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Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-27
Peculiar Slips of the Tongue,

One Of the greatest English lawyers, who
was to plead case, had a ludicrous
thought rs he was rehearsing his argu-
ment. Ii occurred 10 him that that same
ridiculous phrase might come to him on
the mOmentOus occasion of his speech be-
fore the jury. He rehearsed again, and at
the same point leaped in that outrageous
interruption, and it came as spoken
clause. Again and again he rehearsed;
cautiously watching for, and suppressing
the lurking foe. The day came near; the
danger WAS always there. In an agony
of fear he went through his final review
of his argument. The hour itself came.
He was never greater. He held mis- aud
itors at his will The case was surely
won. The fatal paragraph drew near: the
abOminable phrase was on his tongue.
To the amazement and horror of those
who heard him came forth a sentence
that was burlcsqUe to fOu!uess. The man,
completely crushed, broke down entirely,
and lost at once his cause and his reputa-
ton
have a friend, a most admirable char
aCter, who, on rare occasions, is prOtane.
He tells me that on no occasion has he
ever consciously uttered prOfRne word.
As near as he can describe it, there are
blanks in the continuity of his thoughts,
which profane words fill, by some spon-
taneity. Juding as a physician, am in
clined TO believe the man is correct. He
is morally of the highest organization, and
has unquestiOnably overtrained his con
science. He is sensitive TO a superlative
degree; and abhors above all things pro
family and vulgarity. In this case many
think they see the work Of diabolical pos
session. l am confident it is undue pre-
ponderance of conScience.-"M. D." in
Globe Democrat
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-27
MRS. FRANCIS r. ARCHBOLD

Dies at TitusvilIe, Pa, Thursday, July 2?d.
The following, concerning lady who
formerly resided, for some years in this
city. is from the TituSvilIe Morntiny HcrdId
of Friday:
Died. at the residence Of II. 7. Chamber
lain, Esq, on Walnut street. Thursday
morning, July 22d, at half-past nine o'clock,
Mrs. Francis +. ArchbOld.
Mrs. ATchbOld was the widow of the late
Rev. Israel Archbold. of the PittSburg con
ference OF the Methodist Episcopal church.
and the daughter of VIM. Dana, Esq, of
Newport Washington county. Ohio at
which place she was born. Dec. 6. 1909.
Her parents were of Puritan stock and were
among the earliest settlers of Ohio. Mrs.
Archbnld outliyed her husband more than
twenty-Seven Years and is survived by six
children. three sons and three daughters.
She was for over sixty years member Of
the VI. +. church. and during her long life
has been faithful and earnest christian.
Her final illness, due Ia complication Of
diseases, was long and severe, having been
confined to her bed for period of nearly
eight months. During this extended and
painful illness. she never faltered in her
christian faith, and died in thecOntident eX
pectatiOn of a blessed reunion with her
many friends who had preceded her to the
heavenly country.
Funeral services will he held at the resi-
ience of Mr.. Chamberlain at half past two
"'clock Saturday afternoon. Interment
private.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-27
THE MosLems BARKING CHORUS.
A Strange Religious Rite Becomes Like
"A Contagious DeIirium.

"A Contagious Delirium.
In Suakin | heard the Moslems Mt their
pious exercise, and the horror Of it was
unforgetablc On several occasions, when
the sound reached me from afar thought
it came from one of the COndensing
steamers, and 50 probably to the last
did the great majority of strangers. But
one midnight | was making my way back
from friends quarters to my own, when
| heard the spectral sound coming from a
direction opposite TO the ships. | stood
and listened, and then determined to fol
low it up. SO in and out, up and down
the narrow, dark alleys of the native town,
| wandered in chase of this ventrilOqulal
uprOar. Passing along between two high
mud walls, | stumbled over man who
was CrOuChing on the ground, and at the
same moment door opened, and the
whole volume of a prodigiOus bark issued
therefrom.
Out of the door came a negro, reeling as
il drunk, and fell in heap by the side Of
the man had stumbled over. And then
[ saw there were several Others sitting
huddled up along the bottom of the wall,
groaning from time to time, and gasping
in a most frightful manner. As the door
remained ajar peeped in, and the spec
tacle presented was So extraordinary that
| ventured to push it wider and step in
side into the large courtyard into which It
opened. No one noticed me, for every one
was engrOssed, As if bewitChed, in the reli-
gious function that was proceeding. In
the center stood a dervish, with a book
from which he was chanting. On either
side, with torches in their hands that flick
cred and Sputtered as surely torches never
did before stood two aCOlyte-like youths,
who yelled n sort of accompaniment to
the dervish's chant.
Arranged in a great semicircle before
those officiating persOnages was ring of
forty men, negroes and Arabs, some bare
headed and nearly naked, Others in the
complete costume of the well-tO-dO They
were holding each others hands, and,
whenever the dervish came to a pause
the whole company suddenly raised their
Joined hands, and as suddenly brought
them down again. As they descended, every
man gave a deep, ventrai "hough." The
| time they kept was so exact that the forty
barked like one. On sudden the dervish
stopped the acOlytes yelled afresh, and
| then the company of devotees. pumping
with their arms and doubling up their
bodies. proceeded to a fearful competition
of lungs. Still keeping in perfect unison,
| the barkings grew faster and faster still,
until one by one the huge. bony, great
| boned Africans reeled and staggered out
of the ring, leaned against the walls or
fell exhausted gasping and groaning, like
heaps of rags, upon the ground.
The contagious delirium Of this amaZ-
ing orgie was something dreadful to be
hold A few still held out, but faint and
muffled in voice, and the torches flashed
and spluttered, showing the faint men
| lying ali round the court, tossing their
arm about and raving, until it seemed the
devils had been let loose on the earth
Contemporary Review.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-27

At the meeting of the Toronto Natural
History society the other night the presi-
dent, Mr.. William Brodie, read II paper
on a new parasite which he has discov-
cred. He has found it on spear grass
timothy and June grass, and produced
samples of these grasses which had been
affected by the pest. In the popular mind
the effects of this insect has been confused
with blight and the weeViL He had found
them near the joints of the grass. After
some difficulty he had mounted several
specimens. In one case he had an excel
tent opportunity TO examine II. Though
it was invisible TO the naked eye, yet under
the microscope he could plainly dis
tinguish its legs and sucking apparatus.
1t was true mite and had no wings. In
the age in which he calculated they lived
one of these would travel not more than
six feet, and as it could not fly he inferred
that it must derive all its nOurisement
from the grass. His supposition was that
the parent entered from the top and de
posted the ova in a joint; that the brood
thrived by sucking the juices OF the grass,
which shrunk and became weak and thin.
He had not been able to observe suffi
GENTLY the parts and species of the grasses
which were affected, and urged upou
those Of the members who possessed micro
scopes the Importance of making a study
of the parasite. Hamilton Times.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-27

A general hut erroneous notion that the
day of canals has passed that they have been
superseded 10y railroads. is vigorously com
hated by Horatio seymour, Jr., III a pam
phlet calIcd The Canal Age" He shows that
railways mover have carried freight AS cheap
Iy as canals, and probably never can; that
the Erie canal, far from being a tax, is "a
profitable investment fer the state; that Ger
many, Austria, England, and other countries
are rapidly extending their canal systems
and that in the extent II our water routes
this country i relatively far behind Europe.
Thus, France is engaged on four great water
ways, for which S2oo~O,OOO have been aPpro-
priated, and which will cost much more; Ger
many and Russia are constructing a canal from
the Baltic TO the North sea; England Is making
canals from London TO Liverpool and Bristol,
and from Manchester to Liverpool; while
Canada Is spending $l,Ou,0OO to improve tht
Welland CauaL-Chri>tian Union.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-27

"Men got hardened in war to point of
immortality that seems incredible even to
themselves in after peaceful years"
Col Goodnow was iEdulgfng in recollec-
tons of the rebellion and went on thus:
Il wouldn't try to shoot a man now for
all the money in the earth, and yet | re-
member once in Nicksburg shooting at
rebel for the pure sake Of seeing if ] could
hit him; putting in double charge and
doing all sorts of tricks, and thinking no
more Of it, such was the influence of the
surroundings, than if he had been brute
instead of brother
The campaign in the spring before we
captured Atlanta" be continued, was a
very hard one, our boys fighting eighty
seven out of the 10 days, and so many of
them were killed that every man came to
have the feeling each morning that that
might be his last day, and SO grew reckless
and almost abandoned Why, over at De
catur in July our troops had big fight
with the Johnnies over a blackberry
patch, and n good many were killed on
both sides in the foolishness. We got the
patch, though, and our boys ate the ber-
ries with as much gustO as if they hadn't
been bought with blood. Such things
bring out the herOism in a man sometimes
when more important matters would not
touch il. t.n-Minneapolis Journal
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-27

The statement by Judge Nicholson in
his Chipp"nhOOk speech. that the late
Judge Loyal {. Kellogg was author of the
hill which repealed the old law that eX-
"luded atheists from the witness stand in
1ur Vermont courts, is probably correct.
II is doubtless also true that the imme-
iiate occasion of Judge kell0gg's action
WAS the knowledge impaired Ia him 10y
Judge Nicholson that upon the latter's
motion Judge HarringtOn's atheist son
lad been excluded. The bill became "a law
n 1851, and there is no reason to doubt the
correctness of Judge NichOlsOn's reCollec-
ton But the agitation had been a long
one. For fifteen years or more prior to
that time Mr. Amasa Guernsey of West
minister had made annual visits to the
legislature and pressed a similar bill He
was just and noble man and Of a devout
character but unable to give intellect
ual consent TO the accepted doctrines Of
Deity He had been excluded as witness
on that account, although known as a
strictly truthful man, and he determined
to resent the wrong until it was redresSed.
He enlisted the late Hon. Charles n Field
in the cause, and Mr. Field was often in
the house from Newfane His minority
report on the subject one year, when the
majority Of the committee on the Judiciary
was still inclined to pander TO the old
prejudice. is said TO have been one of the
finest pieces Of sarcasm, as well as ablest
legal arguments, ever presented TO the
legislature. We have an impression that
Mr.. Guernsey died before liberation was
secured. BE that as it may, it seems in
credible that it was only thirty-tive years
ago mans religious convictions or want
Of them should have b,eu deemed a quail
fication or disqualification for testifying
in any purely secular matter in the courts
OF Vermont Rutland Herald.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-27
The End of the Worl4.
April q, Good Friday and St Georges day.
AnriI % E.stnr laN and ST Markrs day

April o. Good Friday and st Georges day.
April %, Esster day and st. Marks day.
June p, Corpus Christi and St Johns day
In the year 1888 occurs for the first time
in centuries that combination Of holy days
and saints days which NOstradamus pre-
Gicted would he the sign OF the End of the
WorhI.' His prediction made in Latin over
300 years ago was that the end Of the world
would come in the year in which Good Friday
came on st. Georges day, and Easter occur
red on st. Marks day, and Corpus Christi
came on st Johns day
NOstradamus celebrated physician
and aEtrougrr in France, who died in ljGG,
aged ca years His predictions have b,cu
for centuries the subject Of an inmens.'
amount Of illustrative and controversial liter
atbre" In regard to the time for the fulfil
rnsnt Of these great prophecies, no thought
fui observer will say that the aStrolo-or was
very far wrong, for the signs clearly Indicate
,hc beginning Of the end Within the next
century we may see the downfall of the Old
dcspotisms in Europ"; the deSolating wars;
the great trIbu.ttion; the rule Of communism.
nihiism aud anarchy the dissoving of the
British empire, the division of her landed
estates following the coniiscariOu of her church
property, the fail Of the Turkish power, and
the restoration Of the Jews to Palestine. Cor
Courier Journal
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-27
Visit to a Great Russian Writer.

NJ DanilewiSky, editor of The Journal
Ofiiciel, of St Petersburg, paid visit re-
Gently TO Leon TOlstoi, the greatest of
Russian writers, who has renounced the
ways of the world the better TO carry out the
precepts of the gospel Tolstoi lives in a
common country house, consisting of ole
immense room and filed with all sorts of
necessary articles including libraries of use
full books and manual tools. The children
work in turn at the bench or at the desk
When the one quits his manual labor the
other leaves his intellectual task and takes
the others place The wife occupies her
time in making clothes for the poor. Tolstoi,
says his visitor, dscourssd with an infinite
clearness Of mind, grandeur Of expression
and q biblical sublimity OF scntllnent that
ordinary mind. could not understand He
spoke of his literary works, now read all over
the world, with deep melancholy, and added:
How win is all thati When l think that
there are millions OF agonizing beings await
ing the word Of truth, impatient for the
light, and that have only this poor trash to
give theml Oil there is something else to be
done, believe NE; but / seek, study
Chicago Times.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-27
The vinion County Sherin Enioined.

Another legal proceeding, growing out of
the Transcript newspaper sale and judg-
ment in favor Of the Globe Printing and
Publishing company, was instituted this
morning. Mctirath Il Hook, of Vinton
county, who were sureties on VIM. NJ
Entler'S notes in the purchase of the Tran
script and whose printing office al Nc
Arthur, Ohio, was levied on under authority
of the Judgment, made application to Pro
bate Judge Miller for a temporary injunc-
ton, restraining the sheriff of NintOn
county from advertising and selling their
Office there until certain pertinent matters
are disposed of in the court of common
pleas in this county. Judge Miller granted
the temporary injunction.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-27
MORTGAGES AND DEEDS.
Abstract of the business of the County
Recorder for the Past Year.

Abstract of the business of the County
Recorder for the Past Year.
County recorder. 5. A. Todd, this morn
ing completed his annual abstract in the
form of report to the secretary OF the
state of the land conveyance statistics of his
office, for the year ending June 30, 1856.
The following footingS are of interest and
value IA every tax payer and citizen in CLARK
county:
D.EDs.
Number of deeds recorded for the sale of
lands, PSI; number of acres thus sold, 1,755;
average price per acre, S79. 50; total amount
S6l9. 2G6.
Number ~of deeds recorded for sale of
town acres, II; acres sold. 30; average price
per acre, S2.6ll; total amount from sale,
SIS, ,345.
Number of deeds recorded for sale OF
city. town and village lots. SOL; total
amount. S94O, 7SS.
Number of deeds recorded, all one dollar
consideration sale, l2+; amount Sl24.
Total deeds recorded, 9S4; total sale of
lands. :. 7S5; total amount derived, sl,6%S,-
47S.
MORTGAGES, (oTHEE THAN RAILROAD.
Number of mortgages on land recorded,
347; amount secured, S573.7l4.
Amount secured on town acres, $4,000.
Number of mortgages on city, town and
village lots recorded, 500; amount secured.
SS7s. 500.
Total mortgages recorded, 1,223; total
amount secured, 81 ,460,5l4.
LEASES.
Number of leases of land recorded, l6.
Amount of consideration, S27,OsG.
Number of leases, of city, town and vii
lage lots recorded, 8; consideration, 81, 300
CANCELLATIONS.
Number of mortgages on lands cancelled
291; amount released. S454, ,796.
Number of mortgages on city. town and
village lots cancelled. S33; amount released
$3.50, sos
Total cancelled, l, ,l24; total amount re-
leased, -. .l35. 1854.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-27

Most of the big horsemen own their
own cars and transport their stables i'll
them. They are palace cars, finely made,
and fitted up with stalls and every convent
nee One of these cars will carry from
twelve TO sixteen horses. The railroads
charge eight cents u mile for hauling the cars
and special rate for the horses, about the
same as for passenger. Before we ship any
If these horses the owner has to sign a con
tract that, III the event of an accident, he
will not claim more than 500 for each horse
that is injured. We had some trouble oCca-
,ionally before this agreement was in vogue
The owner would claim the full value of a
racehorse-say S2O,0O-if he was killed or
disabled; but he can't do that now. The
railroad don't make much ont OF the horse
owners, but they do well out of the people
who travel to see the races.-Railroad Man
in Globe Democrat
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-27

One accomplishment which O'Donovan
Rosa certainly has Is knowledge of the Irish
language. When l was over in Ireland |
managed to introduce quite a number OF
copies of his paper in Connaught He wrote
to me sometimes in the original Gaelic, end
his writing of the language is beautiful, just
like copperplate, but it used to drive the
postmaster and his assistants wild 10 find the
ito thelnl strange characters OF an envelope,
and they had to do considerable scurrying
Tound before they found out for whom it
was intended Cor. Jewish Free Press,
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-27

The terms Never despair and while
there's life there's hope" are the notices ot
DIR. McMunn. Treats his patients to curt
them. and uses without prejudice or regarJ
for schools or ''pathys" whatever will ac.
cOmpliSh that result. 4 man of p years
successful experience. Consultations in
person or by mail free to all. Permanently
located at Springfield, o. Institute labor.
atOry and dispensary at ~ west High street.
Hours a. IN. Ia .. III.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-27

The Virgin Salt Co.. New Haven, Conn,
to introduce Virgin Salt into every family.
are making this grand offer: \ Crazy
Patchwork Block, enamelled in twelve
beautiful colorS and containing the latest
Fancy Stitches, on a large Lithograph Card,
having beautiful gold-mounted Ideal Por-
trait. given away with every l0-cent package
of Virgin Salt. Virgin Salt has no equal
for household purposes. II is the cleaneSt.
purest and whiteSt salt ever seen or used
Remember that large package costs only
20 cents. with the above present. Ask
your grocer for il.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-27
How to Tell a GirI,s Ace.

Girls of marrisgeable ago do not like
to tell how old they are; but you can find
out by following the subjoined instruc-
tions, the young lady doing the figuring.
Tell her TO put down the number of the
month in which she was born, then mul-
tiply it by ,, then to add 3, then to multi
ply it by 80, then to add her age, then TO
subtract 365, then to add lis, then tell her
to tell you the amount she has left. The
two figures to the right will denote her
age, and the remainder the month of her
birth. For example, the amount is s22;
she is % years old, and was born in the
eighth month (August) Try it.-Chester
( Pa Local News.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-27
A CALL
For a Peoples Congressional Convention
in the Eighth District.

For Peoples Congressional Convention
in the Eighth District.
A peoples non-partiSan convention will
he held in Springfield, Ohio, Thursday
August IL. 1885. TO nominate an indeptn,
dent candidate for congress, who, if elected
will use his best efforts in the interests of
the farmer and wage-w0rker, the two great
wealth-producing and taX-paying classes Of
the country. and 10 drive out of congress
the lobbyists and tools of monopoly and the
great mOneyed corporations.
Delegates will be chosen from the indie
pendent voters of the district IN accord
ance with instructions in official cir
cular.
Correspondence with all persons interest
Ell solicited Addresses
GEo. j. SMELL, Sec'y,
Lock Box 245.
Snringipld Ohio
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-27
He Has Been There BEFORE.

We do not re-cnter the theatre of Journal
ism as the trembling debutante, dazzled by
the tinsel glitter of pictured scenes, nor as
sumo its more sacred 'unctiOns as the neophyte.
whose swinging censor but deepens the awful
mystery Of the sanctuary. lVap
Headlight
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-27
Eating Uncooked Veg etable Food.

A community was stS rted at Anaheir
CaL' several years ago, she principal feat
IRE Of which was that only uncookei veg
etaole food was to be used by it's mem
oers. One after another of the members
have left, either by resignation or starva-
tiOn, and now but two are left.-Chicapo
Times
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-27

Will give almost instant relief. Will re-
move all Inflammation, reduce all external
tumorS, will cure chapping in two applica-
tuns. All money refunded if it does not
give relief. Price 30 cents per box. Sold
by Ad. Bakhaus X CO., No. % east Main st.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-27
Kite Flying Mania In illinois,

Kite flying has become such mania at
Raritan. Ill, that prominent citizens en-
age in it. One kite is seven feet long and
las been sent over 1900 feet into the air
Three men and a windlass are required to
draw 1t back to earth. lS sAr
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-27

The prominent hotels and restaurants of
Paris sell their broken meat to contrac-
-Ors, who arec allied Jewellers Some o;
these contractors have made fortunes in
the business. ss.-Philadelphia Call
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-27

Before leaving London, Sarasate, the
Spanish violinist, refused 500 which was
offered him to accompany Patti in a sin
gle song at her last concert before her
marriage. He demanded 81 900 Chicago
Times
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-27

The youngest member of the Caring fam
lily of musicians, which is 10 travel this sea
son with the Ferguson X Slater dramatic
company of this city, Won cornet at Buf-
falo last week in competitive musical con-
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-27
Democratic Committee.

Chairman Johnny Kinnane will call to-
gether the democratic county central COM
mittee next week to take necessary steps
for the appointment of delegates to the
coming conventions