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A Literary Lawsuit.

Four suits, involving questions Of great
interest to American authors and pub.
fishers, were recently brought in the
United States Court in Philadelphia
against J. N, Stoddart & Co. to restrain
them from publishing reprint Of the
Encyclopedia Britannica. The tenth
volume Of this work contains several ar.
ticles written by American authors,
which are copyrighted in this country.
Stoddart & Co. were about issuing re-
print of this volume when they received
notice of the suits. .
Judge Butler on Monday denied q pre-
liminary injunction on the ground
claimed by the defendants-that the
grantingsof the injunction at the time
when their book is all ready for publiea
tion would cause them irreparable dam
age, while complainants would suffer only
slight damage from such publication o.
their work. The cases now go to final
hearing and probably will be reached
some time next spring. e'
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1t has been well remarked that any
fool can make joke Of sacred things,
and that mere coarseness is often looked
upon as form of wit. The man who
has to distert Scripture, or say what is
nasty, or revile at his neighbor to raise a
laugh, may often succeed, but at best his
wit is Of second-rate order. A close OBJ
servationof things on the surface, vivid
apyreciation of shades and character al
they are presented to the eye, will alone
constitute fund of pure comedy, and it
is in this particular that Dickens differs
from the greatest humorists Of his day.
Thackeray was superior to Dickens be-
cause he saw below the surface, and
though be never created Weller, or
even a Tapley, the outpourings Of his
own mind are always sufficient to secure
for him the higher place. No doubt il
is the fault of funny men that they wish
to produce an immediate effect, but it is
potlgiven to every one of them to be SC
disinterested as to wish that they may be
remembered after death by the amount
of pleasure they have been able to give
to those who knew them in life.-- Satur.
day Review. +" .'e t'E
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How n Top Climbed u string.
ICt Niah nlnc

| lOt. 4NlCuOluol
The japanese top-spinner walked tt
the side of the stage and united string
which as soon as it was loose swung
quickly to the middle of the stage, and
then hung perpendcularly. After un
tying this string, the japanese took tor
from his assistant, and twirling it in hi,
hand until it revolved quickly enough
he took hold of the end of the string,
and, placing the stem of the top at right
angles to it, left things to take care OF
themselves. The top spun short time
at the end of the string, but soon it be-
gan to move slowly upward, still spin
ming at right angles with the string. 1t
continued in this way to move steadily
upward until at length it had traversed
the entire distance, and was lost to view
behind the "flies" over the stage.
When the applause that greeted this
trick had subsided, the Japanese moved
the dollhouse to the center of the stage
and placed it beside the table. He then
set six tops, exactly alike in size and ap-
pearance, spinning upon the table, and
taking seventh in his hand; indicated
to the spectators, by signs, that he would
send it on journey through the doll
house. He then sat down on the floor,
and curling up his legs, Turk fashion,
started the seventh to spinning. 1t ran
along the floor until it reached sort of
inclined drawbridge leading to the ell
trance of the little house, and then went
up slowly to and through the open door.
The juggler waited moment, as if ex-
pecting some signal from the now invisi-
Bile top,
His Suspense was relieved an instant
later by the tinkling of silver bell,
which indicated that the top had entered
one of the tiny rooms. The japanese
held up one tiny finger and waited, in a
listening attitude, for a second signal.
1t came, as before, in the tinkle of bell;
upon hearing which the man held up
two fingers. Finally, when ten rooms
had been visited, and ten bells, rung in
this way, had been counted ON the per-
formers fingers, he rose and pointed to-
ward the house, and toward the table,
upon which the six tops were yet spin
ming. After few moments, during
which we silently watched the door Of
the house, the top that had been ringing
the bells came quickly out Of the en-
trance, ran down the drawbridge and
dropped motionless at the feet Of the
Japanese. That same moment the tops
on the table stopped, and dropped over
on their sides.
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The New York correspondent of the
Hartford Evening Post says:
1t has been privately known for some
time, but publicly only recently, that a
theatrical enterprise of some note in
this city is backed financially by clergy
man. So odd circumstance is worthy
of note. The enterprise in question is
that of Steele Mackaye, who took the
management of the little theater behind
the Fifth Avenue Hotel last season, but
did not make much out of it. The back.
ing alluded to is given by Rev. DIR. NAL
lory, publisher and editor of the Church.
man, one of New York's best religious
weeklies. DR.. Mallory has high opin.
ion of Mackaye's ability as an actor and
true sympathy with his efforts to ele-
vate the drama, and he has shown his in
terest in these efforts by furnishing the
cash to enable the actor to 90 on with
his work.
He expects, of course. to be reim-
bursed, and it is to be hoped that he will
not be disappointed. But DIR. Mallory
does not stop with backing theater and
running weekly paper. He also man
ages, SO to speak, a church. A couple of
years ago the Episcopal Church on Twen-
ty-ffth street, near Madison Square, was
sold under foreclosure of mortgages. 1t
was bought in by one of the mortgages,
from whom DR.. Mallory afterwards pur-
chased it, and he now conducts services
there himself every Sunday. 1t is gen
orally known as DR.. Mallory's Church.
A clergyman with strong Southern SYM
pathies, the Rev. DR.. Hawks, preached
in it during the war and for some time
after, and it became known as a sort of
secession church, and a favorite among
people from the, South. 1t ran down
rapidly after the death of DIR. Hawks,
and when the auction sale took place the
congregation had dwindled to almost
nothing. Under DR.. Mallory's charge it
has recuperated nearly as fast as it had
declined before.
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Between Russian Pope and an Or
gan pipe + see no great difference; both
emit sound, and that is all. / have re-
peatedly asked intelligent Russians
whether means might not be found to
civilize the clergy, to ointroduce it in into
society, to get rid of that disfayor which
now more than ever attaches to it, and
to make it of use for education, public
morality, etc. All people unite with me
in desiring this, but they give me no
hope Of its being accomplished. y n
On the matter of religion the Russian
knows nothing. His absolute ignorance
Of the Latin Language shuts him out
from all the source, of discussion.
'Of wits he has plenty; but even the
best wits can only know what they have
learned, and the Russian has not looked
IN thisA Aisetion Il am speaking Of ths
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female academy. I soon got my eyes
onto big noblelookin' bear. My gun
had been loaded with bigger charge
of powder than usual. I just pulled a
bead onto that bear and crack went the
rifle and over went the bear, while my
gun just give one powerful kick which
laid me fat on the ground. But the best
thing was this didn't see big pam
ther which was on the bluff behind me,
and as shot the cuss jumped for me,
only to meet the butt of my gun which
was going his way, and the ugly varmint
fell dead with his skull crushed in by the
gun. stock.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-02

MY LADY.

What shall say in praise of eyes
ThatOnce have looked nv heart away;
Where light of happy laughter lies,
And shadows CLEAN from giaIe to gay,
Like love at play?
What shall say ofdusty tress,
Slaughtered from brow of snow,
And warmed by sunlights chance caress
10 golden shades of brighter glow
That come and 30?
What shall say OF curved lips red
As some rich blossom sweet and,rare;
10 softly grave when smiles are fled,
So rich in mirth when smiles are there,
My lady fair?
stand where fields a"e gold and green,
A fire of flowers before my eyes;
The BIKE stream riNples flow between
The iar-Otf CLEAN of blucr skies,
That softly rise.
And as stand once more dream,
And so my eyes forget to weep;
And hearttO heart once more we seem,
As though love wakened from long sleep,
Dark, dim and deep
praise your bcanty as praised
In far-of hours Of some sweet day
(That held your eyes to mine upraised);
lvow love once is love alway,
Nor eer can stray.
Alas that in the years gone by
such days have gone to come no m0re
stand beneath darker sky,
And on your beauty set no store,
Nor shall do more.
Yet you are fair. your eyes are bright
As when they answered back TO mine;
But things once wrong are hard to right,
And faithless love Can ne'er entWine
My heart with thine!
Rita
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-02
Ice-YaChts.

lbrtutuHus 3 4uohtiily.I
| Ioe-yachts cost from $l5 to 81 600 each
When l mention the $l5 boats, l refer tC
those of our school-boy days, built of re
fuse boards, With three-shilling- skate
runners, using bent nails thrown away
by carpenters. What contrast to the
|ice-yacht of the present day, exquisitely-
shaped and lined, with huh constructed
of alternate strips of hard wood, wire
rigging, A No. l duck for sails, brass
elects and blocks, full sets of colors
splendid spars, booms, bowsprit, polished
steel runners, niekei-plated ornaments,
buffalo-robes, &c. The time made by
ice-yachts is simply wonderful. A mile
a minute is an everyday occurrence when
the ice is in good condition, and the wind
blows.
In the winter of 1866 the ice-yacht
Snowflake ran nine miles north, from
Newburg dock, in s minutes. When the
ice is in good condition, and the wind
blows heavily, railway trains can not
compete with ice-yachts in point of
speed. Time and again have they run
up alongside of trains on the Hudson
River Railroad, and beaten them easily.
On January 10Th, 1871, the Zephyr and
1cicle, both Poughkeepsie ice-yachts
raced for two miles with the Chicago ex-
press, the fastest train on the Hudson
River Railroad, and at the end of two
miles had to wait for the train to come
up. Many would suppose that great dan.
ger existed in consequence of the vessels
going with such lightning velocity. Such
is not the case, as nothing but extreme
carelessness on the part of the helmsman
results in injuries.
With light breeze the craft will not
carry over two persons to advantage. In
heavy blow, however, they will hold
six or eight. In fact, during the preva-
lence of heavy wind, it is necessary to
carry as many in order to keep the YES
sci down on the ice. What is meant by
keeping them down is, that unless suf-
ticient weight rests forward, the wind
ward runner will leave the ice and rise
oftentimes to an angle of 450. This only
occurs when sudden flow of wind
strikes the craft. In such case, although
the helmsman does not lose control of
the vessel, he is compelled to bring her
up in the winds eye, or nearly SO, to get
her down again.
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A PrOvidential Escape.
IChambers' Journal

1t was in the summer of 1866 that q
party of some thirty children, ranging
in age from five to ten years, were re.
turning to dinner from the "District
School, some few miles west of Cincin-
natl, Ohio, United States, when, one of
those sudden thunder-storms, 90 frequent
during the hot season in that part of the
world, burst on them. The school-house
was situated in the midst, of a piece of
waste land known as "The School Com
mon," and before the children had cleared
the Common they were nearly wet
through, and the terrific lightning and
reverberating thunder were quite enough
to appal older and stouter hearts; and
they had still another quarter of mile
ere they could reach the village.
Although the Common itself could
boast of neither tree nor shrub, yet just
at its edge stood one of those gigantic
oaks which the settlers axe had spared.
Beneath its branches the whole party
could easily find shelter, and although
the storm had been raging some five
minutes, its foliage was so dense that the
ground underneath it was quite dry.
"Let us get under the oak" said one lit
tie painting mortal. "Ay, aye!" was
echoed and re-echoed by several; whilst
all as quickly as possible put the resolu-
ton into practice. Just then, one little
girl suddenly said: "We ought not to
stay here. I've heard of lightning strik-
ing trees and killing any one who hap
pened to be under" And at last she
pursuaded them to face the storm once
more; nor did they stop again till they
had reached the village, where they took
refuge.
The storm, furious in its character,
soon spent itself; and an hour and half
after, several of the same little people,
we'll fed and attired in dry clothing, were
again making their way to the school,
when suddenly, with blanched cheeks
they saw the old oak which had with
stood the storm Of centuries still stand
ing certainly, but with several of its
branches torn of, others broken and hang
ing loose, and its huge trunk scorched as
though fire had been kindled all around
it. The tree had been struck by light
ming. The news of the narrow escape
was soon known; and feelings of admira-
ton for the presence of mind displayed
by the little girl were mingled with
ankfulness for the narrow escape which
she and her companions had made.
Perhaps the story may teach those who
are unaware Of the danger, to avoid the
shelter of solitary trees during thunder
storm. Nothing can be more hazardous,
fact which the death-rates by lightning
thus attracted, show.
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laity), Now that the light.of science is
beginning to dawn here, it produces its
usual effect-that of unsettling the relig-
ion Of the country; for no sect can hold
out against science. The vulgar and un-
learned clergy is nothing and counts for
nothing; those whe have any mind, and
who know Latin and French, are all
more or less Pnotestants. In society you
hear this denied, either from ignorance
or from inattention, or because people
had rather deny it than set it right; but
nothing is more certainly true.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-02
A Simple AudiplaOne.
tPan Mall Gazette. ]

rs. o." writes to us: | have been
much interested in short paragraph &C
quainting your readers with the discov'
cry of an instrument for the alienation
of deafness, called the "audiphone." My
wife suffers from the infrmity of deaf
ness. When sing she accompanies me
on the piano, but she can not do it with
out first getting large ivory paper
knife, one end of which she places
against the center Of the piano, the Other
end against her teeth. With this aid
she never plays false note; without it
many. 1 look upon the auaiphone dis
covery at Chicago simply as an amplif,
cation Of the ivory paper knife. 1t is es
sentially the same principle.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-02
why the Czar Is Angry With the
Heir to- tho Throne.
4 a. Wi IL

There is once more coolness between
the Gar aud Czarewitch. The Care
witch was specially annoyed by the pres
ence of the Cossack escort, which, since
Soloviefps crime, attends, by the Emper.
or's orders, all the principal members Of
the Imperial family. The Czarewitch
rather affects the popular prince; and,
writing to his father. requesting 70 be re-
lieved of the attendance of his escort, he
observed that for him, at all events,
there was no danger. The Emperor's re-
ply is said not to have been too amiable.
The Czarewitch has retired in high
dudgeon to Tsarskoe Selo, and was too
i'll to no to Moscow to meet his father. 81
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Every invalid a Druggist. g..

By buying the new and popular medi-
cine KidneY-Wort, you get each package
enough of the dry compound to make six
quarts of the medicine, thus saving double
the money which is usually paid for medi-
cine, prepared on liquid. 1t is aspecific
cure for kidney and liver diseases. y
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A Hunters Feat.
Whitehall Times. |

"Talk about your narrer escapes" said
Czardine, 81 must tell you bout the one
/ had. Ten years ago last winter went
cut into the woods where bear and pam
theirs was thicker than gum chewers in q
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with O laurel crown. Ayers Hair VigoI
cover gray heads with the still more vel.
come locks Of youth. aea Hos sl-6
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TX PRICE, ONE DOLLAR PER BOTTLE. *
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TChicago Times.1

In the distribution of important posts
Hayes has never regarded Illinois. Why
should he not find a minister to England
or Russia in the Sucker State? The only
valuable and conspicuous Office in Him
ois he gave to an ohio man. II Hayes
had not been dined here, it is doubtful
if he would remember that there is such
place. ......... ...' .. g.
New-York tribune., 1880-09-25
GENERAL GRANT on NEXICO.
HE GIVES HIS VIEWS ON The IMPORTANCE OF RAIL
ROADS AND TEE BEST WAY TO PAY FOR BUILD

HE GIVES HIS VIEWS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF RAIL
ROADS AND TIE BEST WAY TO PAY FOR BUILD
ING THEM
Two letters from General Grant to SenOr
Matlas Romero, who formerly the Mexican Minis
Washington, and is now or was recently member
the Mexican Cabinet are published in the Mexican
Journal FL Naconal OF September 8.
Under date of April 13 General Grant writes that he
has had many opportunities to speak of the relations of
this country and Mexico with prominent men in all
branches OF business who have all grdspcd the subject
its importance TO both Republics. He says:
There is not least doubt that if Mexico offers op
capitalists to construct railroads OF the
utmost Importance to the country they will b. under
takrn by gentlemen who have the capital and the re
TO construct them III the shor est possible ne
and without the subsidies heretofore paid
TINS OBJECT and tna within snort dme they will bring
CIIy OF Mexico by direct rail within SIX or seven
days OF New-York No one can calculate the immense
ssco s tins ou% SGs sn wi" TO ne to un@
States each year $2OO,OO0.OOO OF her products.
tropical and semtr0pical, and could produce besides
th, same quantity for other markets The income of
the Republic would augment from lG to ls millions OF
adding to the burdens of taxation. confess that much
depends the result OF the coming elections which II
pcaceably settled will assuredv produce these great
benefits. ardentIy nope that this Will be the result
wrung from Galena, June 81. General Grant says:
ESTEEMED SIR: Your favor of 17th MAY was duly re-
roads will progress rapidly that Mexico Will com
Inence enjoy progress admirable and prosperity
extraordinary. If could in the United States bring
in the most important persoas we could form syndl-
cate could through these enterprises with
conditions which Will now be ccssary to un-
dertake them but my IDEA is now for the Government
TO issue bonds at per cent per anDum, organizing
liberal system Of baking this basis. when banks
will notes receivable for all public debts and thus
preserve the paper money at par. which Will
facilitate the building OF the roads and preserve
the National credit Mexico could thus, In few years.
from the products OF her SOIL export 200 millions in
value per annum and receive IN return he products OF
manufacturers But If Mexico can preserve her pre-
cous metals addition to other productions she
will enrich herself sufficiently to ,obviae the necessity
of foreign mportatons can only repeat that If
Mexico peaceaby elect her new President without
reyolutiou II is certain nat her prosperity Will be
cured both Republics Will unGucstioDaby be he
recipients Of benefits. Please express my views TO the
parties most interested