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New-York tribune., 1880-09-26
TIE CRY or THE CLERK!
From Punch.


Why do they talk of the Border-Iand, the ripping
streams and miles OF heather,
To one who. scrbDng, pen IN hand, can scarce keep
body and soul together
My bOrder-lands twixt life and death, ana long
for The hum of th. Underground
To take me away from the roar Oh the street, tne
City's crash, and eternal sound
That rings in my ears from morn ti nlRht, from the
dawn to the dews nom the nght To tir DARK.
WHY do they open their ears to sorrow and close
them fast TO the Cry OF the Clerk
Envousi No! Let them. visit the sea. neither
pain nor pleasure arc far TO seek, -.
But seas and summers are not for me with salary
under pound a week.
My only change is from desk 10 home' my only Trip
on the tramway cars; ,
Ny babys face is my only moon; ana the eyes OF
my wife my only stars.
The rocks climb are the paving-st0Des, and tho
Mkman's voice is the morning lark
That wakes me out of my land OF drcams,-whore
journey at times. though a penniless Clerkl
Twenty odd years ave sat at the desk in the same
little den in the same old court,
Profit and loss have balanced them up. the firm
seemed richer when bread was short.
Drones and bees in the same glass-hlve but they
looked as made the honey.
But 1t did seem hard they should waste so much,
when could have cringcd Tor loan OF money
10 save my sick to bury my dead, to bring to haven
the bufletted bark
That threatened to split on the sands of lime with
the life and love of the threadbare Clerk!
don't growl at the working man. be his virtue
strict or morality lax;
He'd strike if they gave him my weekly wage, and
they never ask him for the lncome-taxl
They take bis little ones out TO tea IN curtaned
van when the fields are green,
But never a flower. or field or fern IN their leafy
homes have my children seen.
The different, they say, for I'm respecta-
ble,-save the mark
He WORKS with the sweat of bis manly brow. and
with my body and bran-poor Clerk
Responsibility That's the word that makes such
fellows As grow lean.
That sends nv neighbors 10 Margate Pier, and sets
me longing for Kensal Green
What In the world is slave to do, whose ink
stained pen Is bis only crutcb,
Who counts the gain that staggers his brain, and
fingers the till that ne dare not touch
Where's the ambition. the hope, the pride of man
like me who has wrecked the Ark
That holds his boliest gifts, and why Because he
Is honest aud called a Clerk
Why did marry In mercy's name in the form of
my brother was not born
Arc wife and child to be given to him. and love to
be taken from me with scOrn
II Is not for them that / plead for theirs are tho
only voices that break nv sorrow,
That tighten my pathway, make me pause 'twixt
tue sad to-day aud the grim tomorrow.
The Sun and the Sea are not given to me- nor joys
like yours as you fit together
Away to the woods and the downs, and over the
endless acres of purple heather.
But Pve love, thank Heaven and mercy, too tits
for justice only bid ynu hark.
To the tale Of penness man like me-t0 the
wounded CRY OF q London Clerk
New-York tribune., 1880-09-26
THE TOMB or THEMISTOCLES.
From Blackuood's Maga-ine.

From Blackpood's MGga-ine.
AS ii to have stood on the Pain of Marathon was
not enough for days delight we must needs start
Off after dinner land by train too. the only rail-
at the last resting place Of the man who, whatever
his anlts. the first 10 what Athens had il in
her to accomplish aud To open her eyes and guide her
hands to the fulflment Of her destiny.
Making our way as best we could IN the darkness
past the shipping and the dockyards then through
the struggling houses which lie scattered above the
harbor to seaward. and where, each house being
provided with fierce and obstreperous dog, had
some difficulty In escaping with "a whole skin. we
at length came out upon narrow footpath leading
through waste moorland along the seashore.
scramble OF five minutes or so through the
rough bOuders brought us to point where the
coast line turned slightly sOuthward, and left us
looking across southwest to the island of Saamis
and the mountains IF the Morea Hard by lies the
great Athenian. His tomb commands the scene of
tho battle. which rivals the fame of Marathon, and
which would hardly have been fought at all save
the moon chary OF her light but now as we looked,
she shone forth triumphantly. and amid focks of
white cloules, which here and there relieved tho
blue backncss Of the heavens. At feet cleaned
the dark waters of the guilt Just trembling in the
breeze, and beyond the CLEAN the cone Of
Egina sheer into the silent air
Egina. the "eyesore OF the Pireus." Behind
the hills of Argo.is and Achaia. Nearer at hand
lay Salams, her Jagged outline well defined against
the sky. Between her and the shore little Psyttaeia
whose name lives In the record OF the battle, as
serted its existence by the steady ray from It's light
house shining across the mouth Of the harbor.
the scene fresh interest both Of pcturesqueness and
Of association. as showing thar, not less now than
in old days. the place Was full Of the stir aud hum
OF men.
New-York tribune., 1880-09-26

N. DE FREYCINET'S HONOR.
from The London Tim "a.


II is out of the question To suppose that NJ. de
Freycinet had previously come to any understand
ing with NJ. Gambetta on the MoDtauban speech.
Two other very interesting questions have still to
be examined Did NJ. de FreycInet desire to act in
hostility to NJ Gambettaf Will the latter help 10
Oyerturn NJ. dc FrcycInet, who was perfectly aware
that his speech might jcopardize his portfoliof !
do not think VI. de Freycinet wished to act in hos
tility toward NJ. Gambetta; he simply wished TO
act according to his honor and conscience. apart
from the personal desires of NJ. GaDbctta. little
anecdote, which will warrant to be genuine, has
been narrated to me- Ii describes his feeling per-
feclv. The day previous to his departure n. do
Freyclnet received visit from a friend who lives
in the country and whom he bad not seen for some
time. The conversation turned upon The DEGREES.
NJ. de Freycinet said suddenly TO his friend, who
was severely or riticlsng their arbItrarness:
"Well, now. what would you do were you III my
placeW .
Before answering" replied bis friend, ' should
like to ask yOu question. Are you determined to
keep your portfolio u
- am only determined to preserve my honor
replied NJ. dc FrcycInet warmly; and then, at the
end of the conversation. when his friend rose to
take leave Of him he said, Yes. assure you, the
main question with me 10 to serve my country with
out sacrificing the honor of my name" These
words show how NJ. de Freyclnet has delivered
himself out OF NJ. Gambetta's influence
New-York tribune., 1880-09-26
SIR WALTER SCOTI7S FINO.

Scotland Letter 10 The ST. Louis Republican,
The reCaa of Scotland has experienced many
strange adventures. For a long time the jewels
were supposed to have been either lost or stolen,
but Sir Waiter Scott, while indulglng In bis pro-
pensty for antiquarian research came across some
old documents which led him to believe that the
regala was somewhere hidden within the precincts
of Edinburgh Castle. A royal license was procured
from George w., commission appointed ana
general search instituted Scott, observing that
the wall where the present crown-ro0m Is was OF
undue thickness, came to the conclusion that there
must be a secret chamber within the masonry.
Tools were brought, and. after some labor IL re-
moving the stones, a vaulted room was disclosed.
Au entrance being effected and the rubbish re-
moved they found in one corner of the apartment q
large chest, bound rolnd with iron and secured by
three heavy padlocks. THIS being speedily broken
open, there before their eyes, lay the old insignas
OF Scottish royalty. looking as fresh and beautiful
as they did i'll the days of James Fitz James, In
the meantime the news spread that the search for
the regaa was being made, and all Edinburgh
poured forth her hundreds and thousands they
filled the esplanade and occupied every available
portion of ground from which the slightest view OF
the castle could be obtained The result or the
search was awaited with national anxiety. At last,
when the assembled crowd had about given up all
hope cannon fred from the castle and a tag
hastily run up on the highest tower proclaimed to
the assembled thousands that the regala was again
restored to Scotland
New-York tribune., 1880-09-26

beyond "bow-wow" To begin with. there. are az
many different meanings 10 bow-w0w or 70
WOW short and sharp alone, as some one said
lady could give to the word DEAR" according TO
its position ina sentence and the emphasis with
which il was pronounced. But besides saying
+" bow-wow,n the dog whinea And there are many
different meanings (which. however, we are some
times too stupid to uDdcrstand) in the whining of
dog. We have no fear That dogs any other of the
brute species will furnish competitors for the prizes
to be attained by human knowledge; for We
Intentionally fixed, by creative power. Where we
find in the lower creation, rs amongst birds, the
power OF articulation, there the Intelligence IS
absent which could employ that power for It's own
development; and where as in dos we find con.
spicuous tokens OF intelligence, there the power OK
articulation IS totally absent.
New-York tribune., 1880-09-26
CAN ANIMALS IALKf
From CasselFs Family Magazine.


The language of animals, like many other long
neglected subjects. or subjects on which In past
times only disconnected ana occasional observations
have been made, has moro recently been thought
worthy OF systematic scientific inquiry. There are
two principal lines of investigation. These are III
we to do with cry. or rnoan or laugh or q note
or song How are we to read it 7 Whab letter or
combination of letters OF an alphabet used by man
(say the English alphabetl will represent itf The
answers to these questions throw light upon the
moro interesting question, to what extent various
species possess the power OF articulation. ~ The
second and still more important line of inyestga-
ton is simply defined by the question. How are we
to understand or translate the language of animals
Now it is clear that must have key to this Tor
these) as to every other foreign language We have
not far TO seek for tho key. 1t is in ourselves The
duced by the human voice, and the burden which
they bear OF Joy sorrow, or Observation-Disclosures or
care of simple coutented satisfaction or It's Oppo-
site. as well Of other feeings-Our knowledge of
these sounds, supplemented bv careful observation
Of individual animals. will furnish the required
lies the difficulty. The most interesting question
that arises at this point 10 that which regards the
intelligent Of the brute creation. Is t prob
able that they will ever speak In the conrse of
very able paper, the Bishop of Carlisle says: /" A
dog sometimes looks though no was thinking a
thing out, and dog stories arc very wonder
full but. after ALL the cleverest dog that ever lived
yet has never been able to got beyond bow-wow'
and We may safely predict that no dog will ever
acquire even the simplest clononts OF human
knowledge" But what. let us ask is the real bar
ncr between tho dogs MUD III tho torn may be-
nsedl and tho simplest elements of human knowl.
edge Ir o0,,ssts, believe, IN thus tact that the
yosal organs cf .hc dog constructed that IL
impossible Tor hiu to articulate u word His
vocabulary. however, already extends long way
New-York tribune., 1880-09-26
Paris WITS AND CONVERSATION
From Gdlignanf.


In a recent issue the chroncler of the Voltaire,
Brumnel." argues that mere - small takers ,
the present day very few being able to keep
versaton being entitled TO the dignity of takers
of the first rank Ono Hterdteur, indeed, who. how
ever, enjoys high reputation as taikor, NJ
Dumas fills to wit, meets with no mercy from " NJ.
Brummeps" pen. Never having frequented salons
till comparatively late in life, aud not being accus-
toned to SUIT himself TO his company. NJ. Dumas
displays in society great awkwardness and his con-
sciOusness Of the fact still further paralyzes his
natural abilities. AS he, besides often evinces an
utter want of tact in his ersaton with members
of the fair SEX he is often worsted by gOOdnatured
nondaines-no doubt quite incapable of writing
"DIane dc Lys" or the Dame aux Peres," out
nevertheless with q fund of the esprit de salon at
their command-and his defeat makes him utterly
disgusted with society and its ways.
NJ Henri Meilhac is - silent man who never re-
fers to subjects which are likely to give his brain
any trouble NJ. Arsone Houssaye tells story in q
capital manner, with a good deal OF neatness and
originality. NJ. Emile Augier is nervous. incisIye
laugh communicative NJ. Sardou has great lingua
facity-amost to vOluoliity. 1t is impossible to
converse with him. AT every few minutes he Is
given to treating his audience to lecture on any
and every parsonage or subject that comes on the
tapis with ease, moreover. that recalls the small
talk of Alexandra Dumas tho elder and Adolphe
peyc the latter the mditre sOiiSte beyond all others.
Victor Hlgo, who is somewhat prolix talks well
and has no objection to hearing the sound OF his
voice. His conversation is erudite: copious,
ample. replee with antitbess, and palpably labored
in spite of the appearance Of b0nhOmie which he en-
deavors to give 1t. One evening, about the time
when he was on very familiar terms with Louis
Philippe, the Sovereign. who himself liked to talk,
and the poet, continued confab" at the royal
chateau late into the night that the dOmestlcs.
thinking everybody had gone TO bed, put out the
lights and themselves retired te rest When Louis
Pbilippes visitor rose to take leave, the King found
himself obliged TO light his guest out. This may be
called great success in talking. Perhaps, also, the
poet owed this triumph to his observance Of the
axiom that the chief art in talking consists less in
showing your own powers IN that respect than III
drawing out your companions.
New-York tribune., 1880-09-26
LOHE,S UERdLDS.

There is no summer ere the swallows come;
Nor Love appears
Till Hope. Loves ight-winged herald. lifts the
gloom
OF years.
There is no summer left when swallows fly;
Aud Love at last
When Hopes, which filled its heaven, ,droop and die,
Is past. f. w. B0URDIIL0N.
New-York tribune., 1880-09-26
MENU,
MFNU.
Clear Soup with italian Paste.

Clear Soup with italian Paste.
Fried Fish, Sauce Tartare.
Lamb Chops In batter with Carrots la creme Sweet
Potatoes.
Chicken with Rice.
Aubergnes au Gratin.
saad-Lettuce, French dressing.
Cheese. Waters.
Diplomatic Pudding. Claret Jelly.
Grapes and Pears.
Coffee.
New-York tribune., 1880-09-26

s better: then add boiled rice to fill all iuterstices
and TO cover the top thick BaKc IL for one-hai vi
three u,Iarters of an hour.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-08-13
How Watches are Made.

viii he apparent to any one who will
Il examine Il SOLID GOLD WATCH that
aside from the necessary thickness for
engraving and polishing. !, large propor-
ton Of The precious metal ilsed. is need
ed only to stificn nnd l.old the engraved
nortinnS in place. AMI supply HE ,.eces-
sary sOlitl!ly and strength. The surplus
gold is actually, needless so far as UTILI-
Ti and beauty are concerned. InJ JAMES
BOSS rATEN rGOl.D WATCH CASES
this waste OF precious metal is overcome.
and the SAME SO!.llilrr AND STRENGTH
produced at from unrtliiru To ouc.Iia!
OF the usual cost of solid eases. Tie pro-
cess is OF ihe most simple nature, ;,S toll
lows: plate of uickle composition met
al. specially adapted to The purpose, has
two plates of SOLID GOLD soldereu one
on each side. The three arc tliei: pu ,spd
between polished steel rollers. and the
result is strip of heavy plated compost
ton. frOu! which the cases. backs. cen
tres. bcZeiS. &c. are cut an, shaped by
suitable dies and formers. The rulu i'm
these eases is sufficiently Thick TO admit
OF all kinds of chasing. engraving and
enamel!ing; the engraved cnsea have
been carried until Worn perfectly
smooth by time and use without renew
ing the gold.
THIS Is TIE ONLY CASE MADE
WITH TWO PLATESO OF SOLID GOLD
AND WARRANTED BY SPECIAL
CERTIFICATE. r,.sv
For sale by all jewelers. Ask for H.
Illustrated Catalogue. and TO see warrant.
March II. lSS0-ly
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-08-13
:" "OnlY a Curl.

NsE ! tA.s Il fFt
Only nklittlefsilieh t:u.l,
Cnt from the head OF II laughing Girl.
In happy long ago;
Bu, all! the !;luglin1 4nl is dead.
And from my lite The ii.ht has fled,
For oh, Il loved !Iersso.
Only Il lock Of shining hair
That crowned my darling bright and fa ir
Before deaths parting blow.
But 1t brings hack her vanished charms,
Her pressing lips and cirging arms, -
For oil lovcd her So. r
Only 4 it'll" silken treSs.
That used my sweet ones check to press,
And DER her shoulders flow. {"
But looking back through hy-Gonc years,
a holy thing that trcsS appears.
For oh! ! loved her so.
'Only n little silver thread.
liy which my heart was captive led,
la happy youth. And 10!
1t still leads on through grief and pain.
To where the parted meet again. a.
For oil, loved her SO.
Only IL little ringlcl fair.
Only Il :au girls glossy hair.
But words could not bcStOw-
Treasure enough TO ill its place,
Or summon back the one lost face,
That have wurshippcu So
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-08-13

The Lockport Journal tells this: 1t
was dinner time in select boarding
house when tho new boartier arrived.
He was a venerable looking gentle
man, with silver hair, and his face
beamcd with sweet reposc, bctokening
pure and holy life. AS he joined
the the landlady said. "Would you
ask blessing sir?" The venerable
stanger shouted, "You'll have to talk
louder, ,marm, I'm so id deaf"
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-08-13

A London newspaper relates that
when Frenchman, who fell over
hoard from the steamer which took
the Clubden Club back from Green
wich, was rescued and returned to
the dock, the first thing he said was
that he hoped he had not kept the
steamer waiting.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-08-13
TAKE \ CERTIFICATE
in the
Mutual Endowment Assess
ment Association
OF y A l. Il Nj u RE.

'E'illS scheme Of Life Insurance is got
d ten up by the best business men of
Baltimore as Il mutual protection among
its members. 1t is based upon purely
business principles an' is perfectly rclia-
bic, ailorling the safest and cheapest plan
ON which life risks can be taken. Mr.. j .
). Aiborgoiti represents the company for
this county and will issue certificates
He Invites examination and will be
pleased to give all information needed.
April End. lSS0.--Gm
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-08-13

Seven Leavenworth doctors gather
ed around man who fell on the walk.
-Four called it case of sunstrokc, and
the other three said it was Gt
Along came n small boy and proved
that it was banana peel.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-08-13

THE New England Farmer in
quires: "What COWS should farmers
keep" Fubbs suggested that they
should keep their own, as q serious
Inconvenience often arises from pro-
pensity to keep those belonging to
other folks.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-08-13

PENNSYLVANIA papers stale that
Boyd & Peters circus has been utter
ly ruined by the odium contrnctcd
through the ficndish conduct Of its
employees toward little girl some
time ago in Somerset County, in
that State. That portion Of it which
is not in Jail is wandering through
Armstrong County, and the parapher-
palia is expected soon to fall into the
hands of the sheriff.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-08-13
VIRGINIA HOUSE,
(Formcrly Mcdowell Housc)
llENDERSONNiLLE, n. c.

4 AElNG purchased the Mcdowell
AA House, the undersigned bcgs leave
to inform the travelling public that he has
furnished it throughout in modern STYLE.
ana VIII cndcavor to keep Il first class
house. The proprietor will give his per
sonnl attention TO the house, and do nj,
IN his power to make guests comfortable.
The table will be supplied with The best
the market affords. Polite and attentive
servants. Terms moderate.
~: y. DODAM EAD. Proprietor.
(formerly OF the Virginia House, Colum-
bia, $. G.
J. Il. THACKAM, Clerk.
Gatc of the Columbia Hotel. Colum
biu, 5. G. April ID IsSn
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-08-13

TIE Philadelphia NonA -imc,1ca1t
Republican, says elitoria!ly: Re
puhiicans. are very foolish who try to
make capital foretheir patty by assail-
ing the character OF Gen. Hancock.
They do more harm than good all the
time. They are friends of'thc bird
from whom intelligent Republicans
will pray to be saved. A good many
foolish things have been said about
Gen Hancock s letter to Gen. Sherman
in the winter Of 1876. Now that the
full text of that letter has been rub
lished exactly how foolish those things
were is made apparent. Jealous but
jndiscrcct adhCrcnts Of Garfield and
Arthur cannot be impressed too
strongly with the fact than Gen. Han
cocks record is simply unassailable.
They waste powder and shot when
they train their batteries against it.
Attack should be directed against the
weak points of an encmy's dcfcnses,
not against those which are invulne:-
able"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-09
BUYING WIsDOM.
A Game of Draw Which Drew Twen-
ty-Seven Dollars.

A Game of Draw Which Drew Twen-
ty-Seven Dollars.
There are some people who like to dance,
but everlastingly kick against paying the
piper. Such one is Robert Wayman, of
Cumberland. Wisconsin, who blew in his
good dust on game of draw, and squealed
because he lost. A popularity of such men
is that while they are avaricious and eager
enough to tempt fortune, they only kick at
their own losses, being the most reserved
men in the world when the other fellow quits
loser.
This verdant soul went into the 'ssilent
retreat" on Jackson street, night before last,
and invited a couple of strangers to join
him in a game of draw. He was accom-
modated with single hand, and he pro-
posed that the game should be ten dollars
limit. This was too much for the other
mans bundle, and the limit was put at five
dollars.
The men played for an hour or two, and
Wayman lost 1927 in money. He put up his
watch for $15, and that went too. Yester-
day morning he reported his loss to the po-
lice. 1t served him right, but as something
must be done, Officer DeCorsey went to in
vestigate the case. After some difficulty the
watch was returned through third party,
and the other went for the cost of ex-
perience, which was little enough.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-09
GENERAL FOREIGN,

PARIS, Sept. S.-The victims of the boating
accident, near Rascoff, were buried Tuesday.
The civil and naval authorities and large num-
Der of inhabitants of the town attended the
funeral.
MELBOURNE Aug. 10.-A terrible tragedy oc-
cured in the Opera house during the perform
ance of the Hugenots. A new arrival, Mo.
drego. Green, maddened by jealousy, shot his
own wife and Loudry, a member of the French
exhibition commission, and himself. The two
former received severe head and face wounds,
but are now recovering. Green died. Loudry
resigned his appointment.
LONDON, Sept. Sit is reported here that
the agreement between Prince Bismarck and
Baron Won Haymerle is intended to lead to an
alliance between Germany, Austria and Rou-
mania, the latter to be raised to the rank of q
kingdom and its integrity and independence
guaranteed by Germany and Austria, thus
blocking Russia's land route to the Balkan
peninsula.