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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-09-13
The Made Belle.

III was q Sultry DAY In late July,
The ocean breeze failed to dispel
the fever of the air that waited i'm
patiently for the fulfillment of the
promise, that lay broadly legible
along the eastern horizon, of a
coming thunderstorm.
The sultriness and impatience
that pervaded the atmosphere,
thirsting for the excitement of cleo
trical volleys and dash of impet-
uous rain, also pervaded the ment-
al atmosphere Of group of idle
young men who lounged upon the
shady corner of hotel piazza kill
ing time until the dinner hour.
"Celia Carr was the belle last
year." said Ned Grosvenor, sand
we shall not 1ook upon her like
again.'")r w0UcJf
"The array of beauty at present
is not alarming" observed Sam
Dent. "The Brewsters are nice
girls; Miss Tanning may be called
quite stylish, Miss Hayward de-
,cidediy So; Jennie Hammond
will be capital creature, but she
is rather 'bread-and-butterish' yet |;
her sister is schooled coquette.
Adele Ferris is the belle so far"
Z 81 never pay court to beauties" {"
said Armand Du Bois. "When a
girl expects every man who beholds
her to be at her feet as q matter of
course I prefer to pique her, for
some time at least, with indifer-
ence."
"There have been several arrivals
to-day" said Grosvenor, "Miss
Monroe among the number. Look
out for Miss Monroe, Du Bois.-'
She isn't a beauty exactly, but"
"Let us make BELLE" suggested
Arthur Lindsley. "Let us take
some moderate girl and idolize her,
one and all us. Not ridiculously,
but just enough to turn her head
and have all the other dear Great
ures dying of jealously." a
= "What will you make her Off
asked Sam. "Where's your mate
rialf ! Produce your bell7metal,
Lindsey" YhWaAaaa
.u"She must be novice" said
Grosvenor. . wfvnsrss ~r'sT {. 2, :.
"And susceptible" said Sam. 4
"But not. too susceptible, so
therell be nolfhn in it, said Dick
Wilhprst.AX OTh hih
!. s"She must not be q beauty" said
On Bois. "a a.'fii - .slo00 pr
"Nor o astupid," said, Lindsey.
wantedSa BELLE . SO Stood their
agreement, when all minor tintin-
nabulations received an obligatory
knell from. 7rh
THAT tocsin Of the soul the dinner-beli." :" p
Two days latter party arrived
at the hotel, who we're registered
as "Mr. Wolf, Mrs. Wolf, and Miss
Wolf, of c. and on the same
afternoon Lindsley announced, tri-
umphantly, "Ive found the girl.
No; don't ask me what she is like.
Nothing startling, / promise you,
just passable sort Of . rather
lsdy-like nobody. The raw mate
rial, that's all; and that's what we
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-09-13
Look on the Bright Side.

80 s--1 -. ~ Cs~ASs
The world is but a varying scene
OF clouds and sunny weather,
And ''many men Of many cf minds"
Are mingling here together. r ..
Some, always seem to find a cloud
That they can hover under,
And others, always find ray .t
To rift the clouds asunder.
Life is but stormy day,
And those who trouble borrow,
Lose half the sunshine Of their lives,
While dreading the tomorrow.
lis true the night will sometimes come,
And clouds will sometimes hover,
But IL we wait, with patient trust, .-
The darkness will sure pass over. u,
There mover was n night so long
But sometimes came the morning,
And if the clouds are very dark,
The brighter is the dawning.
Though poverty should be your lot
And humble be your treasure, .
Think not that those who roll in wealth,
Have any greater pleasure.
If Fortunes roses strew their path
Though you may smell its sweetness,
Yet those who tread it, feel the thorns
That mars their joys completeness.
Then let us view the sunny side
OF this dark world of sorrow,
And do the best we can to-day, .
N And trust God for tomorrow.
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templated confding Dick Wilhurst's

IeHipiaIeu cOnuulLS LICK w llhurStS
secret, "too good to keep" to the
young Englishman-to illumine his
notebook as Characteristic epi-
sode of American manners and life.
She was delayed somewhat in her
benevolent intent, for the reason
that the live lord was not easily ap-
preached.
As for Irene, when she felt that
the illustrous stranger was unfeign-
edly attracted by herself, she ex-
perienced some womanly tumults of
satisfaction. He, at least, was sim
cere. This lover, at least, was un-
affected in his marked preference
by any latent relish for joke.
"He did not make me-" she very
naturally, and with some grateful
sense Of restored dignity, said.
The young noblemen, an unas-
suming youth, who seemed hardly
to appreciate the furor he had
created, was rather an exception to
his countrymen in his personal
history. But of that history it is
only necessary to say that the ru-
mour Of his having been crossed in
love was not correct. He had been
crossed in marriage, not in love.
His own temper-far from base
sort-had made the cross by de-
cidedly refusing a match proposed
for him upon worldly principles
alone.
Personally, Lord Lindehurst was
a man who, without title, would
not have been popularity remarked.
He was a travelled, but not $50
ciety" man; observantly, not ex-
perimentally, educated; nor was
he particularly intellectual. But
he possessed an agreeable presence,
refined manners, an ample fortune,
and an excellent heart.
He had presentiment that he
should find his wife in the New
World, and his presentiment was
fulfilled.
He fell in love at FIRST sight with
Irene Wolf.
The night of his arrival was the
night of Irene's beauty. In what
ever degree she faded from her
perfect brilliancy after that, his
kindled imagination supplied the
defect. He saw her first in the
apotheosis wrought in her by the
one cruel moment of her life. He
never altered from bis faith in her
bright supremacy from that time
forth.
For fortnight he studied her
unobserved and "afar off," then
he asked to be presented, and from
that time he devoted himself to
her with an uncessing devotion
At the close of the season their
engagement was announced.
The refined prejudices Of the
young lord were not disturbed even
by prolonged visit in the Western
home of papa and mamma Wolf.
He found there what he esteemed
most, the aristocracy Of the heart.
1t was long wedding journey
that Irene took, and for many
months and even years she had no
visible part in her first-loved west
ern life. But her image was idol
lied in that home. "My little GIRL"
was the theme of incessant delight;
and dearly as her affection clung
to those who had filled completely
her childish faith and trust, she
never repented her choice. She
loved her husband as truly as he
loved her.
81 was made for him." she said,
both first and last.
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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-15
NEW PUBLICATION

From the LEONARD SCoTT PUBLISHING Com
PANY, Il Barclay street, New York, we have the
reprint of the London Quarterly RevietU for April
The first article canvasses pretty thoroughly
| Green's Short History Of the English People,
WORK intended for schools, and which has recently
gained extraordinary popularity In England
The authors democratic tendencies find no favor
with the reviewer, who accuses him of perverting
facts, and misrepresenting the conduct and mo.
| tives of public men.
Sir william and Caroline Hercheln mainly
consists of biographical sketch of the latter,
compiled from recently published memoir The
lifc-work of both is briefly but well told and the
efficient service rendered by the sister to the
brother, both in the manufacture oftelescopes and
in astronomical observations is recorded with
much interesting detail.
"PlOte and Plate Buyers" After explaining
the excessive rarity of genuine old English plate,
the writer gives many curious particulars explain.
atory ofthe origin and history ofplatemarks, con
Cluding with words of caution to intending plate
buyers to beware of frequent forgeries,
The next article Taine on the Old Regime I'm
France presents vivid picture of the structure
of society," and of the ruly French philosophy, in
the time preceding the French revo ution
Kashgar, Pamir and Tibet carries us among
the MOhammedan States of Central Asla-a Dor.
ton of the globe almost as unknown as Central
Africa, but concerning which much information
may be acquired from the various articles which
have appeared in the British Reviews and Black
ioOod'S Mdgdsine.
Fifty Years Of My Life is full of anecdotes
and "reminiscences of leading celebrities, and
glimpses of social scenes taken from Lord Abe.
marle'srecently published work bearing the above
title.
Sedgwlck's Method OF Ethics" affords a tex,
for remarks upon Utlitarianism, in which the
writer attempts to discriminate Its sound and its
erroneous parts
Article VIII. treats Charles Algernon Swim:
burne's Essays and Studies undiluted severity:
and Art IX., on" Church Innovations" appar.
emily suggested by recent work of the Dean of
Chester, gives asummary of facts and reasonings
on the subject of the portion of the officiating
minister at the celebration of the Eucharist.
The periodicals reprinted by the LEONARD Scorr
PUBLISHING COMPANY, al Barclay street, N. Y,
are as follows The London Quarterly, Edinburgh
Westminster, and British Quarterly Revtews and
B'dckwoods Magazine. Price, sla year for any
one, or only sl5 for all, aud the postage is prepaid
By the Publishers.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-15

THE superintendent of the Brooklyn
Public Schools must be sensible man
and give attention to his business, as the
following extract from his report will
show. We commend his views to all
concerted. The trouble in some schools
is that the controlling power seems to
aim to make them as non-practical as
possible, non-essentials take up too much
time, if a pupil is kept outa few weeks,
months, or even years, there seems to be
no congenial place possible, and he or
she is virtually excluded-the memory,
too, is overtaxed, and the drill that forms
the Judgment and stores the mind with
knowledge is neglected; the pupils, too,
are required toget their lessons at home,
and the very lessons, too, in which they
require the aid of teacher, But read
the extract:
The instruction in drawing has accom-
plished such results during the past year
as to entitle it to all the consideration
which has been claimed for it by its
friends. The marked effect upon the
writing Of class or school by careful
and judicious instruction in drawing has
often surprised me, Notwithstanding my
familiarity with its results One result
of this systematic tuition will doubtless
surprise some of the tardy friends of in
instruction in drawing in our public
schools, 1t was believed and often as
serted that an enlarged and costly scheme
of art tuition would result in developing
ard fostering the taste of only those who
possessed it originally, leaving the great
mass of pupils totally unaffected by the
instruction. But have found wherever
the cooperation of the local teachers has
been hearty, that whole schools have be-
come SO far accomplished in drawing and
designing that it was difficult to find a
single book without evidence of educa-
ted taste and skill. The Superintendent
recommends giving reading and writing
lessons the preference over all other stud
les. He also criticises the excessive de-
votion on the part of teachers to the non
essential details prescribed by the text
books. He says: 1T is the marking of
time without the progress Of the march.
Thus, to avoid violation of the strict or
der in progression, which most authors
seem to consider quality as sacred as
virtue, no textbook of arithmetic teach
es multiplication by fractions of which
the numerator is one, until that awful
portal to mathematical knowledge, called
common fractions, is reached, after an
entire year of toll and study interven-
ing. The scholar is taught to multiply
by any series of whole numbers, but can.
not, though his existence were in peril,
multiply by one-half or one third. Many
thousands of pupils leave the public
schools from the first primary and sixth
grammar grades, to whom the process of
ascertaining the cost of any article of
commerce whose price of unity should
be twelve and one-half cents, or thirty
three and one-third cents, or any other
of the common fractional prices, would
be as great mystery as the integral cal
culus."
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-15
OPEN CONFESSION.

The New York Times makes the frank
and damaging admission, that corruption
and mismanagement exist in the affairs
ofthe Brooklyn Navy Yard. The char.
ges of Democratic journals in reference
to this evil have hitherto been met only
with denial. Says the Times;
The Brooklyn Navy Yard has been
made a refuge for a class of polite
workers" who were not believed tc be
very fastidious about the methods en-
ployed to make their positions pay
From provisions and clothing to live oak,
from lubricating oil to hospital manage
ment, the business of the Brooklyn Navy
Yard seems to be pretty well honey
Combed with fraud. 1t is said that the
testimony obtained directly duplicates
Secretary Robson. The fact remains, of
course, that straw bidding and the pay
ment of liberal sums for the obtaining of
contracts, are not practices which can
flourish on large scale in any depart.
ment of the Government without reject
ing on the capacity if not on the honesty
of the responsible head of that depart
ment.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-15

THAT Turkey, in Europe, seems likely
to involve the great powers in war, es
pecially Russia and England. The latter
power has sent her ironcads 10 the Oar.
danelles; immense supplies of war mater.
ial have been accumulated at Gibraltar
andMalta !; all the ships of war in partial
readiness have been ordered completed
and put in commission the troops have
been placed under orders for immediate
service. The declaration of the new Sui.
tan of Turkey, that he would not suren-
der any of his territory has been appro-
we'd. Arms and materials of war have
been placed at his disposal for use against
the insurgents. The naval forces of 9TH
er powers have been notified that any
attempt to force the passage of the Dar-
danelles in violation of the Treaty of
Paris would be resisted by the British
squadron now gathered at that point.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-15
4 SAD CASE or MISPLACED con
FTDENCE.

The editor of the Columbus Journal
has been stringing together some very
bad words about a member of the frater-
nifty, and attributing them to the Enqui-
rer. AS the Enquirer goes back on the
soft impeachment, we are forced to the
conclusion that the Columbus man is
their author. We confess to our surprise
that ashy and kindly creature who writes
all his editorials in a No. 7 ladies' kid,
and has all his clothes washed in rose
water and rinsed out in cologne, could
put such shocking words to paper. We
imagine we hear chorus from Columbus
femininity: "Oh you naughty, naughty
mani" 1t only goes to verify the truth
of the proverb, "All is not gold that glis-
tens"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-15
OPPOSED TO JURISDICTION.
VIRGINIA DEMOCRATS.

RICHMOND, May 31.-The State Con
servative Convention, to elect delegates
to the National Convention at st. Louis
and choose electors met to-day Elk.
Governor John L. Marye was selected
permanent President, with Vice Presi.
dent from each Congressional district.
The usual committees were appointed
and after speeches favoring retrench.
ment and reform by Hon. John Goode,
Jr., Gov. Kemper and the Chairman, the
Convention took recess till p. m.
The following delegates at large were
elected General Jas. A. Walker, Hon.
Robert Coghill, Col. D. J. Godwyn and
General Fitzhugh Lee.
An effort was made to adopt series of
resolutions, but they were laid on the
table, and the Convention, at 1915, a. m,
adjourned sine die.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-15
MisFellatrepus.
LATE NE WS.

The Wisconsin delegation had meet
ing yesterday and resolved to work fol
Blaine.
Hon. Ransom Gardner, of Kalamazoo
died at Anderson, Indiana, Friday, Of
pneumonia.
The Erie road Monday reduced pas
senger fare to $I4 to Chicago, and other
western points in proportion.
VIM. Condor, the we'll known base
ballist, was shot and dangerously wound
ed by Cornelius Boyle, in faction fight
at New Orleans Saturday.
At Belmont Park, Philadelphia, yester-
day, Goldsmith Maid attempted to beat
2:I4 with'the following result: 2;2I4, D.
I6} and 2;25.
The second game ofbilliards in the New
York tournament was between GARNER
and Slosson, the former won-6oo to SOL;
average, I5I5I9; bestruns, GARNER 1853,
Slosson I42.
The conference committees ofthe Pud-
dler's Union and Iron Manufacturer AS
sociation agreed upon compromise at
Pittsburg Saturday with regard to the
price for boiling iron, which will be sub
mitted to both sides to day. Both associ-
ations will probably accept and thus ter
inmate the present lockout.
The fight in New York against the Sun
day excise law is increasing in determi-
nation Yesterday Judge Dittenhafer, on
behalf ofthe proprietors Of Gilmore's Gar
den, obtained an injunction from Judge
Donohue restraining the police from en-
tering the garden without paying like
other citizens.
Messrs. Cochran, Mclean & Co., dry
goods dealers at 462 Broadway, New York,
have failed. Their liabilities are 81, 500.
900, while their assets are nearly 50 ,ooo,-
600. The firm state that they have more
property gone into liquidation than when
they failed. They can pay all they owe
and have $500, 900 to spare.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-15

THE Louisville Courier journal indig-
nantly denies story, published in the
st. Louis Globe Democrat, to the effect
that the reason why it so strongly advo-
Gates the nomination of Gov. Tilden is
that Tilden's friends have loaned it mon
ey at four per cent interest Mr.. Waiter
son says:
We have never received penny, bor-
rowed or otherwise, directly or indirect
ly, from Gov. Tilden, or from any of Gov.
TiIden's friends, or from any agent of
Tilden.
This settles the matter The lie is one
of those started by the Tom Scott com.
bination against Gov, Tilden.-[N. Y.
Sun,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-15
STATEAND NETGHBORHOOD.

John Dustin, farmer of Bloomfield
township, Morrow county committed SUI
icide Tuesday by drowning,
Charles Ferrell, Aagman on the Pan.
Handle Railroad, fell dead at Fairmen
on Thursday evening while in the dis
charge of his duties. His remains were
removed to Dennison, where he formerly
resided.
The Youngstown Vindicator says. Mr..
Allen S. Bowman, Of Ellsworth township,
this county, probably has the largest APP
pie tree in the State. The tree stands in
his front yard, and is nine feet in circum.
ference. The branches by actual mea.
surement, cover, in north and south
line, sixty eight feet of ground. Mr..
Bowman does not know when, nor by
whom, the tree was planted Ever since
1t came into his possession 1t has borne
fruit each alternate year. This undoubt-
edly is the apple tree that G. Washington
did not cut down with his little hatchet.
A Serious accident occurred at Sandus.
ky on Thursday. Two workmen enga-
ged in blasting on the Whisky run sewer
were tamping powder in the rock prepa-
ratory to making blast when the tam
ping iron struck piece of flint in the
hole, which contained three pounds of
powder, and an explosion occurred.
Great pieces of rock were hurled with
terrific force in all directions. A piece
struck one Of the men, John Randolph
on the left side ofthe head, cutting cash
five inches in length and extending to
the bone. Other pieces Of stone struck
him in the eyes, putting both out, and
another piece entered his shoulder, pene-
trating to the Joint, His injuries are
fatal. The other man, Patrick McNamee,
had his eyes put and large hole torn in
his forehead His right hand was also
torn to pieces. He cannot live.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-15
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY

June 8.-SS1ake-A motion to take III
the resolution to allow Pinchback com.
pensation and mileage as a Senator from
the beginning Of the term to the termi-
nation of the contest, was reiected-yeas
II, nays Io.
There was long debate on the Silver
bill.
HoNsc-A bill was reported from the
Judiciary committee repeating the IRON
clad oath in case ofgrand and petit jurors
in United States Courts. After discussion
the bill went over one day.
The session was principally consumed
in personal explanations and discussions
between Frye, Tarbox and Blaine, on
matters growing out Of the Blaine inves-
tigaGon.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-15

Mr.. Kerr has borne a reputation for
honesty which should stand him in good
stead at this criticalhour. Ofthe witness
Harvey we know nothing, 1t would be
unfair to charge the witness with perjury,
and yet, Democrat as Mr., Kerr is, we
should be very loath to believe him guilty
Of the transaction with which he stands
charged and Of which he has declared
himself innocent. Until the case has
been more thoroughly slfted, We shall
refuse to believe Mr., Kerr guilty -CAV,
HYaM (PEb)
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-15

THE true inwardness of President
Grant has appeared in the promotion Of
the obsequious Tuition, the Revenue In
spector, who interfered in the Babcock
prosecution, and is credited with having
prevented the conviction of the Presi-
dents private secretary as a whisky
thief. The President has appointed Mr..
Tuition collector of Philadelphia, simply
as u reward for his interference with the
course of justice in St. Louis. Now, why
not do something handsome for Babcock?
The Philadelphia Times improves the
occasion somewhat in remarks that we
reproduCe.-Cin. Commercial.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-15
WHAT OF THE ANTTCA THOLIC
MOVEMENT.

The two great political champions Of
the anti Catholic movement are broken
down. Grant by the failure of his third
term enterprise, and Blaine by the rev.
elation of his jobbery and corruption.
But will the anti-Catholic party aban-
don the field because two of its chosen
leaders have come to grief? We pre-
sumo not. Its members are too numer-
Ous and too much in earnest.
1t is about time for this powerful or
ganization-powerful not SO much for its
efficiency as in the intensity of its pur-
poses and the secrecy of its operations
to make new effort. IF it means To
take any part in the election. of next No
vember, it should hold National Con-
vention Of its own, and nominate candi-
dates before the middle Of July.-N Y
Sun.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-15

Harney's testimony against Speaker
Kerr had from the first no basis excep
Harney's word; it was opposed to nearly
all reasonable probabilities, and fatly
contradicted by the Speaker himself. An
exposure of Harney's life and character
now discredits him as witness. From
other sources there comes circumstantial
evidence that he pocketed the money he
received from Greene. In,addition TO all
this, Mr.. Kerr gives minute and salts.
factory account of the circumstances un.
der which he advised the Greene ap-
pointment. That scandal is wiped out.
~, Y. Tribune,