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Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1880-11-25

'sWell. young gentleman, what have
m IN cav IN This ~ he hnran

"Well. young gentleman, what hav,
you 10 say to this!" he began.
T. WAS proceeding with my story
earnestly when to my great Joy who
should enter but my kind friend, Rev
Speedwell Sprue, in company with q
stranger of very different appearance,
"oh, Mr.. Sprue, how glad 1 am. Go
see you 20 exclaimed. ga word from
you will clear up this unfortunate
Affair.""
To my great chagrin, Mr.. Sprue,
instead of promptly answering my
appeal, turned aside and quite ignored
my presence. But his companion
promptly stepped forward.
"D0 you recognize this?" he asked,
placing in my hand an article taken
from bis pocket.
81 dol'' cried; s.it's my own pocket
book"
'sOf which you were robbed by that
person." he replied, pointing to tire
Rev. Sprue, "whose real name is Ahab
Dawks, noted thief and forger, whom
I've been for some time looking for.
Witnessed his performance at the
depot last night and saw how, after
stealing your pOeketbook, he made you
the Instrument of putting off bad
note that he might pocket the change.
Though Pm detective, didn't inter-
fere, wishing to follow Dawks to the
dem in which he works and keeps his
tools, and knowing the worst that could
happen would be your temporary deten-
tion. This morning hurried on with
the double purpose of securing your
release aud your Identification of Mr..
Dawks."
l was too late to see the turkey in
his glory, but Polly, bless her! had
saved me up nice piece, and the story
of my adventure was the event of that
Thanksgiving night. Everybody laugh
ed but Polly, who-again bless her!-
was quite indignant at the wrongs
which had suffered.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1880-11-25


Across the Range" where the Alpine
SHOWS
Look down from their heights above
I've bran-new daughter-born to-day
Another child to love.
She came not in the anguish tllroes,
This dark-eyed girl to me:
No fathers look upon her face,
No mothers smile see.
A dear sons love looks cut and says,
"My mother take my bride,
And let her, as the years go on
Stand close your own beside"
Around her form my arms are thrown,
My kiss rests on her cheek;
My eyes fill up with words, too deep
For any words to speak.
DETROIT, Oct. 20, 1880.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1880-11-25
OYSTERS

by the can and half can-of ths best
quality, and warranted to be fresh.
COUNTRY PRODUCE of all kinds
wanted, for which the highest market
prios win be paid.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1880-11-25
with the BalIot-Box.

Harper's Weekly.-The fret lesson
to be taught In practical politics Is that
those who tamper with the right OF
suffrage. either by force or fraud, are
more deadly enemies to the National
welfare than tariffs and free trade; and
when the tampering Is npon q greal
scale, the paramount issue Is opposition
to 1t.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1880-11-25
Taxing Toll.

Boston Journal (Rep IA Democratic
leader in Ohio says that it has become
regular employment for certain poll
ticians of that faith to get funds to
carry "Ohio" and then put them In
their pockets and leave the cause to its
own fate.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1880-11-25
For the Journal.
REBECCA.

By MRS. SARAH woLvERroS.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1880-11-25
J. r. SArroRp. T. s. BROWN.
DPs. STAFFORD ( BROWN,
DENTISTS,
OFFICES, SECOND ST.
Aug. IA, 1879.
Jno. Dages & Co. now have the
largest and cheapest line Of staple
Wool and Fur Hats in the city.

Don't fail to call at ERssrlNe's
Reliable Jewelry Store, where you
can find full assortment OF
Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silverware
and Spectacles.
Oct. IA, 1880.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1880-11-25

II you are In need Of Stove Re-
pairs call on King . Dages and they
wiz At you out.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-01-23
Fat Men and Thin Men.

Two curious clubs have been started,
both under one roof, in the Frank
furter Strasse, Berlin, one Of which
has received the name of "The Fat
Club" while the other reioices in the
no less significant title of "The Thin
Club" In the club house common to
both societies there has been construct
ed two test doorways-the one gener-
ously wide, the other thriftily narrow.
To these doorways the candidates for
: election, respectively, obese or attenu-
ated,are tremendously conducted, after
they have registered q VOW to abide
uncomplainingly by the result of
the ordeal awaiting them. Should
the would-be member of the
Fat Club be found capable of
passing with ease through the wide
doorway his dsqua1if cation is thereby
proved beyond repeal. His rejection is
politely signifed to him, with the mer-
ciful Elimination that when he shall
have waxed somewhat fatter he will be
permitted to*try again" The text ap-
piled to the exiguons candidate is ex-
actly the converse Of that to which fat
aspirants are subjected. If he cannot
slip through the doorway constituting
the fatitudinal standard Of membership
he is informed that until he reduce his
exorbitant dimensions to the prescribed
limit he must resign all hope of being
received into the emaciated bosom Of
he "Thin Club"
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-01-23
The Horse and His Rider.

In the history of Rome, says Cook, it
is related that in 331, B. c., q
great chasm opened in the middle of
the forum, which it was found impossi-
BILE to fill. The soothsayers said it
would close when it contained what
Rome possessed of most value, and
then the state would be perpetual. A
noble youth, named NJ. Curtius, de-
manded if Rome had anything of more
value than arms and valor. He
mounted his horse, richly caparisoned,
and, amid the silence of the people,
spurred him over the brink of the ire
mendous precipice wide Lily. l. vii. 81.
I have seen striking picture of this
somewhere. 1t represented the horse
and rider after they had passed the
brink and were descending to unknown
depths. There was q remarkable con-
trast between the fright of the brute
and the unrufaed self possession of the
man., The limbs Of the horse were
frightened to his body and the muscles
of his neck drew his head to his chest,
and q shuddering terror expressed it.
self in the flash of his starting eyes.
The rider was serene and calm, with a
solemn expression of majesty on his
face, as Of one who lived with high
thoughts. If I were to spirituaGze this
picture, I should say that it was no
mean representation of ripe Christian
departing this life. The horse is the
body, and the rider is the spirit. Flesh
shrinking, spirit steady and calm and
solemn. Flesh dreading the terrible
shock, and spirit wrapped in the glory
Of action, descending that it may ascend,
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-01-23
. The W0rsted Church.

The Worsted Church of Canterbury,
N. a., iu the interior, is mosaic of
needlework Of vines, flowers and
decorations OF worsted, in all colors
and designs. Few persons would be-
ieve that such charming effects could
be produced With such material.
Crocheted lambrequins cover the cur
tains ct each window, and baskets filed
with zephyr wool flowers hang from the
center. Harps, crosses, anchors,
wreaths of flowers, and .festoons of
vines, are placed between large tablets
Of artistic designs. gracing tho walls
like ancient: tapestry, and inscribed
with scnptural selections. These tab
lets and Inscriptions are composed of
various colored crimped tissue papers,
upon background of CLOTH; The let
tering. is well executed, and no two in
scriphons are in the same character.
An immense ornament of flowers and
drapery is suspended from the center
OF the ceiling, with two large arches of
flowers spanning the interior of the
church. The flowers; look SO fresh that
the beholder,. is almost, tempted to
pluck . regal lily, q blushing rose, a
radiant dahla, q modest ferget-me-not
or the lily Of the valley with it's fairy
bells. Who has done all this work.. A
young widow, who made q workrroom
OF an apartment near the entrance of
the church, and who not only decorat-
ed the walls during the week, but con-
Quoted service every Sunday for five
years, reading popular sermons from
the pulpit. ........ -. t5.E.I
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-01-23
A Strange Death.

DR.. Adolf Sander, a physician in Ger
many, In 1874, while dressing consrived
to get shirt-button between his teeth,
and while laughing the button slipped
into the 1arynx. All the exertlons Of his
surgical friends to remove it were vain,
and it sank into the right lung, which
soon became irritated. Splitting OF blood
ensued, and looking forward to his death
as not very remote, he removed to a villa
he had near Frankf ort-on the Main, TO
pass his last days in quiet. Here he was
surprised By q violent ft of coughing, in
which the button was elected. His health
rapidly improved, and IN couple Of
months regarding himself as quite cured,
he resumed his professional work; but
last year symptoms manifested them-
selves that the lung had not recovered.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-01-23

II ain going 70 cfy tiff 1get ia bed
where folks can' tssee me-"
Il hope every one will be good to
you, /" he marked as be laid bis hand
on her curly head. ,r y '.
II they don't be, they'll never go to
Heaven easy VIII they1"'. she qqlerled.
There was d long pause, and chem she
said: ..1Ls1. .
u 'sBut I guess they will be. I can
make q doll out Of a clothes-pin and a
piece Of calico. and guess tsomebody'll
BE glad 70 have me live with 'em. If you
see me over OH tile step some other night,
you needn't be;a bit afraid, for I amt
Bis enough to hurt any body, even if l
didn' want to CRY all the time"
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-01-23
Too Many Girls.

"Them girlsll be the death of me-"
sighed Mr.. Plug this morning, as he
came up street. "Why, I thought they
were very nice girls" said sympathiz-
ing friend. $50 they are, nice enough,
but there's too many on 'em an they are
too. attractive" said the disconsolate
patriarch. "Them three daughters of
mine were enough in all conscience,
but now my niece is up here from Bos-
ton, and it seems as if the old scratch
had got into 'em. T don't object to
young folks havin' good time, and
girls havin' beaux and all that, but
when it comes to havin' sparkin' going
on {, all over the place. say its too
bad" said Mr.. Plug. <'Last night
Sue had a Teller courtin' her at the
front gate, and Julia had her chap in
the parlor, and when I got ready to go
to bed, bless me if Andromache CHATS
my niece from BOSTON, didn't have
young Start spooning on the front
stairs. She says that's Newport style.
Cuss SIGH nonsense! I couldn't get up
stairs to go to bed without cGmbin'
over them. I thought Idgo out to the
barn and sleep on the hay, but darn my
pictur if I didn't fall over Milly and
some young snoozer 'nuther settin' in
the barn door. This things got to stop
before the cold weather, for can't
afford wood and karrysene for any such
nonsense when it's too cold for out
door sDarkin'.'
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-01-23
Comparative Value; OF Foods.

T.! In q helpful lecture, on the oh emistry
of, food, BY Prof. Church, some sug-
gestve points Of dietetics were well
brought out, OF Ill the cereals, says
MI. Church.; wheat yields the best
bread. This is believedrto be due
principally to the character OF the nitro
genous matter, of wheat, The main
constituent is q fbrine, and it can be
readily obtained for. examination by
making little flour into 9. dough with
water, and then washing the starch out
by means of stream of water. There
is"'then left a glayish-yellow,> though
elastic mass, which if gluten. Speaking
of peas, beans, end various kinds Of
pulse, it was pointed out how much
more nearly the different kinds agree in
composition than the cereals do. The
great drawback to the use Of various
Kinds of pulse is that they
are so difficult to digest. They
are an excellent theoretical food,
according to analysis, but they are a
severe tax on digestion, OF all the
beams none presents a better typical
food than the Soy bean. Lentils have
been much spoken of lately as agood
food, and they undoubtedly approach to
a good typical food. but they are bitter,
astringent. and not easy Of digestion.
It has now come, to be pretty we'll re-
cognized that the food for a man doing
hard work should have fesh-formers or
heat-givers in proportion of l to Al, and
that the food Of a child should have 1
to 7. Bread gives 1 to II. where the
heat-givers are more than even child
wants; so it is not good food by itself.
Pulse gives taking an average Il to 24,
which is far too small. In these calcu-
Ations heatreivers are reckoned as
starch. Potatoes give 1 to 16, accord.
ing to the latest analyses, the old, to s,
being evidently an error. Onion is l to
4, an excellent proportion, though
onions are not much in favor as food.
In looking at the relative values of
flesh formers and heat-givers in foods,
the actual amount of water must not be
forgotten, "
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-01-23
Singular Freak of an Engine.

An accident occurred on local rail-
road that is probably without parallel
in the history of railroading- in Illinois,
at least. AS train on the evening of
the day was near Glassford, going at
the speed of nearly forty miles an hour,
a COW suddenly bounded in front of the
engine. There was 10 warming what
ever; the front of the engine passed
over the animal, and in doing SO was
lifted clear of the rails and uncoupled
from the tender. Going at such high
rate of speed, it continued some twenty
yards on the ground, tearing it up, and
even uprooting stump in its mad ca
reer, and, what is very strange, kept on
it's wheels until it came to standstill,
where it stood clear of the main track.
The remainder of the engine and train
kept the track, and ran past the engine
about quarter of a mile, when it was
brought to stop with brakes. The jar
of the engine was so light that but few
passengers were made aware of the &C.
cident until told. The engineer sat on
his seat throughout the affair, mere
spectator of the queer freak of his en-
CINE. No one was hurt, or even scared.
-KeOE1LE (TO1U1) Gate Citu
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-01-23
A Word About Marriage.

A physician writes the following SEN
sible advice: My profession has thrown
me among women of all classes, and ex-
perience teaches me that God never
gave man greater proof of His love
than to place woman here with him. MY
advice is: Go and propose to the most
sensible girl you know of. If she says
yes, tell her how much your income is,
from what source derived, and tell her
you will divide the last dollar with her,
and love her with all your heart in the
bargain; then keep your promise. My
word for it that she will live within
your income, and to your last hour you
will regret that You did not marry
sooner. Gentlemen, don't worry about
feminine untruth. just you be true to
her, love her sincerely and tell it
to her frequently, and a more fond,
faithful, foolish slave you will never
meet anywhere. You won't deserve
her, know, but she will never sec it.
Now, throw aside pride and sel6shness,
and see what will come Of it.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-01-23
The Use Of Tails.

A very important function of the tail
of the yak, cat, squirrel, and many other
animals, mas escaped the notice Of
many writer's. It is that the bushy tails
of the animals serve a very important
function in preserving their body heat
during their nightly and their wintry
sleep. In cold weather animals with
bushy tails will be found lying curled
up with their tails laid carefully over
their feet like rug, and with their
noses buried in the fur of the tail,
which is thus used exactly in the same
way, and for the same purpose, IS we
use respirators. I have . Manx tail1ess
cat, who cannot, Of course, carry on this
function, but he makes avery good sub
stitute for it BY using the back Of one
Of my other cats. When he cannot be
10 accommodated. he sleeps with his
hands crossed over his face, "Just like
. Christian, " as my cook says. s. Nature.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-01-23
Alaska'S Bic River.

Alaska explorers report one of the
largest rivers in the world, the Yukon,
as navigable for steamers, and at 500
miles from it's mouth it receives a very
large navigable tributary. The basin
formed by the confluence is as large as
our Mississippi. Indians are every
where, and the war between the tribes
is fixed institution. There is snow for
six months, and without roads dog
sledges find good travelling. Game
abounds, and Indians have an easy life.
From seven to nine dogs make team,
the odd one being the leader. The
driver has to watch this dog. If itgets
on the scent of game it is off, and the
team is demoraized. OFF they scamper
through the woods and thickets, upset
ting the load, smashing the sled, tear
ing the harness, and giving the boss
days of hunting to restore the statu
quo. So vast country, traversei by
navigable waters, will soon tempt rest
less and speculative adventures to e1-
plore it. Yankee wit will not fail,
and profitable sources of commerce.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-01-23
"Old 81" and the Drummers.
Old 81 brought up the church notic'

Old 81 brought up the church notices
and thereupon remarked:
Else gwine ter meetin' ter-morrer,
shol I don't know what time er 'skur-
shun trane's gwine ter flop often de
track an switch me onter de down
grade, an I don't want tel go dar, eff
hits jess ter miss de kumpany OBJ some
foxes dat'u be dar!"
"Anybody specially, now?"
"Hit's mostly desc hyar kermushul
trabellers- drummahs- dat Ise
boun' ter shake somewhat twixt heah
an kingdum come, sartinp
"They are very clever people, aren't
they?"
"Well, I amt 'quainted wild dem all,
but, eff dem dat I does kno' am fair
samples, jess 'skuse me fun de ballunce.
Wy, dey's de wust men on de rode
book agints bein' baird often de trackp
"Why do you think sop
"'Kase Ise had 'sperience wild dem
Dey comes round dar ter de hotel, takes
up mo' room dan er dead-head edutur in
er sleepin' kyar, cusses de porters wild
dere moufs an hans, hez two trunks
erpiece that weighs like dey wuz nailed
ter de ho' an clinched in de room down
stairs, an den dey makes Tub to cherry
woman in de house fun de chamber
mades in de garnet ter de gubnor's
maiden aunt dat bangs de palmer in
de front parler."
"They are pretty fast boys, I should
judge"
"W'y, yer Jest orter porter in er house
er while whar dey comes! Dey pears
ter be hired fer dere moufs, an two OBJ
'em kin talk er hotel full er people, in
Fair-week times, into gallopin' kon-
sumption! Dey interferes wild de adj
vertizin' bizness oh de newspapers, an
ter heah one OBJ dem talk yer'd tink he
wuz de whole 'Soshiated Press, an had
de monoperly oh de news oh de day!
But Ise larnt wisdum, an, when [ sees
or drummah commin' often de trane, I
goes lame right den an dar!"
"Stil' they do great deal of good in
commerce"
"Jess so! But den I don't like ter
see desc hyar wholesale peddlers run
ming ober de country in dis style. I'd
rudder see Sherman's army comm agin
dan ter see er convention OBJ drummahs
in dis town. Dey ar moughty dan
gerus ter de good Ticker an de fresh
eggs in town, fer dey's pow'rful fond OBJ
boat! An I say agin I don't want ter
60 down yander in de 'furnal regions,
'kase, eff I has ter 60, I don't want ter
be pester'd all de time by desc drum
mahs tryin' ter sell me pam-leaf fans an
linen dustersi"
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-01-23

: KNOW Tn losing ground, sir, .
tearfully murmured ) the / pale-faced
Freshman, sbut it is not my fault, sir.
u were 70 study on Sunday, as the
others do, / could keep up with my
class, hr indeed, T could ; but I prom
iseds mother ne-ne-nevereto work on the
Sabbath, and ! cam, sir, nerne-neYer," "
and and as his emotions oyerpowered him
he pulled ont bis hand kerchief with
such vigor that he brought ont with it a
small fask, three faro chips and a
eucme deck, and somehow or other the
professor took no more stock in that
FreshmanS eloquence than il be had
been 9 grayen image. -Acla CoEssz,bi-
ana, s. So. & -.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-01-23
A BafHed Parent.

There is q bafaed old man in Williams
port, Pa, and he is Disguised, too. It
seems that he learned that his daughter
intended to elope upon certain even
ing with a lover upon whose suit he
frowned. So he locked his child up in
her room, and sat down stairs listening
for the sound of the lovers carriage
wheels.
But that disgraceful young man tied
rags around the tires of his sulky, so as
to mufle the noise, and he drove softly
up to the back gate. He then sent a
boisterous, rickety hack around to the
front, and engaged the man to make as
much racket as he could for the money.
When the Infatuated father heard it
he rushed out with a shotgun, just in
time to see female figure jump into
the hack and drive off. He fred two
rounds of buckshot at the. concern,
rushed out and got his horse, and start
ed in pursuit.
Meanwhile the insidious outcast who
loved his daughter persuaded her to
slide down the ightning-rod, and then
fed away with her in an opposite d.
rection from that in which the enraged
parent had gone.
The bereaved old man had caught up
with the hack about eighteen miles out
OF. town, and he not only shot the driver,
but he burst the door open and dragged
forth-a man, dressed in a waterproof
cloak.
The father was Immediately arrested
for highway robbery and assault and
battery with intent to kill, and the pros
ecutors say they will press the suit
unless he comes down with a handsome
dover for his daughter, and then gives
the couple his paternal blessing.
There is no use Of trying to explain
the mental condition of this old man.
The English is copious and vigorous,
and all that; but it fails utterly in these
extreme cases.