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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-04-24
NORFOLK, VIRGINIA.
MASONIC GRAND GIFT COSCEKT'
N onn Prizes TO be Given Away,
IuuUU Amounting to s25o,Oo9, all In

This enterprise is conducted by the Ma
s,nIc Relief Association OF Norfolk, Virgin.
ia, under authority o. Gir, ,or the purpose
SW aTs fnnds complete the Masonic
Fannie now in course OF erection In Nor.
folk There are no IL dividual enehts 10 6e
Ssrived nom this undertaking. The Con-
cert will positively take place on
TUESDAY, MAY 9Th, 1874.
And no further postpoAement Is suaran'
teed.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-04-24

Soaps.
Colgate's Sterling,
Or Olive,
Pearl,
]. o. u,
Golden Banner.
Good Intent.
All kinds Fancy Toilet Soap.
Genuln CASTLE.
For sale. TlNdLE q lShA".
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-12-12

itom the kidnappers, full Of thu most
disgusting personalities, was made the
basis of cowardly and hcartless SANDERS.
a gentleman connected with the staff
Of tho Springfield Republican, who was
permitted to examine some Of the anony
nous letters, promptly made a sincere
and elaborate defense Of MIR. Ross In
the meanti me
THE. WORK OF "DIsCovERING" THE
STOLEN hoy GOES ON
in the same unsatisfactory manner. On
the 4th of the present month he was
found at New Haven by ca gentle
man, while entering 1 dini NJ room with
woman claiming to be his mother.
The gentleman made arrangements to
have them followed, but after pursuing
them some time the trail was lost II,
isconfdent he saw tho kidnapped boy"
The very latest discovery" was mad C
among a band of gypses within few
miles of Wcstchestcr, Penn. a child
every much resembling the boy, Charlie
Brewster Ross" was d,teotcd in the
gypsy camp. Th, dispatch says The
likeness to Charlie is very s,rikin; II C
is closely watched and canno. be appro
achcd. Officer Carpenter has the case
in hand, and has tcIcyraphcl Mayor
Stokely to send some onl t. sec an
identify the boy
Thus the case drags along. while tho
heart broken mother is daily fed with
new hope OF getting back her boy and
the poor tather-ts the dispatch heal
ing this article states is in "a sinking
condition"
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-12-12
Old Dutch Proverbs.

We must row with the oars we have;
and as We cannot order The wind we are
obliged to sail with the wind that God
gives.
Patience aud attention will bring us
far. lfa cat watches long enough &C
the mouse nest, the mouse shall not
escape.
Perseverance, will obtain good cab
bnges and lettuce where otherwise moth
ing but thistles grow.
The plowman must go up aud down,
and whatever else may be done, there 10
no other but this long way to do tho
work we'll.
Learn to sleep with one eye open. As
soon as the chicken goes to roost, it is a.
good time for the fox,
If weary with walking, your portion
soon will be meager
Grind while the wind is fair, AMI If
you neglect, do not complain Of Gods
providence.
God gives feed to every bird, but ho
does not bring it to the nest, iE like
manner he gives US our daily bread, but
by means Of our daily work.
Rise early, then the fisherman fini.
his worms.
The dawn of day has GOLD in its
mouth
He that lags behind in q road whore
many are driving always will be in o
cloud of dust
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-12-12
The Power Of Imagination.

Alexander Dumas published some
time aeo, in daily Paris paper, nov
cl in which the heroine, prosperous an
happy, is assailed with consumption:
All:the gradual symptoms were most
touchingly described, aud the greatest
Interest was felt for the heroine
One day the Marquis dc Dolomicu
called on him.
Dumas said he, have you composed
the 4nd Of the story u.w being publish
or course
Does The heroine die ut the enl?'
OF course, dies, of sc-dies of
consumption. After suoh sympt ON.
as lave described, how could sh :
live
You will have to make her live
You must change the catastrophe.'
Il cannot
Yes you must; for on your hcro;nc's
life depends my daughters
Your Daughter 2
\ es. She has all the various symp
toms OF consumption you have descrb
cdan watches monrnfuly for every
number of your novel, reldin, her own
t.te in your heroine's Now, If
ymr hc'ons live, my daughter, whose
Imagination has been deeply impressed,
will live too. Come. Il lie to save is a
t'mltat!on-'
Not to be rcsistel.
Dumas changed his last chapter.
Ii hcoIinc recovered, aul was hap
About FIVE years afterwards Dumas
met the Marquis at a party.
'Ah, Dumas he exclaimed. .lct me
introduce you to my daughter; she owes
Ter life to you. There she is
Tina; fine handsome woman, who
ooks like Joarne d'Arc?'
Yes; She is married and has four chill
rem. .
And my novel, has four editions
aid Dumas; SO We are quits.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-12-12
ITEMS.

Won Arnim's father Ind eleven broth
crs, of whom FIVE fell at Waterloo.
The market value of yews largely do
pends ou who is pastor or rector of 3he
church in 1hich they are situated.
A house maid in Chicago had her
hair to turn white in single night last
week. She fell had for.m,.t inso a
flour barrel.
An old lady, upon taking her Gras
ride IN the cars, remarked, when the
train ranrog stho track Fsong faecl, sr
rather sudden, don't yep
The season approaches wheu the bsl
man wants to find if his neighbor 10 q,
Ing to have big wool pile, an if he is
near sighted.
A Pittsburg woman was cured Of
sreechiulness by tie prayers of o priest
Her husband is now prowling around
after the priest with shot gun.
If the patient does not recover hin
health, ought the physician to recover
his fees 7 If the doctor orders bark
has not the patient o right to growl9
When one learns that 2O5 800 DO nnds
OF false hair wore actu lilly sold in Paris
IN one year. what sad and savbustv
sort of Sahara this world docs seem.
A Nevada silver miner changed his
clothes the other day, for the first time
in twenty two months, aud then only
because he was sick, and the doctor or.
dcrcd it.
An Indiana clergyman sued n,v,
paper for libel AMI dropped deaf with
in week. The Detroit Free Press sava
these fellows will learn something bv
and by,
A Boston auctioneer has in his no,
session an umbrella seventy two years
old. 1t was built in Englaaa, Poyts
w
are requested to limit theirScontribution
to three stanzas
The only excuse Tennessee man
had for shooting stranger, was that
the strangers name was Moses Boyar
dus Smith He said nobody could bring
that name into Tennessee and live
Mr. Bcrh attention Is called to tba
fact that number of women placs their
i"rs away in snuff during the summer
hundreds of m ,th have Succeed their
h' ads Of in consequence.
Milwaukee Sentinel: A Chicaso
young lady is visiting our fair, waved
her hand enthusiastically during .ha
race yesterday. Changers off thought
1t was new patent five barred gate
There are no millionaires in Turkey
When a Turk has accumulated anything
beyond nine or ten thousand dollars IN,
boss Turk of all crooks his fingers as
nun, whispers, come down money, and
tho balance is handed over or. of gosa
lis head.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-12-12

At the close o! the late session of the
,ourt at Greenvi!le, Judge Cooke CAV:
lotlcc to tho members OF the bar that
ae would require thcn hereafter to
wear the regular court habit OF black.
lie directed the Sheriff TO provide him
hcli with Il cooked hat and sword, which
lie must wear as he escorts the Judge to
the scat Of justice.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-12-12

a swell, while being measured for
pair Of boots, observed: Make them
cover the calf" Impossible !" exclaim.
cd the astouished boot maker, surveying
his customer from head to foot, cain t
leather enough on earth p'
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-12-12
A View to Lookout Mountain Bat
tic Field.

ClC lelus
Poking among the crevjces with avail
king cane Was ameloncholy, one armed
man, who We thought was soldier; and
we wandered if he had come back, after
the battle to look for the lacking arm
He seemed SO sad-so thoughtful-aud
as he stirred away the fallen leaves with
his stick, we wondered if his memory
was not poking around among the crack
and crcvices Of tho past to uncover w hat
had once been on that very spot. And
we concluded he WIS good man to in,
tcrview, and | approached him and
said
You seem familiar with this place
sir
He took sort of inventory of him
self, as if to see what led me to such
suprosition, and replied very quietly:
No, sir; I have never been here be
fore
All. Some personal interest in the
spot, l suppose 2 Your regiment, per.
haps, was in the battle?'
No, | never was in the army
'Ah but, ah . l ch, we ch, my friend
there and | were wondering fyou did,,
lose your arm in the battl c.
That arm, sir, he said twas snaked
in saw mill, and he left me like q
man who was terribly borel.
That interview didn't turn out to
suit US, and we thou ,ht We would have
some fun with the coIorel troops. Call
ing m,mm,th lump Of ebony to him
my friend asked
What do you call this battle ground
.nr r
'Caus der wuza fight here sah.'
Who fought !?
NInssa Gcr,l IIookah, sab; an' l
don't now dc other gcntleman's namo
sab; disrenembah d,t just n,w.'
(Which licked 2
'Mas>a Gen'i Hook iii. sab, of course.
What did they fight about?'
Well, sab, don't just reckon what
this head fight was 'oout; de whole
fight, sah, was to free dc niggah, sah
WHO owned the niger, Hooker or
the other man
Pomry's ejcs opened till they looked
like two round ag.tes. He looked at
my friend and then Looked at me, then
he looked over to his companions, who
were shouting and laughing at the an i.
tics OF one of their numb,r in SWIM;
but he didn't reply. My freud spoke
sharply;
W-w-w-whar's you bin p Who is
you, akin me dis-axin' dis chile who
owns dat niggah 2 Whar's you bin p
i We been all around here, but l
didn't see any fight. When was the
fight 2
Right smart run Of time since dat,
sab; dat's good while ago; boss, dat
was.
What sort ola fight wos it-a prize ;
Gght:'
\ which, sab p
'.\ prize fight. Did they for n Il rim,
and pound each other with their f ,:s ?
Did Hooker mash up the other fellov
with his fists Who got tho first kn)ok
DOWN.
The expression that grew on that
mans face-the transformation scene
passed over that mans features was
better answer to the question tn, his
tongue could have given. First a lo,k
of bewilderment, then Of annoyance
then of pity contempt, al utter disgust
successfully, till he turned silently and
walked back to the party, seeming to
wonder which was the greatest fool, he
or we.
4 swell Will, hoipp ,x,o,e,,o1 g..
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-12-12

Upon the marriage Of ere 9: her CON
panlons, little girl about oloven years
Of age, Of the same school, sid to hor
pa Why, don't you think Amelia is
married, and hasn't gone through frac
tons yet
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-12-12

"Bress de Lord for de multiplication o
table for it was Of dat table dat do good
Lord eat de supper, my brcderen," is
what we are reliably informed colored
exhorter said III addressing his audi enc 9
no long ago.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-12-12

q young man in Fairfield Iowa, re
ceivcd letter from his girl lSa. Suuday
and, five minutes after raading it, shot
himself dead. Every woman in the
town would give ten years of her lits to
know what the letter contained that
made the young man feel 80.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-12-12

How to be christian-don't think
heaven was made .or the exclusive uso
Of yourself aud friends.
, 1874-01-25

Of pessimiets to make the best Of bud
world. and that those who vera pessinists
not merely by philosophy but by temperament
"efe reno nos tolerated IN society, and we're expected
afternoon, lmust say that when had once got
Over the idea that She Was bound By har philoso-
ply to look upon me IS the worst posaibla nan
in the worst possible world, found her very
agreeable; the fact apparently being that tile
followers Of Schorenhauer have az lifEle active
faith IN their creed as the believers in any other
system.
Pleasant, however, as they may bo in actual
life. pessimlsts
MUST NOT De THRILLED WITH
IN the domain OF philosophy; OF, like DR..
Strauss. the unbe}ever will DO mathematical in
the name Of Schopenhauer, and OF Wagner, his
musical prophet.
Tho once deistical. now purely atheistical,
writings Of Strauss will, OF course, never be
popular in England. But it is q remarkable
thing that. while the ''Lifo OF jesus - and s'The
Old Faith and the New hare both been trans
lated into English (the former by the author OF
- Mild!emarch," tue inter by Miss Mstida
Etlnd, daughter Of the notorious Kari Bind, the
absolutely inoffensive work on Volt.ise cannot
ind pubilshor in this country. TINS exphna-
tton Of this seeming anomaly is fancy, that
the two philosophical works have found trans-
lators in philosophical enthusiasts; whereas tho
literary work has bad to take it's ehance. sud,
recommending itself to none of the ordinary
bookse!ierB.-wh are frightened at the very
name OF 6trauss.--has been neglected. "Vol-
tasre" is in the form Of lectures, six in number,
which were written 1T the request OF the Prin-
cess Louise Of Hesse four " Princess Alice y
and delivered in her presence at Dar1nstadt-
The lectures
ARE IN ALL RESPECTS ADMIRABLE;
the style, in particular. being great improve
ment Oh that of Strauss books, which here and
there are sometimes (at least to outer barbara
ans) MI but unintelligible. The delivery OF the
lectures, md the circumstances under which
Da1nstud. that the Princess, to show how much
she cared for it. desired the author to publish
them and, in doing so, to dedicate them to her
One would have thought that lectures dedicated
to daughter OF the Queen Of England would be
thought fit reading for any one But there is
ono thing to which our publishers are more de-
voted than even to '*tho Queen. the Prince of
doxy and responsibility; md this species Of wor-
ship forhids them to have anything to do with q
book by the author Of the Life OF Jesus-'~
, 1874-01-25
TO CHLOE.

Though time and distance may divide
Tho faithful Strephon from thy sldcs
Chloe, my bright brunette,
Nor time nor distance can erase
The memr, Of thy lovely face,
Or teach me to forget
Though beauty greet me with smao1
And many year and many naila
Msy keep our Lives apart
Thou rulest still my constant breast,
Thou brightest 1oseliest, and best
And ever hast my heart.
And may hope that am not,
With passing years, By you forgot,
Chloe 50 fat away,
And fondy trust the Fases VIII bring
Thy strepbon back from wandering
To thee, soms hsppy day
MADISON, Wis CHARLES NOBLE oaeeohf l.
, 1874-01-25
But who ia 1t that 1sassez,-
That pale, shrinking form,
With Sad, dropping laAaes,
And looks 60 forloru?

!
That That pale, shrinking form, .-,
With ead, dropping laaaes.
And looks so forlorn7
4 Magd21eu loBt.
By the hitter world crossed;
In the morning Of life,
4 false tale Of scandal
TO Paszions wild strife.
Go quickly she's nearing,
Nor caring, nor fearing,
The wild-Hnrging waters.
All, look there! she's 1eapne!
Down, down there she goes3
Another sad daughter,
I'll hopeless and f4ithless,
6ht ends thus her Woes.
o once ahe in glndncss, =
Ere ever q sadness
iiud turrowed caro-
In tho heart, on the cheek
So roey and rare,
Was free from ali blame,
Genial, happy, and neck
The ternpter, who was no
ThAt buglted her ufe7
The dehauchee, man;
Or the terrible ban
Aud heartlessly pratses7
Let them battle asaiust it who cau!
The FIRST stone, when thrown,
Is rcycr alone;
And, going down hin,
They but go faster still
With the teer and the scoEn:
Sad, reckless forlorn,
They caunot come back II they will. =.
But there! look again!
For pity for shatuel
See the little onc over the street,
IT'S ragged and laroe, saw ~ Fe camo;
They're freezing those blue Little feet
'Tis tho child Of the dead
Goes seeking for bread
'Tiz wistfu1y pleading.-
Thosa sad eyes reading
A promise Of hope,
But rec there it Calls gainst tbs rough, Icy walls
And list! THERE'S message. while dying, for thee
" That Havior, I thought IL said,
Come unto mel"
O brother sister!
HUM nifty beckons,
And Christ Is thus calling
At poyerty's door.
Up. hasten 60 faster!
Bear the mieD of the Muster,
And work In His life-woE1:
Remember the poor.
And let Us remember,
As Wild bleak December
Draws close round the hcarthstone
Our Idols Of life,
That away In the hovel
Ehristh images grovel
In sorrowful, furnishing strife.
Lcsyo your trumpeta behind,
Az you face the bleak wiud,-
The hyrocrites boon do not cravo;
But initiate HIM,
And IN eecret begin
Your per!shing brothers to save.
rIis Christ TINT is hungry
Tou may give Him meat:
IY* Jesus is thf5sty,-
You nny giFe Him drink
Would you know aud be known
At Ills great Fathers throne,
Be- acQuaint with Him here,
AZ you raise up His own. T. I. L. MATTHEWS
0LSEY, H., Dec. 25, 1878.
, 1874-01-25
CURIOUS SUNDAY SERVICES.

and Lonxfeliosr-An Anthem from
SlankYpcarc-Scriptur Lessons from
st. Paul anu Nlolaan III 1cd-A Disciple
OF Darwin.
London Correspondence Gtnctnnutf Commercial
have recently written you shout the Passion
for Sunday LECTURES on science Which uow pre-
yails in London. Among those which have beeu
delivered none hare attracted more attention
than two which have on the past two Sundays
drawn very large audiences to So nth Place
Chapel. Finsbnry. The lecturer Was al Anleri-
can, Mr.. John Fiske. author OF an excellent
work; "MFths and NEih~Iakers." which has
been reproduced in this country, aud leetured in
1870 ut Harvard University. aIz. F!ske has
been for about two months occupying IN apart
1nent Just opposite the British Museum. where
be is revising the proof OF large work on eVo~
luton which Macmillan is to bring out next year
in this country and America.
hIr. Darwin and Mr. Herbert Spencer we're
anxious to have him lecture before one or more
of the various institutions IN London but Mr.
Fiske's arrangements for visit to the Conti-
rent could not be adjusted with the tlmca which
were eagerly offered hun aud uudcr these cir
cuustances certain religious soclety was found
ipge in.o scientific institute to listen to the
young Harvard philosopher. Tho audiences
that gathered on both Sundays were. as have
said. large, aud At the same time they contained
come OF tie most eminent literary and scientific
men in England. And there was but one opin-
ion expressed, that this community had never
heard scientific subjects treated With greater
skill and comprehcusiveness. M1. Flske has
| no rhetorical flourish about him; Without
any effort. without any gesture beyond occa-
sionally adjusting his spectacles, With perfect
almost -simplicltity, but with clcar, honest
voice, be states his facts; but the facts are SO
striking and so artfully marsha:ed IN illustration
OF his thought, that tue effect il that OF tho hn-
fort on the part Of old members Of the chapel to
snn1,ress tho applause which frc0ueutlT Unrest
, 1874-01-25

urged his newborn claim to Miss Alices favor
NTH great persistence, and Nassau, standing
partially aside, felt the current turn moto and
mora strongly against himself.
Finally, urged by his ever-increasing pain nad
anxiety. he one afternoon sought out his rival,
whon he found at the edge Of wood upon q
hillside, where ho was occupied in eketching
tho broad and glowing interval.
He WA smoking, and vas entirely at ease in
! his loose garments, while Nassau, ia circum-
spect black, stood formally erect ut short speak
ing distance.
~ bad hoped" said the latter, coldly. after
explaining in few words the object Of his visit,
''that could persuade you to regard tnis mat
ter from E.y standpoint
demand that you look at it from mine"
"IDdeed J"
''For think you arc the interloper, or, rather,
the intruder"
SIS not that = little harsh -
''Pezhnps SOL beg your pardon"
There was silence. Willis vent calmly on
with his painting and smoking, while Nassau
seemed to be holding hia breath. Presently he
resumed.
II should like to discnss the subject with
you, Tor we could then aee clearer, think.
It is Httla complex at present, aud 10 doubt
no could each explain enough to permit Is TO
act more inteIlgeutly.
"Poesibly."
'sShaI I go On
"Oh, yes-yes."
~ suppose you admit that you lore Miss
Weymouth"
, 1874-01-25

new prospect
been shot down in the middle OF the night. He
now saw clearly. Shc loyed her fatherl Strange
that he had overlooked fla1 love in bis contem-
plation Of his own love! Strange that he bad
been SO childishly blind Strange that
at duty and accountability might hare
bad some force with her.
Lie felt in second as if be we're walking upon
air.
Still, wait! He must be sure OF this. He
must have proofs. He must not make protest
until he Was positive as to his grounds. he Must
look hard and think hard.
Another day slipped BY, and Jet another.
Alice now forbore to speak with him.
His pain became insupportable: Wills still
laughed aud song and bis gay Voeo s an Snd h9na
Finally, Alice lied from the garden, when
Nassau, one Afternoon, suddenly entered it,
The escape was preclpltate; yet, IS she dis
appeared, she turned full upon him gaze OF in
describable meaning.
NassauB soul arose in armB-
But he reflected for one more day.
Then he went to search for Willis. Ho WIS
latent upon mating one more appeal 10 him.
II he failed in it, he would hasten to the tath-
er, and, with all the strength and cloquenca
that he could command, would beseech him to
look mora closely to the complication that seem~
ed 30 dangerous and 80 full Of wrong.
lie has1ened first 10 tho old dosnicile.
He found no one there. It seemed that
Willis had gone into lac woods An hour before
with his easel and boxes.
"Weu, but is not the Doctor in his study :"
"No, air he Is in the lo,;er garden. heard
him say that he was going over near tie White
Hill Pit to seq II there were any trees there that
ho could transplant"
But h1les Alice u
"sho has gone out, too, air. She has gone for
walk, think"
"aloue:"
Yes, sir, alone. She asked me in which
direction her father had gone, and she followed
him"
And is she we'll to-day ?"
''Sha is pale-vesy pale"
"Ah!"
Here there was pause.
Then Nassau inquired for the direction that
Willis had taken
"He went in the direction Of the White Hill,
too, sir. think he told Miss Alice yesterday
that the1e was cllI there that he wanted to
paint"
Nassau departed On his search He
, 1874-01-25

aai tMha % has failed! Yes, am untisceiyed,
aud vet il, tikae Thank God!"
Nassau, on bis rsh1rn to bis home, found thss
letter upon his tabs ~,
dread Of min to ny heart overcame me first. and
then the dread of danger to my body preTentea
M rom actiI6 afterward. You have nobiy Won
what hays ifnobly lost. cannot see 5on aRaan.
much less ean look upon the Others Bnt, can
yon receive such well-wishes as l can g!yef
He bse disappeared secretly. -,
a. lie next evening At twilight, tho tho
acnin at at tea in the anc!eut mouse. Ahs-
sau lad Miss Alice gazed ut each other "a ene
obselritY, from either end OF the ,aoie. "nne !no
1atser. din1y seen in the gloom, looked toward
Tia lawn through The windows No one spcke
f,r aeyeral moments. Nothing WAS 70 Dc heard
tnt .bn 1nurmur OF: the steam a it escaped fEosn
the Urn. and The ckirping Of the crckets N the
fields without All things wehs IT, Tranquil tn qnth1n1 and
neonle were disc1setiy ailent; the other could
hot held saying, a. II Tor his conscience. sake: !:
!" Il seems, ny children, that my egotisn has
caused us to uu1ka sort Of loop N our
caraers-that il, q sort OF roundAoout tx
enrsion into the realms Of violent passion,
Vhe,,ca We have now returned You owe ras
your pardon. Some day ehau ask you Tor it
some day when you ehalt have but \
eiugle voice. But, 1et me- hope that all il now
going on as it was gong on befo1e that tbs
hiatus that wrongly brought 1oout has not
caured the vretched mischief that tried to make.
Nassau?"
Nassau bowed aliehtly in the twilight.
Tic dictator bowed in response and then turned
TO his daughter. She had lowered her head, md
her faco Was hidden.
This. however, did not prevent him from bow
ing 10 her, ~ ha hsd to Sassau-
i moment after he arose and walked away, as
ono does who had settled satisfactorily, and
without fault, great a1ar.
ArprRr WFpHrrp In