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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-02-20
MAGAZINES FOR MARCH.

HARPER's MAGAZINE, has illustra-
ted articles on Present Tendencies
of American Art,''A Few Sea Birds.
The Coast Survey The English
Home of the Washingtons,' 'Ren-
brandt Van Ryn,' Zone of the old
Dutcn mssters,) Berg und Thai
Sketches in Tyrol, English and Amer
ican Locomotives &c; y continuation
of the novel, Young Miss Jardine;'
"A Sumner Story Mrs. Vedder,' and
other stories, description of Afghan
istsn and its people; and other articles
10 prose and verse. The Editors E u
sy Chair and other specialties, are
full of entertainment and instruction,
as usual.
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Public Sale of House & Lot

T WILL SELL AT PUBLIC SALE ON THE
l. PREMISES, ON
Tuesday, March 4th, 20.
A House and Lot in the Village Of Wheelinp
IalleY. four and one half miles north of st.
Clairsville. There is on the lot a cottage
house. col taintrg five rooms and good cellar,
good frame stable, corn crib and wagon shed.
ana other necessary outbuildings. Also a
room suitable for store OF shop. and a well OF
good water. 1t is convenient to schools and
churches and is a very desirable home. Sale
TO commence at O'Clock P. NJ Terms made
known on day of sale.
2 IS-3t c. KINSEY.
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Assignee's Sale.

DURSUANT 70 an order Of Probate court Of
Belmont county, Ohio, 1 will offer at
public sale, on
Friday, March 9TH, 1870,
the following Real Estate. of James t4rooms,
county of Belmont and State Cf Jnio, and
described as follows: Being the north half of
the southwest quarter Of section 80, township
more or less, excepting therefrom twenty-one
acres and four rods, decided 20 Andrew Lick
Letter, of the west end Of said half quarter.
Sale to commence at O'Clock afternoon.
Terms sofsSale--One>third cash, one-third in
one year. and oue-third in two years from
day OF sale, with interest, the payments to be
secured by mortgage on the premises sold.
JOSEPH PORTERFIELD,
COST Assignee of Jamea GTooma.
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Legal Notice.
Hezekiah Jackson
vs..
Abbie jackson.

THE defendant. Abbie Jackson, whose place
l. OF residence Is unknown to plaintiff, is
hereby notified that Hezekiah Jackson, did,
petition in the ONCE OF the CLERK OF the Court
OF Common Pleas, within and for the county
Of Belmont. and State OF Ohio, charging the
defendant with vitful absence from the Pc
titioner for more than three years last past,
and asking for divorce, with the custody Of
the minor child. Said cause will be for hear
cling February 4th, 1879.
HEZEKIAH JACKSON,
By A q q w Mitchell, his Atty's.
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BOYS born this year will not be allowed to
vote this century.
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TIE ATLANTIC MONTHLY for March
is in every way a remarkable number.
1t gives its readers new poem by
LOngfellow, The Chamber over the
Gate;' and Whittier contributes some
beautiful memorial verses on Bayard
Taylor, and spirited poem, The
Lanimarks.' In THE Ballad of Chris
topher Aske' Rose Terry Cooke tells q
story of the Catholic Rebellion of 1886,
and there is besides a charming little
poem by Lucy Peasants, Faint Heart
The closing installment of the delight
full Lady of the Aroostook' will be es-
gerly read. II. B. K. has another col
lection of Ghost Stories,' anu Kaiha-
rine Carrington's 'RosanIOnd and the
Conductor is the short story of the
Mark Twain's account of
The Great Revolution in Pitcairn is
humorous. The concluding
portion of w. w. Story's pleasant ac-
count of A Roman Holiday Twenty
Years Ago is given. and Richard
Grant White continues to discuss
There is brilliant
unsigned article on Presidential Elec-
tioneering in tie Senate and impor-
tapt papers are given On THE Natural
History Of Potitits' by N. 8. Shaler,
Our Land Policy by George w. Juli-
an. The Contributors Club' is even
more bright, varied, and entertaining
than usual.
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Master Commissioners Sale.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Gornelia Gift,
vs..
Charles G. Cliff.
DY virtue of an order OF sale In the above
ID case issued and to me directed from the
Court of Com mon Pleas OF Belmont county,
Ohio, will offer for sale ut the front door Of
tue Court House, in ST. ClairsvllIe, Ohio, on
Tuesday, February 25, 1879,
At the hour OF l o'clock afternoon, on said
day. the following described premises. to wit:
Situate in the county OF Belmont and State
Of Ohio, to-wit:-The southwest quarter Of the
north west quarter of section 25. township Z
and range 6, containing 40 40.l00 acres, more
or less.
Appraised at $500 90.
Terms Of Sale-Cash.
] W SHA NNON,
I-23, '795t Master Commissioners.
Hunter & Mallory, Att'ys.
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Pittsburgh, Cincinnati &
st. Louis r. r.
PAN HANDLE ROUTE.

Time Table East and West.
NOV. IL, 1873
Trains leave the Pandle Depot foot of Elevo
enth street. Wheeling. W. Va, near PubIi,
landing. daily except sunday, Columbus time,
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SUNDAY AFTERNOON for March has
a sketch by Octave Thanet illustrating
the strong hold Rev. Phillip, Brooks
preaching takes on certain classes.
Taking Mean Advantage is story
by Edward BAllany in which love
cOnquers intelDperance. There is o
second contribution about Michae ael Far
aday, the scientist. An article from
the Journal des Economistes by an in
telligent Chinese gentleman shows that
infanticide in China is not, as has been
supposed, proportionatcly greater than
elsewhere. A working woman's Bu-
resu tells of Miss Jane Helps and her
work. Our Peculiar Sunday School
Teacher gives some objections to the
International Lesson system, and sug-
gestions on various other points. Eiiz-
abeth Stuart Phelps has An Hour with
GwendOlyD, and there are also Our
Debt to Socrates, long installment of
Calvin the Sinner, and Ministerial
Backsheeh. The poets of the number
are Lucy Larcom, Mrs. Dorr, and Ma
ry E. G. Wyeth. There are the usual
The Still Hour, Litera-
ture, with Notes on Current Events,
and the editorials; The Wages of Phil
anthropy; Making Baby of him; the
Salvation of the Heatle en-. $500 d
year, Sprinfield, Mass. I'D
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FoUR degrees below zero in this vicinity on
Tuesday night.
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PETERsON's MAGAZINE. for March,
is an unusually brilliant number. II
opens with spirited illustration, en-
graved on steel, Let Me Catch You,
You Young Roguss.' This is followed
by double-slzs colored fashion plate.
Then comes double-s!ze pattern for q
tidy, on Java Canvas. Then a charm
ing engraving, illustrating powerful
ly written story, My Evening Star.
Then about fifty other eDgravings, il
lustrsting the latest fashions, patterns
for the Workable, &c, &c. The sto-
ries in this number are better than usu-
al, and they are always remarkably
good In Peterson A Supplement is
sent out with the number, with full
size pattern for the latest style of Polo
naise. The terms are but TWO Doll
LARS year, with g1eat deductions to
clubs. Specimens are sent, gratis, to
persons wishing to get up clubs. Ac-
dress CHAs. j. PETERSON, Bug Chestnut
Street, Philadelphia.
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Notice to Contractors.

AUDITORS OFFICE, BELMONT Co, I
ST. CLAIRsYILLE, OHIO,
EEBRUABY 6th 1879 |
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B. r. TLIBorT, Dentist, st. ClairSville,
O6co-East Of School House. q Il 1yr).
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TIE PROBATE COURT OF BELMONT
COUNTY, OHIO, Spencer Gregg. admInfs-
traitor. with will anLexed of John II. Price.
deceased. plaintiff,
, 1879-07-31

the Turkish army by troops from Bagdad. a,u,
army, could not have taken place. II was utter.
~ tmtH1sAib(c that such a Devastating epidemic
should hnTc remained latent In Rrent nrfny.
Cases Of ap9ttci typhas, with nlandutnr swell.
inEs, had indeed appeared, but, even among the
Cossacks sent tlomc, not q single case OF plague
wns to be reported.
There wss therefore bnt one solution Of tt,t
mystery, namely, that the plague ~ns transmIt-
ted by infected clothes, trootls, and clinttels.
booty, consisting Of articles Of numerous de-
scEiDtIons, had been scnt M carly Aa Hcplcmt,er
from Armenia 10 Wct1lnnka In post packets, md
there were several interesting cases cyilcnc1hg
TINT after contact with or handling for some
timo this booty. Illness and often death la,l en-.
SUED In a few days. This theory waa certainly
met with the difficulty that although booty ID
abanttauce had eecn arnt to many other places.
yet III dittrfcts only fa ttle pfague
nppcnrcd. Ills {rof. flirach's) theory was tlIat
packed goods sent from Mcsopotamia to Armc-
Ilfa hail ljcen tho spoil whlcl, fell to the Cos.
sncks: which, being dtspntched to thrir homes
and then ilnpaekcd, 1!at ditYutcd tho deadly poi
s"n. Atany rntc. this hypotlicss, OF tic many
that had been broachct1. appeared to him tho
most probable. Neither himself nur Or. Sum-
mcrbrudt had bcon affected Will, plague SWELL
ings after touching the sumc. 1t might DO that
the tendency to infection wns modified tlY M.
tionRl idlosyncrasy. liz. would not now tt.acuss
to what extent tho disappearance Of the disor-
der had been due to Change Of weather, hut
lila oDlnton was tllHt It would have died out even
u the cold season hnd not set 1fl.
, 1879-07-31
TRIBUNE: THURSDAY. PAGES

started for Connecticut Tint morning. Tint CT
ptricnce tnugbt me tint few men readily ndapt
thu mteycs 10 new ctrcntnstanees; most eslng 10
fixed rules In cuscs where they do not npnlT.
Timo anu aaain have acen n,eu with tifp1o-
mas, commissions, Root safarica, md widc repi
tnttont, tnspcct hoapItals, On the ground Tint
wclf.washcd floors. Well-wllltcwaehcd walls
showy pictures, nt.l A. few flowers werc the cs.
sentiats il treatment Of tic sick; AMI pass OF,
sm!iing'y while vcrntn hid in the pretty beds,
while worms gnawcd the wounds which lay m
them, nni the fevcrcd bodies which iay under
the pretty countcrnancs had not btcn touched
with water fDr weeks.
4 womnn's silk t'ounccs, outside ,l,c indla.
rubber strcet-scraper whTcll gathers mud around
her ankles, arc lcss n sham than tllc external
ncatEess often seen In sick rooms and hospitals.
Flowers, md nu1nincry, and s1nuottl bed
spreads spreads are well enough but count fur
litt!c In 1ant.to-hand encounter With tlIscasc
and death; and matIy life ls sacrificed By gIr-
tnI . external appearance tho tfnc md strength
which should 10 devoted to tile essential wants
OF tho case.
One essential In any bad fever, or cl,olora. or
atvsenlsry, Is Dry ashes, Of CLEAN, dry clay. This
erwlso; nnd not only should oil dlschurgcs froul
ila patient 6c instantly covered with it, but tlie
dead a'so, rs q prcparatlom for burial.
IN ycl1ov-fcvcr or Asiatlc cholera would not
only fumRato The room md corpse with buril-
Ing birthstone, but I would, a. soon % corpse
was PLACED fn coffin, pack II fn DRY elay. tllltnE
tue Gofln quite up with II. and especially cover.
st,ould do this il tho dead were my denrcst
friend, or tho greatest mnn who over trod tlic
earth.
This precaution would greatly lessen. If nut
wholly remove, tho t1angcr VI buryiug the dead,
aud stop the spread ot contagtou along the line
of funerals. As inr any prejudice naaInkt sutl,
close embrace OF Mother EARTH. Il can be notl,-
Ing moro than ma~kIsl' senslmcnt: The thought
tn1ttd1 ftAtnn' II n1rhlH anil nt1fnttv NtRnfn,t
, 1879-07-31

:, nut even u!e apnYG stafencnt Is not fair to
the Isenuo!iean M Administration OF the Govern
tiehd, lof tlle reastn tlAt tue aggregate Of Re-
publican expenditures for tho period namca
- Still EMBRACES HEAVY SUMS
incurred through the lsebclion, as 1t docs the
necessarp 'ltSrease III tIe c!cfssal forco In the
I1seu.so les pt%partsnemtsi % u!e Efcatly-fncreased
expenses % congress, fcau!tl1lE trnM The In
sreasea sa!ary o. Senators and Aienbors since
and Senate In nacrssory i,'cr,s ~ ~ .P @ ose @
a''d material 81 fllG army a'ld navy; the In
creased cost Of the lutiau Bureau under the
new sysscm Of civilization u,!l education Of the
TEN Of thicyery und war; tic LARGO a;,nrnnEio. y
tloHs tor riycr and hurbor jlunroyemapnts, Ynr
Notifications for public buiIdtnEs,-liko those of
for the new Darcaux or .Departn.cnts crcatstl
since 1851 ,-amnng tllrul tho Durcul OF Edurn.
tton (which thu Democrats i,ayp announced thcv
propose to aboltsh), tho Dupurt,ncnt
Signa.Scrsice Bureau, anil tho likc,-aud nn,.
lie buildings throughout tho country: Us we'll na
tho extraordinary appropriations 1or lin nis.
trct OF Columbia, in lnishlng tic Capitol build.
t,g anu ~ ~ un,.E o''er "9sMs III eohheGtlon With
.no uofssn,i"', ~ taeso e1pohuitlres ag'
Amu YET; ,aelaa,nE an tgse Fast sums, he per
saps" y. ~ ~ so%t ~ t!ufs te Kenub-
n llean periAl y oniY s+.-.: " agalnst $@.gs In
E"au !a..,, uM.siit m 1eaus.Atts pcf'od. Tom
,o .sw oS rSs . ~ 1GIa h. tes1 s nsutes 70 US ouut
enses. lucy "nuM 20 uiore tiht';n! than tho
Contcuctate oA'oefoasn ile nas put into mis- key
nGao spcccu. ,...-,..-.--.....
~ tnu why, tae Introductory passage OF tho
E"ng speech ..-....... 50
ILLUSTRATES tue METHODS
to which tAe Democrats ure rcs0rtg In mppu.
facturlEg sentiment for The cnuunirn. Tho
siIteci, which Wua In type btEc befuro Mr. Ewi,,tr
rcacl,ci Ohio cotnmcnccd with these wnrI1s.
A.. Vx,",,u,,,s 49,. ,:...,'''" @ % nos'
..;t' Ms s,.l nhuuhuHs i AM tNkSns: ! acknoWlcdge
wSa VIZ pvsIn. a p'aEass , aad satsos tis cordial
, 1879-07-31
Some Sophistries or His
Keynote Speech
Refuted,
The Expense of Democratic Adminlstra.
tions Greater linn Tint OF Re-
publican Administrations.
Democratic Expenses per Capita, B2.82; !;
Republican Expenses per Cap
tia, 1929.
Things l'nisn Soldier Haa Pergatlen...1 Deuoc.
raeJ That Ignores the Nar-..tShat
ihe Var Cost,

W.au,.orov n r. .1ntv Mwt,,, r,r
Evinr OF ohio bns mn,c hI, keyno,c snecc1 ,, IN
the eampo,en. f,,ko Tx The keyno,c sncocl, NJ Rcn. ~
ator Tnmrm.n ,,,t rcar +, ia ful NJ vrosa ~ IN.
r,rarca Fam Er,tnr n 1oIntm, IN sv aY.can.
fetlrra,c,. has pivcm in fulj nJhc.io,, r., s,,si,
rnu.c liz ,roca iacl. IN tsy1 Inv ~
,he cx,au,1I,ur.s ~ ,,c yn,tr, ,t nnru-"u,o,, .
nnb ,tra tta a..coufo,,o,oto. ,u rans.s...
and ,,,., tfo,o1foco, ti,c ,,o,, ot.o,",,s Nas,h
or,, o1,os ~ lin sn,,,h ha argnos .hn, ,oaa,,..
mrs ,,,,,ov rss ovn.naad In ,a-n th,r ~ 1snn
tI.rotor. ,io,,,oo.on !, r1h, ,,, 1,.n,,h,,a.
n urnn1 1'''''
I, IA ,ot,r., th,t t,,e mon ~ N. so,.h ,x,o
,,ovc ..co,no hocie -, tbsir fo,hor,. ,,nu"s and
, 1879-07-31
lcinnt atd IN securing tic nomination, rs IL will
Ia securing IN election

lcfnnt aid III securing tic nomination, rs II will
II, SECURING IN election,
rtIr REPUBLICAN, OUTLOOK WAS NEVER nErrhr,
md there Is notn shattow Of doubt abu,lt being
!o0D majority. There Will 10 four tickets In
the iield,-kcpubltcan, Democratic. Greenbaels,
nnti Soe'n'sst,-alld possibly the Pr0ftb'tion'sta
VII! nit i't another, MS they generally H1annqe
70 tu eon1o tt1discteet thing. aonc Of the chlca'
latng politicians arc ufratd t,at autno sort Of 9
tratle tnaY 10 made between tho Democrats mn
t}reencackere, whereby the ticket Of the latter
Will be withdrawn, md tile vutcrs OF maj pnEty
transferred, body md bfccches, io thg pef..o,
cratic ranks, II somo such alip'afiti' go.casY
hnaucier rs daba 1}olck or Ed Bragg ia nom.
mated for Goyernor.. Two ycass ago, 3 s',lith
gsup.) had 5000 n1urulity oyor Mallory toen. J,
bpt Alls aFeeosaeker e Ts,oss an" co,la o1.
received one-half Or two.thlsds OF the ureenback
vote he would have boon Govertor fnatcatl ol
smith, And IL ,yas for the spcclal purpose Of
=. CATCHING TuR oRHENnACK VOTE
and forcing the Withdrawal Of AIlls that Ed
Two % scars ago. md Judge Mallory PLACED ~
nomination. Tho platform was as soft rs II
could we'll be, and MaiorY wns nven moro of \
fintist than Alffs hlmselt. But there WINS no
rcason i obvious to those familiar win tho iu.
side history OF our State politics. At 1east two
thirds Of tic GFeanback voters In Wisconsin arc
ot Republican nnteccdents. They hate the old
ihey voted Tic Republican Ticket, aud viii
al Under tno ground. Lock At ti!s ' com. n1s
plexlon Of tic lgadng spirits. In the
,lrcepback Convention held In Watertowu
erats present Of any noto wcso the notorious
"Brlck " Pomeroy, Of tic La Crosso Dt,noern,,
md ex-senator JolIn &. Thomas. of Bhcboygan.
Thelr candidates for Governor. Lieutcnant.Qov-
crnor, Secretary oE Slate, Treasurer aud !Attor-
nil 1tH trn1 3ar
, 1879-07-31

i ITl61ly Yarn,

= New YoAK, July aS.-Airs. Lucy Davis, OF
sons lLue, " better. Dr.. G. ". Engla1ni has
In AsA oiIco five lizards OF an average length OF
four anrhrs, plump. fat fellows, TINT lp had
taken fr0n, her stomach. They arc Of light mud
color, and QUO II alout hall All inch In diuneter
st thu thsrkest part, ncar the shoulders and
, 1879-07-31
THE FACTS AND FIGURES
upon which this concluslcn is bagcu;
Total. =. S7tta, 1S:}. TIN


tho Republican Administrator, OF the Goyo,n-
meht, for the reasnn tlnat tho aggregate Of Re-
publican expenditures for tho period pan,rl
The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-11-12
An Old Time BLOODY Due,.

Among the many bloody duels on recor, ne
having been fought by Congressman was one in
which James Jackson. Of Georeia-vho had
been and who was afterwards a Uuited States
Senator-Eas the challenged party. He was sn
-EnglishmeI." ike the hero Of Piaofors, by
birth. but be came 10 Savannah when n lad
studied law, was leading Precursor. and fopph,
calamity in the Revolutionary war. He Killed
Laeut Governor Wells in $50 10 duel and vas
engaged 10 several other affairs of honor until
he finally determined 10 accept q challenge on
such terms as would make il his last dna, Go
he prescribed as the terms that each party. armed
with double barrelled gun loaded with burk-
shot, and with 4 huHling-knife, should row him.
self IN skif 10 designated points on opnos,,s
sides OF the Savannah river When the ci,y
clock struck u. each party should start asd row
his skif 10 a small island 10 the midule of the
river. which was wooded and covered with under.
brush On arriving at the island, each Marty
was TO moor his skiff. stand BY il tor ten minutes
and then 90 about on the island unuI the meet.
lng took place. The seconds waited on The
mainland until after / O'Clock. when lbev besni
three gun-shots and loud and angry cries. Then
all was still. AT daylight. as had been agreed
upon. the seconds went to the island. aud Iound
jackson lying on the ground insensible from loss
oil blood. and his antagonist lying across him
dead. jackson recovered but would never re-
late his experience on that night, nor was be
ever challenged again. he died in this civ
while serving his second term as United State.
Senator. March 10. lSO6.-Washington letter 10
The Boston Journal
The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-11-12
A sla.rerly stro,xe OF 1,enIu..

The other day muscular young fellow. having
an odor OF the stables about him, entered q De
iroit photographers establishment and explained
that be would Ike to have about one photograph
taken, but on learning the price be concluded to
invest In tin-type. After taking his seat in the
chair be shut up Que eye. drew his mouth around
one SIDE stuck up his nose and patiently waited
for The operator. whose astouishment caused him
TO exclsim:
''Good gracious, bot you don't want to look
that way 10 get a picture. Nobody viii know
you from Sitting Bull"
You 60 ahead" was the reply.
do You want me to take such a phiz rs
tha, ?" pa -
Il do"
The artist took it. 1t was highly satisfactory
to the sitter, who paid Tor it and said L:
"fou see. | had sort Of object in this. Came
here iron AhegSn county SIX months ago-au-
gsged to gal out there-found gal here like
-better-goi to sever old ,ies-see 2,
But What has that picture got 10 do with
old lies = asked the artist.
.Lots-hexpsl I've wit to her that Was
olode up here on boat aud dis6ggered for life.
She's awful proud. When she gets this and secs
how that explosion wrecked me. she'll HIM,
another lover quicker'n wink-see! How do
you ike the plot! jest gaze on this pieturs
once and then tell me that Mary Ann Won't send
me back my love letters by frat train -
lie posted the picture. The letter was hriei
bat explained all. 1t said My Ever Dear
Curl incioze my pickture thai you NAV see
hoS onai bad was hurt. tho know Won will
lnv me just the same
Ever see that game worked afore ?" he asked
oil the artist as he licked the stamp on the letter
"Coerse you never did. It's mine. Ii struck
me The other day while was sreasin' waerep
and think ii's boss. Blode up-see D,s-
figured for Efe-sees Picture right here Ia
prove It. and she'll write back that she has a,
last concluded 10 yield TO her parents wishes
and marry ayoung man out there who owns
eleven steers, hundred sheep, and an eighty.
acre lol"-Detroit Free Press
The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-11-12
Qualifications for Hod-carryfns.

The New York Star ndicuies 10 the following
fashion certain code examination lsteIy issued
for cadets for the Civil Service =
Sell-knoWn builder up town, having nun.
Der Of edlhees in course OF construction, and
feeling that be needed thirty or forty hodearriers
put an advertisement in all the morning papers
requesting that number TO apply to him 10
person between the hours Of and 10 g. N. to
qualify.
The first one to put in an appearance was an
Ethiopian.
Good morning. sab !"
You wish to qualify for the position of bod.
carrier2' enquired the binder. laying his cigar
down and preparing for business.
aYes, sah.'
"All right we'll eommeoce. How is mas
todoo's spine joined to his head. and what are
his peculisrities p
Don't know. sahl
What wes the date of the battle in which
Hannibal was defeated by Scipio Africauus, and
al what place was the battle fought."
sDunnoi".
Then you won't do to carry mortar up my
ladders. Next
Il suppose" be commenced, as the next man
stepped up. 'that you know there was once q
female BY the name oi ClytemDestrs. Ell %
Where did she live ?-In the Eighth Ward p
No. she did notlT responded the builder
emphstiealIy '-but I'll let you go. Now want
you 70 tell me all you know regarding the Cheva-
ler Dion"
Never heard of him."
"HoS long have you been carrying the bod , +"
Eight years"
"And never heard Of the Chegalier dion p
enquired the builder aghast.
Never
.sWeII. never mind. Nov. than inst decline
the Ssnserit verb OF lore"
Cant do it, responded the hodcarrier in a
bexildered manner.
''What vas the market price Of fresh pork in
the reign Of Louis Qoatorzs :"
Il don't know
"Then you won't do you don't suit"
As be was going Of another candidate step
ped up and was Intercepted a. follows
WAS Eros born blind. or did be lose bis sight
BY fooling with pair Of scissors p
4 really can't say"
-Wsre the Saracens partial 70 hard clans and
ice cream And when Leander swan the deIles-
pout TO eat guudrops and hang on the garden
gate with Hero. how did be come to be drowned
was it cramps or lazinessf''
The man scrtehed bis head, but replied not ;
when the builder continued
-Nho struck Billy Patterson 81
whats that got 70 do With hod-esrying r
"a good dsal.1 replied the builder farmly. IF
il 10 necessary for night patrolman in the Gus
thin House to know these things in order to pro-
perry watch ton block Of marble and see that
some one doesn't walk of with il, then I'm going
to carry ont the idea in my business. too. Civil
service reform il inst about a. necessary in bod
carrying Is il i il the Custom House You are
rsisctsd.