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Scientific) American A at Custer. He has a crowded house every night. He is what is termed a Latter Day Saint. He told the rowdys something Sunday evening that stopped so much loud talkiug during service and the District Board told him they would assist him in carrying out the statement. As items are real scarce this week aud we are qite sick we will leave the more room for those who failed last week.

Excuse brevity this week and oblige. Sorghum Lapper. Mt. Pleasant. The weather continues fine.

The frost is not yet out of the ground. Frank Folsoro has traded off liis stallion and he has a span of three-year-old mules to sell also some fine young mares. C. L. Harford commenced to move.

He is to farm Jilrs. Claniu's land this year. W. E. Smith sold a horse to B.

F. Wallace last Saturday. Thehonoy bees have been out nearly every day for some time. This is about the time of the year to get up wood for next winter. Wood that is seasoned goes a good deal further than green wood.

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TOWNSKSD, 1 T. A sent, St. Lhmu Formoso Tid-Blts. Jack frost is losing his grip. Grandma Hale is having poor health this winter.

0. J. Quy is moving his old stone building up from Omio. He intends putting up a stone hardware building this spring. The crack shots of Lovewell came over to Formoso last Saturn-day and matched our boys, but of course got scooped.

Sam Farrel is going to sell his personal effects soon as he has an over production in that line. Formoso Alliance is recuperating again. We have lain quite dormant since election which was considerable benefit to the g. o. p.

We met Mr, Bert Gordanier and wife last Sunday at Silas West-over's. It 'jeems to us as though Bert would make a pretty good hand to engage to select wives i. e. if he should always make as good a selection as he did this time. Bobt Neaves, John Schrnipp.

J. A. Thornburg, Sam Farrel and Silas Westover have come to the conclusion that they must have an orchard and have itivested in that luxury. Of course they bought of the man who insures his stock for one year, by replacing, not at half price, but free. Freeman can tell you about it, aud you had better see him if you want any nursery stock.

Is it any of the g. o. p's business if our Jerry, Peffer and John should by their acts in cause the alliance to march along? Oh yes! They said they'd do it as they to us did pledge and the way the "mossbacks" view it to them is like a wedge. But then they called us cattle with hayseed in our hair, and now their old bones rattle when they them "steers" get there. Oh those "sockless, hairy buggers!" We've advertised them so They're to us John Sullivan sluggers; when they hit we go below.

Good gracious! Whither are we going; the first we know, we'll be numbered among that detested horde of spring "goits." Can the democrats be "drawn on" by republican promises again? is a question some have asked. We hardlv think such a letting down as they got last fall "ought to satisfy the most fastidious. Chronicler. Vicksburg Happenings. W.

I Strowbridge traded farms with Mr. McDaniels of Limestone They will exchange the last of the mouth. We are sorry to part with so kind a neighbor and good a citizen. But our loss is some others gain. W.

DeArmond is about trading has farm for one near ewell. Mr- Ashcroft of Abilene is visiting Mr. DeArmoud's B. C. Hoyt brother of C.

A. and A. B. Hoyt arrived at their home Wednesday morning. He hails' from Illinois, and says that the voters are taking to the people's party like ducks take to dough.

The republicans are the calamity howlers now that they say the Alliance is going to divide their party and that means the election Marsh Valley Budget. The pleasant weather still continues. Farmers will soon talk about spring work if the weather does not take a change soon. Our advice would be not to be in a hurry, Tuesday was ground hog day. Any time during the day he could see his shadow.

We wish some one would shoot the ground hog or blind-fold him. Althouse shelled corn Friday. Krogh Co. did the work. The lyceum was well attended last Wednesday evening.

Cliff Darling is expected from Ohio this week. Mrs. Zeke George went to Jewell Wednesday to visit with friends a couple of days. Zeke will try his hand at batching. Rev.

Sellers finished his threshing last Saturday. We forgot to correct our mistake last week in regard to that land trade. It was John Flinn that bought B. M. Brigham's farm.

Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Shaul and Mr.

and Mrs. E. Nnff visited Chas Fraizer's family last Thursday-Angle Elliott was much worse Tuesday. His parents thought the end was near and sent for his sisters Mrs. Saint and Mrs.

Wallace, but he is better at this writ ing. Mr. E. scholars. E.

Keifer lias forty What Next. Custer Clippings. The snow goue again and a few of our nei ghbors are taking advantage of the opportunity to finish gathering corn. Mearly everybody seems to be of the opinion that the peaches are killed already. Winter wheat bids iair lor a good crop where it was sown early enough to come up in the fall; but a few fields were sown too late to sprout, and come up last fall will be difficult to form an opinion respecting such pieces but some think they will be the best.

Uncle John Sommers was summoned by telegrapli to the home of liis childhood to be with his father in the last hours of his life us friends there thought he could not live long, so his son took the first train and went to him. His father lives near Kokomo, Indiana. John expects to be gone about three weeks. Miss Clara Sommers discourses imisic from a new $315 piano. Quite a number of our brothers and sisters must have had la grippe last week as they failed to reach the columns of the Exponent.

"We are looking for that big program this week in the columns of the Exponent as the time is getting short for us poor "critters', to prepare for the show. Bev. Davis of southern Kansas is conducting a series of meetings Dr. Henderson, the dentist, at of a democratic president. Per haps it never occurred to their minds that the democrats could step on to the platform of the people's party aud that would in sure the election of a people's party president.

Mrs. Wilson's many friends and neighbors surprised her with a splendid birthday dinner and many useful presents January 28, her 48th birthday. Mrs. Wilson could not find words to express her felings, but her countenance bespoke a heart filled with gratitude. All- we.t away feeling happy for having made others happy.

Sheriff Haggart was in this city Monday on business. The Branch postoffice was discontinued last Saturday. Elder Beaver closed an interesting and instructive series of meet iugs Wednesday night. Estep's Glass Blowers have been entertaining a few of our towns people this week. Preaching at Harford's Hall next Sunday at 11 a.

m. by Rev. Abbott of the M. E. church.

If you are in need of any dentistry pee Dr. Henderson at the Commercial House, February 23. A. J. Wiser left Thursday for Bennington, Kansas, to attend the funeral of the daughter of his brother-in-law Perry Hoyt.

tha Commercial House, February 23d. See Dr. Henderson, the dentist, at the Commercial House, February 23d. Remember the Educational meeting at the Vicksburg school house Thursday February 11th. Rev.

John Hnllinger, of the German Baptist Church, commenced a series of meetings at the Fairplay school house last "Wednesday night. S. C. Easter left last Monday for Swift, Nebraska, saying he was going there to raise corn for hungry Kansans provided they fail to raise a crop this year, Mr. John Taylor, of Stewart, Iowa, son of J.

I). Taylor came in Tuesday on a visit to his parents and relatives of this city and vicinity. He returned home Thursday accompanied by his parents. The Sherman Bivouac meets at Mankato in the Court House, Wednesday, February 10th, at 1 p. m.

A number of prominent speakers have promised to be present. Wanted A man with plenty of money to put in against my extensive experience to furnish rocking chairs for my office. I will insure that in the end such a person will have the experience and I the chairs. w. Jos LIN..