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" l. - " -- i j . . r - . iz Established in 1813: ST. CLAIRSVILLE, OHIO, THUIISD AY, OCTOBER 26, 1882 ' New I Series-Vo- L 22. No. 42 Inn , j t TEACHERS' EXAMINATION'.' County. Ohio. 1st gate seay eftpt.at iwwuh. Sib Sd Oel.abClalnvllle. sd Hot. at Belmont. 4th Dec at Bell&ire. ' Ha Jan. tin. C'ialrevllle. '4 Sd eo. at Bridgeport. ud Mar. mt KU Clairevlila. ' i Sd April at Belmont. id May Bt8t.CliraUle.. , Juueat fceilalrsv i Alan at close or Institute at barnaavUle. jukidiiisuuui uvKin ate. a.m. TcbM men late of ohaiaataw ara. required, if OerUiioetes will not be an tedated ror extend' ed. . f r. t Teata In bleher branotmr-wnl-t- uM.en mi 8k Clalrsvtlle. Dee. 30, 1982, and at eleae of la. Militate cm ly. f t be dated and ' bv taa Board tni adtoartied aeaaeri. on lh i Haiuw day uhfi eac exam fanatton. ju ( 7j A. A. Clark. Boaid. .T OROSGOVK COUNTYSUfiVErOK,1 " r,r" 81. Clalrsvtlle, Belmont County. Ohio, pared 4ojitteDlIO. bJa official uUee. u tuna! u persons addressing to 4riah Tawaafclp aa Bcctlon waent rveye are to be made. Fees S.i per day." . " """irVJnlnBmari CAPrrAii $100,000 BankingJuMira from 9 a.m, until 3 p.a. t CjlHcori dsyi 1BiBTt,iat 10 a t. U 2 Collect ions made and proceed remitted promptly. Exchange bought and sold; Dirtetor$ Conrad TtoS, David ''Bnrwnf Qeorge lirowq, Qeorge Jepson. ; Z '' D. D. T. COWKN, Prea. J. R. Mmunru, Cashier. House and Sign Painter and IjBlazier, Practic&( Paper Hanger -- 1 a BT.CUUIMTIUJtf SBtO. Graining, Glazing, Fainting and Papering done on ihort notioe. All branchea of the rade will receive prompt attention. Orden solicited. . , apl-6- tf ' X BRANUM & SONS, V " BANK riTREET-- ' ' - BRIDGEPORT. OHIO. CarieMiMil Gils,; Wall . Eaper, Widow.Sbadoa, Mutu, ' Kus aud Govres House. Furnishiog.Goods, A larger atook and greater variety tban ean b nattVtBaAyoUiereatabUab.ment In tblaetty ad at prioea lower than onered tor aoaoj , years. Persona going to housekeeping ean 7 TemoneyoyiTlBgUBallv HARBOUR & DITTMAN,' H8 MAIN STREET. i , - ... WHEELISG.W.VA 1" ,. .'. 2m JAKIES OUNCAM, Mala Ht, Oae Dear Eut af 8aiUhs Mill, PlllDGEPORT, OHIO, Keeps on hand a full stock f goods, embracing whatever "belongs to - AFirsl-Glas- s Famly Gpocbit Goods Fresh and Pure! . . Prices as Low as the Lowest :NatiopaI; lumberyard; ; - vBaiDGEFOBx, !oM: R.1 J r8 AGG &' SON 5 PROP'S Manulactiirers bfT 1 ' " .t .Doors, 8afh, Bhatters, Frames Mould . lnga, Bracketa, PaUnga, StairJUil- - ings, Ballusters, News, and DRESSED LUMBER, Of every description and iealersin : ;; . HlAiiigles ' ..i. n i -- ! Scantliniy, "! Ivath, J oists, iratne-Titnbe- r, Fire Brick and, ... Inlldcrs' Material In General. :U2TDEHTAKIN0H 1 - aUXAKDBB BARKTT. IHlPBEIiD DAVti : BARRETT & DAVIS, DBALCBS IB COFFINS CASKETS, ONDERTAIING Theae gentlemen bave put In store i lu apply of uomna, uaekela, ae, which tney offef ml azoeaaingiy " LOW- - PRICES ! ' V Tbey are prepared to attend fanerals at short aotloe, having In eonneotli a with their es bllsbment a good Hearse, safe Horse and a mreini Driver. BARRETT A DAVIS, '' vws Mala aad Fair Urawad Straets; tST. ULAIB8VIIXK O. Vi A.RNK8 VILLE rXX i : REAL ESTATE AGENCY,; , Eight Farms in this and adjacent amntia, JO JT. T. BO 'FIELD, Jfoni. Belnioht Chronicle . .Edir, ttrid.Prpprietor. Eublished Every Thursday Terms of Subscription: Tw Stuart Ja JTsar la jLiriac- .- If not raid irfthirithe mi 05 rr runt will 1 .jj. . :. : . a T auaeu iut imui jcar ik remaina unpaiu. f OrnoE 8ouUikl iW street, nearly op. Belmont County Official Directory. rrotmte juage luomaa Uocbran. I edtritt Couru--Ale- C. Barnb. :BtaeriiI8oiniMl:UiUea.... .. ! Auditor William, N. Coffland.; . - Treaaurer Hamilton Eaton. ' Preeecuting Attumt-- y AirsdLyitdiell. I Keoarder W. a, HobU. . ?i 1 5 4 . . j T emmigeluuCn Owra Xebaa. KorriiOoce. Nathaniel Taylor. Jirtoroe Bailer, Levi Church Directory. PRESByTWUlI., CHTJKCSReT.( & a.;:.Alexaadar..paaUic. PublitorhlD every Sabbath; morning aervfce,. . tvenk service, 7. Sabbath School, :tW a. m, Toung men ' prayer meetine; Tuesday J o.m.; rea- - rralf-prj- - nfeetJngi Weritdjr.7 p-- Slnm-r- 8 welcoae. tall svicas.'l i EPISCOPAL CHURCH METHODIST Minor, pastor. Sabbath preaching: 11 a.m.; 7 p.m. Sabbath School; 20 p.m... Young den's meeting: Friday ,7 ixm.: general prayer metg:Tharaday 7 p.m. Slxangria ;ordilly.., invited to all oar terrtoea. w! bm.i-- . n jiiit: I TTNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH KJ Rer. Tboroas BalphV pastor. Sabbath Schoor- - 10 a. m. PabH ; worship: 11 a.m. Weekir' prayer" rieeting: Friday S p m. Monthly prayer meetioar - Last Saturday of each month, 2 p.m. Woman's Missionary Society! Last' Saturday each month, p.m. District prayer meetings: First Tuesdays, Wednesdays Thursday and Saturday month, 2 p.m. Young women's prayer meet. ine: Second Saturday each month at the Parsonage, l p.m. - : r: : Masonic Directory. T" ELM ONT LODGE. No. 18. F. & A. M. X Meet every Wednesday night, on or be fore fuu moon. . . ROBT. M. EATON, W.M. Jkssb B. Mbtbb, Sec'y. CLAIRSVILLE CHAPrER, No. 17, ST. Areli Mason. Stated convoca tions, ftrst Friday of each month. J. a RYAN. L P. Jbssx B. Miykb, Sec'y. . OELMONT COUNCIL, No. 54, It. 4 ft M.J Meets second Tuesday ol eaeo moaiu-- ' U. K. BUMUAKK Jiiit, T. 1. At. F. D. Bao.bt, Sec'y. HOPE COMMANDERY, No. 26, K. T. conclaves, first Tuesday of each month. C. W. CARROLL K- - C - L. h. dKDWioiL. Rec. . St. Clairsville Professional Cards. Q W". CABBOLL, ATTORNEY AT LAW : rvoiinM pimV am ui n.ii TiAti u.in at gpeelel allentlon given to the settlameat ot estates. S IS, Tt ATTORNEY AT LAW, i : : Patterson's Block, 'opl Trees Offloe, Mala" Bt. Praotleea before all the Oonrts. ,3 It. ") H. A W. MITCHELL, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, On corner op. Bt. Clair and Katloual Hotels. Office oa eeond Boor, JMKBSON KENNOX, - - ATTORNEYS AT LAW, i Practise In all Court of Ohio. T. W. KKCBSOV; H. K. SrSWKOK, Barnesvllle. - BLOlalrnvlUa. XgT. OLAIB KELLT. . ATTORNEY AT LAW, ; Omee one door east of Court Houa. , " Fraetlee before all Courts. D. D. t. Oowax. .... F. M. PowBif. JJ D. T. COWENASOK. . . - ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Offloe. To Doors West of Bank. Practice before all Oosrta, P. M. Oowba, Notary Public ... p TALLKAN BON. ATTORNEYS AT LAW; Offloe Northwest Cor. Mala and Marietta Bta. " . J. F. Tallman. Notary Public. J OHM POLLOCK, ATTORNE i AT-L- A W, . , Office, east of Bank, over Mrs. Evan's Grocery. fjratf . . BT, CLAIRSVILLE, 6 ' ' Miscellaneous Business Cards. DANPOBD, ATTORNEY AT LAW: Offloe In New Bank Building, corner Belmont ana loiny-oeeon- a eireew, " '' BBLLAIBE, OHIO, Will praotiee' In ' tbe Oommoa Pleas, State and Federal Courts. YM.JB TAjLLttAN, ; ATTORNEY AT LAW Collections promptly attend to. rpATLOBAHOLLIBTEB.-- - . . ATTPRNEYS AT LAW, i t. 3. W. comer Fifth aad Walnut Bta, Johnson' ii.j- s (.,- puitain. tuom a. , , j, 41NCIATI, OHIO. Ptaet) 1 tbeDnlUdBUtM. J 8. A A. P. LAOET, . , 7 ATTORNEYS AT LAW,1 ,J In: is Aad Hetelters at Pateats aad dale Practice la the Supreme Court and Court bl Clalma.aad appear before all ibe Departmenta. rniujvin. ana eaiieiaoHOB given in ail bast neae entrusted to ihem. Correspondence 629 7th 81., op. P. O. Department. WAnHINUTON DO esnlKtt M in :, AnOBRgT-AT-L- f w AHO NoTABI PpBUQj ; .Ti- - oi'Oatceaseaslca Albert Itemee,; ', , . , j ( i 13-l-y BARNRSVILLK, OUIO. r a p ok gftft-owess- i ra yonr own town; terms and tl tUU outflt freei address H. Hallet A Co.,Por. land Main. i ly Commissioner Rxvu thinks that the Republicans tarry the Illinois Leg islature he will be elected to the U. ' " ' " Serrate. ; Stephen IIehpstead. who was the last Democratic Governor of Iowa, has just been nominated for Justice of the Peace in Dubuque. He is old and poor and infirm. , . Babkuk's campaign with Jumbo and othernotable curiosities has closed, with prohts amounting to 600,000 one-thir- d mete than the proceeds of the previous year. ' The auimals are now safely hous ed in their winter ' quarters at Bridge port, Ct - Col. Casb, the duelliBtef South Caro lina, who is now a candidate for On gress, in his speeches takes occasion to denounce the concealed weapon act as an infringement of the privilege granted by the Constitution. He also is hostile to the duelling act. j - is i ' ' In the TJ. S. Circuit Court at Portland Oregon, Judge Beady called the atten tion of the grand ' jury to the law in d, to politicaI assessment, and in- structed the jury if any violation of the la was found, that it was their duty to inflict the"offenders.V!,: A : JfORR pathetic; story has seldom beofi'4klibari asl the one related in a brief telegram frwrn-Chica- It ran thus: "Lizzie, the pretty and attractive daughter of Opt. Jackson, commander fStake gteambort, was arrested last sight and confined jn the station house in the street. The girl was not at ill bad. only indiscreet and bat 18 yVars of age.-L- eft alone in the station sh'el?Diecbne" overcome with'' grief - and mortification, and hanged .herself with her bawlkerchief." ' ' BiBjflNdHAX. Alam Ib. a conspicuous example of the rapid industrial develop ment now going 'forward in the South Ten years ago the site of Birmingham wasaeotton field,' surrounded by virgin forests. Five years ago the population of the place was only 2,500, whilst the present population is estimated at 11,000, wh'lst the amount invested in the man- ufacture of pig iron ! alone in the dis- - drict of Birmingham will aggregate the handsome sum of $3,050,000. Other man ufacturing industries are also flourishing there.,' ' " j The announcement that Fraser 's Ma gazine will be published no loi'ger calls op a host of remiuiscences of the litera- ry past. . Some of the mast famous lit erary men of the last half century were contributors to it, among them Cole- ridge, Carlyle, Thackeray, Father Prout, Ainsworth, and many others. Tbe mag azine was started ia 4830, and k was the first periodical which published like- nesses of literary men with biographical sketches. Carlyle published his "Sartor Resarte." in Fraaer'a, and its effect was almost to extinguish the magazine. - II is last published work; "on the "Early Kings of Norway,! and his "Portraits of John Know," also prepared originally in its pages. ' Much of Thackeray's earli- est and .'best' writing also made its ap pearance in Fraser s. A series of very Interesting spectro scopic observations upon tbe comet have recently been made by Commander Sampson at tbe Naval Observatory. It appears, from these observations, that the appearance of the spectrum has con siderably changed since the first obser vations were made. This is attributed to tlu? fact that, when first observed, the comet had jnst passed the sun, while now its position with reference to the great luminary is so changed that the amount of reflected light has greatly di minished, and the influence of the heat ed solar atmosphere lessened. No (.race whatever of the sodium band ; was found, which was so manifest upon the earlier observations. Bad Conduct Of Conductors .The wholesale removal of the conductors on the B. & O. Railroad, is still a theme of comment, and most of the higher off- icials of the road have been approached by newspaper reporters in tbe endeavor to fathom the mystery. None are will ing to eommunieate much on the sub ject, but from various' sources the facts have gradually leaked out. Fifteen con ductors, being the entire number, with the exception of three, on the Central Ohio, Lake Erie, Straitsville and Chicago-divi- sions, were, notified that tneir re signations would be acceptable. From the best information, obtainable, it ap- pears that General Manager Dunham, of Newark; is at the bottom of the matter- - He is a new . man on the road, having been brought from Nashville in July, 1881. He was informed that there had been a system of leakage in passenger fares for years, aad he at once began tbe work of ferreting out the trouble.- - Un-kao- to the conductors,, he put tbem under a system of detective espionage which continued opto the time of their discharge. The manner of working is not known, but some of the results have been made public. For instance, a ticket from Columbus to Newark was discov ered to have been sold four tiinds,' the conduceor each time neglecting to punch it on taking it up'. It was then disposed of to a scalper, who resold it to a pass- enger and it was again used. Another conductor, .it is asserted, in one week "held eut" seventy-tw- o percent of the money be bad received for fares. It is said the road' would bave been satisfied with an even divide, but the additional twenty wo'' "peV cent captured' by the conductor was the straw that broke the camel's back.'1 Other 'acts equally as fla- grant Were1 discovered, which finally de- termined tbe company on informing the conductors that other, men twouhl fill their places. -- BarnesyUle Enterprise. Anxious to explain the meaning of hyperbole, a Presbyterian minister said Perhaps you do not. understand the meaning of the word hyperbole. Thi word, my friends, increases or diminish es a thing beyond the exact truth. Sup pose I should sav the whole of this con gregation is fast asleep. That would be a hyperbole, for there is not above one- - half of you sleeping." The New York Evening Telegram says: "The Connecticut bar hasn t single representative on the Republican State ticket this year, and the three clever young lawyers .whose names ap pear on the Democratic ticket Will be able to give an uiidived attention to the interests of their clients after the first week of November." The parishioners of a clergyman of Scotland, in expressing to him their aversion to the use of manuscript ser mons, asKea: -- wnai gars ye take up your oils of papers to the pulpit ? .. He replied; that it was best, for, really, he could nut remember a sermon and must have his paper. "Wee!, weel. mister,' they retaliated, "if ye remember tbe sermon, llieu dinna expect that' we can. The singular case .is mentioned of Walter Puilbrook of St. Louis, who, hav ing recovered his reason after a mental blank of fifteen years, has just lost it again by drinking to excess. It now ap pears, on the authority of the St. Louis Republican, that this Philbrook is the man who refuted General Joseph J3. Johnson's recent declaration that Jeffer son Davis appropriated 2,5jOO,000 in spe cie after the fall of Richmond. Phil- - brook, it is said, was the Confederate Treasury agent who bad charge of tbe specie train sent to the far South when itjjecame apparent that the rebels must abandon Richmond. During the lucid interval which had just ended in a pro longed debauch, rinlbrook gave a cir cumstantial account ef the disposition of the $000,000 in specie confided to- - his care, and siiowed pretty conclusively that General Johnston was utterly mis taken in his charges. Wheat Ruined by Rain. ProfaN. S. Townsend, of the Ohio University, writes as follows in the No vember American Agriculturist: It seems a waste of labor to stack grain for a short period, wheu by thresh- - og directiv from the field one handling sullicient. This saving of labor is mportant, and with some it is a con trolling consideration. On the other hand, if grain is promptly securedjn a barn or stack, as soon us it is dry, al though some additional labor may be equired, the practice has many advan tages. To some, the occasional sprout-ing- uf a few grains of wheat may appear to be of little consequence, when, in fact f one kernel m a hundred of a lot of wheat is grown, the bread made from it will be perceptibly affected. ,; After harvest, both graiu and straw throw off moisture; if this occurs in the stark, the grain does not become musty, which it always does if the sweating process, as It is called, takes place in the granary. Wheat in the granary, or elevator, is sub- ject to injury from the Grain Weevil (Sitophiius granarius), which it escapes the stack. Rats and mice are the pests of the granary, but into a stack built as hereafter described they very rarely obtaiu a5 mission. Farmers fre quently complain of middlemen and peculators who buy up grain while it is cheap, and by holding it for an advance make large prohts. Does not the farmer who is in a hurry to thrash and at once put (bis crop upon the market, play di- - ectly into the hands of these specula tors'? If the farmer wishes to bold bis wheat for a satisfactory price, it will keep best in the stack, and need not be thrashed until it is wanted. Observa- tion and experience have convinced many that the most prompt and care ul securingjof grain is the preferable course tbe extra cost of preparing barn room or of stacking, if regarded as an insur- ance charge upon the crop, is money and labor well expended. - When the Czar Alexander was Crowned. The crowning of Alexander II. as Czar of Russia on the 7th of September, 1856, was memorable from the many favors bestowed upon his subjects. All the po litical offenders, some of whom .had been in prison or exile for thirty years, and. at least five thousand occupants of jails, were pardoned and released. Mili tary conscription was suspended for four years, disabilities weighing . op pressively on the Jews were removed, and thousands of Crown serfs were manumitted aud given grants of land. The Czar began his reign as the people's darling, but one of his grand ideas led to ludicrous scene. He proposed to give banquet to 200,000 of his poorer sub jects from Moscow and the adjacent vil lages in the plains around PetrowskL Preparations were made, for this grand feast, by covering a square mile with tables, aud the tables with hunks of beef, bread ond casks of kwass. Unluck ily, the impatience of the guests d not allow them to waif till the day .'the dinner. A flagstaff had been erected in tbe middle of the plain, and it bad been arranged that the signal to "fall-to- " should be given by . the hoisting of the flag. On the evening before the day of tbe feast, while some 20,000 mujiks were loitering round the plain sniffling the food, an engineer otliccr named Mina-kof- f, wishing to try if the ropes of the flagstaff worked well, gave them a tug and sent the bunting Hying aloft. In the twinkling of an eye the multitude of mujiks swooped upon the tables and made a clearance. No horde of famish ed wolves could have done the work better. Beef, bread, beer everything went, and when these were gone, the wooden dishes were carried off also. The Czar laughed when he was told of the matter. "Well, well, so long as they enjoyed themselves that is all 1 wanted. But we must give something to poor Minakoff. 1 am sure be must have fear ed that they were going to eat him also." .,, .. . .. The8hock of Hndinir out that her" lov er was was a horse thief, instead of the rich gentleman that he had represented himself to be. destroyed the reason of a girl at Dallas, Texas. A week later her father followed her to the asylum.ctazed by sympathy and grief. " ' EVILS OF SMOKING. An Eminent French Physician on Its Constitutional Dr. Decaisne has been giving attention to tbe effects of smoking on tbe circula tion. His experiments have proven be yond all doubt that disturbance of the circulation always attends smoking.- - Ir regular pulse and ' palpitation - of i the heart are the more common symptoms, and tbrse occur when tbere is no organ- ic heart disease. It also changes the blood so that the microscope will detect. it." An exchange gives the following incident illustrating the sequel of this appearance of the blood . which a few months ago in the office of a manufacturing optician in New York. As the professor of microscopy in one of the colleges dropped in, a gentleman of. evidently larao wealth and finished in tellectual culture was just leaving the office with a cigar between his lips. He was a wealthy amateur, and had select ed a valuable microscope, usUiga drop of blood from Lis 'own finger as a test Object. The instrument was 'still ad justed, and 'the slide still beneath the lens. The professor glanced at it; then moved the slide to and fro, so as to stu dy one field after another; then counted a few fields, and made a rapid compu tation. rue optician looked on in as tonishmeut. . fThat gentleman is one of our best customers, be said; "buys more heavily tban half a dozen profes sors " . And this Is a drop-o- f his blood i inquired the man of science, musingly. T.he purveyor of lenses assented. "Very wfii, replied the professor, "tell your best customer, if yoa can without im- pertinence, that unless be stops smoking at once he has ' not many months' to live." But be did not stop. A few weeks later he went to . Europe, thinking a sea yuy8e uiigiik recruit-ui- s waateu ener- gies. In a few weeks more his death was announced by telegraph from Paris, where the doctors styled his disease a general breaking up. Wintering the Cabbages. It used to be' thought 'necessary to store cabbages, in a cellar, or in some kind of a pit, a method of wintering now rarely followed. The usual way of keeping them is to select a dry place, if the bed where they grew was not so, and place the cabbage heads downward. They, are' sometimes placed close to- gether in a single row, running across the bed or field, aud a furrow thrown up to them on either side.' The more com mon method is to lay them down to form a bed 8 feet wide,, and by the use of the plow and shovels, cover the heads and .3 part of the stumps. The Savoys, wetb4heu- - curled aad . wrinkled leaves. do not keep so well as the Drum-bead- s, when laid down in this way. i or those a ridge may be thrown up. with. the plow, and the cabbages laid against it, beads up; earth is plowed to the roots, and thrown in- to partly cover the stumps. - When cold weather comes, the heads are to be covered with cornstalks, leaves, or other litter. Neither of these methods allows a bead or two to be readily taken for use. It is well to bave the family supply in some place near at hand. If there is an unused pit or cold- - frame, the cabbages may be set in them uprigut, aou cuveieu wim uuuiters, or with straw or leaves. A trench may be dug. and ' used in the same - manner. Those who like cabbage greens,' should prepare for them by gathering up the stumps from which tbe heads bave been cut, and covering them with earth against a ridge, or otherwise give them partial protection. They are less hardy than the heads, and will not grow well if exposed all winter to the weather. American Agriculturist for November. A Dollar's Worth of Knowledge. Yesterday afternoon a seedy-lookin- g individual in winter clothing walked in- to a beer saloon on Third Avenue, near Twenty -- first Street He called for a glass of "German milk," and as the froth shoved its way to the top, he re- marked to the bar-tende- r: "This is a good summer for flies, and I am glad of it." The bar-tend- er eyed the stranger for few seconds, and replied: "Yaas, 'tis a good summer for flies, but why should ou be glad?" ." ' I make my living out of .flies," an swered the funny-lookin- g man; "I'm the man who can bring flies to life after they have been drowned." . The beer-juggl- er bad bis opinion about the cus tomer. "He sa mile off ; be exclaimed, addressing several young men who dis- played big shirt collars, and were talk- ing about base-ba- ll matches. The "fly" resuscitator became angry because his abilities had been laughed at "Gimme glass of water, he cried, "and 1 11 show you bow quick I can bring a fly to . life alter u nas oeen arowned. The glass of water was produced, and the man scooped a fly with a swing of is band on- tbe bar. The fly was dous ed in tbe water. He kept it below tbe surface with a wooden cigar lighter. It was fully . five ' minutes . before- - the fly folded its wings, and bobbed up to tbe top to all appearances dead. The stran ger picked it up gently and placed it on the table, while a crowd gathered about him. "You all see," said he, "that that 'ere fly is dead. Now watch me - bring him to life. Say, bartender, give me some salt." The salt bottle was banded him,' and he covered tbe dead fly with salt and of- fered to bet a dollar "that the fly would waltz out alive in five minutes." ' The bet was taken by a young man, and the pile of salt was gazed at intently, by twelve, persons. Suddenly tbere was an apheaval of the salt and grains were scattered about the table. The appa rently dead fly struggled . through the covering, paused for a moment on the heap to perform its toilet and then uzzed toward the lunch counter. The fly resuscitator pocketed the dol lar and went out saying: "Ta, ta, boys; you can get even on some other fellow some other day. Now you know how to ring a drowned fly to life. . After his departure several .flies were drowned and resuscitated, and the young man who paid a dollar for this really old information went into a, neighboring saloon; And was heard to say ; "I'll bet a dollar that I can drown a fly and bring it to life." ...... "Too later replied a loungor, tramp just left here scooping three dollars from the boys on that racket. N. x. World.. .... i The Backbiter. There's some one living in this town- - Maybe-yo- know her name, . And maybe, should I write it down, Your own might prove the aame.) V. he.when you say. "He's good," will cry. -- i uueeu j iou iniuK mat s true, "Buty" very confidentially, "You wouldn't if you knew." One says, "What a pre$tt girl goes by H "Uu. horrors! vou don t think So! Since we're you and L 1 U aay, "her parents drink. And she well, 1 won't tell it out. - Though 1 ve no doubt Us true. Xou think she's nice and pretty but "' You wouldn't if you knew. If one sings sweetly, "How she flats P it dressed in taste. "What style!" Supremely "vulgar" all her hats, j Her dresses simply "vile." And when good deacon Busby failed A noble man aud true - .' . She said, when we his lot bewailed, "lou jvouldn t if you knew. ... . Let those admire and love, who can, '' 1 his malice-breathin- g dame. Who seems to think a prosperous man Must surely be to blame. That beauty is a mark of sin; . That goodness is a crime; She sees but thieves and rascals in The heroes of the time. . Sometimes she doesn't hesitate To tell us what she knows. , And in cine eases out of eight A lie is all she shows. . For virtue's sake I hope to find One good old doctrine true: Some heat for such 1 shouldn't mind; Yoa wouldn t if you knew. Sp. Rep. CAPTURED. Near the beginning of our. Jate civil war, lieutenant urahani was stationed with a few men to guard a gap in the Virginia mountains. The blockade of the whole South at that time was very rigorous, and supplies of any kind were rarely smuggled through tbe union lines. One morning, as tbe Lieutenant sat smoking in the door of his tent one of his outlying pickets presented himself, red and blown with running. 1 ve got em, sir! It s some ov thim rebels hook in' it across the lines. I brought 'em to with a round turn!" "Where r 'exelaimed the Lieutenant, as he jumped to his feet He wag young aud zealous, and . bad . not yet had a chance to prove his zeal. "Itebels break ing the lines, eh i Well do.ie, Wright! "Carrying provisions, sir! "No doubt! No doubt! Arms and am- munition, too, of course. Where are they?- - Were they taken prisoners?" The man looked sheepish. "They're back in the woods, sir. 1 jest fotched it along. : . ' .' ltr What on earth ". The Lieu tenant followed. Wright,, who jran to the woods, dashed behind a copse and haul ed out a little girl of about ten years of age, carrying a basket A donkey stood beside her. . There they be,' Leftenant! She was footin it past tbe pickets, singing Dixie to herself as asey as yer please. - "Take your hands off tbe child! I thought you had captured a dozen men you braggart! Who are you, my child?' "I am Dora iSettley, sir. . Dora was a chubby, freckled ehild, with honest brown eyes, which remind ed the Lieutenant of his little sister away out in Michigan. Still, important information, maps and dispatches bad often been earned by women and cbii dren since tbe war began, and this might be a bearer of information, child though she was. "Where aid you come from, Dora? "From Martinsburg, sir." "And what bave yon in that basket?" The child's face grew red, she shut her lips tight and remained silent ' "Search it, Wright" "Here's tea, sir, and a little package of sugar, and here;s a bottle of quinine pills." Where are yoa going with these things, Dora?" She looked wildly from side to side, her thin quivered, and then 'she burst into passionate sobs. "Ob, let me go. sir! It's mv mother. Sheis down on the plantation, all alone. - The negroes have all followed your army, and my mother's alone and sick. 1 just thought ly 'd buy her a little tea aud sugar and medicine." How do you know she is sick?" Patsy told me. Patsy's the coach man, lie followed the soldiers up to Martinsburg. He said there was nobo dy to take care of her." And you rede from Martinsburg here on this donkey?" "Yes, sir." "And meant to pass the lines?" Dora nodded and her eyes sparkled. This kind-face- d lad was not so terrible a foe, after all. "I was just going down the gap-roa- d. I have ridden it ou Spot hundred times before. Wright's face was eagerly turned to the officer. "Oh, lit the child go, Leften-au- t. What bar rum kin she do with her bit of ta for her sick mither? I wish d been in better business whin 1 teched you, sissy. "I wish you had, said Dora, simply. "How does it happen that your moth er is alone? aska the Lieutenant. Where is your father?" . Dora's cheeks glowed a fiery red. Mie do looked at the ground uncertainly. She was a quick-witte- child, and bad seen to the pity and sympathy in the officer's eyes. . If she could hide the fact that her family were actively concerned with the Confederates there was a chance that she would be allowed to pass. But to lie! ::'!' '"Where is your father, Doro? he re of peated. "In the army r she faltered. "Fighting for the Union?" said Gra ham, quickly. , There was a long pause, "lie is witn in Lee," she said, at last iVAnd your brothers? "They are with Dick Ashby. ' The young officer turued away impa tiently. He had hoped to find a pretext for being of service to the cnilu. "Walk down the held a bit Leftenaut r kape yer back this way." whispered Wright. "I'll give ber the wink to be be off. Aud what harruru's done?" "No. 1 am sorry, Dora, but 1 can not in let you pass through the gap. It is against orders." She did not make any noise, but drop ped on the grass and buried her face in her hands. . "1 want mother I she gob- bed. . "Oh, I want mother." "Ye see, child." explained Wright "no support or eomfort kin be carried to the "Shea not nu enemv, cried Dora, an grily. "She's uinlher." , ."Come with Ue, Dora, said the Lieu tenant He lifted her on the . donkey. and led ner to me iarm noiis. where the wife of General It had her quar- ters. She was a gentle, mot herly wo shah, and he told her the storr.. y "I am going to thwtioouinjaAiline bIIV cer to telegraph for a permit' for .her to pass the lines. : You can discover whether she. has anything contraband concealed about ber But I would stake my life ort the honesty of the child." "You will bave a ride of twenty miles' in the hot sun. Lieutenant," said Mrs. R . "Do you know the child?" "No; but I can not help thinking, what if that poor woman yonder were my mother and this child little Alic-?- " Mrs. R took the girl an to a htUe chamber, which she told ber should be her own until the Lieutenant returned; kissed her and left She felt impatient with the dreadful turmoil and sorrows of the war. This poor mother, dying alone perhaps, and the child wandering through tbe country ! Why waa there no one who could set it all right? In tbe meantime Dora-ha- hidden her basket' locked the ' door, and kneeled down, by the side of the bed. She was praying with all the strength of her lit- tle heart to God to help her. And un the other side of the mountain, in a sol- itary house, her mother lay alone,, her hands covering her pule, worn face. while she, too, spoke to the same Fnend, who had been her Friend in whom she had trusted all her life. Down the vail ley galloped tun. Lieu tenanta stranger to them both- -r prompted, be thought, by a casual like- ness of the child to his sister.. Yet was there not some One who heard their prayers and made of this man tbe agent to answer them? The One who could and would in His own good time set all this turmoil and all others right? At tbe end of the day Lieutenant Graham opened the gate of the farm house. Mrs-- . R ; with Dora, hurried tq meet him.-- , "I know by your face you have suc ceeded," she said. Yes; the General is the most inexor able of foes as far as men are concerned bvt he has a wife and children of. bis own. Here is a permit and an order for a guard to take the child' through the pass. The oflicer himself roue with the guard into the gap. "Good-b- y. my litlfe prisoner, iou win soon oe witn your motherland' 1 hoiie you ' will find that she will not need the medicine yon are carrvina! her. he said, as they parte.!. Doras eyes were full of tears. ' "1 ou have been so good to rue," she said, dropping Spot's reins and holding out both hands. "I wisli I could do some thing for you." Oil. be good to the first 1 aukee who falls into your hands, you little rebel, he replied, laughing. There is a sequel to our little story Mrs. Nettley, with her daughter, remov ed for safety to her brother's plantation in the eastern part of the State, where they remained during the war. After a skirmish which took place in the iieighoorhood.MajorNettley's house. being spacious, was taken as a tempora rv hospital, to which the wounded of both sides were carried. Dora and her mother were busy among them, doing what tbey could to alleviate their suf ferings until the surgeons had dressed their wounds.. . . There was a young man of about twenty who was wounded in' the leg, Dora, as she raised his li?ad to give him a drink of water, met - hU eyes. They bad a srrangelv familiar look. "What is your name?" she said, as she took the cup from his mouth. "Felix Graham " "What regiment?" "Ensign. Fourth Michi.-an.- " Dora ran to her mother, fairly stam mering in ber excitement "He is so like the Lieutenant at the gap. mamma! And the same name. And I promised! I promised P Mrs. Nettley in her turn grew inter ested and excited. She went to the com mandant when the time came for send- - the wounded Union officers away. "There is a young man among them.1 she said, "whose wouud will probably prove fatal if he is moved. 1 owe a debt of gratitude, as I believe, to one of bis family or at least to one of his name.1 If vou will leave him I will nurse him as faithfully as I can." . Mrs. Nettley was a woman whose re quests were usually granted, felix Graham rnmaiued in ber house for two months. ' Four years after the war was over. our old friend, Colonel Graham (former Lieutenant), came home to Michigan from San Francisco, where he had en gaged in business after bis discharge from tbe army. It was his first home-comin- and there was great rejoicing, and a gather ing of all the Graham clan, big and li ttle. "Where is my new sister? ne saia to Alice; "I wish I could have got back in time for the wedding. To think Felix went to Virginia for a wife, alter aur Here they come, said Alice, as steps were beard on tho porch without and tbe boy 9 rushed out to meet Felix and the bride with "He's come! he's comeP Tbe door opened and Felix, bearded and sunburned, came in ; a shy. chubby young girl, following him. Her eyes were brown and oddly honest and rranK. Colonel Graham, his hand out stopiied perplexed.' Who? Oora! lie said, -- uorai Yes. Dora," she answered. "I kept my promise," laughing mischievously. "You told me to be good to the first Yankee who fell into my bauds. Here he is: I thought the best thing I could for him was to marry him." Dora's mother and uncles followed her Michigan. Since then there have been many family gatherings, where the Nettleys and Grahams once such bitter foes recall the events or toe war, seed ing only to., remember bow much that was haman, ana tender, ana urotneriy, was mingled with the terror and misery that far-of- f time. Youth's Compan- ion. , ,, ,.. ... Eighty-tw-o . suicides have thrown themselves from tbe Vendome column Paris since 1850. The top is now in closed so that such acts are impossible. A Boston deacon is to be put under discipline for inserting in his dry goods advertisement the Hue: "High, lowjack and the game." England has thirty electric light com panies, with a capital of over eo0.000.00a Nearly as roucn money is simuar:y sung France. Train your children to be polite at home, and you will never have cause to blush at their rudeness abroad. Education begins the gentleman, but reading, good company and reflection must finish mm. It is always safe to learn, even from our euemies; seldom saie to tosiruct even our frieuds, . ,' . Grains of Gold. Sacrifice money rather than principle. Use year leisure time for improve- ment habits of punctuality and method. Consider well, and then decide posi lively. . Whilst yoa seek new friendship culti- vate the old. , A pleasant countenance is a silent ....... commendation. He who knows most grieves most for wasted time. Small cheer and great welcome make a merry feast Fortune does not change men: it only unmakes them. ' : We count by ' changes and events within us."Not by years. '. True worth is summed up in' faithful discharge of duty. .. Detestation of the hig'u is tbe invol untary homage of the law. Avoid extravagant promises. State facts and act up to them. . ., .Every man desires to live long, but ne man would be old. The inllestoue leads to the town of "never." A contemplative man can always oe-c- apy himself in meditation. . .. When a man is wrong and wont ad- mit it be always gets angry. - Success-lead- to success.' One point gained Will continue to accomplish. ' Joy, and temperance, and repose, slam tbe doctors nose. What matteis if one. has not gold in purse, if he has it in his heart Mt is better to humor the conceited than to seek to destroy their principle. ' ' He who laughs at cruelty sets bis heel on the neck of religion and godliness. A man ia any station can do bis duty ; and in doing it can earn his own re- spect There can be no greater treachery than to rise in confidence, and then de- ceive it. Save something af what you earu. Youth and strength are not always our privileges. '' Be not over hasty in making a bar- gain, Study first both tbe advantages and the disadvantages. Reason from prece dents, and be not confident of precon ceived opinion. It's enough for a man to understand his own business: and not to interfere with other people's. . .. To endeavor to work upon tbe vulgar with fine seuses is like accepting to hew blocks with a razor. Watch for opportunities of useful ness. Lvery day brings tnc-in- , and om a gone, they are goue forever. Self-deni- is the most exalted pleas ure, and the eonquestof evil habits this most glorious triumph, In all true work tbere is something f divineuess. Labor, wide as tbe eart.i, has its summit In heaven. A calm, quietly, orderly demeanor a - complishes more tban a blistering tongua and an arrogant attitude. That kind of religion is likely to ba most popular which does not seriously iuterfere with what yoa intend to do. It is easy enough to make sacrificed for those we love ; bnt for our enemy, we have struggled and overcome self. It is safer to affront some people than to oblige them ; for the better a roan de- serves, tbe worse they speak of him.- - Life ia a struggle from the cradle t the grave. He ia the better prepared for it who considers it in this light Wise Words. Ignorance is the mother of all evil. Speaking truth is like writing fair. aud comes only by practice. The mother of useful arts is necessity; that of fine arts is luxury. An idle man is like stagnant water; corrupts himself. Wisdom is to the soul what health i to the body. What seems only ludicrous Is son e times very serious. Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without Wounds of the heart are the only ones that are healed by opening. Jealousy is the sentiment of poverty. but envy is the instinct of theft Children have more need of models tban of critics.- - - The wise man never makes the game blunder twice. Grief counts tbe aecouds; kappiuesa forgets the hours. Keep clear of a man who does not val ue his own character. He who can plant courage in a human soul is the best physician. We.prize books, and they prize them most who are themselves wise. It often seems more difficult to pre serve a blessing than to receive. He who can preset ve a moment's an ger may prevent a day of sorrow. Do but half ef what you ean and you will be surprised at your diligence' Conversation enriches the under standing, but solitude U the school of genius. Tbere is no tyrant like custom, and no freedom where its edicU are not resisted. Gratitude ia a fruit of great cultiva- tion, and not to be fouad among gross people. T'ue moment a man is satisfied with himself, everybody else is dissatisfied with him. Many a true heart that would bave. come back like tbe dove to the ark. after the first transgression, baa been fright- ened beyond recall by the angry am! menacing taunt tbe savage charity of an unforgiving souL There ia sanctity in suffering when meekly borne. Our duty, though sot about by thorns, may still be made a staff, while in tortures. Cast it away, and like tbe prophetic wand, it changes to a snake. - Not only did a Michigan wocnaa lose her husband by etopemea. kut bis com- panion in flight waa the hardy servant girl, and be took, aa able-bodie- d son. leaving a helpless cripple with bis wife. No prudent man lays bis designs only for a day, without any prospect to tht remaining part of his life. Without the virtue of humility on can neither ,be honest in poverty nor contented in abundance. . , 'An Illinois cow swallowed teOO i greenbacks. 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