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Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1877-12-01
A CURIOUSTA T.

Let man. weighing one hundred and
tit'N pounds. lie fatOu table Let two
men. Of ordinary strength. stand. one
on each side OF him let third hold
his head, and fourth his feet. Let the
two. ~ his sides, Place the index finger
OF each hand underneath him. Now Jet
all hOjd their breath, and the two men.
with slight effort. can raise his body on
their iorctingers as high as their heads
VIII some Of our philosophers expIain
this fact 1t is to us n marvel We
have seen it done so frequently that we
know it to he n fact. The only explana-
ton so far given. is, that, by the simul-
taneous drawing in q! their breath, they
create 4 r"c"'m above the body. Thi-
is lnnghab!". bat who will give a better
reason
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1877-12-01
SATURDAY. pECEMHER .rm. Io77.
SHEItIFF'S SALE.
Laihyeti" county


ADrum Caste and wife.
Dh virtue "! an nri'r OF sale. issued from u"
ID uicr al the clerk Of the County count IL La
iHl ctl, county Missouri. III favor ct i.rit. cite
county, tor the and benefit uf the luAh'iiHh r
at township iiny-oEr i1ll, 0i rang i%'uiG-
sven r. amt against AbrnIn Cast" ana Ma J
NJ. i-iu, to me directed, and retuI Unable 10 Inc
December term. !-11, ol SAID court, wlii ON
SATURDAY, DECEMBER srH, l-77.
h"twc"n Ih- hours Of n!ur o clock IN lho i"rr-
noon ANA Nv u'rinck in Ia" nil"rn""n ni SAIL
lay, ana III iron; "i the courthouse door, IN TIE
Cty OF Lexington. ia l.a;ht cite county, Mi--"u-
IL .iurUg thr rcs-IUn Ui ia" circuit court pi "a
county, sell pIhiiCIy, bN auction, Ip the hight
bidder for cash tn hand, all ,ii- rSlt, tItl" M
i"rrs' claim ami criil" pi the oa.i AbTin AHip
aud Mary VI tt7tu d-ier',tnt- II. >,tiu ur't-g OF
sale. In and To III" following dcrCIihcL real
estate, situate, lying Hu'i heln- III th' county al
LAFAYETTE nuu stale of Mi-euurI, town.. III.
rIei half at lot number one ~, IN block num-
rrr t6). III the Hrst ad'iit!On 10 tn- city uI
Lexington.
ntscn under my hnnd. thia ION day OF NO.
vCIIiirr. icII. GE.D. NJ hpISIJbf,
upylT,I >tpIIn
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1877-12-01
EsylI, sETTIENEYT

ND1iI T. l. hereby gwen To all p.r-uns ln'"r-
" e-trn. tkAt III. un,iers snti, guardian uI the
e>ttf" o: fmnaI lh"mps III , minor, has filed hl~
exhibit for iiuAl settlement of said mlnor'- :
estate. At TIE November term. lsI1, oi the Laisv
cttc county Probate Court, and VIII apply TO
make final settlement Of said guardianship
on the -rr,ni Monday IN February, lo1s.
ALEXANDER THOMPSON.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1877-12-01
NORT4GEE.S SAI.t:.

N-IlhR A.. Henry I SatlerIieid and Mary
W %att' ri!eld hy their certain deed OfmOrtgag.
with power ui sale. dated the litn day OF DciO-
Der, lch1, and recorded IN the recorders ofiic,
irr Lafayette comfy. Missouri. IN hook I. No
!, at pages I'll amt -, Conyrr-d To the under
signed! mrriEaE"r, the following dc-cr bed r.gl
estate. situate. living and ueInE ~ the county u
Lafayette and state e! Missouri. tO-wIt- Tn.
north halt ui tuc -uuihw quarter ana the south
W"-f quarter al ;tIr northwest quarter. and Tie
southeast quarter OF the northeast quarter "i
sc ion ai1tc"n tluj. IN township forty gh:
ttNl. of rtuGe iwrEty-eiEhf f2>j, containing in
all one hundred an sINty tl6Ul acres: which
convey HHce Vas EItutr TO secure the pay yIneut al
Il certain l,Tpm-s"ry not" therein i,-cr bed ami
whereas, stid i.uie l. due AHi unpaid: Now.
therefore, hy virtue ui .IHu in ursu ltc. oi saiu
deed "l mort gage tie uu.cTsl gncd, MORTGAGE
wslt on
WEDNESDAY, DE, ENBER 26ru ls77,
between III" hOuIa ct nine O'Clock in the fore
unG!. a'li Lv" o'clnck in tn" afternoon Of tina
day. ia front u. TIE cDUr;I"uS. door, in the citN
ni Lexington, Lafayette county, Missouri, sci
ii li.h'IU vru'tu,.. fr Ih" highest bidder, tor cast
ia raHi thr above described rral estat. Tor th'
Lsmen' OF said notr ant !','eTe-t. aEd the cos
of yhI- trust. oI.lN tk { GAM
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1877-12-01
sDuIHIsTR.TnR,s NnTICE

I II FRS Of administration de hOnls non OF
II the estate OF AnIaIueia tnrier. deceased
W." granted to the Undrrsignvd on the 2nh hiy
"i Nov, Hbcr, lS!1. 10y the Probate court III LII
f.l'itc county. Missouri.
Al persons having claims against said esfai,
are iui'ci {" exhibit them to IN" Tor alluwanc.
wifnlw year after the 'taie al tins notice, oi
tncS NAV h" pTcCludrd from any benefit OF such
estate :aud II such claim. be NOT exhibited with
in iW" years they Will be forever barred.
WILLIAM r FINCH
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1877-12-01
SIiERIEE,S sALE.


Iy.ii. and Matthias Fox
ID J virtue Of uE'irI "t SAL. !-su",l frnm -
ID OillCc Di IT,. clerk oi the County cpUri uf La
layr't- county. Missouri, III ihyur Of Ll!Al -if'
county. tot Ih' U-- and h,u'rli oi u, Couu;j
school tiurd and a-ain-; Ly.ia f0N AMI Mnrh..,,
Fox, 10 ire directed anu returnahic 1" the De
crmhtr term. l-11, OF sad court, VII on
SATURDAY. DEC kMBrk sTu. !o.7,
Uctwren the hours Of nine o'ciu IN 'u.. fore
noon and live O'Clock IN tue uft, ,rHrpn nl -..G
day. aai in font 81 tie 'nurIAUuse door. III t.
city "t Lexington, IL i ia. cit" county, Mls-o"'
RI. during tns session ui tue circuit court "i -1lc
county. sell publicly, hy auction - I!ir Al-
btItcT, Tor cash In hand. a.. ill.. tl', 'Ir" H'
jer,sj. ciu.!u uui estate at Jnr ~.,t i.yIIt fuN
and Maihi,te Fox, defendants IN -a!i nrl"r %
sale, ia aud 1" tn" following described -,
--iite -Itu Ilr. lynn AMI bong IN Ihr county -
Lalnl rlte ami state pi Missouri, iv-~It. Im-'
C|J gr,-S o. Oi Ih- southwest CurE-r 81 IT.,
nDr'hwrsl quarter Of tnr northwest quarter
commeucIu- at -4Id c.rmvr. ruUnIuZ n"rt'
twrIy. % rods, theu 'tur "A-t i0Ily 'I"I Iu'i~
then -ouln 10 eaId line uf said quarter furU No.
t. the starting point, all III tuwI-uGi 'or yti-!r
| as. Oi Tau.r tw-uty--"YeL t1ej. IN svctjDi
| number tGlI'E--lN tiG)
Gwen un,t'r my H..ad. Tins I.tH d4v If NJ
| y"u.b"r T.. nED VI MOI Nllbi,
uUSl1 "h"rin
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1877-12-01

%vbIII + is hrr-hy given, that XII, a asst
N guer ot punau. R,avi- 4 pnhnan, sell lL!''
IIciv by auction, on MONDAY. pk., EMDEh
Sap 1917. all tue unsettl, Il accounts heionZIna
10 said estate. TERMS cash.
unvlOtu A J. HALL. Assignee.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1877-12-01
SI4ElsIFE's SALE,


-
t'"'.rsr " = UCktnn.
pl NIrju" "i ai DT,irr al stie, issued from the
ID "iIIrr "i tn" clerk OF ih" County court II
Lafayette county, Missouri in iav"I oI .lny"tIc
c"uulE tor ihc Use and benefit ii ih- toUnty
school uEi, and tgalu.i Gr"rSr W stock on,
/" Inc directed, ami T"iurnnhi. To III" December
term, i-.., "i SAID court, Viii, on
SATURDAY, DrLEMBElt SIN, l-57,
bctN cen 'hr hours oi uinr o'cIuck IN Tie fore
noon aud i've "'rluck IN the afternoon Of said
hAE. AMI Ia i'"Hi ut the courthouse tOOr IN the
rIis 81 l'NinGtun IN l.aiaycti county VI 7sDuTI,
iuiluS in,. Sr-elun OF the 'ilruit court ui -aI!
county, ~'ii publicly, by au' tInn, tV the hIghh
% ii 'rr, I"I cast. III hama, all the rlght, ttir,
interest claim nH'i estate of the -a! George "
>tpcktUn. Defendant ia SAID Ur,icr al sair, IN ana
(" IL" iul InE d--crhci real estate. situate.
lEIus AMI h"tGg IN tnr comfy Oi Lafayette ana
state "l Mi--uuTI, tp-wii E!ghiH two to. acres,
, 'n"Tc 81 i"--. according to government survey
tn northeast quarter Of the northeast quarter oil
section thIitrrn Il3l, IN mp iortY-eight
j. oi range twenty seven, HI! forty two liE!
sCr'- on pl the south md Of the wet hall oil thr
southwest quarter OF section seven I7l. OF tow u
ship iplly-'I@ht lis ia ran-r twrnty-slA I-pI
',Iv"n under my hand, thi- li'h d.,y of Move IN
Der, -. GEO. VI. MDt<TJOl.
nOvlI-tI Sn.rD.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1877-12-01
>lUGpAN, DECEMBER I'm. ~.

h-Iwceu the hour q! niu- o'clock IA the fore
noon Al.'i liz" q c.pcA III tue al "gnU0u uf SAID
!dr, HLi ~ front If the COUTtliuiI-'. GDVr iuc
Ctts Of IcSHg'uu, IL Lttal rli- county. MI-5uU-
RI, during the --Iuu yt tue rlrrUit court ct sIIt!
. county. sea TubIciI. bN auction. Ia IN. high.Ai
y ui'r. L.! ctst A4nt. all he T.hr, iIIIe, IN
r"-', Claim Az -'R'c p: the -9!t o.rcr; lI,v
anG lairtfIa HIc, 'i-frnfsnta said uId-r .:
=-.'. .H an! 10 the following described rc1,.
.-tt a.. -IiuA'r, .y!IS unt beng III thr c'urIt!
IT Lafayette and -'h'' If " t--uur., tu-yy.t In
lots known HI.u tr~. .ua'-i On .hr plat of the
Llat ADDITION To the ..ly oi Lexington. IN tEr
county II Ltfalt;I,, nos. an t.r IN jnr T,CDr-
'IvT'- uiht" f.: sA,I I..'t.rf', county, as iui-
Inrrh r"'i tour, f,. art 9!N 4 HnC: - III block
EuInU iity-tArr, lf5I
Gly'u Un.t.r IL. t.u !. t.H. lj.t 'oiy "l No.
YcIYbvl. IL. tip. " MDi$iIpi,
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1877-12-01
SHERIFF,s SALE.


v.
John ~. AND ANN. L. hcll"ruIan.
virtue oi TN Grtifr OF SALE, i-s ned from the oil
l. lice oi the clerk OF the county court Ui La
iAy'iic county, Missouri, IN iaN or Oi Iaiayc
County for tn" use and h"nciiI Of the InhAh!-
tant- ol t"wi.snip ttty tj,. of range twcnty-iour
IA; township nity-0itc t5lI, ui THnSe twenty
sr\"n "a J. township iOrfv-nlmc 1877. OF range
went seven II /, ANA against jOun y. h'ilrI-
inan and Anna Is. hcl!rrluan to ne directed and
l"turnth!" To the December term, ls17 of sAIi
court, | viii ON
HAII RpAI, DEE ENBER srH, lsU,
brtwrtu the hours OF nInr O'Clock IN the fore
noon and i've O'Clock IN the afternoon Ui sand
day and IN front Gi the courthouse door II me
CIlt q! Lexington, IA tiIy etiv county, Mi-sOu-
II, dUTIu. tue session at th' ,ITcu!t L ,uri
ui -niri COUNTY, sell puhiiriy, by auct."n. I" h.
h-h-. bI'i'i-r Irr cash ia hand all the rIR!i tIt!c
lul'lc-I. C.aIm ana "statr ri the suld john y
k-l"TmHI ami Anna l.. h"iiermaB. defendants
n SAID Ur'IcT at sale. and Ia the follow Ing
'!r,cl4h-i real estate, situate. ~ ing aLn being n
the county vi Lafayette ANA state o. Missouri, to-
VT Lot W.. liity tT"lJ-l, pl! Iowa Ui LeHlns
ton i.ii "ui ui. The northeast fuaItrr ut section
;hIrty-!"ur 1881, nN.nehIp i!ty-one L5iI, n
rahGr tW'E' -7rv,H Il.
oiVrn unucr my hand, thi- l4th day OF N"vcm
bcr. l1,5. htD. NJ MOI NIJDi,
nOSl.-tu Sn-IlN.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1877-12-01
TOO BUSY TO LOOK HEAVENWARD

1t is said that Henry ", on one oc-
casion, asked the Duke nG Alva il he hal
noticed the eclipse that recently occurred
He replied, Il have So much to do on
earth that have no time to look up To
heaven" Alas, how large is the NUM-
Der ol persons who have 80 much 10 en-
gage them on earth, in the form of pos.
sessions. stocks, bonds. business. pleas,
ure, or evil works that they have neither
time nor disposition TO concern them.
selves about heaven, or the eternal des
tny OF the soulp
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1877-12-01
SEfEgsfFE'S SALE.
And "w AMI Mar O'Nulev


Anar"w an! Mar O'Mnley.
EpY virtue Ui an rider uf sale issued from tht
ID uilirt ,.i rn- ci'rk cat the County court,
Il" Lat ye fc COUNTY, N--nur' IN favor Of !. ,i;ly
.rte county 10 the u.s. and brHeiIf ut IN" iuhshi-
raII- OF rown>Hiu turiy-uiur ,4ql. Of rtrEs
~ euty nine l!Gi. and township f:'v I'0!, o
Of the county scuOnI iuni, amt s-t'n Andrea
- MAf,l and Mary o. u sley. to !u,. directed
amt lt.uTuAL'r o. ihc December term, -, ."
SAID 'rUri | M On
SATURDAY, DtCEMREN sra Is,
between the hours o.! ulne p'c.prk IN the fore
noon ami tv, "'c nrN IN tAr afternoon oi sald
dIv and n front % tn" courthouse i!unr. Iuihr
rlty at l. Nj stvu, In .al Nri'"C. G.i i-@uErI,
during The session OF tt" tirGul: ~rlTf .I La
iJyefte COUNTY. setI luhlrcly. by auction, ir IN,
hl-.it,f bllutr, tor cash IN hand ali the rI.ht.
IIiir, lrtCT,-'. claim ant estate o! ia. ~rtI.I IN
drew - Nalrv .a,! Mary O' 'iIi.y. ,:-lruIanje
in said "rl'vr ui ~!, ia aud l." the following DE-
>erIb"l r."I estate. srIu'l". !'fuG- ami hclnc II
thu county Cl Lafayette ami state "I Missouri,
t"-wIt y pIrt IF thr cast iiali "i the soutt'.lsi
quarter "f section SIX Isl IN township fiIy t5u!
ui rang, ;wcniN-s'Nru II J, HHi described a.
follows B,EiuE,U. at u = kr h,HrInE north tw"
IN minutes west, distance twenty ,2Il chains
and tS,UfN--'N l!Gl uuk- from the southwest
corner tnr east malt "I n snu,h,'a>t quarter
OF section iGl. n township AMI rIue.. Uinrr-
s:it thence "n-t nine is chain. l,nr! rIguty -uin'
Is9l links !" IL stake. th'ncr urrh ten tiul 'huIn~
eleven II mks t. n stake: thence west nine
tGl chains and uinriy 1871 ma To- Il stake ItrnCu
south ten mo- minute- east l'u 10! chains and
eleven IN Inks To- tn" piar" Of h-.,InnIng, con-
;n uiug tn . iui acres more Or less.
Given under my hHni. Tins 18th Iay of No.
verub.r. l>.7- nhO N MDuNlJON
npNITfl sheriff
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1877-12-01
FARM f'tsss SAE.t,.

n Et "a Sek 1AELb..
I WISH Ia sell til" 'fUHriS + tHM - 49,,
L ihr'e ami "a naii miles from Higgins e. II
sIlf", and the >tlue dt-'tnC" from kuIi- Fsi,'I
Will, containing L.! acres. There arr. -ka-.E
l2J acre enci"-"i and IN CWi,ivntiuu; a good
tw" story h"us"; - good orchard ri choIcc fIult:
good water: excellent timber. near the h"rI-c.
Terms. Low FOR CASH. Ni,iIr-~ 4 Gail .,n
Iur AZ Hi-s nsN Illc II J. HiG1lN>.
tiul, 21'f1
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1877-12-01
nuyl1Ii
sIiE.EklEE.S SAI.E.

iaiASrttr county
Herman II and Martina VI Filing.
Dl Virtue ut All pr,i"r "t ale. I-su'd from Tie
ID Office ut the citIk Of the uuni! court ul La
iuyrtt- county, Missouri, III favor "l iaint"u"
county. I" the us- and benefit al III" in!1"Olltri>
0t township IurIy- nine (I"I. "l ranS" twenty
NN. t2Jt. and the huli school iUnl a"l county
school lund, uu'i against Herman II i-iIi"S aud
Martha VI EiiIuS To M. directed, ami TriUruu
Oi" to the DeC"uiUrr term, Isl, oi ,'1id court,
VIII on
SATURDAY, De kMi:Elt rrn, i'iS,
trtwr.n the hour. at rIn- o'"lrrk III ih'. fore
moon ami iis.. "'"lrch Tia" At. .'IH"ur "i SAID
day, and III front oI the ""urih"u-" lpnr. iH III
CITY al Lexington, III Iat-lr't" county, MI'a"u-
r., 'iurIn, lh. -.-oIuu 81 ih-"uCu count al -Hlu
county, -rIl iuhIci-. hE HU'.ipn. To- fhr highest
hl,iit for uHu't. al tn i'-uf ar - IN
trIr5i, CnIn AM estate al i'i'' -Hli H. IInHu IL
tilImE and Martha VI. f!!inr. d'icn'!an;- IN -a.r
order ui ~aly amt To tine I"ii"wiu.; d'-"rih""
real estate. situate, lE.nG AND b"in- IN iii" ''Ii9
" ut Lafayette Und 7t.i" oi Missouri, l"-wii
/ nr north hall ct Iiu 7nUii'u-t quarter and TIA,
moth, al quarter -! -rr:ipu th'riy liv' 1), ID
ioWn,hIp ivrty-n!nr (iyI. of rang" tw"IsIy-n' ''
tI5j hnI IlIlc'H tsI a'Ir- par ol IA" south hal
OF lH" southe3tst qua. ~ ui the r"ultwt.l quar-
ter ut erciIou Iw"n'y IN t-"i, pi sam" t""''
snip and rang. containing IA All, i"" hunti''
and nity-llvc t.3pJ acres, moe / less.
,iv'n under my hand, thi- l5lu IrN "t y"
v.IHtrr. Isl. t.Ett- NJ Moi NlJDh.
unyl1tI sheriff.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1877-12-01

1t IS. OF course. quite impossible T.
give more than an idea q Nj Waiter
sons lecture. made up. rs il waS. %
character sketches and impcr>oEa'.n :
hut It was one of the most succe>~tu. d.
its kind delivered here
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-01-04
COOKING MEAT BY COLD.

Those who have handled a piece of
CONCEALED mercury, which freezes at q
temperature of forty degrees below
zero, will know that the sensation is
similar to that produced by holding a
coal of fire in the hand. In other
words, intense heat and intense cold
bear striking resemblance to each
other in their effects. A Hungarian
chemist, whose speciality consists in
finding out the best methods of pre-
serving meats. has made practical use
of This analogy in the action of heat
and cold, aud partially cooks his meats
by subjecting them to the action OF in
tense cold. Strange to say, the meat
subjected to this low temperature is re-
duced tn IA condition similar to that
produced by heat. The material must
be perfectly fresh, and after being ex-
posed to a temperature of thirty-thrce
degrees below zero; must he carefully
sealed in tins. It Is found when open
ell, to preserve remarkable freshness,
and to be in a more satisfactory condi-
ton for use than has hitherto been at
tanned by any other method for the
same purpose.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-01-04

One of the anomalies in American
customs is that the driver of q wagon
sitting ON the right hand side, while
he always turns to the right when
passing another team. 1t matters not
whether he is on the broad, safe thor
oughfare, or on a narrow lane, or
crowded city street, his seat is the
same. Thus situated it very difficult
to see the exposed wheels in passing,
those which require the eye of the
driver. Doubtless this is a prominent
cause of the many collisions between
passing teams, and the wonder Is that
more do not happen. The custom was
brought over by the pilgrims, but. like
a Dutch sentence, the parts got trans
ported in the translation. Across the
pond the driver sits on the right. but
always turns to the left. In copying
the practice we retain the useless part,
and changed the essential for some un-
explained reason. Possibly our fathers
thought to be consistent in the matter
and, rather than be ght-handed in
the sitting while left-handed In the
driving, changed the latter tosuit. At
all events, the thing as now practiced
Is every way inconvenient, and is a
worthy subject Of reform in this year
when reforms are so much in favor
And since it is easier to change our
position on the seat than to alter the
custom of turning to the right, let US
henceforth hand our friends up to the
right side of the wagon, while we, as
driver, take the opposite side. e.-[Scien-
tific Farmer. rf7EF taak.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-01-04
A rowEorUL MAGNET.


Prof. Smith was once lecturing on
natural philosophy, and in the course
of his experiments he Introduced enc
of Carrington's most powerful mag.
nets, with which he attracted q block
of iron from q distance of two feet,
'can any of you conceive . greater
attractive power?' the lecturer de-
manded.
Iken,' answered a voice from the
audience. M - = 4
Not natural terrestrial object? p
'Yaas, SIR
The Professor challenged the man
who had spoken to name the thing.
Then up rose old Seth Wimlet. He
was a genius in his way, and original.
Seth said:
Il ken give ye the facts, Squire, and
ye can judge for yourself. When
were q young man, thar were little
piece o. material magnet, done up in
kaliker and dimity, as was called Bet.
sey Jane. She could draw me four.
teen miles every Sunday. Sakes alive
it were jest as material as slidin' down
hill. Thar want no resistin' her. THAI
ere magnet o'yourn is pooty good, but
tain't circumstance TO the one "a
draw'd me-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-01-04
BUDGE.s STORY OE JONAH.

well, said Bulge, once upon time
the Lord told Jonah to go to Ninevah,
and tell the people they was all bad.
But Jonah didn't want to go, SO he
went on boat that was going to Jop-
pa. And then there was big storm,
an 1t rained an it blowed, an the big
waves went as high as house. AM
the sailors thought there must be
somebody on the boat that the Lord
didn't like. An Jonah said he guess
ed he was the man. So they picked
him up and froed him in the ocean, AN
/ don't think it was well for 'em to do
that after Jonah told the troof. Ana
big whale was comm along, an he
was awful hungry, cos the little fishes
that he likes to eat went down to the
bottom of the ocean when it began to
storm an whales can't go down to
the bottom of the ocean cos they have
to come up to breeve, an little fishes
don't, an he swallowed Jonah. An
Jonah found twas all dark inside the
whale, an there wasn't any fire there,
an it was all wet. an he couldn't take
off his clothes TO dry, for there wasn't
any place to hang 'em jan there wasn't
no windows to look out of, nor moth
in to eat, nor notbin', nor nothin', nor
nethin'. So he asked the Lord to let
him out an the Lord was sorry for
him, an lie made the whale 60 close
up to land, an Jonah jumped right
out of his mouth an soasnt he glad
An then he went to Ninevah, aud
done what the Lord told him to; and
he ought to have done it in the first
place if he had known what was good
for him." "Done first payshe, know
what's good for him." sssertedToddie,
in snpport of his brothers assertion.
Tell us 'nudder story.-[ From Helen's
Babies.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-01-04
SHE WAS REvENsED.

They neglected to invite an elderly
lady on Marrow street to the wedding,
but she succeeded in effecting an en-
trance when the presents were exhib-
tied, and took fearful revenge as fol-
lows: She adjusted her spectacles,
took a silver cream pitcher forming
part of set, read the card attached,
coughed and frowned. "Solid silver !!
Yes. / saw it first when Hattie Tow
ker was married, and the Whee!ers
gave her the set. That was in 1864.
Then met it at Clara Sims wedding,
and the jeweler vowed he would never
let it out again, because the Podgereses
who hired it to present it-didn't
pay for the use of it, and Grubbs seized
it and all the other presents because the
wedding supper wasn't paid for. Pre-
sented by her affectionate friends Hen
ry and Josephine Plummer! Humph!
Anybody with grain of sense might
know that the Plummers couldn't
have given them that. Why, the
Plummers could not 20 to church Oh
Sunday fortnight because the washer
woman kept their things and they
couldn't raise money enough to pay
her." In this pleasant manner the
dear old lady, with the privilege of age
aud near friendship, passed all the ar
ticles on the table in review, and let
the guests know rather more about ev-
erybody and everything than they
could have found out by spending a
fortune at Snodger's Commercial
Agency.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-01-04

Beliefs girl has glass eye, and it
was that one particular piece of parti-
colored glass which caused Beliefs ar
rest last evening. When Belief and
his girl got on the uptown car at the
depot there was q party of Texas cow
boys who had just been paid of. They
were rather rough in their manners
and boisterous in their language. Bel
let's girl, who sat next to one of the
cowboys, cast one side glance toward
them, and that glass eye of hers stuck.
And the worst of it was, Beliefs girl
was not aware of the fact that her left
hand optic was left giancing sideways
toward the cowboys, while her sure
enough eye was looking imploringly
toward Belief. The Texan sitting
nearest to Beliefs girl looked at her
and caught her looking sideways and
winking out of her glass eye at rap
i'd rate. He punched his partner in
the ribs, and, with q glance toward
Beliefs girl, remarked:
'How's this, Polk? Reckon I'm
solid thar, eh?'
~ Then the Texans looked toward the
girl, and still the glass eye remained
stationary, while the eyelid kept up
its winking.
The Texan moved closer to Belief,
girl and spoke to her. She became
terrified and appealed to Belief with
her good eye-the glass eye still og.
ling the Texan. The latter attempted
to enter into conversation, when she
appealed to Belief to stop the car and
she would get out. Then Belief got
up and inquired whether the Texan
intended to insult the lady, but at the
same time caught sight of her left eye
leveled languishingly upon the COW
boys. This made him madder than
ever, and he reproached his girl in
Z language very uncomplimentary. Bel
let's girl shed tears out of one eye,and
the cowboy bounced Belief. Tht
latter yelled police, and Beliefs gir
tainted. Just as the car stopped Bel
: let went out of the car into Officer
Davis arms, and was given in charge
by the car-drlver for Insulting a lady
-[Kansas City Times.