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, 1877-07-23

r'rorter wns Ytstertlsg sent nut II The ahops At
Nest Fortttlh street. Fhrrc the employees nf
tlle Northwestern asc likely tp be found of
Sunday. Tho long rows of creatn-cooEed brick
ercrttona were found quict enough, and nnly
herr an'i sherc werr Signs Of life. switch
engine was moving Ils ,.:ul way forward and
hack, making IN frr,sI.t train, while upon the
track ami in hl1adc Of the blocked tars were any
quantity nj men on duty, standing and sitting,
en- nsinR meanwhile tho black ptpe which may
far1ybe called inevitable They looked with abou.
10 PER cent ni doubt upon tho wan]crer, doubt
Ing whether he might III acompany's spy or Nc
AnllN, tho hold sa1kcr Of the dtse.ntentel.
There ensued conversation. aud IT. was mt long
f'cforc tho latest edition of THR Ta1nrsK was
read aloud to d crUwd. Tho comments were in
str1lctivc, ant! very
FAIRLY REPRESENTED THE OPINION or TIE
hrakemcn, workmen, flretnen, and what not.
These are samples:
"Thfm wasn't raIfynadcrs; thtn was buns
anil roughs that shot the so.lcrs.t
"Wl,at woui,l they get but the rope for shoot
tnE man Wild the cr0ss-bcifB un1h
"Well, bcgorTa, they Won't get me into a
row with st|,cr aide, leasht Of ait to break tho
lnw.''
And then there arose, As ono having authosi.
II, man has1ag two knots of whiskers, like a
squirrel, With IN easy speech aud head Of
more usc than TO erow hair on. By the tins he
spoke thcrc WA quite a crowd about, and bc-
fusc be finished considerable number gathered
around aud listened TO hin. A 1ooker.on sal!,
Ia answer to question. that he was Unc Of the
clslefh Of the new organization which has taken
tho place Of tho Locomotive Engtnecrk' Brothcr-
hood. Whether he felt called on for speech
f...t r.
, 1877-07-23

TIE T. T1slHtJSE ulrANCsl oErECEN.

Tn O}st1::: Tb ACCOMMODATE ON. NUMEROUS
talces 4 ihs drrent Ht!'on.. a. designated
IGice r.aIFea ii liz Ms,n ee and yin be received
on saturdays: ... .z.--.. .''.7
WlLl.lAM n. W1NSiNn, ItDuks~llcr and EtRtlouer,
ia tn entt -str:nsl st, nrar Nabasl.-nx.
y. y. WALDEN. Newtdea,r Btat1oncfs etc., tfxE3
West MatliAot.t... near Westrfn,&v.
ftUHElsr TE!ltttMsT0S. Ncat-kiue SexI Depot,
Glue 1eland.ar.. cnrher Of lai*trtl.st.
GEo!tuE HENRY, fooks. Stationery. ctc., $50 d.
ANTON EEoC. Sewt Depot. stationery. ETC.. 3e4
, 1877-07-23

'"'"'Ne@"st''' $3.50 '- '''' " ~
.,...-, THE fs'hon "as"aEh'
'',sehssen Jcs'eF",}' "'"o's "'hce ts,"ea, ."o
a'Nsfa"lhf! vi u "eS1'as On t'e'F i'ari' i,eF
'e't taat'~ .hcrc "e"t NC A. present NJ, US
ronteht on fal'roaa, yet ~ tnc men on all tLe
"'Hc! '"""S "',ut"' '''sc IN ''"s pa'l'p pit' oa.
"a'.. nc o"ao,o ;" 'et!st LUG lresa"re' n"'
n""'.1 Nv H"spt "'t"k n,'' '"c et.I"'. .nc ,,.
s.s'hI'G u n"c ,o'r ~, :" -n'e" me"''s ~ traN'
Inc s.f'ke VI "''' nc d"est"'" "a'' tuetelote'
HnItnc' Nv. " ""s 'ot "s''er io as''e,pa.o LIS Nv
"a.,o''' n"n !'aSc loeH,out fatncr .nan
stnRe.-.nat -, ha'c Ill tne loa,'s ~ ssop
s""'''n9 ite'e.t''Fams' coaln'"''b snnny sn.,,
passsnEst i'a'ns' lnc,, ,ne.c "o",a w ..', n'",t
"s"'.s a'""' n'os"E % ..e's"t, ~. .ns' p'," """
w. 'He ~ av n' n,Ho y" s'lu nj. a.
u1'a '"'u u''tneu .ns Dh'1e nv, ~ ,t,',', Nv
~ acnnSs4'a'''n eo'npht9' aau .ua e,. ."'e"n ..s'
soat1,s'n lne o5 eonn.e.o' ss.s - ~ IN"
~ s.',a' ~, ".s ,,,,', ~ .'
a''e' wv "oul. ~ W. La, %a 49,. 80. ~. W.
w. .sat eo'es.'u. 'st, ~. W." - ~ a. t,.ton.
mea,,8 VI u'sH,fl"s " "ue. ~ nv. w. e".n
""'sn "''e"s A''.'s nsas % H.. '"s ..,a. '.",,,
- ~ n. NV ."'' ..,. ~ ee". ,,,'Y ,,nm" - -" .,r
~ ~ A. eat.'.. "o@ .s"a,.,. '.a'' ,.sa 80 ,1
sa!. e''1uy twa..,, sss.' w.. a.. .,.a. .,,ar ~
.4ase x"Hsi 80 ,,,.s,.'t,s " ~. ~ H., mon
~ s'op ', ,sss.s ~ % t.,a,,, tra,,s a.
toaL i'o uas"s "s.o ".n'su ~ ,,.". ,sa,,,I In
p'eco".4 ".' "" T., ~ .,,yo ,,,,,,,,,rttv.
hol'ne"' ".' ""posau 49, ~. ,,,a,,,,,sr.
y, ~ t,,o T,'ahs txcrc rondcnt that thc,r
y. so.s y. ~. s,,, ,.o,n., wh,,orcr TWIN.
."..' s.i.,. H.. trn,,tt r. HON ~, thn,r
s"S'' '". rr,ns a,yny !, an r.rrrr.,y,n
10 H., ,.,,r.a1 ,nrn that. while The hands
~ .,,,rh. tI ~, un,1er nr,nnrv circumstance. ho
""rsts,o,,, .~i, ,,,nn n, t1,e n,rt or the Work
.as,. ,,,an. ,,,tn II ,,r .omc rnto,,s uob mrht
,,,r, - Ic,non.,ra,,nn vhrt, ,rou1l set the ha1,
H. -. .,,I a.. ~ai,ro,1 e,nntnrcx wn,,t,i bc
H. ,| % ,,r,ysn n,n1 n.,t .vsnt olnnr in tho move.
,,,n,,, ,rt,. wa .or,cthnr Which tlcy fclt
.,,orn.o,vs. un,h,c IN nvcrt f,r INV co,,r,astons
~ he onr tncrcasc ia wares. and how 10 ,ical
vii /, thcy f,t,i mt know, cxccnt TO yalt
n,t;.r,lv ou,i arr what turnc,1 lin.
p"''e ritz WAGES
~, .,,.. of ,bc rn.tcrp rnnt1s ore hrttcr linn
tl,osa ~, ,hc ra.,ern Tbosc mn the roatf, rfcrc
III r.to,t s,r,tcs ava tokcn n,nrc lave ,cpu ent
.to,r,, =, ,,t,i,,,, Thrrc nrc vcry fcw Ucttcrr,
i,n.. ond ,ho.o ,n.,cniflcont. m which sush
.,,.,t ,r.r.. A.. viii Thcrc fs mt nm that mr..
e"",t ,1.r.f,ra ~, ,r,,cl, rc oso,, for Wrstcrn
.,.,s. H., a., ,,.i,,r of scnttrnent an frrlInr
,Io r.,roaa o,r,,lnrc, Ia sch TINT thnso
~, ~. .s.,, ..'r, r.-, nrt =, .trfLo .r,n,v Ie.
y" ~. ,,,ass ,,,, 49,. o.hsr n,r, ,,,,nns,
,,',s 49,. w., ,..t ,,t,,,t ttnt lin .,or
r''','...'4.. Ha =. r,'.,.,.. ..s,,,% 49,. -. =
o,.,r,,1, iii. ,n,,ri,o N,fhtnr ,,onnitc co,,,,1
~ ~, .,,,..afn.,, ~, ~. ,,,,,t.ct
Tur mt,1,vnur !. o,uo
~o.,rt ,r.s ,,,r-c,,t ,,,,,,,o o,,,n,ovo. n, III,
- | ., ~, ~.
, 1877-07-23


TIE SITUATION.
THE APPALLING NEWS rnoM r,rrsnuna
Yesterday morning caused tho utmost excite.
mcut amonr the ratlroad officials In The city,
A1thoupl, il WAS Sunday, ret tEc telegraph
Office. VI the various lines were opcpcd ut an
epslr hour, and dispatches sent In all directions
asking for Tho state Of affairs and Tue feeling Of
tho mon at tho different l,otnts alung the re-
epc,tlvc roads, Tic rep,tes In nearly every In.
stancc were that everything was quiet, an.l that
the employees persisted ,u silence which bodctl
no Roo1, The most activity prevailed at the
Office Of the pcnusYlyanta Company, corner Of
CLARK md Ranlolph streets, wl,crs Assistant
l]eue.al-s Manager Gor},om md bis assistants
vcrc busy a,t tay and all lust night reecIying
and answering dispatches. Mr.. Gorham was
kept we'll informed all lay Of tho state Of
affairs Mt Plttsburg. Tic kept up unusually well
under tho distressing news l,o was continually
receiving. A largc number Of rallroad ,ucn
chilled ut his Office during the tiay to hear tho
latest from p'ttsburg, at,,i to consult In regard
to tho critical situation at this point. Though
there was nothiug to Indicate trouble at tits
eutl Of tho line, ret tho officials Ut tho road
werc convinced that au outbreak was merely q
a1lcsto, OF time, and therefore they decided to
WITHDRAW ALI, rnEiullr TRAINS roR TIE PRES.
EST.
mid thus take a,yay tho opuortunlsy from the
men TO strike. Thu regular 8 o'clock u, ut. 1as-
ecnsc, train left here ou t.tnc, tl,e elccptu-,ar
being well filed with passcprc.v, The strike
on this ron extends thus fur as far west as Fort
Wayne. where thu freight tral,,s vcrc stoppcd
by strikers,
~ TIN. Lake Shore 4 Mtcl,tvan Southern
office Geucral.aIauarcr Newell and DiyIs.
Observation-Disclosures Parsons wcrc busy
Hike beavers Ill day, ttnttl afler uoon
Mr Newell was in hopcs that u strk. OIL M,
road might bc ayortcfl, It is understood that
lie WIS considering tho reduction Of The pny of
tho employees OF Ills road, but It could nt,t bo
asccrtatucd what Bteps hc las taken Il, rceaftl
to this matter Il Is no, believed that rcstura
ton Of wages at this time would hare any OBJECT
WHATEVER, as tho railway employees arc no longer
ahlu to control tho situation, tho direction OF
affairs evidently i,ayluc pa.scl Into tho ]ant1s
Of tic Communists and tradca.untons, whose
leadership il nycrywbcra i1tsrcrnib,e. Manager
fsorhat.s, of tho Fort Wayne, asked Mr. Newell
to take tic same stcp that he Ind tcno In re-
garl ~ tho stopping Of all freight trains. hut
Mr. Newell Thought there was ITO necessity for
this, rs ho would bc able to get Ills freight
through In any cycnt Via tho Cahada Southern,
Will Which be cunnects NJ Toledo. 1lc te|e-
grnphed the managers Of that roa.I asking II they
could fccciyo 0,ot0 carloads Ut freight from
him. IL Is not Known what answer ho has re
,ec1scu, nut snppoa'nK csch that h1s answer lsad
'peen 1aVoehn'e ono. u ID hafuly pfebable thak
ING ire1Gnt VIII ect tnfnuRh tuat ways as, &c.
cort!lhg 70 Iaiest adV'ces' thc sttku on hss roal
cxtetlae0 as lar "est m !otcao' INC stFsRc
coMmeneca ~ f-se pullalo, "horc INC men
stsueH satao'!""aos'st5 Win tnosc on the Now
, 1877-07-23

TOR KSALE-elui WILL HUY \ BEAUTIFUL LOT.
one hl.Ek from defvt, u Lasrankr. sntlrs from
In nsfEtl. md atsewn FREE as! free; rtHt arsla
already on. liza BROWN. Ia Lasaslr'st., Koom T.
I,OH sALE-O1: KEHr-iptb not FAIL I'll GET
l. yuu hHsnt At LAdtshgs thls wrel; eafrn induce.
nirta Offered which arr 80 ID EnMsts ur ts cheap IN
tGsy payments gt rsruad tallttIrs with cheap farc:
aI.ti Il tuom hausc for rct at s. pr H"nfl Lo mt
hug until You sse us. +. H. Cuss1IT Or U. Z. LAY.
Il MkahtlXfUn.Et. - -
, 1877-07-23

Elfc tn0 unemployed WOfk. ! his fnuCH
achieved, the corporations ansl capitalists wo,ll1
he In the t,anha VI thc wurklnsmcn, and they
roti1a f1asns their own WAGES. ttc. tae leprc.
catc.l the idea Of destroying property, or
following tho example Of pfttsburI, and this
sentiment was loudly npptau'lc'1. The meeting
dispersed With tic announcement that tic
vorkingtncn would assemble again this evening
Mt different ppfnts.
t,GnIyG THE MRET1y1
passenger tra.r No. l IN the Fort Wayne came
down the road AMI stopped nearly oppottte. To
It wcse nttachct] number Of yacant coaches
that locked o. though, the Company was re-
moving Its sturt to the suburbs. i few mis-
cieya,,s i,oys and girls took advantage OF thu
stop by taking out coapiing-pn. 10 that when
tho engine started a portion of tic train was
left beftntf. Tic engine backed up at oncr, and
went on uumolestc,l. T1lls tr1iug occurrence
Raye riac to All ugly rumor that The mob hsd at
tackled the trnin.
THE WO1sKINGA1EN's PARTY.
MEETING IT SACKS nALL.
A mass-mcetng of wnrkluGmcn was held at
4 u'clurk ycstcr1lay AFTERNOON at Sacks Hall,
ct1rucr Of l,rown anu Twentieth streets. The
hill WIS crowded utmost to snfroratIon. Tho
meeting was called by the American Section Of
the WorktnEmcn's Association, aud Mr.. 1autson
wns e1crtct Chairman. After clteting accre-
tary4 tho Chairman announced tic object Ut the
meeting 10 l'c' tic organization Of l'cnplr's
party III the West to operate with their brother
workers III The East.
JUN oGr."''''1 va" ''ttoouee" a. .ne h'et
s!teases' "e sau Nv "aS "!eu from nns eAes'
nons " l"o n'G". oc'oe'' D"t "o "ou'u 10 ms
oes': "e a'',''u :" t"e '"tenso e1tNe'"ent
Milen p'e.a"e" IN "."unt u! INC s'ot IN the
s'as'' ho' oeo"sn1 w 'ae o1'ne'p'e oi Inc e'9at"
"'ul tysles,. ''c ueP.ce"'ca tie 'ntfosiuelion
" "atoli"t'e ''.]'"'.c'5' ." p9eeueF U! 'u'e'
mcsS' WHICH e,'u'" ''''y pr overcome ~ 1eaue'li!
.nc nou,s u 'a'o'. Nv SPOKE oi the goo" GU
nnlcs "ne, s1, ma" was aosc 10 earn ~ 1otof-
ao'e he'l'oa ~ '"r i!tasch ana lsa'ss
" wnten',e soa' anu eleVa.hs gram IN q basket:
Anothef p'ank III inc manifesto was tue ilea u
piac'HR t"u han@.ement o1 az fa''foads anu
selegsap'i ,''es i" 1"c ''aaas o' tHe HeooVenlhehs.
'hl" "omia w a"ny W.T." rallsoaa Kings af,a
'no"opo,ics scnssaty' "no u'e" pflheely eal-
af'e" anu ~ sat HI" p'amaeFe'' ule people NJ Their
'ete"se' LUZ p'si@oh'ees o4 tne country ~cfe
ue'e. *uo"" 10 nase Ftslkc. 4il'' wan because
thc Government Knew what "as necessary Tor
tae men 10 lise upon. nc otlateu upon The cir
cnnastatces "hefe eirle' working III shirt far
tories, ete'' made barely enough money cnrl'
week 10 naS tnesr t"af!4 anu to obtain their
elotl'e" theY ~cro compelled to resort to pFos'
ntut'on'
4. H. PARSONS
"as next ca''eu 1or, anu tas he made hls np'
pea!aate upon INC p,a"o''n nc Has nproarious.
- e'ceseu' s''o"'"g '8 popu'aHt5. 1ie con'.
meheea Ills aatahe"c " stat'f'e TINT thcS had
'het !" eons'"es calmly sHc lapor question: ne
sald that Ite pTcss 01 Tic country Ras controlled
, 1877-07-23
COUNTRY REAL ESTATE.

T,oI, aALE-sa, FER A,'Et:-ita.At:EE FAl:M,
atIeudtdly i!gFuyc,, In fnIlra Of tFssts Lake,
from Woaa,:.sS u Msilcnr! c'!ntf ~ M: I. ess
s:I-Flnc sioek ind dairy farm u *.0 .crra. nrs
from Upiun tla!hn. IN ". r. II. n Nrtiraty q.
DuYD. lIuons I, III Aadhon-tt. .-.--
I2On sALE-I0wA LAsp-s.i:n ACHES IN PA!.N
Al!a ts.A;,4, Il 994 Ea1:; topn!le1r r! TN }'s isr
l.3 i'carboEu.st.
ISlIl saLE-tionn nAlfli FARM. $40 ACilEs.. rs
ll.Iltt lnr., CEItA{.ss f17 pfr ArteL FAlllHtl
TON d HACKNEY, ,na HaA1,!ugsaatl.
ron SALE-sl pElt ArHE--au ACHES or GOOD
4 timler 1and within lhrer Mitts OF uraa4 llsul4a.
Wis, T. u. BUfi1. Nuam I. I7D NaalBoh-st.
, 1877-07-23

t>lpELITY brn1kAtiE tuAfASi, ~ AND s' VAN
Iatru Storage fLlEtu1 it, " Et!i ailhi-sk
A4fAueeS free sl2uI0nCsi TsAlA &ef NA4aALlr SoVSA
, 1877-07-23

WUkINESY CHANGER.
AHF. AND 4. MAftlN E3rEIuENGEn sALfs-
~ tnah wantel to cuntncE husfncAs in Anne4uia.
I9yb tA5 month. IA1 GiArk.Et., Hot N II.
T%Ott SALk-OU RENT - HOckF0kD fLI..-A
thtet.stury !1eofy. 4lx frrl. at In bestel1s1
feps!rl waller power .Aieent for larku hustucAA AL
arraa trsnS q ilEEtttCk. IH.ckfJtd. III.
1>oR sal.E-A ul.ru srtpnx puIst; N(N1b
basIucss. !n h,,Es h!Hx city ii About .tOG in.
hahitsnts, ttrk 1litt 1ttr f<ps ceah oe slfun;
rent law ssts actGcf Fsa4anA for AellInE Addtsas
NJ Tribune utlcc.
l1oE sALE-TnE EEATEsr EEsTAIt.AST AND
dtatp: fA1,l14 The Hrx Sdf fur $50 x1+Il cash.
bA1sncs IN tAs, trtn.a. iusss south i,~splsipes-s
TINE or THE HEST PAYING HRElisTuRES IN
tJNorthesn Michigan fur pA1e, Ionx traFy hua.EeA
Ut ffun &ih ttIl to t9fasl; With Without The Gutl.
iHe AEs0 onc BRANCH s,utt. Apply " LAWRENCE
HES3E3.KftTli. ii Eas3 ChfGaEu ~.
, 1877-07-23

~, Ffttsr.JLAss MACHINES. ALI. ktE Hs Tn hE
closed Il half the axeat tlte: uox L. your chance
- hut c.c42; ~ v1![.4tsa; I'9%rS ;aasa aa la
, 1877-07-23

nni3 evrrodultrty u.... h..1.a M. :.
su,ting. Tbrv ws,s a;,.,as,Sr s"a ~ s''''ss ~
.isn,,ts vrth thsr. ss ,..s '. 'os so.o ,. VIC ~
ontuton we1o afsy..t sno,,.,, =" 1871 a asa W
tr,ver.v. I, uo,,,a ~, ~" w. .o'a ny eo"'
have ur,yot..s Amt =, ."ssrs1 Jee1 a'Aeu1 %
rah Ieru any an. sronn1 ~ ''a~. ta tasse
os,ntlct a. ,,f,.n ~, 1.ss,.,.. pssnsa W 'aS
Thc burden ~ the,r rr,s~,n.a. saso"S uo"n
a,,I .,.", ,,.ro ,.,,,sr.,r,,, ~ wv 'a"toaus'
t,;,t.hnr, .,1rar. snd ~ tap4tuJ "tn 'ns :.
, 1877-07-23
SUBURBAN REAL t..TATE.

,Is sALE-AT 4 nAHlAlN-NiCE = STONY
outage snh lat, nrar ncs':. IErks s,na3l payment
u. ArplI II nWNer. 1llt klMIihfrt. Il. -
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-03-27

PAY YOUR SMALL DEBTS.-HOw much
good small amount of money will do
when put in circulation the following
incident will illustrate:
Mfr. Brown kept boarders. Around
his table sat Mr.. Brown, Mrs. Brown,
Mrs. Andrews, the village milliner; Mr..
Black, the baker; Mr.. Jordan, carpen-
ter and Mr.. Hadley, -four, feed and
lumber merchant.
Mr.. Brown took out of his pocket-book
a ten dollar note, and handed it to Mrs.
Brown, saying
Here, my dear, are ten dollars toward
the twenty promised you"
Mrs. Brown handed it to Mrs. An
drews, the milliner, saying
"T'hat pays for my new bonnet"
Mrs. Andrews said to Mr. Jordan, as
she handed him the note
THAT will pay you for your work on
my counter"
Mr.. Jordan handed it to Mr. Hadley
the -four, feed and lumber merchant, re-
questing his lumber bill.
Mr.. Hadley gave the note back to Mr..
Brown, saying
THAT pays ten dollars on my board y
| Mr.. Brown passed it to his wife, with
| tile fBftiaIh luSt LEau pau HOl IWChtJ
dollars he had promised. She in turn
paid it to Mr.. BLACK. 10 settle her bread
and pastry account, who handed it tc
Mr.. Hadley, wishing credit for the
amount on his -four bill, he again re.
turning it to Mr.. Brown with the remark
that it settled for that months board
Whereupon Brown put it back into his
pocket book, excIa;ming that he ''neveI
thought ten dollar bill would go sc
far.'
Thus ten dollar greenback was made
to pay ninety dollars Indebtedness inside
of five minutes: Who says greenbacks
are worthless ?n
IF every enc, who owes ten dollars OF
even five would go straight and pay il
we should soon have easier times.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-03-27
n SPECTATOR AND GENERAL ADVERTISER

Miss Cora Dickson, young girl of %,
arrived in Paris the other day from South
America. Her life has thus far been
checkered one. AT the age of Is, tired
of the monotony of home, she ran away
from her fathers house with large sum
of money. She cut her. hair short and
donned boys garb. After becoming in
succession cabin boy, clerk, and
horse dealer, she turned up in Bull nos
Ayres, where she entered the army, still
disguised. She distinguished herself in
the service, and became colonel. Some
months age, at a meeting of officers, she
quarreled with one of those present. A
duel followed, and she killed her adj
yersary. On examining the dead mans
papers, she found that. she had killed
her Oldest brother, who had left home
when she was two years ofage. Horror
stricken, she threw herself at the bishops
feet, who promlshed to intercede with
her father.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-03-27

ANOTHER SEA SERPENT SToRY.-A
party of Chinese fishmen of San Diego,
Cal, caught sight of what is believed to
be the veritable sea serpent, outnear the
Coronado Islands, the other day. They
were very much frightened, but descrih-
ed the appearance of the monster as fol-
lows: The body was about fifty feet
along, the head about ten feet, and the
tail at least one hundred feet. The crea-
ture was moving very rapidly south
ward, its head elevated about six feet
from the water, and seemed to be catch.
ing fish or seals, as it constantly ducked
its head in the water, which was quite
calm, except in the wax e of the monster.
When last seen it had turned to the
northward, as though to go around the
island. 1t was brownish color and ap-
parently about three feet in diameter.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-03-27

LITERARY FACTS The first book in
English, written on American soil, came
from Virginia. A work entitled GOOD
Nerves from Va, was from the pen of
Alexander Whitaker, zone ofthe settlers
of the towne of Henrico, on the James
river" It was published in 1913.
Whitaker baptized the Indian princess
Pocahontas, and subsequently married
her to Rolfe.
The first purely literary work publish
ed in America was a translation of Ovid,
by George Sandys, treasurer to the Vir
ginia Colony, which appeared in 1921
Sandys was also poet, and was highly
esteemed by Pope and Dryden. Indeed,
Dryden said he was "the best versifier
of his age"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-03-27
AT THE PARTY.
Half a dozen children

Half a dozen children
At our house!
Half dozen children
Quiet as a mouse,
Quiet as q moonbeam,
You could hear pin
Waiting for the party
To begin.
Such flood of founces!
70 dear meD
Such a surge of sashes,
Like silken sea.
Little eyes demurely
Cast upon the ground,
Little airs and graces
All around.
High time for that party
To begin!
To sit SO any longer
Were sort of sin;
AS if you weren't acquainted
With society!
What thing to tell of
That would be!
Up-spoke little lady
Aged five;
1--WE tumbled up my over-dress
Sure as I'm alive!
My dress came from Paris;
We sent to Worth for ii;
Mother says she calls it
Such a fitr'
Quick there piped another
Little voice;
"I didn't send for dresses,
Though had my choice;
Ihave got doll that
Came from Paris too;
1t can walk and talk as
Well as your
Still till now there sat one
Little girl;
Simple as a snow-drop,
Without flounce or curl.
Modest as primrose,
Soft, plain hair brushed back,
But the color Of her dress was
Black-all black.
Swift she glanced around with
Sweet surprise;
Bright and grave the look that
Widened in her eyes.
To entertain the party
She must do her share.
AS if God had sent her
Stood she there.
Stood minute thinking,
With crossed hands,
How she best might meet the
Company's demands.
Grave and sweet the purpose
To the child's voice given:
"Ihave little brother
Gone to Heaven!'
On the little party
Dropped spell;
All the little flounces
Rustled where they fell;
But the modest maiden,
In her mourning gown,
Unconscious as flower
Looketh down.
Quick my heart besought her,
Silently;
Happy little maiden,
Give, o give to me
The highhess of your courage,
The sweetness of your grace,
To speak large word, in
Little placer
Iiza5eth Stuart Phelps, in AprH WIDE A
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A younoster being required to write

A youngster being required to write a
composition upon some portion of the
human body, selected that part which
unites the head to the body: ga throat
is convenient to have. especially to roos.
te1s and ministers The former eats the
corn and crows with it; the latter
breaches through his'n, and then ties it
up. This is pretty much all can think
of about necks."
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When you meet man who comes
down in the morning and kicks the cat
over the table, cuffs two of the children,
and remarks that he should think from
the appearance of the breakfast that the
cook was drunk, do not think harshly
of him. He is probably the person who
sings "Home, Sweet Home" SO affec-
tipgly at evening parties.
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LARGE FORTUNES

have been made by the liberal use of Printers
ink. Many man, in the possession of an arti-
Gle in which was wrapped up fortune, has re-
manned poor all his lifetime, 6or the simple
reason that he failed to make known to the
world the fact that he possessed an article of
Superior merit.
liberal, persistent and systematic use of the
printing press has never been known to fail to
remunerate the merchant, the professional man
the tradesman, or the business man of every
kind, who derives his patronage from the gen.
eral public.
ANY one in q public business who fails to COM
municate with the public. and pander to their
wishes and wants, will very soon find out that
they will lose sight of him, and will trade and
traffic with his more energetic and persevering
neighbor.
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A young gentleman of Kilkenny.
meeting handsome milkmaid near the
parade, said, "What will you take for
yourself and your milk, my dear ?n The
girl instantly replied, yourself and a
good ring, STRIP
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DREAM JoY.-The world would be a
dull sort of place were it not for day
| dreams. In these visions we have wealth
and JOY, and honor and love, such as we
never actually experience, No one is
SO rich as the young man who has just
| formed some plan for accommodating mil
lions, and has in his pocket perhaps q
| dollar or two-perhaps not.
No one is so famous as the young po-
ct of sixteen, who has just written bis
first halting verse, and mails it to the
office of the magazine. In the distance
| he sees himself bowling thanks for the
applause Of millions. In the future he
writes the greatest volume Of the age,
and all women adore him.
Who has ever loved as the unknown
lover of the daydream loves her? Ever
constant. ever true, brave noble, and
the handso1nest of men, he never loved
before they met, and never would love
again should he lose her.
Oh, the youth s lady love is the fairest
rose III all the garden, yet one no other
has sought to win.
The wife Of one who never marries is
| perfect creature. The hush md of one
who keeps her maiden dreams unbro-
| ken, loves and cherishes, and is never
CdIS1CsS of lCiSctiul AHu, Oh, IHc Cuil-
! dren of those who never held any in
their arms! how beautiful they were
and how well they grew up.
Never home like the home we only
dream of building. Never the voyage
like the one we never take. Often
think that those who only dream of, and
never actually possess, what they desire
are the happiest in this world, and that
heaven is the only place where our
dreams of happiness can ever be real
ized.-lla7y Kyle Dallas.