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The Virginia star., 1880-03-27
A New species of Monkey.

There are now in the Alexandra Palace,
London, six live specimens of monkey
new to science, the nlacGcus getatfdd a
native of the mountains of Abyssinia, where
it lives at an elevation of from 1000 to
$500 feet above the sea-level. One of these
monkeys is an adult male. 1t is hairy over
the whole of the body, with the exception
of pink patch, free from hair on the
chest, and space around the throat OF the
same color. When the animals become an
CRY or excited, these pink patches turn
bright red. The nostrils are high up from
the upper jaw, and the upper lip is so mo-
bile that it is often turned up 80 as to show
the whole of the upper teeth and gums.
The tail is long and thick, and ends IN
tuft resembling somewhat lions tan. The
color of the hair is brown, except around
the breast where it is gray. The bare part
of the chest shows two male indications OF
teats. The female has not such long hair
as the male and on the bare spot in front
are two well-developed teats The young
monkey takes one in each hand and sucks
from both at once While these animals
have rejected all fruits, they have eaten In
dian corn and grass, pulling 1t apart, and
n aking 1t into little balls. In their habitat
these monkeys sleep in caves, and IN Lon
don they sleep in Urge box, the old male
remaining on quad near the entrance
The Virginia star., 1880-03-27

village. As soon as darkness had settled,
the few who had been warned assembled III
Morton's store for consultation. IL was
not many minutes before a rap was neard
which Morton readily recognized as hat OF
the woman of whom we have spoken. by
her devotion and fidelity she had saved
him from many dangers and many losses.
She was admitted and began at once to re-
veal the Indians plans in detail. 1t was
not their intention to make general al
tack; their designs were only upon Nor
toms store. They expected to find him
sleeping in the little apartment OIL the
main room, terrify him into acquiescence,
ransack the establishment and carry on
s,lch booty as suited them. Should he
resist, they would kill him, if necessary to-
the accomplishment of their purpose.
Word was instantly sent to such others
rs could be trusted in an emergency, anu
within an hour some % men who knew
the use of gunpowder were assembled at
Morton's all fully armed, and with Nor
toms stock of ammunition to back them
They decided to take their stand outside
the building, and post sentinels in every di-
rection 40 rods away. The woman was to
TcLuC W sale ulStduCC duu lIuiHiA ~
creted. Morton commanded.
All being in readiness, they had not long
to wait. Within an hour sentinel came
in with the tidings that a party, some
twenty or thirty as nearly as he could
judge in the starlight, were approaching.
By preconcerted signal the other senti-
nels were called in, and the men deployed
in such manner as to give an impression OF
the largest possible numbers when simul-
taneous fire should be delivered.
1t appears that the savages, thinking 1t
an easy matter to rob single man, had
not come in force, but had detailed few
braves for the purpose. On they came,
with their stealthy tread, until their forms
began to be dimly outlined. AS they came
within easy range, Morton estimated their
number to be not more than twenty. When
all was ripe, Morton gave the word ia fire.
As the twenty five rifles, scattered in long
line, blazed out upon them, they seemed to
think that an army of thousand men had
opened fire. With one united horrible
yell they fled 10 the woods, and no trader
of that village was ever thereafter molested
by them. The men had purposely aimed
high, rs they desired rather to frighten
than iniure those with whom they were
not at all anxious to inauguratc bloody
feud. As consequence no blood was
shed and no serious ill-feeling engendered
The Indian woman, who had proven so
faithful friend, was provided with home
in the village. She was given rudimen-
tary English education, adopted the dress
and civilization, and subsequently married
Morton, who was III fact the father of thf
little fellow VINO mad followed mis- raashssr
to the village on that eventful day. Some
of her descendants still reside in Cleveland /;
others are scattered elsewhere,
The Virginia star., 1880-03-27
TIE ENGINE.


Into the gloom of the deep. dark night
With painting breath and startled scream;
Swift a. bird In sudden fight
Darts this creature of steel and steam.
Awful dangers are lurking nigh,
Rocks and chasms are near tho track.
But straight by the light of its great white
eye,
1t speeds thro' the shadows. dense and
black.
Terrible thoughts and fierce desires
Trouble its mad heart many an hour,
Where burn and smoulder tho hidden fires,
Coupled ever with might and power.
1t hates. rs the wild horse hates the rein.
The narrow track by vale and hill
And shr eks with cry Of startled pain.
And lon. to fol ow its own wild viii.
Oh, what am put an engine shod
With muscle and flesh BY the hand OF God,
Seeding on thro' the dense, dark night
Guided alone by The souls white lghtf
Often and often my mad heart tries.
And hates it's way with q bitter hate,
And longs to follow its own desires.
And leave the end in the hands Of fate.
o, pondrous engine of steel and steam
O, human engine OF flesh and bone
Follow the white lii hts certain beam
There lies safety, aud there alone
The narrow track Of fearless truth.
Lit by the souls great eye ct light,
o, passionate heart Of restless youth,
Alone will carry you thro the night
The Virginia star., 1880-03-27
Saving a Train.

Not lony ago an incident occurred on the
Western railroad, Georgia, that will cause
surprise wherever it is spoken of. The
train was within about thirty miles of
Montgomery, running at rapid rate, all
unconscious of danger. The engineer spied
a white handkerchief on a pole, huttering
in the road some distance up the track.
On getting nearer lie discovered it was some
one waving the train down. The shrill
whistle was sounded, brakes put on, and
the train brought to standstill. The
heads of passengers were popping out OF
the windows, lnquiring what the trouble
was no station being near. The conductor
came out, and seeing tramp was the one
who had caused the train to stop, inquired
in probably q rather angry manner what
was wanted. This man, who belonged to a
class almost universally despised and sub
jected to cuffs and kicks, astonished the
conductor by informing him that about
eighteen inches of rail was broken out a
short distance further on. The broken
place was repaired, the train about to move
off, when the conductor saw the tramp
standing on the roadside, and asked:
"Where do you want to go to?"
The tramp replied, ITO Pensacola"
''Then," said the conductor, "why don't
you get on the train2"
''The reply was, because have no
money"
The conductor told him to get aboard,
that he would take him to Montgomery.
On arriving in the city the fact was re-
ported to the general manager of the road,
who asked the man which he would have,
money or work. The man answered I'D
would rather have employment. A posi-
tion was at once given him. AT last nc
counts he was at work and doing well.
The Virginia star., 1880-03-27
Five Murders for 800.

The inhabitants of the beautiful capital
of Wurtemberg were thrilled with horror
on New Years eve by the fiendish deed of
monster who butchered the family of his
brother, consisting of five persons--father,
mother, and three small children. John
Waibel, the murderer is millwright,
thirty seven years of age. Like every able
bodied German he served his time in the
army. His military record was of the very
worst kind. He was reported for conduct
unbecoming O soldier, for violating the
rules, and neglect of duty about 200 times
and was fined in each instance. In 1851
he served in the Third cavalry regiment,
and during the campaign in 1866 he was
transferred to the Chasseurs AT the expi-
ration of his term Of service he enlisted
again in the Third cavalry regiment and
took part in the war with France in 1901.
He was a brave soldier, and for courage in
battle was decorated with the iron cross. At
the close of the war he was mustered out and
returned to his place of nativity, Kupfer-
zell. where he resumed his trade. Toward
the end of December last he visited his mar
ried brother, who lived with his wife and
four children in Weber street, Stuttgart.
The brother was employed as carpenter he
was hard working man and took good
care of his family, and was well liked by
his neighbors. He received his wayward
brother, some years his junior, very kindly.
Mrs. Waibel sacrificed her own comfort
IN many ways for her guest; she surren-
dered her bedroom, to her brother-in-law,
while she was con- ent TO sleep on lounge
in the sitting-room, beside which she placed
the cradle with her baby, three months old.
John Waibel knew that his brother had 400
marks (about $1Oo) in his possession, and
The Virginia star., 1880-03-27
NEWSPAPER DECISIONS.

|. Any person who takes a newspa-
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or whether he has subscribed or not-is
responsible for the payment.
2. If a person orders his paper dis
continued he must pay all arrearages, or
the publisher may continue to send it
until payment is made. and collect the
whole amount, whether the paper is
taken from the office or not.
8. The courts have decided that re
tusing to take newspapers and periodicals
from the post-office, or removing, and
leaving them uncalled for, is PRIMA IA.
Gle evidence of intentional fraud.
4. II subscribers move to other places
without informing the publishers, they
are held responsible. Notice should al.
waya be given of the removal.
The Virginia star., 1880-03-27
Row TO Make MicrOphone.

Go to a toyshop, and buy child's toy
tambourine. Take thin piece OF white
pine wood, say two inches by one and a
nalf inch. With pair OF sciss ors cut
piece of thin sheet cooper about half inch
broad, two inches long. Keep one end
broad, cut the other by taking off the
corners to blunt point, drill hole toward
the broad end, large enough to take
small brass screw at the other end another
hole but only large enough to receive the
end of q small copper wire. Place this
piece of copper thus shaped, in a hand
vice. and turn up to right angle the
pointed end to the height of half an inch
Now take another piece of copper plate the
same breadth, a little short of an inch in
length, turn one end up in the same way.
Bore a hole in this to take brass screw,
get piece of carbon, file it to one inch
long, half inch broad, two-eights deep
drill hole through it for screw. Now place
this piece of carbon across the larger piece
of copper plate, and crew it firmly on to
the board, passing, of course, through the
plate. Take the other piece OF copper and
screw 1t to the board at the other end. Two
very small blocks of wood may now be cut,
into which fix binding screws. With Goa
guline fix these one at each edge OF the
tambourine, and then by the same process
fix the board in the center, with its two
ends towards the binding screws. When
thoroughly firm bring thin copper wire
twisted into helix through the hole in the
upright and twisted firm to that hole.
Bring the other end round the screw OF the
binding screw and screw it we'll down upon
it. You have thus connection with the
carbon plate. Take small file and cut a
nick in the center of the upright at the
other end of the board, just deep enough to
carry piece of stout brass wire. Connect
the copper in the same way as the other 10
the binding screw, in line with it, the
distance between the two copper plates a
the board being about half an inch. You
have only now to cut piece OF stout brass
wire, which, falling into the nick, shall by
another nick in itself 80 balance, that oht
end, filed to a knife edge, shall just touch
the end of the carbon. This is q long story
to tell of what, when seen, is very simple.
As to the effect, although have purchased
some nlicrophones from well knowr
makers, and found them very good, for
large field, for fly walking, ETC., the tam
BOURNE l find far the best. If the tam
BOURNE was supported on four pieces o.
oak think it would improve 1t. !"
The Virginia star., 1880-03-27
A Specimen Corn-Cracker.

Genial Major Neely of Houston d Co.,
the contractors, tells good story of the In
nate verdancy of certain Of the inhabitants
of the Tennessee hills on the line OF the
Cincinnati Central railroad.
The Major was engaged in tunneling
mountain right on the bank Of the Cum5er-
land river, said river now being spanned at
that point by fine bridge, though then
there was no sign of the structure.
One morning corn cracker rowed across
the r1ver, and upon approaching the major,
the following colloquy ensued:
Native-Mornin'
Major Neely-Good morning.
N.-You seem to be scatterin' dirt and
gravel around here pretty peert.
N. N.-Well, yes. We are getting
through the hill quite lively.
N.-Who's payin' for all this fusss
NJ. N.-The city of Cincinnati
N.-Wall, 1t must cost heap OF money.
What's it fer, any how2
THE Major thought he would enlighten
the native, 30 he told him that he was en-
gagged in building tunnel, and he further
explained that it was cheaper to bore hole
through the mountain for the cars to run
through than TO level 1t or make ''cut''
down the grade. The native took It all In,
and then queried:
$50 the steam kyars ID going to come
right through this tunnel away northi"
"Yes, that's just it," responded the
Major
swell, Major, that's askin' too much for
man to believe, replied the corn-cracker.
II don't swallow 1t no how you can Ax 1t,
that every time that ere iron hoss OF yourn
jumps across the river, he's going 70 strike
this little hole right squar' and fair. No,
sir, can't swallow that
The Major didn't try to make him
The Virginia star., 1880-03-27
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The Virginia star., 1880-03-27

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the issue whether state has any rights
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New York Express

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habeas corpus and certiorari In the Mary-
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an election Judge of Cincinnati, show how
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