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T k © B i » € t o L H o m e . T ^ V T S S T S A N G S B T S A N FlOTION.** * In San Branclsco, on Oie nortib, svdo o£ Folsom, street, overlooking Mission Bey, stands a palatial residence. Theinterior o f this house is even more beautiful than its exterior, every apart ment being in its Tvay a gem of magnifi cence and refinement. andTOderedOtttj” suggested Br, Hut ton. “ She might have stroiled'down to tliewaters and been drowned.” The library especially realij perfect ideal o f an elegi . ____ the mo® o f an elegant and cniturec the moment \re look ^ up- o f S B most He was Mr. Morton Preble, for many years a leading banker of San Erancis- It was in vain that the broad bay-wind- 7 at the south end of the room had been id, giving ingress to the sunshine and ‘inca o f rare flowers—in vain that dth richly carved s were lined witl the waL_ ----- — , boot-eases and paintings—in vam t \ couches and limunons chaws l richly carved ■in that couches and lusunot ;en. g a t b e r e d arortnd him . He was wretched. He lay on a sofei in the depths of the great bay-TOndotr, the -wrect o f a once powerful man. His figure was thin and her. She was lost on the Ckh of Au- is^ 1854. For n year we thought her u. B u ion the anniversary d f our loss iived a written message concerpiag ” A;me£^ge-cried-Dr.15utt6a, stisst- a^wngle line i n a‘ his deep Bmputhy with tho asonked pa rents. “ w h e r e c an she b e ? ” *^‘Hcaven enlv knows,” answered the mother. “Perhaps In SanPrandseo— perhaps in some rude hut in tho interior, with fiomo 'oteenre icirmoy, and under a name that is not hers I I think her ab ductor would , have earned h® to some lonely, region the interior, among the valleys and mountains. Yet I never see -a yo»ng'-#:’n n the streets without tiun- ing to look a t her, I never hear a girlish -voice ^thoutUstening-eagmly, -half fim- i^ t h a t it may prove the voice o f my “ 0 h , pitying heaven!” sighed Dr. Hutton, dashing a flood o f tears from his eyes.^,/‘Will this long agony never be “ We hope so, and even believe so,” Preble, with the firmness M lB g r a u t r t i a r i M r a t f . ■ W E C . i k ' r . A . S . B from® _Mpsii' 9, 185^ ■ Jess^, h«,' h a / i n ”God’k mercy. Jessie. ’\ The last message we received from our Dr. Hutton -looked with a pimzled air, seems to point to some kind o f a F,” usssnted Dr; Hutton, looking in_,-question, ‘/I t is un- laihis ^reward banker. • • 1 name o nothing ‘‘Nor dldakus,^*t first,y.said l»Ir. Pre ble. “ Tlieh-riiat nam & ^ d tlfat dale, YTXth tiie demon latigh coBnectang them. By what withering secret, 1^^ what de stroying affliction, had he been thus agon ized? thus haunted? thus hunted? Imso noble and good 1 he so wealthy and distin guished! , , , , . 1 As he*moved restlessly upon nis luxu rious cushions the pretty dock on the mantel-piece struck, -five, every stroke .<eeming 3 to fall like a hammer_u 3 heart of the nervous invalid. He { himself, strugghag feebly to a sitfci *” ^\Oh will this fatal day never, never, ^ s s ?” he murmured; “ nor bring us re- Noticing with a nervous start that he [vasalone, he touched^a bell upon a table eyou?” oice had died ■ % entered wished to^sendYor the doctor! ” She was a beautiful woman o f some six and thirty ' whitobtov . . ^ g i'osunshmy Stme'^rTstffl% 8 rl^^ under a grie?’ and anxiety no less poignant than that ovinced by her husband. , , “ The doctor!” he echoed hsdf-re- she said, in a calm and cheerful voice, as she drew a chair to the side o f the sofa, and sat down, stroking the corrugated forehead o f . ^ e invalid with a magnetic touch. He will be here immediately. Your last nervous crisis alarmed me. ' You may become se riously ill!” “ «. . . Mr. Preble bestowed an affeetjouate look upon his wife, hut said despondent- The doctor! He cannot ‘minister to a mind diseased!’ Oh, if these long hours would only pass! If I only knew theq^we^i^ceived another mes^ge). v ' lical in shape and° apSS:anfe^^wSh^the first, before the g ^ ; d f B |. Huttph, who. read it aloud: “ August 9, 1856. Your StiU lives. S f / i s r s f e i « t k : 2 a e. The disappearance of irious, as it IS, does is^atband.’ Homes tends tornmnywoitr intend 1 ^‘desiiaiid money i iagherback’r-os.’M h.\ W e, shall Boon know,” said-Mrs, Preble, -mth forced calmness. “ To-day we shiU haVe another message, no doubt. What will it.b o r ■ ' 'ssslyouMss ' _________ t is, let i t come!’ ’ ha i mured. “ An^hing can be hope better .S i f ms impatient words had.preolpi- x.j - heard on the ^ ... this moment, and a - ----- j - ^i-~ it doorfollG^tid.' Another message!” breathed the banker. A servant soon entered, bearing a let ter, which he extended to Mr. Preble, •Saying: ■ . ............... “The bearer is in the hail, ’ ’ \With an eager gaze, the banker glanced at the superscription of the missive, “ It is from Jdm!” he faltered. He tore the envelope open. It contained a slip of paper, of “ l i l i s i p V ALIi DBIJ6GISTS AND DEADEES. Espt22m3 versary of that on which she wag stolen— without our being able to discover who h e is. And a srill greater wonder to me is what can be his motive. It seems in credible. I f it was stated in a novel any people would not believe it. But ruth is stranger than fiction.’ ” Mrs. Preble drew from her husband’s he goodness and mer^-of -Heayeiri;-^ The banker gave a low, sobbmg sign. “ qffly down, down, at the grave opening before me.” . . Mrs. Preble continued to stroke ms ness o r _____ are they that jomforted.’ ’’ eejoice 3 of heaven. ‘ Blessec mourn; &r they shall.be ! beUeve that we shafi yet than we have mourn- well upon rejoice more keenly than we have mourn ed, and that we shall come to a glorious day o f ^joy beyond all t t o long night of ^ ° f h .e f a c e o f t h e in v a lid lig h t e d u p w ith an answering glow, and he murmured: “ Glorious faith! My wife, you are, indeed a blessed comforter! Perhaps, af ter all, you are right i” A knock resoun.ied on a side-door at this juncture, and the next moment Dr. Hutton, the family physician, for whom Mrs. Preble had sent, entered the room. He was an old man, portly in figure, with white hair and beard, but -with a fresh and ruddy complexion, a pair of shrewd blue eyes, and with an exuberant boyishness of manner that sat wc ” Mm. He had a kind heart and iteacL He approached the sofe greeting the husband and wife, an t he thin restless hand o f the inval ing his prdse. : “ Quite a high fever,” hesmd, after a brief pause. “ Worrying again, eh, Mr. Preble? You are wearing yourself out. Medicine will do you no good so long as. your mind is in its present condition. I must ^VG you an opiate— “ N o t now ,' doctor,” in terp o s e d th e banker. ‘ ‘ I cannot— m u s t n o t — s leep t o day ! i need to be broad awake now, for I cannot tell at any moment what the next may bring forth. I am looking forthe; culmination Of aU mjyears f anguish- lor tiie crowning .agoijy o£ tite whole.— Perhaps even now— -AJij whi that?” , H e started up wHoIy, and_ then, sound that had disturbed bisi W repeated, he sank back again on hi ions, pallid and panting. Tka doctor looked a t Mrs. Preble V/Ub m anxious, questionin\ “ I t is the annlversE Ms unspoken inquiry- o f oUr loss,” “ Ah, 56 ’ s ,” said the doctor. “ I r e - xaember.” “ Yes, it’s another of those terrible days,” cried the banker, in a hollow Whis per. “ Sit down, doctor, and I will tell you the whole story. I can think of noth ing else to-day, and am almost wild with apprehension and anxie^. Sit down.” Dr. Hutton drew up a chair and seated himself, his ftice • expressing the double eolicitude o f a friend and physician. ‘ ‘ You knew us fourteen years ago, doc tor, ’ ’ said Mr. Preble. “ We lived then where we do now, in a cottage on the site of this great mansion. . There were but three o f us—Helen and I, and our three- year old deSsie. And it was fourteen years ago to-day that our little J esae was stolen from us.” “ I remember it,” said the !y. “ Fet might she not hayj Mr. Preble? She went out to ------- garden, if I remember, rightly, and was never keen by you'again. She might have strayed away—” “ So we thought for a whole year, doc tor,” interruptedtTm; banker. “ We nev er dreamed that .she.had,been .stolen. $Ve searoh.ed everywh-ere for Iier, uud o^- fared immansft s « d 9 forksTfiGOWy. I en^Iorod detectivea, hut all to no pur-i pose. When our little Jessie ran down tne steps into that flower-.g?irden,” and be pointed to thss ffOut of the house, “ as if the earth had opened and swallowed her up, we never saw her again,” “ S h e must have found the gate open. itton ^adjusted his and then sioi 13 aloud. The < physician. Dr. Hul . „ glanced over tl read the group of out try the first year is as follows: ^ “ A ugust 9 , 1855, Jessie, Jia, ha! Jes- * And the next year it is— “ A ugust 9, 1'856. Y out Jessie stiU lives r And the next—r ^ “ A ugust 9, 1857. She is in good Andthenext— “ A ugusts , 1858. SheisiocUasever!” Andthenext— “ A ugust 9, '•s.* day!” And the 1859. I saw her yester- : t - “ A ugust 9,1860. Shdsgrovnng rap- .^nd the next— ' * ‘ ‘ A ugust 9,1861. She continues to do im u r And the nest— “ A ugust 9, 1862. I ’ve seen hev a- This line v “ A u g u s t !, ____ __ ___ A shock o f wonder and horro the three simultaneously. “ Will call]” cried Mr. Preble, to bis feet, and glaring wildly around, “ Is coming here?” cried Mrs. Preble, also arising. “ I t seems so,” said Dr- Hutton, bis eyes again reverting to the Sessage. “ He will be here at six o’clock, and see! it is six already!” Even as he jnautelpiece con pointed hour, and at that instant hea'^ footsteps resounded in the hall, approach ing the iibraiy. ^‘I t i s he! cried the doctor, also aris- i s the last stroke of the hour resound ed, the door leading fium the hall again _ aeiongand horrified glance cast the banker and his wife in that direction, and then she fell heavily to the floor. Her senses had left her- Theabov gain /” And the ' 'A ug UST s : adn/” n e x t — 9, 1863. Shd heconving And the next— \A ugust 9,1864. Tov,r m r And the chiM is ti She’s lovelier than AndLnd the next— rauST 9 ,1 8 6 6 . She’s realty charm- S AU( ing]” And last year it is— “ A ugust 9,’1867. ,M y reward is at hand!’ And what shall we get to-day ? i The physician looked up and fix( thoughtfiil gaze upon the bereavec hand and wife. “ How did these messages come to you?” he demanded. Invariably by post,” replied Mr. Pre ble. “ IJsuaUyto ^ e house, but some times to the office!” **Aud you liave never seen tlieir an- thor?” . “ Never 1” “ The last o f them is dated, I see, a year ago to-day! ” “ Yes, yes,” faltered the hanker, “ and the time has come for another message. This is the 9th of August, 1868!” _ “ I see, ” said Dr. Hutton. “ And this is the secret o f your terrible excitement 1 You are expecting to receive to-day an- otiier of these strange messages!” There was a brief sfience. Mrs. Pre- ,hle’s hand fluttered in its task, and her face grew very pale. The hanker breath ed gaspingly. The physician regarded them hoth in friendly ^rmpathy. “We shall hear of her again to-day,’ said Mr, Preble; “ and what will tM message be?” /The mother averted her face. Her brave heart faltered as that question ech oed in h^fiouL “ The writer o f these letters is unques tionably the_abdtietor o f your child!” said Dr. Hutton. “ Have you any suspicion as to' his identity ?” “ Not the slightest,” said Mr-Preble. “ W e have puzzled over the problem for ^any years, hut we cannot guesi *’“Thinkj” said the doctor. you no enemy? I do not mean people with whom you are not frietidly^-^very stirring man has plenty o f these—but a dawnpght enemy! Is there no man ■whom you knew,in^ the East who hated you? No ens-against whom .you were called upon to testify—no one whom you possthk asked himse shook his head. He had afl these questions repeat- ’ he “ And Mrs. Prehlo?” suggested the ioctor, turning to her. “ Have you no rejected suitor who might he revenged 3nough to desolate your home ?” “ No,” ’said the lady, “ I wasmarided larly. ^ Morton was my first lover!” “ This is strange—veiy strange!” mutr tered the doctor. “ You are not con- of having an enemy in the scions o f having i ‘ you hai fiend ■. working out agaii And you hat smy in the World, enemy—a hidden . _iuman form^who -- linst yoa» feaiful hatrt_. lot the slightest suspicion' ______ declared tiie bank- ir.” “ Not Preble. ^ „ — - -------- - ------ - or who might have been capable __ .. infamy—but be is dead ! ” “ The handwriting is not familiar ?’ ’ “ No. It is mermy a rude scrawl, as lU seej ” said the h ^ e & ‘ ‘ I t ssggests ithing—except that it is evidently dis- dsedl” „ Again- there was a profoaud silenCe: ® ‘ O m : c h ild JiTsev^etnteen ytioirs^cM, no^ a t j fQrherl” “ B ut where is she?”^ a cian—^and now his voice f. F r e h C ter a O W B U S E F T I O W , -ONCHITIS, Asthma, and Ca- irrTi cured by inlia.l<ztion. Abbott’s Inlicdxng - ...... As tbe only remedy known that operates directly on tho lungs—dissolves tho tubercles, which aro thrown otf, the cavities heal, and a cure is effected. T reatm ent by letter or in per son can be h ^ only Q. VAN HUMMEJ j L, M. D., 1 6 IVest 14th St^ N . - Word to Consump tives,” 26 p „ sent free, x iulyl4yl _________ physician. follows: 18. A t six IvjUl caU!’ ’ ider and horror shook starting P U j E S without detention from business?^Pee* including med- ioine, S5. ^ D b . JA M E S OEB, P . 0 . Box 2315 oet27\7l2 ______________ N oivYork. J continuation of this stoiy found only in the N. Y. Ledger. Ask for - ----------------------- ^ ^ ----------------- O I S T I E S ! O Y S T E E S ! rpH E V E R Y B E S T I N M ARE Albany §tree| Fruit Store AND OYSTER DEPOT. Hotels and a ll P a rties w a n tins largo q u a n tities o f p y sters,-a liberal do- Her senses had left her- The above we publish as a specimen chapter j but the continuation o f this stoiy will be found only in the N. Y. Ledger. Ask for the number dated December 4tb, wbicb can b e ha d ut- any n e w s office or book* store. If you are not •vrithin reach o f a news office, you can have the Led| mailed to yon for one year by sendi three dollars to Robert Bonner, publishv. , 182 William street. New York. [Hie. Ledger pays more for original contribu tions -tbm any otiier penodieal in the world. It TviU publish none but the very, very best,^ Its moral tone is the purest, and its circulation the largest. Every body who takes it is hapmer for ' it; Leon Lewis, Mrs, Harriet Mrs. Southworfh, Mr. Gobb, Professor Peck, Mary Kyle Dallas, Fanny Fern and Miss Dupuy will write only for tho Ledger hereafter. Mr. Bonner, like other„jublish- leadini ers, might issue ' 1313<gUZin6S } b u t 1X7 JJ17X7XO ca . all his energies upon one, anc. _ to make it the best. One Dexter is wort more than three or five ordinary horses. ------ three or five papers and •refers to cone W . S . T A Y L O K & C O .’S popuBa mniM iiiPdiiiDM, 70 GENESEE STMEET UTICA, N. Y. The Most Extensive ■Variety, the Most Ele 0 ant Styles, the Most Superior Qualities, and fair and honorablo dealing can always bo secured at our establishment. ^ In AM E R ICAN -WATCHES w e m ake a' spo- .oialty, and are eelkng Silver Hantine American W atohss a t $3 a nd upwards. Gents, Gold H u n t ing American W atoncs, SCO a n d upwards. I “ dies’ Gold Hunting Watches, S75and upwards Nn JfKot'ion,'’s & o i a JRens OLD ESTABLISHED HOSPITAL ON I H E P BENCH SYSTEM. Quick Cures and Low Prices. Twenty Tbousand Patients Cured A nnually. 'I^R. TKDLIiR continueg to be confi- L»dsntially and aueoessfully^ consulted on all Albany. N.r - N o students or b foi^adSess^aUletteMto aplioyi NcJ. . H e w . S. 0 . ABBOTT, HEEXIMEB, IIAVING purchased the exelusiv XL r igh t for Herkim er, to make a New Paten Photographic Pioture, called the E N A I V I E L . E D - T R A N S F E R , 1 w ho desire ti P t f , $ a : , 0 2 1 . - ^ - 3 2 - X 3 I .A .X .2L ,. A ttorney and OouNSEEnoa at L aw , O pe I oe on M ain S tbeet , B enton B lock it TbB E ai . 18 , , N Y , - mayw I J I I O I S R i S .F S i k S B S , AW O K H ^ J ^ O O U g p L M K AT LAW . ^ O fvicb wiTn H on . E zra G raves . J . .DRYOES HEHDERSON, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELhOB AT LAW. O ffice wit I i S. & R. E abe , Main Slreel, EerkMer, Y. m o h A l Y vk ;, h . y , Q P B O I A li attention giyen to collect- S A V E Y O T J B M O M E Y ! X io o a s : . a . h i* a R i a B S - - GOOD JAPAN TEA..................... . ........... Sl.OO PR IM E do. do ............................................ GOOD YOUNG HYSON TEA......................... VERY PIN E YOUNG HYSON TEA ........... B I a I Y E N ’B C lean s in g a n d H e a lin g PU E P O B E S . HIHIS Soap is prepared from Mutton -1- Tallow. CgcoanutOil, Olive Oil. Palm Oil, A rabian Balsam. P ine Tar, &o.. and is the finest article for cleansing a n d healing Boils, Corns, Bunions. F rosted Peet, Chilblains, Cuts, Burns, I f is fcaommended by leading phs; 8 ieian 3 as the best medicated healing soap ever invented. Fresk Oofiee* Ground Daily, ' S T J G - ^ K S , tUs €he& p a s t h e € h e a p e s t i Good as the Best, ALSO. House Builders’ Hardware, H A Y I N G T O O L S , .HUBS, FELLOES, ^ Oils, ^ ’IL . O X T K , S s h ’ h u i t c a n s , F U H H D R t J G - B , and a ll the Popular P a ten t Medicines o f theday* Call a n d see* a t the store o f - € . W . ' F A I . M ® I 1 . J v , best mi T o L C M B S B l I i r a B l B I! oa tho corner of AlhanVand— ......... .™ j„.ainc‘the New York Central Railroad. ... the VILLAGE OE HERKIMER. At his yard may bo found A l l S i s s d s e : f Including BoorSj Basil, BlmdSj Braokets, M o iildiiags, BD ingies, &c-, &e. th a t Dated Herkimer., Auemet 19 1803. o r T o i l e t P u r p o s e s augllmG MAHUPAOTO 23 & 25 Euntingtoa St.,. Brooklyn, 11. Y- i o o> - W a i l S t r e e t , NEW YORK. 357DB*W * ' e R f l c i R i & r m s M S T O B i . T H E undersigned have opened a. ,-L New GBOOERYIKD PIIOVISIOJIST m Mrs JLooher’s Building, first door abovi Drugs, Mftdiftiaes and Grceeries. J . BpB » r ili jQ^AS open e d a la r g e a s s o r tm e n t A l f o r i g a g c s a l e , Y H H E R E A S , default has been made tho money Oct. 14. 1€6Y. FREE to BOOK AGE^dTa ‘' ^ E will send a handsome pro; ’ J J L o f our NEW ILLUSTRATED ^ . ----- aj-pjjj. Qf Main Street, Herkimer, whore moy bo found a new and well seieoted Rtockof Family Provisions AND a B . O G B B . I B B , . ConsisGns of Sugars, Teas, Coffees, &c., which they w ill sell a t the lowest prices. A ^ h a rnof the p u blic p a tronage ia respectfully GIVE US A CALL. 8GH R 0 T T & QIE8Y. Herkimer. AnrU 28.1869. apl£8tf ^ A y e r ’s C h e r r y P e c t o r a l, For Biseasos of the Throat and Lungs, suoh. aa Coughs, Coldsj ‘Whooping Cough, Bronchi tis, ABiluaa, and Consumption. R E M O J < | / A L . ' C A S P E R G L O O ’S BOOT AND SHOE STORE H a s been removed to M i W S f O E i In Fox’s New Biock, here may be found an endless variety of B e e t s a n d ^ l i e e s , which will be sold at a small advance from cost! Satisfaction Guaranteed. Give me H erkim e r. A p ril 18.1S87, ' a P llT t f ‘ ‘ EOONOM Y L E A D S TO W EALTH . JOHN W. BROWN ’’^ O U L I ) respectfully inform the * \ Ijadiea and Gentlemen of H erkim er and vicinity, th a t Dfty p e r c ent can bo saved by p a t ronizing b is , Steam Dyeing and Cleaning E S T A B L I S H M E N T . Ladies Silk a n d Woolen Dresses. Shawls, Ki< (loves. Feathers, and Gentlemens Garment leaned o r colored w ithout ripping, in a man leyond competition. J . SV. BROW N, No. 9. J o h n S t. apllSyl Utica, N . Y.. n e a r the D epot.. COAL! dec2tf _ r BATES. W i f ......... V. BRONSON. Mohawk, er 1. MORGAN. H erkim e r. N . Y BAIL HOAD HOUSE. rp H E undersigned has-takenthe Hb -i- tcl on Albany S t , Herkimer, rftnentlykeptby C.Locher, a n d refitted a n d __ )ved the same, a n d it now presents to the trav- PosTFONEMENT.—Tho abovo Sale is h e reby fur ther postponed until the 17th day of March neit. a t the p lace a n d tim e o f day m entioned in the above notice. D ated F e b ruary 16.1869. _ ^ „ PE T E R B. SEEBEB, Assignee. H . C lay H all , Attorney. _ „ _ PB T E R 'B .SE B B E E , A ssignet. H . C lay H all . A ttorney. 900K k m m VfAMTEOfor ^STRUGGLES & TRIUMPHS of K T. i f f l i i i i M S S S l i T -jgher and higher i n their estimation, baa become b e tter known. Its uniform oharac- ■ sr and power to cure the variouslaffections of . - , ---------- J .. ----- . . ------ ’ a i t known a s a ■While a dapted r n l » f e V o ^ & ' ? u l | l o T t ^ T o t s S i coughs, all should bo provided with this anti dote for them. Although s e ttled OonsuTnption is thought in curable, s till great numbers of cases where the diseiise seemed settled, have been completely cured, M d tho p a tient restored to sonnd h e a lth by the Cherry l^ectoral. So complete is its inas- tOT oyer the disorders o f the Lungs a n d Throat, n s r o T i o E ! I M a v e ^K S f M e c e iv e d A L A R G E A S S O R T M E N T O F a o o i > s . AND 0 - : e , 0 G B B t Z E l S , BOOTS AND SHOES, A ^ B © A P S , • W h ic lt , I ' a m S e l l i n s a t E .ew P r i c e s f o r Ca&ls., - — ALSO — A LARUE ASSORTMEMT OP O L O T E m S T G l , The liargest a n d Best A ssortment e ver p resented to the Beople o f the Town o f E erhimer* — ALSO — D E A L E R .IN A L L T H E BEST BRANDS OF L \ ' L o x m ; F a i n t s , O ils, Ifyott want to buy goods CHEAP FOR CASH, sire mo a call. B o n itfbrget tho p lace, . S t i e e t, JH terhim ert W . W . W I l L S O M . JOHH ffi. METZGER, . . Herkimer, M. Y., TTEEPS constantly on hand a large Ik assortment of ■ Hall, Tarlor, store, Shop, and ^ COOK ST O V E S , o f the most approved designs, wbioh ho is soiling at -eastern prices. Every variety of TIN, SniET-lfl'ON AND flOPPEB WOBH, MADE TO OEDIH. Lead Pipe, Cistern Pumus, JAPAXniJElD, GLASS AJyD~ h o £ , l o w w a r e , S t o v e P i p e , P o i l e r s , US’e a Metf- M e s , AV., a l z c s m s o n lia n a . Old Iron. Brass, Lead, Pewter, Copper lags. India Rubber, &o„ taken in oYchange, fo' rhioh the highest cash price w ill be paid. Herkimer. January 1,1SOT,^ V i O V A R S & S H E E H A f ^ j IMPORTERS AND DEALERS I N FINE ■ T O I S . LIUnO RS A I D A f f i , -- DOUBLE RE C T IFIE E S OF DURE a R A I H V r a iS E I E S , ALSO, SOLE AGENTS FOR Central and Western New York OF THE CELEBRATED IMPORTED - A L P I N E B I T T E P S , fS 9 aiRjia s a s«s-e©?» x y x ! x a A ^ Axr. -s-. P etsr ViDVAfen, JoHii H. S heehan , - JnlyTtf Licensed Auctioneers. HomesviUe' enesee Stw Utica If. Y. SIX PE R GENT, Interest allowed on a ll sums from S ite 85,000 free from Government tax. . . . .Money can be deposited and withdrawn at any obstinate of them yield to it.— ■ else conid reach them , under the ------- d they subside a n d disappear. and Pvhlie Speaftera find g reat proteo- always. relieved and often wholly I P A . T - O . ^ S S I X > ^ PROPRIETOR OF THE - M a r b l e P i l l a r S a l o e a , (OPPOSITE BAGQS’ SQ UA R E ,)' ■cr CC I O - f t . . , 3SL . ’S . A L L kinds of refreskmenta served up A . at all hours, such as OYSTERS. WILD I N S U R E V O U R U ! F S IN THE- Eamtable Life Assurance Society OF NEW YORK. Cash Assets over N I N E t V i l L l - l O N D O L i _ A R S . ALL POLICIES KON-FOPvr3jlITA3LE. pASH Dividends to Policy Holders V.) A nnually. New Business in 1S6S, ^ S l , 3 © l 5 3 J S S O O - Apply at the Agency of tho CSmpany before XnsuriasT, F . S . WILCOX, Special Agent .29tf -for H erkim e r County. not publish the certificates of them here, or do more than assure the p ublic t h a t its n u a li- tics a re fully m a intained. A .'^ Q N h A g u e d u r e , foi Fever and £gno, Intoimittent Fever, Chill Fever. Remittent Fever, Dumb Ague, Period ical or DiUous Fever, &c., and indeed aU the aSections which atiee from or miasmatic poisens. As its name Implies, it does Cure, and does not' fail.. Containing neither Ai-senie. Quinine, Bis m uth, Zinc, n o r any o ther m ineral or poisonous substance whatever, i t in nowise injures any pa- \tient. The num ber a n d im portance of its cures , in the ague districts, are literally beyond ac count, a n d wo believe w ithout a parallel in the history of Ague medicine. Our pride is gratified by t k e noknowledgmonts we receive o f the r a d ical cures effected in obstinate cases, and where other remedies h a d wholly .failed. Prepared by Dr. J . 0. A yes & Co.. Practical and Analytical Chemists, Lowell. Mass., and sold a ll round tho world. , PRICE, PER BOTTLE^^^ I'X sT * V .A . X . X T S X j S MEDICINE PU£!FYm» of the BLOOD. Dr. J . W . POLAND’S I f l O l 10 ) §T 0 E, A P o s i t i v e R , e m e d y f o r a l l -binds of Humors, ^Sflwfula, Scurvy. Salt-IUieum, Carbuncks and Boils, Ulcers and all obstinate Aabetions of the ln“ ; and ta in t o f ‘ « Languor* and Depression of S p irits, L om of A p - potite, Constipation,^ J O N - E S SCILEWOIIS! Started with a determination to achieve three th in g s : To m ake the BEST Scales. Second-Yo seU them th e CHEAPEST. Third—Io make and cell the MOST. • OUR ~B¥khEB ARB BEING UNIVERSALLY ADOPTED AND ARB THE ACKNOWLEDGED S T .A . 3ST I D .4k. : R I D IN ALL CLOSE TRANSACTIONS. Djir catalogue embrace , 8 every description from a Tea Balance to a Locomotive T rack Scale. Es pecial attention to H a y Scales for farm e rs' use. Sell you one scale or a thousand. Satisfaction ,guaranteed in every instance. jrodTJES, J-OJTESi JtOJYPB. selves a s o u r agents, a n d o ven u: deceive the public. So bo su :he b e st Scales, to g ___ iune9m6 •pnEpASsn A HBW.BN&LAND E0TA3SI0 DEBOT, B O S T O N . M ASS. For Bale by 0 , W, Palmer, iTr„ and Ji ft- Bar* rill. Druggists. H erkim e r. N. Y. n o v lly l -- McKown & Co. D E A L E R S IN -LOOKING- GLASSES* PORTRAIT, PHOTOGRAPH AND p i e w i i . f i i i i i , GILT AND ROSE WOOD MOULDING, BACK STUFF, &o. Ko. 10 WlirtBshoro Street, C op . Division, x t t x ojsl , 3xr, \s-„ EVERY DESCRIPTION op PR, '.J.M cKO W N. jnay 20 t ■ FR A MES RE-G ILT ^JOHNMcKBNKAN. Iron and Steel, Sjriiis, fellies, His, Spote.&c, JUST ADDED TO MT STOOK, AND SOLD AT Bottom Prices!! juneieme ________ D. W, PALMER, Jr. 3 S ^ B 3 D I C . A . X i . fiadvFlaysiciaia! MRS. H. A. WATERS, T h e G r e a t C l a i r v o y a z i t , W O U L D neopleAf rrlBston, nias»., Rox; 165 , to th e following — been treated byl cough ^ nlariy^two^ycft^tand^^^ Rer\a^g_g - skill. I most cheerfuliy recommrad a^d^n Who may be similarly afflicted to visit her. Yours respectfully, W IL L IAM W HEELER. hTif. A. WA5)EES. M. D.. G reat BatrinEton. Mass T A K E nr O T I C E . THAT tho pptiersigneri many, who has-been in tbsUmt^Btetes fof too last ten years, keeps c o n s tan ts on hknd and fo t analityi and readily detehnipes nation of tbe eye the exact nnin tho«ight. Ho tenders his profit '' rhomayeolioithisa^sistanee. Hisoi Main Street, Little Ft&, ■wber«-,he.inay be consnlted on Monday, o f eaoh L{taev;tai«.i 8 B». .qUPEEME COURT,. FIFTH JU- 0 ‘D f6lA L D ISTRICT.—I t is o rdered th a t tb« General a n d Special T erms o f the Sup \ county General Terms. ■t H ouse in Byraoit ISiSsSer. yircifit OoKrts, Co-arts o f Oyt «re <2 Terminer, and i i s s g i s l l S s ” ’' LEWIS^COUNTY. l M s s £ n i ”D ^ s l ^ b — ■::uSnS: n S t z E : S E = S ^ uSsSS:zEEM&j:EEESS: 3d Tuesday in M ^ h and November, ..... M ullen. KIXEKCOUKTT. ...... .March .................... Mullen. .... ............................. I^itMondayfn'.. s i s s s s a •November,, A S iS::::: CmoSnAGACOUKTX. ...Morgan. iW ..February ...... .......M orsas. .^S^teznl3er,..!!!!r..!Muiien. SdUfonc 2d Mone IsfcMon ■y Is inSeptembep...„Pulssii„ M onday in January,......Oswcgo,.. ........... K S S c : oetS0m2 rrlSES: J . MDLLEN. , pUEStJANT to an order of Amos JL Prescott, Sarrogate o f Herkimer County, notice is hereby given to all persons having claims ajainstthe estate of John Oyor.late of the towto o f Schuyler, in said county, decej ’ eut the same •with t o e youeherff th< * PE T E R b : s : lALU. Attorney. EBER. Assisnee. hereby frir- September, aymention- D‘?teTjniyJ».lS 6 r “ _ _ PETER B. SEEBER, Assignes. H. CbAY HAbi. Attorney. ’OUEliE!:®.—The above sale Is hereby fnr- BtpOhed u n til the I5th day o f December, 569, a t the p laceand tim e o f d ay m o n ti.n - 10 above notice. :ember9,lg69. PETER B. SEEBER. Agsixaee, th e r A . D. 1S69, a t th e p lace j od in the above notice. Dated September 9,1 PETP\ ■■ H. C lay H aw , i M o r t g a g e Sale* w h e r e a s , default h as been made ' r in . th e paym ent o f the money secured hy whole amount claimed to be unpaid on said mortgage. N o s u it or prooeedinz in law o r e nnity has b e en instituted to recover tho said our- $1044.63. o r any p a r t thereof. Now. there 28th day afternooi ____ noon o f that day. Tl_______ __ ___________ described i n said mortgage a s follows; All t h a t certain piece o r parcel o f land in the tow n of Frankfort, county of H erkim e r, and State of New York, b eing p a r t o f lots num ber 72 a n d 73, heginning a t a barpost and Timiiiiig n o rth 55®, west 21 rods w d 17 links to a stake; thence south 35° 30'. w .cst% rods 23 lin k s ; thence 65° east. 21 rods and 17 links: thence north 35’ SO' east 132 rods and 23 links to the place o f beginning, containing eighteen acres o f land moro o r less. Alwaye reserving w h atever rights the State of New York may have therein, and also reserving a small lot conveyed to Joseph Shaw, and a lot conveyed to Luke Holdredge, by toe parties of the first part, said convey.anoe to saidShaw bear- OEce, September 29tb.l$54, at o’oloc in Book No. 33 o f Deeds, on page 409. D ated ^ WOOD, Assigns I. E. L. H amilton , Att’y. Utica, N . Y, NTotiee. \PURSUANT to an order of Amo* J - H . P rescott, Surrogate o t Herkimer-Coniityp notice is hereby eiven -t;o -all persons bavins clmms €*ainst the estate o f Samuel late o f the town o f Fairfield, In said Conniy. de ceased, to present the same with the vonober* thereof to Mary E -Franklin, one of the «i ’ soriber*. administratrix oflhe estate Of tho si deceased, a t h e r re \ ....... .................... town o f F airfield, s Febrnary next. Dated H erkim er MARY E ■ STEPHB] be 24tb day o f July, 1869. KLIN, Administratrix. YNOLDS. Admiaistrator. - N o t i c e . ‘PX IR S 'E lA lJ’T t o a n o r d e r o f A m o ? H.Prescott,Bum ' ■ >tiob la hereby giv aims a g ainst the eel the town ofDerkin enttopSam iatmSmith. 11 a n d testam ent o f the said deceased, rkimer Bank, in said town o f H e rki mer, gn or before t o o 29th'day of November D ^ e d Herkimer, the 24th d a y ofM ay, 1889. -WILLIAM SMITH, Bneentor, &e. H O T IO E . ptHiSnANT to m order of Ataos Brcsoott.^urrOBBto o f Herklmcr-Gounty. •H W . MASON. N TISDALE, Administrator*. Ae. Sheriff’s Proeiaanation. \WHEREAS a Circuit. Court. and . ' i\ C 6 nrt-Of OyerandTerminoris annointed to JODNTY OF infiff^ifiSt. A H E of Lillie’s Fatent 'Fire Proo* Iron Safes, n e a rly new. _ , Icim reo i ____ LS69?* I H erkim e r, Jon u a ry 2 5,1S6! I.. W ttl xa« '’«=“ ^-y.,feE.GILROX. N o tiD D . ■ p i m S U A T C T t o S01 oxdfer o f A x b os H . Frcscott. Bravonato o f H erSim er C ^ n tjr. 4 a J>U [erkimer, o i _ . ...... .