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Middletown transcript., 1878-12-07
FUNNYGRAPHs.

A home-stretch-Over a mothers
knee.-[Puck..
Seasonable advice-Be kind to
everybody-that has a VOTE Brook
vile Democrat. Or a good-looking
sister.
John Rest and Mary Jane Weary
were married the other day. "There
is rest for the weary" sure enough.
Il Rome Sentinel.
The startling developments in regard
to the adulteration of refined sugars is
another warning that people should
take their drinks straight.-[H [Hawkeye.
The Buffalo lady who sued a man
for forcibly kissing her three times,
obtained verdict of ten dollars. So
3 33b kiss seems to be the top ofthe
market in Buffalo.
"Where shall we find rest p asks a
religious weekly. Ny dear sir, the
very best place to find rest and plenty
of it is to become clerk in dry-goods
store that doesn't advertise. EPhila.
Kronikle-Herald.
An agricultural paper asserts that
milk comes through inheritance Meb-
be it does, but some of it looks as if it
had come through I thunder shower
with the lids of the cans open.-[Keo-
kuk Constitution.
"How are you ?" said one Keokuk-
ian to another as they met on the
street. "Pretty dun'd WE'LL" replied
the party addressed. "How are you"
"Pretty well dunned." Broad grins
from both perties.-[Keokuk Consti-
tuition.
4 When man, going home to din
ner, sees a carpet on the line in the
backyard he regards it as caution
ary of-shore signal" and sneaks down
town and buys soda-cracker lunch
at the corner grocery.-[New Haven
Register.
An Ohio man went out and hanged
himself the other day, because Col
umbus dentist told him his tooth was
affected with "nodular calcifcation of
the pulp" He left note to his wife,
saying he didn't want to live on and
give it to her and the children
Burlington Hawkeye.
Almost every town has certain
number of men who impress one with
he idea that they would like to build
/ high fence around the place, leaving
,ut one gate. Then they would like
o stand at the gate with a club and
mock down any and every stranger
Who might seek admittance, especially
f the stranger proposed to benefit the
own in any way.-[Rome Sentinel.
The revolving seasons have brought
he wisdom Of experience to G. P.
Anderson of the Clarksville Sentinel,
nd in the last issue of that paper he
racularly tellsus that "the girl that
an grease a griddle and turn two
,an-cakes at the same time is the kind
f female to tie to at this time of the
ear ~, s
Middletown transcript., 1878-12-07
FASHION NOTES.

Reversible fur-lined circulars are
stylish for winter wear.
Sprays of flowers are embroidered
on the backs Of black gloves.
Bridal wells are made of tulle, square,
two, three and four yards wide.
For street dresses, ivory, bone and
wood bmttons, plaid or inlaid, thick or
fatare used.
Velours and matelasse, are simply
last years Bourettes, being in dark,
rich olive red, with little canary color.
The new earrings are smaller than
those lately worn, small hoops, keys
or crescents being the popular shapes.
New bows for for II the throat cat have have MANY
ends and loops of narrow cashmere
ribbon fastened by tinsel bees on pleat-
ings of Breton lace.
New fans Of painted silk with ivory
sticks have bird perched on one side
when the fan is folded, but when
tpesned the bird is in the middle Of the
fan.
White scarfs are worn around the
neck outside Of the wrap instead ofthe
black FACE scarfs SO long in vogue.
Soft sheer India muslin is also used for
scarfs. and trimed with pleated lace.
Bevarie is soft, heavy suiting in
broken checks, such as an awny drab
with silver cross-bars and is very styl-
ishs mixed with plain silk and worn
vita garnet trimmed bonnet.
Goth is now used for the travelling
and walking dress which forms part of
ever trosseau Instead of being made
OF gray or brown stuffs, that formerly
proclaimed the bride, this suit is now
Of grsnat, sapphire blue, or myrtle
green instead.
Embossed, stamped and corded vel
vets are used for the trimming of cos
tunes, and the watered changeable
and pale-blended shades with the
ground Of rose, lavender blue, or wheat
color with the velvet-raised figure in
cream tint
An American lady recently bought
the costiest braid or switch" Of hair
that was ever made in Paris. 1t was
composed Of hair yard and quarter
in length, snow white. and exceeding
ly soft and glossy. It's price was $500. |
Middletown transcript., 1878-12-07
ne.u e,rra, Au r11r m nn,nFve.rr
The Romance Death of the San Francisc,
Lovers who Eloped in a Boat.

The Romance Death of the San Francisco
Lovers who Eloped in Boat.
The romantic wanderings of Agus-
to Guidi and Clorinda Rotanzi have
come to an end. They had dramat-
ic beginning, and the termination was
consistently dramatic. Mr.. Barli, the
firm believer in Guilds suicide, the
man who has mourned over the fate
of the gifted exile, was much aston
ished and not little disgusted last
Thursday on receiving a Eletter from
Guidi. The note was written in
most respondent vein, and begged
that Barli would on the following day
friday drive along Broadway, Oak
land, and follow up a trail of red
scraps ofpaper until he arrived at the
place where they terminated. There
he should find the dead bodies of Au-
gusto Guidi and Clorinda Rotanzi.
Mr.. Barli, in a fever of excitement,
rushed to San Francisco. Here he
organized committee on exploration,
consisting of Messrs. Berreti, Doneri,
Caglieri and Giamboni, the latter the
proprietor of Campi's Restaurant,
which furnished the chickens and the
seven bottlees1o of claret to the abscond-
ing lovers. In Oakland, on Friday
morning, the committee hired buggies
and drove along Broadway towards the
foothills. They took with them from
West Oakland a doctor, whose serv-
ices they imagined might be utilized
in case the runaways might have a
spark of vitality remaining. At Broad :
way and Thirtieth the party discov-
cred the first piece of red paper Mr..
Barli wept and the sympathetic Do
neri picked it up and put it in his
pocket as souvenir Of this most mel
ancholy affair. About half a mile
further on the trail was lost The
party held council, and while the
greater portion of them started off to
he eastward, Mr.. Doneri took the
ields to the southwark. After Doneri
lad left the main road a quarter of
nile or so to his right he noticed
unusual under a spreading
,ak tree. He advanced still nearer,
nd 10! before him lay the bodies of
Augusto and Clorinda, a black Grape
ell covering the faces of both. Do
leri shouted at the top of his voice:
Alas! 1 have found them. Come
Iither, friends; here are the hapless
lea 5."-[san Francisco Chronicle.
Middletown transcript., 1878-12-07

The Daricps report of oil opera
tions in October shows 227 wells fin
ished duhpg the month, with a
production of2 800 barrels. Twenty
two wells came il dry, cOndemning
considerable territory Three hun
dred and eight rings ate up and build
ing, and two hundred and eighty-two
wells drilling. The Bhlk Of the Oper-
ations is confined to the Bradford field,
The total production remains ID the
neighborhood of Al, 900 barrels a day,
The shipments from the region Tor
the month were 1,788,O57 barrels-
EAmerican Manufacturer.
Middletown transcript., 1878-12-07

A man entered grocery store at
North Vernon, Indiana, the other day
and asked for gallon of molasses.
Having drawn It the storekeener asked
him what he would take it home in.
I'm my hat" promptly replied the
customer, calmly holding out a new
silk hat, into which the grocer, not to
be outdone in sang trOid. poured the
fluid. Then the customer iammed the
hat on the grocer's head, and having
thus occupied his attention, took what
money there was in the till and de-
parted.
Middletown transcript., 1878-12-07
FOUND ON A DOORSTEP.

Sad Story of New Orleans Family-Only 9
Baby Left After the Yellow Fever Scourge.
NEWPORT, r. l., Nov. 10.-A sad
story of the recent yellow fever scourge
in the South has just come to light.
A few evenings ago, a well dressed
babe, about one year old, was left on
the Goor step of a well-to-do citizen,
Mr.. Newcomb, of Providence, who
found it there upon answering a sharp
ring of the door bell. 1t had a tiny
gold ring on its finger and gold
necklace with gold dollar attached
around its neck. By the side of the
infant "a girl was a complete outfit
Of richly trimmed clothes. A letter
was also found, in which the heart
broken mother, who had left it there,
stated that she had lost her father,
mother, brother, husband and three
children by yellow fever in New Or
leans, and that she fed to Cairo to es-
cape the plague, with her baby; that
both were attacked with the fever in
that place and recovered, though the
writer felt as though she was losing
her memory, and, no doubt, would
soon be araving maniac. 1t appeared
she had known Mr.. Newcomb and his
family, and in the letter stated that,
fearing she woulG lose her identity
she had made up her mind to give
them the babe, as she knew they would
be good to it She urged them not to
look her up as she was going to New
York on the midnight train, "there to
die unknown. She signed herself as
Mrs. Josie Hall. Mr.. Newcomb was
greatly affected, for he had known
The lady's family, who, he said, stood
high in the South, Mrs. Hall being a
beautiful and accomplished lady. A
etter was received from her the fol-
owing day, dated Providence, she
having written it before leaving the
'ity which simply gave instructions
or the care of her offspring.
Two days after the receipt of this
etter telegram was received by Mr..
Iewcomb from Boston, stating that
Irs. Hall was in dying condition at
hotel in that city. He Immediately
tarted for Boston, and arrived in sea-
on to receive the dying woman's in
.ructions. She begged him to be /
ood to her child and send her body i
, New Orleans for interment. She s
,ft some money to pay her funeral ex- '
enses, also some for the care of the c
lild. The remains were forwarded ]
New Orleans. 1
A letter received from the latter |
ty throws some additional light on a
le sad affair. Mrs. Hall, it appears, f
hile deranged with grief, had fed ?
ON the city in her fathers carriage, g
by the faithful coach 1
an. and went to Cairo, where the e
died. After her arrival ,
ere her uncle and aunt also died. Il
le Immediately left Cairo and fled n
azth The haha will he fenderly 6,
red for, and the mothers instruc- q
,ns will be faithfully carried cut. =
Middletown transcript., 1878-12-07

The aduiteration of sugar exeites
very little comment here in ths vest,
where about nine parts vinun slblsaiii
are not cOnsiderd objectionabia st.
Louis Times-Journal.
Middletown transcript., 1878-12-07

CURR1ED OYSTERS Put the liquor
drained from quart of oysters into
saucepan, add half-cup of butter,
two tablespoonsful of -four, and one of
curry powder, well mixed; let boil,
add oysters, and a little salt boil up
once and serve.
Middletown transcript., 1878-12-07
)RGE w AsHINGToN,
Mount Vernon

Not word was spoken, and in the
silence of amazement their world
famed guest departed.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-03-16
Nm 7. TAMMUN,
fvb23'S Judge of Probate Court.
EXECUTORS, SALE OF real
r

pi virtue OF n renewed order of the Probat.
II court OF Lafayette COUNTY. Missouri, made HI
IN" February term, y. u, ISIS. the undersign-
ei, executors ni The estatr oi Ju-"ph Chris Ian.
deceased, Will sell, nj public auction, 10 he
highe>t bidder. tor cash in baud. IN front of tue
cour'hou.e door. in SAID county, on
MONDAY. APRIL /. 1873,
If not sold privately previous to that time, be-
Nv en- The hours of ten o'ci"ck IN the forenoon
and live O'Clock IN the afternoon of that day, ali
the iight, title. interest and estai~ ~ the saId
Jrsepn ChrIsmAn, deceased, in aal to he fol-
lowing described real estate, situate, lying aud
being IN ratd l.hiaI cite County. Missouri. tu-WIt:
The northwest fractional quarter OF section rev
eniecn %. in township nity-une (5D, OF rang,
tw'n'y-iVur en-, saving amt excepting erghr.en
u.s. acres ami thu, S-siN tS6l poles, taken of OIL
fore sUlt and con v-He ed to John Curisutan, and
alsp saving aud excepting elghte n Us, acrrs
and ttiriH six 1867 poles taken of OF the ( ,st SIi.
OF SAINT fractional quarter Gas land oil by Cnester
>teeie). heretofore sold and conveyed to Joseph
Nj. Chri.man, leaving the central part oil SAID
fractional quarter still belonging 10 The estate al
Joseph Cirianan, deceased, supposed tn contain
thirty 800 acres, more or less; alsO tile west halt
OF the southwest uIrier oil section seventeen tlIl.
in township lily -on- (5l). of range twenty-fuuI
t2ij, containing eighty $50 acres; tue northwes
corner of the west half OF The northeast quarter
OF section twentv-nine t2sy, in township fifty
one 1911. II range twrnt. -iour (2l. containing
six acf-s and dIty on--bunuredtLs OF ap acr,
II 50-loD also part Of The west half OF the souih-
west quarter oil section twenty t2U), in township
h'tf-unr t5) OF range twtnty-iour( CA contain
ing seventy live acres and fifty on.-hundr-dth-
Is 5O-lU6) oil AN acre; also tue northwest bart
tine northeast quarter of the southwest quarter
Of section thirteen (l3), in township %fllty-one
t5l) of range twenty five (2jj, containing ten
tluj acres; also TIL southwest part OF the north
thur cen u3j in township di,y Que (5I),. of range
twenty-five combining ten Q0l acres.
JOHN C~HKISMAN.
dos. NJ. CHRISMAS,
mr2td Executors OF Jos. Chrisman, deed.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-03-16

Horton and Weaver
DY virtue of q SPECIAL execution, issued frsm
ID the niic- oil the clerk OF the Circuit court OF
LAFAYETTE county. Missouri. In favor of Lurius
F. Weaver and Thomas Il Weaver, ndlnInlstra-
tors OF the estate OF Jacob u. 4 Weaver, de-
IL. Weaver, I" Inc directed, aud re,urmsSle TO
the April term, ls.e, of said court. | Will, gu
SATURDAY, THE 9Th DAY OF APRIL, 1878,
between the hours of nine O'Clock in the
forenoon anu five o'clsck In the afternoon oil
said day, and in front OF the courthouse door,
in the city oil Lexington. IN Lafayette county
Missouri, during the session OF HE said Circuit
Court of said county sell PUBLICLY by auction, to
th.. highest bidder. Iur Cash IN hand, all The
right, little, Interest. clam AMI estate of the sand
William II Weaver, defendant IN said exc
cuIiun, in and TO the following described real
-stale, situate. lying and being IN the county
oi Lafayette and state OF Missouri. fo-wlt.
Two and ~enty-one onr-hundre'iths IL 2i-iVpI
part of the southeast quarter OF The north
west quarter OF SECTION twenty l2Ul, and thirty-
two and on.-ilalt t32hsl acres Oh OF the west
side OF the northeast quarter oil the soulh~ est
quarter I'll section twenty .i20l; both IN township
f"rty-eIght t+SI, oil range tw' MY SIN t!el; Also
quarter of section -ieten tlll: the southeast
quarter nj the southeast quarter oil section
tw.nty-thiee 1871; he souih-half u! the eouth-
west quarter 81 the southeast quarter OF section
twcnly-lhrre; the northwest quarter III the
southeast quarter OF section went -iuur t24l;
ton tw.nty-ein t21l; and the two and wrnt\ lone
one-nundreths 2l-lutl OF The undivided
half Of she south-hali OF tie southeast quarter of
The northwest quarter OF section iwrnty-fpur
l24l. ali IN township forly-sisht tisl, range
t~enty-scv,n (!.l
Gwen under my hand. this 9:h Cav OF March,
1873. GEO. NJ. MOUNlJOl,
mch9td Snerid.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-03-16
SHERIFF'S SALE

Joseph Da,i. and Laura Al Young,
TX psrte.
Df>iitu, OF IN order o. sale. issued Frnm the
ID uihce II the ci~rk OF he C'rcuIt cont ,I La
Ia, cite county, Missouri, In favor ni la, ,h
DAVE ami Laura . l.. y uus. rs-,.aIIr 20 me
nir,ct'i. ,nd fe'u'hahle 10 th+ April ,rrm,
los, vi SAID uuutt. l VII, on
SATURDAY. THt SIR DAY OF ArRIL.
lo:s, between The hours -. nine o.clo-L :, tL.
forenoon ana i've "'clrc~ in the afternoon oil
said day, ana IN irO tUI iA- courihol -r dyur I'm
the cIiy 81 LL"in.tun. IN l.afayet e county. Mis-
sour, during thr sra-ion oi the said Circuit
court oi SAID county sell publicly. by auction.
10 the high' 81 bidder for Que -Ih.Iu cash in hand.
one-ihlId in SIX months, und onr-thirI In twelve
months, the DEFERRED iHy 10 bear ~ her
cent. interest. all the right. ttle interest, claim
AND estate Of The saII plaintiffs, Joseph Davis
ant Laura a l.. Young. in , il ORDER OF sale. IN
ana 10 ne following described real 4. sfatr. situate,
wing ana being IN the county OF Lafayette, and
state oi Missouri, tu-wIi: Tue west halt OF tie
s"u invest quarter TT esctiou eleven Qll AMI the
east hi'f III ih- east hall OF the southeast quarter
oil section ten tluj. all i'll township iiity (5Jj, Of
range twenty-seHen 90.
Gi'rn under my hand, this 9th day of March.
1875. Go Al Mol TIpY
uiaIyti -i.,is
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-03-16
SHERIFF'S SALE.
Amanda Warren, ct al.
FL zubrth Henley, ei al .


FL zhbr;h Henley. Ell ri.
I)Y virtue Of An oric of sale. Issued from the
ID Office OF the clerk OF III Circuit couI,
at Lat ,y-tte county. Missouri, in favor OF
Amanda Warren, and John H"rrrn, tier hus
t,aud and against FL Z Al, IL Henley Lou
ia Fine. ami Mr. IN Five. her hus-
band, Joseph b. Henley, FIe ling u H"n-
ley, Rictnri W. Henley Joan " Henley Jams
Henley ana Reuben iicu!er. 10 me iIr. ctrd, an!
r-fnrnahlr u the A ri term. ISIS. Of said court,
l Will, on
SATURDAY, THE 6TH DAY OF APRIL, lsss.
between the hours OF nine O'Clock in 'hv fore
noon AN! i've O'Clock IN the afternoon OF ssii
day. and III front or the COURTEOUS" door. In III.
cl1v Of Lexington, in Lliaye eft" county Missouri,
during me session at the said Circuit court OF
sad county, sell publicly, by auction. to ;h-
highest bi itcr. for one-thir'i Cash in hant. one
third in SIX months, and One-thIrd in twelve
mon H.. tu' deferred pay enis 10 be- secured by
good security, AL the rignt, tit:r, interest, claim
aud rstnte uf said plSIpiiL> ana defendant, III
said uId, 7 Of sale, In and TO the following de
scrIhet real ",tat-, situate. lytng and neing IN
Il. county ct Lafayette, and STATE o. Missouri.
to-wit. The northwest quarter of section rIGh-
ten Gs). IN townshlp nity t5Ul OF range twenty
i've t.5I containing on hundred AMI seventy
three amt seven one-huut reJth- as I-lOoj acres,
more % less.
Given under M hsni this OH dav OF March.
ISIS. GEO. NJ. MOCNIJOI.
mar9ti sheriff.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-03-16
SYMPTOMS OF WORMS.

THE countenance is paleand leaden-
l colored, with occasional fushcs, or
a circumscribed spot OH one or both
checks ; the eyes becomed dull !; the p,l-
pills dilate an azure semicircle runs
along the lower eyelid the nose is ir-
ritatcd, swells, and sometimes bleeds;
a swelling of the upper lip occasional
headache, with humming or throb-
bilg of the ears ; an unusual secretion
of saliva; Shiny or furred tongue;
breath very foul, particularly in the
morning; appetite variable, some
times voracious. with a gnawing SEN
sation ofthe stomach, at others, entire
lygone fieeting painsi in the stomach;
occasional nausea and vomiting ; vio-
lent pains throughout the abdomen
bowels irregular, at times costivc
stools Shiny ; not unfrequently tinged
will, blood /; belly swollen and hard:
urine turbid respiration occasionally
difficult, and accompanied by hIc-
cough coughsometimes dry and con-
vulsive uneasy and disturbed sleep.
with grinding of the teeth temper
variable, but generally irritable, &c.
Whenever the above symptoms
are found to exist,
DIR. c. MCLANE'S VERMIFUGE
will certainly effect q cure.
IT DOES NOT CONTAIN MERCURY
in any form 4; tits an innocent prepare
ton. net capable Of aoing The sight,
cst inimryIo the 'sosf tender infant.
The genuine Dr.. McLANK's VRR-
MlrUGE bear. the signatures Of c.
Al:LANK ard FLEMING Bios. on the
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-03-16
PUBLI SALE OF A N

WHEREAS, Andrew l.. a. Fulton and Mar
w Raret Fulton, his wife, by their Ger tam
mort Ssg' IL red, dated thu 4th uay OF June, ls6I
and recorded IN the Office of the recorder OF
deeds OF Lafayette county, state vi Missouri, In
book :. No. l., page aga, diu convey TO ,n-
Martin Slaughter. grantee IN said mortgage deed
alur, said. C+rlain real estate, lying and being IL
The county Of La ay-tte, in the state oil Miss Iur +,
described as follows. to-Wlt: The west half "a
the southeast quarter OF section six 10, In town
ship iorty-nine l49), range twenty-sevcn t2TD,
containing eighty acres, more or less, which
mortgage WIS made to secure the pay
ment OF II certain note therein described, which
note was on the 5ti day OF June, 1859. assigned
ami delivered for value received, to " llliaIu q.
Hall. deceased. which has become due and re-
mains unpaid; now. therefore,, notice is hereby
gwen that We, the undersigned, Martin Slaugi-
ter. grantee in said mortgage, and JabrZ +
Shofweli, administration OF The estate OF William
{ Hall dec'dwili In accordance with the terms
and provisions of said mortgage. and at the re-
quest OF the legal holder of said note. procee ! to
sell the real estate herein described, at public
vendue, to the highest bidder. Tor cash, in frnni
OF the court house door, in the city of LeXIng-
ton. in the county of Lafay cite. and state OF Mis-
souri,, On
SATURDAY II 18TH DAY OF MARCH. ISIS,
between the honrs of nine O'Clock in the fore
noon and six O'Clock in the afternoon of that
lay. TO satisfy the debt secured by said mort
gage Aforesaid.
MARTIN SLAUGHTER.
Morfgagee,
Ianlais And j. E. sHUTwELL.
Administrator Of the estate OF Sm Z. Hall. dec
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-03-16
LATIN PRONUNCIATION.

The following int"rrstimg cnmmn-
II ca'i"n Prnt. W Ii. R'rhard~ IL.
of Cem'r,I CmIver.riN, Ky, wa
eiiclred by a late article IN hi. c l.
nmn nn tn" GnesIi III of the pr"Ler
pronunciation of Lntin. We ar.
gr,a ~ ub iged tn him for it, as wei,
a, Tor his learned pamphlet on the
Same 81 je /, from which we extract
uu,t sub IN 10 Iii. communication l.
full -tut mrnt as 10 'hc ue Latin
or Il man meihed "f pronunciation.
W. are disguised, i'll our iKuorsmc,
dnuntirss ,fihc reasons therefor, &.
enter n Caveai as To some Il III,
minu Sc -: us lhod. Our as
d ull Is as ~ The partial silcnciug II
the letter IN" Beginning with the
hierat L Egyptian or the F. O Iician
n'phah,t as We may prefer, We i"u
the $, muui of this sound III both OF
them, in the Mo bite, in all forms OF
the Hebrew, in TIE old Athenian,
Curiu,l,ian, old AMI new, in that OF
the Cualciuian Col ,nies, both in In.
scrip ions and upon vases, in the old
Latin, and in al OF TIE modern
alphanets. This fact seems to show
that The sound is All %lniegral part OF
hum III language, and therefore hat
in all of them a symbol. For thi,
reason we doubt the propriety o
even partially %silemcing it.
Our mex: trouble is with the lette,
"v," which is said to be like til,
Erg,ish wv" AS sounded by us
these are quite different. There j
10 such letter as Nv" in any Of tn,
old alphabeIs. ~" is found in al
ef-,he Semitic alphsbets; iu Hebrew