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The Southern herald., 1886-02-27

"I have hazarded my life, she said,
for Che House Of Stuart and for the
House of Hanover; and l do not see
that / am great gamer by either of
them
"But she was satisfied in having the
French frigate beaten, and she reached
Scotland at length in safety. She
must have been woman of iron nerves,
/ think. She had five sons, all Of
whom were soldiers. And when she
died at last, her shroud was made Of
the sheets in which the Prince Charles
Edward had slept at Kingsburg."
"And is that alp" ! asked, as grand
ma stopped and put on her glasses.
"Isn't that enoughP" she returned.
/ thought perhaps the truth might serve
your purpose as well as the romance, il
it is not so charming. But, you see, il
we have our story Of our lady Arabella
johnson here, they have quite as good
a one of their Flora Macdonald down in
the old North State, which, perhaps you
may not know, claims to be the first Of
the thirteen on whose shores the Eng.
lish landed, and the first in which the
old Colonists threw off the British
yoke. "--Harriet Prescott Spoford, IN
Youths Companion.
The Southern herald., 1886-02-27
MR.. PEACE.
The Man who Aimed to Make Burglary .
Science.

The Man who Aimed to Make Burglary .
Science.
The prince of all modern burglars
was undoubtedly the late Mr.. Peace
His proceedings, after his conviction,
were scrutinized with the most eager
attention by the majority of the inhabi-
tants of the British Islands. They de-
lighted to have bulletins of his health
after his daring leap from the railway
carriage, to hear of his. theological dis
QUESTIONS, which were slightly enfeebled
by cries for a drink, and to be told how
he partook of coffee and eggs and bacon
on the morning Of his execution. Like
other great men he has been forgotten;
but it may be worth while to record
some of the particulars of that extraor-
dinary career. He certainly raised
burglary to one of the fine arts. Peace
was endowed with an ability, a force Of
character, an intensity of purpose,
which in any profession would have
made him eminent and useful. He had
wonderful taste for music and was
called the youthful Taglioni. He was
fond of natural history. He had great
taste for mechanical construction, and
once in his lifetime he actually called on
Mr.. Plimsoll to get his support for a
method of raising sunken ships But
all his highest aspirations were directed
toward the noble art of burglary. He
began with what is called "portico' busi-
ness. He learned how to swarm up the
porticos of houses and hotels, and he had
to do this in spite of the great physical
disadvantage Of being lame. By indus
try and ingenuity he succeeded in over
coming this defect He met with more
seriods encouragement through re-
peated convictions. He was, indeed,
repeatedly convicted, and earned sem
tences of four years, of six years and OF
ten years penal servitude. Neverthe-
less, he seems to have thought that the
business was so lucrative that he would
persevere in it, despite all risks and
msfortunes. His gains were very large,
his work being planned and conducted
in very bold and systematic manner.
He always had crucible at hand, with
which he could melt gold, and display
it in an ingot form, and without diff
Guilty dispose oft. He must have had con-
siderable acquaintance with the rcceiv-
ers of stolen goods, but though strongly
pressed on the subject by the prison
chaplain after his last conviction he re-
fused to give any information. On
many occasions he seems to have taken
more than E300 worth of property in q
night. Once he lighted upon safe
which looked very much as if it con
tanned valuables. He went up stairs
entered the owners sleeping room
found a key in his pocket which 'ooket
like the key of the safe, and which, ii
fact, proved to be so. That night hi
booty was at least G250.-AN the Yeai
| Round
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A PROTEST..


They pass me by unnoticed, these well-brss
women and men;
b1nd no recognition, at the hands Of the Up.
per Ten;
EAey return my hat uplifted and my cordial
How dye dor
With stony stare
A "Well! IdeclareW
Or q "Who the dickens are you7"
And yet meet them nightly at german, din
ner and rout,
Ghe men of the clubs, the matrons and
"buds" this season "out"
At wedding and fete and luncheon, I'm al.
ways there to see.
know them all
The great and small;
And all of them know me.
There's Jones, of the KnicksrbOCkSr-Tve
helped him often of late;
At Mrs. van der Velvets I've polished many
plate;
TO Miss Dudette, at Newport, was. all smiles
and respect;-
And yet when we meet,
In the park or the street,
They give me the cut directl
Then what is this vaunted breeding of the
boasted Upper Ten
This courtesy Of women-this chivalry Of
men?
Do they think that have no feeling2 Dc
they all ignore me so?
Pncause I'm waiter
Ffe@ the emnet cater
Ing trm of eScbhie Il Cor
Arthur Loveu, in Century.
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Our bonnie Girls II Scotland.
TGlasgow (sootland) Lotter.l

The girls Of our party fell in with
some English and Scotch girls at Rob
Roy's Cliff, and the lack Of knowledge on
the part Of the British lasses plqued ours
very much. One Of the English girls
wanted to know If the Indians were
troublesome in New England, and whether
there was much fun In knocking down
cocoanuts and playing with monkeys.
Said another: "We have heard you had
quantity, but you have no quality"
One Of our girls, half angry, replied that
we had quantity. "Why," she cried, "our
Lake Superior could swallow Scotland
without ripple" Then she added that
we also had "quality.r It seems that thess
Britishers did not know that America
once belonged to England, for in tai king
about how our George thrashed the sol
diers Of Georgius Rex, one exclaimed:
"What, George the Third9"
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NOTHING BUT GHOSTS.
A Young Lady Loses Hes Reason bY Wis
Messing Scene In ''kIamiet.v
lglevaiand Plain Deassr.1

y EN4HAE Ea@HW9 EE=aaNaa
Messing Scene in 'iaamlet.V
cleveland Plain -Deslsf.l
SIS that young lady sitting at the wine
dow liz" inquired reporter Of . pas
senger on en- East-bou train atthe unioa
depot yesterday. eyes, sir" said the gem
tleman; nshe is bereft Of reason. The old
gentleman who occupies the seat with hsz
is her father and am relative. We ara
taking her to New York to celebrated
physician. Her mental trouble dates back
only few weeks, and originated in
Western theater, where she had gone to ses
the play Of Hamlet Her mental facul-
ties were SO wrought upon by the ghoss
scene that she lost her reason, and ever
since then her insane fancy has pe0pled
the world with ghosts. All animase
things are specters to her now, and her
suffering appears to be intense.n Willis
he spoke the young lady kept her gaze
fixed on the handsome ceiling Of the mag
ni1cent drawing. room car, and her faces
rivaled the whiteness Of marble. Her
features were refined and handsome, and
a wealth Of brown hair, tastefully ar
ranged, crowned her shapely head. Her
lips moved, but her utterances were only
unintelligible whispers. The attendant
said she spoke but one word: "Ghosts,~
ringing the changes on II incessantly, as
though 1t were the refrain Of song.
The Southern herald., 1886-02-27

Hamburg Cablegram.I

A curious story comes from Alsace. A
grasping peasant, who had grown tired Of
his wife, went to neighbor the other day
and offered her for sale. After some hag-
Cling the bargain was struck and the wife
was traded away for fat OK and two
hundred marks. The OK was sent around
the same night, but, on reflection, the pur-
chaser repented his bargain, and despite
the indignant protests Of the husband
drove the beast home again. Finding
himself thus again saddled with help
mate, the peasant made the best Of bad
job and begged his wife's pardon. She
forgaye him.
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quite as Comfortable.
TCallfornia Maverick.

Everybody in Sonoma County knows
Charley Blackburn, the Petaluma UNDER
taker. Some time since gentleman suf-
fering from bereavement called at Char
ley's establishment to inspect his goods.
I'VE have" said Charley, "some very fine
metallic caskets, but they range in price
from one hundred to one hundred and fifty
dollars. over here we have some cheap
pine coffins, walnut stained, that sell at
ten and twenty dollars. OF course, they
are not as elegant as the high priced cas-
kets, but really they are just as comfort
ableD
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A Bride Fun Of Pluck.
[NogaIes IN. NJ Frontier j

1--WE tNHUo wv EAsT NNVHHVHVN'I
When the Apaches attacked the Black
Rock ranch Of William Johnson, week
ago last Sunday, only Johnson and his
young bride were on the premises. They
took refuge in chicken house, from which
the fight was kept up for an hour, the hus-
band doing the shooting and the wife load
ing the guns. johnson was shot through
the body and thigh, and had one arm
broken. When the red devils gave up the
fight and left, Mrs. johnson hitched up q
team, placed her wounded husband In the
wagon and drove twenty miles to Fort
Thomas.
The Southern herald., 1886-02-27
Why One Tramp Worked.

A tramp named Smith stole an axe from
house at Jefferson few days ago and
with IL cut down Western Union tele-
graph pole, carrying four wires. When
asked at the preliminary examination his
reason for cutting down the wires, he said:
"Well, / am homeless, and wanted to get
place to eat and sleep during the winter"
He now awaits the action Of the Marion
County Grand Jury.
The Southern herald., 1886-02-27
0uannuppent's TOmaha,sl.

An Indian tomahawk Of flint was re-
Gently dug up by J, Monroe Grant on his
farm in Hartford, Conn. It is in a good
state Of preservation; having only a slight
break on the outward edge of the handle
orifice. There is upon II mark which re-
sembles the private mark Of sentaubpisk,
one Of Quannuppent's granddaughters,
who lived In Hartford in It'll.
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Unaoqualnted with DlstrIbutlon.
IBlnghamton IN. " RepublIcan.l

IBlnghHmtOh IN II NepubIIcah.I
The bachelor editor Of an otherwise es-
teemed contemporary asks why baby is
filled up from ten to dozen times day.
That is a field in which no old bachelor has
any business to investigate, but for the
sake of easing his tempest-tossed soul we
win inform him that babies, bless 'em,
should be filed whenever they show symp-
toms Of hollerness, IL It be forty times a
dav
The Southern herald., 1886-02-27
A Golden Circlet in the Sand.
Hartford Times

Mrs. Henry Pardee, wife Of the chief
clerk Of the New Haven Savings Bank,
while bathing at Savin Rock shore
twenty years ago lost gold wedding
ring. 1t contained her name upon the In
side. A day or two ago gentleman liv.
ing at the shore, while poSing in the sand,
unearthed the ring.
The Southern herald., 1886-02-27
HENS THAT PAY.
Why None But Young and Healthy Hens
Should Be Kept.

Why None But Young and Healthy Hens
should Be Kept.
The hens that lay eggs are young
and healthy, and will lay in winter
freely if well taken care of. In most
hocks one-fourth of the hens are non
producers. With little watching the
bright, young, likely-to-lay hens can
be easily selected, and the worthless
ones marketed. Thus the food is not
wasted, and the force of egg layers is
solidifed, as it were, and put into trim
for active work. This is another of the
secrets of winter egg laying-getting
the hens that lay eggs and disposing Of
those that not only do not but will not
until next summer 1t is easy to make
the mistake of condemning hens that
with proper care will begin to lay at
once, but old hens, that is those over
two years Of age, whether fat or lean,
and young, half-grown pullets, will
not be likely to lay till spring. 1t will
not pay to keep them unless they may
be needed as settlers. As winter egg
layers they are almost sure to prove
Improbable, We apply this advice to
all kinds of fowls, regardless of breeds
There is difference in the breeds, and
what we might select as winter egg
layers might not suit another. But
whether Leghorns, Brahmas or Plym-
outh Rocks or cross-bred fowls are
kept, the hens that lay the eggs will be
found to be those that are in theil
prime and vigorously healthy. Chris
tiGn at Work.
The Southern herald., 1886-02-27
81 Love You" in Three tongues.


1t could not be sweet under any circum-
stances and would spoil the prettiest mouth
or sweetest voice in the world. Surely
"Ich tiebe dich" can never take the place of
II love you" though 1t could scarcely be
so misunderstood as when the Frenchman
said devotedly to an American girl: "Je
t'ddore," and she replied: Shut IL your
aoIfU
The Southern herald., 1886-02-27

"A house is solid on its foundation
and dosen't move, and fire is here,
there and everywhere, but everybody
knows house can catch q fire very
easily.-OI City Derrick.
The Southern herald., 1886-02-27

The British Burmah railroads re-
turned six per cent. dividends last year,
and have paid good interest since the
day they were opened.
The Southern herald., 1886-02-27

AT the Journalists Club in Phila-
delphia recently, there was an exhibi-
ton of the progress made in printing
since 1886. In 1886 the intelligent
compositor had not begun to get in his
work. the printing profession was then
in very crude state.
The Southern herald., 1886-02-27
EUGENIE'S BIRTHPLACE.
The Unattractive House In Which the Ex'
Empress First Saw Light.

Empress First Saw Light.
There is, however, a house less in.
teresting and far less romantic. which ]
took the pains to visit. It is the one in
which Eugenie,. Countess de Montijo
and late Empress of the French, was
born. 1t stands in a narrow street in
the old quarter of the Spanish town and
is singularly plain and unattractive. 1t
is whitewashed front of three low
stories, which is destitute of ornament
except an ugly iron balcony and simple
green blinds at every window. The roof
IS covered with the old-fashioned Span
ish tiles like those ON the adobe houses
in California. These, projecting over
the caves, present rough apology for
a cornice. How long the Empress that
was to be lived in this simple dwelling
is not now in my memory, ifit ever was
there, but believe she left Granada in
her childhood or girlhood or something
of that sort. In the wall of the second
story is inserted a tablet on which is cut,
not in the noblest manner of the
graver's art, the following inscription
in Spanish;
The Southern herald., 1886-02-27

This is rather notable commentary
on the mutability of human greatness.
The Empress was at this moment in the
height of her fame and influence. Three
years later she was an exile, shortly af-
forwards widow and now for some
years childless. The tablet promises to
survive even her memory. The En-
press appears not to have forgotten her
birthplace. She has been here once OF
later years, but not since the death Of
the Prince, and her name appears on
the visitors book at the Alhambra in q
delicate hand simply as "CondesSa de
Perrefonds, 5 Mayo, 1877" She is as
as rich in titles as in this worlds goods.
Granada (Spain) Cor Philadelphia
Times.
The Southern herald., 1886-02-27

/; In this house was born the illustrious:
;Senora Dona Eugenia de Guzmanano:
: :Portocarrero, reigning Empress of the:
French. The municipality Of Granada:
:has placed this stone here in honor and:
remembrance of their noble compatri0te. I:
Year 1857.
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How to Destroy Rats.

An attempt to catch rats by traps or
by poisoning them suddenly will fail.
Old rats know too much, and can only
be caught by kindness. To destroy
them give them good meal every day.
Do not put any poison in the food. but
simply prepare dish for them daily, as
free lunch, composed of corn meal
moistened with milk, into which an egg
and a little salt Ito season) has been
heated. At first they may not touch
it, but keep it before them, making it
fresh daily. They will soon try a little,
and if not injurious their suspicion $
will be allayed. In week or ten days
they will expect it, and every rat on
the place will be at the appointed spot
for the treat. Give plenty of it so as
to induce all the rats in the neighbour
hood to join in. Do not be in hurry
to poison them. II they eat all the food,
give them larger quantity next time.
AS soon as they have thrown off all sus-
picion 60 to your druggist. get some
phosphorus paste or other poison, mix
it with the food, and be sure you give
them enough and something to spare,
so as to induce all to eat. They will
either be killed or become so suspicious
of all other food as to leave, and not a
rat will remain. Hence to destroy rats,
take plenty of time, gain their conf
dence, and finish them when they least
expect it.-Farm, Field and Stockman
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-09-24
TIKI MIDLAND JOURNAL.

completed and will be given to the
printers As soon as enough subscrib.
ers are obtained to defray the cost
of publication, 1t will be furnished
to subscribers, substantially bound
in cloth, for $3.50 a volume.
Inasmuch as the publication of the
book will depend upon the number of
subscriptions received and the
promptness with which they are
made all who wish to aid in promot-
ing the success of the enterprise
should subscribe for the book at
once, ami try to induce their friends
to do so.
1t is earnestly hoped that each of
the teachers Of the public schools of
the county will subscribe for the
book and obtain at least four other
subscribers. BY so doing they can
insure the publication of the book,
and aid in paying we'll deserved
tribute to their friend, the late
School Commissioner. Address
GEORGE JOHNSTON. Elkton, Md.
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every grain of -four; the same results
follow when an immoderate quantity of
lard or other shortening has been used.
The lightness of pie crust depends up
on the amount of air which it is posi-.
BILE to keep within the dough; and herein
lies the reason that it should be lightly
handled and never pressed in rolling
The heat to which a pie is subjected
should be sufficient to start it to bak-
ing almost Immediately. When it
becomes brown too soon, the hardened
portion presses upon the unbaked, un-
risen interior, thereby preventing a free
rupture of the little cells which exer-
else so important an office.-Harper's
Bazaar.
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Ladies' Department.
Fashion Notes.

Hosiery for street wear is in plain
dark colors.
The hustle shows no sign of di-
diminishing in size.
Scotch pebbles are to be largely
used for ornaments.
Enamelled jewelry in new and
beautiful designs is fashionable.
Jerseys still keep their hold and
are in greater variety than ever.
Gauze- painted fans are shown ex.
.quisitely tinted. and in great va
riety.
Metal buttons for dress ornaments
are not quite as large as last season.
The feather.edge ribbons, lately
revived, will be the favorite in rib
bOns.
Ball-shaped metal buttons as large
as rifle bullets are among the new
est importations in that line.
Habit fronts of linen are fastened
with small sEirt-studs exactly like
those used by gentlemen.
Among the things in ornaments
are brooches in cut silver in odd
fancies of birds and animals.
Silk cords and tassels are used as
ornaments for dresses and as girdles
to children's suits and coats.
Boys hats in velvets, pushes, and
cloth to match suits, will be made in
the popular Tam O'Shanter shape.
The hair is still worn high en- the
head, and many quaint hair orna-
ments are shown among novelties.
Chemisettes will be very much
worn. They are in all materials
linen, bishops lawn, tucked organd-
lie, and all kinds Of laces.
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PROSPECTUS.
1.-THE Poets and Poetry of Cecil
County,"

county,.
The subscriber proposes to pub.
lish, as early as practicable in 1887,
book to be called "Ihe Posts and
Poetryof Cecil County, consisting of
selections from the poetical writings
of the late David Scott, of John, Da-
vid Scott of James, Tobias Rudolph,
Zebulon Rudolph, William p. Ewing,
Edwin E. Ewing. John Cooley,
George w. Cruikshank, Rev. William
Duke, John H. Kimble, Folger Nc
Kinsey, William j. Jones, Hon.
James McCauley, Emma Alice
Browne, Mrs. Sarah Hal. (nee Ewing),
Mrs. James Mccormick (nee Ida
Cameron), Mrs. F. j. Darlington (nee
Anna NJ. Biles), Mrs. John NJ. Ire.
land (nee Mary f. Haines). and per-
haps two or three others.
The poetry of each of the writer's
will be preceded 10y short bio.
graphical sketch which will add
greatly to the value of the book.
1t seems proper in this connection
to say that the publication of the
book was suggested by the desire of
many ofthe friends of the late School
Commissioner David Scott, to per-
petuaLe his memory by the publica'
ton of his poems, which he was pre-
vented from doing himself by unfor-
tunate circumstances. The subscrib-
er, who had been intimate with Mr..
Scott for more than thirty years, un.
dertook the work of collecting his
poems, at the instance of some of
Mr.. Scott's friends; but, after having
collected the greater part Of them, it
became apparent that they were not
numerous enough to justify
their publication in volume
by themselves, and the work
Of collecting the writing OF the
other native poets, and those who,
though not natives of the county,
have resided and written in it, was
commenced.
The work has been prosecuted for
the greater part of year, and the re-
suit has Deen the collection of enough
material to make a large volume, in
which the Hteratl of the county and
the friends and relatiye of the writ
ers should feel enough interest and
pride to insure its publication. The
work has been labor or love, promp-
ted by desire to honor the memory
of deceased friends, rather than to
fiatter the vanity of living writer's,
and has been undertaken without
hope of pecuniary gain.
The book will be published by
subscription. and will contain about
800 pages. The manuscript is nearly