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Magnetic Travelling Stones.

They have walking stonssin Australia,
and, as we are Informed, they have
travelling stones in Nevada Here is
description: They were almos. perfect
ly round, the majority of them are as
large as walnut and Of an irony nature.
aWhen distributed about on the floor,
table or any other level surface, within
two or three feet of each other, they
Immediately begin travelling towards
common center, and there huddle up in
bunch, like lot of eggs in nest A
single stone removed to a distance Of
three and half feet, upon being re-
leased at once started off with wonder
fnl and somewhat comical celerity to
join its fellows; taken away four or FIVE
feet, it remained motionless. They are
found in region that, although COM
paratively level, is nothing but barren
rock. Scattered over this barren region
are little basins, from few feet to rod
in diameter, and it is in the bottom OF
these that the rolling stones are found
They are from the size of pea to five
or six inches in diameter The cause
of these stones rolling together is doubt.
less to be found in the material O.
which they are composed, which ap
pears to be loadstone or magnetic iror
4 ore , ,..-...
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An American City.

NJ. De Molinairi, clever journalist.
thus describes the average American
City: All American cities are built up
on the sssme plan, that of chess board;
all the streets have nearly the same
breadth, the same aspect and the same
the names of trees or
of i!lustrious men. Everywhere, for ex
ample, you will find Washington Street
and Lafayette Street, crossing at right
angles avenues which have numbers and
not names All the houses and public
ed,6ces look alike; the hotels are built
after the same colossal model, 30 that,
after having passed night in sleeping
car, you wake up in another City a long
distance away and have difficulty in
realizing that you have changed places
at all. The hotel at which you arrive
has the same columned entry as the one
left the evening before, the same Office
opposite the door, the same stand, news
paper stand; the same elevator, with
mirrors; the same entries with red car
pets, the same bar, the same dining
room, where you are served by the same
looking negroes. who invite you 70 . seat
by the same signs; and when you go out
you find the same ticket Office at one
side, where they sell you the same rail
way tickets, and at the corner the same
druggist with his soda water fountain.
Who was it that said France was the
country of unity? If unity is found
anywhere it is in the United States, and
it must be confessed that this unity CON-
siderably simpliies the work of travel
! ing,
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Money in a Hollow Tree.

A month ago, perhaps, a man by the
name of Jeffries, In company with his
family, was out in the woods hunting
nuts, at Palmyra, Missouri, when one of
the girls saw something that attracted
her attention in hollow tree, and call
ed to her mother to come and look at it.
Mrs. Jeffries made some examination,
and soon found it to be an old paint
keg. Upon taking it out. there was
found within it an earlhen jar contain
ing 1888 in gold and silver. They did
not know what to do about it, but con-
cluded to keep quiet and wait for devel-
.,opments. However, some of the chill
dren mentioned it at school, and thence
it came to the ears of Isaac and Jacob
johnson, who came at once to see JEFF
freis, and soon convinced him: that the
treasure belonged to them and that they
had hid it there the day before. Porter's
raid into Palmyra in 1862. After hid
ing it they did not go to look for it fol
some time and when they did were to-
tally unable to find the place of. its con
cealment, nor had they ever been able
to find it since. The keg had beer
pushed up into the hollow of the tre'
and propped up by stick, which. i.
the course of the fourteen years sine
elapsed, rotted off and let the treasur
down, and thus it was found, by acci
dent. The Johnsons made present G
$50 to the little girl who found it, an
who will say it was not cheap enough
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PUBLIC REPORT
POLICEMAN,

] have not enjoyed good health for
it to interfere with my labor. Every
one belonging to the laboring class
knows the inconvenience of being oblig.
ed to labor when the body, from debili-
ty, almost refuses to perform its daily
task. I never was believer in dosing
with medicines; but having heard the
VEGETINE spoken of so highly, was de-
termined to try it, and shall never regret
that determination. As tonic (which
every one needs at some time) it surpases
anything ever heard of. 1t invigorates
the whole system; it is a great cleanser
and purifier of the blood There are
many of my acquaintance who have ta-
ken it, and all unite in praise of its sat-
isfactory effect.
Especially among the aged class OF
people, it imparts to them the one thing
most needful in old age-nights of calm,
sweet repose. thereby strengthening the
mind as well as the body One aged la
| dy, who has been suffering through life
from scrofula, and has become blind
from its effects, having tried many
remedies with no favorable result, was
induced by friends to try the VEGETINE
After taking few bottles, she obtained
such great relief that She expressed 8
wish for her sight, that she might be
able to look upon the man who had sem
her such blessing. - T''']f
Yours respectfully, ~
| o. P. H. HODGE, Police Office
Station s, BosrcN, Mass, Mayts5 ls7ls
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A REMEDY FOR BIa EARs.-We
learn from Saratoga Springs that one of
the bellies of that place has had diff
cult operation performed upon her ears
for the purpose of reducing them to the
ordinary size of such appendages. The
lady is accomplished and pleasing to all
who meet her, but up to this time che
has suffered great annoyance from the
fact that her ears were far beyond the
proper dimensions. No art of the hair
dresser or n.;!liner could be employed
successfully in hiding this deformity,
and she resolved to 60 to New York and
have them cut down. She consulted
with skilled surgeon, and, refusing to
take chloroform, suffered bravely while
undergoing the operation. The surgeon
believes that the ears will be all right
again within few weeks.-lUtica Her
aid,
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Superficial observers formerly assum.
ed that the saltness of the ocean was
due to beds of rock washed by its wa
tiers, but little examination will prove
that this is putting the effect for the
cause, since the beds themselves, where
yer found, give sufficient evidence that
they are but the deposit of ancient oceans
or isolated bodies of sea water that have
dried up. The scientific theory refers
the salt in the ocean to the chemical
changes which have taken place between
the elements that constitute the earth q
crust in former geological periods. The
sea water also contains gold and silver
Gold exists in nearly one grain to ton
of water, and is held in solution by
iodide of calcium. Silver will deposit
itself on the coppering of ships until it
is actually found profitable to melt up
the copper from old ships and extract
the more valuable metal 1t is esiima.
ted that the entire body OF sea water
holds in solution more than two millor
tons of pure silver.
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The Watertown ( N. W Dispatch
says: "An American lady visiting
friends in Canada started for home the
other day, and, crossing the St. Law
renee River at Cape Vincent. the Gus
toms officer desired to- look into her
trunk. She offered no objection to the
and seeing her 90 willing.
the officer asked her if she had anything
in the trunk besides wearing apparel. A
prompt negative came from the fair
traveller. Her answer was scarcely ut
tered, however, before the officer had the
trunk open, and there, lying at the very
top of her dress and lingerie were q
dozen bottles of the finest Hsnnessey
brandy. DO you call there wearing ap-
parel? queried the officer, his eyes mean
while resting longingly on the bottles.
Yes replied the lady, they are my
husbands night-caps.'
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"How i. was a. Mrs. C.mpbslps the

now ~ HAs et Stlb Nam Puet tuo
other night. II I had bsen Anna Rad
clifie, or Dora Coliard. I'd have asked
come Of you men TO dance with me-"
"Then you think women shonld have
the privilege of asking for whatever
they wish?" he retorted, with half
smile.
She answered that she thought just
that. -
"Well, Matty, quite agree with you.
not only think they should have this
right in such case you mention, Sut
also in more serious affairs. For in
stance, women might, with perfect pro
priety, make proposals Of marriage"
Now, such an idea had never entered
Matty's foolish little head, and she seiz-
ed the sugar-box with great embarrass-
msnt. The Doctor went on, with much
gravity:
| 81 am aware that il would be very
unconventional proceeding, and-I am
afraid that no woman will ever be wise
enough to take the initiative; and yet
am persuaded that in many instances il
4 would be the most natural and beautiful
| think she could do" -
i He was looking unconseionsly up a
the blue sk~shining through the flagre'
work of vineleaves, above him. 1t wal
evident he was thinking in the ab-trac
only, but faltering little CDR. Gibson
recalled him to the concrete. And Their
stood Matty smiling. blushing, dimpling
ready TO extingush herself in her BROW
gingham apron.
"Dr. Gibson, like YOU ever so much.
She faltered. bravely, but bresthlessly
The Doctor jumped through an opel
window. and made his proposal owe
again.-[ Portland Sunday Times.
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TRUE.-When run against man
who processes to be Christian, and yet
who has foul mind and foul mouth
and a foul lip, whose wit is vulgar. and
whose speech is coarse, whose imagina-
ton is like; 2 duck whose necessities
compel it to play in dirty puddle. !
feel that the man needs . cellar Of de
cency under his professional superstruc
ture. A vulgar mouth is sure evidence
of a vulsar mind, and / cannot conceive
of anything more utterly distasteful to
Gods pure spirit than human vulgari-
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Insanity is just now exciting a more
than usual amount of attention in Mas.
The fact that this State now
contains about four thousand insane,
against two thousand six hundred in
1870, is causing considerable alarm
among the staid communities and quiet
neigh borhoods of the old Bay State.
The people are anxiously inqniring
how soon it will be before the rest of
them all 60 crazy. The cause of SO
remarkable an increase in the amount
of mental disease must be attributable
to some cause, and no people in this
country are so well fitted to ASCERTAIN
what that cause is as the people of Mas
sachusetts. They should institute care
full and thorough examination, and, il
possible, ascertain if any portion be due
to their methods of education.
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HEARTFELT PRAYER.
ST.. PAU, Aug. %, 1864.

3 ST. PAUL, Aug. %, 1864.
H. R. SrEv Ms, ESQ.,:
Dear Sir-I should be wanting in
gratitude, .if,Is failed to acknowledge
what the VEGETINE has done for me.
was attacked about eleven months since
with Bronchitis. which settled into Con-
sumption. had-niaht sweata and fever
chills; was distressed for breath. and
frequently spit blood; was all emaciated,
very weak, and 60 low that my friends
thought my case hopeless.
] was advised to make trial OF the
VEeETINE, which; under the providence
of God, has cured me. That he may
bless the use of you- medicine to others,
as he has to me, and that his divine
grace may attend you, is the heartfelt
prayer of your admiring. humble ser
want, BENJAMIN PETTINGILL,
P. S.-Mine is but one among the
many, cures your medicine has effected
in this place. , B. P.
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Has Entirely Cured Ne.
BosroN. October. 1870.

Mr.. STEVENS:
Dear Sir My daughter, after having
a sewers attack of whooping cough, was
lef in a feeble state of health. Being
advised by a friend she tried the VEeE-
TINE, and after using few bottles was
fully restored 20 health.
I have been a great sufferer from
Rheumatism. ] have taken several bot.
ties of the VEoErINE for this complaint.
and am happy to say il has entirely cur
ed me. have recommended the VEa-
ETINE to others. with the same good re.
suits. 1t is great cleanser and purifl.
er OF the blood; il is pleasant TO take;
and / can cheerfully recommend it.
JAMES MORSE. seA Athens Street.
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Late Immense Discoveries by STANLEY and
others are just added TO the only ocwple.s.
LIFE AND LAB0Rs OF LIVINGSTONE
This vstern explorer ranks among the most
heroic men Of the age, ana this hook one Of the
most Jascinotsae, richly illustrated and insavsse-
fiss volumes ever issued. Millions are eager for
Il, and agents are wanted for this anA the .csn-
tsnnial Exposftion, pswie~d - N~ssrsasi."-
just out e1isg ~ het eAks. Fer t9yss, ad-
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There seems to be very little rest in
this world. The weather has only just
become cold enough for man to be able
to take girl out to walk and pass an
ice cream saloon with sense OF security
when they begin to hold church festivals
at the rate of Ska week, and unless he
attends them all and buys a worsted
tidy, and couple of bead lamp.ma,s,
and takes four chances in an indige,tible
pound cake, he is generally regarded a.
dangerous character, with a tendency
towards atheism.-[ Norwich Bulletin.
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81 AT the present rate ofdestruction, ele-
phants will soon become extinct. At q
recent meeting Of the English Geograph
ical Society it was reported that England
imports annually 200, 900 lbs. of ivory,
to obtain which IL 10 necessary TO kill
80, 1000 elephants. The total annual de
struction Of these animals il estimated
at 10o,000.
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. -. IA hDELL,
Store 35l Broad way,

VEGErNE acts directly upon the
causes Of these complaints. It invigortes
and strengthens the whole system, acts
upon the secretive organs, allays infam
nation, cleanses and cures liberation,
cures constipation, and regulates the
bowels.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-12-22

There is q Chinese firm in San Fran
cisco consisting of seven members.-
They keep their money in safe on
which their are seven locks, and the
funds can be reached only BY unanimous
consent, a. each partner has . lock to
himself.
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After fooling around for whole week
to open big cafe. Dubuque merchant
discovered that is hadn't been locked
any of the time, and he called his head
clerk a fool and discharged him.
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VICK'S
Flower and Vegetable Seeds

are the best the world produces. They
are planted by a million people in
America, and the result is, beautiful
Flowers and splendid Vegetables. A
Priced Catalogue sent fred to all who
enclose the postage-a cent stamp.
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Second bells shall ri.

2. Second bells shall ring long
enough for pupils to reach their rooms
from any part Of the school grounds.
8. Pupils coming in after . second
bell has ceased ringing shall be marked
tardy..
4: Pupils are required to attend reg
ularly, unless prevented by necessity.
5. Pupils tardy three times, or abeent
twice without good excuse, shall be re-
ported to the Superintendent.
6. Pupils, on arriving at the echool
grounds IN the morning, shall 20 imme-
diately to their respective rooms and re-
main until recess, unless excused by the
teacher.
z. Pupils shall leave the grounds i'm
mediately at close of school at IL NJ,
and 4:15 P. M, unless permitted to re-
main for special reasons.
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It is the wish of the Board TO make
school work the business of the pupils,
and the earnest cooperation of parents
and guardians is solicited in securing 10
the young. and through them to the fu-
ture citizen, habits of business like at
tentton, promptness, and accuracy leea-
cy, as business men know, far richer than
gold.
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A man named Bowerman, will proba-
bly, 20 70 the Peni,sntiary from Xenia
on the charge Of perjury in obtaining =
marriage license
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-12-22

An act of civilli.y performed about
four years ago, in Columbus, Ohio, has
lately met with handsome reward. A
correspondent thus tells the story: 'One
cold, rainy morning, an old gentleman
with a cane in each hand, and basket
on his arm, was going up an alley be-
tween Town and Rich streets. The
pavement was one sheet of ice, and sud
denly the old gentleman feet few from
under him, and he fell quite heavily. A
lady seeing him fall helped him up
picked up his canes aud basket, and
guided him to q place of safety. The
gentleman took the trouble to inquire
the lady's name. 1t was given him, and
made honorable mention of in his will
which on being read after his death
which occurred a short time since, con
tanned a bequest to the lady of severa
hundred dollars. Her name is T. E
Gillispie.
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yick's Floral Guide.

This is beautiful Quarterly Journal,
finely illustrated, and containing an ele-
gait colorcd Frontispiece with the 6rst
number. Price only 25 cents. for the
year. The first number for 1876 just is-
sued. Address
JAMES WICK, Rochester, n. Y.
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A fne lot Of mems and boys' shoes, Of
the latest style, just received BY Walker
4 Russsil
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VICK,S
Flower and Vegetable Garden

is the most beautiful work of the kind
in the world. It contains nearly $50
pages, hundreds of fine illustrations, and
four Chrome Plates of Flowers, beauti-
fully drawn and colored from nature.
Price IS cents, in paper covers; 65 cents,
bound in elegant cloth.
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TERMS;

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Send for specimen copies and premism
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Terms of Rent
The above rates includes All {

The above rates includes all eXpenses,
except on occasions in which unusually
late hours are kept, when an extra COM
pensation must be allowed for taking
care of Hall, or the party renting be re-
sponsible for unnecessary damages, and
take care of it himself after the said
usual hours for closing.
All contracts for Hall must hereafter
be made with the Mayor
The foregoing regulations will be
strictly adhered to under all circum-
stances hereafter.
RoBr. 3. sWoopwARp, Mayor.
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school Regulations.

l.. The bells calling to work shall
ring promptly as follows:
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Give US call and examine our stock
our Stouss. We feel war
ranted in assuring all comers that we
can supply all their wants ranging with
in the circle of our legitimate business,
and that our work, wares, prices, etc.,
will be found satisfactory.
-> MYERS g. YARNELL.
Sept. %, 1876. %
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Sold by all Druggists and Dealers
Everywhere.
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Vest Main Street,
Ti7a,Oare, Meet-iro.a 1care,
Spouti7ss and Roofing,
And also dealers in
COOK AND PARLoR STOVES,

OF the most popular patterns in the
country-among which will be found
the celebrated tRed Cross" parlor. stove
(honored with the prize medal at the
Vienns Exposition, and the justly cel-
ebratei Monitor Coal Cooking Stove.
Full Stock Of Stores, Tin uare, etc., nou
on hand. Special orders promptly at
tended to with care and at reasonable
charges.
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.T ms A R4.COLuMN

1T IS A 64.COLUMN WEEKLY
l. PAPER, furnishing every week
more valuable information in all the
different departments Of Agriculture
than any other paper Of the kind in the
countrv, and Family Department nm
equaled for interest and value for the
household.
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ATTENTION
Farmers and St0ckmen!
Send for specimen copy Of the
OHIO FARMER 7
'Es,abl;she.l Ie4e /,

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The Oldest, Largest, Most Eatrprisiag,
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Farm, Stock and Family
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ROO1f7ag and SpOsstissg

Specialties, and all wo.k of this nature
entrusted to US completed with the ut
most care, and warranted 6rst-class in all
respects.
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= o. P. H. HODGE, Police Office,
Station 6, BosroN, Mass., Msyts,ls7lA
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, and lean over the sill.
So there he stood under the grapevine
trellis, with little golden sunshine
falling over his hair and shoulders. Mat
D ty observed that he looked thoroughly
$ uDloverlike, and concluded that he did
. MT intend to propose. She also noticed
8 rip in his coat, and wondered who
: would mend il for him.
Someway the talk veered round from
y the weather to Woman's Rights.
+ J Matty, on this, spoke up.
;. She didn't at all believe in the second
n hand influence which reached the bal
lot box through the agency of husbands
n and brothers. "When / VOTE" che said,
IT II want to march to the polls and put in
Ie my own vote my own self"
er "What a pretty spectacle you'd make
g. Matty, with that rolling pin in your
hand, and"
he "I'm not at all sure that want &c
T. vote" she interrupted. "But jus
would like TO make rome laws, that
= all"
~ "Well, yon might petition the Leg
u islature," suggested the Doctor, grave
10 ly.
"Oh, they're not legal laws; only rocia
ty customs and usages. I'll tell you jus
rst what mean" She laid the rolling pi
aside, with an emphatic bang, placed he
he Aoury arms-akimbo, looked very earne'
and determined, and quite regardless {
by the fact that she and Dr. Gibson were |
love with each other. "Now. At a part.
Id when lady sits alone in stuff-chair =
the evening, no, dancing, simply nscsu'
is she hasn't any partner, and can's SEX or
nd one, oh, you know. DR.. Gibson, 20
pgs hnow-"
pa. "How Il Is myself insespolated he.
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Presently Matty shook out the muslin
cap she was making, and laid il on her
work hos, put her Httlsl silver l,himble
aside, and dropped her hands, one over
the other, into her lap. Then she look
ed up.
Tom was staring straight at her. She
colored violently, and so, for that mat
ter, did he.
="Tsm.p she began, "don't be angry
Oh, do forgive mel" She paused, trying
TO think how she could tell him softly
but she went on blun,ly, II want to end
our engagement"
$50 do J." rejoined he, with difficulty
supprs.sing n whistle. Then both burst
into q hearty laugh.
"You see, Mat" said Tom when hs
could speak. ~ love some one else"
Mauy sappsarsd 20 b, taken quite b!
surprise at this declaration.
"Buti couldn't help IL indeed could
n't. She is-"
"She isa young lady -whoss name
Kate, and her eyes are the blaeksss, N
her cheeks the rsddest, and shs sim
s'Under the ssaFs with guitar seeomp'