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The. First Railway In Persia,
From the London Times.


Although good deal has been heard at Diff
fertnt times since the shas first visit to Europe about
projected railways IN Persia nothing has been done
ward their construction and the statement recently
would scarcely justify notice not that II tacs
with the official information received from Minister
ment for its operations in lay ing down the iron road
within the dominion Of the King OF kings is not only the
which Is most needed IL IL that also which promises
TO he the most renuncrvtive.
The public announcement to the effect that rail-
way to be constructed between the capital Teheran,
and the Caspian port o Resht and that the Persian Con
that place for the work The explanation of the latter
portion Of this statement Is that of that class Of
whittier the railway from Tihis ia the point OF
completion aud THE Persian Government is naturally
anxious to secure their services before they have
turned to their homes
Resht which " the most prosperous places In
Persia, with population OF nearly 10000 persons Is not
lake. rather hay for II possesses outlet 500 yards
wide into the Caspian and the Caspian steamers call at
Enzeil TO land PASSENGERS and merchandise Enzel 10
~ by Russian merchants aud their workpeore. Com
muncation il maintained by means OF boats between
Erl"lii and Resl md the Siias steam yacht IL avail
able for royalty aud high aud favored dignitaries The
country around Resht is Of striking fertility. and. in
decd the whole OF the provincco OF Ghan should under
provident administration rank among the most pro-
ductNe regions In the world.
From Re-t to Teheran the distance IN about 225 milcs
aud the main rond after following for distance the
direction through the ancient Persian capital OF kazyn
to Tthcran We have Yet to learn how the French
ginecrs to whom the task is intrsed propose the
resources OF the Tetrau Government TO overcome the
difficulties of the kharzan Pass by which the Elburz
range IL crossed THIS pass 600 feet above the
hut presents single dicuy along the route from
the shores OF the Caspian to the Persian capital There
can he doubt that the Shahs Government IL ut last
taking step In the right direction but should rene
cation III the provinces the Russian frontier IL
from which 1t may incur peril as well as derive benefit.
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but stii deem snongs 70 o0h So1dy ' tbs
crocodiles from which IL derives liz
name. for my friend had seen one cap
Sec Fhe the o. nr aSra he ySr
reputation OF being very bad people, and three
years ago saw a party OF French tourists MT
Jerusalem e ,ha Who had been attacked and robbed
the greatest hospitality, having a ievee of the
sheik and village notabes, and3with difficulty
escaping from q banquet which they were pre-
pairing Tor us. They live In miserable coilec-.
the old town. traces Of which. however. are
abundant In tho neighborhood. lofty
fragment OF WAL on projecting promontory
hall mile to the north Of the town IL al
castle Of grand dimensions. A chain of small,
rocky islets. few hundred yards from the
snore. forms sort OF natural breakwater and
at very little expense Tautura could DO con-
weather Is smooth. native craft run In here and
when once at their anchorage can defy any
gale; Tant9ra, or Dor, was enc OF tho towns
read that they failed to expel the Canaanites
from 1t, though when Israel became strong
thsy Pr nth them 70 tribute but did not utterly
In tho time Of tho Romans. Dor was a mcr.
camille town OF some Importance. and. though
In tho wars OF the Diadochi Ii was besiegcd
and partly destroyed. the Roman General Ga
architectural beauty was such that we read
that even In the time Of st. Jerome its ruins
were. still an object Of admiration. Unfortu-
nately. since tho Turkish occupation. all these
construction Of mosques and Qualifications The
marble and granite pillars and columns and
tne carved blocks oi stone which formed tho
OF ruins rs torlorn AMI desOlate ns the peas
antry who lind shelter beneath them.
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Father Of wntcrsl on thy winding way,
From Lake Itasca to the torrd Gulf,
Thy upper course icc.bound from fall till May.
Thy lower mazes turbulent md rough,
The years reminder, laugh not at the notion,
That make thee perilfr from lake to ocean
Thou hast thy uses, mighty rolling stream
Thou furnishcst n site for great St Louis,
But, better far thou furnishest theme
For WHY demagoYues. whose cry and hue is:
: Twill best subservc the interests Of the nation
To curb thy lordly tide with fat appropriation"
They start with an Itasca, twenty millions
Twill be one hundred when Mssouri's reached
And swell IN volume till 1t crowds the billions,
Ere it has flooded Mexicos low beach.
But thou, old Father, when the work is done.
Wilt burst the puny bonds and unrcstraincd run.
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Some Vt. Louis Opinions or Freddy eebhara.


John A. Cockerill: A nice young man. with
plenty Of money engaged In chivarous and knightly
Chas l.. pojson ! do not think much OF him.
q Gehhard Handsome.
Mrs W. " 4; Too gallant TO be burdened with brains.
Geo Fletcher lie Is u splendid fellow. and OF good
30 skinks Too fresh; like ripe" frute."
Y. More money than brains.
~: Hes getting a big boy now.
J. g. L. Lucky Ike.
j. q, i. Hes N shoulder hitter.
", L. u, Too soft
J y. u admire his Judgment In making mash
Geo. Mauie; Too thin.
taken.
Win. Webster; Cnsatcd
q. E.P.; He should be called Freshie"
Charles rmnbrrinan; Think he Is lost.
ten snd use Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup
j ". X. ; He IL n maslicr.
W = His spelling ~ bad. but his luck is nearly -
A.C Knapp: lie knows what he Is about.
Joe Polk Itss cloudy day when he gets left
~ O.; S ~
]. {. Horton; Wish was Freddy.
K.N Yelled Profit.
R.A. L.; The LIST OF April on two legs
". Suttcrlee. "Watller wire"
NJ &. L.; lie IL beauty and most men, no doubt would
like TO turn the hose on HIM But he is playing star
gagement.
John Reid: Good taste
Hannah N: lie Is all right.
W d, Noel; That's her biz, not the Great Religious
+. =. Does his mother know he's outt
= H. LippU: Would like To stand as solid as he does.
John Mason: lie is n darling.
w T. Lawrence; When you get a good thing save II,
Alcbiades Jones He plays the part Of brevet Mr. Lang
J.C. A.: i'll were not &c. n, 1 would be Freddy.
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FATiL ACCIDENTS ON THE ICE

Frederick Krllnr ~ years of age drowned while
sliding on II pond in Philadelphia.
Jamcs sheldon Of Milvr y. j. fell on III. lee while
skating Brain FEVER followed and resulted fatally,
The Young son Of Daniel Rooney Of Winchester, Mass
fell through the ice while skating and although he
soon taken from the water. he dead.
son Of the Rev. Mr., Gardner pastor OF st. Peters
Lutheran Church. Allentown Pa. lost his life while
skating ny falling and frncturing his skull
Thomas DAILY, six ysar.nld hov OF lowell. Mass was
sent ia sunday sch ol He soppei IA play the ice
Concord River, broke through and was drowned.
Edward Fa,herr IT Brii;sport Conn - year. OF aye
was drowned Will" attempting To rescue his little
brother who had broken through the ice white skating.
Joseph Strichellot Washington broke ihrnu. the Ice
while skating, AMI after strIysiIy the water Tor
three quarters OF All hour In the sight OK many persons
was drowned.
For the third time In ms many winters, Mrs Julia A.
Tompkins Of whippsny, Morris county. j has fallen
the ice aud bruh en- her uruI The last o.
Cured w Friday.
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paper yerc spark. On the paper he roads
these lines:
The rapacious douhieheaded bird In dead.
And big owl sits In HE place.
We earnestly pray TO heaven
That this ue maj nuIrklv VO

tn0bO uuobs
The rapacious douhie.hesded bird Is dead.
Thai this one may may a ~ SsI, g. too.
graphs Of, all persons who have admission to
y done. though hundreds 81 the courtiers feel
deeply offended but the Gar cannot find out
Interior and reports that tho pictures Of The
late Gar are In great demand. but nobody
ccsres for his present Majesty's likeness; In
more wreaths be placed, on the tomb 81 his
father; the Liberator. Then comes the Minis
officers are often heard singing new song.
Our Car Is doing nothing but eating q cake
Ths Is s Thsrs s%sSs
satire q Schedrin in which the Russian Cars
se There Is r sa ut q Who
is tho biggest fool c" Of ali. for he does nothing
but eat nm immense cake o9rnamented with
during his late visit to Moscow. was presented
with an immense cake OF vi,Eemsk, with tho
coat Of It. pictured IN p,
he thinks 1t was only scandalous offence; :,
Such things greet his Majesty almost daily
or two. i is sensraliy believed that tho Car
their family lifo is not without thorns Many
years ago a. the court balls. the Czartza used
Go nance % certain an nm inn
with the, other co.urtiers: Alexander. who is
far from being an Apollo felt mortally offended.
When he dsagrees with his wife on some point.
tho Car who becomes too easily excited. un-
generously mentions tho name Of StroganofY.
sad many hemstitched handkerchicfs Of Dan
ish linen are made wet with tho Czaritzas tanrs.
Alexander hates everything that reminds him
Of electricity and vet u strong desire to hear
the opera without exposing himse II ut the the
ntrc induced him to have q telephone. put up
in his Gatchina palace and now the Gar and
the Czaritza putting their heads together. lis
ten, to the operas given at this, city. twenty
eight miles away. They hear the songs. the
recitations the music and the applause. No
doubt they recall with regret those days when
they did not need any telephone In order to
hear TN opera, when they were not guarded like
prisoners and not tortured like criminals.
And yet they call this man Alexander Roman
of. by Gods grace tho Sovereign and Auto
crat OF All the Russias." What irony!
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CURIOUS PASTURES or ACTUAL LIFE


GREENWICH. Jan. 17.-Justice Jackson was In
the days OF Tweed quite celebrity In this town. but he
has not resided here for some time On Tuesday after
man walked up the middle Of Greenwich avenue,
~ the sidewalks wore slippery As he approached the
village he was greeted with Hello, Phll' from
who recognized in him the Justice The man looked.
bowed and smiled. little further he accosted
with: How are you, Jacksoni" And these friendly
sautations addressed to him all along the
He became somewhat embarrassed, and after stepping
into q restaurant he was heard TO say:
Mine gracious who Is dot shacksont Vat IL der mad
ter NIT dem fellcrsr To the proprietor he said who
s Shack sont All dem fellers holers cute to l
comes up the stredt airetty before"
Passing into the street again he was greeted every
side IN very familiar and his hand shaken II was
Hello Phil" How ARE You, Phil :" jackson, old
boy glad Ia see you The looked at them in blank
anonishinent, aud burst out At the top Of his voice
lonIt know vat sh dee madier init all dose fellers.
Van Kit mt der city alrcity makes mine bixness To
mud QUITE who dot shackson man vas. dings me dat
have into got mid led OF dem banco feers which M
to q man Alretty before COME In der Bowery."
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Tho Uncrowned Gar.

Great Car of all the Russiss
Loo OF Great and Little Russia
OF Siberia, the Crnea, and vast possessions in ASIA
In both Europe and Asia u supreme potentate.
Loaded with medals and covered thicky with ttesi
IT'S long that you have kept Yourself in hiding.
Well guarded from your people-you, their father
You, the Chief Priest and Emperor Of Holy Russia.
Shut up like lunatc or a common felon,
But with stronger walls OF stone and Of soldiery
You have not dared to show your face your children
You, their sole ruler, protector and fatlierl
The people themselves ignorant poor and downtrodden
Are freer than you and they your riches
Or the heavy sccptre that shakes in grasp
Freer and stronger and happier than you-
You, their father and lintess Autocrat,
Yet limited by your own dread OF your children
and subjects,
Starting shadows and fearing the approach Of foot
steps.
As yet no crown encircles the head that you hide,
No visible symbol Of your ancient autocracy.
You pleaded for delay convicted criminal sues for
reprieve,
ASH All execution awaited rather than coronation
Do you fear then that the golden crclet is loaded with
dynamite
Or that the crown Jewels will explode like bombs
Isl OF your children that you fear these things
You, the supreme Lord Of Holy Russia
You, its own ruler, protector, aud fatheri
The time must comet Acrowness Autocrat sdscredite
Thunder without lightning. not Of as a scare
crow,
And he who fears the people will not long be feared by
the people.
Stand up before them like man. in the courage and dig
nifty of Empirel
Assume the Of your fathers put on rs man.
tie the spirit NJ the agei
Show yourself to the people in the free air
light!
Be to them their actual their real father
Then you will no longer fear to stand face face with
your children
And then 1t will be well with YOU and with them.
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The Goat and the Hoy.

From the Inter. ocean.
The goat stood by the bill board,
Aud he tore yard or 50
From the gayly ,colored bills which were
To advertise the show,
And M he chew-d reii-ctivcly,
with quiet, soulful joy.
Another person there appeared
An unsuspecting boy.
He did not see the animal,
Which rampant doth appear
With fore feet on the OakeI keg
which holds the sprinyiiir beer,
But he gnzed upon the posters
And his young heart iill-l with glec,
For his means would gain him entrance
To the upper gallery.
The capricorn. however.
Saw the boy, aud straightway he
Left his meal, and hied him tliitherward
With great velocity.
The boy went through the bill board,
Hut the goat, unmoved by that,
With placid niien stuod SIM and ate
Ths boy b ADAadoaeI LAT
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Punctured Mr.. Hart mann.
From the Scranton Republican,,

Two weeks ago last Saturday night Enge.
bert Hartmann, matchmaker, after having thrust
brooch into hi- body without
aus effects threw himself in front Of moving l0cOnO
tive In the yard Of the Delaware and West
ern company here. lie was rescued and taken the
hospital e told the hospital ply icans that he tried
XIII himself by forcing large brooch pin into his body
Ins be low the heart The pin proed for. hut could
not he found On SATURDAY, pr. Council the attending
clusio that the pin had worked itself through the msns
body 70 the back He made II small incision and re.
moved the PIN II WAS hve inches in length. and Hart
mann SAID that he made II himself Ii went in but
Ie distance below the point of the heart and
OF the back directly opposite Hartmann is getting along
his own life.
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Call Ne EARLY.

FTVW TN' DFWTFT TTTDWNS.
II you're waking call me early
Call me early, mother dear,
That may be mp and well prepared
To welcome tile newborn year.
Set the alarm At nine. mother,
Aud call .nc at nine. my dear,
For I'm To receive this year, mother,
I'm to receive this yearl
Here are my striped hose mother,
Here are my ribbons gay;
Here are my lavender Kids, mother,
Here il my white pckay;
Here I. my princess basque, mother
Aud here IL the rest of the gear
I'm ~ happy cannot sleep. mother,
For I'm Ia receive this year,
Have von got the jellieS made. motherf
Are all Of The swertmeat- liked
Are the punch aud the uogg prepared. mother,
And the champagne cocktails mN-d'
I'm afraid there will he Ii hitch mother,
When the guests are gathering here;
trenhle anu cnnnot sleep mother
For I'm to receive Nlis year.
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POETRY or ruE PERIOD.
lAvs Asaga.
DEARLY.

DEARLY.
Pcarifeatured woman. with soul more pcarly.
You are my hearts attendant late and early,
The ardor OF my love Increases yearyi
love you dearly.
1have exhausted all love.phrases nearly.
In which to set my love before you clearly;
Four words Mt last choose. and four words merely
love you dearly.
LOVE AND RHYME
Since she dawncd upon my sight
I've forgotten how TO sing;
Rhyming 10 q lost delight
Love hath cheapened every thing.
wouli join the tunefu throng
Sweet tongued burns In leader Of,
1fmy head were full Of song
As my heart is full Of love.
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Astonishlug the Dogs.


FTUW NH' .NFW OTITHHS TIIHFS TfW0cTdf.
At the Brush Electric light station. at the
OF Notre Dame Front there in a dog
trap which IL somewhat remarkable and the effect prO-
inced on proving CANNES very peculiar space in tho
hoor is danbeaed and wire from an electric light
connected with the wet spot In the centre Of which IL
piece Of meat with the other attached It, dog
entering the establishment ~ naturally attracted by
meat and approaches IT, having stand the moist
space The moment he touces the the circuit IL
made and the intruder is thrown some distance by the
shock The other night Irish bulldog made four at
tarks on on til. meat but had after n shaking
rclinluish his grip the tootisome bait The stroke
passing over the SMALL wires used ia sufficient Kill
yet is severe enough impress the dogs with its force
and they rarely retar.
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Self. NJ sde.


Do you see that old man near the frog pond
on the Common -
Thiriytwo years ago that old to Boston
with susptrder and toe lie also rad basket
% apples which farmer in Lexington had given to him
He pe'ihed the apples Washington street and net
ted eighteen cents the first day How much do You sup
pose he worth :"
oh, u million and u half said one.
Two millions" cried another.
Six millions three hundred thousand" was the esti.
mate of u third
81 give 1t up" remarked MOI How much is he
worth !"
Not internal cent he for the
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a NeHspa per Man In Luck.

Major Charln s l.. Flanagan, well known in
TINS city where he engaged for time in
work and more recently ofWnshtng;on has had wind
fall III the shape of legacy of tI2 90 ia English
soils, about SELDOM bruueatlcd bv an uncle, Daniel
riauatan OF Liverpool England lately deceased: Mr..
flanagan also becomes owner Of interest in line of
steamers plying hetween English, Irish and Frenc.b
ports which is said To be- valued AT Thousand dol
lars WIN the exception OF some small legaces 10
Catholic churches and orphan asvlus in Liverpool MIR.
Flanagan fails heir 10 all uf his nclrs Daniel
Flanagan successful stevedore ana invested in
wharf property and docks. His will has been admitted
IrnlaIe
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Charley. n ten year-oll son OF William Hud-
went 10 the Methodist revival the other evening and
fell asleep. II. noticed aud the lights nut
out and the church locked up The family Of the boy
his failing To arrive ~ home began to about
HIM, aud on repairing t" the house Of neig,bor,
learned that The boy had becu 10 church They the
keys ami HIGHT and On entering the church found the
little fellow safe but sound asleep
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They Mixed Those Tld,nx. I'm.


New York. Dec. 20.-The Mayor OF New York
has refused To grant license for the production Of the
Passion play. Among other measures which he
recommended was the killing OF capitalists and the
plund.riug OF banks aud stores.
Mr. Most the former editor OF the Frsihei, has de-
livered an ouspoken address at Chicago advocatiig
Socialist principles.
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PluckY Kenves.


Mr.. II. X. Reaves Of Athens. Ga one Of the
largest AMI most successful merchants in the STATE
came out OF tn. army without dollar in hi pocket and
clad IN rags FIN ling nothing better Ia do he horrIw ed
wagon aud team and begnn hauling wood 10 the city
gentleman of tbs place seeing that Mr.. X. had the
rght sort ~ grit loaned him $1,000 with which he
started business and accumulated his fortune.
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Hungry Hounds.

From the Ne,c Orleans Times, Demoere

From the He,o Orleans Tinnes- Democrat.
Two large hounds belonging to negro liv-
ing north Ut this place attacked horse that had been
turned out tn Craze. After selling and throwing him
down they satisfied their rSpacio appet-s by eating
their MI from hi. living cArrnss They almost wild
and have he~n discovered devonrny the carcssses OF
hogs they had killed w tis forest.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-02
MISCELLANEOUS WASHINGTON NEWS
NATURALIZATION OF MERCHANDISE.

WASHINGTON, Dec. LIN reference 10
charges that the statements in the annual report OF L. u
Martin, Supervising Special Agent of the Treasury Dc
partment, relative TO undervaluatons OF merchandise
subject ad vaOrem duties not borne out Dy the
facts, Mr.. Martin says that the apprasing officers az
NewYOrk fail TO realize that the foreign manufacturers
OF goods consigned agents in this country invoice them
often far below the Of production and always Deo"
the actual foreign value and that they studousy con-
ceal the value Of their goods when intended Tor the
American market, they must have totally ignored al
the testimony and information placed before them
by the Department This testimony and Information
from United States consus at London, Liverpool
Glasgow, Leith, Manchester Geneva Basic, ST. GalIe
Zurich, HOrgen and other cOnsuates 10 say notnngO
the reports OF the special agent OF the Department VINO
sent TO Europe specially charged with keeping tne
department advisedat gil times OF the actual foreign
market value of goods shipped to the United states ana
OF the experts employed by him and by the consu Ihese
officers have reported the systematic undervauauOns OF
wool, silks, velvets aces, embrOideres, CHINA anu
earhen ware manufactures OF steel and rOn paper hanB
ng3, sculpture, bottles, anne cOlOrs, ribbons nnens
yarns, and various other goods exported 70 the Cnteu
States.
The Supervising splal Agent says in his report he
did charge the wholesale undervaluatons against the
resident importers Of New York. but against the foreign
manufacturers and cOnsigners and their agents In THIS
country He also says that there nothing In the report
looking to the revival of the MOety laws. Mr.. Martin
says this differentiation has been going on for years.
resulting i'm loss Of hundreds Of thousands OF dollars TO
the Government.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-02
4 MISSING CONNECTICUT GIRL.

NEW MILFORD Conn, Dec. lover month
ago Miss Annie Greer OF this borough started 10 visit
aunt In Newark n. j.. intending 20 remain there three
days In preparing for the trip she displayed indca
ton that had anything unusual her mind; the
contrary .she was quite merry IN anticipation OF the
pleasure about 10 enjoy with .her relatives She
has not been heard OF since and her brother becoming
alarmed at her long stay telcgraphod 70 New and
Informed that the girl had not been there. lie sent
word 10 New-York and Brooklyn, where the girl had
frcn t. but none OF them had seen her
Mrss Greer IL twenty years Of age prcpOssessing 10
appearance ana intelligent When quite young she had
the scarlet fever which left her quite deaf aud with
slight npedimcnt ia her speech which renders Il almost
Impossible understand what she Is saying She has
luWsplTitcd at times rom time 10 tnc and has
been known threaten her life, going far
"a on one occasion TO audanum Fears exist among
her friends here that she has committed suicide though
there remains the chance that reaching York aud
failing make her way the city, 10 make her
self understood to her destinations she has been lost
and may yet Her parents are anXiOu,ly waiting
Intelligence Of their daughter.