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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-25

as shown, anyone can study for
themselves map that has ~ been
the theme of much discussion for
many years. Many of the words ui :
doubtedly indicate capes, promontories,
etc, and while there are many others
which cannot be perfectly understood there
are several that suggest in mysterious
way better knowledge of the newly-dis-
covered continent than geographers can
very well explain. The coast contours may
be altogether out of reason, but where did
di Vinci get that word America" from,
and where did that word 'Drazill"-very
suggestive of Brazil-come from?
Here are the words ON the map arranged
according to number: &c. L. S. Iovani.
2-P. D. Loconsalves. &C D. s. Maria
4-Niamburgo. &C. Nigro. 6-Angla.
IN. Izzgo. 8-LongIa. &C. Speimaza
1O-Sapall. 11-Inceind. 12-Cananea.
Sc. Frio. 14-C. S. Iorgio. 15-Dra-
zill. 16-Abacia. 17-C. D. s. Agosio.
18-Angla. I'D. S. Iovani. 20-Aia
21-Abacia pa. 23-Mar 24-Ceni.
25-Riana. 26-Olodo. 27-Na. 2S-D1a.
29-S. Mena. 3O-Calata 31-(Not clear).
32-C. D. S. Gionaya. 33-Gla.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-25
LATE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Mrs. Lnngtry is said 10 be out of danger.
Colombia is preparing to quarantine
| against cholera.
-Mfssourians are looking for hidden pan.
| ish treasure in tile Ozark mountains.
The net shortage of st. Louis City
Treasurer Foerstel amounts TO SC3,S2O thus
far
Scarcity OF all kinds of fuel, including :
natural gas, is causing much suffering at ST.
Marys, o.
Three passengers were badly hurt in 4
Santa Fe railroad collision near La Junta
Col, Friday.
-The South Carolina liquor dispen<ary
bill has passed the Lower House. The Gov
ernor will sign the bill
introduce bill protecting farmers against
OIL and sgs land sharks"
William Clark had both le .s cut of Fri
day in attempting to board a PASSENGER
train ut Now Philadelphia, D.
Owing to incendiarism ut Cold Springs,
a Kentucky summer resort, insurance CON-
pariies have raised their rates.
-Aristocratic Catholics of Madrid have
protested to Premier Sagasta against the
opening of u Protestant church.
Martin A. Ritchie, a wealthy farmer near
Litohfleld, Ill, was swindled ous ut 900
Friday by the old three-caru monte game.
-Deputy Serbian and a Court Judge of
Buda Pesth fought duel with swords, tho
former receiving severe wound on the
skull.
Mime. Bernhardt was mobbed by anti
Semitics gt Odessa Friday night. She es-
capped unhurr, but her carriage was badly
shattered.
-Bellaire will ask the Onio LEGISLATURE
for permission tn issue bonds tor 500, 900, to
be offered Tor inducements ior the location
OF uctoTies.
The "brown paper" express robbery
T. II,
ing. tue Adams Express agent ut Cincinnati,
has not yet been arrested.
A number OF persons arrested during the
recent trouble ut santiago have been re-
leased. Only the leaders of the attempted ]
revolution are being held.
Michael Bfrnbeck, q Chicago saloon |
keeper. Yesterday morning killed one burg
lar and slightly wounded another who were |
rTlidinS his place of business.
The C. \. Il. at Fairfield, ILL.,, has con-
victed Captain Hodges OF carrying a Grand |
Army fin.s in front of Democratic process |
sion. He received reprimand.
Tho Cherokee Council has adjourned |
after sisring seven weeks. The whole seS-
sion WINS scene of dlsagreement between |
the Executive and the Legislature.
Julius Davidson is lying in a critical
condition at the st. Louis City Hospital af-
Ter desperate battle with Thomas Hall, O
negro burglar, Friday morning.
"A masked robber held up the night oper-
ator at the Santa Fe station, Carrollton, No..
.obbed the money drawer of $50 and made |
The operator hand over So and a gold watch.
Ernest X. Drees, a well-known Xenia So
:iety man, has Just secured decree or d.
1orce in the Cincinnati court. The divorce
cost Drees $4,000 to $4,000. His wife was a
Ouquesne girl.
--An the Hudson county, n. j., ballot box
tu1fers serving terms in the State prison
lave been liberated, the Court OF Pardons
having paroled 80 OF them and pardoned
me. John A. Whelan.
David Sullivan and David Evermont
Tere drowned in the Waikiki, just over the
Jersey line. Both men attended dance at
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-25
The Earliest Map of America.

Up to the present time the earliest map
known to bear the name of "America" is in
collection of drawings by that great genius,
Leonardo di Vinci, now preserved in Eng
land. A few days ago, Queen Victoria sig
nifed her intention OF sending this great
curiosity to the Worlds Fair. and there is
hardly doubt that no more interesting
relic than this will be on exhibition at the
big show. This rude map was made prob
ably as early as 1884. In the original,
words or fragments nt words are inserted in
the places designated by numbers in the
map. BY reproducing the outline drawing
on larger scale and inserting the words
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-25

Cramer and z. o. Cowell; altos, Misses
Olive R. Mckinley and Olive y. Beach;
tenors, Harvey Penn, Harry Lefferts. c. B.
Thomson, P. n. Bennie; bassos, William
E Renton, Oscar Smith. George Snyder
and w. j. Jones; Charles Davis Carter, or
ganist and choir master.
Singing by Congregation and Children.
Grace Church, Grant and Webster streets,
Rev. John II. Prugh, PASTORAL 1890 A.
NJ, 'The Herald Angels Sing" at 1880 p.
NJ, 1.-THE Child" After the morning serv-
ice Mrs. Pauline Lemmer. Stuckey will sing
Christmas selections, end at the evening
service q skilled orchestra will, besides
rendering sacred selections, accompany the
children and congregation in singing the
Christmas carols The church is to be
beauti6ed with plants and flowers, and the
evening service is to be largely the chill
dren's service
The choir of ST. Mary's Church. Mount
Washington, will sing Millard's Kyrie in
B-fat, Farmers Sanctus and Credo; at the
ofertory Lambrolotte's Tantum Ergo, The
sopranos are Misses Nellie Hickey, Annie
Bauer, Emma Baner Mary Thoronton,
Mary Barrett, Mary Burrows, Eva Murphy;
altos, Mrs. White, Annie Coll and Stella
Tully; tenor, Mr. NJ. Roach; bass, Mr.. NJ.
anu O4ASOsOAJ OdoiA
Brennan.
An Occasion o. Note.
At the SwissVale Presbyterian Church
this mornings elaborate Christmas music
will be in the hands of Mr.. Charles C..
Mellor, whose long pre-eminence among
local organists makes his occasional reap
pearance an occasion OF note. The same
idea is suggested by the names OF the special
quartet to assist him: Mrs. Charles c. Mel
lor soprano; Mrs. George w. Wurzell. con-
tralto; Mr.. James p. McCollum, tenor, and
Mr. Alonzo H. Brockett, bass.
An attractive musical programme has
been arranged for the Christmas services
this morning, at 1880. in st. James Epis-
oopal Church, Sixteenth street and Penn
avenue, as follows:
Christians. Awake Salute
the Happy Morn"
Gorias. H. Davis, Chaprel, Tours
IeDeum Dudley BncE
Came Upon the Midnight Clear
Hymn-"Angels From the Realms Of GLORY,
''Behold 1 Bring You Glad It'd
Holy Communion
Gloria In Excelsis. chant
ketrocesslonal..' 10
There will be an evening festival service.
conducted by the SUNDAY school, assisted
by the choir, with professional at 7:30
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Ayres is organiss and Fred !
Gamble choir master.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-25
Divorcing Drunk From Drink.

For We can make liquor to sweeten our lips
or pumpkins ana parsnips and walnut-tree
chips.
So sang one of the earliest of New Eng
land poets. If he had lived to the present
day, he might have added to the strain the
unknown ingredient out of which Chicago
man has found it possible to manufacture a
beer retaining all of the delights of the
German article excepting the attendant
'jag." 1t seems odd that Chicago man
has been the first to divorce ''the drunk"
from "the drink" The ancient Egyptian.
or .Grecian. or Saxon, or Teuton, INDUCED
in the extract of malt, as have their de-
scendants for several thousand years, and
all have had to put up with the conse-
quences Think of the many swelled
heads that might have been averted if this
Windy City genius had lived a little ear
Iierl The $4,000 gallons of beer which
Queen Elizabeth furnished at single en-
tertsinment at Kenllworth might not have
developed abnormally the heads of an en-
tire county, and the malthouse which WILL
lam Penn owned at Philadelphia might not
still be considered stain on the good
Quaker's character.
W. G. KAUFMANN.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-25
The Youngest Congressman.

The Hon. Thomas Settle will be sworn ih
a member of the next Congress. Mr.. Settle
is one of those anomalies, Republican
victor from South Carolina He will also
hold the distinction of being the youngest
man in the House. He was born in 1865
and has been in politics about six years.
Mr.. Settles father was Judge of the South
Carolina Supreme Court little more than
20 years ago, and afterwards was United
States Minister to Peru In 1872 he was
made permanent President of the conven-
tion that nominated General Grant for
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-25
A New Messiah Has Arisen.

Persia is another country that is threat
ened with serious trouble. The discomfort
which manifested itself in serious riots at
Teheran last yesr seems about ready to
break forth again. 1t will be aggravated
this time BY new phase Taking advan-
tage of the prevailing agitation, the Mo-
hammedan priests have announced the COM
ing of q new Savior, or Mahdi, who has
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-25
The Kaiser's Opportunity.

Apropos of the present crisis in France,
1t is interesting to watch the effort that
Germany is making to dissolve the unien
that binds the first named country and
Russia together. The Kaiser has taken ad-
vantage of the present excitement to exert
q strong pressure on the powerful anti
French party in the country of the Bear,
with view to cooperation. 1t is strange,
however, that more experienced man in
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-25

second term at Philadelphia 1t is rather a
coincidence that the elder Settle was ap to
that time the youngest man who had ever
been called upon to preside at Republican
convention. Still another Thomas Settle,
grandfather of the younger man mentioned
above, was Congressional representative
from North Carolina in the Fifteenth and
Sixteenth Congresses, and for nearly a
quarter of a century one of the Judges in
the Superior Court.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-25
FERDINAND DE LEssEPs AND HIS MERRY FAMILY

arisen at place called Samara They say
he is destined to rule the land. Judging
from the present aspect of affairs, it seems
not unlikely that our friend the Shah is
likely to lose right good job shortly. 1t
is not probable that n revolution in this
rich, but misgoverned, country will have
any visible effect on European affairs, be-
yond giving Russia a chance to step in, re-
store order and incidently feather her own
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-25

diplomatic matters than General Won Wer-
der has not been entrusted with the mission.
Won Werder is a veteran in warlike mat
tiers. He it was who conquered Bourbaki
and successfully besieged Strassburg %
years ago, but he is beginning li:tle late,
when it comes to affairs of state.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-25
Pnra Food PRODUCES.

Miller Bros, lss Federal street, Allegheny,
sell only the finest and purest of groceries
and food products Their prices are always
reasonable. Goods delivered eVerywhere.
Send for price list.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-25

OIkdh poeHuoe......-
EVENING SERVICE.
organ voluntary. ...........................
"HoW Beautiful Upon fhe Mountains ....Dayas
Choir.
1T Came Upon the Midnight Clear. ...... Shelley
Miss Bankerd and choir.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-25

PERFECr action and perfect health resuld
rom the use of De Wits Little Early RiserA.
A perfect little pill Very small; very sure
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-25

FURNITURE, china, ornaments aad pictures
packed, moved and stored. HAUGH & Kxz-
MAN, 50 Water street. Phone l626
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-25

| DOxOlogy
Anthsm Anthem tie Deum Laudamus'' MeizkC
AHtHcm- There Were Shepherds; Holssr Mi5ii1
| II, NJ Stephens.
hEEmrnShoTt EnorI. pl, the Glad fidings. visOr
| organ pOstlude.
EvEEING-7:45 P. N.
Subject of ofsermon-''Bethlehem."
II, Organ prelude.
Anthem-'Jubilate Deo'' ''.,....,,......S .Schuberi
h5t6am"tsiyy, hhSt6amHsy Night BarnTy
Hymn. ''Bethlehen'' Stoecra II
Anthem The Manger Of Bethlehem; MsH ems
Organ pOsllude. '
Alice E. Parmlee
RaIs Morris Stephens
organist and Director; Of Music. WIN. eu''e'
Sam III. Brown
At st. PauPs Cathedral.
At ST. PauPs Cathedral the following ex.
cellent programme will be rendered at the
A. NJ. and 1890 services:
March Pontiflcale. -
, Cathedral Band.
Boys Choir.
Cathedral Choir. ''''''''''' 1lorza
Cathedral Choir. '''''' = 'iAA
Cathedral Choir. ''''"n
sermon. ...U........................,R Rev, Father
Cathedral Choir '''''''''' ''Of1"
Adeste Fideles. eles.........:.............., SovelIo
Cathedral Choir. ~ e'-'
EHesponies. Boys Choir
Cathedral Choir. ''''''' 'io'1A
Selection-'Nazareth''
Cathedral Band =
go GaiicdifsIGiiii3iiiir:.' ''' oi0rza
March-''Christmas Day.
Cathedral Band.
Miss Grace Miller, soprano; Mrs. VIM.
Loeti1er, contralto; Mr.. Jos. C. BrieI. tenor.
Mr. Lawrence A. Rickett, baritone: Miss
Alice Carter, orGanist; Mr.. Thos. F. Kirk,
director. Choir: Mrs. Hyle, Mrs McGinnis,
Misses Agnes Mccormick, Ella Ward, Mary
Kelly, Meta Swift, Mamie Breil, Lizzie
Hall, Annie McKenna, Rose Brannigan, NJ.
Fitzgerald, Annie O'Leary, Gertrude CLARK,
Jennie McKelvey, Mrs. Otto, Miss Geneva
McElroy, Mollie Wilson, Blanche Schlicher,
soprano; Mrs. VIM. Loef1er, Mrs Herman
Rankot, Mrs. John HegerIe, Mrs. E. Eyth.
Miss Flora Loeffler, Miss Reese, Miss Mar
garet Dice. Miss Annie Sullivan, Mr..
Joseph G. Breil, Charles McNally, Michael
Mccormick, Herman Ruskof, William
Clarke, j. Otto tenors; L. A. Rickett, VIM.
Loefier, NJ. ]. Kelly, Frederick Miller,
Thomas j. Kennedy, c. b. Lang, A. Steur-
helm. J. j. Benitz, j. Larlin, Charles
Mitchell. VIM. Mitchell, G. Owen,o. Keefer
ami other bassos.
Music ut Trinity Lutheran.
At the Trinity Lutheran Church, corner
Stockton avenue and Arch street, Allegheny
City. the musical programme will be as fol-
lows:
MORNING SERVICE.
Te Deum, in minor nor.,,,,,.. E2ucU
Alto solo, bethlehem whitney coombS
Quartet IAN Angel of the Lord'' Lawrence
EVENING SERVICE.
Praise the Lord, ',.. Nfoz.-+
Quartet, while the Shepherds Watched,,
Soprano solo. Star of Peace'', ,... ParSnr
Quartet Arise, Shine. for the Light Is.
SoHle' Buck |
The choir is as follows: Miss Marian Caa
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Assisted by the Congregation.

Second Presbyterian Church-Mr. James
N. Bebout. choirmaster; Miss Irene Sample,
soprano; Miss Edith Harris, contralto; Mr..
c. c. Rinehart, Jr., tenor; Mr.. j. n. Be
bout, basso, aud Miss Adele Reahard, or
gaDist
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-25

The choir is as follows: Miss Marion Gas
ton, soprano; Miss Bertha Moore, alto: w.
Il. CASTOR, tenor; James F. Castor, bass:
w. G. Steiner, organist
The music at St. Peters R. c. Church,
Butler, Pa, will be:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-25

Soprano, Mrs. F. j. Tener; alto, Mrs.
John A. Roe; tenor, Mr.. Il. j. Cunning
ham; bass, Mr.. W. W. Whitesell; organist,
Mr. Fred A. Albrecht.
At st. John the Baptist's Church, Thirty
second street-Theo. Won La Hache's
grand mass will be sung at 1920 this morn
ing At the offertory "Adesta Fidelas, /"
by Lovela, will be sung, the following TAX
ing part: Sopranos, Misses Lille Conlev,
E. Maloney, Weaver, Larkins and NJ. Mar
tin; altos, Misses Maggie McCabe and Jen-
ME McSteen; tenor, Joseph o. Poland;
organist, Miss Jennie McSteen.
Programme at Christ Church.
Christ P. e Church, Union avenue, ALLIE
ghenY, Robert Mech, rector:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-25

calvary PTotestant Episcopal, East End
The Rev. George Hodges, D. D., rector.
Mr.. Carl Retter, choirmaster and orpanist:
Miss Sarah Vogel, soprano; Miss Edith
Norton, alto; Mr.. Henery Gerding, tenor;,
j. j. Miller, Esq, basso, assisted by the
regular chorus choir.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-25
MORNING SERVICE.


Organ POstlude.
Fourth Avenue Baptist Church-Mr.
Simeon Bissell, director; Mr.. John @. Ev-
erson, organist; Miss Tillie Macintosh
and Miss Carrie Terrant, sopranos; Miss
Katherine Ball, contralto; Madame Schi-
emedeke, harpist, and Mr. Edward Roth
leder, violinlst, assisted bv the regular
chorus choir of the church.
Organ Prelude Pastoral Symphony. Handel
Mr.. Simeon Bissell.
'Behod Bring. .Simper
Soloists and Chorus.
1--WE Have Seen His Starr ''....................
Miss Nackintosh and Chorus.
The Manger of Bethlehem '............., Havens
SOloistS and Chorus.
Mr.. BIsseIl.
First Presbyterian Church, Wood street
The music at this church will be rendered
by O double quartet consisting of Mrs.
William B. Wolfe and Mrs Cowan, So
pranos; Miss NJ. E. Bankerd and Miss Ella
Semple altos; Mr.. Daniel E. Nuttall aud
Mr.. Ramsay, tenors; Mr.. John a. Strouss
and Mr.. Wagner, basses; Mr.. John A. Bell,
choirmaster and organist.
MORNING SERVICE.
organ voluntary
sing y heavens Tours
Nativity. Shelley
Choir.
Mrs, w, B, Wolfe.
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FIRST MASS, $3.50.
BENEpIcr1oN SERVICE. 1.sc p N

Sopranos-Misses Eesenman, Wagner.
Smith, Stehll, Knittle; contraltos-Misses
Risenman, Pape, S. Pape; Tenors-Messrs.
Neggle, G. Pape, A. Pape; basses-Messrs.
Koch, Pape, Steen; organist-R 1. Lamb.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-25

Miss Bright Smith, soprano; Mrs Will
lam Grabasky, alto; D. j. Davies, tenor,
and D. H. McFrederick, bass
The afternoon service will be sung bv a
double quartet, the second quartet being
Miss Adaline Scandrett, soprano; Miss Jen-
ME Dawes, alto; Thomas w. Williams,
tenor, and E. G. johnson, bass. The alter
noon service will include cGtechizing of
the Sunday school children and the singing
of Christmas carols, with an address by the
rector. The "Cantata" and "Deus Miser-
atine" will bee hanted in unison with varied
harmonies for the organ arranged espe-
cially for this service by the organist, Mrs.
K. O. Lippa.
Music In the Big Church.
Mr.. Samuel Hamilton, who has charge of
the music of the Butler Street Methodist
Church, has provided rare musical treat
for the congregation of the Christmas SER
vice on Sunday morning. The first part of
the programme will consist of Leonard
Marshalls Celestial Choirs," for three
quartets, including Mrs S. Hamilton,
soprano, and L. Marsh, bass; basso solo by
Mr.. Hamilton, ''Some New Delight" The
second part opens with "Hark! Harkl the
Notes of joy for quartet and sextet, which
"Jubilate Deo," in d; 'The Pilgrim
Chorus" from Tannhauser, by Wagner,
with solos by Mrs Stonrod, Mrs. Challinor
and Mr.. Charles s. Stewart, tenor
AT the Oakland Methodist Episcopal
Church, morning service at 10:45, the fol-
lowing special music will be rendered:
H25gnn 2ynnP prsNsTSs to the Lord Noble Song;
''Pilgrim's Chorus" arr Tam
{; 1s:vsn;; wSEDer si,
Soprano SOLO Mountains. Bow Your Heads
MAJESTIC. "........................H W. Parker |
Anthem-''SinR, y Sing, This Blessed Morn
:..-Lesue
Miss Julia E. Beach, soprano, sololst. |
Choir IA voices, as follows: Sopranos,
Misses Julia E Beach, Leors Sage, Blanche |
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-25

The services at st. Stephens Episcopal
Church, Sewickley, on Christmas Day, will
be the most ambitious and the most beauti-
full yet given there. The quartet choir and
Mr.. Albrecht, the organist, together with
the new organ, have worked a wonderful
revolution in ST. Stephens music. The
Christmas music will be as follows:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-25

We started from Hlilo about O'clock in
the afternoon, intending to spend the night
in the neighborhood of the low. Back of
the town we made across a marshy plain,
dotted over with branches of sour, coarse
grass; bnt the path soon led into the dense
forest 1t had been cut to afford means
of getting to the flow. Otherwise it wouId
have been impossible to get through on
horseback. 1t was rough, toilsome ride
as it was The ground was in manv places
q veritable mine. In such places the trunks
and limbs of the tress cut from the path had
been thrown into the mud so as to make a
very rough sort of corduroy" road. A
horse with bis front feet bemired on one side
and his hind feet on the other side of q
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-14

The summer girl now declares her inten-
ton of filling her sofa pillows with freshly
gathered hops, instead Of the odorous pine
needles, as heretofore. The hop pillows
are delightfully."- fragrant and nre said to
exercise wonderful powers over the gentle
goddess who is supposed to knit up the
sleeve Of care that we have been busily
raveling all day long. The victim of in
somnia will do we'll to try hop pillow,
aided and abcttcd by II cup of warm hop
tea just before retiring. The chances are
that his tangled nerves will strnighten
themselves out, and he will sleep like n
seraph. At any rate he will not feel de-
pressed and miserable in Hie morning, rs
he surely will If he tampcr with powerful
Drugs i'll order to produce sleep.-New
York News
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-14
A Queer Tribute.

In many instances, particularly in olden
times, large and powerful nations have de-
manded tribute from smaller and weaker
states. This demand was generally COM
piled with by the petty ruler, who fanced
that such step would render his throne
secure. When a tribute paying king
thought he could whip the other he gen
orally stopped making any payment, and
then there was fight about it. Asa rule,
the tribute consisted of so much gold or
some rich product of the country
A queer tribute, however, was exacted
by King Edgar, the peaceable, who ruled
over part of Britain about 800 years ago.
Then there were several petty kings scat
tered here and there, and n much larger
number of fierce wolves ran wild. So in
86l King Edgar commanded that all who
paid him tribute should pay it in wolves
heads, and from Wales ,he demanded 800
annually AS there were plenty of wolves
this tribute was easily paid Mt first. and
people in those days did not regard the
selection of wolves heads as at all queer,
for the payment of tribute was merely an
ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the other nations
strength. So the wolves head tribute was
regularly paid until wolves began to yet
pretty well thinncd out, and parts of Eng
land were entirely Invested of the animals.
which pephaps was just what the king
wantcd.-lIarper's Young People.