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-fn Eiopcmcht frustrated.

4 commercial Traveller, while
taking 4 stroll in the streets of
Peoria, noticed a young lady in Il
phmton who was driving q FESTIVE
horse. lie stopped for moment,
caught the young lady's eye, quick
ly stepped i'll front OF the horse,
and rendered his services as driver.
The lady blushingly accepted, and
the consequence WAS IN exchange
OF names, pleasant ride, a some
what tender good night" and
pledges TO learn more Of each other.
On the following evening the lady
drove down town and found the
gentleman in waiting. and another
joyous ride was taken. The com
mcrial traveller went his way, but
returned in the wimtr. To meet the
fair maid at Il party and devoted
himsrlf;o Ecr Her father went
to Chicago and learned that tie
young man had been divorced
under questionable circumstances
He went home TO put Il stop to the
Whole affair His decision was
communicated 10 the young lady,
and by her taken very EIuch to
heart. For 4 time Ill comnuni-
cation between the lovers was shut
oil. But there was Il stolen rect
Ing after whilo and an rl0pc-
mcHt WAS planned. On the event
luI morning She arose. hrcakfastrd
and joined lady friend in q drive,
and never once thought Of her low
or'S last letter, which she had left
under her pillow. Meanwhile the
chambcrm0;d visited the young
lady'S room in the course of the
mornings work snd finding tho
letter, delivered it to her mistress
tile young lady's mothcr That
discrctc matyon read it, discovering
tho plot, kept her daughter Il: home
during the day, Tho commercial
traveller, after making I'LL the ar
engagements for c!opomcnt and
marriage, was so!cly disappointed
when the girl did no, oppcm IloI
!r:u:"yd his drumming. a nIurt
cvnich man
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DccidinOa Dwcj.

The eccentric II. II. Rrccken-
ridge, once one Of the Judges oitl,c
Supreme Court Of Pennsylvania,
when Il Young man was challenged
to fight Il duel with an English
officer, whoa he answered as fol-
lows:
Il have two objections to this
duel matter. The one is lest !
should hurt you, the other is lest
you should hurt me. | don't see
any good that would he to Inc 10
put Il ball through your body. I
can make no Use Of you when dead
for any culinary purpose, rs |
would n rabit or turky. nm no
canibal to feed upon the flesh Of
men. Why, then, shoot down n
human creature Of whom could
make no use? \ buffalo would
make better meat than you, for,
though your flesh might he delicate
ard tender, yet it wants tho finn
hess and consistency which tako
and retain salt. At any ratio it
would not do for Il long sca voyage.
You might make a good barbecue,
il is true, being Of the nature Of Al
mccoon Or opoSsum, but people
are not in tho habit of bayhacucing
anything that is human now. As
to your hide, il il not worth taking
oil, being little better than 4 two.
ycar-old colts. So much for you.
As for myself, / do not like to stay
in the way Of anything that's hurt
full. ! am under the impression
that you might hit me. This he
ing'thc case, | think it most alvis.
able to stay in the distance. II
You must Try your pistol, TAKE
some object, Il tree or harn.,loor,
about my dimensions. Ifym hit
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uoaec,5M Georgia Womca.

The following particulars we yet
from Mr.. George C. Watson, living
near the home of tho subject Of the
sketch: A lady Of the Seventh
district Of Worth county has be-
come insane on tho subject of re-
ligion. Her fermentation was first
noticed about 4 month ago, soon
after the close Of protractcd meet
ing at Union Baptist Church near
her home. She attended, the diff
tercnt services very regularly, and
seemed deeply impressed and
troubled from their first commence
mcnt. 4 short while before tho
meeting closed she joined the
church. Going back home her in
coherent maddencd and rambling
conduct was noticed by her hus-
band !and children, and they be-
came terribly excited and wrought
up about it. She went raving
about the house and yard with u
bucket Of water, baptising every
thing in her pathway, She baltis.
cd her husband and each Of her
children, and while doing this sang
the most beautiful songs-songs
that shoahad heard hut once or
twice. Although an unlcttercd
woman cher husband will swear
this), sho roads any chapter in tho
Bible readily, pronouncing correct
ly and distinctly, paying attention
to punctuation points, &c. She
breaches nearly all the while, and
our informant says uses the choic-
est words and displays great Wis
dom and knowledge in the hand
ling Of different subjects. Al
though not Il Mason, she knows all
the mysteries of that mysterious
craft by heart, Dozens Of Masons
have gone to see her, and they ;all
come away loumb- founded. Her.
husband has como to the conclu-
sion that she is IL witch. She has
attempted acts of violence but has
yet done no harm. lie, with out
side assistance, tried at onc.timo to
incarccratc her In one of the rooms
of the house, but the doors became
unmanagcablc and wouldn't stay
locked. She hasn't slept in cigh-
teen days and nights, and during
that time has taken but few NOR
sells OF food. This is one OF the
strangcst cases We have ever heard
Iof. Hundreds are ilocl;ing to sec
the frcnzicd wolnau.-Georgia En.
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It's better to tread the path Of
life chccriully, skipping lightly
over the tllorns and hriars that oh
struct your way, than sit down
under every hedge, lamcntins your
hard fate, The thread Of" cheer
full mans If" spins out :nuch
longer than that Of Il man who is
continually sad and lcsp"ndins..-
Prudent conduct in the concerns of
life il highly necessary; but il dis
trcss succeed, detection and TO-
spair will not afford relief. The
best thing to be done, whoa OWL
comes upon US, is not lamc!tatio".
hut action; moi to sit and suffer.
int rise and seek remedy
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I,'NGMI, MOTICNS.
--------.---
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
IN GiLlll.R COUNTY.

s. l.. Ii"Ys, Administrator ct Josiah Franks,
deceased,
W,
Charles y. Patterson and Hiram Pnli;Im.
~ cuAScr!f ~ THE CIRCUIT COURT or GILNSa
COUNTY.
In PURSUANCE ofn decree Of sail Court,
rendered in said clIanccgy cause on the 18th
day Of September, 1878, the undersigned
Commissioners will proceed, nj the front
door of the Court House Of Giliner county,
on the frs, day Of tho September term,
ls7a, o! the Circuit coWt, OF said county,
10 sell IL! public Auction, TO the highest bid.
der,
FOUR THOUSAND ACRES OF
LAND,
situate on Steer CHctk, In Gimcr county,
known Al tho ''franks" ,rac, of land.
TERMS OF SALE.
TOT INC sun OF : igrO, Wiih'jntertst from
the l't day Of October, 1871, md tho costs
Of said chanceiy cause. A crcli, of G, u
and IS months will 10 given. h c residue
of the purchase money vii! he, divided into
equal !ns'allmcnts falling due respectively
on the frs; days Of October 1850, lssl,
1881 and 1883. The purchaser will be 70.
CURED to execute bOnli with good security,
bearing interest from date, for the respect.
i've installmaats of purchase money.
W. &. BENNETT.
LOUIS BENNETT,
auglG.iw Commissioners
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Josh Fittings P1iloSofcc.

UOsN DttfHUS 4HttONUICC'
Mr.. Josh Billings, who is, as
usual, spending his Summer i'll
the White Mountains, has put in
the way Of the editor Of the White
Mountain Echo to print 4 few conf
poncnt parts of his new book, to
he published in the fail. lis title
vii! be odd Probabilities; Per-
haps Rain-Pcrhaps Not" and
it will have for its heading motto,
truth IL scd to be stranger than
tickshm--it is 10 most pholks.
The selections are these:
About the hardest thingn fellow
kan do il to spark 2 gals ut one
time and preserve good average.
Try it.
Don't lcspizc your poor rcla-
shuns. They might be taken sud-
denly Eitch sum day, and then it
will be awkward to explain things
to them. Undoubtedly SO.
Next toa klcm konscioncc for
solid comnhort Gums IN easy boot.
Try both.
fla young man hain'tgot we'll
balanced head, I like 10 sec him
part his hair in the middle. Don't
you?
l don't tako any. foolish chances.
If ! wuz called upon to mourn
over Il dead mule, l should stand
in front of him to do mi wcaping.
Tharc il no man so poor hut
what he can ailnrd to keep ono
dog, and I have seen thom so poor
that they could afford to keep
three.
| say 2 thirds of the ritch people
~ ''''H "'''", i'.'N' ''e '''''S' VI
your money for it makes the most
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h"'' '"E, anu '''"' y INC ""s Vi :"
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mare "Fo oIl' le" slsiI's IN TINS
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THO Pictures of Cinu Scrricc Re-
form.

1t would be 4 waste of words 10
criticisc tho hypocrisy, fnlshood,
and trcachrry Of the Fraudulent
Administration in regard to every
thing connected with reform in the
civil service. Two years ago when
the loudost professions were made
Of an intention 10 correct the SCAN
dalous abuses OF Grantism and to
make merit only the standard OF
appointment and of promotion, ii
was found that Hayes and his Cab
met at that timo were hcstowing
Offices and patronage on the worst
class of forgers, reriurers, and
thieves, male and female, who had
aidod in tho yillainy by which they
get possession of power.
Grant offended deccncy and
outraged public opinion by many
of his appointments, and by the
manner in which ho uuhcll Ring
chiefs that VIGOROUSLY plundcred
the treasury. But he did no, FRO.
TESS to DO y rcformor, and no in
,l,lrod in No cant, lie treated tho
n,blio natronnpe rs if it were his
ncrsonnl nropcrty. ond admitted no
accountahilitv for his acts. HAYES
started ont lcplorinr tho WAYS of his
predecessor, and promising to orcn
n new hook, At Tho same time he
was connivinr with Sherman to
reward tho seoundmls who had
stolen tho votes of three States and
absolutely forged the electoral re-
turn of Louisiana, which was nc
ccntod nv tho Commission, and
now constitutes mart Of its inf..
mons history
Mover bcfnro wcrc public trusts
so OPENLY Frustrated, or wcro Grim.
mails who ought to bc ,ervinr terms
in the ncpitontiurv 50 u,,laciously
recognized and hillctcd on tho Trca-
.eury as now, The frauds were per.
petratcd with the promise that
those who engaged in them should
not only be protected against
harm Int shoulI bc nai,l by waltz
able Offices. And the pledges have
all been redeemed from necessity,
because it was in the power of the
conspirators of high and low do
crcc To have already been made.
CONSPICUOUS among the men,
bers of the Administration rs the
noisy ohumpiops of reform were
Mr., lIyarts and Mr., Schuz. While
in the Senate tho latter had yoho-
mcntly condemned the practice
under Grant, and denounced tho
interference of office holders in olcc.
,;ons snl in thc moroGomcnt of
noli,;c,, c,nn,irrs Tho ror,ncr
'''''0' e''".'s"'' NV: ',:r
ila" expressed S''i'l'aF VIEWS III "''-
icrcnt public speeches. Thcy pro-
posed at the outset TO prepare q set
Of civil service rules which were
10 illustrate ,ho roG,rms ;ntorIc1
'',''',"'" w, '',''" '''',
lot a""t't'o"' h"' t'4ol "o'e' s''
further than this promise.
In June, 1877, while Mcssrs. Ev-
r,.or1 s,.hurz woro s,il n ho
,I,,;,,. 49,, u;r >l,m Iro,,,.
p'"'A'''b "''' t''e'' l'",'' ''"9 ",
under thor ADVICE, Issued ma we'll
known civil service order, which
VIC now ronrint in order, to com.
,nr, !, w;;h .hn or~,r,,o,,on,v IF
IT,, M: ',,,,: 49, c,.,,,a.o,I,.
'h' VII" campaign, is !"'''''"''l
announced by the kep'lhl1cah
State, fox publ" ciiiication:
Ext. MASaIoyJ ; CnL'MCrs. Ono,
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ALLIE HUNT.

Now Is the time to Secure good stock.
Aliic Hunt il ONT Of tho hest race horses In
the Union; lie 10 hands high, and sound ms
new millcd dollar.
lie is 9Day horse, foalcd in 1866, htcdhy
A. MeFAlIcn, Lexington, Kentucky, by
vandM.
LIST dam, Nora Crcina, by Mahomesi Ind
pam Reporters dam, by American Eclipse
ID aam, Queen Mary, by Bertrand ''e
dam, Lady Fortune, by lirimmer [sse ?"d
Vol. I'rucc's American Stud Book, page
1871 5;h dam, WOodpcckcr's DAM by I'm
ported Buzsar'i; 9Th dam, The fawn, by
Grais's Alfred 7h dam, ShcphCrdess, BY
WoTnsIcy's Hing IirrOI Sth dam, !mFor
tel Traveller III imported WHIT
,ins'on.- Sec md Volume Brucv's An~t''
e"nSsUd look, page 2?s.
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wish 10 inform my fr,nds Tint | have
jnst received II urge stock Of goods. w
aim in the future will 70, ns it las been In
The r"st, to keep large md well selected
stock Of the hest brands Of Nelson, Audcr-
sun, Jefferson and .Mrion counties, Kcn-
tLckT Wh,kics anl IIiaudrs.
do not keep rcc'ied or compounded
whistles In nny way but receive from dis.
';llrrics direct, AMI guarantee tho goods INV
from alI Qualifications.
Don't forget tho placc-Ho.7, Main
Street, Weston, ". Va.
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FLOUR AND MEAL.

| also keep Tho hes; qTali;y ofFlOus aud
Corn Meal at my Mil.
Respectfully,
JOHN DErAMONE.
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LG0R nERE,

! keep on hand n few gallons Of ma mean
Kentucky Whisky "a WAS ever offered II
this town
CALL AND EXAMINE IT.
! also kSp Wine md Brandy
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LUMBER FOR SALE.
S!EClAL NOTICE TO THE
PUBIC.

Ilnvc for sale, and keep constantly on
hand Oak, Poplar AMI Walnut Lumber
either mir or kiln t.ricl-aIl sizes.
Twill guarantee satisfaction in regard to
quality aud price.
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JAMES BOasAN.
EurvAvss =!


MR.. JAMES CURL,
OF Pennsylvania, will handle few young
uoit":j aud PAGERS II: the
Lewis County Fair Ground.
Persons who hare active Young horses
would do well 10 cali OIL Mr.. Curl. Iiral-
SO has Tho celchrnicd ihnrnilrhhrri llotse.
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ASHLEY, wAsHrsGTos Co., ILL.,, JAM 1879
ptar S,r!@Thls il TO certify that / Ind hccn
suffering from Ro'e Cdneer on ny right breast,
which grew very rapidly. md all my friends
hal Tivcn mo up 10 die. when hehrIl OF your
medicine, Vcsotlnc. recommended iof Qin1er
and Gtntefoui HuntorI. ] commenced TO tnko
Il, and soon fnnnd myself bcE!nnins 70 feel bot.
ter: my health md spirits both felt the benign
Influence which 10 cxcftcd, md In = fow months
from the ttno commenced the use o. tho Veg
cune, tho CtuIedT came out almost bodily.
CARRIE DEFoRREST.
I certify TINT I I'm personally acquainted
with MB. DcForrcst, and CONSIDER nor 9ns OF
our worry bCst women. DR. 8 II. FLoWEieS
ALE prsEAars or TIE Droon.-If vraErISs
will relieve pain, cleanse. purify. and cure such
Diseases. RESTORING tho patient 10 perfect health
nftCr trying different physicians. many rone-
dier nndEnfrerlne for years. "a /. no. eonc!nsly.
proof, II you nru q suffcros. you can DO cured:
Why Is ihl1 medicine performing such great
ctIrt1: II works in the blood, - the ctIcIlat:
Ing luit. Itcnn truly no called tho Grtnt BtSrf
lnrLacr.. They're Sourco OF dlaea1n originates
In tho blood: and no medicine that does not
act directly upon Il, TO purify md rrioyuic,
has any Just cIaini upon public attention.
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IF YOU WANT TO SMOKE
| have niCo cigar Ani onN plug of chewing
tobacco Lyon want LUNCH keep n
piece of cheese, a few crackers and one can
Of cove oysters and glass Of Ecrmap's tH,
Lager Deer.
| forget the number, but hare been s'r-
Ing for sOmu time on the corner OF Second
and Ceu,rr Streets, Weston
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Tho same order declares that "no
assessment for political purposes
on officers or suhor,lnatcs should
he alIowcd.n Yet in the face Of it
q regular agent COCA through the
departments md il allowed five
por cent. IN all his COLLECTIONS.
lIo is said to to n thriving hNsi.
ness, and is aplaudcd for his elf
cheney and acalby tho whole Fraud
ulont Administration. The money
thus raised has he0n sent to Ohio
to buy votes and to carry On the
'camp&ign,--N. y SIN.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-10-21
LEG Enn Many HERALD:
WEEKLY HERALD
TERMS
Is pdbllshed every SATURDAY nornins

Advertisements inserted at reasonable
rt.t,
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-10-21

State News in Brief.

1t is rumored that a Vigilance
Committee is in process of incubU-
ton in Nevada City.
Three hundred bales of extra
wool were sold in Clovervill, Son
oma county last week, at 254c.
The Salinas City IudeT relates
that Job L. Dye claims lie crossed
the Rocky Mountains in 1880, and
came to California in 1882. Mr..
Dye resides near Corralitos, Santa
Cruz county.
The heavy rain which fell around
Bakersfield, Kern county, all night
on Sunday drenched the ground for
/ he fist time in two years. On
plowed ground it has wet down
over six inches.
The work of building new
st eamer for the California Pacific
Railroad Company, to run between
Sacra aud San Francisco, has
BEEN commenced at Oakland. She
will be completed in time for the
Spring trade.
The Stanislaus Nea0s says: Seed
wheat is selling for ST 80 at MERGED,
at which place there will be con.
siderable demand for it, as the crop
was nearly total failure this year,
aud large area of land will he
seeded for the next crop.
Speaking of the Monterey coal
mine, the Californian says that in
the main tunnel, about 700 feet
from its mouth, 70-foot shaft has
been sunk, at the bottom of which
was found a vein of coal y feet
thick, brighter and harder than
that which was obtained near the
surface.
The plans have been completed
for the proposed "Sanitariun" at
San jose. General Naglee has of
fered the Company their own selec.
ton of ten acres of his land west
of the city adjoining the AgricuI-
tural Park, as u site for the pro-
posed health resort. 1t ia estimated
that the buildings will cost $50, 900.
The Nevada City Transcript of
the 18th says: j. G. Murcie was re-
arrested yesterday afternoon on
charge Of killing Julius Zsdtler,
Under Sheriff Phil Byrne having
sworn ont warrant before Judge
Garthe for that purpose. 1t is
stated that three important new
witnesses for the prosecution have
been unearthed since the examina-
ton that took place last Monday.
The Bodie NeaOs of the 18th has
tha c,,i,i ,,inaH. frhn ,,1i,,,,, .lnno
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-10-21
Condensed kilograms.

The outlaws of Mendocino county
are ascertained to he eX-c0uvicts.
J. F. Wheeler, n dentist, has been
arrested as an accomplish.
There now appears to he little
doubt that Aisop, the absconding
bookkeeper of David Meeker, was
assisted to escape from the Valpa-
raise on the entry of the vessel into
San Francisco. The sailors on the
ship are believed to have had u
baud in aiding him.
Press dispatches from Virginia
City report the drift in Sierra Ne
vada is still in the same formation
as that examined by experts on
their recent visit, the drift having
progressed nine feet further. The
decline in stocks is attributed to
various causes not bearing on the
value of the ore find.
Theodore Winters's colt, Conner,
two year-old, by Norfolk, carrying
eight pounds over rule weight won
the three-quarter dash 1:l59, at
Carson, on Saturday. This Is the
fastest time by colt of his age.
The Governors Of the original
thirteen States have held meet
ing in Philadelphia and made prep.
arations to celebrate the centennial
of the surrender of CORVALLIS at
Yorktown.
President Hayes and party are
still junketing IN Ohio. They had
u reception at Columbus Saturday.
Five deaths from fever at Men,
phis Friday night. Weather clear
and cold.
A dispatch FROM London says
that wheat had advanced from one
to two shillings.
A dispatch from Slmla gives the
following details of the attack on
the camp at Ali Kheyl by the AT
ghans on the 18th instant: -Four
thousand Afghaus made desper-
ate attack upon the British camp,
but were repulsed at the point of
the boyonet, leaving on the field
40 killed aud 200 wounded, aud two
standards The British pursued
them two miles. The British loss
was two killed and fifteen wound
ed. The latest intelligence is to the
effect that the combined frontier
tribes are retreating.
Sir Garnet Wellesley will short
ly receive the decoration of the
Grand Cross of the Bath.
The Austro-Hungarian Govern
ment has accepted war estimates
for the maintenance of this Impe'
rial army at an effective force of
SOC, 600 men for the next ten years
The Hungarian Government has
submitted with those estimates a
statement showing that when the
military systems now in progress
are completed they will have two
million soldiers. France now has
SIS 600 soldiers, and In 1892 will
have 2. 723, 600; aud Russia already
, disposes of 1859 600. while Austro
Hungary has 1904, eco.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-10-21

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