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The examiner. (Hartford, Conn.) 1881-188?, 1886-07-24
rhs stranded Gate cav.

WAoD's HoLL, Mass, July 2i.-The
wPacked steamer Gate City is still lying
quietly where she struck, and as the sea
is still, she is suffering no further damage.
The only danger now Is from q storm, for
high seas would surely pound In the
vessels bottom,
The examiner. (Hartford, Conn.) 1881-188?, 1886-07-24
suicade OF N Defaulter.

EVANSVILLE, July 21.-Henry Shaefer,
aged tvhanty-five, shot himself through
the head yesterday In the presence of his
wife. He was a defulter.
He left nate to his wife that he was
that he was short $175 in his accounts
which his wife would settle.
The examiner. (Hartford, Conn.) 1881-188?, 1886-07-24
BASE BALL.

The three leading clubs In the League
held their own in the race yesterday.
The record now stands:
The examiner. (Hartford, Conn.) 1881-188?, 1886-07-24
ALRANY,s GREAT FESTIVAL.
The Procession of All Nations lh0
Chief EvcnI Yesterday.

ShheA kR0ut Il eBteEuats
ALBANY, July 21.-Thirty- eight guns,
fired ut sunrise, doomed in the third day
of the bi.centednial celebration. The pa
rade of all nations in the morning was
great success. A float bearing women
representing the various provinces of Hol-
land and dressed in typical costume was
in the first division. Another float rep
resentng wind mill, with millers in
peasant costume at work followed.
The st. Andrews and Caedonian So.
cieties, arrayed in kits and tartans also
marched in the division. France was
represented in the second division by the
French Canadians of Albany Troy and
Green Island, with band from Platts.
burg. They bor. the banners of the St
john Baptiste Society On a handsomely
decorated float was the figure of ST. John
the Baptist as u child, with a lamb beside
1t.
In carriages rode number of gayly-
dressed members OF lacrosse and snow
shoe clubs. The Italians also marched in
this division. They were preceded by an
deliberately constructed float representing
the Santa Maria with a figure of Column
bus, Its commander.
Ireland was represented In the trdhi
division. 1t comprised the Hibernian
Nifie Corps, the st. Joseph's, st. Johns
and ST. Mary's Sodalites, the Robert
IAulGb OLttcu lElSutueQ dIu
branch of the Irish National League. One
float, decorated in green and gold, bore
aloft in its centre a throne, on which was
seated young lady representing Erin,
while surrounding her were other young
ladies, dressed in white and green, repre-
senting the four provinces and the thirty
two counties OF Ireland. Another float
bore figures representing Emmet AID
Parnell, the former with his hands bound
as felon.
The Grant Club with fifty mounted men
in red uniforms 100 men in white uni
forms and 100 In blue, marched in the
fourth division. At their head was borne
a banner bearing the figures 1906"
Germany was represented in the fifth
and last division, composed of singing and
other societies peculiarly Gernlanic.
At The close of the parade the Germans
Wont to Washington Park, where they
had their own exercises, one feature of
which was the planting of an oak
The Prisoner Helps the Jury.
CHICAGO. July 21.-Harry Roberts the
motor .ous north side burglar, has been for
tne lasl two days OH trial for the second
ime in the month for entering the resi-
dence of Emcrs III Brush, at No. 4O3 North
State street. The jury alter many hours
deliberation, came into court and the
foreman arose and canlly stated that the
jury had disagreed. AS he finished il
was announced, to the surprise of every
body in the court room, tha the defen
dant desired to plead guilty. The Court
sentenced him to one years imprisonment.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-10-23
TIE W.AsnER WolfAN's SONG,

In a very humble cot,
In Il rather quiet spot,
Tn the suds and In the soap
Worked q woman full of hope;
working, singing, all alone,
Tn a sort Of undertQoe,
.syNith a Savior for friend,
He viii keep mo to the end"
Sometimes happening along
I had heard the semi.sonS,
And I often used to smile,
More in sympathy than guile
But I never saida word
In regard to what 1 heard;
AS she sung about her friend
Who would keep her to the END.
Not in sorrow nor in glce
Working all day long was she,
AS her children three or four,
PLAYED around her on the floor;
Rnt in lnonOtones the song
She was humming all day long,
..yVith a Savior for o friend
He will keep me to the end.
IT'S a song I do not sing.
Enr 7 scarce believe u thing
OF the stories that are told
OF the miracles OF old;
But 1 know that her bellet
Is tho anodyne OF grlei,
And will always be friehu
THAT will keep her to the end.
Just a trifie lonesome she.
lust as poor as poor could be,
But her spirits always rose,
Like the bubbles in the clothes,
And though widowed and alone
Cheered her with the monotone;
OF a savior and friend.
Who would keep her to the enc.
have seen her rub and scrub,
ON the washboard in the tub,
While the baby sOpped In suus
Rolled and tumbled in the dues
Or was padding in the pools,
With old scissors stuck In spools;
She still humming of her friend
Who would keep her to the eno.
Human hopes and human creeds
Have their root in human nceds,
And I would not wish to strip
From that washerwoman's up
Any song that she can sing,
Any hope that songs can oflns'
For the woman has friend
That will keep her to the end.
-Easgc,e r. Ware, Fort iScott, Aa's
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-10-23
VALLET0RT DIAMONDS

people were always asking each oisef
how the Velletorts kept the'r heaus
above water. They were known 10 he
in state OF chronic iInpecunios'ty, ana
vet. somehow or other, they contrlVeu
to show bold front to the world.
Their pretty riverside villa at Twicken-
nam was furnished luxuriously. Capt.
Vailetort. who had retired from the
service some years before, drove
dashing mail phaeton and pair; anu
| Mrs Valletort was one OF the pest-
dressed women in London. How
,vas done no one knew. Capt. Wales
tort dabbled on the Stock Exchange,
and was one of the best ecarte players
Going. but neither of these sources OF
income was likely to afford him the
means of gratifying his very expensive
tastes. Mrs: Valletort had no private
fortune: but she, too, spent good dea'
of money, although she was always
telling Ter friends she was dreadinliS
hard IN. for Edward had made several
unfortunate epeculations lately, etc.
Still. In spite of this, the inpecunlou
nair lived in good style and were appai
emily prosperous. They were in debt
Of course, but by some unknown mean
thew kept creditors and duns at Day
They did not entertain much, but
Mrs ValIetort was extremely pretty
and her husband had tho knack
making himself agreeable in societ
and made it rule never TO Dorro,
money of his friends, the Valletor'
were a good deal in request at Dime,
ng and dances during the season. Peopl
at were always glad to see them, for the
..liioht-hearted, =. semi-bohemian gayet
was wonderfully infectious, ana :
dinner party at which they were pre-
emf ever went of badly. Capt. van
. tort was, besides, extremely popular
his club-the BayOnet; and Chari
Fenton of the guards was in the hat
y of saving that he would rather io
money to Ned Valletort than 70 al
man he knew. 1t was fortunate
~ tool, that view of the matter, for I
=, unhappy youth very often rose hes
Tor loser when tho Captain employ
his talents against him and II
eouelly fortunate that the latter pt
sessed the difficult art OF winning gra
fnllv. for ecarte was his princil
- means o. bringing grist to tEe mill, a
MANY men less philosophic than you
Fenton might have declined TO
their luck a second time against 81
skill as his, had it not been iof
pleasant, good-humored, nohchai
&c. way in which the Captain pocketeo
winnings.
One morning the husband, ana
were seated at breakfast, when the
tain looked up suddenly from nc
naper he was carelessly reading
It. said with suden eagerness, as bis
caught an announcement
Hdeaths'
"My dear, wasn't Lady AEam
Belchambre godmothor OF you
ayes, but why do you ask ~
..She's dead-dieo at Mentone
ago." g.,
uMrs. Valletort ciasped her ia
and her eyes frightened.
RS. 60, Ned! 1 wonder i'll she
left me anything. can't preten
be sorry she is dead," she added
apologeticalIy. "because she was
go old, and / haven't seen her 81
was a child"
.sMy dear Lila, don't think
expected you TO dissolve into tea
the news" he interrupted, with
lR. augh. awe always agree to be
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-10-23

Grow n garden, a small fruit orchard,
keep a good flock of poultry, a lev lew
head OF swine, some good milk cows,
a small flock of sheep and be econmicai
and YOU will steadily become better OH
| - Eo1ca Eoegister.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-10-23

-, .,hor yon didn't care . oh
!, .as, for I,a,1v Aramfnla living; bat 20
% sn "a haa really done her duty %
:. .,.,a,ha, hv uniting Won dow0 In her "
e,,,,, tss = =. 1dsone sum, Il am quite Ia
,,,,,,,n,, that YOU should get up any
snor,,rt ~ an;husiasm for her virtue. ~
M. ser;onslv. do YOU thluk II likely q
s,'., ;has Iore sn p,
: ~ .h;nr II inst possible she mays" I,
sa,d Mrs. Vailelort, looking thought,
fnIiv nj the flowers on the table.
wish had written to her ottener. =
~, ia no good regrstting anything oi
,hat sort now. my dear. we snall
nrnbably hear in q day or two from
her solicitors-that Is, II you are tea'sy
| II viii be wonderful piece Q! inck
har oofrse lhoaVhtfully. 1--WE are
ns. sSs,,,, shnrt IF money Just now"
Can. Valletort sssented.
.Ds vou think we could raise any.
hing On INV expectation ?'' said Lila,
lookinr up brightly.
s,I am afraid not. Old Morris made
no end of difficulty about the last ao-
,,,,n j,
.N,rs y,.lletort's pretty face clouded,
hnt on,v for moment; her native |
icnthasrtedncss soon reassetted ITSELF,
and all that morning she employed
herself In rearing maeulncens op"a
Sat,nn than that afforded by the brief
Snnonncement in the Times.
some days later a long blue en- velope.
addressed In neat, legal handwriting:
Mas among the heterogeneous heap o.
ietters. Invitations and bills Mrs. Vale.
tort found awaiting her when she came
down to breakfast.
40! Ned, congratulate me J" she ex,
claimed. rapturously, when she nsu
mastered the contents OF the lette1'
ssThat dear, sweet old thipG nas csu'
az" ~ eft YOU some money !" interrupted
. -" Gsn,ain eagerly. uMy dearest
Iil,a-0
enc not money, but-her dia.
! ,,,nas nositiyeIy all her diamonds
}. The little woman's eyes spatkleu ~
90 hand e.The celebrated Belchambre
10 diamonds. They are magnificent,
he tnow. for I have often heard my poor
"a n,niher speak OF them."
.S ,..Fnr a moment the Captains iac
ID fell. hut. he soou remembered that
en- fine collection OF diatnonus .op IT,
he he wIfs's legacy was not, then, to o
a despised.
nd swhat do you think they al
at worth ?'' he asked suddenly.
1t sOh! I don't know; thousanos an
,,e. thousands of pounds, should imae
GO tine.n replied the wife vaguely. "Ne.
ers liust think how we'll shaii iooH
of them! have SO few Jewels, Anu
the ssMy dear girl, you don't meau
i've sav that YOU intend tO-to keep them.
,ate he gasped, as the dreadful Possioili,
,eal dawned on his mind that Lila mig
avs elect not to turn her costly legacy 10
nily hard cash.
eral aOf course mean to keep tnem
,tc.. she retorted, coolly. ooh. Neo. y
don't-want me too sell them' :.
IONS vou ?n she added, piteously, as =
par- Captains brows drew together oml
chi. ously, and an unpleasant light eau
cans into his eyes.
bnv. aYou will do as you like, OF course
+ as he replied, irritably. "They VIII
a,,w yours and not mine. But how a
X OF woman can care to deck herselI
,ietv with diamonds worth several tnousa ~
ROW mounds when she knows what " 10
torts want money passes my compten'
,ners sion.,
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-07-24
The Air Gun.
nan 20H.

The air-gun is simply a PNEUMATIC en-
gine, for the purpose of dischaSging bull
lets by the castle force of compressed
air. 1t is not known exactly when or by
whom it was first invented, but it was
certainly in use In France tire centuries
age. 1t is probable that hal not the
cunpowdcr been discovered at SO early
date air-guns might have been made very
eff ctivc. They are usually made in the
form of muskcts, having a hollow stock,
which is filled with compressed air from
a forcc-pump. The lock is nothing more
than a valve, which lets into the barrel a
part of the compressed air from the stock
when the trigger is pulled. The gun is
loaded with wadding and bullet in the
ordinary way, and the bullet is driven
from the barrel by the expansive action
of the air. The range Of the gun de-
pcnds upon its size and the amount and
degree Of compression Of the air. The
velocity OF the bullet is proportioncd to the
square foot Of the degree of compression
Of the air. Under the pressure Of fifty
atmospheres, or 75opounds, for instance,
the impulse given to the ball is almost
equal 10 that Of an ordinary charge Of
gunpowdcr. Air guns are sometimes
made in the form Of walking sticks, SO
they can be readily used for purposes Of
defense. Air-9uns arc generally regafd-
a .as somewhat unsafe, but it is not
known that any Lax has ever been enact
81 against them. In the hands Of incxpe-
rienccd or malicious persons they are cap
able Of doing much mischief.-Lnt1r-
/ Irfar
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-07-24
CircenSeS.

The greatest modern patron of rough
and-tumble sports is the prince of Baroda,
in the province of Guzcrat, India. The
revenue Of the pricipality exceeds the
official expenditure by more than 81,
900, 00O and nearly the whole of that
surplus is invested in what the old Roman
would have called circcnses- beast shows
and trials of strength. The guicowar as
the native call their prince, is in the mar
ket for all sorts of circus novelties. He
keeps stone walled stables full of tigers,
leopards, chcctalls, and fighting dogs,
and has special corps OF beast-tamers to
train his fighting elephants. \ present
of specially fcrocious brute of that sort
is sure passport to his favor. The
monthly elephant fights are generally fol-
lowed by the contests oftwo legged prize
| fighters, -pugiliSts, club duellists, and
| 5ldtcrs- professionals Of the latter school
using their heads with the skill Of me-
rino ram. Butting- matches are kept up
4 TIL one of the champions fall stunned !;
t and the tistic encounter, too, would make
Mr.. Bereh speechless with rage, for the
/ boxers use an iron fist-ring very similar to
the ceStus that made the mills of the old
-. Grecian prize fighters so murderous. The
Baroda Sullivans would think bare
knuckle match an absurdly tame affair,
land that their views has made various
Saxon converts is proved by 'he cireum-
stance that the fctcs of the guicowar are
attended by crowds Of British sportsmeu
from Bombay and Hyderabad. = Chicaga
/ Times
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-07-24
III MI ROUS.

When a business house i in a ''shaky"
condition is ii proper to speak Of it as
tirn2\
A pctrifed clock has been found in
Rome Another indication Of hard
times
Every man mas some hobby, and every
girl looks forward 10 the time when she
will have a hubby.
There is any amount IF good reading
in the dictionary, but it is distributed IN
a very tantalizins manner.
The husband may hoas; of holding
the rcins,n but its generally the wife
that says where the wagon is going.
Now is the time that the straw hat
smiles because il did not succeed in its
desire last November 10 make itself felt
4 carp said to be 2Gs years old has
been taken out Of the river Spree. This
shows that fish can stand sprees better
than men can.
1t is reported that Henry Bergh is car
ryng his sympathies for animals 50 far
that he is cultvatng bald spot on his
head as a pasture for flies.
More than four thousand devices for
coupling have been patented, and yet
thousands of bachelors and maidens 20
If alone i'm this country
Mistress Why, Della, what i'll the
world have you donG2 Dclia-Shurc,
ma'am, the master said the eas was
leaking, and | put up the pail to catch
it.
Joy never xii s. 4 man has even
been known to survive the shock Of find
ing a forgotten fvc-do.ar bill in the
watchpockct Of his last summers panta-
looms.
A lady who lost a pct canary bird by
death was inconsoiablc until somebody
suggested that she have it stuffed and
put on her bonnet. She is now AS happy
as ever
A number Of Philadclphia ladies' have
formed .an association to do all kinds Of
mcndng for bachelors They will find
it a difficult matter to mend the bach
elors' habits.
What a mur,lcrous looking villain the
prisoner is :" whispered the old lady r.
her husband in tho police court room. I'D
be afraid to get near him" "Sh :
warned her husband, that isn't the iEis
oncr, he hasn't been brousht;a yet. IT.
the Judge"
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-07-24
Congressional Musicians.

Among the members Of congress, Sena-
tor Hawlcy is the best known singer. He
has q fiuc baritone, which hc uses to eX-
cellent advantage. The senator's roper
toire is quite extensive, but his favorites
are some quaint old drinking songs, and
in their rendition he is well nigh inimta-
blc. Senator Blackburn, Of kentucky,
is a basso, and good singer he is too.
His favorite is cold Kentucky Home"
Senator Voorhees,, of Indiana, is another
singer Of congressional renown. Ills
voice is baritone, and he sings mum
Der OF selections very nicely. Not a
great while ago he sang his fayoritc, "A
Hundred Years Ago" in his committee
room, to a company Of friends, and they
do say that It was a magnlticents perform
ance Brown, Of Pennsylvania, has the
best tenor in congress, and it has been
thoroughly cultivated 1t is high, fine
and sweet voice. Mr. Brown is quite
fond of the higher order Of music, al
though he sings some plaintIve ballads III
manner that would do credit b pro-
fessional Hanback,, of Kansas, is an
other tenor. HIS voice is not as finely
cultivated as Browns, but it is powerful
and sonorous. He would make good
chorus singer in a comic opera were il
not for his bald head Hanback, likes
the serio-comic songs of the day. He
belongs to the Ell1s, and is a regular at
tcndant upon their meetings. lie can
give a grand reception as we'll as sing {
song Sometimes his selections are OF
the patriotic order and sometimes They
partalc of the comic, but he seldom sing
anything sentimental. There are quite
a number of singers in congress, enough
in fact to furnish choruses for scvera
opera companies, but the gentlemen men
| toned arc those who have achieved repu
tations on account Of their musical gift
and attalnments. .-Bost0n TrdUeller.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-07-24
Caste i'm India.

Caste, like terrible nightmare, Is
firmly fastened upon the social life Of
India. Is will take generations OF civil
izine influence TO make these letharsic
people realize that the system is evil. 1t
is not easy for us to understand it. The
following description, by gentleman in
India. shows little Of its pcrnioious
working Il
During a severe famine, man, with
his wife and child, applied to mission
ary for help. They had come from dis
tance, and were thin and pinched with
hunger. Food was at once brought. but.
hungry as they were, they would not
touch It. The child was on the ground
hunting Tor and eating the raw rice that
was scattered about the door. Rice be
ing given them, they commenced t. cook
it. but deyonrcd it before itbwas half
d6ie. They would not lose caste by eat
ing food prepared by any one not OF their
/ grade
There arc four principal castles. The
/ BrahminS or priests, are the highest
! They consider it beneath them to labor.
/ TO tend cattle or to milk cow would
be pollution. Formerly, if low-caste
! person touched them, even by accident,
| they could kill him on the spot with I'M
punity. The people yield to them as
! supcriors as matter Of course
When high caste man came into a
meeting, Il whole bench was vacated, the
occupants taking seats on the floor. The
natives usually travel third class on the
railway These cars are SO crowded
there is no room to sit apart. This has
tendency to break down caste.
The railway companies had difficulty
in supplying them water to drink. A
hioh-caste man could not drink water
brought by man Of lower caste. BY
employing high-caste man, all can be
supplied.
In their villages each caste lives by it
self Each has its own shops, or bazaars.
Below the regular castcs are the outcasts
-Fthose who lave broken over some oi
the various restrictions. Youths Con-
1,duion
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-07-24

"If we none of Us had any earthly i'm
perfcctions," said the young minister
elect, smiling, I've should be angels;
and although you're the nearest ever
saw to one, Kittyn-with kiss-'I
don't want you to float away and leave
me just yet. So I'm rather glad you
haven't arrived at that wing and-silger-
trumpet stage"
And ketu-ah Hitchings never troubled
herself any more about her hair.
If Harry likes it, said she, Il do
-IieIeA Forest Grnres.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-07-24
\ ADANGEROUS WOMAN.
The Narrative Of q Secret Ser
vice Detective.
1 Countereiter's Wife who Successfully
Assumed Numerous Disguisas

In JanuE5, 1868, the Secretary of the
Treasury vas notified that new and
dangerous counterfeit on a Cincinnati
National lank had been put afloat in
Boston. Tie Detective Bureau being no.
titiel in tum l was detailed on the case
and left for Boston the same day. About
s., 900 of tie queer had been 1oated in
one day, and the work had been done by
q woman. At one place she had pur
chased 5000 worth Of diamonds; at an
other $500 gold watch at another a dia
mond bracelet The goods in all cases
were such articles rs could be sold again .
for at least half their value.
Each victimized party described her
differently. At tie first place she was a
blonde, plainly dressed. 1T the next she
was brown haired woman in mourning;
at the third she had black hair, was
showily dressed, and claimed relationship
to a well-known family. After day
spent in taking notes and making dcduc-
tions | came to the copclusion that there
was only one woman in the case, and that
she had assumed diseuises. Boston was
thoroughly searched for her, and | had
not vet found a clue when the chief tcle-
graphcd me that She had appeared in
Philadelphia, | reached that city to find
that she had purchased 81, 600 worth Of
diamonds at one place and $500 worth at
another, paying, of course, in the coun-
terfeit bills. The first jcwelcr described
her as snowy woman with gold in her
upper front teeth. The second jewclcr
described her as very plain and dcmure,
and he was sure that she had no gold in
her teeth.
| had set out under the belief that /
had only one woman to deal with, and I
would not now admit there were two. |
looked Philadelphia high and low for fc-
males bearing the description, and at the
end of four days received another tcle-
gram from headquarters. She had APP
peared in Pittsburgh where she had
made three different purchases of jewel
crs. | hastencd No the Smoky City rs
soon as possible, and 10. the three de-
scriptons given were SO entirely different
that one was almost sure there were three
women at work floating off the counter
fcits
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-07-24
Leaf Aspects.

The maiden leaves through veins OF sylvan
blood
Are thrilled to love and sweet Arcadian
bliss,
When mnrrnuring round 1.-THE bough or
wakenins bud,
They dimple softly to the south winds kiss,
IN AUTUMN
How silently above the dying leaves
Tho trcarherou8 frost fatal network
weaves;
And slowly robbed Of Autlmn's buoyant
breath,
The weary foliage lapscs into death!
IS M H. Hayne.