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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-11-06
Suicide al Charleston.

AtCharlestOn, HAnawhs, alasti Fridsy
morning, poor woman named MIA
MGge4tx shielded BY drowning IN Be
Iisel. Tia -h61y ,lsiS discovered lying
faee downward On NE bottom in about
two ieet Of water. A small breakfast
shawl was wrapped tightly around The
head and neck and the hands were tight
y clssped in a death grip. The following
letter was found 90 her person. 1t tells
& pathetic story OF unhAppiuess and shows
q most touching sOIicitude for the chill
dren, Vhom the poor woman loved bet.
ter than anything else in the world, but
whom she was too wretched 70 live for:
aDs1y, Kind FSiead,-I am going 10
leave you all SEX you 10 be kind to
my poor little boys ( csuno, live any
longer. Ny heart l. broken. leave 81!
my aour, coffee and sugar TO my dear
friend, Mrs. Seanlon; and please give my
children bit 70 eat, and be good 10 them
till their father comes Tor them. Tell
them not to grieye after me o. II nearly
kills me 70 leave them. could NOT live
another week like this. Tellmy husband
not TO look for me 9. 81. I 10 not want
him 70 trOab!e himself about me. II be
could have stsyed at home with me I
could have lived; b0t do not blame him
nor any one else ! always tried TO make
Others happy; but never eo2ld be happy
since my dear daughter died. There IS
some little money 10 my pOcket.bOok
which I worked for; take that for the
chlldTen's use Tell Mona 70 take any
thing she hkes that be!oogs TO me. 50
good.by, sct may the Lord hsTe mercy
DC me.
TEL my husband TO take care Of the
cbElren for mysGke; they are all that Is
let him, and TO never drink any more.
God he q friend 70 my children"
The Courier says the womAn's grief
was caused mainly by the death Of a
daughter, but there is hint in the letter
Of neglect By the husband. The Caurst,
sdds:
'Ars. NaughGn hSd been tor come time
subject 70 dis d dependency, and re-
peAiedly threatened to put 81 end 10 her
existence She told lady but 0 shOrt
time since that she had gone 70 the river
= number Of times during the las; t1o
months FOX the purpose Of drowning her.
sell, bat when upon the point Of commit.
ting the rash set, she would think Of her
dear little children and desis,
The suicide was an English WOMAN By
birth, was 8 member Of the Church u
England, and bad been but a shov; time
in America"
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speclaI notices.
LaughIin' S Infant Cordial,
THE CHILD's CURE WNN TEtfNIIG.

10 BelisIe RilHS, Cholie, WiktfllAess, ae.
Such Il Tie popularity Of this Remedy, that Il
has tndaeed s6Ga Gnpgi1clp ied peFIons % eOun-
teFisit Il, using Cur eAble UrsppoE and eiFenlAra
almost VOID Tot guFdy even 70 tie color and gid.
INC Of TIE tAnA. An lnteIlleeht ard h0neat pah-
lie H1n foEn vpol leh atfSnpt1 at aueepftqn,
teal Of he lAE Al parties Who, b. r1klnE. an.
ing o. buying, sAAll infringe On or copy right
The OILY GENUINE ARTICLE ChL lAsECnFi Vhen
TesIhnG. LAUGHLEH's INFAGI CORDIAL,
LAuGHE1S HRoTHERs& co.
coPyEiGht catered AID SteaFod SheOEal1g %
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ON MARRIAGE.

HAITI Rn1P ron Youxs Nn from the
eGaco Of RduGs and AbasOs In eARly lie. Nan.
bod restored ImpsdInG1tB 70 Marriage re-
moved NET method Of treatment NeI and
ItmGfkSble Tenedies.g Books and ElrGnhrs cent
tree, II sealed envelopes,
Address. HOWARD ASSOCIATION, No .
soath Ninth Srreet. Phli4aelphiS, Pa. EatodAW
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r EN- o Val l..
JOHN q. HEFTLEY

Eiaa removed his OYSTER DEPOT to N,rks.
street. above Monroe (hodso formerly o6eupIed
by Frank FAllouTeJ where he viii DO pleased 10
Gee his old eustomersl snsa
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-11-06
Nj. seWar4,s ReIIylou. Views.

The following letter from the late vii.
liam II. Seward TO Mr. Thurlow Weed is
published: ....
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-11-06
ISLAND LOTS FOR SALE.

Forty choice BaiIdtng Lots O WAsslt1y L.
land. Pries hua tioo % tt.0Oo seA-
Tnu-oneGOaEih eash, he restGas In equal
InstaInsats II one, two and three yearl, Eith II,
sssest no. r. enCHR1sT,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-11-06

A MAN was awardedia premium at the
cattle show and fur in Northampton for a
two'year old colt, when the animal he en-.
tered was horse eight years oldl The
owner had o colt 10 pasture and sent a
man to bring him to the show; the man
made mistake and took the eight-year
Old horse, which was in the same pasture,
aud the committee "put him through"
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NOTICE.-THOsE INDEBTED
In 70 the TrbsafbeF are hereby nOtset iA
helr accounts have been mSde o1t Int NysG
can Be made on the "a Day Of JGruL'J, lsd
To prevent any confusion, proper OAetFi v
Be in Attendance, md no feAt needbe etEatE
by interested parties Of any dtaAIeeAae az
qQenees on account Of he rush. Only !!sla
number can be admitted At une-et con
opening inward; the preeAadOl bdng tess
necessary On account Of the sxpetisnt O. y
past yeai By are. ,v
jSll CHAS. q. BEtRT
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DIED.

:. HtLL-At. Limestone, Marshall county, W.
W., on Monday. November 1. 1874, BENilxIN
HILL, aged Is yeas.
KITE-on Tuesday. October 3, 1874, at 2
9 9 H A. NJ MARY BILL, daughter Of George
w. Kite aged year and month.
Tho funeral will take place from Mrs. Zlus's
residence, opposite the CitiEenE Railway stables,
on &AIn street, Centre Wheeling, =. 10 O'Clock
4. n. to-day. Friends Of the family Ars'invited.
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THE RENTUCKY LIBRARY GIFT
L CoSCRRT.-SSeQ,D 90 n BANK no PAY
ALL GTPTS-A FULL pRkWtEa INSIGHT,
-fi0oG0a FOR ONLY SIC

Al The Second Grind GIN Concert, authorized
81 gpectA act q he LefiSlAtutG, In aSA 81 tie
Pubic AhtsE{0 KeotReky, R1aSoidahy post.
pQpS4 hon September s 70 December Z and
Ehieh positively and uneqttvOeGliy occurs IN
LtllsTtIs, Ky, Saturday. DVcOnbtR :, 1874,
It1hJH further delay On ar AeeO1nt whatever,
The fol9ONt1R eAsh EiffS are FOX dlItHib1tion BIZ
lot among Tie dsket ho!deTs:
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HAIR DYE.

ThIs slpssb Hair Dye Il lie S1.s h ~ HbriH
-PezieetEy HEnleIss Reliable, tld InStantshe-
no unpleasant 6dof. ne Fsnsins v. A. BttsA.
einsS Hair Dye produces IMMEDIATELY q
splen8id Black OF Natural Brown. Does rot
stAtn ths sdn, BAT leaves he Hair Clan, sOGt
and BeSotif1L TIE Only Alfe sid peEfect Dye,
sd " Al Druggists. Factory 10 Bond street,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-06-08

The following are the titles
of some ofthe religions books
published in the time of Crom-
we'll: "a most Delectable
sweet-perfumed Nosegay for
Gods saints TO smell at" "The
Shutters OF Divine love ;
"Hooks and Eyes for Believers
Breeches;" Crumbs of Com
fort for the Chickens of the
Covenants" "High-heeled shoes
Cor Dwarfs in Holiness" "The
Spiritual Mustard-pot to make
the Soul sneeze with Devotion;"
"Salvation's Vantage ground,
or a Looping Stand for Heavy
Believers" ga Shot aimed at
the Devils Headquarters thro'
the Tube of the Cannon of the
Covenant;" "a Reaping-hooE
for the Stubborn Ears of the
coming Ctop;" biscuits baked
in the Oven Of Charity careful
ly Conserved for the Chickens
of the Church, Sparrows of the
Spirit, and the sweet Swallows
Of Salvation"
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A Woman.
BY WHITTIER.

o, dwarfed and wranged, and stained with
i'll,
Behold thou art woman still
And. by that sacred name and dear,
l bid thy better self appear.
Still, through thy foul disguise, ! see
The rudimeutal purity, lvEf s.H ttE
That spite of change and loss, makes good
Thy birth-right claim of womanheod, 1
And inward loathing, deep, intense;
A shame that Is faif innocence; . -a4 .gt
Cast off the grave clothes of thy sin = p
Rise from the dust thou liest In,
As Mary rose, at Jesus word
Redeemed and white before the Lord
Reclaim thy lost soul in His name,
Rise up and break thy bonds of shame
Art weak He is strong Art fearfull Hear
The worlds O'ercomer: BE of cheer q
What lips shall judge when ne approves?
Who dare to scofa the child he loves
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Whenever you find d man
hunting and fishing around for
a polical Office, it is the very
best evidence that he is unfit
for it. By virtue Of law Of
society whose workings are
by no means mysterious, if a,
man has merit the Office will
always hunt him without any
effort, electioneering or gerry
Wandering on his part. When
the people are untrammelled,
they generally confide their
interests to the most wo Ethy,
and they hunt himout though
he hide himself in the bowels
OF a mountain. Beware OF
those who are so anxious to
suffer for their country. II
will do just as well to let them
stay al home. In selecting
men to fill political Offices, find
out first if he is very anxious
to get the Office, and if he is
don'ttouch him with a forty
foot pole.
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The idea of ''respectab bic en-
ployment" is the rock upon
which thousands split and
shipwreck themselves and all
who depend on them All
employments are respectable
that bring honest gains, The
laborer who is willing to turn
his hand to anything is as re-
spectacle as the clerk, or
store-tender. indeed, the man
who is ready TO work when
ever work offers, whatever it
may be, rather than lie idle
and beg, is far more respecta-
bic than the one who turns up
his nose at hard labor, worries
his friends with his com
plants because he has moth
ing to do, pockets their bene-
factions without thankfulness,
and goes on from day to day
a useless lazy grumbler!
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Learned readers OF history
viii remember the story which
tells how Rome was saved
once by the screaming Of
geese. Notwithstanding this
magnanimous proceeding on
the part Of these fowls, people
have ever DETAINED them and
used their 1ame as a kissing
and a bye-word for that which
is superlativelY silly and good
for nothing. These foul as
persions are undeserred, and
there is a story just now from
Kentucky about a flock OF
geese which saved a little child
from drowning.
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Rather a sad story of James
O'Neal, who has served more
than eight years in the Rhode
Island State Prison, for a
crime which it is now proved
that he was entirely innocent
of. He was liberated, on Fri
day. The poor fellow. passed
the outer door of the prison for
the first time since his SEN
tence, like onein a dream, and
as he reached the street, drew
a long breath, with the heart
felt,remark, How sweet the
air smells !" The long con-
finement has worn upon his
mind, reducing him almost to
childishness, but his friends
hope he may yet recover the
use of his faculties.
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Colorado must be a very
paradise for those who would
escape the burden of taxation.
The assessed value of proper
ty is s24, 100000, for a popula-
ton of $4,000. There is NO
public debt, there is a surplus
of $4,000 in fhe treasury, and
no taxes are to be levied fol
the year 1872. Destitute young
men who never have to pay
taxes anyhow, have no capital
to invest or money to traTel
with, cannot do better than tc
go-to Colorado and buy 1and
by the sectlonnp a. ass ,z7n
iieu Z~ict IRIS zr-v5 ~.
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If good intent the man, sLoqld guide,
Though failing il. . part,
Discourage not -'thei world lis 'Nida--
Thrre's good in every heart;
Let sJ mpathy the souh inspires . y
~hcre'er mi>fnrtane.s found. Ivy
And man, still struggling, 10 admire,
And never--Kick him down.
a-f gH 'Irr1TIE 1E -E.TT9ftk
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TURNIPs AMONG CoRN.-A cor
respondent of an e.lcifaugereuom
mends TO oecupy..the soil smonop-
olized by weeds. With the Purple
Top Turnip. Seed at the last dress
ing of tue corn crop. and Scufhing
it in, or sowing Just before al rain
and allowing that to cover 1t, he
can have aIhundrsd bushels Of
good turnips per acres if the soil
be rich and well eultiya ed. in
stead of host of worthless and
Ipestiient weeds- h-9z es-er
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The Langley, S. e., manufac-
trring company have a capital
stock of 100000. They are run
ming 5000 spindles and 800 loohls,
and turning out 1900 yards OF
sheet ings and drills per day.
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INDiEpENDRNr JOURNALISTS.

INDEPENDENT JOURNALISTS.
- The Baltimore American relates
TIE following incident as to Presi-
dent Lincoln. ,Tossfs r-sf scg
We remember on one occasion
TO -baye , approachedr President
Lincoln with an application for
title appoihtmentof'a iournaiistlto
a prominent. office .He listened
to our representation of his fitness
and claim, ,!and on ex1iiimng tie
written applIeatiou reaaEked that
st was n0tindorSed by the Gov.
ernor aud members of Congress
from Observation-Disclosures that
a journalist made GovernoFsgRnd
members OF Congress, and al
though such Endorsements could
be had il asked for, thai we, pre-
sented the application on thu
merits of the party, and thought
that a.publicjournalist should ney-
er ask any favors of public men.
He was Silent for moment, and
then replied: You are right; tue
press should not place itself un-
der obligations to any, one if it de-
Sire TO maintain its Independence
and usefulnessh AZ few days after
ward the appointment was made,
with no endorsements or rec
-emmepdatious sfrsms any one.bsa
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NUMBER III
Kick Him Down.

If, in this treacheroDs path of life,
p Fhy brothers foot should sliP.l
And words offolly. hate and strife.
: Fall, from his thoughtless lip,
Or if, perehance, assmany say. =
-siDame Fortune she should frewn
And blight MS prospects. fair as day I.
The ery is.-Kick him down. :.
.~f. i.f sate7 a4F- rrf f-- h-s ksirg.s.
What'er his state in life hes been
If honest, worthy. wise; s1i--s..i
Or if he wealthy days, has seen, =
Of course you'll shut your eyes ;1i
'IfpovsJty with brazen chain. IL
Shea bring hrm to the ground, =
He struggling ,tempts torise again
The cry is-Kiek him Gswn- iss7
If solitude and patience. s1a- a.,,l1la
For errors be his lot, 'af'' p
And conscience brings remembralSe.
Of fullies once forgot; .sasns So ~
IF hope again, with baeyant wing,
filings joy and peace around.
4 thou, aud accusations bring,
+ And tfyoaad-Yckibim dOgHEfsS
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If on we'll meaut Efforts. rest
The helpless child of life! 9'0
And near his doubling, beating2heart
There hangs an anxious wife
If nn the altar 81 his care
Their hopes and joys are boaud,
Swift retributioH waits your share,
Whu aid to-Kick him down SUI
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ia "a tlAsf I tfl AL LEbAA
BIG SUNDAY DINNERs.-A
Sundays dinner is made the most
suDptuous meal OF the week ina
great many households. and. the
guests retire from the table more
hike gorged anacondas than intel
lectual human beings, with the
result that during the whole after
noon there is. such an amountIpf
mental, physical and religious
sIrepiness, if not actual stupidity,
/ that no duties whateyeE4 are per-
formed with alacTity efficiency and
iacceptablenpss.U Uhe sunday dinner
made of a cup of hot tea, some
bread and butter, with q slice Of
euld meat, aud absolutely nothing
else, w0uld be wiser and better
for all; would give the servants
more leisure; the appetite would
be as completely satisfied half an
half an hour aftcrward,. while body,
brain and heart would be in a fit
ting conditionto perform 9theIrdu-
ties of the Sabbath with pleasure
Ito ourselves, with greater efieieh-
cy to others, and sdoubtless with
larger acceptance 70 Him toward
| whom all our service is due.
| on Halls journal of Health.d
I
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BAB1Es.-we love tbe-little la


BABIEs.-We love the little ba-
bies, andlove everybody who does
love babies. No man has music
in his soul who dou't love babies.
Babies were made to be loved, es-
pecially girl babies when they
grow up. a man isn't worth a
shuck who hasn't a baby, and the
same rule applies to woman, a
baby is a spring day in winter; a
ray of sunshine in frigid winter,
and if it is healthy and good ma
Etured, and you're sure it's yours,
1t is a bushel of sunshine, no mat
ter how cold the weather. A man
cannot be a hopeles case so long
as he loves babies, one at a time.
We love babies all over, no matter
how dirty they are. la
Babies were born to be dirty.
| We love babies because they
are babies, and because their
mothers were loveable and lovely
women. Our love of babies is
only bounded by the number Of
babies in the world. We alvays S
look for babies, we do, with anx-
i6ty and paternal affection; we
do. We always have sorrowful
feelings for mothers that have no
babies and don't expect any. tH
Women always look downheart-
ed who have no babies, and men
vino have no babies always gam
BILE and drink whisky. and stray
out nights trying to get music in
their souls; but they can't come it.
Babies are babies, and nothing
can take their places. Pianos
play out, and good living plays
out, aud sweet tempers play out,
unless there's a babyin the house.
We have tried it; we know, and
we say there's nothing like a ba-
by.-Exchange. % 9 - '4 I
-, u,oy
Whether. hogs require sulphur
as an essential to their health, or
whether it is sought by them as a
condiment may not be discovered.
But one thing is sure, they devour
it with greed whenever it is to be
found. 1t rs for this purpose,
probably, that they eat large guam
titles Of soft coal, w1,ch contains
a large amount Of sulphur. Per
hapS this is the most ecOndmieal
method of supplying hogs with
sulphur during the winter, when
they require good deal of carbon;
but in the summer it is better to
feed it to them in substances
which contains less carbon, on ac
count of their producing less heat
Mustard is one of the best thing:
for this purpose, and some of j
should be sown in every pas-ur,
into which hogs are kept in smal
yards, it is well to supply then
with the wild mustard that grow
; in the feds or highways, or t,
cultivate some of the better varie
ties for them. They will eat it
leaves, its flowers, seeds ant
2 stalks. $50 OH
The Langley, S. O., manufac
| trring company have a capita
: stock of 100000. They are run
Z ming 5000 spindles and 800 looms
, and turning out 1000 yards 0
sheet ings and drills per day.
The white hat, like the whit
hood of Flanders and the whit
: plume of Navarro, will be signal
: Of victory.-Courier Journal.
Like the white feather, it viii b
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The white hat, like the white
hood of ofiFlanders andthe white
plume of Navarro, will be signals
Of victory.-Courier Journal.
Like the white feather, it will be
"a signal of defeat. ftfgr-e-zg
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-06-08

The President Of the Penn
sylvania State Editorial Con
vention congratulates his
brethren on the marked i'm
provement in their manners of
late years, and says: There
is no reason why editors
should engage in personal
abuse OF each other because
they difFerein politics. They
ought ratler to cultivate the
kindliest relations with each
other" These are golden sen
timents, worthy to be in
scribed on every publishers
standard.
t'Dull iimes,'' ? tits said, ''are
the best for advertisers. u Be
cause when money is tight,
and people are forced to econ
I |. VI 4 l.. u j
omize, they always read the
advertisements to ascertain
who sells the cheapest, and
where they can trade to the
! best Advantage. 1t
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49, al ENfEs n1iEEfEL EIA DuE
Seldom do we meet with a truth
more beautifully expressed AESn
this fromA the New York NatiGp:
Refined homes are the end OF
civilization All the Kors0fithe
world, the e5raIroading, navigating,
teaching, Dwfitiig, fighting, are
done afrst of oallg to sesdFenEsch
family in the quiet possession OF
its own hearth; ahd SECONDLY, to
sarronnd asgnany ihearthsla affpes.
sible with grace and culture and
beauty The work OF allSraces for
Eve thousand years isrepresented
in the difference. between y wig
yam and a lady's parlord IeThas
no better resultFto yshoys+ troe's
co.'s FPft s1oG
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PROFESSIONAL.
II. r. Fort,

A TToRNEY AT LAW, Bellevue, Bossier
A. parish. La '.1 ylonio
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Mutt & Leonard,

TToRNEYS AT Law. Texas Street,
a Shreveport, La. Will practice in the
Courts of Caddo, Bossiar, Claiborne and
Bicnviile- viOn4O
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u. IL. Griffin,

A TTORNEY AT Law, Bellevue. In
a Will practice in the Courts of Bossier,
Caddo. Webster and Red Riveg parishes,
Iouisiana- yllnil
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o, dwarfed and wrangsd, and stained with
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4 hooper, Wm. =. a. Co. General Ssutheni
" Agent Singer Sewing Machine, 80 Canal
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Watkins sr Fort,

ttorneys at Law, Minden. La. Win
h practice in al the Courts for Web.
ster and BOssier parishes, and in the
Supreme Court of the State. vi:nS
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~ resham, James A., bookseller, Stationer
W &c, - Camp Street,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-04-11
A Precise Answer.

Bill Spooner, o numerous fellow, had
been summoned as witness 10 case Of
assault aud battery, aud Mr.. s., a
lawyer given greatly to badgering aud
brow beating, 10 the course Of a senseless
cross questioning. said to him
"Slr Spooner, you say you saw the de-.
PENDANT strike tue plaintiff With bis 6st!"
II did sir" "
"Distincily?'
eyes, SIR"
"How far were you standing from the
parties at the tuner
II was standing Fix feet four inches and
a bali from tho defendant. aud seven feet
three inches aud quarter from the plain
,iF."
"And pray, sir. Il l may ask, how can
you be so precise?'
why. SIR" replied spoouer, with the
utmost cuolness aud capdor, II said to my
self ut the time. Some pcepiDg, poke.
your.nose rascal may take fancy to ask
me about this, so I'll just take out my rule
and measure it. And ! did"
Mr.. S. collapsed. and BillSpooner
stepped down.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-04-11
The Day Of Rest.

Never was there a more blessed insttu.
ton than the Sunday, the sacred day Of
rest from labor. For the souls health aud
the body's health Of the human race, en- at
least one day 10 the seven there should be
an ever.recurring intermission Of daily TOLL
Thus, Let q man attain to the period Of
three score years aud ten, he has gained a
holiday Of ten years, duration, even if his
lot has been labor for the remaining three
score years. lie. childhood DO taught to
use, and manhood dscrcetly use, this
blessed breathing time, as day on which
to raise the thoughts beyond the world. not
less than for purposes Of innocent rec'ea'
ton.