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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-09
Wilcox Notes.
Wilcox, Pa, May 7th. 1873

Warm showers.
Fine time for grangers.
Fruit trees in full bloom.
Dick Ernhout laid an egg last week,
and is now setting. Will give result of
his labors in future.
Say, Parsons, when you boast of Ridg.
way having the best conducted graded
school in the State, you should say except
ing Wilcox.
Nothing new of Importance at the
wells. Still fishing at Ernhout s. Taylor's
No. l. No. 2 is down about eighteen hun.
dred feet; expect to strike the juglar this
week. The Bevier we'll is down about thir
teen hundred feet. Silver Greek eight or
nine hundred. Wilcox, Schultz, e. Brown,
near town, have the derrick up and waiting
for the drillers
Barbour, of the NJ Kean County Miner
locates Ernhout e. Taylor's we'll No. in
M'Kean County. Now, Barbour, it is
hardly fair to appropriate other peoples
oil wells when you have a five barrel bailer
in your own town. By the way, how does
that oil tank do now? It's large enough
isn't it?
have been held At our schools, under the
charge of Prof W. H. Prideaux. We have
attended most of them and must say
we were highly grati6ed. The examina-
tions were thorough and exhaustive, and
certainly reflect credit upon our corps Of
teachers, and prove to us that they have
| been earnest and energetic in tn cir work.
Out of about thousand questions, in the
different branches taught, but six failures
were recorded. Nor was it, as is so often
the case, prepared examination, as all tn e
| questions were written on slips and handed
promiscuously to the pupils after coming to
the class. We might enumerate q number
of pupil and classes who excelled, but do not
think it would be judicious, and would
simply say that the affair was throughout a
complete success. The order and system
which characterized the meeting was good
and deserving of mention. At the close the
Professor made a. few appropriate remarks,
urging upon patrons their duty in regard
to visiting the schools, by way of encourage
ment to teachers and pupils, and to satisfy
themselves that their children were en-
trusted TO faithful teachers. He rather cen.
sured us for being derelict in that respect
The reply of member of the board was
we employ teachers in whom we have conf
denoe, and expect them to do do their worI
in their own way, which really seemed 70
be as systematic and thorough as any ONT
could expect or wish. In conclusion W,
would say, and feel confident we express
the sentiment of the community, that oul
teachers are giving perfect satisfaction il
every respect.
The Rev. Mr.. Wilson commenced hi
pastorate of the Dutch Reformed Churcl
on Sunday last. He starts off we'll and CAV,
us an excellent sermon both morning anc
evening. PETE.
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List of Jurors.


drawn for May term of court, COM
mencing Monday May 81, 1878.
GRAND.
st. Marys.-Gerhard Fochtman.
Benezette.-H. r. Wilson, Dennis
Taylor.
Benzinger - Bernard Wesnitzer,
George Wendle, Simon Breindle,
Henry Fletterman.
FoX.-W. A. M'Kay, Thomas Sulli-
van, jeremiah Sullivan.
Horton.-Henry Reedy.
Highland.-RObertW WOnderly.
Jones.-John Weidert, J. G. john
son, Jr.
Jay.-John Gordon.
Millstone.-William Dunn.
Ridgway.-Melvin Gardner, L.. A.
Brendle, w. G. Healy, Michael Bailey.
st. Marys.-Edward NJ Bride, Louis
Gies, Joseph Hanhauser.
TRAVERSE.
Benezette.-Coleman Il. johnson,
John Barr, w. H. johnson.
Benzinger - Michael Neibert
Joseph Cheatle, Peter Wilhelm, jacob
Schneider, Jacob Mist, John N.
Geitner, George Nissell, John Heindle
Joseph Schauer, Joseph Werner
Leonard Ritter.
FoX.-Peter Thompson, Talbot
Thompson, Adolph Timm, Lawrence
Mohan, Jr., John Koch, Joseph An
singer John Hershey, Henry H. Saw
yer, Reesman Meredith, Marshall
Keefer.
Horton.-Willis Taylor, A. s. Hor.
ton, Jacob Fields.
Jones.-John Bonnert, J. S. Weitof
J. G. Meffert.
Jay.-Wm. p. Luce, William Rob
insOn, Ephraim Hewitt.
Jay.-John Turley, Charles p Chase
Ridgway.-William Fannin, E. J
Miller, Minor Wilcox, G. &. Messen
ger, James p. Garrett, James Rickard
| George Dickinson, Andrew Jackson.
st. Marys.-Fred Leoffler, George
| Young, Frank Aves, Frank B. Hall
Anthony Bnnninger.
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A Card.

Mr.. EDIToR:-It might seem to the
closer reader that 1 had falsely assured
DR.. Str@ssley (Elk Democrat this
week. that the salary bill ofCo. Sup'ts
had been defeated, and hence, as here
tofore, the salary was paid out of State
funds. The bill in question was de-
feated on final passage, March 2Sth,
and soon after this, or in fact before
the bill aUas reeonSidered land who
knew or even thought it would be re-
considered), 1 told him it had been
defeated. If any man will show me
where 1 have in this election concealed
the truth, told falsehood, or acted
unfair, will refuse the office.
GEO. r. DIXON,
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On Thursday evening last an
Observation-Disclosures of Herman
Weiss, one of the German emigrants,
from Rockville, Conn.,, was fatally
scalded. The child was creeping on
the floor where the coffee-pot had been
placed, and which it succeeded in up
setting, scalding itself SO badly that
death ensued on Friday morning.
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$40 REWARD.

LOST OR STOLEN from, the
premises of the subscriber at Arroyo,
Elk County, Pa, sometime about the
8thEof April last, two year old red,
lineback heifer with white face, and
with calf, time of incoming not known.
The above reward will be paid for in
formation that will procure the re-
covery of the heifer, and conviction OF
the thief. THOS. IRWIN.
Arroyo, Pa, May 4th, 1878.
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License Petitions.

The following petitions for license
at May term have been filed in m.
office:
TAVERN.
FOX.
l. Joseph Koch.
JAY.
2. f. H. Dixon.
JONES.
3. Martin Sewers.
RIDGwAY.
4. Morgester & Jackson.
ST. MARY'S BORO.
5. Jared M. Mecum.
EATING HOUSE.
BENEZETTE.
6. John Daily.
FOX.
7. James Donovan.
ST. MARY's BoRO.
8. John Groll.
FRED. SCHENING, Pro.
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GEO. r. DIXON,

M. L. Sunday School annual elec-
ton of officers took place last Sabbath,
resulting as follows: G. E. Holiday,
Superintendent; w. HI. Osterhout,
Assistant Superintendent; Miss Jennie
Gresh, Secretary; James e. Pugh,
Treasurer; James Penfield, Librarian /;
Miss Ida Luther, Assistant Librarian !;
]. o. w. Bailey, Musical Director and
Blackboard Artist.
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e. X. 0RESH.

DEALER in all kinds OF cabinet ware.
wood and cane seat chairs, kitchen and ex-
tention tables, wood and marble top stands,
wood and marble top bureaus, whatnots,
looking glasses, wood and marble top cham
Der suits, mattresses, spring bed bottoms.
bed steads, cribs. Laferty's metal lined
wood pumps, &C., &c. Cane seats replaced
with perforated wood seats. Weed sewing
machine reduced from s65 to s45, the best ma
chine in the market, and picture frames
made to order Also large assorted stock OF
ready made coffins constantly on hand and
trimmed at shortest notice. All the above
goods are sold at panic prices. Ware Rooms
in masonic building, Ridgway Pa.
N7n5lt.
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Church Directory.
GRACE CHURCH.

UhACE CII HCH.
Rev. VIM. Jas. Miller, next Sunday,
morning and evening at the usual
hours.
LUTHERAN CHURCH.
Rev. l. Breneman. German in the
morning and English in the evening.
METHODIST CHURCH.
Rev. Talbut, next Sunday, morn
ing and evening, at the usual hours.
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MRS. NJ, r. CUMMINGS.

A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF NEW
STYLES SPRING HATS JUST RECEIVED
at Mrs. N. T. Cummings, also ties collars
cuffs, hosiery, gloves and n general assort-
ment of Ladies' fancy goods. Remember the
place in II. S. Thayer's Building, Main street
Call and examine before purchasing else
where.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-09

The articles appearing in the Elk
Democrat and Elk ADVOCATE signed
by Rev. J. M. Gillette, and IA Catho-
lic." also Rev. j. NJ. Gillette's
''Thanksgiving Sermon" are pub
lished in neat pamphlet, and for
sale at this Office for 25 cents. Send in
your orders.
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q. @. MESSENGER.

DRUGGIST AND DPARMACEUTIST.
N. w. corner OF Main and Mill streets,
Ridgway, Pa, full assortment OF carefully
selected Foreign and Domestic Drugs. Pre-
scriptions carefully dispensed at all hours,
day or night. v1n3y
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-09

"A special dispatch from W. S. Ser
vic, delegate from Elk county to the
National Convention, at Philadelphia,
announces the following nominations:
S. R. Mason, of Mercer, Governor;
Shearer, Lieut. Governor; Bentley, of
Williamsport, Supreme Judge.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-09
Registers Notice.

Take notice that the account of J.
o. W. Bailey, Guardian of Charles
Lockwood, minor heir of Livingston
l.. Lockwood, has been filed in my
office, and will be presented at the
next term of Orphans Court for con-
firmation.
FRED. SCHGNING, Register.
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Glad Tidingss for the Weak, Nervous
and Debilitated.

Our Latest Improved Self-Acting Galvanic
Appliances are speedy and Permanent cure
for rheumatism, Neuralgia, Kidney, Liver
and Female Complaints, Nervous Pros ira
tlon, Weak Lungs, Back and Spinal Irrita-
tion, and Kidney. Diseases. Prices, Waist
Belt $500; Spinal Belt, for Paralysis and
lets, Anklets, Head Bands, Knee Caps, $500
each; Suspensories, 500. Illustrated
Phamphlet Free. Address.
GALVANO- MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONS q
q East Ninth Street, New York.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-09

Thomas Welsh's troubles, arrests,
escapes, swimming across the Clarion
river, knocking down Deputy-Con-
stable Kline, breaking the glass in
Louis Brendle's show case, &c, would
make half a column, and we are too
crowded for utterance. Look out for
breakers in our next issue.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-09

William Emmett, Jr., of Fox town.
ship was committed to Jail, on Satur-
day, for an assault and battery on the
person of Eben Huntington. The
prisoner refused bail
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J. s. BoRDMELL, N. D.

ECLECTIC PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Has removed his office from Centre Street,
to Main Street, Ridgway, Pa, in the second
story OF the new brick building OF John q.
Hall, west of the Hyde House.
Office hours Il to 2P. NJ. : to9P. NJ.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-09
Millinery AND pREssMAkIna.

MRS. ]. II. KELTZ, Kersey, Elk Co.. Pa.
takes this method of announcing to the citi.
zens OF Elk county, that she has on hand an
assortment of fashionable millinery goods
which will be sold cheap. Also drcssmaking
in all its branches.
Agent for DR.. ]. Bail & Co.'S Patent Ivory
and Lignum Vit@ Eye Cups. Send for des-
criptive circular.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-09

Mathews peddles fish at the tam
neries on Thursdays and Fridays. He
also keeps Strawberries and ice cream,
lettuce, radishes, aspara"' SSs
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-09

"A ten barrel oil we'll has been
struck six miles south of Tylersburg.
Clarion county.
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r. s. HARTLEY, m. o.,
PHYSICIAN AND SIIRGENN

PH H1SICIAN AND SUKGEON.
Office in Drug Store, corner Broad and
Main Streets. Residence corner Broad
Street, opposite the College. Office hours
from to 10 A. NJ. and from to SP. NJ.
yln2yl.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-09

Sheriff Oyster has erected bulle-
tin board, near the Main street ell
trance to the court yard, for theposting
of sales bills.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-09

Ladies call and see Mrs. Malone's
new styles of corsets. Her prices are
very low and quality ofgoods the very
best.
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Court Proclamation.

WHEREAS. the Hon. l.. d. Wet
MORE, President, GEO. ED. WEIS and
JULIUS JONES Associate Judges of the
Court of Common Pleas, and Justices
of the Common Pleas, and Justices of
the Court of the Court of Quarter Ses-
sions, and Orphans Court. and Court
of Oyer and Terminer and General
Jail Delivery, for the trial of capital
and other offenses in the County of
Elk by their precepts to me directed,
have ordered a Court of Common
Pleas, Court of Quarter Sessions,
Orphans Court, and Court of Oyer &
Terminer, and General Jail Delivery,
to be holden at Ridgway, in and for
the County of Elk on the
Fourth Monday in May, 1878,
being the 9th day of the month, to
continue one week. Notice Is hereby
given to the Coroner, Justices of the
Peace, and the Constables of Elk
county, that they are by these presents
commanded to be then and there in
their proper persons, at 10 o'clock, A.
Nj. of said day, with their rolls, re-
cords and inquisitions, and other re-
memberances to do those things which
their offices appertain to be done, and
that all Justices of said county make
returns of all recognizances entered
into before them, to the Clerk of the
Court as per Act of Assembly passed
MAY 8th, 1884. And those who are
bound by their recOgnizances to prose-
cute the prisoners that are or shall be
in the Jail of the said county of Elk
and then and there to prosecute against
them as shall be just.
ID q. OYSTER. Sheriff.
May 2, 1878.
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Ridgway Oyster, Fish and Produce
Market,

The undersigned having leased the build
ing formerly used by Mercer Bros. as Meat
Market will occupy the same as a General
Market House, and will constantly have on
hand, Shell, Tub, and Canned oysters, O
variety of Fresh and Salt Fish, Foreign and
Domestic Fruits and Nuts, and all kinds Of
Produce. Canned fruits and Jellils.
Fresh Invoices Of oysters and Fish Daily.
A. c. MATHEWS & co.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
DIR VAN DYKES SULPHUR SOAP.

DIR. VAN DYKE, whose life long
SPECIALITY. and world wide reputation for
CURING SKIN DISEASES, has endeav-
cred for yeers to COMBINE an ExTRRNAL
TREATMENT. He has accomplished this de.
sirable RESULT in the preparation of h.s
compound SULPHUR SOAP" the merits
of which are spoken of by thousands it is
highly recommended to all our readers.
Price 70 Cents Cake; Box (nree Cakes)
10 Cents. SENT 10y MAIL, (pre -paid) ON
nEoEIPr OF PRICE Office, 80 N. 5th st.
WHOLESALE DEPOT, 400 N. Sd St. Philadel-
phia, Pa. Sold BY DRUGGIST.
| n2ly yleow.
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E. q. FAY.

LUMBER AND INSURANCE COMMISj
SION BROKER.
And General Collection Agent, No. 2oS
Walnut Place, (3l6 Walnut Street.) Philadcl-
phia. Pa. n4l-ly
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"A new line of dress goods at J. H.
Hagerty's. Call and see the elegant
new stock.
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APPLETON'S AMERICAN CYCLIC.
PEDIA,

Vol. 8 of this admirable work is Just out
making it half complete, rs there are to be l8
in all, of 800 pages each, one being issued in
two months. 1t makes a complete library,
and no one can afford to do without 1t who
would keep well informed. Price $500 ~ vol
ume in leather or 500 in elegant half Tur-
key. c. X. Judson, Fredonia, N. Y. controls
the sale In Elk county. Address him for
paticulars. sep l7-tf.
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Paper Rags taken in exchange for
goods AZ Main Street.
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Business Cards.
lUCORE q HAMBLEN.

ATTORNEYS AT-LAW.
Ridgway, Elk County Pa. Office across
the hall from the DEMOCRAT establishment.
Claims for collection promptly attended TO
jne.l5-lS76
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ID ECEIPTS, EXPENDITURES,
IL &C., OF JONES TOWNSHIP
FOR THE YEAR 1877:
Whole amount of tax levied $3133 40
To taxes collected $2l73 40
OR.
BY work on roads and bills paid al7a 40
ASSETS.
Due #. uns't'd taxes ,7e 1850 90 90
". Miller 63OI
d. Attlebarger lie q
q Isaac Keefer 2997
r. A. Manette 1865 Al
+" VIM. Weidert IL 50$l2l0 ~
LIABILITIES.
Supervisors orders outstanding 725 81
Assets over liabilities 900 Al
JONES Poor DISTRICT.
Whole amount of tax levied $l564 GA
To taxes collected $439 16
funds on hand at last
By pd. for sup't of poor $431 IA
" Funds in Treasury ~ 80 $45S 94
ASSETS.
Due fir. un'st'd taxes '76*$S0O 90
/" " " ,77* 900 90
g. r. A. Manette 302 80
i" V. Miller 92 SO
'' Funds on hand q 80$2123 66
*About.
LIABILITIES.
Due Elk county for keep
ing insane 1884 0S
Orders outstanding q 75 S61l 30
Assets over liabilities $15l1 SO
By order of Township Auditors,
A. II. ALDRICH, Town Clerk.
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ALL the interest of defendant in
the following described real estate:
First-All that certain tract, piece, or
parcel of land lying and being in the
Borough of st. Mary's, County of Elk,
and State of Pennsylvania, situate on
the Brussels road, fand described as
follows to wit: Beginning at post
on said Brussels road, being the south
east corner of Sebastian Hahn's lot;
thence north thirty-two and one.half
degrees west one hundred and seventy
feet to Elk creek; thence south eighty
three and one-halfdegrees east seventy
three feet to corner; being northwest
corner of F. j. Sheel's lot; thence
north thirty-two and one-half degrees
west one hundred and thirty feet to
Brussels road; thence along said road
to the place of beginning, containing
seven thousand three hundred and
fifty (735O) square feet, said lot being
No. according to the plan of George
Wamsley, ESQ. Upon which is erected
one frame dwelling house lSx2S feet
two stories high. One frame stable
12xl2 feet. Aswell of water, and lot
under fence.
Second-All that certain town lot
situate in the Borough of st. Mary's
bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at the northeast corner of
Leonard Wittman's lot, said corner be-
ing likewise the northwest corner of
the lot hereby conveyed; thence along
Wittmau's easterly line south $50 east
275 feet to post on the north line of
lands of Leonard Wittman's; thence
along said wittman's line eighty-one
and one-half degrees east rs feet to a
post. said post being the southwest
corner of F. x. Erick's lot; thence
along said Erick's westerly line north
450 west one hundred and twenty
seven feet to a post; thence along said
Erick's line north sixty-three degrees
west thirty-fve feet to post; thence
north thirty and three-fourths degrees
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-09

BY VIRTUE OF SUNDRY writs
of fieri facias, alias fleri facias, vendi-
toni exponas, levari facias, and testa-'
tum fieri facias, issued out of the Court
of Common Pleas of Elk County, and
to me directed, 1 d. G. OYSTER.
High Sheriff of said county, do hereby
give notice that 1 will expose to pub
lie sale or outcry at the Court House,
in RidrMay. at one O'clock p. M. on
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-05-02
Peculiar People.

Old bachelors who never smoke.
People who will suffer from chronic indiges'
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these diseases.
Old maids who do not love cats.
People who have catarrh, annoying and dis
gushing every one around them, when DIR.
Sage's Catarrh Remedy is known to be q potent
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Women who do not love babies.
Women who will suffer from all those pa n
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People who believe their progenitors we're
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People who will read about Helen's Ba-
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That Wife Of Nine" and THAT Mother-in-
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and yet fail TO read about THEMSELVES in "Hho
Peoples Common Sense Medical Adviser"
Christians quarrellng with each other on
their way to Heaven.
People who will cock health Mt fashionable
watering places, smothering at Saratoga or
Long Branch, or sacrificing themselves TO
Graham Diet at Water Cares and Health In
s%titutes, when the magnificent lnvalids' Hotel,
at Buffalo, offers all the elegant comforts OF
the finest hotels, combined with the best SAM
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baths, gymnasium, etc. and is situated in an
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The most peculiar Of all are the people who
read these paragraphs and fail to profit by
them.
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Carrier pigeons are as useful in peace
as in war. Regular pigeon ports have
been established by the Prussian min
lister of commerce between the Island of
Borkum and the two light vessels on
the Borkum Reefs, and also between the
pilot Office in Tonning and the light
ships in the Elder. From one of the
ships, seventeen miles from the reeeiv-
ing Office 1872 pigeons were sent between
April and November, last year. OF
these, one flew the distance in eight
minutes; nine In eighteen minutes {;
seven in twenty minutes; and six In
half an hour; but during storms one
pigeon was nearly two hours in making
its way home; three were between two
and three hours; m was over three
hours; and one was nineteen hours on
the way. This last bird, on arriving,
was in a very exhausted state, and had
evidently been attacked by some bird of
prey.
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George the Third.

John Adams, in a letter to Secretary
Jay, states that King George Ill, be.
haved not only handsomely, but even
nobly, when In June, 1885, he received
Adams as the first ambassador from the
United States to England. In a few
well-selected words Adams addressed
the king, and received the folio wing
reply: "Slr, / wish you to believe,
and that it may be understood in Amer
lea, that | have done nothing In the late
contest but what | thought myself in
dispensably bound to do by the duty
which I owed to my people. l will be
very frank with you. | was the last to
consent to the separation; but the sep
aration having been made, and having
become inevitable, | have always said,
as | say now, that | would be the first
to meet the friendship of the United
States as an Independent power" These
are words of proper dignity, as well as
Of decorous wisdom. Mr. Adams, who
recorded them, impressively adds;
"The king was indeed much affected {:
and | confess l was not less So"