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The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-10-22
NAPOLEON'S STREATHENT or HIS GEN.
ERALS.

lie was born king. If to command
the obedience Of men he the whols art
Of kingship. which may perhaps be
doubted. lie seems in general to have
acted on the plan OF Frederick the Great;
that Is, he demanded nothing but sue
cess from his lieUteDant>, and was care
less of the means they took to obtain it.
Only failure he would never forgive. 10
was favorite saying Of his that he new
er judged men but by results. Il was 70
DO purpose that Massena gave excellent
reasons for Iis defeat by Wellington:
Napoleon wanted yictOrir-, and not "a
plantations There Is n foolish story TO
which 80 eminent "A man SOuthsy could
give credence, TO the effect that Admiral
VilIeneuve was assassinated by order Of
the Emperor after bis disgrace at Traf-
aIsai. There can be no serious doubt
that the unfortunate commander coni-
mitted suicide ia sheer terror at the idea
Of All Interview with rhe stern master
whose plans he had caused to miscarry
IL Is fair TO add that those Of the cap
tains ShO were successful had no need
to complain that their services were IN
sufficiently appreciated. Even Massene
had acquired an income OF 500, coo
while his star was in the ascendant.
Soult had $50, 600; Davoust 5IsO,OOO;
while Berthier. Prince Of Neuchatel, en-
joyed a prineely revenue Of some S270,
900. They will no longer fight" Ma
pOleon once exclaimed in a moment Of
detection, referring to his generals. Il
have made them too rich"
1t may be suspected that il was rather
from motives Of policy than Of gratitude
that Napoleon thus created the fortunes
of liis marSlIals III day. He was anx-
ious TO establish a. a support TO bis
throne a powerful aristOeraey which in
spIendor and TO do him justiee) in tie
brillianey Of its achievements should RI
val the DID nobility OF France. lie for
got, however, that though monarchy and
democracy can exist and have existed
without prescription, an aristOcraey TO
be venerable must absolutely bear the
seal Of antiquity. In none Of his pro
iecfs had Cromwell failed more helpless
| ly than in his attempt to reconstruct the
House Of Lords IN England. Napoleon,
| il is true, did not propose TO eOnlerlegis-
| lative functions on his nObies as such;
| nevertheless he intended them to be a
privileged class, and this alone was a
more courageous than wise idea on the
morrow of 1879. The GGlGEy.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-10-22

know thing. He y q denG I,-..r On
knowledse. Stand tu your rack. fodder
or no fodder. and you will SO. daylight
after a while. The 60 immunity c.urr
ally suppose thar you will be rstscalS.
There i no absolute necessity that you
>lau'! Gou may be- smart without
h".n- tricky Lawyers ought TO De- gen
ti-IHeu- Some OF them don't come no
10 the standard. and are "A di>grac,. to
the fraternity.
They know more iIan any other race.
generally. and not much in particular.
They don't know much about sand
stones, carbOnifer"u periods. and an
cient land animal. known as fossils
Men that make out they know a great
deal on these subjects don't know much.
They are humbugs. They are ancient
land animals themselves, and will ulti-
mately be fossils. You are dismissed
with the sincere hope of the court that
yOu will not make asses of Yourselves"
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-10-22
Stand uy tne Sabbath.

There is no institution of greater i'm
pOr;ance in this country than orr Sab
ba;h. And consequently there is none
that ought to BE- guarded and defended
with greater zeal and watehfulness than
this. As n matter Of mere physical
economy and safety every toiling and
labOriag citizen in the land should de-
fend the Sabbath, and insist upon its
strict observance as day Of rest. For
no labosing man, under this simple view,
can DO without the rest. Both his mind
and his body need this. And il has been
already demonstrated, without tine least
doab., that both the health and the
continuance Of human life largely de-
pend upon the proper observance Of the
Sabbath.
But higher considerations press the
claims OF this day upon Us. We all need
a day in every seven on which to reflect
upon those great questions which tend
to our spiritual and eternal peace. We
must bring ourselves to these questions,
and without this day, and its sacred mo-
ments and means Of grace, it IS impos
sible to accomplish a work 50 very mo-
nUentOus
There are just at this time many at
tempted enerOaehments upon the OBJ
servanee, ~ a religious institution, OF the
sabbath day. Some are trying to tuIn
this day into day Of sport and pasti;ne,
and others are disposed to make it a day
OF profit and gain. No such enerOa h
ments as these should be allowed. For
no one can predict the fatal eonse-
qUenees Of such an allowance. With the
continued desecration Of this day wi l
come its total abolition And this will
surely be followed with its ultimate
overthrow. Aud if you destroy your
Sabbath you undermine the Bible, the
Christian Church the Sabbath-sehOOl,
and religion. Christian World.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-10-22
SOUND ADVICE FROM An ECCENTRIC
JUDGE.

Judge Underwood, Of Kentucky, made
these few remarks 10 four young candi-
dates for the bar who had Just passed an
examination in his court: Young gen
tleInen. l want to say thing or two u
you. You have passed as good an exam
ination as usual, perhaps better, but you
don't know anything, Like those young
fellows Just back from their graduation
college, you think you know great
deal. That is a great mistake. II you
ever get to be of any account you will
be surprised at your present ignorance
Don be too big for your breeches- Go
around to the Justices court. Try to
learn something. Don't be afraid Set
off on a high key. You Will, no doubt,
speak great deal OF nonsense, but you
will have one consolation, nobody will
know it. The great mass of mankind
take sound for sense. Never mind about
your ease-piteh in You are about as
apt TO win as lose. Dcu't be ashamed
Of the wise looking justice, he don't
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-10-22
Z. DAVIS. J. W. DAVIS. NJ L. DETwILEl
naNIS nEIMu CO

ksV HDLE-ALE AND RETAIL GKOCEES,
w ANA Dealers IN Flour, Provisions. Wood
en-, vii ow and Stone Ware, Confectionery,
Fruits, anda Een=-al Narie' y. Goods at Whole
sale AT Cl' yeIand and Toledo prices Nos. Il
and - Main rect.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-10-22
n cIInE Il SnuS

NITHOLESALs AND RETAIL DEALERS
w in GT"c"rirs, Flour, Fish, aGd q general
variety ia TIE fsTuceIy and Provision line.
CiO0d prices paiI tOr Butter. Eg-s and Country
Produ-e generally. Fast side Oi Main Street,
first door HoIfh OF Colt House Block. Findiay,
ONO. April -, 7U-ti
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-10-22

II on EOPATHIC PHYSICIAN & 81 RECON
Il u tn - !CsJ, Two doors NOTA Ol harst's
Grocery Store, fInGlay, Chic.
Oil - hOurE-frDin q 10 Z - a. m, u a. IN. to
y. gn. and . 90 9 .. IA. May lG 7J-tf
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-10-22
; ''TTT'IIEI ~ VTV'i % JEr IiVIIW.
ALIEN. PHILLIPS, Pres
y. Il. REAEDsLET, See.


BUILDING iIoCSES.-Uon.eua a4a Work
says: 1t is significant Of -he mod
ern fimsy style OF building that the
only walls in Touloase which hlve es-
caped the terrific fury OF the Hoods have
been those buiIt hundreds Of years ago.
The old fort.fcationS are almost upin-
iUrsd" It Is significant Of something
more than this-of y great waste of work
and material IN the olI-n time. The
tendency Of builders has been TO ex-
tremeS. and. as usual, the conservatives
are nearer right than either party of ex-
tremists. Some Of the dwelling houses
in Pennsylvania, a. cen -ury or more old.
have walls more thEn two feet in thick
ness, although their builders had 10
fear Of earthquakes or floods. Other
houses. OF modern bui!d, have partition
walls Of four and half inches and no
walls more than niue inches thick, and
are not built 50 as to-withstand ordinary
rain and wind storms.
The one extreme i quite a. bad as the
other, except in consequences, bnt our
ancestors, if they did waste both mate
rial and labor, at least ran 40 risks from
falling walls. even in case of fire. The
modern fI;msy style Of building Is a
much more sensible style than the old
one, especially when the eupidity OF
spectators does not lead them into ex-
tranes in carryingit out. 1t would be e
waste Of time and money 70 put mp
houses intended to Eitii>tand lioodS and
storms which there i reason TO believe
viii never come.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-10-22

coon breeding IL lie art Of showing
GsI, ty external sim.s, the Internal re-
gard we have for them it arises from
good sense, iiIproved iy corversing with
good company.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-10-22

IL CeyIon large apes are now regularly
employed 10 pull eoeoannts. They are
said to select suitable fruit with great
discrimination.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-10-22
CfTIZEHS RANK

4 StARLlNS & Co. BANNERS. Banking House
~ in KawsOn's Block, No. G5 Main 81, Find
lay, OhiJ. BJHikiag hDHrS frogH . 10 y ~ aud
Iyy,Ia 10 1 r. ". A general banking business
dOHe. Interest on special CIa0. it,.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-10-22

nPFE ATiVE 4 MECHANICAL DENTIST
~ vvel @ zen, DAVIS COS. All opeTa'.U-i-
pertaining 20 ihe Profession carefully and
skisfully peEformel. Residence, No. y, West
Hardin SlTeii.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-10-22

SoPHIsrRY.-You can't get an old
shoemaker to Blunder. TIE other day
when a weigIty woman sailed into a
Detroit shoe store and selected a pair of
No. Is and sat dowr to have them tried
on, the shoemaker saw that she wanted
sevens. But he didn't tell her so. and
start oui OF the shop on gaIlop. He
smiled and softly said:
Madam, all the ari-tocratic ladies
are now wearing shoes three sizes too
large for their feet, M order 10 have cool
extremities, and Of course you want to
follow the style"
She smiled like duck in reply to his
smile and replied:
You are iu position TO know best,
and leave everything to your judge
msnt."
When Size went onr She said She never
had sueh an easy fitting shoe on in her
whole l;fe.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-10-22

THE lie of an honest mar is a beauti-
fuI poem; aud every human being who
reads it feels better, stronger. and more
hopeful for it.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-10-22

A TTORNFY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW.
n anu Notary Pebble. VIII attend promptly
10 ali business entrusted 10 iIIs cuc. iaTucu-
lar att entiOn given 10 COLLECTIONS, PartitiOning
of Lands, and business in Probate Court.
Office on Main Street, in EOS>man's Block,
nearly opposite the Court HOuse. May Z.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-10-22

GOOD A clergyman at Pittsfi-ld, Ct,
las declined 10 marry couple because
the groom coul3H't repeat the Lords
prayer.
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.. a, KIWM =. n. D.


OFFICE O. Main Street, 's.eT Lou 1LIau'
~ ne-sss Grocery store tln3'ay, OHIO.
March ~. 1879
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-10-22
SAAC DAVIS. 81. Il. GREEN. J.. BIG ELOl
GREER, DAVIS g. CO.,

rFOIE-ALsAND DRETALGRDCERs and
w Cu.nnis5Ioh Merchants, ana dealers IN
E.Osir, SAL, Fish, Wooden, willow and Stone
Ware, Etc. Corner Main and SanduSky Streets.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-10-22
u. NHELCnrE: ED.

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Van Buren,. o.
Will a lend promptly io aii professional calls
office tao IL iiUiu 80 a. En. AID from 10
q. IA, Feb u '.F-if.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-10-22
HOW TRUFFLES DID IT.

returned to Ashvi!e after an absence
of three year., and found my friend Truf-
fes growing tat and iovial. with face
tha very mirror Of peace and self satis-
fiction. Trulli-s was the village baker,
and he was not like il3ia when / went
away.
''TruGi-s," said I, "Aow is il: You
have improved"
Improved, HoTE
'Why, in every way. Wh;t: have you
been DOING
ia then little gil cs.r'e la with ii
tattered shawl, and barefooted, to whom
Trufiias gave !oafof bread ''Oh, dear,
Mr.. Trulilns, the chil3 said, with brim-
ming eyes IA she took the loaf of bread,
''mauiu;, is getting better. and she says
She owes 50 much to you. She b!ess-s
you. :na,.o.i she does"
That's oie Of the things I've been
doing, he said, after fhe ol.id had gone
You are giving TN. suffering family
bread = inquired.
Yes.
Have you any moe eases like that =
'.Ges. three or four Of them. | give
Them loaf day, enough to feed them
And yon take no pay"
Not from Them"
..Ah, from the town
40. Here" said TruiIies, laying his
hand on his breast, 'T'n tell you" lie
added. smiling. cone day, over a year
ago, poor woman came to me and
asked Tor loaf Of bread, for which she
could not pay-she wanted it for her
poor, suffering children. At first hes
itatej, bat finally gave it to her, and
rs her blessing rang ia my ears after she
had gone, ! felt my heart grow warm
Times we're hard, and there was good
deal OF suffering, and | found myself
wishing, 10y and 10y. that | could afford
| 10 give away more bread. At length an
idea struck me. I'd stop drinking, and
give that amouat away in bread, adding
one or two loaves on my own account.
| did ii, and it has been Il blessing tC me.
Ny heart has grown bigger, and I've
grown letter every way. Ny sleep is
sound aaI sweet. and my dreams are
pleasant And that's what you see,
suppose
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-10-22
HENRY HRo4E.
q, s.. RstEI..

4 TTORNEY ATiAW. Ofice up stairs, first
"A Door sonIA oI Court Hp. ~; FIHdlay, -.
November u. 1873 n.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-10-22

ISDIA haas seven hundred and fifty
thousand acres devoted to the cultiva-
ton OF opium.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-10-22

A TTOREEY AT LAW ani Claim Agent
a viii nra.i ic- layy IN state aud L. :. COUr.
aud attend promptly Z" business nlfu-'ed -
his care. A. Justice o. the Peae-. wi!l attend
70 cOnyeyancing AMI taxing cei'D,itlois Sli''e
Room / M-ioIeou BuIldInz, Ft-'.ay- -.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-10-22

A TTORNEY AND NSELLOR AT LAW,
"A FiBdIay. OHIO. Office in '-HeaCqas rters
ISulldiug, North east Oi Court House. VIII at
tend promptly 10 business entrusted TO his
care. April ~ 1917.
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q. Dunn

Office in New Bank Building, West side Oi
Man Street, No. % lNoE 4Z-iLJ
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-10-22
JAMES a. ROPE,
sACtsnE- HTRKET

ofiice over W. L. DAVIS a Co.'S Store, Main
street. Eindlay. Ohio. Apul "a, IL
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-10-22
>fmdiap 3Hsmss5 GrerfOrg.
D.B. es.AKBSLEY,

TIOR>EIAn col -.-iLLDs s. law
"A F.Jdias, Ohm. OEIr~ "-#T ar "F-,.ts -
store Fnfran-1. -tcBnc door. uf STA Te .-lH.'-
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-10-22
FIRST DEPARTMENT.

Class i-IIOrses for General Purposes
I:.--t StaliiOn 1 Ye;Irs old and nVer-
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-10-22


Pes. Sulky Pl0w, J RuthrauiI,..... Rec.
- Brass Wales and Iron Pipe l.
II Rates. Rec.
Fruit aud Jelly Press. same. -
Boswell Heater and Dryer
y r TurkrF.................. ............... Rec
Best Feed Gutter J RuihraufT... Rec
Saw Filing Machine, " &
Alsrach ........................... Rec
Powei.s adj. Weather strip. Folk
x Rockwell ............ ............... Rec
Best Display Bread, Cake-, efc., !
..................-- Rec
Fest Display Druggist Goods " /
Miller ......-................... Fec
L u. L. l.. - = -
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-10-22
Best Pair Doikine,, " ! Long

i'4'N - ~ " .-.'i4--
worth h--.--.---.------.---..--- .---.-...------.- -
Best Display Poultry, Henry kOb ; 0O
Best Pair LeghOrns, Baldwin *
lCtAilIl~''ll ~
Best Pair Golden POlands same. ! -
Best Trio Silver Seybright same M
Best Pair White Pyle same. ! uo
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1875-05-22
Assessment Notice.

Gam .1OSE MINING COMPANY.-Prln-
y cipal place Of business San T Fran Canyon.
;fornia. Location of works; Egan oans0n'
White Pine county, Nevada. of
Notice is hereby given, that at a meeting %
tho Roard of Trustees, held on the 23d day u
April. 1875, an assessment, mo. - Of rye t poi-
lars Ter share was levied upon the capital STOCK
Of the corporation, payable im "a tna afties If II the Be
co1nnanv. No. 100 Front street. San FRANCISCO
California. h.1
ANY stock upon which this assessment snalf
remain unpaid on Monday, the 3ls5 Gay "a
NAV. 1875. will be delinquent, and adverIiSeu
for sale at public auction, and unless payment
is made before, will be sold on
Tuesday, the Sixth day Of July, 1879,
to nav the delineuent assessments, together with
costs Of advertising and expenses OF sale.
ANDREW CARDIGAN, Secretary.
Office: 100 Front street, San Francisco, CaIl-
forn;o may1-td
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1875-05-22
LABOR.

Toll swings the axe, and forests bow
The seeds break out in radlent DlooM'
Rich harvests smile behind the pioagn'
And cities cluster round the loom,
whare covering doanes and tapering spires
Adorn the vale and crown the hlii'
Stout Labor lights its becon nres, LIN
And plumes with smoke the ioree =
The monarch oak. the woodlands pride,
Whose trunk is scanned With i.ghsnine eA
Toll launches on the restless tide,
F. And there unrolls the flag OF stars;
The engine with his lungs OF lame,
And ribs of brass and joints OF steei'
From Labor's plastic fingers came,
With sobbing valve and whirling wheel.
sTis Labor works the magic press,
And Turns the crank in hives OF toll,
And beckons angels down to piess
industrious hands on sea ana SOIL,
Here sun-browned soil, with SHINING spaoe
Links lake to lake with silver ties'
Strung thick with palaces OF trade,
And temples towering to the SKIES.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1875-05-22
DEATH PREFERRED TO SUFFERING.

A lady belonging to the most aristo-
cractic circles of Paris has justscommitted
suicide, under circumstances which pail
late, If not wholly excuse the deed. She
was about sixty years of age, and was the
widow of a Portuguese Admiral, the
Baron de Macedo. She possessed a hand
some fortune, and went a great deal into
the best society in Paris, mingling espe-
cially with the diplomatic set. For some
years past she has been suffering from a
cancerous tumor, to relieve which she
had recently undergone a painful and
dangerous operation. The operation had
failed, and her physicians had informed
her that 1t would be necessary for her. to
undergo another. As she had suffered
terribly she was heard to say that she
would rather die han recommence. A
few weeks ago her femme de chambre, on
entering her bedroom in the morning,
found the room full of charcoal gas, and
Madame de Macedo extended insensible
on the bed. She was revived with diff
Guilty, and on coming to her senses scold-
ed roundly, saying that she had merely
been asleep. The other day she gave her
servants permission to go out for the af-
t%ernoon, saying that she had received an
invitation to go driving and would not
return till very late. When the servants
got back they found Madame de Macedo
lying q corpse on a feather bed in one of
the corridors of her suite of apartments.
Around had been placed a number of fur
naces, each of which had been filed with
charcoal, and beside her lay all empty
bottle labeled !" ether" Medical assist
ance was at once summoned, but the ply
sicians could only state the fact that she
had been dead for over an hour.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1875-05-22
Assessment Notice.

1922 ryT5T TFrNT
GENEVA CONSOLIDATED SILVER MIN
Vt ING COMPANY.-Principal place Of busl-
ness: City and County OF San Francisco, state OF
California. Location of works: Cherry Creek
Mining District, White Pin county, State OF
Nevada.
Notice is hereby given, that at a meeting OF the
Board Of Directors, held on the 18th day OF
May, 1875, an assessment of twenty-five cents
per share was levied upon the capital stock
of the corporation, payable Immediately
in United States gold coin, to the Secretary, at
the office of the Company, Room No. IA, No.
302 Montgomery street. San Francisco, California.
Any stock upon which this assessment shall
remain unpaid on Monday. Fourteenth
day of June, 1875, will be delinquent, and
advertised for sale at public auction and, I'M
less payment is made before. will be sold on
Wednesday, the 30th day Of June, 1875,
To pay the delinquent assessment, together with
costs Of advertising and expenses Of sale.
/. Il. MILLIKEN, Secretary.
Ofice-Room Ia, No. 302 Montgomery street,
San Francisco, California. m15-td
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1875-05-22
THOSE GOOD OLD TIMES.

An old resident of Vermont writes "I
was born and brought up in a lighthouse
with a stone chimney, and we'll remem-
Der the mode of keeping the fire over
night, or going half a mile to a neighbours
for a coal in the morning. Many is the
meal that | have eaten (from a wooden
bowll of bean porridge Oh milk and roast
ed potatoes. | well remember the mode
OF dress IN olden times, when men wore
homemade cloth both Summer and
Winter In Summer they wore what
was called tow cloth. made from flax
raised on the farm, and in Winter what
they called frocking, made of wool, blue
and white striped. The women too, wore
cloth of their own making. They carded
and spun the wool and fax. I have now
In my possession a pair of hand-cards,
such as they used in those days. | nave
by me two old wooden calico stamps that
We're my. great-grandmother's, that she
used to stamp calico with in olden times.
| can well remember my old cowhide
shoes and the knit leggins, with strings
to tie them down. / remember the times
when they rode on horseback my grand
father had one of the o~ld-fashioned pill
hons to-ride behind on the stirrup was
APIECE of wood with a leather strap at
tachedto 1t. / remember the first wagon
that came in town. / have a pair of old
snow-shoes, and have walked many miles
on them, and think I could walk on them
now, although I have not been on them
for several years. I well remember when
a man by the name of Levi Crosby used
to ride once a week from Somerset to
B~rattleboro', horseback, for the news
papers, and scatter them at every mans
door on the way and over the back towns.
But these times are all in the past, and
those that took an active part in them
are mostly in their graves, where I must
soon be myself yet when / think over
those times it seems to bring new life
into my thoughts for the time being"