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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-19
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

He said Good bye" and he took her hand,
And thought. After all was wrong;
have dropped away from her fancful mind
To the level where belong"
He SAID, Goodbye" and he loosed her hand,
And she laughed as she said Farewell"
And she thought, was wrong for once. SEQ;
For somehow fancied he cared for me
But perhaps it is just as WELL"
He said, :" shall never forget the days
That the summer has brought this year .
When shall see your" "Ah. when 7" she said.
g Whilst you are earning your daily bread
shall be waiting here"
He thought. D." She Is cruel, and hard, and cold,
will take back my heart again.
For she will not stOop as she passes by,
But carries her proud head far too high
To be touched by word OF PAIN"
He said, am wasting your time, l fear
You have always so much to do.
Do you think you could think. just once In way i
l half forgot what meant TO say.
Goodbye! for my train Is due"
She said. :" have wished You goodbye before.
And think that the grass is wet;
And as TO wasting our time" she SAID.
" One wastes it dreaming of days that are dead,
So think will Just forget"
She thought. To the last he has played his part,
But am his equal still;
think that my heart has gone to sleep.
Or, perhaps, have buried II safe aud deep,
TO come back to life at will"
He said, There are tears IN your eyes, swear"
And she answered. u" You cannot see."
AT least may look" he laughed and said,
For fancy that something thought was dead
Has come back to life and me-"
lie said. Sweet eyes, may read your tears,
Would you rather went away ~
And she said, " Since the tranyOur train, you know
Was due at the least an hour ago.
l think you had better stay" G. BUTT
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THE FEROCIOUS FROG.
From The London Telegraph,
w y OHT NJ
full nnoderns


German naturalists are requested by Silesian
newspaper to reflect on curious propensity of the
frog. alleged to have been discovered during the
draining of some huge carp-pODds upon Count
Schaafgotsche's estate of Warmbrunr. Upon trans
ferrng the fish from these preserves to baskets for
the purpose of conveying them to tanks wherein
they might disport themselves whilst their old ia
miliar quarters were being cleansed, it was OBJ
served that frogs were clinging TO the backs of
ridden were blind, the frogs fore-feet being found
firmly fixed in the eye-sockets of their victims.
InterrOgated respecting this strange phenomenon
the chief pond-keepcr told our contempOrary's In
fOrmant that, according to his experience, extending
several years. frogs the deadliest enemies
with which carp had 10 contend, and caused an an
nual mortality among the fish under his care Of
from TO 4 per cent of their total number. The
frogs object IN bestrdng the carp, he said, was to
feed upon the Shiny matter that so frequently forms
sort of spOngy crust on the heads and backs of the
older fish and once settled in their favOrite seat
they speedily succeeded IN gOuging their fnny
steeds which, when blinded, being unable to look
out for their food, soon persisted of hunger How
tightly these vOracious barachans hold to their
living pastures was exempted by the p0nd-Inaster
who picked up q carp weighing two pounds and a
half and held it suspended in the air by of the
hnd-egs of frog perched upon its back i'll the
manner above described. Carps thus frog ridden to
death begin to turn yellow on the third day after
waste away and generally die within a fortnight
from the commencement of their martyrdOm. In
clear water it Is pretended that they espy their
nmble foe as he prepares TO spring upon them, and
by timely wriggle often escape his attack but III
dim ana Shiny old ponds like those of Count
Schaafgotsche, they too frequently fall victim to
his saltatory skill and merciess appetite.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-19
USEFUL MONKEYS.



Alta recent meeting of the Asiatic Society Of Benz
gal. Mr. l.. Schwendlor gave an instance of Laugdr
monkey lSemnopthecas eatellus) having been taught
informant was Babu B. Pyne, q member of The
Government Telegraph Department The Babu
says: Some years ago had Langur. which.
when standing erect, measured fully two feet SIX
inches The animal was very powerful, and could
easily pull punk ha measuring eight feet IN length.
1t was a male, and even when young showed dis
position to be highly savage The older it got tho
more savage 1t became. Seeing the great pawer this
monkey had, wanted to utIllze it, and therefore
intended to employ it fer tire purpose OF pulling
punkhas The teaching effected In the following
manner; The monkey WAS tied by the waist
close to strong pole. SO that it could not
move other back yards or forwards, rlGht
or left. Both hands were tod to rope attached
TO a punkha, which was regularly pulled from the
other side by man; Thus ,the ANIMAL bad to sit
in one place. and could only move ITS hands up and
down with the punkha rope. In tins way tine
monkey in comparatively short time learned t. pull
the punkha by itself. and WIS SO employed by me
for several years. lt always kept IN trst-rate
health. enjoyed IFS work immensely, and did 1t
equally well. il not better. tnan a cooley. Dur
ing the rams suffered from lever and ultimately
died. Putting now this trained monkey IN tho
place where the man used to pull tie punkha. and
u new Langur In the place where the trained mon
key formerly sat, attempted 10 teach successfully
four more monkeys, two of which were females. |
succeeded perfectly In teaching the males, but was
quite unsuccessful with the females"
Mr. SchweDdler said there is certain amount Of
intelligence required to do this work, since the
arms, IN their up and down movements have to
keep time with the swinging puDkha Mr.. Schwend-
Ter mentioned other Instances III which
the display of intelligence by monkeys had been
noticed. In particular he mentioned case IN
which monkey. which had sustained a fall from
trusting to q rotten branch while swinging on q
tree, had been observed aiterward to examine the
branches of the tree, aud to break off those which
1t found to DE rotten. Some discussion ensucd as
to whether the action of the monkey in this case
was the result Of intelligence. and some OF the
members present were OF opinion that It might
have been the result simply of anger caused by tho
fall. Mr.. Schwendler. however. stated that he had
for long made the habits of animals q study, and
that he was convinced of the fact that MONKEYS
were possessed of much intelligence aud no
vOuched for the authenticity OF the statements
made in the papsr real regarding the monkeys
which were taught to pull punkha
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THE FAMOUS WHITEBAIT.
From The London Ne,cs


The proper whitebaiJ season Is considered by
the principal Thames fishermen to begin when Par.
lament begins, and end when Parliament ends.
This Is the rule they have gone by for MANY years
past, or, to put it according to the almanac, they
begin with their nets in February and 90 on to the
middle of August. This year Parliament has held
its sittings late that the whitehall, not being
able TO wait so long, have adjourned to the sea.
thence to return as sprats about next November.
especially being careful to remember that they are
due at the Mansion House on the 9th OF November
" Bait it Is technically called varies much
in size and quality according TO the season of the
year. Thus, in February and March, consider
able numbers of "yawlings" are caught These
are. without doubt. yearling" herrings. In June
and July the bait run very small. and " heads and
eyes" appear in the nets. These are very minute,
geiatnous little creatures, transparent that the
bright svery eye the most noticeable portion OF
them. AT various times of the year appear also
Polwigs" lie. yoIng gobies, and L" RoOshans." in
FAINT weaver fish, as likewise "buntings" brown,
and red shrnps sand eels stickebacks, etc. We
have carefully examined a sample of the bait
similar to that which will be caught to-day for the
Ministerial dinner 1t consists almost entirely Of
young sprats-Ovely little fish silvery us a new
shilling, and IN excellent condition.
1t has lately been alleged that killing this fry Is
a wastcful process. and that they should be al
lowed to grow into adult fish but in the estuary of
the Thames sprats are not falling off: In fact, 1t
gate market is Oyerstocked with sprats in conse
quence Of so mang garyes" Scotch for sprats
being sent from Inverness and other firths of
Scotland This also accounts for the fact that,
when abundant, sprats are largely used for manure
for the Kcntish hop-yards and turnip-ficds. The
value of whitebalt as whitcbat is very large One
firm alone pays E100 IL week in wages during the
season. and at another place about 900 year is
coming in as wages TO the whiteblt catchers.
Under these circumstances it is not likely that
Parliament will ever bo asked to make ii illegal
for the fishermen to catch or the public To eat
whitebat. AS regards the origin of the term white
bait, in former times these little fishes were used
as -" bait" for the crab pots; then. as low, they
were very bright and silyery, and were called
white-bait," in cOntradistinction to other bats
that not white. When they became fashion
able as food for LoEdoners they still retained their
probably be still known at Ministerial dinners for
many years to come.
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read his tragedy of Charlemagne to the firs'
Consul who wanted him to change the denouement,
as to show the conquered nations coming 10
Charemagne to offer him in great pOnip the crown
maison to its highest splendor but sooner haa
Napoleon become Emperor than Jo,ephines moue es
chateau was abandoned for the palatlal mhgnin i
cence of 1t. Cloud. After the divorce La hapnai-
son became the Kimboltop of the modern Catherine
of Aragon. The fallen Empress pinned and died there
vied themselves to dine with her. and 1t was wh'le
showing the Emperor Of Russia the grounds that
Josephine caught the cold that carried her 10 .se
revisited the scene of the only happiness he had
ever known. and paid nocturnal visit to the ton ,
of his once-loved Josephine. On leaving the MAJ Ma
erophon was waiting for him. La Malmason he's,
it is understood, been bought by Speculation. VINO
intends to sell il IN small lots In future SOHO
where the conqueror of a world was wont to seek
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BURIAL IN NAPLES.

Neapolitan Letter TO The Pail Mall Gazette.
Arrived at the gateway we were told by inc OLD
"custode that the public is no longer admitted TO
assist at the funerals. But have an order iIom
the Project" That alters the case" be said, as
he opened tine door. For the last twenty years,
every time | have visited this horrible spot have
been told that new land has been bought, ana that
the old Campo Santo is to be closed. put all mat
has been done Is this :-Irrltated by the repeated
protests of Italians from the other provinces and
Of foreigners, the authorities have shut Que the
public from spectacle that Is as diieut az " Is
lOathsOme te describe. The enormous churchyafd
Is divided into 800 squares; IN each square tone
with iron ring In the centre closes up separate
hole, which Is reopened on ,he same day every sue
cessive year FlanbIng the church on the lett side
of the yard are lot of boxes fixed in the wall,
which, opening downward, serve as Temporary
collins. In these were nine babies and itte chll-
dren, each with a flower in its mouth. And La
Rafaele?" l asked. The Railaelc used TO give the
little corpses each Ass, to send them more
now. as the children don't get buried till tho
morning" AS he spoke up came the funeral car
of the Royal AIbergo del Poyeri. The flap OF tho
car fell backward. a leaden tray such as is used
for Transporting slaughtered was dragged
out and the BODY OF man, dressed IN natures
clothing, was taken up head and heels and hung
into a box bv the church wall.
Next came the calrozzone OF the municipality all
gilt and splendOr, like the Lord Mayors carriage.
and out of it was taken corpse-thls time with
some clothing on 1t. {" He is "A paItcolare " said
the guardian. And it appeared that he had had the
fortune to die among his own people. Presently
the priest appeared, and hole No. III was Opened.
The particolare was thrown into "A zinc box. which
by means of crane was lifted over the open hole
and lowered down. You heard a tonic the zinc
box came up empty; the particoare had gone to his
last rest the top of last years skeletons SO for
the rest of the corpses, male and female. Then
came the car of the IncurabilI. with the hashed
members of the human forms which had rendered
their last service to humanity on the dissecting
table of the hospital. These we're pitched into the
hole on the top of the rest and above these, to-
morrow morning. would rep0se the dead little ones
whose mothers had placed flower in their
mouths. :" Bastaw said my companion. And it
mserIes TO which the poor of Naples subject TO
visit the Campo SantO VecchiO any dayin the year
af a u
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was agreed that as soon it grew dusk on the nert
night she would fly with the young Lord Of samar6s
Next morning she summoned courage and songat
Nv icrdo-sho trembled 40 that her vote,
sounded weak and hesitatinR-"I did not tell you
yesterday, but can meyer 40 % you wish. cannot
marry the Count de 10 Roche"
The Lord of Berism6nil grew pale with anger ; he
stamped and swOre, and vowed he wonId bend her
to his will. He bade Marie leave him and keep her
chamber.
SO she did very gladly till evening. when she came
softly down the winding stone staircase IN one IL
the cornet tnrrets; her maid I9eantime had seen
that all ready, and Marie found at little dis
lance from the walls her lover waiting on a bower.
FIJI black horse The creature stamped with Imps-
thence, and it seemed TO Marie. while her lover
lifted her the plion behind him. that the horses
Dostrils flashed fire but IN an instant they were
flying rapidly the hills toward Houffslize
The sky now suddenly became black as night,
grew broathess with fear, when all at once came
the thud, tbud OF pursuit, and, looking back, the
Lord Of Samree saw warrior fully armed gaming
"Take my sword "-he drew 1t and placed IL N
her cold hand" and as the pursuer nears us strike
at him boldly"
II cannot-I will not" she cried; but almost ~
she spoke the pufsuer rode up and stretched ont lis
hand to snatch her from her lover. Then Marie
struck desperately and severed the horsemans head
from his body; the lightning flashed out windy,
bringing into relief the wild rocks and the river
below them, and showing the wretched Marie, az
the severed head rolled to the ground, the face II
that he was In flames. and she felt that the body
round which remained firmly clasped W AZ
burning without being consumed
The horse was now going at double speed, no
longer toward Houffalize, but making direct for
the river Marie shrIeked bat she could not cry for
help; her tongue was chained by some horrible
spell. . The young Lord Of Samare. had
sought Satans AID to revenge himself the Lord
of Bersmenll, and the horse he rode was the Evil
GDe VINO, as soon as he reached the river, plunged
with bis double burden INTO gulf which opened to
receive these wretched lovers. The SAID 10
have been erected the spot where the fathers
head fell and was recognized by his daughter.
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LITERARY BORROWERS.
From The Globe


The precise point at which borrowing ends and
stealing begins in the Code of the Republic of Let
tiers has never been satisfactorily defined by any
professor of literary Jurisprudence. Some have held
that there is no theft in literature When DE Quinn
cey said to Wordsworth, That's what told you"
the reply was, No; that is mine-mine and not
yours.' An old theatrical manuscript recently
brought TO light states, among many other curious
facts respecting the early career and method of work
OF Molere, that the famous dramatist borrowed the
principal ideas for his "Misanthrope" from the SUBJ
Iect of old Italian comedy originally brought out
at Naples This need occasion no surprise, Tor Mo-
lierc himself once ayOwed Je prends mon 6ien, on
lie le trOare." 1t was declared by another French
author " l seize on what is mine wherever L find
it," " 1t is all pouring out OF one bottle INTO an
other" exclaimed Sterne. and he was himself steal
ing from Burton. Pascal transferred pages from
MOntaigne without the credit of quotation When
a critic charged Shakespeare with debts, Walter
Savage LandOr replied, - Yet he is more original
than his originals He breathed upon dead bodies
and brought them into life" In truth. it may be
worth while cOnsiC ering whether there be any book
OF modern literature so unQuestonably original as
to belong solely to Its author UnquestlOnably
there are some minds so delicate and receptive that
whatever is read IS retained and unconscousy re-
produced, with no intention of imposture In West
minister Abbey Is q monument to the memory Of
Lady Grace Gethin. This young lady-who was
considered prodigy III her day-ls q conspicuous
illustration OF this fatal tendency. After her death
her friends collected together various essays which
she had written al spare hours. The book says Mr..
UIsraeli. claimed all the praise the finest genius
could bestOw upon ii. COngreve prefxed poem to
the volume and wrote another in its praise Yet it
afterwards ranspired that most of the articles were
prescriptions OF Lord BacOns essays proving that
Bacon could have been but little read at the end of
the seventeenth century. when the volume APP
peared Dlsraeli was not above borrowing a good
thing from the French. The author Of Lothian"
is supposed to be the originator of that famous
definition of critics which describes them as men
who have failed in literature and art" But Shen-
stone and Dryden had already cut the ground from
under him when he committed it to paper. When
Lord Brougham left translation of one Of Voltaires
works TO be published as his own, he may possibly
have felt he was but avengng the pferiDg of the
philosopher of Fernay from the plays, of Shake
insIy, and we come too iate since il is moro than
five thousand years that many men have reflected.
We only CLEAN after the anciens. and the most skill
f,lro
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-19
THE MALMAISON.
from Gdllanani.


All the old historical French chatcaus are gradu-
ally falling under the auctloneeI's hammer, or
crumbling away III ruins. CbenODccaux, the favor
lte residence OF Diane de Poitiers and Catherine de
MedicIs, now belongs TO Republican deputy, who
two years ago entertained there Il number of the
most tervent admirers of Paul Louis Courier,
the arch enemy Of nonarchs. Fouquets palace at
Vaux Is now the property of a sugar refner; Ln-
of q manufacturer; SardOu is the owner of the
palace of the Montmorencys; linendraper has
bought Chamarande, a gilt OF Napoleon III. to the
similar destiny, while Meudon St. Cloud and the
Iuileries have been reduced to heaps of ruins. But
the MaImaisOn is richer III attaching noble souve-
the whole of Napoleon's career. of devastation.
Madame Bonaparte bought the property in
1913 for the trifIng sum Of 49,. 900,
and there it was that the future Empress
PORTIONS of her life. Her Thursday receptions form
picture of delightful repose in the midst of those
busy, bOsterous times. There she held court sur
rounded by beauties. poets aud artists, among whom
Chenier Picard, Collin d'Hareville, Volney. Talma
Ducts, Lesueur. GirOdet. NeDOmucene-L emercier
whom, Republican though he was, Josephine won
over to the of the First Empire and host Of
other men Of talent. The charm OF those Thursdays
was still further heightened by the dazzling beauty
of the future Queen HOrteDse. the Countess Fanny
de Beauharnals. Nine. Tallien. Nine. d'Houdefot,
Nine Cafarelli and many more. That army of elite
endeavored, by elegance OF language, dress aud
MANNERS to stem the torrent Of brutality
and violence let loose BY the Revolution. At times
lying fat on his head. and sparkling black eyes,
might be seen talking In retired corner with
general IN uniform. and might be heard breaking
into the general conversation, 80 elegant and 30
recherche, with q brusque. concise and decisive
sold,orly phrase. That was young General Bona
parte.
was prepared. 1t was there. too. that Lemer0ier
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THE 1MIABLE LOUIS PHILIPPE
From The Leisure Hour.


An Engshman arrived at Paris some DAYS before
the evolution of July $50. He very eagerly sought
to inspect the interior court of the Palais Royal
where the prince. Louis Philippe of Orleans.
cevinR populations that came to him from all
parts of the country, VILLAGERS with the Mayor and
drummer at their head, brave fellows well furnished
with addresses and often excited by the fatigues
of the road and the heat OF the day.
The Englishman arriving asked if Louis Phi
hppe had made bis appearance.
Certainly" they answered him. he is Just re-
tired"
"Ah. am very sorry for that. he said Il am
come to Paris to see him."
Never mind" said one near him, 81 will show
him 10 YOU" So he shouted out, "Yive LOUIS Phi
lppe VIve Ia Charte y and the multitude cried out
a window opened over a balcony, the Prince ap-
peared, humbly saluted the crowd, and retired.
"Ah, am very glad indeed" said tho English
man "but have heard some say that one might
see him with the tricolored flag, and surrounded by
his family"
THAT is very easy" said the other; "gve me
some SOUS and he will come forth"
Indeed! Here are some with great pleasure"
said the Englishman, handing franc to his neigh
Dor.
Immediately a voice raised the couplet, which a
thousand voices Immediately repeated,
Soldier with the tricolor flag,
Who from Orleans dearest IT," etc
Ard the couplet did not cease to be heard before
the Prince, surrounded by his family ana holding
the three-coored hag, came forth to salute the
crowd.
There was silence for short time. Then the
the Engshman. said: NOW shall make him sing I
AS it is rather Iticut matter. you will have to
give me ten francs"
~ will do 80 willingly" said the Engishman, as
sured by the success OF the former engagements
Then the man, with his ten francs. exerted him
self and shouted with others around him eagerly
and Justify, 1--WE lie Roi Vve la Charte! Ia Mar
sellase I" that at the end OF twenty minutes Louis
Philippe presented himself again before q large
crowd eIulting with impotence and Joy.
The Marseillaise was Justify raised by the crowd
The new King was about to retire from the balcony,
but stopped IN the midst of the applause, and sang
with the people, marking time with his feet.
The story relates that tho king-exhibitor, ad-
dressing the Englishman, said to him, Now If
YOU Will give me one hundred francs he shall
dance" But the other thinking the show had gone
far enough, went away.
Some may think that this .anecdote comes from
suspicious source. 1t Is taken word for word from
the contemporary history Of c. A. Daubin, work
in use among students Of philosophy. 1t appeared
to the learned professor to be characteristic that
he thought 1t worth relating, although at first sight
1t appeared to him unworthy OF tho gravity Of
history.