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David Grey's Estate.

Over his forge bent David trey
And thouyht of the rich man cross Tue way
aHammer and anvil for me- he 'alo'
"A weary toll for the children's bread
0For him. soft carpets and pictured walls
A life Of ease in his spacious halls
rno c,,ng Of bells on his dreaming broke;
A eick,r of aame, whirl OF smoke.
o., in travis, forge grown white-hot,;
Co.ta and hat were alike forgot
A,uD the highway, the blacksmith ran,
1, face and mien like crszy man
asobool house afre" Mems hearts stood sun
And the women prayed as women WILL
While 'bove the tumult the wailing er!
Offrightened children rose shril and hign'
NIGHT in its shadows hid sun and earth;
The rich man sat by his costly hearth
Lord Of wide acres ard untold gold,
But wifeless, childless, forlorn and OLD.
He thought of the family 'eross the way;
sI would" he sighed, al were David Grey
The blacksmith knelt at his children's bed
To look once more at each shining head.
my darlings all safel o God" he cried,
SMy sin in thy boundless mercy hide!
sOnly to-day have learned how great
Hath been thy bounty, and my estate"
-EIizabsth Cummings, IN Home Journal
, 1877-06-29

LIFE.-Live for somethingI Yes, and
for something worthy of life and its ca
pabilities and opportunities for noble
deeds and achievements. Every man
and every woman has his or her assign
ment in the duties and responsibilities of
daily life. We are in the world to make
the world better; to lift it up to higher
levels. of enjoyment and progress, to
make its heart and homes brighter and
happier by devoting to our fellows our
best thoughts, activities and influences.
1t is the motto of every true heart and
the genius of every noble life, that mo
man liveth to himself''-lives simply for
his own selfish good. It is law Of our
intellectual and moral being that we pro-
mote our own happiness in the exact pro-
portion that we contribute to the comfort
and enjoyment of others. Nothing
worthy of the name of happiness is posi-
BILE to the experience of those who live
only for themselves.
, 1877-06-29

"THE baby has got a new tooth, but
the old lady is laid up with cold in the
head, remarked gentleman to a de-
feated candidate. "What do 1 care2"
was the reply. "Well," said the gentle
man, slowly, "before the election you
used to take me aside, and ask me how
my family was coming on, and I've been
hunting you all over town to tell you,
and that's the way you talk to me. But
it don't make any difference. voted for
the other candidate, anyhow"
, 1877-06-29

GoUeH's description of a case of delir-
tum treHeus: doctor, if you can prove
to me there is no physical suffering in
hell l will cut my throat. Doctor, have
had great spiders draw their soft bodies
with hairy legs all over my face, and,
eughl eughl in my mouth. 1 have had
green flies buzzing in my ears, and crawl
ing, eughl eughl over me. They are
coming nowl They are coming nowp
, 1877-06-29

A NUMBER of our exchanges, says the
Norristown Herald, have started a de-
partment of ''originsl humor;" and when
the foreman, in making up the paper, er-
roneously places the comic paragraphs
in the scientific column and the scientific
items under the head of humorous, the
Grader never discovers the mistake.
, 1877-06-29

WE pass through this world but once.
Any good thing, therefore, that we can do,
or any kindness we can show to our fel-
low-being, let US do it now. Let US not
defer or neglect it, for we shall not pass
this way again.
, 1877-06-29

The last of the sewing machine patents
expired on the first inst, and poor sew
ing women will now stand a chance to
get machine at reasonable price. AL
ready the companies have reduced the
prices fifty per cent.
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William 8. HAT s war Record.

Norristown Herald
The following letter is from Capt.
Harry Jacobs. of Norristown, now
commanding Company u. First Reg
iment Vol. y. G.. Pa. Mt Pine Ridge
colliery, near Wilkosbarro He
comes to the defense Of Capt. Hart,
his old comrade in arms, haying seen
his war record baselv attacked at
home, ia the National Dctsnd,r.
Our candidate for State Treasurer
needs no defense where he is 80 well
known. but it is gratifying nevcrtbe
less to read at this time the testimo.
ny OF so gallant q soldier as Capt.
jacobs in his favor
PISg RipoE CoLrIERY, Oct 10, 1877
Mr. W. H. IViHs--DEAR SIN: Hav-
ing seen my namo mentioned in nm
article published in tho National
DeJcncler. over the signature Of A.
Horn. sr.. rejecting upon the record
OF my comrade in arms, VIM. B.
Hart, feel it my duty to state pub.
licly what | know in regard to him.
Mr.. Hart enlisted in tho same
company in which | served through
the war. viz: Co. +, Fifty. 6rst
Regt =. V. v, on the 10th Of Sep
tember, 1861, then commanded by
Capt. Robert Il. Taylor. He partic-
ipated in the battles Of Roanoke Is-
land, Newbern, Camden or South
Mills, in which engagement he car
ried tho colors; Second Bull Run,
Chantilly, South Mountain, Ante.
tam. Fredericksburg, Jackson, Vicks,
burg, and in oil the engagements in
which the regiment took part in
East Tennessee, viz: Campbell
Station. Lenore Station, Knoxville
and Rutledge. lie re-enlsted with
the regiment at Blain's Cross Roads
February 9th. 1864. Tho regiment
then received thirty days fur
Tough, and tho Ninth corps, tc
which tho regiment belonged, was
reorganizcd ut Annapolis in March.
He was then detailed as clerk nj
brigade headquarters, aud also acted
orderly to Col lIartranft during the
different engagements Mt Wilderness
Spottsylvania, Cold liarbor aud il
front of Petersburg. Commissioned
as Captain and Assistant Adiutant
General. Second Brigade, Secont
Division, Ninth Corps, in front oI
Petersburg, Virginia, by President
Lincoln, March LIST, 1865. Served
as Assistant Adjutant General oil
active duty until March 10Th, 1865
when he was honorably mustered
out OF service.
lie, therefore, TO my persona
knowledge was not ION duty at Bri
grde Headquarters nearly all tn
time OF his service Jm cUried
mushet ~ith his company from Sep
tember 10th, 1861, to March LIST
1864, and if We had been doing dou
BILE duty in the ranks he did it also.
Yours, very respectfully,
Henry JACOBS,
Formerly member of Go. 4, Fifty
first Regt. =. V. v.
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THERE is no reason whatever why

THERE is no reason whatever why
Republicans should fail to poll their
full strength in this County this fall
We have no side issues to distract
or divide us, and our County ticket
gives full and entire satisfaction
Tho Democrats hope to triumph in
this the of year, and we must moi
bo deceived by their apparant inac
tivity, but prepare to meet them by
arranging for the pol ling Of the full
Republican vote.
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JupoE SrERRErr has the singular
good fortune of being very strong
among the legal profession of the
State, who in turn commend him in
the highest terms to the people OF
their locality. In the eastern part
of the State it is claimed by q cor.
respondent of the Pittsburg Iele.
graph, writing from Philadelphia,
he will run ahead OF the ticket.
Judge Sterrett 10 man peculiarly
organized to win popular favor
wherever he mingles with the peo-
pie and his course on the bench OF
the Supreme Court could not fail to
impress attorneys practicing there az
evincing the highest qualities OF in.
(tegrity and urbanity, mingled with
an ability which the ablsst of his
peers acknowledges.
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The October Elections.

In Iowa tho weather was rainy
and the vote light. There were four
tickets in the field, headed by Gear,
Republican. for Governor Irish,
Democrat Stubbs, Greenback and
Jessup, Prohibitionist. The returns
give gallant victory for the Re-
publicans At, ZOO, or 10000 greater
than that of the last "off year.
In Ohio, the Democrats carried
the State by from $1,000 to 10000
majority. There were five tickets in
the field. The Labor party polled
about 25,00O votes, which vote came
from the Republican party, the Dem.
ocratic party, as usual, adhering to
their ticket and voting solid. TO
sum up, in the language of the ".
y. Tribune +. "The rival factions
of workingmen, with theories more
or less Communistic, tho Nationalists
with their secret societies, the Green.
hackers, filed with ideas of cheap
money, and the Prob ibitionists, who
make our political system revolve
about bottle Of whiskey, r)arned
over the field Of battle, adding i'm
mensely to the confusion, even where
they did little or nothing else And
to complicate calculations still more
hopelessly, over the chaos brooded a
general apathy which the liveliest ore
atory failed to arouse"
The charter election in NewarI,
resulted in a victory for tho Repub-
iicans Yates, Republican, was res
elected Mayor. The next Common
Council will stand 10 Republicans to
III Democrats, including the Repub-
lican control of the city government.
The Republicans also elected ma
jority of the Chosen Freeholders and
School Commissioners.
We are not of those who despond
at the result in Ohio. The voters
who staid at home, and those whc
joined the outside organizations
were nearly all Republicans. On
last years vote the Democrats have
gained nothing, and have hardly
held their own. So far from it,
efiecting the result in Pennsylvania
adversely to the Republicans, we be
lieve that it will help us by incitine
the party to greater efforts. Th'
Republicans Of this state have an OK
cellent ticket and it should be sup
ported enthusiastically and will
unanimity.
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ASSipupe Notice.

A H. persons interested are hereby no.
~ tifed that =. B..Sehuok. Of franklin
twp, Snyder Co., made an assignment OF
all bis effects, real and personal Including
book aocountsl TO the undersigned for the
benefit Of his creditors. All persons hav-
ing cloims are requested to present them
10 the Undersigned, anil persons indebted
win please make imme diaie payment.
y. J. SMITH.
Oct. %, II. Assignee
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GEy. MrLEs has captured Joseph
and his Nez Perces Indians and
now the question is, "What is tc be
done with them Major General
Sitting Bull is nursing his wrath to
keep it warm on tho Canadian bord-
er. An effort is being made to mako
new treaty with him, in order to
secure the appearance Of peace for q
short space Of time.
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TnE lawless element is again max
ing trouble in tho coal mines at and
near Scranton. A few days ago
more troops were asked for. The
lives Of the men working in several
mines were threatened by the strik-
ors who will neither work themselys
nor permit others TO work.
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CoSeREss.- Monday Of last
week, the extra session Of Congress
assembled.
In the Senate the oath OF Office
was administered to Matthews, of
Ohio, Cameron Of Pennsylvania, and
Armstrong Of Missouri.
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Caution.

NOTICE is bcreby given that the fol-
~ lowing articles have been purchased
by the undersigned. at Constnbie's $ Sale and
eft in the possession Of Henry Ycisly dur
ing bis pleasure All persons are caution.
I'd not TO medllc or interfere with the
sane. viz: Horse. Colt. Mare, Cow. Bull,
Hcifer. Calf. Three Hogs, Wagon
Sled Hay Rake. Bty ladders Tanning MIL
lot Rakcs, Plows. Cultlvators, Harrow, 10
bgsLels Wheat 25 bushels oats. 5 bushels Rye.
bushels Buckwhet y ot Acres Wheat IN
ground, 4 of0 Acres Rye In ground. ! or .
Acres corn on Shock, 30 b1sheis PO'At1es,
Dinner Bell. set Harness Saddle, Iron Kettle,
2 Tubs, Meat Stands, Scythe, Grain Cradle,
Hoo, Cook stove. II lf dpl Chairs Rocker,
Rihs. SAMUEL WITlENMN Err.
Oct. Is, 1877.
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Republican Go. Ticket.

JoHS w. FonSEY has sold the
Philadelphia Press establishment to
W. W Nevin, who was editor while
Fornoy was in Europe, for $780,
200.
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DISSOLUTION.

THE co-partnerslip heretofore ex
l. istiug between WIN Hams and VIM. n
.nyder, doirg business under the Arm name of
Uainos Snyder, at Salem, "a, has bee q dI--
solved by mu'u,l consent. The books OF the
frm sre In the hands of WIN. ". snyder for
sotttiomcnt AMI all bills not settled imned sto-
ly will be placed 10 proper hands for collection.
WILLIAM HA1NES.
WILLIAM n. SNYDER,
salem. snyder Co., Pa. sept. 25th, 1877.
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TIE new depot Of the Pennsyl.
vania railroad at Pittsburg will be
sa@p!stsd p the ti,st q ssst month:
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THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES
Judge OF the Supreme Court.


Hon. James p. Sterrett, of Ale.
gheny county, who for years has
presided rs President Judge of her
courts with marked ability has been
selected from among number of
able jurists as our candidate for the
important Office of Judge of the
Supreme Court.
1t is safe to say that few, if any,
OF our law Judges sustain q higher
reputation for legal learning, Impair
tiality and certainty of decisions
dignity on the bench, courtesy to
the bar aud even>handedness with
which he holds the scales of Justice.
Ills unspotted private life, valua-
bic public services, sound political
views, acknowledged ability to per
form tho important duties of this
high office; his excellent moral char.
acter and Statewide popularity se-
cured bis nomination and will rs
surely secure his triumphant elec-
ton.
Auditor General
Hon. John A. NJ Passmore, of
Schuylkill county, is our nominee
for Auditor General and is conceed-
cd TO be gentleman eminently
qualified in all respects for faith
ful, and competent performance Of
the arduous duties of this Office.
He is decidedly popular wherever he
is known throughout the State. His
merits have been SO well discussed
that it is unnecessary to add any,
thing further than that he will be
triumphantly elected. Vote fol
Passmore.
For State Treasurer
William B. Hart, of Montgomery
county, has been chosen our leader
in the approaching political contest
for that Office. His brilliant military
record; his irreproachable character
eminent business qualifications and
experience his answering integri.
ty and last but not least his devotion
to good government, sound policy
and the Republican party constitute
in him every qualification nece ssary
for the honest aud competent dis.
charge Of the duties Of State Treas
urer.
Associate Judge.
Hon. Joseph A. Lumbard, OF So
linsgrove, who was appointed to fil
the vacancy made by the death o
tho late lamented Judge Gember
ling, received the nomination and il
our standard bearer in the approach
ing election. lie is well know
throughout the county--is an active
energetic young man, especially &C,
tive in politics--was q gallant sol
dier we'll meriting this mark of re.
spect for his valuable, voluntary ser
vices. Having for q number of year,
conducted Q public journal it is cleal
that We can add nothing to furthe,
his popularity or give assurance o
bis qualifications for the position.
County Surveyor.
George B. Benfer, of jackson town
ship, a practical surveyor, an excellen
business man, an intelligent, industri.
ons farmer, a good citizen and an ac.
tive Republican has been nominated
for this oiice. His aRsble manner.
and practical knowledge Of the Office
= Ake2N -yill hAyeA .pleasAll
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Caution.

NOTICE is hereby given that the fol.
lNlowiue articles have been purchased
by the uniers Rnei. at Constable's sale, and
leN them In possession of James Erdly, during
hcr pleasure. All persons are cautioned not
to Interfere or meldle with the s,ms via: Q
mares top buggy, COW. calves. 10 hogs,
tot harness buggy harness. wheetbarrow.
grain cradle, COOK stove, coal stove, 2 beis n
bedding set Of chair-. 20 YARDS carpet, table.
cupboard, CLOCK, 4 Of " acres grain In ground
~ OF acres ot buckwheat, 4 Of acres corn
row. piow, yrind.stonc, 'bufa'o robe, gun, iron
kettle, chest CArHRINE ROUsH,
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To All Whom il May Concern.

E 1t tknown that among the rec-
lords Of the court Of Common Pleas for Sny.
der County, the following de,res doth ISrsa
ALA appear, via: land now to wit. May 18th
isi, tho Court having fully considered tho
petition oi George w. Tsylo do decree that
lhe name OF the said George w. Taylor be
changed to GsoRag W WAIVER.
Pkn CCRiAM,A
10. BrCHER,
Cert'hed from tho records this nth day OF
June, A ID. 1871 j. CRousz, Proth'y.
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l43 ACRES.
Eixty.Seven Acres
General Election Proclamation

I, DANIEL EIsESHARr. Hixh sh eriY OF
snyder county, CoWnOnwealth OF PennsyIya.
MIA. do hereby make known AMI give notice to
the electors OF the county Aforesaid, that an
election will be hell In the SAID eounty Of
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County Surveyer.

George B. Benfer, of jackson town.
ehip, a practical surveyor, an excellent
business man, an intelligent, industri-
ons farmer, a good citizen and an ac-
tive Republican has been nominated.
for this Office. His aRisble manners
and practical knowledge Of the Office
.Hcsnkel ~ .thak, ~. .yill have 4 pleasant
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