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AUCTION.

Will be sold at Public Auction at the late res
idencc of
JOR SANDERS dec. in BETHEL
Village VI on the 18th day Of March 1879 at
10 O'Clock in the forenoon, the following des-
cribed valuable real estate and personal
The Dwelling House and lot pleasantly
located on Church street, in the Village Of
Bethel, about go rods from the village school
house and two churches, situated on level
table.land, overlooking the valley Of the
White River and ITS junction with its third
branch, consisting of about l IL acres OF
land extending from the street to the third
branch Of White River; on which is good
convenient and. we'll finished story and q
ha If house with bay window and l.. attached;
adjoining 10 u wood shed and good barn,
containing stable, carriage room and stor-
age,3 with stabling in the basement below F;
good running water to house and barn
buildings all in good repair said land is an
excellent garden plot, and about 70 young
fruit trees, consisting Of choice varieties OF
apple, pear, plum, cherry and crab grape
and butternut the whole making desirable
home.
ALSO, THE HILL FARM
now occupied by A. ID. Sanders, about two
miles northerly of the village containing
abont $50 acres of good land suitably divid:.
ed into moving, pasturing, wood land and
lumber land, an excellent and convenient
sugar orchard and apple orchard cuts from
80 to 40 tons hay, with ample .pasturage
good story and half house and L., barns
AMI sheds running water to house and
barns :; a good farm for sheep and stock
raising, and general farming purposes, all in
good condition.
Also, l four year Old colt, yearling heifer,
pair Of yearing steers, sleigh, buggy
wagon, i new piano box buggy, harness.
new lumber wagon one horse sled, buffalo
robes, shovels, hoes, forks, rakes, cook stove,
rarloI stove, free stone stove, tables, chairs.
household furniture and utensils, snd many
other articles too numerous to mention.-
Terms at sale.
NJ. j. OMAN, Ear.
EDWIN ALLEN, Auctioneer.
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Springfield.
One Saturday night recently o
gang of roughs, five in number, al
tackled Mira. Dupree, Frenchwoman,
and forcibly violated her person.
They have disappeared, but the Off
GERS are after them, and if caught il
will probably 60 hard with them.
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
RODNEY CHAMBERLIN'S ESTATE.

The undersigned, having been appointed by
the Probate Court Of the District CT Hartford,
Commissioners 10 receive, examine and adjust
all claims and demands OF all persons against
the Estate Of Rodney Chamberlin, of barnard.
in said District. deceased, and the claims OF
the deceased exhibited in set-of to the claims
Of the creditors, hereby give notice that we
will meet for the purpose of examining and
allowing said claims at the residence Of Lem.
uel r. Chamberlin in Barnard. on the third
Saturday, Jan. 18th, A. d. 1879, and on the
third Saturday, May 18th, a. d. 1879, from ten
o'clock a. NJ. until three o'clock P NJ, on
each Of said days, and that six months from
the Goth day of November, n. D. 1878, is the
time limited by said Court for said creditors
to present their claims to us for examination
and allowance.
Dated at Barnard this Sd day of Novem.
Der A. d. 1878.
G asH Abx Mi 5HA7H0RS' commissioners.
AUGUSTUS w. BIGELOW, Administrator.
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That Cough and Lung Syrup Of DR..
A. J. Flagg's is prepared by regular
practlcing physician who has used it
for fifteen years, Its great sale is but
. just.tribute.te.it... -
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Vick's Floral Guide.

Vick's Floral Guide.
A beautiful work of 100 Pages, One Color
cd Flower Plate, and 300 Illustrations, with
Descriptions Of the best Flowers and Vege.
tables, and how to grow them. All for FIVE
CENT STAMP. In English or German.
The Flo,cer and Vegetable Garden, IT'S
Pages, Six Coored Plates, and many hundred
Engravings. For so cents in paper covers /;
81. 60 in elegant cloth. In German or Eng
lish.
Vicks Illustrated Monthly Magazine-32
Pages, n Colored Plate in every number and
many fine En , Is Price 81 . year.
sent for 10 cents.
Vicks Seeds are the best in the world -
Send FIVE CENT STAMP for FLORAL GUIDE,
containing List and Prices, and plenty Of in
formation. Address,
JAMES WICK, Rochester, N. y.
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Theron o. Bailey Of the Pavilion
Hotel. Montpelier, is financially EN-.
barrassed, arising from the heavy
debts incurred upon the hotel.
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THE TRUE PATH or
GOSPEL TEMPERANCE

being the only life work and speeches Of
FRANCIS murray, Dr. REYNOLDS, and their
colaborers. Embracing. also, the history OF
the Women's Temperance Union. The best
selling temperance BOOK published, 700
pages, rs engravings. Price, $500. Agents
address at once,
II. 8. Goodspeed & Co., New York or Gin
cinnsti, Ohio. llsS7me'l
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10000 Feet

OF SEASONED SPRUCE FLOOR
BOARDS for sale d. CHEAP In
quire of f. B. Merrill, or Chas. Z.
Woodruff, Woodstock, VT.
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New Furnishing Goods,
Of every kind.

Chr store Is FULL, our goods riRs".
CLASS, equal in every respect to cus.
roM'MApE, and our prices as Low as
the LOWEST. As our goods are al
bought for CASH down we are are 10
give BETTER PHIcrs then you can &c,
anywhere else. AS we have adopted
the CASH SYSTEM aud sell only
for READY PAY we can give Lowpp
PRICES then ever and no one will have
to pay for bad debts contracted by
other parties.
Thankful for past iavors we hope by
our low prices and fair dealing to re-.
ceive large increase in our business
in the futare.
II. F. ROYCE.
Woodstock, Dec. |, 1878.
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Frank Paine has moved his family
to Qhechce aud opened harness
shop IN that thriving hamlet,
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II nothing intctercs, next Friday
three mu,dercrs go to the "shadowy
!and"--ono in Vermont, one in New
Hampshire and one in Massachusetts,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-03-12

Nazaire Daigle has purchased the
Warren Barber house." so called, on
River street, Of philo Hatch, paying
$500 for the same.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-07-24
Seating the Subscribers.

The late DIR. Slewyn, BishoT
of Litchfield, was formerly a mis-,
sionary Bishop in New Zealand
where he did much hard and ben
eficial work in Outstanding the
natives of that island. An anec-
dote shows good sense and pleas
ant wit which distinguished him.
The scene is laid at the church
of St. Paul, Auckland:
Before this church was conse-
Grated, a discussion arose as to
the allotment of seats. A man
who had given a large sum sug-
gested that those who had given
most should have priority of
choice. To the surprise of all,
the Bishop seemed to assent, but
added:
'Iow are we to find that outY'
'sNo difficulty" said the do
nor; "there's the subscription
list"
every true" said the Bishop.
'but you know that we have
read of a poor widow who gave
only two mites, and the highest
authority tells us that she gave
more than they all"
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Dear to a Patriot Heart.

DIR. Lilenthal recently stepped
into a school-room during a reci,
tation in geography, and was in.
yited by the teacher to ask the
class a few questions. He cour.
teousIy complied.
"What is the capital of Penn.
sylvania?''
Harrisburg"
"What is the largest city IL
Pennsylvania"
philadelphia"
|What building is there in
Philadelphia dear to every patri-
otic American citizen?"
That was a poser. The class
was troubled. but made no an
swer. The Doctor repeated the
question.
81 know" said a little fellow
on back seat as he stretched
up his arm to his full length.
"Tell us what it is then, my
boy" said the Doctor.
"I'he Mint" was the confident
answer.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-07-24

Established December 18TH, 1880.


Years ago, into a Wholesale
grocery store in Boston walked
a tall muscular looking man,
cyidentIy 4 fresh colnef from
some back woods town IN Maine
or New Hampshire. Accost-
ing the first person he met, who
happened 40 be the merchant
HIMSELF. he said; = saaq3 aa
Il "You don't want to- hire q
man In your store, do you?"
"WelL" said the merchant, 81
don't know; what can you do?''
"Do?" said the man; "rather
guess / can turn my hand to al
most anything-what do you
waEt done?" ~ s3.ftttns.lt
ns "WelI, if / was to hire a man
it would be one that could lift
well, a strong, wiry fellow; one,
forinstance, that could shoulder
a sack of coffee like that yon-
der, and carry it across the
floor and never lay IL down."
"There, now, Captain" said
the countrynlan 'fIhat'sljust me.
l can lift anything / hitch to;
you can't suit me better. What
viii you give a man that will
suit you?"
"I'll tell you," said the mer-
chant; "If you will shoulder
that sack of coffee and carry it
across ! the store twice and
never lay it down, / will hire
you a year at 500 per month";"
Donc," said the stranger,
and by this time every clerk in
the store had gathered around
and were waiting to join in the
laugh against the man, who
walking up to the sack, threw
it across his shoulder with per-
feet ease, although extremely
heavy, and, walking with it
twice across the store, went qui-
city to a large hook, which was
fastened to the wall, and, hang
ing it. up,sturned to othe mer-
chant and said:
2 G"There, now, it may hang
there till doomsday; / shall new
er lay it down. i, What shall T
go about, mister?. Just give me
plenty to do and 500 a month
and it's all right" ~ os .u /
The clerks broke into a laugh,
and the merchant, discounted,
yet satisfied, kept his agree
ment, Jand to-day ttAe ] green
countryman is the senior part
ner in the firm, and is worth a
dollars Utica OBJ
SeTCST. s Ia .afl fu Efrh gf1ill -
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An Operators Blunder.
Albany Evening Journal.

1t is by far the most painful
episode in the history of the
church at Maltese Cross Roads
The talented minister of that
church was awarded the degree
/ of Doctor of Divinity by one
of our colleges a few days since,
and as soon as the commence
ment exercises were over he tel
egraphed the news to one of bis
deacons. The telegram, as he
sent it, read: GIVE just been ID.
DID by my alma MATER" but
as the deacon received it it read /:
'1've just been id by my al
ma mater" The deacon had
the most exalted opinion of his
dominic, not only of his intel
lectual abilities but of his NOR
al worth, and at once called an
Indignation meeting of the
church, at which, in the most
scath:ng terms, he denounced
the college which had presumed
to d-n a reverend gentleman
who was of unimpeached sound
ness in doctrine, and whose pfac-
tice was in strict conformity
with his preaching. He carried
all his hearers with him, and his
motion that the salary of their
dear, but shamefully-abused,
pastor be increased $500, and
that a committee be appointed
to purchase a silver service to
be presented to him on his re-
turn, was carried unanimously,
and there wasn't a dry eye in
the house. The newly-degreed
minister, bearing his blushing
honors with graceful humility,
home in the morning.
In the afternoon the deacon, we
regret 10 say, dissolved his con-
nection with the church and
bought a shotgun. About the
same time genial and urbane
telegraph opeator began leav-
ng for parts unknown as fast
Is the lightning express would
carry him. M
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absurdities as fast and as often
as the attorney requires him
to; and, finally, leaving the
stand, it is a quarter of an hour
at least before he can recall his
own name or fix his own identi-
ty. The attorney then gets
upon his feet, tears the wretch
ed witness contradictory and
foolish rigmaro.e all to tatters,
and asks the court that it be
excluded from the jury as false
and nonsensical.
And that is one of the ways
many of our average criminal
lawyers adopt "to draw out the
facts in great murder cases.
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Wouldn't do for a Pail Bearer.
Pittsburg Telegraph

Some time ago a citizen Of
this place was very i'll. He fell
into a stupor which lasted three
or four days. He was carefully
watched by his wife and one OF
| two ladies from the neighborhood.
One afternoon the attending ply
sician said he could not live
through the day, and the sorrow
ing wife with a view to having
everything in readiness for the
end, held a consultation with her
friends as to the arrangements for
the funeral. The conversation
was held at the bedside of the
dying man, and in a short time
all the details were arranged, ex-
cept the names of those who
should be asked to be pall-bear-
ers. Three or four young gem
tlemen had been selected, when
the wife said, in a sobbing voice,
suitable to the occasion: "How
would Mr.. So-and-so doY' "Oh,
he would do nicely" echoed the
chorus Of friends. she's such a
nice young man." There was a
sudden movement under the COW
erings of the bed, and the dying
husband slowly raised himself
on one elbow, rubbed his eyes
and said in a weak voice, "No
he WON'T do. / amt agoing to
have that fellow for my pall-I
bearer" The ladies were aston
ished at the revival of the sick
man, but the wife laid him back
gently ON the pillows and said
soothingly: "Never mind, dear;
don't worry. This is a matter
that need not trouble you. 1t is
a sad duty that we will have to
perform after you are gone.
mo, it isn't,'' said the husband,
Grossly. "That fellow isn't go
ing to be one of my pall-bearers.
[ don't like him, and never did,
and if you are going to have him
I'll get well; see if l don't" A.
gain he fell back in the bed and
became unconscious, but in a
few hours there came a change
for the better. To-day he walks
the streets as hale and hearty as
any man. 80.
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How Washington Looked.

Count Axel de Fersen, aid-de-
camp to Rochambeau, in a letter
written to his father in Sweden,
dated Newport, October, 1780,
now published in the Magazine
of American History, writes: 81
was about fifteen days at Hart
ford. / had time to see General
Washington-this man illustri-
Gus, if not unique, in our century.
His handsome and majestic,wh
at the same time mild and open
countenance, perfectly reflects
his moral qualities. He looks
the hero; he is very cold; speaks
little, but is courteous and frank.
A shade Of sadness overshadows
his countenance, which is not un-
becoming, and gives him an IN
teresting air"
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Mall Directory
FAYETTEVILLE Post-Omce.

gsilroad-leaves every day except Sun
sav at S.4J AN; arrives at $40 Pm. Supplies
the following Offices: Kelso, Lincoln, tlynt-
vile. Oregon, Georges Store, Flora, llunts
Station. Salem, Winchester and Decherd.
Shelbyville stage-arryes Monday wed
nesdav and Friday at ii A. NJ; leaves same
days at 2P.M. Supplies Mulberry, Lynch
burg. Bonneville, County Line, Shelbyyilie,
Huntsville stage-lcaves Monday and
Thursday at 8 A. NJ; arrives Tuesday and
Friday at 5P.M. Supplies Goshen, hazie
Green. Meridianville and Huntsville.
Shelbyyille hack-lcaves Mondays and
Thursdays at s A. NJ; arrives Tuesday and
Friday at NJ. Supplies Norris Greek
Chestnut Ridge, Hawthorne and Shelbyville
Pulaski housewives every Saturday al
Il:3oAN: leaves same day ~ 1880. Supplies
Cyruston, Millville, Pissah, Bradshaw and
Pulaski.
nchrhorse-lcaves every Tuesday and
Friday at 5A. NJ; arrives Wednesday and
Saturday at3P.M. Supplies Camargo, No
limo, Cold Water, Blanche.
Boons Hill horse--arrives every Sanr'
day at 12 NJ; leaves same day at ! NJ.
Petersburg horse leaves Saturday at A
n: arrives al or same day. Supple:
Renfrow Station and Petersburg.
Money 0rdiirs can be obtains d at tins OIL
fee upon post Offices in all parts Ell the u
nited States. Aslist Of Money Order Offices
may be seen on application. Rates Of com
mission foT Money Orders are as follows;
Not exceeding SIS. 10 cent?
Over Is and not exceeding $50. 10 do
do 80 do do 40 :. 20 do
do 40 do do so. % do
W. B. DOUTIlAT. T. NJ.
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Church Directory.


Ptesbyterian, FSyetteviile-no regGlai
services; Sunday school at D.
Metholist-scrvices every Sabbath al
1O:3O and at night; Rev q jackson, pastor
Sunday school at 8 O'Clock.
Cumberland sbyterian-serSices ev.
cry Sabbath 1890 and at night; Rev w Z
Templeton, pastor; Sunday school O'Clock
Union Church, Pleasant Plains--servlce'
Ist Sabbath each month at ii and night by
tho Methodsts, Rev w B Lowey, preacher
In 1harge-2nd and 4th Sabbath each month
ntll by the Associate Reformed Presbyterl'
ans, Rev , Muse, pastor. Methodist Sun'
day school at
A Presbyrian, New Hope services Isl
and 3rd Sabbatls ia II; Bethel, End ano
4th Sabbaths at 11-Rev 5 Sloan, pastor
Methodist, Mulberry-servlces ord Sun-
dav in each month at IL O'Clock and every
sunday night; RcvWJCollier, pastor; Sun
day School at ..
Baptist, Mulberry-serylces lst Saboath
in each month at IL Rev VIM Hull, pastor
Cumberland Presbyterian, Mulberry
services lst Sabbath in each month at II
and night; Rev Jas Campbell, pastor.
limited Presbyterian, Lincoln-services
every Sabbath at 1l:l5 NJ; Rev David
Stran pastor; Sunday school at ~
Methodist, Shady Grove, (Shelton's
creek1--services lst Sabbath in each month
a. n o'clock; Rev j. Parks, preacher incl
Liberty Grove-seryices End Sabbath al
11AM: Rev w A Gill, preacher IN charge
Cumberland Presbyterian, Oak Grove
near yntville)-seryices 4th sahoath IN
each month at III o'clock; Rev A w Suth'
erlend. supply. ,,.,, AN, c.h
Methodist, Oak Ilill-services 4th Sab
hath each month at 10 o'clock.
Methodist-service 2nd Sabbath at lo
N. Rev w B Lowery, ? g.
Cumberland Presbyterian, OAK lili' Rev
J B Tigert, pastor. y,
Freshest, Wells hill, Saturday before I'd
Sunday, each month, Rev b 1 King pastor
Hester's Creek, Saturday before am sun
day each month, Rev d I King pastor.
Methodist, Flyntviile--services AN san SAD
bath At 1890 A. NJ; Mt Hermon, fllntvilie
c;rcpit services lst Sabbath at lO:5O Nj
Macedonia. Flintville circuit. services Ord
Sabhoth at 1880 A M-Rey w Anthony,
preacher in charge.
MISSIONARY baptist, Norris Creek, Duck
eyel--seryices 4th Saturday ana SUNDAY Id
each month; Rev G w Dolby, pastor.
Union. LIST Sunday; Providence, Ind; LID ,,
ertv Grove, 3rd; Oak Hill, 4th; Rev w 4
Gill, preacher in charge.
Shiloh, Methodist, near Millyille-prcach-
ing on 2nd Sunday in each month at r
u and on Saturday at ii A. NJ, before the
End and 4ih Sunday, Rev 5 al Cherry pastor
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JUVENILE CLAssTcs.-Beau-
tiful large type elegantly bound
editions Of Arabian Nights and
Robinson Crusoe, for 50 cents
each, and of Bunyan's Progress
and Travels of Baron Munchau-
sen, for so cents each, have just
been published by the AMERI-
CAN Book EXCHANGE, 50 Beck
man street, New York.
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County yOmcors-

Mp. Carter, County Judge.
A. S. Fulton, Clerk Chanccry Court.
". c. Morgan, do Circuit do
p. ID. Boycc, do County do
gT. Holland. Sheriff.
CIV. Counts, w. A. Millard, w. A. Gun
ninghsm. Depuiy-Sherifs.
Henry Henderson, Trustee.
b. b. Thompson, Register.
J. Il. c. Dad, County-Surveyor.
7. j. Rives, Sup't Of Public Schsols.
j. b. Morgan, Coroner.
MO. Wallace. Ranger
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-07-24

New editions of Rollins An
cient History, and the Complete
Works of Josephus, both print
ed in large, beautiful type, and
strongly and neatly bound, have
Just been issued at about one
third the former prices, viz;
Rollin, $2.25; Josephus, $500.
AMERICAN Book EXCHANGE,
publishers, SO Beekman street.
New York. ief
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@gsltaiee gaetRg
For The Fayetteville Observer.
GIRLS AND ICE-CREAM.


q For the Fayetteville Observer.
GIRLS AND ICE E-CREAM.
Tell me not in mournful numbers,
That this life is but dream,
When girl that weighs one hundred
Gets outside quart of cream.
Life is real, life is earnest,
And the girls know what they need,
But on ice-cream they are the durndest
Set, to show their grit and greed.
Let us, then, be up and doing.
With heart for any fate;
But never let us go wooing
Girls that want second plate.
Lives of such girls all remind us,
As we float adown the stream,
That the boys that come behind us,
VIII have to pay for lots of cream.
Be not like dumb driven cattle,
Be hero in the strife;
Never with her mother battle,
Save the ice-cream for your wife.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-07-24

Smiths Bible Dictionary, anil
an unabridged Cruden's Con-
cordanee, each to be sold for
$1.00, are recent announcements
of the AMERICAN Book Ex-
CHANGE, 55 Beekman street,
New York.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-07-24

Why is it that the boy Of Or
dinary mind would prefer to go
in his everyday clothes and sit
on a muddy bank, fishing all
Sunday, rather than to sit on a
nice dry seat in Sabbath-school
for an hour, dressed up in his
best bib and tucker? Girls amt
that way.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-07-24

The clown in the circus last
week got off a new joke, and the
audience were moved to tears by
the sad and bewildered manner
Of the Iiilg-master,sto whom it
came as unexpected as a snow
storm in August.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-07-24

An Encyclopedia of Univer-
sal knowledge, in 20 volumes,
$4,000 pages, all for $40, and
equal in all important respects
to any Cyclopedia heretofore
sold for less than 500, is an
'nounced for publication By the
AMERICAN Book EXCHANGE, 50
Beekman street, New York.
They have also just issued an G.
.dition of Chambers Cyelopedia
of English Literature, complete
i'm four volumes, neatly cloth
bound for $500. Their cata-
logue of several hundred stan
dard publications, at very low
prices, will be sent free on re-
quest.
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A New Trick at Swindling.

"A few days ago a. package
was received at Atalissa, on the
Rock Island road, by express,
valued at several thousand dol
lars. Thcrroute messenger in
structed- the -Atalissa agent not
to have the package in. the of
flee over night, but to take it
home,o or depositit in q safe place
elsewhere. That night the .ex-
press Office was broken into and
robbed, a few trinkets of no yal-
ne being taken, though The Of
flee was thoroughly ransacked.
This is a trick which has been
frequently played upon the ex-
press company. A package Of
silk, as in this case, or snide
iewelry, is directed from an
eastern Office TO some rural Of
fee in this state, on which is
marked a large value The
night following its delivery the
agency is robbed, and "a suit
follows to recover the value OF
the valuable package stolen by
the swindler who sent it, and
who followed it to its destina-
ton. I It won for a tirne,I but
the express company has learn
I'D the game, and now immense
ly valuable packages sent to
small country Offices, are, not
kept where they can be- stolen.
Hence the precaution of the
route agent saved the company
the loss of several thousand
dollars on a snide package.
e N 2
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McMasters. an Ohio temper.

McMasters, an Ohio temper
ance lecturer, was taken sudden
ly i'll in a railroad car, and a
physician told him that glass
of brandy was the only thing
that would save his life; but he
refused to take the liquor and
died.