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Culc,oo. Mly lin "A game ~ has' BAN
WN Nts lHNei here to-day. tIr Chich4u, httl t. 4u
diana pul, tlubbl a score ni too
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SrnAshOunG. May 1.-The Emperor William
Hfrf'i N"ir at o'ock uu- afternoon AL the public
hNliif' ihi r'nf private houses are decorated. The
LnHff.r NH-t fu.iAstcnlY welcomed hy large crowds
a. -" 'i' f 1Dp Nlnt a. me fldrcs. OF welcome Of
N' I.'l ~ 300 Nlli tiNr. -Hii uu agrDcahIN sur.
lilNr hi ihr NNn1F and hearty welcome have en-.
'Y"l irl NIi' li' ihlr, rufnltnOr that 10 wt all dn
NnH' '. li 'if iiNtr us, ami Aht Wii ulunr be- ~.
qhfNl iu blu- IHt mutually actor, COMMUNICATION
upon you
Maltly's choice Norfolk oysters cost loss than
an5 iOyl Iaket A-w loIA pol Al larlsvu II IIs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-02

solomon II. Smuns. Frrrhulder Of
southampton, Aashc' indicted Tor pure A-Iu, votes
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-02

PORTSMOUTH. n. H.. May l.-M tho instance
of the Massachusetts Bank, to cover te Tor ;0nro
against the Eastern Railroad, nearly hn> wuts were
served that road to-day at station, from Scrook 10
Nurth Conway. fhntt. placed ON the rrd tit u
The road u this " ana un 5op cords oil wood M Carroll
county, aud the station agents ru'Ic,d
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-02

SALT LAKE CITY. May l.-An action has boon
brought hN tif District ATTORNEY 90 test thr cift n-iA
Grorse tAnnon Delegate tr r.nsie,. from tl who,
ni claimed. hud, illegal naturalization PAGERS
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Another seicNIurder.

NEW HAVEN. May Emit Pro ha-kn ~ Now
Ynik mriicHl student was drowned "hnlc ueuIAe At
ualuIcu last night
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a Mcdlcni s1udcn, Drowned.

PAssNrc MAY l.-N o'lork this morning
burned Lls,, s21rn
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-02

Dicdrich Kufkcns OF 90 Monroc stroct ITo-
hohrn Hnmi"d suicide by hanln- yesterday hr Was
g. old
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-02

Daniel Moir5 Of ~ Garden street. lIohnkcn
WAS arrested lcscldaN ior lorul Enc Ranway ticket,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-02

Maugcrs American Playing Cards now de-
| signs, including Quadrantls grounded eoiuris', nov
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-02

Morgan's storage warehouses. broadway and
FHrN -'Nrnth street separate rooms Tor lu il~I al
l4G-Iae. II W. u!L.A anl a.Na.I.-Iig
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-06-22
4 Thoroughly Practical Joke.

A young man of eighteen or twenty, a
student in university, took q walk one
day with professor who was commonly
called the Students friend, such was his
kindness to the yonng men whom it was
his Office to instruct.
W hllc they were now walking tOgeth-
er. and the professor was seeking to lead
the conversation to grave subjects, they
saw pair of old shoes lying in the path,
which they supposed belonged to poor
man who had nearly finished his days
work.
The young student turned TO the pro-
iessor, saying, .Let us play the man a
trick. We will hide his shoes and con-
ceal ourselves behind these bushes, and
watch to see his perplexity when he cam
not find them"
"My dear friend answered the pro-
fcssor, "we must never amusc ourselves
at the expense of the poor. But YOU
are rich, and may give yourself much
greater pleasure by means of this poor
man. Put crown-piece, if YOU have
them, in each shoe, and then we will
hide ourselves
The student, luckily having two
crown-peaces, did so, and then placed
himself, with the professor, behind the
bushes hard by, through which they
could easily watch the laborcr, and see
whatever wonder or joy he might OK
press.
The poor man soon finished his work.
and came across the field to the path
where he had left his coat and shoes.
While he put on his coat he slipped one
foot into one ofhis shoes. Feeling some-
thing hard he stopped down and found
the crown. Astonishment and wonder
were upon his countenance. lie gazed
upon the crown turned il round, and
looked again aud again; then he looked
round on all sides, bnt could see no one.
Now he put the money in his pocket
and proceeded to put on the other shoe
but what was his astonishment when he
found the other crown! His feelings
overcame him. He fell upon his knees,
looked up to heaven and uttered loud
and fervent thanksgiving, in which he
spoke of his wife sick and helpless, and
his children, who by some unknown
hand would be saved from peri,hing.
The young man stood there, deeply az
fected, and with tears in his ewes.
'Now," said the professor, "are YOU
not better pleased than if Won had
played your intended trick q
ooh, dear sir" answered the youth,
''yon have taught me alesson now that |
will never forget. feel now the truth
of the words which never before nm
derstood-'It is more blessed TO give
than to receive = Selected.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-06-22
Sans Bargain.

General Il, rs he was called, had
u son named Sam who was considered,
by those who knew him besl. rather
stupid; but that he had distinguished
himself once and proved that he wa,
good at trade there is no denN ing.
sam owned a dog that was constant
source of annoyance TO the old gent.
who hated dogs in general: SANS in
particular.
The general never fried to conceal
his dislike, but ON the contrary. showed
IL in various ways; such rs throwing
hot water on his delcnselcss back, irving
on several occasions TO drown him, and
in many ways showing him that he was
moi his friend
The dog revengcd this by giving mid
night sercnades under his window
chasing his hens, killing hi, Young
ducks, and by stealing more rarions
thantwo dogs conld possibly eat.
lie had offered every indncemcnt TO
sam TO sell his dog, give him away, Kill
him, or get rid of him In some way
but Sam vowed they should not be
parted; consequently the old gentleman
was surprised, on coming home 10 din
ner one day, TO hear Sam exclaim:
"Father, I've sold my dogT'
sold your dog!' said the general t;
"Well, l am glad YOU were sensible
enough TO sell him. A dog is nuisance,
any way. will make You a present
by-and-by, Sam,
Eyes, sir, got sixteen dollars for
him."
"Whatl" !" exclaimed the general.
81 got sixteen dollars tor him." said
Sam,
"lou don't mean TO say you got six
teen dollars for your dog "do youY'
"Well, yes" replied Sam, II got
four pups worth four dollars apiece -
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Value OfSalf.

Not more than twenty-five years ago
a learned doctor published an elaborate
treatise TO prove that salt was the ''for-
bidden fruits" through eating which
our first parents fell, and has ever since
been the cause of all our diseases and
ills, though only lunatic would DENY
that salt serves some important and es-
sential uses in the animal creation. and
there is natural craving for il when il
does not exist in sufficient quantity in
food.
Animals will travel long distances
and brave great dangers to get at saline
earths, called salt licks; horses and
cows are most healthy when provided
with Jumps of rock salt in their man.
gers and pastures, and even bees will si2
a solution of salt with avidity. Men
will barter gold for il in countries
where il is scarce, and for il husbands
Will sells their wives and parents their
children. la some districts of Africa,
salt l. far more expensive than the
purcsi white sugar is in Europe, and
chldcrn will suck Il lump of II in peri
erence 10 sweetmeats. But the exist
ence of a greater or less appetite for
salt in all individuals shows that this
substance serves, more important func-
ton than that of merely gratifying the
palate.
Salt being large constituent of the
human body and forming about half the
total weight of the saline matter of the
blood, the constant loss of II BY the
secretions, bile and even tears, requires
to be made up by its employment as a
condimcnt. The free acid found in the
stomach, and which forms an essential
constituent of the gastric juices, is
obviously derived from the salt taken
with our food; and the soda of blood
and in some of the secrelions is doubt
less obtained from the decomposition
in the system of common salt, which is
the only mineral food of man and the
only saline condiment essential TO
health,-[Britlsh Manufacturer,
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-06-22
An Interesting Picture Of Kars.

Kars lies in u picturesque situation,
al the foot of n steep rock. A hill,
rocky and PERCEPTIONS, is seen rising in
the midst of the city, with castle on
its top, dating from the middle ages,
one of the handsomest models of fcu-
dial borough. II commands the whole
city, while its walls. gray with old agc.
are in full harmony with the precipiccs.
steep az its foundations. About the
foot of the mountain Kars Tschai. a
rapid mountain stream. winds its way
through the city, and is bridgcd. Near
the castle q remarkable round tower,
and in many parts of the town other
handsome relies of Persian architecture.
may be seen. As in all Oriental towns.
the streets arc narrow and dirty. Half
starved dogs are roaming about in large
numbers, eagerly devouring the olial
thrown to them from the houses. There
arc but few large houses in Kars. while
those of the poorer classes are huts
made of clay, or at least filed in with
this material In some isolated cases
caves dug into the prccipice, and closed
by door, answer the purpose of habi-
tations. The houses of superior char
acter are those built of stone of dark
color, presenting gloomy exterior.
From their entrance one door leads to
the stables another, opposite to it, into
cold and damp places of an odd shape,
generally used as kitchen, pantry, etc.
A flight of stairs leads into the upper
rooms. A peculiar feature, that each
room is house by itself, as it were,
having roof of its own, frequently,
too, Of dissimilar height, so that steps
lead from the lower to the higher, and
you can walk on them if several of such
houses are close to each other. The life
on its streets presents a picture most
varied and highly picturesque. Here
you stand before the doors of khan,
right in the midst of bales of Georgia
merchandise, there Kara Kalpaks
camping, armed with a kama (or broad
dagger) and short rife, in costume
resembling that of the Persian. There
q troop OF Kurds, on small nervous
horses, caparisoned with red covers
embroidered with gold. Each horse
man has, hanging behind him, steel
plated shield, is armed with dagger,
pistol and scimitar, and decked with
powder horns, cups for drinking, and
other objects, partly for daily use, part
ly for ornament. You frequently meet
in the streets of Kars, Daghestanlis
speaking particular dialect, the Ava
rian. Their arms and costume again
vary from those of the Circassian; they
are never seen without pistol or kama,
and when on horseback carry the crook
ed Turkish sabcr and a rifle. richly dec
Grated. The Lazi-spealing Georgians
appear altogether different with their
brown, round jackets and turbans OF
peculiar form. Like all Orientals, they,
too, bristle with arms. Never do you
meet one of them without rife, pistols
and kama
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-06-22

ouol,;o Ont n'op'"n, top nah'' oa .,,T uT'hh
the effect of alcoholic beverages upon
offspring. DIR. Hitchcock, president OF
the Michigan State Board of Health, in
an able paper read at the late meeting
of the American Health Association,
referring TO the use of. and enormous
expenditure for, alcoholic drinks, said:
"rhis sin does NOT inflict half the harm
upon him who sins ~ upon the mhcri-
tors of his blood" Nor is it necessary
that parents should drink To inebrielS
10 implant in their offspring the appe-
iiie for strong drink; it is fearful liza
bility. which every modcratc-drinkine
parent incurs as well. Deterioration OF
The race j. inevitable with continued
alcoholic poisoning.
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Two Sides OF one Canvas.
HN WENDELL PHILLIPS.

One beautiful afternoon in August.
there came to me the hcart-broken wifi
of statc-prison convict. We tried tn
plan for his pardon and restoration to
home and the world. II was sad case.
lie was the only surviving son of u
very noble man-onc who had lived on
ly to serve the poor, the tempted and
the criminal. All he had. all he was.
he gave unrescrvclly to help thicve,
and drunkards. His house was their
home; his name their bail to save them
from prison; his reward their reforma-
lion. II was happy hour TO hear him
tell of the hundreds he had shielded
from the contamination and evil exam
pie ofprisons. and Of the large proper
ton he had good reason 10 believe per
manCntly saved. Out of the hundreds
yes. thousands--only two left him to
pay their bail, forfeited by neglect 10
show themselves in court according To
agrcement-only two.
Bred under such a roof, the son star
ted i'll life with generous heart, noble
dreams and high purposes. Ten years
of prosperity, fairly earned by energy,
industry and character, ended in bank
ruptcy, rs is often the case in our risky,
changing trade then came 4 struggle
for business, for Observation-Disclosures
spair-intemper He could not
safely pass the open doors that tempted
him 10 indulgence, forgetfulncss and
crime. How hard his wife wrought
and struggled to shield him from indul-
gence, and then to shield him from ex-
posure. How long wife, sister and
friends labored to avert conviction and
the state prison. II would spare him
gladly wrote the prosecuting attorney.
''if he would stop drinking. lie shall
never go to prison if he be a sober. hon
est man. Bnt all this wretchednes,
and crime comes from rum
Manfully did the Young man struggle
to resist the appetite. Again and again
did he promise and keep his promise
perhaps month, then fall. He could
not walk the street and earn his bread
Soberly while so many open doors
opened by men who sought to coin
gold out Of their neighbors' vices-lurcd
him TO Indulgence. So, rightfnlly,
the state pressed on. and he went 10
prison. An honored man disgraccd;
loving home broken up: wide circle OF
kindred sorely panied: worthy. well
meaning man wrecked. Sorrow and
crime dil come ol rum. says the Keen
sighted lawyer.
AS parted from the sad wife on my
doorstep. looked beyond. and close
by the laughing sea stood handsome
cottage. The grounds were laid ont
cXpensively and with great taste.
Over the broad piazza hung lazily IN
Eeastern hammock, while all around
were richly painted chairs and lounges
of very easy and tempting form. Over
head were quaint vases of beautiful
flowers, and the delightful lawn wa,
bordered with them. On the lawn it.
self. gaily dressed women laughed mcr-
rily over croquet. and noisy children
played near. A span of suberb horses
paved the earth impatiently at the gate.
while gay salutations passed between
the croquct players and the fashionable
equipages that rolled by. 1t was
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-06-22

Supposing your age TO be ID or there
about. You have leo bones and 500
muscles, Your blood weighs 25 pounds,
your heart is ! inches in length and 3
inches in diameter. II beats 20 times per
minute. l,2u0 times per hour, 100 800
times per day. and S6,772 200 times per
year. AT each beat Il little over ounc-
es of blood is thrown out of il; and
each day il receives and discharges
about tons Of that wonderful fluid.
Your lungs will contain gallon of air,
and You inhale n 900 gallons per day
The aggregate surface of the air cells of
your lungs, supposing them to be spread
out, exceeds 1900 square inches. The
weight of Your brain is 3 pounds; when
you are a man it will weigh s ounces
more. Your nerves exceed 10000, 900
in number. Your skin is composed of
8 layers, and varies from IA TO 1-S of
an inch in thickness. The area of your
skin is about LOO square inches. Each
square inch contains $500 sweating
tubes or respiratory pores, each of
which may be likened to little drain
tile Ia of an inch long, making an ag-
gregate length on the entire surface of
your bndy of POI ,l66 feet, or a tile ditch
for drainin. the body almost 40 miles
long
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-06-22

Why is it that persons are SO slow in
recognizing the truth of the proposition
that alcohol in the human system, even
in moderate quantities, is a poison, aud
that the only sensible and safe course to
pursue is to abstain from il altogether;
Even though they may always succeed
in controlling their appetilcs-rontimr
to drink moderately themselves, which
is seldom the case. they seem entirely
oblivious TO the fact Oft fearful liability
of transmitting to their offspring diseas-
cd and uncomfortable appetiles. There
is no question but that inebriety. both
in the use of intoxicating drink, and
tobacco, is frequently hereditary. Lea
all reflect upon their responsibility
touching this matter Christim Stand
ard and Home journal.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-06-22
IN American In France.

A touching incident which occurred
Il few days ago TO a rich American,
travelling from Basle i'll the express
train to Paris, has created much sensa-
ton i'll that city. The traveller was the
sole occupant Of the coupe, and carried
with him $4,000. At about eleven
o'clock at night, being on French terri
tory and fast asleep, be was suddenly
awakened by a tug at the courrier's bag
which was round his shoulder. He
started to his legs and found himself
face to face with beardless young man
of distinguished appearance, who forth
with attempted to escape from the car
riage. The American gentleman, how.
ever, held him fast by the collar and
called loudly for assistance. but failed
TO make himself heard.
The young man then. falling on his
knees, implored pardon for his attempt
at robbery, stating that he was Rus
sian, who, being compromised by the
affairs that have lately taken place in
Servia, was taking refuge in France
Being pennicss, he had hidden himself
upon the roof of one of the railway car
riages. hoping thus to reach Paris,
where he had friends, and only entered
the compartment where he found the
American, on account of the piercing
cold, which was unbearable on the top
of the carriage. The American, touch
ed by this story, with tears in his eyes
offered TO pay the strangers fare TO
Paris.
On arrival at the terminus the Amer
lean left the young stranger for a few
minutes to look after his luggage, but
on his return was unable TO find
him. His suspicious being aroused, he
examined his pockets and found that a
small purse, containing check for a
large amount on a Paris banker. was
missing. lie ran TO the police Office
and gave information Of the robbery,
and also stopped payment of the check
The police, il is stated, entertain hopes
of bringing the offender to justice
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-06-22

But pass said minister in the
West End, one Sunday, in dismissing
one of hi subjects 10 fake mp another.
Then I'll make ii spade. yelled a
man from the gallery who was dream
ing the happy hours away in an imagi-
nary game OF cnchrc. 1t is needless To
say that hc went onl on thcnext deal, be-
ing assisted by one ol the dcacon- with
full hand of clubs.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-06-22

The FoGCr of ENAMrIE.-Aunl Emi-
ly-"Why, Nellie. don't you know il j.
unkind TO catch hold of your sister and
pull her hair" Nellie (who doesn't
see iD-"Wcll. auntic. saw you hold
ing cousin Frank round the neck quite
tightly, yesterday. when mamma was
out, and pulling his hair. and he didn't
say anything. - Judy.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-06-22

Surprise Is ihc essence of wit, but
somehow When Il man is climbing
down ladder in an awful hurry, and
never finds oui that one oft rounds
is gone until he tries 10 step on ii with
both feet, itncvcr seems very funny to
him.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-06-22
should DIR. Mary Wollcr on ,o

Should DIR. Mary Walker go to Eu-
rope on the sly with member of the
old Tammany ring, she may be recog-
ni2cd, not by ~ warl two inches below
her left ear" but by the manner in
which She bitches up her trousers
Norr. Herald.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-06-22

"What." asks an exchange. ''arc the
causes of drunkenness" Well. We
can't answer for all of them, bur We
believe whiskcy causes great deaf uf
il; whiskey, sir. rcsolutcly stuck Ia
will cause about rs large a drunk rs
anything we know of, although judi
cious mixing up of various drinks viii
accelerate matters if a man is in hnr-
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-06-22

SOMETHING CONCERNING THEIR onror

The assumed name Of MacAlpin
brings us to the whole order of Macs.
now spread out in all directions. Mae
is the Gaelic equivalent for son, and.
accordingly, Mr.. MacAlpin would in an
English dress be Mr.. Alpinson. There
happen TO be two distinct classes of
Macs, those with Highland origin.
such rs Mackay. Macpherson, Macgrcg-
or, Macncil. Maclhrlanc, Macleod aud
Macdonald-all great clans in the oldcn
time; and the Macs of Galloway, where
Gaelic j. now extinct, and the races arc
somewhat different from the Highland
scpts-pcrhaps with little Manx and
Irish blood in them. Among the Gal
loway Macs are found the names Mac
lumhpa, Maclctchie and MacCandlish.
which evidently do not sound with the
true Highland ring. The Irish have
likewise their form of expression for
son. They use the single letter O. as
O'Conncll and O'Donncl. The o, how
ever, signifies grandson. as it continues
TO do in the old Lowland vernacular in
Scotland, where an aged woman in
humble life may be heard saying of her
grandchild, "That is my o." Prefixes
vi lVl Sun blC NOliiillOll
among names in every civilized coun-
try in Europe. As is well known, the
Norman conquest gave a new character
to English names. From that time ma
ny Of the most notable of our surnamcs
are to be dated, not only in England,
where the conquest made itself cruelty
felt, but in Scotland, where families of
Norman origin gradually effected a sci
tlement by invitation and otherwise
Names traceable to the Norman families
are very commonly derived from herit-
able possessions, and till this day bear
a certain aristocratic air, though altered
in various ways. On the original names
borne by noted families in England and
Scotland time has effected conspicuous
changes. The prefix "de," which was
orally dropped.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-06-22

A negro was put on the stand rs Il
witness, and the Judge inquired if he
understood the nature ofan oath. "For
certain, Boss" said the citizen; "if
swear 10 liz must stick to him !"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-06-22

Since the sewing-machine patents
have expired every girl can have a
''ieller."
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-06-22

II was u German editor who said that
in the United States thieves are so scarce
that they have TO offer reward for
them