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ALEXANDRIA,
Egypt's Metropolis' Recep
tion of Royal Visitors.
A Fata Champotro lu Honor of
the Duke and Prince.
Antonladls-The Ball Tfce Prepara.
tloM-The Vlsiters-Tke Khe
dive Supper Menu
Cards.
Alexandria, visited by massacre, born
bardment, fire', disease and in conse
quence of these a frightful depression in
trade, bas been honored by a visit ,from
two royal passengers. TMrBeyalHtfb
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AHNBaeSdlabarf, second
of ;Qaeenf Victoria;' and'' Prince
George,, 6f Wales, second son ot the
Prince cf Wales.
, The Duke, who is at present admiral
of the Mediterranean Squadron, is mak
ing a cruise in these waters and stopping
at all the important ports. Alexandria
has a beautiful harbor,but at the entrance
there is a dangerous bar and ships draw
ing over a certain depth cannot enter.
As most of the ships composing' the
Duke's fleet are too large to enter, they
anchored outside while the Royal Ad
miral's flag was transferred to II. M. S.
Orion, one of the largest English turret
ships which has been stationed here for
some months. The Duke's arrival oc
curred on the 9th of August and was
announced by a royal salute and by the
royal standard being hoisted on Fort
Com-el-Dlk, where the English artillery
is quartered. During the whole day at
short intervals, salutes wore fired ; when
the Duke called on the Khedive, when
the Khedive returned the call, and when
other persons of note were received on
board the Orion by His Royal Highness.
In the evening the Duke and Prince,
accompanied by high officials and escort
ed by a guard of honor, drove to the
residence of Sir Henry Drummond
Wolfe, the Queen's High Commissioner
in Egypt, who had the honor of enter
taining them during' the remainder of
their stay in Alexandria. Sir Henry is
occupying for the summer, the villa An
toniadis, a place owned!, by Mr. Antonla
dis, the richest Greek merchant in Alex
andria. The villa is large though not at
all palatial, but the grounds are magnifi
cent. A few years, ago in digging for a
well, they discovered what seems to have
been a private chapel of the Greek
period and this "antique" as the natives
eall it, gives an additional charm to the
place. Several entertainments wero giv
en in the Duke's honor, the finest of
which was a fete champetre by Sir H. D.
Wolfe and a banquet by the , Khedive.
The latter only invited gentlemen, but
' to the former about one thousand ladies
and gentlemen were Invited. The villa
Antoniadisis about four miles out of
town ; from the city gates to the house
at short intervals were stationed sentries
from the Egyptian army, the city police
and the English mounted police.' At
the gates of the villa rose an archway of
lights and at each aide of the carriage
drive through the gardens, colored glass
lanterns were festooned from tree to tree.
The fountain had a row of candles in
colored shades all around it and all the
statues had colored'lights at their base
which made them stand out bo white
and clear. The carriages were not al
lowed to go up to ttie door of the house,
but were stopped about a hundred yards
away. Here was an archway of Chinese
lanterns and under foot beautiful Tur
kish rags on which we walked up to the
house steps where stood Sir Henry, his
royal visitors and their aides-de-camp
and secretaries to receive the guests.
The ball-room was a large hallway, ex
tending from the front to the back of
the house where an immense balcony
overlooks the landscape garden. At the
left of the dancing room hereis another
entrance from the garden ; a huge tent
was erected here, draped inside with
flags, the ground covered with Turkish
rugs and furnished' with easy chairs,
sofas, plants and chandeliers. At the
end of the tent were several gilt chairs
for royalty.
Dancing had already begun, but sud
denly the waits was stopped and the
strains of' the Kbedi vial hymn announc
ed the arrival of His Highness, the
Khedive, who was received at his car
riage by the Duke, Prince George and
Sir Henry', ad conducted to the seat b
honor. The Duke is more than a prince;
he is a manly man and master of p
' profession., He looks a thorough naval
.man and is. highly esteemed by all. bis
officers. I Print George. who k a llekr'
tenant on one of Us uncle's Ships,' is ai
soTmuch -liked by nlilbrbtffer' officer!
neiiner oime princes aancea, out they,
.with the Khedive, .stood, inj.the bay
room for some time watching the dancers.
There were twobands, a string band for
dancfrts and a piilitarjr band, in the gaK'
den which played in the intervals of th,o
dances.
The supper was excellent and be
menu cards most artistic. Ai the left- of
the care ls"a sphinx lying at the foot of
an Egyptian column, covered with hiero
glyphics) at thbottom floating on the"
blue Kile Crater is the real, lotus flower,
for a bordering all around is the lotas
flower conventionalised ; all this is done
U the beautiful rich cc4ora one sees ok1
mummy cases. Altogether, H, was 'a
' fairy seaae, the ladWdraatM aj4 414
piMh'4otog honor to tha eeoasiea. " I
TlMBalwaad-Priaoa (alt by apodal
train on the 10th for Ismaliaand will re
join the fleet at Port Said.
The visit of their Royal Highnesses
has left the pleasing impression that
they are worthy descendants of the
noble lady, who for half a century has
ruled England wisely and well.
Anka C. Ewinii.
Alexandria, August 10th, 1880.
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The moil stubborn and distressing cum of
dyspepsia yield to tbe regulating and toning
influences of Hood's Barsapartlla. Try It.
The New Star in Andromeda aad the
Star of Bethlehem,
Whenever either of the planets Jupiter
or Venus becomes exceptionally brilliant,
as both of them do at certain periods,
called oppositions 'in the one case and
elongations in the other, we beginto
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tddrwed io'-tHo' .editor 'to know if
the ".Star of Bethlehem" has not, bo-
come visible again.
Comparatively speaking, very few per
sons, even among the intelligent and ed
ucated classes, have any accurate knowl
edge of the motions and periods of the
planets and other heavenly bodies. But
a great many persons have a vague im
pression concerning the existence of a
mysterious and brilliant star which ap
pears at certain periods to startle the
world with the blaze of its glory, and
which they believe to be the Star of
Bethlehem, which guided the wise men
of the East to the lowly couch of the
Infant Savior.
This popular error is due to a sugges
tion made many years ago by some one,
who had just enough astronomical learn
ing to go astray himself and lead others
with.him, to the effect that tho brilliant
star which in 1572 blazed out so sudden
ly in the' constellation Cassiopeia and
soon surpassed Venus in splendor, only
to fade away and become invisible at the
end of 16 minutes after its first appear
ance was, in 'fact, the very star which
had guided the wise men of tho East
over the plains of Nazareth to the spot
where lay the infant Savior of mankind.
The suggestion itself was due to the
fact that some industrious astronomer
searching the records of new star ap
paritions had discovered that a tempo
rary star had flashed out in thejsame
quarter of the heavens in the years 1304
and 045, thus indicating that the object
seen in 1572 was a periodical or "variable"
star, having a period of about 315 years
between its times of appearance. The
truth of this proposition being assumed,
a very simple calculation would disci wo
the further fact that it must have ap
peared about the time of our Savior's
birth, the conclusion followed as a mat
ter of course that the brilliant orb was
the Star of Bethlehem.
The telescope was not invented until
forty years after tho appearance oi this
in 1572, but Tycho Brahe, the greatest
astronomer of his time, dilligently ob
served and made an accurate record of
all its changes while it remained visible.
He also succeeded in fixing its position
on the star sphere so that the astrono
mers of our day are able to turn their
telescopes upon the very spot, where
they find a small star of the eleventh
magnitude, only visible in good instru
ments. If this star, is a periodical hav
ing a period of about 315 years it should
reappear some time during the present
year, as it is already past due.
'But whether it appears again or, not
there is no foundation whatever for the
belief that it is the Star of Bethlehem,
even admitting that it became visible
about the time of our Savior's birth.
'But, like many other erroneous be
liefs, this one became popular, and hence
whenever a strange object appears in any
part of the sky, or when one of the large
planets becomes exceptionally brilliant
at its time of nearest approach to the
earth, as was Mars in 1877, and Jupiter
when in "opposition" in 1880, we read
frequent paragraphs in the newspapers
in reference to the reappearance of the
"Star of Bethlehem," and hear people,
who ought to know better, talking about
the "wonderful phenomenon." ' ,
A consideration of well known facts
for a few moments will be sufficient, to
disabuse the mind of every intelligent
person of the idea that Tycho's famous
star could by any possibility have been
the star that guided the wise men to the
cradle of the young Savior for had they
followed that star they would have gone
far 'astray in 'a direction oppositt to that
in which they actually traveled as I
shall endeayor to proveV ' J '
Tycho's star appeared in the constel
lation Cassiopeia, one of .'the northern
circumpoiar conafellatlqus that ia.ojir
latitude never set, but remain visible all
flight long. Theplac6t of tho star be
ing innght ascension 'hoars' min
uted "North" de,clinapUori,e'24'; , T '
2 By'consulting'a gopd map' with the
parallels of latitude, marked upon it we
ascertain that the city of Jerusalem is in
north latitude about 32 'degrees. Hence
it would be impossibly for the people pf
Jerusalem to see Tycho's star in the east,
because its position is far to the north at
all times. Not only Is this true, but at
the season of the year when our Savior
.was' born midwinter) the constellation
of Cassiopeia crosses the upper meridian
quite early (about 0 o'clock), at which
time from any point in the latitude of
Jerusalem it would be seen in a direction
lying due Wtf, and' from 'that time on
HBtll'BJorniBg 'It. would be aeon 'in a
northwesterly, direction, passing down
ward, until at o o'clock a. at. it would be
oa the lower meridian, aad therefore ly-.
lag dat north again. " " ,
As seen from Jerusalem when oa the
lower meridian, the constellation would
be very low down on the edge of the
north horizon.
Now, Matthew relates that tho wise
won traveled loathe Eatl, following tho
star which, as a matter of course, was in
front of them, while tho star of '1572
must have been behind them to the
northtmt during the whole night long.
In the month of August of last year a
new star made its appearance very sud
denly in tho center of the great oval
nebula of Andromeda, it was first be
held on the night of the 28th of August,
being then barely visible to the naked
eye as a star of the sixth magnitude.
No sooner had its appearance been
made known than some enthusiastic
person (claiming to bo an astronomer)
rushed Jntoprint in one of 'the great
Eastern journals that "tho Star of Beth
lehem had 'appeared again, and would
soon rival Jupiter in brilliance, as it did
in 1572." ,
Tho statement was widely copied in
the papers. ' No one took the trouble to
correct it. "and thousands of 'rjconla
strained their vision for many nights in'
a vain endeavor to see the Star of Bethle
in a place where It was not.
The now star in Andromeda was in
fact 23 degrees south of the place where
the brilliant star of 1572 Had blazed out
with such a sudden accession of splen
dor. And the statement that it would
become as brilliant as Jupiter was mere
ly an adventurous prediction which was
never fulfilled, for tho now comer did
not any time becomo brighter than a
Star of tho sixth magnitude, although for
moro than two weeks it was quite bril
liant when viewed through the tele
scope. In less than a month, however,
it had declined to a star of the tenth
magnitude, and in three months after
its discovery it had faded to invisibility,
even in tho most powerful instruments.
A careful examination of astronomical
records for the last 2,000 years discloses
tho fact that about thirty new stars have
appeared in that period. Such stars in
every instance, after' a brief interval of
abnormal brilliancy, quickly faded below
the limit of naked eyo visibility, and
some of them beyond the reach of tho
most powerful telescopes.
Such stars are very remote suns and
their strange phenomena may be due in
different cases to different causes. The
abnormal brilliancy of some oi them
may be due to the explosion and rapid
combustion of imprisoned gases confined
in their interiors by a partially cooled
surface. In other cases the enormous
accession of light (and doubtless of heat
also) results from collision with a planet,
or possibly a huge comet, or from tho
downfall of a swarm of meteorites.
Should the brilliant wonder in Cassio
peia return this year as expected, it may
and probably will reveal through the
spectroscope its character, constitution
and present condition. H. A. P.
William Waldorf Astor and Wife.
Mr. William Waldorf Astor Is, In ap
pearance, the ideal of a prosperous young
business man stocky, wide-awake, and
commonplace looking, with nothing to
indicate that ho knows anything outside
of real estate matters. He Is the only
Astor who has ventured into any other
field than business. As a politician, young
Mr. Astor was disastrously defeated at the
polls; as minister to Italy he was buried,
and as an author'he is far from being
successful. Now he is at work on a play.
It is not generally believed that he will
be the long-looked-for American dramat-
ilst He Is the sole male representative of
the family,' and it is no secret-that the
elders view his excursions into art, litera
ture, politics, and the drama with scant
favor. They argue that with $900,000,000
and 87,000 houses to look after he has all
that he needs to occupy his mind; but
young William Walddrf goes on with his
artistic efforts just the same. He has a
charmingly unaffected and direct manner,
and a beautiful wife, whom he loved and
married In Philadelphia. New York Cor
respondent Philadelphia Press.
Tricks of the Chinese Thief;
It Is said that ot late bed clothing has
been taken to Chinatown In i ge quanti
ties. Armed with a bamboo stick about
four feet long, whloh may be readily
lengthened to fifteen or twenty feet by a
telescopic slide, the Mongolian hoodlum
makes his way about dusk to a back or
side window, whloh has been left open at
the top for ventilation. The Dole la stuck
through the window, being stretched , out
as it is inserted, and by means of a small
hook at the -nd bedspreads, blankets,
sheets, and pillows are pulled through
tha'openlng.7 It has sometimes' occurred
that bed clothing has thus been removed
while the bed contained an occupant, who
was sleeping soundly. In the ease of an
alarm the pole Is dropped, and, being) on
the outside of the building, the hoodlum
i easily makes his escape. San Francisco
Chronicle. (
Superstition of Oeaw IkabeleK
VassiU Vereschagln, the celebrated
Russian painter, contributes an article ot
personal, recollections ot the late Gen.
Skobeieft to the current number of Mme.
Adam's. NouvellA Revue, Vereschagln
accompanied Skobeieft. durinv the latter'
early life in Turkestan," The anecdotes
and exploits of , the daring general, as
related by Veresohagtn, would bo deemed
Inventions were they not contemporary
facts and well authenticated. SkobelefTs
courage was Surpassed 'by only one thing,
says Vereschagln his superstition. He
would charge , on a whole horde ot Tur
comans single-handed for the fun ot the
thing or as an example to his soldiers, but
ha would leap up, from the table pale
with fear It the salt stand ihappened to be
upset, and he would swim his horse across
the Danube to show that It could be done,
out he would not dare enter a room where
.three candles were lighted at the. same
time, Chicago Tribune.
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Awkwardness of Wale's Oldest Son.
Itli pity that Prlaoe Albert Victor
does not Indulge In a lew lessons la de
portment and dancing, Hla partners com
plain terribly of torn gowns and trodden
loss, and la, Ireland Ma reputation far
general clumsiness Is suprsme Twlan
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Jeff. Davis te writing another book.
PORTSMOUTH.
The
Tenth
Army
Reunion of the
of W. Va.,
And the Annual Encampment of
umio's o. a. R.
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The Women's Seller Corps The City's
Hospitality and Enthusiasm Camp
Turley Prominent Weaerals-
Other .Interesting Items.
To those wSoso privilege-it was 'to be
present at,tgs reunion at Portsmouth
last year theM came aninuTterablo long-
ing to again participate in the grand re
union of the heroes of tho Aimy of West
Virginia. So Wednesday, first Grand
Army day, found us amid the hurrying,
moving throng making our way to the
mammoth pavllllon at beautiful Camn
Turley. We arrived there in time to see
Gen. Chas. H. Grosvenor delivering his
address on the pri -ate soldier, for it was
impossible to hear a single speech fifty
feet from tho grand platform. It was
thought by some that tho meeting of
last year could not be excelled in quan
tity or quality, but Gen. Rosecrans said
on Thursday, "It is tho finest tent, the
finest speeches, tho best naturdd crowd
and the biggest reunion I ever saw,"
and ex-President Hays said Thursday
night, "This reunion excels all others I
ever attended."
Portsmouth is nt all times, except dur
ing tho flood, a hospitable and beautiful
city. But this rounion has made her
name famous forever among Grand Army
men, old veterans, and sons of veterans.
The different committees who had la
boriously striven to arrange everything
for this perfect consumation succeeded
admirably, and aro deserving of all the
high econiums passed upon them during
this happy gathering. Among Buch a
crowd of celebrities and wonderful at
tractions, I can only mention some of the
leading ones.
The city was elaborately decorated, the
variety of designs showing that special
taste and decorative genius had been
combined to make the appearance unique
and beautiful to the eye of tho beholder.
But we must pass to the seat of attrac
tion, the mammoth tent at Camp Turley,
the largest in America the big Barnum
tent where tens of thousands sought
sholter under its folds' during the reun
ion, among whom were more of the great
men who took an active part in the
thrilling scenes of the war of the rebell
ion than have ever before been gathered
together at one time. Entering this
mammoth pavllllon from the north, the
sight was simply immense. The main
object of attraction was the grand stand,
covered with shields, flags, bunting and
every patriotic emblem, and double the
size of last year. The National colors
stream from every part of it in some
shape or form. A screened entrance to
the stand leads up from the south side.
Over the doorway is a large crayon por
trait of, Lincoln; ort one side of the door
way is a portrait of Grant, on the other
that of Washington. The back of the
stand is plastered with shields, each in
scribed with the name of some promi
nent officer of the Army of West Vir
ginia. On a canvas above the archway
are the words, "We sheltered the child
of the storm," and under this the name
"Sheridan." In the center of the can
vas is a representative of the badge of
tho Army of the West, and under this
the names "Cox and Crook." Along the
margin are the names of the Generals
McClelland, Hancock, Emery, Siegel,
Hunter; Schenck, Keifer, Carroll, Duval,
Johnson, Goff, Lightburn, Coates, Old
"Rosy",Wright, Hayes, Stahl, Kelly, Mil
roy, Sherman, Powell, Coniley, Averell,
Duval Enochs, Oley.
The next thing in order to tho right
of the grand stand is the stand for the
grand chorus and orchestra. It is 24x80
feet in dimensions, beautifully decorated
and occupied by two hundred singers of
Portsmouth talent, with few exceptions.
Signor Georgians Easterbrook, the Ka
zoo tenor,' of Cincinnati,' was ono of the
prominent assistants. A part of this
stand was occupied by the immortal 14th
RegimentBand. Mr. Simpson, who gave
atenpr drum solo, was loudly applauded.
Electric lights illuminated the tent at
night, and shed their light o'er many
fair women and brave men. ' The elec
tric light wiro surrounds tho big tent
and connects with the'eircuit Of the city.
Located to the right' of the road tnat
leads from Robinson avenue, and placed
north and, northwest of the big tent were
400 small white tents, placed in regular
order, with wide avenues between them.
They seemed to be principally filled with
"n ur we uutuiuuiuuauuu.OJ IQ6 poys
in blue, and where, as young Capt. Bun
dy, thd eloquent young orator 'of Friday
evening, told us, the old soldiers' would
initiate the sons of veterans with army
life by pulling them out in the night,
putting them in a blanket and throwing
them, up as high as the tent pole. '
Wednesday afternoon when Sheridan
was looked for, and the tent was crammed
and jammed in anxious waiting, Chair
man Ewing read dispatches that hejwas
on hia way, and again said "Little Phil"
is coming, and just then a tall, gray
haired, rosy-cheeked gentleman appear
ed, and Mr. Ewing said, "If, Sheridan
isn't here, it gives me great pleasure to
announce to you that Old 'Rosy is here,
and I now have the pleasure of present-
I lI x- If T ' . h ' .
tug mm to you, ne was receivea atma
the whoops and yells of the audience,
and made a short and' feeling speech to
tne ooys. Historian Johnson paid a
glowing tribute to tho patriotic women
of Portsmouth, who from the beginning
of the war to the present timo had kept
up tho Women's Aid Society, and who
gave Company G Ohio's first offering to
the war. After this Mrs. Reljecca Stead
man McCann gave a splendid recitation
"Fall in, old soldiers, fall in." Her
recitations were among the successful
features of the grand occasion, and
touched a chord in every heart.
Enough seats with backs together,
with tho chairs brought into use, to
Beat over 5,000 people. Around the
whold interior of the tent is a prome
nade about twenty feet in.width.-From
between the small poles which support
ed the canvas, hung streamers with
various inscriptions, such as "Bring the
good old bugle, boys," "Welcomo to tho
boys in blue," "Cloud Mountain, May
9th, 1804," "Fisher's Hill, Sept. 22d,
1804," "Cedar Creek, Oct. 10th, 1804,
and Sheridan twenty miles away,"
"Opequan or Winchester, Sept. 19th,
1804," "Wo drank from the same can
teen, and got our beans from the same
pot," "Tramp, Tramp, Tramp, the boys
are marching," "Sheridan (to Grant)
'We can capture if wo push things.' "
"Grant (to Sheridan) 'Push things."
"Lynchburg, Va., June 17th, 1804,"
"Stephenson's Depot, Juno 20th, 1804."
Large frame dining halls, with lunch
counters, lemonade and ice cream stands
in every direction. The electric light
wire surrounds the big tent, and con
nects with the circuit of the city. The
grand entrance to the tent is next to
the railroad and on the south side, and
is approached by a wide canvas veranda
open at tho sides. Tho small tents are
located in regular order on the north
side of the lot, and on tho south are
two brass cannon facing south. We
would not forget to mention tho largo
tent used by the Women's Relief Corps,
for the sale of ice cream, lemonade,
cakes, and other refreshments, where
you always found a pleasant welcome,
and was well patronized during tho four
days of tho reunion. Capt. Kelley, of
Cincinnati, occupied a small tent next
to this. He was the gentleman who
superintended the erection of the tents,
and was to remain until they were taken
down.
Wednesday evening it was known to
a certainty that Sheriden had arrived.
After music by the band and Pomeroy
Drum Corps, (which won the hearts of
all), and Mayor Turley's address of wel
come and a responsive address by Gen
eral Crook, who introduced to us Gen.
Sheridan, and amid the booming of
cannon and a chorus of Bliouts "Little
Phil" 8heridan, the hero of Winchester,
came forward. He is a small man, but
oh, how grand and manly looking. He
made a very short speech, saying that if
they would give him half a chance, ho
would like to shake hands with every
one of the boys, he was not much on
talking, but that he felt that he was in
debted to the men who carried tho mus
kets, "they were the ones who put the
golden stars upon my shoulders." Then
the date of every commission he had,
bore the date of a battle.
The music was all fine. Friday even
ing closed with a blaze of glory. Friday
afternoon Governor Foraker made a
grand speech, which was interrupted
by the storm, which came pretty near
being a cyclone. It was hard to say
farewell, but they sang "Marching
Through Georgia," in which Mr. and
Mrs. Hayes and daughter joined, then
Hayes called for "Praise God from
Whom all Blessings Flow," and tho re
union was over. The paper of General
Powell on "The Old Canteen" was one
of the feasts of the reunion. M. G.
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Obituary.
Eternity's bell tolled the death of Miss Kittle
Paris on the evening of the Cth of September,
1830 , 21 years, 2 months, 20 days, was the time
of her life on earth. For a time prior to July
21th, Kittle had been in ill health. Thinking
to revive her strength by a change of location,
on the above named day of July hut, she came
to the home of her unole, 3. B. Farts, at Ht.
Washington. While here she gained rapidly
in strength, so that sbe eonld walk goodly dis
tances to church and the homes of neighbors.
The many friends ebe made daring her stay
here, loved and admired her for her Christian
virtues and kind and amiable disposition.
Five weeks after her arrival, on the 28th of
Aagnit, she returned to her home at Price
town. Ten days after her departure from this
?ilaoe, the sad tidings were borne to oar ears,
hat Kittle had gone to try the realities of an
unseen world to us.
Many wero loth to believe that that form,
whloh they bnt a few days bofore had beheld,
was lying still and cold in the arms ot death,
aqd that kind aad gentle, voice whose tones
seemed still to linger with them, would never
more on earth be heard. Oh how soon is the
link snspped that binds us to earthly friends.
The loss sustained by the death of Kittle is
keenly felt, not only by her stricken family,
bat by all those who know her, for to know
her was to love her. We verily believe that
now her fair spirit is communing; with her
sister, who not long sinoe crossed over Jor
dan.s dark and turbid waters, and we faney as
her phantom bark touches the farther shore,
sbe strikes Immortal hand with loved ones
over there.
That this beautiful life should be so soon
called away, is to us a dark and mysterious
Providenoe, and we most say "God's will be
done," Then let ns endeavor to imitate her
Christian example, and scatter smiles i and
flowers over the great causeway of existence,
and when we oome to the end of oar Journey,
we shall And qurselves in a land where sick
ness and sorrow never oome, and where
throughout all eternity we shall know and be
with onr loved, inhaling the fragrasee that
ever comes from the bahn-breatbing gardens
of God.
Kittle dear is with us no more,
How we all do sadly miss her
Bnt on the bright and golden shore,
We hope again to meet her.
Though no more in warm affeotlon
S?,.118' friendly band may clasp,
Bull we lift onr eyes to heaven,
And see there her radiant faoe
Glorified with light eternal,
Bulging aathesas with tbe blest.
Let these words onr sad hearts comfort :
God so loved He gave her rest.
Covsnt.
BRUTUS
Gives Us Another Chapter
on the Labor Question.
Tlio Capitalist, tho Shy lock, tho
Banker and tho Bond
Holder are nU Ne
cessities. Shall we throw the capitalist over
board? That is the question. Ought
he to be in our boat 7 What is his rep
utation , who is he ; and what good does
he do in tho boat? If we tako the
character given him by the modern so
cialists, we would heavo him overboard
in a thousand fathoms of water, with a
millstone tied to his neck, and then
they would resurrect him only to use
ills oleaginous particles for the purpose
of making explosives to carry on their
work of reformation. But since the
one recommending the above, and some
of his co-workers are to be decorated
with hempen collars, it is unjust for
them to sit in judgment. But many of
the rest of us sometimes call them hard
names ; such as Shylocks, bloated bond
holders, bloodless and soulless corpora
tions, moneyed sharks, and many other
titles equally complimentary.
The second interrogatory "Who is
he?" admits of a varied application.
Commencing at the bottom, we take a
member of any of tho mechanical trades,
shoemaker, carpenter, plasterer, brick
mason or buildor. One, probably whose
boyhood recollections are of more than
an equitable amount of kicks, cuffs, and
rebuffs of a cold world. If blessed witli
health and energy, and above all and
dearer than all, a helpmeet that makes
home a bright little paradise, from
which no club or saloon can ever entice
him to spend a single night, such a
one Eoon looks around in his increasing
business, and hires a hand to assist. If
prosperity blesses tbe rest of us, and no
crushing pressure overtakes him, he
soon has a doren or moro hands in his
employ, with the steam engine and the
rattle of machinery all around him, and
if still able to pay his hands, before he
is aware of the change, he becomes a
moneyed contractor. But shall we
throw him overboard in consequence of
the change. The young man penniless
and foot-sore, who has found employ
ment there, says, "don't do it, or I will
be thrown out of work." The hard
fisted old farmer says, "better let him
alone. I am raising corn, wheat, pork,
and beef, those hands are good consu
mers, and save my freight all the way
to Boston or Baltimore." That bloated
bondholder wants a fine residence built,
here is the workman at his door, ready
to do his bidding for the coupons. So
eten he may not vote him overboard.
And if a jury were impaneled from
the agricultural, the mercantile, the day
laborer, and the bond-holding classes,
the unanimous verdict would be, give
us more such capitalists. They run
greater risk of shipwreck probably than
any other, and none assist to build up
the country more.
But then there is tho Shylock, the
banker, and the bond-holder all in the
same category. We will certainly throw
them overboard. Capital and capitalist
might well be used, here interchange
ably. The one represents the other.
The trouble is, if we drown the capital
ist, the capital goes with him. Like
the ill-fated Australia, when she went
down in mid-ocean with her living
freight of nearly one thousand souls
from California, who strewed the deck
with gold, vainly oflering millions to
any one that could save them from a
watery grave, humanity and gold
sank in one common grave. It would
be equally vain for us to attempt to
save the capital without the capitalist.
But could we do without him in the
boat. In the case of the manufacturer,
he embarkB his all in his own business,
trusting his own head and hand to
guide. While the money loaner and
the banker, for a consideration, hand
theirs over to private individuals, who
if they succeed, must furnish their own
brain and motive power. If they lack
the ability and shipwreck, is it just to
charge their misfortunes to another?
Bring five hundred farmers in line,
whose farms were mortgaged down
during the pressure which occurred be
tween '75 and '80, who if compelled to
have met their engagement would have
been left penniless and in debt, who
aro now well off. Bring up a thousand
moro from all the pursuits of life repre
sented in our county, whose business
has suffered for the past two years by
tho partial failure ot crops and general
depression, who are running to a greater
or less extent on borrowed capital, and
if they are ready to settle up and ex
claim "let 'em slide," then we will say
amen.' But the two largest we leave
unnoticed, vis: railroad corporations
and Uncle Sam. Bkutus.
Forest Homb, September 10th, 1880.
Consumption Cured.
An old physician, retired from practice, hav
ing had placed in bis hands by an East India
missionary the formula of a simple vegetable
remedy for the speedy and permanent core of
Consumption, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma,
and all Throat and Lung Affections, also a
positive and radical cure for Nervous Debility
and all Nervous Complaints, after having
tested its wonderful curative powers In thou
sands of cases, has felt It his doty to make It
known to his offering fellows. Actuated by
this motive and a desire, to relieve human
suffering, I will send free ot charge, to all who
deslra It, this reelpe, In German, Treason or
English, with fall directions for preparing and
0(7 BMt 'by mail by addressing with
stamp, naming this paper, W. A. Nona, -119
Povxr'$ Block, Rochetter, Mr. ft-eow-Wsa
WHAT MEN CALL "LUCK."
rha Ideas of Gamblers The Various
Claasoi. of So-Called "Lucky" Men.
Let us consider the general idea which
most men have respecting what tbey call
luck. We shall find that what they re
gard as affording clear evidence that there
Is such a thing as luok Is In reality the re
sult of law. Nay, they adopt such a . tun
blnatlon of ideas about events that seem
fortuitous that the kind of evidence they
obtain must have been obtained, let
events fall as they may. Let us consider
the ideas of men about luck in gambling,
as typifying in small the Ideas of nearly all
men about luck in life.
In the first place gamblers recognize
some men as always .lucky. I do not
mean, of course, that they suppose men
always win, but that some men nover
have spells of bad luck. They are always
"in the vein," to use the phraseology ot
gamblers like Stelnmetz and others, who
Imagine they have reduced their wild and
wandering notions about luck Into a sci
ence. Next, gamblers recognize those
who start on a gambling career with
singular good luck, retaining that luck
long enough to trust In it confidently, and
then losing it once for all, remaining
thereafter constantly unlucky. Thirdly,
gamblers regard the great bulk of their
community as men of varying luck
sometimes "in vein," sometimes not men
who, it they aro to be successful, must,
according to the superstitions of the gam
bling world, be most careful to watch the
progress of events.
These, according to Stelnmetz, the great
authority on all such questions, (probably
because ot the earnestness of his belief in
gambling superstitions) may gamble or
not, according as they are ready or not to
obey the dictates of gambling prudence.
When they are in the yela they should
gamble steadily on, but so soon as the
"maturity ot the chances" brings with it a
change of luck they must withdraw. It
they will not do this they aro likely to join
the crew of the unlucky. Fourthly, there
are those, according to the ideas of gam
blers, who are pursued by constant ill
luck. They are never "in tho vein." If
they win during the first half of an even
ing they lose more during the latter half.
But usually they lose all the timo.
Fifthly, gamblers recognize a class who,
having begun unfortunately, have had a
change ot luck later and have become
members of the lucky fraternity. This
change they usually ascribe to some ac
tion or event which, to the less brilliant
imaginations ot outsiders, would seem to
have nothing whatever to do with the
gambler's luck. For instance, the luck
changed when the man married, his wife
being a shrew; or because he took to wear
ing white waistcoats. Proctor, in Long
man's Magazine.
Making the Phonograph Practical.
An article will shortly appear In a lead
ing periodical giving a particular account
of a recent invention which will astonish
the public as much as did the working
telephone. This is a phonograph. It
comes from the Bell labratory, though it
is the Invention of Mr. Sumner Talnter.
Tho Talnter experiments have been in the
direction ot a more satisfactory receiver.
That has been obtained finally by the use
of wax. An impression of sound waves is
secured by the new method, it is said,
with absolute accuracy. It will register
the voices of a quartet ot singers, so that
the same words and tones as spoken can
be reproduced, the baritone, soprano,
tenor, etc., just as originally produced,
savo in lesser volume. The Impression is so
distinct In the wax that a stereotype can
bo taken from it and the sound be repro
duced a month or 100 years afterward.
The practical utility ot the machine is
its use instead of an amanuensis. Letters
or speeches can be taken with the ma
chine, It is claimed, and all that has to be
done Is to take it and set it a-going, regu
lated so that the words can be written out.
This can be done at leisure, the writer
stopping, going back, or writing as fast or
as slowly as convenient. An Interview
can be taken with absolute correctness,
and preserved and written out at leisure,
the voices of the talkers being clearly dis
tinguishable. If such perfection as de
scribed has been obtained, the value of
the Invention can scarcely bo overesti
mated. Washington Cor. Indianapolis
Journal.
Bad Taste In Bookbinding.
Some one with a loud voice ought to
protest with all his might against the pre
vailing style ot binding cheap books,
1UaaYA AAA AU fc4 M AM.! .ahI 1 - 1
uvw. Mg ouiu ay uiarvciuiuuy low prices.
I saw a copy of Bancroft's "Colonial His
tory" marked at 75 cents. Here was a
valuable book for a trifle, but it was posi
tively painful to look at It had been
bound on the theory that a book is to be
used as a tea store chromo; that books aro
not to be read, but to place where the vis
itor can not help seeing them. The cover
was of cloth, ot course, and was flllagreed
in a way that would have been disgrace
ful for the covering of a silly love story.
Silver and bronze and blue and red were
intermixed on It and on other books in
the stall until they were hideous to bo
hold. Publishers seem to think that book
buyers must be baited like bulls with
flashing colors before their attention can
be attracted. The binding and stock must
needs be cheap where a big optavo Is sold
for 75 cents; bnt it is shameful to ruin the
ta-te ot young book buyers by thrusting
such gaudy daubs as these into thelj
hands. Cheap books are an inestimable
blessing; the lower the price the better, If
they be only In good taste. But black and
white and gold should alone be used In
making them. Brooklyn Eagle.
Gen. KUpatriek's Qutok Decision.
"Eilpatrlck was quick to decide, and
swift in action," remarked a war corre
spondent "One beautiful moonlight
night I was in his camp north ot the
Chattahoochee. Lieut Northrup, of his
staff, had been dispatched to Sherman's
headquarters for orders. We ware sitting
on rustio benches, telling stories, laugh
ing and smoking In genuine camp style,
Kll doing most of the talking. Presently,
as Kilpatrick was In the middle of a story,
Lieut Northrup rode! up, dismounted,
called him aside, and reported. The gen
eral walked slowly out to a low fence we
were encamped In a yard looked up at
the moon for not to exceed fifteen seconds
then turning, walked quickly back,
summoned his adjutant general, Estes,
gave his orders, and In five minutes re
sumed his seat and his stoiy. Acting un
der those order, delivered to brigade com
manders within halt an hour, the cavalry
division forced a crossing at Sandtownat
daylight and mad the memorable raid
around Atlanta, cutting the railroad at -Lovejoy's
Station, and running the gannt
let of Infantry and artdlery la makiacite
way back to the Union lines." Intel
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