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The Captnin,s distinction.

On one of "Old Hoss" Hoey's trips
across the Atlantic the steamer, NOV
ing slowly along In a dense fog at
about 8 o'clock in the morning, struck
on the rocks off Fastnet, the light not
being visible. Fortunately, nothing
more than q scare for the passengers
resulted. Everybody was soon on deck
except Hoey. who had been having a
hilarious time the night before and had
slept all through the trouble. One Of
his friends sent steward for him, and
at last he appeared, still trifie befog-
ged When the facts were explained
to him. he joined fervidly in an i'm
promptu praise service which the pas
sengcrs were holding.
Finally there came lull in the pro-
ceedirgs. and "Old Hoss' took advan-
tage Of it to propose three cheers and
a tiger for the captain. This PROPOSE
ton caused much astonishment. and
some one vcntured to ask on what
grounds lie based the proposed honor
to the captain.
Drawing himself up 10 his futi height,
"Old Hoss" replied impressively. "Cn
the ground that he is the only man
sailing the Atlantic ocean who could
have hit that Internal rock without a
Hghtr'-San Francisco Argonaut.
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Agricultural Rrevities.

Spraying with bordeaux mixture will
effectually control tobacco blight, ac-
cording to DIR. b. ID. Ualstead.
George T. Powell considers currants
among the most valuable Of the
small fruits for commercial culture.
They have only one drawback-in late
years they have been seriously attack
ed by insects. #
According to Professor e. B. Vor-
hees, nitrate Of soda has been found
superior to both barnyard manure and
mineral fertilizers alone for tomatoes,
and nitrate Of soda alone was on the
whole but sli htly less effective than
complete fert lzers.
Many dep ted lands need tillage
more than III hus or plant food. Usu-
ally they need both. Prepare the land
thoroughly for the green crop. Plow
when the land Is most fit. In very
hard cIays try fall plowing, advises L.
Fl. Bailey.
Few vegetables change their edible
quality according to the soil they may
be growing in as does the parsnip,
says Meehan. TO have the best results
they should be sown. very early, In
very rich soil, where they may develop
rapidly. In poor garden ground they
have slightly bitterish favor when
wild, and the roots are poor and
stringy. t5
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The Hard Lot OF the Grindstone.


The grindstone on the farm sees
pretty hard usage. The softer the
stone, the harder usage it receives. The
grinding surface Of the stone Is more
likely to be as shown at the left Of the
cut than 1t is to have an even face or
slightly beyeled surface, as at the right
In the same picture. The former con-
dition comes from grinding axes,
scythes, machine knives, etc. with
their edges lengthwise Of the stone In
stead Of across 1t. This cannot be
helped in grinding some tools. But
when the stone does assume this
shape, making it impossible to grind q
chisel or any fat edged tool decently,
it is good time to get spade-spades
are usually dull-and hold it on the
stone until 1t is sharp, when the irregu-
larities in the surface Of the stone will
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GROWING GoosEBERRlEs.
Proper son, Fertilixer, Etc.-IIow 20
Plant, Prune and Cultivate.

Proper soi1, Fertilizer, Etcs-H0w 20
Plant, Prune and Cultivate.
Gooseberries do best on clay soil
which has been made rich by q liberal
application Of wen rotted manure. !
find that few fertilizers surpasss barn.
yard manure. ! have also used as
mulch well rotted straw, wood and
coal ashes, leaves, vines and anything
that could be gathered up. After Sc
lecting the location ! prepare my land
by blowing and pulyerizing thorough
Iy. then mark out rows six feet
apart, using great care to have them
perfectly straight. With two horses
and large plow furrow out and set
my plants six feet apart In the fur
row. The plants can then be cultivated
each way. To some this distance may
seem great, but find from experience
that 1t Is much the best, as there Is
plenty of room for cultivation and the
application Of fertilizers. The space
between the bushes can be utilized for
growing beans, cucumbers, muskmel-
ons, dwarf tomatoes and the like, as
the vines remain green long time,
thus affording shade and protection to
the soil during the summer.
/ prefer to plant in spring as soon as
the soil is dry enough to work well. es-
pecially II the plants have been taken
up the previous fall and heeled in over
winter. Select hardy, vigorous bushes
and take great care in setting. 1t is
of the greatest Importance to get full
stand, for plants that are put in later
are at great disadvantage and seldom
do well. Properly prune both roots and
tops before planting, lay the roots out
straight In the furrow and cover with
q fine, rich soil. With me cultivation
Is the easiest part With a section Of
my steel harrow ] can do the work to
perfection at small cost. After the
fruit is harvested and the vine crop, II
any, Is out of the way plow the Ion.
gest way Of the field with a diamond
plow, throwing the soil to the bushes
In early spring | cultivate the other
way and harrow, which levels the
ground and prepares it for the small
crops. The sooner this plowing is done
after the fruit Is off the better, con
| cludes writer In New England Home
stead.
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BYLAWS
The Farmers Produce Association Of
New Castle County.
ORGANIZED MARCH 9Th, 1900.

SECTION This organization shall be called The Farmers
Produce Association Of New Castle County.
SECTION 3 It's object obtain remuneratve
prices fruits vegetables and other produce Of the farm
SECTION The officers shall consist Of President Vice
President, Secretary and q Treasurer
SECTION duty the President shall be preside at all
the meetings Of the Association and at the sessions Of the Executive
Committee
The duty the vcePresdent shall be preside
the the President the meetings Of this Association
also the Executive Committee
SECRETARY
SECTION The Secretary shall keep correct record Of all
meetings and transactions Of the Association and Committees
TREASURER.
sEcroN The Treasurer shall receive all funds ofthe Asso
citation pay all bills and shall make report the Association
nit the report the Secretary for money paid
BY the Treasurer except for bills duly credited BY the President
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
SECTION There shall Be Executive Committee Of eight
and members whose duty shall be to the affairs
Of the Association in the interim Of the regular meetings All
officers shall serve without compensation
ELECTION OFFICERS.
SECTION named officers beeected
the regular meeting which shall be held the first Tuesday
each year Vacancies
SPECIAL COMMITTEES
TO- Special committees necessary carry the
plans and purposes Of the Association be appointed BY the
regular special meetg the Executive Committee
whenever necessity occurs.
REGULAR AND SPECIAL MEETINGS
SECTION The regular meetings shall be held
Tuesday every clock F. NJ and the President
special meetings other times when matters
lance demand it..
| MEMBERSHIP.
SECTION The membership fee shall be dollar
post Office address
shall be recorded in book kept for that purpose by
Secretary No but members in good standing shall participate
lin the benefits of this Association
SECTION 49, These bylaws be added to or
changed any regular meeting Wohrds vote of
present. notice having been given at previous meeting
Middletown transcript., 1900-03-24
new York Farmers ideas.

/ use shavings for bedding. Every
day the pens are carefully cleaned out,
and q thick layer Of fine spruce log
wood shavings is put In. The shavings
absorb all the moistures created by
the cattle. take up little room and are
easily cleaned up and carted Off for
manure. ! buy the shavtngs for about
20 cents bale of 100 pounds or 81
ton. Now, straw, which Is hard to get
at times, costs from So to $40 a ton,
does not absorb the moisture and is
difficult to handle.
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UNTRUE AND TRUE GKTyDsToNEs,

UNTRUE AND TRUE GkINDSIONES.
have disappeared. A grlndstone should
never be left exposed to the sun. The
weight Of the handle will cause one
portion of the stone to remain upper
most. aud this. from exposure, will as
sumo a different degree of hardness
from the underside. so that after
awhile the stone will be ground out Of
a circle. IF the stone has to stand in
the open. fat box can serve as a
cover. says correspondent, who gives
the foregoing advice in Rural New
Yorker
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Food Plants.

A wonderful reserve fund for the hu-
man appetite is to be found in the veg
etable diet of the klamath Indians. A
novel variety of food, forming menu
unknown to the civilized, is offered in
the pulp of the great yellow water lily,
which is converted into farinaceous
food; in the weed known as goosefoot,
which bears black seed that is ground
up for loaves and cakes, and in the ar
rowhead, which in the fall develops a
starchy white tuber at the end of the
roots
Middletown transcript., 1900-03-24
Same Thing.

At a woman's euchre party the other
day one of the fair players stopped the
game with this query: "What do they
call little black cat in England?"
A number of the members had been
in England. but they all had to give 1t
up.
The riddle maker smiled sweetly as
she trumped her partners ace in true
traditional style.
"Can't guess7 Why, kitty, kitty
just the same as anywhere else. New
York Mail and Express.
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Every good act Is charity. Giving
water to tile thirsty is charity; remov-
ing stones and thorns from the road Is
charity; exhortlng your fellow men to
virtuous t.cds is charity; smiling III
your brothers face Is charity; putting
a wanderer IN the right path Is charity.
A mans true wealth Is the good he
does In this world. When he dies,
mortals will ask. what property has
he left behind hImf'' But angels viii
inquire, what good deeds hast thou
sent before thee? ?"- Mohammed-
Middletown transcript., 1900-03-24
Not Bribe,

"You say" pursued the chairman OF
the legislative investigating commit,
tee, ''that he resorted to no bribery
whatever during the campaign, so far
as you know?"
Eyes, SIR" replied the witness; that
is what said"
''Did be not circulate several boxes
of cigarsY'
'.Yes. sir, but them cigars wasn't
bribes. Here's one of 'em. You can
try tt."-Chicago Tribune.
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- EGIsTER's ORDER.
REeIsTER's OFFICE.


NEW CASTLE COUNTY, del:
February, 18th, 1900.
Upon the application OF Edward M
vaughan. Executor Oi DR.. Horace Vaughan,
late 81 ST. Georges Hundred, in said county,
denaased it is ordered and directed by
fhe Register that the Executor aIore-
said give notice OF granting OF LeItSn
Parliamentary upon the estate of the
deceased. with the date OF granting tnereoI
by causing advertisements 10 be posted Wltn-
IN forty days from the date OF such Letters IN
SIX Of the most public places Of the County on
New Castle requiring all persons having ue-
mands against the estate to present the same,
or abide by an act OF Assembly in such case
made and provided; and also cause the same
to be inserted withil the same period IN tne
Middletown TRANSCRIPT u newspaper pup
lished In Middletnwn, bel, and TO pc con-
tinued therein two months.
seal OF office of the Register
@ aforesaid e,,a at Ovnta Wimlnstoa afdTasaid n
- the day and year above written
CALVIN w C3OSSAN, Regisef.
NOTICE.-Notice Is hereby given that Let
ters Testamentary were in due form OF
law granted unto the undersigned, on the
fourteenth day of II bruary A. D.-iSl1. and
that all persons having claims against the
estate or the deceased must present the same,
duly attested, to the said Executor, on
or before tile fourteenth day OF February,
1901, or abide the Act of Assembly in such
ease made and provided.
EDWARD NJ. VAUGHAN,
Address, Executor.
Middletown, Delaware.
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q WHOM II HAY CONCERN |

"A
swHI8 lH 10 CERTIFY TO ALL TO
wheNa These presents may come. That
we, Robert s BAIRD, of the City Of vii.
knington and state of Delaware ana
James Gs kXGCDnfB, Of Brandywine hnndredt
New Castle county and State OF Delaware.
have EAfs day entered intOa limited partner"
ship for the purpose of carrying on the trade
and business 0f manufacturing ana dealln&
III morocco and other feathers, and ali THINGS
tnerenntn belonging or apperta ming. under
and by virtue III the laws Of the state oL 0eia-
ware. uDon klSe terms hereinafter set forth
The said reArkneFShfp Is to be CONQUERED
under she pMFtnefship name Of Charles Baird
and c0snlarsy aud the general object o. the
partnership y to carry on me sraae ano c puslS
and other lestiers. and all ttings theFeunt0
belonging ora ppertaining
The names ana residences OF the said part
nerg are ss follows: The general partner Ol
the said firm IA Robert =, Baird, 7 wing 10 Inc
city 0f WIimington, New Castle county ana
State on Delaware and the Eueciai paIner y
James III. Mc{spFah. OF BTamdywff1e hundred,
New Castle county and state oi delaware.
That the said James q. McCombs tne speclaI
uartner has cOntri@uted the sum OF IWenty
Thousand Dollars to the common sbocK oi Inc
said partnership. -
That the said partnership Is to commence
on the sixteenth day Of November, pr ons
+ fl to end ON tire first day OF Hecenper, =. ~,
~ fgTf,Isss Whereot We have hereunto set
our hands and SEALS ut the City OF winning
trg1 and state of Delaware, tl's ixteenth DAY
ofNoyember. A. d., one thousand elgnt nun
dred and ninety-nlne: Drpn raa11
JAMES @ MciiOMB [Ssal.
Signed, Sealed aud Delivered la the
presence of Lewis isSe.
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srAre OF DEF. AWARE, 5,

SrATg OF DEF AWARE, ss
NEW CASTLE COUNTY. r,,...
on this sixteenth day Of November, A. D., oie
tl,n1,sa nd eipht hundred and ninety-nine.
.r,arsonaiIv came before ine, Lewis Sasse, q
551stice of the Peace for New Caslle county
ana state of I,elaware Roiert :. Baird and
James u McConrb, parties 10 the ioregolng
fserfificate. known to Inc personally 10 pc
sr1ch- and seyerally acknowl dyed that they
signed md sealed the said Certificate for the
pnrposes therein set forth, and that the same
= Given under my hand
and seal the day and year
last aforesaid.
LEWIS SASSE, tSeai.1
Justice OF the Peace.
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Lnn1v Hesitation.

"I never was glad for this i:npedi-
ment in my speech but once" said the
man from Dearborn. who was in to see
The town.
"When was that?
"Fe-fc-fellow asked me h-h-how
much would take for a-a horse. and
while I'LL was t-tryins to tell hiB
s-sixty dollars. he offered ME a Lan
dred."-Woman's Journal
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Let us do your job printing. We will do
it in first class manner.
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GEO. l.. JONES,
Delaware
Wilmington,

When you catch him, ship 10 J. Fl. CouL
BoURN, 30th and Market Sts., Philadelphia
Pa, who always gets the best market prices
and makes returns daily. He gives his
personal attention TO all shipments. large
or small. Bear him IN mind when shipping
live stock and give HIM q trial. Estnb-
lished 1881. 9-2-6m.
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! Daily. aDaily exeept Sunday.

Daily. Daily except sunday
al Stops to leave passengers from Whining
ton and points north, or take passengers for
noirts sf.ith of DeIrn,ar
:'t'' Stops only OIL notice to conductor or agent
on signal.
..i'' Stops to leave passengers from, Middle
town and points south.
''p" Stops to leave passe" gers from points
south of Delmar, or take passengers for viii
ming and points north.
NEW CASTLE ACCOMMODATION TRAINS Leave
Wilmington 10 a. m., 235 Az and 658 o. M,
week days. Leave New Castle s. 81, 9. e. IL .O4
a. III 6.S7 p. m week davs.
Express trains leaving Ha srington Se5 g. m
and arriving at 6.a3 p. M, week days run
through solid to and from Baltimore via Porter
and Newark.
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We aim to, and do, give you
the best and most original de
signs, independent Of all other
dealers. as it costs no more to
have the latest and best de-
signs, which is greatly to your
interest. Estimates furnished
on application and visits made
to the country upon notiflca-
ton.
GEO. L. JONES.
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BRANCH ROADS.

DELA WARE, MARYLAND & VIRGINIA r. R.
Leave Harrington for Franklin City and way
stations l0,3s III 637 p ~ week days. Return
ing train leaves Franklin City 10 g. m. and
t.45 q. m. week days.
Leave Franklin City for ChiLeoteague (via
steamer) l.25 p, week days Returning
leave Chineoteague 4.a2 a. M. weekdays.
Leave Harrington for Georgetown, Lewes
at 10 IS a M, & 81 p. M week days, Returning
leave Lewes 6.45 d.. m. and 3.0J D. M week-
days
Leave Harrington for Berlin, 10. .38 a: m. and
637 p NJ. week days. Returning, leave Berlin
7O,;l M and 2.37 D. III. week days
for Centreville and way stations 3 q a. m. and
s3l M. week days Returning, leave Centre
vile rs q M. and 2.37 p. m weekdays
DELAWARE q CHEsAPEAKE 4. R-Leave CLAW.
ton for Oxford and way stations 9 81 a M. and
547 m week Gays Returning leave OK ford
A. a and 43 p. m. week-days.
CAMBRIDGE u SEAFoRD L. h.-Leave Seaford
for Cambridge and intermediate stations Ii II a.
IN. and I Il p. m, weekdays. Returning leave
Cambridge 700 a. m. and 80 p. m. week-days
CuNNECTIoN.-At Porter with Newark AM,
Delaware City Railroad. At Townsend, with
Queen Annes & Kent Railroad. At CLAYTON
with Delaware & Chesapeake Railroad and
Baltimore & Delaware Bay hailroad At IIar-
rington, with Delaware. Maryland a. Virginia
Railroad. At Seaford. with Cambridge Il Seaford
Railroad. At Delmar, with New York, PhiIa.
delphia Il Norfolk. Wic0mieo u Pocomoke. and
Peninsula Railroads.
j. B. HUTCHISON. General Manager.
J. K. WOOD, General Passenger Agent.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-04-14
Candidacy OF Mai. I. W. Park.

JEFFERSON City Press, March %. lVOO,
"AAj. 7. W. Park, who has been
presented by the PlAtte Comfy Demo.
cratic convention, and Endorsed by the
Buohausn County Democrats conyen.
tlon, Is q candidate for railroad and
warehouse commissioner, is a Ken.
tsskian BY birth, but has, since bi,
boy hood, lived 10 Plstte City, Platte
county. 10 addition to q classical edu.
cation be isa graduate IN law, but ha,
given most Of his time aud talent "a
Journalism, having for many years been
sdltor Of the Platte City Landmark.
he ass president Of tho Missouri Pres'
Association 10 1877. The only politics.
onlee be has ever held, Was that Of
clerk Of the Platte county court ioi tvs
terms. lie has no connection with any
corporation, railroad or otherwise, and
could be relied upon implicitly TO deal
fairly, lmpsrtIally and justly with all
question, lbal might affect the interests
Of the people,
Major Park is . fns nan, and II
Major VandiVer, Of Lafayette county,
cant land the nomination, hG iS our
ssosst shsiss for the place.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-04-14
Down IN Old Kentucky.

From the baltimore American.
she was bred In old Kentucky.
Where the ballot boz IL stofed,
whers the gentle poker player
Never yet was really blufled;
Where the rivers murmur swestly
Add the meadow grass IL blue.
Aud the doubt .dispelliug shotgun
Sends conviction into you;
Where the sky is ever lovely.
Aud the sweetest. songs are sung,
And the innocent bystander
Gets a bullet 10 bis lang.
Where the ladies oil are pretty.
And the aentlsmen are brave,
Where q curious ~bys,auder
Gets q decorated grave;
Where they drop their re so softly.
When they hold a chat with you,
And the gaping mouthed ~bystsadsr
Often has 20 be dropped, TOO;
When the candidate who's beaten
Rises up aud says he's not,
whereupon the said bystsnder
Carries on q load Of shot;
Where the breeze Is ever signing
Through the leaves q ssrsnsds,
Aud you see the constant nashiug
OF the bowie's cleaning blade.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-04-14

Petit Jurors Drawn.

The following petit %iurors have been
drawn Tor the June term of the Lafayette
county criminal court to be held In Lex
iueton, beginning Monday, June 4;
Clay tcwnshIp-Chsrles L. GlaSeoek'
Daniel @. Wade, X, L. Mann.
Davis towuship-A. B. Z. Lehman, Sam
Bruekner, Henry Fahrmeyer.
Dover tow ship--J. NJ. Livengood, Johu
Watt Lewis, Henry Wahreubro0k.
Freedom te~wnship-B. 4 parnes, viii
liam walksuhorst, c. Il. Uphaus.
Lexington township-George W. John
son, George F. King, George II. Sitter.
Middleton township-w. P. Minor, b
n Thomas, Henry Hartman.
sni.a.Bsr township--k .. Cam, 4. ;
Andrews, ]. W. Fishback,
Washington ownship-C. l. simpson.
George NJ. Boone, A. b, Patterson.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-04-14

In speaking of the railroad and
warehouse commissioner the Kansas
City Times Of Wednesday calls At
tention to the fact that at present
thsre are Two railroad men on the board
and that Il has been controlled BY the
railroads for years. It's about time the
people took a hand in this deal and
they should certainly nominate . man
this year who is free from the railroad
Influence. Lafayette county has the
proper man for the place. q who
would serve the people we'll and Civ,
all parties justice. No better material
can be found for railroad and ware.
house commissioner than C. II. Van
diver.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-04-14
S. b. THORNTON. secretary.
ARE ACTRESSES BORN OR scHooLRD'

From Baltimore American.
There are many examples OF both, and
it is a question which will never probably
be settled. Among the striking examples
of the former are Jane Coombs and Mary
Anderson. Both began their career be-
fore the iootlights as stars. Both were
crude 10 their early efforts, but possessed
that genius or magnetism which carries
an audience with them aud has enabled
them to hold their positions 10 the very
front rank OF the artists OF tbs world.
Miss Coombs' success in London at the
Haynsrket theAter was phenomenal; also
at Wallack's theater, New York, and bel
recent tour through Australia added to
her already great reputation.
Miss Coomos will appear at the New
Grand opera house, 10 this city April "a.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-04-14

BOND CALL.

Holders OF Freedom Township Li
County, Missouri, ave 10 per esrlS,
hereby notified that bond VIVID
issued July I'D. ,sss. Of the dta01I
of $1,000 one thousand dollars Ia
declared due ana payable on he III
May, isoo, by the County Court u niI
cite County. payable at the oaa
county Treasurer OF Lafayette VI
Lexington, Missouri. on which aUl
all interest thereon will cease.
nBy order OF the County CourtOh
county, Missouri, this 9Th day aiE,
FRANK THOrr
of the County Court d I'd
County, Missouri. "A
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-04-14

Just as Good-Whenever a druggist
tolls you he has something Gus, as good
Tor coughs, colds, grip, ETC., as Dr.. BslP,
Pine Tar. Honey be is thinking OF hi,
profits aud not Of your welfare. Good
druggists will s'll you what you ask for,
aod you can SAX for nothing ~ good a.
Dr. Bsl's Pine'Ta al Honey. Good drug.
Ri'ls cell II. Sold by Leroy Farmer. i.7ml
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-04-14

Judge Richsrd II Field, Of LeIiug.
ton, spent Tuesday IN BooBN.lls, and
was gwen a most cordial and eneour-
aging reception. He is 3 candidate for
Judge of toe Kansas CI!y court Of
appeSlS. and ia making a canvass Of
the counties Included in this junsdic-
ton. For twelve years Judge Field vas
circuit Judge Of the district comprising
Petus, Saline and Lafayette counties,
aud he made Q reputation which was
the pride Of the whole people. AZ a
iurst, gentleman and democrat, be is
all that could be deslred. His own
county, where be has lived so long, has
enthusiastically endorsed him for the
place be is seesirg. Judge Field is in
the prime Of life, Of uHblemished char.
acter, and learned 10 the Inv Boon.
Vile Advertiser.