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The examiner., 1881-11-19
DueliSts' Dinner.

Dinners are not often given on such 6 peculiar occasion as one given a short time ago in Pesth. A noted "fre eater" celebrated in this way his twenty-ffth duel. No man was invited who had not fought at least twelve duels. The only guest from Great Britain and Ireland was the O'Gorman Mahon. It was 8 scared assemblage. The guests bore tokens of their favorite pastime in slit ears and noses, scared cheeks, and hands short of the common number of fingers. The host was espe- cially distinguished by the number and variety of his permanent and insepara- ble decorations. It would not be hard to find similar dinner party among students in Germany, where attend ance at dueling meetings is made more compulsory by the students than at tendance at lectures is by the professors. Prince Bismarck himself, when at col lege, earned the sobriquet of tine fight ing student from his constsncy and success in dueling.
The examiner., 1881-11-19
PAttiShneSs.

My mind was ruf1ed with small cares to-day, And I said pettish words, and did not keep Long suffering patience well; and now how deep My trouble for this sinl In vain I weep For foolish words I never can unsay.
 Yet not in vain, oh, surely not in vainl This sorrow must compel me to take heed; And surely I shall learn how much need Thy constant strength my own to supersede, And all my thoughts to patience to constrain. Yes, shall learn at last, though neglect Day after day. to seek my help from thee; Oh, aid me, that always recollect
 This gentle-heartedness; and oh correct Whatever else of sin thou seest in me!
The examiner., 1881-11-19
Fashion Notes.


 Belts are more stylish than ever.
 Feather turbans will be much worn by young ladies.
 Feather head dresses arc adopted by fashionable matrons.
 Bridemaids wear white Gelder roses and small tulle veils.
 Long cloaks have tendency to maE e young women look old.
 Plush is imported fJr trimming hats, bonnets, dresses and wraps.
 The camisard, o, French refugee cloak, is considered /ery stylish.
 Myrtle green will be the fashionable color for ladies' dresses this winter.
 Large Alsatian bows of moire silk are worn upon the head both by young and elderly ladies, the latter choosing black alone.
 Coronet wreaths of pure white or gay coIored flowers will be very fashionably worn with fall evening tcilets, with the hair arranged Ia Josephine.
 Real silver and also fine steel buttons are displayed, cut in facets which sparkle like diamonds and look exceedingly rich upon street jackets of embossed velvet.
 Scarfs, sashes and revers are made of the new striped and plaided fabrics in silk and wool. In dresses of mono chrome color the panel facines, cami- sole, pelerine and cuffs are frequently made of these bright materials.
 Gloves, no matter how long, that but ton up the arm, are no longer consid- cred in best style. Two or three buttons at the wrist only are allowable. The remainder of the glov is in solid piece fitting loosely over the arm.
 A late French caprice is to wear ear- rings made of real Brazi ian beetles Another style is that of tiny bird about an inch long made of fine, beautiful feathers dyed crimson and green. The eyes of the bird are formed of dia- ,ooo,,do
The examiner., 1881-11-19
The First Thanksgiving Day.

We reproduce 8 brief but grs phic sketch of the first Thanksgiving day on the American continent. It was in the middle of November the Pilgrims first sighted the dreary sand hills. It was beyond the middle of December, that, after various explorations, having chosen their landing place, they began to disembark. Then they set to building their village. They reared seven log cabins, daubed with mud, and four other buildings.
 Meanwhile death had been busy. The voyage had been terrible. The time of year was wintry on that hostile coast. They were racked with coughs; they were wrenched with rheumatisms they were weakened through scanty food. In December six died. In January eight. In February seventeen. In March four teen. They had landed but about a hundred strong. Now, in four months, forty four of their number had been laid away on Coles Hill.
 But the spring began to smite the winter, and break it's chains. In March warm winds blew gently from the South, and in the woods there was the pleasant singing of the birds. So they turned their thoughts toward sowing. They planted twenty acres of corn and beans, six acres of barley. It was stiff work. It was all done by hand. They had neither blows nor cattle. So the March simmer of sun light and sun warmth passed on into the steadier genialness of April.
 All, this time they had one tie still binding them to the distant country beyond the sea. Out in the harbor, with furled sails, the Mayfower had ridden out the winter storms at anchor. But now, in this April weather, she shook out her sails and lifted her an- chor and stood for England.
 But not a man or woman faltered. No one would leave the high enterprise on whose threshold they were standing. They watched her from those sandy shores, until she blent herself indis- tinguishable with the green and blue of the distant sea and sky. The day after that cutting of the last tie, Cover nor Carver died. He was working in the field, was seized with sudden sickness, and was almost immediately smitten down.
 They were very sore of heart, but they would not despair. Before they had started from their Leyden home in Holland they had looked the whole thing over, and had said: "All great and honorable actions are accompanied with great difficulties, and must be both enterprised and overcome with an- swerable courages.'' They were pos sessed of " answerable courages." They put Governor Bradford in the place of Governor Carver, and held on.
 So the summer months moved slowly along. They were consumed in tillage, in treaties with the Indians, in various expeditions-to Manhasket, now Mid dleborough; to Nauset, now Eastman; Shawmut and it's vicinity, now Boston and Charlestown.
 Then the green of summers began to pass into the autumn gold. They gathered in their first harvest. The corn, as the old record has it, yielded we'll; the barley indiferently good; the
The examiner., 1881-11-19
A ScraD of History.

Just before Butcher came to the assistance of Wellington, an aide-de- camp rode up and saluting the Iron Duke, said " What is your GraGe's opinion of advertising ?' "I think, g replied the conqueror of the little Corsican, " that an advertisement is a good thing, and it's value is greatly enhanced by an occasional notice in local columns. Let the battle go on." The battle did go on, and Napoleon was defeated.
The examiner., 1881-11-19
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

A nightgown is nothing but nap sack.
 It takes the butcher to make both ends meet.
 The man who was itching for office was elected, but it was by scratch.
 The bootblack is an affectionate little fellow. He takes shine to almost everybody.
 Poles may not be proud at home, but they are getting "stuck up" all over this country.
 "Indeed, sir, I would box your ears" -(pausing, refectively) -"but where could find box large enough ?"
 "Ah, doctor, back from the Adiron- dacks? What luck did you havef" "No luck," growled the doctor; "I was there for week, and never killed thing"
 The acme of politeness was reached by the Nevada mining superintendent who posted placard reading: "Please do not tumble down the shaft"
 ooh, that I were Wilkie CollinsP cried lazy Jim. "And what do you want to be Collins for?" chimed the other fellows. Because" yawned Jim, "his physicians have ordered him to abstain from all work for six months" A little girl went timidly into shop the other day, and asked the shopman how many shoestrings she could get for a penny. "How long do you want them ?'.he asked. "I want them to keep" was the answer in tone of slight surprise. --.-
 A New York man spent twenty-eight years trying to teach Ats to talk, and four died under his treatment during that time. He was a heartless lunatic. and should have learned wisdom of the cat. It is a very poor cat that can't teach man to say things at 1:3O A. H. that he would never think Of during business hours.
 "There, believe everything is to my mind," said housewife as she dusted the last fieck of dust from the brio a. brac on the mantel. "Then you can think of absolutely nothing to add to the completeness of the householdE inquired her husband. "No-o-o. Moth ing. Except perhaps a wealthier hus- band" And they hadn't but just begun housekeeping.
 Let the dear kitten ou. of the bag: Georgie, aged four years, was playing with his toys when his cousin Mary, of sweet eighteen, seized him and gave him kiss. .Georgie broke away, cry ing out: ':Sauce-box P "Oh, fie," said his mother, "Georgie mustn't say that. " Georgie: "That's what Cousin Mary said herself to that Ellington m m last night when he kissed her. 1 Two men disputed about their powers of endurance, and one said testify to the other: "I bet you that can hold my legs in boiling water longer than you can." "Done," said the other, and the steaming water was brought. In went the legs, No. with an air of defi- ance, No. with an edifying serenity. No. l began to vince, No. 2 called calmly for the newspaper. No. began to find it intolerable. No. 2 smiled at the humor of the paper. "In heavens name l' at last exclaimed No. 1, ex- asperated by the heat of the water and the coolness of his antagonist, "what is your leg made of 7" "Wood," gen. cautiously replied the other.
The examiner., 1881-11-19
Falling Leaves.

When the leaves begin to fall Round our hearthstones, one by one Ripe with age, their labor done Dear ones we have loved go long Thrilling message, borne to all, "Ye are moving with the throng." When the summer foliage fades, And the year is gray and old; Forms of beauty growing cold, Faitl1 may triumph over all- There's land death ne'er invadee, Where the leaves shall never fall.
 -J W. Bdrkey.
The examiner., 1881-11-19
LADIES' DEPARTMENT.
News and Notes for Women.


 Seventeen women received diplomas at the commencement exercises of the Training School for Nurses in New York.
 The movement to provide seats for saleswomen has reached Melbourne, Australia, and has been successful there.
 The four prizes offered for designs by wall paper manufacturer in New York were taken by women who, with single exception, were amateurs.
 Miss Myra Kingsbury, who has had charge of a church in Vermont for the past year, has been ordained as Uni versalist minister at Sheshequin, Pa.
 During a wedding at Benton, Mon tana, few weeks ago, rejected suitor scattered pound or so of cayenne pep per among the church pews. The stuff was particularly troublesome around the altar. There was a general weeping wailipg and gnashing of teeth. When at the critical moment the preacher asked the bride whether she would have the groom, she replied: "Ker- choo, ker-chooW
 A Boston firm propose to receive a limited number of girls from the public schools, who may desire to become saleswomen, and educate them, as boys are educated for business, giving them one hundred dollars the first year and increasing their pay according to their proficiency. They are to be allowed vacation of two weeks out of the time, and every means will be afforded for their advancement.
 At wedding in New York one day recently the brides youngest sister, 8 tiny little girl, and the groom's little niece headed the bridal procession. The bride wore white satin, trimmed with point duchesse lace. Her veil of tulle was long and full and fastened witt bridal blossoms. She wore solitaire diamond earrings, the groom's gift The bridesmaids, including the children wore short white dresses and white satin poke bonnets.
The examiner., 1881-11-19

The agricultural department give; the butter product of the United States for 1880 at 1000, 1000, 900 pounds, and the cheese product at 300, 100000.
The examiner., 1881-11-19

The coming holidays will be more generally observed than any for many years, and we would remind our readers that 8 bottle of Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup will prove 8 most accept able holiday present.
The examiner., 1881-11-19

Leaving out the railroads. the Illi- noisans figure up $754, ,486,006 in per- sonal and real property.
The examiner., 1881-11-19

Forest leaves should bs collected and used as bedding in the stables.
The examiner., 1881-11-19

The New York Medical Record says that Guiteau's delusions proceed from Ca morbid egotism;" that he belongs to thess" crazy circle," who stand half way between the insane and idiotic on the one hand and the nervous on the other. "His feelings, though brutal, were not uncontrollable; he was more vicious than passionate; more coherent in his deceits than incoherent in his language or writing, and we get the picture of man who is vain, brutish, weak minded and offensively eccentric, but not insane" It is curious that less than two years ago Spitzka, German medical writer, described Guiteau- that is to say, the type to which he be- longs-with alm most verbal exactness. "The general intellectual status of these patients,' he says, though rarely of very high order, is moderately fair. A monomaniac is frequently crotchety, irritable and depressed. He concludes that he is parsonage of importance. Some great political movement takes place; he throws him. self into it, either in a fixed character that he has already constructed for himself, or with the vague idea that he is an influential parsonage. He seeks interviews, holds actual conversations with the big men of the day, accepts the common courtesy shown him by those in office as tribute to his value; is rejected, however, and then judges himself to be the victim of jealousy or of rival cabals, makes incorporate and querulsnt complaints of higher officials; perhaps makes violent attacks on them"
The examiner., 1881-11-19

The Emperor William, of Germany, is growing deaf.
The examiner., 1881-11-19
TOPICS OF THE DAY,

The venerable Rev. Dr. s. H. Tyng, of New York, lost his valuable library and many household goods in the re- cent burning of MorrelE's storehouse
 If the papers are to be believed 8 shower of spider webs fell at Green Bay, Wis, short time ago. The webs, apparently, came from the upper air, and continued to descend for about two hours. They varied in size, some of them being sixty feet long, and could be seen in the air as far as the eye could reach. At Vesburg, 8 village near Green Bay, the webs are said to have fallen in such quantities that horses were seriously annoyed by the filmy masses getting into their eyes.
The examiner., 1881-11-19
MORAL AND RELIGIOUS.
ThanksufYinR.

There were grand processions. Hal lels were sung, while lulebs waved, and the silver trumpets led the stately march of choruses in the grandest ora torios the world has ever heard. The Psalms of Thanksgiving were sung:
 ''Praise, oh praise our God and King
 Hymns of adoration sing;
 For His mercies still endure,
 Ever faithful, ever sure.
 ''Praise Him that He made the sun
 Day by day his course to run;
 For His mercies still endure,
 Ever faithful, ever sure.
 ''Praise Him for our harvest store,
 He hath filled the garner floor;
 For His mercies still endure
 Ever faithful, ever sure.
 s'And for richer food than this
 Pledge of everlasting bliss;
 For His mercies still endure,
 Ever faithful, ever sure.''
 It was the harvest feas t. Its glory passed away centuries ago, though it is still observed by the Jews in all lands. Disraeli gives a glowing picture of it's modern observance by the dispersed congregations of Israel in Tancred. But the spirit of the day entered into the harvest observances of most Chris tian lands.
 The Greeks and the Romans had their harvest festivals; fetes of Ceres, the goddess of corn and tillage; offer ings to Diana and to Joye.
 But the Greek and the Roman gave thanks for bloody victories over ene- mics; for contests which hattered their pride and ambition; for purely material good fortune, such as prosperous crops, or the passing away of a plague or a terrific storm. In much the like man ner the savages of Borneo make loud, thankful rejoicing over the slaughter of oostile tribes or the reception of ma- terial good things which made them more comfortable.
 In the early days of the Puritan colony at Plymouth there came a period of sickness, drought and threatened famine. The people assembled and prayed for rain. The prayer was an swered and their crops were saved Then they appointed Thanksgiving This was the beginning of New Eng land annual Thanksgiving.
 Thanksgiving was meant by it's spon 4o JoI o{o oro1 1 i,, tellectual as material benefits. And so at least the most thoughtful and en- frightened, when offering the annua. thanksgiving gratitude to the throne o1 heaven, the evidences of intellectual and moral advance, the increasing edu cation, the greater submission to re ligious ideas, the better accord be- tween nation and nation, and between neighbor and neighbor, as we'll as ma terial prosperity, and the triumphs ot the arts of industry and peace. Religious Intelligence.
 The revised version is being widely adopted by the Congregations churches.
 The Baptists have in Ohio 635 Sun day-schools, s,736 officers and teachers and 53, PAS scholars.
 There are in Canton, China, three Presbyterian churches with tota. membership of nearly 400.
 The worlds council of Methodists lately held in London strongly con demned the practice of travelling or Sunday.
 The Rev. MT. Harrison is the revival ist we'll known as the ''boy preacher, and is working with success in San Francisco.
 The number of Baptist associations in the United States is 1,O95 churches 24,794; ordained ministers, 15, ,401 baptisms the past year, 78, ,924; mem bers, 3, 2,133,O44.
The examiner., 1881-11-19

An Italian professor has just issued 8 ghastly volume on suicide. In all this world it seems Calabria stands lowest on the scale of those who are weary of breath. Norway stands third, and Ire land fourth. England and America are very high, and the reoklessness and misery which make life insupportable reach the maximum in the center of Europe, from Geneva to Paris, and through Saxony, Baden, Prussia and the Austro-Hungarian provinces. The small German States are the very highest. Suicide has increased every where for the last forty years, even in Ireland, where the figure is so low, from ten in the million to eighteen in the million of population, while Eng land and America have mounted from sixty two to sixty-eight, Prussia from seventy-four to 142, France from fifty four to 15O, and Saxony rushes on with an average of 264. Childless widowers are by far the largest number on the sorrowfuI list.
The examiner., 1881-11-19

Malaria, or intermittent fever, form erly unknown in New England, is spreading from year to year, until it is almost as common in Massachusetts as in Michigan. Dr. Adams, of Pittsfeld, in one of the papers published by the State board of health, attributes it to large surfaces of sedentary mud ex- posed to sun and air during long, dry season. It's appearance during or after periods of drought is so uniform as to forbid it's being regarded as coinci- dence. Sewer digging in the streets is another source. It is carried to high and dry localities by the wind, and while it prevails typhoid fever dimin- ishes or disappears. "It is found to be most active near the surface of the gronud so that even the second stories of houses enjoy partial immunity. It has a great affinity for moisture and is most active over the surface covered by fogs. Its spread is retarded by sheet of water, which appears to absorb it. It is also absorbed by foliage. so that a belt of trees is often found sufficient barrier to it's progress" The injection of rabbits with solutions of the soil and air of the marshes near Rome by two Italian professors in 1879 pro duced the symptoms of malaria in the animals.
The examiner., 1881-11-19

Antonino had been asleep several hours when he was aroused by gen. tie tapping at the door of his hut. "Who's there?' he asked, as he raised the latch. The door was pushed open, and Laureua stood in the bright moon light, smiling at Antonino's astonish- ment. She entered the hut without waiting for an invitation, and placed covered basket on the table.
 "I have been up to the mountains to get herbs for your wounded hand," she said, emptying the basket.
 "You have taken too much trouble; I do not deserve it. Why do you come here at such an hour? Somebody might see you"
 "I do not care," she said sharply; ''I wanted to see you, and to bind up your hand myself "
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1881-11-24
A Movement to Suppress Converse.
ton About the Weather.

More than a year ago those
who travel by the Woodward
Avenue car line entered INTO a
solemn agreement not to men,
ton the weather to each other
when they met on the car. No
matter how hot or how cold it
was, no one was to speak Of it
and each one was to infer that
all the others had brains enough
to expect ten degrees below in
January and eighty-fve above
in August. As result of this
agreement nuisance was abb
olished, and thousands of citi-
zens put in a way to enjoy
themselves as well as one can
in a street car.
Two weeks ago the organiza-
ton was revived. and up to yes
terday noon the word wealth
er" had not even been limited
at on any car on that line. At
that hour a stranger entered a
car on Adelaide street, and had
scarcely taken a seat when he
said to a man across the aisle:
"Nice little shower we've
had"
He was given freezing look
in reply, but he continued:
Curious that we don't have
more thunder storms this
spring"
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1881-11-24

The election yesterday pass
ed off very quietly and resulted
in the election of Mr.. E. Reich
ardt as alderman from the
third ward, without any oppo-
sition; about us votes were
polled, not more than half a
dozen of which were scatter
ing. The election officers of
the Ist and End wards brought
in their returns as follows:
Ist ward Re;ckdrdt Ga; two
scattering, End ward Reichardt
81; one scattering; the officers
Of the 3rd and 9Th wards, were
not to be found after the close
close of the polls. About SO
votes were polled in the grid
ward and about no in the 4th
with perhaps the same num-
Der of shotgun or scattering
votes. The few anti-school
men had concocted a beautiful
little plan; they made arrange
ments to run a colored gentle
man of Camptown on the sly
they kept mighty" shady; the
proceeding was dark and
dismal; tn ~ had tickets
printed and on election
day they expected to capture
the entire colored vote by bait
ing their snare with a colored
nan; it was confidently expect
ed that no interest would be
taken in the election and that
the colored man would be
elected as easily as a few shot
can be emptied out of a shovel.
The friends of the public
schools were on the alert
school advocates are always
wide-awake. The colored broth.
er at Camptown was interview
ed and like Davy Crockett's
coon he came down and was
glad of the chance; the tickets
printed in his interest never saw
daylight outside of the printing
office. Had there been any &C.
casion for 1t $50 or 700 votes
could have been polled for Mr..
Reichardt. The people Of Bren-
ham are solid on the free school
question.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1881-11-24
County Court.

The following is the official
report of the doings of the
county criminal court for the
July term which closed on
Monday. At opening of court
s. cases encountered the dock
ct; twenty-five cases were dis
posed of finally resulting in FIVE
convictions; thirty-two cases
were continued till the August
term. Financially the result
was as follows: Fines imposed
SIS; fines imposed on officers of
court $40; jurors fees $40.
sheriffs fees sI2; county judges
fees $780,.