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The Morning herald., 1877-07-09
HERALD NOTES,


The Bible class of the Second Baptist
Church will picnic on the Brsndywine on
Thursday next. ~
The Board of Education meets this even.
ing. .., .."'a .ff
The Franklin Loan will meet tonight.
A large number Of colored people went to
Pennsgrove yesterday morning to attend the
bush meeting at that place.
John Furgeson has been appointed col
lectsr of poor and road taxes for Appo d uini>
mink Hundred inplace of Jas. E. Townsend
resigned. .e. .E.
One day last week man calling himself
George Livingstone, purchased of N. L.
Jenny, produce dealer who keeps stand
under the Odd Fellows Hall, some berries
and offered in payment five dollar bill,
asking change in ten, five and three cent
pieces. While Mr.. Jenny was obliging his
customer, that individual very artistically
stole IS ~, which the victim learned of too
late. Mr.. Messick another produce dealer
ct Third and King streets was few days
before In q like manner robbed of IS by
George, who Is now in New Castle jail.
Among the applicants for the Principal.
ship of the Chester High School are the
names Of three citizens of Delaware.
At Milford on the Fourth, John Kender-
dine threw ba>e ball 29s feet and one half
an inch, and John Stevenson jumped dis
t ance of nine feet and one inch.
Recently at the New Ford Public Bathin
house at Lawrence, Mass, some fifty by
were allowed trial swim before the place
was formally opened to the public, and inr
fifteen seconds from the time the first boy
was admitted, that boy was then in tho
water swimming. In two minutes there
were thirty five boys in the water, and half
q minute more saw the whole fifty striking
out,
The schuetzen Verein Of Washington, D.
c., will hold grand celebration In that city
o nJuly 30th.
Forty-six of the New York dog catchers
have been bitten.
The pen used In signing the marriage cons
tract of Mademoiselle Chanzy, daughter of
the Governor General Of Algeria, once be-
longed to Pope Plus TX, and wa given by
him to the bride when she was little child.
He said to her at the time, "Take this my
child, it will serve to sign your act of
.lc..! r.
DR.. Fishweiter, Of Madgeburg, who res
Gently died at the age Of one hundred and
nine years, attributed his Rrsat length of u
life 10 the fact of sleeping with his head to-
wards the north pole. ..,... p.
A train to Ocean City will lesve this ely
every Saturday evening at half past six o.,
clock, arriving at its destination At about
Ten, and returning again on Monday morn~
Ing, reaching here about a quarter before
nine. 't
The new store of W. NJ. Kennard + Co.,
now being built at GA Market street, will be
completed and ready for occupancy towards
the latter part of September. The .dimen-
sions of the buildins will be as follows
lepth III feet; width on Market street II
feet Z inches; on Shipley street 20 feet and >
height two stories. H".
LooK Our For CHEAP SHoEs-At NJ
Claney's, 5O4 West Second street, two doors
from Washington, in Second, the cheapest
nlace in the city. Shoes either readv-made
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CHERIFF'S SALE.

SHERIFF'S SALE.
BY virtue of writ of Levari Facias to
me directed, will be exposed to Public
Sale at the Lafayette Hotel, NO. 84l Ship'ey
sire ct. kept by eorx W. Ortlip, in the
city OF Wilmington; New Castle county,
~ SATURDAY, July 2sth, 1877.
at 2o'clock +. M.
The following described Real Estate viz:
MOL AL that certain Lot Of Land, stu
ate In the City of Wilmington, New Iastle
county ell. boundel and described as fol-
lows, Beginning at the corner torme1 by
the intersection of the easterly side Of Du-
Pout street aud the southerly side Of sixth
street, thence along said soutnerly side OF
SIKH street eas'eriy about sixty eight feet
to u stake, thence southerly parallel with
DUPONT street, about eighty-six and a balf
feet to stake, thence in norIhWesterly
direction about seventy three an, u hall
feet to The said tasteIly side Of Du Pont st !.
hencr cy iatd street northerly about fifty
feet to the place OF beginning, be the con-
No. 2. All tuat lot Of Land, with Frame
House thereon, situate In the city of VIII
mia gtO ;, state OF DeaWare, beginning on
tue norLl erly side Of Front street, between
from the eas,erly side Of Madison street at
thence the or northerly \ par.,llsl with Madison
street. Gi feet lO inches to q corner land for
merly or Thomas Curley, thence Herewith
easterly pa ale. with Frunt street Is feet s
inches 10 n stake, thence nor lherly parallel
with Madison vt 81 feet ipcnes. passine
through the middle Of par y wall Of this
and house formerly of Jacob lloyd to said
slde6f Fr' street, ard t"ence Westerly
il feet 6 inches, to tue plsce Of beginning
Seized. AID taKen In Ok .cuttOn as the
properly of Patrick Lally, aud to be sold by
lSAAO GKUBB, Sheriff.
sherift's ONCE, New Castle, July 8. 1877.
iV0-tA .N
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LEGISLATIVE REUNION.

The members of the Legislature will hold
a reunion at the Douglass Hou.e, Reho-
both City, on Wednesday, the 18th inst.
Senator Causey and Representative Hall
have the matter In hand, and no doubt will
arrange everything 80 as to please the large
number of persons who are expected to be
present.
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Mem. from Society Journal; "Miss S.
appeared to positive disadvantage because
of cloudiness of complexion and-must we
write its-pimples spelling an otherwise
beautiful countensnce." She should by all
means procure and use DR.. Bulls Blood
Mixture. Rep.
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THE QUICKsTEP BOYS.

Carl, Day, and Blogg, arrived here last
night on the 7.30 train, and Mincher is ex>
pected here Tomorrow, and everything will
be ready to play with the Defiance Club on
Wednesday. The Quicksteps have now q
nine equal to- any in the country, and If the
people Of this city wish to support good
club, they should appreciate this one.
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HERIFF'S SALE.

BY virtue ofa writ Of Levari Facias to
me directed. will be exposed to puplio sale
at the Lafayette Hotel, SAL Shipiev street
kept by George w. Ortlip, In the citv Of
Wilmington. New Castle County, Delaware,
" SATURDAY. July 2s, 1877,
at O'Clock, p. IN,
The following described Real Estate. viz .
All that certain lot or piece OF land, sit:
bounded and described as follows, to wit:
Beginning at the Intersection of southerlv
side of Eighth street with the westerly side
of Poplar street. thence southerly SlOnp
said side Of Poplar street so feet. more or
Ie.s, to laud of Jacob karcb, thence west
erly ~long said Karch land aud paral al
with Eighth street l8 feet to stake Q. thence
northerly and parallel with Poplar streat
by line dividing th IS from other lands Of
the said John B. sieyer,, sixty feet, more r
less, to the afore1aid nn side Of Eighth street
tighJll street eis hLeen feet to the place Of
beginning, be the contents thereof what
they may.
No. 2 All that ce rtsin Lot of land, situ-
at. d in the said City Of w lining o. afore-
ginning on the southeriy side Of Eighth
street at a distance OF eish cen - from
the westerly side uf Poplar street, themes
with E,gh h street westerly sixteen feet,
th nc southerly and parallel with Poplar
street sixty feet from building. line, thence
fe,t, thence norlherly sixty feet to the
place of beginning, be the contents thereof
what they may
Seized and taken in execution as the pro-
perty OF John Carney. and SaraA, his wife.
and t. IT, and t. isaAS =, sS|d uEusB. hy Sheriff
sherir's Office. New Castle, July O. LII.
jy,-ls
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beds.

ryOR SALEA fjrst-class Millinery Fs-
4 Il tahlinh npnt, located on n ing street,
lOing hf195did business. H .use and
tore for rant 6lso connected thereWith a
3leNOnefT. 0nxF reason for wishing 10 sell
hxSlEh of the owners. Possession
lt ouce. For Terms. prices &C apply TO
n l sI % M. M. CHI Id.
NO, E. seventh street.
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LIBERAL LEAGUE.

A. W. Davis lectured on Immortality"
before the Liberal League, At the MsClary
Building, yesterday morning, and handled
his subject in fine manner, showing fine
culture. After which the question was dis
cussed ct some length.
The Morning herald., 1877-07-09

Attention forward, march old and
young, those wishing to spend pleasant
hour this evening, and on the 4th, should
not fail to 60 to Chadwick's Ice cream gar
den and museum, Ne. 2O7 West 4th street,
.as there has been extra music engaged for
the occasion. Museum and music free Of
charge. @ NJ si n
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BOARDED UP.

The Phoenix Iron Foundry, situated at
10th and Orange Streets has at last been
boarded up, and is no longer place of re-
sort for tramps and bad boys. It's appear
ance now is much better to the neighbor.
hood.
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Local Affairs.
FOR THIRTY DAYS.

AT the police court, yesterday morning,
Archibald McNeal was sent to jail for 80
days for vagrancy.
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4 ~ 40 GkOkGE FINCk's N. w. OuR.
" I'd and King Sts. for your hrooms. A
chvice lot constantly on hand at the very
lowest D. anufacturera Dricss. s 4 35.3
jyx~2taw. .lmi 4SssX % -s Il # n ss-~ u a
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SUDDEN DEATH.

Mr.. Alexander Montgomery, residing on
Sixth street, below West, died very sud.
denly last night, at 10 O'Clock, of rheuma.
tism of the heart.
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DOMESTIC,
THE FOUR PER CENT. LOAN,

THE FOUR PER CENT. LOAN.
CINCINNATI, July Z, 1sw.-During the
week ending to-day over $4,000, 600 Of the
new four per cent. loan have been taken by
the citizens of Cincinnati.
THE FULL AMOUNT SUBSCRIBED.
WARRINGTON, ,July7.-The total amount
Of subscriptions to the four per cent. loan
received received IN the United States to
date 4 slS, ,ass, $50. \. 4
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'fNATION OF LADIES DE.
stO becon O teacher in the pub
0f this city, will We held In
Emo. |, com u encing AT 8 a. m.
n continuing two rays NJ
11b yea 3 of age will be ex-
Sexaminatlou will bo in spell
F;0eflaitions, grammar, geof-
neLic, American history, and
Ethe Committee on Teachers.
"a J.. w. HARLAN,
Supt. of Schools.
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LOST.

Mack and white setter slut,
sher collar on and attached
MSS lock. lost on Friday NJ ern.
ID and Orange Sis. A liberal
<e paid II left At the Water
House. IL JOS. SEAL.
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rLRO ADS.
TrtS4 47l W ~ p llA. WILMINGTON AND
@ f5iOhE RAILROA
NE 10th. 1877

JIne 10th. 1877.
vasrs9 Z 1ff xe Wilmington az follows
I 3 !. .sts 4 " r n intermediate stations 8 40
Sx n g16E 10 90, q. m. 2 80, 43, 7AD'
PSiisd sdsif hSS u New York, 222, sH am,
raf{asi NJ {fsS6s ntermediate stations, s 80
Bsistl;acr y t1; ~ Washington. os, sas. a m,
srrssnS 1ssss s}I;s n ware Division leave for
MAJ finS411 E682H620, 93U, q m, ~, ~
Wyon,inr i asafi intermediate stations 500
nslmSS snS 3itermediate stations. s 0O
80 . T DAY TRAINS.
PhiIadStp1Bi6 ma intermediate stations
pS.isS Z Y ~ ~ New York. 22am.
naifiSrna H. Sashi ilgton. VI y m.
vrcy fHffh ~ iIkformation passengers are
rasssraS ~ r. = X4me tables posted at the de-
@ sr.6 n. KENNEY. supt.
<,sH MI n S5E1 4 HOURS-WILMINGT ii
80 TST T2@3 ~ rRAILROAD-COmm
inf Y fsoliSHs aRSs = '''''
g. 4 ~ iIiS2Si ton 10 20 m, and 3Op'm.
TS~vs III nndS9Il IlfRrR 6 45 m and ~ p. NJ.
Arrive ilnpington 7SS a m and . ~
ArRriv. Z NJ " nxsdenberg al II m. and 8 40
rynrr1rflfYRq S.-Train leaving Landen-
berg \! !. { e ,| 9 ~; with train for fh'laoei'
Train ~ yln1 Wilmington q 1920 m
With traid leavlng Philadelphia at S.l0
and PSniSSvlVKnia and Delaware train leav-
m InndSnuex4 at 10 p. m.
rrain L. VIM Landenberg at ! 80 p. m,
-,tth' 3as SSxiV2nia and Delaware train, and
with Train iS9ying Wilmington for Phila.
1srains inK Wilmington at $50 p m
With Hsi hs Philadelphia at 4 10 p
D. CONNELL. Sup
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N OTIcET MAYOR DE-IRES TO
M dive notice that whilst the ordinan
\ ihe Uitss Spermit the tiriug of crack ers
IA 9th ArnreE HOrs 8, on the Fourth of July :
hN firfnG 0f jCannons, sWlve's, guns, plstSlS
Z otheE hEe nrn is prohibited.
VIC WHITLEY.
ssSt&Sss.g MVOr
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LooK Our For CHEAP SHoEs-At NJ
Claney's, 5O4 West Second street, two doors
from Washington, in Second, the cheapest
place in the city. Shoea either ready-made
for made 70 order. s IN
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wshiHgW NM fST4 1ttfOwing dates: 75-1 thursday,
coal, ldsov. iSS HOY, lee 3, saturday, Dec 4,
fond Ayx Ds6. 40. tuesday, Dec y: ls7e-
rtday:SESb,A MONDAY, Feb 7. tuesday,
sprIIIi, T9infiday, April q, Monday. "
1, Wsdnekdxx. 4.ug. l6, Friday, Aug lS'
NH III A7',a HERALD OFFICE.
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ChND AooG, g u, tsU W ELL q CU., New
- York, for pamphlet Of lOO pages, contain
ing lists OF 1000 newsnanara- and estimates
showing cost dv M N
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BJELA OCCUPIED BY THE RUSSIANS
ANOTHER BATTLE IN PROGRESS
~ -'' IN ARMENIA.
THE EASTERN WAR.

LONDON, July o, 1877.
The N. 7. Herald correspondent in Vienna
says 1t is>announced in that city from st..
petersburg that the cause of the dangerous
position in which the Russian army in Arr
menia was lately thrown was chiefly the
fact that Persia allowed Turkish corps
from Lake Van to pass through Persian ter.
ritory. This corps was thus enabled to sur.
prise the rear Of the Russians at Bejazid,
and to jeopardize the position of great
portion of their army: The effect was all
the more embarrassing as the Russians did
not anticipate any such action on the part
of Persia and were entirely unprepared for
It.
REPRIsALs SPOKEN OF,
Reprisals of the most serious nature are
considered inevitable and the situation is
likely to become further complicated. 1t is
not yet known whether an irresponsible
Persian official, prompted by his Mohamme>
dan feelings, acted without instructions in
permitting this breach of neutrality or that
the responsibility can be directly fixed upon
the Shah's government. In either case the
consequences are likely to be very serious.
BJELA OCCUPIED.
tits officially announced in St, Petersburg
that Russian dragons occupied Bjela on the
5th inst, and we're joined on the 9th by a
detachment of infantry.
ANOTHER FAILURE TO CROSS THE DANUBE.
Redif Pachs telegraphs to Constantinople
from shumia, under date of Friday, al fol>
lows:-"The Russians attempted to cross
the Danube near the Babs redoubt, five |
hours march from Silistria. The troops
with the artillery were IN twenty rats, tow,
ed by three steamers. The Turks lombard
ed the RATS, which percipitately turned
back. One large raft with troops and stores
sank. The tugs were damaged"
ANOTHER BATTLE IN PROGRESS.
The Governor of Erberoum telegraphs uu-
der date of Thursday that the Russians dis
lodged at Utch>Kilissah, retreated to Ipek
and Guedick. where battle is progressing.
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4 NOR SALE AND RENT.

r,nR R1tksrsssA two-story dwelling, S2S
Wollaaton street. Inquire at Si7 WASH 4.
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NOTICES.

NOTICE Jnshua Maris, Attorney at
N, Law. ft& removed to office N. W.cor.
ixth an4 Sktpley street.
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rOY Messlck. having removed
W old stand, Fiftn and XII AZ
raa{I Stls Nos 46 and 48. Secono
-seS u onsa. would inform nis Gus
,m rs AR ~ Ills ready to supply thin with
le very tS fresh butter from bradford
UNITY da2 Wholesale and 'etail Also
~ ana ch p as cheat as the cheapest.
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TNOnS 6kfE~ three story brick house
~ MI 154 EaSt bird street, cheap, with
lmmedi84G n0S0ess lou. Addrfss
Philadelphia
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WANTS.

~ ARD SaWkNTED "A lady with five
,rov 6 chlldfpsis Nv sres board g. the country ,
CCIlOI 81 ti,e sNSnyn4r Must be within two miles
h EMS ctfY Terms moderate Addrss
rtSH,.Af fsS HERALD OFFICE
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nRAuGHE MARE FOR sALE-A large
lJ mart 4 sb63lt o ears old aud sound,
with o0it 4 w&Sks old by Delaware Oh ct,
very fast W8lkAr splendid drausht animal,
odd ciaeSp NJ want OF use. Sold separately
Il ytOeeIiaex apply at HollinesWorth' )
arm near New Castle, of William smith,
SAHMER je-l.
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TaOR RAIaNDn the South Side, brick
e houses; p0na aining rooms. Each ny WI ~
oe sold On He&66nable terms. mhl7-u
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T5OR Cs-Three five-roomed brick
IL hCtaS@S o1f the South Side. with fine
1arde. En0uir6 OF J. X. ABCOCK,
sYnhl0 E5W. cor. second and Marketst
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BY virtue of a writ Of ais. Levari Facias
to me directed. will be exposed to tublic
kept by George w. Ortlip, in the City OF
Wilmington, New Castle County, Dels ware,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-11-07

What table is useful, though il as no
legs? The multiplication table
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night from 10 o'clock to 3 in the morn
ing, correcting or adding to those which
were submitted to him. On nights OF
late Parliamentary debates the slips
containing the stenographic reports ar
rived every quarter of an hour AS
soon as they were written out they were
handed to the leader-writer, who was
necessarily obliged to form his conclll-
sions as the debate was progressing.
These were in turn handed to Mr.. De
lane, to be revised, and the result was
an able resume in a leading article
issued at in the morning of debate
which had only terminated at 2 O'Clock
the same morning. Besides the leaders,
Mr.. Delane carefully read through the
entire sheet before it went to press. His
great faculty was in his power Of adapt
ing and altering the style of other men
to suit his own ideas, and in his extrar-
binary sagacity in choosing the subject
to be treated and the line to be adopted
The retirement Of such Il man is an
event in newspaper literature. 1t will
be regretted by more than those of his
own professional circle; and it now re-
mains to be seen how far under other
management the Times will retain the
prestige it mas enjoyed under the con
troll Of the late chief-Scotish american
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The London Stiffness and its Editor.

It is now certain that Mr.. Delane has
retired from the chief editorship of the
London Times. There has been a
rumor for some time past that he con-
templated doing this on account Of fail
ing health The rumor has turned out
to be we'll founded, and Mr.. Delane no
longer occupies the position in which
he has been enabled to WELD such ire
mendous power. 1t is about thirty
seven years since Mr.. Delane assumed
the post of editor-in-chief Of the Times.
During that period he has exercised a
close observation over nearly ali that
has gone into the paper, and has had
much to- do in bringing it to its present
state of worldwide renown. In an in
delible manner he has imprinted the
character of his own mind upon the pa
per, and by journalists of all classes he
is allowed to have been the most potent
editor of the age. A contemporary has
said that Mr.. Delane directed the policy
of the paper, selected the subjects for
the daily articles, and in short written
memorandum prescribed the character
and tone of each article. This memor-
andum his practiced staff had learned to
expand and express in a style so similar
to each other that one of the most strik-
ing features of the paper was its unifor-
nifty. Though he never wrote an arti-
Gle himself, Mr.. Delane spent every
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Norway Women and Weddings.

The women on holidays turn out in
the old Morse custume, the chief feature
of which is the bodice, which is often
made of some bright colored velvet,
turned down in front with white silk,
and laced before and behind. according
to our author, with several yards of
fine silver chain, each chain ending in
a silver bodkin, in order that they may
be better threaded through double eyes
lin themselves strikingly pretty articles
of silver), that run in four lines up the
back and front of this snowy piece of
Scandinavian haberdashery. Both men
and women are fond of large bright but
tons and of silver or plated ornaments
A Morse wedding is always preceded by
a series of presents from the bridegroom
to the bride. First, there are about two
dozen meat tubs of various sizes, elab-
orately painted; and last and browning
glory of the trousseau, there is wonder
full clothes press. Inside, as far as re-
CARDS drawers large and small, and brass
pegs and racks for crockery, it is d mar
vel of ingenuity; while outside it is a
perfect triumph of art. The ground
tint is warm bright verInilion, painted
all over with green and yellow scrolls,
enlivened with wreaths of gorgeous
flowers and piles ofbrilliantly h,;ed fruit,
pleasingN interspersed with quaint
lovers knots and bleeding hearts trans
fixed upon Cupids darts, in the midst
of which are the names and birth dates
ofthe liberal donor and blissful recipi-
ept Of this magnificent wedding A
sober as linnet in her ordinary attire,
appears on her bridal day glittering in
all the colors of the rainbow. On her
long fair hair is set all antique crown OF
silver gilt; and her bodice, stiff as q
cuirass, is thickly studded with beads
silver-gilt brooches, and small mirrors.
The bridal adornment is too valuable to
be the individual property Of any Morse
belle, but belongs to the district, and is
hired out for the day. aean
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AMERICANIzING JAPAN.-Our represen
tative in, Japan has sent to Washington
the first annual report Of the Sapporo
Agricultural College, situated in the
capital of the province Of Hokkaida
Minister Bingham writes that: :" In &C
-cepting and adopting our ideas and i'm
provements, Japan would also seem to
have adopted the go-ahead spirit of our
people. No stronger proof Of this
need be given than is furnished by this
report The college vas only formally
opened in August, 1876, and now comes
the annual report in he clearest type
and tersest English, beautifully tinted
paper, etc., a pamphlet of 14S pages,
full of information, bearing the most
incontestible proof the success of the
undertaking and thu scientific and
practical spirit in whid Japan proposes
to educate the rising generation in ag-
riculture, combining Ill that is good in
the old with all that best in the new.
< Professor Clark, native OF
the United States, was appointed direc-
tor of the college for he first year, and
much of the credit fir the success OF
the institution is undoubtedly due to
him, as was fully acknowledged by the
Japanese authorities or his retirement
therefrom at the expiration of his term
of employment. Allthe farm utensils,
machines, implements, as we'll as seeds,
etc, were purchasd in the United
States, and all the surveys, planting,
draining and beautiying were carried
out under the direction of Professor
Wheeler. Every department. which
characterized the MIST advanced agri-
cultural colleges of he United States or
Europe is here fullyin operation"
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Colorado Rats.

The most successful hoax of modern
times, and one that seems destined to
live in history, is the story of a child
having been devoured by rats at the
signal station ON Pixies Peak, and the
terrific combat waged against the army
Of rodents by the child's parents. A
late number of LesAes Illustrated Times
reprints this clever hoax, with cut
showing the progress of the battle in the
signal office-Sergt. OKeef being shown
in the act of clubbing an army of rats,
while his heroic wife, having thrown
coil of wire like lasso about her hus-
band, is about to turn loose the cleo
trio current from the battery, by aid of
which, it will be remembered, the rats
were driven off, but not until after they
had eaten up the baby. The hoax has
been copied into half the newspapers
OF the world, and translated into
dozen languages. Everybody has read
it, and every visitor to the Peak is
anxious to hear about the rats and see
the grave and monument of the poor
child.
Long articles have been written and
published by scientists to prove that
rodents do not inhabit rocks above
timber line, but all to no effect, for
people are more ready tie believe a good
story than dry truth, and so the rat
story is everywhere credited implicitly.
1t seems almost superfluous, Therefore,
to say that it was only clever hoax;
that there are no rats upon Pixies Peak;
that they never ate baby; and that
there was no baby for them to eat.