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Sharp County record., 1878-10-31
THE LION OF BARINGO.

Major Deepwood lifted up his glass of
port-wine, and, setting it down again
with emphatic deftness on the marble
table, said it was literary tomfoolery.
gail animals" said he, "get their in
telligence from man. If he doesn't
breed it into q horse he imparts it by
companionship. You fellows who come
home from Africa and Upper Mexico,
and tell your romantic stories about
lions and grizzlies, don't begin to know
what sagacity and level-headed sense
ar omnibus horse has got"
This was directed to Fred. Baker,
who had been in the saddle for years on
the plains, and to Eben Starkweather,
who had just got back from the anti
podes.
Baker fired up in a good-natured
way, Stark took it indiferently, and
slipped mis- hot Scotch. There was some
thing preposterously impudent in the
Majors presuming to tell these men
any thing about animals. But he did,
for the Major was well read, ,sagacious
fellow; albeit, his horsemanship was
confined to an annual cavort up the
Bowery on Washington's birthday.
"The Apaches say the white man
takes all the sense out of horse," Ba-
ker replied, ''and from what I've seen
since I've been East, I'm inclined to
think they're right. Why, sir, if you
haven't seen the animal in his natural
state you don't know any thing about
him." And, turning to Stark, 81 be-
lieve the same can be said of all ami
mails, except the one we call human"
"Mistake, mistake" cried the Major.
breeding and training have made the
animal all that he is to-day. Speed,
endurance, and beauty have been con-
ferred on him by man. l always hold
that man is the lord of creation.''
"The only difference" persisted
Baker, "between the wild and subject
ed brute is that the gifts of one are con
centrated on certain points, in the ether
they are distributed according to ma
tural plan. One animal is better for
mans purposes; the other is better for
the horse's purposes. 1t all depends
now on whether you are considering a
horse as an adjunct of man or as a dis
tinct order"
We all laughed at this, and Baker
went on undisturbed. "Let me tell you
something" he said, (which perhaps
you do not know. 1t is this, that the
farther you get from civilization the
more human attributes are imputed to
the animals"
80, you might say that of trees and
rocks" exclaimed the Major. "The
less civilization the more ignorance,
and, l believe, the more poetry or
fetish"
"No man," continued Baker, "lives
long in the wilderness without getting
to have suspicion that animals have
Sharp County record., 1878-10-31

o. The next day got \
Stark. He was going SG1 b,s,. ! q q
sooner than he had iatenSssie en[s y
he had gone. 'uued,
g, 81 don't think it is wbo,..
said, "fer me and that IbuoIss, bao.ss
the same continent.n O''E I
i | saw the lion several tina,
and have not the slightest DIi' \.
was the same animal 'S g. VG'
Lake Baringo. ''''i
But the most singular ~,
strange history is still to y pa q
In 1854, a part of HowS', a. . |.
Menagerie was sent to r.
this lion went with it, IT, Ta9l
took out the show was n,nl ar
His scheme proved a faiIn.. Hn
stock was bought up under@,
in Liverpool by an Englis;51' y,
was getting up a combinssliHor. siHr
and menagerie to 90 to CsIa. ,Ta
1855, the ship Sultan took rc "
90. She had very heavy wv. ~
was laid up at Cape Town 'S, !.
it being found necessary to ~, y,
cargo. While this was eoinc ~ !
escaped, and was never. t6 '
edge, heard of afterward.
But | hope you will not sn7
tell you that l have never h..
quite rid myself of the belieftS 4,
Stark are destined to meetat, !, T,
"A. c. Wheeler, In New Tcrr
the Times.
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The Spiritual and the Material

In that large composition cali
moral world what ideas, as theF1
would say, lie here and there! !
ing before the Landscape OF \
artist you find a large aSsenai
thought. There is the expansa
sky, there is a band Of white
there is the charm of great dlSla
the mountain, there is the COZ
nearness in the foreground In
ground reminds us of eternity lN
ground of time, the mountain %
the sense of the sublime, the CIV
violets in the foreground sWA'
beautiful, the crumbling n0l'
church appeals to our natural y y
the vines on the wall recall Us W
the immenseness of the scene PiO
God, the hunter or fisherman Ip
BILE proclaims man. thus 'M
bursts upon US with its many Nv
woven into one effect on the SOU, ~,
our moral world is a compOsl..s. Y
which for thousands of years Y
ator has been casting His vslis !,
divine thoughts. What the wlot' y W
will at last be has been hlnleu u. o. !,
alted prophets, but can be lulil i,D y
ed by none. Isaiah has seen @ ~, ~,
rejoice and blossom as 'ns ~, y,
thorn displaced by the fir Ilse s, nj 4
myrtle growing where the OIam, fr,,
been; but except in suca ~ nSaii i
heart can not approach Ilt II !. # 4
magniticence of the scene IL . ,r
enough for the hour thaI .Irori +
realm is in the hands CT a Po"V%h y 4
wise Creator, whose works II n,rp y
terial universe astronomers lm' sa,
to be stupendous. We may nr: inlr'
ing vastness of spiritual tnin9
SWing.
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Sensations Under ChlOroi

ONluOa
l began to be terrified to sud v Edv
derful extent as | would pevs n old
have guessed possible. | mai .. wh
voluntary effort to get out Of N r. he
and then-suddenly became sr q thl
| was looking at nothing; wHlays
up by the confusion in nv In,s on
outward things in the room bJixty,
and was "alone in the dark IS she
a force on my arm (Which ddr .-Ph
me as the surgeons "hand, VI ntion
ly as an external restraint) ken ,meri,
down, and this was the last stnrte ha
made me give in, the last deflt Ielqra
(smell, sound, sight or touch reg
bered outside my own body. /. w.
l was seized and overwhelmel !acksc
panic inside. | could feel ever |, NJ
struggling spasmodically agaias /. Lee
full pressure. In their strugg are Q
seemed to tear away from one idn's;
in all directions, and there vlawce
versal racking torture, while nj Ilish ]
the common foe, in the shape ne "
iron pressure, kept settling don recei
more and more irresistible mi: b Pos
every nook and crevice Of th girl,
My consciousness was now abn press
l was not aware of any thing bud frier
lated scene of torture, pervads Q ha
hitherto unknown sense of tern On Q
by what | have since learned | a q
"the unity of consciousness" and
er deserted the scene, even dow ng,
very last inaudible heart-beat) Iwhicl
it a "scene," because | reCOgnni ant
different parts of my body, andHpell
ths'pain in ono part was not tpnre
as that in another. Meanwhile ,rt Z
with the increased intensity Of IT..
SION IN my lungs an e'emen' u mid
had sprung up. A chaotic rosH,ut
through my brain, innumerabA e nc
began to beat far inside my cal, sion
confusion presently came to eter,
strous thudding, every thud d d wi
wounded me like a club falling e br,
edly on the same spot.-PopaG lally
Monthly for October. cur
Sharp County record., 1878-10-31

=" Now, boys" said 3 Sula@ ;,ocr,:
teacher, who was trying TO igf' t5s
doctrine of repentance Oh on s ND
"now, boys, Judas, as | n haso W vel m
betrayed his master, ana s tnon tbs
hanged himself. What wdI dons
best thing he could have A,so a0Ts TsrJ
hanging HIMSELF" " l !, NJ eSeid tit
thing he could have done, , ,,os tod
worst boy in the class, "wns 'nSo1 ! ID
his mind.n His SUnday.Scn,o'Js. M
was at once stopped. -KS0S"' ="
tion.
Sharp County record., 1878-10-31

One of the, vilest decepllODra VI !
day is the small fried oyS'0l, ,resr;
made to appear large BY ~'
huge Indian meal epiderhi''
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a w 80
It ia useless to take medicine. shall feel
better tomorrow. Besides, I need the money
to get that lovely new hat; Ny old one Is such
a fright, and people will look more ct my bon
net than they will at my face. I will wait til l
feel worse before I spend any money for medi-
cine" The new bonnet is purchased, and hfty
other feminine necessaries in the form Of rib
bons, laces, brooches, etc. Meanwhile the
ner, and her body weaker, until disease has
gained so firm a foothold in her system, Thai
the most thorough. and ofttimes a long and
tedious, course OF treatment is necessary to re-
store her to health. Ladies, attend to your
health before you ever think Of your apparel.
A fresh, blooming face in a plain bonnet is
much handsomer and far more attractive 70
your gentlemen friends than a pain.worn dis.
eased face in the most elaborate and elegant
hat your milliner could devise. DR.. Pierce G
Favorite Prescription is everywhere acknoWl'
edged to be the standard remedy Tor lemaie
complaint and weaknesses. 1t il sold by
druggistH,
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Singular Variety OF Fruit.

It was at a tea party, on Union street.
The lady had just served the company
with dishes of preserved pears. and was
receiving with becoming humility the
Aattering encomiums upon the delicious
article, when a tall, solemn-looking
guest, who toed in, and was near.sight-
cd, drew from his dish a long blonde
hair, and held it close up to his face for
inspection. The company gave one
shudder, and sat petritied. Just when
it seemed as if the very lightnings from
heaven must annihilate the near-sighted
man, and when the hostess was about to
fall into Mysteries, the head of the family
rallied to tue rescue, with great tact.
"Ahem!" he began, clearing his
throat, "these are q most singular vari-
ETY. of fruit-most singular; my own
raising. They grow with an ~appendage
closely resembling human hair. Some
of the pears when on the tree were fairly
covered with what appeared to be a full
set of whiskers. Most singular thing"
The company gasped and recovered.
-Rockland Courier.
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The Seven Wise Men.

Most people have heard of the
"Seven Wise Men of Greece" but very
few know who they were or how they
came to be called so. The seven wise
men of Greece are supposed to have
lived in the fifth century before Christ.
Their names are Pittacus, Bias, Scion,
Thales, Chilou, Cleobulus and Perian-
der. The reason of their being called
wise is given differently by various
authors, but the most approved accounts
state that as some Coans were fishing,
certain strangers from Miletus bought
whatever should lie in the nets without
seeing it. When the nets were brought
in they were found to contain a gold
tripod which Helen, as she sailed from
Troy, is supposed to have thrown there.
A dispute arose between the fishermen
! and the strangers as to whom it be-
longed, and, as they could not agree,
they took it to the the temple of Apollo
and consulted the priestess as to what
should be done with it. She said it
must be given to the wisest man in
Greece, and it was accordingly sent to
one OF the seven, who modestly disclaim'
ed the title and forwarded the jewel to
another, and so on, until it had passed
through the hands of all the men. dis
tinguished afterward as the "Seven
. Wise Men, and as each one claimed that
! the other was wiser than he, it was
finally sent to the temple Of Apollo,
where it long remained to teach the
lesson that the wisest are the most dis
trustiul of their wisdom.
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Horse and Locomotive Racing.

The following incident, noticed jr
Prof. Blackie's work on railroads, illus
trates in a striking manner the progress
Of events:
"In 1880, at the time when Mr..
George Stephenson, the inventor, was
introducing his first locomotive in Eng
land. the active mind of Peter Cooper
was also busy solving O like problem in
this country. He had constructed a To-
connective that was to outrun a horse.
The Cooper engine could hardly be
called more than a working model, as
the whole weighed only a ton, and was
of about one horse power. The boiler,
about the size of q common kitchen
boiler, stood upright, and was fitted
above the furnace, which occupied
the lower section. The cylinder was
only three and one-half inches in dame
ter; the wheels were moved by gearing.
In order to get the requisite pressure of
steam in so small a boiler, a sort of
blower or bellows was provided, which
was kept in action by means of a drum
attached to one of the car wheels, over
which passed a cord which turned a
pulley, which in turn worked the bel
lows
"When all was ready the trial and
test of the engine against the horse took
place on the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road, and resulted in a victory for the
horse. The horse won the race, not by
fooling on ore side or a sell onthe other,
but by an accident-the slipping nf the
cord that moved the bellows.
"Mr. Cooper, who was his W en-
CINE driver, strug gled hard and man.
fully to replace the cord without stop.
ping his engine, but before he could do
do the horse had won tho race. There
was, however, enough done to prove
that the locomotive could outrun the
horse, because the former was ahead OF
the horse when the accident occurred"
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A Queer Story.

Some months ago o man who had be-
come pretty well-known on the east side
as q German adyenturer OF high family,
but eccentric habits, died of a fever in
the insane asylum at Wards island. He
wal known as Christian Minck and, &C.
G ,rding to his " statement, his father
was of noble family and was attached to
the court of Wurtemburg as private Sec
rotary to the king. The knowledge of
this fact led aSeventh street undertaken,
Isaac Smith, to take the body and at
tempt to preserve it on speculation, in
the hope that the family would receive
it and pay all expenses. He wrote to
Germany, and, in the meantime, trans
ferred the corpse to Ferdinand Brown,
another undertaken, at Second street
and Avenue A. Mr.. Brown interested
Middleton & Warner, the allekton pro-
prietors, in the case, and they coated the
body with their preparation, also hoping
to be ultimately paid. The first reply
received from Germany was unsatisfac.
tory, and alluded to the fact that the
family had once been deceived regard
ing the son and would not again for
ward money. Thereupon the body was
taken to the caorgue and has since been
used as a specimen OF the work accom-
plished by the patent. The body was
in q semi.putrid condition when the
first coating was given it during the hot
weather of July Sd, and the specimen,
which was regarded as an unusually fa-
vorable advertisement, was shown to
hundreds. The men who had kept it
were, therefore, surprised some weeks
ago by the newspaper announcement
that Herr Minck was on his way to this
country to recover the remains. An in
vestigation, made through the German
consul's office, and by other means, led
to a somewhat sensational result. The
insane dead man, instead of having been
Christian Minck, was identified as Otto
Berger, Jr., and his story of his family
was untrue, though it bore, except in
names and localities, a close resemblance
to the truth. The truth was brought
out by two letters which MI. Brown
sent to Mr.. Berger, who occupies at
Carlsrhue a high position in the family
of the grand duke of Baden, and who
proves to have been the father of the
dead man. The younger Otto ran away
from home for some unknown cause,
nearly nine years ago, and had learned
the trade of an upbolsterer. he was in
the receipt, however, of a liberal allow.
ance from home. and having q small
estate left by his mother, he worked
irregularly or not at all. His habits
loon gained for him the titles of "crazy"
and "the crazy upholsterer." Not the
least singular thing connected with the
story is the letter received yerterday, by
Mr.. Brown, from the elder Berger, who
acknowledges the body as that of his
son, but refused to have anything to do
with it.
The remains will now be kept for x
hibition, as they seem to be of no use
to any one except those who have taken
care of them, and the city will not be at
the expense of burying what is now only
a hardened, brown and mummy-like
form.-New York Graphic.
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A Triumph in Horse Surgery.

The success of Griffith It. Williams, q
merchant of Utica, in treating and saw
ing a valued horse that had a broken
Jeg, is proved to be complete, and it
naturally attracts much attention, n
provokes no little discussion among
men who have to do with horses. The
practice from all time has been to regard
a broken-limbed horse as ruined, and to
kill it. In view of Mr.. Williams expert
ence, it may not be uninterestlng to re-
call the circumstances and he treat
ment.
The animal was O black mare that
easily made her mile in three minutes, a
model of grace and beauty, and OF such
excellent disposition that women and
children drove her with safety. Mr..
Williams valued her at $1,000, not 30
much for her speed as for her rare com
bination of good qualities. A twist IN
a rut broke her right hind leg between
the fetlock and the gambrel joint. The
break could not have been made In a
worse place. The advice of the veterl.
nary surgeons that she be killed was
disregarded. The mare was slung up
in a blanket, and precisely the same
treatment was given as is employed IN
broken limbs in men. The bones were
placed carefully in position, the limb
was bandaged, and then set in plaster.
In six weeks the animal could bear her
weight, and in seven weeks she was
taken from the sling. At the broken
part there was considerable enlarge
ment. and there were not wanting evl-
dences of the limbs weakness. The
a 8 was widely commented on at the
time, and the prediction of those who
saw the mare and of writer's who Joined
in the discussion was unfavorable to the
getting of any practical service from
| her. The New York sporting journals
in particular expressed the opinion that
the cost and bother must come to more
than the animals worth, even though
the operation were successful.
This was in March, 1876. The repre-
sentative of the Utica Morning Herald,
who has visited the mare within a week,
pronounces her absolutely cured and
seemingly as sound in the injured limb
as she wa on the day before it was
broken. The enlargement has entirely
passed away, and the mare spins around
the driving park track OF over the
smooth Oneida county roads at her old
time three minute gait as readily as be.
fore. While moving at her fastest she
SHOWS no sign of having been injured.
She is the mother of a promising
Hambletonian colt two months old.
Experienced horsemen pronounce her
absolutely as good as previous to the
accident. The total cost of the treat
ment was less than 800.
Mr.. Williams, who is something Of a
horse ~fancier, is strongly of opinion that
nine out of ten similarly broken legs
may be reset and the horse saved by the
simple process he used. Whether this
be SO or not, it is plain that veterinary
surgeons cannot longer ridicule his ex-
pertinent ; and it is altogether quite
possible that he has opened to them q
new door for study and practice
NeW York Sun.
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He Wanted the Roam Mare.

A man who used to live in Chicago,
from his cultivation of the habit Of
secrecy acquired the nickname Of "Mys.
terious jim" One day he called at
livery-stable on the north side, and
motioning the proprietor to follow him,
led the way into q remote stall, and, II q
mysterious manner, whispered in his
ear !:
CT hear you want to sell that roam
mare 2"
The horse-dealer grasped "Myste-
rious Jim by the arm, leered at him
with his eyes in a tragic manner, and
said:
Ssh follow me-"
Up the ladder, over the piles OF hay,
into a corner OF the attic he went, and
there, gripping "Mysterious Jim's "
shoulder, he uttered in a hoarse
whisper:
GIVE sold her."
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Tho PhvAioloxy OF the Liver.

human BODY. and the bile which it ~secretes is
more liable to vitiation and misdirection from
it's proper channels than any other Of the
animal fluids. Luckily for the bilious, how
ever, there is an unfailipg source Of relief from
liver complaint, namely Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, q medicine which for over a quarter Of
a century has been achieving thorough cures
of the aforementioned ailments, fever and
ague, dyspspsia, bowel complaints, rheumatic
and kidney affections and disorders involving
loss OF nervous vigor. 1t is, moreover: a pre-
ventive OF malarial disease, and anords pro
tection to thousands of persons residing in
districts of country where that dire scourge
n prevalent, As 9 remedy adapted TO the me-
dicinal requirement OF families, Il is supremely
Seairabla. and ais q means Of fortifyinS 2 debl.
itated system, it's thoroughly 70 be depended
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Burglars and Defaulters.

The New York correspondent OF the
Troy Times says: The amount OF loss
inflicted on our banks by burglars IS
really small when compared with that
due to internal fraud. There has been,
indeed, during my own memory, a series
of %defalcations in the banks of this city
which would make a burglars mouth
water, since in but n case was there
any punishment. Here are a few figures:
American exchange bank, pay'g teller. . 9o'Ooo
Fulton bank, cashiers son. ........... 65,0O0
Ocean bank, paying teller ....:..... 9O'ooO
irocers' bank, assistant cashier...... 6o.O 0O
Tradesman's bank, book.keeper...... 4O,O0O
Merchants e1chang, bank, cashier. soc, pug
City bank, book-keeper 4oO'Ooo
The entire capital of the Atlantic bank
$4,000, 0OO) was embezzled by its cashier,
and this was the only instance in which
q sentence was incurred. The bank OF
the State of New York lost $500, 600 by
the fraud of it's officers, who retained
the plumber with perfect immunity.
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Though they may obstinately resist the
action Of other external remedies, ulcers con
tanning proud flesh, swellings, tumors, leprous
granulations and scrofulous sores speedily heal
under the purifying and soothing influence OF
Henry's Carbolic Salve, the promptest and most
efficient topical application ever discovered or
used. It is believed that there is no chronic
sore or eruption that may not be eradicated by
this incompatible purifier. Sold by all drug
pistg.
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IMPORTANT NOTIoE.-Fnrmers, Fami.
lies and Others can purchase no Remedy equal to =
TOBIAS VENETIAN IMMINENT for the cure OF
Cholera, Diarrhas, Dysentery, 0r9su uIp.'i oS Son saa s sss
oath acoompanying each bottle) and externally, for
Chronic Rheumatism, Headaohe, Toothaohs, s2ts
Throat, Cnts, Burns, ,sTellingst Bruises, M9eoT To
VENETIAN IMMINENT was introduced IL 1917, and
no one who has used it but continues 70 90 90, man!
stating Il IL was Ten Dollars q Bottle they would
not be without i. Thousands Of Certificates can be
seen at the Depot, speaking Of its wonderful curative
properties. Sold by the Druggists at ~. ctss Depo'
az Murray St.. New York.
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You may step on a mans foot, and
he'll forgive you ; you may rumple his
hair, and he'll excuse you, but there is
no apology he will accept if you have
brushed his silk hat against the grain.
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A dog supplies a family in South
Holyoke, Mass, with a considerable
part of their supply of fuel by catching
sticks of aoodwood as they drift down
the river. He once narrowly escaped
drowning in trying to pull ashore a bar
rel
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PImples, Freckles, etc.
The most wonderful discovery yet known.
Mrs. DR.. L. K. Shaw's Moth and freckle
Lotion. May be had OF your druggist: PT1ce
L. K. Shaw. 140 East 28th Street, New YORK.
Mrs. Shaw's Liver Pills. Best in the world.
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A schoolmaster sends us a poem, en-
titled "Lovely Spring." and asks as
"Would $40 be too much for thls?"
No; SO wouldn't be q cent too much.
Send along the money. Grophtc.