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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-01-13
The Transcript.
*)dses 'nI:a Ends.

likeness is tho great slough into which
%hc vice. of The world drift and settle to
rise again in miasms.
NJ, Scbillc, French architect, iJects
brick with tnr and finds them inpetmca-
bic to humidity.
White muslin and crepe lisse scaris,
edged with lace or embroidered, are worn
around The neck.
Every one must find out for himself he
key 70 the riddle f!if". It IS It no use
to have j, told. Come ls Got hear, while
others mis:r..o:,tand it.
There hayc BEEN "a murders in the ju-
dicial district including Carson and Paha
mint, Nevada, and not one conviction.
N.1rc the friendship of him wlso stands
by you in the storm; swarlns 81 insects
will surround yon in the sunshine.
There is 70 sunset in hcavcn,' says
noted divine. 1--WE go further than that
say, an exchange, there's no gcttmgap OF
pipl,ts to draw The haby's legs back under
the cover
The Rev. Mr.'Gibbs, Of Augusta, Name
recent, dv..vered lecture on newspapers,
in which he took the ground that editors
are very much like the girl whose curl
hung down in the III ildle other forehead {;
when they are good, they arc very, very
good, and when they are bad they arc hor
I'd.
a gentleman who was sending away his
Irish butler for no exemplary conduct, but
who, like most masters, WIS wiling 70
make the best of him when he was going
to plague somebody else, made this part
ing speech: IL have sand you are honest
John, with good conscience, but have
stretched a point in saying you are sober
"Surc, your honor, could you not stretch
another point, tLen, and say | am frequent
~ sober!'
We readily excuse paralysis from labor;
and shall we be angry with hypochondrl
&C for not being cheerful in company
Alust We stigmatize such an unfortunate
person as peevish, positive and unfit for
society? His disorder may no more sui
fer him to be merry than the gcut wils
suffer another to dance. The advising a
melancholia to be cheerful is like bidding
a coward be courageous, or dwarf be tai
ler.-Wollaston.
There Was rector IN England who, af-
ter his establishment in a parish, preach.
ed the samc sermon to his congre gatioo
Sunday after Suuday-a very good sermon,
but always the same. At last the farmers
sent y deputation to rcQucsta change.
VERY weil,' said the rector, but now let
one Ut you tell mt all about that sermon"
No, person could give an account.
Then" resumed the clergyman, ON cor
TIME 10 lr,ach it I'LL I'm sure you all
know what it contains"
4 Partisan policeman makes the fol-
lowing report: Met II. -- leaning
against lamp.post hear railroad depot.
Told him to so home. He said, lie scru-
tin uninominup Il examine my ballot.)
Told him should lock him up ii he did
nj move. Said he, (hic), 'Scrutin uni
ronlil.al' Told him it Was strinus thing
for respectable man to use lan,ppost for
walking stick HI replied, 'Scurtin uni
nonliuul' A>ket, hins what he had been
drinking. He yelled out, 'Scrutin uni
nominal" Then took him home.''
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-01-13

\ little baby stranger came to family
in Augusta last week, and bri ght five
ycar.old brother, who had heretofore been
the only child in that household, was
brought in to see the newcomer. lie
greet. Il :he little one with apparent pleas
ure and delight, patting it playtul!y under
the cliu and smoothing down its soft hair
Then all 1T once came the inquiry. Say,
how was God when YOU lettr'
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-01-13
Eslray Notice.

Came into my enclosure Ia this city On q
about the first day Of November, 1875, ds't
red COW, small size, three year old las
Spring. She has little white op tho rsnP'
and white bcl;ey, and has large hclnt. The
owner is requested to prove property, 10y
charges and take her away.
r. O. HAIL.
Austin, Nov. 10th 1878. A"a
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1876-08-30

mokratickou piatformu, ktcrou v
den |. ledua 1879 republikansky ym
kongresem urseny ;ermfn k pla-
ceni hotovymi xrusiti chce. Ve>
skera ospravedlnanf toh,to kro-
ku jsou listu jeho jenom kulha>
va. CelS tento finanenf stroj po-
doba sc lodi, ktera pluje mlze a
beg cile Siren mofi, pak-li sc il
pevna ursity termin hotoveho pla-
ceni odejme. Bylo to vecf po>
vinosti strany demokraticke, me-
chat profit zakon, kterym veske-
re pffpravy ku stahnuti not a ku
plaeeni hotovymi ursitS Gas Sc
diti mely. Ma mista toho neude-
lala strana Ia nic iineho, nea zc
Gas nvedeni placeni hotovymi ma
"neurSity cas-" zrusila, tax ze ten
to nestastny stav financi, pod kite.
rSm vcsker6 obchody trpi, potr-
va. vesker6 sliby Iildena a
Hendrickse jsou ien pouhe fraze,
kdezto pfijimaci listina Hayes-e
Je pfima, ursita jasna, skutets
nou reformu slihuiici.
Co sc ty6e Hendrickse tedy pra-
vi IN. Y. Tribune" kcela dobfe,
ze je demagog ten, kdo vsechno
podepfse, kynesli mu dobri W
nosny dfad.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1876-08-30
1ou4o 1aguaxos.

q tornto sAlnAm sraxednAn
spolka mexi Irsaay m sewers. .kte.
RI podohA se spoIkam kuklaxnim
ma Iiha, q ktery neeha o sob@ sas
od tasu slyseti dAsnseh vista.
pech. nutno scxnAmisi stsnAf~
Seskf.
jest tomu vi Is roka 60 spolek
ten byi xaio1ea Y nhioncsnyeh
kraiinAeh Pennsylvania = pfiJima
mexi sebe slsay f4da HiLerni~na.
Praeaje t4i pod chArsery tthox
fidu aAncient Order Of Hibsr.
MIA" uxiva jeho hssei xnamsns
: tajnych vsei vseeh-
Nikdo nema1e ssiti - slsn~m
leho, kde nsni dobrf kzsoiik =
rodu irsktho- zknssno~s pts~vsd-
tiIa AmsrikAny brso. xs js~t -
upelek sloflnnJ, y kds kcli W
stoapil ~ vsfejnost, vsdy % ~
10 isn yFp3d3ntn : nkEusnsu1nk
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1876-08-30
Drobnost1.

Dne 90. 1. m. zlomila so ma
prava jedn6 zeleznitni kary ma
draze Filadiliia Wilmington Bals
timore, pfi temz soutasne explo-
dovala iedna svitilna. col maIo IA
nasIedek, 10 nekolik nakladnfch
kar shofelo.-Mezi tim co druht
nakladnf vlak. nehodou touto Ia.
staveny ma blizku stal, pfijel ce.
lou rychlostf osobnf vlak Balti.
more d, Filadelfie urGonj vraxil
do neho- Ma st6stf pfisIl jcnom
8 cestujfcf K draxu q to jestz
dosti nepatrne.
I Guverner Ohioskt Rutheford
B. Hayes odmrstil zidost "a udS.
leni milosti K smrti odsonxenemu
vrahovi Marphimu.
/ NAsledojfcf sprkyy pfitb4xf
: bojitt5 ns ne1em skpadx
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1876-08-30
Slavnost nezayislosti americ-
ke v Praze.

Cech0m americkym gnamS bhs
nix spisovatel 6esky pan Josef
Sladek pise Slavii:
Jak slaviIi iste letosnf 4. Serve-
necg Bylo al letus velmi hlucno
20 cele svobodne Americc. Kdo
vzpomsI 81 ma to u mas Nektera
nasIch pfednich list0 nemely
ami elanku q pamatce udalosti,
ktcra uSinila rozhrani mczi svs-
tenn starSm civilisaci novove-
kou, kters uvolnlla narod podro>
beny dala mu sil vstoupiti be-
hem jednoho stoleti prvni fadu
narod6 nelvetsich. V Praze Sc
asi mnohS diviI, proc vlaje bu
dovy americk6ho konsulatu pras
por hvazdnat5-nebojte Sc, byl 10
ten jedlny. Vsak veter toho dine
zasvstii piece krouzek 6esky pa.
natcc prohlaseni neodyislosti
vzpominkam ma celon volnou
Ameriku a zvlasta na ty nj, kite
RI isou nami jedna krev. jest
skorem yby teSno tici. &c SO krou-
lex ten sesel u voiiy Naprstka.
Byi to veSer pekny venovani
vSluSne vam. Hosutel postaral
sc vsemofns o upevnsnf domnsn-
ky. &c Sc nalezame skutctns ma
p6de americka. Nebudu mluvit
o praporech barvaeh, jimif va
INA iindy sitarna okraslena, ami
o mapach, ma nichz naznacena
kazda eeska osada Americe, ami
0 knihach ktere vylozeny, AMI o
kalifornskych vzacnostech, jimiz
vystrojen stiI, vse TO dalo by Sc
take jInde @ud6lat" a vsak toho
vfeleho vzpominanf tech upfim-
n5ch pfani, ktera venovana VIDA
len5m z tezka bys byl nalczl.
yasi move vlasti pfali jsme, ably
zky9taIa a vzdy vetsf byla pravou
svobodo, ably neodstupoval cd nj
duch jejich zakladatel1, aby spro-
stila Sc vseho nehodneho, co uva-
lily na nj sasu pomery zisku-
chtivost lidska, ably pfekonala
vsecka nebezposi hrozici il cd
zivli nesistycb, aby z6stala verna
praporu ktery ona jedina jsouc
pozveda nal hlavami narodi
uhnetenych co prapor nadeje.
Yam pax drazi krajans pfali
jsme, abyste pfisihovali Sc ysemi
silami k pravemu zdaru pokroku
move vlasti sve, nezapomfnajice
pfi tom ma starou svou ubohou
mati6ku, ktera aS nema zdanlivs
k VAN, piece V srdci We spoieni
. le i vami a zehna vam IN kazdt
Gin, iimz setfete il vrasku celia.
Budte tam stastni, dochazej prace
vase zdaru odmeny, a kdo mi-
zete potion, vratte SO k nam co
lide neodvisll. At jest takovtch
jen nakoIik tech tisicu tisfo6
kteff odesli "a mofe-navrat jen
nekoIika muzd hmotn9 neodvis.
lfch V boji otuziltch, fadnycb,
poctivych, vlasti opravdove cd,
danJch mnoho by zde zmohl. Po-
tfebujem pfikiadd prav6 obean-
sk4 cnosti v teto krusn8 dobe.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1876-08-30
zimem vyda ma cesty po Evrope
a AmerIce, ktera 2 roxy trvaii
ma
Vfdeh. 2e. srpna.

Vfdeh, 90. srpna-
Tvrdi sc, ze pfedbeznych po.
radach mezi moenostmi, ma KITE
RICH i Rusko. podilu bralo, zas
kladnich podminkach mozneho
mfru mezi srbskou a tureckou
vladou Sc vyjednalo, a sice S tim
navrhem, ze knife Milan svGj
tran podrzeti ma, Srbsko vsak
Turecku valeenf nahradu platti
must a poslednejsi mimo to ma
mfti pravo, nekterou srbskon
pevnost TIA tureckSch hranicich
obsaditi.
"Pol. Corr" Sc oznamuje Ca
fIhradu, 10 vyhlfdky na sultano-
vo uzdraveni so kazdSm dnem
horst. Abdul Hamid, starsi
bratr nyneisiho sultana Murada
V. stojf jiz mocnostmi, hlavne
Rakouskem We vyjednavanf.
Londsn, 25. srpna.
Mefenf angllcko-francouzkeho
podzemniho prnehodu dokonsena
budou jeste tento masic. Zpravy
mefieH. kteff phi tomto prGchodu
zamestnani jsou, znsii pfiznive.
Rim, "a. srpna.
Shromaidsni kardinalG Sc radi
o zmsnach starSch pfedpisd Wy
konani volby papeze; aby Sc prS
ma svats shromazdani kardinal6,
pfi 'pfisti voibs papeze nemohl
delati zadns natlak.-O uzdrave>
nj kardinaIa Antonelliho Sc pos
chybuie.
LoudSn, "a. srpna
Rocky plavec Christos Bamhas.
kterf s. ieastnil vzpoury ma bar
&C Caswell", a Jemuz dokaxano
byIo ze zavraEdil kapitana a ne
kolik distojnikG fesena barky,
byl dnes "Cork" obssen.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1876-08-30
kritika pfijimacich listI dem.
kandidatI presidentstvi.

Tresr pfljfmacich listd tech ie
zmensenf ella, reforma, sluxhy cis
vilni a timto navrat ku hotove-
mu placcni. Zasady tyto byly jiz
behem nekolika rok6 cd strany
republikanske nejen pfiaty ale
Y skutek uvedeny; nenf to tudff
mic nov9ho. Podivejme Sc wax
ma Jednotlive odstavce psani tech
to. Tilden pravf: "Hlavnf pfifi-
ma. proc veskera odvetvf obchodu
klesaji, proc prace zahali tim i
bfda Sc chysi delnika stshuje,
jsou pfilisne vydaje guvernmentu;
clio SpojenSch stati obnaselo cd
roku 1865 tn ohromnou sumu
$500 milion6." z ioho vykuksje
demagog, kterS apeluje M neve.
domy lid. Ka7dS, kdo pomsry
nasi zeme ponekud jen pomery
svatove zna, vi ze yseobecna ga
razka obchodi pfivolana byla ne
seastnfmi spekulacemi, mafenf
kapitalu neplodnSch zeleznic-
mich podnikach, pfebytkem made
lane prace q koneene vseobecnym
"krachem", ktery zde v 1874 jako
v Europe v 1873 nasledovati mus
sci.
Spotfeba byla nasledkem vse-
obecnych ztrat zmensena, bez
spotfeby neni take yyroba, ktcra
Sc die spotfeby fidi. Jak mule
byt tedy government zodpovad-
nym "a TO, ze obchody klesaJi,
kdyz klesanf to vztahuje Sc ma
celou Evropu, Indii atd. ? "Ano",
prayi Tilden, "pfiIisnymi v5deji a
elem zamlcuje ale, .ze valka re-
belska, kterou demokracie vyvo.
iala, udelala zemi 1000 milion1
dIuhn, ze tyto AZ ma 1000 milioni
pod yladou republikanskou SO
zmensily, ze droky narodniho
dluhu cd ukonSeni valky 80
miliond isou mensi, ze vydaje SO
cd roku k roku mensiiy a nejvet-
81 dill tschto ze pohltiIy nisIedky
demokraty vyvoIane valky, iako
ma pf. pense, vojenske pozaday,
ky atd.
Co sc vsak hlavnf theorie Til
dens--totiz hotovaho placenf IT,
Go, to je pouhA saiba. Proc pax Sc
Tilden dosud nezmfnil o hlavnf
podmincc hotov6ho placenf, totiz
kontrakce III stnphoveho staho-
vini not 7 - Dokud budon papf-
ry hodnosti sve pod xlatem sta
ii, jest bud jich nadbytek neh ma
lezit6 neupotFebenf v cixins pffcis
nou jich mike ceny- Kontrakce
jest cd vsech theoretik6 financ-
nich co nejnutnsjsf prestfedek ku
zafizenf hotov6ho platu, : WIND
ne not povazovana. AIc T,lden
nesm6l svSho kolsga Hendricks
oeIou v6tsinu demokrat0-ktsff
vesmSs Jsou ACCOMPLISHMENTS
siti. Yilden uspkvx takt ooo d.
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I.onflfn. %. srnna.
SPANELsKo.
Madrid. 25. srnna.

NhHIFuf 20 n EFF4sA.
v Pamplonn prs hylo odkryto
spiknuti proti Wade krali Al
fonsu. Mnoho osob bylo zat6eno.
Posadky V hofeni Navafc isou
sesilcny.
Zdeisi vyslanec Spojcnych sta
10 odeb9fe sc kratkosti ma do
volenou do sve viasti.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1876-08-30

kdykoii hyl nskc pr zlosiHa d<-
paaea a o-sex.Iisn sossam. dove
al teho -ssl~safei lsAos is bal
kfivsai sxsaky aneb potr~stas1a.
~xsdka = -sssiea eyi PraPzsssn .
vysetfovsna an~b ZEN lehre posrs-
stan. A tel -sadl eh-eea-tve. se
kaids alosin tan sFaehans. he
tada toho stava, less - siena -
ho- yeskers snaha vvF8frzxi =
patrv~saii Eiesfne~ ie=s msrusa.
n~b fsd tsu rexsatit ~~ velses =
ma veiik&ho ted vlsR nA c~iS -
kols.
Mollye sagaHr~s rtl5aii ~
Inkne ed tzln&ho staFs-.s sFeiku
Y Irska. ktvrs hyE safasen Pruaa
ssI.sajirina mai<tsikan Pa A. ,kts-
rim kdya ehssii n$se al3ho ssAal-
Ii talns, pt~xISkh -e ss lSsskk.
Proto naaiG ass-kS jsaSas Aoliy.
HneSfle pFisis tax daaes. - es.ass-
vali prosi vserna IA -xssS. PTou
boha, Fabla Eskoaa- kateilsss
knsti il 8 csrkve vyeeNoxah . -
klashy aali. nse - vsak s~-Foms-
hlo. cIsz - isA se.lrv P=aasyk
vaaii IA 80 esea. Jakoa arsaaxiasla
xavr.aAr kralseh aAetnsch. nesla
se ahi vyp=asi Nraksis. kssFl, pais
= xseehny uspiecay Fzsa = desasi
All is~ilns ; nieh nshyl FsFraxss-
xiv koli 81 uskters slpu oAiais-
vac. byi is-ts PreF~ssss. ueb ey~
% "a haesiks ksinssst sxssika. kis-
Ii o4rfi-ahh ishs nsxinEest +.
jinst~ hytae~t. atAk "a o-sasaEsa
Elosin1ns sxsn pfSisll 1919 kts-
yePft-etnlesvi
Slla spaIka teho nsteEp.ssnsho
Fs,stla i~s-s sla.sinv Neh.se Ia ~
svoeo1enl siena srssh : rskea
spsavesilsossi Passshexah poaassi
FelStika vi5va usaiseieh a tfas a.
prosiasi - rpFahtskAu~kS .arans.
jsliE vs4ei : Penr.xlVassi sz isgh
hlssy deposs&hAi5 sl~nan sp.slka
- lalafa. t0he , APEaeoval rak
' poliEice aAA-asm &-Ps~hens-
k1yE tsess hlas4 ska~yns tea
vFhle - pFosi hia-asa esaainisA
psEaanSsh essan1. vysAia - aFsi
xsisaa rnshs. Tee n - kap 2
Prote ta<s Ayir. ts-s zVoaea
uaFtranfi gavegnSrvas Psas-
sylvans,. a. hsi Enzsa 80 34r~ks.
v~hka .sA hi4sa repat hkaa-
sktsh "a ashe efpassis. hyi pFeea
xxel~n- Tax oISs ? I>sA Jsa =
ekF~sa : hayikul hyis aaess Me-
isss r,szsAAnss sscoa - assly va-
lshnirai = sasusa - siik.srsaa pre-
pusssni szkaiiSN Hla,xua 6eIlEA
se 1AisFd ~ We p
Tak rlofssiy r-sly : aa@1ily
- afsdy nwaaahiy ~ Yosfnakuoa-
n pr,sti nssa a tksan.sxs kvsa xe
-taiSu strss IA ssS faakas = -
vety. Ta kenesas aaaaas1 = T.
d. Couwsn Psssl-esss Asls1a6ee
PiAiaStSlsss 4 Re4siiag slssasisi xaz
zlesinnSma spolks seua. Pc ~
teta Piassl ~ n~--sAsatas Il Exssiy
= stoPoxatsie t4inS ! eslh=Asai
taino~si speika- TAk nakSl bSz-
FssaSeh asiaa{. Peassf ktsF1esl
peieinea rfSkxaFSl kFaiiuy aAaA-
"a a ueShAl zaikaoati Pt~s -
assstnika spolka. . nSeA1 a&l -
kaxy postaest~tn&. Z tsch hyis
a : asvSssseho = vraA.iy prvnshe
-sapns. Je - vplsky -. ss~sS
taso podaskl - vsssA ssr4n al
- ma y neJvsssi PsVkaiky . .AvsAk
jest naasis. ae AsPsA sastesns p.s~
dafi - ziomasi zis.sanns xslv ~ses-
ka toAo = -xhrezst lzhe lalss 4
tsei -e a zIosana PzSh&nL Jsn i
jest ohaxa. l. rsPahliAansGl val-
covs. ktsfi Posasala l<so~ ' Peaa-
sylsanil epss "a Al2sy sP.slka ~
he. xyaAlo1I We mseln&. 2Ay pSsl
porovali Maiis~- 5seh eArAns. =
ze wsika s2ss vinnlka oRss h~a.
sre-tns nksoasne 1asi.satsa&mz
tre-ta. (nNssfs Exane. Ixe9
-SxoFnsaas.
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Eyropske Telegramy.
Fdika srbskd.
Cafihrad. 81. srpna.

Catihrad. II. srpna.
Porta Sc vyJadtila uaproti rec
kamu vyslanci, fe nemnze notu,
ktera Sc tyka krety, pred ukon-
senfm nynsjsi vAlky v patfienou
ivahu witt.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1876-08-30

Pfedchozf pffpravy vyjednavas
nj mfr dxjou sc nisledkcm nA.
vrhi knizctc Milana Cd vterojsf-
bo ve6era.
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Balehrad. "a. srp.

Turei podnikh veera tti zoufas
is utoky ma -rbske postavenI u
AIexinAce a byli vzdy Epet Ia
hnany. Dies rano obnovili Turcl
boi; byli ale na cel6 cafe poraze>
nj dali Sc ma dtek.
Cerhajev telegrafuje kniieti
MiIanu takto "Nedelame spat-
nych pokrok6, Turci opustili earu
ma Timoku, drti ale Zajear obsa-
zeny."
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CesxF se4.4f. eezl.saEl - Aay
ssA x14N Asee~. 81 ~ kzAts kska
a nsha shssasf ksmpsi IA swdm4
prss.ssssAa ptesxSs&etE
kEra
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PArnik q. +. Funk, kters dine
10. srp. New Yorku do Antorfu
vyplul. shoFel ] oclSm nikladem,
ktery l45.OO0 gaIona saAsIa po-
xd~tAvAl mn jedna pistins. Muzstvo
sc xachrEnilo.
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Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1876-08-30

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Jan O'Brien . jcho panf 20 trait
drkhy Midland ku svSmu domovu
kdyx naiednou byl mnz parostro-
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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1876-01-29
vtR4INIA FREE PRESS.
TERMS.

fhsFazE P-Essis7ublishcd weekly az TSo
q .rlf-.raf Fidy Cent. per aanuHi ia CdrgHes.
rg-rHREE DOLLARS II not paid in advance.
rs-O4e Dollar at{ F.',y Cents for sile H'oH'k'.
zs- terms o. advertising are, for a square
r,,r inch orless, Oae Dollar and Ftfty Ceststor
IL -.s Insertions larger ones in thes mepropor-
,-,, Each continuance Fif'y CeHts.
So aIye-tissnsotto be considered by the
,.ta ,r year ualess specified on the Manuscript,
,- -er,vi5usly greed upon between the parties.
-J-Au advertisement not marked on the copy
..-, ,,esiied number ofinsertions willbec0ntinued
ga.Hord,rsdost, Paymeutisezactcd accordingly.
-SsscLAR ApyEGTisEvENr,.-E avoid any
matchmaking the part OF the annosladvcr-
,is-,itis proper 20 state dii'aey that their rPr''
vi,sse only extends 90 their Immediate business
s.,IE,,a.,. Legal o- an otheradvertisementssent
t.-,h,m 20 be an additional charge, aad no varia-
ti5a. 80,
.. obituary Notices ,fmore than av'IineswiH
bschargedtor.
gOB ,YORK--PJsters, Sale Biils, Circulars
C4rIs, S.. .1scu,ed promptly, neatly, ,andat 'ai'
prices.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1876-01-29
These two paragraphs are very interesting

TO every one of our readers
An exchange says: May be you thiok that
neople don't like to read advertisements II
Won do you are much mistaken. Fresh, we'll
put, well-placed advertisements are news :
They are welcomed, read, nay. studied !! The
newspaper that is alive with them is lncreas-
iusly acceptable. and so is the business house
that knows how to set them up, possessed
wthal with the sagacity and nerve to keep
them up.
The New York papers and others are COM
rneuting upon how Babbitt, the soap man, was
robbed of 500 900, in two years, without feel
ing the loss in lis business, and upon the
mode in which Joseph Walker, the Vinegar
Bitters man, whose divorce suit brings to llght
his great wealth, rose 50 suddenly from char
coal vender to man Of wealth. The answer
is plain aud in each case the same-they ad-
reriised
The Wheeling Register says the bill intro
duced by Mr. Faulkner in the House OF Eep-
resenta;ives last week " to aid The improve
ment of the Monongahela rivers" was not for
au appropriation Of money, that being provi-
ded for 10 the general river and harbor bill,
but is intended to provide remedy by which
the land holders who sustain damage from the
government works along the line Of those
rivers may receive payment for the injury done
them. At present, there is no remedy proyi-
ded 10y law for such cases, as the appropria-
tion for the construction has been decided not
to be applicable to the payment Of damages
and thus cases have occurred, where for three
years the land holder has been without com
pensation for admitted and adjudicated DANA
ces awarded him.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1876-01-29
Editorial Jottines.

Tie Statesman boasts that Mlrtlnsburg has
but two mean men in it, Who does Eicheber-
ger mean? That's the conundrum.
The C0wjer-Jownal speaks Of Senator Nor
ton as a politician who has wou bis chief dis
tiuction by waving bloody shirt and wearing
a dirty one.
A vote fr United States Senator in the
Mississippi Senate rcsultcd-Lamar %, Mar
tin l. In the House, Lamar So the rcpubli-
cans voting blank
The credentials Of Hon. J. B. Eustis, L.
S. Senator elect from Louisiana, were present
ed by Senator Thurman in tie Senate on Tues
day.
Jno. II. Shields, son of Col. Jno c. Shields.
late Of the Richmond Wig, was killed by
falling or jumping from the westward bound
train" in Prince Edward County, on the 18th.
He was married on the 10Th Of November, and
only the day previous to his death was admit
Ted to membership 10 the Presbyterian Church
Of DR.. Preston at Richmond.
Judge Johu T. Lowell, we learn by an an
nouncement in that excellent paper, says the
Richmond Tdig, has become, through pnr-
chase, tie sole proprietor aud editor Of the
Warren Sentinel. Judge Lowell combines the
editor with the legislator, and is not only a
most able and graceful writer, but wise aud
prudent law-maker.
Tho MlTlinsburg Salesman suggests the
name Of Gen. ". s. Hancock for President,
and says:
"Such patriot we can trust. The name
of Hancock in the Centennial year 1876 would
be a power in the laud rs WAS that Of bis
namesaAe in l776. Let it be Hancock and
Hendricks if you will, but at all events let
Hancock head the ticket"
Hon. Mr.. Wailell, of North Carolina, in
prououncinga eulogy upon the late cx-PreSi-
dent johnson, said:
after his death some pious investigator,
beileve, claimed 10 nave discovered tbaL ne
was an infijeI. | have very good evdence to
disprove that; but while personally know
not how that may have been, do know that
while alive and 10 Office Ire was too good @
patrio; to seek to excite religions persecution
against any portion of bis fellow-citizeus. II
be had religious views of any kind, it Is safe
to say that they were his Own, and were ar
rived at after mature deliberation and rehec-
ton but whatever they were, sir, be never
sought to make political capital oct Of them. "
The San Francisco Post says public opinion
in that State is drifting towards the enactment
Of laws that will expose the backs Of offenders
tothe lash. That the opinion is gaining ground
that fines and short imprisonmen:s are Of no
avail in checking certain crimes against per-
sons, such as garoting, violent assaults with
intent to commit felony, and other acts against
the peace common to the genus hoodlun.-
Many humane persons are not now averse to
the Whipping Post for large class Of often
ders