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Saddles. Harness, Etc.

Paiats, OILS and Glass.
CHGs. II. GAUTHIER, n. College street.
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woman Against whisky.

New YORK, March 30.-Men and wo.
men enlisted in the temperance cause
gathered in the churches of this city and
Brooklyn Yesterday, and made their
pray yer-offerings in the presence of large
congregations. In Brooklyn three routes
have been laid out for the special work
of visiting saloons. Temperance work
is found to be far more extensive and
complicated than anticipated, but visitors
are not discouraged.
CINCINNATI, March 30.-Another proc
lamation from Mayor Johnston instruct
ing the police to arrest any persons for
carrying concealed weapons. disperse
crowds and keep the sidewalks and
streets opened, was published this morn
ing Mayor Johnston had conference
with the Women's Temperance League,
in which be explained tina. the procla-
nation did not forbid holding PRAYER
meetings in public squares and saloons
with consent of keepers, and that in the
suburbs it did not prohibit praying in
the streets with consent Of saloon keep
ers. General bands which went out late
this afternoon were admitted in several
saloons. Great crowds followed them.
In several places they sung while march
ing along the streets.
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The Home Doctor.

The kernels of peach pits will cure
heartburn: Eat two or three day un
til relieved.
One drop of the spirits of turpentine
Ii applied immedistely-wil generally
deaden the pain of an ordinary bee sting
and stop the swelling \
Asthma is sometimes cured with a
mixture of two ounces Of honey and
one ounce Of castor oil Take tea
spoonful night and morning.
Alum water is good for frosted feet
Bathe with every night before going
to bed. 1t will generally remove oil
pain and soreness ia three or four days,
A simple cure for hoarseness is tbiss
I s'False the whiie of twp eggs ard sbsat
them, ard two spo6nflHs or wiiste NJ
gar, CRATE in a little nutmeg, and then
add a pint of lukewarm water. Stir
well and drink often
A poison of any conceivable descrip-
tion may be rendered almost iustanta
neously harmless. to most persons, BY
swallowing two glls of sweet oil. An
Individual with very strong constitu
ton should take twice that quantity
The oil will neutralize every form of
vegetable or mineral poison with which
doctors are acquainted
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Hunting a Mouse.

A lady, while engaged in the pursuit
of her domestic duties, encountered q
mouse in the -four barrel Now, most
ladies under similar circumstances would
have uttered few feminine shrieks and
sought safety in the garret But this
one possessed more than the ordinary
degree of feminine courage. She sum-
moned the hired man and told him to
get the shot gun, Call the bulldog, and
station himself at convenient distance.
Taen she climbed haif way up stairs
and commenced to punch the -four bar
rel vigorously with a pole, Presently
the mouse made its appearance and
started across the floor. The dog at
once went in pursuit. The man fired
off his gun and the dog fell dead The
lady tainted and fell down the stairs, land
the hired man, thinking that she was
killed, and fearing that he would be ar
rested for murder, disappeared aud has
not been seen since The mouse es.
elped.
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Making Love In Sweden.

Courting and marriage in Sweden, are
peculiar institutions Du ChailIu says:
saw one match made He met her
at the gate, poked his fingers in her
ribs, and said:
want to get married-don't you
Oh, don't know Go away.
Yes you do. Let's get married.
Well, ask papa.
No, never mind him Well get mar
ried anyhow
And he went around telling every
body, that he saw.
I'm going to marry that girl.
The preparations continued three
weeks. required by law to have the bans
published in the churches Fishes were
caught, stores for the feast laid in, beer
brewed, and whisky purchased. We'd
ding publications. are induleed in for q
week. This couple were married. They
went from the church to the house, and
The bridesmaids locked the bride in the
room The groom raps at the door.
How much will you give to come in.
Two cows and SIS
That is not enough.
Three cows and So -
Oh, you are rich. You must give
more than that. q.
Five COWS and S2S was the final offer
which was accepted.
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"Papa, Donu Bury me Deep..

In the spring of ls6o,a little girl died
in Vermont, of consumption,aged eight
wears and three mouths. A few days
before she died, she called her father to
her bedside and said, Papa, when die
don't bury me deep--not more than 30
deep, holiing mp her emaciated arm,
and measuring from her. shoulder out.
Oh it is 80 hard to be put down 90
deep in the cold ground and please,
Papa, don't put any marble slab on my
grave, 1t will be dark under it, and press
heavy on my little breast. Sod my
grave nicely, and plant tree near its
head, 80 the wild birds can come in ito
branches and sing for me- After pause
she continued: But it seems to me 1
would rather have our birds sing for
me than the wild ones. Couldn't you
let brother Willie and sister Emma
bring our cage of little birds, QUITO tho
cemetery, Sunday morning, and leave
them sing to me all day !?
Then when you are at church it won't
be SO lonesome out there by myself.
A few days after Anna died. and her;
affectionate parent did every thing as
she requested.
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The Husband Who Di dnr SPEAK

81 once boarded for three months"
said Mr. Smith, sin family where du
ring the whole term of nay stav the hus-
band did not once speak to the wife, al
though they met at the table every day..
mercy! what monster he must have
been!
Not at sll. He was very amiable
man"
''Impossiblep' p
"And l think he was fully justified in
this proceeding"
"Justified. Mr. Smith! How can you
say so! A man who would preserve
silence for so long period. must have a
most implacable and revengeiul disposi,
ton"
4. "But, my dear, there is one little cir
cumstance that forgot to mention. that
may mitigate the severity of your judg-
ment. The man icas dumb"
"Op'
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The DiscOntenled woman.

The discontented woman" says the
Saturday Review, 'swouid seem sto be
becoming an unpleasantly familiar type
of Character. A really contented wo-
man, thoroughly well pleased with her
duties and her destiny, NAV almost be
sal to be the exception rather than the
rule in these days of tumultuous revolt
from all fixed conditions, and vagrant
energies searching for interest in new
spheres of thought and action 1t
seems impossible to satisfy the discon-
tented woma. by any means short of
changing the Whole order of nature and
society TO her benefit And even then
the chances are that she would get
wearied Of her own work, and like
Alexander, weep for more worlds to re-
arrange according to her own liking,
with the power to take or to leave, as
her humpr might decide, the duties she
had voluntarily assumed, as she claims
now the power of discarding those
which have been given her from the
beginhing."
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Are School Girls Injured by too
Much Study?

The school teachers of Worcester,
Massachusetts, have come to the eonclu-
sion that over study does not injure
children, but that late hours. badly ven
tilated rooms and evil habits do. This
is especially true of girls. Not one in a
thousand is injured by study. Idleness
and unhygienic habits are the true source
of ill-health among school girls Their
emotional natures are stimulated by SEN
sational novels. Unwholesome diet anG
the designations of late hours have also
their share in bringing about the disas
trous results which are attributed to over
exercise of the brain So. far is it from
being true that girls are injured by study
that, were their studies so iacreased that
they would have no pme for idleness, the
result would be decided improvement
in their health.
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How Did He TEN Hsmp

In Charlestown, recently, large dog
gave chase to poor little "hlack and
tan" whose. hind leg had been injured,
but, failing to overlake him, turned
about and uotted hack In a short
time the small dog returned, followed
by large Newfoundland, who, upon
reaching the corner, seemed to be looks
ing for something when the little dog
gave two or three sharp barks, as muen
as to say That's the dog" at the saTne
time indicating by his actions the large
black, who. was then at some distance.
WhereuPon the little dogs ally i,nme-
diately attacked and severely punished
the aggressor After this little affair
the small dog and his friend went down
the street, apparently much pleased,
How did the small dog tell the big onea
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The Way twas Done.

The following dialogue between law
yer and a plain witness is good hit at
the fashion of using big crooked words !:
did the defendant knock. the plaintiff
down with malice prepense2'
mo, sir; he knocked him down with
a fiat iron"
"You misunderstood me, my friend; I
wish to know whether be attacked him
with any intent?" ...-
"Oh, no, sir; it was outside of the
tent"
mo, no; ! wish to know if it was a
preconcerted affair ?"
No, sir: it was not free concert af-
fair; it was at circus"
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Saint and Sinner.

John Varnum is practical joker
A few Sundays ago, in returning from
church, he was conversing with his wife
on the subject Of the sermon, and re
marked that he couldn't believe saint
and sinner ever dweIt 30 near together
as the sermon represented. His wife
intimated that they could, and instanced
the following case:
Haven't you and dwelt in the same
house for several years p
This was hard hit on ,'ohn, but he
wormei out of it, and closed the case
with the following argument:
"Yes, to be sure; but did l ever call
you sinner p
Judgment for John. and no appeal.
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EyA California miner, fond of whis

NS "A OHIIIUTHIa WTHtF, IUHU Uf WHIo-
Ky, attempted TO obtain a drink sarrep-
titously from a soda water bottle which
the foreman had in box in the wagon
Watching when the overseer had turned
away for a minute, he slipped up to the
wagon, slyly inserted his hand, took out
the soda water. bottle and swallowed the
contents: hu, Just then the foreman dis
covered him, and saw that he had drunk
bottle OF quicksilver instead of the
coveted whisky All the window glass
in the neighhorhood was collected, and
that miner WAS kept busy for two days
breathing on the pancs to convert them
into mirrors.
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Glosy squire skesgs got sktuned
by the "Pharaoh Men"

u
"fon see. said tie Squire, pitching
bis voice to an exegetical altitude, III
wuz sorter this way Last elipfsaay
wuzla week ago, sailed down HON
Gwiunet to Atlanty with seven bags q
cotton. Arter ] sold EN-, ! kinder
|loafed roun' lookin'' at things in general
an feelin' jest s.la.,py as You please,
when vino should krnii agln but hernet
Blasengame. Me an the hhrnei used
to be boys together,an' we Wuz as thick
as five kittens in a rag basket We
drunk onteu the same Geaa, an we gos
the hot snatcsled outen US ny Tue same
bsndY Legged schooi., .,eache-. wux
giss sei'a lt1sesen esos 9 raia:-cfow alsre
p STUCK up 4 ~ ia
glad to see Ital-4.durned gisd ye.
knocked roun' town right suarlnsilv,
an. the Knrnei inteiJnced me TO q whele
raft of ielloes-mighty liee boys they
"us, too. Arter sapper The AuFnei
says: - -
"skaggs, Gays he. less G., to my
room wbsr we KIN talk over Ole times
sorter comfortable an onaisinteed .tlkeaSs
"'Greeabte,. says l, an we walked q
square or so an turned into an alley an
walked up narger par of stars, IGe
Knrnel gin little rap at green door.
an. slick iookin merlatter popped out
sn' axed us H. lie wuz the durndesf
perlltest Niger you ever seen. He just
got up an spun arouY IKE iom cat
with her tau shre The room wuS as
fne as fiddle an iuil OF pictures ans
solys' on the cheers Wuz as sait ds
iam's wool. an l Thought to me.
self that the Kurnel wnz lugauriant
cuss Thar wuz lot OF mighty nice
ieiiers scattered roun iaft1n an tai
KIN quite soshabel like. Aperlent the
Kurnel wuEent much sot back, for he
sorter LATED to himself an then he says:
"'Boys,' saws he, II hev fetched up a
fren'. Jedge Hightower, this Is Squire
Skaggs of Gwi1nett Majer Briggs,
Squire skaggs, an so all roun'. Then
the Kurnel turns to me an says:
"'Reely, I wuEent expectin COMPANY,
Skasgs, but the members OF the Young
Mems Chrstun Sosashun make my
room ther headquarters
Il ups an says | wuz mighty glad TO
meet the boys | used to be Preme
tiv' Baptis myself afore ] got 10 enssin'
the Yankees, an ! hev always bad 9
sorter hankerin' arter pious folks
They all lsffed an shuck han's over
agin, an We sot thar a smpkin' apa a
chasin' Jest as muchuel as you please.
l .disremember how 1t come up, tnt
presently Major Briggs gita up an
says:
"kernel, what about that new harler
game you got out the other day p,
".Oh, says the Kurnel. lookin, 6plSs
ter aheepish, sthat wuk Lu,nbug. /
feun't idaSe erIs, sksss saaa 'sassss II ~
I'll bet ! hin manage IL says
Judge Hightower, quite animated IKE.
"'rll show you how, Jedge, Will
pleasure, SAYS the kurnel, an thea he
went to table, unlocked box an tuck
out deck OF keerds an Whole lot OF
little whatyoumayeallems, similarly To-
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Auehn
SONG OF THE DECANTER.

SONG OF THE DECANTER.
A LITERARY AND TYPOGRAPHICAL CURI
osITY
There was an old deoan-
tor, and its mouth was
gaping wide; the
rosy wine had
ebbed away
and left
its crys-
tai side;
and the wind
went humming
humming;
up and
down the
sides it flew;
and through the
reed-like
hollow neck
the widest notes on it.
blew. placed it on the
window,where the blast was
blowing freeand fancied that
its pale mouth sang the queer
est strains to me. They tell me,
puny couquerors! the Plague has
slain his ten aud War his hundred
thousands of the very best Of men;
but T"-'twas thus the bottle spoke
"but have conquered more than all your
famous couquerors. so feared and famed Of
yore Then come,ye youths and maidens, come
drink from out my cup the beverage that
dulls the brain and burns the spirit up:
that puts to shame the conqueror that
.slsy their scores below, for this has
deluged millions with the lava
tide Of woe. Though in the
path Of battle darkest
waves Of blood may
roll,yet while I kill
ed the body have
charmed the very
soul. The chol-
era. the
sword,
snrh ruin never
wrought, As I, in
mirth Or malice, On the
innocent have brought And
still l breathe upon them, and they
shrink before my breath; and year by year
my thousands tread the dismal road to death
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!sS-"Do you want TO shake dice for q
turkey" asked Dsubnry boarding
house keeper Of patron. :
"If il is like the turkey we hsd fur
dinner" replied the boardsr, thong fol-.
ly..'it IS old enough to shake IL ovn
dioe."
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Ny-HMy dear Horatio. | had a yer,

ay-"My dear Horatio, | had very
mysterious dream about YOU"
What was it. dear ~
81 dreamed | saw YOU carried up tc
Heaven IN golden chariot, surrounded
by angels clothed in white and purple
What is that the sign of, d9ar2"
1T is The sign of disorlered stom
ach, my deaf"
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E-"What brought You 30 prison, my
colored friend ?" said Yankee to a nig
ger
1.-TWO cnnstables, sab"
"Yes, but I mean had intemperance
anything to do with it ?"
Yes, sab; dey WIS bofe OF 'em
drunk"
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Veterinary Surgeon.

Veterinary Surgeon.
Having had considerable experience as a
Veterinary Surgeon, offer my services to the
people of this place and the county. Ring
bone and SPAWN speciality. If not re-
moved in six days, no charge will he made.
Place nf business, one door west of Scheu
fele's Barber Shop. May Il. 1S73-r,
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TERMS OF ADVERTISING:

Twelve N1es, or Iess, VIII % chsfSed y
enc square.
GAll legal advertisements win be charged
By the line, and must be paid in advance Of
pahlica:ion.,
- Notices Of the appointments of Ad- -
E ministrator's and Executors; also =
E Attachment Notices aud Road nett 90
T cess two dollars and fifty cents, in q
&adyance. -
q Advertising done at published rates
and payment required in advance, in al
eases.
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r. M a 8 Q N
MooDsFIELD, OHIO.

THB undersigned is prepared to furnish
Beef, Mutton and Pork, on Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays.
G%Cash paid for Cattle Sheep and Hogs.
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THE WIFE'S LETTERS TO HER
RECKLESS HUSBAND.
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TIE GREAT CRIMINAL TRIAL.
joseph ". McNutt Found Guilty Of
Murder in First Degree.

MOTION FOR A NEW TRIAL
REFUSED!
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Winner and EcNu.t Bo.h Told They Nus. Die |!
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JUDGE CAMPBELL'.s SENTENCE.
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-Leaving-the leaves.

"A n-grocer-One who trusts
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Church Discipline.

1t is evident that q church has pow
er with men just in proportion as it is
pure. Not that any church is to be
composed of perfect men, but that all
churches should be made up of men
who refrain from habitual wrong-do-
ing and repent sincerely of all lapses
from the path of holiness. At present
the various denominations, little and
large, are full Of coyetous men; that
is, O f idolators. Hundreds have a
name upon church rolls who have no
worship of God in their homes and no
prayer in their hearts. Men are kept
in one church, because if turned out
they will pay to another, and when
too bad to wish for any church they
are dropped, as pastor lately said,
''to avoid discipline That it is,
which has given us our gospel OF sen
timentalism, and filed our churches
with theatre.going, wine-drinking,
card playing, dancing, money-worship-
inc Christians 1t is an attempt to
serve Satan and get to heaven, to fear
the Lord and worship idols, to yoke
Christ and the Devil to sect on
which sinners may ride to glory.
Bad as our case is, there is light as
well as darkness. There are more
than seven thousand who have not
bowed to Baal. There are earnest,
humble, praying men and women.
There are pastors who rise by night
to weep over the desolate city of God
Let them have faith and courage.
Let the alliance between the saint and
sinner in religious matters be broken.
Cast societies for the support Of the
ministry to the moles and the bats.
Let us trust in our God and quit our
selves like men. Let us as Christians
be more er-hearted, honest, liber-
al, and faithful. Then will Zion put
on her beautiful garments, arise and
shine.--[Cynosure.
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Our Habits.

IT is said that we are ''creatures OF
habit" Of course we will not deny the
truth of this maxim, for we see too
clearly that habit rules the world. The
boy who stole the pin did not hesi-
tate, after he had got into the habit of
stealing, to rob bis masters cash-box.
The little boy who tooE delight in
torturing flies as they sported on the
window-pane, did not scruple in after.
life to take the life of his fellow.
And this is the way that the prison
gets its inmates, and the gallows its
victim. The culprit does not arrive
at the gallows by single bound it
is not his first sin but he has become
emboldened by habit, and by his i'm
munity from punishment, until at last
he reaps the harvest of his sin-death.
And it is by such small beginnings
as these that the great destroyer gets
his spoil, years before due, not alone
by crime, but by the sins of habit.
Look upon the world, and note the
evil consequences of the indulgence in
morbid habits. Look at that pale,
puny youth, as he walks Ian guidly
along with the cigar in his mouth.
Did nature give him that dread pale
ness ? No; it is acquired by long
course of habit, until at last he is left a
mere shadow. Thousands there are
who find out, only to late, that they
have destroyed their health, and
shortened the term of their natural
life by injurious habits Science of
Health.
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MOOdy's reply to u question in
Scotland.

@. One who has lately decided for
Christ is at loss to know how to act
with regard to dancing and playing
cards, and mixing again with friends
and companions she is specially anxi-
GUS to have directed to the Master.
4. Well, never heard of getting
any one to Christ by sitting down
playing cards, Or going to the theatre
with them Make a bold stand for
God, and keep to it, let it cost you
what it will. You may lose influence
for few days, but people will soon
have more respect for you. A lady
whose husband said to her. GO
with me to the theatre and / will go
with you to the church" went with
him, and he had no respect for her
religion after that. Never let down
the standard. If you are going to
win men for Christ, you must take a
bold stand, suppose Noah had been
playing cards when he saw the world
going to destruction, you would have
said he was hypocrite. What is the
world doing now but going to ruin :?
Look at the men going down to a
drunkard's hell. We haven't time to
dance with the world. Let us come
out from it. We mast come out from
it if we are to have any influence over