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New-York tribune., 1880-03-07

ovcr-joyful company, sat the night through by his
SIDE. He was in very ll-humor. for he had missed
She boat fer New-Y0rk where he was announced 10
appear on the succeeding evening This, and per-
Daps the fact that we youngsters loved nm. made
him Grst moody and finally cross. The landlord
asked that his son might speak speech from some
play before hiI and after the lad had finished eN-
posing himself Nj Booth gave great grunt OF con-
femptucus disapprcbation. The night wore Oh
when we had .he audacity 20 ask the actor to Iece'
me declined To do 80, though he volunteered to sing;
and finally. an entir, incohcrcncy having been
established he was led to his chamber, and the resi-
.of ns took our departure. He was then nuch
changed 4; his voice WAS in ruins: bul hls head was
sill noble. and BIS walk upon the stage dlgniicu.
How tar lie was morally responsible Tor what he dia
Il is impossible TO say. but undoubtedly he was ho'
10 altogether. Mr. Choatc, the great Boston law
yer. used 10 say that be bad seen MI Eoolh pay
Ins and that character over and over again. nu'
that he bad never seen him play the same part twice
prccisey alike Tbs criticism is perhaps the E'ghes'
compliment which conld he pad To bis genius II
his rendering was some particulars the chah'e "i
the occasion il showed how tuuIely he abandoned
himself to his work and how thoroughly he entered
into the fpirt of The portwhich he was presenting
New-York tribune., 1880-03-07
THE SACRED FfRE or THE PUEBLoS.

From SANTA re Nv ~ Letter 10 The ~ Louis GlObe-
Democrat
The PueblOs claim that their Montezuma was born
through the Immaculate conception Of an Indian
maiden of their own tribe in the village of PecOs,
about thlrty-iive miles distant from this city.
While q youth be did not EXHIBIT any extraordinary
showed himself 10 he a great hunter and possessed
Of supernatural powers. After dwelling with the
tribe for long PERIOD and performing many mlrac-
Ulous deeds he departed, gong sOuthward. On the
eve Ot his journey he Is reported 20 have lighted a
sacred Ere which he told his people To keep burning
until hi, return. Although this was long centuries
ago il Is said that the Indians have scTupulOusly
rb.Ned the Injunction and have never allowed the
nlv ne ONT. they have continuously, through
successive generations. kept the slumbering embers
aglow. At least this Is their story, and 10 Is largely
believed especially bv those who have seen the firo
glmmerlng IN thor O.d adobe temple.
II 1887 the pueblo, OF town, OF PecOs was sold.
II V;t, Oh Spanish grant, and at that period tho
Indians removed the sacred lire with great caro- 10
Taos. where 1t j. still burning and viewed with
rcvcnUal awe. Some OF the Indians OF the present
day have 30 much confidence in the return II
NuntcZuma that they get out upon their hOuse-tops
ever, mnruing with the rising Of Tie sun and look
duNiOusy INTO the far distance for his coming.
Even though many of the Pueblo Indians have
outWarll, embraced the Christian religion. yet
theY MAINTAIN thcirfaith IN MOuteZuma, whom they
regard as their savior or sOyeregu. They are
Goc,le and industrious people, who live pastoral
life As communities, they are far more prosperous
and 1--we far better than the majority OF tho
New-York tribune., 1880-03-07
~ INLT1TlTh RrSSLAN.
From IN, Count.ies Of The World

From The COHHbies Of The World
Ih" Russian peasant l. not an inventor but he
has genius for Initiating lie has only To De told
90 au. dO ANA 50, ANA IA time II viii be done.
he will Iu tins manner become blacksmith, "A wood
carver oopyist Of painters. an engineer, lapl-
Diary. provided ne Is only given time enough. He
will watch The next workman to him using his saw,
ciiscl or file; then he VIII cautiously initiate him.
doing Il little AZ time aud nothing rasbly. Next
day ue viii show more skill, until IN few weeks bo
becomes a sufficiently sklliul workman TO be IN
trusted with tasks requiring great Judgment and
cY,n AuOwl,d-c to cN, cute la tue GrauilOl Fabuk.
in Ekateruburg, fol example, the visitor is aston
i,hcd t0 find mon nos above the rank of peasant. and
In all likelihood conycts under surveillance, exec
outing the most beautiful engraYngs on berry amc
thV.Is. topaz. and emerads or carvings ON jasper
and pOrphyry vases with a skill which could not bo
exceeded. if equaled IN the great centres Of hne
ar wOrkmen Of Europe.
Yet such intelligent laborers are-Or Were, at all
events in EUmaus day, fifty years agO-nOt paid more
than 90 cents per month, with IatiOns Of u few
pounds OF black bread. Yet they are quite content
with their lot and toll on to make fortunes for tho
rich mlne-Owners who live IN great state in fine man
siOns. Even the master wOrkmen or Overseers are
only paid some 800 or $50 per anIum but they, like
TIE ordinary laborers, have their perqusitos IN tho
pilfcrings which they can manage TO
effect among the treasures they handle.
New-York tribune., 1880-03-07
FRIsKY WASHINGTOY VETERANS

Washington Correspondence Of The Troy Times.
! saw Senator Hamm on the most clustering
morning of this Winter amblinE down street in his
old-fashioned spike-talled brOadcloth coat. with
ont the Yestige of an OvercOat. lie never was
known to wear one. | suppose in his early days
they tOugheued boys by exposure 10 the cold. ami
didmt pamper them with OvercOats in that bOrcan
climate and that his contemporaries died out IN
the operation and left him standing, Il spared mon
unent, among the etiete ohivalry of new genera
tiOn. | think he is very proud OF his prolonged
vigor for what OTHER cause could induce HIM to Trip
the light fantastic toe in the ball room at tho
Mexican Minister'S i6te cannot tell. He and Sen.
atOr Johnston, of Virginia, haired boy Il
SiXty-twO summers, stepned around in quadrile
quite smartv that evening among the younger
beius and bellies.
ii reminded me of the remark attributed to SIMON
Cameron four wears aSO. when Mis-. divers accJsl-
tiOns first became a nine DAYS sensation. Oh.
Wti' said enc Of his brother Senators 10 bim.
condoilgy. "dou't let il trouble You. People wIl
never believe such scandal oi man OF Your age"
A man Of my age!' said Simon, herccly. Way,
Pm only seVenty-ScYen"
New-York tribune., 1880-03-07
SIAM TITLES N ENGLAND.
Tron The lMrnpnnl.

from The iNcDPUW.
The most original feature of this work (}ir Fo9-
tcrs BArono age y. and one which will doubtless
attract good deal Of attention. is section styled
" ChaOs' at the end Of The Blroneiage of great
novelty and hOlducss. Tins portion of the work
VIII probably DISGUST those persons whose preton-
sons II calls in question: h.ugh. on The other hand
II WI certainly please geuralOgsts and all those
vino do not approve of persons bearing hOnOTs 10
which they are not entitled. TO this section of his
work Mr.. Foster rcegates the claims of sundry sell
styled baroueS aud the pedigreesof of several barOnets
which require vcrIfcation, though he discams any
protension pass Judgment ON the points to which
hc calls attention.
Altogether the titles of upward of 80 baronets
more or less impugned, and sufficient proof is
Afforded 10 convince most people of the need there
is for making claimants to barOnetcies prove their
ped,gTees before assuming their titles. From the
here brought together 1t would appear that In
instances persons claiming 10 be DnrOnets have
put forward one cham of ancestry at one time and
another at another time that persons assume barO-
netcies the creations of which are not record.
aud revive other that have been extinct dormant
for more than century, without proving their ped
grees or on merely g0nC through the form OF being
served heirs by Scottish sherhs' juries; and Mr..
Foster declares that barOnetcy is claimed
through maternal ancestors which was limited on
its creation to heirs male
New-York tribune., 1880-03-07
BENJAuIN VESTS KINDNESS.
From The GiO6e.

7
No benevolence displayed by either class is at all
comparable with that, for instance, which Sr Ben
iamlu West exhibited when in the midst OF pccu-
niarv difficulties himself he volunteered help to the
struggling and detected Haydon and which, by the
way, was only one of nnumerable acts of "A sim
liar KIND performed by the President of the ROYAL
Academy dnring the tme that nc hLsd that Illus,
and was struck not only by the Dathos Of the PIE
ture, but by the WON aud anxious face of the
painter Pqt no Sa sqa after long study Of the
sourcesT
{" No." replied Haydoni they are exhausted
said fhe President; "but Fanntieroy is arpaneng
an advance, and If succeed you shall hear. Done
be east down" This CHEEKY little speech was fol-
lowed up 6y check that same afternoon. The man
who could share his badly y-uccded money in that
way would not, We may be sure. be the one to be-
grudge time and trouble If they could De of service,
young artists. not only witt lis money, but by hs
efforts aud influences.
New-York tribune., 1880-03-07
THE BO4TMEN or SHANGHAI
Trom u, Boston Journnl.


The floating population OF China is immense and
one Is struck with this at every DoIt To build aud
never seen described. but it must he enormous. Mi.
lions. probably of families hive in them and never
90 shore There is no craft small, not even the
"sampauv that attends "a foreign ship but has
room for it's idols or gods before which the owner
burns his " joss paper" will dfgress here little
to tell of the boatmen Of Shanghai. They mostly
from the distant seap0rts OF Ningpo and SwatOw.
being of harder race and better sailors than the
men of this province. By some mysterious tee-
graDhy they know when ship is coming and sew
eral lie waiting for job ut the red buoy outside
WoOsung. Each one has the name of the ship he
served last painted IN a conspicuous place aft The
Que | engaged had -" Halloween" and his name.
sam underneath. Sam Is a cogn0men all Chinese
bOdtmen glory III.
His salnpan, which is exactly like all the rest il
about sixteen feet long, and about the shape OF u
half peach stone. couple OF guards run around IL,
TO Of our little stern-wbee steamers. pTOject
ing aft over the stern aud bending up al the oX-
trcnIies like tho horn Of crescent. What this ~
for cannot make out The forward half is decked
over, and under this deck sam keeps lots OF things
The midshiD section abaft this Is not decked, bu5
has platform, and is rooted over the root of bam
boo aud mating arched from side TO side Under
this roof is the seat OF honor On the floor is a rug
aud overhead are fresc0es taken from HdrpG's
Ueekly The illustrated London NeWs or illustrated
ZitHHg or an Illuminated calendar, many of the
pictures upside down all begged from the differ
eht ships sam has attended. over this roof il rs
exact counterpart made to slide, and when we are
seated Sam Will gently side the whole thing over X
II rams. SHOWS or The wind Is raw and cold, and
give us a wrap to cover our limbs with Under
this at light Sam aUangcs himself for sleep some
how other, and, when religious. worships his
" larcs and penates." Abaft the seat aud roof.
raised a little, 10 the standing place for Sam OF poop
deck. where he pIOpels the boat He uushlps this
deck when hungry. and there underneath hls fire.
place. kettle ana other domestic utensils, and there
he cooks hIs rice ana fish.
| must not forget 10 tell how they propei their
boats 1t IS by scullng. They have a gigantic oar
winch they pOlse pin on the stem nobody but
"a CLiuaman can do ~, and by means Of "A cord at
tached to the aud the boat they scuil, eulo"
as they call Il, AT very rapid rate. Vessels OF "a
larger size are sculed this way by means of beams
projecting from the sides, to che end of which an
oar IS attached. The tides at Shanghai run very
swift, and the Winter winds are furious ana pierre
ing; but these fellows scull right along against
Wind ana tide. When all mOored together at some
wharf for the night, they form large community,
and discuss The events OF the day gamble half the
night there IS nothing done within many miles 0f
Shanghai but they know II before any one else.
New-York tribune., 1880-03-07
WILLIIM BEIRD'S OH SIDEso4Rn

Heac-YOrE Correspondence Of The Louisville Courier
yOurytQi.
OfcOursc II IS well known that there is great ra1o
here for old-fashioued furniture. An old sidcO03id
Is almost as valuable as IN odd MASTER" A very
quaint old one with hide0us brass ornaments,
stands in William Boards studio, Il thing which 10
picked up years ago among some old stranded lutHi-
tuTe with the aid OF $40 bill. 4 few days since
gentleman from Syracuse. perhaps AMI .epaOioUs,'
offered the artist 500 billfor ii. - am not G'a.-
ing in old furniture" was the gentle Williams ac-
tice Of the offer d" bat if were saOud hardly tako
$50 from You when refused $3.50 for & last wee."
The merchant of Syracuse sighed deeply aud
meekly sand, When yon make NJ Your nilHd 10
OF this fantastic WILL termed fashion. Tbs cJyciod
article. oniy few years ago, was literally Kicked
oct OF decent company.
New-York tribune., 1880-03-07

pair was freely given, and the birds were worth n
for feathers then brought from 80 to 40 sovereign
u pound. The price year ago was from f3OO to
fi00 a pair; and. whereas in 1874 the number
farmed at the Cape certainly did not exceed thon-
sand, il now amounts TO fifty times that number
The birds fair layers; and though there Is A
doubt if artificial egg Matching not the safest tine
farmer may fairly reckon a score Of young birds
year In the natural way These are worth about
seventy-fve dollars piece, and every month adds
between ten aud fifteen dollars TO the value Of AN
ostrich pullet. Add TO this the value of the featL-
ers-thOugh the price is very variable; IL was only
$40 or S15 per pound in 1869. and from $25 10 $40
in 1874 just before the sudden RISE Besides breed.
ing and feather growing do not get on we'll together
The feathers best at brooding time the other
hand, to pluck them Injuries the laying. and makes
the birds sit badly. However, the profits are so
large that scarcely wonder at ostrich farm
bird becomes scarcer and scarcer the feather mar
ket will become more and more dependent on the
supply from the farms
New-York tribune., 1880-03-07
An INGENIOUS PRINCE.
From The Er0DiiuIr,

There ls says the Deatsches Montdgs Blan. a GER
tain powerful ruler Of a somewhat Asiatic country,
whose son Is unfortunately unable 10 limit his ex-
pcnse. by his income. aud consequently often finds
himself caught in the pitfalls of impecunosty. To
pawn Jewels belonging to an august relative has
been tired before aud the Joke is played out /,
money however. must be had, and the ingenious
Prince hit upon the following ideai One day on
parade he suggested to several officers OF high rank
that a dinner should be arranged at fashionable
restaurant In celebration OF the anniversary of some
battle The officers of course consented, and the
dinner took place. When the meal was over the
cashier OF the establishment, according to the GUS
tom of the country came to each guest for his share
OF the bill, and began with the Prince.
This august parsonage. however, condescendingly
Indicated that tho General TO his right should have
New-York tribune., 1880-03-07
ONE DAY orr Of SETEN.
From The Spectator.

From The Spectator.
Birds cannot always sing ,.
Silence a times tJey ASK 10 nurse speht lccilne'
To see some new. bright ihlng,
Ete a fresh burst OF SONG, fresh JOY revealing
Flowers cannot ALWAYS bow; . ,r...
Ere from its sheath hciO" =.
splinter
Tongues cannot alwavs speak;
q col IN tins lon world Of nose ana ciatter'
save this once a week,
TO lei the sown -ecd grow. not always scatter.
New-York tribune., 1880-03-07

the honor of the first payment The cashier went The
round and finally presented the salyer to the Prince
ful of notes and gold, for his final contribution. The
Prince coolly put the money in his pocket saying
that / intend to paw for the whole entertainment
myself. and to put It on my blll" Whether the res
taurateur was paid or not history does not mention
parsonage has recently been compelled TO leave the
Capital and has been sent down to the south of the
emDire on n ciyfliZlnQ mission.
New-York tribune., 1880-03-07
THE PROFITS on osrelcH FLEMING.
From ~ rhe In. P.nnA

From ~ The Ter PJHfh
II you can't get Bushmau 40 ook after your os-
triches you may look afer Ten pair oi iull-grown
birds yourself without my help, and oat OF this
number he thinks an income OF from $4,000 to
@1b 900 year may be Teckoned on. The price of
the parent birds ms TO vary very much In 1873
Sir christopher Brand father Of the President of
the Free States. able 10 get pair for e55 but
that was an exceptional bargain. In 1873 $500 "A
New-York tribune., 1880-03-07

The Boston girls are rushing into "Yi0lini w
In that Is teiilOy suggestive OF the horrors a
unborn generations are To sup npOu-wncB Teniibcs ~
or an incident. At ono of the evening l,l ~. senvs
the professor asked one OF tle misses ntltr
rupty. Wberc Il your bow. Mss ROsia well g. - Oh"
sh0 sEld ab,tract,d.. hos waiting for Iae 0uisd. Il
gucss."-lBoston Transcript
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-15
PRICE Is CENTS.

ment, lotion, and electrical appliancefails
Be careful to call for COLLINS VoLTAIo ELECTRIC
PLAsrERs and insist upon having what you are
willing TO pay for. Sold by all druggists.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-15
Advertising Cheats,

1t has become SO common to write the
beginning of an elegant, interesting article
and the run it into some advertisement
that VIC avoid all such cheats and simply
call attention to the merits of Hop Bitters
in as plain honcst terma as possible, to
induce people to give them one trial, as no
one who knows their value will ever use
ANYTHING else,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-15
EVERYBODY NRBDS IT!
DIR. WHITES
THE GREAT LIVER COR
RECTOR, BLOOD PURI-
FIER AND TONIC,

The BEST REMEDY inithe World foriBiiousness
or Liver Complaint.
twill CURE Dyspepsia when all other remedies
fail.
T. ,-T1prs Consultation by acting upon the Liver
and nroducinp flow IF bile which Is natures own
cathartic.
It will RELIEVE an4 CURE Rheumatism IN iesR
time than any other known remedy
I,isa certain specific for AGUE Or CHlLLs.
MANY cases have been cured by single dose taken
during the time OF the chill
II ia the hest BLOOD PURIFIERiin use, thor
oughIy cleansing the system OF an 1mperiues'
whether of scrofulous or other origin
1t is especially adapted for females removing
Dimples and sallowness from tne ekih, anc prouuo
ing a beautiful clear complexion
n In the best remedy tor all diseases of the Kid
news and Urinary organs
tits composed OF Dandelien in combination win
other roots barks and herbs, and contains no W..
nine Aloes Arsenic, Mercury, nor any mineral
Substance whatever
IT is entirely harmless and pleasant to take
It costs you nothing If It does not perform ~
that is claimed for H. as every bottle Is
OF give satisfaction or money will br refunded.
The following testmot fais speak ior 'heIheIVcs'
tEDrAKAPoIIs, July s. 1916.
D wbite-Dpar Sif;iI can heartily recon-
a,,d vonr Dondclion Alternative. having suffered iof
nars IRON diseases of the liver and kidneys, ana
st IL Ine Va was almost unbearabe- A few doses
of your medicine entirely reneVsu me- ti CIV. ahaI1
80 that nv continuing its short time. hhai
nc nsrmanently cured It is pleasant to take. and
its Elects are also decidedly pleasant. yours re-
specuulJ' JsH. JUNBIN.
CxrRoYsAH Mich, March 81, 1877:
n IN White-Dear SiI: Mr.. FAIR, oIuSgist
~ tb,s ylece recommended me to use yonT DaLuo
IT,, a lfarstiye for Liver Complaint ana CohsIPa
sion INIT having used so much medicine any ,a %
,a;n.d no relief would not try It. ne tolu LIZ
a :. ), S;d not onerate as represented he Wouid
si, s - ne money With this understanding
80 n botfIa and 1t has done me more gooa ina
3i 1ha Jo~tor,s prescriptions and other meuiches
| that have ever taksh' cro ROBINSON.
/ Very respectfully 0no' - - Toz1
/ LYNN, IND, April Il. tS t L.
Dr R White--Dear Sir: nave DoHgo nv ~, vile
hot.Ias NJ vonr DandelIon Alternative loI ny W. no
ana II has done her more good tnan a any, racan
anu Az na 49,, before 1 can eheerinlly recon-
mend II to all VINO snnei i VIM. BOON.
/ ioufe ''' 1,4.xApo1IsJnne 80, 1877.
ss ~, re- Cir. Some time ago Was
1920 ,vitb t,hIlIs aud after using various s1
;neI,ding ouinine, without rel'ei 1.rhich
@ nr nandeIion trial. few doses ~ ince
1900 eured me- and have not mao 49, ~ ~ for
nn,u Teen II on hand all the tlme. hava ever
h:ionsness. and find 1t the best remeuy 10
used. OSCAR p. HOOVER.
Yours truly.
II PREPARED BIZ
Or. A. r. WHITE & CO.,
1sa W. Washington ST., INDrASAPoiis' 1ND
Sold and warranted by all Drnegis'1 ~
Tafm
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-15
PURELY vEaETA BILE,

confirming those Southern Roots and Herbs. which
an ailwIse Providence has placed in countries
where Liver Diseases most prevail 1t viii cure al
diseases caused by arrangement OF the Liver and
Bowels.
The SYMPTOMS of Liver Complaint are q bitter
or bad taste In the mouth Pain In the Back, Sides
or Joints, often mistaken for rheumatism; Soqr
Stomach Loss Of Appetite; Bowels alternately
costive and lax; Headache, Loss OF memory, with
q painful sensation of having failed to do some
thing which olght TO have been done; DEBILITY.
Low Spirits thick yellow appearance OF the SKIN
and Eyes, q dry Cough often mistaken Tor Con-
sumption
Sometimes many of these symptoms attend the
disease, at others very few; but the Liver, the
largest organ in the body is generally the seat OF
the disease, aud If not regulated in time. great
suffering, wretehedness and DEATH will ensue
can recommend efficacious remedy for
disease of the Liver, Heartburn and Dyspepsia,
Simmons Liver Regulotor.
Lewis G. Wunder, 1925 Naster Street.
Assistant Post Master, Philadelphia
d, I'VE have tested the virtues. personally and
bling headache, II is the best medicine the world
ever saw. We have tried forty other remedies be-
fore Simmons Liver Regulator but none OF them
gave us more than temporary relief; but the Reg
ulator not only relieved, but cured us.,-Ed.
Teles raph and Messenger, Macon Ga.
MANUFACTURED ONLY BY
J. II. zETLIN IL CO.,
MACON, GA, and PHILADELPHIA.
Price. 81 Sold by all Druggists.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-15
COILtNS'
yoLTAIc ELECTRIC
PLAsTERS
Electricity and Healing Balsams. In
slant Relief from Pain and Soreness.

Instantly and mysteriously the electrical forces
generated by this wonderful plaster acts npon The
nervous system, banishing Pain and Weakness,
rousing the dormant Muscles into new life, stiRu-
lating the Liver and Kidneys, curing Dyspepsia,
Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Scistica, Weak Spine,
Weak and Sore Ludgs, Coughs and Colds, Weak
Stomach and Bowels, Ague and Liver Pains, En-
larged Spleen, Female Weakness, Shooting Pains
through the Loins and back, Lack OF Strength and
Activity, Nervous, Muscular, and Spinal Affections
relieved and cured when every other plaster lini-
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-15
Notice for Compromising Des-
nerate Claims.

The undersigned, administrator OF
wv the estate of Leonard Kimball, deceased has
fled in abe County Court of said County. sugses-
1say tbat cer4afu claims due to said estate from
Walter ). McCutchen, are desperate. Not &c is
therefore hereby given that the undersigned VIII
term thereof. 10 be begun and holden In the
Comfy Court ROOM In the city and county . ,h,e o,
Rock island. and state OF nois on :. me , aid
Claims when and where cause can be shown II any
there is, why said order should not 1e mace.
Administrator.
STURGEON q OLSEN Att,ye 5-3dzH
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-15
LIVER RFauIAToR, !.
ASK the recoyerered

Ash the recofererco
dyspeptics, Bilious suf-
ferers, victims Of Fever
and Ague,the mercurial
diseased patient how
they recovered health
cheerful spirits and
good appetite--they will
tell you by taking SIM
noNs'LIvER REGULATOR
OR MEDICINE.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-15

100 ~ vash,neton st., INDrANAPoIIs, iED'
E-Sold by G. 6peidel; r, ogists in Rock
H-Sold and warranted oJ an