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"Isn't time enough to chew"

Teacher would get it most like
: ly," said two tongues.
They decided at last on two s iek'
Of peppermint candy, and "half hal
pint of peanuts"
Mrs. M'Cully laid the things OF
the counter, and the girls waited II
| brcatbless admiration "to see Spinny
pay"
She took from her pocket hel
inch square handkerchief with 8
| border of Old Mother Hubbard and
her dog, a soiled and crumpled pho
tograph of Ben Butler, the cover OF
q pepper box, a bit of blue satin (at
which all the girls stretched their
necks and cried "Oh"), china
dolls head, q pen knife without any
blade, a clam shell, and then she
looked anxious.
"Whyw she said.
She turned her pocket wrong side
Iout, but there was nothing in it.
can if it's your money that's gone
it's not the things yell be wanting"
and Mrs. M'CuDy cody put the
candy into a jar and swept the pea
nuts back to their box.
The girls hearts went down like
lead at Mrs. M'Cully's behavior, and
Alice relieved herself by muttering
"stingy," as they went out
"Richestake to themselves wings"
cried Evan Barnes, when he saw the
girls return empty handed, and then
all the boys came to help hunt the
money, for every one liked Spinny.
She was always willing to hem sails
and tie up sore fingers, and the boys
remembered it.
"Maybe it fell through the flap
FORM" said little Maggie Leach, and
Rob Curtis crawled under the long
platform to see if the coin had fallen
through a chink. He came out Gov
cred with cobwebs and dirt, but
brought no fiVe-cenG piece, and Spin
ny thought her trouble was too
great to bear.
She studied as well as she could
with that great lump in her throat,
while Miss Porter pitied her, and
the girls gave her many looks of
sympathy.
Alice printed "Too bad!" in large
letters on her slate, and held it up
for Spinny to see; but Spinny did
not feel that she could be really
comforted until she had told NAM
ma.
She went into the dining-room,
the big tears brimming up in her
eyes, but just before she spoke NAM
ma said:
"Why, Spinny, do you know you
went away and left your money on
the mantle-piece?"
Mrs. M'Cully counted the five
cents in with her gains at night, but
ISpinny, telling papa the story, said:
"And if I had 'spected, papa, when
you gave me the money, the worry
and 'xiety it would make me, I doubt
| if I should 'cepted it.-Chadren's
Hour.
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Debauchery Run Mad.

After the delivery of short speech
es by a number of male and female
delegates in the Spiritualist Conven-
ton at Chicago, on the 18th, Colonel
Blood, from the Committee on Reso-
lutions, submitted a volumincus re-
port, containing some thirty resolu-
tions, and embracing the peculiar
doctrines of the Woodruff school in
regard to love marriage and religion
Judge Holbrook presented minor
ity report, repudiating those doc
trines, and lively debate eRsued,
which WIS renewed at the evening
session.
Judge Holbrook made a strong
speech against what he called the
pernieioug report, declaring that the
phases of the free-love resolutions
bore a double meaning; that all their
pretty talk and jingling phrases, tho
| falling pleasantly enough upon the
ear. were fraught with danger to the
yerv life of society, and that they
stole the livery of heaven to serve
the devil IN. Finally a vote was ta-
ken, and the minority report was ta-
bled by 413 TO %, and the majority
report adopted,
Mr.. Cotton then offered q resolu-
ton favoring only one love and no
promiscuity of intercourse between
the saxes, which was lost, as was al
so a resolution declaring the belief
that the monogamic marriage found
ed on love,with just legal regulations
with equal rights for man and wo-
man, and the perpetuity of the fami-
lly, is the only true foundation Of an
enlightened humane society.
The evening session was devoted
to speeches, which were applauded
| by the delegates and hissed by the
spectators. The Woodruff announ-
eed another lecture for tomorrow
might, which she said was the most
radical she had ever written. She
promised to tell the rest of the Brook
tiyn scandal, part Of which she said
she had not told.
From the report of this C0nven-
ltion for the 18th, we learn that 1t ad-
Iiourned after electing Victoria q.
IWoodhull President, and listening to
a lecture from her in which she en-
lunciated her peculiar doctrines in
such clear language that the locals
refused to print it. A protest sign
bv eighteen members, against the
action which committed the Conven
ton to the Woodruff doctrines, wa:
presented by Judge Holbrook, who
: announced the secession of the sign
ers of the protest.
The Woodruff is now perambulat
ing the country, delivering her "mosi
RADICAL lecture wherever she csn gel
listeners.
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Conductor and Vice President

At certain period, some six or
eight years ago, the officers of one of
cur principal railroads had good rea-
son for believing that some of the
conductors on a certain section of
their road were in the habit of rend-
lering inaccurate returns Of their re-
ceipts from "way-passengers;" and
rs they were unable to fix the defal-
cation upon the particular individual
Pinkerton was employed to investi-
gate the matter, and test the accura-
cy Of their suspicious. For the ex-
Iecution of this delicate service he
selected q sufficient number of his
! best men to furnish four for every
car in the train, one to be seated at
each door and TWO in the center of
car, the latter facing to the front and
rear, so as to see every person who
went in or out. These men were di-
rected not to recognise each other,
but to pay their fares, and otherwise
Ideport themselves like ordinary trav-
elers. Each one was provided with
pencil and paper, and instructed to
keep an accurate record of every per-
son that entered or left the cars, not
ing the stations to and from which
they travelled, etc, so that if, at the
end of their trip their notes we're in
accord, it would be good evidence of
accuracy. In this manner the major
was enabled, in the course of few
days, to make detailed report that
showed colclusively that nearly ev-
cry conductor on the section of road
under surveillance had been guilty OF
swindling. He also ascertained that
one of these delinquents owned prop
erty to large amount in Philadel-
phia. Whereupon, as l was inform
! ed, Colonel s., the Vice Presi-
dent, sent for the man, and the fol
lowing dialogue ensued:
"Mr. how long have you
been employed as conductor on our
Iroad?"
'About seven years, sir"
"What pay have you received dur
ing that time?"
"Eight hundred dollars a year"
"Do you own the house No. =, on
- street,"
Il do, sir"
"FIaye YOU other proDertv in the
Icity?7
Il have"
"What is its value?"
"Wen, sir, 1 can't tell precisely;
but it is considerable" d"
"What estimate do you place upon
| your entire assets?"
Something like forty thousand
dollars"
"Were you the owner of any por-
tion of this property when you enter
ed our service?
'Not a dollars worth, sir"
"You have a family to support,
understand"
81 have a wife and three children
"Will you do me the favor to in
form me how you have been able in
seven years to support your family
and accumulate a fortune of forty
Thousand dollars, upon a salary o
EIGHT hundred dollars?'
Il have not the slightest objection
to answer your question, Colonel S.
provided you viii suffer me to pro
pound few pertinent interrogatorie
to you"
every well, sir; I've no objections
What are they?"
"Will you, then, be so kind as t.
inform me how long you have beel
connected with the - Railroad?'
Something like ten years."
"What, allow me to ask, has beer
your salary during that time?"
81 suppose it may be averaged a
iabout $4,000 a year."
"Ypu vhae family to support
I Pm not mistaken"
"Yes, sir, I have a family"
"If it is not an improper question
Colonel s., will you suffer me t
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miscellaneous Solutions.
sPINNY's RICHES.
BY ANNIE NJ. LIBBY.

The news got there before Spinny
did. Maud Henly whispered it to
Nell DAILY with solemn "Don't you
never tell" and so, by the time the
pink gingham bows of Spinny Shak-
er's bonnet came in sight, every girl
in the yard knew she had a five
cent piece in her pocket, and at re-
cess could go to Mrs. M'Cully's to
spend it,
Spinny didn't know that anybody
knew of her riches; so when Katie
Jordon gave her two slender bits of
tin to put round her wrists for
bracelets, and Eva Randall present
ed two long dandelion curls to be
worn over the ear, she was very
much surprised.
Then Amy Perry called her ont
behind the school house, and said,
"When my uncle Ben comes home
from California, he's going to bring
me something. Maybe it will be
candy, and if you'll always give me
half of what you have, I'll give you
half of my things" /
Spinny agreed, and went to her
seat, and all through singing she
was thinking:
81 didn't know the girls liked me
so well. I'm aeal poplar"
Alice Conway offered her slate
Ipcncil to Spinny three times before
recess, and Emma Owen, the only
girl in school who owned lead pen
Gil offered that. To be sure the
lead was broken off, so that it was
impossible to mark with it, but it
looked just as well to hold in ones
hand SIS it did before.
1t seemed to the little girls as if
it would never be time for recess.
Perhaps Miss Porter thought so,
too.
Amy was sent twice to stand for
ten minutes with her toes on q crack
of the floor for whispering to Spinny
that she thought ''pep'mint candy
was better than another kind"
Every two minutes Spinny's hand
went to her pocket, but she didn't
dare to put it in lest Miss Porter
should see her and call her to "give
up her playthings." So she put her
handkerchief to her mouth and
scowled very hard and said, "two m
two-er foar," until she thought it
must be nearly twelve o'clock.
MAYBE teacher forgot recess"
This thought was dreadful. She
held up her hand and Miss Porter
asked what she wished.
!. "We didn't have any recess" said
Spinny.
Poor Miss Porter was tired and
vexed. The children had asked silly
needless questions all the morning
and now she said to Spinny:
"When we do have recess you
may stay in
When the girls heard this dread
ful order, their faces grew as long as
their states, and SpinDy sobbed SC
hard when recess was half over
Miss Porter said she might go out
She was hugged on the doorstep
nineteen times by the nineteen girls
and when they got to the store there
we're nineteen tongues advising hel
what to buy.
Spinny stood in doubt.
"Gum," suggested Mrs. McCully
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ask what is the amount of your for
tune?"
swell, sir, I don't know precisely
but it is something handsome"
Would you estimate it at half g
million dollars, Colonel?"
''Yes, 1 dare say it is"
! "That being the fact, sir, if you
will do me the favor to disclose
to me the secret of the pro
cess by which you in ten years have
been able to transmute $4,000 into
ten times that amount, without any
visible means outside your salary,
will most eheerfully tell you how l
have managed by turning an honest
penny now and then, to amass the
comparatively insignifcanta amount 1
have named" ,"
"That is all very well, " replied the
imperturbable vice president; "but
you seem to have forgotten that there
is slight difference between your
status and mine upon the - rail
road, in that-you are responsible to
me for stealing the company's money
whereas am not accountable to you
for my transactions. In view of this
fact, it now becomes my duty to in
form you that your services are no
longer required on our road"
The facetious conductor probably
anticipated this result, and with his
Characteristic GOODNESS remarked:
''Iu that event, sir, it may at some
future time be necessary for me to
seek employment on another road.
Would it be asking too much for you
to give me letter setting forth your
estimate Of my ability to perform the
duties of conductor
off you desire it. certainly l have
no objection to giving you a testi-
monial to the effect that I look upon
you as the most unscrupulous and
unblushing knave that has ever dis
graced the catalogue of our employ
es, and that any company having
anything to do with you will be mo-
rally certain to be robbed" from
detective Pinkerton," by General
R. B. Marcy, in Harper's Magazine
for October.
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catchlng a Rsn.

I
| Mr.. CObleigh, Of Nelson street
bought three hens Saturday night
and put them under a box until he
could build coop. Sunday morn-
ing he saw one of them in the street
/ and bestowing a brief curse ON tbe
somebody who overturned the box
and jeOPardized his property. he
started out after it to drive Il into
the yard. It took fifteen minutes to
convince him that the hen could
not be driven into that yard, and
then he attempted to catch it.
Three times he rose up with his
hands full Of feathers and his chin
full of sand, but still that hen elud-
ed him. Once he got it eornered,
and he thought sure he had It, but
II new straight up over his head,
ana Mapped its wings in his face,
ana hlled his eyes with dust. Oh,
now mad Mr.. Cobleigh was! 1t
was Sunday morning. The belIs
were ringing, people were starring
to church, and there he was in the
street, with no coat OF hat on. and
with nothing but slippers on his
feet, and every once in a while one
OF them would come of and fy
through the air, and his naked foot
would come in contact with the
cruel gravel, before he could stop
himself. Then he would have to
hop back on one foot after that slip
per, while the hen stood on the walk
and elOcuted, and the little Sunday
School children stopped and laugh
ed, and their parents reproved them,
and laughed too. Finally the hen
got away from him and started down
street st q wonderful speed for a
hen, and he started after, his face
redder than ever, and every time he
cleared rod be would stop and hop
back two after one of those slippers.
When he reached the corner Of Es-
sex street he jumped out Of both
slippers at once, but instead Of stop
ping to go back he picked up a stick
Of wood and kept on. Then as the
hen lodged into a gateway he hurl-
ed the stick and broke the LEG Of a
strange dog, which added its pierc-
ng "ki-yr' to the entertainment.
But Cobleigh didn't stop. He fore
I'd into the yard after his property
a his bare feet, and chased the hen
nto wOodpile and caught it just
As the owner of the premises came
put and wanted to know Whist Cob
iegh was doing, was going to do
with has hen, and what he meant,
anyway, by getting drunk and kick
ing up such a hunabaloo in a peace
ful neighborhood. Cobleigh frst
thought nc would knock the man
down with an axe, and what he could
not eat Of him bury under barn;
but the newcomer succeeded in
proving to Cobleigh that the hen
was his, and then the miserable man
burst into tears and limped back
home, where he found the three hens
under box.-DaR5ury Necs.
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Berton's rock is the great euriosi-
ty at Mount Mansfield, vt. 1t
weighs over one hundred tons, and
fell from the cliffs above. As we
came up, yesterday morning, @e saw
an old lady gazing at it very intent
", and one Of our WagOn-load, had
the impudence to ask what allied her
She turned about fiercely, and shak-
ing her fist, hustled down by-path
out of sight.
"Driver," we demanded, "whO is
that?"
"Why," said he, "she is an old bag
that stays here always. You know
how that rock came there, don't
youP'
Of course We didn't, and said so.
"Well," said the driver, "the story
is that this hag,which you see, came
up here thirty years ago, with par
ty of gay friends, on rough and
tumble climb Of Mount Mansfield.
The party camped out on the top Of
the mountain. One day young fell
low named Berton, of the party, went
off for a stroll, and was seen in the
ravine waving his hat, This hag,
then a young lady, and engaged to
Berton, Of course, wanted a good
sight of her lover. So she crept to
the very edge of a shelving rock and
leaned over to salute him. Immedi-
ately the rock began to loosen, and
the young lady had just time to get
off when it fell. OF course it fell up
on Berton, and there he lays now IN
der that stone; and to cut s long
story short, this old woman comes
here every summer, and We often see
her as YOU see her just now. She is
crazy. and her friends can't prevent
her doing as she likes. The most
thev can do is to hire a man to watch
her-and there's the fellow now"
"Holloe, Jim; hoW's the old wOm-
an?"
"Failing, falling. She don't eat
nothingnow; poor thing, poor thingl
-Correspondence New York Com
mereial Advertiser.
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CHRONIC DISEASES
CURED BY
81. W. W.Libbey, n. D.

Cancer, Salt Rheun, ErysiPelns
and ell tiata Of scrOfula, although
hereditary; Chronic Enlargement
of the Heart; Dzo3sy OF the Heart
Nouralgie oP the Heart, whether
SymPathetio OF Organic; DrOpsy in
all IFS varied Forms; Oatarrh OF the
Head Bronchial Difficulties; Colds,
Coughs, asthma, Gnd gil Disposition
20 Consumption, although heredita-
ryi Enlargement OF tbe Liver Liver
Abces5; Tu5ercular Liver; Torpid
Condition cf liver; Closged Score
tons OF Liver; Gall Stones in Gall
Bladder, and al liver complaints
Epilepsy, or Falling Sickness Fits
and ali kinds of Fits; Cancer of tho
Stomach; Cankered Irritation of
stOmach; DyspePsia, and all De-
rangsments Stomach; DiGbetes
Inflammation Of Kidneys and Blad
der, and eli troubles with theao
gans; Curvaturo OF Spine, spinalI r.
ritaiioz, and all Spinal Diseasesi
Paralyais Il, It's various forms; Apo
pIoxy, and all Dispositions to FaraI-
ys;a or Apoplezy; FistaIa; Uleera-
tic. Of J5o=els; Falling oftho Ami;
Piles; Rupture CT Bowels, ard oil
tendencies to Co7sti2nticH; Catar-
act CT. thoEyo; F4z1n on thO Eye; Ln-
aamunasioa CT The Eyes; Granu1ated
Eyelids; weak Optic Nerve and al
Diseases of the Ives; Cancer OF Ii
Uterus; Cate-rrA o2 t!io Uterus; la-
Haulzz,stioa, DTcPs7, syphiIitio u
oe7atio1, and FalZiag o8 tho Uterus
Fib-ous -Zunors; ovsriaa TuusOrs;
Dropsy oR Cvezy; Inflammation Of
Oyary; LeEooTrh@a, and a general
want ORactiOz OF tho JnaIe Organ
ard al distractions or inmoderate
aow CT the 1Eenses. Fer this class o.
diseases 20 other physician gives SO
dirooS aad reliable treatment. Deaf
ss,RrOm ezy oe,.soi st. v7s.tas Dancer
Hip Disease; UAiso swoz4lng and
al forms Of Fever Sores; RonOvos
Tu1nors OF al kinds, without tho rlse
of the knife; Rheumatism OF Heart;
Chest, Stomach or Limbs, in any and
al forms, acute OF chronic; all Ven
oraI Diseases; Syphilis in It's worst
developments, oven to tho decay Of
tho bone; all taints ORit fully eradi-
Gated From the System; VIII straight
en- Crooked Limbs; onros Enlarged
or Gshed Spleen; General Debility
oRths whole Nervous Systems Pros
tration OF the Nervous System, and
all Nervous Diseases il eithor male
or female; VIII remove every vaTie-
" OF Worms FROM the system; and
romove strong medicine, though
years resident in tho syston.
For information Of any Of the above diseas-
es, address
D, 1Ibbov,
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LEvELANB. @.
TEsTINTONTAIs-

CIyde Ohio, juno l, 1873.
DIR. LIBBE-:
Deay Sir: It is extremely gratifying to me to be
able to announce a perfect cure of both cancers
the one internal as well as the one on the breast.
The wonderful effect of your remedies in my case
astonishes my friends. My general health has been
made good. would not be placed in the condition
I was in six months ago, for fifty times what it has
cost me to get well. I do wish that people would
not be so blinded by prejudice to TRUTH but try
ture's remedies and be restored to health. am
personally acquainted with others-some in my
own famiy-that you have cured, and have all the
the confidence in the world in your skill. Your
mode of treatment for such chronic diseases seems
to me is Just what is needed. II other physicians
would turn their attention to a successful treat
ment of such diseases, there would be less suffer-
ing in the world. You can refer to me and my case
whenever you feel disposed to do so; and shall be
happy at any time to answer questions for the ben
eft of the suffering, if called on in person. or ad-
dressed as above. You can rest assured that if
should ever require treatment again, and you are
among the living, that you win be called npon in
preference to all others.
Yours truly,
2T-2S MRS. N. KEEFER.
Fremont, Ohio April %, 1873.
DIR. LIBBEY-
Dear Sir: thought I would let you know how
I am getting along. I an as well and feel as wei
as ever did, and 1 am cured of all but shortnes.
OF breath. 1 am entirely shut of pain. have
very good appetite, and can stand work about a,
well as ever. ] row weigh 100 pounds; when
commenced TO doctor with you my weight wal
about 40 pounds. l feel very thankful TO you fO
what y0u have done for me, and ] hope you MAJ
live 10 help many more afflicted people. Had i
not been Tor you and my husband ! should Eayj
quit doctOring as felt discouraged as others hat
told me I could not be cured, but now feel verl
thankful that did not give up as I now conside
myself cured with the exception of that shOrtnes
of breath, and hope that viii get better too fel
as though il was my duty to write you and for tn
benefit Of other afflicted persons. Yours,
Ny. A. and Mrs. j. HESsEL.
! You have cur sincere thanks for the good yor
4 have done. Mr.. A. and Mrs. J. HENsFL.
Bronson, Huron Co., o., Jan. 20,
DR.. LIBBEY-
Dear Sir: feel it duty owe you as wei
rs the afflicted, to acknowledge the wonderful
cure YOU have made in my case. Tho lons
continued sore throat and bronchitis was
source of great annoyance and alarm to me
for n number of years, but since you prescrib
ed for me I feel no trouble there, and have n'
fear of :. return of the complaint. Tho dispo'
sition was strong to scrofula consumption !
that I think, entirely changed. My othe
dificulties are entirely cured Ifpeople onl.
would give your remedies fair trial, l fee
confident you would benefit all you say yo'
can. Yours truly,
Ar1S- MARTHA PARKS.
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At the great farmers meeting, in
Iowa. on the 5th, sixty Oranges
marched in procession numbering
10000.
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The Gold Ring in New York has
busted, and many Of the bankers en-
gagged in it will be entirely used up.
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cCoMNoDATTONs FIRST-CLAsS. W. F.
a KaufInan. Proprietor, Clyde, Ohio. Population
Of Clyde, $500 Livery Stable in connection with
the House.
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KESSLER HOUSE.
NICFOIS HOUSE,

q. WILLIS. Proprietor. Passengers carried
D TO and from the House free OF charge. sltaat ~
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DENTISTRY,
-
DIR A +. PRICE

DIR. A +. PklCEy
CURGICAL & MECHANICAL DENTIST, ohice
fS,ly-rr Bank Of Fremont, Whites Block, VIII DC
fonnd in his Office at an times.
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~ cRFFNE. SnH.
&EDicAL.

oh. BRINKERHOFF, N. D.
,-,1vs1crAN AND SURGEON, once in Buck
ti7s M J3Iosl, on Front street. Residence on
Rirs5srd Avenue, corner Of Wood street. once %
i1r-s from 10 10 l2 A. NJ, Ito P. NJ, and to
= II
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HOTELS.
HOUSE.

C,oRNER OF FRONT STREET AND RTRC.H,,
1 ARD AVENUE, Fremont, o. Chests carried
to and from each train free of charge.
STOUGH & SON Proprietors.
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LINDSEY HOUSE

7 lindsey, Saudusl1y County, Ohio, f. 5. Bower
Jsox, Proprietor. The proprietor takes pleasure
in announcing that ne is prepared to aeeommod2te
the travelling pubHc. Every attention paid to the
comfort of guests Of the House, l9yl