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FUNNY LEGAL NOTICE.
A Poetical Petition for Divorce From
an Unpleasant woman.

A Poetical Petition for Divorce From
an Unpleasant woman.
Cincinnati Commercial: For several
weeks past Mr.. C. H. Etz, of Washing.
ton, d. c., q special agent of the United
States labor bureau, department of the
Interior, has been busily engaged collect.
ing the divorce statistics of each county
in Ohio While in this city not long ago
he gave Joe Plumb, deputy clerk, . copy
Of peculiar divorce petition, written in
poetry, which he copied from the records
Of Portage county. this State, this being
but one Of scores Of queer legal documents
which he has come across during his re-
search among the records.
This strange old document from Por.
tage county reads as follows;
The undersigned, in modest tone,
Announces to his wife, who's gone,
With deep regret and short discourse,
His application for divorce.
Before the court of common pleas
He's filed statement of his case,
And charges his Sophronia dear
With conduct very strange and queer.
NOt COuLeut VIII Ouc utAu CusEmS,
She folds whole townships in her arms.
In gross neglect of duty she
Is worse than Madam Xantippe,
And makes his home from sill to spire
Almost as hot as hades' fire.
In eighteen hundred and sixty.six
She hitched herself to Edwin Wicks,
And leaving plaintiff quite alone
She sloped with Ed to parts unknown.
Complainant mourns, alas alack
But mourns for fear that she'll come back
And, therefore, to Judge Tuttle's gone
To cut the knot that made them one.
At next November term of court
Sophronia will please report;
Or, in default OF doing so,
Petitioner will not be slow
To ask Judge Tuttle to cut the chain
And make the prisoner free again.
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LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.
News From Everywhere.
A REMAaKABLE STRIKE.
A single Labor Organization Fitted
Against the Largest Railroad In the
West,

Against the Largest Railroad In the
West,
CHICAGO, Feb. 27.-The strike prom
ises to be the most remarkable ever
known, for it is the only single labor or
ganization in existence that has been
pitted against the largest railroad in the
West, and one Of the largest 10 mileage
and wealth in the world. Should the
strike long continue it is probable, in ad-
dition to the IA, 900 men directly involved,
great majority of the 10000 employees
of the Company will be thrown out of
work. The $4,000 members of the Engi.
neers Brotherhood throughout the
country will be called upon to contribute
their savings. The country tributary to
the read will be subjected to business
paralysis.
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Net IN TIE STRIKE.
The X. or L. are merely LOCKER. on

The X. or L. are Merely Lockers ON.
CHICAGO, Feb. 27.-General Worthy
Foremen Richard Griffiths, of the
knights of Labor said plainly last even
ing that the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers need not expect the X. Of L.
to keep their hands off. Mr.. Grifiths was
seen at his home last evening and talked
unrestrainsdly of the impending strike
in its relations to the X. of L. He said
the Knights are lockers on.
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BUFFALO. Feb. 27.-The Curtis build.
ing was destroyed by fire this morning.
The loss to various occupants and on the
building amounts to 1870, 900. The Ex.
press newspaper Office. and Matthews &
Northrup printing and lithographing Co.
are among the heaviest losers.
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TRANsITeRY FRENZY.
The Plea Upon Which n Colorado Jary
Acquitted q Murderer.

DENVER, Feb. 27.-The jury 10 the
case Of Chas. E. Henry, the young gam.
bier from London, Ontario, who, on the
night OF Novenber 18th, shot and in.
stantly killed Effie Moore, variety ac-
tress, at the Palace Theatre over a love
affair, acquitted the defendant upon the
plea of transitory frenzy.
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sTKuKE OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS.
All G. cut .. the Burlington system.

All &c cut on the Burlington system.
CHICAGO, Feb. 27.-At o'clock pre-
cisely switch engine 447 went into the
Westsrn Avenue round house. Three
Others seen followed and the engineers
and firenen quit work. The strike was
on in earnest.
DENVER, Feb. 27.-The order for q
general strike of all Burlington engineers
and frsnen reached here from Omaha
yesterday afternoon and at four o'clock
this morning all the men went out.
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PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 27.-In spite of
reports from Pottsvile and elsewhere, the
opinion seems to prevail among X. of L.
that any men who go to take tho places Of
the B. of L. E. men ON the Burlington
road will 20 on individual preferences. and
not under authority from the K. of L.
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England Negotiating with Turkey.

PARIS, Feb. 27.-The Temps reports
that England is negotiating with Turkey
for the cessien to England of Salonca
and an island commanding the Darda.
nelles, England guaranteeing to the Sui
tan the position of Stamboul, with the
immediate district, and the Bosphorus,
Dardanelles, and all Asiatic provinces.
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40 VEHICLES FOR SALE.

The undersigned has FORTY VEHICLES
ranging in size and style from a 15,000-F -Freigh
Wagon to q single-seat Buggy, which he
sell for cash or exchange for horses or barley.
Farmers and others, desiring Spring Wagon
Of almost any style, can be accommodated ,
calling on me at the Fashion Livery Stables.
ALEX. WISH
Winnemucca, August Z, 1885.
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This Bank transacts a general Banking Elk
hange, Collection and Fire Insurance Agency
business. Bills of Echange for sale on the princi
BAL cities in Europe. Current accounts with in
dividual firms and companies solicited. Loans
made on personal security.
Three and one-half (3A) per cent. interest per
annum paid on time deposits.
PRINCIPAL CORRESPONDENTS:
Crocker- Woolworth National Bank, San Fran
cisco, Gala; National Bank of the Republic, New
York; First National Bank, Reno, Nevada; Ma
tional Bank Of d. o. Mills & Co., Sacramento
Gala; First National Bank, Chicago.
Telegraphic transfers made through the above
correspondents. o26-n
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louisville, Pa, Feb. PA number
of striking engineers and firemen of the
Reading Railroad in this city and Palola,
are said to have left for Chicago to take
service with the C. B. TO, in view of
the strike of engineers on that road.
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FusE At snREvEsPoKr.

Guest at Hotel Burned to Death.
SHREvEspoRT, La, Feb. 27,-The
Lilly Hotel was bnrned last night. r.
C. Craig, of Cincinnati was burned to
death
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The Presiden-
tal party arrived at 3 A. NJ. from a trip
to Florida and the South.
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Loss OF RANGE CATTLE RXAGGER.
ATED.
what President Head says on the Sab.
ject.

DENVER, Feb. Pr. G. Head. Pres
ident of the International Range Asso-
citation, returned last night from an ex-
tensive trip in Southern Colorado and
New Mexico. He States that the re.
ports of loss of range cattle this Winter
would reach so to IS per cent is false.
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PANIC IN A SYNAGOGUE.
Four Women Killed and sixteen Per
sens Seriously Injured.

WARSAW, Feb. 27.--A panic was caused
in the Jewish synagogue Saturday by
the false alarm Of fire. and in the struggle
to escape four women were killed and l6
other persons seriously injured.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-01-05

not half so expensive. Let every man
have an equal chance, money OF no
money. Our people are utterly tired and
outraged at thisinquisition business-this
hunting down by day and by night, with
murderous weapons--this prosecution Of
the poor man for doing what the govern.
men licenses the rich man to do.
Well, il reckon that Congress will har.
monize this thing some way. I hope so.
Isympathize with them. I do. I'm not
mad with Randall nor Carlisle, but I
.sympathize with them, and i do hope
they will pray over this business and fix
it up. One thing is certain, they must
stop that surplus. It is the peoples
money, andif Congress can't do anything
else they can give it back to the people.
Pour it back in the Jug. Giveit back to
the States according to population. Then
Georgia nill get about four millions q
year, and that will run the Legislature
that sits and sets SO long and matches
nothing, and twill pay lours taxes and
school our children. It will do all that
aud more. BILL ARP.
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"A novelty in sdrgery 4 the amputa.
ton oflegs forthe cure ofbeart disease.
According to q somewhat doubtful
authority it appears thattI blood com.
ing from the heart through the main
artery clogs in the veins Il the leg, thus
choking up the passage The amputa.
ton must necessarily occur above that
point, and in every caN it has found
absolutely necessary, inorder to prolong
the victims life. As VI no remedy for
removing the clotted blood has been
found, and another curious thing is that
the disease is becoming more prevalent.
It seldom saves the ictim's life, but
merely grants him lille respite. They
may yet be cutting ofa mans head to
cure him of chilblailaN
A husband tell lpbonedto his wife
"what have you fos breakfast, and how
is the babyf" The T{ply came: "Buck-
wheat cake and m@fes."
"A cow.mi)klg machine has been
.s,s, 'sssa''a and ~ 's' By : Nebraska
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for the time professional teacher, andit
isn1just to this noble ministry Of teach
ing TO require less Of him than. Of the
rank. and file. The expense of trip to
Columbia is small. Competent men will
welcome the examination, and only those
uDprepared will declins it. Failing to
pass this test, let the Governor appoint
for the nnexpired term. ..ss
.s(6. Increase his salary to 81 900 and:
require him to devote every day to this
work. Give che State 3 general tax Law;
for local $levies, and then require fitness
for County School Commissio and
you take 8 long stride towards perfecting
the mere machinery
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the resisting strength: Of yirtuous fssolH:s
ton, should tempt me bach, With ell tho
wealth and all the honors which a world
can bestow not for all that time and
earth can give would I cast from me his
precious pledge Of q aliberated mind ihls|
italisman against temptation and pIuhge:
again into the dangers and horrors Hhieh;
once beset my path. so|help me Heays1s
as / would spurn beneath my very ieetS
all the gifts the universe could offer nd
live and die as I am, poor but; sober: 81 81
notwithstanding this speech, however;
Marshall broke his pledge, aud there Sas
man still living at Washing ton who took
care Of him during some of his aissls
attacks Of; dslisium tremsns. It5 said
that his first drinking Was caused sbysss
disappointment in love, and It may hayess
been that he wonld have been q sobeyg
man had this not occurred. G:
Not a few Of our greatest stas sssMeu
have been saved by their wives, and sfso|
of the leading Democrats Of the Houss
of Representatives today thank their;
wives for such salvation. William Wit
was lying drunk, it is said in 8 gutter
at Richmond, when The woman whom 6s
afterwards married passed and took pity;
upon him. She spread her hand dksrrai6s
over STAGE to ahield it from tie s5aun;5
and, By. the initials upon il ist trscsilS
her ont, fell love With her ndmarsisa Il
her. Jim. .Belfords reform atom isdls loa
his wife, and the best Temperance oratdl
is, as BeHord said above, tho woman
who can whisper her arguments into laS$' a
husband ear whileait lies on the piIlops
beside her. lI!s3s||
.5 FRkNK a. nrpxsFr & ss<3
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"A correspondent asks, "Why do
leaves fall to the ground?" We suppose
it is because they haven't anywhere else
to fall they have to fall somewhere.
"A half q wit is worse than none.
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sHEB 50 lUMN,
q GLINKsG ALEs ED1roR.
SIgA1uABIE BOOK.

' III !resronse to the question freq uently
;ssfed bys our ed tor, hat are yon;r read
/ & inR a Tish I'd call the attention of the
sfeaders Of ON ssC Coiumn' % little book
:siust m publishsd by Kellogg e Co, New
sork ind Studies for Teachers. :. ]
1 haye fonnd SC gesy interesting and in-
81 Isis;tfnctise Il and think others will also b be
q Iilensited; 81 reading It. The following
"a soma 81 the topics discussed s How
gstudy lfind, I, 81 Ind GroNth b e Tem-
::ssas,l s. 2nE iucatio g raining the
asbses z snory !, agination,n z &c.
.sthe on mind growth the au-
Ekorss u M & y s. G 8 Is portant
|foss stb fais1es Is unde deratand the nature
|ofsd Is SD svsgets sostb, Il issmuch
|mors leeess.ry tfors the s3eher TO know
|hoH kemind grows, tors g school fia only
|ss s:essiiien. si,a lis he soil Of infantile
Inas Ee,sons seeds:caa early be planted,
! sxSd 3, at each sM6sscess ID 81 step in develop
ii, ma;it s certain M nssthod ofs training and
atimulating nust be nssd. There are
Ssiqd and ssoroiig ways; il iis The duty Of
sthe teachsrsi ios know the vigh The
whole mind exists, nth cngh in 9 rudi. rIudi
s,nspsary stats ID the young chile !: there
tore s, M svs.y y pess 4: se mud must : be
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Representative Tindall, IS ttital6a
- Regard To- the University

EDITOR REGI srER Your noffce. 81
my speech in the House does me i1j1s:
tice, 4 believe without intention b6ss:
| tiIy endorsed the Uniyeni ity hsms;
especially the post graduate course
(which supply % want in our educaiio11l
ssystem which only the State can as6pplY|
|Spnr young men s 40 desired sFd q sRsfs
Aableto go beyond our ordinary; eollsIs
curriculum have. hitherto been loosvs sd|
1ieek Northern or Europe can Uniyersif E
But as to the Agricultural and 81;
Acaf College, as nov proposed: IL IL odI6
fail not only to meet the wishes ofs 36e
people, but to promote the general inteSS
lssts Of agriculture. In 8 Universal
only the highest courses of study ID Il, az
sciences bearing upon agriculture 9n
mechanics are practicable or posaibl6s
Wsneed an institution to bridge tlhSae & 5 5
between the common school and 5S M
University, and for the ..beneiit not n
classes or'of individuals, but sof agfic1z
ture. This should not be estab %
sntsgonism to the University ,bnt: sss
branch Of il and leading up toit The28
should be taught elementary Eng5i
French and German, mathemati les And
agricultural practice, to include tllla2s;
draining, ,;manuring, the. culture Of GRIM
grass and root crops, the breeding siH s
training Of stock, dairying and the keep
ing Of farm sccounts, the eIems1fs
principles Of agricult lturaI cheni9
botany, geology, lLzoology s. n;nsfs 81 s.; ID
and farm mechanics. - :!
The boy would then be- prepared =
the University or ! for the fsrm:s 6s'
vast majority Of men have eneith esSS; IS;
:or.ability to obtain the highest ihins:
in any vocation. Only ysthe;few eyMss a. 5ga| M
and only the few are necessary to
State or society We have now prspaifj Z
for these fewssto be leaders teachers
investigators But The condition of M b S|E|
agriculture will demand smors tEsl laS
An agricultural and mechanical cQF 8
orinstitute, whatever one may 10 9s q
call i, isinmy judgment what g Sss 3
Last session earnestly argued Sfor aj{ g
cultural and mechanical strainipg
necessity to the State. That poii1s 81 81
now admitted BY those who opposed lE8
whole principle Of instruction i1 thss
line, but the plan is to give what is asksa'
in this University ell together. g
recognize as an experience Of othar eoM
5munities, because the Leaders Of the gs8l
pie and those who have political Gonltsg /,
were all educated at literary institptiS6
Whether, therefore, we will or 40. IA
must try the periment, and 6cps o|
one will throw impedi diment 90 ttas sS
The victory for agricult tural apd S5
icaK education is practical Hon So s.
institution or institutions to afford if 7:
the people at large are only question:
time. Respectfully, 3 3 81:
j.. 3. TIKI i
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a Little Widows Real Grss; &;

ATLANTA, GA, Deeembe
5tetmined little WashiDgt Court l&
ow, named Bufford, after ID quaItsS
century of admirable Perseverance: W :l ass
sacrifice, has accomplished 40 sofdfns
feat. IS
At the breaking out Of the
husband, an oYerseer ins Macon
enlisted in a Georgia regimenf
his wife and eight small Ipless ehiIdHss!!
with no funds, on a small esiate q
which there. was an indebted
$1,000. When her husband was I|
a year or: two later, the eldest %
children was less than twelve ) ggsi SIl { q &
age. She realized that The resp
of their maintenance and ed1catiq g
ivolved upon her, and ahed did pot szI5
from it. 2;;s. ). n
Thrown entirely 81
she applied herself to tke spina - s.
supported her family BY spinling
and weaving cloth. This 81 E @
cessfully until .'store bought s@ooA @
forced her to turn her energies s. s. sf5Ipa
profitable direction. unedncats tss% y 3 s.
without capital there was no opsni6Es slS
her but the field. She rented mulssH
some neglected land and began s<mir
actually doing the laboriaus sat
dent to farm cultivation.
could not aid her, and for sssqssa
the brave little woman plols
ground, sowed her seeds and fe
.harvests.
She was exceedingly ens s s.
economical, and finally had
:cient money to purchase on
she has well paying 1ste, m
and other stock, anj cGomfo
fortune laid asid Her Cbfil
grown up and Snnland the
the commgy A few 1lsE
successful 1armer e nscS uFSk
secnra "a ancests; pla1t li0n Il s.
dayy2fospefons little faldi iiS} 81
teEe home Of aq quart o u
sf~'ss;s Y ~ rs:
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Boys as Inventors.

'
have been the work Of mere boys. The
inventionofth the valve motion to the steam
engine was made by q boy. Wattleft the
engine in 9 very incomplete condition
from the fact that he had no way to open
;or close the valves except by meaps of
levers operated. by hand. He set up a
large engine at one Of the mines, .and q
boy was hired TO work shese valve levers.
Although this was not hard work, yetit
required his constant attention. AS he
was working these levers he saw theparts
of the engine moved in the right direction
and at the exact time;he had to open or
close the valve. He produced a long,
atrong cord, and made one end fast to the
proper part Of the engine and the other
1.-THE valve lever. Then he had the sat-
isfaction Of seeing the engine move of
with perfect regularity of motion. A
short time afterward the foreman came
around and saw the boy playing marbles
around the door. Looking at the engine
he soon saw the ingenuity ofthe boy, and
also the advantage of so great an inven,
tion. Mr.. Watt. then carried out the
boys inventive genius in practical
form, and made the steam engine per.
feet automatic working machine. The
power loom is the invention of a farmer
boy who had never seen or heard of such
a thing. BE cut one out with his knife,
and after he had got it all done he, with
great enthusiasm, showed it TO his father,
who at orcs kicked it to pieces, saying he
would have no boy about him who would
spend his time on such foolish things.
The boy was afterwards apprenticed to
blacksmith, and he soon found that his
new master was kind and took lively
interest in him. He made loom of
what was left of the one his father had
broken up, which be showed to his mas.
ter. The blacksmith saw that he had no
common boy for an apprentice, and that
the invention was very valuable one.
He Immediately had loom constructed
under the supervision of the boy. It
worked tot their perfect satisfaction, andso
the blacksmith furnished the means to
manufacture the looms, the boy to receive
one half the profits. In about year the
blacksmith wrote to the boys father that
he should visit him and bring with him
d wealthy gentleman who was the inven.
tor of the celebrated power loom. You
may be able to ojudge Of the aatonishment
of the old man when his son was present.
ed as the inventor, who told him the loom
was the same as the model he (the father)
had kicked to pieces q year before.
Smaeton, the great mechanic, when
boy, disdained the ordinary playthings of
boyhood. One day, after having watched
some millwrights, be was discovered, to
the great distress of his family, in a situa-
alton of extreme danger, fixing window
on the top of the barn. He afterward
built the Eddystone lighthouse in. the
midst Of the waves. Cyrus Il. McCor.
mick was not twenty-five years old when
he produced the first practical reaper the
world ever saw Youth.
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onu outIaSeu AooAuB WILL Hu1Cu auotue1
refused to lend cofee-pot, not even
melting at the offenders low bow, and IT
will not insist, madam these return to
memory and make the recollection Of
those times more amusing than disagree
able. We were sore then, but time
obliterates pain, aud heals nearly every
wound. There were harsh emotions,
painful scenes and bitter hostility but
there were some Of the amenities of war,
too; among which recall the obliging
manner in which Major P, of the
United States cavalry, enabled me to
crafty some lady friends in Virginia.
The Major was brought in to head
quarters-or biyouac rather-in grassy
yard near Hagerstown, during the.
absence of General Stuart, and whilst
the present writer was in command. !
found him very much Of a gentleman; !;
laughed at his description of the manner
in which he was captured Your men
snapped a carbine at me, and then
halted mel l"-and simply took his:
parole not to attempt escape, after which
relay dovn and slept on the grass, the;
major sharing my blankets. On the
next morning We were perfectly inti-
mate; and hearing me express wish TO
secure some "greenbacks,n for the pur.3
chase Of small articlesi Hagerstown,
where Confederate money would not
pass, the major politely pulled out his
purse, declaring that he would exchange
dollar for dollar, "as he only wished to-
have enough money to buy cigars in
Richmond The comedy of the scene
which ensued lay in the mutual anxiety
of Major 2 and the present writer,
lest each should wrong the other. Each
was afraid he would get the advantage Of
his companion, and the polite speeches
delivered on the occasion were truly
admirable. An equitable arrangement
was finally made: I came into possession
ofabout forty dollars in Federal moneys,
and with this bought sout nearly the
whole stock oflace, ribons and .handker:s
chiefs of q milliner's store, to the extreme
but suppressed amusement of the young
lady behind the counter, who disinter.s
estedly gave her advice in. the selection.
With this big bundle on the pommel Of.
his saddle, the present writer made his
exit from the State Of Maryland
Scores Of miles were passed ovef, while
the weary cavalryman who writes this,
slept.in the saddle. So, it is no wchder
Pennsylvania appears to him to-day like
a.land seer. ina dream! Gettysburg was,
however, arough waking, and over that
where the! fate ofthe struggle
was decided, a lurid cloud seems to hang,
its edges stepped in blood Gettysburg!
Gettysburg" That murmur comes to
the lips of many whose dear ones sleep
their last sleep under the sod there; but
this souvenir is sad Let me remember
rather the gay laugh Of Stuart; the
voices Of Fitz Lee, Hampton, and their
noble comrades; the fun, the frolic, and
The adventure Of the long journey, when
80 much mirth lit up The dark horizon Of:
war, ST. - Il