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, 1880-10-30

MeSsrs, Iahsn and S,sisklsnd on behalf Of
A. r. Chil,er. A. J. Courtney and Thomas
Evans. bring suit against W. W. Davis, Al.
fred Davis and w. Woods for the recovery
OF property and moneys. Tho pla,ut;6, state
hat in Janulry. 1866. W. W. Davis. in or.
der chat plsiet'5- and b, rs, f.lsely
st-s-d that he ad special powers fr 'm c. d;
that be vas the standard of Israel AID vas
erdaiHe.l 10 prepare the ray for ihe c0min1
ri Messiah, and that he Was TO be III. father
of C:ris', and iha; he had all power in heav-
en- and earth, and the power of life and
death in HE hands; that these plaintiffs and
other followers owed
srPEENE ALLEGIANCE
10 him: aud he further drnandrti Of these
pla'ptItIs ali ,hei~ gods. moneys and Effects.
as well as al their time and lab piihout
comren- stion: aud ,ha, be u"gll use ard
hn!.i the same IN t,u-t f"r the >on OF Col
and ;.se .Naltatinn % the son, aud Ihe e. lh-
h-hmPnt Of the kingdom of ileaveu on earth.
The petitioners aver hat or ahou' III.
eleventh dav Of F-Iluar.- lSCS a son was
. rn To- tie said W. w DAVIS by his wi'e,
whom he disclosed to be
THE cBEIsr,
and whom, he declared would, At the age Of
twelve years begin TO work miracles, and To
prophesy. and would manifest himself to the
world In p.wer and authority The SAID
representations were made for purpose Of
deceiving plaintiffs, DAVIS knowing them to
be false. The said so called Jesus. son OF
". ". Davis and wife, died Oh tho 24rh day
of February 1850. Of dlphtheris.
A B. Ch:lley one. one of the plaintiffs
states tia: he worked IN the blacksmith chop
for seven years, IN the employ of w W.
Davis, and itas given DAVIS as trustee $500
IN cash. All the compensation received by
Chiiley was board and lodging. Of the
POOREST KIND,
three pairs Of socks and pair Of overai's
Chiliey pravs the court to pIant HIM $500
as reasonable compensation. Thomas w.
Evans states that he gave Davis Sl4o0 IN
trust and $500 in labor. and also asks for
his due A. J. Court tney. the third plaintiff,
says that his labor was worth $3.50 over all
he has received. Davis has purchased large
tracts Of land and personal property. some
of which he has transferred to his son, Al
fred Davis, . d some 70 W. Woods: Ard the
plaintiffs pray for an injunchsn against the
defendants transferring property. ard that
they be compelled Ia account IN court for all
moneys, rrnry, Issues and profits aeri"ed
from the trust, and prsys that the prop rty
and chxttels may be sold and divided among
the followers af the false Standard of Israel.
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, 1880-10-30

lowing is the score
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-07-01
THE ORATION.
.oI. P. Donan, Editor of the Deadwood Pic
 neer

resident and Gentlemea of Me Arkansas Press Assoca. ton, Ladies and Gentlemen;
 ve you ever thought how Time flies in these days ot whistles and telegraph wires The old beard has Ii away his obsolete sickle and sandglass, and got # Buckeye reaper. r.and-mower, and an independent l-hand race-horse chronometer. He has had his
 locks touched up with newfanged hair-dye; hld the and wrinkles of nearly sixty centuries beneath coat rouge and Parisan enamel procured full set oi ers false teeth and youthful calves stuck magnetic and pair of French braces on his longbent back ow goes seurrying ahead like locomotive on 1rolie ys our weeks months years
 i'd Gs the whriBg spheres
 Around the steady poles
 egged greyoupds with dozen osteFean or unkee appendices apiece.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-07-01

MONDAY, $50 p. n- Association met $50 D. m., the President in the
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The Ola BARN. Tennntry.
RY Re. TAYLOR.

B1 b. f.. I.Ok.
The rooster stalks OH the hangers ledge.
He has a tail like a scimetar's edge.
A marshal's plume on bis afghan neck.
An admiral's stride on bis qtiarter deck.
He rules the roosi and ne walks the hay
With dreadful cold and Turkish way,
Two hroadsides fires with his rapid .sings
This sultan proud, ofa line of kings
One cultural laugh. tour blasts OF horn,
Five rusty syllables rouse the morn
The Saxon lambs I'm their, woolen tabs
Are playing school with the a, b, abs;
4. e! I, o! Ail:the cattle spell
Till they make the blatant vo;Sels tell.
When down in tie rack the clover falls.
A dove is w..ltzing round his mate,
Two cheyroBs black on his wings of slate
Aud showing off with wooing note
The satin shine qf his golden throat
It is Ovid's Art OF Love" re-:oli
In a binding fine of blue and gold
All, the bnxonn girls that helped the boys;
The ilobier lfeIens of fllUnlblcr Troys-
AS they stripped tile huSk with rustilng
f,il
From eigl.t-roweL corn as yellow as gold.
BY the cande-ligltt In the piImpkin,bosvls,
And the CLEANS that showed fantastic holes
In the quaint old lantern's tatiooed tin,
From the hermit glim set up within
By the rarer light in the g:rli<li eyes
As dark as wells, or as blue rs skies.
hea the laugh when the ear is red,
see the blush when the forfeit's paid,
The cedar cakes will! the ancient twist,
The cider cup that the girls have kissed.
And see the fiddler through the dusk >.
As lie twangs the ghost OF Money Musk -
The boys AMI girls in doiible row
Wait face To face till the Inagic bow
Shall whip the tune from the violin.
Aud the merry pulse Of the feet begin.
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NO. z
"Whas. sir ?o


81 must have proof which will conviee
you. mean to have all the evidet1Cd
Of burglary, Robber or death ! Choose
All, see your choice is made. NoW
go before me. do not quit you until
you are league from Baden. return
late, and enter no complaint against
you till tomorrow noon. Begone "
Chevalier Carl could rot reeist tho
compulsory order, and Count Chriatian'g
plan was carried out to the very letter.
The affair created great noise and excite
ment. Helen could no longer doubt 90
to Carl's character, and it was not long
before his image was banished from het
heart, and that was in due time surTsn-
tlered to one OF her cousins. Captain
of Ar Austrian cavalry regiment.
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One KInd Act.

One dreary November twilight
Dead leaves raining down at every gust
of the inconstaut wind-strange, spicy
scents rising out of the ground and
new moon hanging like sickle of
blood over tho purpled dark of the
southerly sky
IrearY and chilly, dying year;
fast CLEANING dd<k yet the windows
of Mrs. Oxgats'- old brown farm house
hung out their CHEEKY signals behind
their tringed cotton c,frtains, and wl,e,l
the kitchen. door orened, jou could see
The red shine of the blazing logs, the
figures coming aud going like minia-
ture magic lantern.
1t was Dora Oxgate who opened it,
aud came fitting out to tie well, with
scarlet shawl festooned over her head
and an empty cedar pail in her hand.
As her light feet patted over tE5 carpet
of autumn leaves in the pa,hwny, size
sang snatch from that good oll-tasll-
iCmcd hymn:
Rock of ages c1ef1 for ne.
Let me hide myself in thee.
"Gy goodness alive What's tha, go
For as the words trilIed sweetly from
her tongue, tall dark figure bad risefn,
from the low wooden bench under tue
apple tSee, whose branches oyerhung
the we'll. -.
"Don't BE alarmed" said deep,
sweet contralto voice. with scornfnI
lntonation in its sound. ellis only me,
Do,a Joanna Elfeld. What then ?
Have fallen go low that am no long
or worthy to ST. beneath the Old apple
tree Ii SO, tell ME at once, and l'll
quit
"YOu know thu: did no. mean that !;
Joanna"
''It's hard TO tell shat people meal,
or don't mean, nowadays" eaid Joanna,
picking at the NANCY fringe of the tray
ed rag of s shawl. 81 was tired, /
wanted . drink OF water, SOL came to-
the old well. l'H go away if You say
so'
Joanna" said Dora hesitatingly, !,
''are Jou hungry 20
'Hnngry? no. There's a sort of d
craving, though in my stomach, which,
is next to it, suppose.
"Would you like something to eat 2''
"I lcn't beg"
''Wait minute, Joanna"
Like an arrow Dora Oxgaie shot back
into the honse, wf,efe her thrifty motla-
er was just getting the teapot or tie
table. Fresh baked waffles4 Steamed
on one side; hot biscuits were piled in
drifts OF snow on tile other preserves
CLEANED rediy through the cot glass of,
the small dish, and liquid honey ,oozed
from lump of comb. For Mfs. Des-
con Peabody and her daughter Com
fort, were come to lea, and I Mrs.,
Oxgate was housewife 70 be exceliod
by none. s
"come Dora, quick with hat water, Z
said Mrs. oxgate. "and shut the door.
What do you suppose is the use of fires,
sif-,,
Mother.' said Dosa, speaking in
slightly embarrassed tote, Joanna Ell
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e Masy.n raid lover 10 Gs;S 81 Nh
ssgive us kiss, will yDa gss Mil
j snt. sail Mary helb y1s'S O
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The lyonaer 81. u on.lern..

The petrltied cllld in the family Of
j.. A. Kinslcy, of New Philadelphia.
Ohio, contirnes 70 attract general after
tion, aud il considered BY AL who haya
seen it to be the wonder Of wonders.
The hardness has gradually spread over
the entire body, some portions being 60.
hard that not the slightest indentation
can be made. The case ID said TO hs
without parallel IL the history of ne
country. and the singular diseass han'
thus far hahied allmedical skill How
the child can live h this solidi6ea ssaAa
Is The greatest mystery Tho. parents.
are greatly griesed over ias sad sfsliaa sil
and are doing everything iii teif pusss
for its reiief. GloBs. DepsocrISl.
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The Pie Questao,a.

4
A New York Herald reporter, who
was interviewing prominent personS ON
the subject of pie eating, struck Mr..
Beccher in the course of his interrega-
tive tour, and elected the following:
'sA,e you in favor of pie, Mr.. Beech
er ?''
every much, indeed. l think it 10
an American institution, and ought TO
be supported on the ground OF ndti0fs-l
atty" -.
"What kind of pie do you like best9,,s
"Well, think good app'e pie =
elysium. And then again, there is
mince. Mince pie!' Why mince piq
is dear to the hearts of all men all over
the world.''
sspie eaters throughout the world
viii be glad of your support. Mr.
Beecher."
"Why? Has pc grown into dis
f.vor ?''
every much SO just now" ;,
"I am always on the side of the weak.
you know. have got through with
slavery aud the Chinese, and here ana
now on the side Of pie, -
"no you know any thing about how
pies. are made p
81 do, sir, great deal They ara
made with a top and bottom crust-a
light, brittle crust, with the very choic-
est fruit between. What New England
heart does not swell with pride whea
it thinks OF pumpkin pie ?''
care you going to set up cook
shop 90 said Mrs. Beecher, who was
present. :.
"No," replied the eminent divine,
turning toward his spouse, who was.
making new dress out of one appaT-
emily already well advanced in years.,
81 am only being interviewed ON the
subject of pie. Just fancy, mother, the
world is turning its back upon pie.
What next? Ah'' heaying . deep,
sigh. s.It is cold and changeabIs
world +" Suddenly Frightening up.
"-Fley don't know anything about Mrs.
Beechez's pies that's evident; Iwish !.
she could make pies for the whole uni.
verse, and We should not have any Of
this trouble"
81 think, Mr.. Beecheef, if people
could get such a pie as that there wouId
be great rage for it,
81 haven't the least doubt of it. I3nt
then there's pie and pie the same aa.
there are saints and eaints. There are
bad saints as well as good saints, aud L 3
am told there is some very bad pie.
Who is it that is so much down on
pic %
"Well, Mr.. Beecher. the theatrical
people have abused it roundly.
"Have they, indeed I am sOrry q
hear that. Yoa may be sure they have
fallen in the way of some bad pie. or
they could all come here and partake
of the real thing and be converted into
the true told OF pie. ! mean right down
regular pie--no pudding. You can'e
humbug me with puddings. That
would be delightful And now Amer
ican pie is in dispute. Alas, poor pie ~
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d1 n on week In your own town. - ollfSit free.
SpBUNo riel ReadelS u yon want q business
a1 which PERSONS 81 eftfleE sex can make @TCaf
rny al lie time Nets f7eya work. write for rars
aieaias AaA n "a Ell 8 Cos Isortlands Me-
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DenaoraIszntIo1i CONSEQUENT ON FIRE
llgiOMs


Onca let men thoroughly believe that
secret crimes have no witness hut the
perpetrator that human existence has
no purpose, and human virtue no un-
failing friends; that this brief life is
every thing to US, and that death ie to-
tai, everlasting extinction ohce let mon
thoroughly abandon religion, and who
can conceive or describe tho extent OF
the desnlatInn which would follow.
We hope, perhap*s that human laws
and nstural sympathy would hold So
cieiy together. AS reasonably might
belieye that, were the sun qnenched in
Che heavens, our torches woall illuni-
nate, and our fires quicken and fertilize,
the creation What is there in humaa
nature to awaken respect and tender.
ness, il man be the unprotected insect OF
day j? And what is he more, if
atheism 6e true? Erase all thought
and fear Of God from community, and
sseltishaess and sensuality would absorb
the Whole man. Appetite. knowing no
restraint, and poverty and suffering
having no solaoe OF hope. would tram-
pie in soorn on the restraint. Of human
laws. Virtue, duty, principle. would
be Knocked and epurned as unmeaning
sounds. A sordid relt.intcrest would
aupplant every other feeling. and nlan
would become, in fact, what the theory
ofatheisrn declares hin TO be--a COM
pallion for brutes,
Wee the proposition to choose Presi-
dental Electors by Congressional dis.
tricta applied in all the States, il would.
pssa tie sagacitg Of the Oldest polite.
ian 10 predict the resnlt Of the next
electlon il would, however. be more
likely to fairly represent the will OF
lhe people than our present method Of
eIecsing
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In4alEbls Indian Remedies.
A sure shot For
FEVER * AGUE.

1s H. " L. EG ~ Az ~ 1Ls
nuRIyG A LONG RESIDENCE AMONG
~ the Indian tribes or the coast and the infe-
Eor, have baA the good fortune To discover,
from the :. .NsIteisteT of the severed tribes
and from other sources, nnmbsk of comedies
tOr diseases tnelient TO this countFys consist.
Ing ofrQots, taers1s and bark. and iaavifig betsD
Ssoslcitea 50 y many people Of this valley. who
iaave tried an proved Ehe efficacy fof them in
gisease 20 proenre aud ssEer the ssslte for fale
taxe this means of ausfRunetssg zfo ali that,
daring Sha Es1st season, have sszs an extend
80 tour thrcEf4h. tile nlonAI9nENN and vnlieyss
ana nave secHRed certsEin OF These remedies
which are q sure cure for
Fever aand Ague.
q ~ = >.
Thcae ~ HtnerIug frops 4Ague who desire so Sc,
.feo, eAa leave ort1erA ak SIR. Strong sss&nre on
Nsfgt street, where Lwfp firm tsn tie les
Me1fNntlilg "A Ihdacal cure or i VIII deIHnsid no
He44ssss W. ~ Hss1&a1M%s
Remedies done up in 81 packages: III
1880 -
A 0ntAe 9tse. SHAW = Co, Arsnafas Maine
v1dFi@lyk
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g Doral Theodora! why dom.
yoa answer7 Bat no ene thinks ii
wegh while to listen tome nowadaYs!!.'
1t Vas Mrs. Oxga.e's shrill, piping
voice and Mrs. oxgate, helpless from,
paralysis, sat II IeE cushioned chair ID
the snnny doorway.
aNhat i il. mamma 7'' asked Dora,
coming to the door.
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The oxga,c farmhouse had dritted

L
sadly to decay. Fences lad fallen ;;
gates hung creaking on one hinge; sun
ny pasture lands were neglected !; grass
meadows had toppled over with their
own weight of harvest And Mrs. OK
gate herself looked, as she sat in the
doorway, like the very genius. Of decay.
''The carriage with them grand peo.
pie that has bought the Gllenwood place.
A gentleman dressed like the Prince of
Wales, and lady whose diamonds
fash fit to blind one. All me. It's a.
fine thing to be young aud rich. Look!
the carriage Is stopping! Perhaps they
have dropped something. Sure as live
the lady's coming. back, trailing her
purple silk dress in the dust like it was
domestic gingham. Oh, dear me, 1
wish had my best hat on.''
She gave her apron twitch and
tried to settle her scant skirts over her
poor, useless .teet as the tall, stately
figure swept up TO the door. -.
"This is the Oxgate Place, is it noi?"
the lady asked in deeP,. sweet voice.
that betrayed her at once. Dora an
swered promptly:
"This is the Oxgate Place; and yot
arc .feanpa El6eld-'''.
"Not Joanna Elfeld now but Jo-
anna Avenef,," she rejoined, smiling
and flushing. "Here is my husband.
George, this is the friend told you of,
whose hand, ten years ago. lifted me
out of the darkness aud set me in the
right path. Oh, George, you don't
know how much | owe to her! %
Mrs. Avenel was weeping softly now
yet the smiles shone brightly through
her tears.
"Dora," she aldel, "that was the
turning poIut III my life. See! have
your god Chain with tie heart yet. /
knew then tha: one human being had
faith in MS still, and it renewed the
fountain of life within me! Dora,
Dora, you are my guardian angel.
God bless you for it,
People wondered. much that those
rich Avencls of the Place bad an insig-
nificant ellis like Dora Oxgate SO much
with them, to say nothing OF that tlre-
fore pvosinG old bore, her mother
But Mrs. Avenel was q. great lady, and
of course could be excused for having
her WElms-one of which was always
to wear a thread-Iike chain of gold
abont her neck, with heart-shaped
lecket hanging from it.
"When she could have dismohds in-
stead 20 said Miss Comfort Peabody,
who had of late observed that she had
always thought Joanna Elfeld to be
genius.
And Dora Oxgate, although she had
settled into a solitary. hard working
old maid, knew that her apparently
purposeless life had not been iii vain.
"For there is joy among the angels
of Heaven over one sinner that re-
pcnteth"
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-04-28
HON, GEO. L. WEDDINGS LECTURE.

We received yesterday a copy of the
Springfield State Journal containing a
marked synopsis Of Hon. Geo. r. Wend.
llng's lecture on "Thc Problem of the
Ages in which he asks the question of
questions, "if man dies, shall he live
again This lecture our citizens had the
pleasure of hearing in Temperance hall a
few weeks ago, and we commented in gen
eraI terms Of praise upon Mr. Weddings
effort at that time. but rctramed from 20.
ing into particulars or calling
IN question any Of the posi-.
tons he assumed. But this synopsis,
evidently having been marked with the in.
tcntion that it should receive comment), re-
calls to our mind the impressions made up
on us, and perhaps Others among his hear
ers, at that time, and we deem it not in ap-
propriatc, or entirely without local interest
to indulge in the expression Of few coun-
ter thoughts, that are like somany ghosts Of
Hamlet, refusing to be put down. It can
not be denied that Mr.. Vending is Il bril-
liant orator, possessing many graces of ex-
preston and charms Of language, which,
coupled with good reasoning powers rem
der him almost Irresistible on the platform.
But, however thoroughly he may have van.
pushed his opponents. upon other questions
his argument in favor Of future existence
of the soul is not conclusive
We do not wish to be understood as dis.
cussing the merits Of the QUESTION. but
those Of the LECTURE, only Mr.. Wend
lings statements that "the question is one
Of the most important" "ihat ignorance,
prGjudice,and themcrc phenomena Of death,
form to some extent the basis for the be.
lief in annihilatiou;" and that "to prove
the existence Of the soul is beyond the
scoDc OF scicnce;" are Sclf-sustaining and
no one will assert the contrary Mr..
Vending denies TINT the phenomena of
death indicates humiliation, and says so
suppose that the indications at the dissolu.
ton of the human body prove annihila,ion
is begging the question. And all the argu-
ments deducod from this event amount
only to the statement tina, "death SEEMS to
be the end" But, can we not reply that
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-04-28
HEMAMMoTH MINsTRELs.

That tirst.clasS entertainment can secure
good house was fully demonstrated last
night at Sampson hall, which was crammed
full at Barlow, Wilson, Primrose and Vests
minstrel performance. That everybody
present was pleased is d mild statement. for
the audience was delighted and enjoyed
itself hugely from first to last. It was a
minstrcl performance that had brains in it.,
and was almost entirely original, only
Nancy Lee winch was sung supcrbIy,
having been heard here before. Barlow
and Wilson are irresistible, and Cal Wagner,
was as happy as ever. The orchestra gave
lovely music. This troupe is 50 far ahead
OF any other that has ever appeared here
that 1t is idle to compare them with PREV.
Gus performances They are rich, drol,
witty and funny, and choste throughout.
They appear at Music hall tonight, and
people who wish seats hud better secure
them in advance llondout Daily Courier
Jan o.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-04-28
SAUP'S ICE CREAM PARLORS.

The warm weather is here and Phil. H.
Saup has prepared for it, He has estab.
lished himself in his new quarters next to
the corner Of Eighth street and Washing.
ton avenue, and is prepared to finnish the
best of ice cream and anything in the con
fectonery line, in any quantity. on short
notice. His rooms tor the accommodation
of parties wishing to refresh themselves
giant and complete in all their appoint.
mcnts. He deserves, and no doubt will re-
ccivc the liberal patronage of our citizens
for the pains he has taken in furnishing
them with such an excellent establishments
Give him acall
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-04-28
ICE CREAM.

The undersigned WILL on and after
May 1st, be prepared to furnish our citi-
zens a first rate quality of ice cream,
equal in every way to that furnished in
Chicago, made fresh daily, and furnished
in freezer, from one gallon upwards; deliv-
cred to any part Of the city, This cream is
made by an experienced artist and cannot
tail to give satisfaction on trial. Orders
left at ice house, corner Eighth and Levee,
will receive prompt attention. Will be fur
nished at $l.2j per gallon in quantities from
one gallon upwards, ROBERT HEwETT,
A pant