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LEGAL NOTICE.

Joseph A. STOUT. residing ut Blackfoot,
~ Oneida county, Idaho Territory will take no
uce that on the lSth day of August, a. ID. 1883,
James Il. Hay filed his petition in the court of
mon pleas OF Henry county, Ohio, against him pray
ing for Judgment against him tor twenty-four and
fifty one-hundredths dollars and interest from De-
cember LIST, 1882 for so much money paid to the use
OF said Joseph \. Stout upon certain promissory
note given by said Joseph a. Stout to Sheffield a.
Norton on the 9TH day OF December, A. d. 1879 In
which said Joseph A. Stout was principal and
James G. Haly was surety.
And the said Joseph stout will further take no.
tice that on the 18th day of August A. ID. 1883 said
James u. Hay caused an order of attachment to be
issued In said cause from said court of common
pleas, under which on the 2lst day OF August A. D.
1885, the Sheriff of said county Of Henry attached the
following described real estate of said Joseph A.
Stout tO-wit: All that part or parcel OF land situ
ate In the north part of the east half of the east half
of the southeast fractional quarter of section No
twelve (i2) town No. five (5 urth range No. six (6)
east In said Henry county, Ohio, and being in the
north east corner OF said sout-.ast fractional quar-
ter and containing eight acres Of land more less.
Also all that tract parcel of land In the west half
OF the east half OF the southeast fractional quarter
OF said section No. twelve (l2) town No. five (5)
north range No. six (6) east in said Henry county,
lying north of certain tract of land which set
of and assigned to W. j. jackson, containing tif-
teen acres of land, more or less.
Also all that part of the south quarter of the
southeast fractional quarter of section No. twelve
Q2) town No. five ( north range o. six (6) east in
said Henry county which lies east of the Adrian
pike ESQ called) excepting eight (s out of the
southwest corner thereof, heretofore attached at
the suit of Abraham NJ. Willard against said Joseph
A. Stout, being ten chains in length and seven and
eghty-two one -hundredths chains In width and con-
tanning twenty-eight acres more or less.
Said Joseph a. Stout is required to answer said
petition on or before the third Saturday after the
Sth day of October A. d. 1853.
Dated August %, 1888.
JAS. G. HALY.
Jas. G. Haly in person and James Donovan, at
torneys for plaintiff. $3.50. Aug. 23-6w.
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A Juror Pleads Not Guilty.

A negro man was sworn in upon the
jury in a larceny case. He looked very
detected, and as soon as possible skunk
away into corner of the jury division,
and hid his face from view. Presently
the judge had occasion to address him,
and after repeated attempts to attracth his
attention, had him punched in the side.
The juryman arose. ''Do you know
what you are here for?" demanded the
judge with severity. "Fore de Lord,
boss, l amt done muffin. Don't YOU
know what case this is?" "Somehow do
disrecollect,' said the darky, scratching
his head. 'Well," exclaimed the Judge,
'it's the case where the two men are
accused of stealing the two bales of cot
ton" Il didn't steal um!' was the ex-
cited reply of the thoroughly bewilder-
ed negro. The Judge explained the mat.
ter, and the trial proceeded. --Mobils
ReaiStcr.
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An Attentiva Waitar.

Several gentlemen were talking about
the different varieties of hotels, and the
insolence of walters in general. Gil
hooly remarked that he boarded at the
Widow Flapjack's.
"How do the walters treat you there?
Don't they grumble and assume agon-
lied expressions wheneveryou ask them
to do anythingP" asked one of the
party.
30, no sir" replied Gilhooly. "The
waiter at my boarding house is the very
pink of polteness. Why, what do you
think? Yesterday, for instance, just as
/ was about to commence eating my
soup, l perceived hair coiled up at the
bottom of the plate as if ready to strike.
/ called the attention of the waiter TO it,
and instead of getting mad about it, he
Immediately began to fish round in the
soup with fork, and got the hair out
and wiped it off on his boot, and then
generously gave the soup back to me
without whimper Some walters
wolld have got mad. "-Ieras Sytings.
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Gkoh #.

One of his soldiers coming unpxpect-
edly on the crowd which blocked the
street opposite the Cha pei Ar,lente,
where Skobeleff lay dead, on asking,
"Why this crowd?" received answer,
"Skobeleff is dead.n "Nonsense, re-
piled the simple veteran; "Skobeleff is
not dead. He would not consent to die.
1t is impossible" And so he uncon-
cernedly went his way, confident that
his beloved general was still alive. He
used to eat with them with the common
spoon out of the camp kettles, and no
one was ever more careful to see that
the camp kettle was in its place. 1t
was not only the superb military ge-
MUS which they admired, but his sym
pathy, his affection, his homely brother
illness. There was no pride in him
with the poorest he was as friendly as
with the most powerful. Skobeletf went
to visit a transport of soldiers badly
wounded. One Of the moribunds recog-
nized him. "Oh," said he, there is
our own one, our SkobelefE. The
others heard the name. "Hurrah, hur-
rah!' they tried to cry out; so weak
and wavering were their voices. 1t re-
minded one of death more than of life.
One Of the wounded soldiers who had
to be operated on had both legs and an
arm to be amputated. Chloroform was
offered "Why do you object?" ex-
claimed the doctors. II cannot" re-
piled the man; rather let me smoke
pipe during the operation. I can not
take any chloroform. 1 tell you am
Skobeievets-belonging to Skobeleff's
DIVISION Kind as he was to his SOL
diers, lie could be stern enough when
necessary. Once working party in
the trenches, assailed by murderous
fire from the Turks, fell back and
sought shelter in the trenches; Skobeeff
exclaimed: ''You are frightened. Your
comrades are working and you are
frightened. Form in rank" They
obeyed. ''March back to your work,
and that at once. If not, God be nv
witness, if l do not make you go
through your drill before the Turkish
trenches. You know me. 1t is enough"
They resumed their work without hesi-
tation.-Athen9un.
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LEGAL NOTICE.

GEORGE w. Raft and Sarah Raft, who reside a.
" Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michi-
gan, Samuel f. Hanna whS resides Fl. Wayne,
Allen County, Indiana, and Peter Shook whose
place of residence s unknown, will take notice that
upon the 10Th day of August, A. D. 1883, George b.
Pierpont filed his petition in the Court of Common
Pleas, in and for the County of Henry, and State Of
Ohio, against George W. Raft and said above named
parties and Others the object OF which is to enforce
the lien of a mortgage given by Charles K. Reyn-
olds, Sarah L. Reynolds, George W. Raft, Sarah Raft,
Leverett G. Randall and Angie S. Randall to said
George B. Pierpont May list, 1874, upon the follow
ing described premises, viz
The north half of the south quarter of section
twenty-five, town five, range six east, and that part
OF section twenty-thrce, same town and range, east
of said north halt, bounded the north and south
by the north and south lines continued of said north
half, and on the east by the Wabash and Erie canal,
containing niney-four and fifty hundreths
of land in Henry county, Ohio. That plaintiff has
paid $467, taxes Oh said premises to protect the
same.
That sa mortgage was given to secure the pay
mcnt of one note for 5000 of even date with said
mortgage, and due in three years with interest at
eight per cent. per annum payable semi-annually,
and that there is due to plaintiff and unpaid thereon
five thousand dollars with interest from April list,
1871 at eight per cent. per annum payable semi an
nually, and Si67 81 with interest from December 80,
1882.
Said petition alleges that above named defend
ants claim appear of record to have some interest
in said mortgaged premises, and asks that thay be
required to set up their claim and interest If any
they have to in said mortgaged premises, ana in
default thereof that they may be forever barred from
making claims in or to any part of said premises.
Said petition asks for an account and that said
premises be sold and the proceeds be applied to the
payment of the amount found due upon said note
and the amount paid by plaintiff for taxes.
Said defendants are required to answer SAID petit
tion on or before the 27th day of October, 1883.
GEORGE B. PIERPONT
By Erskine II. Potter his attorney.
Napoleon, Ohio, August 80, 1883. SIT So
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Miller g. Smith,
Estate Agents
Liberty Center, Henry Co., o.

We offer the following pieces of property at ex.
tremely low prices:
~ acre farm 2A miles southwest of Liberty Cen.
Ter, miles northeast from Napoleon; good SANDY
SOIL well improved new frame house with wing good
size, good frame barn 60 acres under cultivation
rs, balance timber; good spring Of water all year
round near the house, good we'll near the barn
No. orchard of all kinds Of fruit trees a nice
yard with eyergreens in front of house. Price $50
per acre, half down and the balance On time,
20 acres In Rchfeld township, miles south of
Rlchneid Center acres clear: good soil, laying on
cross-road IN good neighborhood. Price 5000;
some cash, and the balance on time to suit
An Excelsior and Handle Factory and planer and
other machinery, all in good condition and running
order; got good deal lumber and wood on hand; ali
Dmldlngs In good order, most as good as new. This
Is go9d paying business for some man that wants
10 work IN timber Of all kinds one of the firm wants
TO sell half Of the whole factory or trade on good
larm.- Price S5OO0; for cash will take less. This
property ls tn Liberty Center, q growing lively
town. If any desire to the factory come and see
Tor yourself; 1t is running every day.
l60 acre farm in Richfeld township-50 acres
cleared, the balance good heavy timber. Plenty saw
mills not lar oil. miles south of Grellton station
on II. H. Ihe improvements are frame house and
More timber than it will take to pay for the whole
farm. frlce ", payment easy; $500 or 81 900
down. the balance to suit purchaser, This is a rare
chance not often offered.
new house and lot in Liberty Center planted
Wild fruit trees. House l6x24 built with good mate
rial all IN good order. Price $780, half cash, bal
Call on the undersigned. We have many more i'm
proved farms and wild land to sell at low prices.
Also all kinks of farming implements, acbinery
self-binders and any thing farmer needs.
MILLER & SMITH.
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An Aggrieyei Man.

A large negro called at the office of a
Little Rock newspaper, and drawing out
a paper, said:-
Use got complaint ter make sab. "
''Well sir. what's the matterp" ask
ed the editor.
"Read dis" and he put finger that
looked like cold-chisel, on the follow
ing paragraph
''While every one must recognize the
foundation upon which our social insti-
tutions are based, yet no one ofprofound
learning can admire the professional
if VIC may use such a term-society
man."
did yer write dat?"
"Yes."
''Den, sab, yer has got me ter
whup."
"And why do you take offensep 1t
does not in the least refer to you."
"De debbil it doan'r'
'Are you society man?'
"Yas, sab, I is. Use dc Secretary
OBJ de Society oh De Sons OBJ Ham, and
I'll be DANCED eff 1 doan' stan up for
my rights. When newspaper says
suthin' agin' q society man, it slaps at
me as well as de odders, an de fack
dat Use de fust ter take it up prubes
dat Use de best society man. an titled
ter stan at de head oh de order. Is yer
ready ter gin me satisfaction?''
II do not mind fighting you, as Ihave
not killed negro since breakfast, and,
only by earnest and persistent endeavor
did l succeed in getting in three effect
i've shots this morning before daylight,
but the paragraph does not refer to you.
1t is slam at the white whipper- snap
per whose only aim is to put on clean
shirt and visit simpering young ladies'"
''Meant fer de white folks, was itp
Wall, den Use yer fren' boss. OATS dc
fust lick dat has been struck fer de nic-
gers since de wah, an eff it want agin'
de Established rules OBJ de order, we'd
'nishitate yer into de sciety. Amt got
a ole hat or par O britches layin roun',
is yer? Wall, II wait till yer scours
roun' on dem britches while longer,
an come an git 'em. Bleegcd ter yer,
boss, fur yer 'sidera,ion. -Arkmla,:y
Traveller.
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Local Color Desir d.

oSoa NOiOi OoSlI 'us
We want local color. National and
sectional traits or what differentiatc
masses of human beings. Denver is
highly civilized, but do we go across a
continent to see dinner table laid like
those We left at home, and surrounded
by gentlemen and ladies in evening
dress? Flannel shirts and buckskin
trousers are what we look for, and red,
wood cabins up in the mountains and
grizzly bear tracks to make US fearful.
How tiresome is the prosperous new
South! Our sympathy is with the old
regime, more interesting than ever in
its ruined remains. We demand weed
grown plantations and tumbledown re-
gro quarters, and deserted mansion
with an air of romance and grandeur
about 1t. The inhabitants must be mel
ancholy old gentlemen, formal in man
ner. sesquipedalian in language, steep
ed in prejudice or else hot blooded gal
lants indebted, dissipated and duelling.
Our English visitors do not come to
Boston to see people who carefully
say jug of warm water and who are
particular about their rising infections,
and talk of the Saturday Review and
the Queen, and the nuisance of tricyc-
lers in London streets. They look for
the man who guesses and reckons and
talks tall. Kindly favor them with
more of the amazing Americanisms that
appear in English contemporary litera-
ture and no where else, save of malice
pretense; solemnly tell humorous sto-
ries smacking strongly of the soil; ex-
press sympathy with the Irish, and ex-
plain how we could proceed to victory
in case of another war with Great Brit
ain. Let all your metaphors be those
OF business, especially of stocks and let
your comparisons be either of size or of
value in dollars. Be unconscious of
immaterial value and contemptuous of
what makes life q fine art-graciousness
and gracefulness of style.
So if you are from the Western prai-
ries, but translated to the East, be sure
it is your Western WAYS that Eastern
people look for. Boast, be familiar,
tuck your napkin under your chin, else
you will be as disappointing as is the
ordinary Frenchman who is dull, disin-
clined to compliment, absorbed in bus
mess and quite uninterested in any wo-
man but his good wife, and she too,
domestic creature, always puttering
about the kitchen, and totally without
talent in dress. If it were not for ma
tional and sectional faults so undesira-
BILE in the individual, so restricted in
their sway, and SO exaggerated in the
telling, social life would be too tame to
interest the observer. Our crude tastes
demand strong expressions. When we
grow more discriminating we shall see
national and sectional traits pervadine
the whole character of the individual.
subtly influencing his every act and
opinion, yet revealing themselves by
none OF the petty characteristics COM
monty looked for. The China boy who
has forsworn chopsticks and wears Eu-
ropean clothes, yet goes home, across a
comment and an ocean, at his fathers
command, and the prairie bred person,
however sophisticated, frets and grows
if he cannot look out upon a
wide horizon.-BoSton Courier.
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Too Soon to Firure.


81 was just figuring Bit" he ex-
planned as he touched the pencil to his
tongue and continued the marks he had
made on one of the city park benches.
Figuring on what?'
Il figure that Jay Gould has paid
enough for his yacht to buy 14,36S bar
rels of flour for as many different wild
ows."
"Is that possibleP But suppose he
had given the flour to the widows?"
Eyes"
Would Russell Sage have furnished
the yeast and the coal to make bread
ofitp"
.'Ah! I didn't think of that said
the other, as he put up his pencil.
"But you should, you see. Wait till
Sage buys up the state of New jersey
in order to have cow pasture and then
it'll be as easy as grease to figure in all
the bread that flour will make, and per-
haps there'll be tritle left over to in
vest in Goldfish or dried apples Val
Street NeVs.
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The coffil was a pia q r-a 49,.
miserable pine C fiji .. Onr Il iwrr II
the top; nJ lining OF white satin for the
pale brow; no smooth ribbons about tie
coarse shroud. The brown hair was
laid decently back, but there was no
primped cap with the tie beneath tine
chin. The sufferer of cruel poverty
smiled in her sleep; she had found
bread, rest and health.
al want TO see my mother" sobbed a
poor little child, as the undertaken
screwed down the top.
"Iou cannot; get out of my way,
boy; why does not someone take the
bratp"
"Only let me see one minuter' cried
the orphan, clutching the side of the
charity box,as he gazed upon the coffin,
agonized tears streaming down the
cheeks on which the childish bloom
ever fingered. Oh! it was painful to
hear him cry the words: "Onlv once;
let me see my mother. only oncer'
Quickly and brutallv the heartless
monster struck the boy away, so that
he reeled with the blow. For moment
the boy stood painting with grief and
rage-his blue ewes listended, his lips
sprang apart, fire gl.stened through his
eyes as he raised as little arm with a
most unchildish .augh. and screamed:
"When I'm q llan I'll be revenged
for thatr'
There was coffin and heap of earth
between the mother and the poor for
saken child-a monument much strong
er than granite, built in the boys heart,
the memory of the heartless deed.
The court house was crowded to suf-
location.
"Does any one appear as this mans
counsel?" asked the Judge.
There was silence when he had fin
ished, until, with lips lightly pressed to-
gether, Il look of strange intelligence,
blended with naughty reserve on his
handsome features, n young man STEP
ped forward with a firm tread and
kindly eye to plead for the friendless
one. lie was q stranger, but at the
first sentence there was silence. The
splendor of his genius entranced-con-
vinced.
The man who could not find friend
was acquitted.
MAY God bless you, sir; l cannot"
he exclaimed.
81 want no thanks" replied the
stranger.
''l-I-I-believe you are unknown
to me-"
"Sir. l will refresh your memory.
Twenty years ago this day you struck u
broken-hearted little boy away from his
mothers coffin. was that boy"
The man turned pale.
Have you rescued me then to take
my life?"
mo; l have L sweeter revenge.
have saved the life of q man whose
brutal conduct has ranked in my breast
for the last twenty years. Go, then,
and remember the tears of a friendless
child"
The man bowed his head in shame,
and went from the presence of magma.
grand to him as it was in-
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NOTICE.
Dileno d. Calvin,

The unknown heirs ofC. B. Rechart, deceased, and
the unknown heirs of John Spencer, deceased.
DILENO D. CALVIN the above named plain
W. tiff, of Kingston, in the Dominion of Canada,
will take notice that the undersigned defendants,
lympleaded in the above action the unknown heirs
of John Spencer, deceased, will make an application
to the Court Of Common Pleas of Henry County, in
the State of Ohio, the Goth day of October A. ID.
1885, or as thereafter as counsel can be heard
at the Court House in Napoleon, Henry County, in
the State of Ohio, for all order to re.docket said
above entitled case, to set aside the Judgment and
order heretofore made in and by said court at the
January term, 1882 and for leave to file answer
ANN NJ. SPENCER and
JOHN {. SPENCER
BY Tyler Donnely, Attorneys. Sep. 20 -6tS. 40
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Tho Hordnct Th;nr

Said to the old bank director: "Can
man be an honest stock broker?"
He thought about it. "Pretty hard"
he finally said; "you see. when he opens
an office he must go among his friends
to solicit business, and"-here the old
bank director became positive-"he
knows it isn't right to tempt his friends
to gamble. He knows they may be
ruined. | couldn't be honest and do
it. "-Ne1O York Tribune
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r. The public sales of slaves in Tangie,
still continue. These scandals have beel
so frequent of late that it is scarcely tc
be believed that the number of slave.
annually sold is as few as in the British
Parliament they were stated to be.
The latest sale was one calculated to ex.
cite Indignation. A young woman and
her child were sold in the market fol
$50. The mother was examined by any
one who chose to do SO precisely a.
though she were q horse or n mule.
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Minnie Palmer burst into tears be-
cause Edinburg students insisted on
joining in her songs when she sung
them on the stage. No wonder We
think it would be enough to make any
body cry to hear q parry of Scotch
students sing funny song. ng.-Hawkeye.
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Land for SaleI

THE E undersigned will sell so acres of land situ.
ated In the west half of the northwest quarter of
section II, town range s, acres clear the bal
ance timber land. Title clear. For further infor-
nation inquire OfW. H. Burns on the adjoining
farm, or Of ANDREW SWARTS
jamestown, Pa.
apllz-oou Mercer Co.
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LEGAL NOTICE.
Edward s, Blair

Edward s, Blair
vs.. Henry County Court
William CarnahAn, ct al. OF rCommon Pleas.
WILLIAM cARNAHAN and Mary E. CarnAhan,
w whose place OF residence is unknown to the
plaintiff will take notice that Edward S. Blair, of the
county Of Henry In the State Of Ohio, did, on the
SOth day OF August A. ID. 1888, file his petition
theCourt OF Common Pleas within and for the coun-
U OF Henry, In the said State OF Ohio, against the
said William CarnAhan and Mary Z. Carnahsn and
others defendants, setting forth in substance that
the said William Carnahap and Mary z. CarnahAn
gave mortgage to one Morrison j. Marvin and by
said Morrison j. Marvin transferred to the said Ed
ward 5. Blair, on the north east quarter OF the
southeast quarter OF section five, town three,
north range eight east In Henry county, Ohio, to
secure the payment of $50 according to certain note
referred to In said mortgage, and praying the said
william and Mury Carnahan may pay said sum now
Claimed to be due, with interest," that said prem
ses may be sold to pay the same; aud the said will
liam Carnahan and Mary Z. Carnahan are notified
that they required to appear and said Pc
ton on or before the third Saturday after the llth
day Of October, 1883.
EDWARD s. BLAIR.
BY Tyler Donnely, Attorneys.
Sept 6.-6w. Sll 81.
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NAPOLEON, OHIO.
Loan Agency.

Moneyto loan on from three to five years time, in
mortgages on real estate. Abstract showing q per-
feet title to accompany each application. Interest
from to per cent. according amount of loan and
value OF security Applications in person bylette
will receive prompt attention.
Aug. 24-tf. HAGUE & HUBvaaD.
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A Nn Claims specially, and WAR
n ~ RANTS, ADDITIONAL HOME
AAA ~ ~ STEAD CERTIFICATES and all

kinds OF LAND SCRIP bought and sold Large
s'ora. and HIGHEST PRICES Paid. Do you want
to sell or buy? II so. wri.e to a. a. THOMAS,
attorney -at- law. Washington, -. q.
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IMPROVED FARM.

I can accommodate you, and at low figures; in fact,
intend to do general business in buying and selling
real estate. fyou wish