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pulling teeth with neatness and dis
patch, and otherwise making myself
useful as well as ornamental.
The Christmas tree was erected in
the Spread Eagle theater, and there the
pride and chivalry Of the settlement as
sembled at even-tide, and bright the
lamps shone DER fair women and brave
men," as 1 so appropriately remarked
in the succeeding issue Of the Clarion.
At the conclusion of the regular pro-
gramme, which was interspersed with
impromptu fits by Rickety Watkins, the
presents were distributed. l do not
now remember the character of any of
the gifts except those in which was
personally interested. | distinctly re-
call, however, that Col Corkright,
gentleman of the old school, who had
taken exception TO one of my editorial
utterances, hung a neatly written invi-
tation ON the tree for me to call at his
Office any time during the week and
have my nose pulled. l forgot to &C.
cept, and three days later the colonel
called on me and made his word good.
Some eight months before, three san
guine souls in neighboring town had
formed a copartnership for the purpose
of conquering the world anew with
liver pills. They purchased double
column of advertising space in the
Clarion for six months, paying therefor
in advance and pills.
While their peculiar talents might
have won them renown in the days of
Alexander the Great, they were not ap-
preciated in the degenerate present,
and the pill syndicate collapsed in Ave
weeks, leaving me with several bushels
of beautiful pills on hand. AS they
were homeopathic pills and had never
been medicated, won the gratitude Of
my subscribers without taking any
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word not to attempt to see him. A de-
tective came from distance and after
time an arrest was made. A man was
brought to trial, and Che proof was so
strong that he was convicted; and,
given to franlKness and the truth, he
acknowledged that he had committed
the murder, Shortly after sentence had
been passed upon him he turned to AL
freds, who stood near him, and said:
~ thought you suspected me when /
brought your breakfast to you last
Christmas morning, nearly year age"
It was another Christmas morning
and the day was bright
May come inP" Alfreds stood in the
door.
"oh, surely, If you are not afraid OF
me-"
He sprang toward her and caught her
hand. 81 bring you present now," he
said, "the present of my soul"
The jailer stepped into the doorway
and said: "Come on now, you young
folks. Dinner is ready"
0PE READ.
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boast OF the neighborhood that she
could parse anything l say mysteri.
GUS, for parsing was vague mystery 10
many people who were glib in repeat
ing this bit OF commendable brag.
Ruth, from the first moment of Alfreds
imprisonment, showed sympathetic
interest in him. He had dreamy eyes,
waving chestnut hair, and was there
fore innocent. In the afternoon, when
the JUL corridor was lighted by the sun,
she often placed her rocking chair near
the door of Alfreds cell, and sitting
there sewed and talked to him.
Would you let me out II you could
get the keyP" he asked, one day.
She pretended to pout. "Why should
l? You'd run away and then I'd not
have anybody to talk to-"
But II stay here to talk to you l
shall be hanged
Eyes, but woman would rather talk
to man, even II he is to be, hanged for
1t, than not TO talk at ALL"
"What an odd littlo creature you are,
Miss Ruth"
"0h, you think I'm odd, do you? That
isn't very kind Of you. l was in hopes,
that / was something besides odd.
Anybody can be odd
But anybody can't have Your sort Of
oddly"
"0h, then, I've got the oldest sort OF
oddly. don't know whether to like
that or not. DO you know that YOU are
the only man ever met that didn't try
to fatter me9"
~ didn't know1t, but II am, why, 1
must be thankful for the .distinction.
"oh, you must, must you, Mr.. Sar-
casmP Why don't you te II rue something
about yourselfP" she asked, after a
moments pause.
II h0ve-l have told you that am
innocent"
"oh, that isn't anything. Anybody
can be innocent : Where doiyour people
live?n
II haven't any people"
well, whore 10 you come from?"
VI have comu from place where
there was no happiness TO place where
nothing but misery and disgrace can b.
expected"
"You make me sad when you tall
that way, Mr.. Alficds."
"And would you expect me to inspir,
gayety Miss Ratbq"
mo, | doat think ought to expec
that. But yuu ace not without friends
MIR. AlfreaS, Nest nll the ladies' in thi
town are Snteres ted in YOU"
Women are ever interested in mai
who is about to be IN, lged," he replied
"0h, don't talk ab out being hanged
don't see how they can hang you, yol
are 50 nice. y IIe laughed. ~ don't;
really don't. Now'f you were some ugly
good-for-nothinG Cling, it would be dit
ferent. You follow my advice; Whel
you are taken in 10 court look just a
pleasant as you ca a."
"Unfortunat ely, Miss Ruth, the jur
will not be co mpo sed of women"
"Weu, don I yo Il fear. / think it vii
come out al. right" 0
But did IL COME out all right2 Tn
court met, three days later, and after
very shcra trial A lfreds was sentenced :
be hanged II v as no surprise 10 him
He was 10 meet Heath sixty days later
on the dry AIT err Christmas. II wa
dark when he vas taken back to hi
cell, and he clp ng to hope that Rut
might, come 20 console him; but tn
weary hours pa ssed and loud-mouthe
dogs bayed the turn Of night. Morning
and still no syn pathetic face, no vote
Of soft eneouras ement Weeks passed
Ruth was away on visit. Christina
morning. The lay was bright. A ma
came in with Il ,e prisoners breakfast
DO You thlI X the weather is likel
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No Did without It.

Miss Sweetser-Will you come up 20
the Christmas gathering to-night2 I
shall be there
Jack Reddy-With pleasure. Am !
expected to bring anything2
Miss Sweetser-No; but you might
fetch spray of mistletoe. Puck.
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10 change between now and tomorrow
morning." Alfreds asked.

'Why SOP"
"Because If it should cloud to-day
will give me my last glimpse of the sum
Has the young lady returned"
"No, not yet"
"When do you expect her%
Don't know. Pm hired to chop wood
and work about the place and not to
listen TO the news Of the family"
"Will the hanging be publicP"
"As public as out Of doors can make
IT,"
"Do you think there'll be many peo-
pie presents"
"oh, certainly. People look for amuse-
ment during the holidays"
Unjust say that you are cold-blooded."
sand why shouldn't be; why
shouldn't I hate every man that's I'M
fortunate?"
"Why should you is the question:"
Because / served term in the PEN
itentiary."
"What had you done?"
Told the truth"
"What, they sent you to the peniten-
tiary for telling the truthp"
eyes, they asked me If I committed
the forgery and l said that did"
ooh, you are satirist."
"Well, must go and split piece of
knotty wood. Fires must go even II
Christmas do come. suppose you can
take care Of yourself to-day, and as for
tomorrow, why, the sheriff will have
to take care Of you"
He passed out and a merry voice was
heard. The prisoners blood leaped.
Ruth had returned. All smiles and airs
Of rayety, she entered the corridor; and
she was not alone; the sheriff and the
jailer were with her.
"Mr. Alfreds," she cried, IT have
brought you a Christmas present. Here
Is your pardon"
"Open the door" said the sheriff. Be-
fore Alfreds' swimming eyes the iron
bars were shadow lace work.
"Come on into the sitting-room," said
the girl; and she led him out.
AAC bhD III % AOChlnB N AOA3
time passed before he said anything.
"And have they discovered my inno-
cenceP" ne asked.
mo" phe answered. "Let me tell
you what did. made all the jury
men and the prosecuting attorney and
the judge and hundreds of other people
sign petition asking for your pardon,
and then went all the way to Nash
vile and made the governor sign your
pardon. Don't you think I'm smart2''
II think you are an angel"
mo you don't-you think I'm hap
hazard rattle-trap. l told the gov
ernor about your hair-think of talking
about mans hair-and / said: Gov
ernor, he's got the loveliest eyes you
ever saw but must not talk this way,
for you amt in prison now"
He got up and stood with his face
turned toward the door. II must 60"
he said.
Are You goingvery. far 'away9"
"No."
slow farP"
II am going to,stay here until prove
to you that your mercy"
Excuse me-" interrupted the jailer,
stepping into the doorway, "hut you
are no longer shut up"
"But he can stay to dinner, can't
he, papaP"
mo, he'd better GO"
|
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HERE were sew
eral unique fea-
lures connect
ed with the OBJ
servationo of one
Christmas eve
at Cha m pion
City during the
time that / was
editing tn e
Clarion there.
and, l may add,
cutting hair in
the then pre-
vailing S lyle,
dealing in hides
and pelts, lead
ing the choir,
selling Ian d ,
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TWO CHRISTMAS GIFTS
~ Man mns round

MAN YVES found
murdered in the
village Of Nor
ton, East Ten
nessee, and the
authorities ar
rested a stran.
ger named AL
freds. OF course
Alfreds had no
business in the
communicated
this Of itself
partook of the
ma ure of q
crimes; but,
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than in our modern

anniversary than in our modern
America.
Centuries before the shepherds
watched their Aocks on the Syrian hills
in the dawn of the Christian era the
Egyptian priests had traced the zodiac
in the heavens and blazoned the 18th
Of December as the day of the deliver
ance Of the sun from the darkness and
bands of the winter solstice, md for
centuries before the lightof Christianity
burst forth from the grotto Of Bethle-
hem the fire affairs of the Orient, the
sun wheels of Germany and the yuIe
logs Of Britain celebrated this day as
the resurrection of nature from death
unto life, Does it detract from the
beauty and splendor of the Christian
holiday that all nature joins in its
hosannahs to that infinite and benign
Providence which heedeth the spar
rows fall and the sun in its course
with the same care and solicitude that
proclaimed from the angelic skies of
Bethlehem: peace on earth, good will
to man2" GEO. w. VAN HORNE.
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He HAD Nothing Left.

First Footpad- There is no use tack
ling that fellow,
Second Foodpad--Why?
First Footpad-He's been buying
Christmas presents all day.--Iudge.
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mo, he'd better go"

Alfreds did not leave the neighbor-
hood. He was Stunned by men and
frowned upon by women, now that he
had the disgrace of murder without the
romance of hanging. He did not at
tempt to see Ruth, and had sent her
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AT CHAMPION CITY.

Hilarious Christmas Blowout In the Spread
Eagle Theater.
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Information That All Fishermen
Have Been YearninR For


Nobody need work at digging worms
for bait unless he is fond of the exercise
for they can be procured inalmost any
quantity with very little labor when
ever they are needed. The process Is
simple. Take a strong stick four or
five feet long aud sharp at one end
and go to some locality such as the
back of q barn, where the worms are
sure to be plentiful. Drive the stcik
four or five inches into the ground
with hammer or stone, and then be-
gin twisting 1t with rotation motion.
Every few minutes hit the top a rap
to drive the point further into the
ground and keep on twisting. In five
minutes the worms will begin crawling
out of their holes, and all you have to
do is to pick them up and put them
in your can. They hear the grinding
and think 1t is a mole after them, and
know that only OH the surface are they
safe. So they come out, those
nearest the sound making the
appearance first with every evidence of
haste and trepidation. Sometimes they
come up for u distance of ten or fifteen
feet from the twirling stick, and in
places where they are plentiful as
many as hundred can be literally
scared out of the ground in this man-
ner. Some people think worm has
no sense, and they may be right in
general, but worm knows that a
mole is its deadliest enemy and will
come squirming to the top Of the
ground any time 1t hears mole CON-
ing In its direction.
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How Is rhI. For orthographI2 O

Il was In one ofour schools the other
day where / picked up the following
thrilling composition written hy q
twelve-year-old girl, which Is one ot
the best pieces Of English IS she Is
"Spelt" that i have yet seen:
IA right suite little buoy, the SON oi
a kernel, with a rough round his neck,
fiue up the road as quick as a dear.
Amer a thyme he stopped at a house
and wrung the belle. His tow hurt
hymn and he kneaded wrest. He was
two tired to raze his fare, pail face, and
a felnt mown of pain rose from his
lips.
"The made who herd the belle was
about to pair pare, but she through
1t down and ran with all her mite. for
fear her guessed would not weight;but
when she saw the little won tiers stood
in her eye at the site. Eve poor dear!'
Why do you I've here? Are You dye.
ing? Know he said, 4 am feint.' She
boar him in her arms as she aught, to
a room where he might be quiet, gave
him bred and meet, held q cent bottle
under his knows, untide his choler,
raped him up warmly, gave him O
suite drachm from a viol, ELL at last he
went fourth ashale as a young hoarse.-
New Western Magazine.
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Legal Notice.

rT>ENNIE WoRTHINGToN, B. Geiser whose Whose
full first name is unknown), Henry blnAe,
and charles Wakefield, whose places OF feslaeace s
are unknown, will take rotice that on Iue Spu aay
oS Engust' isqs, John G. Grol, as the county
Treasurer Of Henry County Ohio, hled ms auenu- s
ed netition in the Court of Common Pleas OF henfy
Connty. Ohio, in cause No. 3074 pendlng III say say
Cont again t them and others to recover rom ssiu
detendants the sum of Ss495, for
and penalties due and unpaid, standing cnarsea
upon the tax duplicate of said county Vi nenrs ths
sesinst Lot No. Z In the original pat oi tnc
Town of Napoleon, in said County OF hebry' iess
rods in width off of the West side ineteoi anI
70 have the same declared lien on the saia a reai
estate. and averrng that the detenaants soooe oe
Tha Dreyer of said amended petition Is thst
esid defcndants above named set up IN saio az
lion the interests or liens, If any they nave ~
real estate or be forever barred from assers m en0
same: that the real estate above described oe OF
dered sold and the proceeds of such sale 9e "p.
nlied in satisfaction of the amount iound que us
taxes. assessments and penalties on the salne' ,s
said defendants are required to answer sslu
amended petition on or before September zt.n.
1902 or Judgment and decree will be taken against
them IN saia e"u'e 90 JOHN C. GROLL,
As County Treasurer OF Henry County, ono.
Nv Martin Knupp his attorney. Aug 4-o'
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Tho Beginning of the End.

Mr.. Frick is credited with saying that
he recognizes the necessity of getting
the Carnegie works in all departments
upon basis that will enable them to
dispense with protection, and that this
is the reason for the reduction of the
wages and the contests with the labor
organizations that have occurred during
the last year or two. If Mr.. Frick made
this remark it is creditable to his per-
ception, and his conduct toward his
Homestead workingmen is eminently
calculated to bring about the conditions
for which he claims to be preparing. It
is probable that the future historian in
writing the history Of the Nineteenth
century will point to the Homestead
carnage as the beginning Of the end Of
protection in the United States.-St.
Louis Republic.
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.-
COCHRAN ON CLEVELAND.
The Tammany Orator Says New Yorl
State Is Solid.

The Tammany Orator Says New York
State Is Solid.
The subjoined letter from the Hon.
W. Bourke Cochran voices the senti-
ment of New York Democrats SO admi-
rably that it is given for publication by
Mr.. Howry as an encouragement to the
cause everywhere. 1t was written in
response to an inquiry as to how the
nomination of Mr.. Cleveland was re-
ceived in New York, accompanied with
the statement that while the writer, as
an adherent of Cleveland's nomination,
had heard Mr.. Cockran's plea at Chicago
without being convinced, nevertheless
we were all interested in the stand the
Tammany and other organizations in
that state would take now that the
nomination had been made, and that no
one was SO well qualified to tell the
friends of Cleveland in the south as the
Tammany orator. The letter of Bourke
Cochran is characteristic of the Tam
many leader, and shows that the New
York Democrats are united in fact:
New YORK, July "a.
MY DEAR SIR-I have received your letter
of the 10th inst, and beg to assure you that
the delay in acknowledging it was caused by
my absence from home.
I have no hesitation in expressing my firm
conviction that the nomination of Mr.. Cleve.
land has been received throughout the state in
spirit of entire loyalty. The whole party,
without single dissent, has indorsed the
nomination, and we who opposed it in the con-
vention are determined to labor with especial
vigor to achieve success at the polls. feel
absolutely confident that the state of New
York will show better results on election day
than any other of the doubtful states.
| 1t will afford me great pleasure to renew our
acquaintance, and l am very truly yours,
| w. BoURKE COCHRAN.
To Charles B. Howry, ESQ.,. Oxford, Miss.
jackson Miss. LEDGER
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They Hate to Face It.

Many Republicans do not fancy hav-
ing to face the force bill as one of the
issues of the campaign. They know
that it loses them votes, but o majority
of that party is irrevocably pledged to
the enactment of such law as soon as
it has the power, SO the sensible majori-
ty must choose between voting the
Democratic ticket and swallowing the
force bill.-Yonkers IN. " Gazette.
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Legal Notice.

YVHOMAs K. WILKINS and II. Z. snneoing,
whose full first name is unknown ana
whose residences are unknown, ,cas Sns prant SHe
notice. that on the Goth day Of July, 1877, FRANK
A. Crosby filed his petition in the Court OF Com-
mon pleas Of Henry County, Ohio. against tns.h
and Others praying for the foreclosure Oh 81 Fron
orosbv' on the south half Of the northeast
onaTter Of section 49, in Township 4, Nortn OF
Range East, in Henry County, Ohio lees s,rp w
10 rods in width off of the north side thereoi ano
contsnino 40 acres more or less, given 70 secure
promisory note on which is due balance OF
$500, with nterts st thereon at h per tb
teo0 and alleging that said Thomas X. Wllklns
and n. E, suneding have, or claim to have, sone
estate. interest or lien on said morteageo preh'-
SAD \ ThomasK X wilkins and H. Z. sunedlng
are req uired to answer said petition on OF oeiore
the i7tn day of September, 1889; cpospv
By MARTIN KSuPP, his Attorney.
July OCT h. 1926.
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Legal Notice.

-vrr1raMo THEEK whose place of residence
w "a unknown, late of of Napoleon, Henry
County Ohio will take Notice that on the ist dayot
August A. B. 1892, in Court of Common Pleas Of
Henry County Ohio where the action nov pses
Thset, tjed her petition against the said William Q.
Theek. praying for divorce from him on the ne
ground Of gross neglect of duty and adultery ana "a
asking for the restoration to her former name Oh
Arfelia Dunbar. .,,or
The seid william G. Theek is required to answer
the petition in said action not later than s
after the eth day Of August A. D. 1897 the date OF
the fret publication OF this notice or such oiVofoe
and reliet may be granted. uurpr
Aug. 1st 1892. AhDELIA AhGhh'
CAHILL 4 DONOVAN, ,et
Plaintiffs Attorneys. Aug f-os
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Legal Notice,

TosEPH OVERLY, who rcsides in kans1s
,J City. JaekEon County. Missouri and ~ a. :
overly Who resides In Joplin, Jafper Counl!' W.
souri Will take notice that on the lst DAY ol Suy
1891 Josephine Dull Hed her petition ~ me Sona. %
OF Con mon Pleas { Henry County, Onlo, oe.hs .ils
Case No. ST23 against the shove psmeo pa'usos
and others setting forth in substAnee that me, ne
said Josephine Dull aud the said Joseph ONeLly
and ELIAS J. Ovtrly and other defendAn'r thsIsin ~
named are tenants in common or eo-paiilIuIs il ~ ~
tbe following described real estate situate IN hsn
Nv County, Ohio to-wit The sontn ps,l VI .i" W.
east half Of the southeast quarter oi seet9h ~
ty.sIx Issl. in Township Number six tol, Norh ol
Range Fieht (s) Easi, eontAining I~eniy- three @
fasI acres OF land more or less; she the SAID Sose
maine mil owning the undivided Four-ten,hs OF
said real estate, and each Of the other named pal
Ties owntng the undivided one-tenth pait OF saio
rsal es,ate The object and prayer Of said petilon
is 70 obtain partition of the above dslcr,oea rto
ssts,e among the said parties 20 entitled tntrcto'
and AZ the next term OF said court the sAld Sore-
nhine Dull will apply for an order that partltion
NAV he made Of said premises.
said Joseph Overly and Elias j. overly arc e re.
ouircd 10 answer on or before the 11fh day OF sep
tember, 1892, or Judgment will be taken as prayed
for. JVsEI - nA-NH
July 9th, 1891.
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.tWbere breezes battle heat;

where shaded dels and mossy coverts meet;
Where giant trees to heaven raise their heads,
Such spots In Summer are fit to wed'
All mankind to their haunts. Are you mer-
chant working in heated cities7 On your business
trips take the Buckeye route, and enjoy the rest
that cool, easy, comfortable trains, traversing
quiet valleys ana wooded glens, can bring to your
weary spirit.
Are you clerk, SIX days in the week spent IN the II
close, sitting atmosphere of the store! AT the
close of the week avail yourself of splendid op-
portunity spending your one day Of rest In truly
as 1t does through the Hooking hills and valleys is
poem Of nature and will lead you to the most ro-
mantle and thoroughly enjoyable spots in the
state of Ohio.
Are you preparing to take flight to your Summer
home, and would you reach it without fatigue
Use the Buckeye route and the resort will be but
continuation Of happy restful dream, begun when
you boarded the luxurious coaches OF this famous
road. Therefore would you, during this heated
season, travel on busiGess or pleasure, take tne
Buckeye route and 1t will lead you to realms OF
bliss, wealth, health and happiness.
Time of trains routes and other information
furnished on application to W. II. Fisher, gen'l
pass r ag't Columbus, O.
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LEGAL NOTICE.

-opERr r. CRAIGMILES, of Cleveland,
TX ~ tha state OF 4 ennessee will take notice
that on the 22nd day of July, 1892 in the Court o.
Conwan pleas OF Henry County, Ohio, where the
action is pending being Gauge seS as. 1ne
it;n., ossinsi said Robert E. Craigmiles, praying
for trtOa divorce from him on the ground Of gross
neo,ect of dTTty of which she charges him, and ioi
the custody Of their minor child Clinton Oraig'
Tho, said Robert E, Craigmiles is required te
answer the petition III said action not later inan a
six weeks after the asth day of July, AID, 1871
the date Of the first publication OF this notce' ol
0N"A ~ GEORDlA A. CRAIGM1LEs.
Nv, CuFF, Atty for Petitioner.
JuIy 2Sth, l692-6t.
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A London schoolboy brought to his
teacher letter from physician stating
that this boy is unfit to attend school for
304 days" The long and rather exact
period named aroused the teachers suspi-
cions, and he discovered that the physician
had written ''3 or days" This the boy
had changed to 1904 days. .n-Yankee Blade.