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FRONT 1ERRACEs-Many OF the resi-
Gences OF our new streets, where the grounds
admit oi II, nave grass terraces frO 8tiul fha
sidewalk outside OF the iron fences enclosing
the yard. They are very beautiful all must
admit, bUt - q majority OF cases they afa
ruined by children VINO. In Sone way and
certainly afjer much difficulty, succeed In
constructing foOtpa'h upon them. This is
very mortilylng, after going to "A good deal
OF expense in forming this very fine Orna-
Gent 20 the front OF the dwelling Frequent
~, however, this damage "a done when the
family u away IN the summer, or when The
premises are without an occupant. Now
uIcIe - way 10 pto.eCt these terraces
nom iD6Se trespasSers, which Will Of course
add something 10 the cost. bat vii not de-
rSct rom The appearance; ami that i 20 run
a wire fence or fender from the regular fence
Gown I'D he bottom of ne terrace every forty
o. fifty feet, according To the frontage. Tue
cost would aJt exceed five or ten dollars, a
cheap price Tor insuring the nesied protec-
ton 1sg7iGtfOsCn Telegraph.
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DIR. SCHLIEMASN says: "Being all his life
surrounded by masterpieces OF Nature.
whose forms were not screened from his eyes
by conventional amount OF clothing. the
ancient creek artist was at liberty constantly
10 study the symmetry and anatomy of tue
female body, and he could produce wonders
by merely copying what he saw. A similar
advantage can never be enjoyed by any art
LIST, and therefore sculpture and painting can
never again reach the high pitch OF perfec-
ton which IL had attained under such excep-
flOnal circumstances i'm anlinuif
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nUNOANsON BROS, Auctionee-.,
~ srh snd II streets northwest


~ srh and ID streets northwest.
TRUSTEES SALE OF IMPROVED PROPERTY
On 18Th STREET, BETWEEN AND NJ
S1REEfs NORTHWEST, AT AUCTION
BY virtue OF a deco Of tTnst 70 the subScrtb- -
ers, dated the l4Ih day Of December, A II 45sy&
1874, and recorded IN Liber No. IA folio 80 of IN.
the land records for the District OF Columbia, at
The request OF the party secured thereby, we viii
eel at public anciion, -n the premises, on WE'D
kksDA the SIN day OF august, ls77, at q O'Clock
T. NJ the following Rca. Estate in the city Of
Warrington, II. O., described the north tw enty-
i've cet 'front.' by the depth thereof OF lot numbered
thirty four (3D in square numb red Ons hu adred
and forty 1901 with the improvements consis ing of
a twC-stOry frame building.
Terms Of sae. One third of the purchase money
IN cash: the balaGce IN notes pay able in g. l. aud IS
months from day OF sale bearing interest eight -
per cent. per annum until paid, 70 be secured by
deed OF trust on the property sold. Convey sncins
AT the cost OF the purchaser. deposit of isO viii
be required OF the purchaser soon the prop
eEty IL knocked Of If the terms Of the sale are not
comrlied with within days from day Of sale, the
Trustees reserve the right 70 resell the property
the risk and cost Of the deaultng purch aser nom
giving days notice OF such resale in some news
paper published in Washington, u. q.
p. Y. LhRNER, lr..
Yls-eo6ds CHAs. T. DAVIS trustees
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UEAUfIE LAWNS,
~ NAVY BLUE SEAL BROWN, DARK
G8EES, AID BLACK WITH HAND
s0Mz BORDER.
also, 400 PIECES OF LAWNS. WHITE
GEOUNDW ITH SLAUk, BROWS. BLUE,
LAVENDER FIGURNS.
CARIER's, 7D7 Market space.
Beautiful Lsce stripe NhiteG ods - ny 1e quality
only Is. $50, S:riped Victoria Jsvus only Is.
far mesh, IS, - Is, 81, s., %.
Ali OF our Dress Goods at cost
All Of our PaTsscis with islSy GsEGiss al cost.
Pare Wool Black Cashmere, yery vide, 81. Also,
Black Casnmeres. very wide, 50.
Black Alpacas, double width, very ine, IS.
Black Silks very cheap, rs, q, 81, Sl.3S, 3i.S.
Stri ped Summer SILKS vsry cheap.
LOnsdsle Cambria, IS. Tow els. 5. Pure Linen
Table Damask IN remnants Of II, 7. ~, ~, yards
Ter Eths ony 81. Children BOr1erSd Hsndksrchiefs,
pare linen, 8. Linens and CasslmeTes for Boz
cheap. kIcelsnt Calico, ~, worth 8.
CARTfR,S. 2OY MIrkef SnQce.
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$4,000 " o h T 4
SE4SOHdBLE DRY GOODS
MUST BE SOLD TO RAIsE MONEY.

We quote q lev prices:
900 JARS best Spring Prints, 4 cents; short
sSU sths
1000 ysrt4 best Lonsdsle Cambria, down TO l7x
cents; sold a. IS.
40 cases Of Rieached and Brown MusIins at 4, s,
Us, and 10 cents
1000 yarSs best lO4 sheetins maze, only M
tTts worth ~.
Wnire and COlorei Lawns, only 10 cents.
Beautiful Coiored Dress Goods, Is cents, worth 50
Large stock Ct Black Alpacss, Black Csshmeres,
BACK silks, at one half cost of i'm portation.
We have aho-st l.GU0 yards OF Hamburg EdSi,s
len, " 1ich viii sell ct half price.
Nov II the time TO buy goods and 50 cents on
the dollar, We RIOS; have moaey.
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EVENING STAR.
nLnNtsDAf..... .Asgust =, Is-7.
ieinaie striser> ia GaI,.>t.,

tn AfElCAN WONEN CorRrK rsr -.
"'NhN AND THE HEArHEN CUfSFE
RI EEE.s.f ,Tt.a1 N.t.s. -,
MGi-~ay Jight cOlOrcd women. eneolal
eLe4 % he liberties allow u their farber.
husbands and brof hers during MontaV -
icing OF a Jealous nature, de;erm net ID havs
pubic hurrsh yesterday 81 their own and
a. tec men hal demanded - for A dayss
labor, they would ask al -. or - per week.
their nrst move was against the steam laun-
HfN corner ~ avenue a and ioth street
"Mn,l hy MI. ;. y Harding, who has I'm his
employ several women, as a. happened yes
ttrdsy. All white. About half past 8 a M
tn-Ofed women began collecting about his
house. until they numbered about fNenfV-
I'VE, several men being with them. Tna
laundry women were soon seen coming IN
WORK. When met and told thai they ShonH
not wotk Tor les than Sl.1o per day. four
tlrLed BACK, but one. Miss Murphy, went
INTO the house snd began working Ss,ine
ms, the women rushed IN. caught her AMI
carried her INTO Tie street, aud by threats
forced her 10 leave. As no other IaborrrS
were found, council OF war was heing held
when COlorcs woman passed by aud en-
tered The house 10 collect money FOR Mon
Gay : labor. The cry was raised that Alice
had gone back on the N, and, A ice being
generally obnoxious ID one or two cplOrel
Women, hsd spite "agtn Alice anyway"
rush was made ipr her. but Alice IL
not slow I'm her motions. therefore the GrsI
VINO got IN reach went 10 grass from n we'll
.lItSttl floN- but they we're too many for
Aiice, VINO was litgrall 4 covered with women.
clawiug AID VUllug. unL.. Alicp'S clothes
were cora from Der bod and they cpuli get
ho Eotd, thtu Tie ppOT woman was let up
bnd driven OF. TINS success again en-.
LClCeued the women TO farther demons ra-
TONS. The cry was ~ sd " Let's lock them
oCt tOs AOul Here's mai I brought eSpa
cia'ly. An axe lying .n tho wood pile was
gIaspDd, and the laundry house doors and
NlEdoWN secured. 1Ivn on they started for
the heather tEiuee. who wash ~ Mclean
msH clothes 80 chespes alice vile" but be-
fore leaving Mr.. Usrling was warned that
ms visit would be repeated at one 'ccx
ana again Today. Now Tor the CHt ice.
well drive them away" ~ down Market
street they went, lei by "A pprtly c0lore
lady, whose avoiriu 1pis - DOf less than 20.
On TIE way many expressions as 20 their IN
icni'ons were heard. such as q" We viii starvs
10 longer "Chinege got 40 business coming
here taking our WORK from as" Each Calf
LOii-ld laundry was visited Al turn. accord
Ing 10 ~ location, beginning al SLAM Sings.
GA -ojh street, between Market aud Posi- d.
rce, and ending ~ Wan LONGS corner OF
Faith avenue and POSt pfice street A. thess
4aaLtr.e> a.. The women Ialkel al 0..ca. tell-
llg sam Lee, Siam Sing, Wan I.nons and
the rest, that they mus. close up and Ieava
THIS city within nItecD days. OF they would
he driven away each IA nam IN respond
lng % ess, see>, '''ali~e rightee.r "me 90.
yees, aud closed their shops.
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II H. WARNER, Real Estate Ancnoneer.

TRUSTEES SALE OF TWO STORY FRAME
DMhLLiNG: No. 1870 VIRGINIA AVENUE
SUUTHN EST.
by virtue of a deed of trust, dated MAY Let, "A
A. ID. 1874, rec drd in her No 655, folio IS f
OF the land records for washington county .2.3
IL. and al the request i'm writing Of the party
cured thereby, stall SELL in front of the premises
10 the highest bidder, at public auction, on FRI
DAY, the l5tD day of August, 1871, AT d O'Clock o.
IN the east hslt Of lot No. 10 in square No sSi being
- teet 'front.' on Virginia avenue between LIST and ID
streets west and extehdi back with the depth of
the lot, together with tue improvements, consisting
~ a two story Frame House.
Terms: OGv-third the purchase money in cash;
and the balance in and u rs, at per cent in
t-rest secured bT deed f trust. $50 deposit at
tune o. sale, aud all convey ancing al purchasers
cost. The Trustee reserves the right 20 resell the
property should tn terms not be complied with in
hNe days after sale. NJ. L. CALLAN, Trustee
j L. COLDN ELL Salesman. auS-eo&is
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GIsSyALL 4 GWYNy,
7O5 Market Space,
Two doors from Tth street.
- Uoxf JcTss. lo-a.ios. IyI4-tr
CALCUTTA sEERsCCKE2,
INDIA MANNHEIM.
EEw ORLEANS CHECK bYYrrs,
INDIA PUEGEE, ATTAkaPas rCUKsPAw
WHITE LIsEH DUCK AND DRILLING,
NAVY BLUE YACHT CLoTa,
FANCY LIEEss Tor Men snG Boys wear, SC
~ Oss Prics OnIy.
PERItY - BHOTaEIB,
Pennsylvania oreame,
lee-u Corner q street.
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ALONZO A. MARI, Trustee.
BOWMAN GREEN, Aucss. jy0-sokds
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~ TIKI ABOVE stLRIs FURTHER POST
PONkD until THURSDAY, August ? lsIT, same
hour and place
BRAINARr II. wARNER,t-
1871 MAErIN NJ. KOnKsR, Trustees.
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I'HOAAs BOWLING, ACctsolssr
CQntOhTABIE THREE STORY FRANE
nNkhLlNS, No 623 sTREET. BETWFEN
s-AIH AND sENENTH SHEETS NORTH,
Ms, IT AUCTION
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u6H HANEY, in the ssth year OF his Aee, end rs-
sident Of this city since ISIS.
His funeral wi I take place from the residence Of
bis son-in Law, j. Arthur McDermott, No. ga D
street northwest, on Friday morning, 10th. Re-
QUEEN mass at 81 Dominic church Of o clock q
bfENCER. AT wsyerly, near Frederick, Nd,
August b, Ia, PHiLIP BRAINHRD. Aged months,
only son OF b. 7. and Lola n. Spencer.
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THE AFRICAN wosF> core.
NoNAN AM THE HEArHFN |rt,t IN
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MARRIED..
HARPER-oDkLL. At Trinity church, George
DENNIS HARPER 70 .rrTE NJ OpELI of 0eorre-
town, ID. q.
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STEAMERS, &c.
DOTOMAC TRANSPORTATION L

, The commodious Bay Steamers SUE, Capt. w. q.
Geoghegan, and EXPRESS, CAPT. 49,
Jas. T: Barser, leave S:ephenson's e m
wharf, foot Of 9TH street, every MON s.csz.z-zaD
DAY aid FRIDAY al O'Clock m, for Balti-
more and sIl river landings; returning leave Bslti-
more, No. 142 Light street, every TUESDAY and
landings.
Freieht and passengers at lowest rates Apply,
Je9 3n STEPHENSON BIO, 7th st. wharf.
EOR POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS
Il Until further notice the Steamer -
MhTTANO, Captain VIM. IL. ByIes, ~
will be run as follows: Leave Wash
ington from 9th street wharf, every MONDAY and
THURSDAY MORNINGS, at Z O'Clock, for all
Landings far down Nomini; returning on
TUESDAY and FRIDAY. Leave every SATUR-
DAY MORNING at 8 cleck, for all Landings a.
Freight received daily. For any Information, In
auire ST G.. l.. eHERIFTS Coal Ofhces, lllA and
32S Pennsylvauia avenue.
mAr3O-tr WIN II. EILLMOy, Aren't
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FOB NORFOLK, FORTRESS MONROE AND
TIE SOUTH.
The win and elegant iron steamer LADY OF
leave leave, sath .ire ess &hnr:eve WT hdn
day, Wedne sdsy and Friday, at 3
O'Clock D. connecting with steamers for Boston,
leaves Norfolk every Tuesday, Thurrday and Sat.
rrday at 3 O'Clock .. m.
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TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLEIMPROvE
PEOPETTf ON ROCK OkkEK CHURCH

John SHERMAN, AuctiOneer,
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Nun A RID LIN e.

NOTICE.
With the view Of diminishing the chances Of ool-
lision, the steamers Of this line take specific course
fer all seasons of the year.
On the outward passage from QueeastowR to New
York Boston, crossing meridian Of 50 at = lat or
nothing to the north Of Is.
On the ard passage crossing the meridian Of
70 at ~ lat, or nothing to the north OF ~.
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~ ORTIZ GERMAN LLOYD,

The steamers Of this Company will SAT- evory Sat.
turday from Gremen Pier, foot Of Third ..e,sne
New York to Southam Iton, London,
Havre and Bremen, 6rst cabin, 100; cabin,
SO gold; Storage, 90 currency. For freight or
passage apply TO OELRIOH6 CO.,
mart Sm Bowling Green, Nev York
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WAsH. B. WILLIAMS, AuetioueeT.

BEGINNERS SALE OF VALUABLE M
PkohEn REAL ESTATE, LEkskOF WHARF
nkoPkRTl, FtNIURE- % COAL hA6D,
H.IsTlNG APPARATUS, STEAM ENGINE,
IsKs' FAILING, OFFICE FURNITURE
leon SAFE, &C,AT ATCTION
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STHE ABOVE SALE Is FURTHER posi-
PuNsb until sATUBDAi, August 4 n, lS77, same
hour and place.
BRAINARD II. WARNER, kr.
augs2t MARTIN II. kOAhiR, Trustees.
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WHY OLD PEOPLE hEMEMBER
THINGS.

The extraordinary persistence Of early
impressions, when the mind seems almost
TO have ceased TO register new ones, is In
remarkable accordance with the law OF
nutrition. II isa physiological fact that
decline essentially consists In the diminu-
ton Of the formative activity of the organ.
ism. Now it Is when the brain Is grow.
ing that definite direction can be most
strongly and persistently given TO It's
structure. Thus the habits OF thought
come TO be formed, aud those nerve tricks
laid down which Gas the Psychologist be-
lieves), constitute the mechanism OF asso-
citation, by the time the brain has reached
It's maturity; and the nutrition Of the or
gan continues TO keep mp the same mechan.
ism In accordance with the demands OF its
activity so long as Il lie being called into
use. Further, during the entire period OF
vigorous manhood, the brain, like the
muscles, may be taking on some add.
tiona growth, either as u whole or In
special parts, new tissue being developed
and kept up by the nutritlve process, In
accordance with the modes OF action 10
which the organ ls trained. An In this
manner store of "impfcssionsn or
traces Is accumulated which may be
brought within the sphere OF conscious.
ness, whenever the right suggesting
strings are touched. But as the nutritivc
activity diminishes, the "wasiep becomes
more active than the renovation; and IL
would seem that while Ito use CONNER.
cial analogy the "old-established houses"
keep their ground, these later firms whose
basis 10 less secured arc the first to crum.
BILE away--the nutritise activity, which
yet sufiices to maintain the original struc.
ture, not being capable Of keeping The
subsequent additions to II 10 working or.
der. This earlier degeneration Of later
formed structures is general fact per-
fectly familiar TO the Psychologist. - Lon
don Mirror.
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VOLUME XVII.


In eur climate, where rails u abuedAni
during = considerable portion ot The year,
the water falling and stored l. ample ior
The whole supply Of lho family which that
roof shelters. This wsieF As Il sall, Is or.
dinarily free from any impurlty lbAt can
affect Ne taste, and from every source of
serious foullng, thoagh amer = long con.
timed drought il il well to divert aud
discharge upon the surface OF The gronnd
The FIRST ten minutes dow of shower
so that the impurities of The air aud The
dust Of Tho roof may be iirst removed.
After this FIRST dash, lead to the eisleFn
all that follows, Even with this precau.
iion tho water will bc.more agreeable for
use " Uttered. There srr numerous sys,
tens for making illters In cistcrns, bat no
other is 30 simple, nor 90 durable and
satisfactory a. the separation o. that
part OF The eistern from which the
suetloa.plpe leada by wall OF brick aud
cement. Il Is simply necessary to builda
wall OF brick set on edge 1.-TWO aud halt
Inches ihick) so IS TO include about one.
quarter Of the area OF the bottom, slopIng
II back toas TO terminate against the aide
Of the eis,ern at height OF from four 10
six feet. This wall should be so well
cemenled 1T It's joints that water can only
pass through the material OF brick, and
for strength its form should be slightly
bnlglng A wall Of this sort. measuring
say SIX feet At It's base aud rising TO
height OF six feet at Its highest point, will
transmit an amount of water sufficient 10
supply the demand OF the most constant
pumping that any domestic use can re-
quire.
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rnAr BARREL ov sALr.

One of the firm who run commission
house on Woodbridge street Ia man OF
muscle. lie can lift n barrel of -four nv
easily as common man ifts bag OF oats
and 1t scarcely makes bis ears 10 red as
he heaves a barrel OF salt into farmers
wagon. For weeks past be has been boast.
Ing Of the strength Of muscle, aud want.
Ing 10 see something be couldn't lit, and
the boys around the store got their heads
together the other day. They took salt
barrel aud filed II with broken pg iron,
Old weights aud other things, put the
head back and rolled II TO the cufbstone;
and at favorable hour drsy backed up
In the most innocent manuer, and An or.
der from grocer for barrel Of salt was
handed out. The draytnan and two Of
tho boys fooled around tho barrel so long
that the strong man got out Of his chair
In disgust, threw of his coat and sGid
"You fellows had better get porous
plasters for your backs. Get out OF the
way and give me q chance
lie seized the barrel by the chimes and
lifted away. II didni move. lie spit on
hls hands and laid out to pull the hoops
right of. The hoops stayed right there.
So did the barrel.
"It takes faur good men 10 III. one Of
them barrels said the drsymaB
Nonsense! I've lifted a score of them,
and l'li pick up ibis or break my back
guess tho salt must be wet
lie got Ia position, drew q long breath,
and lhen lifted till bis eyes looked like
Two towels left on the clothes-lins 10
dark night. The barrel dIdn't liz. Pig.
iron was too much for muscle, aud The
iifier sat down on the walk. lie back
used 70 be plump up and down, but II
hasn't been since that lifl. His cyes are
getting back to their original positions,
and the red Ia leaving The back Of bis
neck, and be sees two men handle bag
Of dried apples OF a busbel Of beans with
out q word Of comment, = Detroit Fres
Press.
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WONDERS OF Anr.

"Wbat's this, mister?' said curious
countrymsn, who was wandering through
a Washington street jewelers. store, as he
spoke he rang statue of Mercury with
bic horny knnckles.
"That," said the attendant, sis Mer'
curry" and be passed on 10 wait upon
customer.
The ruralist gazed for moment with
open mouth at the bronze representation
of the messenger of the gods, and then
beckoned to companion atthe other end
of the store, to whom he said
"Jim, what do you suppose that ere
figger is2"
81 dunno;" responded Jim, in turn
giving 1t a resounding rap; "bronze
haint itp"
"No," said the other, :" faint; III
quicksilver"
"Wha.at! the stuff they put In ther
mometersI Wa-al, Pm burned. Whapl
they do nextY"
And after another long look the couple
moved on impressed with the wonders
Of art.-Boston Bulletin.
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USE or sLrEs.

Although files are, In summer, the pest
Of our lives, and we wonder they were
ever made at all IL should be remembered
that they have an infancy as msggots,
and the then loathsome lives they lead ss
scaveDgers cieanses and purhes the Aug
ust air, and lowers the death rate Of our
cities and towns. Thus, while stables
and piggeries, aud filth are tolerated by
city aud town authorities, the young OF
the house-fy aud the flesh aud bio v fly,
with their Thousand allies, are doing some
thing toward purifying the pesiilen,iAl
and syerting the summer brood Of cholera,
dysentery, and typhoid fever, which des-
cend like hsrpies upon the devoted towns
and cities. Il may be regarded as sn
sxiom that wherever nies most abound.
there flth, deatb-dealing and bsneiui, is
most abundant, aud filth diseases such as
we have named do congregste. A 1y
which IL born 10 August generally lives
. month or six weeks, and dies st The
coming Of frost. either Of cold or the 81
tAcks Of fnngold plants. A fes, probably,
winter over, and survive until mid
SIMMER, and thus maintain The eHistence
OF this useful species, TO which civilized
man owes more than can readily be esii.
mated, aud which be can dispense wilh
onIy when the health Of cities aud towns
Is looked sitsr with far greater vigilance
and Intelligence than is perhaps likely "a
be the case, for several centuries 10 come
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-08-09
A BRAVE REGIMENT.

During the Peninsula campaign Wei.
linston was often forced TO send picked
men into dangerous places. On certain
occasion II became necessary to capture a
battery at st. sebastian--A battery which
was hurting destruction into the British
rsnks-aud The lay Of the land was such,
and, attendant circumstances, that not a
full regiment could be used In the work.
The Duke selected the body Of men, and
told them what be wanted done. lie
knew The danger OF the enterprise, but
The safety Of the whole army depended
on the success OF that one movement.
Said be TO the commanding officer
"Coloncl, have faith in you aud your
men. Your regiment Is the first in the
world"
"Aye, my lord,p replied the colonel,
quickly, land by the Time your order Ia
fully executed IL will be the iirst in the
aext' And then be plunged to the head
Of his regiment, aud gave the order for
the forward movement.
his reply to the Duke hA4l been heard
BY those who stood near, and they told II
10 others, and 50 Il dew through the regi-
meni, and became The battle cry. The
old soldiers csugb Inspiration from Il.
II made them inyiBeible. They somehow
felt that IL would be 81 right with them
Aay way. They would be lhe fret regl-
nenl, let /, be In this world or In the
next. With q Iond shout they dashed on
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VARIETIES IN room.

The hunter on the Pampas subsists on
buffalo beef, with scarcely particle oi
vegetable food to vary bis diet. The
Hindoo is content with rice and rancid
butter, and cannot be induced 10 eat
flesh. The Greenlander gorges himself
with whale oil and animal fats of any
kind he can secure; the moderate Arab
has his bag of dates, his lotos bread, and
dhourra. On the coast of Malabar We
find men regarding with religious horror
every species of animal food, while the
native of New Holland has not single
edible fruit larger than a cherry on the
whole surface OF that vast island The
Engishman considers himself iguomin-
iously treated by fortune II he cannot get
his beef or bacon; the peasant of the
Apprentices is cheerful with bis meal OF
chestnuts. Beside varieties in the staple
articles OF food, there arc the infnite
varieties of fancy. The Chinese make
delicacies of rats aud OF binds nests; the
French, of frogs. The ancients, who car.
ried epicureanism TO lengths never dream
ed of by Guidhall, thought the hedgehog
tidbit, and had word to say In favor OF
the donkey, which they placed on al
equality with The OK dogs they consider.
ed equal to chickens, and even cats were
not 10 be despised. The pork, which we
eat with great confidence, they consider.
ed, and not untruly, the least digestiblC
Of animal meats, fit only for artisans and
athletes. They ate snails with the gusto
we acknowledge In eating oysters.