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A Shower Of Salt.

During a recent violent storm a gen.
tleman living in North East, Nd, was
returning to that town from Philadel-
phia by the midnight train. On stepping
from the cars to the platform, he dis
covered that the planks were covered
with q white substance resembling salt.
The next morning, after opening his
store, he went up stairs to see what
damage, if any, the storm had done.
Around the doors and windows he dis.
covered q substance similar to what he
had noticed the night before. Having
his curiosity considerably aroused, he
concluded to examine into the matter,
80 he tasted the substance and found to
his astonishment that it was genuine
coarse salt. The circumstance was re-
lated to another gentleman living near
by, and he Immediately recalled the fact
of q pen Of his having been out in the
rain on the same night, and, having put
the pen to his mouth before using it, he
noticed o briny taste about it.
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Is Schools Out.

Reader, did you ever pause and con-
emplate that particular and peculiar
phase of human nature developed by
the existent school boy when released
from study and disciplne-when
"school is out" and he is on his way
home?
Ordinary humanity, when released
from the tolls of the day, is prone to
seek rest and relaxation. The boy
scorns all such eAeminate ideas. He is
composed of but three parts-legs,
arms and yell, and the yell is the
biggest part of him. His legs and arms
have been kept in irksome compulsory
quietude all day, and must now be e1er-
cised. His voice has been seething and
swelling in him for hours, and now must
have vent.
AS soon as he is clear Of the school
house steps he stops and deliberately
yells yell that is ear-spitting, but
which has no more object, meaning or
direction than the midnight vociferation
of mule. and yet it appears at a full
run with his arms flying about like the
scintillations of a pin-wheel: he is no
respecter of persons and is utterly indif-
ferent as to whether he runs down q
smaller boy, spins an aged citizen three
times around or mashes q girls hat over
her eyes in his headlong career.
Nervous ladies hug the sides of the
houses as he rushes by in drove like q
whirlwind ano screams like q steam
whistle.
"Mercy on us If that boy was only
mine I'd" but just then her own boy
flies past, falls over O dry goods box,
bounces up, kicks at another boy, and
is chased across the street and around
the corner before she can get the "You
Robert p with which she intends to
annihilate him, ont of her astonished
throat.
There is but one thing that has the
slightest soothing effect on the boy when
he is on his way home from school. He
can see his old man further than Prof.
Hall can see haystack with telescope,
and the moment that parent dawns upon
his vision he becomes as proper as q
model letter writer, and the neatly modu-
lated voice with which he wheedles the
author of his being out of five cents on
the spot, is a lesson for future ambitious
savings banks and passenger railway
presidents.
The amount of racing, jumping, pull
ing, and hauling and bowling that o
school-boy can concentrate into transit
of two squares is positively astonishing,
and the preternatural GOODNESS and
quietude with which he takes his red
face and painting breath into the kitchen
and asks if supper amt most ready is
q human conundrum that calls for un-
qualified admiration. - Easton Free
P'esS.
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How Jay Gould Travels.

Not long ago a New York Tribune
reporter waylaid special train which
was transporting Jay Gould and Sidney
Dillon out west on their annual tour OF
inspection of the Union Pacific and it's
branches. He found these railway
princes in one of the latter-day combina-
ton cars, which serve for sleeper, draw
ing-room and dining.car. Mr. Gould had
with him shorthand secretary and a
telegraphic operator. Mr.. Dillon only
his shorthand secretary. Mr.. Gould
explained to the reporter that every hour
in the twenty-four when absent from
New York he WAS in communication with
friends and brokers OF that city. His
telegraph operator had all the necessary
instruments attached to one of the tables
in the car, with ground and connecting
wires running through one panel of the
car. On arriving ct terminal station,
Mr.. Gould notified his friends in New
York upon what line of road he would
be the next twenty-four hours. Should
they desire to communicate with him
the despatch was directed to the care OF
the train dispatcher of that road, who,
upon it's receipt, knew just where Mr..
Gould's special was, and dropped the
message down one station in advance.
The operator at that station would sig
nal the special and deliver the message.
Upon it's receipt the special would i'm
mediately pull out, aud Mr.. Gould
would consider and digest the message.
If it needed reply, he would dictate to
his shorthand assistant, who would
translate for the operator. When the
reply was ready the engineer would be
signalled, the train stopped, and in two
minutes the main wire would be hauled
down, cut, attached to the instrument,
and the message winging its way to New
York. To twist the wire together, let it
up, and start the train was only the work
of another minute. Mr.. Gould kindly
added that he used his private signitrre,
which insured right of way for his mes
sages, which were always in cipher. OF
course Mr.. Dillon availed himself of
Gould's facilities, whenever necessary,
for his busihess.
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Russian Beggars and Tramps.

A writer in an English magazine says
of Russian beggars and tramps: In
October their preparations are over, and
they start by "the first winter-road. u
On arriving at the spot where they in
tend to commence operations, they
branch off in different directions, in
groups of twos and threes, first coming
to an understanding about meeting
again in week or two at the nearest
town, to sell whatever they may have
had time to collect. On driving up to a
village their horses are left on the high
way, and the beggars trudge from door
to door, asking for charity in Christ's {,
name, "for the poor burnt-down. "
Corn, barley, coarse homespun linen,
money and old clothes are given to them.
There are experts who MAIN themselves,
or dress up in ,half-burnt fur jackets or
smock-frocks, without even shirt be-
meath them, and ascribe all this to the
effects of "the fire." Many Of them,
just before entering a village, give the
children they have with them whip
lashing, in order that real tears and sobs
may more effectnally soften the hearts
of the charitable public. Travelling
along the highway, the beggars see from
afar a long train of sleighs-a little
business may likely be done. So the
octogenarian of the psrty is stretched in
little sledge, a piece Of mating thrown
over him, and when the sleighs come
alongside, the drivers and occupants are
implored, with tears and means, to give
a little help toward burying "the poor
old father (or grandfather), "who has
died on the way" knew a peasant,
Alexis Egoroff by name, who led about
his wife on chain, and told the sad
story of how she had gone mad. He
always had o crowd of listeners, and the
woman did her best to corroborate her
husbands statements. She beat her
head against the walls, tried to crawl
into the stoves, stopped on al-fours to
drink out of cattle-troughs, and always
finished up with rush at her husband
to straugle him | This line of conduct
resulted IN such bountiful donations,
that in year or two the aforesaid
peasant built himself q fine izba, cult
vated large field of onions, and lived
comfortably with his wife, "whom he
knew to be clever woman" he said,
"when he married her." The Russian
beggar trade demands spirit of COM
'bination, dexterity and quick-witted-
ness worthier better cause. There are
Schouvalikoffs, it is said, who buy chill
dren from nurses in founding hospitals,
mutilate them, and go about with them,
collecting aims for sthe poor, foolish
natural" The gangs all return home
before Easter, by the " last ",winter-road,
and remain at home until the end of
autumn. Only very old men and women,
quite unfit for field labor, or families
who have for some reason or other quite
abandoned husbandry, follow the beg
ging trade all the year round.
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Catching a Tartar.

"a rat with greedy appetite,
Went fishing with his tail one night;
He once had seen fox do that
And if fox, why not rat?
For surely he is quite as knowing
As any other beast that's going
Cooking his eye in fond conceit,
That he knew fish as we'll as meat,
He silent sat upon the shore,
And bobbed for half an hour or more.
A last hungry bite he felt,
And deemed it roach, or perch, or smelt'
Eager, but cautious did he wait
To let the prey grasp well the bait;
Then, like fisher, skilled and nice,
He jerked; but 10 as in wee
His tail stuck fast and, strange as true,
The more he pulled the worse it grew
This way and that in vain he turned;
In vain he ierke6, and jumped, and squrmed,
In vain he yelled with pain and grief
In vain cried murder, fire and thief!
In vain for 10 an oyster vast
Had caught his tail and held it fast
"At length the rat perceived the case,
And putting on smiling face
Staying meanwhile his tears and gIoans,
Though pain and terror thrilled his bones
Addressed the oyster thus: MY friend,
There's some mistake my latter md
Was never made for feast or fete-
I only put it in for bait,
And as you've taken it, opine
That you are caught, and so are Line;
pray, therefore, oyster tender,
Just come ashore, and thus surreder.'
" The oyster answered not u wink
But in the wave began to sink.
" Down, down By slow degrees heTent
To the wild rocks in sheer descent,
Dragging the rat, mid cries Of slaghter,
Beneath the dark and stormy watr.'
He sank, and DER him danced the ubbles
In mockery of all his troubles;
Nothing was left but this, his story
And the plain truth it sets before yu-
" The cunning rat, who apes the tx,
And risks his tail among the rocks
Needless Of dangers dark and awf',
In search Of pleasures all unlawful
Is by stupid oyster caught,
And made the prey Of him he souet,
Ye cunning human rats beware,
Unlawful pleasures should you dar'
To seek along the shores Of sin,
Lest some huge oyster pulls you in
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happy father and son to their home,
where he was hailed as Allan's rescuer,
and enjoyed to the full share of the
festivities.
In after years Allan married Esther
Inman, and now, by the freside in
winter, he tells his grandchildren Of his
escape from the wolves, and the little
ones never tire of petting their faithful
old Tayenathonto. - George Dudley
Larson in st. Nicholas.
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In France murderer is never hung
if the jury appends to it's verdict the
words with extenuating eircumstan.
ces." The consequence is that, no mat
ter how atrocious the crime may be, it is
almost impossible to obtain verdict of
guilty without the addition of these
words. A few years ago man killed his
mother and his father. He was found
guilty, with extenuating circumstances.
These circumstances were that he was
an ornhan .-..
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Railroads of Seven Great Powers.

The RailaOay Age prints the follow
ing table of the comparative population,
railroad mileage and debt of the leading
countries of Europe, and remarks that
it is not generally appreciated that the
United States, with population less
than that Of Germany, has more miles of
railroad than all the seven great powers
combined-their total mileage being 49,
62O, while ours is nearly $4,000:
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The Philosophy of Life.
In church and in State,
IT, IN r11la or he ruled

In church and IN state,
It is rule or be ruled
In courtship or marriage,
It is fool or be fooled;
In logic and law,
It is nick or be nicked;
In gambling and trade,
It is trick or be tricked
In treaty and war,
It is best or be beaten ;
In the struggle for life,
It is eat or be eaten.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-08-11
zone

The " .hew Light Guards met At -"
armory III at I've o'clock yesterc
eyenir., and made sll the Fnecess' 9
arrangements 10 leave on the 6:2O TT
for the Greenbrier White Sulp.
Springs The boys fel. into rank,
the srmory, and marched out -
Chsplire street entrance and thence 10 "a
square on the Sixteenth street side, wi
they ware headed By hramer's ba! u.
y the bsnd begun to play, the boys
marched away to tue depot, followed oy
six or seven hundred men, women snd
children. The Guards marched directly
through the depot entrance 10 the csrs,
AID boarded the train. Many Of the
crow I followed as far a they were per-
mitted, and .len seemed at y loss e eX-
plain why the doorkeePer At tEe depot
id not ALLOW them 10 90 any farther.
Below we give list OF the names OF the
members of the company who left Tor
the Springs last evening:
Capt. ". w. Miller First Lieutenant
John B. Lukens, Second Lieutenant W
Newt. Linch, snd Privstes Dean, Engie'
Evans Black. Bailey Amick, Baguley
Birch, Chiffon. Carnahau, DIckey, j. V"
Dickev, J. L.. Ferguson, Glessner, Hsw-
lev, Hess, Howell, Hornbrook, hleyis,
Lutz. MoreIsnd, Mcneil, Robertson,
Reed. Slamm, Schwertz.eger. TapPan'
Travis, Todd, Wood, Wallace, " neat
Thomss Rddsli, Giles
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Personalities.

Mr.. KENNEDY Friend returned from a
two weeks visit nj Pittsburgh, yesterday
morning.
1t Is rumored that VIII Moore, the
pilot temperance lecturer of TIitonvi.le
will deliyer q lecture at Library Hall,
Pittsburgh, next week.
MIR. William Drugan, Marshal Of
Bellaire, was in the city yesterday.
DR.. r S. Harvey LETT Tor White Sui
phur Springs, last evening, to recuperste
his health
Miss Ida Berger, OF this city, is visit.
ing In Csdiz, ONO.
John Woodburn, of Moundsvllle, died
,ast Monday.
Superintendent Bridges, Of the Peni-
teu.iary, Is able to b out again after a
severe attack Of sickness
M',serS. Louis Stilrl, VIM. Craig Ana
Geo. >utel ct Tor Pittsburgh ast even
ing.
j +. Sands, ca.hier OF the Fr-t Ma
,.oEai Bank at Feirmou., wss registered
"a, She McLure house yesterday.
4djutant General Ed l.. Woods left
FIR the White sulphur Spring, ye,tor-
t.y evening,
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.r,o cne,pe.t ROOF 1. the Gravel Roof

George Crumbacker, Of this city, Is
now fully prepared to put on gravel
roofs in the most improved method, and
warrants his work to give satisfaction,
both as to resisting fire aud turning
water. The tar used Is put through
process tina. frees it from oil and beHzole,
and no matter how great the hest, /. will
not run. 1t is equally efficient in roofs
of every conceivable pitch. III. Crum-
hacker keeps on hand roofing cement
and cement TOR tanks and sidewalks OF
the best quality, which he offers tor sale
At the lowest rates. This roo MSS stood
fifteen years in this city.
Address him through the postoSice or
call a. his establishment, head OF 18TH
ard Wood streets. All orders promptly
attended 10.
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Election Of C-uBIy superintendent
nf SrD0DI.

The vote Cat IN OHIO county -. Tues
dsy for county superintendent OF tree
schools, and otHer :c7ooi odi 'ers resulted
~ follows;
Washington district-John Z. Farris,
25; Brooks Hedges. 8: J Q. Maxwell, Il;
J W. Hancher 10. For PresIdeGt OF the
Board cf Eiucation-B T. ZJsckle-, -
John Zoeckler, %. School, Commissioner
Lewis Roth % CHas Hoffman, 81 /,
Chas Stein, So For scnoo! levy 81;
against ).
Richie district County Sup'riGte0d-
ent o. Free Schools John G. Fsrris,
5; j. c. Maxwell, ,, John w
Hancher, Is; President Board Of Educs.
ton, r Crisweil, u; j. >. GarylD, 4.
For School Cornml:sioner-D. 3. Gar
win, rs; w. Little, q; Gao. Wolf /.
For levy-23; against D.
Richland Distrlct-No returns.
Liberty District, No. For Superin-
tendent OF Free Schools c. Farrisr
As; J. c. Maxwell, SO; j. W. Hancher,
3; Brooks Hedges, IA; President OF
of Board of Education, w. B. Curtis, So;
J. A. Curtis, 2; DR. Hukll.. /. School
CJmmissioner-Jonn Howard So; j Z.
Sample, II; I. T. Maxwell, /; d. I.
Atkinson, /; Samuel Bal. 2; VIM. Pol
lack, /; j. NJ. Bell, 3; John Farris, l.
For levy 81; against, 9
Precinct No. 2-J. Z. Farris. II; }. {.
Maxwell, 50; j. w Hancher 4; Brooks
Hedges, SO. For Pres dent Board OF kdU.
cation-W. b. Curtis 81; for Schoo!
Commissioner, John Howard %, j. q.
Sample 9S for levy 81: sgalnst 20.
Precinct No. 3-No returns.
TridelpnIa No For Superintendent
of FREQ Schools. c. Fsrris u; j. G.
Max we'll "a; }, W. Hancher SIS; Brooks
Hedges 7. For President OF Board
of Education DR.. j. II. Storer
LOG; j. F. Smith 49, For School
Commissioner-John Pfaar, looi
John Robinson, 50; Joe BedIllion, 1914.
For levy, 1877; against, 6.
Precinc. No. mo returns.
Precinct No. 3-For County Superin-
tsndent OF Free Schools c. Farris, B.;
}. Q. Maxwell, 20; j. W. Hsscher, 5;
Brooks Hedges, %. For President OF
the Board of Education-Dr. j. H..
SLorer, loo; J. F. Smith, rs. For
school Commissioner Petfar As;
John Robinson 80; Joe Bedillion l6; tor
levy 48; against l. For County Sdpef-
intendent OF Free Schools J. Z. Farris
lO7; }. {. Maxwell PA; }. w. Hancher
81, and Brooks Hedges lO6.
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FROM JAS. +. SNewDOH.

UNION SCHOOL, September, 10, 1915
To Prof. +. s. Williams Superintendent
DEAR SIR-In your communication OF
The 9Th INST, you say thst "by resolution
vi the Board OF Education, | am request
ed to report to the Board, at its Lext
meeting, the standing al the scholars
sgudviug German as compared with those
pursuing the English branches only, and
whether the German ls Iii any way rctard
ing to the general course of study or not.
You ask OF me an expression in writing
of my opinion concerning the matters
covered by the resolution. COmphanc"
with the 18th division Of my duties
my this vexed question from which |
would gladly stand a.oof
La answer TO the question a. 10 the
standing of the pupils Studying German
compared with those who do not, by
teachers oi the a, b and & departments
give No. ~ 10, No C2) l6, and No (3)
IA. | Will expaln. No. ~ indicate, Il
progress OF the English branches as good
as that of the average grade OF those not
studying German. No. (2) not So good,
ard No. (3) very poor progress indeed.
More than hall in No. ('s) were OF the
b department | believe ne who pur
sues four branches only will progress
more rapidly in these branches than he
would 90 by pursuing an additional at
the same time, and this Is so though that
sidtionai 10 German. Interruptions in
toe English recitatioHs and irregular
s:rolhng through the halls result from
pupils being called to reClte German
under the present arrangement. This
could be obyi4ted by requiring German
teachers 10 take entire charge OF German
classes at the opening Of school, or after
rec, $, and then holding them until q
dismissal for recess or oithe school. But
BY doing this the Pupils studying German
mus: lose some EHgish recltat,oas. In
terruptons in recItstions retard progress
in the acquisition ct knowledge. The
study Of German, French, Latin, Greek,
&c, dlsciplines the mind, and knowledge
of any Ian Iusge is profitable
Hoping that these lines will convey to
you al Tor which you have asked, | re-
main, very respectfully,
JAS. f. SNoWDEN.
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THE "BEST" .S~ Warranted
Agents Wanted. q sample $3.50
A. n. sISGEK, (by MALI Phila., Pa.
mTl4S-esOd-,.y
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wheeling DIstrtci Camp MeeiinG
(;rouutis,

In speaking Of those grounds anG the
camp meeting which commences /
houndsvi,e on the DIST inst, the Rcpcr-
says; Already Qmte number e
f,mihes have moved on the ground and
o.ners are getting rosdy to move. Some
.. the inferior tents are being torn down
a0d fine twl-stoIy ones are being erected
Instead, and the number of substantial
L,nts maketne grounds present quite an
Inviting and home-likc appearance.
Che grounds are being cleaned up auo
Improved generally. Nr. II. :.
White Is having the hotel building put
II order, and will have il IN runnir g
ley by the first OF next week. Colonel
William Alexander says the large tabei-
,cle will be put up this week Tor the
service Sunday. Those who have charge
o the matter ieel confident of sa large,
i not larger, attendance than heretofore,
a,d anticipate the accomplishment Of
10 Icn coed"
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others said that the scholars IN their rooms
studving German were not standing As
high as those not studying it, or words
TO that effect. One teacher gave 1t as &c
examp, Q, the case OF her arithmetic classes
She put ali the pupils in her room who
were studying German in one class, snd
all who were not studyin- ii in another
class. She said that those who Did not
study Gcrmsn, made much better
progress than those who did attend the
German class. The reason, she believed
to be- that the former mad more time
to spend Oh their lessons than the latter
had.
| believe that As q general thing our
pupils have all they can DO TO accomplish
what is prescribed Tor them in the course
of study laid down by the Board OF Edu-
cation, and every new stuiy introduced
will add u he time required TO COM
plete the studies OF any grade, whether
The new study be German or anything
else. Thus TO certain extent the Ger
man is. | believe, retarding to the geo.
eral course of study; that Is, it will take
pupils lOsger TO finish Il course including
German. tnan one the same in al r.
spects, except that 1t omiiS the German.
Ii child can master the common
English branches and learn foreign
language IN the same time that he can
learn the English branches alone, why
not add other foreign languages? If
the learning OF one foreign language adds
nothing to the time OF completing =
course of study, how much will the
learning of two or three or more foreign
languages add to that time?
While believe 1t takes little longer
to complete the course of study, if We IN
c,ude the German, just as we would have
10 add 10 the time If we added any other
study. would not have this fact cor
struei AS wholly opposed to the German
bsing in the schools At all. Whether or
not the German should be taught in our
schools should be decided b. the relative
value OF il, ~ compared with other
studies, which might take its place were
1t omitted \ knowledge o. the German
no one will claim TO be without great
value TO its possessur in our country,
where there are so many German speak
ing people
Respectfully yours,
ID n. MERIT.