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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1892-07-21

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Los certlcahdos que hemos ven1do publicamos
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Hacemos nuestro el razonamiento de z
Buscaple; el pals de los mejores vinos es Ands
lucia, y como con Ell mejor vino Sc hace ell mejo
cognac, ell Jlmenez Lamothe no puede tener riva
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-01-15
THE TOLEDO WEEKLY BLADE AND
CAMPAIGN FOR 1892.

The Toledo Weekly Blade, the most
prominent Republican weekly published
is the only political weekly newspaper IN
,hc United States that is edited with spe-
cjol reference to circulation in every part
of the Union. 1t has subscribers III every
State. territory and nearly every county OF
the United States. 1t has always a
boyc lOO, 900 subscribers, and during late
Presidential campaign had 200, 600 subscr'-
bcrs. People of all political parties take
il. Aside from politics it is favorite fam
liz paper, having more and better depart.
mcnls than eau be afforded by papers OF
small circulation. Serial and Short oto-
rics. Wit and Humor, Poetry, Campfire
(Soldcrs), Farm, Sunday School Lessons
1almase Sermons, Young Folks, Poultry.
Puzzles, Household, (bcSt in the world
Answers to correspondents, ctc., etc on
IL One Dollar Il year. Send postal to The
Blade, Toledo, Ohio, for free specimen
COPY. Ask, also. for confidential terms to
agents if you want to easily earn few
dollars in cash.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-01-15
Ath Day of December, 1891

Il, he Clerks Office of the Circuit Court OF the
.Iohn ". Gilly. plaintiff, against J. c. Chance
Ey' or g, al, defendants, in chancery
i. j. T.. Lipps. clerk OF the said court, 40 certify
that tie bond required OF the special commissioner oy
,Ln decree rendered in said cause the Gath day OF
sept 81, has been daly given
Given under my hand as clerk OF the salu COURT
this 18th day Of Oct. 81
Il-C-tt TeStc: D. T.. l-ifiH' NietA'
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-01-15

pursllan, to a decree OF Wise County Circuit Court,
rendered OH the oath day OF Sept 81, III the chancery
cause Of John W .iily against ). C. Chance, Ex'or
and ais, |. the undersigned spccis! commissioners
will proceed to sell on the
4th Day Of December, 1891.
between the hours Of one and two O'Clock, p. m, at
the Internont Hotel, in the town OF Zig Stone tiap'
Virginia. a; public auction to the highest bidder, on
the following! terms, tn wit:
TERMS
Cne-,hird casa and the residue III six and twelve
,nor,hS from day Of sale certain tract of land In
,yi.o Corntv Virginia. near the town OF Big Stone
t;rp. containing ll0.l3 acres and is known rs the
john W. Gilly land" ~,
Given under my hand, this the Bird day OF Nov 81.
H. A. W. SKEEN,
Special Commissioners.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-01-15

Z VIRGINIA: In tho Clerk, Office OF the Circuit
! Court Of the County Of Wise on the 18th day OF
October. 1891.
CB,s 4 MILLER and TExssKr ~
j. MILLER, Pltn'k. ,.c,.
agaius, !" |N""eeis'
! D Collier Deit
Tie object Of this suit is TO partition certain tract
of land wing and being in Wise County, Virginia, on
The waters 81 Pound River which was conveyed to
Tr.>.o Miller formerly the wife OF said J u. Col
Ser and thc said j. d. Collier Jointly by the said d.
n short. ana which is more particularly described Ia
ic hi, hlrd In this cause between the said Trc.sc
Miicr and j. ID. Collier, and to assign &c each an
eoua money in said land, and for other purposes TX
.aid Till stated. And an affidavit having been made
and filed that the defendant j. D. Collier is not resi-
dent az the State OF Virginia. il is ordered that he do
appear here within fifteen days after due
publication hereof, and do what may bc necessary to
protect h, interest in this suit And ii is further
ordered that "a copy hereof be published once week
fr four weeks In the BIC SroNr posT, and that copy
m posted IL" front door OF the house OF this
county the frs, day of the next term OF the County
roarf. y copy-reSte: j. r. LIPS, Clerk.
i1utIso> 4 Wears, p q.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-01-15
LAND SALE.

iur,iaut 10 a decree Of Wise County Circuit Coury
-se-cd The 2tth day OF Sept 81, in the chancert
c..r- II James ". Nunlv against j. e. Chance, Exc,
ami al. !, the undersigned special commissioner
viii 49,, .ect 20 sell on The
4th Day Of December, 1891,
between The hours Of and two O'Clock. p. m, Mt
:lr lnt.rnol Hotel. in the ,own OF Big Stone Gap,
yi..iu;a, at public auction TO tho hgbcs; bidder,
.iiIr !o;iaWinE terms. to Wit
TERMS.
Onr-thiJd cash, and the balance In six mad twelve
iolt- from day Of said sale, certain tract OF land
ia Tsc County, Virginia, near the town Of Big Stone
Gap, containing .S.i acres, and is known jaime,
" \uliy land.
Giyr,l under my hand, this Nov 3. 81.
II. A. ". SKEEN,
Special Commissioner.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-01-15

In the Clerk 5 Office OF The Circuit Court OF The
County III Wise.
James v. Nuny, plaintiff, against J. c. Chance
defendant, i'll chanccry.
/. l.. lipps, clerk of the said court, do certify
mat ; bond required Of the special commissioner by
Tie iccrcc rendered In said the 2+th day Of
sept 81 has been duly given.
f,i.e under my hand clerk o! the said court,
MI 18th day Of Oct 81
Tcstc: j. T. Lips Clerk
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-01-15
Sale OF
VALUABLE COAL LAND.

Pursuant to decree Of the Circuit Court Of Wise
County, Va rendered on the 22d day OF September,
1891. In chancery therein pending Of Cone,
Shields Co vs. j. C.. Chance, Ext &C., /, the un-
dersigncd special commissioner, will o.the first day
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-01-15

Stockholders Meeting.
We, the undersigned owners and hold.
ers Of more than one-tenth of the capital
stock of the Intermont Building Com
pany, hereby call general meeting OF the
stockholders Of the Company, to be held
at the Office of the Big Stone Gap Imp.
Co. in the town Of Big Stone Gap, Va, on
Monday, the 18th day of Nov, 1891 at IL
o'clock, NJ.
Big STONE Gar IMr. Co.
By r. a. Ayers, Prest.
VA. CoAL q IRoN Co.
BY j. X. Taggart.
r. B. WulrRIDGE.
JAMES W. Fox.
Oct. 16s 81.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-01-15


VIRGINIA: In tie Clerks Office OF the Circuit
Cour, OF the County OF Mise Oh the 10Th day Of
October, 81.
WILLIAM KELLY, plaintiff,
! G. CHANCE. IN or. ct al, dcfs
The object Of this suit is OF J. G. Chance
Executor of the estate OF VIM. ID. Jones, deceased,
James ~. Fox and H. t. Whittridge, tine sum OF $1,000
with interest thereon from May 81, 1889 until paid,
and 20 sCbjcc, 10 the payment Of said sum tract Of
lo,es James ". FoN and r. l.. Whittridgc by deed oil
Nav 81, lsS9. And an affidavit having been made
and flied that the defendants, Catherine Il. Jones,
l0AuM Jones. John Jones, Benjamin ID. Jones, Eula
Jones. Kocna Homes, James w Fox, X. Il. Whttrdgc,
" j Caymack and j. e. Chance, executor OF the last
sill aud testament Of Vim. ID. Jones, deceased, are
x-IRGlNIA:--In the Clerks Office of the Circuit
! Cour; Of the County OF Wise at rules on the 2ls
day Of October, 81.
James t. Hale Plaintiff,
against
J c. Glance, tx or ais Defendants.
The object O! this suit is recover Of the estate Of
William d. Jones, deceased Jnmes W. Fox, and X.
T. Whi,rdcc the sum OF $32l COS with interest there
on from the first day OF June, 69, until paid to sub
ect 10 the payment Of said sum interest thereon and
costs o. this suit, a tract Of land III POWELL Valley
Wise County Va, conveyed by A. W. Wells and wife
10 aid William d. Jones, James w Fox and K. Is.
Wli,ridse And an affidavit having been made and
filed that the defendants, j. c. Chance. executor OF
William u. Jones. deceased, James ". Fox, r. f.
WHtridgc, Cathaync Il. Jones John NJ. Jones, Eula
Jones John Jones, Rocna Jones. Benjamin d. Jones,
Nancy T. Allen, j. C. Allen and W. Carinack are
not residents Of the State Of Virginia, it is ordered
;ha ;llcy do appear here, within II days after due
publication hereof and do what may be necessary to
project their interest in this suit And it is further
ordered that a copy hereof be published once
Il week for four weeks in the BIC S7oSh Posi- and
that a copy be posted at the front door OF the court
house Of this county the first day OF the next term
,,l.., ,,irf1 f
\ copy--Teste: }. f. LIPS, Clerk.
H. A. W SKEES, y. q.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-01-15

In the Clerks Office of the Circuit Court for
the County of Wise. W.
J. H. Frazier, ct al, plaintiff, against r. W.
Orr, defendant, in chanccry. -,
that the bond required Of the spcca! commits
soncr by the decree rendered in said cause ON the
c.,h day of September, 1891, has been duly given
Given under my hand as clerk OF the said court,
this 3ist day of October, 1891.
TcStc: j.. LlPPS, IIcrk.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-01-15
Sale OF Lots,

Pursuant to a decree rendered in the chanccry
cansc Of Frazier and Blair against II. w. Orr, at
the September term, 1891, of the Circuit Court OF
Wise County, will on Saturday. the
5th Day of December, 1891,
sell to the highest bidder. in front Of the Inter
mont Hotel, in the town of Big, Stone Cap, Va,
lots I, A. and & of block "a. shown on 4 plat OF
Rig Stone Gap, known rs Improvement Cos
Plat No T." upon the following terms:
TERMS.
Onc.,hird cash in hand, and the residue to be
divided into two equal payments to become due
in six and twelve months from the date OF sale
respectively, with interest on the said deferred
payments from the said dayof sale.
w. S. MATTHEWS,
Special Commissioner.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-01-15

In the Clerks Office Of the Circui, Court Of the
county OF Wise.
o. +. Bum Plaintiff, against H.. +. Talhutt
ct. al. Defendants. In chanccry.
j. +. Lpps, clerk OF the said court do certify that
the bond required of the special commissioner by the
decree rendered in said cause the 22nd, day OF
September, 1891, has been duly given.
Given under my hand as clerk OF the said court
l.sc.S,mo Tcstc {: J.E. LIPS, Clerk.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-01-15
November Term, 1891,

OF the county court OF Wise County, at the front door
OF thc courthouse Of said county at public outcry
aud to the highest bidder, proceed to sell the land in
the bill mentioned to-wit:
First-Onc tract containing 27S 46-I0o acres above
Big Stone Gap Oh Roaring Fork Of Powe's River. eX-
cept loo poplar trees, with right to cut and remove
same, and excepting also onefourth OF acre grave
Yard.
Sccond-A tract adjoining the above containing
2l. acres 10th these tracts were conveyed by deed
OF ". X. Klbornc and j. X. Duff and wife to W. d..
Jones, bearing date Dec l9, 81 and recorded in Wise
County Clerks office in deadlock ~, page 81.
TERMS OF SALE.
$4,000 ca cash day Of sale, aId sum equal to
onc-haf OF $4,000 with interest thereon from Dec.
II, 81, I'LL day OF sale, and the costs Of suit and sale
lenS said 900, to be made payable six months
from dny OF sale, with interest from day Of sae and
the like to be made payable in twelve months
from day OK sale $4,000 with interest from day Of
sale to be payable DEC. II, 49, and 10000 with in
trrest from Dec. II, 49, to be payable Dec. II. 81
For all which deferred payments bonds with good
security must be given.
+. N. FULTON,
Oct. q, 81. Special Commissioner
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-01-15

County OF Wise:
Conc, Shields & Co., Plaintiff, against ]. C. Chance,
TX or, ct al, Defendants, in c!ianccry.
/, j. f.. Iipps, Clerk of the said court do certify
that the bond required Of the Special Commissioner
by the decree rendered in said the 22d da:
II September, 1891, has been duly given.
Given under my hand Clerk Of the said Court.
this 18th day Of October, 81.
Tcstc
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-01-15
n ! : : " horfolk2Hestern
Schedule December G, 1901.
LEAVE NORTON DAILY.
Schedule December G, 1901

LEAVE NORTON DAILY.
6 AS A. NJ for Graham, Bluetied, and intermediate
stations
AS r. H. for BlueHeld Radford, Roanoke LynchhnrG,
Richmond and Norfolk. Also via Roan"kel
for Washington, Hagerstown, Harrisburg.
Philadelphia and New York
Pullman Sleeping Cars from Louisville to Norfolk
via Norton and Radford; also Radford to New
York, via Shenandoah Junction,alSo Radiord TO
Washington; also from Lynchburg TO hlch-
mond.
Trains for pocahontas, Powhatan and Goodwill leave
Blueficd daily ri 1855 II. nj. and Z:l5 p. III.
$50 p. nj. so p. II.
Trains arrive at Norton from the East Daily II 40 j.
M. and 6:I5 p. N.
For further information to schedules, rates, etc.
ETC., apply to agent OF Norfolk Western
Railroad or to W. +. bh' ILL.,
General Passenger Agent. Roanoke va:
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-01-15
Terms of sale:

Seventy five dollars as 90 cash day OF sale balance
payable in two equal nsta!lmcnts due respectively III
six and twelve months from day o. sale good security
being required for the deferred payments.
l.. Turner Marry, Special commissioner
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-01-15
LOT . x LIE

Pursuant TO decree Of the circuit court OF Wise
county Virginia rendered the 22nd day Of Scpiem-
Der 1891 in the chanccry CAUSE therein pending OF ~
F. Bum VI. T. F.. Talbutt and c. l.. James, the nm
dcrsigDed special commissioner will on the lot to be
hereinafter specified at y o'clock on the
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-01-15
3lst day of December, 1891

sell 10 the highest bidder the certain lot in the bill mo
toned and thoe fully described which lot il situated
In Block IA improvement co.'s Plat fronting on Pearl
street and adjoining the store occupied BY G. W. Evans
the deed from 0. i. Bum ct al TO T. h. Talbult being
recorded in d i page 3S3 to which rccrcnccis here
l,lndn n The lrac
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-01-15

For all lnfOrmatlOn, maps, rcIcrchCt
books, pamphlets, etc. descriptive Of the
wonderful mineral and agricultural re-
sources of the States OF Virginia and
West Virginia, apply to Agents OF the
Norfolk & Western railroad, 800 Wash
ington, Street, Boston; BOB broadway,
New York; ! ,433 Pennsylvania Avenue,
Washington, ID. c.; 81 East, State Street,
Columbus, Ohio, or General Oihce,
Roanoke, Va
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-01-15
Land Sale.

II. a. ". SHEES, p. q.
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L3a. q. ! lO3a, ,Llrz9a !,
GUARNICION e RIA g COLGH ONERIA
de- Joss Torres v p6reZ.
UMICO IN - RAAE0

El duefO de. este a0reditad0 establecimi en- TO
de participar al phblico, haberlo tras
ladadO desla sale. del Tetnan. ndm, Il La do San
Francisco ntm. 59 local lnaa Smplio cenfrIco, on
uOMu6 ssrvicios ai pnbiicO en- los ramos
expresaGos, Ios que ha consagrado mas de veinte
amos de prActea en- los prineipalea talleres de Eus
xOps. fN s a
t;onfeeeiona conpone toda claae dc arneaep
pas& cahallae Ea ccchbss
;Verifca TODD trabaiaalal ra1no do gUarn iei0-
nerfa talabarter1a, por diffeil y oompicado que
sea, aai como c0nstruya tam bi6n colehODea alme-
hadas, lenaa para camss, zna]otas de cuerO, carte
Taa de viaia cintuTones y dernAa objetOa pertene
eiantsa sZicf os ramos.
aTiena e gusto de ofrecer tam hi6n las seh0-
raa pe101itak un yariado surtido de cintuFonee
de 6ltiyna, ,gncJay y de- todos preci0g.
.Go1stsnye correaier paFs militaxeas Volunta-
rioasy armada, -s5E
eQfrece tambi6n III yariadO aurtidns de fun daf
de raW6lvers, as1 negxag como de eQloEess lisaa
grahadaa sil]as de mcntar psra aenoraa Y caballe
ros elegantes cahezadas con adornos ? senclllas
hridas eapueias de yariag classes, gudaderos fee
ties todO 10 necesaTio para snjaezar brioeo
caballo CON Ia e'eganeia guatG qEo pueda desea1
ell mas apuesto jinefe pare montar con orsullo.
8Acuda 81 pdblico Qua daeee pToporcionarse
eeos tcnlcs cualesqaie 0troa del ramo, este
Z acreditsdo ESTABLISHMENTS. en Ia seguTidaa dc
cue CuedarA aunca an enfe com plaoid0 no solo Do1
Ia buena caidad de les ehiSbos. aine per su ale
gancia y baratura al extreme 1a no tenar compe
tercja en- toda Is 5ela gres u rorma de aa duent
no en- otra cue Seag eera rinsta6 e gustc xnas Ell
pente de aus favNreeed9rea
PTerfN Rirn 3 10 F5iaiars hre de 1891.
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Aqua de .Insalus

Esta sg1a mineral bastante conoeida en
Pisrto-R -, ha legado de 1izarza (Guipuz
Goa b, Es sg,as:able al paladar, blcarbona-
tapa, Alcaii1a lcaas FnI1l ~ q panente digestiya reco
mendada. may eticazmente para diapepsias ,
gasti algias, y en- general para toda clase de
entut nledssles del ostomago. Sc ha empleado
tarnblen cel 9xlou singular para las ateceiones
del rinon, Was urinaElas = Vejiga. Habra bo-
tellas medias boteIlas & .preelos li1nitados
Dirijirse Ii Gale dc San Sebastian 81 Ca
ga del senor BARRI0LA, o5a la aucursal para
lasventa al detalle: Don Santos Filippi, San
Justo ndm 81. 45-3l
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) .BXDOgqQQ Universal de CHICAGO

Tn album .conteniendo facsimiles litogra.
fades, varios dolores, dc los grand1osoa pala.
cfOsy un plano della Exposition vista de pc
jaro sera enviado franco de porte por IS ctVoa
orc americana nm peso moneda del pals todt
81 que se dr1ja' con Ell di9egO 4 =. III. de Castro
So East 122 Street.-Nskeun York. 2O-I6
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sA01Ue GXO

Ia casa de los sres. sagardui Hiios, de
Bilpao, e,la que. .ea agente on eata Capital don
Manga, 83arglgls, San Sebastian 81, esquina d
San Jose, 50 reclben Las inmejoraDles eocinas
econ0micas, do Las que SO, han colocado con OK
traQTdinario 6xlto 28 On esta Capital aass
Ell aludido selor Barriola puade informar
las spersonas que 10 deseen Y 81 eonvencera
Quien SO presepte, de la bondad do las oooinas
y delas umuehas YVentajas que reportan uns
casa su4 c0loeae40n. a#. -as .sa e
-aaLas hay para casas de sp0oa nuoha fam
lia, para estabecimie Hospltales, Fondas
&fsagdn SO desee. ... s, ~
Los precios son sunamenfe r06dicos AZ 80
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Atencion

Sc vsnde al DOe ID amor VIA 4 a,,,a... s
rlor 10 centavos ltalIa e nel:Sg.s s1po-
asl aol npmero %. "a, KspiNo 1880 JsIS Io.3
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-01

has two sons, the eldest of whom, Mulai
Ali, an accomplished hnguist, educated by
his mother, is as popular with the Moham-
medans as he is with the English. 1t is
confidently hoped that the young Cherif
will one day sit upon the throne of Mo-
rocco.
Madame de Maintenon, on the death of
her husband, Scarron, became teacher in
one of the Partisan converts and afterward
tutor of the children of Louis XIV. Her
wit and adroitness won for her the affec-
tions of the s'Grand Monarque, who pri-
vately married her in 1719. In spite of the
fact that she was the Queen Consort of
France, Madame de Maintenon devoted
herself to education till the last, dying in
the great Convent Of St Cyr, which she had
founded.
Not few wives of prominent Americans
of to-day have been school-marms. A notable
instance is that of Mrs. John w. Mackay.
Mrs Mackay spent her earliest years in
Virginia City, New, as school teacher
before she met the Bonanza King. Doubt
less she is indebted to that period of her
life for the consummate tact in her social
affairs which has made her the leader of
the American colony in Paris.
Not an Unhealthy Profession.
School teaching, according to the popular
impression, is injurious to the health.
This may be the case when the teacher is
naturally of nervous or delicate tempera-
ment; but to such people nearly every kind
of arduous labor is dangerous As matter
of fact, statistics do not show that school
marms die any earlier than other women;
and the number of teachers who live to ad-
vanced ages is very numerous. Emma
Willard lived to the age of 49, Miss Clough
to that of 80 and Madame de Genlis to that
of a. Prudence Crandall, the first white
woman to open a regular school for colored
children, lived to the great age of 90.
Louisa NJ Alcott, Susan B. Anthony, Mrs.
Cheltenham College; Principal Fanny NJ.
Busy, Of the North London College; Lydia
M. Child, and many other English and
American schoolmarms lived long past the
meridian of human existence.
In Europe baseless conservatism and
prejudice kept many female school teachers
from acquiring the fame they deserved. In
isolated cases, however, women arose whose
genius disarmed all opposition. Among
these were Isabella Andreini, of Padua,
who was born in 1862, and taught q chill
dren's school before she was II years of age;
and the still more celebrated Laura Maria
ceived the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
at the age of q. The latter lady occupied
the Chair of Philosophy in the University
of Bologna from 1743 to ITS. Anna Maria
Schurmann, born at Cologne in 1907, was a
notable educator and classical scholar; and
the unfortunate Heloise, in her position as
prioress of the great Convent of Argenteuil,
gave her the power of instilling into the
minds of the noblest demoiselles of France
those principles which in her youth she had
herself neglected.
A General Average of Character.
The schoofmarm like the poet, is born,
not made. To reach the ideal of the educa-
tors dreams the female school teacher
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-01

Well-meaning friends secured for her po-
sition in one of the public schools and Miss
Blackwell taught until her brothers we're
able to earn their own bread. Then, follow
ing the example of her sister-in-law, Rev.
Antoinette Blackwell, she left teaching to
aim at higher things. After years of study
and perseverance she succeeded in obtain
ing from Geneva College the first medical
diploma ever granted to an American
woman,
An Unborn Taste for Teaching.
Another class of schoolmarms are teachers
by heredity. They are the children of edu-
Gators, and follow the profession of teach
ing by instinct almost. One of these was
Louisa May Alcott, whose father, Amos r.
Alcott, was celebrated school principal
Miss Alcott, like Miss Clara Barton, left
teaching to become anurse during the war
Rose Elizabeth Cleveland, sister of Presi-
dent Cleveland, was the daughter of min
lister and educator. At an early age she be-
gan to teach, end has continued to do so
since, with the exception of the period dur
ing which she acted as mistress of the White
House, before her brothers marriage. Mrs
Emma Willard's father and mother were
both school teachers and the authoress her
self commenced instructing before she was
16 years of age.
sions, school teaching has often proved a
success 1t inculcates several notable quail
tiles, foremost among which are patience
and selfrestraint. 1t gives splendid facili-
ties for the observation of character; and
has been of great use to many women
novelists who began life in the professors
rostrum. Mrs. Hartley (nee Laffan), author
of that Incompatible bit of street Arab his
tory, 'Tatters, Filters and the Counselor, I"
was for many years Dublin schoolmarIn;
very probably she selected her types from
the ragged urchins who focked to her school
from the Coombe and other poverty-stricken
districts of the Irish capital Mrs. Hartley
acquired a severity of demeanor while q
teacher which is a source of positive terror
to people who meet her for the first time.
The Female DIR. johnson.
Mild young curates who encounter the
literary lioness at afternoon teas have been
known to creep under tables in order to es-
cape the ponderous criticism of this lady,
who is known in Dublin as the female DR..