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PRINCE GORTSCHAKOFF.
"A Very Famous Statesman, Whose States
manship Did Not Succeed.
From the London Spectator.

"A Very Famous Statesman, Whose States
nlanship Did Not Succeed.
From the London Spectator.
Another great figure has disappeared from
Europe. It is announced from st. Peters,
burg that Prince Gortschakoff, now a man
of vast age, has finally resigned the Chan
cellorship of the Russian Empire. No man
of our time, except Prince Bismarck, has
ever doomed larger in Europe, and espec-
tally in English eyes. The Prince has been
regarded as the very incarnation of Russia.
a master at once Of guile and strategy and
force, utterly INSCRIPTIONS, and withal a
barbarian at heart. Fuller memoirs may
show that he was all those things or none
of them, for the extent of his influence
with his three successive masters is still
unknown, but one point about him is GER
tain. His craftsmanship did not succeed.
He constantly mistook opinion in Europe,
he exaggerated the strength of Russia, and
his sarcastic dispatches made endless and
needless enemies. He affronted Napoleon
Ill.,, he risked and lost the Crimean wal, he
allowed the German Empire to arise and he
shrank at the last moment from overthrow
ing the Sultanet. He has helped perhaps
to gath some immense deserts in Asia worth
nothing; but in Europe he has brought his
country no nearer to southern waters tow
ard which she necessarily strains, and has
patiently seen her frontier on the west clos
ed by wall of steel. We should say Prince
Gortschakoff, if the real author of Russian
the world one-half. In 1848, Gear Nicholas
had twice the weight of Gar Alexander in
1880, and could walk about his own capital
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CuriOSities of the Voice.

DR.. Delaney, in a paper read recently
before the French Academy of Medi-
cine, gives some details on the history and
limits of the human voice, which he obtain
ed after the most patient research. Accord
ing to the doctor, the primitive inhabitants
of Europe were all tenors, their descendants
of the present day are baritones, and their
grandsons will have semi-b voices. Look
ing at different races, he calls attention to
the fact that the inferior races, such as the
negroes, &C., have higher voices than white
men. The voice has also tendency to
deepen with age-the tenor of sixteen
becoming the baritone at twenty-five, and
bass at thirty five. Fair complexioned
people have higher voices than the dark
skinned, the former being usually sopranos
or tenors, the latter contraltos or basses.
Tenors, says the doctor, are slenderly built
and thin; BASES are stoutly made and cor
pulent. This may be so, as a rule, but one
is inclined to think there are more except
tons to it than are necessary to prove the
rule. The same remark applies to the as
sertion that thoughtful, intelligent men
have always deep toned voice; whereas
trifers and frivolous persons have. soft,
weak voices. The tones of the voice are
perceptibly higher, he points out, before
than after a meal, which is the reason why
tenors dine early, in order that the voice
may not suffer- The south, says the doctor,
furnishes the tenors, the north the basses;
in proof of which he adds that the majority
of French tenors in vogue come from the
south of France, while the BASES belong to
the north department..
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Not Disinterested.
N~a> n~>r-

DBGEUIG TT66 fT05b.
In the early years of the war a Michigan
regiment of infantry found itself in battle
line before right smart" lot OF Confeder-
ates down near Winchester. Skirmishers
were out, muskets were popping, and the
Colonel was riding up and down in front
of the lines, brave as lion, when a private
stepped out Of the front rank, advanced,
and making signal for the Colonel to halt,
said: Kernel, it's gettin' purity hot out
here" $50 back! Go back! shouted the
officer: "say, you're liable lab to get killed
duck s his head for bullets. you'd better
90 to the rear and let me stay here and be
shotr' :'Get your place-go back-go back
vailed the Colonel. The man walked back.
and as he took his place in the ranks his
Captain said: what made you do that? Do
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The Model Summer Resort.
From the Boston Post

IIOld DO6lOu IOSV
Thursday the landlord Of an up-couQtry
summer hotel was in the city, and called on
several people to see if they would remem-
Der his house when deciding on the place
to 60 next sumnler. He struck Devon
shire street broker, who has large family,
and mentioned what lie wanted. 'Got a
nice placer" asked the broker. illustrate, ;"
said the landlord. ''Many attractions?"
"Any romantic spot where lovers jumped
off a high bluff into pond?" mo, folks up
our way don't make such cussed fools Of
themselves" "Oh, we'll, have you got any
cave about with an old hermit in it?" "No,
sir, if any superanuated tramp tries to loaf
about that part of the country and getmon-
ey out of our guests by calling himself a
hermit, he'll find himself in the house of
correction quicker than hornet can get his
work in" "Ah! Got mineral spring on
your placer" ''No, sir. If a man is sick
we've got good physician in the vicinity,
and good, pure water is so plenty with us
that we don't try to economic on
it by inducing our guests to drink
from some nasty pool that'll give'em' an at
tack of cholera" . Il see. Well, then
how's the fshing?" Can't catch two fish a
day in the whole region, but there's num-
Der of good places for party to go to with
a supply Of punch and cigars to play cards
and have good time, and always keep d
upply of trout on hand to fill your basket
when you come home, SO you can show the
speckled beauties to the women folks
HIN! You don tseem to have such attrac-
tons as most of the summer resorts adver:
tised." NO, I haven't. Ihave to rely on
the fact that give man a clean room, de-
Gently furnished, plenty Of chickens and
vegetables to eat and lots Of milk to drink
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FIGHT with q Lion.

An under-keeper in menagarie was re-
Gently attacked by lion in Birmingham,
England. He entered the cage in order to
clean it. To separate the animals from that
part of the cage that was to be cleaned a
wooden panel was used. It reached from
the top to the floor Of the cage, and was
about two inches in thickness. The under
keeper, Harris by name. does not appear to
have absolutely closed the panel as he en-
tered. The largest ion-a powerful ami
NAL named wallace" -sprang toward Har-
ris, the sliding panel gave way from the pres
sure, and the man stood unprotected in front
of the lion, whowith its mouth seized the poor
fellow by the shoulder. Harris, who had a
broom in his hand, pluckily defended him
self for few moments by striking the lion
with the handle of the broom. But the
lion clutching him with one Of it's paws,
dashed him to the ground and commenced
gnawing at his body, from which the blood
was freely flowing. The lion tanner, Alicia
monsa, who was at the opposite side of the
hall, hearing the commotion, ran to the
cage. With the utmost courage and COOL
ness he entered the den, and twice fired
his pistol which was loaded with blank
cartridge. All the time Harris was still be-
meath the lion, who was tearing his flesh
The pistol firing had no effect whatever on
the animal; and seeing this the lion tanner,
who had with him a loaded whip, began
striking the animal with the butt end Of it
on the head. He dealt the lion four or
five blows, and the last, hitting the animal
with terrific force between the eyes, appear
ed to stun it. The lion loosed Harris, who
was instantly dragged out Of the cage. He
was bleeding profusely, but was not quite
,,pooncciono
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There's all out doors for the children to
play about, and big shady piazza for the
old folks to loaf on. charge folks fair
price for what they have, and if find SER
want diminishing for fees, I;give. that SER
want the bounce. That's about all there is
to it." And the broker rose up and said:
You may expect me with my family down
at your place about the middle of May, to
stay through the season; and if can make
my partner 60, too, I shall. You've got the
sort of place I've been looking after for
ten years. = Boston Post.
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you want to be killed." Mot exactly"
was the slow reply: *'but I was willin' to
run all the risks for the sake of the Ker-
nel's creditors back in Blankville. He owes
father for one, and if he gets wiped out
here our family will lose 800 and six
months interest"
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4 POEM By ALGERNON SWINBURNE.

II love were what the rose is,
And were like the leaf,
Our lives would grow together
In sad or singing weather, ! /
Blown fields or Powerful closes, =
Green pleasure or gray grief;
If love were what the rose is,
And I were like the leaf.
If were what the. words are,
And love were like the tune,
With double sound and single.
Delight our lips would mingle,
With kisses glad as birds are d
That get sweet rain at noon;
If I were what the words are
And love were like the tune.
If you were life, my darling,
And your love were death,
We'd shine and snow together
Ere March made sweet the weather
With daffodil and startling
And hours Of fruitful breath;
If you were life, my darling,
And 1 your love were death.
If you we're thran to sorrow,
And I were page to Joy,
We'd play for lives and seasons
With loving looks and treasons,
And tears Of night and morrow,
And laughs of maid and boy;
If you were thrall to sorrow,
And I were page to joy.
If you we're April's lady,
And I were lord in May,
We'd throw with leaves for hours,
And draw for days with flowers,
Till day, like night, were shady,
And night were bright like day;
If you were April's lady.
And I were lord in May.
If you were queen of pleasure,
And I were king of pain,
We'd hunt down love together,
Pluck out his flying feather,
And teach his feet measure,
And find his mouth rein;
If you were queen of pleasure,
And I were king Of pain.
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Docs the World Miss Anyone.

Not long. The best and most use
full of us will soon be forgotten.
Those who to-day are filing a large
place in the worlds regard will pass
away from the remembrance Of man
in few months, or at the farthest,in
few years after the grave has clos
ed upon the remains. We are she'd
ding tears over new made grave and
wildly crying out in our grief that
our loss is irreparable, yet in a short
time the tendrils Of love have twined
around other supports, and we no
longer miss the one who is gone SO
passes the world. But there are those
to whom a loss is beyond repair.
There are men from whose memories
no woman's smiles can chase recol-
lections of the sweet face that has
given up all its beauty at death $ icy
touch. There are women whose
plighted faith extends beyond the
grave. and drives away as protane
those who would entice them from o
worship of their buried loves. Such
LOYALTY, however, is hidden away from
the public gaze The world sweeps
on beside and around them, and
cares do not look in upon this unob-
truding grief. 1t carves a line and
rears stone over the dead and hast
ems away to offer homage to the liv
| mo
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Praise XOur Wife.

Praise your wife, man; for pity s
sane give her little encouragement;
it won't hurt her. She made home
comfortable, your heart bright and
shining, food agreeable; for PHYS
sake tell her you thank her, if moth
ing more. She don't expect it; it
will make her eyes open wider than
they have these ten years, but it will
do her good, and you to. There are
many women to-day thirsting for
words of praise, the language of en-
enlargement. Through summers
heat, through winters cold,they have
drudged uncomplainingly, and so ac-
customed have their fathers, brothers
and husbands become to their mo-
notonous labors that they look for
and upon them as they do to the
daily rising Of the sun, and its daily
going down. Home every day may
be made beautiful by an appreciation
of its holiness. You know,if you can
take from your drawer clean shirt
whenever you want THAT somebody's
fingers have ached in the toll of max
ing it fresh and agreeable, so smooth
and lustrous.
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The Ministers Cow.

An exchange tells this droll story
of clergyman's experiment,and how
it ended:
Some years ago there lived in Cen
trail New York very worthy and re-
spectacle divine known as Father
Goss. He had hired a man named
Isaac, who always obeyed orders with
out question.
Father Goss bought COW one day
which proved refractory when milk.
ed, refusing to surrender the tactical
fluid, although Isaac used all the
persuasive arts of which he was mas
ter. He finally reported her delin-
quencies to his master.
"Well, Isaac" said he, Ego to the
barn and get those pieces of new
rope"
Isaac obeyed, the COW was driven
into the stable, tied with piece OF
the rope, when the Rev. came out
armed with knife.
'.Now," he exclaimed to Isaac, 81
will get on the cows back and you
tie my feet beneath her, then you go
on with your milking and with my
weight on her back she must give
down her milk"
Isaac obeyed. The feet were tied
the pail got and milking commenced
But bossy objected, and plunged wild
ly about. The stable was low, and
the Rev.'s head was fcarfilllv thump
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ed. "Dh, Isaac, Isaac!' bawled he,
"cut the rope"
Isaac seized the knife and cut
not the rope which tied the masters
feet, but the one that tied the COW.
The stable gate was open, also the
yard gate.
Away darted the frantic cow, the
terrified man on her back, helplcssly
~ roaring: Stop her, stop her!'
While madly careering down the
road he met a parishioner, who ex-
citedly called: why, NJ. Goss,
where are you goingf"
"Only God and this COW know
groaned he; II don't
The animal was finally caught and
the man released, much frightt ned
butunhurt.
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The AMERICAN REVISED NEW les
LAMENT. The Literary Revolution is
prompt with its edition of the Re
vised Testament. The British mo-
nopolists "unchained' their edition
on the morning of May Goth, and at
8:30p. M, the same day, the Ameri-
can edition was all in type,and of the
various editions of the entire Tesla
ment and the Gospels published sep
erately as many as $4,000 copies a
day will be manufactured, till the de-
mand is met. The prices for the very
handsome editions, in type nearly
double the sizs of the British edition
are as follows:
The new Testament complete, for
10 cents.
The Gospels complete, for Z cents.
The Gospels separately, each for
2 cents.
And in various forms and styles,up
to full Turkey Morocco, gilt edges,
for the new and old versions on pages
facing, for $150
The edition is for sale by the lead
inc booksellers of the United States,
or they will be sent by mail on re-
ceipt of price. Liberal terms are al
lowed to clubs. Address, American
Book Exchange, 764 Broadway, New
York.
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from fresh milk at this eally age
leads to securing, and the time has
TO be extended. After that time we
give them only skinned milk until
they can be gradually brought to n
full hay diet. If a calf needs extra
feeding to bring it to thrifty con
ditfon we give it about a pint of oats
day, previously soaked in water.
We avoid bran with calves for fear of
loosening their bowels too much, and
we avoid corn meal for fear of induc-
ing a tendency to take on fat in the
carcass. We even avoid giving the
most nutritious hay, and this for two
reasons; first, to prevent fattenlng,
and, second, in order that the calf, in
satisfying his appetite, shall consume
a large bulk of food and so develop
the capacity Of his digestive appara-
tus and create permanent desire
for large feeding that will continue
when the richer feeding of maturity
becomes necessary. AS a rule, we
hold that the young Jersey should be
'growthy," deep-fanked and loose
jointed, and should have generally
the characteristics which farmers
know as "rangy."
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HfaclS.

Those contemplating a trip westward
will certainly do well to carefully con
suit the time tables of the Baltimore
and Ohio road. Its celebrated fast
trains, its sure connections, and rates
always as low as the lowest, make it
beyond all controversy the best line
west. Colonists are carried in first
class cars on fast trains, ard every
possible care is taken to insure comfort
and convenience. BY the Baltimore
and Ohio only is tie choice Of routes
offered to the west, via st. Louis or
Chicago, and in either case, trains run
through without change of cars. Di-
rect connection is made at both cities
with all leading lines to the west,
northwest and southwest, and there is
but single change of cars to Iowa,
Kansas, Nebraska, Texas, Minnesota
ETC.. No other line can offer such ad-
vantages as the Baltimore and Ohio.
1t costs but very little time and trou-
Bile to learn this, and in the end may
lead to the saving of much of both as
well as m ney. Above all things do
not purchase tickets before having a
talk or receiving letter from one of
the B. & o. Agents. A letter address
ed to B. F. Bond, Cumberland, Md;
to G. E. Dudrow, Harper's Ferry; to
Dan'l Bride, Baltimore, Nd; or j.
A. Fritz, Somerset, Pa. or call upon
either of these gentlemen will lead to
thorough information as to all necessa
ry details of time, connections, fares,
baggage and other matters.
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RATES OF ADVERTISING,

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Advertisements Of one-fourth column or more Sub
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Marriage and Death notices inserted free
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NEW MATTRESS
AND
Broom Factory
IN MORGANTOWN. a.
WIND MILLS, SEED Sewers, HAIR
ROWS and WAGON JACKS.
BROOM MAKING,

I desire to direct the attention Of town
and country merchants, also the citizens
of MnrgautOWn. 10 my facilities for
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CALvEs.-A writer of much expe-
rience in rearing calves says: "We
try to have our calves fed on skim
med milk only, after they are six
weeks old, bat sometimes the change
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SOONER THAN

From II. T. BowLRs, n D., Hammonton, N. j.,
Editor South Jersey Republican,
Nv attention was called to FRANK SIDDALLS
AOAP from advertisement in my own paper,
knd its use In my house for nearly year according
properties have not been overstated. For remov-
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From MIS-, H L. KENYON, Mortified, VT
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How TO PRESERVE THE TEETH.-
The following directions for the care
of the teeth have been issued by the
Medical Committee of the National
Dental Hospital, London;
l. The teeth should be cleaned at
least once day, the best time being
night-the last thing. For this pur-
pose use soft brush, on which take
little soap, and then some prepared
chalk, brushing up and down and
across. There is rarely any objection
to the friction causing the gum to
bleed slightly.
2. Avoid all rough usage of the
teeth, such as cracking nuts, biting
thread, etc., as by so doing even good
sound teeth may be injured.
3. When decay is first observed,
advice should at once be sought. 1t
is the stopping in small hole that
does the greatest service, though not
infrequently large filling preserves
the teeth for years.
A. 1t is of the greatest Importance
that children from four years and
upward should have their teeth fire.
quently examined by the dental sur
geon, to see that the first set, partic-
ularly the back teeth, are not decay
ing too early; and to have the oppor-
tunity of timely treatment for the
regulation and preservation of the
second set
children should be taught to
rinse the mouth night and morning
and to begin the use of the tooth
brush early, likewise the toothpick.
6. With regard to the food of chill
dren, to those who are old enough,
whole-meal bread, porridge and milk
should be given. This is much more
wholesome and substantial food than
white bread.
7. 1.-THE foregoing instructions were
carried out, comparatively few teeth
would have to be extracted.
USEFUL HINTs.-Cotton wool wet
with sweet oil and laudanum relieve
the ar-ache very soon.
Iinseed oil is the best substance
to coat eggs with for the purpose Of
preserving them and preventing Che
evaporation of their watery elements
When washing fine laces, do no
use starch at all: in the last waite
10 which they are rinsed put littl'
fine white sugar, dissolve it thor
oughly, and the result will be pleas
ing.
Tea leaves, used for keeping dowr
dust when sweeping carpet, are APT
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WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY.

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