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The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-06-09
WIT AND WISDOM.

The man who looks down in the
mouth naturally allows himself to be-
come low spirited.-M. o. Ricayuse.
"A badly cross-eyed Philadelphia
woman is said to be really beautiful
when she is asleep. A case of hand
some is when handsome dozes. -Phila-
delphia Chrontcie.
Egg Sociables" are the latest New
York craze. They have been popular
out West for years. All that is needed
is three-dozen mature eggs and an un-
popular man. = Chicago Tribune.
"A Drum Major isn't near SO high in
rank as a Major-G General. but his uni
form is about two hundred per cent.
the most gaudy and it isn't hard to guess
which man the gazing maidens smile
on.-BoStos Post.
only one hand is Just now the talk of
Paris. If we remember rightly, the
Italian organist invariably plays with
only one hand. The italian has won
derfuI turn for music.-BoSto1 Tran
script.
do bees thinkr' is the conun-
drum that is bothering the pates of en-
tomologists. The action of bees is so
ID l11ROooA0AO " OOuCNO
that they think. If they considered
but never mind.--Neu0 Hdven Register.
New York's latest lahdy-dah: 'sDo
you play the pianoP' mo; don't
play the piano. but my sister Hannah,
who is in Savannah, she plays the piano
in the most charming mannah." ''Haye-
abanana?"-M Y Star.
- "A Chicago editor got hold of map
the other day, and presently exclaimed:
s.By tunket, the Mississippi River runs
by st. Louis, doesn't itI'' and then he
wrote paragraph referring to the Mis-
sissippi as miserable brook.-Boston
Globe.
The difficulty originated in this
way. Said Gallagher to Ragbag: -
heard story just now that was funny
enough to make a jackass laugh. Let
me tell it to YOU" Don't you slur
me by any such remark as that, roared
Ragbag, angrily.-G Gatceston Nesos-
Sad Enough
of all sad words of tongue or pen,
The saddest are these: Have you tenr
-Keohsl1s Constitution.
of all sad words of tongue or pen,
The saddest are these: 1--WE haven't ten-
Ste,tbenuilie Herald
OF all sad words of tongue or pen,
Is mo" to bashful counting men.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-06-09
ENOUGH.

Ny windows let the sunshine In,
My arm roof keeps the tempest out,
Ny soul Is free from stain of sin,
My hands are strong. my heart is stout
And roses blossom at my door; -.
What need more?
The days their quiet duties bring,
The hours go lightly. swiftly by,
And at my tasks smile and sing;
When school is over by-and-by
The children's faces throng the door;
What need more?
The very cares that heaviest be ..--
Are far more sweet than worldly Joys,
And Heaven would not be Heaven TO me
Without my noisy girls and boys, - r.
Ny husband true, my children fours
What need more?
Oh, who is rich IL be poor7
Iwould not change with crowned queen
Ny toll is sweet, my Joys are pure,
And pure and sweet my life has been
look to God when breath is o'er;
What need more?
-Aodeiins 5. Bridges, Ia Youth 8 Comp dntoTl-
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-06-09
Mrs. Garfield ON woman,s Work.

In a late lecture before the Olive
Branch Society, President Hinsdale
read an extract from letter written by
Mrs. Garfield to her husband ten years
ago, and intended for no eye but his.
The President expressed his regret that
he did not put it afoat in. the newspa-
pers the last campaign. There are
other reasons for publishing it than
that it shows the quality of Mrs. Gar.
fields mind, and her opinions on some
questions. esr,.-.
al am glad to tell that, out of all the
toll and disappointments of the sum.
mer Just ended, have risen up to
victory; that the silence of thought
since you have been away has won for
my spirit triumph read something
like this the other day: There is no
healthy thought without labor, and
thought makes the ,laborer happy
Perhaps this Is the way have been
able to climb up higher. 1t came to
me one morning when was making
bread. said to myself, Here am,
compelled by an Inevitable necessity to
make our bread this summer. Why not
consider it a pleasant occupation, and
make it SO by trying to see what perfect
bread can make?' 1tseemed like an in
SplratlOn-anQ the WnOle OF lie grew
brighter. The very sunshine seemed
flowing down through my spirit into the
white loayes; and NOW 1 believe my
table is furnished with better bread
than ever beforehand this truth, old as
creation, seems just now to have be-
come fully mine, that need not be the
shirking slave to toll, but its regal
master, making whatever / do yield me
its best fruits. You have been king of
your work so long that may be you
will laugh ut mo for having lived so
long without my crown, but am too
glad to have found it at all, to be en-
tirely disconcerted even by your merri-
ment.
"Now, wonder, if right here does
not lie the terrible wrong or at
least some of it, of which the women
suffragists complain. The wrongly
educated woman thinks her duties a
disgrace, and frets under them, or
shirks them If she can. She sees man
triumphantly pursuing his vocations,
and thinks IL is the kind of work he
does which makes him grand. and
rcgnant, whereas it is not the kind OF
work at all, but the way in which, and
the spirit with which, he does it,
Hiram College Student.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-06-09
A Curious Hen Story.

Hens with determination to set,
when you don't want to raise chickens,
will try the patience of the-yery elect.
A gentleman in Bolinas some days since
found two biddies clucking in a ma
tronly way, and thinking to save him.
self annoyance he clapped them both
in sack, and hung the sack on line.
Several days after, he happened to be
near the sack with his wife, when the
latter said, Il believe there's some-
thing alive in that sack" The man
looked at it, remembered something,
and replied, "Well. we'll see. T" He
took it down, and found the hens both
living, but as naked of feathers as if
they had been boiled, and in the sack
were nineteen eggsl--Narin County
(CaL) Journal.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-06-09

Two interesting problems which have
long perplexed the scientific world ap-
pear to have been at last definitely
solved by the eminent geologist, DIR.
Hahn. These questions are, first,
whether or not celestial bodies, other
than the earth, belonging to our solar
system are inhabited by animate beings,
and, secondly, whether the meteoric
stones from time to time cast upon the
surface of this globe emanate from in
candescent comets or from volcanic
planets That they at no time formed
a part of the earth itself has been con-
clusively demonstrated.
DR.. Hahn has recently completed a
series of Investigations upon some Of
the huge meteoric stones that fell from
the skies in Hungary during the summer
of 1866. Thin lamine of these myste-
rious bodies, subjected to examination
under apowerful microscope, have been
found to contain coralline and spon-
geous formations, and to reveal unmis-
taxable traces of the lower forms of
vegetation. All the organisms, animal
and vegetable, discovered by DR.. Hahn
in the delicate stone shavings he has
thus dealt with Indicate the condition OF
their parent world to be one of what is
technically termed ''primary forma-
tion." But the presence of water in
that world is proved by the fact that
the tiny petrified creatures revealed by
the magic of the lens one and ali belong
TO the so-called subaqueous classes of
animals They could not have existed
in comets, at least If the assumption be
correct that these are in state of ao-
tive combustion London Telegraph
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-06-09

Great Britain and Ireland the
Baptists have 1857 churches and {, 1000
ministers, including pastors and evan
gelists. These are in general open COM
fnunion churches,
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-06-09

"A Georgia boy was aiming gun at
a robin. A little girl begged him not
to shoot the bird, and, when he would
not desist, scared it away. The exas-
perated young hunter thereupon shot
the girl.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-06-09

bI-Forney and Sickles embracing as
long-lost hrothers in Tammany Hall
make n spectacle to excite a brass
monkey to she'd tears. If Mullett had
been present the whole of the mobile
army Of Republican recruits" who
joined Hancock last summer would
have been assembled for the first time
since the defeat. Six months have
passed, and not man of them has re-
turned to the Republican party. Who
says tho Republican party hasn't any
luokp
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-06-09

plans and specifications fer all kinds of build
;y,r- furnished 70 order aad satisfaction guaran-
ssst side Railrpsd Street next 20 T. Dolands
cRrrisge fsctors.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-06-09
Proof Of Animal Life in other Planets.

OF all sad words of tongue or pen,
Is mo" to bashful counting men.
2saI. R<1fo
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1881-01-07

Superlative in it's Attributes.
The WHITES dis acks,owl-
edged KING. of ail Sowing
Nj Msschines.
In the third year Of its existence its salea
amounted to 81, 1913 Machinea.
no other mach inc ever had such
RECORD OF POPULARITY
His simple in construction.
H. IcnsioH is Automatic, once regulated
cquiIe no change for ordinary work.
Il is the Lightes, kunning Machine
made, and is nearly noiselcta
ITS Shuttle is Selfthreadina. made of
solid Steel, and carries n Larger Bobbin
than almos, any'o:her Family Machine,
has more room under the Arm than
any other Machine, making it very d.sira-
bic Tor Dressm ,kera and Others, who often
wish TO, carry the fabric under tho arm
without crushing it,
II haa, in TACT every Improvement,
known in Modern Sewing Machincu
Besides all the regular aud extra Attach.
u,onis which are given free with each Mn
chine also give the Now ~ nite'' A.
i2chmcnt. con listing OF
lst. \ Finder for Scallops.
I'd. A Welt Cordcr for small Cord.
I'd. FoldsMakor. 4th. A Dress Trim
mer 9th. Shirring Dresser. S,h.
Bias utter and Folder
Sold by
5GN RY EXON,
Ornnseburg, s. q.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1881-10-11

We are, not sent into the world 70 do
anything into which We cannot put Our
hearts. VIZ. have certain work 70 DO for
our bread, and, that must be done stren--
uouaIy,; other work to do for oar delight,
and that .is 10 be done heartily. Neither
is to be done BY halves and shifts, hut
with ! viii; and what is not worth the
effort, is not to be done At all. Pefhape
all that We. have 10 do e meant Tor poth-
ing more than exercise oi the heart and
the, will, and ii il useless IN itself but
at all events. the little pse II has may a.
we'll be spuFped II i is not worth put
ting our hands and our ssrsngth to,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1881-10-11
I Trying on the Bonnet. ;

E,tA A New Haven gentleman, whose bust
ness keeps him up late at nights. was
persuaded to do . millinery errand fos
his vile the other night, and as result
stumbled up the front stairs at 2 2o'cioek
| in the morning with . brand-new bonnet
[held carefully under his arm in tissue
paper As soon as he turned on the gas
his bettsr-half- rubbed open her eyes and
dro wsily inquired:
"You-lorgot-my-- bonnet, didn't
your i.,.s sayss s.
sNo, I didn't. Here's che business. 7
"Oh! is it9p and the woman sprang
up and ripped the wrappirgs off in :
ljiffy and, slatting her nightcap into the
corner, adjusted the new purchase carett
fully on her head, -, 49,
.Howa DO you like IL rs becoming,
isn't 1t p gs~ s, ~, g
s"Madam,n responded the husband,
.'the bonnet certainly is becoming, bnt
somehow v the remainder Of Yopr costume
don't jibe.. Your. dress, II | may csll It
such, has too much Hamburg edging and
| not enough overskirt 1 think You need
il little 7pleatiqg and ! couple extra
| lrufiles- 49, 4
10, you hoirid-" sj..ss $500
"Aud then, too, that bonnet has too
much color for the rest Of the tsnt en-
;smSls, & T ! may OGSsr0- 'Sa'0's lta Cen ls !he
sYou hateful, ri ihsow tbs thing aou,
of the window if<you, tion't tell me just
| lhowsitlooks; so there = - go, s. ~
ssThat,s what In trying to do, rras
dear. The bonnet looks silnmenae Ii
your present costume Y6u coalip't tail
10. make hilton the strssiest, aud Just a.
| like IS not land In the police atatiop.. /
should think come milliner had hired The
statue aof Qassn Zenobia Tor dummy
to show sff her goods. 49,. s.s
= % jimmy, dummy. did You say rll
'sct yon know I'm no dummy !" and sht
sat on the edge OF the bed and lectured
and lectnfsd and leclured until the detu-
ded, man had been ,humned to sleep BY
the monotopy Of her yoIce. But she
didn't lake that bonnet Of. She vent
and rugged; ;sheIsslfs Up in the best dndi
she had. and when be ayoke in the NOR
luiag she was prom aenading about ,lhe
room trying The effect BY posing il siti'
ttudes before the mirror s., =
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1881-10-11
I Fashlonable Woman's Prayer.

Strengthen my husband, and may his
faith and his money hold out to the end
Draw the lambs wool Of unsuspicious
twilight over his eyes, that Irritation
may look to, him like victories, and that
my bills may strengthen his pride in me.
Bless, oh future! nv crimps, rats and
frizzss. and let thy glory SHINE onEmy
paint and powder. 10
Enable the poor to shift for them
selves. aud save me from all missionary
beggars. a d
Shed the light Of thy countenancs on
my casneI's hair shawl, my lavender silk !,
my point lace and my necklace Of dia-
monds, and keep the moth out of my
sahles. fbesaech thee, oh fortune!
When l walk out before Che gaze of
vulgarmen, regulate my wiggle and add
new grace to my gaithaa ssGastsa fae6s
g When bow myself to worship, grant
that I may do 1t with ravishing elegance,
and preserve until theglast the lily white
OF my flesh and the taper ofimy fingers.
Destroy mine enemies With the gall I
jealousy, and eat up with the teeth of
envy all those who gaze atsmy stylesy
Save me from wrinkles and foster
my plumpers. sYe sssI s1
Fill both my eyes, oh fortune! with
the plain,ive poison OF of,infatuation, that
[ may lay edt smy .victins--the men
as numb as images craven. sasls f4sis (
Let the lily and,the rose strive togeth-
ef on my cheek, and may my neck swim
like goose on the bosom OF crystal
water.e sd .aAi9fj EeisiR qt4iSs
i Enableime, oh fortunel to- wear shoes
still iailittfe smaller, and save me.from
corns and bnnions. gar aH iisafg,
Bless Fanny, my lap dog and rain
down hailstones ofodestruction on those
who shall hurt hair of Hector, my
kitten. 1ai9f9ns saSs Is
Smile, Oh fortune Finest sweetlv nppn
Dick, my canary. and watch with tue
fondness Of q spirit over my two lily
white mice with red eyes, ui qei.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1881-10-11
Mr.. Moods.s Short Answers.

- - = -
Atthe closing meeting oflthe Moody
Conyocation at Northfeld, Mass, Mr..
Moody, disposed Of various questions
that were put to him, making replies
with CHARACTERISTIC breyity and good
sense. "How shall va work among the,
Catholics r. s.Don't abuse them, don't
ahnse their church, deal kindly with
them, and BY your life show chat you
have got something better" "Can q
church without any prayer, meeting, Sun
day night or week night, live I" "No,
/ shoald hate to preach 10 such a church );
that is an awful condition of ,things!e
"How should work be done in the in.
quiry room r. There's often more
wisdom required Ia these aftermeetings
than In any other. You can't lay down
any iixed rules. Some use very little
discretion In this natter. Now. among
q COMPANY OF 'inqdfrers there will be an
in6del,'a skeptic, q backsIider, moral
ist and tender souls under conviction. -
DR.. Ross, suppose you have forty pa
tiesse afaieted- with a iffarsnt- -distempers.
how would it do to give them all blue
pills.2 You wsuldnIt.hsve much pfAc-
ltiesl Al gS ess n 3'Slould We Baseuh
converted persons in our church
choirs r 81 am glad that question has
been sent up / say emphatically, No.
Everybody whip has to do with the ser
vice OF the church, fro n the janitor to
IL - Il
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.Anerhr!
"MENDlNa THE OLD FLAG

In the silent gloom of great room. s-
With cobwebs round it creeping;
From day to day the old flag lay
A veteran worn and sleeping,
Dinghy old. each wrinklA fold t' =
By the dust Of years was shaded; 20
Wounds Of the storm were upon its form;
The crimson stripes were faded.
Twas mournful sight in the day-twilight,
This thing of humble seeming, S.
That once so proud DER the cheering crowd
Had carried it's oolors cleaning;
Stained with mould were the braids of gold,
That had flashed in the sun-rsy's kissing; 4
OF faded hue was its field of; blue.
And some Of the stars were missing. s..
Three Northern maids and three from gladss
Where dreams Of the Southland weather,
With glances kind and their arms entwined, !.
Came up the stairs together;
They gazed awhile with thoughtful smile
At the crouohing form before them;
With clinging holds they grasped its folds,
And ont Of the darkness bore them. -,
They healed its scars, they found It's stars
And brought them all together.
Three Northern maids and three from glades
Where smiles the Southland weathet;)
They mended away through the summer day,
Made glad by an inspiration i'nst.s
To fling it high at the smiling sky
On the birthday Of our Nation. .a
In the brilliant glare of the summer air. 40
With brisk breeze Ground it creeping,
Newly bright through the glistening light,
The Aag went graudly sweeping; n9si
Cleaning and bold were its braids Of gold.
And flashed in the sun-ray's kissing;
Red, white and blue were Of deepest hue;
And none Of the stars were missing.
~ Will CARLETON.
- at-.tfs E.E 53stF ~
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We smile at the ignorance OF ths,sav-
age who cuts do wn the tree 10 order to
reach its fruits. but tbs 5act Is that, q
bluniers ofithis description. 10 made by
every person who iis over-eager ssnd im-
patient 10 the pursnit Of pleasure. To
spch The present, mopeRt js everything,
and the future is nothing; hes berrpws,
from the future ct . most usuT-
ious a6a f91oSs ante etesi ;yAddfthe con.
sequeecA sthA ks hpds t6s .6le Of bis
feelings impaired, bis self-respect dimin-
isheH hiaBeslth Ofehind sshd body Yde-
istfoyed, 2ndA lffe -feduceti To- 4ts very
dreg;, at l9e when, humanity speak
ing, ihs 8feAiesttp tpbation hfhsE ed6fdrts
should be still before hi p.s-zChaapiag.
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DELMONICO AND HIS PATRONS.
Some Incidents that Show How q
Great Caterer Made . Fortunes T
New York Herald

-N6W 4ork l16kdlQs
The late Col. Fisk was not a regular
patron OF Delmonico'sa Hew went fur.
ther up town, but now: and then he smil-
ed over his bowl OF bounty there. On
one occasion, at half past four NJ, he
called at the Office. Charley" said he.
81 want d. tiptop stand-up lunch, with
aowersiand all that sort of thing, served
in Erie building for $50 men ct half-past
SIX "a fr nsgsgei s.-,.
That's two hours from now" 81
swell, a great deal can be done intwo
hours.''g - a6:s.a ,ifs -
"All right. Colonel; !. FL do il. Bat it
will be an expensive job for rryou. J,
"Who said anything about the cost r
You do it and I'll pay for it."'; yf,5aY
OF course the lunch was served and
equally of course the 81, 900 bill was
| paid. ss. ~ = 81 5 sss aaS
| Atanother time, when Fisk was work
ling up the Ninth Regiment, q. ball was
given at the Academy and Fisk wss anx-
ious that Delmonico should furnish the
supper. They declined on the ground
that there was no proft,in it.
"How much guarantee do You want z
said Jim r.,ia .9s,.ss-.l. S,.s
"a thousand, dollars" said Delmoni-
"All right" said Fisk. "lll take 500
supper tickets" and he did
The ring potentates never favored Del.
monicO' sup,tpwn house very much, but
spent thousands Of dollars in The Cham
bers street place. Peter B Sweeney used
to- go there when he wished to be quie,
and by himself. The last time he called
he nearly completed bargain With Dsl-
monico1 BY which the latter was to take
Peters Thirty-fourth street property for
q restaurant. 80 I'M s4 lF~
When Tweed's daughter was to be
married the 6id man called on Delmon-
leo; two months in advance. and without
mentioning terms simply said: 81 want
. supper. good one, for my daughters
Wedding; Eve hundred people. Good
day." The day after the. supper was
served he called aad paid for 1t.
"Do you keep your people A long
timer aisw Gps ilHeev 4a
Q aSome of them = .ss.s. a.ss
ossThe cooks--how about them 2.
"WslL j pay the present head cook
$4,000 year; his predecessor 86. 600.
The other cooks get from $15 to $50 q
week" -sSisl r. III gsss i4sss ts4ss
ssWhs: do you give the head waiter p
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day With seeming indifference and the
utmost confidence in the integrity Of
their betrothed. Twas not until u mes
seuger arrived with sealed letter for
both of them that they suspected some
treachery. Hastily breaking the seal,
they both devoured the contents of their
respective billets, which read alike, as
fo,lows:
"DEAR FRIEND-You must not think
too hard of me for the cruel disappoint-
ment to which have subjected you and
your numerous friends / saw Won were
crazy. to be married, and gratifed your
vanity as far as l could go As l have
already wife, how can I marry you2
I start to day for the Continent, where
my wife is awaiting me. Don't be in
too much haste next time to be wed-
ded y ,.iosiit,, sis - -
| To describe the effects of those. mis-
sives would be impossible. They both
dropped insensible ! on the floor, and
were carried to their couches, where,
amid tears, their bridal robes were re-
moved The guests, as soon as they
heard the cruel tidings, Immediately de
parted, and in q short time the place
was deserted. II took The girls SOM e
months to recover from their cruel dis
appointment, and when again they ap
peared 10 society, all traces. of their for
mer pride and haughtiness were gone
They were chastened by their cruel or
deal Some ten years after they both
married respectable mechanics, and set.
tied down and became good, true and
loving wives. About year after they
were married, while in . distant city or
business, / encountered both Harry and
Gus in the street. They erasped mi
hand cordially, and with eyes full o.
meaning seemed to inquire the result o.
their joking. g sss,. s
"Miss Short?'' exclaimed. Harry, az
ter our salutstlon had ended, in an in.
[quiripg wav.a $50 81. ~ s...-.
Sis well,'' / answered, "and com
pletely recovered from the heartless JOKE
you played upon her. She has beer
married q year now." s.s.s..s ~.
At.which they both laughed heartily.
..And iFaity?' broke in Gus
a"She likewise" / replied, isis well, and
married also," s4...
They then related TO me that passing
through. our town they had heard, sc
much Of the marrying manis that seem.
ed TO possess the two ladies, that they
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a Benicient Action.

d The, worn look and, miserable feelings
OF thosesclosely confined in mills, or At
desks or work tables, Gre cansed by weak
Stomach, Kidneys or Bowels, and show
tho necessity for some mild e.onic to
build them up No. one need satisr thus
Who viii use, Psrkes's Ginger Tonic; |;
for without Intoxicating it has such, :
beue6cient action on these sluggish or
gans and so cleanses the poisonous mat
ters from the sgatsu, that rosy cheeks
aadngeed. hesith end ARirits ARE soon
brought back ag2 ain. -Express. See ady.