohio, on
Saturday, June 14th, A. d. 1873,
at one O'Clock, p. m, OF said day, the fol-
lowing described land and tenements, situ-
ate in the county Of Trumbull and State Of
Ohio, to-wit: The House and Lot now own
ed and occupied by the said Ann Stringer,
situate in the village Of Niles, in said coun-
| ty and State. Appraised at S2070. Terms
Cash. g. w. DICKINSON, Sheriff.
ByS. F. BARTLETT, Deputy.
Sheriffs Once. Warren, o., May IA IS73-5t.
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a GARD FROM
q. CoWell & Co., Jewellers.

ESlDES keeping our regular stock
Dor Fine Jewelry. French Clocks ko-- we
are making especially Of the best Amerf-
can and Foreign brands OF watches. in
heavy, stout cases made especially for our
trade, adapted for Merchants, Clerks, Ne
chanics, Farmers, and all who want some
thing practical and sensible with no fancy
prices. With every watch comes A cerfi6
cate Of warrant which we win send with
the watch, @. y. D., with the privilege OF
examining before You take it. Our Refer
ences are this paper, the Cleveland Herald
Leader, and Plain Dealer, besides thous-
amos VINO carry our watches Send for cir
dress or call on H. C0WELL q co.
IL Bank St, Cleveland, o.
April I6 lS73-8mo
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OHERIFF'S SALE
OThe State OF Ohio. Trumbun County, S.
The State Of Ohio. l In Trumbun Com
vs.. Smon Pleas.

OThe State OF Ohio. Trumbull County, S.
The State Of Ohio. / In Trumbun Com
vs.. SmOn Pleas.
Ann Thompkins.
By virtue OF an n Fa. ef. On. SG issued
out Of the Court Of Common Pleas OF Trum-
bull County, Ohio. In the above named
case, to me directed and delivered, have
levied upon 4 shall expose to public sale at
the door OF the Court House In the city OF
Warren, Ohio. on
Saturday, June 21st, A. d. 1873,
at three O'Clock, p. N. Of said day. the east
half Of the following lands and tenements
situate in the village Of Mineral Ridge.
township Of Weathersneld. county OF Trum-
buH and State Of Ohio, to-wit: Known as
being part OF Lot No. twenty-nine (2e) and
bounded and described as follows: Begin
ming at stake standing at the northeast
corner Of q lot Of land decided by David
Harris and wife to Samuel Cook: thence
running south $50 east one chain and 81
links &c stake; thence south two chains
and 20 links TO a stake; thence north $50
west one chain and s. links TO q stake;
thence north chains and 75 links TO the
place CT beginning and containing one-hali
acre OF land Appraised at -. Terms
Cash. CIV. DICKINSON. Sheriff
By s. T. BARTLETT. Deputy.
Sherif's ONCE. Warren. O., May 2l. 1855.
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He who persecutes a 09',fis
makes war against him
Gins.
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Saturday, juno 2Ist, A. d, 1873,

at one o'clock p. m. OF said day, the follow
ing described land and tenements situate
In the township OF Bloomfield. county o.
Trumbun and state Of ohio, to-wtt: Bound
ed on the north by lands formerly owned
by Mrs. Marshal Lewis; on the east by the
A. Y. & P. r. R.; on the south by lands OF
James Pearsons, L. L. Sprague and A. Green;
on the west by land Of A. Wright. contain
ing Is acres OF land, be the same more or
less. Appraised at s0. Terms Cash.
G. W. DICKINSON, Sheriff.
Sheriffs ONCE. Warren. o. May n, IS7S-5t
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SatnrdaI. June Psi. a, ID. 1S7a.
BY s. =. BARTLETT, Deputy.
SheriHs ONCE, Warren, O., Nay q, ls7S-5N

GHERIFF'S SALE,
OThe State Of Ohio, Trumbull County, IS.
Eliza P. King, VS.. Leicester King.
By virtue Of an execution VS.. defendant
issued out OF the Court OF Common Pleas, of
Trumbull Co, Ohie, in the above named
case, to me directed and delivered, have
levied upon and shall expose to public sale
at the door OF the Court House. in the city
NJ Warren lhf0 On
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GHERIFFiS SALE. r
.SThe State Of Ohio. Trumbul County, IS.
Jerusha Philips. In Trupbull p5SLi
E,,,.h VS. Hr,.b,n. Common Fieas.

By virtue ofan execution vs.. Deft. issued
out Of the Court OF Common Pleas Of Trum-
bull County, o., in the above named case
10 me directed and delivered. have levied
upon and shall expose 10 public sale at the
door OF the Court House, In the City Of War
rem, Ohio, on
Saturday, June 21st, A. d. 1878,
at two O'Clock, p. m. Of said day, the follow
ing lands and tenements. situate in the
township Of Johnston, county Of Trumbun
and State OF Ohio. and described as follows
to-wtt: Known as being parts Of lots fif-
teen and sixteen in the second division Of
lands in said township, and bounded north
on lands Of Carrier Rarnes and Sher-
man Terrell; west on lands Of Sherman
Terrell and the original lot line; south on
lands Of Chauncy Strickland, and on the
east by the north and south center road,
contains eighty-six (S6) acres Of land. be the
same more or less.
The above land will be sold subject 70 g
mortgage given by Def. TO Austin Sigler, Of
SIz6,4 ,46 and interest at s per cent. from Jan.
20. lS7A Appraised at e.. Terms Cash.
q. W. DICKINSON, Sheriff
By s. r. BARTLETT, Deputy.
ShertHs Once. Warren, O., May q, lS7S-5W
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"A uULfHIS 6hAIEhy DeaIeL IN
III Musical Merchandise Of al descriptions,
ViE= Pianos, Organs, Melodeonss Niolins,
Guffarx, ,Accordeons, Claronetts, Flutes Z lies,
Drums, Psano-spreads, P12no-stoolst Sneet-
music NuGic-bookS Violin Strings, Guitar
strfngs. AIc., kc. Store In Webb's Block, over
Rorter's Book Store. lJaA AS'V'
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A TTACHMENT

WUULII
JAS. D. KENNEDY, Co. Auditor.
Nav 2i lS-2-3t
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And tyrants forged their bloody. clinking
A cloud. that when the May-howerss pre-.
eious cup = -. q
By waves that leaped and dashed each
= other DER, r-~v
Bot onward stin the ark Of Freedom bore
Some iair and peaceful Ararat to nnd, -
Slipped its black wings and swept not lar
behind,
To-day, II lowers Ger this great. free land
Ger farms and work shops, offices and
spires
Its baieful shadows casts on every hand.
And darkens church, and state, and house
hold fires. =. -
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I n. DAWSON, Mayor of the City
.of Warren, Civil Jurisdiction-game as
Justice OF the Peace for the city, and criHni-
snal Jurisdiction throuE Eho1t city and county.
Also agent Tor Cleveland Cement Sewer and
drain Pipe Of all sizes. 0an q l6al.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-10-10
Te,rs and Potttical Items.

"A correspondent tells Of a pumpkins
vine in Potter county that came up from
single seed, which bore eight pumpkins,
weighing respectively 224. 2354, 2455, 2S2.
294, 31!, 80 and 36t pounds-total, 23U4
pounds
Among a litter Of pigs born in West
Marlborough township, Chester county
last week. was one which had one head
but two bodies Joined at the navel, and di-
yerging back of it with eight legs. Both
are similar and perfect.
Rev. J. '. O'Reilly, pastor of the
Catholic church at Susquehanna, Pa, and
formerly Eicar-GenersI of the Philadel-
Phia diocese, was killed at the former place
on Saturday evening by a railway engine.
lie was eighty years old.
The Rochester Democrat remarks, as
sample of unequal assessments, that in
''N kltestune- in Oneida county, single
calf was sold the other day at sum great
er than the whole assessment Of the per
sonal property of the town.
The state Treasurer won t exhibit his
accounts, and the Auditor General refuses
access to his books until he is called upon
by the Supreme Court to do so. That
tribunal very kindly gives him ten DAYS to
answer, which puts it off until after the
election. By that time everything can be
cleared up
Among the Vice Presidents OF the
Evangelical Alliance, now in session in
New York, are Schuyler Colfax and Gen.
Howard. 1t is to be hoped these gentle
men will enlighten the assembled theolo-
gians of two continents on their knowledge,
respectively. of Credit Mubilier investi0a-
tions and Freedman's Bureau manage
meut.
Captain Jack and three of his asso-
ciates were hung on last Friday, at Fort
Klamath, Indian Territory. The sentences
Of the other two, Sioux and BaIncho, were
cOmmuted to imprisonment for life on Al
batross Island, San Francisco harbor, on
the ground that these Indians were not
chiefs, but stood in the relative position of
private soldiers Obcying the orders of their
commander, Captain Jack
On the 29th ult-, during the absence
of the family from home, a little son of
jacob Muihey, of kresgeville, Monroe
county, was brutally murdered. Upon the
return of the family and the boys absence
noticed, search was instituted, which re-
suited in the finding of his dead body in
the cellar of the house horribly mutilated
His head was crushed in and throat cut
Timothy Heller. crazy man, is supposed
to have killed the boy. The murderer is
at large. ..-
The Graphic balloon. after having
been thoroughly repaired, started on its
transatlantic voyage at 9o'clock on Mon
day morning last, with three passengers.
Messrs. Donaldson, Ford and Lunt. but
unfortunately came to grief in violent
storm near Canaan, Conn, at % P. NJ.
For few minutes before that time it had
been near the cath. Donaldson and Ford
jumped out. Lunt was caught in some
trees, but finally succeeded in reaching tho
ground unhurt. The balloon escaped and
had not been captured at last accounts.
The rOyGgemrs, although they failed to
make the landing on the other side. can
congratulate themselves at least on having
reached the ''happy land of Canaan
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R&R1S S -

a,yine how poor Brown Brothers for several
.Jo,-s sstook to drinkings and how even
s.tho Baron'' was shown to be very low.
a new Ettna had indeed risen among those
who were henceforth 70 be merely HiT0reS.
In going into London business Dir. Jay
Cooke cast his eyes about Tor an eligible
EnGlish coadiutor, and discovered him in
the person of one Colonel Puleston, then
stock broker in New York and resident
of Brooklyn. This gentleman s career had
been verstile. Educated originally for the
medical profession. he abandoned 1t TO 60
10 Australia, whence he came to this couu-
try. OF Welsh origin and perfectly ac-
quainted with the jaw-breaking Fernacu-
lar of the Principahty, Mr.. Puleston went
to Pennsylvania and became editor OF
Welsh journal, and it may be presumed
made himself very useful to somebody in
politics, for during the war he was, though
a British subject, State Agent of Pennsyl-
vania at Washington. man of tact, adj
dress and ability, Colonel Che obtained this
rank i'll an American militia regimentl
Puleston was no doubt a happy selection
and is said to have played his part remark
ably well, bet to fight amid the coils of a
boa constructor is too much even for a
Titan, and poor Colonel Puleston has been
laboring with aserpent of this kind labeled
Northern Pacific" coiled around him.
He has been already named as Conserva-
tive candidate for the House of Commons
for Welsh constituency-for an IN. P.''
sheds luStre on a fiTm--and was no doubt,
destined to be the show partner, the enter
tainer, the prominent man of Messrs. Bar
ing's rivals, but those so fortunate as to
know the family, establishment and social
surroundings of Mr.. Russell Sturgis, the
American partner of that great house, viii
smile at the ioea of easy rivalry with them
in the matter of social attraction. Such,
in brief, is the story of the Northern Pa
cific.
In Mr.. Jay Cookies career we see exem-
plified the effects of unprincipled vanity.
Just as the first Napoleon sacrificed thou
sands of lives in the effort to carry out tTe-
mendous schemes to crafty his personal
ambition, and intoxicated by success, at
last FELL through the idea that his military
genius could strike the word impossible
out of the dictionary, so Jay Cooke was
ready to sacrifice the hard earned savings
of tens of thousands to prove that the same
end was equally unknown to the Napo-
warnings to the ambitious in which Nc
Caulay tells rs the nineteenth century has
been fertile. 1t viii no. be altogether lost
on the people of this country if it teaches
them TO remember henceforth that fine
words in the advertisements of Yeual news
papers butter no parsnips and to discreGit
henceforward the alluring lies of tho
financial agents" of unmadc railroads.
Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-10-10

WE stated last week, that the Johns
town Voice had asserted that Samuel
Henry voted at the last session against
the proposition to increase the pay of
members from 81 900 to 81 800 The
Voice has twice since denied that it
ever ''said anything about the matter" :"
We now, to prove the truth of what
we said, copy from the Toice Of Fri
day, Sept. 26th, under the heading,
Personal" the following:
Sam Henry was no salary grabber last
WINTER. lie voted against the increase of
Legislators salaries.
We assume that the Voice will not
repudiate its own editorial offspring
since it really looks as if it had said
something "about the matter" If the
yeas and nays were not taken, as the
Voice admits, how did it undertake to
say, on Tuesday last, that Mr. Henry
voted against It," In saying that
the editor of the Voice wrote himself
down an ass, for the yeas and nays
not having been called, who can tell
how Henry voted. 1t would be in
order now for the Voice to deny that
it ever advised John T. Harris, the
radical candidate for Sheriff, to with
draw from the canvass and wait until
a more propitious time would dawn
upon his political prospects. We are
not without hope that the Voice will
perform even that feat before next
Tuesday.