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Year: 1877

Terrapins are caught all the way from
Savannah and Charleston to the Patapsco
River at Baltimore, but the genuine dia
mOnd-back belongs only to the upper
Chesapeake and its tributaries. The ma
Ijority of the sliders are brought to Balti-
more from the James River. The terrapin-
catchers make from S. to $50 per week,
and they find the'reptle, or bird as the
bon vivant calls it, 10y probing the mud in
the shadows with sticks. The terrapin is
dormant, and when found is easily secured.
A four-pound terrapin taken about Septem.
Der 18th, will exist prosperously in a dark,
cool place, without food or drink, until
April 18th, and 1.-THE dealers say) will gain
two ounces in weight. After that time it
gets lively and active and will take hold of
finger with great effusion and effective
ness. The male terrapin is known as a
bull" and the female as "cow." The
latter Is much more highly priced and
generally contains about thirty eggs. No
dish of terrapin is thought complete with
out being garnished with these. 1t is sad
to be compelled to state that the sinful
restaurateur and hotel man betakes him to
the egg Of the pigeon, wherewith to set off his
counterfeit presentment of q noble reptile.


Thirty years ago the largest dealer in
Baltimore had hard work TO dispose of the
terrapins lie received at Sc dozen. The
product he tells me, is about the same,
year in and year out. He sells as many
now as he did then. But old people on
the eastern peninsula bring to mind the
times when of a warm day the terrapins
basking in shoals on the surface of the
water were caught in seines and fed to the
pigs. That day, however, is of the past,
and il is doubtful if this valuable article Of
food is not gradually becoming extinct
The negroes who make business of send
ing them to market complain of their in
creasing rarity, and nothing but the high
price has stimulated them to keep up the
supply.


The negroes are credited with having
been the first to bring the virtues of the
terrapin to notice. They cooked, and still
cook it by placing it alive among the hot
Goals or in an oven. When it is sufficiently
cooked the under she'll is easily removed
with knife, and the contents are then
eaten from the inverted upper shell, moth
ing being removed but the gall sac There
are many, particularly epicures of long ex-
perience with the terrapin, who maintain
that this is the true way to cook it. One
noted for his knowledge of Maryland
dishes, invariably cooks his terrapin as fol.
lows: He places count" alive, on its
back in an old,fashioned template stove,
roasts it until the under shell is easily
detached. removes the gall, adds a little
butter, salt and glass of good sherry or
madeira. and then eats it with sense Of
satisfaction equal to that of a Mussulman
discounting the delights of the seventh
heaven. He has never met Mr.. Bergh.
Year: 1877

When political opponent Of Tom Mar
shall's attempted to win the sympathies Of
the crowd by boasting that his father was a
cooper, Tom at once admitted the fact, and
pointing at his antagonist, said: But the
old man puta mighty poor head to one of his
whisky barrels" That ended the contest.
Year: 1877

FLIES IN INDIA.-A Calcutta paper gives
the following account Of plague of flies :
When people read of the plaques of file,


OF Egypt, they are sometimes apt to won.
der what sort Of flies they were-whether
they were our common and sometime.


very tiresome visitor, the house-hy, OF


whether they were a species of mosquito,
or what. They could not we'll have been
more tiresome than those little sidewalk
ing, biting, jumping green dies that are
said to usher in the cold season in India.
OF these Calcutta has had veritabie plague
during the evenings of the past week. 1t


has been scarcely possible to sit at table
where there was light. These flies come
to flavor the soup, to improve the tea, or to
till up the inkstand. They cover book if
one attempts to read, or they settle on peo-
pies spectacles, or jump into their eyes


IT people talk they have to be careful lest
they draw in more than the needful breath


The streets have scarcely been better than
the houses, and we have seen some people
passing lamp-posts with handkerchiefs over
their faces, and others trying to protec;
themselves by the vigorous working of q
fan, against which the insects rattle like
peas. To drive in an open carriage was
like meeting hail-storm and in some
places business, where pleasure is business,
has been brought to a stand. Flies burn
their wings in the lamps of the billiard.
room, and the dead flies shunt balls that
are gently rolling for delicate cannon, or
turn them from direct line to the pocket


Even the Skating Rink had to be closed


AT the Corinthian the entrancehall was
literally covered with them, the walls green
with their numbers, and the floor carpeted
with their bodies. At the entrance to the
buffet they lay in heaps to the thickness
OF hearthrug under the gas-lights, and in
the house itself they were a great nuisance y
Year: 1877

A writes who is familiar with its Writ
ues says: 81 have known many men, and
women too, who. from various causes
had become so much affected by nervous
ness that when they stretched out their
hands they shook like aspen leaves on a
windy day, and by n moderate daily use
OF the blanched footstalks of celery as a
salad, they became as strong and steady
in the limb as other people. have
known others SO nervous that the lease
annoyance put them In a state Of agi.a-
tion, and they were in constant perplex-
ity and fear, who were also specially
cured by a moderate daily use OF blanch-
ed celery as a salad at meal time. 1
have known others to be cured of palpit-
alton OF the heart. Every body engaged
in labor weakening to the nerves should
use celery daily inlthe season, and onions
In its stead when not in season. We
give it daily to our canary birds and it
cures them OF fits; they are little animals
OF very delicate nerves, easily frightened,
and therefore they need such a remedy
very much, and the relish with which
they take it is proof that their instinct
guides them to eat what is good for
them. boston Journal of Chemistry.
Year: 1877

George W illlam Curtis in Harper's Weekly.


The real result of the Presidential cleo
ton is so doubtful that the duty of the
committee of the two houses of Congress
to provide harmonious method of de-
claiing it is most imperative. The Re
publican leaders in Congress must not
misapprehend the sentiment of the conn
try. The action ofthe Returning Boards
in Louisiana and Florida has undoubtedly
covered the declared vote of those States
with suspicion. The Republican party
has certainly not gained strength since
the election, and If the exercise of doubt
full powers by the Senate we do not ap-
prehend any violence, but the leaders in
such course would be responsible for
the total overthrow of the party.
Year: 1877

A few weeks ago, two horses were
drawing each load of coal up rising
ground in the suburbs of city. The
hinder horse had the bearing rein swung
loosely on his neck, and by throwing his
weight into the collar, was dragging his
load steadily and without undue strain
on his muscles and joints. The foremost
horse, with his ton of coal, was braced
up with tight bearing rein, his head
cramped and raised, his mouth fretted,
and every joint and muscle starting and
strained at each step he took. The two
men were talking to each other, and the
carter of the hinder horse was heard by
the writer to say, " Bill, go and give thy
horse his head; he'll pull that load
easier" Bill went and slackened the
rein. "Give him more" said the other.
Bill went and gave him all he wanted.
The horse Immediately did his work in
way which conveyed the relief he felt
as clearly as if he had said, "there,
thank you; Pm all right now." We
would commend to every one who has
theseharge of draught horse when he is
at work, the advice that Bill received
and followed" Bill, give thy horse his
head he'll pull that load easier"
Year: 1877

According TO article l2 section o. OF the constitution
OF the international ASSOCIATION the record will bc af
focted by these withdrawals that the result nter
this change the membership OF this body Is shown
Year: 1877

NEW York, Aug. Z.
Jacob Federlin was attacked by an un-
known man Sunday night, between Rock
away beach and Far Rockaway, and drew
a revolver which was taken from him by
his assailant, who robbed him Of his watch
and money, and then fatally shot him in
the head.
Year: 1877


The collector of this district through his
officers seized John A. Burton's tobacco
factory in Henry county when twenty five
armed men ordered the wagon on which
the property.was placed to be unloaded and
compelled the officers to leave.
Year: 1877

THE FEAST AT TRINITY CHURCH To-
NIGHT.-our readers win remember that
the ladies OF this church will set forth a
feast Of good things in the iecture-room to-
night, and cordially invite their friends and
the public generally to call and see. The
array Of beauty as well as the tempting
.yiands should induce large number TO at
tend and help on the good cause. The pro
ceeds will be used for church purposes.
Year: 1877

Having determined to discontinue the dry-Sood
business shall from this day offer my entire stock Of
sEASoNABLE AND WELL-ASSORIED GOODS


AT COST FOR CASH. .-.
And In order more pcedily to dispose of the entire
stock, there are many GOODS which VIII lie sold
WITHOUT REGARD TO COST OR VALUE,
as the store will be vacated another tenant
can be had. CHARLES HUTZLER,


fe 23-2m GIL Broad street.
Year: 1877

While she was sitting there she thought
she would like to sing. and she chose a
song with long notes and burden. which
fioated far away into the calm evening.
She found that she liked to hear herself
sing, and when she came to the end of the
first verse, she began the second with
louder voice. But when she had sung
that verse 1t seemed TO her as If somebody
was answering from far below. Dear
what can that be? ?' she thought, stepped
out on the uttermost ledge, and threw her
arms around a tall birch tree which stood
there and trembled over the abyss. She
looked downward. but she saw nothing
The Fiord lay quietly asleep; not bird
was stirring. She sat down and took up
her song. But this time somebody
answered with the same tune and much
nearer. Aslaug sprang up and leaned
once more over the ledge. Then she saw
a boat moored at the foot of the cliff, but
so far below that il looked like a nutshell.
She drew the eyes upward and caught
sight of a red cap climbing the naked
wall. ''Who can that be p she asked,
and made long leap backward She
dared not answer, for she knew full well
who il was. She threw herself down on
the greensward and took hold of the grass
with both her hands, as il it were she who
must not miss the grasp. The roots
loosened; she shrieked, thrust her hands
deeper into the sod, aad prayed to God
Almighty to help him. Then she felt that
this was truly to try God. and could not be
expected to be granted. "But only this
one time,' she burst out "help him, oh
only this one time She clasped the dog
as if it were Tore she would hold fast.
rolled with over the greensward, and
thought that these minutes would never
come to an end.


But suddenly the dog sprang up, started
toward the ledge, wagged his tail, and
barked, turned back TO Aslaug, jumped
with his forepaws into her lap and blrked
twisted round again and barked with fran
tic restlessness, while a red cap arose
above the ledge. and Tore leaped to her
bosom.


There he lay for a whole minute Meth
er of them spoke, and when they began Ia
talk there was not much wit in what they
said.


But old Junt, when he heard about it,
said word which was not unwitty. He
threw his fist down on the table. and
Numbered through the room, There is
might in that boy, and the girl shall be
his
Year: 1877

a GENTLEMAN, AFrEK sPENDfNG FIFTEEN
Aycars in Japan. has returned comparative stranger
his home.


He Is an unencumbered wdower OF honorable character
high social standing OF without vices
Kind healthy handsome and well ouilta solid man. with
income of S2OUO-and with Wow TO rragc, he
find lady widow preferred Of suitable years. cir
cuustnnced Ms nearly IA possible like himself


His means being limited to his al
will not undertake the support OF wite will won
with nothing but means to nd her
lie warts one who shall be no cncumbrsnce him.
yet who shall be possessed OF
his and shall make him satisfying wife In
lac he anticipates copsrtnersdp in which
contributes equal share to the stock and retains
much individual independence as possible


Ordinary wives being easily obtained this
Objectionable method lays his sincerity suspicion
when the facts are overlooked that he
sovereignty to that he eminenty
tca and that his lew remaining precious
be wasted In searching la the usual tor such
as he needs particularly his acquantances yet be
formed


The space Of mn advert admits of but tho ainest
outline OF his cct and necesststcs this bold handling
which he hopes will not be construed into egotism.


should any lady, meeting these views. have interest en-
ough therein TO wish 20 satisfy herself regarding his hon
esy OF purpose ana further particulars he will be pleased
to hear IRON her anony ymously. q. l.. WARREN,


box Herald Office.
Year: 1877

affairs It is unjust It is cruel to condemn them for allow
ing what they cannot stop"


superintendent Walng showed the reporter " HiEo
number of arrest lists from various police captains CON
tanning the names and addresses OF the arrested persons
their offences whether not they had obtained licensees
the amount Of bail in which they were hed II was


part OF the large batch" he had awaiting the can OF
Mr. Culver and the Society for the Prevention o Crime


Several police captains visited by the reporter con
frmed the statement Of the superintendent The ohy
material point for difference of opinion was whetnef
disrepuable saloon should receive greater attention
than one kept decgnty. AL however joined IN protest
against placing the blame upon the shoulders of the
police and declared that In this instance in no Oher
they did all IL was possible for them to do.
Year: 1877

The foreign exchanges wore heavy and lower, the
last actual business being at 4sl1 4s2 for bankers
sixty days sterling and IS for demand


THE GOLD MARKET


The gold market showed great decline. the price
falling from l05 to 1885,, the lowest figure touched
since 1852 This decline was caused by the action of
tho Syndicate, who now settling with the govern
ment on account OF tho iour per cent loan, and the
cause Of the present decline rs TO DO found in tho
woaness OF sterling exchange, which has alen below
the specie importing point II Is stated that f20o 000
which were withdrawn from the Bank OF England
were for expectation TO this country, and further
shipments from the other side may be looked for
However 1t is unlikely that tho Bank ratio will
be raised on Thursday next, and 10 that these
shipments would probably cease The following shows
the fluctuations in gold for the weck:-
Year: 1877

The dogs of Constantinople have had
a worldwide notoriety fer years, yet few
people realize the degree of good and evil
TO which these beasts can attain. 1t is
supposed by many that the dog Is a
s acred animal with the Turks; but this,
II think, can not be the fact, for the
Turks use the expression, L" Dog of a
Giaour," 80 one of intense reproach, and
he would not employ the name of the
dog in that connection if il were a sacred
animal. Neither does he take any care
of the innumerable beasts which roam in
the streets; he simply lets them alone.
Steal as they may and do, the good Mus
sulman contents himself with shaking
his fist at the thief. The reason for this
immunity from punishment is, that they
form the only corps of scavengers that
Constantinople possesses, and in this lies
their only good quality yet it is one Of
such consequence that no one, having
seen,the intense filth of the people, would
regret the presence of this useful race Of
nuisance. The beast lies bSyond my
powers of description; indeed, book
might be written about him without ex-
posing more than small portion of his
villainous character. As Artemus Ward
would have said, he is a compound of
"pure cussedDess" and willy duplicity.
Call to mind the ugliest, meanest, most
treacherous, dirty and famished "yaller
dog" you ever knew, multiply every
one of his worst qualities by ten, aud
YOU will have some faint idea of mild
type of the Constantinople dog. They
have their own districts and routes of
travel, as regularly established as one of
your Chicago north side lunch fends !;
and woe be to the dog who strays into a
strange district st. is not simply that
he is pounced upon, bitten, towzled,
clicked" and allowed to go home-eh,
no That dog never goes home.


He is quietly eaten up by those into
whoes districts he has ventured and,
fsvnen they have polished his last bone,
ihey look longing across the line, and
wish that few more juicy young friends
would drop in to dinner, in order that
the meal might be thus provided for.
Neighborly fellows, these dogs!
Year: 1877

None but a la5oring man, who has
suffered misery while using an ak or
pounding with other tools, can rightly
appreciate this article. For years, when
young, suffered at some seasons untold
bitterness, caused by dry cracks on hands
and fingers. tried every so-called
remedy l could hear of but in vain and
being obliged then to labor each success
sive day for an honest livelihood, | was
bound, as with an iron cnain, to such
sufferings as almost made life a burden.
At last friend told me to put common
copal varnish into the cracks and it
would cure them. Although my faith
was very weak, tried the prescription,
and, to my great JOY, sure enough, in
fort rty-eight hours my hands were as well
as ever. 1t does not save from fresh
the old ones within two days. l keep
a small bottle of the varnish, with a
silver standing in it-cost ten cents-al-
ways handy, and with its help my hands
are nearly always well. For knowledge
of this simple remedy I would not part
for many dollars. | have given it to
many others for many years, and have
never known of its failure to effectually
cure in all such cases. don't know
that the subject can be considered agri-
cultural (perhaps it is only cuticultural)
but there are probably farm readers of
your paper who will be glad to get the
information.-C6r ". y Tribune.
Year: 1877

The great mistake of the labor system
in the past has been that muscle has been
the chief requisite sought after in the Sc
lection of help upon the farm, both north
and south.


Experiments that are continually be-
ing tried in the south prove conclusiyely
that an intelligent laborer, possessing the
same amount of good health, muscle, en-
durance and willingness as an ignorant
one, is worth twice or three times as
much to his employer as the latter one.
The south is fast learning this lesson.
Still this country is crowded with this
class of ignorant labor, which stands di-
rectly in the way of the introduction OF
a better labor system. This state OF
things, too, makes it difficult for the
honest, willing and hard working poor
man of the north to get a start in the
south.


If he comes here without the means OF
purchasing fifty to one hundred acres Of
land that can be had for from 80 to SO
per acre, according to the location ana
excellence-oiten mostly ON time--ne
will find it severe struggle TO get
started and become self-sustaining; but
if he has only few hundred dollars ne
can get good start, and can utilize 81
the labor he desires, and become inoe-
pendent, if he has the brains and intern
gence to direct this labor.


The south, too, is looking at honest "a
Dor in different light from what sn'
formerly did. There are thousands VIM
never, before the war, put their OWL
hands to farm and mechanical labor tnA
are now among our best farmers ana a
tizans, and are not ashamed of their aso
cations.
We should do all in our power TO dra'
Year: 1877

Which Of five snowdrops would the lnool
Think whitest, if the moon could see
Which Of i've rOsebuds flushed with jun
Were reddest to the mOther-tTee
Which of five birds, that play one tune
On their soft shining throats may be


Chief singer Who will answer me
Would not the moon know, II around
One snowdrop any shadow lay p
Would not the rose-tree, il The ground
should let one blossom drcop day
Does not the o. q bird take sound


Into the cloud, when caught away,


Finer than all the sounds that stay
o, little, quiet boy Of mine,


Whose yellow head lies languld here
Poor yellow head, its restless shine


frightened the butterflies last year
Whose pretty hands may intertWlne
With paler hands unseen but near
You are my favorite nov, fear
Year: 1877

Let Us now consider the fea.Tul pre-
ponderance which Russia would gain by
the possession of these straits, including
of course that halt of European Turkey
bordering upon them. We have seen
that the shores of the Black sea furnish
every facility for the construction of a
navy of any required strength, and its
waters afford ample space for its train
ing. With these approaches in her grasp,
Russia might in ten years construct and
discipline her feet there perfectly safe
from molestation by the navies Of Eu-
rope Fleets built and equipped at Sc
bastopol, Kherson, and Nicolaief could
sweep through the DardaIelles, closed to
all except themselves, enter the Archi-
pelago and the Mediterranean, and domi-
nate over their shores and over the com
merce of every nation which has to use
these waters as a highway In case of
its happening at any time to find itself
overmatched, the Russian fleet could re-
pass the gates of the Dardanelles, and be
as safe from pursuit as an army would be
if sheltered behind the rocks of Gibraltar


Great Britain would be first and most
Immediately menaced by this, for a
strong military and naval power estab-
lished on the Bosphorus would hold in
command the shortest way of communi-
cation with her possessions in India
The car would hold in control the route
by way of the Suez canal, or. at best,
Great Britain could keep it open only
by maintaining a vastly superior fleet
in the Mediterranean, and it would be
difficult for her to maintain there a fleet
which would not be practically over
matched by one which Russia could
easily keep up in the Black sea and the
sea of Marmora. The days are past when
a Hood or a Nelson might safely risk a
battle if the odds against him were much
less than two to one. a British admiral
must henceforth make his count upon
meeting skill and seamanship equal to
his own, and whatever advantage he
gains must be gained by sheer prepon-
derance of force.


If Great Britain is to retain her In
dian empire, collision there between
her and Russia is foregone conclusion.
An empire which, under a succession of
sovereigns of very different character,
has steadily pressed its march of con-
quest through the deserts of Turkestan,
will not be likely to look without longing
eyes u pom the fertile valley of the Indus;
and here Russia would have fearful
advantage in position. The Suez route
practically closed as it would be in the
event of war, Britain could only reach
India by the long voyage around the
cape of Good Hope, while Russia would
have broad highways for the march of
her troops to the banks of the Indus,
whence she could menace the whole
peninsula of Hindoostan.-Gd GALAXY for
March.