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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-30

ROCHESTER, LAMPS have just taken the Gold
Medal In London Paris and Berlin. Ladies invited to see
them. l,2Ul broadway. n. !. Rochester LampC
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MARIyE INTELLIGENCE.


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1A4 IexInRton.ave.. between 9th and 3Otl NJ
Uours-S to l. 81. Diseases OF the NeryOns Sy51'h
Ccnito- Urinary Organs. Impotence AMI st9rluVH
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Tom Peppers Tribute to Artemus Ward.
Iyi.oinia NAV \ Eptarrr;sal

lNkgnla (Nev.) Enterprise.I
Tom Pepper, who is known as "the peer
less prevaricator Of Nevada" led a Bohe-
mian life here years ago. One day, hearing
of Artemus Wards arrival at the Inter-
national hotel, in breathless haste he rushed
away to interview the great humorist. He
ran at once to Wards room and, knocking,
was instantly admitted.
"Artemus Ward, believer"
Artemus signihed that the guess was
good one .--..
II ain delighted to meet you," cried Tom
delighted to meet you, SIR"
"And have the pleasure Of seeingi-" and
the smiling Ward looked whole line of in.
terrogation points
u AMI am-that is my name is" gasped
Tommy name is. Well, just wait a mo-
ment till think" and Tom ran out of the
room and closed the door behind him, leav-
ing Artemus standing in the middle of the
floor.
After few moments in the hall Tom
rushed back toward the astonished Ward
with extended hand and glowing face, cry
ing: Pepper, Pepper, siri Pm Mr.. Pepper
Tom Pepper-better known as Lying Tom
Pepper"
Hingston-Wards agent-was out at the
moment. Thinking he had an insane man
to deal with, Artemus smiled the most cheer
full smile then at his command. He declared
he had often heard Of Mr.. Pepper, and was
delighted to meet him. At the moment he
was about to change his socks; would Mr..
Pepper be kind enough to withdraw and call
around again in half an hour. Mr.. Pepper
would and did
When Mr.. Kingston came in Artemus had
fearful story to tell about his adventure
with a crazy man. Afterward, when Ward
came to know that sense of his greatness
as humorist had so overcome poor Tom as
to canss him to forget his name. the genial
lecturer declared it was the greatest compli.
ment that had ever been paid him.
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Drumming Out Deserters.

New York Cor. Kansas City Journal
was in DR.. William A. Hammond's Office
the other day, and ! asked him about old
army times. "You know / was in the regular
army thirty-five years ago." he said: aAt
this time desertion is common in the army,
am told, but then it was followed by con.
hign punishment A deserter was ordered to
receive thirty lashes ON the bare back, well
laid on, to be branded on the left cheek with
the letter d, to forfeit all pay and allowances
due, to have his head shaved and to he
drummed out Of the servise ANONYMOUSLY.
The drumming out remember as curious
ceremony. The offender was placed between
tw platoons Of soldiers, those behind him at
charge bayonets and those in front with
arms reversed and bayonets pointed close to
his person The procession, headed by a
drum and fife playing the Rogue's March,
paraded around the garrison and finally
escorted the prisoner beyond the limits OF
the post. The soldiers had set some words To
the air, and they generally shouted it after
the culprit, as he wheeled about, he some-
times joining in.
THE odd thing about it was that as the
squad sent the deserter over the lines, fogged,
branded, disgraced, half naked and very un-
comfortable, there was almost always a
woman waiting for him In the busbss--wait-
ing to pour oil on his wounds and fetch him
coat from somewhere. We used to watch
from the fort at a drumming-out, and won
der where the woman was coming from.
Presently she would arise by the side of the
path, give him hug, and they would mosey
of together. II emphasized the old assertion,
which has sometimes been denied, that every
Jack has his Jill By the by, am going to
put the music Of the Rogue's March into one
Of my books, and I've had to chase all over
town before could Hnd It, Let us hope Il
isn't needed as much as IL used to be-"
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Mrs. singerly's Gift.


There is a story known only to the few
which should, it seems to us, be known to
the many on this day. when all that is mortal
of Mrs. Mary r. Singerly is laid to rest. The
story runs in this way. In the late spring,
Oh Sunday morning, when grass and trees
and brush had put ON their rarest and most
delicate green, when the sky was blue, tn
sun bright and warm, and the birds in full.
felther and song, Mr.. Singerly took her
driving in the park, her health being then
already impaired; she was overcome by the
beauty Of the scene, the expanse of the hill,
dale, river and shore, foliage, the grass, air
and sky; and in the fullness OF her happiness
declared it was pity that the poor Of this
great city should not be attracted to the
park upon their own day Of rest and recrea-
tion.
"If they could only have, with all this
natural beauty, the charm of music" she
said to Mr.. Singerly, II know they would be
tempted to come and enjoy it all and be
rested and made happier by it all" The re-
ply of MIR. Singerly was instantaneous and
characteristic Of his liberality. 1t was:
"They shall have music" Mr.. Singerly
kept his word faithfully, although to do it
he had to combat prejudice, can't and big
otry. They did have music in the park
every Sunday thereafter during the summer,
and it is fit that they who 50 enjoyed it, who
were rested and made happier by it, should
now know that they are indebted for it to
the generous thought ard tender sympathy
OF the good woman who will be followed to
the grave by such love and regret as Is given
to but few to deserve or have
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Utilizing the Owl.
[Scientific American. !

It Is well known that crows, buzzards,
ravens, and other similar birds attack all
owls, even the largest, i'm the day time, as
they are well aware that the bright daylight
blinds owls TO such an extent that IL Is inn
possible for them TO defend themselves, and
for this reason the huntsman uses q chained
owl for attracting crows and other birds that
he wishes TO destroy. The owl Is chained on
an upright post or rod provided with a
crotch or platform on which the bird can sit
This pot or rod IL connected with O rope or
:hain pa sing over suitable pulleys and ex-
tending to a hut, 50 that by pulling the rope
or chain the support or platform on which the
owl rests can be moved up or down,
thus causing the owl to move about, flap his
wings, and create commotion TO attract the
other birds A short distance from this post
q low shanty or hut Is erected, the side
toward the post, on which the owl is chained,
being provided with small openings, through
which the barrels OF the guns can be thrust
The hut should be erected at the base of q
large tree as many birds of prey prefer to
take short rest before attacking their enemy,
the owl ....t t..T'
Ashort time after the owl has been chained.
II is surrounded by flying mob that begins
10 bother and poster 1t, the large birds being
very bold and audacious In their attacks.
The hunter In the shanty or hut can take
good aim, and kill large number Of birds
in a very short time, for it seems that the
killing of some OF the birds does not disturb
the rest. and those dispatched by the hunter
are Immediately replaced by Others.
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NEWSPAPER WRITER'S.
Contributors TO the MagazInes-writen
for the Daily Press-Fame.

Contributors to the MagazInes-writen
for the Daily Press-Fame.
louisville Courier Journal
After all the best mechanics are not anna.
tours but those who make it the business OF
their lives Most of the best writers in the
country are engaged in practical newspaper
work, as little recognized as this fact may
be. Writing Is their profession, and they do
it better in almost every case than amateurs.
A large number OF the magazine writers OF
to-day are professional men, scientific men,
soldiers, travellers and explorers. The sub
ject matter OF their articles makes
them valuable, not the manner in
which it is presented. Many and
many an interesting sketch or profound
essay Is written in an awkward and ungrace-
full way, which no good city editor would al
low one of his reporters to use. Columns are
read through, and the gist found tucked
away In a few lines at the end. No wonder
Dean Swift said that books were like lob
sters-you must look for the best meat In
their tails and lay the bodies untasted back
in the dish.
The economy of space restricts the sphere
OF newspaper writers good journalist
knows that anything more than q column,
or a column and a half at the outside, is sell
dom read through. He writes to be read,
and restricts himself accordingly. A prac-
tical writer learns to condense volumes in a
paragraph. "a good reporter would put the
story of Jean Vatican in a column and half
and would make his escape from the galleys
the sensational incident" said an editor, one
OF the best local writers Louisville has ever
had, not long ago And no sketches as short
as these will give man reputation unless
exceptionally brilliant
There are exceptions to this rule, as there
are TO all others, but these do not prove the
reverse to be true. The reading public are
not critics. and these things pass unnoticed.
Many brilliant writer is toiling on un.
known. while men with not half his brains
are becoming famous The man who writes
n column of paragraphs every day does in
fnitely more work, and usually does 1t bet
ter and brighter than the author who writes
a mediocre novel once in two or three years
Yet it is rare, indeed, that his achievement
gets outside of the Office where he tolls for
his daily bread. Fame does not come TO the
men who compose the fifth estate except now
and then, the few instances only making
duller and more prosaic the lives Of the neg
lected. A brilliant article is copied ex-
tensively and widely read without ever at
tracing attention TO the writer II may be
talked about in the Office, but that is all
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Washing the Air.
frTLA H.


Those who complain Of rainy weather do
not realize that monty does the earth need
washing, but also the air which we breathe
so many times day. The effect of rain
upon the air and the contents OF the rain
have been made a subject of examination by
the meteorological council of London during
the past two years. Three stations were
used for collecting the rainfall-one at st.
Bartholomew's hospital another at Upper
Hamilton Terrace, in the northwest portion
OF London, and third at Hackney. 1t was
found the ram contained twice ms much i'm
purity as that which fell at the suburban
stations and the impurities gathered ut all
the stations were in the same proportion.
The chief impurities were found to be sui
pilates and chlorides, and it was discovered
that the rain caught at ST. Bartholomew's
was always contaminated with SCOT and dis
agreeable to the taste. The summer rain Is
more impure than that of winter, and in the
mixture of LondoH rain and SCOT trace Of
arsenic is found. In summer the rain was
shown to contain larger quantity Of sui
pilates than chlorides, which was supposed to
be owing to the decomposition Of animal and
vegetable matter during the warm months.
After the rain has been falling for some
time the impurities are found to diminish,
and the satisfaction with which we breathe
In the washed air after q good rainfall il an
evidence that our senses bear spontaneous
testimony to its notification #5
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Novel Lecturing Experience.

Washington Cor. Commercial Gazette1
Just about the close of the war, when
greenbacks were abundant and entertain
ments in demand at points where large num-
bers OF troops were stationed, Rev. DR..
Bartlett, who was then lecturing, received
telegram from some one at Cairo, ILL.,, ask
ing his terms for q lecture 9Five hundred
dollars and expenses" answered the doctor.
hoping to get rid Of tho annoyance and
danger Of SO long a trip. "Name your own
time; terms satisfactory" was quickly wired
back. So in due season the doctor started
to fill his engagement. He was to speak on
Friday evening, but owing to several aeci.
dents common in those days, he did not
reach his destination till late Saturday night.
He was most cordially welcomed by the
chairman of the lecture committee, whom
he found to be an enterprising sutler. Apollo
gizing for his non-appearance, he was
told that Monday night would do
quite as we'll His host asked him IL
he could not preach a sermon On
Sunday evening. The doctor said he
would deliver one Of his lectures on the
"Glory and Shame of Language" appro-
pirate to the occasion. To his astonishment
he found Sunday morning that hs was ad-
vertised In an extra bulletin to deliver his
grardest and most eloquent lecture that
evening at "a per ticket He expostulated,
but in vain. He was told that he must keep
his promise.
Expecting to find small audience at such
large tariff he was surprised with a
crowded house, and four major generals on a
front seat 1t was all clear gain for the sut-
tier, who had sold tickets ahead for the regl-
lar lecture, and used Sunday night service to
take In the army Of contractors, officers, and
others then thronging Cairo, who were will
ing to pay almost any price for an evenings
entertainment.
"They treated me like a prince" said the
doctor, @but never preached Sunday night
before or since whore tickets Of admission
were paid for The sutler got ahead of me,
and came out with several hundred dollars,
profitr
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viking tho H,s.


The Boston Courier tells the story that the
servant employed to announce the guests at
Delmonico's on ball nights is cockney and
an erratic In the use OF the letter ''hn as the
worst Of his race. For instance, Mr.. Had
den would give his name 10 him, which be
would call out In loud tone Of voice - Mr..
'Addsn. and Mr.. Appleton would hear him
sslf frequently announced - Mr.. Happleton.
A number OF gentlemen whoss names begin
with the Istter A and h. towards the latter
part Of tho winter, became quite disgusted
and 1t last hit upon the ingenious plan Of
giving their names wrong IN order to have
them announced corrsctly. Mr.. Appleton
gave his name - Mr. Happlston, Gnd, a. he
expected, heard ths servant announce him
correctly; and Nr. Haddsn, calling himself
Mr.. Adden, had ths sxtrsms pleasure OF
hearing his name called Mr.. Haddsn.
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The Boy Of the Burning Deck.


Few but know the very pretty piece OF
poetry by Mrs. Hemans, @Casabianca," CON-
mencing The boy stood on the burning
deck" The poetess states that the lad was
the son of the admiral commanding the
flagship Torrent, which took fire and ex
ploded; that young CasaLianca perished in
the explosion, refusing TO quit the position
allotted him by his father. pending the battle
Of the Nile. / have been looking into the
official account OF the incident The admiral
was Brueys, who was wounded in the head
and hand early in the action He continued
to give orders until cut in two by cannon
bali; he uttered the request to be allowed to
expire on deck, which lie did in the course Of
some minutes. ~
Citoyen Casabianca, the father of the
poetic hero, then took command: his son was
a MILDLY, but only aged 10, not l3 At that
period lands entered the navy very young.
Casabianca was also deputy. Pending the
action his s,n was by his eide; the father was
mortally wounded in the head by splinter
and Lecame insensible; he gave no injunction
10 his son, but the latter would not the less
quit his wounded parent BY this me the
ship was on fire. Several OF the sailors
had left and saved themselves on spars till
picked up by the English boats. Aided by
the purser young Casibianca and his father
were lowered down on a piece Of mast
floating by. but they bad only got a short
distance from the l20-gun Orient when she
blew up, and nothing more was seen Of the
Casabiancas
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The Cowboy on Roller Skates.
NJ


II am more used TO riding horseback. and
as soon as straddlei the layout was wish
ing had buck rein, because expected
them TO stiffen their knees and go TO buck
ing. but they didn't walked them over to
the otLer end of the corral TO gentle 'em
little, and directly they started or at
an easy canter, AMI were coming
around back right through the herd; and
there was a dude there with a stiff hat
who was trying to cut out a Polled Angus
heifer in blue dress, and fouled, roped
both my hind legs in a hoop skirt, and it had
me stretched out. ready for branding,
quickr'n a spring calf can bawl with his
mouth open and his lungs stretched. But
got up and got on again, and you ought to
seen me exercise them vehiclesl or course
they'd buck when tried TO hurry 'em, and
they would rear up and fail back when I
tried To stop 'em too quick; but rll leave IL
10 the boss herder Of the whole lot IL didn't
gallop EN- round there for three or four
hours and had 'em roll over and over with
me, and didn't get me Of
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THE BATTLE OF MONTEREY.
The Assault Upon the Capital of New
Leon, and Its Capture.
TI,far n,.on1

Leon, and Its Capture.
Inter ocean,
In May, 1916, Gen Taylor had crossed the
Rio Grande and taken possession of the city
OF Matamoras. There he remained until
September, when, having REINFORCED. the
main division Of the army, under Gen
Worth, marched toward Monterey. That
city, the capital Of New Leon, was a strongly
fortified place, and then defended by Gen.
Ampudia with about 1000 Mexican troops
The city had been very thoroughly barri-
caded, In expectation of an attack, from the
Americans, both without and within. Strong
fcrts with cannon commanded the roads
leading into the town. and on the fat roofs
Of The houses were parapets Of sand begs to
project the soldiery.
The first assault was made by the Americans
Sept. 81, on the eastern side OF the city,
where, after a terrible struggle, in which
many Americans were killed. the troops un-
der Gen. Quitman captured one Of the forts
and turned its guns against the city. On
the following day Gen. Worth's division cap
tured the Notifications overlooking the
Saltillo road, to the northwest Of the city.
The loss was felt by Gen. Ampudia to be
such serious one that he drew the main
body OF his army from the eastern part Of
the city to attempt to recover it, but they
were met with such fierce resistance by the
Americans that they rapidly retreated and
intrenched themselves on the Grand Plaza,
or great square of the town.
On Sept. % the American army forced its
way into the city, Gen. Taylor entering
from the east and Gen Worth from the
west. Four companies in Worth's division
were armed with pick axes and crow
bars. The Mexicans, from doors and
windows, and from the barricades on the
housetops, met them with a sweeping fire,
but it was too late to check the determined
assaiants They, too, sought the cellar of
the houses and while the rifle companies in
the rear returned the fire of the Mexicans,
the pickax brigade cut its advance through
the stone walls toward the heart of the city.
1t Is not probable that there was any one at
hand to check them in this proceeding, for
any resistance meant death, and the fright
ened Inhabitants were doubtless hiding any
where they could hope for safety.
General Ampudia, on Sept q, had begged
permission to remove the women and chill
dren from the city before assault, but Gen.
Taylor refused to allow him to do so-an act
which casts dark stain on the otherwise
fair fame Of this gallant soldier As the
way was cut through the walls the Mexicans
retreated before the advancing enemy, but
when the Grand Plaza was reached they
made last but vain effort to hold its guns
The sun set that night on a conquered city
and ON the following morning Gen Ampudia
surrendered Internationally. The casualties
on the American side were said to lie not
more than 500 in killed and wounded, but
the loss on the other side. though never
exactly reported, was known to be much .
greater.
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A Peculiar Room.
Texas Siftingxl

A Texas lady called at drug store and
said:
II want tooth brush, a real nice one.
want IL for spare roomm
'fThats the first time ever heard Of q
spare room having teeth,n responded the
clerk. "If your spare room d not bald
headed. we can supply It with soma good
hair brushes, and IL il is bald headed. we
can sell you some hair restorer that win
make the hair sprout out like spring bolts."
There was no sale
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This exceedingly versatile play writer was
born in Dublin, ireland. in 1872. Educated
for the profession Of civil engineer his lean
Ing was toward dramatic career, his first
play London Assurance" being produced
when he was but l9 This was followed by
a succession Of successful plays, which have
not been equalled since the days Of Shake
speare. Mr.. Boucicault can not only write
4 play, but he will compose the music,
design the costumes, make sketches for the
scenery. devise the machinery for producing
the mechanical stage effects. manage the
theatre and act the principal character him
self. He keeps a room at Delmonico's, New
York, the year round, and is busy there now
getting up collection of his plays with q
view TO their publication.
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Ingenious Counterfeiting.

Spurious bullion has been detected Mt sew
points throughout the country for some
months past The counterfeit metal came
TO the mint from the agent Of the Adams
Express company. The want of specific
gravity first attracted attention Il looked
genuine and withstood the acid test An
analysis showed that il was made out Of steel
filings covered with fine gold, made TO ad-
here by composition OF tufpentins. The
deposits weighed about ten ounces each.
Troy measure. Col. 6powden says il Is ons
of the boldest attempts In gold counterfeit
ing he has known in late years.
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Coraline, substance now extensively used
In manufacture in this country, il made from
the hber OF the ixtie plant which grows in
Mexico and some parts Of South America.
In general appearance IL resembles some
what the American aloe or century plant,
but it, leaves are longer and more slender.
Scattered through ths center Of these pulpy
leaves are number Of round, tough, elastic
HbsrA These flbers ara separated from the
saves. packed into bales and shipped to the
United States, where they are woven into =
tough cloth
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Gen. sherman and the Reporters.
tChicago Tribune ]

Chatting with Gen. w. 7. Sherman the
other day. he said few pretty hard things
Of newspaper men, though he admitted that
there were exceptions. To illustrate how his
kindness had been abused at times, he said:
SWhen the dispatch came to me about the
Custer massacre called the newspaper boys
all together. Now ! says, here Is the dis
path. Iput you all on your honor to copy
and return it TO ma Thsn gave it out
two pages to this one, two pages to that enc,
90 they could all work at once. turned my
back, and whisk-Jack Robinson-the dis
patch was gone. IL never turned up. either,
and 1t is in Consequence absent from the
place IL ought TO occupy In shs official
rorf,rYlaw