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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-04-12
How She Gave the Census.


When the census-taker raped at the
! door of certain Detroit cottage on
/ Crawford street, the other day, and
wondered il the woman would set the
/ dog on him or douse him with dish
water, a great disappointment awaited
I him. She opened the door softly, snuffed
/ the air to see if he smelled of lightning
rods and then threw it open for him to
enter.
" Madam, am making canvass of
the CITY," he began.
" All Sit down." she replied, and as
he began opening his book she continued:
& There are FIVE OF us in the family, and
we paid 800 down on this place. My
husbands name is Peter, his age is forty
two, and he came from a mean family.
His father was always having lawsuits
about dogs, and his mother was the
greatest gossip in Elmira. Have you
got that down ?"
He granted assent, and she continued
Ny name is Alvina Sarah, and / was
born in"
al do not care to know where you was
born, madam" he interrupted.
Well, l care !" she exclaimed; it
makes great deal of difference whether
| was born in Africa or Boston, and
want it put down. AS l was saying, l
was born in Boston in 1888. Put down
that ! came of good family"
Madam, you don't understand
you"
g Don't understand that / came of a
good family I'd like to know of a BOs-
ton family which carried their noses
higher than the ROgersesl Put down that
my father was in the Mexican war"
q You have three children, madam %
81 haven't any such thing, sir Put
down that my mother was killed by an
explosion in quarry. Her and father
were"
How many children have you, mad
am?''
q Have you got my mother down p
% No madam. You see Pm taking the
census of the city"
"Well,' she said, giving him danger
GUS look, " had the typhoid fever at the
age of fifteen, and for weeks and weeks
[ hung on the edge of the grave. l bore
up IS well as was able, and"
& Five in the family--how many chill
dren ?' He suddenly asked.
"Put down that bore upw she COM
manded. "And that one night when the
watches were asleep, l crept out of bed
and took drink of -"
"This is foreign to the subject, madam.
How old are you children p
Haven't you put down that l hung
on the edge of the grave g'
"No, madam"
Aren't yoI going to p
{" No, madam. You see, ] am simply
taking the census of Detroit. L desire
to ascertain
"You can't ascertain it here, sir !" she
snapped. eft my sickness, which cost
over two hundred dollars, isn't good
enough to go in the book, then you don't |
get line here -
"Let me ask you"
''No use asking for any of our photo
graphs, sirl If you get 'em anywhere
and put our pictures in that book we'll
make it hot for You Good day, sir
good-oayp'
He stood on the step, signing, and she
called through the door:
''My grandfather was also bitten to
death by an alligator, but l won't give
you any of the particulars You want |
to walk !"
He passed on, serrowfully wondering |
if the next woman's mother was blewn |
off bridge or carried down the river on
a hsystack.
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The respectful approach of a subordi-
nate did not seem to be appreciated by
the late Horace Greeley. He had TO be
met on equal ground, or he would be
overbearing and bOOrish. IT was on this
GROUND that the drunken hummer
from the " Pewter Mug" could command
dollars from Greeley, while poor Ine~
chanic or unfortunate tradesman, who
has taken the Tribune from its start,
him meekly, would utterly
!ail in eliciting the first tender exhibi
ton Of sympathy. Here is an instance
of how a drunken printer manipulated
Greeley
Typ5-Horace, it's long time since
you and l spoke together, and we
wouldn't now, l suppose, if l didn't
want lift.
Greeley--Why don't you lift your
self?
Tvpc--Horace, that is not sensible.
In fact, you know as well as l do it's
nonsense. Did you ever know anything
to lift itself?
Greeley Well, 1 shant lift you.
Typo-Horace, l have a chance to set
type over in New Jersey for twenty cents
a round, but / lack the stuff to carry
me over there; now, lend me or give me
a dollar
Greeley-You're going to set type by
the pound in New Jersey, are you?
Typo-Horace, am, if / can get over
there.
Greeley-You know you're lying.
Typo Horace, that much has cost
many a man his life.
Greeley-Type-setting at twenty cents
a pound guess you mean saving wood
by the cord. -.
Typo--Horace, I didn't come to Insult
YOU, and you needn't insult me because
/ am in this temporary distress.
Greeley-Here, take that "a $2-bill),
but it'll 90 Tor gin, l know.
Typo-Horace, you're busy, and any
further argument would be lost upon you
good night.
While this colloquy was in progress
Mr.. Greeley attended to his writing just
as if nothing was disturbing him. He
would not have tolerated a person who
would have approached him in a gentle
manly way, but would have blufed
him forthwith. The reader will observe
the cunning practice by the typo. In
every reply he opened fire with Hor'
ace" That was the secret of success il
that case. Gin couldn't be easily
" bluffed. - New York Letter.
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the shock, ambled down the street NUT.

the shock, ambled down the street NUT
tering bitterly:
" When at home move in the best
society. Have travelled in all chimes
from Mauch Chunk to Terre Haute.
Have been shaved and shampooed by the
barber of Seville, and now to be treated
like this in Oil City 1 shall resume my
seat at once, and the body of which am
member shall never adjourn until my
honor shall have been indicated"
a policeman stopped and scowled at
him from the opposite side of the street,
when he Strengthened up and proceeded
on his way with the dignity of judge OF
the supreme court.-[O1 City Derrick
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Household Hints.

To POLISH FERNITURE.--Take of good
alcohol one half pint, quarter of an
ounce pulverizsd resin, the same of gum
shellac; after this has dissolved add one
half pint of linseed oil; shake well.
EGG OINTMENT.-The oil obtained
from the yolks of eggs is credited with
wonderful healing properties in cases of
cuts, bruises, and the like, by some of the
eastern nations. The eggs are first boiled
hard, when the yolk is easily removed.
Crushed and carefully stirred over hot
fire, the oil separates, when it is ready for
use. The eggs OF water-fowls have the
most oil, but that obtained from the eggs
OF the common and guinea hen is cor
sidered best.
To CURE CoREs.-Bathe the corn with
strong borsx water, then shave it closely,
pnt be careful not to make it bleed. |
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GERMAN engravers and watchmakers
harden their fine tools in sealing-wax, by
the following operation: The tool is
heated to whiteness and plunged nto the
wax, Withdrawn after an instant snd
plunged in again, the process bang
repeated until the steel is too cold to
enter the wax. The steel, after this
process, becomes almost as hard as the
diamond, and, when touched with a
little oil or turpentine, the tools are ex-
celient for engraving, and also for pierre
ing the hardest metals.
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THE BEAUTIFUL MAIDEN.
ArAxsEE FABLE.

Viraf, whose aanolnted eyes
Pierced the walls ef Paradise,
raw n youth Of spoticss grscs
PIss Nithfu lie holy place,
Wondering meath the blooming trees
Faint with his first ecstacies-
n ctaIouz odOrs sweet and rare
E coded him on fis fragrant air,
And silver hrooklets broke IN song
Ali his hOweTy way along.
At once q maiden strangely fair
Beautiful beyond compare
From a near approaching height
Dswned upon his ray-shed sight.
~ Who art thou" he quickly cries,
Sweet enchantress of nv eyes2
For. never in terrestrial air
ShoRe vision half 90 fair"
Then the maiden by his side,
To his wonder, thus replied:
a. rs the life yen led below
Went 10 form my nature so;
am, thsf efore. what thou att
Gr3 shapen from thy hear;
" here you ialtcrsd and Eel hack,
L 81 much Of heluty lack,
For the seDlbiaucs thst / wear
I-;hy life serene snd fair
BehOld thy earthly 6cesis agree
Vita all the beauty born N me"
Joel Benton, in Baldwin's Monthly,
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mnnsehnIh Ecnnnmr.

The housekeeper or cook who studies
economy in the kitchen, can do so in one
direction by always using DOoLEY's YEAST
POWDER. 1t will be found truly econpu1i
cal and valuable assistant in baking biscuits,
rolls bread, cake of all kinds, waffies, mIffins,
and why? Because, in UsiDg the Dooley
Powder you save in eggs, in shortening, in
patience, in everything; and when the bak-
ing is done, it is turned out light, pal.table,
and wholesome, so that every morsel is eaten
up and no waste
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The GresALes Discovery OF the axe
is DR.. Tobias celebrated Venetian linimentl
80 years before the public, and warranted TO cure
Diarrhea, Dysentery, Collie, and Spasrns, taken m
ternally and Group, Chronic Rheumatism, Sose
Limbs Back and Chest, externally. 1t has never
failed family will ever be without It aite5 gee
giving II fair tr1aI. Price, 10 cts. DR. 1ObiAo'
VENETIAN HORSE LINIMEN I, in Pint Bottles
at One Dollar is warranted superior to any otner ~
NO PAY, for the cure Of Collie, Cuts BRUISES. olo
sores. etc Sold by all Druggists Depot-IO Fark
Place New York.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-04-12
Management OF Orchards.

There is a popular notion that trees
get into an unproductive condition
through neglect of pruning, and that a
thorough pruning is all that is needed to
restore them to healthiul and fruitful
state. This is a mistake. They have
been brought to their poverty by starva-
ton, and their great need is food This
being supplied, pruning, scraping and
other treatment may come in to aid
Manure being the first thing needed,
the fertility of the orchard may be
brought up by n generous application of
barn-yard manure, spread upon the sur
face and turned under by a shallow
blowing. In the absence of sufficient
manure, then green crops, buckwheat
or clover, may be sown, TO be turned
under with application of lime or ashes.
In pruning an old or any other tree it
should be done with a definite object. If
branches have been broken or are partly
decayed; if the head is so crowded that
light and air cannot enter; ii limbs cross
and chafe one another; if the head is
quite one sided, or if for any other rea>
son removal of portion of the top
will b beneficial, then use the saw.
The preferable time for pruning is when
severe weather is over and before veee-
tacion has started. Use a pruning saw
or other narrow-bladed saw, with the
teeth set wide; smooth the wounds with
drawing knife, and then cover them
with melted grating wax or thick paint.
Scraping aud washing the old bark is
useful. 1t the tree produces Indifferent
fruit then, besides the renovation already
mentioned, it should be grated with
some good sort, but it will be of little
use to graft only about one-third of the
head each year, beginning with the
branches in the centre of the tree. The
time is just as the buds begin to swell.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-04-12

Mothers Mothers II Mothers II! JOINT fail to
procure Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrupfor all
diseases incident to the period of teething in
children. 1t relieves the child nom paln.cures
wind eollc regulates the bowels and, by giving
mother. It is an old and weli.tried emedy
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CAUTIoN.-We caution all persons not
to buy the extra large packages OF dust and
ashes now put up by certain parties and
called Condition Powders. They are utterly
worthless. Buy Sheridsn's Cavalry Condition
Powders if you buy any they are absolutely
pure and are immensely valuable.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-04-12
COOPERATIVE
NEWSPAPERS.

Between two and three thousand newspapers in the
United Statesare printed upon what Is snoWn as tue
Cooperative plan. Nearly forty per cent. of all The
week.-Mrs. adopt this method IL makes better paper
at IA lower cost il specially suited for the require
ments Of pa pers small towns and villages The sys-
TEN maintains "a com petition with the home printed
try Journals TO such an extent that none but
those Il fny established and backed by accumula
rous rOspcTity able TO stand bcside H.
aud in the matter Of advertising 10 Offer crculatto
At a price with which the great weeklies unable
to cofpetb The matter has become Of vital import
ance, and the New ork Times. "A Journal having a
great nam. has confirmed upon u q Vi orsus cruz
SADIE In its issues OF March fth nth aud 18Th there
appeared long iibc Gus ART cles. Every statement
contained in them rejecting discredit urOn the Co
operative system is untrue Tn. undersigned hqve
furnished the Times with careful answers; showing
wherein the articles published are untrue and the
Times hos neglected and refused TO give them TO the
public. Despair ng Of Justice we sought to use the
advertising columns OF the Times and these a 50
have been closed US. We haye therefore no other
resource than to appeal 10 the public Our answers
70 the charges Of tie Times complete and cannot
be refuted. They will be mailed 10 any applicant.
The ouIy reason for the attack which know cf -
20 be found in the fact that we have iuaugurated a
~ of advertising which gives advertiser four
times much circulation for dollar as Is afforded
by the columns Of the Times. Circulars with full
particulars by mail. Address
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Fa.hIonabIe summer Silks.

The celebrated dry goods house OF BE. De
wees, 725 Chestnut street, Phila., is offering
new styles OF summer SILKS at remarkably low
prices. Also beautiful quality of plain color
ed silks in all desirable shades as low as sUc.
Samples of sill goods sent free on application.
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HAVE you infammatory sore throat,
stiff joints, or lameness from any cause what
ever? Have you rheumatic or other pains
in any part of the body? If So use Johnsen.s
Anodyne Liniment. Our word for 1t, 1t is
the best pain killer in this country.
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To THOSE who till the sol on low lands
we especially recommend using HOME SToM-
ACH BITTERs as an excellent corrective to
miasmatic poisoning. Prepared by the Home
Bitter5 Co.. St. Louis Mo
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A CHARMING GIFT

Flowers, Fruit Landscape. Autumn Leaves, llt,ls'
Animals. Children. beautiful Ladies, To- 'ni 49,,
Grating Pottery. Vases scrap Books, .tc.HnI W.
trated family weekly NH with charming
bic writers Humorous Selections Poetry - NNNl'4
for the Young folks etc, an sent rhEE Co every ieh
er OF this paper who will forward nc once 10 tt1 H
ray mailing expenses We make iii- uufs ~ ~
offer introduce our Paper into neM ~, iai1 ~ ~
pubfi-bera 3O5 roadway. New YORK. Fpiehglu
Prizes - Organs, watches, rilYerwarei etc. i'r
clnhs. Enr- rhanre for Mgnnlr.
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HULL & SC0TNEY,
GGn'l Commission & Shipping Merchants,
221 & SAG NORTH WATER STREET,
PHIADELPR1A, PENN.


Twohundreth edition, revised and enlarged. lust
publshed IL is a I'd medca work, the best N
the English ,nguage. written BY physlclah on gIsai
experience 10 whom was awarded gold and ewelod
medal by the National Medical Assoolatlon II con
tains beautiful and very expensive steel plate en-
Rravinns Three hundred pages. more than nifty
valuable prescriptions for all forms o. prevaiins
successful practice. Bound in French cloth price
only 9I sent BY mail. The LONDON aneet seys :
The author is a noble benefactor" Al iIiastIsted
sampe sent 10 All on receipt of6 cents Tor postage
ADDE'S Dr. W IA PARKER. No 4 Bulfineh Street.
Boston The author may consulted on all diseases
requiring skill aud experience
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HAVE YOUR OWN way,

But always weigh on our Fivc-aou Wagon scale.
which we del yer, freight raid, fer 80 Al lro"
and steel brass beam. No paw til tcsl@l- frer
Lithograph and Price List.
JONES OF BINGHAMTON. Binqhamton. a. y.
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MARKET REPORT,

War OfIsI2 Soldiers and widows Pensioned
for IA days service. Write Sol l.. Bingham Co..
Attorneys, Washington; ID. q.
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Twenty-Five cents win buy box Of DR.. TUTT's
Pills, and they viii restore the functions Of the
liver, stomach and bowels-the sources from which
nearly every disease originates. If these organs
act well long and healthy life is assured.
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PIANO ORGAN

PIANO x UR6A saTis Io'd me sidsad
from Reliable Makers atFactory Hates ~. man
his own gent. rottom prices 20 all sew .tssS'
sI35 : 1870, sfz9- NeW Organs. Ht"' sOVys so.
Six years guarantee Fifteen days. 81 ihi. MAf'l.
names ON All instrumeuts square dealing TIC hgll-
truth, and best bargains in The ~ = ~ ~ ~
10 500 actually saved in kuy ing from h.u"Hss ~
IsnfeN' y u1steru NhuieaAte s'tstnO nn" vt
gan Depot. Savannah. Gb.
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coNsUMpTION CAN BE CURED.

PULMONA is certain remedy for the crEI OF
CONsUMPMION and alldiseases Of tie Lungs
and Throat. Try il and be convinced. Price One
Dtiar er bottle al druggists OF by the Proprie
tor on receipt Of price. pamphlet coutainine ynlu-
allie advice 10 aOnsum . .uhn y ffrtihcattrn
ctfRTs and full directions fer using y th enth
bottle or sent free 20 any address. OsCAh q. MO
81 - - Corflaudt rect. hCW York.
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FOR MAN AND BEAST.
SANDAL-WOO

positive remedy for AIT diseases ofthc htdsicy.
bladder aud Urinary Organs also good Tor
DropsIcaI Complaints IL never produces sick.
ness IL certain and speedy ~ It's action. tits
fast supersed1g every other remedy. sixty carsuiel
cure In six or eight days. No other nedioiue can
do this.
RewRre Of usiiatfOns. Tor. owing 70 its gre.
success. many have been offered some are must
dangerous. causing piles, etc.
Dnndas, Dick q CO's Genuine sof Car
sules containing OIL Of ssndAlwood. sold az All drug
stores Ask for circular. sord fer ono 70 - andN
Wooster street. New York
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-04-12
Council Proceedings.

Mineral Point, Wis, April LIST, 1875
A regular meeting OF the Common
Council, was this day held in the Coun-
Gil Chamber. Present; Alderman
Gilman, Jeuck, Jenkin, Ianyon and
Prater. Absent: His Honor, the May
or, and Alderman Ansley.
His Honor, the Mayor and Alder
man Ansley, being absent, on Motion
of Alderman Jenkin, Alderman Lam
yon was elected resident protein.
The proceed ngs of the last meeting
were read and appr owed.
The following accounts were pre-
scented, audited and allowed and order.
ed that orders be drawn for theseyer-
al amounts; all the alderman voting
therefor:
Jno. Stephens, for cleaning Hall sl.Oo
Sampson Ricaard, for livery =. $50
Jas. Dunn, for Police Services. 1000
M. w. Prater, for Mdse. ...... 1880
Alex IoGller, for Janitor. 1880. 800
J. i. Tramc't quarter Salary 5000
The Committee eli claims reported
the following accounts Is correct, re-
commanded that the same be allowed
ThereupOn. on motion Of Alderman
Gilman, the same was allowed and
ordered that orders be drawn for the
several amounts; all tie Alderman
voting therefor:
Pricstley s. l'ohI for Livery. $500
S. Hooking 81 Go for Hardware $40
On motion Of AID, nan Jeuek tho
Council adjourned. ,sntil mex. Monday
VIM. Lanyon, President Protein
Attest, j. p. rramA,, Clerk.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-04-12
The Public Schools.
TERM ENDING MARCH Goth, 1878.
HIGH SCHOOL.

The whole number enrolled in this
department during the term, including
the Preparatory Class, was 1o1. The
appended list includes the names Of
those only who were members at the
close Of the term. The names in the
several lasses arc arranged in the or
der of their scholarship, rs determined
by the final examination. A blank in
this column opposite few names in
dicates an absence at the time of the
examination. The standing in atten.
dance Is found by deducting one for
each half days absence, and for each
case of Hardness during the term; and
the deportment, by making similar
deductions for each demerit mark. The
maximum in each column is 100.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-04-12
Fresh Garden Seeds.

Now is the time To commence your
gardens and ii is imQorta to secure
good fresh seeds. | have in stock a
choice variety Of fresh seeds from tho
well known seed house Of ID. Fe try
& Co., Of Detroit who have Established
reputation Of being one OF the best
in the United States. The most of our
seeds we purchase in bulk and Put in
papers, hence we know them be fresh
and good. We have also large stock
of bulk seeds which we guarantee to
be of the very best, and ere sold at
low prices. r. u. PuLFoRn.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-04-12
O.. M. g. st. Paul r. r.
Illinois Central Il. r.

Tho only route runnjnv rhrpn.h cars betw cen
Warren and Chicago Tho JDly ronte to 81.
Louis, Cairo. snd III. Sorth. and to
Dubuque, Sioux City. omaha and wcrt.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-04-12
Hard Times for Garder,
Seeds.

When the Gaicc oteverything vtse.i.
very low it is observed that the deal
ers i'll commission seeds should assume
to hold them III tha. ola prices. As
do not deal in commission seeds and
haae special contract with the wels
known scedSmell, LANDRETiI q Sons.
of Philadelphia. fV.. tic purpose of
endeavoring to drive old commissions
seeds ont vi The market | will sell
ARDEN SEEEs 1t the FOLLOW ing low
low prices:
Common sized papers'. S for % cts,
Double sized papers, 5 for Is cts.
Bulk seeds at corrp%pon(tmgly low
prices. will warrant these seeds Il,
be taesh and superior to any others ia
the market--no matter what ths price
may be, join H. VIVIAN
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-04-12
Our County Board.

The following are members of the
Board of Supervisors of Iowa County
Arena-Emory Wyman.
Clyde--S. $. Gile.
Dodgeville-Charles Paul.
Eden j. IL. Billings.
Highland II. Grant.
Linden Il. s. Smith.
Miiilin -. ". Rewey.
Mineral Point Joseph Bennett.
Mineral Point City IS. l.. shepard
and W II. Curry.
Moscow George Ianlson.
Pulaski ". =. Dimock.
Ridgeway Andrew L. Arneson.
Waldwick Goo. &. Cox.
Wyoming ]. L. Morris.
Now is the time t. plant raspberry
bushes. rs. Ansley lnem the fair
groundsl can supply with slips" Of an
excellent variety, warranted not 10
spread. Call and see him AMI he
will explain 70 You the eNcolleuey Of
the variety.
Mrs. Kisscll and Frank En2enroth
have their store, bakery and restaurant
III tirst-cllss running order. There
can be found i'll the city no better
place TO trade than ut there store.
apis nut for their NJ Nni.f fS,,,,.t,,F ,,..t
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-04-12
GRAND BALL,

A grand ball will be held in LENA
Mans HALL on the evening of Easter
Monday,
April 22d, 1878,
for the benefit Of the st. Joseph Society
OF this city, Every preparation will
be made for llrst-class time, as the
members of the Society arc deter
mined to make this one of the grand
ost affairs ever held in Mineral Point.
The best OF music will be furnished
the dancers, and besides which the
company will be entertained with
other choice music--vocal and instru-
mental. Tickets, including supper,
$l.5O Per couple.
A meiodeon will be rallied the same
evening. PER ORDER or Con-.