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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-13

sloops stood for the lightship, while the second
class sioops stood away tor Gedney's Channel buoy.
In this way the deet was soon separated The clouds
had now settled and their dull, steel gray
found = reflection in the water. There were
whitecaps even Ut the lghiship rhe
Lizzie L. and Schsmer rounded the Gedneys Channel
buoy ~ H. 2lm. Aos and lh 22nl respectively, aer
which they stood in on tho homo course. The other
yachts beai slowly toward the entship. The Arrow.
Of thc fleet, was bending gracefully TO the swell
The Comet vas rolling slowly, but struggling hard
10 catch tho now dying wind with every
saiL The Niantic, Kate ANA Eslelle were strung
out in the order named and shared the light breeze
with each other. This was tho position OF the fleet
until tho ightshp was rounded, ana the WIND going
down more and more made II y rather tedious sail.
The Louisa put back. Tho hghtsnp was rounaod as
scAooyERs
III. N. s. H. H. s.
Es'slls ...... 8 10 90 Comet. '.......s as 80
Arrow. ~ 0o Niantc........ 80 90
Kate ........... 8 % SO
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-13
TIE SWlLL MILK APOLoGlsr.

EXCHANGE OF cIvILIrIEs BETWEEN THE NEW
YORK AND BROOKLYN HEALTH DEpABT-
MESTs-Ma. BEgGH DESCRIBES A rcucHISG
KINGS COUNTY swILL MILK CIRCUIT.
Tho following reply to communication from tho
Brooklyn Health Department which published in
the HERALD a few days ago. WAS yesterday approved
by the Board Of Health Of this city,
JuyE Q, 1877.
Mr.. H. A. LA FEFRA, Secretary OF the Department OF
Health. Brooklyn ~ "
SIR am directed by this Board 10 acknowledge
the receipt OF yours OF the 9TH inst In respect
stables, swirl MILK &c. This Board does not deem Il
necessary TO reply to communication IRON any Off.
cia body ola character extraordinary and regrets
that your communication mainly refers 10 reports
upon the subject other than the forwarded TO you
by this Board rhe Board OF Health OF New York VIII
be extremely Obliged TO the Board OF Health OF Brook
yn II u will al any time call the attention o this
Board TO any nuisance IN this Guy. especially II 1t
directly or indirectly endansers the health OF the c
Gems oil BROOKLYN and Will cheerIulY avail itself OF any
such Information. Yours, truly
EAMONs CLARK, Secretary.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-10-23
Wrestling In Brittany.

The wrestlers appear Says Harper) in the
arena. barefooted, and clad only IN short wide
pantaloons or rather drawers reaching to
the knee. and new shirts, formed however Of
the coarsest material On first catching
SIGHT of each other, the two combatants I'd
vance into the middle of the ring, and shake
hands In presence of the by y-standers. They
mutually swear that they have had recourse
neither TO sorcery, nor 10 any arts of divinA-
ton or witohcraft and promise 10 contend
together fairly and Loyalty in the approaching
engagement. Then they close, and ~
struggle begins And now, on al sides, are
hard the shouts and cries of the spectators.
who, appealing TO each wrestler by name.
bid him remember that he has got 10 sustain
the honor of his parish, and the glory and
reputation of his native village. The combat
is yery frequently sustained with vigor for
nearly an hour, for, IN order that the victory
be complete and decisive, it is absolutely eA
sential that one of shs combatants shall sucr
ceed in throwing his adversary twico upon
his back, in such q manner as TO make him
touch the ground with both shoulders. When
the plaudits Of the crowd have saluted the
cononeror. the latter seizes. by one OF hi1
horns the ram, the prize Of his victory, and
preceded by the minstrels, makes three tmes
the circuit of the lists, elevating the animal
above his head, in orderthat it may be seen
by all There are some wrestling mstohee
occasionally held in which may be counted
more than q hundred combatants. Many
adopt this rude profession for the sake OF
gain but there are several wealthy farmers
Who enter the arena for the mere sake OF the
amusement derivable from the combat, and
the honors to be procured by the victory.
III is eudenG tnat tne naplt OF idle young
men going to "their uncle" to raise funds had
begun TO excite remark even in ancient times.
Soicmon's oft-quoted advice, go to the ant
thou sluggard," would at least seem u
strengthen this supposition
-'erhat bed is not long enough for me" said
q very tall, gruff old gentleman, upon being
ushered into his bedroom by an Irish waiter 81
one of our hotels. Faith, an you'll lind It 10
pretty long, sir when You get into it" Was the
reply; ''for then thereIl be two feet more addsd
tH ikp
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-10-23
A Wedding Race.

Among the HuzNrehS-a people OF Asia
the following is the way weddings are man
aged -
The suitors Of the maiden, nine in number,
appear in the field, an unarmed, but mounted
on the best horses they can procure; whilo
the bride herself, on q beautiful Turkoman
horse, surrounded by her relations, an1iously
surveys the group Of lovers.
The conditions Of tn; bridal race are these:
The maiden has n certain start given, which
she avails herself of to gain a sufficient dis
lance from the crowd to enable her to mar
age her stoed with freedom, SO as 20 assist IN
his pursuit the suitor whom she prefers.
On signal from the father, all the horse
men gallop after the fair one. and whichever
first succeeds in oncircling her waist with
bis arms, no matter whether disagreeable or
10 her choice, is entitled TO claim her as his
wife
After the usual delays incident upon such
Interesting occasions, the maiden quits tho
circle OF her relations, and, putting her steed
in a hard gallop, darts into the open plain
When satisfied with her position, she turns
round 10 the impatient youths, and stretches
out hcr arms towards them. as if to WOO their
approach. This is the moment for giving
the signal to commence tue chase, and each
of the impatient youths, dashIng his pointed
heels into his courScr's sides darts like tho
unhooded hawk i'll pursuit of the fugitive
dove.
The racecourse is generally oxtensive-say
twelve miles long aud three in width-and as
the horsemen speed across the plain, the fav-
ored lover becomes soon apparent by the ef-
forts Of the maiden TO avoid all others who
might approach her.
On certain occasion, after two hours
racing, the number OF pursUers WAS reduced
TO four who were all together, and gradually
gaining on the pursued with them Is the
favorite, but, alas his horse suddenly fails
in his speed, and ns she anXiOusly turns her
head. she perceives with dismay the hapless
position of her lover; each Of the more for
tunate leaders, eager with anticipated TIL
umph. bending his head on his horses name,
shouts at the top of his voice, Il come, my
Peri! am your lover! !"
But She making sudden turn, and LASH
ing her horse almost to fury, darts across
their path, and makes for that part OF the
plain where her lover is yainly endeavoring
to goad on his weary steed.
The three others instantly check their
career but, in the hurry Il. turn back, two
of the horses are dashed furiously against
each other so that both steeds and riders roll
over on the plain.
The maiden laughs ior she well knows
she can easily elude the single horseman, and
that she will reach the point where her
lover is.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-10-23

Hill, and then she struck upon the smooth
road which stretched away 20 Leeds, two
miles, as straight rs m arrow.
She could see the head light on the pay
train far down the valley, distinctly now,
and to her excited fancy il seemed but Il
stones throw away. She even thought
for a moment that she heard the grind oil
the wheels on the iron track, but no 1t
was only the signing OF the wind IN Tho
pines.
Ga, and still on she went. Sellm
seemed to fly. One might have iancied
that he knew his mistress was on an
errand of lie and death. The lights ol
the station were in view-n nay, sbe even
saw tho station-maslor' whilo lantern
which was to signal tho approaching
train-to toll them TO go on, for all was
well, ON TO their doom.
She dashed across the railway track,
flung the reins TO an amazed bystander'
and, striking tho white lantern from the
hand of the astonished- oili licial, she
seized the ominous red lantern from It's
hook, and springing upon the track,
waved it in the very teeth OF the coming
train.
Two sharp, short whistles told her that
her signal was seen, and II moment later
the train came to stop, and tho officers
rushed out to learn what ii oil meant.
Floss told them in few brief words,
and one OF them at the station went ior-
ward TO confer with tho train from COL
osha, which had not set been lelegraphed
from the next station bsyond.
The man waited fifteen minutes before
Kirke's train slid on to the siding, and 1t
was then known that but for the decision
of one young girl. the two trains must
have collided four miles beyond Deer
iug's Cut.
When told the story Kirke looked at his
watch.
The man from the station looked at bis
also.
Kirke's was ten minutes behind time
You want to know how it happened.
Certainly you must have guessed. Hal
liday did it. A man was found the next
day who confessed to having seen JACK
tampering with the time-pieces in the
tngine-house that night, but he hal
thought nothing OF it, he said.
Jack? Oh, he left town and was last
heard OF il Australia. His little game
was not q success.
A few months later Kirke was married
to Floss Weately, for being ten minutes
behind time.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-10-23
First Things.

Envelopes were irst used in 1889.
The FIRST steel pen was made in 1890.
The first al. pump was made in l65O.
Arnsthe sia was first discovered in lbI4.
The first luciior match was made IN
1929.
The first balloon ascent was made in
1888.
The first iron steamship was built in
1890.
Coaches were first used in England ~
1869.
The first horse railroad was built in
1861.
Ships were first "copper-bottomed"
in 1897.
Gold was first discovered In California
in lS4s.
Omnibuses were introduced in New
York in 1880.
The first steamboat pEed the Hudson
in 1907.
The first watches were made. in Ma
remburg, l477.
The first newspaper advertisement ap-
peared in 1862.
The first use of locomotive in this
country was in 1920.
Kerosene was first used for lighting
purposes in 1926.
The first almanac was printed by Geo.
Won Purch in 1460.
The first copper cent was coined in
New Haven in 1857.
The first telescope was probably used
in England in 1908.
The first saw. makers anvil was brought
to America in 1919.
The first printing press in the United
States was introduced in 1929.
The first chimneys were introduced
into Rome from Padua in 1868.
The first steam engine on this conti-
nent was brought from England in lI53.
Glass windows were first introduced
into England in the eighth century.
The first complete sewing machine was
patented by Elias Howe, Jr., in lS46.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-10-23
The Ring-Finger.

How often are we asked the reason for the
ring being usually placed upon the fourth
finger. The ring-fnger is more or less pro-
tected by the other fingers, and it owes TO this
circumstancc comparative immunity from
injury, as we'll probably, as the privilege OF
beinS selected to bear the ring in matrimony.
The left hand is chosen for a similar reasda
a ring placed upon it being less likely TO be
damaged than it would be upon the night
hand The ancients, however, are said TO
have selected it from n notion that the ring
finger is connected with the heart by means
of some particular nerve or vessel, which
renders It more favorable for the reception
and transmission of sympathetic impressions,
the left hand being selected because 1t hes
nearer the heart; but of course the antago-
mist finds no structure to account for this I'M
preston.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-10-23
NUMBER Al.
Social Despotism.

In everything the German is controlled
He is controlled in his lovc-makngs and mar
ryings; he is controlled in the ulterance OF
his opinion he is controlled in his goings out
and his comings in. The journalist is liable
At any moment to fine and imprisonment, the
caricaturist TO arrest. OF liberty Of the press
there can be no question, Of the license no
doubt In the old gambling days Of Badon
and Hombourg 10 native officer Was permit
ted to play at the tables; the money Of the
State must remain absolutely in the State
pocket but this fathcry solicitude for the
coin of the country did not extend itself to
the pocket Of the peasant, WHO would stand
gloating through long Sunday afternoons at
the heaps of gold, venture nt Last his iiorn or
his thaler dollar, aud retire into his working
day world on Monday disllusioued cha|-
bacon. Control touches even the fOllles and
fiirtations of the young. Lately, IA "A north
srn capital galrisonod 10y Prussian troops, an
ardent young lieutenant and coy and bf sh-
full maiden found themselves Tor moment by
some rare chance in n deserted toa-room
alone The enamorcd youth had Just caught
his fair one by the hand, when her most IN
innate of intimate friends arrived. Ihe poor
girl started up in terror aud f0rgettul alike
of her love and her lover broke out, Pray,
pray best Eyclira, DO not -ay Wnat you have
seem Evelina promise and the imprudent
maiden returned nj once 10 the ballroom
But 10 next day the story, with many en-
broideries, was circulated through all the
kd6een (cdteS), and behold, the day after tho
~ %
erals presence young man." said his
stern oorgesetztr (supcriorJ, g.ooming down
upon him in grim regulation wrath, you arc
transferred 10 depot duty on the frontier;
there you will have ample timo to reflect on
xour indiccratiou -
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-10-23

DEBTS OF HoNoR.-The famous Paul
Jones, having resolved to pay his debts
first discharged those which he deemed
debts OF honor An artisan, who was
one of his creditors, called on him and
presented his bill. 81 have no money
Just now. my friend-I have no money
Just now. my friend" But, sir, / know
tha. you paid away fifty pounds this
morning. and that you have still some
left.n ooh! that was debt OF honor"
well, sir. will make mine one also"--
and, so saying. the man threw his ac-
counts into the fire. Paul paid the debt
on the spot.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-10-23
porson,s WonderfMk Memory.

Richard Person had remarkable
memory. Being one day in the shop OF
P,ieslly, the bookseller. . gentleman
came in ard asked FOR particular edition
Of Demos,henes. Priestly did not pos
sess Il; and IS the gentleman seemed y
good deal disappointed, Forson inquired
j; ho wanted TO consult any particular
page. The gentleman mentioned quo
.a,ion e. which he WAS in search, when
Person opened The Aldiue edition OF De-
mOsthencS, and after turning over ie"
leaves. pa, his finger on the passage.
Ga another occasion he happened TO be
ia stage-coach; presently there entered
into it young graduate with two ladies'.
This gentleman endeavored TO make him.
self seem very learned presently quoting
Greek passage, which he said was from
Euripides. The Greek scholar. who was
doing at tho other end OF the coach,
awoke at the familiar sounds, and draw
ing copy of Euripides from the iolds OF
his cloak, politely asked him to favor
him with the passage. The student could
not and the ladies began to litter. Red
dening, the youth said that on second
thoughts, the passage. he was sure. was
IN Sophocles. Porson thereupon pro-
duced a copy of Sophocles, and again
asked him to favor him with the passage.
The undergraduate again failedi the
ladies Uttered greatly. Catch me-!
said he, "if ever l quote Greek In q
coach again" Stung by the laughter OF
his fellow passengers, he said: Il recol-
lect now, sir; l perfectly recollect that
the passage is in Eschylus." His mex
orable tormentor. diving again in the
capacious folds OF his cloak, produced q
copy OF Eschylus. and again asked him
to favor him with the passage. The boil
ing point was now reached. "Stop! 4!
stop !" shouted he 10 the coachman. LET
me out There IS man INSIDE VINO nas
got the whole Bodleian library in his
pocketr On another occasion, calling
upon friend, Person found him reading
Thucy ydides. Being asked casually the
meaning of some word. he Immediately
repeated the context. "But how do you
know that it was this passage that | was
reading ?" asked his friend. Because" i"
replied Person, the word only occurs
twice in Thucydides-once on the right
hand page in the edition which you are
now using, and once on the left. OBJ
served on which side you looked, and
accordingly | knew to which passage
you referred"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-10-23
Friendship.

There is no word that is more lightly used
than the word ''friend;" and there is no
sphere so difficult to fill as that of friendship
For the most part, friendship is regarded
either as a matter of sentiment or as a matter
of selfshness. In youth we regard it senti'
mentally or romantically. Woe be to the
Young woman or young man who has not
some poetic though of the greatness; the
beauty, and the desirableness OF true friend
ship And, alas for men when life has salts
fed them by its strivings and its attrltions
that there is no such thing IS friendship
Alas for them when they haNworn on the
Which in youth passed with them for gold
Fluff denounces the blue glass treatment ~
o humbug. He tried drinking whiskey out Of II
all one day, and has had head like that Of q
boiled owl ever since.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-10-23
The Legend Of the Cedar of Lebanon.

This ancient legend-the dream, perhaps,o or
a Syrian hermit-shows that the Cedar OF
Lebanon, the timber tree of the Temple built
on Zion, was held in the highest estimation,
and exercised the fancy The story proceeds
that Seth received from the angels three seeds
of that tree which he beheld still standing
upon the spot where sin had been first COM
nmitted. but standing there blasted and dead.
He carried the seeds home, placed them in
the mouth of the dead Adam, and so buried
them. Their future history is curious. -
Growing on the grave of Adam In Hebron;
they were afterwards most carefully protect
ed by Abraham, Moses, and David. After
their removal TO Jerusalem, the Psalms were
composed beneath them and in due time,
when they had grown together aud united in
one giant tree, they, or it-for it was now
one tree Cedar Of Lebanon-was felled by
Solomon for the purpose Of being preserved
for ever as a beam in the Temple. But the
design failed; the kings carpenters found
themselves utterly unable to manage the
mighty beam. They raised it to its intended
position, and found it too long. They sawed
X and il then proved too short. They splic-
ed II, and again found it wrong It was evil
IDENTIFY intended for another, perhaps more
sacred ONCE, anu tueg LaIu ~ esi9e AZ S
Temple to bide its time. While awaiting for
Its appointed hour, the beam was on one oc-
casion Improperly made use of by a woman
named Maximella, who took the liberty OF
sitting on it, and presently found her gar
ments on fire. Instantly she raised cry,
and feeling the flames severely, she invoked
the aid of Christ, and was Immediately driven
from tho city and stoned, becoming III her
death pro-Christian martyr. In the course
of an eventful history the predestlned beam
became bridge over Ccdron, and being then
thrown into the Pool of Bethesda, 1t proved
the cause of its healing virtues. Finally, 1t
became the Cross was buried il Calvary, ex-
humed by the Empress Helena, chopped up
q
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-10-23

what was the pressing necessity that in
duced our friend to disturb him at that
hour. As Smith told his story he racked
his invention for lie, but finding none
e. for his purpose he blurted out the
truth THE fact is, my Lord, I'm en-
gagged to dine at the next house-snd-
and" "And, cir, you thought you
might az well save your own dinner by
sroilng mineP" Exactly so, my Lord /;
but" "Sir, | wish you good
evening"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-10-23

ROAST CmCKEN.-Young fowls have q
tender skin and smooth legs-Yeliow legs
are best. The breast bone Is sharp. and
yields to pressure when young. Make
stuiling and fill both the breast and the
body. Tie the wings and legs andpuf 1t
In the pan with little water. 1t must
roast slowly and bo often bssted Win
butter. Basting makes it juicy. Dredge
on flour towards the last and sah. Take
the eizzards for gravy, boil them. and
chop them up; season and use the liquor
they are boiled in for the gravy. ihicSen
with flour and little butter, or little OF
the gravy from the roaster. turkey is
roasted in the same way as chickens.
Turkey AND CHICKEN BOILED OR
STEAMED. Stuff with dressing OF bread.
butter, salt, pepper and minced parsley
or with oysters. Flour cloth and sew
around it. Boil forty minutes and then
set off the kettle and let it stasd, closely
covered half an hour longer. The steam
will finish the cooSing. To be eaten
with drawn butter and oysters Or place
the fowl in steamer over a kettle
of boiling water ard steam till tender.
BRoILEp CmckENs.-Cut them open
through the back, take ont the inwards.
wash and wipe them dry; place Tho in
side down on the gridiron. Great care
must be taken that they do not barn. and
do them very slowly. It is best 10 trim
of Inc fat. About twenty-five winu'es
viii DO hem.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-10-23
The Sea.

There is something, says Hazlitt, in being
near the sea like the confines OF eternity. IL
is new element, q pure abstraction. The
mind loves to hover on that which is endless
and forever the same. People wonder at q
steamboat, the invention of man, managed
by man. that makes its limpid path like an
iron railway through the sea. wonder at
the sea itself, the vast leyiathan, smiling In
its deep. walked into fury, fathomless, bound
less. huge world of water drops. Whence
is it? where goes it? Is it OF eternity, or OF
nothing2 Strange, pondrous riddle, that we
can neither penetrate nor grasp in our com
prehension; sbbing and flowing like human
ike. and swallowing it up in thy remorseless
womb-what art thouS What Is there IN
common with thy life and ours who gaze
AT thee? Blind, deaf and old, thou seest
not. nearest not understandest not neither
do we understand who behold and listen TO
thee. Great as thou art, unconscious OF thy
greatness, unweldy, enormous, preposterous
fwin-birth of matter rest in thy dark, un-
fathomed cave of mystery, mocking human
pride and weakness. Still is it given to the
mind of man to wonder at thee, to confess its
ignorance, and to stand in awe Of the stipend.
Gus might and majesty, and OF its own being
that can question thinel
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-10-23
jas. Smith and Justice Hoiroyd

Formerly. in England, it was custom
ary, on emergencies, for the judges to
swear aflidavts at their dwe ling houses.
Smith was desired by his father TO attend
Judges chambers for that purpose; but
being engaged to dine in Russel-square,
at the next house to Mr.Justice Holroyds,
he thought he might as well save himself
the disagreeable n ',cessity OF leaving the
party at eight, by despatching his busi-
ness at once; so, few minutes before
six, he boldly knocked at the judges,
and requested to speak to him on par
ticular business The judge was at din
ner, but came Gown without delay .swore
the affidavit. and then gravely asked
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-10-23

ASPIRE. II you asTire to the niger and the
best, you may not be able 10 attain the sum
NIT, but you will come much nearer 70 1t than
if, in the first instance, clipping the wings of
what is really pure, noble, unselhsh ambi-
ton, you determine TO sacrifice and surrender
ell claims TO the highest and best, aud rest
content with some COMMONPLACE attainment.