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CIARKssURG'S SENSATIONS.
Who Should dave the Children A Fear
full Charge Against Respected
Citizen.
Special 10 hs R<ciIicr.

Special 10 hs R,ciIicr.
CLARKssURG, W. Va, March 27.-Fol
some time Virginius Jasper, who is nov
confined in the county jail for the unlAw'
full retail Of inloxiosnts, has been living
apart from bis wife, formerly Miss Minerva
Brown. They have two children. whom
by their father were placed under the Gus
tody Of their grandmother. Mrs. Florida
Davis, the mother Of Jasper. On this
evening as Mrs. Davis was returning home
with the two children, Charley and Criss)
Mrs. Jasper attacked her and succeeded in
getting one Of the children, while her
brother, Samuel ID. Brown, Jr. aided her
in Obtaining the other. Both Of the chill.
dren were taken to Mr.. Samuel Browns,
Sr., where Mrs. Jasper now resides, and
where they are compelled to stay, notwith.
standing opportunities and their desire to
return to their grandmother. Young
Brown was fined, on Thursday, BY the mu.
nicipal court, and upon the evening before
preliminary examination was had before
Justicce Northcott, before whom Brown
was charged with kidnapping, on the
sworn complaint OF David Davis He was
held to answer An Indictment and given
time to execute bond. In the meanwhile
it is reported that he has left, to evade the
process of the court
This is not the only case OF o ser sationol
for on Monday there will be sa
investigation before Justice Tinsmsn. re.
garding q complaint made By woman
named Anderson, charging Hiram MUG
day, regarded as a good citizen,
with attempting to break into
her house With intent to
commit rspe. 1t is thought it will be no
trouble for Mr.. Muudsy to vindicate him.
self. Hon John Basel has been retained
10 his behalf.
Much interest is still manifested in the
meetings OF the Central Presbyterian
church. Several conversions have been
had, and quite number Of accessions to
hat Society.
At the Catholic church during Inc past
week Mission service hes been conducted
very successfully, under The msnsgeme Mt
of Father Hickey, OF Baltimore, Md
On next Thursday the County Court will
et the contract for building the State
Court Eouse.
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naErrs,s FEsRY.

u. vorkipgmen Of The Prn. wsrd held
q aeonyention SATURDAY. night and nomiss-
ted fog Cczael James I. Reilly ssd James
Miskie. For Assessor Jacob Pence.
The Republicans Of tbs Seeosd ward
slso held o convention Saturday pigh:
and noninsted ior Courcil Asaefscn Rsis
ton and William K. Elso1, ssd tcs Assts
cor John White
The ei.izeps Of tee Third vsrd pomiss'
tsd for Council Thomas Mssss snd John
TJls. and for AassaU laac b. Wsgon3
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The Third Am,r,ean msrd.,.s.

SAN AsTosIo. TEX. March 2s.--h
private dppatch received here to-day con.
ysys the intelligence Of the assassination,
by Mexican outlaws, Of tesis FentBss, 10
5sn,i Clara Canon, Mexico. while eprouts
from Jimulco 10 the silver mines IN Tho
State Of Durango. The murdered man
vas once Q wealthy ssd prominsn, citizen
Of Chicsgo. lie was lesses of the Azol
mines. This makes The third Americas
murder in Canon this ysa,.
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scorr.s EMULSION OF PUsE

Cod Liver OH, With Hypcphosphitss, Very
PalatabIe aad EhieseiOas In Wastir 9
Diseases
DR.. c. 7. BfonIer, Rochester, n. Y,
ssy,: "After having used SCOTS Kau'r
ioa win decided benefit upon myself
lave taken great pleasure in rse'mnsrd'
ing It since in the vsroas conditions d
wasting in which Il IL indicated" |"
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RIPPLks YEoN Tkn KIvKx.
News Cleaned Aksss Ne wharf -,
fxoA Our KxHhanR@a

Hsws Cleaned Ahsss Ne WbsSf 80
froa Our Kzehasgss-
Dovs-Alex Swift With coal
Ta. sains win BE- to-dsys pseks iOs
Pazksrsbusg st II o N.
The MARKS - night isdicseed IL iees
. incbes ss4 rising sloviy.
The Katie Siockdals passed - ysstss>
day u poon vish 9 GOOD trip.
Tee c. W. Bachelor lsaye feg Rttsbssg
n-morov mosisG st "a m
Henry G. Caldwell Ass seesptsd . psst
tioa - head el9k O lie Kate SsoesisIa.
Toe ssans Asdss Is dss apshs ssrs-
Ing from Cseia1A6 ssd Win fetsss 70
sane poet toooe5ow aissFscos At , 36eIeek
viii OhAa Hsblensn IN eonsssd 80
Naet 3. Non = chssss of tbs osIsa
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Lak1y eStslaaton.

WlfHixSros. ID. C., March 2s.--Ths
Labor Committee Of ,ks House held pro
trsctsd session TO cay, which YES consumed
in discussion Of he Western strikes, and
the feasibility Of ftrmulstpg srd reporting
ior passage to the House some msAsurs o.
measures tha, Will prove etbo4eioss In r.
beving the strained .s,A,ioas ofihe strikers
ard employers rev sxistiog. No formal
agreement has ys' BEEN iesebed.
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A CuriOus story FEoE, Louisvills.

LOUISVILLE, March 2s.-An explica-
Ole phenomenon came to light at the resi-
dsnce of Mrs. Margaret Wetzler IN this
city to-day. Thirty years ago she los, 3
daughter, of whoGl abe had never had q
picture taken. On the lTth dag OF last
January her son-in-lAw came down from
Cincinnati on q visit, and occupied
a spare room. When he LETT q
bowl and pitcher sf water remained ua-
disturbed till yesterday till yesterday. there
being no one but the old lady to take care
Of the house. Going in then to remove
the articles che poured out the water, and
was trsnsfxed With establishment to hnd
The face of her long lost daughter depicted
on the bottom Of the pitcher. The likeness
she declares perfect The face was sur
rounded with wreath OF flowers. hun
dreds Of people have been to see the phe'-
omenon. whieh Hrs. Wetzler declares to be
Gods own work, Sac is On intelligent
German lady, IS years old.
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The Mexlcans Retired.

TOMBSTONE, ARR. March 2S.-Frsnk
Leslie and Thomas Green, mounted L. g.
Inspectors OF Customs, while searching for
snugglers near Lsnori, on the boundary
line, twenty-five miles souihwes, of this
city, were attacked by Mexicans. The 10.
81 ectors promptly recrossed the line, and
when OH American soil Green opened fire
on the Mexicans ard wounded one. The
Mexicsns retired.
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the BE.GiuM RIOTERS.
Further Disorder IN ebarIeroi and
Several Persons Killed.
RIOTERS USE WOMEN As SHIELDS.
But They are Shot Down Along With the
Kssi--.arned Men 10 Go 10
Work To.D,y.

BSrssAL', Msrch . Dispatches from
Charleroi ssy that Tiers has been further
rohrg in ihs, lowe, Pesuitag in the Hill.
iug oI seSeralSsrsops Ssd the woundins Of
many oihsss. II r;otsrs 1t JsmH opoa
the approach obihe troops, sent to dispsrss
them, plactdtwa hundred women in tho
front ranks. The troops opened iire and
many of the women were wounded. The
strike is extending 10 Iamnr. Additional
troops have been called from BrusseL to
quel the disorders
Later sdvics IRON Chvlsroi report
that the ,osn is cslmer. aud that there viii
probably be no further rio,ous demonstrs.
tons by strikers as body. The strikers
are destitute and are compelled to beg Tor
bread. The men are desperate and
threaten violence il their wants are no,
supplied. A number Of men will 20 10
work tomorrow. They will De armed With
revolvers. with which to defend themselves
in case Of an attack by strikers.
The Great strike.
BRussELs, March 2s.-The authorities
have prohibited the sale Of the news paper,
Thr People, Of this city.
Two classca Of the militia have been
called out for service. Tho city OF LirRs
was quiet today. Il is expected that
work will be resumed there tomorrow.
A circular signed by the Governor Of
Hsnault has been plscsrded throughout
Charlsroi, proclaimipg q state Of siege
throughout, the district. and authorizing
troops TO cut down md fire upon all rioters
that refusa TO disperse.
Ii is asserted that Germans organized
the present labor movement.
0lad.toIe's Trouble.
LoyDoy, March 2s.-1he Ecopornist
says: Mr.. Chamberlnin's secession from
the Cabinet is the most severe blow Mr..
Gladstone could sustain. II the schism
continues the next election may result in
returning the Tories TO power or compell-
ing the Liberals 10 hccep, Mr.. Chamber.
lain's Leadership. Either result will DO
iraught with momeptous consequences.
IL 10 expected there will be six secetsions
from Mr.. Gladstones party outside ol the
Cabinet. The report tha, Lord Spencer
would retign unless the land bill saGsfed
is not trae. lie has iuI confidence ia Mr..
GLADSTONE and assisted in letter in draft.
ing his bill.
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Grain Elevator Rurned.

ISDIANAPous. March 25.-Tbe Wabash,
St. Louis and Pacific elevation at Willismt-
port, Ind, was burned this morning. The
building contained 1000 bushels Of wheat
500 Of corn and 800 Of oats. There is
81, 600 insurance on the grain. The build
ing was valued at $4,000.
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MannipE,s ConditiOn-Garland III.

WASHINGTON, March 2S.-Attorney Gen-
srsI G.rIanG Is suHering from q severe
cold and is confined to hi I'D bis phy-
s;cisn has advised him to resaan Sgsy
from the Department few days.
The physicians attending Secretary
Msnnius report his condition 10 n'ght IS
nnchsuesS. Members OF the s 'cretary
family and his attendants s.y th't be sP'
psars somewhat better.
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THREE Ca.zThers are three e's that
seize the children and carry them of, and
the sorrozing mother. weeping sess Of
tssrs sees the little ones borne away to the
cemetery. Tse three e'sAre colds. coughs
and eysap. Aottersi DR. Bals Cough
Syrup SAVES tAe little ones lives.
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The HDI Monument.

ATLANTA. GA, March 2s.-The monu-
ment Of the late Senator Hill Is now IN
Dlace and ready ios unEeilipy. Tns com
mittee In charge has decides to postpone
ths unyeiling ceremonies 20 ssorS hr.
IsEarson Davis sn opportunity OF beng
nrss+aS. In reply to sn invItAnos' MI
bav;s has promisad % come.
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Kirs Wifhast Olxdsss.

LIMA, Mach pa fstsehnent Of Geo.
darmss vie. in disobediepce 10 the oHicexs
command, fred on the people during he
elections 1t Husco. have been ius % ed
70 trisl BY m h,asy IAv.
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rMxs ,hOu,2 be what 'hey seem, snd
:. ,hs- ars ssSering sartures WITH tootn,
..Ss ,hsv sacalS not ny to tuiis ana
Iook cool and handsome. How "aco
wiser % ease the pain with . es.tls Of Sal
vasion OIL which eau be bought ior %
cents.
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Gsu,sne>6.

IspnsAroIls, NaseA ia special
rom Shos.. I'D rsp,rts The jury IN ibs
esse Of Son A'ei er brought in 8 verftct
Of mufde', and the prisoner vas ssntsre
to be hanged On tte 9ts o. Joly.
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Base Ball.

sr LOUIS, March 2s.--Ths second game
!, tsa contest for local championship was
played this afternoon between the asroons
md the Browns to . eroEi Of !, ,OOoPeopsee.
Ths core stood: Msrcoas, 4; bt6fns =
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Poor Hon, Q Burse5.

PEoE1A, III, Msreh % the Peoria
county poor house vss nearly desuoslA ;,
FIRE io-tsy. -Noae o. Tia ;-.ps,ss were in
jured- Loss 900; insurance $40, coo.
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D.. ". q. Hsieesbs, Ess 0ssssas. II,
as: Il fossd Is - s5uissbls rsneSy
ios debiliaied sts,s q ihs sIsisn. petW.
q b IL vsse sas Has q ihs ssyses =
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-03-29

The Executive Board Of the Knights OF
Labor have sent out the following tele-
gram:
Martha Irons. Chairaaa ErscUtirs
Board, D. i. lOl, 81 Louis:
President JSy Gould has consented to
our proposition fo- arbitration and 80 tele'
graphs vice President hoIie Order men
to resume work at oree.
By Order Executive Board,
T. V. PowDERLY, G. N W.
The Executive gosrd also sent out the
following telegram
To the Eaighis Of LGBpy A0,e on Strike
in the Southeast
President Jay Gould has consented to
rycs, proposition !os srbitrsrion and so tele
grsnhs Vice President H3xie Pursuan'
70 tsleyraphic instructions sent 10 the
chairman OF the Executive Board ID. A.
lOl, you are directed 10 resume work az
once per order OF Executive Board.
T. Y. PoEDERLY, G. N. W.
o'SEIL's CONGRATULATIONS.
CONGRESSMAN O'Neil arrived from Wash
4ngtou JUST 10 uIne u Se-
seat the following congratulatory 10 the
Missouri Republican:
Settlement effected. Gould consents to
srbitrste. Executive Committee OF ths
Knights of Labor ordered men to resume
work. Congratulate our people oa the re
suit JOIN q. y MIL.
CongressnHG O'Eeal said that the labor
committee hsd prepared Dill when ne
would present TO the HoUSs, IN "n'ca ps IS
thought we're provisions Enles "ouiI
nreysnt future trouble ike this. He said
some 5000 o. 10000 people had been d.
rectly affected by the strike and that IN
numbered thousands were indirectly affect
ed he expressed great pleasure that The
end came 50 peaceably. BE returns 10
Washington at midnight Messrs PoS
dsrly and Mcdowell vii meet Mr.. Gouic
tomorrow morning st $50.
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ARBITRATION
Consented to by lay Gould In an
Interview With POwdsrIy.
All Knights Of Labor Ordered to
Work.
Mr.. GOuId's Communication TO Mr..
hOxis
And POWdsrly's Communication to
Mr.. Irons, at st. Louis.
Active Strikers viii Not be Taken
Back,
Nor viii Present Employees be
Discharged.
The Strike Situation on the eOuld
System.
And POWdsrly's Communication to
Mr.. Irons, at st. Louis.
Active Strikers Will Not be Taken
Back,
Nor viii Present Employees be
Discharged.
The Strike Situation on the eouId
System.

Ngw YoRK, March 2S.-This morning at
II o'clock T. Y. PoEderly and W::B. Nc
Dowen called upon jay Gould at the lat
ter's res. dence There they met Msssrs.
Gould, Hopkins and George Gould. There
was general discussion OF the situation in
the Southwest by both sides and better
understanding Was arrived at than was
had By eithe' party hitherto. After
talking until o'clock p. IN, the con-
ference wss adjourned unth this evening.
At o'clock tonight they met sgsin,
At $50 p. n, Mr.. PoWderly had to leave
to keep an engagement with Congressman
O'Neil, Of st. Louis, Chairman of House
Committee on Lsbos, who came from
Washington 70 tender assistance in settling
the strike. Mr. Mcdowell remained with
Mr.. Gould and his party, and Mr.. Gould
finally hsnied to Mcdowell the following
communication:
GOULD'S INSTRUCTIONS To HoXTE.
PREsDgNT's 0FFICE,
Missouri PACIFIC r. r,
March %, 1886.
T. 7. Po,rdsrly, q. " ".
DEAR Sir: Replying to Eyour letter OF
the 9th inst, / write TO ssT hsst WlL tc-
morrow morning send the fOtloSl2g teie,
graphic instructions TO Nr Hoxie, General
Manager o. the Missouri Pacific b. X. 81
ST. Louis:
In resuming the movement Of trains on
the Missouri Pacific and in the employing
of laborers in the several departments OF
this company give preference to our late
employees, whether they are knights OF La
Dor or not, except that You will NOS
employ any person who has injured
the compAnys property during the
late strike, nor will We discharge any per
son who has taken service with the com
pany during said strike. We see no objec-
iion TO arbitrsting any differences between
the employees and the company PAEt or
future. Hoping the above will be salts
factory, remain very truly,
JAY GOULD,
President.
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TIE REWARDED aorHKR.

For ali the coats she made for Samuel, tur
al the prayers she ofs. ei for him, for the
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AND wHo ARE THESE PEOPLE

in society, Estt "a froth, blown every
vh;thsr Of tsnpsstlSh ssi ieSs;on-the
peddlsrs Of Eithy stories, ths asnang Jacks
Of political parties, the seu3 Of spc'etI'
the tavern-loungiDg, the ssoreinteshDg. the
msa Of hE wink. and filthy
cbuckIs, and brssI hSesstpins.
and rotten Associationsf For the most
usrt they came from mOtLers idle and dis
vustieR-the scandsl-mongers OF society,
so;ns !.om house TO house, attending to
everybody husissSs bat their own behsv-
ipr IN vitcheS AMI sh0sss, ana hossssh9es
10 Keep the devil ont oi the ehGEn, AM hv
4 goddess life settiBg their children on the
AN verge Of hell The mothers Of Sam.
nal johnson, and Of Alfred the Great, and
Of Isaac Nsstoa, and Of St. Angustins,
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OF tn6m, 10 you sSpPOoet RaslRhSo oo bne
means OF their conversion the influence o.
a Christian mother? One hundred ont OF
the one hundred and twenty Pnilip Dod-
dridge vss brought to God By he Scripture
lesson on the Dutch tiles of o chimney
fireplace. The mother thinks she is only
rocking child, but at the same time she
may be rocking the fate of nations, rocking
the gIories Of heaven. The same maternal
power that may lift the child up may preSs
| Q child sQTE
A daughter cane 70 Q worldly noteer
and said she WAs anxious about her sins,
and che had been praying all night. The
mother said: "0h, stop praying! don
beieivs in praying. Get over all these
religious notions and Ill give you
dress that win cost five
hundred dollars, and you may
wear il next week TO that party. The
daughter took the dress. and she moved II
the gay circle, he gsyest of all the gay
that night; and surg enough, all religion
impressions were gsRs, and she stopPec
praying. A few months after she came e
die, and in her closing moments said
Mother, wish you would bring me tha
dress that cost FIVE hundred dollars.
Ths mother thought it q very strange re
ousss bit she brought i to please the dy
inF child. Nov Esid The daughter
mother, hang that dress on the loot ofm.
bed" and the dress vas hung theFe. oI
the foot Of the bed. Then the dying giI
rot up on one elbow and looked ct be
mother, and then pointed to the dress, an
said: "Mother, that dress Is the price O
nv soulI'' Oh, what Q nouentous thin
II Is to be Q mother
T.. 1gsip, and lss'ly, Hannah stand
before JO4
TIE REWARDED MOTHER.
For ali the coats she made for Samuel, G
al the prayers she ofe. e1 for him, fof u
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A Mothers Letter.

/. R. Taylor, Esq who committed
the boy, Charles Bradley, foc assault
ing Mrs. Sollnrs with club. rec.ive6
last week letter from his mother,
who lives in Washington, D. C. The
letter may be appropriately termed
a cry OF anguish of bereaved mother.
She has Zone her best t. bring up
the boy in the "way he should 60,
She mentions one circumstance which
goes far to confirm what we suspect
ed and stated in the JOURNAL when
giving an account of his examination
before the magistrate. When the
boy was 6 years old he fell from an
apple tree. His head struck the edge
of an oyster shell which was buried,
and fastened in the skull. Since
that accident he has beer subject to
uncomfortable fits of violence. appar
emily without cause. ALI the evil
dence in the examination here, and
the boys frank confession. seemed tO
point to something of this kind.
which we fear will amount to O hope
less depravity.
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The Snow.

The great snow of the season
reached this part of the country on
Saturday evening, and the wild
North West blizzard which accoman-
led it piled the snow in large drifts
in north and south running roads.
Some of the streets in our town were
completely blocked by drifts and re-
mained impossible till passage was
cut by force of men Oh Monday.
The storm was wide extent reach.
ing from Dakota to the gulf with
intense cold in the far North West
In Manatoba the mercury fell 500
helow 0. In New Orleans it was %
aboye. In Florida there was a heavy
killing frost. In all parts of the
country north of Virginia, railroads
were blocked by the snow, and in
the Northwest much delay and diff.
fculty was caused to telegraph and
telephone Companies.
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N. CECIL COUNTY. MD. FRIDAY, JANUARY IS 1886

for the forward gear to turn under
meath the body, which is from four
and half to five and half feet
wide, and twelve to fourteen feet long
as customers may desire. 1t carries
an enormous load without the usual
piling up high in ordinary wagons.
The jointed king-bolt attached to the
rocking-frames keep the body with
its load level while passing over ob
structions or uneven ground. 1t is q
wagon that 8 ready for all uses at
any and all times. Cannot be sur.
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His Slipp, ~ G. ass Eye.

The Squire" says the au her of
"The Hoosier Schoolmaster," wore
one glass eye and a wig The glass eye
was constantly slipping rut of focus
and the wig turning around sidewise
on his head whenever ne addressed the
Flat Creek District SD spectacle
Parker's Hair BalsaA preserves and
promotes the growth of thenatural hair.
1t also restores the natural color to ha n
which has faded or become gray.
Clean, elegant beneficial. highly per-
fumed. decI9
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Calanders Received.

A andsome calendar from the
B'itlmore morn ng crdld, is hung
mp in our Office for r. ady reference.
The neNsloy in the act of push NC a
copy oI the Herald under the nose of
a passenger is done to lite.
The Baltimore San almanac is a
full tledged almanac of the most use,
full kind. In addition to the ordinary
calenda" information it furnishes a
ready reference to much other useful
k owledge Some idea of the i'm
m nse edition issned, may De formed
from the fact that every subscriber
to the daily and weekly Sun wa. fur
nished an almanac.
Our neighbor, the Havre de Grace
Republic m, has overed all its Mary
lind country contemporaries in getting
up calendar, and not the leanest take
in the book is the fat advertisements
it is padded out with. We commend
the Renublican for it's Yankee enter
prise which has an eye to the main
chance.
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One More Word on the Douglass

Very Truly Yours,
FRED'K DOUGLASS.

The writer of the article signed 1T" in
last weeks JOURNAL discovered by the ed
itorial note thereon that in the case of one
at least of his readers he failed to max.
llain the principal object of his communi-
cation.
This was rot an aimless attempt to solve
the problem as to what Frederick Doug lass
believed. That is a questiod which prnc,-
pally concerns Douglass himself. The de-
sire was to extend caution that we should
not he mlSled into that Materialsm which
declares the laws governing the Universe to
b. SO fixed and relentless as to ex, llde the
Author of all those laws from all guidance
in the affairs of nations and of individuals :.
which consider prayer To be vain attempt
TO set aside the inevitable; and which
says IN effect that when our Lord told his
followers, "Afler thi, manner pray ye." he
was enj"inining an empty and profile IS
form.
The writer fully lel,eves In uork. thai
without effort nothing can be accomplished
and in the Scripture doctrine, They who
will not work shall NOT eat" But he doe, +,
not nelieve that work, work, comprises the
whole duty of man. He would rather write
it work and pray.
| would Ike to add that he who habit
nally makes prayer the vehicle of desire for
temporal more than for spiritual goo |, has
not learned its true purpose. But even In
the ordinary affairs of life mans extremity
is sometimes Gods opportunity, and the
pages of history are too thickly strewn with
instances Of direct Divine interpositipn to
permit US to donbt that we have a kind
Father In Heav,n who knows all our needs
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-01-15

A. II. Stolzfus, Esq, Knox Co.,
Tenn. who has been using Powelps
Fertilizer, says they have given en-
inent Satisfaction, and the prospect
i've demand for next season " ill doub-
lie sales of last. For a descriptive
pamphlet of these econonomical fer
.tlllzers. address the manufacturers,
Brown Chemical Co., Baltimore Md.