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The Adventures of a Polish Count.

One of the most frequent habitues of
Fifth avenue is an old Polish Count who
has taken his daily stroll there for over
twenty years. His story is as strange as
any that the nOvelists invent. Twenty
eight years ago he was cast into prison for
taking part In the Polish instruction.
He was betrothed to a young woman,
and she visited him frequently in prison
and cheered him with hopes of speedy re-
lease. Finally she proposed measure
that would insure his freedom. Money
would be necessary, great deal of 1t. He
possessed considerable wealth, but owing
to his situation could not command it.
She suggested that if it were in her hands
she could use it to get him out of prison.
They would then leave the country to-
gether, marry and be happy: His faith
in her devotion was strong. The proper
ty that was his became hers. Her infuen-
tial friends were at work, she said, and
he would be released very soon. One day
her usual visit was not made. Another
day passed, and another, and she did not
come. A week passed, and the lone
ly prisoner then learned that he had
been deceived. His beautiful intend
ed bride had turned his property into
cash, and eloped with man whom he had
always regarded as friend. A year af-
terward his prison doors opened and he
walked forth to freedom. A few brief in
quiries satisfied him that the woman and
her accomplices had made their way across
the ocean. He determined to follow them,
and came to New York. 1t was months
before he got any trace of them. He then
learned that they had gone westward, and
he went to St. Louis in pursuit. They had
gone to New Orleans; he followed them.
For over a year he continued the chase,
visiting in turn almost every city in the
United States, but never overtaking them.
At last he returned to New York, and in
less than week he met them face to face
in Broadway. He upbraided the woman
and tiercely threatened the man. The up
shot of all was a proposal from the latter
that so shocked the Count that he turned
away speeches.. Said the scoundrel in
substance: "Take her now and marry her
if you wish to. I don't want her any
longer. The Count never saw them again
Two years later he heard of the woman's
death by suicide, and he procured decent
burial for the body. What became of her
companion he neither knew nor cared
Buffalo Courier.
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down to cost Of production. His views in
relation to the eiTeuhsta flSes which govern
the price of wheat would teach him that
these are not of a permanent character, that
a change must certainly take place for the
better in the course of another twelve
month period: He therefore sows his
fields again with wheat: But farmer
could suspend or reduce the production of
any grain crop for year or two with less
danger and less loss than he will surely
experience-we say surely-if he dis
poses Of his flock Of sheep. A good flock
Of sheep once gone is not easily replaced
again. 1t cannot be done In single year,
or in two or three years; and when 1t is
once accomplished it is at a heavy ex.
pense.
The wool grower who now disposes of
his flock will do SO at very low rates of
course. When he again wishes to begin
wool growing he will be obliged to pay a
round price for sheep. A tickle policy in
the business of farming will injure the
farming interest as much as it would that
of merchandising or manufacturing; and
we believe that system of farming which
embraces the production Of all the staples,
such as grain, grass, animals and wool,
In proper proportion, depending on
the size. Of the farm, location and
easy markets, ind which produces these
in uniform quantity as Hearty rs may be,
will prove the most successful SYSTEM tax
ing a lifetime of it. In every event and
in every change and chance, and especial
ly in times Of financial stringency like the
present, the farmer who grows tile most to
the acre, who raises the greatest number
of p6unds of wool 10 the lead, is the most
successful and his least cause for com
plant. The wool grower who shears four
to six pounds to the head don't complaint
much if he does not realize more than two
shi,lings a pound for his wool. If wheat
brings but dollar; the fields which turn
out thirty bushels to the acre are rot to be
found fault with. If we could only grow
two pounds of wool on a sheep during a
year, or twelve bushels of wheat on an
acre, we should feel justified in relinquish-
ing the business of both wool and wheat
growing; and farmers who have such
sheep would find their best interests
fostered by selling them off and getting
half the Humber which would produce
more wool aid cost less thanhalf to keep
and care for.-tetryA 1ribune:
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THE LIBERTY BELL.

PHILADELPHIA, July 4, 1776.
High in the belfry the Liberty Bell
lung in the dusk Of a twilight dim;
Slumbered the tones which were soon to tell
y They dare not do it. the ringer said
The ancient ringer who waited there
And sighed as he shook his grizzled head
loyal sigh that was half prayer.
They in the council chamber sat,
Men of stainless and wide renown.
The bsoidered lace and the broad brimmed hat
Potomac toms saf River " r and Boeton I. Bay,
Had gathered those who, at need, with life,
Would ransom the home of their hearts, and stay
Its stanch defenders in peace or strife.
Manceck and Adams and all the rest.
TAotr names are bright on tho honored scroll,
To-day of our treasures accounted best,
Glory's indelible muster-roll.
Little they knew. when the brave hands etgned
The bold defiance that wears to be
Should prize them lovers of all mankind,
And loved wherever mankind is free.
Below in the street and the open square
Swayed an impetuous human tide;
One to another. - Will they dare:''
Questioned. and timidly lips replied
Till suddenly forth from the State House flung
An eager boy Ring! ring!" his shout,
As he clappcd his hands; and the ir0n tongue
OF the great bell Numbered its answer out.
- Liberty Bell! you were cast in mold
For noble end. for a use sublime!
y Liberty Bell! now worn and old
And silent. your musical echoes chime
Still from the hour. century gone,
When hundred pcals to the blithe air gave
The hope and the promise of Freedoms dawn,
And ncrved mems souls to an issue grave!
Through spaces of crystal the hours crept
While the ringer Stood in the belfrys shade,
And the crowd grew thick, and the grand bell
slept
Till the Declaration was sternly made.
\ million bells will be ringing clear
Under the ample summer sky
When the Nation keeps, in its hundredth year,
The day of her birth in this fair July.
But dimpled fingers of boy and girl
Will touch with tender and sacred awe
The old cracked belt Were II set with pearl
And ruby. it would not their reverence draw
As now, when the tale of its past is told.
AND 'ound II craven the lines they see
lr0cialminE, In Letters strong and bold,
To the land and its people. Liberty.
--H9'yGFa E. Sdngster. IN Hdrpers B0=ar.
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Revive the Dropping Energfes.

When the physical energies droop, revive
them with that safest and most active Of
tonics, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. By a
timely use of this salutary and agreeable
medicine you will save yourself from posi-
tive disease; for, be assured that the languor
and loss of strength and appetite which
troubles you is in fact the precursor Of some
malady OF, perhaps, serious nature. APP
petite, tranquility of the nervous system,
and pristine vigor, will assuredly be restored
if the Bitters are used systematically, and
the alimentary disturbance, which in nine
cases out of ten gives rise to debility and
nervousness, be entirely removed. Eegu-
the expulsion of impurities from the blood
through the kidneys, are also among the
beneticent effects Of this admirable restora-
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THE ENORMOUS WASTAGE of grain 20 inevitable
with other styles Of Thrcshers, can be SAVED by this
Improved Machine aGcteat on every job to more as
pay all erpenss of threshing.
FLAX, TIMOTHY, MILLET, HUNGARIAN and
Ike seeds threshold separated cleaned and saved
q easily and perfectly as Wheat Oats, Rye or Barley
AN EXTRA PRICE is usually paid for grain and
seeds cleaned by this machine, for extra cleanliness
IN THE WET GRAIN of 1875, these were substan.
tally the ONLY MACHINES that could run with profit
or economy, doing FAST thorough and perfect work.
Thea others utterly failed.
ALL GRAIN, TIME and MONEY wasting complica,
lions, such ENDLESS Aprons, "Raddles "Beaters
"Pickefs ETC., are entirely dispensed wah less than
easier managed; more durable light running
" repairs; no DUST no tterings" to clean up; not
troubled by adverse winds, rain or storms.
FARMERS and GRAIN RAIsERS who are posted
in the large saving made by it will not employ infe.
ri0r and wasteful machines but will insist ON this
improved Thresher doing their work.
FOUR SIZES made for 6, g. 10 and II Horse
Powers. Also . speciality of SEPARAToRs, designed
and made EXPREssLY FOR STEAM POWER.
TWO STYLES OF HORSE POWERS, viz: our i'm
proved "Tnple Gear" and our Spur Speed" Wood
bury Style, both Mounted on four wheels.
IF INTERESTED in Threshing or Grain Raising.
apply to nearest Dealer write to us for lustra.
ted Circular snt free giving full particulars Of Sizes
N5clb0ls, Shepard d Co.,,
BATTLE CREEK. MICH.
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INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS.

/ "A negro woman in Atlanta, Ga, q
few days since, met with sudden death
from eating quantity Of ice after getting
overheated.
An eccentric citizen of Cape May car
ried rope in his pocket for forty years,
his explanation being that he was liable
at any time to wish to kill himself, and
always meant to have the means handy.
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Fox SALE DY ALL DRCGGIsrs.

EcoNoMr.-You will save money by usinS
Proctor d Candles Original Notified German
Soap 1t will not waste nor become soft
like ordinary yellow soap when used in warm
water, nor is 1t chcapencd with articles inju.
rious to clothes. Remember, you obtain q full
one-pound bar If you purchase their brand.
To protect their brand from imitators
Proctor u Gamble patented it, and the patent
was sustained in the United States Courts.
Examine the stamp on the bars Uhen yo's
bun. Take their Soap only.
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Music and Pain.

Many eminent philosophers and physi-
clans have held that music has power to
affect the whole nervous system as well as
the mind, so as in certain disorders to give
temporary relief and even perfect cure
It is true that the accounts that come
down to us from old times take on some
thing of the supernatural in regard to the
curative power of music. A fever, it is
said, is cured by an ode, deafness by a
trumpet, and the pestilence is chased
away by the Tyre. Music, says Pope, the
fiercest grief can charm. Homer tells us
the Grecian army employed music to stay
the raging of the plague; and we find
David making use of his harp to remove
the mental arrangement of Saul. Man,
however, is not the only creature which
God has made which is susceptible to
music. Naturalists tell us that animals
and birds, as we'll as "knotted oaks" as
Congreve informs us, are sensible to the
charms of music. This may serve as an
instance: An officer was confined in the
Bastile. He begged the Governor to per
nit him tie use o. his lutte to soften, by
the harm onies OF the instrument, the
rigors OF his Prison. At the end of a few
days this modern Orpheus, playing on his
lutte, was greatly astonished to see, flock
ing out Of their holes great numbers Of
mice, and descending from their woven
habitations crowds Of spiders, who formed
circle about him, while he continued
playing his soul-subduing instrument.
His surprise was at first so great that he
was petrified with establishment. When
having ceased to play the assembly, who
did not come to see his person, but to hear
his instrument, Immediately broke up.
As he had great dislike to spiders it was
two days before he ventured again to
touch his instrument. AT length, having
conquered for the novelty of his company
his dislike of them, he RECOMMENDED his
concert, when the assembly was by far
more numerous than at first, and in the
course of further time he found himself
surrounded by a hundred musical anna
teurs. = Wdshingto Chronicle.
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1t has been left to the Nevada China
man to find way Of utilizing worn out
oil cans. He fills them with earth, and.
piling one on top of another, soon has q
wall capable~of carrying the roof of his
loW.studded hut,
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HoLToN g. HnDRETH, 225 and 227 State
street, Chicago, are selling Chamber Sets,
new and finely finished, fully warranted,
cheaper than old, shop-worn, out-of-style
goods bring at auction.
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W1LuoFr's Tonic is not a panacca-is not
a cure for everything, but IS catholieon
for malarious diseases, and day by day adds
fresh laurcls to its crown of glorious sue
cess. Engorged Livcrs and Splccns, along
the shady banks of our lakes and rivers, arc
restored to their healthy and normal Sc
crctions. Health and vigor follow its use,
and Chills have taken their departure from
every household where Wilhoft's Anti
Periodic is kept and taken. Don't fail to
try it. G. K. FiNLAY& Co., ProprictOrs, New
Orleans.
FOKSALE EY ALI, DRUGGISTS.
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nOn Day. HOW TO NAKE r.. Bsstaess Ns..
0EUHonoraSle. coz, YONGAA CO. s. Losts. II

WHY suffer with Ague when Shallen-
berger's Pills will cure you for one dollar
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THE Indian bead-work sold at Niagara
Falls is little cheaper this year. They
have discovered how to make beads Of
wax,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-07-13

THE largest Vinegar Works in the world
are in Chicago. E. L. Prussing & Co., Props.
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MUSTANG
LINIM EMIT.

YEAXs: TMEME;s 50 SORE II Wiz
NDT gsEAL, No LAMEN ESS 1T WILL
SGT fTMI, MS Aci atx NH 4 ThAT
DOM ESTlC ANIMAL. TnAT DOES NOT
YIELD TO IT'S MAGIC TOVCU. A bottle
sOsttNg 25c., Htsc. or s 90, h ~ en- sa we'd
the life ofa human being, and restored to
life and Wsefilln ess many o valua ble horse
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Answers to Correspondents.

In answer to Alphabetical" in your last
issue, for remedy for consumption In its
first stages, can recommend DR.. Pierce's
"GoldeH Medical Discovery" if taken &C.
eodg t to f1a ass the
were glorious. " Alphabetical" must not
expect one bottle to do the work-my wife
took three bottles before she could discover
any change, but after the third bottle every
dose seemed to strengthen the lungs, and
now she is well and hearty. If Alphabet
icar' will write to me will get witnesses
to the above.
HENRY H. M. PATTON.
Lawrence, Marion County, Ind.
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Lawrence Marion County, Ind.
Cincinnati Times, FEB. 4, 1875.
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&,
making desperate effort to check my
mirth and to speak gravely, l began:
II assure you, Aunt Gregg
There's no good in assuring me any
thing" interrupted my aunt. If you
were to 60 on assuring me from now till
the last moment of my life, I should not
believe you"
But, my dear aunt
Don't dear aunt me! Do you think
I'm not capable of putting two and two
together and making four? And when l
find you alone in a room, and then find
myself in such a position as this, do you
suppose that am going to believe that
you didn't do it on purpOse?'
Evidently my aunt had no strong per-
ceptlon OF what was funny, or she would
never have spoken of what had happened
IN this way. Her gravity tickled me even
| more than the accident itself, and had to
bite my lip nearly through before could
get out:
But do try to believe
81 shan't try to do anything of the kind
Is your behavior likely to make me be-
lieve in your innocence? If you are sorry
for what has happened, why don't you
come and help me out, instead of stopping
there laughing like an idiot?''
II really can't move. would get out
if could,'' answered, struggling faint
ly. but I am fixed tight, and can do
nothing And again I was nearly
ehoksd BY my efforts to swallow 'u1 'v my
"Nonsense!" Miss Gregg returned, in
tone of increased severity; "people of
your age are never helpless unless they
choose to be 500 And thereupon she re-
lapsed into dignifed silence, leaving me
| to feel more ridiculous than l had ever
done in my life before.
We were not left many moments in this
most unenviable situation before the door
OF the room opened and my mother came
in. With surprise and horror she per
ceived the plightin which we were placed,
and, running to my aunt, helped her up,
apologizing 70 the worthy lady enough, as
II seemed to me, to have excused the most
dire injury.
Miss Gregg once more began to express
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-06
Lost MS Rrldo.

The way a Virginia gentleman lost his
bride BY flank movement skillfully ex-
eeuted BY her, ia told BY the Petersburg
Index of Wednesday. Thus runs the
story: A gentleman who lives in Hen
rico county was engaged to be married
to q fair and accomplished lady OF the
county, and. yesterday morning was the
day Fixed or the happy event. Accom-
panied by his brother, the gentleman
came over to this city on Monday and
went down to Wakefield on the evening
train. Remaining over Aight with a
friend in the neighborhood, the expeo
tant groom yesterday morning, at the
appointed hour, accompanied by his at
tendants, went to the residence OF the
lady s parents to claim his bride. To
his utter amazement he discovered she
was not there. In her stead he found
letter. addressed to him, stating that she
had decided to share her fortunes with
another whom she loved more than she
could love him. It was ascertained that
the lady aAd her sffianced (now husband),
accompanied by friends, had taken prl-
vate conveyanoes to North Carolina on
Monday night while the company at her
house we're enjoying themselves 10 the
parlor. Fourteen couples had been en-
gagged to wait at the marriage, and
brilliant reception awaited the gentle
man from Henrico on his arrival home
with his bride. He is philosophical
enough to take the reception all TO him
self when he gets back." ="
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SPECIAL NOTICE.
EIements Of Bone, ,Braln and muscle

Elements OF Bone, Brain and Muscle
The food contains Inc elements Of hone,
brain and muscle. and in healthy system,
properly nourished. the manufacture Of those
bodily constituents is uninterrupted. night or
day. On the other hand. when digestion or
assimilation are imperfect. the manufacture
is hindered, and the destructive not being
eounteraoted By tho reparative processes OF
Nature, the system Is threatened with early
decay. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters are pecu-
liar fitted 10 overcome the causes which lead
to an untimely decadenco Of the vital ener
gllee, removing as they do all obstacles 10 com
plete digestion and assimilation Of the food
ana restraining an undue waste Of physical
substance. For the loss of strength eonse
guent upon depicting diseases, they are the
best possible remedy, aud their braoinR effects
upon the system enable il TO withstand hurt
iul atmospheric influences induotive of ma
lR1R,
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thursday EVEN ING. JANUARY 6. 1876.
A Curious Incident.


AVfOuNo 0iODosl
Mr.. R. Kelly Anderson, Of Farmers
vile, has written the following letter to
the Rev. Mr.. Wood, author Of THE
Higher Life OF Animals": .,
When my father removed bis family
from Halifax, N. s., to St. Johns, N B +,
we took passage in o schooner trader be-
tween these ports On foe afternoon,
q gentle breeze just tanning the sails Of
the vessel, my eldest sister being seated
on tho quarterback holding an infant
sister IN her arms, small dog Of the
terrier breed belonging to as was OBJ
served suddenly to run from the cabin
way toward them, bowling and appearing
to be in great distress he seized hold
of my sisters dress and then darted to-
ward the entrance of the cabin, hurriedIy
repeating the action a number Of times.
The attention Of my sister being aroused
by the extraordinary conduct Of the ami
NAL, and exolsiming, Whist does the
dog meanf she at length arose and fcl-
lowed him. AS soon as she had reached
the cabin door the upper spar to which
the mainsail was attached high above
fell with an immense forceon the spot
where a moment before she had been
seated, After licking his mistresss
hands with every emotion of joy, the an
imsl soon lay quiet at her feet. As no
human being on board had the least sus-
piciou Of danger, had it not been for the
singular and timely demonstration ION
the part Of the dog one or both Of my
sisters would have been crushed.
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InsOIvemt Notice,
sfAIE OF THNSEssHB eHELBY CouHrY.O
0RTioE OoVRTE CouET CLERK.

GIAIk " 4 AhNhEb5AN. EhELHH COunTY.l I |
0PTicE CoURTT CouRr CLERK.
MEMPHIS. Tenn. December 81. 1875.
10 james NJ. Cannon. EK'r Of Thos. Joyce,
deceasei:
ukYING SUGGESTED THE INsoI,-
III yency Of the estate Of Thomas JOsce, do
ceased, you are hereby ordered 70 give notice
BY advertisement In some Newspaper pub
lished within the said State, o ad aiso az the
Court houao, door Of Shelby county, for ali
persons having claims against said estate, 10
appear and hie the same with The Clerk Of
the County Court, authenticated in the ma ~
ner preicFibed By law on or befnro the 90 day
Of April. ls!a. and ary claim not hled on or
before said day. Or before an appropriation Of
the funde Of seia estate Is made, shall bO
forever barred. both 10 law and equity.
Witness my band, st once. this Slst day Of
JAAIEs REILLY, clsyk:
By JSo, J. sHnA, D. 9. i65-iiSTS 10
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-06

The year l776 is noted for the number
OF inferior people with long lives who
we're born in it. The year 1876 will, OF
course, undertake to set better example.
A people who are distinguished for moth
ing bat old age might as well be born
vegetables.
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LEoAL,
In Supreme Court at jackson.

Philip W. Alston vs.. Rev. George White ct al a..
DY VIRTUE OF THE DECREE PRO.
- MOI Need in this cause, October 10. 1875,
~ the supreme Couzt of Tennessee. at Jack
son, l will, on
Saturday, 9th day Of February, 1876,
offer for sale To- the highest bidder, In front of
the courthouse door Of shelby county, In the
city Of Memphis, the tract OF land mentioned
and described IN said decree as follows, LyinR
and being in Shelby county, tennessee, and
IN the city OF Memphis, and being part of city
lot S3g, situate at the southeastern interseo-
tion Of Adams and Second the portion thereof
on which oomplainantls lien is begins al the
southwestern intersection Of Adams street and
the irst alley running north and south, which
lies or runs east Of Second street, it being the
northeast corner OF lot S39; thence Wesi With
south line Of Adams street 3SH feet; thence
south 81 feet; thence east 3e1< feet 10 the west
line Of said alley; thence north 60 feet TO the
beginning.
Terms Of sale-Credit Of SIX months. pur.
chaser executing note With approved personal
security, and lien retained upon the prop
sy srty until same ia. paid. Equity Of redemp-
JOHN II. FREEMAN, Clerk.
HuMRs 4 PosToS, Solicitors.
January 5, 1876. I0o-l9b