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IT has frequently occurred 10 the
history Of tho United States that the
candidate receiving majority of all
the electoral votes was minority
President as far as the popular vote
was concerned. II is only neces-
sary to go rs far back as 1856, when
Mr.. Buchanan was elected President,
to prove the truth Of this assertion
In the election held in that year
Buchanan received 1888, 169 votes,
Fremont 1,341,264, and Fillmore
S74,53 votes. This distribution of
the vote placed Buchanan in the mi
nority by 317,629-that is, he re.
ceivcd that many less than half the
votes cast. But when the Electoral
College met Buchanan received ia
vots, Fremont Ia and Fillmore
votes-Buchanan being elected Pres
ident by a majority of 50 votes. The
Democrats made no complaint at the
result Of that election, but now that
the cumbersome system of electing
a Chief Magistrate-which system
was devised by the champions of the
doctriue of States Rights in the car
ly days Of the Republic turns againsI
the party which now champions that
destructive doctrine, its members
talk of war. Abraham Lincoln was
q minority President, and his oppo'
nents then inaugurated war, the
effects Of which the country has moi
yet recovered from. II the Demo
Gratis act so foolishly second time
there will be no party by tina. name
when peace is again declared. Hav'
ing learned the folly Of too mucl
mercy to rebels, the loyal people o
tho country will make treason obi.
Gus in case Of a repetition Of the re
bellion.
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Eourty Hours in a Tree Ion.

The Reading Times and Dispatch
Gays A strange story comes from
Hereford township of boy who was
confined for for forty hours in a tree
top, and narrowly escaped dying
from starvation aud exposure. 1t
seems that on Saturday the 18th
inst, Amos Helfrich, aged thirteen,
son Of Zacharias IIelfrich. residing
on the road leading from Yost' store
TO tho Swamp school, went into the
woods about three fourths Of mile
from home. on a hunt for chicken
grapes. He took with him a basket
and the house dog, dark red ami
NAL of mixed breed. He left home
in the afternoon ut two o'clock, aud
said to his brother that he was go.
ing down in the meadow to bring
home some wnlnuts that were there.
When supper time came Amos was
not about. At bed time ho was still
absent.
Sunday morning the father told
the neighbors his boy was missing.
In the meantime the dog returned
but appeared to be uneasy and rest
less. They tried TO track him through
the meadow but could not. A nun
her of the neighbors then searche d
for the boy, but on Sunday night
they returned home unsuccessful,
and the neighbors became alarmed
They kept up the search with lam
terms until after midnight, when
they again returned home All day
Sunday they continued in the search,
but it was not until Monday morn
ing at I o'clock that tho perilous
condition and the whereabouts OF
the boy were ascertained
Two charcoal burners named Ru-
dolph were going through q swamp
and when under n large tree, they saw
a basket lying They picked il ur
and looked up into the tree. "bt
first thing they saw was hat hang
ing upon one of the lower branches
and as they cast their eyes mp high
er to their great astonishment they
saw wedged in between the limb.
the body of q boy. Both men inn
mediately mounted the treo and 10
their great amazement they found
young Holfrich unconscious. nearly
deal from hunger, thirst AMI expos
ure, and so thoroughly wedge1 in
between the forks of two branches
that it was with the greatest difficult
ty, considering the condition OF the
boy, that they were able to lift him
out and get him to tho ground. lie
was carried homo as gently as pos
sible. where he was tenderly cared
for aud medical aid provided.
On wednesday he revived, and
was strong enough to tell his fearful
adventure. lie said he had climb
cd up tree abont thirty feet after
some chicken grapes, on Saturday
afternoon about three o'clock. The
limb was slippery aud he lost his
foothold and fell toward the ground
Iu his decent he WAS ciught in the
fork of the branches, where hc was
so tightly wedged that he could not
possibly free himself. Ile was
bruised AMI very weak. He scream
ed at tho top of his voice, but was
not heard. That night ho thought
he would die. All day Sunday and
Sunday night be was delirious, and
toward Monday morning he became
unconscious, and remained 50 until
! fnnnd.
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TIE sum of money bet on Hayes
and rildon in New York is ostimat-
ed at one hundrel anl fifty millions
of dollars, aud proportionate
amount in all large towns and cities
That amount OF money at stake
among gamblers is sufficient to get
mp great excitement wherever they
frequent. The gamblers and other
bal people are the only classes that
talk OF civil war following the an
nouncement of the election of Hayes
or Tilden. The great mass Of the
people of both parties will have no
war over question that can be set
tied without it, and they are deter
mined that the gamblers, bunmers,
loafers and other useless men shall
not bring about war. The very
men who so flippantly talk about
war are the people who in the end
would como out the losers. IL is the
duty of all good citizens to set them
selves against such people they
are bad people.
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South Carolina for HaYes.

Now that South Carolina has 10.
gally decided in favor OF the Rcpub-
lican candidate for President and al.
ID elects a republican legislature,
and thereby clecting republican
United States senator, Governor, and
all tho State officers, and congress :
man, an now, also, as the same re-
suit is probable in regard to Lou
isiana and Florida, honest men will
ask, What il the same process hal
been applied to every other South
erd State 7 What, if calm, cleal
minds like John Sherman had
thrown their whit, light upon the
black frauds of Alabama, Georgia,
Mississippi, and Virginia We men
tion these four States as examples
In Alabama, by the census Of 1870
there were 94,79l white votes aud
l1SS7 colored votes, aud yet at
the late election the democrats ha
in Alabama $4,000 majority s. Ia
Georgia there were ll6, l6S hita
votes and l36,2S5 colored vote- I,d
yet q Democratic majority of 75. ID,
In Mississippi there were o. 'lG
white votes aud l11,05O colored
votes, and yet at the late election
$4,000 Democratic majority In
Virginia there were 129,470 white
votes and 12S,2l0 colored votes,
and yet at the late election n Demo
cratic majority Of 75,0O0! We make
no comments upon thes figures save
to add that in these days black
man who fought or worked for his
country ought to be considered al
least equal to white man who
fought against it.-Press.
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THE Bull DozER. The word "Bull
dozer' has appeared in late despatch-
os from the South. What are Bull
dozers ?" is asked. The answer
from letter from the South is !;
The Bnll-dozers are successors to
tue Ku klux, the White League, the
White Liners, and other similar or
ganizations. 1t is to these ruf'ians
that Louisiana owes her sad condi-
ton to-day. Two or three OF these
bands Of from thirty to sixty men in
each parish have driven the Repub-
licans into the swamp in five differ
ent parishes, and manipulated the
ballot boxes to suit themselves in
the interest OF Tilden and 'reform.
So we find parishes that have for
years given an overwhelming Re-
publican majority, aud which are
annually Republican, to-day report
ed without q dozen Republican
votes.
Perhaps, jest here, it will not be
amiss to explain the origin of this
new term OF "Bull-dozer" 1t origi
mated in Mississippi. The "black'
snake" whip that teamsters use upor
their oxen or mules is called there
by q compound word, the first o
which is "Bull's." 1t is abbreviated
TO "Bull,' and the whip called ,
"Bull." Whipping an obstinate an,
imsl or "nigger" with it was called
giving the animal or "nigger' dos
OF the bull, or bulls dose. The Ku
klux and White League used tina
instrument to beat Republicanisu
out of the negroes and oblige then
TO vote the Democratic ticket o
keep away from the polls. Hence
the name for these bands OF rovinl
scoundrels, "Bull.dozers," or "Bull
dosers." They pronounce it Bull
doozers" here. This is the real an,
only orig in Of the term, and th
name 10 very significant and appro
pirate, ss many negro with
SCARED back car te''p
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CoUSrINI THE ELEcroRAL VoTE.-
Major Nc Donald, Chief Clerk OF the
Senate, who has seen forty years
service in connection with that body,
and who has witnessed the counting
Of every electoral vote since 1897,
ought to be well qualified to speak
with reference to the usage of Con-
gress in this matter. He says from
1899 down TO 1865 the usual mole
was for the two Houses to appoint a
Joint commission, which generally
consisted OF three members Of the
Senate aud five members OF the
House. to report the manner in
which the vote should be counted
Tho commission always recommend
cd that tollers be appointed on tho
part of the Senate and tho House.
In 1857 James NJ. Mason, OF Virgin.
ia, President pro tempore Of the
Senate, presiding at the counting OF
the electoral vote. After it had been
counted, and James Buchanan had
been declared elected President, and
John G. breckenridge, Vice Presi-
dent, q Representative, Humphrey
Marshall, arose and raised question
Of order, to wit [: Had the President
pro tenn. of the Senate the right to
declare or to decide whether, or not
the vote OF the State of Wisconsin
should be counted? The President
OF the Senate pro tenn Mr.. Mason
refused to entertain tho question ol
order, and thereupon left the chair
and proceeded back to tho Senate
chamber, followed by the members
of the Senate, without waiting fo
any question TO be put TO the join
meeting. In so doing he virtual,
said to both Houses "The powe
Of counting Or rejecting the vote o
any State, under the Constitution, il
vested in me and in me alone con
sequently all objections to counting
the vote OF any State are entirely or
, of order. - Warrington Star.
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Llsr--.osc. TERM.-.1s7s.

Abraham Tsnnnsn an B,njamin Kaun nan Vs.
Mary a. Long.
Jsncs NJ Lougsre vs. Daniel Tssase.
J, Y. Badmau ". H. D., Richter aud J, W. Cav
lcr.
J J. Badinan Va. H. 4 Richter and j.. W. Gsu'
rler.
Frederick Ftios Iudorsee &c. vs.. r. J. n. Zsilcr
Dsnisi Dohncr vs. A. =. Cnmmiugs, ct al.
John 3. schnurc Enlorsec NC. vs. J ohm y. Wolf
George W, Riger VI John Gross Son.
Joseph Wenerich w. John Hartman.
Franklin j, Schoeh VS.. Allen Uitich.
Ira Sayers ct al, for nse a.. Va. Jacob Il. Bogar.
l.. Il. Hummel vs. John B. Fas.isr.
VIM. q. Herrold vs. Ann u, williams.
Issao Strtssrr W.. Eisarj Stroup.
notice Sc.
Kste Artey by her next friend sc. vs. James p
Artley.
Tho above causes are at issue and for trial o
December Teen A ID. 1870
Nov. o, 1870 Prothy
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TOWNSHIP CLERKS Sale.

WILL be sold a, Public Sale. at Trout
w mans Mill, in Perry township sny-
der county. on SATURDAY. DECEMBER
10th. 1876. at . o'clock =. NJ. FIVE
HUNDRED TT. YELLOW PINE PLANK.
10 be sold to pay expense, for removing
nuisc,nces from Public highwsp, as the
property Of Ssvarah Miller.
DAVID SCHNEH.
Township Clerk.
Perry Twp. Nov, 23, 10.
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NOTICE Of Widows Appraisc ments
A DMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE

~ Letters ofadministration on the estate OF
Frederick Htrintn, decd, late of Penn Twp
SNYDER Comfy, Pa, having been granted
to tho undersigned, all persons knowing them.
selves Indebted TO said estate are requested to
make Immediate payment, while those havi- z
claims will present them duly authenticated for
settIeincnt TO SIMON UARMAN,
Nov 20, 1870. Administrator.
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Tur Republicans have 81 majority
on joint ballot in the State Lsgisia'
turs. In the Senate tho Democrats
have 10 Republicans 3l-majority
~, Houss--Dsmocrsts 81 Rspu b.
.icaps l2Q 2Q--n,siority 80
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ASSIGNEE Accounts.

NOTICE is hereby given that the follow
IN ing Assiguees Accounts have been I'll
ed in the Office Of the Prothonotary Of the
Court ofC L. OF Snyder county AMI will
be presented TO the next court for conhr-
nation. and unless sufficient cause be
shown to the contrary the SANE will be
be confirmed.
Account Of A. q. Hornberger. Assignee,
Of r. G. Schambacber. Of Perry Township
Account Of |. I. Msnbeck, Assignee OF
Henry Mechtly Of Beaver township.
J. GROUSE, Proth'y,
Pfothy's Office, Nov. 81, 20.
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J. GROUSE, Editor & Proprietor.


The total vote for President in
Pennsylvania. according to the off.
cial figures was 75S,993. OF this
vote Hayes received 3s4.18i, Tilden
366,204, Cooper 1908, Smith 1918,
unknown S3. Hayes, majority over
Tilden, 1884. As the majority for
the Republican candidate in Phila-
delphia was 1880, those Democrats
who Dragged tnit the State, exclu-
sive OF the city, was strongly fayorn-
BILE for Tilden were mistaken to the
extent OF some thousands of votes
But perhaps their Boosting consisted
solely of that favoiito Democratic
ingredient in political Argument
wind |! wind wind
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PUBLIC SALE.

TINHE undersigned ADMINISTRATIVE OF the
J. estate OF Nj chael BIatt. late Of Beaver
township. deceased. viii by virius Of an
order Of the Orphans Court Of Snyder
county. expose TO Publio Sale, at the late
residence Of said decedent. on wEDNRS>
DAY, DEC. 18th. 1875. the following de-
scribed Real Estate. 10 wit A certain
TRACT OF LAND situate partly In Beaver
township and partly iu Adams township.
snyder county, Pc. containing ONE
HUNDRED ACRES. more or less, Bound
ed North by Joseph Musser end John
Kline, Easvby land Of John Kline. South
by land Of Samuel Kline, West by land
claimed BY Peter Thomas spd Jacob File.
principally clear land. whsrson ere srso,-
ed . HOUSE AND BARN, cad other out
buildings. Yttt
Sale 10 commence 81 10 o'clock A. n. oi
said dsy whss due attendsses will BE- glv.
sn sad tsrms ofss,s made keown ~
RgBBooA bLArT,
! Nsv. -. ~. Ainio;1lsoi5lx
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A administrators Notice.-Le.tters
IA OF administration on tho istGts OF JOHN
STROUD son. late OF w est PHfytfy (snyd der
Co, Pa decd. have been granted'ql no under
signed. All persons knowing themfeiyes indebt-
ed To said estHte will please make immediate
pay ment while those having claims against said
estate will present them for settlement TO
JOHN n. STROUD,
oct. 20, 1915. Administrator.
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Notice Of Dissolution Of Partnership

Notice Is hereby given that the partner
ship heretofore existing dctween the
Heirs OF the Estate Of Daniel Rohrbach
deed and Jonathan Rudy, under the Firm
name Of Robrbacb Il Rudy Is dissolved
this day, by mutual concent, Persons
knowing Themselves indebted to the said
6rm, will make immediate settlement with
the undersigned. or those having claims
will present the same for payment.
Selinsgrove. Pa. J z. RoBRBAcH Il
Nov. 10, 1876 JONATHAN RUDY.
The undsrsignsd having purchased the
entire interest OF the heirs in The Foundry
will continue TO conduct the business in his
own name. and solicits continuation OF
public psironsgs.
JONATHAN RUDY.
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Est.raX Bull.
EStray Sheep.

Estray Sheep.
ZANE to the premises of tho un.
Odersigned In franklin twp, on Wednesday,
Nov. LIST, 1875 THREE SHEEP. Tho owner IL
requested to come forward, prove property, pl
charges, and take them away or they Will be
disposed of according to law.
Nov. g. 'To.tt. WILLIAM FRYMIER.
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Assignee Notice.

A I'll persons interested are here
hby notified that Francis W. Stuck, OF Mid.
diecreek township, Snyder county, has made q
assignment Of all his effects. real and personal
to tho undersignei for the purpose OF his crsdi-
tors. All persons having claims are requested
10 present them 10 tho undersigned, and per.
sons indebted will please make Immediate pay.
ment. SEN LElTXEt.
Nov 81, 20. Assignee.
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NOTICE.

NANCouvER, June, 1879.
DIR. r.. j. CAN,v>N. -ir:-rnree weeks ago
you gave ma ~ prescription for my son, who
has nsen having Chills, Fever and Ague, etc.
for the past years, and has taken Juinine and
arsenic "nOu h To have cured or 10 would cure
In this climatc), at least u men. Allow me tn
say Ia y II and all suffering from malarO,IH
dI-ea.e, that have he fullest con fidence in
your remedy, aud would recommend all, sui.
feriEg from nialariOiIS attacks To take the
remedy and cure the disease M once. he
licvc you have the remedy, and would say
that 1 would recommend to my I. lends u call
on you and lac cured ~ once.
Yours Respectfully,
GAY HAYDEN.
Should any person require my services, by
enclosing post office order for five dollars, I
will furnish bottle Of medicine, which will
be sent them, and will fOi felt Dns Hundred
Dollars 5000 II "A cure Is not elected.
ADDkEsS:-E. j. CARAVAN, Vancouver.
Clarke county, W. T..
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Damphoffer NJ, Jr., half ofs
4 section ~. and ofneA
section ,o 70: township sn, range . 20
Hosford. Thos J.seA ofswAof
section Is, township 2n, range 90
" Hakes. Fred. n W 4 of mex of
lection %, township N range o.,
lie, oacres S
25, township n, range 9, 40
acres 52S
" Hendrickson. Lemue', nwA of
section 1, ands Ofse of
section 5, township II, range
W, $40 acres l6 "a
Hendrckson, L. c.. all of blocksl,
east Vancouver 2S2
Ives, Joseph,se HofnwA and
14of section is. townsnip2n,
Kep Tsege e IT. lsq acres Of eh. and '%
81 ofse 4 dissection 70, town.
ships n. range 2e, and " u Of
neH of section 30, tOwnship2
Keenan,. 8. ~ ofse Of
section q. township n, range .,
" Lisham. Minerva. (heirs of n 4
Samuel Lisham's Donation
Claim no. - 320ac 1852
Lancaster. Sabra, n W a of swi y
of section 30, township n,
range 3 G, 10 acres 81
Lindsey. Rev. A. L.. %ofswH
dissection section 81 !. and e ( Of Sc
range e. 4OO acres $50
Lawrence, 4. j.. x Of the $ 4 ofn
s,oS a a. io N of 2e r o, secs
Liebe, George A. lots and 4,
block II, west Vancouver l78
MaXOn, ]. o.. lot No. 1, section II,
township n, rangs e, IS
acres s.
Morse, James R., 2 acres in the
Law ron tnSnu
Miller, Geo W. NV x ofneH Of
section 81, township north,
Pettibone. Phillip F., part Of r.:
AndersOn's Donation Land
Claim, No 20 acres l7s
f"e 81 pc ok d, east %a as's %er'n Oh a
il, township s n, range i e. lSo
Reid. william. x acre in Tooley
tract, section Is, township2n.
Robinson, Eliz abeth, all of block
a, east Va, couver 704
Scot. VIM. acre in A. shorts =.
Donation Land Claim. No. 81
Scott, william, no feet by 2at feet
north Of block 95, east Van
Tappan, 6. W.. 50 feet by 100 feet
north of block 05, east Van
Thomas, James, " Of va of
section s3. and g offs a If
section -, OwnshIp 1 n, range
lie, I6O acres $50
Traver. Geo. W., acre unplatted
In Vancouver A
Unknown, lots 2, 3, 4, S and 8,
block 10, west Vancouver go
Unknown. 1T I, book %, west
Vancouver ~
Unknown, o 2, block %, west
Vancouver 81
U known, lots and 8, block 81,
west Vancouver s.
Unknown. lot 4, block 20, west
Vancouver 81
Unknown. lots 7, g., s, and 8,
hiock So. west Vancouv r 2.O
Unknown. Is l, 2 7 and 8, block
81. east Nanc ,uver 100
Unkno~n fractional, block 81,
east Vancouver Al
This 9th day of June, 1873.
\. T. COTFEY,
sheriff CInvka COu NV w ~
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Sher'if's Sale.

DY VIRTUE OF A WARRANT ITEREUN-
ID to attached, and to me directed, com
manding me to levy upon the goods and chat
tells OF the delinquent taxpayers named in the
delinquent tax-roll for the year 1870.
have this 23d day Of June, A. d., l. rs, levied
upon the following described pieces or parcels
o: land as set forth in said tax list, lying and be-
ing in the county Of Cowitz. Washington Ter
ritOry, described and assessed as follows:
Agnith, William, 5. ofn.e. offs. e.
a, section I, township 10, range
w, los acres, valuation 1897 90, to-
tai amount Of taxes, 7S3
Anderson, Charles section 4, township
6, range W, 5acres, valuation SIS,
total amount OF taxes 30
Bcllman, Henry, homestead, section 4,
township ., range 2 W., valuation
$50 %, total amount of taxes 81
Baird, A. H., homestead, 9. W. a, Sec
ton g. township 10, range w.,
valuation $50 90, total amount OF
taxes, 3 06
Brown and Durgan, decided land, Sec
10, township 7, range W., valua-
ton $3.50 co. total amount of taxes, 5 OF
Burbee, VIM, 5. W. 4 of II. G. 4 and II.
c. x offs. W. 4 and lot and =, sec
tons % Il %, township 8, range
W., isl acres, valuation S315 %,
total amount Of taxes, 0 0S
Bcsscy, B. W., Andrew Burgess dona-
tion claim, $50 acres, valuation
Blanchard, Dean, decided land, l10acres,
valuation s425 10, total amount Of
taxes, 3 AZ
Benzer, J. d. part of A. Gilson's claim,
township 5. range w. 52 acres,
valuation $3.50 W, total amount Of
taxes, 3 Is
Coleman, James, decided land, township
3, range W., 30 acres, valuation
$3.50 90, valuation Of personal prop
erty 1896 90, total value of all prop
erty, 81, lag w, total amount Of
taxes, 90 %
Clark, A. c., decided land, townships,
range . W.. go acres, valuation
$500, total amount of taxes, 20 IA
Cline, Jennie, lot II, block 80, plat Ka-
lama, valuation $500, total value
of all property 800, total amount
OF taxes, s SO
Copeland, J. W., donation claim. town.
ship ), range W., 80 acres, valua-
ton 5000, valuation of personal
property 1914, total value of all
property .sl,474, total amount Of
taxes % 26
Clark, John H., section 81, township6,
range | W. 80 acres, valuation
S.25, valuation Of personal proper
ty Sl55, total value of all property
1880, total amount of all taxes Is so
Chappelleer, decided land, sections aoS
-, township 10, range w. $50
acres, valuation S:itj2, total amount
of taxes, 717
Dalquist, A., W. a Of IN. c. 4, section
Z, township Q, range W, valuation
300, total amount Of taxes, 4 81
Farnsworth, F., n. ". section 5,
townships 8, range W., 100 acres,
valuation 800, total amount Of
taxes, 7N
Flynn, Patrick, S. c. 4 section 80, town.
ship 10, range l W., valuation
1928, valuation of personal proper
ty SIG, total value Of all property
Sl7l, total amount Of taxes, 52l
French, j. r., section ~ township 9,
range 1w., 20 acres, valuation Sl7O,
total amount of taxes, Is
Girty, George, decided land, section SO,
township, range W., % acres,
valuation $3.50, total amount Of
tax, 297