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Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-03
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Proceedings OF Monday Nights Regular
Meeting.

of Monday Nights Regular
Meeting.
COUNCIL Room, CITY OF YANKToN,,
Monday, July !. 1888 100 I'm. {
Council met in regular meeting.
His honor, Mayor Wynn, in the chair.
Roll called.
All members present, minutes of last
meeting read, corrected and approved.
The committee on finance made the fol.
lowing report:
YANKToN, D. T., July 1st, 1878.
'75.tlle Hon. Aayor and City Council.
Your committee to whom the bill of E.
P. Wilcox was referred, have examined the
same and lind 1t correct and recommend
that it be paid.
WM MINER,
E. G. WHEELER.
JNo. M. FoaERTY.
Committee.
On motion report of the committee was
accepted and the clerk instructed to draw q
warrant for the amount of the bill.
A communication was received BY o. H
Quimby calling the attention of the council
to the necessity Of an ordinance regulating
weights and measures and the inspection ol
the same. Which communication was or
motion referred to the committee on ordi
nances. -
A certified copy of the resolution passed
at meeting Of the board of education, hold
on the 26th Of June, 1878, the following o.
which is copy, was presented, read and
ordered filed.
YANKToN. D. T. June 81, 1873. !,
The resolution following was passed al
q meeting Of the board of education Of the
city Of Yankton, held on the Goth Of June
1873, and ID transmitted to the city clerk
Frank ]. WashabauRh, in accordance viii
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sOREIY AFFLICTED.

SVuEIU 4NITIuV1COo
u O. Acstrorth d Co, Denrer. CoL: Gentienen.-
Prompted by . fellow-feGlng for those afflicted
With Catarrh, wish 70 add MI testimony in behalf
Fl eAEFORDs RADICA1. CuRE m r Eoa CMATARRH. AT
for tour year, and haye tried every fnown remedy
81
lleG lt being constitutional % we'll 20 . local
Very truly yours, WIN. A1IET1vE,
Denver Sept a. l8A with Jenson. Bliss q CO.
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SANFoRD's
RADICAL CURE
For CATARRH
lparaNr,v Rel leveS
INSTANTLY RELIEVES.

6,O00 FEET ABOVE THE SEA.
The following testimonials arc from MkssRs. J.
Q: BosEonIH \ Co. Denver. Col, largo and ini!S. %
large sales and universal satisiaction. No other
disease 10 SO alnrmingly prevalent in that region.
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Ia few DAYS blank fnrnss win BE-
seat !" "a "a. iri-l.rs In This County.
wnrn yen may make ssiidavii before
sunr Trustee ia case ,ou have attended
combinations " lille lee WINS charged.
anA snu Wish thai fee returned. II you
desire Your Trustee I" rcseive the none,
ilrm me instead OF yourself. write the
~Aii rgier o. the back OF said blank.
ihis viii ave on The trouble Of COM
inu 20 liun'ingsMrgl. as meet Trustees
three o. four ZINES a wear. | have
adopted this plan III order 10 protect
"a Assl:. All claims should be sent a.
IA before next term Of Commissioners
Court, Ailrr ncxl term said claiins will
u pill as \ on A. ,os call.
his y thr easiest way that ] could
tx u. ~ least ,hink -. II wouli not
l'as TEACHER tv travel from ten 20 fort,
mlseS ~ order TO geg liz io,lxr hack
ncifl'cr rau travel over the county
ina pay il. ls,ii bv ordering The munry
~ - raii % The Trustee 81 Tie town
ship. msAes II agreeable sl around. and
les trouble. aud The Teacher cnn obtain
i from his irn-ier without amy expense.
D. Il BgtsDlcK. TO. Sup't.
Jan. III. rs II.
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NOTICE j. hereby given. thai bv yir-
tue ~ fee bi,l 10 nae directed
from The Clerk Of fas Dubois Cirruit
1"sri. will expose " public sale 10 tie
highest bidder a thu door of the Court
House 81 DUBOIS CONT, inliana. on
SATURDAY, JANUARY 2sth.' 1873.
hsiwsen TIE hours Of IL osicrk. A. N.
and snr'nrk. II. ". ~ saih dsy. thcr.nis
and psp3is Tor : term nut exceeding
-es-n years ~ The following described
real estate situated il Dubois county.
si-ir ~ Indiana. ic-mst:
Eown loo number seventy five f.5l.
IN the Town oi ttv slime. Dubois county.
.nii,rn, a. shown and dc.ignairJ On
The iuap. pill ~ chart of Ssii Town.
And "a faiiure ID r-a.iyc tie full
amsuut 81 judgment. isirte,i and cost.
| viii ~ the same True sub pL.e expose
~ pnh;ic sails the Zee simpls OF sail rsal
v~;st@.
Taken - the properly or David
Younger. ~ the suit u Jacob M..er.
FOR tnsfi costs
Sald -s'r viii he made Without nuy
relief whatever from y.luagion or APP
praiselnent laws.
t;ft;.GE cox.
Shrrli. oil Dubois Comfy.
Jan 1874 3w. ~. I. ~ COY
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Ccntrni Committees McetiA,.

TIer~ will be : meeting cf The Demo-
ernie Central Committee at the Court
lorSe in Jasper. on
SATURDAY. January 2sfh. ISIS.
'or the rn'iose ~ appointing delegates
~ the STATE and Congressional Cnnven.
siim~>x,a calling 4 County Convention II
,li' j. xrmei better. An Democrats
~ Che runn,y are invited u meet with
iAe Committee. for consultation IL they
desire. Come ont friends Of reform. Of
~ partie-. VIII" arc tired Of fraud. dis
honesty a,sl deception. and lei Us pre-
pare for Glorious victor, his Fall
CLEMENT DcA>E. Chairman.
tn" Committee Il composed Of lie
following gentlemen; j.. Cave. II. DIN.
X. I. Mil'surn. j. E. Spnrlock, W. A.
TIA, Tor, aud G. Dosnc, Chairman. A. j.
Go~mann. ". W. Kendall. II. Schuell.
Z. Cox, A. II. Miller, G. A. Kemp aud
J. IL. Brckman.
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Read the Captains Letter Aud--the Let
ter fivm lie Eother:


bzErcr rssssesa. No. April trb ,sss
ia. joss B.II-DfsE - kns~lnf tie eersct q
ycur Sass;sgiila snd he Lesng ard BIN efcsl e1s-
ties Il possesses. sesd yss lie isssing statement .:
my
-as wsnntec shori fvoyesrs seo-wss fslen prs
and centred for sixteen monks Being moves -
81 NY rourd have not healed yrt IEsss cot ID
. momeni SINCE Vas wounded. sm shot 'kreugh IN
hips ny 9~aersl tsslah impsrsd. all nsst some.
thing y sssirt nature. have faith ID your
silis fh.n any hing eiss ~ish itst thsts Esgu-
Please expss re nalf dozen hrfflessnd oIligs
C4rAs q y. JOHNSON.
~ fsrls No.
r. s--Ths following ~ss writes Arrl setk lass "
~. Jennis Johnson. mother sf Capt g~hrscs:
Dr.. ions BrlL-DE.K sAs Ny hrshArd DR. &
Johnson nas skl1 srtgeon AMI physician 10 tenirsl
View York. where be died. leaving the above &. +
johnson 70 my AZ thirteen years ~ ag- he Lid !
chrome disrrh.s and srrofsls ~ which save your
sAr~Apsrilla Itcnrsd him. htss for ten years re-
erfs. Il 70 many in Nov York Ohio sns lo~s Tor
scr~lula fever sores. sndgtnsrsl debility Perfect
success has attended ID. The Effected IN some
es~e- N seruia snc fever miraculous
very snxioss for ny ~ ngan have 9curse 70
your ssrsAparfs ~ = fearful N getting spurious
or Gle hence kis writing 70 ysu for Il. his wounds
~ere terrible, but teli~vsLs ~iii recover
Respectfully JFhklE JoHksoA.
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VIZ: ;.;5.s Ill Y;-a,.ls Gaia

u ts syst bsA.y.l Nyrk IN INV Tina III lie mer.4 /.
- .as nearly ~ d-ss isNt-t y. Hue ia-t4ai iuf,
sr4 ststs lrvD A-thfe- lfrr III "a 1,r c,,-
sfs - w ~ risssAt e.esA.s lr.hss4 Ia German MI
ssrh's Iiio.t.tAi EouiLIy gara1izs 81.
iasesi -Ay M. AtfNts 4sl Aalaftj si.ts ever,
tf ifite = ~ seyf, tlN~ carirN far 500
sse-'s Catalogue 100 lllt.fratsns oAy 2 cru.s
afFs~, JANA, A4&A Abrupttsf. \ Al
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i..as Gg:!.!:a s:siS:: t:..l:-.:,

ssvelfs-rve pages--lo9 llissrrsi4uns ~sth De.srp-
t-.s " iAssn-. w thr asst Flor veseahlsn
AAe -sil4. 4nJ t4c sAg~ -s.t Tor luV
81 80 ltstA.r st4inF. tri.t i1 tsrrnxr sud En.l-A
NttAr kIu~.r 40. vi get@aI- Garden -
ttnth y A!tt Nvs -. IA tst 4i,I ~ a tsuy
AarAs iAar.r-tr1 M"u.tfE Magazine ---aY
se. IA ilf-a rstitii.. AA4 tuio4tf late y. ever
nA+srrr fass e. ~ yrsf. Fisp cvt KS Tar q o.
A-d4ets, JAbhS VITA. HOeleslsf h.
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oahuhIy rfn, tSss.
Nm EnrTon. We would IKE 10 oiIrr
q few words NJ explanation with regard
10 our Christmas tree. We could MOI
consider u complete surcrss. nor vet i
''t0tas failure" j,ut Il j. no more than.
Justice. inst The reasons should lie
known. We believe lie Arrangement.
were compete ani satisfactory 10 All
The hall MA filled M an early hour. but
before the lime for The announcement ar
HE programme, three alarms were given
thar 'he floor wa sinking. causing many
20 leave "A once. aud oilers to follow
immediately AFTER He distribution 81 tie
presents. For these reasons We were
obliged % abandon al plans vf pleasure
ans. anusclnrnt for lie remainder Of tie
evening. Isc committee discharged
their dniii : ID the best OF their ability
anil With hearty good will toward an.
ID. Holland finds lie cure 81 go-sip
~ culture. -Good-naiurrd people talk
abonl their nclglhvI. because, aud opl,
because they have nothing else 20 talk
about. The confirmed gossip Il always
eislier malicious or ignorant. The one
variety needs a change OF heart. and tie
other change OF pasture. Gossip i a.
WAYS a personal confession either of
malice or imbcciiity; aud the Young
should not only shun II. but by the mosi
thorough culture relieve themsclvc.
from All temptation 10 indulge In ill.,
Some men who would scruplc 10 utter
a lie, dcnot scruplc 20 entertain prciu-
dice. forgetting that prejudice IL stand.
ing .alslloOd. i. q. ii.
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state Of Indiana. Dubois County, SIS:
= Office j. hereby given that Anthony
~ LANCE Administrator OF the estate
Of Bernard Lsn1e. deceased. has filed
ms petition % sell it- Real Estate
~ the deccdcni. liz personal being III
Sufficient % psy bis debts; aud that sail
petition viii be heard AZ The next term
OF The Ciruii Court Of said County.
Attest: lEIEKJ. GosMAS>, Clerk
Circuit Court dubois County.
PgrNo BrErTEg. Att'y Tor Petitioner.
Jan. nth. ~ So.
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DIR. Il. Stephenson for Treasurer
OF state.

III IL with pleasure. aud we are sure
a. the erafiii,ailon OF lis many friends.
that we announce 10 the Democracy 81
Indiana. tile name OF Dr. II. Stephenson.
Oi ihis county. a. "A candidate Tor rrraS-
urer OF State before The Democratic
CoHyen'iua 10 be held at Indianapolis,
on Tue 2oth III February. Dir. stephen.
son Is widely khvRn throughout Tie
State aud particularly IN The sunihcril
part. III Was born IL H4rri~on county.
loiiana. and removed 10 this county H.
l-io, being 5ut f~enty-two years Oi aye,
ansl entered The prscIire of liz profeS-
zion. with success. until l>5s, when i.s
received Tie apisoin'nrui Of Treasurer
~ tie Iildiana swamp Land Fund from
Coy. Joseph 4. Wright. hut still con-
ilntsst Tie lgarfirr Of medicine. Ia
l-1s az 'rieDd- brought him before the
rr.plr Tor County Treasurer. ana hr
vs~ elected b, large njnrlty. snd in
1856 MS reelected. Al ili" close III hi~
second teru h. retired 10 H. farm. near
s-per. and resided there mil 1872
when N. wa- a9ain hrnug't before " q
people ''r the -snre office aui elected Dy
= siandsomie majority. ani III isjs wa- r.
clrcici. Al the expiration 0f his term
81 office. he again removed 10 hi- farm.
w here he remained until 1872. when ne
wa~ again elected 10 The ei.ice of Isens-
ufer DR.. Stephenson il one ~ ihp
pioneers of tits County. aud helped 10
riiixc. ~ Democratic maioriiv ID 1900 !:
he j. q sfaunch Democrat. ever working
% promote tile Interests 81 hi- marry.
Thrlugh him ani other efficient 20
woi kcrs. Dubois ha- the name TODAY o.
Ititl. the -Danner Democratic county,
During hi ten years or Official lie he
gave general satisfaction and was win
clr or two exec ptionsI during hiS FIVE
terms 81 oliire the first 10 make the an
nual settlement with with tile State
Treasurer. II chosen. lie will make al
active canipsi-n aud an officer honcss
AMI honorable, Possessing all the require
ncnts aud ability Tor the execution N
The office fnr which he j. candidate.
We feel that tie Convention 4, Indian
npoli- 20 the 2vlh of February could MOI
nominate better man. nor one th.t
would carry more strength % the party.
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Nav Coal BANK Some parties pros
pecsing for coal found an outcrop on q.
Doane's farm his week measuring 80
inches At the outcrop. They expect 10
open The bank In q short time, a. The
coal appears Of good quality and easily
1riltsd iate.
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

ADMINISTRATIVE NOTICE.
NOTICES hereby given. that The an
dsr-igned has been appointed Al
min-irafrix Of the estate IN William r
trandali. late OF Dubois county. Inli.
ana. deceased. Said estate i suppose,
10 be solvent.
Mary T.. CRAvpALL. Admr'x.
WV. A. TRarLon. Atty.
Jan. <th. 1873 3w.
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NICiN-,S
ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY MAGAZINE

tsen Number c'niHtnt iiiAsi-iwo Pssss o. freins.
many h1r Nod t4i lilA~tfatirit-. aua tOLoksr
Fssie. pvaitii4i oafteu Mas printed rie-
ga. iii,ri. aha lfii Va n.tfmAasi,. IA hagii,h sn1
~ nen. ltics. 81 sNay. tsgA cenirs 500.
sssN's Flower s-f Vegetable Garden, 10 ceats
M tsri covers in si-~aft VIZ N covers s4u0
Ntck'- atxicEuc--tpp lln~il sfirli~ only cents.
AA.Ll.a. ] Ah.L.. NM a knchnsfar \ A
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Pure Apple Brandy I!


Has taken government license 10 sell
bv The quart. and persons IL want Of a
genuine article Of Apple Brandy. eau
get 81 him Of his own disiilling by the
gallon or quart, until his stock on hand
u disposed Of Address bv mail or ap-
III, a. hi- residence on the corner II
Fourteenth and Mill streets, Jasper.
Jan. 4. ls7s--4m.
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CLL'S
cEDROY BITTgRs
AUTHENTIC DOCUMENTS
ARKANSAS BEARD FROM.


srossr Porsr. white Co., Ark. May "a. isss
d. ycus Brrl-DsAn sRs Last February was IN
Louisville purchasing drugs, and got some u your
Snrxnrari,is ard Ccdfcn Bitfers
Ny sonsn-law. who ~ss With me N the store has
beer down With rheumatism for time commenced
IN The Etters and found bis general health i'm
proved.
~ GIs'. Who has been IN bad health, tried them ana
b. also Improved
~. cufve. ~ho has been N bad health foi several
years--rsscH $50 iivfR Affected has improved very
much " TIE Of your Dtiers. Indeed ne I.,If.n
iNttsrs has given ycn crest popularity IN this settle.
ment Iihink could s+il great quanfiiv ~ ypur
medicines fhs fallsspeciay yOuT Csdrcn nlffsrs ara
SarsnparilIa. Ship Memphis care n Rckcff Il
Nicely. Respectfully. q. Is. wALkEE.
PREPARED Nv mr.. JOHN nrIL nj his Lar
oratory, Tffth Street, Louisville, ISy.
FOR SALE sY-
FRIEDMAN ) snCK. Drnreisss.
- ~ ~-1 SAspEE, ND.
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smith American Company Organ.
with eight stops. knce swell, aud bcaufi-
iul tone. for sale ~ iI,c CorpIrR DryIcr
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T>Rg rreprirsr o. This oslshra'ea medicine irs''y
Il &c rs fsf superiority Al remedies ever
lnsre1 Tue 90 NE irr The ck.rkf>. rrkEur AsD
r.nsA.fNr care u ks1s sni Fewer cLiils aud fs-
YER. ehelhss " short iong stsEfrs He refers 70
BE fAlils " rsirrn Soth-rn fognlry 70 bear him
lroar bs truth u The ss.erpn, fhstrn ~ ease
niil fs 10 Garrett b~ dir-c iun- sfrets
~ irNvA oAi In scat gsny slrtle dose has
h.~u n rn' far care. and nher sm ae- have
ben cured By single bsiie eih per fer resofape
- Inc srasfsl asath lt.s however ptedsnt sud 10
.Ners case certain rarr II ~ 80 = continued "
.un'er doses fvr ut-k 80 after - disease rs
been bgokrs chec&sd especially dlnieuit ano
iang -tiAn< .nx cas-s t>.sy. fh- medicine slii nss
require sny ia keep fhs bow " s,ot order shcsd
tho patient however require e@ihsrfir med'ens al
~ L.rng taken ,hre@ ~ iaur cssas 81 The Tonic =
~ gle sSse ~ BULLS VEGETABLE FAMILY PILLS
viii De- su13tieYt
~. yOIgx HyLI'S Principal Oeics
-. ~ Flfh grors street.
IoCIsylLkEs ny.
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SiCK's
Flower and Vegetable Seeds.
.sn frs.rsD ~ sltiIrs fsrrts ~ 4srse.. Sss
F4rA's tai lIor --JaO gilns,r.,.of- snlyg cents
s4eA'- siiu@fr4tst Monthly M&cazsle.--s2
FHkfs. aA. .t~-itatuns .na G.infsi fitge ia each
atMhtf r. ~ yr4r. ftte tyvi~t gf .5OC.
Nic.'~ fts~er 4sa ssxvt ail. . .isFn 70 censs
~ l-fsf - ~rs NAtA tlsKaAf ~ covers al e.
Al ~ r--sieAA ". srs prGls1 W Kfgli-A ana Ger
Acasss, JANIS vicx, Rochester, ny.
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WASHINGTON FEBRUARY II, 1873.
NOTICE D. :. INTERNAL REVENUE
SPECIAL TAXES.

Under the Revised Statutes If the United
States. Sections 3sss?. TN. 3xss, and 3y}9.
every person engaged in any business. avo-
cation. or employment, which renders him
liable to special tax, is required tn procure
and place and keep eonspiewoms!y in his esfab-
lishmeHf or place cf fLMsiHess q STAMP denot.
ing the payment Of saiil special tax
for the special-tax year beginning May
!. 1853. Section 32ii, Revised Statutes.
designates who are liable to special
tax. A return. rs prescribed on Form. II,
10 also rsgmired BY lac Of every peraon liable
tn special tax as abs.vc. Secere penalties are
prescribcd for Noncompliance with the fore
going requirements. or for continuing In bu.
siness after April ~, 1873, without payment
of tax.
Application should be made In JOHN
COCkREM. Collector Of Internal Revenue,
Ut New Orleans, La.
GREEN d. RAUM,
Commissioner Internal Revenue
Deputy Collector JOHN A. SWIFT will
he st the Court Honsc on May d, and at
Eagle Coffee Housc May z. (left bank) f,r
the purpose Of collecting the taxes shove
referred to.
JOHN COCKREM.
mh30.it Collector District of Louisiana.
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an I promised Ebahneezah-lat's
my olles' chiIe-I promised dat
hoy I'd perscrite fer a paper. He
kin read, he kin, an he's allerA
pest erin de ole CONAN an me for
books an papers. I'spose we or.
ter 'curridge lie chile's dispensity.
How dye sell go papers
"Dollar and a half q year Z"
"AlI de same price
EYES,"
"Let me observe one, eff you
please, sah."
We handed him a paper, and he
unfo!ded 1t upside down, scanning
1t critically on both sides.
"LOOks like dar war a sight o.
letterin' in dat. / done forgot my
spectacles dis mOrnin', an I cant
tell I'erzact!y IL its ile-de 'Meri.
can language"
We assured him that it was.
"In de Democratic or Republi.
can branch, sah Z"
"Repnblican."
"Oat's lie kline oh book Ebah.
nerzad grailjnratel in, an l s'pos'
dis paper nd snit him. Dollah
N q half a yeah, you say. sab I
How mucllis dat u month I"
"AbOut q Bit"
"I's not sle man to min expense
whar dc propah cddicatiT oh my
chillnn il cOnsarncd. I hOr dat
It's el~ry pursons's duty to cult.
vate his 0utspring to do stent Of
his ableness. Prescribe H.. name
Of Ebahneezah Snow on yO' books.
OATS it. Ell yOn nd just put a
few picters In Eb's paI,ab it 'nd
please de chillun nightly. Here's
six cents, aah. Sen' dc paper
long, an ifit gibs satisfaction, I'll
come in an prescribe fob a full
month. Cool inOrnin!7
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COMMERCE.

Computations are greatly. sim'
pliiied by the nsc OF the Metric
weights AMI measures. Only q
enall part Of the operations and
6gurea now reQnircsl are NEEDED,
aud the danger of mistake IN less'
eMetl atill morr. A competent
committee carefully rstimatcd the
difference. by using the metric
instead IT the common system, IN
tl,r computations, ETC., of q single
railroad. amsl reportssl that
e5O, ,O(0.0 900 comld l,e saved annual
". In the entire bnsinesa Of the
conntry similar saving ran be
made. The vast cssmmcrcial i'm
portance VI the adoption of thu
metric system n therefore evhl
ent.
Large cosnmitteea vt onr al,lest
teachers, after fnli examination
have reported that the complete
ii'trNlnction 'of the metric weights
and measures, now making ~ ~
pid progrcaa !" this country, wonls
~ave . fall year 0f the school. .lifs
Of every child.
6ws:ls l,eimg the eaae, every
TREND Of education, economy, and
lrogwsa must have . strong im
terrst in tise efforts, now meeting
with 10 mmch s:ccess, to secure
these advxntagca fiDr our country
TIls educational society organizrsI
fr this pursese In glad to scni
fhll information 70 those enough
interested to Semd nes~~xauy post
ags. Explanations, tables, etc.
ftesx AdAre's, Amevican Aetrii
Bsreas; Do~tom.
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Last Noaday morning Mr.. jules
J6asph met with q aad accident. He
was driving q amall cart on tho pab-
lle rad when kia Home became nm.
manageable. broke the two skafts
snd nan away. Mr.. Joseph had a
bad fhll, ftnctnring his shonlder and
receiving other minor Injuries In the
sssma and lega. He waa attended by
D.. Hnard. The wounds are painful,
bat not dangerous.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1878-03-30
A LAWYERs JOKES.
Some Anecdoses y Sir Georg
Rose, a Noted English PMnster.

From ne SollieiSor's Journal
His old friend, Mr.. Beckett, over.
taking him one day in Chaucery
Lane, obsrrved, IL thonght It was
yon, Sir George. walking ~ fast np
tn Southampton bnildings." "Ah
sou knew the Rose by the talk! !"
At the masters Office one of his
clerks came intO lis room, exceedin-
gly angry Mt the lOss Of his Overcoat.
which he more than suspected had
bs,en stolen by an attorneys clerk
who vas in attendance upon sOmr
canae then coming bcf"re Sis George
m Mast~r. "Weli, we'll, Harbritlge," !"
remarked the invctcrats joker, "if
the = 'if'sdefective, we can't procced -
When he was appointed one Of the
four jn.lges of the (nOw extinct)
C0nrt Of Review. he came tO Lincoln
Inn, with his colleagues, to Lc sworn
in. Some friend comgrat tala,ing him
an his access IT dignity, he observed,
'irs! here We are, you sce-fOur Ly
hOnors.'
Dining on one occasion with the
late Lord I.anglaslc, his host was
speaking of the very diminntiv~
chnwh in Langladc, Of which Lis
l"rtlship was patron. ut Il not
bigger" aaid l"r,l i.angladc, ethan
this diMing-roOm." "No," returned
Sir George, land thc living not hall
70 good"
A friend who had been appointed
to jndgrship In "nc of the colonies,
wns long Rfierwxrd describing tn
R"se the agnnies he had saif.red an
the voyage Out from aea sickness. Sir
George listcnesl with much interest
tn the recital Of his fri~nd's aufFrr.
ings, and then said IN u tone of deep
coInIMisrrxtion, "lt's - great mercy
you did nat throw up your apl,oint
msrnt." HtI.
One Of his friends at the Board
wh" had excellent teeth at nearly
seventy years of age was compli.
n'rrtcd M them by Sir George. my
father was egmally fortunate" !" was
the reply, "amd these are mine by
inheritance" "Amd thc~e," aaid Sis
Gr"rg-, tapping his srt, ''are mine by
pnlclsase !
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