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Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-11-09

DIRECTORS:
A. HENKING, G. ID. BAILEY,
A. w. ALLEMoNG,
j. Il. HALLIDAY, WIN. SHOBER.
- Buys Gold, Silver, Coupons and
Government Bonds at highest prices.
Makes collections on all points and
issues Drafts on principal Cities in
the United States and Europe free of
charge to regular Depositors. Solicits
deposits of private rs well as corporate
funds, and allows liberal interest on all
monies left on specified time.
November z. 1874.
The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-07-12
A Sharp London Thief.

A rustic individual came to London
by train to witness the reception of the
Prince of Wales. A man who had come
in the same third class carriage with him
admonished this rustic when they were
parting just outside the London station
that he should be very careful of his
money, as many thieves would be in the
crowd. "Oh," said the rustic, emo
bodyll get my money; have only one
pound, and mean to keep that in my
mouth" This remark was overheard
by one of the small but clever street
boys, who watched his opportunity, and
when the honest countryman had got
few hundred yards on his way suddenly
scattered few pennies on the ground
before him and begun to pick them up
again, crying to the rustic as he did so ::
You gimmo that sovrin - The rustic
looked bewildered. "You gimme that
sovrin," shouted the small boy. "I
seen you pick it UP and put it in your
mouth" A crowd begun to collect and
asked the boy what was the matter.
"Why," cried the little rogue, "I was
agoin long with one pun sixpence in my
hand, carryin' it to mother, n somebody
run agin me an knocked it all on the
ground, II this man he took up the
soyrin, an I seen i'm put it in is mouth. I"
The astonished rustic attempted to ex-
plain, but his voice was thick; some
thing plainly was in his mouth, and an
honest British public forced him to dis
gorge. The poor rustic was glad to get
off without his pound and with whole
bones; the boy went off with the gold in
his pocket, and the honest British pub
lie distributed itself, each member
thereof satisfied that scoundrel had
been defeated in his attempt to rob n
small boy engaged i'll filially supporting
his aged mother.
The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-07-12
The King Of All the Cats.

Talk about cats, says the London
Telegram, none of them equal Cato, the
recently deceased, the property, when
alive, of Mrs. Stevens Rogers. Theani-
NAL lived twenty years, lacking one
month, and when he departed, was
mourned for by large circle of friends.
Cato was religiously inclined cat.
Told, "Cato, it's time you went to bed, "
his catship walked solemnly to the chair
or stand, and placing his paws over his
face to shade his eyes from the glare
and glitter of sinful world, engaged,
apparently, in earnest devotions.
Mrs. Rogers is an old lady and rather
feeble. Cato used to go to call her up
in the morning, would wait around until
she was ready to go down stairs, and
then would mimic his mistress in the
manner of her descent. Mrs. Rogers
was compelled to steady herself by lean
ing against the balusters; the cat regu-
larly went through the same exercise;
but upon getting within three or four
clear down at leap, and then look
Why don't you come down in that
share2"
Mrs. Rogers one day tainted, and at
who ran to the old lady's daughter and
succeeded by pulling, and pushing, and
crying to call her from another part Of
the house to tho mothers assistance,
probably this being tho means of saving
the latter's life.
There used to be kept in the house n
little box in which from time to time
were deposited pennies for procuring
food for Cato. Cato understood the
arrangement, and would watch over his
pile carefully as could any little boy,
manifesting anxiety whenever the sup
ply of cash ran so low as to be sugges-
tive of short rations. If the box of cop
pcrs gave out altogether, Cato knew
enough to go to the next pocketbook.
Cato would allow the canary to hop
around upon his back, and would play
at " catch-paw" with it upon the floor.
When Capt. Rogers died the cat
manifested the utmost grief, and would
sit and watch the portrait of his deceased
master exactly as il he saw resem-
blance between it and him. James, q
son of Mrs. Rogers, came home, and
one day concluded he would have q
smoke. He purchased pipe and to-
bacco, and laid them on the table, ut
once interesting exceedingly Cato, who
commenced calling "Papa, papa" as
he Used to do who n Capt. Rogers was
still alive. A comb was set apart for the
cats use, as a matter of fun, and daily
Cato came to have his toilet made by
some member of the family.
When finally he was taken sick the
neighbors of Mrs. Rogers used to come
in to see him; and when Mt the very last
Cato saw he was going, he raised him
self mp in his bed, waved an adieu to
his friends, and sunk back into the sleep
from which he never fairly awoke.
The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-07-12
The RnIing Passion,

The ruling passion of bull-making
strong in death, or its near neighbor-
hood, was strongly illustrated in story
MCGEE was fond Of telling-that of two
!rishmen who were strolling along the
docks of Liverpool, penniless and with
out any prospect of securing money or
employment. Presently they came to q
placard:
Royal Humane Society.
f2 reward for saving life! clio for recov-
ering the body
" Nike" eaid Dennis, "Mike, dye see
that2 I'll fall overheard and you'll
Jump in and reshcue me, and we'll di-
vide the reward, which will be pound
apiece" agreed" said Mike; "here
goes, and minute later he was foun-
dering in the water. But no sooner had
he fallen in than Dennis, to his inex-
pressible horror, remembered that he
didn't know how to swim, and SO in
stead of springing in and rescuing the
drowning man he stood leaning over the
rail staring at the bubbles which marked
where Mike had sunk. Once Mike ca.he
up, but Dennis gave no sign. Twice he
came up, but Dennis could neither
move nor utter word. For the fatal
third he came to III" surface and family
exclaimed: "Denny, av ye amt
mighty quick it's only fifteen shillin's
aich WI get for recoverin' the body !"
The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-07-12
Ringing Rocks.

Pottstown, Pa, can boast Of as great
a curiosity, says the Philadelphia Press,
as nearly any town in the Union. We
speak of the ringing rocks, that are stu
ated three and ope-half miles northeast
of. Pottstown post office. We started
early in the morning, and after walking
through and gazing on as fine and pic
turesque scenery as can be found in this
State, we came in sight of the rocks. A
wilder looking place it is hard to imag-
inc. On the rocks are advertisements
and autographs of people from all parts
of the country. There is an eating and
refreshment stand close by for parties,
etc. On striking the rocks with our
hammer they sent forth as rich and deli
cate sounds as the finest music box. BY
striking different rocks we could get
sounds of every note of an octave, andit
is certainly the oldest freak OF nature
we have ever seen. The rocks cover
about one acre Of ground, and are q
perfect mass of confusion, being piled
together as if they had been upheaved
by an eruption. They are visited every
summer by hundreds of people, and no
doubt will be visited during the centen-
NAL year by thousands.
The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-07-12

The janitor who had charge of Bunker
Hill monument, arriving at about half
past seven in the morning to open the
premises, found two strangers in wait
ing. Ono, o tall, gray bearded man in O
slouch hat, asked If they could ascend
the monument. Ers
eyes," said the custodian, "you can
for twenty-five CENTS" holding out his
hand.
The stranger produced the money.
and the custodian unlocked the door
hand forthwith commenced sweeping out,
raising O cloud of dust, and paying no
especial attention to his visitor, who was
looking about him curiously, until, half
choked with dust, he inquired "h these
were the steps2"
eyes, all right, go ahead, go right up
till you get to the top"
The visitor and his companion did as
they were bid, and stayed some half an
hour enjoying the beautiful panoramic
view from the summit, after which they
descended, and were quietly walking
away when they were hailed by the GUS
todian with:
"H H'yar. Just write your names in this
book all the visitors who go up the
monument sign their names here"
Ihe gray bearded man laughed ana
signed his name, and the two departed.
The custodian never looked at the
book, but some hours afterward was
electrified by one of the officers Of the
monument association who chanced to
come in, asking him, in the most agi-
tated manner, when Dom Pedro, the
emperor of Brazil, had been there7
"Has MT been here at ALL" was the
reply.
"Has mt been herel Why, here is
his signature on your visitors book.
What does this mean2'
"What |" said the custodian, rushing
up to the volume. "Why, good gra-
cious That was written by tall man
with slouch hat"
And so it was but the tall man was
tho emperor of Brazil, and this was the
way he assembled Bunker Hill monument,
just like "any other man."
The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-07-12
Marrying by Proxy.

When our principal tar, Admiral Por-
ter, was presented to the emperor Of
Brazil, he said to his majesty L had
the honor of attending your wedding
before you did," The emperor enjoys q
joke, and was well pleased with this one,
which, paradoxical as it sounds, was
literally true. Donna Teresa. the en-
press, is Neapolitan princess, and was
married to Dom Pedro by proxy in Ma
pies. Admiral Porter, then young
officer, was with the United States feet
in the bay of Naples at the time. and
was present at the marriage. He was
also on one of our vessels which formed
part of the escort OF the bride out Of
the harbor. This vessel was on its way
to Rio, and reached the Brazilian cap
ital in time for Admiral Porter TO wit
ness the actual marriage of Dom Pedro
and his bride.
The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-07-12
What Tobacco Did.

Tobacco is generally classed as q sed-
ative rather than stimulant, yet it's
"re-actions Ito use chemical term)
are sometimes as violent as those of al
cohol. Recently at Hobart Town, in Tas-
mania, a jury which had failed to agree
on criminal case was locked up to en-
force a verdict. The result showed the
danger of keeping twelve persons of diff
ferent views in the same room for an in
definite length of time. Weary with
fruitless discussion, some of the jurors
commenced smoking; others. equally
weary, but hostile to such solace, pro
tested vehcmently against it. Discus
sion swelled into rage, and words were
followed by blows. There was fright
full row the furniture was broken, the
windows smashed to atoms, chairs-but
fortunately without their occupants
hurled into the street, and the inhabi-
tants of Hobart Town alarmed and scan
dalized. After all this, the jury agreed
even less than before, and the Judge, in
despair, finally discharged them.
The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-07-12
A Picturesque Failure.

When the Nicolai railway was con-
structed, in 1918, from st. Petersburg
to Moscow, the work was done under
contracts with American engineers, and
the cars and engines were supplied from
Baltimore by the famous establishment
of the Winans Brothers. The Russian
priests oppose every modern innovation,
and of course they were "down" ON the
railway. When the road was opened
they determined to stop it, and SO they
went in force to point on the road and
set up holy picture to stop the new
work of the devil. The train came
slowly along and the engineer seeing the
picture standing on the track thought
there must be O man behind it, and 80
came to halt. The assembled multi
tude raised shout and the priests
called out that the saint was all powerful
and would prevail against wickedness.
The officer in charge of the train came
out and took q survey of the situation.
Then he told the engineer to run back
a quarter of mile and bring the train
to halt. The shouting was redoubled
and the priests were in the most rap
turous delight. But their exultation
was soon changed to grief, as the mas
ter of ceremonies told the engineer:
Put on all steam and go ahead without
regard to consequences" The engine
went ahead and down fell the picture,
torn and crushed by the wheels of the
locomotive. Modern civilization was
triumphant, and the priests and their
followers no longer shouted in triumph.
The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-07-12
The Little Old Shoe.

Dear little Ednas wornout shoe
There is the hole her toe peeped through!
Tiny shoe-with the knotted string
Quaint little precious, speaking thing
Tells Of her 'witchIng joyous glee-
Her winning wsys-and young years three.
Her sunlight hsir-a halo shone!
Soft eyes Of blue-s glory her own!
On my heart her fairy feet fall
Still hear her gentle voice call
On all our names-dear little child
Wringing our hearts, cen when she smiled
Hush'd the music Of her sweet song,
Which prattled joy, the whole day long,
Closed the eyes, 30 lovingly true,
Asleep in death, hidden from view,
She whom we watched, mid hopes and fears
mem'ry now--enshrined. in tears.
Her little shoe talisman seems
Weaving tender, enhancing Dreams
Wherein 1 see her angel face,
Feel her arms in a close embrace
Her baby kiss and clinging love-
Winging my soul to spheres above.
The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-07-12
The Rifle Match.

The twelve are selected who are to
practice together and supply from their
number the American team in the great
international rifle match. Among them
are three Of the victors at Dollymount.
Meanwhile the Scotch rifemen are main
tanning spirited contest among them
selves for places in one of the foreign
teams to take part in the Centennial
match. The rivalry displayed in Scot
land, Ireland, Canada and Australia, af
fords promise that oil these countries
will he represented in the United States
by their best marksmen.
The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-07-12
A GirI's Chances.

The Cincinnati Enquirer gives some
queer statistics thus A very sweet young
lady of the West End, who has evidently
been giving the subject serious refec.
ton, gives the following table as showing
woman's chances of marriage between
the ages of fourteen and forty years.
Of ] 900 women, taken without selection,
it is found that the number married at
each age is as below. Or if (by an
arithmetical hcense) we call woman g
chances of marriage in the whole course
of her life 1000, he chances in each two
years will be shown in the table:
The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-07-12

We hardly think it fair thing for our
lady friend to stop at the age of thirty
nine, as there are very few ladies who
have arrived at that age of single bless
edness from whose hearts have been ex-
tinguished hopes of ever seeing the
chosen one. No, indeed so long as
there is still an old bachelor left, we say
give the old maids chance, and don't
blame them for still clinging to hope.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-06-08
Special Announcement

informing the public that I have removed my
shop and place OF business to the premises for
merry occupied by Murrie one door west of Seth
Doan's store. Have also enlarged my shop and
added II
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-06-08
. TIE JETTIES.
CAPT. EADs REPORTS THEM A CONFLICT:
SUCCESS.

CAPT. EADs REPORTS THEM A COMPLETE
SUCCESS.
ST. LOUIS, April 28.-~Col. R. S. Elliott
Secretary o. the South Pass Jetty Gem
pany, received the following dispatch to-
day from Capt. John B. Eads.
The steamer Great Republic, with an
excursion party from St. Louis, went
through the jettles into the Gulf and
returned N Wednesday. The channel
was buoyed and careful soundings made
under the direction Of Capt. Therwegan
of that steamer AMI others. The least
de ,oth through the entire channel was 16
feet inches at average tide, an increase
of 10 inches since the 10th inst. The
report OF shoaIing in advance Of the
jetties is false. There is very decided
deepening there also. Inform the Mer
chants Exchange | shall have nothing tc
do with the request for the use Of the
Government dredge. conld secure a
deep channel earlier with it, but my
motive would be misconstrued. | car
await our payments from the Govern
ment as patiently as the public car
aw it a deep channel at the mouth of The
Mississippi"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-06-08
educational.
The Teaching of Grammar.

In 100 many Of our schools the teaching of
Gram mar is merly assumed. The pupil
spends from one half to an hours time each
day in preparing the lesson, which consists
of definitions, notes, rules &c. This the
teacher hears recited In about fifteen min
utes, taking particular care to have each
partiele of it given just as it is found in
the text book Used. No examples are re-
quired, no parsing or analyzng done, and
nothing learned but the stiff prosy words of
the Grammar. Thus the pupil plods on day
after day and at the end of the term will
probably haye the satisfaction of having
gone through and finished the study. But
how has he completed it ? In such manner
That 0 him II see the setting hen yesteTday"
won be grammatical sentence.
As it cannot be denied that these very
pupils are the future men and women OF
seciejy Y, some of whom will engage in the
same vocation which we are now trying to
honor, is it not now fit time, in this the
one hundredth anniversary of our freedom,
to do away with this formality and go to
work, thus endeavoring to accomplish some
thing in the knowledge and use of Grammar
Unless this is doae, it viii be better by fal
TO b5nish the study from the school room
entirely; thus saving The teachers time and
that Of the pupils,
[ will give an outline Of plar
of teaching Grammar which I an
using with success. Although Green's is th'
standard text book used it is only adhered
to hen its definitions are as good or bette
than can be found elsewhere. The frs
thing considered is the noun and in classifi
cation; following this the properties OF tn
noua taken in the order OF Gender, Person
Number and Case. AS it is necessary, il
order to have perfect understanding Q
Cas-, to have an idea of sentence, clause
phrase and their principal elements, thes
poiats ere next taken up. Tie verb and it
divisions as regards form and objects, vat
the principal parts of the irregular verb
learned perfectly come rext in order. The
the properties of tie verb with infnitive
and participles finish up this part of speecl
Lastly the pronouns and other parts {
speech are taken up. But I will here remar
tina sentences and examples are brought t
The class daily to illustrate the lesson, an
pare,ng commenced as soon as tie pup
knows the first property Of the noun.
B. Y
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-06-08
REV. W. II. H.MURRAY SAYS IN the

REV. w. II. MURRAY says N the
Golden Rule this week
IT such Ladies as Miss Dickinson and
our own Mrs. Barry continue to study
for the stage and adopt the theatrical
profession as theirs, Will not the stage be
|revolutionized, and become source of
pure and healthy entertainment? Il IS
evident that the prejudice against the
theatre on the cart of religious people is
wearing away not because they are
growing worse, but because the theatre
is growing better, and is being bett Ell
understood
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-06-08
QUEEN VICTORIA AND DAUGH-
TIERS SEWING FOR CENTENNIAL.
[From the Christian Union.


It is announced shat Queen Victoria
and members Of her family are to con-
tlibnte specimens OF their individual
work al the Pbiladelphia Exhibition.
To be more particular, the Queen Will
send twenfy-six etchlngs made by her
own hand, and Two t. blenapkins which
she spun herself, while Princess Beatrice,
Princes Louise, Of Hesse, and Princess
Christian, of SchIeewig- Holstein, will
show what toey can do in the line of en-
broidering banner-screens and table
cloths. Here is centennial contrast
for itia contrasts that We are making
this year. Did the noble Queens illus-
trious predecessor, George the Third. and
has family seLd US an thing quite so
delicate and useful at our chris ening q
hundred years ago? The temptation
thus offered to moralize on the whirligig
of time is irresistible, but nevertheless
we resist. It's more to the point to
express our qualification not only that
| Queen Victoria honors us with tokens
| Of her consideration but that she likewise
sets good example Of industry TO those
IN tiled queens ofAmerlcan society who
spin not, nor know how to etch, moi
understand embroidering table-coths
nor attempt anything but drawing-roon
coDqucsts.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-06-08
SUMMONS FOR RELIEF.
State of Wisconsin Circuit Court for KGnOSh
County.

County.
PLINEY W. BLANCHARDl
Against
JANE BLANCHARD, a
The state of Wisconsin, to the above named de-
fendants:
You are hereby Summo ned and required to an
swer the complaint of Pliney w. Blanchard, the
plaintiff III this &C ion, which will be flied in The
Office of the Clerk of this Court, at Kenosha. In
said County, and you required to serve copy
of your answer to said complaint, on the subscri-
Der, at his office in the village of Delavan, Wal
worth County, Wisconsin. within twenty days
after the service of this summons on you, exclu-
sive of the day OF such service and if you fail to
anewer the said complaint within the time afore.
said, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the
Court for the relief demanded in the said com
plant. A. BENNETT,
Dated June 9Th 1876. Plaintiffs Attorney
2W6 Delavan, Wisconsin
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-06-08

DR.. Clary, an old. wel~known and
much respected citizen of Syracuse, Il !.
Y. died yesterday. DR.. ClarY settled
in balina (now Syracuse) forty-s
years ago.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-06-08

prominence; while red is the only color
that remains stationery. 1t is as painful
to the eye to see hues inharmoniously
disposed as are discordant sounds TO the
musical ear-H. HUDSON HOLLY, in
Horpe3's Mag0ziq2e for June
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-06-08

Edward Hicks. sof La Crosse, while re-
turning home from the mill during a
>evere wind and rain storm, Monday was
struck by fying lumber and killed
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-06-08
Chicago s. North western Railwc:
Pullman Palace CCScc's.

These celebrated cars arerun on allnight'trains
on ali the lines ofthis road.
This in the ONLY LINE running these cars be.
tween Chicago and st. Paul or Chicago and Nj,
Waukee. !,
land Sleepers on the Union Pacific Rallroad,for
All n0tnts west ofthe Missouri River.
Among the
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-06-08
EADs' JETTIEs A SUCCESS.
PASSAGE OF THE LARGE STEAMSHIP HUD-
SON THROUGH THE JETTIEs.

SON THROUGH THE JETTIEs.
The New Orleans. Bulletin Of the 18th
instant, gives the following account OF
the passage of the Steamship Hudson
through the jetties:
aF s'STEAMsHIF HUDSON,
New ORLEANS, May ID, 1876.
''Captain Eads:
"DEAR SIR-In reply to your request
/ have To state that the steamer Hudson,
under my command, arrived off the
South Pass about p. m. on the 18Th
instant; stopped FIR the pilot to come
on board, and, while Stopping, had the
lead cast and did not get bot ON within
twenty fathoms. [ went ahead through
the j0ttied channel and stopped at Fads
port at 8 10 proceeded at $3.50, passed
ont Of tie head of the Pass without
trouble or delay.
"The Hudson's draught, by her marks
when she left New York. was Is feet .
inches. Her draught when she arrived
in New Orleans was II feet II inches
The Hudson is an iron ship Of 1900
bales storage capacity; length, 800 feet
depth, "a feet; beam, 81 feet.
Respectfully yours,
"E. V. EAGER, Captain
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-01-25

WHY IL ITf--Why IL It that eve.
rybody goes 70 the Metropolitan boot
and shoe store, No loS South q streetf
1t is because they can get boots and
shoes ches per and better than In any
store In the state. G. A. Nc. en1eier
knows how to please his customers.s