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THE SUN.
1873 NEW YORK.

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THE PHEss AND THE PLOV,

We envy not tho priucely mao,
In city or in town,
Who wonde whether pumpkin vines
Turn W. >ho hill or down.
We care not for his marble halls,
Nor yet his heaps of gold;
We would not owr Ills sordid heart
For all his wealth twice told.
We arc the favored ones of earth,
We breathe pure air each morn,
We SOW, we renp the golden gain,
We gather in the corn.
Wo toil-we live On whut wo earn,
And muie than this we do
We hear III Saving 8 millions round,
And gladly feed them too.
The lawyer lives on n,ucely fees,
Yet dracs weary life,
lie never Knows n peaceful hour,
His atmosphere is STRIFE.
A merchant thumbs his yardstick DER,
Grows hagaard at his toll,
Hes not the man God meant him for,
Why don't ho till the soil?
The doctor plods through sto. m and rain
Pl"ds at his patients will;
" hen dcad and gone he plods again
To get his 'en.thy 3i.
The prnter-!'lcss his noble soul!
lie aresps The mighty esrih,
And stamps it on the daily sheet
10 cheer the laoorcrs heath.
We Ling the honor of the pillow,
And lIouor TO the press
Two noble instruments of toll,
Each with power 20 bless.
The bcpe, The nerve of this fast age,
True wealth OF human kind;
One tilIs :he ever faithful cath,
The other tills lhe miud.
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November G, 1877

ghili Fever, Kemittent Fover, Damb bxHyee: xgue::
oil tho affections which arise from mniesi.
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This Is compound remedy, prepared with
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and Fever and tho concomitant disorders. Such
remedy the necessities OF tho people In mnla-
rions distficts demand. Its great superiority
over any other medicine set cttliscoyercd for tho
euro OF 1ntermittcnts is, that IL contains no uui.
nine or mineral, and those who take It arc FREQ
from danger of qninism or hny injurious effects,
and arc rs healthy amer using It rs before. II
has been extensively employed during tho last
tIrty years In the treatment Of these distressing
disorders, and SO unvarying has been its success
Tint fhas gained the reputation Of being infal.
lible. 1tcan, Therefore, bc snfaly recommended
MS sure remedy and specific for tho fever and
Aguo OF tho West, and the Chllls and Fever Of
the South. 1t countcracts tho miasmatc poison
In the blood, and frees the system from its innu-
cncc, 90 that fever Gad aguc, shakes or chils,
once broken up by II, do not return until tho
disease Is again contracted.
Tho great variety Of disorders which arise from
the irritation of this poison, such as Neuralgia,
rheumatism. Cont, Headache. Blindness,
Toothachc, EarRche, Catnrrli, Asthma, Pol
pitntiOn, Splenlc Affections, III yst cries, Pain
In tho Bowels, Collie, Pnral yss, and derangc.
Of tho Stomach, all OF which become intcrmit.
AYERS AaUE CURE. which cures them all alike,
md protects tho system from future attacks. AS
n preventive, 1t is Of immense service In those
communities where Fever and Aguc prevails, MS
1t stays tho development Of tho disease IL taken
ontho Arst approach OF the prcmontory symp.
toms. Travellers anil temporary residents nro
thus enabled to defy these disorders, md fow
Will ever suffer if they avail themselves Of tho
protection this remedy affords.
For Liver Complaints, arising from torpidity,
II Is mn excellent remedy; 1t atimulatcs this organ
into healthy activity, and produces many remark,
ablo cures whore other medicines fall.
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Practical and Analytical Chemists,
LOWELL, MASS.
GOLD ny ALL DRUGGISTS EYERYwHERE,
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} July S, 1877 33-l,
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Thc State Of South Carolina.
OCONEE COUNTY,
In the Court of prohn<a

In the Court OF Probate.
Sarah Dodd, as ADMINISTRATIVE, aud Henry r.
Dodd, Administrator, of the personal estate
Of James Dodd. deceased, Plaintiffs, vs.
Dennis s. Dodd, Shedrick Dodd, Perry
Dodd, Ira Dudd, james Dodd. heirs.at.ih
of Aaron Dodd. deceased. to wit: Isabella
Dodd, james Dodd, William Il. Dodd,
Lucinda Dodd, Martha LEROY, and the heirs
at-law Of John Dodd, deceased. and james
Il. iiagood and j. D. Smith, defendnnts-
-.-Compfa'nt for Do,oer, Partition, Relief
de-, dc.
10 the Defendants IN the above stutel case:
You and each Of you arc hereby summoned
and required to answer tho complaint in t.,;s
action which is filed in the offico of the Judge
OF Probate, in and for tho county and Stnte
aforesaid and serve copy of your answer
on the subscriber at his Office. on the public
square in Wahalla. S. G., within twcnty days
after tho service of this summons OH you,
exclusive of the day of service.
III you fail to answer the complaint within
that time, the plaintiffs will apply to tho court
ior the relief demanded in the complaint.
j. j. NORTON,
Il. Plnintiff's Attorney.
Walhal|a. S. G., April 9th, 1876.
Witness. S. =. Dendy. Judge of Probate,
oconee County, S. G., 2fth of April, 1876.
LIS. S.P. DENDY,
l0~) Judge Of Probate.
10 Lucinda Dodd, 6nc Of the dcfeatlants above
named, '0hose place o jresidence is unhmo,tns
Take notice that the complaint and SUN,
mons herein have been lied in the office of
the Judge Of Probate. at the Court House, in
Wnlhmlia. s. c.. for tho purposes therein set
forth; and that you are required to appear in
the cause by the LIST day Of january next, or
the plaintiffs will apply to tho Court for the
relief demanded in the complaint.
j. j. NORTON. Plaintif's Attorney,
Walhalln Oconce County, S G.
Nov. Is. 1877 500
TJTT ny
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A Lock Haven woman, who was once
irlendless and lonely young girl, now has a.
husband and twenty-tigcc children.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1877-12-13

The man whose solo ambition is to win
applause Of tho world, is sure to be dis.
appointed, whether he wins or loses,
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Major A. Knowlton, who was suspended
from practice aa an attorney by Judge
Cooke, at the recent te m of tho Court, has
been re 'tored.
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10 &c Goo" D. oad lhmoc.s Of :hc
Ley 'siciu. c of So. Cuim,au:
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Have you heard my last song?" asked a
music writer Of g,uff critic. ~ hope so,''
was tho reply.
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TAILOR,
West Union, -. O.

YENHE undersigned has opened Tailor Shop
Il in West Union, where he will take
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ALPHABETICALLY the best sustained cork Of the
kind in Ms World"
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-05-22
Fire-Drill at a st. Louis Hotel.

A ST. LOUIS HOTEL KEEPER,
IA after giving the Southern Hotel
disaster some thought, hit upon q nota-
BILE expedient, took his trusted employees
into his confidence, and chuckled as he
thought of the immense success he was
going to achieve. About 2 A. NJ. on Fri
day an alarm of fire was suddenly given
in the hotel, bell boys galloped to and
fro along the halls arousing the guests,
a well trained brigade of porters flew to
the baggage room, the clerks, like so
many automata, siezed the books and
other contents of the safe, and the burly
head-waiter stood at the top of the stairs
politely ushering the guests, in their
varieus stages of disha6ile, towards the
office. When they had all assembled
there the proprietor, who had been
anxiously watching the scene with his
watch in his hand, jumped upon the
counter and said:
" Ladies and gentlemen, / have been
undesirous of having the comforts of
my guests impaired by the sad scenes at
the Southern Hotel, which, doubtless,
are fresh in your remembrance. To this
1 have thoroughly drilled my employees
so that each one knows his duties in the
event of a fire breaking out. OF their
efficiency you have had q sufficient proof
tonight, when, in four minutes and sew
enteen seconds from starting the alarm
corps of bell boys out from the office, the
last guest-the fat gentleman from 6S3,
dressed in an undershirt and a sheet
rolled down the grand marble staircase
into the rotunda. And this has been
effected without confusion or accident.
Ladies and gentlemen, i thank you. If
ever fire does break out, display the
same GOODNESS you have shown tonight,
and your safety is secured. Good night.
Bless you! AS you retire to your vir-
tuous couches the head bell boy at the
foot of the grand staircase will give you
each package of cards advertising my
hotel, which you may be desirous of cir
culating among your friends, adding
your own testimony as to the precau-
tionary system against f."
He was never allowed to finish the
sentence, for transient guest from Del
aware, Iowa, fetched him down with a
long range shot with a hand-satchel, and
then the whole assembly, with cry of
rage, fell upon him. We
will draw curtain over the scene that
ensued.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-05-22
Hooray for Ne.


One day last summer an old farmer
and his wife were in a Detroit photo
graph gallery to have some pictures
taken of the wife. Before proceeding to
busines IS the farmer took the artist aside
and confidently observed:
"The old lady was bound to come,
and couldn't prevent her, but now /
want you to do me favor. She's got
ears like COW, and the biggest mouth 1
ever saw on woman. Her picture
would be laughing-stock for all the
children, and know she'd be sorry
when too late. Tell her she'll take
better in cold weather, and then I'll fix
the rest.'
The artist performed his errand, and
the woman went away both disappointed
and pleased. The other day, when old
zero was just bowling himself hoarse,
the same pair returned to the gallery,
and the farmer seated his wife as far
from the stove as possible, and ordered
her to be "taken" at once. AS the artist
hurried to obey, the farmer cornered
him, and whispered, Magnificent and
unbounded success Mouth and ears
reduced one-half in size by the cold
Heat expends-c contracts Goahead
before she thaws out! Hooray for science
and mel''
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-05-22

great merchant for his thousand dollars.
"Ah, Mr.. Auduboh,'' said the owner
OF millions, ''you come In a very bad
time Money Is scarce and hard, and ]
have everything snugly and tightly in
vested. z N
And SO the ornithologlst called time
after time, and was often put of. 1t
was not because Mr.. Astor did not wish
to pay, but II was from that strong de-
sire growing stronger and stronger with
his years, to keep his property intact,
and see 1t increase. When he had paid
awny hundred thousand dollars for a
really benevolent purpose, he felt good,
as a man feels good who has got rid of
an aching tooth. 1t was only t0rench{ng
o,Ooy of the money that hurt him.
AT length Audubon called the sixth
time. Mr.. Astor had commenced to be-
moan the low condition of his cash at
hand, when he caught disappearing
look from his son William, who happen
ed to be present.
But" said the old man, after o
pause, suppose you want your mon-
ey, and, really, should like to let you
have 1t. / may have very little in
bank-Williem, have we any money
in bank ?"
Evidently John Jacob had expected
his son only to answer simple yes and
it may be that William b. thought his
father really wished to learn something
of the bank account. AT any rate; lie
was just fresh from the cash-on-h hand
page of the ledger, and he answered;
"Yes-we have little over hundred
thousand in the Bank of New York !;
eighty thousand in the City Bank nine
ty thousand in the Merchants; ninety
eight thousand four hundred in
"That'll do, William That'll do!
guess, Mr., Audubon, William can give
you check for the money"
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-05-22

- Y.l.. IIH ~. |lH#NitIt g ~
/ struck on one foot AM bohf ears. All
dis time ! was doin' some powerful
thinkin', was" NinNt1 " "a
DID you think of oysters fried with
crumbs ?" asked the reporters.
Dean be talkin' dat way, boy. /
'membered all my bad deeds while i was
gwine down, an called out / would
live better life If de shock didn't kill
me.r
In the egrcup was colored man whose
face frightened at these words, and he
softly asked
Brudder Gardner, doan' you mem
ber de two dollars you borrowed of me go
7" L do"
Den pay THAN 1t over. DE shock
didn't kill you, and now begin on dat
better life.r
Brudder JONES'" solemnly replied
Gardner, de shock didn't kill me dead,
but befo' pay out any money Ize gwine
to wait de result on my nervous system.
/ pears to be all right, but possumly I
may be fatally injured in some Of de
corners and not know it in month.
G. lang, Brudder Jones, an doan' rob
de cradle an de gravel'' NH m
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-05-22
vEGETINEI
He Says it is True.

Seneca Falls, Nov. g, 1876.
Mr.. H. X. Stevens:-Dear Sir : As you are an
entire stranger to me, want you to know what
NEGETINE has done for me- Only those who
have been raised from deaths door can know the
value OF such q good medicine am So wears of
age. Three years ago / was taken sick with what
the doctors called Lumbago. For weeks was
confined to my bed. | had three dlfferentphysi.
was great sufferer; finally became entirely
helpless. The last doctor told me there was no
help; he said he might possibly save my life by
ejecting morphine in my arms and legs. The en-
c0uragement for saving my lite by having this
done was so small chance could not consent To
run the risk. About this time my son read your
advertisement In our paper, testimony of per
son who had been very sick with about the same
complaint, and was cured My son went right
away TO the ap0thecary store and bought bottle
0f VEGETINE. Before had used the first bot
tie found great relief; could move myself In
bed. After taking three bottles was able to sit
up and move about my room. / continued taking
the Vegetine. and was in a few weeks restored
to my former health. The Vegetine saved my life
after the physicians said there was no help for
me-. have had no doctor since. If feel unwell
take dose OF Vegetne, and recommend it to
my friends '17'i''
Your Vegetine ought to be in every family NV
doctor was surprised to see me in good health
He says Vegetine is good medieines y / tell him
u cured me. He says, !" 1t is true" cannot feel
too thankful. Very gratefully yours,
Mrs. CATHERINE GOoNS.
Seneca Falls, Seneca County, N Y. ,rr
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-05-22
A Turkish Physician.

Mr.. Oscanyan, in his book The Sultan
and his People, tells the following anec-
dote of Turkish physician, whose pre-
scriptions and method of treatment will
interest practitioners everywhere:
A person exceedingly i'll of typhus
fever called in one of these medical gen
tlemen, who although he considered the
case quite hopeless, prescribed for his
patient, and took his leave. The next
day, in passing by, he inquired of ser
want at the door if his master was not
dead. "Dead No he is much bet
ter" Whereupon the doctor proceeded
up stairs to obtain the solution of this
miracle. " Why" said the GONZALES
cent, 81 was consumed with thirst, and
drank pailful of the juice of picked
cabbage.'' h
Wonderful quoth the doctor And
out came the tablets, ON which the
physician made this inscription, "Cured
of typhus fever, Mehemed Agha, an up
holsterer, by driking pailful of picked
cabbage juice" ih'
Soon after, the doctor was called to
another patient, yaghlikgee, or dealer
in embroidered handkerchiefs, suffering
from the same malady. He forthwith
prescribed ia pailful of pickled cabbage
juice"
On calling the next day to congratu-
late his patient on his recovery She was
astonished to be told the man was dead.
The Oriental Esculapius, IN his be-
wilderment at these phenomena, came
to the safe conclusion, and duly noted it
in his memoranda, that "although in
cases of typhus fever picked cabbage
juice is an efficient remedy, it is not,
however, to be used unless the patient be
JyProfsssion an ul1holsterer." l
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-05-22
Waiting the Result.


Brother Gardner was white-washing
the back end of an old house ON Catha-
rine street, when the staging gave way,
and he had fall of about fifteen feet.
He was senseless when picked up, but a
man poured about gallon of water
down his back and brought him to. Mr..
Gardner thus explained matters to the
reporters
" Wall, I was up dar, an dar was de
house, an dar was de scaffold, an dar
we all was. / was jess drawin' dat
brush aroun' to kill when / felt gone
ness. Seemed was prancin' aroun' on
de air, wild no chance to dig in my
toes"
why didn't you fall at once, and
have the matter off your minds" asked
a policeman,
Why dldn'tI fally Why, sab, /
was fallin', all the time. / Went down
bout fifty feet head fust, an den |
changed and went sideways, an den
Il
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-05-22
Women's Boots.

The Journal of Chemistry points out a
grave error in measuring women's feet
for boots. 1t says kid gloves although
worn continually never cause bunions,
since the kid stretches to the hand, but
in the manufacture of boots, especially
ladies boots, unyielding canvass is used
for lining SO that the leather is prevented
from stretching and showing the true
shape and size Of the foot. Feet enlarge
when bearing the weight of the body
and also towards evening, hence q boot
made from a measure taken when the
foot is suspended in the air and in the
morning is too small for the foot In the
evening. Women's feet are generally
measured in the air, but mems when
they are standing on them. The high
heels worn on ladies' boots, too, cause
them to be always walking down hill,
however level the path may be, thus
driving the foot more and more to the
mont.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-05-22
THE TIMES NEW BLOOMFIELD, PA. MAY %, 1871.

1 I -" - -
Washington was, all the world knows,
d man of few words, and while he quiet
ly partooh Of his frugal meal the cotiver.
satlon flowed cheerfully ON between the
other members Yof the family present.
suddenly his nephew turned laughing
to him and said N
"Uncle what do you think dreamed
last nlghtYn 4
TheGeneral replied he could not guess
and asked to be told. Captain Lewis,
continuing to laugh merrily, replied:
"Why, dreamed you gave me your
farm on Deep Run"
Humph 10 calculated his uncle;
"you had better have dreamed / gave
you Mount Vernon"
No more was said on the subject, and
Captain Lewis had quite forgotten his
unmeaning dream as he placed his wife
in the carriage, and babe his uncle and
aunt goodbye. Washington followed
him to the carriage, and handed him a
folded paper, saying as he did so =" You
can look at that when you reach home"
Captain Lewis received the paper in as
tonishment, but could make no reply, as
the carriage now rolled swiftly away
He might have felt in duty bound to suf-
fer the pags of curiosity until he reach
ed home but his wife had no such con-
scientious scruples; she had not been
forbidden to open It, and SO she soon
succeeded in gaining possession of the
mysterious paper, and before Mount
Vernon was lost in the distance she dis
covered the fact that they had left that
modest dwelling much richer than they
were when they entered it. Whether
Washington had intended to bestow the
Deep Run farm in his will upon this
nephew, and only hastened the time of
the gift, or whether, with the quiet
humor in which he rarely INDUCED, he
thus proved the dream of which he had
been told practical reality, was never
known. The deed is said to be the
shortest on record, and is as follows,
L do by these presents give, and Cif
Deed of Conveyance should not have
been made before) hereby oblige my
heirs, Executors, and Administrators to
fulfill, all the Lands which hold on
Deep Run or its branches in the County
of Fauquier, unto my Nephew Robert
Lewis and to his heirs or assigns for
ever. lhr
Given under my hand and seal this
18th day of August, 1876.
GEO. WASHINGTON" SEAL.