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Mrs. Hayes has done all the washing
for her guests with this machine ever
since Rutherford has occunied The
chair, and I received postofice card
from her last evening, saying she
wouldn't be without it for thirteen
times what it cost her. The more dirt
on the clothes, madam, the better this
instrument does it's work; no boiling
required, no soap, turns with crank,
and child can use it.
But I do not ask you to take my
word, madam. If you have any eoiled
garments on hand, my heart would leap
with gratitude if you would allow me- 20
show You whatmy machine can do"
All right, Mr.. Smudget; hustle off
your machine. Here, janet you bring
down those dirty clothes. You must
excuse me, Mister: we don't have our
washing done only once in two weeks,
and about ten days ago my husband was
took down with the smallpox, and now
seven of the children have got it. and
eight more have very bad symptoms:
but I'm in hopes it won't spread into
the family any farther. If it does, I
shall be completely used up. Jane, YOU
run over to Mrs. Spargo's, and tell her
TO bring her washing right over. She
told me last week if she could get
good washing-machine, that run light
and easy; if they would let her take it
a few months on trial, and let her pay
for it In butter and eggs, and she could
get it cheap enough, she didn't know
for sure but perhaps she take it. Take
your machine right of, Mr.. Smudget."
Her advice was not necessary; he was
not only taking off one, but as she
finished speaking the rear end of the
last machine was just visible through
the dust.
Below is the report of the medical
superintendent at the asylum at which
MIR. Smudget was confined:
Thursday, Aug. Is. Man received
by the name of Smudget; appeared wild
and distracted, imagines one minute he
is sick with smallpox, and the next
that he is being chased by bulldogs.
Monday, Sept. 1. The man Smud.
get died this morning. He appeared
rational short time before his death:
he left will, requesting that one of
Smudget's celebrated washing-machines
should be erected at the head of his
grave.
KALAMAZOO, Mich.
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What Becomes Of the Old Pianos :

The drum is the most barbaric; the
horn, in all it's varieties. the most pierc-
ing; the ACCORDION and it's congeners
the most abominable, the violin the
most soulful, the pipe organ the; most
comprehensive, the piano the most do
nestle and social, of all instruments of
music. The statistics of the latter's
production are surprising. The 1875
makers in the four largest cities of this
country produce 10000 pianos year,
for which the public pay some $lO,O0O,-
600. Every steamship must have one;
every hotel and public hall requires
one or more; the boarding school has
from one to thirty, and the parlor
which lacks one is thought to be in
completely furnished. This is within
the borders of modern civilization; be-
You'd them, however, stray piano drifts
now and then, sometimes as strange
almost in it's surroundings as were the
piano-stools which were swept into
Mackerelvllle by the foul human tor
rent that roared through New York
streets in the draft riot Of 1863. The
piano has no gift of perpetual youth.
Its melodious life is, perhaps, FIVE to
twenty years; its sounding life may be
twice as long; but what becomes of the
old pianosY Fire carries off some;
during the war the few which we're in
volved went in a variety OF ways, some
times being used as operating tables
by the surgeons; but nobody sees pi-
amos go for kindling wood. If they go
to the domestic exile in garrets, the
garrets must be full of them; they can
not drop into cracks as pins do, and,
whether they disintegrate slowly, blow
out through the key-hole on Christmas
eve, or are borne away by rag. carts, is
yet a mystery.-Ne1o York paper.
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ble--and really I can't think what /
have forgotten Why, to be sure! How
absent minded am II declare if haven
left my darllug, precious babe!'' And so
she had-only that and nothing more
Execution Of Domestic Animals for
Murder,

According to the Roman ]awi a man
was hurt by a tame animal, as by
vicious horse or dangerous bull, the
owner afforded satisfaction by the sur
render OF the animal. The same rule
extended to mans slave, and also to
his son, both Of whom were regarded
by the Roman law as his chattels. The
Burgundian medieval law enacted that
where ohe tame animal was hurt BY an
other the offending animal was to be
surrendered. It was medieval prac,
tlce IN Germany and Scandinavia to
hang wolves and dogs with criminal,
as symboGcal mark of disgrace and
as an aggravation of his punishment.
Saxo Grammaticus states that the as
ISOLATION Of wolves at the hanging of
the criminal was al ancient pun
ishment for parricide; end in Germany
the custom of hanging dogs with the
sufferer was particularly applied to the
Jews. Rororius. Papal Nuncio at the
Court of Hungary in the sixteenth
century, wrote and published Treatise
to prove that animals are rational, and
that they make a better use of their
reason than man. In this work he
stated that it was customary in Africa
to cruelty lions, in order to deter them
from entering towns; and he had him.
self seen two wolves hung from glib
bet IN the forest between Cologne and
Juliers, as Oh example to other wolves.
The Roman custom of annually cruelty
ing dogs, on account of their failure to
give the alarm when the capital was
scaled by the Gauls, must be considered
as commemorative, not penal inflic-s
ton. It may be observed that animals,
though conscious of the idea of danger
without which they would not pre-
serve their ives-are destitute of the
idea of death, and that the infection of
death upon one animal would not oper-
ate by way of example upon another
animal. The same remark may, in
deed, be extended to all punishments
inflicted upon animals. A whipping
administered to one dog is no warnin e
to another dog. All punishments of
animals must, in order to be operative,
be individual; and hence the. capital
punishment of an animal is an absurd
ity, because it extinguishes the life of
the only animal upon which the pun
ishment can operate.
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EDIBLE birds nest is the nest of the
sea-swallow Of the Malay archipelago,
bird of the size of common martin.
It builds it's nest of glutinous sub
stance, which it is said to derive from
sea weed. This weed is swallowed and
partly digested, and then disgorged and
fashioned into nest as large as coffee
cup. When fresh, these nests are of
waxy-white color, and are said. to be
worth twice their weight in sA Ter in
the markets of China, where alohd they
are sold, the general cost being IS or
more pound, according to the age of
the nests. The taste of dishes pre-
pared from these nests is said to be in
sipid, but the Chinese prize them, not,
perhaps, SO much for their taste, as for
their supposed tonic and aphrodjsiac
bowers
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A Lake Rooted with Salt.

No, it isn't frozen salt; and it isn't
under the ground. It is in summer
time, and open to the sky. And this is
the explanation:
In Siberia, where this wonder is to
be found, the summer heat is intense,
and turns the upper part of the waters
OF the lake into light mist, which
floats away into the air. The change
from water to mist takes place SO quick
II that large masses Of salt are left in
solid crystals, which cake together,
arching slightly over Che water, and
forming roof eight or nine inches
thick, SO strong that beasts Of burden
pass over it in safety, drawing their
loads behind them.
Now, is this salt roof good to skate
ton2 That is the question; but whar's
the answer ?-St. Nicholas.
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Ancient Customs About the Beard.

Mr.. Darwin in his Descent of MAJ" in
cInes to the belief that the beard was
originally ornamental. Ladies like a
bearded man; he was popular in prim-
tive society, could select the fairest
fair; his offspring resembled him, and
so on, according to the popular state
ments of this theory of selection. #
this view be true, it must be admitted
that women soon changed their minds.
There is no wife for bearded man."
says c Maori proverb. The Mortimer
who settled in Iceland were entirely of
the opposite way of thinking, and the
only reproach that his foes brought
against NAL was his lack of beard.
The Egyptians, as rule, were clean
shaven, especially the priests. The
neighboring L ybians, on the other hand,
were bearded, and the Northern mari
time enemies of the Egyptians, prob
ably the early Greeks, wore rather thin
yellow boards. Yet out of shaver
Egypt the Israelites carried boards
which they highly respected. To cut
an ENJOYS beard was gross insult, and
he WAS obliged to tarry somewhere till
his beard was grown. Friends might
touch the beard in reverential sort of
way, and thus Jacob took hold of that
of Amassa and ran him through the
body with his sword. The Assyrian
Kings wore enormous boards, and many
curled tiers, or stories, and we have an
impression that some Orientas carried
their boards in box. DR.. Doran, in
writing on the beard, gravely maintains
that the early Greeks were shaver, and
that they called bearded alien races
barbarous," connecting the word with
barba, q beard" But Homer's Greeks,
we know, wore their boards, and the
Egyptian monuments are sometimes
bearded.-Lo7odo7 Neus.
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Irish SuperStitiOns.

In Ireland, as in other countries, the
robin is believed to have plucked thorn
out of the crown of Ithorns, and to have
got its breast stained with blood in so
doing. Thinkers are looked down upon
in Donegal for the following rea-
son: When the blacksmith was Or
dered to make nails for the cross, he
refused. but the tinker consented to
make them; and Christ condemned him
and all his race to be wanderers, and
never to have roof of their own to
cover them, till the worlds end. "Can
that be true?" we asked the woman
who told US the foregoing story. as
it not the case that thinkers must wan
der from place to place in order to ply
their trader" Ma, ma, miss; it's the
blessed Lords Judgment on them that
keeps them from having a house O.
their aim" The same person delares
that she has seen the sun dance for
JOY on Easter morning. @She {the
Irish peasant always makes the sun
ferlinine) was just risen above the
mountains, when she gave three wee
skips for joy that Christ is risen. Sure,
I seen it WI my ain eyes," The cock is
estimated very highly for his wisdom,
inherited, in all probability, from the
ancestor that crowed when Peter denied
his Lord. Should he crow at an un-
timely hour, such as from 6 p. m. to II
p. M. he is believed to prophesy some
event affecting the family, and the mis-
tress hastens to feel his feet. II they
are cold. her heart sinks, for she knows
that he foretells q death; but if warm,
she is comforted and treasured, sure
that the house prophet is but rejoicing
at the expected arrival of good letter
from America, or some other piece of
luck. In Cork and Kerry the Growing
of cock at night is thought to give
notice that ghost is in the house, and
then whoever is still afoot hurries to
bed in trepidation and draws the
blanket over his head. The
Little inmate full Of mirth,
Chipping on my kitchen hearth,
is regarded by our peasantry of all
races-Celts, semi Scotch, and the des-
cendants of the English settlers with
superstitious interest. It is described
in Ulster as "a gentle wee thing" the
word gentle" always meaning of fairy
origin. It is thought to be very lucky
when crickets come to the house, and
very unlucky when they leave it, and it
is considered dangerous thing to kill
them Belqravi0,
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st. Petersburg,

st. Petersburg is city Of goMrmets.
The long nights in winter, and the ex-
cessive cold and discomfort out of
doors, drive the inhabitants to indoor
pleasures. They consequently pay
great attention to the cuisine, and the
cooks become Gordon. bleus The best
cuisine is, of course, the French, and
there are French chefs in many Of the
houses, but the Russians have number
of national dishes they are fond of, es-
pecially soups-cabbage soup eaten
with sour cream, cucumber soup, ard
cold, sour soup, which they swear by,
but which is not very agreeable to
foreign palate. The root vegetables,
turnlps, beets, etc., are remarkably
good; so are waterme'ons and
cucumbers, while game, snipe, wood
cock, cartridges, white cartridges,
hazel grouse, black cock, coqs
daA bots, and hare are all abundant in
their season and COOL. In the way of
fish, the salmen is excellent, and they
have trout, pot-6sh, perch, grayling
sequis, somewhat Like striped bass,
and the famous sterlet, which I do not
think deserves it reputation. Its roe
makes the best caviare. The regular
Russian restaurant is not to be seen in
st. Petersburg. There is one in Mos
COW, they call the Hermitage, which is
thoroughly Russian. A feature of these
restaurants is an immense mechanical
organ, which grinds out lively airs dur
ing dinner. One can hardly talk. The
correct thing to do is to take, before
dinner, "zacouska," which being in
terpreted means a preliminary lunch,
small glass OF liQuea1r, generally
@wodE," with salt fish or cavi-
are, or q little cheese. This
is supposed to whet dulled go
petite. Besides the pleasures of the
table, the Russians rely greatly upon
cards to pass the long winter evenings.
They play great deal and play high.
Whist, with some notifications in the
counting; baocarat, and game they call
@quinza," something like Boston" are
their principal games Cards are
monopoly in Russia, and their importa-
ton is strictly prohibited. The profits
on their sale 60 to the support Of the
Foundlings' Hospital, and it is magnif-
Gently supported. Any infant can be
brought there, and no questions are
asked either as regards the mother or
the child, and no payment is necessary.
It is said to be the only place in Russia
where no passport is required. The
Pen4 Monthly.
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Recovery from Rheumatism.

The convalescent sets forth on
crutches. The sky Is sunny, the air
balmy. He is safe. No more bed track
ing for him. He is happy. His heart
sings and twitters like bird. He
meets an old friend on the corner, who
grabs his hand and shakes it mp and
down until the hot tears gush to his
eyes, and, like an old pump, he at last
gives down water.
You must take wine and bark for
that rheumatic" says the friend.
I've been whining for the last six
weeks" replies the invalid, but as
for barking, it jars me all over; and,
besides, I'm not a dog"
at the next corner he meets another
acquaintance: There is only one thing
that will cure rheumatism" hs remarks,
and that is, empty e paper of tacks
into bowl of water, let it stand over
night, and then drink the water"
Suppos1ng," replies the victim, Il
drop my Textbook into the cistern and
then drink the water, won't that abate
the disease just the same?"
Further along he meets the third
counselor: Put both knees under a
faucet of cold water, and let it run, :"
recommends this dark and bloody vii
lain, with a vile smile on his vicious
countenance. i
II guess I will read Fawcett's poem
on an iceberg; that will answer every
purpose" retorts the victim. "Eat raw
onions," orders another. "Man,' re-
plies the invalid, raising his crutch, and
pointing with it to the blue and radiant
sky above, "has but once to die. Says
the great poet, A coward dies thous-
and deaths; brave man never dies but
once Better meet destiny face to face
inodorous of onions, than live on with
onions, with all the world wishing one
dead thousand years before he was
born" "Tonic," replied the friend.
" | guess I will give up onions, and ia
The convalescent now calls at the
store of bosom companion, and is
shown to a cozy seat in the private Of
fee, near the stove. "Stand your
crutches outside, by the door," directs
the friend. "Confound the things;
cannot bear to see them"
The convalescent complies, and pass
es an agreeable hour. When he hob
bles out to take up his crutches, they
are gone. The proprietor's boys have
nailed cleats to them, and are at that
moment stilt-walking with them in a
distant alley-way. By the time the in
valid RECEIVERS them the afternoon has
grown chilly, and the sun is pale and
low on the horizon. He is sure of a re-
lapse. Not less than 100 infallible rem
edies have been recommended to him.
Even the colored porter in the store
suggests cure: "You must t couple
of black-snake skins over your knees,
massa: De high golly! make de ole
man slippery as an cell"
As he nears his residence, he encoun-
tiers the doughty old doctor that has at
tended him from child. "What have
you in your mouth? ?" roars the old doc
tor. Tobacco" "Spit it out. What
have you in your pocket?" @Cigars.'
Throw 'em away" What is good for
second attack of rheumatism, doc
tor?" Nine weeks, "Mercy r
Nine weeks; and now, then, get into
the house, you reckless rascal; lay away
your clutches in the attic; put your
prayer-book under your pillow, and 80
to bed."-PrOUide71ce Journal
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She Forgot Something.
NoristoWn Herald.

! A lady in Portland, Maine, called at
jewelry store, and after making pur-
chase went home. Two hours later mes
senger called at the house and informed
her that she left something at the jewel
er's. '.Now, let me see," she unused,
''what can it be2 Here is my pocket
book, and there on the sofa is my fan,
and I have my gold watch here, and my
bonnet--why, where is my bonnet2-oh,
there it is on the foor;it fell off the Ia
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An engineer banks his fire far oftener
chan he banks his cash.
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The home stretch is best taken in the
evening on sofa.
New-York tribune., 1880-02-21
Aurtiom Sales of Real Cetdte.
Mokns WILKINS. Auctloneer.

MOKRIs wilkins. AuctODeer
EXECUTORS SALE OF property ON Broad
LUDLOW 4 co will seI auction. "Wednesday, Febru
sy 25 1880. ~ o'clock, at the Exchange ig
esiesroou. iii broadway. ". y, by order OF VIII
ham H. .Qnderaonk, esq. surviving e., exeen Gu
ceased Broadway No 545 near Spring-siot 26x2oO feet
hrough 116 Mercerst. together with The Duldines
thereon Clin ST. ga through 20 No Z69 Pear st. and
Adjoining the sOuthwestey corner Of FUonst two stoy
brick stores and lot x2034 feet Pearl ST. No 2h3 near
futonst0 8x O3s H. with story brick store oitdeep
West 34thst No. 25-Fifst class brown stone. oIist9y
house BIS ave- 26xB5 with lot 1884 feet and stable
ID the rear right OF through 70 35thst Also at The
and place East 36thst, No. 2S. between Park
and story brown stone English base
Rent house. lot 0c9 feet. For further partlc
uars apply Office Of the apctioneers No Pincst n u
l5423l'
New-York tribune., 1880-02-21
Cost ano foun0.

I OST.-Bank book No. 112, 573, issued by the
- German savings Ban9 in ihe Guy Of NeM {oik to li@r
bara clfich The finder holder ui the book
requested dcI II 10 the bank II not restored before
February l5 1880 application VIII be mace To the BANK of
book.
4 OST.-One hundred shares of Chicago, 81.
1 Iou- and New.Orean. Railroad Company certificate
No 100 IN The name OF l.. r. Ut LE transfer stopped
q reward Will be paid on it, return TO - -
II. II. HOLIIoTER Co, ~ New ST
New-York tribune., 1880-02-21
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE, SATURDAY FEBRUARY 81, 1880
STEAMBOATS, an0 Railroads.

RALT1MORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
landf sts ~ w " ' ~
$40 m for washington Pttsburg, Columbus Cincinnati
Indianapolis C1cago and the Richmond Charleston
Ohio, PittsbItg ard Chicago ~ ~
p. m for Washington and the West Pullman from
New York to Baltimore Washington, making close
nectons Tor pittsburR Cincinnati Indianapolis Louisville
ana ~ Louis Through Pullman Baltimore 10 Cincin
1000 dalv for Washington, the South and West Pull
scepers NcwYork to Baltimore and Wahin 4OD
making close connections for Chicago Cincinnati Indanapo
s Louisville. ST. Lons Columbus Pittsbnrg and
Southwest Through Pullman from Baimore IN Cncin
natl connects at Washington with trains Lynchburg
Florida, New Orleans and the South.
For through tickets please call at Compony's once sl5
PrOadway ticket Offices COrtlands
md Desbrosses-sts.. and Depot Jersey City
ROUND TRIP TICKETS TO KANSAS, NEBRASKA
New-York tribune., 1880-02-21
DENNsYLvANIA RAILROAD.

AND UNIlED STATES NAIL ROUTE.
Trains leave New York, Via DcsbrOsses and Cortland
streets icrticH as fol0wu:
Harrisburg pitsburg the West and South with Pullman
Ia ace Cars attached 9 D.. m. and 80 pm dally
Wilamspor Lock Haven, 9 10. M. $50 Corr aud
Tre y. Cory Tor Tusyillc Petrb-
centre ana the Ou Regions
Baltimore Washington and tie SOUTH Limited asihhgton
ExyTcs- Pullman ParlOr cars daY except sunday 10 a.
M arrive Washington AZ y. m ltegu AZ at 43O aud
SgOa M, J. and 10 y. SUNDAY. 10 a ~. - . -
EXprcfs Or West Philadelphia 4:3o 13n s:-o 10 LIN
ten, II a 80 4. 40 .. D. 1880 $50 and lu D.
ad SUNDAY 43O and n m, s. o. 15o 800 and 10
III. d o. n1hf.
ESprss Philadelphia via Camden. 1880 aud p.
except sunday. .--,--
al jersey city aGOdng speedy and Aect transfer for
1faus arrive Prom Pitisburg sos 1910 n NJ lOlO p M
daily $50 a m $3.50 y. daily. cNcept Monday From
Washington and Baltimore t5Oa NJ, = 300 $50 lO;lO 2.
m sunday, 6:j0 N From Phlls clpna 3oo o:o2' 900
$40 lO4O 80 i. ~. . $50. i3O, 400 ESQ, e;JJ aud
lOlOp N. sunday $50, 600, 900 lo4O ll;50 am, o:3O
lOlUU. IN
New-York tribune., 1880-02-21
II THROUGH TRAINS EACH WAY DAILY; d DEPors
IN PHILADELPHIA. = IL NEw-iOkk.
DOUBLE TRACK, THE MOST IMPROVED EQUIPMENT,
AND THE FASTEST TIME CONSISTENT
WITH ABSOLUTE SAFETY.

on AND AFTER JANUAHN, IL, loSy,
Express rains leave NewYOk DesOrosses and Cortandt
streets Ferries. follows ma "a ,
1880. $50, and 10 m. aud II night sundays 45O ana
o, o. 7.3n, $3.50 and p ni Rnd IL ntht n, = IN
Trains leave New daily, except ~, ,V
and PM running through via trenton W a ~ Sn
Of BrOOXyn connect win an through uthS
jersey CITY aGordng speedy ana direct uanser or
penTning trains ieayc West philadelphia l2Ol $40 3I5,
IN S $40 and IL a. M. timited EXPRESS l3O p ny
las 2 4. 5:31 I. and 1880 p ON sunday i2i.h 52o
glb \ $40. "A M 4, 1:i5 -. Leave Pmadeiphh VIA
Camden o. nj 350p m day tHce9LL sunday, too,
TcEet olces e44 BrOadwy Aston House ana oot
% p.hrosses and Courtst and BROOKLYN Az
~ nenot loot Fulf0nst BROOKLYN; Nos ia llb and 10
Indson st. Hobo Depot Jersey CITY Emgrsn Ticket
Once \ Battery Place. ,x,u Ill cor and check
The New York Transfer Company VIII cab i"A ~ ~
noanac 30 trom hotels and residences
FEANK THOMSON, nan.r.i ~ = passenser gent
fhnN' General Manager oehen I"sse"s" 'he"'
New-York tribune., 1880-02-21
Busine5s Ghnnces.

Buslne5s Ghnnce5.
TOR SALE-Valuabe iron leases near Green
Address HALE. Z. o. Box LAG
NOR SALE or LEASE.-The Cincinnati Rail-
way Iron Works Company Offer Tor sale or lease on favor
se terms their rail beam mill Tho property in good
condition well situated for handling every tlng VAN Va.
greatest economy; having frontage on the ohio River o
p,cr G0n feel and the the Little Miami RalrOa
The trcscn VIII take large interest IN new organ
1aton IL desired AddreEs WALTER SMITH President IL
West 4th-st, Cincinnati ONO.
DATENT FOR SALE.-A paper or bill file
of use all Government municipal 3ant ana insuIncg
nTces an excellent investments prce $1,000 half cash and
half secuted notes. half mrtes for SID % can De seen on
annlication Address 4. n. ID, Tribune ONCE.
New-York tribune., 1880-02-21
Citp propsrip f)aniso.

BROWN STONE HOUSES wanted in good
negboshood Sstory. one story for which owners
would payment In small country place balance
sssh. RCLASD WHITING, Beekmau-st
WANTED TO RENT.-An entire building
w on William st.. John and FTankfortss VI.
sanity Address ENQUIRER, onice Of this paper