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Some Old Dutch Proverbs.

We must row with the oars we have,
and, as we cannot order the wind, we are
obliged to sail with the wind that blows.
Patience and attention will bring us far.
If a cat watches long enough at the mousse
nest, the mouse will not escape.
The ploughman must go up and down,
and whatever else play be done, there is no
other but the long way to do the work
well.
Learn to sleep with one eye open. As
soon MS the chicken goes to roost il is a
good time for the fox.
Fools always ask what time it is, hut
the wise know their time.
Grind while the wind is fair, and if you
neglect, do not complain of Gods provi-
dence.
God gives food to every bird, but he
does not bring it to the nest in like man
ner he gives us our daily bread, but by
means of our daily work.
The dawn of day has got gold in its
mouth.
He that lags behind in road where
many are driving always will be in a cloud
of dust
Never set your feet int dirty and crook
ed path for the love Of money. 1t is a
work that will bring bad interest if you
wish to suck honey of thistles.
You will need long spoon if you wish
to eat with the devil out ofthe same dish.
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sheep Oh Old Meadows.

Mr.. r. g. Hill in an address before
farmers meeting ut Morrisville, VT. On
Cotswold sheep, related the following in
connection with the effect of sheep on
meadows: To try the effect of sheep on
my moving land, took lot OF about
twenty acres Of pretty dry ground that
had not been plowed for some fifteen years,
but had been occasionally top dressed
turning them in as soon as the grass start.
ed after getting the hay off, and feeding in
quite close. In the spring turn them IN
pleasant days until they can 60 to pasture.
This have done but a few years. Tie
grass has improved both in the quality and
In quantity every year since thus managed.
While cutting the grass the past season,
the haymakers said they should think there
had been heavy top dressing Of ashes APP
piled, the white clover was 80 Abundant
l am now satisfied by my own experience
that these sheep are as much before cows
to keep up the moving as they are in the
pasture. To do this, We must have sheep
that will stay where We put them, and that
can be easily handled. can handle my
sheep as can my cows. | can go mysel
alone and drive any one of my full iloody
sheep to any part OF the farm.
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VARIETIES.

why did You not seek shelter behind
the rocks ~ asked the doctor Of woun-
dcd soldier.
because the rocks were too few, and
they were all occupied by our officers.
THAT old goat over there once gave
me rebuttipg evidence of his belligerency, >
said humorous lawyer to companion
"How so ~ was the inquiry. HE butted
me down twice"
Ills that friend of yours 2" asked a
gentleman, pointing toward party who
was sailing rapidly down the street. "Can'i
tell you till next Saturday." returned the
individual addressed. 1--WE just loaned
him five dollars"
1T seems that a lawyer is something
of a carpenter; he can file bill, split a
hair, make an entry, get up a case, frame
an indictment, impanel jury, put them in
box, nail a witness, hammer judge, bore
court, and other like things.
Dying of Good Symptoms-When
Pope, the great poet and satirist, was dy-
ing, friend coming in just after the ply.
stefan who had spoken encouragingly OF
his case had gone, inquired how he did
~ am dying, sir, of hundred good symp-
TOMS" was the characteristic reply Of the
great wit
-"Cussed, if the darned thing amt
a-going! !" was the surprised remark of a
sight seeing Granger from Maine, who ca
ressed the teeth of circular saw in North
End planning mill and now should you
PROFOUND to him that first problem for
young arithmeticians. "How many fingers
have you on your right hand2" he would
bite that lonely thumb, and sadly reply,
"Nary, stranger"
He didn't look like beggar, but lie
had his plans all laid before he struck
Vicksburg, and he cleared hundred dol
lars here in two days. He didn't 90 around
whining "Please sir, for the love of God, "
as most of them do, but he walked up to O
man, called him General" to start off with
and then the shinplasters came in faster
then he could take them. The only five
men in town who didn't contribute were
men whom he inadvertently addressed at
Captain"
Horace Vernet was going from Yer
sailles to by Paris railway. Inthe same com
partment with him were two ladies, whom
he had never seen before, but who were
evidently acquainted with him. They ex
amined him infinitely, and commented free
ly upon his martial bearing his hale ole
age, the style of his dress, sc. They con
tinued their annoyance, until finally thu
painter determined to put an end to thei
prosecution. AS the train passed through
the tunnel of St. Cloud the three traveller
were wrapped in complete darkness. Yer
net raised the back of his hand to hi
mouth and kissed it twice violently. o.
emerging from the obscurity, he found tina
the ladies had Withdrawn their attention
from him, and were accusing each other o
having been kissed 10y man in the dark
Presently they arrived at Paris, and Verne
on leaving them, said, ladies, shall z,
puzzled all my life by the inquiry, Which
ofthese two ladies was il that kissed me 2
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Po Q tic al.
Forty Years Ago.

How wondrous are the changes, Jim,
Since forty years ago,
When gals wore woollen dresses, jim,
And boys wore pants of tow;
When shoes were made of calf skin,
And socks of home spun-wool,
And children did half days work
Before the hour of school.
The girls took music lessons, jim,
L pom the spinning wheel,
And practiced late and early, Jim,
On the spindle, swift and reel;
The boys would ride bareback to mill,
A dozen miles or so,
And hurry off before twas day,
Some forty years ago.
The people rode to meeting, jim,
In sleds instead of sleighs;
And wagons rode as easy, Jim,
AS buggies nowadays;
And oxen answered we'll for teams,
Though now they'd be too slow,
For people lived not half so fast,
Some forty years ago.
o, well do remember, Jim,
That Wilson's patent stove,
That father bought and paid for, Jim,
In cloth our gals had wove;
And how the neighbors wondered, Jim,
When we got the thing to go!
They said 'twould burst and kill us all,
Some forty years ago.
Yes, everything is different, Jim,
From what 1t used to was,
For men are always tampering, Jim,
With Gods great natural laws;
But what on earth we're coming to-
Does anybody know?
For everything has changed so much,
Since forty years ago.
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A Healthy Free Luncher.

A tramp, while on his travels noticed a
placard in front of barroom. 1t bore the
pleasing legend, "Free Lunch" and lie
went in, walked unostentatiously up to
the plate, and commenced operations with
a sandwich then the barkeeper walked
up to the cadaverous wretch, and said:
"Men who eat here are expected to call
for drink"
~ know it," said the tramp.
well, then, why don't you conform with
the rules2"
Cause l go in for health and don't
drink until am through eating"
The barkeeper turned his back for q
minute and the tramp slipped three sand
witches into his pocket, and calmly devour-
ed four; then he walked up to the bar, to
the dispenser of stimulants and huskily
whispered
"Gimme q glass o water will you2"
Water! water, after your sandwiches"
beloved the barkeeper angrily.
"Yes'r water" replied the tramp "I've
been drinkin' o. it for nigh onter forty
years, and it's just the healthiest stuff d. GO.
ing"
And he hobbled out but if he had
caught the foot that few after him, he
wouldn't have been satisfied with the
"booty'' of his visit.
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An old joker who was never known
TO yield the palm to any antagonist in
Keeling knotty yarns, was put to his trumps
at hearing traveller state that he once
saw brick house placed upon runners
and drawn up hill to more favorable
location, some half mile distant.
what do you think of that, uncle
Ethel 2" said the bystanders.
"0h, fudge" said the old man. ~ once
saw two-story stone house down East,
drawn by oxen three miles,"
A dead silence ensued the old man evil
IDENTIFY had the worst of it, and he saw it..
Gathering all his energies, he bit off a
huge quid of tobacco, by the way of gain
ing time for thought.
They drew the stone house." said the
old man, but that warn't the worst of the
job; for, after they'd done that they went
back and drawed the cellar"
The stranger gave in.
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NEVER SMOKE IN Your BARN.-"No
smoking" is posted up in most decent fac
tories. 1t ought to be posted up in every
barn. There is not much difference be-
tween having horse-thief around the sta
BILE and man cleaning off horses with a
pipe in his mouth and there is no hired
man much meaner than one who, when his
employer comes round, slips his pipe into
his pocket, or holds his hand over it as if
it were q little bird. All such fellows
should be paid off, started off, and kept
off. AS for the farmer himself going into
the barn with pipe in his mouth, no com.
plant can be made; but ifhis establishment
burns up, nobody should cry, unless it be
the wife and children. Lightning and in
cendiaries and spontaneous combustion
combined do not cause as many barns to
be burned as the pipe; and generally, at
least, one good horse goes also. 1t would
be much better If the smoker could 90 up
with the smoke, and have smoke enough
for once.
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MR.. EDITOR Your correspondent, Tenn
perance, has opened the Liquor question
for discussion. Therefore I'll give you my
views of the matter. Now in regard to the
present system, We know it to be total
failure, and not only failure, but be-
lieve it has injured the parties dealing in
the pernicious article, by demoralizing
themselves in efforts to evade the law in
every conceivable manner To avoid all
this, would recommend the passage of
law, granting no license for the sale of
spirituous liquors, for less sum than one
hundred dollars, and increasing the license
as the amount of stock increases, say one
hundred and fifty dollars where the amount
OF stock exceeds five hundred dollars, and
so on upwards.
Also, every applicant for license to pro-
duce recommendation signed by at least
twelve respectable freeholders residing in
his immediate neighborhood, recommend
ing said applicant to be a person in every
particular suitable for tine business, and at
the same time located in or at place where
public house is an absolute necessity
HUMANITY.
PrOsDect, Nd JAM 4M 1915
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A STORY OF RoTHscHILp.-One Of his
fi.ends-of the third degree-a sort of a
banker, came to borrow $4,000. "Here it
is" said the Baron, shut remember that as
rule I only lend to crowned heads"
NJ. lie Rothschild never dreamed of see
ing his money again, but wonderful to re-
late, at the end of month the borrower
came back with his $4,000. The baron
could scarcely believe his eyes; but he
forcboded that this was not the end. Sure
enough, month later the borrower reap.
peared, asking for the loan of 81, 900.
mo, no." said the baron, "you disap-
pointed me once by paying me that mon
ey. l do not want to be disappointed
again"
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A BOLD EXPERIMENTAL boy in ST.
Louis was recently presented with jack
knife, with which, boy-like, he cut and
marked everything that came in his way,
from the dining room table to the cats tail.
A few days after he had become the hap
Ply possessor of the knife, his father was
startled by seeing two men bringing home
the young hopeful in very dilapidated
condition. His face seemed to be cut and
bruised and covered with blood. The fa-
ther, Of course, was very much alarmed,
and inquired of the boy who had hit him,
"Nobody didn't hit me-" the boy answer
ed, between his sobs, ait was only mule
kicked mo in the eye" "a mule kicke ed
you in the eye, CHI z" echoed the father,
Haven't told you thousand times or
more that mules and gunpowder were not
fit things for boys to Tool withG What
were you doing to the mule ?" II wasn't
foolin' with him at ALL" said the boy; al
was only tryin' to cut my name on his
back" tx.
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4 Cool and Heroic Woman.

A day or two since, about midnight,
while Sheriff Innis, of Plymouth county,
Iowa, was away from home, horse thief
by the name of Sheridan, who was recent
ly arrested at Lamars and confined in the
county Jail there, by some means became
possessed Of saw, iron bar, and other
tools, and was industriously at work max
ing his way out of the Jail, and would have
accomplished his object in a short time,
had not the Sheriff's wife been awakened
by the noise, and suspecting something
wrong, reconnoitered the premises, and,
liking in the situation at a glance, imme-
diately formed her plan of action. She
went back into her room, dressed herself
in suit of her husbands clothes, loaded
a revolver, unlocked the cell door where
the thief was confined, and boldly walked
in and threatened him with instant death
unless he Immediately surrendered and did
as she dictated. She made him lie on his
face while she tied his hands and feet
She then secured the tools with which he
had been working for liberty, and then she
coolly sat up with her prisoner, cooked re-
volver in hand, and watched him until her
husbands return, when the prisoner was
placed in irons. The people of that coun-
ty will hereafter advocate woman's rights.
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1 ask prayer from those interested that
our Legislature may so dispose of the whis-
KY traffic that it will reflect credit to them
and glory to God.
TEMPERANCE ADVOCATE.
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The Trifies that yex Us.

Prospect, Nd Jan. 4th, 1876.
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that chairman is from district ask
ing appropriation for its rivers. For
any particular section, with the chair
man in its favor, has an important
advantage, and more strength than
dozen Congressman could give it,
Hence, in recommending Maj, Here
ford | amonly seeking to avail our
selves of his position on that most
important committee. To it are re-
fcrred all river Improvements, and if
the appropriation asked for does not
get its approval, itschance for success
IS slim. Hence, in having the chair
man, we have gained great deal
Let us avail ourselves of this advan-
tage. Maj. Hereford could not have
gained the position but for some APP
prcciable merit. am not disposed
to take a representative out of office
whose position is q compliment both
to him and this district, and gives
him the power to be of great service
to us. l hope our ambitious and tai
ented aspirants, if any there be, will
rather aidsus in keeping Maj Here
ford where he can be useful under the
circumstances, than seek to Gust him
in their interest, by elcctionecring
over the District against him. Maj.
Hereford has already been of great
service to this District, and can ever
be of very great service. | will ven
ture to say that those making the
nominations will, regardless of indi-
yiduals, look to The general good.
Let ambition ana true, it may be
commendablc, desire of our young
men for Office, be crushed, for their
good if not for ours, If our young
and ambitious politicians will wait
u while they will have ample time
to carry of the honors, and write
their names in flowers overthe forms
of the old Veterans Of many trusts, of
ripe years and experience, who
though less talented were ambitious,
may be equally deserving and trust
worthy and quite as modest. For the
ambitious sometimes rush in where
angels fear to tread, and they who
follow, not unfrcqucntly come to
grief.
OBSERVER.
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ITabcoeIx Acquitted.

The Judges charge to the jury in
Babcock case was delivered last
Thursday morning. The jury then
retired and after dcliberation agreed
upon and reported a verdict of mot
guilty" If the verdict could have
been put in the form of not proven,
it is fair to say it would have cx,
pressed more accurately the views Of
the jury.
1t is to be regretted that this yer.
dict cannot be accepted by the pub,
lie as conclusive of Babcock's limo,
cencc. The most that can be said in
his favor is that on account of one or
two missing links in the testimony,
he failed to be convicted. The very
defence itself, was not that he was in
nocent, but that the prosecution
could not, under the rulcsof evidence,
prove his guilt The exclusion Of
important testimony, and the failure
of the defence to produce the secret
correspondence between Babcock and
Mcdonald, can only be regarded as a
guilty unwillingness on the part Of
Babcock to have all his transactions
with the thieving whisky ring
brought to light.-C3uricr.
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er as far as possible, re-endorscd it by
sending a majority Of its adherents
to the lower House of Congress? 1t
is not strange that these inyestiga-
tons were not instigated until after
the election Of Democratic House,
when virtue was assumed as a ncccs-
sity, it being wcll.known that that
House would have unearthed the
frauds and prosecuted to the utmost
the thieves.
1t is not worth while to enumeratc
again the infamics Of Radical rule in
the State, It's tyranny; its registra-
ton laws, and its attempts to dis
franchise free born citizens are too
well remembered to need special
mention.
In view, then, of these facts, what
can be more apparent than that, il
this Government is to be restored to
its former enyiablc reputation, the
success of Democrats principles, is
the prime result to be accomplished
Let this be striven for; let the OLD
idea that the office should seek the
man, and not the man the office, be
once more the ruling sentiment
Then we will have good men on oul
tickets; discordant elements will be
united on the platform of the com
mon good; and not only will success
be certain, but honor and credit be
reflected upon the Democratic party
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to the committee on Federal re-
lations, exhibiting the model of the
monument, first in the Neil House,
then in the Rotunda Of the Capital, fol
three or four days, / succeeded in
getting an informal joint meeting Of
the Committee in the Senate Cham
Der on Tuesday evening after tea.-
They listened to me Gttentively, re.
spectfully, and said they wopldsgiyc
the matter a fair consideration
What is to be the result | do moi
know.
There are some men in both the
House and Senate, and on the Com
mittees, who would bein favor of Civ
ing an appropriation; but the uni
form custom of Ohio, has been t.
grant very small, or no appropria
tions to such objects. We can rely
upon the Speaker of the House.
In disposing of Columbus, let mt
say, whilst l did not escape some
"snubs," as a general rule, the subject
of my mission was listened to Will
gentlemanly attention.
The Neil House, an excellent Ho
tel, made n special reduction in m!
bill, as the Neil House appropria
ton to the monument" a goto Lou
isyille tonight and to Frankfort to
morrow. +. W.
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TRUSTEES SALE OF A VALU.
ABLE FARM.

THE Circuit Court of Mason county,
/ West Va, having, by adecree rendered
in the chanecry cause oil VIM. b. Wharton
VS.. Il. G. Smith, VIM. j. Oliver and John
Common Smith, ut the October term thereof,
1875, substituted the undersigned in the
room and stead of said John Conner Smith,
who was trustee in certain deed OF trust
executed by said Vim. j. Oliver to secure
to said T. c. Smith the payment OF certain
notes therein described, and having been
by said decree directed so to do, Shall
On the 3d Day of .sprn 1875,
proceed to sell, by way of public auction
the LAND in said deed Of trust described
containing 100 acres, upon the following
terms, to-wit: For cash AZ to omc-iourth Of
the purchase money andthc balance upon
a credit of one two and three years the
purchaser giving bond and security for the
deferred instalments, bearing interest from
day Of sale and retaining the legal title as
further security. the amoRnt ior which said
land will be sold, is S25000.
L. W, SISS0Nr
Trustee.
March ., 1STG-ft
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r. KIMBERLINCf, Clerk.
Guthrie & Myers, p. q, feb. LOW,
WEST VIRGINIA, IS:
A T Rules held in the Clerks Office Of the
n County Court Ot Mason County, on tho
first Monday in February, 1876.
Middlcport Machiac Company,


The West Virginia Coal Company, r. Adj
ans, Martin Adams, John Adams, Mar
tin lisEes, John Young, Samuel Powell,
Henry Williams, Emanuel Asten and II.
c. Daniel In Chanccry.
The ohjavt of this suit is 10 recover Il
Judgment against the defendants, Il. Adj
ans, John Adams, Martin Adams Martin
Hayes, John Young Samuel Powell, Henry
Williams, Emanuel Astcn and II. q. Dan
icl, for the sum of SGTS7, and subject the
property of said Martin Adams, in the
County of Mason thereto by attachment.
And it appearing by affidavit fled with,
the papers OF this cause, that the de-
PENDANTS, Martin Adams Martin Hayes and
H.. G Daniel are npn-resiients Of the
State OF West NirGiniit, ii is ordered that
they do appear at Rules to Ne held in the
Clerks oficc Of the COUNTY Court of said
County, on the first Monday in thcmonth
of Mareh, 1875, and do what iSnccoscary to-
protect their interest inthis suit.
TeSto.
T.. III NIBkRLING, Clerk.
Myers K Guthrie p.q.' feb. LOW.
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LEGAL,
NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that on the see
N ond duy OF the next term Of the Circuit
Court of Mason county, West Virginia,
which will commence on the first Monday
in April, 1876, application will be made to
said Court Tor permission to transfer from
Mason county, West Virginia, TO Wilson
county, in the State Of Texas, tho sum OF
about eighteen hundred dollars, now IN the
hands OF VIM. II. Tomlinson and Albert
Mcdaniel, the same being the property oi
my wards, Ada Gray and Sue Gray, MS
heirs at law OF Emily Cinly, deed.
ROBERT IL, GRAY, SIR,
Guardian for Ada Gray and Sue Gray
BY Counsel,
Tomlinson Polslcy K English, Attys,
mch 2-lw.
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WESp VIRGINIA., SIS:

4 T'rulcs Held inthc Clerks office Of the
a Circuit Court OF Mason county, on the
first Monday ip,FcbruHry, 1879:
Allison Perkins, VS.. Cora A. Perkins, In
Cfmccry,.
The object of this suit il to obtain de-
cree OF divorce from the bonds Of matri-
mony, against the said Cora A. Perkins,
now the Nite Of tha said Addison Perkins.
And it appearing by affidavit filed with
the papers in this cause that the said Cora
A. Perkins is Il non resident OF the State of
West Virginia, it is ordered that she do ap-
pear here, at rules to boheld III the Clerk i
office of tie Circuit Court OF Mason county,
on the first Monday in March, 1876, and
do what is necessary to protect her inter
est in the premises. Tcstc:
CIlAS. Il. WAGGENER, CLERK.
Chas. Il. llogg, Sol Feb. LOW