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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-16
REPUBLICAN WORDS OF GOOD CHEER.

REPUBLICAN WORDS OF GOOD CHEER.
OF the many letters from different parts of the
country received at the headquarters OF the Repub-
lcan National Committee, No. 241 Fifth-ave., yes
terday, there was not one that did not bring words
of good cheer and encouragement. The general I'M
port of all the reports that there exist as an in
variable rule, underlying popular earnestness
very unusual at so early period of the campaign,
and deep interest in the issue of the coming strug-
gle that justifes the brightest hopes of complete
success. The writers report to the Committee
widespread popular satisfaction with the condition
of the country under the Republican Administra-
tion and fear of change, inasmuch as the best
promises of the Democracy cannot go beyond the
present reality. The laboriug classes are employed
as rule are making good wages, and are therefore
not seeking a change.
Ex-senator Dorsey secretary of the Committee,
who accompanied Governor jewell to the West last
week, returned to headquarters yesterday lie
brought the most encouraging reports OF Republl-
can unity and confidence. ,
headquarters early in the morning, before return
ing to Washington He will start for his home In q
few days and open tne Ganp1gn WIFI e satued m
with the political outlook. Senator Saunders, OK
Nebraska, who spent few minutes at the Commit
tee rooms in the afternoon, was scarcely able TO
express himself strongly enough when speaking OF
the lighting trim" of the Republl lcans OF Ne
brsska. He said they were absolutely united ana
i'm perfect accord He praised General Garheld's
letter of acceptance without STINT and said the
satisfaction it has afforded IN the far West is abso-
lutte. He did not admit doubt OF the success Oh
Garfield and Arthur.
Among the names registered yesterday were those
of Senator Carpenter, Senator Saunders, t. H.
Manning, of North Carolina; Charles w. IankeIs-
lev of Colorado; f. F. p Smith and George f. But
Ter, Lynn. Mass. d. Il. Harris, of Brattleboro. WI
T. S. owen. Of Trenton, n. j.; Z. T. Mcintosh OF
Hartford Conn; Jesse Spaulding, of Chicago Lew
Empri, OF Kansas William Grashon, of Columbia
County, \. Y; and +. A. Merritt, f. ID. appleton,
Page and Ii. n. Sherwood. OF New-York City.
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CHINA REMAINING AT PEACE.


A dispatch to Reuters Telegram Company
from Shanghai, dated to-day, says that the Chinese
Government has abandoned the idea OF going to
with Russia
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-16
THE AUSTRALIAN ELECTIONS.

The elections for the Provincial Parliament
have resulted In the defeat Of the Ministry.
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THE LURAY CAYERNS.

lBY TELEGRAPH THE rRIBUSE.l
WASHINGTON July ia party of scientific gem
tlemen have Just returned from the Luray Caverns,
where they went equipped with Photographic and
other apparatus for the purpose Of examining the
place scientifically. The party consisted Of WI
Rhees Chief Clerk of the Smithsonian Institution !
DR. c. A. White paleontologst and geologstj Dr.
L. Taylor mineralogist and chemist; DR.. Charles
Rane archeologist Prafosser Gore. OF Columba
College Professor f. A. Reynolds. anthroDologists
Mr. +. w. SmIllie artist of the Smithsonian lnsti1
tuition Daniel Leech corresponding Secretary OF
the Smithsonian Institution, and two three other
gentlemen of scientific attainments. They were AN
forded facilities the ordinary visitors 10 the caves
do not receive, and have returned with numerous
scientific data OF great interest.
INCREASE IN VALUE OF FARM LANDS.
ANOTHER SOURCE OF ENRICHMENT TO THE FARM,
ERs-INrEREsrING REPORT OF TIE AGRicULrC.
RAJ DEPARTMENT.
(BY TELEGRAPH THE rRIBUSE
WASHINGTON July 15.-The publication OF tho
report of the Commissioner of Agriculture for
1870 having been delayed, for want of funds until
this time advantage has been taken of the fact to
bring several branches of the agricultural investi-
cation down to later date than originally in
tended. thus practically making it the report for
the current year upon the subject so treated.
The investigation of the prices of farming and
timbered lands in the several States is based
upon returns made to the Department last April.
These show that in addition to the bounteous crops
which the farmers will gam this year, they have
also been made richer by the Increase of about s
per cent taking the average for the whole country,
in the price of farm lands, and compared with the
prices one year earlier. The timbered lands show
tendency to appreciate in value more rapidly than
the cleared land
The following table will show the average In
crease in price of the cleared and tnbered lands:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-16
THE DUKE OF LANCASTER WRECKED.

LONDON, Wednesday, July n IoSVi
The Ducal Line steamer Duke of Lancaster,
from Calcutta for London. has been wrecked on the
rocks in the Red Sea. No lives were lost
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-16

will be tho central committee for all similar organ'sf
The meeting adjourned to meet again on Wednesday
next,
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,1npr O11OMAN bHHhH"ffT'7'' "
ropr SHOWING ANIMosITY TO 0AMBEiiA-
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-05-14
lie Was Answered.

How satisfactorily witness answered
a ross-examining lawyer is thus told
by the New York Herald.
1t was sad thing for Lettie Davis
when she pat out her washing on the
clothes line of her South Fifth Avenue
abode yesterday.
Peterson Knapp was there on the
watch, and it is alleged carried off the
raiment, part and parcel.
At all event, policeman arrested
him for the otlense, and he went to the
Jefferson Market Police Court, pre-
pared TO maiatain his innocence by
counsel.
Lettie was there, too, and in spite of
numerous trying Interruptions from
counsel, she got down to the point in
her narrative where she discovered
Peterson longingly cycling the clothes
AS SHE hung them out.
Dat brack niggah," she said, I'M
gently apostrophizing tho prisoner,
"he stood dar wifi an ole clay pipe
showed whar it nd do the mos good
and he a-puflin as if he'd like to
split. But dc way lie looked at dem
clothes was quite 'nough to show any
IcaSoH UlC ooLuuuS uat uSy WI oaio.
"Come Witness" quoth counsel, sar-
castically, tell lis just what kind OF a
look that is"
"Oh. you get out T. was the saap-
pish rejoinder.
II insist on the question. How did
the prisoner look to convey the impress
sion that the clothes were in danger p
Witness was ready with another tart
reply, but His Honor said,-
Come. you must answer. How did
he look 2"
The witness seemed puzzled.
Did he look" asked his Honor,
glancing around for smile. Ibid he
look like-like counsel, for instance -
"Oh. deed. no, sah," replied the
witness. "If he looked de least bit
like dat gemman, dere wouldn't been
no robbery at ALL"
"Ah," said the hattered counselor,
elbows that?"
d" I'd made udder arrangements"
Indeed" he continued, smiling,
"what might they have been ?"
"Why, if be looked at all like you
does, l wouldn't have dar'd to hang
dem clothes out at all"
There were no Interruptions from
that time on.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-05-14
The Woods in Winter.

No one ever sees tho full charm OF
the forest who turns his back upon it
in winter. Look at the exquisite lines
of that dropping birch, the intricate in
tcrlscing tracery of the minute branch
ing twigs! Could anything be more
graceful or more chaste? could any
covering of leaves enhance it's beauty i?
And so the apple. tree by the old stone
wall-how different its various angles
how individual in its character how
beautiful its silhouette against the sky =!
Thus, every separate tree will afford a
perfect study of innuite design. See
that mot;led beech trunk yonder.
What never noticed it before? That
was because its dropping leaf-clad
branches concealed its beauty; but now
not only does it emerge from its wonted
obscurity, but the wilderness of the
snowy ground beyond gives added val
ne to every subtle tint upon it's dappled
surface. Step nearer. With what va
riety Of exquisite tender grays has ma.
ture painted the clean, smooth bark !!
See those marbled variegations, each
spot with distinct tint of its own, and
each tint composed of multitude Of
microscopic points of color. Here we
see timbriated blotch Of dark olive
moss, spreading its INTERVIEWING root
let's in all directions, and further up q
spongy tuft of rich brown lichen tipped
with snow. Who could pass by unno-
ticed such refined and exquisite bit
of painting as this? And yet they
abound on every side. See the shingly
shagbark, with it's mottlings of pale
green lichen and orange spots, its jagged
outline so perfectly relieved against the
snow, and, beyond. that group of rock
naples, with Its bold contrasts of deep
green moss, and striped tints of most
varied shades, from lightest drab to
deepest brown. And there is the yell
low birch with its tight-wound bark,
fringed with Rawlings of buff colore9
satin. Here we come upon q clump OF
chestnuts, their cool trunks set off in
bold relief against background of
dark hemlocks, whose outer branches.
clothed in snow, like tufted mittens,
hang low upon the ground.-W. IL.
gibson, in Harper's.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-05-14
Harriet HOsmer.

Harriet Hosmer, who has oained
more reputation as sculptor than any
woman in America, is the daughter Of
physician, and was born at Watertown.
Mass, some forty-nine years ago. Nat.
urally fragile, her father encouraged
her to lead an outdoor life, and to take
great deal Of exercise. She was taught
to ride and shoot and develop her body
in every way. She grew into hoyden
and. as may be supposed, rather mas.
culine in her tastes and feelings but
she was physically strong, which was
fur more important. She went to school
at Lenox, and there met the daughter
Of Wayman Grow, of st. Louis, between
whom and herself q close friendship
was soon formed. Miss Crow after.
ward became the wife of nephew of
Charlotte Cushman, the actress. Har-
riet early displayed talent for modelling,
fitting up rude studio in her father 8
house and filling it with clay models.
She went to Boston, received few les.
sons from the artist Stevenson, and
then visited st. Louis to see her school
girl friend. The medical college there
was then the only one in the re-
public which admitted women, and she
entered it to study anatomy. so essential
to the prosecution of her art. She re-
sided with the Grow family, and but
for their social position would prcbab-
ly have been tabooed by general soci-
ETY., mainly French. very conservative
there in those days, because of her
studenthood at a medical college, her
attendance on scientific lectures at
night, her going home without escort,
and generally independent ways, which
were regarded with amazement and
general disfavor. Through the gener-
osity of her friend. Mrs. Hosmer was
enabled to realize the dream of her art
life in Rome. She there studied under
Gibson, and her first regular works
were the ideal heads of Daphne and
Msdusa, purchased by Sam. Appleton,
of Boston. She then made the statue
of Benton for st. Louis-it stands in
Lafayette Park-and the Zenobia, in
the Mercantile Library of that city,
was ordered by Wayman Grow. Her
other works are we'll known. Save a
brief visit to her native land in 1857
she has lived in Roms since she first
went there, and her studio is one OF the
first places to which wandering Ameri.
cans wend their way.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-05-14
Cat and Dog.

had cat and dog. which became
so attached to each other that they
would never willingly be asunder.
Whenever the dog go! any choice NOR
sci OF food he was sure to divide it
with his whiskered friend. They al
ways ate socially out of enc plate. slept
in one bed. and daily walked cut to-
gether. Wishing to put this appar-
emily sincere friendship to the proof I
one day took tho cat by herself into my
room, while hsd the dog guarded in
another apartment. entertained the
cat in most sumptuous manner, be-
ing DESTROYS to see what sort of q meal
she would make without her friend,
who had hitherto been her constant ta-
BILE companion. The cat enjoyed the
treat with great giee. and seemed to
have entirely forgotten the dog. l had
had a partridge for dinner, half of
which l intended to keep for supper.
My wife covered it with plate, and
put it into a cupboard, the door OF
which she did not lock. The cat left
the room, and walked out upon bust
ness. My wife, meanwhile, sat at
work in an adjoining apartment. When
I returned home she related to me the
following circumstances: The cat, hav-
ing left the diuing- went to the
dog and mewed uncommonly loud, and
in different tones of voice, which the
dog from time to time answered with q
short bark. They then both went to
the door of the room where the cat had
dined, and waited till it was opened.
One of nay children opened the door,
and Immediately the two friends en-
tered the apartment. The mewing ex.
cited my wife's attention. She went
softly up to the door to observe what
was going on. The cat led the dog to
the cupboard which contained the
partridge, pushed off the plate which
covered it, and taking out my intended
supper, laid it before her canine friend,
who devoured it greedily. Probably
the cat by her mewing had given the
dog to understand what an excellent
meal she had made; but at the same
time had given him hint that some
thing was left for him in the cupboard,
and persuaded him to follow her
thither. Since that time l have paid
particular attention to these animals.
and am perfectly convinced that they
communicate to each other whatever
seems interesting to either.-Obserca-
tons on the Language of Brutes.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-05-14
Personal.

NJ. de Lesseps never INDUCES in al
coholic beverages.
The Cleveland Herald says that Sec
rotary Thompson, when o boy, intend
ed to become sailor.
George Eliot, it is declared, has given
permission for the dramatization Of one
of her novels. She is about to travel
for the benefit of her health.
1t is said that when General Sherman
goes to ball he kisses all the misses
and never misses kiss. Or words to
that effect.-[ Norristown Herald.
There is some good in Mark Twain.
There is one little spot on earth for
which he proves he has some consider
alton by refusing to tell whero he was
born.
Queen VictoriR's income is $500 O
day. The Gar has more than any 9TH
er European sovereign-$25, 900 day.
But Herewith "gets he not peace and
comfort"
Mrs. Elizabeth Comstock, the Quake or
missionary of Michigan, says that Of
the liz, 900 prisoners she has visited,
105, 900 were brought to prison through
strong drink.
Mr.. Simon Cameron's health has been
greatly improved by his journey to the
South, and he is getting ready for agri-
cultural work on his Pennsylvania
farm during the spring.
Miss M. E. Gage, the daughter Of
Mrs. F. d. Gage, the author of q great
deal of aquarian poetry, las estab-
lished ladies' exchange for mining
stocks in New York.
The daughter of Spotted Tail, q
tall, ungainly young woman of 10, is
studying ia the government school for
Indians at Carlisle Barracks, Pa. She
has lately married the half-breed inter-
prefer employed at the barracks.
The Cincinnati Commercial says that
Rev. DIR. Hatfield, oflEvanston, Illinois,
will be the successor of the late Bishop
Haven, in the Methodist Episcopacy,
the latter prelate having chosen the
former as the one on whose shoulders
the mantle should fall.
Peter Cooper is the Oldest man in
club life in America, and probably in
the world. He is one of the vice-pres-
idents of the Union League club of New
York. The prosperity of the Union
League is remarkable, its receipts last
year exceeding its expenditures by
$3S, 900.
The Sultan has ten servants whose
special duty it is to unfold the carpets
for him when he is going to pray (; ten
to take care of his pipes and cigarettes;
two to dress his royal hair; and twenty
to attend to his most noble clean shirts.
There are multitude of other attend
ants about the palace indeed, it is
stated that 800 families and about 900
persons live ut his Majesty's expense.
He is an extravagant housekeeper ; the
annual expenditures of the palace are
mentioned as nearly S14 100000.
When Mr.. Tennyson sits down to
write-which he usually does for Eve
hours day-he gives strict orders that
he shall not be disturbed. There have
been callers, who, through some blum
der of servants, have got into his Ii
brary while was writing and were
denounced by him for their intrusion
as if they had been his worst enemies.
Any interruption while he is at work is
said to make him wild /; he raves like
mad, and, figuratively, foams at the
mouth. In his work he is deliberation
personifed, spending hours sometimes
on a single line,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-05-14

The Emperor of Austria has lately
been the recipient ofsa unique present.
It consists OF suit of clothes made
from the wool of an alpaca sheep that
eleven hours previous to their delivery
was still alive The animal, q superb
specimen of its kind, was slain at GIL
A. M. Four hours and thirty-three
minutes were employed in reducing the
wool to cloth. In two hours and
twenty. minutes the latter was
ready for the tailor, who employed the
remaining four hours in making the
suit.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-05-14
Good and Bad Breakfasts

To eat Scotch breakfast, for exam
pie, one requires to have passed some
time in mountainous air and in active
exercise. Given these conditions, the
porridge, the Finan haddocks, the ONE
lettes, the hans, the trout, the cold
grouse, the marmalade, the hot scenes,
the strawberries and cream, the tea
and coffee, and the rest. are all
that a frugal taste can desire.
But Mr.. Hart thinks that tea is
not the right beverage at breakfast.
1t is a stimulant to the nerves, and the
nerves should not be stimulated SO early
in the day. 70 be sure, a pipe after.
wards should make that all right, but
people who do not smoke, if they would
be truly wise, should avoid tea at
breakfast. The French take wine, and
u good deal of it, but how Frencbmen
can breakfast as they do and achieve
any sort of work afterward is great
mystery. They begin the day with a
roll and some coffee (also "nerve. slim
ulant" VIC fear) and get through much
business before noon. But how they
can attempt business for three hours
after their Gxorbitant second breakfast
no Englishman can hope to learn.
Breakfast should be digestible, warm,
abundant, unexciting, nourishing."
Eggs, bacon and toast, day after day,
for all ones life, are abundant, and
may be nourishing, but are only too
certainly unexciting."
Mr.. Hart suggests porridge as good
for breakfast. and so it is if the other
items CT Scotch breakfast are to follow.
BY itself it is not very filling at the
price. Here hominy has slight ad-
vantage over the northern dish, but
hominy is still less exciting. Like tho
buckwheat cakes Of distinguished
artist, it "gets little mouotonous. "
Hominy is eaten with milk and sugar,
but it is still better with salt and pep
per, or anything that will give it char
acter. In breakfasts we are all too
much the slaves of routine.-Londom
Ners.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-05-14

To Color BLANC MANGE.-The drug
gists sell two kinds of colored isinglass
"a bright carmine and a purple or
grape color. After making the white
gelatine, use the color by carefully add
ing the quantity of either purple or
carmine to produce the desired tint.
For q yellow tint the yolk of raw egg,
added to the quantity of the prepared
blanc mango, with the white gelatine
added to milk for brown. chocolate
is added to the same for green. spin
ach juice obtained by bruising up the
green leaves after cooking very slightly,
aud straining.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-05-14

For SHY PEoPLE.-Shyness is oc-
casioned by self consciousness, and is
therefore only one form OF egotism.
81 was once very shy" said Sydney
Smith, "but it was not long before l
made two very useful discoveries; first,
that all mankind were not wholly en-
ployed in observing me Ia belief that
all young people have); and next, that
shamming was of no use; that the world
was very clear-sighted. and soon esti-
mated a man at his just value. This
cured me, and I determined to be nat
ural, and let the world find me out"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-05-14
Consumption in Monkeys.
There is more truth than first appears
in the nursery couplet,-

There is more truth than first appears
in the nursery couplet,-
"Over tho hills, and great way off.
A monkey died of the whoosing cough"
Mons. Jean Villain, who was once army
surgeon in Alsiers, writes in the Popu
lar Science Monthly some interesting
facts about the diseases of animals.
They have great many "human dis
orders, he says, and he has seen ele-
plants sick with the toothache and ner-
vous fever. wolves afflicted with Ca.
tarrh, and lions, tigers, aud monkeys
dying of consumption. He says:
All monkeys are very delicate ami
mails. They are not gluttonous; and
and having 80 much exercise, they are
rarely afflicted with diseases Of the
bowels. But they have weak lungs,
and tho reason why so many of the
most interesting among them die when
brought to Europe is the too sudden
change of air, diet and water. There
is no more intelligent monkey than the
chimpanzeee, truly wonderful animal.
While in Berlin l dined at the Zoolog-
ical Gardens by the side of pet chin
panzee. He partook of every dish like
human being, put sugar into his tea
cup, stirred it with the spoon, and
drank the beverage with evident relish.
But his eyes looked supernaturally
bright. I felt his pulse. 1t was one
hundred and twenty-five.
"He will not live long, I said to his
keeper.
why not?" he asked, with o 8 ar
rowful mein.
He is consumptive," I replied.
Indeed !! He often coughs"
The chimpaDzae died q month later.
His left lung was entirely gone.
Inquisitive people are the tunnels OF
conversation; they do not take in any
thing for their own use, but merely
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-05-14

PoTATo PuFFs.-Take mashed pota
toes and make item into paste, with
ono or two eggs roll it out with dust
of flour and cut round with saucer
have ready some cold roast meat (any
kixd), FREQ from gristle and chopped
fiae place them on the potato and fold
it over like . puff, pinch or nick ii
neatly around and bake for few min
utes
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-05-14

A few ladies in Philadelphia have set
an example which might well be fol-
lowed in many other cities. Having
much leisure time on their hands, they
give practical lessons in house-keepin 6
gratuitously, to poor girls unable to
pay for such training.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-05-14

The travellers in forrin lands mite
possibly be divided az follows: Thoze
who travel bekauze they kant keep still
-thoze who go bekauze others do
thoze whoze desire il to be sten and en-
vved-thoze who hav money to spend
and the flu who go to learn bi compare
ing themselfs with others.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-05-14

It is fashion of the English aris-
tocracy to endow their heirs and sue
cessors by means of insurance. The
Earl of Fife insured himself for about
e400, 900. Tho Marquis of Anglessy
HAD policies in nearly all the best Offices
in the kingdom. One Office alone loses
fl0, 900 by his death. 1t seems that
what was invented for men without
wealth is being used by wealth to in
crease the family store.