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T hrrw ntiff w it tradesman renowned m a screw,
Who l(t pins snd nediea and csllooes too,
Tltl l. btu.t nj a fortune the which m U grew .
Just ruined small traders the whole city throng n
Y t on thing be kuew,
l:.twt. u uw sud you,
Thcrs was a distinction
Tsixi Christian aud Jpw. i
Till li died In his mansion great millionaire
The ouT of thousand but uothlug to sparo
lor the needy and n froiu nungt "'te'"
AaJ oilly i'l ttUM. to cUrka In bin bop.
f.ut left It nil to
A iswvrr, who knew
A subtle distinction
rwut Ebrew nd Je w.
1 id man was no trader, but siuipiy a frieud
Of Uus Gent Lo k. pt shoy and who, m-ariug bin
mil,
H.mded over a minion twas only his due,
Who discovered tbiH coutrant 'twixt Kbrewaud Jew,
For he said, 44 If you Ttew
Ibis case ae I do,
. Thera m a uatinctlon """"""
Twixt Ebrew aud Jew.
"For the Jew is man who will tnuke money
through
Kin skill, bin tinf, and hln capital too,
And an Ebrew' a jnan that we ien tiles can do,'
Ho you see tlu-rti's a contrast twlxt Ebrew and Jew.
, Ebrew and Jew, ' . i , . .
, , ; Jew and Ebrew,
There's a subtlt distinction ,,
', ' 'Twixt Ebrow and Jew," ,'
So be kept rrp his business of needles and plnH,'
But always oije dsy he atoned for his sins, '
But never the aama day (for thai wouldn't do)
That the Jew faced his Ood with the awful Ebrew.
. , , : For tbia man be knew,
Ik t ween uie and you,
There waa a distinction
'Twixt Ebrew aud Jew.
I i '
8o be sold soda water, and sbnt tip the fount
Of a druglt whose creed waa the Speech on Uio
Mourt,
And ha tr fflc'ied in gaiters and ruined the trade
Of a Ocrii a a whose creed waa by great Luther
made.
Bat always be knew,
Between ine and you,
A subtle distinction
'Twlxt Ebrew and Jew.
Then be kept a hotel bore bis trouble began
In a fashion unknown to bia primitive plau;
l or the rule of this bouse to bis manager run,
" Don't give entcrtalnmeut to Israelite man."
Vet the manaKer knew,
Between me and you,
No other distinction
'Twix Ebrew and Jew.
" You may give to John Morrlssey supper and wine,
And Madame N. N. to your care I'll renign;
You'll see that those Jenkins inm Missouri Flat
Are properly cared for; but recollect that
Never a Jew
Who's not an Ebrew
Shall take np his lodgings
Here at the Grand U.
"You'll allow Miss McFllmsey her diumonds to
wear;
You'll penult the Van Dams at the waiters to swear;
You'll allow Miss Decollete to flirt on tbe stair;
But as to an Israelite pray have a care,
For, between me and you,
Thoutih the doctrine is new,
There's a business distinction
'Twlxt Ebrew and Jew." .
Now, bow Miail we know? Prophet, tell us, pray do,
Where tbe line of the Hebrew lades inlo tho Jew.
Shsll we keep out Disraeli and take lUitliMthild in ?
Or snub Myerleer and think Verdi a sin ?
What shull we do ?
O, give us a few
Pniiiis to dlntinguish ,
'Twixt Ebrew and Jew.
There wa Olo Heaven help lis ! bo d"eil in
With thorns on bi forehead, but Love In bis face,
And when fox s bad boles " and the birds of the
air
Pad their nrtt in tbe trees, there was no spot to
pare
For this " Klntf of the Jews."
Did the Itomans ref iwe
This right to the Ebrews
Or only to Jows?
THE 31 AID OF CULTAOIORE.
Ou the northern coast of Ireland the
traveler's ntteDtion may be attracted by
numerous inlands lying adjacent to the
mainland. On one of those lovely spots,
named Cnlta-More, thew lived a widow
about 50 years old, her husband having
met his untimely death during n violent
storm olf the eoant.
The widow, Mrs. MacDermot, was
blessed with one child, a daughter of
sweet 10, who, for beauty, could not
be excelled by any of tho colcrn on the
three adjoining inlands. As might be
expected her homo was the favorite re
fiott of all the youngsters nbout the place,
each one of them in hopes of guinirjg
iiss MacDermot's affections.
Hilary, such was her name, received
them ull cordially, but paid no more at
tention to one than another. On an ad
joining island there lived a farmer named
Jim O'Donnell, who had three sons,
Thomas, Martin and Jnmes. Thomas be
ing the eldest, he thought he should be
thinking of getting married. He was a
tout young man, about 25 years of age, of
lavk complexion, but well-built and tall.
Thorn is, thinking tho widow's daughter
n good chance, no she was the heiress of
n large fnrm, paid numerous visits to her
house, while his younger brother, James,
n boy of eighteen, handsome and intel
ligent, visited there often, and, ns it
proved, with more succiss than his
brother. Thomas, liuding this out, grew
jealous of his brother ; he consulted bis
father and advised him to semi James to
college, to prepare him for teaching
school in the parish they lived in. The
old man con&enled to send James to a
college in Glasgow, where he had some
acquaintances. "VVhen James became
aware of this arrangement,' he did not
care to leave without making a visit to
Miss MacDermot. About three in the
aftennvm he rowed his boat across tho
channel to the opposite shoro and went
immediately to the widow's. He was
received with caidc-ivcaliofailthc. Ho
told Mibs Mary that the principal object
of his visit wns that lie was going to
Glasgow to study, and, ns that was to be
his last visit for some time, he informed
Iter how deeply he was in love with her,
and if she only loved him in retnrn he
would be the ftappiest man on earth.
Hhe gave him her hand silently, the
tears rolling down her bright cheeks, un
til she broke tho silence by telling him
to go and inform her mother of his de
parture. Both went immediately to tho
old woman, and James informed her that
he was going away for three years, and
ho had come to bid her and Mary good
by. Giving him a hearty shake of the
hand, end a dhnrahaum (Ood preserve
you), t'je lovers ported, leaving the tears
standing in Mry's eyes. Two days af
terwards he started tor Glasgow, and ar
riving sale he sent two letters, one to liis
father r.i:d tho other to the widow's
danht r, to inform them of his safe
arrival.
For u y ar after the letter-carrier might
be seen t'Viee a month crossing the wild
moor toward tho Widow MacDcrmot's
.mil dioppiug a letter for Ik r daughter. '
After James O'Donnell's '.departure,
bi. brother Thomas made frequent visits
to the islfind. One evening in the month
of October, 18 , lie started from homo,
determined to know his fate before his
retnrn. When he got to Mrs. Mae
Dermot's, there was no one in but that
lady.
'Good evening, Mrs. Mac."
' Good evieuing to Vou kindly take a
seat und sit ' down, rf -was tho widow's
reply. 1 4 4 ' "
" "I came on particular business this
evening. ' I came to know if you would
bo wishful to rcoeiye me tia your son-in-law.
You want a good, strong man to
work your farm, and to make you as com
fortable as I possibly can."
The widow said: ' Thomas, I havo no
objection to your being my son-in-law,
but I did not think Mary had ner thoughts
ou marriage at present. However Mary
is coming in; atsk her, and if she is will
ing I am content."
The words were scarcely spoken when
Mary entered with a pail of milk in her
hand.
Good evening, Mr. O'Donnell," she
said; "you are quite welcome."
'Thank yon, Mary," he answered,
reaching her his hand; I hope you
will not be angry with me for what I am
going to say. I love" you " dearly. I
you will consent to be my wife, I will
do nil in my power to mako you' and
your mother as comfortable as I possibly
can." f
Mary stepped back from' him and an
swered: 1 '
"Mr. O'Donnell,' I have not made up
my mind to marry for a couple of years;
besides, I would not marry you any
way." ' .
A dark cloud of anger overspread his
features, and, muttering to himself , 'I
knew it ; but she will rue tho day she
will ever marry any other," he departed
from tho widow's as angry as v he could
be, and returned home.
Time rolled on, and James O'Donnell's
three years were drawing to a close.
Mary was expecting a letter from him
every tiny, to inform her of his arrival
home. One pleasant evening, as she was
sitting on the door-step, pondering over
the list visit he had made her, ' Per
haps he had seen some Scotch girl in
Glasgow to admire more than me," she
thought. At that moment she heard
the echoes of a horn, and, raising her
head, sho saw tho letter-carrier crossing
the wild moor, with his leather bag on
his back. Sho ran to meet him, for he
never took that road except he had a
letter for her or her mother. Ho gave
her a package ; on opening it she found a
nice book and a note from the object of
her thoughts. Tho note informed her
that he would go home after another
month. A smile of joy spread over her
countenance ns she read the note.
Perhaps he may love me yet," sho
inwardly said. She hastened to tell her
mother the news. Her fond parent was
overjoyed to hear of his return home.
Four weeks afterward Mary received
another visit from tho mail-carrier, with
a note to inform her that James was
about to start for home on the next day.
He had made all preparations to leave
ou the day appointed, The ship was to
sail ut 8 a. m. , . .
After four-and-tweuty hours of tedious
sailing she cast anchor in view of the
city of Londonderry, and James O'Don
nell arrived sale at home. After a hearty
welcome from all his friends, he thought
it was time he was on his road towards
the widow's. He started, therefore, for
her home, and ns he got to the channel,
who did he see on the opposite shore,
sitting in the boat, but Msry McDermot,
waiting for him. As soon as she espied
him she rowed the boat to meet him.
But what a different man from tho boy
of eighteen that left her three years ago;
a full-grown man, handsome-featured,
broad shoulders, elegantly-built and well
dressed. He grasped her in his arms
and pressed her to liis heart.
"Oh, Mary," he exclaimed, "is it
yon? "
" Yes, James, it is me; I was waiting
for you; come over to the house; how
ghul my mother will be to see yon."
They got into the boat and pulled
across to tho opposite shore, and started
for the widow's house. Mary's mother
was waiting on tho threshold to meet
them. The new arrival chatted with the
mother and daughter for a few hours,
when the old woman retired and left the
young people to have a quiet talk.
James then drew his seat towards Mary,
and, taking her hand, asked her if sho
remembered the promise he mado her
three years before, and if she was willing
to renew it then and to become his wife.
" Oh, how good of you, James, to ask
me. I could never marry any one but
you," sho answered. Taking her hand
in his, he imprinted a kiss on her blush
ing checks. ,
" This is the happiest moment of my
life," he said. "Appoint the wedding
dav."
The wedding day was appointed and
arrived at lost, and all the neighbors in
the adjoining islands were invited to the
wedding. Themarriage service was per
formed by the parish priest in the village
church, and on their return homo old
Micky Brennan, tho piper, took tho lead
with liis bagpipes, playing "Haste to
tho Uedding, " All the way to Gal way, '
"The White Cockade," tho "Humors of
Glinu," and " Patrick's Day," and other
Irish airs, on the wny home. hen they
arrived at Mr. O'Donnell's, there was a
good dinner ready for them. Tho wed
dingers ato heartily, and, as there was
plenty of poteen, everyone helped him
self plentifully. Everything was going
on well, when it was proposed for the
bride to give a toast. 1 Sho took a bump
er in her hand and gave them a few brief
words, most worthy of the occasion. Old
Paddy Gallagher, who was sitting in the
corner, next to Micky Brennan, the piper,
jumped from his seat and asked why she
did not speak in the Gaelic (for the old
man could not understand any English,
and ho considered it an insirlt to speak
English in his presence), and a violent
altercation ensued, but it was soon qui
tted. Micky Brennan squeezed tho
bagpipes, und played tho Irish Wash
woman," and set them all a-daucing.
Tho groom and tho bride were ns hapiy
ns could be. The bride says to her
husband, James, I have something to
Havtoyou."
'"What is it? "ho said.
" You remember when I told you of
Thomas' proposing to marry me. I am
afraid to meet him or speak to him; I
se; anger in his eyes. Everyone seems
to bi h ippy but him."
" I will tell you what I intend doing
Mary," ho added.
"James, what is it ? " she said.
" We will go over to your mother's
to-night, and a few others, and wo will
have a pleasant time. You will go over
with Thomas and try to make friends, ns
you are my wife now. He will not Ik?
angry with you. I will speak to him
myself."
Ho went to Thomas and told him " that
a few of tho company were .going over to
my mother-in-law's, and I want you for
to take Mary over along with you, and
I will take over the rest of: the compa
ny." Thomas and the bride started first,
and as they reached the shore they wont
into the boat
"Mary," he sid, "I hopo you are
contented with your choice. I suppose
you. remember the evening I offered to
marry you and you refused."
"Yes," she answered, "I do. But
could you blame me, as I was already
engaged to your brother?"
I3y this time thoy were midway in the
channel. Instantly he dropped tho oars
in tho sea and exclaimed, The plug is
out of the boat and tho water is gushing
in. Hare yourself the best you can.
Jumping out into the sea, leaving her to
her fate, he swam to shore and returned
homo to his father's. When he got with
in a quarter of a mile of his father's, he
met James and his friends going to Mrs."
MacDcrmot's, , ,
" What is the' matter, Thomas?" said
J ames, " and where i3 my wife ?" , -
Thomas hung down his head and spoke
slowly, - " As we were crossing the chan
nel tho plug (a wooden stopper used in
a hole to let the water out) must ,be
taken out by someone. , Tho boat com
menced leaking rapidly, and I had enough
to do to save myself."
"Is my wifo drowned?' James asked,
running , to the shore. When there he
ran along the strand calling Mary,
Mary !" but all to no avail ; tho echoes
of his voice died , away amid tho sounds
of tho dashing waves. As ho was run
ning about in wild despair, he heard a
voice saying, V James, James! help,
help!" He stood and listened, but
could not hear any more. He returned
home like a man in a dream. He could
not rest all that night, but walked about
not knowing where he was. Early in
the morning he went to tho ea-shore,
and stopped there all day long, watch
ing the waves ebbing to and fro. Often
the words of the poet crossed his
memory :
The waters wild went o'er his child,
And be was left lamenting.
Time rolled on, and six weary months
passed by, and during that timo he
never spoko to Thomas nor Thomas to
him. They always shunned each other.
One day James met his father. "Fath
er," says he, " if I do not leave this
country, my brother Thomas will kill
himself. I know by tho way he acts. I
havo my mind on going to America." A
few days after James started for Glas
gow to take his passage to America.
When Thomas jumped out of the boat
and left Mary to her fato, a thought
came to her to try to stop the hole to
prevent fixe leakage, in which she suc
ceeded by stuffing it with her shawl.
"Now if I had the on rs I would get to
shore, but they are lloating away with
tho tide." She was drifted northward
with a lively breeze. Sho was giving
herself up for lost, when sho heard the
cries of her husband. Then she an
swered with all her strength, "James,
James ! help, help !" and she fell insens
ible in the boat
Next day she awoko from her insensi
bility and found herself in the midst of
the ocean ; she became aware of her
danger and stood up in tho loat holding
her handkerchief in her hand, hoping it
might attract the attention of some pass
ing ship. She wafted about for a night
and a day, and no sign of relief. The
sun was sinking down on the waves of
the Atlantic, when sho espied, coming
towards her, a full-rigged ship. "Thank
Heaven, relief at last ! " she says. She
was taken on board tho ship, and
wrapped in warm clothing, tmd the Cap
tain's wifo took charge of her and nursed
her tenderly. When sho recovered her
self properly, tho Captain's wife took
her on deck. But to her dismay, in all
her grief, sorrow od trouble, she had no
ono to speak a word to her, for it was a
Danish ship, bound for Iceland. There
was only one sailor on board that could
speak a little English. They all en
deavored to make her as comfortable a
possible.
The voyage was made to Iceland, and
on her return back she was informed that
the ship would call in at Glasgow, ami
she could get off there and take shipping
there for Ireland. When thoy arrived
in Glasgow the Cnjin sent heron shore,
with money enough to take her home to
Ireland, and directed her to a hotel.
When she got to tho hotel she entered
tho office. She heard a voice saying,
"Good-bye, Mr. P. I am bound for
America to-day." Passing through the
ollico ho saw a lady, He stood, and
looked ran and clasped his fainting wife
in his arnis, saying, "My wifo, my wife,
it is you ?" He took her to his room and
ordered a doctor. Tho doctor came and
told him it was only weakness sho
would bo recovered immediately. "When
she recovered, how thankful she was to
havo her husband once more. After
taking a few days' pleasure in Glasgow,
they returned home to Culta-More,
where they were received with Caide-niaiie-failthes"
from all friends and
neighbors. Next morning after their ar
rival Thomas O'Donnell was missing,
and in a week after his dead body was
washed ashore. James O'Donnell and
his loving wifo lived happy afterward.
S ends the romance of Mary MacDer
mot, or tho maid of Culta-More.
Large Noses.
Dr. Cid, an inventive surgeon at Paria,
noticed that elderly people, who for a
long timo have worn eye-glasses sup
ported on the nose by a spring, are apt
to havo this organ long and thin. This
he attributes to the compression which
tho spring exerts on tho arteries by
which the nose is nourished. The Men
occurred to him that tho hint could be
mado useful. Not long afterwanl h
young lady of 15 consulted him, to see if
he could restore to moderate dimensions
her nose, which was large, fleshy, and
unsightly. The tnit ho found was
hereditary in her family, as her mother
and sister were similarly affected. This
was discouraging, as hereditary pecul
iarities nrr particularly obstinate. But
tho doctor determined to try his method,
lie took exact measurement, and had
constructed for her a " lunette pincc
ticz" a spring and pad for compressing
the artery, which she woro at night and
whenever she conveniently could in the
d.iytime. In three weeks a consolatory
diminution was evident, and in three
months the young lady was quite satis
fied with the improvement in hor
features.
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, mi A HEAR STOliY. ,
. . HnwMWter with CaliroroU ftriiily.
' . - .im Oor. Sao Tranciaoo Chronicle.)
Crossing over the trail from Bear val
ley to San Bernardino, we encountered
a grizzlv bear standing directly in onr
path. My guide strongly advised mak
ing a detour and leaving bruin in pos
session of the pass, but I thought of my
California stoek bought at 00 and de
termined to he avenged upon this bmin
for what I had suffered at the hands of
the California street bears. I had a
heavy Sharp's rifle, and, putting a hand
ful of cartridges into my vest pocket to
expedite rapid loading, I approached
within 6ixty yards, andf dismounting,
gave my lariat to my guide, telling him
if he attempted to run off with the horses
I would shoot him. I then took delib
erate aim at the bear's head and fired.
With a roar which sounded tome like
that of forty lions combined he
bounded toward me, nastily reloading,
I fired again, and was so fortunate as to
break one of his forelegs. , This so
checked his advance that I was able to
give him four more shots before we came
to closo quarters. Owing to my rifio
having becomo heated from rapid firing,
1 , had ' some diiliculty in 'extracting an
exploded cartridge, and by the time I
was prepared to deliver ray seventh and
last shot for I had no more cartridges
iu my, pocket my enemy was within ten
feet of me. I could see. that nearly
every shot had taken effect. Ono bullet
had plowed a deep furrow from near the
end of his nose to his left eye, under
which it had lodged." From a wound in
hia neck the blood was spouting in
heavy, rapid jets. His end was evidently
close at hand, but mine might be even
nearer.
All depended upon the chance he would
give me to put in my next shot. Even if I
had had more cartridges, I knew that I
would not have time to reload.. I leveled
my rifle, and as 1 did so the bear raised
upon his hind legs as if to embrace mo.
His left paw hung helpless by his side,
my second shot having shattered the leg
above tho knee. The long claws on his
other paw looked anything but pleasant,
as he extended it with the evident de
sign of "going short" on me. As he
raised his paw he extended his breast,
and I sent my last bullet through his
heart. He did not immediately drop,
but settled back upon his haunches, and
glared at mo for an instant with a fury
of 10,000 devils in his eyes ; then with a
growl of disappointed rage ho gave one
convulsive ring forward and fell dead
nt my feet. I examined my dead prize,
and found that six of my seven shots
had struck him. I came to tho conclu
sion then and there to give a " grizzly"
a wide berth for the future. It takes too
much lead to kill him.
The Koads Across the Balkans.
Bulgaria, from the river to the Bal
kans, is a rolling country, covered in
so mo places with rich pastures and fer
tile fields, and traversed by numerous
streams. The "villages are not numer
ous, and are widely sepnrnted from each
other, but of considerable extent and
generally well-provisioned ; on this re
source, however, an invading nrmy cnu
not rely, ns in all probability they have
been already well drained by the Turks.
This circumstance will, in consequence,
necessitate the transportation of every
thing needed for the subsistence of tho
columns. The roads during the rainy
season are, in this light, clayey soil,
simply impracticable. The descent into
the valleys, ns we approach the moun
tains, becomes steep, and is rendered
more difficult by tho abbence of bridges
over all but tho principal water-courses.
In tho winter, when the snow is very
abundant, there are no roads nt all. In
the summer all vegetation is burned up
by the excessive heat, nnd the want of
water is sensibly felt, although Mussul
man piety has established fountains nnd
dug wells wherever it is possible. This
circumstance often necessitates long
marches, particularly for the cavalry,
and is a reason for an enforced bad se
lection of canips nnd cantonments.
Even when tho ro da are practicable an
advance across the country is impossible
for an array accompanied by a heavy
train. The difficulties of tho passage of
the Balkans uepend less upon tho abso
lute height and inaccessibility of the
mountains themselves than upon the
countless obstacles of detail which accu
mulate during six or sewn days' march,
nnd are increased bv the paucity and
bad condition of the lines of communi
cation. The Balkan i3 almost uninhab
ited ; its sides are covered with virgin
forests, and as, even in the valleys, vil
lages are not numerous, the roads are
neglected.
The first operation of any army of in
vasion will, then, necessarily, be the
construction of roads, 'i'ho defense of
tho Balkan itself demands no addition
to its already existing permanent fortifi
cations, but merely tho establishment of
field works and abattis at all the differ
ent defiles, as the enemy's forces must
be opposed at many points, it not being
within tho limits of possibility to con
centrate at any one. JhtQtarent tone
trpondencc.
The Up and Down of San Francisco.
Joined to this failure of crops conies
uie gToai panic or panics in mining spec
ulations. Few States could stand the
shock of $200,000,0(10 shrinkage in her
securities in sixty daytt. All classes of
the community arc involved. Thousands
have dropped lrom positions of affluence
to poverty within the period named. Ono
man, repute! to bo worth 3, 0(H), 0(K, has
lost all, ami is said to Io SJOO.000 in
debt Now that this disaster is keenly
tlt tv nil cIhsbom irom tue hod-carrier
the richest mining mngnate, is seen in
the general Hon at economy that uni-
v rsiilly prevails. Tho Sheriffs lock is
frequently seen upou tho door of hith
i io proHoerous merchants, old estal
bsbed houses nro calling on their credi
tors for accommodation in the way of ex
tensions, houses hi tho course of erection
are stopped midway, and business blocks,
for the time, are held in abevance. Per
sonal economy appears in "hats a little
out of style, ami coats seedy on tho
edge, with rather a must ypmell, suggest
ive of a raid upon a wardrobe long since
laid aside. And yvt it is refreshing to
see with what complacency these meu
part with their splendid homes, their
magnificent teams, and their eipensive
habits, and, figuratively speaking, roll
up theirsleeves and buckle in again to
win back tho fortunes they have so sud
denly lost. Perhaps no city on the con
tinent has made such rapid strides in
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commercial prosperity a the Queen City -of
the Pacific toast ? and certainly no peQ:
pie have acquired audi great fortunes in
so short a time as the wealthy citizens of
this community during the past seven
Tern, but to-dav they are suffering from
en over-speculation, or the inflation of
securities based on ncmious values.
San Franc hco Cor. Kctvark Advcr
User.
Windsor Castle Hospitalities.
A correspondent writes to the -New
York Herald :
"In connection with your graphic and
interesting account of Queen Victoria's
reception of Gen. Grant this remark oc
curs : No such honor 8, nor anything
approaching them, have ever before been
paid to an American citizen.' A similar
distinguished attention "was conferred
upon Commander Henry I. Hartstene,
United Stites navy, about the year 1854
or 1855. He was sent by our Govern
ment to return to England one of her
vessels which1 had len' nbnndoned in
the Arotio sea and brought to this coun
try and refitted. On this occasion Com
mander Hartsteno t received and ' enter
tained tho Queen upon the vessel, per
sonally escorting her Majesty through an
inspection of it He 1 afterwards dined
with the Queen nnd Prince AHert, sur
rounded by their children. Ho spent
the night at the palace, but, with char'
acteristio , modesty , and . aversion to
notice, he obtained permission to leave
privately before breakfast , the next
morning. This reception was somewhat
less stately than that of Gen. Grant,
but to balance, this had in it even more
of tho elements of personal intercourse
with the sovereign.
The Cuban Patriots.'
Col. De Queralta, recently of the Cu
ban army and a member of the now WTar
Commission now representing the Cuban
cause in this country, in an address to
the American peoph) says: "At no time
since the first blow of liberty wns struck,
nine years ago, havts we Cubans been so
near the realization of our hopes as at
tho present moment. We need arms and
ammunition. Wo do not ask for fili
busters. We have enough Cubans on
the island and in exile more, indeed,
han we need to plant the Cubau flag
even in Havana itself if we only had
arms and ammunition. For the last
three lo'g years we havo not received a
single round of ammunition from outsid
ers. We have to fight for it and take it
from Spaniards. We, however, mako a
good deal of powder on the island, and
then rofill the cartridges picked np from
the enemy. This is a slow process; still
our little army of 18,000 men is now well
clothed, and this has enabled us the past
year to maintain the offensive with con
siderable success." i
'Ravages of Wolves in Kussia.
A pamphlet by M. Lasarewski, which
has been issued from tho Russian Min
istry of the Interior, gives a formidable
account of the ravages of wolves, from
which it appears that in European Rus
sia alone about 200,000 of these beasts
are harbored, a number which shows an
increase rather than a diminution dur
ing the last decode. In the three years
ending in 1801, 125 persons were killed
by the wolves, and in 1875 1G1 persons
met their death from the same cause.
Official reports show that about 180,000
head of large animals and 500,000 head
of small f all vic tims to these marauders ;
but these numbers are inadequate, since
much destruction is wrought which is
not officially reported. The female
wolves nourish their young on fowl, and
iu tho one government of Kasan they
dispose of some 11,000 geese annually :
besides this they kill at least 100,000
dogs in tho same time, and altogether
cost European Russia about 500,000,000
roubles per annum.
A Curious Will Case.
A very singular will case was brought
to the attention of the Probate Court to
day. A man died leaving his property
one-third to his wife, one-third to his
child and the other third to a child then
unborn. The unborn party proved to bo
twins, and tho executor is sorely per
plexed as to whether ho shall divide the
third, giving each of the twins one-sixth
of the estate, or whether he should carry
out the testator's purpose to serve all tho
children alike by giving them and the
nrMnnuiinli nna-frinrili r wrl i tt 1 1 of arrnin
he shall give tho widow her third and
divide tho other two-thirds among the
three children. The case being wholly
without precedent in this State, the
court gave the executor no advice, and
tho conundrum is; to be in some way
brought before the Supreme Court
Sprinyficld Mass.) JiejyuLlican.
Dead Horse! Standing Erect
Mr. Smith was in town on Saturday
with his hired man, and the two tell a
singular story about a lightning stroke.
Mr. Smith was on a grain drill in afield,
and his hired man was about twelve
rods from him, dragging. Suddenly
Smith heard the noise of thunder, and
became unconscious. The man also
heard the noise, but neither of them
saw any fl ish of lightning. The man
went to Smith, and in about twenty
minutes he was restored to conscious
ness. Then attentiou was given to tho
horses. One of them was standing erect,
with one foot lifted a little way from the
earth, and the other was kneeling with
his nose in the earth, and both were
stone dend, and retained their positions
until they were pushed over. The sup
position is that in this ense tho elec
tricity went from the earth to the sky.
Danville (A'y) Advertiser.
Alcohol and Insanity.
A correspondent of the Journal of
Medical Science, Dr. Nonald, writing
from Guinea, states with regard to the I
etiology of insanity in that colony, that
it is not found to be depending in any
way on, or modified by, the nature of the
climate, but that one of tho most fertile
causes of the malady is intemperance;
thid is more particularly the case among
Creoles and Portuguese, alcohol being
traceable, in many instances, as the di
rect ngent. Dr. Nolaud states that
among the lower classes rum is mostly
used, and frequently, in the form of
high wines, rum -40 over proof, so that
it can easilv be understoxl that this iu
time seriously interferes with the bodily
health, and, acting as a poison, eventual
ly produces cerebral lesions.
Tom TitUMn cot an cry because a star
ing crowd followed him into a Carsou,
rNev.") barler shop, and he offered to
Jight any one of them.
I'm t;r m py old Tartnlor,
Orizzly and gray, ,
! I am vro-and-forty ' ' 1
If I am a day.
I aui fUHy and crusty,
And dry as bone;
Bo Udls-K"od Udlea
Just let uic aiona I . .. - -
Go shake out your ringlets, , ,
And beam out In smiles
00 tinkle your trinkets
And sbow on your wU.
BewlU-h and liewtlder
Wbertver you can ;
But, pray pray, remember,
I am not tbe wan !
I'm frozen to Llusbea,
I'm proof against eyes ;
I'm burdened to simp r
And stouy to sibs ;
I'm touKb to each dart
That young Cupid can lance :
I'm not in tbe market
At any advance I
1 aew my own buttons,
; I darn my own boae, '
I koep my own counsel
And fold my own clotbes , ! ,
I mind my own business,
And llvemy own life ; ' 1
I won't no, tbe Dickens
He pbigued with a wife : ( j ,
Ami yet there's nine spinster?
Wbi believe me their fate ;
There's two dozen widows ;
; Who'd change their estate '
Tbere'a silly young maiden i
Who blush at my bow ;
All all bent on marrying me,,(
No matter bow I
I walk forth In rrembHnr
I come home In dread ;
r I don't fear my heart, ... ;i i
But I do fear my h.'ad ! . , ,
. My dullest speech
Is a growl and a nod ;
, And thut Heaven save me
Is " charmingly odd 'J
So ladies dear ladles
J ust boar me, I pray ;
' I speak to you all
ln the pluralest way. ,
My logic is simple
As logic can be . . ,
If I won't marry yon,
Pray don't marry me ' . ,
PITH A3D FOIST.
A ttxe that young ladies try to catch :
a million air.
A splendid ear, but a poor voice, as
the organ-grinder said of the donkey.
You know mock modesty as you do
mock-turtle from its being the produce
of a calf's head.
44 Don't you think, husband, that you
are apt to believe everything you hear?"
44 No, madam, not when you talk.".
An inquiring individual writes to a
paper to ask 44 how long cows should be
milked? " 14 Why, tho samo as shwrt cows,
of course! " , . .
A little boy went to his mother and
said, 44 Mamma, I'd think, if I was made
of dust, I'd get muddy inside when I
drink coffee."
What's the difference between the
lower part of tho leg and the lato comet ?
One's shin and bone, and 'the other's
been and shone. ' : - ;
A little lwy, disputing with his sis
ter on some subject, exclaimed : 44 It's
true, for ma says so ; and if ma says so,
it it so, if it ain't so."
A boy, writing to his sister, said:
44 Sarah Jane Gibbs is dead, and her
mother's got twins. They are girls, and
this is awful fine weather for ducks."
44 What to eat and how to cook it," is
the title of a book recently published.
44 What to eat and how to get it," would
meet with a livelier sale among the labor
ing classes here just now.
The man who is curious to see how the
world could get along without him can
find out by sticking a cambric needle
into a mill-pond, and then withdrawing
it and looking at the hole.
A stuono-minded wonion was heard to
remark the other day that she would
marry a man who had plenty of money,
though ho was so ugly she had to scream
every timo she looked at him.
A line in one of Moore's songs reads
thus: 44 Our couch shall le roses be
spangled with dew." To which a sensi
ble girl replied ; 44 'Twould give me the
rheumatiz, nnd so it w,ould you."
Two sable philosophers took shelter
under the samo tree during a heavy
shower. After some time one of them
complained that he felt the rain. 44Neb
ber mind," replied the other; 44dere's
plenty of trees. When dis un am wet
through we'll go to de oder."
At a duel the parties discharged their
pistols without effect, whereupon one of
the seconds interfered, and proposed that
tho combatants should shako hands. To
this the other second objected as un
necessary; for, said he, their hands have
been shaking this half hour. ,
A neoico having been brought up bo
fore a magistrate.ond convicted of pilfer
ing, the magistrate began to ; re
monstrate. 44 Do you know how to
read?" 4 4 Yes, massa little." 44 Well,
don't you ever mako use of the Bible ?"
14 Yes, massa, strap him razor on him
sometimes. i ! e . 1
A dky goods clerk relates that a very
pretty and stylish young lady called iu
the store the other day and requested to
see some lavender kid gloves, whereupon
sho was shown several different shades of
that color. Being a little overcome with
so greot a variety, she asked, 44 Which of
those pairs are the lavenderest ?" ,
ArrnorniATE names: For a printer's
wife, Em;, for a sport'a wife, Betty; for
a lawyer's wife, Sue; for a teamster's
wife, Carrie; for a fisherman's wife, Net
ty; for a shoemaker's wife, Peggy; for
a carpet man's wife, Mattie; for an
auctioneer's wife, Biddy; for a chemist's
wife, Ann Eliza; for an engineer's wife,
Bridget
Two eminent memlers of the Irish
bar, Doyle and Yelverton, quarreled one
day so violently that from words they
came to blows. Doyle, the more pow
erful man (at the fists, at least), knocked
down his adversary twice, exclaiming
most vehemently, 4' You scoundrel, I'll
make you behave yourself like a gentle
man! " To which Yelverton, rising, an
swered with equal indignation, "No sir,
never! I defy you! I defy you! Youcnn't
doit!" 1
MAcMahon.
Marshal MacMahon's birthday was
celebrated on tho 15th of June. liis age
is f9. He was born in tho chateau of
Sully, near Autun, in 1808. His father,
Maurice de MacMahon, was faithful to
the l$ourlon cause, and, during the reign
of Louis XVIII., was created a Lieuten
ant General nnd a commander of the
order of St Louis. His grandfather,
Jean Baptiste de MacMahon, born iu
Limerick, Ireland, was naturalized and
ennobled by the French Government in
1750. His ancestor first visited France
in the suite of the exiled James II.. of
England.