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Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-10-11

and was soon plying the needle from
morning earlight to midnight's chimes
in the dreariest drudgery of the poor"
Not vet was her calamity at its fullest.
Amid her piteous toll that dread South
ern scourge, the yellow fever, struck her
down and after weeks of delirious suff-
ering she recovered to find that her
children had been mercifully placed in
an orphan asylum, and that no strength
was left her to toll for her own support.
Happily, however. there were friends
who came to aid in this extremity, and
bo them she was given the means to re-
turn with her children to Georgia. In
Atlanta she found her parents in ruin
from the war, and heard that in her alb
sence the property left to her in Cuth-
bert by her first husband had been adj
ministered upon on supposition of her
death. By proper legal measures a por-
ton of this property has been regained
for her, so that at last she knows COM
parative comfort in her old home once
more, and her story ends with hopes of
brighter days. For mere purpose of
sentimental entertainment, perhaps, af-
| ter all such story is hardly worth re-
counting beyond the scenes of its rela-
tions, but in its espisodes OF family sep
| Grafton, pecuniary ruin by war. bereave-
| ment and suffering by pestilence, unac-
customed drudgery, and litigation to
! maintain the commonest personal rights
| there is a suggestion of the general for
| lorness and suffering of the poor South
| since 1862, which merits the understand
ing and sympathy of every true patriot
and wise statesman of the land. Many
| Northern homes are just now in the
shadow of calamities second only to
those of war and pestilence, and should
therefore have the more heart to recog.
nize and sympathize in such misfortunes
as have so long been familiar to South
| ern hearthe.
Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-10-11

lated boat, the poor mad passenger, all
went dancing along together over the
turbulent sea on an unknown course.
How long this lasted again I say do
not know. 1 steered mechanically, ate
mechanically. took no thought of any
thing but the prison-house of horrors in
which | was immured. 1t must have
been during many days that the boat
drove on in the fog before what now
know to have been an easterly gale. After
that ensued a period, L do not know if
long or short. of Inconsistencies, in
which do not remember anything t hat
occurred, except the sound of crashing
Ice which now and then seemed to
startle me out of my sleep of death.
"When | came to myself again, l was
in the cabin of New Bedford whaler,
cruising off Koulioutschin Bay, in
Kamschatkai They had found me fro
zen fast to the pack-ice on the edge of
the Great Russian Polynia, my boat
beaten to splinters, and myself very
nearly dead. had made the voyage of
the Polar Sea from the west of Green
land to the borders of Siberia, had sailed
within hundred miles of the Pole, and
almost solved the great problem of geog-
raphy. My rescuers. however, thought
that the history I told them was the eff
AOCL vi NiSCftcCy aAO p" "hCh StA AlOlOhS IA
ter they put me ashore at San Francisco,
they were still persuaded was little
cracked on the subject Of my Polar voy-
age.
''The English Geographical Society
however, will know how to test the
truth and value of my discovery. l &C
to lay my charts and logs before them
and to get the great John Murray te
make me famous in book. The world
shall yet hear from me, aud set Andrew
Denny on a pinnacle that DR.. Livings.
ton may look up to, but cannot attain.
''I have done-goOd-bye reporter.
Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-10-11
A GOOD HIT.

A friend, says a contemporary, criticizes
the habit of ladies stopping in church
aisles to gossip after service, and on this
subject relates a personal grievance.
One sunday, his wife stopppe,l to chat
with a friend in the broad isle of the
church, and, both being attired in mod
ern cOstums, Obstructed the passage for
all who come after them. But the ladies
were Immersed in the subject of their
discussion, and were, therefore, utterly
unconscious of the blockade. Our friend
finally left in disgust, drove their car
riage to the door, and passed some fifteen
or twenty minutes In waiting, fretting
and-so forth, before his wife appeared.
The ride home was enjoyed in the most
delcctablc silance, hut at dinner the long,
pent wrath burst forth.
"Nothing reminds me SO much of Ba.
laam and his ASS" exclaimed the irste
gentleman, las two women stopping the
way for those who wish to get out, and
making themselves the subject OF criti-
cism,"
"But you forget my DEAR" replied his
wife, meekly, "it was the angel that stop
ped the way, and the ass spoke after
ward"
Then there was more silence, .I
Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-10-11
THAT Boy.
BY GEORGE COOPER.

rs the house turned topsy-turvy?
IL Does 1t ring from street to r00f3
viii the fa1ket still continue,D
Spite Of all your mild reproofs
Are you often in q fiutter2
Are Won sometimes thrilled with joy:
Then have my grave suspicious
That you have mt home-that boy.
Are the walls and tables hammereds
Are your nerves and ink upset?
Have two eyes SO bright and roguish,
Made your very care f0rgetf
Have your garden-beds prowler,
Who delights but TO des troy2
These are WE'LL known indications
That you have at hOme-that Boy.
Have you seen him playing circus
With his head upon the matp
And his heels in mid air twinkling-
For his audience, the catf
Do you ever stop to listen,
When his merry pranks annoy
Listen b voice that whispers,
You were once just like-that Boy.
Have YOU heard of broken windows,
And with nobody to blamep
Have You seen q trOwsered urchin.
Quite unconscious of the same?
Do you love a teasing mixture
OF perplexity and JOY!
You may have dozen daughters,
But know you've got--that Boy.
Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-10-11
HUMOR AND SARCASM.

1t is not everybody who knows where
to joke, or when, or how and whoever is
ignorant of these conditions had better
not joke at all. A gentlemanlnever at
tempts to be humorous at the expense of
people with whom he is but slightly ac-
quainte1. In fact, it is neither good
manners nor wise policy to joke at any.
bOdy's expense; that is to say, make
anybody uncomfortable, merely to arouse
a laugh. Old Esop, who was doubtless
the subject Of many gibe on account
of the hump back tells the whole story
in his fable of ''The Boys and the Frogs %
What was jolly for the youngsters was
death to the croakers. A jest may cut
deeper than a curse. Some men are so
constituted that they can not take even
friendly joke in good part, and. instead
of repaying it in the same light coin,
will require it with contumely and in-
suit. Never banter one of this class, for
he will brood over your badinaSe long
after you have forgotten it, and It is not
prudent to incur any ones emuiCy for
the sake of uttering smart double en-
tendre or tart repartee. Ridicule, at
best, is perilous weapon. Satire, how
ever, when leveled at social tollies and
political evils, is not only legitimate,
but commendable. 1t has slammed
down more abuses than were ever abol-
ished by force of logic.
Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-10-11
CHARLEY,S DILEMMA.

Harry Bright sat on the doorstep late
one evening, looking very dissatisfied.
This was rather unusual, for he was
such q goOd-natured, merry little fellow
that at school he was as often called
''Bright Charley" as Charley Bright.
"Why, what's the matter with my
boy ?" asked his Aunt Fannie, as she
came up the steps with basket of fresh
gathered flowers.
sNothing much, Aunt Fannie" was
the reply. But Aunt Fannie evidently
saw that all was not right. Drawing
his attention to her pretty flowers
Charley became interested in their taste
full arrangement, and his warm heart
soon lost its reserve.
"Aunt Fannie" said he, after little
pause, "what is the use for anybody te
try to do right? This morning all the
boys were going fishing, and Mrs
Phifer told Frank he might go; but
little, and he must not go. Rob stole
off and went with the boys, and while
he and Frank were fishing together in
the boat, they were ovtrturned, and
came very near being drowned. Now.
one boy minded and the other didn't,
and they both got ducking just the
same. That's just the way ali the time
and don't see any sense in iti''
"Well, I'll tell you what think of it, y
said Aunt Fannie. "You know God
sends blessings on the just and unjust
the bad, worldly man fares Just as wei
as his good neighbor, and sometimes
better. But mark this, Charley, the re.
suit will be different. As for Frank
and Rob, | happen to know something
about their case. Frank went home
with good conscience. for the accident
was an unavoidable one, and he was moi
i'm fault. Bob went home sad and gull
ty, and his mother punished him severe,
ly for his disObedience. | was at Mrs
Fhifer's when Frank came in dripping
with streaks of mud on his face, anC
his mother actually drew him to hel
bosom while he told his story, and kiss
ed him repeatedly as she thanked Gct
for sparing his life. Now, I've n,
doubt Rob's mother loves him just a.
dearly. But instead of both BOYS de
serving or receiving the same, Eraul
will go to bed Tonight peaoefu! aud hap
py, and poor little Rob will go repent
amt, ! hope, but there Is a great stain o,
this day Tor him, Don't you see, Char
ley-boy, that, though good people am,
bad people may seem tn get the same re
ward, that 1t really isn't soy Time will
show -
And as Aunt Fannie and Charlie,
went IN to tea, she whispered to him:
"God sees us every day, and ever
minute of the day. We ought 10 Il
right for his sake, and the rewards au,
puhishments will take care of them
selves"
Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-10-11
INCIDENT IN THE SIEGE OF VA
LENC1A.

A Madrid correspondent, writing to a
London paper, says: ssOne Of the in
cidents of the siege remains most vivid
ly impressed on my mind as so exceed
ingly characteristic of Catholic Spain.
1t was one day when the bombs were
falling thickest and fastest, and the
convent of La Enearnacion was so sore
ly pelted, one bomb having entered at
the rear, that a portion of the nuns, ter
rified almost out of their senses, deter
mined to seek refuge elsewhere. The
larger part of their number refused to
leave their cherished home, willing to
run the risks of a bombardment, but the
others obtained an escort of the insur-
gents, and weeping and sobbing, left
the venerable pile, whence they never
thought to go out alive. 1t was strange
and impressive sight. that m'ournful
procession, as it wended its way along
the deserted streets, under a lowering
sky, athwart which shot the screaming
bombs, while peals of distant thunder
announced coming storm. First came
a militianian with white flag on the
point of his bayonet, and then followed
the affrighted nuns escorted on both
sides by a line of insurgents, whose
swarthy limbs, bare to the knees, their
only dress the muititudinous folds of
Cuclr WHfCc uuSltu trousers, SCanCy
jacket, and their turban-like handker-
chief on their heads, their only accou-
trements their Remington, trabuco, or
fowling-piece, as the case might be, and
a handkerchief slung at their side with
their ammunition, made their aspect
anything but reassuring to those feeble
women.
Some of these unfortunate ladies were
nOvices, denoted as such by their white
colts and wells; and the others, swarthed
in funeral black from head to foot, pro-
claimed their irrevocable vows. Behind
the rest came the venerable Abbess,
who had lived fifty yeBrs in that mild
prison called La Enearnacion, and who
was SO unaccustomed to walking, and so
heart-stricken withall that she could
hardly walk two or three yards without
stopping to rest in chair carried for
the purpose. Last of all came litter
bearing a wounded man, beside which
walked priest. Each of these pressed
large cross to their bosom, and with
sighs and tears breathed continuous
cave Marias'' and ''Padre Nuestros, -
on their way to Ell Gras, where they ar
rived safely.
Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-10-11
EXECUTION IN BRAZIL.

A correspondent writes to the Liver
pool Albion as to how they formerly ex-
ecuted criminals in Brazil. The writer
'sThe day the execution took place
was one Of great excitement in the city.
Political parties were fiercely in opposi-
ton. The elections were pending; the
candidates, from their rostrums in the
churches, were addressing throngs of
excited electors Political feeling ran
high, and in the height OF the excite
mcnt the sheen of the knife glittered
over the heads of the swaying multitude
when the the city authorities. equal to
the occasion, out of the condemned
stock of prisoners in hand announced
an execution. A scene so sensational
takes in the tropics as it would have done
here years ago. The streets filled in
proportion as the churches emptied.
Headed by its band came a body of SOL
diery, followed by some priests, and
then the culprit with his arms pinioned
and halter round his neck. He was a
man of color, as was also the hangman,
who followed next. The procession
moved past the churches and the noisy,
excited electors increased in numbers al
every turn till it thronged into the open
square of the Praca. The British steam
frigates Ardent and Growler were upon
the coast, and i with some of their Off.
GERS got into the upper room of a ship.
store Dealers store which overlooked
the square, upon the opposite side o
which, facing the guard-house at the foo
of the Rue de Estrella, was erected {
simple triangle which was to serve as
| gallOws, of about the height and size O
those which support swing-boat at al
English country fair. One of its thre,
legs formed a ladder, up which the cul
prit clambored, and the top steps beins
broad enough to form a seat; on this h,
sat with his back to the executioner
who stood upon the steps below him
and after fastening the end of the rop
to the seat the culprit sat upon, he thel
either pushed him Off or had the pOwe
of turning the upper seat, for the crimi
nal, falling forward head first, turne
over, and being brought up sharp by tn
rope, swung OH level with the body Q
the executioner, who, getting hold o
the rope above the head of the swingin,
form, lifted himself upon its shoulders
with his legs down upon the wretch
breast, and then lifting himself one
more by means of his hands to the rope
allowed his weight to come thud upo
the shoulders of the man; leaving go {
the rope, with the mans head betwee
his knees, he then placed the palm {
one hand over the mouth, and with tn
fingers of the other pinched tightly til
nose, SO as effectually to prevent an
respiration.
Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-10-11
TIE ANGEL AND THE cHunD.
FROM THE7FRRNcH OF REBouL.


A n angel bent with pensive air
IN Above an infants dream,
And seemed to view his image there
As IN q stainless stream.
go beautious child!'' he said, 81 see''-
His breath like music's sigh
b "The earth is all unworthy thee:
Come with me to the sky.
"Earth has no happiness complete;
The soul can never lift .-r s
Thee to q height where round thy feet
No clouds of pain will drift
cat every feast, forbidden guest,
Some fear will still intrude;
No day so calm but in its breast
Tho morrow's storm may brood.
sand shall care leave with passing years
Its impress on this brown
And sorrows dim with growing tears
These eyes SO tranquil now?
ssNo. no, sweet child! Come, let US mount
= Above the field of space;
j. Kind heaven will cancel the account
OF life's GOreshadowed days.
81 pray no selfish grief may view
This day " ith mOurnful eyes,
Or with repr0achful words pursue
Onr way TO Paradise.
sBut let your mother lift her brow
10 Faiths serenest light;
ToOne as Innocent as thou,
! : Life's last hour shines most bright.n
A subtle radiance from his wings
f. Upon the child was shed;
The angel mounting upward, sings;-
.'POof mother! thy child is dead"
Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-10-11

Russia has constructed an iroH-clad
war vessel of Il circular model, with six
propclling screws arranged at regular
intervals around Its circumference, thus
possessing the advantage of sailing with
equal difficulty In any direction.
Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-10-11

tie room, when he was startled by a
rnde thump upon the table, and voice
harsh as If it had been hung out to dry,
like Nova Scotia goldfish, in the east
wind.
''Ahoy, mate! Beiay your logarithms
a spell. You're cosmopolite, they tell
me?''
IL am attached to a newspaper" said
the reporter mildly; elf it's possible
snch a wretcted pun is your meaning,
and am very busy" But he looked
up, and beheld figure rude and rugged
enough to justify the raucous voice. II
was the figure of a tall, gaunt man of
perhaps forty years old, with great
grIzzled brown beard rippling down
over his breast like chocolate eolored
Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-10-11
OCTOBER.


r ny LAURA y. NICHOLS. NN
Rs MONTH Of pensive beauty, we hail thy
Now, on the fading meadow. the golden rod doth
burn:
The asters, white and purple, the gentian.
fringed and blue,
The haze Of Indian Summer lies soft upon the
The grapes, and nuts, and apples hand slowly
ripening still;
But the white frost in the mornings, and leaves
that fall SO fast
Reminds US, all too surely, this is too fair to
last.
Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-10-11
Is it True?

a Strange Narrative-The North Pole
Heacked at Last-Rem ar X able Ad-
ventures and sad Suffe r in Gs-M vs.
teries and Wonders of the Polar
seas
Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-10-11
BY A REPORTER,

ASh&
WR REPORTER who had some
sLM figures to get up was busily at
NNA{G it Yesterday morning seated ut
~, retired table in qniet lit
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insertion and eight cents per line for each
sequent insertion
Business cards 1.a5 per line per annum.
Yearly advertisers discontinuing their adver-
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will be charged according to the above rates.
Transient advertisements must invariably
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CHILDREN's COLUMN.
One Way to be Happy.

Xa4t
EAGE ush!' whispered Teddie, with
iI4E& his finger on his lips, papa is
%SJI asleep
AN&N sWe1l what if he is said
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-10-21

who was burned to death in this city. The
little fellow was at a neighbor' playing in
the cellar with several other children,
when, in some way, they set some straw on
fire, the blaze from which ignited the poor
bows clothes. He suffered terribly till
death came to his relief few hours after
the accident.
OTTAWA, Ill. October 20.-James Hug
gins and Henry Aldrich had an alteration
at a saloon in North Streator on Saturday
evening, when Higgins inflicted very Sc
we're wound with large Jack knife upon
the person of Aldrich, which will probably
prove fatal Huggins gave himself up to
! the Marshal OF Streator, and is now in our
County Jail.
ELeIS, ILL.,, Oct 20-This morning
while workmen were excavating for the
| Chicago and Pacific railway, the bank cav
ed in upon the men, and one Of them, named
Olesen. a Norwegian, was crushed to death
He came here from Chicago few days
since
CAIRO H., Oct. 20.-Mayor Wood, Of
this city. this morning, by proclamation,
raised the quarantine against boats com
ing up the Mississippi river. The health
here is very good Not case Of yellow few
er has been seen here in more than two
weeks The weather is cold with heavy
frost this morning.
Mr. Green B. Parker was murderously
! assaulted in this county, on Saturday eve
ming. by James Cavender, with club
Cavender was arrested, but escaped, -whll'
Parker is still insensible.
Topeka, Kan, Oct. 20.-A quarrel be
tween John Hall and Patrick Cullen, mem
!, bers of the 9th Cavalry, at Fort Hays
Kansas, on Friday last, resulted IN tn
killing of Cullen by Hall.
BEDFORD, Ohio, Oct. 20. = Thoma
Christopher, a crippled blacksmith. las
night detected his wife in criminal inter
u course with guest, John Morrow. an
in his frenzy stabbed his children, then h
wife, then Morrow Morrow disarme
and killed Christopher and has been a
If rested It is thought Mrs. Christopht
\ and one child will die All the parti'
IS were respected.
} BUFFALO. Oct 20.-Augustus Trip
IS convicted of arson in the second degre
was sentenced to-day to eight years al
1t nine months at hard labor in the Aubu
o. state prison
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The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-10-21

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Cor. broadway and Twentieth Sts. NEW YORK.
ON BOTH AMERICAN and EUROPEAN PLANS.
Complete with all modern improvements
rooms en- suite and single private parlors, baths,
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In proximity TO Churches and places of Amuse-
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and j & C. ,9ohnston's Dry Goods palaces The
hotel is under the management Of A ;. Barnum
formerly OF Barnum's Hotel Baltimore. l. \
Green. Of Dayton. Ohio, and recently Of New ork-
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