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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-04

THE students Of the Wash.-Jeil. Col
lege are to have a masquerade ball on
the I'D int.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-04

THE Oldest inhabitant has given up
weather predictions.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-04

PREPARATIONS are being made by the
military companies for a fine parade on
Washington's birthday.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-04

THE "Uucle Tom" combination, which
shows in Washington Hall this week,
numbers iorty.three persons.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-04

A LETTER addressed to ]. F. Jones, at
torney at law, Cincinnati, is detained in
the Wheeling Postottice for lack OF post
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-04
$I.5O PER DAY,

DEovcrs and Farmers should hear In mind that
me 5nbling attached 10 tho HOUSE q very large
and Of the best order. Accommodation for 30
hofSes. ~, wv
as.E. B.-The Wheeling ISTELtIsEscKR IL m.
ceiVed regularly al this HooSe ior M bensst n
guests from thai section. SeIs.M VI
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-04

THE "cheap Amusement" venture did
not result TO The advantage Of the man
agement,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-04

The Circuit Court has adjourned until
court In course.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-04
HOR RENT
NoR SALE OR RENT
DooMS FOR RENT

NOR REET-One fine Brick Dwelling, nIne
MONS, with oil modern improvements, inclld:
lag water closet and bath tubs; largo lot; located
No 20 south Penn street, and now occupied by W.
II. CAldNe'l. EIq. Possession April lst.
70 M, and SloTv Room, gas and wafer. all In good
reraIf; No. c. Eighteenth street. VIII 10 rented
very low. Possession April lst.
Two one story Frame Houbts on Eleventh strret,
suitable for CticcsUr dwellings. Possession April l.
Apply 10 ,D,vu
ds0O 1927 Market 81.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-04

THE County Commissioners will meet
at the Court House this morning.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-04

TIE newest folly is the cameo yalen'
tine.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-04

THE sale of the Opera House fixtures
has been again postponed.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-04
WHEELING, Feb. 2, 1873.
CO. s. Eeeny, Nq.:

Geo. s. Feeny, Elq'
Dear Sr-We have sold your Morning
Glory Baking Powder with great salts
faction, and believe lis magnificent quail
Ties alone are sufficient 10 recommend II,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-04
dor RENT

The Opera House Stores and Bar Room
for rent at reasonable terms. Possession
given Immediately. Apply at the office OF
the German Fire Insurance Company Of
Wheeling. GtA
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-04
EoR RENT

Rooms In new Warrington Hall building will b
for rent by January Let PtnOns desiriug good
business room In a good location, on reasonable
terms, Gao get injOTmailOu irom
]. II. WILLIAMS, Sec'y.
Las At Franklin ms ONCE.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-04
DEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT
Gkre9,tteltiI2enter.
MONDAY. FEB. 4, 1873.


Ladies' Ready.Made suits-I. Blum &
Bro.-head OF local.
Course OF Lectures-Dr. Banning.
Spring ORGANISATIONS Hughes q
Co.
MISUNDERSTANDING & Woods.
Valuable Country Residence for Sale
Sale OF Household and Kitchen Furni'
ture.
For Rent-Rooms.
Wanted-A Man 10 attend Stable and
Garden.
Great Reduction in JeWelry-Turner
& Dillon.
Thompson & Hibberd-PlumberS.
Photographs Only 81 90 Per Dozen
Plnmmer's Gallery.
For observation-disclosures Andes;
Jackson's Beet Sweet Navy Chewing
A Farm and Home Of Your Own.
Piano and Organ Playing Learned in a
Dav.
Big S4.page Picture Book.
Work for All.
Forty Extra Fine Mixed Cards.
Pianos.
Thirty Mixed Cards.
Farms and Homes for Sale.
Sandwich Manufacturing Co.
Wheeling Opera Rsll-New Washing
ton Hall.
The Mishler Concert Company.
THERMOMETER REconD.-The follow
ing shows the range Of the Thermometer,
"a observed at schneprs drug store, Opera
House corner:
SATURDAY:
BAN. l2M. SPIN JPN,
80 81 81 81
SUNDAY.
SAN. I'm. 3P.M I'm,
% 81 "a ~
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-04
Unwilling HOUSE FOE RENT.

Two story Brick House, containing seven rooms
pleasantly situated, No 81 South Font street.
Also, several rooms In No. 81 Twelfth street
suitable for offices or alecping rooms
Apply TO DR. f a. HILDRETH,
JeqS 1907 ChAplnc st.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-04

THERMOMETER REcoRD.-Thc follow.
ing shows the range Of the Thermometer,
aa observed at SchuepFS drug store, Opera
House corner:
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-04

NOR REET-A tWo-siory brick dwelling houlc,
containing seven rooms and hall, No. q 10Th
street, between Mhin aud Market. MAnu Wa1tf'
Will IL rented low from April lSt. ApplytO
1881 THO5. X. MOFFET, 2i0S Market St!
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-04
FOR RENT.
EoR RENT

DOR RENT
The desirable Store Room and convenient Dwell
Ing No, 90 beVenieenth btTeet. A good location
f0F Grocery Store. Also, two convenient Brick
DEGIIliiRS. each containing four rooms and good
cellar Terms modente. Apply 10
WILLIAM RANKIN, Agent,
Ia No. iOI Eighteenth II.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-04
They Could See II.

.Saoaa " ktNu
ven ted to
| Overcome the
only oblec.
ton oY err
found 10 the
old and hIth-
erto popular
porous plAS.
Ter, thai Of
lhlnN nnilnn.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-04

10 the manu-.
uturers Of II
the highest
an d on lyI
4 " ard Of
meritoVer ALI
ethen. Benz
HOn's0paineI
Porous Plm-I
ter was in.l
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-11-09

pr1T business you can engage in.
0AOA Five to twenty dollars per
day made by any worker of either sex
right in their own localities. Particulars
and samples worth IS free. Improve
your spare time at this business. Va
dress STINsoN and Co., Portland. Maine
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-11-09
GLEN L Y


EVERY person sending MS 80
cents VIII receive, regularly Tor
six months, The SOUVENIR. a large
eight page literary and family iool-
nal, aud as premiums. We Will
send free, taro magnificent p%icsnrc-,
LITTLE WHITE KITTENS,
very cunning and pretty. and N
LITTLE PLAYFELLOW," a
little girl with her dog. Both
ire really beautiful, They are
II IS inches in size, and are
splendid works Of art, being rrin-
ted in twelve different ;ints and
coIors- They are bound to give
satisfaction. The paper six whole
months and t,co superb pictures
for only SO cts. Order by mail.
at once. Address
w. m. BURROW, Publisher,
Bristol, Tennessee.
Agents wanted to sell our
fine engrayings; s. to SO a day
easily made.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-11-09
CONsj CURED,

An Old physician retired from active
practice, having h4d placed in his hands
by an East Indian missionary the formula
OF a simple vegetable remedy for the
speedy and permanent cure of Consump.
ton, Bronchitis, Catarrh. Asthma, ana all
Throat and Lung affections, also a posi-
tlve and radical cure for General Debility
ana all nervous complaints. after having
thoroughly tested lis wonderful curative
powers IN thousands Of cases. feels i, his
duty to make it known to his suffering
fellows. The recipe will De sent free Of
charge, to all who desire it, with tul1 di.
rections for preparing and successfully
using. Address with stamp naming thi-
paper, DR.. }. c. STONE. Il North Ninth
Street, Phiiadelphia, Ia.-Noy. ly,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-11-09

POLICE JURY.

On Monday the l2th day Of August
1878, the Police Jury met at the Conrt
Eouse Of said parish pursuant to "a peti,
.lOn ct II eehOlderS.
Were present IN. Perry. president,
and Me>srs. Broussard, H"ffpaCir and
Leleu. Absent Solomon Wise.
The reading OF the minutes of the last
regular meeting dispensed with.
On mo ion Of MIR. Hofpanir. Resolved
that the Town Council Of Abbeville be
and thcy are hereby authorized to extend
the lines Of the quarantine 0 estab-
lishad a. far from the corporate limits of
said town as may be necessary to insure
an effective protection to the inhabitants
of said town from contagious diseases.
The Jury adjourned to regular session.
n. PERRY, President.
A. LACOUR, Clerk.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-11-09
REMINGTON
Sewing Machines.

No Machine has sprung so ra-
pidIy into favor as possessing Just
the qualities needed in a family
MachiAc-nameIv hlGH4 Run
MING. SMOOTH. NoIsELEss, RAPID,
DURABLE, with perfect Lock
STITCH.
Within the past year important
improvements have been added
and 10 trouble will be spared in
keeping the REMINGTON a head Of
all competitors.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-11-09
Tile largest! The Chtapest j.,
AND
THE BEST MAGAZINE.
"A Combination of the Useful, the Enter
tanning and the Beautiful.
and
tanning and the Beautiful.
-
pemorest'a ILLUSTRATED nlaea,ine

DeWOIg5l 3 cul5tlultu SltuHuilitt
Contains the essentials Of all
others, including Home Interests
in all its departments.
The only Reliable Fashions III
all their details.
The beauties and utilities OF
Literature, Poetry, Sketches, Sto-
ries, Music, Horticulture, and every
branch Of entertaining and useful
reading calculated to enliyen and
elevate society and make our
homes attractive, useful and happy.
This unrivaled Magazine will
commence its sixteenth year with
January, 1877, and as heretofore,
full Of new literary, entertaining
and useful subjects to which it is
devoted.
With each number will be given
a superb colored cabinet picture
worth the whole cost Of the Maya
zine.) in oil, mounted on a mat
ready Cor framing.
Every subscriber at three dol
lars is entitled to'the selection Of
a premium (of which there are
eighteen), delivered or forwarded
Immediately on receipt Of the sub
scription. Every article offered is
Of first quality, including Books
any one worth the price of sub
scription F.; CHRoMos from celebra,
ted Paintings and equal to the
originals, OF large size and suita-
BILE for any parlor Pocket Cock
Stoves !; System Of Dress Cutting,
(this received the highest Centen-
NAL award } Silver Plated ware
Of all kinds Stationery, Linen
Maker, ETC., ETC., etc.
FOR CLUBS.
We have larger and more valua-
BILE premiums, including books OF
all kinds, silver-plated ware,
brackets, saws, scissors, %stereo-
scope, games, table cutlery. clocks,
adjustable tables, futing machines,
knitting machines, China, dinner
and tea sets, and numerous other
desirable articles Of which a full
list will be furnished on applica-
ton to the publisher,
w. JENNINGS DEMOREST,
II East l4th Street, N. Y.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-11-09
FITs EIz'ELEpsl
FhI,LTGF IJKVVVS

PERMANENTLY GURED-apI 4
BUGGY ONE MONTHS UsAe' 4 I
Dr.. GoUIARDs CELEBRAlsp !,
FATLIBLE FRI Powders. To- !,
ylnce sufferers that these poSoiilY VI
do all we clam for thrm. we val u
them by mail, post paid. a Tree eisn,
A. Dr.. Goulard is The only ph5sl III i.
has ever made this disease a sp pee".s1
DIV, and as to our knowledge .aot N 4
have been permanent y euren :,
OF these powders, we VIII guar ~ rst
permanent care in every case e. % MFR
ven all money expended ~ arls NJ
should give these powders an ga" ear
and be convinced Of then
powers. m :, 4ta1
Nrice, for large hox. 500 ~ Wi
fer $1,000, sent by nail an ~
Of price, or BY express. G or I Dpp1ys
ASH & Robpiy( n
$50 Fulton street, Brooklyn
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-11-09
LAND LlgS
Attention..

Messrs. Z. Armant g. Co.. Gen
eral Immigration and Land Agents No
10 Camp street New Orieans, are prepar
ed 10 take in hand for sale. and to adver
tise free of charge to owners III heir pam.
phiet on the Garden Parishes OF Loui
slana' plantations ana lands Of wEic'
description WILL b. flied with j. Monta-
gne at Abbeville. sole agent 0. Mes-rs.
+. Armant and Co. for TerniIion parish.
In case no sale Is etigcted the parties
will not be indebted under any manner
nor form to Mes,rs f Armant and Co.
and in case of sale a moderate commits
sion vii be charged, as agreed to in spe-
clal contracts.
Mr. Armant OF the above firm. will pro
ceed North IN September to organize lnt
distribution OF the above pamphiefs 10 be-
a 100000 copies and VIII there deliver a
series OF oral explanations or lectures or
our Garden Parislre,": yeImiiion, Ii
fayette. CaIcasieu.'5t. Landry, ST. Martin
Tberia. s.. Mary.
For further particulars apply at EARL
EST convenience TO T M5ntagne. Abbp-
vile, sole agent for vernlilion 1ari,a ct
Me-srs. +. Armart and Co. General In
migration and Land Agent Nc La.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-11-09

2Sl & 283 Broadway n. 7. Arms
Madison Square, 6 L. 23d St, N.
7. ;. Machines.
Bosto, i46 fremont st. Sewing
Machines and Arms.
ohjca %, 237 State ST., Sewing
Machines and Arms.
st. Louis. SOC North Fourth ST.,
Sewing Machines and Arms.
Philadelphia, SO Chestnut St,
Sewing Machines and Arms.
Baltimore. II North Charles St.
Masonic TempIe), Sewing Ma
chimes and Arms.
Washington. y. G., 521 Seventh
St, Sewn" Machines and Arms.
May l9, lily.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-11-09

" Can make money faster at Eols
~ us than at anything else' usr
not required; We will start you. l ~ 4
dols.rs per day al home made .! I'd
dustrious. Men. woman, boys anu N
wanted everywhere 10 work for Us, r.
is the time. Costly'outfit ard te,h;
Address TRnE and Co. Augusta, man
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-11-09
BRIDGE STORE
ABBEViLLE, La.

.ABBEViLLE, La.
KEPT BY w. R. ELLIS.
The Bridge Store has every
article in the dry goods and gro
Gerry line and are offered at very
moderate prices:
There you can find everything
from a
NEEDLE to a G~RINDSTONE
A full and new supply Of
Dry Goods Fancy Goods
Notions Clothing
Hats Caps
Boots Shoes
Stationery.
G. r O G E r | g S:
Flour, Meal,
Grits, Rice,
Coffee, Tea,
Sugar, Syrup,
Oil, Vinegar,
Salt,
Black Pepper:
Canned Fruits,
Lard, Ham,
Bacon, Mess,
Shoulders, Sides,
Sardines, Goldfish,
Mackerel, Pickles,
Olive. Mustard.
Yeast Powder, Potatoes,
Dried Apples, Oniors,
Butter, Cheese,
Candles,
Starch,
II L S O.
Cutelry,
Crockery,
Tinware,
Earthernwarc,
Axes,
uelves.
BrComs,
Nails,
Shot,
Powder,
aud
Caps.
Call at the
Bridge Store
and you will be convinced that
cheaper goods cannot be bought
elsewhcre.- dccI5-'7T.
E, r. KING,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
4 bbeviIle, Louisiana.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-11-09
TAX NOTICE.

The tax payers of the Parish Of Vermil-
ion are hereby notified that l am now
prepared to collect the State and Parish
licenses for The year 1873, and also
taxes due the State and Parish on the
Rolls of 1877. collectable. now as well as
taxes due parish and State Tor back years.
Jos. S. NUNEz,
Tax Collector Vermilion Parish.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-11-09

j. M. Robinson,
of f!orioa General agent.
Formerly Of Savannah Lightning
Rod Factory IS years ago. Has
had 20 years experience in this
Branch Of Business,
Manufocture1s, Mucntors. importers
and Dealers IN all Kinds Of
LIGHTNING RODS AND
LIGHTNING ROD NATE
RIALS.
The Oldest Established Company
South and the only house Of the
kind in South western Counlry.
"Robinson's Silver Cables" a
speciality. These Cables are con
tinuous, having no joints. They
are the safest protector against
lightning ever invented. This
Company has been, is now, and
Will DC, lOf Inc remainder OF this
year, through the western and
northern parishes Of Louisiana,
represented by It's gentlemanIv
statesmen Messrs. Z. f. AIDING. of
La I; $. W. Greene. Of Miss Z. G..
Pritchard. Of 5. c., G.. c. P.itcll-
ard. Of G; and J. VI. Robinson,
Of Fla. This Company puts up
the Silver Cables and all other
Rods cheaper than they were ever
offered to the Public before.
SkilIiul workmen employed.
Orders promptly attended to and
satisfaction guaranteed.
Office, 293 st. Charles St, cor.
CaIliope. june 23-6m.
New Orleans.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-11-09


Only $500 O year. Including POSTAGE.
W..
'o0N'1' - N'"i"ei' year
t.c09 back wages.
The Scientific American is 1aroo g.
class weekly newsnana, ~ a5vta.n n.na.
nrlntpa IN IN. most ha,n+;h,i strIa
| insely iirstrata9 ,ri+h .~nlana,d f.a
vicrs raDrsseat;nr ~ nau~as+ ;1r.t
tons and he mo.t ranant o4,ans :,
| III. arts ana sciences. ;nnIn1;na ua
cha3ins and engineering s+.arn -,
ING railway. mining CG,viI gas Ia },
drarlic enriraeriro r1u vort w.
steel and metal vorr ch.n,itrn 49,.
chemical nroc.sas. actr;I1r
sornd ~tachnologv ,bc4aarm
Ing. new "seh5orr5.. new process. n,
tile Industry. weaving. dy.ino coIorino
| new industrial products. animal VOC,
table and miner,t. new and int4rss,
facts On agriculture. horizon tura H..
home, health. medjra| n,o.r.,s Soon
science. natural history. ~g4nlocv astrn,
omv, etc.
The most valuable nractioal nanars ,,
eminent writpre in all dprartmenle -
science. will BE- f.nnd IL the so,a,,.G
American. the whole naes.nt.a in ,n,,
lar language. free tfam ,4chnie,l t..,rn1y,
ilIostrat4d Win e,rr.r,o, ,+d
Hanged As to interest," and ton IN 81.
ses Of readers ola ana qn,nr M. l.,
entific American Is proyootive of know
edge and n,ogress in 4yarv ~con,ma,1,
where it clrcu,ates. L soonld Iava
place in ever ~ta,n;fv readinr ,aon,
library. college or scbo'l. Trrms s. q
wear. 81 50 half year which include
Clubs and aoent poS' s.p,,s Discount :
cents. Sold by all ne~ws1ra,erl, RIM
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-11-09
DR.. W. W. VAN PELT,
ECLECTIC PHYSICIAN.
AppEvJJ

Treats all forms Of Diseases
either acute or chronic, according
to the principles Of SPECIFIC
MEDICATION.
All female diseases successfully
treated. Leucorrhea. Fluor-albus
or Whites a Specially.
June 2, II
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-05-08

when I didn't know nothin' bout it
and one Of the shop-boys told me Of 1t
yesterday
1 congratulated..the lad, and then in
duced him to give me his history.
He was now an orphan-an intelll-
gent but uneducated boy, and one who
had been bred in poverty, but honesty.
His good mothers counsels and teach
ings had a salutary effect upon his mind
and an influence which was lasting, l
conceived. He was cut of work and
wanted employment. l recommended
him to ueighbor, and secured him a
good place subsequently.
He was always very grateful to rue
for that service 1 had 30 accidentally
rendered him in court, and he proved a
thoroughly honest and good servant in
the years that followed that little Incl
dent.
This event Is one which confirms me
in my opinion that it Is unsafe to
convict upon circumstantial evidece
only.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-05-08
esnmsn Sense Absut "Patenr outsideI.'

have read the articles in the Times
concerning the "patent-outside" news
papers with some little interest. AS q
successful country merchant, l have
had some experience in advertising, and
find that you fail to touch some points
that ought 10 be generally understood
by advertisers. No csuntry newspaper
that can print both sides at home and
exist has ever been known to adopt
patent outsides or insides. There is
not an old-established journal in the
State of New York that uses them. AS
a result, the patent-outsidc papers are
usually neutral in politics and con'e-
quently circulate among small class OF
people, whose custom is seldom con-
sidered worth soliciting.
| have found that the best way to ad-
vertise, and the only one that has ever
secured adequate returns for money in
vested, is in selecting the leading news
papers Of each Of the two political par
ties, published at the eounty-seat, as
medium. These are the only ones
having any extended circulation or ln-
huence. The prominent farmers and
leading men in politics, will have
no local newspaper but their party
organ. These men are generally IN
good circumstances, and have families.
1t is such persons who patrsniEe and
sustain the village merchants, and they
seldom see and never read the cheap
catchpanny, patent-outside newspapers
which have no circulation to speak OF
and less influence.
1t will. as a rule, be found that the
patent-outside paper is simply a sheet
Issued by country job printng-offices for
the purpose ofwOrking up the joO-prlnt-
ing trade by means Of system OF
puaery of small dealers, and also to
secure free tickets to travelling shows
and passes on railroads. To the pub
Usher the circulation is, Of course, a
minor consideration.
The shrewd merchant who adver-
tises desires especially to reach those
who live in remote parts Of the county
as we'll as the village customers, and to
that end advertises in the leading
county organs, which are read by
people whose visits to the village are
generally not oftener than once or
twice year.-Ner York Times.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-05-08
over the stones.

1t was raining, and streets were gloo-
my and uninviting. An express wagon
headed the procession, in which sat a
gray.haired old lady beneath an old UNI
brella, which partially sheltered her and
the driver from the rain. She was bow.
cd with grief and sorrow, and wore that
tired, weary aspect OF despair which be-
hind her was a rough coffin OF PLAIN,
undressed pine-a pauper coffin. What
it contained could only be guessed by
inference. In lumber wagon just be-
tokened hopelessness. Just be-
bind the coffin came family Of chill
dren, drenched with rain and shiverins
in their wet rags. But they were all
CRYING aud bent with anguish. 1t was a
sad sight, and told tale of poverty and
sorrow in language louder than words
An aged widow, too proud to give her
deceased consort a pauper's burial. A
sad and sorrowful family in borrowed
wagon. No friends, no hearse, no coffin
but rough pine box, no carriage
nothing but drenching rain, a dreary
journey and a gloomy return. 1t was
I the most affecting funeral that ever
passed through the streets of Kansas
(',fr
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-05-08

CAUGHT IN THE ACT.-At an enter
taiument given in Boston by the IIellers
the other night, at the suggestion Of a
lady in the audience. the magician
placed his hand on the shoulder Other
male companion and demanded that
Miss Heller, who Tas exercising heI
pow er of second sight should read a
letter that was in the gentleman's
pocket. The latter became obviously
nervous and would have left the hall,
but the audience. cOmprehendng the
situation, burst ont in a roar of laughter
and loudly calledfo the reading OF the
entire correspondence in his possession.
Miss Heller accordingly read:
Dearest George, meet me by moon
light alone on the common when the
clock strikes nine
The victim, amid the yells Of the
audience started down the center aisle,
closely followed by his wife, who merely
stopped to thank Nr. Heller and ex
claim. with an ominous shake Of hel
head
Just what expected from the ol,
deceiver!