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TWO FISHERS.

One morning, when spring was in her
teens
A morn to poets wishing,
All tinted in delicate pinks and green's
Miss Bessie and went fishing.
/ in my rough and easy clothes,
With my face at the sun tan's mercy;
She with her hat tipped down to her nose,
And her nose tipped-vice versa.
1 with my rod, my reel and my hooks,
And hamper for lunching recesses;
She with the bait of her comedy looks;
And the seine of her golden tresses.
So we sat us down on the sunny dixie,
Where the white pond lilies teeter,
And I went to fishing like quaint and old
Ike,
And she like Simon Peter.
All the noon I lay in the light of her eyes.
And dreamily watched and waited,
But the fish were cunning and would not
rise,
And the batter alone was baited.
And when the time for departure came
My bag hung fiat as founder;
But Bessie had neatly hooked her game
A hundred and fifty FOUNDER.
= Vicksburg Commercial.
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The New York Post, commenting
upon the money market in it's fnan-
cial article, says:
The money market in the next
forty days will be subject to two in
fuences. The first is the ordinary
one of July Interest disbursements.
These will aggregate not far from
S50,000,O00, and the part of them
that comes into the treasury will not
add to the loanable resources of the
market; the part which will be dis
bursed by other corporations is al
ready in the market, and will be
withdrawn from it to be returned
within the first ten days Of July.
The second and unusual influence to
which the market will be subjected is
the settlement of the bond opera
tions between the treasury and the
bankers who have sold the per cent
bonds. On the one hand the treas
ury has to pay for the 5 and G per
cent bonds that it has called in for
redemption. On the other the bank
ers have to pay for the 4 per cents
which they have bought. By the
system of payments and advance
settlements, the volume of this bust
ness has been largely reduced; that
is to say, the treasury has prepaid
many called bonds and the bankers
have settled in advance for many 4
per cent; the exact figures of either
side of the account are not accessi-
BILE. Moreover, the treasury long
since agreed to pay for called bonds
before calling for payment of the A
per cent, so that the money market
gets the money for the called bonds
before it is drawn upon for money to
pay for the per cents. The bond
settlements thus far this year have
not disturbed the loan market, and it
will be contrary to all experience if
those in July cause disturbance or
even a hardening of rates.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1879-07-10

The Editor Of this paper was the hap
Ply recipient this week of a kiss from two
of the prettiest young ladies in the State.
They called at this office to see him, and
with uncomfortable joy he in his bewilder-
ment at the call, grasped their hands and
simultaneously planted kiss upon the
cherry lips of each. The little ladies
were Miss Matte Barry, daughter of the
gallant Fred Barry, and Miss Mary Car
ter, than whom there are not two prettier
girls in the country. West Point Echo.
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In the county of Augusta, Va.,. they
have assessed and levied tax ON dogs,
out Of which tax, when collected, the
country lemunerates parties who have
lost sheep throughout the county during
the year for which the tax is collected.
There were $50 sheep killed by dogs in
the county during the year ending the
first of May, for which the sum of 1922.
9S has been paid
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Estray Notice.

Taken MP by Sol. Eiekner about II miles
Southeast of Aberdeen, Miss, one small bay
mare; one hip knocked down; about years
old. Appraised at $4,000.
The owneroi the above estray is requested
to come forward, proveproperty pay charges
and take her away, or she will be dealt
with as the law directs.
J. p. WILLIS, Ranger.
Junn 03rd 1870
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Esfray Notice.

Taken up o. miles West of Aberdeen on
the Houston road, one small red Heifer. ear
mark swallow-fork in the left and swallow
fork and slit in the right Appraised at
$500. sx
The owner of the above estray is requested
to come forward, prove property pay charges
and take it away or it will be dealt with
as the law directs.
up. WILLIS. Ranger. =.
June, lS 1879 BY II, +, RAY, Deputy
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as an elegant hair dressing stands Parker's
Hair Balsam, descrvedly popular for the
beautiful hair it produces, and its cleansing
and healing properties Commencing nj tile
roots, it promotes II luXuriant growth of
young hair, and unialingly restores gray or
faded hair to its original youthful color, Civ
ing soft, rich and iustrous appearance OF
great beauty. 1t is pleasantly cooling to the
scalp, cleansos it from Dandruif, cures itch
ing and humors, and stops falling of the hair.
1t is perfectly harmless, exquisitely perfumed
never soils the skin or gums the hair and
pleases everybody by its many excellent and
attractive qualities. A patron assures us
that he has used II different hair preparations
and that Parker's Hair Balsam surpasses
them all. Sold in large bottles at only 50cts.
and sl'0o by all first-olass druggists jyltol-2
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Gen. S. d. Lee and family leave
this morning on tour North. They
will 90 to New York, the East and
the Canadas, and will probably be
absent for couple Of months. We
hope they will enjoy their journey
and come back improved in health, -
CoEunJus I7deG.
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Fruits and CONNECTIONS,

Canned Goods, Imported Sarlines, etc, a
full line of which will be kept complete and
of the freshest. London-layer kaisins, Cur
rants, Nuts, Citron and Jelies, and in fact
everything that can possibly suggest itself
to the cook, the housewife or the epicure.
i am in receipt OF the largest and finest
stock of
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1879-07-10

Furniture, Sash, Doors and Blinds,
arc cheaper at Posey's than anywhere
slse in the State. Give him call, and
VOC will DO convinced Jan. 22tf.
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KGstrGy Notice.

Taken up, by G. c. Bowen one mile East of
Aberdeen Miss, one red COW and calf about
10 years old, ear marks, smooth crop on tho z
left. over bit OF the right ear Appraised at
81. 80. .afl -'
The owner of the above cstray is requested
to come forward, prove property, pay charges
and take them awayor they will be dealt with
as the law directs.
June5. j. z WILLIS, Ranger.
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SIMPSON, BRANNlN q COT
10Th. 1874 If rsfH

The Eariy Bird, manufactured at Iynchburg,
Va, by Mr.. Carroll Ia now superseding all
other brands of smoking tobacco, Is sold Mt same
price as Durham'sa and is thee grades better.
when it is remembered that Mr., Carroll holds
the medals for manufacturing the best smoking
tobacco in the world you viii be eager TO try
Early Bird the hest IN tho market. Address.
CAREoLL'a ERELY BRp ronAceo WoBTa
.Suly IVY -s 3 iS~ Nhnrg, Ng, :
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Fresh "Gilt Edge" Butter, and Fresh Eggs
Laundry Soap Starch and Bluing. of the
purest and best varieties. Give Inc a call.
December g. If.
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BsS Big bargains offered by

Finest pictures, cheapest pictures at
PIERCE Bros.
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$500
II, a n n month guaranteed. sra day at home
lin ekAl 4 1 made by the Industrious; capital re
MI CURED; We will start you. Men women
VI EE boys and girls make money faster at
XIII work for us than at anything else The
huH work islight and pleasant, and such as
lN any one can riFht at. Those who are
AHIA wise who SEQ this notice will send
RvJOV their addresses at once at once and see
- ~ for themselves. Costly outtt and terms
free Now is the time. Those already work are
uplarge sums Of money. Address TRUE CO., Augusta
Maine. June rs, 1873, AZ
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EEADQUART
FOR
Fancy Groceries
AND
Family and Plantation Supplies
AT
B.C.SI MS
Corner Commerce and Meridian Streets,
Aberdeen. Miss.

My stock consists of every variety of Sta
pie and Fancy Groceries and Plantation
Supplies that the Northern and Southern
markets afford, which, for quality cannot be
excclled. This stock is not allowed to run
down and become stale. but Is rcplenished
as fast as sold. You get none but the very
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1879-07-10
PURE CANDIES,
COUNTRY PRODUCE.

French aud American, ever brought to this
CITY
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The New York Post, commenting

DUNcANsBY, Issaquena county. Miss
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-31
Too Many Graveyards.

Somebody tells story Of a traveller
who put up at Boston hotel. He was
given room in the rear of the building,
and the first sight which met his eve In
the morning was a gloomy expanse of
graveyard right unde1his window. He
was man OF sensitive nature, and the
landscape spoiled his appetite for that
day. As soon as his days work or pleas
ure was over, he quietly removed his
baggage to another house Here he ask
ed for front room and went to sleep in
peace; but in the morning, as before,
Aurora's gentle beams gilded dazzling
array of tombstones across the street in
the Kings Chapel graveyard. The gen
tleman had another days bad digestion,
but, being of courageous disposition, he
made third trial and expressly stipula-
ted that he should not be given back
room nor front one. The gentlemanly
clerk assigned him cheerful room on the
west side, and the guest went to bed
happy. He arose feeling decidedly more
cheerful, and drew his curtains to feast
his gaze on the old Cranary Cemetery.
with tombstones three hundred wears old
moldering before him. It was too much
for the stranger. He paid his bill and
departed to hunt up town "where It
wasn't SO unhealthy that they had to
have a graveyard attached to every house. y
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-31
For the Last Time.

There is touch Of pathos about doing
even the simplest thing ''for the last
time" 1t is not alone kissing the dead
that gives you this strange pain. You
feel it when you have looked your last
time on some scene you have loved
when you stand in some quiet city street
where you know that you will never
stand again. The actor playing his part
for the last time, the singer whose voice
is cracked hopelessly, and who, after this
once, will never stand before the sea of
upturned faces disputlng the plaudits
with fresher voices and fairer forms, the
minister who has preached his last SER
mon-these all know the bitterness of the
two words "never again" We put away
our boyish toys with an old headache.
We were too old to walk any longer on
our stilts-too tall to play marbles on the
sidewalk. Yet there was pang when
we thought we had played with our mer-
ry things for the last time, and life's Sc
rious, grown-up work was waiting for US.
Now we do not want the lost toys back.
Life has larger and other playthings for
us. May it not be that these, too, shall
seem, in the light Of some far-off dav, as
the boyish games seem to our manhood,
and we shall learn that death is but the
opening Of the gate into the land Of
promise?
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-31
AN ACTORS PRAYER.
A Curious Renaissance of the American
Stage,

"A CuAAOus hcMAuISCcHCc VI Cne American
Stage.
A correspondent of the Baptist Weekzu
writes: A recent number of the Boptist
Weekly speaks of French actor praying
tor success in new piece. I am re-
minded of another case, resembling this.
which has never been in print, and was
told in confidence by the actor himself, a
few weeks before lie died. s'Billy" Otis
was, to use Laura Keene's own express
sion, the best Lord Dundreary she had
ever had, and he repaid her good opinion
by profound regard which seemed after
her death to pass into reverence for her
memory. 1t was he who, when scarcely
more than a mere boy, carried the invi-
tation to President Lincoln to attend the
theatre on the fatal night of the assas-
sination.
Before his death, which occurred not
far from four years ago, he left the stage
and gave recitations, repeating whole
plays and carrying all the parts along, as
we'll as giving shorter representations,
reproducing even the manner of Laura
Keene and other actresses, without un-
natural affectation and with wonderful
power. once heard him render 'sOu1
American Cousin" and when he arrived
at this point he paused and told the story
Of the assassination as it was behind the
scenes. When the shot was fired he was
in the act of buttoning Miss Keen.
glove as she was preparing to 60
on the stage in bridal costume
At first installing the shot, she
sent request that the carpenter
should not fire pistols during the acts,
and then, when the truth became known,
rushed to the washstand, saturated the
whole front breadth of her magnificent
bridal dress with water, which she wrung
out in a vain attempt to resuscitate the
unconscious victim. On the stage, Miss
Keene's influence was on the side of good
morals, If not religion, and profanity was
rigidly excluded even where, in the
''School for Scandal" the, whole point
seems to lie in the word "damnably" as
uttered by the deceived and undeceived
husband. It was remorselessly stricken
out. ''They will think badly enough
OF us; let us give them no OCCASION
1t was secret known only to her
that OTIS was in the habit of offering a
short prayer just before going on the
stage, such as 90 Lord help me through
this act" Sometimes he would find him
selfupon the stage and his prayer forgot
ten when he would step behind the scene a
moment and return, upon which she, I'M
Outstanding where he had been, would say
(aside), "God bless you, my boyn' Not
long after he confded this secret of his
lite to me fatal sickness seized HIM, and
he soon went where he knew Whether his
prayers had been real utterance of Chris
tan faith or not.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-31
antics2 fso, you will know how to pity
me during the hour and half between

antics2 If 80, you will know how to pity
me during the hour and half between
B. and Stamford.
Hatfield went to sleep and snored; the
old lady in the gigantic bonnet ate sand
witches and drank from wicker flask of
excellent smelling sherry; the young lady
sat as noiseless as a black-veiled statute
trctful babies whlmpered; old gentlemen
uttered strange sounds in their sleep; the
lights flared like slckly moons overhead,
and the shrek of the train, as it flew
through sleeping villages, sounded like
the yell of fiery -throated demon.
"Stamfordn' bawled the conductor.
At last succeeded IN dropping my
weary and stifened limbs into seat,
where slumber overlook me in Just a
minute and quarter; or I had been
| asleep in my legs once or twice, even in
my former Instantaneous attitude, and
could scarcely believe the evidence of
my own senses when we finally thundered
| ln5o the echoing vastness of the Grand
Central depot in New York.
Hatfield. alive to the necessity of catch
ing car before all the world Of travellers
should crowd into it, stumbled over the
old lady's ankles with small ceremony.
20, take care! You've knocked the
squirrelcage over!' cried she.
"Contound the squirrel-cage!" shouted
Hatfield, crashing his teeth, as the
ancient dame placed herself directly in
| the aisle to set the furry pet up again,
thereby completely blocking up his
egress.
"serves you right, Hatfeld!" said I, as
stopped to assist.
Just then the young companion of our
lady advanced, t1inging back her veil.
"Grandma," said she, ''the carriage is
waiting, I'll send Thomas for the par
GELS. Mr.. Clifton. I am very much
obliged to you ftr your politeness to my
Grandmother, who is unused to travelling.
AS to Mr.. Hatfield the less said about
his courage the BETTER And Beatrice
Hale's black eyes flashed disdainfully on
| Clarence's cowad visage.
"Miss Hale" he stammered, if I'd had
the least idea who you were-''
"You would have regulated your con-
duct accordingly" impatiently interrupt
ed Miss Hale. ''Thanks-I prefer to See
people in their true liglt Mr.. Clifton"
turning graciously to me "You'll call and
see how grandma stands her journey, to-
morrow, won't you? O, thank you-the
carriage is close BY"
And to this day that is the way l be-
lieve won my wife; for Clarence Hatfield
was brilliant, snowy sort Of fellow, who
far outshone me in general society, and
think Bee had been disposed rather to
fancy him until that night. But she was
disenchanted now for good and all. And
Grandma Hale comes to see us every
Christmas with hamper of good things
from Hale Farm. ..~a 49,.
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afraid it was pity instead oflove, because

afraid it was pity instead of love, because
people were cold to me after our journey
to Bagdad, and hadn't time to confess
my secret. I went down next morning
to surprise you with it, but you had left
without a word. I supposed you had
been amusing yourself, as your cousins
said; that you conld never have loved me
under any circumstances; and then de-
cided you should never know that Miss
Lowell was Miss Cavendish, distinguished
by seven years of Europe and an aqui-
line nose. So wrote you that letter of
dismissal, if you please"
"And, after all, we lose our hearts and
keep our commandments, my dear JUL
cite! What will Cousin Essie say when
she hears that Miss Lowell and I have
been destined for each other from the
beginning?'
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-31

How did you come to get marrled!"
asked a man of a very homely friend
swell, you see," he replied, "after I'd
vainly tried to win several girls wanted,
!! finally turned my attention to one that
wanted me, and then it didn't take long
to fix things"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-31

Everything is quiet at Quebec. The
labor difficulties have been compromised, and
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-31

ut dosn't do any good to veto butch
er's bill. Bloggsby tried it, and the
butcher, IN defiance Of all law and con-
stitutional precedent, absolutely refused
to vote any more supplies until the bill
passed. Bloggsby says the country is on
the verge Of a new revolution, and in
fact the new revolution has come, for he
now walks clear round the block to
avoid that butchers shop oaokeue.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-31

A boy stole seventeen bottles of ho-
mGopathic medicine from Curtis drug
store yesterday and carried them up to
the High street school, where the contents
OF thirteen Of the number were divided
up among the children and eaten. The
other four bottles were rescued alive.
We have not heard that any, bad results
followed this impromptu and ill-adyisea
attempt to practise without diploma.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-31

While the postal-route agent on the
Boston and Providence railroad was as
sorting the mail, the other day, he was
horror-struck at the following address on
a postal card: "Mr. James Burnes. alias
John NJ. Finn, in care Of Mike Duffy or
his sister Lizzie Duffy, or her cousin Moll
Mccarthy, corner Of Cross street and Jer-
ry Ragan's Hill, North Main street Taun-
ton, Mass, wholesale fish peddler and tin
horn artist. If not there. elsewhere.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-19
The Council and the Free Bridge.

Editors Dispatch: Much has been said
and written about the resolution which
passed the Board of Aldermen at its last
meeting with reference to the Free bridge.
To show that the resolution itself has not
been properly understood by the public, 1t
is only necessary to quote itin full--ylZ.
"Resolred the Common Council concur
rine), That in the opinion OF the Council OF
the City OF Richmond the bill now pending
before the Legislature Of Virginia, by
which it is contemplated to levy tolls upon
the use OF the James River bridge for the
purpose of keeping the bridge in repairl
should he passed by that body, leaving II
to the discretion and wisdom OF the Coun-
ellis Of the cities OF Richmond and Manches,,
ter to exercise the power thus conferred
upon them (if at ally whenever the necessity
therefor may be deemed to be sufficient to
call for their concurrent affirmative ac-
.tioR.' -, u
That is NIL. And yet the adoption OF that
resolution has been characterized as areturn
to the uuenlIghtened usages OF the dark and
barbarous ages. "a "
h And writer in your own columns, over
the signature OF = Merchant land certain
IL he must. be a very shaTp-sighfsd one
sees in It visions OF 8 big Job for some favo.
rite OF the ftwo)t Councils. and fund "out
of which 20 pay the political demands and
expenses OF the ofhce-holding rings OF Rieh.
mond and Manchester lWheY y" "V!nef
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.Ieakagss ihe considerably adds need not be

meHttOned.'
Now, Messrs. Editors. was there ever be-
fore such 4 large garment made from so
small piece OF ciothp I beg to nominate
him as chairman OF double -barrelled smell.
ing committee on this matter, IL the bill
should finally pass the General Assembly
end be ratified by both Councils!
Before dismissing the subject I will reply
to another statement OF the same !" Mer-
chant" BE says ''tbe Committee on Ci-
ties, Counties, and Towns thought tue bill
OF enough importance to hear argument
upon the subject for ten or twelve days; !;
the Board OF Public Interests met. also, and
heard arguments for hours, and decided
unanimously against the bill but the Board
OF Aldermen not only refused to hear ar
gument. but it did not discuss even for one
moment the subject, important as it was"
Sc.
Now, let me present the following sum-
mary OF what believe to be the facts In
the case:
1st. It is true that the Committee on
Cities, Counties, and Towns Gid listen very
patiently to all the arguments advanced,
and having heard euery side Of the ques-
tion, decided to report The bill.
I'd. ltis true that the Board OF Public Iu-
Ss
they decided unanimously against the bill
but il was only because the power of the
city to levy tolls had been erroneousiy stated
to them
Sd. It is true that the Board or Aldermen
refused to hear argument from outsiders ;
but let it be understood that three members
OF the Board OF Public Interests occupied
their seats as aldermen, with full privileges
OF debate.
It is not true that the matter sswas
not discussed even for moment" for
Messrs. Barksdaie. Gray, Wagner. and
Todd, all made remarks about the matter
under discussion, and I doubt not the mat
ter was as fully investigated by the Board
as by some other people, and the resolution
quoted above was almost unanimously
adopted as a substitute for the resolution
proposed by the Board of Public Interests.
| Now If it be also remembered that the
| bridge commissioners, composed OF most
/ intelligent and sagacious citizens OF both
corporations, unanimously approved the
bill, it will be seen that there is quite as
much to be said for the bill as there is
against it.
l will add that, personally, the writer
would vote for an annual appropriation oil
5000 or $500 to keep the bridge in repair
sooner than see tolls levied upon it; but al
the same time, in bis opinion, there cannot
be doubt about the propriety OF confer
ring the po,cer to levy tolls upon the two
cities, to be exercised or not, as they may
choose to determine.
10 levy tolls it is provided that botl
Councils must agree. Either one objecting
it could not be done. Is it not, therefore
perfectly safe to trust the matter 10 the in
telligence and the mutual interests OF th'
two cities through their properly constl
tuted representatives? FAIR PLAY.