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Sharp County record., 1879-06-19

From the New York Sum-
The advent of the dog days will soon
attract popular attention to the subject
of hydrophobia. So-called mad dogs
will infest our thoroughfares, and the
policeman's legs, club and revolver will
be devoted to a new class of victims.
The annual Dog law will be duly pro-
mulgated, and small army of officials
will pursue and ensnare the canine
vagrants of the town, and bear them
triumphantly to the pound. Under
these circumstances, it may be judiclous
to consider the question of hydrophobia
from reasonable standpoint, and to
afford information of positive charac-
ter to the ignorant and credulous as to
what is really known about it, aud, more
particularly, as to what measures are
most feasible to protect the community
against its dangers.
The recent bench shows in this city,
in Philadelphia, and in Boston have
awakened new interest in the dog. No
such magnificent specimens OF that no.
Die beast have ever before been exhibit
ed in this country. But this docile and
Il companion of man is peculiarly
ct to dreadful disease, which may
eadily communicated to all other
imals, including human beings.
hat renders hydrophobia so appalling
the fact that, as far as our present
owledge of therapeutics goes,
t is incurable-at least no au-
thentic instances of recovery from it
have come to the knowledge of the
writer during many years careful
study of the affection. 1t is unneces-
,ary to dwell upon the various nostrums
which have been vaunted and advertised
~om time immemorial as specifics for
1rophobia. 1t is merely necessary to
hat experience has positively prov
one of them to be utterly val
n the disease has once COM
The object of this article,
not to dwell upon an &C
fact, but to endeavor to dis
lblfc mind of certain tradi
,titions which prevail exten-
ard to hydrophobia in dogs,
out what common sense
EST as proper and efectual
JtectiOn.
rabies is employed by scien-
srs on this subject to designate
ne disorder, the word "hydro-
~ (meaninp fear of water) being
Sharp County record., 1879-06-19

The long Mare nD IT, /;
the the bosom, and the K, long sssSj i, +
ed ed into a bow with its snr,
Sharp County record., 1879-06-19

-Crookery with gil1I u D'DJ .hca
should rot be wiped I'D lIIDdi d
ed quickly, rinSed ~"
dry.
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The Rubber Suit Man.

Paul Boynton says it is his intention
to 60 down the St. Lawrence, down the
Missouri from Yankton to the Missis-
sippi, and on the latter from Minneapo-
lie to St. Louis. These trips made, the
voyager will have travelled $4,000 miles
on tie great rivers Of the world. lie
denies that he has any design upon Con-
gress in the matter of the adoption of his
suit by the navy, but declares that there
is fascination for him in swimming.
Il is a mania with him. Il see stream
of water" says he, land I'm irto it.
When first got the notion, five years
ago: had just returned from the le;i life, e.;
Pittsburg. Happening to look out Of
the window of my mothers house on
the river was seized with sudden de-
sire to 20 into the water. l acted on it
at once and have followed it ever since" u
He will write book, giving his actual
experiences and adventures.
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Bank Notes.

Every one who thinks about the mat
ter knows that bank notes are very care
fully made; but very few are aware OF
how much time and labor is, spent upon
them with the purpose of preventing
imitation and forgery. For nearly two
hundred years the Bank of England
notes have been made ut one factory, at
Laverstoke, in Hampshire, and by. the
same family. The pulp is made from
white linen cuttings alone, no rags that
have been worn being permitted to be
used and even the number of dips into
the pulp tank made by each workman is
registered by Il machine; and each sheet,
rs it is finished, is carefully numbered
and booked to the person to whom it is
passed.
Tic notes are printed at the Bank of
England. and, by very cleverly arranged
machinery, every note has some slight
difference from all that lave been print
ed before, 50 that no two Bank of Eng
land notes can be alike, except by forg-
ery. The number of paid notes in seven
wears was about "a ,O0O.O 600, and they fill
about 49, 900 boxes. If they were placed
in n pile, one upon another, they would
make o. column one mile high; and if
ioined end to end. would form ribbon
Is. 600 miles long. Their value is Sl5,-
0OO, ,OOO, 600, and they weigh more than
| l2 tons.
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Hereditary COIOrs.

The rule that children of light or dark
haired parents should themselves have
light or dark hair in due course is so
well established amongst human beings
that it is often difficult to avoid believing
in its prevalence amongst the lower Or
ders Of creation. Every principle of ana
losy that can possibly be appealed TO is
certainly in favor of such a belief; and it
is only the most positive and repeated
proofs furnished'by experience that have
eradicated it from theminds of those who
are learned in horseflesh and dogf1esh.
The unskilled multitude, or at any rate q
great many amongst them, still imagine
that the offspring of white mare and a
white sire is pretty certain to be white,
and that in the case of cows, dogs, and,
in fact, all the inferior animals, the same
inference would be p erfectly justifiahle.
That this opinion is very largely held,
even by persons who ought to know bet
ter, is proved by the history Of case
which is said to be about to come before
the Paris tribunals. 1t seems that there
had been some considerable ambition
amongst the rabbit fanciersin France, if
not in other countries, to produce rab-
bit or rabbits Of red color; and few
months ago several of the journals which
treat of agricultural affairs announced
with a flourish oftrumpets that this long
desired object had been attained by q
gentleman of Etienne. Thereupon Pari-
Sian naturalist, whose life had been spent
more amongst books and in museums
than in the open air, posted down with
all haste to St. Eticnne to examine the
newly-discovercd prodigy. He found
that the report was strictly true; and a
pair of rabbits, whose skins might vie
with the brightest carrots, were exhibit
ed to his wondering eyes. He applied all
available tests to the animals. with
view of satisfying himself that there was
no inposture in the case. He washed
them, rubbed them, and examined them
most minutely, and, af.er they had stood
all these trials satisfactorily, bought
them as a bargain for 800. The pair were
carried off by him, and in due time the
female red rabbit produced a small fam
ily. II was here that the disa!point-
ments ofthe naturalist began. The young
ones, instead of inheriting their parents
distinctive merits, were Of common
miserable white color. The parents both
died, in spite ofthe attentions ofthe most
famous "vets " in the capital, and the
owner is so angry that he is said to have
instituted 4 suit for damages against the
breeder and seller of the famous red rab-
bits.
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A Golden Crown.

IF there is any class of persons who
need sympathy, tenderness and en-
couragement, it is the tired women of
our pleasant land. Weary limbs and
hearts, puzzled brains, all attest the fact.
There should be special privileges grant
ed to them as much rs to lnvalids. 'Tis
said
"Over all pathways some clouds must lower,
Under all feet some sharp thorns spring,
Tearing the flesh TO bleeding wounds;
Or entering the heart with their bitter sting,
Upon NIL brows rough winds must blow,
Over all shoulders cross must be lap,
Bowing the form in its lofty height,
Down to the dust in bitter pain"
True, into all hands there are duties
thrust, and into all arms some heavy
burdens given; to women doing double
work, anxious, scheming, planning and
economizing how they can manage every
detail of domestic life with least cX-
pense. Doing double, OH triple work
themselves to save for this or thai until
their nerves are strained and shattered to
degree uDbearable TO themselves, and
particularly offensive ~ others. But
into all hearts and homes and lives Gods
dear sunshine may be brought, gliding
the ruins of lifc's great plain, if only
husbands or fathers would but deal
gently with the wife or mother, cheer
and brighten her life by I'LL the means
in their power, for she needs your help,
and your sympathy does much to buoy
her up, that she may be nervtd witt!
fresh vigor to impart sunshine in her
home and to all who are constant drain
upon her life and energies. believe it
to be woman's duty to be cheerful
companion, making her home a model
one, place where her husband delights
to be. And if trials come she will find
linn ever ready to sympathize and assist
in making the pathway Of life smooth.
and when our time on earth has expired
we have woven golden crown.-De-
troit Free Press.
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A Woman's Escape from Wolves.

In the year ls49 died in the town of
Greene, Me-, an old man named Thomas,
who had a thrilling wolf story of his
own to tell, though the experience was
too early for his memory. he being ut
the time baby in arms. MIR. George j.
Varney relates the adventure in the
Lewiston Journal. Mrs. Thomas was Il
fsherman's wife who lived in tie town
of Brunswick, Me-, where Bowdoin Col
lcce now stands. At one time when her
husband was in port, but could not come
home, she started on foot to- Harpswell,
a distance of ten miles, to see him, car
rying her youngest child in her arms.
Returning with a load of fish on her
hack as we'll as the burden of her babe.
she heard wolf howl in the forest, and
terror quickened her pace, though she
was already fain to sink with fatigue.
She was midway of the five miles of
unbroken woods when the howl OF the
wolf again smote her ear, and this time
other voices, one after another, Joined IN.
The pack had gathered on her trail:
She must climb tree, one would say;
but she did not. She did not even
throw away her fish.
The wolves gained upon her moment
by moment, the great gray wolves of the
North, that stand as high rs Il man
when they rear. 1t was Il mile and a
half to the nearest house when she first
caught glimpse Of the approaching
demons.
She had for the last two miles walked
ut her utmost speed; it WAS now time to
run. Yet she still held firmly her babe
end her fish.
A quarter of mile more, and swiftly
as she had passed it. the wolves were
within few yards. She could see their
white teeth and hear their lab0ring
breath above her own. She loosencd
and threw down 9; single fish, and ran
on. The pack discovered rare game,
and fought together for its possession.
BY the time it was eaten the courage
Gus woman had got quarter of mile in
advance; but the pack were soon ut her
heels again. Another fish ch"rk ked
them, and their snarls aud yr!,S, is they
again fought each other Tor Il bite Of thr
savory fresh goldfish, hurried the lah"r;-
Gus flight Of the weary woman.
Her babe. annoyed by the shaking It
received from the rapid pac". 1T length
cried lustily, calling the wolves to lT-
newed pursuit. In vain the poor mother
tried to soothe her infant. hut another
fish was followed by q fresh hight and
precious delay Of the pack.
Again and again lllis action was re,
pcated, until ut length the l;arking OF
two huge dogs alarmed til" wolvrs.w
the almost exhausted mother ran past
the friendly brutes to III" door o. the
farmhouse, thrown open to receive hcr.
The great dogs We're trained to Their
duty, and no sooner was the iuSltl'" in
the hous" than they also retired in @""i
order to the same safe stronghold, Irav-
iu.- the toilcd wolves to rag" 0ut>i%r.
and to fall before tn" Guns that w'r"
speedily brought TO bear urnn th"in.
The weary mother iOuns safety nnnn
rest, but whether sac saved amy ~ "'r
fish tradition docs not relate.
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About Storms.

BENJAMIN Franklin first mad the OBJ
servation, = hundred years ago, that all
so-called northeast storms came from
the west. This observation of our great
est philosopher has been since so abso-
luteiy verified rs to constitute a law.
All great storms in this country move
from the west in general easterly di-
tection-usually u little to the north of
east. Nearly all of them originate in
that section of the country marked on
the maps as the. w estern plains-the high
tablc-land between the meridian of nine
ty-tive degrees on the east and the Rocky
mountains on the west, comprising the
urea occupied by Montana, Dakota,
Nebraska, Western Kansas, Indian Ter
ritory, New Mexico, Western Texas and
Northern Mexico. The origin of a storm
in this region may be stated rs follows: {:
The air over q large sandy area, becom-
ing raritied by the intense heat of the
suns rays and rapid radiation from the
sandy surface, begins to ascend; the
moisture-laden air of the Missouri and
Mississippi valleys and the Gulf of Mcxi-
co on the one hand and the cold current
from the Rocky mountains on the other
rushes in to take the place of that which
is ascending. We have thus produced an
easterly wind on the front or eastern
side OF the area of ascending air, and Il
westerly wind behind, or on the western
side Of it; to the south, north and inter-
mediate points the wind will blow to-
ward the center from those points
around this area toward the center.
Now. if the earth were flat and at rest,
and the air over this sandy area equally
heated, the wind would blow in straight
lines from the circumference toward the
center; ascend and spread out at the top
there would be no motion forward OF
backward of the whole body Of air, and
this condition of things might exist for
ever. But. owing to the configuraion
and motion Of the earth, and the laws of
heat and its influence in evaporation and
condensation. clangcis soon impressed
on this initial upward and centric mo-
ton of the air, and the collection OF
phenomcna which we term storm re-
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Rebuking a King.

Count Redern, the Lord High Cham
berlain of the Emperor of Germany, has
been created prince. He is a distin-
cuished musician, who has written more
than one opera and composed a great
deal of highly meritorious chamber
music. The new prince is now seventy
seven years old and has no son to sue
ceed to his honors. He is one of the
wealthiest noblemen in North Germany,
possessing an enormous landed estate.
Much Of this wealth came to him with
his wife, the daughter and heiress of the
great Hamburg millionaire, Senator
Jenisch, lady Of extraordinary intclli-
gence and spirit, who died four years
ago. At the time of the marriage eti-
quette and caste prejudices exercised de-
spotic control at the Prussian court,
and, despite Countess Redern's enormous
wealth, remarkable beauty and eminent
intellectual endowmcnts. she was not
considered well-born epough to grace
that circle Of blue -blooded Junkcrs. She
was, however, presented soon alter her
marriage: and Frederick William ~.
who never could forego an opportunity
of saving what h6 considered to be q
good thing" no matter what embarass-
ment or pain it might intlict upon the
person he addressed, after acknowledge
Ing the youthful brides profound obci-
sancc, exclaimed. in u voice sufficiently
loud to be heard by all the distinguished
personages present, ..Ah! Countess
Rcdern-by the way, tell me: what was
it your father dealt in?" The countess
drew herself up to her full height from
the rpvcrential attitude in which she
had been standing before the throne. and
replied, MY father, your majesty, de;.!t
in integrity and intelligence" The king
took his fair subjects rebuke like gen
tleman, without manffcsting the least
resentment. and subsequently paid
marked attention to the high-spirited
lady who had ventured to reprovc him
before his whole court for singularly
ilI-advised utterancc. He often told the
story against himself in after years, and
was wont to observe. with an evident
relish of Madame de Rcdcrn's prompt
and digniicd rcpartec. that rhc had
revcr before or since been so well
answered Us by the daughter of the
Hamburg iradcsnEn."
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PLAIN MISS CAREW.

shall never forget that happy summer
at Harpswell. quaint old peninsular town
up the Casco bay. I don't know just how
we happened to 60 there, but how pleased
every one was with the old-fashioned
houses, and the cottages built on the banks
of pretty coves, and the Atlantic booming
and laundering and foaming right under
our windows Dear little cottages, with
piazzas and balconies and slender chimneys,
and poplars bending over the roof loving
ly =! And strong, more substantial farm
houses, with narrow windows and tiny
panes of glass; gardens filled with poppies
and dahlias, and always beautiful; per-
funny lilacs, meadows fresh with butter
cups and clover and tail marguerites.
Deep green woods fields of corn, and every
where great quantity Of roses. And such
massive, rugged rocks, and grand views
from the hills overlooking the sea and all
over the island that peculiar hoarse, musi
cal sound, called the "rote," comes in from
the ocean and adds plaintiveness to the
lovely summer days.
We were a party OF seven boarders at
Mrs Sennett's cottage at the head OF Lo-
wells Cove. 1t was in reality stout old
house, but some romantic wanderer had
named it Pearl Cottage" and as such we
knew it. 1t was the most beautiful spot
imaginable. Had it been veritable Eden
there could have been no softer beauty
than greeted us on every hand. A wide
garden frightened the space between the
bank and the house and filed the air with
perfume. The cove was shaded by huge
willows Of hundred years growth, and
many birds sang in their branches. The
soft, caressing breeze tinged our cheeks with
healthy color, and July sun added a not
urhocon,ing BROWNIES.
4 most unconsciously we drifted into
familiar, friendly intercourse, and were
happy and easily pleased. Nature, in her
grand moods, shames us out OF our artiici-
ality. No one reproved loud laugh, a
leap, or even a run down the level road.
We were all SO happy and gay and brim-
ming over with spirits, it was simply i'm
possible to be digni6ed, and curb our un-
rnly, boisterous natures. IT,
We were having a delightful row one
evening, and returned rather late. There
was light in the sitting-room contrary to
our custom, and trunk and bag on the
piazza. -. a.
'.ssonebody has come" cried May Derry.
Here's a mans trunk-1 Gan tell BY the
canvas-and, yes, here's card. Oh, girls !!
what do you think? 1t is that Mr.. Skid
more we saw the day we went to the Neck !!
Isn't is splendid? p ..,
80 it is" said Mays sister. "Come
here all Of you. Mr. z. Skidmore.
wonder how he ever happened to come here.
Won't we.have ajolIv time"
""Victoria,' expos,uated her mother.
DWELL, we'll, a nice-l"oking young man
doesn't come 20 Harpsw III every day. You
haven't seen him, Mis- Carew," turning to
a plain, dark-eyed girl. He is immense
ly wealthy and ha- real gold-brown
beard, and Hnfy yellow hair, and blue eyes
with brown spots in them. and-"
She might have gone on fer an hour had
not hearty laugh from inside the room
startled her.
Il beg your pardon" said a deep voice,
and tall figure appeared in the doorway,
"but the description was too amusing" and
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The Owl Critic.

A ALESsoS TO FAULr-FINDERs.
"Who stuffed that white owl" No one
spoke in the shop;
The barber was busy and couldn't stop;
The customers, waiting their turns, were all
reading
The Daily, the Herald, the Posi-, little
needing
The young man who blurted out such blunt
question;
Not one raised head or even made sug-
gestion;
And the barber kept on shaving.
"Don't you see, Mister Brown"
Cried the youth, with trown,
Chow wrong the whole thing is,
How prepostel Gus each wing is,
How fiattened the head is, how jammed down
the neck is
In short, the whole owl, what an ignorant
wreck It's!
I make no apology;
I've learned owl-oology.
I've passed days and nights in q hundred COL
lecllOuS,
And cannot be blinded to any reflections
Arising from unskilliul fingers that fail
To stuff a bird right, from his beak to his tall
Mister Brown! Mister Brown!
DO take that bird down,
Or you'll soon be the laughing-stock all over
town"
And the barber kept on shaving
"I've studied owls
And other night fowls,
And tell you
What know to be true:
An owl cannot roost
With his limbs so unloosed;
No owl in this world
Ever had his claws curled,
Ever had his legs slanted,
Ever had his bill canted,
Ever had his neck screwed
Into that attitude.
He can't do it, because
'Tis against all bird laws.
Anatomy teaches,
Ornithology breaches,
An owl has n toe
That can't turn out so!
I've made the white owl my study tor years,
And to see such q job almost moves me to
tears.
Mister Brown, Pm amazed
You should be SO gone crazed
As to put up bird
In that posture absurd,
To look 1T that owl really brings on dizzi-
EeSS;
The man who stuffed him don't hall know his
business!"
And the barber kept on shaving.
"Examine those eyes.
Pm filled with surprise
Ts1idermists should pass
OF on you such poor glass;
So unnatural they seem
They'd make Audubon scream,
Ard john Is :,roughs laugh
To encounter such chafF.
Do take that bird~down;
Have him stuffed again, Brown"
And the barber kept on shaving.
"With some sawdust and bark
could stuff in the dark
An owl better than that
l could make an old hat
Look more like an owl
Than that horrid fowl,
Stuck up there SO stiff like a side ol coarse
leather.
In fact, about him there's not one natural
leather
Just thcn, with wink and sly normal lurch,
The owl, very gravely, got down from his
perch,
Walked round and regarded his tault-fnding
critic
(Tho thought he was stuffed) with glance
analytic,
And then fairly hooted. as il he should say
"Your learning's at fault this time anyway;
Don't waste it again on live bird, l pray.
I'm an owl; you're another. Sir Critic, nod
dayw
And the barber kept on shaving.
Jas. T. Fields, in Harper's Magazine
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POstOmce Puzzles.

Onward of $4,000 letters yearly are
sent to the Dead Letter Office from the
Boston Postofiice alone, and want of
proper direction is 4 large cause of it.
The expert, who has become so by long
years of practice, is called upon to tax
his powers to decipher some obscure
direction often fount on letters. We
will mention q few CT them:
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Two little negro boys at Paris, Ky,
were given n pistol by their mother, who
told them to 60 out and amuse them
selves. They did, and one was killed.
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An exchange advertises "A Summer
Idyl." 1t probably refers to those chaps
who idyl about steamboat wharves and
meadow river banks under pretence O:
fishing.-Meride,a Recorder.
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Such rs have virtue always in their
mouth and neglect it in practice. are
like harp Which elnits sound PLEAS
ing to others. while its own body is
wholly insrns;blc 10 the music produced.
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Charleston. s. c.. contains about 25,-
0OO white pcnpi" and about $4,000 col
orrd people. For every white person
who dies three colvred persons die.