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MIR, Jones, Misapprehension.

1t was only two Gays ago that Jones,
painfully aware of his inebriety, endeav
ored to conceal it from the public bv
buttoning his coat up very closely, inn
parting an abnormal stiffness to his
knees and tripping over his own heels =
He stalked up to street car, walked
briskly in just as the horses started for
W ard-and instantly tumbled out back
ward, without unbending muscle
Straightway he recovered the upright,
splashed with mud, and entered the car
and seated himself beside an acquaint-
ace, making no sign Of his mishap.-
Presently he turned to this individual
and queried:
'Klishn p
"No."
He considered a moment and ther
asked:
"Ofetrack p
| "No."
"Splozhn ?"
"No."
Somnolent cogitation.
"Any accident?"
"Not at ALL"
/ He took in this piece of information
and concluded he must be very drunl
indeed. Anxious to cover up the fac
and turn the matter off respectfully, h'
shortly turned again with the bland Oh
servation.
SWell, if I'd anone that I wouden
got out"
He blinked off into an unconsciou
state after awhile, then "woke up" will
his eyes very wide open, to show tha
he had only been thinking. He rode ol
about mile beyond his street, and wa
| finally taken home in hack-Detroi
Tribune.
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eoming-the hours will lengthen into
weeks, the weeks into months, and the
months into years, and he will not come.
He will not come; for deep under the
blood-drenched earth of Brandywine, he,
the young, the gallant, and tue brave,
rests and moulders into dust. ~
And she shall wait there many wea-
ry hour, her dark eye, dilating with ex
pectation, fixed upon the western sky ;
and while her eye CLEANS and her breast
throbs with expectation of his coming,
the earth worm is feasting upon hia
manly brow. In the lonely churchyard
Of -, Brandywine, without stone to
mark his last resting-place, unhonored
and unwept, the gallant Percy moulders
into dust f
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A citizen of rPhiladelphia has been
lately exefting his energies on some fine
writing to be exhibited at the World
Fair He has written 4,700 words on a
postal card, and expects to write 1000
more on the small space that remains.
The man who wrote the following CO.
nundrum oughtto be pnt onthe dry dock
Question-If President Grant wanted to
know what business it would be good to
embark in, what advice ought an honest
friend to give him? Answer-Ship CHAN
dler.
DR.. R Williams, while under the indu-
ence of liquor at Bethany, Louisiana, a
few days ago, placed bottle upon his
head and insisted on one of his compan-
ions shooting at it. Cicero Stephens did
so, and poor DR.. Williams fell, remarking
that it was bad shot and he was killed,
but did not blame anybody. y" 'i'
A special dispatch from Washington
states that there is @ strong probability
that ere long this government will inter
fera to terminate the conflict now iwaging
in Cuba. 1t states that tue President has
become more confirmed in the views
which he has long entertained on this
subject, which are favorable to the recog.
milton of the independence of Cuba
A number of gentlemen in New York
City have undertaken the formation Of o
Fox hunting Club. The sum needed fol
commencement is $4,000, of which
nearly one-half has already been sub
scribed The price of subscription has
4 been placed at 800. The first hunt viii
| he held Immediately after the Baltimore
races, and the kennel will be established
at some convenient spot on long Island
Last month the numbers 6 and 22 came
out among the lucky five at the DRAWN!
of tie Royal Lottery in Naples fjoket
to the amount Of 100000 had been ia
ken on them, and the G Government had t.
pay up. From 1868 until now, notwith
standing weekly drawing, these tw'
numbers "had obstinatcd themselves no
to come OUT of the urn, snd in that in
. tervai the Government gained on then
more than they have now cost it. Tb
, loss will be made up in fourteen weeks
} for of course SUCH heavy winnings stiH
; ulate the players, and .6-22 will be the II
t vorite bets for some time. The iotter
causes untold misery among its dega:
5 lcd, supers.itious followers.
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Fun for the Boys.

A Montcalm street boy ran across the
road yesterday to where several lads
we're building bonfire of leaves, and
called out: "'Mon and see the fun. A
policeman is jawing nay mother sbou,
straw in the alley,and she's sassing back
and he says she'd better look out, and
she says she isn't afraid of no policeman
with his front teeth ont, and I'll bel
there'll be tussle, and she'll lick, and
hurry, boys, hurry"
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wouderful Memories.

Pliny says that Cyrus had memory
so prodigious that he could name every
officer and soldier in his armies; and
that Lucius Scipio knew every Roman
citizen by name when that city contained
more than two hundred thousand capa-
BILE of bearing arms. Seneca speaks Of a
friend, Pontius Latro, who could repeat
Uerbatim all the speeches he bad heard
declaimed by Roman orators. 1t is
said that Joseph Scaliger committed to
memory both the Iliad and the Odyssey
in twenty-one days. Sir William Ham
ilton tells us of young Corsican of
good family who had gone to Padna to
study civil law, in which he soon distin-
guished himself. .He was frequent
visitor at the house and gardens OF Mu-
retus, who, having heard that he pos
sessed remarkable art or faculty Of
memory, though ineredulous in regard
to reports, took occasion to request
from him specimen of his power. He
at once agreed; and, having adjourned
with considerable party OF distinguish.
ed auditors into saloon, Muretus be-
gan to dictate words, Latin, Greek, bar
barous, significant and no significant
disjointed and connected, until he weari
ed himself, the young man who wrote
them down, and the audience who were
present;-'we we're ALL he says, Ffnar
velouslv tired' TheEF Corsican alone
was the one Of the whole company aler
and fresh, and continually desired Mu
retus tor more words, who declared h'
would be more than satisfied il he coult
repeat the halfsof what he hat takel
down, and at length he ceased. Th
young man, with his gaze fixed ,upol
the ground, stood silent for brief sea
son and then says ,Muretus, svidi facin
US mirifcissimum Having begun t.
speak, he absolutely repeated the whole
words in the same orderin which they
had been delivered, without the slightes
hesitation; tben, commencing from tn
last, he repeated them backward till b
came to the first. Then, again, SO tina
be spoke the first, The third, the fifth, an,
so on; did this in any oroer that wa
asked, and all without the smallest er
ror.3 Having subsequently become ia
miliarly acquainted with him, have ha
other and frequent experience of hi
power He assured me (and he ha
nothing of the boaster in him. that h
could recite in the manner / have men
, toned to the amount of thirty six thou
sand words And what is more won
derful, they all so adhered to the mine
that after a years interval he could re
peat them without trouble. | know
from having tried him. he could do s
after considerable ."--E s. Drons
ScriJner for November.
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zlisrella'1''r
Tine Curren, Hlple Rey,slon.

.
The Rev. Dr.. Schaff, in an address at
the Evangelical Alliance meeting, Pitts,
burg, described as follows the progress
of the work OF Bible revision, now GO
ing on ia England and America: ~.
: The American committee meets at
stated times,.i in the Bible House, in the
city of New York, where the work is
steadily and earnestly prosecuted. The
English workers send copies of their
irst revision over to their American CO.
laborers, which copies are kept strictly
private, not ea their wives. being per-
mitted to see thens These copiea are
carefully examined, and returned with
such alterations as may be deemed nec-
essary, with a view tosreconciling all
possible differences.
The American company is about half
through the work, the English having
two years the start of them. 1t will re-
Iquire from five to seven years to com.
plete the work in this country In; this
way, both companies are proceeding
very satisfactory. The Americans have
accepted about nine teuths of the En-
glish alterations, and the English have
adopted about the same proportion OF
the American changes, and at the same
time speak well of American scholar
ship.
The English, however, having under.
taken the york on their own account,
determined not to give the Americans q
vote on the final adoption of any Of the
readings The Americans, having in.
herited high sense of self-respect from
their digniied English successors. did
not relish the idea of playing o merely
secondary part in this great work, and
good naturedly reminded their Anglican
brethren that the Declaration OF indie.
pendence-the centennial of which we
are about to celebrate-was broad
enough to cover the domain of theology
and Bible revision as we'll as that of pol.
itics laughter and applause, and that
unless they yielded ON this point, we
might give up the work altogether. OF
continue it on our own hook. And fur
ther, that if they would give US vote,
they would find Us clever and concilia-
tory.
Negotiations were then commenced,
with view to settling this difficulty,
and am happy to state that they PROM
Use satisfactory solution. The nature
of the settlement, | may say, is such as
will leave no room for misunderstand-
ling 1t is, in substance, that the two
wings shall be consolidated, and that the
version shall be given to the world as
the joint work, Of England and Ameri-
ca. Applause
The result will be that the good old
Bible will be clearer and dearer than
lever before to all Eagl sh.speaking peo,
nla
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"Harry, 1 cannot think" says Dick,
What makes my ancles grow SO thick"
"You do not recollect," says Harry,
"How great calf they have to carry"

B.
When a citizen of Rochester is blown
into the dreamy hereafter by kerosene
lamp explosion the gas company Off
cials grimly remark: Comes o fighting
agin honest monopoly"
The noted flag that waved over Fort
McElenry, at Baltimore, in September,
1914, during the British bombardment,
and which suggested to Key the eompo.
sition OF "The Star Spangled Banner" is
now on board the Tallapoosa, whichis ly-
ing at Portsmouth. Its badly torn and
has thirteen stars, and is owned by Mrs
Georgianna Armistead, of Boston
daughter of COL Armistead, who com
mand, d at the fort Mt the time. 1t is tc
be eA Iibited at the Centennial,
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L. p. FARQUHAR. M. ID.
FORMERLY Of Zanesville, Ohio,)

Physician and Surgeon,
Office and residence in the Kirkbrids property,
W OOD SFIEL D, Oh o.
Having located at the above place, offers his
Professional services, where he hopes by
close attention to business to merit public
confidence and patronage.
Chronic Diseases will receive special
attention. may4,':5Y.
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Bed Of run. (Map XIII, No. 20
Traces of two higher seams of coal
were seen, but the seams are nowhere
opered. They are probably thin. Lime
stones are found in the hills, which tend
to fertilize the soil.
WAYNE TOWNSHIP.
This township lies south Of Summit
and west of Center. 1t is drained by
the Little Muskingum and its branches
The general character of the surface oi
the hills and valleys corresponds with
that of the adjacent townships. The
land is of fair quality, and some lime
stones are found, which serve to fertilize
the soil.
In this township, as in many Of the
townships of the county, there is little o
economic interest or value in the geo
logical features. SO far as could bt
learned, all the seams of coal are thin
and exposures for measurement wer'
not found. 1t is, however, quite posi-
BILE that at some points the coal may b,
thick enough to be of considerable prac
lical value. No good geological sec
tions were taken in the township.
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REPORT
On the Geology of Monroe County,
By E. B. ANDREWS.
SWITZERLAND TOWNSHIP.

SWITZERLAND TOWNSHIP.
This is the northeastern township of
the county. The land is generally high,
and, from the ridge running east and
west through the center of the town.
ship, streams flow to the north into Cap
tina Creek, to the east into the Ohio,a and
to the sonth into Sunfish. The soil is
largely formed of disintegrated shales
and sandstones, and is naturally less
rich than the more limestone soils, but
the German and Swiss farmers have
done wonders in its cultivation, and there
is no better farming in the State AL
most every farm has its small vineyard,
and other fruits are successfully cultiva
ted There is an air of neatness and
thrift quite in contrast with the slovenly
character of much Of our native Amer
ican farming in Southern Ohio
On the land of Jacob Davis, in sec
ton 3 Of range four, is seen in the bed
of stream seam of coal, reported to
be feet thick, which is the same seam
as the upper one on ..the land Of Abra-
ham Long, in section 2. Salem township
The coal is somewhat slaty. 1t is given
in Map XIII, No. o. Above this seam
of coal no other coal was seen in climb.
ing 1858 feet to the top of high knob
on the farm of Charles Dota, about 2
miles to the north or northeast of Mr.
Davis, in section On the summit of
the knob are several feet of crumbling
limestone. Below the limestone are red
and yellow shales, below which is a
heavy randrock. nearly so feet thick
(See Map XIII, No. Is The highest
part of the ridge cannot be less than
$50 feet above the Ohio River, and it
may be 600 feet.
On the lahd of Ezekiel Mills is layer
of limestone. 1t is probably not less
than i50 feet below The limestone on
Mr. Dota's hill Nothing more IF ge.
illogical interest could be found among
these high hills.
wAsHINGToN TOWNSHIP.
This township lies east Of Bethel. 1t
borders Ludlow, in Washington County,
on the south. 1t is drained by Clear
Creek and other tributaries of the Little
MuskiDgum.
The Cumberland seam of coal is
found in this township, but so far as
could be ascertained it is in limited de-
velopment Very little coal has been
mined in the township. The village of
Graysville is supplied From Indian Fork,
in Bethel township.
On the land of j. KrowltoE, section
"a, we ind the following geological sec-
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where evidently, he hoped to evade his
iniurIated Dnrsuer's fatal purpose. As
he aallqRed across tue bridge by tls
Toan Hail, Bishop lsed once. >but tae
bullet missed its inlrs and struck the
ground " few rods aAaad. lie reached
the entrance ot the stable, but owing 10
a buggy standing across the passage Be
was. unable to enter, and us his horse
plunged against this veaicle it some
swhaL stunned Mr.. s., which gave his
pursuer an opportunity to come up to
him. Before AIR. Snlder could recover
IRON the shock BisDppAelled him to the
ground With his heavy pistol. AS he
lay, one foot still hanging in the stirrup,
Bishop, leaning over his victim, fired
again with surer aim, the bullet enter
lug his head behind tue left ear, pene-
tratipg the brain and causing instanta-
neous death. Tne murderer escaped,
and has not yet been captured.
/ A reward OF -, 800 in cash. 5000 by the
Pelican Mining Company, aud S5JO by
Governor Rouatt, has been offered Tor tue
capture OF Bishop, dead or alive. The
Rocky Mountain Detective Association
are out on the trail, and assisted by Sher-
iii Skehan, of Georgetown, have some
hope OF capturing him. They make short
work of the perpetrators Of sucn deeds
as this in Colorado, and a man has u
poor show OF escaping after being once
taken.
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avenue and Sixth street, north of Lock street.
81 and other CONSIDERATIONS ff
A. A. Ward to CA. Ward, the undivided
one eighth OF Lots TS and IA, In Wards add.
tion to MadIsonvlle--$I, love and affection.
Catherine L. Whiteman to Ruhannah L
Hunt. lot rs by 100 feet, on the west side OF Mad
Anthony street, s. 7l-lOO feet south Of Chasd
street, in Cumminsville- and other consider
aionS.
The Hamilton County House, building Assoc
cIatlon TO A. ). Gentry, lot ~ by 149 feet, on
tle north side Of Oak avenue, 9S feet west Of
Eastern avenue, in Haltwell-S4,7D8 Is.
u. ii, lsorer and wife 10 Bernhard Rick
meyer, lot rs by s. feet, on the north side Of
Wllstach street, $50 feet west of Denman street
-$i,Sf5.
Sarah Ludwigh TO N. f.. Peterson, 8 years,
lease OF lot 2i by iOOfeet, on the west side Of
Apple stree, l3o feet north of Hoffner street,
Twenty-ffth Ward, at an annual rent Of ii,
with the privileges of purchasing the same for
$9JO.
John Craig to Martha Griffith, Ak acres on
the Cruikshank read, In Section 9, Green towns
ship-s1, love and affection.
;. s; Carpenter, trustee, to Elizabeth Lipperti
lots %, 10l 129, 100 and l3, in Clark's addition
10 Fairnount-$1,0 ,06B 81.
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A Reading paper says: IA gentleman
residing near Dengler's tavern, who had
been hunter many years, yesterday re-
lated very interesting story of how
two crows got square meal. He said
that he was out hunting squirrels u
short time ago, and while going through
the woods and looking up into the trees
he saw Two crows hanging to a hornets
nest. The nest had two openings, one
on each side. The crows would rap on
the nest with their bills, and as fast as
the hornets would come out they would
be instantly swallowed. When the
stingers stopped coming out the crows
would rap again, and then the feast
would go on. The hunter took good aim
and shot down both the crows. When
be cut open their craws the hornets We're
packed III like sardlnes, and he said
that many Of them were still alive"
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Court Cuttings.

Judge OConner, yesterday, in the Su-
perior Court, decided the case OF the
Cipcin natl Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany against Irwin 10 Bfice, petition
III error, by affirming the Judgment pre-
viously rendered. The same decision
was rendered in the case OF Christopher
Sehloedorn against w. +. Doepke, a Pc
titiOn in error.
Judge Yaple, In the case of Emily M.
others, a petition In error, announced
his opinion, affirming the judgment be-
fore given.
Judge Yaple, in the case Of the New
York Life Insurance Company against
Harriet LaBoileaux, in which the plain
tiif set up plea OF death from intoxica-
ton against claim for insurance, an
nounced an opinion. affirming the pre-
vious judment.
to Maria Naegel against Conrad Naegel,
on the ground of extreme cruelty; 10
Robert Ward from Lizzie Ward, ON the
ground Of williul absence; to Mary
| Squres from Elijah Squires, for gross
| neglect; to Eliza D0rnbush from w.
| Dornbush, for gross neglect. The di-
vorce case Of Margaret Farley against
James Farley, in which the petition was
offered on The ground OF extreme cruelty,
was taken unQef auflSemeHJ.
! VIM. Russell, Samuel Johnson, Rich
ard Hopple, and others, yesterday flied
suit IN the Clerks office against Sam
uel b. Cary, John H. Morton, Freeman
q. Cary, Samuel f. Cary, jr., Ross IL.
Fenton, Il. s. Wayne, A. 7. Ball, ct all,
and the Grandview Mining Company,
of Cincinnati, 10 recover divers sums OF
money, which the plaintiffs claim they
Invested in certain mining property in
Colorado. They claim that said sums Of
money were procured OF them by the de-
fendants, by fraudulently representing
said mining property in a false light az
being very valuable ana rich in gold and
other ores. The plaintiffs further pray,
that Samuel +. Cary shall be oalle to
account for the manner in which he per-
formed his trust, and required to make
good the said Snms so Withdrawn by his
malversation; and that he, with 5. +.
Gary, jr., j. Ii. M orton, Freeman g. Cary,
Asa Gary and Edward Sayre, may be
compelled to restore to the plaintiits the
lsaid sums OF money of which they have
been defrauded, and that the stock iii
the GrandvieW Mining Company, in
which part OF said money has been in
vested, may be Cancelled. and held for
IuaUght.L
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DR.. Hammond, President of the Neuro-
pical Society. said in a recent address.

Dr.. Hammond, President of the Neuro-
logical Society, said in q recent address: |:
"The average weight Of the brain of the
white inhabitants of Europe is forty
nine and one-haK ounces, the maximum
being that OF the brain ofCuvier, which
weighed sixty-four and one-third ounces,
aud the minimum, consistenb with fair
degree OF intelligence, thirty-four
ounces. The average of twenty-four
American brains, accurately weighed by
Dr.. Ira Russell, was fitty-two and SIX
handredths ounces, while that from 141
iull negro brains was only forty-six and
ninetylsix hundreths ounces. Turning
from the weight Of the brain to the ca
pacity of the Uranium we find that this
capacity OF the Teutonic family, includ-
ing English, Germans and Americans, is
ninety-two cubic inches. The largest
recorded capacity of the Uranium is that
OF Webster, one hundred and twenty
two square inches. Owing to disease,
however, Websteg's braia weighed but
sixty-three and three quarters ounces,
thus placing him second only TO Cuyier.
In the native African negro this capac-
ity is reduced 10 eighty-three cubic
inches,apd in the Australian and Hotten-
tot to seventy five. The brain of all
idiot seldom exceeds twenty three
ounces in weight, while in one instance
coming under the speakers own obser-
vation, the mature brain weighed but
and onA.haf ounces.