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Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1877-07-21
POLICE JURORS.
Men of straw''-The Origin
Of the Phrase.

It would seem that the above
designation is not exclusively ap-
plicable to the particular class of
men who have borne it ID
more modern times-in other
words, that the despicable class
|ef individuals who, in ages gone
by, have constituted the .smen of
straw" equally fourished, and
were patronized in the courts of
modern Europe and ancient
Greece. We are assured, indeed,
|by q clever writer in one of the
London quarterlies (the namber
we forget), that, in the courts of
ancient Greece, even, a class of
men answering precisely to the
description given in our caption
was to be found !; and from the
tact notorious as it would seem)1
that "Athens abounded in straw
Shoes" the inference is pretty
plain that convenient witnesses
were by no means scarce among
the highly cultivated citizens oil
Athens. The writer would seem
to intimate, also, that, as in
Westminster Hall, formerly,
"these Men of Straw walked
in. court, with a straw in
one of their shoes, to signify they
wanted employment as witness
es,7 SO the probability would
seem to be that, while in theI
Greek courts downright perjury
was manifestly connived at by
the judges, so, in Christianized
England, many years ago, men
could easily be found to give any
evidence upon oath that might
be required-and hence origin
ated the saying, She is a Man of
Straw The custom. however,
has high antiquity, and, as com
fnented upon by the writer in
the Quarterly ReUie,o, assumes
an interest 1--WE had almost SAID
3 fascination) not easily to be
resisted. We copy his conclu-
ding remarks, verbatim, leaving
to the reader to infer how full
of novel and exciting matter the
Quarterly correspondents com
munication must be. 1--WE haveI
all heard OF a race of men, (soI
the writer concludes his article)I
who used, in former days, toI
ply about our own courts of law;
and who, from their manner oil
making known their occupation,
We're recognized by the name of
strawshoes. An advocate orl
lawyer who wanted a convenient
witness, knew by these signs
where to find one; and the COLO
guy between the parties was
brief. Don't you remember Fl
said the advoeate-{the party
looked at the fee, and gave nol
sign; but the fee increased, and
the powers OF memory increased
with it)- TO be sure I do.'I
Then come into court and swear
it, Only we might be supposed
to be lealing in that mean weap-
on, tlattery, We could mention
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i :
AMI nothing that happens is right;
Bills falling due, Inrnined he cries,
And still he sits there, and won't ADYER-
TISE.
A man looked at his ulster
this morning, and fondly earress-
ing it, put it in a handy place
with the remark, II may need
you yet before the summer is
Iover.n
"Postal card proposals. read
Miss Pert indignantly, from the
Washington news: 'If a man
has not got stamps enough for
letter he has not got stamps
enough to be married. No cards
for me if you please.
An importer of German lot
terry tickets is ST, Louis has been
somewhat astonished to find
that he has been defrauding
the custom-house. It is claim
ed that the tickets come under
the head of printed paper, 2 and
are therefore subjected to entry.
It is human nature the world
over-the ice man leaves a cake
|of ice at your door and says it
weighs eight pounds, and three
minutes later, when you weigh
it on the scales, you find that it
has dwindled down to five
pounds. The heat you know.
The Cory Pa.) Telegraph
says that it has just been dis
covered that one of the unsuc-
cessful candidates for postmas-
ter there had a place in his house
filed with open edged cigar box
es at which he practiced through
the winter distributing the mail.
Alongside of submerged
rock which divers brought up in
Newport, r. T., harbor a few
days ago, were found seventy
FIVE pounds of copper lying in
regular plaits. which had been
rubbed from the bottom of
steamboats, which had struck
against it.
Lena Dale wrote to friend,
before jumping into the river in
Louisville "When you receive
this my body will be floating
peacefully in the water She
was rescued, and in prison she
said, referring to the letter,
And now to think Tn only In
the caboose.' y
French comic journals are
in despair. The present politi-
cal situation had opened to them
a magnificent field for satire;
and now they are officially mott
fed that no Illustrations likely
to prove obnoxious to sny of
the foreign Governments will be
tolerated.
Unlike bees, ants have two
or three queens to nest. There
are three distinct cIasses-the
imperfect females, (the workers.
the males and the perfect fe-
males. Two ants working at a
time are apparently sufficient
toSsupply nest of three or four
hundred with food. When Sir
John Lubbock first noticed two
working for a whole nest he
thought they might be individ-
uals remarkably fond of work,
SO he removed them. Two 9th
ers took their places in foraeing.
and as soon as these two were
also removed two others took
their places. -
"A Manchester mechanic has
invented a horseshoe composed
of three thicknesses of cowhide
compressed into steel mould.
and then subjected to a ehemi-
cal preparation. IT. inventor
asserts that IT Ia6ss {. .nsrar fbsr
the common shoe and weighs,
only one-fourth as much, never
splits the hoof, and las no othey
injurious influence on it. requires
no ealks, even on asphalt; is SO
elastic that the horses step is
lighter and snrer, and adheEes
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No. 6.
ALI SORTS.

The merchant sits at his lonely store,
:, Wondering why times are tight,
Expenses of all kinds by the score,
And nothing that happens is right;
Bills falling due, Tn ruined he cries,
And still he sits there, and won't ADYER.
TTSE,
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Official Directory.
Fifteenth Judicial District.

Fifteenth Jasliefal District.
Comprising heparishes of Assumption.
Lafourche, and Terrebonne.l
District Judge. .Taylor Beattie
District Attorney. ...... seymour r. Snaer
Regular terms of District Court in AS
sumption Parish open on first Monday in
May and first Monday in November.
Eighth Senatorial District.
State Senators..........H Hon. T. s. Goode
Thos. A. Cage
Parish Officers.
Representatives. George Drury
-----.----- Jonas Hughes
Parish Judge Alfred Tete
Clerk of the Court. Thos. Divine
Recorder ......... George Washington
treasurer August Bulow
Iax Collector q, Thiac
Sheriff. ....-.------.. .--. "A. j.. Echeyerria
Coroner. John Hickman
Parish Physician ...... DR.. r. r. Beasley
Public Administrator. -. Hiram H. Carver.
POLICE JURORS.
VIM. w. Pugh, President; Thos. D. Cox,
W. B. Ratlifa, Emile Tallieu, David Levy.
John Webre, Moses r. Hite, Bazlle Graves,
Levy Williams.
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Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1877-07-21
BRICKS! BRICKS!!

The undersigned, having enlarged their
BRICK YARD with the intention ofcarry-
ing their business on a larger scale, solicit
as heretofore the patronage of their
friends, and are now prepared to deliver
Bricks at all landings between Donaldson
vile and ThIbodaux at prices and condi-
tions to sait purchasers.
taidres8;
, 1877-07-24
PRECAUTIONARY,


Al ls only natural. tho city officials Of thc
Executive DcpartWeuts feel very uneasy lest
something might happen to nut Chicago tu an
upfoar Of Excitement, and arc taking pyccau-
t1onary measures to treat wlsely aud effectively
my small outbreak that may occur. Tho Mayor
docs not desire that anything bo tluns that
would lncite the anger or fury OF tho pcssons
supposed 10 bp ready 10 take up tho cudgel or
brirklat In battle for their supposed wrongs.
Thcre was ! conference yesterday Afternoon II,
Chief IiickcJ'4 Office, at which xero
prescnt Gen. Ducat. Gen. Tosrcnce, tlrn.
SShatlucs, Gen. Klokks. Con. lIe,iey,
Gen. Huntington, Cot. sherce, 1la Honor
tas Mayor, AnA Chiefs Hickey and Dixon. A
long consultation was held with closed doors.
aud 10 uuthinE " known Ut the eonyersath,n
that psase1 between the militia and the city
officials. Gcl1. Ducat sali, after coming from
the Eftoll, that It wai tito ono idea Ut those
prcscat nut 10 do anything to prcclpftAte vlo-
lentt, The councillors Wcr4 very elosc-tnouthcl
as to What they had discussed and intended to
do, and Hcrc seemingly anxious to have that
iaCt we'll understood .
The result Of tho Interview MAS Che Issuing OF
orders to the First and seco'Il Regiments, !. n.
G., to uysentlel At thclE respective aEuiot1ea at
| 3 o'clock last evening, TO be ready
ln case Of serious disturbance to respond to tho
| cali VI tho authorities. 6upt. Hickey lssYed
pslvatc ordess to hLa subordiuatcs, which orders
| vert tn all probability nerrly in reference 20
| tho deposition OF ths Mun of the Department.
| TuR MAYOR
sald Yesterday. when Questioned upon the SUD-
| icet, Lhat hu hal bcen advised that ho wa tue
| cu1Mau1cF VI tbu militia III the ab4tncc ol tho
Governor. Tu aubatantiats tho adylec, he tcle-
| grsphsd to tho Goyernos, and sees!Tca ssp1y
, 1877-07-24
THE ROCK ISLAND.

There was an informal scetng held 1t noon
yesterday at tho Kock Island car-sl1Ops TO no
tify the men lint there would bc n meeting at 4
o'clock in tho half corner Of State and Flitieth
streets to appoint committee to walt upon
the President Of the Road. or, IN his absence,
Tho Assistant Superintendent.
The men verc very orderly ait day. hut
seemed determined to stand by The decision OF
sir~leai1ers, whatcver that might bo. T1cy
would gather 1n groups, As occaa'on offered, and
discuss the situation. A petition s'gncd by all
Omaha was sent by committee appointed for
that purpose TO supcrintcndent KtmDan at
Davenport, asking that tuclr wages he increaeeo
70 the oa oE9re o. the same ~ teT Tsfe K,h.i S
said is he would W SEQ tdem "a individuals. flcy
stated tl.sr case to h1n'' anu enp p5es'n1ea nc1
snsrer shs petisn ss% ts. ''S eut sSn ese se
two 1sA The mon feei rathcf sore over the reccp-
ton Of their committee by tho Superintendent;
tney ea1nr da1 J., @ ocefs eompany
THE MEETING At l O'CLOCK
was we'll attended BY the cmpfoycs of The road,
tic bull being Oiled to its full capacity. Tho
business Transacted was to appointa committee
to WHIT upon President RIdlIc, Or, IN hts IT,
sence, Assistant Superintendent slanderillc.
They were instructed to ask That their wages r. be
plaGeh ~ tho old figure or Increased 20 per
cent upon the prcacnt payroll. Tic Comnlt-
lee arc to report to q meeting TO be held this
evening at the same place. rhc men wcrc not
Che advice Of their leaders. but they all seem no
bound together by common sy1npathy that II
worst comes 10 worst they sill 10 dangerous
body Of men to deal with.
donned q rusty suit Of clothes and mixed freely
with tpcm, aud, knowing thcir anttnathy 10
, 1877-07-24
TUSCOLA.
The judicial Contest In tho Fourth APPELLATE
District - Tho Sh7sevAlty - daESntton
Against n HtatC Hoard.

The Judicial Contest In tho Fourth APPELLATE
District - Tire st,7sevAlty - IndA AKrntion
Against n HtatC Hoard.
Special Corrtspondsnfr of Ths Tribune.
TctenLA, Ill, july 2I.-fn this {ths Fcurth) Ap-
psllatc pistrIct,, good deal Of feeling ta befug
ensendetrd over the ludCtthtn The district u
Republican BY majority Of 1.176. but tho party
has not made nomination. accepting Ma}. j. D.
Wt,siu, OF Marshall, ~ is candidate. Tho
Democracy havu also. by common consent in
dor4ed Mai. William E. Nelfon, Of pccatus. The
prcss in the dstrct Tor long time took M inter.
est In The election. considering both capable
and qualIhcI. Uut 3lAj. Sslsons friends vcry un-
wisely attempted ~ druw party.line an Edgar
And Anullse tunnttra: snd now the tepubrsas.
headed by George sctosIr, Of tho Champaign
(ld=tttt. Aayu begun regular parttsan hxht. II
will nul unEe much difference which gentleman
is elected. auA, except fuw hot. .Acadcl paftsans
on both sides. the edple arc willing to lct tho cam
didaics knd lawyers t&hs II out,
The Democrats hasp nominated Col. Wcatfonl
Tas:att, Ut thta place, for sherih, ~ az tho
The Republican Convention VIII bc held On Mon.
day. Tho election cnHirs oil Aug u.
There II Intense indignation asal ntt the Doard Of
Commissioners engaged Ia locating tho EsstcrM
lpsane Asylum, tuf ignoring FascoIas Invitation
10 vtsit an inspect OF the finest natutsi spFtnga
In Tho Wext,- arfkig that l!pwx bou gallons pei
hour, nnd Ia pronounced By Prpf lainea, OF Hush
College, TO 0ossras high remedial yi'taes. This
Hoard hrs ample time, aHa deserves scvere ee1'utt
for dlsgegRrltny tho e4rncet petition OF hundreds
uf leading men In Central lllluola
, 1877-07-24
FEVER.
from thr Third PaKe.)

therc 4 knot Of i've or zig men and "a many
ht...fntt children were gathered, listening TO
~ Lerrcr, who read MI account of the strike.
u. ~ i:fanl Croa.sng tue same state Of affasrs
,M'rsr.cntctl ~ itscif. The gatc.ttt'tlct looletl
l,erny and tired, ns II the taking away Of the
sreigbt trains had stupenetl hin. Al there
.,,'n,,smne1 tho action 81 The railroad maTnltcs
T., cuitiEV men down TO 10 ccntS a day, and then
ii.scnc,i to hear tho paper read BY the town
nrnnhrt. onlg stnpping to ask the question o.
t.rh Other, stWhat do ynt, think OF !ei' Anti
then going on with the listening.
TIE ROCK tst.AKH.
On tho Rock island Road nil trains, both
freieht and passenger, were started out on time.
4 VIII to tic depot on Van 1,tsren street late
iatt NIGHT showed that no trouble had occurred
tIlcrc, and the MANAGERS sail that norc wAf CT
rerlct. The t0:20 p. NJ. train lett At tts ap.
1,onte,l time, anl so far ~ is road Is concerned
everything Is quiet.
TIE FORT WAYNE. .-.-..
II WIS rumorcd IN the streets In the aoutt1-
wssectn portion OF tho city that eecrct meet.
ing al tl,c sw!tc,l,nen Of the Fort Wayne Road
was icing held somcuticrc in the vicinity Of
SIytccnth street last night, which WIS no doubt
tr,lc, though faithful acarrll by a TRIBUNE rc'
rnricr tailed to lsrnvcr the location. A meet
Inc Of this description was held, however, on
Sunday evening.
, 1877-07-24
OBITUARY..

Ep<ctdt pispafcA 10 Tat 7rfoaHs.
EvAxs7on, ILL.,, July e3,-Ths many friends Of
William T. Woodsou wilt b Fa!ued to learn OF his
dratb, which occurred at half.past II this mora.
tnk d hi. Sestdtnce n this town. The deecAsed
haa been yictinA OF consumption for many years,
suffering especially tAe asst thEeo months. Ais
death hxa oeen anticipated for two weeks: liz died
pesecfuliy au,ons biz family iie VI. s.. year: Of
sgc, was born IL Prince Edwards County. VIZ.
r{nip, Aptt} IL. 1876. aud has been / resident Of
Evan.tnn twenty yss1s. duFing which time he has
pursued tho euslnsn Of .x.. - unafttMs. 4aatdsas.
hs.e asood high iu public eateom. occurring >
prominent position Il tho Melhodi.s cburch - =
trustee aud cncrEetic promoter af ~ welfare.
soao dye yeas. sxo he resigned his snainsss
csuifnv naEttsi}Y hy returned 10 rcsums bis bnaf.
ar.asa biz %a ;I %oat9
abroad. liz spent liz montns 10 Florida: but ro-
turnsi ho,ao thtss ueath. ~ 9n1ily ,f itt1s In
frayes wife and IN unmarried daughter, beaides
mauy friends, 10 mourn his Io4s. The funeral Will
IS al i O'Clock "Wednesday, BY carriages frou the
rus[dpnce u koAehll.
, 1877-07-24
A SOL ACE FOR THE AGED.

fn tbe decline Of llfs, % tha Vlgor q tho sJstem
wanrs. and inarnitics xtlack II 10 which In e4:ly
Ugv it wss I sttanEtt, tho uss oe ssfe medicinal
risncs shows i. % admirably adapted 10 tbs waut.
1T vid people ~ uoatstte.'s Stomach Biitst. !!
is teal Aolace to tbs aged, and tho best safeguard
whish liyy ars peculiarly tIable. It Juri:otatc4
ths body aud cheers tho mind. T. pure, sssesaals:
an1 eaccttss. hac9nMtisu., lamesxo. sna gont
Ur middle igc H1s&ettcro Hitters arc excellent
1en,sdy lof those painful dlsorsfs aad si.o iastty
e1cItemept Al0 1enle In thelf seton. and Ase In.
dnitely pareF than thu aunedtcstad ssnuls0ts Of
roun
, 1877-07-24

ness there, and ought 10 have kent 4Nay. II Ia
slmply hnmsr an nature int eroHds Of ths curious
will . 70 sok On s,,c whsSssr h hsE an
irrational to the lnst tlerrer. nnf1 must be han
re n XII em an u1 wtSo, ouo
warning il yorre than mistakc,-lt IN trcaJ-
fut trIuc; and /. usually cxpjatc;t bY thc fearful
eonscouct,cc. that fellow
The 1uilittanau Is not the best Of nytru-
mcnts to deal with such n crisIs.
lie I. merely an nyerare clerk or
rm1nr fcllnw ahout tnwn. drcasrl nr
Tor the day IN uniform with mu.ket In IFS
hands. Scared and excited ont Of h!s senses
IN ne presence oi tne mon, &c Is l,a9lcs Win or
hv an occns nsions rtotcr with vo,lrv ,oto ,hc
tffck ranks Of Iookcre-on. children, women, and
men, entirely innocent of thcwronR the militia
man intended 70 resent. And this e1aspcratts
tne sne efo"u mo nehus' ana nell Is t"r"eo 'ooao
Thctc rcs',;ts hovc bannened with ,och ccr.
taintv whenever militia are called futo
reqnia!tton that experiences ought 10 tcnr!f
q nctser way Use INC police iorso
anet,. ,eax ,s nm5 stee'aIs - 3ho5 ~.
wear,nn h, tir r,ui,. ami that ,,sed very tnarnr
Is. Let them conflne themselves to preventing
injury to property and pcrsons on tbc part ol
wear ouf nnd ,lispcrsc ,noG ctTcctually. Thay
must cat and sleep, and those demands viii d.
organize an4! statscr them.
aTs e ,vs trouble IA t, sy Y ,sa vh:
out nor troops Il nv knS se
the police forro when The need comcs
hy c,upioyIn1 tj,t better e1ass Of vnemploycl
reen1ar eu noI'cs Use TO- de,dJy s wenuo ] nor nor
| f,5cc hnynn,I t',c tno.t inInrrstlre nccrssitr.
Arrest and cougne tic actually gu,ltY nud dis-
ortjrTjy Dc natient. a,n1 potxi.natnre1, md for-
bcnrinry for t|c lot ri thc unetnnoyctl working
clnsacs Il hartl enough int nav. Nod known
let there be- no irTitants Let time. hunger
aud fatigue do their perfect work In scatterin
, 1877-07-24

Total. ............4l
This does mol include tho drummer, who
proudly 1nmmcl away with one stick on . tennr
drum With ono head furiously bursted Wldu
open.
: By odds the most entertaining part Of thu
evenings performance was situated at the SOUTH
west corner ol tic square where an express
wagon driven tip to tho sidewalk Afforded u
gutlerol at once considerable crowd to wliun
appeared an elderly person the exact picture of
rAt Rooney, 80 dear to fte0uentcrs Of thu
variety show. 10 exact was the Resemblance
speaker announced his name. pcrststtd In sp-
rlauding the rc,narks Vi NootcY and applauded
hIn Is that ,,ps ,person, winding Up with "ti'ree
which threatened to bc broad Scotch, tlct,
showed symptoms Of Yorkshire. and wound TIP
by dceenersting into tic d1slrct ot tho "Ould
so4." Ny form Of type yet made could
tentlyu rcporter y reluctantly compelled to
give the best toughts Of tho speaker iu COM
u'onplace Euglish. Introducing himself. tue
"rn TON oiLlxs, AND nos'1 CARE WHO
Tin not afraid to sl,ow n!yscll to any QUO or AL
Vi yUt," and With that ho turned about mud
showed the rcsulta VI il:tJ years upon HI orig
sympathcs were Will, tie workfu.u.cu in al
| Intx,r: they had been ground down and cot1,-
nelje.i to ecccpt a smsllcr wacc than was their
iuu for q IayFs work. It was Impossible to sc.
t1,r,, lirfut for wo.ktnyutan olf less than ~
| lrr DIV. anti to Ibis flgufc he wartul ajl tic
Iowest salsrics 10 conc: It Wa impossible Tor q
,nau 10 suIrx,rt wife and family ou less, and
why shouiI tiry suffer Themselves to be
| t,,t i,nwn hollow Tint m,Iut3 M unswer being
,ouchsafe.i. the sneaker proceeded to uE ior
tGn rnfru,,rl.issn1e,,t of Tic workinRncn; tIo
iiack n,an had Lecn fought for, and utu., him
iaI l,ssu ,sstuwed tic ballot: tic peouIo hall
sinwn an intrrrst in him. and had tlone Iii they
..,1lI 10 tn. rsi.e i,in ~ 10 whore lc could con-,
n.te viii tha whIta tuau. Nav. rhy not da
sonc,Isinp Tor tie worEingmanI WhY nat hcIu
hI,n ninm1 an that hs rouiI eel a fair iay's
ua"os Ia a rafr tt,y,s worEi The sneaLcr iatj
sns,.St at sidinh, an, had been ti,rourh thc
WI sn,i I,sI fm,rht for The Ldrbuns.-tko cap
ltas,.t4'Man.! lnaIsy otHtre Of l.is hearers lad
IT, .as N.Y. xes, o "; - tlSls in sS*eT r.,
, 1877-07-24

For Catxrri. Anu Hay, Fever as Jef1srs
samrurs frre to Ill Dse 20 St&tsst. PetsaJ 5tesss
, 1877-07-24

Use " Mrs. Vluslow's Soothing syrup" 70!
dIsrfhxs. wtnd coils, aud Requisites tho bow*lA
, 1877-07-24

Knen,s Custom Shirts Made to MsAsaFs.->s
VARY bsst i fur 70; NJ obligation 10 keep anJ Of
KssnFs shirts u1less perfectly tatIsfastosy. LII
IhdIkon.sI.
, 1877-07-24

NIECELLANEOU
Tua rxxLlSo FuKoC0uoDT THA ctrf Tasf2a-
DAY
Wa on. Of anxious, ncRvous excitement. Tho
demand for nlornlug papert ~as not cclipsed by
ths uapst Anxious tI1ncs humCaiatclY Aaies tho
, 1877-07-24

4 clIc40oAH tn BALTIMORE AND FITTSRux0
Among those who arrived frou the I East yss-
tctday via ths Fort Wayne Railroad Fas ar.
5alaes Il. At!uc, oi this dty, partner OF Rob
eft Warren, Esq. A reporter cul|ed Oh him sn
tho Afternoon, md learned whit follows ruearl.
, 1877-07-24

IntAIs.. srs..s,s+ ILL
nn asthmatic drum was heard, anti the cry AROSE
"Flers ea,me tho latlroalcraf hcre'a tue fellows
wilt play PEtssburg with theln." The rep0rtcr
bastencl to where the procession entered the
was:
Men without tofchca. ..+....l7
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-12-26

HOLIDAY GooDs.-We would ad-
wise all who wish to buy really good
holiday goods to visit DR.. Vivian.
There you will find a large stock of
fine goods; nothing trashy or merely
gaudy, but a display of valuable ar
ticles worth the giving or receiving
by lady or gentleman.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-12-26

A CARD The grateful acknowl-
edgments of the undersigned are
rendered through the press to their
numerous friends IN Mineral Point
and Willow Springs, ,ior the tangible
proof given on Christmas eve Of their
appreciation of our poor labors
amongst them. The former in the
presentation of valuable articles Of
apparel. The latter in the gift of an
elegant bible, beautifully illustrated, 4,
aud embelished, with the following
inscription upon it: "Presented to
Mr.. and Mrs. Hewitt by the young
converts at Willow Springs Primi-
tive Methodist church, 1877" The
contents of the precious Book Of
Books have been for long years our
meditation by day aud night, and
our interest in the incompatible
boon l. still uuabated. Our advice
to all is mark, learn, and inwardly
digest the sacred page that it may
be we'll with you in the land of the
living and for ever" After six
weeks of varied toll over those me-
morable hills. wales and prairies,
through mud and storms, the Lord
of the harvests helped US to reap the
fruits of others, labor and gath.r in
to the grauary seventy-nine sheaves
(souls) which we hope to meet in
heaven, greatly multiplied. At the
same time thirty were baptized.
JosKru AND ELlz, HEWITT.