3 ;: ;i., l't;,-. He' Wag , There. the haby who wasn't .at the union lair-was at : the Detroit post , officeinhis little bugg l y. Ae was a baby With snag toed', yellow hair, *bite eyes aid an . ugly ktey. to his Oodes train tried to pat bin ,on the -nose; l and. the young generation struck at him , and howled, diSconsolately; A . bootblack pinched foot, arid the baby kicked right and loft and made the covers fly.' "He wasn't Mike fair,s4as her, inquiro onel of the_ boys as,,,theroother came out. 4 1. guess he ifig:ol,-+-net , much," she,aooyer -3&t. "He was hC•ine s 'utinding his husinesa." • '.!'hen he didul get a"g4lden eagle ?"- - • 6.11 e didn't get nothingi!" she -snapped. don't pht my flesh and „flood nt exhibitiot. tor to;golden eagles, or golik i n geese, .or golden anything else." • - ••• . . '"But he'd have :the A EO. t. - XXX , , premium . if you'd had hint'therer persisteo the "He's just as good as he is handsome," she replied, as she tucked the clotheS•dow i n. "I've been told over and overagain 'that he, is the • •• t handsomest baby in detroit." • "Would you sell' hint ?" seriously inquired the • boy. 1' - "Sell ? Why, witlt could you - do with haby?" • . ' • ` - `l l ci paint his hose, dye his hair, whittle . cut genie good teeth tor liim,trim hig ears down 'for hire and then sell him for a tohacco whigpered thebuy. • • . 2 ! This is wily a woman *as 'seen ;chasing's boy around the- post-office Tq uara pt 'always just near,enough to get a kick but . alWays just.an instant 'too late to hit the \spot. When a po liceman stopped hey 'she' : had, her hands Fleneta-, eyes . flashed .- tire, her teeth were bard shut and she gasped • "Take my Imps° and lqt, but let me get.bold of that b6O" . . A Wonderful Tornado. There . were a dozen or 'more of them.seategl iinlront of colored Eit Charles, 'and 'they were talking about torna4oeS; ' - • , ,"De woratest.tornady fever did see,;' remark ed .an old negro,..'.'vear sixteen years ago , ~in Ala ". ••• 1. ,”Did she-yinif much ?" inquired' another. "Blow much ! shoo! niggars ! but dat was no deck passenger,. (lat . , toniady ! Why, sah, it jilt lifts me right up:to remember it •'.Eberythiug went•kitire eh r • • "Kitin' I Btess you ! 'you poor; ignorant nig- Or, but I seed a Mule lifted up like a fedder,an' how fur d'ye• 'epos it blocle him jis gm a guess." • , • . . , , • mile ?" "Free miles ?" "Across de ribber ?" "Into a tree V' „Edell one in the crowd ~made a guess; 'and when all were through , the hoary heatlett old man repeated : ' ' "Niggais, you is all. ,wrong. • Dat tornady cum tur dal: mule, an'' howled round an' got \un aler him, an' lifted hitn'ap, an'. he, was . blade jist exactly four inches by de watch., , s iure's you liY01" • ;There was a painful silenpe, and then the crowd rapidly thinned' fiut, while the old man remarked : ' • •• Four in - el:tea by de watch,ate stielto dat Piiitetneut it I die fur The fate of the Dian whO Advertis- His name was - Hippotlam. . His .uncle left some .rrioney. -He . started .hi .the grocery , and provisiOn'buiinesS:._ He -•had , read' in the paper that . John Jacob Astor, A. T. Stewart, r4niel Pratt;, John and',hosts of others bad'once been poor and had made their start'by adriii:ag. He believed it all; dough-head . that he was, and he 'adiertised (our sqiiares in the l'orehlighi, six , squares' in' the Badger and halt' cotumnin the' MoonBltine. When the Peo p)e .aw from til'i?..iitiver4sements,. tifatjlippo flap). had started intn . blisinesiwith a fresh,large stock they rushed' Air. his Pstore. Then his trOu hl es coin in en Ced He had to ire an, eat ra . clerk and a cash-boy. He could not - find time to Sitrdowtvon"a candle-box 'thiriStbis feet, tin der thestove and gth.sfp' eboilt politics and the Lomslana quiliition, Every day or, two he 4ad to write 'or telegraph tors newgoods, ordering More coffee, tea, sugar. or apiees-; and when the pod!' caMelie bad' to them and retail them out Aa.day.-after day'• went by people bionk i tct,uetiee : . that, wee; growing thin and pale. -looked, - ehreworn and liar- - - raksed, es • : . He kept advertising, and people kePt":pitronizingl him; ',Other: irocers tRUId get ;time , to go off 'on , excursions, and to sit; down for hOurs at a tine arui play checkers and 'dominoes ;- but ilippollain conld :not get aril hour to himself, except time, to" sleep. By and - by be had to open an account with yet an, Sher hank, got more clerks and cash-goys ; aid it came'about that he kept a carriage, built %Atte bonen, Woke tiintd-Oititti; and wlia elected krayor'of the town. 'Of course a Min couldn't go on in Ws way many =years dwithout.hreak tug down in health, and the ,day_ canie•at last when !limittaut had the • dyspepsia, thc punk dtce, heart - . disease, \rheumatism, and, several ether complaints, The shadow of death hung . ever him, while the grocers who hadn't adver- . Used at all grew fat and portlY and had double *bins on'em. They had time to go fishing,were neve? tired out looking over ; their accounts, and it ;wasn't once_ a year that they had to order anything more than box of herring. Broken 'down in health, feeling mad. at the world, and ..ding bimself'a victim of newspapers, Lijp pollatu 'oue day drew all his - money out of , the bank, passer_ it ver to: a; 44 1 4 111 ';'Acl , store on me ‘.blew .'up rnattsion with a f4gQt: powd4 f and then:41,44 , 44 . bircif t elk,.*o; :110ich tree bitu.dowethejtityset and the . Veidice was : "Advertising killed hid, liel'ety warn all:husiness men to let his fate be an ex ample against patronizing newspapers.". =MCI Mark Twainlos Dliel. Mark TWain contributes=tllQ following to Tom Hoods Annual.. .The only merit I claim `torte"following'nftr ratiVe is that it is a true story. . It haa'a moral on the end of it, Init I claim nothing on with it is moiety 'thrown in to carry favor With the religion3celcreent. ' • • \ - Afterl had reported a cent:4e of years on the ,Virginta: City (Nevada) . .Dally - ,Enterprito ,they promoted me to be editor in -chief ; and I Listed just a Week - by the watch., But I niacin an un- comnionlyiiclely neWspapet . and when I retired'--I had a duel.(inliny binds wid three horse-whipping promised me The latter '1 mule no Attempt;_ to, collect; however, this . ' history cohoerns,Ooly. the : (oruier It was the old "flush times" of the ,silver ex citement, When:the:population was wonderful-; ly wildand mixed ; everybody went: ,armed to • the:teetli,nnEtall slights and insults had to be atoned for with the bps( article of blood your . system could afford. In the .course of liny ing TAM*: trouble with .a Mr. Lord, the, editOr of a rival, raper. He flew up about some little trifie.or other that said about him—do not remember now what it Was. I suppose I. called Nib athief, or a bodyjSnatcher, or an idiot, or something like that ; was obliged to make the paper readable, ant1!,2.1 'couldn't fail in my 'duty to a • whole ceuatbunity . of 'subscribers merely tO save the exaggerated sensitiveness r an .Mr. Lord. was offended and re-, plied vigorously in his paper. Nigorousli means a great deal when it refers to.a:personal editorial in a frontier newspaper. . -Dueling was all the fashion among the.upper classes in that country . , and a 'very !few gentlemen_ Would throw away the opporttinity of fighting one.— To man in a duel caused. a man to. be even more looked up to. than to' kill two men in the ordinary way.: Well,..tibt there if you abuse a Man and. that . map did not like it, you had o,call him out:andl kill him, othetWise you weuld be disgraced:.' So Icballenged Mr. Lord, and I, did'. hope : 'he ,would riot • accept ; , but I . ktieW perfectly well that he did not want to figlq,And so I challenged him in the most vio , lent and iniplicated . ;manner. yAnd then I sat down and snuffed and snuffed till the answer • • came. JAB the boys--the- editori----were in the tiain ollice."helping"me in the dismal-bess, and telling about duels and discussing the code •with. a let of aged ruffians,' Who find experience in . such matters, acid altofrether;there was a loving • interest taken..in the .matter that Made me speakably uncomfortable. The ans wer °came—, `Our bogs weretbriOits, and so was I on the sb.rface, I Sent. him' another challenge, and another, and another, and the more I he' did not want to fight• the more blood-thirAtter 1 became. But 'tat' last the Mailed tone began : to chty9ge. , Ile appeared to, 16e wakirig up. It was becoming apparent that he was going to fight me,after all I Ought to have itnoWn how it would be--he was a.mau who could never be depended . upon Oitrboys were jubilant. I wast, noohough I tried hard to ha. - It. was now, time-togo out, and . It was the\crustoin There - to fight duels with navy Awoken at fitteenApaces ; load and empty till .tie gatiie for.the funeral was. secure. 'We went up to a little ravine jast out of town and borrowed barn door for a target--borrowed it from Agentletnan who was absent—and we stood this hari 'de*t'and' Stood or end against theitniddle of it - pzo represent Lord, and ; put-4".squash on top of the: rail : t represent head. He was a ,very,. tall, ; lean creature, the poorest sort of' matorial for a duel; nothing but a line shot 'could fetch,bini, atni'eveit 'then. he might split your bullet. -Exaggeraiion, aside the fail . :WaS.Of - course, fi little tool thin to rep-. resent the body accura r tely,.: but `the, squash was all right. If there 'Was any intellect - hal differ ence between the squash and his head it was in. favor of the squash, . • !. Nell, I prak.ticed: and practiced tlk barn. .4 door and could-mit hit it,; and .I:"lrtractieed'at the rail.and could notltnt that'; andJ tried for the squitsh and could not bit that:. •I,would • have been entirely dishearted but that ocCasion ally I. crippled one of , the boys, and that gave the hepe. - last We began to hear pistol shots nearby in, the neit rityinei We knew wot:that, meant The other, party was• out practicint too.. Then,. I was , in the last degree: distressed,? for of course they would hear our` stints and then send over, the 'ridge,. and. the ..find •my. barn. door withouta, wourtd•ar mark,and that would: simply bean end to me; for of cotirSe..the -usher mirtiald immediately become as,bloodthirs, ty as I 10118.•. • , . . • . • Just at this moment .a : little bird, no larger.. , . than a spartjtyy, flew hy,and lit ash'9"4, 4 , abut& thirty paces away, and my Litt;Y't d,' Bteije was a dead-shot wit - better. than ,I , wasp-_ snatched' his revolver and shot the bird's head - off !,.•; We all ran to pick up the game, end: sure : enough,. justat.thhe . moment, some of the other duelists came retort=• :• •- • _ .• nolleiing:tiver the little ridge: They, ra' to Otte group tosee,what. the m o tter • was, .and when -thy•saw• thehird - Lord's second said : "That' = . Was. alift.leridid.' Shot... How far...off was it?", Stevelanitl, "Oh, .no ; great - Alga:toe. About'. thirty paces." -"Thirty paces I- Who did He • did 1 :Can - he. do it, often •?"- "He can do it War times out of 'five • knew Abe Jittle rascal was lying,but I netier said anything- It was a ,Comfbrt.o - see those people look sick, and see their jaws drop when Stave made,. this statement. They went Off .and got.'l4ord. and took .Iday home ; .:when we. pit borne, hall an hour later, there' wits a - dote Say- , inethat - Lerd peremptorily declined' to fight. . [WO. found , out afterward that. Lord hit his .mark thirteen times .in • eighteen shots: If he had put those Viirteen btilleta bite Me it would h a ve rtririciked my 'Spit...root usOulliess a•go'od .dertL.,_ -True, they could :have put • pegs iii ihe holes and used tne .tbr a:bat :r rt eit .; -but wbUt•is, .a hat rack to a man who feds hilbssintellect=. Uttkpowe.rs.Y.. I. have written. tide:true incident. of .my., hist cry for, one' purpose 0 warn : the youth of to-Jay against thepraelleoofduel-! Int: and to plad with them to ".ist4. it. t:iitif,:gThd; indeed, to be enahleil„to lift : tip +try iiiiceligainst it. : It' • Crory in dui ylO (1 0 all .he can to discourage " if'[rabbi were to challenge Inc I would g 3 to that' mate ancltake him by the-band and leitd • him to a re,. tired room--and ktll him.• • i TRE:DE7IIOCRATiJ: ., APRI.L . . 5;...,'1.01.61. pampAnE rou iwurron: PALL WINTER GOODS! GittoOorr i Rosmitom & Col WOOLEN SHAWLS, CLOAKINGS, OA SSIM ERES„ BEAVERS AND CLOTHS, PLAID AND PLAIN WOOL AND MOHAIR DRESS . GOODS, SILKS, POPLINS, CASHMERES, DRAB TE DES • ALPA - • - CAS, 13LACI1 AND COLORED, FLANNELS. ROSE BLANKETS MARCEILES 13E1 : SPREADS, WOOL TABLE SPREADS, TABLE LINENS, TOW .• ELS, NAPKINS • • and nOksOold Furnishog 4. - ' Goods, soitalent; : 44(l cheap, .1 IM=l LADItS! AND ("MILD EtEN:s' MERINO UNDERGAR . KETINO AND WOOL HOSE, FELT SKIRTS, GL ND QU OVEg. AL &c.; i &c: ALL SIZES L • AINIES, Prices to suit, --, - MILLINERY GOODS, RIBBONS, FLOWERS, FEATS- I ere,BLACK AND COLORAD,-SILIC ANDCOT- .' I vaTQN VELVETS. TRIMMING SILKS. , -- tine 1 A e va riety, . i At G. it. & Co's. DRESS AND CLOAK TRIMMINGS; LACES; FRIN GEKBUTTONS, SILK TIES, CORSETS, BM- ' j BROIDERIES, ZEPUYR, WORSTED .. , 1 AND FANCY - YARNS. CAN-. ;- .•• VASS, NOTIONS ' AND • 7 . STAMPED ,PAT- - TERNS, - Al,tvaye is great . varl ety, . . . . , 1 , DomusTic (loons, BtEACIIED -AND , BROWN 1. SREE INGS AND SHIRTINGS, CANTON FLAN NE , CALLICOES, DENIMS, TICKINGS ND CIIEVOTT ,SUIRTINGS, AL ' • • WAYS A FULL ASSORTMENT THE MOST POPULAR ' 1 $ BRANDS,' And'priaes to putt the, times . CARPETS, OIL CLOTHS. MATS. DRUGGETING FURS, FURS, FURS, BTFFALO ROBE'S HORSE BLANKETS, LAP ROBES, &c. &c. At.G.ll. & Cola Cheap 1 ,Xteatiganadi t Men anal:soya' ready-made enits..a large stock.' Com pleter atieortment of best goods, warrabted to give sat iefaetion: 'Prices to snit the times at G. Co's. For Boys', Youth? and Men. AlloOrts. Qualities and prices froth.s3 tO.SI3C. ..idupply your wants at G. R. & 00'8. • Our Custom Department.. Large stock of fine eassimeres. Cloths and Bearers. Measures taken, geed fitting and workminstlp guar anteed. Prices fully 20 per cent. less than out of town. Call and leave your measure at G. R. & Ce•s: • ' - FURNISHING GOODS. °antis furnishing 'goods. Whit" and colored cctton Shifts, Wool and - Merino , Wrappers and" Drawers, Flannel and merino Hose,' Hnitt Jackets, Comforters, Ties, Bows Mufflers. Gloves, Trunks, Satchels, Ito., dm., the, largest variety in toivn, atO: R. Co l e. •,‘ t ' < HATS f HATS! 1 4 CAPS! OAPs . ‘ ' , . . . ; . At. Ci; R. & C;;;* ( ' GUT I TENBERG, ROSEN'BAVAI, & CO 1 . IL S. DESAilitt,'?dritirigin:grartner. , Moi4rokw. September 29th. t 1815. .- H--- - - - -- ---.-4 ----------7-- CARTER' -ABBOTT 86.JOHNZON. 1 . _, • . , • , 1 . Wholesale Retail Dealers in ' . , 1R0N,,, STEEL, ,BLACK , skrrits' SUPPLIES, FARMERS' AND 11-ECRANICS" TOOLS.. ewe °Val ,g514,1', Gkooctl•, OEAT SPRING. , STEEL] TIRE; TO 0 4 1,103 a/SI CALK,STIP!L. agh, , I3URRETT'S CORN SHELLER AND' 'TIE IMPROVED BURDICK • .' :- - - ~FEED ()WITH,_! .: --.- IrVau. AXD SIX Us, 81166143/00i/ Si 9 • BiNGUACITOiN N. T. 0c.,14th.1815.-0 rp.IiBELL H013§E..- orrogriT, ,Txtit ociuiFi s _uoyellil.,.. • . . . TA.it_1341.41-40•-,PIRoe,R. • , 4 1„ • , Nine Stages sod Rache l , leave this !tense - dally,toe st ictior with the MontrosP RailwAy, the' Lehigh-,Y sllep Railroad and the 1). 1.6 &W. Itsilroo.d. ' " 'New-Advertisementi. NEW STOCK. OF AT ' COATS ! ,OVERCO47'' ! HARD FARE ` ;:. Agents for :10NrilbSisPANN!Af I r „, At G. R. , & Co's. At 0. & At G. R. Jb Co's At & Co At 0,14 iff,cp* , i . 1 14M#X1Y 0 1/WV....MX40:4 . ,;' , !.:4i ; ; ;F ' "• GEORGE Mal uitfretuened' from ltieVYdrk' with alarge slid cOtnpete issar Latent of „i. •„,/, -• . 'G l o9 ' ):' . 3 ;'OppT.,il . , l'N_G, - ,B OpT:S:.*: . 'SHOES DRY Tioas . 4iL(l. j P4ps;l: . .Notion,,. &p,, Fitting hit large "temporary" on the National Hotel grounds, We g u m • ! • - 'remain here until our new BRICK STORE IS , COMPLETE: ON THE OL.D, GROUND. . . .. ~„ . . • ...,' . , . „ with . Oftr.stock:is new. and .;bought ~ care. We Will; _is heretofore',,offer the largest ... .. , .. ... ... ' . - . , --.,. assortment and best bargains in the'county.. . . ir:4 l- .But r ter ard Produce shipped. Highest price and prompt returnerguaranteed. Money advanced when de** - , • GEO.. L. LENHEIM: • i . Great .Bend, July 7th; 1875. 1?1 O?lINTB ij : . i - ,:E -. : , BRONSQWS MUSIC .1,. JEIiEL,IIT STORE: ` ; A LARGE ASSORTEENIr ''• • ;•,• • • '4II4RD.Nir TOH E S 1 - rtigat AN -ENPLESkI. VARIETY OF CLOCKS- 111 I%T lua .TEmtr33:3lVl. - sr , - t, • •! Of Al ,DlsCriptiort6: Ng W" 001:)! OON BTANTt ARRIVING. GREAT REDUCTION ! 1 J ,PRICES , This Spring. - - '' • _ A FINE. ASSORTMENT.' Dr Watches. Cloa.s, and Fine Jewelry re•.l paired on short notice and. warranted. • Fine Engraving done. • 2.Et7G.' - ' 11 cENTENNI4I4.I. .A.t -. g,,, Xo.ltlLZi.p.'s Cilieato-.0.45h;.5.,, ARRIVAL 91 4 NEW GOODS, ,AND, GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICES. HERE TnEVIIA RE :' Beet qualiti" Prints - '•6X Finest Patterns Prints,.new• '• • ... . tolB'cte; Good yard wide •Bleaehed fix c ts. Fine yard wide Bleached Muslin told cis. Fine Unbleached Muslin - , Sets. Hed.qy Sheeting ......... ..... oX,cts. Madinat Sheeting - - • • - ' (tete. Fine Striped Shirting.. ; ' . .12• eta. Splendid Black Alpacas.., 30 to, 85 cts. 'Adios 11 ose, worth $3 00 bur .... . 00 Linen Handkerchiefs. worth 50 cts i : , J, l ' 26 eta. "New styles Ladies Tice. splendid; qualitY, in new —25 to 85 cis. ' A, large lot of Drees Goode, worth 35 to 50 cta....2snte , cylei ntries. Collars. and Cnirti.„ filew tot Shirt' Boisonis,lovrer"thinever. Ready•made iliVanntuttat Shirts. unlaundered : at agreal, bsrgain.. 4 t 32 CYir g l2 a: M41211.t 4. MARKED I WAY DOWN!' . „ en Y *011Siln) 'and Qoode ditto. T. Y., MYN 13ANG1-14NitON . WHOLES#LIC DRALJCB IN: - . • . ERY :ST LB :OP n INT N D . • SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS' Browse' Lanapas Gist Lamps, AU Glass Lamps, : Band Lamps. Burners, Wicks, Shades, Shade Ho L lders,. dce., *a, • . -ALSO, - MANUFACTURER OF ' _ •"X I XT A.N a - Ah.,xo.4a..lvzsTistl7o' praci-Gruaront*l - as Low as any House zn Southern New York • ' ,A4,4reflist by Niaill!roMplily Asiondltd To. M*lol, 1,875. . A. S. MINI N. BEs'i-JlOll PRINTING . , •AT 'TIME LOWEST RATES , are , continually . noir: - material to our office; and 'with our . . i. ' ,• .• .. ' ~ ,rr t . 1 - i• , ' •`, , '• •• ', - , ; ,,f - • - ' '‘, . ' Large i Stock of ZOO Unload) FOUR Printing ; PressetiVe'Dofy Oomepetion tfi;. ;.,.--.. :,,, . !..,-,. .., .1/ILiit',l , ' l .! 1:‘,!10 - ... ilt , : •1.).t - ,"I_:,;= • ,=.:, .1•!,! - •• ;• . - • ' ' •••)- t li l .' 'i Z "r`l 1, - ;4 , 2 ~, j - .:''''').., “.,- , „„ 4 ,1,,`,.4 '3. ~, 1, .' . ,i" . ',.. 5 . 1 , / „e t , y 1 . 1 .j_,, j ~ je, 6 1 ~, I' 1- 4 . 1 ' .1 ' ' •-• ' 4'1,,,..., 4' , -J, , It r 4, ' ''...4LEVI a t CHUWI. l iit i lit i ri e ri AaCi f "t hti tt r ( n ia nrk tl: P ll Y 194. ' 'l.i I [ 4 l 41 ' Ttli' 3' jM . ''' i'' r ‘ l ' i iite ) "44'1 I'' ' r 41 ' 1 ?' t ;I•it . ) - 0,,1i JO , t4t ;Ica Ait.% , ~ )•,'-= Beat Calico npents per yard at Cheap. Beat Calico 7f cents per yard at ChM' John John's. • ~ Miscellaneous Advertisemente. C:A.rbeimt 3B XL c.." --*AT' LENHEIM MATHUSHEK AND, CHICKERING aeoTge' Nifoods 13,z Co's in .t. ' • Orzeiroz ea, aicp.ra, • ' AND OTHER. ORGANS. J. 4. - B RC) NSO f+1 I AG'T. • ...1 ..~ MUSICAL MERCHANDISE, • Of all Detwriptions: SHEET INSTRUCTION BOOKS, , • etc., etc., ete. Brick 'Biock, • - MONTROSE, Pa, Much 251 d, 1878.' : Has CommeacW. i i‘i9Nyßos,.:, - .P4,. LOTS. ~OF' ~ i~ tOT, 01? MEWS ,& CHILDREN'S SitOES—CHEAP,, 'lO CIeOSE! A VARIETY Ot.CI,OTIIING Suitible for r the Comic" Season, will be sold AT ABOUT BALI" lORICIL NEW - ',Spring Styles 2dea's HATS ► and. porn Beautiful ang- IClteap. • • . • t r4ll these Goods,- vat otheis. not., mentioned, t , closed oui , jtaniediVely.. tr•PLEASB:CAI4,i'Atitk SAS MONEY. .. MAY Tours, , !tiaras 221, ; n• . I: 7o lEvaxas EXHItITION kEk.ANTS. GOOD GOODS .AZIA. Low, plum ;, • - 113743.