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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-10-11

West. but one glorious country, made
ND OF indes;rucUb,s States, gIvered &C
cording TO the Constitution. Let ever!
one OF his company remember that not
only now, but in lie future, there rests
upon you The ia Of the beautiful DO
rors OF this banner. Their syDpathies
are With you. Do YOU see that their
~c2naderce is 10: mispiacet. LAP
plause.1
Viii made an excellent speech, and
was warmly applauded by the Cadet.
Capt. Ell. Hall received the blnner, o
r sponded as follows:
CAPT. HALLS RESPONSE.
The honor and pleasure has been IS
signed me 10 accept in the name OF the
Hancock Cadets, this beautiful stand
ard presented by the youth aud beauty
OF city.
We are but BOYS, but the boys OF to-
.dav will bc the Inen 1 to.morrow. n
training We receive IN our youth will
s.rv, To- guide and direct u Judgment
in after wears, las the twis is cent SO
i.cIiae,h the tree
Tn. Ha7cocs Cadets, many OF whom
will rece;T. their first vJte in 81, Will
SUPPORT lie nan and party that knows
no sectional strife, who will upheld the
down.tr0dien, and establish universal
peace and prosperity. ,
Would that We now could rally round
Ills beautiful ensign and rush forward
10 tax. our part in the great conflict
winch is to he fought, and the grand and
glorious victory that awaits the
racy. 81.
Bot the coming years will find US
gathered around orr standard support
iny the calamity won victory. ,
II was the women, the guardian angel
OF man, who in ancient days Would
buckle on the srnOr, present their
iayors AMI steel the hearts TO victory or
death: vino would minister 10 the sick
and comfort tie dyirg, and at the pres
en-, time the wOmen are willing and
ready 10 take their part in the great bat
tle-thc conflict OF tie r;git-and come
forward with their standards and words
NJ cheer 70 encourage them to victory.
Tie ,alcts pledge that they will never
! cause the fair donors Of tins tiag 10
blush for A!ame by either wCrl or ac-
ton, DOt mat thtI VIII a'"''' 20"
the cool Oh party which ~rec"1nlzesth TIE
| Constitution as the supreme law oil the
land. Applause
En- is a Lindsey boy and OF course
knows how to make a speech. lie &C.
Quilted himself with great credit and
was rnunGIy cheered. The boys gave
three chcCr3 for tie ladies' and three for
their captain.
THIS closed the e~vening-an evening
mcmorahl: in both the social and pc!lt-
| zeal annals ii Wheeling The banners
were carrieda at the van oi 1.-THE companies
and the boys coull not do Otherwise
than step Fr)rd!r.
"Forayyr tl1st TIA: standard She,
Wh.rc breathe, the Toe hut n. b'.o'e uS.
Nh - ca ms >pl. ten. iih on feet
AMIR ul,m~ banner streaming Der u.
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The "A'l,ntic" Flag.

/! ihrrr IS a man IA tnis tosn that The
bows OF the Atlantic engine house viii
swear ~ and vOsk iC- j, is VI Sd!;ny"r.
the 700 looking proprietor oftEc Attain
tic Clothing house. Nr. S9''ncer ap
proves OF a. presentations, but as he
had no club t. present Il p;v,r y! bunt-
ing to, he decided % Pr, sent the Allan
Tie bows, his stores naTi- saSes, w.til Il
banner.
"a Sa,uria, afternoon he app"ar"'
he.orr ,hr hDVs a ,ih" engine house with
y handsome 6xl2 bun.iI = United Stat -
!lsy under bis arm, accompanied ~
LAWYER Zen AliiSon. Ire latter gentle
man made 4 very Welt receive! I:ttle
speech, at the close Of Nhich the tlic
shot up To the top stAe tower Il = staff,
and boys crowded around Mr.. S~alinger
and thanked him for Eis handsome
present. It was 4 neat gift, and worthily
bestowed.
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NUTSHELL NOTES

Cor>rY CoNN>>Gp>Sa-1f'y Ds'7e-
W. j. Bates, Jr.
AL,ruC number ~ citizens TOOK
IN the Pi,.,hIrsh Exposition last Nator-
Gsy. -.
lbs. W !. GrrF.. Jr i the candidate
for Cgun'v Commissioner in Cav us
irirt. sc tina, his name i "n Your
tlrSet.
Tus races on he Hind Saturday Al
.,nr.n v.r. we'll attended an.l furnish
~ los Il ,rori frT he spectators Tie
a,T.ir was we'll MANAGED
.!nu> S;rriE. "a ulv'r, at;cr''d tie
r,r,s ON the l,lyud saturday afternoon
aud Ms knocked dnaI hv n 81 tie
horses dur!uc &c ~ IS aad severely IN
iurel.
O>r hu, lrei auI thirty additional
Xn..S have i.aaa ut,de ~ ;his country
Nv lie Issuing al naturalization papers
bv Ee-ori r IiopN duri2; this cam
pairn.
TuE Commute, ON Fire Department
has been cali,i tn meet az Boobies this
moruiE. tor the pIrTose at Receiving
aCi inSrcctincthc pew alarm n teS'-
inc the same.
4 r,ErY hy the uIma Ci CsS' - ~
the -. Cidir,ytlr lai', 1, bvlng Sni poAei
that he IS the man wlo threw IN" st"n:
that - badly fractured MdItun taven
blugh's skull in in Martins Yer dur
ins a torchhsht procession u ie" weeks
Isp.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-10-11

honor of being on this occasion, IN TINS
aga, in this Republican government, IN
this Presidential campaign, and IN tnis
presence, the representative OF my ar
American ccunty-women, chosen o!
them, in their name, to present 10 ptm-
oclatic voters the flag OF honor, the
victorious banner Of Hancock ana Leg
lish.
Take il, Captain, take il, men
q" full /, never,
But let IL float in victory forever
Guard il we'll; it's wonau's Gilt. And
inst as the r husband holds the gilt OF
his wife's first born child, so hold You
close to your hearts this precious oner.
ing of woman's love, Soman,s devotion,
and woman's patriotism. Let II cheer
YOU to renewed efforts in the great u
in which you are engaged. -,
A few DAYS more AMI the nrst loaded
guns will be sounded along the mes.
On Tuesday mex: the great states 81
Ohio. Indiana ard Yves, Virginia,
speaking through their sovereign reop'e.
will. il a free ballot lie a~ttainable and re-
heaters be crushed, voice the first notes
Of a splendid national victory.
Be OF good cheer, and come what will
remember you owe it To the fair women
OF your ward, to stand bravely by your
coiors. But, fear not, the very air is
full OF victory-a grand victory, the vic
tory OF a noble over O smirched charac-
ter, of a national over a sectional party
of truth over fraud-in short, the VIC
torv Of Hancock over Garfield.
Mr.. Jonas c. Pickett received the ban
ner, and in a very few brief words, r..
turned the sincere and hearty thanks OF
the club for the beautiful flag, "a was
a,,ested by the prolonged cheers that
broke forth for the fair givers ut the
conclusion OF his remarks. The clap
then resumed their march up toward
the centre OF the city bearing the bar
ner. which floated oyer them.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-10-11

account written, including DIR. Todd's
flaming bloody shirt speech. but q press
oi important matter excludes II.
GREExBAck PARADE.
The Greenbackers were cut saturday
night, but in the blaze and glory Oh the
MAGNIFICENT Democratic parade they
were nearly overlooked. but they reaii!
made a very nice showing, and
paraded in good shape. They we're q
Jolly good natured crew and claimed
Maine with IS much vim as n one.
They also showed that they had quite q
following OF boys in the county, and IN
ducei several to open their eyes ra'her
widely.
II EEILlIEE MEET Nc To-NI6BT.
The following dispatch explains IT.
SET. Col. Fellows is the gentleman who
,r.ateG such enthusiasm at Cincinnati,
bv stepping up and shaking bands with
John Kelly, on that memorable occa-
sion when Kelly pledged New York
Tnmmanv and himself for the glorious
ticket.
Loc;s BAKER, Winding:
Announce in the REGISTER that Col.
John K Fellows, of New York; Hon. A..
Ii. Purfv. OF New York, and DIR. Rodg-
ers. Of Washington City, will speak at
Bellaire on Monday night. Col. Fellows
and Nr. Purdy are among the best n
most eloquent speakers in the Union.
Col. Fellows will be remembered by
those who were at the Cincinnati Con-
y~cntion as being among the most elo-
quent speakers there.
General Pearson and Hon. Robt. Glib
son, OF Pittsburgh, and Hon. John
Thomson, OF Baltimore, will speak at
Martins Ferry on Monday night.
GSignedl john Il. THOMPSON,
Chairn.'n Dem. tx. Com, Ohio.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-10-11

=. aan Pl.E.c. Drawing Room nnd Sleeping
Csry or al night trains.
Close connections are made for all roinu
south end Southwest, Slrth and North west,
naE rg thi, a desirable route Tor COlOnists and
pLryO9s moving to the great Wet, and " whom
particular attention II given.
WHEELING, PITTSBURGH AND BALTIMORE
DIVISION.
Lave Wheeling 60. ca ~. 200 and =. 10 ?. 4
40 trains ugI on hi, division on sunday.
I.cEctS tD a. principal points on sale at depot
O..e. open &, al ncurS during the day.
Information 10 the travelling public cheeriul!y
yi.cu. W. ". CLEMENTS, ". Of ].
Il. 7. DEvERlE>. General Agent, Wheeling.
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As caloric. electricity and phosphor-
Gus are induced and supplied by Fell
lows Compound Syrup o. ~lIypophos.
phi,es, il only requires the sdm;n.sira-
ton OF this successful invention to iorti-
fy the feeble, giving sprish,liEe and
motion TO the torpid, and bring about a
condition which not only secures tensc-
iousiness Of life but makes life really en-
iovablP-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-10-11
|. Blum & Bro,
I'M MAIN STREET.

llO4 MAIN STREET.
r. p.rt.iu, in silks / Blum & Brp
y E,-stiI. in Ca>hu.-.,. Hum & Fro
r., Etrstir. il Novelties T.. Blum & b..
= - Esr,.t,> b, -.ria q, lyon hluiH X RIO
- -. N1u.r cob. /. Blum & Bro.
T.. SR,.S,srs N p-,SS Materials. ! BiGm 4 Bro.
-. g,-,siy>f Ir>~ ptt'l> Hum 4 Bro.
~, HsrstluSi In ~t.uS. J.. FUN < BIB.
- E,,s,in, IN SrlvelS Bum 4 BRO.
Et~gIiqS N. novelty >!'Ss. l. Bilm . no
For Bargains ia FRINGE. l. hn'a - O.
Bro.
FOR RtrgAiu~ iu O0,UrSrs. ] bum 30.
- Et-ysi.. i'm Waking Juckst- ] RluAi Bro.
- p~--.Ip. IN E,aulrl> AMI B!Inket,. | Bum
". H,rRfp, in Sasw.s l. Blum Il IN
for sang ain in HOs'cS"er inS uooc~ h'"
r., 6nI , cool assortment a; thr oN>t prices
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a1l]celin9 2e9istsn
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE,
Ju1ox 70 New Advertisements.

Attention, OIL Hickory tinh
For Rsl'aIlc->,rsmrr Pres Fii:son.
Proposa,s for Gal. -,
Attention, Hancock and English
Clubs.
ACarI-ThOmaS NctyruicE.
Special Attention.
Fine y amonds-I. q. Dillon. q.
Island Democratic Club.
Twenty-Five DOiItrs L ward.
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Or old or young. or gray 81 cav,
Those who nov lct their teeth decay,
With breath " e can't endure;
The thought their aite- lie will kauat,
That they neglected SOXODONT,
That would have kept all pure.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-10-11

HALF price Sheet Muse =: Shields,
Washington Hall. All the popular
music of the day, half price. To close
out, the larger part Of the stock a,
third the price. Gail early, examine and
ave money. Music Books also at cost.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-10-11
CLEVELAND & ri LSbuk6 Il. r
Condensed Time Gard.
GCl.,G EAST y z

GCl:G EAST AMI WET.
On and after June u, l90. all trains will run
lazy teICpi -pIIay), ~ follows:
SlhTDugH trains 10 Pittsburgh.
2ILrUuCh tT4ins 10 Cleveland.
2ThTCTgh trains TO Chicago.
PI.imsu's perlor Can between wellsyflle and
Cleveland.
Hoie! and Sleeping Can on all trains betv eep
LntErTS and Jifcs-n
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Blum ~ Bros,
OMAN

70! MAIN ZEE
Cr- -.,r.-,ertS are sIE ! kept M To the
Ht,s.., A.. no Of rNrr.i-ri,r w ''ui av'T 20
ave what ,ysyy1'y "tHiNssu's lowest TO-
sibl" prC> 49, sol.
struytr> IN I s. -,;0r - th' yty always WEE
M y.tt,o our ,to-c and & oak EmpnriuiI
l,curS no UbrLSt'On % buy. o.
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The boys will he pleased WIN
the style. and yoi VIII ne
pleased with t,P price %: or
Fall Clothing. Oehm eoS
One Price Clothing Iion-c,
yss5 MARKET street. adjoining
0prra sfouse.
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TRANSPORTATION.
PITTSBURGH, Cincinnati & st. Louis

KAILS hY-PAE-HANDLE ROUTE
Time table for East and West, July u, 1850.
s,reei, near public landing, daily, except Sun.
i1v, as !v.lOwS:
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READ Mr.. McCormick's card in the
advertising column.
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READ Mr.. McCormick's card in the
nd sertising column.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-10-11

READ Mr.. McCOrm c 5 card IN the
advertising column. ,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-10-11
Walking Jackets !

An immense stock OF the
cheapest and prettiesi gar.
ments in the market. Would
call special attention To orr
s,yles i'm walking Jackets, the
most perfect fitting In the cay.
John EMSHEIMER.
Eleventh street, near seeonu
ward Market.
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The FAX.
The Beauty Of the Mai! City Pre-
sents Its Fav0rs to the
Chiyalry.
A Brilliant Social and Political
Event at the Academy OF
Music.
C~onsummaiion of the Plans and
Work of the Ladies' DEM
ocratic Club.
Honors to the Young Mems Club
and TO tho Hancock Cadets.
The Extremes Of tha City Meet
in Similar Presentation
Scenes,
Honors to the Young Mems Club
and TO tho Hancock Cadets.
And vaior Receives From Beauty
the Flag Of Victory.

Tie hr.ht and vivid fancy If u Drake
supy.em-ntuy the graphic descriptive
rowers o; a Scott, would scarce 90 JUS
lie. in describing 10 those nn: present,
the scenes and occurrences a, the Acad-
emy Of Music, On Saturday night. Out
al the abundance OF the hear;, 1t IS said,
the mouth spsaketh, but this occasion
was one oithose which appeal So strong
Is To- the heart, that the sensitive organ
il snrrharyed with feeling and. Ike a
iull bot,ls, emits but slowly It's contents.
Bu, in after days, when history and the
past claim the great politlca! struggle OF
which this scene was the ~outgr""th, It
will D, CHERISHED in the momory oil
those who participated as an occasion On
which
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LOOK AT THIS!

x...xv Grey Flannel nj .Vc'
asary Plaid Iinsey at lSc.
Goos waterproof at &c.
.f-scfor. ., Sand 4 button.
Rea tiful Dress Goods nj iOc.
handsome Novelties NJ 40c.
shoodah Plaids at 2Jc.
All Wool Double Shawls AZ
$500.
Handsome Paisley Shawis at
Low Prices.
DOLMANS,
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Bei;airs and Southwestern r. r.

I~O.UrNSLD INV TABLE.
nS AND AFTER MARCH q. ls.3. TRAINS
~ VII arrive and depart a. follows, BelIsire
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E..frpUSD TsAISs

.,.. except sunday.
so. = AMI! & Ntgp' AL stations.
SEsT9OuSB TRAISs.
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W = shAN - - 49,
coursed some sweet music, a beautiful
crimson satin banner, bearla. The in.
s~cription, "a Pledge OF Bette Times
was brought forward. Tins was destined
as a present from the Young ladies 20
the Cadets. Mr.. Will Delarlsin, on bg-
hall of his fair friends, presented the
banner, speaking as follows:
Gentlemen Of the H1ncock CADETS:
The agreeable duty ievolves upon me
this evening to represent the young ialy
friends Of this club in the presentation
of this banner to the Hancock Cadets OF
Wheeling. Youth and beauty add their
charms 10 this noble emblem oil Il
country's glory, ard let us remember
that from the days OF IS to the present
era in our coun,Iy's history the symp&-
thy OF the daughters Of the Republic has
ever steeled the hearts ri her s:d.wart
sons in time Of war, and ennOblei their
ambition in time OF peace. No less to
Americas fair women than her men is
due her presen. proud position among
i vllized countries. In the great polite
al struggle that is near at hand the
Hancock Cadets have their part 10 per.
form. The hope Of the nation de-
pends on the youth OF today. Let us
mar, h forth in the fulfllment OF our du-
ties, animated by the proud conscious
ness that the beautiful banner that
waves over us is not only the same that
inspired orr glorious standard-bearer,
GeD. Hancock, as he rode down the line
amid the shot and shell on the field OF
Gettysbuigh, bu. that it embraces senti-
ments from our young lady friends 10
be cherished among our proudest re-
membranes forever. Receive, then,
this bonner, Hancock Cadets. It's
motto, "a ple6ge of better times" pre-
diets To Us the golden age OF our Repub-
lie when, under Democratic rule, there
will be no North, no South, no East, no
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Savage Craft.

That the love of the beautiful is in
herent to savages is proved by their
delight in pretty things. The more q
man studies savage art, the more is he
struck by the almost universal good
taste which it displays. Every ci'air,
stool or bench is prettily shaped and
neatly carved. Every club, paddle or
staff is covered with intricate ira cry
which puts to shame our European
handicraft. Every calabash or gourd
is richly wrought with geometrical pat
terms or conventionalized floral and an
imal designs. The most primitive pot
terry is graceful in form and irrreprC ach-
able in its simple ornament of st ing
courses or bead-work. Central AZ lean
bowls and drinking cups almost rival
Etruscan or Hellenic shapes. Pre- his
toric vases from the barrows or lake
dwellings are not less lovely thar the
Trojan or Mycenaan models which are
now teaching cur modern potte's a
long-forgotten secret Of taste. Even
the stone hatchets and arrow-heaSls of
the very earliest age show a dec ded
striving after aesthetic effect. And
when we remember that these eXqu site
carvings and these polished jade i'm
plements are produced with miser IDLY
inefficient tools and appliances-when
we recollect the instances quoted by
Sir John Lubbock, where whole years
are spent in the perfecting of a single
art product, in grinding smooth a jasper
hatchet or polishing a crystal ear-drop
we cannot fail to wonder at the
aesthetic fervor of these unsophisticated
artists. On the contrary, look into the
houses of the peasantry all over the
civilized world, and you will find the
appointments painfully mcager and
destitute Of beauty. --Erchangs.
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Youths Department.
LITTLE TROUT.

Twas a gay little trout
That one morning gave out
He could shift for himself, and could catch his
own fiiesi
Said his mother, Take care,
And of anglers g beware!
For this mother was steady, and cautious, and
wise.
"Oh, humph!" gurgled Trout,
Splashing boldly about,
Mother fOolishly thinks,
That everything tenn tempting is meant for q
trapI"
on he went TO the Falls,
Where he made many calls,
Where he raced with the minnOws and danced
with the perch,
Whilst he did not forget
He was hungry, as yet
Though no fiy, worm or cricket rewarded his
search.
In the brooks deepest flow,
Lying hid down below,
Tired, at last. slept the Trout, though his eyes
did not close, {.
When there dropped from a stump,
With An innocent plump,
"A crtmson-hued fly, pausing over his nose.
Little Trout, all alert,
Dashed at once, with a hirt,
At this morsel that promised SO sweet q re-
past. -r
Nay. he stopped not to look
For possible hook,
So he found himself airily dangling at lastI
He was luckily small,
And not wanted at all;
Thus he found himself back in the brook, in
great pain. .-s.-.... 81.
am sure he grew wise
As he increased in size,
Do you think that he ever was captured again?
-Ffctd Forester, in Youths Companion.
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An Awful Squirt.

A Rockland young man until quite
recently was courting fat girl at the
North End and had progressed very IA
vorably with his suit. One evening last
week he dressed up in his best clothes,
carefully combed his hair, and started
out to make his tri-weekly visit to his
fair one, who was waiting in the parlor
with fond expectation in her heart and
a cold in her head, superinduced by the
fluctuating weather. This was, as you
might say, the prologue to the tragedy.
1t appears, however, that the fat girls
father-who is worth many thousand
dollars in good, sensible bonds. and as
a consequence is an object of the young
mans tender regard-had for several
nights previous been the victim of some
unknown miscreant who had raided on
his hen pen with disastrous effect. Sick
of such foolishness, he had prepared a
ghastly retribution for the fowl villains,
and to this end had filed big garden
syringe with about gallon of ancient
beef brine, seasoned with garlic and
favored with assafetida, and was lying
in ambush behind box, where he could
sweep every approach TO the hennery.
The young man. who is pretty well ac-
quainted with the whole family, thought
he would surprise his girl oy entering
the house unexpectedly by the back
way. This is the situation:
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The Bridegroom's Best Man. -

The custom of bridegroom's being
attended on his marriage by friend or
relative, who is styled his ''best man"
as practiced at weddings in the present
day, is of great antiquity, descending
from our Saxon ancestors. In their
time marriages were always celebrated
at the house of the bridegroom. On the
day before the wedding all his friends
and relations, having been invited, ar
rived at his house, and spent the time
in feasting and in preparing for the ap-
preaching ceremony. Next came the
bridegroom's company mounted on
horseback, completely armed, who pro-
ceeded in great state and order, under
the command of one who was called
the forewistaman. or foremost man, to
receive and conduct the bride in safety
to the house of her future husband.
The bride, in her turn, was attended
by her guardian and other male rela-
tives, led by a matron, who was called
the brideswoman, and followed by q
company of young maidens, who were
called bridesmaids. The Saxon FORE
wistaman of the ninth century is the
prototype of the English ''best man" of
the nineteenth.
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o., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER $780,
8 the offshoots form better ready-made

as the offshoots form better ready-made
sticks and more elastic), we cut in the
direction of its length, and the fiber or
grain running its natural way gives to
the stick the greatest possible strength.
But let us suppose the tree to be
of large enough circumference to
allow of the same sized stick being cut
across the trunk, at right angles TO its
upward growth. After infinite trouble
we hack out piece similar in size to
the first. Now with your hands try the
strength of the two. The first, with
the grain running lengthwise, will not
yield; the second, cut right across'the
trunk, snaps with more or less ease.
1t was cut across the grain, and is COM
posed merely of succession of short
hbers, which have a minimum of cohe-
sive power. Therefore, the first prin-
ciple in the use of timber, if we would
obtain the greatest amount of strength,
is to let the grain run in the natural
direction with the length of our work.
end not with IFS breadth or narrowest
way.
The strongest form that can be given
to the back of a chair is where the two
upright pieces are straight, or nearly so,
and the cross pieces also straight, and
mortised into the side uprights.
The legs of chair are fixed in two
ways. Either they are pegged up into
the seat framing, as in light caned or
bedroom chairs, or else Inc ends of the
seat rails are mortised 10 the upper
part, or square should.r of the leg,
which is by far the strongest way of
framing. and should be employed for
dining-room chairs, and whenever the
seat of the chair is stuffed. Where the
legs are only .'pegged'' it is necessary
to strengthen them by rails from one to
the other. but with chair properly
framed these are not essential, though
of course they add to its strength, and,
artistically, they give a balance to the
chair and prevent it looking top-heavy.
Besides, it enables US TO dispense with
a clumsier leg than would otherwise be
necessary.-Art amateur.