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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-04-25
his heart, and, throwing back bis

on his heart, and, throwing back his
head, beloved out that never, never
would that organ beat for other than
the lady who then faced him. Di Muir
ska warbled, that if he ever prove un-
true he would shortly have the duty to
perform of planting t~ea-roses on her
grave. AS she sang this the beautiful
creature extended her lovely arms. The
Maestro groaned and tugged viciously
at the hair on his face.
Nine. Fabbri saw the boquet, and,
with n curdling shrek, rushed for
ward aud sank her fingers into Di
Murska's hair, and began kicking furi-
ously at her shins.
"Mein Colt in Himmel!" cried Muel-
Ter, aghast, and falling into his native
tongue.
s'Blawst me heyes, you know!" gasped
Hill.
MI. Mueller tore the screaming ladies
apart, holding them at arms length.
"Oly Moses, by Jovel' continued
Iiih, Win iiio eyes o1iShihS ouI W ehae
extent that you might have knocked
them off with a stick.
whats that, you little cadp'' de-
manded Mueller.
"Blast me, you know" muttered the
little being.
Mr.. Mueller evidently did not catch
the meaning of the Maestro's feeble re-
mark, for he at once let go the ladies,
and, clutching Hill by the throat, shook
him till the buttons began to fly, and
the little man was purple in the face.
"Let go you'orrid giant" gurgled the
Maestro, and Mueller did, forthe prime
donne were at it again for the second
round. Di Murska was clawing the
features of Madame Fabbri, who was
attempting to square off in the syle of
which her husband was master of. She
had just got in a good one on Di Muir
ska's left pepper, and had drawn blood
from her divine cheek with her right
bunch of fives, aided by diamond-clus-
ter ring, when Mueller separated them
nee more, and begged them in the
name of God. to cease their screeching,
and not have the town breaking into
the theatre. The whole company was
in an uproar. Actors and actresses
were flying about in direst confusion;
while Maestro Strauss lila, who had
taken refuge in a group of supers, threw
| I;g fnt q, tha Gra arain 1u c,tra, 1yirnnr
out:
"Give it Ter, Musky, give it Ter; there
hain't nobody you cawn't wallop, my
dear, you know"
"Here, Koppell" roared Mr.. Muel-
Ter; ''just hold these two fools for a
moment"
Herr Koppell, backed by a stalwart
young super, came forward and secur
ed the ladies, who were screaming bad
names at one another, and Mueller with
two strides was upon the Maestro, who
shrieked frantically and tried to run.
But it was of no avail, the German paw
was upon him, and in another moment
he was across a large knee, taking pun
ishment as he was accustomed to in
early childhood. Screams did him no
good. The spanks fell thick and fast
as his W Chs"
"Stop it, stop it, ~ yelled the Maestro,
kicking his little legs; ''can't you be
satisfied with giving blackeyes to my
wife 'ithout a-hidin' me, blawst yout
Oh, lang it Mursky, cawn't you 'elr
your husband?
The whole affair wound up by the
Maestro being led out by a lady friend.
Mademoiselle shortly joined him in the
close carriage with her head bound up.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-24
MILLrNERY AND DREssMAKINo.
LOST AND FOUND.

T OsT--IN CENTRAL PARK, A DIAMOND RING IF
1.-the finder will communicate with the subscriber suit
able reward will be paid for recovery A. D.. Herald
Uptown oHic
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has the following desirable and scasonabe goods--
We have purchased manufacturers stock OF
| Linen and Batti.to Suits
suitable for the seaside. country travelling public.
The goods very desirable and elegantly trimmed
broidered-
| The prices are low and roach OF the million
We are offering the following good, sacrificing prices
! so per cent below cost Of manuiacture:-
Linen Basque and ovsr.Airs 75e to 81.
Basque and overskir and Skirt. 81 to $40.
Polonaise SHIFTS, 50 so So
Polonass suits. two colors. So IS $50
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Figured Lawn suits In two three pieces 50 rs
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Tho above goods shown in large aud spacious
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| SILK and cashmere SHIFTS in all the coors and
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All wool dessse and mohair Suits. in two shades from
Cambria aud calico Suits, from 81 IS So.
Calico Wrappers. 4sc., 4ec.
RODGERS 1 ORR BROTHERS..
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finch Sash Ribbon choice shades Soc worth fully zoe.
yard.
Un.rimmed Hats .. les, than half our former prices
Children's Sailor Hats, zoe. mp.
Ladies untrmmed Hats all marked down TO abott
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Large assortment OF Flowers and Millinery sxsraordi
SPECIAL REDUCTIONS
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sun Umbrellas soc worth 81 so.
Extra fine t~illed silk at 81 soup.
LADIES' Chcmses and Skirts every quality equally low
real B alb. Mo,: sa iofmery70
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Best American Calicoes ony5c
RODGERS sss 4 ,s ORR RI sss 20
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ssnlOOd. IngO.r

A man came into a restaurant last
night, mounted a high stool, leaned
over the counter and ordered porter
house steak with eggs on the side, and
some ale and oysters TO begin on. In
about half ON hour he had finished his
repast and was beginning to deliberate
on what kind of dessert he would wind
up on. when man walked in, and,
tapping him OH the shoulder, remarked
'Is your name Billy Hicks?"
Eyes, that's my name," said the man
on the stool, as his hand stole down to
his hip-pocket, flmbling for the handle
of a barker; "what do you wantF'
eve had little trouble once in
White Pine, and now guess I've got
you dead to rights" continued the new
conner, pulling out a large-sized six
shooter.
"If you'll just step into the street and
pace your distance, I'm your man,
said the feeder, who had just finished
his pie, and, whipping out revolver
he sprang off his perch and rushed on
after the other into the street.
The frightened restaurant man go
down behind the counter and bent hi
ear TO listen to the shots and the rush o
the mob, but he didn't hear anything
unusual, and in about five minutes ht
recollected that there was $3.50 owing
on the meal. Then he went out on tht
sidewalk to investigate.
"Was there row out here few
minutes ago?" he inquired of a star-ga
ger on the sidewalk.
''Didn't see any. I've been here io
the last half hour or So"
"See two fellows with ulsters and re
volvers come out!
eyes; they was talkin' about swap
PIN guns, and they're over across tn,
way now, takin' drink"
The restaurant man went back t
clear up the dirty dishes and reflect
Virginia (Nev.) Chronicle.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-06-29
MIR. Murray upon Temperance.

Mr.. Murray preached very eloquent
discourse in Music Hall, few weeks
ago, on the temperance reform. After
speaking of the power of habit, he
dwelt particularly on the practice OF
drinking. "The solemn thing is," said
he, "that it destroys men," When
man loses his virtue and allows his pas
sions to sway him, ruin has been
wrought greater than winds make
when they pile up wrecks, or fire,
when 1t lays waste your storehouses.
Never is the sky so blue, never are
clouds so dense, that cannot see in oi,
gantic letters, stretching from pole to
pole, No drunkard shall enter the king
dom of heaven'-not one. Again, you
cannot hurt yourself alone; you cannot
sin and take all the punishment your
self. An innocent one must suffer as
well as the guilty. How this can be
reconciled TO infinite justice do not
know, but il is fact. 1t is not ques-
ton ofyour own condition, but of the
condition of others. o man! when
ever you are about to lift the glass,
think not of yourself, think of those al
home, and l warn you, plead with
you, L beg of you, drink no more.
You know that there is danger. Do
not shut your eyes. If you are drink
ing at all, you are drinking too much,
and you know il. Every drunkard was
a man once, and his ruin is history
presume there Is no one here who will
stab me. Yet there are men here-I
say there are men- into whose sides
you had better plunge knife, and lei
the red blood out, and have done with
it, than TO offer them glass of wine.
You must look al the question in a ma
tional point ofview. believe that the
national salvation pivots in the long
run, on the personal virtue of the indi-
vidual. Only by a higher individual
virtue can we as a nation be saved from
the destruction into which so many
people have been swept. Tho temper
ance movement has, then, for lis widest
object not the benefit of the individual
few, but the reformation of the whole
country. The question fully stated is
this; How shall we perpetuate our lib
critics? The honor of the nation is what
really should be the great motto on onr
banners. think of man hopefully, be
cause think of him constantly as min
istered TO by God. The best way for
those who are the victims of the drink
ing habit to escape from il is, become
Christians. The sinners safetyis to he
ing near to God,
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-06-29

The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union held their usual monthly meet
ing at the vestry of the Methodist
church, Wednesday afternoon. The
attendance was not so large as usual Oh
account of misunderstanding about
the time of meeting. The president,
Mrs. Sturtevant in the chair; opened
the meeting by reading passages Of ap-
propriate scripture. followed by sing
ing and prayer.
The reports of the various committee
led to some considerable discussion
interesting remarks were made by many
present, some encouraging, some dis
couraging, vet all seemed ready To-
press forward to the work more ear
nestly than ever. feeling it TO be the
only way to accomplish even small re c-
suits. The expediency Of sending a
delegate TO the National Temperance
camp meeting held in July in Niassach
uSetts, was considerably discussed, re
snlting in appointing delegate and
substitute. The monthly prayer meet
ing was changed from the second
Wednesday to the fourth Wednesday
Meeting adjourned one month.
Mrs. GEORGE c. WALKER, See.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-06-29
When 10 Battle.

According to a medical journal, bath
ing should always be avoided under
the following circumstances, namely
"Within two hours after meal when
exhausted by fatigue or any other cause
when the body is cooling after perspira-
tion-the bath to be taken when the
body is warm, provided no time is lost
in getting into the water. Bathing in
the open air should be avoided altogeth-
er, if, after having been in the water a
short time there is sense of chilliness,
with numbness of the hands and feet
Vigorous and strong persons may bathe
early in the morning, on an empty
stomach, but young persons and those
who are weak are safer in bathing
three hours after meal, the best time
for such bath being two or three hours
after breakfast. Those who are sub.
ject to attacks fgiddiness and faintness
and those who suffer from palpitation OIL
other sense Of discomfort at the heart
should not bathe without first consulting
their medical adviser
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-06-29
Heroism of Monienegrin Women.

Montenegrin women have the same
passionate attachment with the men 10
family and country, and display much
of the same valor. Goptchevitch sup
plies two most remarkable examples.
A sister and four brothers, the four, of
course, all armed, are making pill
grimage or excursion to a church. The
state of war with the Turks being nor
NAL, we need not wonder when we
learn that they are attacked unawarcs
on their way, in pass where they pro-
coed in single file, by seven armed
Turks, who announce themselves by
shooting dead the first of the brothers,
and dangerously wounding the second.
The odds are fearful, but the fight pro-
cccds. The wounded man leans against
the rock, and though he receives anoth-
before he dies. The sister presses for
AT last all are killed except herself and
single Turk. she asks for mercy,
and he promises it, but names her maid
enly honor as the price. Indignant,
and pcrceiving that now he is off his
guard, she stabs him with the dagger.
He tears il from her hand, they close,
anu Sllc udSicS Hiul ONtr lHc prtclplct
into the yawning depths below. The
second anecdote is not less singular.
Tidings reach Montenegrin wife that
her husband has just been killed by a
party under the command of certain
Aga. Knowing the road by which they
RE travelling, she seizes rifle, chooses
her position, and shoots the Aga dead.
The rest of the party take TO flight. The
wife of the dead Aga sends her an epis-
tie. "Thou art a genuine daughter OF
ITscrnagora. Come tomorrow alone
by the border-line, and we will prove,
by trial which of Us was the better
wife, The Tscrnagorinc appeared,
equipped with the arms of the dead
Aga, and alone, as she was invited. But
the Turkish woman had thought prn-
dencc the better part of valor, and
brought all armed CHAMPION with her
who charged on horseback. She shot
him dead rs he advanced, and. scizing
her faithless antagonist, bound her and
took her home, kept her as nurse-maid
for fourteen years, and then let her &C
back to her place and peOplc.-CW. +
Gladstone, in Nineteenth Century.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-06-29
Russinn Railroads.

Travelling in Russia, as far as il can
be accomplished by railway--and dur
ing the last quarter of a century n vast
network of lines has traversed the coun-
try--is tolerably comfortable, the car
riages being decidedly better than in
England. The rate of speed is slow,
and there is a tendency to avoid the
towns; probably because the railway
companies, with more regard to their
own profits than to the convenience of
passengers, evade the relative dearness
of land within municipal barriers. In
one celebrated instance neither engi-
necrs nor railway contractors were TO
blame. From st. Petersburg to Moscow
the locomotive runs distance of four
hundred miles, almost as "thc crow, is
supposed to fly, turning neither TO the
right hand nor to the left. For fifteen
weary hours the passenger in the ex-
press train looks out on forest and mo-
rass, and rarely catches sight of human
habitation. Only once he perceives in
the distance what may be called town.
1t is Tver which has thus been favored,
not because it is place of importance,
but simply because it happened TO be
near the straight line. And why was
the railway constructed in this extraor.
dinary fashion? For the best of all rea-
sons-because the Car so ordered it.
When the preliminary survey was being
made, Nicholas learned that the officers
intrusted with the task-and the minis.
| ter of ways and roads in the number
were being influenced more by person
al than technical considerations, and he
determined to cut the Gordian knot in
true imperial style. When the minister
laid before him the map, with the in
tention of explaining the proposed
route, he took a ruler, drew a straight
| line from the one terminus to the 9th
er, and remarked, in tone that preclu
ded all discussion, "You will construct
the line soV' And the line was so con
structed-remaining to all future ages
like st. Petersburg and the Pyramids
a magnificent monument of autocrati'
power. The water communication ha!
likewise, in recent years, been greatly
improved. On all the principal rivers
l there are now tolerably good steamers
Unfortunately, the climate puts serious
distractions in the way of navigation
For nearly half of the year the river
are covered with ice, and during
great part of the open season navigation
is difficult. When the ice and snow
melt, the rivers overflow their banks
and lay a great part of the low-lyin.
country under water, so that many vii
lagos can only be approached in boats
but very soon the flood subsidies, an,
the water falls so rapidly that. by mid
summer, the larger steamers have grea
difficulty in picking their way among
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-06-29

In town in the west. some good Ia
dies We're visiting the saloons, trying to
get the liquor sellers 10 give up their
business. They came TO one, where
they had been several times, thinking
that perhaps they could induce him to
stop selling this, that was running the
bodies and souls of men. They walked
up TO the counter and began TO plead
with Mr.. B. lie said: Ladies', |
am not doing any harm by selling it."
After talking with him some time, the,
said. 'Mr. il. we see that il is use
less to come to you again. we cannot
convince you that you are wrong" and
bidding him good-cvening. they turned
to go out. As they reached the door.
there stood poor little crippled girl,
her back broken. resting on her crutch-
es. She had heard what passed between
the man and the ladies, and she said
"Ladies, can go and talk to him :"
"Certainly," said the ladies. So in she
went, and hobbling up to where nc
stood, she said, "Mr. b, you told
these ladies that you did not do any
harm by selling whiskey. You sold il
to my father: and about year ago, he
came home drunk, and knocked me
down stairs, and I've been a cripple ev-
or since. You say you don't do any
harm. You sold my father rum, and
he treated my mother so badly that she
died, and now have no mother. Mr..
B, do you see that little grave OF
there! (pointing out of the window }
My little sister is buried there. She goi
sick, and we had nothing to eat, because
my father spent all of his money for
rum, and she died. Mr.. B., how
can you say you do no HARM" By thi,
time the man was in tears. lie took
the little girl by the hand, and said
"Nly child, I'll never sell your father
anything more to drink" Then turn
ing to the ladies, who were still stand
ing at the door, he said, 'Ladies, new
er knew before what harm l was do
ing. I'll throw away my liquor and
sign the temperance pledge"
This is what little gil did. Work
children, work for the temperance
cause. AUNT ANNIE.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-06-29
Thickness Office in the Polar Sea.

Whereas. ordinary ice is usually from
two to ten feet in thickness, that in the
Polar sea, in consequence of having so
few outlets by which TO escape TO the
southwark in any appreciablc quantity,
gradually increases in age and thick
ness until ii measures from 80 to 120
feet, floating with its surface at the
lowest part fifteen feet above the water
line. When two pieces of ordinary ice
are driven one against the other and
the edges broken up, the crushed pieces
are raised by the pressure into high,
long, wall-like hedge of ice. When
two of the ancient floes of the Polar sea
meet, the intermediate lighter, broken
up ice which may happen to be floating
about between them alone suffers; ii is
pressed between the two closing masses
to great height, producing a chaotic
wilderness of angular blocks of all
shapes and sizes, varying in height up
TO fifty feet above water, and frequently
covering an area upward of mile in
diameter.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-06-29
Transvaal.

This young republic in South Africa,
of which England has recently taken
possession and annexed to the British
empire, is described as follows by q
correspondent at Natal:
South Africa was first settled by the
Dutch "Boers" at Cape Town and Port
Natal, but as the English traders flocked
in. and Great Britain took possession of
the country, they emigrated further
north, first crossing the Orange river
and making treaty with the Kaffirs
and Zulus for that section of land now
known as the Orange Free States. Still,
as ii were, being dogged by the British,
terprising race of people, great many
the Vaal river, and, forming treaty
with Leconnoni, a great Kafiir chief,
they formed republic, calling il the
Transvaal republic. The name was
afterward changed to the South African
republic. 1t is generally designated by
the former name, however, and so put
down on all our maps of that country.
In May of last year Prince Leconnoni
(the old chief died several years ago., ,
armed and melted by the British ira
ders, declared war against the Beers
under false plea that they held possess
sion of certain lands not ceded them in
the treaty with his father in 1910. For
o time it looked as if the Kafilrs would
succeed; however, the Beers rallied
around their standard and drove Lecon-
noni and his entire force back to his
Kralls (villages) in the low country,
since which time he has sued for peace,
and the war has ceased. The war caused
general stampede from the gold fields,
and for time they were deserted.
| There ia no better country on the
globe than the 'Transvaal' and Orange
Free States. The climate is similar to
California; water is excellent, but rath-
er hard; it is good farming country.
Two crops year can be raised, and
good soil for almost everything but
wheat. Corn predominates, and, in re-
spect to its growth, Illinois is left en-
tirely in the shade. 1t is great coun-
try. All Of our vegetables grow freely,
and two crops year, besides tropical
fruits of all kinds al Natal and Cape
Town. The Transyaal and Orange
countries are always healthy, but fevers
predominant further south during sum-
mer months December to May). Min.
erals of sll descriptions are found more
extensively in Transvaal, OF which gold
copper, silver, iron, lead, salt and coal
are in the lead. Living is about as
cheap as in America. Manufactured
goods, as farming and mining tools
wagons, furniture and everything made
of wood and metals, are very high.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-06-29

A SLIGHT MIsTAKE.-The present
Archbishop of Dublin, the gifted au-
thor of the work so widely known, on
the "Study of Words, is no. in very ro-
bust health, and has been for many
years apprehensive of paralysis. AT a
recent dinner in Dublin, given by the
lord-lieutenant of Ireland, his Grace
sat on the right of his hostess, the Ouch
ess of Abercorn. In the midst of the
dinner the company was startled by
seeing the archbishop rise from his seat
and still more startled to hear him ex-
claim, in dismal and sepulchral tone,
at has come it has come !" "What has
come, your Grace~ eagerly cried halt
dozen voices from different parts OF
the table. "What | have been expect
ing for twenty years." solemnly answer
ed the archbishop-''a stroke of paraly-
sis. have been pinching myself for
the last twenty minutes, and find my
self entirely without sensation" t'Par-
don me, my dear archbishop" said the
Duchess, looking up to him with O
somewhat quizzical smile-''pardon me
for contradicting you, but il is | that
You have been plnching."-[Har
Magazine.