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Unused Railroad Tickets.

Some men with unused railroad tick
cts on their hands sell them to scalp
ers while others go to the railroad
company that issued them and obtain
their value in money. Most persons,
however, do neither and accept the loss
when the ticket is worth less than a
dollar. Indeed many persons do not
realize that the railroad companies
stand ready to redeem unused tickets
panies must be richer by many thou
sands Of dollars a year through this
ignorance.
Every railroad ticket bears the name
Of the general passenger agent and Of
the general manager Of the road. 1t is
simple matter to inclose the ticket
with a letter directed to the general
passenger agent asking him to refund
the money paid and explaining the rea-
son why the ticket is left unused in the
hands of the purchaser. It is courte-
GUS to inclose stamped envelope In
which the money may be returned.
When all these things have been
done, the company generally acknowi-
edges the receipt Of the ticket holders
communication and promises to inves-
tigate the matter. The investigation
consists in the proper Identification of
the ticket by the agent who sold it and
little bookkeeping to set the accounts
right. Then the purchaser receives
check for the amount due from the
railroad company along with letter
requesting acknowledgment. = New
York Sun.
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The king of Naples, in the plenitude
of his absolutism, paid one day a visit
to the Neapolitan prisons in order to
see for himself what sort of men his
criminals were and whether they really
deserved the punishments they were
undergoing.
"What is your sentenceY he said to
one Fifteen years, your majesty"
"And what had you done" Nothing
whatever" "Quite innocentT EN-
tirely so your majesty" "And youY'
he asked another. Thirty years, sire.
Victim of false accusation" "And
you?" to a third. 'In for life, my
king" "And what had you done?''
Everything you can think of, my king;
theft, burglary, highway robbery. man.
slaughter, murder only wonder they
did not sentence me to death" "What
is your name?" asked the king. "My
name," replied the first class criminal,
''since 1 have been here has been 912. ;
After finishing his tour of inspection
the king said to the governor: "All the
prisoners here seem to be perfectly in
nocent. There is only one bad mau
among them. No. 912 You had better
let him out, lest he corrupt the Others"
-Argonaut.
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ESTABLISHED 1879.

j. r. Burton or Kansas ~UTty, XIII,
formerly member OF the Democratic
committee.
f. H. Carlin, the wen known Brook
Ign contractor.
William B. Hornblower, the eminent
New York lawyer, to whom President
Cleveland offered a place on the Unit
ed States supreme bench.
James L. Blair of Missouri, son of
the Democratic candidate for vice pres
ident in 1865.
Jacob Keene Of Athens, Mich, a
prominent lawyer.
G. J. Daniels Of Athens, Mich, jew
eler
William De Ford of Salem, Ills.
Henry Bursells of Stevenson, Ills.
]. w. Daniels of Raecoon, Ills.
James Birmingham Of Mount Yer
non. N. Y.
General Charles +. Smyth of Chica-
go, formerly on Governor S. ]. Tilden's
staff in New York
Julius Dietrich of Bloomington, Ills,
publisher Of the Bloomington Journal
Samuel ]. Mcdonald of Newark, N. ].
James @. Carelton, formerly Demo-
cratic postmaster OF Bedford, Ind.
William I. Baker, ex-president of the
Chicago board of trade and of the
Worlds fair and one of the leading
Democrats of Chicago. has made an
open statement Of his purpose to vote
for Mckinley this fall. In letter
made public recently he makes a pow
crful attack against Bryan, who, he
says, persouifies 10 to 1 and lawless-
ness and is the greatest 'imperialist"
since Napoleon RoRaparte.
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MooGx.r vote OF Thanks.

Possibly the most novel response ever
made to a request to return vote of
thanks to :. chairman was that made
by Mr.. Moody during his first visit to
England
He had attended a meeting at which
the Earl of Shaftesbury was chairman.
The duty Of proposing vote of thanks
was assigned to him and the announce
ment made:
"Our American cousin, the Rev. Mr..
Moody of Chicago, will now move a
vote of thanks to the noble earl who
has presided on this occasion"
The whole thing was quite out of Mr..
Moody's line. English formalities might
or might not have come gracefully
from his lips had he attempted them,
but he did not. With an utter disre-
gard Of conventionality he burst upon
the audience with the bold announce
ment:
'"The speaker has made two mis-
takes. To begin with. I'm not the Rev.
Mr.. Moody at ALL I'm plain Dwight L.
Moody, Sunday school worker. And
then I'm not your American cousin.
By the grace of God I'm your brother,
interested with you in our Fathers
work for his children.
"And now about this vote of thanks
to the noble earl for being our chair
man this evening" l don't see why
we should thank him any more than
he should thank US. When at one time
they offered to thank our Mr.. Lincoln
for presiding over meeting in Illinois,
he stopped 1t. He said he'd tried to do
his duty, and they'd tried to do theirs.
He thought it was about an even
thing all round"
That opening fairly took the breath
away from Mr.. Moody's hearers. Such
a talk could not be gagged by any
known standard Mr.. Moody carried
his English audiences with him from
that beginning to his latest labors.-
Youths Companion.
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again. Then 1t was TO say tgoodDy.
The hand she gave him was cold as
ice, but she looked up at him with
steady, unfaltering hazel eyes.
you are really going, then? 1t was
no newspaper canard? How we shall
miss you'll"
Il hope you will. May write to
you, KatherineT He had never called
her Katherine till now.
yes. indeed! But I'm laggard cor
respondent. Goodbye
There has not been since the opening
up of the islands an affair which SO in
terested the business men of Chicago
and other cities as did the success Of
the great branch house Of the AIdriches
in Manila.
"a boy of % at the headw the wise
ones commented. 1T seems impossi-
BILE that he should have shown such
acumen, such ability. By the time he
returned for a brief vacation, more
than year later. the business was
booming. But the man who came back
was not the boy who had gone away.
14C SAVWcQ LAC oil GALL VA COASSALAdl4OAAp
deprivation and hard, conscientious
work. Katherine Clermont met him
for the first time after his return at a
great social function. She was in q
ripping gown that swirled its black
waves about her feet, with peoples
garlanding her beautiful shoulders.
The room went round when she caught
sight of him. How changed, but
katherine! Come awayi How good
you were to write, though SO seldomp
do you know you are almost he
roY' she cried quizzically. "All the old
men are talking about the way you
worked and the results. I am proud I
know your
He had been Ill and lonely and often
depressed. Now the gates Of heaven
stood open.
"You know why have come backy
he whispered. ITO think that If it
were not for letter CHANGED to read
might be incoming over verses In an
Office still-a letter 1t was not intended
should read
Her white lids lifted. "How do you
know 1t was not intended for you to
readT Then she laughed softly-soft-
ly and long. He wondered why.-Buf-
falo Enquirer.
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To Glenn and POI1Sh q FIanO'
In cleaning and polishing piano go
over the woodwork with cloth wet
with parafIin oil, being generous with
the oil where the woodwork is very
much soiled. Let this remain two or
three hours. This Is to soften the dirt.
Then wash with soap and water and a
soft cloth, being careful not to let any
water touch the works inside the piano.
Use a good white or a white CASTLE
soap. Wipe dry with soft cloth and
polish with soft. old linen or chamois
leather.-Ladies' Home Journal
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See what the presidents own ideas
on imperialism are About year ago
he said
That the Philippines will be retained under the
benign sovereignty Of the United States do not
permit myself to doubt. That they viii prove q
rich and invaluable heritage feel assured. That
congress will provide for them government
which will bring them blessings, which VIII pro-
mote their material interests as well advance
their people in the path of civilization and intel
ngence I confidently believe. They will not be
governed vassals or serfs or slaves. They will
have given to them a government Of liberty, regu-
lated by law, honestly administered, without OPP
pressing exactions taxation without tyranny, JUS
tiee without bribe education without distinction
of social conditions, freedom of religious worship
and protection in life, liberty and the pursuit Of
happiness.
President Mckinley said last spring
also:
There can be no imperialism Those who fear
1t are against it. Those who have faith in the re-
public are against it. So that there Is universal
adherence for it and unanimous opposition to 1t.
Our only difference is that those who do not agree
with us have no faith in the virtue capacity or
high purpose or good faith Of this free people as
civilizing agency, while we believe that the CEN
fury Of free government which the American peo-
pie have enjoyed has not rendered them irTesolute
and faithless, but has fitted them for the great
task of lifting up and assisting to better eondi-
lions and larger liberty those distant peoples who
through the issue of battle have become our
wards -" The liberatoTs will never become the
oppressors self governed people will never per-
nit despotism in any government which they fos-
ter and defend : 1t is not possible that TO-
000,00 of American freemen are unable to estab
lish liberty and justice and good government in
our new possessions.
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WAKING AT NIGHT.

When wake up alone at night,
feel as If had no eyes;
stare and stare with all my mighA
But only blackness round me LEA
listen for the faintest sound,
And, though l strain with either ear,
The dark is silent all around;
It's Just as II could not hear.
But II lie with limbs held fast
A sort of sound comes like a Sigh
Perhaps the darkness rushing past,
Perhaps the minutes passing by.
Perhaps the thoughts In peoples heads,
That keep so quiet all the day,
Wait till they're sleeping in their beds,
Then rustic out and fly awayi
Or else this noise like whirring wings
That dies with the first streak Of light
May be the sound of baby things
AL growing, growing In the night.
Children and kitty cats and pups,
Or even little buds and flowers,
Daisies perhaps and buttercups,
All growing In the midnight hours
And yet it seems of me part,
And nothing far away of queer . -
It's just the beating of my heart
That sounds 80 strange as lie herel
do not know why this should be;
When darkness hides the world from sight
feel that all is gone but me-
little child and the black night.
Mabel Dearmer in Spectator.
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The Burlington and Bristol Steamboat
Ferry Company.
In encct M ay 2s. 1900.
LEAVE BRISTOL FOR BURLINGTON

LEAVE BRISTOL FOR BURLINGTON.
Daily. except Saturdays and Sundays, t6. 45'
t7.l5, 500, 800. 1000, 1910 II 10 a. m. $780, 100
$50, 90, $40, 4.30, $50, 30, 7.20 p. m.
Saturdays, 1915, t7l5 800, 800. 1000, l0. Az,
.i5. a. M, 10, LOO lao 22O, 800. 34O 40. 800
Sundays, 500, $40. $40. 1000, 1910, lib a. m,
1920, co. I4O, 220, 800, 34O 4.2O 800. o4O, b'4o
7.40, 1870 p. NJ.
LEAVE BURLINGTON FOR BRISTOL.
Daily. except Saturdays and Sundays, y ",
1880, $50 $50, 1920, ll00 lJ..0 a. M, LUZ, ZOO,
24O, 3. 20, 400, 500. $40, 40 1870 y. m.
Saturdays, t7.0O. 1870, $50. $50, 1920 ll.00
ll3O M, I240, 10, 200, 240. 800, 400, 44O 62O
$50, 705, 750. tIl.i0 ,. m.
Sundays, $40. 800. $40, 1920, loo, ll3O a. m
l240 120, 200, 240 800 AGO, 44O, 52O o.oU, I'oo
7.50 1880 p. m.
NoTE.-Trips marked thus are special trips,
and the Company reserve the privilege TO
withdraw them on one weeks published no
tice.
On Decoration Day and Fourth Of July. the
trips will be the same as Saturdays time table.
The regular excursion tickets Will be re-
ceived on the 800 and HOO P. Nj. trips from
Bristol, and on the $50 and lilo p M. trips
from Burlington.
WILLIAM X. DOROE,
Sec'y. Treas. and Gen'l Manager.
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A Scotch highland minister was very
fond Of commenting on each verse as
he read it out. On reading the precept,
Walk circumspectly, he said: we've
all seen a cat. my brethren. walking on
the top of a wall covered wi broken
bottles and bits of glass. See hoo it
lifts ae tit and then anlther fit and hoo
slowly and carefully 1t puts it doom. to
keep clear of the sharp bits of glass
And so, my brethren, in this warld O
SHARES and pitfalls. we should be like
the cat on the wal-we should walk
circumspectly."
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Close remembrance.

Mrs. Talkso's husband was reading
an advertisement which asserted that
"the mail is quick, the telegrapher is
quicker. but the telephone is quickest,
and you don't have to wait for an an
swer."
"Ah," he reflected, 'in one particular
that reminds me strongly OF Mrs Talk
SO. "-Baltimore American.
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dimes to onset dollars.

81 can always tell when Harry has
INDUCED himself in an extrayagant
luncheon down town."
How do you tellY'
"He always comes home and wants
to treat me to trolley ride."-Detroit
Free Press.
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Erozen nutfernies.

1t is a common experience among
mountain climbers to find butterflies
lying frozen on the snow and so brittle
carefully handled. Such frozen butter
flies on being taken to warmer eli
mate recover themselves and fly away.
Six species of butterflies have been
found within a few hundred miles of
the north pole.-St. Louis Post-Dis-
match
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VOL. XXI. NO. Al.
PENNSYLV ANIA RAILROAD
The Standard Railroad of Ameyica. Pro
kected throughout by Block Signals
and Inteylocking Switches.
IN EFFECT OCTOBER 2, 1900.

Trains ieaUe Mount Holly:
For Philadelphia, $50, 90, 653, ITO. 7.4s. ISL
s34, $780, 9.l6. n.E A. NJ, 1882 (l.l5 Monday
only, 235, AIS, 5 10, 6.ls. ia, s3z. I050P: M
For PemDerton, 7O4, 1859 A. M, LAT. (2.09 Sat
nrdays only. 4l5, SIS. 72s. Pm.
On Sundays, 1921 A. NJ, TO P. NJ.
For BordenIown Trenton and New York, 6.2S
9.l9, 1000. ll.O5. A. NJ 1880, 800 400, 4.4o, o.oo
On sundays, s.25 A. NJ, EOS, 6.2oPM
For East Burlington, 6.2S, 7.25, 7.40 S.22. 1853
9l9, 1000, Il.05 A. M, 1890, C.15 Saturday only
o aGo ~ Il SS q ~ $40 loSS
3.l5. SA, 40, 500, 500, $40. 7O5, 7S5 $3.50, s.2
Pm.
7.04 A. M, LAT, 4.15P M.
On Sundays, 100 P. M.
For Lumperton, Medford, Marion and Had
dOnf1eld. 9.35 a. NJ.
For yincentown 1926, Is Pm.
For Toms River, Island Heights and Sea Side
Park, 1926, 9.5l A. M, (209 Saturdays only,
4.27 SAB P. NJ.
On Sundays S.16 A. N.
For Tuckkerton, 9.5l A. M, 4.4S P. NJ.
For Beach Haven, 9.5l A. M, AS P:
For Asbury Park and Long Branch, 95l, A. M.
200, 4NP.M
1rafns LEAVE for Mount Holly as JolI0s0s:
From Philadelphia, 800. 635, $50, $40, 1000
11.20 A. M, 1910, Il 80 Saturdays only, 80
$50 40, 4.3O, 500. $40. 6.lO, $780, 800, 1880
On sundays. zso, $40 A. M. 90. 800. 1913 PM
From New York. via Trenton and Burlington
500. $50, A. M, LOO $50. 400, 800, $780, P. M
ON Sundays, 1000 A. M, 200 P. M.
From Trenton, Gas. TAO $50, .23 A. M, 255
AT, 4.30, 10, TOO, 9.55 P. M.
On Sundays, $40, 1l.50, A. M, 400, 9.OS, P N.
From East Burlington, 100. 75s, s26, S.4s, 2S
$3.50. AS $40 5.58. $50, 100 100, $780, 1890 M
sO5. s45 $780, i55. $780, 6.lO, 100, $50, 800, $50
l0.0OP
From Toms River, 656. sos A. M, 1925, a49. 6.4l
Pm.
On sundays. 6.2SPM
From AsDury Park. 6.52, lib A. M. 2.2S, 615
From Medford, l1.55 M
From Long Branch, 633, 1855 A. M, 205, 5.oO
Pm.
ON Sundays 5.O0P.M
From Pemberton, (north) 6.38, 722, 7.29, $40,
HOO, A. M, IL. 81, 4.0S, 4.25, 8.22 P. M.
On Sundays, 728 A. M, 900, ZOO, Pm.
From Pemberton (south), 1884. M, 4.36, P. M.
On Sundays, TIA P. M.
From Vincentown $50 A. NJ. l.42 P. M,
Medford, Marlton and Philadelphia.
Leave Medford for Philadelphia at ZOO, 1907
A.. NJ, 1.55, 5.N, P. NJ.
On Sundays 7.45 A. M, 4.03 p. M.
Leave Marion for Philadelphia at TIA, 1920
AM, 2l5, 5.35, p M.
On sundays, 769 A. NJ, 40 M. ~.
Leave Philadelphia, Market Street, for Med
ford and Marion at 700, 1850, A. M, $3.50. 5.2s,
Pm.
On Sundays, SIS A. NJ, $40 P. M.
Leave Marion for MedfOrd, 8.l5, ll.3S A. M,
4l2, $40, P. N.
ON Sundays, 9.05, A. M, 6.2l Pm.
For further particulars apply to the ticket
agent at the station.
j. B. HUTCHINSON, j. B. WOOD,
General Manager. Gen. Pass. Agent.
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SATISFIED.

Love wore threadbare dress Of gray
And toiled upon the road all day.
Love welded pick and carried pack
And bent to heavy loads the back.
Though meager fed and sorely tasked.
Only one wage Love ever asked
A child's white face to kiss at night,
A woman's smile by candlelight.
Margaret Sangster in Appincottss.
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Upper Dela,o are River Transportation
Company.
In effect June 30, 1900.
Steamers
Columbia. John a. Warner. Twilight and

Leave Burlington for Philadelphia 7.4o, 92o
10 ~ A M..3lO 425, 5lOPM Returning leave
PhiladeIphia Chestnut street wharf, 7.3O, $3.50
A. NJ 90. 230, 800, 800 P. NJ.
The Twilight leaving Burlington 9.25 A M NJ
daily and returning from Philadelphia at 4OO
p M. runs through without stopping. Leave
Burlington caily tor Florence. White Hill ana
Trenton, $50 A. M, BOP. M Leave Irehton n,
S.0OAM.. 33OPM White Hill, $50 A. M, 400
pm. Connections at White Hill with Camden
and Trenton Railway Company.
passengers from White Horse BOrdentown
and intermediate points can purchase tickets
from conductors on the cars drought to Phil
ade phia and return for 40 cents, single fare,
d Genus.
sundays-Leave Burlington for Philadel-
phia, 8.I0 9. rs, 1918 A. M, 10. 6.l0 M Leave
Philadelphia 500 A M, 200. $50. 400, 6.OO p M
EXCURSION, 4Oc. SINGLE FARE, 25c.
Excursion between Trenton and Ph1ladei-
p--- f. g. EDWARDS,
General Manager.
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origin OF "soldIer."

Soldier" writes Grammaticus in
the Liverpool Daily Post, is pedigree
word. Its connection with the queens
shilling" may not be obvious, but there
it is, all the same. Shilling" in Low
Latin is "sohdus." whence comes "sol.
dum," wages" The man who fights
for Sodium" Is soldier" In Wye
IFS New Testament duke Iii, 1N
John the Baptist bids the soldiers to
"be apayed with your sowdis' che con-
tent with your wages''), "sowdis" be-
ing the north country rendering Of "sol-
dis" like ''owd" from odd"
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unhnppy Coincidence

Creditor-I wouldn't ask you for the
money If wasn't awfully hard up.
Debtor-And If wasn't awfully
hard up you should have 1t. Curious
coincidence, isn't it?-Boston Tran
script
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"You charge this man with imperson-
ating an officer, do your"
81 do. your honor"
Tried to make you believe he was a
policeman, did hep
"He did"
"when he was in the saloon with
you, did he''-
"He didn't go into any saloon. your
honor"
"The prisoner is discharged. Chi
cago Tribune.
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Union transportation Company.
Tnckertnn Isailrnad.

Leave Mount Holly tor Tuckerton, 9.5l A. M,
4.48P p. NJ, daily except Sunday.
Leave Tuckerton tor Mount Holly, 100 A. NJ,
3.05 p. M, daily except Sunday.
Leave Mount Holly for Beach Haven, 9.5l A M
4.4S P. NJ. Saturdays only. 200 P. M. Sunday,
8.l6 A. M
Leave Beach Haven 40 A. M. 2.57P. M. Sun.
day, 5 .35 Pm.
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The men-of-war of the Romans had
a crew Of about 225 men, Of which TIA
were oarsmen working on three decks
The speed Of these vessels was about
six miles an hour In fair weather.
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All His Fault.

''Women beat the world"
"What's the matter now"
''When my wife wants anything pref
ty to wear, she hints around until l
persuade her to buy it, then after she
has worn it out she pitches into me for
encouraging her to be so extravagant !"
Chicago Record.
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Never mind who was your GRANDPA
ther. Who are you?-Proverb.
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~o~e~e~e~h~e~e~o~A,
e~o~e%e~O~e~e~e~et


Lander was at his desk, which was
near the open window. The window
looked down on the ponderous, over
whelming traffic of South Water street.
The grinding of huge wheels, the crash
ing Of machinery, the clatter Of hoof
beats, the rattle of harness, the jarring
of merchandise, the hoarse voices Of
porters and drivers. all rose in one
mighty, mingled roar. veritable bel
low Of commercial prosperity.
Lander did not notice the turmoil.
He had become accustomed to it many
months ago. He was absorbed, but
not In his work The minute hand had
crawled quite around the dial of the
big clock in the corner since he had
formed figure on the ledger lying
open before him. But he had been
writing His gaze dropped to the page
upon his desk. AS he scanned the
verse he had written his eyes took on
the mingled dreaminess and sparkle
one sees only In the orbs of poet.
He drew from his desk little glove,
pearl colored and perfumed. There
was inspiration in the sight. the scent,
the touch, Of it. He laid 1t gently back.
seized his pen and began on another
stanza.
A brown hand reached over his shout
der. A couple Of letters fell on the
open ledger. One-the one In the firm,
characteristic feminine hand he had
come to know-he tore open with fin
gers that were clumsy through haste.
Two, four, closely written pages! Her
notes to him heretofore had been Of al
most telegraphic brevity. He plunged
into the first page-had all but read 1t
through, indeed, before he paused
then jerked back his head as though he
had received shock.
him.
But 1t was for him. There was his
name-his name In the writing Of the
woman he loved-to whom he had not
dared to speak unless in sweet. Wild
verses which she never beheld. He
had read SO far unwittingly. He must
now read the. rest. After what he had
ignorantly learned he must now learn
more. 1t meant life and ell that life
held for him-the words which were
traced on the next page-life and love
or bitter and enduring disappointment:
My Dear Friend-when you asked me lately II
Lander Aldrich should do me the honor to ask me
to be his wife-would marry him-I gave you no
reply. ! will tell you now. / fear your opinion
should 1t be lightly formed. i dread lest you
think me guilty Of vulgar caprice. will Be
quite frank. think he does care for me, and r.
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rI,HoMAs r. BIRKETT,
AUCTIoNEIR.
nrrDT gMGTAN NJ Il


Having practical knowledge OF the pusi-
ness am prepared 10 conduct sales OF al
kinds, and can assure farmers and Others or
very reasonable prices. Your trade 10 solicit
ed and satisfaction guaranteed In every part
ticular. Engagements with me Will be money
saved.