Established iiT1813. ST. CXAIRSVILLE, OHIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1883 'New Series Vol. 23. No. 12"

TEACHERS' EXAMINATION.

1882-8- 3.

Belmont County, Ohio.lot Saturday of Sept. mt Barnesvllle.6lh " Sept. at Belial re.8d ' " Oct. at 8t ClalrsvUle.Sd " Hot. at Belmont.4tn " Deo. at Belialre.4th Jan. at St. Clalrsvllle.Sd Feb. at Bridgeport.M Mar. at ft. Clalrsvllle.td - April at Belmont.Sd " May at St. Clalrsvllle.8d' Jane at belialre.Also at close of inxtltate at Barnesvllle.Examlnntioos begtn at. a.m.Teetlnionlals of ebaraclor are reqnt id 11

applicant In not known to the Board.Certificate will not be antedated ror extend-

ed.Testa In higher branches will be given at

St. Clalrsvllle, Dee. 30, lKKi, and at elose of te

only.Certlfioates will be dated and leaned by the

Board, in adjourned session, on the Batnrday following each examination.

R. Alexandra, )A. A. Clark.J. A. HXHUKRSOS 1

.TA.S. CEOSGOVE,COOTYSUBVEYOK, --

BI. Clalrsvllle, Belmont County, phta,now prepared to attend lo bis official18dntlea, and wishes all peraons addressing

1m to lnrnisb Townsnlp and section whererveys are to be made, Fees $5.00 per day.

First National Bank

St. Clairsvillc, Ohio.

CAPITAL$100,000Banking hours from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.Discount days Tuesdays, at 10 a.m.WMooey tqceived on deposit.Collections uade and proceeds remitted

promptly. Exchange bought and sold.Director Conrad Troll, David Brown,

George Brown, Georg; Jepson.D. D. T. CO WEN, Pres.

J. R. MrroHBix, Cashier.

House and Sign

Painter and Glazier.

Practical Paper Hanger tST. OT.AIRSVII.I.E, OUI04

Grainine, Glazing, Painting and Paperingilone on snort notice. All branches of therade will receive prompt attention.

sr Orders solicited. . .. apl-6- tf

A, 8RANUM & SONS,

WJiolesaleGrocers,BANK rtTREET

URIDGFPOIIT, OlltO.

Carpts ni oil wT"Wall Paper,Wldow.SUades, Mats,'

ltugs and Tabl Covres

House Furnishing Goods,A larger atock and greater variety than can beand In any other establishment In this city

and at prices lower than offered for manyrears. Persons solng to housekeeping eonave money by gi vlng us a call.

HARBOUR & OITTMAN,143 MAIN STREET.

WHEEL XG, W..VV3rn

JAMES DUNCAN,Hula St., Ooe Dsar East af Smith's Mill,

BRIDGEPORT, OHIO,Keeps on hand a full stock of goods,

embracing 'whatever belongs to

AFirst-Clas- s Family Grocery

Goods Fresh and Pure!

Prices as Low as the Lowest

GIVE TJS .A. CALIi 1

National Planing MillsAND

LUMBER YARD,BRIDGEPORT, 0.,

R. J CAGG & SONS, PROP'S

Manufacturers ofDoore, Sash, Shutters, Frames, Mould

Ings, Brackets, Palings, Stair Rail-ings, Ballusters, News, unci

DRESSED LUMBER,Ofevery description and iealers in

"Lumber,Rh.in.gles,

Scantliricr,Lath., Joists,

Frame-Timbe- r,

Fire Brick andjnllders' Material in General.

UNDERTAKING!UXANDBB BARRETT. BHEPHSBD DAVI

BARRETT & DAVIS,DBALERS !

COFFINS CASKETS,AND ALL STYLES OF

OlERTAfflG GOODS.

These gentlemen have put In store a tneapply of Oofflns, Caskets, Ac, which tbey offerat exceedingly

LOW PRICKS!They are prepared to attend funerals... at short,AntlAA hLv(nr In .1 u who vueir est nf? a good litis, safe Horses and a

BARRET1 t DAVIS,Oar. Hah aad Fair Brand Streets,

" ST. CLATRSVIT.LE O.Maroh Tea ly.

BARNE8VILLEAGENCY.

Eight Farm in thi and adjacent eountiet,and fifteen piece of Town property now offer-n- ?.

Addrett,10 . T, BC 'FIELD, Jnent,

Belmont Chronicle

W. A. HUNT,Editor and Proprietor.

Published Every Thursday

Terms of Subscription:Two Dollars Fer Tear in Advance.

If not paid within the year 25 per cent willh HHorf f.r parJi veax it remains unnaid.

Ofpioi South, side Main street, nearly opposite Public bcnoei ouuuioe- -

Belmont County Official Directory.

Common Pleas Judge St. Clair Kelly.Probate Judge Thomas Cochran.Clerk of Courts Alex. C Barren.Sheriff Samuel Hillea. '

Auditor William N. Coffland.Treasurer Edward L. Feeley.Prosecuting Attorney Alfred H. Mitchell.

Commissioners Owen Mehan, Morris Cope,riatbaniel laylor.

Surveyor James Crosgrove.(Vmwpr V. H ICennedv.Infirmary Directors Joseph Bailey, Levi

Jones, James hi. Kitcney.

Church Directory.rnrRP- H- Rjv

J Alexander, pastor. Public worship everySahhaih- - mrirninir - service. 11: evenfcieservice, 7. Sabbath School, 9:00 a.m. Youngmen s prayer meetings luesoay i p.m.; gee-er- al

prayer meeting: Wednesday 7 p.ru.Strangers welcome to all services.

A fETOODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCHit I Rev F. Minor. Dastor. Sabbatn

11 sm - 7d.hl Sabbath School:" ' ' . .. -

2:30 p m. Xoungmens meeting: ruoay i

n m apnfiTKi nraver meetine:Thursdav 7 D.m.Strangers are cordially invited to all ourservices.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHUNITED" Balph, pastor. SabbathSchool- - 10 Public worship: 11 a.m.WeeltVv - nraver meeting: Friday 8 p.m.Monthly prayer meeting: Last Saturday ofeach month, p.m woman's MissionarySociety: Last Saturday each month, p.m.District prayer meetings: First Tuesdays,Wednesdays Thursdays and Saturdays eachmonth, 2 p.m. Young women's prayer meet-in- e:

Second Saturday each month at theParsonage, 1 p.m.

Masonic Directory.--.TIT ifArp Truvir v 1ft V A is

J3 Meets every Wednesday night, on or be--

iore iuu moon.ROBT. M. EATON. W. M.

Jissb B. Mitkb, Sec'r.

ST. CLAIRSVILLE CHAPrER, Na 17,Arrh Masona. Stated convoca

tions, first Friday of each month.J. B. RYAN, H. P.

Jessb B- - Meteb, Sec'y.

X Meets second Tuesday of each month.......... . .,..nn m . irO. K. BLMUArUN..ri, l. l. in.F. D. Bailkt, Sec y.

COMMANDERY, No. 20, K. T.HOPE conclaves, first Tuesday of eachmonth. C. W. CARROLL, E- - U.

L. L. dKDWiok, Rec.

St. Clairsville Professional Cards.

DANFOBD,ATTORNEY AT LAW.

Patterson's Blook, op, Treas. Ofllee, Main. St.

Will practice In the Common Pleas, Statand Federal Courts.

Q W. CARROLL,

ATTORNEY AT LAW

Collins' Block, op. St. Clair Hotel, Main Bt.

Special attention given to the settlement ofestates. 3 13, 79

yy 8. KENNON,

ATTORNEY AT LAW,Office, Main Street, opp. Court Honse.

Practices before all the Courts.2 18. 79

H. 4 W. MITCHELL,

VTTORNEYS AT LAW,On corner op. St. Clair and National Hotels.

Offioe on second floor.

JJMERSON KENNON.

ATTORNEYS AT LAW,

'Practice in all Courts of Ohio.T. W. mvBSOH, K. X. KENITOir,

Barnes vllle. St. Clalrsvllle.

gT. CLAIR KELLY,

ATTORNEY AT LAW,Office one door east of Court Honse.

Practices before all Court.

D. D. T. Cowkk. F. M. Cowkv.

J) D. T. COWEN A SON,

ATTORNEYS AT LAW,"Office Two Doors West of Bank.

Practice before all Conrta.F. M. Oowra, Notary Public

p TALLMAN A SON,

ATTORNEYS AT LAW,Office Northwest Cor. Main and Marietta Bts.

J. F. Tall man. Notary Pabllo.

JOHN POLLOCK,

ATTORNEY-AT-LA-

Office, east of Bank, ov.r Mrs. Evan's Grocery.4,H'81tf BT. CLAIRSVILLE. O.

Miscellaneous Business Cards.yM. H. TALLMAN,

ATTORNEY AT LAWBaXLAIBB, OHIO.

Collections promptly atter.a to.

rpA YLOB 4 HOLLISTER. '

ATT0RNEY8 AT LAW,8. W. eorner Fifth and Walnnt Sts., Johnson s

Building, Room 28.

CINCINNATI, OHIO."Pi act i the United States.

8. A A. P. LACEY,

ATTORNEYS AT LAW,Aaa Hoicltors ef Patent ud Claims.

Practice In the Rnpremr art and Court ott.iaiiusBii appear oerorei ne Departmenvs.Promptness and sallsfaotlon given In all business enirusioa to mem. Correspondence soidled. 28 7th St.. op. P. o. Department.

WASHINUTON D C seDia'

jiley 8. wilson,Attornit-at-La- and Notaet Public,

OBIre apposite Albert II esse,1 13-l-y BARNEBTILL.E, OHIO.

I'phasi'a Aathata er.:'cnrj ICTUMIfalls. Hold by all dealvlFflAMPhTudeTphla ra--

, ' HU I IIIilH

A bill to prevent cremation and pun'ish cremators with fine and imprison-

ment bas been introduced into thePennsylvania Legislature.

The death of Ciarencs Hite puts an-

other member ot'the James gang out ofthe way forever. Hite was pardonedfrom the penitentiary recently by Gov.

Crittenden on the ground f

Geobge TickxOR Ccbtis promisethe life of President Buchanan in twovolumes at an early day. He bas abilityand experience as a biographical writerand will doubt!es furnish an interest-ing work.

When U. S. Treasurer Gilfillen leavesthe office, at the end of this month, itwill be necessary to coast all the fundsin the Treasury about $75,000,000 incash and $375,000,000 in bonds. It willrequire a month's time to do it,

Ex-Go- Spragce, of Caaonchet notoriety, having been nominated for Gov

ernor of Rhode Island by a"iBdependent" committee, now awaitsDemocratic endorsement. It is notthought that Conkling will stump theState for him.

Two ladies, the last descendants ofAmerigo Vespucci, who gave the nameof America to the Western Hemisphere,are now begging that the pension of tencrowns per month which was assignedto their family by the Republic of Flor-ence in 1690 to be restored to them.

.IT will be round, by those curiousenough to examine the. weather statistics for the paatj thai the month ofMarch has been the storm period of theyear in northern latitudes, with scarcelyany deviation. It requires no 'Wigginsto certify to the day or hour J storms ofgreater or less intensity are sure to come,

. . -- 'Tnis is a 'big' country Strawberries

ripe in Florida, corn ten inches high. inSouthern Georgia, and snow three feetdeep in Northern, Maine and VermontOne can follow the strawberry marchfor four months of the year, and haveberries ripe for breakfast every morningwithout leaving the laud of the old flagand an appropriation;

Rbpokts of the crop prospects for theopening season are generally favorableThe fears of a nearly total faUure offruit will probably not be realized except in limited districts. But this subject of the crops is the uppermost oue inthis land and indeed in all lands, andwill be neglected by no business man ofAmerica for the next few weeks.

Governor Butler vetoed the billpassed by the Massachusetts Legisla-ture making appropriations for the vi-rions charitable and "reformatory insti-tutions of the State.. He says some ofthe items are objectionable, the esti-

mates for salaries are too high, andappropriations for one specific purposeare enjoined to another of an '.entirelydifferent character.

There is a report current that thecorn crop of 1S82 did not mature suff-iciently to make good ' seed. Whetherthe report is true or not, the farmersought to test it before planting, as agood cropannot be 'raised 'from poorseed. A number of farmers have triedseed in hot beds which did not sproutvigorously. Let each farmer make atest, however, as it will be time welspeiit.

AccoitDiNo to the statement of theTreasurer of the United States, madelast week, the Treasury holds upward ofthree hundred and eighteen millions efgold and silver' coin and bullion, ofwhich $168,761,784 is in gold, $104,820,- -

980 is in silver dollars and bullion, and$27,598,751 is in small silver coin.Against this coin there are outstandingof gold certificates $43,122,800, and ofsilver certificates $58,624,320.

William R. Brooks, the discovererof the Brooks comet, is mentioned as "aborn astronomer." , He made himself agood telescope when ' a lad of fourteen-Fo- r

the sake of the science he workedin iron shops and as a mechanicaldiaughtsman and photographer for manyO'ears. His "Red House Observatoryis on his premises at Phelps, N. Y. Mr.Brooks at thirty nine is as full of enthusiasm for astronomy as when he wasfourteen.

The Chief of the Secret Service Division of the Treasury Department hasbeen advised that a' most dangerouscounterfeit of the standard silver dollarhas made its appearance in Ohio andIndiana. --The base coin has the exactweight, ring and appearance of the gen-

uine, and resists the acid test unless theouter coating of silver is penetrated. Itwould readily be accepted as genuine bymerchants. Several of these pieces haveonly been discovered upon reaching a

y.

The Republican City - Convention inCincinnati, nominated L.L. Sadler forMayor, on the second ballot E. O.Eshelby was nominated foras Comptroller by acclamation. "TheGermans were given a representation inWm. Boettger for Treasurer, and Hen-ry Korb for. member of the Board ofPublic Work. -- Prosecuting AttorneyCaldwell was nominated for re election.The nominees for the Superior CourtJudgeship were Wm. Worthington forthe short term and A. M. Warner forthe long term. The nomination for Po-

lice Court Judge was given te 'SquireAnthony. Tne ConvenUnecommend-- n

eu to tno state juegiBiature roe "passageof a judicious liquor tax law, the proyisions of which hall be fair and equltable, and Congress was commended forpassing the Civil Service Reform Bill.

According to the census, the numberof horses in the United States is

mules, 1,871,079; milch eows,other cattle, 28,040,077; sheep,

49,237,291 ; hogs, 43.2S0.0SO. The aggrevalue of all these animals is $2,

33S.197.968. The average value of borses is $70 59; miilfs, $79 49; cows, $30 21;other cattle, $21 80; sheep, $2 53; hogs,$6 75. The .highest average price ofhorses ($102 14) is in Massachusetts,aodthe lowest ($38 68) is in Texas. Illinoishas more horses than any other State,the number being 1,017,915. New Yorkis next highest, with 622.67.

The Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling.Cleveland, March 14. The stock

holders of the Cleveland, Lorain j&

Wheeling Railroad Company met at theoffice of the company in Case BuiidingTuesday afternoon and organized by theelection of a' board of directors as follows: Selah Chamberlain, Amasa Stone,WS. Streator, Oscar Townsend, andEdwin R. Perkins,' of Cleveland, andHenry A. Kent and Augustus ScbelL ofNew York. This' com pan v is now theowner of the railroad heretofore knownas the Cleveland, Tuscarawas Valley &

Wheeling, which bas been killed by thecourts, and judging by the complexion ofthe directors of the old and new, thereis a distinction without a difference andthere will be no change in managementas a result of the change in proprietorship.

The directors organized to-da- y,

Chamberlain, President; W. T.Streator, Vice President ; Oscar Townseud, General Manager; C. D. Cutter,Secretary anp Treasurerj W. H. Park,Auditor; Wm. Thornberg, Superintendent; C M. Barber, Chief Engineer, andJames Reynolds, Road Master.

Make Friends.Lire is very critical. Any word may

be our last. Any farewell, even amidmerriment and glee, may be forever,IT this truth were but burned Into ourconsciousness, andit ruled as a deepconviction on our lives,- - would it notgive a new meaning to all our humanrelationship? Would it not make usfar more tender than we sometimes are?Would it not ottimes put a rein uponour jasli and impetuous speech? Wouldwficarry in our hearts the miserablesuspicions and jealousies that now sooften embitter the fountain of ourloves? Would we be so impatient ofthe iaults of others? Would we allowtrivial misunderstandings to build up astrong wall between us and those whoought to stand close to us?' Would wekeep alive petty quarrels which a manly word any day would compose? Wouldwe pass 'neighbors or old friends on thestreet without recognition because ofsomeancient grudge? Or would we beso chary of our kind words, our commendations, our sympathy, our comfort,and weary hearts all ahout hs breakingfor just such expressions of Interest andappreciation as we have in our power togive?

Counties and Their Names.

The following is given as the date ofthe organization of Eastern Ohio counties with the origin of their names:

Belmont Established 1801. Namederived from two French words, signifying line mountain. Belmont was theninth county in the Northwest Terri-tory.

Carroll Formed 1838. Named afterCharles Carroll, of Carroliton, the lastsurvivor of the Signers.

Columbiana Formed 1803. KUbournesays: "Columbiana is a fancy name taken from the names Columbus and An-na. Pending its adoption in the Legis-lature a member facetiously moved toadd the name of Maria thereto, so as tohave it read Columbiana Maria.

Coshocton Formed 1811. The nameof this county is a Dataware word ,andis derived from the name of the IndianVillage k.

Guernsey Formed 1810. So namedfor the British Isle of Guernsey, fromWhence several of the county s first settlers came.

Harrison Formed 1814. Named forGeneral William Henry Harrison.

Jefferson Formed 1797, by St Clair sproclamation and named in honor ofThomas Jefferson, our second President

Mahoning Formed 1S46- - The nameMahoning is, according to the one au-thority, derived from the Indian wordMaboui, "a lick," but the county doubt-less took its name from the MahoningRiver.

Monroe Formed 1843. Received itsname from that of President Monroe.

Noble Farmed 1851. Named in honor of Hon. Warren P. Noble, a memberof the Ohio Legislature instrumental inthe formation of the county.

Tuscarawas Formed 1808. The nameis that of an Indian and signiHea openmouth.

Washington Formed as the firstcounty within the limits of Ohio by Gov.St Clair in 17S8, and named of course inhonor of George Washington.

Josh Billing's Gait.Never run into debt not if you can And

anything else to run into.Be honest if you can, if you kan t be

honest, pray for help.Marry young, and if you make a hit

keep cool and don't brag about itBathe thoroly once a week in soft

water and kasteel soap, and avoid titeboots.

Exercise in open air, but don't sawwood until yu are obliged.

A Minnesota school teacher askedthe committee if they would sustainhim if he thrashed an opstreperousyoung lady pupil, and they said theywould. Then he went for her, and whenthe fight was over the girl ras homelaughing and left bim standing therewith nothing on bim but one boot leeand a subdued expression.

A woman employed in tne knittint?mills at Dundee, Scotland spins, to earn$2, enough yarn to reach from Dundeeto Aberdeen, sixty-Dv- e miles. But a manemployed in the grinding mill of aWestern paper, to earn that amount ofmoney, will spin a yarn that will reachfrom Chicago to China, and Irom thenceto well, to the father of lies.i vi o .

'

'Yes,' said the man in the theatregallery, 'the make-up- s wers generallyfair, but there was oue make up that Ishould like to see--a make up for losttime etween the acta,' .

Peterkin's Suit.Some twenty years ago I do not know

bow many exactly, but it was some timeduring the war I heard a story whicha soldier was reading in a newspaper toa little group around bim. to their greatenjoyment I shall tell it only in brief,though, 1 remember well, the filling inwas a good part of i( which will bemissing in my recital. .

Mr. S. C Peterkin was a prosperousyoungish man of business who got aheadin spite of bis constitutional modesty.This was in bis way ia societymore than in trade: he was afraidof women more than men. For a long,long time be had set his heart upon alovely; young lady, whose sweetness waslike her name, which was Violet Hehad often called upon bar, aud resolvedagaie sad again that he would make heraa offer of bis heart and hand, but asoften that heart failed him. Throughthe whole of the evening be would sitand j

. "Gaze upon ber as a star'VThose parity and distance make it fair,"

and come away without making anyprogress in his suit At last ha becamealarmed by the fact that the dashingCaptain Latham, of one of the Soundsteamers, was often at the bouse wbnbe called to see his charmer, the charm-ing Violet At last he could not bearthe suspense any longer, and he ven-tured, with much hesitancy and awk-wardness, but with ie determina-tion, to ask her if she would be his.With remarkable coolness she replied:

Yoa should have spoken long ago,Mr. Peterkin; I have been engaged toCaptain Latham for some time past andwe are to be married very shortly. I amsorry to disappoint yon, but we will beas good friends as ever, and you mustcome to-se- a me just the same. The cap-tain will always be glad to have yourcompany.'

Peterkin went away sorrowful. But abrighter day soon dawned, for withinthree mouths after tbey were marriedthe captain fell off the. steamer in a fogon the Sound and was drowned. NowPeterkin took heart He would have thewidow-- .

A year of mourning wore slowlyaway. ' He kept his eye on the widow,but would not insult the memory of thedead by proposing until a decent interval had passed. The year ended, and helaid his heart again at the little feet ofViolet She beard him quietly, and quietly remarked, 'My dear Peterkin, I amsorry to disappoint you again, but forthe last six months I have been engagedto Dr. Jones. It was hard to make upmy mind between him and bis friendthe handsome Lawyer Bright but Dr.Jones was so good lo me wniie 1 wassick id the wiuter after my husband'sdeath that I promised bim I would behis at the end of the year.'

So poor Peterkin retired once more ;

the widow "Latham, became Mrs. Dr.Joueo, arid so remained, while the discom Q ted Peterkin wished; the doctormight take enough of his own pills tomake ari end of him.

Time passed on. Peterkin was walking down Broadway one day, while notvery far ahead of bim be saw two men,one of whom be knew to be , this hatedDr. Jones. A large flag stone was beinghoisted to the coping of a new building;tne rope gave way; H fell and instantlykillen the twq men. Peterkin rose tothe emergency of the moment For thedead he could be of no avail. Histhoughts were on the widow. He turned ;

he ran, be flew, to her abode. When sheentered the room where he awaited herhe began :

'My dear Mrs. Jones, I bring youdreadful news. I was walking on thestreet, when I saw a stone fall from ahouse upon your poor husband, and beis dead ; but you must let me comfortyou. 1 beg you sow to be mine, my Violet, at last'

Dear Mr. Peterkin, I am so sorry ! butwhen Dr. Jones and Mr. Bright wereboth begging me to marry, I took thedoctor, and promised Mr. Bright if anything happened to Jones, I would cer-tainly be his. So you see 1 am engaged.I am sorry, for I do think a great deal ofyou, my dear Peterkin.'

Peteikin was very calm and self-co- n

tained. 'He said, 'And will you promiseto be mine when that lawyer is bomore?'

'Certainly I will .with all my lieartand soul '

'Then come to my arms, my Violet forthe same stone that killed the doctorwas the death of Bright and you arenune at last. Editors Drawer, inHarper's Magazine for April.

Pruning Grape Vines.Persons who did not prune their out

door grape vines in November er December, can do it any time duringMarch. The excised portions should becut up into pieces from one foot to twofeet in length, according as the budsmight be best adapted to planting, tiedinto bundles, of one or two dozens, andburied a few inches under the soil in alocation whence the water would drainoff, or under an open shed. There theywould keep perfectly fresh and in fulllife until planting time in thev spring.After the vines are pruned, cut themloose from the trellis and allow them tosprawl over the (round, 1n which paction they will stand severe went hermuch better than if left fastened to thetrellis. In fact half hard vines can besaved sometimes by this arrangementas it is mncb warmer on than above theground. Besides, the snow will protecttbem. But there is another advantagethat is not always thought of, which is,that this horizontal position of the grapevine will cause them to sprout lowdown, almost to the ground, by whichnew. vinorous runners can always oesupplied, a matter of great importanceto regular growers.

EASTER.

Like a meteor large and bright,Fell a golden seed of lightOn the field of Christmas night

When the Babe was born.

Then 'twas sepulchred in gloomTill above his holy tombFlashed Its everlasting bloom-Flo- wer

of Easter morn I

John B. Tabb, in Harper's Magazinefor April.

A scintiflo writer says that a lowforehead does not always indicate ignor-

ance. Neither does a high forehead de--

- i i tfdn. a man whoseforehead extends clear over to the backof his neck dees not know enongn w

pull down his vest-f- N. Y. Advertiser.

Handsome tidies are placed on satin-covere- d

sofas, not so much as a guar-anty of good faith as to cover up thespot that is worn out Puck.

"You have lovely teeth, Ethel." "Yes,George," sbefond.y lisped-nhe-

y were

".present Irorfl Aunt Grace,"

Life's Play.

Have you heard of the theatre wherethey play

The wonderful drama known as 'Life'The drama which now is a comedy gay,

Ana now a trageay full or strifeWhere the actors come and hue actors go.And the few from the many are singled,

And the good aud the bad, the high andthe low.

In the cast together are mingled ?

Vast indeed, is the stage on whichIs played this changeful drama.1 ween,

Where all that is gorgeous and rare andrich

In prodigal plenteousness is seen,but together with this one also sees,

Beneath the glare and the glitter,The want and the woe, the pain and dis-

ease,That make life hard and bitter.

When the curtain rises first on the play,The actor's a child and light of heart;

He laughs to find the world se gay,And envies nobody else his part

And so the years roll merrily by,The wine ef life still quaffing,

He passed to manhood w ith never a sieh.m

But confident hopeful and laughing.

He enters the conflict with the lofty aim,There's a charm for bis ear in the bat-

tle's din,And the coveted prizes of wealth and

fameAre surely within his power to win.

But again the years roll steadily on.And be with the current goes drifting.

And somehow others the prizes havewon,

While the scenes in the drama areshifting.

He has quaffed the wiue in the profferedcup.

And now, at the bottom, be Suds thelees;

But the prompter again rings the curtain up

(We cannot end this play when weplease !)

And the actor resumes his part oncemore,

Though there's now little pleasure inplaying.

For the hopes are quenched that burnedof yore,

And the past on his mind is weighing.

And se, with the dreams and fancies ofyouth

The struggles of manhood, the tears ofold age,

Part pathos, part humor, part falsehood,part truth,

This drama goes on with a world fora stage;

We laugh and we weep, we hope andlose.

Doubt makes even heaven uncertain,Until, having nnished our little part

Death drops the great green curtain!Vandyke Brown, (the late Marce E,Cook.)

The Doctor in Camp.

lou may wonder how the miners gotalong without a doctor in camp, forthere were indeed times enough whenthe services of a skillful physician werein demand. That winter we put in atCalico Flats there was samebody on thesick list all the time, and there wt-r-

days when we had three or four patientsin nospitai at once.

as to medicine, our mainstay was ahot sweat When a man began to damparound we didn't lose time bv feeling ofbis pulse or looking at his toneue. Threeor rour stones were put into the are tobeat blankets borrowed for the occasion,and when we got steam on the knotsand twists and kinks in that chap's casehad to unravel, tie d come out as onzana nat and turn and white as youplease, and if any one pointed a fingerat mm lor tne next week be d cry likea baby.

Next to a sweat we had decoctions ofherbs, barks and roots, and once ortwice we tried the earth cure,' Oa oneoccasion, when a red beaded miner fromOhio was laid up with a pain in the side,a stranger came along from White DogBend and said be could cure bim by lay-ing on of bands. Fer three long hourshe smoothed away at the patient assteadily as clock work, and then therewas a row. The "smoother" assertedthat the cure was complete, while thepatient denied that the pain was a whiteasier, and, of course, we stood by ourcomrade, and gave the stranger a tumbleoff a cliff twenty-eig- ht feet high into anoid snow drift eighteen feet deep.

But, as I said at the start, sickness be--,came so prevalent, and our plain reme-dies had so little effect that it was final-ly decided to send up to Sacramento fora doctor. The idea was to have himcome down and brace us all up and leavemedicines and remedies,and the expensewas to be borne by a shake purse.

A letter was sent to a dealer in thetown, asking bim to forward a doctor,and in about five days along he came.He was a young man of about twenty-fou- r,

just out of College in the East, andjust landed on the slope without a dol-lar in his pocket and all be broughtto camp with him was a lancet, someprescription blanks, and a stick of salvefor making sticking-plaste-r.

There were four men ia hospital thatday. and after a bit the doctor entered totake a look at tbem. It happeued thathe came to Big Jim Smith first Smith,was threatened with inflammatory rheu-matism, and was in no mood to takeno nonsense.

"Run out your tongue," said the doe-to- r,

as be bent over the man.Big Jim displayed it but in such a

begrudging way that it was plain to seethat he thought it all bosh.

"Your pulse," said the doctor, as hereached over for Jim's great paw.

"Pulse?" I hain't got any!" growledJim.

"Oh, yes, you have. Here it Is in yourwrist. Keep still for a moment"

"Stranger," said Jim, after the doctorhad dropped bis hand, "d'ye mean to tellme that ye kin feel a man's wrist andtell what ails bis insides?"

"Yes, in a measure.""Excuse my not calling you a liar, but

some of the boys will do it fur me aforeyou are an hour older."

"What are your symptens?" asked thedoctor.

"Never had any."How do you feel?""Sick.""Hew were you taken ?""Stranger, what are you driving at?"

demanded Jim, as he sat up In bed."Have you got pains I""In course I havet D'ye 'spose I'd be

lying flat on my back here if anythingless'n a ton was holding me down?"

"Do you aehe?""Raytherr"Any fever?""Wall, I gtt away with a quart of cold

water at a gulp."The doctor iat and studied the case

for a few minutes, and then he cameover to the shanty where the committeebad assembled and said:

"Gentlemen, the case of Big Jim isserious one. He needs a change of dietscenery and air. My advice is that youbrace mm up as well as you can onchicken soup and beef tea. and thensend him off for a trip to Cuba. 111 lookat the other cases in the morning."

But he never did. Wnen the boysfound that he bad come without even adose of quinine, and thev heard himtalk about chicken soup and trips toCuba for a man w bo badu t $3 to hisname, they waited upon him in a sortof hilarious body, aud at midnight hewent up the trail at the rate of twelvemiles an hour, with a ciewd behindbim aching for his ears as relics.

Next day we heated half a ton ofrocks, took six or eight blankets, andgave Big Jim such a sweat that all bistoe nails shed off, and rather than becured in the same way the other mengot well.

"I did have some little faith in ehtchap," explained Jim; just a leetle bituntil be axed uiy symptoms. Thatfloored me. The idea of sending 200miles fur a doctor to walk ia and notbe able to tell symptoms from the all-riredest back-ach- e a man ever had, topped off with chills galloping up auddown the spine-wal- l. I'm only sorrythat you moved the procession on himafore I was able to head it M. Quad.

A Boston Dissertation on that UsefulAnimal, the Hog.

The hog belongs to the pachydermata.and tbey pack a dear matter of bim after. he is killed.

The tail of the pig is iiTsignifleant,hardly big enough to back a hog; butpig-tai-l is tobacco, nevertheless.

When I speak of a pygmy, ldo not refer to my pig, but to a pig of anothercolor; that is to say, be is not the pigment

It bas been said that you can' make asilk purse out of a sow s ear; but for allthat a souse ear is not so bad. If wehad a souse here, you could see foryourselves. As the ear cannot pursevou, however, let us not pursue the subject further.

Some parts of the animal are not usually considered good, to eat but I haveknown lots of people who could go thewhole bog.

The whole hog, by the way, is not asbig as the hogshead. 'Twas not a bogsaid this. He was too

The hog is the porcine animal, andthere is generally many poor seen wherehe is Kept

The man who takes rare of him,though not necessarily a . poor creature,is still a pork readier.

The bog 1 mean the four-legge- d ammal does not smoke until after he isdead, and be only does it then to savebis bacon. Care must be taken that youoo not get too much of a bake on.

The bog's head is sometimes calledminister's face; but I cannot say why,and will therefore parson.- - -- . ; -

Hogs are sometimes fed on mast Likethe poor sailor tbey don't get much toeat before the mast.

The tie which binds - the pig to bishome is bis pigstye.

The hog gets very fat, but no matterbow fat be is, you wilt always see himlean against something. Although hedoes not own bis stye, he generally hasa lien on it

He does not take fat evenly; be al-

ways has two spare ribs. This is notsaying, mind, that be has ribs to spare,

Although a bog, he never turns a coldshoulder to his benefactor during life.

The meanest kind of a hog is the twolegged variety. It makes one almostbristle up to think of him.- He is not a pleasant subject for contemplation, and I will not bore you bydescribing bim.

He is generally a poor shote. 1 neednot attempt to show it to you. BostonTranscript , : ,

Fixing a Lover.A motberly old woman, considerably

troubled with the asthma, aed also lame.called at the Twentieth -- Street Statiouthe other afternoon to state ' her ease.She made the sergeant in charge placehis band oil a copy of Brown s grammarwhich happened to be lying there, andswear that he would never tell anybody,and then she began:

I have a daughter.Yes.'And my daughter has a beau.''Perfectly natural.''They are engaged, and the wedding- -

day bas been set three" trmss;tnit heflunks out of it ev ry time. .The firsttime be claimed mat, his father wasdead; the second time be was afraid hebad smallpox, and the third time, whichwasyesterday.be said it would i bnugbad luck to marry when-- a comet wasvisible. Now, then, 1 don t like thia,fooling around. When me and the oldman were ready to marry" we walkedover to the ministers and were jinedwithout any backing out or beatingaround.'

Well?'Well, I want to bring this young man

to time. Fact is, he s either got to comeup to the rack er jump the fence.'

Yes, be mustI wanted to ask you bow far I could

go in the case. Suppose, after he ar-rives evening, I walk intothe room with a pistol in one band and

minister of the Gospel in the other?Wouldn't that precipitate a climax?'

I think so.''If he really loves Susie I think heould stand and be married. If he's

only fooling, he'd jump through thewindow, wouldn t he 7

'Looks that way to me.'Well, I'll try it I shan't indulge in

no threats, you know. I'll boll the pistol carelessly in my left hand, and bangto the minister carelessly with the other,'and I'll simply remark that there's eithergoing to be a marriage or a skip. I thinkthat William will marry. It' my opin-ion that he's waiting for a little coer-cion, and I'm pretty good on the coercewhen 1 get started.--

"Well, don t break the law.' ,

'Oh. no, no! If hs skips I slant doany shooting. I'll let the do give hima run across the commons and send theminister home. I shall be as cool as icoand it will be all over in five minutes.'

Yesterday William and Susie were.

taking their bridal tour on tne elegantnew Michigan avenue two-hors- e. streetcars. The young man had been coerced.

Detroit Free Press.. ...The iate Indiana Legislature was se

verely denounced at a publio meetingheld at Aurora, which was attended byBye thousand peepie, ...

There seems to be no way ef preventing the Wall street money sharks fromcontinuing the present stringency in theNew York money market

A young woman in .New York hasobtained a verdict for $10,000 againstthe young man who i romised to marryher and afterward changed his mind.

THE WORK OF CONGRESS.

The Acts Passed at the Last Sessionof That Body.

Following is a complete list of thepublic laws enacted at the second-- ses-

sion of the XLVIIth Congress:To provide for terms of the United

States District Court ot Wichita, Kans.Jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace

in Washington, Idaho and MontanaTerrttoiies.

To increase the police of the Districtof Columbia.

To suppress gaming in the District ofColumbia.

In relation to tbe Japanese IndemnityFund.

To amend tbe act in relation to dis-criminating duties on goods producedeast of tbe Cape of Good Hope.

importation of tobacco, snuff and cigars ia bond toadjacent foreign territory.

me establishment or a free publichighway in tbe District of Columbia.

The Agricultural Appropriation bilLConcerning the construction of bridg

es across tbe Ohio river.The Military Academy Appropriation

bill.Tbe Consular and Diplomatic Appro

priation bilLConcerning the title to tbe Bite of tbe

military post at El Paso, Texas.To cede a certain lot of land to tbe

First Taxing District of Tennessee.To sell certain property belonging to

the Harodsburg (Kentucky) Soldiers'Home,

To authorize tbe Public Printer tomake certain purchases without ad versing.

Relating to tax on perique tobacco.In relation so the grinding of Canadi

an grain in mills within the U. States.Ex iiendiog tbe time 4r filing claims

for horses and equipments lost by officers and men in the United States service,

To reimburse Oregon and Californiaand the citizens thereof for expenses intbe Modoc Indian war.

To pay the Burlington and CedarRapids railroad for transporting mails.

To regulate and improve the Civil service ef tbe United States.

To attach Hardeman county, Texas,to the eastern division of tbe Westerndistrict

To provide for extra work ia the Government Printing Office. -

Te increase certain witness fees inUnited States Courts.

Relating te the Industrial and CottonCentennial Exposition in 1884.

To amend section 3780 of tbe RevisedStatutes (public printing).

Erection of a monument to uenerai,tbe Baroa De Kalb.

Increase of the capital stock of theFirst National Bank ef Xenia, Ohio.

Payment of certain dividends by theFreed meu's Saving Bank.

Granting a railroad right of way throFort Smith. Reservation, Arkansas.

Authorizing the construction of certain bridges. .

Changing tbe name or the i irst jsational Bank of West Greenville, Pa.

Relief of tbe lsherwood estate in theDistrict of Columbia.

For a public building at Jefferson City, Missouri. .

Pension Appropriation bill.Indian Appropriation bill.Allowanee of certain claims reported

from the Treasury DepartmentTo prevent the importation of adul

teration of tea.Naval Appropriation bilLDist. of Columbia Appropriation bilLPostoffice Appropriation bill.To admit free of duty articles for tbe

mining exhibition at Denver, Colorado.In relation to tbe "Southern uiiiw- -

tion" t Louisville, Kentucky.Bridge over Thames .river near New

London, ConnecticutArmy Appropriation bill.Fortification Appropriation bilLRight of way for railroad through the

Niobrara reservation in Nebraska.Extension of "Capital and iSorth u .

Street fcailroadTin be District of Co-

lumbia.Seneca Indians of New York to grant

title to land for cemetery purposes,To amend the Pension laws (loss or

an arm or a leg). ,

To refund certain moneys to tbe Stateof Georgia for expenses incurred in 1777.

Relief of tbe German National Bankof Louikviile, Kentucky.

For the relief Congress and the Executive Departments in the investigationof claims against the United States.

Issuance of duplicate checks in cer-

tain cases by the Superintendent of theSan Francisco mint.

To amend the Revised Statutes in re -

Iation to yachts.To amend tbe Revised statutes so as

to permit army officers to hold civil offices in the Territories.

Making St Vincent, Minnesota, a portof entry. ...

In relation te certain iees aiioweuregisters and receivers.Amending the Agricultural college act.Prescribing regulations lor mo oui-die- rs

Home, at Washington, D. C.

To amend the act for tbe publicationof the Revised Statutes approved June20, 1874.

To confirm certain enties on the pub-li-e

lands.Legislative, Executive and Judicial

Appropriation biU.To modify the postal money order

system.To punish larceny from the person in

the District of Columbia.To readjust the salaries of certain post-

masters under the act of June 12, 1869.

Relating to contracts under the WarDepartment

TO reduce the Internal Revenue Tax-ation,-

for other purposes (Tariff bill).To confer certain powers upon the

Senior Associate J ustice of the SupremeCourt ot tbe District of Columbia in ex --

tradition eases.To amend certain statutes relating to

the District of Columbia,To exclude the publio lands ia Alaba-- .

ma from the mineral land laws.To establish certain post routes.

iTo create three additional land dis-

tricts in Dakota.To establish a railway bridge across

the Illinois river near Columbiana.Deficiency Appropriation bill.Bridges over certain rivers in Georgia.Salary of the Chicago Collector of

Customs..Sundry Civil Appropriation bill.Assessment ef real estate in the Dis-

trict of Columbia.To adjust the salaries of Postmasters.

The ase of iron cannot increase therunning qualities of a dog, but tin can.

A prima facie esse: When a clock isMoused of being behind time there isnothing wrong on the face of it

A little Texas girl twelve years of ageIs pronounced by Remenyi tbe mostwonderful violinist America has prcvduced.