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Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1875-12-08

Dgmocrat for the 2iih ult, we threw
q brick at jaciass, and il must have
hart him very bad, for be brays nj
Us, In tremendous tones, through
his mouth-picce, the Pet Owl for the
lth inst.
Joseph u. speaks Of our belonging
to the Friends Of Temperance, a.,
&c, aud says that on the day that We
impaired the information In regard
TO rumors about his politics, we "had
more whisky or beer under our
shirt than brains in our head" Well.
IL We did, when we are intoxicated
We have more brains In our head
than Joseph has either drunk or so
beri and we can further say that we
have never spent our money for
whisky while We were owing honest
debts for supplies that had been
furnished us TO live upon, and for
which we knew II would be almost
impossible for us to pay. Can JOS
eph say the sameY As 10 the Tenn
perancc society and our connection
with Il, we tan say this to Joseph
lie could never gain admittanco To
such An order, for those who com
pose It's membership have more re.
spect for themselves than to admit
an individual of such low degree IN
to their company.
As 60 Joseph denying being Rad.
ical NJ the time We told him that such
rumors werc ahoat, we are compelled
90 tell him that be lies. 4 gentle
man who hearl the conversation be.
tween "a, remarked that he neither
denied nor owned that he belonged
to the Radical party; but that he
seemed 10 be waiting 90 see which
side would carry the election, before
he would make known his politics.
Ills denial amounted TO just this
When we informed him of what was
current news, he replied that he had
not authorized any one 10 make such
"A statement.
Joseph tells us to wait aud we will
be man some of these days, and an
honor 20 old Copiah. We will BE-
patient, Joseph, and when we have
accomplished these ends We will have
done more TOR old Copiah than you
have done during your atty years Of
life. We will try and not vote on first
one side and then on the other-as
you acknowledge that you have done
but will endeavor TO have some
stability abOut our politics. You
need not have acknowledged that in
print, for the reason that every citi-
zen Of this county, who knows any,
thing in regard to your political life,
u fully aware Of the fact that you
never belonged TO any one party
longer than the time taken 10 defeat
you for Probate Judge or some other
Office. The fact Is, Joseph, you nave
tried 10 ride into Office on oil sides,
but the people were 81 thoroughly
Disguised with man who would
stick his head INTO -four barrel and
call himself judge, that they defeated
you at every election, and at last you
had TO be contented with the petty
office Of Justice Of the Peace against
the wishes Of your race.
Joseph intiinatcs that We have be
longcd TO several different partie.
during our political life. Joseph
again are We compelled TO tell you
that you are an infamous liar.
With the above, We dismiss Joseph
from our columns, and what we may
have 20 say in future, We will say to
him personally.
- - - -
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1875-12-08

Mn. EDWARD ITiTHERs, a freight
conductor on the N. q. ~. l.. A q.
Railroad was killed at Osyka, by
falling between the cars on Thurs
day night, the End inst. Three cars
passed over lis body, hanging II in
a terrible manner, and producing
death instantly.
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1875-12-08

LAST Saturday, Canadian tramp
named Shepherd, who tried TO steal
a ride on a freighttrain from Jack.
son to New Orleans, was jostled of
the cars, run over and killed.
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1875-12-08

RELIGIOUS denominations, desiring
TO have Christmas Trces, can obtain
beautiful presents % furnish the same
at special rates by calling nj the store
Of II. y. Wilson.
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1875-12-08

"JoHS, l wish you would close that
door, said an irritable father 90 his
son your mother must be- scolding
some one at the other end Of the bal,
there's such draft coming from that
quarter"
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1875-12-08

TnK Duck lin, Miss., Democratic
Club has endorsed Gen. J. z. George
for the II. s. Senate.
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1875-12-08

The Brookhaven Ledger has been
enlarged to thirty-two column pa.
per.
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1875-12-08

Tue local editor Of the Vieksburg
Herald says that the new
style Of ladies' dress Is
denominated "gimIet shape
cd skirt" Please, Mr.. Local, tell ns
what is "gimlet-sbape."
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1875-12-08

Santa klaus viii ride through the
streets Of yicksburg In his chariot Of
saow, on the 2srd inst. Let'sgo and
sss him.
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1875-12-08

MAJ. Il. BARKsDALR announces that
under no circumstances viii no be q
candidate for ". n. Senator.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-01-02

An experienced grocer of West Troy,
N. y. has adopted the cash system,
and in a circular just issued to his Gus
toners makes the following observa-
ton An experience, both a. pro-
prietor and assistant in the grocery
busine :, extending over number OF
Years WarraLas me in asserting, with
out iJar Of reasonable contradiction,
that no establishment doing credit
business can favorably compare prices
with house working on the cash prin-
ciple. All the expenses attending the
keeping of books, all the losses by bad
debts and otherwise, must be tackled
on to the dealers profit and, as a mat
ter of course, must be paid by those
of his Customers who pay at all. We
commend the reasoning of this adNe1-
tiser to all who would avoid The evils
of undue credit in all hand to-hau,j
business. The first of the new year
will be an excellent time to commence
to apply as far as possible, this whole
some and sound rule Settle up the
past, and start on it So a. to avoid eX-
travagance and debt in the future.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-01-02

(RespecUHly inscrj5ed to q party Fyoun9
hdjcsl
On the Allegheny mountains,
The snow in white sheen lay,
And gli-tcned meath the moon beams
As bright, almost as day,
When a party gay, OF gentlemen,
With melted stecdS in hand,
Drove off to oct their ladies fair
TO make festive band.
In robes and fj.rs the ladies wrapt,
(tul other Things proNiicdO
Their prancinr atect!s, their rcns they gave
And DER the mountains gldca
But, bells alone the silence broke,
And the voice Of Mirth was still,
Till a Ni,ticisIn "brokc tie ice
And gave a joyous thrill.
And, soon, the wand Of Mirth, supreme,
The hearts pure fountains Opc,
Nor dignity nor statClincss,
Resist her cirCling scope;
The stately pair that sat behind
And the driver sad, Wecn,
Did laugh companionably kind,
With the gay that sat between.
The bells 10 longer now were heard,
Nor the moon or snow admir- d,
Tho each its magic influence lent,
And al, with JOY, iuspircd;
The Song and Ecarttul merriment,
The senses now cntranCet.
And rapture sweet the hour ruled,
As home the good stccJs pranrc'l
FEo>TBURG, Dec %, 1874
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-01-02

Go to b, Stems for fine Whistles, Gin.
Brandl'S Rum, ines, Ne.
,,,>.,,,,>,i .orI;ro hi, ,l,c,l, rc,.u
in The new hlil,lin@, opposite the Old stand
srn,,,n,,,s.ar 4 Homes Eav Store
Low st, opposite Pubiic school Building.
Ny,>,.,.,>n ,.lIiu,r hi. noo,la far c,su
il the now building, opposite the old stand
f.n. thn h,,st-,hc "Ironsi,Ins"-a, 40
,rr,. c,I.,b.;n,,s s,visy R,ttcrs r,,r Dvsn1,. .
=, II q Srr,I<'s
" 90
WINELAND is selling his goods tnr c. +,
in the new buiidng, opposite the old sttli,.
Bos'.. s5hoIs. Hat AND Car>. in all e
Latest Styles and at Prices to sat the means
of every buyer, at Alex, Kings, j., l23
Baltimore street. Sign of the Golden Star
Cumberland, Md Special Price LAST tor
October: Misses tox'd CATERS at only $50
worth two dollars and twenty-five cents
everywhere. Also, Ladies foX'd Caters,
81 - ana upward. Call and examine.
oct 11-y ALEX. KING, j.
;,,,,,n,,.o,,,,,,, ,.,r,o "Iro,Sil.."
"a" '''' WA WV
WINMLAND is selling his goods for CASH,
in the new building, opposite the old stand.
,, ,.o ,,,;,o I,,,,,
- h- ~" VIZ" ,i' f' U.I,Iii,;n pro,,i;''r
'loT :. u ~ .,,.r; ;,.n .tnro
"ih' " ''''9' 20 ~ ~ ~ ''''' ''''i''''
wall E'aDey ami Hsi nssS.-R
T. " ASH third hiIlIllI w est OF Post once.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-01-02

We clip the following from the
Pittaburg Gazette of October 18th:
This cid established and popular
business college, at which considerably
over one thousand of the active bust
ness men of Pittsburgh have received
their business education, continues
year by year to present new attrac-
tons, It's course Of study and bust
ness training, long recognized as the
most thorough and complete of any IN
existence, has recently been so devel-
oped and perfected as to place it be-
yond the reach Of successful COMPETE
ton. To young men DESTROYS Of ac-
curing a thorough, practical business
education, there is probably no school
in existence that affords equal advan~
tages with the Iron City College.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-01-02
Flew Business Locals

Or Bulls Cough Syrup is particularly
recommended for children. 1t cures
Coughs, Colds, Group, Sore Throat, and
v ho"png Cough. Is pleasant to tie taste
and acts like Il Charm. Price - cents.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-01-02

and that within the
neA' lie" uto'''''3 oI 'l;9 Jl'e' i;o "t,2n
tIe tG COUNTY,. at '"'a' " III 0' ''''''''''
u ''''J'' ''''''
''Hrf'i News
p,,,.-. 1y.,,,, 1r,,.o, al.a, v-;.l.
b. ',', ~ : Nnw Vol, !: credited with
the following brave words a deIes2-
tom from the corn'r sample rooms c".l-
e." OF hlln 70 secure 'iie roFer2ioil VI u
for one Of tLn;r friends "No." said
Mr., WjcGham: ~.,., fit" well.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-01-02


'"iIcH w il'hc 'ht SUI ''H9 ia '''i'' ~ IL
grave ana put mo the National A''.S'
" c arc al anticipating " "ri%n' i"'"'c l"t
tF"@' oui-' anu 'H'7 S''''9 "'" map ~
Sh"" our property ANA CUISINES 10 '''' QUE
sue "oiii ah.t LOT our ''C"' 'o' 'N''''"''
rs NcIl' VIII G'e'''! promote w "'SIi'.' ~
SUIT -
One of Germans enterprises, of which
we nave ioh9 pPch aware, ana were P''l,Iif-
M :" ",t,,, ,S,, r. e. ~ C,,I .r.,,,r-
waiter 10 Piedmont. This was til, scheme
covered up under the TIiHs-AEicghanE ca
MAJ l'"nnu2' An alpr"I ''ia''"h WIS 10 r'
. nnt1nhniIJ thr Trans- \ilr,b.n, tI,aI,dthat
iaf ana ',ell a. u 'o.'' -',J, 81 " h,
been tlc last of the Trans Alrgbanv
Some how the scheme did not work H. well
rs II might, ana now n. fu.!oih -: Is al
'G,',.'G u ','l'' "',,. H., ro,,to FROM, C,n,
IrrIand to Piedmont. Go a bcal, pur!oin,
70 ahead Your brief hour is almost struck,
ana WING II you iail YOU W III IAN ''NN j'ut"t' >
;,ra,;nn not 1'r ,.c,,,. ,,nn,t h" n,il, in
yo,lr time. and no capital can at present be
made out OF it.
We have been led to believe that MI Cor
man Is great enemy OF A!l'2hhy county
We begin to think otherwise The cAtcn-
SION OF the Canal to N'St'IhPort is precise
~ what the people OF Atlrgahy want. IN
G"eH ii looks as though ME- 'oF'l'ah IS net
Ter posted as TO AliC@ahy Hch'ihch, IMAM
some OF It's newspapers. go ahral' hr
Gorn"n; extend to W calcTnroit Is mllch
as you cslrc; the canal should f'ach mat
lar If no farther. W Ill the people OF Vest
ernroTl cooperate with ME- t'"filan, or
Will 'L"E permit Cumberland puhlira'I"llH
10 Wolh INC obstruction OF 'le N'S' prospect
'heE nave:
Oder. of the FrostGurg .IorRNAL. was in
the school Board We invited bim TO the
Times Office To settle that little matter but
he Was Ill sc"fcm Oh ''ic '"t N"'Ii''' ioi 'li'
ltran,c AGAINST thr nnf,irnrs. of our inIuI~
ing in sach a magnificent City Hall while
r'roStbur@ has none, consequently he h"H
ilo' Init '"''S'
''2'""'5 - ''''''''' ms ,,'''' ''',
l'' W" ''''''S '''' ''''' 't' "''''' '''''
Is I"'' 81 WI" WI "''' '''' VII Il sac ~
i''''" "''' l!,''''' W ''''' "'''H YEA "~'
y >''''7 " '''' INK =" '''' i''
'"''"i e''''l Sc vi '''' ''SS'S''" ~ ''''
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-01-02

=. sc. E.zs2Ias. Etii.Gr
FR0sTDuHG, JANUARY ., 1915.


FRDSTDuliG, JANUARY >, 1870.
r7---,~-.-.-'>-r ~ 80 ~ = ;
III" Iaae, makes prodig:o'ts effort to
d pIec;at, tie force OF what 1t IS please" -
call tue JOURNALS small talk about Wha'
is really a very small "fr'hS''"rh'-l''c
Echool Board. Il ii was as large rs II
ought 10 be, nam@!c'liy and HoeraIiy' II
Mo'iFi pEo'"''| owl " Ia'A'' ''S"'' II j
had need Tor one at all Here Is where the
trolhe has fe"A III the "iii'e-'h' BOARD
IS tn ""n@ lAe l"'a OF "a" 'hfcc o'Ii1cfN
OF Secretary treasurer ana EN'''l'i''''
merged IN one man .-"hd o. important
business motions d't' lmihei slll!p'y ~ oe-
ing seconded, even when the 'h'lIe b"ard
is present amt when "hiy NV" "ic pres
"nt the mere Introduction % matter Is
sufficient 10 PISS IT. A'f'' men, we are
told by the jW'E*' "i'h mock graz Ii"'
when the "chooi Soar" 'H'i'I>S 1il'''''iE'
etc, there IS 10 way Oh ai'''IhS IFS deter
hiii''''""H ~ ''.,''''''' '''''7 ''''' II,
Gus lE|Aua'Ioh@' ~ course il"'-il"F y!
any other appropriate criticism, il night
have oalrl The Board becomes rnnnj-
,,, COIL tt,.t ti;. circumstance. ;s
l''""H ." '"',, '''''
abundant evidence 10 HS'1 'ia' iH "'''i
limitations are immaculate and im!nntalIc.
If a "teachors' 5, holastc merits are 10 he
adiudrcd. or anothnris TO be 'dccapitatcd. "
f,r Examiner Secretary and Treasurer
confer tocctIcr and the thing Is accom-
nlishrI
:. m,,.f -. admitted lhat the fault Of thi.
curious Arrangement is in tie lava dem
ocrotic law of u democratic State. We
orc sorry il is charged to either party. but
we mi,,t take him, rs v. find tnlu. not
withstanling Tie Times mistaken idea OF
what foundation there is toY oar small
talk" As the champion and defender OF
its party against tratorous members, il
mirht find grounds for some savage war
fare against Il law enacted hv the dcmoc-
racy which il will scarcely admit is dem
ocrotic unless cr,lmb of patronage is i'm
perilcd thereby.
The JOURNAL may also imagine the APP
pontmcnt or removal OF school teacher
no.o GUY, 80, ~, .,n,ln 81
AU"@onv counrJ Than the management
and control of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal but the pubic VIII hardly c"ihcldc
Win H.
i'''h ''' I'D "'''3.''''' upon '',' l'O'
''oh Oh VINO 'ne t"'''it - II II - y "'''-
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-01-02

y railroad ticket agent at Savannah
has been presented with a watch for
his civil answers to the public. Bar
mum desires TO add him to his collec-
ton of curiosities.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-01-02

Valuable coal fields are said to have
been discovered Oh the island of Bor-
neo, in the Indian ocean, and an En-
glish company has sent to examine
thn,n
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-01-02

Prayer was not invented; it was
born With the first sigh, the first joy,
the first sorrow of the human heart.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-01-02

1878 THE 1875
BALTIMORE WEEKLY Sun,
\ FIRsT-CLAsS FAMILY JOURNAL.
NEWS. AGRICULTURE AND LITER
AZURE COMBINED,
JNEQTALED N EXCELLENCE AND
CHEAPNEoS.
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE UNCHANGED :
POSTAGE REPAID By PUBLISH
Frs
AND
FREE TO ALL SUBSCRIBERS.
THE 3 iITlMORE WEEKLY Sun
has successfully stood the test OF time and
is mot found wanting in any of the essen
tials @! It first class paper for the home
circle \ strict adherence to conservative
principle and truth has rendered the jour
nal SOFT oi
'iiOU @EHOLD WORD"
AMI rs such il has become Il necessity
wherever it is known.
Is Il LITERARY PAPER it is enter
tanning and Instructive - all CLASSES lis CON
tents being always y! high tone and scrup-
UluuS morality.
TINS FARMER VIII find the BALTI-
MORE WEEKLY Sun II valuable in
sir'lrtoT, ills original art c,rs and iudilious
selection OF matters intimately connected
with the great natiui,H n!,rests of agricul-
lurc a'mpiy r,?1yin" Tia" price of suh,crip-
ton.
Tie paper is designed to meet the needs
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-01-02
Miscellaneous Advertisements.

A WANT SUPPLIED.
rHNO supply n want felt for ~ real genuine
good article Of soap at Il reasonable
price, the undersigned is now manufacture
ing such an article, rs all testify WHO have
Srpn and uyrl
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-01-02

Observation-Disclosures Gondcr ESQ,
has rendered the Circuit Judges his rcsigna-
ton as II member of the County School
Board.
Here is All excellent opportunity for the
display of j,I1;oa. wisdom. With al! that
has been said in criticism Of our School
management, place upon the Board is
probably not as easy to ill satisfactorily MS
many people carelcssiy imagine. There
fore, Mr.. Gondcr's successor should he Il
wise, lprant and patient man.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-01-02

tn" safest method Of renittng funds by
MAJ, viii be- found to be by draft or post
office money order.
Address
\. ). ADEI.}. d CO.. PUBiJsurRs.
Sun IRON BUILDING,
Dee. . BAnTIMOBE, MD.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-01-02

EQTALED N EXCELLENCE AND
CHEAPNES
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-14
Marvellous PrOduct1veness Of
Relics.

The SWiss Times. joking on the usu-
ally wonderful productiveness of relics,
says !: The custodian of what has been
Garibaldi's straw stuffed bed in Ischi
was heard to mutter, on seeing a lady
carry away q few straws as a relic.
"They will do it. have stuffed it six
times already since the General left -
and it is commonly observed that the
Royal George and ''Napoleon's willow"
must have possessed q wonderful power
of reconstruction" 1t is to be hoped
therefore, for the sake of her devotees,
that the nut-trees under which Marie
Alscoque was favored with her famous
visions are of equally elastic tempera-
ment. A correspondent of the paper
relates that on the occasion of the late
pilgrimage to Parsy y-le- Monial no fewer
than six thousand pilgrims helped
themselves to q twig from the small
thicket of nut trees surrounding the
statue of the Blessed" A gendarme
stationed to keep guard over these
trees permitted moderate thefts, but
set his face against the abstraction of
what might be called genealogical trees
intended for distribution among a large
family. A stalwart pilgrimess, proba-
bly, blessed with many devout relations,
went so far as to climb up one Of the
largest bushes, and, deaf to the en-
treaties of the gendsrme who conjured
her to descend, bore away a branch of
no ordinary Dimensions. After the
departure of this pious nutting party,
the thicket in which poor Marie Alacoque
dreamed and prayed was as bare of
leaves we are told, within six feet OF
the ground, as if flock Of goats had
been turned into it.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-14
Stamp ON Checks &c.

For the information of business men
and all others who have occasion to
give or receive checks, we publish be-
low decision of the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue relative to stamping
them, under date of the 18th inst.
''SectiOn - of the act of February s,
1875, provides That a bank check,
draft, order, or voucher for the pay
ment of any sum of money whatsoevef,
drawn upon any bank, banker or trust
company, shall be subject to a stamp
tax of two cents. By this enactment,
checks &C., drawn on time, are. liable
to the stamp tax, as well as those pay
able at sight or on demand so also
are receipts, and all other UOuchcrs,
taken by banks, bankers or trust com
panies for the payment of money by
them" When the stamp is affixed, 1t
must be cancelled by writing the ini-
tials of the name and the date on it,
thus effectually providing against its
second use. 1t is so much a violation
of the law to omit the cancellation as to
fail in affixing the stamp. In order to
be on the safe side, the maker of a
check should never allow it to pass
from his hands, until the stamp is af-
fixed and cancelled.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-14
shops I'm China.

Chinese shops are very inviting in
appearance. During the day they are
thrown entirely open in front with the
wares tastefully arranged on the other
three sides of the apartment. small
stairway in one corner leading to the
upper or dwelling portion of the house.
They are very models of neatness, some
of them containing varied assortment
of costly wares. and occasionally works
OF art 4; while the owners, with their
long queues and costly silken garments
sit in their places of business like
princes in their drawing-rooms exhibit
ing quiet dignity, and even courtli-
ness, strangely unlike the manner Of
the races about them. The fruit and
flower stalls are generally adorned with
pretty bird cages, while John Chinaman
deals out his dainty wares, served in
exquisite porcelain or glass, with law
ishing salaams, courtly wards, render
ing to each purchaser the courtesy due
to favored guest.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-14
MISCELLANY.
A Chinese Solomon.

An unusual case, showing the fer
tility of resource and the quickness OF
thought of the better classes of Chi
nese is reported by the North China
Herald from Maxim. During the Tea
ping rebellion a married Chinaman
resident in the city, joined a regiment
which was ordered for service against
the rebels. He did not return at Il e
close of the struggle, and nothing being
heard of him for several years AFTER
ward, his wife believing herself a widow
listened to the advances of another
man who professed love for her, ard
who pressed his suit so ardently that
she consented to JOIN her lot with his.
They went before the proper authori-
ties, were made husband and wife, and
lived together in conjugal happiness
at all events they were happy. This
continued for a year or two, when the
first husband presented himself, alive
and well, and demanded the restora-
tiOn Of his wife.
.'Oh, no" said No. 2, ''you left her,
remained away for years, nobody
aud mOurned for You. We are mar
ried now. and here are the papers.
No. 1. not having heard of the ex-
ample of Enoch Arden, probably, still
eIamored for his wife, and it was ulti-
mately decided to take the matter be
fore the Chensien. The magistrate
listened attentively to both sides of
the story, and at first appeared puz-
zled what course to take. The papers
produced by the second husband were
legal, but the first husband was obdu-
rate and would not yield. At length
the magistrate told them to leave the
wife in his hands for ten days, and
then both to come back again for his
decision. This was agreed to.
About the fifth or sixth day the mag
istrate in great haste sent for the two
men, and with a mournful countensuce
informed them that the wife had been
suddenly smitten with an illness which
had proved fatal. and that she was
dead and he asked the first husband
whether he would take away the body
and provide for the funeral. The man
demutred, said he wanted living wife,
not dead one, and should have moth
ing more to do with the nrtter. Turn
ing to the other, the ligistlAte l. put
the same question to him. saying that
one of them must remove the body.
The man said ne was very poor, but
the deceased had been a good wife to
him they had loved each other dearly,
and, cost what it might, he would
raise the money and pay for the
burial.
very well," said the magistrate
"then here she is-take her away with
you."
And drawing aside curtain showed
the astonished men the wife, standing
and living and in good health, before
them. 1t being clear that the first
husband really cared nothing for her,
she willingly abided by the magistrates
method of settling the complication.
The only drawback to this story is,
that we are unable to hand down to
posterity, in plain English, the name
of this Chinese Solomon.