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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-28
A PIGEON rLY1Na MATCH.

Among the English residents of Paterson. N. j..
and those of English descent there exists consider
able rivalry to tho flying qualities of pigeons
owned by them and flying matches frequently
INDUCED in. Many Of the birds used
imported from England. the famous English
blue rocks being the favortes. Thanksgiving
Day Is looked forward to with considerable
anticipation, the birds started on that day
from different parts of the country, but their OBJ
jectve point invariably is St. Georges HOTEL
ated Totowa Hill, pleasant suburb of Paterson,
and about mile aud half distant from the busi-
portion of the CITY, Yesterday formed no excep-
ton to the general rule Eight young birds
had been entered for contest but
had sto be withdrawn account Of it's
bad condition. Besides number OF private
wagers pool had been formed containing S1S OF
which $40 were to go to the of the first Bird
SIS to tho second and SO to the third. The course
selected to be travelled by the birds from New
ark to Totowa HILL From Paterson the plank road
to Newark is nearly direct line and measures
thirteen miles. and this was supposed to be the
length of the course
The folio wing is the esult:-Robert Collinge.
blue 22m 20s.; Edwin Bramball. ash. Pam. 15s. ;
Robert Collinge. ASH PAM 5s.; William Walton,
rufe, 24m. $685. William Walton, blue. Pam. 55s. !;
William Pearson, blue, 26m. $685.; Oswald Blakeey.
blue, not timed.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-28
soBRIETY IN NEWARK.

Nothing could exceed the good order and holiday
happiness which characterized the observance in
Newark Business was entirely suspended and the
day devoted to church going in the forenoon
and merry making in the afternoon and evening
From late Wednesday evening till late last night
but five arrests made in city OF nearly
one hundred and thirty thousand Inhabitants. -Four
were for Drunkenness; the fifth on suspicion. The
inmates of the County JAIL the Poorhouse and other
sr.w ~ oerv hovs want fon t this
city in large wagon. gayiy decorated. and made
merry ''the hill" Another party Of New Workers.
visited the city in fine style. put up at the principal
hotel and started walking races in the park. the
contestants being their colored attendants In the
evening there were numerous balls parties and pri
vate entertainments.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-28
ARCHERY AT MOUNT MORRIS SQUARE.

At Mount Morris square. 12ith street and Fifth
avenue, the Manhattan Archery Club assembled at
ten O'Clock yesterday morning for grand shoot"
After some '.offhand" firing about the targets o
team, composed OF Messrs Davidson. Lawrence
Johnston and Mien. was chosen to shoot the
Thanksgiving" score. The following IL the rec
Ord:-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-28

WHAT WE HAVE TO THANK GOD ToR--DR. TALL
MAGE ADDRESSES SIX THOUSAND PEOPLE IN
THE BROOKLYN TABERNACLE. t
Tho services at the brooklyn Tabernacle were
veritable pman OF Joy and Thanksgiving. Every
body was happy. Tho crowds that filled the church.
occupying every seat all the asles and the corridors
and vestibule far out to tho sidewalk, numbered
fully six thousand persons, all wearing on their
faces smile of gladness. Happiest Of all was tho
pastor. DR.. Talmage, who. with eyes beaming good
nature, looked around ON tho immense congrega-
ton which he calls his family. Mr.. Morgan was In
good humor aud handled the stops and footed the
pedals OF the immense organ as never before. Pro
lessor All welded his cornet with extra vigor and
gave his hand additional flourish as he waved
II In signal Cor the people to rise and
join in the hymn. The decorations were
somewhat miscellaneous, consisting OF corn from
the West. rice from the South, wheat from the
North, sugar from the South. rye and
oats from Long Island palmetto trees and cac-
tus; iron, gold, silver and copper ores from
tho mines; coal from Pennsylvania. mica from
crowd was so great that many ladies snd gentlemen
took seats on the steps on either side OF the plat
form. After cornet solo, 'Yc Merry BIRDS, Dy
Professor Ali. Mr.. q. W. Morgan played part OK the
overture to civilian Tell" Then the immense
throng joined in the doxoogy, and. after tho usual
tits Of thoe.' Another solo on the cornet and
another on the organ followed, and then camc tho
hymn 'Hark, the sound Of jubilee" After the ser.
mon Mr.. Morgan delighted the congregation by play.
ing the s'IIallelujah Chorus" from 1.-THE Messiah.
DR.. Talmage took the text for his sermon from
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-28

s,s,, q ,arsactIv orpanized the child is allowed
all possible liberty Yet an us taculties are under
learns principles OF symmetry. rhythm OF move
ment-in fact the kindergarten strengthens every
faculty eff the infant mind.
Ar tie conclusion OF his remarks Professor Adler
invited his hearers to become members OF the
kindergarten Society, TO whicn over one hundred
The children were after this entertained with
grand dinner made up of the delicaces and sub
stantias of the season. which the members donated.
Strong busily engaged in carving fowls.
while ladies waited upon the little ones and rsgaled
them to their hearts content. The feast
much enjoyed by the spectators by the partici-
pants. The graduating class Of the kindergarten to
the number OF twenty will now be placed in the In
dustria School OF the society, where, in connec-
ton with other branches OF education. they will be
taught the theory of tools.
BISHOP M'NAMARA's ENTERTAINMENT.
An entertainments for the benefit of tho mdepend-
ent Catholic Church under the leadership OF Bishop
thirteenth street. in the evening, and brought to-
gether an audience of about three hundred and fifty
people, The programme consisted of vocal and nstru
mental music. speeches and rectations. There was
Celtic flavor to the music and to tho entertain
index OF race the audience embraced very small
minority of Celts and large proportion Of Ger
mans. Cubans. Spaniards and Americans.
THEATRES.
For the managers OF the theatres there is no such
profitable day in the year as Thanksgiving. and the
attendance everywhere must have gratifed the
most sanguine expectations. Every place or enter
tainment was thronged during both the afternoon
and evening performances. AID great crowds
turned away. 1t would be invidious to mention
names where all enjoyed such generous share of
the public patronage and mutually had good reason
to be thankful for the recurrence of the day.
THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE.
The American Institute. after an exhibition OF ten
weeks, will close it's doors tomorrow night. The
display is OF tho largest and beat that ever has
been made in its history, and those who have not
1t should make visit at the earliest opportu-
nifty. The genius. art and taste of America has
rarely been illustrated in more compact and inter-
esting FORM and three four hours cannot be more
instructively employed.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-28
THE DAY IN WILLIAMSBURG.

Here the day passed without an event Of more than
ordinary moment. While good proportion Of
people attended the Thanksgiving services
that were held at the majority of churches. far
greater number abroad In the pursuit Of
pleasure. The orphans OF the Industrial Home and
the Holy Trinity Catholic Asylum, likewise the one
hundred inmates of st. Catharines Hospital. were
RECALLED with extra dinners Regardless OF the police,
who received special orders yesterday to arrest
caught blowing on horns. the boys footed from
morning till night as the spirit moved them. All
the boys. of course had their tin pipes. which they
were careful to keep out OF sight when an officer
happened along. During the entire day there were
but three arrests for intoxication.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-28


The Scriptures. Old and new. have been made to
support creeds hopes, fears and doctrines OF which
the authors OF them never dreamed, but you have
held the fort against all Innovations. Christendon
will some day thank you for this priceless fidelity
and testimony The shocking prosecutions and o.
tracism visited upon you will day be recognized
in their true light. There Is nothing for which we
oil have more reason to give thanks to-day than
religious liberty, and there Is people earth
who have tried both sides of tho great
"what can the State do for against relgionY'
Your early faith gave proud and naughty sense of
superiority to all other nations. The elevation from
which you looked down tho Gontilos was i'm.
measurable. To believe in the direct origin of ones
faith with God without human limitations is to
make all liberation Illogical and blasphemous. It
was only when differences OF Interpretation began
to be recognized that federation crept In. But there
IL u toeration which springs from humility, from
o recognition OF human limitations and the bound
less goodness of God. Your race could not with it's
faith have liberation. II had honest sense OF
But We know, and You are beginning to believe,
that from this stock grew that whom
tho modern Jews are beginning to adj
miro without acknowledging His claims to the
Messiahship.
After speaking of the many social, financial and
political trumphs of the Jews in the present
century tho speaker continued but who has
had the chaice returned to his own lips with
such bitterness rs the Jew? There is no need to
remind you or what your race has suffered from
Christians, believing what you had so long De.
lievedinjuries such as your leaders did to others
In the name of God You have beon driven from
city to city and suffered untold persecution; but
you have forced recognition from most christian
peoples by your financial and diplomatic ability ana
by your virtues Yours In tho ono race which mas
tested the whole advantage of the exclusive claim to
know of Gods will while tho state was abo TO sus-
tain IL and it's while the state was unable
ROME THE HEIR OF JUDAH.
Your glory and your sorrows and your pcrsocu
tons all sprang from your claim OF infalubility.
The Romish Church is the heir Of your old claim,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-28
LONG ISLANDS CELEBRATION.

Thanksgiving passed of very quietly on Long
Island. Services held in ell the churches. and
sermons appropriate to the day were delivered.
business pretty generally suspended. Family
reunions. target excursions. hog guessings and RAT
fes for poultry formed the principal sports Hunts
were plenty. and birds were shot regardless Of
their quality.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-28
The DAY ELSEWHERE.

The total American round was:-IohnstoD, 2l5;
Davidson, 40; Lawrence. POS; Million. l5J.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-28
GRACE CHURCH.

The chanccl Of Grace Church was ornamentod
with shcaf of grain and with fruits to indicate the
funoss with which the Lord had blessed tho season
past There was long programme OF music. COM
pri sing tho usual ''re Doum," several hymns OF
praise and the hymn america" The choir, always
noted for its excellence. was better than on
this occasion. kind Of Easter spirit seemed to
pervado both choir and congregation. In addition
to the Scripture lesson few remarks were made by
the pastor upon the goodness of God and the
tor Offering Him humble thanks. Those reasons
never greater than In the present year. Pros
perty filled the land. aud all the moro to be
valued because OF the shadows left behind.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-10-31
The SunilOWor.

In many districts in the West the
traveller will see growing Immediately
about the doors of farm houses beds of
sunfowers. The belief of many is that
the growing sunfower is protection
from malaria and a preventive of the
low fevers of malarious districts. This
plant, we believe, is made of but small
practical use in America. A scientific
writer upon the helianthus says:
Elsewhere the sunfower, if not adj
mired, is esteemed for practical reasons.
Many of our native aboriginals make
bread of the seeds. 1t is cultivated in
the South of Europe sometimes as
field crop, the seeds being used as
food for cattle and poultry, and also for
making oil, which is little inferior to
olive oil, is burned in lamps, and en-
ployed in the manufacture of soap.
Meal and bread are said to be got from
the seeds in Portugal, and these, roasted,
are often substituted for coffee. The
seeds are also used like almonds for
making soothing emulsions, and in some
parts of the Old World are boiled and
fed to infants The leaves are good
fodder for cattle, the stems serve for
fuel, and contain much potash. The
different species of sunfower indigen-
Gus to the United States number some
forty, scattering from ocean to ocean,
and from New England to the Gulf.
For plant generally counted unworthy,
as it is with us, it surely has many valu-
able usea
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-10-31

The falling back of the Russian
Asiatic expedition, and the announce
ment that il will winter on the shores
of the Caspian sea, indicate that the
Czar's movement upon Merv is a COM
plete failure. The Caspian sea is at
least 500 miles from Merv. The failure
Of the project to change the bed of the
River Oxus, and cause it to flow, as of
old, into the Caspian, is great setback
to any future military project of Russia
directed against Afghanistan. In the
meantime, on the British side. rail-
road is Immediately to be constructed
connecting Candahar, which is the
center of the finest district of Afghan
istan, with the great Indian railway
system. But Candahar is not more
than 200 or $50 miles from Herat. on
the extreme northern line of Afghan
istan. So that, in a year or two,
England can, in few days, at any time,
throw an army into the country around
Herat which can hold it against any
hostile force whatever.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-10-31
From 'sDOn 0uiXOte."

Here are few extracts from "Don
Quixote :"
Beauty in modest woman is like a
fire or sword at distance; neither doth
the one burn nor the other wound those
that come not too close to them.
Keep your mouth shut and your eyes
open.
The absent feel and fear every i'll.
Self-praise depreciates.
The dead to the bier, and the living
to good cheer.
All women, let them be ever so homely,
are pleased to lear themselves celebrat-
ed for their beauty.
Squires and knights Grant are sub
ject to much hunger and ill-luck.
Liberality may be carried too far in
those who have children to inherit from
them.
Virtue is always more prosecuted by
the wicked than beloved by the right
eous.
Every one is the son of his own
works.
Honey is not for the mouth of an ass.
No paddock, bolts, or bars can secure
maiden so well as her own reserve.
Wit and humor belong to genius
alone.
The wittiest person in comedy is he
who plays the fool.
There is no book so bad but that
something good may be found in it.
We are all as God made us, and often
times great deal worse.
Let the hen live, though it be with a
pip.
We cannot all be friars, and various
are the paths by which God conducts
the good 10 heaven.
Covetousness bursts the bag
1t is easy to undertake, but more
difficult to finish thing.
This term is equally applicable to all
ranks; whoever is ignorant is vulgar.
BY the street of "By-and- by" one
arrives at the house of Never"
Between the yes and no of a woman
would not undertake. tn thrust the
point of pin.
Patience and shuttle the cards.
A soldier had better smell of gun
powder than musk.
Other mems wants are easily borne.
A bad cloak covers good drinker.
Pray devoutly, and hammer on stoutly
When thing is once begun it is al
most half finished.
Lay a bridge of silver for flying
enemy.
The jest that gives pain is no jest.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-10-31
NOrdenskjOld'S Discoveries.

The discoveries of Prof. Nordensk-
jold in the Arctic regions ere full of
interest from geographical and COM
mercial point of view. The explorer,
in recent letter, states that the coast
of Siberia, west of the Lena river, is
vast, treeless plain. There are no
islands to prevent the wind from driving
the ice-fock down upon the shore, and
the points where rivers empty into the
Polar ocean, and with their warmer
currents maintain open spaces, are
separated usually by enormous dis
tances. For several hundred miles in
the vicinity of Lena, however, there
are several great rivers, and chain of
islands acts as a barrier to the ice.
Toward Behring strait the frozen foes
crowd closer to the shore, and are liable
in the autumn and winter to bar the
way to shipping. The most important
of Prof. Nordenskjold's discoveries,
from scientific standpoint, is that of
group of islands off the Siberian
coast. These Islands, the New Siberian,
open the book of history of the world
at new place. The ground there is
strewn with wonderful fossils. Whole
hills are covered with the bones of the
mammoth, rhinoceros, horses, uri,
bison, oxen, sheep, etc. The sea
washes up ivory upon the shore. In
this group is possibly to be found the
solution of the Indian elephant, and
important facts with regard to the
vertebrate which existed at the time
OF mans first appearance on earth.
How came horses and sheep in region
now locked in the letters of an eternal
winter, uninhabited by man, not now
supporting animal life in any form, and
almost impossible of access? Prof
Nordenskjold was unable to solve the
question himself, and he suggests that
it Is of the tmostimportance to science
to send light-draught steel steamer to
those islands for thorough explora'
tion.- Boston Traveller.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-10-31
The Future Center of Commerce and
Culture.

As Mr.. Gladstone has thought that
the commercial center of the world
may shift from London to New York,
so M. Littre, the famous French lexi-
cographer, thinks that the center of
culture will move from the Seine to the
banks of the Hudson. This gentleman
is Of opinion that the ruling language
of the future will be Anglo-Saxon, and
its chief seat of learning will be in the
United States. AS regards population
that race comes first; its numbers in a
generation or two will probably reach
40O000,000 of the human race. After
them comes the Chinese, equal in num-
Der, but, as static people, unworthy to
rank with Western races as factor In
the worlds development After the
Anglo-Saxon as governing races, M.
Littre puts the Russian, and then the
Spanish, to whom he comedies in the
future the greatest part of the South
American continent. The capacity for
expansion of the United States and
Russia may possibly menace the indie
pendence of old European states; but,
in this respect, M. Littre argues that
the security to human life individually,
which has followed in the wake of civil
ization, will also be accorded to the
states, and that Russia and America,
unlike the ancient Babylon and Egypt,
will develop without injury to the na-
tions upon whose frontiers they may
touch
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-10-31
THE English Board of Trade returns

THE English Board of Trade returns
give evidence of revival of CONNER
cial prosperity. The returns for the
month of September are the most salts
factory that have been received for
many months. The total exports for
the month amounted to Ell 400, PAP, in
crease of 9S40,0Oo, or about 5 per cent,
over exports of September last year, and
II per cent. over the same month in 1877.
The imports exhibited an increase of
100000, but this is not so satisfactory
feature on the returns, inasmuch as
the increase is greatly due to the enor-
nous importation of wheat from
America.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-10-31

SOME interesting experiments of
blowing by electricity took place the
other day at Noisiel, in France, in the
park of the well-known Deputy and
chocolate maker, M. Menier. The mo-
tive power was supplied to the pillow by
a Cramme machine, itself set in motion
by water power, which is abundant on
M. Menier's estate. The pillow did
about the same work as if it were drawn
by four oxen. 1t was a Fowler pillow,
with six shares. The motive power was
supplied to it by wire at distance of
nearly half mile. To profane locker
on it was amazing to see pillow pro-
PEELED by an unseen agency without
teams or steam. The Grsmme machine
employed was the same that supplies
M. Menier's mandatory with an cleo
trio light.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-10-31

The charge of plagiarism against the
Rev. DR.. Lorimer has caused great
deal of discussion in Chicago. Six
Methodist clergymen, in town to attend
conference, went to hear him preach.
On their way from the church, one re-
marked that some of the language of
the sermon was familiar. Another said
it was from sermon delivered year be-
fore by the Rev. DIR. Parker, in London.
A comparison of DR.. Lorimer's own
manuscript, as furnished by him to a
newspaper for publication, with print
ed report of DR.. Parker's discourse,
showed that in many long passages the
former was plain copy of the latter.
DR.. Lorimer has published defense, in
which he says: "My memory is such
that pretty nearly everything ! read add
heres to it, frequently in the words of
the author, and it unconsciously be-
comes part of my mental furniture, and
consequently run the risk, when am
treating of kindred topics, of employing
similar, and, at times, identical Ian
guage, without intending in the least to
wrong any one. Writers of marked in
dividuality possess me entirely, photo
graph themselves on my mind, become
part of my own being, so that have at
times, and with utter ignorance, found
myself clothing my thoughts in their
language"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-10-31

JOHN I. BLAIR, the railroad king of
Iowa, is doubtless the largest landholder
in the West. He is DOW over 80 years
of age, vigorous, and as full of mann
moth schemes as he was twenty years
ago. He began life as an errand-boy in
a store, receiving only his board and
clothes for his services. His wealth is
immense, probably $30,OO0,00O.-Chi-
cago Tribune. Young man, if you are
ambitious to be worth $4,000, 900 don't
stand on the order of your going, but go
at once, and begin work as an errand-boy
in store for your board and clothes.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-10-31
Total bonded debt. 1913, 1877
Republican.
ST. Paul as a Milling Center.

The Pioneer Press, of st. Paul,
states that there are now building at
the Falls of ST. Anthony five large
Touring mills, of which one will proba-
bly, make from $500 to 5000 barrels a
day, another 1900, another 1000 to
1,2O0, and the Others from 500 to 800.
In addition to this, Gov. Washburn is
tearing out the inside of his old b :"
mill in order to put in improved ma
chinery, so that when completed it will
have a capacity of from 1,500 to 1000
barrels. 1t is worthy of note, in this
connection, that it is but little while
since 300-barrel mill was considered
large one, and 500-barrel mills were
rare.
The Press estimates that when all
the new mills are finished and running
on full time, the daily production of
flour in st. Paul will be over 10000
barrels, which, with the mill-stuff made,
will load seven trains of twenty-one