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Just Like a Boy.


A manufacturing establishment down
Fort street was moving Its office the
other day. aud had called in all the APP
prentice boys to assist in the operation.
The desks and chairs and books and
maps and patterns were all safely
loaded and transported, and by-and-by
nothing was left but the fire ex-
tinguisher One of the BOYS was ordered
to place this on wheelbarrow and
carefully wheel it over, but he knew a
plan twice as good as that. There
were straps on It, and he was big
enough to cary it slung on his back.
With the help of another boy he loaded
it up, and when he found 1t snugly
fitted TO his back he pranced out and
wished from the bottom OF his soul that
he had been a fireman instead of an APP
prentice boy in foundry. He was
slumping along in a melancholy way
when bis foot struck the end of plank
and he went sprawling. The nearest
person was an old woman with basket
on her arm, and right behind her was d
chap with a white vest and yellow kids
on Both started forward as the boy
yelled out, and the next minute circus
was in progress. The fall got off the
machine, and it was impossible to
doubt that il was in fine working order.
There was distant rumbling and
groaning, as II old Vesuvius was ON a
bender. Tied came z-z-z-z-fizz! as II
somebody's soda fountain had con-
cluded to quit business. The
boy rolled over and over, the
hose flew around like a whip-lash, and
such OF the chemicals as didn't fill the
boys ears and eyes and pockets were
pretty evenly divided between the old
woman and the man with the white
vest. The man would have got across
the street had he not run into hitch
ing post and got setback, and the
old woman would have escaped with a
mouthful or two had she not stumbled
over him. There was screaming and
jawing and whooping among the three
as the terrified boy kept rolling around
and calling for some one to put him
out, but nothing could be done until
the charge was exhausted. Then q
Withholding object which had once
been a man got up and kicked at an
apple peddler and made off with his hat
in his hand at run, and an object
which had once been good natured
old woman with four cucumbers in a
basket, rose up and grabbed handy
club and whaled away at the boy and
the extinguisher, hitting one as often
as the other, until her elbow grease
gave out Then she painted and gasped
and announced:
''rm generally known as peaceful
woman. but when anybody jumps at
me with an internal masheen and
throws corrosive sublimate and skunk
grease all over my best bonnet, I'm
bound to let 'em know that I've spunk
enough to resent itr'--Detrou Free
Press.
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SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

The first medical school for women
In Canada was recently opened at To-
ronto.
= Frank Jones, the wealthy brewer
Of Portsmouth, N. H.. Is building fine
chapel for the Middle Street Baptist
Church of that city. II Boston Post.
The conditions upon which Hon.
E. A. Rollins promised Dartmouth Col
lege $4,000 for a new chapel having
been provided for, it is understood that
its erection will begin early next
spring.
Reports read at the recent annual
convention at Liverpool Of the Young
Mems Christian Association of Great
Britain and Ireland showed that f62 as
sociations in England, Ireland and
Wales had 1858 members, that their
income last year was f30,2 59, their
expenditures f3l,013. and that they
had debt of fs,25
"A resolution has been adopted by
the Municipal Council of Paris by
which 1t is agreed to grant $1,000 for
the purpose Of sending certain number
of the pupils at each of the colleges on
foreign tour during vacation time. A
deputation of teachers is also to be sent
to study Swiss methods of instruction,
as these are illustrated in the Zurich
Exhibition.
The negroes Of Montgomery County,
Ga, have way of their own in dealing
with their church officers. When one
Of the flock violates any Of the rules
summary punishment Is melted out. A
few days ago one Of the brethren got
drunk. When he became sober one of
the dcacons took him down and put
thirty nine stripes upon his bare back.
The erring brother seemed to think 1t
all right and was willing to receive his
punishment. Chicago Herald.
Some good Samaritans in Yale
students rush in New Haven the other
night clothed one of their classmates in
a long linen buster, every stitch of
clothing having been torn off him in
the melee. Thus equipped they marched
him triumphantly through some Of the
principal streets to his room in the col
lege. In the rush about 5000 worth Of
clothing was torn to tatters. One stu
dent had his back hair burned of by
coming in contact with one Of the blaz-
ing torches which lit up the fray.--NeW
HaUcn Register.
AT recent Evangelical Conference
In Berlin, Prof Grau, of Konigsberg,
recommended the German Lutheran
Church in the United States to the par
ticular care of the Assembly, remarking
that what little interest in il Prussia had
shown was of ''unionistN character,
and that sympathy Of strictly Lu-
theran type was called for. Accord
ingly committee for the support Of
Lutheran congregations in America
was formed on the spot, and u collec-
ton in furtherance of the object taken
IN.
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For Young Readers.
TIE SERIOUS BoY.

There was once serious little boy,
Who never smiled. and who rarely spoke;
XnS he Could ~S not MOI I be made s to take Joke
n ever any one cnanccd to read
To an older i.r'i person he said. "indccds''
To younger person: That Is silly"
That his tender mother wrapped up his
lunch
Though such was not her general rule
In leaf from recent number OF ftssch.
When noontlme came. and he spread II out
Ths picture attracted HE nosSs at
There are people who like to play the
Now, what this picture WAS my doArs.
For y should not 30 troubled BY any fears
That what happened to him might happen
He read the joke-'twas brand.new joke
Then he went az II he we're going to choke,
And said, with an effort: THAT Is SILL
violent chuckle stopped him hcre;
He did not know what TO make OF It.
He said TO himself: This Is very queer
wonder II II can be u fitS
"The sensation is singular and new.
l can not be laughing; I've too much
Once more q chuckie shook him all through,
And he tumblcd abruptly on the fence.
He had never laughed In his life before;
He was Just eleven years old, and so
When he tried 10 stop he laughed tho more,
For he'd all that time to make up, you
know.
His mother CHANGED to be passing by;
She was sensible, ~ well as kind,
So she did not stop TO scream and cry,
She leaned him up against the fence
For to stand alone ho was quite unable
She put him through pounds, Hhillings and
And then tho multiplication table.
ny the time he had got to ten times ten.
He had almost recovered his solf-command;
He was only smiling u little then,
Ana BY twelve times twelve he was able TO
stand.
But his mother was fully convinced that day
That It's safcr to laugh as one goes along,
For IL IL accumulates In this way
1t acquires u force that Ii terribly strong.
So now she keeps telling him little jokes
And he's learned an almost agreeable
smile.
He may some day laugh, as do other folks,
But she can not expect that yet awhile
Tho moral is plain to be seen, OF course
We should all learn laughing while we arc
If we don't it may como with alarming force,
Or--more dreadful still--never come at all.
-Mdrydrct VdndcDrtft, IN 10. Nicholas.
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MORO ANTowNWEsT VIRGINIA. SATURDAY. OCTOBER 90 1884,

her. All the trees on the bank were
running past her in a most confusing
manner Papa was lifting her from
the window into a boat held by two
other men close to the house, which
still rocked and heaved as it settled
deeper and deeper into the water
Papa, where is mammaPf
Safe. dear Some steamboat men
brought her in shore, and found her
late last night.
"Oh-h-h! Well, then, papa, get my
kitty and poor old Biddy. Oh dearl
my neck and my shoulders hurt"
As the boat neared the shore she
opened her eyes in amazement, almost
in fright.
That smammar' she cried. "Stand-
ing up! Oh, mamma, you'll hurt your
selfrf
But mamma met Pearl at the very
edge of the water, and led her to the
house whose friendly doors had been
opened to them. Doctors have talked
learnedly of such cases-about will
power, nerve force. and other things
hard to understand. All l can tell
about it is that great excitement and
some very serious thinking had worked
wonderful change in PEARLS mother.
She now looked out at the house and
saw the water pouring in at the win
dow from which the idol Of her heart
had just been rescued. With arms
tight about her, she said:
HE has taken care of us, Pearl, bet
ter than we could have dreamed. - Sid.
ney Dayre, IN Harper's Young People.
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JOY TO THE OLD MANS EYES

Beside the open window
gray haired man sat down.
The railroad train that bore him
Sped through the grimy town;
And everywhere, extended
As far as eye could view,
The yellow corn and barley
And fragrant orchards grew.
Along the steely river
Great factories were seen.
And tiny newborn hamiets
Were nestled In the green;
And sounds of engine labor
Were rising to the skies,
And all the landscape bristled
With signs of enterprise.
The old man gazed about him
And wiped away tear.
ALIAS" he sighed, outblotted
Is all held most dear.
The trees, the wood, the mountain,
The prospects l have known
AL things that were familiar
Are passed away and gone"
Beside the stranger loitercd
A little shrill-voiced chap,
Into that strangers lap.
The old man started quickly,
He started and was mute,
He eyed the small boys basket
His papers and his fruit.
And from his laboring bosom
Came signs of glad relief,
And clutching at the train-boy,
He uttered this in brief:
II fancied all was altered,
A glad surprise has come,
see the self-same packages
You had ere left home"
IN. Y. Journal
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pUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Feeding carrots to the COW, it Is
said, will give golden color to their
butter. Now we know what eighteen
carrot butter means. philadelphia
Herald.
---"God bless the man who first invent
ed sleepl'' said Dumley, as he reached
home at two a. IN. and discovered his
wife snoring sweetly. - Rochester Post
Express.
Dear me-" said good old lady
on Fifth Avenue, the other evening.
show this craze for china is growing!
Here's New York club that pays
$4,000 for pitcher. Ifttsburg Ielc-
graph
"A pie-eating match took place In q
Long Island village few days ago, but
it was not a gratifying success. The
contestant, who ate sixteen and one
half pies, didn't die. - Norristoyn
Herald.
"Pull down your umbrellas. You'll
scare this engine off the line, screamed
the engineer on the Western North
Carolina Road TO crowd of country
people who had gathered to see the first
train come in. They were all lowered
at once.
"A big Yankee from Maine, on pay
ing his bill at restaurant, was told
that the sum put down didn't include
the waiter. 'sWall,'' he roared, II
didn't eat the waiter, did Ip' He looked
as If he could, though, and there WAS
no further discussion. IN. Y. Nesos.
DEAR mer' cried Mrs. Blossom, as
she laid down the paper. lit does
seem to me AZ If those State militia fell
lows are always in trouble. Here's an
account Of 4 receat inspection where
the company turned out fifty-three
men. Too bad, amt it?"--B Boston Her.
uid.
AN exchange says that feminine
devotee Of fashion having picked up a
railway journal and noticed an article
headed Electric Switches, remarked
that they must be gorgeously brilliant,
and would save the necessity OF wear
ing diamonds in the hair.--N Y. Com
nsercial Advertiser.
Doctor said man to his ply
stefan, who had just presented bill Of
$50 for treatment during q recent ILL
ness, II have not much ready money.
Will you not take this out in trader"
..Oh, yes" cheerfully answered the
doctor; Il think that we can arrange
that-but what is your businessP'' II
am q cornet player" was the startling
reply. Harper's Bdzar.
Miss Fitzjoy-aw-are you not
fond Of etchings aw--you know they
are deuced clever-some Of them areg"
"Ah, yes, indeed, Mr.. Featherweight.
And do you know there is some
thing about you that reminds me very
much Of an etching?' what, really
-aw--how charming '' Eyes.
There is about you such foggy sug-
gestion Of something that isn't there,
you know. Chicago Times.
Plantation Pleasantries. Dere's a
limit ter poverty in dis country. No
man gifts too po' to keep dog. have
know'd whisky ter make plain, dull
speaker pear eloquent an witty. but it
was de listeners had drunk it. Do man
dat thinks cast-iron pistols can't hurt
nobody, sutinly nebber fired of MANY
or 'em. De agricultural colleges mus
be er long ways of. cause heap or
farmer boys goes of ter 'em an nebber
gifts back ter do farms agin. Tsras
Stftings
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NUMBER 2.


Inum 10 say tnat u SO impoftans
ao0h. tne ROAD
Harry ana no. IKE 70 iaugn at grand
ps' o"' ne uiu 90 NJ now could nc neip
w :,
way grandpa; ne sa,a, - ne
's.'eu NUS M'ugv, anu .'ieu 70 mahc
MN s'anu Is sun ~ Jet was uMng;
WY k'nnupM y Is Just ~ impoI.an.
- Ru' "a 'ne TIN, roau - ~ - 70 s'sss
~ ~, w" you .,'nh sos
~. ~ p sure ! 10, sa'u anuPA
WIN suuuen carhes'nessi !, sec tnAs
yuu 1870 WIN NY 80 we VIII NJ. con.
siuer Mn,cn Ioau - 'ne eas'cst' OF mose
@s.eo"oes ~. saNu sno ono I,au'hS
1.oss''n; M.lV, ny y sn's 70 ssse I'gn. ~. Dut
s ssss = ln.mu.c, Mluee Inuss "a:s' LIN y~n
.n,ns your si"nuPa nav icst ny sensess
w SIanuPa: nos Juss tnas. sM'u
an.ly' pa.'isnS MAyee. snu asGsn& tvs
.' 's.s; u''"' sa,sy ~" suooeo"su :" - ss1
'oml"s ~ .uason Nh.
10y, sau f,"nup", s,oi.''ns ms'Sgo
uI'u,u - n'"Ac niin s,anu v"lec ~ $1,000, ~
!us. mi,cIs ne cou'u 'oon - a..y
PuAA'cu eycsl YOU arc stHnuin& g uoV
,'.'. ..'a ins.eaa a,, u ono' ~ you
INV ~ VIM ! ,llc"n'
IN. NJ granupa, ; can not .nlnN
nese roaus 'eau ~ tne norsn' s ~
c"ss nhu VEST inc eye Gun see snem:
wy o's.ct v ,,. ic"u ~ W.. "''ss
away from Iiimi tnerc are only TWO u
'n1,n ,.,
nnr,y was !" i'.'ie PuzI'eu YET
snou'u ask you when you wourt
choose, 'ne goou or evli foaa--tne roal
" You or away from MINI know
VIVA. you woulu answer me- YOU woulu
not WAIT to consider minute; you
wou y V'ovse elo Sooi' "nu .nac wou,u
~ wei "s ia' - ~ wene' 80 .nousanus
nave CHOSEN 'he goou anu nase come
~. ~ ,he evi emu. thousands nave
sa'a .ney cnose 20 trHvel towMru uo9'
puu hase iouhu thehseiFes, aitcrwarus
WITH tneir ns0As 70 him. o. the very
emu O the wrong road. Iney never
svar,ea toward 'cG, or wnlked On me
goou way ~ al. Inc reason was tnss
tney never s1oppeu ~ inc cross-roaas
ana considered properly which road 70
take. Their mouth SAID ! wish 70 g9
On tne goou road when leads toward
uou' ~. a my u'u ~. s.oP "nu quosss
uon "n, ar nnu oue now 20 KY on ,t vne 9ovu
Ioau. Iney We're commenced WIN tn,n1-
ing .mac .hey wan.ca 70 ~ towaru You,
~. ehu not peg'h 20 70. = you aro
R"lny 70 Ifesson' YOU must .ake 'nc
roau " Nlesson, NV Keep n =. 10
nha',er now romSh, slesp' sIppcIy.
crookeu OF VeNa'ious "a every WY y
may oe. You NAM W ~ .ownIu
you, you must 'nke me roau lenu5ng
Toward uou, no matter now naru' q's,
aS.1e"p'c, .lyins; may P.uso - W ~,
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WHICH ROAD TO TAKE.

(which road do we take, grandpap"
inquired Harry, as grandpa's little black
Eare and Harrys pretty little pony
battered slowly, side by side, up tow
ard the crossroads.
whichever road You would like the
best, - replied grandpa, carelessly.
Harry turned and looked at grandpa,
It was such an odd reply, but grandpa's
face gave no more information than
his answer had done.
"You are joking, grandpa, know
you are said Harry, laughing.
Joking! ! am very serious" replied
grandpa.
but, grandpa, we want to go to
Cresson."
$50 we do. Your cousins will be
pleased to see you, Harry"
Harry found that grandpa said no more
about the road, so he waited minute
until they came to the point where the
question must be decided.
Grandpa drew up his reins and quite
stopped his little mare, and Harry won
dered very much what grandpa meant
to do, coming to full stop just at the
point where the two roads crossed each
other.
s'Do you forget which road to take,
grandpap"
mo, indeed, have trotted over
them both too often to forget about
them
Then, which shall we take, grand
pap
1.-THE one you like best, boy
Harry was perplexed. Grandpa
seemed SO earnest in saying such silly
thing.
It don't care which road we take,
grandpa, only want to 60 to Cresson. y
'sYou want to go to Cresson, Of
course, but it is strange you do not de-
eide which you like the appearance Of
best; one You notice Is much smoother
and easier travelled than the other
'sGrandpa, ] am sure they can not
both 90 to Cresson.
"OR, no. nobody said they did, boy;
but what does that matterp"
Harry. was greatly disturbed; he
thought something must be the matter
with grandpa, or that he was very pro-
voking
1--WE can not get to Cresson, grand
pa, If we take the wrong road, he re-
piled, scrap irnpatiently; sshow can
1t matter about my liking the road?''
1T matters great deal. One road
Is up bill and down al the way for
miles, and leads over stream which
we would be obliged to ford; the other
Is smoother, easier; which do you think
yoa would prefer"
ssBut, grandpa, we will have to take
the right one, no matter what kind Of
q one it is.
'.Why. my dear boy. your words are
contrary to the actions of the greater
part Of the people Of the world; how
do you happen to speak SO unreason-
Harry's little Nudge was getting :
scrap fussy, and wanted to 60; Harry
looked perplexed as he tried to make
Nudge stand STILL
Il do not know, grandpa; but do let
Us 20, he pleaded.
Eyes, it Is hard to stand still; ponies,
horses, boys, men, w0men-time, all
like to 90, and do 20, but the great
point to decide is where to go, and how
to get there
aGrandpa, you are too funny Tor any
thing said Harry, more and more be-
wildered; 1--WE decided to 20 to Cresson,
and now the thing to do Is 70 60. isn't
itP''
"YeA but howP- that Is the ques-
tioD.''
"By the road which leads there,
grandpa, for you know yourself il We
take the wrong road We will never,
never reach Cresson, II we even ride for
: year
DO you really mean that. boya" in
quired grandpa, selemnly; do you
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IAN enterprising firm of Charlotte.
N. c., has a sign-board ninety-six feet
long which cost 1915.
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Q. c DOYLE, Psesnref Agent, Lynchbure. Va
2. II. VOID WARD, Passenger Agent, Staunton,
Virginia.
J. C. DANE, General Southeastern Agert SIS
fsnnhyivsnia Avenue, Washington, D. c.
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lsfsss sslsctssg your route write to one Of the
aGonaB named below for till information: ron vii.
GSve neney snd sveid frequent and unpleasan,
ohnneoe II cars.
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DR.. A. M. KRAMER,
DE MT 4 - II :
VIII be Of his once in Durbannah on the 18th Of
Svery month and remain until the last.
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CIV. sluIH, INV. FULLER,
:. - Nla1ak ee1 lag5 zsset
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BOUND OVER TO COURT,
MINNIE ,McoNN HELoFoR RoBBtRY,
Rda.as. tA.. she lad. Coed Deal Nor. nou.l
Thas 81, S.id-Ia the g.s. Of DanIEisE
Erldsass Her Lawyers istIOdass Ts,tI.
nSay that she il Coed Little Girl

The case Of Minnie MeCoun, the girl who
claims to be only twelve Yeas cd, but look,
10 be sixteen, add who claims to belong tO
the Salvation Army but 10 rspudlated by thai
organization, was heard BY Justice Pet.rmau
yesterday forenoon at the office Of the
county jail. Evidence was produced which
could not fall 70 eonyince an impartial hear
or that the gill had taken the money. Hel
counsel, Messra. Allen and YeAton, called a
witness or two who said that they knew Min
ME, aud II she was dishonest thty had neySl
found Il out
The hnt witness wISJ. n. Thornburg, from
whom the $l60 was stolen, He testified thR
tie girl had been employed by his wife as I
muse. and hHd' LETT without assigning any
cause. Shortly after he missed the money
and As no one but the girl bad access 10 tut
room In which It was Kept, he nAtura ~ sui
pected that she had taken 1t, and swore out
search warrant
A Mira Ayers was next called by Prose
cutting Attorney JordSn. She is the womat
who sold Minnie dress, for which the CIR
paid In gold. She testified that Mionie hat
81 In gold, Of which there were four 81
pieces, Two IS. and two s. 50 pieces. Mn
| Ayers told the girl she ought not to carr!
the money 90 careltssly, but should buy
purse. Minnie said her mother had given he
he money, and that 1t was part Of a pension
she had received.
Andrew Cole said Minnie MeConn ha,
Visited bis honse In TriAgelphia district, ant
had given hin. several gold pieces and ring
A Mas Patterson also testihed 10 having seeI
the girl give the money 70 Cole, and bad ais
seen her buy some calico and other thingI
Several witnesses said they knew the pria
L \ A. 4 a l. Il s.laA
putAtion. The Squire, however, conGideret
the evidence sufficiently positive 70 wArran
him 10 binding the girl over 70 Court, and Il
def4nlt Of the usual felony bond she was n
manded 10 jail.
A geutleniA1 called q reporters atlantic
yesterday 10 the fact that the McConn famil
mad been regular recipients Of county aid, u
shown by the financial statement now rur
ming In the ISTkLIIGEScER.
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personal liENrloN.


People.
Mis- Augusta Enuei. Of Chicago, 10 TIT
guest Of Niss Emna l'oocnatetn.
Miss sue CrumbRckcr, VI this city, Is visit
log friends III Guernsey county, o.
George varty, formerly Of this city, bu
now OF chicago, Is home on visit.
Miss Lulu Crawloy, ofsi. Louis. is II charm
Ing young lady Waiting In tho city.
Mr.. VIII RsmIek, weII,known LABEL,
uAiler, has conc 10 h,s mothers home, II
Harrisburg, on a shot visit.
Mr.. II. Rosenberg, formerly OF this city
has purchased property 10 MinEo aud Is &c
log into business there. Hshas mtny isiendi
In this city.
MesIrs. Louis Nsi4hErt, Frank Stamm Rnt
Frank Hoffman left ut e. o'clock this morD
Ing for Baltimore, where they will Visit iol
several days.
HCol." TAppAn has accepted the position II
the employ Oi tue Whegli1s Electric LIgh
ComEAiy made vacant by tile resignation o
Roland Llten.
Col. g. ". Thompson, Vice President o
the Ohio River railroad, aud s. a.. Mooney
Esu,, President OF the BsiAiFe, XtneSVllle 1
Cincinnati, were In tuWn ye,terday.
Pfot. u IL Ohhplh, o. tAc boA'' Dumo ant
Blind lnittLuts, al KINNEY, IA depending
law DAYS In the city. He gives favorable re
ports Of the Institution and the progttsio
Its useful work.
Mrs Boyd and dauFhur Mis- Mollic, o
Baltimore, are the Hur'ta OF Mn J. ii Hobbs
Al her residence on L n street. youth sidB
MITs BOYD will be remembered ~ Yerl
pleasant young lady who has vlited her,
before.
Mis- Carrie Bsucg last evening enteitainsI
n iArY. n uniher O. her ifisnds at her delight
mi home on the lshnd. AUont THIRTY
couples were present Fhrhqp was nae hat
Nv arranged Tor, bu. weeks pr plrNtlor
could moi have made Il more enjoyable. Thu
FueStS dauoyd both out In this yard and Il
fhe paflors 70 the familiar stratus Of Kramer