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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-11-02
LOST KISS.

I put by the hat written poem.
While the pen idly trailed in my hand,
Writes on-sHad words to complete II,
Who'd read it. OF who'd understand
But the little bare feet on the stairway,
Ard the faint. sno.hered laugh in the hall,
And the eerie-1eW lisp on the silence,
CRY up to me over it all.
So I gather il up-Where was broken
The tear-faded thread Of my1theme,
Telling how, as one night I sat writing,
A fairy broke IN on my dream
A little inquisitiye fairy
My own little girl, with the gold
OF the sun in her hair. and the deWy
Blue eyes Of the fairies of old
'Twse the dear little girl that ! scolded-
ssFor was it moment like this
I said-"whena abe knew I was busy,
To come romping in for a kiss?
Come roWdying up from her mother,
And clamoring there at my knee 5s#
For. sOne little kiss for my dolly,
And one little uzzer for mel"
Goo pity the heart that repealed her
And the cold hand that turned her away!
An take from the lips that denied her
This answerlees prayer Of to-day!
Take, Lord, from my mem'ry forever
That pitiful sob OF despair,
And the patter and trip Of the little bare feet
And the one piercing cry On the stair!
/ put blythe half-written poem
While the pen idly trailed ia ~ hand
Writes on-'Had I words to complete II
Who'd read or who'd understand?
But the little. bare feet on the stairway.
and the faint, smofhe.ed laugh in the hail.
And the eerie~loW lisp on the aifsnoe.a
Cry up to me over it all
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-14
"The Worst Liar I Ever Met

The Rochester Herald says: Among
the inmates of the County Insane Asy-
lum is man who is often perfectly
sensible and when accosted at such
times causes visitors to wonder why he
is confined there. This inmate enter
ed into conversation the other day
with caller whose dress proclaimed
him to be clergyman. Said the mad
man:
cit was too bad. was it not, the
killing of Grant at Chicago?"
at was" said the minister, who
followed the accepted custom of as
senting to the statements of lunatics
for peace sake.
'.Hayes was assassinated at Cincin-
natl, was he nogT again asked the lu-
natic.
"Yes," replied the clergyman.
"And was not Queen Victoria mur-
dered in her palace% To this query
from the madman the clerical visitor
once more answered in the affirmative.
The lanatic named, one after another,
a dozen living royal personages, all of
whom the clergyman was led to admit
had been put out of the way. Finish
ing his catechism, the madman turned
on the clergyman and said, fercely;
"Your dress shows you are a minister,
but you sre the worst liar I ever metz
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-14
OUR HOME-MAKER.

Where the mountains siVpe 10 the westwar,
Ana their purple chalices hold
new-made wine OF sunset
Crimson and amber and gold
in this old, wide opened doorway,
WIN the clm-bOuQhs overhead
house all garnished behind her,
Ana the plentiful table spread
She has stood 10 welcome our coming
watching our upward climb,
IN the sweet June weather that brought us
Oh, many and many time!
To-day In the gentle splendor
OF the early summer noon
feriect I'm sunshine and fragrance,
Although II Is hardly June
Again Is the doorway opened,
And the house Is garnlshed and sweet;
Tut she silently waits for our coming,
AS we enter with silent feet.
A little within she Is whiting.
Not where she has met us before;
For over the pleasant threshold
She Is only TO cross once more.
The smile on her face Is quiet,
And n lily Is on her breast,
Her hands are folded together,
And the word on her lips is crest"
And yet " looks like n welcome,
FOR her work Is compassed and bone;
All things are seemly and ready,
And her summer is just begun.
IL Is we who may not cross over;
Only with song and prayer,
"A little way into the glory,
We may reach rs we leave her there.
But we cannot think OF her idle;
she must be n hOme-maker still:
God giveth that work tO the angels
Who fittest the task fulfill;
And somewhere, yet, In the hilltsps
OF the country that hath no pain,
She viii watch In her beautiful doorway
To bid us n welcome again.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-14
The Holy Scriptures a Printing Job

The Holy Scriptures Printing Job.
The second thoughts of English
public opinion with reference to the
revision of the New Testament are not
favorable to that work as an accepted
sacred book. 1t is admitted that the
work of revision was pushed too far.
Instead of correcting the errors it be-
came a rewriting and restoration of
the New Testament. The value of
the book in devout community is its
supreme and sacred authority. People
believe it to be the word of God-the
actual spoken Word, taken down by
holy men for their comfort, guidance
and edification. Whatever displaces
that faith or destroys the authenticity
of the work itself, or weakens the be-
lief of Christian men in the existence
of the Bible, is dangerous. The value
of the Bible from literary point of
view is that it is a landmark of our
language. No work in the English
tongue, as a mere matter of written
composition, has had so profound an
Influence upon English literature as
the Bible. That influence is to be at
tributed largely to the fact that the
English of the Bible is plain, homely,
sincere and Saxon. Many of the words
are antique and rugged, dominant with
the stern, sincere, homely character of
the Anglo-Saxon race. There has
been tendency in modern literature
to dispute those influences, to sacrifice
sense for euphony, to dilute our Ian
guage with aesthetic and harmonious
conceits. Books like the Bible, Shake
speare, the "Pilgrim's Progress" has
been our landmarks, which no literary
conceit or cunning could submerge.
The closer we keep our literature to
the language of the Bible, Shakespeare
and Bunyan, the better it viii be for
its strength and purity. The revision
of the New Testament is a destruction
OF one of these landmarks. To that
extent it is to be deplored. 1t only re-
mains for the revisers to carve and
hack at Shakespeare and Buyan and
bring them to the modern tastes.
When to this we add that the publica-
ton Of the Bible in England has been
conducted upon the most selfish bust.
ness principles, that it has been really
a scheme and job for the making OF
money, the list of objections to the
whole work is complete objections
which we are afraid viii be fatal to its
lclaim as holy book.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-14

in her hour of need, and led her out of
the slough of despond. And happiness
made her a different woman. She
learned at last those lessons of pa
tience and resignation which seemed so
hard and bitter in the first days of her
sorrow. Despair, rebellion and repin-
ing gave place in her heart to hope and
tenderness. She grew at last to have
only tender, gentle memories of the
loved ones who had left her, and she
proved kind, judieious guardian to lit
tie Hetty, when warm-hearted Miss
Keziah had passed away from earth.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-14

A STEAMER starting from Pittsburg,
Penn, can carry cargo to Fort Ben
ton, Montana, 1885 miles distant with.
out breaking bulk.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-14
Wife, once exclaimed a man nc

"Wife," once exclaimed man re
turning from a militia muster, they've
made me a Corporal" "Dad," exs
claimed the eldest of a set Of tow-head.
ed scions, s'did they make Us Corporals,
too ?" "What question" exclaimed
the mother, scornfully, "Nobody's Cor
poral but your daddy and me"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-14
No Hospital Needed.

No palatial hospital needed for Hop Bit
ters patients, nor large-salaried talented
buffers to tell what Hop Bitters will do or
cure, as they tell their own story by their
certain and absolute cures at home.-NetD
York Independent.
Daily Republican., 1881-08-16
The Cane May Accident.

Among the many people who wen,
on the Harvest Home Excursion tC
Cape May per steamer Republic on
Tuesday August Och, was George H
Rigby, a resident of Media, Delaware
County, Pennsylvania. He formerly
lived here. While the party we've rid.
ing on the cars from Cape May Point
to Cape May, Mr.. Rigby mounted the
tender to ask from the engineer tho ad.
dress of q friend at Cape May, and
whilst 80 engaged the train was set In
motion. He made his way back to the
buffer Of the tender, and In endeavcring
to cross on to the connecting bar that
held together the engine and the first
passenger car, to get on the platform,
hsfe'l between the tender aud car. The
alarm was given and the train s,onped
aud a rush mado tot place Of the
accident. T.
F.. A CHASTITY sight was here presented.
Ga .he outside IT the metals, and east
of the track, about 30 feet from the
body lay the head of the deceased, com
pletely severed, the cut extending TO the
lower part OF the neck. The headless
body was found between the metals
lying in pool OF blood. Here again
was indeed horrible sight. The shoes
were torn from his feet iuto shreda, his
feet and legs terribly laoerated, the
former almost severed at the instep; the
arms and hands were crushed, the left
hand being slightly connected by liga.
nents. The ribs were crushed an
nroiruding through his garments aud
al ogether more CHASTITY sight could
scarcely be conceived. The funeral
took place at Media on Sunday and was
largely attended.
Daily Republican., 1881-08-16
Eleventh street Bridge.

There are many and loud complaints
about the Levy Court not providing
some means for crossing the Brandy
wine during the rebuilding of the
Eleventh street bridge. Only last week
a man came within "a few inches of
losing his life Oh the railroad bridge,
and few days previous to that, a wo-
man started to cross the bridge with
two littl /, children, ard when she came
to walking on the ties, not only the
children but the woman herself, became
beaildered, anil if it had not
been for some men going to their res
cue and assisting them across, one or
ali of them, would have been percipita-
ted into the water. IL is about time a
boat was provided or something done,
o. the county may have to pay dana.
ges for some injury to life or limb.
There il a notice pasted on the railroad
bridge, that forbids any person from
crossing the bridge under a penalty.
But what are men who live on This side
and work AZ Bowers u Dure's, or Pick
els to do? and what are persons living
on the other side to do about mark etine
etc. 1t will be in order f)r the Levy
Court 70 explain. 1t will certainly ht
much cheaper to provide boat, the
same as was done when Third street
bridge was being repaired, than il
would be ter the county to have TO pay
some one heavy damages.
Daily Republican., 1881-08-16
THE BOURBON Democratic organs o

THE BOURBON Democratic organs Of
Virginia, for the want of a better rally.
ing cry, are making frantic appeals to
the white voters to stand together
against the encroachments of the
colored men. The Bourbons are at least
twelve years behind the age in speak
ing out in favor of white man party.
That honor belongs to ID alaware and
was suggested by the sagacious ex-Sen-
ator, now chancellor Salisbury, but the
cry has lost it's force. There will be
victory for TIE right and confusion for
the wrong, and the answering which
cones back to the Bouroons in tones of
from the .Coalit lists is: "A
tree ballot, a fair count and equal
rights for all"
Daily Republican., 1881-08-16
p oMlum for Living Temperate
FiVpn.

A singular viii was left by Charlie.
Elliot Il wealthy farmer of Knox,
Maine, who died there ON July IS
| Among the lelatecs are Two grandsons
who share equally with the children,
but who are hampered with the follow
ing provision: ~ fudher bequeath h
and say that if Charles or George B.
Elliot, legatees above named, or either
OF them or any one ct my grandchil-
dren (thoIgh yea unhOrn) or ,Geir
children shall use tobacco in any form
either to smoke or chew, or drink any
ardent spirits or alcoholic liquors in
any way unless prescribed by a physi-
clan under oath inat ii IL necessary (and
that not to last bit thirty days) after
this my will is approved by the court
AID for each offence of using tobacco or
alcoholic drinks as afore .aid, to be cut
off from their dover in MY property
for six months fo~ the first offence, and
ono year for each subsequent offence,
and one year OF total abstinence from its
use, his or their dover to be restored rs
before provid' d. Their said share or
shares so cut off to be disposed and
divided the same as provided in case
OF their decease," A codicil provides
that gambling or betting money or
other valuable consideration snail car.
~ the same penalty as the Dose of to-
baccO and ardent spirits.
Daily Republican., 1881-08-16
senator HiIl,s Nor al Code.

Senator Ben. Hill q short time age
was In Philadelphia having an opera
ton performed upon his mouth, a tumoi
having grown upon the inside, which
prevented him from exercising the
power of speech. The operation was
successful and Ben. was permitted ia
return to the Rockbridge Alum Springs
to recuperate, and though warned by
his physicians not to talk, he is said te
have broken out the other day in de-
nunciation of the Virginia coali-
ton in opposition to the Bour-
bon Democracy, which he said
wanted "to tarnish the fair fame of
Virginia, and discredit her in the face
of mankind for the sake of mere office. !"
The Hon. Ben. is very considerate of
the good morals of the State Of Vir-
ginia. When be wants to declSim on
the question Of honesty he had better
go right hack to the State of Georgia,
where he will find that the party
to which he belongs, has tarnished the
fair fame of his State by repudiating
the entire debt contracted to build rail.
roads for the benefit OF her people, and
its dishonesty by putting
clause in her Constitution prohibiting
any future generation from paying it
off. In that party that repudiated
that honest debt Ben. Hill is burning
and shining light. MIR. Hill should
that honesty like charity
should begin at home; but Mr.. Hill
seems to have one kind of financial
morals for Virginia and quite another
70: Georgia.
Daily Republican., 1881-08-16

PRESIDENT GARFIELD has reached
the most critical period of his sickness.
In the unhappy symptoms of his case
40 one can fail to Sc, ample warrant
for the deep anxiety and alarm that is
to be observed on all sides. What the
Presidents condition is to-day will b.
told by dispatches elewhere and we
must hope that the news will be better,
and bring blessed relief and rest to our
Chief Executive. Let us hope that the
serious stage of the case will lie
safely PASSED as all the others ha, Q
been.
Daily Republican., 1881-08-16

THE PLEASANT fall-llse weather in
dicates that the back bona Of summer
has been broken and that the pleasant
luxurious fall is fast drawing on. This
is already the sixteenth of August and
in three Wee ks more the sound of the
school bell will be heard calling the
children to duty, When that time
comes around the summer may be roll
ed up and laid aside and we commence
the unfolding of the month that gradu
ally gides US on into the winter.
Daily Republican., 1881-08-16

If " CAPTAIN" Shirley persists in
gathering together a heterogeneous crowd
in the centre Of the smallpox district,
it will not be surprising if the disease
starts again, instead of continuing to
die out. People of course need saliva
tion, but the Captain" is hardly the
proper pc son to teach it. Lot the Board
of Health tell the Captain to march
along to the next citv.
Daily Republican., 1881-08-16

EX GOVERNOR BAGLEy, of Mich
gan, deceased, but few days ago, was
u thoughtful and practical sort of 8
man, who intended that there should be
no trou bic nor unnecessary expense in
erecting a monument to his memory.
he died, leaving an estate valued at
5000, 600. He left $1,000 TOR drinking
fountain in front Of the Detroit City
Hall, aud another clause prohibiting
the expenditure of more than 5000 for a
monument over his remains.
Daily Republican., 1881-08-16
100 FARM EkS.
TNO FARM ERN.
LIQUOR APPLICATIONS.

NOTICE-I, THOMAS DUNNELLY,
IN in compliance with the requirements
or the Act Of Assembly in such case made
and provided, 20 hereby give notice tnat |
shall apply in writing to the Court 'ffener
al Sc sions of the eace and Jail Delive-y
Of the state of Delaware, In AMI for New
Castle County, on Monday, the 18th dny OF
september, A. ID. 1881. being the fl st oay 0
the next September term Of ,he said C0urI
for license to keep hotel Mt South East C. r
ncr 18th and fr n h streets No. 1885 in the
sixth Ward, of the City of Wilmington, and
to sell intoxicating liquor In quantities Of less
tuan one quart to be drunk on the premises,
and the following respectable citizens re-
commend the said application to wit:
John H. Fulton, John Conway,
Paschal II. Peterson, Edward Barlow,
Alexander McCray, Charles A. Schultz,
joseph Miller John j Farnau,
Thomas Porter, william Hamilton,
Daniel FIitz, Patrick Mahoney,
Thos, DonneiIy, Jr., James A. b. Handy,
JOIN Hymmap, W. q. Woods,
Michael u. Mealey, Hugh Lynch
John French. Andrew Munlen,
Frederick Wahl, John B. Breheny,
John Solomon. ia aes McSorley,
auv1b3t.t THOMAS DOM ELY.
Daily Republican., 1881-08-16
he New COmmissiOner OF Pen.
SIOM6,

1t is officially announced that Com
missioner Dudley, with view to pro.
tect and foster the interests of the SOL
diars and their representatives, has
directed that in contested claims for a
pension, legal counsel may be retained
and be present to examine witnesses
before the "special agent" representing
the Pension Bureau. This Is wise a.
well as humane towards the claimant,
and does much toward maintaining
confidence in the distinguished soldier
at the head of the Pension Bureau.
Our former .cllow.citizen, James 2.
Tus,in, Esq, il, we believe, the first
attorney retained under the recent
r"ling Of the Commissioners, and we
unders tahd that he expects to be in
Philadelphia, in a few days, where a
case involving q large amount Of money
aud which has been on the files of
the pension Office for several years, is
to be investigated.
Daily Republican., 1881-08-16
LOCAL TlNE TABLE
oOH2ECrRD APRIL 8. 1881

TRAINS LEAVE WILMINGTON
Philadelphla, 2.2o, $3.50, 700, S.lN 90
9:bo, 1880, ll:53 Il. IN. 1915, 1924
2:30, 400, i.b2, 6:4i, 6:lO, 9.5h, 1870
Sundays 2:Z0, $40, a. M; 800, III
700 9:hb 1000 y. m.
New York, 2:2o, $3.50, 100, s;sS, ll:6s
'i2:53, 2.U3, e:4, 5.62 p. III. 81
l:bS, go a. M, GA p. M.
Baltimore, 1851, 2l2, 7.,t. S:3s a. m.,
al:0f, &:i5, $50 p, III. Sunday
2:l2, 1866 a. IN.
Washington, 1851, 2:l2 1:sb, 1898 a. m.
"l:O4, $3.50 p. u. Sundays. l2:d
1:bb u. m.
Baltimore and intermediate Station1
1888 a. m., 1c:55, 4:45 =. m. The a:
train stops at way stations only .
Perryville and Baltimore. 81
l2:5l u. IN.
Peryyille and intermediate siationa
m.
New Castle, 600, G26 q. m.; Loo 800,
M. No Sunday trains.
Harrington and Intermediate STATIC
a. M: Loo; e:N p. M. No sunday
Delmar and Intermediate Stations, w
LOO p. m.
Wilmington and Northern Railroad
m.: 800, BOO p. III. Sunday train
Delaware Western Railroad, Tl5, lV:S
6:35 D, N. Sundays, 1920 .. m:
ARRIVE AT WILMINGTON fh
Philadelphia, l2:iS, 2:14, 7:S2: S:ss, 81
l2:O0 m; 1918, l2'45, fi:oS, Eov;
4:4l, $40, 6:l5, $40, 500, $40, lU:a
D, IN. Sundays, l2;43, 2:O4, 2.3' ':S
4. m.; $40, lO.I5, ll:l5p. III.
New York, 2:o4, 22 1862, s.Sa q. m;
sI:G2, 4:41, $40 p. H.; Sundays
1862 q. IN.
Baltimore, 1853, 2:14, s:5c., ll:Sb a. m;
200, s. IA, ,6:35, $50 p. H.; Sundays
q. M; 6. 40. 6:3S. $50 y. IN.
Washington, l:5s, 2:li, ll:36 q. d.; d,
200, ban, ,6:3sp. H.; Sundays LOO =
$40, 8:3S p. IN.
Perryville only, s:O6 Q. NJ. ,oo, j
New Castle, s:48, 1886 a. m; I'o'' y
D. In. No Sunday trains.
Dela ware Railroad, s:as q. m.; lz;o'
N. No sunday trains.
Wilmington and Northern ha,l,o ,..
q. H.: 1885, e:66 p. IN. SUNDAY va
Delaware Western Railroad, S:Vs'
D. N, Sundays, $40 a. H.; pp
TRAINS FOR WILMINGTON
Pniladelphia, Broad street depot,
8:l6, 1880, l1:00, ll:i5 Il M; i9V; \. A
$50, 4.3O, SIS, 6:45, o:4o, s:OoslS
Sunlays. I:O5, S:a0 g. H.; o'"'
.. N.
Philadelphia, Market street sta.iOD
IL. m: 1875 p. M; SuiiuaSh
Figures marked thus ~ deho'0 y
express trains.
Daily Republican., 1881-08-16
street Parade,

A number Of mem bers of Hope Lodge
of Odd Fellows, and the Wilmington
Battalion of Patriarchs in full uniform,
Will give a street parade on Wednesday
evening over the f>llowing route: From
Third and King to Second, to Poplar, to
Fourth, to King, to Seventh, to Madi-
son, to Ninth, to Market, to Third, to
King and dismiss. The First Regiment
Band and Dupont Drum Corps Aill fur
nish music for the parade. Fire works
will bedisplayed along the route. Their
excursion on the 18th, to Atlantic City,
promises to be successful one. They
intend leaving French street wharf at
g. 20 a. IN. sharp.
Daily Republican., 1881-08-16

NOR SALE OR RENT. THE REAL
estate Of the late DR.. VIM. A. Tatem, In
It. Georges lhis Is o very valuable proper
ty, in good condition, beautifully located and
surrounded with snrubbery and fruits Of ali
Kinds, and would make desirable home
Possession given tho last Of September. Fol
urther information apply To
D. .j. STEWART,
st. Georges, Del,
Or MRS. W. TlLDEN,
ty20-w&stf 2F2 North Front street, Phila.
Daily Republican., 1881-08-16
NOTICES.
--vOR-
HEATING THE OITY HALL.
WILMINGTON, DEL, Aug. ~, 1881.

|
WILMINGTON, DEL, Aug. ID, 1881.
Sealed proposals. win be received in the box
IN tho City Council Chamber, until 7DO
O'clock, D. IN +, FRIDAY, Aug. ", for tearing
out tae old furnace and erecting two new hot
air furnaces in the City Hal Wilmington,
Delaware.
Specifications OF the work can be seen and
further Information be had upon application
to the CLERK Or bai'iit OF City Council. A bond
, with security In the SUN 0ftwo hundred dol
lars must accompany each proposal for the
good fifth Of tho bidder, and the person or
persons to whom the contract may be award
cd must give boLd, with security, in the
sum of four hundred dollars for the faithful
per'O nance Of the contract.
The committee reserve the right to reject
any or all hids. All bids must be properly
signed, scalyd and endorsed proposals for
Heating ths City Hail." and directed to
l.. II IAYLOR,
Chairman Public Building Committee.
Blank fdtms fer bids Gun be obtained Of the
Clerk OF CoJncil. augl3 Of
Daily Republican., 1881-08-16
rTHE MISSES HEBE'k :"
Il FRENCH AND ENGLlS III

Boarding AID day school for young ladies
and children, So2 WEST STREET, WHINING
TON, DEL Thorough instruction viii be given
in English branches and Iatn IND modern
languages. Mu'ic, Iaocing, Drawing and
Painting viii be laugh. by competent leach
ers, and classes for conversation in The "Iench
language will be held three times week.
rhe school will open September 10. aulj I'm
Daily Republican., 1881-08-16
To BUILDERS.

Plans nd specifications for school house
10 be erected at Tenth and Spruce streets, in
this city, can be found ut the office of +. X.
Carsweil, Architett, Sixth and ship ey sts.
Bids must be handed to the chai-mau Of the
Committee on or before SATURDAY, the
Goth inst, at 0 O'Clock, p. IN. Security must
be given for the faith(ui performance Of The
contract A. "A. 5ElMSH Nv,
augl3 Ct Chairman Building Committee.
Daily Republican., 1881-08-16
Irish Jauntfng Car. (Contlnued.

HROCERlES.-WE HAVE JUST RE-
~ celVed f1ne lot Of canned goods pre-
pared especially for excursion parties. Per.
sOns going on excursions should examine OuI
canned corned beef, Condensed milk, ham,
oyst ers, peaches, sardines, jelly and meats Of
all kins. 1t Ia nonsense to prepare victuail
when you can buy them already prepared al
very low prices. We will also keep on hand
81, 4 and 41zc. per H.; ibs. prunos, 2tc.; b.
dried apples, &c. 4 bs. peaches, 2bc. IL M
cherries, 25c. brooms, 2bc {; 2 wash -boards
2bc. Our -four at &c. 60 per barrel net cash w
guarantee or viii refund the money and senr
after the -four. P.J. FORD,
Mar23-e0d Front and Madison Streets.