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The Newtown bee., 1879-06-25

his body, though when I threw him into the water I found that little dirt settled in the bottom of the tub. The little creature searched deep into the earth for insects, tender roots, and worms, and it will even sink a well to supply its young with water.
 Every spring and autumn from four to five baby-moles are added to the family; and as my little captive was born and reared under the ground, he naturally soon began to pine for his ''na- tive clement" So one day I carried him back to the ruined hillock, and, quicker than a flash, he disappeared beneath the surface, AS his tower had never been rebuilt since his capture, I inferred that he was the sole occupant of the hidden castle. Immediately on his return an- other mound began to form, and as I watched it from day to day discovered that his monday visits outside were for the sole purpose of getting rid of loosened earth, which would otherwise be in his way, though why he should select just that hour for his "out-door " exercise cannot imagine. During the months of June and July the males and females mate, and at that season the males en- gage in deadly conflicts with one another, probably through jealousy and rival ShiD,-GOZfIe72 Hours
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A Great Place for Oysters.

Howard Pyle writes about Crisfeld Md, in H0rper's Magazi7ae as follows:
 A general whiteness illumes the streets of Crisfeld; a crisp rattle of loose shells sounds under the tread of the pedes- trian; salt breeze blows from the beau tiful waters of Tangler Sound, tainted, alas by slight odor of defunct oysters Oysters, oysters everywhere, in barrels, in boxes, in cans, in buckets, in the shell and out. But little business is carried on here except oystering; a little fishing and a little grabbing, perhaps, but noth- ing else. The railroad that runs through the length of the town, terminating at the steamboat wharf at the harbor, rests on a road-bed of oyster shells, as firm and solid as can be desired. Along this and in the side streets collect the houses, all of frame, varying in architecture from the cottage to the negro shanty. Along the waters edge are number of large barn-like buildings-the oyster packing houses. Here the chief interest of Cris- field centers-the 'shucking" or open packing, or closing them in kettles to be distributed over the rest of the country Considerable freight expense is saved by this mode of exporting them without their shells, and in cool weather they will carry for days in these kettles as fresh and good as they would in the shells. The oysters are generally shucked early in the morning, so as to be ready for the first northward- bound freight train
 At the first glance into shucking- house it looks terrible dirty, with trick ling oyster juice and piles of muddy shells, but in the shining pans in front of the shuckers are quarts of clean, fat, succulent oysters, looking tempting enough. It is surprising to see the quick ness and dexterity with which shucker opens an oyster. She uses sharp little knife, and does not break theedge of the shells. She seizes an oyster, inserts the thin knife between the shells, then with quick turn of the wrist the shell is opened, the oyster cut loose and dropped into the pan, all with one movement
 The season from September l, 1877, to June l, 1878, was extraordinarily poor, on account of the warmth of the winter, but an idea can be obtained of the quan- titles shipped from this point when the record informs us that 25 ,0OO barrels of shell oysters and 300,OO0 gallons of shucked oysters were shipped during that season.
The Newtown bee., 1879-06-25
A Butterfly Collector.

Mir Metzger, resident of Albany. N. Y. :, has one of the largest and finest col lections of butterflies in the world. It took MT. MetZger twenty-five years to gather them. From Russia, France, Great Britain and Spain; from Florida and Texas; from Maine and Canada; from the woods of the North and the groves of the South, these marvels of nature have been brought and now pre- served in a manner maintaining their living features, they present picture of beauty simply indescribable. There are over ten thousand of these richly colored flies, and they are study indeed. The writer suggested they represented for tune. ''Yes," said MT. Metzger, with a shrug oi his shoulders, but never sell fly. That 1 would not do. Some times I want particular fly from abroad, and it costs me often ten or twenty dollars, but being poor man l endeavor to effect an exchange with my duplicates. Others more fortunate than 1 can buy them outright. 1 confine my collection to the latitude of the Northern Hemisphere. There is a fly named after me, and over in that corner is one that is simply priceless. There are but two known to exist You see that delicately constructed insect. That is of a remark able family. It matches as butterfly in September; lives through the frost of winter; cold, however intense, cannot kill that gossamer bit of Gods handi work, but when the spring comes and the soft nights of May makes all nature lovely, this little thing gives up its eggs and dies. Its mission is over. There is the common moth. How graceful and dainty it isl There is the outcome ot the tomato worm, which has desolated acres of tomatoes in certain years. There is an insect of which the male only is winged, and wonder a fly of metallic hue, which is considered by us very valua- ble"
 Have you caught many of these but terflies yourself?'
 "The greater part of them. When a boy in the old country, it was my hobby, and for eighteen years in America I have been busy. Even in this neigh borhood 1 am out nearly every summer night hunting for my treasures. 1 will spend all day in the woods, or all night, for that matter, in search of what I want. In this way I got many flies that ] had not, and many that are wanted abroad. I am an enthusiast, of course, and take great care of what 1 have"
 ITO you, then, it is delightful occu- patton to search for and find new but terfiy.'
 it is a delightful occupation. Every thing in nature is beautiful, not merely butterflies Take the birds or fish, or different insect life It is a study of man for which a lifetime is tool short Nature is as rich and bountiful in beauty as in utility, and it is pleasant to find this out by personal experience"
The Newtown bee., 1879-06-25
How Games Travel.

Travellers, observing the likeness ch ildren's games in Europe and Asia have sometimes explained it in this wise: That the human mind being alike every where, the same games are naturally found in different lands, children taking to hockey, tops, stilts, kites, and so on, each at its proper season. But if so, why is it that in outlying barbarous countries one hardly finds game with out finding also that there is civilized nation within reach from whom it may have been learned? And, what is more, how is it that European children knew nothing till few centuries ago of some of their now most popular sports?
 For instance, they had no battledore- and-shuttle-cock and never flew kites till these games came across from. Asia, when they took root at once, and be- came naturaliZed over Europe. The origin of kite flying seems to lie some where in Southeast Asia, where it is a sport even of grown up men, who fight their kites by making them cut one an- others strings, and fly birds and mon- sters of the most fantastic shapes and colors, especially in China. where old gentlemen may be seen taking their eve ming stroll, kite string in hand, al though they were leading pet dogs. The English boys kite appears thus an in- stance not of spontaneous play-instinct, but of the migration of an artificial game from a distant center. Nor is this all it proves in the history of civilization.
 Within 8 century, Europeans becom- ing acquainted with the South Sea Islanders, found them down to New Zea- land adopts ut flying kites, which they made of leaves or bark cloth, and called ananau, or bird, flying them in solemn form with accompaniment of traditional chants. It looks as though the toy reached Polynesia through the Malay re- zion, thus belonging to that drift of Asiatic culture which is evident in many other points of South Sea Island life.
 The geography ofanother of our child ish diversions may be noticed as match ing with this. MT. Wallace relates that being one wet day in a Dayak house in Borneo, he thought to amuse the lads by taking piece of string to show them ''cat's cradle," but to his surprise he | found that they knew more about it than he did, going off into figures that | quite puzzled him. Other Polynesians are skilled in this nursery art, especially the Maoris of New Zealand, who call it m1aatt, from the name of their national l hero, by whom, according to their tra- i dition, it was invented; its various pat | terms represents canoes, houses, people, and even episodes in Maui's life, such as his fishing up New Zealand from the bottom of the sea. In fact, they have their pictorial history in cat's-cradle,' D and whatever their traditions may be worth they stand good to show that the game was of the time of their torefathers, not lately picked up from the Europeans. In the Sandwich Islands and New Zea- land, it is on record that the natives were found playing a kind of draughts which was not the European game, and which can hardly be accounted for but as another result of the drift of Asiatic civilization down into the Pacifc.-The l FOrt7aSQItLu ReU1e1U.
The Newtown bee., 1879-06-25
Eyading the Customs Duty.

An amusing anecdote on this subject was lately told at public dinner by M. Ferdinand Duval, Prefect of the Seine. He said that the octroi men of Paris, who levy the municipal barrier dues, are most vigilant set of fellows, but that, having boasted of til ir merits, he (the prelect) had been caught. A friend of his, living at St. Cloud, had made q small bet that he would introduce pig into Paris, in his brougham, without the octroi men detecting it. M. Duval took the bet, and strict orders were given at all the gates of Paris to look out for the brougham of the friend in question
 Within less than week. however, the prefect received eighty centimes, amount of duty leviable on pig, and a request to come and assure himself that the quadruped had been successfully snug gled in. It turned out that the pig, killed and scalded, had been dressed up in women's clothes, and had been driven into Paris seated triumphantly on the box beside the coachman.
The Newtown bee., 1879-06-25
Canary Bird and Chippy.

A lady who lives on Olive street relates the following: A few days ago there fell in front of her window from tree a !" chippy," or ground bird, such as chatter about the parks and streets. It seemed wearied and crippled. She picked it up, carried it in the house, fed it from her own mouth. and at night placed it in the cage with her canary The canary at once bestowed upon the newcomer all of the attention of a mother, and nestled beside the little stranger during the night. In the morn- ing the lady placed the chippy in the window so that it might have the privi- lege of regaining its freedom. It plumed its tiny wings and went away. The canary mourned during the day as if he had lost his mate. In the evening the chippy came back and perched upon the window The sash was raised and it flew in and nestled upon the cage; the canary at once struck up his liveliest notes and seemed gratified. This was repeated two or three days. the chippy going each morning and returning in the evening. One day it went away and did not come back. The canary dropped, and the next day fell dead from his perch in the sunshine that played over the gilded cage in the window. That night the chippy returned. and during the evening it mourned over its dead companion. In the morning it clang to the cage until it was turned out. For 8 few days the empty. cage was hung in the window, and on each succeeding evening the chippy returned and ehirped as if it was grief-stricken One day it brought a worm in its bill, dropped it in the cage, flew away and came back nc more.-&. Louis Times.
The Newtown bee., 1879-06-25
FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE.
Grammar ina Rhyme.

It is seldom that one sees so much valuable matter as the following lines contain, comprised in so brief a space. Every little grammarian just entering upon the mysteries of syntax, will find it highly advantageous to commit the "poem to memory, as by so doing many "black mark" will be avoided, for with these lines at the tongues end one need never mistake a part of speech. l. Three little words you often see,
 Are Articles-a, dn, and he. 2. A Nouns the name of anything,
 A school or gardcn, hoop or siCing. 3. Adjectives tell the kind of Noun,
 As great, small, pretty, achite, or 6roa0H 4. Instead of Nouns the Pronouns stand
 Her head, his face, your arm, my hand. 5. Verbs tell of something to be done
 To read, count, sing, laugh, Jump, or T~n' 6. How things are done the Adverbs tell,
 As slooty, quickiy, ", or tceH, z. Conjunc tioNs join the words together
 As men and women, with or whether. s. The Proposition stands before
 "A Noun, as in or through door, 9. The Interjection shows surprise,
 As oh / how pretty -ah how wlse' The whole are called Nine Parts of Speech Which reading, writing, speaking teach.
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would have nothing to do but appro- priate it.

Darmstadt, Germany, is the region of romance. A young man, son of pro- lessor in the gymnasium, walked with his betrothed, a young and pretty girl, to a pond some two miles of in the adjoin- ing wood; they there tied themselves to- gether and jumped in, intending to end their troubles in suicide; however the cold water brought the gentleman to his senses and he contrived to free himself and scramble out, leaving the poor girl, in spite of her cries, to drown, which she did. He was sentenced to three years and nine months imprisonment for the offence. Now for an incident of a less tragic sort. The Darmstadt Football Club, composed of English boys residing there for education, got up g "calicon ball. Three of the most adventurous spirits hired boards for the occasion, but instead ot carrying them home in their paper wrappings from the hair -dresser's, they unwisely put them on and then walked home. It was late in the even- ing, yet not so dark but that the police saw something dangerous in the proceed ing. The boys were fined fifteen shillings each
The Newtown bee., 1879-06-25
Burdette's "HaWkeyetems.o

There's bound to be trouble in this old country yet. They are Taunton Massachusetts and Macon Georgia mad.
 Probably it is because man was created from the dust of the earth that he is still advised by his friends to "get up and dust"
 ''I am going to Colorado for my health," said young Keepitup to old Bobyshell, the other day "Ahi" re- piled the old man, |" nd when did you leave your health there?"
 Over on West Hill man wants to match his hired girl against time for $500, to smash one thousand china cups in one thousand quarter hours, gate money to go to the man, and push shots barred.
 "When I was a boy," said a very prosy, long winded orator to his friend, l used to talk in my sleep" And now," said his friend, " ''you sleep in your talk" But somehow, that didn't seem to be just exactly the point the orator was going to make.
 "What a horrible, base bawl;" the frog shouted, from the shade of his lilly le If in the pond, to the big red cow who was trying to sing "The last rose of summer" on the bank of the pond. COW, contemplatively turning her quid while she looked around for some boy to chase across the meadow.
 A correspondent who signs himself Inertia,n wants to know what is the best cure for laziness?" We'll, there are several good cures, but suppose you try carrying a new laid hornets nest around the block every morning, for week There wouldn't be anything lazy about you during the latter part of the prone made, and unless the nest gives out before YOu do it will nrnYe a nerfact cllra
The Newtown bee., 1879-06-25

< Never" says writer on etiquette, s' take bits out of your mouth with your hand" He is evidently writing for the lower class of society People of tone and culture never take bits out of their mouth with their hands. The remove them with a fire shovel.-NorvastoaU Herald.
The Newtown bee., 1879-06-25

Extremes-A lady clutching her dress to save it from the mud meeting a gen. tleman grabbing his hat by the crown in order to bow
The Newtown bee., 1879-06-25

A wealthy old gentleman living in Berlin fell in love with the young daughter of poor widow. He wooed ding-day arrived, he made will leaving her all his property, amounting to sev- eral hundred thousand marks. The marriage was celebrated in brilliant style, and the welded pair with their guests sat down to breakfast. Scarcely had the feasting began, when the vener- able bridegroom dropped his knife, and sank back in his chair, dead from heart disease.
The Newtown bee., 1879-06-25

In New York city there are dealers, incredible as it may sound, who make a living by buying broken meat, given as aims by tender-hearted servants to inn portunate beggars. These mendicants, from out Of their days receipts, select such Jumps of meat or half-picked bones as vii! prove salable, and at nightfall proceed direct to these stores, where they dispose of their unsavory wares. Then the scraps from the tables of the rich are resold.
The Newtown bee., 1879-06-25

Mrs. Jane Grey Swisshelm, in an open etter to the Rush Medical College, stoutly reaffirms her belief that in the early part of this century a German of Chester county, Pa., acquired and kept until his death in extreme old age very widespread reputation for curing hydro phobia; that he guarded his secret care fully and always carried his medicine with him, and it was known to be A root which he himself procured in the woods. He stewed a portion of this root in pint of sweet milk, which he himself drew from the COW; stewed it slowly and stirred for half hour; then gave it to his patient fasting, .. c., before break fast; permitted him to take neither food nor drink, except water, for six hours after taking the milk, and repeated the dose on three successive mornings. Upon the old man death son sold his recipe for $1, and it was simply two ounces of elecampane root stewed in a pint of milk, and given so that the digestive organs
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-02
VICTORY.
The Democrats Elect the Entire City Tick
ct in Chicago

CHICAGO, April /, P. MA large vote
has been polIed at the municipal election
to day, and the result will not be known
until late hour. Three tickets are 10 the
field the republican, headed by & NJ.
Wright for mayor; the democratic, headed
by Carter II. Harrison, end the socialistic,
headed by Dr. Ernst Schmidt, an old re-
publican who is not known as socialist
DR.. Schmidt is gentleman of thorough
education. and on account of the respect
felt for him by old party associates is re-
ceiving some republican votes. This di-
vision of the republican strength, and the
support of Harrison by the Tines and
Neees, renders the result very doubtful.
Sixty eight precincts cut of
l08 give Harrison l5,208; Wright 1885.
Schmidt will, according to indications, poll
total OF 5000 TO 10000.
CHICAGO, April 2 AT 80 the returns
give Harrison 22,356; Wright 1868;
Schmidt about $500. The whole city dem
| ocratic ticket is elected by majority rang
ing from $500 to $4,000. The vote on al
dermen cannot be given, but the socialist
elect several Of their men. Some twenty
precincts are yet to hear from.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-02
WILSON'S SIN,

MILWAUKEE, April 1.-The election
passed off very quietly. A light vote was
polled. The Republicans elect 10 out of
Is Aldermen, giving them large maio-
rity IN the Council. They also elect out
of l3 Supervisors. The county board will
probably be Democratic by a small msjo-
rity. The vote to-day shows large Repub-
lican gains Cole, Republican, is undoubt-
edIy re elected Judge of the Supreme
Court By more than 5000 majority. Re.
ports from interior towns show great Re-
publican gains over last year, and the
whole vote OF the towns will probably give
the Republicans greater majority thar
they have bad for years. In Milwaukee
city the Republicans will control the coun.
Gil for the frst time.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-02
The st. ronis Elections.

ST. LOUIS, April 1.-At the city elec-
tion to-day the Republicans elected one,
the Democrats S, members of the council
or upper house of the municipal assembly.
Six Republicans and one Democrat hold
over. The new council will therefore
stand Republicans to Democrats. One
delegate to the lower house from each
ward was also elected but the result is not
yet definitely decided. The Republicans
claim a majority OF one.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-02
DIR. HUNTER.

The special treatment of Disease cf the
Organs of Respiration n-embracing the
Head, Throa:, and Lungs, has been prac-
ticed by Dr.. ROBERT HUNTER for nearly
thirty years. lis system consists of the
inhalation 0; remedies directly into the
Lungs aud Air-passes, combined with
such tonic and Alternative treatment as the
CON mpilcations Of the case may require, and
is unquestionably the most thorough course
of Local and Constitutional medication ever
applied to the cure of these diseases. Its
success is attested by thousands. His office
is at 103 State stTeet-c0r. of Washington
Chicago, where he can be seen or ad-
dressed.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-02

How many children and women are
slowly and surely dying, or rather being
killed, by excessive doctoring, or the daily
use of some drug or drunken stuff called
medicine, that no one knows what it is
made of,who can easily be cured and saved
by Hop Bitters. made of Hops, Buchu
Mandrake, Dandelion, &c, which is so
pure, simple and harmless that the most
frail women, weakest invalid or smallest
child can trust 10 them. Will you be
saved by them? See other column.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-02

IMPORTANT TO PERSONS VISITING New
1oRK.-One of the best kept and most
convenient Hotels for Merchants and others
to stop at when in New York is the Grand
Union Hotel, nearly opposite the Grand
Central Depot, kept on the European plan
you therefore only pay for what you get.
Everything is first class, and prices mod
crate, adapted TO the stringency of the
times. You save the expense of carriage
hire, and by leaving your baggage check
on the counter of the Hotel, your baggage
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-02
CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO, A pril IA San Jose
dispatch gives brief account of tragedy
10 the foot of the hills near that city. Four
members of faulty were found horribly
mutilated by an Ak or similar weapon.
The mother of the family was missing. 1t
was not known whether she was killed or
escaped to the woods. The family lived in
section of rough habitations. Nothing
was known of them previous to coming
here.a few months ago. There is no clue
to the perpetrators, and no motive is as.
signed for the deed. The family had nc
property to excite cupidity. Nobody has
yet been arrested,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-02

DIAMOND. The best in the world
SO acknowled by all who have tried EvoRY's S
CELEBRATED CALIFORNIA DIAMOND
CATARRH REMEDY. 1t gives Immediate
relief, aad few bottles cure the worst
cases. Be sure you get the DIAMOND
(trade mark as there are worthless imita-
tions offered for sale. The genuine is
prepared only by DR.. A. I. EvoRY & Co.
80 Hail street, Brooklyn. P. U. Box
5062, New Work City. Sold by all Drug
gists. 50 cents Bottle.