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us tad Of dozen, a hundred or a thousand 4
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suey ueslfe nssrted and will receive lnfornntion
N pether 70 Increase or reduce the order For such
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why, Ichabod, ] thought you got
married more'n year ago" "Wen,
Aunt Jerush, it was talked Of but |
found out that the girl and all her
folks were opposed to it, and so |
just gave EN- all the mitten and let
the thing drop"
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There is no danger this year in plant.
ing largely Of the great staple-corn.
The old crop will be out of the way
long before the new can be ready, and a
long season Of feeding will draw heavi
ly on the crop. There is money in
corn in the future, as there has been il
the past, especially if wisely managed
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DIR. G.. A. BOHANNAN

Cures all PRIVATE Diseases without the use ~
mercury. Charges reasonable: Guarantees Ia
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Mrs. Dale, of Detroit, held a hot
buckwbeat cake over her husbands
countenancc for several minutes be-
cause he expressed his disapprovsl
of free love doctrine. "The family
must be run on an unsectarian basis, "
sasd Mrs.. D.
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Chicago g. Northwestern Railway.

Close connections are made at Chicago
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Michigan Central, Baltimore Il Ohio, Pitts
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Close connections are also made with the
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West points.
Cos connections are made az junction points
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Farm for Sale.

-, / Will sell my farm 9 miles southeast Of
Ilpion. said farm IL well fenced and Am.
and other out-buIldings; some fru7t To-.
and small fruit. will also sell lok NJ
O. good timber land only miles from the
8wepd pErHp aurrx.
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SCRAP BOOKS.

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ani no present of more permanent In interest can
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READ THIS.
Extract from Address Of Er- Mayor Rsn
niek, Nor 10, 1859.

Ertraet from Add,ess Of Er- Mayor Rsn.
rsek, Nor 12, 1859.
! had the pleasure yesterday OF exam.
lining the various books of instruction
used here, and of having explained to
me by the principals, the mode of com
municating commercial knowledge, both
theoretically and practically, and which,
in my humble judgment, WAS most thor.
ough and complete. I know of no
branch Of education so beneficial to men
OF all professions, a. . good, sound
course Of commercial instruction.
From John r. Dillon, Judge Of q. s.
Csreust Court
Educated labor is always in demand.
Commercial Colleges we'll conducted
supply an obvious educational need.
The course Of instruction is essentially
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OF, but rather supplementary to, school
or academical education. Il connects
these with the every day duties and
practical business OF life. Young men
contemplating LIFE OF BUSINESS can,
in ny judgment, most probably pursue
course Of instruction in the Davenpcr,
Business College
From Ms Ezeslieney TAos. C. Fletcher,
Ez Coz. Of Missouri.
l have the highest opision Of Com.
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years entered upon the stage Of man
hood In our large cities.
For Catalogue and Circular of the
above Institution, address
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VSinlAyl Davenport, Iowa
From Hon. Hiram Price.
From what / xnow of the Iowa state
business College. and the gentlemen con.
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what Judge Dillon has said In reference
10 1t In the above letter.
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al Bank, Ohscaao.
1t Is OF the FIRST importance that the
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MIDDLE.AGED MEN.

There are many OF the age of thirty to for
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shust right"
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YOUNG MEN

Who are suffering from the effects of youth
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LAND EXPLORING TICKETS


Inc so called restitution In Nebraska lies
In the lar western rewtnn, beyond The lands
ofthe Il. a NJ. II. II. c.. =
tE-Fo circulars that Will describe fally
these lands, and the terms 81 sale apply tn
LAND COMMISSIONER, Darlington Iowa,
for Iowa lands. Lincoln. Seb.. for Nebraska
lands; or 10 PisTT A CARR, Ttptou, Iowa.
6I-tsin
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DIR. WHITTIER.

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A BOOK FOR THE MILLION

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THE BEST
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IN
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JAMES w. LOGAN,
Justice Of the Peace.
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Men Wanted!

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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-01-19
NO:a3..

officers aud men TO be paroled, retaining their
side arms and private effects. / deemed this
courserithe bestpuuder all the circumstances
by which we were surrounded On the
morning Of the 9th, according to the reports
Of the ordinance officers, there were 1892
organized infantry with arms, with an aver
age of 70 rounds of'ammunition srer man.
The artillery, though reduced to 63 pieces,
with .93 rounds of ammunition, was sufficient.
These comprised all the supplies of ordinance
that could be relied on in the State of Vir>
einia. 1 have no accurate report of tho cav.
airy, but believe it did notexceed 2 100 effeo,
tive men, i The enemy was more than i've
times opr ;pmbers. If we eould have forced
our way one day longer, it would have been at
a great sacrifice of life, and at its end I did
not see low surrender could be avoided.
We had no subsistence for man or horse aand
it could not he gathered in the,country. The
supplies ordered to Pamphln's Station from
LynchburS could not reach US, and the men
deprived of food and sleep for mauy days
were worn out aud exhausted. e7'i
With great respect your ohedient servant,
a, r. Il. LEE, General.