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goes, his hosSs are glad to gel rid
Of him. He is vulgar; heis coarse;
he is dirty; he is rude. If he IS
lodged in palace, one trembles
for the pictures, and resigns the
carpets forever. His high-born
courtiers amusc themselves cut
ting the flowers out Of the tapes
try, and the heads out of the roy
al family portraits. If he proposes
to prolong his visit, the honor is
declined: and Gar and Kaiser
and Queen show a like alacrity in
passing him over he border. He
is bidden to a banquet. and after
he has once sent 4 refusal, he
changes his royal mind, rises from
his bed, and presents himself at the
door Of the distracted host---whcn
the meats are all cold and broken,
and the guests have gone home.
lie keeps an emperor waiting for
hours, and insults every lady Of
the court who is not handsome
for even court-ladies are some
times ugly. He advises Kaiser
Wilhelm to hang "that old woman
Augusta" He bedaubs the gowns
Of the royal ladies who sit beside
him at dinner. He throws his
food on the floor if he does not
like it, and he spits on the au-
diencc when he goes to the opera.
Oisome other incidents Of his tour
perhaps it is as we'll not to speak;
maybe the stories are not true.
We do not wonder when we are
told that Queen Victoria was cross
the other day at the review. But
it was very unreasonable to expect
the Shah to be agentleman. lie has
never been taught TO think Of the
rights and feelings Of other people.
BE has mover been taught that be
has an equal in the whole world.
The essence of courtesy is con-
sidcration for others, and how
should he have learned that? He
has been bred to sel6shness and
brutality; and it was not to be ex-
pected that he should k W
enough to change his manners al
together when he came in contact
with a higher kind Of civilization.
Perhaps it is just as we'll that we
have seen him as he is. A fascin-
ating illusion has been dispellcd
but the world is none the worse
for learning the truth, even when
error is so much more agreeable.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-07-30

with a complete outfit Of oars and
sails, and to it will be lashed in.
strpments, guns, lines, &C., and
provisions for thirty days, all in
water-tight cases. The trial rope,
by which the aronaut can main
tain any desired altitude without
, resorting to ballast, will be of Ma,
nilia rope, 1t inch thick, and l.
0O0 feet long. The car will be full
ly provided with instruments,
provisions, &c, independent tly Of the
boat. 1t will be 50 constructed
tha; it can be taken apart piece
meal and disposed of as ballast. II
will carry about 5000 pounds OF
ballast, which will consist Of bags
of sand, each carefully weighed
and marked. Among the instrr-
mcnts to be carried in the car,
there will be l. galvanic battery,
with IN alarm, two barometers,
two chronometer watches, q COM
pound thermometer, o wet and dry
! bulb thermometer, hygrometer,
componcr, quadrant chart, para
chutes with fre.balls attached,
and so arranged as to explode
when striking the water, so as to
indicate the direction traversed,
marine glasses, two vacuum tubes,
d lime stove, &c. 4 number Of
carrier pigeons will be taken
along and despatched at intervals
on the route, with intelligence of
the progress Of the expedition.
The smaller balloon will be for-
ty feet in height and thirty-four
feet in diameter, and will be made
from 4O9 yards of "Manchester
Mills" Its net work will consume
twenty pounds of forty thread
cotton cord and six pounds of ltal-
ian hemp. 1t will be attached to
the concentrating wings of the
large balloon and will be used as
may be'required to test the upper
currents or assist in feeding the
large balloon. The balloons will
be coated with q 7arnish made Of
boiled linseed oil, beeswax and
'benzine, and of these ingredients
1000 gallons will be used.
The capacity of the great bal.
loon will be 100000 cubic feet OF
gas, but it will be inflated with
but 100000 cubic feet, which, at
the height Of one mile and three
quarters, will expand sufficiently
to fill the balloon. The lifting pow
er of illuminating gas is about
thirtY-fve pounds to the 1.0O(
feet, so that the balloon will have
a lifting capacity of II, 800 pounds
The pressure will be one and
half pounds to the square inch
The weight may be summed up .:
follows: Balloon, 1000 pounds
net and ropes, 800 pounds; car, 1O(
pounds: boat, 1000 pounds, drag
rope, 600 pounds; anchor ane
grapncls. 800 pounds; sundrles
800 pounds; total, 7,10O pounds
Then 1850 pounds will be allow
ed for passengers and ballast.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-07-30
THE SHAH.

The Shah of Persia is q family
man in the strictest sense Of the
word. He is one Of the, forty
eight children Of the late Abbas
Mira, who in turn, was the eldest
of the 255 children of the cele-
brated Faith All Shah. There is
a budget of nephews; cousins and
nieces. A family quarrel, under
these circumstances, is something
dreadful to reflect upon. What an
awe-inspiriug collection ofmothers.
in law there must be. He, himself
is the father of SIX daughters and
three sons, all grown up, or nearly
so, though be is only forty years OF
age; and these have already pre-
sented him with twelve grandchil-
dren. What his butchers: c oema-
ker's and dry goods bills mus be,
it is terrible to contemplate. 1t
is true, that he can cut off the
heads of his trades-people when
they prove too troublesome duns,
which must be 4 great comfort to
him if his rents and dividends do
not come in as regularly as they
should, but his responsibilities are
very trying Notwithstanding.
According 10 the Paris Figaro,
the Shah's talismans are very nu,
merous, exceeding 200, and they
are the most curious part Of his
baggage. The French writer gives
some details of four. One is
gold star Of five points, and is sup
posed TO have been possessed by the
legendary Rustem. 1t is called
Morzoum, and has the reputation
Of making conspirators immediate
ly confess. When the Shah's bro
ther was accused Of treason some
time since, the star was shown him:
and terrified and overcome by re
morse, avowed his iniquitics: Iii:
confession was, of course, attributed
| to it's efficacy. He was banishcd
The next important talisman is {
cube ofamber which fell from Heav
en- in Mahomet's time. 1t is suppos
ed to render the Shah invu!nerabtc
and be wears it about his neck
Another is a little box Of gold Sc
in emeralds and blessed by the pro
phet. 1t renders the roya! family
invisible as long as they are cell
bates. The Shah had, however
numerous wives before it came in
to his possession. Another tails
man is a diamond set in one Of bi
scimitars, which renders it's posses
sor invincible; and there is also
dagger with the same property
but it is ordained that those VIII
use it should perish by it. 1t i:
therefore, carefully kept shut u
iu q sandal wood box, on which
engraved verse of the Koran.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-07-30

A little girl attending Danbury
school lately had her dinner stolcn.-
No clue could be obtained to the thief,
although it was sought with tears.
Finally a mild plan was hit upon.
\ tempting doughnut with filling
of cayenne pepper was placed in her
pail. and the result was watched. Be-
fore noon little boy was seen at the
pump working it in lively manner.
It seemed if he had had two hundred
pairs of arms he could have used them.
The fire was out: however, and enough
of the structure saved to take across the
knee for Just few minutes.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-07-30

The brakemen have way Of their
own of yelling out names Of stations,
and sometimes twist plain name into
something not readily understood, or
misunderstood, by passengers. The
other day, as train on the Detroit and
Lansing Road was nearing Howell, one
put his head into the car and shouted,
"He-ow-ell." !" almost leaving out the
ow.' An old woman on afront 81 at
caught the full force of the word. and
she grabbed her satchel; ezclaiming {:
:'Sakcs alive. So near as that! Do
let me cit off this sidc".'
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-07-30
THE STRAY PERSIAN.
"TIIE SUCCESSOR OF CYRUS" PAINT
ED IN HIS TRUE COLORS.

Familiarity breeds contempt" )"
runs the old adage, and the latest
exemplifcatiou Of its truth is his
Oriental Majesty, Nasscr.ed-Din:
the Shah of Persia. Wrapped IN
sombrc obscurity from the survey
of tho Western world, rumors Of
his magnifcence and splendor
streamed through like the shift
ing glories Of the sun in a cloudy
occidcnt. When he left his retire
ment and emerged to the gaze OF
mankind, his splendor "faded into
the light of common day." and the
impudent newspaper men, not
having the fear OF his royalty be-
fore their eyes, were quick to note
the spots upon the lumlnary. Inc
New York Tribune now sums up
the observations made upon him,
and presents this sorry picture:
THE PLAIN TRUTH ABOUT 1T.
In spite of the glitter Of those
wonderful diamonds, and the glo-
ries of that blazing surtout, we
suspect that the visit of the Shah
to Europe has dispellcd the last lin
sering belief in the fabulous mag
nifcence Of Eastern monarchies.
The Shah of Persia was one OF the
most interesting of the two or
three Oriental rulers Of whom the
rest of mankind knew little or no.
thing. Tho Mikado is no longer
a mystery. The Sultan excltes
neither curiosity nor awe: The
splendors Of India are stories OF
the past. China is getting com
mon, and the Son Of Heaven is on
ly a boy. But the Shah has been
shrouded for ages in golden veil OF
romance. Travellers have learned
little about him; his subjects have
rarely been seen in Europe. Sc
cluded from the outer world, he
has reigned in unapproachable
majesty over 4 country whose
very name is eloquent to West
ern ears with tales of wonder anc
enchantment, und the luxurian
fancies of the Eastern poets.
The glamour is all dispelled
! Nasser-ed-Din has journe eyet
across the territory of the Fer
ingees with his enormous retinue
scattering largesses worthy of tn
Commander of the Faithful il
the "Arabian Nights" and spend
ing the revenues Of an empire i
the diversion of pleasure trip
and what a tawdry sort of Sha
he turns out to be! Wherever b
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-07-30

Two prophecies are just now agita-
ting the superstitious politicians Of Eu-
rope. One is that of NostradAmus,
the French Seer Of three hundred years
ago, who predicted that the royal fam
lily, in the person Of Henry the v
better known as the Count dc Cham
bord, would be exiled from the throne
of France for forty years; that then an
Irish kings Observation-Disclosures
would restore the family to power,and
that thereafter another dynasty, under
stood the light ofcomparatively mod
ern events to be the Bonapartist, would
make seizure of the throne. occupy
it for short while, and would then be
heard of no more. The second prophe-
cy is that Of Marie Lataste, 4 French
nun, who correctly foretold the yearof
Pope Gregory's death, the twenty-five
years ponti6cate of the present occu-
pant of the Papal chair, thepcrsccution
and bitterness he would experience,
and his final triumph three years Of
modification. So much Of what she
said has been verified by subsc-
quent events, that the Roman clerical
party confidently believe that the rtst
will in good time, be fulfilled. This is
the prediction that before the goth day
of September, 1873, the present Ital-
ian Government will be overthrow,
and the pre-lo70 order Of things re-
established.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-07-30

1t is said that the newspapers
are the means of 8 great many Ia
dies "getting their backs up"
The best conducted paper often
made hustle among them, and
hearty every panier is q newspa-
per waist basket.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-07-30

Why are Goals the most con-
Trajectory articles known to COM
merce? Because when purchased,
instead ofgoing to the buyer, they
90 to the cellar.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-07-30
Sslseteb Story.
TURNING THE TABLES.

Breakfast had just been cleared
away and the little sitting-room
was very bright and cheerful in
the yellow food Of the April sun
shine. There were pots of purple
blossomed violets in the window
seat, AMI p blue-ribboned guitar
lying on the sofa, and books piled
on the table, and close by the fire
Mrs. Haven had seated herself at
her desk to write some letters.
She was Il trim, compact little
woman, with bright brown hair,
and eyes to match, and a resolute
mouth that somehow carried out
the expression OF l nose that our
French neighbors phrase ''re'
trouse." Mary Haven h 4 d =
character that you might see at a
distance.
As she sat there selecting her
pen, and unscrewing the silver top
Of her inkstand, the door opened
very softly, and q round full-moon
face appeared.
"Mrs. Haven, mem, if you
please"
Eyes" said Mary Haven, descry-
iuy at once by the infallible b.
rometer OF a woman's ear the rls-
inr thunder storm in the domcs-
tic atmosphere below. ." hat Is
it, c0ok?' ).
"It's not that you are not 8 N'nd
mistress, men," said the cook:
twisting the hem Of her checked
apron, "and The wages is good, not
to say company allowed once \
week. and Sunday evenings always
ours: but there are some things
flesh and blood can't stand, nc
more they can't mem; and l hain't
no patience with such doin's, and
ifyou please suit yourself, mem
at 4 months warnin--'
"Why, cook, what is the mat
ter?"
"Some-can abide meddlin' with
mem, and some can't; and if the
barrel Of mackcrcl sets on the
wrong corner, an the sugar boxe:
aiu't Kept covered proper, it's the
mistress should tell me of it, no
the Master, an if Mr.. Havel
wants TO be cook, mem, well ant
good; but | won't stay in the same
kitchen y
And cook fiounoed out, maltreat
inr her apron, having her say.
Mrs. Haven flushed scarlet. She
arose and went down stairs to tht
cellar, where her husband, mlnu:
his coat, was endeav voring to move
9 huge washing-machiue.
You see, Bridget" he callee
out, "this is the worst possible
place the thing could stand in, ant
why, Mary, is it; you"
Yes, it is l." said Mrs. Haven
81 thought You had gone TO you
office, Henry?'
Pm going presently" said M'
Haven. But you see, Mary, every
thing down here is by SKIES an
sevens. It's we'll [ come dow
occasionally. Cook has no NOR
economy than wild savage, an!
Bridget puts everything where !
shouldn't be. Ny dear, have yo
looked over the grocer's bill for
month %
no, | haven't said Mrs. Aa7
en-. nv,
~Well, its qnite alarming. Their
must be ! leak somewhere ; an
that reminds me-thc molasse
lvs is dripping at the rate OF ha
apint i day
i will see to it, she said.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-07-30

A Baltimore physician, now in
Vienna has invented an instrument
to cure cross and squint eyes. 1t
has been introduced into the hos,
pital at Vienna, and is we'll re.
ceived " the profession.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-07-30
Doetrp~
&
TffE DAINTY WARDROBE.

There's Il lit.le drawer in my chamber,
Guarded with tender care,
Where the dainty clothes are lying
That my darling shall never wear;
And there, while the hours are w'nng,
Fill The house is all Ut rest,
l SIT and fancy baby
Close TO my aching breast. E
Nv darliug's pretty, white garments,
Wrought them while sitting apart,
While his mystic life was throbbing
Under NY throbbng heart;
And often my happy dreaming
Breaks in little song,
Like tho murmur Of birds at brooding,
When the days IRE warm and long.
| finished the dainty wardrobe,
And the drawer was almost full
White robes Of the finest muslin,
And robes OF the whitest WOO.
I folded them all together,
With rose for every pair,
Smiling and saying, Gem fragrant,
RI, for prince to wear"
All! the radiant summer mosnlng, &.
So full Of d mothers joy
"Thank God ! he is fair and perfect,
Ny beautiful newborn boy"
Let him wear the pretty, white garments
wrought while sitting apart,
Lay him, so sweet and helpless,
There, close to my ,hrobbing heart.
Many and many an evening
sit, since my baby came,
Saying, "What do the angels Cal! him"
For he died without name;
Sit while the hours are waning,
And the house is all at rest,
.sud fancy q baby'nestling
Close to my aching breast.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-07-30

A Long Island farmer was
thrown into we'll last Friday,
and then logs and stones thrown
after him to make sure that he
was we'll murdered.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-07-30

The young lady who refused to
90 into a rife factory because
some of the guns had no breeches
on is spending a few days in tho
country. Let her stay.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-07-30

A fashionable lady named Sarah,
about starting for the springs was
advised by her grandmother to
take along her Saratoga.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-07-30

One of the loVeliest flowers now
in IS the sweet-pea. It has pea
culiar- beauty.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-07-30

A shocking sig h t-Farmers
gathering their sheaves OF gram.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-07-30

When you go to the donkey's s
house, don't ask. if his ears are
long.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-07-30

Men and women are made from
the roar material-babies.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-07-30
HOW THREE OHIOANS TOOK
THE 4TH ON THE 3RD.

The coming Of the 4th of July
was too tardy for three men Of
Columbus, Ohio, named Fleming,
Webb and Huston. So they hired q
hack, laid in a asupply of fireworks,
and started for the country. Unfor-
tunately, there was no deficiency
of fire water" also matches and
cigars. The party com mmenced tire
4th inside ofthe hack. by shooting
off fire crackers amid the powder
filled combustibles, but the hack
man demonstrated, and stopped it.
When they came to dark tunnel,
the temptation was too great to re-
sist. They made the solid stone
wall rcverberate with shouts and
explosions, which set the horses
dancing on their hindlegs. Then
they lighted a torch inside the
hack. 1t threw Pickering light
upon the muddy roadway, which
every now and then received the
remains of an exploded cracker.
All at once a fearful cracking COM
menced in the carriage. The
horses pricked up their ears and
started. The noise increased, and
the speed ofthe horses also. Pres
emily the whole hack seemed to be
in u fame. It was but a moment
or two until the animals were
madlv dashing forward through the
gloom, splashing mud and water
in every direction, while the 6z-
zing, and whistllng and cracking,
and terrible explosions Of the fire
works-jumping to the right and
left, and under and over the fran
tic animals, and over and round
the driver-was almost enough to
split the stoutest horses heart
with fear and sink the beast into
the mud with absolute terror.
When the horses we're stopped,
Webb was found stretched on
his back, with scarcely q stitch
Of clothing on his body. Huston
did not appear to be so badly
burned, but he was suffering
severely, and bore up under it well
until he got home. Webb died be-
fore noon. His wife and child,
| aged six or seven and his father
and friends were notified in the
morning, and were present when
life ceased. The injured man was
not conscious much after daylight.
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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1873-06-19

Tnr Brs1fsn QsAIrHnLx Rxv1ssss h come 10
hand from tho Leonard Scott Publishing Compa-
nv of l4O Fulton street, New orz city with their
usual supply of Talusble thought and informa-
tion.
The EDrnBuns REVIEW presents articles on the
folloVing Interesting snbleets = Trada Routes 70
cooks life OF Gen Robert = Lee-Drunk kenness.
tire and Crown"-Cost and consumption of coal
Darwin on Observation-Disclosures movements in
Germany-rhe > claim, OF sNhig Cove Inment.
TIE BEITIsH Qq4rfl1Lxg ~. CON tains Artic les
on the following fnterestiDg -sehjeets Swiss
Federal Reform-Tfs Aonotheism Of PagahlisEn
-6overnment Purchase Of Railways-Middle-
march, study Of Provincial life Battle Of Creed
and Freedom1n French Protesfantisnl-Aris Aristotle
The Engl<h IA IretAnd IN the Elrhteenth cen
tnry-Conten1p6 p6tafy- Literal History, Geog-
raphy and TkEESk[Polittes, Science and Art
Poetry, Etction and Bellies Lettros--Th Ology,
Philosophy and Philology.
LONDON Q1AhfKkLY REVIEW contains the follow
ing. The State Of English RAinting-Middle-
marble atndI ef PrnEinoial Lifa-Elail il1rays and
the State Autumn on the Sprey-Greek at the
UniYerslties-Lord Lytton = Central Asia--rhe
IElsl5 Fa;ysrsiiy Bip and the Defeat Of the Min
TIM ;Wzsr,uHsEaE for April. 1873. No. CXcvI
giYee the following rieh table Of contenta The
National importance Of Scientific Research--nr
Gladstone's ~Delence ef the Faith'--Yenetian
Paintiag-.Honry Murgor. the Bohemian-Chari-
" Schoolb-s.Onr HeArncn'--lrish University I'd.
ucation and she Ministerial crtsis-Contsmpora-
~ laitsrstarO-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1873-06-19

From the. new discoveries being made
in Egypt it appears that the smelling Of
iron was carried on in Egypt from the
very earliest period. Mr.. Chas. Vincent.
in an English scientific journal, sets forth
some new facts in reference to this sub
lect:
I'm the sepulchrss@ OF Thebss may be
found delineations Of butchers sharpening
their knives on round bars of iron attach
ed to their aprons. The blades of the
knives are painted blue, which fact proves
that they were Of. steel, for in the tomb
of Rameses III. this color is used to indi-
cate steel, bronze being represented by
red. An English gentleman has recently
discovered near the wells of Moses, by
the Red Sea, the remains of iron works
so vast that they must have employed
thousands Of workmep. Near the works
are to be found the runs of temple and
of barracks for the soldiers protecting
or keeping IN order the workmen. These
works are suppOsedto be- at least three
thousand years old.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1873-06-19

CALIFoRsIA aud our argeptiferons ter
ritorIes. Of the West must look to- their
laurels, for. of all quarters OF the globe,
Africa is coming to the front as q region
rich in.mineral and metallic wealth a The
enormous fields Of diamonds at the Cape
are nov aupplenentedHby discoveries OF
gold fields of vast extent and unprece-
dented richness within hundred miles OF
Cape Town As the diamond fever sub
sided somewhat, there was q need Of q
Cape, 50 the discoFsry of the gold has
come in the nick Of time to renew the
current Of emigration Africaward.