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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-08

She f. now I'm mortal terror lest t'' >'IIi +fs
should. as They threatened b-for. ii. c1.".ii'n OF
the FIVE. aycnre Oh her children the da of Sophie
Pcrowsky II would have been good policy 10 have
male hostage of chat oztrlor iiaag, heroine, "'i"
il already regarded 10 appears. as q martyr hy 'he
DISCONTINUED clas.'s in Russia. high and loss.
Her poSthumous influence and ples' go are sad
TO be immense. Although political assassination is
not crime that terupts French men and women.
admiration is expressed cycy8hor, for Sophie
Pcrowsky. Of whom tae pretty Nicouutc.s de
Painne, ale. q leader OF fashion IN the OLlcanl
pqrt Of The Fauhourg ST. Geruain WIS hr.t
c,usin. The uncle Of Sophie was also th' first
tptor Of the present Gar, and an intimate
friend of MuriaycG. II is whiap red, too, in
Madame de Rainneyilo's driwngroom. that
the Nibilist heroine was . natural daughter Of
Alexander II. b. this as it may. she would not
have Joined in her sixteenth year the Nihlif;s and
set out from luxurious home on Tiiinposed
mission Ind Il not been that General NourayeA
WAS the butcher Of Poland Her hand was de-
timed ly her parcuts 10 Constantine, the Generals
son Sophie rcc0ilcd from the marriage \ teacher
BELIEVED by her was q Polish lady, who had -ecn the
Warsaw atrocities which MouuaYlrh pTWtrated.
Nilc pr,,,,sly az that time had eyes Of -apI hire.
golden hair and complexion ~ snch oelcacy mat
a rose petal only Afforded standard 81 comparison
for it, She had a naive. innocent, wondering eN-
preston IN her Young face which confirmed ic sus-
picion of her EnayOwed relationship I" the Car.
Her schOoliellows called hef peno mn Hllf was
quite big girl. Her forehead was vast almost
TO deforInity. and the mouth beautifully and
firmly modelled, though somew hat 'I0ss-bld. she
was at the head of her class always nj school, but
from generosity refused 20 compete for prizes,
A STRANGE CAREER.
Her parents, when she came home, pressed her TO
become tho wife Of the promising young official
whom they had destined for her husband. She re-
fused. They continued to press. Then she disap'
peared, taking no money but her own small saw
ings with her. Letters occasionally received.
They were sent In some mysterious way and
stated that she was well and happy.
As she wac q girl Of sender form. and
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-01-29
The Kangaroo.

In the large island of Australia-an
island so vast as to be ranked as a con-
tinent-nature has produced singular
menagerie.
The first discoveries of this country
must have stared in amazement at the
strange sights which met their eyes.
There were wildernesses of luxuriant
and curious vegetable growths, in
habited by large quadrupeds which ap-
peared as bipeds; queer little beasts
with bills like duck, ostriches covered
with hair instead of feathers, and legions
Of odd birds, while the whole woods
were noisy with the screeching and
prating of thousands of paroquets and
cockatoos.
The largest and oldest Australian
quadruped is the kangaroo, member
Of that strange family, the Marsupialia,
which are provided with a pouch, or
bag, in which they carry their little
ones until they are strong enough to
scamper about and take care of them
selves.
The delicately-formed head of this
strange creature, and its short fore-legs,
are out of all proportion to the lower
part of its body, which is furnished with
a very long tail, and its hind-legs,
which are large and very strong. 1t
stands erect as tall as a man, and moves
by a succession of rapid jumps, pro-
PEELED by its hind-feet, its fore paws
meanwhile being folded across its
breast. A large kangaroo will weigh
fully two hundred pounds, and will
cover as much as sixteen feet at one
jump.
The body of this beast is covered
with thick, soft, woolly fur of a grayish-
brown color. 1t is very harmless and
inofiensive, and it is very pretty sight
to see little group of kangaroos feed
ing quietly in forest clearing. Their
diet is entirely vegetable. They nibble
grass or leaves, or eat certain kinds of
roots, the stout, long claws of their hind
feet serving them as convenient pickax
to dig with.
The kangaroo is a very tender and
affectionate mother. When the baby
is born it is the most helpless creature
imaginable, blind, and not much bigger
than a newborn kitten. But the moth
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-01-29
Chinese Advertisements.

THE Chinese newspapers contain
more ingenious advertisements than
ever appear in print in Yankee-land.
For example, a Hong Kong journal dis.
plays the following: missing, from
the neighborhood of Queens Road,
Hong Kong, tall, stout-complexioned
gentleman, five feet six inches of age,
twenty-seven years in height, pink hair,
green eyes, mauve eyebrows. He had
on, when last seen, pair of swallow
tailed trousers with sausage-striped
sleeves, fashionable mutton-cutlet
waistcoat, with cast-iron trimmings and
knitted mahogany legs, double-bar-
relied frock coat, with tripe collar and
tobacco Innings, adorned with three
Aounces; water-tight canvas boots, with
porcelain tops, laced up at the soles !;
matchbox hat, low-crowned, trimmed
square round the edges, without the nap /;
pair of green and white stockings with
potato heels and sides; Tartarian
necktie, rather down at the heels and
broad of belief, tied with true-lover's
knot around his massive forehead; a
shirt of cabbage cloth with rat-tail but
tons up behind his belly; cast-steel
Honiton lace gloves with air-tight VEN
tilators at the joints, and magnificent
cheese-headed plum-pudding walking
cane, with initials ID. B. in castor-oil
letters. This singular gentleman was
born after his younger brother, his
mother being absent on each occasion.
No cards. By Telegraph-The missing
gent has been seen again, admiring our
extensive stock of mountings for picture
frames, dolls, toys and fancy goods, at
Messrs. Uhlmann's Bazaar, in Queen g
Road. Any information given by
wealthy people will enable them to pro-
cure supply of the aforementioned
articles for a consideration, according to
quantity. Call and see usl''
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-01-29
Good Advice to Young Men.

The following, from an exchange, is
true to the letter:
"The most unfortunate day in the ca
reer of any young man is the day on
which he fancies there is some better
way to make money than to earn it; for
from that feeling spring the many ex-
travagant and visionary plans which are
INDUCED in for the purpose of gaining
livelihood without labor. When young
man becomes thoroughly infected with
this feeling, he is ready to adopt any
means for the accomplishment of his
objects, and, if he is foiled in his efforts,
upon the crest of the wave which has
already mounted, and in full view, is
the temptation to crimes, to shield him
from the disgrace which he thinks must
inevitably follow in the wake of defeat.
To those he yields, and the first he re-
Allies he finds himself the violator Of
the law, and criminal in the eye of the
community, and the inmate of prison,
waiting trial, all brought about for the
want of a little manly firmness in the
outset of life to prompt him to choose
an avocation where the penny earned
wodld bring with it its sure reward"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-01-29
Our Young Folks.
HIS MANY NAMES.

NFvER boy had so many names;
They called him Jimmy, and jim, and James,
yeems and jamie; and well he knew
Who it was that wanted him, too.
The boys in the street ran after him,
Shouting out loudly, "Jiml Hey, J-i-m-mP'
Until the echoes, little and big,
Seemed to be dancing Jim Grow jig.
And little Mabel out in the hall
Jimmy! Jim-my! would sweetly call,
Until he answered, and let her know
Where she might find him; she loved him so.
Grandpapa, who was dignified
And held his head with an air of pride,
Didn't believe in abridging names,
And made the most that he could of "J-a-m-e-s."
But If papa ever wanted him,
Crisp and curt was the summons "Jimr'
That would make the boy ON his errands run
Much faster than IL he had said my son."
Biddy OFlynn could never, it seems,
Call him anything else but "Jeems,'
And when the nurse, old Mrs McVyse,
Called him jamie" it sounded nice.
But sweeter and dearer than all the rest,
Was the one pet name that he liked the best:
-" Darling !'-he heard it whate err he was at,
For none but his mother called him that.
Josephine Pollard, in st. Nicholas.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-01-29
DOWN THE RIVER.

WALTER DALE was little boy six
years old, who lived with his parents
on the bank of the River Thames in
England. One day after dinner he
went to the waters edge to play.
Seeing small boat tied to a big
stone by rope, he pulled the boat up
to the shore. "What a nice little
boatp' said he, 81 will get into iC,
and rock it, as once saw big boy
do.n
So he got into the boat and began
to rock it. The boat got loose and
drifted down the river. Walter did
not notice this until he was quite a
distance from the shore; then, turn
ing round, he saw what had happened.
Every moment the current was carry
ing him further from home.
Walter was not timid boy, and,
instead of crying. he began to reason in
this way: 1.-The boat does not leak. 1t
is safe and sound. There are no waves
to make me afraid. The wind does not
blow. Here on a seat is a thick
blanket. In this box is loaf of bread
and knife. The water of the river is
good to drink, and here is tin mug.
| think l will not cry, but hope for the
best"
So he sat down. He called to some
people on the shore; but they did not
hear him. He stood up and waved his
hat to a man in a passing boat, and
cried, ''Help, help!n But the man
thought it was some little fellow MAX
ing fun of him.
Meanwhile Walters mother had be-
come anxious. She ran down to the
river, and followed his foot-tracks to
the edge of the water. Then she ran
back to her husband; but he was not in
the house. In about an hour he came
back, and she said, "Quick, quick
Get boat, and call John to help you.
Walter is drifting down the river in that
little green boat, l am sure"
Mr.. Dale ran out of the house, called
his man John, and they went down to
the bank. Here they took good fast
boat, pulled it out into the stream, and
began to row with the current.
1t was getting late. A mist was
creeping over the great city of London.
They could hardly see the tall stores,
the masts and steeples on one side. But
on they went, rowing swiftly with their
gooehoars, as if for dear life.
They looked out sharply on both sides
to catch sight Of the little green boat.
At last, when they had rowed about two
miles, with the tide in their favor, Mr..
Dale cried out, 81 see it! l see it! But,
ali! it is empty. l see no sign of boy
in it. What can have become of poor
WalterP"
On they rowed, and at last came up
with the boat Still no Walter was to
be seen. The poor father was in de-
spair, when all at once Walter started
up from under the great blanket, where
he had been hiding. He cried out,
"Here l am, papa, safe and sound!''
"Oh, you little rogue! Come here
and let me pull your earsr' They all
got back to their home in time for q
late tea, which mother had kept warm
for them. Walter was kissed and then
cuffed; but the cuffs were SO tender,
that they made him laugh even more
than the kisses. -NarSery.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-01-29
Five Cents.

"WELL, my boy" said Johns en-
ployer, holding out his hand for the
change, "did you get what 1 sent you
for?''
eyes, SIR" said John; "and here
is the change, but l don't understand
it. The lemons cost twenty eight
cents, and there ought to be twenty
two cents change, and there's only
seventeen"
perhaps made mistake in giving
you the money!"
"No, sir; l counted it over in the
hall, to be sure it was all right"
"Then perhaps the clerk made mis-
take in giving you the changer
But John shook his head: "No, sir;
Icounted that too. Father said we must
always count our change before we
leave a store"
"Then how in the world do you &C.
count for the missing five cents? How
doy expect me to believe such queer
story as that?'
Johns cheeks were red, but his
voice was firm: 81 don't account for
it, sir; can't. All l know is that it is
So"
"Well, it is worth good deal in this
world to be sure of that. How do you
account for that fve-cent piece that is
hiding inside your coat-sleeve?"
John looked down quickly and
caught the cleaning bit with q little
cry of pleasure. "Here you arer' he
said. Nov it is all right. hcouldn't
imagine what had become of that five
cent piece. 1 knew l had it when !
started from the store"
"There are two or three things that
I know now" Mr.. Brown said, with
satisfied air. 81 know you have been
taught to count your money in coming
and going, and to tell the exact truth,
whether it sounds well or not-three
important things for an errand-boy. ]
think I'll try you, young man, without
looking any farther"
At this Johns cheeks grew redder
than ever. He looked down and up.
and finally he said, in low voice, ~
think l ought to tell you that wanted
the place so badly almost made up my
mind to say nothing about the change
if you didn't ask me-"
Exactly" said Mr.. Brown; "and if
you had done it you would have lost the
situation; that's all. need a boy about
me who can be honest over five cents,
whether he is asked questions or not"
The Papsy.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-01-29

er lifts it carefully with her lips, and
gently deposits it in her pocket, where
it cuddles down and begins to grow.
This pocket is its home for six or seven
months, until it becomes strong and
wise enough to fight its own battles in
the woodland world. While living in
its mothers pocket it is very lively. 1t
is very funny to see little head emery
ing all of a sudden from the soft fur Of
the mothers breast, with bright eyes
peeping about to see what is going on
in the outside world; or perhaps moth
ing is visible but little tail wagging
contentedly, while its baby owner is
hidden from sight.
The largest kapgaroos are called
menuahs, or boomers, by the Australian
natives, and their flesh is considered a
great delicacy, in flavor something like
young venison. For this reason these
harmless creatures are hunted and
killed in large numbers. They are very
shy, and not very easy to catch; but the
cunning bushmen hide themselves in
the thicket, and when their unsuspect-
ing prey approaches they hurl lance
into its body. The wounded kangaroo
oPlihSo oA VIII lEelueHuOuS leaps, Out
soon becomes exhausted, and falls on
the turf.
If brought to bay, this gentle beast
will defend itself vigorously. With its
back planted firmly against a tree, it
has been known to keep off an army of
dogs for hours, by dealing them terrible
blows with its strong hind feet, until
the arrival of the hunter with his gun
put an end to the contest. At other
times the kangaroo, being an expert
swimmer, will rush into the water, and
if Il venturesome dog dares to follow it
will seize him and hold his head under
water till he is drowned.
Kangaroos are often brought to ZOO
logical gardens, and are contented in
captivity so long as they have plenty Of
corn, roots and fresh hay to eat.--Har-
per'S Young People.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-01-29
THE CHARCOAL-BURNER.

He lives within the hollow wood.
From one clear dell he seldom ranges;
bis daily toll in solitude
Revolves, but never changes.
A still old man, with grizzled beard.
Gray eye, bent shape, and smoke tanned
features,
his quiet footstep is not feared
BY shyest woodland creatures.
love to watch the pale blue spire
His scented labor builds above it:
track the woodland by his fire.
And, seen affair, l love it.
1t seems among the serious trees
The emblem of a living pleasure,
IL animates the silences
AS with tuneful measure.
And dream not that such humdrum ways
Fold naught of nature scharm around him
Tne mystery of soundleSs days
Hath sought for him and found him.
He hides within his simple brain
An instinct innocent and holy,
Inc music of Il wood-bird's strain
Not bithe, nor melancholy,
But hung upon the calm content
Ot Wholesome leaf and bough and blossom
An unecstatie ravishment
Born III II rustic bosom.
He knows the moods of forest things;
He holds in his own speechles5 fashion,
For helpless forms of fur and wings
A mid paternal passion.
Within his horny hand he holds
The warm brood OF the ruddy squirrel;
Their bushy mother storms and scolds,
But knows no sense of peril.
The d0rmouse shares his crumb of cheese,
His homeward trudge the rabbits follow
He finds, in angles of the trees,
The cup nest of the swallow.
And through this sympathy, perchance,
The beating heart of life he reaches
Far more than we who idly dance
An hour beneath the beeches.
Our science and our empty pride,
Our busy dream of introspection,
To God seem vain and poor beside
This dumb, sincere reflection.
Yet he will die unsought, unknown,
a nameleSs head stone stand above him,
And the vast woodland, vague and lone,
Be all that's lett to love him.
-Scribner's Monthly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-01-29
NEWSPAPER LAWS.

any person VINO takeJ the paper regularly from the
Is subscriber OF not.is responsblefo me pay
The courts have decided that refusing TO AXE news
papers and periodicals from the pOstoce or remoyns
and leaving them uncalled for Is pTna Jdce evidence
Of INTENTIONAL FRAUD.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-01-29

The late Maharanee of Cashmere
seems to have been greatly beloved by
the people, and her death is said to
have created profound sensation in
Cashmere.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-01-29
A Fatal Wedding Day.

1t has been an open secret for some
time among their intimate acquaint-
ances that Mr.. Douglass Warwick, of
Richmond, and Miss Nellie Burwell, of
Franklin County, were betrothed, and
they were to have been married about
the first of this month. Everything
was in readiness on the evening APP
pointed for the wedding and carriage
was sent to the depot to meet the eX-
pected bridegroom, but instead of the
gentleman message came, stating that
sudden illness prevented his presence
and asking that the wedding be de-
ferred. Three times SUCCESSFULLY it was
postponed for the same reason. But
last Wednesday-when for the third
time everything had been prepared for
the nuptials--came the most cruel blow
of ALL Twas but natural that the
young lady should have felt some trep-
idation at the approach of the carriage
that had thrice failed to fulfill its mis-
sion-and the sad sequel proves that
her apprehensions were not groundless.
Instead of greeting her future husband
she received a telegram conveying the
shocking intelligence that he was dead.
Let us draw veil upon the scene that
followed; for the poignant grief of a
widowed bride is too sacred to be ex-
posed to the curious gaze of an unsym-
pathetic world. Miss Burwell was very
popular among her acquaintances, and
her sad misfortune ELECTS the deepest
sympathy from all who knew her.-Big
Lick (Vd.) Nes0s.
In 1911 Holland offered n reward of
25 900 guilders (about $40, 000) for the
discovery of that northwest passage
which Prof. Nordenskjold has at last,
in our day, accomplished. This offer
was long forgotten, but it was never
recalled; and it is now probable that
Holland will pay the promised reward
to the successful explorer little though
he dreamed of the possibility of such
compensation when he started on his
enterprise.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-02

DUBLIC SALE OF VALUABLE CITY
i PhOPERTIES.-On FRIDAY, NOVEM-
BER 4, 1881. will be sold at public sale, by vir.
tue of an order OF the Orphans Court of Lam
caster county, at the Black Horse Hotel, on
North Queen street, Lancaster city, the follow
ing valuable real estate, late the property of
Elizabeth Erecht, deceased, to wit:
No. l. \ lot or piece of ground situated on
the west side of South Prince Stl cct in the city
OF Lancaster, Pa, containing IN 'front.' on
Prince street, siXty-fOur feet and four inches,
and in depth to Water street one hundred and
fOrty-clght feet. The improvements thereon
consist of twOstOry part BRICK and part
FRAME HOUSES, Nos. l34 and 136, twO-stOry
Brick Stable on Water street, well of water
with pump therein, fruit trees and all other
necessary Outbuildings.
No. =. = certain tract or piece of land con-
tanning ACRES and l39 SQUARE PERCH ES
strict measure. lying and being in the Eighth
ward of said city OF Lancaster, and adjoining
lands OF Henry llebrank, George KOlb Dr.
Henry Carpenter, SflviuS Estate. Schoenber-
gers Park and Hazel street.
No.. lot or piece OF ground situated on
corner OF Middle and Duke streets, in the city
of Lancaster. Pa, containing in front on Mid
die street twelve feet six inches, more or less
AMI extending in depth along South Duke
street. two hundred and seven feet, mere or
less, to an alley. on which IL erected Il three
story BRICK DWELLING HOUSE, part used
az II saloon; Stable IIyLrant and other i'm
prOvcments.
Sale to commence nj ~ O'Clock D. H. Of said
day. when terms will be made known by
GEORGE S. DANNER,
HENRY SHUBEET, Auct. Trustee to sell.
Octi2, 49, 2G&n2, Id
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-02
College Students Without Dinner.

When the students at Trinity college
assembled in the dining hall Sunday morn
ing. it was found that there was nothing
to eat and 10 walters. Samuel Harris,
cOlorcd manager Of the dining hall, had
disappeared at midnight on Saturday, and
taken with him the cooks. the walters and
the kitchen implements. Until about three
weeks ago the dining hall was managed
by 4 committee Of the faculty and stu
dents. but as all did not run smoothly Il
contrac; was entered into with Harris by
the terms Of which he was to run the hall.
His expenses were quite large, and there
was much complaint Of the quality of the
food furnished by him. Harris claims
that the college did not furnish him with
proper rooms to live in, as he says had
been agreed, and SO hc threw up the con-
tract. No meals have been served at the
college since he went away, and the stu
dents have boarded at the hotels in the
city, and at tho houses near the college.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-02

A VALUABLE DISCOVERY.
Dr. &. w. Benson, :. We!I-known Tracttc-
Ing Physician and Surgeon Of Isal-
timOrc. nd

Or. Benson has, for the past twcnty-one
years paid much attention to Nervous dis.
eases. ana has discovered that the cXtruc! of
Celery and ChamOmile combined in Il certain
proportion. invariably cares either sick Head
ache. Ordinary Headache, Neuralgia. Nervous
ness, dyspepsia, slceplessncsS or Paralysis.
They arc prepared in the shape of Pills and
contain no opium, Iuinnc or other harmful
drug bu, arc intended expressly to cure and
~iU cure the above named diseases.
Ss-Thc celebrated DR.. Hammond. OF New
York city. says: 81 have found DR.. BcnSOn's
Celery and Chamnmilr pills are invaluable in
all cases Of Nervous Diseases" Other physi-
Clans to HE number of over 200 endorse. them:
in equally strong terms Everyone is now
talking Of the wonderful cures effected. since
they have been placed before the public.
This is a triumph in Medical Chemistry and
sufferers all over the whole country and even
abroad, are ordering by mail and otherwise.
Sold by all druggists. Price. :0;.. II box. Depot,
l0j North Eu1aw street, Baltimore, Md. BY
mali two boxes for 81, or six boxes for St.:a.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-02
Incredible.

+. A. Scratch, druggist, Ruthven, Ont,
writes: % have the greatest confidence i'm
your Ifmr'!Ock Blood Bitters In one case with
which am personally acquainted their sue.
cess was almost in:reGibl One lady told me
that half a bottle did her more good than hun
dretS of dollars worth of medicine she had
previously taken" Price 81. For sale at ii.
u. Cochrin's drug store lH North Queen ST.,
Lancaster.