, 1874-08-08
FAMILIAR TALK.


thoy might read thoao languages aloud for hta
qualification, whito he left tlo,n tn total ignor-
ntco OF tho 1noanng Of tito wort1s they uttered.
similar instance Of gross mi uat!ce ia rotated
OF worthy EngBhman, named Iichard Dolton,
EHq. Ho WIS an ardont admiscr Of tho Crock
clusHtcs. but a!tfering from woa oyoa, notaugtt
l'ta ucgro-noy. Otnhnf, to road to him ourlcn!ly
standing syliablo. VIII these mon bo rewarded
with good oyoB and plenty of Greek auu Latin
a,tshoTn In tho uext woraf Or Will tLoy stIli bo
served by womon and ncgro.slavob2
FEATD or pEDEsTntANIBsf.
Nfias niclnrds. tho English gill who recently
concluded, at Staplcton, near DriatQl, tho a.
founding feat of walking 1000 miloa In 1,0oD
hours. ia tho first ono Of hor Bex to exhibit 80
extraordinary sn example Of physlcal activity.
Ono cannot venture to surmiso, III thcso days OF
folnnlo enterprise, how soon hor exploit will 10
rivnloI by some equally ambitious and atropg-
lin,bed woman. Meantime, tnoro stand on tho
pago Of history two records Of similar doods OF
peuoBttianiHn accomplished by masculino
ntll[ctos. THO first vaH nut down in 180O whom
Capt. barclay waikod 1000 miles in 1000 con-
sncutiva hourH, winning thoroby E16,000. The
wngers stnked on this match amounted to G1l0,-
01U. The second event OF tho kind wna noted In
1911, when 1homnB Stnrtlcn, of Solrlurst, ncnr
Silver. BARRACKS, ACCOMPLISHED q stroil OF l.100
tnllcs in as innly successive hours. 1lr Stnnucu
was GO yeniH old Mt tho tiDlo ho indutEod IN this
prolonged constitutional.
AsoESTa OF MONT BLANC.
Tho frat ascent Of Mont Blanc was acoom-
plished by Jacques Belmont III 1880. Ho rms an
Alpine guide, and made tho attempt to secure
tho reward which Do LnuBauro offered for tho
discovery Of a praoticablo routo to tho summit.
De Lnussuro himAolf ascondol tho noun
tain tlio following amnmor; but, for somc
years after, no QUO ventu1od to repeat tho haz-
c.nt. hotwoop 17sa an,, ,sn, a,,5 bot,soo,, 7sn,
ne @ raav n u m rds 1si tara .s woro m as
cents. md in 1855 ii. From 1aSt to- l8s5 tho
u,,m1,crs oso IN 10 II Il RI ~ ,n1 toii in 1s7f
to IL Iwn,,ty.tw nH:amts M lax M ntace Il, 1H71 IL
in 1a7o and II in 1s73 I'G,s VAR thc ascants bo.
nan liz ;,i Of ino nontl, oar1,or ti,nn ,,sl,a:
mi !, n s,,,,nnss,3 tnrn Mi ,o norn t',sr nr.r
nnforo Il, a ta,n"Ic SIMMER ria tn,oi m,n,,or
NJ no,enus via uya th,.a far roaccI tha s., M.
nil ~ III .Ti,a' uerFnrn'anro NJ ,i,o faat haa
coasci tn ia Al, oxt,1IorInnTy ia,inction'
n'n, a.,n .,nnn,,,n,.ran as'. r,,.'.a
Ao" ooH to"stAFhEhs LIVED
writer IN the Gatazy haa COLLECTED quansi-
ty Of curious information regarding tho manner
in which our forera,hor. 1ivad nr,or 10 tho noy.
r,,t;.. IT, .,s.u ,'a,,, ...-.s,I. 80. ~
o'''ion. Nv hua'i ielP oa,sel'u7 'ianH'y "
iew OF uls "DETAILS, merely thanking him 1of the
trouble which We know ho wss at IN Amusing
them. In BoHton, $50 years ago, butchor's meat
| cod cou1d ho boncht far .hr aamo ann.
! ..1n,a, ,ro;,,;,s fro,, IN - ~ so.,,.I.
eA'''on, "o'sun'5 4Ao'" - " po'''ae,
waa ao!d Tor shilling. LobBters, poultry. and
venihon woro pIon;y and cheap. Pigeons brought
u pence ror dozoll. In Now York. twenty years
later, tho price OF bcof wns fixed by Inv ut ~
| pence per pound; that Of pors md yeat at Il
penny mora. Buttnr WA Is pence per pound,
| ind proud 4 copperb per loaf uf ! pound
II ounces. Milk. which wlB carrio'1 in cans HuB-
pended by q yoso frotu mons shoulders, waB
cents per quart.
In 173i Franklin 1iyod In phattolrcia, on d
vegetable dict for il pence Btelfng wook
Fruit waa abundant evorywhoro, The 6ost Of
peaches wcro pence peck In New
England; md pigs iwere fed on tho poorer
| qualities, North ind South. Thero wore cook
shops in Philadelphia as carly as 1887. whore
nicats, pies. tarta, md cakeB. woro to DO had.
| Tile delegates tn tho Congress Of 1774, which
convened in the Quaker City, wcro often trealed
to su.nptuous dinners by tito wealthy citizens.
Enumerated i'll Que Of tho billA-of-faro ati OK
listing TO attest tue luxury Of thoae carly days,
wo find curtls and creams, Iel1ios. sweet
ueats of various aorls. twenty kinds OF
taitH, fools. triileB, tloatlng-slanda, whipped syl
lublbs. PnrnoHun cheese, pinch, wine. porter,
beer, etc.. etc. No moan variety for tho lighter
| onnraoH u,,hut af than hmm in