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SLACK 4 LITTLE.

slack n iittlei Slack a little,
Darling wifef
why such breathless haste and hurry
All thy iifei
slack the yignr of thy striving;
Ere too late
Tell those monsters. Care and Labor.
TO wait.
slack a littlei slack a1ittle.
Busy handi
Slack thy rubbing and thy ~scrubbing;
Drop the sand.
Minister thy blessings slowly,
And h longer
Bind loves Thousand precious tendrils
AL the stronger. 90 IL n
slack n liftiei Slack n little,
Weary feeti
lis n thorny road ys're treading.
Death TO greet.
Slack your quick and fearless stepping,
spare y0ur strength,
Ye the golden streets OF Heaven
Shall tread at length.
slack a little, Slack a little,
Precious heart
Slack the fever of thy throbbing
Lest W part.
Thrill not thus with every sorrow.
Anxious sever.
Trembling like an angel Tyre
Forever
Strung for hir,, and holy pleasures.
slack thy sorTow.
Heaven may wake those rapturous meas
urcs
Perhaps to morrow.
slack q little. 1imc-how h~eetingi-
Slack thv wing.
TO my hearts long cherished treasure
Let ms cling.
Go to Mirth, and from his chalice
TAKE thy pleasure.
"AAFA A-l MAx ~ WIAA
Take his treasure.
why such haste my night TO bring?
slack. oh Time. thy scythe and wing.
Slack q littIe' Slack 3 little,
Death, oh DEATH
Vain thy strife and painting haste,
All or. If breath.
See, she fears rot thy approaching,
Thou hast no sting.
Clasp herr I'm thy cold embracing
She viii sing
Slack. oh Deathi How sure thy lossi
Thou vast conquered on b crosse
-Chvisfiaa Union.
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TINY I'LL
sover green fields and meadows q tiny rti
CHE iiisle precious coquetsea
She was pretty shs knew. and thus early be-
Gayiy flirting with All that she met.
lie iavors on both sides she'd gracefully
Regardicss o. whom they might be;
One moment she'd kiss the sweet lips OF q
The n~exs.lave the root Of . tree.
.'she would leap from one rock 20 another in
Tumble down on her pcbbly bed;
Like a naiad, lee the dazzling sun smitten
FAN II psrismasic gems round her head.
ssometime she would lash herself into rage,
And rush roaring and secthing along.
Till 4 biz 81 smooth ground would her anger
when she'd ~liquidiy murmnr a song"
CHANG LISG's FIUrE.
~'Twas night: the tired soldiers we're peace
The low hum Of voices was hushed in re-
pose
when a low note on the night air came steal
50 soothingly over the senses IL fell.
So touchingly sweet. so soft and appealing,
Like the musical Is OF an aerial bell.
Snow rising, nov falling. now fuller. now
clearer.
Now liquldiy soft, now a low wailing cry;
Now the cadences seem floating nearer and
nearer,
Now dying away in a whispering sigh.
s'whence came these sweet sounds? Who the
unseen musician
That breattrs out his soul which floats on
the nigl. breeze
In sighs. in strains 80 Elysian.
As to soften the hearts OF rude soldiers like
theseYr
-Nacmi1an's Magasine.
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From the Hartford Post.

From the Hartford Postl
Collections of quaint epitaphs very
often find their way into print; but how
~appaningly rich our language is in
aphorisms on death, Of all styles
serious, slangy, and CHASTITY humorous.
Indeed, every deceased person may DC
suited with an appropriate one, indica-
tive Of his profession, character or man
ner Of death. Thus, the polite mar bids
farewell 10 the world; tho merchant
closes his earthly accounts; the little
child is received among the angels; the
lamp-lighter has had his lamp Of life
extinguished; the wearied 60 TO rest;
the night-watchman's hour of relief
strikes; the sailor runs into harbor; the
ferryman pays his fare TO Charon; the
reaper bites the grass; the gossip goes
to the silent tomb; the grave-digger
sinks into the pit; the tippler's last
draught is drawn; the matchmaker runs
down; the unhappy breathe out their
last signs; the wanderer has gone TO his
rome; tie weaver's life-thresd Is cut
by the fates; the boot-black goes to the
shining land; the musicians wind has
given out or his string has snapped;
the dentist has filed in; the flutist pipes
out his last notes; the jew rests In
Abraham's lap; the smokers pipe il
put out; the sluggard goes to the land
that knows no waking; the commission
merchant is consigned to the dust; the
nobleman is gathered 10 his fathers; the
eyes of the inquisitive are closed by
death; the sceHe-shifter "shoves
clouds !" the learned give up the ghost;
the jockey has run his last race; the
w~asherwon.an has wrung out her spirit;
the atheist has had to believe in ii; the
general has been transferred to the great
army the servant goes TO meet his mas
ter the Indian brave goes 70 the happy
.hunting-grounds; the hero has fought
his last battle; the soldier has stacked
his arms; the glutton must eat the dust;
the butchers go the way Of all flesh the
ticket agent passes in his checks; the
post-ofice employee goes to the dead
letter office; the bloated b~ondholder Is
called in; the banker Is drawn on by
Death, and without ecourse honOrs IL;
the jig-dancer shufie5 of his mortal
coil the linguist is translated to a better
land; the distiller goes to the land Of
spirits; the tragedian makes his exit
from the stage Of life the body-snatcher
awaits the resurrection; the angler has
at last become food for the worm; the
loafer '.skips the gutter" the florist
goes where the woodbine twineth; the
ice man stiffens up; the crockery mans
vase Is shattered; the clothier is nom
suited at last; the insurance man pays
his last premium; the hod-carrier goes
to the highest round; the printers form
Is locked; the engineers throttle Is
closed; the policeman is pulled 20 his
narrow cell the .base-ballist makes .
home run; the Mormons 60 up the
celestial Salt Creek; the farmer Is
"planted the lynched borderman
walks Off . barrel, climbs q sappling,
dances on air. or becomes cottonwood
fruit, or Is left kicking at the United
States" and lastly the confidence ope-
rator-well, he leaves for "parss un-
known"-but in the end they are all
dead, just the same.-Haryord Post.
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Two hundred thousand oranges are
shipped weekly from Tampa, Fla.
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Police surveillance in Berlin has %.
come 50 stringent that masqucraders
who assume the attire Of knights. ban
dts, and similar characters are forbid.
den to carry the swords and otnel
weapons that belong TO their costumes
without . special permit.
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The papers Of St. Petersburg, Mos
COW, and other Russian cities with uni
versities, contain many advertisements
from students, offering their services q
private teacherA Such advertisements
often read thus: "A student having. no
means whatever prays for any kind Q,
work at any rate Of remuneration.
Many students support themselves oy
giving lessons in the evening, and not
few OF them live on the verge Of starva.
ton. There have even been cases o.
death by starvation among them.
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night of the crime, and, in fact, when
he was arrested his wrist was found to
be bandaged by bloody linen.
The abb which the defense had pro-
posed to prove did starte every one.
One of the most respectable grocery
men in B testified that Jason Bow
ers had been continually in his store
from 3 to 1890 inclusive, on the night
of the murder, and several credible wit
nesses deposed TO having accompanied
him from the grocery to the hotel, which
vas reached At 10:45. This damaged
the testimony Of the witness who had
sworn TO having encountered Jason
Bowers on the Courthouse steps 1t 10
o'clock, or whereabouts.
On . cross-examination several Of the
prisoners witnesses admitted that his
manner was excited and strange; but
the clerk Of the hotel said that shortly
after the prisoners arrival he went up
to his room. Did not see the bandage
on wrist then; had loaned the prisoner
the dagger shown in court; the prison
err had returned It just before retiring,
but had got Il again before breakfast on
the following morning. The washer
woman, on cross-examination, said that
the prisoner told her that he wished his
shirt by noon, As he wanted to leave
town 1t that hour; noticed bandage on
his wrist.
The defense also brought forward
witnesses TO prove that the prisoner had
expressed TO several his intention q
leaving B 1t the hour mentioned,
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Obtained ingro3s 70 the puildlng Dy the
sewer, but an examination Of its mouth
dissipated this theory. The courtroom
was situated on the second floor. The
murderer, to reach the Judges apart
ment, wa compelled to cross the court
room, which, when wrapped in dark
ness, as IL was when the murder was
committed, was no easy task for n
un~acquainted with the arrangement Of
the furniture, etc. II the assassin had
travcrsed the room just described, he
had failed to displace q single chair,
several having been placed in the aisles,
as the Sheriff testified; and the mode
and manner Of his exit were also left in
the dark.
There was nothing to point to the
evil-doer ave the piece Of paper already
twice mentioned, and by the major part
Of Be- inhabitants 1t was regarded
IS conclusive. Jason Bowers was alb
jured to confess, but to the surprise Of
all he protested his innocence, and de-
clared that at the proper time he would
prove IN alibi.
A new Judge took Blakely's place,
and the session was resumed. A new
Grand Jury was summoned, which in
dicted Jason Bowers with willful muir
der, and after the disposal Of several
grand larcenies the young man was put
upon trial for his life.
The District Attorney, . man who
had won many eulogiums for his rigor-
Gus prosecution Of criminal cases, was
summoned to B to look after the in
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G o n G r e S 2

ln The Senate, on tie 27lr, a iii was
reported from the committee ON finance.
authorizing the Secretary OF The Treas.
ury Is sell per cent, bonds 10 the a..
mount OF SiS,000OGO for the ra,l ncnl
o: arrears OF pensions.
In the House, the conference, report
ON the internal revenue till was adop,ed
by vote OF IA TO IA.
In the Senate. on the 2S'b. the pen.
SION arrears appropriation I'LL was PASS
e., with an amentmeut making the law
granting pensions 10 the -olliors Of 1872
applicable 10 those Of the McNican war
OF 1916. The river and harbor bill was
iLcn taken up and various amendments
agreed to. Among the amendments
making arpropr atious was one for the
pay mcnl OF BaItimofc's SlOG,t7l war
claim
Ia The House, Senate amendments TO
The poaioilice appropriation Till were
called up, AMI, after debate several Of
Che senate. = amendments were nou.con.
CURED ODD, and q conference committee
ordered
h' 0'Haio, on ihe lst inst. rcasscm-
''e' al zen o'clock, \. NJ, AMI did not
g.. 'u'o.-" .. 7undy civil appropria-
Won n.i Nh.h midnight. Among the
.Ih. 0'H' I,- adopted was one paying
-. = . ,'I'ih. iaie contestant for q scat
'n .'' senate .i'W South Carolina So
wv. o.. "I' was '"'n passed. and the
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-03-07

INVEST VIRGINIA, To Wit At rules held
w in the Clerks Office OF the Circuit Court
OF Hampshire county, on The FIRST Monday Ia
March. 1879.
John ". Arnold, Adminiat,tor of Peter Ar.
mold, dec d plaintiff,
ZIcberiah Arnold SImuel Araoll, Sim uel Ar
mold of Daniel, Joseph Arnold. - Siuds-
hacker and Bliz ,belh Studabackcr hiJ wife
Henry II. Arnold, David Arnold. Richard
Arnold, George NJ. oodw aud Abigail
Wood Ward his wife. John :. Arnold of David
Mary Pancake, William u. Stump and Char
lot,e Stump his wife, George :. Arnold
David hass aud Sable iass, Samuel Miller
nnd rah Miller his wife. Luke High aud A.
bgail High his wife, and the unknown heirs
of ZschariRh Arnold OF John, deed. j D.
Arnold, administrators OF David Arnold de-
ceased. Jonathan Hiett and Mary n. Hieit his
wife, Peter Arnold, Seymour Smith Jan es
Saith, Charles e. Arnold, David W,siherby
aud Tab thu WeatherbS his wife, r -. Pow
ell, Sheriff of Hampshire county, ". Va, and
nj su committee administrator OF Margaret
BrsChly dec a., Michael Arnold, Taylor ar.
mold Daniel b Arnold, George y. Arnold OF
Brrj min, Albert II Donahue and I.surn DO
nsheu his wife George Arnold and Peter Ar.
Mold, Administrators OF Joseph Arnold de-
ceased Jacob Miller and J w Miller. D,fen-
dan's. IN CMANCERY.
The q pct or this suit is TO hove the decision
Of The Court as TO tie validity aud construction
OF the puol disposition 81 the residne 81 his per
sOLnl Estate made by Peter Arnold in his life
time ior the use and benefit OF Zichniihh Ar
mold, as set forth in said bill aud for the in
structiUu of the Court ~ to the duty of said
Adm iuisttator in relation 10 TIE same and fuJ
general relief.
And il appearing from fnilDv'i Sled iu
this cause that the h,is ul Ztchui,h Arnold ut
John, are uuk nova, that tie q, dsuis S.,u..
ucl Arnold Of Daniel, joseph Arnold - Sta
d"bncker anl Eiz, beth his wife Henry -. ar
nCl', David Arnold Il chMd Ar, Oh, Go e
oUdwari and A ig,il hjs VIE Srmlvi
Miller end Sarah Niilcr biz wife Luke l!ish n 2
higSii High his " lie the az kn wu Eriis 81
/SclHiihh Arnold of John, J. q Arnold a..
III in straror oi DAVID Arnold, t,cd Peer Az
n old Charles +. Arr,id David Weathcthy aud
Thbiihh WeatheIbJ his Vie Michael Arnold
Jacob Miller, AID W Miller. Albert u Ton.
ahue and Laura rolahue his wife are non
residents of the State OF w. Va: IL is ordered
that TIE said non resident sud unknown le,rs
defendants do appear ~ the ext rul e dsv o., Id
il said Uni,e 90 the Il 81 Monday in April. 1879.
and do what is Necessary 10 protect tLeir Inter
ests. Testc,
V. NJ. POLLING. C. c. c. nc
March, :, l6I9.-4w.
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TAKE NOTICE,

That on Saturday, rae 9Th day Of april 1919
between suntise and sunset nj the Cfliee nf =. l..
Flou-n"y, in Romnoy. West Va, ! will take
the dispositions of sundry. Witnesses to tie resd ~
tVi deuce ~ my behnl upon The uipl of a chm.
Gerry cause pending ia the cit. ait court'of Hnu,p.
hne Co, W. Va, wherein Peter Arr ODDS Ad-
niiniStrsior lie Plaintiff, sud you and aud 9th
ers are deior druis- sud " foI any cause sni
DISPOSITIONS ,Lould not be completed On said
day they will tie Continued iroin time 10 time
anu day TO day ~ sane Place aud between the
snme hours until completed Yours. sc
/ACllARIAIl ARNOLD.
March :, 1879. By Counsel.
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INVEST VIRGINIA, TO WIT AT rules held
w in the Clerks Ofice Of he Circuit Cour,
Of Nanp shire County West Va on tbs frs
Monday in March 1879
On the petition Of Bruce Gibson and
VI. i. IIauum fled in a chancery cause
pending in. said Court, wherein Jane
McCauley is plrintT,
Elizabeth Farmer George Sechrist and
Margaret his wife, Davis Farmer i'm
his own right and ~ Executor de sop
tori, and Jemima his wife. VIM. Far.
mer. and Jahc hi3 wiz, Mary Farmer
widow Of Peter Farmer. decd. RE-.
chael Frank. F.avjus } Farmer and
Saiiic his wife. William James. J inn
and Elias NJ. Farmer. Albert 4. Nc.
tauiey. T. j. Groves and Ceph,s
Groves, James G. McCauev David
johnson, Executor de son tort. WIN
Dunlap. Isaac Brill, WIN. T.. Mason.
William Frank and VIM. II. Powell.
Sheriff OF Hampshire county. W,.t
Va, Defendants.
The object Of this petition Is - sub.
jeCt the interest OF VIM Farmer I'm Che
real estate named iu the bin i'm sail
.
when asCcrtained. 10 the payment orthc
claims OF the petitioners respectively.
under "A certain deed OF trust from said
VIM Farmer TO Henry Brill, 'rus,ee in
said petition. set out.
Aud il appearing from nm anlayi.
Sled. that Elizabeth Furmor. Gcorgp
Scchrist and Margaret Scchri-t hi. wife.
Mary Farmer, widow OF Peter Farmer
dec o.. .Fluvius J Farmer aud Sallic. A.
bert McCauicy. T.. ! Groves. amt Co.
phas Groves David Johnson. TX, cntor
ne soft tot. and WIN. DUNLAP. are non
residents OF the state Of West Va. A
is ordered that the said non resident.
do appear az tie next rule day. hrll ir
said Office on the FIRST Monday iu Npul
1879, and do what is necessary go pro
tcct their jntcrcsts-Tcsic.
V. NJ. rOLINC, c.cu.c
March 2, 1870 ~
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Letter from Washington.
WASHINGTON. d. c., March 8, 1875


WASHINGTON. ID. c., March ), 1879.
Mn. HARPER :-iIardly any one
doubts now shat there will be an extra
session. For the first time since they
held The House the Democrats arc show
ing a determination 70 stick together on
questions on which the radical Senate
disagree with them. 1t is understood
that the House Democrats have agreed
that the appropriation bills shall not
pass unless the test oath and election
supervisor laws are repealed The Re-
pubiicans are equally determined to
prevent repeal. II Democratic courage
shall remain at its present high pitch.
and the larse appropriations y over
for some months, we NAV hope not on
~ for an agreeEeut C he tgo Houses,
in repeating, this obnoxious Legislation.
but also that the Democratic Senate
will consent to strike out many of the
enormous and wholly unnecessary sums
added 10y the present radical body to
what the House though: accessory for
Government expenses. There are bene-
fits as wefl - evils III extra sessions.
When the bill to appropriate money
10 faf arrears Of pension was np f.r
discussion ID the Senate on Thursday
and Friday, two amendments OF great
importance were proposed. Tue Grst
was scheme to reorganizc the Pension
office and change the form of procee,,-
lngs IN securing pensions, AMI would
have had The eHcc: to proven, any one
except persons already rich, from re-
ceiying any bcnt fits from tic pensi, II
laws. 1t was device Of radicals, VINO
we're too stingy 10 pay pensions, yet
too coward!y TO refuse openly - IL 50.
Genl. y. Y. Rice. OF Ohio, Chairman Of
the uousc Committee on Pensions. an 1
Senator y. W. Voorhees,, OF The Senate
CommiLtcc on Pensions, all senate.
Thurman cXposcd the defects OF TIE
( measure aad secured It's defeat. ii.ht
radical 81 majors voted against it, how
ever including H!ainc, CoAEIng. Ham
lin, OSlcsby aud Spencer Thus tla
soldiers Of the North arc indebted in a
great measure 10 The Democrats FIR the
pensions they vii. hereafter enjoy. The
other amendment vas TO give :. pension
CT eiSat dollars per month to soldiers OF
the Mexican war. This was successful
in the Senate. but has not yet been Il
nally disposed Of The fact that this
amendment would give pension to
Jefferson Davi, cxci,ci thu wrath of Re.
publican Senators. lloar Of Mlassachn.
sets moved an amendment that no pen
sion should be paid 10 Tho late head Of
The Conicderacy. Senators lama and
Thurman dill not discuss the question
OF pensioning Davis, but the latter made
an excellent speech, counscling forget
fulneas Of the past.
The present Congress while it has
been liberal in is dealings with this
District, has been careful not TO pro-
mote any of the numerous Jobs that
have been urged by District people or
by others having interests here. Indeed,
though more money has been appropri-
ated, or is embraced in the appropria-
lion bills now pending, than is at all
necessary, nearly all OF it is IL. ,.,.-
mate purposes. If tie 45th Congress
has Oeen eX,raragaut it JAS %, been
corrupt. MEMO.
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Samuel Arnold OF Daniel, Joseph Ar-
mold. -- Studahackcr and Eliza
beth Studabacker his wife, Iicn~r q
Arnold. David Arnold, Richard Ar
mold. George NJ. Woodward and Abi-
gail Woodward his wife, Samuel Nil
Ter and Sarah Miller h.s wife, Lake
High and Abigail his wife, and The
unknown heir. OF T.. Arnold Of John,
iced, J. Il. Arnold. administrator OF
David Arnold. decd Peter Arnold.
Charles r. Arnold, David W eathelDy
and 1abitha Wcall erby h;s wife. Nj.
chcc' Arnold. jacob Miller. aud j. W.
Miller, Albert II. Donahuc and Laura
DonaLue his wife.
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Another PHENOMENAI CASE. JONI
NICHOLS, farmer living nca9 Thomp.
son, Pa, while walking in the woods on
his farm thirty years acc rauataig int,
his right ear. a piece OF i, broke of m
mis- head. lie became deaf aud az times
suffered intense pain in hs head. Two
weeks ago this pain became unusually
acute and continued without cessation
until Saturday last. on ,Ia. lay Mr..
Nichols felt a pric,ing sensation in bis
loft car, and with pair oCt.ccz.r.
pulled out a round piece OF wood three.
quarters Of an inch long and 900 ei,lth
Of an inch in diameter. Mr.. Nichols
was at once relieved Of pain. ana lis
hearing was restored BE has mo- don5,
that The piece Of wool is tac bic Of ,wIg
That was thrust into his ear lbirv wears
age. u so, 50 passed through his heod
!rom one cgr 20 The other The wood
perfectly sound.
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Waterproof linen is The latest novel.
ty in ladies and gents cuffs collars
and bosoms They need no washing
when soiled only little -pongjua dr.
AMI they arc az clean anil glossy as q
Just from the laundry. What gIor-
Gus day will it be for OH, houscsecpcr
when The wash tub will be used for kin.
ding wood and Bridget won't be in Tie
suds when dinner is to be served up
This invention is another new dcpas-
turc. and goes TO show how rapidly vc
arc approaching The millennium when
washing can be dispensed Wi. the mI
lca.lm will DO near q, Ian
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The INDICTED NtpGtv1t JuDGEs.-
The DanvilIc tVa.l Dispah gives the
following as the names OF the Virginia
judges indicted by Judge R,yes5 grand
jury ''for violation of the civil and Ic-
gal rights Of citizcns:' j. d. Coles, of
the Pittsylvania County Court Thomas
II. Burnard, OF the franklin County
Court; Samuel G.. Staples, If the Pat.
rick County Court; r. T. Bouliin, OF
the Charlotte County Court; Sc. Null
Inns, of tie Henry Count Cont. The
grand jury consists Of seven colorcd
men, six white republicans and five con,
yeryativcs. The republican juror, have
signed petition to Judge Riycs asking
for clemcncy, but the conservatives re-
fused TO sign il.
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A COOL report fingers onSs wav. hu
an i'll one flies straight 10 where il caI
10 the most hahn.
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Tho hearing OF The writ Of Htloas
Corpus in the ease Of Eiihu Gregg before
Judge Wilson at Wayncsburg, Pa. last
week, after argument. on motion Of the
defendants couuGltht cas-. was postpor-
ed until the second Monday i'm April
+. Russell g Bro. will pay Che highest
price l cash for ll' kinds of Furs.