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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-12-27

NNE GOOD SIDE BAR BUGGY. FULL
leather top, with pole aud shaita Also one good
double set Of harness The above will Be sold chcapD
Inquire Of A. N. HAMILTON,
nolAh 1911 MARKET StrNet.
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Poisoned bYn Nurse.

Some eight years ago I was inOculsted with poison
~ q nurse who injected my babe with blood taiut.
The little child fingered along until Il was about two
YEAR ID when its little life was yielded up to the
fearful poison. For six long years l have suffered
untold misery. was covered with sores and ulcers
IRON head % loot, and In my great extremity |
prayed 10 die. No language can express ny teel-
lCgS OF woe during those long six years l had the
ct me cal treatment. Several physicians Success
lively treated ne, but all 70 no no purpose. The
Mercury and Potash seemed 10 add fuel . the awfG
flame which VA dpvOuring me About TIN ee months
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-12-27

Throat Diseases commence with Cough,
Cold, or sore Throat. "BrOtra's BrOaehigl nochsS"
give immediate relei, Soil only in 60res. Prics S
eenks
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NAILS-S2 15 CARD.

Wheeling.
The nail market is active. Nails, brads
and fencing, lOd to God, 81 20; Sd
and Cd, 50 SIS; cd and I'd,
81 10; I'D and sd, As; Sd s. 70; I'd
s. 95; SOC key on common cut; barrel,
1t inch, 50 so; 1t inch So 50; l inch,
81 sc; / inch, s. 20; 4 inch, Sc 40;
lining, ! inch sc IS; 4 inch, 50 40; finish,
ing, inch and over, 81 so; l inch, 5 6 80;
l, 81 SO; casing and box, SOC per keg over
common cut; fine blued, Sd, s. 80;
cut spikes, all sizes, 81 GO, boat spikes, ali
sizes, SO 10; roofing Tails, iron, Sc owe,
common cut; iron galvanized, 81 20 over
common cut; iron timed, IS 20 over
common cut.
DRY GOODS.
New York.
New YORK. December 26.-Dry Goods
The market has been quiet in all de.
partments and transactions have been Of
very limited proportions.
FLOUR, GRAIN AND FEED.
Wheeling.
FLOUR AND GRAIN.
Family -four, wholesale.........$4 5O(1 5 OF
Middings per ton....."...".'l5 OOGzo w
Bran per ton........"....".... II w
Wheat per bushel... SOC992c
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SKS

breast; bat alas alas, we had spent 50 much for
Medical treatment That We were too poor 10 buy.
Oh the agony Of that moment. Health and hap
pines within your reach bat too poor 70 grasp It.
spilled however to those who were able and willing
10 help me. snd have taken Sviit's Specific, and
an now sound AMI well once more. Swifts Specific
is me best blood pUriler in the world, aud Is the
greatest Blessing OF the age.
MRS. T. W. LIE, Greenyills, Ala.
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For Sale.
For Sale or Rent.

THAT VERY DESIRABLE DwEILING SIT.
uate on the north side 81 Thirteenth s,roet form.
erly Hsmpden,) now occupied BY r. D. Woods, Eq.
Possession given April l. ISIS.
Apply to HENRY K. LIST.
de2h l.ol Main Strret
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Manhood Restored,

Remedy FIlEE-A victim Of youthful impru-
jenee, causing Premature Decay, Nervous Debility,
Lost Manhood &C., having tried in vain every known
reunjv, has discovered a simple means OF set-eure
which he will send FREE 70 his fellow sufferers.
Address, J. H. REEVES, 43 Chatham ST., New York.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-12-27
Public Sale of Island Property.

Public Sale OF Island Property.
TN PURSUANCE OF A DLCREE IN TIE
i suit Of the Exchange Bank Of wheeling W.
Amos J. Oshoyae q al, msde by tho Municipal
Court OF Whcc!ing, On the 9th day 81 October,
1854, will, as Srscal commissioner appointed
merely proceed 10 scll at public auction. al tho
front door of the Court House Of Ohio county, Ia
Tie city Of Wheeling, on
SATURDAY, DECEMBER ~. 1894,
commshcing al iOoclock q. m, Lot No. II. In Henry
Moorr's addition ON north side Of 2sne street; and
also lot No. II In Daniel zanr's addition on the
south cast corner OF Zane aud Huron streets tcvlh
with The building, on said lots
TERxs OF sALE-Qpc. third and ~ much more %
- .--N "a the vrslluo In
the rurohase may s,eC,, ,a,.., .--
two equal payments, payable respectively In nine
and eighteen months from day ~ falc; for the credit
instruments nnics 10 10 given ~ the purchaser
with satisfactory perionnl security aud tie title 20
be retained until h,ll purchase money l. paid and
conveyance directed by the court
A. y. CLARKE,
Special Commissioner.
Pond ard security have been slrcn by said speelal
Commissioner as Is requir by law.
IHOs NJ. DARRAH,
Clerk o! he Municipal Court Of Wheeling
j. G. HEkyKr. AuctiOICrr. ~de1N
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FINANCE AND TRADE,
Money IL a O Per Cent-GoSernments
steady-Stocks Lower-Flour Steady and
Unchaneed-wheatL Lower.

Money 4 IT, a Per Cent-GoSernmeh1s
steady-Stocks Lower-Flour Steady and
Unchanged-wheat Lower.
NEW YoRK, December 26.-Money easy at
4l6,6 per cent Sterling exchange, bank
ers' bills quiet at 1901; demand lS43.
GovERNMENTs-Steady.
Threes coupons.
Fours and-s-haH
FOurs coupons.
Pacific Skies oil ls9o' - '''''''''.''''i-o
STATE SECuRTIEs-Dull.
RuLwAYs-Quiet.
STOCEs-With the exception Of a rally OF
!toli per cent. after midday the share
market was weaker and lower to-day
Lackawanna led the rally, selling up to 938
on the declaration of the usual quarterly
dividend of 2 per cent. In the afternoon
there was vigorous pressure to sell and
! the room was flooded with uutavorAble
rumors. 1t was reported that the Granger
roads were cutting rates, that Union
Pacific would be compelled to borrow
money TO meet its interest, and that
the coal companies were cutting prices
President Adams, of the Union Pacific, sub
seuuently denied the report. Delaware &
Hudson led the downward movement, drop
ping per cent to 10, Chicago, Burlington
l. Quincy sold down ! to ll5i, Northwest
ern to S3s, St. Paul Is to 7O3 Lacka'
wanna Il to 81, Lake Shore to 60} New
York Central ] to S3B, Union Pacsfic l J to
46t, and Western Union II to 543. At the
close the market was weaker at the lowest
prices OF the day. AS compared with
Wednesday, the closing prices are 20 81
per cent lower.
Transactions 25I nm sbarss
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GOING WEST.

al trains daily except Sunday.
Pull,n ans Palace Drawing Room and Sleeping Cara
through without change from SteubenVie East to
PhiladcD hia and New York. West 20 Columbus,
Cincinnati Louisville, Chicago, indianapolis, and
ST. louis.
For through tickets, baggage checks, sleeping car
accommodations and any further Information ap.
nly 10 mo. q. TOMLIESON, Ticket Agent at Pan
Handle station foot Of Eleventh street, OF nj City
Ticket Office, under Mcclure House, Wheeling.
JAMES MCCREA,
Manager, Columbus, Ohio.
L. 4. FORD,
co,r posa and Tickat AGENT Pittsburgh PA,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-12-27

OHIO RIVER RAILROAD.
THINE TABLE, CORRECTED TO NOVEMBER
i o. 1884. Trains leave Pan Handle Station, foot
Of Eleventh street. near public landing, a follows
Central Standard Time-Which Ia IS minutes slower
than Wheeling time:
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-12-27

T,ARM OF kBoUr usHrT.RTyR ACRE.
Il adjoining ths eity, % FnHx's Hmi hriax
house, ham, stabls, &c. Ale - sssARl WA
be sold cheap and On eay tarna
W.v.H0GI = mo-,
ecaoh Isps Harkst ssssk
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I'LL ''"I' FtI y 1T 81 I'1t's
IN lsstfngIT,

Tie action Of the title nb0, set forth I, nov rend-
Ing IN the Circuit Court OF Chic county, West yir.
GINA, The object Of which Is 30 obtain Judgment In
favor Of plaintiffs against defendant Tor s2slG9
with ntciest thereon from October 1884 for soods
sold aud delivered 10 defendant by Tcat, Weller 4
Co., and 10 attach and subject towards the payment
OF Said Indebtedness nlouTy owing 10 defendant by
Henry jacobs 4 Co, Of said county Of Ohio And II
appearing from an affidavit filed in this cause, a
thsie bulas. that the defendants, American Inn
proved skirt Company Is not resident u The stats
Of Wet yIrgIE!a and u not having bcea served
with process IN this suit on motion 81 phs plain.
tin by their attorney, this order OF pnbica.ions en-
tered against H. and II II oriereL that tho said do.
fendabt, the American Improved Skirt Company,
he and u ~ required 10 APPEAR Within one month
after the date ~ the fnt publication of this Grdsr
and do what ~ necessary 10 protect iis inere-s 81
Is further ordered that this order be published and
posted ~ required by Law.
: Witness, John ". Mitchell, Clerk Of raid Court,
at the Court House Of said County, this 2nd dag ol
DecemL,r, 1854, to-wit; December gules, 1874
JOHN W. MITCHELL, Clerk.
Published tho fin, time Deoctalser =, fsst
Attest: JOHN w. MITCHELL. Clerk.
EoBT. HuITE, Attorney for rsintifYa.
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G0SSANER GARMENTS FREE!

To introduce Happy Days" our new Is pagetl.
Jus. rated Magazine, viii send free 10 any lady
sfndnZ 2s eis in stamps for mouths subscription.
two Ladies' Pull Sized Waterproof Gossa.
ruer Garments with catalogue 81 other rubbel
goods provided they win show them 10 their friends
and irduce other SAILS. address
PUBS. HAPPY DAYsr HARTFORD, coSE-
cslg
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SATURDAY. DECEMBER ~, 1884,

TINE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, OHIO
i County. In the Circuit Court Of Ohio COUNTY,
W6st Virginia December Rules. 1854.
I. T.. Tamau, assignee Of T. 7. TEN. ". r. TEN,
J. W. Weller, g. Clarke, Frank Tent. and J. N.
Be..b, partners n Tehi, Weller 4 Co.,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-12-27

Passenger train daily including Sunday. Accom-
nodation trains run daily except Sunday.
JOHN q. TOMLlHS0N,
Ticket Agent, Wheeling, w. Va
CLEVELAND & PITTSBURGH r. r.
~oNpENsED TINE TABLE OF PASSENGER
I Trains corrected November 10, lssI-Central
Standard Time:
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For SaIe O Easy fSfne.

A DEsIRAELE oOUNTRY 1EgIDMCR
"A nicely looatea and slrfsgneed By shads heo
soS9 sssas M sssalssy ~ s.s,ysai.s -
more ara Il and Loeatisa q r, G. . g. L Z \
An sxcs,lsnt piais pass Dsar IL dtY. F0 p9.
nsalan saar'a ..vHAcS vL !,,S:
Or G A. 6uRAIvn O..
lev Raal Eukato Asoal WhssltDG
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For Sale.

A FARM OF SIXTY ACRES, YoUR NmHR
IA southeast Of Bsnsood, NarsAan esunty, We,
Virginia mlall nsv fnns hssss, siaAains, 49,
thirty scr cleared, balance IN 80 vAis oak tin-
Der, By Wv. HOGE BRO,
Jes6h 1900 NaYksl St,pee.
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agO / was I'D
vised 10 ~
SwiuS Spe
Cifc. We dc
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50, ami 7
ielt hope
aga n re-
Ylve IN my
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Threes coupons
Fours and-a-haH
Fours
Pacific Skies Of ls95....,..... -.
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a CHILD

i nos uly sRoruEEs' Druggists, Ovsso, N Z
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NOTICE roIAKg PROPOSITIONS.

Published tho fin, time Deccfaler q. isst
Attest: JOHN w. MITCHELL, Clerk.
EoBT. WHITE, Attorney for Faintitfs.
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NEw YoRK, December 26.-Money easy at
4l66 per cent. Sterling exchange, bank
ers' bills quiet at 1909; demand 1919.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-23
MUNICIPALITIES,

A rural obituary relates that "the deceased
had accumulated a little money and ten chils
dren."
Doctor ito patient)-"You must, first of all,
remove the cause of this nervousness, then the,
complaint will soon disappear Patient Its
no go; should have to kill my wife, them"
A physician says: "If a child does not thrive
on fresh milk, boil it." He doesn't state how
long child should be boiled. We should think
there would be danger Of letting it boil too long
A correspondent of fashionable paper asks:
What shall get for mothsw We should not
get anything but if the correspondent is fond of
moths, a very acceptable present would be a
sealskin jacket.
you may speak, said fond mother, ''aboua
people having great strength of mind, but when
1t comes to strength of don't mind, my SON
William supasses anything ever knew"
Bloomington Era
Mr.. Doughnut-'tMy daughter, the BRIDE"
Most charmed, indeed / have not met your
husband -that-is-to- be-the--ah--groom. ''1'he
groom, indeed Sir, there is no groom here.
No, sir; my daughter isn't marrying a coach
mann
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-23
NINE O'CLOCK BREAKFAST.

New York Mail and Express
Floral note paper is the last thing for women
who want something new all the time.
Nothing clings more Professionally to the female
form than the garment known as the Jersey
Chinchilla holds it's own among fashionable
furs, and is considered to ''go best with velvet"
Peaked bonnets for little girls are being run to
death. The style will soon have to be changed.
Welding invitations have now moro literature
than last year and come on 4 large sheet of pa
per
American gold pieces are now the fashiona-
BILE bangle and they are too expensive for shop
girls.
Dinner favors are prettier than ever, especially
those alleged to have been imported from
Paris"
Rough nd-ready cloth hats worn by college
boys are very much affected by young ladies in
the country.
cheaper this season will make them more fash
ionable than ever.
Fashionable dressmakers and tailors who make
ladies' suits lament the great falling off of orders
as compared with last season.
According to the Hour the latest amusement
of an original nature is to be sketched by Jap
anese artist in Japanese drapery, seated on
low Japanese divan.
Plush cases for champagne bottles are some
thing new, but they are considerably more orna-
mental than useful, The idea originated, it is
said, in Philadelphia.
Very low corsage, no back waist, and shoulder
straps for sleeves will be the correct thing
for ball dresses. Anything so longas it is indel-
icate, is the modern fashionable woman's cry
Potted plants and flowers are apparently req
uisite in the front or back windows of very
fashionable houses, the care of them probably
being added to the duties of the intelligent hired
girl.
The newest liquor glasses are the champagne
bowl and stem glasses in miniature, and are Just
too cute for anything" They hold about a
thimbleful, and break if you look at them too
hard,
Black cloth walking tailor made suits, trimmed
on the skirt and waist with adroitly made
autumn leaves. are worn by ladies who are re-
puted to have recently returned from trip to
Paris.
Suede leather, SAYS the Queen, is used to
trim the skirt edge of tailor made walking
dresses, and it Is found very useful as well as
pretty, as mud and dust are easily removed by
sponglng. A waist-coat of the same leather is
worn with many of these costumes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-23
Beyond the Haze.

BIO road was straight, the afternoon was grey,
The frost hung listening in the silent air,
On either hand the riny fields were bare;
Beneath my feet unrolled the long white way,
Drear as my heart and frightened by no ray
From the wide winter sun, whose disc reclined
In distant copper sulenness behind
The broken network of the western hedge
A crimson blot upon the fading day.
Three travellers went before me-one alone
Then two together, who their fingers thrust
Deep in their pockets; and watched the first
Lapse in the curtain the slow haze had thrown
Across the vista which had been my
Next vanished the chill comrades, botted out
Like him they followed, but / did not doubt
That there beyond the haze the travellers
Walked in the fashion that my sight had known.
Only beyond the haze" oh, sweet belief!
That this is also Death; that those we've kissed
Between our sobs are Just beyond the mist"
An easy thought to iuggle with; to grief
The gulf seems measureess, and Death a thief.
Can We who were high, and are so low
So clothed in love, who now in tatters CO.
Echo sereney: just beyond the haze"
And Of a sudden find a<rite relief!
-Cornhil Magazine.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-23

1--WE don't want any penny" said Moy, in loves
new voice.
Were going back to the old home" Gabriel
| said And oh, 1 was going to mention, / forgot
to tell Moy too it was all a mistake about the
money. never lost any. have got all / ever
had
well declare-never lost any"
mo; 1t was all a lnistake it was another per-
son with the same name as mine"
why didn't you tell mel-you ought to have
told me, said Miss Penfeld coldly.
'Ah, but you seemed so like saint dearaunt,
coming to me in that way that morning, with
your generous offer" Gabriel took his aunts
hand and lifting it, kissed it softly. 'And l
meant to tell you after got my breath back, but
but Moy came among my pOsies | wanted to
be where she was, so let you be deceived For
give me--love us"
well, am sorry 1 can't give Moy something.
can't say you've done any great things here for
me, nor do believe you'll make much out Of your
painting stuff"
You'll work all the same, won't you?" saidthe
love voice at Gabriels shoulder. will work and
do good" -,
see aunt what l can do when paint Moy. l
shall make a picture of her standing with the
lilies across her arm, and every home shall
know her face, every devout heart shall look on
her likeness as something sweet to say prayers
before"
"Ah, if you're going to begin by spelling
her, said Miss Penfeld turning away; her heart
was sore--they would leave her these lovers,
and, she feared the Boweriee was lost to her.
There came a morning when Gabriel and Moy
went away from the Bowerie man and wife
Love go with the young lovers; do good for all,
be- e, too, happy.
Miss Penfeld stood looking long after them
along the way they went. She felt alone and
i'll at ease; it was long since she had heard from
David Barker; where was hel what new blow was
preparing2
''Shall we throw old shoes after them9" said a
voice, at her shoulder. TITS q sign thereW be
another wedding soon"
Il don't want another wedding" said Miss
Penfeid, tartly, she slowly faced him; she dis
dained to show surprise.
"Ah" David Barker smiled significantly II
have had chance to sell the Bowerie,' he said
lightly.
"Yes2 I'll get out of your way at once" an
swered Miss Penfeld, putting her hands in the
pockets of her ruffled white apron to hide their
trembling.
you needn't, I'm going to offer it to you"
y never take gifts "
''Not.even me-wont you take 1ne2"
Miss Penfeld glanced at him keenly.
Its been a hard riddle to read; you did not
guess it right " said David Barker, with a smile
that made his dark face tender and supplicating.
Miss Penfeld looked over about her. Green
wood and fertile field, river and rolling plain,
she loved them well-the old Bowerie-oh, she
loved it.
well, / guess Iii take you Mr.. Barkeri"
But It was the Bowerie she took
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-23
JOSH BILLINGS.
His Quaint Style of Writing and the Reason
He Adopted 1t,

His Quaint Style of Writing and the Reason
He Adopted 1t.
Interview in Pittsburg Commercial Telegraph.
When approached by the writer, he entered
into pleasant conversation, prefacing his re-
marks by stating that he was out of sorts, and
had not been well for some time. 81 believe
am breaking down" he said ~ have been suf-
fering for long time with gastric trouble and
catarrh l thought l would give my annual
series of lectures usual this year, that my
health would improve if | moved around, but
its no use. l am afraid I will have to give it
up"
"What is the nature of the lecture9"
oh, it's the same l have been on the road
with for thirty two years, the probabilities Of
Life" Each year change the name Of it, that's
all. 1t is so full of points that the people who
hear it laugh, and before come around again
they have forgotten most of what / told
them, and don't know any better when
they hear the same funny things again. / make
it point to give lecture so fast that it would
be rather difficult for my auditors to remember
all I say. expect to keep on delivering it as
long as live, and expect this to be the last
not?o
mo, didn't do much until was forty years
of age. am now sxty-eight years old, l
have been writing constantly for over twenty
FIVE years. / have been writing for the New
York Weekly for eighteen years, and havenever
missed week since sent them my irst halt
column Humorous writing is now almost
played out. People have had so much of it that
they are tired of it. / don't think will do much
more special work. The funny-book business
has been overdone. There's more money in an
almanac. And, by the way, when l wrote my
Josh Billings Farmers Almanak," in 1870, the
first publisher / offered 1t to thought it was no
good, and would not give me even $3.50 for it
He made a mistake, though, for during the ten
years it was published, up until 1880, cleared
$4,000 on it. Conclusive evidence of its worth,
is it not2 Yes, the almanaes take better than
humorous book would nowadays"
ITO come back to our original matter, to your
style of hIrInorp
well, it was based ON opportunity; it re-
qu1red no little gnmption to see where to fit in.
About every line had been filed by somebody
or another. The mispeilng was q success with
APtemns Wharf.-The probabilities were it would
not be with anybody aspiring to succeed him.
Quaint maxim has been the lead of several
proverbial philosophers. The people had been
paragraphed most thoroughly, and Phoenix,
Twain and no end of other people had dipped
into other branches In the absence Of some
thing entirely original, you observe / Init on q
combination, new application Of old Devices
as 1t were. The quaint wit and wisdom of the
sayings' would take with the small proportion
OF mankind who have the true appreciation of
those qualities, while the peculiar orthegraphy
would take with the remainder. 1T was sort
of grand combination aggregation as the circus
advance agent would call it. 1t was resorted to
because it paid, and has been adhered to for the
same reason"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-23
LeDuc, the Great Agricultural.

st Louis Globe Democrat.
William G. LeDuc, who was Commissioner of
Agriculture under President Hayes, is here with
the Minnesota delegation. He met Bill Nye re
Gently at Hastings, MINI. and that accomplished
Western humorist made some fun ont of him
Bill, writing to a friend about LeDuc, said;
Il saw William G. LeDuc the other day at
Hastings, MINI. He used to be at the head Of
the Agricultural Department and used to offer
him suggestions about raising iced tea by graft
ing an old-fashioned teapot some hardy
variety of refrigerator Mr. LeDue claimed
to be ignorant Of my glowing career.
| pitied him, and asked him where he'd
been all summer. / said, William,
You are not so we'll informed as l had been led to
suppose. knew that you had almost fOundered
your teeming brain trying to devise means by
which you could inbred the milk weed with the
common Irish potato in such a way as to pro
duee peeled potato with gravy on it, but didn't
think you had been in public life so long without
knowing one who has done so much to bring the
literature of the present day up to lofty stand
ard, and rescue it from the hungry nav of OBJ
livion. You may know how to lowerthe record
of the shirt-stud, or at what season we should
shear the hydraulic ram, but I'd advise you, be-
fore you go any further with your agricultural
experiments, to read up on the eminent men of
the age in which you live"