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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-29
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Tn THE COUNTY COURT OF OHIO
/ County, state Of West Virginia. In the matter
OIihe probate Of the last will and testament oil
Isabella b. DAlEeli, deceased,
The object Of the petition 1lCd In this matter, i
10 have admitted To probate . paper, writlng ,pnf'
porting II he the last Will aud testament Of Isabella
y nAliall, late Of Ohio county, deceased, beArlnR
datO April l, 1855. Aud II appealing from an an
lAyit filed with me IN my. OlIlce that Julia Fitch,
Mary Ann .Cra1glc,, Lizzie D Moiat, cara 4
CrAigle, robert II. Crangle, John Grange, jane
CnnSle, IT,. Mary Jane Craligle aud Bella Marshall
are nOn.reSidCnW Of this stale, nor found therein
Il Il Orlered that they do appear RtIly office, III ~
within one mouth after the date Of the tint publ
cation OithlS notice aud do what u LecesSaty u
protect thcIr Interests ID the SAID matter.
GEORGE HOOK.
ApAi Is. 1856 date OF tho Gnt publication.
Al GLARkh Attorney. aptII
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Tho Conflict

between disease and health Is often brie
and fatal. 1t Is better to be provided will
cheap and simple remedies for such com
mon disorders as coughs, colds, &C., thar
to run the risk Of contracting a fatal dis
ease through neglect. DR.. WIN. Halli
Balsam Is a sure and safe remedy for al
diseases OF the lungs and chest. II taker
in season 1t Is certain to cure, and may
save YOU from that terrible disease, Con
sumption. It has been known and used
for many years, and 1t Is no exaggeratior
to say that it Is the best remedy In the
world for Coughs, &c.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-29
die G~ntslEasma,
omss, Sos. 70 ana ~ EoaEtssnlh street.
TuH LITrLE eIRL oE eErTYsBURa.

HsRy Tyrrel IN Wide Auaks,
Twas GeitySburg's last day,
1hs dead and wounded lay
On trampled BeldS and ridges battle torn.
Among the outer posts,
Abound the guarded hosts,
Rode Hancock, WAtchlnl, on the fatal mora.
And lOl 4 little child,
With eyes aud TIE ses wild,
Close " the lines had Atmyed, and met him there
Aud tightly TO her beast
AheAYy load she prest-
A muskeI-all her slenieF strength could bear.
my brave and pretty dear,
Tell me, how come you here
Upon the field. before tbs tight Is dOAe7"
Then, Ut her llsped reply,
Tcari dlmnCd the Generals tya;
MY papA's dead, bat here's my papa's gun"
IAN actual incident related by General Hancock,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-29

QUANTITY in medicine is no indication
Of value. Ayers sarsaparilla is conCen'
trated and powerful; requires q smaller
dose, and Is more effective, dose for dose
than any other S%arsAparilla. 1t Is the best
OF all blood medicines. D&W
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-29

TIE REASON why ACker's Blood Elixir Ii
warranted, Is because 1t Is the best blood
preparation known. II will positively
cure all blood diseases, puriiies the whole
system and thoroughly builds up the con
stitution. Remember, we guarantee 1t
Sold by:Logan & 10. and Charles Menke'
meller.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-29

one thrifty bud is left to each piece Of
root, This should be done early In the
spring, as soon as the newly formed buds
are ready 70 push through the soil
II an iron wire be twisted during or
soon after the passage Of Q voltaic current
through It the wire becomes magnetic,
When the wire Is twisted in the manner
Of Q right hand screw, the point at which
the current enters becomes q south pole ;
in the opposite case 1t becomes q north
pole. II during the PASSAGE Of the current
the wire be twisted In different directions,
the polarity changes with the direction Of
the twist.
While barn Easements make warm and
comfortable quarters for stock, there Is
reason for giving milch COWS some exer-
else in the open yard every day, and on
sunny winter days a considerable length
Of time. 1t will increase the flow and
value Of the dairy product, and will also
help the COW to prepare for bringing forth
q healthy calf in the spring, Two little
light, air and exercise are bad for the COW
at this time,
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tbs RRv. Gro. H. T4AvBA Of Bourbon,
Ind, Haysi Both myself and wife owe our
lives 10 9hiloh's Consumption Cure"
Ans YoU MApg miserable by Indigestion
Constipation, Dizziness, Loss Of Appetite,
Yellow Skin2 Hhiloh's VltAllEer isa posi-.
tive cure,
will give you immediate relief. Price II
cts., 80 Cd, and 81.
BHiIoHs U4TAaRH BEMEDY-A positive
cure URtAtrh, niphthetla, and oankei
Mouth.
Sold by Laughlin Bros. 1 Co., whole
sale agents, Wheeling, W. Va.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-29

ON and reliable medicines are the best
to depend upon. ACker's Blood Elixir
has been prescribed for years for all i'm.
puritiea Of the blood. In every form OIL
scroiulous, Byphilitic or mercurial dis
eases, It Is invaluable. For rheumatism
has no equal. Sold by Logan & Co. and
Charles Menkemeller.
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Itahords me pleasure TO assure you that ai-
Ter using DR.. q. McllMG's Celebrated Liver
Fuls for more than twenty years IN my family,
that l regard them rs being superior TO unyI
Ind them Constantly nnd ind 10 frv aaihs"rsS md
ihaye tried go0I variety INF 4 lInvSS nsvsE
had any 10 net So promptly. nroGiabiv. md
nicely is McInnO's. 'Iiaye ilsei fhem Siyseit
wife, and chiIIren. wlththo.most graiiIvIHs "a.
snits. For children, having IiSe3 tIeii Az nv
N with sIlch easy and haiDy eileet. / womii
recommend them to ono aId 10 ali. These
pills do tic wOrk-iO il promptIy. do Il well.
bani Ie1vS n" III affects IbhI,ind a. nv ~ IN" rn "
mover, as n liver cOrrectoF, rs a fcrerlnnSr
nE9Parlng hnG system i0r aliniRe. there y 10
bpmrntod TTvnr IIYIii w oyDno, ~ tv,iLsaaA . w'ie,
nrntuu IIiifiS g Iu,'tis. : S3Ev W. 20 us0 FneIi as
SUIS r. 4 W. T. tnsy S""EiAuU @S BOou ~ they
nave p'en W w Vo;s pS1 I.,,Iv n,,v
Pastor NJ, 4 Church Ss9Ht9, Myers, Station,
lamp" Ns"''''f 'o''aA O0"i.'v'Ve'
,n,,. IENIsTtlo' Canada west Ont
AI srs.s.Yo LTI pIIiS ca nMseS nj right. md / can saw
they are q good, bilious, pill. | have used q
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-29

from beds Of flowers Is the breath that has
beeh rendered agreeably odorous with
SOZ0D0NT, which communicates to the
teeth o marble whiteness, and TO the gums
a roseate tint. Use It, and beautify your
mouth.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-29

DoN'T title With any throat or lung die.
Ease. II you have q cough Or cold, or the
children are threatened with Group OF
Hhooping cough, Use Ackef's English
Remedy and prevent further trouble, II
Q positive cure, aud we guarantee Il,
PtiOe. 10 and SOC kt Logan 4 Co.'s and
! OhAflea Menkemellef,A.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-29
sCoTI,s EMuLsl0N OF PURE.

God Liver oil, with aypophOsphitsS, In Lung
TroublssRnd Cholera IufRntum.
DR.. W. +. Ransom, Hartford, Ind, says
~ find SCott's Emulsion an excellent
remedy In lung troubles, and especially
in Strenuous children aud a most valuable
remedy In chronic stages Of Cholera In
fautum."
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-29

CAN'r sleep nights Is the complaint Of
thousands suffering from Asthma, Con-
sumption, Coughs, etc. Did you ever Try
Acket's English Remedy II is the best
preparation known for oil Lung Troubles,
sold on o positive guarantee Of loo, 50c.
Logan & %. and Charles Menkemellef.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-29

"Name the most dangerous straits" sait
tho teacher. "Whiskey stralghts," replied
the student promptly.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-29

"Oi, how do you contriye, my dear,
TO keep your teeth 30 white and clear?
And how on earth do you arrange 4.
To keep your breath 10 sweet? IT'S strange
NNot strange at ALL was her reply;
nlJSe SOZODONT, and be as IL
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-29

Thou may'st as we'll expect to grow
stronger by always eating, as wiser by al.
ways reading.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-29

The best SAlve IN The world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, OhilblainB,
Corn6 and oil Skin Eruptions, and posi-.
lively cures Piles, or no pay required. II
Ia guaranteed 10 give perfect satisfaction,
or money refunded. Price 25 cents per
boz. For sale hy Logan 4 %.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-29

Rev. Arthur GraY-HoWe, an English
clergyman, who died a short time ago, left
100000 900 to his two sons.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-29

Thousands Of peach and other trees in
the Sacramento Valley, California, ale
dying from defective drainage.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-29

HOrsFOrd's Acid Phosphate. In Night swsatS
and ProStTRtion,
Dr.. r. ~studhalter, st. Louis, Mo-, says:
az have used II in dyspepsia, nervous
prostration, and in night sweats, with very
good results"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-29

Fried bananas with q sauce Of Catawba
wine are said to be delicious" It 10 all
a matter OF taste, however.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-29
ARRlYAlA orLIYE sTocK.

Al QanHROEt SiOck Yards, va Baltimore & Ono
railroad, J0r peek eRdiA1 Aprl&
81 cas, Containing 80 cattle, % calves, ASS
Gheep and lambs, G,9S9 hogs y nlleS, l6l horses.
shipments to New York, Philadelphia, &C., 100
cattle, 2,fS2 sheep, and l6s hogs, ~ horses. Sales
for the week 70 butchers and DEALER, sos hog, ~
cattle Rnd SIS sheep.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-29

"HAcKMErAcK" a lasting and fragrant
perfume. Price Is and 80 cents.
sHILoH's CURE will Immediately relieve.
Group, Whooping Cough and Bronchitis
FoR DYSPEPSIA and Liver Complaint,
you have a printed guarantee on every
bottle Of Shiloh's Vitalizer. II never fails
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-29

4 NASAL INJECTOR free with each bottle
II Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy. Price 90
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The receipts arc only about two thitde the mum
bet iecOLded lAai week, and theft quality tnlly a.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-29

Sold by Laughlin Bros. L Co., whole.
sala apenie. Wheeling, W. Va.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-29

about Nc. Ilnce last Monday. Tmde for good sheep
and lambs 10 fairly good mall thy yards; but CON.
mon Eheep are not wanted, nor arr wool sheep,
We quote clipped sheep ~ alsc, with lew At either
extreme. lambs 1al0c. gr0SS, Same time last
year clipped sheep sod u 2ksbG, and spring lambs
slllo; aud the year before Aheep sold a. 8ab<g,
and EnIlnl llmhS at RAlnn EEnaA
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PENNSYLVANIA COMPANY,
Il (oP8RLTNal
CLEVELAND 4 PITTSBURGH r. r,
Condensed timetable Of passenger trains cor.
rooted toEOV. %, lSS6-Centr6l Standard lime.
EAsT Ann NORTH 70 P%TFlbHURIH n GLSvEIARn,
AM nv % n N NJ
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@, q md N INnn ID alI NtNI0ns

Cambridge ACCOMMODATION, leaves Wheeling at
1885 a. m; leaves Bellaire at s;l6 u M. Return.
lng, ativeS at Wheeling Ut 6.4O p. M, daily except
MoundwIlle accommodation, leaves wheeling
at l;0i a. IN, and arrives III AOundSyille at 1915
p. nj, daily except sunday.
Mailnlngton accommodation At I 100 p, m,
ZAnebylilO accommodation leaves Wheeling at
$40 p, M, daily except Sunday.
1928 p. m, tain through 10 Cincinnati without
change, with L. 40 Sleeper through 10 Cincinnati.
b 4 O. Sleeping Cars on all through tfainA.
Through Coach from Wheeling 10 Cincinnati on
No. 8, leaving wheeling at 9;26 4. M, arriving at
Cincinnati al 0;t0 p. m,
CloAe connections arc made for all points BOuth
and Southwest, North and Northwest making This
q desirable route Tor c0lOnisH aud persons moving
10 the great Nest, and to whom particular atlen'
Tickets 10 all principal points on sale at Depot.
Sleeping car accommodations can DO secured At
Depot Ticket OtlCe.
TIiOA q. BUHKE, Ticket Agent, u. b. Depot.
JOHN 7, LAEk, Tray. Passenger Agent,
R.T. DEVNlE9, General Agent, wheeling.
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FINANCE Ann TRADE.
The Features Of The MONEY aud sto,
Mnrknia.


NEW YoRK, April @,-Moley on call easy at
patCent, Pltme mercantile. paper la5 percent
Sterling Exchange unchanged at j Qg5l<Nf6sk
GovERSNEST hoNps-coltinue dull but ltealy,
STATE BoNDs-ppn and steady
RLIA0An BONDs-Quiet; sales SltSS,f0,
SroCKS-Wera 60meWhAt more active. As q
whole prices were weak, but the movement was
moha Irregular than for some time past In GO tain
the special feature Of the morning was the
WSRkpeii Of uplOu Paelao and Texas 4 PaGlac,
the former closing with q net loss Of IA percent,
ieK1s y Pacific closed a q loil Of ~ pfreent.
Louisville Il NAShvtlO closed with 9 loss OF III
log with u loss Of Il percent, Reading lost y and
Neg jersey Central ! percent, LAke Ehote lost ]
aud New York Central 4 percent u. 3 anben
show . lpts Of less than percent; hArkst closed
about steady, but yeIy near the lowest figures Of
Transactions 2a1,l7S shares.
BOSDs-ClOsel bid: 0, S. Is, l0l; U. s. new 4,
l26Ni. u, i, ~, ll19S: PAGlaC6s o. ". lg1ki
Louisiana C0nSOls, 7S1<; Missouri a. lQl5S 'Tennes'
see d, old, 81: do, new, 81; Central PaciHc int,
ll6ki Denver & Rio Gnndet nts laHj Denver 4
RIO GFlnde Western arstS 7bi Erie seconds w;
Missouri, Kansas & Texas general g, 93xi Norh.
ern Pacldc hstSr ll6; Northern PAetdo seconds,
glN; Northwestern oOns0ls, 49, NORTHWESTERN
eral mortgage, log; st. Paul %COnsolS, lS9; 81
Paul, Chicago l. Pacific, l2O;TeKRI & Pacific Land
Grants, 81: Texas Pacific X, g. extra coupons,
bOi Union FGGihe mas, lEIi6i WFAl sh0re' WA
s~T0cKs-Closed bid: Adams Express, lAS; Amer.
lean Express, l0S; Canada Southern, 3S1Gi Central
Pacific, i0L; Chesapeake 4 Ohio, .; DO mt pre-
terrUd, lb5S; do seconds, l0i O., &C, H., 69; Den
yer q Rio Gnnde, l6H; EIie, 241si do preferred,
5Th; Fort Wayne, iSi'EAnSAs 4 Texas 26Ni. Lake
4 WeSt6rn, lil{j Lake 9 or, 6Oi LoulSyille
l. Nashville, 3Sk; louisville, New Albany &
~; Memphis Il Charleston, 81 Michigan
Central 66; Missouri Pacific, lV3; Nashville u
Chattanooga, l51S; New jersey centIal, lSN; North
tAciac, 2INi do preferred, ASN; Chicago 4
Northwestern, l06Ai do preferred, rs; New York
Central, i0IX; Ohio Central, III Ohio &NAlSls'
iippi, 2iAi do preferred, 9O; Pacific Mall, 6SE;
Pittsburgh, leo; Reading, 2Oki ST. Louis y San
francisco, s7k; do preferred, l0J; ., ~. 4 st. Paul,
Ilsh; Do preferred llsi Texas 4 PeGitiG b ~
Il, l., 4 T., 4 do preferred, l6X; WGllS.FAy0 EX'
pneSs, l2l; Western Union, 69h,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-29

DROPOSALS FOR PAVING GROSS
i INGs AND CUTTERS.
EeAed Proposals will be received al the office o,
the board Of Public Works until Monday, the 81
day Of May, 1885, at u o'clock NJ, for Paving Gut.
The InCCeSiHI bidder will DO required to enter
Into hOnd In lie penal slim Of $1,000 70 for tht
faithful performance Of the contract. Surety u
Nil bond 10 b. Il citizen Of the htAte Of WeAt VII
gllla, aud satisfactory 10 the board, Name o
surety must accompany proposal.
The board reserves the right TO reject any or al
prOpUllS,
spC ll.alIOns may DO had upon application al
hGOflrl OF the Board.
PFOpOSalB should DO addressed 10 tho ClGtk Of
The Board NJ Public Works.
MnErLlNa. Anil 20. 1854 nnry7
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transportation

DTTTsBURGHt CINCINNATI d ST.
LOUIS RAILRbAD-PAn Handle Routs.
Time table for East and West C0Erecled 70 nov.
q, lSs6. Trains leave Pan Handle station, foot Of
Eleventh stree, near public landing, = follows
Central HtRudRbl tImOs
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TXTHEEL1NG 4 PITTSBURGH D1v1.

OHIO RIVER RAILROAD.
Time table corrected 70 DEC. Il, 1856. TfsIhs
leave Panhandle Station, foot Of Eleventh street,
neaf public landing, "A i~Oll1Wk-CantrAl Standard
Time-Whioh d % minutes tloNor than Wheeling
ume' aotra Ao,,n,.
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EEw YoRE, April 2s.-The market Is without
change In demand and volume Of business IN
movement.
Lead.
NEW .YoRk, April 2s.-lOad quiet; common
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-12-25
FOR OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
DID YOU EVER SEE SANTAq

Did you ever see Santa Claus, Robbie?
do wish could; and I've tried.
My mamma has seen him quite often
If only could keep by her sidel
Why, whenever she goes In the parlor,
Where the stockings are hung by the tree,
He's sure 10 come right down the chimney
With some bundle or other for mel
One day leased my mamma so,
That she said might creep n'behlnd,
And hide in her skirt very softly,
And peep out when had a mind.
But the minute we got in the doorway
tHe must be the shyest of mem
He scampered away up the chimney,
So it's no use to try it again.
No; children never can see him,
But heard his sleigh-bells last night:
1t was after papa came to supper,
And the shutters and doors were shut
tight.
Mamma said; There, don't you hear it
The jingle of Santa Claus bel?'
dashed to the door like a rocket;
He was faster than that l can tell!
could almost have cried with vexation;
Till mamma said: See where he sleighed r.
And there, sure enough, in the snow-drift
Were the tracks that his runners ha made
What very small sleigh he must have,
though;
No bigger, I'm sure, than my sled!
And how 1t can carry such bundles,
l can not get into my head.
Nurse says Santa Claus Is my father.
What nonsense! I've often been told
How Santa Claus lives in a palace,
Some place where it ALWAYS is cold.
Papa couldn't climb down that chimney,
And he never could ride in that sleigh
/ don't tn nix nurse knows much about it,
I'll tell her so this very day.
Our Little Ones.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-12-25
SOMETHING ABOUT DOLLS.

They We're Made Many Centuries Ago
Tie Japanese Feast of Dolls"-Germau
Dolls.
Dolls are by no means modern in
yenti,n. Dolls of baked clay, of wood
and o1 other things have been found in
Egyps in tombs, where they have lain
buried since before the time of Christ.
Dolls are now much more carefully
made than they were in f0rmer times,
and q great deal of skill is needed in
their manufacturing. In the little town
of SOnneberg, Germany, hundreds Of
thousands of dolls are made every
year. Most of the dolls are made out
of papier mache, but many fine ones
are made with wax or china heads All
dolls of the same size which have like
faces are made in one mold, and there
have to be as many molds as there are
different kinds of faces. 1t takes thirty
or forty persons to make a single DOLL
as each workman does only one thing.
In Japan, children have every year
what is called a feast of dolls. This
is held only on one day of the year, at
which time all the dolls that have be-
longed to the family are brought out
from the safe places where they are
usually kept and put upon tables with
many kinds of playthings. Sometimes
there are more than hundred dolls,
some of which are dark with age, for
often dolls two hundred years old are
shown at this feast. They are dressed
in all sorts of ways, some like court la
dies and gentlemen, and some Ike COM
mon ladies and gentlemen. Some OF
these dolls are very small, and some are
as large as little girl. The feast OF
dolls lasts only one day, yet the toys are
shown for many days.
Dolls used by East Indian children
are very different from any used in this
country. They are all made of wood
painted with different colors. Each
doll has baby in is arms, and is fixed
to wooden block so that it can stand
up. The clothes are only painted ones,
its arms are not jointed, and the only
thing that can be taken off is the head.
which is fastened into the body with
peg. Common wooden jonted dolls
are made mostly in Germany by poor
people, who whittle them out by hand.
Young Folks Cyci0ped.d.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-12-25
A Conscientious Man.

Nathaniel Ripley Cobb. of Boston, one
of the merchants of the earlier days
was hearted and conscientious
in the highest degree. In fact. he was
so benevolent that in November, 1921,
he drew up the following remarkable
document: "By the grace of God | will
never be worth more than $4,000. By
the grace of God | will give one fourth
of the net profits of my business to
charitable and religious uses. If am
ever worth 800, 900 | will give one-half
of my net profits. and if | am ever worth
$4,000 l will give three-fourths, and
the whole after my liftieth thousand.
So help me God, or give to II more faith
fnl steward and set me aside" He adj
hered TO this covenant with the strictest
tidelity.-BoStOn Herald.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-12-25
KISSING THE BOOK.


What Originated the Custom of Kissing
the Bible i'm Taking an Oath.
The idea on VIII CHI oaths, or adjura-
tons, was founded was that the unseen
powers or deities would always punish
a falsehood if their attention were called
to it. That is. the person might be as
untruthful as he would be on ordinary
occasions, but whenever he called on
one of the gods to witness the truth oil
his assertion, he was bound to keep his
word, lest the deity, outraged at being
made party to a falsehood, would
wreak spec al vengeance upon him.
From this idea, which has survived from
the earl est times to the present, came
the belief that the proximity of an OBJ
iect regarded as sacred made the oath
more binding; i. e., made men more
afraid to vioalate it. The ancient Jews
touched their phylacteries in taking an
oath. Later. their pract ce was to lay
their hand upon the book of the law.
whence came our custom of swearing
on the Bible. The various customs
of taking oaths in different coun-
tries have al sim lar origin. The
early Anglo-SaNons laid the hands
on pillar of stone, because stones
were regarded as sacred to their gods.
In medieval times it was customary to
touch relic, and this was regarded as
giving the oath more sacredness even.
than when taken upon the Missal, or
prayer-book. When Harold swore al
legiance to King William of Normandy,
the Missal was placed upon a chest
which, when aflerward opened, was
seen to be filled with bones of the
saints. 1t is a curious proof of the su-
persttion of the times, this idea that an
adjuration to the Aim ghty was made
more solemn by the presence of
knuckle-bone, a jaw or doub'e-tooth
of dead man. Another custom of
medieval times was swearing by
churches. A certain number were men
toned, and the attestor was obi ged to
90 to each one, take the ring of
the church door in his hand AMI repeat
his oath. From very early times the
Russian custom has been to kiss the
cross to attest an oath, and the practice
has extended into other countries. This
was the oath of the Knights Templar
and other similar bodies, and the laws
of the order of the garter in Henry
Wits. time, required the Knights to
touch the book and kiss the cross. A
common attestation of the oath in Ger
many in the middle ages and later, was
by the bosom, placing the hand thereon.
This came from the practice of wearing
crucilix or amulets suspended from
the neck Kissing the book, which is
still the common pract ce throughout
the British Empire. as well as in this
country, has not been permitted in
Scotland since the reformation. CAs-
cag0 Inter Ocean.