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Why He DisnnalIy GrOaned.
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In this country, no matter where reside two
lawyers, no matter whom. Suffice to say these
lawyers are young, genial and deep In Legal
lore, and as such are occasionally sought after
in criminal cases of small import. very short
time ago, no matter when, professional duties
called them before q certain Justice of the
peace In the county. One was to prosecute and
the other defend. The case was conducted
with skill and ability, and the court, unac-
customed to such, beamed with deep admira-
ton upon the young lawyers, and was happy.
The time arrived for the prosecuting at
torDey to deliver his speech and he waxed
eloquent on the subject of carrying concealed
weapons, and made moving appeals In the
name OF the law that visibly affected the
court, who wept muchly, and mentally vowed
vengeance against the culprit All at once,
however. and from some unaccOuntable cause,
hts eloquence suddenly ceased. His left leg
seemed to be troubling him beyond measure,
and he a11ectionately grasped 1t with both hands
and groaned dismally as he cast an appealing
look towards the door, as II he desired above all
earthly things to be on the outside. All at once
the mystery was cleared up. An innocent re-
volVer serenely glided out Of the pants leg on
the floor. The young attorney was incontinent-
~ hoored, and the court, who had been revolv-
ing in his mind the propriety of sending for all
the doctors In the neighborhood. was aStonish-
ed-wiped his eyes and ahem'd ominously. The
young attorney was unable tc offer any excuse
and the court promptly fined him s25 and cost,
and hereafter he will be more careful
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A Gem of OratOry.
Cumberland Old Democrat. !

Inc scene was the council chamber, that spot
where SO many buds OF genius have blosSomed
ta 1aded before an unappreciated audience.
Inc SUBJECT under discussion was whether a
clnder walk should be laid from Ann to Ste
said, Mr.. President this is very important
matter. My constituents in that section can
not go to church on account of the mud. They
are cut on from the rest of mankind for want
OF clnder walk; they desire to attend church;
some are Presbyterlans, some are LutheranS
some Methodists and some are Catholics, but
all are voters, and the spring election is ap-
preaching One is colored man, who works
al one OF our hotels; he is not a voter yet but
he Will be In the spring, and he will vote our
ticket If you give us this cinder walk. Give it
TO us unanimously. l care not what course
others may take, but as for me give me this
cinder walk or give me death" The cinder
walk was voted unanimously.
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THE STORM.

The tempest RACES wild and high,
The waves lift up their voice and cry
Fierce answers to the angry sky:
Through the black night and driving rain
A ship is struggling, all in vain,
To live upon the stormy main:
Miserere Domino!
The thunders roar, the lightnings glare,
Vain is it now to strive or dare;
A cry goes up of great despair:
Miserere Domino
The stormy voices of the main,
The moaning wind and pelting rain
Beat on the nursery window pane:
Miserere Domino!
Warm curtain'd was the little bed,
Soft pillow'd was the little head;
1.-The storm will wake the child, they said ::
Miserere Domino!
Covering among his pillows white
He prays, his blue eyes dim with fright:
Father, save those at sea tonight"
Miserere Domino!
The morning shone all clear and gay
On a ship at anchor in the bay,
And on a little child at play:
Adelaide A. Procter.] Gloria tibi, Domino!
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A silly and Useless Practice.

Boston JOurnaI.I
We alluded few weeks since TO the practice
Of making checks payable TO the order OF bust
ness men, and suggested that all titles. whether
legal or complimentary, had no place in a SIM
pie business transaction. One or two cores
pondentS think that these little courteSieS are
practice Is SO common that to avoid it eXcltes
remark. To all this we have only TO remark
That MeSSrS., Mr., ESD, Col, Hon. &c. are no
led Ifyou have check 10 make payable to his
Excellency the Governor OF the Commonwealth.
In his private capacity, 1t Is a bit OF unparion.
able snobbery to write on the face OF the check
that IL Is payable to the order Of his Excellency
John d. Long. 1t is payable to John ID. Long.
and his title has nothing to do with the trans.
action
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BRER FOX FOOLED AGAIN.
ATLANTA constitutional

ATLANTA Constitution
cone day." said Uncle Remus, sharpening his
Fox strike up wild Brer Tarrypin right in de
middle er de big road. Brer Tarryp1n done
heered i'm comm, en- he low to hissef dat he'd
monstus perlite, en- he cope open up de confab, he
did, like he amt see Brer Tarrypin sence de las
80, .Ieyo, Brer Tarrypln. xhar you bin dis
as LounJun 'roun', Brer Fox, lounjun 'roun,
You don't look sprucy like you did, Brer
Tarrypin,' SEE Brer Fox, seZee.
"LounJun 'roun' en- suffer'n',' sez Brer larry
pin, sezee. Den de talk sorter run on like
".W wat all you, Brer Tarrypin Yo' eye look
mighty red sez Brer Fox, sezee.
Lor', Brer Fox, you dunner wat trubble Is
You amt bin lounjun 'roun' en- suffer'n," SEE
Brer TaTypin, sezee
weak, Brer Tarrypin. SEE Brer Fox, sezee.
g" tor', Brer Fox, you dunner wat trubble is,
says Brer Tarrypin. sezee.
WAT all you now, Brer Tarrypin?' SEE Brer
"'Tuck walk de udder day, en- man come
long en- set de tiel AFTER. Lor, Bier Fox, you
dunner wat trubble is.' SEE Brer Tarrypin,
" How you get out the fer, Brer Tarrypin,
SEE Brer Fox, sezee.
-, 'sot en- tgck It, Brer Fox sez Brer Tarry
my eye, en- de fer scorch my back SEE Brer
a.Lfik Ike hit bun yo tail on Brer Fox,
"oh, no, dars de TAIL Brer Fox SEE Brer
rarrypin, sezee, en- wild dat he oneurl his tail
sum under de shell, en- no sooner did he do dat
dan Brer Fox grabbed it, en- holler OUT
"'Oh, yes, Brer Tarrypin! On, yes! En- so
youer de man wat lam me on de head at Miss
Meadows is you? Youer in wild Brer Rabbit, is
you? Wei, I'm gwineter out you
'.Brer Tarrypin beg en- beg, but twant no use.
Brer Fox done bin fool so much dat he looks
like he 'termin' fer ter have Brer Tarryplns
fer ter drown Inn, but Brer Fox amt m akin no
prOmmuS, en- den he beg Brer Fox fer ter bun
i'm, KAYE he done useter fer, but Brer Fox don't
say nuttin. Bineby Brer Fox drag Brer Tarry-
i'm under de water. Den Brer Tarrypin begin
ter holler:-
s.sTurn loose dat stump root en- ketch holt
me-turn loose dat stump root en- ketch hold er
me-
"Brer Fox he boiler back
al amt got holt er no stump root en- is got
holt er you.'
.'Brer Tarrypin he keep on holler'n:-
"'Ketch holt er me-Pm drOWnin'-Pm a
drownin'-turn loose de stump root en- ketch
holt er me-
"sho nur Brer Fox turn loose de tail, en-
Brer Tarrypin, he went down ter de bottom
kerfiunkity- blink!'
No typographical combination or description
could do justice to the guJteral sonorousness-
the peculiar ntonation-which Uncle Remus
impaired to the last word. 1t was so peculiar
indeed that the little boy asked
How did he go to the bottom, Uncle
Remus?'
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS"
"Was he drowned, Uncle Remus?"
"Who? old man Tarrypin? Isyou drowndld
wen yo' ma tucks you in de bed?'
sole man Tarrypin wuz at home | tell you,
honey. kerblinkity- blunk ~
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A Valuable Device

the milwaukee, sun says SAM Medih has In
venice device to prevent market-men from
palming OF old eggs for fresh ones The inyen-
ton is thus described:
He proposes to arrange rubber stamp in tho
nest OF every hen, with q movable date. This
stamp is arranged with a pad which is satu-
rated with indenble ink. When the hen lays an
egg, as Is well known, she kicks slightly with
her hind leg. An electric disk is arranged so
that her foot touches 1t, when the stamp turns
over on to the ink pad. and then revolveS,
stamping the date on the egg. The hen then
girl removes the egg, replaces the stamp, which
Is ready for another. On each evening. after
the hens have retired to their downy rooSt with
the following day, and the good work goes on.
In this way there can be no cheating. You go
to the grocery and ask for fresh eggs, and the
grocery man says he has some eggs OF the vint-
age OF January 60, 1850, for instance. You look
at them, and there are the figures. which can
not lie. With this method 1t is an object for the
man to get rid Of his eggs, knowing that to-
morrow may be too late,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-14
Tier THE EVENING STAR
DISTRCST.

How few are they whom we may dare to trust
How rare is he, who. with unwavering faith,
Performs his promise and his debt repay'th
How many are mere humps of lying dust,
Pierced through and through with the Internal lust
OF gold whom greed not honor, ever sway'th :;
Whose oath the feather of moth outweighth;
For whom feel intuitive disgust
Give me the man whose word stands, like rock,
Firm in the shock of bilowy circumstance;
Who never let's self interest hide from view,
Fog like, his duty; makes no Quibblng mock
OF conscience, nor imputes his fault to chance
Him revere-but where is he, and who?
W. L, SHOEMAKER.
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T IST OF LETTERS REMAINING IN THE
" WASHINGTON CITY POST OFFICE,

rs OBTAIN fda any of these Letters the apncsnt
NJ If not called for within one month they will be
sent to the Dead Letter Office.
LADIES LIST
B.sa1.s Arena; Barnes B F Mrs; Bonner
zs EE s%sE 1ss Moi Bril- aTs
f barry Mary Mfs Nancy Brown
u CmGrs ne Mrs Saseaton Elvjra Cooke
nDaD9yle Annie o; Dove Julia Mrs; Daule Mrs
E-Enler Alice; Titzhush Lucy; Fitz Mary;
G-GaIe Cyrus Jr Mrs; Gale Ellen NJ Cant Mrs;
HIN Annie v; Hatton Ellen Hill Isaac Mrs;
Howard Lucy; Harris Lucie; Howard Louise; Hen
5sG Johnson HEafss{ Julia
Jordan Mary E. johnson Mary Jackson NJ Miss
-K--Keney Cora; Knowles Grace E; Keosh Mary;
k 4l siartie, 2; Kelley Mary; Knapp VIM
Lice Ella Little Jane.
M.Milsted Dora; Moore Isetta; Mathews jenna;
Me-MeintoeR Iaeiada; Nc aieer Mary SSJ Julia
P-Famlner Bette; Parr Evarts Mrs; arrs
.R.Kierdan Augusta; Ross Columbia; Reed Liz
S Smith Carrie i; Stewart Eliza Stewart EN-
Mrs; Shepherd Ella Cob; Sanford : [ Mrs;
Pier Maud; smson Sarah A; sheeler saviIla; Shell
T.Thornton Amy (coD; Thompson El;z'th:
55hayer Mary Mary. b; Tabb Betsy; Thompson Mary;
W@@Woods Annie R: Wilson AIDA walter An
nie Mlial Hs ALICE Nest Bette White Clorie
Mkeson LOUISA Wasnon Msrst w %heer
Y-YeatInan ir Mrs.
MIsCELLANEoGs-S Sisters Of Charity.
GENTLEMENS LIST.
A.Anderhub Andrew; Atkinson Hon W; Asur
J, Brown Andrew; Bryan Amos 2; Bicks Ander-
EarG artN Rrnu 7 Rash
George W Brown Jarrett: Banner Joseph Brooks
nG slsT h s Been e.
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sas JAZZ Hon bubie csp Dick
1 Z; Domere p De vries Capt Peter; Douglass
Hon s5R rDfrJ Tatne Fr cs sJ + ses
Fields Thomas o,,,., c
psT; Gardner dorsey; cray James ": Green
Otto; Gray Jno R: Goodall James Gary W; CANT
Richard; Gaines Col Sam; Gallagher Thomas; Grit
ni MIH HiHH Charles; Hartley B; Hamlins
81 51o Ha hiIl Isaac HAZE Aah Hon hsx
HaS sn v n Il: herdma nS Win 4; Hadiey W Hale
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The Weather and Health in Europe.

Medical and Surgical Reporter
Intense cold has prevailed over all Europe
this winter. beginning early and lasting with
continued severity. The effect on the public
health has been trying. The mortality reports
OF all the large cities show an increase in the
annual death rate quite striking at times.
Rome has reached IS and 40 per 1000 per year.
In Naples malignant fever has been preva-
lent. At the health resorts on and near the
lIvltra cold I. ins, light SHOWS and d mp days
nave rcVailed. AT Berne, one hospital received
in the week before Christmas fifty patients SUI
ieflng from severe frost bite. In Paris the ap-
y lcations Tor entrance TO the hospitals in De-
cember were one thousand a week In excess OF
the acc ommodationS. Sile5ia has been fright
1uliy ravagt by hunger and typhus as also
Ireland at one extremity OF the continent and
Turkey at the other.
Very recently. Rome dispatch to the Loncon
NandGrd says: The accounts from Terra dt
Lavori. Naples, continue to be terrible The
population of seventeen communes especially
aflllcted numbers ,SS2 persons. or this num-
Der, 81, $40 had been attacked by fever up to the
18th OF December last. This fever means fam
Inc. The government aid Is not sufficient
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81 believe in Providence" said Victor Hugo
to company gathered around him In his red sa-
dence myself" Some one asked for an explaua
ton OF this curious riddle. The venerable poet
replied: 1--WE caught mouse yesterday even
ing. Its death sentence was already pronounced,
when my little granddaughter Jeanne, with eyes
gl1sten1ng with tears, begged for the
life of the gray prisoner. Her mother hesitated
whether to listen to the dear little advocate or
not, and in her doubt said, Grandfather shall
decide" SO they came to me. For moment
held the power OF life and death over the dimin-
utive creature, and thought the Heavenly
Providence may find itself In my situation when
the fate of a being Of higher order Is to be de-
termined. Naturally I set the mouse free. for
when q man undertakes che role of Providence
on small scale he should At least initiate Its
generosity"
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Professor Asger Hamerik's Ideas OF
Music.

baltimore Gazette, February 6.
Professor ASger Hamerik delivered yesterday
his eleventh lecture on the history of music. He
said: Instruments are divided into stringed
and wind instruments, and subiivided into six
classes, namely, bowed instruments pne family
OF yiolins), wind instruments. keyed instru-
mentS (piano and organl, stringed instruments
(harp, guitar, &C.. instruments OF percussion
and mechanical instruments At the head of
these must be placed the human voice. the first
and the most beautiful OF all instruments. In
Stramental music Is melody or a system of
melodies appropriated either TO single instru-
ment or TO several together. This leads US to
consider II in two points OF view-frst as single
music or solo; secondly, as concerted music
Solos, whether single or accompanied, compre-
bend an Infinite number OF pieces In
various forms and styles, as studies, fantasies
sonats and concertoS. The inventor OF the
sonata form is Corelli and of that OF the con-
certo. Toreln. BY concerted music we under
stal instrumental music with different parts
In W. CHI all the instruments are equally obliga-
70. II ; class comprises the trio, the quartet,
ment hal is separate part and the symphony.
BOcherinl Vas the first who, in 116s liked
the quartet and quintet, or chamber mu-
sic. He W.. followed by Gardini, CamOrni
and Pagnanl and, in another school, by Pleyel,
Haydn, NJ oar, and Beethoven. The symphony
improved siBce he middle OF the last century by
form perfected by Haydn and In its instrumental
ton by Beethoven. Other symphony com
posers OF various schools followed, as Berloz,
SpOhr, Gade, Ruff and Rubinstein. symphony
orchestra consists of yiolins yiolas violoncelloS
double BASES, two flutes, two oboeS two clari-
onetteS, Two baSsoon5, two French horns, two
trumpetS and kettle drums. 1t has, during the
last fifty years, been improved with four French
horns, three tromboneS, tuba harpS and inStru-
ments OF percussion and ceSSarily calls for
additional strings to balance. Thus the modern
symphony composer has at his command five
colorS-strtngs wooden Instruments, brass
harpS and instruments OF percuSsion-wth all
the sub-vartety OF Shades. AS to the number of
instruments. i consider an orchestra OF thirty
FIVE strings and twenty wind Ill truments, or
about sixty performers, all that fl needed to
render any work satisfactory under one baton"
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eB-The estate OF the late Walter Hastings,
who left large bequest to Harvard College, has
been appraised at $685., 425.
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~ Wendell Phillips says that the man who
creams OF Grant aspiring to be dictator would
! ave awakened Moan with the cry of '.Fire!'
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sIRev. Mr.. Dyson, Of the M. E church, died
IN ChamberSburg, Pa, Wednesday.
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the well known astronomer and scientific writer.
Mr.. Richard A. Proctor.
which attack cultivated plants, as distinguished
from wild plants may arise from the forced
and ARTIFICIAL conditions to which the former
are subjected, just as many Of the diseases of
mankind and the domestic animals are induced
by similar conditions AS evidence in support
OF this view, we are told in that in England the
hOlyh0ck, lilies hyacinthS, verbenaS, and even
the hardy crocus, have been SO extensively
effected by new and previously unknown forms
OF disease. that gardeners are much discouraged
in regard to their cultivation"
CoNTRACTILITY OF PLANTS.
II motion is the indication OF feeling, and feel
ing is the great distinguishing feature between
plants and animals, numbers of organisms
which have been regarded as plants might rea-
SOnably be claSSed as animals.
The MintOsa Se,astticd, when expanded, II one
Of Its Leaflets be slightly touched VIII Close
will do the same and in very short time the
mid-rib itself will bend down upon the stem. If
the plant be In very irritable condition, from
It's functions being In state OF great activity,
the other leaves will be similarly affected
The DtOnde nlLScfpttIG has the power of fold
ing the two sides Of the leaf toward each other,
so as to enclose anything between them which
may have settled upon its surface, and prevents
the escape OF an insect, which may be thus cap
tured. Upon the slightest touch, the two sides
fold together, the walls OF which seem to press
more closely upon the captive the more 1t Strug-
giles Any insect thus captured is soon de-
stroyed, and its decay appears to furnish the
plant with nutrtment beneficial to it. DR.. VIM.
b. Carpenter, in his Vegetable Physiology, men
lions plant of this kind which was kept in q
green house in England, from which Insects
had been carefully excluded, which languished
and which was restored by placing little pieces
Of meat upon its traps the decay OF which
seemed to answer the same purpose.
The Stptidiun, has a tall column rising from
the center Of its flowers, and consisting OF its
stamens and style united, usually hanging over
one side Of the flower, which, II ever 50 slightly
touched, starts up with jerk, and rapidly
swings over to the other side.
The lowest forms OF vegetable existence are
extremely difficult to distinguish from CORE
spending f>-ms OF the animal kingdom, as Is
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murder just you smash his gail, then your ter
rapin is gone forever. Watch close for eggs,
and handle them gingerly. Now, having got
him or her all into shape, put the meat aside.
Take three fresh eggs; you must have them
fresh. Boil 'em hard and mash 'em smooth; add
tablespoonful Of cream, salt and pepper, (red
pepper to terrapin is just depravity,) and two
Wine glasses Of sherry w1ne-wine as cost s2.5
bOtega in all Portugal that wouldn't think itself
honored to have itself mixed up with terrapin.
Now. you want quite quarter OF pound OF the
lain covered pan and melt 1t f1rst-mustnt be
Drowned. WheE it's come to be oily put in your
terrapin, yolks of eggs, wine and all. Let it
times does the Business. WHAT you are are after IS
to make it bland. There amt nothing that
must be too pinted in terrapln stew. 1t wants
with most beautiful natural terrapln aroma.
You must serve it to the people that eats It on
hot plate, but the real thing Is to have it In a
be selfish there is a kind Of divine Satisfaction
Won't be- never another jsemes Prosser. lis
secret died with him.-Bob, the Sea Cook, in Neso
GLIMPsEs OF HOME LIF8.-stSo much to do" Is
the unceasing cry of American women who pre-
tend to labor Part Of their excessive labor isim-
be removed by greater economy both Of Time and
labor. Economy Is not sttngtness, but making
everything turn to best account. Not only In
made, but in our cooking. Many tired woman,
wishing to prepare something acceptable for the
table-somethlng not too expensive, nor too
much trouble to prepare, but still change from
the usual Dill OF fare-is glad to get receipts for
shorts puddings and biscuits are fayorites
with us, because we think they are good. For
the biscuit we. take sour cream, with tea
spoonful OF saleratus to each cupful OF cream, a
little salt and mixwith shorts till Of the consIs-
teney OF other biscuit rollsout and bake quickly.
The pudding Is made In the same way, only not
30 thick and some fruit added. Ii is then baked
pudding sauce 20 -
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EdttOr Sfdr:-Tne unqualified assertions OF
several gentlemen at the meeting OF the Work
ingmen's Assembly relative to the wages dress
makers pay their employees, induces me to eX-
press the sentiments of large number who
have been grossly miSrepresented by these
gentlemen's assertions.
Bent on reform, they urge the press to con-
denim ladies, who are themselves struggling in
a majority OF cases to support large families,
and, as their business warrants, are able to en-
R to %. s'f' VINO 0'ner"'Se would nave h''h'ns
My best hands receive from S. to sle per week:
those who are learning, from 81 TO 81. We take
app enticeS year, who are required to work
three months without pay, and in many in
stances ought to pay for the trouble of instruct
ing them. My employees begin at s a. IN, and
stop invariably at 61S p. m.
Mr.. Craney instanced cases where sewing
girls were paid only s. per week, while the
fashionable dreSSInakerS receive from $50 to
500 for making each dress. II such prices pre-
vail in other cities they are unknown here.
Since the decline in gold the price for making a
dress scarcely exceeds one-tenth OF the amount
named by Mr.. Craney.
Such statements as to prices induce other
dressmakers to come here, only to be disap-
pointed, as there are already plenty in the
city to fulfill all the ladies require Of them.
My sympathieS are certainly with the work
ing class, and those who are from necessity
obliged TO face the stern realities Of life. AS
one OF that class myself, would seek to better
the condition OF our working women by giving
them better wages, more Consideration, and
more sympathy.
Among our working women we find many
who were reared In homes of aff1uence and
whose culture and refinement entitle them to
the highest respect. A great many of our
fourtshtng business houses are In charge of
women OF this class, who are doing all In their
power TO tighten the burdens OF the poor, and
Very respectfully, NINE. WASHINGTON.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-10-19

Will be sold at Auction on Saturday, Oct %. at
O'Clock p NJ, the dwelling house and lot situated
ON Eastern Avenue, Sfureis Lambard steam
min occupied BY Henry G. Clark. Terms liberal.
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