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, 1880-02-08
Sydney Smith to Queen Victoria.

The following extract from sermon pIeacnea
By Sydney Smith to Queen Victoria On her ae' lls
cession to the throne is, thinks London I1lAa.
worthy Of recalling: - Extinguish IN {om
heart the f1endish love Of military giorE lro.a
which your sex does not necessarily exempt you,
and to which the wickedncss Of fatterer3 may
urge you. Say upon your death bed, ~ ass naSe
made few orphans IN my reign; nave ha1o haeo
few widows. My object has been peace l9ass
used all the might Of my character and an ="
power Of my situation to check the 11aselpts ptS
passions of mankind and turn them to tne a1'~
Of honest Industry
, 1880-02-08
THE TRIBUNE BRANCH OFF1GEs:

TN ORDER TO ACCoMMoDATE OUR NuAshs- u2.,ss.
llshed Branch Offices In the different DvisGnn% -
destsnated below whore advenisemsans = tss Min
Once, and will be received until O'Clock p M au11s
the Week and until P. N. on SATURDAYS: n
J. d h StAAA Booksellers and stattoneta
Twenty-second-ss,
W. F. BOGART, Druggist, CTS Cottage GEo7e-s'"
northwest corner Thrty-nfth-st 49,, "a
CHAS. BENNETT, Newsdealer. Statonef' e1c" ~
West Madison-st, near Western-av. ,,,a.x
TIL SONNlCHSEN, Druggist, o9 Blue h'sn''a'"
corner OF TWelfth-st -. r.ncv
H e. HERRICK. Lewe1er. Newsdea1ers ana S"4~'
Goods, ID Loke-4t. corner Lincoln .,.-4sssn4
LOUIS ". H NEEBE Printing sn9 AonFfiion. =. onfyision.
T. BuRLINGHAM % IL c., Druggists. rs Nossa
, 1880-02-08
SOCIETY TOPICS.

/ HAutt uCoaEo &lQM ulOIt hr-
geous. One worn by a lady who intended,
represent at7ee grande dame de Ia Renats
sance had black Jersey bodice, low il
front, half-high at the back, and embroidered
in gold with fantastic heraldic animals. The
black satin skirt was similarly adorned, and
+ so was the black velvet scarf sash. The train
was Of gold-colored damask.
4 London dispatch says that the Royal
Academy has resolved to admit women tc
membership subject to certain disabilities,
including the deprivation Of the right to vote
at elections and attendance at the annual
banquet.
The fine furniture manufacturer, J. S,
Bast is in New Orleans. He will be absent
2 few weeks, much to the regret Of his many
friends and patrons.
Mutfs are made Of satin brocade and velvet,
| or Of any handsome material that matches
the costume with which they are to be worn,
and are trimmed with lace or flowers, rib
bon or birds.
Handkerchiefs, trimmed with saffron
tinted lace are among the latest caprices Of
| the mode.
We understand that bona tide Is per cent
discount can be had on the elegant seal,
mink; and silk dolman stock of II. 81. Brom-
! well & Co., 161 State.
French history Of the past hundreds years
| exhibit three women who have, perhaps, ex-
| perienccd more sphndor and more bitter
| grief and modification than any other three
women. in the world,-Atarie Antoinette,
Josephine, and Eugenie.
That Keller, the ladies' bootmaker, under
the Palmer House, is the most popular man
in his business in this city, is proven by
the fact that his business has doubled in the
past year.
They were talking about the weight Of diff
ferent individuals Of a certain family, and
the daughters Young man, who was pres
ent, spoke up before he thought, and said:
II tell you that Jennie amt SO very light,
either, although she looks sop And then
ne ne looked 2s suddenly conscious ana Dlnshed,
chrome i on the u11fG ;anif ausoi 'eo ~ s'uosn
,Tbosa ,,,s s,,t,r m4' ,o;oa .o,oot;o, - ,-o,o,,.
tines shon]I cai} at + Cr1wfnrd'ss III State
The ;ntarmedia+a sasson has hroncht for-
ward nnrei and 1iaas;ng fancies IN v;s;tino
wrans The d 1atoat ples; aro -; aorated ~ noter;ais
The most effecfive ' stnff for tba nnrnose Is
velvet.
Tha :monoo~r,,, of al, ,r;c+roee ~ +ha boreo
o,hne; ne monogram or tae nlstIess ol tne house
ton for table-linen S according 10 GOOD
French authority
Elegant corsefs at nonn]ar prices are shown
at D0dd's. corner C]arE and Superior.
c1aret hy GGS tbSs doot nao frenI jn;no ~ 1r;f
the family said ~ him "Ynu sho1,id nmt a
litt]e water fn ~. + hrinps mt the t5ste.H >
"That,s ali yerv fine y resnnnded the Tyear-
, 1880-02-08
LICENSED 10 WE'D.
An Increased Number of Candidates
for mntrInlOnY.

An 1ncreA9ed Number OF CnAdluates
for mntrImony.
An increase Of twenty-four marriage
licenses was granted last week over the pre-
ceding one, the number being137. Fourteen
widows are among the list, or about one in
every ten. Two people intending natrimony
were aged IS and IS, the lady being the
younger. Six Of the females were under Is,
and one Of those Of the male persuasion
lacked two years of his majority. Classified
according to nationalities, the applicants
would probably stand as follows: Irish, IS;
American, Is; German, Is; Scandinavian, Is;
Bohemian, IL; Italian, 5; Polish, S; French.
4; other nationalitics, s. The list is as fol-
lows:
, 1880-02-08

our Rector amongst us, anf, rno.+
taank our Rector for his untirtng and 5nestly amnesty
Efforts Efforts to promote the cause Of christt ttdselah *
f o,r Ran1or aa vnEe M and DO mos heartily n ou
and most lov ng wishes for their Welfara ktndest
, 1880-02-08
An English 13eires8.

The richest youthful heiress Of the DAY ~ ~
England is Miss Maynard, granddaughter ~ ~
Viscount Maynard She has $4,000 year scsa ~
land and large accnmulation5 Of money. Iii iii
Maynard made her debut ut magniacens oa''
at her seat in Essex last month.
, 1880-02-08

The present interesting topic in society
circles IS the coming Purim ball, which will
be &C.. given BY the Zion Literary Society on
6ufn3m, ln feb. 26, at the North Side Turner
i?E aalt ,Eleganuy gotten-up cards and invita-
uons have been issued, and the following
proclamation thoroughly indicates the scope
, 1880-02-08

AtC1
n.r Thursdsy w52 snS4sa svSnng 1x sf sunrise
1877 Drexel boulevard. The occasion was an
enjoyable one to his many friends.
The Ladies' A Aid Society Of the Michigan
Nc: 1885 Indiana avenue, Friday afternoon.
After refreshing repast, which the ladies
furnished, the young people favored the party
with vocal and instrumental music, which
was The hgh!E apPE,Se[ated H,%b ted brilliant
Lyman L. Barbour, No. 30a Van Buren,
street. Refreshments were served during the
evening By Eckardt, and Fitzgerald sup
piled the music for dancing.
One Of the events Of the season was grand
dies Of Sheboygan, Wis, Jan. 80. It was par
ticipated III by parties from Chicago, Mil
waukee, and elsewhere.
Saturday eyeninga masked surprise party
was given to Miss Minnie LOele ut the resi-
dence of her parents, 1852 Wabash avenue,
seventy-fye young people participating.
Tuesday evening very agreeable mas
Quehde party was given at the residence
Airs. F. G. J. Cleaver, No. Sc Lake avenue
About twenty-five couples were present, and
the the eSening was delightfully."- spent in dane
the music
The Juanita Club gave their second recep-
ton at Martine's Academy on Friday evening.
over 20 couples were present. It was decid-
club this season.
A very pleasant party was given by the Al
mia Club Friday evening. :.
The Entire Nous Soc cia1 Club gave their
sixth reception Friday. night at Owsley's Hall,
which event surpassed all former efforts Of
the Club.
One of the most enjoyable entertainments
given by the G. S. G. this season occurred at
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-08
The Editors Turn Comes.

BRUSSELS correspondence rail- MAIL Gazette.I
A great sensation has been caused here
for the last fortnight by the report that
a highly placed judicial functionary has
been caught in the act Of cheating at
cards. Sundays Eclair Beige gives full
particulars. According to it's version the
judicial functionary in question has prac-
tised for long time what is called LA
poussette"-i. e., holding under his hand
while playing at baccarat two different
stakes, pushing forward when he won
the larger one and when he
lost the smaller one, it having
been noticed that he always won
large stakes and lost only small ones,
close attention was paid at a soiree at the
beginning of this month to his proceed
ings, and the trick was discovered. Moth
ing was said to him at the time. Some
days later, however, the judicial func-
tionary was found guilty of the same pro-
ceedings at soiree given at the house Of
a distinguished nobleman. Since then
the facts have become public. What
gives to the story of the Eclair Beige a
grim humor is that it is prefaced by the
words pronounced by the judicial func-
tionary in question, when sustaining two
and half years ago prosecution against
that journal before the Brussels tribunal:
"There are men who do not shrink from
any means to procure themselves money"
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-08
origin of the Game Of Billiards.
TNeW York Timen

Billiards are played so much in this
country that the game is not unfrequent-
ly mentioned as American, although it's
origin is either French or Italian-it is
uncertain which. The game, however,
was imported into Britain from France,
and was known to Englishmen by name
as early as the sixteenth century, since
Shakespeare speaks of it-he seems to
have been little less than omniscient-in
several of his dramas. He even portrays
Cleopatra as amusing herself with bill
lizards, but this is unquestionably one of
the palpable anachronisms to which he
appears to have been Indifferent, and
which he scattered throughout his plays.
The game itself was, in all likelihood,
medieval, but as played nowadays is
comparatively modern.
For two centuries it was played with
only two (white) balls, and when the
third (red) ball was imported into Brit.
ain, the red winning hazard, or holing Of
the red ball was well-nigh the sole object
of the players. The billiard table of the
present is az different as it we'll can be
from the billiard table of two hundred
years ago, as persons know who have no
ticed their evolution as represented by
the tables of divers eras. The greatest
billiardists are the Russians Spaniards
French aud Americans, who now play
far more than any other nation. TIL.
popularity of the game has increased
greatly here within the last twenty years
It is said that there are now six times a!
many tables in the country as there wers
at the beginning of the civil war. Euro
peans suppose that all Americans play
billiards irrespective Of sex, age or posi-
ton.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-08

where Solomon's throne once stood.
Here hangs-visible only to the eyes Of
the faithful-(and even they must wait
for death to unseal their vision the
bridge, thin as q hair and sharp as
sword, between earth and Paradise.
Beneath 1t yawns the abyss of Gehen-
ma, and the faithless will miss their foot
ing and tumble headlong into its depths
while the true believer crosses the bridge
easily and swiftly. Passing still along
the wall, we caMe to the garden gate.
Within are most beautiful carvings and
some fine pillars, said to have been
brought from GAIA by the Qneen OF
Sheba, as a present to Solomon. 1t was
quite the afternoon before wereached
the Church of the Holy SepuNhre, which
occupies the site Of the church. built by
Constantine over our Lords tomb. Just
inside the door is slab on which it
is supposed the body Of ClNist
was laid in order to Ne
anointed, and it is worn quite
into holes by the kisses of devout pill
grims. 1t is quite touching to see the
faith these poor creatures place in every
possible and impossible site. Many OF
the peasants of the South of Russia save
up their money fer half q lifetime, In
order to make this journey, which they
perform in the most economical way pos.
sible. They travel as deck-passengers on
board ship in all weathers and walk
when they are on land. When, at last,
Jerusalem is reached, they take up their
abode in the Russian hospice, and there
the wretched priests never let them go
till they have stripped them Of their ut
termost farthing, 80 that they literally
have to beg their way back and often
starve on the roadside.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-08
SAMARITAN'S GIFT.
SAMARITAN'S GIFT!

The only positive cure. No Balsam Co.
pabia; no Mercury; no exposure; used in
in the U. 8. Hospitals:
"PosT HOSPITAL, Fort MARsHLL,l
"BALTrMoRE, Nd. Feb. Goth. 1884. !
al have great satisfaction in stating that
Ihave used The Samaritan Remedies for
venereal diseases in its most customary
forms; that / have used them with judg-
found them respond to my anticipations
promptly and etfectually. Knowing their
composition, have the fullest confidence
in their efficacy. and as far ~ my use Of
them extends I recommend them strongly.
"ALFRED @. BOWER,
"Asst. Surgeon, 5th N. Y. Vols"
Many who are drugged by the qusck for
months could be cured in from two to four
days by one package Of Samaritan's Gift
Male package %, female a. Sold BY ERNST
WILFERT, Fourth and Walnut and BY
druggists.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-08
iCornhill Magazine.I

There has, perhaps, never been an En-
glish writer who attained an astonishing
literary reputation with such consum-
mate ease as Isaac Disraeli. To read the
encomiums of his illustrious son con-
tanned in the preface to his collected
works, and even the compliments paid to
him by a host of contemporaries, it
might be imagined that, instead of being
a mere book-maker of altogether second
rate abilities, he was the first English
man who had brought genius to bear
upon subjects of literature.
The fact really is, that literary criti-
cism and literary research were some
what out of fashion in this country when
Isaac Disraeli began to publish, and that
thus his small achievements gained an
altogether disproportionate amount of
praise. At the present day the little ar.
ticles which make up the volumes known
as the "Curiosities of Literature" /"
Amenities of Literature" and so forth,
would hardly find acceptance in third.
rate magazine; yet, when they first ap-
peared, something more than half a cen
tury ago, they were accounted marvels
of erudition. Byron, Scott, Moore,
Southey, and Bulwer were proud to ap.
plaud them; while even bib
liographers and critics like DR.. Dibden,
Mr.. John Wilson Croker, and Mr.. S. w.
Singer raised their tuneful notes in
praise of Isaac Dis raeli. Lord Lytton
the eher) in his salad days was moi
ashamed to speak of him as "the Horace
Walpole of literature" 1t is probable
that Mr.. Bulwer-as LIE was when he
wrote this phrase-intended his words
for compliment, but it may be open to
question whether Isaac Disraeli regarded
them in that light. His own opinion
of Walpole was of the lowest. He
described him as zone of the
Pucks of literature" and with fine irony
praises his "new views and bold deduc.
tions," his "deep and tender sentiment u
perhaps the most utterly absurd subjects
for applause which he could have selected
and his charming lucubrations" which
is probably the oldest description of the
arid and commonplace Anecdotes ol
Painting" that the most perverse inge
nuity could have devised. Probably Be
fore the close of his life Lord Lytton
whose mind was always growing, saw
reason to modify his opinions and to &C
credit Isaac Disraeli With fewer and lesl
exalted qualities.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-08
The Well of the Leaf, Jerusalem.
[Fraser's MagaAne.J

The story says that in the days of
Omar, one of the faithful pilgrims came
to this we'll to draw water. His bucket
fell to the bottom, and he went down to
get it. To his great surprise, a door
opened before him, and he found himself
in beautiful fragrant gardens, in which
he walked for some time with great salts
faction. Before leaving this delightful
place he plucked leaf from one of the
many trees, stuck it behind his ear, and
SO ascended to the upper earth without
difficulty; but there is no record of
whether he brought his bucket up or not.
Of course, the story spread, till at last
it reached the ears of Omar, but only as
an impudent invention, for no door
could be found by any investigating
travellers. Omar, however, treated the
rumor with respect, and said there was
a prophecy that one of the faithful
should enter Paradise alive. Every
thing depended on whether the leaf re-
tained its verdure, and SO could maintain
its claim to have grown upon tree of
Paradise. This test was triumphant
ly passed, for the leaf was green
as ever and so the story has lived to
this day, and 50 it is always told on the
brink Of the "Well of the Leaf" The
Mvhammedans seem fond of tests. If
the true believer can pass between two
columns outside the Mosque E Aksa,
standing very close together, he leaves
all his sins behind him. Now, the thin
nest of our party could only just man.
age to Squeeze through, and fat Mussul-
mans must assuredly find it difficult. A
still more difficult test il at another
place, little beyond the same mosque,
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-08
ssMy Tormented BacIk.,,

Is the exclamation of more than one poor
hard working man and woman; do you
know why it aches? 1t is because your kid.
neys are oyer-tasked and need strengthen.
ing. and your system needs to be cleansed
of bad humors. Kidney-Wort is the med.
icine you need. ut acts like q charm,
says well-known physician. II never knew
it to fail"
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-08

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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-08
THE DAILY STAR
BROOKLYN LETTER.

Personal Recolleetions OF the Par.
cnts of Governor OOrneil.-Ths
Hsme Life OF the Founder Of New
Hork's Great University =. New
Years and it's Observance..>ingu. u.
lar and Communicable InnOva.
tions by the II ebrews.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-08

BY using Halls Vegetable Sicilian Hair
Renewer your hair will resume.i its original
vitality and color.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-08
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-07-24
Hancock at Gettysburg.

To the Editor of the Journal:
The following item appeared in the Boston
Daily Herald, July ed:
New YORK, July 81, 1880. Senator Wal
lace, in an Interview here to-day. said that
the Pennsylvania democrats were confident
of carrying the State for Hancock, as party
divisions there had been settled. Hancock
was Pennsylvania, the republicans were
discouraged, the memories of Gettysburg
were not forgotten. 1t was Hancock who
protected Pennsylvania from the rebel foe
For one, it seems to me that this twaddle
about Hancock who protected Pennsylvania
from the rebel foe" has gone unnoticed
quite long enough.
That General Hancock did his full duty on
that field no one will deny; but so did sixty
thousand other Union soldiers The real
hero of Gettysburg was Gen. John f. Rey-
nolds, the most gallant of all Pennsylvania
brave soldiers. Reynolds fell early on July
LIST, 1863 fell after designating that the main
line should be formed on Cemetery Hill, fell
six hours before Hancock saw that battle
field. When General Hancock arrived
at tne 'front.' tne Eghllng Tor The dav
was over, and the new line was
forming where Reynolds had pointed out
six hours before, and by whose death Penn
sylvania had been made safe. There was no
fighting that day. after Gen Hancock ar
rived. He had been sent to the front by
Gen. Mead, after the latter had learned of
Reynolds death, to look the situation aver,
and to report to him whether in his judg
ment the battle should be continued there or
whether there should be a new position taken
up, six miles to the rear, at Pipe Creek In
deciding to remain at Getty sburg. Gen. Han
cock did Just wha. any corporal of that whole
army would have done. for there was not Il
corporal there who would not have seen at a
glance that there ras the place to stop.
! do not write with any desire to detraGt
from Gen. Hancock, who always did well as
a soldier, but there are to my mind things
drawer than deeds upon the field of battle.
one of which is the courage to bestow upon
a dead comrade his just due, when the world
is disposed to bestow it upon us.
We have dealt with the first day of the
battle, because on the second and third Gen.
Mead commandment no one would pre-
sumo for Il moment to say, he was not the
head of all operations.
JAMES A. HALL.
July 30, 1850.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-07-24
MICHIGAN.


DETROIT, July %. A terrible disaster &C.
Cured on Detroit river at an early hour this
morning. Propeller Garland and steam
Yacht Mamie collided The latter was cut in
two amidships and sunk. Father Blyenburg
of Trinity Catholic church and l6 choir boys
were on board, together with two women and
the engineer All were lost. except Blyen-
burg and four BOYS. The Garland had l,200
excursionists on board. The Mamie was on
an annual excursion. The night was bright
moonlight and there was no reason save that
of criminal neglect why the accident should
have occurred.