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The colored patriot., 1882-05-04

Nearly every bridal couple that comes
to Washington, and Washington is
the National bridal Mecca-visits the
Treasury vaults. The young and in
variably interesting couple want to
inspect Uncle Sans plentiful shekels.
When they enter the vault the man in
charge of it, after a few preliminary
words of explanation, hands down
package of notes from a shelf and tells
the bride to take it in her hands. lie
then explains that this package con.
tains $4,000, 900 in United States
Treasury notes. The young lady is de-
lighted to be able to go away and say
that she has had so much money in her
own hands. She is too utterly pleased.
The groom also wants TO handle the
package. They are further told that
the notes are all of the denomination OF
$4,000. They constitute what is
known as the Bridal Package" Young
married tourists, having heard of this
package, often ask to handle it just as
soon as they enter the vaults. This is
all very pretty But it is fraud on
the young people. The Treasury here
does not hold that amount OF money.
The bulk of the money IS IL the Sub
Treasury at New York. That Bridal
Package is a gay deceiver. 1t does
contain, however, notes Of the denom-
nation of $1,000 which would, in the
aggregate, represent 800, 600, 900 if they
were only signed. But they are worth
no more in reality than the paper on
which they are printed. being minus
the necessary signatures. .- Washington
Cor. Courier Journal
A little child of Charles Robinson,
at Darwin, Tenn. while out gathering
Ilowers. was poisoned b. eating some OF
the buds. The child died before ply
sician could 20 10 help her.
The colored patriot., 1882-05-04
Treasure TrOye,

The following appeared IN tho ST.
Louis Republican of Apri. 1st-suo-
gestive date: Yesterday morninp at
half-past eleven o'clock two men en-
Pioyed by Mr.. Hagerty, named Daniel
shields and Thomas Higgins, while
digging trench in which to run a sew.
er pipe from an outhouse to the Collins
street sewer, on Hagerty's lot, struck
their spades against something very
solid. Shields stopped down and re-
moved the clay to find the dimensions
ot the obstacle met with. The obstacle
proved to be stone jar. or crock, SIM
liar to what is termed a ''butter-
crock," and, with the aid of his compan-
:on and the power Of curiosity, he un-
earthed the vessel, which proved to be
decidedly heavy and tested the strength
of the men. Calling to the inmates of
;he house, they proceeded to open the
mysterious receptacle, which was thick
ly covered with wax. The cover was
finally torn off, and its removal revealed
TO the wonder stricken group what they
had only seen before in fairy-story
books, veritable pot of gold and sill
YER coin. They rams them, bit them,
5ested them in every way, looked at the
dates, and when they found that it was
really good money they actually cried
put for JOY. just then Hagerty APP
peared and took possession. lie
brought the crock and the coin into the
house, frightened up the time -colored
metal, and turned the whole treasure
out into washtub. This revealed to
oF
scrip, which was down in the coin.
The gold and silver and paper were
separated. The paper amounted to
about 5000, the silver, mostly in dol
lars. with few half dollar pieces, was
IN such quantity as to completely COW
or the bottom of the wash-tub, and
the gold coin was in even greater
bulk than the silver. Mrs. Hagerty
put the gold into dish-pan which filled
out One-ha[f the space in the pan. The
gold consisted mostly of English SOW
ereigns, Nothing less than sovereign
was found among the gold coin. How
much it all amounts to has not yet been
ascertained MIR. Hagerty immedi-
ately held love-feast, gave out coins
freely as mementoes to his friends, and
during the course of the day purchased
house and lot on Broadway of Mar
Gus A. Wolff for 81, 900.
A Republican reporter last night
about eleven o'clock, in company with
another newspaper man, called on Mr..
Hagerty at his residence. He was in
bed at the time, but willingly arose and
gave the reporters cordial greeting,
lie was surprised at their having heard
yhe news, but, Ill order UO dispeI the
idea advanced by one of them that it
was an April fool narrative, poured out
on the piano, silver dollars by the hand
tul. They were all worn, and bore
date from 1895 to 1880. The scrip was
llsO shown. There were bills of the
denominations of $50. SO, $40, So, 81.
R3, -, and 81. The following is a
copy of a &3 bill:
m O. III
The colored patriot., 1882-05-04

A novel feature of European mi.
grafton has to be recorded. On board
the steamer Chateau Leoville, which
arrived at New York recently from
Havre. were eight large bears, brought
here by aparty of French laboring men,
who had caught them in the Pyrenees.
The bears are TO be taken west, where
they will be put to the drawing of ag-
ricultural vehicles and the performance
of other form work. The animals, with
their keepers, passed up Broadway dur
ing the afternoon and excited much at
tention. As they crossed Wall street
the other kind of bears indigenous
to that locality crowded out OF their
Office -dens to have a look at them. and
to eve them as if with a fellow
feeling. ~ y. sun.
The colored patriot., 1882-05-04

In the circular seal III the rlght-hand
corner of the bill is device, an eagle
lowering over a crane, the beak of the
crane being in the eagles neck, and
around the circle which surrounds the
device are the words "ErituS IN Dubi0
est" There are two signatures written
in the left-hand corner of the bill which
are illegible and just barely percepti-
BILE. On the back of the bill are the
words, 'three dollars" "Printed by
Hall & Sellers, 1777." The bill measures
three and fve-eighth inches in length
by two and seven-eighth inches in
width.
The oldest piece of paper reads as
follows:
"rbree shillings. No. 1927.
This bill of 3 shillings proclamation is emit
ted by LAW of the colony of New Jersey,
oaffed in the Fourteenth Year of the Reign of
His Majesty Kind GEORGE the Third; Dated
March 25. l776. Three Shllllngs.
iona Dearz.
[Seel1 RObt. Smith
w. smith,
The earliest date found was 1875, the
latest 1S32-the latter on the gold SOW
ereign, the former on silver dol
lar. The money must have been buried
in the thirties, probably about 1888.
Not line of writing was found, nor
the slightest trace of the original own
er. Some member of the Blair family
may have buried it, and it may have
been buried by man who had com
mitted crime and thus hid the evi-
dence against himself. Whoever buried
il or at what time it was buried will
probably always remain mystery. 1t
S hoped BY the Hagerty family that it
will. At any 1ate fortune was turned
Up in the construction of sewer that
will amount to $4,000 at the lowest
calculation, and may run up to $50,
and the right and title is at present
rested in John Z. Hagerty, poulterer.
The colored patriot., 1882-05-04

Cabbage. containing as it does
large percentage OF phosphoric acid,
makes one OF the most valuable kinds
OF food for young pigs. calves and
chickens. All Young animals REQUIRE 5
bountiful supply Of phosphoric food 10
make bone Glover j. next in value 10
cabbage. IuIjqHa stat JsDnaI
The colored patriot., 1882-05-04

mitted and prevent the discussion Of
exciting topics. The mind acts on the
body no less than the body on the mind.
The ideal nurse will endeavor so to ad-
just and harmonic this action that her
patient shall steadily progress toward
recovery and attain it,-M Y TYil,1t,1e
The colored patriot., 1882-05-04

1t has been observed - q curious
fact. illustrating the habits of birds,
that the pigeons which formerly male
their rvric in inches around the dome
. the hall of records al the ue~ city
hau san Francisco. have 0c~n driven
out by the lirrce little English spaEE0ws.
The colored patriot., 1882-05-04
a Washington corresrondea. saT'

A WashiEgton correspondent ar
that the bullet thai Sergeant aatcn
meant for Gulteaa 1a.tcrrd ti*ei
AGAINST The waH II she cell aad fuTmvai
= wonderfully correct profile ltArne"s ~
ths. Villain himself ~ simslrs pf tbas
sniiat. dute atfe*sesI a. - their raArfrrf-
as.. bg the : sarien 80 th~ iaii. haFr
bsy-m s4asle av &he len3fess. ansi H..
rsla ksr ut thf.m has dpuat.sd = aasss s7Fsst
AT the Httlr ltad prat.1es 81 ~ se.i I'll
tAe leaelE 1! Mrs MAsoa.
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A Curious SnuTBox.

Shortly after the breaking out Of the
French revolution, its advocates de-
nouneed our premier as IAN enemy to
the human race;n that man, $50 easy
to live WITH" who sung the song about
himself, called ''Billy Pitt, the Tory"
His secretary one day told him that a
foreigner, who spoke English tolerably
well, had twice or thrice asked to see
him; but, not looking like proper ap-
plicant, had been sent away, the great
mans time being too precious for him
to admit every stranger who, en- frivol-
Gus pretexts, might seek to crafty an
idle curiosity. This person, however,
had said he should return in an hour;
the secretary. therefore, thought it his
duty to inform Mr.. Pitt of such inten-
ton, and asked his further orders in the
affair
''Have the goodness" said the minis
ter, ''to open the top left-hand drawer
in that cabinet, end bring me its con-
tents.''
These were pair of pistols and a
morocco case; opening the latter, he
produced snuf-box, in which was set
q portrait.
''Is that like our visitorP" asked Pitt.
sit is the man, SIR" answered the Sec
retary.
''Ha, / have expected him for some
days! He is sent over to assassinate me;
so, when he calls again, let him be
shown up"
''Sirr' exclaimed the attached retain
er, will you expose to danger your life
on which SO much depends?n
There will be no danger, I thank
you; but you may be within call, if you
please"
Accordingly the Frenchman, on his
return, was ushered into the room
where William Pitt sat alone-a loaded
pistol in one hand, the miniature in the
other.
IN. Mehee de la Touche," said Pitt,
calmly, you see am in every way pre-
pared for you, thanks to an agent en-
plOyed by this government. Attempt my
life, and your own instantly pays the for
felt. In any case, shall have you Sc
cured and given over to the law"
The intended assassin stood paralyzed
and dumb at the cool reception.
"But," continued Pitt, ''there is an
other alternative-personal safety and
high rewards are in your power. Sell
your services to Great Britain; make
your market ofwhatever secret informa-
ton you can procure that may guard us
against the Vaccinations of your coun-
try; be, in fact, one of the necessary ev-
lis which policy forces US to use in des-
perate cases; do what no honorable man
could do to save yourself from speedy
death; your conscience is stained by
purposed murder. Comply, perchanoe,
with these conditions, and you shall be
as literally paid as you must, by all
parties, be justly despised."
The clever miscreant joyfully accept
ed these terms, and for many years earn
ed the bribes of spy Chambers Jour-
NJ
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Arctic Mosquitoes.

In a work recently published in Lon
don, the author, Edward Roe, gives the
following account OF the Arctic mosqui-
toes, which almost makes US content
with our own:
1.-The one bitter drop in our cup of
Joy was the nlonstrous but inseparable
curse of Arctic summer life-the mos
quito. He abounded, fiourished, luxu-
rated, surpassed himself. out-mosquito-
ed himself, on the Kuloi River. We
were at his mercy; our wells, gauntlets,
handkerchiefs, fiapper, all were vani-
ty and vexation. TO kill was wanton,
for to destroy sufficient was impossible.
We had foreseen all this, and had even
thought of taking, among other things,
woodpecker from home with US to
protect our faces while we slept; but
one woodpecker would have been a
solemn mockery; we should have want
ed fresh woodpecker every five min
utes. | suppose these were the histori-
cal flies sent to punish the disobedient,
obstinate Egyptians; they came forth
in order, and after three grievous
plagues-the corruption of the waters,
the multitude of frogs, and the swarms
of lice-had entirely failed.
1--WE are becoming connoisseurs in
mosquitoes; we watch them traverse
our wells like figures on slides in a mag
ic lantern. There is the yellow-striped
vampire mosquito, with a triple fang to
his proboscis; there is the brown, hump
backed or camel mosquito, with legs of
goSsamer, who appears to our vindic-
tive eyes to be from two to three inches
in length; finally, there is the Scorpion
mosquito, very searching and business
like. We dislike him greatly, for he
wastes no time. We know now that
leather is a hollow delusion, and arm
or-plated gauntlet5 are alone of avail
Sometimes o mosquito comes and
kills himself by squeezing between our
finger and thumb, sometimes by flying
against my tiapper. There are mo-
ment5, but so rare and delicious thai I
almost tremble to describe them, when
we find a mosquito who has anchored
himself by the proboscis in our gloves
and we watch the expression of baf-
fled hatred in his countenance with
which he watched the approach of the
avenging finger. o the peaceful, bliss
ful en- joyment OF that moment! Some
times we watch him in his anxious, hur-
ried efforts to pierce the glove-he
knows that time is all he needs-stand-
ing upon his fore legs, with his hind
legs hourishing in the air, while h.
bores away diligently through the
thick leather in his wicked thirst sor
blood. Sometimes in our frenzy we en-
snare a mosquito and get up and tram
pie on his head. We ask ourselves in
hours past endurance why the law of
nature should be reversed, and Man, the
lord of creation, become the prey of
savage creatures. We have formed
a grave if impious resolution; we viii
take mosquito by stratagem, pinion
him, and, with the help of a burning
glass, offer him in sacrifice to the Mid
night Sun"
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What the Lungs Want

While the ordinarv !
may hold MON. lungs Q. 81 an an aoult nt
follow that each breath contains that
quantity, but only about one-haf pint.
This arrangement implies the constant
action of the air in the publication of
the blood, the primary object of breath
ing. Each contraction of the heart
forces two or three ounces of blood to
the lungs for the purpose, the refuse,
after the combustion of the waste, being
in part carbonic gas, a deadly poison to
the lungs but safe for the stomach. BY
estimate, the amount absolutely needed,
that the blood may be well purified, is
from seven to ten cubic feet each min
ute for an adult. And since this gas is
heavier than air and is diffusial, it is
needful to have doors open that it may
pass into the cellar like water, to be abb
sorbed by tub of water and the like.
Do we secure this supply in all of our
sleeping rooms? An estimate of the ca
pacity of such room divided by four
thousand cubic feet, orthe amount need
ed by an adult for the night will deter
mine the matter. If two occupy the
room eight thousand is the divisor.-
How large room will hold eight thou
sand cubic feet? Not one less than 20
feet in its three dimensions.
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Misnated.

A hawk once courted white little dove,
With the softest of wings and voice full Of
love;
And the hawk-oh! yes, as other hawks GO
know.
But she was a dove,
Ind her bright young life
Has been nurtured in love,
Away from all strife.
Well, she married the hawk. The groom was
feast was prepared, and the friends all in
yited.
Does any one think my storys not true?
He is certainly wrong-the facts are not new)
Then he flew to his nest
With the dove at mis- side,
And soon all the rest
Took sQuint at the bride.
A hawk for his father a hawk for his mother
A hawk for his sister, hawk for his brother,
And uncles and aunts there were by the
dozens.
And oh! such number of hawks for his
cousins.
They were greedy and rough
turbulent crew,
Always ready enough
To be quarrelsome, too.
To the dove all was strange; but never a word
In resentment she gave to the wrangling she
heard.
If thought of the peaceful, far-away nest
Ever haunted her dreams or throbbed in her
breast,
NO DlGQ ever knew.
Each hour of her life,
hfnd, gentle. and true
Was the hawks dove wife.
But the delicate nature was too soreiy tIied;
With no visible sickness, the dove dropped and
died;
Then loud vas the grief, and the wish all ex-
pressed
To call the learned birds, and to hold an in-
quest.
So all the birds came.
But each shook his head:
No disease could ne name
Why the dove should be dead.
Till a wiso old owl, with knowing look
Stated this: THE case is as clear as book;
No disease do find, or accidents shock:
The cause of her death was too much hawk!
Hawk for her father, and hawk for her
mother
Hawk for her sister, and hawk for her brother,
Was more than the delicate bird could bear:
She hath winged her way TO a realm mora
fairl
She was rurtured dove;
Too hard the hawks life
Void Of kindness and love,
Full of hardness and strife"
And when he had told them the other birds
knew
That this was the cause, and verdict was true.
LUNA S. Peck, in Vermont Watchman.
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Good

How very commonplace is the ex-
preston ''Good-night!' and yet what
volumes it may speak for all the future!
We never listen to it in passing, that
this thought does not force itself upon
us, be the tones in which it is uttered
ever so thoughtless. The lapse of few
hours may SO surround and hedge it in
with horror that of all the millions of
words which a lifetime hes recorded
these two little words alone shall be re-
membered: '-Good-nightr' The little
child has lisped it as it passed smiling
from this world; the lover with his CAV
dreams of the nuptial morrow; the wife
and mother. with the tangled threads
of household cares still in her fingers,
the father, going out to death, leaving
home and kin unprotected and uncared
for. Goodnight. The seal upon 5ays
past and days to come, Wat hand so
rash to tear aside the veil that covers
its to-morrow.-Ryes5ytertan.
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Shoes of the Period.

This is called q season of 'snobby
shoes" No man wears boots nowadays
except when he goes II fishing. Patent
leather shoes with silk tops are the
finest in the market, and cost from S12
to SIS. a great many of the cloth-top
shoes are in demand, and the custom
shoemakers have abundance of work.
More than ever is there o demand for
neatly fitting shoes, not only by the full
pursed buyers, but every person VINO
gives any thought to personal appear
ance will have neat and trim shoes,
and such shoes may be obtained for
considerable less than the prices given,
else some would go barefoot. It is said
that unmarried men wear shoes q size
too small on all important occasions. and
shoe one or two sizes too large later
in life.
Shoemaking has become as delicate
and difficult as matchmaking. Ii the
large cities shoemakers are gathered
from other countries-from Paris, Lon
don and Berlin. Better shoes are made
in this country than anywhere else un-
der the sun. In some places the shoe
makers are under control of q union.
The union furnishes material and d.
reefs the styles. The custom-makers
do not practice the uniformity system.
Each man makes complete pair of
shoes. They work long DAYS, sixteen
hours or more, and make fair wages.
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Trouble at the Post-Ofice.

A Milesian female approaches. She
is short and angular, with a hatchet
shaped face and a Archaeological voice.
"Where's me letther?'' is her abrupt
question. What letter." asked the
clerk. ''Niver mind. now; l want me
three cints." ''What three cents?''
The three cints gev We to send a let
ther TO Baltimoor. s'What do you
want the three cents for, then?'' s.Be-
cause the letther niver wint.'' .sAnd
how do you know it never wentP'' "Be-
cause when me sister answered il she
said she niver got it." ,tHew coul;,
she answer it if she never pot itp,'
"Arrah, hould your headl Tili yer give
me the three cents. or won't yep mo,
mas am; ycu must be crazy to ask it.'
lis it me crazy?' Certainly; crazy as
a bed-bug." bad luck to ye, an is it
the likes of you that dare to call me
bed-huga Is there any other way of get
tin at ye except through this little
windy?" asked the now furious wo-
man. mo, ma'am. no other way"
Faith. it's lucky for you, thin. Av
there was, I'd come and welt We like an
ould shoe. Niver mind" continued the
lady,as she went away, '.r Il tell me hus-
band tonight, and he'll dot the two
eyes Of ye, SO he will"
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What Relation?

We often hear Congressman accused
OF ignorance of the Scriptures, but that
even ministers are sometimes caught
mapping in some of the minor matters
presented in the sacred book, is shown
by the following story told by one who
was On fishing excursion with Rev.
Robert Collyer and some other minis
ters.
cannot refrain, he says, from telling
conundrum that was propounded to
the four ministers when the bluefish
party went ashore at the pint and
took their picnic dinnerunder the shade
of tisherman's hut. 1t was, .If Solo
mon was the son of David, and Joab the
son of Zeruiah, what relation was Ter
utah to Joab?n Every man among the
clergymen said father" and when as
sured that the answer was wrong, there
was much curiosity excited.
"WM you state that again?' asked
MIR. Collyer. laying down his fork. 1t
was reStated.
well" said he, ''David and Solomon
had nothing to do with it, but Zeruiah
was Joab's father.
"No; guess again. was the reply.
The clergymen all insisted that the
answer was right, and Mr.. Collyer said,
"He certainly must have been his father,
and won't eat another mouthfui till
you tell me where the catch is.''
When told that 'Zeruiah was Joab's
mother" he was much amused, and ex-
pressed his surprise that his brethren
OF his cloth didn't know their Bibles
better, @
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The STYLES in JeWelrv,


''There is a run upon classic styles in
jewelry,' a fashionable jeweler said,
especially in earrings. What is the
most popular? A large golden hoop,
made of perfectly plain yellow gold
They are expensive, because thew need
to be deity carved. An intricate de-
sign is most used. The antique patterns
prevail, as the fashion demands re-
production of the styles of the DAYS of
Cleopatra. But modern ladies are not
at all content with chaste simplicity,
and the loops must be heavily studded
with jewels for those who mean to-
promenade the piazzas at Saratoga.
These loops have always been worn by
gypsy women. We would not confess
that in getting up the fashion and SO we
called them Egyptian, Pompeiian, As
syrian, Indian or Roman iewelry."
Il observe you have the spnfiower
in jewelry."
"Qes, and we are indebted to Oscar
Wilde for making it popular. The use
of the topaz with fine frosted gold gives
us good suniiower. while an amethyst
does duty for q pansy, and pearls and
topazes can be worked MP for the daisy.
The very white shade that silver can
now be made to take is useful in max
ing flowers into jewelry. There is no
new way of setting diamonds, except in
flowers. The single stones of value are
very simply mounted, silver being the
best setting, and are worn close to the
ear.
There is now an odd fancy about
earrings. Two of kind ara nc longer
scrupulously held to be q pair, but odd
stones are worn as q pair. You will see
pink pearl on one ear and black one
on the other, or you will see diamond
on one ear and clear white pearl on
the other. A Turkish grandee who was
in this country some years ago COM
mented upon the poverty of design in
the earrings of American women. He
said that the earrings, as a feature of
personal decoration, did not seem to be
appreciated; that the odalisques in the
harems wore the most beautiful ear
rings of any women in the world, and
that, what was better, they designed
them, there being no more exquisite
taste in jewelry than that of the Sui
tana. l know of no fortunes in odd
earrings in New York, and if the fash
ion of Cleopatra days is adopted, it is
not likely that her extravaganza in Jew
elry viii be initiated. for the pair Of ear
rings she wore before Antony Z said TO
have cost over hssif d million dollars"
--Aeeo York San.