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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-03-16

THyew York Htnalds Irish relief fund
"a Saturday evening aggregated $685.
Ssl OF this sum $1,000 was contrib
u.iby The citizens Of Chester, Pa. The
uuulndaut Of the navy.yard at Brook
lr,y. y, has been instructed by the
Sanitary Of the Navy to receive all ten
tud -four and potatoes to be shipped
h Ireland by the Constellation, which
Tslhitled up with all possible dispatch
irsL The New York Herald of Sunday
kmSlhhes a correspondence between
n. George II. Hepworth, the Ameri-
as member Of the Herald relief fund
uan!aee, and the Duchess Of MARI
lNcgh and Mr. Z. Dwyer Gray, mayor
thbIu, who have charge Of the local
III relief committees. The substance
tRelsttes is to show Q spirit Of cordial
MY trad cooperation between the man
Snoi the several funds, and q determi-
Aan 10 apply them in the best manner
EESlsto secure the utmost amount Of
lnaPt and efficient relief. Mr.. Hep
wh ays that he has visited himself in
arsd RoscommOn and Sligo, and has
hat,p bis great regret, that the "stories
\ Suueue poverty cannot by any posi-
EtI exaggerated"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-03-16

r,,s,r. has under consideration a bill
.,,.,g.s postage on newspaper circnla' Ia
], The Washington Republican calls al
.-,,,6p n. 10 the fact that the present pos
y ne. paid by the leading daily jour
.,.dtbe cities, which compel the pub
F4.,to pay postage on their circulation
|, Jr,pcs. was a piece Of spite on the
~ ot members Of Congress who had
.,s,JOns from a rather free criticism
.IS., official conduct one time or an-
.b,apers. twas o measure OF retail
NM .sd nothing else, from which these
irT,!, have been suffering ever since.
5tsri,e work is unbecoming statesmen,
4, iasW that these postal rates are q
Ian tax upon intelligence. Common
i,<;s demands that all newspapers
,sotd pass through the mails free. -
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-03-16
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:. and n Fourteenth street.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-03-16

.,,ox adopted by the New YORK
w.. Ss.,D NC Convention at Saratoga, Sept
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-03-16

Z. The Senate, in, executive session, to-day
considered the French claim treaty, but
the measure goes over to the next execu-
tive session. 1t provides for the settle
,ment OF the claims OF French citizens re.
sulting from the war OF Secession and OF
any counter claims Of American citizens.
PRESIDENTIAL NoMrNATIoNs.
, The President has nominated Jacob
Kendrick Upton, Of New Hampshire, to
be Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury;
Arthur Edwards, OF Michigan, to be Agent
for, the Indians at Omaha and Winnebago
Agency, Nebraska; Edward Il. Bowman,
of fiIllinois, to be Agentfor the Indians at
Pawnee Agency, Indian Territory.
Postmasters-John Hudell, Centreville,
1owa;lA. g.. Dunbar, 0uray, Colorado;
VIM. Ingersoll, Pueblo, Colorado.
igSiS .23iRANDAIt's BOOM. J il ,Hl.i
The Sunday Gazette, Of this city, Demo-
cratic organ, came out yesterday with a
portrait OF Speaker Randall and bio
graphical sketch. Strangely enough, all
reference to his military service in the
Union army Is omitted. As q matter OF
fact Captain Randall and his company
were in the first Federal soldiers 70 arrive
at Gettysburg on the eveof that battle:
The Gazette account carefully omits oil
mention OF the great Democratic leaders
military service. This may be in the in
terest OF the Randall boom.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-08-14
ABLUE MONDAY.

Cloud, and wind, and drizz1e, and cold
Caps on the lake a-riding. riding;
Clash, and fret, and scufffe, and scold-
Drops on the window gliding, gliding,
When husbands threaten and women cry,
Things at SKIES and sevens fly,
fWhy, Jack Is glum as q man can be,
And Gin is pouting petulantiyD
Home like q beehive yesterday;
Shone with blessed store of honey;
Alacki the hive Is barren to-day,
And all for the want of money, money!
That honey of love and tenderness
RascalIy Temper stole, / guess,
tFor Jack Is gium as a man can be,
And Gill is pouting petulantlyJ
Money! Mere dross. When held in hand,
Miserably quick It slips through the fingers;
Down In your pocket-understandr-
A minute or two IL fingers, fingers.
"Your bills come in with a rush, sometimes,
And always when am out of Dimes"
(Quoth Jack a. glum as q man can be,
While Gill keeps pouting petuiantly.)
What would become of the world IL all
The days were Mondays, and blue, wonder?
IL rain and hail continued to fall.
And everything clashed In tempest-thunderi
But time slides Mondays out OF the case,
And Tuesday dawns with shining face.
while Jack grows loving as man can be,
And Gill is the dearest of property
Lilly Surbrfdgc.
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Can't Always be Done.

E. Jeptha Jones, a sombre-looking
young man of twenty, with voice like
tin rattle-box and about as much mus
Gle as yearling lamb, limped out to
answer to the charge of disturbing the
peace. He had some trouble with the
landlady where he boarded and was or
dered to vacate and bestow his presence
where it would be more appreciated.
He obeyed, but the other evening he
worried down two spoonfuls of ,eer to
get his courage up and then walked
over to his late abiding-place with a
two-edged dagger under his vest and a
horse-pistol resting on his hip. He went
there to avenge his wounded honor, but
the moment he entered the house the
red-headed cook got him in her grip
and tbrasied him up and down the hall
until she loosened his boot-heels and
left him as limp as rag. He was then
flung of the doorstep and taken charge
of by policeman.
1t strikes me that you went to a
great deal Of trouble to get yourself
here" remarked His Honor after hear
ing the testimony.
8 Am I to put up with everybody's
insults? Haven't any feelings"
squeaked the young man.
You can be feeling for five-dollar
bill unless you want to go up"
"I'll pay, but / want people to I'M
derstand that l can't be trifed with. 1
allow no living person to run over me-"
Well, so far as this court has any
influence it will forbid servant girls
from assaulting you in future. You
can 60 now. Call again after court has
adjourned and you can have your horse
pistol and dagger. Bijah will wrap them
up in rag for you. "-DetroI Free
Press.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-08-14
A Novel Cure for Cuts.

Ants fight with the utmost fury. So
deadly is their grip that frequently the
whole abdomen of the enemy is torn
away; and yet, though little more than
an infuriated head and legs she still
keeps up the fight. Sir John Lubbock
states that he has frequently found an
enemy's head hanging on to the legs of
a living ant, who, through the tenacity
of the grip, is obliged to carry about
with her on the most festive occasions
this CHASTITY and inconvenient memento
of her victory. M. Mocqueys even as
sures us that the Indians Of Brazil make
use of this tenacity in the case of
wounds. causing the ant to bite the lips
of the cut and thus bring them together,
after which they cut off the ants head.
which thus holds the lips of the wound
together. He asserts that he has often
seen natives with wounds in course of
healing with the assistance of seven or
eight ants heads. Contemporary Re-
rieU.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-08-14
PUSGENT PARAGRAPHS.

-" Turning points in life"-street
corners.
Fourth of July has no business to
come on Sunday, and it wouldn't il
almanac-makers had any patriotism
Detroit Free Press.
-" I'm no physician, but I've heard
that iron in the blood is good" said Mac
beth, as he jabbed his dagger into King
Duncan.
The difference between oleomarga-
rine and old butter can be told by the
smell. One smells worse than the 9TH
EN- o. Picayuae.
They were ut a dinner party and he
remarked that he supposed she was fond
of ethnology. She said she was, but she
was not very well and the doctor had
told her not to eat anything for dessert
but oranges.
=" What is worse than freckles?"
asks the New Haven Register. g Corns,
sonny, corns. They don't show so much
when you're dressed up, but then if you
keep straight no fellow can step on your
freckles. Troy Times.
-Propriety: Light minded young
thing" Surely, Aunt Margaret, you're
not going to wear your spectacles in the
waterp" Aunt M" Indeed 1 am.
Nothing shall induce me to take of
another thing. Lanpoon-
"A merchant in q provincial town in
Scotland had q habit of saying, " 1t
might haze been waur" to everything
that was told him, however sad the story
might be. A neighbor, thinking that he
would knock the wind out of him, one
morning said. Man, l had an awful
dream last night " All, what did ye
dreamr' g I dreamed that l was in
hell" 1T might hae been waur. |"
" How could it haze been waurP" If
it had been a reality"
Some hard-hearted parents are
taking a cruel revenge on the young
man who sat up so late with Matilda
last winter. They spread themselves
all over the front stoop and If he wants
to say any sweet things without doing
it in public way, he is obliged to go
into the back parlor. where there is no
draught. After he has stayed there an
hour and his collar and cuffs hang de-
jected and forlorn he is very willing To
give up Matilda's society for cool cor
ner in the nearest beer saloon.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-08-14

A few days ago, the respected father
of a North End family got into a little
difficulty with q neighbor and succeeded
in violating one of the city ordinances
before the dispute was settled, forwhich
he was collared by the police and locked
up. About an hour afterward q girl
about thirteen years old entered the
station-house in state of lachrymOse
misery and began pleading with the
Chief in q voice broken by sobs to
please let him out" Her sorrow was
pitiful to witness and the kind-hearted
Chief was unable to withstand the APP
peals to his sympathy made by the lit
tie maiden. He kindly stroked her
hair and brushed away the briny drops
from her cheek with fatherly tenderness
while talking to her soothingly. At last
she managed to control herself suffi-
GENTLY to tell the Chief her name. He
realized at once that the man Just ar
rested was the girls father and as the
offense was a trivial one resolved to let
him go. Turning to the Jaiier. Chief
Brown directed him to let the man out,
mentioning his name. At this the girl s
sobs were resumed with an increased
flow of tears, and she stammered out:
" P-p-please. sir, don't wa-wa-want
him; l want m-m-m-my d-d-dog.
Then the Chief remembered that the
pet dog of the family had been caught
roaming around without tag, contrary
to the peace and dignity of the city of
Virginia and the ordinance in such case
made and provided, and was at that
time incarcerated in the pound con-
nected with the Jail. Both pup and
parent were restored to liberty r-
ginid Cly (Neu. Chronicle.
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trade undoubtedly tends to check that
ambition to excel which has thus far
been the most marked characteristic Of
American mechanics.
81. have taken all knowledge to he
my province" wrote Lord Bacon, in
1892, when he was only thirty-one years
of age. The expression often occurs to
us when we consider what is now ex-
pected from first-class mechanics as
well as from professional men. Bacon
excelled all other men of his day in a
" knowledge of the mutual relations of
all departments of knowledge" and
his philosophy, more than that of any
one else of his time, taught "the art of
inventing arts" Taking his meaning
in this sense, there are many to-day
who might fifty say what Bacon said of
himself. But this is pre-eminently q
practical age, and, while it. shows the
best possible development of the Ba-
CONAN philosophy, it requires, of all
who would stand at the head in any de-
partment of the worlds activity, an
amount of practical knowledge of which
he had only general conception. The
multitudes which now crowd upon each
other in the competitions of life are of
those who do not meet the call for that
better culture and more complete prepa-
ration of which society. can never have
enough and which the diversified indus
tries and great enterprises of modern
times will always find ample EN- ploy-
ment for. "There is always room at
the top" said Daniel Webster, in reply
to the Inquiry of a young lawyer as to
the chances of success in his profess
sion and only those who pursue their
avocations, of whatever nature, with
this in mind, are certain to succeed
Scientific american.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-08-14
The Literary Tramp--.A KsatnelQ
nance.

A young lady from Texas was ~
ing a summer in Kentucky, Whs1
had queer experience with to
She was sitting out in the shade G
yard reading George Eliot's INN
the Floss" when q regular, r.
tramp, red-nosed, asked Il he coqI9
drink of water. He could. ~!
go around the gate or could he
the fenceP Both. If he choose q.
said "that's the way / like =
people talk" She went and hEe
him the water and after drinking
paused and asked what she ~
ing. On hearing its name he
"Overrated. l never liked f.
depth or no depth, l don't known
The novelist has tried to wr1fe :
without well-defined plot -
failed. Goldsmith's success = .
less and charming writer wae : =
ample" "You shouldn't tear ~
tie book to pieces. 1 like Gecrg
and all her works" "YOu 90
Mil on the Floss Y0u haye
nodding over it for the last y.
You only pretend to read Il 3
you imagine that in doing e
velop literary taste" = tn
you are impudent." "But
Here's q book you should ree9
the tramp took from his ragge
tattered copy of Burton's Ann1
Melancholy. "Dr. johnson
this book was the only work -
induce HIM to get out OF bed
sooner than his regular time g!
"And that's why you like i,
ed the girl, taking the book.
johnson hadn't made that rsn
would not find the work 80 chaf
He said: "That's all rights;
some more water?" She -
why he tramped. He said,
She said: "Why don't you q1I
answered: 81 will now. on o.
ton. That you win consent
wife. Meet me under this e Z,
years from to-day" =! W.
she and she treasured up his = II ~
reckless face in her memory:
four years ago and two or tnfe
since she was in the same yes
the same tree, when up came ~
acquaintance, well dressed
They are now married. = Uf's q
Reliable Erchange.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-08-14

Yesterday afternoon, about five
o'clock, large female monkey, known
as =" Jenny" one of the pets OF Mr..
Lewis Cass, keeper of the City Dispen-
sary, which has always been kept
chained in the yard, managed to escape
and went capering over the roofs of the
houses in the liveliest style. The fes-
tive creature was delighted with her
freedom and after playing on the walls
and roof of the Dispensary skipped
across the street and entered the house
at the southwest corner of State and
Whitaker streets and encountering a
little girl bit her very severely in the
arm. The vicious monkey then scam
pered through the house into the back
yard and scaling q fence assembled a
large tree near the rear of Meyers
cigar store In this tree it appears is a
crow nest and the crows being off on
a visit, Jenny made herself COM
Portable in the branches and proceeded
to suck the eggs that were in the nest,
of which fruit we are informed she is
very fond. About seven o'clock the
crows returned home, and, finding this
strange creature resting on their own
wine and fig-tree," as it were COM
menced terrible cawing and flew
around in a most frantic manner. A
large crowd soon collected in Whitaker
street, and the distress of the birds was
observed with much interest. The
crows, four in number, would swoop
down as though determined to reach
their nest, when perceiving the shining
teeth of the monkey they would soar
aloft again, cawing in the most vigor-
Gus tones. Divers attempts were made
to dislodge Jenny from her perch.
but her savage disposition being known
no one felt inclined to venture within
swapping distance of her mouth. and so
there she staid until night. when she
came down voluntarily and of her own
free will and accord and scampered
across State street, where she took
refuge under q stoop and could not be
found. The liveliest excitement was
occasioned by the antics of the monkey
and the general verdict was that she
ought to be killed. " Jenny however
was possibly of q different opinion and
slyly eluded the approach OF her enc.
mics. At ten o'clock last night she had
not been recsptured and was supposed
to be under the sto0p where she had
taken refuge late in the evening. =
Savannah Ca Nescs.
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The English workingman's widow
(says the London 1ynscs) who viii be a
beggar for the next week and who is
well aware of the fact, makes no scruple
of spending every farthing she can COM
mand upon her husbands funeral serv-
ices. She win even go begging at once
rather than they should be wanting in
what she deems the fitting splendor.
We cannot blame her for it. She is fol-
lowing the tradition of her class and
would be thought meanly Of if she ven-
tured to rise superior to it.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-08-14

4hO yOunS AAknh tbAAAOAtlOtAo W oACSCCA
in any line of business should always
bear this in mind. There are those in
plenty of mediocre ability, superficial
requirements, and inadequate prepare
ton, but the thoroughly trained and
competent are scarce The standard of
modern professional requirements has
been greatly elevated by the advances
which the world has made within few
years past, and still higher demands
are constantly being made. The de-
mand for men who have q complete
knowledge of every department oftheir
business has always been felt. The ex-
tent of that knowledge widens every
year. as improved methods and facilities
are introduced. The ship captain, for
instence, who q few years ago needed
only to be acquainted with centuries old
theories of navigation, with what more
recent geographical explorations had
added thereto, now finds himself, in
this age of steam, working under totally
different conditions. What he formerly
knew is equally necessary nov, but the
successful management of ship pro-
PEELED by steam calls for an entirely
new set of ideas and experiences, and
the captain who would at present be a
thorough master in his profession should
not only know how to run steam en-
CINE, but be practical hydraulic en-
gineer, with good knowledge also of
pneumatics and electricity, in order tn
avail himself of all the advantages which
recent discoveries and inventions have
placed at the dismissal of navicatOrs.
whereby more efficient work may be
done ana . higher degree OF safety at
tanned. There are captains In plenty
who are sailing masters only, but in
proportion as they are also competent
IN these other departments, whereby
they become IN fact independent OF their
suporoinates, 90 tney attain the higher
poslt'ons and greater responsibilities OF
Their profession.
And what IS true In This instance may
be said OF nearly every branch OF business
as we IND like necessity for greater
ampnIude ana tnorougnness OF prepare
lion IN all INES OF PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY.
Inc discoveries In chemistry. within
lew years past have been OF tar reach
ing importance ana many OF them have
Deen sucn mat q nrst-ciass DOCTOR cam
not remain ignorant OF the advances
MADE ana retain his position IN the
'front.' rang OF ms PROFESSION. with law
yers' also, greater familiarity IS ex-
pected win an departments OF modern
science, SO that many members OF the
par at the present DAY may De really
CEASED as experts In the technicalities
Of important industries. And with these
demands LOT higher standard OF prep
aratlon the faciiities Tor It's attainment
nave been SO multiplied that they are
easily within the reach OF all who have
the disposition and the energy to avail
themselves OF the opportunities ofiered.
One pecniiarity IN the conduct OF our
Leading industries, however, has oper.
ateo ratner 10 ninoer the attainment OF
TINS nlgner standard OF excellence
among workmen IN many cases The
"division OF iaoor now carried out in
sucn aeIah IN most branches OF business
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"A French traveller, who has Just
completed trip around the world
says that the Americans are the most
serious people he encountered.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-08-14

The Congregational Union of Onta-
rio and Quebec held its annual session
recently at Montreal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-08-14

The census Of Berlin shows . popu-
lation of 1851, $50.
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never move on--one place was as good
as another He couldn't even solace
himself by a swim, because the water
was salt and would give him pain where
he was bitten and bruised. So he just
stayed still, forlorn and hating himself
and everybody. He had lain there for
hours and seen the tide come up and
people go walking along the beach.
Nobody even noticed him, except one
boy, who flung pebble-stonc at him
and then laughed because be gave a
cry of pain,
1t got to be afternoon, and, as the
tide was high, people came out to
battle. Presently he saw the boy and
the young lady from the house where
he had been SO badly treated. They
had Bitten with them, and 9 serv-
ant who brought towels and bathing
suits and a silk cushion. The first thing
they all did was to see that Bitten had
his bath. How carefully they bathed
him and then dried him on fine towels
and then the servant put down the
cushion in a warm nook and spreading
a soft towel over it put Bitten down
for a nap. Then the children prepared
to battle. They came out of the bath
house all dressed for the sea, and q
very lovely couple they looked as they
dimpled the smooth sand of the beach
with their pretty pink feet. They
plunged into the surf and had glorious
time of it. The boy could swim and he
was trying to teach his sister. Pedro
almost enjoyed seeing them in spite of
himself. They had been in quite q
good while when the servant called
them to come out.
IAN right" shouted the boy; Flor
ence may go out and I'll take one more
swim and then I'll come" So he turned
his face toward the horizon and struck
out boldly and made glorious Roadway
against the waves. He was pretty far
out, when there was cry, he threw up
his hands and the golden head disap-
peared beneath the waves.