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THE FEMALE COLLEGE.

A. NJ, located in Martinsbufg, will
be ready for the reception OF Pupils
on the First Monday, (6th) OF Sep
TENDER.
The President will be "Gsisted by
full corps OF experienced Teachers.
The Instrumental and Vocal Music
Departments offer superior advant-
ages, first-class instruments and CON-
petent Teachers.
The College will be supplied with
the necessary Chemical and Philoso-
phicaf Apparatus for illustrating the
various subjects.
Aug. 17-d&Wtf
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Stock Hogs.

The market for stock hogs is quite
lively. A number of buyers from
Pennsylvania have been in the coun-
ty for several days past, and are buy
ing up all they can get hold of. We
learn that the prices range from 5 to
cents live weight.
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Coming Down.

Houses in Cumberland that COM
mand from $50 to $3.50 year
rent, have been reduced from fifteen
to twenty per cent, but the demand
for eligible brick houses has not de-
creased nor has the rents fallen off :,
SAYS the NeUs.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-01-22

The popular and reliable firm of
Gettinger & Hoke have just received
another large addition to their stock
of MEMS and BOYS WINTER BOOTS.
Dealing exclusively in these goods for
many years, and having arrangements
with some of the best Factories in the
country, it is fair to infer that they are
enabled to do certainly as we'll both in
variety and prices as any house In the
country.
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Closing Out.

Emmert & Fiery are now closing
out their dress goods, blankets, and
all descriptions of heavy winter goods
at greatly reduced prices to make
room for spring goods. Do not fail
to call and see them. 1tdw
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Advancing.

All kinds of cotton goods are now
advancing in price, and Emmert Il
Fiery have just received large
stock of muslins, calicoes, tickings,
sheetings, &C., all of which will be
sold at the old prices. Now is the
time to get bargains before they are
all gone. 1tdw.
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Another Answer.

We have received from subscri-
Der at Westminster, Nd, an answer
to the fish problem, "but as we have
already published several answers
thereto, we simply desire to say to
our valued friend that his figures
solve the problem correctly.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-01-22

We notice that our neighbors, Messrs.
Gettinger & Hoks, are just opening a
large and pretty assortment of LADIES
FuRs. From their long experience in
these goods, we doubt not they are able to
give good choice in variety and at as
moderate prices as they can be bought
in any of the large cities. They deal in
no other than perfect goods and warrant
them to be such.
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SUSPENDED.

pleasant Valley Grange" 2. of
H., of Gerardstown, has been dis
solved, at its own request, and ceas-
ed to exist.
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EVERY FARMER

in Berkeley county is requested to see our
Country Hammered PlOw
Iron before purchasing. We only ask
you TO see them, and we are sure OF SELL
ing. II A. RIDDLE,
King Street Hall
March a. 127h--v,f
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We are receiving our fall stock OF
mems, boys youths and children
boots, which we are prepared to sell
at lowest prices, buying direct from
manufacturers for cash. Call in and
examine our prices. No. IL Queen
Street. DEATRICK.
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Saturday. January -. 1876
More Improvement.

Mr.. Fitz is taking out the stone in
front of his property on Queen street
and intends to lay pavement
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-01-22

A full and complete line of Gum
and Arctic over shoes, at lower prices
than evea known, at the BOOT and SHOE
Emporium of GETTINGER g. HoKE.
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Ladies Kid Gauntlets, black and
eolored, direct from the manufac-
urers, at very low prices for cash at
ep18,w If. DEATRICK's.
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All kinds of Anthracite and Btu
minous Coal, at lowest prices. Shut
the Coal dealer. July30-tf-d&w
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Ladies, misses and childrens shoes
and CATERS, manufactured expressly
for our trade, and will be sold for
cash at lowest living profit by
sep18wtf. DEATRICK.
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Ii, o r r E N T !,

The house now occupied by ID. We'll
as Clothing Store.
WIN. ID. BURKHART.
Jan. 14,daw2w.
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SPECIAL LOCALS.
CHAN.E FOR A BARGAIN /!

We have few sets Mink, Squirrel
and other Fu~s, which we will soil very
low. Also Blankets. Shawls and all
other winter goods, 10 make room for
spring goods.
d. w. TIMBERLAKE.
Jan 81. Itw6td
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o. o. F.-N O T. / G T. .

The members of Tuscarora Lodge No.
"a, ! Q. Q. f., are hereby notified tina:
there are several Resolutions or Amend
ments to the Bylaws which will come up
for action on their regular meeting night,
Saturday. January %, 1876,
It is necessary that a II attendance OF
the members should be present.
BY Order of the LODGE.
Jan IT, It'd. ltw
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-06-29
Curious Revelation by an Acci-
dent.

AT the sale in London of the pictures
owned by the late Chevalier de Listin-
gen, a splendid Ruysdael' was bought
for $4,000 by Prince Demidotf. An
accident revealed some curious facts,
or what are supposed to be facts, i'll re-
gard to this picture and the artist who
produced it. In cleaning the picture q
blow knocked off one of the figures in
the signed date, and III its place was
found another figure making the date
1647 instead of 1867, which was the
date indicated before the accident. AS
Ruysdael, according to the books, was
born in 1888, it was considered lmpoS-
sibie that he could have painted SO fine
work at the early age of twelve years,
and it was concluded that some former
owner of the picture, entertaining the
same. idea, and thinking the original
date mistake, had caused the four to
be covered and a six painted on instead.
Still the mystery of the matter re-
manned, however, III the minds OF those
interested in the discovery of the alter
alton, and it was q matter OF. doubt
whether the. artist could have made a
mistake of ten j or twenty yearsNin the
date Of his work. accordingly, the
history of the artist has been very
thoroughly looked up, and it has been
found that ordinary biographical works
give the date of his birth Incorrectly,
lie having been born. l in 1929 ne was !; $,
therefore,y Twenty-Five years old wher
the picture was painted. ~.
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4
al intercourse. l have been anxious,
and have made efforts to enlarge its scope,
and TO make new treaty which would be
| still more efficient agent for the punish
ment and prevention of crime; at the same
time Ihave felt it my duty to. decline tosen-
| tertain proposition made byGreat Britain,
pending its refusalto execute thezexisting
treaty, TO amend it by practically concoding
by treaty the identical conditions which that
Government demands under its act of Par
Lament.
In addition to the impossibility of the
United States entering upon negotiations
under the menace of nm intended violation
or refusal to execute the terms of an ex-
isting treaty, l deemed it inadvisable to
treat of only the one amendment pro
posed by Great Britain, while the
United States desires an enlargement
of the list of crimes for which extra
dition may be asked, and other improve
mcnts which experience has shown might
be embodied in new treaty.
1t is for the wisdom of Congress to deter
'mine-whether the article of the treaty relat-
ing to extradition is to be any longer regard
cd as obligatory on the Government of the
United States or as forming part of the
supreme law of the land. Should the attitude
of the British Government remain unchanged,
Ishallpot, without ar expression Of the wish
of Congress that should do so, take any ac-
ton either in making or granting requisi-
tions for the surrender Of fugitive criminals
under the treaty of 1912. Respectfully sub
mitted, U s. GRANT.
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No Names Given.

ONE of the uptown churches i'll New
York was filled by "a fashionable con-
gregation about IA week ago, on the
occasion of the marriage of we'll
known society girl to the man of her
choice-the scion of popular Phila-
delphia sugar merchant. Probably not
a dozen persons present knew the most
interesting fact in the history of the
bride. She was poor, neglected waif
twenty years ago, and was found one
wintry morning upon doorstep i'll st.
Mark place-then fashionable quar-
ter of the city. No clue to her parent
age was ever, found, but the family
(chosen probably with that object,
having no child of their own, took in
the waif, and treated the little girl
with as much care us if she had been
their own. a few years after an ap-
plication was made to Judge Charles
p. DAILY, of New York City, for de-
cree awarding legal custody of the
child to its protectors, and hencefortll
she took their name. She was educat-
ed thoroughly, and became 4 pet of the
family as etfectually as if she had been
born into it. In time she was intro,
duced into society as Miss G., and
met her present husband at family
reunion in Philadelphia. Now she is
honored and petted by society, and
promises to become areigning favorite.
Who knows but somewhere the rea
mother of this interesting woman may
not be watching the career Of he,
child, and that, some time, may make
herself known? Truly, fact is offer
stranger than fiction. IN. Y. Letter.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-06-29
Talked in Her Sleep.

WE have another instance of wOm-
an Subtletv and remarkable ingenious
ness. She is Il South Easton young
woman, and she wanted to 60 to the
Opera House the other night to such a
20 s,-,,s 81, - -------~ .'.,.~I.r,e ..,--.
ing of her soul. and her beau was 50
everlasting obtuse of brain that he
couldn't take a hint unless it was the
size of Il hay-stack. When he came
round to see her on Saturday night she
was tired, and told him 50, soon fur
ther convincing him of the fact bv
going to sleep on his shoulder. She
,'''''' = " re. but pretty soon She began
- Opera House" she faifrtsfys, %: %.
Umph" queried Joe. -
Neutrality-suspicious. came IL
dulcet whisper.
"Ehi what's that demanded Joe,
raising her head up gently by the back
hair.
"What' the matter, Joe?' and the
guilelessl darling rubbed her eyes,
weariE, Why, i = was asleep,
wasn't r.
Yes, / guess you was. DO you
talk in your sleep as a general thing?'
"Oh! yes; sometimes, when Pm
worried about anything
"Well, you shan't be worried about
anything if | can help it. Let's go to
the Opera House for the first thing that
comes along" .I.
THANK you, Joe; | don't care if
do. You are Il dear old darling
And then the little fraud paid him
for his thoughtfulness i'll legal-tendel
that sounded like two shingles slapped
together. .-Ne,rurh (N. y Register.
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The Taltdo Gluo,irlt.

wrung her hands and screamed: 1.-THE
horse has run off with that babyi Oh,
catch that precious, precious babyr'
But mamma, who loved Flake far
better than Dora could, did not shed
one tear. She only said calmly to her
husband: EH
"Tell me, Charles, what shall we
do?'
And he answered, looking very pale.
If only knew (which way to got
Get another horse and go some
where said Aunt Jane.
"There isn't horse in this town
can overtake Whiz,' said papa; but he
ran to the livery-stable as fast as he
could do. Mamma and Aunt Jane
could not keepstill Mamma went up
street, and Aunt Jane went down.
Somewhere they supposed there was a
broken carriage; somewhere there was
Il crushed and bleeding baby. Where.
oh, where! But no :; that dear, good,
high-minded Whiz had turned around
long ago and was going home. He
knew better than to hurt one silky hair
of Flake Frizzle's head. Mrs. Allen
had hardly got as far as the Postoffice
when he dashed by her; and Flake
dropped the reins, calling out, 80
mamma, mamma
BY the time Mrs. Allen had rushed
home, Whiz was in the carriage yard
as quiet as a lamb. Dora ran for
Aunt Jane: the Stable-hov ran for
papa, and one of the neighbors fired Il
gun. But mamma caught Flake to
her heart, and us soon as she could
speak for CRYING, asked the sweet little
naughty try-patiencc darling what
made her run away.
"Oh, | yided away, Didn't YUM
said baby, with Il sweet smile, for she
had forgotten all about the shipping.
But we don't allow you to climb
into the carriage. 1t was naughty,
"Wcll, had to-" said Flake. cool
ly, as if that settled it. Because |
was playin' was your naughty little
goorl and that becallSc"-Cong'pga-
tioH0iiSt.
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A Cat That Sticks by the Ship.

A CORRESPONDENT of the Hartford
Times tells the following story, con
the authority oftheDWaler of the cat ::
"She is a Boston eat, but her home is
on the high seas. Puss is a brave sail
or, and has taken many Il voyage from
Boston to the Azores and back on the
good ship Kate Williams, commanded
by, Capt. Beebe. Whenever the ship
reaches Boston puss always lands and
has a social time with old friends on
shore-feline friends among others,
probably. One day she was so enter
tanned with her visit that she stopped
little longer than usual, and When she
returned to the wharf she found the
ship had sailed without her. She gazed
with longing eyes far Yout. over the
water. and shifted her whiskers rs if
,scenting out the track of the receding
and now invisible ship. But she knew
it was of no use. She knew the ways
of the ship too well. Every day for
three months she appeared on the
wharf with clock-like regularity and
sniffe.l and gazed, and gazed and
shifted. There were plenty of ships
coming and going, but they were moth
ing to her. At last the right one came
1t had hardly touched the wharf before
a cat, grown thin and guant with anx
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-06-29
President Grants EXtraditiOn
Message. -7 sF
WASHINGTON, JnD

WASHINGTON, June 90
TIE President to day sent message to
the Senate and House of Representatives
respecting the Extradition Treaty with
Great Britain. After stating at length the
provisions of the treaty, and criticising
the action taken by the British Govern
ment in the Winslow and Brent cases, the
President says:
It's with extreme regret that am now
Majesty's Government has finally released
both of these fugitives, Winslow and Brent,
and set them at liberty, thus omitting to
comply with the provisions and requirements
of, the treaty under which extradition of
fugitive criminals is made between the two
Governments The position thus taken
by the British Government, If adhered
to, cannot but be regarded as the abrogs,-
ton and annulment of the article of the
treaty on .extradition. Under these eir,
cumstances it will not, in my Judgment,
comport with the dignity or self respect
of this Government to make demands upon
that Government for the surrender Of fugitive
criminals, nor to entertain any requisitien of
that character from that Government under
the treaty. it will be cause of deep regret
if a treaty which has been thus beneficial
in its practical operations, which has
worked SO well and SO efficiently, and which,
Notwithstanding the exciting and at the
same time violent political disturb.
anccs of which both countries have
been the scene during its, existence, has
-, a., ,rf
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4 LITTLE sHOE.
[5y the author of . Comm Thro' the Rye,'l-,

[By the author of - Comm Thro' the Rye.r1-
THERE it lies. a little shoe
Only that, at least TO you. -t"'.
Just such others, six or more,
Patter on the nursery floor; YysE
And your heart and lips are smiling,
Some sweet thought is you beguiling,
OF one little pair of feet
That will hurry out to meet
Mother *+* and when. they have found you,-
Chubby arms will cling around YOU, '
You will have no need 10 call him.
Neither sleep nor death cnthra him. %
You will hold him to your breast,
With all utter sense Of rest;
All your own within your grasp sErs. 2
At your neck the baby clasp. ~F @'
And to me fearless weeping,
And a hunger meyer sleeping,
As l stand my heart out-leaping,
Knocking, knocking at the door,
Where God stands forevernore. kSA
For lie holds the wee one who 4E IL II
Once did wear this little shoe.
And the tender little voice,
That did make my hearR rejoice.
Maybe He has taught another
Language, and the childish clinging
Has died out in his upbringing,
And he will not know his mother
-
Not the shoe, but what wasin it, s.
As the cage that hold = the Hnnet,
Did love; but Christ bereftme,
And the husk alone is left me:
On my dead heart let it lie; -
! could leave it, if on high N
My lost little one should meet me,
Tottering, hurrying up to greet me
This you know not-only you
SH a little commoR-skoe.
- RffNJu ria
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DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF TAnA COUNTY
TOLEDO, TAMA cotNrYs IOWA THURSDAY, JUNE 49, 1876

Is
sign ofterrer, your uncle replied will
his fingers: tf''
"Where Is your sal volatile? AL
right. Don't be afraidr . .- .
He went to the mantel to get the
small bottle that contained the smell
ing-salts. l was not afraid, OF at least
not half so much as would have beer
if had been alone. felt that youl
Uncle George would be more than a
match for the villain. l wished, how.
ever, that my husband was anything
but banker. A banker, l reasoned,
is always tracked by thieves.
"' Your fire is getting low, my dear,
said your uncle. And, as he spoke, he
took up the long, heavy, iron poker.
must get you a-good fire. he added,
before 60, lisa very cold might.
II "He poked the fire, and left the
poker in. He kept his eyes on me.
BY the way he said, i wonder
if Thomas has got my portmanteau
| ready. / III call INN. ..-..-. f..
"IIe did so. and then enquired of me
where was the key to his shaying-case.
told him, and he apparently made
every effort to find it. But no. He
declared that it was lost. OF course
this proceeding was all moonshine,
rand, pretending to hunt after the key
myself, | jumped out of bed, gathered
| together few choice things on the
bureau, and then quietly withdrew into
the dreSsing-room which adjoined the
chamber.
Your uncle turned the key in and
locked me in. Just then tail, brawny,
stout individual tapped on the chamber
door.
" Gone in, Thomas, ! heard your
uncle say, come i'll. - There some
blackguard got into the house and be
hind my bed, there. If he makes the
least resistance, don't hesitate to kill
him.
AT the same moment the bed was
pushed out from the wall, and the vii
lain, without his mask, and with face
as pale as death, emerged from his Sc
cluSiOn.
Your uncle recognized him at once
as having been messenger for the
bank, who had been discharged from
his situation upon suspicion of dishon-
esty.
Sir said the burglar, no longer
in the menacing tone which he mani
Tested on his first appearance, 'have
mercy on me, SIR
"' You want mercy, do you? Before
we have any further conversation you
may as well surrender that life-pre-
server which you have in your pocket
"'And did the lady tell You that? 2
said the burglar And I'm sure |
didn't hear her say a word about it to
YOU.
"' You're right, scoundrel, said |,
through the keyhole. L never spoke
a word, but it's all the same to YOU
and all of US.
1.-The man was greatly astonished,
and could not possibly understand how
it happened that such sudden inter
ference had ruined his nefarious
--1--.,-.
It's all up with me-, he ,,,,,,. -
a Judgment on me, and it's no good
for me to fight against it. Move on,
Cap'n", .. ..-. ... ...
Not the least good responded
your Uncle George, coolly.. Pm to
take the stage tonight, and l guess
that we might as well go to the lookup
c.u ua.Gc.' -, $40
In few moments they were leauy
to start The burglar took his depar-
tufe i'll the custody of Thenfas,and
your Uncle George, leaving your poor
terrified Aunt Maria safe and sound,
after all
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Mrs. MOSher aud Charley Ross.

a FEW weeks ago, Boston detect
i've called at the Fifth Avenue Thea.
ter, and explained to Mr.. Stephen
Fiske that he was in confidential com
mrnication With Mrs. Mosher. the
widow of the man who had stolen
Charley Ross; that she was evidently
exercised in mind in regard to the Sc
cret of the boys fate; that she had
heard of the stolen child in "Pique,"
and WAS anxious to see the play if she
could come to the tbeater unobseryed;
and he believed that, under the inilu-
ence Of the play she might be induced
to make the confession which she had
hitherto refused.
These facts having been represented
to Mr. DAILY. he placed his own private
box at the service of the detective,
and next evening Mrs. Mosher was
brought quietly to the theater. She
was plain, elderly woman, neatly at
tired in black, and was accompanied
by female friend. During the prog
reSs of the trial she laughed and cried
with the rest of the audience, but
did not exhibit any special pertruba-
ton until the last act The sorrow of
the heroine, Miss Fanny Davenport,
then appeared to move her strangely.
When Miss Davenport exclaimed:
Hes dead" Mrs. Mosher rocked her
self backward and forward and re-
peated: "IIe's dead. Yes, he's dead"
The joy in the Renfrew family when
the stolen child was restored also af-
fected her deeply.
At the close of the performance
Mrs. MoSher and the detective left the
theater as quietly as they had entered,
the detective whispering to Mr.. ,Fiske
as they passed: Il think it has been a
success" No further revelations were
vouchsafed until Wednesday, when
Mr. Christian X Ross, the father of
the abducted boy, visited Superintend-
ent Walling. and held Il long confer
ence in reference to some new cleWS
which have been discovered. 1t is be
lieved communications have passed
between Mrs. Mosher and her brother,
Westeryelt, now under sentence. in
Moyamensing Prison, and that the fate
of Charley Ross is shortly to be cleared
up.-N. Y. SIM.
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4 Good Daughter.

THERE are other ministers of love
more conspicuous than Il good daugh-
ter, but none i'll which Il gentler, love-
licr spirit dwellS, and none to which
the hearts warm requitalS more joy
fully respond. She is the steady light
of her fathers house. Her idea is i'll
diSS0lubly connected with that of his
happy GrcSide. She is his morning
sun and evening star. The grace,
vivactv and tenderness of her sex have
their place in the mighty sway which
she holds over his spirit. The lessons
of recorded wisdom which he reads
with her eyes come to his mind with u
new charm, as blended with the be
loved melody of her voice. He scarce
" knows WEAKNESS which her song
does not make him forget. or gloom
which is proof against the young
brightness of her smile. She is the
pride and ornament of his hospitality,
the gentle nurse of his sickness. and
the constant agent of those nameless.
numberleSS acts of Kindness which one
chiefly cares to have rendered, because
they are unpretending, but expressive
proofs of loVe.-Chu1ch Union.