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oPkt1At 141p0tEA 70 1A lf49AH&.
INDIANAPOLIS, lht., Jal. lu.-Thu proceed
ings of tue Legislature to,lay werc Of no special
public Interest. In the ScHatc tho Htantliu.
Committees wtyu announced. Blia were iptEt-
duccd proyiIlug for board of Fish Cumn.is-
stunets; providing for tlIu working Of soads
under tue dircettun Of Township Trustees, and
a''olishing tile system Of working out road tux;
for the prosecution Ut criminal cases Oh allllayt
or Information; lcgallzing dissection Of human
bodies; also q joint resolution to amend the
Constitution BY permitting special legislation
OH the subject of fees au! salaries. III the
llonsc, several bills were Introduced, among
them two to au!cn4 tho School law, and ono re-
qu|rng railroads to fence thcir lines
of road. Nicholas Ftlbrcek, Ut Tetru Haute,
withdrew hfs contest Vt the seat OF Judge Caflc.
ton, from f'go Couuty. scnatof Uykenat, OF
Cuss County, Chalrtuan Of the FInanvs Com-
nittce, Gtatcs TINT he Is In favor of new State
House, anil will adyoe4te I levy Of twu nall!s
this year for that purpose. liz thinks tho Stats
levy should bt fifteen lHlljs for general pur-
pnses. Tic last Legislature liked It ut ten, auI
he tlilnks It hardly enough. The Senator xlao
believes the Legislature will treat the State-
House project rnudtIly aud formally, but u shy
of rcal-cstate rings l1 Indianapolis.
THu CuAlRAgN
Of tue Important Senate Committees arc as fol-
lows: Elections, Reeve; Finauce, Uykcu.an:
judiciary, Bell; Organization VI Courts, Htock-
lager; E4ucation, SoEIughausen; CORPORATIONS,
ulten; Roads, Henderson; Benevolent lnstItu.
t!ons, johnson, Ut Fluyl; Agriculture, Weir;
han X, Skinner; Publ: Printing, Johnson. ol
Fa1kei State Prisons, Fowler; Fses aul Sal
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SPRINGFIELD ITEMS,

6tfciA! iiisparh " The tribune.
sraIsup.ELp, ILL.,, Jal. lu.-ln tho Supreme
Court to-day, A[cssrs. JOHN II. Franklin, Uf Mc-
nonough; SAMUEL McSauELtrey, Ut cuok,
William H. Hurchar,l, 1T I.usalic; a,,l Robert u.
Kendall, Ut too!s, wcru admitted to practicc GU
foreign license.
Orders entered were wholly Of for1ual char
aettr.
III tho United States District Court, Thomas
Ru.lfsii, another Ut Ills jefferson County gau.
Ut e,uurrrititers, VIII ulIusl.eA guilty.
Il voluntary .mtitkH tn bankruptcy was to-
tiay tiled ly Franklin II. ElyMl, Ut Prentice,
Morgan County, cattc-tr.ulef. Liabilities about
$>o,uN: ussrts considerably icss.
L!cenAt tu iucuru,satc WIS to1lay issnell by
the Secretary vi Statc ta the l.llMtVruIll,s
ll>hlus; newspapers. hunks. et>. Culltul, f:U.-
nN. CurjurAt.rs, Rufus k!lg. John u. t;Eidiy,
Mr. John u. u. USicl, William II. Jutlsoil.
Alsu, IT. Chicu.u LtH4okrt Printing COMPANY.
Uhlcrt, publishing u Gcrillan daily and wrrkly
NEWSPAPER. Capital, .si5,Ou0. Gugporaturs,
ilenry Millrr, Wiliiatn Wagucr, Nrll Ginb4en-
stalt, anl William kuhl.
held auotl.rr meeting totlay, Mrs. t;ov, Hcy-
ertsgc presiding, 1t which artlon was taken VI,
reports submitted yesterday. TEe TREASURER
rr1turted II ba!aHte ot Ss30.ul iu the treasury,
With outstanding indebtedness ul about e>1hk
Miss Casrac Cad~ril. tle u.eHt nf thu A3soei:t-
tlol at the cenirMniul. inAdg full anl intcsrst
lug rrPurt ii llcr work ut PhttutrIphla. tins
lug funds III the halils ot alts. Myra kru1-
will for tho iurthcrunce ut wuMall's wurk,
thu suui tu tc held In trust by her fur
the beueat VI frtcnd!css young ghls. 1n that
tnteTcst, prelilnlIuFy steps wrtc u day taken to
orkauizs society hsStps fur its tlisct tLs e.
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LOGAN OIL SoTjIISH,

~ 90 E;titor r. Tht Tribune,
!ias sud le would not npcrli 1llu Interrsts ri
thu lsepubll<an lartY tn advance ILL own inter
etts. and rs"nisr1 to withdraw wlIrI, It wus
a,!tsa xina IT, ay ,sF Republican could Ect oru
Ihat Mns ta!r-soundus promise. Senator
l.nGa Hlat'c 1t ut cauu,ts which he hlnxr1f f.l
ect w. to cut MI discussion Ut tho ytrrnrth IT
,r,.,s u.ns. epnnaiis l1 y soare with his ow,-a
elaitle'! fnr ,ncn who laa gwen 1u,r, anil wt,',
IAEpose!Y stayed 4way. uni where thu lyinr fnr
Logan "as " unhlasl,lng that 1t was 1niIticly
al'toalccu tliat o'se snetnhrr lad refused t,
u Fots lnr Lt'san HOT u Lug4u man. That
pledge ol Senator l.ugans wus il gooi-sUl.p,ltm,s
o,e to be made wtcn Mr. Luyan l,a,i lust cunt
rlcted making tls issue iii ts Senatorial
':st Gut ,, a as r eteS.J rs' Republican senator,
;. me hfe independents command the tuutjon.
From the tlay VI election until nuw every in.
l'., aa'scihsnt, afkutnGns, arl persuasion has Ieeu
exhausted to get their yotcs for Loga,l, Dnt NJ.
Aa"eetttHs, M argument. no Irrxuaslou has beef,
brought tn hear to gct t!lcn,, Or auy III them ~
vote TOR my other kruublisan. ~
,' a.oian ana us lllana.crs will not permit the
taleEe 9"1 Republican you will s,li,Lurtf' Tho
only alternative Losais Viii larntjt 10 hs put ia
tho inderetl<!rnts ls, Logaa ur 1lolllir,g," and
s4 sIo as's iss',tets. WIN asc tho lx'wer u do 70,
NnbtAly knows tgtter than sir. L..un I'm. tim
1huspenuehts Will not stultity themselves IY
.so.i!e i"r = talary-srabbcr wArn they have hui
~ hA'l'e ts'clr man to have lis election Ly ttn
,. nots u ths eHttFs Dctnucrutic sit.c uldcl to
the,s oSn. And yet, viii, thu. obstacle to ais
sseePtlol! " thsir support, ani altcr for weeks
!he5 nave steadily EclHsel IT, support ht,u, AMI
when luz DrInosrats arr lesccrl,iug tLc il,ic-
lesiaeuts 10 no'ntiate their candidate, hv prr-
sasis u narrowing ta'c issue to Logan " notbin..
nnt at' Lasan docs nut ptac his uwn inter
ssts M aooys lose VI tho 1.aE.y lie ouly, through
t!'e 'ltas!'tr, lrvt4ss ~ Ivfee the ,.lrtu 10 r.
tlo.0t rftA hin. il h1 Jyhti 1t IL not Kruubjiral
H. IT, tue aYat y ;naas fx It ony fur Logau
withdraw wAeu any other Republican L fo,,u,i
~ho san get mosc votes,-lu plain Eusil4h,
, 1877-01-11

A1tEGAN, Mlclt., Jan. lu.-Thc First Nnttonal
Bank Ut this puer WAS entered by burglars ut
about o'clock last night. They succeeded In
gaining cHssauce into thu vault, but before uuv
attempt to break open the safe was tnadu they
were scared by Indy living upu,l thu opposite
side Of the street. who Immediately aroused her
husband, wiu proceeded about huff wav atsurs
the street, when he observed 1nnn standing
near thu front dnt,r of The bat,k. lie ut once
demanded VI lin Its Atsihrss there ut tiat
tluc vi night, Instead of answering. t,e tnrnct
nnl pnsseu tu tile frUnt uu,s. through the build
tclcFates, aud all maxim. good their cscupe.
NJ rlrw to tAeir whereabouts has bcca ub.
tAIncu,
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CRIME.


NKNNNSf8s
Lfr7tE ROCK, Ark, Jan. 10-sherlH Rata
ken today arrested man calling himself V.
Ryan. who represented that he was member Of
the firm Of ". 3. Lawrence /; Co., Of Manches-
ter, O., produccdca1crs. The arrest Was made
on telegram from Baton Rouge, 1t appearing
he had forged draft On David 4; tarfg, Of that
place, for uver $500. Several drafts uern found
in his possession. drawn I'm various parties In
Louisiana. At Pine B1ufE. this State. he repre-
scented himself az ". Il. Lawrence. lie succeeded
In obtaining about $40 from the German Savings
Bank in this city forged drafts. lie Is nbout
five feet tix Inches htylt. Hight hair, light COM
l!cscd that lie has l:cn operating In Indiana,
UlIi,, Louisiana, and other States.
Mai. Pearce, OF Fort Smith. the tangman who
has executed many prlsnners convicted bY the
Federal Court, died Yesterday of congestion.
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aries, Wilson: Federal Hciattons, Mator;
tlttIcs, baxter; Railroads, feed; Mines and
Mining, ffeltUan: Public Building. Ntnterbott,-
an. laRue, ul Tippcca.oe, Is Chairman of
Enrolled Rtlls. johnson Of rarkc. Lathe,
Committees arc generally considered faIr and
satisfactory, though, considerable talk Ia male
over tho cum position Of thu Ila1lroni Commit.
m!ttcr,. which Is decidedly ntrIngrnt toward
specially tender consideration at fts hands.
Heed, Chairman, two scats sgo worked hard
for law To regulate rates of freight AMI pas
Benger8.
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DosToN, suss., Jan. 10.--The rontcst for the
United States Scnatorshtp Ia increasing In inter-
est. Thc frleutls Ut Boutwell, clalsn Ills rr-elcc.
tlnn by larEo maturity. Tho supporters og
Georcc F. I1oar ns1crt their confidence In thu
auccess Of their candidate. ami to night PrrrI-
dent Sec!yc. Of Amherst, Inns authorized thr
statement that he would nBt refuse tl,r ulitre II
It tlm'nll fle apontaleultr1y offered tn Him. liz
will tnakr NO personal ci!urt, lluwcvce, Il, uttain
ihr object. Up to this time Scc!yc l1s larn ul-
nn'ss cul1ntrd out of thu race. hut Ills
present asowal Will, 1t IL thought, draw large.
ly frun ltnutwrli's strength. 4 sctt,n1 meeting
uf thu Democratic legislators took place tuduy,
but, fur US could bc lrartcl i,u ,arrisiun was
artlsctl as. 1t III piobable that they will oppose
Scclye
On OTHER THAN POLITICAL. GROUNDS,
and TINT, after rasttng few complimentary
yotcs, they rnn he induced to yutc fur the ilust
promising candidate. The baltutIng viii bcsIn
vi "Wednesday nrxt, anl tllc few t1ays between
now aud thu tr*t day Ut thu Convention Will l,c
busy o!'es. 80 far the catIpats1l tls beeu Il re-
markaIJly quit one.
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THE INDIANAPOLIS SCANDAL.
4uerid1 Difixrfrh 10 IAA T.1hn..

4SDIASAroLts, Jun. lU.-Thu Black case ,,,ll
" reopeilcd un thu 18th Inst, by the Dcaruna ,f
shs Christian Chapel, who reserved tho right to
sns"'se'ses to do III when tlia resignation was
accepted. l3latk las not vet bcru ablc Ia ret
my Expert tu deny tlr signatures of W,T,
h'ake and Cora T.. BECK, IN The rlantcy-jlouso
'usH,ef 'lis to be hts handwriting. aul Is lu has
,,au "ara"h thu charges Ut bfacksna!l, tlrre Is u
general feelluv that his carpfu,1y.ronstr,,etr,l
tna,,,i se has about ialicn to tho ground. Sulae
in'ao'Gt q tic ellurcll slutc that tLcy l,ayr ,.-
TJsn,1.,aa1 TJa1iS evidence TINT Hack stail 1t liz
Ase' WIKI u wuluau ul the nisAt VI Dec, Z.
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AEEa1TU W THE LEtIsL1TENE.
WnEEL,Au, ". Va, Jun. 10.-T'Ae Legislature
Of this stata convened in this city t..,iay. aud
organized Ut lluon. Capt, Eustave Gibson, u
Cnhell County, was elected Speaker of thu
lfouse Of Delegates, J. u. rcytun Clerk, md
N. u. French 6crgcaut-at.Aruls. u. n, Ar
nett, Of 5larion, WIS elected President Of tilu
scnAte, E. 4. Cunningham Clerk, mud j. ID.
Anderson HcrgcAnt-at.!trsut.
Considerable Iarti work will be done In tho
next few days by the different napls 4uts for the
vacant United etatcs ScnatoFslip.
, 1877-01-11
QCEhh STEAMSHIP NEWS

~ nosnos' Jaia io.-stca,ushIps Labrador, from
new York, and sas1natiur, FROM portlunI have
arrived out. 0A''1''' Na'e
NEW Yonx, jan. 1o-Arrty,,. ztc,mshtn.
1Foul Liverpool. a'o' e1y u Akhnohd'
Bostan BtIs1owa, IT. Jan. io-stcaiuer 1bcrL,, from
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CV<09I4 A7s3F<**<W
laptAaAroL1s, In4, Jan. lo.-pr. II. e. Farr,
arrested 1t the Instance Ut Anthony Comstock,
Of New York, fur seud!ng Improper circulars
the ami propostious through thu'nails, to-day, III
Civil Circuit Court, lleI q Sae5,0old4mage suit
against Ar. Cuusttbk. TIE complainant speci-
Aes TINT, on that date, Nj. Cu.nstork published
in the Ncw York lima that Farr WAS arrested
in conjunction with Dr. Jalues h. ~eCaun, anA
was foryeE, counterfelter, aal se!ou, Aad llati
" ~. possession counterfeit platGs fos which
the Government WaA looking.
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tab'ishment Of reform and industrial home for
Tnung girls ba.e'! OH the principle, as the
ladies suy Ia their platform, tllat an ounce Of
preventive Is better than n pound Of cure. The
Centennial hoard Of la'!ics AMI others, among
the latter Afr-. sc,fator Logan, pledge their
tlrarty support 10 the movement. Committees
were nppofntc'l and steps taken to effect 4
state Ia this behalf,
, 1877-01-11

LEUI8I4xIIFH 1NUCEEUTHH54
COLUMBUS, o.. Jun. l0-ln the Senate this
afternoon tho Senate bill tu authorixc the or-
ganlzation Of d CuslnloM Carrier Company ln
Cincinnati w4s passed.
fottcu Ut contest Of the election of JutIson
IIannon to the nitfco of Judge If the Common
Pleas. First Jndtrial District Ut Ohio, by Jusyph
Cox, WAS presented.
f,llls were intro1uetl to a1low tho killing Eol
quatletwccn Nuy+ antl Jan. H. mi: to M.l-
tAnrixc The fortuatiun ot companies fur dealing
iu Eeul estAte.
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6pfetdl hkp0tci 10 7ax tssu4.:..
NASHVILLE, Teun., Jan. l0.-In the Joint
Convention OF the Legislature, Harris was de-
clarcI elected Senator fur SIX years, amidst up
p!ause. fourteen ballots were lad OH the short
term, tue last standing: Bate, 81; Bailey, 27 !;
Hey, IL; 'rurney. I; Maynard, ~. The ct,sltcst
las awakened I decided Interest. Tie ilotlee
WAS crowded with spectators. 'rilc Attcnipt IL
hold Democratic raucus Tonight failed. TIu
feeling Is surn that ons cunt ba held, every
ulau running fur himself.
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DAKOTA.
Spscfdl Hst>ajch ~ 7a4 1ftaHHk,
TILE If.iltAIitI.nK

TIE LEulsLATCNK,
Sioux CtTr, ia., Jan. lo.-TAe Dakota l.cgis-
1atuFo met At fankton yesterday ana effected d
permanent organization to-day, clcrtin% the
1iou. ". A. burlelgh, ot Yunkton County,
President Ut tho Council, md u. Z. IIa.!c, nf
Hutchinson cuunty. Speaker Ut the House.
Tho Govcrnor's lnessagu WAS delivered this
AFTERNOON. 1t refers principally tu Tcrsltosa
affairs.
, 1877-01-11

PENSACOLA, Fla, Jun. l0.-Thc suat!l.hnunI
mali on the Pensacola Iluiruad WE thrown
from tho track last nisht by the wllful dis
placement VI Il rail. The tlrrt.an WIS fatally,
and the engineer hatlly. injured. The Compa-
ny offers Sl,"U reward for Thu apprehension
Vi tAc guilty party.
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when any Republican Il found for whom three
or more independents will vutc.
But Mr.. loRnn, through his et,t-ant1.tlrled
ehort.stnp taslc,ta will not permit my other
Republican 10 lc considered, ond prc:liLes my
arrangement with The Independents, or any
inquiry rs to whether Euc1 arrangement could
them, will support sotno Republican ott,er than
Logan. Thus Ia It reduced to Logan OF nntlI-
Ing, and It Is plain all tho chances arc the Re
pll'tfrans will In this Senatorial carvaas get
nothing, KErUnLtcAN SINCE 1851.
, 1877-01-11
Another Rough-and-T Tumble Sena-
torial Contest in the Ten
nessee Legislature.
Prof. See1ye Will Take the
Massachusetts Senator
ship if He Can
Get It.
Proceedings Of the Illinois, 'ndi-
ana, Minnesota, and Dakota
Legislatures.


Speciot DispascA to Tie Tribune.
srn1saF1E1p, ILL.,, Jan. 1U.-13oth Houses
llnyc now reached that stage In thelr business
where nothing Will be done until after tic cleo
tlon Of a United States Senator, atd It Is proba-
Bic that Tomorrow, by joint resolution, both
Houses will adjourn over to Monday. Mcan-
while the plotting and contemplating over tue
Senatorship, to which tie organization of both
Houses even down to thu appointment Of pages
lias been subjected, Will bc continued. Up to
this time Logan has held his ground. The
to yolc for him, and refuso to vote for
HIN now. Nov, as then, Logan's friends
ctnt,n that. when tic linn roncs. ,,e
,rt,, soo,,ro t,,o yntr. ~ thrcs ~ 4,,on, Thor
~" I'u,onoo,or,s nroc1otmc1 th,r ,,,,rn,a. -
making nomination themselves. Now they
arc quietly discussing their candidate, at,.. all
r,,mnrs II, th. rontrurr uotwtthstn,ultnr. "a fur
from having arrived at if'cconcllab'c dIi1cr-
cnvcs a 10 candidates, Keep theif OWL ro'lnaeI,
and keep together In way that shows them
to bc
suuvu-n po,,r,c,,ua
A". ''"Eo' 49,,
not 4taole 10 ttlro% away the'F aasahtaee. Iho
elect Of tho Republican caucus has been tu cut
of all steps from the Republican sllc towards
ony Rcm,h1ican rrrrnt 1orau' Tlmv nav tnsn M
an$ t'epaot.ea' sAeci't i'osas'' Lucy may iake
him; notody Is hindcrsaE thefr coming to his
support; everybody On tic Republican side has
been, and is, urging them to come to hin sup
rurt. hut tic caucu, nrcycnts ther hcIur In,
ps, !., s .'.s p'ea 4"s' pc'"s III
yltc'l to support my Republican o:hor than
Logan.
THEY poN'r CONF 70 HIM. .
II /. not pcrmItlc,l Of nnv l,.puh1lcan n ..k n
Inv ,r;., ,u,,,or. anv ,,,t.r 1,n,'.,.,,a.. -" -
~J "''A '"fF. "'I st"ei nepno''e"n' at'"
theY 60 on preparing TO run t'e'r own ea'rl
, 1877-01-11

LOUISVILLE, n.y., Jan. 1o.-.t Springfield, a.,
spctial to the Euuri<r,fOurnal says 1tnrry DEAR
doEf, young sotl III IL prominent manufacturer
In that tlarc, l.s hcrn arrested for robbng the
inulls Ut uycr S.,tDO. Dcar1urf WIS nut In
need, but WAS induced tn do WRONG III IL sail,
by III ar'scit desire 10 llcsss L "youpg lady,"
VINO Ii nbw missing.
, 1877-01-11
4 l't}llGI:It SENTENCED.
SLft1xf fttuttirA II, 5As Tribune

MILWAUKEE, Wis, jan. lU.-Juliua Steiner,
WIN has operated rs Il general confidence man
IN st, Paul an.l ST. Louis. WIS tolay sentenced
to twu yrars III The Waupun Prison Tor forging
t!!r narI4e VI u A!luc4lealur lii this city nallrl
SWyrr.
, 1877-01-11

MEMPHIS. Jan. lo.-Ycstcsday Oscar Pollard
Killed J. n. Car)lstr, II PROMINENT lawyer ut
Ukuluna, Miss.
, 1877-01-11

Woon>rorK, VI, Jan. t0.-llenry t;rovlin Inns
la'rn fUnMl guilty Ut tho murder Of Herbert
White, ul tliE It'll of October la.&
, 1877-01-11

Thu standard quality Of Hnrnrtt'4 Cologne
and FlayorinE Extracts hare. without An e1celttln,
Muu for khGu. the hihhrst awards fur excellence
, 1877-01-11
FIRES.

AT OEvATt>NNA, MINI.
Sttetds Niftaleh to 7As 7ftsuaA
ST. PAUL, Ailnn., Ja1,, i0.-Thc clothins store
OF Melvin Il Fox, anl tic grocery stars Of
Downie nros, Ut Uwuto,.ua, burned Alunday
ulght.
, 1877-01-11

Each package contains Dr .EanFords Improved Inhsl.
inK Tue. With full directions for use In al[ tases
1'rrs, t,n. Fur slIc ~ oil wholesale and retail drug.
Elsfs throughout the United ftAtet. WEEKS 4 POT.
TEI ticneras Agents and Wholesale Druggists Doatou
, 1877-01-11
THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, d. C., JAN. I'LL a. m,-ror TIM
Upper Lake region, falling, followed ty rIxint,
barolncscr, winds shifting to colder uortl1rrly
nr easteIly, generally cloudy and stormy wcath.
IT, with Tnuw.
Sptefai nfspatcA to I1s Tribune
SIOUX tlfs, la; jan. IU.-A slluW.stnrm han
peeh prevailing uscr this section sluce neon
LOCAL vnsGHsATtuss.
EHICAtIp. Juu IN
, 1877-01-11

For Throat ntsenses and Courhs.-
"Dromnx Brohthtnl 7rochts. " lkc all Other rally
era should be careful to obtain tho 1enpins aftitfa
prepared By John l. brown 3 Sons.
, 1877-01-11

srntsor1ELp, ILL.,, Jan. 1o.-Thc Senate, after
considerable discussion Of details, adopted the
rules Of the Senate uf tho Twenty y-ninth Asaem-
bly, without mntcsial mobilization, ard ap-
pointed Cconmittco on Joint Kulcs. Frank
Adasns' tax bill was Introduced In tho Senate BY
kphne
, 1877-01-11

Mrs. WIns1nw'a aoothtnE syrup. for ef,!l4
dsen teGthtng; softens the gums, Feduces tndammt-
toh. AlA5s al pain. 8nfe to regulate the hoHeaa.
, 1877-01-11

Hollands Aromatic Nttter wilma of Iron IL n
and impaired digestion. Depot, 69 clark street.
, 1877-01-11

they have been placed for The pxst twenty Teh,s:
and: to place the eap.stonc upon pant honofs, the
tf!6nnaI =: Philadelphia. composed Of e1pe rlenetI
aas,, n,1 ,y,erdles' and pronounce them s 6tsi II ss
, 1877-01-11
COLLINS B{a|
.VOLTAlC
PLASTERS.

An tGtro.fslyanIc Fstts1 combined with the cell
90 curative agent In r world OF Inrcinr and Utterly
tnrtlstliE al AtArr pIaslrrs In uE- They
~4u1c year, They Do not psI!!at+, they CUIiE.
, 1877-01-11
"a WONDERFUL REMEDY" "

:, Nr*sr.; Weeks rnttrr-t;entrtnen, Your Collins
fn'tAr flaser IA wonderful rpnntdy. haye suffered
viii weak ad painful harG more than eight years be.
toru .at tyr ,unr tSllins tota!c l1sse. Tie pain
.!l A.! tr ~ Iseilis yesy well, but tak rea1iFu
ruSr thA ran wAlk mud stAns!. but bfose yOt your
T!3strr WEB unahis to walk Ut stand.
Respectfully yutlf1.
Nils. iIiCIIARD UoRMAN
LSneh1nrs. Va. July -. ta76.
r.s.-Slnce fMl.lIed my letter soma nf rpy pejkh.
t! is :" cote in aud wtah fne TO enRd for mora
u 5H1F liAttfa+ ain recommending them all my
filr'ls pisAt send nc px Of }uMr Collint' VnltAlo
llA4telt. Enclosed mud Il .25. Mis-, GUliM AN,
suld hy a.! ufnEGsta for .1 cents each Eert any
rart u tr Emitted ssatts and Canada. Gn receipt of -
WkEks Il FuTTEH. Pruprictor4 u0stun.
WAHH "a a AND FlkTHI.A. Making Z
HHH sfcrlAty 1T these itatasesr Ma
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II would obllge her to have Clara dressed
10 white, Il would di.oblige bin TO DO 80.
His rather impollse answer was, He
seat HE daughter 10 school 70 siudy
books. not to dress. II she wanted bic
daughter 70 wear " bite she wss u liberty
TO provide that garment for bsr. For bis
part be did not see what right teachers
bad TO decide what color or what goods
their pupils shoald wear. If she was not
willing his daughter should appear In
prints she should say so aud be would al
once remove her.
The principal, as may be supposed,
was as Indignant as principal could well
be. But what would the Vennets say,
and the wealthy people whom they could
influence, II Miss Clara Clinton was BAN
ished for wearing dress they bad conde.
sccndcd TO honorl
Besides, Miss Clara was the best wri-
ter, the best singer, sud tho dialogue
maker OF the whole school She was
necessary 10 the brilliaucy Of The occa.
sion.
The principal decided to adopt the sug-
gestion Of the Judge and provide the out
iit al her expense.
But no sooner was this decided on,
than the Judge wrote letter by express
protesting that his daughter should not
wear white at all, and that be was com.
Ing in person to see that she didn't yio-
late his commands.
The result was the Judge carried bis
point, and Clara was an odd bird in the
whole flock Of pigeons.
Among all the queens Of the swiss and
null, the rustic belle was the observed Of
all observers. She was really the hand
soonest, merriest and most sparkling
creature In the whole room.
And what was sadly provoking to the
principal there sat Judge Clinton by the
side Of old Mr.. Vennct, clad in his suit
of bomespun, avaiing himself of every
opportunity to tell the whole story con.
nected with the calico garment and turn
ing the confused teacher 10 ridcule.
AT last II came to the distribution oi
prizes, and that for exemplary conduct
and correct recitation was awarded to
Miss Clara Clinton.
II Judge Clinton did not make speech
OH that occasion il was because Mr. Ven.
net did. AS the address was reported al
the time of It's delivery we will not re-
port 1t here, bat simply report that part
which relates to our heroine.
am happy, said Mr.. Vennet, that
the prize has fallen to the daughter of my
friend, Judge Clinton, of Clintonville
She is worthy daughter of worthy
sire. She may well be proud TO have re.
ceived this token of her teachers appro.
baton, for she won it under peculiar
circumstances. Young ladies', do not
forget though you are beautiful when
adorned you are more attractive, more
intellectual, more selfrelisnt while you
remain satisfied with what Providence
has placed at your disposal.
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POPPING THE QUESTION.

One OF the Danbury young men who
had occasionally escorted a young lady
home on Sunday evenings, and went in
for lunch after performing both services
last Sunday night, suddenly said TO her
Do you talk in you sleepl
Why-no, she answered in surprise.
Do you walk in your sleep? he next
inquired.
No, sir.
He moved his chair an inch closer, and
with increased interest asked;
Do you snore?
No, she hastily replied, looking un.
easily at him.
AT this reply his eyes fairly sparkled
His lips eagerly parted, and as be gave
his chair another hitch, he briskly Gu
quired;
DO you throw combings from your
hair in The wash basin?
What's thatl she asked, with an inquir-
Ing look.
lie repeated the question, although
with increased nervousness.
No, ! don't, she answered 10 some
haste.
Again bis chair went forward, while
his agitation grew so great that he could
scarcely maintain his place upon Il, and
he further asked:
Do you clean out the comb when you
are through
or course | do, she said, staring at him
with all her might.
In an instant be was on his knees be.
fore her, his eyes ablsze with fame and
his hands outstretched.
Oh, my dear Miss, love you, he pas.
sionately cried. give my whole heart
up to you. Love me and | will be your
slave. Love me as love you, and will
do anything on earth for you. Oh, will
you take me for your lover, your hus.
band, your protector, your everything2
II was critical moment for young
woman OF her years, but she was equal
to the emergency, as a woman generally
is, and She scooped him in,