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belt Of jewels which his wife had worn to hold
the sword M OF her grandfather while on visit to
across. the front, and tho rest was heavily
wrought gold, almost too heavy for little body
to wear. She then put her cIoth-of-gold ycl
over the head OF her little niece, that might
ing the Interview, only she had played the head
dress whirh she had then on upon the top Of her
yeil, and had looped up the veil to her shoulder,
that the Viceroy should have the benefit Of the
jewels on her arms: The little girl sang for me,
in English, "Twinkle, twinkle, little STAR" aud
"How doth the little busy bee."
, 1877-03-25
FOR WIDOWS AND WID0WEItS.
QeMQrkst's I1nthIu.

It's contrary to custom to invitc~guests to
the marriage of widow. If widowcr marr;cs
q young girl, the etiquette is tho same as that
OF q first marriage. A widow must marry in the
morning early, without show, and has only her
witncsscsand those of her intended. Her dress
is not admissible On leaving church, the bride
invites b M to breaEfast the witnesses who hare
formed the party, but no other. guests are In
yitcd to this rcpast. On the fifteenth day after
the marriage, cards are sent bearing the new
address Of the marricd pair. a WHO" never
makes welding calls after rcmarrying. Those
who receive tnc cards do the visiting There is
a month allowed for the return Of cards, aud the
visits. When single lady marries, after haV-
ING passed the usual are for marriage, the cere-
mony should be simple and unobsrusiVe.
, 1877-03-25
MISCELLANEOUS.

Gauntlet Lodge, No. 4, will give social re-
union and hop at the Grand-Lodge Hall, corner
OF IaSallc and Adams streets, Friday evening.
The Independent Order OF Forresters is maxi
ing good progress. Three years ago there
wasn't q Court in existence. Now there are
nincty-eight subordinate Courts, and fire
Camps, and three AUssion-Dcgree Courts. Will.
inn kilnatrick was recently appointed D. D. E.
c. Il. for Cook County. and Moses Ycaton, Jr.,,
Il. ". $. Il. c. R. for Illinois, which now has
sc;cu Courts.
, 1877-03-25

70 ME 1dfkoF a xie IT99HHe.
COTTAGE GROVE PoL1cE-SrAT1oN, March 24.-
As the Post of Friday evening, the 23d inst,
contains long and 'stlaming" sensational ar
tlcle calculated, if not intended, to reflect on
the vigilance and efficiency Of the officers Of
our station, We owe It to the police force in gen.
cral, and to ourselves in particular, to inform
the public through your columns that no ''mys-
terlous shooting" took place "on the cor
ncr Of Thirty-drst street and Indiana
avenue at o'clock on the night of Thursday,
the 22d inst. And Of the utter falschood Of
the statement, We whose beat converges to
and divcrgcs from tile very spot indicated in the
sensational article, are prepared to make oath
no shooting took place at, or near, or in the
proximity Of Thirty-frst street aud Indiana av-
enue. We know the locality right well, having
been for some time on that walk or beat.
Again, We have been talking to one Of the
parties, namely, "Scrip," who positively says
he was not there, by any means, on the night
referred to in the Posts article. I apprehcnd
that the mythic reporter and :. .Majorh had e1-
istencc only in '*the air." and, whilst taking an
ssairing" in our proycrbially quiet neighbor-
hood, wished to create sensation. No one be-
lievcs the "hlalor in the Clouds" Yet, in vim
dication of ourselves as officers on that bcat,''
ne respectfully ask the insertion OF this letter,
aud remain JOHN CASs, ::
PATRICK j. O'CoNEoR,
Police Officers.
, 1877-03-25
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
AN INDIGNANT PoLICY-H0LDER.
Tn 1hH EsrsSt1>n. s+Hs Tn{Arra

40 sae EdtfoT ar Ihe If7tHHe-
CHICAGO, March 24.-The astonishing rcvela-
lions in regard to the salaries paid by the
Mutual and Equitable Life Insurance Com
pames, as reported In to-day's TRIBUNE, are al
most incredible. Indeed, had they not been
FURNISHED by the Companies themselves, there
y no question but that sensible men would
nave secuted the idea Of such waste--father,
permit me- to call it by its right name, viz,
downright, barefaced robbery! It is about
time the true inwarduess OF. this 1fe-insurancc
the Mutual; Life, and l for tho tlrst time
learn what I nm compelled to DAY, with nav
-pol:cyholdcrs, to Mr. f. s. Winston. for
MS valuable services as President Of our Com
Pany,Ln tact squeezed out by the pressure of a
Committee OF the State Legislature amount
SO small ~ as to appear nisgartily on our part,
compared with the labors and responsibilities
just $50 900 i year! Think Of 1t! No wonder
the faith OF the public is destroyed,
and one OF the most benedcent schemes
ever devised by man has become so
distrusted through dtsrcputable aud thieying
conduct on the part Of the men trusted with its
management. The statements now made by
insurance companies are really insufficient. Let
them include everything, and the Company be
required to have their books examined By .
committee chosen by the policy-holders In such
manner as the latter may determine; and
further let the statements Of the companies be
IN detail, showing first, every asset, Its name,
kind. and detailed description; second, every
credit including salaries, to whom paid,
for what paid, ETC., etc, and the COM
panics should further be required to mail a copy
OF this detailed statement to every policy
holder. This could be done for few thousand
dollars, cut OFF from Messrs. F. S. S.Winston's and
+. R. A1cCurdy's fat salaries.
I would suggest that the policy holders Of the
Mutual Life residing ii Chicago meet and take
some action on this report Of the New York
Committee. Let us sec il the policy-holders,
who are the ones who should have something to
say in the matter, cannot know little more
about the business Of the Company in which
they are SD deeply Interested J.
The expense Of simply securing each policy
obtained by the Mutual in 1875 averaged S1G3.
Another company, considered good and sound,
paid out Sl0 only for the same object. The
Equitable pad for each policy SIG; the Homeo-
.pathic SIT; the Metropolitan $55; the New
York Life SILT; the Northwestern {1Itlwaukcc)
Mutual Ss2- Here is food for thought and for
action. Respectfully, r. ?.
, 1877-03-25
4 DENIAL,

DENIAL.
.. 10 sae Editor a5 TAe Tribune.
Cn1c4Go, March 23.-I desire to say that the
statement or implication made in yesterdays
issue to the effect that had committed any act
of 1aw1cssness, or had hired or paid any person
to do SO, on the occasion Of tho snow wa7: IN
TwcEty-dfth street, is entirely falsc, and wouid
be pleased to have you publish this correction.
n. RArPLyE,
Inte RacD1yc g. Ferris
, 1877-03-25
THE "L-o.n

70 the Editor 0. The Tribune. i = i:
CHICAGO, March 23-The other day received
a letter from a friend in the country asking me
to procure for him COPY Of the Ater-Lfean.
Why he wants this paper, or for what purpose,
deponent saith not, because he doesn't know.
This lie does know, however, that he has in
quIrel of all the newsdealcrs in his vicinity, be-
Sides goodly number remote from 1t, anil he
has yet to find solitary one who has t:,e paper
on his table, or who can give him any infor1na-
ton respecting it. Meeting 4 newsboy this
morning asked ka::z. for an Inser-0e.uu. Ti,c
Eamin stared 4. me much as imagine tho D,it.l1
Drrghers stared ut Rip Van Wrinkle, after his
little siesta Of forty years, and replied,
t. T don't know nothin' bout that paper, Mr.
TnE TRIBUNE, and, in fact, oil the daily
papers, both morning and evening, were c1-
posed for sale at every place wherever my i'll
qufry was instituted, but looking for the Lt!cr
Ocean was like looking for the proverbial needle
in the proycrbial haystactz- Now, tho question
that asitates my mind is, Have I. like the illus
trious Dutchman Of tile Mohawk, been aslcep.
and has the Iata-Ocean, during my season of
lcthargy, cmnlatcd the example of its WORTHY
old grandmama. the Chicago Republican, and
"passed in its checks2" At all events, shall
request my friend, when next be st saddles u me
with a commission, to refer me to something
that has not only name, but 4 1oinl reputation
as well. G. r. Ho5MER.
, 1877-03-25

yo~stes uf the new style .all the prevailing
dress tie umbrella case and other olprolr'ous
Names On tic other hand, tile admirers Of tilc
present style tall it statucsquc,. and they will
not abandon it without 4 struggle. so Tar,
THE ONLY HANDSOME DRESSES
hare seen exhibited for March arc in the pres
c:t sheath Hike. c1irass-bolc,! style, and four
new tunics for day and evening dress arc an
nounccd to be worn over velvet skirt and sleeves;
only, the new dresses are draped with moro fine
Nrii;.tcs In front than before, and are not SO
, 1877-03-25

TO TIC Editor QT TAe Tribune.
CHICAGO, March24-Your correspondent, &c.
b. in discussing the question Of opening u
trade with England on sailed or s<corned becf,''
gives an intimatlon that with small capital q
very profitable trade In that line may be cstab-
llshed. It Is CONCEDED that fresh beef, dressed,
can be transported to England by means OF
refrigerating cars and refrigezating rooms in
STEAMBOATS,, and marketed there to good al
vantage, irving the shipper fair profit and En-
gland good beef at a reduced price. THIS be-
ing SO. certain questions arise which need to ee
settled before should be willing to inyest in q
company formed for curing and shipping corn
cd beef. .+.>:.
Rirst-Can cheaper quality Of beef be used
for the trade IL corned-beef than can be In the
fresh beef traIc3 .,.,=.....
Second can inferior portions of thccnrcass
be used for that purpose, leaving the better por-
tions for roasts, steaks, etc.? '.ss II.
1nird-WouM corncd-beef bring higher
price than fresh beef, the qualities OF each bcit.
the same; and il SO, wonld tho difference IN
price be sufficient to pay for the expense Of
curing? I should be pleased to hear from c. b.
on these questions. - E. D.
, 1877-03-25

IN the blaze OF the chandelier, and scrawny
sinner lores up the centre aisle, she can't help
saying softly to herself, "If-I-looked-
that-woman-I'd pad. .1'-lVeU Y0rE Graphic.
, 1877-03-25
OUR SEWERS.


10 1Ae Editor af Tbs Tribune. "
CHICAGO, March al have been connected
with the sewerage department Of this city for
the past fifteen years, and, although may not
be competent to assume the Eit1e OF Sanitary
Engineer" OF be able to throw any scientific
light upon the subject Of perfect drainage, yet
would like, while the question Of sewerage Is
agitating the public mind and the present sea-
son Just opening, call the attention Of builders,
architects. aud the public generally, through
the columns OF Tour paper, to two most
important points necessary to secure safe and
healthy house drainage, and If these two points
are carefully needed nothing further il needed:
First-Employ competent sewer builders only:
Don't employ scalawags because they may be
cheaper, but pay little more. and get RESPONSE
Pte parties There are plenty OF them In the
business Who feel that 1t is their duty to do
good work, and that there Is great Eesuonst-
oilitT resting upon them In the health and lives
OF the occupants Of the houses they sewer.
,oeeond-daSe nothing but strictly No. I
v1ttlned pipes used The sewer-builder is re-
sPonsibe for this to the extent OF bis license.
Good pipes are so cheap now that there is no
necessity to use anything else, and yet it is done
IN spite OF the Inspection by certain builders,
VINO, they can only say to the tenant, 'sSew-
er er IS IN" It Is all they care for. There should
kct, Jet within two blocks Of the City Hall, 6i-
Iectly under the eyes Of our Chief Of the Sewerage
department, are thousands Of feet OF this pine
land not good No. 2 at that. That pipe IS to be
used here this season: They may tell you it is
only FOR use In rear OF catch-basins or for coun-
try trade, but the Athinness OF this assertion Is
only eqna1ed by the thinness Of the pipe"
This stuff is not tit for anything but pure-water
drainage, and the sewergas and acids will 20
through 1t the same as common clay drain-tile.
The reliable seWer-builder will not use this
stuff, Of course, but still others will, aud
there Is good chance also of a few pieces being
slipped into the orders Of the best sewer-build-
er, and when it is On the ground-we1l, IL will
be used. and the tenant Of that house win be
and this ill-health in my fanilya'' It is the duty
OF every builder and architect to watch these
two points with utmos. care, lest they, through
the scwcr-builder, commit, in moral point OF
view, murder. SEwEa-BunDER.
, 1877-03-25


There is tradition in Yorkshire of clever
jockey who was girl, but so far rs we can learn
it is only a tradition. We may, however, record
that lady twice rode in matches on 4 public
racc-coursc. This was Mrs. Col Thornton, and
the races were run at Doncaster. The lady won
one Of the races, although she had for her op-
ponent the best professional horscman Of the
day-Fraucis Buckle. The lady's horse was
called {. Louisa" the horse ridden by the jockey
was named tsAlegro.r About ha1f-past 3
O'Clock OIL the Esd Of September, 1905, the match
came of, Mrs. Thornton appearing in purple
jacket and cap, nankccn riding skirts and en-
broidcrcd stockings, with purple satin shoes.
At startling Louisa" took tI.c lead and made
tho running for a considerable way, when "Al-
lcgro'' went up and headed her for few
1cngths; the lady then challenged Buckle, and
after pretty contest won the race in good
style. Her bold and excellent riding elected
the admiration Of the assembled thousands.
The race was for cup OF the value Of 9100
The lady had previously ridden in match Of
which description is given in the annals of
"racing in Yorkshire" Her dress on that oc-
casion is minutcly described, particularly her
chaussure; white silk stockings, with white satin
shoes, having buckles OF solid gold ornanented
with diamonds. Buckle, who opposed the lady,
was successful aud hard-worSing Jockey; from
the year 1883 to 1881 he was indeed tue horse
man Of lis day.
, 1877-03-25
LONDON GOSSIP,
The New Monthly Review, the
Nineteenth Century"
How Mr. Gladstone Sat Down npon a
Juvenile Tory.
The Water-supply Of the Metropolis
Latest Fashions in Paris,

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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-06-06
4 Punctuation Puzzle.

The following article forclbly illus
trates the necessity Of punctuation. 1t
can be read in two ways, making it a
very bad man or very good man, the
result depending upon the manner in
which it is punctuated. It is well wor-
thy the study Of teachers and pupils
''He is an old and experienced man
in vice and wickedness he is never found
in opening the works of inlquity he
takes delight IN the downfall Of his
neighbors he never rejoices in the pros
perity ofany Of his fellow creatures he
is always ready to assist in destroying
the peace of society he takes no pleas
ure in serving the Lord he is uncom-
monty diligent in sowing discord among
his friends and acquaintance he takes
no pride in laboling to promote the
cause of Christianity he has not been
negligent in endeavering to stigmatize
all public teachers be makes no effort
to subdue his evil passions he strive
hard to build up Satan's kingdom he
lends no aid to the support of the Cos
pei among the heather he contributes
largely to the evil adversary be pays no
attention to good advice he pays great
heed to the devil he will never go to
heaven he must go where he will receive
the just recompenses ofreward.'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-06-06

To BREAK OFF BAD HABITS
Understand the reasons, and all the
reasons, why the habit is injurious.
Study the subject until there is no ling
ering doubt in your mind. Avoid the
places, the persons, ana the thosghts
that lead to the temptation. Frequent
the places, associate with the persons,
indulge in the thoughts that lead away
from temptation. Keep busy; idleness
is the strength Of bad habits. Do not
give up the struggle when you have
broken your resolution once, twice,
thrice thousand times. That only
shows how much need there is for you
to strive. When you have broken your
resolution just think the matter over
and endeavor to understand why it is
you failed, so that you may be on your
guard against recurrence of the same
circumstances. Do not think it an easy
thing that you have undertaken. 1t is
folly to expect to break off habit in
day which has been gathering long
years.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-06-06

One of the most interesting, and at
the same time useful, of recent inven-
tions is that of a German chemist
(Reec), by which fire is made to ex-
tinguish itself. A chemical compound
left in room will, in case the room
should take fire, ignite, and in burning
consume the oxygen Of the room and
leave nothing to support the flames, thus
extinguishing one fire by sort of pyro-
technic homeopathy. Houses by this
means may be made to self-insure
themselves, and every family may have
fire department of It's own. Ships at
sea may be rendered fire-proof, and val
liable records, though exposed, may go
through fire as safe and unsinged as
the three Hebrew children. AS we now
communicate by lightning and travel by
fire, we may yet expect to ride upon the
wind like Providence, and do other
wonders that have hitherto been sug-
gested only as rhetorical exaggerations.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-06-06
Had 10 Fun In Him.

One of the members of the Methodist
Conference, recently held here, was out
for walk at an early hour one morn
ing, and while on Howard street he en-
countered a strapping big fellow, who
was drawings wagon to the blacksmith
shop.
"Catch hold here and help me down
to the shop with this wagon and Pllbuy
the whiskey!" called the big fellow.
''Inever drink" solemnly replied the
good man.
"Well, you can take cigar Ri
II never smoke"
The man dropped the wagon tongue,
looked hard at the member. and
asked i: s..,.
'tDon't you chew" e
"No, sir" was the decided reply.
"You must get mighty lonesome, u
unused the teamster.
81 guess Pm all right feel first
rate" said the minister.
s'I'll bet you even that I can lay you
on your back" remarked the teamster,
"Come now let's warm up little"
II never bet"
"Well, let's take each other down
for fun, then. You are as big as L am,
and I'll give you under hold"
Il never have fun" solemnly ans
wered the member.
"Well, I'm going to tackle you any
way. Here we 60"
The teamster slipped up and endeav-
ored to get neck hold, but he had only
Just commenced to fool about when he
was lifted clear off the grass and slam
med against tree box with such force
that he gasped halls dozen times before
he could get bis breath.
Now you keep away from me -
exclaimed the minister, picking up his
cane.
"Bust ME if 1 don'tv' replied the
teamster, as he edged of. "What's
the use Of lying and saying that you
don't have any fun IN you, when you're
chuck full Of it! Blame it, you wanted
to break my back, don't you ?"-Deerosl
Free Press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-06-06
Fight befEeeR Lien and a leopard,

The Geological! Gardens at Pesth
have Just been the scene Of a combat
worthy ofNero or Heliogabalus. The
cage tenanted by a lion and ioness
happened to be next to that in which
dwelt female leopard, for whom the
captive queen Of the desert entertained
special hatred. Probably she was
jealous of the bright eyes and beautiful
skin of her neigbbor, and may possibly
have suspected her lord and master of
casting a tender regard or two across
the barrier which separated the two
dens.
The suspicion, brooded over in
silence, became q deyouring passion,
and it ripened into certainty at the
precise moment when vengeance hap
pened to become possible. The keeper
of the gardens had inadvertently one
day left hanging within the lions cage
the chain which served to draw up the
partition, and the lion was not long in
SEEING it and beginning to pull.
Whether he was animated with spirit
Of fckleness or by curiosity alone must
remain for ever a secret. But the re-
sui. was that the partition flew up and
the road remained open from one cage
to the other. Through it instantly
rushed the lioness, breathing hatred and
malace, but the lion had no sooner
dropped the chain and prepared to fol-
low in chase that the portcullis fell and
the passage was again barred.
In the mean time, however. a strug-
gle commenced between the two lady
warriors such as had not been seen in
Europe since the palny days Of the
amphitheatre. The leopard, worsted
at the first onset, attempted to take
refuge from the foe by jumping and
hanging to the top rails ofthe cage. 1t
was all in vain, however. She was
brought to bay again, and compelled to
| fight face to face with the terrible in
vader. For twenty long minutes the
battle ragged in royal style. The neck
and shoulders of the lioIess were deep
ly furrowed with red gashes. But her
victim was oyermatched, and at
length thrown on her back, when the
coup de grace was given by the savage
fangs Of the victor.
The lion, who had been looking on
probably with mingled feelings-at the
scene, will now, no doubt, be restored
TO the affectionate confidence of his
spouse. Nothing remained at the end
of the encounter of the pretty spotted
skin which had so captiyated him but
few torn and mangled shreds, and
the romance Of the cages, If romance
there was, came to tragic cnd.-Lon-
don Globe.