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The Greek Brigands of To-day.


The whole OF the band of Greek
origands by whom Mr.. Suter was cap
tured were Christians-that is, they
belonged to the Greek Church-and no
less than seven had been in the Greek
army in different grades, and had de-
serted therefrom. Notwithstanding that
every day of their lives is passed i'll per-
petrating the most heinous crimes, yet
these men never begin a meal without
crossing themselves, and saying their
prayers at night. On the Greek Easter
day Mr.. Suter Wa, surprised to finl
that each had his ca4dle lighted, and
that after presenting one to the prisoner
they would not begin to eat till they
had crossed themselves three times,
each time the chief saying: "Chribt
is risen" and the remainder answering
"Truly, He is riscn," concluding the
ceremony by Lisslng each other all
round, including Mr. Suter.
Every brignnd weors q charm, con-
sistjng Of either bit of blue glass or
rcd silk, to pre- erve lis II, sh from being
renetrArcd by bullet, and the faith
hey ali pat III these things surpasses
heliof. one anecdote is told of a mem-
ber OF Aristidcs' bald v no, during the
Cretitn insurrectiou, waN exposed on the
top of rock to the fire OF the Turkish
troops. Presently lie gave u shout and
fell back, saying he Wa shot, but wien
examined nothing coud be seen but a
slight black mark where tie bullet
struck him. THIS WAS u.l accounted for
by blue marble cham Viii j he wore,
and several men swore To the truth OF
the above story.
One or Two ST. ,ries, as related to Mr.
Suter by the gang rounl their ey mug
meal, show tn, ir brutality. he chef
OF the band, Arstl,es, one day came
across all old Turk ont shootinc, wno
had with him hia piece oi forked ntlck,
which Is used i'll order to obtain Il bet
ter aim hy re ting on it the ''arrel of the
gun. Simply for amusement, the brig
and chief strangled the man afterward
placing Liln lii l. kneelinY position, put
ting his lowing piece to is shoulder,
and resting the harrel ON the crutch i'll
the most natural position, 90 that any
passer-by would never susi i.ect hut that
it Was a peasant sportsman inste.d Of
corpse.
Another anecdote was told with great
gusto. Nlko, the Chi + of the band that
took Col. Sybge, caught man hear II
saw-mlli whom tio th"uBlt he recog-
nized. The conversation commenced
thus Did you not once spy for
me p "Yrs." Did L Lot pay you
five lirus for so doing :" "Yes."
ihen, said Nlko, take bit of pa
per and peAcn and write as l tell you
This is the way Nlko treats traitors. "
After this was done he first sawed off the
MANS right hand 80 that he should
never write anything ainst him, next
he deprived him of his cars so that 9
should hear no more questions about
the baud, and, finally, he cut his tongue
out to pl lent his telling tales. Then,
wrapping all these fragments III hand
kerchiti, he Lade hun wall to he near
est village to pr, sent tneM "lin he note
to the Pasha. H. oot man, not dar-
ing to refuse, stu ted on tIl he
died from loss Of Uio,u.-London Daily
NeiOS.
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A WOmen's Qnick Wit.

The part of Tennessee through which
/ have been knocked about Is full of
"reminiscences Of the war, but there Is
none of its bitterness left. In war time
the people we generally divided IN
their sentiments, and no man could tell
tother f.om which. Tnis remark le-
minds me of story l heard about IN
estimable woman of 70-odd, who died
two or three years ago, here on the
M. lntains. One day, during the war,
when the country WAS fairly alive with
guerrillas, she had occasion 10 take some
valuable goods with her OH trip she
was maxim , and put them on her horse,
back of er. When sue had gone some
distance in the woodf she heard squad
OF guerrillas appros ching, and, knowing
her goods would not be safe for a
moment, che straddled her horse, man
fashion, and, throwing her long skirt
over the package behind her, cumplst
concealed it. When the guerril'as rode
up she was unable to guess whether
they belonged TO the North or to the
Sollth-their uniform being no solution
whatever. She determined, II ques-
toned, to play bluff game with them,
ani she soon had chance to exercise
her wit. Hello T. called out one Of
the gu.rrillas. "HeloW she returned.
"What side are you Ul!' be cnaiienged.
She laughed good laugh ut nam as she
r.,r!ieu, Aiching out her feet: con both
sid, S, of course can't you see?" This
brought roar from tic whole squad,
and they began to banter her in her OWL
fashion (Which side is } our old man
on q asked one of them. He's on
neither side," she laughed +; he's on
lis back, and has been Tor years. Such
Wit saved her, and they let her pass I'M
molested. Letter to Cincinnati Com
1iCrcidl
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A Day In Africa.

l am not immodest enough to assume
to speak ior other readers, but for my
own part have become rather tired of
African Travellers. One always knows
beforehand what they have i'll their pack,
and precisely the way Ill which they will
spread out til ir wares. The victorious
struggle with the lion, and the hair
breudth escape from death at the hands
of the NATIVE chiefs, are matters easilJ
anticipated; and that romantic young
savage who attaches himself body and
soul to the person of the adventurer, and
invariably returns with him to civiliza-
tion-whnt threadbare figure that is
How well we know him under his vari-
Gus cultural aliases! Yet what would
six months in Africa amount to without
this llnoal descendant Of Robinson Cru
soes nun liiday?
may seem to display n want Of tact
in dispa.aSing African travellers, being,
in humble fashion, an African traveller
myself, but have rare advantage over
every body who has ever visited that
country nnd written about i'll remained
there only one day. Tho standpoint
from which I view the dark continent is
thus unique. II had remained a year,
or even a fortnight, should have ceased
to be Original. l should naturally have
killed my lion, tempted the appetite OF
the anthropophaglte, and brought home
a little negro boy. l did none OF these
thirgs, and, instead of obscurely falling
in at the tail end IF long line OF African
explorers, claim to stand quite alone,
and in an attitude so wholly unconven-
tonal as to entitle it to copyr ght. SO
far as am aware, the idea never before
entered the head of any man to travel
5000 miles to Africa and then TO stay
there only twenty-four hours IT. d.
AID, ich, IN Harpcr's Magazine.
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ORIENTAL ADJUSTMENTS.
Some of the Pcvuiiaritiex OF japanese
TheRrera.


Some of the Pc~uiiarities Os Japanese
Theaters.
The entrances and exits to and from
the stage of japanese theater are all
made through tn. audience by long,
raised platform down one side, CORE,
spending with one Of our side aisles,
and introductory remarks are made
from it. Prompting is not so adroitly
squats behind the -tar, book in and,
ahd IeaCs every VOID oi lIi5 part to him
in full Wow Of all but those Cf the au-
diencu directly il fl, NJ, since lights are
lot used, but eoch actor is accompanied
by an invisible On man with his face
cover, Il ". h a back ciotl) who holds
candle at tile cad Of d long pole, just
under his face. The attendant must
be we'll up in the action Of the part, for
h. is never i'll the way of his principal,
but nimb'y manipulates his candle so as
to avoid intcrr, ,pting him. Women do
not act, hut men represent them, and it
is nuticeabic that neil who are above the
average height are always CHOSEN, and
whose natural voices are anything but
effeminate. Stars are paid W II, the best
st the best thcater getting 81 900 per
month. The dressing is quite as ex-
travagant as ours, and he requires no
less than for v servants, so that his ex-
penses, like those of all high-salaried
people, ATE large. Toe stage has a
thirty foot turn-table Ill the middle CT it
bv which scenes are changed quickly by
simply turn'pg 1t around. Tha stage
machinery is qnite simple. An upright
post, q 1, OF in uIamtter, was the PIVOT
of the turn-t,ble, and the periphery rest
ed on weil-gr as"d wond behring's, and
the power w,.a that OF n couple of coolies
apple ~ u stcA ,,tacliud 10 the rim.
The curtoin is light cotton cloth hung
OIL u wiz. lLo lights arc large candles
with thick popor wicks, which require
snufting every few minutes, and are
snuffcd hy an old fellow who handles
the shutters with profess onal flourish,
occasionally d;"rp;ng rcd erd into a
box without stopping to apologize. The
foot and fly lights he snuffs while the
Play is Ill progress, going III and out
among the r., ers, rcsnr'llcss of the
situation. The play lasts all day and
all might A box tor four costs s. for a
whole day or whnle night. P,!rties go
and stay AL day, iunchlng and smoking
at pleasur" |: l, an ext rmtiy social
sight. Il q Chinese theaters do not give
ANY idea oi II. Inc ventilation is good,
oiors are not offensive, the gay dresses
of the people in the boAe, are pleasing
as we'll rs their good faces end their
bright eyes. That they are a sympa-
til tic people is proven by the fact that
during the melodrama, while q poor
blind orp ~ was Yeciiing hs tale of
SORROW, heads were bowed all over the
house, and women chad real good cries"
such as might fl .iter Clara Morris, were
she on the stage. The streets Ia the vi
cinity Of the great theaters are filed
with peep shows, and monkey shows,
and lowpiiced comic theatcrs and wax
figures, and side shows OF all kinds,
which ar" int resting Tor glance, but
not generally entertaining.
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Sour Bread.

The venerable DIR. Woolsey, Of Yale,
who is much Interested in securing
general law of divorce throughout the
United States, is asked by IN interview
er if he does not think that sour bread
has much TO do with di Orce. Whereat
the doctor nderingly asks, "Sour
bread? What is that p
Let us answer.
Sour bread, doctor, is death. Sour
bread is sin. Sour bread is original sin.
Sour bread is dyspepsia. Sour bread
poisons first the BODY anu then the
mind. Sour bread is impurity taken
into the sto mach and from thence dis
titled into the brain. Sour bread is not
the bread for inspiration or wisdom.
Sour bread eaten to give nutriment and
strength, and giving none, causes de-
sire tor the u. tiiicia. stimulants, tobacco
and whisky. Pme food, doctor. Helps
largely to make pure men ard women.
Wives who poison their husbands daily,
doctor, with dishes fried III rancid lard
or butter, or who mix animal grease i'll
q state of semi decomposition with their
hot biscuit, or who top off this involun-
tiry system of Lucretia Borgiaism with
sour bread. are the chief promoters of
domestic rows, troubles, wrangles and
finally divorce. Sour bread clouds the
mind, darkens the undei standing, mar
rows the intellect and weakens the
body. Good bread and pure food worked
up finally into brain or N tier or what
ever you choose to call il, gives clear
heads, clear ideas, truth, and promotes
and leads to gentleness. mercy, charity
and peace. The kitchen, doctor, is the
neglected cornerstone Of your theology.
The cook is now one of the despised
saviors of humanity. Despise not the
day of small things. doctor. Spirituality
and divinity cant be developed out of u
diet of chips, and husbands don't get
much better. Husbands, of course,
doctor, are bad. All husbands are
worse, much worse than their wives.
Bnt, as a commencement to make them
better, they must have wives who will
see that they have good bread. Yes,
doctor. Put that in your pipe and
smoke it. But perhaps you don't smoke.
-Graohic.
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Cholera has been introduced into
France by the ship Sarthe, whose
commander has committed suicide
in consequence. Eight or ten cases
are reported daily, with AZ deaths
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THE books OF THE BIBLE.


OLD TESTAMENT.
In Genesis the world began;
Twas then that God created man.
In Exodus the law was given,
AS lsraeps guide from earth to heaven.
Leviticus, from Levi's name,
The tribe from which the priesthood oains.
Then Numbers tells about the way
What God would have us do and say.
Deuteronomy, which means "twi 20 to.d,r
The truth, once learned, must ne'er grow -
Then Joshua came, In Moses place,
When Law had fa led, God brought in Grace.
He next by Judges Israel ruled;
His love tvward them never cooled.
And then, the story sweet of Ruth
foreshadows very precious truth.
In Samuel Trst We reed of Saul
Tie peoples Knights rise and fall.
In Second Samuel then we hear
VI Darid-man TO God SO dear.
In Firtt 60 Kings the CORY filed
lie temple Solomon did build.
And scccr Kings records the lives
OF prophets, Kings, their sons aud wives.
III F rst of Chronic es we're shown
The house Of Da. ID and his throne.
And Second Chron 'c.es records
King SOlono gooi deeds and words.
Then Ezra builds Gods hon Q again,
Which had for long In ruins lat1i
And Nehemiah builds the wall
Round Jddahs city, great and tall
III N Esther, Jewish maid and wife,
Raised up 10 ave her peoples lie.
Ard Jo5-his patience sorely tiled
At last Gods dealing, juititicd.
Then come the Psalms, whose sacred psgo
Is iull Of truth for every se.
The Proverbs, which the wise man spake,
For ali who will their teachings txse
Ecc'esiastes show Low vain
The very best Of earthly gain.
The Song, how much we need to rnr,
The treasure set above the skiea
Isaiah, first Of prophets, WHO
For, tells the future Of the Jev.
Then Jeremish, scorned by foes,
Yet weeps for faith ess Israel'e -
Tho Lamentations tell, in part,
The sadness OF this prophets heart
Ezekiel tells, In my stic story,
Departing aud returning glory.
Then Daniel, from the lions den,
by power Divine, is raised again.
Hoses shows the Fathers heart
30 grIe'ed for SIN on Ephraim's part
And Jo~l tells Of judgment near;
The walked nations quake and fear.
Then Amor, from the her dncn ssnt,
Calls hardened sinntts to reyent
IL obadiah, Edom's fall
@, ntasns u Warning word 10 al.
Jonah, though prophet Of the Lerd,
Ye, ftd 10 Tarshish from His word.
Then Micah sings in sweetest lays
The glory Of n.ilennial dsys.
And Nah VI tells the fear and gloom
or Niney Ah aud OF her doora
Habskkuk- though the i4 tree fail,
his faith and trus, ia God prevail.
Then Zeph niah tells OF g ace,
And love that comes IN Judgments placs.
And Haggsi In the latter days
Repeat: "Consider well your ways"
In Zachsrishi wondrous book
We flnd eight Visions, 81 we look.
Then Malachi, the last Of ALL
Spenks sadly sti., Of fsrae 5 fall,
E. j. Carr, IN The Christian.
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TIE boy who laughed III his sleeve
ruti, he burst the elbow is one OF the
,.to,t ,,vhEn curioaitiea
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A passage in Queen Victoria's diary,
lately published has created something
more than passing interest, in view Of
certain expressions showing that all the
sympsthies of her majesty went out to
the Germans in the Franco Prussian
war, and that had she possessed the
power to direct it, the strength of Eng
land would have been thrown into the
scale against France, yet she was pow
erless. Says the queen, apropos Of a
sermon which she attended at Crathie
Church, and which was preached by
one Of her favored and most favorite
pastors: doctor Mcleod gave a
splendid war sermon. Without mem
tioaing France, he said enough to make
every one understand what he meant
when he pointed out how God would
punish wickedness and vanity and SEN
suality. The chapters he read were
really quite wonderful for the way ID
which they seemed to describe France
This passage has stirred bad
blood in France, and q feeling Of irrita-
tion which will continue to rank1e il
the minds Of Frenchmen, and which al
ready finds expression. a3 4&Sl% a5# 4
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A couple OF years ago Miss Salie
Mclean, a bright Connecticut girl, uti-
51izsd her observations as teacher By
Writlat; q clever book entitled Cape
Cod s,Fo1ks, : which gave some excellent
pictrEnss OF the quaint types Of eharao-
ter ito ba found IN that corner Of New
England Miss Mclean was utterly
without experience as an author, and
was so indis,ereet as to use some off the
real names Of the people whom she de-
scribed. This naturally provoked their
great indignation, and although ths
publishers changed the names in later
editions Of the books, the person most
aggrieyed, one Nightingale, brought
suit for damages. The publishers
showed that they were free from mal.
lee, but the jury, nevertheless, held that
they ought 10 suffer for their negligence
and awarded the young man 81. DOS al u
ssslve for his wounded feelings AS the
publishers testified that the use of the
names had already eaten up all Tho
profits Of the book, Miss McLean.s first
1ssntur ii ant erahip xas 4 failure -
pecnniary results AZ least though sha
|has reaped u rich reward a other 10
Ispects.. 81
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Democratic nationa1 Convention

q. "a meeting Of the democratic national com
mittee was held in Chicago on the 22d r
The first thing done which was regarded
with special significance was the first ballot on
the time for holding the convention. Datesfrom
early in May TO themiddle Of August were pros
posed, the earlier dates generally being regarded
as in the interest Of ST Louis and as these dates
were taken up and acted upon, there was cor
responding interest on the part of representa-
tves Of the rival cities. The first ballot was for
the Doth Of May, the vote begin II to &C.
The final vote on the location showed that
the vote eon this date really indicated the
strength OF the respective cities of st. Louis
for location and the for seventeen The
next ballot on the date fixed it on the 24th of
June, but this was changed, after the location
was agreed upon, to the 9Th Of July. Three
ballots for the location were taken the last re-
suit WIS Chicago II, ST. Louis II. i ;E$%A
The following call was presented by the. ex-
secutiye committee, and agreed upon: =
The national Democratic committee, having
met III the city OF Washington on the ed Of
February. 1884, has appointed Tuesday, the
9Th day Of July next, at noon, as the time, and
holding q national Democratic convention
Each state is entitled to representation therein
equal to double the number of senators: and
representatives in congress Of the United States
The Democrats Of each organized territory
and the District of Columbia are entitled to
send two delegates, subject to
discretion. Of the convention as. to
their sdmissisn. All Democratic citizens of the
United States, irrespective Of past political asso-
Citations and differences, who can unite with us
in an effort for a pure, economical and consti-
tutional government, are cordially invited to join
in sending delegates to the convention.
The call is signed by all the members Of the
national Democratic committea~ On, motion Of
McH Henry Of Kentucky, it was resolved that the
next meeting of the committee b. held at the
Palmer house, Chicago, July 9TH next. The CON-
mittee then adjourned
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The Greenback National Convention.

The following is the official call of the Ma
tional Greenback Labor party to nominate can
didates for president and vice president
Of the United States, to be voted
for at the coming presidential election, will be
held in the city Of indianapolis, Ind, on We'd
nesday, May 2S 1884 Each state is entitled to
four delegates and four alternates at large,
each congressional district two delegates and
two alterlates. each territory two delegates and
two alternates, and the District Of Columbia
two delegates and two altsrnates. Therefore,
all who are in accord with the views set forth
in the platform of said party in 1880 are re-
spectfully requested to meet in convention in
their several states, territories and districts on
or before May and select delegates and alter
mates to said convention.
[Signedl JESSE HARpER, Chairman,
LEE CRANDAII. Secretary
The following are the names of a committee
appointed to assist the chairman and secretary
in arranging details:
H. 2. Leonard, chairman, Logansport, Ind. !;
John M. Potter, secretary Lansing. Mich. B.
" Terlinde, treasurer, Elizabeth, n. J.;
Charles Jenkins, Beloit, Iowa, and W. S. Ken
worthy, Oskaloosa Iowa.