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VOLUME VIII. gfcjUfimn tittve*. Published Evert Saturday by p. 13. Freeman. RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION. ONE YEAH ~s2 00 g[X MONTHS 1 00 THREE MONTHS 60 RATES OF ADVERTISING, | 1 wk. 1 1 mo. | 3 mo. | 6 mo. | 1 yr. fTj $1 00 $2 60 $3 50 $4 50 $6 00 2 .qs 200 400 600 800 12 00 3 gqß 250 450 660 10 00 15 00 l col. 500 750 10 00 14 00 25 00 1 col. 800 13 00 17 00 25 00 45 00 f col 12 00 16 00 23 UO 45 00 80 00 The space of one inch is reckoned as a gquare. Notices among local reading matter, 20 cents per line for first insertion, and 15 cents per line for each subseqnent insertion. Local notices following reading, 10 cents per line for the first insertion, and 5 cents per line for each subsequent insertion. Cards written in the interest of individ uals will be charged for at the rate of 8 cents per line. 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If subscribers pay in advance, they are bound to give notice to the publisher, at the end of their time, if they do not wish to continue tak *, > it; otherwise the publisher is authorized to , i “ or 'hid the subscribers will be respon sib V until an express notice, with payment oj ait a//savages, is sent to the publisher. T. v- shelly. s. r. freeman SKELLY & FREEMAN. Attorneys at i..avv, CALHOUN, GEORGIA Will give their best attention to all business entrusted to their care. Collections made and promptly returned. | H ARTHUR, Dealer in General Merchandise CALHOUN, GA. Always endeavors to give satisfaetic a to evs. Cheap Goods at Fairmount. J. G. B. ERWIN. FAIRMOUNT, GA, Keeps on hand a lull line of DRY GOODB, MKDRINES, HAI DWARE, etc., etc., which he prop ses to sell at extremely short pro fits to csh customers He has just pur chased one of the best lots of Ready-made clothing and other goods eve found in a country stoie. sepl’6m. -J/. M. FAjLIS’ LIVIRU Sill STABLE. tie 522 G< i S.w*dle aucl Buggy Horses '!1(1 New * riiuHrs. I L i inuL-x for Fait. Stock f and ami cared for. Charges will be reasonable 1’ p y the cah for corn in he ear and •* i 'i‘ bundle. feb3-t‘. tiewt on the Road. IT PER & BREAKFAST HOUSE. -• t >g cisa !,), on the W. & A Railroad, By G. M. Lacy. p .> train fiom Atlanta gets * i to, an i the down morning < a■: 'in Chathmooga takes breakfast. Ij t pi. and with (In* very best thecoun ' d:-. Plenty of attentive sonants. ' l try us " G. M. LACY. fv’i 30SD5 ! CHEAP OOOOS ! ■I a T. II WiiLIAIIS, < * , FINE f AND I. i t#, * it. i\V, Lae, Ii ’bb>n f &c,, UN *tu\iE. Call at No 27 at her Bt o- T' Ut ' * taU, ' 0 ® d * alld Io N. Cnlljoim Stines, THE TWO ARMIES. BY OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES. As life’s unending column pours, Two marshal’d hosts are seen— Two armies on the tra pled shores That death flows back between. One marches to the diurn-beat, roll, The wide mouthed clarion’s bray, And bears upo i a crimson scroll, “Our glory is to slay." One moves in silence by the stream. With sad, yet watchlul eyes, Calm as the patient planet’s gleam Thai walks the clouded skies. Along its front no sabres shine, No blo3d-red pinions wave ; Its banner bears the single line, “Our duty is to save.” For those no lingering death-bed’s shade, At honor’s trumpet call ; With lifted brow and knitted blade In glory 8 arms they fall. For these no clashing falchions bright, No stirring battle cry ; The bloodless Jabber calls by night— Each answers “ Here am I!” For those the sentptor’s 1 mreled bust, The build r’s marble piles, The anthems pealing o’er *heir dust Through long cathedral aisles. For these the blossom-sprinkled turf, That floods the lonely graves ; When Spring rolls in m r sea-green surf In flowery-foaming waves. Two paths lead upward from below, And angels /ait above: Who count each burning life-drop’s flow, Each falling tear oi love. Though from the hero’s bleeding breast Her pulses freedom drew ; Though the white lillies in her cre*t Spiangfrom hat scarlet dew- While Valor’ haughty champions wait Till all their scars are shown, Lov? wa.ks unchallenged through the gate To sit beside the throne. THE riilZE TIG. BY DAVID LOWRY. “hoop-la! I’ve got it, boys! Let’s play a juke on old Sliggins.” “ Count uie iu,” said Sam Spigler. And me,” added Dick Ho.veil Torn McDide, the g eatest wag in Rigeville, tossed up his hat, caught it smartly, clapped it on three hairs, blew a cloud of smoke from his mouth and proceeded to take “ the boys ” into bis confidence. • “ You know that ahoat Squire Slig* iiius paid a hundred dollars for at the lair. He will brag about it to the visi ■ tors that will be here to-morrow, will ask them to look at it. D you take?' Tne boys were slow of apprehension “ I aui not sure,” said Spigler. ** Nor I,’.’ said Howell “ Why, we will put the Squire’s pig in the Widow Kline’s pen, and the wid ow s p'g in ilie Squire’s. Toe boys threw up their hats and declared it was a thought worthy their leader, who shoulder-d all the mischief perpetrated it Iligeville. “ The best joke out,” said Spigler. * Come on, then* said Tom. Well do it now, and w hen we get through, we’ll walk into Sim Barber’s grocery, and uubody will suspect us.” With the practical trio to suggest was to do. The widow’s pig was car ried to Sliggius’ pen, and the exchange effected in a masterly manner. In half an hour three young men looking as u - concerned as tln ugh they had just en coun e.red each other, entered the gro cery, one alter the other. It was neat ly done, very. The “ How are you, Tom V* “ Good evening Sam,” and “ Glad to see you, Dick,” deceived ev erybody. Proving for the millionth time that the real clever acting is in real life, and sev eral degrees from the mimic stage. The next morning Squire Sliggins was iu his glory lie was Chairman of the reception committee appointed to receive the delegation of manufactur ers from Shuttletou He conducted the distinguished visitois over his manu factory, pointed out his Short >•* u* u s broad fields, and reserved his best fea ture for the final surprise. “Now, gentlemen,” said Squire Slig* gins, “ I will show you one of the fin est pigs in the State A prize indeed.” Some ol the visitors who did a Hit e iu poik” were interested. They were anxious to louk at the Squire s pur chase Behold them in a circle gam ering about the pig pen - Look in, g utlemen,” said the Squire. They looked. One of the visitors smiled. Another who was “ a little in cork ” tut ned aside, sayieg : “ That will do. Squire. L didn’t know you were a practical joker.” The Squire hurriedly entered the pen. As bo looked, a uia~ked change came ever h s countenance. For the space of a minute he could not utter a w >id Then he boiled over. Ii there was any law in the land he would deal it out on the rascals who substituted that lumpish, dirty th ng A h*r iiis huu dred-dollur shoat. V\ hen the visiters left they conduitd him on the loss ol 4 that valuable shoat.” But now the matter s;an to assume a serious phase. The Squire was ac tive. He hi' l ught out his buggy and Scoured the net hb rh ud in quest n his uii-siug prize. He noted ini - >-u -bics, looked into every pigpen in the township, and as u-tiiti his >\nx ey - fund the object of bit* search in tin last place he would have thought ut Behold him irate ut the widow’s dour L’be widow, one of the pleasantest wo men in the, world, met him with her smile. She did tot swoon. She ipvited him in. Hg eteod at the CALHOUN, GA., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10.1877. dour, and pointed towards her pig pen “ Mrs. Kiiue, you have my pig in your pen.” “I l” No.? the widow's surprise over come her. “ It’s her artfulness ” thought the Squire. “I have your— your pig Squire? is there not some mistake ?” “ More art,” thought the Squire.— There is no mistake. I know my prop erty when I see it. There is but one pig in that pen, and that is mine.” “ And wher ;is mine, Squire ?” The widow spoke gently. She was not so rich that she could afford to lose her pig “ Your pig is in my pen.” “ And how did it get there ?” “ Madam, that is what I am resolved to discover. Somebody exchanged them. I shall appeal to the law, mad am.” “ Very well. Please yourself. But how am I to get my property ?” “ Let whoever carried it there bring ’t back. As they must take mine back.” And he whirled off. mounted hi* buggy, and drove to the Alderman’s, where be entered suit against the wid ow Kiiue for stealing his pig. Instant ly the village was rent into factions.— The Squire’s f riends defended him man fully. The women, and half the men sided with the widow. By nightfall every fourth word sounded like pig,” and the village were ready to come to blow®. “ Bovs,” said Tom McDade when they were at ne, “ This is all wrong. — Let us straighten this thing up. We’ll take the pigs back and place them where they belong ” Which suggestion was carried out quickly When the morning came, the mystery deepened, A ray of light shot across the Squire’s intellect. He got into his buggy, drove to the Alder man’s, withdrew his complaint, theu made for the widow’s cottage. The widow met him toi.- time with crimson cheeks. “ Mrs. Kline—l— ’ —ahem. That is—l’ve dropped in to say Fve made a fool of myself,” “ By dropping in, Squire ?” 4 ‘ No, by sueirur. Everybody ii laughing at us—at me, I mean. I did wrong Oi’ course somebody has play ed a Dick on us ” “Of course,” said the widow, “noth ing is clearer.” “ I hate to have them laugh at me. I-” “ Take a seat, Sq”ite ” lie sat down, lie looked at the wid ow Then he blushed. Absolutely blushed. But he' spoke out : “We might turn the laugh on them.” “ How ?” asked the widow, placidly. “ By letting me sue you in another way.” To employ the widow’s language, she “ plopped down just like she had been shot,” but the Squire sued her then f.ud there And successfully. Then they went out to get the Squire’s P'g ‘•Why, this is not my pig/’ ex clai ed the Squire. “ I am sure this is mine,” said the widow. Well, it makes no difference,” said the Squire, “they’re both mine now, and both yours.” How Rigeville laughed over the way the widow got her prize pig. Buried Alive lor Eighleeu Hours. Cleveland. Ohio, Oct. 14.—At 7 o’clock Saturday morning, while Harry Bauch was engaged in the work of cleaning out a well, forty feel deep, on Stepheu Matthew’s place, at Plaines.- ville, the whole side slid in, burying the man alive. The alarm was imme diately spr.ad all over the town, and people turned out en masse, willing to do all they could to rescue their neigh bor. The almost herculean work was plac ed under charg of the Mayor. No one expected to find aught at the bottom of the debris except the mangled corpse, but no less willingly was the work pros ecuted. Belays were formed, and as soon as oue mau gave out auother took his place A short distance from the surface, curbing was placed in order to keep the treacherous earth Pom again foiling in, and the work was pushed on, At dark but a litcie portiou of the real work had been done, and those who had hope of finding the man alive were completely discouraged It was thought that if he had escaped being crushed or suffocated, he must die of dampness or cold. But it was pushed ou vigorous ly by tile light of lanterus aud torches. One curb after another was put down, aud the men toiled on. Midnight came and the most of the crowd lad left but bucketful af'tei bucketful of stones and earth were constantly ascending from the awful pit. At length the Dot com was uea ly reached, when of the workuieu called out: “Harry,where are you ?” Distinctly, though muffled by the earth, came the answer : Ou the side towards town.” Dutiug all tne terrible eighteen hours that he had been in this living touib, Bauch bad kept the points of the compass in his mind, and this probably saved him at the critical uiomeut. Gieat care was now taken not t strike the man’s head or to permit thedebris to ca\o in around him. 1 n a few moments his head and shoui* d.-rs, then his whole body was ed He was given several cups of hot coffee and some bread, and alter a short sice was able walk home, Bauch’s description of his sensations while he was in the well are very interesting.— He had uot moved a muscle, he said, during the time. He had a slight breathing space afforded bin by meant 1 <d the rope by which ne was lowered. Oue arm beot and raised supported a large stone, aud the stone rested on the back of his neck. He was delirious with apprehension much of the time, thought of everything he had ever done, prayed and wep , heard the men at work from the first, and when they stopped once he gave up all hope. It seemed to him he was in the well a week at least.—AT. Y. Times The Old subscriber. He came wearily up the sanctum steps yesterday afternoon, aud turning the wastebasket upside down, sat down upon it with a sign that might have been cut up into tornadoes and whirl-* wind- enough to go around halt a doz en agricultural counties. He had a woary look about h ; m as hough he had been trying to die aud couldu t find a doctor. His coat was ragged and patch ed here an l there with prosperous aud cluni-h communities of co'.kel burs.— .is boots were water proof variety, so arranged that if you stuck them iu wa ter if would run out faster than it woul i run iv.. We asked how he fared, aud he glanced savagely among our exchanges before he auswered sad ly; “Wed pretty miserable thank ye.— Yer see, times comes iu pretty hard,aud it was prettv hard sleddiug to get along. I either just bad to sell the six duu-s, or cut down the expenses iu some other way, and so 1 stopped the paper. I missed it poweitul bad the titst lew weeks theu l kind o got use to it. Bor* rowed it ouce iu a wnile here aud there but folks somehow diuu t appear to len i their paper aud so 1 finally lost sight ul it altogether Then trouble began right off The first thing I kuowd i was ar rested and fined for violating the game lavv. thiugs has beeu chang ed a little a-d I dun’t kuo v nothing about it. but the judge said as now ce wasn’t no excuse in these days when the state was so full of papers ul you couldn’t fire a stone out o the win der without hitting an editor. Theu in a week L was arrested and fined §2O fur violating the fishery law, and wneu [ be. ged of an’ said i didu't kuow noth in’ about it, tbe judge asked where i was raised au’ remitted me §2 or the find fur me to take the paper w.th, But I kinder thought i couldu t get in any more sc apes, and 1 Surto’ hung on to the two dollars. In about three days I was took up again aud fin ed $4 and costs for hunting ou Sunday and I hope I may die if I knuvvd it was Sunday. An’ I had to seli the gun to get out of the jug. Then a fellow came along and bought every grain of corn l had in the crib for six ceDts less thuu 1 found next day it W'as selling in the market; then I lost two of tne best cows you ever saw, aod they wa3 took up and advertised, and all the lime I was hunting the whole country over for ’em an’ when I fouutl em at last the costs was more than the cows was worth. The taxes came due and 1 didn’t kuow it, au’ the farm was sold an’ I had big cost to pay before l koowed a thing about it. Then lost §lO on a bet that Beudletou had a dead sure thing on the Democratic nomina tion, an’ nother §5 on a bet that Belknap was secretary ot war, an’ I don’t know anything about Baocockjnor Blaine, nor nobody, and every week since Fve stopped the paper I’ve paid out more money to keeD out of scrapes Gian wouid keep me in newspapers ai. my days. But my name down ou tho list.” A Sociable Lot. He moved his box of paper collars and his three-shilling trunk in anew buadiug-house. It was a cheap place and he ex pected to get along swimmingly and save stacks of money. He staid just one week and in that time fell away to a mere shadow. He them called the lady of the house aside and said : “Laudlady.l’ve got to move. I tried my best to brave it through, I can not do it. Just make out my bill, and i’ll settle with vou and be off.” k( Why, my dear Mr. Nervores, what is the trouble ? Haven’t I done all I could to accommodate you ? Isn't eve everybody here sociable and agreea ble?” “Oh, yes ! sociable enough—special, ly the boys. I wasn’t going to speak of it but it’s a fact; you’ve got the most ociable lot of boys I ever encoun tered. I haven’t slept a wink since I’ve been here, and it’s wearing me down to nothing. Don’t ask me to stay; I couldn’t think of it if you’d board me for nothing. Just make out my bill and tack on a couple dollars extra for the society of the boys if you want to, and and I’ll send a man around after my baggage this afternoon.” She took him at his word, and he paid the amount without a murmur and then started off to hunt up a higher priced ranche with fewer ex iras. “ Where there’s swill there’s away,’ a* tne pig reuiaiked when it climbed a ten rail fenoe and tioneled under an hedge to get a barrel of slop in the back yard. A German was about to make a jour ney to his fatherlaoo, and wishing to say “good-by” to a fiend, extended his hand and said; “Veil, off I dou’d come back, hullo.” Kerr* 4 Best Stump Speecb. When Speaker Kerr was first run ning for Congress, and was first adver tesed for a speech at Paoli, 111., on the 13th of August, he arrived in the vil lage late on the 12th, aud put up at the only tavern iu the p ace, a small frame building, proudly called the Tremont House. The proprietor of the tavern was a Yankee, Wiilian Harrison, who had formerly lived at Seymour,lndiana, and had taken there an active part iu the operations of the Vigilance commit tee that Lad driven the Reno despera* does from that place, and administered a severe whipping to old ReQO because be had refused to divulge the whereabouts of one of his notorious sons. The outlaws had repeatedly tried to shoot Harrison in Seymour after dark, and fur that reason he had removed to Paoli. The Tremont House was situa ted in the middle of a large vacant lot at some distance from the other dwell ings of the village. When Mr. Kerr arrived, there, no other guests stopped at the tavern, and when he retired to bed, he aud the landlord were the only men in the house. There was also Har rison’s young wife, au infant daughter, and three servaut girls At 10 o’clock all lights in the house were extinguished. A couple of hours later Kerr was awaken by a loud rap ping at the door. He heard that Harri sou went to the door, and asked, with out opening, who was there ? The an swer was : “We, the Reno boys, are here, Bill Harrison. Come out, you white-livered hound; we have come to cut your heart out !” The landlord did not comply with this amiable request, but ran up to Kerr’s room, and hurriedly fold him who the nocturnal callers were. “They are the most desperate villains in the world,” he said excitedly ; “they will assuredly murder me and my fami ly if they get into the house,and I need not look for assistance from the people in the village, because the very name ol the Reno boys will strike terror into their hearts.” Kerr meanwhile dressed, and while the outlaws were knocking louder and louder at the frout door,he said to Har rison ; “Can they get into the house?” ask ed Kerr. Not easily,” replied the landlord; the doors and window-shutters are secur ed.” “Well,” said Kerr ; “ let me out the back door. I will go, and speak to the fellows.” “What!” you intend to face the mis creants ? It’s madness, sir; they would murder you without a moment’s scru ple.” “Never mind,” said Kerr. lam not afraid.” Harrison implored him again and auain nut to go, but Kerr insisted.— Wh n he came down into the hall he found Mrs. Harrison and the three ser vant-girls there, a prey to intense alarm for the Reno boys threatened, amidst the most blasphemous oaths, to burn down the house if Harrison did not speed.ly deliver himself up. Kerr stepped out of the baok door, aud went round to the yard. “Halloo, gentlemen !” he shouted to the men, of whom there were four. — ‘•What is the row ?” They rushed toward him, but he said imperatively : 4 Stand back a moment. I am a stranger here My name is Michael C. Kerr. lam the Democratic candidate for Congress iu tliis district. Wboare you and what do you want here at this un timely hour of the night? ’ These words, uttered in the most son norous of voices, and Kerr’s fearless air and commanding presence made an im* | pressiou upon the outlaws. One of them replied : “We are the Reno boy3—from Sey mour, you kuow. We have been hunt ed like dogs by the cursed Vigilants They have whipped our old father with in au ich of his life. Bill Harrison G and and n him, was one of their leaders, and we are now here to kill him for it !” ‘‘How do you know that Mr. Harri son was one of the Vigilant?, ’ inquired Kerr. “We know it,” replied the speaker of the outlaws. “How do you come to know it? Sup pose you are mistaken ?” demanded Kerr. No, we are Dot, and we don’t pro pose io argue the question with you either.” “Not so fast, yonngmen, Mr. Harri. son is at the window above you with a Spencer rifle. He can bring down the who'e of you in less than no time. He has forborn thus far only beeaue I ask ed him to do so. And why did I do so? Because I thought that you were men fter all, like all of us. You are the Reno boys, are you ? I have heard of you- They call you robbers, murderers and outlaws. Do you really do aU-h things ?” They made no reply. “Y ou ought to know,’’continued Kerr, “where you will finally laul, leading that sort of life. They have driven you out ol Seymore because you acted very badly there ; but why don’t you go else where, and make a decent living ? Big fellows as you are, you could do well anywhere in the West. Is Sam Reno among you ?” “That’s me,” re} lied one of the out laws. ‘•Theu you are the man whose .vile left him because he will aot mind her, 3Ud gtay on his laroi " He made no reply. “I know her, because she lives near me in New Albany,’’continued Kerr.— “She’s a good woman, and has got two nice children. I’ll make her go baok o you if you will promise to go farming agaiu. Now will you, Sam Reno ?” sk ed Kerr. lie made and unintelligible reply.— Kerr then said : “You say they whipped you'* father inSejmour, and that Mr. Harrison here had a hand in it. Now, if your father has any evidence to that effect against Mr. Harrison,let himcome to me and I pledge you my word that I will bring suit against Harrison without charging your father a cent. J3ut mind me boys ; you have got yourselves here again in a very bad scrape. There are men and r fles enough to make mince meat of you. If you persist in banging at this door, you will get more than you are bargaiuing for. So the best thing for you be to go horn 1 , and let me have a little rest God knows I need it for I have to make two long speeches to-mor row.” The boys hesitated a little, but finally withdrew. Next day all Paoli was astonished on hearing that the redoubtable outlaws had been in the village, bent upon the assassination of Mr. Harrison, and that Mr. Kerr's fearless eloquence had prevailed upon them to retrace their steps. Kerr had a most enthusiastic meeting next day, and carried tho county by a welNnigh unanimous vote. 808 STEWART’S GRATITUDE. A Governor of Missouri Walking Arm in Ann with a Convict, Probably the oldest genius who ever occupied a public position in Missouri was the late Robert M. Stewart. He lived in St. Joseph, where he rose in po'itical power. The first Presidei tof the Hannibal and St Joseph Railroad, he was called its father. He ed Governor in 1857. When .Doniphan's expedition was or ganized to go through New Mexico and co-operate with the main United States army in 1847, Bob Stewart was a mem ber of a company raised in Buchanan county. Four days out and his gun was accidently discharged, the contents enteiing one of his legs, shattering a bone and disabling him. One of the company William Grover, was detailed to remain with Stewart. Grover watch ed over his friend with the care of a brother, and Stewart, not then dream* ing of his future destination, said, Billie, old fellow, I’ll pay yo back same day ! The time will come !” Ten years later Bill Grover, the friend of Stewart was arrested as a par ticipant ij a palitical ciime, tried, conn victed, and sentenced to the penitentia ry for ten years. Not long after his conviction, Stewart was nominated for Governor. He saw his triend just be tore be was incarcerated, and said, “Bill, the first thing I do alter I’m in augurated will be to pardon you out. — Aud I’m 6ure to be elected.” Bob was elected and inaugurated.— True to his word and the native in stincts of gratitude, he went to the pen itentiary and inquired for Bill Grover. He was not there. He was one of a detail called out to dig a well in Jeffer** son City, and was then engaged in that work. Often the Governor went to the well iu which Grover was at work. On resell ing the place, he leaned over C e well and cried out: “Bill, are you there ?” ‘ Who’s that?” asked a voile from the subterranean deeps below. “It’s me —Bob Stewart ! Come out o’ there, and n you ! I’ve pardoned you.” In a few mioutes Grover was hauled up out of the well. Then was exhibit., ed the curious spectacle of the Gover nor* of a great State walking through tbe streets of* the capital arm-in-arm with a striped-suited convict. He took his old friend up to a clothing stor", rigged him out in anew sgit of clothes and made him a guest at the Gover nors mansion, afterward providing for him a start in business. Stopping Tliat Iplvrest. Daniel Webster once dined with an old Boston merchant, and when they came to the wine a dusty old bottle was carefully decanted by John and passed jo the host. Taking the bottle he pour* ed out Mr. Webster’s glass and handed it to him. 'i hen pouring out another glass for himself, he htld it to the light and said : ‘‘[low do you like it, Mr. Webs ter?” “I think it is a fine specimen of old port.” “Now oan you guess what it cost me?’ said the host. “Surely not said Mr. Webster; “1 know only that it is excellent.” “Well, now I can tell you. for I made a careful estimate the other day. \Y hen 1 add the interest to the first j rice, I find that it cost me the sum of j ust $1.20 per glass 1 ’ “Good gracious 1 you don’t say so.’ said Mr. Webster j and then draining his glass he presented it again with the . remark : “Fill it up again aa quick as you can, fur I want to atop that confounded in terest.” * -■ Father Ryan is lecteriug in Texas, NUMBER 12. ESTABLISHED 1865. GIL,Mt>UE At (70;, Attorneys at Law, Successors to Chipman, Hosmer & Co.* 629 F. ST., WASHINGTON, ). U. American and Foreign l aieent. Prten’s procured in all ootnfries. No fees in advance. No charge unless tho patent, is granted. No fees for making pre liminary examinations. No additional fees for obtaining and conducting a rehearing Special attention given to Interferencg cases before the Patent Office, Fxtensions before Congress, Infringement suits in dif ferent States, and all litigation appertain* ing to inventions or patents. Send stamp for’pamphlct of sixty pages. United States Courts and Depart ments, Claims prosecuted in the Suprcn 'Court of thS United States, Court of 'laime, Court of Commissioners of Alabama laims, Southern Claims Commission, an a •lass* es of war claims before the Exc t irel o partments. Arrears of Pay and Bou i y„ Officers, soldiers, and sailors of he late war or their heirs, are in many e tea en titled to money from the Governm it, of which they have no knowledge. Wraefulf history of serice, and state amount of pay and bounty received. Enclose stamp, and a full reply, after examination, will be given you Lee. Pensions. All officers, soldiers, and sailors wound ed ruptured, or injured in the late war, however slightly, can obtain a j many now receiving pensions are eititled to an increase. Send stamp and it'*orma tion will be furnished free. United States General Land OfHco Contested land cases, private land clain.s, mining pre-emption and homestead leases,’ prosecuted before the General Lana Office and Department of the Interior Old Bounty Land Warrants. The last report of the Commissioner* of the General Land Office shows 2,807,600 of Bounty Land Warrants outstanding. These were issued under act of 1866 anl prior acts. We pay cash for them. Send by registered letter. Where assignments arc imperfect wo give instruction to per* feet them. Each department of our business is con ducted in a under the charge of experienced lawyers and clerks. By reason of error or fraud many attor neys are suspended from practice before the 1 eusion and other offices each year.— Claimants whose attorneys have been thus suspended will be gratuitously furnished with full information and proper paperß on. application to us. As we charge uo fees unless successful; stamps for return postage should be sent us. Liberal arrangements made with attor neys in all branches of business Address GILMORE & CO., P. 0. Box 44, Washington, 2). C. Washington, D. C., November 24, 1876.'* I fake pleasure in expressing my entire confidence in the respotisibiliy and fidelity of the Law, Patent and Collection House of Gilmore & Go., of this city-. GEORGE 11. B. WHITE, (Cashier of the National Metropolitan Bank > dec9-tf. ' FMEENHOUSETf YOUR DOOR. For SI.OO we will send free by mail, any one of the following lots: Bdistinct varieties Monthly Roses, Winter. . flowering -8 “ CliiQ.Chrysanthemums, “ “ Begonias, < 8 “ Carnation Pinks, * “ Zonal Geraniums, ** “ Double < 8 “ Ivy leaved “ •* 8 “ Heliotropes, ** 6 “ Abutilons, * 2 “ Double Caiqelias, “ 4 “ Azaleas, * 4 “I obster Cactus, M 6 “ Bouvardias m 8 “ SteviasandEupatoriums* 8 “ Fuchsias, 4 “ Double Violets, *• 2 ** Poinsetta,Bcarlat& white* 4 “ Plumbago, Ferns, for Wardian Cases. 4 *‘ Palms, “ 9 “ Mosses, G Marantas *. 8 M Hyacinth bulbs 40 assorted Tulips Bulbs. 20 assorted Crocus, Bulbs. 2 assorted Jacobean Lily Bulbsu 12 assorted QxalU, 4 Lily of the Valley 8 New Pe.tul Tuheraav*, OR BY EXPRESS s 3 of any of the above $1 collections for $2. 5 “ 44 q 7“ 4 4 9 “ s* 12 u 14 .. , 5- > # • Or the whole collection of 388 Bulbs and Plants sent by Express on receipt ef $15.00. to which either of our books, "Gar dening for Profit, Practical Floriculture, or “Gardening for Pleasure” (value $1.60 each), will be added. 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