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The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-02-06

piles of masonry many of them window
less and doorless, grim, sombre struc-
lures, built for Eo purpose that your
medern eyes can conceive. You are
confronted by great rusty iron gates,
deep excavations walled with stone and
answering no purpose under the sun.
Steep lofty flights of stone stairways
well worn by generations of busy feet,
carry you over dungeon-like buildings
and down into another street, and thus
on n"ad infnitum." In the main business
portion of the town this strangeness
and confusion still continues. 1t is a
succession of narrow courts and cor
riders, ragged angles, zigzags and
curves, and in 1t all an aspect of mold
and ruin and hoary age that is quite
indescribable. If the subtle brains OF
Euclid had striven to plan q perfect
chaos, he could not have succeeded bet
ter than did the ancient builders OF
Quebec.
We registered at the st. Louis Hotel,
q very large and ancient affair, and
found here everything in keeping with
the general surroundings. All the
furniture Is of the heavy oaken kind SO
much affected by our forefatheis. In
the diniug room the walters were all
old grayheaded English stewards with
long white aprons and dickeys. They
spoke in undertones and glided noise
lessly about, but the meals they served
were as near perfection as culinary
skill could make them. In fact we shall
always have occasion to remember the
treatment Of the inner man which We
experienced in that house. But fol-
fear that our readers will jump at the
conclusion that the hotel is the only
redeeming feature of the town we will
hasten on. Remember we are describ
ing our impressions In the order In
which they occurred TO us from the
time of our arrival In the city. W.
struck the dismal end first. In oul
meanderings we are yet to make dis
coveries that shall bring from us ex
pressions Of astonishment and delight
Let us lead you but one block to thu
south ward of the St. Louis hotel, ant
we will show you different picture a
though to the slumbering old relic o
antiquity a change had come over tn
spirit Of her dream. A change iron
the grim nightmare of ruin to vision
of the fairy land. We will show you
picture that tourists who have travele,
the whole world over, describe " i'll
, unstlnted praise; picture that ha
, been lauded by historians and served a
a theme for poets to rave about. Blu
. one block to 20 and you are upon tn
, famous
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-02-06

EVERY available car on the W. d L.
d. r. r. has been in use during the late
,old weather in shipping coal and extra
trains were run every day.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-02-06

Ahal-Dentists who have tried "Tea
berry," pronounce 1t the finest thing on
the lace of the earth for the Teeth and
Breath. Wooster a. Adams.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-02-06
PITTsFIELD.

The social at the residence Of Mr.. 8. @.
whitcomb was success, there being over
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-02-06
DUFPERIN TERRACE.

No wonder that you stand entranced
by the scene that bursts upon your
vision as you approach the balustrade
and gaze beneath you. You are upon
a perpendicular precipice 300 feet above
the water Of the st. Lawrence. 1t COM
mands view of the majestic river for
many miles In each direction. every
curve and indensure of the lovely river
shores being distinctly visible. TO the
left, Orleans island and the falls OF
Montmorency. Before you on the OPP
posite side of the river, Point Leyie and
the three monster forts erected by the
British. To the right, the stream, the
plains and the hills beyond all combine
to form a picture that is grand ard
beautiful beyond compare. 1t is an
artists ideal. Every detail of the placid
water, hill and dale, rock and rui n are
there. Even the blue mountain peaks
are seen In the distance. You can stand
there for hours and not tire of gazing.
Indeed 1t is a painful necessity that
compels you TO turn from 1t to the
moldering relics Uf ancient civilization
that encumbers the rear ground.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-02-06

j ped his musket and beckoned me to fol-
low him. He was our guide and right
well he did his duty. He took us first to
the Princess quarters which she never oc-
cupies, but which is guarded night and
day just as though she were there and in
danger OF assassination. Then we
visited the various bastians,the magazines
the barracks, the machine shops, and
finally the military engineers room where
we beheld large and elaborate diagrams
of all our American forts, with numerous
indices marked "Point Of attack by land"
'Point of attack by sea-" weakest point
&c. The size of and kind of every gun
was indicated, also there we're footnotes
the size of missile and exact charge OF
powder required TO breach the walls. Such
is the perfection of British Military ar
rangements.
Our guide was an intelligent young
Scotchman and quite loquacious in his ex.
plantations. He took great pleasure in
directing our attention to the strength Of
the walls, and the number and size Of the
cannon.
ut is absolutely impreganble," said he,
"Impregnable as long as the Yankees
don't want II" said we. ....
"What do you suppose the Yankees
could do here ?" he asked scornfully.
"Gobble IT," said we.
"Oh, utterly impossible, I assure you
No power but British shall ever see the in.
side of the Citadel"
He directed our attention to the print Of
a mans hand in the great block Of stone
that formed the parapet of the kings
bastian.
"That" said he "is where the Prince Of
Wales laid his hand and 1t left its i'm.
print there"
ut must have been a Yankee that
whitfield that out" we suggested.
"Whittled indeed tell you the solid
rock yielded like soft clay beneath thC
weight of the Royal hand" said he sen
tentiously.
We laughed heartily, at which he look
ed askance.
Come now, how much do you get da!
for telling these whoppers ?" we asked.
1--WE receive twenty-five cents per da!
here"
"Why are you willing to be imprisoned
all your life here for that paltry sum-
"It remain here ten years longer m.
name will be listed for commission"
"Why don't you 60 over aud join tn
American Armyp
"Would be any better of there thai
J hereY
J Certainly! You would get four dollar
! day and in three weeks would lie
, Brigadier General. You would b
fed on turtle soup, oysters and roast turkey
and all the delicacies Of the season."
as that sop
And you would stand chance for th
r presidency and in the end retire on
, pension of half million year. He seen
! ed somewhat staggered at the informatio
> and we felt that we had knocked the stor
of the Prince OF Wales hand into a cooke
. hat"
Ere we left he did not fail TO conduct u
: into the store which the thrifty admin
, tration of Her Majesty places inside of a
( her forts 10 win back the 90 cents per da
she allows her defenders. We squandere
a dollar and escaped, well satisfied wit
, our visit TO the American Gibralter.
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Coral Correspondence.

Kems Of general interest from The To,oa.
ships are solicited for his department,
and fair remuneration tcW be dllowed
correspondents.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-02-06
VEHICLES.

One sees no four.wheeled vehicles in
Quebec. They are all Of the two-wheel
variety, those known as the "French Fly"
being the most numerous. And the num-
Der of them is a thing of wonder. Street
cars being out of the question in Quebec,
everyone must ride in queer little two
wheeled affairs that can turn every angle
and follow the tortuous windings Of the
narrow streets and lanes. And consequent.
ly they exist in countless numbers and
their drivers assail you at every step. Woe
be to you II you hesitate or speak TO one
OF them. It Is u signal for charge. From
every corner and alley they swarm around
you, crowdng and squeezing and grabbing
at your clothes, jabbering French and
broken English, and all efforts to escape
are useless. You shout yourself hoarse,
yell "Policen and at last get in a rage and
commence batting right and left If you
are tolerably handy with your fist or walk
ing stick you will succeed in extricating
yourself from the mob. Such is Quebec
as 1t appears to the Buckeye visitor.
There are eight daily papers in Quebec
seven French and one English. One wort
and then will close. II any Of the readers
of the ENTERPRISE contemplate making
tour in search Of the strange and curious
let them 60 TO Quebec. will guarantee
that they will never regret It. Our mex
trip will be to Cuba and we will try AM
send you letter from there.
ii. A. MANN.
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To the right of Dufferin Terrace rises
another precipice crowned by a pile of
masonry. The round peaked towers,
queer angles and grated loopholes
causes it to resemble some ancient
castle. This is the Glbralter Of America
known MS the Citadel. 1t was built by
the French century and a half ago.
10 reach it you retrace your steps up st.
Louis street until you come to st.
Johns gate where rocky roadway
leads up a steep incline to the mouth OF
tunnel, the only entrance TO the
Citadel. We paid visit hither and
will attempt description Of 1t. This
great fort, believed by the British
military authorities to be absolutely i'm
pregnable, consists OF an enclosure OF
40 acres surrounded by deep moat and
two stone walls. From the bottom OF
the moat to the top of the outside wall
is 12O feet perpendicular height, of solid
masonry. These walls are bristling
with cannon of the heaviest calibre, and
the numerous bastlans command every
angle. The only entrance Is by the
aforementioned tunnel. Passing NJ
the roadway until we came TO the
tunnel we entered. 1t is tortuous
passage-way, and at every turn is
swept by cannon. After walking
some distance the tunnel widens int
an apartment where we we're con-
fronted by a squad of soldiers who, with
leveled muskets commanded us to halt
1t is needless to say we did so without
demur. The gallant red coats then de
filed around us and proceeded to march
us prisoner inside the fort. We were
taken before pompous old Britisher who
gruffly asked our business. We replied
that we simply wanted to see the inside o.
the fort and disclaimed any desire to cap
ture II. After much marching, drilling
and maneuvering, one Of the soldiers drop
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-02-06
Seeds Seeds Seeds
MORROW'S

Have made arrangements with an
Eastern House to furnish all
kinds of Seeds in Wellington at
the same price farmers would
have to pay if they send for their
own seeds.
We also have rs day Corn.
Call at our Office and leave your
orders for what you want, as seed
Corn is very scarce, and the sup
ply-will all be taken before spring.
MORROW g. CO.,
! SIN. Wellington, 0.
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NINE O'CLOCK BREAKFAST.
New York Mail and Express.

New York Mail and Express
AS a fashionable flower the chrysanthemum
has jumped into unusual prominence this year.
Short-skirted costumes are almost universally
worn by ladies at the receptions held in the after
noon.
Young swells are wearing an overcoat with a
short cape like the Irishmen who appear in the
melodrama.
A self-opeuing and closing inkstand is some
thing new, but the non upsetting one has yet to
be invented.
Family portrait breast-pins become Larger
and larger, and have wealth Of gold in the line
of setting.
Material for evening dresses can only be de-
scribed as gorgeous which applies as well to the
price per yard.
Modelling in clay wax is the fashionable
pastlme among young ladies with an abundance
of elegant leisure.
In winter bonnets, the correct style has not
appeared, if milliners 'just from Paris" to
be held as truthful
The pneumonia corsage" is the style reviving
old English pictures of the woman who resided
IN the garden of Eden
Long dark, purple or gray cloaks, lined with
quilted satin, are among the most elegant car
riage wraps OF the day.
Little ecclesiastical trinkets said to have been
blessed by distinguished Romanist priest, now
In this country, are worn by some ladies'
One reason why camels hair shawls are little
cheaper now, is because some ladies have been
induced to part with them for consideration
This is one of the social results of business de-
preston.
Among the novelties for trimming is tulle
worked in colors to represent peaeocks and birds
most gorgeous in plumage, with ribbons half a
yard in width, with designs of butterflies on q
ground of bright scarlet or dark green
Some are born sweet, others become so, and
! some have sweetness thrust upon them. Miss
Emma Nevada, the American prma donna, who
| returned from Europe few days ago, has been
houored by a confectoner, who calls a newly
created bonbon the Nevada
Artificial flowers, according to the fashion
writer in the Hour will be less worn this season,
it is said; but although such representations
are common enough, the number of bouquets de
corsage worn by ladies rarely diminishes from
one year to another. Natural flowers are I'M
trustworthy, and must be replaced by skiIful
limitations of them which almost defy detection
nowadays.
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And she hopes I'll excuse her but her hus
band think Folly and nonsense! What is
her husband to me4 Betsy, my chamber can
dle!"
BLESS me, ma'am7 said Betsy. What has
''Everything!' said Mrs Medley "Don't let
me be called before o'clock to morrow morning.
almost wish that 1 could go to sleep and sleep
forever"
And Mrs. Medley, in the silence and solitude of
her own room, fell to thinking to what charitable
institution she could leave her money.
With the Psalmst of old she could earnestly
have cried: Vanity of vanity all is vanity"
Il loved Phillip" she said. ''and had set my
heart on Silvia Gray-and such a match as it
would have beenw
She was sitting at her luncheon the next day,
with the cockatoo on one side of her and the
poodle on the other, when Betsy opened the door.
'Please maam. said Betsy, company"
Betsy" said Mrs Medley, severely, Il told
you was not at home to anybody to-day"
please, maam," giggled Betsy, 'he would
come in"
who would come inf" said Mrs Medley.
Its me- Aunt Medley said Phillip Barrow,
'and my wife. Don't be vexed."
IT g tall young mill superintendent came in,
with his pretty wife hanging on his arm.
Wont you kiss me, Aunt NedleyP said Mrs
Phil putting, up tho rosebud hDs-'for my
mothers sakeP
'Eh2' said Mrs. Medley.
Didn't you get my letter. said Philips wife.
81 wrote you all about it, said Mrs Phil
Don't you knowl L am Silvia Gray. l met
Philip when he came out to Denver to look at
the new mill machinery, ard he would be mar
ried Immediately. He said he sure you
would forgive him. Will you forgive him, Aunt
Nedley2'
Eyes, my dear, WILL said Mrs. Medley her
face frightening up like the full moon peePing
through mist wreaths. 'But why didn't they
tell me you were Silvia GrayF'
Philip wanted to surprise you" said Silvia,
hanging her head.
We'll, he has surprised me, said Mrs. Ned
ley.
She went back to Hampton with the mill SUI
perintendent and his wife, and slept in the pretty
pink and white bedroom which Silvia had pre-
pared for her with so much pains; and she praised
Silvias chicken salad and prune pies and she
even condescended to approve of Phebe's half
completed silk Counterpart; for life was all coul-
eur de rose for her now
It's u great thing for woman of Mrs Nedley's
age to have her own way.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-30

A Terribly Deformed Nineteen Year-O Old Ten
nessee Girl.

Chattanooga Special.
A remarkable case of hydrocephalus was dis
twelve miles from this city. Nineteen years ago
there was born to the wife of Armour
Dobbins lovely girl baby. When
the child had reached the age of three
months an unnatural growth of the
head began to develop which continued until it
was two years of age, when it had assumed
alarming proportions. The general health of
the child was good, though at the age of two
years the growth ceased having attained the re
markable dimensions of thirty-one and one half
inches around the forehead and twenty-seven
inches across the crown of its head from ear to
ear The face of this remarkable being Is no
larger than that of an ordinary person, while the
head looks large as ater-bucket. The
length of the body now, if Strengthened, would
not be over three feet and about the dimensions
of weldeveloped two-year-old child. The
whole body is horribly deformed the hips being
drawn back until they nearly reach the Shout
ders. the bending of the spine drawing back the
lower extremites. There is but little flesh on
legs, the thighs being not over three inches IN
circumference The arms are but little larger
than pipestems, and are also nearly devoid of
flesh. The body will not weigh as much as the
head, the whole weighing not over forty pounds
The features are frghtful to look upon, being
terribly out of shape the teeth projecting far be-
yond the lips The hair is faxen, about two
feet long. very coarse, and lies in wild profusion
around the head of the unfortunate being
For seventeen years, since its present growth
the girl has never been able to move her body
but can move her hands and feet, having little
strength, however, in those limbs. At times she
shows some intelligence and can make her wants
known to her mother. At times she tries to
talk, her voice resembling that of parrot. One
regularity is that while lying in bed owing to
the extraordinary protuberance of the eyes, she
can follow the movements of any one in the
room, being able to see all passing at the head of
her bed. Her health is good, except that she is
subject to occasional fits or spasms. She sleeps
well, but her devoted mother remains constantly
with her.
Hydrocephalus is caused by the accumulation
of water in the interstices of the brain and head
Many physicians here consider this the most re-
| markable case known to medical sience While
the disease is common in medical practice, cases
are rarely cured, except in infants. Death
generally ensues in few years at furthest.
When this case began to develop, the best medi-
cal talent of the vicinity was obtained but moth
ing could be done, and the parents took their
child to Fort Smith, Ark, the physicians there
stating that to tap and draw the water from the
head would cause instant death
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-30

BARNwELI, S c.. Nov % following
quaint and curious Endorsement was found on
the back of Cleveland and Hendricks ticket
voted at this precinct: Grover Cleveland, stand
up jury Of your eountrymen have found you
guilty OF designing and conspiring with divers
Democrats to become President Of the United
States, to the great harm and personal injury of
over 100 900 loyal office holders of the Republic
And more: You have caused anger, hatred ILL
will curses and maledictions to spring up and
live among the hitherto united Republican fami-
ly of this country. Your advocates have de-
Tended you with great zeal and ability. Indeed,
such zeal and ability have never before been
known in the history of presidential campaigns
in these United States. As the jury, However,
have recommended you to mercy, l make your
sentence as lenient as the law allows 1t is:
That you, Grover Cleveland, be confined at hard
labor within the walls of the White House in the
city of Washington District of Columbia, for
four long years, from the 4th of March next en-
suing. And may the Lord have mercy on your
soul
Bring in Tom Hendricks"
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The Pekin Summer Palace.

All tle lear MOUND
Mr.. Swinhoe and Sir Hope Grant both paint it
in glowing colors-such a pleasure garden as
Kublai Khan planned round his ''wondrous
DOME by Alp the sacred river" Twelve miles
of pebbled paths leading through groves of mag
nifcent round lakes, into picturesque summer
houses; as you wandered along, herds of deer
would amble away from before you, tossing their
antle1ed heads Here solitary building would
rise fairy-like from lake, reflected in the blue
water on which it seemed to float There a slop-
ing path would carry you into the path of a
mysterious cavern leading out onto grotto in
the bosom of another lake. The variety of
the picturesque was endless, and charming
in the extreme. The resources of the designer
appear to have been intending" And what the
emperor had in its full glory round his summer
palace every Chinaman who has made little
money tries to have on a small scale round his
house. 1t is the gardens which, in the absence
of many of our modes of sanitation, keep the
dense populations of Chinese cities tolerably
healthy, for trees are great disorders of bad and
diffusers of good gases We have great deal
still to learn from them in the way of gardening
and it is no use crying down our chmate-the
climate of north China is very harsh, ungenial
one, far worse for both men and plants than
ours 1t is not the climate that is in fault, but
the gardeners; ours do not put the heart and the
patience into their work that John Chinaman
does into his.
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The Shepherd Dog.
Our Little Men and Women.


Bruce is shepherd dog. One day he was
walking with his master, when they came to a
deep crevice. His masters foot slipped in the
snow and over he went upon the rocks in the
bottom of the crevice. He was hurt, and could
not climb up What should Bruce do2 He could
not 60 away and leave his master, and could not
get down to help him So he crept as near tho
crevice as he could, and howled loud and long
Come and help! Come and helpl"h he cried Some
of his masters neighbors heard the bowls, and
knew Bruces voice and FASTENED to learn what
the matter. They could go down into the
crevice, and so helped his master up, to Bruce's
great joy.
Did you ever see a shepherds deg drive a flock
of sheep or herd of cattle2 l used to see one
drive cattle twice every week from the great
cattle market at Brighton, Mass. He drove
them straight through the village. He kept
them together in the street He would not let
or bystreets He looked neither to the right nor
to the left If you spoke to him he would take
no notice He could not spare time from his
work even to look at you! Often shepherd
leaves his dog to drive and herd the flock alone,
and he always does it well and faithfully. He
KNOWS every sheep in the flock. l know a
shepherd dog on New England farm who takes
and goes for them at night A man who lives
near the pasture let's down the bars for him
The shepherd dog of the Abruzzes is beautiful
creature He is white as the SHOWS of his
mountains; he is large; he is brave; he runs as
FAST as hound He not only herds the sheep
but he protects them from wolves. He protects
his master, too from wolves. He eats from the
table with his master. Shepherd dogs are used
on the great sheep ranches IN our West Just
think of little collie massing together 2, 900
sheep ond driving them into pen! Doing it all
alone tool