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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-01
HIDDEN TREASURES IN OLD HOUSES.
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century ago when there were no official records
kept by the Re gstrar-cnerai, family archives were
often preserved III extremely announcement crevlces
and cranneS As a rule, all important matters OF
ecclesiastical OF emi-ecclesiastcal interest such as
births, marriages and deaths. were entered on the
fy-leaf of the family Bible and 1t IS to this day
rule If law TO admit such entries as nilsputaDle
evidence ranking them along with entries IN "a
parish register. Deeds, however, such as ttie
deeds OF land, leases. copies oil entries upoh
the rolls OF the manor mortgages, releases
and money bonds, were somewhat more
ieaously guarded and there is many an old house
i'm England which. if il were thoroughly ransacked.
would be found to contain treasure OF the most
valuable kind. There are-apart altogether rom
such records "a may have been purposely concealed
in secret drawers or behind the panelllng or under
the nooI-od oaken chests the contents OF which
the family lawyer himself, unless he he an expert
IN black-ieter lore, hardly pTctends TO understand
Colleges, cathedrals and other venerable corpora
tions abound IN relics of thus nature. Merton, at
oxford has IN its stone muniment room bonds for
money bearing the seal OF Edward the Black
Prince and BalliOl has similar Acknowledgements
from John de BaliO King OF Scotland.
OCCASIONALLY too. treasures OF another KIND are
thus hidden. MaCdalen, at the same UnlYCrslty'
gave the buk Of it, plate to AID the cause OF Charc
T. But about n hundred years ago, III an ola set OF
rooms which had originally been occupied by one OF
the Fellows aud had since his 1eath Dcen itli
abandoned and devoted to lumber, waS unearthrd
a strong wooden box. containing. amongst some cA-
qulste specimens or silver plate sInalI I0NR-cuP'
with a cover, OF pure gold Similarly at merton
"A college singulaTly rich IN Old memories
and tradItions-was found a perfect coec-
tion of valuable pictures hidden between
nallv had been covered 10y the pitched raftcrs Of
the roof itself. and the pictures had been packed
away upon the crOss-bcams. Beneath the cross
beams subsequent occupant BAD constructed Il
level ceiling of the modern typc IN happy or uh-
happy ignorance OF the treasures which we're stored
over his head. I'm like manner tie lhuI0e papers
were found IN false ceiling I'D some .id ParI''SS
close hv the present chapel in Lnco ln's-inn; ana
Alortalgnes journals NJ his travels ~ itay written
in his own hand, were extracted from IAN Ola worm
by iucuruus gcncTations.' Ii Is needles, 10 utlil-
plv sucn instances. In very many ot our Ola Ing
ish mansions ard houses II IS true, suinceh search
has been made. But the antiquarian mas StIh album
dant work ready If only he chooses TO undertake IT,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-01
THE CHINESE CUISINE.
From The Globe.


The sharks fin is dellcacy which is rarely
omitted from the menu al Chinese feast. IL rs one
If the great classic dishes" forming the peces az
,ssfoRcr of an official banquet, and Is eaten Tlther
m the form OF u joint, garnished with crabs. OF
served up IN small pieces III cups placed Delore eaen
c1iest The consumption OF rats, though II seems 10
Gc somewhat ON the decline, is he cause OF very
i,nportont traffic IN the principal towns OF certain
disfrct and especially in street IN canton called
Him. onng-Kai. Here these animals may De seen
~ enormous multitudcs hanging up IN the SHOP
Irindows amongst chickens and ducks ana geese
Thev are for the most part dried and sailed, ana
Ivben IN that state are esteemed sovereign recipe
for those whose hair is getting thin.
Resides The dishes peculiar 10 the Celcstlais alone
,bcrc ore variety IF differences in their mode OF
cooxing md eating foods unknown to our CUISINE
Hams for instance are kept for year. or even two
veors buried in heaps Of sawdust. which impart 10
them taste of wood much appreciated by the gour-
NETS. Broad beans are fenented, and, alter beng
mixed with SALT form very favorite sauce eaten
with ali sorts of vands Finally, the habit OF eat
ing rotten eggs" which sounds so strange TO Eu-
ronean ears is explained by showing that the sO-
called rotten egg only ducks egg preserved tor
long time in an alright envelope made OF ashes,
chalk tea leaves, and number OF other strange
substances, until the yolk turns first to green
color. and then to fine black, when II Is consid-
ered fit TO be eaten.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-01
THE BRITON on HIS IRA VELS.
From The Examiner, London.


The English tourist of to-day, if lie be middle
aged, is like enough to be an honest Tor dishonesty
grocer or butcher who, in spite or clVii service
stores competitions can yet find the means 10 pur-
chase a set of tourist coupons To the Paris guide
he is indeed refreshing object OF pity, disgust ana
contempt. He is suspicious and greedy, lmperti-
nent, superclIous, Ignorant ana Offensive III every
respect. IL, l. 49,
firmly SET hs mind upon. He will have his moneys
worth for whatever he pays and TO carry TINS prln
ciple out he will endure unheard-Of agouies rather
than show the smallest sign OF wagering III ms laud
able purpose. Leaving the char-d-0dRc ne VIII lsisC
upon tramping up the whole bitter height OF the
Arc de 1romphc $50 steps though there be. But
he has paid his money to do the show. ana upstairs
VIII he drag himelf and his faithful spouse lis
honest "mIssus" may grOan, persplre ana snake
from head to foot, but be only answers, Matllda
Jane, we've paid our money IKE ChilstlanS, ana
well 10 the thing proper ,
Again though il makes his very flesh Green ana
his blood curdle. he will never fail to do" TIE
Morgue. There will he be seen staring AT the hide
GUS photographs If the dead, as II ne we've perform
ing some solemn act of duty. He has even peeh
known to grumble when there were no coTpSes over
which lac could gloa rs he stared through the piae-
glass. and TO declare that the whole thing was
regular do altogether
In matters Of food he is always a great con-
n,isseur. Only month ago, at q JestaHrahI 1
Of st. Cloud patrOnzed by COOKS, curry
BritOn was heard loudly shouting Uassohg!
Gaesongw IN fact SO loudly that the pI0pIle-
tor ot the establishment stepped up and politely
demanded the cause OF The disturbance. wanC
cooked Tor | know what's what, j can tell yer"
Not wishing to offend such an engaging patron,
man was sent for, and the raw meat produced. me
tourist looked AZ ii in utter contempt, ana, hcedless
Of those who might have perchance wished to PAR PAR
take OF n. seized part of it between his gruDby
thumb and finger "Bahlp lie bawlcd IN disgusted
contempt, mere chuck steak gentlemen ard
ladles-uothing but chuck! chuckH Another gen
tleman among the company OF tourists seconded
HIM by remarkng Hohal! hofaiw
In ther Own country neither. Of these honest
trgIcsucu would have dared to behave in such
fashion However, these sort of Britons, III their
travels, seem to be possessed with the notion that
th6 greater biackguards they make OF them
selvc, when On the Continent the more Is their
nationality respected. AZ to his national rePuta-
ton Tor generosity. the Partisan shopman can nave
but "a very poor idea of this sort Of Brton lie
enters the shop accompanied by his wife or daugh-
ter. who. rs their saying goes, can Just "parleY-
vooD a LITTLE Pa'eIfamilas stands close at the
elbow of the wOud-be purchaser. and whenever
ANYTHING Is rendered for sale and the price ASKED,
Invariably calls to mind hs stock OF French ana
cries out "Trow cheer! tTow choer! Don't let
tuat bcgear rush YOU. my dear"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-01
JAMES GRAVE.

From RAymes of 4 liant Loom Bedrcr'
saw my true Love hiot On the BANKS % queehp
Iay.
Nor dbl i dream it yielding my trembling heart
fcastcd on her deep darl, eye, and loved il more
and moTe.
before.
heard ny RTE Love sing, and she taught NE many
Bat O voice 50 sweet, oh never shall my cold ear
hear again.
IN all onr frcudless wandcrngs in homeless pcnury,
Her ccn,lc -ong and ict,y eye were al unchanged
tome.
saw my true Love fldc-l heard her latest Sifn-
wcpt no frivolous weeping when closed hex light
icsscye; 49,,
The r.rhie,s spot where Try crecpa aroand my
J,auIc'- grave.
Move noi-c,c.s. rento Try. around my. J,anic. J'd
Aud I'm loyr thec, gentle Ury, whcrcer my loot
steps tread:
For sooner hall thy fairy wave return from yonder
,,..,.t.- g..
Than forget ycn lowly grave, ADD all IL hides from
me. WILLIAM InOM.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-01
ALITTLE TURKS WIN.

From Mrs Brdsscys Sunshine Gnd StorP W we Hus',
We went down as far as the ffehch pIloec, we &C
which the contractor lost IN immense sum Oh
money in the following manner: The bridge was
10 have been finished by particular DAY Duy we
contractor found that this would be Impossible
with Turkish workmen. unless lac worked DAY ana
night This he obtained PERMISSION to DO, ana me
necessary lights and torches were supphed AZ tne
Sultan's expense. All went well Tor tiHe, ti1
the unfortunate contractor was told that no must
open the bridge to let ship from The dockyaaid
pass through some time before the bridge was NM
ished. He said it was impossible as he would have
to pull everything down, and 1t would take two OF
three months to replace tho scaholding and pie
driving machines He went TO the Ministers OF Ma
rine and Finance. They only said, " III the sultan
says IL must De DONE II must, or we shall lose our
places, II not our heads" MAJ. o.,ou
SO the ship came out, at cost OF niue over
fIOO. 900 and delay of three months IN
the completion of the bridge all because cause tho tho
Sultan found his small son crying In the nareI Que
dav the chds grief beng that, though he had Just
been promised 10 be made an admiral he could not
ace his flag hoisted his own particular ship from
the nursery windows. So o large ironclad was
brought out from the dockyard. and moorea ~
FROM of Dolma bagtcheh, TO crafty his infant MIND
thus causing enormous Inconvenience 70 the "noie
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-01
TWO KIND HEARTS.
From " Toinc's speech Jeforc NE Acqde,

From w. Toinc's Speech before he Acddemt
There WAS an old chef de Dureau at the MINISTRY
of Fiuancc: silent brusque, aud sometimes little
surly. Related to Madame R%camler, and nitro
dnced 10 her salon in bis early youth he had a sort
Of worship Tor her. In order to remain as much as
pos,lbe with her he lived just III front of her house
an the Rue de oeVres, and when he did not see her
he saw at least her windows. For thirty years the
great interest OF bis life was to learn every morn
ing if she were gay OF sad. to run errands Tor her
during the day aud dine at her table at night. she
lost her sight and had no one to READ TO her ne
offered his services, which We're accepted.
Inc first sittines were trying for ne feaq so
yoiubiy that sac had difficulty III following nm;
Not to cause him pam. Madame Re amer pretended
10 understand him. and patiently listened. AZ inc
end OF 4lycra, weeks she found, to her surprise tht
hc had slacken-d his pace, that his faults OF pro-
rmcaiion had disappeared, and that he read pet
ter-then that he read well. Without beng told Oy
any one. instructed by his heart still mole than by
his mind. he had perceived his SHORTCOMINGS Inc
old man Of seventy Lad gone To school again. Every
morning he went secretly to reading master ana
when he returned re practised for several hours.
Tins. 10y fierce Of toll, he had overcome the most
tenacious of hlbits--a physical faillng-ahd one
contracted by tue use of a lifetime.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-01
NEUMlN At OXFORD.


Cardinal Newman gives Us, In his religious auto
biography n striking account OF the solitary mus
inQs in which his own faith was nursed. one OF
The great Oxford men Of his day-H we remember
right It was the late Bishop CopestOn-meeung him
IN hs frequent solitary walks at Oxford, SAID with
A smile and a bow, that Mr.. Newman was never
less alone than when alone,-and So no doubt, II
was And the result on ais bearing - described oy
himself with his usual simplicity and force: owing
TO this confidence IL came TO pass az that time that
there was double aspect in my bearing toward
others which II IL necessary for me To ehlafge
mon. Nv behavior had n mixture III II potn OF
ferceness and of sport, and on this account dare
say 1t gave offence TO many nor am mere deIehu
ing IL. | wished men to agree with me, anu
walked with them step by step as far rs they Woul4
90; this did sincerely but If they would STOP;
did not much care about II, bnt walked on WIN
some satisfaction that had brought them so Iai:
liked TO make them preach the truth WITHOUT
knowing it, and encouraged them 10 90 So
was not unwilling 60 draw an
opponent on step by step TO the Drihh VI
some Intellectual absuTdiy and 20 leave nm 20 get
hack IA he could. was not unwilling To play WIN
"A man who asked me impairment questions. 1 hao
en- my mouth the words OF the wise man, Answer
fool according to his folly especially If he was pry-
inc or spiteful was reckless OF the gossip Whlcn
WAS circulated about me; and when might easily
have set il right did not degn to do SO. Ana
uscd irony IN conversation. when matter-oi-iact
mon would not see what meant. This KIND OF De-
hayor was sort OF habit with me-" 1t would ne
hard TO find more striking delincation OF the
moral effect Of "A fire kindlng in a lonely ana pow
erfnl mind which was destined TO produce great
effects m the world both for good and Tor Ill
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-01
WHAT JOHN BRowvs SON SAYS OF HIM.

I never knew him To show any signs OF fear OF
ANYTHING save thai he might do dishonest act or
wrong his fellow man. His rule of life was the
golden rule Therefore all things whatsoever ye
would that men should do unto you, 10 ye even SO
10 them"
On the Sunday evening before his attack on Har-
pers Ferry he sad, And now gentlemen, let me
press this one thing on your minds; you shall all
know how dear life is to You and how dear your lives
are 10 your friends ard in remembering that, COLI
sder that the lives of others are as dear to them rs
any one if You can possibly avoid IT, but II " ~
necessary 20 take life to save your own then make
sure work Of IT,"
After tbe battle of Osawatomie my father stood
lacking m the smoke of the burning bindings roll
ing mp. as they were fred one after another by the
Miss0urians. He said:
God sees it, There will be no more real peace
in This country till lie slavery question is settled
have no feelings OF revenge toward the people OF
the South. have but little while to hive ana out
one death to die. ] will die fighting slavery"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-01

the kitchen. THAT does not matter re-
nIied the Minister: "my charwonan will
soon soon be here, and she will fetch us some pork
chops and roI-au-rent -
the time be remained Minister of Public
Instruction, never had Mt his official resi-,
dence anything beyond OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and
shirt collar which his charw0man renewed every
morning with shirt and stockings twice week.
He used to say, have been placed here on sentry
and do not wish TO have any more tmpedime'fd IMAM
a soldier On duty having brought nothing SHALL
have nothing to take away when ] am relieved
Under these circumstances ii Is easy to believe the
story told of q friend meeting NJ. Nauabelle III the
street carpet-bag IN hand, and asking hm where he
was going. " have just been turned out OF Once,
was the reply, and am waiting for the omnibus 20
90 home"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-01
WESTERN CHILDREN.
NJ, "A Lndns Life IN he Rocku Morntai,.s.o

From "A Lady's Life IN The Rocky Mountains"
One of the most painful things in the Western
States and Territ tories is the extinction OF child
hood. have never seen any children, only debaSed
limitations of men and women, cankered by greed
and sefshness and asserting and gaining compea
independence of their parents at ten years old. The
atmosphere in which they are brought up Is one OF
greed. godlessness and frequently of profanity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-01
TO PORTIA At BELMONT.
From Rlncktrooti's Mdadztnc.

From, BiaekirOod's Magazine.
Ouick from fog and frost away,
Fly. NV song with greeting gay
To fair Belmont's lady fair.
Up. INV song. 10 purer ar
Up like soaring lark in Spring
Onick as swallow dips his wing
Slanting TO the Summer sea,
Quick, away. with frollc glee,
Humble greeting, greeting gay.
To the Lady Portia
She is good and she is wise
She has shapen desiinies;
Swift of tongue, of noble speech,
learning ever, wise TO teach;
Wise in counsel. firm ID deed,
Helper in mans utmost need;
Brave as wise. and lrue as brave,
Quick to feel, and strong 10 save;
FLY, my little song, and pay
Honor TO great Portia.
Wise she is,-and sweet withal.
Queen at lfe's great festival.
Queen of laughter; keen or wit,
Quick to aim, and sure to hit
Laughing light, and laughing ever,
At the foolish jest and clever
Laughing first and testing after.
For she scarce can speak for laughter
Who our thous nd follies sees.
Antics, Inconsistencies
Wiser than all men, more gay
Than a child is POrtia.
Bright on Adriatic Sea
PLAYS the sunlight laughlnRly;
Soft on Belmont lawns by night
Flows and spreads the far moonlight:
Countless years has Venice stood
Stead fast on the shifting flood:
Steadiast heart, unbroken will,
Noble purpose. matches skill,
Tenderness of moons soft ray,
SplendOr of the Southern day.
Charm of Venus at her birth,
Naught of malice. all of mirth,
Laughter, learning, love and play
All good things are Portia.
Fly. then, song. across the sea,
Fly to mirth and minstrclsy
And when thou dost see the trees
On fair Belmonts terraces,
Bow thee TO thy lady's knife.
X ISIS the hand that takes thy life;
Take one kiss aud breathe one sigh
When she cuts thy cord. then lie
In her hand, beneath her smile;
She will laugh little while
For she laughs at little things
Then perchance she'll fold thy wings,
Law thee on her heart to rest;
Then. my song, art thou most blest
On the home of trust and play,
On the heart of Portia. j. S
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-01
AN UNCONVENTIONAL STATESMAN.
r,,oa The .fanehester Times.

soroe curions anecdotes are told of NJ. vaula-
nellie. the French historian and ex-Minister OF
1915. who died the other day. Alphonse Karr re-
lates that when he went to call on the new
Minister of Public Instruction he could find neither
a messenger nor q clerk to announce him. he
wandered from room TO room. and at last strong
smell Of tobacco made him suspect that the Minister
was nof far of. In fact, NJ. Vaulabelle was smok-
inc IN bed and reading the newspapers. On beng
invited TO breakfast, Alphonse Kari accepted,
hnt remarked that there we no hre III
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-01
A PLEASANT PIG.
From Land aud Water.

Dur;nq the Winter of 1878, l received from Mr.
cross of liverpool small box about six inches
square; upon opening the box wee striped little
pp,nS made a small squeak With tho Winter adj
Tancing. and knowing from his form OF ears that
lila native home was In West Africa, took him cut
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-01

town for months, to say nothing Of the waste OF
money of which the Sultan paid very litte, and fcr
tie loss of which. imagine, he cared still less.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-09-01
Reno Items.
Ga.etts, Anqust 80.


The close season for game in the State
OF Nevada expires tomorrow. On
Wednesday the duck shooting season
opens, and Q great many Reno sports
men are impatient for the first shot at
the swift-fying teal or plump and beau
tiful msllard. Pot hunters from Vir-
ginia have been violating the law for
weeks. and for several Sundays past
have kept up q lively fusilade on the
meadows. Ducks are numerous down
about Glendale. Matt Parrot says
there are thousands Of them already on
the shooting grounds. It promises TO
be q good sporting season.
The Oregon survey party returned
Saturday. 1t consisted Of d. Loring.
chief I; Z. Mcclellan, l~eveler; Rol. Par
ker, rodman; Frank Folsom. note keep
er; Jas. Sprouls. head chairman; Col.
~linson. hind chairman; Dick Parks,
fagman; Clark. stake.drivsr; George
Sanders. commisssry. They went east
OF Honey lake and Goose lake, finding
an excellent line. except in Secret can.
yon, which they will 60 around one way
or another. The line to Oregon Is two
hundred and Ave miles and seven-tenths
OF o mile.
The Jewish New Year will commence
next Sunday evening. It's observance
among the orthodox Israelites will last
from Sunday evening until the Tuesday
after. The Jewish people are divided
in their observance Of this season.
Some keep two days and others only
one. Most Of the Jews In Reno are
among the orthodox observers. AL Of
them will close their places Of business
on Monday next. and some on both
Monday and Tuesday.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-09-01
Ward District Items.
Refer, Anqu,t %.

The surveyors engaged in making q
preliminary survey and in search OF the
most feasible route for the extension Of
the E. and P. railroad to Frisco or Des-
eret were in town Wednesday. The
natural route for Q road to Dessert or
Frisco from Eureka would be through
Hercules Gap. in the Egan range. down
Steptoe Valley, across the Schell Creek
range BY the travelled road to 0sceola
and through Sacramento Pass in the
Snake range. In the event that this
road was built Ward would be placed
within three or four miles OF railroad
communication.
G. L. Walter. who has been stopping
at Robson for the past i've or six
months, informs rs that the furnace at
Robson had been shut down and that
Mr.. Thsmas, who holds the works, Will
soon return to San Francisco.
John Blake, from Robinson. informs
Us that he has taken out 100 tons OF
copper ore for F. F. Thomas, that tho
furnace il at present turning out from
seven to eight tons Of copper daily. and
that the prospect was good at the time
he left.
The coyotes are becoming bold around
Ward. &C much 30 that their serenades
are quite a. frequent from that quarter
- from the Thomas cat. Bootjsoks ire
sxpsctsd to advance in price - . weapon
OF defense.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-09-01
The Frozen North.

Ponr TOWNSEND. W. T., August 81
The barkentins Malay, Captain Peter.
son, arrived yesterday from Alaska. The
Malay left ounalaska on the 18th in.
slant, and reports NO further tidings to
that date from the cutter Corwin, the
Jeannettee or the missing vhalers. Ad-
vices from the schooner Yukon, which
left Ounalaska for the Arctic on the 9Th
OF August. are to the effect that all were
we'll. and the surviving party under
Professor Dali were having Q remark.
ably successful season. Mr.. PETROL.
who is taking the ensus Of Alaska, had
gone into the interior. via the Yukon
river. and expected to como back BY way
OF Zodiac in the autumn; but 1t 10 con.
sidered doubtful whether he II able TO
return before next summer.