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The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-01-08

Our genial friend Stahl, of the Her
aid, appears to have imbibed so freely
of the liquid refreshment we sent
him that in consequence he was seized
with a fit of the jim-jams, and last
Saturday, during one of his parox-
ysms, tevoluted" from his inner con-
sciousness the following remarkable
production:
He CHANGED HIS MIND.-We under
stand that our friend of THE SENTINEL
intimated in his issue of last week that
he had received bottle of good liquor
from one of his customers, or rather from
place where he is good customer, but
owing to the close proximity of the New
Year, which is his swearing off, time,
he felt inclined in a fit of generosity to
send the gift he scorned to the religious
editor of this paper. Now, all we have
to say is that the bottle never reached us,
and we are inclined to believe Bro. Her
bert has changed his mind and sent that
bottle to his souls idol, U. S. Grant. In
this belief we are greatly confirmed by
the reading notice, posted in conspic-
uous place in the bar-room of the Ameri-
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-01-08

can House. and announcing that to-day's
issue of THE SENTINEL will contain an
autograph letter of the ex-President. OF
course it would be but natural for the
General to acknowledge his thanks to
Bro, Herbert, but why the public should
be called upon to pay an extra cent for
the privilege of reading that acknowledge
ment in THE SENTINEL, is one of those
things that no fellah can find OUT.
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-01-08

SAN Francisco is a little doubtful
OF its commercial future, and the Pest,
OF that city, urges the establishment
of manufactures.
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-01-08

A MAJORITY of the Republican mem
bers of the Maine Legislature are in
favor of submitting to the Supreme
Court the question as to the constitu-
tionality of the retroactive part of the
late Constitutional Amendment pro-
viding for the election of Governor
by plurality.
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-01-08

GENERAL GoFF is doubtless a good
Republican and an able man, but it
does seem as if he was a little bit un-
der size for the big position of Score
tary of the Navy. But then it don't
need much bigness to fill in the space
of six weeks.
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-01-08

HE INTEREST in the Dublin State
trials is rapidly abating, owing to the
continued absence of Parnell and the
rest of the traversers.
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-01-08

The PHILADELPHIA Press appears to
think that Senator Bruce will have a
place in Garheld's Cabinet, and Mu-
rat Halstead, of the Cincinnati Com
mereial, remarks with the knowing air
that marks the Ohio editor in these
days: "It seems to be we'll under
stood, however, that Mr.. Blaine, OF
Maine, and Governor Foster, of Ohio,
will be in the Cabinet. We do not
see that Garfield could do better than
confirm these rumors. Then with
Bruce for Secretary of the Navy and
A. w. Campbell for Postmaster Gen
eral and Senator Allison for the Treas
ury we shall be able to start fair.
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-01-08

SENATOR HOBART will in all proba-
bility succeed Gen. Sewell as President
of our State Senate.
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-01-08

STATE SENAToR-ELECT COKE, of
Pennsylvania, has refused to swear to
a lie, and the Pennsylvania papers
consider it something SO unusual for
one of their politicians to make such
refusal that they fairly bubble over in
praise of him. Must be fine place
to live in, that Pennsylvania
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-01-08
SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1881.

EUGENE HALE will partially make
up for the loss of Blaine from the Sen
ate.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-01-21
MI. Longfellow's Genius.


Enough and to spare has been said
about the shortcomings Of Mr.. Long
fellows genius, 1t behooves a genera
ton born into richer rather than
deeper, and more brilliant rather than
more genuine, forms of thought and
expression than his to treat with res
pect this pure and limpid and stream
of verse which has flowed calmly and
consistently for nearly sixty years with
out materially changing IN character
or volume, like those pleasant rivers
that wind for miles and miles through
Il pastoral and poplar country,
now little broader, now little
deeper, but the whole unaffected
by their gradual approach to the sea.
vt one period Of his career, without
losing the sutfrage- of the people, Mr..
Longfellow puzzled and aienated the
critics by adopting thin, tripping
style of lyrical poetry, which was
foreign to our taste, and which was
probably induced by his deep and life
long study Of German and Scandlna-
Wan literature. This was not the on
ly occasion upon which he lost his
path for little while, but his versatii-
lty is great, and his vitality amazing;
and, at a time Of life at which most
poets. even those who have shown the
greatest energy and volubillty, begin
to flag, he returned with freshness to
those more dignifed tones in which
English poetry has always loved to
enshrine its finest thought. His
ItaliaAonnsts We're the first express
sion of this better mind, aud for the
last ten Years he has habitually al
ternated his lightest '.iigging vein"
with verses Of a swseter gravity, SO
that the writer who, with all his
tluency and tenderness, his delicacy
and force Of fancy, threatened at one
time to lose his legitimate hold
Of the better part of the public, has
now revIndicated with complete sue
cess his claim to a place among our
gentIer, classics. Like Bryant-but
with greater intellectual elasticity
than BrYant--he marches abreast OF
the Younger writers of his country,
without the slightest sign of wearlness
or old age. 1t is no exagseration to
say that his verse is as fresh in this
new book, written in his seventy-thlrd
and seveuty-foath years, Il. in any
volume of his early manhood. In hi.
own lower range and More sequestered
circle Mr.. Longfsllow deserves to be
mentioned with Victor Hugo fol
sustained and consistent labor, and
uuexhausted powers of writing. .-1ht
/ IeG.ieHy.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-01-21


NJ mesting OF tne t-aCfes beheVo-
lent Society. held the other day, 1t
was resolved that y committee OF four
ladies be appointed 10 canvass Ior 40
nations, and IN the course OF their
perisrnations THIS committee yester
day dropped INTO Mr.. NlXham Once.
lie received them as gentleman, ana
after the usual iormaIltles one Of them
began:
MIR. "iXhani, we are asking ald Tor
benevolent purposes
An. Yes. BeheToience is eu mp
which should be cultivated. Are you
looking after poor io'As! 4.-
w e are, .. ..... .....-..
Very rroper-very proper. You
all have children ofyour own: ...
oh, yes
! 'All of them are we'll fed well clcth-
! ed and we'll cared for are they
Yes. sir.' SEQ
That's very proper. | presume
their stockings are properly dsrned,
oattons IN their places. and they say
their prayers when they 20 to bed -
I Am correct: ........., 81
The women looked at each other in
a sIv way, and then al him and one OF
them said:
! We shall be happy for any contrl-
button .rs-'
.Yes'm, ves'm. You don't want thi:
contribution for vour own families, oh
I No. siy. answered four voices il
chorus. ''''i
/ Well, [ am somewhat inclined tt
Ibeneyolence. Hardly day passes
1 dou't do something for charity. Her,
lis an ola account of S36 against Mr.
T.. | know he's hard up and having
Ia close time to get along, and yester.
Edae | cancelled the debt. w..
One of the canvass rs turned red
white and blue and looked ont of the
window. That WIS her husband, su
1 Wixham didn't know it. r-
| And Yesterday, | found poor, for.
lorn looking little boy out here crying
with hunger and cold. He said his
name WAS Tommy and he lived
at No. 36- street. He hadn't been
washed or combcd for a week, and
felt sad for him. | was going to take
him home and feed him, but he slip,
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-01-21

IlsnVtt fh
And Ann damned The door IL
tie; and tho dishes ratified more than
usual and the fire had a most vI.or-
GUS poklng and when sh. Wrung out
The shrunken skirt braid. !. was = De
c.ded emphasis OF motion.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-01-21

-shats S all.
But IA half stfled sob told that 1t
was not mot much.
Mr.. Carizal looked al, her.
..That's too bad But perhaps You
will find it.
Annie shook her head dlsconso.
lately. -.
"No L don't expect | shall-and it
was all | had. Aud everything IS
wrong. Mr.. Arthur, | am wicked
awfuIly wicked but do--Just hate
Mrs. Oscar .-.. ...
He smiled at her fraukness, into
which SO much genuine plteouSneSs
crept. w,
Il can't think you do, Annie. Why
should you ?
because | wanted to 90, too, she
sobbed. Il CAN'T amt 20 back to
Aunt Silence's again. | know Mrs.
Carizals way. So we'll. She liked me
didn't she ," ...-.-.-
eyes; she liked you-very we'll,
Annie. 1t was at my request Mrs.
Oscar goes as my mothers attendant,
because
lie he.ltated, than suddenly leaned
forward, and smiled in her eyes.
Il NAV as we'll tell you now as any
time. my little one, that | want 10
take YOU with me as my wlte-lf you
will 60. Could you love me, think
you Annie
Could she love him--tl1is god, this
king among men-she, in her faded
dress. which her obscure name:
She held her breath in an almost
frightened way.
"Dcar, will you 60 with US: An
ME, DO you love me: Oh, my darl-
ing"
, And as he caught look Of passion
ate rapture in her eye,, he drew her
to him aud kissed the answer of her
, lips.
I And-Annie did not hate Mrs.
Oscar any more; and never once
thought OF her lost treasure again,
until. the next dav. a servant brought
i TO her. lie had found it III the
melting aos, behind the carriage
!noGr'
''I~ nap. if | hadn't lost H. she
s4. 20 her lover, archly. you wouldn'
a.c told me what Won did. Certainly
wouldn't have been in the carriage,
,a aa,c taken you in just then.
~But should have found another
opportunity he said. Il made NJ
nv mind = e you, before You had
been Lc seek.
So 4 went 10 Florida, aud
Aunt 81 I-Iights TO talk about
her uice, 5. Artuur Carizal. and tell
people how we'll she did b. her tt
marry her OF So fortunately.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-01-21
Another Good Boy.

A Detroit grocer was the othee day
hungrily waiting for his clerk to re-
turn from dinner and give him
chance at his own MONDAY meal,
when a boy came into the store with
basket in his hand, and said:
81 seed a boy grab up this ere basket
from the door and run, and run after
him and made him give it up
"My lad, you are an honest boy"
''Ies sir" ...,-g ~. a.s Il,
sAnd you look like good boy"
eyes sir ,s.,.
"And good boy should always be
encouraged. In a box in the back
room there are eight dozen eggs. You
may take them home to your mother,
and keep the basket $50
The grocer had been saving those
eggs for days. and weeks to. reward
some one. In rewarding a good boy
he also got eight dozen bad eggs car
ried out Of the neighborhood free OF
cost, and he chuckled little chuck
as he walked homeward.
The afternoon waned, night came
and went, and once more the grocer
went to his dinner. When he re-
turned he was picking his teeth and
wearing a complacent smile. His eye
caught basket of eight-dozen eggs
as he entered the store, and he queried:
"Been buying some eggs"
ayes; got hold of those from
farmers boy" replied the clerk.
GA lame boy with blue cap on?,
"Yes." rss
"Two front teeth out?' aa
"Yes.' aos. isaassE -
The grocer sat down aud examined,
the eggs. TIE shells had been washed
clean, but thej were the same eggs
that good boy had lugged home the
day before.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-01-21
sflsrf Mi5rsllany.
usa af the Trlephnue.

=
frhe Practical uses or -rr-rrTrT-cr-
are being constantly extended. 1t
now appears a. the means by which
an important improvement IN British
Journalism has Just teen made by the
London IImrs, namely, the reporting
OF the late sfter-midnight debate. in
the House OF Commons. l. seems
that the many prominent public men
those whose speeches IN Parliament
are most widely read in the habit
OF speaking ut very late hours. Owing
70 TIN. fact. aud TO the further fuc {
that the leading morning trains start
at hour earlier that formerly. it has
alsays been difficult and sometimes
impossible, for the great morning
dailics 10 give Il satisfactory report OF
what sas SAID ia the House the night
OF going to press. Ii has been hardly
practicable to give a full report of a
speech made after one o'clock, and
only mere abstract OF shas @as SAID
or done after two o'clock was possible.
The reports of late speeches, necessary
imperfect have given rise 10 complaints
on the part OF members OF p4rlIment,
and even 20 suggestion that some more
satisfactory means OF publishing the
Parliamentary debates be provided
To overcome these difficulties the Lon.
don Times has called the telephone
TO lis aid. Ii has made telcphonl,
communication between It's office anC
the House Of Commons. in each O
which is placed one Of Edsou's loud
speaking telephones. Instead Of writ.
ing out his notes and transmitting
them by telegraph or etherwise-s
proceeding which mas heretofore con
,umed good deal of precious time
the report. or, If he is busy, som,
other person, reads the report in tn,
telephone receiver placed in room
adjoining the gallery. Atthe rcceivei
Al the other end in the printing office
| is The composition. The dish of tht
telephone ls placed above and behint
him. Two tubes, with trumpet.hap
ed ends, arc so arranged that one enc
of each is at the telephone dish anl
| the other ends at the ears of the com
positor. In this way all diStracting
noises are shut off, There is speaking
and bell communication with a system
of signals between the composition
and the reporter so as to secure "a per
feet understanding and harmony Q
operation. As the reporter in ParIia
ment reads, the compositor in The
printing-oflice sets the type. Still
greater rapidity is secured BY the USE
of the machine by which the type arr
brought down and placed in position
by manipulating keys resembIin:
tho~e of a pinao. With this machine
it is stated that printer, working
from dictation. can set up nearly 20l
an hour, or about 100 lines an hon
from manuscript, whereas, from 40 t.
/ 80 lines an hour are said to be tht
nimit of type-setting by hand. BY th,
use of the telephone and type sitting
machine, the Parliamentary debate
are now brought down by the Time
from one half to three quarties of al
hours later than they were reported
few weeks ago, and it is believed tha
q higher degree of accuracy is attained
The method is regarded as a grea
practical success even now, and it vii
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-01-21

Then Miss Siienc. got angry. and
pointed ioNsrl the kitchen door.
Not ano'',cr syIabjc, 80 10 your
l.,k :"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-01-21
By MARY REED CROWEL.

Poor little Annie. 1t WASH T.
very much wonder she looked ere
as she walked rapidly away from
sitting room fire, beside which Vt
Silence sat in coy comfort, her bro
alpaca dress. skirt folded careful
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-01-21

red and some were pale and all mad.
They tried to speak, but they couldn't,
and as they hastened to get awayfrom
each other, Wi1ham held up the half
written order and gasped,:
/ GLOW very, very singular! Perhaps
they thought they couldn't collect the
money! ',-DetroW Free Press.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-01-21

doubtless be much improved in tn
course TO time.-tcW ItrE Timcs.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-04-27
TriCked hV a Minister

A celebrated and somewhat eccentric
minister in London played little trick
on his people in order to get them to
come to church early. They had been
in the habit of coming whenever it suit
ed them, thereby causing him much an
noyance. This minister one day told the
people that he would on the next Sun
day have something of unusual impor-
lance to communicate to them, but that
in order to avail themselves of the bene-
fits of it they must all be in their seats
at the very moment appointed for begin
ming the service. It turned out that all
he had to communicated was the express
sion of his pleasure at finding them all
in their seats in season. Only two per-
sons were late, and the others grinned
at them as they came in on tip-toe and
took their seats. 1t was the impression
of most of those who were thus lured
into spasmodic punctuality that the
minister had sold them very cheap.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-04-27

three-fourths pounds, at eleven months
and three weeks, growth; 129 hogget
rams gave fieeces averaging eleven
pounds. A bale of wool containing 100
lambs feeces, pressed at Kinross, turned
the scale at 448 pounds. The Merinos
was introduced into New South Wales
some eighty years ago by Mr.. Macarthur,
one of the first gentlemen settlers,
whose family have long held deserved
prominence in the country. His beauti-
full seat, Camden, is within an hour of
Sydney. The Australian Merinos are
derived from the Rambouillet flock.
WHENEVER a tree is transplanted,
says the Rural NeaD Yorker, many of
the roots are injured-a part destroyed.
Those that remain when set out in new
place are In no condition to feed the
plant as it was fed previous to the re-
moval. Hence the top must be cut
back to restore the equilibrium. Let us
instance the case of a newly transplant
ed grapevine. If many buds are per-
mitted to push and grow, the growth of
each at the END of the season will be
found to be of feeble, immature kind.
If, on the other hand, but one bud be
permitted to grow, strong, healthy
cane will be the result. Thus we see in
the former case the sap is distributed
among many buds and shoots, while in
The latter, it is supplied to one. The
tree or plant of any kind may live in
either case. While, however, cutting
back renders the chances of life greater
and lnsures more vigor, we have still to
consider whether a few strong shoots
are not more desirable than many feeble
ones.
PROF. l. P. ROBERTS, of Cornell uni
versity, writes: Lard-cheese is a mix
t11re of lard and cheese In the proportion
Of three pounds of sweet milk to one
pound of lard. The lard and milk after
being mixed are called cream. Three
pounds of this cream are mixed by hand
with 100 pounds Of sweet skinned milk
-four pounds of butter to 100 pounds
of milk-and about pound and half
of lard substituted for it. The butter in
| cheese hastens decay, while lard may be
shipped around the world. This cheese
stands the heat better than any other
kind and will therefore be apt to find
ready market in the south. No taste or
smell of lard is perceptible; it is great
improvement On the skinned milk
cheese and contains nothing deleterious
to the health. The cheese is, in fact,
first-class, although it does not sell quite
as high as milk cheese. The cheese is
branded lard-cheese,' and If so brand
ed I see no reason why it should not
find ready market, and the making of
it become profitable and honorable in
| dustrY.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-04-27

1t was an inspiration The most dis
agreeable OF instruments pitted against
the most horrible of birds. He flew to
wareroom and bought piano; he has
tened to a music store and engaged a
pianist. Thepianist, as we already know,
was our friend Schaunard
When Mr.. Birnan had poured his
dreadful tale into the friendly bosom of
Schaunard the latter said:
"Why do you not give the creature
parsley, MILFORD? Chemists have de-
clared that it is fatal to parrots.
81 have tried it" said Mr.. Birnan,
with sigh; "but she watches me too
closely. The piano is the only resource;
it is safer, and it is sure"
"The piano?" said Schaunard.
eyes; the coincidence and her parrot
don't get up till noon. The law permits
man to make as much noise as he likes,
provided it be on an instrument. Do
you follow me?" ..
"But," said Scharlnard, with pardon
able pride, 81 do not quite see where
the punishment comes in; it certainly
cannot be disagreeable for Mademoiselle
composer Of the famous symphony 'On
the Influence of Blue in the Arts. Why,
| assure you, MILFORD, that if I only had
one lung gone and a steel p"
"Oh," interrupted Mr.. Brinan, Ell
don't want you to produce anything like
music-all [ want is an Internal racket.
What you must do, he continued, lis
to play the scale-do, re, mi, IA"
--"Sol, La, 81, do" continued Scharl-
nard, mechanically.
Play the scale; play it over again;
play it all day; play it till she cries,
quarter. If she holds out too long a
dreadful fate awaits madness!"
Schaunard shuddered. The vindic-
tiveness OF the man made his blood
curdle.
81 once lived near boarding school, +"
Birnam went on, with horrible, mirth-
less laugh, "and [ know what it is like.
Dolores doom is sealed"
So the dreadful battle began. Schau-
nard suffered at times, but he was used
to the piano. Like the arsenic eater, the
planO-player became callous.
For the first week Dolores stolidly bore
the int1iction. She even excited her evil
bird to fresh exertions. But the spirits
of both were visibly affected
The second week came The sight of
Dolores haggard face and wild eyes al
most touched Schaunard. But he was a
piano-player, and he steeled himself
against pity
Third week. The voice of the parrot
was no longer heard. A settled melan-
cholyhad possessed that once loquacious
bird. Dolores lay and moaned in agony
Her friends even had deserted her.
Fourth week. General hegira of the
dodgers. Landlord giving symptoms of
insanity. Parrot refuses food.
Fifth week. The war comes to an end.
Dolores has retreated. What further
motive has she to maintain this parrot
cidal strife for. alas Coco is dead.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-04-27
An Indian Pest,

A Bombay letter to the Washington
| Republican contains the following con-
corning the metallic blue-hy: One of
| Indias pests is the metallic blue-hy.
| You sink the legs OF your furniture into
metallic sockets filed with water and
| salt, and pack your clothing in tight tin
| boxes, to prevent the incursions of the
white ants; but you have no remedy
against the metallic blue-fy, which fills
every crevice, every key-hole, and every
key itself with clay. This fly is an arts
tic as well as an Industrious worker, and
first selects a hole, a keyhole or an
preferred, but In the absence of any
such material the hole in the bottom of
a cane-seat chair, or any perforated
wood will answer the purpose. After
seeing that the hole is clean and in good
order, he commences operations by lay
ing on the bottom a smooth carpet of
clay; then the bodies of several defunct
spiders are triumphantly placed upon
the clay carpet. Ontop of these spiders
the eggs of the female fly are deposited.
The tomb is then ready for closing. The
top is neatly covered over with clay, but
it still has an unfinished look. This
is remedied by thin coat of whitewash,
and then the fly looks upon this work
and pronounces it good. When this
tomb is opened there are more metallic
blue flies in the world than there were
before. You are anxious to examine or
wear some of your valuables, which you
always keep under lock and key, and
you take your key and endeavor to I'M
lock your trunk, but it is only an endea-
vor. THERE'S resistance in the key hole,
and resistance in the key itself You ex-
anime the key, and find that it is nicely
sealed up with clay, and the key hole is
in the same condition. It is work of
patience to destroy the nursery of the
poor insect and lay his castle in ruins;
but a determined will can accomplish
much. Cane seated chairs are some
times so occupied by these clay homes
as to make it hard to determine what the
original substance was.