a
SJht Jettjit gtjraMkan.
WEDNF.SDAT lQRXISfl, I MM 10, 18S7.
BOROUGH OFFICERS.
JlHrge. Jon IUx-k.
tVMMri7m:n North ward, T. J. Hop
kins. J. It. Clark, W. U Klinesttvcr.
8oth ward. J. F. Proper, U. A. Raudall,
1'bfta. Honnor.
Justice of lhi Peace. T. Brrnnan,
I). W. Knnt.
Cn.itat)U 8. H. Canfield.
SoAooI Director U. W. Robinson, A.
It. Kelly, C. M. Nhawkey, I. H. Knox,
D. W. Clark, E. I,. Davis.
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.
Member of Onore.l Alkxanpkr
C.
Whitk.
Member of Nenatc J. H. Wlf.so!.
4rm6f.v C11 Ant.ua .. Ran da ll.
Pie.tident JlgY. I. Bnoffn.
.oci Juilgea Litwia Arnkr. Jko.
Treasurer Solomoh Fn'r.riKRAl.n.
rmthonnlnry, ftcifiMe.r Jt Recorder, &c
Ct'UTta M. Sbawkt,
?n'(T. ljKoiAn Aoxfw.
OJia'nMior Oi.ivbr Btkrlt, Wm.
S iirLTX. J. R. Chadwick.
County Superintendent J. E. IIlLI.-
AID.
fhttriet Attorney P. M. Ci.arr.
jury rtimMiMfsafri H. O. Davis,
David WAt.xr.na.
(Mtnfv Jftirwevor n. C. WhITTKKIK.
trnner Tr. J. W. Momhow.
CoKtify . wrftror J. A. Soorr, Tnos.
Con ah, Ono, y.DHirriK.L.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
TI05ESTA LODGE
JVo. 36.9,
O.ofO.F.
n ERTS rerr Saturday evenlnr. at 7
IN 1 o'clock. In Uie Lodge Room iu Tar-
Ir dte'i Hall. .
' H.C WHITTEKLN. N. O
tl. W. SAWYEIt. Hee'v. 27-tf.
. ao, 1 r IT W
MectneverT Friday Evening in Odd
Fcbows' Hall, Tionest.
I.. FULTON, M. W.
J E. WEN K, Recorder.
ft VPT. OEORGK STOW TOST,
Xo. T.t. tJ. A. R.
Meets on tho first Wednesday In each
n o tlh, in Odd Follows Hall, Tioncsta, Fa.
l, . KiSUA., vommanuer.
l.l.AOSKW. r. M. CLARK,
District Attorney
ATTOHN F. YS-AT-LAW,
Office in Court House.
Kln St. . Tionosta, Penna.
Tl J . Y AM Ci I ES KN,
ATTORNEY A COUNSF.I.OR AT LAW,
Kdenburg, (Knox 1. O.,) Clarion Coun
ty. Pa.
K
U DAVIS.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Tionotrta, Pa.
Collections inado in this and adjoining
rou n ties.
MILES W. TATF.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Elm Sheet. Tionosta. Pa.
T. F
RITCHEY,
ATTORNEY-AT-LaW,
TlonesTa, Forest County Pa
1 AWRF.NCK IIOUHK. Tionesta. Pa,
I ill. ft. Hroekwav. Proprietor. Thi
htuso i centralis licntod. Everything
wc and well furnished. Sunenor Ac
commodations and strict attention given
toirnost. Vcffctables and Fruits of all
klruls wrved in their season, 5nn1ple
100m for Commercial A pouts.
nKXTKAL HOUSC. Tionesta. Ta.
. C Hrownsll. Proprietor. This is a
new house, and ha jut been fitted up lor
tho accommodation of the public. A por
lion of tho DRtroUHM of tha publiu is nolle.
Ited. . 4My
i 1ENTHAL HOUSE, OIL CITY, TA.
J W. II. ROTH. Proprietor.
The large, Rst Iiocated and Furnished
Housj in the City. Near Union Depot,
T B
SIOUINS, M. D.(
J Plivslcian, Kurgoon A Drnptfist,
TIONESTA, PA
JW. MORROW. M. D.,
. PHYSICIAN A SURGEON,
l,a(e o. Armstrong county, haviiiK located
tn Ti-cta is prepured to attend all pro
fessional calls promptly and at all hours.
OlUce a id residenca two doors north of
lawrcaco Homho. Office honrs 7 to H a
m.. aud 11 10 12 M. : 2 to 3 and 6t to 71 F
m. Kundaya. 9 to 10 a. M. ; 2 to 3 and 01
to 71 P. M. . may-18 81
. i
"1 Ki.TISTRY.
U DR. J. W. MORROW.
Hitvlns purchased the materials Ac, of
lr. titeiutman, wouia respeciiuiiv' an
nourco that he will carry on the Dental
usiueMS in Tionesta, and having had over
ni j oars successful ex perience considers
I llliseil Hilly competent vti Kivo cniira mi
Isfa tiou. . I shall always give my medi
v il practice the prererem-e. mar:-8J,
N .a. MAT. A. a. KIU.T
I&A r, PARK CO.,
B ANKBBS
Comer of Elm A Walnut SU. Tionesta.
Bank of Discount and Deposit.
Interest allowed on Time Deposits.
Collection made on all thePrincipal points
of the U. S.
Collections solicited. 18-lT
J ORENZO FULTON,
Manufacturer of and Dealer in
UARKESS. COLLARS, BRIDLES,
And all kinds of
HORSE FURNISHING GOODS.
uiayj 81 TONESTA. PA.
M. C. WHITTEKIN.
Civil engineer and Surveyor.
TIONESTA PA.
Ijind and Railway Surveying Specialty,
Magnetic, Solar or Triani?ulation Survey
ing. Bet of Instruments and work.
Terms ou application.
yp YOU WANT a reipcctable Job or
X printing at a reasonable price sena your
.urder to this oflice,
JAS. T. BllENNAN,
REAL ESTATE AGENT,
LilUllS IIOICHT AD SOLD
ON COMMISSION,
If you wish to buy or sell Real Estate it
will pay you to correspond with mo.
Vm4en4 Ttsae Table Tlaarala Wiml.
FORTH. I SOCTIt.
Train 2S 7:W amITrain m lO-.ST. am
Train fi'2 7:.r2 amTraln 20 1:18 pm
Train 30 3:.'i2 pm iTrain 31.... 8:16 pm
Train 28 North, and Train iSI South car
ry the mail.
aarrh mm Kabbalh Hrhoal.
Presbyterian Rabliath School at 9:45 a.
m. : M. K. SabDsin tciiooi at iu:uo a. m.
Preachma: In M. K. Church every Sab
bath evening by Rev. Small.
United Freshvterian services win ue
held in the Presbyterian church next Sab
bath, mornlnar and evening. All are cor
dially Invited to attend. Rev. J. R. May,
will oltlclate.
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.
Robert Huddleion is down with
the measles.
At Newmsnville, eight of James
Welters' family are down with the
measles.
Miss Eta Coarts, of Karns City,
Butler county, is visiting her aunt,
Mrs. J. II. Derickson.
Born to' Mr. and Mrs. II.; S.
Brock way, on Saturday evening,
March 26, 1887, a son.
Miss Clara Young started for Ed-
iiiboro, on last Friday evening, where
she will attend school this spring and
summer.
Editor Went returned to Harris
burg yesterday to resume his duties in
the transcribing room. He is quite
well again.
Clel. Scott of Tidioutc, freight
agent there, and a very fine and ac
commodating one too, spent Sunday
in town with iriends.
Forest Proper came home from
Allegheny College, where he is a stu
dent, on Friday last. He is out on 1
short vacation, aud will return to
school again soon.
The entertainment given by the
Band Boys" at the Court House, on
last tridny eveuioe was a success.
The receipts were handsome, and the
performances e meose.
Mr. E. C. Sbawkey started for
Kansas Monday rooming. He will
occupy a position in tne first rtaiion
al Bank of rhillipsburgh. Ellis,
we're sorry to lose you. Success in
your new' home.
Mr. J. C. Scowden entertained
his father, Joseph cowden, and Lis
brother, E. A. Scowdeu and wifa and
son, of Meadville, over last Sabbath
We acknowledge a very pleasaut visit
from Mr. Scowden Sr., during his stay
The directors of Harmony have
hired teachers for the Spring term
W. J. Bloomfield, Gorman's ; Vilette
Sedden, Fleming Hill ; Lillian Miles
Allender Ilun ; Flora Kelly, Neill
town ; R. J. Christie, West Hickory
Salvation Oil is an infallible cure
for headache, backache, pain iu the.
side and limbs, and all rheumatic and
neuralgic affections. It relieves pain
and extirpates the disease that causes
it. Price twenty-five cents a bottle,
The newly erected Evangelica
church at West Hickory, will be dod
icated April 17th, 1887. Severa
prominent ministers will bo present to
officiate. A cordial invitation is ex
tended to everybody. Lt all come
out.
D. J. Mohney from Oak Woodsl
was in town Tuesday, along with other
friends from up that way whose names
we did not learn. Mr. Mohney is
candidate for Co. Commissioner, sub
ject to Democratic usages. David de
serves good usage at the hands of his
Democratic brethren.
John W anamaker, the grtat
Philadelphia merchant, recognizes the
fact that be owes his success to adver
Using and has now engaged a newspa
per man at a salary of $10,000 per
annum to attend to getting up his ad
vertieetnents for the press in such
manner that they would be read by
the public.
Braden Grubbs died on Wednes
day night of last week. He was bur
ied here in the Riverside Cemetery on
Friday. Funeral services were held
in the M. E. Church by Rev. Rhodes,
The friends and family have our syni
patby in their very tad bereavement
We are without sufficient data from
which to write an obituary.
In tho bi ight autumnal days the
temptation to comfortable exposure
yields its fruit in a roost pernicious
cough and irritation of Uie throat.
T)r. Bull's Cough Syrup stands unri
valed as a remedy for throat and lung
diseases, iwenty-nve crnts a Dome.
Mr. A. Wiese, well and favorably
known to many 0! forest county s
citizens, died suddenly at his homo in
Allegheny city, this week. Mr. Wiese
was one of the leading members of
the BalHown Oil Company, and had
made a number of very pleasant visits
to our county.
Teachers have been selected for a
part of the schools in Hickory town
ship. The schools at East Hickory
are open for the Spring term. Miss
. E. Copeland, and Mrs. Mary Taup,
at East Hickory ; Mrs. EllaCatlin, at
raceville; Miss Kate GueutLcr, at
Beaver Valley ; Miss Maggie Wil-
iams, at Lindall's ; Miss Nettie Hill,
at Hill's.
On last Friday afternoon the Sun
day School Board of the M. E. church
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year. Superintendent, J. II
Dingman; Assistants, H. M. Fore'
roan and W. Y. Siggins; Secretary, J
I. Fones; Assistant Secretary, H
Shoemaker; Treasurer, Mrs. Belle
Dewees; Librarian, Eli Holeman;
Assistants, John P. Tate, Lucien Hoyt,
J. Wolcott.
The management of the Edinboro
Stato Normal School is now undergo
ing investigation by a legislative com
mittee. The charges preferred are,
"keeping the institution in debt iu
order to obtain the usual appropria
lions; a corrupt use of the patronage;
and the illegal issuing of stock." Un
til the matter has been sifted to the
bottom and all the facts passed upon,
comment should be withheld.
G. J. Lcy's fine residence at Go-
liuza Mills, was destroyed by fire on
Monday evening between eight and
nine o'clock. A piano and some fur
niture and other effects on the first
floor were saved. Nothing was saved
from the second story. The fire orig
inated from a defective flue in the
kitchen. The house was built five
years ago, and cost not less man
80OOO. lh?re was some insurance
but we do not kuow the amount.
Tho will of the late George G
Sickle?, who died iu New York, week
before last, leaves each of his two
daughters fifty thousand dollars, his
widow a third of the estate, and his
only son. General Daniel E. Sickles
the residue. Tho entire estate is esti
mated ut five million dollars. Mr
Sickles for many years owned a large
portion of the land now comprising
the borough of TLucsta, as well as
much valuable property outside the
borough limits.
Capt. C. W. O.vstou is al present
in tho city. For some months past he
has been devoting all his time to the
liquid fuel department of the Stand
ard Oil company, which is introduc
ing the use of crude oil for fuel. There
U a largo field for this enterprise, aud
already Capt. Owston has given the
patent a firm footing in Dayton, To
ledo, Chicago and other citits, where
it has a growing market and com
petes successfully with all other fuels.
This enterprise is the infancy of a vast
business that must prove of import
ance to oil producers. Franklin News.
North Pine Grove.
The snow has gone without a flood
in the river. The sun is out ou high ;
the grass is growing, and summer is
nigh.
Mrs. Reedy is visiting friends in
Venango county.
Mr. Philip Maze has taken Patter
son's mill to ruti, at $1.25 per thous
and. There was a party at Mr. G. A.
Lachner's, Saturday night, the 19th.
The young folks bad a good time. It
ended by one young lady falliug into
the chop barrel.
lhe Greenwood church has a new
orcan which cost $125. Miss Lizzie
Kubns is organist.
The W. C. T. U. of Barnett is alive
and awake.
Mr. Braden is running the mill he
rented. Mr. G. A-Lachner is the
sawyer.
March 25th.
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SAMUEL W. CALVIN.
In out last issue wo mentioned tiie
death of Samuel W. Calvin, I'stj., and
published a hastily prepared sketch of his
life. Wo have been furnished with a bet
ter and moro complete sketch of bis life
which wo publish at the request of his
many friends.
Samuel W. Calvin was born In Jefferson
cour.ty, I'a., July 12, ls."0. After receiv
ing a common school education he became
a student in the Corsica Academy where
ho graduated when about 18 years of ac.
He was a close, diligent student, and bis
valedietory was one of the finest ever de
livered there. Whilo iit'ending the Acad
emy he united with tho Presbyterian
church of which he was a member at tlie
time of his death. After graduating he
taught public school with marked success.
Ho taught two terms at Cooksburg. He
then began the study of law with Hon.
Oeo. A. Jc'iks, of I'.i-ookville. After re
maining a short timo with M r. Jcnks, he
entered the law office of Wilson A Jcnks,
in Clarion, where ho completed his law
course. He passed a highly complimen
tary examination, ami was admitted to
Clarion county bar in lVT. Ho afterward
became a member of tho Forest countv
bar, Jefferson county bar, and Allegheny
county bar. After his admission to the
bar be served one year us deputy Pro
thonotary in Clarion county. This was
during the oil excitement iu that county
and the duties of the Trothonotarv were
very arduous. Mr. Calvin was very oblig
ing and never turned any away who want
ed work done in the office. He not only
worked from morning till night, but fre
quently all night.
July 23, '79, Mr. Calvin married Miss Un
May, daughter of Judge Cook, of Cooks
burg, who with three small children sur
vive him. Tho greater part of the odice
work while in partnership with Judge
Coiliet fell upon Mr. Culvin, and this
with close confinement again told serious
ly on his health so much that it caused
hemorrhage of the lungs. This alarming
hini ho abandoned the law partnership
and went to his father-in-laws to try to re
gain his health by out-door exercise
in the lumber woods of Forest county.
There he remained for some time assis
ting tho Judge iu his business and per
f inning such out-door work as ho could.
He soon began to feci strong again, and
returned to his chosen profession. Judge
Cook being largely interested in tho lum
ber business in Pittsburg, and frequently
needing the advice of an attorney, Mr.
Calvin moved to the city, and after pass
ing a rigid examination, was admitted to
the bar there, and opened a law offico ou
4th Avneue. Uut confinement and the
smoko of the citv were more than ho
could endure, and when success was as
sured, he again had to abandon his pro
fession and return to tho pine forests to
recruit his health. Ho possessed a pow
erful and active mind but a small baJy,
and his mind had so overtaxed his body,
that health did not now return as he had
hoped. His lung trouble returned and
upon the advice of eminent physicians
he, with a sad heart, but leaving sadder
hearts behind, left his Forest county
home and friends, In Nov. last, to try to
regain his health, by a chungo of climate
Ue went to New Mexico, thence to Texas,
and then to California. There in company
with another invalid, ho went into the
mountains whero he remained sometime
camping out, fishing and hunting. Tho
exposure was too great, and he returned to
San Diego, Calafornia, where ho was at
tacked with pneumonia. At this place he
met J. B. Pearsall, of Clarington, in
quest of health. Mr. Calvin was then
contineu to his room lor a weeK. on re
covering, he and Mr. Fearsoll, concluded
that the heavy atmosphere of the coast.
with its numerous rains and fog, did not
agree with them, and they returned to Al
buquerquo N. M. whero tliHy arrived
Mar. Ilith. During this last trip tho alkali
water produced dysentery which weak
ened him very much, and on arriving nt
Al'muuorquo he was taken down with
congestion of the rizht lung. His tenaci
ty of lifo wa-s great, his determination
and hope to get well so strong that ho
a-nin rallied ami on Mar. 18, was able to
write to his wife as follows :
Albi-o.uero.uk, N. M., Mar. IS, 'g
Dkar Paulino Wife axd Children :-
I am seriously ill. Have been confined
to bed for three days and nights. My
ritrht lung is badlv congested. Dr. I'earce
is attending me. Pearssll is very kind
and good to mo.
The Dr. gives nie littlo hope. I may die
here, God only knows. My hope of life
is still with me, yet I am very low and
weak. I have no appetite. If I do get
over this, dear Ida, will start home. I
want to see vou and our dear children
again.
I w ant to see all my friends and rela
tives In the vicinity. My God, I hate to
think of death I hate to think of leavin
vou: vou were such a good and noble
wife to me. I bless you. Those dear cliil
dren, relatives, and friends, 'tis a sad
thought the thought of seeing them on
earth, no more.
I know you will teach them right. God
bless them and you. Tell dear Judge anil
dear Mrs. Cook that I thank them, oh, so
much, for their great kindness. I thank
all your family.
I may got well. My hope tells 1110 I will
Yet I may not. If I rhould die, darlin.
wife, you and children, 1 know, will nice
Tonvandmeiua better land. 1 would
not write you this way, but ni.v chances
are small. Good bye. God bless you and
our dear children, and all.
Loving and faithful, till death. Sam.
The letter is its own Inst comment.
Soon after writing Ibis letter, hemor
rhage of the left lung began, and he grad
ually grow weaker until 1:10 a. 111., Mar.
J, when ho quietly passed over tho river.
J. It. Pearsall was with him to tho last.
Ho gave him all tho care of tho closest
friend. M r. Pearsall has tho thanks and
bls-.iujs of all Mr. Caliu's friend aud
relatives for li) k indues t' their loved
one in his hist hofi- in that Ut awsy land.
He save Mr. Pearsall directions r. to hi"
body alter death. The b'idy wns embalm
ed, placed in a bcantif'd a:r tigh', metallic
esskct, and expressed liom", vl i" it ar
rived, Saturday evening, March
The
1xi.lv wns found to be 111 a perfect state ft
preservation.
His romair. were ii.tcrvr tl 1
on Sunday, March, i!7, in tw Cooksbuig
Cemetery, The funeral ai the lamest
ever witnessed in tliit vicinity, -ih1? peo
ple were present. Kev. Fri'inplon con
ducted the service?. II" read a part of tli?
1.1th chapter of Cor., and made appropriate
remarks. The rending of the letter above
touched the stoutest heart.
The lloral tributes were bor. iliful. A
pillow with the word "Ilest," imbid led
iu white Carnations, fitting symbol of tho
expression that now rested on the face of
the loved one who had laid aside his
weariness forever a cross of Mowers ly
ing on the ca-ket, surmounted by a hand
some wreath, so closely arc the cross anil
the crown united that the shadow of the
ono ends in the brightness of t!iO other.
Thus ends the life of an nffectionate hus
band, brother, and friend. He was an
active, diligent student mid always pro
pared bis law ca-cs with l aie. If he had
had a body equal to his mind ho no doubt
would have been one of the f reincst law
yers in Western I'a.
He possessed a social disposition, and
had a pleasant word for every one ho met,
and therefore all his acquaintan - cs were
his friends.
Although ho suffered a great deal, his
sickness was made light by the friendship
and care he received from Judge Cook,
Mrs. Cook, and all the members of the
family, where lie made bis home. No
pains were spired to render liis burdens
light ns possible. He always found a
homo and a father's care with tho Judge.
rut care and medical skill were unavail
ing; tho death nngel came and carried Ins
spirit to tho haven of ctern.-.l rest.
Memorial Meeting.
A meeting of tho Fores: County Bar
was hold in the Presbyterian Church, on
Tuesday evening, to take appropriate ac
tion relative to the death of S. W. Calvin,
F.sq. S. D. Jrwin, was ma le Chairman.
Ho read an appropriate address. Remarks
were made by Tate, Clark, Ritchey, who
rave a short sketch of Mr. Calvin's life.
Agnew, who read a very lincand touching
paper in metnoriatu of tho deceased.
Remarks, were made by citizens pres
ent. Tho following resolutions were
unanimously adopted. The written ad
dress of Irwin and Agnew will appear
next week.
RESOLUTIONS. -
Whereas, It hath pleased God to re
move from us our esteemed friend and
brother, Samuel W. Calvin. Therefore
be it
Ecsolvctt, That wc express our henrt felt
sympathy for his bereaved wife and fam
ily, and our high appreciation of tho tu!
cuts and character ot tho ileoeascl n a
lawyer, a friend, and a citizen.
Mii.es W. Tate, Chairio
J. H. Ai sew,
P. M. Clark,
Committee Tionesta liar.
EDUCATIONAL.
Tho following we clip from an article by
Dr. llijrbec in tho Pa. School Journal of
March, 1S7 :
"Two years in a good Normal School,
thoroughly drilled in common school
branches, and the proper methods o!
teaching them, qualify a person to teach
a common school vastly better than six or
seven years devoted to a college course
which has no such end in view, and is not
arranged for such special professional
work. In fa.-t. they are so unlike that
there is no comparison between them.
Puzzles, conundrums and ohscuro
catch questions in scholarship, are out of
place and censurable in any examination
for teachers' certificates. Tho object
should not bo to puzzle, disconcert or de
feat the applicant, but to ascertain in a
fair and kindly manner what is the appli
cant's general knowledge of tho branches
to be taught, and whether he knows how
to teach them. The law in point is a mat
ter too often overlooked, and ono vthich
tho two extrenio classes of candidates,
namely, illiterates and college students,
hardly ever think of, until it confronts
them at tho official examination. It is
not abstruse catch questions that can be
asked, that pierce the joints of imperfect
armor more effectually than any put by
cranky and narrow pedr.nts. Suppose,
for instance, that the County Superinten
dent should put this proposition before a
lot of undergraduates, or, if you please,
alumni of colleges, who seek employ
ment in tho common schools: "Takin;
the text-books in general use in the
schools, what is the proper and bot meth
od of teaching descriptive and physical
geography?" In nine cases out often,
this very simple and obviously proper
test question would cut tho ground from
under their feet, and leave them helpless
and speechless befcro the examiner
profoundly ignorant of the subject thus
rightly put before them, mid laterly un
able to explain it, and crlu.ps ut their
wits' e.ul-oii the teachers' platform.
The timo has gone by when anybody
can teach a common school by simply a.s
signinn to pupils so many pages or para
graphs of a text-book to lo memorized
over night, and recited verbatim next day;
and the time of school children is too pre
cious to keep them waiting iu their seats
until the teacher can remember what he
has forgotten if he ever knew it. We
must havo teachers who know the very
day they tako charge of the kcheol exactly
what to do, and how to do it, The
schools are for the pupils, not the teach
ers. Tho latter are employees, selected
to perform ccr.ain el 11 1 it s of a pro IV ssioual
nature, and have no riht to be employed
unless they are qualified, no matter who
they arc or here they come fiom.
If joung ineil go U. c llc:;c aih the e.v-
pci'laiir'ii tli:'l it wil!, of il-eir, prove n
passport to employment ns tA:icliei s in the
com 1 ii( in r-bnoN, they deceive thcni c! vc
and veiy often .'niss tln-irnini. I'ut if, nf'i f
the broad culture vf n c.-:e-.cr' course, th; y
arc desirous of toa-.-hing the conn:: n
branches, let them spend three mouths
nt one 01 our hrl fquippcil Mat
mil .veiioois Odor prr.ii:ng iimmseiv
to the County Supciintendeiit, and t!nv
rriir learn more about elementary sehol-
in-sMji and the art of
ing tbiin
l.ad drcnnicd f in all their "lives bfore.
J. I'., iliil.ir.l, Co. Sup !.
(Coim;nifalod.)
Abcio! pf educes Disease.
An exchange gives an extr.Kv i'mtn a
letter recently written by It. J. V. ii.-on,
M. P., a well known and highly popuhu
physician of New York City, who nv -the
following signPicaiit state incut-; :
"I think, how ver, that riVeclivc v.
could ii" done for prohibition by sir wi - ..
up the deadlv effects 011 tho general hi a!
that alcohol constantly woiks, as by ai r
of er.
It ou:iht to be understood by the lim'r..-tu-ti-s,
that the fata! 'Bright's Disca-e"
produced fdiirist entirely by drink. Th:s
is one of the most common of rum's hope
less (i;-.iise. and in which the necessary
functions of the kidneys are attached, and
for which there i- no cure. I! thekidne;. s
should e.scr.pi?, the liver, heart, bruin and
other vital organs one or more, lire ai-wa.-s
s-.iro to l-ocoms involved in the al
coholic meshc ;.
It seems to me that tho fi-ar of incura
ble disease ought to do more in workin ;
reform than any ore tiling. There self is
concerned more than friends and kin,
health and physical enjoyment resii'bml
upon it being more restraining than homo
happiness, loss of respect, money, friends
etc.
lie jidos, it ought to 13 kept constantly
before ilrinkers, and others, that one who
is habituat:d to the use of alcoholic stimu
lants is in no condition to withstand tho
onslaught of u:iy disease nay, he is rath
er more disposed and subject to it.
That popular and dreaded disease, pneu
monia, makes short work of those whoso
blood is already inllamed and diseased by
use of stimulants, and whose vital organs
have lost the power of recuperation. So
with many other severe ailments; they
arc a hundreJ 1 or cent, moro flpt to spare
those of good moral habits, non-drinkers.
I could give yoii many sad eases under
my own observation, but desist, as 'twould
only bo ''the oi l, old stor-' of sin, and
want, and crime, and a loathsome end
ing." We are not surprised at this opinion,
lor facts will sustain no ideas to the con
trary; but we wonder that so many men
of common sense and good average pru
dence will rik their lives by wilfully
yielding themstves up to an appetite as
dangerous and tyrannical as that foi
strong drink. It is one of the mysteries
of modern life.
For every dollar spent for missions
S1S1.S1 is spent for liquor, and slOO.O'.i foi
tobacco. Or, putting tho two together
rum and tobacco get J'.H.l.yo for every dol
lar which we put into tho effort to evau
gelize the world. Is it any wonder tha
the progress of the truth is so slow ! The
worst of it all is that, in the caso of tin
expenditures for tobacco, a large per cent
of it is paid by Christian men
DIED.
KNOX. un Saturday evening, March -.'0
1S7, at ten minutes beforo ten o'clock
of dropsy" of the heart, John L., onl;
son of 1). S. and Elizabeth Knox, ag2
10 years, S months, and 23 days.
The deceased had been sick since lat
last Fall, with an affection of the heart
Five or six years ago he had a sevens ut
tack of lung fever, and never afterward
was strong, lie was thoughtful boyon
his years ; was a member of tho M. 1
Sabbath School in which ho toik a dec
interest, and to which ho was very loya
In the evening, beforo his death, ho ha
gono over the lesson for the Sunday fo
lowing, a review lesson, with his niotl
cr and sisters. Just after this ho w
taken with a severe attack of coughin
and asked his father to take him to th
door. He was taken up, and stood on h
feet, apparently choking, and then leane
over on his father and breath M out h
life. Although there was, and had beei
little hope tor his ultimate recovery, yi
the suddenness of his death was a terrib!
shock lo his family and friends. At tl
M. F.. Church on Sunday morning tl
time usually given to review just befo;
the? study of tho Sunday School lesson wi
devoid t a very iimvossivo meniori.
service for him. Tho half hour was a so
emu ono. Tho remarks made by supe
intendent, teachers, and scholars were H,
propriato, touching, and justly compl
mentary to tho memory of tho one wl
has gone out from the school hero foreve
and has left only holy and pleasing, tliou
tender, remembrances.
Funeral services were held in the M.
Church on Monday afternoon. Ite
Small, who conducted the service, preac
ed from the words, "To die is gain." I
the casket in which tho remains lay stm
two vases holding bouquets ol llama
llowers, touching emblem of the menu,
of the young life gene out so early, aud
wreath of white llowers on a back-groui
of green loaves lav on lhe center oft
casket. The church was li'.'ed, mai
standing for want of room, the servi
being the most impressive and touch:
ever witnc.-ed there. The body was b
to rest in the Riverside Ccim t. rv.
The circumstance, tho close utt.n
monl of tho family, an onh son, the pi
character of the l .v, bis loyally to t
right, -render his death 1110- t iuid
! Iccting. ills paicnis aim laiuny nave 1
I sincere sympathy, and with Ihem vv h
' wo sorrow with tears, and with hearts II
! g 1 Iu av ily , w e an c inibrird to k now t!'
! hi, diath i only a ".;. ng 1 11 hcloio.''
J J.
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