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Year: 1879

the composers both of the lbretto and
the music have little to complain of
lack OF generous endeavor on the part
or the management to make the artistic ensemble as
nearly perfect as possible. To judge by the public
verdict. as evinced by the enthusiasm, aud
recalls, tho success of LA Perichole" was al
most instantaneous. Naturally the chief in
terest of the performance was concentrated
upon Mile. Paoa-Mario and NJ. Capoul or the
prima donna we may repeat the opinion expressed
the occasion Of her first appearance here in Ella
File de Nine Angot." that she is revelation always
singing charmingly. naively and modestly. Hand
some in person. petite in figure. expressive in
whenever she is upon it to the exclusion Of
nearly all others. be present even such
Jouard. Her voice is one of wide compass and in
its emphasis, strength, sweetness and power of
moduktion is admirably adapted to depict the FREE
quently changing shades of this species of opera
LA Perichole' likewise enables us to see
Marie to greater advantage than in LA
File de Nine. Angot," inasmuch as it
introduced her in broader field Of
humor. and permitted the display of vivacity that
is doubtless character of her nature. This was
the rocking duet of the singers the end Of
her ve-making adventures with Piquilo and Don
Andres. every song eliciting. as above remarked,
storm of applause that would only be stilled after
one and sometimes three or four repetitions.


NJ Capoul likewise sang with much better quail
ity of voice than he did on the former OCCASION and
acted with freedom and abandon which surprised
tnose VINO nau not expected MIN TO prove q,
success in his departure. There was little
resort to the falsetto for the purpose Of
producing fine effects. and there many instances
during the evening in which his voice rang out with
much of the old time sentiment, sweetness and
grace It cannot be said of him. however, that as
comedian he will begin to compare with such
superb artists as Duplan or Mezieres both of whom
kept the house in of laughter
by their sportive antics. which went at
times to the widest extreme of buffoonery.
This is especially true Of the tpsy which ends
the first act. The display of drunkenness in its
hy yal nff orfiu ufo a1nra
one that palled painfully upon the refined portion
of the audience especially the performance of Marie
who carried her imaginary 1ibations to an extent
that made her appear little less than bawd. When
French men hiss such a display of realism one may
be sure that they have seen this part of la Peri
chole' acted less extensively and suggestiyely In
self Of the opportunity to introduce beautiful
romanza, which he executed with exquisite taste.
Favorable mention should also be made the three
cousins-Mlles. Gregoire. Raphael and Beaudet-
and the old prisoner. M. Poyard. The chorus, or.
chestra, scenery and costumes were all in keeping
with the promises of the management. LA Peri
chole" will be repeated this. Friday and Saturday
evenings and Saturday matinee.
Year: 1879

ture of the interior of the globe reaches that
Of boiling water at depth of about six miles,
and prevents the water from descending any
lower but the absorption will continue with
the cooling of the globe. The oxygen, nitro
gen and carbolic acid which compose our at
mosphere also appear to undergo absorption,
but slower. The thinker may foresee,
through the mist of ages to come, the epoch,
yet afar off, in which the earth, deprived of
the atmospheric aqueous yapor which pro-
tects her from the glacial cold of space by
preserving the solar rays around her, will be-
come chilled in the sleep of death. As Hen
ri Vivarez says: From the summit of the
mountains windng-sheet of snow will de-
scend upon the high plateaus and the valleys,
driving before it life and civilization, and
masking forever the cities and nation that it
meets on its passage Life and human ac-
tivity will press insensibly toward the inter
tropical zone. st. Petersburg, Berlin, Lon
don, Paris Vienna, ConstantinOple and Rome
will fall asleep in succession under their eter-
nal shroud. During very many ages equato-
rial humanity will undertake Arctic expedi-
tions to find again under the ice the place of
Paris, Lyons, Bordeaux and Marseiles. The
sea coasts will have changed and the geo.
graphical map of the earth will have been
transformed. No one will live and breathe
any more except in the equatorial zone up to
the day when the last family, nearly dead
with cold and hunger, will sit on the shore of
the last sea in the rays of the sun which will
thereafter shine here below on an ambulent
tomb revolving aimlessly around useless
light and q barren heat"
Year: 1879

sound to you like romanccs. could give
you glimpses into life that would wiring your
hearts with their terrible suffering, bot have
not time nor space. The work has reached
farther and deeper than was dreamed of in
the beginning. But the hard times have af-
fected it, and for the first time since its
earliest days, it stands before the public in
the attitude of suppliant. 1t sndly needs
help and so a fair is to be held in Music Hall,
beginning the 18th of December and am
going to ask those of my readers who are
willing to do SO to help us. No matter how
small the gift, it will help swell the aggregate,
and no Offering can be too trivial. l know
there are among my readers many young la
dies who have some leisure, and if they will
make some trihe and send to me at SO Clifford
street, Roxbury, 1 will see that it goes into
the right hands. l always have said that l
never would ask any thing for fair, but
cant help it when l see this noble charity
needing the aid it ought to receive. | feel
that | must do my little. How many of you
are inclined to help me


SALLIE JOY WHITE.
Year: 1879

Some months ago, says correspondent of
the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, l met gen
tleman from Alabama who related the follow
ing parrot story, which l believe to be the
best l ever heard 'Dr --- of Mont
gomery, Ala, owned parrot during and af-
ter the war that was the pride and wonder of
all Montgomery county. He had learned so
many phrases and witty sayings that the
darkies when they came to town on Satur-
days would congregate around his cage in
crowds and applaud by saying: 'Bress God
dat ar bird got white folks sense! The doc
tor, like all physicians, was frequently called
out at night by some ones 'halloo' at the
front gate. Polly learned this and one night
when the doctor answered shrill 'halloo' by
coming to the door and asking what was
wanted Polly answered from bunch of rose
bushes He hi ha! fool the doctor that
time hi he ha" Polly received a sound
thrashing for this trick and was quite sullen
for a week or so, when one dark, rainy night
the doctor woke up to hear some one at the
gate repeating his halloo' frequently. Going
to the door he asked who was there. From
the top of tall Lombardy poplar the parrot
screamed out in fendish glee 'Ha ha ha
You can't catch Polly this time You cant
you can't ! you can't = All the doctors
persuasive arts were called into requisition to
get the parrot down from her high perch but
she could not be deceived, coaxed or fatter-
ed into doing as he commanded or entreated
her. She resolutely kept her perch all night
in the rain, and waited until he started off
next morning on his daily round before she
ventured down.


The doctor had little boy aged about two
years, for whom the parrot formed a strong
attachment. Warren was the childs name,
and by and by he fell sick. The parrot moped
around and appeared to be quite melancholy.
At times when the child was left alone for
few moments, Polly would hop up on the
edge of the cradle, and, spreading out her
wings, she would vibrate them like fans, and
ask as she had heard the nurse ask Poor
baby Baby want water Baby sick? Baby
hungry Poor baby Polly's 5000 sorry


Finally the child died, and the parrot skunk
away for the two days preceding the funeral,
and was neither seen nor heard. On return
ing from the cemetery, the family met her
waddling along in the middle of the road, re-
peating to herself in the tenderest and most
mournful manner: Where's little Warren
Poor baby Baby sick? Baby want water
P-o-o-o-o-r baby Poly's 5000 sorry


She was picked up and taken back home,
but never spoke another word until the day
of her death, when she cried out, Hawks,
hawks, and the next minute was whisked d
away in the talons of o monstrous chi cken
hawk that had been watching for an oppor-
tunity to carry her off for several hours"
Year: 1879

If you pay half-a-dollar for admission to
concert or any other entertainment, you have
a right to the undisturbed enjoyment of that
which you pay for and persons who come
tramping into the room while the entertain
ment is in progress, or who go tramping out
before it is concluded, or who by hustle and
whispering prevent you from hearing what
you came to hear, are robbing you of that
which belongs to you. These persons would
not, of course, steal half-a-dollar out of your
pocket book, but if they wilfully spoil that
which costs you half-a- dollar, their act is es-
sential larceny. Well-bred persons never do
any of these things, because well-bred per-
sons are always careful to respect the rights
of others.


If you pay for one seat in railway car you
are entitled to that one seat but if you oc-
cupy two seats while any decent person who
has paid for one seat has no seat at all, you
are simply robbing that person of what be-
longs to him. The writer of this not long
ago saw a well dressed lady sit for an hour
and look in the face of an equally well-dress-
ed man who stood during all that time and
held a young child in his arms because there
was no vacant seat in the car save one i'll
which this lady had placed some small par
cells of hers, and which she did not offer to
relinquish The man had paid for the seat
and it belonged to him. The lady had not
paid for the seat and it did not belong to her.
She would have been greatly insulted if she
had been called robber, but what was she
doing? In some way she ought TO have been
delicately admonished that to take what does
not belong to her is not one of the rights of
woman, and that it is evidence of a lack of
good breeding.


You secure, by the payment of good
round sum, berth in sleeping car. That
should enttle you to immunity from disturb
ance by your fellow passengers. Unhappily
it does not always Not long ago train
stopped at midnight in a large town at the
West where it was to remain for twenty min
utes Into the sleeping car of that train
came three passengers, two males and fe-
male. 1t appeared that they had just met in
the station and on entering the car they were
exchanging loud greetings. They sat down
in one of the sections and went on with their
conversation, without any lowering of their
tones, The porter of the train was absent
while the train waited in the station, and af-
ter he returned he seemed to be too timid to
rebuke the takers, so they kept ON for the
best part of an hour, talking and laughing
much louder after the train started than be-
fore The fact that there were a dozen 9TH
er passengers in that car, all of whom were
in their berths, and all of whom had pur-
chased a right to sleep in the car, was fact
of which they were utterly obliyious. Yet
these persons evidently belonged to what is
called good society. Their language was
grammatical, their dress was faultless, one of
the males was clergyman. Good Company,
No. 1snO.
Year: 1879

A West Corinth farmer lost an OK in a
peculiar manner recently. The animal was
drinking, when in consequence of the yoke
that he wore sticking into the ground in such
a manner as to thrust the nose of the OK into
the water he was drowned.


A Bennington correspondent says mot
within the past five years have the manufaot-
urers of this village had so good business as
this year. The knitting mills are all sold out
of stock, and have orders enough ahead to
include all that they can make until they
commence on their stock for another year
Year: 1879

Golden Medical Discovery
Is Alternative. or blood-cleansing.
Golden Medical Discovery


Is Pectoral
Golden Medical Discovery
Is Cholagogue, or Liver Stimulant.
Golden Medical Discovery


Is Tonic.
Golden Medical Discovery
Year: 1879

The YACHT CLUB SAFE.-When the news
concerning the severity OF the storm on
the Atlantic coast was received here some
anxiety was felt as to the safety Of the
Yacht Club. They were known to have
been in the vicinity OF Cobb's Island Mon
day, and it was feared that some serious
mishap might. have befallen them. a num-
Der OF kilograms were sent to Norfolk and
Old Point on Tuesday, making Inquiries
about them, but nothing was heard until
yesterday, when Mr.. S. MEG. Fisher tele-
graphed that they were at Fortress Monroe
safe. When the storm came up they were
near Cobb's Island. A schooner near them
was beached, but they, being securely an
chored, suffered no injury.


A telegram from Norfolk to this paper
states that the Yacht Club were at that city
last evening. They will sail for home to-
day.
Year: 1879

From SunQaY.A1tcfnO0n LOT SepteuDcT,I


This is a famous country for bees and the
making Of honey, and at many breakfast
table in distant Europe to-day the waffle is
spread with sweets that have been flched
from the hearts Of thousand California
flowers. In the mouth OF almost every
canyon there is a bee-ranch or apiary, whose
owner grows indolent and prosperous from
the labors OF his industrious subjects. Here
there are no long winters with dearth OF
flowers, through which the patient workers
must be nursed and fed in order that they
may live until the opening Of the next field
season.


These bee.ranches are models Of neatness
and domestic comfort, and the profession
OF bee-keeping is rapidly becoming popular
among persons OF little physical strength or
small financial capital, or both-such as
maiden ladies, broken-down ministers,
bachelor students, and those dilcctantc
farmers who fancy that the royal road to
bucolic happiness lies through the fiowery
beds Of bee. pasture. Their expenses are
as light as those OF hermit in his cave, and
what stores Of honey are laid up are so
much clear gain, as the bees board them
selves while they work, and work unceas-
ingly in preparation for the winter which
never comes. When the hive is full the
cakes OF comb are removed, the liquid is
strained from the cells, and the empty cups
are replaced, to be filled again and again.
This economical process prevents waste
Of labor and time in the gathering Of wax
and the building Of new bius in the store
house.


Walking out in the morning in the green
| brushwood of these canyons you hear a
| loud and continuous buzzing of wings,
and, although there may not be flower in
sight, it is as ceaseless and strong as in a
buckwheat patch or clover-feld at home.
This humming OF bees is natures tenor
voice, as the roaring Of water is her bass.
There is q cure for homesickness in the
bees monotone, even though the authors
thereof be perfectly wild, as, indeed, many
of these are. In such country you canuot
feel utterly lonesome and lost.
Year: 1879

II Mrs. Sprague has any friends they
will make haste to advise her to furnish no
more letters for publication concerning her
family relations and the scandals growing
out OF them. The direct contradictions
which appear in her story in her own
words, and with reference to the vital facts,
will strike every reader. The audacity OF
the letter under all! the notoriety Of Wash
ington life for the past two years Is fresh
sensation, even in such scandal Utica
Her1L6I
Year: 1879

LITTLE GIRLS FAIR-A number OF little
girls will open a Fair to-day at No. 1920
Broad street, to continue until tomorrow
night, for the benefit Of the Memorial-room
at the Retreat for the Sick. They deserve
the liberal patronage OF the public.
Year: 1879

Giving is Q service which we owe not only to ourselves, but to others. If there were no God and no hereafter i've fully be- heve there is), still giving would be one of the binding laws of life. It needs no al- gpment. for there can be no question sbout the duty ot swing. So long as inequalities exist, and they always will exist unless the whole race becomes perfect, those below us, morally or physically, will need help lng hand. The only questionable thlnR about the. subject is how we can render the best service and give them the help they need, The question is often raised. when, where and what shall we give, and what should be our motives for giving ? We think no rule can be given which will apply universally about giving. No two parsons are made alike, no two have exact ly the same ability in all respects. All in- tslhgsnt persons ought to thorouRhlv ex- anime the subject, aud then use their priv ilege of deciding for themselves, when, where and what they will give. never los ing sight of the important fact that they belong to common brotherhood. Those who will not or cannot think for them selves had better consult thelr Oracles if they have any, and accept their advice. They ought to satisfy their conscience in seme way.

 Mstives for Giving: So long as there IS human bong who needs our help, % long e there is sin. want, and suffering in the world. we shall never lack for objects which ought to incite us to actlon. The great Teacher, when He said to His disci- ples "Give and 1t shall be given unto you" stated fact. one verified by reason and experience: fact because the loving heart laboring to bless others, brings heaven to Che soul. perhaps too. struggling as his fol. lowers then were, to break loose from the cells of Judaism, the offer of rewards was needed to stimulate and encourage them; but is there no higher and better motive for usf Have the long centuries since pro dueed no better fruitf Is it so that we are @ recognize and respond to the claims which suffering humanity makes upon us because we are going to get our pay for is? Must selfishness be the ruling factor even in our acts of bsnevolence? Is there no elsnent in man capable of responding ts . higher, nobler,, and more elevating sem timsnt3

 If we san ellmb high enough to get . distinct view of the Masters real position, and understand the significanceo of His mis- sion in this world, its moral grandeur and snblimity win i'll us with wonder, admira- tion end love.

 Taking Him for our pattern and guide. although we may not even hope to attain Che same height, oaeht not we as we have seiiisys V sG aRa a2 HksNisi.
Year: 1879

= We shall feel greatly obliged to any o1 our friends in the county, or elsewhere, who will send as particulars of any occurrence o1 interest which may come under their notice.

 A6- CORRESPONDENTS are requested to send in their communications SO as to reach us on Monday of each week. as we cannot insure the insertion of any correspondence received after that time,
Year: 1879

Miss ANNA HENNEssEY, who regarded
her lovers declaration that he would kill her
if she didn't marry him as proof OF the
warmth of his affection, AID who idolized
him after he tried to strangie her 10 a fit OF
jealousy, has at last come I'd dislike such
rough wooing. She married him, and he
took to beating her three times day and
threatening her with pistol shot whenever
man glanced at her pretty face. TIE mad
freaks she admired in lover she finds rather
too exciting in husband, and so leaves
him
Year: 1879

WE bespeak the careful attention Of our
readers to the Fast Day sermon delivered by
the Rev. Mr.. Lathe, pastor of Plymouth
Church. 1t is sound ard thoughtful dis
course. admirable in tone and very suggestive.
The responsibilities Of the Christian citizen
to the Church, to the State and to Society
are vigorously and clearly set forth.
Year: 1879

we DO not read anonymous letteus and commum
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessaf lily for publication
but as guaranty Of good faith.


We cannot undertake TO return or preserve COM
munications that are not used.
Year: 1879

The Wright Chapel congregation will
give social this evening.


The Cincinnati Turner'S will on Sunday
go on an excursion over the Southern Road
to and have picnic at the High Bridge.


A picnic is announced for September
10Th at the Highland House, under the
auspices of the dependent Orderof Forest,
ers, for the benefit of w. H. Hammer, one
of the victims of the late disaster at the
Post & Co. building.
Year: 1879

T. E. Snelbaker was granted permission
to erect two gas lamps in front of the Vine
street Opera-house at his own expense.


An ordinance to assess a special tax on
real estate bounding Mclean street from
Hatch street to Pavilion street was passed.
Year: 1879

PUBLIC MEETING From written no.
tees, signed many citizens " and post
ed about town, we observe that public
meeting is called at tho Court House
Saturday evening at o'clock for the
purpose of taking some action in regard
TO properly caring for the public burying
ground at this place. 1t is matter
which needs immediate attention and one
which should enlist the sympathies and
assistance of all citizens, for the last rest
ing place of our late frien DIS and neigh
bors should be sacred to us all, and kept
in at least good condition. We hope to
see the meeting well attended, and would
here take occasion 10 say that our col
umns are always open to Many Citi-
zens or any other person or persons for
the purpose Of calling public meetings or
otherwise referring To matters of general
Interests, and tina: such notices in the flu
lure as in the past will gladly be given
place without charge.
Year: 1879

This is an amount Of water equaling
the total fall Of last season to March lst,
1879. With this splendid beginning, who
shall say that we are not to be favored
with a most excellent mining season d?
The storm Of the past week has been re-
markably warm tor this time of the year,
but the heavy storm of the 4th was colder
and put some snow on the high hills. All
the creeks and gulches are swollen but
not enough to do any damage. Miners
are at work everywhere with liberal
water supplies and hopes are confidently
INDUCED that the season of lS79-S0 will
prove one of the most profitable ever af
forded this section. SO mote it be-.
Year: 1879

To BE SOLD AGAIN.-At the hearing
OF the return of sale of real estate belong
Ing to the Estate of VIM. McElvaney,
deceased, in the Probate Court on Thurs
day last. bid of ten per cent. additional
was filed, and it appeared that more
could be realized for the property than
was bid at the sale. The fact that the
property had been appraised for $4,000
& and only $4,000 had been offered for it,
tended to show that it was worth more
than the amount for which it had been
sold. The Court therefore refused to
confirm the sale and ordered the property
sold again. As will be seen by reference
10 advertising columns the property will
oe offered at Public Auction on Tuesday,
December 90th, 1879, at which time an
increased amount will doubtless be bid
den.
Year: 1879

ExAMINATIoN.-At the examination
OF applicants for teachers certificates last
week, Miss Emily Nieman was success
tul in obta ming a third grade certificate,
the other applicant falling to secure the
repaired number of credits. We have
not seen the list of questions used in this
examination, but some of cur exchanges
refer to them as being extremely difficult.
At least three of the words in the spell
ing division were mis- spelled in the list
sent out by the State Superintendent. 1t
is TO be hoped that new system Of ex-
am mination will be devised when the new
State Superintendent takes charge, and
that some reasonable method OF exami-
nation will be adopted. As now con
Quoted these examinations are by no
means fair test of person S .capabili-
ties as an instructor.