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MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD,
Do und after Dec. lst., 1856.

0a und after Dec. I9ti,, 1856,
Passenger Trains leave Portland
For Auburn and Lewiston. at 1880 and
5.05 =. m. and for s.ewasion vta Brunswick
at 700 a. m. and lilo p. m.
For Bangor, Dexter. Waterville, Belfast
Eor Augusta, zzaIloweIi, Gardiner, and
Erunswici. at TOO a. m. 1910, SIG, and
For E.ockiand and all stations on Knox e. LIN
coin 4. r., and for Farnsing;on, via Brunswick
at 100 a. m. and 12.4O p m.
Fer al go a. M ana mo ana 6aS p
Winthrop, Readneld, West waterviIIc,
North Anson and Waservillc via Lewiston
at 1870 p.
Fer Watervilie via Augusta, 100 a. M
The 11.15 p. m. train is .he Night Express, with
fuiman sleeping car attached and runs every
night, Sundays included.
Close connections made at Bangor for all
stations on the Bucksport Bangor, Bangor g. Pts
cataquis and E. g. N. A. Railways: tho Maine Cen
trail 4. II. forming with the E. & N, A. & ST. John
nd Maino Railways,
The Provincial & New England All Rail Line
now nov ,,o offers By the establishment of
two trains each way every week day, and one
every Sunday (night) between Boston, Portland
Maritime provinces; trains leaving Portland at
l2.4o and lib p. m. The latter making con-
neetions with trains for HouItoD, woodsiocis,
Fort Fairfield and Carbon.
Limited Tickets for st. j ohm aud Hall
fax on sale at reduced rates.
Passenger Trains arrive i'm Portland ms
follows:-The morning trains from Augusta, Bath,
and Lewiston at o.S5 and $40 q. m. The day
trains frorh Bangor, and all intermediate and
branch stations and connecting roads at 12.45
and 1850 p. m. The afternoon trains from Au-
gusta, Bath, and Lewiston at 5.46 p. M The
Night Pullman Express train at $50 a. NJ From
st. John and Halifax at 12.50 p. M. and so
a..
PAYSoN TUCKER, Sup't
Portland Dec IS 1880.
dec13 diff
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RAILROADS.
Eastern Railroad,
FALL and WINTER Schedule.
COMMENCING OCT. 18th, 1856.
Ernfns Ileave Portland

srafns Leave Portland
n. ns. Daily (Nigbt Express from Bangor) for
Saco Bddefqrd, Portsmouth, NewburypoTt, Sa-
lem, Lynn and Boston. Special Pullman Sleep
ing Car will be ready for occupancy in Portland
at p. IN. (Week days., and at
IL P. m. Sundays, and viii be attached
to This train. Passengers have nights rest
and arrive in Boston al $50 G.iu in SEASON for
all morning trains South and West.
$40 n. ea. Daily except Sundays. For Boston and
way stations, with parlor arriving At If pm.
leo p. an. Daily except Sundays. for Boston and
way stations, with parlor car, arriving at b.30
pm. in seaeon for Sound and Rail connections
South and West.
For Portland, leave Boston,
7.30 a: m. and 1890 ard 700 p, No., arriving
in Portland at 1905, and ! D. M
The p Isl. train runs daily.
Throngh tickets 10 ALI points soa,h and
Wcrt at lowest rates at Depot Ticket Office Com
niercial street, j. NJ. FreIch, Ticket Master, and
at the Union Ticket Office, f. d. Waldron. Agt.,
40 Exchange street,
FGlimaa Car Tickets for Seats am.s
Bersas sold at Depot Ticket Offce.
LUCIUS FUTILE,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent
n ". SANBORN, Master Transportation
oc1S dtf
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BURNETr'S COCAINE

bOhNEIio OOOoANI
Promotes the Growth OF the Hair,
And renders it dark and glossy. 1t holds, in
liquid form, large proportion of deodorized
CocoANUr On, prepared expressly for this pur-
pose. No other compound possesses the pecu-
liar properties which so exactly suit the vari-
Gus conditions of the human hair.
Up ON the railroad between Galveston and
Austin they tell that Jay Gould and his party,
while in Texas, stopped at farmhouse along
the line OF the railroad to get some fresh eggs
and milk. The party furnishing the refresh
ments wanted $50 dozen for his eggs. Jay
Gould remarked that eggs must be scarce, to
ask that much for them "There are plenty of
eggs here,' responded the genial host, "but
fellers like you, that can afford TO pay such
prices, are scarce. That's why eggs are worth
$50 dozen on this joyous occasion. Calves
ton News -;
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A FIRST CLASS

M ODERN Brick House for sale, located ON Deer
IN1 ing street; cost $14, 900 few years SINCE 1t
is now offered for $1,000 less. Apply to
my5d3w* WIN. III. JERKS, Cahoon Block
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From Bost0M t.reCt every WEDNESDAY
and SATURDAY at3 p. NJ.
Freight forwarded from Norfolk to Washington and
Alexandria by steamer Lady of the Lake asd
through rates given. Freight forwarded to Peters
burg, Richmond and all Points South and South
west via Va. and Tenn. Air Line. CT Gather
Agent, 240 Washington street, Boston Mass. To all
points of North and South Carolina and beyond via
Raleigh, Charlotte, Spartansburg, Greenville, At
lanta, the Carolinas and Georgia Points. Waldo A.
Pearce, Agent, No. 229 Washington Street. Boston,
Mass. And to all points in the West by Baltimore
Ohio r: r., M. W. Dawson, Agent, 219 Washington
street, Boston. Mass.
Through bills of lading given by the above named
agents.
Passage TO Norfolk and Baltimore including
Berth and Meals LIST Class, 80. I'd Glass. 81.
For freight passage to Norfolk. Baltimore WASH
ington. or other Information apply to
E. SAMPSON, Agent, Centrsi h4r.. Boston.
nc2dti
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Health. is Wealth
REAL ESTATE.
Farm For Sale.

DLEASANTLY situated in West Gorham, four
i miles from the village, containing 1O5 acres,
and last year cut about 25 tons Of hay; has an
orchard of 200 trees in bearing condition. The
house contains seven finished rooms, has good
cellar with large brick cistern; barn 38x6O wood
shed, hen house and piggery. The situation of the
farm is on an elevated piece Of ground, commanding
is very healthy. For particulars inq ure at West
Gorham P. o., or at The bookstore of S. H. Coles
worthy, Jr., 100 Exchange St.
my14 deod2x &w2t2O
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STEAMERS
European Ticket Office.

Cabin and Steerage Tickets by the
Cunard, Allan, Inmun, White Star and
Anchor Lines of European Steamers
sailing weekly from Boston and New York. For
further particulars call on or address
n. r. MCGOWAN, Booksellers,
n -'-.SaRE2s STREET, dt
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CITY ADVERTISEMENTS
CITY OF PORTLAND.

CITY OF PORTLAND.
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND AIDE sMEN.
May End, 1881.
ORDERED, That the City Clerk give notice to all
parties interested, by publishing copy of this
order in the portland Daily PRESS and "Daily
Eastern Argus of this CITY, for three weeks sue
cessively that this board ON MONDAY, the sixth
day of June next, at 71a O'Clock P. M, at the
Aldermen's room will hear all parties interested
in the petitions for in the following streets
viz:
Winthrop street through Everett TO Greenleaf
street.
Melbourne street to Eastern Promenade
Market street from Middle to Federal streets
Congress street, Weymouth to Portland Streets
Dantorth and Orchard streets to foot of Danforth
street.
And this board will then and there determine if
public convenience and necessity require the con-
struction of said sewers.
Read and passed.
Attest III. I, ROBINSON Clerk
A true copy.
Attest: H. I. ROBINSON City Clerk
CITY OF PORTLAND, IS
CITY CLERKS OFFICE,
May 3, 1881.
To whom it may concern: Notice is hereby given
as requested, by the aforesaid Order, which is
made part of this notice.
H. /. ROBINSON, City Clerk.
mays d3w
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Maine Eclectic Medical Society.

fulHE Annual Meeting of the Maine Eclectic Medi-
Il cal Society, will be held at No. "a Park ST.,
Lewiston. Maine, on WEDNESDAY and TIL URS-
DAY, the 25th and 26th of May. 1881. Liberal
Physicians of all schools of practice cordially in
vited. Fer Order,
mayl1d2w* j. l.. WRIGHT. Sec, {
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CLYDE'S
Philadelphia 4 New
England

r r o M 81 9 S TON
tn connection with OLD COLONY RAIL.
ROAD.
BOSTON TO THU SOUTH,
%ess,i- Weekly Line, sluicb Time. Low
Rates, Freauesf departures.
Freight received and forwarded daily to FALL
RIVER there connecting with the Clyde Steam
ers, sailing every WEDNESDAY, and SATUR-
DAY to philadelphia direct, connecting at
Philadelphia with Clyde Steam Lines to Charles
ton, e. c., Washington, ID. c., George.
town, u. G., Aiexandria, VA, and ali Raj
aud Water Lines.
Through Rates named and R;lls Of Lading iven
from any point i'll New England to PHILADELPHIA !.
For rates Of Freight aud other ifornation apply to
d. d. c. MINK, Agent,
1876 Washington Street, Boston, Mass
W M. r. Clyde IL Co., General Managers,
No. IL So Delaware Ave.. Pbiladelphis.
,eb6
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T +. H. FASSETT'
Centennial Block SO Exchange Street.
II ARCHITECT,
1So1x Middle Street.
CIVIL ENGINEERS.
&c. JORDAN,
CIVIL ENGINEER AND LAND SURVEYORS,
LAWYERS.
Tie following are members of the Cumberland
Bar Associations
sc. ANDREWS.
COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
R BloN BRADBURY,
COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
"a Exchange Street
r NATHAN & HENRY B. CLEAvEs,
80 Exchange Street
r ARDoN W. CooMBS,
COUNSELLOR AT Law,
n JOHN G. COBB,
COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
n DRUAlMOND g. DRUAIMOND,
coUNsELLoRs AT LAW,
SO Exchange Street.
T JAMES D. FEsSENDEN,
! COUNSELLOR AT LAW.
COUNSELLOR AT law,
421s Exchange Street.
T Mp. FRANK,
isa Middle Street.
\ CLARENCE HALE,
II COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
90 Exchange Street.
u AARON B. HOLDEN,
u COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
3991a Congress Street.
SETH l.. LARRABEE,
COUNSELLOR AT Law,
100 Exchange Street.
| P.J. LARRABEE,
1919 Middle Street.
ID. LYNCH,
coUsELLoR AT LAW,
81 Exchange Street.
LOCKE LOCKE,
CoUNsELLoRs AT aw,
176 Middle, Cor FAonange Streets
WILLIAM II. LO0NEY,
COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
5l1a Exchange Street
WILBUR F. LUNT,
Post Office Building.
NJ C. P. MA1ToCKs,
siHs Exchange St.
M JAMES T. McCoBB,
SIS Exchange St.
n JAMES o'DoNNELL,
U CoUNsELLoR AT LAW,
1879 Exchange st
p HENRY c. PEABODY,
COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
100 Exchange Street.
D RAY DYER,
u coUSsELLoRs AT LAW.
D THOMAS B. REED,
" COUNSELLOR AT LAW.
9s Exchange St.
p EMERY S. RIDLoN.
II COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
5l1s Exchange st
R FRANK W. ROBINSON,
u COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
"a Exchange Street,
G STROUT, GAGE & sTRoUT.
. ooUSsEIIohS AT s sA%, rxcna0 re $,
T THOMAS g. BIRD,
coUNsEbLoRs AT LAW.
~. NERh1CiI,
COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
l91 Middle ST.
M FRANK S. NATERHOUSE,
COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
93 Exchange St
MUSIC TEA CHERS.
Y II. KOTZSCHMAR,
IL PIANO, ORGAN AND HARMONY,
Stockbridge's Music Store.
q A. f.. PENNELL,
! VOICE, SINGING IN ALL BRANCHES.
Tenor Soloist, 81 Gray Street.
MasS. Institute Of Technology,
BOSTON.
Regular tour-year courses in Civil Mechanical and
Mining engineering Architecture Chemistry
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STOvEs, Ranges, Furnaces 81 Kitchen
~ Supplies. Agents for the Crawford Range"
KNIGHT & HOWARD 233 & 235 Federal st.
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Cosy Summer Residence for Rent or Sale.
A Falmouth Foreside, Az miles from Portland
"A Also office or desk room to let. Inquire of
CHARLES MERRILL,
apr15 diff III Commercial St.
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MERCHANT TABOR. A Fine
I'VE assortment of Cloths for Gentlemen's Wear.
AUG. S. FERNALD, 237 Middle st
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DEANOS; Chickeripg IL SONS, Lindernaan
a a. Son. Ed McCameron q Maine Piano Co.'S
Pianos. BAILEY & MOVES. ~ Exchange st.
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EWELRX, Watches, Clocks and Silve.
- Ware, Manufacturers of Masonic Goods, &c.
j. a. MERRILL & CO., 239 Middle St
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STOvES, Ranges, and Furnaces.
~ Sole Agents for AIagee Furnace Co.'s Goods
A, y. MOVES & SON, 12 Exchange 81
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II I'D GLOVES, l.aces, smnilwares aud
AA-Ladies' Furnishing Goods wholesale and retail.
OWEN, MOORE & CO., 507 g. 500 Congress
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ANNUAL. MEETINGS.

Portland Gas Light Company.
fB1HE Annual Meeting of the Portland Gas Light
Il Company, will be held at the office OF the Com.
pany, No. 30 Exchange street, Portland, on WE'D
NESDAY, the 18th instant, at 3 O'Clock P. NJ to
act upon the following articles:
l. To receive and act upon the reports of the
President and Treasurer.
2. To choose Directors for the ensuing year.
L. Ii. DAVIES, President.
May IL, 1881. mayJ ldtd
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he yELRx, Watches, Clocks, siive, 81
O Plated Ware, Fine Watch Repairing.
ROBERT b. SWIFT, b13 Congress
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STeVES, Ranges and Furnaces.
- Agent for Wood, Bishop & Cos Goods.
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FStA1kOS. Always ON hand the best
n German, French and English Goods.
w. II. KOHIING. 80 Exchancc Vi
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SADDLERY Hardware, Harness Leather
- and Horse Goods. Wholesale and Retail
GEORGE Nj. NELSON q co. IL 8 Exchange St
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TAILOR and Draper. lime Goods and
Il First-class Work Speciality.
ID, +. CORNISH 249 Middle St
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STGsES, Furnaces, and Ranges.
~ Sole Agents for the Falmouth Range"
f. q G.. Ii. NASH l72 AZ ia Fore \
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ERs, Baskets, collins,
~ Robes, and every requisite for funerals.
AEl.I- \ q. ~ !. l,aaa...
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WATCH and Clock Baker,
w Oliver Gerrsh, at
VIM. SENTER & CO.'S, "a Exchange Street
WOOD. Dealers las sawed W ood and
w Kindiings. NOR g. PICKETT, 10 Plum.
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DEANOS and Organs of best makes.
Il Five makes of Pianos and four of Organs.
SAMUEL THURSTON. Nos Free st Block
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EhEi ETRE Frame My. All kinds Frames
4 to order. Fine Gold Frames Specially.
II. III. KNIGHT 81 lenple Street
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optical Goods. Glass Eyes in Great
W Variety of Shape and Color, The best make
Q. II. FARLEY, No. Exchange Street.
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MERCHANT Tailor. A Fiue Assert
I'VE ment of Imported Goods.
II SnfITIT EalaroI
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-04-02
A Very Good Reason for His Silence.

The friends of MIR. Conkling have am
nounced that he win not make any re-
ply to the speech of Senator Butler, in
which Mr.. Conkling's gross misrepre-
sentation of the South Carolina census
was handled as it deserved.
As reason for the Senator's wonder
full forbearance, in this case, it is as
serted that. as he desires to beat some
of Mr.. Hayes nominations. he will not
stir up the feelings of Democratic Sena-
tors.
This is more ingenious than truthful.
The real reason why Mr.. Conkling will
not answer that speech resides in the
stubborn fact that the speech is unan-
swerable. Mr. Conkiihg did make false
accusations OF gross frauds. He made
them on the stump and in his most in
solent vein. Mr.. Conklng has known
for some months, if he did not know
when he was on the stump. that the
charges he then made were utterly de-
void of truth.
But while Mr.. Conkling has been
fully aware that he made false and Ii
belous charges, while Mr.. Conkling has
been proven by the highest official
authority TO have uttered untruths, he
has taken no step to put himself right.
He was thus il position where Mr..
Butler found it easy to expose him to
the country as culumniator.
No reply is possible, for all the facts
areagainst Mr.. Conkling. and he is wise
in deciding to accept his castigation in
submissive spirit = Washington Post.
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THE SONG OF THE HORSE.

Pull Pull Pull
Over crumbing snow and the slippery ice,
Over ridges roughened by mans device;
At risk of limb and our lives poor price,
We must pull pun. pull
Pull ! Pull Pull
No mercy shown in the piled up losdl
No mercy spares us the whip and goad!
Till we drop, worn out, on the frozen road.
8 1t is pull! pull! pull
Pull! Pull! Pull!
No passenger steps from the crowded car
When another rings-though it Is not far
To his own doorstep-but we horses are
To pull pull! pull!
Puili Pull Pulll
There was q time when we all were Ill,
And our masters found 1t was all up hill,
When they had themselves our places to I'LL,
And to pull pull! pull!
Pull Pull Pull
III ever the world turns round TO show
That mau nor beast should be made to go
Beyond his strength. then our friends viii know
How we pull! pull pull!
Boston Transcript.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-04-02

election fraud. Republicans had no
special love for him and Democrats re-
garded him IS q usurper. The latter
gave him all the assistance in their
power in his dealing with the Southern
question. because his policy was theirs.
but the former for that very reason op,
posed it, and by reviving the dead issue.
OF sectionalism robbed Southern self
government of its most valuable fruit.
If Mr.. Hayes could have secured the
Endorsement of his party in his settle
ment of the vexed question, "the Solid
South would never have been used to
brighten fools and encourage knaves.
and we should now be ENJOYING that
complete National unity which Lincoln
planned sixteen years ago.
MI. Gar6eld's advantage overt his four
immediate predecessors is this: The
common-sense of the people. regardless
Of party. demands the contamination of
long-delayed National unity. 1t de-
mands that the South be let alone to
manage her own affairs in her own way,
subject only to the Constitution and the
laws. 1t demands that, whether solid
ly Democratic or solidly Republican. the
South shall not be disturbed by Federal
interference. aud that everything Fed
eral authority can do to draw the two
sections closer together shall be done.
Stalwartism is capable of much mischief
in other quarters, but in its relations to
the South it is "full Of sound and fury.
signifying nothing No amount of
stalwart pressure can accomplish that
general 0verturning in Southern mat
tiers which stalwart organs and orators
advocated during the late campaign. II
Mr.. Garfield were in full sympathy with
the radical wing of his party on this
point--which he is not-he would
not dare to undo what his prede-
cessor has done. The strongest
Republican Congress would prompt
ly reject any Presidential propo-
sition which involved even the
partial re-establishment of the iniquitous
system which collapsed in 1877. To'all
intents and purposes, then, Mr.. Gar
field has a clear Southern road before
him, however rough it may be here and
there. The obstacle with which every
Republican President heretofore has
had to contend is SO nearly removed
that it need give him no serious
trouble. He can afford to let the stall
warts clamor as much as they please
for revolution in the Southern policy.
for they represent only an Insignificant
minority of their own party, and have
no hold whatever upon popular opinion.
The country will tolerate almost any
thing else from the new President ex-
cept an attempt to unsettle what il
now in a fair way temperament settle
ment. Consequently the situation as
he finds it will harmonic with the
views he has expressed. and Mr.. Gar
field has only to put these views into
practice to be what his four Republican
predecessors were not, the Chief Magis-
trate o. Union restored in the spirit
as well as in the letter.--St. Louis Re-
publican.
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The Exact Popular Vote ct the Recent
Election.

The exact popular result Of the Presi-
DENTAL election has been long in dis
pute, our system, of electing President
and Vice-Presidentnot requiring official
consolidation OF the popular vote. The
Enqnire, has placed itself in commune
cation with the proper officials OF every
State in the Union. and has obtained
from the Secretaries of State or Re-
turning Boards the full official returns
Of the whole vote. The following table
has been prepared with great care, and
the proof diligently compared with the
letters of the officials above indicated.
1t will be noted that General Hancock's
popular majority over General Garfield
is 8. LOG, and that in total vote of
9,169. 2l3, General Garfield is in mi
nority of 336, 045.
Following is the table. which is Off
cia.:
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No Letter for Burch..'

Aman from Branch County, this State,
being in Custer City soon after a post
office was established, went up to the
shanty one day with intent to inquire
for mail matter. A man from Missouri
was Just ahead of him, and inquired if
there was any letter there for Zachariah
Burch.
BE you the fellerP" queried the
postmaster.
81 ann
Manned Zachariah, are yep
IS Yes, SIR"
"Too Internal long for this country.
You'd better chop it in two"
al axed if there was q letter here for
Zachariah Burch," said the Missourian.
with bad CLEAN in his eyes.
"And / heard We, and there amt
nothing of the sort here s.
"Kinder seems to me there is"
"Then I'm liar"
The pair looked at each other a min
ute, and then Burch remarked:
"Mebbe you arer'
b Uncle Sans official hoped out of his
den and went for Zachariah Burch. 1t
was q pretty even match for ten min
utes, and the postmaster got his favorite
hold. Soon after that event Mr.. Burch
observed:
Stranger. / reckon its no use pro-
longin' this sorrowful affair"
II reckon not, but ye inquired for a
letter for Burch."
eyes"
"And you give it to me purity strong
that such.a letter had arriv."
"Yes, l did," replied Burch as he
felt of his left ear to see what portion
was left for future fights, q but I've bin
thinkin' powerful hard in the last ten
minits, and l guess the ole woman back
in Missouri has put off writin' till next
Sunday! Let's 60 out and take sunthin'
to bring tears to our eyes. "-Detroit
Free Press.