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THE RACING.

The track was In very good order for racing;
not remarkably fast, but safe and sure. The
weather was very suitable for fast time, the sun
shining brightly, with temper1n2 breeze waiting
over the course during the afternoon. Four races
were on the card, the hrst a dash OF a MILE the
second the ocean Hotel Stakes, one mile and
tnree-quarters for tnreey earolds; the tnIrd mile
neats ana the fourth hurdle race OF two miles.
The first race-the Trial Purse--had ave entries,
comprising 10 Donahue's bay horse Cariboo,
years old; 2. W. Cameron's bay mare Inspiration.
4 years old; John T. Cnamberlin's bay nlly Yer
naDgo, 8 years old; Robinson, Morgan q CO.'S bay
colt searcher 8 years old, and j. 8. UattanacK's
bay colt Seaps, years ola. Searcher was a
great favorite over the field. BE won the race In
nne style, Inspiration second. Selaps third The
time OF the mile was the fastest that has been
made at this meeting-1 44K-and may be set
down most excellent considering the condition
OF the track.
The second race was the Ocean Hotel STAKES for
three-ysarold colts and 1lss, TO carry e5 lbs,
mile and three-quarteIs The stakes clesed with
thirty-nve nominations, four OF which came TO the
post These were a. McGrath's chesi nut colt Ar1s-
tides by Leamin gton, dam Serong; John p. Cnam-
berlin's bag colt Tom 0cniltree, NJ Lexington dam
Katona; Thomas Puryear Co.'s brown colt
Leader, by Leamington, dam Jessie Dixon; John
IA. Harney's brown colt Ozark. pJ Pat Nalloy, dam
sunny S0utn. Afsttdss was so great = fayorlte
that he was left out Of many Of the pools and the
other horses sold without him. Pools sold without
Aristides had ozark for iavorite, Tom ochftree
second choice, Leader fetching very small figures.
Ozark took the LEAD soon after the drum was
tapped, and was never headed in the race. He
won In tho easiest possible manner Arstides
beng unable to get near him. Leaaer Dol ed as
ne came into the nomcstretch and loFs consider
sDle ground, but DotwithstaDdlnz TINS nishap,
was close up to Aristides at the finish. Tom Ochi-
Tree fourth. The value Of she stakes Is a. out
$2,7O0. This stakes, 1t Will be remembered, was
won BY Aaron / IenningtOn lass year, beating
Br1gaDd Acrobat and saxon, IN 3:1Q
Tue third event was for purse OF $500, for all
ages, mile heats. Six horses cams to the post,
These were A. B. Lewis a CO.'S baJ nly Wanda
lite, years old W. Wyches bdy mare MaTy
Long, years old; Joseph Donahue's bay colt
colt The Hoaxer, years old; Robinson, Morgan
CO.'S brown colt Boo woolley, years old, and
Ayres sutline's chestnut gedlng Erastus Corn
Ing, years old. vandallte sold icr the highest
price Just before the start Bob Wooley the second
choice, Scratch the third la favor, Vandaite had
good send or on The frst heat, and sne led Tor
three quarters OF a mile, bot was then passed by
Bob WoolleY and Scratch. When near tha hniah
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THE RACE

The start was good one ana Minnie, Diavolo
and Trouble went over the lrst hurdle mead and
head, Risk fourth, Minnie Nc nfth. TIE hurdle
was Knocked down by SEINE OF the horses, as more
than one that went over had q crack at IL. Dead
head and Diavolo ran around the upper turn head
and head, and when they came to the second
hurdle, which was stationed at the quarter pole,
they Jumped II together four lengths in front OF
Trouble, the latter being four lengths anead OF
RISK, VINO was four lengths In advance OF Minnie
Nc. Deathead LED down the Dackstretch, and at
the third hurdle which was stationed near the
hali-mie pole, he LED one length, Diavolo second.
two Lengths in 'front.' OF Trouble, the latter three
lengths anead OF RISK Who was four lengths in ad,
the lower turn, when Trouble. outpacng
both Deadneao ana DiavoIo, took the lead near
fourth hurdle, wncn was stationed at the begin
ming OF the omestretch. Trouble led one length
over the hurdle. Deadhead second Qhe latter
knocking the hurdle over), Davolo third, Risk
fourth, kinnie Nc nlth. The horses raced rapidly
up the sretcn, and, as they passed under the wire
second, two lengths In 'front.' of Diavolo, Risk and
Minnie Nc practically out OF the race. There was
no hurdle to Jump until the horses reached me
At the sixth hurdle Trouble stlll led length,
Deadhead and Dlavoo Jumping side and side,
backstretch Dtavolo made strong running,
and. passing Deadhead, challenged trouble
length. Tnen the race was reduced
simply TO q matter between Trouble and
Diavolo. After getting over the hurdle at the
hslI-me pole they raced around the lower turn
head and head. ana as they swung into the home.
stretch they were as If yoked together They
came on neck and meek to the last hurdle, but In
stead OF jumping over the brush fence they ran
in 1t and Knocked it over. They then came on
Snder Sn@ wap snq p ana hen Gh Rl Sarns @ i9 Rn
In moment Trouble began 10 faIter, and then
Diavolo left him ana won the race by two lengths.
Deadhead was eight lengths behind Trouble but
twenty lenR tins in 'front.' OF Risk, Minnie Nc. fftn.
Time OF the race, 3:534, which is the fastest time
Two miles over 11raiss On record 'eneso9r9, the
seven years ago In S:519S and Milesian ran in
3:52H three years ago.
The next racing day at Monmouth Will De to-
morrow TnursoaV.
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THE OCEAN SWIMMING CONTEST.

LONG BRLNCH, July 13, 1875.
Great preparations are being made for tie
ocean swimming matcn, which takes place on
next Friday, the 10th. The con estants are AT the
East End Hotel with their trainers and give exni-
bitions OftheT skill In the sea every morning. The
contestants are O'Keeie Ed Favor and Charles
Rice, the champion amateur swimmer who sc-
companied Johnson, the English swimmer, In
last years. swimming match with Andrew
Trautz. Tne distance Is two miles, from the
lafEe new pier IN 'front.' Of Smith's East End
Hotel, wnero tue HERALD yacht lands her papers
every morning. steam Tug will take the SWIM
mers out from the pier and there will be no dis
appointment owing TO uniavOrablg weather or
rough seas. Pools Will be sod at the West End,
Mansion ahd Ocean hOtehs and the match Is
creating mucn interest AID excitement among
the sD-rllnE fraternity mere.
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sCnoONRRs.

KADELEINE WINS 5CHOONEA
This makes the Madeleine win the Schooner
Prize, beaLlng the Idler 2m. 26s.. and the Nlncex
WINS t1e S!oop Prize beating Q Kaiser Wilhelm
ON. 53s. In actual time OF making the race tns
Madeleine beats the Mohawk out 81 SECONDS and
tne latter beats the balance OF the neet.
TIE JUDGES
The judges OF the DAY we're Messrs. l.. r. Ash
mead, william Kre5s and DR.. RossmAn.
To-NoRRow'5 RACE.
To-morrow's race Will be without time allow
ance, and one way 1t must be q beat 10 windward.
1ne appearance now is Jn.t 1t wLl be q cracklng
race rom start TO 1nish.
TILE BALL.
The grand ball given the yachfsmen 81 the
Stockton Hotel In brilliant In every respect.
Ladies OF be uty aud gentlemen OF distinction
are here rom Philadelphia, Baltimore anu New
YORK, ana all are denghted.
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YACHTING IN ENGLAND.

THE ROYAL cNoUE PORTS cLUB-rrs ANNUAL
REGATTA AT DovER-EIGHTEEN VESSELS
START IN THE ROYAL THAMES CHANNEL
MATcH-THH coRINNE WINS THE CHANNEL
MATCH Rnoz DOVER TO BoULoGNE AND
BACK
LONDON July :! 1875.
Thouyh only IN the fourth year OF It's establish
ment tne Royal Cinque Ports Yacht Club has
already attained q position second TO none in the
Kingdom. ana ITS annual regatta at Dover Is ono
Of TIE most popular or our yachting Institutions.
ia hospitality ana nberality-upward OF S6oO
being annually distributed In prizes--are pro-
verbal and contrast most favoraby with the par
nlmony ana exciaslveness displayed by the yachs
clnta a. "tne wightn and unless some change Is
speedily male for the better the solent VIII have
20 LOOK fe 10 laurels. Tne fact tnat the Royal
week a. the ROYAL names channel Match from
Tee Nore % Dover OF course additional attrac-
ton. az thereby a number OF vessels are at
trected 70 Dover Bay which might not have been
tIougnt thithef by The regatta alone.
rnn hoYAL THAnKs CHANNEL MATCH.
fhe koyai Thames channel Match. which Is gen.
eray regarded AZ the vaedlctory event OF the
IhAmes racing season--though there are still ono
or Two minor Anars 10 be declded-attracted this
year one Of the most brilliant entries t has ever
secured. b1th In point OF quantity and quality,
bui tne paitry weather shat prevailed deprived
tne meeting Of sucn . neet OF cracks OF all real In
ielest there we're altogether twenty entries
o. wHIcH u0urKKN STARTED,
cofnr rising tns f.uOwfna well known vessels.- -
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YACHTING NOTES.

The new yacht for Mr.. Schuyler Hamilton, Jr.,
OF New YORK, mas arrived At Newport, and Is a
very ine looking craft. She was bulls at Hoank,
Conn, ny Robert Palmer, and cost $4,000. she ls
64 leet over all, 10 feet beam, oH feet deptn OF
nold and Ia built In very substantial manner,
and attracts considerable attention.
The schooner yacht Alice (no club) Mr.. ii. L.
Aldrlch OF Providence, arrived at NeWport on
MOndsE
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THE INTERNATIONAL
MATCH
SWIMMING

The final deposit OF $500 a side 70 make up the
stakes for the coming swimming contest betwe cen
Johnson, the English champion, and Coyle the
American, took place last night in the Rainbow
saloon, In Amity street. The contest is 10 occur
on the 10th INST, on the Delaware RIVER, the
course to be twenty-five miles long Boih JOnn-
son ard Coyie are training az Gloucester CITY, N.
j., and are IN good condition.
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To-day the st. Louis Club play the Atantics ON
the Onion Grounds and tomorrow they Will again
encounter the Mutuals.
The amateur Mntuas, OF Meadville, Pa, are
booked TO play the Brooklyn Cneiseas en- the Cap
ttolne Grounds tomorrow.
Inc Irentons beat the Mutuas, OF Meadvile,
Pa, at Trenton yesterday by a score OF TO In
very Int esung game Whlch lasted one hour and
a half.
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THE RACE.
Flrgt HcGL--Vapdalte was awaV nrst Tba
Hoaxer second, BOD Wooney third, Mary Long
fourth, Scratch nth, Erastus Corning sixtn'
When the horses reached the quarter pole Nam
dalite led Two lengths, Bob Wooliey second one
length In front OF Mary Long, Erastus Corning
fourth, scratch bfth, Tne Hoaxer sixth, the horses
all close together. Go n2 down tue bacKstretch
Nanoahte showed the way length in front or Bob
Woolley, who bad his head In advance Of Corning
Mary Long 1ourth, scratch nitn, The hoaxer
sixth. Al the hali-niie pole the horses were IN
the order just mentioned. Going around the
lower turn Bob Wooley ran TO the front, closely
followed BY ETastus Corning, Vandaite third,
Scratch fourth, Mary Long nfth, Tue Hosxer
bringing up the rear. Bob Wooley ran ahead OF
the others up the homestretcn, and when near the
wire his Joker BEGAN 10 pull aim up, wnen Van
dalte coming with rusn, came within a necK OF
beating hin Tor tue hear. Many, as IL was, sup
posed she had won, but that was not 30, as The
COLI naa the oest Of IL BY head. scratch came
Corning fourth, Mary Long nlth, The Hoaxer
SIXTH. Tine Of the heat, :46lS.
second Understandable aud scratch were away
together, The nvsxer third, Erastus Corning
a bunch Bob Wooley ran through the norses as
tDey passed around the upper turn, ana ct the
quarter poe was leading baf a length, Vandalite
second, haif length in advance OF scratch, Eras-
sixth. Tue horses we're very close together on
tue Dacksretcn. there being no daylight visible
between any OF them except Tie Boaxer, who
was several lengths behind the others. At the
second, nan length aDead OF Nandaite tue lat.
ter half lengtd In irout Of Erastug Corning, Mary
Long fifth, The HOaxer sixth. Bob WOOiley
showed the way around The turn Scratch second,
The Hooker as before. Wnen tue horses Teechsd
The hunestretch Bob Woolley came away rom
Scratch the latter being also passea by Yanda lie,
md after 6na rbn home Bob Wvol.ey woE'sne
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TEE THIRD Rae

TEE THIRD RACE
PURSE $500, for ali ages; mile heats; entrance
money 10 second and third horses.
sTARrERs
Robinson, Morgan Co.'s Or. c. Bob Wool
ley, by bennington, dam Item, years old,
90 lbs (SparhnFJ .... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1
A. 3. Lewis & Ce.'s b. T. vandalIte, by vandSL
dam vesper Light years old, los lbs.
(HOuStCnl 1850. -..........-.............2 2
10 Donanns's b. c. Scratch, by Kensucky.
dam imported Fnke, years Old, los los.
(Barbeerl ............... .................... 3
Ayres a Sutlire's ch. &. Erastus Corning, by
Lightning, dam Nora Creina years old,
IoS IDS holloway ;:....,...... Ads
dam by Tar River, years oic, III lbs. Don
ahuel ..... ................
]. Z. Chamberlin's b. Q. 1he Hosxer by War
Dance. dam Lass OF sidney, years old, 10s
lbs. lHugnes) 6dIs
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DEAD BEFORE THE WIND.
IL was dead before the wi1d to the stakeb0at,
three miles away TO the northeast and the ldler,
with both jib topsails set, wing and wing, went
along remarkably well the balance OF the neet re-
tanIng their positlons, With the exception or
the Vindex that had given ths Ro-Dy
TO the Dreadnaught, as ala tue Sadie
the trim little Kaiser belnG astern.
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nearing the aiakeboat TIE MohawW maze prep-
arauons 70 gybe, ana she succeeded In reaching y
lust ave mlnutaa after tne ldlcr. ana wien all
oauos we're called 20 haai afl tao malneheeA, 10
wae treat 20 ouaerva tnA1 wllh q coat 0n, her
OWE laid on aud dld excellent service.
rmM NoMTmKasT srAxMn0hr.
ihe TINE % tnIning tAe northeAst stakcb0at u
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BASE RAIL- NOTES.

lime OF Game hree hours.
First Base by Errors L Louis, 5; Mutuals, l.
Runs Earned-st Louis, 8; Mutnsls, T.
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sfAHIhDi
TuH RACE


There was light We terry Oreffe ~ stArt1rt
Sufficient 10 prevent a repetti0n VI tns m SLAP ~
tho prewOas day, and DAlioon eAntAA wta
the addition OF malnt0pmaat sta1 sans 90 zoe
&C schoOnera was the order ~ toe daf. ana su0se.
quentiy spinnakers we're got 0ut az oowsFfn e1dt
Iae Veronica led out, f0u0wea ~ tae Lara, NQi.
au-Vent Hypatia- Corane. Arrow, fi0 tuIA
kOsabei ie FiOna, kriemaii1a, tie igna ana bscoDa
whippinr In tne neeL Ia lsss than "a hour,
h. weysr the Luira was TIE leading vessel w.tn tni
KriemfiiLa on uor eeaiher qnAffar, to fpnnft
aud CorInne beng under tle latier's zee. ~
noon toe COrinue, LufrA fiOrnaA HonA ana
X rla nhllda were miles ahead % tne rcaL "a UY
two O'CLOCK the wiua tel int0 nat CAia. Aae m0.t
OF tue leacers got out tbeir ke1xcs bnt tna Cor.
inne aud Fl0nA kept az lt, aus, tnonxl m4kiug
considerable leewaY. c0Ud stl pciut W etnd Nsrl
Of the DdulOgne mar@. Al 81. lln. uicf wea
terly breeze saw tael al g0iag agall, sd 80
leaders gyDed rOund
IHK Station yEszL
In the following ordcr.-
Corinne, Fiornda, Fiona. Sea Belle Lara
Kr.emnt!da-tne latter yeinx neAriy teeav az
minutes astern Of the Lorinnc. Hence ~ Dvvtf
me wind was Just forward OF she bean, bgt wacs
about two miles NON the N4r1e BUOY tLt
breeze southerned aud drew on 20 s0aiuNesl
eventually coning 80 lar at as 10 0fing olt spa
Makers once more. Ta0 leaders We4e ultimately
timed AZ Dover as under -
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the jockey OF Bob wooney punec the colt up too
quickly, and Vandalite, making rush. me very
near winning the heaL Bob WO0lley beat Wanda
lite on the seeond heat and secured the race. His
hackers. principally Kentuckians won heavily
nlm, and MADE up great portion or the losses
they sustained on Arlstides.
The fourth event OF the day was hurdle race
over eight hurdles, eash OF two miles. There
were Eve entries, consisting OF Josepn Donahue's
lbs; Ayres Sutcline's bay gelding Diavoo, by
Jonesboro, years old, Isl los; A. II. TorreDce's
chestnut gelding Trouble, by diversion. years
old, Isl ibs. Lawrence 4 G. Lorillard's roam cot
RISK. by Revolver, years Old 100 lbs. A. TaylOrs
chestnut mare Minnie Nc, Dy Planet years OLD,
l5l lbs. Trouble was the fav0rite, Davolo second
choice, Deaohead third 10 favor. The race was
one OF the fastest ever run, the contest on the
last mile between Dtayol0 aud Trouble being re-
mile having been run In 1853. Diavolo won the
race by two lengths. Trouble eight lengths Ia ad-
vance OF Deadnead. Risk was fourth and Minnie
Nc. fifth.
The following are the details OF the running as
1t came on:-
TEE FIRST RACE.
TRIAL PURSE, $500 Tor all ages; entrance money
to second and lhird horses; one mile.
STARTERS.
Robinson Morgan & Co.'s B. G. Searcher, by En-
quirer, dam Bonnie Scotland, years Old. 30
los (SparliAR) ..........................
r w. Caperon's b. T. Inspiration by Warmin-
ster, dam Sophia, 4yeaIs old, los los. (DWyer)
J. s. Cattanach's b. G. Lelaps, by Leamlngtop,
dam Pussy, years old, 30 lbs (Scottl ........
10 D0nahue's b. h. CarIboo, by Lexington. dam
Alice Jones' years Old, ia lbs. (Baroee) ..... 4
John r. chamberlin's D. Vernango, by Van
d4l. dam Woooblae, years old, 81 IDS
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FA9eINU TIE LIGHT5HIP.
The oflcial time OF passing the lishtsnip Is thus
vfvan nv the COmmlLLee.--
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-10-20

and, Coehins the nests are near the
ground, and in Dany cases che eggs are
Ia view of the hen. This was the case
with my nests. Having tried every
available stun, such as pepper, mus tard,
|turpentine, and everything could hear
of, but no cure, l then took common
nail keg, cut it in two, or piece about
eight inches high, and placed 1t III the
box where the hen laid. Ithen put In
au egg; the old hen mounted the nest
or key and tried to reach the egg, stand
ing on the edge of the keg, but 1t was no
go; she then got down in the keg, but
that was q failure, ior she did not nave
room to get at the egg; after trying for
some time she gave IL up as bad JOB.
I have never had an egg eaten by the
hens since then; all of the nests in my
coops have a piece of q keg in the box,
and have parts Of kegs Tor nestE. DO
not make them too deep, but deep
enough, 80 that the hen can not reach
the bottom when standing on the edge
OF the keg. You that are troubled with
hens eating their eggs, try the plan; 10
costs but little, and l think you Will
never regres the trouble it Will be to
out-wit the cid hen.--Poultry Bulletin.
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The Explorer Barsnt's journal.

A correspondent writing from Christie
ana on the 18th says: l translate the
following from the Finmarkenpost. a
newspaper published In Europe's most
|>northe rnmost city, Hammerfest: On the
3D. inst. arrived at Hamnertest the
schooner Regina, Captain Gundersen'
belonging to the firm of O. j. FincKen-
hagen, trom voyage in the Arctic re-
glons and the north coast of Nova Z,m-
Dla. Captain Gundersen discovered in
Nova ZsmDla a journal keptb the Dutch
Arctic voyager, Barellt, apparently CIV
ing an account OF his doings from the LIST
of June 70 the Goth of August, 1850, as
far as Captain Gundersen WAS able to
make out, being unacqualnted with
Dutch and Dutch writing of 300 years
ago. The paper is in excellent preser-
vation, and the writing distinct. Barent
passed the winter OF 1596-97 in the Arc
Llc regions. This journal, therefore, re-
lating presumably to 1850, will give no
information Of his stay, but VII, never
less, be OF great interest.
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Night Sessions Of the Eugll.h Parliament.

La England the Leg iSiaturs mas re-
yei SEQ Inc cuffe@. Tnat body does net
begin TO awaken until alter eIght O'clock
IN tue evening. Ii has realized Aadl-
sons SATIRE on tue GU ,tops oi his Llme,
wnen the daughters were busy at crImp
and Dasset Wn.l5 the grandmulhers were
asleep, wne. cas- ft uset W be, ne says,
LnaJ Gue latter were wont 10 sit up last
i'll the fanny. Some one, speaking III
this custom of nocturnal deltberalIVn in
Parliament, tanks tnat the Parilanent-
arians are Lhe wors tu1ers for IL, as LBelr
heads are mudaleI win wine. IL IL re-
garued as another line OF separation
from the people, who generally use night
tor sheep, and tne spirit OF dissipation
aud fashion e0nsplre thus 10 render SUCH
memuers sorry guardians Of liberty.
Tuey are called parcel vi drinking,
gambling, nervous, gouty men, uunI To
wage war Win corruption, at Two O'Clock
in the morning. Tne Parliament House,
it is Contested, has dingy daY-llguL,
and the inspiration TO speak by gas is
loo great 10 lie Lust. Dlsraen, last June,
turea ened the Home Rulers with day
sessions on the Ifisn bill, 80 as W hurry
| The debate TO d conclusion. III Is a harsh
Judgment on ParliamenC to say that
nocturnal sessions unit IL for business
| BUT it is Leign HunIs judgment, and t.
| he taken cum grano sails. We pit against
him DouyJas Jerrold, VINO says tuat tne
owl, ''tnc very wisest thing in feathers,
Is silent all tue day. Like the scolding
vile, she hoots only at night. Since tnt
lhoufs Of owls and Legislators in En
gland are alike, we Leave The reader t,
settle the question between Hunt ant
JerroId-ni.nt and day.
1t was in the conyivIa1 night sessions
| in I797, that Pitt and Dundas lahore,
under the scandal oil sometimes appear
| ing drunk in the House OF Commons
Oat OF IL grew the famous epigram:
Pnt-'I can not see the Speaker, Hal; ca
your"
4 see two!
But it Is asignifcant commentary on oul
time that the old Parllamsptarians me
at A. M. In The time Of the Stuart,
the sessions ran till "candles weri
brought in" Late hours and luxury 81
togeLner The industrious are at tnel
dreams, and legislators are cheating tn'
| scale Of labor to heap the scale OF wealth
such is the complaint in England. Ant
are we not approaching the British iasn
y ion all TOO last. BY A. ID. 1910 Congress
1 will meet alter dinner; and Then 100
out ior the menageriel--Tne Hon. ).
Cox, in Aarpers Magazine for octoDel