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A Fight with Cats.

Several mornings ago boy about Is years
old, nephew OF Mr.. Harrisons, an inmate OF
his family, went out to the barn to feed the
horses. When he entered the loft he discovered
like, he took up a bundle Of fodder, and, creep
ing up, struck both of them at one blow.
There was something Of disappointment in
the result. The cats, instead OF running away,
sprang at the boy with fury that startled him.
Having nothing with which to defend himself,
clawed, and bit MIN numerically. The boys
cries did not bring assistance and OF course
realizing the fact that it might prove fatal to de-
lay desperate efforts, the boy sprang toward the
ladder leaning against the rafters and assembled
to the roof of the house. The cats followed
him, and. despite his efforts to keep them away,
bit and clawed him frightfully.
Realizing his ladder folly, he jumped down on
the hay. The cats followed him. By this time
he was bleeding very freely, and his coat was al
most torn in threads Selling one OF the cats by
the hind legs, he attempted to beat 1t to death
against the wall, but the animal doubled around
and began tearing his arm Shaking the feline
off, he ran to the ladder leading down. The
animals followed him. Just as he reached the
ladder, he discovered a monkey-wrench lying
on the II -. Selling it, he turned, dealt the
foremost cat blow between the eyes, and be-
fore it could recover mashed its head. The
other animal was not rendered less ferocious by
the death OF Its companion, but fought with
fury. With heavy blow the boy stretched out
the remaining feline, and beat out its brains.
Catching them by the tails, he marched to the
house to give an account OF his battle. When
he entered the house, ragged and bleeding from
almost every inch Of his body, holding two large
cats by the tails, the aStOnShment Of the uncle
and terror OF the aunt were what you might
call boundless. The boy has been confined to
his bed since the encounter, and his physicians
say his recovery is doubtful.-lLtHe Rock
Gazette.
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IntoxicatiOn Among French Chidl-


Sylvanus Urban, in the Ge1atlerlan'S Magazine,
says: Il SHALL doubt not. startle not few OF
my readers when l state that during a recent
visit to France have frequently seen French
children intoxicated Strange as such an aSSer-
ton may seem, / deliberately make it and stand
by 1t. Again and again at tables a. hOte l have
seen children scarcely more than babies suffer-
ing distinctly from alcohol 1t is, as travellers
in France know, the custom in all districts south
of the Loire to supply wine gratis at two meals,
breakfast and dinner, at which the residents in
in the hotels in French watering places have
watched children of five years old and upward
supplied by their mothers with wine enough
yiSibly to flush and excite them. AT SableS
d'Oonne one little fellow, whose age could not
be more than six, drank at each of two cOnSecu-
tive meals three tumblerS OF wine slightly df-
luted with water. The result was on each oc-
casion that he commenced to kiss his mother,
proceeded to kiss the person on the other side
OF him, continued by Sprawltng over the table,
and ended by putting his head in his mothers
lap and falling asleep. 1t never seems to enter
into the mind of a Frencllwoman that water
may be drunk at a meal. When long journeys
by rail are taken, there is always in the neat
basket in which the French mother carries pro-
visions bottle OF wine or wine and water, out
the stage OF absolute infancy are allowed to
drink. can indeed say with truth that in the
course of pretty long series OF observations of
the French, chiefly made, admit In public We
hicleS and hotels, ! have rarely If ever seen
glass OF cold water, unqualified with any adj
mixture, quaffed by native. 1t is now the
fashion to miStruSt water even when blended
with wine, for which purpose the various springs
OF the Eau st. Galmier are largely employed"
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Horses Without shoes.

There continues to be good deal said on the
subject OF abandoning the shoeing OF horses. A
Boston man, some time ago, declared that
horse, whether on the farm or road or in the
hard work on the stone pavements of the city,
could stand the labor just as well without as
with shoes, winter and summer. II this is a
fact it would be a marvellous discovery, to be
made only in this day Of enlightenment, and OF
invention and discovery; but we fancy that
there is next to nothing In It, as we have heard
has been warmly urged in other places, especial
ly In England, and notably in London, where
much comment has been made on the PROPOSE
ton. One person, who gives his name, writes In
the Times OF that city, saying that when horse
belonging to him required a renewal of the
shoes, he had them entirely removed and turned
MIN out month to PASTURE when he was given
mile or two OF driving while the hOof was
hardening. During the months paSturing the
moor had been worn down beyond the holes
wnere the nails had been clinched, and of course
le1t the smell very thin and tender; but after this
the hoof grew thick and hard quite unlike what
II had been before, when he put the animal to
full work, and he stands 1t well, and is more
Sure-footed. He had been regularly shod before
All horsemen know that after the shoes are
hoofs wear very much the first month, so as to
leave the shell thin and tender; and they also
know That II this paSturing is continued for two
or three months, the hoOf grows again and be-
comes very thick and hard. This Is the normal
condltlon OF the hOof But few horsemen are
the shoe can be dispensed with upon our hard
roads, paved streets, etc. We regard it as next
to an tmpoSsbtl1ty. II otherwise it is hardly
conceivable that shoeing would have ever been
thought OF, and the heavy expense attending it
submitted to- No, gentlemen, we must have
better proof Of your proposition or discovery be-
fore we shall regard it as worthy Of cOnsidera-
tton.-[Ge7Tndnt0tcn telegraph.
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Swinburne.

Swfnburne is said to be correct in his life,
whatever he may be In his art; to be absolutely
free from the vices common to most men and
from the irregular pleasures his imagination
revels in. He Is an ariStocratic Bohemian, a
downright pagan, a born member at the Oppo-
sidon. He aSsailS so many Of the sacred preju-
diceS and solemn beliefs of the English public
that he may be beneficial as disturbing force.
The fossilized people whom he periodically
shocks are innumerable. He delights to thrust
sharp thorns into the side of John Bull, and
rarely misses an occasion to do So Swinburne'S
habits are not good. He eats opium and drinks
to excess at times, and in his cerebral excite
mentS depOrtS himself most strangely. The
scenes he has made In drawing rooms and club
houses are ScandalOuS and notorious. He acts
frequently like mailman. When himself he Is
delightful gentleman. and they who have seen
him only at his best cannot believe that there IS
totally different Swinburne He is brilliant
talker when in the mood, and is at base noble
souled fellow with unfortunate proclivities He
writes with exceeding care, never publishing
until he is entirely satisfied with his work, for
he has no need to write for money. In person
he Is slight, his face is intense, his manner ner
vous, his eyes luminous with intellect and Opin-
ion. None OF his acquaintance hold him to rig
orouS responsibility; he is law, and a very va
riable law, to himself. He changes like the
wind. He has charming side, and many per-
sons love him despite the other side. With all
his defects he is true poet and genius and a
master OF the English tongue.-lSan Francisco
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Consumption i'm the United States.

Consumption is, as has long been known, par
tdcularly prevalent on and near the Sea-cOaSt of
New England, which, In truth, may be regarded
In its entirety as the chosen home in the United
States of what physicians designate as phthisis
pulmonatiS. A theory has been advanced lately
In that section, notably in Massachusetts, that
many If not most Of the persons prediSposed, by
Inheritance or habit, to pulmonary trouble have
proof against it by reason of robustness and we'll
regulated life This Is pleasant theory, at least
to New-Englandels, though it Is very far from
being fact, as the continual and numerous re-
cord OF deaths from consumption in New-Eng-
land shows. The climate is, no doubt, the chief
cause|t is breeder Of consumption-but the
hapits OF the people, with their constitutional
anxiety OF mind and physical self-denial, have
much to do with 1t. great many persons have
saved themselves from consumption by quitting
New-England early, and have so lasted to mature
age. There has been, and there still is, such
abundance OF consumption in the Northwestern
states that 1t Is often thought that those states
enjoy sonnet hing like monopoly Of the disease.
Unfortunately, 1t occurs all over the world, al
Though it is frequently mentioned as q specific
disorder Of this country. Its exceedingly wide
spread, occurring In all lands and In all climates
warm as well as cold Australia, Canada, Ire.
land, India. and other countries have been
claimed to be exempt; but the claim is ILL
grounded. 1t has been calculated that one
quarter to one-half of the mortality in all large
towns is due directly or indirectly to consump-
ton, and deducting the deaths in infancy ,promt-
nent British physicians have asserted that one
half OF the mortality Of England comes from tu-
berculous ailment. Although most common be-
tween the ages OF 20 and 40, it occurs at all Pc
supposed that consumption is slowly but steadily
decreasing, in consequence OF improved hygfentc
conditions and the like; but the bulk OF medical
testimony indicates that, on the whole, 1t has
to remove causes unfavorable to public health
IN 7. Times.
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THE WHILST TO THE GEAR.
from the Poems of Ostrosof. Now Under Arrest II
Russia.1

J..
You know me not, Gar Alexander;
Have neither name nor estate.
Ny father was one of the people
Who moodily bent to his fate.
My mother was pious and loving
She loved you, fire, next to her q I'd;
But she persisted OF hunger and winter,
And we laid her with JOY meath the sod.
She is better there, Car Alexander
We all of us better were there,
F9r bare sS as our " husband ta. s Of 10y is
Ny brother, great Car Alexander
The eldest, SO gentle and good
Sent away with your chain breaking armies,
Lies cold in Danubian mud.
Ny Zadki, my second, where is he?
You know where he labors and dreams.
Ay. dreams of vengeance and freedom
Alongside Siberian streams!
The best Of our husband, and bravest,
They all of them thither are sent;
Wonder not if they come back and rend You
As you and your house have rent.
Ny love- she is fair the morning.
Her tresses are golden and bright;
But Cften-too often-her eyelids
Are wet with the dews of the night.
She weeps as she tolls and labors
And comfort her as will,
She smiles at me only thro' tear-drops.
And says she must suffer still.
Do YOU know what it is to suffer
And see your love suffer and weep?
Double watch and guard, Gar Alexander,
The vengeance OF lovers will keep!
His country-Russia.
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a REMARKABLE POEM.
MeditatiOns of n Hindu Prince.
ICornhin MAGAZINE for Sentemher lSII.l

ICornhill Magazine for September, 18TH
All the world over wonder, in lands that never
Are h Sa ssPs oy for the signs and
Westward across the ocean, and Northward ayont
Do they III stand gazing, ever. and ~ha. do the
wisest know
Here in this mystical India, the deities hover and
Like the wild bees heard in the tree tops the gusts
Of gathering storm;
In the air men hear their voices their feet on the
may the wonders mean!"
million shrines stand open; and ever the censor
As they bow to mystic symbol, or the figures of
And the incense rises ever and rises the endless cry
OF those who heavy laden, and of towards. 10th
to die.
For the Destiny drives us together, like deer In
Above is the sky and around u.s. the sound and the
Pushed by a Power we see not, and struck by hand
We pray to the trees for shelter and press our lips
to stone.
The trees wave sladowy answer, and the rock
frOwns hollow and grim,
And the form and the nod of the demon are caught
in the twilight dim:
And look to the sunlight falling afar on the noun
Is there never path runs upward to refuge there
The path, all. who has shown it, and which is the
faithful guide!
For ever the shot strikes surely and the wasted
OF the praying multitude rises, whose answer is
only death.
Here are the tombs of my kinsfolk, the first Of an
Chiefs who were slain on the war field, and women
They gods these kings of the foretime, they
spirits who guard our race
Ever lava watch and worship they sit with marble
And the myriod idols around me, and the lie gion Of
The 1eyels and rites unholy, the dark unspeakable
What have they wrnng from the silences Hath even
OF the secIet-whence and Whittier? Alas! for the
gcds dumb
from the uttermost sea?
1.-The secret, hath it been told you, and what your
1t is nought but the underworld story how the earth
r, s and tine heavens n EN-, BEGAN no;+, noo
was man.
had thought. "Pershan cham in the cities where the
Whose orders flash from the far land, who grdle the
earth with spell,
They have fathomed the depths we float on,
measured the unknown main
Sadly they turn from the venture, and say that the
quest is vain.
Nj.
Is life, then, dream and deluson, and where shall
the dreamer awake?
Is the world seen like shadows water, and what
if the mirror break?
Shall it rass, camp that is struck, tent that
is gathered and gone
From the sands that We're lamp-lit at eve, and at
morning are level and lone?
XII.
Is there nought in the heaven above, whence the
hail and the levin hurled.
But the wind that is swept around us by the rush OF
the rolling words
The wind that shall scatter my ashes, and bear me
to silence and sleep
With the dirge, and the sound of lamenting, and
voices of women who weep.
A. G.. LyALL.
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A Silt Race.
THE REMARKABLE WAY IN WHICH THIS MEN AND
WOMEN AMusE THEMsELvEs AT ARCACEoN

THE REMARKABLE WAY IN WHICH The MEN AND
WOMEN AMusE THEMSELVES AT ARCAcEoN.
l remember particularly certain silt raco.
one of the oldest races that ever saw. Six
men and four women were "entered," as the
horsey men would say. AT Arcachon the women
share the exercises of the men. There wer,
then on the beach OF Evrac ten tchanSa& In
the patois Of the Landes, which one might be
tempted to confound with the Japanese or Chi
nese 1dtoms, tchankas Is person mounted on
St1ltS and so tchanker means to mount u BON
stills These ten tchankas had all the same
traditional costume, without distinction OF sex:
that is to say, beret on the head mantle OF
bare feet, and the legs enveloped in camano
raised them i've Q or six feet from the ground.
of support Seen from distance, they looked
like gigantic grasshoppers The tchanka; how
ever, is seen to perfection ON the bare land,
sunset, or else when he leans against pine
tree, silently knitting stockings and guarding
black and lean flock. Stern and mute in the
with curiosity, their thoughts were concentrated
solely on the gain that they were about to dis
pute The prize was not much. The victor won
twenty francs. But twenty francs in the eyes OF
the tohanka, represents a fortune. soon, at a
signal given by the president of the fete they all
ten spread over the beach, bowling and yelling.
which pass Imagination, you might have
thought that you were present at an Arabian
fantasia. Their evolutions were the same,
conditions which touched upon the tmpossi
bic, and on the ground where the Silt
sunk in a foot at each STEP. Their mantles
streaming in the wind, like those of Arabian
cavaliers. they ran and pivoted round as defGly
as If they had been on foot The women were
by no mean inferior to the men, one OF them,
in fact, came in second. and they were only to
be distinguished by their more piercing cries.
This race followed by some private eXer
cises performed by the tchankas, in order to
provoke the generosity of the spectators. They
jumped, they sat down and rose up again, and
they picked up as they ran pieces OF money that
the least extraordinary. Bouncing forward at
full speed. the man was suddenly seen to stop,
the stills bent, fell as it were. to pieces, then
pieces of wood, like the body Of spider on its
long legs. The whole performance was done with
lightning rapidtty, the stills rose again and the
courSe.-[Frona the French Of charles MotSelet.
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COAL AND WOOD.

GOAL. WOOD.
WOOD. TELEPHoN1c CoNNEcTIoNs. COAL.
Full Weight. Best Quality. Lou Prices.
COAL. Prompt Deliveries. WOOD.
Main Office, wharves mill and depot connected with
uptown offices by TELEPHONE.
With nnequaed facilities and advantages for eco
nomically conducting the wood and coal trade,
wharves, factory, extensive store yards ena. 80
to stock up largest when coal is lowest: offices
throughout the city, and all inimmediate comauni-
cation, nsurng prompt attention to orders, we are
prepared to offer to our patrons the best varieties of
coal at the very lowest prices.
We insure strictly pure coal, Of :, $40 pounds to
the ton. JOHNSON BROTHERS,
Main Office, mill and depot, foot of 12th 18th and
T SITS. s.w. Offices: 1902 st. NV. ; ILL., 9th st.
n. 1418 It'll st. n W. and 221 Pa. ave. Sc. oil
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DROP THE NAME OF ToURNAMENT-They young
cape the chafIing that their challenge of com
parison OF the trick OF poking stick through a
ring invites with the chivalric and deadly en-
counters at arms OF the the knights OF old II
they wish to escape this chaffng they need only
change the name OF their sport Certainly there
is nothing absurd in the trial OF skill in horse
manShip. together with the test OF accuracy of
AIM which combined, make up the so-called
tournament. On the contrary it Is display of
the most manly of our outdoor recreattonS
healthful to the participants, pleasing and ex-
citing TO the behoiders, and without any OF the
demoralizing accomplishments OF the kindred
are general addicted. We cannot, therefore. join
In the ridicule that is bestowed upon the riding
match which has been the attraction on the
centennial grounds for the last two days. Only
iet the young men drop the name OF tournament
Ine 9liiia 1r people are welcome to ip and stop
Dressing IKE circus riders and calling themselves
knights, and we viii applaud most hearty their
revival 0l lne neglected art OF riding on horse
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RAILROADS.

BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
THE GREAT DOUBLE TRACK.
Nationa! Route and short Line to the
and Southwest.
To take effect SEHHP%sEfy hsG II FS!s M
Eee City SUNDAYS to BOre
Breakfast asa at Relay Station IN i' anu ''' -.
rick and way, via Relay)
8 10 a:m-Point Of ROCKS. Piedmont, strasburg.
WINCHESTER Hagerstown and way stations.
Baltimore Express. Parior car to New York and
s:s5 a.m:-tst. Louis. Chicago, Columbus and
Valley Branch. except sunday: Through car 70
zoo am"soh sunday as onlyHBatimore, Annapo-
burg College, Betsvilie. Laurel Annapolis Junction.
1910 pm.-Baltimors, Annapolis. Elicott City
Express. Stops at Laurel.
a:355 p.m.-ton SUNDAY only. Baltimore and Way.
$50 p. n.-Baltimore, Badensburg and Laurel
Express Frederick, via Relay. Stops at Annapolis
4:35 ?: m.--tPoint Of Rocks, Frederick, Hagers-
OF snd only On
44O .m.-tBaltimore, Annapolis and Way Sta
$50 p. m. PHILADELPHIA, NORFOLK AND
BALTIMORE EXPRESS. Norfolk, except Sum
day. Norfolk passengers taken in the cars direct to
boat at Canton. Stops at Bladensburg and Laurel.
$50 p.m.-Point of Rocks and Way Stations.
700 p.m.-tBaltimore and Way Stations.
$40 p. m.-tBALTIMORE EXPRESS. Elticott
City, via Relay.
Sis p: m:-tCHICAGo, COLUMBUS AND
PITTSBURGH EXPRESS. Sleeping car to Chicago.
pittsburgh PIT except s Sun y6av Dg,, ,np,D11,
AND i bkLTIMokE ExPhEss: ssePs It badens;;
special sleeping car to philadelphia.
II 100 p. MIST. Louis and Cincinnati Express.
Pullman Cars
tDaily. tSunday only. Other trains daily, except
Sunday.
An trims stop at Relay Station.
For further INFORMATION apply at the Baltimore
and Ohio Ticket Offices, Washington Station, and
COS, 619 and 1885 Pennsylvania avenue, where orders
will be taken for Baggage to be checked and received
at any point in the city. w. M CLEMENTS,
Master Of Transportation.
L. NJ. COLE, General Ticket Agent.
GEO S. KOONTZ, General Agent my17
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HAVE WRITTEN AGREENENTs.-'rhe time wine,
mans word was as good as his bond seems t.
have belonged to some remote period The
present generation look upon 1t with as much
incredulity as upon the fables found in classic
mythology. Yet, occasionally, We hear OF per
sons who place so much confidence in friends
and afterward they bitterly repent of their
indlscretion. Experience is said TO be the best
teacher. II may be so, but it is often very ex-
penslve one Wise is he who, In the beginning
IalnlnarHeS himself with the history of Others,
and from II learns wisdom. In visiting an IN
known land, common sense teaches one TO use a
guide book, and not foolishly attempt to find out
everything for himself Still there are indiyid-
uals who possess such confiding natures that It
Is extremely difficult for them to exercise their
iacutles of precaution.-[Albany Times.
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GOAL! COALH COALM
NOW Is THE, TINE TO BUY.
We receiving daily cargoes of the best qualities
of COAL, of all kinds and sizes, which we are
Offering at low prices direct from the vessels Con-
suers will find it to their advantage to call early
and leave their orders.
OAK and PINE WOOD in the stick or sawed and
split, at lower prices than before offered in this
city. STEPHENSON e. BRO.
ty9 7th-s street wharf.
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SHVERWARE,

II T. WALKER SONS 206 10TH ST.. N,W.-Iime.
81 Plaster and Clements, Felt Roofing, Mate val
Dry Felt, Carpet Felt Rosin Sized Feif Charce al
ano Cnnaney Cfock. ts28
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eg-The Prince Of Wales sons receive as naval
cadets twenty-five cents day, which will be
raised to forty-five cents when they become mid
Shipmen.
eE-The most novel joint stock company yet
formed is at Chester, Pa, where Is stockholders
own an animal said to be the best coon dog in
the country.
eEMr. Jefferson Davis is said to be growing
blind and his wife, since the death Of their SON.
has become an invalid.
rE-"Whom can we trust ?" is the black type
inquiry Of an exchange 1t is Of no consequence.
"Whom can we induce to trust uS?" Is the SOU
agon izer.-Ne,c Haren Register.
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1873 PENHsXHvAN1A 1879
ROUTE

ROUTE
THE 6 S9EIs MasIT seq AS1 Ros
SPLENDID SCENERY. MAGNIFICENT EQUIPMENT.
TRAINS 1E K Es wi sSfE ~ 1sS9 from Depot
sbnTp and Of s s snd d "a with Par
e. Gar to Pttsbg and Sleeping &C Ga5s from
daily ia With Palace car to Chi Chicago
BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC s, EAILR9 SAIa.r.
Fails and the North. at SAD am, daily, except
s sansS Cans 70 Rains
Haven, and Elmira, at 10 80 a. m. daily, except
For New York and the East. 80 p. daily except
and ss daily fa Ranof ss Gs5s
For Broofyn IL hroash at
sfforains direct transfer to Fulton street avoid
ing double ferriage and journey across New York
For Philadelphia, s:s5 I'm. and 80 M, daily,
tse day m
For Baltimore 500. 8:s5. 80 q. m: and 80. 4:10
5 5na and dosiy except a Sunday
For Pope's Greek Line, 500 am. and 20 pm.,
For Annapolis $40 a. N. and 90 p. M, daily, ex-
cept Sunday.
ALEXANDRIA AND FREDERICKsBURa Rail-
MAY = AMP Mp ALEXANDRIA AND WASHING
and 30 PM y q On sunday a% st .:
For ReSnd a aar ths South, $50 daily. and
Trains ssTe s daily sass s %.ssEnson tbs
Sunday q and sIssn sna snS Psr,or
east corner Of Thirseenth street and PennsyIy mia
bs let Tor cheesns Of baggage e destination from
s esasE gns:ssassr Agent