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Iauooung Among Indians.

Among the many arts for the IN
aictio1 Of pain. taitOoing Is at once
the most useless and revolving.
The luk0na Indians. Of Alaska,
followed this method Instead Of
prieking the stuff in with shsTpeEsd
needles they make a paste ont Of
charcoal and grease, soak a thread
in II, punch a pesdle through the
aesh 20 that | comes out Of differ
ent hole from the one wbereit enter
ed, and then draw the thread through
under the skin. The operation ls
painful. for the flesh swells I'D and
looks very mueh infamed. Men
TATTOO oily their hands and wrists with
pictures Of the nO5ler animals or
fish. but the women tattoo their IA
ees also. These latter begin the
process While quite young. making
birds turtles or some other iusignii
cant things on their hands ard wrists
while they draw lines Of different
kinds on their chins and the lower
part Of their cheeks As rals this
tattOoing i done entirely il blue,
butnow asd then there : an Indian
who has dotted red spots through
the blue
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-12-31
How a Taunt Originated

New jersey Il sometimes jCcularly
referred 20 as a foreign country by
persons whO do not know the origin
of their little Joke After the down
fall OF the first Nspoleon his brother
Joseph. who had been king Of spain
and his nephez. Prince Murai sought
refuge In the United States. bringing
with them great wealth Joseph
iried to oiuduce several states 10 pass
an act 10 enable him IS an alien 10
hold real estate but they al refused.
Finally the New jersey legislature
gave 70 him and prince Murat the
privilege OF purchasing land. They
bought tract Of lard az BorderiOE u
built magnificent dwellings and TT
ted them up IN royal style with pie
tures. sculptures, etc Joseph Bona
parties residence was the finest IN
America He vas liberal with bis
money and made many friends.
The Philadelpbians were envious OF
the Jerseymen IN securing the two
miilioDaires. and taunieG them with
being foreigners" ard with import
ing the sing Of Spain to rule over
them. The taunt stuck and Is still
repeated by many people who have
10 idea Of how IL originated.
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a Singular E.ecss.o. i. Egypt.

A singulGriy primitive way OF
Carrying out s sentence Of capital
punishment vas witnessed 4 few
days ago st keueh, the capital Of
the province between this and As
sicut- According to the law here
the sentence tan be RENTED al the
desire Of the murdered uanis FAM
ily, their forgiveness being probab-
IL purchased In this instance the
prisoners family had subscribed
$50 toward s10O, which would
have been accepted, had the bal
ance been forthcoming from his
friends Ho~ever. il was not, 80 At
- g. N. the condemned man was
led to some very ruGe gallows, IN
der which be sat down in the most
uneoncerned way, drinking water,
and altogether behaving a. If be
was merely spectator instead Of
the principal actor ia the tragedy.
He put the rope around bus own
neck, the knot being exactly st the
back An Eaglish officer suggested
that 1t would be much better under
the ear, but it was rejected
The family Of the uOfOrtunate
man then advanced and implored
his liberation az the feet Of the
mother and brother of the victim.
The latter Was inclined 10 eIsmeney.
but the former va. quite Obdurate,
shouting loudly that as he had kill
ed her son he must die for IL Il il
the custom that the nearest male
relative Of the murdered man per-
form the Office Of executioner so
at last the prisoner quietly stepped
on n stool not two feet high,
and the brother pushed il from ua-
der him OF course this ouly stran-
gled him. his legs dragging on the
ground. 80 a bystander took hold Of
them and held hem Up. while the
sxecuioner, amid the howls and
yroans Of the crowd, shortened the
rope and then had Ia escape as best
be eOulG.-L0nd0a N0rniHg Pos.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-12-31

The volames Of the Magazine begin with
the numbers for June and December OF each
year. When No otinle Is spesifesi, i viii Be
understood thai the subscriber wishes 70 Be
gin the current Number.
The last eight yOlnmes of Harper's Maga-
zine, IN neat cloth binding. vii be sent By
mail. post paid. On reczip; Of 500 per vOi-
ume. Cloth cases for binding, 53csnts eacn.
BY ul2il post paid
Index 70 EAEPEE's BAsAzESE AlpA&bciiezi
analytical. Gzt classified. fsr Tolznss 10 60 IL
elusive. fr0n lane, Is5a, 70 JEne, Is 0, ons vel
sEo CIosh. - 60
RsziEtsaces shsald be Esde 3! Puss-o1es
MOoey on3er CT D-zft. % avoid chance q loss
Ne.rsssPsrs srs za, 70 osPy tlfs edrsrfiss=eaf
rrsra0ss ne e-vTers erzeTof HAEFEE BEo's.
address HARPER 4 BROS. New YORK
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-12-31

The sleigh-bells danced thar winter night
+ Old Brzrrie5orsugh rang with glee;
The windows oyer3owed with light.
Joy ruled each hearth and Christmas tree
! BUT % one the bells and rnirth were nzuzh.
His sozi with deeper JOY vas franght-
! He waited TIL The guests were gone,
! He waited 10 dream his dream alone
And the night wore o.
! Alone he stands in the silent night;
He Uiits the snow in the village square;
With spade for essisei. statue white
FryIn the crystal quarry rises fair.
NJ light, save the stars. 10 guide his hand.
But the image obeys his soul's command
The sky Is draped with feecy lawn,
The s,arS grow pale in the early dawn.
Bus The lad tolls on.
And 10 in the morn the people cane
To gaze at the sondrols vision there;
And called il The Abgei, uiyining is name
For Il came in silence and unaware.
II seemed M mortal hand hsd wrought
Tue uplifted face OF p-ayerful thought;
Bus IL features wasted beneath the sun.
rs life went ont ere the day Was done:
And the lad dreamed on
And hss dream xzs this In the years 20 be
III viii carve the Angel in lasting stone
In another land, beyond the SEA,
wilI toll IN darkness. viii dream alone
White Others sleep ! uill ind way
Up through the nighi 10 the light Of day
There's nothing desired meath star or sun
Which patient genins hzs not won.
Aud the boy toiled on.
The years 90 BY. he has wrought with
might
He las gained rsnosn in the land Of art
Ba, the thought inspired tha, New Year
night
Ssin kept is place ia the sculpto-' heart
And the dream ofths boy, that melted away
In the light Of the sun that winter day,
l. embodied Al last in enduring stone,
snow Angel IN nlzrble-hiS purpose Won
And the man tolls on.
-Baaaos B,Ecs n HzypeTs Ha2a=ias for
.Js4Herg-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-12-31

I think | rather got the best Of a
young masher the other day said
the gentlemanly ard efficient con-
ductor No. 4o050. Of the Melrose
horse railroad. 70 a Boston Globe re-
porter
He was one ofthat kind that makes
YOU sick a fellow that's always
imagining he's paralyzing some girls
hdart. no matter where be l.. and
makes nuisance Of himself by grin
ming ST every young lady he sees.
This particular spider-legged young
skeleton got on my car last Sunday,
and Just a minute later three women
from the Crystal palace ] guess. or
some such locality. crowded them
selves on 20 the same seat Iheduds
was all broken up bv their being on
the seat with him. but Just then
pretty girl came in and took the on
lv other seat there vas-on the
other side and next in front-abd
the veung saphead turned his at;sn-
ton 20 her- she Was Just little goose
enough TO smile. al him. and be
thought be was getting along first
rate wbun | came around to take the
fares The dude hauled out four in
strip, and reached 'em out for met
pull off one. The | saw nv chance
and grabbed the four, punched en-
quick and went along Well, SIR,
that girl Just cast one lock OF horror
at the dude and another II the three
creatures he'd paid for, and she sat
herself around and never looked
hack again The dude was too par
alvzed 10 open bis bead ; he just
dropped of the car and made hls
escape
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-12-31
Seeing and Hearing Under the Sea,

"Can you see under the water p
-yery seldom. remember wears
ago, going down TO have look at
the wreck OF the F0rfarshlre. ldiy-
ed Just out of curiosity, and saw the
oil hooker plain enough OF that
same coast I've been down in water
20 bright that I've stood among the
weeds as tail as this nom. beauti-
/ ful garden of them, ana watched EN-
with delight, almost to forgetting
the job was down there for. and |
saw all kinds Of fish swimming
about and appearing quite close
through the glass in my helmet.
though if | put out my hand to
them l found them to be fathoms
away"
But as rule you cpn't see?7
No more than if l was looking
through London fog. And then
take snip. Suppose you were to
come into this room at night with
out a light-you couldn't see. So
Is is with ships hold and cabin
under water. lis pitch dark. A
man can only grope-'
1T must be dangerous work NOV
ing about among cargoes under such
circumstances
Why, not when you're used 10 il.
A bit OF sea above Is often incon-
venient by making the vessel on the
surface roll ard taUten the tackle
for heaviRg up the cargo, and 80
running up a mass OF dead weight
on a sudden before you're ready and
then letting II e0me crash again 4
ground SWELL hear the swell al
the bottom-is also troublesome, for
it'll swing : man 10 and fro 3 dis
tance Of seven feet and more But
this Is only on deck. It's quiet !
enough in the hold
Suppose such q swell should 1
dash a diver against anything ??
1T wouldn't hurt him, sir. The
dress makes him so light | have
fallen through many a yawn in the
SHIPS decks. st TO break mans 4
neck and back. you might think for
the depth OF II, and have come Up (
again just as quietly
''Can yOu converse under water ,
~Yes, but very few knew how us
done Ifyou we're 10 stand up face to /
face with another man each migbi
burst himself With yelling without
producing the faintest sound Now
how do you think you can hear p
I cannot imagine"
BY living down You and your
mate must lie down on your breasts
head 70 head. or side by side, (
close, and in that position you i ]
hear one another as easily 81 YOU
and l can hear each other in this
room.
Il suppose the sound Is conveyed
By the deck or sand, or whatever
yOn lie upon
Possibly I only know It's true
When found TINS out | spoke 10
another diver abouI il. and he would +
not believe ne. Wen. one day we
to 90 down to q wreck To-
gether- ted him beforehand what
position to put himself IN. and after
we had been 20 work some time We
came together and lay down as,
agreed, and | said: Jim are there
many more casks left in the hold ?
Heaps be answered right of
And 80 you can hear NE ?" said l.
Ave" he answered, wonderfully
plain" and with that he laughed.
and so did I, anI We both heard
zach otheris laugh just ss We heard
zach others words
How deep down were you at the
time ?"
In about eleven fathoms- Lon
Ion Telegraph
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-12-31

Mrs. Mary A. Dsiley, Of Tunkhan-
mock. Pa. was afflicted for SIX years
with Asthma and Bronchitis, during
which tine the best physicians
could give no relief Her life was
despaired Of. until in last October
she procured bottle Of DR.. Kings
New Discovery, when Immediate re-
lief was felt and by continuing its
use for a short time she was CON-
pletely cured, gaining in flesh 50lbs-
in a few months.
Free Trial Bottles OF this certain
cure Of all throat and lung disease at
C. y. Boyd's Drug Store Large
Bottles 81 90
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1885.
Harper's Magazine.
ILLUSTRATED.

HAzFEx-s NssAzzSE hxi1s is EhirsE-1lh year
Il il The uoss p'ra - Illustrated Pfrsseiczi N
knersezzad ing sz1, always IsIly abreass of the
tes il its trs2tuezi q subjects o. eErrert soSsa
Sn1 iDsRstrsal interest Aizayszds&neinz is sSa--
esri Of literary. artis;'e and rzsehscissl excel
leDcs- An0nx i's aStrsc--s1s soy iss4 sre nev
serial 70 ei ty ilIi2n Blssk- flinslr ted ~ At
hey; psw ns-sl by e P. Roe. Illustrated 3!
Gioson Dislnzn. 6es-iqtEve illustrated F'apers ~
Geerx- 4 B0nxstoz- Franz D. Mfllst- g IL
Farnhan and cher; i1ps-tEni hisssrteal God
Biographical papers; sh1-s st0ris. hE " D. How
Ell. Charles Reses, Ac-
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1885.
Harper's Weekly.
ILLUSTRATED.

H1-psr's B'eck7y has row. fsr twe1tT years
unatn, ssr-d lis F-0silfon as -ne lezsisnx
asu- rates ge xiv Journals. By is pzgS-fts u
pssitr in FsliEics ia admirable iu<irations. rs
carefully ehose1 serials sho-- ssOrses ssetcoes.
and ? ems cu1-riozted ~ The fo-z1as- artists AMI
al rs & tbe cay. z csrrses trs-rucEio1 and
eutertzinnez- rc tbsHszn5s - A-az Ticsn bozres-
i tun slEsys - the ain e ne Publishers 70
zsEe Ec-per'f FsekiT the nast J-cyclzr AID 81
Irzcliys family nsz ssrzpe- II tbe Eo-lL
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-12-31

CATARRH--For twenty years ]
WAS a sufferer from catarrh of the
head and throat By few sppli-
cations Of Ely's Cream Balm | re-
ceived decided beneft-was cured
by one bottle. Charlotte Parker
Wayerly. n. Y.
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Harper's Periodicals.

The Tsl1nes Ofthe Bssklg begin With ;he nrsi
Nu-a@r o JzraA-T e each rear Y hen 10 aEe
i u,eu-iaosd i xsli - arsers-oo1 that the Sub
sc-ioer wishes % commence with The NEnoSr Dex'
after tie receipz Of a-ter-
The last Fear Annual Volumes q HzrTer:
weekty II neat clsth hirdinx VII - sent ny
1atL pos-Axe pzis- - % express. free @, expense
fu-uTieed the frSixhr q dleS r0z exceed oce ccliAl
;sr vosnmel. fer a. % ezeh-
CSosh Ciase< EI each rnlz-ne s1i-atle 81 bind
tsz. VII es sent y nail postpaid, On reosiPs q
Il % each
Rsrai-ancss shazld - rz23c By Pos1-OfDc
Narsy Order O. TJ-sfi- 70 avoid ehzcce 4 lSss-
Newspapers are aor % eopy thi< advertisement
without The express e-5sr of HARPER x BEo-H
EEs
Address HARPER BROS New Ye-k-
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Without earnessnsss 10 man Is
ever great or does really grsat things-
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Harper's Periodicals
PER YEAR

BRARY. oze year. - SEnaers--.--.-.is %
Postage free 70 Al sat-eribers in the
United Sgztes and Canada.
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1885.
Harper's Bazar.
ILLUSTRATED.

Tl,ts rop-is- fe1--zl = rare conn.ua.i11 Of
ii1e-szEr- All ard fashfl- iis stn-ies- peeDs.
arss essars are II the hesI writes of Ezr9Pe sof
rer1cz i-s eug-sFiu-s YssSSss TIE htzbest
artistic exc.Ieoce xaG n al matters pertaining
y fzsh5a il "a uHiTsrszliF seko0SleiKeJ 10 se
The lessiisz autho-i5y IN TIE lz-d- The new Vol
z1e viii c5zt8fn nz1y brilliant roE1ces-
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1855.
Harper's Young People
Il LlIznia WaIJ-l6 PiEz
sEi.ss :, Bsys ass Gris e fran Sis to sir.sss
Years ftEs.
Vel. VI Commences November 4, 1854.

Ths Fczne PegSle has been frzn the 1rst sac
esssfaI bsy.lE anl1cipztior-E T. Er>-szs Pest.
Il has ; distinct Eizrpose- 10 xhicA Il steadily
2aherss-tha- namely o{ suYp11D-tlz the VI
eipu. sssps-s fsr the yua-g with a paper n0-e AZ
f-ze-ive- vel a. Ht-e rh0lssone--bcsfos
yeGrzcl
Fr nesl nsss. elegance Of engraving and cuo-
tezrs z--e-2lly Il l. uns1-Eassec by ans p1hlscs-
e she kind yet brg1xHE 10 or a9-ics -Pirsszrgk
Gc-effe-
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1884-11-13
J. J. Green's Patent.

The ST Louis Republican tells ol
confer noes of capitalists in that
city from different States, relative T."
the Irade OF cotton seed and its
product. The meetings were secret,
but the Republican learned enough
TO know that the object was to per
feet arrangements whereby the co..
ton seed cru>hers might become
pos>essors of and active workers in
patent for cleaning, by chemical
process, the lint from Cotton SEED
so that this product may be profita-
hIy shipped to other countries. The
result of the extended conference is
the formation of a large syndicate.
representing a working capital Of
six million dollars. The process re-
ferred TO was discovered bv Mr.. j
j. Green, Of jackson, who is one oil
the principal Stockholders in the
company. The Invention is one oI
the most wonderful and valuable
ever disco, ID and promises rich
return to not only the inventor bn'
To all interested in it.-State Led
0er.
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Not Sentlmentalism.

We dislike tn take Issue with ar
esteemed contemporary, the Vitk'-
burg Herald, but when we see it
censuriGg a Judge for his efforts to
suppress lawlcss1ess because these
Efforts were out of the established
usage. end beyond what he was re-
qmired to do by law--we think II ar
mle merits criticism. 1t objects TO
he action of Judge Chrisman taken
against the Franklin county lynchers
aud says it "smacks Of sentimental-
ism"
Ifan earnest cndeavor to discover
and punish indiscriminate lynching
he indeed sentimental, We thank
God that there is one judge in MIS-
sissippi who is not afraid tn be SEN
timenlal. Judge Cnrisman's action
in the matter is deserving OF the
highest praise. It smsrks not Of
sentimenLalism. but Of an earnest
purpose to punish the perpetrators
of horrible crime.-Hinds County
Comet.
The Commercial Herald is as no.
torlously hard to please as it is in
consistent, il such a thing be possi-
Bile, and to its utterances on snch
subjects as the above, very little
Importance is to be attached. A few
months ago it was berating our
Sta.e Judiciary for leniency and
indifference as to the punishment or
criminals, strongly intinatiug that
mobs were justifiable in taking the
law into their own hands. Then it
broke out in a spasm of oppositi"n
to mobs, and thought it surpassing-
ly sinful that a negro mob should so
far forget the amenities due white
men as 10 lynch one of their own
color in Sharky county a short time
ago for the murder o: another ne
gro. In the estimation of the c. Ii.
this was an act of the grossest impro-
priety and slight the white mob
bers could not easily overlook.
No wonder then that it should
find fault ii '" r'.''igh' d Z"
scieatiou, Judge Of the 10th jedi
cal Distrir,
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1884-11-13
The Poor Newspaper Man.

The following is n slug of truth;
''If a newspaper man Omits tn pub.
li-h everything. people say he is in.
zv; If he tries to smoaiii down lh,
rough places. he is brihed; ii b.
calls things by their prnp nsmc
be is not fii for the po-itio he &C
.cupies; il he does No fu rish hi,
readers with jokes, he is .'usiid: Z
he does. he is a ra,tle-head, lacking
stability; If he condemns the wrong
ne is a good fellow, hut lacks di-
erection; ii he lets wrongs aud inj,.
ries go unpunishe.l. he is cowar
ir he makes mistake about tn
election returns. he is set down ON.
In short. il be- runs paper propes
ly aud sticks TO the truth and fns--
he il q fool and siosen't know h y
to run paper.half as well - no-
Of its readers.
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Sad Results.
Editor Brookhaven Leader:

Editor Brookhaven Leader:
The friends Of a certain man in
this State gave him license to retail
whisky, and soon he wss drinking
more than any customer he had
Realizing his perilous condition, he
closed hls saloon to save himself
he said, from the dru nkard's grave,
and the horrors Of the drunkard's
he'll. But, alas his wife and little
children had become addicted to
the use of intoxicants, AMI although
the husband and father by mastery
efforts had extricated himself from
the loatIIsome bondage OF the merci-
less monster. whisky, and was
happy and prosperous in his glad
deliverance, his wife under the tyrant
appetite for strong drink. besought
him persisteutly to re open the
saloon saying, "when you do not sell
liquors you will not have it about
the hOuse-not even wines on the
table-and / wont, must hare
something to drink" The husband
yielded and his friends again gave
him license. A SHIRT time latter
the parents buried one of their little
ones. Now the wife gets BEAST,
intoxicated, parades the streets in
au unseemly condition aud one time
at least her ,nduct on the streets,
while drunk, was so shocking as to
make the most reprobate blush with
shame Tor the woman. Over
come by her husbands merchandise
she tell in the streets with her lea-
sou dethroned. her modesty bank
rupted anil gone. and every womanly
grace, virtue and attribute beneath
waves Of oblivion blushing and dis
gnsted men carried her from the
streets To her home. An eye will
ess said it was u scene that #
possible, would have made the Very
blackness of darkness mautle its
face with blushes of shame. This
wife is an educated woman, posses
sing superior talents in some respects;
but what is she worth TO her hus-
band her little children or to the
world {? There must abide in that
home an atmosphere more deadly
than that waftel from the deadly
upas tree, gloom more dense than
old Mammoth Cave is noted for.
All the result Of an innocent (?)
lover for Innocent (?) wine and
innocent ~ healthful i) beer.
Unless some things very materially
change some other men in this State
will have wives exhibiting such feats
as will effect social ostracism and
bring upon them and theirs the
hlighting Indignation of the thought
full conscrvator Of horror, modest,
and virtue in American womanboOd.
But why may not woman enjoy
the authorizations. the giddy forget
fulness, the total oblivion. the pas
-ionate conquest of wines. beers, aleS
and whisky coequal with man? Will
some knight at the cup who has a
wife or a daughter or sister or
sweetheart please tell us?
HARRIS.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1884-11-13
Women's Work.

Never has Mississippi seen bet.
ter display of ladies' fancy work,
than may be seen at The large ball
at the Fair Grounds. IL is like
some millionaire's collection Of all
that woman has ever turned her
hand to To make home beau,iful aud
attractive Among the beauteaus
wonders that greet the eye anil clio
it exciamations nf admiration is q
ray quilt or cover. made by Mrs.
Frwell, mother of Capt Fewell. To
say it is superb, would M more
than express the truth. bnt even
then, no idea would he conveyed OF
what il really is. The pictnres.
wo, Ell in by careini hands. are moi
els of artistic worth, and remind
one of the filed togas worn by some
valiant R"man aud woven by his
imperial lady love.
To go into details of all that mer-
itei | attention. would take cutnmns
Il j. enough to say. that the display
~as never equaled in this. ar snr.
ps>srd in apy other Stat-.--Aerid
ian Nercnry
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1884-11-13

The Trustees Of the State Female
College have elected Professor Rich
ard w. Jones. at present filing the
chair of chemistry in the State Uni
versi,y at Oxford. President of the
new College. The Columbus Dis
patch furnishes the following infor-
nation in regard to President
Jones:
Professor Jones ia native of Vir-
ginia. He was educated and gradu.
ated with the degree Of A. NJ. at
the University of Virginia, and en-.
gagged in teaching in that State un
til the breaking out of the war. He
then enlisted in the 18th Virgins
Infantry as private, and served
with ma, ked distinction during the
entire four years ,he war lasted.
He was Colonel ofa regiment at the
close of Institutes, and in command
of Stonewall JacksoD's old brigade
at Appomatox. lie then resumed
teaching. and became aiter"ard
President of Martha Washington
College ut Abingdon, Va This pn-
si,ion he held ualil invited in 1877
to fill the chair he now occupies at
Oxford. He is distinguished
scholar in all the branches, and
stands prominently as scientist
He was elected to the presidency "f
the State Female College without so
licitation upon his part. aud ii he
accepts the position it will insure
beyond peradventure the fullest
measure of success for that institu.
tion.