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BELLEFONTE, PA.
Tht Lftr(Mt,Chapit and Beat Paper
PUBLIBHKD IN CBNTHB COUNTY.
Gen. HcOlellau on the Egyptian War.
In tho September Century, Gen.
George B. McClellan writing on "The
War in Kgypt," criticises as follows
the war measures of the Knglish :
The first mutiny of Arabi, his first
insolence to his master, should have
been promptly aud decisively rebuked,
even had it been necessary to land a
force for tho purpose. If the mutual
jealousy of France and England pre
vented their nipping this difficulty in
the bud by combined action, it would
have been better for England had she
boldly taken tho matter in hand, and
acted promptly on her own account,
takiug the ground thnt her Indian in
terest* and the free use of tho Suez
canal rendered such a course imperii
tive. Rut a temporizing policy pre
vailed, and, closing her eyes against
the future, England allowed matters
to drift on from bail to worse,now and
again uttering futile protests, but do
ing nothing to guard against the in
evitable result. At length an English
fleet was gathered in the harbor of
Alexandria, and an ultimatum sent to
the Egyptian authorities, only to be
contemptuously disregarded. Rut, un
like the practice of England in former
times, it was not promptly followed by
a resort to the ultima ratio regum, and
her ignorant and puny foe not unna
turally concluded that it never would
be. Then came a bloody massacre in
the streets of Alexandria, the history
of which we do not fully know as yet
—either how it was commenced or who
suffered most from it. Statements
have been published that it was com
menced by Europeans. Rut the pro
babilities are that the riot was incited
by natives actuated by fanaticism and
love of plunder—motives not always
entirely distinct.
Here again was an occasion for
prompt actiou ; but it was allowed to
jiass, and Arabi continued fortifying
the harbor. Certainly, it was now
clear that Arabi meant to * fight, the
only question being the extent to
which his men would stand by him.
By this time the English must have
determined to demand the surrender
of the forts, and, in case of refusal, to
open fire. Their guns could destroy
the forts and burn the town —one
very likely to follow from the other.
If the garrison retired —as would no
doubt be the case when the forts were
silenced —it was certain that the spirit
displayed during the recent massacre
would lead to further scenes of mur
der, plunder, and destruction, which
the guns of the fleet could prevent
only by the destruction of the verv
objects it was desirable to save. It
was very clear, then, that the attack
by the fleet once being determined
upon, common sense demanded that
there should be present and available
when it commenced a sufficient body
of troop* to be landed as soon as the
forts were silenced, to protect the city
and immediately follow up the retreat
ing garrison, so as to destroy the pres
tige of Arabi, and prevent the rising
from becoming a general, national, or
religious movement.
The dilemma is unpleasant for any
ndmirer of Eugland and her institu
tions ; cither she is unable —through
defective organization, mal-adminis
tration, lack of energy, or too full oc
cupation of her resources nearer home
—either, we say, she is unable to col
lect upon reasonable notice an expedi
tionary force of ten or fifteen thou
sand men, or her government lacked
the wisdom to anticipate the inevita
ble necessity for such a force at a
given time, and proved their incom
petency to direct military expeditions
abroad. Tho excuse that the exigen
cies of diplomacy tied their hands is
not a good one, for in this instance
there was at stake whatever of impor
tance the Buez canal and peace in
Egypt may have for England, ami it
was one of those cases where a strong
nation is fully justified in running
risks and incurring responsibility on
the side of safety for its most vital
interests.
Bi-Oentennial.
Form of general celebration, adop
ted by the Bi-Centennial Association
of the Common wealth of Pennsylvania,
for observance in the city of Philadel
phia.
Sunday, October 22, 1882.—Intro
ductory religious services recommeud
ed to be held by the various religious
bodies throughout the commonwealth,
in their respective places of worship,
with the delivery of sermons on the
firinciples of religious and civil liberty
ntroduced into Pennsylvania by Wil
liam Penn.
Tuesday, October 24. —Representa-
tion of the landing of William Penn,
at the Blue Anchor Inn (now Dock
street wharf,) with decorative display
of the ocean and river craft in the
harbor of Philadelphia. Procession
of Civil Organizations and Firemen
of the Btate, consisting of the old
Firemen, the present Steam Fire De
partment of Philadelphia, and the
Fire Companies generally throughout
the State with their apparatus, to form
adjacent to the site of the Blue An
chor Inn, and proceed to Fairmount
Park in the evening.
Wednesday, October 25.—A Trades'
Display, exhibiting in Procession the
Industrie* of Pennsylvania. In the
evening, moving Historical Tableaux,
through the street* of the city,.repre
senting striking scenes in the history
of Pennsylvania; with exhibit ion of
electric light* torchlight parade and
general illumination.
Thursday, October'2d. —G rand Musi
cal Festivals, by the various Singing
■Societies of the city and State, includ
ing the Welsh and Germans. Grand
display of the Knights' Templar, of
Pennsylvania, under the auspices of
the Cunnminderiea of Philadelphia,
and the Grand Commandry of Penn
sylvania. Parade in the day and re
ception in the evening. Grand Re
gatta on the Schuylkill, and Bvcicle
meet and review in Fairmount Park.
Also displays of the National Sports
of the Nations that settled Pennsyl
vania ; prizes to be offered to the him t
successful participants.
Friday, October 27. —Military I)is
play, with Grand Review of hind and
naval forces—lnfantry, Cavalry and
Artillery. Other feature* will lie add
ed, to be announced hereafter.
Wesley's Tact.
The following anecdote of tin* (bund
er of Methodism has, wo believe,
never been published. It reaches us
from a trustworthy source, and it illus
trates in a remarkable manner the
mingled tact and piety of that eminent
man. Although Wesley, like the
Apostles, found that his preaching did
uot greatly effect the mighty or the
noble, still he uumbered some families
of good position among his followers.
It was at the house of one of these
that the incident here record <1 took
place. Wesley had beeu preaching;
and a daughter of a neighboring gen
tleman, a girl remarkable for her
beauty, had been profoundly impress
ed by his exhortations. After the
sermon Wesley was invited to this
gentleman's house to luncheon, and
with himself one of his preachers was
entertained. This preacher, like many
of his class at that time, was a man of
plain manners, and not conscious of
the restraints of good society. The
fair young Methodist sat beside him
at the table, and he noticed that she
wore a number of rings. During a
pause in the meal the preacher took
hold of the young lady's hum!, and
raising it in the air, called Wesley's
attention to the sparkling jewels.
"What do you think of this, sir," he
said, "for a Methodist's hand ?" The
girl turned crimson. For Wesley,
with his known aud expres.-ed aversiou
to finery, the question was a peculiarly
awkward one. Rut the aged evange
list showed a tact which Chesterfield
might have envied. He looked up
with a quiet, benevolent smile, and
simply said, "The hand is very licauti
ful." The blushing beauty had ex
pected something far different from a
reproof wrapped up with such felicity
in a compliment. Bhc had the good
sense to say nothing ; but when, a few
hours later, she again appeared in
Wesley's presence, the beautiful hand
was stripped of every ornament ex
cept those which nature had given.
CIIAIXtKV FUKWAItII BLACK.
Democratic Catilidaito fur l.icutenniit
Governor.
'>n tho loft hand side of the Northern
Central railroad, about n mile southwest
of York, Pa., anil in the Democratic
township of Spring Garden, I* a beauti
fill home, bowcred among apple tree*,
which are tickly net on a smoothly kept
lawn. Well trimmed hedges run nil
around this little farm ; through them,
here and there, grow the oge tree* and
towering elm*. while drooping willow*
and whispering maple* *hade the en
closed ground*. The ivy grow* over the
stone spring house; Virginia creepier*
cling to trellise* and branching tree*,
and daunt their graceful foliage in the
summer wind. Within tlie house which
adorn*'' Willow Bridge*''are the sign*
of solid comfort and telinc neiit. Near
by an "office" of ruitic beauty, fui
unhid with all the facilities lor literary
labor, is the workshop of Clisuncy F.
Black, Democratic candidate for lieu
tenant governor.
Inheriting from a hardy raceofynces
tor* a love of nature, he live* here in
the country at the foot of Webb's hill
over which the spacious and highly cul
tivated farm of bis father spreads itself
He breathes pure air, dunks spring
water, supplies his table from his own
garden and catches inspiration from nil
of his surroundings for the vigorous
work which he has done in the promo
tion of a healthy and honest policy for
the commonwealth.
INS A NCKSTST.
The stock from which lie springs
needs no introduction to P-nnsylva
mans. His il!utrious father, Jeremiah
Sullivan Black, is pre eminently a I'enn
sylvanisn by blood and hirth, by educa
tion and public eervioe. Ho unites those
two strains of blood which are the rul
ing types in the rural portions of this
State—the sturdy Pennsy vanian Ger
man and energetic Scotch-Irish. Born
in the Glades, Somerset oouoty, bit fath
er was of Scotch Irish ancestry, his
mother of Scotch-Irish on her father's
side, a* her name, Sullivan, indicate*,
and of Pennsylvania German descent on
her mother's side. Judge Black's fath
er, Henry Black' was a man of protni
nence in southern Pennsylvania; he
served in the legislature from 1814 to
1818, was an associate judge for a term
and was a member of the National
House of Representatives when he died.
His wife, mother of the subject of this
sketch, was the daughter of Chauncfiy
Porwsrd, who was a member of Congress
and a brother of Walter Forward, secre
tary of tho treasury under Tyler.
KDtfCATIOW.
Chauncey F. Black, who hears hi*
mother's family name, was I orn "among
the aona of frosty thunder," in Somer
set county, Pa., November, 1839. Ilia
nrly education was obtained at Motion
THE NEXT LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
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CHAUNCY F. BLACK, of York.
galia academy, Morgsntown, W. V.. a!
Hiram college, in Ohio, anil he finished
his studies nt .1 elforson college. Can
onsburg. When he wa*n pupil at Hiram
the late President Garfield was a tutor
there, anl the acquaintance tints form
ed ripened into a personal friendship,
which was only interrupted by the
president's tragic death. I'heir politi
cal dilb-rences were the widest, a* illus
trated by the scholarly and irresistable
paper, in which Mr. Hlack took issue
with Mr. Garfield's exultant boast that
the influence of Jetlerson is on tin
ware in our political system.
Young Hlack was admitted to the bar
of Somerset, but never practiced much,
showing earlv inclination toward jour
nalistu and other foims of literary work.
From the beginning his law studies he
wrote for various journals on a wide
range of top c, d iing a vast amount of
effective political work, for which he
had trainee! himself by profound study
of the fathers of the Republic, Jefferson
found in him an appreciative but dis
crimicating admirer, and the Ilsmilto
nian theoriesencountered his early criti
cis.n and dissent. Study of the conti
tution and of the discussions over its
adoption and construction only confirm
ed him in his Democracy, and with th<
growth of idea* he recognized that the\
who had founded our institutions had
builded wiser than they knew, formu
lating a system which could he practi
cably and profitably applied to every
question that arose.
HIS I.StKIRS IX JOt KNSI.ISM.
Since lsT-1 Mr. Hlack has been more
closely and continuosly identified with
the journalism of the country—with
drawing temporarily from it since his
candidacy and nomination for lieuten
ant governor. In this period lie ha
been uninterruptedly an editorial con
tributor to the New York <SW and oth
er prominent journals of the country,
his facile pen being devoted to no
special range of subjects, and often
wandering into the more graceful lines
of literature, in which his creations are
as delicate and his fancies as tender as
his fulminations are vigorous and eff*r
live when hurled at political evils. The
geniality and native humor of his tem
perament, which make him a social fa
vorite wherever he i known,unnnstaka
| hly manifest themselves in his literun
work, hut the sturdy Anglo-Saxon and
virile thought of his editorial expression
make it recognizable through almost
uny disguise.
Against the evils of monopoly ami
the pretensions of corj>orations to be
above the law of the land, to the service
of the common people and a just ap
preciation of the rights and dignity ul
labor, to the extirpation of hoseism and
the overthrow of the spoil* system,
•gainst corruption in administration,
whether practiced by partisan friend or
toe, and lor frugality in public expendi
tures, hi* pen hss always Wen fl'-clive
-ervice in the cause of the people.
IX IOMTICS.
Mr. Hlack, though a student of poii
ties, has never failed to take a laboring
oar in the practical work of campaigns.
Hesides the engagement ol his pen for
etFective work in many quarters, he has
been her r I upon the stump year after
year,and a number of the later platform*
of the Demotr die State Convention* are
accredited to his authorship. In 1879
he represented York county in the
State Convention, and in 1880 he wa
one of the delegates from that Congres
sional district to the Cincinnati conven
tion, voting on the first ballot for .fudge
Field and the second for General Han
cock. Prior to the late .State conven
tion, from the lime bia nomination for
Lieutenant Governor was first broached,
the suggestion was received with popu
lar favor, and he was chosen by a large
majority on the first ballot. The selec
tion was ratified most heartily not only
hy the Democratic press of Pennsylva
but by many journals of large influence
outside the State.
His POLITICAL raixctPLa*.
Prom his youth up Mr. Black hts
been a supporter of those Democratic
principles which he comes to by inheri
tanco and hold* by intelligent convic
tion. With ready pen and eloquent
tongue he baa steadily maintained them
for over twenty years. In all his utter
ances and writings they never found ab
ler nor more fitting expression than in
his recent successful effort to rivive the
JefTersonian societies and extend the
study of Jefferson in principle*. To this
patriotlo task he ha* applied himself
not because of any retrospective tenden
cy of his mind, nor by reason of any tail
uro to profoundly appreciate the spirit
of true progres-iiveuesa and to adapt
SSS& JtVsA
himself and his political principles to
the wonderful development of our na
tional life. He holds that in the Jcffer
sotiian philosophy are the germs of all
political progress.
In the system originated and declar
ed by those illustrious m*n who settled
our free institutions ami founded the
Democratic party to preserve them, be
discovers certain fundamental princi
ples by which all later day i-sue* mav
be fairly tested, and departure from
which can only he safely venturer! upon
when it has been determined to subvert
the principles of the father*.
tub -tarraasoxuv mmiktiks.
It will be remembered that in securing
their right* from Hritiab tyranny and
afterward in preserving them from
insidious enemies at home, -leff'erson and
his compatriot* of the revolution always
trusted in the power of popular associa
tion, in commitee* of vigilance and lib
erty clubs. The evd which they were
organized to uproot nnd the dangers
which they averted ro thus graphically
pointed out in an nddrcs* of the Jeffer
-oman Society of York. IV, of which
Mr. Hlack is president;
"How did the lb-publican* of that day
face and avert the first grand conspira
cy to destroy the republic ? Hy the es
tablishment. wherever |ioa*ible, of what
were railed 'Democratic Societies,' in
which the people met. discussed the de
•igns ol their enemies, contrived the
means of defeating them, encouraged
each other in the good fight for liberty
and directed and concentrated public
opinion M as to make it not effectual.
These societies were mighty engines in
the politic* of thatglooniv period. Tbeir
influence was wide-spread and and irre
-edible. They spoke the voice of the
people and made it respected. The re
■ult was the complete overthrow of the
Federal party ; the sullen abandonment
of the dark scheme* of the 'monorrat* ;'
the election of .Jefferson *nd the put
ting of the 'ship of State on her Re| ub
licsn track again.' They 'saved the
constitution'—to ue the expression of
Jefferson—'at the last gasp."
AI-I'LICATIOX TO HODKRX POLITICS.
And, applying the same remedy to
existing conditions, this address written
by Mr. Hlack, proceeds:
" Will not tbe -rune mean* beequdly
effective now ? There can be no doubt
of it. Imsgine-lelTeisoinan Democratic
Associations established at convenient
point* in every district, wherein inteilt
gout Democrat* might meet to discuss
the affairs Of the country, to express to
each other the dangerous character of
the measure* with which we are threat
ened, and to notify hy resolution, t>y ad
dress or by deputies to their fellow De
mocrats and to the public theiropinion*
and tlicr will! What power of jietvcr
teii government, of patronage, of
monopoly, of corruption, however com
tiined or manuMivered or combined l>v
greed and ambition, could withstand tbe
thunders of the popular club* ! "
Again : "It is beyond measure im
portant that the Democratic party, fry
ing the parly of the people, should he
managed for the people and not by pro
fessinnal politicians and bosses, a* tbe
so-called Republican party is m*na
ged. These associations would afford
a ready, convenient, and regular raelh
ol of expressing the people's wishes
with regard to party concern*, local,
tate and national; but without
displacing any part ol the usual and
necessary machinery.
" Upon one thing at least we arc all
agreed, and that is that the teachings of
Thomas Jefferson are the only true and
infallible touch stone oi faith. Let us
then, by associating together, tinder his
name, and pledging anew our allegianre
to theaacred principles which hefortnu
later!, erect a common standard of doc
trine and thua insure tbe complete har
mony and early success of tbe Demo
cratic party.
" 1 do not recommend that these as
sociations be incorporated with the reg
ular organization of the party, but that
each association shall be independent
of every other, and that they be eonnec
ted mainly by friendly correspondence.
F*lsbii*hed only by the voluntary ac
tion of the Democratic voters, they need
not be expensive or burdensome in any
way. Their meeting would be regulated
by the desires of lite members, or tbe
exigencies of public affairs, but the or
ganization once established would be
there and available for any emergency,
like the vigilance committees of the
revolution, and tbe Democratic societies
which contributed so much to save the
Constitution in 1800, dissolve*! the Fed
eral conspiracy of thai day, and gaveu*
the glorious Ibsmocratic-ltepublican ad
ministrations of Jefferson, Madison,
Monroe and Jackson, •
Willie ami III* .Muiiner*.
I tow the . Kilhetic A poilU Crrriul on at
I/umj Hranch.
' 11-wiinl" In I'lillwlslplfla TIIOM.
Do you know I think Oscar Wilde
ha* degenerated into a commonplace
young man. I saw him in the
llranch hotel Wednesday. He had
been announced to lecture there. The
proprietor had very kindly given him
the u*e of the ball room, where th*.
younger guests like to dance. He
also directed the hand not to play
diWing the lecture. Tickets were one
dollar each. Oscar cutne in with hi*
slouch hut and ulster. Imperiously he
requested ' tbet guests should not be
permitted to promenade the broad
and directed that the blinds
In- lightly closed, so that no one could
see hilll or hear him without the pay
ment of the dollar admi*-inn fee. Mr.
Sotiihgate assented to the latter, hut
inasmuch a* his guests pay him for
the. convenience* of the hotel he didn't
li-el like insulting them, tnid told
Wilde so. He was furious and talked
freely of American manners. I ex
pected him to demand that the surf
should cease rolling and the sea stop
roaring. A pretty little girl, inspired
by older companions, modestly pre
•uti ! Wilde with a gorgeous sunflow
er, whereupon, with a look at the ex
pectant child, lie threw the flower on
the table. A little hoy, upon whom
In* came suddenly, stammered out,
"How d'ye do, Oscar Wild Y "Who
taught you manners, sir?" sad Mr,
Hog. Many of the guests had heard
and sickened of the lecture in New
York and didn't care to go in. The
blinds, being closed, the great room
soon became uncomfortable aud one
after another groups deserted the hall.
No wonder. A new moon's cresent
wa. hanging over the sea. A great,
staring star stood just above it and
the surf sang out: "Come in and
bathe; come in and swim." Oscar
didn't like it. Ib-fore he had con
cluded <piite one-third of his audience
had disappeared. Then hurrying
through HO as to catch the la*t train he
r clad himself and berated the con
duct of the people.
Mr. Suithgate sent him a check for
? 1 •"<* of which he returned $2" for the
two young men who had taken paius
to sell his tickets and seat his audience.
The fact appears to be that Mr. Wilde
ha* degenerated into n very small
money grabber. Hi* "$*00 a night
and all expenses," his "constantly in
creasing mail, with invitions from the
h-*t people in the land'' and hi* Min
erva like popularity are sensibly di
niini-hed. When I tell you that the
n aturer women declined to pay one
dollar to hear him and that litttle girl*
and hoys of seven wen- his chief de
votee* and that hi* receipts fell far he
low hi* np|M>iito you won't wonder
thnt he shook the sea salt from his
pump* a* soon a* possible and
went away unregrcted. The Ameri
can andienre still live* and the beach
i* <juilc a long a* before lie came and
went.
Swept Sixteen,
lie clad that you are a little girl
yet. Keep your childhood a* long u*
you cau. Those days are the happiest
you ever cau know in all your life.
You may lad i eve that to be grown
up, and to have the pleasure of society,
ail! he better ; hut you never made a
greater mistake in your life. With
womanhood come* duties, cares, anxie
ties, of which you hve no knowledge.
To marry means generally to leave
home ami begin a new life that may
!M* full of trials and troubles, pretty a>
the bride looks iu her wedding fiuory.
In these last school days, with no
greater anxiety than your music les
sons, and encompassed by the affec
tion of your parents, warm and snug
in the home-nest, with no more knowl
edge of the outside world than a newly
hatched spring bird has of winter.
How many a stylish woman envies
you, even as you envy her gorgeous
robes and her train ot admirers. Ik*
content. Time will pass all toorjuiek
ly. You will have many years in
which to wish yourself a little girl
again. Linger on the threshold where
"womanhood and childhood mctt" as
long as you may.
Don't rush into matrimony, my dear
young ladies ; enjoy your youth while
you cao. If you are but IG, don't
allow any such idea to get into your
head for at least four years. Don't
even run the risk of it by permitting
any young man to get so far as the
proposing poiut; Tight him off, and
make him wait or go away to some
body who is ready. Don't live under
the impression that you must accept
the first love-sick youth who proposes,
lie patient, deliberate and sagacious.
Ihere is a world of happiness lor you
betweeu 16 and 20. The world would
le a dreary old waste if it were not
for the sweet faces of young girls with
their pimiant sayings and melting
smiles, i our father has bought you
a piano, and you have learnt how to
play after many long and wearisome
lessons. Don't spoil all by getting
married, for after that you woo t bay*
much use for your piauo. After you
have reached 2ft it will be well to con
sider the matrimonial problem with
•otnc seriousness. And oven then, if
you have a good home, you need be iu
no hurry to solve it
*" i— I Hi — ——
TIK young man Bitfinger, recently
assaulted by three roughs at a camp
meeting iu Franklin county, has since
4fpfc of the assailants are under
arrest.
Farmer* Hoy*.
The model farmer encourage* t|„.
Imy*. A good muny people wo D i|. r
why so many hoy* l-„ve the far,,, .
I wonder why o many Mick to it \
farmer hoy i* treated in j U!4t t | u . ri j\
way to make him dialike hi* nrr-uL
tiou. lie i* given won, out tool* a „.|
I* expected to do a hig day'* WlJfk
with thern. He i* expected to run
the errand*, carry away the ,
vegetable* from the house, tun, t '|
grindstone uml slop the hog* while tl,-
men are resting at dinner. IJ. j.
thanked in scoldings and paid in j., '
dealing*. This picture i- „<,t .
drawn. Farmer boy* have a J, „
hard row to hoc, and a dull, b.- av '/
rusty hoe to do it with. The lU<K], |
farmer recognize* this faet and ,.
courage* hi* sons—ami hi* dau diU r
lor that matter. J|< give, ti
boys a few hog* or calve* to feed, an i
does not fmckct the money er.j„. f
when he sells them. I have known
farmers frequently to do that, uod
is the meanest thing they can be g .
of--to give one of their chiJdr-u a
motherless Jamb or runty pig, tell t
it i* their own, and when they, hv -
perior care, have made a good
out of it, to sell it uiid pocket tin ;>r ~
ceed*. It is lying and cheating i', i|.
combined, and th - model farmer doo
not <lo it. On the contrary he let*
the hoys purchase with th<-ir n, ,|. v
and thus by safe bargain* make a lit
tie money for,themselves. And it :•
ta< t wortv of note that hi- boyi
giwal worker*, and till the palenwj
acres when they' become men. Tic
model farmer is mighty good t , .
boys.
What Is An Editor ?
What is an alitor? Why evm.
Imdy's pecking block, scapegoat a:
sway back packmule. Ten thou !,j
! times one millionth rather let one - a
| bootblack, chimney sweep, |w nitemis
rv bird or a congressional delegate; 1*
jm ud clerk on u canal I targe,
hand in a trip factory, engin <cr of :
one donkey power canal boat, dain
maid with an aged flt ai „j |WI> al .
I ;w the whole stock in trade, or servsu
girl in a poor house or orphan asylum
lc a stock gstubler, railroad direct rj
i president of a sausage machine, r.ij
vender, charcoal liawler, governor,
darkey preacher with a battered -p' d
pipe hat: anything, everything hu i.
i editor. And yet there are victim?,
| self-doomed, ever ready t sacrifi"
themselves on the ink-smeared altar -.f
| endless and thankless drudgery. I> -
•us of them are constantly stepping
forward and offering their accommo
dating trousers-gable# to the public
hoopoe, in every part of the country
i New papers and new editor* spring i<p
like mushrooms in a night, and are n
vigorous in appearance as young red
ars of Lebanon, or journalistic bulls
! of Itashan in high grass.
M*aT rai*r
rt!1 of w<mm .
f*tftrt p*)**-,
Vp b* fun.
Wasklngtsa's Km hood.
Rsbt. J. BarHvtt* In
I n published page from the life f
Crcorge Washington. It is the mepv
summer lime, lo him the mother -f
the father of his country :
" George, dear, where have vmi l>. :
since school, George ? "
Hatn t ben nowhere, ma."
" I)il vou come straight home from
school, George ?
" l*es, ma'am."
" Hut school i dismissed at .lo'chxk
find it is tiow I low' doe* tint
come ?"
" <ot kep in."
" For w hat ? "
" Missed m'joggrafy h-ss'u."
" Hut your teacher was here only a
hcur ago ami said you hadn't let n t
school all day ? "
"Got kep in vestiddy then."
" George, why were you not at
school today."
" Forgot. Thought all the time t
was Saturday."
" Don't stand no oue side of y ur
(eet in that manner. Uonie here t
me. George, you have becu swim
ming."
" NVme."
"Yes, yon have, George. Haven't
you ? "
"No* p."
" Tell your mother George, ? "
"Nuc k."
" Then what makes your hair <*
wet, ray son, my sou ?"
"Sweat. I ruu so fast comitt' fr.ns
school."
" Hut your shirt is wrong side out."
Put it on that way when I got sp
this morning for luck. Always win
when you play for keeps if your shirt f
on hindside out."
" Aud you haven't the right slwvr
of your shirt on vour arm at all.
George. How did that come there
" Hill Fsirfa* tied it in when I
wasn't lookin'."
"Hut what were you doing with
your shirt off?"
" Didn't have it off. He j look's
tied that kuot in there wheu it was os
me."
" George! *
" That's honest truth, be did."
About that Uroe the noble lluthrml
came along with a skate strap and *
drew a veil over the dreadful aceno,
merely remarking that boys di not
seem u> change so much as men. I
M HJ4AM A, WIIITK, aged tIIY*
one, residing near Waterfonl, JAaitU
county, was drowned while bat Ac *
Tiwearor, cntk, recently. I