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Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-12-18

When Sir Bartle Frere asked him if
there was anything he wished for, the
savage answered that he would like to
have the floor of his room cleaner. He
suffers somewhat from rheumatism.
He takes an interest in illustrated pa
pers, and when he was shown one of
them with q picture of himself sharpen
ing a knife to kill Grandier, he burst
out laughing, and said he never knew
what real lie was until he saw that.
-" Just now, in at Smiths" said
Jones, his face flushed with the proud
consciousness of a good deed done,
"my honesty had q severe strain. A
fellow went out just after came in,
and noticed he left half dollar of his
change on the counter. My first
thought was to pocket it. Sorry to say
it, boys; but it is a fact. l didn't
though, thank heaven! No; / just put
my fingers near it when Smith handed
me my cigars, and by a curious coinei-
dence it was just the right change.
Seemed sort O. prOvidential, didn't it.
Yes" he continued, "there's no doubt
about it; honesty is the best policy. y
Boston Transcript.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-12-18
A KnapsaCk Drill.

ga. L. B." of Westfeld, Ind, sends
the following anecdote of his military
experience:
Let me give you an anecdote of
some of the joVial and lively boys whose
presence in company did more
to promote health and happiness
than the hospital quinine and opium
pills. In the old Twelfth Indiana Reg
iment there were four or five of these
kind of men, full Of life and fun. Here
is one of Enoch Taylor's "Gouge
games" as he called it. If Taylor is
living he knows it's true, and hope he
will forgive me for using his name.
While at camp in Darenstown, Md,
in 1861, an order was issued for KNAPP
sack drill every afternoon. The men
were required to pack their clothes,
ETC., as if going on the march, and drill
in that shape for two hours AS the
regiment was forming, Col. W, H. Link,
riding down the line, observed o few
straws protruding from the lap of Tay-
lOr's knapsack. The Colonel reined up
his horse with; "What have you got in
your knapsackP"
"It's straw" says Taylor.
"What have you got it in there forP"
"Why, Colonel, it amt as heavy as
clothes"
SEQ to your quarters, and to morrow
| want you in ranks with everything
you've got. Do you hearP"
" All right" says Taylor; " I always
obey Orders;" and he walked to his
tent. The next day he appeared in line
with a knapsack we'll stuffed, his over
coat and blankets forming roll about
the size of ten-gallOn keg, and long
enough to extend six inches beyond his
shoulders, each way, causing him to
occupy the space of two men in the
ranks, The Colonel rode down the line,
TaylOr's appearance caught his gaze,
and he halted in front of him.
"What in thunder is the matter with
youP"
Nothing at all, Colonel" says Tay-
lor; "you told me yesterday to bring
everything had, and I've done so"
Colonel-''I should think you had"
Taylor" Jes' So"
Colonel-"Do all them belong to
youP"
Taylor" Yes, but forgot my fry
ing-pan; it's down to the tent"
Colonel" For God sake 90 and get
it, and when you do get it stay with it.
Go to your quartersl"
AN rightr' says Taylor, I always
obey orders, Ill 60 and write to moth |
er,while you drill and I'll tell her all |
about this, and hereafter / don't aim to
be imposed on. can carry ae big a
bundle as anybody and no straw in It."
Free Press.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-12-18

not natural and general sleep which
alone gives general repose." We con-
tent ourselves with asking whether
cases are not frequently arising in
which the only chance apparently of
gaining relief from pain of body and
mind is by obtaining, first of all, a little
sleep of some kindP But we will quote
from this really interesting little book a
valuable passage:
A constrained or uncomfortable pos
ture will often prevent repose. Lying
flat on the back, with the limbs relaxed,
would seem to secure the greatest
amount of rest for the muscular system.
This is the position assumed in the
most exhausting diseases, and it is
generally hailed as token of revival
when a patient voluntarily turns on the
side; but there are several disadvan-
tages in the supine posture which inn
pair or embarrass sleep. Thus,
in weakly states of the heart
and blood vessels, and in certain
morbid conditions of the brain,
the blooU seems to graVitate to the back
of the head, and to produce trouble
some dreams. In persons who habit
ually in their gait or work, stoop, there
is some distress consequent on straight
ening the spine. Those who have con-
tracted chests, especially persons who
have had pleurisy and retain adhesions
of the lungs, do not sleep well on the
back. Nearly all who are inclined to
snOre do so when in that position, be-
cause the soft palate and uvola hang
on the tongue, and that organ falls
back SO as to partially close the top of
the windpipe. 1t is better, therefore,
to lie on the side, and in the absence of
special chest disease, rendering it de-
sirable to lie on the weak side so as to
leave the healthy lung free to expand,
it is well to choose the right side, be-
cause when the body is thus placed the
food gravitates more easily out of the
stomach into the intestines, and the
weight of the liver does not compress
the upper portion of the intestines. A
glance at any plate of the Visceral anat-
Omy will show how this must be.
Many persons are deaf in one ear, and
prefer to Jie on a particular side; but if
possible, the right side should be
chosen, and the body rolled little
forward so that any saliva which may
be secreted shall run easily out of the
mouth, if not unconsciously swallowed.
Again, sleeping with the arms thrown
over the head is to be deprecated; but
this position is often assumed during
sleep, because circulation is then free |
in the extremities and the head and |
neck, and the muscles of the chest are
drawn up and fixed by the shoulders, |
and thus tn expansion of the thorax is
easy. The chief objections to this po-
sition are that it creates tendency to
cramp and cold in the arms, and some
times seems to cause headaches during
sleep and dreams. These small mat
ters often make or mar comfort in
sleeping,
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-12-18

Petroleum for Rustic Work.-We
see on every hand, says an exchange,
handsome rustic work falling to decay
and becoming distorted by age. 1t is
commonly made of a kind of wood
which does not last long, Soak it
thoroughly with crude petroleum when
new, and it will remain unchanged in
definitely. A rustic summer house on
a shaded part Of our grounds would
have been unusually exposed to damp
ness and decay had not this been pre-
vented a dozen years ago by petroleum.
The peculiar brown color impaired by
a mixture of the heavy oil remains un-
changed; and a lattice work of pine
ath fourth of an inch thick, fully ex-
posed to dampness and weather, is as
sound and unWOrn as ever. The oil is
now so cheap that there is no excuse
for omitting its application, and it may
be rapidly and easily brushed over the
surface and sunk into the pores with a
whitewash brush. Apply it heavily.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-12-18
=. PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

GREGG s. DREAMER. Attorneys-at-Law, Wash
" ington, Ohio. Office in Court House, up
stairs. July 25, 1872, 3B#1y
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-12-18

n Y. CUNNING, Attorney-at-Law, Washington
". Q. H., Ohio. Office over Brown Bros Drug
Store.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-12-18
MILLINERY GOODS.

have never had an opportunity Of Offering nv
customers, and the public generally, a largsr or
better assortment Of goods to select from An
early call viii be to your advantage.
MRS. KEpuanm
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-12-18

WHEN man is young he spends
much time in parting his hair in the
middle. When he is old and bald, he
wastes much more time in trying to
make the ends of his sparse locks meet
on the polished crown above.-New Or
leans PicGgsl1se.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-06-13
Print, Paper, and EyesIght.

NJ. Javel of Paris, has recently made a
careful study of the effect of reading upon
the eyesight, and the results of his researches
cannot fail to be of interest to those in this
country who spend hours each day at this oc-
cupation, particularly as he gives methods by
which the injurious effects Of continuous
reading may in some degree be obviated
NJ. Javel classes his reasons for thinking that
reading is a fatiguing exercise. as follows
First, it requires an absolutely permanent ap-
plcation of eyesight resulting in perma-
nent tension of the organ, which cannot fail
under any condition to produce wearness if
not in time absolute myopia. To obviate this
he suggests that the reader should rest at
short intervals, either for the purpose of tax
ing notes, or to reflect upon what he has read,
or even to roll cigarette No matter what
the reason may be, these rests of a minute or
two are highly essential. Secondly the
printing of books and papers in black ink
upon white paper strains the eye, by present
ing at all times the strongest possible con-
trasts. This could be in part overcome if
the paper could be slightly tinted, and NJ ia
vel advises that certain shades of yellow
should be used in the manufacture of paper
stock, as these harmoniZe well with the in
tense black of the ink. The third difficulty
lies in the arrangement of the words in hori-
zontal lines, over which the eyes pass rapid
ly, often without movement of the head or
book. The result is that the same parts of
the retina are affected at all times, and con-
dition is produced similar to that which aris-
es from looking long and intently at some
small and strongly marked object. That is,
rs any one can soon demonstrate, the eye
gets the image in some manner implanted on
the retina and does not for a brief space quit
its hold upon it, even though the object is no
longer looked at. This is exceedingly trying
to the eyesight, and it is recommended that
small books be used that can be held in the
hand, and varied in their position from time
to time. Lastly, the constant change in dis
tance between the eye and the point of tixa-
ton on the book is thought to be productive
of more serious consequences than either of
those before mentioned, if not more than all
of them combined. 1t will readily be seen
that in passing from the beginning TO the end
of the line the eye will have to undergo con-
tinual variations in order to accommodate it.
self to the difference in distances, and the
nearer the face is to the book, and the longer
the lines the more exacting the task is. In
order to meet this trouble in part, NJ. Javel
counses that readers should avoid those books
and papers which are printed with broad un-
divided pages or with broad columns, as max
ing demand upon their powers of vision
with which it is very injurious to comply
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-06-13

A MEMORIAL TO THE "UNKSowN DEAD
Among the most noteworthy of the recent
mementoes of the war is the memorial obe-
lisk erected Mt Salisbury n. c., to mark the
burial place of the Northern soldiers who per-
ished IN the adjacent prison-pen during the
last Years of the great conflict 1t has been
estimnt, d that the rs trenches contain no few
or than II, 700 men, buried promiscuously,
without the possibility of Identification, from
which circumstance this battle-ground is
known as the cemetery of the Unknown
Dead" 1t lies about half mile from the
town Of Salisbury, on sloping ground, and
has an ,Xtent of about seven acres, surround
ed by Il massive stone wall. The cemetery
proper covers two acres the other five being
laid out as a lawn, and planted with trees.
A neat lodge has been erected at the main en-
trance. over which the national colors are
daily displayed in fine weather. The monu-
ment itself, plain obelisk of New Hamp-
shire granite, 3G feet 10 inches in height is
from a design by Mr.. Augustus Van Cleef, Of
New York, and was erected at cost of SlO,-
OOO The unknown names of the dead are
POLITICALLY symbolized by veiled shield. A
sword and helmet typify the national strug-
gle, and pair of broken fetters the bursting
of the prison bonds by death, Over all, sur
rounded by laurel-wreath is the inscrip-
ton "Pro Patria." The monument standing
on the highest part of the slope, is plainly
visible from the railway, and forms one of
the most picturesque features of the local
panorama
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-06-13
NO. "a.


queer story Of the strangely eventful life
of a girl comes from Pennsylvania rs the Sc
quel to what was years ago much talked Of
mystery in the lumber regions Of the north
ern part of that state. Kate Hanson, aged IL,
an intelligent girl of good family and unsul-
lied reputation, but with fondnoss for hunt
ing, fishing and other masculine sports left
her home in Tioga county with her rifle on
her arm one day % years ago, and never re-
turned to it. And as diligent search and ad.
vcrtisement throughout the country failed to
bring any trace of her, her parents came to
the conclusion that she had either persisted
in the woods, or run away to a life of shame
with worthless fellow named johnson,
whose attentions they had forbidden her TO
receive. In the winter of 1876 however
Col Grant Wilson of Philadelphia met in Cuba
Maj. James Hopkins, formerly from Ohio who
served in Gen. Thomas's division during the
war, and spent some time with him and his
handsome and dignifed wife and two chill
dren at their plantation in the interior. Dur
ing his stay Mrs. Hopkins told Col. Wilson
that she was Kate Hanson and gave this re-
markable story of her adventures The
young man johnson, whom her parents dis
liked because of his bad character, was q con-
genial companion to her, because of his skill
as a woodsman, and she rebelled against the
order to cease associating with him. But af-
ter Sne lett ner nome on tnat last DAY she de-
cided that her parents were right, but could
see no way to break off the intimacy except
by leaving home. She passed that night in
the woods, and the next day appropriated a
suit of mans clothes which she found in the
cabin of some hunters. Thus attired she
reached Dunkirk, N. Y, and secured q posi-
ton, which she liked well enough, on n lake
boat running between Detroit and Buffalo.
But one day at Buffalo she saw minute de-
scription Of herself in n paper, and so fed to
Cincinnati, and became Il roustabout on an
Ohio river st, amer, where she staid till the
war broke out, when she enlisted in an Ohio
regiment, was in all the engagements of Gen.
Thomas's division, and was promoted to ser
geant. One day in 1864, on returning from
stationing a guard, her captain suddenly
charged her with being woman, and she was
surprised into telling the truth, and was taken
before Gen. Thomas who ordered her to the
rear, and to resume %omans apparel. She
then became nurse in the hospital, and soon
had her captain rs n patient, he having been
wounded in skirmish strong affection
sprung up between them, and after the war
they were married, though the influential
family Of the captain, who was by that time
major, refused TO recognize his wife. But
she had saved about $500 in her various
wanderings, and with this the couple went to
Cuba, where they have been greatly prosper
ed as planters. And now parents and chill
dren are preparing for visit to Kate's aged
father and mother in Pennsylvania, who are
delighted at once more hearing from their
long lost child.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-06-13

A FAMILY OF LIGHTNING CALcULAToRs." "
There recently died in England, aged ~, II
man of prodgious arithmetical powers, whose
mental faculties afforded matter for profound
research to psychologists, His name was
George Bidder, and various are the anecdotes
of his wonderful powers of calculation and of
memory. A person could read to Bidder two
series of 10 figures each and without seeing
or writing down a single figure he would null
tiply one by the other without error Once,
before Parliamentary committee, an oppos-
ing counsel said 'You may rs well profess
to tell MS how many gallons of water flow
through Westminster bridge every hour" 81
can tell you that, toe" was the reply, and he
gave the number instantaneously The whole
family possessed the same or similar powers.
The eldest son could also multiply 10 figures
by II figures without seeing them by proc
ess of his own Even the granddaughters
had extraordinary powers of calculation,
Hutchins, Banum's lightning calculator,
bore no comparison to Bidder. His greatest
feat of calculating was multiplying five fig
ures by five figures in one line, using slate or
blackboard, and, of course, seeing the figures,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-06-13

If you have good health you have nine
tenths of all the Lord ever gives to hny man,
If you wish to have a good house to live in
when you are old you must lay brick every
day.
A Wyoming girl thrashed young man for
flirting The trouble was that the flirting
was done with another girl.
pretty girl won a musket in French lot
terry When they gave it to her she asked,
Don't they give soldier with ?"
Go your way and don't trouble about your
neighbors. A man never peeps through a
keyhole without finding something to vex
him.
"See the moon," said a lady to her neph-
ew, bright little boy of five, as they sat look
ing out of the window the other day. '"The
moon :" said the little man; you can't see
the moon in the daytime" 'Yes, you can,"
continued his aunt there itisover the trees"
The little fellow had to admit that he saw it,
but added, "'Taint lighted, anyway"
''who was the first man ?" asked Sunday
school teacher of her prodigy. George
Washington" was the prompt reply. mo,
corrected the teacher, it wasn't George Wash
ington it was Adam, you know" 80"
said the boy in rather a disguised tone, per-
haps Adam was if you're going to count for
eigners."
Coniugal felicity depends largely upon
mutual confidence. 81 make it rule" said
a wiseacre TO his friend, ''to tell my wife
everything that happens In that way we
manage to avoid any misunderstanding. Not
to be outdone in generosity the friend replied,
"Well sir, you are not as open and frank as
am, for tell my wife great many things
that never happen"
A New Jersey newspaper has the following,
which reads as if it might be true How
long will it be before you get this work done 7"
said a lady to an apprentice who was painting
her house "Well, l don't know, marin, said
he 'the boss has just gone to look for an
other job if he gets it, I'll be done to-mor-
row, but if he don't, I'm afraid it'll take mo
all next week"
"To those" writes Mr.. Longfellow in
pleasant letter, ''who ask how / can write so
many things that sound as if l were as happy
as a boy please say that there is in this
neighborhood or neighboring town, pear
tree planted by Gov. Endicott POO years ago,
and that it still bears fruit not TO be distin
guished from the young tree in flavor. l sup
pose the old tree makes new wood every
year, so that some part of it is always young.
Perhaps that is the way with some men when
they grow old; hope it is so with me-"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-06-13

ABOUT GEORGE ELIOT AND HER NAME. -
Some of the newspapers mention as very
remarkable circumstance that George Elliot,
since the death of her husband" has deter
mined to resume her maiden name," Mar
ian Evans, so far as her social relations are
concerned. 1t ought to be well known to
persons ut all acquainted with, or interested
in the eminent novelist, that she was never
Mrs. Lowes except by courtesy. Her friends
preferred to call her so because it was more
convenient, inasmuch as it saved inquiry or
comment. The unhappy history of George
Henry Lewes's marriage has been repeatedly
told. His wife ran away with another man.
and her husband with lofty and chivalrous
spirit, forgave her when she had returned
and expressed the deepest contrition. But
she ran away a second time, and then he
could not obtain divorce in the courts, be-
cause he had once condoned her ofense At
ter that Marian Evans and he formed their
close intellectual friendship, which was more
like Platonic love than any relation between
man and woman having no tie of blood can
ordinarily be. For their own mental and
spiritual needs, and, after consultation with
their nearest friends, some of the best and
most gifted people in England, they decided
to live under the same roof and brave con-
ventionality. They would have been legally
married had Mrs. Lewes had the goodness to
die But she lived, and still lives. Conse-
quently, Marian Evans could not have been
George Henry Lewes's wife without becom-
ing responsible for bigamy. She has always
been rightly Marian Evans spinster.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-06-13

An AsToNIsHED EDIToR. An exchange
says: "We find upon our table one of the
newest pictures, 1t is beautiful in design,
small, but showing great artistic skill in its
makeup. The prevailing colors are green
and black, the two blending SO harmoniously
that the effect is pleasing in the highest de
gree. We shall not, of course, presume to
give an exact description of this picture, but
some of the characters look so noble, so strik-
ing, that we cannot refrain from describing
them. The head-centre, or rather the hero
of this picture, holds in his left hand ban
ner, in his right hand a sword his hat is
thrown ON the ground; his head is thrown
back, his left foot extended, and taken alto
gether, his personal appearance is that of one
challenging another to mortal combat, wait
ing for the other TO knock off the chip. His
eyes are cast upward, resting on the word
Il. Hello what's this Great snakes if
it isn't five dollar bill We took it for some
new kind of Christmas chrome, that had
come in the mail. But we see how it is-ei-
ther our devil has been robbing bank, or
some delinquent subscriber has been con
science stricken"