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The new North-west., 1884-06-20
DIR. Schweinfurth on Gen. Gordon.
Pail Mall Gazette.

-" Muu UuZeUe.
hope. indeed, that Gen. Gordon will slsy
at his post as long as possible, and that he
will reno unce his Utopian role of king maker;
but he requires that all the world should be
angels, and this is why all his subalterns find
1t SO difficult to conform to his capricious
whims. A heroic character, q philanthropist
who Is sslf-abnegation personifed, must in
spire In every ono profound respect and de-
voted admiration, and am the first to bow
before these qualities. adore the man |!
But from the point of view of practical life,
/ am bound to be under no illusion. Gordon
cares nothing for what people say of him;
and SO am risking no loss of estimation in
bis eyes by saying frankly what I think.
Probably, indeed, he will not even read what
/ say. Five years ago he wrote me most
kind letter of three sheets, at the end Of
which be said: ado not think that have
written all this because care to know what
yeu or Camboni think of me. write to
know If you have any advice to give me, and
! shall be very grateful II you will tell me
anything you know" Camboni, I might
say, was ths last apostolic vicar in the Sou
dan, and died some time ago In Kordofan.
He had undertaken to defend Gordon In the
Italian papers, against attacks for which
for one should not have been able to abstain
on the ground Of his tolerance of the slave
trade and his lenisncy toward the slaves.
Gordon, I think, Is essentially hero In the
poetic sense. In this way he resembles Gar
ibaldi, who also was rather man of action
and courage than Of patience and judgment.
Gordon Is capricious. One day he Is conde-
scending, affable, and cordial; another he
storms at everybody, Is rough, crusty, and
unapproachable. A man who yesterday was
taken into his confidence will to-day be given
an important post, and tomorrow be dis
missed. His plans are changed even during
their execution, and his actions only proceed
in straight line when they are carried along
by his enthusiasm Once arrest them, and
they upset like veloclpede. This is why
he compares himself In ono of his letters to
his dromedary. THE camel and the Cor
'ions," he writes, "must be of the same race,
for once started In any direction no human
power can turn them back" A man like
this would be much more capable Of crush
Ing the nahdi than Of reconstructing in five
years what he had destroyed in five days.
The new North-west., 1884-06-20

The true story Of how the late Charles
O'Connor came to act Is counsel In the For.
rest divorce case is told by the Syracuse
Herald. Mrs. Forrest's friends 1t first tried
TO engage him, but he refused positively TO
have anything TO do with the case. But
they had spread abroad reports Of their In
tentien to engage him, hoping thus 70
friehtes Mr.. Forrest, and Forrest heard and
believed them. A few hours after his final
refusal to be Mrs. Fonest's counsel, Mr..
O'Connor took his seat In horss-car, 70 60
home. A moment later Forrest entered.
His eye fell upon O'Connor, and flashed 6re.
Believing the lawyer TO be his wifss coun-
sci, he strode up 70 him, and In the presencs
Of the assembled passengers, deliberately
trod on his toes. Mr.. O'Connor arose, quit
ted the car and returned to his Office. There
he wrote brief note to Mrs. Forrest, accept-
Ing her case without retainer; and . more
femorseless warfare was never waged BY
counsel upon an advenary's client than that
which Mr.. O'Connor opened against the great
actor the next day.
The new North-west., 1884-06-20

rat HdH Gdzette.
A new book on "Corpulsnce and Its Treat
msnts," has lately bssn published in Ger
many by Professor Ebstein, of Gottingen.
He is not, like the English "sa.ior Of the
stout" full Of overfowing thankfulness for
relief from this disease probably he Is not
even suffering from Ii, for corpulent men are
rarely stern and strict. His msthsd also
differs from that of Banting. According to
Ebstsin, the primary cause of corpulency 10
tbs want Of sufficient energy to renounce the
so-called attractions of life. He fairly main
tains that fat Is produced merely by over
eating and drink. Water and drinking cures
are altogether condemned by Professor Eb-
stein; and while the Banting system teaches
that "fat makes fat, 'sthis doctrine Is directly
opposed BY Professor Ebstein, In whose ideal
Of fare for those suffering from corpulensy
fat forms great feature. "Ths $50 grsmmes
Of bacon," says Professor Ebstein, "which
our Emperor ordered TO be delivered daily TO
ali soldiers taking part In the French cam
paign of 1870, are, 50 to speak, an official
acknowledgment Of the importance OF fat In
the rational nourishment Of hsrd-workins
man." ..m ~
The annexed bill Of fare Is that proposed
BY Professor Ebstein for an average case OF
corpulency, the invalid being supposed to Be
Al years of age, and having suffered from
Increasing stoutnsss for twenty-five years.
The disease Is supposed to be contracted by
insufficient bodily exercise, diet consisting
of such thinga as are hurtful, among which
are named all sweet dishes, and those con-
tanning much albumen and those devoid Of
sufficient quantity Of fat: a.aag 10
"Breakfast-A large cup Of black tes, with
out milk or sugar; afty grammes Of white
bread or toasted brown bread, with plenty Of
butter. a....,s. a. E-s. raa Has
Soup Frequently and with bone narrow,
20 to $50 grammes meat, boiled or roasted
with fat gravy-fas meat being preferable;
. small quantity Of vegetables, particularly
liguminous, but also all kinds of cabbage.
Turnips are excluded because Of the sugar
In them; potatoes are altogether excluded.
Altar dinner ssme fresh frsit, when In sea-
son, as dessert salad or baked fruit with
out sugar. Two or three glasses Of light
wine. Soon after dinner large cup of black
tea, without milk and sugar. ....t a.s 3
"Supper-In winter regularly, In summer
occasionally, large cup Of black tea, with
out milk and sugar. An egg or some fat
roast meat, or both, sometimss fat ham,
smoked or fried Fab, about thirty grammes
Of white bread, with plenty of butter, and
occasionally small quantity Of cheese and
some fresh fruit ..geA sE .sI4sUt Ga
The new North-west., 1884-06-20
POETRY
ESPECIALLY JiM.U

l wus mighty good lookin' when wu
young,
Peert, an black-eyed an slim,
With fellers a-courtin' me Sunday nights,
Specially Jim.
The hkeliest one of 'em all was he,
Clipper, an hanson, an trim,
But tossed up my head an made fun o. the
crowd,
Specially Jim!
said hadn't no 'pinion of men,
An wouldn't take stock in him
But they KEEP up a-courtin' in spite O. nay
talk,
Specially JIM
got so tired of havin' 'em roun' -. s...
Especially Jim
/ made up my mind I'd settle down
And take up with him.
So we wus married one Sunday in church,
Twas crowded full to the brim;
Twas the only way to get rid of 'em ALL
Specially Jim
Century for June
The new North-west., 1884-06-20
Mysterious Murder.

NEW ORLEANS, June 9.-The Picdyune's
Vicksburg special says: Information 10 re-
csived from Grsenville Of deplorable shoot
ing ARRAY there last night. Goodchsux,
night clerk It Isberg's hotel, had difficulty
with some one unknown. Judge Taylor
Bucks interfered and was instantly killed,
being shot through the head. Goodchaux
was also shot and mortally wounded. Bucks
was one Of the most prominent citizens, only
few months ago being elected mayor At the
solicitation Of both parties, but resigned
about month ago.
The new North-west., 1884-06-20
Temptations Of OnicehoidIng.

The treasurer Of one Of the counties Of
Maryland says II 10 even wonder to him
that defalcations are not moro numerous
than they are, temptations are so strong.
"When first took hold Of the treasurenhip
Of our county," says he, ~ was literally be-
sieged With letters, circulars and con6dsntial
communicatiors from New York banking
firms Of doubtful notoriety. They CANA in
every mail. They were marked 'privats,'
PERSONAL and al thai sort Of thing. Thsy
proved to me-on paper. Of course-how I
couid easily double all invsstments. They
showed that BY putting my money up was
absolutely certain to win, and that It was an
impossibllity for me to lose.p
The new North-west., 1884-06-20


Fortify the system
All who have expe.
rienced and witness
cd the effect Of Hos.
letters Stomach
Bitters upon the
weak, broken down,
dcsponding victims
Of dyspepsia, liyci
complaint, fever and
ague, rheumatism,
nervous debility, OF
premature d { c a v,
know that In this
supreme tonic and
Alternative there cx-
lists q specific prin.
cipie which reach
es the very source
of the trouble, and
effects an absolute
and permanent cure
The new North-west., 1884-06-20
RATES OF ADVERTISING

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Nhr advertisements.
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lob Work payable Oh delivery.
The new North-west., 1884-06-20
CORPULENCE.
Pal Mall Gazette.

low to Avoid Getting FAt-A Bill of Fare.
The Hazlehurst signal., 1884-01-24
Petroleum In Sacks.

A factory il in operation in Astrakhan
on the Caspian Sea, engaged in re-
ducing petroleum Ia the density of n
solid, i'm order In facilitate and cheaper
tho cost of transportation TO distant
markets. Tho process has been pat.
cntcd in Russia, France. England and
America, by u Mr.. Ditman. who Is
established and is conducting the fac
tory referred 10 rs existing at Astrakhan.
The process seems simple one. Tho
Kerosene is boiled in u large cauldron
with quantity of soap, and the boiling
/, continued until evaporation has thor
oughly done its work. II is then
poured into iron reservoirs, and when
cool the mixture becomes solid and Of
such consistency rs to DO lily cut into
pieces of any size. IL Is readily reduced
10 liquid form ut any time by an APP
plication OF heat. Refined petroleum
can. while in the soldiiicd form, be
packed in boxes for shipment, or can
be sewn in sacks. and thus transported
without the uso Of bulky and expensive
casks or eases. There Is no danger to
bc apprrhcndcd while il Is in transit
from iirc or explosion. Its export in
this form will. it is said, begin this
season. 1t will be- transported on
the Baku and Batoum Railway,
passing through I'atoum. Tho
rates OF freight and also the customs
due will be very much reduced below
old rates. Hitherto il has been trans.
ported in reservoir cars, and in the
markets of the Eastern German Prov
inccs il has sold for less figures than
the American product reaching those
markets by way of Bremen. Russian
petroleum is, so far rs quality is con-
ccrncd, in every way calculated to be-
come formidable rival of American
petroleum. rs for excellence II COM
parcs favorably with the best American
product. This new process, which does
away with the former expensive pack
age in favor of the cheapest and least
bulky coverings, will have n tendency
to give Russia the control of the Euro
pcan petroleum market, unless Amer
lean producers either avail themselves
Of Mr.. Ditman's process or manage to
invent something which shall cifcct the
same purpose, or, II possible. surpass
it. 1t certainly renders IL obligatory
upon producers here to bestir them
selves unless they are prepared to see
the petroleum export trade slip quietly
from their hands in acknowledgment OF
Russian supremacy. - New England
Grocer.
The Hazlehurst signal., 1884-01-24
"rhat is something that those lcsir-

"rhat is something that those dcsir-
Ing alleys control themselves. We
never build tho alley, we only turn
the pins aud balls. An alley is like
dwelling. You can spend much or lit
tic on it, erection. Tho pins and balls
arr like tho furniture of dwelling. but
admit Of less expenditure In the matter
of ornamentation. We aim to make
lasting and perfectly truc sphere, that
is all, for which we charge according
To number. size, weight and stock
"Elow does it happen that the game
has ut last sprung into farorp"
"Wcll, think we owe the Ecrmans
the most praise therefor, ns they have
always been invctcratc bowlcrs. They
have kept the game before the public
They have demonstrated its SUPERIOR.
ty over othor indoor athletic sports, and
they have known IL to be- simple,
harmless and invigorating exercise. !
am no doctor, but they tell mo bowling
and horseback riding are the only two
sports wherein all the four hundred
muscles of the body are brought into
full play. The public bowling-allcys
are not only increasing. but many
private houses arc being fitted mp with
long galleries in the basement. Bil-
liards and pool-tablcs arc frequently
supplemented with the ball and pin.
Ladies have been interested in the
game ever since crOquct first came into
notice. and now that bowling is bccom-
Ing popular, you may expect to see or
CARNATIONS established composed not
only OF male players, but females rs
well"
Further inquiry cl cited tho fact that
bowling alleys can Dc put up ut u cost
ranging from one hundred and fifty dol
lars To many thousands. A curious fact
that will 80 far toward showing the
hold that bowling has taken upon the
public is this: 1t is said that certain
millionaire ON Fifth avenue decided
long ago to put in his mansion u COM
plctc and wcll-arrangcd bowling alley.
His desire, however, was ut variance
with what tho builder deemed practi-
cal. lie wanted the run and siding
made of marble, and really desired to
know il tho balls could not bc made of
tnt SUDSlullNt. al
was made. II is believed, on u ilooring
of concrete or asphaltum and balls OF
ebony. Another instance of the pOpu-
larity OF the game of tcnpins is had in
the recent adoption OF the swinging
tcnpins" to parlor use. Only one ball
is used. This Is fastened TO the end OF
long ropc, the other end of which is
ott,chcl In q honk I'm the ceiling over
head. Tho length Of tho rope must con-
form to perfect grazing of the pin.
board. which is inclined upwards from
the player ut an angle OF forty-livc de-
grccs, on which the pins arc arranged.
Strange rs il may appear, an amount oi
science equal 10 that necessary in the
regulation game is rcqu'rca'io play this
parlor or pocket edition, AZ III called.
Tho ball swings to AMI fro like n
pendulum, coming back 10 the player
immediately after every "bowl. w.
| y. Mai and Express.
The Hazlehurst signal., 1884-01-24
Stories About French Aca lcmlcians.

The Academy is very punctilious in
its etiquette. and one Of its traditions is
that candidate who has paid his can
yassing visits and obtained n promise of
votes shall come TO tho ballot even If hc
have no chance of being elected. This
canvassinS is compulsory. and the
aspirant Acadcmccian. who goes his
supplant rounds in dress coat and
white gloves for this. too. is customary
has often To hear things that make
his ears tinglc. When NJ. Victor Hugo,
in 1910, called ON NJ. Roycr-c collard.
who was NJ. Guizo,'s predecessor in the
grand electorate. that eminent but sour
doc,rinairc declared he had never read
line of his visitors poetry. The au-
thor of Marion Dclormc" begged leave
To send copy of his works, but Roger
Collard said this would be of no use.
AT my age, sir, u man no longer reads;
nc rercadS." Victor Hugo was beaten
nj this election and at another (Voltairc
also was twice dcfcated), and rcvengcd
himself by SAYING: ii thought the road
to the Palais Mazarin lay over the Pons
DIES Arts, but see ii goes over the
Pons AsinOrum. NJ. Victoricn Sar,lou,
at his first Acadcmical canvass, made
ludicrous mistake when he called on
the late NJ. Pierre Lebrun, author of
.'Marie Stuart He hal heard that
Lebrun was q poet, and. having
picked up volume entitled ''Lc-
bruins Poems mt n secondhand book
stall. he committed some passages OF
"a. .,,l In, nt
ton effectively as he paid compliment
To the Academician. Lebrun stared:
..Thosc are very bad verses" he re-
marked. "Oh, sir, you are too mod
est" answered Sardou. upon which Lc-
bruins countenancc fell. "You don't
mean to say you thought me capable OF
writing such trash aS that?" And it
turned out that M. Sardou had been
quoting from the works OF that Lebrun.
nicknamed "Pindar," who on the
strength of one good ode upon the
Earthquake of Lisbon" afflicted the
last century with much solemn doggcr-
el. Alfred de Musset nearly lost an
Academician's vote, not through dog
gcrel. but through adog. Calling upon
the Duke dc Noailles, who still sits in
Chateaubriand's chair. he was followed
into the Dukes mansion by muddy
and disreputable looking cur. a great
dandy, the poet avoided contact with
this beast, but thought it belonged to
the Duke, and so took no notice Of ii rs
1t trotted behind him into the drawing
room and curled itself on the hearth
rug. On their side the Duke and
Duchess dc Noailles imagined that the
dog was Musset's, and concluded that
poets have strange ways. The conver-
sation became little cool till presently
the dog disgraced himself by jumping
on TO a satin chair. and then explana-
tions brought out that he was a vaga.
bond intruder. De Musset adopted
him. however. and always spoke Of him
afterward as "L'habitue du beau
monde. London Times.
The Hazlehurst signal., 1884-01-24
The RAGE for Bowling.

"Nincpins. tcnpins and skittlcs-it's
pretty much the same what YOU call
thcm-arc coming to be the fashionable
means of recreation of the day" Tho
speaker was little hump-harkcd man,
n wood-,urncr in South Fifth avenue,
and the subject Of bowling was brought
about by complimentary expression
from u representative Of the Maj dni
Express, who stood by. concerning the
care necessary to produce the perfect
contour of the lignum-vitD ball then in
the lathe. "iou see, SIR continued
the man. "tho time was when bowl
ing alley rated as on par with y
gambling room; in fact, it was looked
upon rs one of the most dcmOralizing
sports of the day. II man happened
TO be good bowler or skittlc player he
was generally regarded as but little bet
ter than n hlackleg. Tho alleys wcrc
never to be found anywhere except in
or along side of beer hall, and mono
were supposed to indulge in what is now
recognized as one OF tho most healthful
of games, except such rs had but slight
regard for their reputation. Perhaps
YOU TclllcHlDcr, Sit, vi 'uO wal WaEUu ih
the various States many years ago
against nincpins, and the special enact
mcnt of laws making il crime to in
dulgo in that game? No! Well, such
is tho fact, however, and II was found
necessary, in order to enjoy the sport at
all. to completely remodel the game.
This was done by adding one more pin
and callinp the pamc tcnpins, by which
name it is still known. This was a sue
cessful evasion of the law"
"When was II that the game was first
looked upon with favor?"
THAT Is hard one BY sensible
persons II was always so regarded, but
fanatics even to this day discourage its
introduction into Christian homes"
..But did not understand you TO say
It was being so introduced?"
"You did. This very ball is to make
one OF set for an Episcopal clergyman.
For many years he has been sufferer
from dyspepsia and insomnia, and on
the advice Of his physician he began
bowling as remedy. So successful
was the exercise thus secured that he
went to his bed the first night after
playing and slept for seven hours--a
blessing he had not enjoyed for over
year. His dyspepsia has now disap-
pcared, and his first care is his bowling
alley, after which comes his parish
work. This is SO, because the first Is ne
cessary to success in the latter"
"What is the cost OF fitting up n good
alleyyo
The Hazlehurst signal., 1884-01-24
Manward and Godward.

"Wifc. l don't like Jones very well.
| have an idea no Is rather selfish
man. He has everything nicc himself.
but | guess cares but little for his
ncighbors. lie strikes me as being very
reserved. guess We won't call at pres.
cnl." So spako Neighbor Brown Of
Ncighbor Jones.
"Wifc. / am rather prc.udiccd
against Brown. He is IN aristocratic
feeling man, / take It. Likes his own
folks pretty well. but looks down on the
rest Of the world. /. think va won't
bother about calling for awhile" So
spakc Ncighbor Jones OF Nc'ghbor
Brown.
Brethren" said the minister tho
next Sunday, shave you helped bear
each others burdens this past week.
Have you been kindly-aiicctiOncd ono
toward anolhcrP Have you been kind.
ncighborly and loving, and so fulfilled
the law OF Chri,:?"
"Bclicve I'll speak to Jones after
the SERVICE" thought Brown. "Don't
care II no docs seem little Distant
Guess I'll walk along with Brown
towards homc," thought Jones.
Don't crrc IL bo does patronihe me
somewhat"
The two men shook hands cordially
going down tho aisle. =.
"'Fraid Two been rather rcmiss,"
said Brown, .in not calling on you;
mean to do better in the future "
mo. twas all my fault" hastily &C.
knOwledgcd Jones.
"YOu came into tho ncighborhood n
few days la,cr than did. II was my
place to call first
"Wife," said Brown. 81 spoke 70
Jones this morning. and he's remark
ably genial, cordial fellow. We must
call Mt once. How mistaken was In
my opinion Of him.
"Wifc," said Jones, '.yOu don't know
what an aflablc. agreeable man Brown
is. We spoke together this morning.
and was greatly misled in my csti.
mate OF him. We must call just ~ soon
rs possible"
Neither Jones nor Brown know Just
what had wrought so great and sudden
n change Of opinion each toward tho
other. But the preacher could have
told them that Il was because for a
moment each ceased looking manwar'i,
and looked Godward.-Golaicn Rnie.
The Hazlehurst signal., 1884-01-24
Wise Sayings.

III you hit tho mark, you must aim
n little above Il; every arrow that flies
fccls the attraction Of the earth.-Lon9-
fciiou.
"A man who depends on tho riches
md honors of this world, forgetting
God and the welfare of his soul, Is like
n little child that holds fair apple In
the hand, of agreeable exterior, prom
ising goodness, but within It's rotten
and full Of worms.
Make thy recreation servant to thy
business, lest thou become q slave to
thy recreation. When thou gocst up
into tho mountain, leave this servant
in tho valley; when thou goest TO tho
city, leave him In tho suburbs; and 70.
member, the servant must not be great
or than the master.
Tho lato venerable Charles Stovel.
on his death.bcd, said to friend. at
first painfully and with words gaspcd
out at distant intervals: al have hope
hope; but that Is not the end Of 1.-THE
end Of II is''-and then with sudden
triumph Of spirit over flesh. no raised
himself and cried: ''the end Of 1t Is Joy!
Joy! joy"
II believe that tho Bible Is TO DO un:
derstood and received In the plain and
obvious meaning of Its passages; since
/ can not persuade myself that u book
intended for tho instruction and con-
version Of tho whole world should COW
or It's true meaning In any such mystes
nv and doubt that none but critics and
philosophers can discover it.-Dan"!
Webster.