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New-York tribune., 1873-04-12
Gitn Rtal gste,e for sale.

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AT A BARGAIN-A 5O-feet FRONT on
"A Rghte.u,hst. BOsdvay elegant location for sno
6u,Hes, Arply wh. IL RAYSGR, PnesL
A F0UR-STORY, brown-stone HOUSE, No.
aue D b MERRILL I CO 81 IVES, rnfy y,hrisL
A F0UR-STORY Brown-stOne HOUSE FOR
ih1n s5s coo ipaSirs D MGRGLL Co. 8. we., rhy si
A BARGAIN.-For sALE-An elegant four
5.,t s SSSy to P p H. GRADY % sTSa
BARGAINS oD Fifth and Eighth-ayes., front
ID hr Central Pit Psrk on
Grand boulevard and Riverside Para. Apply v .,v,oD
EOR SALE, near Fifth-ave large. frst-class,
3 ar ,s% wSeS G1a s " ss ~ complete M SSs &
cughoul Columbia College sehod 40 rent aesn eo 59sss
10 wssi Pity.srst,st
EOUR frst-class large and medium-sized.
H . % Tsa ss,D"P 1'o1s Dss, sSs A9Ra % %
desaOle for private family or boarding. -.
5 West Twenty hrist. Fifh Avenue Hotel
EIFTH-AYE. aud BROADWAY PROPERTY
For sALBby
vK. STEVENSON, jr.. II Plne-.t.
FOR SALE-0n Fifty-third-st., near Fifth
4orv high stoop brown stone HOUSE 2IGrSTea Hard
4p'' No West Twenty r - Fih HG irsau Hoet
TOR SALE-On FOrty-ninth-st., near Sixth
ave, tsOy bsh-stOOp OONh'sOne HOUSE 20 SSS5tloo
No 3 West TEsutythirds Fiih Ayoaus Hotel.
EOR SALf-On Twcnty-tirst-St., near Sixth
ave, story, hgh.stoop HOUSE,, 2l6x9xitO Pnoe
s220o Apply % Il L. DREW Co.. no West twenty rdst
Pith avenue Hotel
EOR SALE or TO LET-The three-story and
basement high sOop modern brick DWELLING HOUSE ~
i4s West TSeHtv-hird-sti w s JARVIS 2tl CAnsIst
TOR SALE-By order of executors, to close an
"a West Washngtoncs BstorT and attic bnck high
stoop 22Isl ieet Price, SG Possession al an early day
esq HOMER MORGAN f.nest
TOR SALE-By order of executors, to close
estate. No. u West WsshnpcnpAoe fnroU agh-'o'F
brown stone, about 22Tloo Possession a an carl lay nj
C,35o HOMIE NOk6AN, 2 Piue-'t
TOR SALE on Thirty -sixth-st., near PaTk-ave.,
3-stary oop, HOU6B Price. S26co Fur
n,hei Apply Il. r. DREW Co, No. Wess Twenty AirdsL'
Fiih Aveaae Hotel
TOR SALE to close an Estate-Extra size
HOUSE and oi on Msion-sve MuT-aJ Hill For pse-
uisrs, app EDMUND COFFih ~ CedaTst IL K DREW
Co. No. West Twenty -.hiro-sL, Fiiih Avenue Aoiel
EOUR-STORY BROWN-ST0NE HOUSE,
Trtyseveuth-st LeHngfonave 25I5lTl00 AZ improve
neats, s2s5o1 nothing less b MERRILL Co. q West 4st
TOR SALE-An eligible L0F on Nnetieth-
4 feet Of Fourth 2Hl00 IT, price $1,000 In.
qaige Of HONBR MORGAS Pine-sL (2l55l1
GIXTH-AVE. AND FIFTY SEVEN TH-ST
- plot -FOUR LOTS including Of ffyeaht,
favorable ready for
This the bess plois OF O In the civ.
FOG BROS, II Piae.t
SnA LOTS on BROADWAY,
OOO TENTH AND ELBGRNTH-AvB. BOULEYARDS,
PORT WASHINGTON
PLOTS TO SUIT. PROPERTY RkSTRlCTBD.
TEREhiy per cent remain AMI tTe bali at per
Prces At average values Of iianerssted judges
For catalogues ana particulars, appJ Il il0 Bfoadrsy.
DANL BUTTRRFIBLD
DUMB Walters, Hosting Machines, and Fire
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A SMALL modern HOUSE, fully furnished,
stoa Al Oraage J. TO LIT al ent.
SsO0 per year $50 per
\. D. GOODALR,
No. ) ". fweu'yalini-,t, p M Avenue Hotel
4 HANDSOMELY furnished, fOur-story, hign-
y op, rO~Htons HOUSE Fifhare. and
house sstc!ass. aud rent low yna-i tenant.
4. B GOODABK,
No. ; ". TSeHty.tnird-,t. Ffth Avenue Hotel
A HANDSOME MODERN FOUR-STORY
"A hghsoop hrowustons House psreot ousr FOr
GOODALB
No Vest rE.ntv.thirdst, Fifth Avenue Hotel
4 -THIRTY-SFCOND-S ST, near Madison
~. sveFn- 4oy gh-tooe brown HOUSE; gooi order
ecanoE $50 simonsoa Eeceslou ~ '" 5lsss near
4 VERY elegant FURNISHED HOUSE on
square 4storY hghsOop brown Reas
oaAbe sMOSsoS EcCLESTOS 80 W glst nr Briw' 2
A HANDSOME 4-stOry brOwn-stOne HOUSE,
n norA % Forty irisL Detaesa F
and Madison LET LEASE, BY g. LBSPSASsR' lH
Broadway
A SPLENDID four-stOry HOUSE, furnished,
~ elegant pio % LET - snah hmir for lp0O and ae
for persons III Ba IVeihsL, nesr Bboa4raT
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Giin propertp to fei.

A FINE four-story HOUSE, furnished, cIr-
n ~.pt p.os smal family for elan and the bassi
~. ,Is.. ,sy.,us / t,StT Teellh h.st
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Auciion 6ales of Re1l Gst1te.
fonscs ann farms Oantco

WANTED-A MODERN HOUSE, in OF vi
W cl D lFri ict' WlrL ie.rable
aninci1 r..i "a. rl bedinr- Borarragl. Brs0ktn.
~ H. PiERaO Aa purer an ura hs.aie Pin~-,t
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pEREMPTORY SALE
II
VALUABLE BUILDING PROPERTY
ORANGE, ~. j.
On TUESDAY April l5 instant, 2 the subser ber VII SILL
AT AUCTIOS on The premises all ibe VALUABLE PROPERTY
AT By JOSEPH SAALLWOOD situate Centre
st. III ghlandave. sud Marbury plaoe.
The 5Tosrtv consists Of about 10 acres divided lots
70 sa purcnAseu adapted Tor
diate building.
The vsaab dvnrhouse greenhou,es outbuting recently
hut by Mr. With grounds containing beau
uiny subehed and hrbber &c. l be offered one
The property ~ the of Orange
the residences OF Magor Austen Colgate m p klredge
$ well dra Bed. and unsurpassed for h.althfuines&
Title peremptory the highest bidder Terms
Keierrnces-Aaon Qsmby aud Blake Preemsn Orlrgei j.
April g. 1919 WM PATERSON. Special Mssteru ChanrerY
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Coma 1slan0 Real Tstaie for Sale
Oestrbestsr GOuntp Real estate for Sale


A SPLENDID NEW COTTAGE, 8 Rooms,
n srbor fruit plenty of WA
Grand Central Depot $3.50 Address WILLIAM
WHITE NJ. Vernon y. 7.
A COUNTRY SEAT
N on THE HUDSON RIVER POR SALE.
The RESIDENCE 5. T. CiarKe stus ed At CROTOh
YANDNG viii sold favorable TIE property
pr upwards Of land state of cultivation.
ua well .ocke all descriptions The buildings
premises consist Wo-story modern Cottage House containing Y
rooms and BATHROOM good and other oubnd-
Il about Ihree-qGAIters Of ME non me sAos
the westerly side Of the bcwNOE AM Albany post
ROAD extends be easily ub5
Full particulars regard 10 tad Of The
p''''' EDWARD CLARKE. Triburs OTc..
At TARRYTOWN = Elegant COUNTRY
~ STAT mproTeH AMI ud nigh state Of cutiva
ion; maguiaeen New boston and Montreal
Railroad Appyto BLACKWELL Co, or Tarrytovn, n ].
DAPID TRANSIT. - For SALE or EX-
Ia CHANGE CITY PROPERTY, PLACE o Is opposite
Haise Depot Harlem Railroad and BonI RTefi well oesea
10 Db,si large House Bfl opportunity Tor
roa.abe investments address OWNER rs Chambersst
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Nem- gersep ReaI @staIe tor SaIe.

BEAUTIFUL RESIDENCE FOR SALE in
D Eesyersey; IL miles a trains daily Eve nnuieI
abundance Of fruit living brook through
property: healthy; large blot nd
au containing - IN hne order FOR
particulars property Of w W JONES' a. shen1n,
PnnA 3 ln n Plltnnst.
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Situaticns Uante0- females

1ituullDIo ADuUlCU--lEUulE9.
A RESPECTABLE WOMAN of English de-
n ssenL with tle boy ola 20
cantry Vest good hOuseAeepcr and eok, aud has Wheeler
wsoE machine would ke much b. wish ola coupe Bsss
refereuoe yee address INDUSTRY Boz III fdbuHs Omoe
Oct your hrst-class cOlored Cooks, Laun-
~ Chanberma Seamstresse
sho, SIMASS Ageacy
/ AIDES desiring ~ employ good tirst-class
h eoora HRLP silp.eAse cEli
CHARLES l. SANDERS tsaccesSor 20 John ? RsndOipsA
No - kHTthsyc leor. Ieath-stl. IN basement
WELL RECOMMENDED German Female
' servants; also Ancrioal Rng @ sssch aSd ina AZ Mes
hlIbS GeGlaAa lshaes ~ korie-, S-nisA 1as iE
ugtoa. t.H
WANTED by 4 DRESSMAKER-A few EN-
w SAGEMHNTS nnifev 70 oa ~ ne asi ueeAt
Olrsns Nsrsla, gss
gOsd .tle.eace Cal loT soes a ~sf@"~les>>
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COACHMAN and GROOM-BY respectal

NOLORED HELP-Both male and femal,
~ can be foand aways the CObORBD AGENCY OFFiCE
Easaa-st. near Washagtoh-st, BrOoklgl
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- B. MERRILL & CO., "a West Thirty
UNRUaNsHBD HOUSES
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5ituatious mantro-- Males

PERMANENT SITUATION Is wanted by
n seadT ard reliable printer either 20 ske hars
o ag-sper Eood Aa4reas H. b. Of j. DlCkSOs
u SOrLW WiluaIr-.L. y. \.
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KIM LOTS on BROADWAY,
s1JO TENTH AND ELEVENTH-AVB. BOULEYARDS
PORT WASHINGTON.
PLOTS TO SUIT. PROPERTY RESTRICTED.
TERsEghty per AMI haH at
Prices Al average values Of iisuterestei judges.
For catalogues ans particulars, HppJ st il0 BroAduny
DANL BUTTRRFIBLD.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-10-15

Well, said Lounsberry. have studied
1t alI. There is bou d to be large town
at the Missouri. River crossing, and have
got some years left and can wait.
Did the railroad give you any help?
Only transportation
Well, thought to myself, If such .
man as this tries such hope | won't
drive nail in his cross.
Go on. Louusberry. and may the world
grow up around you, and subscribers be
plentiful. There is something in this
northern country when there are such
game fellows to begin with.
1t Was even touching to see this most
ban shed oi ali newspaper men-he must
have loved society like all our tribe-ac-
qaa'nted already with every male beng in
b smark. and looking on all with charity
and consideration. rs they seemed to be
proud aud tender with him.
Advertise! said Shaw, the leading mer-
chant yes. sur! Advertising is the life of
business. A little town needs it to keep
the editor to his work for, Lord bless Us,
We expect . heap Of that newspaper Of
his'n.- George Alfred ToaOnsend. in The
Cincinnati Commercial.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-10-15

handle is generally laid over the shoulder,
and the cruel lash drags Its slow length
along the ground behind. A novice at
tempting to WELD such whip, succeeds,
10 most cases, in coiling the lash. like n
great serpent, about HIS neck and giving
hlmself st,nging blow with its tail
across his face but the professional bull
whacker uses 1t with the greatest ease and
dexterity, and even with an admirable
grace. He can switch fly from one OF
his oxen SO deity as scarcely to disturb
hair, or he can open fearful cash 10 the
hide apparently without an effort. 10 his
honor be 1t said. however. the bull
whacker, despite his name. seldom uses his
fearful weapon as an instrument Of torture
upon his helpless cattle. lie makes 1t
bark rather than bite, delight,ng to swing
the huge LASH round his head, and cract II
with reports as loud as those from rifle
nothing, indeed, more reminds the vetera.
soldier Of heavy FIRE along the sk'rmish
line than the loud and incessant cracking
of the bull-whackers' Whips, as they are
heard sometimes in the far distance. when
one OF their trains approach. The per.
souneI of the average bull-whacker may
be picturesque, but Is certainly not prepos
sesslDg. Garments in which fltnlness anc
raggedness contend for the supremacy
adorn his person the expression OF nn
swarthy face is low aud vlIIainous; an un
Lempt shock of black, wiry hair grows ioV
down on his retreating forehead, and be
meath his shaggy brows are two small coal
black eyes, ever restless and cleaning
Yet this degraded bull-whacker, who is I
mongrel offspring of the Aztec, the lndia
and the negro. still boasts of the brav
knights who landed with Cortez on tn
shores of Mexico as his ancestors and take
unto himself high sounding Spanish ad
dress that might well have been the pr,d
, of any Caballero at the Spanish court. s.
nor or Senior Don is invariably pre6xed
his address on the letters which he n
ceives; for, strange as it may seem. man
!. of the greaser bull whackers can not oni
read Auently in Spanish, but write in
very passabIe hand. Where Or how the
pick up these accomplishments, heave
and themselves only know. for in Ne
Mexico. whence they come. the pub
school is yet thing of the future.-O'
West.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-10-15

HORSE CouRrsHIp.-Mr. G.. Gerard,
now of Philadelphia, but formerly Ameri
can Consul at Cape Town, Cape Of Good
Hope, communicates to the press of the
former city the following amusing reminis-
cence of his African Consular experience {:
" There is a very singular Gust % among
the farmers-how to get wife. 1t you
desire to get married you should frs
make enquiry whether the lady you love
has a horse; if so, you must ask her
whether she has horse for sale. If she
says No. then you had better quit the
house at once. She does not like you. But
If, on the contrary, she says Yes 1t Is a
good sign, but she will ask you a very
hlga prlce. If the amount named IS paid
on the spot, the engagement is c'ncludei.
as fully as if the marriage was consum-
mated by the parson.
"On my arrival at the Cape, did not
| know of this custom. | wanted to pur
chase horse, and | was informed by an
old Dutch resident that widow had
one to sell. [ followed the address gwen.
and soon arrived At the door of the widow
(who, by the way, was not bad.looking
| | asked her whether she had horse TO
sell. She looked at me very sharp; then
asked me whether l had some letters oil
introduction. said that was the
American Consul. and would pay cash for
her horse. Iu that case said she, let.
ters are not necessary paid down the
sum demanded then. after taking cup
Of coffee, she sent her horse by her groom
and both accompanied me home. On the
road the groom asked me q Thousand
questions, MASTER said be. "wlll my
mistress 60 1--we with you in town. or viii
you come 1--we with US? You'will love my
mistress. for she was very kind to my ole
master Qaughing.) Where will the wed
ding be? Cooking at me and laughing.
Truly l thought the poor fe'loW ha'
drank too much or he is an imbecile.'
felt sorry for him. When l arrived home
found many people at my door congrat
ulating me, not for the horse, but for th'
acquaintance of the widow. Truly sal.
one, you have been very successful 'Sn'
, is very rich,' said another. really di'
not know what it all meant, and l begal
to be very uneasy, when, to my very grea
surprise, lady alighted on my steps. aut
at once recognized the widow |! She yer.
, cooliy asked me when l desired to hav,
the ceremony of the wedding performed
Then, indeed, fully perceived the scrap
in which l was, and told her frankly tha
it was horse 1 wanted, and not wife
What said she, do you mean to act thu
to lady like me? If so, l shall sem
back for my horse, and will repay you tn
money In q few hours her groom wa
at my door with the money. gladl!
, gave back the horse, thankful to hav,
thus escaped. A few weeks after, however
, the widow was married more ambition
3 man had bought her horse"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-10-15

The MEXICAN BULL-WuAcKER.-Of
the many sights and scenes in the South
west that constantly remind the stranger
Of his proximity to another and entirely
different race of people. none is more like
Iy to arrest his attention than that of
Mexican freighting team. The heavily
built wagons, with their enormous loads
piled high above the wheels, the thin, wiry
oxen, with slow swinging gait, dragging
them along by means Of heavy yokes,
which bow down their necks until they
are perfect PICTURES of helplessuess and
hopelessness the vociferous and unintelli-
gibie ejaculations OF he unkempt, ragged,
swarthy, and undersigned drivers as the
train moves BY. all oonspire to make it
difficult for the fastener to realize that
he is still within the boundaries Of the
United States, and not in the very heart
OF old Mexico. From Eve to eight yoke
Of cattle are generally attached to each
wagon. this team being usually driven BY
single teamster, who, in the common
parIance Of the country, Is dubbed bull
whacker. He controls the movements ol
his lengthy charge BY means of clumsy
looking whip, made up of . very short and
very stout handle, and very long and
very heavy lash. When not IN use, The
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-10-15

A Coon CoLLEcToR.-An exchange
has this humorous picture of good collec-
tor:
A good collector is on time to the
minute when the doctor says "Come
tomorrow at nine O'Clock" Sits on the
steps aud waits for his return when be
says =" am just going to dinner Insists
On stepping out to make change when the
man has nothing less than twenty"
Will 60 for an old stager every day in the
mouth with . cheerful countenance about
that little account. Doesn't mind edgng
INTO q crowd to ask fellow. Will take .
dollar in part if he can't get ten in whole,
and credit 1t with thankful slacrity. Don't
mind asking for it Immediately after being
treated or pleasantly entertained. Is
never in . hurry. can wait till you get
through. Cuts off the retreat of the
dodger by crossing over to meet him. or
follows him INTO a store into which he has
gone to hide. Can cough or salute when
the hard case wishes to pass without
seeing him. In fne. is patient IS duck,
socisble as flea, brave as lion, weather
proof as rubber, cunning as fox, and
watchful as sparrow hawk.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-10-15

ENGLISH CHURcHEs.-At the present
time there are, perhaps, no churches in the
world so reverently treated as our own.
But, then, there are two sides to the ques-
tion. The British Protestant is shocked
at the behavior of beggars who whine and
spit and openly beg aims in many . Con-
tlnental church as they kneel at their de-
votions. But, then, it must be confessed
they do pray, and fervently, too, sometimes.
Do We ever see any beggars in our own
churches? Imagine the feelings of the
beadle at-say-St. Georges Church,
Hanover Square, if cripple in rags and
on crutches were to hobble up to the door
1t is hardly too much to say that such q
thing would be impossible. And yet, in
of the noblest churches in the world, in
the Domkirche at AK, in St. Marks at
Venice, in St. Peters at Rome, the Incl
dent is happening daily, and creates no
surprise. Where are the halt and the
maimed-where are even the decent hard
working poor-in these trim and well
ordered churches of ours? Is it, or is it
not, necessary that they should come to
church at all And, if it be so, who is
responsible for their absence ?
Again, from an artistic point Of view,
we look With astonishment at many Con.
tinental church, patched up without being
restored, compassed about with small shops
and tenements, hung inside with strange
and sometimes gaudy trappings, it's porches
sometimes used as a kind Of bazaar for the
sale Of rosaries, devotional souvenirs and
knick-knacks, we compare this state o1
things with the quiet, staid appearance ol
our own cathedral close, from which every
vestige Of the external world Except, per-
hsps, the deans carrisge) is excluded
where the walls are free from lichen, ths
turf cropped as close as croquet-lawn
where the verger with his oft-told tale O
monuments and dimensions is always blanc
and the seat lat least on week days) neve
over-crowded. Aud yet somehow or othe
there is want OF vitality, Of interest, 0
religious vim, in the place. Il is eminent.
ly respectable, but also tribe dull.
reverence be inspired. it is BY association
With the past rather than By conditioos Q
the present. And the artist who bring
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-10-15

PERsoNAL.-A Canadian correspondent
of the Herald tells the folosiug anecdote
of Mrs. Lincoln, widow Of the late presi-
dent. % her arrival here . few weeks
ago, she took one of Davis omnibuses for
the hotel. On the way she asked Davis
about the fferent hotels. They we're
given. The price of board 1t each was
asked, and Davis said be was unable to
say. Several other questions were put,
upon oil of which Davis professed ignor-
auce. Finally the lady asked tie omni-
bus man how long he had lived in st.
Catherine. "a good many years."
F" Did you know much when you camel"
/" Not great DEAL" WE'LL" responded
the distinguished widow. "I don't think
you have learned much since you cane"
Tue conversation dropped. and. IS the Ii
conderoga man says. " the wagon drove on
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-10-15

A FRoNr1rR ED1roR.-I was escorted
around b .smark the evening of ny srrivsl
by Mr. Lnunsberry, the editor Of the BIS
mark Tribune. He had been Colonel in
the army, aud was full ofbullet wounds
and had voluntarily left good position
on the Minneapolis Tribune. and put his
little pile Of savings into . newspaper
venture at this lonely settlement. cearly
twelve hundred miles northwest of Chics-
60. He showed me, With pride, his ofiss
arising under the hammers Of the osrpen-
sers, and his press and ioots Of type, and
the compositors he had PAID 70 come With
him more than six hundred miles from Sc.
Paul.
Said L: What lid sll this cost you !
-Four Thousand dollars before shall
is-ue number OF my psper.
Don't you feel . iittie nervous about
the prospects hsref
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-10-15

examine it, so that we are indebted to him
for knowing some remarkable peculiarities
which he then discovered in it. One was,
that at the point Of each wing, just whence
the stroke would proceed, is hard knob
or point of bone, like spur, growing
there as if on purpose for an instrument
of attackand defense, and different from
what is found in the wings of any other
bird. Its feet also are formed to enable
it to stand firmly on the loose, soft soil
which 1T frequents; and its legs are pecu
liarly adapted for the rapid hops and long
steps necessary to escape the equally swift
motions of the snakes. In fact the snake
eater," or secretary bird, seems formed for
| the especial purpose of destroying those
dangerous serpents, and the pluck and in
tellgence it displays in attacking them are
marvellous, rendering it fully match tor
a redtle whose cunning and subtlety are
proverbial The first approach is ,nvari-
ably with one wing extended in front to
parry off the stroke of the serpent's fangs,
which are as invariably prepared to meet
it. Often long time is occupied in dodg-
ing and watching the wary snake before
single blow with the spur-polnted wing can
be safely aimed; and this was, no doubt,
| what the traveller witnessed in descending
the mountain. The wings, long and pow
erful are used not only for attack and
defense, but also in place of hands, or
rather, perhaps, as shovel, when, with a
peculiar sweep, the snake is tossed on
them to fall bruised and disabled. Should
the wearied snake attempt to give up the
battle and crawl away, the bird antici-
pates its escape, and with swift hop is
front again, with its wing de6anty spread
to cut off retreat. Though one bite of the
poisonous fangs would speedily end the
birds existence, yet, as food. those venom
GUS snakes are not injurious to 1t.
Another popularity in the secretary
bird is its enormous appetite. A perfect
cormorant is it. That naturalist who shot
the snake-e eater on purpose to learn and to
tell to others all he could respecting it,
found in its crop a sufficient proof that il
was -eptile-killer indeed. You will
scarcely believe the number of creatures
it must have eaten that same day, for half
of them had not begun to be digested, and
all were sufficiently sound for him easily
to distinguish them three snakes as long
as his arm, besides the large one just kill
ed, eleven lizards, and eleven little youne
tortoises, besides numberless large insects
such as iocusts, grasshoppers. beetles, etc.
which We're onl y as so many sugar-plum'
to the serpe nt-eater.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-10-15

The New York Tribune gives sting.
ing rebuke where it is we'll deserved ID" 1t
is strange fact that in pushing railway
bonds, of any character or no character,
banking-houses can always count upon the
aid of a large portion ofthe religious press.
a majority probably Of the denomination
al papers are ready at any time not mere
ly to open their advertising columns for
this purpose, but to sell editorial CON-
mendstions, and turn the sanctum into q
brokers' Office. Nay, several OF the lead
ing religious papers have gone so tar IS 70
peddIe railroad bonds among their subscrib-
ers, for commissioned We hope they
and their vlctimlzed subscribers are both
satisfied with the developments of the cur
rent week."