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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-04-26
THE STONE HILLS
ss.s OF TOWNSHIP NO. 9
THE EARLY DAYS OF THE
DUTCH AND IRISH. i;
The Editor Attends Pleasant School
Exhibition at O'Nea1
Academy.

One OF the best sections or SOulh
Carolina is the stone hills OF No.
township. in Newberry county. in
the early days OF the county there was
strong feeling between the Dutch and
Irish. On one occasion the teeilng
was SO bitter that when some OF the
Irish discovered that they had bought
land across the road. which was
known as the dead line, on the Dutch
side. they Immediately sold out, and
moved back on the Irish side OF the
road. 1t is recorded. however, that
this dead line was obliterated when
gay young Irishman, Capt. Matthew
Hall. as casting about for a lite
mariner. and stole across the line anG
captured a noble daughter Of Dutch
sire, Miss Polly Schumpert by name,
and carried her back to live among
the Irish. Then later one George
Dominick took vengeance upon the
Irish BY crossing the line and cap
turing Miss Sallie Hunter. charming
Irish damsel. and making Of her a
good Dutch wife and helpmate. Alter
this the excitement subsided and the
force OF the dead line was broken
They married and inter-married and
we have now in this section the
Dutch-Irish and the IriSh-Dutch clti-
zenship. which for honesty OF purpose
thrift. and industry is not to be ex-
celled anywhere.
1t was the editors pleasure and
privilege to spend last Saturday with
these good people and enjoy good
old Dutch-Irish picnic dinner and also
one of the best school exhibitions he
has attended in long time.
This was at O'Neall academy
taught by Prof T. M. Mills. The
school has had very successful ses-
sion of eight months and the attend
ance has been between fifty and sixty
pupils. The exercises. as will be seen
from the program. included all the
children. The children in performing
their various parts demonstrated care
ful and thorough training on the part
of the teacher. Every one performed
his or her part without hitch and the
large audience was delighted and
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-04-26
THE DEMOCRATIC CLUBS
IEET AND REORGANIzE
DELEGATES CHOSEN TO THE
COUNTY CONVENTION.
Officers of the Various Clubs, The
Delegates and Executive
Committeeman.

In accordance with the call issued,
the various democratic clubs through
out the county have met. reorganized,
and chosen their delegates to the
county convention to be held on next
Monday. the End Of may.
Township No. I.
YOUNG MEMS.
The Young Mems club met on Fri
day night and elected the following
officers and delegates:
President-E. c. Jones.
Vice-presidents-J. \. Mclaughlin
and Dr.. Van Smith.
Secretary and treasurer-Thos. H.
Pope.
County Executive Committeeman
NJ. L. Spearman.
Delegates to County Convention
Fred H. Dominick. o. L. Schum~
pert. Van Smith. H. H. Evans. E.
Cabaniss, Z. F. Wright. NJ. l.. Spear
man, John C. Wilson, E. B. Settler,
J. Y. Culbreath, w. C. Tyree, T. L.
B. Epps. L. G. Eskridge, T. c. Pool,
E. C. Jones, C. W. Bishop, J. w. Hen
derson, J. w. Davis, John w.
Earhardt. John c. Goggans, I. H.
Pope. NJ. B. Chalmers, John P. Al
drich. P. F.. Scott. w. H. Wallace.
CAROLINA.
The Carolina club held its meeting
on last Thursday night, the following
officers and delegates being chosen:
President-Alan Johnstone.
Vice-presidents-George S. Mower
and Dr.. w. E. Pelham.
Secretary-L. w. Jones.
County Executive Committeeman
George B. Cromer.
Delegates to County Convention
George Johnstone, p~1 Johnstone,
George S. Mower. L w. Jones, John
H. Wicker, E. H. Aull, w. H. Hunt,
E. NJ. Evans, H. H. Rikard, John K.
.Aull, B. T. Paysinger, F. w. Higgins,
B. o. Epting, w. w. Cromer.
B. O. Epting, w. w. Cromer. w. Z.
Pelham, S. K. Bouknight, J. N. Bass,
Pope Havird, Otto Klettner, o. B.
MAYER, NJ. B. Caldwell, Mex Hutchl-
son, E. H. Kingsmore.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-04-26
THE SECOND DISTRICT.
Croft in the Lead With Mayfeld
Second-All the Returns Not
In Yesterday.

The primary in the Second district,
to nominate successor to the late
Congressman George w. Croft. was
held on Saturday. Late yesterday at
ternoon Croft was in the lead with
a slight majority. and Mayheid Sec
ond. Williams was running thiro.
The returns were not complete, how
ever.
The latest report from Saluda yester-
day afternonn was as follows:
Nineteen boxes out Of twenty-seven
give Croft 463, Williams 3o7. May
field I54, Patterson IS.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-04-26

everyone spoke in praise OF teacher
and pupils.
. These exercises Do good in the tram
ing which they furnish the children
and also in the interest which they
awaken in the school on the part OF
the patrons and parents.
The exercises OF the school con-
sisted OF dialogues. recitations. and
music. In the afternoon there was a
contest by seven young ladies for a
prize for the best defamation and
then contest by five young men for
a similar prize. The prizes were
beautiful gold pins given by the
rhoughttulnesS OF the teacher.
The committee to award the prizes
was: Rev. W. \. Lutz. DR.. c. 7.
Wyche. Prof. J. S. Wheeler. Hon.
Cole. l. Blease and Col. f. H. Auil'
The prize to the young lady was won
by Miss Lou Harmon. with honorable
mention of Miss Eunice Shealy. and
was presented by Mr.. Blease-
The prize to the young man was
won by Mr.. Jerome Morris. with hon
orable mention of Mr.. Fred Koon.
The presentation was made by Mr..
Aull.
All of the boys and girls in both
contests recited their pieces we'll.
The following is the program OF the
exercises:
Prayer.
Song. Sweet By-and- By" BY the
School
Speech. A Good Little Boy,"-Ar-
thur Derrick.
Concert. What We Love."-o
Little Girls; 4 boys.
Recitation-Corrie Martin.
Dialogue. "Courting Under Diff
culties. - Males: Female.
Music.
Concert. Young America. -I2
Boys: IS Girls.
Dialogue. The School master.
3 Males.
Recitation. An Incident OF the
War."-Ola Mills.
Music
Tableau, "Woman's Rights. .'-2
Males: Females.
Dialogue, The May Party."-Boys
and Girls.
Something, Look at U.s. Males.
Music
Song. Red. White and Blue"
II Girls.
Dialogue. "Courting Mother Goose"
Various Characters.
Defamation. "The Black Horse and
His Rider Wessinger.
Dialogue. ''Dr Cure-All."-3 Males;
10 Females.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-04-26

Music.
Prize Contest by Girls: "Maiden's
Psalm of Life" Lula Martin; why
Should the Spirit OF Mortal be
Proud" Maude Mills; "Somebody's
Dcrling," Cora Wise; You Put
No Flowers on My Papa's Grave"
Bertha Mills: "Nobody's Child"
Eunice Shealy: "Curfew Must Not
Ring Tonight Lou Harmon; The
Gamblers Wife" Mary Long.
Music.
Contest by Boys; An Appeal for
Temperance" Willie Mills; The
Deadbeat- in Politics." Cole Wes-
singer: The Deathbed OF Benedict
Arnold" Fred Koon; Desire To Be
Remembered" Olin Shealy; The
American Flag" Jerome Morris.
Music.
Decision of Judges and Deliver
ing of Prizes.
Parting Song. God be with> You
Till We meet Again.
Other Speeches.
After the program by the children
Rev. w. a. Lutz was introduced and
spoke to the people on the value of
education.
Col. w. H. Hunt. who had been in
vited to deliver the address before the
school, spoke in eloquent terms of
the useful citizen.
After this short talks were made by
MIR. Blease and Mr.. Aull and then the
parting song was rendered by the
school.
Notes.
This O'Neali section is prosperous
portion of Newberry county. The
people live at home and make some
money every year. 1t is also thick
; ~ settled section. From the time you
leave Prosperity. you never get out
of sight of farm house. The houses
are mostly of modern build and
painted. The farms are we'll cultivated
and land is high. In fact it is diff
cult to buy it at any price. The farms
are. as a rule, small farms, owned and
worked by the white people. Peace
and plenty are evidenced on every
hand.
The editor spent an hour in the
afternoon with Capt. w. H. Long. 1t
is pleasant to hear him talk of old
times and especially of the war in
which he was a brave soldier. He has
Mexican dollar which he prizes very
highly and which he says was paid
him by Jefferson Davis, at Green's
boro. for his service during the war.
He was one of garrison of forty at
this place during the latter part of
the war. and received this silver dol
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-04-26
JUDGE SIMONTON DEAD.
The End Came in an Inhrmary in
Philadelphia Yesterday
Morning.
Special to Herald and News.

Special to Herald and News.
Charleston. April 25.-United States
District Judge Charles H. Simonton
died in Philadelphia this morning.
Judge Si1nonton had been i'll for sew
eral days and was carried to Philadel-
phia and placed in an inirmary. where
he died
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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-04-26

Buggies and Harness at prices to astonish
you The most and prettiest you ever
saw
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-07-02
5 H6 (: j. WAS s DESPERATE T
RUSSIAN REPORT OF THE RECENT
ENGAGEMENT IN VICINITY
OF PORT ARTHUR.

O. Mukden, July 2.-Heavy fighting is
reported to have occurred near Port
Arthur June 26, resulting in the Rus
sian withdrawal from Guinsanshan,
after severe losses on both sides.
The Japanese fleet approached Siao
pingtao, midway between Port Dalny
and Port Arthur, on the morning of
June rs and bombarded the coast north
of the bay so far as Uitheloshan.
Strong Japanese forces which had been
landed, then attacked the neighboring
heights which were occupied by Rus
sian rifiemen. Three times the Japan
2ese were driven back with heavy loss
es, but the Russians were forced to
retire from their main position near
Guinsanshan. The Japanese reinforced
their advance guard and pressed the
attack. After several fruitless as
saults on Guinsanshan the Japanese
commander sent strong column
along the central road from Dalny to
Port Arthur, with the object of turn.
ing the Russian left, forcing the Rus.
SLAMS to retire.
The Russians lost seven officers and
nearly two hundred men killed. The
Japanese losses are believed to be
much larger, as during the battle they
passed over mine which the Rus
slams successfully exploded.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-07-02
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

George Frederick Watts, the painter,
Is dead in London of bronchitis.
The census bureau has issued the
final bulletin on the negro population
of the United States, which shows a
total of S.s4O.789.
Extensive establishments OF the Pre-
monstrant and the Capucine orders
were closed at Nantes, France, after
violent resistance.
Mayor Harrison has written letter
to King Oscar of Sweden, asking him
to honor Chicago with visit from a
member of the royal family.
The funeral of Dan Emmett, the
composer of Dixie" was held at
Mount Vernon, O., Friday under the
auspices of the local Elk lodge
AS result of a fall while racing
Busby Walthour, the bicycle rider, is
in a critical condition. His legs are
paralyzed and he is otherwise injured.
An attempt has been made to wreck
the great organ, the largest in the
world, in Festival hall at the worlds
fair, by cutting the secondary bellows.
The condition of Mayor Jones of To-
ledO, O., is considered critical and the
crisis in his illness is rapidly approach
ing. His symptoms continue unfavor-
able.
The Alaskan gold output to June 80
has been over $150,000 more than dur
ing the same period last year. The
seasons output is estimated at over
$13,O00,000.
President Roosevelt has appointed
as commissioner Of education of Porto
Rico DR.. Roland P. Falkner, at present
chief of division of documents, library
of congress-.
A thirteen-year-old lad, Alexander
Johnson, hanged himself at the home
of Frederick K. Allen, president of the
village of Pelham Manor, N. Y, be-
cause his sister-a maid in the family
compelled him to retire early.
President Roosevelt has directed the
appointment of Colonel Theodore A.
Bingham as brigadier general. Colo
mel Bingham for many years was SUI
perintendent of public buildings and
grounds in Washington.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-07-02
RAINY SEASON BEGINS.
Roads impossible in Some Parts Of
Manchuria.

Roads impossible in Some Parts Of
Manchuria.
Liaoyang, July 2.-The Chinese say
the real rainy season has begun. The
roads in some places are absolutely
impossible. During the march of QUE
division many were drowned and 9th
ers barely escaped like fate. A
number of horses were lost in = the
swollen streams. Subsequent railroad
washouts have increased the difficulty
of transport. However, decisive bat
tie is still regarded as possible within
the next few days in the northeast re-
gion between Haicheng and Kaichou,
where the armies of Generals kuroki
and Oku have concentrated
The Japanese have retired from Da-
lin pass and are moving in a north
easterly direction on the Liaoyang
road. They have appeared in great
force at Fenshui and Aotien passes,
outflanking the Russian positions. The
Russian Eastern divisions continue to
retire before superior numbers, but
are keeping in close touch with the
enemy. 1t is considered probable that
the combined armies of Kuroki and
Oku will concentrate at Haicheng or
KaichOu and await the end of the rainy
season: It soon will be impossible to
send troops through the passes from
the mountains into the valley.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-07-02
SERVANTS IN RUSSIA.
The Law Excludes Them as Witness
es Against Their Employers.

The Law Excludes Them as Witness-
es Against Their Employers.
The Russian servant is hired for one
year and is told exactly what his par
tcular duty is to be. He then sticks
to that one duty. AS long as each serv-
ant faithfully performs the special
duties of his position all is WE'LL but
the neglectful butler or cook or coach
man is sent by the employer with q
written note to the police judge, who
after carefully investigating the COM
plants has right to order bodily pun
ishment or to write a bad mark in the
book kept for this purpose.
In great Russian households often
from twenty to fifty servants are kept,
and even the middle class families
have two to four. The pay of these
servants varies according to the line
of work. While the Chiefs in the
kitchens of wealthy families often re-
ceive f30O year, cook in an ordinary
citizens employ gets no more than f12
year, and maid Of all work never
gets more than IS a year. At Easter
WY SCA VoAI 6StS PACoSAl, CuCAdAAy
suit or dress.
Every other Sunday the servants in
a Russian household are entirely free.
Their work stops Saturday night after
supper, when the servants leave the
house not to return until the NEXT Mon
day morning. The employers never
ask where or how the free time is
spent.
Russian servants will pilfer. Since
Russian ladies leave everything to the
care of the servants the latter do as
they please.
The manservants smoke cigars be-
longing to their masters and pay fire.
Quent visits to the wine cellars of the
house, but gentleman would consider
it "demeaning' himself to prosecute a
servant for this.
The Russian servants will talk about
fellow servants, but never about their
employers. Even when they quit one
place and take service in another
family they would never mention any
thing about their former masters
This discretion goes SO far that even
the law considers it. In Russia the law
excludes servants as witnesses against
their former or present employers
SO long, at least, as these servants are
not suspected Of having taken part in
the crime.-IondOn Mail.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-07-02
Proposals for Construction.

TIOPVodiS IOT SVN6tTUCIlOt1sg -sG
Sealed bids will be received by the
undersigned clerk Of Menoken school
district No. 80. up to noon OF Tuesday
July 49,. 1904, for the construction Of
one story frame or concrete school
building and pufhousee, according to
the plans and specifications now on
file In the Office OF the Bis.
marck & Washburn Lumber com
apany In the city Of Bismarck, N.
band with 3. ~ schwab, at Menoken,
N. D. All bids must be accompanied
by a certified check gor $3.50 made
payable to 4. b. waldorf, president,
for the faithful performance OF the
TERMS of the contract. The school
board reserves the right to reject any
and all bids.
BY order OF the school board of
Menoken School District. No. 33.
4. 81. WALDORF,
p. A, schwab President.
Clerk.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-07-02
Separating Them.

I'm the old days. when the capital Of
Alabama was located at Tuscaloosa,
there was good deal of open gam
bling at that seat of legisla tion," said
q southern man. "It was the custom
in those times for men of all grades Of
society to. risk their money at games
of chance, and the lawmakers who
gathered at Tuscaloosa were among
the best patrons Of the gaming tables.
"The proprietor of one of those re-
sorts. wishing to keep the state solons
separated from the ordinary customers
of his place, put up big sign in the
apartment devoted to faro. poker.
roulette and the like, which read:
"'Members of the legislature please
take the table to the right; gamblers
take the table to the left. It's hard to
tell you apart Washington Post.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-07-02
sn., -, PROPOSALS WANTED

IAOIOohLS Tor dong the tDNbliC
printing and binding for the State Of North Da-
kota ID accordance with law, for the years 1905
ana lYG9 will be received BY the Commissioners
OF Fubllc Printing until the I'd day AUGUST.
aWa, az o'clock p. M. Each proposal shall
state the class of work being bid tor and the
rate per cent below the maximum rates se-
TeraiIy prescribed in section Al Of the RsyisedG
- Iodes OF 1893 at which the bidder viii perform
the work and furnish the stock and Supplies re
CURED. Each proposal shall be addressed Ia
the Secretary Of State, bismarck. N. Isl. ana
maarked Proposals for Public Printing; ana
s snall pc accompanied by bond executed iii due
form by the bidder or bidders, with a. least
Two good and sufficient sureties satisfactory to
~ the commissioners, in the penal sum AZ fonrS
ssnonsnnd dollars f& .000l conditioned upnn the
la "a performance, in accordance with law
o. snch glass OF printing as may be sdjndeed Is
s s piadsr No bid Innaccompanied IN sI,ch
H oOna VIII pc considered, and the Conn issiOn-
HI, wlli reject any and NIL bids made by other
!han regularly este blished printing and hinda
4, ang and publishing houses. in this state which
ns tie cave er PEN S1d eqaipRed and or
ZEE. preceding the date OF this notice, and the
also reserve the right rs reject
~ and az bids II deemed for the beat interests
81 the state SO to do. - a.
Dated at Bismarck, N. d, june %. foos
=, =. PORTER,
81 B.. l. i. aa9s aiMMF.sss
HI Comniss ioiers Of Printing. 81
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-07-02
An Important Difference

Not long after a series Of losses at
sea on a certain steamship line two
travellers were discussing transatlantic
liners. One of the men preferred the
c. line, the other the T line, the
one on which the repeated wrecks had
occurred.
There's one important difference"
said the first, that you don't seem to
have considered, but which weighs
strongly with me-"
"What is thatT'
"Why. the c. line guarantees to
take you across, but the t line
guarantees to take you only as far as
1t goes."-Harper's Weekly. -.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-07-02
Just received a hne line Of negligee
shirts in plain and plated Blossoms
r. L. Best & Co. n
III. First publication Jnly2, 1904
Citation Hearing Petition for Appoint.
ment Of Guardian,

:. State ct North Dakota, County of Burleipb
IN County Court, before Hon. John F. Fort
In the matter OF the qua rtlianship of .yosenbns
1000 ana John Todd, Minors
I, Ella TODD, petitioner, VS.. Josephus Todd. John
ai0dd Louis Todd, and Ruth Todd, respondents
/. The State Of North Dakota to above named
!. 4, You and each OF you are hereby notified that
III! TIA Iedd, the petitioner herein has filed in
this Court g petition. praying that letters - -
guardianship OF the estate in the State AZ North
Dakota ct Josephus Todd and John Todd
minor children OF Josephus Todd late n fbs
CITY 81 ~. Louis, State OF Missouri. deceasad Al
be granted 70 e. p Duiam Of the Civ e Of Ris,
merck in the County Of Burleigh and State ~
North Dakota, and that said petition viii X
ire and duly considered by this Conrt ~
u,uesday, the 9th day Of August 1901. NJ n,
g CLOCK IN the forenoon Of that dav, NJ tbe
Conrt Rooms OF this Court, In the Cifv ~ RI.
marck. County of Burleigh and Stats n Na,th
,cited t0 Pc and appear before this Court NJ ssia
1t,Me and place. and answer said Detitinn ana
snow cause, y any there shall IS. VIM ths
prayer 81 said petition should not 20 era ntnd ~
ssis. i, BY the Court, NJ
scar JOHN r. FORT. u; 5l .
II. /, II, Judge OF the Comfy Cnnpt II
NEWTON u DULLAM, .83s5
Az orneys Tor Petitioner.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-07-02
Woeful Lack of Confidence

"Oe1ui Lack OF Confidence. ~
A prominent actor tells about Chi
cago theatrical woman about to wed
who was one day amusing herself by
going over the marriage service. To q
friend who discovered her, prayer book
in hand, she said: fsz
u always make it a point to- do this,
for no matter how well you may hare
known a part in the past It should az
ways be rehearsed before the piece IS
revived" Then, rather playfully, she
read the words, It'll death do us part
Whereupon her friend interrupted:
How foolish that is, isn't II, dearl
Sounds like one 5hasn't any confidence
N the courtsi'' s5s55s 553
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-07-02
BASEBALL SCORES.
National LEAGUE.

National League.
At St. Louis, l; Chicago, 5.
At New York, 3; Boston, 0.
American League.
At Boston, A.; Philadelphia, 3.
American Association.
At St. Paul, 2; Milwaukee, 9.
At Minneapolis, 8; Kansas City, 2.
At Columbus, 0; Louisville, 4. Sec
ond game-Columbus 2; Louisville, 4.
At indianapolis, IL; Toledo, 1. Sec.
ond game-Indianapolis, 2: Toledo, /.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-07-02
st. Louis EXPOSITION.

The Chicago Great Western Rail-
way will allow ten day stop over at
Chicago on through tickets to the
Worlds Fair. Stop overs allowed at
Kansas City, on payment OF $1.0o fee.
For rates and, other information apply
to any Great Western agent or J. p.
Elmer, G. P. A., Chicago, III. .... +
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-07-02
MARION BUTLER RESIGNS.
Oesignates Nebraska Man to Open
Popuiist Convention,

PoPuHSt ConVention.
Washington, July 2.-Marion Butler
of North Carolina has announced his
resigna~ ion as chairman of the execu-
tive committee of the Peoples party
and designated J. A. Edmiston of Ne
braska, vice chairman, to act in his
stead and to open the Populist national
convention at Springfield, ILL.,, on Mon
day. Mr. Butler says he is unable to
attend the convention,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-07-02
sartorfal Diyersion

Il expected to find that suit DONE"
stormed the customer
"Oh, well, here's the other suit dun
said the tailor, who was a low wag,
and who had bill in his hand.-Buf-
falo Express.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-07-02
SWALLOW LIKELY TO DECLINE
Poor Health Of His Wife May Compel
Him to Remain at Home.

Harrisburg, Pa, July, 2.-Dr. Silas
g. Swallow may decline the Prohibi-
ton nomination, In response to a, con-
gratulatory telegram he sent the fol-
lowing to Chairman Stewart:
IF honor referred to in your dis
patch implies duties requiring my abb
sence from home, while highly appre-
ciate any honor or duty the grandest
party of the age can give me, yet un-
less Mrs. Swallows health greatly i'm
proves l. will be compelled to decline ="