National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-04-02
RANDOM READING.

Another great jewel robbery has occurred In
England. Valuable Jewels, estimated as worth
PSs ssn 10 s@s
Battle Abbey, one Of the Duke Of Cleyelands
seats. Among the articles stolen was necklace
Queen to the Duchess, who was bride. maid at
her Majesty's Wedding.
Costly apparatus and splendid cabinets have
no magical powers to make scholars. In all cir.
cumstances man Is, under God, the master OF his
own mind. The Creator has 20 constituted the
human intellect that It can grow only by It's own
ss,tS, Spa ~ IT'S Swn reson and iree VIII twill
therefore ed ucate himself His book and teacher
are but helps; the work is his. A man is not edu.
emergency, all his mental powers to effect It's
proposed object. It is not the man who has seen
being borne down like beast Of burden By an
overloaded mass Of osher mems thoughts. Nor
is II the man who can boast Of native vigor and
Troy had not she % because
nature had given him strength and he carried
the Longest bow, bst because self-discipline had
Throughout the Empire of Morocco there
are villages where tho elder members OF the
adult population follow the pursuit
market Of Barbary. Tho Moors, like the Turks
ence to "moon.face wives over lean ones, and
are more solicitous as to the number OF pounds
which their brides weigh than about the stock OF
accomplishments they possess. A girl is put
uHucT tno pIOCeth VI ihttenlDK Wnon tno IL ABOUT
twelve years Of age. Her hands arc tied behind
her, and she 10 seated on . carpet during so many
hours every day, while her papa" stands over
her with mcfrdque, or big stick, and her mother
from time to time pops into her mouth ball Of
couscoussou, or stif maize porrdge, kneadei up
S e shnSas 70 b the
fortunate girl declines to be crammed she Is COM
PEELED. 50 that ere long the poor girl resigns her
lest she should be beaten.
Some years ago, writes contemporary, tho
..crack" linendraper's shop In the Grande Rue OF
w and Sehna sSs
dispensing gloves and cosmetics to Turks, Greeks,
Jews, Armenians and other nationalities. BY
who had picked Up a smattorinE Of turkish. By
means Of which and BY her good looks she at
ttsS TSrn ,S Rs to the shCP
was the present Sultan. He saw and loved the
fair Swiss girl. One afternoon she announced to
In vain the aunt explained to her that she was
disgracing herselt by such AN alliance and en-
deayored to lure her back to recollsotions Of her
would DO as the bride Of tradesman Ia Berne or
Lucerne. The niece remained true to her Pasha,
seated TO the wedding. The Pashs Is now the The
sultan. The Swiss girl is Sultana, She has
huence Is unbounded over him.
The Chico massacre and the attempt of VIM.
Hayes to- assassinste the editor Of The Ala Cali.
lornfa giyea sanguinary aspect to the latest
denounce the Chico horror asa foul crime that
| has disgrnced the state, and demand the pursuit
| and punishment Of All Sins persecutors. The
| encounter between the counsel Of the Police
Board and the fighting editor Is described very
minutely; The visitor held q folded copy Of Iht
right hand was buried In the pocket Of short
| sack coat, In which he carried an English self
csckng pistol. Hayes wanted to know the name
Of the writer Of the report entitled "Polico Com.
missioners," In the third column Of the second
page Of the paper. This impertinent demand was
managing editor was responsible for the contents
| Of the paper. The visitor then threatened Ia
| kill Gen. MoComb unless o retraction was
signed in Ave minutes. Taking out his watch
with one hand and keeping the other In his
pocket, he counted and waited and fumed. He
| the editor In his chair The next instant heavy
| blow on the nose sent him to the floor, and he
| begged for mercy. The fighting editor had hit
| cut from the shoulder.