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The St. Johns herald., 1889-06-27
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

-Ovor sixteen years were spent ii the preparation of the Encyclopadi, Dictionary, the fourteenth and ina volume of which has been issued.
 Mrs. Dclano A. Godda q, who dic6 in Boston, was 9 lady of fine literary attainments and linguist of unusual accomplishments She was for man years the Boston correspondent of th Worcester Spy, and part of her liter ary work was the compilation, wit! Harriet ". Preston, of volume 0 poems, "Sea and Shore"
 They say Thomas Hood fir ;t planned the photograph; as witness this, from his "Comic Annual" fo 1889: "In this century of inventions. when q self-acting drawing paper ha. been discovered, fo: copying visible objects, who knows but that future Niepce, or Daguer-e, or Herschel, or Fox Talbott, may find out some sort of Boswellish writing paper, to repca. whatever it kc2"s.
 :. Toward tho end of his life, it E said, Charles Reade was accustonej 10 dictate his compositions to 6 sccre taryswhile he. paced the room, suitinf his actions to his words. In "Lov, md Money" the remark occurs il th' dialogue, "There's a smut on yoU nose" The great dramatist gave th, original exclamation of with sucl perfect intonation and gesture tEas hi secretary was for oncs deceived. + rose, went to the mirror, handkerchie in hand. only to be laughed at by hi employer. IN. '. Tribune,
 An old book has just come to ligh which was written by Jay Gould, ti railway magnate, before he was know to fame It is entitled "A History Delaware County and the Bo-dc Wars of Now York" The book loud In denunciation of aristocrats and in praise of liberty, honest me, and manual toll, containing, among other things. this sentiment:
 sThe noblest men know in earth
 Are men whose hands are brown With toll; Who, backed by no ances' ral graves,
 Hew down tn woods and T the sol
 And win thereby prouder fame
 Than follow kings ald warr-ors' name"
The St. Johns herald., 1889-06-27

"Tho number mine has come into tho calendar to stay one hundred and eleven years, " remarked the almanac editor, thoughtfully.
 It will hare a big run, but l doubt if it will see the world advarce as mucl a has the ruling eight of this century. My father tells ma that he can remember back 10 the time when there was 10 spinning-jenny, no sewing-machino, no telegraphy. TO merchantab.e electricity, no tele- phones, 10 natural gas. When he be- gan life wool was ca.ded by hand. No loom3 cauyht with lightning rapidity the threads Of cotton. IL was picked p1l worked by hand, Calico was worth enc dollar yard. Jeans and cloth fJr mems clothing was made by hand.
 "Anl still thero is progress?"
 "True; but 1 doubt if there can be as much for the generation no,r chil- dren to recall in old age as the old men now speak ef from experience. Do you imagine that we will fly; that we will annihilate winter; that we will fight our battles ten miles from the enemy. and do other equally wonderful things befors nine goes out of the calendar? T. not, then we will hardly progress as generations now passing away have. Indian apolis News.
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Very Unobtrusive PietY.

"SpotcGsh, who is that gentleman that went out Of tho store just nowP"
 "Roy. Mir. Goodman. thought you knew him, Onepgice He is our pastor"
 "Your pastor. SpotcashP Are you member of a churchP"
 .'Of course l am. I've been a mem Der for twenty years"
 '%knd- have been in partnership with you for fifteen years and never suspected you: u:':-Chicago Tribune
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HUMOROUS.

nOuSekSeper-'1 Ou want 10 KnON how to preserve fruit? Why, that, easy enough; just put it up-and don't take it down again. Puck.
 A Spanish philosopher had thi. epitaph placed on his tombstone: '' was well and wished to do better; fool medicine, and here am. "-TeHnesse, Farmer
 F Householder to tramp-"No, yot can't have any thing to eat here. G. right away" Tramp-"That's what they told me over the way. They sai. you had only one meal a week here Sorry troubled you. Ta-ta- "-N. I. World.
 A Lesson in De-ivation-"P Pa, , said little Johnny Fangle "wha does the word GO 'uucopia mean? "It is derived from the Latin 'cornu. which means horn, and 'cop.a. meaning plenty Now form th meaning yourself, Johnny" ''Pleaty of horns! Must bo the Latin name 10 a saloon. "-Drake's Magazine.
 Bobby has been imparting to th. minister the important and cheeriu information that his father has got |; new set of false teeth. Ind deed Bobby" replied the minister, indu . gently; "and what will he do with inc old set?" "Oh. I s'pose," replied Bobby, they'll cut 'em down and make ne wear 'en. Harper 5 Bazar.
 Friend (to sick E1an) -"Don you find the long days Lonesome, John confined as you ara to your bed ant easy chair?" Sick man-"Lcnesome friend? That doesn' express it. Why. the gas collecto! called this aftera CT with six months gas bill, anl paid the bill and put my arms aro1nd | neck and calle4 h.n brother. '-N. I. Sun.
 -"Brother Dumley. do you suppose lean got your wife to give our Young Ladies Domestic Economy Ass5c atio an address On housekeeping CT some thing of that sor;? Her books anu magazine articles are so much al- mircd that think she must talk de lightfully." ''Oh, laws! my wife can | talk" Why, what's the matter w:ti hep" "She's c.l write. "-SpringGald Union.
 Did any one in this car drop any money?" called tAe conductor, as h. opened tho door. There was a painful silence for half 9 minute, and then 9 man held up his hand. "How much was itP' as,zei the conductor. "i dropped forty-fvo d).l..rj at faro last night, but l cant expect 10 get t al back. Give me tairty-fvo dollars and let the rest go to experience. "-Dc- troit Free P--c3J
 -" Have you done any thing for me?" asked the condemned man, in pitiful tones. as his lawyer entered the cell. "Yes, indeed, said the le- gal gentleman, gleefully. "Oh, what is itP" demandel the murderer. "a pardon?" No" "A communication of sentenceP" No" linen, in mercy's name. what?" "I hare sue ceeded," said the lawyer, "ia laying the day of your execution change from Friday to Monday. Friday i, al unluc!-y day. you know. - Yankee Blade.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-06-27

-"I don't see why you can't get rich. You sell a handspring for $1.50 that only cost; you ten cents. " 'FThat may b. true, sir, but We have to keep three clerks to wait on the lady shop pers, and We must got our money back in some way. Jewellers Weekly.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-06-27

The Z, C. --.- fyT---, is no longe: wanted, and she holds up the boat as clevcrly as if it were done with two outstretckod ar-4s.
 The boat is at length completed, and an excellent boat it is, quite water-tight. For. though it is very small and delicate. yet ID tossing of the waves will sink t; and nothing can fill it with water, CT turn it upside down. n fact, the glue win which it is covered prevents it from ever being wet. Even .f the beat be pushed down tJ tho bottom Of the water, up it comes again q~i'e dry; so that it is better than tAe Lest liie-boat that has ever yet been 1ren.cL
 The eggs of insects are not, like those of birds, always smooth, but are som .i nas ribbed, and sometimes tiled, or otherwise sculptured or carved Cn tne out iGe.
 Tho she.l Of an insects egg is rarely or never lri,t,e like that of bird. but com ,osed of 8 tough mcmbrane, which il some instances can be stretched o:', a3 appears from the eggs cf ans and som3 c:Aor insects, growing coz 5ra5'y larger il the process of k,t,ll-: z.
 The meter i,~o.; usually dying before their egr5 are matched do not sit urcn tl-n ii!.e birds except in the singu ar instance of tho earwig. which aHp:e:i t) a;tenl more to shifting the -y3 :1oat to places where they nay ce:v9 moisture than to hatcL.lg th-rl by GOV sriHg them. Ants shift thei cSs5 acco ding to the changes of the day and n ght, anl also of the wo;.I =, ? ao.3g them near the surface Of ter nests when it is warm and dry, and dep down when it is cola CT ;c2..
 In c3r5c429 29lcs Of 1ein5 cxposed to the Sanle temperature, all the eggs of any particular species, in any given district, go hatched exactly at the same time cr aS m )st within a few days; ard when s"cl eggs are numer- ous al irranse number G caterpillars make tbeit appearance aI st once on plant5 and ,, ! .5. ;,2 g.v3 rise to the notion that ii y ar L. yht b. winds or generatci l.y what ,ca.IeI blighting weather, though tl.s i5 a. absurd as it would be to say the winI could bring 6 flock of-ca;te, or that the blight cou d ge crate fight Of spar rows or rocks without eggs to hatch them from.
 By looking carefully on the bark of rose or cur:ant bushes, CT on the back ribs of gooscberry leaves. the eggs may be found sometimes in patches, sometimes in rows, whence the cater pillars are matched thaS creep into the buds, or stream or>r tae leaves and devour them-N. !. Lelge"
The St. Johns herald., 1889-06-27
A SOCIETY DRAMA.
How a Cruel Father Wrecked tine Hap
 piness of Two Young Hearts.

pineSs of Two Young Hearts.
 "so. Count, you desire to marry my daughter?'
 These words came from the lips of Reginald de Montmorency. the million aire banker. as he stood in the sumrt- uously-furnished parlor of his man. sion on G street, facing distinguished gentleman of foreign appearance. The latter fervently replied:
 "Yes, yes, do!' '1'll let you know my decision to- morrow; by the way, Count, my daugh- ] ter and l have arranged for little supper at Ormsby's cafe this evening. Will you join us?'
 "With pleasure.
 Gladys de Montmorency reclined on an excellent upholstered ottoman in a boudoir the furnishing of which must have cost a good deai of money.
 There was a far-away look in her eye; there was a far-Gway look in her other eye.
 She was thinking Of enc who was dearer to he. than lie. She was thinking of the splendid Count Bo,ogni, with his lustrous Italian eyes, and of the excellent chewing-gum he had given her.
 She was summoned to the library, where her father, the Opu'ent banker, stroked her siiken hair and said:
 "Gladys. the Count has asked for your hand"
 That's business, father there arc no flies cn the Count
 Are you sure, my daughter, that he is your kind of pco2lo?' "Dead sure. .
 Because, ny child" and his voice grew tremu,cus with emotion, "be- cause l fear me much that he is not a Count at ell, Methinks that when I was erstwhile at Omaha I saw him as waiter in 9 restaurant. My child, o. my child! These gray hairs would indeed % in sorrow to the grsve-thi5 old heart would be rended in twain-lf I were to sec you in the soupr'
 The lovely g:r.s breath came in gasps; she twircd her beautiful arms about his neck, and whispered:
 "What are we going to Go about t?" "Hear,,en," her father replied; "I have a schcme-No. 207, series D. We'll take supper with him this even- ng, andTl put h.;n to q crucial test. Until then let Us abide in peace. Kiss ne again, my angelo child"
 IT.
 Myriads of lights were gleaming in Ormsby's magnificent cafe when Mir. de Montmorcncy entered with Gladys on L.s arm, queen y in her beauty and grace.
 The Count was already there. and the three sat down to a table together. ''W hat ho, waiter! Como hither!' This ste"n command from MT. de MontmoreHcy was instantly obeyed, 1he waiter came to the table.
 Gladys could feel the color leave her checks.
 She know that inc moment for the great test was me.
 Even the stern lips of her father luivered, and the co q perspication was op his brow as ha said:
 Count, my daughter and 1 only care for a steak and cup of coffee. Will you crder for us?'
 The Count rose from his chair. and li5 ringing voice could be heard throughout the vast room as he said: Slaughter in the pan and draw one in tLe dark twice!'
 Reader, there ii but listIe more to add.
 Crushed and broken, Gladys retired to a convent to end her life in quiet and solituae.
 The count left for his native country on foot. but hay-s;ac& in which he was sleeping one night took fire, and he perished ;1 t,.e a-.->:cs.
 TIE END.
 Lincoln tNeb.) Journal.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-06-27

Ella Wheeler Wilcex says she will stop writing poetry waco she reaches forty.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-06-27
TiGE EN
Nine in {he Calendar.

tNeh.) Journal
The St. Johns herald., 1889-06-27

making 2 l,;;Il Of t:'..sa~lc, or figure of three, and this is the beginning of the boat. Th:.s she goes on, pi,ing egg upon egg, al'7ays k eping the boat in proper shape F her useful hind legs. As the boat ~row5 in size she pushes It from her by jlr-res', still adding 10 the uci1 shet l:il next 10 her body. When tho Lest i; ha.f bui her hind leg arp stretched cuC thus:
The St. Johns herald., 1889-06-27
EGGS OF INSECTS.

Some Are Round, Some Like a Pyramid ,- and Others Like Flask.
 ! Insects eggs are not all of an oval form, like those of birds, but some are like pear. some like an orange, some like pyramid, and some like a flask.
 The egg of the gnat, for instance, may be compared, in shape, to that of a powder-fa5k. and the mother gnat lays about three hundred at a time Now, each egg. by itself, would sink to the bottom Of tie water; yet inc gnat puts tle whole three hundred to- gether in the form q a little boat and in such a wgy that they will all swim On the surface of tho wate.; and 8 very curious wa she has of manag- ing this.
 Like other insects. t,.e gnat has six legs. Four of these Che four 10 C. legs) she f;ls:ens to a floating leaf, or to tho side Of bucket. if she is on the water contairel il bucket. Her body is thus held l,vei with the water, except the last r.Hg Of her abdomen, which i5 S little raised. This being done, she begins U make use Of her other tgo legs (r hind legs), and crosses them ii Ja9 shape of the letter X. The open pa2g cf this X, next 10 her tail, serves us a k.rd of scafold- ing, to support tha cggs she lays, un- til the bt2t $ fc.Gcd. Each egg, when laid. is cover 1 Y ith a kind of glue; and the gnat holds the first laid egg iii the aage Of thc x until the second egg is ia 1 ty it's side, and glued to it; sine then glues another egg to is ether side. All these stick togetLo .4a.:
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-11-30
NORTH MOUNTAIN.

Rain, rain, rain mud, mud, mud.
The farmers can't get their corn in,
so much rain.
Butchering is the order of the day.
Some large hogs were killed this
week. Daniel Olinger killed hogs
that weighed 1880 pounds; w. Fl.
Wright killed that weighed 1914
pounds; and d. Keesecker killed 2
that weighed 664 pounds.
Mrs. Sarah johnson is right sick
we hope she will soon get out again.
Charly Seibert, son of George Sci.
bert, of Ohio, is visiting friends and
relatives in this place.
Mrs. Rhoe is visiting her son-in.
law, Mr.. John Burkhart, near Mar.
tinsburg.
Mr.. w. H. Wright spent few days
in Wheeling last week, attending
Grand Lodge.
Mrs. Joseph Stuckey, of Ohio, is
visiting relatives in this place.
Mrs. Payne, an aged lady, was
buried at Little Georgetown on Mon.
day she leaves six children to mourn
her loss.
Mrs. Emma Jordan. of Hancock, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Daniel Kee'
seeker,
Mrs. John Norrington is visiting
near Petersburg.
j. l.. Norrington and son spent
Sunday over Back Creek.
William Foreback took trip over
the mountain Sunday to see his girl.
Mr.. Ide Eichelberger had his finger
mashed very badly at Mr.. Cunning
hams barn raising, a short time ago
and has very sore finger now.
Mr.. 8. Ell. Moxlow, of Washington
is visiting his sister, Mrs. Agnes F
Slaughter, and other relatives in this
place and Hedgesville, Grow.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-11-30
HEDeEsvILLE NEWS.

Miss Kramer, of Martinsburg, was
the guest of Miss Annie Chrisman.
Miss Linnie oyer is visiting friends
in Virginia.
We state with regret the illness OF
Mrs. Harley Miller.
Mrs. Bowen and children have re-
turned to their home in Virginia.
Rev. Buck, of Washington, spent
few days in our village the guest OF
Rev. VIM. Leavell.
Mrs. j. T. Harris and children have
returned from visiting relatives in
Caroline Co., Va; also Miss Ethel
Martin, her sister.
\ The prOtracted meeting held by
Rev. s. r. Snapp in the M. f. Church,
South, still continues at this writing.
Rev. Smithson, P. E., Rev. Kennedy
and Rev. VIM. Hedges were here dur
ing the meeting. They are earnest
workers of God. Rev. Smithson
conducted the service during the
week both morning and evening. We
have been highly entertained by his
sermons; he is an eloquent, earnest
and pleasant speaker. There has been
one conversion and one penitent at
the altar. Nov. 81. REGULAR.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-11-30
Harper,s Ferry,s Sentinel

At her residence in Bolivar, Nov
Is, of pneumonia, Mrs. Mary Rodrick,
aged 81 years and months.
AN INTERESTING CASE IN MARY.
LAND.-The first case coming under
the amended code by which the word
"white y was stricken out of the bas-
tardy law was tried at White Haven
Saturday. The defendant was Val
entine Insley, Jr., well-hnowu white
man with a wife and seven children.
and the plaintiff Melvina Messich,
daughter of a colored minister. The
girl was a domestic in Insley's fami-
ly. The justice rendered verdict OF
guilty and ordered Insley to support
the girls child for seven years In
sley is ostracised now by all white so
ciety.
ALMOST BLEED TO DEATH.-Moses
Smith, colored waiter at the Poto-
mac house, fell through one of the
large windows of the hotel last Satur-
day, while intoxicated, and was bad
ly cut by the broken glass. The pro-
prietor of the hotel told him to hurry
off to a Doctors Office and have the
wounds dressed. Smith started as he
was advised, but stopped on the way
and leaning over n railing until loss O
blood rendered him unconscious. A
passer-by discovered him and his con
dition aud hastily summoned DR.
Cannon, who succeeded in straighten
ing the injured man up and putting
him in shape to mend.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-11-30
JONES SPRING.

Wonder if we will get to eat a
thanksgiving turkey?
Mr.. Franklin Pentoney, OF Ohio, Is
visiting relations in this valley.
Mr.. Moses KEGS is at home from IL
linois where he had been for several
years past.
Messrs. G. P. Murphy and s. NJ.
Candy have returned home from
Logan Co., Ohio, where they had
been since last March.
Protracted meeting begins at Riners
Church on the evening of Dec. LIST.
The surface of the earth is compos-
ed of land and water, they say, but
these two elements are badly mixed
at present and the result Is mud.
Rev, II. B. White lectured in Cal
vary Church at this place on Saturday
evening last and preached on Sunday
evening. He delivered a first class
temperance lecture and the /. o. g
T. lodge was reorganized with ovei
twenty members. May the good
cause prosper.
| Nov. 26, 's9. S. E.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-11-30
MARRIAGES.

Nov. 18th, in the Lutheran Church,
at O'Clock, by Rev. c. S, Trump,
Capt. f. G. Bartlett to Miss Jennie
Russler.
We extend our congratulations to
Mr.. Bartlett and bride, and hope time
may strew their pathway with bless
ings.
Nov. Goth, at the Presbyterian
Manse, Gerardstown, by Rev. f. L..
Wilson, Robert f. Miller and Miss
Harriet Seibert, both of this county.
Nov. 2lst, at the Presbyterian
Manse, Gerardstown, Jas. b. Harri.
son and Jennie Stillwell, both Of this
county.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-11-30
BALTIC. CLOTHING HOUSE.
SAMUEL BRAFMAN.
The Morgan County News.

Philip Rimel & Bro, of Martins
burg, have contracted with M. Geo
w. Allen for the erection of large
brick dwelling house ON his lot on N
Washington st. Ground will be
broken in few days.
BARN BURNED. Morgan S.
Harrison met with a severe loss on
Monday. While out with his team.
his barn caught fire from some un-
known cause, and was entirely con-
sumed. This fire occurred at most
unfortunate time, as Mr.. II. had just
stored all his grain and hay for wins
ter. The loss is estimated at about
$500. 1t was insured for 5000.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-11-30

There is great complaint from the
mail route to Tomahawk that papers
do not arrive until Tuesday. HER.
AIDS are mailed here on Friday after.
noon as regular as clock-work, and
there is no reason why they should
not reach Tomahawk on Saturday.
The trouble must be with the mail
agents somewhere, perhaps carrying
it past the distributing Office. Will
the Postmasters at Hedgesville, Mar
tinsburg and North Mountain ascer-
tain the cause and report to the P. o.
Dept.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-11-30

John VermillIon, of Prince
Georges County, Nd, was tied to q
tree and his house burned by mask.
ed men because he had threatened
his aged father. Some men were
arrested, but dismissed. The barns
of two of them and OF the justice
who tried the case were burned, and
Vermillion's brothers were arrested
on The charge of incendiarism.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-11-30

Miss Anne, daughter of Maj. Hen
derson NJ. Bell, of Stanton, and Mr..
John II. Liggett, of that city were
united in marriage at Trinity Episco-
pal Church, Rev. w. Q. Hullihen Of
floating.
Four of the indictments brought In
the grand jury last week were for
hunting on the Sabbath day. The
punishment of these offenders should
deter others from committing a like
offense.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-11-30
HE MARTINSBURG HERALD, SATURDAY NOV 80, 1889

created for such reading in the settled
and settling taste of the people, Is
prophetic of the greater success of the
truth; and it is also an argument in
favor of the. weekly press off coun-
try towns following suit and thus
providing their patrons with help in
their homes for the lesson of the COM
ing Sabbath, and since many of their
patrons take no religious weekly and
only their home paper, and the people
are deserving of help on the s. 8. les
sons. The want may be thus readily
supplied, and the editors and publish
ers have the satisfaction of broaden
ing their fields of usefulness.
JUMBLE.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-11-30

Monday evening as the City Band
was playing and getting ready to es-
cort Tonti to the hall, horse came
running up Queen St., whether scared
by the Band or some other cause is
not known. At the Peoples Bank
crossing Messrs. L. P. H. Chambers
and Wm. McElroy were in the act of
crossing the street arm in arm, when
the horse struck Mr.. McElroy first
and then Mr.. Chambers, knocking
them both down. cutting each cash
over the eye, and otherwise bruising
them. They were taken in Jones'
lewelry store and doctor called in.
Mr.. Chambers was found to come
around all right and walked home
with slight assistance. Mr.. McElroy
did not regain consciousness for some
lime and waa carried home on a
stretcher. He was badly hurt and
stunned.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-11-30

Hon. George II. Pendleton, ex.
minister at Berlin, died at Brussels
Sunday night, aged Go. He was a
prominent man in Ohio politics, a
Democratic Congressman, nominal.
ed for the Vice.Presidency with Nc.
Clellan in 1864. He was the author
of the Civil Service Law. His faith
er was Nathaniel Greene Pendleton
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-11-30

A PLEASANT ANNIVERSARY
prosperous Order of Tonti celebrated
its Second Anniversary Monday night
by pleasant entertainment, followed
by grand banquet at the Academy
of Music, prepared in the best style
by Mrs. John Teller. Over two hun
dred partook of the good things. Mr..
II. X. Wheeler, the Supreme Presi-
dent of the Order, was present. The
Martinsburg City Band escorted Ber-
kelley Lodge to the Hall, and delight
ed the large audience with some of
their best selections. Splendid adj
dresses were made by Messrs. w. A.
Pitzer, s. l.. Dodd, and the Supreme
President. The toasts at the banquet
were highly complimentary to the
Order, and entertaining to the guests !:
Our Guest, the Supreme President, by
Prof. w. A. Pitzer Our Order, by
MIR. John It. Picking; The Church
and Societies. by Rev. II. H. Ken
nedy; the Ladies, by US. G. Pitzer;
Safe in Seven Years, by j. w. Dodd.