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SILVER CREEK. N. Y. .Eehr. 8 lssC

SILVER CREEK, n. Y, Fehr q 1880
Gents Il have been very low, and
have tried everything, to no advan-
,sge. heard your Hop Bitters rec
Commended 10y so many, concluded
TO give them trial. Ibid, and now
am around. and constantly improving
and am nearly as strong as ever.
w. II. WELLER
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The late fire in the State of Micbi-
gan is OF tue most hoartrendiug
,sceue.
Three counties in Eastern Michi-
| gan aud about one handred nilesnorth
'of Detroit have been laid waste with
fire. Tue long drought made forests
and fields ono mass Of highly in
(lam msbls matter, and once having
caught this. the fire swept every.
thing in it's conrse. Towns, villages
Warehouses;, barus, orchards and
meadows became in a few hours O
blackened, smolderinS mass The
bodies OF men women and children
/ who were over,aken in their hight
ARE now being gathered and rever.
emily buried, often only by strangers
as entire families were destroyed
together. Animals wild aud tam,
perished by the hundreds. Th,
three counties con taiued popula
tion of 72,0OO. Most Of the burned
district MAS highly cultivated, beau.
ltiful farming lsud. In Senilat
County the fire burned q cleat
swsth sixty miles in length and fro IN
ten to thirty miles wils. Haaireds
OF square miles Of territory we're
burned over, leaving maav thou.
sands Of people 10 utter des tuition
The Mayor of Port huron, oae OF
the cities which was totally destroy
led, has made an appeal to the
charity and generosity Of the Ameri.
! can people.
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]. MERRILL LINN.

j. Merrill Linn Was born on the
18th OF October 1888, aud is cons0-
quently inst 4S years old. He was
admitted to the bar in September
1884 aud having given several years
to diligent study entsre ! into prac-
tice in partnership with his father in
1853. and from that time on with
the exception Of four years in the
army. aud nearly q year to recruit
from the malaria gotten in the
Service he has been in active prac-
tice.
his father read under James Msr-
|rill as his preosptor in New Berlin,
and settled in Lewisburg where he
vas 10 practice from 1896 until his
death 10 1869. aud it was from his
fathers precsptor that he received
ibis Christeued name.
From 1855 until the present time
Mr.. Linn has been in active success
|ful practice noted for bis careful snt
laborious preparation ofhis cases, bis
practice taxing wide range, both
|in bis own county aud neighboripg
counties and In the Supreme Court
After graduating at Lswisburg 10
1851 then not lS years Of age h'
spsnt two years ct Lancaster. 10
Franklin aud Marshall College ~
tutor Of the Languages, and while
there studied the German Language
and 10 thoroughly acquainted with
|it and has been . reader OF II foI
thirty years.
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II is simply marvellous how quickly
constipation. biliousness. sick head
ache. fever and ague. and malaria, arc
cured 10y Sellers Liver Pills"
Sept.
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LoSo BRANCH, Sept. 20, 2.lS A. NJ.
The body will be einbalued aud an
,putopsy will take place to morrow
afternoon. Arrangements for the
.fnuersl will be made in accordance
with the wishes 81 Mrs Gsr6eli
Nothing has yet been definitely de-
|.erminsd. bnt IL is expected that .
special train will leave here on Wed.
|pesday next for Washington and
that the presidents remains will lie
|in state in the rotunds OF the capitol
during Thursday aud Friday. On
Friday evening Il Is expected that
liz will be taken 10 Cleveland. Ohio,
where the body will lie in state DUR
|iug sunday. The fuueral will take
place on Monday. The place OF in
torment will be Lskeviow cemetery
st Cleveland. 10 accordance with q
frequently expressed wish Of tb'
president in bis life time.
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The ASSaSSlQ'S Bullet PlVVS
Fatal +!
THE PRESIDENT IS DEAD !!
AT THE DEATH BED.
THE PRESIDENTS REMAINS.

At 1895 p. m. Monday night Pre-.
sident Garfield was pronounced
dead.
For nearly three months he has
borne the most intense suffering
with remarkable calm ness and hero
ic fortitude. The prayers aud hopes
OF the nation have been defeated.
The highest medical skill has been
baffled, aud all that human affection
could conceive WAS in vain ln hum.
BILE submission tue nation bows to
the will Of Him who holds in his
hands the dsstinies VI men and na-
tions
One Of those present in tho cham-
Der Of death at the fatal moment
thus describes the scene {:
"Thcre were present when the
President. awoks only General Swain
aud Col. Rockwell bu. the a.tenl,
ants we're speedily INN onel Mrs.
Garfield. Drs Bliss, Hamilton,
Boyut,n anl Col RJciwsll All P,i-
vate Secretary Brown reached the
room within f,y IN ,lh ,nts. Ms.
Garfield 81. up,n tho bsisi 10 hold.
ing the h,ud Of her dying husband.
Dr.. hamilton stool on the opposite
side, aud the others were grouped
about the PreNlsnt who wts un-
conscious, even before the first Of
those summoned reached the chan.
ber. No otaer persons were in the
room. Mrs Col, Rockwell, with her
daughter aud Miss Mollie Garfield,
sat upon lounge in tho hall. The
oolored servants Of ths Frinoklyn
cottage we're grouped outside the
door Of the s;ci room peeping in.
Tue Pres.d ,ut was breathing
heavily, aud at increasing intervals.
The Doctors whispered to each 9th.
or tw, or three ii ns,, b 1t asiis from
this no word was spoken, Two or
three sighs, aud some suppressed
sobbing. was heard from the groups
Of uegros, in the door, but all the
rest were silent. The heavy breath
ing Of the President continued for
about fifteen minutes, and then
ceased, Consciousness did not re-
turn. His death was absolutely y pain
less. When all was over Mrs. Gar
6sid quietly withdrew to her room.
DR. hamilton suootbed the features
OF the dead President, aud the other
pbysieians end attendants straight.
cped bis limbs.
Mrs. Garfield returusd about halt
an boar later, aud sat silsotly upon
the bedside, the toass running 10
Aoods over her cheeks. but her whole
demeaaor maniisstiog her heroic
spirit ssd sslf control 10 this The
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Senator Burnside

-. Senator Burnside died sud-
denly at his residence in Bristol, Il,
L., on Tuesday last. Tue General
played q very conspicsons part 10
our late war. aud rose 10 high dis
tipction.
80. There is no doubt that Utah
10 her mineral wealth 10 the richest
Territory 10 the Union. She has ss
much coal ~ Peuusylvsuis aud q
much gold and silvsr ~ Colorado
SbicL is ell the more rssson thai
Mormoaism should bs suppress
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Suref.
Gen. Silss II. Baily ~ss born inI
|Uniontown, Fayette oonnty, in this
State, 10 1886, and was educated at
Madison College. 10 his native town.
He learned the trade Of q jewsller
aud on attaining his majority went
into business for himself, which be
has since followed. With the excep.
ton of the time be was in the army
On the breakout Of the rebellion b..
was elected Captain. The company
was attached to the Sth Pennsyl.
vauis Reserves, being known as
Company !. ne was soon after pro-
NOTED to the rank OF Major. At the
battle OF Gaines Mills, on June 81,
1862, he was W ,uuded, and did not
return to duty until the night before
tue battle Of South Mountain. nc
then assumed CO mmapd Of the regi-
Sment, which he retained. beiug com.
kmissioned q few months later az
GColouel. AT the battle OF Antietam
Ihis horse was shot under him thougb
he escaped without injury but ip
etbe battle Of fredericksburg, ON
December l3, 1861, he was badly
hurt by bis horse falling. At this
battle, the brigade under General
franklin was almost cut to pieces.
Tue division was then sent to Alex
(sDdria. Va, and did provost duty
suutil General Grant took command
Sof the Army ofthe Potomac, when
It joined him aud follow ed him ip all
the subsequent battles, until that OF
sSpottsy lvapis, When, the lime OF
SeLlIs,mept Of The Sth Regiment
rbavibg expired, Colonel Baily was
enustered ont uf servicc. With lis
men. This was 10 June 1864. lie
ftoDk the reg Uncut home. aud subs
fseqnen'ly Pr.sideu, johnson com
pDissioDcd him l'ievet iSiigadier
General for gallant Conduct iu the
sbattles OF the Wilderness. He re-
Eturned 10 his business in Union
stown, where he was afterwards
Inoniuated for the Legislature. The
Ecouuty being Democratic. he
was defeated. Again he WAS nomi-
mated in Greeue county. where be
met with the same fate. Three
Years ago he was candidate for
ECongress against Morgan Wise in
THE Twenty first district. but was
defeated by about 1880 votes. This
lis all the part he has ever taken in
active politics aud on all these oc-
'casi ons he was put up merely as a
,6gure-hea d Tor the Rtpnblcsn party
|in hopelessly Democratic constituen,
,cies. In JuUe 1889, he was dele.
gate to the Republican National
IConvontion at Chicago aud was in
that body II member Of the "Old
Guard" Of 306 who stood by Grant
aud the Third Term from first to
last. General Baily is tall, com. &.
pactly built man, With a tull beard
aud pleasant way OF talking. He
lis good conver,atio ualst, but
makes no pretensions t. ability as u
public speaker.
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The platform adopted at Rarris-
burg is strong in its expressions Of
TO the suffering President.
aud emphaticslly endorses bis ads
ininislratiou. Its reference TO re
form measures is clear, concise an d
straightforward, aal will receive the
hearty approval Of the party. The
endorsement Of Governor Hoyt's ad-
tninistration was timely a. we'll as
deserving, and there is not . Re-
publican 10 the state but will ap-
prove Of IL. Altogether the declsr-
,tion Of principles is just what th'
people will endorse, because u con.
aims nothing but what 10 fair, hon
est and truthful.
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the study Of law after his admission
and before be entered the practice.
He comes thoroughly equipped for
o place on the bench, in his scholar
.ly sttainmeuts in his devotion to
bis profession aud most Of all in the
long years Of Practical experience
In bis profession.
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'EXECUTOR'S NOTICE--Letters
lItsstAmentary on tue estats Of Dan
lei Jarrett decd, late OF Penns township
Snyder county, Pa, were granted TO the UNI
dersignsd. All persons Knowing Themselves
Indebted to said estate will please make imme.
diate pay ment, while those having claims will
present them for settlement to
JOEL ROW,
4 Aug 10. 1881. Eexecutor.
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Ladies' highly praise Malt Bitters." I"
physicians prescribe them freely"
"The largest bottle and best me {
icine."
"Our hest people take Malt Bitiers" "
"Snre cure for chills and liver dis
nses."
Spnt
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Poor old Sitting Bull has been
heard Of again. He wants some
farming implements go that he car
ill the ground. His scalpiug knife
9 dull he says he is not q chief, and
when be settles down on bis little
farm. which he is waiting for biz
Great Father to present him, he will
show the pale faces how superior he
lie to them. He does not want any
ordinary folks to hear his words,
but he expects to become q great
farmer 10 the near future.
-. WIN. w. Mann, the widely.
known stationer, died at his country
residence in Haddonfield, N. j., aget
!sixty -seven years.
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Proceedings OF the Judicial Confer

Proceedings OF The Judicial Confer.
The Republican Judicial Confer
ence mot at Middleburg, Snyder Co.,
Sept. 1j. lSs | ct the house OF j
.Limbert,
Conieress from Miflio Co. A. NJ.
Ingram, Wm. s. Settle, Frank II
Wentz.
Conferee from Snyder Co.--Philir
B. Meyer.
Confere So fro'nUnion Co.-Calviu
VI. Hayes, Alfred Hayes. Esq.
On motion, A. NJ. Iogrsm wa
chosen chairman OF the Conference.
aud Alfred Hayes, Sec'y.
On motion. Resolved, That tb,
delegates preseut from each count,
cast three votes for each county.
On motion. proceeded to nomina-
i,ion Calvin a. Hayes nom'uated J
VI. Linn. Esq. of L,S,sb biry, ~
nndilate for Pre.iiont Judge Of tn,
10Th Ju Iicial District. On motion,
nominations clossl
1st ballot -uuion c,rnty, b.
Calviu VI. Hayes, cast three votes
for j, NJ Liun, Esq. Suyjer Co..
10y Philip Is. Meyer, cast three votes
for j. NJ. Linn, Esq. Niiiiin %. de-
3clined voting on this ballot.
d. NJ. Linn, Esq, OF Union conn
!ty, having received six votes out OF
the niue, was declared the nomi
nee.
On motion Of Frank II Wentz,
seconded by Ww. s. Settle, the
nomination oi j NJ. Linn, Esq, was
made unanim ous.
On motion. Calvin " Hayes and
"m. S. Settle were apo utei
committee to notify j. VI. Liam ,
Esq. OF nomination.
j. NJ. Liun, E.q., Was intro duced
TO the Convention. ani made brief
speech, accepting th1 nomination
made.
Oa motion, a 'journed sine lie.
A. NJ MORAN, Chairman.
Attest ALFRED HAYES, Sec'y.
The above proceedings prove the
harmony existing in the Judicial
District, aud the unsnimity with
which our esteemed and learned
tewnsman was rendered the nomin-
alton. As consistent Republicans
and friends Of we'll qualified can
didate, it should be our pleasure as
well as duty to give him our united
support. True. this is an Office
which perhaps should not have been
dawn into tue arena Of politics but
such is the case, aud the Republic
cans. haviug large majority, pre-
sent stronger claim to it than do
Tue Democrats. Let us give Mr..
Linn the full benefit OF our custom
ary majority,-Le.cis6urg Chroni.
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ARTHUR TAXES THE OATiI
OF OFFICE.

NEw YORK, Sep. 2O.-vicc President
Arthur tonight took the oath Of Office
" President Of the United States.
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PUBLIC SALE.

'NHE undersigned, Executors oi
i the Last viii aud Testament of John Knepp
late OF West Beaver township, SNYDER county.
Pa, deceased will expose to Public SALE, at ths
late residence of said deceased, about . miles
North of Mcclure, on
Friday, Sept. 23rd, 1881,
The fo'io~ine described Rssi Estate situate
IN the township aud county Aforesaid, contain.
.ins
log Acres
more or loss, bounded North by lands of Solo
mon krebp. East ny lands of y. X, StumpH
South 10y lAnds ~ John i.rb, and West by lands
OF the H-irs OF John Ulsh. deceased, shereon
are erected u large two-story
Frame House. Bank Barn
and other necessary outhulldirg.-eS'-llent Va.
ter near Tho house ORCH ARD NJ choice fruit
trees Ahnnt 26 ACRES OF the above tract IA
good TIMBER LAND, the balance clear uu-
der good fence and In a high state of cultivation
TRACT No. 2-sitnato In the township and
county Aforesaid, contaiuing
Fifty-seven Acres
more or less. TRACT No 3-Si,usts as Store.
spti, heing ths ons.hslf interest OF q certain
AND QUARRY.
Sale To commence ct 10 o'clocs A. N. Of said
day ~hen fus attendance will Oe given and
terms of sale made known nv
\. u. STUMPFF,
JEREMIAH KNEPP,
Executors.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1881-10-11

A MrssINe LErrER.-Five years ago,
says an exchange, maiden fair, whose
home was at little town near Macon,
Georgia, anxionsly awaited an impor-
tant letter from her absent lover. Days
passed YEARLY. The signing lass
haunted the postofice, but the post
masters face always wore that look OF
exasperating quietude common to
those from whom expected things nev.
er come. The maiden thought that
her heart would break, for she realized
at last that her lover was faithless.
The scene shifts. 1t is September,
1881. In Macon dwells the same lady
but she is now happy wife, with two
children. She has forgotten the faith
less one Of her days of woe. She
therefore is surprised when from the
town of her youth comes letter bear
ing as superscription to her maiden
name that derived from her husband.
An accompanying note from the post
master explains that in tearing away
some of the boards of letter case
the missive was found. The envelope
is postmarked 1876" The lady
sparks the baby to keep it quiet while
she eagerly devours the contents
Heavens! 1t is from John, who pro-
poses in glowing words and begs for
a kind reply. The lady's husband al
enjoyed the the letter, and ont Of
curiosity communicated with relatives
of the former lover. 1t was learned
that he is happy Chicago pork-pack-
er, with wife and three SONS.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1881-10-11
American and European CoIIeees

The 358 colleges of the United
States report the value Of their
grounds, buildings and apparatus
to be $36,s71,213, and the amount of
their productive funds $37,07l,9 95s.
Columbia, with an income of $3I5,-
600, is the richest. Harvard, with
1921 900, comes next. In compari.
son with the university of Oxford aad
of Cambridge, the wealthiest Amaze
an colleges are poor. Previous to The
last decade little was known of either
the property or income of these uni
versities; but the report of the COM
missioners published in 1874 showed
that in 1871 their entire income lin.
cluding the colIeges) was 9754, 900.
OF the value of their property it was
and is impossible to form an exact es-
innate; but principle item was 3l9,-
7l8-acres Of land. All Souls College,
Oxford, had in 1871 an income of glS,-
900; Merton, 9l7,5OO; New 100000;
ST. Johns, Cambridge, a50,OOO; and
Trinity about 100000. OF the TWEEN.
ty German universities only thrre-
Lelpsic, Heidelberg, and Griefswold-
are known to possess property. and
this in an amount not sufficient to
meet expenses. From the State treas
ury are drawn the funds necessary for
the prosecution of the university s
work. For their income the English
universities depend mainly on their
property; the German on State appro-
priations; aud the American colleges
on both property aud tuition fees in
labout equal amounts.
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Nothing In the Paper

Nothing In the Paper
"There is nothing in the paper" said
a young friend, dashing it on the floor;
mo news at all; it is miserable, stu
pidp Look again, my friend, at the
carefully printed columns, the differ
ent headings, foreign, home and do
mesuc news. and wit and humor.
Think, for mement, when you gaze
at it, how the overtaxed editor has
tried to please you There is proba-
bly, no class of men more overworked
than these, no labor more wearing
than mental labor. 1t is so easy to
cry out nothing in the paper" for
those who know little of the drudgery,
the pains-taking, the hours Of mental
WEAKNESS, the tedious compositions.
No paper can be printed, with its care
fully prepared columns, containing no
thing, unless the editors, reporters and
printers are ali fools, which is mat
ter too absurd to be suggested. II is
common saying, when person is
not just exactly suited, to exclaim,
there is nothing in the paper" In
| railroad car, once observed two gen.
tlemen purchase copies Of the same
edition Of paper; one gazed over bis,
handed it to a neighbor, and exclaim-
ed, "Here, Sam, have the morning pa
per! There is nothing in it to-day it
is hardly worth reading" The other
gentleman took his and continued to
be absorbed. Presently the gentle
man by his side asked him what inter-
ested him SO much. He replied, "Ev-
erything; the paper is well gotten up
this morning; the editorials are espe-
cially fine." This proves that what
pleases one does not suit another. Be
assured it is no child's play to edit and
conduct newspaper; it is very Sc
rious, tedius, important, responsible
position, and the man who manages a
well circulated, satisfactory newspa-
) per, has almost the wisdom of Solo
mon. Let those who doubt it take the
editors place for while, nothing more
} is needed to cure grumbler. Our
, friend, when tempted to make such
; silly remarks. had better pause to con-
! slider whether the fault be in the paper
or in the unfairness of his criticism.
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IL can't very well express which it
what there-1 do not-you are very
I am not, sir, unsensible-the fact is,"
said the difident man, suddenly called
to his feet for speech at public din
ner, 81 can't make speech, and can,
say anything | would understand or
you would care TO hear, but if it plea.
ses you to see me blush and sweat,
will stand here on one leg and per-
spire for the next ten minutes. They
let him Off Burlington Hawkeye.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1881-10-11

L. Cornelius, of Pike county, Penn,
is said to have been the largest man
in America. He was six feet high,
eight feet two inches about the waist,
arms above elbows two feet two inch
es, about the wrists one foot three
inches, thighs four feet two inches,
weight 100 pounds.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1881-10-11

We used to feel at times as though
here 10 this Western country we were
having pretty lonesome time of it,
never having killed anybody, and we
began to think that in order to com
mand respect we would have to start
private cemetery; so one time when
we had good opportunity we drew
our pop on man and shot at him. He
often writes to us now and tells US
how healthy he is. Before we shot at
him he used to have trouble with his
digestion, and every spring he was SO
bilious that he didn't care whether be
lived or not. Now he weighs 200 and
looks forward to long and useful life.
Still the revolver is not always heal
thy promoter. We sometimes think
that if editors would set the example
and instead of going around armed tc
the teeth, would rely on the strength
of theil noble manhood and a white
oak club, others would follow and dis
card the pistol. For year we have
been usirg club with the best results
and although the exercise has beel
pretty severe at times, the death-rat,
has been considerably reduced, an,
many of our citizens have been spare,
to bless the community with their pres
ence. Let the press of the countr
take hold Of this thing, and the da
will come when man may enter til
editorial Office as fearlessly as now
goes into the postoaice.- Bill Nye.