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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-09-07
THE CROCODILE GIVES 4 DIN
NER PARTY.


A willy crocodile
who dwclt upon the Milo
ncthourht himself one day 20 give dinner.
Economy said he,
SIS CHIEF ~ OIL With me,
And shall considered bc-as I'm einnerr'
with paper pen and ink,
tie sat him down 90 think.
And first OF all. Sir Lion he Invited;
The Northern Wolf who dwclls
la rocky Arctic dells;
The Leopard uid the Lynx, by blood united.
Thou Mr.. Fox. the shrcwd-
No lover, ne Of good
And Madame Duck with sober step and stately;
And Mr. Frog serene
Ia gurh Ut bottle green,
who warblcd bass. and bore himself scdately.
sirCrocodflc. content,
The invitations sent.
Tho day Was comc-his guests were all assem-
They fanclod that some guile
Lnrkcd In his ample smile;
Each on the other looked and somewhat trcm-
blcd.
A lengthy time they wait,
Their hunger waHcs great;
And SIN the host iu conversation dallies.
AZ fl.f the tablos laid.
with covered dishes spread.
And out 'n haste tue hungry party sallics.
mt whcn-ihe covers raised
y
Zach ON Tho other loOked with dirr intention;
Mann Duck sat last Of all,
AMI Str. Prog vas small
She softly swallowed INN ana made no men
ton.
This Nr Fox perccivcs,
And saying; By your leaves,
Some punishment j. due Tor this trunsgrcs-
IIc gobbicd her In haste.
Then. much o. his distastc.
ny Mr. Lynn was taken in posscssioni
Tho Wolf. without n pausc,
lu srto of tooth and claws.
Lcft nothing IT the Lyns 90 tell tho story;
Tho Leopard vi irntc
AZ his relations fate.
Maic minco meat 81 that wolnsh monster
houry.
Tho Lion raised HE hcad;
"SlnCp am king. he said.
1T ill hCntt the king Co lack his dinncrv'
Then on the Leopard spraug,
With falrht ~ Claw and fanV,
And msdu "a monl upon that spotted sinner
Thcu saw IN sudfcn fear
Sir Crocodile draw near.
And heard him speak with feelings OF distrac.
ton:
"SinCc an OF YOU have dlncd
Well suited to your mind.
You surely can not grtldgc me satisfactlonV
And sooth, a daal of guile
Lurkrd In hts ample smile.
A. down his throat the roaring lion hastoi:
Economy. with INC,
IL chief OF ull. said he.
"Aud lam glad 20 sce there's nothing wasted
Good Cheer
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-09-07

federate waste paper, which hardly cost
him more than thousandth part of its
face value. at fraction of the price he
paid for it Charleston (S. c. Ncws
and Courier.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-09-07

.-Weedy pastures make poor and
bitter butter. When pasture is in q
very foul condition it should be plowed
and planted with some hoed corn,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-09-07

Where an action is brought for fraud
In falsely representing that mortgage
sold was a first mortgage, when in fact
it was a second mortgage, the state
ment of the MORTGAGE who sold the
mortgage, made at the time of its execu-
lion, that he did not want it TO contain
. covenant against membranes. as
that would affect the sale of it. is rele-
want evidence. VS.. Dicker-
son. Supreme Court of Michigan.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-06

THE Rev. JOHN Il. THOMPSON threw
bombshell among the prohibitionists
during his address at Moundsville on
the Fourth. They were greatly de-
lighted with the force and effect of the
reverend gentleman's address and
could not but throw up their hats in re-
Spouse to the unanswerable and elo-
guent presentation of the case as he put
it. But the fact is that it was too
practical for some ''prohIbitionists."
When Mr.. THOMPSON marched up step
by step logically to the practical con-
clusiOn that it is the part Of true
temperance reform to accept high
license i'll preference to prohibition if
high license can be made more eff
cient, some Of the audience appeared to
be dszed by the sudden light of q new
revelation. We say the address was
evidently little too practical, but it
was the only temperance address de-
livered on the occasion, and would make
splendid campaign document.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-06

Mr.. w. w. CORCORAN, of Washing
ton, having brought home the remains
of JOHN HOWARD PAINE and erected a
monument over them, now proposes to
do as much for the remains OF FRANCIS
SCOTT KEY, the author of the "Star
Spangled Banner" whose grave Oecu-
pies an obscure corner in the graveyard
at Frederiektown, Md, and is in a sad
ly neglected condition, being nearly hid
by noxious weeds and overgrown
bushes. Nothing but a headstone
twenty-four inches high and twenty
inches broad marks the poets resting
place. TIE bodies of his wife and child
lie besideihim.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-06
mPORTANr PEOPLE.

SENATOR ANTHONY has so Tar recovered
from bis relapse that he has gone to Oak
land Beach Hotel for few days.
IT is understood that Judge Devens, Of
Massachusetts,, will, under no conceivable
circumstances, permit the use Of bis name
as the Republican candidate for Governor.
Ex-senator FERRY is rapidly regaining
his health in Europe. The brothers are
enjoying an income Of $780, per month
from their mines, and will soon be on
financially solid ground.
THE st. Joseph (Mo.) Gazette rejoices
over the shooting of Editor Elan, Of Rich.
mord, and says: Now for that little wea-
s:l, Malone" 1t is supposed that the kill
ing has commenced.
Gov. BUTLER, as soon as tie Massachu-
sets Legislature can be gotten rid of, will
climb on board his yacht, blast his tarry
top-lights a time or two, and sail away for
a couple of weeks on the ocean blue.
WHEN Bill Chandler was spoken to the
other day about the New Hampshire Sem
storship, he said: ayes, would accept II
elected, but l know that | couldn't be
elected. l have no more strength there
than Rollins has,
MR. MCCORMICK, the famous reaper
maker Of Chicago, has obtained from Rock
bridge county, Va, the cradle in which he
was swung when a baby. Now he is look
ing for the cradle which he himself swung
in a wheat. field when he had grown to be a
man.
The names adopted by Cinnamon in thi,
country are mere trading names-nOms de
gterc-taken for the occasion. Thus. Sam
Lee means three profits" and Wah Lee
"united profits" Sing Sam means keep
your eye on me" and Wan Lang means
'Fm not WE'LL
Miss CELESTE WGSASs, the daughter of
Ross Winans, is engaged, as Baltimore gos.
sip runs. to Mr.. Hutton, a wealthy young
man of the North Of Ireland. The young
people met in Russia a few years ago, and
at second meeting at Moscow during the
coronation ceremonies they became en-.
gagged.
JUDGE HoADLY's Cincinnati organ
youches for the fact that the Judge is a
member OF the Unitarian Church and a
Freemason, and is in every sense OF the
word "a Christian gentleman II is to be
hoped that nobody will go so far as to in
dorse the Judge as Christian Statesman.
That would be likely to settle him.
SENATOR LOGAN and Mr.. Frank Cushing,
the Zuni enthusiast, are put down for par
ticipation in the ceremonies devised for
celebrating the three hundred and thirty
third anniversary of the settlement OF
Santa Pc, which began yesterday. The
former is to deliver an 'oration in English"
bad English of his own and the latter
will conduct Zuni sham fight.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-06
The Republican Complaint Of Partisan
ship In the University seems 10 be
Sustained.

10 tAt EditOr ~ me hSgtSteT.
MORGANTOwN, w. VA, July g.
There is good deal being said about
the partizan character of the Board OF
Regents of the University and charges
are made that members Of the Faculty
are partizan also. An investigation of
the facts in the premises will show that
the Regents have actually incurred the
displeasure of the local democracy OF
this place, or at least portion Of them,
because they have persistently retained
in the Faculty of the institution pro-
fessors who were partisan Republicans.
Your correspondent has in his posses
sion list of persons who contributed
TO the campaign fund raised in this
place in the fall of 1880 and amongst
those contributing are three
of the University professors who re-
spond with the sum of S25. Another
conspicuous member Of the faculty, 1t
is stated upon creditable authority,
composed music for the radical JAM
boree held in Morgantown shortly be-
fore the last State election. And the
dogeral song intended to damage the
interests of "Old Jake JAG Gson" is said
| to be still extant in the handwriting of
that same radical professor, and that
professor is still a shining light in the
University, q monument to demo-
cratic partnership and Jake Jackson's
tyranny and hate for Republicans.
No Democratic professor has ever been
charged with composing campaign
songs, contributing to campaign funds,
or of making speeches AZ party pole
raisiDgs or meetings. Republican pro-
'essOrs have been charged with such
things, and the proofs are convincing.
Democrats here are anxious to have
these matters investigated and always
have been. And bad the matter been
investigated by the last Legislature, as
was suggested, the howl Of the LRtclT.
gencSr, or the other Republican organ,
would have been silenced instlnter.
JUSTICE
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-06

THE Republicans are seriously alarm
Ell lest Iowa may be captured by tn
Democrats this fall, rs Massachusetts
was last year. These two States have
long stood as the strOngholds of the
party in the East and in the West,
rarely yielding to influences operating
elsewhere. But both Of them have been
shaken by the pressure of public opin-
ion since lSIR
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-06

IT woald be well for people who have
tr, de dollars on hand to consider Assist
ant Secretary ACToS's advice to keep
them rather than submit to sacrifice.
1t is regarded by many as probable that
CDngIess, which is responsible for their
ISIS lie, will provide for their redemption.
As usual in financial disturbances, the
poor are the chief sufferers in the trade
dollar hubbub, but as the coin is not q
legal tender, and the Government
agencies all refuse to take it, the banks
can do nothing with them when they
accumulate.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-06

! Mr.. DORSEY is now in New Mexico
on his ranch for the purpose of rest and
reflection. a Kansas City reporter
made an utter failure in trying to inter-
view him the other day. The only ray
of light serene emitted by the great
acquitted was the remark that in about
three weeks he would be in trim to an
swer questions. Until that time We
must all be patieAt.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-06

THE PrOhibitiOnists of Iowa, it APP
pears, are not altogether satisfied with
the action of che Republican party. 1t
put prohibition plank in its platform,
but it is charged that it selected saloon
candidates. This is equivalent to keep
ing the corn for itself and giving the
Prohibitionists the husks. When po-
litical party deliberately runs off Of the
main line on to side track it cannot
expect to make the usual connections.
The political situation in Iowa is very
interesting
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-06
DIED.

ARBENZ-On Tuesday, July Srd, al II p.
NJ, Tillie 3. ArbenZ. youngest daughter OF
John and Catharine Arbenz, aged 10 years
and 4months.
Funeral from the residence OF her parents,
in Pleasant Valley, this friday morning at
$50 o'clock.
PICKET-On Wednesday evening, July ith,
at : :35 O'Clock, Edwin IL. Picket, In the sOth
year OF his age, at the residence OF his son, j.
/. Picket, Chapline, between Twenty. sixth
and Twenty seventh streets.
Funeral from residence OF his son, No. 1881
Chapline street, Friday after noon at ISIS
O'Clock. Interment at Mt. Rose cemetery,
Msdndsville, Marshall county, West Va.
Friends Of the family are invited.
Moundsville, WI Va, Antrim and Tippe-
anoe. o., papers please copy.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-06
An Inquiry.
Tn ths EiIitnr NJ he Re,risI..1

GRAFTON, July 4, 1SS3.-A goodly
number of the readers OF your valus BILE
paper wish TO know through the REG
isTRR some account of he status or con-
dition of the Washington and Ohio and
Western railroad. BY 50 doing you
win oblige many subscribers.
We cannot answer. If any readers
af the REGISTER can, the columns of the
paper are open to him.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-06

THR relations Of Governor Butler and
the Massachusetts Legislature do not
improve in cOrliality As time flies. The
Governor has vetoed the tax bill and
has refused to accede to the request of
the Legislature to adjourn that body
until August. The political stew will
therefore be aggravated by midsummer
heats, and this condition of unhappi-
ness must continue until the next Gov
ernor is elected-perhaps longer.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-06

PERHAPS a little better progress
would be made, if possible, toward
building an independent line of the
Ohio River road into Wheeling, ifOhio
county's subscription to that purpose
were made available.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-06
President Arihar Takes a Corner In
the Fight.
Point Pleasant REGISTER.

Hon. John ". Mason, of Taylor county,
this State, and who ran for Congress in the
Second district last fall, and was defeated
has resigned the craftsmanship of the Re-
publican National Executive Committee,
and it is rumored that he is preparing to
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-06
FRIDAY, JULY 8. lsSs.

THE REGISTER has, by sew
eral thousand copies, q larger
circulation than any newspaper
published in the two Virginias
or Eastern Ohio. Its adyanta-
ges as an advertising medium
are therefore apparent.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-06

THE strawberry has had its day. We
say farewell with regretful cadence.
But remembering the berries in reserve
We are disposed to be reeoueiled.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-06

WHILE we swelter with the mercury
at near loo degrees, it is some eonsola-
ton TO reflect that this same heat is
making our bread crop for the winter.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-06

WHEELING has been eminently sue
eessfuI heretofore in diseouraging rail-
road enterprise into the city, and that
policy is still on top.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-06

organize an Independent Republican move
ment in this State. There is big quarrel
going on between him and Gen. Golf and
President Arthur.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-06

BETWEEN the external heat of yes
terday and the effects of the internal
heat Of the day before, business affairs
seemed little bit languid yesterday.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-06

The summer resort business will prob
ably be short this year, but it promises
TO be fairly good while It lasts.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-06

NOTICE TO SUBSCRLBER&
The date printed on the urapper Of
sachpaper denotes the time tChen the sub
scrspti0n expires.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1883-01-26
The Italian Army.

military oorrosnondent of tbo Eoy-
n;scbp I,st;,no n;ynS an nnfororahIo
account of tbe 1tol;on ar,,r Ia So COS
If resonbios i, h Id nc. which hos ba,,
hurriedlv r,,n IN on ipsufiicinnt H founda. =.
tions in ordor thot tho n nanso Of IT,
eract;nn sho,Id bo tont down vbe
Whale of tho ohio. .bodiaI mole ronnio.
t;on is d;vided into tbraa cotaoarias
The men Of the first categnrv lave to
serve m three raars @ in the o'l,y,or arr ar,v W
five in the rssarve fonr in t5a mo aLie
militia and seven in tho Janitorial Mill
tin those Of tba second categorv W five
veo va in tbe renimentaI denots four in
ibe mo able militia and tan in tbe ter.
ritorioI militia and those Of Tho tbirI
catceorv The the whole r Of ,t tbeir - time me- in M the a
terr;tor;ol mi m;l;,ia T' This FL % s"heme @ would ~ MD
oiv It,iv q varv ;n;nosinS military % force
f IL were tbornnnhiv ] carrinI omt Rut
hitberto the reserye: have NOT been ont
for trainin~ The cadres of the movable
militia ara ;nromnIete and the terrific.
rjal militia exiSts nnlv on naner The
regular army is div;dea into Ten army
corns as ;s Germanv hnt eoch com.
many consists only of f;ftv.fomr men for
four f months of the Year and Of ninety
when II is co,lad forantv. Tho cantains ~
the infantry are not monoteJ and in the
o,,,air,, ,'o t,,ao 80 Ioe -, H.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1883-01-26
CAUSE FOR APPREHENSION.
why Mysterious Physical Troubles Arouse
Special Dread-A Professional
Experience.

Few things give more pain than dread or ap-
prehension. Most people are able to face ap-
parent danger heroically, but the sudden and
unexpected coming OF some indefinite calami-
ty very naturally strikes terror to even the
bravest. For this reason lightning and tor
nadoes are considered terrible; their coming
and going are so sudden, unannounced and
unknown. For this same reason an unknown
disease, some poison In the blood, some mala-
dy that is gradua ly undermining the life, Is
specially dreaded by all thinking people. And,
indeed, there are good reasons for such dread,
for modern science has discovered that some
virulent disorders show the least signs In their
beginnings, while they have the worst possi-
BILE symptoms. We know OF many persons
who have dull and uncertain pains in various
portions Of the body: who are unnaturally tired
one day and apparently well the next; who
have an enormous appetite at times and a
loathing of food soon thereafter. Such per-
sons are really In dangerous condition, even
though they may not realize It. The follow
ing statement OF most prominent ply ysician,
who has had unusual opportunities for investl-
cation, is OF so striking and important ma
ture that 1t will be read with interest by all :
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1883-01-26
THE FIRST STEP.

Tonight, MS the tender cleaning
Was sinking in evenings gloom,
And only the glow OF the firolight
Br ghtcncd the dark'ning room,
laughed with the gay heartglndncss
That only to mother Ia known,
For tho beautiful brown-eyod baby
Took his first step aloncl
Hurricdly running TO moet him
Came trooping tho household band,
Joyous, loving and eager
10 reach him h ,lplng hand,
To watch him with silent rapture,
10 cheer him with happy noise
My one little far-faced daughter
And four brown romping boys.
Leaving the shcltorlng arms
lThat faln would bid him rest
Close to the iuyc'and tho lonpi Y,
ear to tn mothers breast;
Wild with laughter and daring,
Looking asknnce at inc,
He stumbled across through the shadows
To rest at his fathers knee.
Baby, my dainty darling,
Stepping SO brave and bright,
With tiutter of lace md ribbon,
Out of my arms tonight,
Helped In thy pretty ambition
With tenderness blessed to SEQ,
Sheltered. upheld and protected,
How will the last stop boz
See, we orc all beside you.
Urging and beckoning on,
Watching lest auuht bet de you
Till tho safe, near goal is won,
Guiding the faltcring footsteps
That tremble aud fear to fail;
How will IL bo. my darling,
with the last sad step of allp
NayN Shall daro to question,
know ny that One more fond
Than all our tende est loving
WI GU de the weak feet beyondl
And knowing bcsi 10, my dearest,
That whenever the summons, I will bo
Dut stu bling stop tn gh the shadows
Then rest-at the Father knccl
-IT,Ut AiCdke.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1883-01-26
The Longest Bridge in the World.

The land of Celestials still boasts of
the most wonderful bridge in the world,
and this, according to travellers, is the
bridge of Lagang, over an arm of the
sea in China. 1t is built in similar
way as the bridges of Babylon, but
entirely of stone.
Its length is said to be $4,000 Paris
feet, and comprises 5000 arches, Or
rather openings of pillars. These are
not overspread with arches, but there
are placed above them large slabs of
stone, which form the roadway, seventy
feet broad.
The distance of the pillars is nearly
741 feet, the latter being 20 feet high
and 10 feet broad, and strengthened
with stone facing, of the form of tri-
angular prisms, which extend over the
whole height of the pillars up to the
transversed slabs. The latter (of course
more than 20 feet long) extend in
breadth to Is feet, and have 9 feet in
thickness. The parapet is balustrade,
and every pillar supports a pedestal on
which lion, tlOenty-one feet long, and
made of one block of marble, is placed.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1883-01-26
Killing Rats BIZ Electricity.

Ralph Corbit, an ingenious twelve
year-old boy OF Honeybrook, Chester
County, has devised novel plan OF get
ting rid of the rats which infest his
fathers cellar. He has construc ed out
OF old fruit-iars battery of three Ley
den Jars, which he connects and places
upon large iron place which touches
the lin fol on the outside. The bait is
SO arranged that when the rat steps
upon the plate and seizes the bait he at
once makes tho connection between
the outside and inside of the Jars and
tDey are discharged through his body
killing HIM literally as quick as light
ming. He charges the jars by means
of an electrical machine. also construct
ed by himself He ran couple of wires
through the floor to the cellar from the
room above. and as soon as he heard Il
rat squeak he would Immediately re-
charge the battery. The first time he
put the machine in operation he slaugh-
tered twenty-five rats in space of three
hours, and in space OF two days the
cellar was entirely cleared of the pests.
- West Chester (Pa.) Local.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1883-01-26

There is pleasure, but not born of
personal animosity, in contemplation of
the fact that there is one individual in
the world capable of outwitting the
pawnbroker. He is youth fifteen,
years of age, lives in New York, ana
only divulged his business reluctantly
after having been arrested for alleged
theft. He told the magistrate before
whom he was arraigned that he was a
"speculator. 81 buy goods at pawn
brokers' sales and then pawn them
again, usually with large profit. L
make from eight dollars to fifteen dollars
per week" "Smart boy, you may CO."
said the Judge.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1883-01-26

Do not suffer your Lungs to become dis
eased by allowing cold to continue without
an effort to cure it. Thousands have died
premature deaths, the victims of Consump-
tion, by simply neglecting cold.
DR.. WIN. HALL's BALsAM FOR THE LUNGS
will cure Colds, Coughs and Consumption
surer and quicker than any other remedy. 1t
acts almost like magic in many cases, and in
others, its effect, though slow, is sure II per.
sisted In, according to directions.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1883-01-26

A FASHIONABLE "GoAr"-Jim Calender,
being very much in need OF new overcoat,
visited the ready-made clothing arena of Nose
Schaumburg for the purpose of purchasing
soon had Jim encased In garment that fitted
him "choost like de babcr on lie vail" "But,
Mr.. Schaumburg,n remarked Jim, examining
the coat, "ths sewing is very bad. just see
M,shter Calender. from do stylishness of dot
goat.n "Who are you calling n goatl" re-
piled Jim, feeling in his hip pocket al mean
dot oyergoat." "Thit's all right, but what
has the style.of the coat to do with 1t coming
all to pieccs" "Choost because there wash
such rush for dot style OF overgoat dot the
tailor had no time to sew 1t up properly" AS
Jim goes in for style, he insisted on plrchas.
Ing the fashionable garment on the spot
Ierds Sjtdtgs.
SPEAKING of rare coins, twenty-dollaf
l..I..a La