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Year: 1874

A writer in the New York Mail, who
has been close observer of dog-wor-
shippers, says: 1t is taken for granted
that anybody capable of such affection
is brimful of all kindly sympathies, yet
one of the most miserlE selfish and un-
sympathetic persons ever knew was an
old lady whose whole heart, what there
was of it, went out to a miserable, blind,
toothless, staggering mite of canine
senility After good deal OF thought
and observation, and making due allow
ance for that natural propensity to care
for and protect something to have
pets--which is an essential part of some
minds, / am inclined to the opinion that
a large share of the fondness bestowed
on animals, particularly on dogs, is a
kind of reflected self-love, and is most
often found among persons more noted
for absorption than for giving out.
Year: 1874

A correspondent Of the Southside
Sentinel, Virginia, gives an account of
the search for the remains of William
Jennings, who is said to have been
buried about hundred years ago near
Jennings Ordinary, in Nottoway
county. The object of the search is to
establish claim to the great Jennings
fortune in England This William Jen-
nings was an officer of his Majesty
army, and is said to have been buried in
his regimental suit. 1t is thought that
perhaps his sword also was buried with
him. Could these be recovered valua-
BILE clue would be added to the evidence
already obtained. On Monday morning
there were. gathered at the old burying
ground, which is now thickly surrounded
by pines and grown over with cedars and
enormous grapevines, number of peo-
pie to witness the excavations. Many
graves were opened without finding the
desired one, The search was continued
the next day, after the correspondent
had left.
Year: 1874

Ol


At the recent Primitive Methodist
missionary meeting at Birmingham Rev.
R. W. Burnett told the following story:


In the early days of primitive Metho'
dism, under the labors of one of our
veteran home missionaries, a notoriously
bad character was converted. Quite in
harmony with the custom of those
times, he soon began preaching. On
one occasion he had large crowd OF
people gathered by the wayside, and to
these he preached Jesus. An ofhcious
constable came up and took our friend
into custody. The news spread like
wild-6re that old Tom was locked up for
preaching. Had it been said poaching
no one would have doubted it, but this
preaching gave quite different char
acter to the affair On the following
morning the court was crowded to hear
the trial. The charge was read over,
and the prisoner asked what he had to
say in reply. Now, this man had been
in that dock so often that he did not
feel at all concerned-seemed quite at
home. Very quietly folding his arms,
he addressed the magistrates to the fol-
lowing effect: Gentlemen, do you
mean business2"


Business, business of course we do. ="


"Well, gentlemen, please excuse me,
but if you mean business, allow me to
say that of late great change has come
over me, and never now commence any
business without first praying about it..
If you please, we'll pray"


H. d;J not MOTT m know whafhnr thew
pleased or not but with all the fervor of
new convert poured out his soul in
prayer. All in the court and on the
magistrate bench were deeply moved
some to tears. But he prayed rather
long, and good as it was, they thought
he might now close; SO the presiding
magistrate said in an undertone, THAT
will do; Just stop him" The constable,
shaking our friend sleeve, said Stop"
cut he prayed away. Pulling his sleeve
yet more vigorously, he said, Stop,
man, stopi" and he prayed with in
creasing fervor.


One Of the magistrates saw one Of our
preachers in the body Of the court and
calling to him, said, Mr.. - you
come and stop him" But our dear old
brother enjoyed this novel prayer meet
ing too much to be induced to stop it;
SO he replied loud enough for all to hear,
Nay, nay, you've started him; can't
stop him.


However, our friend in the dock drew
his devotions to a close, stood upon his
feet, and again folding his arms, said,
with becoming meekness-


"Now, gentlemen, il you please, l am
quite ready for business.


The prisoner was ordered into an ante
room while his case was considered. One
of the magistrates, moved to tears, said,
=" We have often had this man before Us,
but never under such circumstances. If
this is a sample Jf the work achieved by
the Primitive Methodists, l wish them
success wherever they 60. 1t did not
take them long to decide that he had
broken no law, and therefore they would
very gladly acquit him.


Well, gentlemen" said an officer of
the court, shall we call him in and say
that he is acquitted"


What, what call him in No, never
or you'll have him on his knees return
ing thanks. Let him 90 out at a side
door, but tell him he is fully at liberty to
carry on his good work. odd School
Presbyterian.
Year: 1874

An operator sits at a table in room
darkened by curtains. On his desk
stands little instrument named the re-
hecting galvanometer, the invention of
Sir William Thompson, without which
Atlantic telegraphy would be a slow pro
cess, not exceeding two or three words a
minute, instead of eighteen or twenty,
the present rate. This delicate instru-
ment consists of tiny magnet and a
small mirror swinging on a silk thread,
the two together weighing but few
grains. The electric current passing
along the wire from Valencia reflects
spot of light ON to scale, in box placed
at the operator right hand, where, by its
oscillation, the spot OF light indicates
the slight movement of the magnet,
follows every change in the receiving
current and every charge great or
small, produces a corresponding oscllla-
ton of the spot of light on the scale. A
code of signals is so arranged by Thich
the movement of the spot of light is
made to indicate the letters of the pha-
bet. When receiving a message from
Valencia, the operator watches the move
ments of the light speck, which keeps
dancing about over the scale on his
right. To his practiced eye, each move
ment of the spot of light represents a
letter of the alphabet, and its fantastic
motions are spelling out the intelligence
which the pulsing of the electric cur
rents are transmitting between the two
hemispheres. 1t is truly marvellous to
note how rapidly the experienced opera
tor disentangles the irregular oscillations
of the little specks into the letters and
words which they represent.
Year: 1874

The Gambling Establishment of Ihe


Ex-Prize Fighter at Saratoga.


There is one prominent feature OF
Saratoga which no visitor there can fail
to perceive the existence of, namely, the
gambling establishment of John Morris
sey, the tolerance of which is puzzle
for which | have no solution to offer.
Its existence is so notorious that any
description Of the peculiaritles Of Sara
toga as watering place is incomplete
that ignores its existence. 1t was pub
licly announced that it would be open
for gambling on the lst of July. when
the season fairly began. During the
summer Saratoga receives large acces-
sion to its ordinary population in the
shape of shop keepers, turfmen, horse
Jockeys, and professional gamblers, who
flock hither from all quarters to minister
to the wants and speculate upon the
pleasures of visitors. In the hight of
the season Morrissey's Club House
is patronized also by rather an aristo-
cratic class. One may always then be
sure of meeting good society" at his
tables. This is an attention which the
ex-Congressman offers to those new be-
ginners who nightly flock around his
tables. After the ball one may see
mice young men, who have been dane
ing all the evening with young ladies of
our set, wend their way one by one
over to the club-house;" and by one
o'clock great part of the young men
of the ball room may be found at sup
per, at faro, at roulette, at rouge-et-noir
orlounging in some of the luxuriously
furnished rooms which John Morrissey
throws open to his guests. Faro is the
favorite game, though occasionally dur
ing the evening the roulette table may
have run which will draw the faro
players from their seats and leave the
dealer alone. Men of mark in the
country may be seen here and there
among the youthful faces which crowd
around the tables. Very little talking
is done. Every eye is watching the
cards as they are slipped from the box.
Year: 1874

Do not confound the poetical way of
viewing things with the expression of
poetry. Poetry, the first and finest of
the fine arts, Is the making of a noble
use, according to our talents and op-
p0rtunities, of such amiable and noble
emotions as we are capable Of And
this may be done through the medium
of words, when the perfect expression
constitutes written verse, or 1t may be
done through marble, or painting, or
music. But there must be grounds
for the noble emotions before they can
be experienced, and these come of the
habit of viewing things POLITICALLY,
and are supplied by the Imagination,
which, contemplating nature as
world of emblems, is received and used
by the poetic faculty, having nothing
in them defective or untrustworthy.
No poet worthy the name lives in
illusions. He Is the high priest of
truth as well as singer and painter
of beautiful scenes. When there are
two interpretations offered of given
difficulty or of any question whatever
that refers to matters above secular
and physical needs, that solution
which men would call poetical. or
opposed to prosaic, may infallibly be
relied upon as the truest and highest.
1t was not without reason that the
ancients accounted poetry the Ian
guage of the gods and of divinely in
spired men. AS the expression of the
silent and universal symbolism of ma
ture, touching mems hearts at
every point, and exciting noble
emotions in those who listened,
poetry could not fail to be regarded as
heaven-born. To this day we ac-
knowledge it to be so. The inspira-
tion of the past is forced upon us,
whether spoken through the medi-
um of the pen, or of the marble, can
vas or Lutte. Some old writer once
mentioned the marriage of religion
with poetry, having been instituted
at the foundation of the world. The
idea was grand one; for by effecting
such a union, we can conceive how
easy for the mind to flow in mighty
stream ofcause and effect. Every object
then has its beauty, and every beauty
adorns itself with the coloring of NOR
al eloquence. Moral science, social
science, and natural science like the
graces, should go hand in hand, and
ever recognize the poetic faculty as
belonging to their sisterhood. And
all should be enlisted in the pursuit of
truth so that at the same time the
heart may be effected, and the mind
purified.
Year: 1874




The too common use Of firearms
among the youth of this city cost a
boy his life few days ago. 1t is said
that many of the school boys carry
pistols, and not unfrequently boast
what they can do with them in case
any one should be so unfortunate as
to insult their manhood" 1t is
high time stop was put to this juve-
nile pistol practice, and the following
resolution, passed by the Board of Ed
ucation at its meeting yesterday, may
do some good in that direction. We
call the attention of parents to it, as
by so doing they may prevent the ex-
pulsion of their boys from the school.
The resolution reads as follows: IRE
solved, that any scholar who shall
bring with him to the school, or who
may have in his possession during
school hours, any dangerous weapon,
shall be Immediately dismissed from
the schools of the city,"
Year: 1874

THE up-country journals are grow
Los Angeles jury that found man
sane while examining him on a
charge Of insanity and Immediately
afterward, while trying him on a
charge of attempt to kill, pronounced
him insane. 1t does look curious, but
considered from an emotional stand
point, the two verdicts may be made
TO harmonic. The man was crazy
when he attempted the killing, but he
was not crazy when the jury looked
at him from crazy standpoint. The
explanation is little hazy yet, but it
Is as clear as we can make it.
Year: 1874

WE are just now hearing q good
deal of railroad talk. What it will all
amount to is one of those things which
no one can guess. The prospect of a
road from the coast through this city,
and by way of Cajon Pass on to Cerro
Gordo, seems more flattering than
ever before. Senator JONES and his
friends regard the enterprise very
favorably and will no doub materially
aid in carrying it out. Our citizens
should not let the present opportunity
slip by unimproved. I'D
Year: 1874

THE Sacramento Union calls the
Stockton Independent the Cote- Catch
er. Now we happen to know some
thing about the Independent and we
know to call it a "Cow- Catcher Is ap-
plying misnomer. The paper is too
slow to catch anything. If placed on
the rear of train propelled by the
force of its own intellect almost any
old cow would soon catch it.
Year: 1874

HOW IT WAS EASIER TO GET IN THAN


OUT.


Johnny Smeade was taught better than to
climb through peoples back windows for the
purpose Of stealing, but Of course Mrs. Moxley
knew nothing about it. This latter fact is
what makes him so lame about the head and
shoulders. He was playing on the Island at a
game Of "t throw and catch with a bran new
&" Bounding Rock" when it happened. The
ball went through Mrs. Moxley's open parlor
window and Johnny made fast after. He went
through head first, as usual, and while his
head and hands were struggling with the carpet
and foot-stool for the mastery, the window
came down with a crash not unlike the sound
Of double-breasted thunder, and made both of
his ankles prisoners. But this was not so bad
as that which followed. The ever watchful
Mrs. Moxley, hearing the uproar in her parlor,
and supposing it to be a snesk-tbief at large
among her costly furniture, she, like brave
woman that she was, rushed madly into the
room, with q brOom-stick acting as advance
guard, and, without stopping to take notes of
the situation, she commenced to belabor the
struggling head and back Of the badly fright
ened boy in a manner that none but truly
muscular woman could have assumed.


He couldn't kick, but his lungs and thorough
VI PIOlduC NOCdbulaIl luAQc uP
for lost time; still, it was not unti he appeared
as though he had been driven into the ground
with a mallet that Mrs. Moxley stopped to
listen to his explanations. She remarked that
he ought to have told her so before, and that
she was very exceedingly sorry, and if he
would stop crying and cursing and come into
the dining room that she would gladly give
him some refreshments, Johnny isn't that
kind of boy. Refreshments under the eiF-
cumstsnces had no claims on his stomach. 1t
wouldn't go down. 1t lacked the proper de-
gree Of solidity. He told her as much, and
then seIzing his ball he placed the end of his
left thumb on the extremity Of his Roman
proboscis and wriggling it with an air of pro-
found disgust, he slid out of the side door
backwards, swearing by everything in general
that he would "tear her old shanty down if II
took all summer" The broom stick started
suddenly in pursuit, but he was at good yell
ing distance of before it struck the gate.
Year: 1874

She 60. into the street car just before reach
ing switch. She only weighed two hundred
and ten pounds, including a market basket.
She hauled herself towards the front of the
car, and was moving rapidly when # switched
of. It was q snapthe-whip movement. A
frail-lOoking lady sat just where this mass Of
ayoirdupois was compelled TO light. 1t didn't
come down like robin for crumbs. II was
more like a pile-driver looking for employ
ment. The frsil woman disappeared. She
went out of sight forthwith. She was pain
fully submerged. She might have made re-
mark, but the general impression was that the
noise issued from the cracking Of the market
basket beneath the ponderous weight of the
struggling woman. The tWo-hundred-and-
ten-poundeT was hastily snatched away from
the corner, and q search was Immediately
made for the fran little lady She was there,
but she resembled . summer pancake on its
last legs.
Year: 1874

what . day may bring forth? Nobody! Yet
every body can tell what the day Of the drawing
Of the last Gin Concert in aid or the Public Ii
brary OF Kentucky will bring forth, as the pom
derous wheels Of fortune revolTe, we all know
that they will inevitably bring forth fortunes Of
greater or less amount for some, and disappOnt-
that that day may bring forth for him the whole
Of his future haDDiness
Year: 1874

An Irish giazier was putting pane Of glass
into window, when a groom who was stand
ing by began joking him, telling him TO mind
and put In plenty Of putty. The Irishman
bore the banter for some time, but at last
silenced his tormentor with-dArrab now,
be of wild ye, or I'll put pain in your head
without any putty !"
Year: 1874

the French had time to form and re-
cover possession Of the town. For this
brilliant service the brigade was honored
with the emphatic thanks of Louis XIV,
and also had their pay increased.


But these fearless fellows, as may be
supposed, carried abroad to their new
service not only their courage and fdel-
ity, but all their exuberance as Irish
men. Their rollicking spirit and love of
fun we're quite as great as their love of
fighting, and at times were so opposed
to propriety and discipline, that the
martinets Of the French ranks had to
make formal complaints on the matter.
1t was on one such occasion that great
compliment was paid them by the brave
Duke of Berwick, who, however, had
good reason to love them for their devo-
tion to his father.


Marshal" said the King to him,
this Irish brigade gives me more
trouble than all my army put together" :"


PLEASE your Majesty" replied the
Duke, "your enemies make just the
same complaint of themp'
Year: 1874

From the Glasgow News.l


In our impression of yesterday we
chronioled rumor to the effect that a
certain. titled lady has lost 10000 at
ecarte, and that this will necessitate the
sale of large portion of her husbands
land, and the retirement of both from
this country for few years. Apart
altogether from the moral reflections
which naturally suggest themselves on
the evils of gambling, such glaring
case as this leads one to speculate why
the law should make the property Of
woman inviolate from her husband;
while a man is legally and in honor
bound to pay such heavy stake for the
disastrous frivolty of his wife. This sol
itary instance reveals a sad state of
affairs, and it is painful to think of the
domestic misery, beyond the mere loss,
which it entails. Men of honor would
hardly, under the circumstances, demand
or accept the payment of the debt in-
Cured. On the other hand, neither
could man of honor shrink from meet
ing such claim.
Year: 1874

A WelI.cOnnecIed YOnth fs Led TO


the a ltar by n Varieties Performer


Ten Years His senior.


Washington Republican. July 81


Yesterday considerable astonishment
was crested in this city, especially in the
upper circles, by the announcement
that a certificate of marriage had been
issued for young man Of good family
ard high social connections and frankie
Christie, well known ballet dancer,
now performing at the Theater Comique,
and that the marriage ceremony had
been performed, and that the two were
one.


The report gained but little credence,
but a friend of the young man looked
into the matter and found that such was
the case, that the ceremony had taken
place at st. Johns P. E. church. the
assistant rector officiating. The fact was
soon spread, and many censures we're
placed upon the young man for going so
far below his alleged position in society
in marrying woman of this class; and
especially one so much older than him
self. As soon as the young man was
satisfied that the report was true, he sent
telegram to the father at Newport, R. l.,
informing him of the circumstance, but
as yet no answer has been received.


The groom is youth about nineteen
or twenty years of age, dark hair, about
FIVE feet three inches high and rather
delicate looking, not weighing over one
hundred pounds. He attended the best
schools in the country, and was at West
Psint nearly a year, but owing to his
inability to pass the required examina-
ton was retired.


The bride, a blonde, is about thirty
years Of age, and has been engaged in
the variety business for some years past.
She is above the medium hight, and is
considered rather good looking. Lately
she has taken the part of Frailty in the
Can-can, now being performed at the
Theater Comique, and is quite favor
ite of the audiences.


Last night, as usual, she performed
her part in the Can-can, and, as matter
of course, was the center of attraction
and the subject of much talk in the
Comique. The groom, during her per-
formance, occupied a position in the
audience near the stage, and enjoyed her
exhibitions with much pleasure. On
the conclusion of the performance the
groom, in company with his bride and
the groomsman, proceeded from the
theater to Pennsylvania avenue. when
the bride charged the groomsman with
giving the thing away" This was de-
MED, and he started to leave the party,
but, after considerable coaxing from the
bride, he consented to accompany the
couple home, and accordingly took the
BRIDE arm and walked down the avenue
to the Continental Hotel, where the
bridal party are stopping for the present.
Year: 1874

on till the skin looked like marble, Her
eyebrows were painted jet black, her lips
and a large spot on each cheek painted
brilliant red On these red spots on her
forehead, and at the corners of her
mouth, gilt flowers we're pasted. Then
over the whole face powdered sugar had
been snapped, which made it sparkle as
with diamond dust" She wore pearl
earrings, and around her neck were a
string of large amber beads, three strings
Of robed pearls, and curious necklace,
which we were privately told was bor-
rowed for the occasion. 1t was made Of
gold 6ve-pound pieces, overlapping each
like scales. The usual head-dress was
covered with real and artificial flowers.
The finishing touch was put on in the
shape of piece of black wax, heated
over the canoon till very hot made round
and fat, and then stuck between the
ewes
Year: 1874

From DR.. Jessup's Syrian Home Life.l


We called yesterday on the daughter
Of Mohammedan living in this city
(Tripol.)


Though the girl had been married sew
eral days, she had never been seen by
her husband. BE only had gone to the
mosque when the ceremony was per-
formed, she taking no part in it. After
the ceremony, the bride usually stays at
her fathers house nine days, during
which time she sits in state, decked in
her finest dress and jewels, receiving
calls from her friends. Then her joy is
at an end. She must 90 to her husband,
take off her fine clothes, and become a
perfect slave, subject to the will of her
cruel master The parents of this bride
were very poor. Her mother was dressed
in little better than rags, and was at the
tdngue washing clothes. All the women
of the brides company had their hair
plated full Of gold coins; these were
heir.looms, and so greatly treasured that
woman would almost starve sooner
than part with one. The present given
by the family to the bride was an elegant
pale-blue broeade silk dress and black
silk embroidered with gold. The former
cost $3.50. The bridegroom's presents
we're sumptuous lilac silk, heavily en-
broidered with gold; earrings of pearls,
and gold bracelets as wide as finger.
During the call she wore the bridegroom S
presents. The other dresses were hung
spread out on the wall.


We stopped at house below, accord
ing to Custom, and sent word we were
coming. The bride returned answer she
would be most happy to salute us. After
waiting about twenty minutes, we went
up stairs, for she lived on the second
foor. She had not quite finished her
toilet, and sat on the floor before a large
mirror, surrounded by her hnery. As
we entered she arose and saluted US, and
then returned compossdly to her dress
ing. OF all the strange and CHASTITY
sights her face was the most wonderful,
as may be we'll imagined from the way in
which it was prepared.


First, hot wax was spread over the
whole face, which when cool was peeled
of. This was done to remove the hair
from the face. Then whiting was rubbed