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1o1 Irorat,o II. Mason VI. 1sctlbon ]. 1Iolcom..
Tnksn oil ca1l. ... .....
Ids, Mary Il soltz and Jacob Holtz va. nonry Dar.
tut, TnRti OIL call.
til. rlilip Dockor vs. Maria ueckor. Tahc1i Gil
lbs. conradJ. Esy vH. Orlando L. udwoli, guardian.
100. 4. Jauson linlo va. Hugh A,tlrowa. Taacn oil
call.
1a7, L. j. lfohard Va, Edwin r. Reeves Taksu on
cali.
JOS. John Fagtn vs.. Frank Wolff ct ii. Taken on
call
lGo. Marcua wntto Va. Ira ssanbro. Taken OH
i7o, jacob A. Wood w. Eplraim 11i,tlroth. Taken
On call.
III. Ia Murray and U1ial Alason ~, Charles II,
Dcckwiiil. Taken On chll, ''' oNet''' -
=, H. f1nns .. TAYLOR ct Al. w. Horny dllsdorn.
Taken, ,I nIi NJ ornl nrHutnent by WooAbrl,lge.
-; H4'4lah steVens Ys. a. Leonard 1Ark. Taken
=. r. Z Erankn J. Fool OF a. vs samuel g. Do oourcoy
IT, Talbot spicer Va, Ailon Robinson ct al. Taken
TO- Jacob ALBRIGHT N. Mary L. Walker. Taken on
~ John stcAuey ut al, VI. Tllo Columbus Chicago
service.
:. 49, Tho dalcna l. Southern Wlaconstn Railroad
company IT, James 1faslaht. Taken oil Gull.
Nv. Joseph crco1n Va. William II. Wiley. Taken Oh
.lao Tho Afrttnn II. E. Church ct al. Va. Jamcs
McGruder. Taken OIL cell.
Tho Court adjourned LII D o'clock tomorrow
morning.
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EQUALIZATION OF TAKES.

Conclusions Of. OtlF state Hoard on
Tho Subject Of 1serKOMslt Property
Cook County Comes ttK for Moro ADJ
ditions-.dai1 OH Capital stUci1-Stnto
Property.
Special DispaieA TO 7ha Chicago Tribune.
spn1soF1ELp, ILL.,, Sept. 23.-Tho Committee
on Personal rroporty in tho State Doard Of
Equalization have arrived nt tho following con-
clusiopn:
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There was m attompt made In Tho Doard this
property had boon nasessetl, but Dcric.,sons
DO per cont resolution was voted down, az woro
resolutions fixing at G5, co. aud TO per cont.
This afternoon, however, tho Committees on
Capital Stock and Railroad Property got to-
gcthor. and, In accordance with tho resolution
adopted sometimes by iurcs to fix tllo amount
Of damages in givon case, thoy proceeded to
give thoir idoas OF what tho per cont ought 10
be-. They t1on addict tho several amounts to-
gpser apa nn the oy mpar Of ~
cont. 80 upon motion 60 por cont WAS declared
to 10 the ratio ut Which property Of tue State Aad
boon nsseBaoG.
1u cqualzing tho rnlroatl property in tho table
given. tho uBseastnont will be 20 per cent Of tho
cash yalue as given therein.
, 1874-09-24

I'D EADE1{AN4 4xEAs
1 NANpSDME FAMILY BIBLE, ESQLISlI OR
IL Gsrtunn. In oxo7anHo for all ovorcoat. Addtoss
, 1874-09-24

CVUWIFtH EtEA14 NSIAIIjs
JH0ls BAIE-Oli ENu1IANGE-1 HAVE HlsVERAL4
hrstclass plantations tho Mississippi RIyor (tIlat
oypsoed this ycar salo At very low prlces
GT Gffnae m ~ @ tac r f or on
at bank pt Barcay i yoprhoqs No. " W.:hnEto tonst.,
ToN sALE-5CO A0IlE3 or THE VERY BEST
II farming laMd Qn hody} milo wcBt nf Oorrydcn
Cpunty Soat Of Wayns County, Ia. j. IL. kERlER, II,
Ulatk.at.
NDn sALE-rIYO QUAMTEfl SEUEiONS, DhY
fuEnin9 ands In o.e Of tho hos oountios In llinoix
self 81 IL per aero, ali down. Warranty doe4 and a-
strnct. Apply to O. u. IlUSMEIt uD.. 1a Ran
Auttl3.Bi.
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..... SnpnTnn1t.
f('Q 1lEST-tN EVANSTON-LARGE, WEtIrriIR.
l. nl,lnA frnt runn cnhsnutolt Eronsl,ts
house. whero nrcy,!unt bnatd ii fri,,od. atllIcsy
call nii a. b. HULL Ruuni H. oornor Market aud Kilt
, 1874-09-24

.--~4~>u> ~-.~>>s. .k.-<,-->~~. -.r>~<s~-~%>---
4 YOUNtl GENTLEMAN {t3EnAIAN) WISHES
n to Eiyo uurnau and French lessons 10 lsst-u!a
inlnt4ua. Address q II. Ttasune o!ane.
NJ Ii, i. .0LAKEK0is EDDY lOR0ANIST 0E THE
Ieturnod fFon nohths vacation Is now Ets4Io1 to
ueye pupllA the and 0tRAn also IN tbs tho.
Vty VtMhAlo, Aootut G4l WSst Gk1iAaa.st.
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new vessel, 10 carry 5000 bushels Of
wheat, was launched there two or three
days ago, owned and built al Milan by
Captain Freesa Milan Il q lovely and
attractive plsce, and has q romantic and
interesting history. Many interesting
things might be written Of the many in.
terestipg points that will be opened up 10
Wheeling and Toledo by the Wheeling &
Lake Erie Railroad, some Of which re-
serve for q tniure efusion. have dwelt
thus Largely upon railroad matters be-
cause II Is an enterprise in which Wheel
ing has taken an active interest In the past
and on which she has much depending
for the future. saw several Wheeling
and Eastern Ohio parties 81 Put. ln.Bsy,
who seem highly delighted with that
place, one OF whom said be was going 70
aJoy il out on that line al summer" This
section OF country and Islands are de-
lightful. The hRrvests were abundant;
the corn looks splendidly and the people
Ire socisl, thrifty and intelligent
RAMBLER
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TRUSTEES SALE OF TRIADRL-
l. PHIA PROPERTY,

SALE OF TRIADELr
l. PH1A PROPERTY.
By virtue Of deed OF trust made By Henry
Otto and wife 70 the undersigned, trustee, dated
September l, 1863, and recorded in the once Of
the Clerk OF the County Court Of Ohio county
West ViEPiniA, in Deed Book No. 81, iolio 81,
viii Offer At public sAle At the front door OF the
Court House OF Ohio county, West Virginia, on
WEDNESDAY, August g, 1874,
eeginring At 10 O'Clock A. Il, lots numbered ss,
s. 81 and s., 10 the town Of TIia6elphiG, Ohio
county, West Virginia, and also the following
parcel Of land In Faid county and State, on the
waters OF Little wheeling Creek, through which
land two streams Of water AoW, which streams
are not 70 be diverted from their present channel
b{ any pefson or persons WbAtsoeveT, and bound
ed q follows. Beginning 81 = stone corner to
end Henry Otto, IN Crummy's line; thence n. IS
degrees W. 2O6H feet or ASH 20 Is to . stone
corner 70 Grumpy on the eAst side Of the spinR
run; thence IS degrees ". sl3 feet or IL Is s.
poles 70 stone corner 10 Grumpy on the west
eide OF said spring run; thence s. IS degrees Z.
3o5H feet or Il 5-ll poles 70 stone cUrner TO
Grumpy; thence n. IS degrees K 2i9 feet or
acre. 80
TERHs OF sALE-Slooo cash in hand, The resi-
dne payable eight months from the day Of sale,
With Interest and security satisfactory TO the
Trustee. KENNY q MORGAN.
Trustee for American Building Association
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General Notices.
pR0POsALs FOR BOOKS AND
Il STATIONERY, AND COAL.

Sealed proposals. viii be received by the cIs,N
o. the Board OF Education OF the School Ms.
Hien Of wheeling, until 5 o'clock ?. r. On Thur.
Gay. august y. LIZA, for supplying the Board
Elth Books and stationery, and farnis hinT IN
severA tehool houses in the districts With In
- qoAhty Of clean Coal for the ensuing Seho.
iasne yea, com nenetpg 5eptember !, 1874 4
n1t Of the Book AMI Stationery 10 Be- supnHcd
can se seen ct the Clicks ohea -
4nlt J: n BTCKKL. Ce,k
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Our RoRney Letter.

A Conservative Democratic Pow.
Wow. .-.
RoNSEY, ". Va, August 10.
Rtitors IntsllI2eteeE:
On Tuesday last our levy court day, 3
meeting was held at the Court House 70
consider the much agitated question OF
CONSERVATIVE DEMOCRATIC HARMONY.
It being somewhat in the nature Of Q
conference and experience meeting, Hon.
CHARLES James Fox Faulkner and Ben.
jamin Martin were present and modestly
participated in the exercises.
II the sympathies and feelings Of the
Conservative Democracy Of Hampshire
were indexed on that occasion they were
very decidedly in favor Of Martin.
THE PORTLAND ORATOR
IL not strong here. As Gov. Jacob, who
resides here, was present, his personal
friends invited him 70 address the meet
ing after the candidates Tor Congress had
spoken their little piece The Governor
accepted the invitation and devoted him.
self 10 review Of the State legislation Of
the past year or two, in connection with
some lively "reminiscences Of the acts and
opinions
OF THE CAMDEN RING,
or the conservative Democratic party, par
excellence, and alluded more particularly
10 U. s. Senator Henry G. Davis and
Judge James II. Ferguson.
The Governor seemed 10 think this
Democratic. Conservative harmony as IN.
derstood and expounded by these gentle
men meant simply
GIVE Us YOUR voTKs.
However, the meeting, presided over
by Col. Robert White and Secretaried by
VIM. Perry, Esq, was q sort OF medley,
and effected nothing very remarkable
in the way Of hsrmonizipg the divisions
OF the party. 1t found itself constrained
to constitute every Conservative and
Democrat delegate 10 the Congression-
al Convention, and left men Just where Il
iound,theD. They merely
AGREED TO DISAGREE.
The anti caucus feeling and sentiment
Of the people oil this district Is probably
stronger today than 1t was yesterday.
Our citizens are really exhibiting quiet
but determined purpose to elect the best
men to Office. They are disposed 10 think
and choose for themselves, discarding
and ignoring the efforts and intrigues Of
DESIGNING DEXAGcGUEs.
Our people will not submit 70 the die
tation OF party leaders, or rather OF those
who have heretofore been recognized as
such, and who are struggling TO maintain
the dominion Of the party, through the
Juggling trickery Of conventions. They
will do their own thinking and voting,
both Of which will be in the way OF honor
and rectitude. HAHPsHIRE.
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Call for a Republican Congressional
Convention for the First District Of
wast virginia.

The Republicans Of The FEh District, AID al
other persons who ale opposed to the RitE Dc
noetley AID the non!Dte foE Congress Of TIE
Elenboro Convention, are hereby roGhsd and
requested 10 send delegates TO conVention 70
b. held In the city Of WteellIg on THuHspAT,
the 81 day Of September, 1874, fOE the purpoSc
Of dominating s eGndldI:s 70 represent sa.d
District In the neIt cOsgrsas Of the United
snpL
lis recommended that the vnIosS counties
in the District hold cOnVsntions q ~ sGriy I
day As poasib!e 70 select dsleEAt 70 attend sal!
Convention.
1t IL eonaaenty expected that arrangement,
will be made TO provide half fare trinipor AiloE
f0r eeleEAtes 70 and from sAid Convention.
GIoRsE EDwAEDs,
Chairman q Congregational coMmI;Lt. Of u
PirE COn9rtITioual DIEtyieL
NouHpsyItLB, August IS. 1874.
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DESIGNING pENAeoGuE,
DIED.

TURSER.-o On Sunday. August I5, 1874, at .
O'Clock A. Y, OF Cetebro-SpiDAl Meningitis, After
few daye llnets, EwNG TURNER, Of Bridge.
port, sged IS Yeas.
The funeral will take Place this afternoon at
" O'Clock. The friends Of the family are invi.
ted to Gttend. Iuterment at Greenwood Gene.
teEy.
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Editors Of the IntsIlgsneef:
Rambling through northern Ohio and
the IslGnds Of the Lake ! brought up o.
this city yesterday afternoon and found
1t all In commotion with delegations
from along the line Of the Wheeling and
Lake Erie Railroad
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the BEET MES THEY MAD.

The delegations were examined sep
era!ely and their stock books and right Of
way closely scrutinized. This occupied
the attention Of the Board part Of Tuesday
aud sll OF to-dsy, and resulted in the
choice Of the Wellington and NorwAlk
line, il having done all the Board required
and proving to be the best line Of the
three in other respects. Il was interest
ing TO witness the anxiety with which the
various delegations awaited the action Of
the Board after all the testimony was
closed. and the rush Tor the telegraph Of.
fee when
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INSTRUCTIONS IN MUSIC.

7 SN1AtsINA ~ NAOSAV'
Having concluded after q three years' absence
IN Germany to return 70 my native city, re-
spectfuly announce to the pablie that I Am pre-
pared 70 take number OF pupils in the study OIL
HGHo, Organ, Harmony. single and double
eotHtEpotH and voice. Having received in
strueilons from several Of the most eskbrat'd
bGeAsrS OF Germany. and having had EveeeIt Ia
kGehtN9 in that country. I feel able to ard viii
give tAtstAetion to al who tntTust theIZ mEsicll
education 70 me.
For further particulars enquire at Adams 4
LncaE Music Rouse, 237 Market street
Gui5 FRANK BASSBTT.
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Educational,

MRS. 9. 3 sMYTH's SCHOOL FOR
Nl GGRLs-Lindsley Institute BuIldlnS. IN,
o. Eoa and 18Th streets, win reopen septEnbsi
glish and Mathematics. CiGSsS II MOI,
LArgrAGts Taught By DF. Mayer. Classes II
Drawing and Painting BY Nta. u ilkisEon.
Pof farther information can Al the retidFr, q.
OF hn.smyth, corner Of Byron and iSlh sifstts,
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: NDsLEY INSTITUTE,

1nitrustlon given In al branches usuAlly
taught in Preparatory schools and AeAdsniet
The Department Of Modern LGneuSgts IL H,Sc,
the eonuol q the eninently Gueeesslal teacher.
Dr.. Mayer. TIE Fan sesGion or aIteen Eeef
commences Monday, September Z, ig1t PoF
terms Of Admission. Tuition, 6e., Cali Al he
Institute; corner RoH and 18th stfeets, or ID
. JRSSEC @. BRUCE,
Augl J. n HTTTCHLlON
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IRON WHgHLTNG 10 TOLEDO,

The principal occasion was the meet.
ing Of the Directors Of the Company and
Mr. Walter ShAnly to determine
the matter Of location westwardly
IRON Lodi. Three lines had been run
from that town 70 Milan, in this county,
and the excitement was lively a. 10 which
Of the rival lines should be adopted by
the Board. The question did not seem
IN he
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0lthst no one seemed TO doubt; but
the sll-Sbsorbing effort was TO secure 10
the various points the location Of the line.
The Wellington delegation included
8. 3. Warner, late Treasurer Of
state; G. Il. Horn & Brother, bsnkers;
Doctor Wsdsworth, Dir. Laundon and
other prominent gentlemen. Norwalk
hsd a delegation OF iortytwo, including
Judges Pennewell, Sickney and Stewart,
and Messrs. BOstwick, Minord, Case and
Others OF the merchants, bankers and cap.
itAlists and the very best men oil Huron
county. Milan had large delegation, In.
GLIDING ]. G. Lockwood and Capt. Kelly,
large owners in the shipping interests Of
Lake Erie; and other points were repre-
scented by
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E1UCATE Y0UR S0Nsi

HationAl Business COLLEGE. Prepares yoanR
men and boys for business LIE. IndiTid1Si N.
struetion given each student Il has he best
teachers. eeSt eoufse Of Study, and does nost Tot
1AkTM . RRASHKR,
GuRl3 Wh0eling. W. VI
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COMPLAINT OF uEFA1RNRss.

Last night while the Board was in ses.
sion at the West House q rousiDg meeting
was held at the Court House 10 secure
an extension Of the road from Milan here.
This meeting was addressed by Judge
Or, Of OrrYille, Judge Hendry OF this
city, and others, and few remarks were
made BY Mr.. shsaly. Its q critical hour
for Sandusky. Many Of her best men
feel that the city Is doomed II the road
runs direct for Toledo on the route lust
surveyed by the company from Milan.
With ouch line, and branch to Huron,
Ssndusky Is completely cut of and will
be left TO sit up here on the rocks in $50.
listed silence and grandeur; for she is
beautifully II not conveniently located.
While 1t Is 10 the interest Of Ssndusky 10
secure the location and terminus Of the
road here, ii Is on the other hand 10 the
interest Of Toledo TO have 1t run direct
from Milan, and thus make the route
from seven 10 10 miles shorter to the coal
fields than 1t win be CiG Sandusky.
Z, Z, L..
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This town Of Milan has !, 900 Of a non.
ulAtion, and was once the greatest wheat
shipping town in all Northern Ohio,
Many Of the vessels Of Lake Erie are
owned BY gentlemen living at Milan. A
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THE DECISION WAS ANNOUNCED.


When it is remembered that the 1885,.
900 Of stock to-day added to the resources
oil the company has been nearly all raised
in the last six weeks on 80 miles Of line
in and near villages not sggregstiDg more
than 10000 inhabitants, II will serve 10
show how strong this line is up here in
the confidence OF this wiie-swake peo-
pie. All Of the thirteen members OF the
Board, except
Mr.. JosRPE BILL, oE wHEELEG,
were present, and although nearly all the
members are from the East or Wheeling
end Of the line, they are strong in the con.
fdence OF the people up here, to whom q
few short months Bgo they were compare.
tive strangers. As an evidence Of this,
amid the disappo!niments amongst those
against whom the Board to-day decided
| did not hear any.
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WHEELING FRMALR COLLpGp

w AND AUsICAL CONsEsvAToRY
yin oye1 TuEspAT, se2teRbsf j, isil 1ss
hntisal vVGSsssif,atoty VII BE- under the Dir,
hoe, IT., with capable ASsiGtants. The Fsss :,
Of distraction Will Include NE expe,itS,s =;
teachers 81 the pAsl year. Pupils Win 81 ~.
eeiVed for Vocal OF InshumGntil Music, D,,S
Ing, Painting, RTeneh or German. ROr ttfoS Of
Pfehdent, kew. wiz q. NORTON o. ne p.S
]. B. CLARK, Head Of InstruI ZION. hSi
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Having secured the services OF an Of Mr. Roh.
t tnson e1eeuent AlIst1, and promising nv beSt
pstsoa1 Auendon. can guarantee 10 the publie
a., Sosn1e4nee OF the ane elAIs OF work for GSieS
~ ~ pIsoeeeRor has bean noted. Twin GlVayg
az 70 SATISFY my eustomers and give thcm
theTery best work Al ali times. Wv N-s-'
A P. HALL, Photoerapher.
An9 Ills Main 81, WheelinS. " y.
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CHANGE OF BUSINESS.

Having dispoeed OF my business 10 M. A p
Eau wish 70 thank my friends and The renerS
pSole iot their very liberal patronage and az /
eontinnAneeo Of the s1me to my succeeeor NJ.
~ N : P91non 70 inlly sustain the eputstior q
ne Sailery eheeifully recommend hin Z
Wishing 70 close my books a. soon a. poss,
Die, would respectfully request an esriy sstsis
mentet all1etounts. - 's'Ni'
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Gm91telLiqea1er:
MONDAY, AUGUST II, 1874.

OFFICE. as q a. Fourteenth st
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Wellington, one Of the new points on
the line is in Lorraine county on the G. G,
@. & L RSilrosd, fourteen miles north
west Of Lodi It hss a population OF
some 1000, and is one Of, il not nelareest
cheese shipping points in the United
States. It's shipment Of cheese last year
alone was ten million pounds, or 500 car
loads. At Clarksfeld, twelve miles west,
the Great WaVerly Sand Group crops out,
and this frst-clSSs building stone Is made
directly accessible TO q new market.
Norwalk Is the Shire town Of Huron
county. It Is lovely little city Of G000
population, situated on the Southern Di-
vision Of the Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern Railway. Ithas splendid Ay.
ennes, . Holly Water Works on branch
ofthe Huron River, and will furnish a
large trade TO the new road. Milan Is
four miles north Of Norwich, at Inc head
Of the Milan Canal or navigation on The
Huron River, whose mouth ia Al Huron
eight miles north Of Milan and twelve
east OF SanduSky on ~
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his is aquestion also in which
WHEELING Is IETRREsTRr

"@@@s@@@@@'N ~ @fAA@@AA@SAAeO
whether SAndusky shall or shall not be
on the line. SAndusky now has $42 900
raised, but It Is reported that the Board
will not Tor a moment consider such q
sum as deserving attention from q city
boastinR 8 population Of 1900.
Col. Robinson, the Chief Engineer, re.
ports the line from Wheeling 10 Toledo,
as just ascertAined, to be 1893 miles, and
the most remarkable route Tor easy grades
and directness ever prcspected from the
Ohio river through the coal fields TO the
Lake.
lwnte 50 much about the railroad be.
cause yesterdays Toledo Commercial and
to'dsy's sandusEy paper and Sandusky
herself o.dsy are all iull Of railroad and
railroad talk.
Another meeting Is called for here 10.
night by the citizens 70 consult amongst
themselves what Is best TO be done to IN
duce the Board to locate the road as far
IS this point, but this Is a step the board
will hardly take until ssndusky has done
better than she yet has and
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wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad.

sASDusKY, O., Aug. 12, 1874.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-07-10

You may remember that lecturcd lately.
for the young gentlemen of the Clayonian
society? During the afternoon of that day |
was talking with one Of the young gentlemen
referred to, and he said he had an uncle who
from some cause or other, seemed TO have
grown permanently bereft of all emotion,
and with tears in his eyes this Young man
said "Oh, if could only see him laugh
once more Oh, if could only see him
weep" | was touched. could never
withstand distress. said Bring him to
my lecture I'll start him for you.' "Oh,
if you could but do it. all our family would
bless Won for ever more for he is very dear
/ to Us. oh, my beneiactor, can you make him
laugh? Can You bring soothing tears to
those parehed orb> ?''
was profoundly moved. | said: MY
son, bring the old party around. have got
some good Jokes in my lecture that will make
him laugh, il there * any laugh in him
and, il they miss FIRE, have got some Others
that will make him cry or kill him, one or
the other
Then the yoang man wept on my neck,
presently spread both his hands on my
head and looked up toward Heaven, mum
bling something reyerently and then went
after his uncle. lie placed him in fall view
in the second row Of benches, that night,
and began on him. | tried him on mild
jokes-then with severe ones | dosed him
with bad jokes. and riddled him with good
ones | fired old, stale jokes into him, and
peppered him fore and aft with red-hot new
ones. | warmed up to my work, and as
saulted him on the right and left, i'll front
and behind | iumed and charged, and
ranted, till | was hoarse and sick, and fran
tic and furious nut never moved him
onee-I never started a smile nor tear
Never ghost of Il smile, and never n suspi-
cion of moisture | was astounded. closed
the lecture at last with one despairing
shrek-with one wild burst of humor-and
hurled 4 joke of supernatural atroeity full at
him Then sat down bewildered and ex-
| hausted.
The President of the society came up and
bathed my head with cold water, and said
What madeyou carry on 50 toward the last ~
said, Il was trying to make that con-
founded old idiot langh in the second row.
And he said, swell, you were wasting
your time because he is deaf and dumb,
and as blind as badger
Now, was thatany way for that old man S
nephew to impose on stranger and IN or
phan like me ?