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TIE EIAJISTS.


convention of Delegates from the various
"ou-o1gan'zations OF the Crazy Fiatists was
ne'a last evening in an upper room i'll Hershey
aaa- The ireorcssib|e Springer was on hand,
- osual, so We're two or three colored brethren.
- ane Chair IVES occupied by {. j. Bcattie. and R.
n. Dnnstan filled the position Of Scribe. Alter
ss GaiasS the meeting to order, tho Chair con-
siatnla:ed his hearers that several delegations,
s. Molca had participated in the mec:iny a:
*SkeH sa1 Hall on Friday evening, had pulled out,
~ b1 hereafter would cast their lot. and pledge
.ns .eu Hses, their honor, and their private for
tanss 70 the fur;herauce of the National Green
eaeh-A1hor party.
At ue conclusion Of the reading of the min
.a..s nses the Chair announced half-a-dozen Com
~ sa;s lhat on organization is composed of
Te 1o1owtng: u. ". Goodh1lc, Chairman, ".
Ic.dh hafr; L. L. Page, DR.. ]. II. Workinston,
Aasppa Aepn Halser, South Side; Jacob Wolf. {. H.
1,raa., s, 'onn Gettlcson, North Side: r. w.
Snoseon' =. q. Dixon, and Thomas a. Buclllin.
,n.s! oas committee Of one from each ward was
tbo.nteo II o. 10 supervise the primaries and sign
~; teucntlals OF the delegates to the (tOnyen-
01a M SO ~ Is to prevent any conflicts.
rn;.t -. NELSON, from the Apportionment Com
-a"s, 1e, reported that each ward should be rep
nraa ran!ed u the Convention, to be held next Sat-
ona evening, BY three delegates at large and
1.st t ios eFerF fifty Greenback votes cast at the
+a .as. election. Under this plan the apportion-
tn YOU'D be: First Ward. 6; Second, Z;
eatb sM 4. Foqrth, s; Fifth, 4; Sixth, 70; Sey-
ensh Eighth, II; Ninth, S; Tenth, s; EleV-
tesn,,, >; Twelfth, l0;. Thirteenth, =; Four
teen.h' tath' -: Fifteenth, 4; Sixteenth. 3; Seyen-
dEnan, sdon.a,., IL; Eighteenth, 6. The report was
.ha Ne1son also presented draft OF cali for
~ esonn'ehtlon, y which was also agreed to.
post,'a uaf,eeson thought it would be well to
'Gvtp1ne Il. nne Convention week later.
I'm. 10 topf1neer aud the Chair thought too much
H. caa Haa already been wasted, aud the sooner
fo. .v.unFentlon we're held the better it would be
~ ~ ene Interests Of the parr5.
Aoe committee on Hall nas instructed to
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[, Ltcense-receipts yesterday were s, 200. SInca
last July ASS saloon-liceuses have been Is
sued.
Scarlet fever was reported at the Health Of1lce
I yesterday from No. 81 North Clark street. Nc
10i johnson street, and No. 153 Robey street,
The Department OF Public Works Yesterday
awarded the contract for furnishing two iron
| crates for the Fullerton avenue conduit to the
was $1,000. 'f' 1Ds ''a
[ Since Jan. !, South Town Collector Ayres baa
! turned 1896 6+53l18 into the CITY Tfeasurv:
West -Town-Colleetor Casselman, 3,2s8.S5:
| and North-Town-Collcctor Miller, S5i,0ra t9:
total, s593 90a 90 They have until the soth of
| this month in which to complete their work.
The Committee on Streets and all eys Of the
South Division is called to meet at 8 O'Clock
Friday afternoon at the City Clerks office to
consider the widening Of State street from
property likely to be affected by the improve
meDt arc requested to meet with the Com
mittee-
The Trcasurer's rcsetpts yesterday were
$2,SlS from the Comptroller; s2l4 from the
Building Department.; $40,sl4 In scrip and
Ayrcs; 81, 1856 in scrip and 800 in cash from
North-Town Collector Miller; and Sl2,2 $50 in
scrip and $40, COO in cash from West-ToWn Col
lector Casselman.
During the mouth of February, Treasurer
Lar1abee received from the Town Collectors the
following amounts Of scrip and cash: ME. Ayres,
$4,000 IN cash, and $153651.09 in SCRIP; total,
Sol, ,6S1.99. Alr. Miller, S3.700 III cash, and
22039-01 in scrip; total, 525. 739 0la Mr. Cas-
selman, lois in cash, and $73, 50 In scrip;
total, s933, 700.S0-
The February report Of the Building Depart
menS shows That IN the past month permits
were issued for IS new buildings With street
frontage Of Ills feet and costing s307, 500
1mprovcmcuts costing $4,000 have also been
permitted In February OF 1873, 60 permits
were issued for buildings with 1,416 feet Of :.
street frontage and costing 11,60o, and i'm
provements costing 500 900. From Jan. to
tho present date IS permits have been Issued
for buildings aggregating a cost Of S311, ,0o0.
For the corresponding period OF 1878 the new
buildings cost s4o5,00o, The receipts Of the
Department in the past month were S215 and
the expenses $f75.
TILE cosv or THE NEW BUILDING.
At the meeting Of the Council yesterday af-
ternoon, AID. Cook presented the following fig
ures, which show exactly how much has IN to
date been expended on the new Ciry-Hall, and
how much there is yet to be expended before
the building will be completed. The amount
already paid On account is S200 III, which, added
to the sum requisite to carry the work to COM
pletion, makes the total cost of the structure
$750,46l41. The Aiderman's figures are as fol-
lows.
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After some further debate, the matter WAS re-
considered and laid on the table.
4 committee Of three was then appointed to
ascertain what excuses the Club will have. .and
then assess the members for the amount.
Col. lie Grand Perez, candidate for City At
torney, advocated his claims for the position.
An adjournment was then had.
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EQTRTH WARD.

| Thu Fo,,r,b pr.-d Pa,nh1ioo, f1,,h ,a1a ,
,or<ro -.aet,ur ,.et avn,,;,,or T., sra,o. o., r..
Ns7 sv 80 - a1n' n.'l, ~, ~
| o1aua a'euue' pet"ecn A"enes-n1p]n ano ln1r'
] tieth streets. President Frank Drake occupied
| the chair, and r. r. Davis acted as Secretary,
Mr.. n. G. Dran,r offered the fo,l,w1c rcsol,,.
! +;ono ,vb;cl, var ,,noninoons1r a;7ontoJ
o ts ~, and a1n1 ~ .onrs 10 ~
to he elected: and
wnEnEAs, 1t u important for us as Republicans
@ OFT 10y itn ID H., me hanas Or
ing the exigencics the hour the best interests
the taxnayefs ana people generally, Will fulhll the
o;ct nn fhansaxca 1brrcfnrc "n he A'a'l 10 'n
Eesolred, That we. the members Of the Fourth
Ward hepno!c3n Club: recoEnlzc N a. 81: Wright
tbat % we nnnrecate hs hi.b moral cs,racta@ bis
unswer,ins honesty OF purpose, and his executive
ability. as evincea by the record Of his twenty
II indarse h,s c,nd,datre and that ~. berehr 1en.
der him our unqualified support during the coming
eanpxien. ana that We VI! use ~ 1he honorable
nation and e1cction. - A'7 ~
And we al.o rrsolye. that the Office of CITY,
Attorney is highly important, and should be tl.ed
only by men ol marked ABILITY and integrity; that
we ind in Col. r. II. Rjcaby all the pecnliarities
that Ut him for TINT Office. and that we hereby ten,
ger aim onS entire support not only that nc VIII
past service 10 our party, both as Citizen aud .
soldier, and our appreciation Of his public and
private worth.
Loud calls were made for Col. Ricabr to ad-
dress the meeting, and be did so in bis usual
eloquent manner. and received hearty applause.
Clty-Attorney Tutiiil was also called Tor, and
responded III speech of some length. Re-
marks were made hY Mr.. Bishop and others, and
the meeting subsequently, closed.
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llAEl I3GIE HElG ULlEl SUFFICIENT
cause It. Witness advised the use Of chloro-
form ii she had spasns.
DR.. ROBERT ". TooKER,
of 209 Dearborn avenue, testified that he had
been acquainted with Meyer couple of years.
Was called to visit Mrs. Mever, and found her
suffering hcmorrhagc from the uterus, indi:at-
and that miscarriage was threatened. Hcr
ing to indicate that the coming MIS-
carriage WAS not spontaneous. He saw
her about q month afterward, when she was SUI
lering vlolent pain, amt thought she had some
disease of the liver. He thought the m1scar~
riaqe vas caused by overwork.
Mr.. O'Brieu then said he was ready to put Dr.
Meyer on the stand, but he would only tell the
same story other physicians bad told, and In
quired whether the Judge wished to hear him.
The Judge politely declined to advise the at
torney how he should conduct his case.
3Ir O'Brien then called Or. Meyer, but the
latter was evidently suffering from nervous cx-
citemept, and tho Judge allowed him to retire
without prejudice, without examination, saying
he should not be wiling to consider bis teStl-
mouy under the circumstances.
Mr. O'Brien asked for the discharge OF the
prisoner.
Mr. Linscott asked to have him remandea
without bail.
JUDGE ROGERS
said the real question Was one Of bail. He did
net propose to discharge the prisoner until tile
chemical ANALYSIS OF the Bt0machs Of the tTo
deceased persons had been made. He did not
have the slightest. suspicion that Gcldezmon's
death vas cause hy chloroform, but On the facts
as they had been developed outside OF the
chloroform theory, be was unwilling to discharge
hip,
had been discharged.
The Judge said if the case mere to rest on the
testimony now before him, and there was no
expectation Of more evidence arising from the
result Of the chemical analysis, he would not
hesitate to discharge Meyer. There Was nothing
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was necessary. On Thursday, before DR.. Pr=n-
| tiss had returned, and before We had
perfect certainty Of the nature Of the case,
MR.. KEErE, ACCOMPANIED by DR.. IRWIN
and q no,rxn,ner ronor,er n,o,,e b;e an1aara,ca
arajn. He came at nnoa when Twas r ratinr INV nv
1nrh ond tho irst rc,narl, he n,ofie 1r,s N ~, ~
suIting one Hc said in q sneerin:r voice, that
looked as though l was taking it very easy. Mr..
Kecfe and DR.. Irwin said they had come to make
another examination OF the carcass. When the
carcass was examined by Dr. Prentiss and
myself, Mr.. Sherman ordered bis men,
in nv hearng to remove it and dispose of it
completely as soon as we should be through
with it. Therefore, when MIR. kccfe and Dr..
Irwin asked me to make another examination
l supposed that MIR. Silerman's order had been
executed, and told them SO, and asked them to
oe silent about everything. l invited Dr.
Irwin to come to my house, where, l
had pieces of the lungs preserved in
alcohol. Mr.. kce{f probably felt slighIel, not
all the Information be wished to obtain
for reasons already stated, having been impaired
to him. The uext day friday, malicious arti-
c1cs, containing gross errors aud 1nisstatements,
appeared in the Telegraph and Times" AS nobody
had been Informed Ut what had occurred but
those persons named, the writers Of those arti-
cles must have obtained their information from
either Mr. keete Or Or. Irwin, and therefore the
charge made in those articles that had injured
the stock interests Of the Northwest is IN
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-06-10

In The absence of the Pastor, Rev. VIM. E.
Baker, the pulpit of the First Presbyterian
Church was filled, morning and evening, by
Rev. Jas. A. Smith, a young minister and SON
OF Gen. Francis 81. Smith, of Lexington. who
preached very interesting sermons.
In the absence Of the Pastor, Rev. j. b. Has,
kell, OF the Lutheran Church. who is on o visit
to his friends In South Carolina, Rev. j. 1. Mill
Ter preached in that church in the morning
and In the evening delivered the commence
ment sermon Of the Staunton Female Semi
nary, OF which he is Principal, an Imperfect
notice of which is given elsewhere
In the Baptist Church, Rev. DR.. Griffith. of
Cnarlotte N. C., agent of the Southern Baptist
theological Seminary at Louisville. XIV.
preached In the morning, and the Pastor Rev.
DR.. Manly, in the evening, in continuation O,
his discourses on the distinctive principles of
the Baptist Church.
AT the M. E. Church South, being QUARTERLY
meeting, the sermon in the morning vas de-
l1vered by the Presiding Elder, Rev. Dr. Martin,
and in the evening by the Pastor. Rev. DIR.
Hough.
Rev. DIR. Martin preached at West End Chan.
ell in the evening.
AT the End Presbyterian Church, the Pastor.
Rev. Mr.. Booker, preached in the morning.
There were no services at night
At Trinity Church, the Rector. Rev. w. O.
| Huiiihen, preached morning and evening"
At the Episcopal Church, on last Friday night
Bishop Whittle confirmed fifteen persons,
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

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offered for those willing to work. You should
try nothing else until you see what you can do
at the business we offer. No room to explain
your spare time to the business, and make great
pay for every hour that you work. Women
make as much as men. Send for special pri-
vate terms and particulars, which we mail free.
S. Outfit free. Don't complain of hard times
while you have such chance. Address
II. HALLETT & CO.,
je10-ly Portland, Maine.
NiE((l TO 5000 A YEAR, or IS to SO a day IN
XlAI your own locality. No risk. Women
than the amount stated above. Any one can
do the work. You can make from so cts. to 81
an hour by devoting your evenings and spare
time to the business. 1t costs nothing to try
the business. Nothing like it for money MAX
ing ever offered before. Business pleasant and
know all about the best paying business before
the public, send us your address and we will
send you full particulars and private terms
free; samples worth S. also free; you can then
make up your mind for yourself
Address GEORGE STINSON & CO.,
jel0-1y Portland. Maine.
GO0(l MONTH guaranteed. sl2 a day at
X1l)tl home made by the Industrious. Capital
UyVV not required; we will start you. Men,
women, boys, and girls make money faster at
work for us than at anything else. The work
is light and pleasant, and such as any ono can
60 right at. Those who are wise who see this
notice will send us their addresses at once and
see for themselves. Costly outfits and terms
free. Now is the time. Those already at work
Address TRUE & CO.,
jel0-1y Augusta Maine.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-06-10

E1INE FARM AT PUBLIC AUCTION
~ Under decree of circuit court in suits of
NJ. g. Harmans Creditors against his Executor
and others. we will offer to the highest bidder,
in front of the Courthouse in Stanton, on
Tuesday, June 10Th, 1879,
the lands purchased from said Hartman by
John Larguey, by sale agreement of Dec. 18TH
1874. recorded in the County Court u. B. &c. p 1922
and known as
The Be1leview Farm
lying on Poage's Run, about miles N E. from
Staunton, near MillbroOk Depot on the Valley
Railroad, and a short distance Eastward from
the Valley Turnpike, adjoining the lands of
]. Wayt Bell, Coiner, Zerkle and the Milibrook
farm, advertised for tine 4th) Dwell -
ing house and the usual Improvements 0a53
upon the farm, which is now occupied by s1@
Mr.. G. w. Powers.
The purchase of Larguey embraced about
96O acres of the Nelson, Kinney and Sheffey
lands, besides some 40 acres bought of A. w.
Hartman. The exact quantity for sale will be
shown by plat and survey.
TERMS:-Five per cent. in cash, to cover costs
and sale expenses, the remainder upon bonds
with approved security at l. 2, and years, with
interest, and title retained till paid.
The character of this land, its proximity to
markets. mills. schools, churches. &C.. render
1t one OF the most desirable estates on sale in
the Valley of Virginia.
THOMAS D. RANSOM,
JAMES BUMGARDNER, JR.,
mayl3-tds Commissioners.
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Mrs. Sarah Polk, widow of the tenth
President, James X. Polk, resides in a
beautiful home in the heart of the city
Nashville, Tenn. The grave where the
remains of the ex-President repose is in
the lawn attached to the house, and is
visited from time to time by thousands
of tourists. The vault contains but one
vacancy, which is intended to be the
burial place of the lady in question. Mrs.
Polk is charmingly dignified woman,
well advanced in years, distinguished
for her kindliness and beauty of charac-
ter. The home she occupies is beauti-
fully located, and it was here that the
ex-President died six weeks after his
retirement from the White House, thirty
years ago.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-06-10

AN IMPORTANT BILL TO BE REPORT
D.-The Washington correspondent
(Col. VIM. Gilman) of the Richmond
Daspdtch under date of last Tuesday,
says
Judge Harris, as chairman of the
subcommittee oflthe Judiciary Commits
zee. to which was referred the bill to re-
august the accounts of certain States with
the United States for advances made
during the war of 1872, this morning re.
ported to the full committee in favor OF
such recomputation and the payment
OF the sums acertained to be due to each
state. The committee unanimously
adoped Judge Harris's report. and d.
rected him to report the bill to the House
with the recommendation that it do
pass: If this bill passes and becomes a
law 1t will give Virginia, it is estimated.
q million and a half of dollars. Judge
Harris will cary out the instructions OF
the committee with his usual zeal and
promptness."
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-06-10

TOURNAMENT AT LEWISBURG, w. Va.
AT the tournament near Lewisburg.
w. Va, on Saturday week, the charge
to the Knights was delivered by Prof.
w. A. Frantz.
The coronation ceremonies took place
in the evening at the COURTEOUS where
AdJutant J. w. A. Ford made the Coro-
nation Address and presented to the
successful Knights the honors they had
achieved. which were as follows -
"Knight of Union," Mr.. John L. Row
an, crowned Miss Mary M. Snyder
"Queen of Love and Beauty - knight
of Independence" Mr.. Charles L. Aus
tin, crowned Miss Annie Montgomery,
LIST "Maid of Honor" knight of Hope, y
Mr.. Gordon o. Beirne, crowned Miss
Maggie Grimes End "Maid of Honor :"
knight of Grey Eagle" Mr.. Calvin
RAIDER, crowned Miss Matte X. Mont
gomery 3rd "Maid of Honor !" "Knigh.
of Dun Raven" Mr.. E. Fl. Stewart
crowned Miss Mary Withrow 4th
Made of Honor"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-06-10

TRANSFORMATIONS EAT THE CHILD
We learn from the Mountain Herald
that persons who attended the Sunday
School at the Baptist Church at Hinton
Summers county, w. Va, on Sunday q
last week, discovered a number of hogs
devouring the body of dead infant
male child. The arrest and confession
of a mulatto woman, named Caroline
Hackney, who was living as a servant
with Mr.. Burk Prince of that place, de-
veloped the fact that she had given birth
to the child on Friday night preceding,
and that she had hidden it in some din
between some cross-ties in the rear Of
Mr.. Princes lot near the Baptist church.
The woman was about her work
usual on Saturday, and the family in
which~s she was employed had no suspi'
cion of what had occurred.
Theswine had eaten the greater part
of the body, but the head was not dis
figured. Wrapped tightly about the
childs neck was cotton string, which
the inhuman mother had used to stran-
gle it to death.
: Justice Dunn, after an examination,
sent the woman to Jail to await the &C
ton of the next grand jury.
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OOMMISSIONERS' SALE OF THE
~ IQHN ID. BROWN LANDS NEAR

GOMMIssIONERs' SALE OF THE
~ JOHN D. BROWN LANDS NEAR
STAUNTON.-Under decree of the Circuit
Court OF Augusta county. rendered on the 5th
OF June, 1878, in the suit of John d. Browns
Administrative, &C., VS.: John D. Browns heirs
the Undersigned commissioners will proceed in
front ofthe Court House of Augusta county, on
Saturday. the 14th day Of June, 1879,
at - o'clock M. to sell at public auction to the
highest bidder, SO much of the real estate of
said John D. Brown, decd, situated near the
City of Staunton. as may be necessary to pay
the balance of his debts. The land will be Offer
on the day of sale.
This Is the most desirable real estate now in
market In the vicinity of Staunton. The resi-
dence is of brick. beautifully located and sur
rounded, and is very desirable as residence. A
plat OF the premises can be seen with the under
signed.
TERMS OF SALE.-Cash to pay unpaid costs of
suit and the costs of sale, and the residue upon
credits Of one, two and three years. for which
bonds with good personal security bearing in
terest from day of sale will be required and the
legal title retained as ultimate security.
GEO. M. HARRISON,
H. M. BELL,
mayl3-tds Commissioners.
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VEGETABLE SOUP at Va. Hotel Bar-lo cts.


Development of Consumption.
AS the disease fastens itself upon Its victim
one after another of the vital powers give way
The patient loses flesh and strength, is languid
unable to perform mental or physical labor
with the usual facility, is depressed in spirits
and inclined to drowsiness and sleep; the mem
ory is Weakened, and its permanent impair.
ment seriously threatened.
The mucous membrane becomes morbidly
sensitive, and, in spite of the utmost care, be-
comes affected from the slightest causes, so
that at last even breath of wind up the lining
OF the nose or throat becomes productive of q
cold, and gives rise to serious disturbance OF
the other respiratory organs. The patient is
subject to frequent and repeated colds, each
one aggravating the disease by giving it a new
impulse, and attacking larger extent of sur
face than its predecessor. In this manner the
Catarrh spreads from organ to organ, until it
finally reaches the lungs and produces con-
sumption.
Discharges from the Ear are quickly and per-
manently cured by proper trea' ment.
DR.. HARTLEY'S OFFICE,
apr2 90 North Greene Street. near Mulberry.
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The Washington Post remarks that
1.-The fault with Mr.. Hayes argu-
ments in every number of the current
series of veto messages is that he as
sumes his premises. He starts on the
hypothesis that the laws whose repeal
he is resisting were enacted IN the inter
est of honest elections. There is not an
Intelligent man of any party who be.
lieves any such thing The history of all
the elections in which these laws have
cut any figure, shows beyond the shad-
ow of doubt that they were intended
and are used in the interest of dishones-
ty and corruption. If Mr.. Hayes will
build an argument on basis Of fact in
stead of fiction. it will be entitled to
some show of respect"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-06-10
$taunto,t Spectator.
TUESDAY. JUNE 10, 1879.
The German Baptist Conference.

The annual Conference Of the German
Baptists of the United States was held at
Linville creek church in Rockingham
county, Va, last week, the business ses-
sion commencing on Tuesday and ad-
jouraing on Thursday evening.
R. Miller, of Indiana, was chosen Mo
derator; James Quinter, of Pennsylva
mia. recording clerk, and!Enoch Ely, OF
Illinois, reading clerk.
The session was harmonious, and good
order was preserved in the vast assem-
bIaee which this interesting occasion
called together.
There were present during the con
ference about 500 preachers, and delegates
representing about $4,000 church mem
beers, the Appropriated membership Of
the church.
It is estimated that there were on the
grounds on Wednesday about 5000 per-
sons.
4 Notwithstanding the great number Of
persons in attendance on each day, YET
provision had been made, at great ex.
pense of time, labor, and money to fur
nish them with meals and lodging.
No conference of any religious de-
nomination was ever held in this State
which was so numerously attended a
was this.
The German Baptists, or Thinkers, a
they are commonly called, are quiet ane
unobtrusive in their manner of life; arr
harmless :and inoffensive are addicted
to no social vices aresincere and UMPIRE
tensions christians, and honest and in
dustrious citizens: If all lived the sim
pie and innocent life they do. Their
would be much less wickedness, vice
and crime in the world. There woul'
be no war-"red battle" would no Ion
ger STAMP his foot''-carnage woul'
fall from his bloody chariat, and tn
white banner of peace would float in al
lands-spears would become pruning
hooks, and swords be made into plough
shares, and the whole world become on
brotherhood, living in christian peac
and harmony.