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TL0ndon News

Rats seem to be mans worst enemy in
the Dharwar districts When it is asked
what England has done for India we
may reply ,,sheihas killed 4120M rats in
the week ending 9th September, 1879.
There is something grandois in these fig
ures. lin an nAEnglish county,where invi-
/ tatens are worded thus: ''Mrs. Smith
at home, rafting" the thought Of the
slaughter of 100000 rats must cause ia
thrill Of envy. "A young gentleman in
one of MIR. Payll's stories once had ia
strange adventure. He, and his bull-ter-
rier were, accidentally locked up in barn
to cope with 600rats.
The rats nearly had the best Of the
day; but when the hero wasrescued they
were mot the 600." But what are 600
rats to 100000 slaughtered in "A week
The Dharwar district mustibo the proper
scene of Theophile 'Gautier1s projected
ballet of the "Ratcatcher." In this piece
a district (inhabited by the ladies of the
'ballet) was to be devastated by rats, and
rescued by the prowess of a tenor. The
idea was capital, but the conventionality
of tine French stage prevented it from
being performed. "A bee would do very
well, it was said, but not a rat. The
Bayaderes Of the Dharwar collectorate
would 'make"a charming chorus if this
'ballel CHANGED to be; revived by an Eng
lish manager. Much might,be done, too.
with "a eomicianu cowardly collector, like
.Sahib Jos Sedley, .of Boggleywollah. But
Government, hiring q strictly practical
view, do not think Of taking "pied
piper like him who freed Hameln Town
Of rats. They have merely set a price
on each rats head, which was to be paid
up the 10th of November, 1879. Already
rewards have been paid for the destruc,
tion of several million.
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Askingf 4 RAJ General n mneaty.
Petersburg IVA. IndexaA ppeaE]


We have no doubt whatever that a
very large majority of people believe
that inequalities of men growing out OF
the late war should 'be dropped from the
statute books of the Government. We
do not now allude to "claims against the
United States" hut to those personal dis
abilities imposed upon citizens who acted
or sympathized with the Confederate
Government. Only about forty repre-
sentatives were found the other day to
vote againsta a bill'removing the disabili-
ties Of one man, and we believe less
would vote against a general bill. Let
Congress vote general amnesty. Let
some Northern Democratof standing and
popularity like Thurman, Bayard, Ran
dali, Townsend, or Eaton present the
hill. If they do not, let Withers, John.
Eston, Gordon, Hill, Vance aor Stephens
or other representative Southerner do 30
The bill can now be passed by an almos
unanimous vote, weithink. 1t should b
passed. PuBlicsentiment, Congressiona
sentiment, Democratic and Republican
are favorable. -....
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Henry Thomas Buckle.

Ihutusl
He himself paid cash for everything
he bought, and was careful to get dis
count. Once, indeed, when he had
bought new carpet from man who
had promised him discount for cash, and
then asked for the whole sum, Buckle
quantity returned the unpaid bill to his
pocket, and told them to call foripay-
ment that day two years. At one time
he used to 60 to the butcher himself to
select his meat, and see his steaks cut.
He said be had Cultivated" an latten-
tion to cookery, and, certainly, was a.
first-rate Judge of good and bad, though
a moderate eater. He only ate. toast on
Mondays, because on that day the bread
was more. than one day old; but his sery-
ant had to bring up the toasting-forkl
into the dining-room and;make the toast
as required.
No woman, he said, could make tea,
until he had taught her; the great thing
was to have it very hot; the cups, and
even the, spoons should be warmed. The
tea was to stand little longer'when the
tea-caddy was rather full to allow time
for the leaves to unroll; but at the bot
tom of the caddy there were more broken
leaves, and hence so much time need not
be allowed. II 1t was his habit
to sit up late at night, reading, with a
wet towel round his head and on one of
these occasions he WAS frightened for the
first and only time in his life. 1t was
labout'2 O'clock in the morning, and he
had been reading for several hours, who'll
ly absorbed in his book.
The room was dark but for the two
candles which burned on the table before
him. Suddenly. he became aware ofsome-
thing on the opposite side Of the table; /;
and, lookingup in that hesitating, doubt
full way one does when absorbed in some
thing else, he saw atfigure all robea in
white, gazing fulllin his face. Before he
had time to think he shrieked aloud, and
thus woke the landlady whose sonlnam-
bulic figure it was that had Just fright
ened him.
For fourteenyears he worked unknown
Eto'the literary world; and, unfortunately,
we have no record Of his life until the
year 1850, when his "History" was al
ready partly written, beyond the few
chessgamesswhich have been printed.
That they were no,idle years, we may
Infer from the "History" itself; but still
more from the fact that he read nearly
all the books he habitat is, about fhree
volumes daily-besides writing in every
important book an epitome of its cor
tents, learning more languages and prac
|ticing style. He always read pencil ir
hand, and when he had finished the bool
wrote out in ink from his pencil. note
what he wished to remember. These
again, when they were notes ON a book
that he wished to master" as he called
it, he used to read frequently. Some
times he read and re-read a book twice o.
thrice, though his memory was so excel
lent, and his industry in note-taking Sc
great, that he had not to do this very of
ten. Histsystem threading was not tt
follow the book, but the subject.
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blind old man wiped tears from his eyes,
q neighbor said II will take him into
my home and care for him fer month
any how" Sand then l will take him,"
added another. 'tAnd then my roof
shall shelter him." said third. So the
old man found friends. One; took him,
aud then another, and he ewas well used.
They were, far from being rich. Their
tables'were lean andFtheir beds cold and
sometimesithe little that Uncle e'William
ate was missed by the hungry children,
but no one ever spoke unkindly to him
nor limited that he was burden. One
night last week, after the cid man had
sought his bed and the children were
asleep, a husband and wife sat down to
say to each other that workwas scarce, the
rent behind, the fuel nearly gone, and -.
Here they looked at each other in a
shy way, as if ashamed Of their thoughts.I
The cold wind whistled around the cot
tage as if hupgering 10 nip little toes,
and the wife ,shiverediand said, .He IS
EsoOld and feeble-let us wait a few days
longer" 81 haven'ta dollar left" mused
the man as he glanced at the cupboard.
"But he eats only a very little" pro-
tested the wife. They locked at each
other'a long time without speaking. Ia
vision Of poor old man battling with,
the fierce winter gale came to either and
stood between them with hands, crossed.
in supplication. "He shallstay," they
whispered together, as they rose.up and
made ready for the night, and the gale
Jhangedat theldoors as if cheated Of it's
tprey. Morning came'with It's meager
breakfast. There was not enough for
four, but.it must do.fnr seven, and the,
father forced smile to his face as he
opened the old .manls door and called,
4Come, Uncle Williamr' There WAS no
response, and when they bent over'the
old man they found that'no man would
ever again find him a burden. "See,,"
said the wife, Fhe may have heard our
whispers, for there is a tear on his
cheek" "But he knew the resolve of
our hearts, for he died with smile,on
his face" added the husband.
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LOngfellow Meets Peter Rugs.
Cambridge Mass Tribune.I

"A pleasing storyiis told incur citytre.
garding an experience of our venerable
poet. Until the Charles River was
bridged in this century, the way from
Cambridge to Boston led around the
wide mouth of that stream, to where
athe neck" Joined the lattertcity to the
mainland. 1t was an intricate and long
route. And, Furthermore, at place in
Cambridge, near the Washington Elm,
the road that came from the west di.
vidediinto two, one Of which went to the
south, as described, while the other went
to; Charlestownsand the east. Well, Sin
the good old colony days." 1T is said that
man named Peter Rugg was seen in a
Itilbnry Gan old-faslioned, ,two-wheeled
lgig) with a little girl wearing a. red hood,
at the divergence softthese roads, asking
the way to Boston.
It is also said that he hasheen seen,
with the same vehicle and youthful COM
panion, at intervals since then, always
the way to the city he would
seek, for, .in.the intrioaoy. of the route,
they never reached their destination.
This is the Northern version Of "the
Flying .Dutchman," who .is'frequently
seenoff the Cape. of Coed Hope, having
been there 800 years, trying lin vain to
reach Holland. iNow,comes the point of
ithestory. 1t is related that Mr.. Long.
fellow was one day walking in .Brattle
street.-the old road that comes in from
the country-and thinking upon this
legend as he,approached thespot where
Peter is said to have been first seen.
When he reached the fork of 1.-The street
mentioned above, he;heard voice call
ing toihim, and, upon lookingtup, there
was man in tilbury, with a little girl
by bis side, wearing q red hood, asking
the way to,B0st0n. e-.o.la -r,'-
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French Fancy Rails.

Time waswhen fancy balls were tre-
,mendously in vogue in Paris, particular
ly during the palmy days Of the Empire.
The Ministers used to give them, and
even the Empress herself once indulged
in festal of that nature, appearing in
the magnificent dress of the Dogaressa,
or wife of the Doge of Venice, the robe
being composed of genuine antique gold
brocade,' andther love y fair hair being
BRAIDED with diamonds and rubies. IT
WAS at one of these fetes that the Princess
Anna Murat (now Duchess de Mouchy)
wore her celebrated peacock costume,
"a train of peacock's feathers
over skirt and corsage-o of pale yellow
satin, the latter being crossed transverse
ly by a ,baldric formed of emeralds,
sapphires and diamonds.
The high crest of the peacock was sim
ulated by an algrette Of precious stones.
The. Marquis, de B. went as a.rag-pieker,
I in suit Of white satin, his basket being
of silver wire filled with natural flowers,
his hook Of silver and his lantern Of
plate-glass engraved with his armorial
bearings. Two American ladies, Nine.
Erlanger and Miss Slidell, on another
occasion, appeared as War and Peace,
the first in crimson robe covered with
golden flowers, the second in white flow
ing drapery looped with olive branches,
Ia doves wings on her shoulders, and this
motto in gilt letters around the edge of
her dress, 4f.Peace on earth and goodwill
toward men," But the most famous
dresses-worn during that era Of fancy
balls were probably the Indian costume
assumed by a certain celebrity of the
Imperial Court and that Of "Salamonbo,"
the. heroine .of Flaubert's Carthagenian
novel, worn by the beautiful Countess
Castiglione. 1
The first was remarkable for the alb
sence of bodice, the lady being clothed
from throat to waist in silk webbing
only, .torsimulate the nude. flesh of the
copper-colored damsel. Over this close
fitting and somewhat too realisticcorsage
hung sa,pEafusion of necklaces in pearls
and sbeads. IA feather tunic that was
none of the longest, tights to match the
upper half of the costume, "a ,feathered
thead-dresssandi eopper-colored dye on the
face, and arms completed the attire, which
had at least the merit, apart from the
Jewels, Of not being at all expensive.
Then there is a legend -6f a certain
'"Diaua" costume which the Empress had
prepared for'her own wearing, and which
consisted mainly of silver culver and
number Of diamond crescents. But that
dress :was.never seen in public, the En-
peror having. put fis veto on it most de-
Fcidedly when his fair Wife appeared in II
before him. 80, greatly to the surprise
of the ball-goers, the Imperial beauty iap-
peared on that occasion in a simple
domino of lbluesatin and lace, instead Of
the long-talked-of "Diana" dress. Blu,
such splendors are all'in the past. We
are far'from the gorgeous days Of the
Empire.
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wrung from a breaking heart, but she

wrung from a breaking heart, but she
did not hear.
She saw him, of course, for she was
locking at him, wondering, maybe, who
this stranger was in familiar little By
thorpe. But that was all.
The dust from the carriage wheels
made thick the air for moment, and
when it,cleared away the vision had van
ished.
"WhoisitT he questioned when he
could command his voice, turning to a
villager. standing by his side. v,
"Yon lady? Lady IEdmeade. She's
goin' to Lunnon. che was daughter Of
the old 'Squire's," he added, "and mar
rled Sir Wilfred. Edmeade."
elias. she been married longw
'Iet us see now. Twill be fourteen
years come August, for it was the same
day, i mind well, as my youngest was
born. Eh, but shehas bonnie children" 7"
T. he murmured as he turned away.
And Robert Sutton found himself
alonelin the bright early sun, scarcely
four hours since he saw it rise for what
was to have been the happiest day of his
life, and already the end had, come.
He waited thus, reviewing this ending
to his romance, for a few seconds; think
ing of the snnny-haired, ibroken-hearted
|girl, who had chung to him those long,
long years ago, the tears streaming down
her cheeks.
II believe in you, Robert. Whatever
1.-The world may say, believe in you.
Only. swear to me that you will credit
Enothing AGAINST me. that you may hear,
for I'will be true to you. And oh, Rob
ert, directly you are free, come straight
Ito me. I will wait, though it be for
,yearsp
And he had kissed herand sworn it.
Now the oath was FIJI! filled--his part of
it, at least; he had come back.
Then, those few brief seconds over, he
crossed the little dust road, passed the
village school, whence issued the sound
of many children's voices singing the
morning hymn, and entered the tow cot
tage opposite, and ,knelt with great
fearless sob at the feet Of an old blind
woman. who, putting out withered
hand, and strokipg softly the -curls SC
thickly-strewn with grey, murmurad
"My son, my son! Have yeu come
then, at Last? iAb, it has been weary
iwaiting; but Ilived on, for knew the
truth must be known some day, and thai
then you would come honIe."
/ THE END. .n
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-18

The Cheapest, Pur-
est and Best Family
Medicine in tie World.
An Efiectual Specific
for all diseases of The
Liver, Stomach and
Spleen.
Regulate the Liver
and prevent Chiils and
Fever. .Malarious Fe-
vers. Bowel Complaints
! 4Restlessness, Jaundiee
and Nausea
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Charity that Wins -Hcavcn ut Last.
Detroit Free Press,l

Ayear ago there wasia quiet funeral
on wilkins street, and when lit was. over
an old, nan;called "Uncle William1 was
left without home or friends, and with
no means to help himself. Strangers
said he would have to go oitoithe Poor.
house, but when the trembling and half
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Purge out the old leaven, in order that
you may become anew, which may well be
applied to the human body, for when
cleansed of its old leaven by the use of Ma.
guire's Cnndurango Bitters, a new life is
impaired to it.
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PILES!

Howmany suffer torture day after oday, making
Ife burden and robpng existence of all pleas
ure, owing to the secret suffering from Piles Yet
relief Ia ready othe hand Of almost any one who
will use systematically the remedy that has per
manentlv cured thousands. Simmons Llver Reg
llator is no drastic violent purge. but gentle as
sistant to nature.
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All lwho have ever used 'Maguiress Cum
durango Bitters-and their name Isl legion
.--admit that to open and regulate the
bcSals, remove biliousness and correct
liver and kidney arrangements, 1t has no
equal
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-18
BAD. D.BREATH!

Nothing is 30 unpleasant, nothing 30 common.
as bad breath, and in nearly every ca,e 1t comes
from the stomach, and can be 90 easily corrected
II yon will take Simmons Liver Regulator. Do
not neglect sosure.a remedy for this repulsiveds-
order twill also improve your Appetite, Com
,plexion and General Health.
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CONSTIPATION!

iEHOULDnot be regarded as q trifling
,ailment-i,l fact, nature demands the ut
most regularity Of the bowels, and any
deviation from this demand ;paves, the
way often TO serious danger. ltis quite
asnecessary toremove impure accumuia-
tionsfrom the bowels as it rs 10 Gator
Aeep, and no health can be expected
where costive habit of body. prevails
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LIVER REGULATOR.

III you feel dull, drowsy, deb biltated, have 'fre-
quent hesdache, mouth tastes badly, Door appe-
tite and tongue coated, you are suffering from
torpid liver, or "bilousness," amt nothing will
cure you 20 speedily and permanently as 10 take
SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR OR MEDICINE.
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LEGAL.

NOTICE Is HEREBY Given THAT THE
IN undersigned has been duly appointed and
qualified as Administrator of the estate of APP
polonla Wuest, deceased.
GUSTAV TAFEL. Administrator.
CINCINNATI, February 4th, 1880 fe4-StW
CTATE OF OHIO, COUNTY OF HAMILTON,
y Court of Common Pleas.Frank Stubbemann,
pla ntiff. against John II. Moeller, defendant
Case No. 60. ;43-Said defendant who resides at
fled that IN the 10th day CT November, 1879. said
plaintiff filed his petition in said Court against
him for the recovery of fifty dollars (S50) and in
terest thereon from March 5th, 1875 upon the
written agreement of defendant Attachment
has been issued against the real estate of defend
ant in Cincinnati, and defendant is required TO
answer OIL or before the 9th day Of March, 1880,
or Judgment can be taken by default.
REUBEN TYLER,
fe4-6tW Attorn ey for Plaintiff.
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SICK HEADACHE! =!

This distressing afaiction occurs most frequently.
The disturbance of the stomach. arising from the
imperfecffy dgested contents, causes severe pain
in the head, accompanied with disagreeable
nausea, and this constitutes what is popu3ariy
known as Sick Headache.
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Ihe6 :l3 q. m. train connects for Portsmouth Via
Chillicothe. The S:23 a. M and 9:0S D. an. trains
connect for Jackson and Portsmouth. via Hamden.
BALTIMORE 4 OHIO, VIA PARKERssuRo.
Depot Pearl and Plum.
Baltimore Ex. daily. 8:2ssm 6.8s-pm
Baltimore Ex daily .-........ i903 pm t6,28am
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OHIO / MISSrSsIP.r,
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-02-19
HOUSE.

Washington, I8.-Warner, from
the committee on coinage, reported
hack, adversely, the petition of the
Bullion Club of New York praying
for specie currency. Printed and
recommitted.
a bill was introduced by Morton
fixing the duty on harley malt at Csc.
per bushel.
Cox, chairman ofthe committee on
foreign affairs, submitted the unsni-
mous report of the committee in re-
gard to the charges made against
Acklen.
Acklen demanded the rea1irg OF
the report.
The report recitea the charges OF
the Detroit postmaster ard the per
sonai explanation of Acklen. Tue
committees report states that it has
uot Investigated Acklsn's motive, hut
it finds that Acklen, net being a
member of the foreign Affairs COM
mit!ee, presented, on the 18Th o.
January LAST, paper parporting tC
be the report of that committee, sub
United by Mr.. King, relsting to the
claims of certain citizens against
Nicaragua, which paper, not being g
committee report, was read in King:
absence. That Taper requests Con-
gress to pass the resolution which &C
companies it. The committees re
port further recites various facts al
ready brought out ia this matter, a
to the ialsificatio1s of Acklen regard
ing the matter, and ii conclusion t1t
committee ask to be excused.
Acklen had read st the clerk
desk his letters to the chairman o
the committee on foreign affairs
asking that the scope of the investi
CATION be enlarged.
Cox said the committee could no
properly go father in a matter 81
delicate.
Frost offered a resolution sending
the report regarding Acklen back 4
the committee to report what actor
was necessary. After long debat
Hawley moved to refer the matter t
the judiciary committee. in whicl
motion Garfield ooncurred il
a long speech. in which b
fully set forth the interests con
nected with and the. complica.el
condition of the affair.
Hawley's motion wss agreed to-
161 to $50 the matter goes to til
judiciary committee.
| Wood, chairman OF the ways AM
means committee, reported hack tn
refunding bill; also a resolution com
hitting it to the committee Of tn
whole, making it the special orde
for the first Tuesday in March. t
the exclusion of all existing orders
but not to interfere with appropria
ton bills. Adopted.
Gibson announced the bill to prc
vide for the more uniform collectio
of duties on sugar.
The House resumed the bill {
remove causes from state to fedora
courts and Knott concluded his gpeec
and Hurd supported the bill.
Adjourned.
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DOMESTIC.

Dead wood. D. T., 18.-The Jury in
the case of Mrs. Mary T. Broughtop,
who has been on trial the past FIVE
dayF, charged NTH comp lci,y in the
murner OF Mrs. Minnie e. Callison,
August 18th, 1878, returned a verdict
of not guilty. Today Martin l..
CcuF, convicted of the crime, was
sentenced 10 be Hanged April 10Th
mex.
Boston, 10 Senator Dawes has
b9eu elected president of the repub
lican safe convention, called for
April 15ta, ard John E. Sanford,
chairman of the committee on Ieso-
iutions.
Gan Francisco, IS.-A committee
from the Chamber OF Commerce and
the Board OF Trade met to-day, and
decided to call meeting of business
men to consider measures for tue reliei
OF the unemployed.
Dubuque, 26.-F. d. Bowen, ar
able newspaper writer, suicided, 10 g
fit OF insanity, by holding his head IL
a pail of water until stranglsd.
Fort Worth, Texas. 2S.-At a le;
ting, to-day, OF the Texas Pacific Rail
way, 100 miles. of Fort Worth wa
contracted to different parties, cars t
be running over it by August 1st. 4
large number Of contractors wer
present. Prices are satisfactory, anC
a great many outfits are already OF
the ground. Another letting of fifty
miles is 10 be held on March 1st.
TeTre Hsnte, 18.-The Carriage
Hub and Spoke Factory of Keyse
Sykes, burned. Loss, 100000.
Louisville. 18-James Thorn psor
of the Pickett Tobacco Warehous
! Company, this afternoon was joslle
by two men on the street and robbie
: of $4,000 which he had just draw
: from the bank. Both men escape
/ although the street WAS crowded.
Washington, 18.-The Donnelly
] Washburne case was deferred till t,
3. morrow.
The executive departments will |
a closed On Monday, on account
: WaghiDgton'5 birthday.