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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-09
SEw-YoRK DAILY TRIBUNE SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1885, fI

,,ou,d mot recommend him to publish large edition,
as they feared the public would not care for bis style
Mr. Shorthouse ultimately determined 10 print only
100 copies for circulation amongst his friends. vi
this edition copy sent to Mr. Macmiiian' inc
wellk known publisher. One day Mr. Gladstone hap
pcned TO be I'm Mr. Macmillan's office, when inc
latter called his attention TO "John Inglcsant" and
bcrocd he would look through the book and give him
his opinon as 10 its merit. Mr. Gladstone TOOK tho
book away with him, and In a few days wrote 10 MI
Macmillan expressing tho highest opinion OF tho work.
and begging that Mr.. Macmillan would induce the au
thor 10 give IL 10 tho world. Tho book has SINCE as
we know passed through many editions, and brought
the author wealth and fame
The forthcoming novel OF that audacious Eng
lshwoman Mrs Mona Card, is entitled The wing
OF Aszael'
Good old Jolly Professor Dlachie Is daring man
has writtcn-and Is going 10 publish-a magazine
article Matrimonial Maxinls by Married Man.
The literary lady known as Dora D'Istrta is dead
She was I'm private life the Princess kohoh
Sir Frank r. stockton writes concerning his new
story "Tbe Great War syndica'c' that II as
history of most remarkable, startling and novel
war, between the United states and Great Britaih'
no account Of which has before been written IL ID
true the has not yet taken place, out Us as'ohSn
Ing and almost marvellous features and incidents ao
fully detailed by the author. This war is urged on
make contract with the Government TO carry inc
war TO a successful conclusion Without aid from the
army and navy Of the United States. The surprising
manner in which the syndicate prosccutes hosltlcs,
the amazing and stupendous powers Of Its engines
OF war; Of which It monopoly and tho ethical
cultured fashions in which the campaign is con-
Quoted wonder to the United States as well as TO
Great Britain are fully set forth with all the humor-
Gus and hitherto unknown incidents connected win
them The result Of this war; entirely and equally
favorable and satisfactory 10 both delights the soul
OF the Anglo TO such an extent that both
England and America unto to build monument 20
Thomas Hutchins, whose fate IS recorded In mo
history Golfers " Once Week Will contain thls
airy fiction.
Henry E. Rhoaies, the engineer corps OF the
Navy who was associated with Lieutenant Commander
DoLong, Lieutenant Chlpp and Chief Engineer Mel
Vile in the Iolaris Search Expedition In the Mcuc
in 1873 and who has been around the world nearly
twi ice has written book of travel 1t is TO be pub
Iished by the D. Lothrop Company 1t deals In ali
interesting way with the habits and customs Of the
people OF the West Indias Of Brazil and other coun
Fri. of South Amciica Of Africa, Madagascar. the
COmoro Islands, Arabia. India, China Japan. Green
land, etc, and Will be appropriately Illustrated
stepnaK' Is completely absorbed in his TASK OF
writing novel
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-09

duction OF the malehc crcaturc-the Counts cm-
bodied sin-which is struggling to reproduce the
evil IL represents, and to the ruin OF the originator
NJ that evil well as his innocent wife From
this point the drama, half spiritual, half material
marches steadily forward with indescribable
beauty aud statchness The reader is made 70
feel the presence of the unseen intelgcnces,
Of the opposed influences, which I'll the air.
The benefcent elements are centred in De
Brie, the bosom friend of La VALERIE,
who perccvcS the danger impending, and whose
eyes, too, are opened to sec the phantom abbe,-
but in his true diabolic form, without the suave
disguise in which he appears to La VALERIE Out
of the physical shock caused by this appalling
revelation, De Bre eventually derives the remedy
he is seeking 1t is no part of our purpose to
follow the story TO its conclusion, which is worthy
Of its antccedents and full OF beauty. One can
not but admire the authors depth Of mystical
cruditon and insight, never more strlSingly shown
than in the scene Of La Valliere's walk on the
tower glacis. and his second meeting with the
diabocal able. 1t is La Valliere's intense desire
cnce more TO see that mysterious form which brings
il, and it is the same abnormal exercise of will
power which enables him to hear the voice of
the pretended able In this whole scene there
is mantle at the same time strong dramatic power
and that facility in realizing the most subtle
spiritual conceptions which has been the gift of
rare few among writers OF fiction. AS TO the con-
Guiding episode, in which the able appears for the
last time, there is concentrated force Of deScrip
ton and expression in it which produces i'm
preston little less than awful If we might en-
ploy the term realism" in such a connection, we
should say that it is the realistic energy with
which the author fixes his mystical ideals that
Att oHoo Tn
respects, and perhaps even as a whole, " The
Countess Eve" is the most important and harmoni-
ously conceived and executed Of Mr.. Shorthouse's
works. In the clements which separate it from
nearly all current literature it is an achievement
of an exceptional kind
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-09
A CLFyEP WONIN.
an Englishwoman in America.

From an English woman In America
Orco while travelling In tho Wost. she was obliged
take seat In crowded car, white her friends
entered next.
Her neghbor In the seat was disagree able looking
fellow, whose features showed an alarming amount OF
low cunning, prom sing actual knavery. In spite OF
the EnglishwOman's dlstfust OF him. she tell asleep,
and was awakened by feeling her companion with
drawing his hand from her pocket
Her FIRST impulse was 70 raise an alarm her second
10 ascertain the extent OF hor loss II proved that the
and as hts ticket was marked Chicago the lady
resolved 10 walt until they reached that place. also
her destination.
Tho train ran into the station at Chicago, the pick.
pocket made his way TO the door, and tho lady walked
beside him. baggage express messenger was
passing by the car, and the lady stopped him.
This gentleman has the checks for my baggage y
she said, polnting 10 the thief
The messenger turned TO the man who, astonishcd
at the suddenness with which tho tables had been
turned, hastily produced tho checks and disappeared
In the crowd.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-09
NOVEMBER BOUGTs. BY Walt whitman. $40,
PIP. lao Philadelphia: David Mckay.

NOVEMBER BOUGHS. BY Walt whitman. evo
PIP. lao. Philadelphia; David Mckay.
1t seems probable that this volume will be the
last published by Walt Whitman, and it is
gathering together OF many fragments, mostly in
prose. The verse consists Of the short pieces under
the head Sands at Seventy" a little collection
which fairly exhibits the poets strength and weak
ness, and in proportions indicating the mantc-
nance by him OF curious stability Of quality. In
the prose part OF November Boughs' the open
ing paper entitled 80" A Backward Glance O'cr
TravePd Roads will be to many readers the most
interesting for the reason that il is n reinstatement
Of the considerations which, IN his eyes, justify
the peculiarites Of his form and method Here
TOO, is 10 he noted evidence OF an unchangng
point OF view which in Whtman's ease is more
than the effect Of advancing agc-though that,
too, is partly accountable for il The poet himself
ingenuously supposes that his departure from &C
cepted methods and his effort 20 resurrect our
archaic form Of expression, together with his in
sistance upon "a realism which is so exaggerated as
to be unnatural, arise wholly from n radical spirit
Of reform. In this he has always been 10 a great
extent mistaken. for his peculiarites are at bot,
tom much more the results Of o certain narrow
The Charlotte Democrat., 1888-10-26
The Poison of SnidarS.

An Interesting essay on the pois on OF
spiders was recently delivered by Prof.
Brieger Of Halle, before society of uatu-
ralists. Experiments made withpstw
kinds of Russian spiders reputed to be
venomous showed them to be innocuous,
but a third species belonging to the same
region, and properly termed the "blaok
wolf," was found fully to bearFout its rep
utatiob. It's poison is more powerful per-
hsps than any known, not excepting prus-
sic acid and 'strychnine.' It makes great
ravages among Russian livestock, attack
ing the animals as they Craze. 1t inficts
sting on the mouth or tongue which
causes death in a short time. The venom
pervades the entire system of the spider,
constituting about twenty-five per cent.
of it's weight The poison belongs to the
class of so-called ferments, being composed
of albuminous matter! It is rendered in
active when subjectedto the action of al.
cohol. 1t produces no effect when taken
in the stomach, but when introduced into
the bloodvessels it acts so powerfully that
two or three milligrams will suffice to kill
a man. Prof. Brieger has examined the
spiders of Germany, and has found one
only to be venomous. In this species the
venom is possessed only by the young in
sect, which is virulent in an extraordina
ry degree.-N Y. Post. D 81 -
The Charlotte Democrat., 1888-10-26
The Sound of Thunder.

One of the most terse and succinct de.
scriptions of natural phenomenon is that
recently given by M. Him, in which he
says that the sound which is known as
thunder is due simply to the fact that the
air traversed by an electric spark, that is,
fash of lightning, is suddenly raised to
very high temperature, and has its vol
ume, moreover, considerably increased.
The column of gas thus suddenly heated
and expanded is sometimes several miles
long, and as the duration of the fash is
not even millioDth ofa second, it follows
that the noise bursts forth at once from
the whole column, though for An observer
in any one place it commences where the
lightning lie at the least distance.
In precise terms, according to n. Hirn,
the beginning of the thunder clap gives ui
the minimum distance of the Lightning
and the length of the thunder clap gives
us the length of the column. He also re
marks that when fash of flightning strikes
the ground, it is not necessarily from th,
place struck that the first noise is heard
Again, he points ont that bullet whistle
in traversing the air, SO that We can to
certain extent follow its fight. the sam
thing also happening with falling mete
/ orite just before striking the earth. Th'
noise actually heard has been compared {
the sound produced when one tears liner
1t is due, really, to the fact that the 81
rapidly pushed on one side in front of th
proiectile, whether bullet or meteoritt
quickly rushes back to fill the gap left il
the rear.-Scientjfc Anaerscan.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1888-10-26
Rheumatism.

An interesting analysis has been made
of 500 consecutive cases of acute rheuma-
tism admitted to the London hospital
Of these patients 238 were males and 265
females, and nine males and six females
died. Only two were over sixty years OF
age; ten were between fifty and sixty;
twenty-nine between Forty and fifty;
ninety between thirty and forty; one
hundred and ftty-four between twenty
and thirty; one hundred and eighty eight
between ten and twenty; twenty-six be-
tween five and ten, and only one under
FIVE. The number of cases admitted in
January was fty-four; in February,
forty-eight; March, forty-four; April.
thirty-two; May, twenty-eight; June
thirty-two; July, twenty-eight; August
forty-fve; September, forty-seveD; Octo
Der, fifty-six; November, thirty -four; De
cember, fiftY-two. In one hundred and
seven cases acute rheumatism had oc
Cured in near relatives; in forty-six cases
in one or both Of the parents. In thirty
eight cases only there was family his
tory of gout; in eighty cases, of nervous
disease; in eighty-three cases, Of consump
tion; and two hundred and sixty-sever
cases were complicated with heart affec
tiou.s ast
The Charlotte Democrat., 1888-10-26
Baby Elanhants.

How the young elephants in the large
herds escape from being crushed is some
thing of mystery, as they are almost
continually 10 motion; but when herd is
alarmed the young almost immediately
disappear. A close observer would see
that each baby was trotting along direct
ly beneath its mother, sometimes between
her forelegs. 80
On the march, when little elephant is
born 10 herd, they stop day or two to
allow it time to exercise its little limbs
and gain strength, and then they press on,
the mothers and babies in front, the old
tuskers following in the rear, but ready to
rush forward at the first alarm. When
rocky or billy places are reached the little
ones are helped up by the mothers, who
push them from behind and in various
ways; but when river has to be forded
or swum q comical sight ensues. The
stream may be very rapid and rough, as
the Indian rivers often are after rain,
and at such place the babies would hard
ly be able to keep up with the rest, SO the
mothers and fathers help them. AT first
all plunge boldly in-both young and old
and when the old elephants reach deep
water, where they have to swim, the
young scramble upon their backs and sit
astride, sometimes two being seen in this
position. But the very young elephants
often require little more care and atten.
tion. so they are held either upon the
tusks of the father or grasped 10 the trunk
OF the mother and held over or just at the
surface of the water. Such sight is 9
curious one, to say the least-the grea,
elephants almost hidden beneath the wa.
ter, here and there young one seemingly
walking on the water, resting upon sub
merged back. or held aloft while the dark
waters foam below.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1888-10-26
Judging from Appearances.

A noted professor in one of our col.
leges, 10 speaking of his own college
days, said: "I remember a student.
Frank W., who sat by me in the lecture
room, who fell under grave rebuke. be-
canse the lecturer judged by appearances.
Frank had trick of whiting. One day
he fashioned small keel of shin. o
dainty thing, with witching figure
head. He finished it just as the lecture
was finished. DIR. NJ, the lecturer. was q
reverend man, with white hair and kind
heart. But the good man was wounded
by the whittier. He was idle, and dis
respectful; and he summoned him to his
study, to administer wholesome rebuke.
Young man. said he, i am obliged to
speak to you about the foolish and trifiing
way in which you spend your time.
Frank looked at him in surprise. Please
take that thing out of your pocket that
you made during iecture.' Frank drew
forth the keel; he had made it, without
thinking, and be was hardly conscious OF
It's existence.
Your disrespect for me and the stu.
dents ] might pass BY said DIR. M, 'but
your irreverence for important subjects ]
must tIeat more severely. Can you tell
ingT Frank told the subject readily.
Can you tell me any thing about the
manner in which it was treated p 'I
think so,' said Frank.
And he began at the first remark OF
the lecturer, and repeated almost every
word of the lecture.
4 did not think you noticed anything
that said, Mr. w. said the doctor, aston
ishment and respect struggling for the
mastery OF his mind
4 suppose / was whiting said Frank.
'I generally am, but 1 did not know it,
upon my honor. I never was more in
terested in a lecture in my lite.'
Appearances are deceitful,' said the
doctor. you will pardon me for judging
you wrongfullY.'
'And I hope you will pardon me fol
my everlasting whittling,' said Frank
I would give it up, but l am afraid
should lose the thread of my ideas il had
not something in my hands.'"
The Charlotte Democrat., 1888-10-26
How Oysters came to be Eaten.

Did il ever enter into your mind to in
quire how certain articles of diet were
irst introduced? How about the firsi
meu2 Did they GO about tasting every.
thing that they sa~f or were they in.
structed? When was the transition made
from cereals and fruits, from roots and
leaves, TO flesh? That must have marked
an era. ~ ee asst5x .a}
But an oysterl that marvel of delicacy
that concentration of sapid excellence,
that mouthful before all other mouthfuls,
who first had faith TO believe it, and cour
age to executef TheHexterior is not per.
suasive. One would be as likely 10 gath
er stones for luncheon as the OF ster shut
fast in his she'll. Imagine one opened
The long shell contains this armless. leg.
LEGS, ey eless pulp, without skin, hair OF
bone, without motion or sense. What
does ii most resemble2 Every one will
hour the first acquaintance with oysters
is with much hesitation and squeamish ap
prehension. Who, then, first gulped the
dainty thing and forever after called him
self blessed. have my own theory.
Some adventurous sailors, probably,
were driven ashore, their boat swamped,
all their provisions sunk, and half their
company drowned. Unable to find root
or acorn on the barren shore, afraid to
venture back into the country, where
perhaps, they might have been served up
Tor food themselves, they sat upon the
beach, disconsolste. Some dry sticks
which the waves cast up, lay near them
By rubbing they kiudled spark, and
built fire upon the sand and stones.
They saw oysters lying about cast ur
by the violent waves which had been sc
disastrous to them. Some lay underneath
the wood, scme at the edge of the Goals
The oyster, surprised at such warm re-
ception, opened his mouth and could no,
shut it! From that moment the world
was richer. The hungry men believed
the benignant gods had wrought a mira
Gle for their salvation. The morsel looked
unsavory; but if the divinities had
wrought food out of stones, what were
they that they should be afraid to eati
No sooner had they tasted than they were
confirmed in their superstition. This was
the very food of the gods. A portion had
been dropped down for them!
The Charlotte Democrat., 1888-10-26

Is As each step of ladder is useful
only when those below it have been firm.
ly troddeD. SO each step in education de-
pends for its success upon the previous
steps having been well taken. Thus the
very early years of school life demand at
least as much ability, judgment, expert
ence and clear sig htedness ia the teacher
as do any subsequent ones, if not more
To commit the little ones to any but com.
petent and responsible hands is one of the
most fatal errors that can be made In edu-
cation. 1t is during these years that the
strongest Impressions are made, and that
the firmest and most lasting habits are
formed.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1888-10-26
The Dog and the Bear.

Before the hunt was over had a chance
to try him on bear, and he was the best
bear dog of his size have ever been ont
with. His hunting weight was about
forty pounds, but at times he weighed
FIVE pounds less. When an able-bodied
bear has been thoroughly frightened and
has made up his mind to leave the coun-
try rather than climb a tree, it takes o
pretty smart dog to stop him until the
hunter can catch up for shot; but Pete
would often do it. Not always, though.
For the bear has shrewd way of drag
ging his enemy through the worst posi-
BILE taDgles Of brier and laurel brake or
knocking him loose against fallen timber,
rocks. etc. But his most effective ruse is
to drag the dog into tangle ofuuder-
growth and then throw himself over with
a sudden back flop, reaching out and strik-
ing savagely with his torepaws; or, TO re-
verse che operation, he viii suddenly drop
his nose between his fore-legs and change
ends, which draws the dog over and with
q reach of his claws; and it is wise and
wary dog that escapes all these tricks.
Whence it som etimes happens that Pete
was left on the trail so utterly beaten and
exhausted that he had to be helped into
"oO O@uAPs hO"OSOh9 WoS A0A0AT e-AO
case. The bear, when suddenly attacked
and sharply bitten, would usually take
the nearest large tree he came to, where,
with GOODNESS and skill, he could be easily
approached and shot. II only a slight
wound were inflicted he was apt to come
down with heavy thump, gather himself
up and commence to emigrate in dead
earnest; in which it took good bear team
to stop him, and Pete was team by him
SELF I have known him to seize bear
by the ham and hang his hold, with legs
stifiY braced, until he was dragged more
than hundred yards at a stretch. He
had a very creditable score on bear scalps,
as subsequently, learned, though we only
got after three bears while he was with
me, two of which got away. These two
were wary old pig thieves who knew all
about dogs and would sooner die than be
treed. In each case they wore the dog
out and left him on the trail in a halliday q
run, while the hunter, with his best efforts,
could not get near enough for shot
Forest and Stream
The Charlotte Democrat., 1888-10-26
LAND FOR SALE.

l offer for sale my FARM, containing about
$50 Acres, located twelve miles North of Char
lotte and three miles from the Town of Hunters
ville on the Atlantic, Tenn. s. Ohio Railroad.
Greek.
Will sell the whole in one Tract, or will
divide into small Farms TO suit purchasers.
Price moderate; terms easy.
For further information call on me on the
premises or address me at Huntersville P. D.
JOHN W. MOORE.
Sept z, 1885, 3m
The Charlotte Democrat., 1888-10-26


AN INDIAN AND A PANTHER.-A
short time since bloody fight occurred
bet cen an Indian and panther, twenty
miles south of Mercer, Texas. A party
of Indians from neighboring yillag e
were out bunting wild turkeys. One of
the party who had strayed away from his
companions met large panther and shot
at it, wounding the beast and greatly in
furiating it. The panther was in close
quarters and rushed upon the Indian be-
fore he could reload, and bloody fight
4ensned. The Indian drew. his. knife; and
when the panther sprang upon him cut
the beasts throat from ear to ear, but at
the same time the animal fastened its
fangs in the throat of the Indian, and a
death struggle commenced. When the
other Indians reached the com mbatants
both the Indian and the panther were
dead Globe Democrat.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1888-10-26
Sale of Land.

By virtue of a decree of the Superior Court oi
Mecklenburg county, made in the proceedings OF
W. g. Maxwell, administrator of j. D. Price, de
ceased, against Adaline Tucker, D. F. Troutman
and wife, Rehecca and. others, heirs at law oi
James D. Price, deceased, will sell at the Couri
House door in Charlotte, at public auction, on
Monday the 9Th day of November, 1888, valua
BILE tract of LAND situated in Long Creek town.
ship, in Mecklenburg county, about seven miles
from the city of Charlotte, adjoining the lands
OF j. W. Wadsworth, d. F. Troutman, W. e.
Dunn, and others, known as the James D. Price
Home place, containing seventy-ive acres.
On this Land there has been discovered vein
of valuable gold ore. ....
The sale is made subject to the right of dover
of the widow of James D. Price.
Terms-One fourth of purchase money to be
paid in cash and the balance secured by note
payable in one year
W. G. MAXWELL,
Administrator
Oct. 10, 1885, 4w