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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-06-06

OOV. DUNN mas given q StiHger In
his paper, the Philadelphia Sunday
Transcript. but whether it has had
the desired effect on the sneaking,
anonymous writer at whom it is di-
rected, is question. An anonymous
slanderer is hard to hurt. Conscious
Of the fact that he is not likely to be
routed out from his skulking place,
he generally fells safe and secure.
The return shot seldom hits. MIR. |
Bunn pretends to know who the an
onymous writer is, but doesn't out
with the name. He says the writer
has an interest in law-peddling
firm in Philadelphia. We received a
communication, for publication, from
this same anonymous writer. No
name was signed to the communica-
ton. 1t is not necessary, when a COM
munication comes within the limits of
common sense and decency, for the
writer to append his name, but he
! must make himself known to the edi-
tor; if he does not, his effusion no
+ matter what the editors opinion of its
value, is cast aside as waste. We re-
fused to publish this anonymous let
. ter for this reason and one other. Hi!
l. attack on the character of Gov. Bum
{ is too severe to be believed. He put
e Mr.. Bum as low in the scale of hu
; man degradation as one could imagine
v We read many favorable comment
Il from different journals, after his az
pointment as Governor of Idaho, an
q all spoke of Mr.. Bum as agentlema
of ability and good moral characte
The Statesman also received the amor
:" ymous COMMUNICATION referred to an
refused to publish it. The Nez Pert
;, News, published at Lewiston, is tt
:, only paper that has published it, al
~ the editor of that journal was We
1t severe on the writer. An anonymo
se letter, when the aim of the writer
MS to iniure, can be set down as fal
he without ever being much out of t
nd way in the estimate. If not w1ol
untrue there will be a great exaggt
ors alton and distortion of facts.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-06-06

w. ,oorn from the Statesman that
Monroe arrived at Boise City
f. sunday. jim has a quartz mill
$50 COR the Golconda mine.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-06-06

A CH1NAMAN was killed below
Rocky Bar, on Feather River, short
lime ago, by land slide, says a cor
RESPONDENT of the News Miner, while
H. was at work on some placer ground
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-06-06

md Alex Barracks meadows
|. 100 hav. on Lower Salmon, pro-
:, b;ob as four tons to the acre,
the Challis Messenger.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-06-06

EpH. LUCAS found a gold cuff but
lon near Cassner's ranch, on Boise
Road. last week. He left it at this
bf6ce. If the owner wants it, all he
has to do is to describe property and
bay for this notice.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-06-06

NICK WETzELL and family, who
have been spending few days with
friends at this place, will return home
to-day.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-06-06
,spl,ap of toeal-'f'ss.

:. ). expected that the Wood River
- Of the O. S. L. will reach Hal
l. hr fall.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-06-06
FRED. GARREoHT caught badger

FRED. GARREoHT caught a badger
on Hoodoo the other day, and brought
the fiat backed, short-legged, slow
moseying quadruped to town. Fred.
turned him loose at the lower end OF
Main street Tuesday morning, and IN
| less than five minutes he was surround
ed by large crowd of ''kids," and as
they marched up street, badger In
the center and s'kids" on the outside,
the excited crowd of young badger
admirers drew reinforcements from
far and near, and from all sides. The
little animal drew like Barnum's men
ao.erie with the white elephant loom
5 inc I'D in the lead. The badger seem
: ed to take things coolly, and waddlei
M street at a mile an hour gate, AM
, appeared to be conscious of the fac
that he was the center of attraction
O Fred. sold him to Pom Yam, Chimes
! merchant, who thought he was buy
4 mo a raccoon. AS Mr.. Yam pickle
t up the waddler he remarked: "Hn
! belly nice COON"
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-06-06

GENTS clothing cleaned and mend
ed, in frst-class style, by
Mrs. J. W. REEL.
April 2-4w.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-06-06

:, lows. the man who attempted
lido at Silver, died several days
t,om an attack of pneumonia.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-06-06

BARNEY MALLORY tells the WOOD
River Times that there are many
nrospectors on Lost River, and three
City, Houston and Car
bonate-are started. Five business
houses completed, and few other
buildings constructing at Alder
When the saw mill on Alder creek IS
completed building will be brisk
One gin mill marks the site OF the
future expected-to-be great city OF
Houston. Carbonate is two and hall
miles from Houston and nearer the
mines. aThe size Of this town-four
log houses and a tent restaurant
There are many good mines near these
embryo cities. The enormous copper
vein of the Burners, Williams, Brown
etc, is already attracting the atten
ton of capitalists everywhere, ana
is expected will sell up in the mill
ions some time. Pretty high expec
tations.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-06-06
REDUCTION In PRICES,
MYER & SMITHS.
ONE DOLLAR CASH will buy

any one of the following named arti-
cles:
6 pounds G. Sugar.
6 formulated Sugar.
81 Crushed Sugar.
6 Carolina Rice.
6 Tapiaca.
6 Sage.
6 {. Pearl Barley.
g &C O. G. Java Coffee.
Al +" G. R. Coffee.
Ia C No. Roasted Coffee.
| l Lunch Can Ground Coffee.
II Bunches Matches.
! s Bars Kinks Savon Imperial Soap.
| 6 Bottles Flavoring Extracts.
2 pounds Premium Tea.
Cans Vegetables.
5 Pie Fruit.
"a 14oz. Candles.
s pounds Dat Meal.
is g Hominy.
Is " Bird Food.
One large Bottle genuine Olive Oil.
6 pounds Elk. Soda Crackers.
5 pound Can of Lard.
: | pair Brown Duck or Blue Overalls.
California Table Fruit 40 cts. per can.
: Jams & Jellys 40 6 &
! A No. l Oysters 40 g :"
: Everything else very cheap for
E Cash. Myer & Smith,
Idaho City & Placerville.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-06-06
LOOK OUT FOR THE
PHOlOGR APHD R
L. s. HAZELTINE.

He will be in CenterviIle. Placer
vile. Quartzburg and Garden VAL
ley.
VIII remain only few days in
each place. Pictures taken in the la
test styles and satisfaction guaran-
teed.
Idaho City, June 8, '84. If.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-06-06

CHAILls MESSENGER: 10 Galatian
has been up to the Whale to COM
|mence operations for the year. He
found the snowslides OF winter had
played the mischief with cabins and
|sub,-Jim Woods pack train left
Col' Shoup's store on Saturday, load
| ed Tor the new operations at Clayton,
winch is quite on the boom.-Charley
Jordan opened the Challis House sa.
l"ol on last Monday morning. This
Is one OF the fine finished rooms o
our country.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-06-06
TINS section is something like
Webfoot this season for rain, which
is welcomed by miners and farmers.

The preliminary examination OF
witnesses in the case of A. G. Mason,
for the killing of Fred. Huffman, was
finished Wednesday. Mason was
bound over in the sum of $4,000 for
his appearance before the grand jury.
S. K. Goldtrap and K. P. Plowman
are on his bonds.
WHAT has become of our Atlanta
correspondent, "Mc?" We would
also like to receive few items o.
news from our Bayhorse correspond
ent, "Simple Simon" from whom WI
received a communication not Ions
ago, very well written one, but be
ling rather long, and not a news letter
we did not have space for it. New
items are what small sheet like tn
WORLD wants. We say this to a
correspondents.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-06-06

ADoLPH BALLOT, watch and clock
repairer, went across the Basin We'd
Plesday. He will remain in Center
|viIle few days, and will then visit
|the other towns of the Basin. Adolph
|says he proposes to see the ancient
Iand far-famed city of Hog'em before
|he returns. To the Basinites who
|llave clocks and watches that need
|doctorlng, we will say that Adolph is
an expert at repairing the running
.ng of a crippled time piece.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-04-10
wIExLY MOnIUAny REPORr.

Mor.uary report Tor the week ending
Amt 81
Casrles B Thicker. 'paeu ,aiA lever;
-bts; mae; IL months.
Mrs. Anna rsyloF. quick congestion;
wni.t; ismsle; 80 year,,
wi.iism rIonet, consumption; white;
mNl.; % y-N-.
H,iue .G,iftey, double poenmon's;
h.it; q year.
Int,i, 81. ~ West Ozark. remitteIt feve (;
white; male; month, days.
i, isn, OF drs w iisns, ,rsmus; white;
male. 46sys.
Mike Bhin, pistol 81, whiie; male; 90
yeats
Geriruip rs' er. oipllsrv bronchitls; co..
Ired; iemsls; mootnNgn 0 days.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-04-10

81. LOUIS, A oril 2-The e.ecsions at in
tSiior cues oi this state yesterday, resulted
IL follows: tN.
ISpringtisid- Republicans elecsed city
derk, ATTORNEY, and one councilman;
demCcrais, ths ftmsinder OF the city ticket,
Three counc.lGeU. $50
C.rihsrgs- Temperance ticket was elect
Id ov sr The CT, 2ens. ticket with tns excsp.
ion OF street commissioner, by 100 to 300
Imsjotity.s .1,t.
II Co,cordia -Renubl.caus ELECTED four re-
Jpublcan counc.lmsn and colored city
ms,shsl. 's
Lstlcatcn elected one democratic and
one EspupncAn memOer OF the school
SCI Isgow-No party line in the election.
R BlCaple vss elected mayor over A. j.
Sou II ~o,th, who has held tina Office eight
yeak Tns remainder OF tine CAple ticket
nj aico-'rhe whole democratcsicket was
Stisiis-The city ticket was equally
div d ID the democrats electing the mayor;
,nr = republican slasymen were elected.
Ikhanou-Tbe license ticket WAS elected
wi qna exception.
Plais-TAe republican and prohibition
ticIet WIS sieclsd.
eApsn'derce No parry lines. A.. X.
Lyda.l, the present incamSent, WAS Ie-
eli bted chief oil police.
owDs,in son bern illinois, 30 far re port.
eIehow that the election was generally
cIduc, ed on purely local issues, temper.
abe QUITTING The chsf figure.
kANsAs Cry, April 2.--The republicans
Oh mis- dis.rict have sslscted de egates 70
th Chicago Convention. PRESIDENTIAL
difference was mt ex pregsed. IN,
lMANcHKsTER, N. H., April 2. The green
Hck state convention wall be held at Man;
c4ester. September let. ~ !.
WiIIrAMsroRr, Pa, April 2.-The Ly.
dining county republican convention elect
d dtlegetes 10 the state convention. and in
krnoled for james g.. Blame and Lincoln
b president aud yics-president.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-04-10
A Georgia Steamboat Horror.

COLUMBUS, GA, APRIL 8.-The sfaane,
Rebecca Everipgham, Captain George
W i.side, burned Ills morning to the
wster's edge at Fitz ,crald Landirg on the
Cbatahooche river, iorty niles below The
clry. The fire orieinarad in the Stern
Of tho steamer, and it is thought from
electric camp snsrks. The passengers
saved escaped in their night clothes. Fol-
lowing Is a list of the lost:
Mis-. Owen, of Cutbher5, Georgia.
Miss Simpson, Foil Gaines, Georgia.
\ Julia Anderson, cnambermaid.
Richard Coleman, pantrymaH.
A. Stephens and R SINGER, deck hands
Bob Griffith. stevedore.
Three hundred aud seven bales Of cotton
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-04-10
DISTRICT COuRT--AsslGNMENr Of
g,g CASES. y

N The following cases fre assigned for trial
In the district 00urs for the week commenc-
l's IS. s a 's's, y 81. W. JONES Clerk.
I 27o3 -Josinh 6nftisvs. w. 4. ClsrK. M,
Y7O5 Carson g Lewis w. Texas Copper
|Minipr ElManufActuring company
4O47 and 4048 George r. Afford W. ". J.
546i14--W,lIism McClalren vs.. Central
Texas d Mexicsn Central railway company.
1906 -John B. Lorraine vs.. Central Texas
q Mexiosh Central railway company.
4f3Ii vRicherd Coh1 vs. Jones' q Murphy.
f66l.-Hepry Loeb va. Sam FriedlsDder. 4
l3yj7 -. A. Stewart W. Texas q Psri6c
r1l6eSy 6otnpAny. 81
~ s-B NcRosky We. Dorothes Me-
bhn 5aer ct Il. 4 vi
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-04-10
KILIING IN VAN ZANDn.

Nsws reacued 10. ciy yestctdsyN M q
killed an oil man named Hyde near Can.
TN, IN Wan Zandt c1uuty. Was M Id
iued of long s.aoding Goose oureocer-
ed himself otter thu killine to tne suiboIi-
ciss anu is In he Canton isIl. Dnier j. o.
Ks-rby rsnsivsd II t. egram f.om a irtsnd
ri Cookie liz Yesterday ieil ne him 30. 10
engage hs cnnnseI on tAe Ot ler side.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-04-10
cALL ron a RsrunLIcAH 6sysry
CONVENTION. ~

DALLAS, Tax, Msson 9Th. 1891. -.fhs
rspuhlicgps oi Dallas c'unty sfs y quesled
1, assemble u the rouri-houyA ~ Zoe rty
~ Dallas ~ o'ciock o M, city line an
"a urev April IAN, 1885, Nv msss oonysn.
asut Dsliss county ~ The stsis convention,
~ he hrie NJ FnItn Wof h April a0ih, 1854,
and ~ r'scs ZEN (i0) dslrgit.s aud lsD %
sEe'pstrs 20 fepi' sent ~ as ooua,S u hv
onr.fes, onsl convention I, br held 81 iss.
Isli Apnl Ia n, 1874 nni ~ e'sct chair
ms1, s-GfeisSy aud erseuflye COUNT a. Tor
D4llsa copoiy 20 serve hudag ihe o'ulns
Two q yssts. and 20 irsnsact snch other
business as may be- osoug ut before the con-
veatiOu. I'.. ~f.-A
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-04-10
Lock box 803 Sou
fDesircv
Important.

Important.
Wnen you witt or leave New York City;
save b ,egsge, expresses or carr age hire and
stop at the Grand Union hotel, opposite the
Grsnd Central depot. Six hundred elegant
rooms, fitted mp at q cost of 81 ,0o0,0 C0, re.
duced to s. and upwards per day. Enro-
pesn plan. Eleystor. Restaurfntsupplied
viii the best. Horse cars, sssgfs and ele.
Va. "a railroads 10 all depotr. Families can
i've better for lees money at the Grand
Union hotel than in sry osbcr tirsi-cless
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Krsssyn RAYsra, Chairman.

As secretary OF The psilss county wpub-
loan executive commsft-s. oi wHch The
late Colonel John A. Mana was eh iirms p,
aud sfsr eonsuifs'ioa with ssd tDe hssfty
concurrence ~ o very large msjorsy Of the
COMMITTEE and members q, the cuhveo,ioD
that sppontsi said cnaifthaa ana oom.
mittes, I 'ullv recognise ,he sutaurlsy,o OF
Mr. Ray .tr 20 make us call ~ above and
cordially approve OF the ssme,
ALLps MAEsHALL.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-04-10

1871 N|I 'W| WV ~ wv
Va y r'i fssle merlaf4 49,
fiIHHut ~ N ~ a. ~ fhfl ahd
ftf eI.ifH INuif % ~ " q 80 81
80 lhs nfsmt ~ y eemps!y b.
t.Hfnl D a 1me, Iit ~ ~ ltd 40
ifs VI Wss.slv ntulsd rom Dfllp iU
nfseft.ie ie ibe ihe he sufvtsd go
"a H0'H m ted IT, Nuf neon kn0
wi b. bnl't. wuen Irs.s tlirei ~
done. a. w dlrE VI bulldog vii
not difr1uf frr % iIl.HUs 4 tnitnlt pfiie.
let Ne \ ~ unfsnnul o. 10 ha vnst. Hnd
rufH ~ ttr ~ 4 ri.r We go feadF 10
help Dilrs. Ltt u Nlisinsl ne
Dnfksf'a ei'id u essiug ,toe neft Hiug
OF tns ri ever sold Win q eupafb
falfd If aig tiud Gao he made wiihunt
uolay ~ t'uphr. " 10 ul'p one al tbs bCft
-ursi f1s 81 uritP. etc.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-04-10

Why suffer with malaria? Emory
s anuard Cnre Pills He inli lible. never
fail 10 cu,s the most IBIS iiDs,6csses; purely
vsgeisble, contain no qu'nine mercury or
pO,suns OF any kind; pi assn' to tske.sugsr
Goa ed All drugg,s -25 ana so Genie.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-04-10

sEhe Beat Policy.
IN Mr.. Alex spasr HENRI, Drummcnd
\ .Rfdu6s sAce.aid street West, Toronto, Csn-
oda rertiiss that be was permanently
t0uyed.b ~ ct Jacobs OH, the wonderful pain,
xonq6efor, Ct rheumatism, after other
: y rSIssaticns failed.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-04-10
hor,ford,s Acid Phosphate.

DECIDED BENEFIT.
DR.. John p. Whs-l. Hudson, New York,
says: Il nave ~ ven " with decided bepe-
NJ la case ut innutrt,on OF the brain,
tom abuss Of aicnhoi."
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-04-10

IN ~ ,s.sS;. ~
|s|llfllff Sad ssop .asg, sts y 's.sf ~
ven o. ne e9gls lls sss rl,s.sn'
800 ,fand IN " lnf euf uffmsN hine
81 SOS fsvsf IN las thus ~ ihis kinds
shet tIsy AID If4teN.
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4! q ! "! H.
" th's sieh o1ns'sv ~ msu mosz,l
move to~ The nlr 1oo ,nvltlre ~
% q ms tfsssfss s|lI seft<,n from l,sIlss.
'.''. ,ss.' beg opportunity nov ~ loses 70
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-06-06
Two STILES.

There are two styles of preaching.
One unfolding the truth as you would
unfold an umbrella, so that it shall not
touch anybody. 1t is delightful to get
under it. and look up as the rain beats
down. The other way is to spread the
truth like leaven. The one commends
to their consciences. When the preach
ing is done. they forget the preacher
and the sermon. But the man who
deals with the conscience, as we'll IS the
truth, is the man they send for when
they are dying. There are two styles
of preaching. The one spreads the truth
as a salesman does the web of dry goods,
dilates on its beauty. shows its fineness,
enlarges on the measurement, and
people come and take it away, and do
what they please with it. The other
takes the truth and pays the tailor with
it, and fits IL to the need of the day and
hour. 1t is not SO pleasant, but better
for the men who listen. There are two
styles of preaching. One tikes the
seed-truths, and puts them in elegant
glass bottles, and ranges them system
atcally along the shelves, and labels
them, and seals them, and men love to
look at them. The other takes the
plough, and breaks the soil, casts in the
seed and covers it and from that kind
of preaching you get harvest This is
practical and personal preaching.
Christ was practical preacher. Philos-
ophy spreads truth out. Christianity
spreads truth in, like leaven. Paul was
apersonal, practical preacher Rev. q.
p Clifford.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-06-06
Crow Sam.

(which way does this river runr'
asked visitor. stopping on the bank OF
the Arkansaw.
"Runnin' down stream at de present,
sab" replied an old negro. The visitor
looked at him a moment and, without
paying any attention to the senseless re-
ply, said:
wonder where all this drift-wood
comes fromP"
Comes frum up de riber at de pres
emit, sah."
Look here. old man. you are a
blamed fool"
"Glad ter heah yer say so, sab, fur
Use Justice o. de peace. an I'll rest
yer fur indecent 'sposure o. yer Ian
guage. sah.'
Look here. old man, / don't want
any trouble with YOU"
avail, gimme er dollar, an III nom
ploss de case"
The visitor, unacquainted with the
WAYS of Arkansaw. paid the dollar and
walked away. Meeting some one he
asked:
whats that old fellows nameP'
Il believe they call him Crow Sam ~
Justice of the Peace. isn't hep
"Oh. no. he has just served q term in
the penitentiary for stealing q hog
Arkansas0 Traveller.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-06-06

side by iron bars or scrollwork. and
opens into the street hall This latter
Is paved with small square flags and its
walls and ceilings are ornamented with
stencil-plate frescoes and stucco-work
in browns. sky-blues and peach-tree
greens. Besides being thus orna-
mented, the walls are generally
streaked and striped with the marks of
dirty hands, left there by the numerous
children living in the stories above, and
scratched and SCARED by contact with
baskets, boxes and bundles There is
large frame hanging on the wall of
the hall containing the names and oc-
equations of the different tenants, to-
gether with the story in which they
may found-a sort of house directory,
in fact The hall, generally placed in
the middle of the building, leads from
the street directly in the rear Here it
divides. one part leading out into the
dirty, stone-paved court, where the ash
pit for the whole house is, and the other
turning off at right angles to the foot of
the winding. narrow-stepped wooden
stairs. Each story of the house is pro-
vided with two stair landings, one at
the level of the floor and the other half
way up to the story above.-Cor. San
Francisco Chronicle.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-06-06
PRRsoNAL AND LITERARY.

Ferdinand Ward, junior member of
the suspended firm of Grant & Ward. is
thirty-two and q son of Rev. T. De w.
Ward, of Geneseo, N. IN y. Sun.
-Thurlow Weed Cunningham, living
at Lagonda, o., has received one hum
dred dollars from the estate of Thuriow
Weed, in recognition OF the fact OF his
being named after him.
Julian Arnold tells the story that
his father, Edwin Arnold, wrote the
Light of ASIA from day TO day while
travelling in the cars from his house to
this city, on the cuff of his shirt sleeve.
james Wormley, of Washington, has
presented to the State of Massachusetts
a portrait of the late Charles Summer.
1t was painted by Henry Woke in 1873
4, and is the best likeness of Mr.. Sum-
ner painted from life.
"A book has been published in Bos-
ton, which describes oYer one hundred
important private libraries in that city.
How many other cities in this country
justify the publication of book about
themp-The Century.
-Springfield's city library has come
into possession of a file of the first
newspaper published in Springfield, the
i" Massachusetts Gazette, or the Spring
field and Northampton Weekly AdUer-
tiser." The paper began publication
Tuesday, May IA, 1882.
Secretary Lincoln's son, eight or
nine years old, is named Abraham, but
is dubbed Jack. He spends his time
at the navy ward, where he is very
popular with the crew of the Dispatch.
They bought him a complete sailor
outfit the other day. = Washington
Star.
james B. Garrison, the living
skeleton, who married Bertha E. Clear,
of Hestonville, while he was on exhibit
ton at the dime museum in Philadel.
phia, died recently at Union. He took
his separation from his bride of a night
very much to heart, and went under
the care of a physician almost as soor
as the suit to annul their marriage wa:
entered. Philadelphia Press.
Mrs. Sarah Byrant, of Marathon
Cortland County. N. Y, has celebrated
her hundredth birthday. In the pres
ence of about seventy-five guests she
brought out her ancient spinning-whee
and spun several yards Of linen thread
very nicely. She has two daughter.
living, aged eighty and seventy-sever
years. The total ages of her thirteen
children and grandchildren who wer,
present at the birthday festival is near
ly nine hundred years.
II see,'' says Mr.. Labouchere. il
London Truth, ''that a discussion il
going on in the United States respect
ing the manner in which Washington
Irving wrote his books. l remembel
visiting him at his country-house on tn,
Hudson about thirty years ago. H,
then told me he had acquired ease anC
elegance in writing by a careful study
of the essays of Addison. He used, HI
said. to read an essay, then write i
from memory, and compare hi
phrases with those of the original"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-06-06
Why He Came Back.

Farmer John" Why, hello, George
So you are back from Dakota already.
] thought you went out there to set
tie"
Farmer George-"So did,"
"You don't seem to. have stayed very
long"
mo"
What started you out there any
howP"
"Well, you see, / noticed in a paper
run by Western land company that
the farmers in Dakota were plowing."
Yes"
81 thought that ought to be a good
place to settle, so I sell out and rushes
to Dakota to secure land and get crops
in"
well"
after 1 got there 1 changed my
MUD"
Weren't the farmers plowing?"
Eyes, they were"
"What sort of plows were they
using?"
"Snow plows. Philadelphia Times.