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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-10-21
PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY.
attorneys al Law
KELLOGG q sEDGWICK.

W. w. SCOTT. j. HARVEY FIRTH.
SCOTT & FIRTH.
A TTORNEYS AT LAW, EmporiA, Kan
"A sss.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-02-06
Joac ain Mi11er,s Lofty Den.

New York Correspondence Eoston Herald]
Joaquin Miller use1 to live in n apart
men5 house .wn in thirty third street. He
hal four or five rooms H., on tue top floor,
anI they We're fixed up after the st, lie which
he delights to atTec The floors were
covered With skins, end the bed on
W hich he usel 20 stretch his poetic
limbs wa, also cushioned in hides OF
wild teas.s. His en.y servant was a
little boy, and as there was never a,y sweep
ing, and apf arsnty seldom any was1ing, it
was fh ult 10 l.iat the soun (. ter ss.tf Tel
II ON oyerworil. His pri clpli duty was to
1rut arou d towu .or his master who used
to spen most of his tilns loiiing about on
the bed or stand..g over The range Clothed
in a sin ie arls f, aad not particularly PIC
turesque, ga ment cooking h meals !.
went I'D to cal. OIL Miller in this lofty
abode one ho: summar day By the tine
| reached the roof of the high buialn
the atmosphere was hotter than the fa:
corner of q furnace, and the sisht OF g
furs which We're sea -terel around the place
was not exactly what GU nigh call tas-
surlng. But Miller was lying there batne..
IN eccentf tfleiiy, pas~pira ion and harp.ne.>.
/ "a: around 10: Il few m.nu o., ny sv rv
pore Going Its eu.y with The II mos. ar
celefasloil, ana lEsn 5ailief sot w an
invited re TO have glass of cie.et
There wern't any gas es, AMI we TO
clrsled llat we cou ii drink out OF ihe
30 tie Then i wa develorei t.. al thee
was no corkscsew. ana SO the bottle wss e!si
behcadet, about oas-Ihisa Ct It's coGtsr .
finding its final rsst ts:s ssiaee on the tsoa
ard skins Of Mr.. Mi..er's dwelling f.:
whole place was ra he ZOO much Ike ea.:s
life of the amateur klnd ty be particular.
attractive to nne
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-02-06
A Town crier OF Antigua.

1t was darily riding through the streets
on the ba Of a small donkey. A large,
stout darkey, with a bad case Of ELEPHANT
as;s, viii h had swelled botl his feet and
lower legs up to three times their .t,1ral
size. He rode sideways like woman. He
was the town crier, taking the pace, to
SO ne extent, of q newspaper in an Ameri
cen to.n He stopped his donkey at every
corner, and in deep bass voice, eviieutly
trai led to the proper pitch by long prac-
tiee, ma le the announcement then in hand.
And this, when heard him, was the bur-
den of his song:
auction! Awk-shun! Pause.) At II
o'clock this no3n, opposite the resi- iience of
tpause) Mr. Mark Miller, deceased. Con
sis-tin' of-uong pause)-one mahogany
table, (pause) one side-ooard, pausel one
TO king-chair, pause, then in lower key
and other chairs, (pau5e) ons sofa, pause
one s7t-tee, (pausel one plain trap gig,
(pause) one stallion pony, IS months cd,
(then another long pause, and looking about
in the air, as if trying to recollect so netting
more and sun-iry other articles, tco te-
dious to enumerated"
l am afraid it is impossible to convey in
print any idea of the crier's voice and man.
ner. Between the corners he rang big
bell to attract public attention. His an
nouncement was funny enough throughout,
but when he came to the end and he slowly
and imp7essively wound up with his colossal
aggregation of big words, "and sundry
other articles too tedious to enumerata," it
was more than funny.-WesJ Indies Cor.
New York Times
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-02-06
When Parne1l Was at College.

Wh,n Parnel was an undergraduates at
Magdalen college, Oxford. he was caught in
some pecca lilo by a pro tor and his bull
dog" He promptly knocked down the
bulldog" and ran for home. He thought
that he had Eeen recognized, and feared
that he would be sent down for year. He
went to an OIL chap who kept chemist
shop opposite the Magdalen gate tysho is now
doing penal servitude, by tie way) and
asked him if he could initiate black eye.
"Well, Mr.. Parnell I might, but can't
put it on in fast colors.' but I've got to
have black eye" well, sir. the only
way l know Of i; the o.d-1ashioned one"
sAll right, let her co." The embryo Irish
statesman braced and the old man let him
have it straight and hard between the eyes
The next morning he not only had one,
but a beautiful pair Of eyes of the desired
color. When he was hauled up before the
dean for his encounter with the "bulldog," !"
Parnell clai,ned that he had gotten tho
worst of it, and, as he locked as If he had,
he got off scot free.-Exahange.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-02-06
VANDERBILT IN AN ARTISTS STUDIO.
A Very Business-Like Purchase of q
P:.inting-The Furniture.

A Very Business-Like Purchase of
P:.inting-The Furniture.
Vanderbilt like a true business man, or
rather like the American species OF this
overlau led genus, would employ no middle
men in hi dealings with artists He woul1
go personally to tneir studios, accompanied
by an interpreter. to buy what they had to
offer, much as if he were purchasing coal or
wood to warm the house on whos9 walls were
to be hing thesa productions Of the human
genius. Before leavi g Far the other day
spent III hour III the stadio of the famous art
ist in stained glass who has contributed his
hare toward the beau,ify of ths Fifth ave-
nue. mansion He began talking about Van
de Tit.
TIE first tina ne lame to see me-" said
this gent man. "he left an impression
lue that tan never be effacel from my ms NJ
Dry. showed him the window he hau or
derei while in America through his agent
hera AT e.. gazing at it mo -nent he OK
clai,nel: well, how much is it, aad VIII II
I tod him the price he i'm ne-:iataly pal-ed
oat h s pu $, and said: Il always like to
pay ii sh5 down l th9reupon made out
re:zipt, signed it, and toos the bills ihst
Wand -ri.t pushed a ross tle table
The rapi ity with which this all passed
nHttly E.a le my l1tatl SWIM, anu uluSU "a Il
nit at it produced On ms an ind .til:a cly
disagreeable feeling. It seemed to m, that
my beautiful piece Of art work was for the
moment classad with chairs and tables or
curtains and carpsts, at least i'll my pur-
chaseg's nainl anl l exHerienced an invo.-
unrary h station at letting it go to him
Bu. he had given me good lump o. money
for it, and, according to taa hard, un-
;s-stGesi: ways of the world, I ought to have
bee n sltisiel, but wasn't then, nor have I
ever Eeel since.
-ar-4AA fter this rieceof b,1siness had been-sst
tied Vanderbilt began to look about at the
furniture in my studio. A chair-that one
there-appeared to take his ian y. What's
its prices' he inquired at is 1ot for sale,
was my answer sBut you will LIT ms have
it + pay yoa enough for it, But it has
no special value; I only paid 20 francs for
it oh, thought it was something rare.
And then he turned to al oaken sideboard.
He wan e to purchase taat, too, but tod
HIM tn it pos esssd no real artistic nerit,
and t,at it cost HE enly $50 francs; his.in-
tsrest in it ceased II I had said that the
chair was " orth 1000 francs and the sids=
boar. 5000 would probably have had to
MAKE cut anothe-- receipt, and my humble
fur l;turs would perhaps now have places of
honor in t-e Fifth avenue dining-room.
Theodore Stanton in Inter Ocean.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-02-06
THOU AND I.

April days are over!
o my gay young lover,
Forth we fare together
In the soft May weather;
Forth we wander han in h
Seeking an enchanted land
Underneath smiling SKY,
So blithely-thou and I.
July days are overl
o my faithful lover,
Side by side together
In the August weather,
Where the swift. Wild storms kefal III.
And the fiery darts apna us,
Tait we till the clouds sweep by,
And stars shine-thou and L!
Storm and stress are over!
O my friend and lover,
Closer now we lean together
In the Indian-s,lnme weather.
See tae bright leaves falling, falling,
Hear the low winds calling, calling,
Glad to let the wo Ii go by
Unheeling-thou and II
Winter days are over!
o M lifeloag lover,
Rest we now in peace together
Out of reach o. changeful weather!
Not solnd can mar ou- sleeping
Breath OF lau ehter or Of W saping
May no ach us where we lie
Uncaring-thou and I!
Julia r. c. Dorr.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-02-06

THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO ROAD
Picture of the Cut at Gray's Ferry Road
Philadelphia.


Picture of the Cut at Gray's Ferry Road.
Philadelphia.
Especial Correspondence.l
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 21-Ihe subject still
agita ing railroad circles is the entrance Of
the Ba tlinore and Ohio railroad into New
York citv via Statsn Island. Til only way
Of app, oach seemed here. ofore to be through
Jersey City. But it viii seem strange fac
to many OF our readers that every foot O.
the Jersey CITY water front is already owned
by railroad companies, wh;ch are, of course
hostile to the ell rance of the baltimore and
Ohio
There are MANY who will welcome the Bal
timore and Ohio to New York. To get here
it was nece sary for this popular road tt
build new line from Phi lelp!.ia to New
York. he picture shows the work al
Gray's Ferry road Philadelphia At the
point named the new line c, ossts the SchuTi
kill here is a long cut, ,uuneling del
Gray Ferry road The cut a5 oeepest Is
thirty feet he Baltimore and Ohio line
passes under the Pennsylvania Railroad
bridge and through the grounds of the
arsenal and naval asylum. Ii also cuts the
grounds OF the old Harmar man ion, where
thomas jefferson liv-d when he was secre
tary of state. In fhila e.phia proper another
tunnel leads the road under twenty fifth
street to Pennsylvania avenue
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-02-06
THE LAYTON ART GALLERY.

On the corner Of jefferson and Mason
streets, this city, is being constructed the
L,yton art gallery. This building will be
erected at the sole expense of Mr. Fred
Layton, successful merchant and local art
lover who intends. on its completion, to
present l. to the cisy. 1t may be said, at
frs gance to have a squatty appearance
tut this is nece sary for the purpose fol-
which it is intended There will be three
picture galleries surrounding a sta.uary
hail. which will be in the center OF the build
ing all ligh ell from above by immense sky.
lights, thus preventing very high roof.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-02-06

The new S.ience hall of the State univer
sity at Madison is ano her of the buildings
of which the state may be proud. It takes
the place Of the old structure which was de-
royed by fire some tire o, and 1t is the en-.
deavor to make this new building as fireprooi
as possible. The stairs vii be of iron and
slate, while brick aud ii es will be used LII
the fcor and walls. Besides this, the build
ing will be divided bv several fire walls.
The dimensions Of the building are 203xl2f
feet In the rear will be DO Ter house,
54x52 feet. from which the building W Il ba
heated. Physics, engineering, geology and
zoology will b. the divisions under which
he various scientific branches will be taught.
AMI il. is intended to take advantage of the
exoerieace of her colleges of this class tc
mako this one eventually second to none
r.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-02-06

! has been OH the
verge Of expecs-
ancy. Mrs. Kelley
has long beea a
resident of the
;own which takes
is name from the
architec ure Of the
resi- ieace in which
she lives and those
Of her neighbors.
she. !. b a ses her
claims to govern
mental aid from
-H'ss. -
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-02-06

The exserlor of the huild ,ng will ssps. CON
st,ucted of stone, brick and terra Gotta
grani.e being used Tor the steps and Other
portions Liable to wear or injury, A very
good idea of the solidity of .he building
may be gained from the picture. Extensive
arrangements are being provided for he 1T
ing AMI ven-ilating, and it is expected that
III. galleries will always rettin the anne
sempera ure. no matter what the climate
may lie outdoors
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-02-06
Carving Shayiugs to the saw-Nills.

A remarkable importation at Victoria.
British Columbia lately, was 600 pounds of
shaeings, all the way from New Jersey. TIE
apparent incongruity OF such an importa-
s-oa to a countrT fill of saw-mills is es-
plainod by the fact that tho shavings are OF
red Dir h, to be us.a i'll the manufacture OF
yiaegar.-Chcago TimeA
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-02-06
The Bard of shanty Hill.
Especial Correspondence

HoNEsDALE. Pa. Jan 90 Since the Hon.
John sherman, president of the senate pre-
tenn laid before that august body the peti.
ton OF Mrs Sarah Kelley, praying that -he
ba arnointed the national bard, our town
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-02-06

The Baltimore and OHIO company had the
greatest difficulty in getting the right OF
way throu III Philadelphia. Money and in
tluence sought TO stop them, and was for
some time successful The road at lang b
has become too b 6 thing to s,o however,
and now it goes through the Quaker City.
ln connection with the stlten Island end
of the line, our rea !ers will have noticed TIE
name of Mr.. Erastus Wlnan ''bobling up
serene y i'll tie newspapers with consider
able regularity of la e. The greatest effort
of his life was lis argument before the COM
mittees of the two houses of congress in
favor of bridging Arthur Kill Tals is ,lhe
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-02-06

the 1acC Inab slIe
lost nine male relatives in the civil war, and
cried herself because, nos beng man, she
could not lay down her life for the Union.
Ine bard IS by no means modest, and has
tod her autobiography in verse; to the fol-
lowing effec-:
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-02-06
In Rhyme.
BIOGRAPHY OF THE BARD.

In Rhyme. IS
In peaceful cottage by he sea
A cou.,ie dwel5 in harmony;
Ire brea b Of scandal reached the ear
OF him about his Wife h.ld DEAR
He was drafted man in War,
An falsahood ha been written afar
B Cd laid. VINO ,rse 20 marry in VAN;
Tae 4ettar bcre tho sigma ufe of an honest
mans name.
Though the letter was forgery he wen. out
of his head
real,
And declared be would kill his wife either
sooner Or late:
sad, sad fates
The cottage was not quite as near to the sea,
As the Susquehanna river was flowing peace
fully
Though Town of the same name, way down
toward the sci.
Dwelt happy couple once, and one of that
couple was me.
1t appears that before size married the
m lit,ry gentleman known as California
Kelley, the BARD was teaching school LII
ou,qehanna county, Pa In one of her
effu,ions she says:
am thinking, am thinking.
OF the days when | was young,
was the verv best Of teachers,
At least my praises SO we're sung.
By A. n. Bullard, superintendent
Or S sa,1eiianaa coun y at that time:
: wa, educated most respleadent
Mrs Kelley is nov in Washington attend
~ to her case in person, and from tie re- u.
alton which she bears for tenacIay congresi
m gAt as well give N. l. J. Il
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-02-06
LILA Is . Ar.
New Wisconsin, Architecturs.
Especial Correspondence 6s

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 19.-There y now Il
eour of erection in different portlons Of
this state pubic buildings thai Will compare
with cny thing of the kind in older communt
tbs We present here sketches OF two Of
these structures. sxst5ss,s5z.5ss
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-02-06
ives a marvelously
80, 81.

attention still more to the rising railroad
king H,n. William Walter Phelps made
the opposing argument.
He started IN lie poor country boy. He
was born in Peel soun. ", New York state,
in 1884 Eis parent, removed to Ioron Q,
Canada, when he was very young. He
never had any education except what he got
in the pubic schools. al that closed early,
But by sh er force Of brain and will he made
his way ill The world. He chose the printers
trade. As an apprentice he was an earnest
steady worker He showed the same vim
that he now NANTES s in the larger walk.
From being a compoSitor he took the man.
agemen5 of a commercial news room.
He founded comic weekly, and met his
fate like man.
Then, having recovered from that blow,
he entered r G. Dun e Co.'S commercial
agency, as heir Montreal manager. This
was IN 1860. In every enterprise in which
he was enaaget, except he como week y, Mr..
Wlman enlarged the business, and attracted
attention % himself ~ his energy and re
marka~.e ability This brought him a,
length to New York. He it was who made
The move to unite the Western Union tele.
graph lines with those OF Canada
After that he was a. tracted to Staten
Islam. He is as goodsa fighter as worker.
He c. ushed opposition before b NJ, even that
OF men much richer and more infiuen, ia]
than himself. He first ma lie himself owner
of the ferry line be ween New York and the
north sh ore Of Staten Island Next he be.
came president Of the belt railway around
that Island He has done much to develop
the resources Of the old island. though they
ao say he ought to lower the rates Of ferri
age to New York. Doubles. this will e
done when the Baltimore ani Ohio road
co sles to stay. But all must admire his
piack.
President Wiman's name is also we'll known
=, baseball club history, and known chiefly
n his capacity of a successful fighter. The
country b by no means hearl thu last Of
him as a railroad m lnager. sarah KING.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-02-06

Ios; aoNDRAN & SONS. dealers u Dry
Wine. Liquors. Boots, Shoes, Hardware Paints,
O ils Saddlery, CrockerG, Furniture and ali
kinds Of House Furnishing Goods Blue Store.
Mississippi street.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-02-06
DONAlDSONV'LLE
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
DRY GOoDs. GROCERIES. Etc.

~ KLINE, corner Crescent Place and !iou-
". mas street, dealer il Dry Goods, Notl,'ns,
Boots and Shoes. Groceries. Provisions. Corn
Oats and Bran.
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Transient advertisements, 81 per square hrst
insertion; each subsequent insertion, IS cents
per square.
Official or legal advertisements, 81 per square
first insertion; each subsequent insertion, 81
cents per square.
Editorial notices, first insertion, Is cents per
line; subsequently, 10 cents per line.
Cards Of six lines or less in Business Direct
CRY. IS per annum.
Brief communications upon subjects of public
interest solicited.
No attention paid to anonymous letters.
The editor is not responsible for the views OF
correspondents.
Address: THE CHIEF. Donaldsonyille. La.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-02-06

BERNARD LEMANN Il BROTHER, dealers
Id in Western Produce. fnncy and staple Gro
ceries, Liquors, Hardware, Iron, Paints, Oils,
Carts Plows. Sadalery. Stoves and finware.
Furniture, Crockery, Wall Paper and House
Furnishing Goods, Miasi e;ppi street, corner
Crescent Place.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-02-06

THEAP JOHNS BARGAIN HOU 5E. Dry
~ Goods, Boots and Shoes. Hats and Caps.
Hardware. Paints, Oils. Glassware. linware:
Groceries and General Merchandise. Railroad.
Avenue near the depot.
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TIESMI1TI.
BARBER SHOPS.
AT"YDHSiSTS At LAW.

L,REDERICK DUFFEI,, Attorney at law ant.
~ Notary Public. office on Chetimaches street
opposite the Court-House.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-02-06

# We expect te te happy We must bs
busy; it is better 10 h.lsat 70 a bornet's nest,
ani aght that, tI.aa TO Ia ont of a job; no
Idle lEan ever was aapyy, and hut fe.v ida
men ass innocaps loag C'ontury Hrie-a-
brac.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-02-06

name Of the strait
between S aten
ls-and AMI New
Jersey over which
the draw.ridge Of
the Baltimore and
Ohio is to pass.
Being a matter be-
tween two states
the consent of the
United States gov
.ernment is neces-
-sary to accomplish
5tEe scheme. Mr..
hWsmsnsaBg1msas
ives a marvelously
a,,le and brilliant
one, and will call
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-02-06

In peaceful cottage by he sea
A couoie dwel5 in harmony;
Ire brea b Of scanl Il reachad the ear
OF him about his Wife h.ld dear.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-04-13
lConductcd by Geo. c. Hodges, School Com
missioner Ut Abbevillc County,
To the Teachers of Abbeyille County.

In assuming control Of this depart
mcnt Of the MESSENGER I beg leave to
say to all the teachers Of the County
that it is the purpose Of the MESSENGER
aud the manager Of this column to do all
in our power to improve the quality of
teaching in the County to help you,
fellow teachers, to do work in the school
room more satisfactory to yourself, your
pupils, your patrons, and YOUR coun-
try to get you to feel the Inspiration
OF honest and faithful work, as we'll as
the dignity Of yuor calling.
1t is our purpose also, to ncquaint
the trustees and patrons Of the schools
with the leading ideas and methods Of
teaching of the most practical and sue
!cessful teachers Of this country, thai
they may know, by comparison, the true
teachers from the false, the genuine
from the sham. For the better accom-
plishment Of this purpose we shall rely
upon the leading educational journals
in the United States and upon the con.
rihutions of successful teachers o.
Abbeville county.
Let me say that the wide awake and
courteous proprietors OF the MESSENGER
for their efforts in your behalf, deserve
the grateful consideration Of teachers
and patrons. They are your friends and
the friends Of common school education
in this county.
GEO. G.. HODGES
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-04-13
Industrial Schools for Children.

The system Of industrial education FOR
children, either in connection with the
public school course or Independently
of it.. IS attracting more attention and
favor every year, and il some Of the
Northern cities most gratifying results
have already been obtained. The Chill.
drcn's Industrial Exhibition. ut phila-
dclphia, which is conducted under the
direction of the Industrial Education
Association. has proved a genuine SEN
sation and it is hoped will exert q pow
erfnl influence for the spread Of the
system everywhere. There arc sixty-six
exhibits, including thousand. of speci-
mems of boys and girls handiwork, ex-
tending all the way from carpentry.
Woodworking, pattern making, forging,
brazing, moulding, casing, turning,
scrcw-cutting. modelling, practical de-
signing for carpets. wallpaper, Sc, to
the most delicate needlework and en-.
broidery.
. " - COIlTIUulGu DV
children under Is years Of age. and some
of the work exhibited is said to be re-
marknbly good. The skill displayed by
the youthful artisans will Of course open
to them a wide raHge Of occupations,
with the additional advantage that each
boy and girl will naturally drift into the
kind Of employment for which special
aptitude is manifested. Under the ope-
ration Of this system the children will
eventually be DISTRIBUTED in calling
in which their talents will find free
play and tell to the best advantage of
the community, and the community in
the end will reap a rich reward for the
cost Of their charlottesville best in
yestmcnt that could be made ofthe same
amount Of money.
Il is evident that the city and the Sec
ton where this wise policy is pursued
will speedily outstrip less provideat
competitors, and the question is sharply
presented to the people OF Charleston,
of South Carolina and the South.
whether they will or will not avail
themselves Of the experience or their
intelligent and wide-awakc neigl:bor
inthe North. There are not professions
ind eIerkships enough 70 po round.
Shall the children or the rising genera