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DroIl Features Of the Great Turks \
Fast.

From 'Constantinople'' by kdmondo De Ami
Finding myself at Const antinople in the
month OF RamaZan, which is he ninth month
OF the turkish year, in which fails the Mus
Sulman season of Lent, l witnessed every
During the whole Of Lent il is prohibited TO
the Iuiks TO eat, drink, or smoke, from the
rising OF the sun to the setting. Almost all.
consequently. spend the might in eating and
drinking: but as long as the sun is above the
horizon, almost all respect the religious pre-
cept, and no one dareS to trangreSs IL pub
hcly. one morning my friend aud | went to
visit an acquaintance, one of the Sultan'S aid.
de camps. an unprejudiced Young officer. and
we found him In room on the ground floor of
the imperial palace. with cup of coffee in his
hand. What exclaimed lauk do YOU
dare TO take coffee after SunriSe?" The officer
shrugged his shoulders and replied that he
laughed at Ramazan and fasting; but Just at
that moment door opened suddenly and he
made so rabd movement To hide his cup
hat he overturned il, and split il on his boot.
is the abstinence imposed upon those who are
All day long under the eyes of others; the
ooaimen, for instance: Ii is amusing to plant
ones self upon the bridge of the sultan Va
lide few minutes before the sun goes down
ABOUT thousand boatmen may be seen at
this point far and near, going and coming, or
ing since dawn, are wild with hunger and
have their little suppers ready i'm the cai0ue
anu thelr eyes continually move from the food
TO the sun, from the sun to the food, while
there is general agitation and restlessness
among them. as in menagerie when the ami
mails are a bout to be fed. The disappearance
OF the sun is announced by a gun. Before that
IOnged-fOr moment no one puts a crust of
bread or drop OF water into his mouth
Sometimes in a corner OF the Golden Horn,
We tried TO bride out boatmen to eat before
the lawful moment, but they always answered |:
I0k I0k, fox. no {! no (, no pointing To the
sun with a timorOus gesture. When the sun
is half hidden. they begin to take the food i'm
their hands: when there is nothing but thin
luminous arch, then those who are mOtionless.
and those who are rowing, those who are
crossing the Golden Horn and those who are
Skimming over the BOsphoruS. those who are
sailing in the Sea OF Marmora, and those who
are resting in the most solitary bays of the
ASiatic shore, all with one accord turn to-
wards the west and stand fixed, with their
eyes on the sun, mouths open, bread i'm hand
and Joy in the viSage. When nothing is vis-
bic but one small fiery point. at last the fiery
point vaniSheS, the cannon thunderS. and in
that very instant thirty-twO Thousand teeth
bite of enormous morSelS from thousand
pieces of bread: but what am | saying? A
thousand. In every house in every cafe, in
every cavern the same thing is happening at
the same moment: and for a few minutes the
Turkish city is nothing but monster with a
hundred thousand mouths, that eats and
drinks
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Hard Winter on Stock.

The past winter has been unusually severe
on stock in California. The San Francisco
Bulletin says:
There have been very few if any winters
since the settlement of the state by Americans.
SO severe on domestic animals as the present
All along the Sacramento river. from its en-
trance into the low lands. more or less stock
have been drowned and very many of those
that escaped drowning have persisted for want
OF food since the storms commenced. or from
the continual severity of the weather. But
the loss of stock has not by any means been
confined to the section of the safe named
The coast counties, especially from San Fran
cisco north. have suffered in this respect very
seriously. Swine and sheep have suffered per
haps the most. The long-cOntinued cold and
wet weather has been especially hard on hogs.
Our exchanges from all parts of the state and
coast bring to US accounts of loss of stock from
various causes and diseases. but we think
these diseases in all their varied forms may
almost uniformly be traced TO unnecessary
exposure to the severe weather We have had
these last three months An ounce of pre-
vention is worth ten pounds of cure in nearly
all diseases of domestic animals. Two dollars
and a half invested in boards to cover place
for hogs to sleep will frequently save 800
worth of hogs, and if those who are losing so
many hogs with what they, for a better name.
call hog cholera, will save the money they paw
for medicines to dose them with and spend il
to make them comfortable and dry place TO
sleep, they will be more successful in curing
the disease.
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RAILROADS.
SALTI rORE AND OHIO RAILROAD,
- THE GREAT DOUBLE TRACK.
NATIONAL LINE AND SHORT ROUTE
TO THE
NORTH AND WEST,
NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST

NOVEMBER 18th, 1877
An. LEAVE WASHINGTON.
5:0,-Raltimure and Way Stations
6:6-Eaitimore, ANNAPOLIS and WAY Stations
Gssapsa ,g; Winchester aud Way Stations,
S:o0-.saTimo,e Express
S:lO-Piednomt, 5 trasburg, Winch ser. Hagers-
fowl Point o. Rocks and WAY stations.
S:30-Nev York, Philadelphia, Boston aud Balti-
more EXpress. PartOr Car TO New York and
S:40-'St. Louis, Cincinnati. Chic 20 and Pitts
turg Express. Connects for Haserstown and
Walk Branch, except Sunday. Through car
fol Staunton. Pdrlor Car to Grafton and
funbuS. Chicago j Junction and -andusky.
9:W-Bltimore, Annapolis and Way Stations.
10 60 Baltimore Express.
IL 1o.Baltimore. Elicott City, Annapolis and
Wa Stations.
1:3o-Nev York and Philadelphia. 10 ,ltimore Ex-
press. Wn Sunday TO Baltim re oaly, stop
3:3o-BaLimore and v ay Stations. winchester
and Way Stations, via Relay.)
4:30-Ba timOre, Bladensburg and Laurel tx
press. Frederick via Relay.
4:S6-.foint or Rocks. Frederick. Hagerstown,
to Point OF Rocks and Way Stations only
4:40-'BAltimore, Annapolis and Way Stations.
b:3O-'Philadelphfa, Norfolk Al Baltimore Er.
press Passengers for Norfolk taken in the
ton on Sunday for Norfolk.
6:60-sBaltmore and Way Stations
6:66o'Chicago ana Columbus Express. Sleeping
Cars to Chicago.
730-'Batimore Express.
9.25 IS. Louis, Cincinnati, Pittsburg Express
Steepin0 Cars to st. Louis and Pittsburp
No connection for Pittsburg on Sunday
s:3oa'New York, Philsdelphia and baltimore
Special SteeptnpCdr to Philadelphia.
DAILY. Other trains daily, except Sunday.
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'sPOpularo Music.

Correspondence OF the Chicago Tribune.l
NEW YORK, April 25.-I have been talking
view to getting out some of the interesting
facts about the popular" publications of the
DAY, NO compositions in the whole range of
those which ordinary people are accustomed
to look upon as trash" And, while a writer
OF high-toned melodies looks with contempt
darng the latter IS consele ahg WIN W tbe
refiec ion that, even if his work is not eSthetic
vile well known as an author of popular
songs, has made modest fortune out of sim
gle ballad called ''Mollie Darling' And he
considers this one of the poorest he has ever
written: But it bears the merit of simplicity
ana ana Dy iar the greatest demand is for songs of
The histories of some Of these are full of in
terest. At this moment I think of rather an
by contempt for the meaningless stuff in
fashion was accepted in earnest by the public,
and had an enormous sale. The song refer
to is s %put t. me in my little bed and it isn't
0y everybody, from squalling infant to fat and
placid matrOn. The author, Dexter Smith,
had written number Of Gle yer verses, which
with the following doubtful criticism:
These are very goOa, Mr.. Smith,-too good,
them in the Atlantic, or Some other place,
pattern
And he read to the astonished writer some
selec: ions from several of the popular ballads.
Smith was disguised.
at surely can't be possible said he, THAT
the public wants such miserable stuff as this
Ut is not only possible, but true"
"Then don't wonder that mine is too good
for your use. Good day.
And the young composer half-angrily strobe
out OF the Office, rejecting upon the degener
acy of the public mind. He was going along
one OF the narrow Boston Streets absorbed in
his thoughts, when he heard a dirty little
urchin yell to his mother, '.Sa-ay man! Put
me in my little bed?'' There was his subject!
And, going home, filled wi h discriminate
to lite the most unutterable mess of dreari-
ness he could think of, he composed the song
which has slice made him famous His little
Joke was we'll caived, and its reputa ion
spread ulti. the sales reached an enormous
figure.
In this come ctiOp, let me give You the num-
Der Of copies sold OF few of tn best known
pub lea tons of this kind: Pat me in nv little
bed, BY Dexter Smith, Is lOO0; Come, birdie,
come" same author, 10t.0Jj; "MOliie, darling."
by VIII $: HAYS 10000; "Silver Threads among
the Sold" by Danks (who is very popularj,
1o,cm; Come home, father" 5000; "Evange-
me, 25,e00; Tramp, tramp. tramp" 10000;
.Norah Q'NeiD," 100000; sweet Geaevieve,"
Il, 600. Many of these still sell steadily, and
will doubtless continue to do so for number
OF years. Songs written to suit the times fire.
quently reach immense sales, and, as in book
publications, those which appear the weakest
are not infrequently the most successful
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THE PORCELAIN cur.
From The Observer J

FROM the ObSerFer-I
Who watched the artist paint porcelain cap.
bid wOr der when he gathered brushes up
And said. MY task is DONE
That on IN" toy fine rim,
A border black and grim
Ecntra>Jed atefully with gentle tint
or pink and azure. blond and beryl hint.
n hG m. Cked those threads of sun
That ma IT, thy cup prize
ToTay 81 royal eyes.
'sWhy leave this scowI of black?'' one dare in
qu1Ie-
The artist answered, CLAY must taste the fire,
And iy that test be tried.
Snatched from its furnace heat,
TTInsfgured and complete.
The dazzling gift comes crowned with anreo'e
CLEAN,
It's lack al changed To gold! SO-ike dream
Heart said 70 heart thai sighed
Grief NAV be JOY ut last,
When Life flea ce test Is past
ILACRA SANFORD.
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1878 rEs SshAH 1873
ROUTE

u.
Double +. ack Steel R..,ts,
Splendid scenery, Aaonifccni Equipment.
APRIL 4th 1878
TRAINS LEAVE WARRINGTON. from Depot,
For Plttshurx and the West 1910 m. daily,
with Parlor Car to Pittsburg and Sleeping Cars
Chicago 7:so pm daily, with p Palace su Car a9 70
Chicag".
BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC RAILROAD.
For Cauandaigus. Rochester, Buffalo, Niagara
h0f Cars 70 w ea EXCEPT sSs
Williamsport. Lock Haven, Ehnifa and Wat
For New York and the East 10 N. sna 80 ..
N. daily, with Palace Cars attached. Limited
a1lreSS Si Pullman Cars, 80 - m. daily, ex-
For New Yorf and the East, 1so D. m. daily. e,-
through trains connect At Jersey City WITH III
.SI Fsssh fsf
Limi,ed Express, $40 a m DAILY. except i d sann:
Accommodation for Baltimore, 9 :ss. $50 q. IN.
For n PSpes Gfs % G aails ssassD. .sS
ror daily ny.S except 4 SUNDAY; an, 100,
except SUNDAY. N''
AL EkttMGY AM Mp EEkKEPsFEsksBYRS
WAsHiA6ToN RAfkR 6oAbnNpkiA AND
f't sisnsrl r. a. On s saOaa " sio R saa
land Jpn. ~"N
For the South, via Richmond, 2:R q M daily:
Clio y. N. daily, except Sunday.
iralns e ave 1 ~ Tor Wasningson,
Pm. On Sunday 1t s:10 and loa. m and o. IN.
Tickets information, sleeping and psrior cars &C
comm odafons can be procured AZ the onnoes north
east corner of Thirteenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue: northeast corner OF Sixth street and Penn
sylvania avenue, and 1t the depot, where orders
can lie left for the checking OF baggage TO destina
ton from hotels and n sidences.
L. p. FARMER, General Passenger Agent.
FRANK THOMSON, General Manager. nov10
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own ward, but went no further. In lsss he be.

own ward, but went no further. In 1855 he be.
gan to long for political preferment. kind
husband and tender father. for the sake OF
his son he desired to etface. So far as possible.
the record of his early days. Gully, a British
prize fighter, had taken seat in Parliament,
and the knowledge of this fact may have in
duced MorriSsey TO turn his eyes toward the
halls OF Congress. His friends endeayored to
diSsuade him from the idea, bu. without effect.
mere was bitter canvass. The opposition
overhauled Morrissey'S record. aud the repub.
lean newspapers thumped him unmercfuly
He gained sympathy by admitting that his life
promising reform. asked the voters to sustain
him In his effort. The crafty Sweeny used all
his power against him. Money flowed like
every house and plastered on each fence From
his headquarters in the Arson house Morris
sey issued his appeals and laid his hands upon
majority. 7N
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A HANGING GARDEN.-A hanging garden of
sponge Is one of the novelties in gardening
Take white sponge Of large size and sow r
full OF rice, oats or wheat Then place it for a
sponge will absorb the moisture the seeds will
begin to sprout before many days. When this
has fairly taken place the sponge may be Sus-
pended by means of cords from a hook in the
top of The window, where little sun will
enter. 1t will thus become living mass of
green, requiring little occasional moisture
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kSrCOlonel Bob IngersOll has been pre-
scented with work on Moral Philosophy"
by the students of the Binghamton Classical
and Bible College.
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KIDNAPPING IN TEXAS.-AS the government
seems to take with some GOODNESS all that HIS
been hitherto done In the way of marauding
supposed that it will get excited over the pain
full detail of the loss Of Mr. SIeele's two chill
dren. These were carried away be the In
dams, who murdered the fathers brother and
all his sheep keepers, and have perhaps muir
Sdered the children also. But as this is not
known the parents naturally cling to the hope
mat the case with their darling ones is less
desperate To all the butcheries that have
peen Done by frontier Indians the bu:chery of
Two little boys Is not great addition Ye: a
ollltles OF people more than the murder OF
many men, and In this case it will be apt to
greatly intensity the impression that it is time
tnese RAIDS were stopped.-[N. y. Herald.
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NEW YORK SHOE Store,

ME-" YORK SHOE STORE,
~ sos PennAvtcd sid 0rensGe.
IHF BET GOoDs IN THE CITY AT -
Ladies French Kid Button Boots. ...........S17 Is
L Ladies 70 To1ed Button 81 25 to 80
Ladies' Fine Kid French ii eel Button Q 30
ladies' Best FRENCH Kid Button, h, q, ID so
ladies' Foxed or Goat laced. to IS
Ladies Newport Buckle or Tie. ......75:. to 81 rs
Misses and Children's Shoes. all kinds very cheap
Gent Calf Hand Stitched Oxford Ties. 80 DO
Gents Calf .. 80 Straps ......2 80
Gents French Calf Stitched Straps S3 SO to 4 90
Boys and uths' good Shoes at low prices
All goods marked in pain figures,
One Price Only.
aI29 5t GEORGE MCCARTHY,
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4 scritels. Ambrose A. White Of Bsltim Irs
NO. ana DssiIe c. De Wnf. Of Washington, D.
Y. nave obtained from the Supr .me Court of
the District of CJlEm nia. holding Spscial Ter n
d0r t Ssphans Court business let rs festamsntary
ID: ID late OF the District Of Columbia deceased
Al persons having claims against said decea ed
are hereby warned to exhibit the sams, with the
the 18th day Of April next: they may otherwise
py nw oe excluded from all benefit of the said as.
1873. AMBRO;E u o. ~ THpfh'
SpZ6 sSW DESIRE %. DE VILE
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ENNE Light Colored Cashmere PANTS n 8 so.
IL worth u, 1t A. HTRAUS'. ap80-
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earthquake of unusual severity was felt at
Puerto Cabello on the night of April L. Capt
SchOlz, OF the brig Emma Dean, which arrived
fee, states that the excitement of the people
was greater than could be described At first
there was rumbling sound, followed by a
and the shattering of walls and ceilings, which
caused the 1900 inhabitants to make one gen.
eral rush for the streets, and seek place of
safety. Several hundred families took refuge
upon the shipping in the harbor, and did not
return to their homes until next day, when
some of them found themselves homeless. with
their buildings RACED to the ground. Another
slight earthquake was felt soon after midnight,
but it was less severe than the first. The same
earthquake was felt, with less severity, at
Caracas, La Guayra, Valencia and Barque-
SimetO.
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BOSTON SHOE AUCTION HOUSE.
SIGN OF THE RED FLAG,
491 Pennsylvania Arenas,
BETWEEN ~ AND 9TH STREETS.
The STOCK Of the above house is now-s>.
complete for the RN
SPRING AND SUMNER sEAsoN. ~
OUR PRICES TO LEAD THIS SIDE OF BOs.
TUN.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
500 pairs Gents Low Quarter Shoes 81. 81 %
Nb0: ~ $3.50. -, ana a. Buckle, Ties and
1,U pairs Men Caters. from 81 S2 u Is, 81 60
". " 90, Is, u and IS.
500 pairs Mems Working Shoes, Is cents.
Large lOi Men 8 Lasting and Morocco 80 cents.
Ladies' wear. fine Kid Button Circle and Front
Button S. Us, 81 81 g s. so sSd "a f1 %isa
Pain Lasting Lace frum Csc. t. 81 SO,
Ladiet, Fine Low Quarter. 3-b ltuOn, &c. 81
u 25. d. 50, % Buckle, the same price.
Large ior OF Ladies' Slippers, 81 per pair
Persous purchasing goods to tie amount of s.
Mlll receive bottle OF French D.essiag Free of
EVERY ARTICLE SOLD AS ADVERTISED.
AIN deteI mined IL do RUSHING BUSINESS
preft ring 10 turn Goods into NJ MY rather than
see them LAY Idle on our shelves.
AUCTION SALES WEDNESDAY AND FRI
apr 183m DAY.
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BOOTS AND SHOES.
ARE ATTRACTED TO

Ii HAHN'S BARG AIN SRoG STORE,
Ladies slippers 30. 40, 30. tic. ST.
to 81 so.
Ladies Sandals and French eel Slip,ers 81. 25
Congress. FoXed and Lasting b rnts, rs 90, 81
Ladies Seamless Kid Button, 81 25 81. IS So %
Mems Calf Low Shoes, 81 (" IS
Mems Caters, so. 81 25. (solid 81 SO to 81.
BOYS Calf Button Boots. ST.
Children ShOes and Slippers Il. 20. to 81 60
WIN. HAHN, 1899 Penn "a arenme.
between 10 Ii and 20 SIS.
Sign of Red Slipper. my2 Sc
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TUE LAkGEsT AND BEST ASSORTMENT
ePoO A. STRAUSS.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-12-10

s. canesiied s. The Second huisor snd del deiivss
ct the time Of payment therefor, who shall a.
Iu!l preserve the same In his once. All certl
Gates OF debt SECURED under the operation Of thS
sinking Fund, created by the act OF March 3Oth
1871: shall also pe 80 cancelled and delivered.
~. The rules prescribed under the act approx
and Issuing the new bonds and coupons, resnis.
.esisterins az Old bonds. shall be Observed By
oct, except. so far as the same be modifled
BY the provisions Of this act; provided that all
Sonos and cSrtneases which may be necessary to
shall remain in the keeping or under the control
the whole amount Of bonds SO printed, or in any
menner prepared. shal! in no case exceed the
amount Of go, with accrued interest added,
Y. The owners OF all classes OF bonds men
TONED In this net. who shall exchange their Sc
c9rltiss ror the bonds created under this and
resenting the Remaining one-third Of their prin-
cipal and interest due and payable by the state OF
character to those issued under the act Of March
10, !Sn. when they make such exchange; and the
tors holding iii OF such Certificates issued under
Virginia for On a1nicable settlement Of the claims
OF such creditors against the State of West Vir'
VI. The Governor is here by authorized to ar
range With Representatives OF the general body
OF creditors - he may consider most suitable for
the purpose as to all the details of the terms and
proportions in which the certificates Of indebted
ness mentioned in this act may be fundedand IS to
Ing that the aggregate of the principal and inter-
est 80 arranged to be funded shall not exceed the
amount hefeinbefore Yecited.
VII. Executors, administrators, OF others, act
Ing in aduciary capacity. may make the ex-
change OF bonds herein authorized, and the same
shall be deemed . lawful investment.
VIII The Treasurer shall, upon the LIST days OF
January and July. 1850. and upon the same days
n each year thereafter, pay cause to be paid to
he holders thereof the half yearly interest then
lue upon each OF the bonds OF the Common
wealth authorized to be issued under this act.
epealed. 7f. ie=a = :
DETAILS OF PROPOSED FUNDING sCHsNg.
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Appendix II.
NEW YORK, November 3, 1874.

10 HIS Excelleney f. ". II. Holiday. Gorernor Of
ViTginja;
Dear Strive haye duly received your Excel
lencys proclamation Of April 9Th, communicating
proved March il. 1873, providing for an exchange
OF the principal OF the Recognized debt OF the
Commonwealth into bond bearing three per
interest bearing certificate for the amount Of &C.
erned and unpaid interest up to July 1873 to be
We have taken pains to consult the owners Of
the obligations OF the Commonwealth both In
Europe and America In regard to the plan EN-
bodied in the act, and ind very unanimous senti
that the are mot such Is the
sources and character OF the State, or as they
would feel justified to accept by making the ex-
At the same time the bondholders are very de-.
sirous to consider the circumstances in which the
commonweaith stands and to cooperate as s, far
own right and position will allow In arriving at
such . settlement Is would afford 9 common
Commonwealth were TO offer to the holders Of the
consolidated bonds new bond having thirty OF
forty years to run. the arrears Of interest being
est and to the holders OF all the other classes Of
bonds q similar bond bearing interest at SA per
gold, and the coupons to be received for taxes or
other dues 70 the state, and provided with suit
able sinking fund for their redemption. we have
the Whole 81 q tSs hoidess Of virgins sscuritiss
We remain, with sentiments OF high cOnsidera.
uon. your Hxcelencys obedient servants.
BARING BRoTHERs Co..
bye.G. q. C. Ward, Attorneys.
b, AUGUST BELMONT,
snd on behalf Of the Messrs. De Rothschild. Of
& 81 4AoWN BROTHERS Co.,
RIcHAR1 IRWIN Co., .4
CHARLES N. Fry.
President Of Bank Of New York