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Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-12-10
Facial Anomalies.

i / was once sitting in a cool un
dcrground saloon ut Leipsic, while
without people were ready to die
from heat, when a new guest entered
and took seat near me. The sweat
rolled in great drops down his face,
and he was kept busy with his hand
kerchief, until at last he found relief
in the exclamation, "Fearfully hotr'
watched him attentively as he cali
ed for a cool drink, for | expected
every moment that he would fall from
his chair in fit of apoplexy. The
man must have noticed that | was OBJ
serving him, for he turned toward me
suddenly, saying, II am curious
sort of a person; am ! notfa Why?
| asked. Because I perspire only
on the right side" And so it was; /;
his right cheek and the right half of
his forehead were as hot as fire, while
the left side of his face bore not a
trace of perspiration. / had never
seen the like, and, in my astonish-
ment, was about to enter into con-
versation with him regarding this
physiological curiosity, when his
neighbor at his left broke in with
the remark, ''Then we are opposites
and counterparts of each other, for |
perspire only on the left side" This,
too, was the fact So the pair took
seats opposite to each other, and
shook hands like two men who had
jnst found each his other half
''Well, this makes an end of natural
history" exclaimed another guest,
who hitherto had quietly gazed on
this strange performance rs though
it were play; and every one that
had overheard what was said came to
look at this novel wonder. This
makes an end of natural history
This expression excited me to laugh
ter. and involuntarily | exclaimed:
mo, sir, this is just the beginning of
natural history; for nature has many
strange caprices, even as regards her
symmetry" ] then mentioned the
case of man that | had known in my
bOyhood, who, Janus like, had two to-
tally different faces-on one side
laughing, on the other crying, Nat
urally | dreaded this strange double
face, with its one side smooth. plump,
and eomely, like girls cheek, while
the other side was all SCARED by the
smallpox. This side of the face de
noted churlishness; and, while the
other side wore smile, this BODIED |
mischief. In this instance disease
had been unsymmetrical.- PoPuia'
Science N0athlB.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-12-10
THE Christiaa .ldrocate furnishes

IHE ChristidR -idrocGte furnishes
important statistical summaries of
the Methodist Episcopal Church for
1874, which have been carefully pre-
pared for, and are now quoting from.
the Methodist Almanac, for 1875
We extract few items, viz: There
are now so Annual Conferences.
showing an increase this year of 4.
Itinerant preachers, lG.S45; increase,
pa. Local preachers, Il, T06; increase,
445. Lay members, l,345,0S9; in
crease, 56.3S5. Members on proba-
ton, alS.432 increase, 43, lO9. Total
lay members, l.563, ,59l; increase, 80, :
494. Church edifices, IA, ,9S9; increase,
460. Value ofchurch editices, $685.
049, 523; showing an increase of 81
7l6.943. ParsOnages $3.50; increase,
81. Value of paarsonages, SO, ,467,
ITO; increase $924,6l8. Total value
of churches and parsonages, dS.5l6,-
693; an increase of $3,641,559.
Sunday schools, 1883; increase,
927. Sunday school scholars, 1883
227; increase, 64,624. Total teach
ers and scholars, l,5S6,636 increase,
1883.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-12-10
So it went on.

A YOUNG lady named Margaret
Stoneberger, Of Pickaway county,
was recently taken sick with typhoid
fever. DIR. G. w. Gardner, Of Har-
risburg, was called in, and after Civ
ing the case a scientific examination,
pronounced the disease to be typhoid
fever. His patient then asked the
doctor how long she would be sick.
He told her she would be sick about
four weeks, to which she replied,
"Yes, and on Thursday. the day on
which the four weeks are out, | will
die; and you can't save me-" She
died on the day named.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-12-10
BYAPPEARANCES,
A Harvard Graduates Evening
in the Old City Tavern i'm BOS-
ton.
From Mr.. Bartlett's Paper.

From Mr.. Bartlett's Paper.
When Maine was district of Mas
sacbusettS, Ezekiel Whitman was
chosen to represent the district in
the Massachusetts, Legislature. He
was an eccentric man. and one Of the
best lawyers of his time. He owned
farm, and did much work on his
land; and when the time came for
him to set out for Boston, his hest
suit of clothes was a suit of home
spun. His wife objected to his going
in that garb, but he did not care.
Il will get a nice fashionable snit
made rs soon rs \ reach Boston. he
said.
essslsfneskfsssse>sias ~ IiS.III
found rest at DOoiittle's s City Tavern.
Let it be understood that he was
graduate of Harvard and at this tay-
ern he was at home. As he entered
the parlOr of the house he found sew
eral ladies and gentlemen assembled,
and he heard 4 remark from one Of
them, "Ah, here comes 4 cOuntryman
OF the real hOmeapun gPnuc. Here's
fun" Whitman stared ut the com
pany, and then sat down.
Say, my friend, you are from the
countryT remarked one of the gen
tlemen.
''Ya-as' answered Ezekiel, with a
ludicrous twist of the face
Tho lolia. tiftaraI
"And what do YOU think of our
city"
'.It's a pooty thick settled place,
anyhow. It's got the sweepin' sight
of hous'n in it.
And good many people, too"
'-Ya-as, should guess So"
MANY people where you come
fromY'
"Wall, some"
"Plenty of ladies, | suppose:'
"Ya-as, a fair sprinklin'."
.''And | don't doubt that you are
quite beau among them"
"Ya-as, / beaus 'em hOme--tew
meetin and singin' schewl."
Perhaps the gentleman from the
country will take a glass of winey"
''Thank-ee. Don't keer if | do"
The wine was brought.
You must drink toast"
''Oh, git eout eat toast-neyer
heard o sich a thing as drinkin' it.
But / kin Civ we a sentiment
The ladies clapped their hands; hut
what was their surprise when the
stranger, rising, spoke calmly and
clearly as follows: -Iesf-tl t.
Ladies and gentlemen, permit me
to wish you health and happiness,
with every blessing earth can afford;
and may you grow better and wiser
with advancing years, bearing ever in
mind that outward appearances are
often deceitful. You mistOOk me,
from my dress, for country BOBBY,
while |, from the same superficial
cause, thought you were ladies' ana
0entlemen. The mistake has been
He had just spoken when Caleb
Strong. the Governor of the State,
entered and inquired for Mr. Whit
man.
"Ah, here | am, Governor. Glad
% see you" Then, turning to the
company:
Il wish You very good evening"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-12-10

(which is the dream, the present, or the
past?
The night of anguish or the joyous
morn?
The long, long years, with horrors over
east,
Or the sweet promise of the day new
born?
'"Tell us, o father, as thine arms infold
Thy belted first-born in their fast enl-
brace,
Murmuring the prayer the patriarchs
hreathed of old:
Now let me die, for have seen thy
facerr
Tell ns, o. mOther-nay, thou canst not
speak,
But thy fond eyes shall answer,
brimmed with joy
Press thy mute lips against the sun
Drowned cheek,
Is this 4 phantom, THY returning boy?
''Tell Us, o maiden-Ah, what canst
thou tell
That Natures record is not first to
teach
The open volume all can read so well,
With its twin rOse-hued pages full of
speech:
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-12-10

NINETEEN years ago a Tennessee
father refused to let his young daugh-
ter go to a candy pub, and she disap-
peared. The other day she returned,
lifted eleven children out of the
wagon, and entered the house and
took off her things as cooily as if she
hadn't been gone over day.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-12-10

In Indianapolis BARRIERS are not al
lowed to keep their shops open on
Sunday, but the saloons are permit
ted to do business all through the
day. This statement is not neeessa-
ry, but it will relieve those who al
ways have had curiosity to know
why it is that indianapolis men have
bald heads.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-12-10

Nh. Z. WoODRUFF, of Grand Rap
ids, Mich, has published a pam.
phlet in which ne says information
has been communicated to him in
vision, of great physical changes to
take place on the earth fifteen years
hence. He declares that during
twenty-one days, commencing Jann-
ary &c, 1SS9,-a new planet will be
formed from belt of matter thrown
off from the sHn, and a new moon
from belt of matter now surround
inc the earth, and that our present
moon will then he pushed further of.
That the earth's atmosphere will be
purified BY the change, and that sick
ness from natural causes will thence
forth he unknown. The chances are
that all of us who can manage to
prolong our existence until 1889,
will he in Il position to live forever.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-12-10

A coTEMpoRARY asks: "What are
the street lamps for?" The man who
doesn't know what a street lamp is
for is hardly fit to sit in an editorial
chair and mold public opinion. Street
lamps are for weary young men to re-
cline against at midnight, when they
forget the way home.-Norristo ,cn
Herald
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-12-10

"A controversy IN some ofthe South
western papers has brought out the
fact that the first steamboat that ever.
assembled the river from New Orleans
to Louisville, was a sternwheeler, the
Enterprise, built ut Brownsville in
1914.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-12-10

BUSINESS is remarkably lively in
Rhode Island. Nearly one-half Of
the mills in the State are running on
two thirds time, but there has been
very little, if any reduction of wages.
Some of the largest mills, including
the Spragues', are running full time,
employing the usual number of
hands.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-12-10

THERE are in the several States
20,SOO subordinate oranges. The
next session of the National Grange
will be held in Charleston, South
Carolina, ON the first "Wednesday IN
February. 1885, .
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-12-10

GEoRer LABOR, aged one hundred
and thirteen, died Saturday, at
Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-12-10

The State property at the Ohio
Penitentiary, including the real es
tate, has been appraised at $445, 900.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-12-10

FIVE of the Alabama Congress
men were associated in the Tenth
Alabama regiment Of the Confederate
service.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-12-10

THE troublesome visitor has becn
shutting the doors after him al snn-
mer now begins toleaye them open,
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-12-10

YoUSe women discover that young
men may be attractive and not be en-
gaging.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-12-10
If it rains before seven,
Twill be fine before eleven,

reappears in Chinese thus:
If it rains when you open your door,
Twill shine when your breakfast is DER.
The Chinese carry their liking for
proverbs, and sayings akin to pro-
verbs, to such an extent that the
most common ornaments for the walls
of their houses and temples are long
strips of paper, hung perpendicular
ly in pairs and inscribed in bold
cl,aracterswitla sentences which are
alike in meaning and construction.
They have a book called Ming-hsin
paO chies IA. e. the reminding pre-
cious mirror), which is filled with
quotations of this nature from the
works of various writer's.
In conclusion, we quote from Da-
Wis Chinese paragraph illustrative
of Chinese peculiarity, which is in
some measure connected with our
subject: '.Some of the ordinary ex-
pressions of the Chinese are pointed
and sarcastic enough. A clustering,
harmless fellow they call a paper ti-
ger. When a man values himself
over much, they compare him to "a
rat falling into scale and weighing
himself OVERRIDING a thing they
call "a hunchback making bow"
A spendthrift they compare to "a
rocket which goes off at once.
Those who expend. their charity on
remote objects, but neglect their
family are said to hang lantern on a
pole,' which is seen afar, but gives no
light below."-AUthe Year Round.
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ed as hismptto:
s.Neyer saw die


During the war Ready lost an
arm in 4 closely contested battle,
was captured and sent to prison at
Chicago. As he passed into the pris-
on, he noticed the gallant Colonel,
and saluted him; saying, Il ask no ia
vor; shrink from no responsibility.
Colonel Kennedy instantly replied; ;
Then never say die Guards,
bring the prisoner here
He entered his office and assigned
q desk to the Captain us a Clerk,
which was faithfully and honorably
kept by the Captain until exchanged
with other prisoners of war Into
the Confederate army again went the
Captain and nobly battled for the
Confederate cause and receiving dan
gerOus wounds, and making many
hair breadth escapes, surrendered
with the confederate troops and is
now a Professor in Mississippi Col
lege. The noble Kennedy sleeps in
an hOnOred grave Eechdage.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-12-10
A Scrap of History.

The following has been handed us
by gentleman of this city:
Captain VIM. c. Ready, a brave
and noble officer in the Confederate
army, when 4 student ut Jefferson
College, Pennsylvania, adopted as his
motto:
ASK no favor; shrink from no re-
sponsibility."
Colonel George II. Kennedy, mer-
itoriOus and gallant officer in the
Union army, while IL student at the
same College, at the same time, adopt
The workingman's advocate., 1874-12-05
A New Inman Steamer.

The Liverpool courier, Of Oct 10Th.
says
On Tuesday there was launched from
the building yard of Messrs. Caird A w..
Greenock, magnificent screw steamer for
the lnman Transatlantic Line. The new
steamer, which WAS named City of Berlin
by Mrs. Threltall, Is perhaps, with the ex-
ception Of the Great Eastern. the largest
merchant vessel atioat, her dimensions be-
ing as follows Length over all. SO II
o in; length Of keel aud fore rake, 476
#. m; length on load water line. 473 fl.
3 in; breadth (molded), "A f.. depth 70
spar deck, 80 IT, 81 III gross register son
mage, 1000 tons. The launch nf such a
vessel naturally attracted much interest in
Greenock and district, and As the day was
hne, very large cOncourse Of spectators
assembled t. witness the floating Of this
sea gong palace Inside the building
yard was accommodated numerous com
pany Of the elite Of the district. a large
platform having been erected at the bow
Of the ship will be supplied with two direct
acting high and low pressure compound
condenslng engines Of / 900 horsepower.
the cylinders being y and 100 in. She
will also have twelve boilers, with thirty
six furnaces.
Shortly before noon, everything being
IN readiness, the order Was gwen, down
dasgers, and So sensitively had the ships
decllvity been pitched that on the first
blow Of the hammer the vessel began slow
ly to move, and gradually gathering way
as she proceeded, gracefully entered the
water amid the exulting cheers Of the
spectators The weight of the vessel as
she lay on the blocks was about 8, 600 tons.
being equal to something like "a tons Of
pressure to the square foot on the ways -
After entering the water the City of Ber-
lin WAS taken IN two by four steamers and
brought 90 Victoria Harbnr. Accommoda-
tiOn will be provided on board the CITY Of
Berlin for POP first-class passengers and
], 800 emigrants. II is expected that she
will be ready 70 take her station early in
the ensuing year. This is the second large
steamer built by MeSsrs Card A %. FOR
the lnman Company, the preceding shin
being the City Of Chester The CITY OF
Berlin Is about fifty feet longer than the
Chester. The Berlin will be ship-ripgeJ
and her internal accommodation will he al
the most complete and comprehensive de-
scription.
The workingman's advocate., 1874-12-05
Terrorism in the Coal Region.

We clip the following timely editorial
under the above caption, from the Potts
vile WorkingmGn Of Nov. 2Sth
. For some weeks past the New York pa
pers have been full of exaggerated stories
Of "Mollie Ma.ureism ia the Coal Re
glon, great mountains of sensational ru-
nance built out Of little mole hills of fact.
Inasmuch as the publication Of these dire
full tales Just about this season of the year
has, since the close Of the war, become an
annual occurrence, and, whether designed
to or not, has resulted in convincing the
public outside Of the Coal Region that
every miner in it is a cut-throat, a villain
II the deepest conceivable dye. and cOnse-
qnently in cutting us off from the sympa-
thy Of the general public which our efforts
to improve the condition uf the miner en-
title us to, we lately indited letter to the
New York Sun We hoped the Snn would
publish the letter, which calmly stated the
facts, aud only the facts. But the manu-
script was returned day or two ago, with
n note from the managing editor saying
that if We would ''condense' our article
and ''leave ont" our CRITICISM of the
manner i'll which the SHH reporters have
done their work All effort would be made
to find room for it, IS the letter was not
twO-thrds the length Of lot ~ almost
baseless gossip published III the Saa of
Wednesday, the day upon which our letter
should have appeared, and as to refrain
from criticising the work of those collect
ors Of news who have SO grossly belied us,
would be too much ike playing the
tragedy If Hamlet with Hamlet left out,
we have concluded not to recast It, After
Offering the above suggestion, the editor
adds in his note 1T Is unnecessary to say
that the sympathies Of the S'n are with
the unions and the working people, and
then few lines further on disproves the
claim, BY reiterating his conclusion that
our letter is unworthy Of place in his
columns, because il is not III accordance
with the statements Of reporter, from
whose verdict (Which is, to say the very
least Of it, lamentably inaccurate and un-
fair) We appeal. The editor may believe
this is the proper way of evideucing his
sympathy with the unions and the work
ing people. Our people will think differ
emily While On this subject We cannot
avoid alluding to an egregrious error
/ which the Journal committed on Wednes-
day in transferring to its columns letter
written from Reading to the New York
Tribune, which does deny the existence Of
such terrible state Of affairs as has been
pictured in previous correspondence to the
metropolitan papers, but lays the blame Ot
all the rrOng ttat really has been dome o"
the shoulders Of the UnioH
Extended comment on this blunder,
/ which tnakes the t,sfanss ,,f tha New York
papers appear trivial by comparison,
would be absurd. The Journal has itself
stated that what has been written to the
discredit Of SchuylkSl county, We quote
its own words, is the work Of ''some poor
The workingman's advocate., 1874-12-05

sensational fool without any knowledge Of
what he IN talking about !" aud here in
Schuylkill county there il branch Of the
Union wherever there is mine. In more
than half Of Lnzerne county. which the
JosTRat said the other day, again we
quote its own words, sis the most lawless
county in the State" the corporations
wiped the Union altogether out about two
years ago, since which time the men have
not been able to resgscitate it.
The Joa,Ssai has already declared that
the basis and wages must come down, be-
cause the Republicans have not succeeded
ia electing majority of members to the
44th Congress and now il reprints and
endorses the statement of some Berks
countian, who says that 1.-THE disputes that
have been common in this region for some
years past arise principally from disagree
ments between operators and men," This
doesn't charge the M. & L. b. A., in SO
many words, with having been the cause
Of all the crimes that have actually Oc-
Cured in this Coal Region, but il it does
not leave that inference, we confess our
inability to understand plain English. The
Journal will succeed in exposing its whole
hand after bit.
The workingman's advocate., 1874-12-05
VOLUME x.
THE EYES OF AN IRISH GIRL.

Nou ma, talk about black eyes and blue.
About brown eyes and hazel and gray,
You may praise As you please every hue
known on earth since its earliest dsS
But no other ewes under the >un
Can set poor human hearts ia a Whiri.
With their pathus and mischief and run.
Like the eve cf a bright Irish girl.
The, are SIT A. the dawn II a dove.
They are mild As a midsnnamer dawn.
They are warm A. the rel heart II hove.
rheS are Cos. A. the WlAncs of a faNn
Fender, pen>l,e and dreamy a. night,
Bright and pure a. the dAintie>t l-ar
Vet A. merly mad A. Spriie
Are the e, e. "t bright hi>h girl
The, ciu ~oothe and delight With 1. ar.
They can rouse and inspire ith a slAn,v.
They can chill and repruSe with a CLEAN
That is Keen - the fash oi a lAnce
rc bring peace or the JsaEg> II desIaii.
To ones breast, be he h"uIr ~ churl
There j. nothing 90 earth tu sy,mIare
With the eVe~ ui true lFi-h girl
pu may search cabin, cottage and haN,
1hru' the ltvie>t lands that are known,
But the lovelie~t lard III them all
n ,> uo eye> OF like the eses of our own.
There are faces no doubt quite sweet.
Ana faF under rInsl let or curt
But M light like the si'lendors that meet
la the e1eS9i glad lii-h girl
Al Dame Mature was cruelly kind
When she toek from her tandeEe~t skies
The most exquisite tint She could find
And bestowed them q ~u'ft IRISH eve.
Fer mo other ewes unaer the sun
Can set poor human hearts in ~hiri
With their paihp-, and mischief, aud fIu.
Like the eve rf bright ln>n -irl.
The workingman's advocate., 1874-12-05

raw and bleeding hands ~ my bIackeDed
forehead, ~ shrieking out, My God, she's
alive = fell back insensible for thnse
little blue eyes had opened at my touch,
and a voice. like the faintest sigh of the
wind in summer. whispered the one wdrc,
Father r
That's her, sir. Fine girl she's grown,
amt she I But she was beautiful a.
child. Hair eyer 50 many shades lighter /;
and, unless you went close up, you could
not see the mark OF that cut, though 1t was
some time before the scar gave over lock
ing red.
But really, You know, sir, there ought to
be something done about these bilers /;
for the rate At which they're a-bustin's
fearful
The workingman's advocate., 1874-12-05

The total number of letters exchanged
by the United States during the year with
foreign countries was p, S,579 O45, an in
crease Of l,ll9, $50 over the number re-
ported for 1873. Of this number Ia, ,835.
9oS were sent from, and S,693, O56 we're
received Ia the United States.
The workingman's advocate., 1874-12-05

In 1873 there were 749 cooperative as
sociations III Great Britain registered ac
cording 10 Law. The large majority are
stores. Their capital amounted IA 1877 IL
$40, lGl ,306. These hgures did not in
clude associations Of a similar character
but larger scope, registered as joint stock
companies. The business done during
that year amounted to S8l ,O22, $50. and
the net profit to p per cent, or about
81, T76. IT'S. Iron Molders' Journal.
The workingman's advocate., 1874-12-05
Cash Capital -.. $6OO,O 900
Surplus Capital . 26, 900

THE TRUST DEPARTMENT
Will receive deposits and issue certiH-
Gates bearing 4 l-2 per cent interest
Will receive and execute Trusts. and
invest money for individuals, Estates
Corporations, and Societies, for any
amount, and on short or long time, Sc
cured by Real Estate or good cO1lRter-
ais, as may be desired
Ladies and others unaccustomed to
business, desiring advice as to their in
vestment of money for interest and the
care of it, or any other subject incident
to the Trust Department, will receive
prompt and courteous attention from
OfRcers of the Bank.
THESAVINGS DEPARTMENT
Receives Deposits Of any amount from
ave cents upward, and allows interest
at rate Of six per cent per annum-
Married women and children may de-
pOsit in their own name.
Foreign Exchange sold at lowest
rates
Entrance to Ladies Department from
Market st.
joiiy i siDTdii b DdRAikE. Executive
Il ,xGnI 6 PCWEEsi ,TEsse Committee
This Bank has always paid its depOs-
itors in full on demand, without requtr-
ing any thirty or sixty days notice