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There IL one rather absurd thing
about postal cards that seems not to
be generally known. A good writer,
who gets things down fine. can put
several thousand words on card, but
II he pastes printed slip containing
q single word on the card the expense
Is six cents; one, paid for the card,
and the other FIVE collected from the
card receiver. yet IL words are printed
on the card itself il Is all right fla
person pastes printed slip on a card,
the size Of postal card, and puts the
card and slip in an open envelope, the
government will carry card, slip and
envelope for cent, yet il charges six
cent for carrying a post card and
slip, without the envelope. There
fore, Il you have occasion to paste
printed paragraph on post card, put
il in an envelope and the additional
weight viii be carried four cents chea-
per than the card alone goes. II looks
ridiculous to carry Eve thousand or
more words in an envelope for a cent
and then charge six cents for carrying
halt q dozen words on a card without
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Old John Berry, that used to live
up Lake Champlain. liked to tell a
big story. One evening, sitting in the
village store, he said he once drove a
horse seventy.two miles in one day on
the ice, when the ice was so thin that
the water spurted up through the
holes cut through it by the horses
corks. One of the bystanders re-
marked that seventy-two miles was a
pretty good drive for one day. YES
said Uncle John, "but it was a long
day in June"
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Gentlemen of the jury" said q
lawyer redently at Elko, Nevada,
"here we have had in this case a ply.
stefan unblushingly swearing, with
features as csol and placid as if cut
from marble, that the man was stab
bed about an inch and half to the
left of the median line, and about an
inch above the umbilicus, and yet we
have proved by three unimpeAchable
witnesses that he was stabbed just be-
low the Young American hosting
works"
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CUTTING HIM OFF WITH A SHIL-
LISG.-The origin Of the form. of dis
inheriting a natural heir is said to be
the following: In former times in Eng
land, it was held that a will was void
in which the heir was not noticed, on
the presumption that his father must
have forgotten him. On this, as
Blackstone reasonably coniectures, has
arisen that vulgar error of the neces-
sity of giving the heir shilling, or
some other nominal sum, to show that
he was in the testator's remembrance.
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Early in January an incident occur
red in England, which the supesti.
tious regarded as an omen of war be-
TWEEN the British and Russian crowns.
An enormous eagle was seen lowering
over Windsor Castle, and finally perch
ed upon the walls. Prince Christian,
with several keepers, endeavored to
shoot it, but in vain. A trap was
then laid, in which the eagle became
entangled, but tore itself away. leav-
ing one of its imperial toes in the
mesh.
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A colored preacher in Florida thus
held forth: my brudring. the Israel
ties went over the Red Sea on the zee.
They got over all safe; and dat's de
reason why Moses sung de song oh
praise. In de morning. when de sun
was up, hot. Pharaoh and de Gyp-
tians come wild der great numbering
chariots of iron. Dey broke through
de ice, and all went to de bottom oh
de sea-" "Stop dere!" exclaimed q
nearer. 81 want to ask a question.
I've read geography, and Egypfs a
hot country. It's under do Tropics;
its near de 'Quator, and dere amt no
ice dere. How could dey 60 over on
de ice, an dere no ice dere?" To
which the preacher responded: "I'm
glad you asked dat question. Now I
can 'splain. That comes of reading
Geography, instead OBJ de Bible. My
brudring, when de children OBJ Israel
60 over de Red Sea, dat was a great,
great while ago; before .dere wss any
Geography, before dere was any Trop-
les, before dere was any 'Quator.
OATS de reason dere was ice, my brud-
ring" ....-.
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L
The domestic exports Of the United
States during the past year we're as
follows; Cotton, sl92, 600. 900; grain,
s33, 100000; wheat, s6s, Oo0, 900;
-four, 1924, 900, 900; other articles, $780,
100000. The exports Of manufac-
tured articles, were; Iron and iron
manufactures, 50, 900. 900; steel, $780,
900; sole leather. $4,000, 600; agri.
cultural implements, s2.500.OO0. The
imports of manufactured articles: Cot
ton s20,000,OO0; fax, sl5,OO0,OOO;
iron, and steel, sl0.OOO,OOO; silk
s22, 0O0, 900; sugar, 81, O00, 900; wool
and manufactures, 5000. 900. BY
the aid of wise legislation the greater
part Of these manufactured articles
can be produced in the United States,
and the hundred Of millions which
are annually sent abroad in payment
therefor can be kept at home. Of the
total value of the imports to the Uni
ted States s3l5. 100000 were brought
in foreign vessels and only slS5, ooo,-
900 in American vessels.
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Among the papers Of young man
who was recently married in a neigh
boring city was found the following
scrap. to-wit:
Things to be done this afternoon
before the wedding:
Get some keys to ct valise
Engage carriage for train.
Get license to marry.
Get shaved and hair trimmed a lit.
tie.
Sew button on black breeches and
get pair Of suspenders.
Buy bottle Of perfumery.
BE sure to wash feet well
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RKErs
Sf00neH,

q The merchants dlds god hu.iness gu couu day
and are hopeful that hrist trade has ,et In.
The retail prices ior provisions &C., are as iol-
lows New bacon shoulders 70 sides ssioc hams iec.
lard ioc TO i2,Sc. Wheat, choice amber % %; oats
Coz rye, sjc clover Sod, $50. Flour, common "a
best, aoo u $50 per hundred. Butter. 9ca1sc.
Fns So. Brown sugars, sc white DO, i7,sc.
Conee ne toa5c. Mols~c. Isc 10 " 90 Salt, $40
per bu.hcl barrel vincear soc. Irish po,atccs,
tcc. Corn, 500 per barrel. delivered. Coal on
cor, isc delivered, il,Sc.
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q NOBLE ILLUsTRATIoN.-Lord Can
srvon, in addressing the people of Bir-
mingham, used the following illustra-
tration: Travellers tell. us that in
some OF the Eastern seas, where those
wonderful coral islands exist, the in
sects that form the coral within the
reefs, where they are under the shelter
of protecting rocks. out of the of wind
and wave, work quicker, and their
work is apparently sound and good.
But on the other hand, those little
workers who work outside those reefs,
in the foam and dash of waves, are
fortified and hardened, and their work
is firmer and more enduring. And Sd
believe it with men. The more their
minds are braced up by conflict, by
the necessity of forming opinions upon
difficult subjects, the better they will
be qualified to go through the hard
wear and tear of the world, the better
they will be able to hold their own in
that conflict of opinion which after all
il is mans duty to meet
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1t is estimated that the average du-
ration of the life of the Jew is forty
eight years and nine months, and that
of the Christian thirty-six years and
eleven months. Owing to their mode
of living the Jews escape the great
epidemics more readily than the other
races with whom they live. Wheth-
err this is a case OF pork and trichnie
we are not advised.
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II isa we'll established fact, that Tabler's buck
eye Pile Ointment will cure, II used according H.
dirclions, the Ae.eulus Iiippocasiinum, "a Horse
Chestnut, commonly known As the Buckeye, has
hesn highly esteemed iOr many years, owing TO the
TACT that IL posse.ses yirtaes lying In the bitter
prineipe called Esculin, which eau he utilized foe
the eure Of Plies II anected with that terrible dis
ease, use Backeye Pile Ointment. aud be relieved.
Price 80 cents. sold BY Bohon a stAsx.
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Atlanta Constitution: San old dsr-
key was asked ifin his experience pray
er was ever answered, and he replied:
We'll, sab, some pra'rs is ansud an
some isn'r-'pends on wat you axes
TO. Jest arter de wah, wen it wus
might hard scratch 70 de cullud bred
den, l obzerbed dat s'eneber I pway
de Lod to SEN one O. Marso Peyton's
fat turkeys TO- de ole man, dere wus
no motifs took OBJ de partition; but
wen pway dat He would sen de ole
man TO de turkey, de matter wus
tended to befo' sun up mex mornin',
dead sartin!"
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Any shentleman vot will go round
pehind your face, and talk in front Of
your back apout some tings, vas a
shvindler. heard dot Brown says
week pefors next apout me dot ] vas a
henspecked husband. Dot vas a lie!
DE proof Of de eating vas in de pud-
ding. | am married twenty years al.
ready, and | vas not yet paldhesdedl
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A Boston girl fell while dancing a
few nights since, and broke her arm.
lex.
Her brother should have taken her
partner out and schottisch head Off 49,
Harrisburg Telegraph.
We have redow a better way than
that and less fatal. Hit him ON the
head few time with a polka.-[Nor.
ristown Herald.
This would doubtless have the effect
Of putting quadrille-latera head on
the poor fellow Courier
Waltz the matter with you fellows.
Such puns are enough TO make the
stoutest men reel.-[Times.
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WAT interrupted q erspeesI

he was quite young man, u po-
etc mind, and was dead 10 love with
q pretty blonde in Union street. On
Friday evening, when he called, he
found number Of young lady visit.
ors in the parlor. Afier they had
passed some civilities, they retired to
another apartment, and LEFT Miss Ad-
elaide alone with her inamorata. She
looked unusually radiant, and the
young man, following an irresistible
impulse, dropped suddenly upon his
knees before her, and was about to
pour out his tale Of love.
The young lady visitors were quiet
spectators to the scene, having en-.
sconsed themselves behind large
door. At the critical moment when
his face was crimsoned over with the
hot bushes Of bashfulness, his pulses
beating with fevered throb, and he
wa about to stammer forth the first
words Of his declaration, one Of the
girls whistled softly;
So
A two pound black-and-tan shot
like an arrow to the parlor door, and
sssing the young mans position, prob
Ably took II for granted that he medi-
lated some violence toward Adelaide.
to whom he was strongly attached rs
a pocket companion. With one bound
the dog liz upon the youths upper lip,
and fastened himself firmly there by
his teeth. Adelaide rather enjoyed it,
a. the fellow had been persistent in
his attentions, that were any thing but
agreeable to her. - i.'
The young man spun and prauced
round the parlor. roaring, Take him
off Take him off" while the animal
hung like a pendulum to his lip. A
professional hog-guesser, in a similar
situation, would have felt the weight
Of the animal to be about 1000
pounds.
The girls screamed, and Adelaide's
papa was brought upon the scene.
Not exactly comprehending the stu.
alton, he seized a heavy, knot:ed cane
from the hat-stand, and instead Of
beating the dog of, commenced to be-
labor the last retreating portion OF the
young man. With great presence Of
mind the afflicted party sped across
the street to a backyard, with the ge-
ography of which he was familiar, and
plunged his head into barrel of rain
water. The dog had to let loose or
drown, and he released his hold, only
to receive the vengeance Of the disap-
pointed lover, who caught him by the
hind legs and beat out his brains
agaiast a post. s
The girls father now talks of bring
ing suit against the young man for
carrying away and killing the dog.
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81 can drink or let it alone We
heard the words fall proudly from the
lips of young man who gloried in
his untrammeled freedom, his broad
mindedness, his standing in society,
power to toy with the tempter with.
out becoming his victim, 81 can
drink or let it alone" he said proud.
ly, and he meant it, for he thought he
could. All, that is the rock on which
30 many brave young lives go down.
Only u few moments after he had
made his boast the young man stood
before the bar, looking from a whisky
cocktail to strange barkeeper, and
feeling in his pockets for the pocket.
book that was LEFT at home, twenty.
three blocks away. Where then, was
his proud boast? "Couh he drink, or
let it Alone" as he pleased? All, he
could let it alone mighty well. And
he did. "No slate" said the bar
keeper; cash up Oh, young man,
be warned. 1t is easy for you to say,
~ can drink, or let il Alone but oh,
young man --!-[Burlington Hawk
eve.
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A country fellow went one night to
see his sweetheart, and for long time
could think of nothing to say. At
last, snow beginning to fall heavily,
he told her that his fathers sheep
would be lost. "Well, said she, kind
ly taking him by the hand, I'm take
care of one of them"
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CyurSnn matt.

saliel meat shoulders ~ ocaa Is; short clear
sides, 8 oo@S d. Racon shoulders, tsssa,sci
clear slde- eete,-. Lard, s's@siSc. Flour, o. 10
q 90 PER bill Wheat, red, q 10 to 81 -; white,
81 Is 10 81 20. Rye, 6oc. Corn, co.. Oats. aOc
Butter, isa25c Eexs, NC. Coeec, iea27is Z.
Hay, o. to SO per ton Clover .cci &c 10 re ~,
III Timothy, 81 asai ~ pr hu. salt, per hill
VI %. Sugar, white, sss9iec; brown. 5aac.
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We do not think that solomon, in
all his glory, ever felt 50 supremely
happy as the man who has just found
a fifiy-cent scrip in the packet of an
old cast away vest.
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CONDENSED TINE
lOU|sV|llEaGT.s0UTHERM
RAILROAD LINE.
TRAINS aoINe soUTm.


Ps~engers on I. G. A .. n. n. (short Tinel ,. N.
a I. r. ~, q. A. N. n. n and u. 4 Natl Line
Steamers connect al Louisville With TRAIN No.
I. TRAIN NO. I connects ~ Lebanon Junction
with Train No. Is fof-nll points on Knoxville and
Richmond branches. Train No ls connects ~ Ieb
anon Junction With Train No. from al points on
With stages b aud from Springfield, tampleils,ille
Columbia and Grrenshurg; n Mitchellshurg. With
stages 10 and RON rrrry VILE and Hstrodshurr. II
CITY At staniord With stages 10 and from Somerset
Al Eichmond Junction 10 aud nom points hot veen
therc aud Livingston; ~ Richmond with Stays 10
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well, we started back, an I don't
suppose YOU ever noticed, hut 4 have.
often, wo't q ncfFdl difference THAR is
in conductors about "pickin' up"
some II 60 by stations where thair's
sure 20 be Eve or six empty cars and
never see EN-, an others III 60 hunt.
in round stations where they don't
never unload car onst year---jist as
IL they expected to pick up any gods
quantity Of empties.
Well, our conductor always stopped
to all Of them places; so, Of course, he
hauled up at Chester, an by this
time the snow had got perty deep, I
tell yer; but he didn't seem to mind,
and bein' a little hard Of seein' got way
Of ahind the depot where THAR haint
any tracks, and perty soon he sung
out; Here, boys; fetch a chain;
here's a empty Green line car with the
drawhead out" So I said to Catdag-
ger, says I, "You let the ingine acrost
and I'll take chain" SO down in the
locker | went and tugged and sweat
and got a chain an backed il. Then
I wsded an clum through the snow
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The passions Of childhood and youth
need to be restrained, the motives ele.
waited and refined, the hopes modera-
ted, and the fears assusged by the
teachings Of wisdom and experience,
by examples Of patience, fortitude
and self-denial, and by the discipline
Of perfect obedience and subordina-
ton to rightfnl authority. The en-
thusiasm Of the true teacher never
dies, neither does he become sour and
peevish, nor does he fail to make due
allowance for youthful foibles. The
true teacher is lifelong student. He
grows in knowledge and wisdom as he
increases in years. He preserves the
freshness Of his spirit by copious
draughts from the fountain Of truth,
and by cultivating those graces ofchsr.
acter which attract rather than repel
the sympathies Of those whom he in.
structs. -(Educational Weekly.
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She is to be pitied who thinks to
find a friend other than her husband
If she be wife. than her children If
she be a mother, than God II she be
neither.
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Roll on, silver dollar, guide the trav-
eler on his way, while the martingale's
voice sweetly hollers; Oh! we never,
never more from our true love will
stray-the loud, silver jingle of the
dollars.
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The worst we ever heard.-What is
the difference between a man struck
with amazemsnt. and a leopard's tails
One is rooted to the spot, and the 9TH
or 10 spotted to the root.
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A traveller, interrogating back
woodsman, received brief but pertinent
answers, thus; "Whose house is
this?" "Moggs'." "Of what built?"
Logs" "Any neighbors?" Frogs
"What is the soilf" "Bogs." "The eli
mater" "Fogs." "What do you live
on" Hogs" "How do you catch
themg" "Dogs.".
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TRAINS eouNe NORTH
CONN ECriONs.


TRAIN No. Ii connects at kiehmond junction
10 aud from points between there and Livingston;
a. stamford vlth stages 20 and ffom Somsr-st al
nsnvillc station with Stages 10 and frsm Drnviile
city; NJ MitehellshurH With -tsTy~ 10 and from Per
ryville aud Hsrrodsbnrsg at Lebanon With stages
90 nom springfield, Csmpbelis,ille, Columbia ssd
GreepshufE; at Lebanon Junction with Trains
leaving at $50 p. n. and so q. ~, fer Memphis,
Montgomery, snd intermediate points. Passengers
going 10 points North, last. and West rum Louis
willie are transferred 10 Trsin No. 9 at Lebanon
Junction. Train No. 6 connects at Cincinnati juno
tion With =. e. A L. n " ior the North and Fast;
At Louisville In rnicn Depot With q. a NJ. and T.,
NJ a. u Tor the North, East, and West, and
With u. = Male line Steamers lor Cincinnati and
the East.
Pullman Palace Cars withou, Change
are vss seswesa lsassviiie asa New
OrIeses. Vie Monte eeaerX, s.eslsvtl1e
Vile ssd Lille hsen, aiss bes y esu
I.euisvtlle ana The principal etstes
North. East and west.
For information sboat Ticket. and Enisrsn,
Rate. 70 flcrias, Arhsnss, Texas, the Southwest
G. ?. ATMoRE,
0en1 PISS. ssd Tickle, Ag,,
Leaizviiie W.
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Direct Connection made at Cincinnati With all
Rosds, North, East and West.
EDWARD 2. WILSON,
!. T. REDMON,
Master OF Trains.
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srATIONs.

% and (2) connect with \. G. A L. H. u.
Gay Kentucky River Bridge.
~ Connect with Stages Or Harrud.burs.
~ Connect with \. W. Railway Or Harroslsburg
10y Connect with 4. A N. and q. s. n. r.
Trains No. aud No. stop at Burgln ior Dinner.
TRAINS NoRTH-BouND.
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A Western writer thinks that II the
proper way OF spelling tho is though
and DO Is "bsau." the proper way, he
thinks. Of spelling potatoes Is 'pougts-
ixhtsaux.'
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xrpICiSn.
HOW TO TELL
GENUINE SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR
OR MEDICINE.

Look Cor clean. neat WHITE WRAPPER with
the rcd symbolic letter STAMPED upon 1t In The form
Of ribbon gracefully curved into the letter e. cut
braeing the emhlems Of our trade, sraiuls. Mortar
and Graduate with the words A. q. SIMMONS
LIVER REGULATOR OR MEDICINE thereon;
also observe the signature Of J. u. zEILfN A co.
In red ink on the side.
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A NO. FARM FOR SALE.

Having determined to move West. ! offer my
Farm, containing EIGHTY Two ACRES, lying
on the Hanging Fork, IN Lincoln county, about
miles from stanford aud miles nom Danyille, and
one aud half miles irom the pike. Good Cottage
Dwelling and eistern. good young Orchard Of ~
sect fruit well watered. As I am Determined TO
lell, win give a bargain In the sale.
JAS. q, BRYANT,
209-tf stanford, Lincoln Co, KY
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FRANKLIN
ss.sh asseriea aud Southern Unssea
states.

Owing TO their warm and delightful climates,
their inhabitants grow Sallow from torpid Liyers
Indigestion aud all diseases arising from disorder
ed stomach and Bowels. They should, Of course
at all times the liver active, and 10 our readers We
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