The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-04-14

Under the title Of "The Home" number
Of benevolent ladies and gentlemen of this
city have initiated an association looking to
providing means for the restoration OF that
class Of fallen women who may be found In
the city, and who may be DESTROYS TO return
to better life, but who, cast of and despised,
ere sadly unable to help themselves. Tho
plan OF the association Is not an experimental
one but has been successfully carried out In
New York, where ll2 women were received
during the first year Of the existence Of q
similar association, the accommodations Of
which were but little larger than those
secured by the Baltimore association. The
new organization Is not the same as the
Maryland Industrial School for Girls, but by
Its location In the city meets want which
that school, being In the country, cannot sup
ply. That institution, too, Is chiefly intended
for young girls, this for all classes Of fallen
women. It will cooperate with that school,
however, by sending to Its care such as may
be suitable and willing to avail themselves
Of its advantages. The object Of the newly
formed association Is set forth to be the pro-
yiding Of temporary refuge and place OF
Instruction for women who have LEFT the
paths Of virtue, and TO lead them back to
heir forfeited place In the esteem Of tho
community. The place ofrefuge Is In charge
Of a matron, who acts under the supervision
of the ladies composing the board Of man
agers.
The inmates are instructed In such branch
es Of industry as will best 1t them, after q
shor. period of application, to earn an hon.
est living In the world. II Ia intended to
i give to all who come to the door Except
! such as need the care Of an hospitaD a low
\ ing welcome; to cast around them only the
bonds Of true home, and the spell OF afec..
\ tlonate sympathies. No violent restraints OF
| any kind whatever arc to be imposed on the
| inmates; the doors are to be always open for
/ any who wish to leave the "Home;" the
motto of the managers being Glove and
II Sympathy, better than bolts and bars" A
l house for the Home has been rented at No.
20 North Frederick street, aud partly fur
\ nished. A matron Is In charge, and 0 num-
| her OF those designed to be benefited have al
ready been received. This will make the
\ third Institution of the kind available here,
I the others being the House Of the Good
n Shepherd, under the charge Of the Sisters Of
\ Mercy, and the Maryland Industrial School
n for Girls. Tho class they are intended TO aid
Is said to number upwards Of two thousand,
and there Is sufficient field Of usefulness for
all Of them.-Bdh. Sun, April ID.
How FIREARMS WERE IsyESTRD.-We
are Indebted TO the Bulgarians for this au-
II thentic history of the invention Of firearms;
"A Once upon time the world was peopled
only by heroes and Zmieje (dragons), and
\ OF all the former Deli or Kral (King) Marco
M was BY far the stoutest and strongest. Ono
day the Devil was amusing himself with his
great mace Of wood bound with Iron, Of the
j weight Of 100 okes (2S0 lbs.), throwing II
n up In the air and catching II again with one
hand. Deli Marco found him thus employed,
and wished him good morning very politely.
'Hosh geldln," Welcome" said his
majesty,
"HOsh bOuldouk," "wel found" replied
the hero.
Amer these and other necessary eompli-
ments, Deli Mako asked the Devil what he
was doing there.
II mace into the air and catching Il. It's fol-
The Pehliyanlik championship"
"Let's try together" suggested Dell Mar
kO.
HWlth all my heart. Go and take youI
place." And the Devil hurled his mace one
i hundred yards; but Deli Mako caught II
III In the air like cricket ball.
"Bravo, indeed, cried Satan, clapping his
hands, OTIS your turn now, throw the mace
N for me TO catch"
u But Deli Mako let the Deyils mace lie,
IA on the ground and took up his own, which
N was also Of wood and Iron, and weighed
n three hundred okes, this he pitched with Q
good swing, and the poor Devil, trying ia
catch 1t, was knocked down and o good deal
bruised. Dell Mako took up the mace OF
his unlucky competitor, threw IL up to the
sky, and walked quietly away from tho Bull
earitan Beaufort House, whistling an air.
N The Devil went back to his own dominons,
1 very sore from his bruises and his defeat in
the Atheletlc sports, and set about forging
an Iron tube, which he loaded with little
dust from the Internal smlthy, and loaden
bullet. When these were ready he appeared
| upon eatth again and called upon Del
Mako.
"GOod morning, Deli M"rko'"
''Hosh geldln."
"IIosh bouldouk."
"Come, Deli Marko." quoth the devil,
"you beat me the other day, and you caught
my mace, which weighs one hundred okes
do you think you can catch this little ball
which weighs two drachmsP
"There's my hand" said Dell Marko
laughing very dlEdainfqllyj "throw youI
little ball, and let's see whether can't catcl
~"
Then the Devil took his tube, lit the pow
der (perhaps with q spark from his tail)
and the bullet struck Deli Mako In tn
palm Of the hand, preforating II completely
Deli Mako looked sadly at the wound, an,
sighed out, Snow that guns arc invented
Ills earth is no longer place for heroes an
II ionper!' and as there was dragon pass
inr' he called him up, got on his back, AM
New away for everj the same day all III
H %Sroes followed his example, aud that 10 th
reason there are now neither dragons no
heroes in the country