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Huntsville gazette., 1891-12-26

The future gives no secret out.
What is to be she guards full well
And leaves the searcher still iH doubt.
But as 1 know not Therefore, I
Will act as tho ibis year should be
The last beneath the sunny Sky
That G. er kind Heaven shall give to me.
With sympathy my heart shall beat
For every creature God has made,
And love TO man. divinely sweet.
Each moment shall my breast peryade.
Revenge or hatred shall not find
Within my being room to hide;
And malice, poison of the mind,
Condemned with serpents to abide.
Each day shall see some duty done.
Some act Of pure unselfishness;
And everywhere my feet shall run
To help q brother in distress.
Tho many years may come TO me,
Like those now numbered with the past,
A priceless pearl this one shall be
AS tho, indeed it were my last.
CIV. Crofts, in Inter Ocean
Huntsville gazette., 1891-12-26

But mamma and papa Of course, couldn't sleep
Without stealing down and first taking peep
The great Joy of Christmas-the sweetest that's
known
Upon their glad faces is faithfully shown.
And, while they are playing ''St. Nick in the
dark,
A word to 'us old folks we wish to remark.
o, don't you remember with thrills OF delight,
The waiting and watching for Santa Claus
night,
How. eyes all a-sparlxle and checks all a-flame,
You eagerly counted the days till it came.
And then, how you "hung by the chimney with
care"
The biggest long stockings that mamma could
spare,
And marched with your brothers and sisters to
bed,
Where visions Of sugar plums danced through
your head
0, never night was so long as that seemed;
You couldn't get sleepy, you tossed till You
dreamed;
At last came the morn when you q1ickly arose
Almost too excited to button your clothes.
Then downstairs you rushed to the parlors
closed door,
Then paused, hardly daring to further explore
Lest naught might be there. Then-Hurrahl
what shout
You gave when you found Santa Claus was
about.
That moment supreme you can never forget
Its ever good influence clings to you yet;
'Tis sweet to look back on and live through
again.
The joy Of your lifetime twill always remain.
So give to your children that memory bright
or childhood's most wonderful Christmas de-
light,
And hang-not one stocking-but two for each
chick,
For nothing's too good or toe much for St. Nick.
H. G. Dodge, in Goodall's Sun.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-12-26

Coo nv strands OF popcorn white,
csethe presents, row on row,
crinrng. swaying, to and fro.
Nh the strange and motley fruit
rhat bear from branch TO root!
IN the forest dim and vast,
Where my early days were passed,
Mayer dreamed such estate
Fer would be my happy fate
prt thew came. and blow on blow,
The strong choppers laid me low.
Wanted me tor Christmas SO
Here | am, and can see,
That there really could not De
Mich of a Christmas without me.
Ding dong! Ding dong!
Oh. the music sweet and stronS!
In the steeple bell swing,
And ring and ring and ring;
For am the Christmas bell,
And nv glad notes surge and swell
And better than aught beside tell
~ ove,s dear birth, of peace on earlur
Good will to men. Now what, pray,
Would be the merry Christmas Day,
without the clang and surge and sWen
Of Ne. the Happy Christmas Bel!
And now pray, just look at M
a. Cnr;s+mas BelL Mr. Christmas Tree.
In boasting lust be pleased to pause,
ForL YOU can see, am-Santa Clausl
And neither Of you are, I'll be bound,
Of much account when Tn around.
High and low and rich and poor
leone with gifts to every door,
Ifever the time should come about,
When the overwise ones vote me out,
And should 90 with my deer and sledge,
Over oblivion's outmost edge
Out Of the dear world sight and ken,
What would become of Christmas then?
So Christmas bell, and Christmas tree,
Be little more modest, and look at-ME,
Oh no oh no what's all this fuss?
Better keep still and look at-US.
Now tell US true, old pine-wood tree,
If we weren't here where would you be-
Would you ring out so jolly clear,
Old steeple bell, if We weren't here?
And you, old Sanity, where'd you 60,
II il weren't for as, I'd like to know?
For in spite Of all you can sing or say.
We boys and girls make Christmas Day.
-Carlotta Perry, in y. Y. Independent.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-12-26

THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-12-26

-a===a
HAT If this year
should be my
lasti
That e'er another
year shall come
Ny pilgrimage on
earth be past
AndI asleep with
in the toEbl
1t may be SO. Z can
The St. Johns herald., 1891-04-30
Stock Notes.

There were 2,6SO,333 cattle slaughtered in Chicago during the year ending March 1, 1891, an in- crease of 474,148 head over the previous year.
 A. N. Gondy, the San Francisco beef buyer, is in town, and wants to contract for 1900 or 2000 two-year- old steers with our cattle. The de- livery of cattle to take place in June or July.-Flagstaff Champion.
 There is a good inquiry for we'll bred stock cattle at Omaha, some sales of finished westerns being made 4c, the highest price paid for feeders in some years. The trading is necessarily limited, owing to the high values placed on the offerings, and besides anything at all suitable for dressed beef is sold to killers,
 The best posted commission men predict strong markets throughout the year, and are advising custom CTS to make purchases of stockers and feeders as soon as possible af- ter pastures are ready for use, all figuring on decided advance in prices so soon as the season is tair- ly opened, and regular boom in prices if the present favorable crop condition continue.-Stock Grower.
 Here is an illustration of how cattle have advanced One year
The St. Johns herald., 1891-04-30

but decided not. His friend accom- panied him across the street, anC
 then went of. Marshallstrode along
 glancing right and left for a den.
 tist's sign. He found one in the nex
 block, tore up the stairs two step
 at a time, looked breathlessly round
 for the right door, and, as he reach ed it, man came out hastily anC almost fell into his arms.
 "Hey, there Whats the matteri
 Excuse me, no time to wait," the man poured out, hurriedly; but he was not to be let off so easily as that. Marshall seized him by the arm and said:
 Are you MT. Warner, the den tist?"
 "Yes sir; but I can't stop now. Office hours are up. I shall lose my boat"
 "Catch the next one instead; I shall not keep you a moment" sald Marshall "I have only one ob- stinable old molar that needs a dig out"
 The man hesitsted. My assistant left half an hour ago, and 1 never perform an operation without him."
 'Oh bother the assistant; I don't want him, I assure you. Pm in a desperate hurry myself, and have no wish to keep you here half the night" So saying, Marshall pulled the dentist by: the arm back into his office.
 Still expostulating, MT. Warner put down his overcoat, lighted the gas pulled out the tray covered with the ugly instruments of his profession, while Marshall seated himself expectantly in the operat- ing-chair. As it happened, Mar shall had struck one of the biggest cranks in the city in the person of MT. Warner, who worthily main tained his repution as such, even in the numerous branches of his pro- fession. The operating-chair, for instance, was a patent of his own invention, and, to quote the strong language of one privileged | occupant, was "a very devil of a chair" The unsuspicious patent vas always politely requested to place his arms lightly on the elbow 'ests at either side and to put his eet on the rail below. Regarding he order as part of the dreaded operation he would meekly comply There were two springs behind the 'hair, which, at pressure from the lentist's fingers, caused certain oints in the woodwork to separate md opened a hollow cavity beneath he arms and feet, into which they instantly dropped. The joints closed ,ver them with a snap directly the brings were relieved from pres ure.
 Concluded next week.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-04-30

r band somehow shifted to his shou. l ders.
 His answer, instead of reassurin her, drove all the blood from he heart. "Very probably" she said
 with dignity "I am much obliged,
 and, bending her head with stately
 courtesy, she turned round and re
 traced her steps to her apartment.
 There she sat on the rack of sus
 pense the whole of that dreary night
 It was the first watch she had ever
 kept, and not once, but a score of
 times, did she jump up and hurry
 to the door, fancying she heard a
 voice, a tap, footstep. Toward
 morning she lay down, weary and
 exhausted, on the couch and dozed
 off uneasily for an hour. Daylight
 only brought the painful reality
 more forcibly to view. q will go
 home," she thought; "tather will
 know. I will go home.'
 She moved about mechanically, and, when she was dressed put a big, thick veil over her bonnet. No one should recognize her, she thought; no one must know till she reached her home. Her face seemed to have aged years during the night. Then she slipped down stairs, hurried unperceived through the hall to the entrance, and stood alone in the street, at ' o'clock in the morning. She took the first car that passed, but had half an hour to wait at the ferries before starting. It was Sunday morning, and the waiting rooms were crowd ed, as usual, with light-hearted, merry holiday seeker. Olga shrank from every eye into a dark, distant corner. The contrast between the happy bride of yesterday and the forsaken wife of to-day produced a sensation of humiliation that was worse to bear than the keenest phys ical pain or the seyerest mental sorrow.
 A few hours later, strange bug gy, driving up the road to the Dan hof Ranch, drew more than one member of the family with curiosi- ty, the front veranda. "Who can It be?" was the general remark.
 "Oh, father it is Olga 1" exclaim- ed Mrs. Danhof, breathlessly, too to stir.
 MT. Danhof regarded the buggy md it's occupants silently for mo- nent; then stopping further re- marks with an imperative Hush l" le strode forward as the vehicle lrew up to the steps. "Come to ne, my child," he said. in inexpres- iibly tender tones, and without an other word, he took the shrinking, figure in his arms and carried her bodily into the house. The others followed him silently, md the door was closed behind hem. The driver gave q low, com ,rehensiye whistle as he wheeled 'ound, 'and drove back the way he lad come, with grave, dubious ace.
 Ten minutes after leaving his wife, Marshall Hunter turned on his l leel to enter the elevator and return l 0 her, when slap on the shoulder md a brisk ejaculation of "Mar- ihall, my boy,where did you spring rom2" made him turn round sharp y.
 An old college chum stood there, Iutual explanations ensued,w which 'nded in their retiring to drink 'ach others health, and more es- ,ecially that of the bride. In the midst Of an animated account as to low he intended spending the next ew months, Marshall broke of sud- Ienly with an agonized expression. Confound it all p he exclaimed, tamping his foot energetically.
 "Why, what's the matter?" asked lie oO,nponiOO
The St. Johns herald., 1891-04-30

I City for S4.10 to $4.50; last week the price ranged S5.4O to s6.OS. In Chicago the prices paid for prime
 steers were $4.5O to s4.9O; now
 quotations are $500 to s6.3O. These
 advances are largely influenced by
 the encouraging prospects of our
 export facilities and the scarcity of good cattle.
 One of the biggest cattle deals
 that was ever made at Kansas City
 stock yards occurred few days
 ago, and was the consummation of
 several days work. The buyer is
 Dave Rankin, of Tarkio, Mo-, the
 heaviest cattle feeder in the world.
 The number of cattle purchased was
 8.2OO, for which an average price of
 s25 head was paid, aggregating
 $2O5,OOO. This sum has not been
 paid, but will be as soon as the
 stock is delivered at Mir. Rankin's
 farm of 10000 acres near Tarkio.- Topeka (Kansas) Farmer.
 Houston, Texas, April 1O.- Yesterday Frost & Allen, the live stock dealers, sold 2,OOO fine Texans to a buyer for the Big Four," in Chicago. The price paid could not be learned, but it was satisfactory to the owners. The Big Four" are said to have purchased SO,OOO cat tie in Texas during the past few weeks, but they did not seem to let up. The gentlemen now here, re- presenting the Chicago packers, has bought about fifty thousand head. The prospects for a repetition ot the good times of '81 and 'S3 in Texas cattle seem to be pretty good.
 The storms in Kansas about April l, proved more disastrous to stock than was generally supposed. Itis said that w. B. Slaughter, who had some $500 head of steers on pasture in the state lost in the of 500 head, and some others New Mexico and Ari- zona stockmen suffered fully as heavy losses, At present the wealth CT throughout that state is delight ful, and vegetation of all kinds is springing up rapidly. Altogether for crops and grass never looked brighter at this season, and everything augurs we'll for the pres- ent season to witness a great de- nand from the feeders for the good cattle of this section.-Stock Grow sr.
 Senator Warren, of Wyoming It is an undeniable fact that for the ast five years cattle have been de- 'reasing on the ranges throughout he entire northwest. Prices, I 'hink, must go up, for the reason hat the supply is so short, while he demand for beef is increasing. It will take money to buy cattle rom this on, and it is hard to tell where the price will go in the near uture. The cattlemen have waited long time for this, and the fact hat their hopes are about to be ealized makes good feeling among his class. The upper tendency of he cattle market will help Wyom- ng out just at a time when this better feeling will count in all lines # bushes s.
 It is understood that the presi- lent has issued notice to the effect hat the prohibition of shipments If cattle from south of the govern nent quarantine line must be enforced. Heretofore the has been practically ig- lored, and thousand of cattle have een shipped north from south of he line. The line runs along the inc ofCochran, Hockly, Lubbock. ,rosby, Dickens and King counties, nd north along the west line of lnox. and Hardman counties to the
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-19
inr / hand broken and and liindeted

ing hand broken mud thus htndered
from finishing the contest.
A telegram from the students and
faculty Of Hiram College was. read, as
follows: "Hiram College sends greet
Ing. Long live old Bethany, On mo
ton, the secretary OF the Alumni Asso-
citation was instructed to answer the
telegram. The reading OF the paper
created wild cheering, the house full Of
people seeming to be in o mood to
cheer anything that was not against
"Old Bethany"
In the afternoon there was general
alumni meeting in Commencement
Hall. Speeches were made by members
OF the different classes, and a very hap
ply afternoon was spent. In the even
ing there was joint meeting OF the
literary societies, which was well at
tended.
At a meeting OF the Board Of Trus-
tees held yesterday, the resignation Of
President Mclean was offered and NC
cepted. DR.. Mclean will return to
Cincinnati and resume the position of
secretary OF the American Missionary
Society, which he occupied before he
became President OF the college. No
action was taken looking to the filling
OF the vacancy.
Yesterday morning bogus Collegidn,
gotten up by some Of the students, was
circulated throughout the city and the
college buildings. The paper gives the
faculty quite severe and ,uncallcd for
roasting, and made very delectable
reading for dissatisfied students.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-19
THE CLAY ALUstNE
Have nm Enjoyable Meeting and Present
Miss ClohRn n Lamp.

Have nm Enjoyable Meeting and Present
Miss Clohan Lamp.
The other evening Miss Clohan, prin-
cipal of Clay school, entertained the
members OF the class of '9l at her home
on the Island. Last evening the Clay
Alumne Association and the class OF '9l
had meeting in the Grammar room,
at which also several of the teachers
were present. The business done, Miss
Hannchen Bonnheim addressed Miss
Cloban, and on behalf OF the members
of the class about to graduate presented
her with handsome lamp. She made
the following neat and feeling little
speedl:
Miss CLoHAS, KIND TEACHER AND
FRrEND:-Only few days more and the
years of our childhood, the happy days
Of our school life, will be matter Of
the past; we leave and Others take our
place. Such is life-a constant change;
q coming-a going. :.
Every separation carries within itself
a feeling OF sadness, which is the more
intensified il those about to part were
true and good friends. Need l to tell
you, dear Miss Clohan, that such has
been the case with us? express, in
deed, the sentiments of all my class.
mates, when 1 say we all dearly loved
our kind principal. In leaving this
school we have concluded to present
YOU with small token of our esteem,
which we hope you will accept. We do
not give it to you for its intrinsic value,
but merely to point out how much
We value the light which you
SO untiringly endeav0red to kindle
in our mind. It is high privilege and
source OF p]easure to all Of us to be en-
abled to return some light, to commu-
nieate part OF the blessing we have re-
ceived, unto others. This lamp, while
dark, may be apt to remind you Of the
dark sides of,your vocation, but it will,
when lighted, remind you also OF the
blessings and pleasures connected with
the noble work of one who gives light
and more light" It is our ardent wish
that the light Of this lamp may always
beam in 10Y and happiness upon you,
and il it does, the class of '91 will even
after many years rejoice with you in
your blessings.
Miss Clohan was taken by surprise,
but she expressed her appreciation Of
the gift briefly and with feeling. Some
time was then spent socially, and the
gathering dispersed with ringing cheers
for principal and teachers.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-19


large Output within our reach. Those
We have are fmpregnated With lime,
and therefore unfit for general use. The
water Of the Ohio river above the city
would only relieve MS from the snrtilce
Drainage II North Wheeling. Filtra.
ton through the aid Of chemicals is OF
doubtful propriety and uncertain in Its
results.
Asa starting point in furtherance OF
this object, in which we are all vitality
infested, the plan adopted by the city
Of New York for her Croton supply is
suggested, j. e., secure sufficient terri
tory for reservoir purposes in the valley
OF the upper waters Of Wheeling creek,
ten or twelve miles from the city. Con.
struct a dam or dams for this object at
points involving the least outlay 10 OBJ
tain ample capacity for the accumrle-
ton and permanent supply OF water.
Guard the surroundings from centtua-
,ination and intrusion. Ran the water
by its own gravity through pipes to the
eastern slope OF Wheeling hill. Re
move the present power house to this
point and pump into the new reservoir,
itit will hold water; il not, erect stand
pipes for this purpose. n.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-19
THE WATER WE DRINK.
The OHIO Riversupply Drawn nom
Vast Contaminated Area.
BUT RNEN0RMOUS SEWER
Not Purified by It's Flow Nor by FIJI
tration and, Boiling--An Imperative
Need of New Source of supply--.1t
is Within Reach and by Simple
Plan.

2 I.H % d d..
Public attention for several years has
been frequently directed through the
press to the bad condition Of our river
water, especially in its relation to the
health Of this community, but with the
me meagre result Of exciting passing in
terest, speedily supplanted by indifter-
ence and apathy, and warnings follow
ing increase of disease arising from this
cause have been forgotten with a miti-
cation Of the sccurge. The time has
come when the officers OF this city can
no longer avoid the responsibility OF
their positions as guardians of the pub
lie health; further delay is not only
ianecrous-it is destructive. Some
thine. must edone to give us 0 purer
water. IA solution OF this problem. we
admit. is environed with serious dill
culties, and the plan suggested in this
paper, If not the best, may nevertheless
evolve some substantial device through
which our naturally healthy LOCALITY
will be delivered from the dire ana
caIamitous results Of disease properly
attributable TO polluted water, and
which are prcventable.
1t is not expedient or necessary TO
exhibit mortality statistics Of 1ymotic
diseases for the past decade in this city
The sad experiences of many households
are too fresh in the memories OF the be-
reayed, and death by preventable dis
ease is not calculated to assuage the
grief OF the stricken nor lessen the re.
sponsibility OF the living. Tables OF
mortality might enforce the require
iiieiit for action, but with information
On this subject widely difTused, and the
facts compiled and published, there is
no apology Tor longer delay.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-19
MARTINS FERRY.
Political, Personal and Other News-A Val.
untSte Horse Killed.

Iontlcalt tertounl unu OtneF ENeWb1=GA NuAs
liable Horse Killed.
Miss Annie Lewis, OF smithfeld, is.
visiting friends here.
Mrs. Mary A. Aldridge is visiting
friends at Kittanning, Pa.
Glen spiedel is spending few days
with his parents in Wellsburg.
Mr.. Nathan Vail bought fine Nor
man horse from d. R. Crumbley yester-'
day.
Rev. Father Lowrey, OF Keokuk, Iowa,
is visiting his cousin, Rev. Father Mat
tingly
There was large farmers picnic at
Barnes Grove, on Scotch Ridge, yes
terday.
Miss Florence Medill and Mr.. Cor
such, of Mt. Pleasant, were married yes
terday.
Thomas Johns and John Thomas, OF
Pittsburgh, are visiting Etnaville
friends.
The Arcadians were delightfully."- en-
tertained at the home Of T. w. Sherye
last evening.
Miss Bert Robinson returned to her
home in st. Clairsville last evening,
after a weeks visit with friends here.
John P. Warwood and wife LETT yes
terday for Colerain, where they go to
spend week at the "Wayside Inn
Yesterday William Burns lost avaluaJ
BILE bird dog for which he paid 500, by
hanging. The dogwas tied to the fence5
and jumped over and hanged himself.
Lafayette Murphy, OF Kirkwood
Township, was in the city yesterday
calling on the Democratic leaders Mr.
Murphy wants to be County Commits.
sioner. ~
Yesterday morning two boys, who are
employed in Louis Schedules grocery,
accompanied by a third boy, took Mr.
Scheehle's horse and wagon and went
up to Short Creek to fish. They tied the
horse to tree and in some manner he
became entungled and choked to death.
The animal was valuable one.
Governor James Campbell will not at
tend the Democratic county convention
to be held in Martins Ferry in August,
He SO informed the INrELLtGENcER rep
resentative at Columbus on Wednesday,
at least; hut local Democrats say they
will make him come or give Neall this
county's vote in the State convention.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-19

No ONE contemplating the purchase
of a Bicycle can afford to do so until they
have thoroughly examined the con-
struction and investigated the mer-
its OF the Victor and Columbia. These
wheels are unsurpassed in the world,
and unequaled for American riders, US
shown by their immense popularity.
All grades carried in stock Some sec
ond-hand wheels at ridiCulously low
price. EDWARD L. RosE 4 Co.,
No. 81 Twelfth Street. Wheeling, W. Va.