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Wen Known Americans In London.

"Grace Greenwood +" in q recent let
ter from London describes a pleasant
party given few weeks ago in Euston
Square by two accomplished and beau
tiful American women--fast friends
Mrs. Laura Curtis Billiard and Mrs
Louise Chandler Moulton, at which
many literary folk were present, among
them 50 Miss Kate Field, looking strong
err and younger than she did two years
AGO. Mrs, Moulton herself shone re-
splendent, smiling fright childly,' or
blushing celestial rosy red at compli-
ments on her divine toll as poet. and
diviner toilette as 8 woman OF fashion
on her gift from Paradise and gown from
Paris. Mrs Francillon, the wife OF the
novelist, was there. She is singulsrly
fascinating woman, with fine dramat-
ic face, aud is a delightful singer Her
clever husband was also present, as was
Mr.. Hepworth Dixon, Philip Marston,
the young blind poet, our I. w. Hig-
einson, and the wild and wayward >
poet of the Sierras, Joaquin Miller, who
is as popular in English literary society
as ever, and who has very properly n
grateful love of England, which has been
TO him a more golden land than CalifOr-
MIA There, too, was the handsome
and manly Julian Hawthorne, lowered
with q double inheritance of genius-ar-
tistic perception and poetic sensibility
But if certain American authors
are reasonably popular in London, GER
tain American singers are taking its
world of fashion and art by storm. To
say nothing of the rival queens of song,
Patti and Albani, there is charming lit
tie Minnie Hauek, who is mounting up
into the heaven of fame like lark. She
is not only delightful singer, but re-
markably good actress. Valera, who
also sings at her Majesty's, is also, am
told, an American. Miss Thursby, who
only lit here on her flight Parisward,
and sang two or three times, delighted
all who heard her by her 'profuse strains
of unprecedented art and by her
sweet, fresh, womaly manner and pres
ence. The popularity of the great bal
lad-singer Antoinette Sterling is new
every morning and renewed every even
ing with the power of her grand, tri-
umphant voice, which is the natural,
unfailing outcome of a profound, emo
tional nature"
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The bushes from her warm cheeks fed,
It's getting rather chilly"
She with Humorous CULVER said -
she looked pale as lily.
He quickly looked, and then did see
No cozy cashmere bound her,
And so he very quietly
Did something put around her. ~
The which produced the desired effect.
i'm a rural district of Forfarshire,
young plowman once went counting on
a Saturday night. In vain he racked his
brain for some interesting topic; he
could call up no subject at all suitable
for the occasion-not one sentence could
he utter, and for two long hours he SAT-
on in silent despair. The girl herself
was equally silent; she no doubt re-
membered the teaching of the old Scotch
song, "Men maun be the first to speak, +"
and she sat patiently regarding him
with demure surprise. At last John
suddenly exclaimed, "Jenny, there's a
feather on yer apronl' 81 widna haze
wondered if there had been twa," re-
piled Jenny, for I've been sittin' aside
a goose a. nicht."
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Russian Cheese.

An article of diet of almost universal
consumption among the poorer classes
in Russia is the variety of homemade
cheese known as "Tworog," of which
more than 100000 pounds are sold an
nually in St. Petersburg alone. Its
mode of preparation is very simple.
Sour skim milk is placed over night in
a warm oven, and poured the next day
upon a sieve, where it is allowed 10 re-
main until all the whey is run off. The
curd is then packed tightly in a wooden
vessel, and covered with lid made to
fit exactly within it. On this heavy
weights are placed so as to keep up
constant pressure on the mass of curd
and the top of the vessel is filed with
cold water, which is frequently renew
ed. Tworog cheese is, in fact, nothing
more than hard pressed curd. In the
northwestern and southern governments
of the empire it is often made from
sleeps milk, and in Bessarbia a supe-
rior quality, made from the whole milk,
is prepared, which possesses far better
keeping properties than the ordinary
sort, and which is exported in consider
able quantities to Wallachia, Moldavia
and even to Austria.-AmericGB Dairy
mon
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Physical Endurance Of the Ancient
Greek Soldiers.

The physical superiority of the ante
Alexandrian Greeks to the hardest and
most robust nation of modern times is
perhaps best illustrated by the military
statistics of Xenophon. According to
the author of the 'GAnabasis " the COM
plete accoutrements of a Spartan soldier,
in what we would call heavy marching
order, weighed IS pounds, exclusive OF
the camp, mining, and bridge-building
tools, and the ratiOns issued in weekly
installments. which increased the bur-
den of the infantry soldier to 80, 80, or
even 100 pounds. This load was often
carried at the rate of four English miles
an hour for II hours per diem, day after
day; and only in the burning deserts Of
Southern Syria the commander of the
Grecian auxiliaries thought it prudent
to shorten the usual length of a days
march by one-fourth. The gymnastic
tests applied by the SyzstGuehlS, on re-
cruiting officer of q picked corps, would,
appear even more preposterous to ting
uniformed exquisite of mOderIt
"crack regiment" Even tall, wellb
shaped men of the soundest constitution
could not pass the preliminary examin-
alton unless they were able to jump
their own height vertically, and thricb
their own length horizontally, and two
thirds of those distances in full armor;
pitch a weight equal to one-third OF their
own to distance of 20 yards, and throw
a javelin with such dexterity that they
would not miss mark of the size of a
mans head more than four out of ten
times at distance of 80 yards, besides
other tests referring to their experience
in the use of the bow and the sword.
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School and Church.

The foundation for a 100000
Jesuit College. in San Francisco has
been begun. 1t will be, in every re-
spect, an institution with all the re-
quirements for modern education.
Brother Kimball worked from 104
in the morning until midnight in Prov
idence Or. u Congregational church,
and secured pledges of $4,000 toward
the payment of the debt.
-Four lady students, having passed
a very satisfactory examination in med
icine and surgery at Madras, India,
have been granted certificates to prac-
tice.
For several months the Louisville
(Ky.) School trustees have been fight
ing over the adoption of some geog-
raphy as the standard for the city
schools. At a recent meeting of the
Board it was publicly stated that differ.
ent members had been approached with
brides of S75 and 5000 10 vote for this
or that book.
Rev. Mr.. Mackonochie, incumbent
of st. Adams, Holbron, London, having
D6eu SuSpeHueu lIOm HIS CleT1Cdl Iunc
tions for three years by sentence of
Lord Penzance, Dean of Arches, for con
tempt of Court in refusing to obey de-
cree prohibiting his ritualistic practices,
has appealed his case from the Court of
Arches to the High Court of Justice.
Mr.. Sankey has accepted an invita-
ton to 90 to England, and viii sail in
the latter part of September. 1t is ex-
pected that he will remain there for
some months, holding services of song.
On his return he will join Moody, who
will meanwhile spend the time as quiet
ly as ne can in Baltimore, giving him
self principally to study, but occasion
ally holding services in the churches of
that city.
The actual gain in church member
ship in Illinois for the past year has
been $50 among the 22,714 members of
240 churches. The average member
ship in each church is 50 and the aver
age increase 6. The contribution for
benevolent purposes averages 81 81
for the year The largest sala-
~ is nominally $1,000. The smallest in
a self-sustaining church for full service
is $3.50.
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Odds and Ends.

The people who never make emmy
mistakes nor plumbers have all the nee
essarys ov life, but miss the luxurys
Josh Billings.
=" How greedy you are!" said one
little girl to another who had taken the
best apple in the dish; 81 was going to
take that myself"
-Adoctor went out for days hunt
ing, and, on coming home, complained
that he hadn't killed any thing. "That's
because you didn't attend to your legiti-
mate business said his wife.
If there is one person who is more
false and hollow than she who says,
90 You must come and see me again" it
is she who replies, "Thank you, l shall
be pleased to. ''-Danbury Ne10s.
The next invention Edison is to at
tempt is machine that will keep q
woman's eyes closed during prayer
time in church when a friend in the pew
in front has on new frock.-KtngstoD
Freeman.
The barber is an independent chap,
and, like all strapping big fellows, can
always hold his hone-AttG California.
Great fellow, though, for Citing into
scrapes.-Philad. kphiG Bulletin.
Two lawyers, while bathing at San
To Cruz the other day, were chased out
of the water by a shark. This is the
most fragrant case of want of profess
sional courtesy on record.-SGn Fran
CISCO Posi-.
A little daily paper about six inches
long has been started at Union, Broome
County. The publishers announce
design to continue if they get sufficient
encouragement Bless your souls,
boys, you can get encouragement by the
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Foreign Notes.

The Marquis of Lorne parts his hair
in the middle and shaves clean. The
Princess Louise resembles the Queen and
looks older than her husband.
Among the Communists who are
proclaimed as coming within the recent
amnesty is NJ. Reelus, the eminent geOg-
rapher, who was exiled for completely
in the outbreak of 1871. He may now
return to France.
The 200 addresses sent to the Ger
man Emperor on his escape, together
with thousands of kilograms, are being
exhibited at the old Palace at Berlin.
Most of the former are bound in blue
(the Emperor's favorite cOlor) velvet.
The names of several London pub
lie houses have been changed to "The
Beaconsfield, as has also that of Alex
andra Music Hall in South London.
The latter circumstance is not exactly
complimentary to the Princess of
Wales"
At recent "concours de piano "
at the Paris Conservatory the jury unan-
imously awarded the first prize to the
little Mdlle. Kleeberg, a child of II years
who played like an artist, reading her
music at sight without the least hesita-
ton. She is pupil of Nine. Massart.
Since the attempted assassination
of Emperor William by DR.. Nobling
there has been 500 arrests for insulting
the Emperor. OF this number 521 have
been convicted, including 81 women.
The aggregate of sentences OF impris-
onment were 81 years; five of the &C
cused committed suicide before trial.
Upon the death of his Queen rumors
were set afoat throughout Spain that
King Alfonso intended to abdicate the
throne. His Majesty was greatly Of
Tended thereat, and ordered his Prime
Minister to deny them publicly, and, if
possible, bring the original rumor-mon-
ger to severe punishment.
King Humbert's likeness will APP
pear on 20 franc gold and franc silver
pieces, for the first time during the pres
ent month: their circulation, however,
is to be limited, as the royal treasurysis
over burdened with paper money, and
has no definite intention of resuming
specie payments.
Prince Bismarck's mot on the Con-
gress of Berlin: "Italy and France are
growing because they get nothing, and
behaving very much like two persons
invited out of politeness to spend the
evening, who would claim share in the
winnings at the whist-table without hav-
ing played a card or betted penny"
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SCIENCE RndIndustrH.

Good bones, when dried, yield about
Al per cent. of ammonia.
"A COW giving 1000 pounds of milk
in year exhausts the soil of % to 80
pounds of mineral matter.
There is no egg of bird known
which is not good food, or which could
not be eaten by a hungry man.
-Signor Cozzi, of Verona, claims to
have discovered powder removing all
explosive power from petroleum.
An egg weighing Il ounces consists
of 120 grains of carbon, and Ia grains
of nitrogen, or 1926 per cent. of car
bon and two per cent. of nitrogen.
Nearly one-half of the industrial
class of the United States is engaged in
agricultural pursuits; hence any move
ment tending to benefit farmers must of
necessity be national blessing.
According to a Paris journal, the
locks displayed in the American De-
partment at the Exhibition are incom-
parably finer and more perfect in every
way than any thing of the kind ever be-
fore seen in Europe, at any rate in
Franse.
The carbonate territory in the re-
gion south of Pixies Peak, over the Ar
kansas River, is frightening out. Some
of the thoroughly worked mines are
turning out rich beyond calculation, the
ore proving a thick chloride. Excellent
hard corbonates and high-grade chloride
ores are brought to light every day.
There are crowds of people in the re-
gion, yet it is hard to get the right kind
of men to work for good wages.
The town of lula, or Niello, in
Russia, has for centuries been the seat
of the manufacture of articles of great
beauty in what was known as lula sill
ver-an alloy the composition of which
has until lately not been well under
stood. 1t is now stated that this con-
sists of nine parts of silver, one of cop
per, and one of bismuth. Saturated with
sulphur, this produces that beautiful
blue shade enormously considered to be
steel blue.
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GENERAL,

The August returns to the Department Of
Agriculture show an average condition Of
the cotton crop in the 10 cotton States of 95
per cent-a decrease of 4 per cent.
/ The following are the State aver
! ages: North Carolina, 50, gain of /; South
Carolina 81, a loss Of Z; Georgia 80, a loss Of
| 10; Florida 80, a loss OF l; Alabama 80, a
! loss OF 4; Mississippi %, loss of 6; Louis
4 lana 80, loss of 3; Texas 10S,. a gain of 2;
Arkansas 50, a gain of Z; Tennessee 92, a
loss Of 6. The condition of the crop is some
what better than in August, 1877. In the
northern portion Of the cotton belt many
counties complain of extreme heat and
drought, causing the plants to shed, and
the. balls to open prematurely. Far
Their south the rainfall has been excessive,
causing rust. Insect injuries at the date of
correspondence were inconsiderable, but
later reports 10 Prof. Riley, the entomolo-
gist, show considerable local injury from
this source.
The annual report Of the Texas and Pa
cific Railroad Company states that 444 miles
are operated; gross earnings for the year
ending May 81, 3, 331 $40, working expenses
LAS, 1S9; increase compared with previous
year, S37S, S57.
Murat Halstead denies all knowledge Of
any bargaining or other arrangement be-
tween Gov. Hayes and certain Southern
Democrats regarding the Presidency.
Gen. Mackenzie, with force of about
1000 troops from Fort Clark and Fort Dun
can, on the 10th crossed the Rio Grande in
pursuit Of Mexican raiders and stolen
American cattle. Every man was supplied
with 10 days rations and 40 rounds of am
munition, and lively brush with the
Greasers was fully expected.
Additional Congressional nominations:
lllinois-FOurth District, Augustus Adams,
National Greenback, Fifth District, J. NJ.
King National Greenback; Sixth District,
c. W. Durham, Democrat; Seventh District,
Philip c. Hayes, Republican,; Eleventh Dis
trict, j. W. Singleton, Democrat, W. III.
Poeue, Prohibition; Twelfth District, Will
liam NJ. Springer, Democrat; Rev. John
Mathers, National Greenback; Thirteenth
District, A. E. Stevenson, Democrat;
Fourteenth District, jesse Harper, Ma
onal-Greenback; Sixteenth District, Jas.
Greed, National Greenback; Nineteenth
District. Robert Bell, Republican, S.
J. Crews, National Greenbaek. Missouri
Twelfth District, John u. Glovers, Demo-
crGt, William n. Hatch, Democrat (Con-
vention split. Kansas--First District. John
R. Anderson, Republican; Third District,
Thos. Ryan, Republican. Ohio-Fifth Dis
triet, II. Wilson, Republican; Seventh Dis
trict, Frank Hurd, Democrat; Tenth Dis 1
trict, V. b. Horton, Republican; Twelfth
District, Il. s. Neal+, Republican; Seventh
District, James Monroe, Republican. Texas
Fourth District. Roger @. AIillss, Demo-
crat. Georgia-Eighth District, Alexander
IL. Stephens, Democrat. (Those marked .
are renOminated).
AEienna dispatch Of the 18th says that
Gen. Phillipoyich had routed the insurgents
from q strong position near Buzoyoca, cap 1
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Personal and Literary.


Mr.. j. w. Mcdonald has nearly
completed the statue of Gen. Custer for
West Point. The attitude chosen is that
of the soldier at bay, surrounded by In
dams
Mr.. Ruskin never advertises any of
his works and never sends any copies
out for review. The result is that many
who want his works have difficulty in
finding them.
Among the other journals of that
poiyglot city, New York, is one in the
Catalan dialect, called La Llumanera.
It'll as reached its third volume, though
it seems odd that so limited a tongue
should furnish patrons for it.
Among the attractions of the Paris
Exposition is noted q microscopic edi-
ton of Dante, bound in red velvet with
silver clasp, and small enough to be
worn as a .'charm ON the watchguard, {"
sent by an italian publisher.
The artistic sensation of Paris is an
artist named Andre Gauthier, who draws
nightly large audiences to see him paint
landscape in five minutes, a portr.iit
in six, and two different pictures stimuli
taneously, one with each hand:
Mr.. Bryant's first collection of
poems did not fill his youthful pocket.
A gentleman who not long ago pur-
chased for SIS a copy of this first edi-
ton, now very rare, took the book to
the venerable poet, asking that he should
write his autograph therein. Mr.. Bry-
ant complied, saying "Five dollars is
more than received on that whole edi-
tion."
Mr. James Whistler, the American
painter, so long resident in London, is
a Marylander, and still in his English
life preserves some of his American
tastes. 1t is said of him, in regard to
his pleasant Sunday breakfasts, that
"the most courteous and vivacious of
men, he is only dogmatist on one sub
ject-he insists on his guests eating
buckwheat cakes"
Although Victor Hugo is now 76,
he is as hale as ever, in the full vigor of
his mental and bodily energies. As it
is well known, the poet is an early riser,
and his habits are of the most sober and
well regulated description. He has just
been revisiting as a tourist, in the full
enjoyment of his glory, as the patriarch
and father of the French Republic, the
little channel island Guernsey, where
he spent the long, busy years of his ex-
| lie.
Capt. Frederick G.. Burnaby, who
is the son of Leicester parson, devoted
the first years of his discretion to feats
of activity and endurance with SO much
success that he soon won the repute of
being the strongest man in the British
army. He went to Khiva, by way of
spending the leave which the House
hold Cavalry commonly give to shoot
ing in England or to amusement on the
continent His "Ride to Khiva"
brought grist to the mill
Rev. George Gilfllan, a Scottish
clergyman, whose biographical sketches
of English and Scotch poets and other
literary works have obtained large
circulation in this country, died recent
ly. He was born in 1918, in Perth
shire, Scotland, and was a most indie
fatigable and agreeable writer. He con-
tributed very largely to the periodical
press, and devoted the latter years of
his life to the preparation of a series of
biographical sketches of the English
poets.
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himself. ColcorG was q talented, but dsssi-
pased, man. about IS years OF are. Some
I'VE wears ago he became separated from his
wife and soon after formed connection
with the woman whom he murdered. She
had led somewhat adventurous life, and it
il said that Colcord was intensely Jealous Of
the supposed attention paid her by other
men, which was doubtless the cause Of the
tragedy.
Charles W. Angel, of Chicago, Secretary of
the Pullman Palace Car Company, has alb
seconded with about S120, 200 in cash and con-
yertible securities, and is now supposed to
be luxuriafiug in Europe.
Judge Albert S. Marks, Of Franklin Coun-
~, Is the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor Of Tennessee. The platform adopted
by the State Convention favOrs the uncon-
ditional repeal Of the Resumption act.
Charles +. Hane, Cashier of the Canton
(0.) Exchange Bank, committed suicide by
poison on the 10th. He was 30 years of age
and had become respondent on account Of
IN health.
The First National Bank Of Quincy, H.,
closed It's doors on the 18th. The Quincy
Savings Bank, a collateral institution, also
shares in the default. The depositors Of both
institutions are assured that all their claims
viii be paid in full. The insolvency Of the
large tobacco house Of Harris, Beebe &
Co., is the cause assigned forthe Banks sus-
pension.
John Tynans and VIM. Dorm, labOrers in
q stone-quarry near Pacific Junction, 90
miles south Of Council Bluffs, Iowa, on the
18th were found dead alongside the road TO
/ their home, literally riddled with shot. A
fellow-workman named McCreery is under
arrest, charged with the murder, robbery
being the incentive. Dorm was known to
have 500 in his possession on the previous
! day.
I Four young Swedes, named John Pierson,
/ Swan johnson, Andrew Bloom and Frank
/ Westbury, were drowned by the capsizing
Of their boat near Davenport, Iowa, on the
| 18th. Three of their companions reached
/ the shore.
! Capt. W. II. Coates, well known resident
Of Saugatuck, Mich, on the night of the
/ 18th shot his wife fatally and then killed
/ himself. No cause known.
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to be sufficient for the discovery Of any
exceptional defect of temper, person OF
disposition that might prevent their lives
from taking the ordinary course. They
court not so much to learn to love-that
will come in due time after marriage
As to be sure that they viii not be
Obliged to hate. 1t is theory, after all,
and II has something to show for itself
In a percentage of seemingly happy
unions that is far from being so absurd
" small as most English people believe.