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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-05-18

BY Jonn Q. r,urrfIre

By JOHN @. WHITTIER
Beyond the bursting greeRnsss Of the woods
Unto the misty, mountain 80lifudcs
Has April breathed bersweft ana chanoeftl raood,
Bst Ia the folded buds and leaves, and hseher.
Where nest the small birds ia the hr trees spire
Through oil the porld there bresthes soft desire
A mystic Influence broods Ger hidden things;
The caterpillar, in his dfowry rings. i
Dreams purple pictures Of bis future wings.
A sweet presentIment fills the intense,
Clear air. The brooks hang In suspense
Among the rocks. The small grass feels sense.
FF6oph1eiie Fopp e j0g most strange and a,
Deep out of sight, where eah's grea. mystery lies
shut up within her heart forever, nIes
A thrill along the unseen arteries.
Within the tangled roots Of beech and LINE.
The sweet saps puIsate they bliDdiy climb
And sprout their tasseled gTeenness ere its time.
Along the stream the whIspering rusbes ray
10 one another, how the gentle May
Brings in the sunshine Of 4 slrer day.
And to the sweet-breathed violet that blow
An azure margin 10 their silver iow,
The garrulous npples tattle as they go.
Sick with desire. the lily bells turn pale
The wandering cowslips peep from every dale;
And daisies stand on tPtoe through the vale
The amorous boughs bend toward her, far and near,
While May stands in the doorway Of the year.
AZ her charmed coming, nj the tar South, where
u fingered for her idiiDg calm and fair,
The sunshine fOws through all the happy air.
Aerial arches Of the sunset dyes
Der the enchantment Of her presence riae,
And span the glory Of the bending skies.
Now roll the minutes 10 the golden hour
A nd now the bud fnlflls the perfect flower;
Now Earth puts on her bealIty's crown and power.
From the low easement Of the cottage room.
To the far distance wbeTc the dim hill. loom.
The lengths Of meadow lands burst into bloom
A hundredbrooks. down-leaping whence they hun
md seeming mad. with many silver tongue,
sing sgeeter aones tlara eyff ret .vere sung,
The birds all pipe their welcome blthe and clear
While MAY GENES through be doorway Of the year.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-05-18
pAPA,s LETTER.

IA H&G + xas sit.ing in my study
y3fse I writing letters. when he;rSii ,n5i ,,s
9k Please, dear mamma, Mary told me
Mamma mustn't be 'lsturped'
But Use tired OF the kitty,
Want ozzea fng 70 do
Writing letters, Is 'ou, mamma
TanT write letter, too 2?
-..ys Not now; darling; n mammals sI,,n no6 busy
WHl Run and play with Kitty now.
p 80 "a No no. mamma m wife letter
Tan If 'on viii show me how
- would paint my darling's portrait
as has sweet eyes searched my lace
* aa Form Of childish, witching grace
z put the eager face was clouded,
Till said 81 III make = letter
OF you, darling boy, instead
So parted hack the tresses
Fyom his forehead high and Thltes
a 8 And stamp in sport pasted
Mid its waves OF golden llSht
Then I said. Now, little letter,
Go away. and bear good news
And smiled AS down the staircase
Clattertd loud the little Shoes
Leaving me. the darling hurried
3 ~ Ilown Mary ia his glee,
eAa- 50 Mammals witing lots OF letters
Use letter, Mary-seeP
No one heard the little pratiler,
Reached his little cap and tipPetI
Standing on the entry stair
No one heard the front door open,
4 [ foated DER bis shoulders
In the crisp October air.
Down the street the baby hastenei,
Till he reached the Office door,
Use letter. Mr, POstman;
Htt Et Is there for any more
Cause dis letters doin to papa;
So Papa lives with God 'ou know,
Mamma s.nt me for a let;er.
4asf3 Does ou fink at tan go ??
But The clerk in wonslsI answered
- 80 ~ ansz.sT Z. ctits -
Fain the clerk would have detained him,
But the pleading face gone,
md the little feet hesening-
BY the busy crowd swept
Suddenly the crowd parted,
People fled from left TO right,
As pair of niaddened horses.
At the moment dashed in sight
No one saw the baby figure
No the golden hair,
Till a voice of frightened sweetness
Rang out on the autumn air
Twas too late--a moment only
Stood the beaueOus vision there,
Then the little face lay lifeless,
Covered Ger with golden hair-
Reverently they raised my darling,
Brushed away the curls of gold,
Saw the stamp upon the forehead,
Growing now so icy cold
Not mark face disfgured,
Showing where hoOf hal trOd
But the little life ended
'Papa's letter" with God
-Ligerpo0l Hsekty Mercury.
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B4YdfsH I Wriffng letters, when heard,
- Please dear mamma, Mary told me
Mamma mustn't be disturbed.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-05-18
Doctor, you hsrrify me-"

"There are more things, Mr.. Poet, in
heaven and earth than are dreamed of
in your philosophy Listen. BY dag
noeis may be wrong, but that woman
called the other day at my Office to ask
about him, his health, and general con.
dition- told her the truth-and she
tainted. 1t was about as dead faint as
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-05-18

) Cheyne Row, Chelsea, May 4.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-06
ENGRAVING
SEWING MACHINES
'FheLITTLE Observation-Disclosures

The Greatest
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no Bobbin, no re-
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Uses theCommer.
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5makes the +" Lock
Stitch, "the''chain
] Stitch, and the
Ornamental "Ca.
bic Stitch. /" Has
a Se!E-Adj1tsting
4 Tension. oLibsr-
al Discounts to
4 GOOD and relia.
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-06
Enjoy Life.

What truly beautiful world we live in |
Nature gives us grandeur of mountains.
glens and oceans. and thousands of means
for enjoyment. We can desire no better
when in perfect health; but how often do
the majority of people feel like giving it
up disheartened, discouraged and worried
out with disease, when there is no occasion
for this feeling. as every sufferer can easily
obtain satisfactory proof that Green's Au-
gust Flower will make them as free from
disease as when born. Dyspepsia and
Liver Complaint is the direct cause of sew.
enty FIVE per cent. of such maladies as
biliousness, Indigestion, Sick Headache,
Costiveness, Nervous Prostitution, Dizzi
ness OF the Head, Palpitation OF the Heart,
and other distressing symptoms Three
doses of August Flower will prove its won.
derful effect. Sample bottles, 10 cents.
Try it.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-06
For Kansas ana coloraao

take the Atchison, Topeka g. Santa Fe
Railroad, extending from Kansas City and
Atchison, on the Missouri river, via
Topeka, the capitol of Kansas, through
the fertile Arkansas Valley, to Pueblo,
where direct connection is made with the
Denver & Rio Grande Railway for Colo
RADIO Springs. Manitou, Denver, Canon
City and all points of note on the Denver &
Rio Graude. The track is excelled BY
that OF no road in the west, and the pas
senger equipment embraces all the modern
improvements for comfort and safety.
Through express trains leave union depots,
Kansas City and Atchison, daily, on the
arrival of trains from the east, and run
through to the Rocky Mountains, with
Pullman Sleeping Cars attached. For
maps. circulars and detailed information
send to T. j. ANDERSON,
Gen. Pass Agent,
Topeka, Kan.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-06
IMpoRrANr no pERsoNs N1s1rnNn ST.,

IMPORTANT TO PERSONS VISITING New.
YoRK.-One Of the best kept and most
convenient Hotels for Merchants and
others to stop at when in New York is the
Grand Union Hotel, nearly opposite the
Grand Central Depot, kept on the Euro.
pean plan--you therefore only pay for
what yoa get. Everything is FIRST class,
and prices moderate, adapted to the string
ency of the times, You save the expense
of carriage hire, and by leaving your bag.
gage check on the counter of the Hotel.
your baggage will be delivered in your
rooms, ffteens minutes after the arrival
of the cars, free of expense. We advise
you to give the Grand Union trial.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-06
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Waukesha, Wis

This water is the acknowledged cure of
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as Brlght's disease, diobetes, dropsy, brick
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For the liver it is unsurpassed. II will al
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organs IN twenty-four hours giving imme-
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vents the kidney from congestlng, and re
moves all traces of alhumeneria. It will
give relief In all cases of high lever. Has
never failed to do what is claimed for it,
Col. RICHARD DUNBAR.
Waukesha, Wis.
Fer sale IN Davenport 10 any quantity
by Emeis u Go, and By druggists through
out the world. S I9d&wly
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-06
THE ELECTRIC PEN.

1000 to 1,500 copies from SINGLE WRITTEN
STENCIL The CHEAPEST and QUICKEST method
Of producing GIRguLARs, PRICE LasTs, MARS,
DRAWINGS, Music &C Every live business firm
corporation. bark, school, church aud others can
SAVE TIME and MONEY by using it. NEW BusI
NESS IN EVERY TOWN for an expert penmai .
1000 n USE. Send for circulars and samples
ENERGETIC AGENTS WANTED
GEss. II BLISS Gen'l Manager
40 to 232 Kinzie St., Chicago, Ill.
, 1877-12-30

Pullman Palace Dlning-C.rS fused for eating pnr-
poses oulr) and Pullman IT. wheel Sleeping {useI
for sleeping purposes or.y) run between Chicago
and Omaha on the Pacific Expre3j
, 1877-12-30
QU1PS.
4 Jolly clause: Santa Claus.

Il jolly clause: Santa Claus.
4 dry-dock: 4 thirsty physician.
Aspanlling team: A p1ir Of young mothers.
A rarc trent: Asking j fellow about oucc in
six months to stake something"
The difference between 4 model woman and G
woman model is: one Is bare possibility, and
tho other is naked fact
4 lady doesn't want mud to stain her dress.
And, Judging from the way she carries her
handkerchief, she doesn't want tint to stay'n
her pocket.
After forty or fifty men had clamorcd for q
slower centre bertll,' lady in the ticliet-otlice
suggested to the agent that be gire them all u
centre berth. Hc centre away. j
There has been so much rain of late, and
umbrellas have gone up SO, that friend Of ours
can't get anything through bis hait now.
"Madamc." said the boarucr, rs the land
lady prepared to carve the steak, Is will thank
you for q tender piecc.'' She rendered him her
daughter. The boarlcr said that was tough
'sAren't they nice!" she asked, pointing to
several pieces Of decorated pottery. s'You sec
I've got the ragc!'' swell WELT" exclaimed
an old lady. so you've got their age! How
old are they!"
s'No one can draw my husband out nut just
myself" she remarked It WAS subsequently
asccrtaiucd that hc got drunk every Saturday
night, and she drew him out of .ln adjacent
t'gtn-mill.'' ;
Said an excessively fleslly woman: IT can
scarcely make remark but that my husband is
always ready to take ME up" s'Madam,'' re-
piled printer, syour husband Is always ready,
then, for fat takc.''
'sDon't touch ths,'' said Mrs. Gobble, as she
laid before her husband specimen OF her
Christmas baking; sits only a sampler tsAly
dear" replied Gobble, is he gobb,cd it down,
Sin future it will bc an ex-(s}ample to you"
"Lct me sce,'' says Mr.. Spllkips, "this year
Christmas fell on Tuesday" That accounts for
it! We thought it must have fallen OIL somc-
thing. and got hurt, too. 1t was the ''lamest'' ~
Christmas that ever fell Oh weekday. II.
, 1877-12-30
CURRENT GOSSIP.

n A.CIIKISTMAS CAROL.
As he buttoncd his ulster under his chin,
He buttoned within six drinks Of gin ;.
Q Western wind! do you think it was fur
To resldcn his nose and tumble his hair,
And gladly, g.cefully, do your best
To blow him against the blue coats breast,
Where he ~ gladly folded him in,
And booked him for carrying too much gin?
As he buttoned his ulster under his chin,
Judge Sum1nesfcld said:.'s What. Here ac'jn!
Do you know, young man, long hive thought
Too much tGrantula-juice you've bought.
Three dollars and costs-cash np, no trust
Will let you out Of your Christmas-bust.
Then he paid the clerk from wallet thin.
And buttoncd his ulster under his chm
c, D. r,
, 1877-12-30

glasses. coins, and all the things usually hand
| ed up from the audience. There arc not many
different things offered that are large, and per-
formers soon gst expert. thus iaI all IS 1 pam IN
small articles, and still more difficult, articles
! that are seldom met with. You will notice that
on small articles he varies lis question-for in-
| stance:
What II ths: means nothrr ~ Ifi IfimS
What do you call Ibis: means. .. ~. ~. IA Key
Can you teEl what this IL: means Coin
Tell mr. what is this: means ....-.........A knite
Careful now! What's this: mems. ,...A Bracelet
and SO On. Remember, do not quote these as
the absolute form, but you will notice the car-
tion-signal and tie varied questions, As Tor
dntcs OH coins: In tho first place, lsoo is a.
ways understood; when it is otherwise, there Is
u c:utionAry signal. The date is asccrta!ncu by
assistant number one by the position in which
the magician holds his hand. For thu first five
units lie raiscs his arm with the palm OF the
hand to the front, holding the coin In the hand
that makes the motion, and for the second five
units he turns the palm Of the hand upwards.
For a cipher lie makes a little round flourish,
or any other not too eccentric motion: all
this very rapidly, Now, for the third part-the
spelling out of strange names, and the Ike.
There Is system ot counting IN Nnison with the
assistants, which is made use Of at this point.
l was never quite able to understand this thor
oughly, and only KNOW that it is very difficult,
and takes a long time TO master. 1toften fails,
but clever magician soon learns how to cover
up failures Ms well Us to battle the attempts OF
any Of his spectators to throw him off Ills guard
To succeed he must bc US sharp rs the proycr-
bial stccl-trap and as quick as lightning, with
more teck and impudcncc than dozen hutcl
clerks. Confcderatcs among the spectators
need not he employed III this trick. You
will notice also that after the perform
ance has gone on for awhile, the covering
Which has been put over Miss Heller will be re-
moved. In the meanwhile the flexible rubber
rir1 has hpfr Snrurply fixed. and ANYTHING
, 1877-12-30

to once,' he said as he sat down in doorway
II kin buy nineteen iawbreakers aud make
nineteen boys happy, including myself. jim +!
Jim!'' =.
Jim came down from the corner, and the phi
lanthropist said:
r ,''Jim, if YOU Ind nineteen jawbrcakcrs what
would you do with 'cm!"
Eat every burned one in forty seconds oy the
watch,'' was the prompt reply.
stSam! Sam!" called the phlanthroptst to
bootblack across the way.
Tho sinner came over and was asked:
"Would one jawbreaker ,nake you hapby!"
seFor jst about ten seconds" answered Sam.
The pl.ilanthropist walked away from them,
and as lie neared cundy-store lie unused:
~ iisger that Que iawbrea1ler will make pc
happy for half IN hour, aud that nnet tn
jawbrcakcrs will last MT nineteen dal:s.
BY giving them away all happiness tis
gone in ten seconds, and all jawurcakers
are gone in forty. Isn't it better for
me to cat the hull nineteen! Would this
world be any better tomorrow If I sowed eight
cen jawbrcakcrs broadcast! Casting bread on
the WATERS is all right, 'causc bread won't sink.
but one O. them jawbreakcrs goes right to tue
bottom like q hunk o. lead"
He entered tho store, shcllcd out his change,
and said:
''Gimmc the worth O. this in jawbreakers,
and please do up the package SO It'll look as If
was carrying home all old codhsh"
, 1877-12-30

CHICAGO ST. PAUL t. MINNEAPOLIS LIEE
Ticket offices u Cla.kst- and at knZ,eS Street Derot.
, 1877-12-30

1oSson SHn1dy Courier.
The reading OF Il recently published interview
bctrecn reporter of the Boston Herald and
Mr.. Robert Heller has awakened in 1nc some
memories Of q brief episode in my youth, when
WAS in position to learn something of the
mysteries Of ntcromancy. In the interview re-
ferrcd to, Mr. Heller, with the alroitness
which is an important part of 1naei-
cfan's capital, completely mystided the
reporter and the He7o'Is readers
regarding his sccond-slght business. / have
met with several articles Of the same sort. It
has occurred to NC that I might afford some
entertainment By telling something OF the way
in which the trick has been done. 1t is very
likely that Mr.. Hcllcr's method NAV not exactly
agree with my description, but from what I
naye reau in the papers an INCLINED to believe
when he again sees Mr.. Heller perform the
trick to observe the little points which / am
about to cnllmcrate.
In the first place there should bc q heavy,
uark-red damask curtain hung ut The back o1
the stage. 1t is red because it Is hard color on
the eyes, and after gazing on it for while you
cannot sec that it has several small holes in it
through which assistant NJ. ! looks carefully
seeing all that goes on. You will observe that
when he brings the stool forward and rarelessly
sets it down, lie always sets it in exactly the
St%A4~ Stoe. AoH~ *lH VI luGHl-
clans dread opera-glasscs, especially il they
are used in the galleries, where the spectators
la re the advantage OF belug able to look doun
into some Of the tricks) aDtl see if be has not
made small mark, with white chalk, on the
floor, where the hollow legs Of the stool will lc
placed. IN the foot Of the leg will be string
neatly eollcd up, reaching to the top Of the
stool and secured there. You will observe that
when Miss Heller takes her scat he will propose
.,t: 70 cover her with cloth, thus seemingly
making the act more diilicult, but really
making it easier. Wllcu she has taken
hcr place and is covered up, the assist
ant under the stage there are always two
assistants, aud they arc especially commanded
IS make no noise and not bc seen, By any posi-
orc chance), then takes wire pcker,'' reaches
up from underneath the stage, draws down the
co'led string and attaches to it flexible rubber
tune, which Miss Heller (beinZ covered By the
cloth draws up to the top oi the leg as it passes
under the stage and up behind This curtain, Size
Is shos placed III constant aud instant com,nuni-
Salaon With assistant number one, who places
ms eye to the small hole in the cur
IL laan' and sees plainly all large ob5ccts,-sucl,
aS ,Sa.,a canes: hats, umbrellas, haillkerchiefs,
gloves, poeket-books, watches, chains, opera
, 1877-12-30
THE BOY PuILAyTHROp1Sr

He was boy with 19 cents in his fist. He
counted the money at the corner Of Woodward
avenue and Congress street, again at the corner
OF Jefferson avcnue. and once more on Griswold
street, and there was no moro nor less. Hewas
boy who wanted to do good with his money.
bis heart was chhck full Of philanthropy, md
contained not one grain OF self'sbncss. fiji t1rst
desire buy nineteen barrels of flour for nine
teen poor and worthy widows, but after figuring
little lle found that tie couldn't 60 it, I'hen lie
got t:lc idea that he might otfcr gold medal as
prize to the woodward avenue car-drircr who
should drive f,is car the nearest fo nnc mia ~
m hour, but he replied that some would drj--e
III an hour and thirty minutes, some SECOND
slower Or faster, and the strife might result iu
the death Of three or four horses.
II think Ill come right down to jawbreakers
, 1877-12-30
ANECDoTE OF QUEEN VICTORIA.
LfpviNc1{ty NGuu.fne

ANECDOIE OF QUEEN VICTORIA.
LfpViacotfy Nau0-fne.
Some twenty-four years ago, in the days te-
fore the demi-1nonde BECAME q power iii tile
world of fashion-in those good old times when
1t was not considered scem1y for q modest
woman to make the dress, the manners, and the
personal charms of her Anonymas and the Cora
Pearls OF the day the subject Of hcr conversa-
tiou-there llourished in London beautiful
woman Of the fo,ette species who was known by
the name, real Or assumed, Of Laura Bell. This
fair lady contriycd to secure q box at the Royal
Italian Opera directly opposite to that occupied
by the Queen, and whatever toilette Victoria
might wear at opera nights, Miss Bell was sure
to appear In L fac smile of 1t the next evening
This adroit species Of annoyance was kent t,n
during the entire season and 1t is said that sn
great was her Maicstv's vexation that she con-
suited her lawyers to know if legal measures
could not be taken to put stop to the lorette's
cxasperating aud insolcnt conduct Her lcrai
advisers informed her, however, that Miss Bcl
had pcrfect right to take whatever box she
pleaseu ut the opera, and to weas any decent
costume that suited her therein English law
vas poWerlsss III TINT instance to protect thc
En:!sh sovereign against ANNOYANCE But
While one fully appreciates and synpathizcs
With the outraged feelings Of the Indignant
eneen, Que feels that the crime must have
brought its own punishment, as Victoria was
not exactly the best dressed woman in Fnrone
before she subsiGed into an eternity of crane anil
bUmbazine. A0
, 1877-12-30


St. Paul 1. Minneapolis Ex.. '1o:O0 4. m. 4:O0p- h.
st. Paul & Minneapolis Ex.. t 9:0Op. 7:1O .. IN.
, 1877-12-30

Reliable help for weak and nervous sufferers.
without medicine. pulyermacher's Electric Belts
the grand desderatuui. Avoid limitations. Book
and journal. with particulars, mailed free. Ad-
dress Pulvermacher Gayanic Co., Cincinnati, Ohio.
, 1877-12-30

Pullman Hotel Cars are through. 1setwe"n Ca-
caEo and Council Bluffs, the train leaving Chcao
nt 1920 o.. m.
No other road runs Pullman or aay other form Of
hotel cars west Of Chicago.
d-Depot corner Of Wells and Esnzl.-sts.
b-uerot corner Of Canal and Etnzio-sta
CHICAGO, BURLINGTON {. QUINCY EAILR0iD.
Depors foot of Lake lnlianaa:. aad Si1,cenths
And Caaal and Sxteenthst Ticket Offices. 50 Clzk
ST., and at 1epOts.
, 1877-12-30
IRVING MILITARY ACADEMY.

Lake View. III; 70 mics from Chtcaeol. Scientific.
Classical and Commercial; four resident Professors;
careful oversight Of the morals and manners ut Cadets
Term commences Jun. .. 1873. Fur particulars and
Catalogue, address CAPT. j. CLAUDE HILL,
Commandan1- l1O LaSn!te-st Chicago.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1877-06-28
Notice 10 Holders Of Consolidated
$50 Bonds, Stocks and Coupons.
CoLuMBIA, S. c., juno Is, 1877.

COLUMBIA, S. c., juno Is, 1877.
The Commission appointed by the Conc
ral Assembly to investigate the indebted
meas of tho State will meet for that purpose
at Columbia on tho 1st day Of August noxt
Undor the resolutions creating the Com.
mission, it is made their duty ''to make a
complete and thorough Investigation of the
following and kindred matters, and to report
the results to tho next session of the Gone.
raj Assembly, to wit: First, the entire
amount of consolidated bonds aud ccrtifi-
Gates of stock that have been issued under
tho act to reduce tho volume Of tho public
dobt, aud provide for tho payment of the
same, approved December %, 1878, so MS
to show, under proper heads aud classiiica-
tions, the number in the series. tho letter,
date of issue, dato of redemption, denomi-
nation, rate of interest, by whom signed and
couutersigncd, aud to whom issued"
1,"Tho Commission is hereby authorized
to require the holders of said bonds, cou-
pous and stocks to produce tho samc for
inspection before the Commission in Co.
lumbin." ~ a,
All holders Of bonds, stocks and coupons
arc requested to produce tho same before
the Commission at Columbia, which will
remain in session for that purpose from the
lst of August TO tho 1st of September
The bonds and stocks will be verified and
Immediately returned to the holders.
HENRY A. NJ EE'rEE, Chairman.