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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-12

course, bright boy. From his earliest
childhood he has been a pupil in the
Dunkirk schools. Besides his regular
studies he has always been a ravenous
reader of history and the current news
papers. He has also done some reporto-
rial writing for his grandfather But
his regular duties in The Observe. office
were those of an assistant in the mailing
department
During the controversy Of the United
States with Chill he became very much
interested IN the subject. He read ev-
erything relating TO it, including the
opinions of the English press. He was
in the habit OF supplementin2 the lEnowl-
edge thus obtained by sending for par
ticular copies of the London Times,
whose views did not please him. One
day it occurred to him to write letter
to that paper giving his own views.
After carefully composing 1t he mailed
it to The Times and awaited results.
He signed fictitious name, believing
that it would attract more attention
than his own.
In this matter he was not mistaken.
Some days later he had the satisfaction
of seeing in the foreign dispatches.
which he had watched carefully, that
The Times had made reply. He was
disappointed, however, that the full
text of his letter was not published. He
then told his fanily what he had done,
and showed them copy Of the original
manuscript This was published in his
grandfather's paper, and the joke on
the great London paper then became
known.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-12
Had FAITH IN SIGNS.
AS A CONSEQUENCE, BERTHA THom-
AS WAS FOOLED ON APRIL 1.


She Decided to Test Chirosraphy, ard
the Result Was an Amusing Letter
Concocted by Her Joke Loving
Friends.
Miss Bertha Thomas was a firm be-
hever in "signs." She could not have
told the meaning of the word fad, if
asked, for she had never heard that
word applied to what has always been
called hobby. And yet her fad was
chirography. Her acquaintance had
gently ridiculed this weakness, but she
was like adamant in her beliefs. She
had read so much of the deciphering of
character, the foretelling of the future
and the general knowledge to be gained
from this art, that when she saw an ad-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-12
To Teach at stanford un;ve-s;tx

The United States has just received
an important acquisition in the educa-
tloI,sii field in the person of DR.. Edward
Flugei, who has been engaged as pro-
fessor of English in the new Leland
Stanford, Jr., university, in California
DIR. Elugel Is man of remarkably fine
scholarly attainments. He is well
known N Germany as a professor of Eng
hsh philology. and throughout Europe
as the cultured editor of The Anglia,
a periodical devoted to English studies.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-12

We believe we are not rash in stating that
You are less than SIX feet in height and have
not seen more than thirty-Seven cool summers
You viii never use tobacco in any form In
the long journey which you are liable 10 take
soon you VII cross the water possibly the
Harlem river. II you viii send Is one-of your
ear NUTS We can easily tel or inspection
whether you are opposed TO the bridge bill.
suffer from insomnia or have tendency 20
speak French al odd intervals Upon the re
ceipt Of twelve dollars we viii furnish oon-
piete chart efsyoEr HE. with photograph Of
your future husband or wife Respectfully.
SOL DAGAIS.
Dropping the letter IN Mortified amaze
ment, she picked up the envelope and
there beheld the possofice stamp, as if in
burning ietters-April 1.
ALBERT P. SoUTHwIE.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-12
Gets a Big salary.

c. a. Griscom, chief of the Interna-
nonal Navigation company, of Phladel-
phia, ought to manage to worry along
very comfortably on the SOC. 600 a wear
salary which he receives. Mr.. Griscom
Is hard worker. and Philadelphians
agree that be earns all he gets. His
salary IS one of the largest paid to any
man In the United States
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-12

York, and Ran
dall's island. For
many years his
ferryboat W a s
II othing but a
yawl. In 1874,
h however, the
traffic had be-
come so large
that the Refuge
was placed on
the route.
The people he
has rescued in
cludo would be
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-12
Satisfied with His Work.

Mrs Rounder-My dear, you left the
latchkey in the keyhole when you came in
last night
sfr. Rognder-W Well. If you had &s much
trouble getting it into the keyhole a. he'd
you'd feel disposed 10 leave L there too
New York Sun.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-12

HE fact is not
generally known
that the first ma
tional political
convention eyer
assembled in the
United States was
held in Baltimore,
September, 1881,
W b en- William
Writ and Amos
Ellmaker were
nominated as the
candidates of the
anti-Masonic par
ty. Henry Clay
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-12
The Production of Biuestone.

A census bulletin recently issued shows
that during 1889 5,126, $40 cubic feet of
bluestone were quarried in New York
New Jersey and Pennsylvania, which were
the only states producing this peculiar va
riety of stone, the value of which was
81 ,eS9, sos The expenditures aggregated
sos, 5s2, of which 1927 1884 was the wages OF
the 1873 persons to whom the industry
gave employment
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-12
An Aliopathic Dose.

Mrs Dillingham; grass widow, CHANGING
coquettishly up from bookl-Do you know
/ have just made such an odd mistake. I've
written il window instead OF widow.
Mr.. Brown tc-uSSv old bachelor. peering
over ms p2per)-Qulte right. n2dam. for
whenever | see q widow | always lookout
Life.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-12
An Accomm cd atiny Adviser.

Hojack-Young, Askin came to me for
advice this morning.
Tomdick-Of course you gave il to hims
Hojack-No; the fact is | couldn't find
out what kind OF advice he really wanted.
New York Eooch.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-12

CObwigcsr-fld you ever hear what b.
came of that baby who fell oat q t3e
fourth story wsn1oss and escaped nukanrr ,
Aerrits-Ees- When he grew ap Ne fell
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-12
THE SAVIOR OF sEvENTY-FNE LIVES.

Splendid Record of Captain Grace-Some
of Els Adventures.
The saving of seventy-fve persons
from death by drowning is the distinc-
tion belonging so Captain Grace, of the
ferryboat Refuge, running between
One Hundred and Twentieth street, New
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-12
Helped by His Wife.

Lamartine, the great French poet.
wss happily married and received great
aid from his wife in all his undertak-
ings.-Writer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-12
A Slight Error Crept In.

Colonel Ingersoll's recent tour Of the
west seems to have had the effect OF
mixing up" some Of the newspaper
men bsdly. For instance, q Kansas
City daily. in its report Of Methodist
conference, attempted to refer to the
Scriptural "mins, anise and cumruin. y
but instead got it "mist, arnics and Gin
pamon."
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-12
PRESIDENT MAKERS.
WHERE THEY HAVE MET AND WHAT
THEY HAVE DONE.

This Is the Presidential Year. and in Tn ut
Connection Felix De Fontaine Tells of
What Has Been Done at Former Con-
ventions.
copyright, 1892. by American Press Associa-
toni
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-12

pus comment on
it. He was born
in Drnkirk k,
CHI a u { gu a
county, N. Y,
where he has
been living with
his grandfather,
J. It. Williams,
EDITOR of The
Evening Observ-
Pr. His father is
chief engineer Of
the Column b u s
Con struction
company, Of Chi
nnnn Hn ic Of
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-12

OeBee and yards on Noslsy ave. BE-
tween Douglas ave and FIrsi 81. aud
ErABeh ysrs5z st Tn son City. Okla
bona city. ~ Ren0 and Ninco, Okla
Iaa Territory. .
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-12
Ealle

The JOKE ON THE LONDON TIMES.
The Youthful Correspondent Who Evoked
One of Its Most Ponoerous Editorials.
Only fifteen years have passed over the
head of Walter Scott, the boy whose
don Times to publish long and ponder
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-07-07
The Beer Disappeared.

Monday night number of miners at
BartOn's Station were returning from
Bridgeport on the st. Clairsville train
with keg of beer. The train was
crowded and some one stole the keg,
which very much angered the miners, and
they demanded of the conductor to pro-
duee it, which he was unable to do. When
the train arrived at Barton's the miners
were in fighting mood and were for
tackling the crew. In the racket the
brakeman was hit on the head by one of
the miners and cash two inches long
cut. The st. Clairsville crew were soon
Joined by freight train crew that was
lying on the siding and for while it
looked as if there would be considerable
of row. The train crews stood their
ground and the miners wisely concluded
that they had better not begin the assault
and dispersed without their keg of beer.
Martins Ferry Times.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-07-07
TALES OF ALL KINDS.
Short Stories of All Sorts Dished Up
Under One Head.
nifty by Dynamite - Fourth of
July Celebrations.

William Hern, comfortably fixed and
highly respected farmer living near Or.
ark, Monroe county, committed suicide
by hanging himself in his barn, Thurs
day at noon. He had been at work dur
ing the forenoon, and going to the house
shortly before noon, he went to the barn
to feed his horses. After waiting some
time for his return to dinner, his wife
went out to see what was keeping him,
and was Mortified at seeing the body
hanging to the end of halter. With
wonderful presence of mind she cut him
down at once, but it was too late; life
was extinct. No cause is known. He
had never shown 81 gn of such dispo-
sition, but had not been very well all
spring He left wife and several small
children.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-07-07

The Fourth was beautiful day, pre-
ceded by one of the most desolate and
gloomy and rainy days on record. The
proverbial and chronic croaker had his
innings of dismal prognOstication on
Sunday, but the brilliant sunshine and
the bracing air of Monday silenced him.
The woods were a little damp for
picnickers, but what figure did that cut
The X. of P. picnic at Ridgeway's and the
Prohibition picnic at Bethesda each got
it quota of attendants from here. The
Council of American Mechanics at this
place went to LinwoOd and assisted in
the dedication of the soldiers burial lot,
purchased in that cemetery by Branum
Post, G. A. r., of Bridgeport.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-07-07
Blown Into Eternity.

Fred Albright, a young man "a years
of age. was blown to pieces at Cambridge
Monday. He was very much under the
influence of drink. In one of his coat
pockets he carried half dozen dynamite
cartridges, such as are used in blasting.
He placed one in the street and lighted
it, but before he could get away safe
distance, it exploded, and the concussion
set those in his pocket off, blowing him
into an unacceptable mass of flesh and
bones. The remains were scooped up
an undertaker's to be prepared for burial.
The accident had cooling effect on those
engaged in the discharge of fire crackers.
bombs. etc.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-07-07
Contract Let.

The Commissioners are in their regular
monthly session this week, meeting on
Tuesday. About the only business trans
acted at this writing, aside from the
passing of the usual number of bills, was
the letting of the contract for that part
of the McMahon's creek pike, lying within
the limits of Bellaire. The contract was
let to Day and Daugherty at the follow
ing figures: Dry masonry, $3.50 per
yard; mortar masonry, 1885 per yard;
grading, IA cents per yard; l2-inch tile,
65 cents per foot; 1S-inch tile, 95 cents a
foot; 24-inch tile, 81 As per foot.
William Green was appointed special
police for the county buildings and
grounds, at salary of $685. per month,
for three months.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-07-07
Fallen from Grace.

DR.. F. B.Siblev, dentist at Cambridge,
became too intimate with one Miss Ida
Mccoy, of GAINESVILLE, in his dent u Office
one day last week and was caught in the
act by his wife. AS aresult the Doctors
family, consisting of a loving wife and
three children, have left him and gone to
her fathers home in Plainlield, D. On
] lst Thursday night the Doctor was
whitecapped to the ext mt of coat of
tar by the enraged citizens of that place,
and given twenty-four hours in which to
leave the town. He was Sunday school
teacher, member of the Epworth League
and bright and shining star in the Pro-
hibitiOn party. He was also highly es-
teemed by the W. G.. T. U.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-07-07
Family Reunion.

The members of the Furbay family,
held reunion at the residence of Mr.John
Heaton, at Georgetown, the "The old
home place." on Saturday, July I'd, 1892.
This was the first time all the family had
met since July 5th, 1883, that being the
time of the death of the father, Mr.. James
Fnrbay. Three years ago the mother
died. The children and grandchildren
who were present are as follows: Thorn
as Furbay and wife, of New Athens; Mr..
John Heaton and wife, of Georgetown;
kessa Furbay and wife, of Cadiz; DR..
George E. Furbay, wife and children, st.
Clairsville; Mrs. Anna l.. Heffner and
children, Ira and Helen, of Alliance, o.;
Mrs. Maggie Bernhard and two dauga-
tiers; Miss Prudie Furbay, of st. Clairs-
vile.
The day was spent pleasantly, and will
long be remembered by those present.
After dinner. photograph was taken of
the entire family. Then all repaired to
the cemetery, to look again on the rest
ing place of the loved father and mother,
who have gone on before.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-07-07
Union Township Farmers.

The Union Township Farmers Club
held picnic at the residence of r. G..
Hoge, near Morristown, on Saturday last.
There were large number of invited
guests, and in all about $50 were present.
A number of addresses were made on
various current topics of the day, matters
of interest to farmers and country peo-
pie we're discussed, and good time gen
orally was had. A pretty spectacle was
the representation of the States of the
Union by little girls and boys, each re-
peating verse applicable to the State
he represented. A sumptuous repast
was served in picnic style, and no one
failed to do justice to the occasion.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-07-07
Mrs. Alexander's Death.

Mrs. Lucy FL. Alexa lder died at the
residence of her sister, Mrs. NJ. H. Officer.
at fredericksburg, Md, Saturday morning.
Her death was due to heart trouble, and
was sudden and unexpected. She was
sitting up in bed talking with her niece
and was apparently as well as usual,
when she fell back and expired. Mrs.
Alexander was daughter of General
Huey, and she lived before her marriage
near Washington, Pa. In 1912 she was
married to the late DIR. John Alexander,
and until few months ago lived at this
place. She was in her SD year. The re-
mains were brought to Washington,
Tuesday morning, and inferred from the
railroad station.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-07-07
A Neat Pamphlet,

The Teachers Institute has issued a
neat pamphlet setting forth the program
of the coming session at this place. There
are four weeks of solid instruction in
terspel sed with number of lectures and
interesting social events. A new feature
of this session will be a number of noon
day entertainments of music and short
talks.
Music, which adds so much to any as
semblage of this sort, will be of a high
grade, and much more elaborate than
usual Tuition for the whole term of
four weeks, $3.50; for three weeks, $500;
for two weeks, S1.5O; for one week, SlO0.
Good board and lodging will be furnish
ed at from S2.75 to $3.50 per week.
Let every teacher or other person in
terested in educational work write and
obtain a copy of this pamphlet.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-07-07
COMMON PLEAS COURT.
Plenty of Work Will Await it in
October.
The Gist of Some of the Cases Being Filed
for Hearing in the Fall-Dlvorce
Cases are Plentiful

ALTHOUGH Common Pleas Court does
not begin until October, new cases are
now being filed slowly. The gist of some
of the more important. as shown by the
records in the office of Clerk Davies, are
, given below.
Catharine Davies. as administrator of
the estate of David Davies, decd, brings
an action against the g., l.. Il w. R'y
Company and claims $1,000 damages
for the death of her son, who was killed
at Martins Ferry on May 5. Young
Davies was crossing switch when some
cars, to which no engine was attached,
were started by brakeman. His atten-
tion is alleged to have been directed to
an engine in an opposite direction, and
the moving cars were not seen by him
in time to escape.
Suit is brought against the Wheeling
and Lake Erie R'y Company by Christian
Horscher, of Martins Ferry, to recover a
Judgment of $500 for land damaged by
defendant for the purposes of gardening
or building.
An action is brought by F. II. Kessler
against A. o. Campbell and Others to re-
cover S4OO due on promissory note,with
interest at per cent for two years.
Benz. III. Steele has filed his petition in
an action against Samuel Berry as admir-
de bonis none of the estate of Robert
Hodgin, decd, wherein. plaintiff asks for
two judgments, one for Sl,634 10, the
other for 1881 A, these amounts being
alleged to be due him under will of Robt.
Hodgin.
George B. Hathaway, as admir- of the
estate of Daniel Beck, decd, asks that
deed given by deceased to Rebecca Mich
OILS and others be set aside as null and
void, it having been given without con-
sideration and to defraud creditors.
The Union Glass Company, of Bellaire,
brings suit against the Washington
Union Insurance Company to secure
1880 of insurance on policy of $1,000,
the property insured having been dam
aged to that extent.
Charles Kiger has begun an action
against James Baugh and others to Sc
cure $1l3 Is on judgment unsatislied,
the defendant having come into the pos
session of sufficient property to liquidate
the claim. In like case John Troll, as
trustee, seeks satisfaction in a Judgment
for S442 05 against John Warnock and
.others.
Several couples are bound by bonds
that gall. In the following cases divorce
is asked for on the grounds of adultry:
Jacob w. Helsley against Luck Hell
:sley; Elisha Bennett against Hannah
Bennett; John Keys against Sarah Keys.
Emma Gregory wants divorce from j.
X. Gregory on grounds of wilful absence;
Mary Robinson divorce from Dexter
Robinson en- ground of cruelty, and Mary
Parker from T. c. Parker on ground of
habitual drunkenness and cruelty.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-07-07
An italian Row.

Monday night two parties of Italians
who are employed on the w. and L. E.
railroad, one of whom had spent the
Fourth in Wheeling and one in Steuben-
vile, met at the Junction of the road
near Portland, and were placed in one
car to travel the balance of their journey
A fight started among them and when
the train arrived at Dillonvale the car
they were in looked like a slaughter
house and nearly all of them had broken
heads. One Italian was thrown through
a car window, alighting by the side of
the track. He was severely injured but
will recover.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-07-07
Chronicle and Tribune.

We have made arrangements whereby
we can furnish both THE CHRONICLE
and Neao York Weekly Tribune for 81 so,
the price of THE CHRONICLE alone. In
other words subscribe for THE CHRoNI-
GLE and we give you the Ne,o York Trib-
ttne free. This applies to old subscribers
us well as new, but in the case of old
subscribers all arrearages must be paid
in order that your subscription to both
papers may begin at the same time.
This is the most liberal offer ever made.
Subscribe now.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-07-07
FRANKLIN COLLEGE.
Sixty-seventh Annual Commencement
of the Institution.
Sixteen Graduates Turned Out Last
Thursday-The Program in Full
Notes of the Exercises.

Z
ment of Franklin College at New Athens,
took place on Thursday last. As is the
custom, the exercises were held in the
woods, and although the morning was
rainy, a large crowd gathered in the aft
ernoon to witness the formal exercises of
the class adieu to their alma mater
Omitting the music, the following was
the program of the day:
sW. Renwick McChesney, $500. e. New Galilee, Pa
SalutatOry
tCarrie Downing Patton, ............ New Athens
Gossip.
"A. A Giffen, Powhatan
Render unto Caesar the Things that are Caesars.
tJohn +. Ellis, Flushing
The Chihaman.
fFrank Z. Stevens, Damascus, %
The Shackles are Falling.
fOtlS Howell, New AtnenS
The True Ideal.
fWill l.. Oliver .ClaySyllle, Ia
CO-educatiOn.
+AIbert j. Patterson, ,................New New Athens
Everything about Something.
IS. Willis McFadden, ClalrSyllle
influence OF Pericles-
The Mind Awakening.
Ida Melton, Commercial COursel .....-..... Cadiz
Ginerya.
+RObert c. Alderman, n,............... New Athens
Foes of Labor
IA. 7. Wilkinson, ........-.-.........D Demos
Know Thyself
*Wm. II. Mitchell, ......... GatewOod, N.
Hew TO the Line.
tIlOS. Robinson. Iyner, %
Possibilities of the Republic.
II. Wilson Gifien,. Roney's Point, W. Va
Valedictory.-Are we Free?
Presentation of Diplomas.
Presentation of Rev. r. l.. Smith, prize of s25.
classical course. +Scientific course.
Each member of the class acquitted
himself with credit. The orations ex-
hibited evidences of the close study of
the college man, and treated of both
practical and theoretical topics. 1t
would be impossible to say which one
was better than another. Diplomas were
also awarded to Miss Ida Melton, of
Cadiz, and Miss Minnie Sharp, of New
Athens, who completed the Short Hand
course, and to J. w. McGinnis, of Rock
Lick, W. Va, who completed the Com
merclal course.
Mr.. Mitchell, who completed the Class
ical course, was the first colored graduate,
and the class is the second largest in the
history of the institution. The Rev.
K. L. Smith, prize of S25, given as
a reward for the highest average term
grade of the year was awarded to George
NJ Brown, of Morristown. A pleasant
feature of the occasion was the present
alton by the class of gold headed cane
to Prof T. M. Sewell, who is a general
favorite with the students.
The title of d. d. was conferred upon
Rev. David Barclay, of White Ash, Pa,
and Rev. w. Rob5, of jamestown, Ohio;
and A. NJ. upon Abraham T. Holmes. of
New Philadelphia, o. The titles A. NJ.
and NJ s. were conferred, in course upon
the class of 1889.
The exercises throught were of pleas
ing nature and thoroughly enjoyable,
and old Franklin has bright prospects
for the future.
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Must Support Her Husband.

A case was decided by the Circuit
Court in Ross county, recently, that will
not only be of interest to the lawyers but
other people as well. 1t was to the effect
that woman, if she be able. must pro-
vide for the husband when he is unable
to support himself. The case in ques-
tion was that of one Christopher Hinc;e.
who had become old and infrm and with
out means, and he sued to compel his
wife. who possessed property to support
him. The court held that husband and
wife hold the same relation in regard to
matter of support, and each is bound un-
der the law, passed it is said in 1887, to
support the other.