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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-25

The Folk Lore Society has been asked to consider
the name each individual must bear-wheher folk
lorls" or folk-lorcr" The Greek tall Of the first
form Is condemned by writer who says that the
critical New Zealander for whom all trimming
up will find 1t difficult to believe that folklorst
accepted by the cultured I'm the latter years Of the
sapent nineteenth century, W. j. Thoms, the Origi-
naor Of the word folklore in favor OF folk
lorer' Two of ThOms's titles to fame he once set
forth thus on the back Of his d" carte':
II YOU would fain know more
or him whose photo here is
lie coined the word Folk lore.
And he started Notes and Queries.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-25
LITERARY NOTES.

Tile new Aldne edition of Gray's poetical works
promises to he complete Tile text followed is
that OF Gray's edition Of 1868. For most Of the
poems not included therein the editor Dr. Bradshaw,
has corrected the text from the MSS in Gray's hand
writing at Pembroke College. While engaged In this
examination. he has discovered some important mac
curaccs made by Matthias and followed by all subse
quent editors. Several pieces that have appeared in
various books on Gray are now first collected. Full
notes short history OF each poem new biography
Of Gray: and n complete photography Of his works
Will further enrich the edition.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-25

The hero and heroine of the forthcoming Z" Century
story of Kipling and Balester are Americans. They
60 to India the young in search Of famous
necklace supposed to be worn by Indian IDOL the
young woman rs a doctor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-25

allow n ribald scrbbler to lampoon my llnpe'"n
ancestor, ~ said the Tsar to the Head Of the CenSure,
few months ago, abiding to an erudlte HISTORY u
Catherine the Great.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-25

translation Of the poems Of BecQuer is announced
IN London.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-25

Mr.. Dunnte Da Ponte, grandson Of Mozart, ,
brettist and citizen Of Nev-Orleans has h..
visitor In New-YOrk for some days past
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-25

Az an observer OF human nature, DIR. Weir hitcheh
o, philadelphia. has the advantage of what Mr. HOW
els calls @natural aptitude and OF great ana lon,
experience. Therefore, readers VIII Swa't wiz,
uncommon interest his story called "Char"c's'''"''
n is 10 appear, by-and-by, In "Tlc Century
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-25

The Rev. Hugh Price Hughes's book Ethical
Christianity" will be one Of the notable series appear
Ing from the press OF +. p. Dntton & Co under the
general title Of Preachers OF the Age"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-25
HISSARLIK.
THE TROY OF HOMER AND OF SCliLlE-
MANN.

scIILIFMANN's EXCAVATIONS by DIR. G; schll,
chardt Translated from the German by Eugene
sellers with AN appendix on the recent discoveries
at Hssarllk by Or senenann ana Dr. WitS
fInstrstions svo pp. 1863. Macmillan q Co.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-08-13
Two-Storied Cars.

A novel style of observatory has been
devised by an ingenious Manitoban
who is of the opinion that the scenery
of this country is such that passengers
on a railroad ought to have better facil-
tiles for seeing it. Three or four sec
tions of n car roof are raised to height
of twelve to eighteen inches above the
ordinary level, forming sort of con
ming tower" the sides of which are
glazed. Second-story seats are pro-
vided in these sections where passengers
can sit and enjoy the scenery in any di-
rection. If perfectly heated and ven-
tilated such car would be most desir-
able, but it is a question whether the
added weight in the upper part of the
car would affect its safety and whether
the considerable motion in swinging
round curves or running over rough
tracks would not affect many travellers
very unpleasantly.
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DOGS AND GHOSTS.
Dumb Beasts Display Great Fear of Phan-
tom yisitants.

Dumb Beasts Display Great Fear of Phan-
tom visitants.
perhaps you are not aware" said
young lawyer to a Charleston Demo-
crat scribe the other day, THAT dogs
and horses are as much afraid Of ghosts
and other uncanpy or mysterious things
as are the most timid Of the human
race. proved it one time on two dogs,
at any rate. Not long after the war the
negroes were so bad about our place in
Kentucky that it was with difficulty
that we could keep our belongings on
our place. Every other method having
failed I finally hit upon the plan of
frightening them by appearing before
them dressed as ghost is said to hab-
ilitate itself.
"Of course, the negroes were success
fully frightened away from us, but
upon one occasion also frightened our
two watch dogs as badly as any negro
ever was frightened by ghostly appari.
ton. The dogs were fierce fellows, and
would allow no stranger or strange
thing on the place, but one moonlight
night they came upon me in spectral
attire. The dog that first caught a
glimpse of me just bumped up his back
until all four of his feet covered not
more than six square inches of Ken
lucky soil. His eyes stood out and his
hair stood up, and he began moving
backward, never for an instant taking
his eyes off my figure. His compa Mon
came up, went through the same move
ment, and both began backing eau
tiously from me. And as long as !
could see them they put distance be-
tween us in that way. A few moments
later heard them barking at home,
half mile distant They had taken
refuge under the house, and it was four
days before we could coax them out
-,
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BEN BUTLER MAD.
How He Resented n Slap on the Back
While Running for President.

How He Resented Slap on the Back
While Running for President.
When Butler was running for the
presidency he came to Chicago in the
course of a campaigning tour and
stopped at the Palmer house.
On the evening of his arrival, says the
Chicago Pust, he made political speech
from the Monroe street balcony of the
hotel, and afterwards held an informal
reception in the parlor. Great crowds
hoclSed to the reception. and for two
hours the daughty campaigncr was kept
busy shaking hands and protesting that
he was glad to see his callers.
Toward the latter part Of the evening
he grew very tired, and consequently
very irritable, and when tall, thin,
hatchet-faced old gentleman came up
and hit him on tho shoulder with re-
sounding and, no doubt, painful
thwaclt his color rose.
"How are you, general?" inquired the
old gentleman, in a tone of tender
solicitude. I'm burned glad to see you"
"Well, I'm not burned glad to see
you," shouted Gen. Butler, land want
you to understand that if you slap me
again I'll take the hide off you with
this stick"
"Geewhilikens!" exclaimed the old
| gentleman. Just as full of fun as you
always was, bean't you?'
"What do you mean? Who are you,
anyway"
"Who am I? Well, I like that. Don't
you recollect my face?'
'No."
"Why, I'm Benjamin Peters Hutchin-
son, the first client you ever had, Lord
knows how many years ago, down in
Massachusetts" And with that he
slapped the general on the shoulder
again.
Gen. Butlcr's ire was now at boiling
point, and he raised the cane that he
had been leaning upon and brought it
down vigorously upon Mr.. Hutchinson's
renaissance back.
'Ill teach you to slap me-" he painted,
you, sir don't care if you were
all the client ever had, and all rolled
into one. I'll teach you"
With admirable, if undiGnifed alacri.
ty, Mr.. Hutchinson melted away and
was lost in the crowd. The next man
in line didn't offer to shake hands, and
the general shortly afterward retired.
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Held His Ground.

According to local paper, Lancaster.
Pa. had a visitor who believes in stand
ing up for his rights as pedestrian.
He was a commercial drummer, ard
was making for q railroad station.
when he encountered hack standing
on the street crossing. He reused to
walk around the vehicle, and called II
some passcrs-by to send him police
man that the way might be cleared
No bluecoat appeared, SO he checked
his grip 1T the station and returned t>
the crossing, declaring that he would
linger there until the carriage was
moved. He did so, too, though it took
him an hour and half in all, and he
missed his train.
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AN UNKNOWN CITY.
Does 1t Exist, or Is 1t q Mexican Indian
Superstition?

Does 1t Exist. or Is 1t Mexican Indian
Superstition?
Mysterious cities, hedged in. by bar
barian jealousy, and covered deep un-
der the reserve of fear, lie in secure
corners of the old world, and hints are
now and then heard that their counter
parts may be found upon this side of
the sea. The latest is located in Mex
leo, and has been described to re-
porter Of the Philadelphia Inquirer:
During the frequent visits have
made to Mexico" said mining engi-
neer, 81 have come in contact with
many of the Indians resident there and
have heard some very singular stories.
One, which all the Indians unite in tell
ing, is that far in the interior exists an
enormous city, never yet visited by
white men. 1t is described as peoplcd
by race similar to the ancient Aztecs,
who are sun worshipers and offer hui
man sacrifices to their diety.
"The race is said to be in high state
of civilization, and the Indians say that
the city is full of huge structures which
are miracles of quaint but beautiful
architecture, and are situated on broad,
paved streets far surprising those
of the City of Mexico.
"Cne Indian, l recollect, assured me
that he had seen the city and its inhab-
itants with his own eyes, but had been
afraid of being captured and had fled.
OF course, ! did not believe him, but,
all the same, it is not little strange
that the accounts of the Mexican In
dians relative to the mysterious and
magnificent interior city agree per
fectly."
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Expensive Perfume.

A young lady went into drug store
at Belfast, Me-, the other evening and
purchased q bottle of very high-priced
perfumery. She had scarcely left the
store when she dropped the bottle on
the sidewalk, breaking it in many
pieces. The mute look of distress which
her face assumed assured the spectators
of the state of her feelings. Kicking
the pieces of the bottle in all directions,
she took her handkerchief and mopped
up as much of the perfume as possible
and walked off, smelling as sweetly as
flower garden.
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3 . . . 3 3 . . . !
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earth was to get over her fathers
insuperable objection? How was to
cease to be Philistine? 1t is diff
cult to become professional after
you are eight-and-twenty; and'I could
not very well black my face end turn
negro minstrel.
~ am rather fond Of dry reading;
like book which is, 30 to say, cdciare
to the general. was reading 'Wugs-
by's Physiology one day-the section
on mental Impressions This was what
l read: The mere mention of favor
ite article of food will often make the
mouth twitch involuntarily. This pc
culiar phenomenon is often observed
in an exaggerated degree at the sight
of q very acid fruit-as the lemon.
These obscure phenomena etc. The
idea-fhe fiendish idea-came to me in
an instant; became designing vii
lain in the twinlsling of an eye. Twill
become an evil genius to Signor Trem-
olo, thought; 4 will become to him
as the Old Man of the Sea. No more
shall he delight the public. When 1
see his name billed for concert in the
usual manner:
THE FLUTE OBLIGATo, BY SIGNoB
TREMoLo,
| 1 will be there with my lemon, and l
will produce obscure phenomena I
| had not long to wait.
est. JAMES HALL.-SELECTIoNs FROM
I'll FLAUTo MAGICo.' Solo ON THE
FLUTE, SIGNoR TREMoLo.
IT paid twenty-one shillings for a
front-row seat. I took care that my
victim should perceive me from the
very first. went through the various
musical torments that are only appreci-
ated by the elect; then came the selec-
ton from III Flauto Magico.' Signor
Tremolo stepped out to the very front
of the center of the platform. There
was great burst of applause as Car
lotta's father drew down his great
wristbands and made his bow; then I
coughed loudly to attract his attention,
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sl9NOR TREMOLO BPRANG TO HIS FEET.
"To tell the truth, Sig. Tremolo, >
answered, airily, learning the flute
is just little whim of mine. I only
tried once, and then I couldn't get it to
make a noise
'Never in my life had seen man
get into such an awful rage all at once.
Sig. Tremolo sprang to his feet and
turned purple. Wretch, brute, animal,
Philistine, dog, beast, toad-pig!' he
shrieked, and then he clutched at his
collar as though he were going to have
fit- And you come to me-to me,
Tremolo!-to teach you the rudiments!
Get out Of my place, you insolent rascalv
~ thought it best to make. clean
breast of tho whole matter at once.
Sig. Tremolo.' said; beg that you
will excuse me. love your daughter
to distraction; the lessons that asked
you to give me were mere pretext.'
But that only made him worse.
'Philistine!' he cried in an awful
voice, as he flung the door wide open;
'gor He wouldn't even give me time
to tell him about my six hundred a
year.
''For thrce months was perfectly
miserable: had no opportunity Of
meeting Carlotta Tremolo, and how on
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and succeeded in doing SO. After the
orchestra had played several bars, the
solo commenced. You have heard
Tremolo play; need not describe it.
You might have heard q pin fall, the
public was SO attentive. He reminded
me of nothing so much as human
thrush. What gurgles, MARBLES, and
bubbling trills of melody that man
produced! Every one-every one except
the villain in the front row Il mean
myself)-sat entranced. / coughed sud-
denly and succeeded in catching my
victims eye. 1 produced lemon and
applied it to my mouth. Suddenly the
unhappy maestro ceased to produce deli
cious melody; he made just that noise
gas-machine does when it is short Of
water; then he turned all colors of the
rainbow; he seemed to be trying to
swallow his own tongue. He shook
his fist furiously at me, seized his
bushy professional locks with both
hands, dropped his flute, appeared to be
attempting to pull his hair out by the
roots, and then rushed from the plat
form without word.
AuTTAcu 1TOu GuS COuCtrU
but before I could get out somebody
made an apology for Signor Tremolo
on the ground Of sudden illness. That
night Signor Tremolo sent for me.
found him in bed.
Have you no mercy, young man?'
he said, in a hollow voice.
"'You can't expect any mercy from
Philistine,' I replied, airily.
"Then he groaned. I am ruined
man! he said Then he began to cry.
A middle-aged Italian, weeping bitter
ly, is not a pleasant object.
"'How much do you want?' he said,
as he wiped his streaming eyes.
"'Old man. said, your professional
career is over. Whenever you appear
in public, will be there, armed with
this Here I produced my lemon. As
did so, Signor Tremolo's head disap-
peared beneath the bedclothes. AS q
man. 1 continued, frnly-'as Phil
istine,' added, severely-T have no
sympathy with you, Signor Tremolo;
but have my price
| 'The fautist's head was instantly
protruded. Name it, he said; name
It, wretch! and it shall be paid
"'Sig. Tremolo,' l began, when I
informed you Of my affection for your
daughter, you dismissed me with
threats Of personal violence; you may
refuse to allow me to pay my addresses
to your daughter, but you cannot de-
prive me of my rights as a man. I
adore the fute'-then gave diaboli-
cal laugh-'and,' I added, Pm desper-
ately fond of lemons
"There is no more to add I married
Carlotta Tremolo four years ago. If it
had not been for 'Wugsby's Physi-
ology,' should mover have been al
lowed to pay my addresses to her. 1t
is awfully hot weather; shall we have
a lemonade9 am very fond of lem
ons."
Then he laughed a great, hearty,
good-humored laugh. I do not think
my neighbor was such villain after
all, considering the circumstances
| accepted the lemonade.
Curiosity impelled me to go to q
promenade concert and try the lemon
trick upon popular f1autist. The pop.
ular flautist jumped off the platform
at single bound and offered to fight
me. Next day l had to buy a new hat.
St James Gazette.
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THE LEMON TRICK.
A Villains Story Of How He Won
q Wife.

ONE men are
b o r n villains,
8 o m o m e n
a c h We vii
lainy, o t h e r s
h a v c villainy
t h r u s t upon
them. I belong
to the last cat
cgory."
He d d n I
seem the least
bit like a villain.
He was stout;
villain rs are
S u D D o e d to
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that moment Bobby, his youngest lit
tie boy, presented him with sticky
pear-drop, which he ate Who ever
heard of a villain eating pear-drops?
We were next-door neighbors; we were
both fond of gardening, and, there
was good deal of innocent rivalry be-
tween us. He was something in the
city; SO was I; we always went to
town by the same train, generally in
the same carriage, and we were both
frst-class season-ticket holders-that
in itself was a guaranty Of respecta-
bility. Still, he said he was villain.
'Good graciousr' thought; 81 hope
he isn't going to confide in me-"
yes" he said; 81 obtained my wife
by piece of designing villainy. I
should like to tell you about it,
was sitting in this villains gar
den, on this villains garden-seat,
smoking one of this villains ci-
gars (which wasn't at all villainous),
and Bobby, aged three, had retired.
We were alone, and was in for it. 1
crossed my arms upon my chest, as 1
have seen persons do in my position
upon the stage. "Go on" I said, with
melancholy smile; "your story inter-
ests me much"
"You are probably not aware that
my wife, Carlotta, is the daughter of
an eminent fautist."
II beg your pardon?" I said.
"Flautist," he repeated-"fute-play-
er, you know" The fellow didn't look
bit ashamed ut the fact of the mother
OF hts children being the daughter of a
professional musician. Now, my wife's
father was an indigo broker, and there
is something very gentlemanly about
indigo.
EYES," he continued, "my father-in.
law was the celebrated Tremolo.
You've heard of Tremolo-everyb body's
heard of Tremolo. Tremolo, sir" he
added, proudly, 'was without rival
until Triller came upon the scene, and
he killed Triller in three years. My
father-in-law, sir, measured fifty-twc
inches round the chest; he caused spe.
cial music to be written for him which
that puny wretch Trillcr attempted tc
render. You have heard the fable O.
the frog and the bull Triller was jus,
the frog, and he burst, and my father
in-law, the great Tremolo, went to hi.
funeral. 1 met my present wife at 6
little dance in the suburbs fell VIC
lently in love with her, and wasn't
bit awed when was told that she wa
the daughter Of Tremolo, the fautist
I've got decent business, said.
was earning six hundred pounds yea
at that time, my dear fellow, and l hat
saved little money. Why on eartf
shouldn't marry Tremolo's daughter
didn't know that was Philistine
you see? Signor Tremolo divided the
world into two classes-professiona
| people and Philistines. Now the lady
at whose house had met my Carlotta
though she knew Miss Tremolo wei
enough to ask her to her little dance
was either unwilling or unable to giv'
me formal introduction to the your,
lady's papa; but was not to be baked
I'll take lessons said to myself, ant
get to know him that way So bough
flute, and I knocked boldly at Signol
Tremolo's door and demanded an audi
ence. He was awfully civil, and h
was greatly astonished when I tol(
him that wanted to have some lessons
"'I shall be delighted, young gentle
man he said; how many years hav'
you been working at the instrument?
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A Lawyers Retort.

Bolton The courts. are humbugs. It
Is impossible to get justice in this
country.
Hawley-What's the matter? Has
your wife lost her divorce suit?-Judge.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-06-11
SEE MY RECORD.
The Doodle Legislator s'Points
With Pride" to His Record
in the House journal.

AS one reads about the possible
candidates for the dfSasgat Offices
in 1892, he cannot fail t. be i'm
pressed with the idea that the last
session of the Legislature was a sort
of a show ring where ambitious
politicians disported themselves
with a view of making the best i'm
preston upon the public. The old
idea of a legislator has been lost
sight of. There was a time when
men identified with the interests of
the commonwealth were sent with
the sole view of transacting bust
ness in hand in such a manner as
to promote. the business interests
of the State. Things have changed.
1t is no wonder that the business
interests of the State feel relieved
when the session is ended, for, in
stead Of being composed Of sub
stantial men Of the State the legis-
lature is made up of adventures,
men who are with us to-day and