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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-09
Fo4TGR KID GLOVES.

To-day's !s,aIs Tor FIsteen-puzz'e e, :planr.'ea
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-09

WANTED. TWO OR THREE GOOD
BRIGGs,S Bakery,
hi s.o.s 7O7 Main street.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-09
rog RRNT.

FOt RENT, THAT DESIRABLEda
.A,BusiNKss sTt Nh, with DwELLINGa IL
pes'sihe atst Market. Applyto
EDWARD j. WARREN,
~ t-5t< ft1A Main afrSef
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-09

To.day's State for Flrteen-pmslc explanation.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-09

To-day,s state for Fifteen puzzle explasa,iosi.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-09

.nCPsoND AND DANULLg RAr1oAD Co.,l
PRESIDENTS OFFIcz, Z
RICHMOND. "a, fcbrusSy l ;. 1850.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL
~ parsies boldEg con sotdsted mortsage bonds OF
tLe Richmond and DtDyiile Railroad Company
maturiis MAY I. ~, that the aie VIII pe pafp AZ
pay. VITA accrued irtessst on presentation =, Ws
Sfee o5 The Treasurer al tie COMPANY. ana tbs,
not 30 pr 81 for payment ga or before ba Is
cav Of Nav. 1850, al Interest thereon ~Ii cssse
from thai date anethss notice "i be pseaasa IN oar
tber6St. . -. 49,,
The Offer heretofore puhii,Aed 10 exchsnge these
bontls for he coS4psnys gensfsi mortgage seDos Is
hereby withdraw. ,.,
Mo- lee Is al ksreby given 70 al parties holiinx
any OF tie ss'a oOnSo idited or other nortxafe
bois or said e9nns n.y. that now basf Que. inss
The ssI0e will 10 pssJ IN Ni on pleseniaston Al me
Office of the Trsasarer OF lie company. nbu ips,
not so presented iB nay De1t on or biofv .bc ~
tay OF Nav. 1850, all Interest thereos w.i e'aso
from that dsle, aud this notice be pleaded ~ "af
thereof. ~ :. bvro.u,,
fe lS-2tagSw si.en-.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-09

0Fp CEs FOR RENT-TwOM
A.MDK, wELL-LIGHTED and WELL Ill
fkSx4TED ROOMS. on frst door, over YAM
sey's Moore, No. illz Main street, suitable for
kSys dentists. Apply ~ Dtspdtch ONCE.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-09

MS .tDderslooi tha; these 5issepi@Sts give gen-
G nj supp0rt to the Dutcs COMMITTEES. NH s-0t
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-09

ER hNF, "a
Two LAeGE BASEMENT ROOMS
Y tps~n, 10. 3lo east Franklin street, suita-
= Us efass. Rent very low to q good tenant.
Asc,IsTABLE in rear OF same dwelliDs. Ap-
- ss&spoteh once. NH e-1w
Daily Kennebec journal., 1880-12-07
NO. 2SS.
The ordinary expenditures for the same

The ordinary expenditures for the same
period were;
For civil SNpensss, siS6asss;s A5
tor teieisn intercourse, l.sil,iao IS
nor Indians. s,aiS,SS, ~
forpensions, including $la.S4i.,sS "
arrears of pensions, sS?.s.i.4 ~
For the militars establishment. In.
Gliding river aud harhor improve
ments and arsenals. SSllGa,S 20
For the naval establishment. includ.
ing vessels, machinery, aud i'm.
provements al navy-yards, la,asdas4 "A
For miscellaneous expenditures in.
cludirg public buildings. ligh,
houses and c llecting the revenue, sl.Asstiai o.
For expenditures account Of the
District OF Columbia. Ss-sSSt as
For interest ON the public debt sS.3,s-s II
For premium ON bonds purchased, a.S $40 A.
Total ordinary expenditures, SO, ,dis .aa, -
Leaving surplus revenue OF sdsSSS asa 10
Which, with amour, drawn from
the cash balance in treasury of s.es4.%st II
Daily Kennebec journal., 1880-12-07
The OBELIsK. j.
SANITARY CONFERENCE.

In pursuance Of the act passed at the
last session of Congress. invitations have
been extended to foreign maritime States 10
join in sanitary conference in Washington,
beginning the first of January. The accep-
lance of this invitation by many prominent
powers gives promise of success in this i'm
portant measure, designed to establish a
system of international notification by which
the spread of infectious or epidemic diseases
NAV be more effectively checked or prevent
Daily Kennebec journal., 1880-12-07

Was applied to the redemption;
OF bonds for the sinking fund, 200 "
OF fractional currency eSi7i, Al
Of the loan of l>5s IA oD0 ~
OF temporary loan, 100 90
OF bounty land scrip. ss oo
of compound-interest notes iasOD 90
OF .-10 notes OF lS6i.6S, s65o M
OF one and iwo.year notes 3-Q0 90
of old demand notes sas Oh
Daily Kennebec journal., 1880-12-07

ed. The attention cf Congress is invited to
the necessary appropriations for carving in
TO effect the provisions of the act referred TO.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-01-10
Silent Men.

Washington never mado d
speech. In The zenith OF his fame
he once attempted il, failed, anil
gave up confused aul abNshed. In
framing tho Constitution of tho
United Statos, the labor was al
most wholly performed in Com
mittcc OF tho whols OF which
George Washington was Chairman;
he made two speeches during the
convention, however, was its ac-
knowledscd MASTER spirit, and his.
torians affirm that had it not been
for his popularity and tho thirty
words Of iis first speech, pronounce
ing it the host that could be united
upon, the Constitution would have
been rejected by the people.
Thomas Jefferson never made u
speech. llo couldn't do it. Ma
polcon, whose executive ability is
almost without a parallel, said
that his greatest difficulty was
finding men OF deeds rather than
men Of words. When asked how
he maintained lis srcccss when
Commandrr-in. .Chisf ofOn army in
Italy. l.. snid, by reserve. The
greatness Of man is not mcsusnred
by the length Of his speeches and
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-01-10

NEW YORK, january 2.-Parnel!,
in IN interview, says: u consider
;hc British government ought to
relieve the distressed in Ireland,
and We have been Watching and
waiting too see whether the gov
ernment would fulfill its duty in
this respect. Finding that it did
| not, tl!o Land i.enguo decided just
before ! left Ireland TO receive sub
scriptions for the distressed, and
wU feel ourselves compelled 10 say
that although our primary object
is to raise money in aid Of the
Land l.saguo, that ifany charitable
Americans desire to entrust us
with hi,ls for the relief Of tho poor
in Ireland ws shall be happy to
receive them md apply tho money
through our local organizations ac-
cordiu.; 10 tim wishes Of tho do.
nor:, but it would not be nocsssa-
~ for me to come TO America SIM
PLY 20 ask for assistance for tho
distressed Irish. America would
send Tc!iof Ns soon as she knew OF
distress. In the famine of 1917
shs sent assistance to Ireland be-
fore England. and she has donc the
aamo this timo." Parnell intends,
in . loctu.a, to givo q brief history
OF .he ireland question up to tho
present time anl descriptive Of the
rise and progress Of tho present
land movement lie adds: cx.
pcct to remain in New York few
days to attend the meeting which
l understand has been arranged
for. After that much will depend
upon the plans mnle for lis by the
American committee. But l OK.
poct to 90 next to Boston, then to
Philadelphia, after which | shall
50 south short distance and work
around 10 St. Louis; then l ahall
probably 90 to Chicago. From
this point my plans are uncertain,
us | wish to 60 TO Canada and Sun
Francisco, and do not know
whether | can do both or not. |
shall do my best 10 so to San Fran
cisco, and may perhaps yisi; Cana
Tia before going West. Mr.. Dillon
will accompany me through, and l
hope 10 he able 10 induce him to
remain behind when leave Amer
ica, to coniinua the work, but my
return will depend on cyants at
home.
On his arrival Mr.. Parnsll THANK
cd tho people for the reception ten
dcred him.
Mr.. Dillon, cRmpanion of Par
neil, followed with q speech in re.
sponsc to calls by the committee.
While these oXercisen wcro taking
place in tho saIoon Of the 6cythis,
the vessel was on her why to the
dock, whero number Of the peo-
plo were assembled and cheered
parncll and Dillon aa they appear.
cd. The distinguished Iri3hmsn
were driven to the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, where the members Of sever
al committees and others were pre-
aented.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-01-10

The average man measures about
five feet three and one-half inches.
The weight OF tho average male
adult is liO pounds.
Ths human skeleton consists OF
mora than POO distinct homes.
There are moro than 800 scparnts
muscles in the body. and an equal
number Of nerves and blood vessels.
The skin contains more than two
million openings, which are tho out
lets for M equal number Of sweat
glands.
Each prospirOtory duct is one
fourth Of an inch in length, which
will mako tho aggregate length OF
tho whole about nine miles.
Every adult man has fourteen
hundred square fcot of lungs; or
rather, tho mucous membranes lin
ing tho air cells Of his lungs, il
spread upon u smooth, plain sur.
facs, would cover m extent Of four
tcsn hundred squaro l"ot.
About two-thirds Of Il pint Of air
is inhaled 1T each breath in ortli-
nary respiration.
The full capacity of the lungs i.
about three hundred and twenty
cubic inches.
4 man hrcathcs eighteen time, q
minute, and uses three thousand
cubic lcot, or about three hundred
and scvcnty-tiyc hogshcads OF air
per hour.
The weight Of tho hoart is from
eight to twelve ounces. II beats
one hundred thousand times in
twenty-four hours.
An amount Of blood equal 10 tho
whole quantity Of the body passes
through the heart every minute.
Tho stomach daily produces
about nine pounds of gastric juice
for the digestion Of the food; its
capacity is about five pints.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-01-10

Fine Sample Rooms. Telegraph of.
fec. excellent s,ubliug, Bss to all
Trains.
May 4, 1878.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-01-10
IRRITAL AND DEPARTURE
or TIE NAILS.

Clnrl,sburg-daily except S4ndoys--lcaTes
Weston n, 5:j5-arrivcs& At II A. ".
Bnxloa Court Ilouse-dally except Sun.
dnys-arrirrs At II'cSton by S:ao P. W., and
leaves Weston same dHy Al $50 T. NJ.
Glcnvillc-dniy except SnndNys-lcH!cs
Weston Mt 8 4. NJ. and arrives nj 3 ? N.
Fuckmnuon-Mriycs NJ Weston Il NJ.
TUESDAYS, Thursdays and Saturdays-leHves
Weston . p NJ. same days
Philippi-arrircs al Weston Tuesdays md
Fridays atop. VI leaves WesIO" bedncs-
dag nud Saturdays nj ! \. NJ.
Mount PlcaJaut-leavcS Weston Mondays
md Thursdays at A.N.-arrIves Tuesdays
and Fridays by M.
West Union--nrrivcs Mondays NJ /. NJ
leaves Weston Tuesdays ut I a. ".
Sand Fnrk-onrc II wrrk-lenvrs Weston
Mondays nj 0 A. M.-.arriYcs Tuesdays nj }
7. n. .,
go Parties having mail 10 90 should
bring 1t to the ollicv lulian hour before the
departure Of ihumai!s.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-01-10
WM, l.. WHITE.
WEST VA. UNIVETnSIY

Nine departments of study; textbooks
furnished at cost; calendar arrangea..to to suit
teachers; expenses for ono year from SITS
to S?00 nOn-sCrtariau, liberal, Thorough.
Fall Term Lcgius September Sd, 1879.
%a..ro catalogue and other information,
apply to the President, ], Il. THOMPSON,
MOrrartown, ". Va.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-01-10
NO. 81

.,- ii -:
TISh! TIS -, h9yo ,'y, you 70 caA nm
TnlI!pI Ip,, men, nIi;, lIoS'"g Sr ny ~. sfasp
oo"e" mociKihS!y' l neg your
pardon YOU AGye It,! every Fisnt Isn IN i!n Inc
%"Eiu. NO, ht'e c hos se:n MN,
Dut you need not fear; | s,yc you
my oleiSslhS; 'i lou can 80: ana
po!micIu !!l!SI 10 tho uoor; -,
WITHOUT u WoFo sAo ic't INC
room, a,, . .,.,
oeoteeiy Ten minutes eI"psCtn'
,.I1,,!i;t %He!i 4 caro- H @Sn Drought me WIN y.
Ihllll' i.nwtcHcG r., engraved on Us
snowy surface INC CLOCK STRUCK
we've. IL brought DNck tno past
Hlslit SO 'lVl'!ly 'llas " ieeIihS o.
.%.ntltess !Ilt !, c"lllo } over III; mo nn' M
tnruJ'lnS ,I ~ ~ oFIisiy y, "S'uG, .'. / Ge. IL.
SGcllueu 10 'llS llpEArf' Mhgra ne
%5w"fy7 vent; Gl'oFs'' Ho!setcfs'Hc
i!o It ha9 IN ms nan honq " picture o.
nlnlse!I' W!l'Gn hau oeeh iy!nS on
s''e nv, Sh?lo'u'N' "aS c?i'Gn,p!"'''s H.
'hls was my IDOL j! c"ih'
meliccu' WITHOUT any preliminary
"IEus, I!;i.,
mes IS, | nope H' EeP!o"'
turning Toward me:
g.. Ah' Al L., sala, U, ''kins at me Me'nf;s ;',
IL"ilt a,ti,i, nm, anu l1o' ; M9''e'H5 .IS
outS'Ff1Gl'el !NNgi IT, 49, IL was
ny n 'aoi, NON loH inc p'c'ufS
I'LL. iali.Ll: ;,,t WAS IN, IN IVORY , Npe-a''o
''syT t:i;,,! t'i'o StHG a IoGei Sc. .lSStS' l. .,,
,, W ~ ~ Maoel: MnN1 u" yTu
,nenn' ,it ne eAc'"'mSd Ill "'l'"mS"-
'''eiiS' S;,r,,; -, =, .,.
nis' a:MH, I, iooh'hs s'r"'5n'
IN l''s !"cS' s'"' my tuol Is pEo-
heI' ! thought 10 si1o you a. sur
Prise ,, iMs' nlSnI, l c1'lt'nu9H, 1S
presently, anu went 10 tl' oaI.
theEo Ille mples were turncH very
umeMPee5iodly' ahG S %as i:. 'llN ont ont
suFl't'seu' l"u VI" no! SNOW 't!n'
tnerc u Wero SPECTATORS Wlen me III
IIo Scsne TnS enAete1 III lno con
esrHa'oLs' e oVI fnero "sFG tMo-hr. l,
Fey t'ouF' ~ w"9sc , !n'g los me you
llIE1 N.Y. !" o''cn l""s"'o-"''' my
Sott; t!;r.,,, , NJ.
MapcI began fhiIlp III a." OK
pVS;H'nttllg volee.
10 ''ot say "Hythlng, l inter
rUpIe''' T"d1y' ~ %ou'o uo NO
EoTu. ~, Ilero Is your rlns, may you
u" h"Ply, ana may your ne" lo'o
prove "S ttue a. your o4u. r.,
i was tfGniolnG IN every ninn;
2ut nc sHM ny my .I; 1aTo ti"t l Moulu
near aotn!ns' pun no ventures 70
say ms '0'ce-'na' VoicO wslIeh .iao
Gcoh p 81 a'Ieh !. 1: muse 70 my e"F-Dso-
Nel! ..,iaIn, MItn smOI,omI o.i I,., ,,o,, .,,,..
H.. 'IoSl, t | inny nave oec" l"'Se'
o"s l loFeo you, y,,, .,.,..
l p"' up my n"ho 0i'u si'ooN my
''eNG1 M ,,,
~, ;Hon 20 lo' snow sno,r toTe III
',.o ..,". oIt manner i !i, GU noa Oe:rr @ eG
we cMi.lio! .!i' lnoEa it, hlat.eEF; " lou 0'
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-01-10
WESTON, W. VA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1880

VOL. Kill
Local Directory.
.--------------------
COUNTY OFFICERS.
Judge Circuit Cours-J. BRANN0N.
| Clork W. e. tlARRRIS0N.
Pres't County CouFt--J. PETERSON.
Clerk I" j. WO0FTER.
Prosecuting Att'y-A. EDMIsTON
Sheriff J. G. YANDERV0TR
sup',. Free Schools &. ". CROOK
County Surveyor D. Y. PETERSON,
Assessor I't District JOHN KEE.
+" 2l GEO. FISHER.
dJpngGd@@3
Cowt House District.
G. ". Turner and ?. Dargau.
f'recnuM's Creek District.
Vim. Hall and W. Y. Wood
uae&ers Crees D's'rsct;
NJ. AlcWiorter and D. K. Swisher
C%ttH's Set''emen' D';,r!es' ,,
5. 6. Sn'lsa ana W; n. W Milsoa'
Sktn CreeL Dislrtet.
Wv. .Chldcs'Gr and +" u no" hoF'ef
unT nINC nE rnIpTC
HoLo!Nu W Ioonio'
S>rcH..t SosATts.
Lewis, 20!h Of February nnd August
Gilmcs, llth of March aud 10Th Sept.
upshur, 25til Of May and oh Dec
Preston, 92l Of March and ID octobsr
Randolph, lllh Of May and 23l Nov.
Tucker, 10Th of April and Oct: q.
Barbour, April 20 and November "a,
Webster, 10Th Of Juus and 9Th Sept.
I5raSton, 18th March and 18th August
Harrison, S0th May nnd Soth October
Calhoun 2''A OF May '"' '0'n OF o'''
So>.SEtN Nos>'ts'
I.cwis.-FirSt Monday in February.
April, June, August, October and
Decembcr-iho June Md October
terms for fiscal md police business
ouI:.
Gilmor Second Monday in February
April June. August, October anu
Dccombcr.
Upshur Second Monday in February
AnriI June. August, Octubor and
Dt..,'.I,a.
pecem0"r; r,
Braxton.-tlTst laesuay III January
March, May, July, September aau
Novcmbcr.
VII. ,,u.,t Tro.1,v In FDLruo.
H.. 0o,oLn.
ry, April, June, August oe'ooe'
aud December.
,l,o,r jIuur,L Monday in Febrra
vi To-, Sv,yst Scnt,m.
ry' Ma,cn' 'uIe' Nusus'' S'
Der ant November.
xnh,M arsIcgEs
'N"sS =, ,,.n,',,.
Miy0r-J. ". NOtlllTdln.
Rccorlcr-iI. II. Wood.
JI,..wo,-1vJ IT,y,i--Juhu Shea.
nJ III w. N,Rr;lo
~ nh't III "s
Sd Itdrd-Jacoo SchnsiE.
4li Uur2-Joseph A. Watson.
s,ro,n.,J s Wilkinson.
osH.r,r T!.rEp
S@GA'HEI2Ss
A.F.kN, M.--Stnicd communtt lucns
NJ Weston I.airc No TO-, a. r. and 4. H.,
vii, pe held on the First and Third Mon
Inrs of vyerv month.
~ CnAS. O'NARA, v. y.
IL rrTEEsoy, Sec
JAyE ELEW.-Statctl communications oi
IsrtYon Lndyc No. al, A. +. and a. u,
vii 10 hrll In ilrir Hall, In Jnne lew, on
,bo scrondSatur,ia, in each month.
ISAAC JACKSON, u. H
W. n. CArrEs. Sec
ST, Ioseuh' s G. 7. A. \. Soclcty.-Stn,cd
meetings are held on the first Sabbath in cV-
"rr ,' n,nn,L n FATHER TRACY, Prrs'I.
Il l. S,ppsoy, Secretary.
" CpTrRCHES
=, ~ Nj, D.. G y rorc, p,u.
A' y. Cn"rs"i n, I've "r S"hb",h Travrr
tor. PrS@eOINE snVri ,irh, s'%Mi S""i,y sri,ool
meeting " "e'MeS,!"! Observation-Disclosures "'s, [ Srn'
- a: n9FnSsi S,Ssi. 7TPSsI"''"4'" ''''"
uA5 W. .,or;Hr Gbrrrh, Rry. George u.
Fleming, Pastor. Services every alternate
Sunday. Sabbath SenooimMm w, c,,. H. IL p"", a,
0 o'clock, A. NJ.
Catholic Church, Rev J. A. Tracy, Pas
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-01-10

Tho man who won't tako a paper
because ho can borrow one. hnN in
vented q mNchinc with which he
rNn cook hia dinner by tho smoke
Of hi, acighhor'a chimney.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-01-10

Wien You catch n weasel asleep
never wake him up TO examine his
lower teeth.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-01-10
EaljSEEVEElAES as0TEH..
Rushvillc, Lewis Co., W. Va.
WIN. l.. WHITE, Proprietor

The undersigned desires TO infOrm tho
public that hs haa leased tho above Hotel,
mud has rcfurnislcl and rcftlcd the 81 mc.
EIO offers the hes, of accommodations to tho
travelling public. Good Gtnbllng and
eea oa til. premises. He ha, IulLs Gpac'a
arrNnsements for travellers and tcNmste's.
llc respectfully Invites Gull from his old
fiicndS aud travellers.
Blount County democrat. [volume] (Maryville, Tenn.) 1879-1883, 1880-04-21
The Name of God.

Is it not singnlaE that the name of
God should be spelled with four let
tcrs in so many different languages
InLatin it is Deus; French, Dieu /;
Old Greek, Zeus; German, Colt; Old
German, Odin; Swedish, Code; He
brew, Alden; Dotch Herr; Syrian,
Adam; Persian, SYRIA; Tartarian, Ed
sag Soalvonian, Bclg orBoog !; Spans
ish, Dias; Ilindoo, Dsgi or. Neni /;
Turkish, ,Abdi; Egyptian, Aumh or
Xcnt; Japanese, Nain; Peruvian,
Liau; Wallachian, Iene; Etrurian,
Ghur; Tyrrhcnion, Eber,; Ipish, DieA /;
Groatian, Doha; Margarian, Desc !;
ArabiOns Alla;. Dualtaamy Bogt.
There are several other languages in
which the word is marked with the
same popularity. .... -, .a.,.,,~r
Blount County democrat. [volume] (Maryville, Tenn.) 1879-1883, 1880-04-21
THE DEMOCRAT.
WEDNESDAY, APRIh l., AlSS0
Who Killed Tccumseh? =


Anvil Of peeldiat elraEaTer WINS
filed, OH Saturday Il. The Registers
Office, in which thedeccdent, colored
man napied Wiiliam Ha GFham,
claims the blonOr Jof haTilig Killed
Tccumsch. The will is dated August
II, 1873, and bequcaths another colorI
ed man Peter Barnes, call that certain
money coming 10 INC from the United
. States Government for services rem
dered asa teamster, and where Ihaye
Killed Tccnmsehy the Indian chief,
under Gen. Harrison, etc." Barnes is
about fifty years Of age, lives at No.
IL, Middle street, Allegheny, and has
large family. The deceased came TO.
his house about seven years ago, and
remained there ilhis acathiiil Scp7
tcmbcr, 1878. Singular TO relate,
Barnes knowledge of the life Of .thel
deceased is extremely limited. al.
though he lad referred at difcrciitI
times to his life and his war expert
Hence, wet these "reminiscences had
slipped from his memory. lie, how
ever, fccollccttd that Graham had
said that he shot Tectimseh, While he
was lying in ambush at the battle Of
THAMES, 0ctobcr3, 1873, and was Shot
himself in Tile leg. lie also said there
was another man who claimed he had
killed the chief and was running for
office at that'tfme'' Graham. had been
allowed 4 pension Of $lS per MONTH,
but had not drawnit for forty Years,
wishing to ALLOW il TO acclpfliate. lie
claimed TO be 1876 years old when he
died. Barnes has not done 'Hilything
yet towards procuring tic nlPn6y, bin
proposes to put the matter shortly I'M
the hands Of a lawyer. '.-''' '" .",
There is a gentleman now living fn.I
Greensburg who claims he Killed the
Indian chief The deed has been att
tributed in history t6,Col. r. NJ. John |
son, who was an officer on Gen. Uar-'
rison's staff, and afterwards 3" Con-
gresham u. S. Senator, and a, can
didate ID for Vicc-President Of the
United States. This is probably the
party alluded to by Graham, In Ora H
per's "Dictionary Of Amelicati Biog- /
i'cphy,r it is related that there is great
doubt whether Col. Johnson deserves
the credit given him or. hot.-[Pitts-
bdrgh Pa.) Dispatch. 80. .,', ~, nv, ' ,,'
Blount County democrat. [volume] (Maryville, Tenn.) 1879-1883, 1880-04-21
A,s'Swctt"a story.

AT party of young people in Paris
conversation happened to turn on the
subject of kissing, and the question
was, propounded who, of, the Young
men present could boast Of having
given or being able to give 'his girl
the most kisses. Various were, the
replies this question called out Final
Iva young man and the girl TO Whom
he was betrothed bet 200 francs that
they could kiss 10000 times in ten
hours, provided they would, be allowed
to take an occasional glass of wine
'betwecn." Two persons were APP
pointed a committee to count the
number of kisses, and the work began,
During the first hour they counted
1000 kisses. During the second hour
the kisses were not nearly as humer
ous, forthc committee only couiited
1.OO0.l After the third hours during
which tlfeysmanagcd to score but $50,
further operations were brought to
sudden standstill. The lips Of the
Young man wcrc'seiZed-with cramp,
and he w as Carried off III attaining
condition. The girl a few days later
was stricken with brain fever, which
nearly carried her oalto a-land where
kissing under any form is unknown.
When the people who had won the
bet demanded their money the par
ents of the girl refused to pay their
share of il. . The matter. was then
taken to the courts, and there twas
decided fiat the BET must be paid.
Blount County democrat. [volume] (Maryville, Tenn.) 1879-1883, 1880-04-21
Drawing straws for a Girl.

a correspondent writing from Wa
co, Texas, relates the following pecH7
liar incident: Two young men iqothe
western part of this countNacnamorch
OF. the same. young ladY,aWho seemed
TO look with equal favor OH both, fe7
solved to- settle theirclaim toher by,
lighting. a ducl.4 AT sunrise, 9with
their seconds all heavily armed with
six shooters, they met on the bank of
the creek The principals were placed,
but the seconds got togcthcr.and pro
posed that instead of fighting they
draw straws for the girl the loser to
leave the country 1t was agreed to,
and The fortunate lover was. married
the following night. 1ag .la.io, ..,aa
Blount County democrat. [volume] (Maryville, Tenn.) 1879-1883, 1880-04-21

Princeton Democrat :ta Republican
conventions are lngrateful. If Hays,
administration is SO pure aud clean,
why do not some Of their conventions
''resoluteD in that direction SofaB
thcy-hayc stcercd as clcar Of the White
blouse asthough twas Infested with
)thc smallpox, 1855. '' '.'.' "'..
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-06-18

"LET PATIENCE HAVE HER PERFECT
WORK Persons of irritable and impa-
tent temperaments should carefully weigh
these words of the apostle, as they are
pregnant with meaning. This mode of
human discipline should be allowed to
'shave it's perfect work'-that is, whatever
inconvenience or trouble Providence has
sent upon us-whether it be poverty; in
cessant toll; affection or a tread-mill life,
rendering your existance torturing-all
should quietly and humbly be endured un-
til He. in whose school we are, shall deem
the lesson to have been perfectly and prac-
ideally learned. The following may serve
as an Illustration Of the apostles meaning
Suppose person to have been bitten by a
mad dog, and the physician concludes to
burn the wound out; but as soon as the
cauatic is applied and the burning COM
mences, the patient, in consequence of the
pain, refuses to submit any longer to the
operation, of course no benefit will be de-
rived from the remedy. as sufficient time
was not given it to perform cts perfect
work." The trials sent upon us act as
powerful spiritual stimnlants when meek
ly endured and we should be careful to al
low sour light affections which are but for
a moment" to work out their own blessed
result.