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beneficial; the war-wing, or cherry bird,
was never injurious to fruit, and the
butcher bird was an enemy to the farmer
by killing small insectivorous birds; the
jay and the hawk were injurious for the
same reason; the crow feed largely on
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r AIDES AND STOHE-K EEPERS.-Eou
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kinds of Merchandise we keep iur sale ut SulIriS-
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IHCc>. Ribbons. FringcS. Nc. il requested. We
sell holeSale and Retail lor Cash down. \ new
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HANCOCK E GARFIELD

TIE BONANZA FOR BOOK AGENTS
is selling our two SDiCHdjdiy illustrated books
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-12
EDWIN L4NDsEERS DEXTERITY.

From Sir Ed,cin LandSoer.' bu T. &. SteDhenS.
But Oy far the most amazing instance of the tech
meal powers of our subject Is that which l. IN IT.
self without regard to Landseey, q subject of eX-
raordinary interest to ply sologsts and inquirers
into the nature of the action of the brain and the
distribution of nerve power. Our informant IL
Mr. Solomon Hart, Royal Acadcmician remark
able for his accomplishment and acute observation
A large party was assembled one evening III the
house of a gentleman in the upper ranks of London
"society" crowds of ladies and gentlemen OF dis
tinction present, including IandSeer, who
was as usual q lion large group gathered
about the sofa where he was Longing; the subject
turned OH dexterity and facility III feats of skill
with the hand. No doubt the talk was ingenously
led In this direction by some who knew Sir Edwin
could do wonders Of dcXterous draughtsmanship,
and were not unwilling to see him draw, but thby
did not expect what followed.
lady, lOlling back on scttee ana rather urea
of the subject. as ladies ore apt 10 become Wncn
conversation does not appeal 10 Their feelings or
their interests exclaimed, after many instances OF
manual dexterty had been cited: well, there 5
one thing nobody has ever done, and that Is draw
two things at once She had signalized herself
about to return to her most becoming attitude,
when Landseer said Oh, / can do that lend me
two pencils, and will show YOU" The pencils
were got piece OF paper was laid on the table, ana
Sir Edwin. a pencil in each hand. drew simulta-
neOusly, and without hesitation, with the one hand
the profile of stays head and all its anters com
plete and with the other hand the perfect profile
of n horses head. Both drawings were full of
energy and spirit. and although. rs the occasion
compclled not finished they were together and
individually quite good as the master as nc
customed produce WITH his right hand alone; the
drawing by the left hand not inferior to that
by the right
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-12
THE ORIGIN or SHYLOCE.
From The AfheHGbni.


The August number of the Mogdtsschrir FIR
Ge,cbi hb rad UiSstHchdft des JddHthuns contains
the lilst OF "A 5 ries of articles by Professor H.
Graetz the origin of the Shylock legend. The
first OF ii. says the author, Is to be found IN
Hurber.'s French versfcation of Doopathos or.
the Seven Wise Men of Rome made for one Of the
kings of France. There We flnd that n Ilch TasSal
of a knight. enc of whose legs had been cut of by
the order OF ms feuda superior, offered the latter
"A loan of one hundred Marks on the condition
that if this amount were not paid by fixed time
the VaSsal should have the right of cutting ont Il
piece of the knights flesh. The Knight. having
succeeded III his purpose with the money. FORGOT
altogether tn pay it, The VasSal out of revenge
insisted upon his right. The Judge, who none
else than the knights bride in disguise. pronounced
that the flesh should bc cut ont, bu; no more and
no less than stipulated, otherwise the creditor
would forfeit his life. Herbers makes the remark
that tins is an old story, which the monk Jehans
de Haute-Selye translated into Latin. But there
il no question about jew having been the cred
tor
The same story has passed into the " Costa Roma
norum" in another form The first writer who
introduced a jew of Mestrc as the creditor was Ser
Giovanni FiorentiIo. III hi- collection of tales en-
titled "Iecorone,' composed IN l3|N. Shahe-
spearc. says Professor GTacZ, has undoubtedly
made Use Of "pecorone." as is adnItted 10y nearly
all Shakespeare scholars. Prof s,Or Dciius, OF
Bonn gives IN his edition of the "Ncrrbant OF
Ncnicc' an English translation of "Pccorone,'
which Shakespeare might have known. Tho
is OF Mcstro. near Venice and Shyiock of Venice is
explained by Professor GraetZ BY the superstition
that FIOTcntinO avoided giving offence TO the jews
of Venice. where very probably "a rich commit nitY
existed in the fourteenth century. whilst Shake
SDcare chose Venice - famous town instead or
the obscure Mrstrc. II Is curious enough that tho
ShylocA legend is also In Eastern literature, II
Malone may be trusted Whether the origin OF me
legend IS Eastern or Western opinions vary Any
how. there is no question about jew In the
earliest Occidental romanceS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-12
BUNoRs or TIE PIRIS RESTAURANT


From me UhtfchfHt ifNfeN'
There is a good story told of famous rfstHprde'
warmly recommending to "a customer, whom al
though rich he knew TO be no cOnn0isseur III Wihe'
n certain Bordeaux which he alleged to be OF some
splendid old vintage: / can vouch Tor what 1
say" urged the r1sfdWdteir, Tor know II was
prt in Bottle tho day my grandfather was bap-
tizedn The innocent victim consented ana me
wine WAS brought ina bottle 80 covered with
cobwcbs and dirt that it looked more like l1rIse
rat than ANYTHING else. The " cradle was handled
most carefully by the S0mSett0' am the CORK was
drawn with mucu ceremony. Imagine the horror
oil the pour r,sQsrdica and the hiartY 81 the Gus
toner when a ty came buzLing out, rejoicing at
having rcgained his liberty
Another fact worth remembering is that no
matter what you may ask for. even Y 1T he ired
niece OF The moon the waters Will invariably
reply. "Yos' ami either bring 1t you, or, on re-
turning assert with sOrrow that unfortunately mere
is no more left. Merry, the wcil-known author,
tried this joke on once. and perelnptorlly 0rdor.O
of Il waiter a sphinx d Ii naJepqo. am sorry TO
saw we have no more, monsieur" replied the
qnycog What No more sphinx y exclaimed
Merry fclgnin4 aStouishment. The waiter lowered
mis- voice. and murmurei in a confidential whisper :
We have some more, monsieur; but the truth Is
should not care to serve them to you, as they are
not quite fresh.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-12
P4RLSIAN "CHIC" IN 1880.


A man Of chic III 1850 dresses very simply but al
ways appropriately. He wears no jewels save a
ring anu "A crayut pin. The ring is of gold set with
precious stone the cat s-cyo and the sapphire are
chic the emerald is not. His watch-chan is inn
pcrceptibc. The pin nc wears III the morning may
be "A little fanculj in the afternoon 1T must be a
large pearl an ancient lntaglio. HIS tailor must
be- English and while his coat is of the toughest
cloth his hose are silk. his shirt of the finest cam
bric He who i'll France is most capable of III
structng in chic is the Prince dc Sagan 1t Is re-
lated of hun that he visited, n few years ago
Prince Richard de Mettenlch at the chateau of
Johannisberg. lie made some friendly criticisms
on the establishment. and under his adv the
euuipages were transformed, tho livcrics changed
the domcstIcltics altogether recognized. New and
magnificent sIlycr-pate was bought. and guam
tlty of furniture When the time came for him TO
depart he was even speaking of destroying wing
of the chateau to rebuild IL in better taste
Madame de Metternich, charmed with all this
taste aided him Zealously. When Prince Richard
held the hand Of his guest In saying good-bY. IN e
Inter said afcctiUnatey: Next year there will bo
still more alterations 10 make oh. pray YOU
my dear friend cIicd the poor ambassador don't
come back for two years! Your precious advice
will ruin mel"
All tho arts are chic-above all, painting Col
lectlons arc very chic. In literature, Octave
Fcuilet and Gustayo Droz are chic Among pol
tician, he who has been most chic was NJ dc
Morny Among soldiers. 1t Ii De Gallifet who
has m ost of tho beloved qualtyj among dip
lonats the Duo Decazes-M Challeniel Laoonr
lGolIs 1t entirely. Neither Is III. GAmh"ttA nhic.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-12
4 E.iNONS GOBLEI
From THc Loaion telegraph.

IRON. me LriiON 10 tDIHph
Att banquet recently given at GTosswardcin, III
celebration OF the hunlrrdth anniversary OF the
cathedrals completion. Bishop Ilpoynlczky in
proposing the toast of The hungarian King and
The Rcman Pon,if1.' raised alot IA crystal gOhlet
which had undergone strange adventure century
aro In the summer of 1850, Franz Hacker, u
master carpenter from Oicn. who had superintendent
the construction Ot the O'rO,nw aTdeln Cathedral,
cnpted this very glass. standngon the root ot the
hinge ctitioc to the health OF the King OF Itun-
parv Maria Theresa. and hurled the goblet from
INN win the intention of shattcrng II 70 pieces,
So that having served 10 90 honor To lis sovereign,
II llight never again be utilized Tor any meancr
purpose. , " .
The glass, However, sustained not the least in
ury from It's fall OF nearly two hundred Ieet. ana
was picked M bv a venerable ecclosiastical dis-
nitnrv Abbot solomon, who proposed that tho
name of the King shoud be en- gray ed upon It.,
ana that it shoulu be then sent to Vienna rs q
present to her Imperial Majesty Before, how
ever this proposition could De carried out. Maria
Theresa died. ana the intangible goblet was sol
EMMY deposited in the Irca>urr-Chambcr Of the
GrosswardcIn Chapter where Il mas renamed ever
since an object of popular admiration amt reYer-
cnce on the occasion of the lat Jubilee It was po-
duccd for thc special purpose aoov" referred TO- and
once again after Il hundred years honorable re-
tir~mrnt tecncd with Loyal HOatlon to the
health and long life of a Magyar monarch.
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HOI4NcE EYDEK ~ uNBRELLA.


From Ic iDi,dre
One dav during he sumner of 1919. the Due de
Dcrri happened 10 b" taking walk IN Paris with
his wife aud they were returning toward the ElYScc
when n heavy aln-shower came ON. Inc Two
promcnaders, being uuprovdcd with unlre!las
took refuge under porte ,ca.e Already ten
autcd by young man with the appearance
Of clerk who had an umbrella. when the
storm had somewhat abatrd, the luc de BERN
stepped MP tc the Young fellow and asked whether
lie woud mind lending the umbrella e. enable h.m
the Duc-to take his wife home. TIE other was
suspicious ana decidedly objected to parting with
his property on any conditions The Que persisted
but finding that there were no hopes OF obtaining
loan of the coveted object he asked It's oN"0r
whether, though not having sufficient confidence
I'm him to lend il, he would mind Offering the lady
hi, arm rs far as her residence The gallant yoUng
clrrl willingly agreed - do and OF the Duchess
and her escort accordingly started. The latter i'll
diydual. very garrulOuS by nature. soon opened a
conversation by the query rs To whether MS COM
"Qutc close 10 here replied the Duchess Ii Is
n splendid quarter, Madame, plenty Of luxury and
very CONNIE Il tlpe. In fact 1t is the granite.
domes quarter, with nothing but DucuesSeS and
MarquiscS III il. with their dresses all worked III
gold.D "Quite So" Il don't know whether
Madame has noticed the fact, but generally the
less elevated a persons grade Of nobility the
higher the floor he oil she occupies" There is
some truth in that grayey responded the Duchess:
For instance pursued the theorzer, you Will
usually find Vlscountesscs and Baronncs on the
fourth floor and if Madame happened to be Wis
countess would wager that | know the floor on
which she liyes-the fourth that IS Not low
enough sir ~ said the lady. " Oh, well then,
Madame Is very likely II Comtesser Lower
still" observed his companion. Indeed, Madame
must be Marquisc. then ?" qucried the astounded
clerk any floor is lower yet replied the
Duchess who had found it very diilcult to avoid
laughing outright. Just at this moment they AT
lived nj the Elysee, the guard of course, present
Ing arms in due form. The proprietor of ;he UNI
brella felt inclined 10 shrink Into himself. ana was
beginning to stanlmer cut some excuse when the
Duchess cut him short by thanking him very heart
LIZ for the service he had done her and stating that
she would forget it. The young fellow returned
to his employer, n wealthy man Of business and
rccOuntcd his adventure not quite recovering from
the 10 him. unaccustOmcd effect Of the society of a
Duchess COR the remainder of the dav. Before the
expiration of a week he received from his quoudam
acquaintance OF the Elysee an umbrella richly
adorned with silver.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-12

,., oor. ro,v cor, two tablespoons flour TO each
dozen cars two eggs we'll beaten, TWO hasp one
sugar to each dozen ears sur Al ~on on"' WV
hour In a hot oven. Eat with Dutter vi o'o""
tLoRrNrrSrs.-Roll some mics pua-Paste TO q
thickness of the eighth of an inch, anu lay IL On u
thin baking TN. Spread over 1t iayer Gs IN a
gage or any other preserve OF n nd when partially
cool having whipped some whites oi osS' strn,"
sugar put the whip over tho preserve anu h;ng
some minced almonds all over the SURFACE p,onaas
With sifted sugar. Put it once more into the oven
until the whip quite stiff. he ore9tlnos snOun
DO Of pale Color and few minutes aiter lhJ p"n,9
ia finally removed from the oven IL snouId ~ uuo
into diamonds. and when served up. pi"cou vi I"
servIette, or All ornamental paper
S1rwEp MUSHROOMS on ToAsT.-Pnll ont the
stems of the mushrooms. and peel them. M St Il
good slice of butter in stewpaD, tnen buu n
teaspoonful of salt, half teaspoonfui OF whloe
pepper and q very small pinch OF powdered mace
and let them stew gently TIL they are tender my
will take fifteen or twenty minutes. Fry slice OF
bread brown in fresh buttcry arrange the huSh-
rooms upon 1t. and serve very hot.
CRoUsTADEs or CuICKEN.-Cut the crumD OF
loaf of bread into slices two inches thick. ana theh
with round paste-cuttor, about two lnches ~
diameter. cm out of each sce as nam n one and
n half inches in diameter. make marx on one sue
of each cylinder of bread crumb. when MI are
ready fry them Golden color ID very n1, Of lard
so that the crOustades fairly SWIM III the lat' NNt
DONE lay them on sieve III 'front.' OF the nIe ~
drain and afterward remove the cover ln"rkru
,,ith the smaller paste-cutter) and with the handle
of ,easpocn SCOOP out all the inside Of each crous
tadc. Mince finely some remnants OF roas, or po.ieu
chick free from skin, ETC.; add an equai 1uauly
of ham or tongue, we'll as u small quan'iIE oi
truiil,s or mushrooms. also finely minced loss the
whole in a saucepan with piece OF butter, ,nlXe9
with pinch Of flour; add white pepper, salt ana
novdered spice to taste; moiscn If necessary with
little white stock. Stir in. eff The fire, the yok
of an egg beaten mp with the jnice of half lemon
I'M the croustadcs with this mnce, put buttoh
mushroom on the top of each, cover them with
sheet of oiled paper put them into the oven to get
thoroughly hot. ana serve.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-12
THE DICTIONARY AND OYSTERS.
From GdIi0ndnL

At the French Academy ole day the members OF
the bureau ondeavOrlng To establish dlStihc-
tion between the words &c sHiio and toni de shto
Each OF the members suggested Il different uehni-
ton "Gentlcmen" sand Bots Robert let us 20
ton at dessert 4" The proposal was agreed T." ana
the party arrived ut the restaurant. Please OPP!
for as" said Bots Robert, dc sH.. six do%vii Oh
to us tout dc SUITE " But. gentl'meh' said lh9
woman. how can | open your oysters a. S""e "hJ
serve them tout de saiio I How replied Vno ~
the Academciaus in whose mind hight was Dreak-
ing "You can open six dozen de SUITE mat Is 70
say one after the othor. and then serve Them r9nS
de- suite IA soon IA You have opened them mas
definition of the two phrases was adopted ana now
appears IN the Dictionary OF the Academy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-12

stroke carly in life and in both cases II was ina
land investment. General ToOmbs bought immense
tracts of Texas lnnd, of hich he has sold perhaps
Y1Oc 900 profit and still holds cnongh 70 'nen"
double or treble that much moro. Governor Brown,
when very young. paid $3.50 for piece OF lana
and aftcrward sold half interest in copper niiie
thereon for $25 0On. This he invested III iarfns'
and thus laid the basis Of his fortune.
Messrs. Brown and Toombs have disagreed since
tho war. That Governor Brown may have been
wiser in reconstruction" than Mr. TOoinDs many
wise men believe, and events may have proved. ~
that matter my heart with Mr.. Toombs, ana
have never reason TO recall il. That Governor
Brown honest and patriotic in his advice Ivy
knowledge of the man would not permit me W
doubt. The trouble between these gentlemen caiIe
very near resulting in II duel While ION WIN
all good men in rejoicing that this duei was 81,
rested, ! confess thao / have been wicked enough
to speculate its Iobablc result-had IL occuIIcu'
In the first place, General Toombs made no prcpaIa-
ton for the duel. He went along in his careless
and kingy way, trusting presumably TO luck anu
n Quick shot. Governor Brown. on the contrary
made the most careful and deliberate preparation.
He made his will, put his estate in order, Withdrew
from the church, and then clipped oil the frees w
his orchard practi,ns with hiS pisiGji a smo
eral Toombs would have fired with his uslal mas-
nincencr and disregard of rule. do not mean 10
imply that he would not have hit Governor froMii,
on the contrary, he might have perforated HIM III
dozen places at once. But one thing is sure-E,o.-
ernor Brown would have clasped his long whie
fingers around the pistol butt, adj listed IL TO NE
an inch OF the place he had elected. should no,
he surprised il he drew diagram OF General
Toombs. and marked of with square and compass
the exact spot he wanted to Int
General Toomhs has ALWAYS been prodIgal ann
loose in his money matters. Governor Brown mas
been precise and economical all his NE. ana elNos
$50 600 TO n Baptist college-not ltrgcr amour,
probably than General Toombs has dispensed caoiI,
ally. but how much more compact ana uSeIul .
This may he n good fact 10 stop on as III iurhlSheS
a point of view from which the two lives may De
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-12
SEyAroR BROWN AND GENERAL TooMBS.

from TIC ANuHtn IOHStI"TtVH
General Toonibss father had fine estate given
him by the State of Georgia and his son had q fine
education and started life In liberal trim. Gov
ernOr Brown had nothing, and for years hauled
wood to Dahlonega ana sold vegetables from Il
basket to the hotel and what others would buy.
Young Toombs made money rapidly, his practice
for the first five years amounting TO much over
$4,000. He conquered by grace OF his genius, and
went easily from triumph to triumph. lonng
Brown moved ahead laboriously but steadily. He
made only about IL 200 his first year, and then
pushed his practice 10 ~ 900 or $4,000 He made
no brilliant reputation. but never lost client and
WAS the result of hard labor and continuous work.
He lived moderately. and his habits were simple
General Toombs has lived in pnncely style all his
life, and has always been fond of wine and cards
Both men are rich. and both are we'll preserved tor
their time of life. General T0Dmbs Is y-One
and Governor Brown fifty nine. Each h al - lucky
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-12

II is always chic TO make journey TO Scotland.
but not to Italy. Toll dandy that he has hs
air of an Englislnnan. an Austrian, Russian. AMI
he will be pleased tell linn he's like an Italian
or n German. and he will DO furious. 1t is cI g
TO be IN Paris in spring; 1t is not chic to Le foun
there in autumn. IL Is chic to hunt. but NJ. 10
fish The manners OF q man who il chic mus be
very simple. genial with his equals. kindly to ~,
infer ors. and always easy. IL he meets a woman
on the staircase. though she be only a humble
cham bernaid. ne takes on his hat. The men OF
chic mover speak of money among their acqnaInt-
ances; one would never know from their conyer5a-
ton whether they are rich or poor; but when A
shOpkeepcr sees "a customer accommodating purchases
without discussing the price Of each be thinks
"that Is paryenu" The man OF chic asks the prce
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-12
BALLADE or WORLDLT UTALTH.
(OLD FRENCH.l

Money taketh town and wall,
Fort and ramp without blow;
Money moves the merchants Il II
While The tides shall cbb and How;
Money makc;h Evil show
Like the Good. and Truth like lies
These alone can nc'er bostow
Youth, and health, ANA Paradise.
Money maketh festival,
Wine she buys and beds can strow;
Rourd the necks Of captains tall,
Money wins them claims To throw,
Marches soldiers TO ard fro,
Gaineth ladies with sweet eyes;
These alone can ne'er bestow
Youth, and hea til. and Paradise.
Money wins the priest his stall
Money ml,ros buys. tiOw;
Red hats for the Cardinal.
Abbcys for the novice low;
Money maketh SIN rs snow,
Place of penitence supplies;
These alone can ne'er bcsiow
Youth, and health. and Paradise.
4. Ian
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-12

"In what condition was the Patriarch Job
At tho end of his lfeS asked Brooklyn sunday school
teacher OF boy at the foot OF the olasa
Dead" calmly replied tho Quiotlookins boy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-12
|" Better than AL measures
OF delightful sound.
Better tIan all treasures
That In books are found. /"

Among your native authors whom we are espe-
eiaily ANXIOUS to detain from the skies long as
possible is AddIngton Symonds. a comparatively
new name In literature. His Studies of the
Greek Poets are volumes of never-ending deli ght,
md II is good sign for both countries when Eng
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-12
MENU.
Raw Oyster.

Raw OYSTERS.
Macaroni soup. parr~ssil Cheese grated.
Iiilet DE- 3TJfh Ia BE isnaise.
Bccts an BoUrrr.
Green Corn Friitcrs.
WcoicCck. Jelly. SaIGjo-d Potatoes.
Salad IL EIssr.
Edtm Cnecre. M.tcr Wnfcrs
Velvet Cream. Pari.t aux Fruits
Apples u Grapes.