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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1874-07-22
0sioer babsn bic Seuldrsden beiun.

eerS aud tn rer 0eSenp Der eeutlb n
@nlispluns Neusulm in Winnsipta
srcbs Ysrbcerunssn anseribtet. Die
rprtise nppf" bsrihtet pariber Die
Musiidten ; RAP lib rie 70 bDdit uers
psrbli6m 6euidrefsnitwdrme piels
lsi6t nod aus bieliser 0esenp entfsrnen,
bepor fe ibr 3ertSrunsswsrt YOaenret
inp leiper iebr ssrinS. Sn Wa6en
l6warmte eieS Sniett nod ab unp gu unp
ldBt ii6, 100 es ibm Der Snfinft sebietet,
auf Grudtfelpern unp In ben @drten ME-
psr, UNI lsiner unsridtti6en GreBsier su
frSbnsn. Seit einisen Tasen fnp nun
aud bic i'm iippisen @uds pransenpen
@arten BON yieus nlm BON Jpn bcimses
lu6t unc alien anIeben mad perpen iie,
In fur,em 0erlauf nur nod pFanssrs
trimmer als Dsnfmaler ces iber le bin
pessesansenen @irsensels aufweiien.
Nls Elm isbr teunrubiaenpes 3ei6en fir
bic 3ufunft fam Is betra6tet perpsn,
cas bic Ssu1Greden bsrcits anfansen,
Gisr su lesen unc alIp Miene MAIDEN,
ib fir ras nadfe Sabr ein,uniiten."
Gin Silp ron eielen 5eul6reden erbdlt
man aud rur6 fplssncen Seridt ppn
Mapslta. @attcnpan County, Minn.,
Der Simmsl 1T BON Wyriacen BON
Seu16redsn Sereunfelt, pslbe iiter pas
Stapt6sn tn Der &i6tuns mad Norren
aisssn. Die Wa1en rer Seui6reden
inp 70 aubercrrsntlid, Rap wenn iie
III 0opsn fielen, eerielbe iber einen
Sue bid tamit beeeft lsin piirpe." Gin
anrersr Seribt aus jensr 0essn iaat:
nSsit sebn Iascn iinp bic 9af;s nit Seus
ldreden anssfiat ete, pom Wince ses
trietsn, auf ibrer 8anperuns bier bin u.
ca bin besrifen iinp. 90 melt ras @us
se rei9t erblidt man, mad Der Spnne
su. Die ~aeHiseltsn S6wdrme. I'm bic
Mittassseit erbeben li6 Mpriaeen pisier
llnbolpe, UNI ii6 ben in rer Wanperuns
b~earifenen 3dsen ansuldlisBen u. Wenn
piss 10 nod einise Sage fcrtssbt werpen
alerpinss feline Seuibrefen mebr in bic.
flyer @esenp lein. aber Die psrbeerten Sell
rer mereen als Gin Oenfmal Ger ibrsfs
li6tsn @erpifuns nod cine seraume
Belt einen traurisen Anblif sewdbren.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1874-07-22
4obe 20bne.

Dor einisen Sasen belt bic Nationals
@1Iociation Der Srstters Satrif ,nten In
@iliamspUrt. Yennlplpania, cine Ssrs
Iammluns, wprin fe li9 nit aaer Gnts
I6iepsnbeit seaen Zen porseldlasenen
@eeiprccititSs @ertras nit Ganapa aus
Ipra1. Na9 elmer ldnseren Debate er,
flarte Die 8sriammluns einmdtbia paB
man benz belasten 0trtras ~ppponiren
mlGe, neil pte Qualification rs1elben .eis
nc 9rpee &epuetipn Der 4Sbne i~npplpiren
,parps, ta man fia seuStbist isbe, nit
Der pob!feilsren @rbeit BON CANADA ;u
rcneurriren." Natirli6 erwartsn bic
Observation-Disclosures, setdBt auf piele Ibe'
orie, cte rntsritdBuns Der @rbeittr, une
nur nsbenbet, sleibIam als pb fe caS
wsitsr ni6tS ansinse MAIDEN iis carauf
auimsrfIam, .eae pic &atifcation ceS
@ertrases aud Zen preis Der Sretter re-
puctren wiiree une tae, penn Die protes
sirten prpfte auf Srstterri unc auf tau'
Iene anpern @rtifsln, wel1e jeBt su @uns
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1874-07-22
Opium nno amber, amerifaniiGe
NrraulMunqsmittel.

- H.r.' BL#S ..Fr
Wie ras Yittsburasr Solfsblatt auf
Die Nutoritit einss Npotbsfsrs bin mits
tbeilt. bat ras Opium losar unter ben
Srausn unp lShtern Der aneeIebenten
unp woblbabenrfsn 6amilisn einen ries
iisen Mblas. Scl1e Damsn bsseben
f6 Ielbit in Die @potbsfsn une faufen
ii6 srobe Suantititen Opium. Wei
tens brinsen iie 0 &sr;tsn, bic ii6
wabri6einli6 gut eafiir besablen laEsn,
ssihrietene Hecepte. Grit Dor rpenisen
Sasen tradte cine Dame, ceren Mann
in pittsturs elm srpseS Usiddft bat, Elm
ioldeS Hecept, rurd pslheS fe fib fir
500 Opium Yerlbafte. Das &scept
pirr eann 0 3sit su 3eit o~erneusrt.,
unp bic 6rau erlanst 10 piel Opium als
le braudt. sic %bebauptst, iie lsice an
rer S6winclutt unp braude pas Spis
I'm rsswessn. absr risb 1T elm blobsr
Sprpanr, penn rie 6rau leicet feinsSs
pess an Der S6pinpludt. Nneere laIs
len li6 cas- Opium rur6 8naben. RE
cine Ypn einem glr;t Undergraduate ans
weiIun9 baten, abbolen. u&enn mir
uns weisern, ibnen weldeS su %perfaufsn,
p%srfauft es ibnen elm &nperer, unp mir
biBsn pielIsi6t cine quite auprldaf: Elm,
cbne eae Der Sade i'm 0erinsiten abses
bolien wirp", msint Ger pittsburssr Apo.
tbefer.
Der @sbraud rsS SpiumS 1T ietp1
ni6t auf bic wpblbabenpen 8la0sn be-
I6rantt ; piele Ger irmiten Srauen ssben
in einsm b~sltineiasn SpiumrauI6.
lne penn Die SpiumsiTer ui6t arm, iinp.
psnn is iid pisisr i6redIi6sn esipsns
l6aft, BON Der iie li6 ME lpsreisen fSns
men. ais wpblbatsnpe 9eutc srssbsn, per>
BEN Ie eur6 risislbe in Armutb s~sitir,t.
Sie psrna6ldlisen unp perSehen Aaes,
UNI iblem 9ailer su frSbnen. @enn cine
Srau li1 Gem S%piumaenus srssben bat,
last ie eber ibre 8inpu bunsern, als
ZAP ie ii9 ibren ScwSbnlid en- 8aui6
SsrIa9t.
0aS Opium miro meiltenS in Ger
Scrm BON Morpbin s%efauit neil piss
bsftiser pirft unp nidt l6ls6t l6medt.
Wanbe nebmen ispob aud 3aupanum u.
has robe Opium. Dies lsstsre miro aud
Defenders Don pislsn Mdnnsrn sefaut
unp rann serldludt. 0srsu6t miro CO
BON Nmsrifanem fpenis ppsr ni6t. Die
@irfuns rislss @iftts III bsfannt. Gs
srrsst pas @sbirn unsebsusr, trodnst ale
Sstrstionsn aus unp ssrrlttet ras game
SyRsm. Das S1li9mhe it, paB ries
isnissn, wslde ii& eisism eafsr einmal
erssben baden, ME wisrsr eappn ablal1en
t5nnsn. Wan fam sinsn Saufer curis
rem, einen Spiumelsr faf ME.
Die Brauer ssbrau6en aud nod an
rers bsraul6snpe prdparate, !. y. einsS
aus inril6sm tSanfe, paS ipsenanntt
.Sai6iI6" Der Srisntalsn. Sn New'
ycrf wirp cine art .Sal9ii9 CAMS
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1874-07-22
ssma9t, Der cine berauI9enre Birfuns

ssmaat, Der cine bsraul6snrs 8irfuns
bat.
Mnbere sebrau6en 9rIenit UNI i6 su
ermuntsrn uno ;u erbeitsrn. Ties @ift
bduft iid oft i'm Massn uno in lem Sys
ifeme an, uno pirtt in ioI9sn Gduen
tSctli6. Wdbrenc IS aber bel aQmdbs
Tiger Mnbdufuns I'm Wasen tSptli9 III,
brinat aud rie pl5Blihe Ginteauns iet.
mes @snu6eS rcm eiamal an oisIsn sss
wSbnteu Sbrper srcse 9efabr. Sc
w5bnlid miro es In Der 6orm BON u6pps
ler's SolutiOn" einaenommen.
Gin anrsres WitteL beIoneers i'm
Sdren iebr sebrdudli6, 1T ras
S6nupftabaffauen. Mud Yisle nSrclis
de 8rausn linp risiem @enus ersetsn.
Sic ifefsn rem Sdnupftabad sepSbnlid
in einen fleinen Saf unp reiten li6 ras
nit ras 3abnheiih. dies 1T freili6
ni6t 10 sefdbrlid wie Opium. SaIdii6,
ocer Mrienif, absr aud 'rpersr selunr,
nod ~belonrerS reinlih.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1874-07-22
Der Gomet GoQQia.

Der Mlrpnom parfburt su Netp yprf
bate auf @runp oer--nc6 nidt unswets
felbaiten-Yeirce'i@en Tbeorie iiber bic
Yilpuns Der 8ometenIaweife bere&net,
eae mir I'm ben 20. ps. wabrlaeinli6 IN
t~snjenisen ces senannten ntusn Sontes
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1874-07-22
Der Dem Gempereniumfaae abbOlo,

Cincinnati Commercial" bGlt Den 4me=
r%itanern ibre peroerbli9e Il nmd d.
Bi9feit i'm @enuie ponGis Dor.
&ein @las Waiier tonne %sstruntsn weroen,
obne bur9 Gis fat auf Den 8efrisrpuntt
sebradt gu iein. @sin uno G~bampasner
miirben ibnen obne gis ni9t munoen.
Selbit 5bee uno &affse meroen isbt als
gis-5bee uno Gis. 8aiiss ssnoIien. Die
@irfunsen Oieler iibertriebenen anmen.
ounsen BEG Giles ieien bon Ierstsn oft ber-
porseboben iuoroen. Die 8lalur Der 3db-
ne usroe bur6 Die plobli4e 4btiibluns if
rer natiirli6en Wdrme ibrer 6sltisteit be-
raubt. Sic Masenpdnoe perlisrsn lire
@eiunobeit unb Die 10 allsemsin bemsrften
@eroauunssbei6peroen nebit Den ibnen
entlpre6enoen irantbaiten Gemiitbs;uitdn-
Den finoen BARN ibre gniitebuns ooer Gnt=
pidluns. Die Waserfeit uno Die nerpDle
Tei5barteit, Die Den @meritaner bon anoe=
rem Nationalitdten unteri9eioe, laIie li9
sum srOben She'll auf Die llnmdBisteit i'm
@enub eistalter Habrunssmittel ;uriidfib-
rem. Der Commercial" psilt nit ipOt-
tiidem Mitleio auf bas auslsben Der Sem-
persn3=a reuSfabrerinnen ODER Der 8altuai-
isr-M anner bin fablsrs @sli9tsr nit sei-
lterbafterem Musbrud f0nne man nidt ie-
BEN, als Die iener nerpOisu S4winoiu9ts.
3anoioaten. Sieier gri9einuns felt er
oas ausieben Screr entsesen, Die iid Den
mdbissn @enuB bon Wein unb Bier er.
lauben, pie ). .. Der Deutlden, bic, ,psnn
ie nidt bon Der @stuobnbsit Der amsrita-
ner anseitedt iinb, bas gis in ibren Spei-
len uno @etrdnten nur mdbis anipenoen.
SIM Sinblid auf Die sroben Na9tbeile Der
,,giswaier= llnmdbisteit," 10 i@liebt bas
Gineinnatier 8latt feline SuBprsbist, auf
Die llebel, momit lie Die GinSelnen wie Die
sanSe @eiealdaft beimiu9t, auf Die Sab
ne, Die lie SerbrDdeIt, auf Die 3abnarSt=
&e6nunsen, Die baraus sntiteben, auf Die
Masenbei6wsroen, Die ebeli6en 3wiitis-
teitsn, Die gbei9eiounsen, Die lie i'm Sc
iolse bat, auf allen SaB, Streit, Neio, Die
Giisriu9t i'm seielisen Seris9r, Osrsn llr-
lpruns lie ilt-im Sinblid auf oieie uno
cine Mense anoerer bamit ,ulammenbdn=
9enoer llebsl penoen mir nns an Die suten
6rauen, Die Der llnteroriiduns ees
S6napstrinfens Elm babies Sabr gum
Opisr ssbra6t baben, nit Der Bite um
cine frditise @nitrensun9 Surllnteroriiduns
ienes bel peitem srOBeren uebels, bas uns
balo in cine Station bon Spspeptifern Su
perpanocln uno bic 9ebenstraft Der ame-
rifanil9en HatiOn ab3ui4wd6en orobt.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1874-07-22

SS Gtnienpunsen II. 8orre>
iponrensen, beIpnrers iiber fir6li6e
dnc ancere wi6tise Seaebenbeiten, iinr
l~ererseit wiItcmmert, miiiIsn aber POM
Serfalier unter,eihnet fein.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1874-07-22
Am II. sunni wurosn bel Me 3 Die

Am II. SUM- puroen bel Me 3 Die
llmbauarbeiten an Dem Sort les SOroes
in @nsriii senOmmen. Sieies @ert liest
swil6en ben etipa $500 Mteter BON einan-
Der entIernten oetadirten SauptIorts ct.
Sulien uno Gueleu unb bat Die aufsabe,
bas ;uii@en oieien selesene Ssrrain gu be-
itrsi6sn. gu bieiem 3wede miro Der bel
ldmmtliden Meser neutrality-suspicious.
maBsebenoe @runolas, mOslidt LANCE
GrOnt bel mD9liait serinser SDbe berSus
its0en, a~nsemanot weroen. Ta6 oieiem
Spltsm lit es Den Selassrten mOsli6, cine
srube ansabl bon SsidHssS gu plaeiren.
pdbrsno Der Selassrer nur Elm fleines unb
babsr nidt leidt gu bsi6iebenoes 3ielob-
iect Dor li6 bat. @u6 bic Sertisiteluns
Der ibri9en Werfe miro eifrisit betrieben.
Ser llmbau Der pier SauptfOrts sebt Der
0olenouns entsesen, eben 10 Idreiten Die
arbsitsn an ben neuen Sorts tiidtis por-
wdrts. Ha1 Yolenouns Der lebtern ipirb
Wieb Elm perl6anStes Eager bilben, beIien
lImiansslinie % 8ilpmeter lang lsin wiro.
Snnerbalb bieles mad alien Seitsn gesen
ansrif ssl6iibten, oasesen bel @usfaasn
aiinlti9e Operationslinien bietenoen Ser-
rains liesen nidt weni9sr oils 5p6li sr6-
Bere Srte uno Sunoerte bon Weilern, Sos
fen uno 2anobduiern.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-23
THE sEE6ERs FoR THE POLE.

Another Arctic expedition has suf-
fered the usual fate of shipwreck and
suffering without achieving any other
substantial results. It is true that the
gallant Austrian explorers, Payer and
Weyprecht, who have just been rescued
from the ice-felds of Spitzbergen, sue
ceeded in reaching north latitude 50
degrees, having thus penetrated some
fifteen miles nearer the Pole than did
Capt. Parry. But this gain of ff-
teen miles added really nothing to
our geographical knowledge, while the
real object of the explorers, that of
sailing through the so-called Northeast
ern passage. was defeated. They saw
nothing that differed in any way from
the ice and snow and water seen by
former Arctic voyagers, and it would be
difficult to point out single particular
in which science has benefited from
their bravery and their suffering.
Nevertheless Arctic exploration will
go on. Baff1ed and turned back score
of times, the seekers for the Pole will
still renew their efforts. It has already
been shown that no discoveries in that
direction can be made which will bene-
fit commerce, for the dream of utilizing
the Arctic seas for the purpose of navi-
cation has vanished since the North
west passage has been found to be
practically impossible. Still, the fact
that no human being has reached the
Pole is a sufficient incentive to advent
urous men to strive to succeed where
Parry and Kane and Hayes and Hall
and so many more have failed.
Whenever an Arctic expedition re-
turns and the survivors tell the story of
their hardships, certain class of hui
manitarians protests against any fur
ther attempt at exploration in the froz-
en- seas. With equal justice might it
be claimed that the climbing of the
Alps and the hazardous voyages of
aeronauts should be forbidden in the in
terests of humanity. It is true that no
man will be richer for the discovery of
the Pole, but mankind would certainly
be poorer in bravery and enterprise
were polar explorations to cease. It is
something to know that there are men
bold enough to face the horrors of an
Arctic winter on cruise which can
weld them no money. The world is
not SO full of unselfsh bravery that we
can afford to underrate the daring of
the seekers for the Pole.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-23
AN EYE FoR BUSINESS.

It is not generally known that the
entire glass-eye business of the United
States is in the hands of one firm,
Messrs. Theisman & Paulding, of Pitts
burgh, and but few people have any
idea of the immensity of their busi-
ness. There is in the United States a
deficit of some 10000 eyes. Of this
number about %, 900 make use of glass
eyes. To supply these "bully boys
with glass eyes," at least 100 specimens
of optics are manufactured. Some
rich, aristocratic old gentlemen have
their eyes made to order. These are
manufactured by hand, with great care
and nicely, certain fire and V1gor
being thrown into them more than
realistic. We know a MIR. johnson
who is greatly improved by wearing one
of these glass eyes. The young ladies'
dote on him, and say he looks like poet
8" his eye with such fine frenzy rolling.
Such are some of the advantages OF
glass eye.
The cheapest kind of eyes are the
light blue. These are sold in large
quantities. The poor people who can
not afford luxuries usually wear these,
whatever the color of their natural op-
tics. When a man has genuine black
eve supplemented by one of dim, dis
NAL blue, it produces weird effect.
This strange appearance is still more
heightened when the black eye gives
| evidence of a glass or so too much OF
whisky; its contrast with the sleepy
soberness of the blue eye is apt to
| astonish a stranger.
Several years ago Messrs. Theisman
& Paulding were burnt out in the big
fire in Pittsburgh. The sorrow, the
ruin, the misery this caused can only
be appreciated by a one-eyed man. Al
most all had to content themselves with
secondhand eyes, dim, and consider
ably the worse for wear and tear.
A well-known merchant of New York,
who was wanting in optics, dissected 6
doll of his daughter to procure an eye
so that he might appear in society de
| Gently, and poor man in this very city
in similar strait, made use of those
large variegated crystals of which chill
dren are so fond. His eye of many
colors produced quite a sensation, and
Messrs. Thiesman & Paulding threw 6
quantity of Dolly Warden eyes on the
market, but somehow they did not take
and become the fashion, and the cargo
was an entire loss.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-23
ZEN AND KITTEN.s.

Two or three weeks ago family liv-
ing in the Third ward set hen on ten
eggs in the barn. The same family
keeps cat. It seems that the children
belonging to the family did not know
that the hen was "set," SO they dis
turbed her and brought in the eggs, and
chased her about the yard for play and
recreation. While thus occupied the
old cat that had litter of kittens only
few days old decided at that oppor-
tune time to change their location, and
brought her little ones to that very nest,
and went out in search of food. The
hen returned, sat down and mothered
those kittens, and seemed to be very
proud OF them. The cat OF course
drives her off when she is in, but as soon
as the cat is away the old hen returns
to take care of the kittens, and the hon.
ors of mother are about equally divided
between the hen and the cat.-Lacrosse
Democrat
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-23
CHANCES OF LIVING.

A medical writer of eminence has
been collecting evidence as to the
chances of life which children have,
upon being born, in different countries.
out of 10, 900 children born it is found
from official statistics that in Norway
as many as 7,415, or roughly speaking,
three out of every four, live to twenty
years of age. In England only 6,627
SO live, or 788 fewer than in Norway.
In the United States boys have nearly
as good chance of life as in England,
while girls have not. But in France
only 5,O22, or scarcely more than one
out of two, reach twenty. While II
Ireland no more than 4, ,855, or actually
less than one out of two, attain that age.
More surprising still are the statistics
regarding old age. Out of the same
10000, for example, we learn that in
Norway 3,487, more than one out OF
three, reach seventy; in England al.
most one out of four in the United
States, still men only, one out of foul
"a trife higher than England in
France 1,776, or about one out of 81
and in ireland only 861, or one out Of
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-23
YAEUB BEG.

The Eastern question, which is never
asked above whisper, is daily attract
more attention. The independent gives
a sketch of singular character who has
already figured conspicuously in the re-
mote politics of the East, and who will
probably find himself the eynosure of
all eyes. He is Mohammed Yakub Beg,
ruler of Eastern Turkistan. This al
most unknown territory is said to be
the birthplace of the great Aryan race
which rose mysteriously from it's val
leys to overrun the Indies and found
the families which to-day shape the
destinies of the world. Long ago the
Mongols superseded the Aryan stock
and not vestige of>the primordial race
remains there. And now, by some
strange fatality, comes this daring
strategist, pure Aryan from the Cau-
casus to the home of his earliest ances-
tors, to grasp the scepter and defy the
invader. A despot without regard for
life, his rule is marked by its stern re-
gard for justice. Every serious offense is
summarily punished by death, but only
upon the best of evidence. Ignorant
and illiterate himself, he has instituted
vigorous system of education, whose
only flaw is its enforced religious ten
dency While possessing unlimited
power himself, he observes the rights
of property with scrupulous honesty,
and inculcates the same ideas of justice
and equity in his subjects. Little is
known of the history of this remarkable
man until he appeared as an officer in
the army of the Khan of Kholand dur
ing the struggle with Russia. By his
dazzling military skill he raised himself
from obscurity to prominence, and by
artifice, craft and cunning he usurped
the government which he now holds.
Though of obscure origin, he has sue
ceeded in marrying one of the sacred
virgins descended from the prophet,
and has thus added to his influence.
This is the ruler of that region which is
to be the battle ground between En-
gland and Russia for the possession of the
Indies. He is compared to Napoleon
and Cromwell, and is probably destined
to figure in history as prominently as
did either of the prototypes to whom he
10 1iI<o0ad
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-23
OLD AGE AND OUR COUNTRY

OLO AGE AND OUR COCNIhL
The Cincinnati Enquirer calls at
tention to the fact, in an elaborate arti-
Gle, that the literary and political men
of Europe seem to live much longer
than they do in this country, Here is
Guizot dying at the age of 81. M.
Theirs is but three or four years his
Junior. Lord Brougham, in England,
was 81 when he died. Lord Lynd-
hurst was still older-almost CEN
tenarian. Humboldt, if we mistake
not, was near the nineties. Lord Pal
merston was over 80. So were Talley-
rand and Metternich. Disraeh in
Great Britain, Marshal Moltke and
Emperor William in Germany, and Nc
Mahon in France are all old men, and
yet they are the rulers of their respect
i've countries. Save Washington Irv-
ing we recall no literary celebrity in
the United States who attained what
might be called longevity of existence.
Some of our statesmen lived up into
the eighties and nineties, but then they
had retired for a long time from pub
lie life, and consequently were un-
known to their generations. With the
exception of John Quincy Adams, none
of our Congressional and Presidential
officials have had anything to do with
public affairs after they were 70. But
in Europe great things have been done
by scholars and politicians long after
that age was passed. There are in our
judiciary two bright examples of the
European character. We allude to
Chief Justice Marshall, of the Supreme
Court, who was 80 when he died, and
his successor, Roger B. Taney, who
was 81. There is something, we sus-
pect, that is faster in our mode of life
something in our climatic influence that
Europe. There are those who main
tain that America is the mausoleum OF
our race, that it has been the grave
yard of several distinct civilizations,
and that in time it will be fatal to us.
The Oldest OF the continents, it was
found nearly unpopulated by the
Europeans, but bearing evidences that
there had been high civilization here
centuries before. The genuine Ameri-
can, in the older States of this Union,
where there has not been from time to
time an infusion of foreign blood, has
usually delicate organization, which
is especially marked in the female sex.
It is much marked and commented
upon by the philosophical observers OF
New England, where consumption and
all other organic diseases of the lungs.
heart and brain are becoming fearfuilJ
prevalent, and general decay of the
physical constitutions of the masses is
| certain.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-23
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Through the efforts of Robert @.
Winthrop, now in Europe, the Massa-
chusetts Historical Society will come
into possession of an exact copy of a
painting of George Washington which
has unusual historic interest. The
original was intended for the Stadthold-
er in 1880, and was captured with Lau-
rens by Captain Keppel, of the British
navy. Laurens had been appointed
Minister Plenipotentlary to the Hague
in 1779, and was on his way to Holland
when the capture was made. He was
for more than year. The portrait was
claimed by the captor as a personal
prize, and presented by him to his
uncle, Admiral Lord Keppel. It then
became one of the treasures of Quiden-
ham Park, the seat of the Earl of Albe-
marie, present head of the Keppel fam
lily in Norfolk. The name of the artist
is unknown, which is not matter of
moment, since the portrait is not an
exhibition of the highest order of merit.
SOA~NAS~A
permission to see the painting, and, sub
sequently, his authority to make copy
of it. A photograph was taken and
magnifed to the dimensions of the orig
inal. The copy was then finished by
skilled artist, in oils and colors, in
the immediate presence of the original,
so as to leave no room for the slightest
discrepancy between them. Both Mr..
Winthrop and Earl Albemarle, who
have taken warm interest in the prog
ress of the work, certify that it is a
perfect fac-simile of the portrait just
as it was painted for the Stakeholder
and captured by Keppel, nearly GEN.
tury ago. Even the frame is to be re-
produced in kind. The whole is gift
to the society from Mr.. Duncan, late
of Rhode Island, now resident in Lon
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