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— “ Weil, step inio my room upstair», and we will see,” the two disappearing togeii.» cr. Boon after Habersham came out and Vnikcd uvtuy with a sly look upon tots laee,ai>U was soon followed by Guss, who made his app-.-:.r«ne» wearing the new pUleha»‘j Upoe )tja il.t.C liilgcl", W’iliCh he took care to display in a must conspicuous m.u.ner. Little attention had been paid to me transaction until it was all over, but now one or two o f the party examined m e ring with considerable caie, and it. was de clared to he imitation, no real stone at aii. Possibly., what is called a California peb ble. Guss.wlta ills too frequent want o f com mon sense, had been talma in ; and nil hand# laughed at him heartily. Haber sham was a man hard to find when you wanted him, and when found, entirely ir- rospoasibie. Guss Green looked a little blwnk about the matter, but continued to wear his ring and sum uounng. Tire fact was the verdant iouow was aoout five hun dred “ out.” Evening came at last and we all mol once more in the bill Hard. room , where Guss joined us. lie was at home then,and could give any oi me party heavy odds and boat them nine times out of ten. b y and by there .came a pause iu the game, and the leilOVS began to cliUll i i i i i l about ills diam ond, which ue had situ upon his hand, and conspicuously.displayed ail the while. “ Guss, what will you take for it ?” ask ed one. “ Eight hundred,” was the quiet answer. “ Eight fiddlesticks !” was the response. “ I’ ll give : v'OU it feig « Piño f or it,” said un- other. “ Look list e, fellows :, you arc wasting your breath, . This i » a, real diam ond—no humbug about it.” “ You are verdant, Guss,” said one. “ It may’ not he of the first water, but I’ ll bet it’s a real diam ond,” said Guss, herd ing it up and looking at it. “ I’ll bet you fifty dollars it’s not a dia m ond,” said Frank Barnwell, who stood by ,and who had seen Guss buy it. “ W ell, I’ll go fifty,” said Guss, putting the money on the table. “ I’ ll go the same,” said another. “ Very good.” said Guss, covering the second fifty. “ Here’s fifty m ore,” said another o f the parly. “ Covered,” said Guss. “ Hold on, Guss,” «aid one o f his friends, “ yon have got money enough upon that ring.” “ Go one more fifty,” said another. “ Kor the last, yes,” said Guss, hesitating • little. There was a pool of four hundred dollars »p , which was duly placed in the hands o f a stake-holder, and it was agreed, first, that the winner or winners should stand the champagne, and that the question as to whether tue stone was a diamond or not, should be settled by reference to the proprietor oi the nearest jew eler’s store on the street. bo the party ail filed out together to the well known Alham bra jewelry establish ment near by. The head o f the house was So, and Guss went up to him , and tuk’ ng off the ring, said: “ We have*» fittie bet about this ring, Mr. Jewell, and have agreed to leave it to you to decide.” “ Very good, sir,” said lira shopkeeper, a« he adjusted his glass to one eye, and held the ring so that the gas-light fell clear upon it. “ Is that a true dieanlond ?” “ It’s a very fine diam ond.” said the man carefully exam ining the stone on all •ides. “ What is it worth ?” asked Guss. “ I cannot say without removing it.from Ihe setting and weighing it, but I should hlnk «bout eight hundred dollars in IN FROM ONE TO TWENTY MINUTES. pg © 7 40 to 50 pounds per pair at maturity. Black Cayuga Duck*, Games, Brahmas, Leghorns, Houdans, Bantams, etc,. Lggs, fresh, pure, true to name; well-pack ed so as to hatch after arrival. For Illustrated Circular and Price-List address, M. EYRE, Nap», Cal. F errets . Please Stats where you saw this advertise ment. W sc pr 5 O S-" •< — tr ® W — £. n ■ O D ** S L 3 m w r* K \ H t * - N t c v - * o » r m t w r C f t- » ♦— w , o a Ç o C r n é J C P d C T 5 *f t f t m P t L oO r Q 3 er - H s & 1 C c + - f t B O O Ó M • î 3 ®O C 3 C d CO ~i Cl H e w a s Tititoi’uax — Saturday morning at one o ’clock the police found a hois« mu cutter coming-in from the country uu the Pontiac, road, with the driver so nearly frozen that he was lopped over on the seat and unconscious. lie. was taken to the station, and they thawed him out after an hour or so. When he' could speak, he asked; ".Sergeant, will I live ? ” “ O h, yes, i guess so,” was the answer. “ Well I’m sorry,” musedfthe young man “ I wanted to die so that they could put on my tombstone: “ Here lie* one who was fool enough to ride twenty-six miles to spark a red-headed girl J” . . 'Ji * T he telegraph announced to us some time since ths-t the Radicals had carried hie* Hampshire; 6ince when it La* been von reticent upon the subject“. We have boen waiting very patiently for the7 particular: but they Jailed to corné untilrthe niais" brought pur Atlantic exchanges. When iu the fact is revealed that the Democrats hav« elected two out of the three Congressmen, whereas before the Radicals had three an< she Democrats oue. There was no choice for Governor, which was the case a year ego Tim choice of Governor will now devolve o; the ¡¿cate.Legislature, which beinj prett evenly divided, the Governorship will n - main in doubt until it decides the matter Our Radical cotemporaries have^about quit crowing over the Radical triumph in Lev, Hampshire. T lio “ b o iu m ia ” f o r a l l .—Invalids, by nervous debility, desirous of again feeling tbo vigor of health and vim of sy.-teni, should take a few bottles of Dr. Henley’s .C e l l a red I. X. L. Bitter». Before one bottle is taken they will feel, the dawn of restoration of returning health. No case of dyspepsia, indigestion,- loss of appetite, Rheumatism, kidney c# liver disease has ever resisted its restorative power. Every part.of the hu man system requires and should receive sustenance and support from the stomach regulated by the liver. I f the stomacli can not supply the aliment: required, the whole system languishes. Fortify your organs cf life with these bitters and in a few Bays you will feel your whole system invigorated; lor every deseast arising from disordered liver, stomach or bowels, it is invaluable; it will revive your shattered system. Dyspeptics and persons of bilious habit should keep it within reach, if they value health and ease. • n50m3. L, Ei-itiLLARD and R. S. C ates are author ized.to act as Agents for tbs D emocrat in Uni«n County- Ig A C U R E FOR E V E R Y P A IN . It trras -th# first an J is THE CHLY PAIN KEMEDY Grateful Thousands proclaim V inegar B itters the most wonderful Invigorant that ever sustained the sink ing system. Bilious, Remittent, and In termittent Fevers, which are so TEE NEW IMPROVED i «I! ü prevalent in the valleys o f our great rivers throughout the United States, especially those o f the Mississippi, Ohio, Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee, Cumberland, Arkansas, Hed. Colorado, Brazos, Rio Grande, Pearl, Alabama, Mobile, Savannah, Roanoke, James, and many others, with their vast trib utaries, throughout our entire country during the Summer and Autumn, and remarkably so during seasons of nn- , usual heat and dryness, are invariably accompanied by extensive derange ments of the stomach and liver, and other abdominal viscera. In their treatment, a purgative, exerting a powerful influence upon these various organs, i3 essential. There is no cathartic for the purpose equal to Da. J . W alker ’ s V inegar B itters , as they will speedily riniove the dark- colored viscid matter with which the bowels are loaded, at the same time stimulating the secretions of the liver, and generally restoring the healthy functions of the digestive organs. Fortify the body against disease by purifying all its fluids with the B itter 3. N o epidemic can take hold of a system thus fore-armed. Dyspepsia or Indigestion, Side F e e d and B ack Feed. | THE. LIGHTEST RUNNING, MOST S1M- RLE, AND &1CST EASILY OPERATED j SEWING MACHINE IN THE MARKET. fcaitithis .àtìissfiei òak Biiw-iitj ¿tfà II .. .. 1 | If there is a FLORENCE] MACHETE ; within one thousand- miles cf San Fran- | sisca not working sveli, I will fir it with- ; cat any expense to the owner- SAIviTJSL HILL, Agent, ITo. 10 H ew M ontgom ery Street, GRAND HOTEL BCÈLDING. P * ">«■ tf !»■ tT V# » f* ««AAtitWV» ' • wv«r«ini|~iiì iT»iT Inr- — — 'r -n TH B UNEQUALLED Headache, Pain in the Shoulders, Coughs, Tightness of the Chest, Diz ziness, Sour Eructations of the Sto mach, Bad Taste in the Mouth, Bili ous Attacks, Palpitation of the Heart, Inflammation of the Lungs, Pain in the region of the Kidneys, and a hundred other painful symptoms, are the off springs of Dyspepsia. One bottle will prove a better guarantee of its merits than a lengthy advertisement. Scrofula, or King’s EvF, White Swellings, Ulcers, Erysipelas, Swelled Neck, Goitr-', Scrofulous In flammations, Mercurial affections, Old Sores, Eruptions cf the Skin, Sera Eyes, etc. Iu these, a? in all Other constitutional Diseases, D r . W a lk er ’ s V inegar B itters have sh ow n their great curative powers in the most obstinate and intractable cases. For luikimmalory or Chron ic Rheumatism, Gout, Bilious, Remittent and Intermittent Fevers, Diseases of the Blood, Liver, Kidneys and Bladder, these Bitters have no equal. Such Diseases are caused by Vitiated Blood. Mechanical Diseases. —Per- These Superb Instruments hr.ve achieved a •ucces* unparalleled iu the history of Tiano-f erte Manufacture. They are remarkable for Great Volume, Purity and Sweetness of Tone, and Durability. sons engaged in Paints and Minerals, such &3 Plumbers, Type-setters, Gold beaters, and Miners, »» they advanc3 in life, are subject to paralysis of tha Bowels. To guard against this, tako D r . W a ja e r ’ s V inegar B etters . For Skin Diseases, Eruptions, Tetter, Salt-Rheum, Blotches, Spots, Pimples, Pustules, Boils, Carbuncles, Ringworms, Scald-head, Sore Eyes, Erysipelas, Itch, Scurfs, Discolorations of the Skin, Humors and Diseases of the Skin of whatever name or nature, are literally dug up and carried out of the system in a short time by the uss of these Bi ters. Pin, Tape, ami other Worms, lurking in the system of so many thou sands, are effectually destroyed and re moved. No syst em of medicine, no ver mifuges, no antlielminitics will free the system irom worms like these Bitters. For Female Complaints, in Tim President has appointed Volney Y Smith, of Arkansas, eonsu1. to St. Thomas. We. t Indies. He is formerly from Oregon is a son of Delezon Smith, and a nephew oi (he editor of this paper. lie claimed that he was elected Governor of Arkansas, and appeals 1 to.the President' to place him in the gubernatorial chair. Yolney will proba bly le satisfied now without the governor ship. ïm th e llstnds o f S cien ce all things be come valuable by adaptaient, and salutary by then application. Tims, Dr. Walker has obtained from certain vegetable products oi Caliiornia that have been trampled on for centuries by the ignorant, the invaluable, curative Xtuwn as the California Vinegar Bitfeis. a medicine which is exciting the wonder of the community by its beneficial operation in the worst cases of Rheumatism Pulmonary Disease, General Debility, Con gestion of the Tver, Constipation, - Scrofula and Malarious Levers. n50v?2. HAD WAY'S HEADY BELIEF remain long unwell, provided their bones are not destroyed by mineral poison or other means, and vital or gans wasted beyond repair. B H O U R SUFFER WITH PAIN. No person can take these Bitters according to directions, and ft a * a cr O f^ E After reading this advertisement need any on» P igeons . R abbits . young or old, married or single, at the dawn of womanhood, or the turn of life, these Tonic Bitters display so de cided an influence that improvement is soon perceptible. That insta tiv stops tha most aycrueiatinr pains, b U s t ' In flammations, i n i cares Contrasti™ s, whether o f tue La ss, Stomach, B*wcl», or efter glands or organs, o r on« app.icat.M , IN F R O ’ J ONE TO T W E N T Y M IN U TES, ro matter hoar rio k r.t or excruciating the' pain RHEUM ; A T IC , Btd-riduetu Icfirin, Crippled, N#rv*iK, cr prostrated v illi dittate m ar snd*r, b W IL L A F F O R D IN S T A N T E ASE. IN F L A M M A T IO N - OF T F F K ID N E Y *, I or * ___ , IN F L A M M A T IO N OF TH E B O W ELS, T D -.-e a CONGESTION O.' TH E LUHW3» in f l a m m a t io n SOP.S T H R O A T , D i m C C L T the bladder B ^ g l N O . ^ H EART, H YST E R IC S, C RO U P, D I W T H E R U . ^ ] f ,'7 L U E N Z A , H E A D A C H E , TO O TH AC H E , «w , ’ N E U R A L G IA , R H E U M A T ISM , COLD CH ILLS, A GU E CHILLS. The «ppllcafio* o f the * F A « Y B U H E ? tolh e part or part* ratiere the vain cr diStculty exists wilt aiTct.1 esito ano comfort. Twenty J ro ti hi half a tunrhior * t water m il is a ri’.r now merit» cure C R A M P S. SPASMS, SOUR STOM ACH SICK H E A D A C H E , H E A R T B U R N , D IA R R H E A , D Y SE N T E R Y , COLIC, W IN D IN TWE JHÌWEL3, and i l l IN T E R N A L P A. I NS. Truvflfr* shcnld ftlvray» curry a bottle o f Jsfiftdlway** R p « d y B i M e f with th’cw . A’ fcw drupa in T?*lt-r will pre vent sic'-neri <*v pairs fruir, chan** o f water. It ii Sètter ta*B FrtBch iriw ily or Ritter» as a uùiu«ia;it. FEVES ANO A G U 2. ITVE-R AND AGVT. erred for f\f%r c^nts. Tliere 1* net a remedial*ajrn.t iu this world that will < «re Fever and A p e , and ali ether Malarious, ?*CArlet,.TvP^id, Yellow- faided’ bv R A H W A Y 'S PILLS)" •* T«i«k and, other Fevers Fe A 1 Y ’ S R E A D Y RELIE F. i " i» y ? 3r t o n .» . iu R A D W A Sold bv D ru^ ists. .TH! BE, O f II ■ • ■ æ \ STRONG AND PITRE RICH. BLOOD—INCREASE ÇP Fl.FSK AND WEIGHT—< T,FAH SKIN AND SfiAu TIFUL COMPLEXION SKCUKED TO ALL. iFiliillilH RfiilfSlt, HAS M A D E TH E M OST ASTO N ISH IN G CURES; SO QU IC K . SO R A P ID A R E TH E C H AN GE S TH E BODY U N DERGOES. U N D E R T H E IN FLU EN C E OF T H IS TR U L Y W O N D E R F U L M E D IC IN E , T H A T E v e r y D a y a n I n c r e a s e in F le s h , an d W e ig h t is S een a n d F e lt. THE 3REAT B16GD PURIFIER. Every drop o f the S A P S A P A R IL L IA N RESO LV E N T *«tc'.y.a«5c*tcB thronih tho Blood, Swe-ai, Urin«, »s d oth*r fluids aua juice* c f the stem the v :£or life, fer it repair* the wastes o f the body with (hew and aeund material. Scref- t.ia, Syphilis, Consumption, Glandular Ule*ra hi th« Throat, Mouth, Tumors, Node-, in the Glands and other parts o f the ay stem, Sore Eves. Sinrmoc* Discharge* fton; ik t Ears, and the worst forms c f Skin disewaes, Eruptiofift, E erer Sore», Scald H ead, PJi.g-VVorm, f a it K h*«m , Erviwpelas, A cns, Black Spots, Wornts !h ths F ltsk , Tumor*, Cancea* in the W ouib, and all weakening and j>ainful diacfcwrges, N ifh t Sweat*, L obs c f Sperm , and all waste* o f the lift prin ciple, are within the curative rar.^e o f this wonder o f Modern Chemistry, and a few days' uaa will prove 4o any per*ou aaing it for either o f theso form» o f disease its poUnt power to cure them. If the patieat, deily becoming r duord by the wastes and deromj-K'eition that is cortinnttl :y profrrefeirj?. snehtfeds \m ar resting thesf* wastaF, and repair? tre with n-'w material made from hea thy blood—aud this th* SAR S-A PA RILLIA N vrill and doe* te*itre. N ot only dor* the SeF.aAP>««.?.:*hr R t - solv *? tt eveel all known remedial agents in the cure o f Chronic, fulnwa, Constitutional, and Skiu but it U the o a iy ^ » itiv e cure for S H E liB I A W & H Y B E , GENERAL AGENTS, K . I I . UIcB6USiAiiX> &, CO., Druggists4k Geu.Agts.. San Francisco, Califor nia. tc cor. ofWhasingtcn & Charlton Sts.,N.Y Sold by all D r u y y is ts and D ealers August." Ri, 18/4, uiiiiv SAN FRANCISCO. Notice to All Persons. Pnss’r. ' O.ÍLBOSAñT V^RH.BURNETT. Camcr-Pine&Siznsomc Streets. Urinsry and W om b diseases, Crave!, Diabetes. Dro^>sy, ^top- o f W ater, Inc »tibenre o f Ur’ ne, Bright'* Dis^fite, aibu- minuria, and in ad n u rt v h m -thv^ * :e_ b r i c k , d r p w i t « , or the weter ie 'tb ick , cloudy, mixed with rchrtfmc** *iV« tba white o f an or thread* Uk* white »i*4, or there i* a mor bid, dark, bilious appear•***;♦, and white bf>w«?r>*t <fce*'«sit», and when there i* * nrickin^, bum ?»« **rt*+tU>n « U n pasting water, and pwin in the Stwail o f tb* and alo*sr th* L«ia*. Price, $ !.«> . W CBNS. TK. only Yno.nl »ml m r. R eicedv for W O R M S —FIN . TA PE, « 0 . " ’ Tum or o f 1 2 Y e a r s ’ Growth Cvtr*rl by liada'ny’» t'r-totrrat. srM Pirptife Tills, perfectly tasieles?, ol «partly iy coated with sweet film , purge, repnlatii, purify, cleanse, anc end strengthen. Radw av's Pills, for the cure o f all disorder* o f the Stomach, Liver, Bowels’ Kidney*, Bladder, Nefvon* Dlaetw**, lfe*d*ohe, C^atilpekioB, Costiveness, Indigestion, Dyspepni*, Biilommea*. Bilioo« Fe ver, Inflammation o f the Bow*-!*. P i!#;, *f>d *11 r#*^iigv«i*»t» o f the Internal VUcera. Warracte»! to etfevt a poaitiv* Purely Vegetable, containing no in: rr#ry, minerals, or dele terious drugs. A few doses o f R A IL W A Y 'S PILLS w ‘*l! free t.h*^system from all the above-named disorders. Price, 24 rents per box. BOLD BY DRUGGISTS. R EA D “ FALSE A N D T R U E .” Send one fetter stamp to R A D W A Y A CO., No. 32 W arren Street, N*w York. Infor mation worth thousands w ill he sent you. August 19, I.i74.nl5]y Cor. Kearny ana Suit or Sis. S A N T H A N CISCO, •WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, DEALEP.8 IN SanFmiicisco California Gap ita! (Pailup ia Golà)$80O,GOO Surplus Fund{lnfiolà)2D6,119 T r a n s a cts every k in d o f If-gfijimate Einsiitiiig J4 m *( ìics *. B IT S S A N D S S H - S K X C Ft A N « B on the principal Cities of the United Staled and Kurope. IS S U E S C E R T I F I C A T E S D E P O S I T available at an commercial and financial points. R P Y S AxVS> S E i .h S National, Stats. Citi- unii (finmtv Bonds. IH VJBST1»RIVTS M A D E on order-’ . G O L D & S i r i V E R S5trJiB,El»yf ami L E G A 1/3’ E m s? JC if.fi boufflitand sold. D E P O S I T A € € 0 8 J f¥ T S kept in Gold. . Silver and Currency, ami subject- to check at pleasure. I I T E 8 E S T K - H » oa Time Deposit*. (!O L !.K i!T l!9 Y .J J2A7>.K in » a n P ra a e in co and vicinity without eliarge, and at all other points at cost, and proceeds remitted at current rates of K-xchange. 0 . H. BOGART, ffe b “ :«. PETER H. BURNETT Fradd-SsA Physical Instriimënis, j ST O b ic e . O T I C H I S H E R E B Y C i lV E K 1 ^ to al; tiiope who are in arrears with the Academy Coiupany for tuition, to call on Mr. Yv. x . McCi ary, at the Post Ofiice, and Battle their accounts, and save COST Baker City, April 9, 1871. ! . j . .. A. H. BBOWN, BresiBerrti, A dressing which is at once agreea ble, healthy, and effectual For preserv in g the hair, ‘It soon re stores faded or gray hair io its original color, with the gloss and freshness of youth. Thin hair is thickened, fall ing hair checked, and baldness often, though not always, cured by it* use. " Nothing can restore the hair where the follicles are destroyed, or the glands atrophied and decayed-; but such as remain can be saved by this application, and stimulated into activity, so that a new growthv of hair is produced. Instead of fouling the hair with a pasty sediment, it will keep it clean and vigorous. Its occasional use will present the hair from turning gray or falling off, and consequently prevent baldness. The restoration of vitality it give* to the scalp arrests and prevent* the formation o f dandruff, which is often so uncleanly and offensive. Free from those deleterious sub stances which make some prepara tions dangerous, and injurious to tlie hair, the V igor can only benefit, but not harm it. I f wanted merely for a H A IR D R E S S IN G , nothing els« can be found so desirable. Contain ing neither oil nor dye, it does not poll white cambric, and yet last* long on the hair, giving it a rich, glossy lustre, and a grateful perfume, Prepared by Dr. J. G. Ayer & Co., Pracllss.! and A nalytical CUamlAt*. L O W E L L , MASS. COLD BY JlE Il C H A N D IS E . ALL D R U G G IS T S 6/ is wid?!y known B jK§ Kjk ¿i f fjfâtok A Jgp M V . ns one of the m most a? ost effectual rane* dies ever discov* eYed f° r cieaas* / j S f t S g p s , pynfjang ih% th« - -i*» , t blood. It ha* eiootl th.c, testo f >'ears; Tnth a c?n* stantly growing reputation, based on its inirinsie virtue.*, and sustained by its remarkable cure*. So mild as to be safe and beneficial ts children, and yet so searching as t» effectually purge out the great corrup tions of the blood, such as the scrof ulous and Syphilitic contamination. Impurities or di.-sares that have lurked in the system for years soon yield to his powerful • antidote, and disappear, ifence its wonderful cures, many, of which are publicly known, of Scrofula* and ait scrofulous diseases. Ulcers, E riiptiasw . and eruptive disorders of (he skin, Tuiiirtrsq IH otchcs,. JBoils, P i tuples. .P u stu le s, S ores, St. A n tls o a y ’R F ire , D o s e o r F r y - sip ela s. T e tte r, S a lt Rheu.ni, hca3<5. H e e d , R liigTV orni, and in- ' emal U le e ra tio u s o f t h e Uterus, ifo m a e li, a m i L iv e r. It also cures ilher complaints, to which it would not corn especially' adapted, R i c h as l> rop - -y, D yspepiihi, Fibs, N e u r a lg ia , Heart D ise a se , F e m a le W ea k * I> ebil;ty. and f e u c o r r li« * * , "hen they are manifestations of- the crof'nlods poisons. It is an excellent restorer of licalik •’d strength in' the -Spring. By rene.w- r.r. the appCTo and vigor of the diges- ■vo organ:-, it «iksipatc* the depression nd listless kengunr of the *oason. ■ven where no disorder appears, peopla id bette-, and live longer, far cleansing ’•O blood, 1 lie system moves on with : ne-wcu vigor and a new lease of life. r R E T A RED f . MANÜTACTCESI ï S CT T D S K V M Y W H K iS , A y e r ’s Ordsrs from the Xatarior promptly filiad. BT 1. C. AYER k € 0 ., Lowe!!, Mass., lr--:rH .rn.t n n d A n n l y t i r .n l C h r m ix ta . nr * cl im ram STS f . vkryw h kr *. W m m ï r|glie F slI Term tlie Enker 1 Academy will begin on th® 1st d September, 1873, under the snpervisioi o u a r e H e r e b y M o i l fie?? t h a t all Lands purchased of J. M. Boyd, or Y other persons,, in the SoutheastQa"trier oi Section ccvouteen, in Township Line South, and Forty Last, commonly known as Baker City, and, Boyd’s. Addition, and-which is. situated in Baker county, Oregon, (if said Boyd, qrvther person, has not first secured the title of. the undersigned to the same),, is voidable, and wiii be taken from voit with out any pay or reward for improvements, and you are further notified that there has been rso final decision, even in the Land Office, against me, on merit, as to my title to said lands. All that decision went to, was to the point that my Attorneys did not make « ‘ 0 appeal in proper season, as ordered bv me. Bait will be instituted in proper time to recover allot said land and improvements held. Beware! , ROYAL A. PIERCE. Rockbridge, Wis,, Jan, 24, 1874.U34tf For restoring to Gray Hair it» natural Vitality and Color. KIDNEY AND BLADES?. COSTPIAIJCTS, Cleanse the Vitiated Blood whenever you find its impurities burst ing through the skin in Pimples, Erup tions. or Sores ; cleanse it when you find it obstructed and sluggish in tha veins ; cleanse it when it is foul ; your feelings will tell you when. Keep the blood pure, and the health of the sys tem will follow. The Most Desirable Instruments in the market for ehureh and parlor. Ov-er 28,000 now in use. igor idi ay ’ s H eady belief EM OEN G E E S E a® Ayer’s (IRES THE WORST PA1XS te n e d a w a y , b i iliiiU i e l s a t i s f a c t i o n . Habersham didn ’t thou file Gus* Green any m ore, fiof did we ever Cali him ver dant after tin» very edever experience with that mock diamond. aye!grtâ BRONZE TCR TEYS 12 Gobblers from 8 to 20 months old, to 40 ¿ s each, for sale b o w . Hens 14 to B>s. gon. gold.” “ Thank you ,” said Guss. “ I will remem E Y L IE U T E N A N T ÎIC R R Y . ber you^politeness,” at the same time put W hen i was stationed at New Orleans, ! ting the ting on his fingers once more. We used to call Augustus Hurd, the bill- | rih e party, with the blankesClooks, tur lard player o f St. Charles H otel, “ Gua.i j ned away from the store, feeling decidedly Green,” as lie would now and then be guil " f l a t , ” e x c e p t our v e r d a n t friend, GusB ty o f great verdancy of conduc t. He knew Green, to whom the stake-holder paid lire game- o f billiard?,,, and was. a capital over the m oney,and we sat down to oys plajor. He made his living by-the.game,- ters and champagne at the winner’s ex bat tea-: was nearly all ne did know well. pense, the four victims soon forgetting And yet Guss would generally manage to their losses. W e had a rollicking night of corne out all right, ii he did “ put his foot it, and finally voted before we separated that Guss was not so green after all. in it” once in a while. The next day Augustus Hardy alia«- ©us« A party o f us were lounging and sm ok ing upon the steps o; the st. Charles one Green, might have been seen catering a Bummer afternoon, telling stories and jo k store on Crescent street, kept by a Jew ing away the time until evening, .winch is dealer in diamonds, and where lie was at the carnival hour in the Crescent City, ouce recognised as he said: “ Now, Mr. Isaacs, here’s your diamond when we were joined by a well known •portingcharacter named Habersham, a and twenty dollars ior the use of it. I’ ll man who drove at that time the fastest take my deposit if you please.” “ Here it is, Mr. H ard.” horse on the Shell Koud. “ Be so good as to put b ¡ek that Califor “ A h, how are you, Habersham ?” said nia p e b b l e as it was before.” one o f the party". “ Exactly,” the stone being replaced and “ k-o, so,” satd the new-comer, “just been dunned though lor a lew hundred ie a n ’ t upon Guss’s finger iu a twinkling. “ You need not say anything about this pay, and I feel giuull, o f course.” “ Can’ t pay,” said another. “ Why, Ha little transaction, ill'. Isaacs.” “ No, sir. I never tell m ybusises* t* any bersham, we thought jo u owned a'rution- one,” said,the Jew. al bauk.” Guss returned home very quietly, "P oor us pie crust,” lie replied. that aiternoon was sm oking his cigar as “ Why, there’s a diamond ling on your finger worth a pot c l money. Why don’t before on the steps of the ait. Charles, the showy ring stili upon the little finger of you sell it ?” said ore of the party. •*ïhat’# au heirloom . 1 don ’t want to his left hand. In tin meantime the story pan with it,” he answered, displaying the of that ring had got among a bo« l half the young fellows iu town, uaU came to the Jewel. “ XKie’ t complain complain then o f be eats o f Habersham, who thought he had lli); poor so long as you wear-- that so it oi made an ass o f hunssif in selling wha* proved to be a real diamond o f that slice o f thing,” said the liist speaker. “ \Y.liai is the diamond w orth ?” asked for five hundred dollars., when the jeweler* cii&tci it Lit Guss. W uiie vve were standing as described, “ it ’s worth eight hundred dollars. Hang me if 1 don i thiua X wrii »eii it, and pay- Habersham came up and Joined us once more, and in a lew minutes, touching’ ofl that chap.” “ What wiii you take for it V” asked Guss on the shoulder, beckoned h.ru one side. ilu»r. “ See here, Mr. H u rd ,I’ ve been thinking “ Well, eight hundred,” over that matter o f tire ring, and don’ t feel “ That’s no object.” very well satisfied about it. Y ou know I “ W eil, Say seven.” toid you that it was an licit loom .” “ No.” *e' “ 1 es, 1 remem her.” “ Give me sii hundred ; it would bring “ Weii, I’d like to get it back again.” more at a jeweler’s but one’s ashamed to “ i have no especial desire to keep it, if oiler it there.” it is teaiiy a family matter,” said Guss. “ i don’ t care for it,” said Gus». “ ii is, i assure y o u , and I did very w r o n g “ Look here, dir. H u id,” naid Haber* sham, in a sort of confidential tone, “ 1 am to part Wiiu it,” said iraueisii.im with a awful hard up, worse thuti I dare say. You great deal ofieai uestness. “ W eil, give ins a buy »pot for my trou may have the diamond if you wiU pay me ble and uudei the cireHlnsthuces i ’ii let Ove hundred dollars east», at once, but it’s like throwing three hundred into the gut* you nav e it. But niiilu y ou, ia Hirer» Ira nr, you must make it up to me in »«m e ruuer ter.” Guss thought a m om ent, the other turn way, lor one doesn’t like to give up a goou bargain ten notuiilg.” ing the ling so that it sparkled brilliantly “ i ’ii r e m e m b e r it,” was tire r e p l y , and iu the broad light. An eight hundred diu- ihe s h a r p e r counted o c i t t h e f i v e n u n d i e u niord for live— w ell, he thought it was a A N D F I F T Y d o l l a r s , t o o k his r i n g a n d h a s bargain, and so ne said: O’ -.pr-r; S. P. BA RRETT, A. M PrlneipnS; assisted b y Mits. B arkett , as Preceptres The Directors feel warranted in saving our School will fully maintain its pr .jign reputation under its present ma: ment and every effort will be mads tc ■ ler lull satisfaction to our patrons. U O L S3 a Primary Department, per Quarter, t reparatory and Academic, “ Acknowledged by Musicians to be the Best lew Priced Instruments ever offered lor tal# cn this Coast. S e tti» U p . Latin. Extra, French, Extra, Oilier Higher Eranches in proportion Tuition Invariably in ADVANCE. A. H. BEOWN, Preside W m . F. M c C baky , Sec’y. nl TTavlisg sold out m y basiaesE 1D Bauer City to F t d. Dill, it becomes ueci-ssary .or me to settle in? accounts. All tbo e indebted wiii confer a favor bv coming forward and settling their account* immedi- aioiy, by so doing they will gave cost. Oirr, Fefe-1, ' l PI K ' } Notice to ike PaMic. On and alter May 20th, 1872, the Pot dec hours will bo from 9 a. m . to 7 p. duedaye excepted. 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