davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
National Republican., 1885-04-03
Missionary Prayer Service.

At the prayer service of the Metropolitan NJ,
Z, Church last evening, conducted by Rev.
Dr. Huntley in the interests OF missions, the
venerable Prof Joseph Arbeely, of SYRIA
gave his experience in the early history OF
American and English missionaries In the
Holy Land. He was introduced by his son,
Nageeb j, Arbeely who interpreted his Arabic
when necessary To Prof. Arbeely Is largely
due the correct translatiOns Of tho Bible Into
Arabic and its introduction into the colleges
of Syria and now throughout the entire east.
lie appeared In his native and his sons in
Mohammedan and Bedouin Arab costumes
National Republican., 1885-04-03
CITY ITEMS.

A CARD.-To all who arc suffering from the
weakness, early decay, loss Of manhood, 60,
Twill send Il recipe that Will cure you, free OF
charge, This great remedy was discovered by
n missionary in South America Send self
addressed envelope to the Rev. Joseph 4, In'
man, Station d., New York city.
National Republican., 1885-04-03

The reception which was to have been given
at the white house last evening In honor Of
Miss Emma 'rhursby was postponed on nc.
count Of the uniayorable turn in Con, Grants
condition Yesterday and the guests who had
bOen invited were so notified,
National Republican., 1885-04-03

THE Rowland Dental Association No eli
Four-and.a-half street northwest three doors
north of Pennsylvania avenue, do all kinds Of
Dental Work. All work warranted iirSt-claaA
HnYoadmiplstered nitrous oxide to over 3),0J)
persons Fine gold and umalgam hllingS in'
serted in the best manner
National Republican., 1885-04-03
nn3 .A.O.TmYlS.1D
DRoPosALs FOR STATIONERY.

WAR DEPARrMENT, April q 1885.
Sealed proposals Qn duplicate) will he received
at this Office until IL o'clock noon WEDNES-
DAY, MA Y 20, 1850, for furnishing Stationery
for the War Department and It's Bureaus In
Washington, during the fiscal year ending June
80, 1856.
Blank forms Of proposals. showing the items
and estimated quantities required, together with
circular relaing thereto, will be furnished on APP
picatlon to this Office
Proposals must be addressed to the under.
signed, indorsed on tho outside OF tho envelope
proposals for Stationery" Bids Will bU con.
sldered on each item separately.
q. II. HOYT
Assistant Quartormaster, u. S. A.
a a z
National Republican., 1885-04-03
A Falling on in district Rerenues.

The commissioners have prepared the fol.
lowing statement of the deficit in District rev.
enues:
Cash receipts from all sources, first
threo quarters 1885, ,16o, $50 so
Same period 1881 'S5......,......... 1,0S0,Sl0 80
Deficit this year s0,052 40
Less one-half drawbacks. .S33,0il 50
Less one.half profit on re-
tain fund...."".............. l0,737 81 i3,770 67
Actual deficit this year. ................ i5,272 rs
1t Is anticipated that this decrease of rev.
enue will be overcome by larger receipts of
semi.annual taxes during May.
WHO would be without Salvation Oil, the
great pain annihilator, when 1t costs but %
Cents?
National Republican., 1885-04-03
NEW BOOKS.
47o PENNA. AVENUE
PROPOS1LS,
ISRoFosXLs For MISCELLANEOUS sur.
PLIES.

WAR DEPARTMENT., April Q, 1885.
Sealed proposals lin dupllcate) VIII be received
nt this office until ~ o'clock noon WEDN rs
DAY. MAY "a, 1885, for furnishing Miscellnno-
Gus supplies, consisting OF Brooms, Brushes.
Soaps, Towels, &c, &C. for the War Depart
meht aud It's Bureaus IN Washington, during the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1886
Blank forms of proposals, showing the items
and estimated quantities required. together with
Instructions to bidders, Will be furnished on APP
plicatton TO this Office. Bids will be considered
on each II EN- separately,
Proposals must be addressed to the under.
signed, indorsed on the outside OF the envelope,
proposals for miscellaneous Supplles.n
Q. II, HOYT,
Assistant Quartermaster, U. s. A.
National Republican., 1885-04-03

The total new issue of bonds under the Vir.
ginia funding act, known rs the Riddlcberger
bill, amounts to Si,isS, l62, and the surrender
to date, So, ,73S,272.
National Republican., 1885-04-03

s3per gallon, 75 cents quart bottle. No,
RyeWhisky, best in the world for tho money
at McGee's, Ninth, near d.
National Republican., 1885-04-03

EVERY glorious act of great life starts for
ward an eloquent fact. DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup
is the glorious act of LIES study, and IL is u
positive fact that It stands without a rival
National Republican., 1885-04-03


i 10 THE NoeTT.- -iwhfsfE. AND AND sSUrH: IHiE
MyEssh ytSshHn poTBhE TRACK; sP,LtEfGMp,Iplr IN ~, "
TnAISs fftEgT i2Vg MAsTE MARGH 1S 5ss3 rom .,,
tlon corner of 9th and n sts., ~ folowsi
=, For plttsburg and tue West, Chicago Limited
daily Fast Line $40 iGGSPsd m daily ~ 10 S' ClnsiHna sS
md y: louis, louis, with sieenlnE Cars from Harris.
daily, except saturday to Chicago, with sleeping
saG s.1o Ai,ooas, to Gh,cIg2 western rt rMtxpress'
Also eonaScIs ed daily n for n ChenEo Win II sIcepas
SaT NJ pSnTE ny RS 'P Ggss@S9 MAJ M 1890
BALTl MORE AND PoFoMAO RAILROAD.
For Erie; Canand9igua, Rochester. Buffalo,
Palace Cars, &ashlhstSSn 70 Rpchester %t''.y' WIZ"
For Willlhrsp0rt, Lock Haven, and Elmira,
For New YORK aud tha Ea:L. 7il5. $50. and
1i, a m, "a; 10 y; N and 12,l6 might; or
Express Of Pullman Paror Cars, 0i4O a. m.
daily except sunday.
week dav. on SUNDAY. 4 p. nj.
rd; r9r BTooHlyn, n hnai 19rSqsn sr.iy ,1Ilns con %
mex, hGordlng direct transfer q. Fulton, street,
avoiding double ferrlnge across New york city.
tSr m mph,aae'pha ~ m nn ii2 i S;Sp en- "a on - suhday a &
Q. 10 u m. and IL l5 NJ lat. Limited Express,
eit0 g. NJ daily s.aT ssaSep! sunday d9h
i5;i6,qdf;ht on sunday PHO, Ii a i M, :, A. D.
For popes Creek Line, T;l5 n. M. and 4:40p
m. daily, except sunday.
For Annapolis, Bi3j a. M, 1905 and i;25 D.
m: daily. except Sunday. on sunday, p; IN;
| RAILWAY, AND ALEX ANDRIA AND
| WASHINGTON NA1LlOAD
| For Alexandria, o, Z. Hi9b, 1901. and 1l:3b
n. M, 2:O5, 4'26, 4ii5, Bul. sos, and LIB, =.
m;, On sunday ~ q, v;s5, l;Ol q. NJ, 500 + N.
m. daily. and 4:s6 y. m. daily. except sunday.
| Trains leave AleSundrin for Washington, 6;Ob,
:. 10, lO1On. m; 'lO5, 1928, $40, 7O5, and
| 1l;35 y. m, aud l21O midnight except Mon
| day). On sunday ut = uul lU:l0a M 7'O5 and
l1aib y. IN, aud l2;lO night.
| east corner OF 18Th street aud Pennsylvania
| avenue, aud at the station, where orders can bd
| left for the cheCEinf of baggage to destination
| from hotels and residences
Cll,As. E PuGH, General Manager.
| j. II. WOOD General Passenger Agent
| NTTASuTNGTOS OHIO AND WESTERN
National Republican., 1885-04-03

CERTIFICATE
We do hereby certify that we supervise the ar
rangcmcnts for all the monthly and semi.
annual Drawings fthe Louisiana state Lottery
Company, and lu person manage and control tho
Drawing ourselves aud that the same are con.
Quoted with honesty, fairness, and In good iRith
toward all parties. We authorize the Company
TO use this certificate, with fac smlle OF our alg.
natures attached In It's advertisements.
National Republican., 1885-04-03
Washington stock Exchange Quotations.


BALTIMORE, April Cotton quiet; middling,
II Lice, Floursteady with moderate demand.
Wheat southern firmer; western higher;
southern rcd 0O@g2c; do, amber, 96p97c; No
red, spot, S7@S7I$c; April, S7I9c asked; May
s9GnsS1sc; June. OOl4@0lc. Corn-southern
easier and fairly active; western higher;
southern white, 63i$@6ic; do yellow 5095OI9c;
western mixed, spot, i0a l14c, fresh; April,
iSIS@igiIc; May, isl4D4oc; steamer, &c
bid. Oats firm; southern, 35839c: western
white. 3SCe30c; do. mixed, 369S7c; Pennsylva-
nia SjG39c Rye irnler at 72Cn75c. Pro-
visions steady and active. sugar--Copper ro-
fined quiet at i0%@l0j1c. Whisky steady at
| 81 2O6Dl. II. Other articles UNCHANGED.
National Republican., 1885-04-03
The Emancipation Celebration.

WHAT you say may be so, but give me what
! want-Salvation OIL, thegreat pain.destroyer.
,
National Republican., 1885-04-03
lSTEAMnOIr LTNEs.

I OW FARES,
FORTRESS MONROE AND NORFOLK.
stsanar stsAE 10 H6Y Is9'' or FRP4Ep FH IRlf Mon 55aav
Wednesday, and Friday at $3.50, Connects
closely at ~ Point with tho steamer Ariel for
Richmond. Va.
Passage and rooms secured at General Oilce,
Sixth street wharf. Telephone call 7BJ.
Freight steamers KNIGHT and GIBSON
leave Pier Al, East River, New York, every sat
urday, 4 y. mi WpAhlngton, w edng sdayA
ALFRED WOOD, Secretary,
GEO. II. PHILLIPS, Superintendent
National Republican., 1885-04-03

At New orleans, Tuesday, April Il. 1855 uu
der the supervision and management Of Gen, Ii.
2. Beauregard, Of louisiana and Ueu Jubai A.
Early, Of Virginia.
National Republican., 1885-04-03

PROF. ED. TAYLOR will give exhibitions OF
trick Bicycle Riding tonight at Il street
Skating Rink,
National Republican., 1885-04-03
VITASHTNGTOS OHIO AND WESTERN
w RAILRO ID COMPANY,
WINTER ARRANGEMENT
TWO TRAINS DAILY -(EXCEPT SUNDAY

WINTER ARRANGEMENT.
TWO TRAINS DAILY (ENCEPT SUNDAY
BETWEEN ALEXANDRIA AND
ROUND HILL
Leave Washington ht D,2b a. m. and 400 y,
NJ. aud Alexandria vt 033 n, m. and li.il y. m.
Pass LecSbnrg going westward, at l2;l3 T., m,
and 1:l2 p m; and arrive at Round Hill AT liO0
a. m and SOi y. m,
Leave Round Hin Mt I:I5 a, IN. and so p, m
Pass Leesburg, going eastward, at OBS A. IN. and
2'4S r. M, and arrive at Alexandria nt Slb a.
M, and o:25 y. IN, aud at Washington at $50 a.
SUNDAY TRAIN leaves Round Hill ut 445
a m. Arrivesat Alexandria at $40 and Wash
ingtOn at'S!2b. Leave Washington at 800 p, m, ;
eastward, b:3S n m. westward, lO:IO y. IN,
x NJ BRoPHY superintendent.
THEsArEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY.
leave d. & p Depot. sixth and u streets).
O'lO y. M,-rFor all way stations, lie cNlngton.
ky,, louisville, Cincinnati, Columbus, and
ST Louis. Daily except sunday.
IL a. M--For Newport News, Old Point Com
fort, ana Norfolk. Daily except sunday
Through parlor car Washington Old Point
Comfort.
5ilO +. M-For Louisville Cincinnati, 81. Louis.
and Chicago, connecting for all points West,
Northwest and southwest, Fast Express
daily; does not stop for local business.
Through Pullman service to Louisville and
For tickets and Information apply Mt c. & O..
railway office, 6l3 Pennsylvania avenue, under
National I otel; Virginia Midland railway office,
0Ol Pennsylvania avenue, and y. 4 I; station.
III. w, FULLER,
General PASSENGER Agent.
g. W. SMITH, FRANK TRIGG,
General Manager ". H. Passenger Agent,
National Republican., 1885-04-03
NLYDE's NEW EMPRESS 61G@r~
~ STEAM PACKET LINE tSI,lllk.ssSs.ssf-
p,,,, ,,nn,, Eon rs-ssstles-sssS,

TLYDEs NEW EMPRESS sSzsRas
~ STEAM PACKET LINE ksl,lIiksSsA5lt-
Fon rta-retfil tss5ssas-
PHILADELPHIA, WAsHINGTOS, AND
ALEXANDRIA
AT APPOINTED SAILING DAYS.
From PllLADELpllGAE Every saturday, 2m
From WASHINGTON Every Monday H. M
Through aud prompt connection With New
York, BOstou Fail river, and all points North,
Through Bllls, of lRdlng given. Freight re-
eeived and delivered daily mt! 8p, m. 20
General Agents, Philadelphia
j. II. JOHNSON 4 Co, Agents
18th and 18th 81 Wharvus = W., 1902 + 81.
NJ w, Washington, d, G.
NIERCHANrs' AND MINERS TRANS
,lNl nortnton Company, for Boston, Mass, via
Norfolk, The 4 Iron steamers ALLEGHANG,
Capt William A. lIallutt; BERKSHIRE, Capt,
y NJ Howesi u, X, MILLER, Capt solomon
llowcs, From Baltimore every MONDAY and
THURSDAY ut y. m. From Boston every
WEpSESDAN and SATURDAY AZ q p, m,
Fare including meals And btateroOm berth,
SD. Round trip $50.
FoR sAVASNAIi DIRECT, the 4 Iron
steamers JOHNS HOpK ms, Capt ], :. March,
iri WILLIAM CRANE, Capt J, g. Taylor;
WILLIAM LAWRENCE, Capt n. A. Hooper,
EVERY FIVE DAYS,
Fare, Including meals aud shteroQm berth,
class passage and children AZ reduced rates.
Through tickets to all points In Georgia, Florida,
ana Alabama For freight or passage apply 10
A. l. uuGGlNs, Agent loot Long DOCK, Bal
timOre,
y, SAMPSON, Agent 5j Central wharf Bos.
JAMES u WEST & co, Agents savannah
National Republican., 1885-04-03
RASt0EAd

REMEDY FREE,-Ayietim ofyonthfulimpmdene Of
causing Premature Decay, Nervous Debility Lost
Manhood. &c, having tried in vain every known
remedy as Uncovered silnplq lnghpapt self cure,
which ho will send FRfgE 10 bis fol olow-suifereIL
Address, J. J.H.RLEYES,2 " hAtham st., New foTk
National Republican., 1885-04-03
A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO WIN A
FORTUNE

BY an overwhelming. popular vote its fran.
chise was made part of mo present state Cton-
stitution, adopted Dec =, A. ID. 1870
National Republican., 1885-04-03


CHICAGO, April Flour steady and un.
changed. Wheat opened st@lc lower, but
good buying followed at the decline; prices
advanced II, receded "a rallied again, closing
~ under the lowest figures of yesterday. Sales
ranged: April, 7ils@754, closed 75l4; May,
79l2dSOls, closed soLgs; June, 81 Ia@s2I4, closed
s2I4; No. 2 spring. 75l1a7794; No. . red, 81 4.
Corn market steady, with fluctuations slight;
closed about samo as yesterday Cash, s7llsC9
4ol%; April, S7l3@37la, closed 371S; May, AGO
41hS, closed 4l7s June, ll7sGD42ls, :, closed l2ls.
Oats firm under, good shipping demand, with
spot I9e better than yesterday, and all the op'
closed "a; May 3l2s.gSl]s, closed slla Mess
clined 2O@2lT, rallied bold, and closed
steady cash and April 1l;GSoall.65; May,
@ll.T closed li.SO0ll.s2lS Lard In fair de.
mand but feeling weak and unsettled opened
cash, 6,7oIS@675; April, 6.721s; May, 675@
6s5, closed 6.SO@e.s21@;, June Gs5a6O221g;
Boxed meats in fair demand, but ruled
easier; dry salted meats, l.5O@l l,GO; short ribs,
5.s0ND5.S21a: short clear sides, 6S046,35,
Whisky firm at LIS. Sugars steady and un.
changed.
National Republican., 1885-04-03
Alexandria Market.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, April 2.-There is n fair
demand for flour, but transactions are mainly
confne d to job lots. Wheat is feverlsh and
irregular. There is still however, good do
mand for choice milling grades, with but very
small share OF the openings in this market OF
that quality. Corn is firm. Rye active and In
Snnemno M material cha nge since onr io 81 General
rppOrt,
National Republican., 1885-04-03

1000. CAPITAL, PRIZE, $4,000.
100000 Tickets nt Five Dollars Each.
Fractions In tiiths In proportion.
National Republican., 1885-04-03
EBs' GUTDE.


n n vi IN III A q ~ "A
sh.yy,,,,,, o. 81. - ,,,...,.. q. ,,,.,, a.,
~ ~ br; iN hff ~ y t.n y " III DhH'' 81
Vfi X Y H. ~ = y ~ ~ M =, tN,,
SV iiSip ii, ~ sissigi' NN"
rbc bsoa sheago m 700 a. NJ and l2lo p ~; daily ,9y,
V'vy ~ ~, " lhst lIlhleu hhp,ess W ii.llS
Vurg % r R9G ~ SnleHgo arriving n ltsshurg ~ Voo s
L. i IL Nnini'eo nrkt tirkt InpIhlug ~ ~ NotkHe iate
:, ,toa Alnclnhau LouisNllle, ana ~ ionb dhlly
sso a{ 9,Sso p M M, ana lOil0 y. nl.' WIN Ihr2ugh
,,ntsiii sni llAyu hl,yp,ng N.s " nugNsS
fVVul', SiihYu. iYu. tl,slst S9V W " ~ % l,ss
H.. i ~ ,ta,i " & 1ly'Ilnn niu TX d00nls' Ttf
H. A., " m NV InoTnlliE Nv .iou' ~, ,ou, %
Gr11p ~ ~; ~ VI, IL 40 eNHh Ihfn " uhWBeu Oh thb tiNh
~ ~ ~ piiili,r, Hilir, , n.oo -. ,,,, ,,..,.. ~.
o,, y IN " ~ at wv ~ ni' WIZ 9iVt
pntri, ot' ~, N Ia,S 10 S,eNeahu hhu
~, q I'LL, IN ,i.'pliih ~ " Il'sspitn AN
-.a1 ahn anh'i@iy'g @ oun oun MeeS .uh1S' T., ply p.su,
rninti,, i,Vi ;r,tH nv nm u,,u
a,s1n 80 " 9pV. low f'tV' "'fV ''iV fioi
iot, Iii usi ,tp iv.ov y, III w. s.t,. o,o g,o eor
,,r,pt, pa '.,ihgte oI 5nnaaLS' o'iO' li3n' s39'
s,95 w ond n i6,nx n6,xo; ~ i''o' 4Ao' DAD TAU Hlo'
National Republican., 1885-04-03
LOTTERIEs.

This is the Only Chartered Lottery Of Any state.
LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY COMPANY.
National Republican., 1885-04-03

BALTIMORE, April Virginia 6s, past due
coupons, 56l5; now IS, 52 North Carolina Is
old, los bid to-day,
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-05-27
BAKING POWDER TRAMPS.

The danger to the public health from the indiscrmn-
of the many lime and alum baking powders of
has been fully exposed that everybody desires to
avoid their further use
The propretors of of the worst these powders
going from house to house. trying by means of trick
socaed test with heat and water show that their
article good the Royal Baking Powder which every
body knows is absolutely pure and wholesome the object
of being to supply their goods in place of the
yote Royal which housekeepers have for many years
relied upon produce light wholesome and palatabe food
The housekeeper will do well be her guard against
these baking powder amps Every intelligent person knows
that any goods pedded from house to house this
ner, that given away in samples, sought to be
introduced by secretly aducng the character of other goods
well known to be pure and reliable have merits of their
own and have failed to find purchasers through legitimate
means.
AS matter of fact one of these ramps trying
duc powder that has been found by the Government chem
list to be 85 per cent lime and the other peddes powder
that is 90 per cent aum-one powerful causc the other
corrosive poison.
No such tricks juggIery deceive any one. The
crucial test that the Royal Baking Powder has undergone
during the last quarter of cenuryhe test Of actual and
successful work the preparation of pure and wholesome
food under which it has yet aeds entirely salts
factory to the practical housekeeper She has always had
"good luck" with it in making light sweet and delicious
bread biscuit and CAKE and has placed it, to stay at the
head Of her housekeeping avorites The Royal Baking
Powder has the reputation everywhere of being the best
and the only pure baking powder made and the baking
powder tramp who attempts to suppant its place in the
dence of the housekeeper will find this bad year for his
business
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-05-27
ElectricitY IS the most lnterestlng and

Electricity is the most interesting and
instructive study of to-day. Its field is
constantly widening. Its subtle, myster-
ious power is made, use of in channels
that ten years ago had never been
dreamed of by the most fertile imagln-
alton. No one can be found rash enough
to predict what electricity will do for us
ten years hence. The telegraph, the
telephone, the electric light came in
rapid succession, each attaining sue
cess unrivalled in the history of inven-
tions. The Electrical Review, an illus
trated weekly journal, published at %
Park row, New York City, is the &C
knowledged leader in the world of cleo
trical science. 1t embraces all that is Of
value and of interest to the worker and
the student in this field, and is the med
ium through which is obtained the most
comprehensive and latest information
concerning all electrical matters. Edited
with care, its editorial opinion is reliable
and its news columns bright and instruc-
tive. In typographical beauty the paper
is second to none. The subscription
price is S. per year; single copy 10
cents.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1885-10-28
AN ANGELIC BABY.

History of the Darling CHerub's Exploits
during One Day-POetry and Love versus
Babys Tears and Ftsts-An old Maids
sorrow and Poets Grief
The mother of the baby in the room op-
posite to mine AYERS that it is an angel It's
features are so pure and saintlile, she
says, that she has doubts about her ever
bringing it up. We who are the other
boarders have a different opinion Of the
baby It is that some day it will be tray
cling around on its muscle as a lnocker-out
in four rounds,
The transOm of my room is kept open
for fresh air So is the baby's Under
these circumstances it is discouraging, to
say the least when come home at three
O'Clock at night-from Strengthening up the
firms books, for instance-aud at four, just
when 1 have fallen into a gentle slumber,
with a wet towel around my head to keep
down the throbbing that looking over the
long rows of figures invariably produces, to
have the baby get up and begin pounding
away at the door with what seems to my
Imagination a pile-driver. For the baby
invariably rises at four. and it is its custom
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1885-10-28
Danger Of Eating Raw ham.

A few months ago a woman died in
Berlin Of trichinosis. The case has just
been brought before the courts, and
during the trial some interesting facts
regarding the nature and effects of this
disease were brought to light. As usual,
the disease was caused by the reckless
German custom of eatingraw ham. The
ham in this case was bought of a man
who had previously sold several pigs
afflicted with this disease, his farm be-
ing situated near place infested with
rats, which are known to be generally
infected with trichinosis. Not only the
woman who died but all the members of
her family showed symptoms Of the dis
ease--v vomiting, pain in the muscles,
general exhaustion, swelling of the face,
etc; but they all recovered under care
full treatment, while some other persons
who partook of she ham escaped
altogether The def ndant urged that
the woman's death was not caused by
trichinosis, but by the morphine which
she was in the habit of using; and
though it was proved that her death
was directly caused by trichinosis, yet
this fact was allowed as q mitigating
circumstance and the vender of the ham
condemned to only fourteen days i'm.
prisonment.-N y Post.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1885-10-28
WICKED TO THE LAST.


The objectionable Dying Act of "a Pro-
ressional Punstrr.
He staggered into the police station
one dismal night when the ar was full
of snow and cutting slect. His dirt
begrimmed hand weakly held the pen
as he scrawled upon the page of the
register in crazy characters the name
Shoemaker No hat confined his sill
vorcd locks that lay on his furrowed
brow as they had been tossed by the
unfeeling hand of the night wind.
Ragged and torn, his coat clung in
shreds around his shiveriug form He
was a sorry sight, but the kindly officer
saw. something in the bloated face and
blOOdshOt eyes upturned to him that
convinced him that the man had seen
better days; and taking one of the
trembling hands, he led the staggering
form into a cell and arranged a COM
Portable bed on the oaken floor upon
which the tired body might rest The
night wore wearily on and when the
morning light drove the gloomy cloud
banks from the sky and brought the
day officers to their duty, they found
the form of the weary traveller stretched
in the dusky cell where he had been
laid the night before.
He sleeps soundly and We'll let him
rest, they whispered, as they looked in
upon the quiet form and withdrew
The day was nearly done and yet the
traveller slept. The door of the cell
was opened and the officers called to
him. but no reply came back; they
gently shook him, but he gave no signs
of awaking; they threw back the door
that a better light might be had and
then, as they looked down upon the
quiet eyelids and motionles5 breast,
they knew that the weary wanderer of
the night would know no waking on
earth. He had laid down to his eternal
sleep. They tenderlv lifted him and,
as they did so, a crumpled paper and
half-worn pencil fell from his nerveless
fingers. The paper was brought to the
light and unfOlded. Upon its dirty sur.
face almost illegibly were traced the
following lines:
George Anthony Shoemaker's my name;
/ was pretty well Heeled when I came
Over the sea, to the land of the free.
To win myself fortune and fame.
A whole SOled fellow was l,
Great on the Tap when ] was dry,
So / went without suppers,
And walked upon my Uppers,
Ere one tWelvemOuth had flown by.
So i slowly pegged on, day by day,
Until / WaNed weary and gray,
But you can't expect whom you deeply
A Shoemaker to Last alway.
-Pecb's Sa11.