4 AN OLDPISCAPAQIS TARTAR. A prominent Maine journalist, form- erly editor of a Portland psper, ovce practiced law in Foxcroft, and at that time a quaint old man named Graves | lived in the neighboring town of Guil* ford. He had a little property, but very slow about paying his bills. He became indebted for small amounts to a number of store keepers in Dover and Foxcroft, and they gave their claims to this journalistic lawyer to collect. He wrote several the old man, which produced no effect till one day he threatened to attach his farm if he did not call and settle This threat letters to within 38 hours. made the old man pull out his stocking; and | on the next morning after receiving | the letter he appeared at the lawyer's office and announced that he was pre- pared to pay. How much does it all amount to, Squire?” he asked. “Twenty.eight dollars,” said the lawyer: “How's that, Squire!” demanded the old man. “You owe Ferguson $6 and Snick- 25 and erson $9 ard Juggerson my charge for collecting is 85.” “I did not know you had any against me, Squire.” “] must have my those letters to you.” “Well { declare, Squire, that. man, most 82, and it w [ wasn't calculatin gon ['m apretty old as hard for me to get this money these bills. I'm not you.’ The old man begg “Nesmith was a very eccentric characte r, had a large br Mn, but was always a little bit cranky. who, when Washington to man, you will remember, he first went t his seat ior the Se nate, took a place in | the gallery, and it was two or three weeks before he made himself known. | After he had been sworn in some one | asked him what his impressions yore while occupying a seat in the gall ry. ‘Well’ he replied. ‘at first I asked myself, Nesmith, how in the dickens did you ever get elected to the Sen- ate! But after I had been here awhile my wonder was how these other aarned fools got there, “Nesmith made a great deal of money in Western mining inves = ments and was extremely fond | of the national game of poker. I re- member, one evening, at Willard's a bill | He is the | take | man by the name of Bill Shafer wav in the game with Nesmith, A PLAINROAD TO HEALTH, Read the Sworn Testimony and Satis fy Yourself, THE HOWARD GALVANIC | SHIELD. y ‘ | Shafer | was a man about town who had made | considerable money through a num | ber of fortunate investments in Wall {street, The luck, on the evening in question, was ranning his way, but Nesmith discovered that Shafer was | not playing an exact equare game. When he reached forward to gather in his winnings of the evening, Nes. | mith placed his hand over the pile This is the only appliance made that can be applied directly to the Kidneys, Liver, Ntomach, It can be worn at r Man, Woman or Child aid, irritable, Fretful, Net with WBY Apparent enn No longer ceutin Bpleen, © any part of the body night « during the day by eithe If your are Weak, Lang wind | and said, ‘Shafer, that money doesn't belong to you. “What do you mean, sir? | Shafer excitedly, rising to his feet, ‘I | tell you it is mine,’ making another {grab for the money. Nesmith still covering it with his band, replied, ‘It does not belong to you, aud you know {very well it doesn’t.” Shafer then lef: | the room, leaving the money on [table and vowing A the He vengeance. gaid | gave out the report the pext day that | | he was going to shoot Nesmith sight. 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