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The Hazlehurst signal., 1884-03-13

Miss Marion langdon Is now
known rs the most beautiful girl in
New York. She Is tall. her figure Is
exquisitely nodded. and her eyes are
superb. She is quite dark and extreme
ly graceful. Whenever Miss Langdon
consents to dance with the leader OF
the german tho struggle for invitations
Is breathless and prolonged. Miss
Langdon has been engaged several
times. but In every instance the On.
stance the engagement has been broken
of quietly and nothing more heard Of
it.-N ]. Graphic.
The Hazlehurst signal., 1884-03-13
VOLUME III.
TIE WY or TIE RAIN

thcarl an oil farmcr talk one dly.
Telling his listeners hoN.
In tnc Nilr. nov Country tyr away,
The rainfall follows the pluW.
"As fast ns they brvaN u I'M. you sc",
Aud turn the heart iO the san,
A. they open the burrows deep and free.
And the tiilagc Is begun,
''1h . caftn rtOvs i've low. and more and more
N holds unl zen l. a. TIL SKY
A mois urc % never hal heior'
when It's face Vas hard ami dry.
"Nul 81 whcrc,cg the p'owsharcs run,
The clou l. ran oNcrisal;
Ard the soil that works, und lets in the suu.
With water Il always fol-
I wonder 10 that oil farmer knew
The hal ut his simpc word.
Or guess Il the m sage that, HcaNenly-true,
Within u was h.Idcn ani hCarlf
N fcll on INV car b. chance that day.
HUT the glatnc-s Fingers now,
To- think u = always Gud = dear way
That the rainfall follows thc pillow.
-NIs. 4. -. i lih,intI 10 y. j. in,tpfRdtW.
The Hazlehurst signal., 1884-03-13

The Pennsylvania Railroad Com.
pany Is to put weather signals on It's
trains for tho benefit OF farmers. Red
and blue cresccnts and red and blue
stars will Indicate thc.sorts Of weather.
that arc predicted.
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The P00r Little Dude Dog.
IPassaic Letter in New York World

IPassalc Letter in New York World.
She sat in the depot and fondled a
dude dog, while the nurse girl carried
little human member of the family.
The dude dogs hair was banged over
its forehead and all it wanted WIS a
pair of knee-breeches and a butter
cracker hat to be mistaken for lawn
tennis player looking for some girls to
have a game. its tail was shaved off
almost up to the terminus, where there
twas miniature buster that gave it the
appearance of a putty-blower with a
feather stuck in the end. The hand
some clerk opened the window with a
bang, and the fashionably dressed lady
turned to purchase her ticket, leaving
the dog on the floor.
Two horny-handed sons of toll en-
tered the waiting room bearing trunk
the size of canal boat They evil
IDENTIFY mistook the dude dog for a
door-mat, for they placed the trunk on
Its outer edge.
A man who stood beside the lady at
the window remarked:
"Be hevlng, Oh do be thinkin' that
wan av yer family's in throuble !"
She thought he referred to the baby
and took no notice of the remark.
Suddenly there was scream from the
nurse girl. She let the baby fall and
hurried to the rescue. The lady turn
ed and took in the situation at a
glance. Then she swooned. She
kept on fainting up to the time of the
arrival of the train, and then revived
long enough to berate the nurse for
her carelessness. When they took the
dog from under the trunk the poor
little fellow looked for all the world
like a Surrogate's seal, end his tail
wasn't fat enough for paper cutter.
The station hands handed the forgot
ten baby INTO the train just as the latter
was moving off, and it was clapped
down on seat and spanked until it
looked like the Fourth of July.
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Crows and Daylight.

Never before, perhaps has there
been time when so many people
were uncertain as to how they stand
politically. Never has there been
more confusion and struggling at the
beginning of campaign, and never
more reasons for the persons who
back tier opinions with bets to bet
even as to how the campaign is com
ing out. What time it is for strange
things and evil things In politics. The
placid independents no sooner come
down from the fence with a crow and
thud into the democratic yard than a
fine lot OF democratic birds flop grace
fully over into the republican roost.
There is plenty of growing gong on,
but really it is not light enough for any
properly constituted bird on either
roost with regard for his reputation
to imagine he sees daylight just vet
Neao York SIN.
Little Brother, (whose sister is play
ing cards with a gentleman.) "Mr.
Smiler, does Mamie play cards well !'
MIR. Smiler--'Yes, very well indeed"
L. B. -"Then you had better look out,
for mamma SAID if she played her
cards well she would catch YOU"
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Checkmated.

Mrs. Jobblewizzle was about tc
leave home for the summer and she
spent lots of money and worried the
life half out of Jobblewizzle.
MY DEAR" she said TO him on the
last morning, rs everything ready %
Il hope so" was the detected reply.
when will the carriage be hereg'
"ln plenty of time to take you to
the train"
us the baggage all down."
"Yes.'
"Is that little trunk checked, and
my Saratoga. and my big leather trunk
and my valise p,
.Yes."
edw
''All but two things, my dear"
That's the way" she exclaimed /:
"you always miss something. | never
saw such creatures as men. What
two havn't you checked 2"
"Your extravaganza and your jaw,
my dear The man in the Office said
there wasn't railroad in the country
that would assume that responsibility"
I-Mernham TyaUelley.
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Josh billings Live Man.

He is like little pig; he is weaned
when young, and begins to root early.
He is the pepper-sauce of creation,
the salt of the earth, and allspice of
the world.
In village, he is like a case of itch
IN school; he sets everybody to
scratching.
He makes out to live IS months in
a year.
Like runaway horse. he always
gets the whole road.
When he goes anywhere, he trots,
and merely lies down when others 60
to sleep.
A live man is not always a deep
thinker like frog, he jumps at con-
illusions, not always landing on the
spot he IS leaping for.
He is an Amer can pet, and a per-
feet mystery to foreigners and has
done more with charcoal to work up
the greatness of the country than any
body else In it.
He is as necessary as grease on an
axletree.
He doesn't always die oh, but he
always dies busy. and meets his death
IKE an oyster, without making fuss
about 1t.
A man who can draw pint of mo-
lasses through half inch hole, with
the mercury below zero, and sing
"Home sweet Home while the mo.
lasses is running, may be strictly hon.
est but he is not sudden enough for
the climate.
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columbia Housekeeping.

He was very grimy but garulous
tramp and he stood OH the steps adj
dressing the industrious housewife.
Now says he, Il can see it in your eye
that you're dissatisfied. You've been
wronged and defrauded. You want a
change. You're tired of misrule. You
are tired OF the old mans interference
in the kitchen. You're sickened and
disguised at being coerced. You're
tired of onerous taxation and doing all
the work. Ard what you want to do is
to fire the old man out and get some
young fellow like me to come here and
run the farm, and make some money
and be kind to you" And the cid
woman lifted her boom and said
That's the taffy, almost word for
word, Colonel Fellows gave the people
at the democatic ratification meeting
IN the Dubuque opera house Tuesday
night. / was there along with the old
man and heard it myself. Get out or
I'll set the dog on ye."
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Home Influence.

In religious meeting few nights
ago, a speaker said that If a child
went wrong, it was because the home
life OF the parents was not what it
ought TO be, and the sentiment Seemed
to meet with very general approval.
We do not know what those people
propose to do with the declaration that
the sins ofthe parents are visited upon
the children even to the fourth gener-
alton. But whatever they may do with
it they will have very difficult Job on
nac to get rid of the laws OF heredity,
as seen by all of US every day of our
lives. If the child could be made all
that it ought to be simply by training,
the animal would also be largely inde-
pendent of its parentage, and the prob
lem OF breeding would be very much
simplified. The child is subject to the
laws of heredlty. As the mother and
father look into the eyes of their babe,
they have no idea, and can have none,
as TO what they can make of the child,
for they do not know what he has in
herited, and must wait for time to de-
velop it. Perhaps ithas inherited from
somewhere away hack in the line of
ancestry a passion or appetite which
the best home influence in the world
cannot wholly curb. As rule a good
home influence will be modifying in
such cases, but not always. A doc
trine such as we have announced as
coming from sneaker, is calculated
to do harm. 1t teaches that all the
parent has to do is to live a correct
life before his child. That is not all.
though it is important. The parent
needs to be familiar with the character
lstics of his ancestry, and If there are
any marked weaknesses in It, 1t is
against these weaknesses that he should
do all he can TO guard his child. Tell
the child frankly. what those weakness.
es were, and explain to him what his
danger is from them. Very many
wrecks of life, and In families too that
have the most exemplary heads are
caused because of inherited weakness
which the child might have guarded
against if it had known that it had
treacherous enemy within itself.
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ORDER OF PUBLGCATIN IN VA
CATION.

In the circuit court for Adair county and stat,
Missouri October term 1884.
James Il. Barnett, plaintiff. VS. Lucy Barnet.
defendant. petition for divorce.
re IL remembered that on the 18th nav of March
iA3i. the above named plaintiff by his attorney nr
W. Johnson IN the Office Of the clerk OF said circnii
court OF AdAlr county and state of Missouri led
his petition in this cause alleging among oThei
thingF that the above named defendant is n nn,
Resident OF the state oil Missouri - " Ao'-
ills therefore ordered by the clerk aforesaid I'm
vacation that SAID defendant he notified by pubii-
carton mat plaintiff has Commenced suif ayainst
Merlin TINS court the object and general nature n;
whlch is TO obtain 4 decree of enforcement disoIy
ing the bonds OF matrimony contracted and now
existing between plaintiff and defendant ON the
grounds. that said defendant has abseuted herssI,
Ter the space OF one year without u reasonable
cause and that unless The said defendant he and
appear at this court at the term thereon 10 he
begun and hoaen AZ the eonrt house In the town on
hirksyile In said county on the 10Th day of Orto-
Der next and on or before the sixth dav Of saJJ
teruI answer or plead 10 the petition in said cause,
the same viii be tEken as confessed and Judgement
VIII be rendered accordingly.
And IL is further ordered that a eopy hereot be
published according 10 law In the WecklyIjranI,ic
state OF Missouri. A"u
STATE OF MISSOURI
County of Adair, S.
j. W. }. AshlOck. clerk OF the cfrcuIt court NJ
Adair County aforesaid, hereby certify that me
above IS true copy Of the original order OF Pnbii
cation, in the cause therein named rs the same an
pears In my office. 1 "P
Witness my hand as clerk. and the seal OF said
court Done at Office in kirksyi.le this 5th day OF
W. j. AsHLocK, Clerk.
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.spite from such horrible illusions.

respite from such horrible illusions. /
have neglected to state that during the
time the ''jim-jamsH was my special
guest my stomach peremtorily rejected
the little nourishment / attempted to
absorb; in fact | had no craving for
even the most inviting viands.
It was while in this most pitiahle
plight that ] at last had recourse to a
physician. detailed to him my con-
dition, described the vagaries OF which
had been the victim, and my earnest
longing for, and utter inability to sleep.
"Of course you are taking liquor once
in while to taper off on2" "Oi
course am not" l rejoined; IF
die you can bet your bottom dollar I'll
die sober. But, for Gods sake, doc
tor, give me something that will make
me sleep" The physicians face bore
grave, troubled look, and after few
minutes deep thought he said:
"Young man, will be candid with
you. Your condition is critical
probably more SO than you suspect.
If you don't sleep, and that pretty
soon, you must either die or become
a raving maniac. l am about to pre-
pare tor you a most powerful sleeping
potion. If you decide to take 1t the
result will be that you Sill secure a
long, refreshing sleep, and awaken in
a desirable state tor supplement-
al treatment, or-you will never wake
at all"
l fastened to my room, swallowed
the sleeping draught, sank into sound
and refreshing slumber. and on awak-
ening. found that l had been locked in
the arms of the drowsy god for nearly
nineteen hours. ! awoke feeling like
new man. The ndmbness had SUBJ
sided, the tawny little devils were con-
spicuous by their absence, and l was
as hungry as wolf. However, real
lized that in my condition l must take
food in moderation and governed
myself accordingly IN ordering my first
square meal" for nearly week. My
gradual but sure recovery dated from
that hour. My will power was of suf-
ficient strength to enable me to keep
my VOW to abstain from intoxicants,
and as one of the happy results l
gained in four months time about
fifty-fve pounds in weight. From that
day to this-over ten years. have
faithfully remained a total abstinent.
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Fruits of Experience.

Edith-"On, MAJ George is going
to propose to me. What shall say?'
Ma-"But are you not rather preci
pitate? How do you know he is go.
ing to propose?"
why, last evening he asked me if
would accept an invitation from his
mother to go to his house to rea."
Merely a neighborly courtesy
nothing more"
"But he said he wanted me to come
early in the afternoon.
what for g
ITO see how his mother made bis.
cult"
"My daughter if you value your flu.
ture peace of mind you will keep away
from that young man and his mother
too. She is too good cook"
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION IN VA
CATION.
STATE OF MISSOURI, I &C,
CnnnfY of Adrir IS

STATE OF MISSOURI, &C
County of Adair, )o9'
In the circuit court of AdaIr county. October
Evans. Defendant. 70 ii'oii''7
ttliis day comes the Plaintiff herein, by her AZ
before The undersigned clerk of tile circuit
court OF said county in vacation and flies wiz
IN ts cause alleging, among other things that de
lehuahI thomas Evans Is u nonresident OF tho
State Oh Slsso iri. so that the ordinary pracess nj
law cannot be served upon him and asks Thai mn.
iSa'on nollce be made to said defendant notifying
hereuon II Is Ordered by tie clerk aro,esaid
mat defendant be notified by publication tbss
pIalnun has commenced suit against him in tbIs
court fhe object and general nature of which is 70
OBTAIN decree of this court dssolyinp thehnnTs ~
n1iattrlmony contract ed and now existing between
piant ana defendant Onthe grounds of ofTerinf, 70
pIaiitln sdcn ildignities as to render nor coIiJ
Ihomas Evans be and appear at this court af The
next term thereof. t. be begun and holden ~ ths
court house In the town OF KirksyiTle in said
county, on the 10Th day of October next and on Nv
Deipre me SKIN day fsaid am answer or plead
10 lne peutlon In SAID cause the same will he taken
cordingly, W ieHeeAeu ac-
And 1t is further ordered that conv baroof ,a
puonsned according TO law. in the Weekly Ciranbic
newspaper published weekly in said iaii. rdJ,ns
~ anu state of Missouri. --' 'o'''-
STATE OF IssoURI, CO
County of Adair 90.
i. w. j F. AshIock clerk of tho chronic corr, -.
Auair county Aforesaid. hereby certify mat the
aDoSe Is true copy of the original Order OF PubiI
pears in my Office. 's 'A'iie ap
witness my hand IS clerk. and the seal of said
court, Done at office in KirksviIIe this I'D day nj
"uS iooi. w. j. ASHLOEK EIerk-
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

ton upon the estate OF NJ. V. Atterberry late o
Adair county deceased have been granted 10 the
undersigned NJ. G Clem. by the Probate court o
Adair county. bearing date the goth day OF July
1884. All persons having claims against said estate
are required TO exhibit them TO me for allowance
within one year after the date OF said letters OF
they may be prec1uded from any benefit ofsucl
estate and If such claims he not exhibited WITHIN
two years from the time OF the publication Of this
notice they will be forever barred.
NJ. q. GLEN,
Administrator oil NJ. V. Atterberry, Deceased.
Aug 9th, 1851.
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that letters OF adminis-
tr;,ton upon the estate of Geo. w. Miller late OF
Aaair county. deceased, have been granted TO the
! undersigned William Miller by the Probate court
of the county OF Adar bearing date the 18th day OF
June 1854. All persons having claims against said
estate required TO exhibit them to for al
lowance within year after date of said letters
or they may be precnded from any benefit OF such
estate. and ifsrch claim be not exhibited within
two years from the publication of his notice they
will be forever barred. WILLIAM MILLER.
Administrator OF Geo. W. Miller deceased.
July 7th, 1884. ni2-lw
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A Wild Duck PerpleXed.

Perhaps the most ingenious method
ofgetting stock of hens is that practic.
ed by bachelor who lives In a seclud-
ed corner among the hills, distant from
his neighbors. The story is told the Pr
lot Mound Signak.Discovering the nest
of wild duck not far from his shanty
heIemoved the eggs and placed an eq-
ual number of hens eggs in the nest.
In due time the wild duck found that
she was bewildered mother of flock
of chickens. Not that she knew that
they were chickens; she did not know
what they were. Their bills were not
right their feet were all wrong. and
they were of everycolor; they could not
swim and could not understand. A
more astonished wild duck was not to
be found in Manitoba. The bachelor
placed his misbegotten chickens in a
basket and took care of them, while the
old duck returned to neighboring
pond, feeling that she had.in some way
been shamefully imposed upon.
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eff what gu
"If l hadn't married"

"Are there any jurymen who have a
prejudice against you 2" whispered the
young lawyer. No boss. de jury am all
night, but wants you to challenge the
jedge. l has been 'victed twice be.
fore under him, and maybe he is gin.
ming to hab prejudice agains, me-"
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The Chicago Tribune, after recitine
the prompt action of Mr.. Blaine to vim
dictate his honor and his familys honol
from foul SANDER, says: sit now re-
mains for Mr.. Grover Cleveland to
follow Mr.. Blaine's example, if he is
an innocent man. Let him call his as
sallants to the bar of justice and make
them establish the truth of their charges
or pay the penalty. Let him begin
with the members of Tammany, who
first set the scandal afoat in the dem.
ocratlc convention in Chicago. Then
let him sue The Buffalo Telegraph an
independent democratic newspaper
which charged that he had a child
by her, that he treated her harshly and
even cruelty, that he incarcerated her
in an insane asylum, and finally settled
with her for an Insignificant sum of
money. Then let him sue his alleged
home organ, The Buffalo Courier
which gave publicity TO the still more
revolving statement that Gov. Cleveland
IN company with two mar
RED men, had shared the favors of this
widow, and that he fathered the conse-
quences of the partnership amour rath
er than expose Ills marie d copar te n
ers. She, instead Of being a one widow
of good character; is called by the Cou.
rier a widow of bad character; and
Cleveland, instead of being tempted
and lured by her, according to his or.
gan, was acting with her in a bestlal
manner in company with two married
men! Then let him sue Horatio c.
King, who not only made the same al.
legations, but averred that he (Cleve-
land) had confessed them to him! IF
Grow. Cleveland is an innocent man.
never was man so foully wronged. If
these charges are untrue, no punish
ment would be to heavy for the demo-
Gratis who put them in circulation"
Cows could never improve their
ilmDs with false calves.
Young lady physicians are multiply
ing IN Germany, and as result it is
SAID the young men are becoming
more sicKly that they used to be.
There are various ways of becom-
ing man CT mark !; but the easiest and
most effectual is to lean up against
newly-painted ratings.
An exchange says: "a short horn
brought over a thosand guineas in
England" Whew. What must a
long drink cost there
At reception a,young lady accident
tally set her back hair on fire. When
extlnguished she said shewas glad
1t wasn't her best.
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Executrix Notice.

Notice is hereby given that letters tesla
,neDtary upon the estate of John johnson
deceased, have been granted to the under,
signed, Mary a. Johnson, by the Probate
o ,n a1 OF me County of Adair, bearing date
ing claims against said estate are reguireG I
exhibit them TO me for allowance within ono
year OF after the date OF said letters. or they
may be preeluded from any benefit of, sncb
estate and if such claims be not exhibited
within two years from the timeof the publ
caLion OF this notice they will be forever bar
ieu' hARY A. JOHNSON,
July 24th. 1884. ; '''''U
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A STOLEN KISS.
ms EXCUSE.


AS hale her Goodnight
Gould ! help Just one stealingY
Inc moons mellow light.
ASH badc her good night.
U her face shone SO bright.
Those red lips revealing
As b. de her g pod night
you'd l help just one stealingg
HER IDEA.
To take only one
And tlien say Coed n igi,t.''
Glow quickly twas doncD
To take only oncl
Next time he'ilgctnone;
For ! don't like II quite
To take only one
And then say Good night.r
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THE FARMER

In search Of 2 rev home, where he can se-
cure better returns for his labor, should re-
member that the Wabash is the most direct
route TO Arkansas, Texas, Kansas. Nebraska
and all points South, West and Northwest,
and that round-trip land-explorers' tickets
at very low rates arc always on sale at the
ticket Offices. Descriptive advertising mat
ter OF Arkansas and Texas sent free to all
applicants by addressing the General Pas
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ITO LET"

hyonth went forth TO serenadc
The lady whom he loved the best.
And at her house his footsteps tayed
Until the moon had gone TO rest.
lie warblcd till the morning light
Came dangling FER the hiiliop's dim;
hut no fair maiden blessed his sight,
And all seemed dark and drear TO him.
With heart aglow and eyes abIze
lie drew much nearer than before,
When, to his horror aud amaze
lie saw ITO Lett upon the door.
.-Hackensack Republican
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THE Tourist

Has long since chosen the Wabash as the
fayorite route to all the summer resorts of
the East, North and West, and winter re-
sorts OF the South, as the Company has for
years provided better accommodations and
more attractions than any Of It's competitors
for this class OF travel Tourist Tickets can
be had at reduced rates at ali principal
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