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OntT Schleicher, of Do Witt Co. aToa-3Ut Diaraiott Hon. L. J. Storejp, ol Caidtrell Co. RaraaMKTATiTaa 64THiTuott Hon. J . V. Huteulne, of Haja Co. Hon. W. M.Bust,ol OuadalntxCo. laTMOT oouar Itra distsjot. Hon. L. W. Moor., Presiding Judge, LaQrang, via a or ioldimo oodkt. Hare. id Mondaye In March and .September. ciiukt orrtoriu. Sterling Fisher, Jodge County Court. ' F.J. Mnnlove, County Attorney. ' '" ' Ed. J. L.Green, Clerk, i ! . i. Jaa. A. Wren, Bli.rllf. 0. 8. Cock, Deputy. C. W.Uroome, Junlcor lb Peao Pre, I. M. Brvedlov. " H.U.I-ltll. , ; " " ,- i "I. " L. Smith. " " . " No. 1 t S i II. A. Mcxeane, county Treaaurer. A.lWatun, Aeaeesor. . . .. Ben.C. Ilardlu, Purveyor. D. P. Hopkins, Cnui'r Precinct Mo. 1. O.K. Moor. " ' . ". J. ft. Burleaon, " "3. J.I,. Haaemore. " " " 4. Geo. H. Ward, Cnnetable. ''' Tinas or Hfiuum Coiixtt n Paaomor CouaT Criminal County Court Ut Monday lu each womb. County Conrt for CItII and Probata business lat Monday in Folirusry April, Juue, August, Oo lober and December. Commissioners' Court 3d Mondaya In February, May, August and November. Jui.tioe 0')un Preciuct Ho. 1 lat Friday In each month, San Marco. Preciuct No. d Friday In each month MtClty , " : 8 3d , " Wlmberlay'a Mill . 4 4th . " rirlpplng Sprluga. Town orricana. Mayor A. B. F. Kerr. Council W. 0. IlulchlKon, W. B. Fry, L. W. Mllch- ell,l). P. Hopklne, r. K. Turner. Marnhal-A.B. Dalley. ;iii;uchi:n. . MBTnODIST. Preaching 't the. Methodist Church every Sabbalh. Jttv. J. S.Glllett, Pastor. CHRISTIAN. Preaching at the Christian ("hurch on the second and fourth Sabbaths In each mouth by Elder J.J. Williamson. PRESBYTISM AN. Preaching at the Presbyte rlan Church on the second and fourth tab baihin.eaeh month oy the liev.W. t Kennedy. PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL. Services aeoona Sunday in each month ai 10i o'clock, a. at., and 7 p. m., (at Kt. Mark's Church.) Rev. Mr. Ajrrea, Rector. Austin Staira arrives at 12 o'clock .; fan Antonio Stave arrives at 12 o'olook Both Daily arrival. Mails close at 11 A Gontsles.arrlvea Tuesdays and Fridayaatff r. 1 loavea at 8 a. at. next morning. ,,A. Von 8TB1M.P. M AN ADDRESS TO THE SICK. Do you want to purify the system f - ' Do you want to get rid nf Blllousaesa f 1 i Do you waut something to strengthen youf Do you want a good appetite t Do you want to get rid of nervousness f Do you want good digestion f Do you want to sleep well f Do yon want to build up your ennetllnllonl Do you want a brisk and vigorous tocliug t If you do, TAKE SIMlYZOXtJE' LIVER iUJaigNV..'-iiUvM REGULATOR. J. H. ZEILIN & CO., Sole proprietor Simmons' Liver Regulator, Phllsdelpt'la. THE FAVORITE Home Kcmcily I warranted not to contain a single pnr tide of Mercury, or any Infurlous miner al suhrlancf. but is PUHKLY VKDST BI.E, containing tboe H luthcrn Kfots and ilerha, which au all-Wiaa Providence baa nlaced In countries where Liver ,tspase most prevail. 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Ibin(hirh ilSN not dtgest well, prodaciogsoar avmacfe. keanbarn. r mifi fA m ol Liver Kegol.tor III rl r lii Tk sappliw U rrof ef ail .. It I. Ik. rfc.o't.r-" Faally Mrdtcii e la tk.emcMI IT HAS NO IftUAL. (X1UT10X! F rWr"-r Fr ."-1 SIMMON UT ER klArLATOH - !." rnmr wvrm, witb Trade Hark, f a 1 . at,ruk. Iim etarr as gei Price SI, 00 hiiaJipnia,Pa. t.D BT U. I k 1 6iUT6. fT. U-lj IF WIS IMKT, If be parttd, thoa thalt II . ' Warm In the canter ef my heart, Safe heltardfrora th world apart, Like a pur., n.w born;mlody, Untainted by ib world outald, ' ' Charlahtdbym., b It, alone. For llapur. aw.!.., all min.., ' ,' wilt thou In my haarl .bid.. , , ; If w. do part, I'll k.p for the Th eacrad etlllraa of lb Bight. ' That hour, aw.at lov., I thlna by light, ', Though olhara claim my day of ma ' " The oold world sleeping at our feet, Thy eplrltahell commune with nilo, Wheu era upon oar pillow (bin, My heart for thee la will b.at. WAMI1IKUTOM I.IJITKR. ' Wasuinoton, D. C, ) Deo. 17, 1877. J , Congress adjourned for (he holidays on Httturday.' Ua that day uotuiug was douo ia ,tha Sooulo but to settle "au bll'air ol honor" between Senutors Gordon and . Conkliug, and confirm llou. Uiohard McUoruiiclc as Com missioner Ueueral to the Paris Expo Hitiou. iSuuator Uutler ot tiouth Caro lina iutruduccd u resolution instruol- iug the Committee ou Privileges uud Eleotions to inquire into the statements made us to bin admission to theBeuato. Tliis of course roi'ers to the charge ol tieuutor Edmunds aa to oorrupt means used to Bfccure the votoot Senator Pat: teruou. The Seuuto deterred action ou the resolution. 1 ' The difficulty between Gordon and Conkling grew out ol a remark made by the latter during the executive ses sion ol' Friday, iSenutor Coukliug's mauncr is not the most agreeable, aud its likely that his manner more than his words offended the Georgia Sena tor. The ancient Hamlin wus head ot the Committee whioh peaceab'y ar ranged the difficulty. The selection of Hutulin was an assurance that there would not be tloodshed. lie never killed anything but brook trout. ' ' McCormick's confirmation for a place abroad is at least a relief. The House llapublicans successfully fought agaiust Fernando Wood's reso lutioa authorizing committees to inves tigate various departmental matters. Let me venture a prophecy that they will regret this success, aud will oheer fully agreo to Mr. Wood's resolution. ' A dispatch received here Saturday night sayx the lorce of Mexicans on the Texas border is being largely and raoidly iucreused. There is no doubt of the fair intention ot Diaz in this and our Goverumout cau enable him to carry out his good designs by recogniz ing him. As it now is we unjustly make him weak by refusing to recog nize him, yet hold him to the same responsibility as ii he was strong. Ail tho developments so fur an nounced by the several committees in vestigating our relations with Mexioo go to ooufinu the belief that we have a large element on this side of the liio Grand, striving to precipitate war with that oountry, including men high lu official position. Whether we esoape or not, the feeling is almost uniform that a very slight indiscretion would now provoke actual war. The Paris Exposition Bill, as amended by the Senate, passed, and Mr. McCormick was confirmed as Com missioner General without opposition. Keso. The following is the law in relation to the burning of prairies, to be found iu paschal's Digest : ' ' Article 2333. If sny person shall wilfully burn, or cause to bo burned, any woodland or prairie not hisown.at any time between the first day of July and the luth of February gueceeding, he shall be fined not leu than fifty dol lars nor more than three hundred dol lars. Art. 2334. The offense named in (ha rorps-oina? article is complete where the person offending; acta; fire to his own woodland or prairie, and the lire com mnoicates to the woedland or prairie of another. A charming female writer saps that men like to "pick the ladies to piece)." It ia eertaialy very pleasaat Mmetuses to take them apart. low an IrrrTfrBt OI1 Unit ! IcratraM.'tl the ntorr ot KliJaK sand tli HropholtJ ' , r llatul. , - , . Samuel L. Cltmen tit Jot Nov. th Atlantic One trip the Captain had a olergy man on board, but did not know bo was clergyman since tho passenger list did not betray the faot. ' He' teok a treat liking lo this Rev. Mr. Peters, and talked with him a great deal, told him yarns, gave him toothsome scraps of personal history, and wove a glitter ing streak of profanity through , his garrulous fabrip that was refreshing to aspirit weary of. the dull neutralities of undeoorated speeoh, One day the Captain snid, "Peters, do you ever read the Bible?" .' -;'? W8ll yes." :.-iw.V. "I judge it ain't often, by the way you say it, 'Now you taokle it in dead ernestonce, and you'll find it'll pay. Don't you get discouraged, but hang right on. First, you woDt understand it; but by and by thioigs jrill begin to clear up, and then you wouldn't lay it down to eat." ; ' ' .' V ' , ''Yes, I have heard that said." "And it's 'so,' too. Thbre' ain't a book that begins to compare with it. It lays over 'em ull, Peters. There's some tough things in it there ain't any get ting srouod that, but you stick to them and think them out, and when once you get on the inside everything's plain as day.' :" "''' " """ .... ( ; . . i , . ,!'The miiacles, too, Crptaih?" ' ''Yes sir; The miracles too, Every one of them. Now there's that buej- dcss with the prophets of Baal; like enough that stumped you?",,,,., ,!,., ,. "Well, I don't know but'! : n . "Own up,' now; it stumped you. Well, I don't wonder.' You hadn't had any experience in raveling such thines out. and naturally it was too many for you. Would you like to have me explain that thing to you, and show you how to get at the meat of these matters?",. . .-',, ' : "Indeed I would. Captain, if you don't mind." ' j i Then the Captain proceeded as fol lows; "I'll do it with pleasure. First, you see, I read and read, and thought and thought, until I got to understand what sort of people they were in the old Bible times, and then aftor that it was all clear and easy. Now this was the way I put it up, concerning Isaao nad the DroDhets of Baal. There was some mighty sharp men amongst the public characters of that old ancient diiv. find Isaao was one of them. Isaac had his failings plenty of them, too it ain't for me to apologize for Isaao; he pUyed it on the prophets of Baal, and like enough, he was justifiable, considering the odds that was against him. No, all I say is 'twa'n't any miraole, and that I'll show you so't you can see it for yourself. "Well, times had been getting rougher and rougher for prophet that is, propheU of Isaao's denomina tion. There was 450 prophets of Baal in the community, and only one Pres byterian, that is, if Isaao was a Prea byterian, whioh I reckon he was, but it don't say. Naturally, the prophets of Baal took all the trade. Isaao was pretty low spirited, I reckon, but he was a good deal of a man, and no doubt he went a prophesying around, letting on to be doing a land office business, but 'twan't aey use ; he couldn't ran any opposition to amouot to anything. By and by things got dsspersto with him; he seta his bead to work sod thinks it all out, and then what does he do ? Why, be begins to throw out biota that the other parties are this and tnat aaa a oiuir, mnaiiuj . w ite may be. but jn kiud of under- minim their reputation ia a quiet way. This aaade Ulk, of course, and finally got to tho King. The King asked Iaaae what be meant by his ulk. Say Iaaae, ' Ob, nothing particular; only oaa they pray down fire from beavea on an altar? It ain't aucb, assy be. your Majesty, only can they doit? That's the idea.' So the Kiug was a good deal disturbed, and he went to the prophets of Bsal, and they said, pretty airy, that if he had an altar rea dy, they wore ready; and they intimat ed he better get it insured, too. , , "So next morning alt tho children of Israel and their parents, and tho other people, gathered themielvei to gether. Well, ' here was that great orowd of prophets of Baal paoked to gether on one side, and Issso walking up and down all alone on the other, putting up his job. When time was called, Isaao let on to be eomfortablo and indifferent; told the Other team to take the first innings1, So they went at jt, the whole 450, praying around-tho altar, very hopeful, and doing their level best. Thoy prayed an hour two hoursthree hjjirs and so on, plumb till noon, It wa'n't any use they hadn't took a triok, , Of course they felt kind' of ashamed before all those people, and well they might. Now, what would a magnanimous man do? Kecpstill, wouldn't he? Of course. What did Isaao do? He graveled the prophets of Baal every way he could think of. Says he, 'You don't speak loud enough ; your God's asleep, liko enough,' or may be he's taking a walk; you want to holler, you know' or word, to thateffeot; I don't recollect the exaot language. Mind, I don't apologise for Isaao, he had bia faults. l"Well, the prophets of Baal pruyed along the (jest they knew how all, tho afternoon, and never raised , a spark. At last, about sundown, they wre all tuckered out, and they owned up and quit. '..'"'.'; -.i "What does Isaac do, now ? He stcpB up and says to some friends of his there, ' Pour four barrels of water on the altar 1' Everybody was astonished, for the other side had pruyed ut it dry you know, and got whitewashed. They, poured it on. Says he, ' heave on, four more.' Then he says, heave on four more, i wsive oarreis, you see, alto gether. ' The water ran all over the al tar, and all down the Bides, snd filled up a trench around it that would hold a couple of hogsheads 'measures,' it V 'a' .,- . . a .. . says; l reckon it means aoout a nogs- head. Some Of the people were going to put on their things and go, for they allowed he was Crazy. They didn't know. Isaao. Isaao knelt down and began to pray; he strung along and strung along, about the heathen in dis tant lands.and about the sister church es, and about the State and the coun try at large, and about those that's in authority in the Government, and all the usual programme, ou know, till everybody bed got tired aud gone to thinking about something elac, and then, all of a sudden, when nobody was noticing, he outs with a match aud rakes it on the under sideaof his leg, and pffl up the whole thing blazes . like a house afire. Twelve barrels of water? Petroleum, sir, petroleum 1 that's whst it wag I" "Petroleum, Captain ?" "Yes sir ; the country wa full of it. Issae knew all about that. You read the Bible. Don't you w irry about t he tough place. They ain't tough when you oo me to think tbem out and throw light oo them. There ain't a thing ia the Bible but what ia true; all you want i to go prayerfully to work aoi cipher out how 't was done." Fair woman is beginning to mske inquiry abont that proposition for aa exhibition of beautiful women at tho French Exposition. It will be unique, at all event, and our American girls must leara the details of the compo lition so that they may prepare for tba trial with their European sisters. Wibvvefotto practice the most rigid economy al such a tin s thia," remarked a maa tho other Jay to a crowd oa the stdew.Ik. "I have top ped all the pcr for which I formerly - abKribed. and don't bay candy toy aad such tramptry for tie elnldreer timet are herd. Cotae ia, boys, as4 takeadriakr-.Ce. 'i ; I