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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-17
school CrammiMg.
baltimore Gazette.1

On Thursday evening last the writer
vert to see the greatest show on earth"
Whether it was fairly entitled to that
designation we do not pretend to discuss.
We saw much that was pleasing, much
that we had seen before, some things en-
tirely new to lis belonging to the show.
But one thing morestrange than any of the
great showman's curiosities or monstrosi-
ties attracted our special attention, pro-
ducing a most painful impression. A
pretty maiden of some twelve years, dur
ing the intervals of the performance,
gave special attention to a book which
She had evidently brought with her. The
incident was so unusual that we were nat
urally led to suppose that the volume was
'The Life of Barnum," catalogue of the
animals or something pertaining to the
show. .
But the child did not consult its pages,
as though the perusal of what she found
there gave her pleasure. She turned no
leaves. Her attention was directed to a
single page all the while, and her actions
those of school girl studying hard les
son. And such proved to be the case, for
during the ride to her home in the Car, IN
stead Of joining with her friendsin the dis
cussion of what had been seen and heard
in the show, she had her grammar" open
before her, and seemingly forgetfpi of
everything, was committing her lesson
for next days recitation. Her pretty
features wore an expression Of fatigue
and sadness. There was none of the JOY
BUSINESS of the child displayed there. As
we watched the strange sight with feel.
ings of intense interest, the thought
would intrude itself, there is a victim Of
the "cramming" so prevalent in many
schools.
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He's at 1t Again.

This is what E. A. Sothern call anoth-
er Joke. According to correspondent,
one evening lately, when Billy Florence
had been to call on the "Cfushed Ira
sedan," he left behind him his handker-
chief, which Sothern found and recog-
nized from the monogram. The oppor-
tunity was too good to be lost, and fold
ing it neatly up, the actor put it inside
an envelope with the following note,
copied in lady's hand. The note ran
thus:
DEAREST WILI-You dropped your
handkerchief when you left me last night
and | inclose it herewith for fear of ac-
cidents. You should be more careful ;
think what trouble a similar article mis-
placed cost poor "Desdemona." When
may look for you again2 Always and
lovingly yours, GERTRUDE.
The envelope was then sealed securely,
and the next time when Sothern knew
"Billy" was out and Mrs. Billy was in,
he sent messenger with the packet. 1t
is needless to add that, being woman,
Mrs. Florence could not help wondering
what the soft article in this package was,
and, wondering, opened it.
What happened when Mr.. Florence re-
turned home history saith not but the
domestic thermometer must have risen,
for that afternoon Mr.. Sothern received
the note below:
SIR-The infamous trick you stopped
to play upon me this morning is worthy
of a loafer. | have no patience with
men who know no higher ambition. II
only mildly meets the exigencies of the
case when | say that hereafter we will
meet as if we never had met, and | would
it were 80. FLORENCE.
The next day Sothern and Boucicault
were walking up Broadway, when they
met Florence coming down; the former
begged Bouicault to ignore poor Florence
as he passed, which he did, though thu
latter touched his hat without glancine
at Sothern. After they had passed
Sothern turned round and ran after
Florence, calling, III say, Billy, not
came to the Office to-day from you in
closed to me. knew it was INTENDED
for Bouicault, SO / gave it to him. Tha
was right, wasn't it?" The unblushin,
impudence of the whole thing was to-
much for Florence, and he surrendered
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The witnesses (in the Hayden case) are
chiefly from the country, and many of
them are highly interesting specimens.
Prominent among them is Grand Juror
Charles Socrates Stannard, whose inter-
view with a clairvoyant concerning the
circumstances of the murder is one of
the interesting features of the history of
the case. His appearance is that of a
man with tendency to believe in the
supernatural. A short, stiff red beard
covers the lower part of his face, and,
while no description could convey an
idea of the expression of his countenance,
it is one which betokens on the part of
its owner a susceptibility to believe in
matters beyond the ken of human vision.
Another one of the "sitters" who at
tracted attention was man whose coat
Of clerical cut was wholly out of keeping
with his unblacked boots, his short panta-
looms and his ancient straw hat. Inquiry,
however, showed him to be entitled to
his clerical coat. The postponement of
the trial has been a glorious windfall to
the witnesses for the State, some of
whom will realize during the trial three
times the amount they ever earned be-
fore in SO short space of time.
The law of this State makes the re-
ceipts of the witnesses very large-that
is, if the witnesses come long distance.
The regular fee for attendance all day is
fifty cents, but the statute provides that
witnesses shall receive mileage at the
rate OF ten cents per mile each way every
day; so witness coming from Madison,
distance of twenty-five miles, re-
ceives S. mileage every day, and has to
pay but 81 so to the railroad company.
Many witnesses have been called upon
to be present every day this week, and
will clear nearly 500 for this weeks
work. Already the knowledge of this
prosperity is shown in huge bundles Of
dry goods and clothing under the arms
Of the witnesses, whose wardrobes will
undoubtedly receive considerable addi-
ton by the end Of the trial.
When jurors receive their pay there is
usually grand rush for the ready-made
clothing stores, and it seems as though
the court fees were generally looked upon
by Jurors and witnesses as a clothing
fund. The jurors, however, do not find
court attendance as prosperous as wit
nesses do. Their direct fee is larger, be-
ing 81 80 per day, but they are allowed
mileage but once week.
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'raZer's Magazine.]


Like all Eastern cities, the interior is
disappointing. The streets are dusty and
narrow, and the effect of the shabby
houses ard dilapidated walls is rather
that of collection of villages huddled
together than of large and important
city. Our first call was made at an ex-
cellent hotel kept by Greek. Its court
yards, with fountains playing, and with
large orange-trees shadowing the whole
place, looked SO entcing, its myrtles and
iessamines and marble floors so cool, and
its bed rooms SO clean and comfortable,
that we felt quite sorry it had not been
arranged that we should stay there, in
stead of pitching our tents in one of the
far-famed gardens of Damascus. From
the hotel we made progress through the
picturesque bazars.
Here they are covered in buildings,
swarming with people in every variety OF
oriental costume. Turks, Syrians,
Maronites, and Druses of the town jostle
each other. Now Beiouin of the des-
ert rides by on beautiful Arab mare,
with his long, pointed lance at rest, fol
lowed by other Bedouins on foot and in
rags; unsuccessful robbers, possibly.
We wandered about for some time, great
ly amused by looking at crowd assem-
bled to await the Prince of Prussia's ar
rival. At last we sauntered on to our
tents, buta great disappointmentawaited
us in the appearance of the garden in
which they had been pitched. Its roses
were over, the grass looked parched and
dusty, and the ALBANIA flowed low and
sluggishly in its bed. But it was too
late to alter now, so there was nothing
for it except to dress and go and dine at
the hotel.
We made a droll cavalcade on horse.
back, the gentlemen with loaded pistols
and the attendants, who carried lanterns
bristling with weapons. The table dhote
was rather bare Of guests tonight, foi
the diligence which plies between here
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The st. Louis Republican has the fol-
lowing in regard to the st. Louis & Mex
lean Gulf Railroad:
Col. Henry C. Young, of Springfield,
Mo-, who is in the city, in speaking yes
terday of movement which will soon be
made to revive the projected construc-
ton of the st. Louis & Mexican Gulf
Road, gave to a Republican representa-
tive sketch of the enterprise. He said
that in the fall of 1873 the line of the
projected road designated as above, ex-
tending from Pierce City, Mo-, to the Sa-
bine Pass, being the shortest line to the
Mexican Gulf from st. Louis, which
would have been completed long before
this but for the financial crisis of 1873.
Mr.. Luther Kuntz, of the firm of Kuntz
& Brother, bankers, New York, had
made an arrangement for the negotiation
of the bonds in a sum sufficient to have
completed the road from Pierce City to
Sabine Pass, but on the failure OF
Jay Cooke and the crisis that imme-
diately followed, defeated his negotia-
tions, and one of the most important out.
let's from st. Louis to the great South
west that ever was offered. Asbefore III
timated, this project is again being re-
vived, and the Colonel believes that by
next spring capitalists will take hold OF
it and build the road. The route will
pass through Fayetteville, Ark, and
Fort Smith, and down through the In.
dian Territory and Eastern Texas to the
Sabine Pass, penetrating through one Of
the finest cotton districts in the State
The Company have land grant of six
teen sections, or 1920 acres to the mile
The old Directory consisted of Andrew
Pierce, President; Col. H. G. Young
General Manager, and Henry T. Blow
James P. Fisk, George Knapp, of St
Louis; Augustus and Luther Kuntz, o.
New York; B. D. Creary, Of Omaha; Z
L. Dahoney, of Texas; Judge Dayit
Walker, of Fayetteville, Ark, and A. S
Dinsmore, Of Bentonville, Ark.
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and Beyrout, and brings the travellers in
time for dinner, did not arrive at all,
having been required for the use of the
Prince, of Prussia, as it is the only car
riase in all Syria! We returned TO the
tents in the same meiodramatic process
sion, and had, besides, four soldiers to-
guard the tents during the night. Fri
day is the Mohammedan Sabbath, and
they make it market day as well, so that
the Bedouins of the desert, who come
from long distances, may combine their
temporal and spiritual duties comfort
i ,ly, and do their marketing and 60 to
the mosque OH the same day. so
The streets We're even more crowded
than last night, with varied and wonder
full costumes, and so closely packed that
it was difficult to make one'sway through
them. In one corner stood a Bedouin
Anazeh, of the tribes from near Palmyra,
bargaining for cane. to. make spear,
his goat 's-hair cloak, with its broad black
and white stri pes, hanging from his stall
wart shoulders. Another of the tribe,
hard by, seemed to be doing his best to
sell horse, while Others again rode by
with an distracted air, the graceful
mares they bestfode often closely follow
ed by whinnymg foals. Groups of Turk
ish, Jewish, or Christian women made
their purchases with quite as much earn
estness and gesticulation as housewives
nearer home, while their lords and mas
ters lounged near, probably keeping an
eye on the domestic expenditures, but ap-
parently only intent on buying sweet
meats from some of the many vendors.
There were no Franks except ourselves.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-17
What Makes You Sicki

You have allowed your bowels to become
habitually costive, your liver has become
torpid, the same thing ails your kidneys,
and you are just used up. Now be sensible,
and get a package of Kidney-Wort, take it
faithfully, and soon you will forget YOU
have got any such organs, for you will be a
well man.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-17

BALTIMORE q OHIO. VIA PARKERsBUR0.
Depot, Pearl and Plum.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-17

Mrs. Sarotris is fond of Rome, and
spends most of her winters there.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-05-17
yALuARLElrRuTHs.

II you are suffering from poor health, or IAnguI
Ing on 4 bed Of sickness, fake cheer, for
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-05-17

Tae Arabian Horses ofihe Parest blood
and Heat Form.

- .n. Nv. ..H..| ..HH"A ~
.T:.s Arabian Horses ofthe Purest blood
and Best Form.
c aStahtnOple Letter 70 Philadelphia telegraph.
In March last when Gen. Grant, In the
course Of his cruise in the yandalia, came
to Constantinople, his first visit was paid
10 the Sultan. Immediately after this
interview his Majesty charged unir Boy,
the Master Of Ceremonies, to present the
General with an Arab horse from the
Imperial stables. Accordingly a mum
Der we're led out, and one chosen and eel
aside et him; but owing to some mis-
understanding, the horse was not sent
and the vandalia sailed without him
Recently, the question having been reyiy
ed, the steed in question was hunted ~
among the $40 horses which compose the
Imperial stud.
He was found, and, accompanied by 1
second horse, also for Gen. Grant, trans
ferred to the car Of the American Legation
Arrangements have been made to senC
them In q few days on the Norman Mon
arch, q steamer Of 1000 tons capacity
which will probably sail direct to New
Haven. They are q. be housed on deck
provided with canvas belts 70 swing In, II
rough weather, and treated like saloor
passengers. So 1t Is to be reasonably hop
ed that the end OF their thirty days pas
sage will find them sound Ia wind and
limb. One Is q dappled gray Of fair size
and having all the traits characteristic o.
the Arabian blood,-small, well.seh rest
les ears, wide pink nostrils, and largt
soft eyes, waving name, and long tail
reaching almost TO the ground, and q skin
Of such delicacy that the stroke Of q lady'i
whip is sufficient to draw the blood. The
other stallion has all these points. He Il
a glossy black, with a white star on hii
forehead and white hind feet. When the
long iorelock falls over his forehead, the
lurge black eyes have all the expression
OF a Bedouin woman's. Their gait Is per
feet, be It either the rapid walk, the long
swinging trot, or the tireless stretching
gallop, while q rein Of one thread O
silk Is enough to guide their delicate
mouth. Let one Of these Arabs
in the mad rush OF a charge o
atight, lose his rider, and that instant thu
doClle steed will stop as though turned in
to stone. These two horses are OF the
famous saktan race, the pprest Arabian
blood, only found in and near Bagdad
The dapple.gray is appropriately nance
Djeytan THE Panther, and the blacl
Missirli THE One from Cairo, which cog
nomen he derives from the fact that h
was bought at Cairo, although toaled a
Bagdad. For breeding purposes as well a
for saddle horses their blood and tempe
are high recommendations, and l have nj
doubt that our great General will be high
" pleased with the Sultan's gift.
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IST OF LETTERS
TRgSs2TgEE,sSn SALE OF a VALUABLE

BY virtue Of 4 deed Of trust made by John E. wayt
70 the undersigned trustee, dated on the 32d day of
April, 1874, aud recorded 10 the office II the Clerk Of
the County Court Of Ohio county, Wost Virginia, 10
deed Of trust Book No. 8, page sol, l will on
-rAuRSDAY, THE 18th DAY oFJUNE, 1879,
At 10 o'clock A. NJ, on the premises, sell at public suc-
loR 70 thG. highest Rnd hest bidder the following de-
ScTt6ed real estate, that is TO say: All that piece or
parcel Of land situate on the waters Of shOrt Creek, IN
which Is bounded Us follows: Beginning At n stone on
the top Of 4 ridge by 4 gum, corner 70 John J. Jacob,
lin 'he year 1870, anu with that line south 6Iks
east y l-lO poles to 4 stone, corner to Iohn ]. jacob
and John WAddIe, Sri thence with Waddle's line
south 69%to easti6 9 2-l0 poleJ 70 q sugar tree, corner
SI7.lO poles 70 . white oak on the bank ola run, cor
ner 70 said Ftnleyl thence south So east Is 8-iO poles
TO DOUBLE beech, corner To AbiIah Dement,; thence
south ~ west o Clio poles 10 4 stone, formerly d
spanish tak, on the top ola ridge, corner " Gs0rso
Dement, thence north dSe west III S-l0 poles 10 a
stone s9rueI 70 John WIAyti and thence With his line
south ~ west ~ poles 10 a Spanish oak, corner 10
Levi Mills; theace wish bis line north igIo west
2e 40 poles to- stone BY a fallen white walnut, aud
thence north li' east SSH poles 70 tho beginning, lex.
eephng thereirom one acre, which belongs 10 tina
BGrt o. rduelliDn Of said Liberty District, contain
log northumberland thlrly.hye and Une.hali (285Xl
acres, more or les, Without the one acre herein &c.
iona excepted.
TkRAs OF ALE-0ae.third Oith0 purchase money ,
!and - much more rs the purchaser may elect 10 paw
In etsh, and the remainder In three equal annual
pypequi WIN interest," from the dly'o sale, the
purchaser giving negotiable notes, secured by q deed
Of trust on the property for the deferred payuisnlR,
Tbs title 70 tieSlld property /, 6elieyeiEto be mar.
tset, but, selling as trustee, shall convey only such
title aS Il Vested in mi. by said deed Of trust.
J, HANSON GOOD, Trustee,
P.r1. Z. JOINS, Attorney. myl1Tws1w
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A sample Of Confederate Rule.

Cincinnati ua1ette (kepl
The Confederate plan to unseat Senator
Kellogg and seat Spoaord, introduces a
practice of turning out Senators and seat.
ing their competitors whenever there Is a
turn in the party majority in the Senate,
And by this bare majority can p~reventany
turn being made by the elections, Tits
the first proposal Of this practice, audit is
thoroughly Mexican in character. It
means that elections arc not TO count, and
that when the Senate has exercised It's
constitutional power to Judge the election
OF It's members, this Is not to be a settle.
ment, but that at any future time a bare
majority may turn out a member and put
In somebody else. This is what Confeder.
ate supremacyis bringing our Government
to,
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The most wonderful and marvellous suc.
cess, In cases where persons arc sick or
pining away from a condition OF misera.
6leness, that no one knows what all
them, profitable patients for doctors ia
obtained by the use Of Hop Bitters. Tbev
begin to cure from the first dose and kee5
1t up until perfect health and strength L
restored. Whoever Is afflicted In This
way need not suffer, when they an oct
Hop Bltters. See Truths" and TPso.
verbs" in another column.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-05-17

SOME ladies in New York connected
with tho Children's Aid Society began,
five or six years ago, first a sick Children's
mission, then a flower mission, and fol.
lowed this up by a summer retreat for
young children. At the same time another
society organized children's open air ex.
c%ursions, and these andother efforts drew
general attention to the efforts for the
health of children, in whichmany societies
shared, and which individuals undertook
on their " account. During the period
which this general effort to improve the
condition Of sick children has covered, the
deaths of children have fallen of one
fourth, from 1916 in 1872 to 1910 in
1873, and the deaths Of children from in.
testinal diseases, which special care most
easily reaches, have fallen Oft one.third.
The amount OF it Is that, humanity speak.
ing, these good women have saved the
lives OF 10000 babies in seven years.
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A Fraud upon Id. Eaec.
Cleveland Herald (RspJ.

%SNeN NNNpps .."..H
The action Of the President will receive
the unqualified approval of the loyal peo.
pie Of the North. The bill was n fraud
upon its face, its title and It's provisions
having no necessary connection, 1t was
wholly unnecessary legislation, even had
1t not been a fraud and a trick to entrap
the President. The present laws upon
the subject arc ample, aud the President
Is already forbidden to use the army OF
navy in any manner not warranted by the
Constitution; and this covers the whole
ground. Had the President signed the
proposed bill, It would have repealed ali
the laws inconsistent with its provisions,
and left the Executive powerless to slp.
port the National authority. We wait pa.
tiently for the next act in the Confederate
programme,
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USES FOR HORSE CHEsrSurs.-The COM
mon horse chestnut is capable of furnish
ing several useful products which are reg
ularly manufactured in several localities
in Europe. The seeds contain over SO per
cent Of starch, which is easily obtained in
the same manner as that made from CO.
reals, Two hundred and forty to two hun
dred and fifty pounds Of the seeds yield
100 lbs Of dry starch. Paste made from
the latter is extremely adhesive, and is not
attacked by insects; it Is, therefore, par
ticularly well adapted for the purposes Of
book.binders. This starch is also used for
producing certain kinds OF distilled Il.
qnors. For this purpose so lbs Of the
starch are heated for six hours with two
lbs OF %sulphuric acid and $50 lbs Of wafer,
whereby the starch is converted into su.
gar; the acid is then neutralized by lime,
the liquid decanted, mixed with yeast and
%fermented, and finally distilled. One hun
dred lbs Of starch yields "a lbs of55 per
cent spirit-Nep Remedies From De Naiur,
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HOUSEKEEPING HINTs.
,cARt or rur Ftvorn MANS.

,cARE or THE ftsoRn NAILS.
Scarcely any personal peculiarly Is
more indicative Of character than the
finger nails. There are some that believe
that palmistry or the reading Of character
from the hand can be reduced to science,
Just as much as phrenology. II SO, 1t
would necessarily be On obscure science
TO the majority Of people; but the signs Di
character indicated 6y The finger nails
may Be read BY all with q Very little
study. In the first place, the shape Of the
nail Is very significant, The slender, tap
ering nail Of rosy.pink hue, with q shell.
like transparent edge, Is always the ae'
compartment Of refined nature. Broad,
stubby nails, Of a yellowish.whitG
color, and with Opaque, muddy
looking edges, indicate natural coarse
ness, though they often accompany great
good nature, while the other variety as
frequently goes with sharp, shrewdish
temper. The are Of the nails Is one Of
the mostimportant Of the miner operations
Of the toilet. Nails may be greatly Inn
proved, both in shape and color, by propel
attention. The best application Is mai
brush used in water soitened by the addi'
ton OF u little borax and really fine toilet
soap. In we'll brushed and well cared fol
nails the little curtain like rim which sur
round them Is well pushed or rolled back
MISUNDERSTANDING littlecrescenl
at the root. The skin Of the finger should
never be allowed TO grow up on the nail,
In pairing and trimming the shape given
should always be as long aud oval
as possible. To cut the nail squire
IL off gives the finger end o
stubby look. The corners should be
carefully and closely cut, and the centre
left rather long, so as to give the long ovaI
shape. In cleaning the nails the knife
should never scrape off the inner sub
stance Of the nail, as this renders theedgl
Opaque and muddy in appearanCe, whereas
It should be transparent. The nail Is sus
ceptible OF q high degree Of polish by rub
bling with a towel when drying with the
hands. The habit Of biting the nails Is one
against which children should be careful
" guarded. II is ruinous to the very
structure OF the nail, and once acquired, {
one OF the most difficult habits 10 break
This Is evidenced by the fact that somC
men and women, but more especially men
have a habit Of biting their nails wheI
reading or studying, OF which they art
perfectly unconscious. Not a few lawyer
and clefgymen occur to mind whose nail
are almost q deformity as a result OF thi!
habit.