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The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-11-14

"Ef caat there can't nobody. You jist git him alongside an I'll show him as clean a manifest as he ever saw come out of the custom house. F. il comes on squally we can jiDe ef we can't go in stays Ha hal
 The worthy couple indulged in another round of the best" and separated, Shroud going in the direction of his boarding house, and Lampereei, board ing a street car. was borne do~n town" He breakfas,ed a: a restaurant, az ain dressed his wounded ankle, wrote few business letters and at ten o'clock vel comed Captain Shroud, who had spruced up in his togs," indulged in shave and otherwise made himself quite presenta. ble. The two men then repaired to the store of Peletiah Petigrew. The latter vas out.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-11-14

Chicago lsaw you when you cut your ankle. But sf;er you leA she scene there was dead man found not twenty yards from where you sat, hid in the lumber piles, i.ampertel, there are men in .ha, party you bought beer for who are ready to swear that you killed him, am now goirg to sell this handkerchief al auction Do hear is oooF'
 lYaA Ceslis.1al
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-11-14
Written for THK ARKANsAw TRAVELLER THE PULSE OF CHICAGO,
 OR, Annals of the PettigreWS.
 BY DICK STEELE.
lA'O. II.l
BY DICK STEELE.
Mir. Pettigrew is Tapped Again.

MI' EettlSicW IS AaPpeo ABaln.
 To Lord Byron, as poetically confessed, nothing was more delightful than
 To sit on rocks, to muse Ter flood and fell To slowly trace the forests shady scene."
 A city-bred' man, himself, Byron's s strongest, highest poetical flights are found in his descriptions of country life, or rugged nature as it came from the hand ot God unmarred by the artfce of man. With Pope, dilletante from the "fooral deestricts ;' country gentleman of leisure, it is found to be the exact re- verse. Pope's happiest descriptions are those of the bellies and beaus of city life, and he reveled in the exact details of the small talk of the city card-table and the toilets of the city ballroom. The trivial ides of city life disgustei Byron, and his robust muse winged her flight to the mountains, where
 Iura answered from her snowy shreud Back to the Alps which called to her aloud !'' Pope brushed the sparkling dew from the emerald lawn at Twickenham on his way to his summer-house. Here, amid rust ling leaves, beneath country skies, and amid the forests shady scene" he com- posed painfully elaborate couplets on the atTactively displayed wares of city haoerdasher, or the misadventures of a rollicking city blade.
 Though "God made the country and man made the town" it is by no means certain that all of our so called urban improvements are such, indeed. Quite certain it is that, to artistic eyes, a num- Der of alleged improvements in America have grossly dis6gured the face of na- lure, and many cities rest upon the sur lace of this goodly land like car cerous sore on shspely limb-like wart on Ae fair hand of my lady.
 But this Aggression is not for the pur- pose of stringing the rattling beads oi aohthesis in pedantic parallel between Syron and Pope, or to decry the city and sztol the primeval forest and glade. But there is no more distinguishing line crawn between the different classes of mankind than that which divides the ad- nirer of country life as contrasted with Ais city loving fellow. In the works of our standard authors this difference is Observable. Charles Lamb and Charles Dickens delighted in descriptions c. ;Is odd hooks and out of the way corners of great city. George Eliot and Charlotte Sfonte reveled in pastoral scenes. Thack-
 cay takes his reader into the hot air of a oys society; Scott leads him up the aountain side and along the winding liver.
 Thus, while the city bred man finds Measure in the "paihless woods" and aew delights in each bucolic scene, the Country youth or maa comes to town not sel prepared for all the novelty, aiuac- ase and otherwise, which greets his eye aad smites his ear. A large city is, to Ae rural visitor, an extensive museum. lis peopled with strange race, many them using, to the visitor, an unfamil- a, conventional patois, and wearing 0eap clothing with that jaunty air which
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-11-14
IKE wALroN's PRAYER.
BY JAMES wHIrcoMs RILEY.

crave, dear Lord, Io houpdless hoard Of gold and gear,
 Nor jewels fine,
 Nor lands, nor kine,
 Nor treasure heaps of anything Let bu, little hut be mire Where at the heatthstone 1 may hear The crickets sing, And have the shine of one glad woman's eye to make, For my poor sake, 0ur simple home place divine ,ust the wee cot-the cricket's chirr- Love. and the smiling face of her pray net for Great riches, nor For vast estates and castle halls Give me the hear the bare footballs Of children o'er An oaken floor
 New rinsed with suns hine, or bespreat With but the tiny ceveilet
 And pillow for the baby's head; And, pray thou, may, The door stand open, and the day Send ever in gentle breeze, With fragrance from the locust trees, And dTowsy moan Of doves. and blur Of robin chirps and drone of bees With atter-t ushes of the stir
 Of lnterminSllng SounuS, ana then The good Wife and the smile of her
 Filling the silences again The cricket's call,
 And the wee cot, Dear Lord of all,
 Deny me not. lpray not that Men tremble at My power of place
 and lordly sway only pray for simple grace To look my neighbor in the face Full honestly from day to day:
 Yield me his horny palm to hold And I'll not pray
 For gold The tanned face, garlanded with mirth, Ii hath the kingliest smile on earth The swart brow. diamonded with sweat Hath never need of coroaet,- And so reach,
 Dear Lord, to thee, And so beseech
 Thou givest me The wee cot and the cricket's chrr, Love, and the glad, sweet face of her.
 -hadianapoIis Journal.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-11-14

{" Elf don't you may call me ghost knowed him knowed him when he used to fake guides to Chicago five cents or Washington street"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-11-14

Certainly, certainly of course that. my matter; allus was my matter evei sense l was old ecough to pull yawl"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-11-14

"Well, ain't that kind O man, Shroud isn't. No, sir. don't give nobody away"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-11-14
"Tha.s me. Hannibal T, SAroud. of


 "ThasS me. Hannibal T. Shroud. ot course the man may de couldn't help that but I'll do my duty In the matter, an bring him right here if its in the cards nj be honest in the matter hon. es,y's the best policy that's my mosser ; allns was my moter,"
 Mir. Pettigrew and Don Wehioot stepped into an inner eifiee and held A short con- sultation. At its conclusion they returned to Lamperccl and Shroud and announced their decision It was favorable 10 the suggestion of Lampereel, |, was still banking hours, and Mir ps,ugrew drew has check for g. ooo, and handed it to Lampereel as the financial agent of the transaction.
 Lampcrcel and Captain Shroud bowed themselves out of the office and headed for the bank. The check was cashed and as they came down the steps onto the street, short, fAi. red bearded man approached them aud aecos,ed Captain Shroud:
 Aptain Hannibal T, Shraud, if am not mistaken" he sad,
 An what of It if nis2" demanded the mariner of the great unSalted seas,
 ;" sent letter ,e Mir Lampcre el rom Buffalo. The man who undertook to deliver it was person about yoaT s7e"
 Captain Hannibal T, Shroud dropped the arm of Mir Lampereel, which he had atieciionately olaspea ever ,inoc that worthy, though financially embarrassed, gentleman had secured the currency on the check which he had recently cashed, and stopped dead in his tracks The ,rto were at that instant near the corner of LaSalle and Madison streets.
 You are not -" began Mir mperecl,
 "Yes, am; don't let's make a scene here on the street; w,ll accompany you gentlemen to your rooms. and wc can settle up our little business a, ou, own sweet time"
 If Lamperecl had any intention of ic. monstraung against this proposition he rclinquished the idea upon observing a detective attached to the Central station whom ke we'll knew was eyeing then patly in,enlly. So Mir. Lampercel silent | ly led the way 10 his temporary quarters. Arrived there the red bearded man eoolly locked the door, pocketed the key, threw a wiz and the long red beard on 10 Mir. Llmpereels bed, and stood forth revealed Bolivar Saudauph, alias w. I, Johnson.
 "Well, I'm d r J4oula,ed Shroud, " You must have followed pretty close in my wake
 !" I dtd. said Bolivar, |" took the train the nex, day after gave you the letter to Lampereel.'
 Was yer atcerd l wouldn', deliver herr Blow me tight if knowcd the con tents of her sfore MT. Lampeteel got his hands on her
 "l showed Pettigrew the dummy let ter" said Lampereel, carelessly, "tha,'' the only one he saw"
 GOT course" replied Saudauph. you wouldn't be very apt 10 have showed him the one that contained my scheme. Well how did it work 7"
 Worked all right"
 "fou got the money in a check, and jus, got the check cashed as met you gentlemen coming ou, of the bank"
 We'll, yes that's about the s.1e of it.
 " bleeds e4sy, don't he "
 !" Who r
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-11-14

"Why, certa'nly we shan't on,ie from the dock afore six o'clock"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-11-14

TkiJ 5eries of 5kefcAeS Iods commereed n Nc I5 Baek nHm6ry, moy be had of any meet dealer, or fysRs htJ oDFee.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-11-14


 "Yes."
 Mir. Bolivar Saudauph arose and any ing his chair across the room placed Il close beside Mir Lampereel, and sat down. Then he said
 Now, then, for business. 1 put up this job, didn't IF
 "Yes," returned Lampereel, languidIy, and with small show of interest.
 run considerable risk in doing it. didn't 29
 You did that; you run a mighty big risk. IL wasn't the keenest move you ever made in your life bol,ipg right into Chicago this way. You ought to have more sense than that"
 "Think 90 z"
 "i do."
 "WeIl, m ebbe you are right You got E. coo of old Pettigrew
 "Abou, that
 "Yes, well, since you have let Captain Stroud into the game there is only HD6G6 2.3 coming 10 me.
 There isn't at ything coming to you" 1" answered Lampereei, doggedIy.
 "Isn't anything "No. sir, and if you don't take your self back to Bufalo or some other sea. pors right away quick, Shroud and 1 pro pose to turn you over to the United States marshsi."
 "You do /"
 "He's a givin' her to yer straight" growled Captain Hannibal T. Shroud.
 Bolivar Saudsuph made a sudden dive into the side pocket of Lampereel's sack coa, and hshed out the bloody handker- chief with which the broken man had tha, morning bound up his wounded ankle. Dsacing into the middle of the room, Saudauph drew 2 revolver and then delivered the fsllc~ing impassioDed oration, each word, accompanied by deep earnestness, bearing the ear marks of truth: Lampeseel, have been At your heels since you first started out on your early morning ramble. knew couldn't trust knaves, and SO folIoxed my letter on to
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-08-13

NJ Office is hereby given that on the 5th day Of
~ March, A. d. 1885, apetiton was hled with the
undersigned by Geo. L. Hyslop and others, directed
to the Board of Commissioners of Henry county,
Ohio, and praying for q road improvement on the
following line to-wit:
Commencing at the south east corner of section
one , town three 3), north of range eight [8 east
thence west between sections one D and twelve (12l
two 2) and eleven Ql) three(3) and ten (l0) to the
south west corner Of section three 3) and there to
terminate.
The said petitioners ask to have the said county
road as above described, cleared ont and improved
the full width of sixty (6O) feet by constructing
ditch the south side thereof of suitable width and
earth taken therefrom to be placed upon the center
of said road and leyeled rs to make good road,
and admit of public travel.
Notice is further hereby given that the Board Of
Commissioners of Henry county, OHIO, at their reg
ular session the ist day of June, A. D. 1885, have
appointed G. d. Winner, VIM. MCGEE and Dow
Bretz three disnterested free holders Of said county
as viewers, and Henry Kobe, competent engineer,
to meet at the hour of ten (10) O'Clock A. NJ the
26th day of August, A.. D. 1885, at the starring
point of said proposed improvement in Bartlow
towns ship, in said county, where the line between
sections Nos one (1) and twelve (12) of said Bart
from there to proceed to examine, view lay ont or
straighten such road in their opinion public con-
yenience and utility require, and to make their re-
port to the County Commissioners Of said Henry
county at their next regular session the first MoD-
day of September, A. D. 1885.
Auditors office, Henry county, Ohio, on the 9th
CHAs. EvERS,
aug est County Auditor.
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LEGAL NOTICE.

T0dE DIoKEE, whose place of residence is I'M
- known, VII take notice that on the 3rd dny Of
March, A. d. 16BA Augustine Pilliod, as County
Treasurer Of Henry county, Ohio, fled his petition in
the Common Pleas Court Of Henry county, onIo,
being cause No. 1919, against the said defendant
John Dicken setting forth therein that the follow
ing premises owit The south half Of the northwest
quarter ofsestion number nine 9), In township No.
three (3), north Of range eight (9 eAst, in Henry
county, Ohio, stand charged on the general tar dn-
phcste Of said county with the sum Of $2l2,ls, as
the aggregate Of the amount of taxes and assess
ments due and chArgeable against said premises;
that said defendant, John Dicken. is the owner of
said premises; that the said plaintiff County Treas
urer as Aforesaid asks in the prayer OF said petition
for judgment and decree against said defendant,
John Dicksn, for said Sum Of S2l2 Is, the taxes and
assessments so charged against said premises, and
that said premises be sold to satisfy the lien thereon
for said sum Of $2lAis, the taxes and assessments
aforesaid.
And the said John Dicken will also take notice
that Henry Holtermun, the successor Of said Angus
tine Pili0d In the Office OF County Treasurer of said
Henry county, has been, by order Of said Court,
substituted and made party plaintif in said cause
No. 1749 In the place of said Augustine Pliod; and
that said defendant John Dicken, is required to
swer said petition ON or before the 5th day of Sep
tember, A. ID. 1885, or judgment and decree will be
taken against him as prayed for in said petition.
HENRY HOLTERMAN,
County Treasurer of Henry County, Ohio.
jy9-6t sl4.O0
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SHERIFF's SALE.
Charles n. GIdley as the County Treasurer Of Henry
County, Ohio,


Charles n. GIdley as the County Treasurer Of Hsnry
COUNTY. Ohio,
John Bensing, et al.
Order Of sale from Henry County Court Of Com
BY virtue Of an order of saie issued from the above
named court. and 10 me directed - Sheriff olHenry
County, viii offer at public sale at the North door
of the Court House, In Napoleon, Ohio, on
Saturday, September 5, 1885,
at the hour Of O'Clock p. M of said day, the fol-
lowing described real estate, situated In Henry
county, Ohio. to-wit:
The east half Of the southeast quarter Of section
No. In township No. 4, north OF range east, In
Henry county, Ohio, appraised at $500.
Also thirty (3O) acres Of land lying and being In
tho north east quarter Of the northeast quarter Of
OF section No. ten Q0) In township No. four north
Of range seven "a east, in henry county Ohio, and
is more particularly described as follows, to-wit:
Commencing at the northeast corner OF said section
No. ten 10l, thence running west on aud along the
section line Of said section No. ten O about ninety
eight (98 rods to the northeast Of land once
or now owned by one Samuel Oyerholtz, thence
south about ftyfour (54 reds to the north line OF
east about ninety eight (9S) rods TO the section line
of said section No. ten (10), thence north on and
along said section line to the place Of beginning and
there to terminate. Appraised at $210O
Also the north half Of the north half Of the south
west quarter Of section eleven (l1) in township No.
four (4), north OF range seven ~ east, in Henry
county. Ohio, appraised at $2400.
Also the west part Of the northwest quarter Of
section No. eleven (l1) In township No. four az,
north Of range seven east, in Henry county, Ohio.
The same being one hundred rods in width east and
west and one hundred and sixty rods in length north
and SOUTH containing one hundred acres ofand less
and excepting twenty and 3l-100 acres therefrom,
which has been heretofore laid ont in the plat Of the
Town of Malinta, Ohio. Appraised at $500.
Terms oi sale, cash.
FREDERICK ALLER,
Sheriff of Henry county, Ohio.
R. W. Cahill, attorney for plaintiff.
Napoleon, Ohio, Aug. A, 1885. $3.50 :
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THE"LITTLE GIRL" RACKET.
Was Attempted Altogether Toe
Numerously.

WASHINGTON, August 6.-[Special.
Several months ago an article went
the rounds of the press detailing the fact
that little girl of II years had written
to Commissioner of Pensions Black
asking the retention of her father, a
Republican member of the Board of
Medical Examiners in Western State.
The child added that her father was
very much concerned about his place
and that the letter was written without
his knowledge. She concluded by ask
ing the General to mark an on the
back of postal card which she inclosed
addressed to herself which would indi-
cate his compliance with her request.
The article went on to say that Gen.
Black was very greatly impressed by
the little maids earnestness and that
her wishes would probably be favorably
considered.
A few days after the publication of
the story another letter very similar in
character was received at the Pension
office from another little girl IL years of
age. The next day two more came in
from q Southern State and from that
time for about six weeks the supply
never ceased. The frequency of these
letters, all of which seemed modelled on
the style of the one that had been pub
lished, finally aroused the Commits
sioner's suspicious. Inquiries were
quietly instituted and in nearly every
case it was discovered that the letters
were inspired by the parents of the
children. This was found to be equally
true of the one which had so worked
upon Gen. Blacks sensibilities. Since
that time letters received at the de-
partment beinning "Dear General,
am am little girl only l2 years Of age"
are consigned to the waste basket
without further delay, while every
person bearing the name of the writer
IS incontinently bounced. In other
words, as one of the officials expressed
it, the little girl business is played out.
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SHERiFFS SALE.
Louisa Precht,

11aiee ETcOhhs
Fredericka Delventhal, ct al.
Order of Sale from Henry County Court Of Com
mon Pleas.
above named court and 10 me directed Sheriff Of
Henry county viii offer at public sale at the north
door ofthe Court House, in Napoleon, Ohio, on
Saturday, August 20, 1885,
at thehour Of O'Clock. p. m. Of said day, the fol-
lowing described real estate, situated in Henry
county, Ohio, te-wit:
Part of the south half of the northeast quarter Of
range No. six (6) east, described as foIlows Com
mencfng at the south east corner OF said south half
OF said northeast quarter aforesaid, thence west
along the south line Of said south half twelve t12)
chains and thiry-nine (39) links to stake, thence
north eight s) chains and 50 links to stake thence
west sixteen 6) chains and seventy (T3l links
TO stake, thence north eleven Ql) chains and fifty
(5O links to the north line of said south half Of said
northeast quarter, thence east on and along said
north line TO the north corner OF said south half
OF said northeast quarter twenty nine (e9) chains
and twelve Q2 links, thence south twenty 2o) chains
TO the place Of begnning containing fortyfve (45)
acres. Appraised at S206O.
Also the following tract Of land to-wit: Being .
part OF the south half of the northeast quarter Of
said section number eight (S), township and range
aforesaid, and described more particularly as fol-
lows: Commencing at a stake in the south line OF
SAID south half Of said northeast quarter of said
section No. eight (s) aforesaid twelve Q2) chains
and thirty nine (39 LINKS west Of the southeast
ner of said south half thence north eight S) chains
and fifty (5O) links to stake, thence west fourteen
Q4l chains and twelve (12l links to stake thence
south eight s chains and fifty 50 thinks to the south
line Of said south half to a stake, thence east on
and along said south line fourteen ia chains and
twelve l12 links to the place Of beginning, contain
ing four az of land being the tract of land
conveyed by Harmon Gerkin to Trustees of said
church or their successors.
Appraised ut S244.
Terms of sale, cash.
FREDERICK ALLER,
Sheriff Of Henry county, Ohio.
Stephenson Knupp, attorneys for plaintiff.
Napoleon, Ohio, July 80, 1885. SIT 10.
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LEGAL NOTICE.

1NHE unknown heirs Of Henry Grille. deceased,
will take notice that on the 7th day Of July, A.
D., 1886, James Connolly and Philip Emmel filed
their petition in the Common Pleas Court of Henry
county, Ohio, in No 1921 against the unknown
heirs of Henry Crile deceased setting forth in said
petition, that said Connolly and Emmel are the own
in fee simple of the following reaestate, to-wt
The Northeast quarter of the Southeast quarter
and the Southwest quarter of the Northeast quar-
ter of section No. 32, in township No. 9, North of
Range East, in Henry county, Ohio, and in pos
session Of the same. That William Mamma and
Susan Mamma, his wife, executed and delivered to
Henry Grille, (whe said Grille was yet in full life)
mortgage deed upon the premises above described;
that said William Mamma paid the money mentioned
in said mortgage to said Henry Lrile, and thereby
fully satisfied the conditions of said mortgage deed.
That said mortgage stands npon the mortgaged
Records of Henry county uncanceled and that the
prayer Of said petition is, that said mortgage be ad
judged null and void, ahd that the title Of plaintiffs
to said lands be quieted against the same.
JAMES CONNOLLY,
PHILIP EMMEL.
Per r. w CAHILL. their Atty. july9.6t
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Sherif's Sale.

Charles II. Gidley, the County Treasurer Of Henry
County Ohio,
VS..
John c. Brodnx ct al. 81,
Order of sale from Henry County Court of Common
Please.
By virtue of order of sale issued from the above
named Court and to me directed Sheriff Of Henry
County, will offer at Public Sale at the north door
of the Court House, in Nopoleon, Ohio, on
Saturday, September, 5, 1885,
at the hour of O'clock p. m, of said day, the fol-
following described real estate, situated In Henry
county Ohio, tO-wit:
-Four (4), rods off from the west end of out lot No.
one ~, in R. X. Scotts first addition to the town
of Napoleon, in Henry county Ohio, and described
more particularly follows to.wit: Commencing
at the northwest corner of said lot No. one ~ in
said addition and thence running east four ~,
rods, thence SOUTH eight S), rods thence west four
(, rods, thence north, eight 8) rods to the place
of beginning.
Apprised $5Ss.
Terms of sale, cash.
FREDERICK ALLER.
Sheriff of Henry County, Ohio.
r. W. Cahill. Attorney for Plaintiff.
Napoleon, Ohio, August 4, 1886 $40 20