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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-02-06

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The Republican. [volume] (Maryville, Tenn.) 187?-187?, 1875-03-06
The Cruelty Of Monkeys.

An amateur naturalist, writing OF The
fondress of cruelty for its own sake OBJ
selvable in the human species, says
"'To refer to the striking similarity OF
this passion in man to that which is MAIL
ifested by monkeys, is not, of course, to
explain its origin but am quite sure
that it is in the monkeys that this ex-
planation is to be sought. Every one
knows that these animals show the Keen
est delight in wantonly tortuiing others,
but every one does not know how
much trouble an average monkey will
nut himself to in order that he may
crafty this taste. One example Will
suffice. A friend who has lived long
time in India tells me that he has not
unfrequently seen monkeys felgnlng
death, for an hour or two at time, Tor
the express purpose of inducing crows
and other carniverous birds to approach
within graspiDg distance; and when
one of the latter was caught, the de-
lighted monkey would put it to all kinds
of agonies, of which plucking alive
seemed to be the favorite. AS | am not
aware that any other animal exhibits
this instinct of inAicting pain for its
own sake (the case of a cat with
mouse, belonging, think, to another
cat egory), / believe, if its origin is ever
to receive scientific explanation, it will
be found in come way contested with
monkey life"
The Republican. [volume] (Maryville, Tenn.) 187?-187?, 1875-03-06
Elaborate Entertainment.

Few things not absolutely essential to
happiness add more to the enjoyment of
life than social interchange of evening
visits among friends and neighbors.
Indeed, we are not quite sure that it is
not essential TO happiness as it is, for
we can liveto good purpose and pleasure
without many of our Injuries, without
fine clothes, costly pictures, splendid
Jewels, but We cannot live to any use at
all without friends and the upbubbling
OF friendly emotions and the fruition of
ideas that they arouse. Our natures
would grow dry as husks if our feelings
were kindled only for our own immedi-
ate home circle, and the very apotheo-
sis of sel6shness would take place with
us isolated from outside interests and
love of our kind. Nor would our intel
lects fare much better than our emo
tional natures for if genius itself is an
intermittent fountain, as Goethe said,
the source of ordinary thought and
fancy must be quite as capricious, and
our buckets must need all the replen-
ishing from the wells of our neighbors
that can be had. If it were not for the
perpetual weaving among us OF the
warp and woof of each others ideas,
the varying views of things when seen
from each others standpoint, we might
as we'll be living solitary in the caves OF
the desert or on the tops of pillars in
the town for all the good we should do
TO ourselves or the world either, For
really no enc helps himself without
helping the world, too, in its great, on
ward march toward civilization that,
we may hope, shall be as much higher
than this as this is higher than the bar
barous old days, before those giant
monsters, steam and electricity. were,
in the lang uage of the orators, har-
messed 10 the car of progress.
Still we do not mean to be under
stood as advising or encouraging irlvo-
lous gadding to the neglect OF some
duties, but, first assuming that home
duties are already discharged, as the
greater part OF them may we'll be, ieav-
ing the hours of eye.trying lampllght
for lesser matters, we urge the cuitiva-
ton of social spirit to enliven the
evenings and to afford nucleus OF harm
less enjoyment. We all know how
keen that enjoyment can be- the bright
discussion that en- ightens even the
listener who will not take the trouble to
think; the latest news, with its gay
gossiping the eager game, the song, the
reading, pretty toilets, pleasant man
uers, cordial wordsof hosts aud friends;
the CHEEKY separation the lying down
to sleep at the end of it all, well pleased
with the well.rounded day; the sense
that such evenings ought to come twice
as often as they do and that we mean
to have them.
The Republican. [volume] (Maryville, Tenn.) 187?-187?, 1875-03-06
All work Warranted, if Desired.

The royal baby begins TO notice
things, and to handle I'm, too! The
other day he reached for the paregoric
bottle and smashed it on his pas nice
center table, and then tried TO make a
canal by running his finger in circle
call round about." Then Edinburgh
went in and borrowed his wife's old kid
slipper, and when he came back there
was considerable excitement for a few
moments. Men do that soit OF thing
so awkwardly, ~ y MaH
The Republican. [volume] (Maryville, Tenn.) 187?-187?, 1875-03-06
A NEEDED REFORM.

Being Also the story OF FIRE screeh'
"Plasue on that screen y
Standing with Mildred Weyman in
the door of her parlor, you would not
have thought her language too strong.
The room was of fair size, light and
lofty wood work heavy paneled oak !;
ceiling white; walls delicate misty
gray, with a green and gilt border /;
window-shades gray, picked out with
gold, overhung with open white
drapery; carpet small pattern in green
and oak table.covers to match, and
furniture that harmonized with the
prevailing tone. The offending screen
showed an Impossible dog on black
velvet background, bordered by more
impossible vine, of iotensest greens
twinipg about crimson column. IL
had been accounted q masterpiece in its
day, twenty years ago, when her eldest
sister slowly and painfully wrought it,
1t had long been an eye-sore to Mildred,
but the great, empty fire place looked
even worse, so she was fain to let it stay,
in default of anything better. She had
thought herself alone when her discon'
tent found vent in the emphatic express
sion 1 have recorded, but it reached
another ear, for Will Winston put his
head inside the hall with
"What are you swea, ing about,
Milly?"
81 am not swearing, but that horrid
old thing is enough to make me do it. "
Then, her face Frightening,
90! Will If you will help me, l
can get rid of it entirely"
What is your notion u
"Frat you must make NE a frame of
smooth plank that will just tit inside
the mantel. Let it come out over the
edges of the fire place and then ft it in
sort of recess about four sizes
smaller"
"How much is siz5?'
Something larger than your com
prehensiop. Bat come out to the work
bench. I'll show you what want"
They were cousins and great friends,
these young folks, OF course the world
insisted they were something more,
whereat they often laughed heartily.
Each liked the other better than any
one elte, but Will was quite sure that
his wife must not firt all outrance as
Milly would do, and Milly thought Will
the best fellow in the world, but so
dresdfully matter-of fact. They were
quite agreed that they never could be
lovers, and l think were sincere, for
Mdly did not mind his seeing hair in
crepe pins, an Will was altogether in
differe mt to the fact that she kne he
waxed his mustache. In all joint en-.
terprises, Milly, in virtue OF her quick
cleverness, YVES engineer, and Will, the
brawny, muscular machine, was won
derfulIy obedie1t to her small hands
She fitted hetwixt parler and work
shop with rule and square, measuring,
planning, and calculating, and her ideas
rapidly grew into tangible shape.
"What is tho matter, WHIP" she
asked, noticing decidedly ferptntine
mark that should have been straight.
"I wsnt chay of terbacker and
that's what's the matter with me.
"The hateful stuff. 1t has almost
ruined your nerves now. What will
you be by the time you are fifty p
"Don't know. It's awfully comfort
ing now. Couldn't get on without il. "
lawfully discomfo ting TO the rest Of
the world. Yon tobacco chewers can
have no idea how disagreeable it is for
the girls to talk IT,. you
"You do suppress it heroically. l
The Republican. [volume] (Maryville, Tenn.) 187?-187?, 1875-03-06
AVIS.

have watched yOu long Avis
Watched you SO,
have found your secret out;
And know
That the restless ribboned things
Where your slope Of shoulder springs,
Are but undeveloped wings
That will grow.
When you enter in room
II is stirred
With the wayward, flashing light
OF bird;
And you speak and bring with you
Leaf and sun-ray, bud and blue,
Aud the wind-breath and the dew,
At word.
NhenyOu left me only now,
In that furred,
Pulled ard feathered Polish dresr,
] was spurred
Just to catch you, oh. my sweet,
By the bodice trim and neat,
Just 10 feel your heart O-beat,
Like bird.
YET, alas, loves light you dsisn
Bat to wear
As the dew upon the plumes,
And You care
Not wit for rest or hush
But the leaves, the lyric gush,
And the wing power and the rush
OF the air.
So dare not woo you, sweet,
For day,
Lest love you in fash,
As l may,
Did tell you tender things
You would shake your sudden wings
You would start from him who sings,
AHd away.
The Republican. [volume] (Maryville, Tenn.) 187?-187?, 1875-03-06

ASTRONOMER BARTLETT, Of Battle
creek, is circulating this bit OF gossip
about the big dipper: cone huadred
Thousand years ago the bright stars
which at.present form this familiar con.
stellation were arranged in the form of
large cross and one hundred thou
sand years hence they will assume-the
appearance Of an elongated 'dipper ---
different in shape from the one now
seen-and sire ching over a wide extent
Of the celestial vault"
The Republican. [volume] (Maryville, Tenn.) 187?-187?, 1875-03-06

First, ] must stop chewing tobacco"
Good ! A needed reform. And the
other?"
"That must marry you.
"Milly's answer TO this, with the
moral of my story, / shall leave to the
individual discernment OF each reader.
Louisville Courier Journal
The Republican. [volume] (Maryville, Tenn.) 187?-187?, 1875-03-06

ANNA DICKINSON is soon to make her
debut as Joan of Arc. Sac will epr ear,
mounted on n snow white palirey, but
is much embarrassed by the conflict Of
historical authorities az TO whether JoOn
use a side.saddle or followed the lule
laid down in United States calvary
taci,s.
The Republican. [volume] (Maryville, Tenn.) 187?-187?, 1875-03-06

MccLUNa COLLECTION
LAWSON Mc0HEE LIBRARY
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-12-10
STATE.

LabcLte has more children in Sun
day schools than any other county in
the State.
Thc Cool Templars of Kansas pro-
pose To have Il grand reunion at Lcav-
enworth carly in January.
The striking miners of Leavenworth
gained their point. After waiting two
days the company yielded.
Three recent murders committed
near Cherryvale suggests the question,
elias Bender resumed business ?''
Trees grown from the seed do not
fill the law of the United States, giving
certain privileges in settling govern
ment lands. They must be transplant
ed.
Monday evening the Marais des
Cygnes river gave up CHASTITY corpse
which fell under the view Of trap
per. The body proved to be that of a
young man named William Brooks,
who formerly lived at Pleasanton,
Kansas. The deceased was well
known in PleasantOn as a vicious and
quick tempered man, who never did
any good for himself or friends. He
was married some months ago to a
Miss Shoemaker, of Pleasanton, a
young and very handsome lady, who
was respected. Brooks and his wife
did not get along very well together.
On the 81 of this month the unhappy
pair mysteriously left Pleasanton.
When last seen the husband and wife
were leaving Pleasanton in an easterly
direction toward the river, both armed
with revOlyers. This is the last that
was heard or seen of them until the
body of Brooks was found in the river,
five miles below Pleasanton. An ex-
animation of the body disclosed bull
let hole in the head, the ball entering
the forehead. The finding of Brooks
created the belief that the woman had
shared the same fate, and a search was
at once instituted, which proved sue
cessful, yesterday morning the body
being discovered in pond, not far
from where the body of the husband
was found. The woman had also a
Brooks, when found, had her feet tied
together, and a shawl tied over her
head. 1t is supposed that Brooks first
killed his wife, and after hfVing
thrown her into the pond, deliberately
proceeded to the river, where he wad-
ed in and shot himself.
Brooks is native of East Tennessee,
where his parents, who are said TO be
wealthy, now reside.
The affair has created intense ex-
element in the neighbori,ood OF
Pleasanton, as both parties are well
known in that place. -
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-12-10
CHAPTER v.

| used often to repair and doctor
q violin for gent whom L shall call
Chaplin. He played in the orches
ira of tho Adelphi Theatre. Mr..
Chaplin was not only q customer,
but friend. He saw how badly
off l was, and had great desire to
serve me. Now it so happened that
Mr.. Yates, the manager, was going
10 give an entertainment he called
his "At Homes" and this took but
a small orchestra, of which Mr..
Champlin was allowed 10 engage
the other instruments, and he actual
ly proposed to me to be u second
violin.
l stared at him. "How can l do
that? 2"
"Why, often hear you try vio-
lin."
Yes, and 1 always play the same
notes ; perhaps you have observed
that, too?"
81 notice it is always a slow move
ment-eh? Never mind, this is the
only thing can think of to serve
you you must strum out something !;
it will be a good thing for YOU, you
know"
"Well," said I, of Mr.. Yates will
promise to sing nothing faster than
'Je-ru-sa-lem, my happy" I'll &C
company him."
No, he would not be laughed out
of it; he was determined TO put
money in my pocket, and would
take no denial. "Next Monday you
will have the goodness to meet me
Of M OF oiN n1o h
your fiddle. Play how you like,
play inaudible for what care; but
play and draw your weekly salary
you must and SHALL
''Play inaudibIe,"-these words
sunk to the very bottom of me-
''play inaudible."
fell into a brown study: it last
ed three days aud three nights !;
finally, to my good patrons great
content, consented to come up to
the scratch, and Monday night 1 had
the hardihood to present myself in
the music room OF the Adelphi. Ny
violin was ringing one. l tuned
up the loudest of them all, and Mr..
Chaplin's eye rested on me with an
approving glance.
Time was called. We played an
overture, and accompanied Mr..
Yates in his recitatives and songs,
and performed pieces and airs be-
tween the acts, etc. The leaders
eye often fell on me, aud when il
did, he saw the most conscientious
workman of the crew ploughing
every note with singular care and
diligence.
In this same little orchestra was
James Bates, another favorite of Mr..
Chaplin, and an experienced fiddler.
This young man was q great
chum of mine. He was q fine hon
est young fellow, but of rather q
satanine temper. He was not NOV
able to mirth at any price. He
would play without smile to a new
pantomime-stuck there all night,
like Solomon cut in black marble
with white chokcr, as solemn as a
tomb, with hundreds laughing all
around.
Once or twice while we were al
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-12-10
CHAPTER III.

1t was now time that Miss Paley
should suffer the penalty of her sex.
She was comely, good humored,
and sensible girl. We used often to
walk out together on Sundays, and
very friendly we were. l used to
tell her she was the flower of her
sex, and she used to laugh at that.
One Sunday l spoke more plainly,
and laid my heart, my thirteen
shillings, the fruit of my last impos-
ture on the public, and my various
arts, at her feet, out walking.
A proposal of this sort, if may
trust the stories l read, produces
thrilling effects. If agreeable, the
ladies either refuse IN order 10 tor
ment themselves, which act of Vlr-
tue iustifies them, they think, in tor
mcnting the man they love, or else
they show their rspturous assent by
bursting out crying, or by fainting
away, or their lips turning cold, and
other signs proper to disordered
stomach ; if it is to be ''no," they
are almost az much cut up about it,
and say no like yes, which has the
happy result of leaving him hope
and prolonging his pain. Miss Pa
ley did quite different. She blush
ed q little, and smiled archly and
said: Now, John, you and 1 are
good friends, and like you very
much, and / will walk with you
and laugh with you as much as you
like but ! haye been engaged these
two years to Charles Hook, and /
love him, John"
"DO you, Lucy?"
"Yes," under her breath u bit.
"Ohl"
$50, if we are to be friends, you
must not put that question to me
again, John. What do you say?
we are to be friends, are we not ?"
and she put out her hand.
eyes, Lucy"
"And, John, you need not go for
TO tell my father; what is the use
vexing him7 lie has got a notion,
but il will pass away in time"
l consented of course, and Lucy
and l were friends.
Mr.. PAley somehow suspected
which way his daughters heart
turned. and not long after a neigh
Dor told me he heard him quizzing
her numerically for her bad judg-
ment. AS for harshness or tyran-
ny, that was not under his skin, as
the saying is. He wound up with
telling her that j ohm was a man safe
to rise.
Il hope he may, father, am
sure" says Lucy.
"Well, and can't you see he is the
man for your"
mo, father, 1 can't see that,-he!
hel"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-12-10
CHAPTER w.

| don't think l have been penni-
less over dozen times in my life.
When | get down to twOpeRce or
thu eepence, which is very frequent
indeed, something is apt to turn up
and raise me to silver once more,
and there ] stick. But about this
time ] lay out of work a long time,
and was reduced to the lowest ebb.
In this condition, friend of mine
took me to the ''Harp," in Little
Russell street, to meet Mr.. Webb,
the manager of a strolling company.
Dir. Webb was beating London for
recruits to complete his company
which lay at Bishops Stanford, but
which, owing to assertions, was not
numerous enough TO massacre five
act plays. / instantly offered 10 go
as carpenter and scene shifter. To
this he demurred; he was provided
with them already he wanted act
ors. To this ] objected, not that l
cared to what sort of work ] turned
my hand, but in these companies a
carpenter is paid for his days work
according to his agreement, but the
actors are remunerated by share
in the nights profits, and the profits
are often written in the following
iigures-E0 Os Cd.
However, Mr.. Webb was firm ;
he had no carpentar's place to offer
me, so / was obliged 10 lower my
pretensions. / agreed then to be
an actor. was cast as Father Phil
lip, In the 'Iron Chest" next even
ing, my share of the profits to be
one-eighth. borrowed q shilling,
and my friend tombstone and L
walked all the way to Bishops
Stortford. We played the "Iron
Chest" and divided the profits.
Hitherto had been in the mecban-
icai arts this was my first step into
tho fine ones. Father PhilIip's
share of the ''Chest" was 2JSd.
Now this might be just remun-
Grafton for the performance: I all
most think it was; but it left the
walk, thirty miles, not accounted
for.
The next night was was cast in
Jerry Sneak" had no objection
TO the part, only, under existing
circumstances, the place to PLAY Il
seemed to me to be the road to Lon
don, not the boards of Bishop Stort-
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-12-10
JACK OF All. TRADES.
a sEasser-oG-Facs Eselaanee.
BY CHARLES READE.
lCoNTINUED-

CoHTIHUED-
Mr.. aud Miss Palsy, were seated
by their fire, and, as have after
mending her to me for a husband,
and explaining 60 her at some
length why was sure to rise in the
world, when figure in shirt sleeves,
begrimed with gunpowder, and no
hat, burst into the room, and shrank
without a word into a corner by the
fire.
Miss Paley looked up, and then
began TO look down and snigger.
Her father stared at me, and after a
while l could see him set his teeth
and nerve his obstinate old heart
for the coming struggle.
"Well, how did it happen" said
he, at last. "Where is your coat ?"
1 told him the whole story.
Miss Paley had her hand to her
mouth all the time, afraid TO give
vent to the feelings proper to the
occasion because of her father.
"NOw answer one question. Have
you got their money Z" says Paley.
"Yes, have got their money, for
that matter.
"Well, then, what need you care !?
You are all right; and If they had
gone Off they would have been all
over by now, just the same. He
wants his supper, Lucy. Give us
something hot, to make us forget
our squibs and crackers, or we shall
die OF broken heart, all US poor
fainting souls. Such calamity
The rain wetted them through
that is all you couldn't fight against
the elements, could you? Lay the
cloth, girl"
"BuT, Mr.. Paley," whined 1, "they
have got my new coat, and you may
be sure they have torn it limb from
jacket"
"Havo they?" cried he; swell,
that is comfort, any way. Your
new coat, Ell? Lucy, it hung on
the boys back like an old sack. Do
You see this bit of cloth? l shall
make you n Sunday coat with this,
and then you'll sell. Fetch Il quart
tonight, girl, instead of pint: the
fire-king is going to do US honor.
Cheer uplI"