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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-17
THE DIRTY RUSSIANS.
How the Peasants Of Russia Dress Their
Habits, Etc.
Bangor Commercial

Have you In your mind an ideal Of filthy hu-
Lnanity2 Now, no matter how disgusting
you ideal may be, / venture to say it fails
short OF the actual appearance OF a Russian
peasant, and in general a Russian cab driver.
[ have seen the beggars Of Constantinople,
have shrunk from the leper5 III Jerusalem
have laughed At the dirty NeapoIitans, held
my nose1n Spanish crowd, gazed pittyiDgly
at Irish peasants aud Scrutinized curiousiy
the wretched Fellahs Of Egypt-but for con-
centration and embodiment Of all that is
dirty and repul5tve the common Russian car
ries off the palm. Perhaps II these other
poor creatures wore as much clothing as the
Russian, they would appear equally filthy,
for serai-nakeness is preferable, Ia an Bsthet-
zeal point Of view, to a Russian peasant 3
clothes. Here is recipe for making Rus
sian peasants coat. Take an old tattered blue
clean up stable floor. Next rub wheel
grease into the lower half, and let 1t dry black
and hard in the sun. Next sprinkle tha upper
half with not lard and candle droppings, not
forgetting to give the sleeves a double guam
tity. Next wipe Off g. street crossing with 1t
thoroughly, choosing a particularly muddy
day for the trial. Next wet 1t with Cabbage
soup the favorite food OF the PEASANTS, and
tear several holes il its surface. Finally, let
your dog sleep In 1t for two years. linen
select for its wearsT man whose beard looks
like Dram bic bush, and whose hair has been
gashed Off behind with a knife aud fork. Tie
1t tightly about his waist with an old cIotn
belt, and on NO account let the bearer wear
collar. Put on the mans head cap which
resembles wooden caspfdor, and finally en-
case his feet In monstrou5 boots, or bind them
up with sWaddling cloths, which look as
though they had never been changed. Thus
only can you have an IDEA OF the APPEARANCE
Of a Russian of the lower class, as have seen
them by the hundreds, and I may say thou
sands.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-17
regular order Hence 1t was said he took for
hia rfotto "Safe whilst SINGLE

regular order. Hence 1t was said he took for
his motto "Safe whilst SINGLE"
The fine park which surrounds the man.
sion, and the gardens teening with every
thing rare and beautiful which the horticul-
turist could desire, have, under the fostering
care Of the magnificent Duke, whose taste in
such matters IS appreciated by all engaged in
similar pursuits, became the most celebrated
In the Kingdom for the beauty and exquisite
order OF their arrangements.
This hospitable domain vas for short
period, theIesidencs OF Marshal Taliard, who
ing leave of the Duke Of Devonshire Of that
day said, with the happy politeness OF his
nation, when / return to France and reckon
up the days Of my captivity in England, [
shall leave out all those / have spent at chats
worth. y
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-17
Cannot Marry His Own wife.
m. Y Times /

In the summer Of 1866 woman In Troy OBJ
tanned q divorce from her husband. In the
ties, and for the sake Of their child. sae re-
married him. Not until last month did they
learn that their second marriage was void IN
law, because the husband had no right to
marry anybody during her life. July Is, n,
the presence OF friends and a lawyer, they
signed papers agreeing TO live separate and
apart, the husband promising to pay the
woman sis per week for her support and 70
keep the child during It's minority. allowing
the woman to see Ter whenever and - often
as she pleased
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-17
Token of Respect.

Among the nations of antiquity, an Offering
OF perfumes was regarded as token Of the
most profound respect and homage. At the
present time. present OF q box Of DR.. Prices
exquisite odors. would not only be regarded as
q token Of respect. cut enjoyed to the last drop
with the greatest pleasure. Sold By I. /. Lyons
New Orleans
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-17
A Robin Attends Church.

LONDON FUntarToT Frse PrEss-I
On Sunday afternoon. in the MaGn s.s
Church (Primitivet, the Rev. w. ioo 1a.l ssa
raseor. 4 robin flew into church, took ". . lss
ae Iou e s' and a we'll wien the people saag
was perfectly silent during Rrsy g35 e darng
when the minister said s asho she Zoology
the sermon a. ss4 nan nnany regular ehufea-
ana oers a ~ rpsm n until church was formally
~
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-17

country woman stopped soae e zen nan na "
I - Wrap In operation, which was pretty
tRrau filed. and after studying the plaeard. 81.
tntentIy moved On, after piping out 70 the
rreat amusement OF the bystanders. "Iew
dollars wouldn't give teW cents for all the.
flies 10 3prin1fieid.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-17

An advertisement in Vermont papec of
last week reads: Whereas my wife name
gtven has separated herself from me, and
refuses to assist 10 ny SUPPORT, hereby warn
nv account, az shall pay NO debt OF her con-
tracing after this date.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-17

The painter L has a corncal little ser
want. 1he other day Nine. Z scokded her
for being away all day. Madame does not
know" replied the soubrette, athat Monsieur
ordered me to go to the salon and remain all
day 2" "What for e 30 be a crowd in front
of bis picture. u French Paper.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-17

a bootblack said to-day he was going to
take bis vacation ealling on his relatives.
aWell. how long do ycu intend to stay?" in
auired some one. Il will doubtless stay as
longs long as staying Is good,"-AeHhnrg
Journal.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-17

Senator Withers, OF Virginia, Is to take the
stump soon In that State In support of the
settlement OF the State debt under the pro-
visions OF the MeCulIoch bill,
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-04-13
Excessive Brain Work.

One of the clergymen of Worcester,
Mass, in the course of a sermon recently,
uttered the following cautionarY sugges-
tons in regard to immoderate brain
work:
sit is alesson we are slow to learn
one that has to be enforced by an &C.
casional thrilling fact-that the most ro-
bust physique has its limit of exertion,
that well-compacted and toughened
mental fibre may succumb to undue
stress at single point. A piece of steel
wire can bear only a given amount of
longitudinal tension. Beyond that limit
it snaps. By the annealing process of
intense study or application to exacting
business mans brain gets toughened.
1t can bear animmense, prolonged strain !;
but there is an unknown terminus of
your powers-eAceed that point ard the
subtle thread of reason snaps. A rup-
tured capillary on the brain paralyzes
that center of thought, and the stalwart,
brilliant man of yesterday, full of hope,
projecting grand schemes, the pillar OF
strength to his family, the pride of many,
the possible envy of more, is to-day an
enfeebled or quite broken down victim,
Of incorporate brain work. You
might charge me with an exaggerated
idea of the perils of overexerticn among
business men. did not facts justify all /
have suggested9 Have we not seen some
of the brightest stars in the cluster of en-
terprising citizens, of which we are justly
proud, wander from their orbit of reason
and pass, unless God shall disappoint
our fears, into the shadow of permanent
mental eclipse? The saddest feature of
this phenomenon il that it seems to fall
upon the highly organized, generous,
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-04-13
Not Counted.

Nobody counts up the people that die
out of parties who sit down seven at q
table, or eleven, or twelve, or nineteen
but if any should do it, in any given
year, the chances are that quite strong
case could be made out for any or all of
these figures as connected with the death
rates. 1t is only when thirteen people
find themselves together at a meal that
the old superstition is mentioned, and
then, if the year goes over without any
of the party dropping out of life, nobody
thinks to mention that aIthe close It is
quite certain that people are not protect
ed against disease or accident by the
circumstance that twelve knives and
forks are on duty around them willie they
cut up their own meat and bread; if it
we're so, indeed, then all well-disposed
neighbors might club together to take
their meals in the assorted number that
defy the doctor and the apothecary.
But if there cannot we'll be any life-insur-
ance upon thirteen people that will put
them for 1welve-month into charmed
existence, let them overhead, overwork,
overest themselves with impunity, kindle
fires with petroleum, or go without fire
az d food, it is equally evident that Meth
er can there be any salty in ten, or in
fifteen. If the count were kept against
any given number, it would not be long
before it would fall into very bad repute,
and might be made answerable not alone
for people dying. but for robbing a bank
or forging election returns. There is
nothing at once so valuable, and so open
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-04-13
WHO ID. ss HIS BEST DOES WELL

WHO DO lsS HIS BEST DOES WELL.
Yes, life is burden of sorrow and care,
And none, do their best, can escape from
their fate;
Then since we are doomed our great burden
to bear,
Let us steadily study to tighten its weight.
And, first in good humor set out on the way,
With song, or cheer, kind word or .
laugh;
For we find, as long as the worlds highway
we stray,
The mass of mankind are too serious by half
Why should Virtue forever wear cypress
and yew;
While Sin faunts in garlands Of myrtle and
rose?
The heart that is cheerful can still be as true
As the heart that is ever bemoaning its
woes.
Leave preaching for practice, leave promise
for deeds,
The poorest can spare kind word or 6
| smile;
One act of true brotherhood shames all thu
Even woven by councils the world to be
guile.
Do the best that you can, witha hearty goot
will;
Help the weak and the weary you find OF
the way;
Thus Humanity's measure of duty fulfill
You'll find every act with the decd bring
| the pay.
When you lie down to rest, with your ham
on your heart,
md can say, "In good sooth, I have trie
to do right;
| To bear in the duties of life mans part,'
The fullness of peace will come in with thu
night.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-04-13
Stephen Glrard's Tactics.

A man who had just set up in the
hardware business, and who had been a
clerk where Girard had traded, applied to
him for share Of his patronage. Girard
bought of him, and when he brought in
the bill. found fault and marked down
the prices.
"Cask of nails" said he. (which I was
offered for so-and-so, you have charged
so-and -so, and you must take it off,
81 cannot do it, said the merchant.
'sYou must do it," said Girard.
II cannot, and will not said the young
merchant.
Girard bolted out of the door, appar-
emily il rage, and soon after sent a
check for the whole bill. The young
man began to relent and say to himself f:
Perhaps he aoos offered them at that
erlce. But it is all over now; am sorry
did not reduce the bill and get it out
Of him on something else. His trade
would have been worth good deal to
me-" By-and-by Girard came again and
gave him another job. The young man
was very courteous, and said:
II was almost sorry I did not reduce
your former BILL
s.Reduce bill" said Girard; HAD you
done it, would never trade with you
again. I meant to see if you had cheat
ed me-"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-04-13
A DAY DREAM.

rom the Springfield Republican.
shut my eyes and see it all
The garden and the wood,
The lilacs and the maple tall,
The grass plat where she stood.
Above, the spreading apple trees
Their snowy blosso MS shed,
That floating on the morning breeze
Falls gently on her head.
The quaint old house with narrow caves
The chimneys broad and low,
The shadows of the waving leaves
That softly come and 60.
I hear the sound of many feet
Upon the Oaken floor,
hear young voices glad and sweet
Within the open door.
And now they come, a merry throng,
Fresh as the vernal breeze,
And summon her with shout and song
Who stood beneath the trees.
see them altogether go
Beyond the wooded hill;
Their songs sound far away and low,
1t fades, and all is still.
IT'S but dream, for nevermore
To time do they belong,
Their footsteps press no earthly shore,
No mortal hears their song.
But one of all who gathered there
Remains the tale to tell;
IT'S she upon whose dark brown hair
The apple blossoms fell.
And once again upon her hair
Is snowy wilderness shed,
But tits not apple blossoms fair
That rests upon her head.
Thus, often as nights shadows come,
My eyes are filled with tears,
AS visions of that peaceful home
Rise from the vanished years.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-04-13
A Good Dinner.
First-class restaurants not un

First-class restaurants not unfrequently
supply private rooms to select parties
and elegant re?asts are weekly given.
An eminent Bostonian, who shall be
nameless, entered one OF these rooms and
seated himself just as the party had taken
their places, surprising it was the table
d hote. Now it SO happened that this
was the dinner of sporting club, the
members of which, without regard to ex-
pense, had secured from different parts
of the country and abroad the choicest
game. 1t was banqu t to which a
Lucullus might have sat down. The
gentleman, being recognized, was suffered,
for the fun OF IT, to take seat. During
the repast ne again and again felt i'm.
PEELED to make remarks on the excellence
and rarity OF the fare, each OF which was
received in warm, genial spirit. The
wine was equal to the rest of the menu
and its influence operating on the genial
temper OF The unlimited. guest, he pro-
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-04-13
THE sAUCY ROGUE.
FROM THE GERMAN.


There is q saucy rogue. we'll known
To youth and gray beard, maid and crone-
A boy, With eyes that mirLh bespeak,
With curly locks and dimpled cheek:
He has sly, demurish air.
But, maiden fair.
Take care, take care!
His dart may wound you, unaware!
With DOW and arrows in his hand
He wanders up and down the land;
IT'S jolly sport to aim dart
At some poor maiden's tluttering heart:
She wonders what has hurt her there.
All maiden fair,
Take care, take care!
His dart may wound you, unaware!
Her nimble hands the distaff ply;
A gallant soldier-lad rides by;
He gives her such loving glance
Her heart stands still, as in a trance,
And death pale sinks the maiden fair,
Quick, mother there,
Gave heed. take care,
Else YOU may lose her, unaware!
Who stands there laughing at the door?
That rogue, who trumphs thus once more!
Both lad and maiden he has hit,
And laughs as though his sides would split.
And so he sports him everywhere;
Now here, now there;
He mOcks your care;
You fall his victim, unaware.
Now who so mastelful and brave
To catch and hold this saucy knave:
Whoever binds him strong and fast,
His name and deed shall always last.
But, if this dangerous task you dare,
Beware, take care
Lest i'll you fare
The rogue may catch you unaware!
Ha,per's Bazar S. S.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-04-13
A Sewing Girls Romance.

A sewing girl in this city, writes a
Springfield (Mass.,) correspondent, has
had romantic experience that is worth
the telling. Several months ago man
at Dubuque, Ia, advertised in an eastern
Massachusetts paper for vile. Among
the swarm of answers which he received
| we're two from two girls in this city, who
replied just for the fun of the thing.
One Of them represented herself as a
young widow, and her lively account Of
herself and her circumstances was verv
largely fictitious, especially that which
told (very incidentally, as if it was of
no consequence of the snug sum of
money left her by the dear departed.
She never expected to hear of the matter
again, but that was the one letter out of
all the advertiser received which struck
his fancy. He wrote to the supposed
''widow" (who, in fact had never been
married, and who was then earning her
living with her needle); photographs
were exchanged; the letters grew more
afectionate, until the young woman, re-
alizing that the affair was no longer a
joke, wrote to her new-found admirer and
told him frankly of her humble circum-
stances.
| OF course he admired her even more
and at last came from Dubuque to this
city to claim her for his bride. Instead
of the sleek and intelligent looking and
manly Individual whom she had expected
from his letter and his photograph, what
was her vexation to see person decided
ly seedy in appearance, wearing an old
SLOUGH hat, and appearing altogether un-
attractive. Well, she refused him, and
he, Gliding her bitterly for so doing after
the pains he had taken to win her, re-
turned alone to Iowa. I suppose he
hadn't left the house before she was sor-
ry-such is the flexible character Of fe.
male afe .1ion--and it is certainly true
that she was very sorry, indeed, before he
had put thousand miles between them
He wrote no more, but the distressed
young woman wrote, or got friends tt
write, to the pastor Of the church he at
tended and to various persons in Du
buque, to find out what sort of man this
was something she ought to have
thought of in the first place. The replies
were uniformly mplimentary, and every
one only increased her regret that she,
| pun Swung SuA, uau lcluScu SOOC
match"
Never word came from him, and al
last she swallowed her pride, reopenec
the correspondence herself, and told hin
how she had misjudged him and how
orry she was that she had. Promptly
came manly roply from which she dis
covered that when he visited her here
he had intentionally made himself as I'M
attractive as possible, from romantic
) notion that she ought to take him fo
what he was and not for what he wore
} Of course they were married, and tn,
poor sewing girl has for her husband on
OF the leading citizens of Dubuque. Ant
for her home one of the finest mansions
in Dubuque. This true story ought t,
to have moral of the negative sort
| namely, that young girls are not to infe
} from it that it is safe for them to an
J swer matrimonial advertisements, 70
where one case of this sort has, like this
2 a happy issue, there are ten which LEAF
to unhappiness or something great dea
[ worse.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-04-13
All Night III a Vault.

Toledo Blade.
Not long age the widow of a gentleman
who had recently died desired the vault
wherein the remains had been temper
arily placed TO be watched, SO that body
snatchers could have no opportunity to
ply their nefarious calling. Thinking
that the vault would be watched better
by the sexton than any one else, Mr..
Radbone was hired to keep close look
out, At dark he took a lantern and
blanket and made up bed in front of
the vault, SO that any one approach
ing it would have to step over his body.
But after lying there some time it grew
quite cold, and he thought he could
watch the corpse just as we'll if he went
inside the vault, out Of the cold. So he
unlocked the vault and went in, but
found that he could not lock the vault
from the inside. That would never do,
and yet he was determined not to stay
outside.
Finally he went back to the house and
aroused his hired man, and the two went
back to the vault. Mr.. r. then took his
lantern and blanket and went inside,
made bed on the floor, and laid down
for the night, having for companions to
while away the tedious hours, six corpses.
Tie attendant locked the door from the
outside, and went back to the house and
his warm bed, leaving the sexton alone
in the vault with his silent companions.
There was nothing to disturb his tran
guilty during the early part of the night.
Every thing was quiet and still until
about one o'clock, and then there was a
gentle noise, as though some one were
tampering with the vault lock. Mr.. r.
took up his lantern, and the noise stop
ped for few moments, only to begin
again when he laid down on his blanket.
This time it appeared to be in all OPP
posite corner OF the vault. He could see
nothing, and could only hear that steady
scratch, scratch, which became more and
more distinct every instant. Mr.. r. is a
brave man, but he confcsses that when
one is locked in a vault with six dead
men, with no living soul within half a
mile, and at an unearthly hour to have
such an unexplainable noise as that, it
was more than rien with ordinary nerves
could stand. At any rate his hair began
to rise, and just as he was thinking of the
best way to defend himself against his
spiritual Toes little chipmunk dashed
from dark corner, ran past him and
darted out between the bars in the vaul,
door. From that time on nothing occur.
red to mar his quiet watch, but in the
morning he was rather glad to be releas
ed from his dull quarters.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-04-13
Deaf Peoples Troubles.
From the New York Times.

From the New York Times.
One of the saddest features of exces-
sive deafness is the unhappy mental eff
feet it is apt to leave on those troubled
with it. So frequently is this the cause
that 1t has been said that persons Of
morbid dispositions are peculiarly liable
to this way of looking at the matter,
cause and effect are transposed. It is
certain that persons of cheerful DISPOSE
tions have been apparently transformed
into something wholly different from
their former selves by being deprived of
the ordinary powers of hearing is greatly
impaired is called upon to bear. He is
outwardly in NO way different from other
people, and unless he has with him at all
times some ugly symbol of his infirmity,
like an ear-trumpet, strangers cannot
know and friends are likely to forget that
he is wanting in one of the most-used
powers of sense. OF course, when some
thing is said to him which he does not un-
derstand in consequence of the light, care-
less way in which the words are uttered,
or because the sounds are lost to him in
the Earring hum of general converse
ton, it is easy to explain ones helpless
| A0SS anu oSA " nave q 4uCSI1OA VI StdtC'
ment repeated. But to be thus perpetu-
ally acknowledging ones weakness is ex.
ceedingly distasteful to most persons;
the more so as the confession rarely
brings with it any satisfactory return,
The prevailing belief of those who have
not associated much with deaf people is
that to make them hear it is only nee
essary to raise the voice. This, in most
instances, is a complete mistake, few men
and still fewer women, who are
not professional vocalists, speak plainly
when they SPEAK with a loud voice, and
hence it often happens that the victim OF
their kind efforts is in no way assisted in
the task OF understanding them, while
all those who may be near are made
aware of his misfortune. The proper
way is to speak slow and distinctly, fol
with the deaf the recognition of volume
of sound exists, just as near-slghted
man has perception Of any object, only
in one case as in the other, the outline:
and divisions arr uncertain and confused
AS this is rarely understood, those who
are troubled with deafness soon find tina
attempts at general social intercours,
bring with them more discontinue tina,
pleasure, the natural result is to force tn
sufferer into kind of mental isolation