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Now lot US look n little further at the man
ner ia which this bill taxes mortgages. II
lax were rv!od in this State on cOlored mort
eagre-, luat would be- viewed not ~ n tax upon
ooiored men Would It be considered n tax on
IL llsag"s, white men being exempt from its
mating 'ax were levied on Chinese holders OF
MorlsHges 1t would not be considered tax on
MORTGAGES, but on Chinese mortgageos. Our
lAEns resident mor;gageas and resident hold
nfh ql credits. our present law and this
9I both nayo that defect The effect is
enlIlnnslIhg tax against tho resident
WpImliN ia iyor OF tho resident Tho
f"lschllds are subject 10 no personal tax In
Els'HYI or I lre for tho stocks a1d bonds OF
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Ev i!rGnn !E Wise
.c9%RGts
l:n9l Egt9ir A cnris and sCii0,

l:oai hstaie A gents and &Ctj0nOars.i
i fQMMlSGiONEKS SaLE--ln pu5suancc
= = oi decree OF tho Corporation Court oG ibe
city OF Alexandria. in the csuse Of T. 3. Csnn
~ Co., against James Nj. Stewart Cid o.hore, The
uHd"-a'5Eo', commissioners CT sale, will onrr
Tor sala hy public auction, At about IL o'clock k
m, IN front oi tha entrance 10 the ClurL roon,
on FaIria1 strost. h!oEnGd-ia, Virginia, on
the 18th daJ Of Novem Der, 1879,
o !.DT OF GROUND on The west side Of ST.
AsHph Htroot, between Camornn anil : eon sts ,
100 fact deep, improved by TWO FRAN Is
y " k!l''iNGS, RIOS GS and 40 st As.srh st.
TormG Ct Ss!e: Gaa fourth IN cash, and tho
residue in tfraa cGual instsimnnts nt SIX, twclyn
"nd niahto"n months, with interest from Gay Of
sale. iho notcs Ot tho purchaser, waving
Homestead exception, with security, % be %irnn
Sher"i'r. End IS iUrther security tho property to
he insured tor Tho hnutG. Of commissioners in
Tho anl0HaL al - Geo. and tho :itoto hn rnLsi.ei
uaHl tan nnrchMse money in paid.
s. +. EEACE.
JOHN II. JOHNSON,
oct S-.a&iH t;trlnli "a ri tSuin
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AUCTION SALES.
By Groen u Wise,


Resl Estate Agents and Auctioneeis.
4 IOMMlS&IONEkS' SALE OF NAbUA-
~ BILE FARM AND DWELLlNG.-In
pursuance of q docreo OF Tho Circuit Court of tho
city of Alexandria, in the Cause Of kophert
against IiIon's sdrl'r., end cthcrs, The under
signed, conc mmissoEGrs III sole, w!l! Ciiur ic1 sale
by public suction as about - C'cloak 1u II front
of tho entrance 10 thn Court Eoc.l. on Fairfax
street ,Ale1sntEis Va, CT SATURDAY, the
Ion dsy of November. 1870, tha. valuable
TAHEE STORY BRICK DWELLING AMI
LOT OF GROUND, si!uslo OF tho nol!h side
or King s!Eest between Washington aad Co..
lGmbus streets, and known as NJ. III. A|so 3
VALqABLE TRACT OF LAND with
HWELLiNG HOUSE, &c in Fsi7iax courLy,
va., lying on Holmes Kun. about 81 mics
frona AleGs IN d.is, containing eco acres.
Terms of sale: Guo tenth OF Tho ri;chsse
money in cash, and tho residue tho7ooi in three
equal payments. 81 ono. two Gnd threa years
from tho day ci aaio, with interest The notns
OF The purchaser, with approved nccufi,y, - jn
given thcrclcr. and tio retention of tho lilo &;
The property GHtii tho purchase money is paid.
" Ii. i. PAYNE, ,...c
ALBEIT STUART. ~'nl" mr. rs "i
lNO. ii. JOuNENN, HS'''
rc.q.%sGts
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Dy iironn tS Wisa.

Eoh Estate Agents and Alcti0roers.
4 fuM MISS1ONEhS' SALE OF WHARF
VI AND OTHER rEOPERTY--ln pursr,-
snce Of docroo of tho Corporation Court OF the
cIty of Alexandria, in the cause Of James W,
Green against II. s. Wst.les and Others tao TN
Gorslgnpd, commissioners OF sale, will ciier for
s"lo by public auction, Ct about u o'clock m.
on SATURDAY, the 10Th day OF November
1917, at the front entrance OF tho Court room, on
Fairfax street, Alexandria, the following prop
efty, 10 viii:
l. Il LOT OF GROUND. hoing s.. the norlh.
cast corner Of Water and Gibbon streets, run
ming thence north on Water etre2t 16 feet &
inches; thenca cast parsllel with Gibbon stroot
TO Ihe channel OF tho Potomac river; thonco
with tho channel 10 uibbon street, and thence in
straight limo 20 tho beginning, including tho
ground covered by Tho brick house on Union st.
--.sublect TO :. 20 feot alley midway between
water and Union stroeiS. and running north
from Glbbon street 7G feet inches
- & LOT OF GROUND ct the intersection
oi the north edo Of Franklin with the east sido
ol ST; assph street, fronting 81 feet on ST. Asa3h
street, and LIZ lcot incAes on Eianklin street,
j. Il LOI OF GROUND, Of ST. Agayh sir
north of an! adjoining Oliver Norri4 lot, 'front.'
ing on ST Asapb street IL feet q inihcs, ana
funnlag bsck oAa! toward Fit street III feat S
iuChes.
a. & LOT QF GROUND, on tho cast aldo CT
Watef stfo1t, hetWc0n Duke and Wolfe streets,
fronting na Water strcc; 23 fact and in ,tepf!, nl
iGot, bounded en- The uor.a by M eight fac. al
ley, and on TIM oSst by nino fee. alley, wish =
flch. CT Wy oy0r h0.h.
Terms 81 sale: Urc iou.!h in o:sh, and tho
residue III one, tao sud Tires yeas, with intar-
oSI ifcn1 The ciay VI sRlo. Tho nu.as OF tho plr-
ch&sors 10 bo given for tho deferred payments,
villa SnHroTeh security, and tho tito 80 be rn-
thlEad ltnt:! !he 9h"io purchase monoy is rajd
GEO. A. MUSERBUH,
JOHN Il. JOHNSON.
act g'IaH.' CnIam' rs. of Sale
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llnt N-1aMi.
itW i,rnnn l. NLiIsn

(i!nal Estate Agents and Auclionoars
s-si VIRTUE T. OF q decree Of lhe Cornors:n7
- Court for tho city Of AloSand'ia, Virgins
rendered a! lis Sen!enlher torn, 1870. in The
Cause 81 uouglass y Broth0r vs.. GShgn and
others, lha undersigned, commissioner therein
!:t:nicd, viii oor for ssIe ''y public auction. ri
!! o'c!Gck Iii , in frcnt vf the entrances to the
Court room, on Fairfax street, Alexandria Va
OF SATURDAY, tho l5:h day OF November,
1879, tao following property, to wit:
no !. SlA FRAME HOUSES AND LOTS
on tho southeast corner of Alfred and tsihbon
streets.
Ne. =. THREE FRAME HOUSES AND
uuIS on the slley 10 roAr oi tina above namet,
property, Mol
TarmS of Salo: Cash enough 20 pay costs @!
suit snd Sale, and the residue in threo o4,nl in
s!alncnts. payable respectively in one, tSo and
tt:fcc gears, with interest from dsy Of sale
Ii. o. CLAUGE%WN
octtl.2swls Commissioner Of Sjslc.
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4 SSiAH f e AND CQMMi3SlON ER'S
I SALE OF REAL ASTATE In FAIR
FAa CO, VA By virtue Of an order OF tho
District Court of tho United States for thu East.
crn District OF Virginia, dated October Igt, 1879,
entered in the matter Of John IL. Harrison,
bankrupt. tho undersigned will sell by public
auction, at Fairfax Z. Ii, Va, on MUNDAy.
November l7lh, 1879, (Colnt day. nj spcii! Is
oc!cck H., .h0 following rAECkI& OF
LAND, belonging 10 the Gststa Ct s.id bankrupt,
lying nosr Sur:ia's station, in tair!&G co, Va,
viz: One traut cunlainiTg 81 mGTas and ~ c!as !;
snd ohc contraiHg 81 ,t;os aGd l&0 nora, lying
adjoining. and making desirable iugc. 0; &bo!;.
- scrcs The Gb0v0 described land is sod fcac
from tho iiGns aii incimbTanrcs ihr;Cun.
Terms: One fourth cash on dry of 3.la tho
TcSdue il: three c1umi instruments, ~ ciG !Wo R1
three years from day Of s4!c; tho purchaser 70
give bonds. with approved security, hosrinE in-
iurcs:. for tbs dtiarrai payments. and .lio :i:}G
~ h" rhiainat until The h;irhs are paid.
.iDHN i, FOWLER, hsa;euGa
THOMAS MOORE, Comm.
FnIrsX county, OCT 2T.%R
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Specisl contracts will be made with Yesy!y ad
veriisers

Mrs. FTCu's DIAMoNps. Says tho Her
aid: The magnificent diamonds presented as
a bridal silt to tic daughter OF Gen. Sherman
ty the kheGive Of Esyrt are kept in the vault
OF tho United States Treasurer aud tie cssktt
is sealed. 70 that the Treasurcr's clerks may
not be put 10 tho trouble OF displaying them to
visitors.
These insignificant diamonds seem 10 have
been saare aud dclusion from beginning to
end. First. when they arriccd they were said
TO ba worth $2j0, 600. OF fabulous beauty sni
set with wonderful skill; At thIsva!u1ton tho
duties would havo been something crormols,
and it could not havo been wondered, there.
fore, that the Geacral was determined On q
strict examination. II was held, and it has
been rumorel that the Shcrmaos have since
regretted their demand, l0r The cx animation by
experts revealed that the sat wa, worth SIS COZ
only, Instead Of 1925 600. Ono of tho exports
who handled them told me short time ago
that out Of tho CSC stones us!d over 300 were
merely chips worth ca tho average twenty
five cents each; they ranged trcrl that up to
$40. and few used as centerS at $50 The
mounting is very tiao, but tDkc the glt, all in
all, it was not 30 O,ientalIy splendid as pictur-
ed. Tho duties amounted to $2,90o. and that
Gop. Sherman rein4cd, to ray. For a year
they remained in The keeping OF the Custom
House, wben, altor muca Trouble. bin was
pushed through Congress permitting them to
be claimed duty iree. They vera wlrn icw
times, and NOW arc sealed I'D in The u. g.
Treasurcr's o6ico.-Neso IorL: Letter ~ Chi
CdgO Inter. Ocean,
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Tue PARADISE or RAsCALS. About O
month 60 young lady. accompanied by her
maid, came to one of the most fashionable
hotels of the Madeline quarter. She gave her
name as tho Malquiso de Nj. She came. she
said, from Nice, and expected her husband, an
important Italian parsonage, her brother and
slstcr-lu-law to j, ,ia hor shortly. The lady ate
10 her rooms and drove out 10 voiture DO 70.
mise, accompanied by her uuoommuulaativo
servant. The husband and the rclatio.s OF the
Marquse did not come. and the hotel keeper
daily noticed numbers of tradesmcn who clmc
to ssk Information about his guest. One day
he announced that he would present his bill.
but tho young lGdy told hia in naughty tono
that that concerned her husband. VINO would
arrive shortly. Jewellers. dressnakers and
other shopkeepcrs werc shown tue door with
such srlstorcratlc haughtluess when they ap
pearad with their a.c9Ints that they went
away conviUc ID that tbcy had to do with real
maIquise. Just week ago 10 day she went
out as usual after breakfast for drive 10 the
Bois de Bouogoe. and has not si1oe bean seen.
She sent the carriage homo from tho Tuosics
Gardens about five 10 tho afternoon, telling the
eoachman thAt she would return homo on foot
Her trunks on boing opened Tero found to con
tain only cd linen. The jewels and vauablcs
that the false maiQ1iao aud her acc>mplice thus
became possessed uf are vslurd at 50 600 ltaucs.
Tho hotel expenses arc not irciudcd in this
sum,
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HTrSEs !sHs. VTEwSs,E
IsS,ITOYESi S1vOVESi
NJ laS KING STREET

ai SIOE ~, embracing Portable Eangrs J.T"li
t"roT, i;iilng Room nnd U!iico Stovos OF Ina
.aLrst styles srd mos. improved patterns, osch
,h'l every ono ot which is su5rs!tcc.l to y;vo
rul.rc satisfaction.
h,S3 %hAioN,i', 6rkh and al! other
rIEE PLACE HEhWkES pu, nm tn hest .nn
1870 and three rooms. N'''
&or AlK fuHNAGH1 ior heating dwell.
e. : chu'c"cs nEd public buildings = slociajtg.
nave ".ns.Ant.y on hand large stock Of
IiH WAKE. CAn;nbcc Sc:s, Gual Ho1s and
-:nHoi, DGd iIoua,iHrn'shinx gools ii. general.
a,A >.2r prepared 10 -s7air fire ;'isco Heat
.r-, lit Air F@rn.2Es. CpoE ::!ovc Ea7scs And
81 u.haf Loves ih-. &ya iTadc
i,"oin& NH;.o!'i: a"i S;oGiin@ d 20 q short
..,', =. the o';y "id co::Etry. ;.at: ON thn :.:yy
r."s"i,a,. q i";'a.. II, ""Ik warr@nl:,t g. cj.r
-~tl-agiifg
""gl5 THi}S. i;GG,
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By ON esl .S Lrrss. knctionnars.


Is. Whost|oy :" as.
VI. ! IN ChHt,1cIV
Id! i.omo at h!a.
EeI ViRTU q of s. dccrnc nG tho Carnorsiion
-s-s Court Of Tho city Of Alexandra, rendered
ST lis October tarin, 1873 i'll :ha above causc tho
Undersigned, commissioners, will, on TUES
DAY, tho 18th dag Of Novomnor 1879, at Il
O'clock H.. before tho ontrsnco Of tho Corpora
tion Con;t House OF Alozsndris city, on FSirfsx
street, soil hY public auction 10 the Highest bid
nor, that V&LU ABLE HOUSE and LOT OF
GRG uND on tha west siin Of 81. hsarh street,
bounded and described ns follows: Beginning
On the west side o! ST. assph street two hundred
and sixty. two feet Gvn inches south Of Gibbon
street, End run:ing lhence south with St. Asaph
street littean feet OigEt aTd one halt inches I,
thence westerly gId parollcl 10 Gibbon etroet
oHn hundred snd iWeaty,thfcC feet live inches;
thence north asrallel 10 st. Asaph street iftoon
feet eight and ona half inches; thence with di.
rect line to the beginning.
Tari:!s On third Of the purchase money in
cash The residue in thraa 6qaal payments, pay"
nbio respectively In six, Twelve and cIgElo0u
months from the day of sails; tho deferred pay
mcnts 10 be secured by the bonds of the purchss-
or with good personal scCuriiy, with interest
from the day q salo ard tho tile cf thoproperly
TO be retained until the Whole purchase priCo is
psid. X. kEMrEK,
JOHN S. CHAIRMAN
oct25-t8 Commissioners.
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TIE QUIET WAY TIE BEST. The best aG
miais:rative officers ara these who make their
authority felt With as few words as possible,
and never display it unnecessarily. Men who
nro competent 10 command" bora leaders"
as they arc eallcd-have no occasion 10 cxsci
obedience lroca buborlins,cs, for no one ever
thinks OF dsobcying them; while those who DO
net possess tho faculty only di psy their weak
nosa In their c!t3rts TO appear important and
impressive. Tho story is told OF man who
he'd large Eumbcr Of pigs in q pen Lclr bis
house, and made it his prsrliCc to - out every
evening end "sir them up" with club to tho
glcat anuoyauc, Ct the PIGS and lhc d;s!urb-
anoc cf tho neiShb?rs. Oao OF these remoL-
sratcc! with him one morLi9g, asking him WHY
ho treated his pigs in such a cu,l manner.
because" hc answered, II want them 10
know am boss. There are TOO pany mcu in
| every commlnty whose idea Of executive
| ability is exactly on q PER with this. They
bluaier and splurso and "stir thioSs u9" sen.
orally, convinced that slIoa foolish parade of
authority Willoonpiucn those unfortunate enough
TO bo under ihcm that they ara boss" whereas
| tho fact is that it serves 10 c1nvDc' oil ocn.'
cerned that they src ioold. Aud the time comes
at l:ngth when .hcso who arc o2cs lhem iud it
out, aud they arc dropped. yho quiet way Is
the bast after ull-B0Sion 11Wnscript.
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GNHAii
" GOAL
We iH7ir tho al,o0tioa Of daelars ani cor.
sii!;'rrs 20 Gur largo STOCK q GAEEEULLE
tEEtARED CUhI. ihe following varieties:
i4XEEN'S yALiET,
iiUkHEkhI and
SHAhiOklN RED ASBf
WH!IA ASH (frGe burning ard hardy o.
stcn;icr, hr;.kan, og2. stove and nut siEos.
Also q EoHGH'S CEEEk, k,CUMBEEbAND
and KAN AWl;A SplnNT, from West Va
hhsinG Cos! 8 ei'oC!"ItY, 10 Aim TO koOp only
tho HIGH EST GEi DES and baving two large
Storage fGSds, each variety is kept sepsra!e,
end is esleciaiy prepared tor family use.
YARDS 1cafod, nn;i I'll :Jtrsl snnt out WE'LL
SURkEN I'D All: EHEE FkOM IMP y EI-
TIES
Doaiocs, Fsra,iis5, ,.i5Iie institutions and nsn-
Giactnri;a supplied III loRps. I:is!iei raiG--por
ton nj :az!!u lbs. y. =. MEHAFEEf g Co,
feb Nh"rf and yarsts tuoi D! Queen st.
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ATe"I'ElbN SALES.

.T1R STES' SSALEO OF VALUABLE
| = PROPERTY, AT CLIFTON, FAIRFAX
COUNTY, VA.-By virtue oi decd oltrust
from Joseph ). Bsrnum and wife. dstoJ tho 1st
day OF July, lSIir recorded smons tha lsnI rec
ords of Fairfax county, libor Y, Nc. j. folio SD
| and for tho purposes therein mentioned, the lln-
dersigIod will olIsr for sale st public auction, at
Fairfax q. H., on MONDAY, tho 10Th day of
LOT, with tho IMPROVEMENT thereon,
within 30 yards Of tho passenger depot OF the
Virginia Midland railroad, bouuuei as follows:
Beginning ~ the southeast corner Of William L.
Ford's lot, Oh Main street, thence running on
the westerly side Of sa!d street Euuthery 95 fact
to South strsot: thence along tho northerly line
OF S0Gth street westerly IS inot Z inches thonce
noriher]y on the ifnn Of lot Eo. IS foei; thence
cssteriy 63 feet = inches along tho line oil said
William +. F"rds lot 10 tho point nf beginning.
known AS lot No, On tho map OF tho hani5s
properly. TIE above LOT j; Improved By :
DIV ELiING HOUSE. built in modern atglo.
IU&1O feot with soVnn lnishCd rooms, besides tho
hall and Kitchen.
Terms Of Sale: So u.uan raeh III hsn6 rs Will
pay Tho costs Snd expenses "f sale: afo the su 7;
Of SEQ, with Interest thereon al 10 per cant per
snnum from Tie lst day oF huGlsi, 1875 until
tho dag or zsio th3 residue unCa p credit ;,sl2
months. 10 be accU.ad upon tbs property. Sol.
'ng sS trus:ccs. We shall C2arey such tito crl7
ss IS vested IL IL. which IS believed u j.: ua-
questionable.
Ss'H t. ta.e :!""" bel wHad l.! ecG = n'c!0r!.
HE0M AS l.. ;.DV Is,
- ai rs 81 i.NVE
Nc.l-ts I.ns,oea,
=ts5- iHho above saa has hcnJ r,s:roaci uitiI
NEGEM KER H., taT9
THOMAS <. LOVE,
LAM IL ii. i.GVE,
F"''!nSto., ""v IT'S TrGstec7.
fh1H JH%EE : SALE DF HA:UAiiiE
Il LAND IN EAlKFAN COUNTY,, VA
~ virtue {! daed ri :cI!st =iven Il, me bY Tara
a. smith and sarah q. Saith, lis wife, dated
on tho 10Th day ni .IHiY, 1871, aud recorded in
iihnT A. M. L. folio l&! ona ot ti;6 ial! records
oi Fnlris1 c"aa!y. Va, aal hi thj request Of
tij heraHC!HrT ~ stii decd al trust in writing
VIII sell Ut ;'thI:c auction, 81 g., highest bid
dur. III iT n. Ut thn Cnuft llC;lsr nf said county
on MONDAY, tan tSih dag of Uoc1Ehrr 1870 !
Chat being Gour. dsYl q GE!-TkiN ,EilAGT
oE LAND, lying Gnd ncin9 SiiuHtc in the crun
~ and St:ta ateTcssi containing II nc7nS, /
rood sni ~ poles. hninc = !,Hriicn of TIE land
conveyed {" tho said Zera =. Suii:h, :iy II. =.
Nelson, lying Eear Nelson's Mill.
IeIms af Sale: So niiicn cash ia GGn.f ss ;yiii
psy the Cc8s md expenses ni saln Sr, tho SUI.
ot E'"D, with !:trras. E?o:n the !2.h Il isnGlty
1873. and tho rosi1ua, il ary, urnn such t:rTns
as !ney b1 agreed upon hY .hA uAr;in; IL inter
cSt ard IN GCiNtils at snch n:,-r;.:"nt t!aa ucn
q credit t.! ;Wn!gn IHonlhs, with int,Tcs. from
tho DIS. Selling i:ustco, ! shnN convey
only such Tile 80 Is yasint IN ara h- aita sad
dnci ut trust
=. y. iiGIihHjH&OM Trislnc
E.!iI4x co., nov l3-ta
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tinnataly low.
In connection with the above, am making
fa'ly, Sundays excepted, BEEF SOUP, which
l propose TO sell At tho rate cf l2c per gallon.
Churches and charitsblo institutions wishing
To purchase soup tickets for tho poor can get
thon nj rfy s.cra at any time during The day,
AID will 10 allowed 4 discount On the above
price. ;3uua vii! be served from u M until
r.. ". nov II
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''nsrisX county, OCT :IT.;% 3 "
E'ae& Sam. sss: EaE;H's.
G'Nk HKN1.

flio rai.:;u!t:.ui.,
fEAMH NWELbiNG.
un ii!s nass side al 81. Aa.ph street., between
CamDro:' Sad Queen, containing water, gas,
hestor &c, recently occupied ~ ~. 4. Mag.
PosSns9Iun given at once. For loriaa, sc, srpy
81 This Cliicc oct
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FRESH MEATS, FESH, &c.
Second Ward Meat Market,

Z u.
WH. L. EMEfsSON, Proprietor.
I am selling for cash
iSir!oin Beef st l24c por Ib
Rib roast" "
Round " 10 ''
Chuck Ribs s TO 10 -
lirisket 6 to s -
Pork 10 "
Sausage 10 -
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Srleyhed Story,
NY .N{DNIG 1T PERU.

shall | ever forget its pitchy darkness
the roar Of the autnmnal wind through
the lonly forest, and tie lncessa"t
down-pour of the ram?
, 'Thls comes o: short cuts, NUT
tered pttUl"ntly to myself, as | pIod-
/ Ied along, keeping close to the trunks
of the trees, to av'il tn" r"v'n',
through which could here the t'T,
buIc't stream forty or fifty feet be
low. My blood TAN Geld as 'honst'
what might be the possible ronse
1nence Of misstep or move IN the
wrong direction Why had not been
,outent4l to keen in the riyht read.
IIn'l on vas tlat , lrht or are
my eva. ,l,vir, ,oo false,
stoprel holding on to the low
ra.i,ous hourhS o, a nem,0cE that
,rax oo N. elra Of bank tor it
,c,n,lIy seemed ,ht lie vjul would
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CHANGE OF TINE
WESTERN MARYLAND Il. ROAD

.s.:s.: si-. -. z....:.:: .-.ss Z: ...:sss
NN and aller Sunday, oct. l3, 1873
~ Passenger Trains will run as fol
LEAVE MECHANICSTOWN
For Baltimore and Westminster at 7:21 A
NJ. and 3:l1 =, NJ.
For Hagcrstown and Wilianisport 1:lJ
A II and 1:l3 Z NJ
ARRIVE MECHlNICSTOWN
From Baltimore and Westminster at II
Is \ VI and CIR = NJ
From Wiianl*port ana lIagerstown at
~, IN, and 3:ii p m
EMM1TrsBURG RAILROAD - Change Of
Schedule On and after Sunday, oct. H.
trains Will leave Emmittsburg at G.55 a. m,
and $50 and G3J p m; and arrive at
Rocky Ridge 725 a. m, and 400 and 6.5j
pm.
And will leave Rocky Ridge 1855 u NJ,
and 400 and 1.l5 p. m, and arrive at En-
mittsou.g llo5a m., and 4.40 and and 5
p. m.
Passenger Trains on W. VI. Il. r. leave
Rocky Ridge as follows Eastward-7.3 3s
"a. M, and 3 "A p. III. Westward -1O.55
p. N and G5G p. m.
Gen'l Manager.
B.Ii GRISWOLD,
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Two men were on Tuesday taken
to McMinnville, Tennessee, heav-
lily guarded and lodged in Jail,
charged with murder committed
during the war. They belonged to
Tinker Davis command and killed !.
man named Bake: in Cumberland
county. Bakers son was u child
when his father was killed, and hav
ing now attained manhooi's estate, in
tends to see his fathers murderers
punished.
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SehfAed puehy.
NA UCHYY.

NI CCUTT.
Somebody's lips were close to mine;
Thus tempted | couldn't resist.
Roouish end rosy, a sweet little mouth
Was suddenly softly kissed.
Somebody's eyes Looked up and frowncd
With such Il reproving glance.
"lfkisScs were wirked?' asked my pet;
Then the eyes began TO dance.
And smiling, the little maid answered,
AS kncl there at her feet:
"They must he Il little Tit naughty
Or they never would be So sw ct.
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in the moment Of the deadly peril
that menaced Inc. 1t may be that to
the subtle instinct and strength Of ii
wife's holy love ali things are posi-.
but Alice surely saved my life.
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Burgess Slick,
r,uo,;,.;,nnrs Abel Mitchell, l.. NJ
snitn, w. 4. Lyna, VIM. l.'iic.
(Lrk-AHtl Mitchell.
Tnc Co!ecter-Calcb pcllicorl
P,stnnster-John Root.
C,nst1b,fx Caleb Pclliro AMI John
son Elcasel.
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A man who was making $50 day
experimenting Nevada gold mine
has given up his position and come to
New York, where he is trying to get
appointed janitor to bank.
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SOCIETIES.

A. r. ard 4. u, Ne 155-Aects every
~ second and fourth Monday in each month.
Van B. Oslcr. Secretary.
X. Of p. No 61-Mcct every Friday
night. X. Of K. &. 5, G. ll&rman.
/. q. of o. T., No. 4G-Mect every
Thursday night gohn I4anders Sccy,
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guide.
lie has not come in yet.
sat down on wooden bench be-
side the fire and ate few mouthstul
of bread.
1 should like to retire as soon as
possible. said |, form weariness was
excessive.
Certainly The woman staltc1 UP
with alacIlty.
Where are you going to put him?
asked my guide.
up in the chamber,
Put him in Isaacs room.
No..
It's The most comfortab!e.'
I tell YOU no
But here | interrupted the whis-
pere colloqny.
/ am not particn,ar-I don't care
where You lodge me, only make haste.
So | was conducted up steep lad.
der that stood in the corner Of the
room, into an apartment ceilel with
slopino beams and ventilated by one
small window, where Il cot be,lstcad,
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Not one man in thousand marrles
the girl he most wanted
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Don't tell your secrets beside run.
ming brook 1T babbles.