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A CoMPosrrIoN ron CovKRISa HousE
RooTs.--Tako one measure Of fine Snd,
two Of wood ashes, and three Of lime,
ground up with oil. Mix thoroughly and
lay on, with painters brush, frst thin
coat, and then thick one. This compo-
sitiOn Is not only cheap, but |, resis,s Gre
well.
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he asked, when they returned to the sit.
ting-room.
You can smoke here" said the impul-
sive Mary. ''Pa always smoked here, and
We are used 10 il.
So he took meerschaum and some
tobacco from his yalise, and was soon puff.
ing away with an air Of great contentment
" | can think better when smoke he
said "Did you have any legal advice in
the matter of that mortgage, Miss Mer.
VIM"
Yes, sir replied Clara. sour law.
yer said it was a plain case against us, al
though it was strange that We had never
heard Of the mortgage before"
Strange. What is the name of the
man who holds it?"
Alexander Campbell"
Hump. A good name, but bad man,
| am afraid. When and where can see
him p
" He will be here this afternoon" an
swered Clara. "He proposes If we will
make him deed Of the real estate, to give
up the bond and mortgage, leaving US our
money in bank and the rest of our personal
property
|
Very liberal. Introduce me to him
when he comes as an old friend of the
family, and not as a lawyer
Mr. Alexander Campbell called in the
course Of the afternoon, and was made ac-
quainted with Mr.. Abner Pearce, at whom
he looked suspiciously; but his eyes fell
when he met the old gentlemans intent
gaze. Mr. Pierce glanced but slightly at
the deed which was offered for the con.
sideratiOn of the ladies, being occupied in
studying the countenance Of the man in
whose favor it was drawn.
81 can't decide on it just now" he said
at last, may say, IN loco parents. al
must make few inquiries concerning the
value Of the property. Suppose you come
after supper, Mr.. Campbell, and suppose
you bring that mortgage with you. I
have no doubt it is all correct, but would
like to see it.
Mr.. Campbell assented to this and with.
drew. Abner Pierce filed his pipe with
nervous haste, but also with tobacco, and
Mary brought him light.
al know that you have some good ne%s
for US" she said, II can see it in your
face"
"NOt bad my child. Thops and trust
that il is very good. A good name but a
bad man, said, and that is true.
think ! see my way out of Ibis difficulty,
and the money lent you d safe. But
you mustn't interfere wish nc, young la
dies, or be surprised at anything l may
say or do, or object to Z. You must trust
me, and let me work il my own way"
After supper, when Abner Pierce had
enjoyed another comfortable smoke, and
couversed with the sisIs concerning their
mother as he had ynown her in her youth
"A subject upon Thich no grew quite elo.
quent, -Alexandes Campbell came in,
bringing the deed and mortgage, both of
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-10-09

Frame thy mind to mirth and merri
meus, which bar thousand harms and
lengthen life.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-10-09

At late meeting of the Bucks co. Pa.
agricultural society DR.. A. M Dickey, the
principal breeder Of chickens in that sec
ton, in reply to inquiries as 70 the best
means Of preventing and curing chicken
cholera, said:
The houses where chickens are kept
should be clean, all filth removed frequent
", and their quarters kept clean and nicely
whitewahed. The next thing to Be look.
ed after Is the food. Chickens should not
be fed whole corn, especially in hot wealth
er. They should be watercd frequently,
as they become very thirsty when It is
warm, and win even drink manure water
when they can get nothing else, and this
win produce cholera. A proper diet is
very important in keeping Of cholera.
Chickeas should be fed twice day, and
the younger ones oftener. Cracked corn
or other grain with wheat bran should be
the principal food. To avoid cholera,
therefore, chickens should be kept in cIs
quarters, fed regularly but not too Of
let them have plenty Of pure water,
donot keep too many together. The pr
aration known as the Douglass MKT
composed Of ! sa3ntinnuneu ui
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Select Storg.
MAS OLD BEAU.

forgcries at criminal trial at Chicago,
remind me Of an incident that occurred
few years ago, in the vicinity Of St. Louis,
which seems 10 me TO be worth relating.
Clara aud Mary Merwin, sisters and
orphans we're in the sitting room of their
pleasant home on the edge Of village
near the Missouri Their mother had
been dead several years; their father had
lately died, leaving them an estate, as they
supposed, Of the value of some forty thou
sand dollars, but they had learned quito
recently that the property was encountered
to such an extent that they were likely TO
be deprived of ii all, This discovery, as
1t may be supposed, filed them with sad
ness and anxiety, aud they were seated in
silence, unable to read, to converse, to
work, to do anything but brood over their
great misfortune.
While they were thus occupied with
sOmbre thoughts, buggy drove up in
front Of the house, man alightcd, and
the buggy-j-arvvs swaysA---
Ishe man must have been ON f,sVeaay
side Of fifty to judge from his grey hair.
although bis face was fresh and unwrink
led. He was dressed with remarkable
neatness aud his manners indicated brisk
ness as well as precision. In one hand h,
carried small valise, aud In the othe
an umbrella, as he stepped quickly to tn,
door and rang the bell. In few minute,
he was ushored into the presence of III,
young ladies.
"Im obliged to introduce myself" he
said, smiling and bowling in country
manner-'Abner Pierce. Here is nv
eard--professional card. You will per.
eeivo | am lawyer in st. Louis, and pre-
sumably a respectable man. Don't be
afraid | am not here to hurt YOU, but
to help you. | have the honor 70 call
myself a friend of your family-that is u
say, although it is many years since / have
seen any member Of said family. Ialways
had tho highest possible regard for your
now sainted mother, aud nothing would
please me better than to be Of some ser.
vice to her children"
I'VE are happy to meet you, murmur-
ed Clara.
Thank you. happened to hear
no matter how--that you are in trouble,
and have come up here in the belief that
can assis, you. hope you win feel
that you can trust me. | am actually an
honest man, although lawyer, and
mean we'll, although may express myself
clumsily."
81 am free to admit, said Clara, "that
We need assistance and advice, and that
We have not known to whom to look for II.
VERY well. Il is good thing, no |
doubt, that have come. Now. sit down. |
and tell me all about H.
Clara Merwin. who was the elder of the
orphans, and leader in everything. told |
how she and her sister had taken out let.
sers Of administration upon their fathers
estate when man Of whom thew had
never before heard nut IN an appearance. |
Ind presen,ad a mor,gage with bond in. |
cluded. executed by the late Mr.. Mewin.
upon alr b;s reol estate. for the sum Of |
forty tbousand dollars. Not content with |
PROHIBITING them from an attempt to sell |
anything he had tied nm their money in |
bank. leaving them absolutely peupiIess.
1hav Ia "a ,ha;. arad;, H., .r,aa.mon
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system are mo
ana the pnysic
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use 'ney are su'
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Ardent spirit
oVeriuiiness Of
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ness ana exhilaration'
urai ana 50 frequently ending
innuenee ipJuriously the nutriti
nervous centers' And to int
'ne nutrition OF any part oil thez
Simply 70 impair the NE and power q
STRUCTURE Inc evidences Of thus imPaN'
lnen' may Dol DC ieit Immediately. IL
,AOs 'ne e'iuences OF impairment Dy an,
paa haols ara seldom apparent during th'
prime Oh youthful vigor- But the mlsehie
Is going on nevertheless, and the organ
upon wnich the weight OF Infringement
iaiiS WIN De 'he one tna1 wan nrst manifest
Signs OF disease' ana through which death
WIZ make Us conquest over the BODY
curing slcep the Drain Is almost blood
,ess' us substance seems 70 shrink into :
ll'eieSs mass put tne moment that wake
iuiness oecurs IL s"eis OUT gets req, ia
arteries ana VEINS becoming distended
Win great TIDE Oh blood. NO other par
VI 'ae DOuy h SUBJECT 70 such drought'
anu n00aS N us circulation. Inns Inc
quan'y y stu iurtner increased BY severe
mind labor. The ardent student is well
aware 'ha' deep thought heats the head
ana coolS the feet The hrst apoPlectit
stroke, as a rule, Is not a severe one;
niue blood escapes by q tiny rent, the
shock TO the system slows the action o.
tne heart, the escape OF blood ceases, and
nature heals the part torn and removes
the biood-ciot by absorption. Then, AZ
tne Diood-vessels IN the brain grow weaker
under greater tension than ordinary, a
larger rent Is made, allowing the blood %
escape IN hopeless profusion. Napoleon
stood IN great dread OF this disease, and
was told BY his medical adviser Sire
the first attack Is warning, the second, a
summons, the third a summons to execu-
ton.
what Is 70 be done BY those who inherit
a tendency TO aPoplezy or whose habits q
1szs.rs % 49,
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, viii to Mr.. Pierce for ex-
, luirics concerning the
prt old gentleman, "and
an $ not worth more than
m mortgage, and would
n, eh less IL sold at FORE
q pr is liberal one, but |
Il the mortgage. This
tect, " he continued, when
! the instrument. at is
kledged and the signature
That 81 Philip Merwin. I
young ladies will have to go
6nty seat to execute the deed"
girls countenances fell at this
den surrender on the part Of their
champion.
"This reminds me" said the old law
yer, picking up the mortgage again, "of
an occurrence that fell under my observa.
ton Ia Tennessee. Not that the two cases
are alike, as the Tennessee case was un-
doubtedly fraudulent affair but there is
similarity in the circumstances. Do not
look so down hearted, young ladies. What
will be must be, and it Is useless to cry
about what can't be helped. As / was
about to say, man died in Tennessee,
leaving widow and one daughter. The
widow was about 10 administer upon his
estate, when a man who was unknown
came forward, and presented mortgage
similar to this, and for exactly the same
amount. 1t was examined by lawyers
who were familiar with the signature Of
the deceased, and pronounced correct.
Although there was something strange
about the affair, they could find no flaw in
the instrument. 1t was particularly puEz-
ling to one Of them, who thought he had
transacted all the law business Of the
deceased. He got hold Of the mortgage
and brought It to me when / was in Nash
vile. l happened to have in my posses
sion very powerful magnifying glass that
had been presented to me-the most power
full single lens | have ever seen. With
this | examined the mortgage, and soon
discovered that four bad been raised to
forty. There was no mistake about it,
/ could easily see the mark of chemical
erasure, and the difference in pen and ink
between the ''raised" and the rest Of that
instrument. How the rascal got into the
Registers Office | don't know; but the
record there had been altered in the same
manner. He ran away, and it was not
considered worth while to follow him,
Strange circumstance, wasn't il, Mr..
Campbell?"
Mr.. Campbell was fdgcting uneasily in
his chair, and made no reply.
Here is the glass, continued the old
gentleman, taking ii from his pocket, "and
you can see for yourself how we'll II mag.
mites. Now as | look ut this forty
why bless me, the same signs are visible
that Isaw in my Tennessee MORTGAGE /
think you Willie obliged to drop this, Mr..
Campbell. Ny Tennessee mans name was
Alexander Bell, and he has added Camp
to il since he came to Missouri"
Campbell, bis face rod as fame, reached
out his hand for tho document.
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The following letter from Rev. E. S. Best, Pas
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THE STANDARD.
THURSDAY. APRIL 1878.
From the New York Observer
Gnne hut Near.

From the New York Observer.l
Gone, but Near.
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Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-07-21
OUR MORRISTOWN LETTER.
The Weather,-COndition of the Crops.
Health of Ihe Town.

TO the Editors Of the Chronicle:
1t would be an accommodation
to the subscribers of the Daily
CHRONICLE, at Morristown, if
you could devise some means
by which they could get their papers
regularly. When brought up by the
early morning train and left at the
hotel or depot, the package is opened
and the papers are at the mercy of the
newspaper sharks" of the town, " of
whom there are q considerable number
in the burg
A heavy rain, with much thunder
and lightning, visited us yesterday
evening. With the heavy rains of the
past few weeks, it is feared that the
wheat has been very much injured.
Corn is looking splendidly, and a large
crop is anticipated.
The price of new wheat has not been
fixed in our market. 1t is thought
that it will range between seventy-five
cents and one dollar. Our farmers will
be slow to sell for less than one dollar
per bushel.
The bridge across French Broad
river on the line of the Buncombe road
sustained some injury from high water
last week, and through travel was
checked for few days. The damage
has been repaired, and passengers &c
through all 80. X" now.
Chancery Court will convene at the
courthouse to-day. His Honor G. G.
Smith, is in town, and will preside.
Your readers and the public general
ly will sustain you in the " fierce as
sault "(?) made on Judge Trigg, fol-
| his Neglect of duty,
The health of our town is very good
for this season of the year, there being
but few cases of sickness in the com.
munity, Yours, &c,
KNIp