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91. I THOMAS WMtmr.
BED CLOUD,
NEBRASKA.
Poetic Chips.
Put away Ills little ulster;
Lay his flannels in the drawer:
Bring him forth his linen duster,
Lead him from the city'a roar.
Gone to get a sherry cooler.
Who shtanda der streets und gorners round,
Mlt wfrcl agzeft to be ground,
Und shmiled und bowed, und nefor frowned!
Der Gandfdate.
Who hold your hand Ten you would start,
Und told you you was mighty smart,
Und how he luvcd you mit his hart!
Der Gandidate. v
He took a sudden scat, he did,
In all his gorgeous foppery;
Such mournful spectacles we see, .
When sidewalks arc so sloppery.
And she, poor girl, went down with him,
In all her pull-back flJppery;
Such tragic Incidents take place
When sidewalks are so slippery.
Down where the wake-robin springs from its
slumbers,
Opening its cardinal eye to the sun,
Come the dull echoes of far-away thunders,
Heavy and fast as the shots of a gun.
Up on the hill where the wild flowers nestle,
Like new-fallen 6tars on the green mossy
strand,
There come the dead notes of the house-cleaning
pestle
The sound of the carpet is heard in the land.
HE HAD A HEART.
1JY W. A. TAYLOR.
"As heartless as a Jew," is an ex
pression that long since passed into a
proverb, but why as "heartless as a
Jew" would probably puzzle the inven
tor of the expression were he now liv
ing. Its survival only shows that we have
not, even in the nineteenth century,out
grown the blind and unreasonable pre
judices of the Middle Ages.
The story of Abraham Levi, dealer
in second-hand clothing and purveyor
of cast off trifles, is a notable example
showing that the much abused Israe
lite has a heart His place of business
is in a tumble-down old house on Web
ster avenue, in the smoky city of Pitts-
burgh. The exterior of his shop and
dwelling reminds one of the tenements
of the Five Points, while' its interior
presents a veritable curiosity shop fill
ed with every imaginable second-hand
article, as though a whole colony of en
thusiastic Mrs. Toodleses had consoli
dated their auction treasures for the
purpose of giving a grand exhibition.
Overcoats and dress coats in various
stages of dilapidation, broken-winded
pianos and melodeons, torn music and
broken-backed books, door-plates and
boot-jacks and every imaginable odd
and end of domestic or personal ap
pointment are to be found piled up on
boxes, shelves and in dusty corners.
Every day Mr. Levi sallies forth with
a dirty black and green piano cover un
der his arm and comes back laden with
a miscellaneous collection of books,
broken crockery, dilapidated hats, old
boots, and all manner of castoff arti
cles to add to his collection, and meet
the wants of his customers who live on
the "hill."
BIr. James Harbison was one of the
iron kings of the SmokeyCity, a wid
ower with one son and two daughters,
and a million in solid cash.
Emma Harbison was not a favorite
with her brother Arthur and her sister
Samantha. She had been her mother's
favorite, but her father never exhibi
ted much partiality for her. She was
reserved and shy as her brother and sis
ter were forward and boisterous.
Mr. Harbison had removed to Pitts
burgh from the interior of the State up
on the death of his wife while hitf child
ren where yet small, and Emma, as she
grewup,8till kept the rural ways of
ker early childhood which gave mortal
offense to her fashionable brother and
sister. Fashionable life and flash so
ciety had no charms for her, and she
was soon ignored in the household,even
her father lavishingall of his attentions
and paternal regards upon his two old
est children.
At length Mr. Harbison died,and was
buried, and the will, which he had
taken good care to make, was admitted
to probate. It was short and to the
point:
"To Emma Harbison, I bequeath the
workbox that belonged to my dear wife,
with the trinkets it contains. To my
dear children, Arthur and Samantha
Harbison, I bequeath all the remainder
of my estate, bonds, stocks, lands, tene
ments, and "property of whatever kind.
"It is also my wish that my two child
ren, Arthur and Samantha, give Emma
a home until she marries.
(Signed) James Harbison."
The friends of the family were as
tounded at the provisions of the will,
and were still more astonished when
Arthur and Samantha openly proclaim
ed that Emma was not their sister at
all, but a pauper that their father had
adopted out of charity.
And as such they treated her and
made her the household drudge. For
months she acted the part of a servant
almost uncomplainingly, and then, she
was discharged from service and turned
out upon the world, her only earthly
possessions being a little bundle of
clothes, her mother's work-box, and ten
dollars, he: earnings during six months
of slavery.
She went forth fully resolved to main
tain herself by her labor, but misfor
tune stall followed her. Being frail and
delicate she found it impossible to keep
her place as a house servant, and she
could get no other employment
At length her last penny was gone,
and starvation stared her in the face.
Hunger at last drove her to the shop of
Abraham Levi She must part with
her mother's work-box for bread!
Mr. Levi,' she said, 'I am in great
need, and am compelled to part with
this box for a little ready money.'
Mr. Levi looked at it critically, and
inquired, 'What yea ask for him ?'
1 could put no valuation on it as it
SS-Lt-TaJS. - -
is priceless to me. Let me have five
dollars on it and I will redeem it in the
future.'
Oh! Mein Gott! Miss, fife dollar?
Vy, it would bankrupt me if I gif you
a dollar. I do not care to take him at
daf
In vain did Emma Harbison plead
the sacred ness of the keepsake. Mr.
Levi was inflexible, and at last she
parted with her inestimable treasure,
receiving a single dollar in exchange.
But this pittance only kept off starva
tion for a day or two, and at last she
was picked up one night by the police,
wandering the streets, and taken before
aa alderman.
She told her pitiful story to the mag
istrate, and her brother and sister were
sent for. They came and disowned her,
and declared her an impostor, and she
was consigned to the House of Refuge,
which was under the management of
one of the worst tyrants that ever dis
graced a reformatory institution.
A legislative committee, a year ago
brought to light the horrible practices
that had been carried on for years.
How delicate girls were horsewhipped,
and tied up by the thumbs, and sub
jected to every conceivable torture at
the caprice of the officials. Poor Emma,
so gentle and uncomplaining, came in
for a share of the punishment and her
recitals before the committee made
strong men weep in very indignation.
A wealthy lady, hearing the story of the
poor girl's wrongs, adopted her and
gave her a home full of every comfort,
and her young life became joyous once
more.
But how fared it with her unnatural
brother and sister? For awhile they
led the fashionable portion of society,
and lived magnificently. They outri
vailed all in the magnificence of their
entertainments and the splendor of their
equipages.
Arthur prided himself on his finan
cial sagacity, and invested his and his
sister's fortune in paying stocks that
brought handsome dividends.
But the financial crash of 1S73 brought
them ruin. The collapse of the Na
tional Trust Company, Brady & Co.'s
banking house, and other banks where
Arthur had invested, beggared them,
and swept almost a million dollars out
of their selfish grasp.
They were in as great straits for the
necessaries of life as poor Emma had
been, and lived solely on the charily of
a few of their wealthy friends, a little
less heartless than the most who had
once fawned upon them but knew them
no more.
Abraham Levi valued Emma's work
box at ten dollars, but found no pur
chaser. After vainly trying to sell it
one day, he shook it indignantly at the
customer as she was leaving the shop,
and was surprised to hear something
move inside of it Taking the key to
unlock it, but it was empty. Holding
it open he again shook it and again
heard something moving. Examining
the interior still more closely he ob
served a minute spring, against which
he pushed, and a false bottom was
thrown open.
And such a sight as met the aston
ished eyes of the Jew! Spread out on
the bottom of the box was a new
United States seven-thirty bond with
ten years coupons undipped. He
picked it up and another precisely like
it met his gaze. Grasping the second
the third appeared, and so on until they
numbered thirty-five. Here was a
greater fortune than Abraham Levi
had ever dreamed of. He seized a pen
cil and calculated the interest The
bonds and coupons were worth more
than six hundred thousand dollars in
the money market They were his. He
was wealthy at last He replaced them
in the box, put down the false bottom
and locked it up in the safe.
But Abraham Levi's peace of mind
was gone. He no longer took any inter
est in his business and began to lose his
customers. Several times he had taken
the box and started to New York to
get the bonds exchanged, but his heart
always failed him. He knew that he
ran no risk, and yet he had not the
courage to realise his fortune.
One day, after musing for an hour, a
strange smile crossed his face and he
said:
Dotf shust vat I vill dol
He opened his safe, took out the box
and placed it under his arm. Just as
he reached the street a carriage stopped
in front of his store and Miss Emma
alighted.
0! Mr. Levi," she exclaimed, I am
just in time. I see you are going to
sell my box. I have come to redeem it'
'No Miss,' replied Levi, I not go out
to sell him; I go to take him to you.
But coom in, young lady, I vish to ex
plain.' Emma entered the dingy place, and
Mr. Levi told her the whole story in a
straight-forward way, and then showed
her the fortune he guarded so carefully
and ignorantly for so many years, and
which he had tried to sell for the sum i
of ten dollars.
'And how can I ever reward you, Mr.
Levi ?' asked Emma, grasping his hands.
'Veil,' said he, 'I dink ash you might
gif me a hoondred dollars.'
N61 nol' said Emma, and seizing one
of the bonds, said, you shall take one
of these at least'
But Levi hesitated for a long time
insisting that one hundred dollars was
a sufficient reward. Finally Emma in
duced him to accept a ten thousand
dollar bond, and to-day Abraham Levi
is one of the happiest of men, although
he stall keeps up his endless variety of
odds and ends and goes from house to
house in search of 'old clo's.'
Emma Harbison was too sensible to
act like the girl in the story and divide
her fortune with her ungrateful brother
and sister. She did nothing of the kind.
She secured the position of shipping
clerk in a rolling mill for Arthur, and
the position of music teaching for
Samantha. She treats them in the most
sisterly manner, but insists that they
shall earn a living for themselves, and
to this, all who know the trio say amen.
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Farragat la Xeaile.
Mrs. Frances 3L Bartlett contributes
to the Portsmouth (X. H.), Wetkly an
account of a conversation she held with
Admiral Farragut in the summer of
186 at a ball given hi his honor at what
was then called the Atlantic House, at
Rye Beach, X. H, and is now known
as the Farragut House, bhe says:
"Every preparation had been made to
give brilliancy to the balL The house
was decked in bunting, bands of music
lent their power to the general gayety,
and ladies vied with each other in rich
ness of attire. The officers of the army
and navy were in attendance, and a few
invited guests from Portsmouth 'assist
ed.' Aa I alighted from an open carri
age, in the twilight I observed a
neat sailor-like little fellow, with a
round cap, standing at the steps. But
I, bent on the business in hand, (that of
seeing the distinguished Admiral, with
all his laurels thick upen him), care
lessly took the proffered hand of the
sailor, (Master's Mate I thought him),
entered the dressing-room, and soon
took a gentleman's arm and mingled
with the throng. Presently a lady,
whom I then resembled, accosted me,
saying: 'Have you seen the Admiral
this evening? 'No,' I replied, 'but I
am all impatient to meet him.' 'Well,'
she said, 'I'll bring him toyou at once, for
I think you are at the bottom of a con
tretemps. He accuses me of treating
him with cold disdain, and we will see
if we can't clear it up.' Very soon the
lady, wife of an officer of high rank,
appeared on the Admiral's arm, and
presented him tome. To my surprise
and consternation I beheld the sup
posed Master's Mate, whom I had met
at my carriage door. The Admiral,
mistaking me for a friend, had come
out on the piazza to welcome her. I
now greeted him with as much com
posure as I could, considering my awk
ward blunder. The Admiral observed,
'We have met before this evening, and
I experienced a pang of disappointment
at your seeming coldness, as I mistook
you for this lady, who has long been
my friend.' Thus introduced, we were
put upon a pleasant footing at once, and
he soon asked me if I would promenade
with him through the halls and view
the decorations. I readily accepted so
distinguished an honor, and, as we
walked. I begged him to tell me about
the banquet that had been given him
on the previous evening in Boston. A
conspicuous feature of the occasion had
been the reading, by Oliver Wendell
Homles,of his exquisite poem, in which
occurs the line about Farragut's being
lashed to the rigging during the Mobile
fight. The hero's bravery was equaled
only by bis modesty, and he shrank
from giving me a complete account of
an affair which so closely concerned
himself. He said, 'I shall make a poor
figure relating my own praises.' 0,' I
replied, 'put your share of the thing
aside and relate it to me as though you
were only a spectator and not a partv
to it' 'Well,' said he, 'I'll try to sink
my personality.' Then, in a pleasant
and unaffected manner, he described
the banquet repeating the verse of Dr.
Holmes' poem in which was the allu
sion to his being lashed to the mast
Suddenly breaking off, he laughingly
said : 'They are making a great deal of
fuss about my being lashed to the mast
when, in fact it amounts to nothing at
all. There was no bravery in it; I
simply followed a habit which I have
always practiced, that of taking a strap
and lashing myself to the mast when I
go aloft lest I might become dizzy. I
little thought it would be turned to
such fine account in poetry. It was
only a matter of caution.' His being
lashed to the mast was a mere incident
neither adding to nor detracting from
the great Admiral's services simply
making a pretty thing in picture and
story. But, as it had been made of suf
ficient importance to be denied, I have
taken the pains to reaffirm it from the
hero's own lips."
Astrologers' Perils ia Aacieat Times.
Formerly they had rough and ready
modes of testing claims to supernatur
al powers. "Dost thou know where
thou wilt pass Christmas?" asked Hen
ry VII of an astrologer. He could not
tell. Whereupon the King's grace,
which did still love a merry jest made
answer, "Then am I wiser than thou,
fori know that thou wilt spend Christ
mas in prison."
John Galleazzo, Duke of Milan, is
said to have made even merrier at the
expense of a gentleman who foretold
him that he would die earily. "And
how long do you expect to live?" he in
quired of the prophet "My lord, my
star promises me a long life." "Never
trust in your star, man ; you are to be
hanged this moment" And the Duke
took care that his own prediction should
be fulfilled.
A certain Arab General, whom the
French chronicler calls Hesnriage. was
more courteous in the expression of his
displeasure. The General was sick,
when an astrologer, by way of comfort
ing him, assured his Excellency that
the illness from which he was suffer
ing would terminate fatally. "Since
you have said it" replied the General,
"it must be so, and I have so great a
confidence in your skill that I should
be glad to have the benefit of your ad
vice in the next world. You will there
fore be so kind as to go there first and
await my orders." The astrologer was
immediately decapitated.
Indeed, if one may express an opin
ion in homely English, the wonder is
that astrologers should so often have
been such fools. Few seem to have
had the .oresence of mind of Trasullus,
who o3& saved his neck with a com
mendable readiness of wit Tiberias,
so the Roman historian informs us,
when livimg in exile at Rhodes, whith
er he had been banished by the Emper
or Augustus, loved to while away the
time bv consulting diviners. The inter
view usually took place on a lofty em-
inence overlooking thei
diviner, by some foolish answer.
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ricted hiaaself of igaorance or trickery,
some slaves were in attendance to pitch
him head-foremost over the cliff into
the waves below.
It chanced on a pertain day that Tra
sullus had been invited to one of these
charming seance. Tall me," said Ti
berius, with a curious look, "bow Ion
do yon think you have to live?" Tra
sullus, who was no foo 1, appeared to be
absorbed in mysterious calculations;
then suddenly, with an expression of
alarm that was not altogether feigned,
he exclaimed "that be was menaced at
that very hoar by a great danger." Sat
isfied with the answer, Tiberius em
braced him. and from henceforth Tra
sullus became of the number of his
friends.
Tke Froth.
The Russian army has parsed the
Pruth. This rirer is the Pyrelus of the
ancients. It takes its source on the
northeast of the Carpathian Mountains
and empties into Uie Danube on the
east of Galatz, after separating Molda
via from Russia. In traveling from
one end of the Principalities of the
Danube to the other, an inherent preju
dice is apparent, which places Uie ori
gin of all species of calamities on Uie
other side of the Pruth. The national
ballads teem with it and the peasants
of Reumania will inform yon that the
appearance of the Russians on the bor
ders of the Pruth augurs most sinister
disasters. This is the cursed river, the
Oocyte or the Phlegethon of the Infer
nal Regions, which separates them from
the "Paradise of Roumania," as they
call their native land. The song of the
Pruth now rings forth like a maledic
tion throughout Roumania:
I'rutb, thou enned rlrer.
Upbearing In thy anger
Like the waters of tbe Deluge,
Wben shore cannot tee shore
And Tolce greets voice no more;
When no rays of sunlight glance
Across the vast expanse.
When enesales pass o'er
And darken our shore,
to Thou Pruth, may bear them on.
Farther, still farther on.
On to the Danube, to the sea.
On to the gates Infernal.
Beyond the Pruth. however, the
Roumanians have blood-relations.
From the mountains that bound the
horizon, to the heart of Hungary, as
well as between the Danube and Dnies
ter, there are 8,000,000 inhabitants who
speak their language, have the same
customs and religion, and who answer
proudly, when questioned, "I am a Rou
manian !" Translated for The Chicago
Tribune, from a French journal, by
Emma Stanley.
Napoleon and the Newspapers.
In the ninth volume of the "Napo
leon Correspondence," lecently pub
lished, there is a curious letter ad
dressed by the Emperor to Gen. Savary,
Duke of Rovigo, then Minister of Po
lice. It is dated "Chateau do Surville,
19 Fev., 1814." "The newspapers," his
Majesty is pleased to say, "are edited
without intelligence. Is it rational, in
the present state of affairs, to say that
I had very few men, that I conquered
because I surprised the enemy, and that
we were one against three ? You m ust
indeed, have lost your heads in Paris to
say such things, when I am saying
everywhere that I have 300,000 men,
when the enemy believes it and when
it must be repeated again and again. I
had formed a bureau for the direction
of journals; does it never see these ar
ticles ? That is the way in which, with
a few strokes of the pen, you destroy
the good which results from victory I
You could very well read those things
yourself; you can understand that this
is no question of vainglory, and that
one of the first principles of the art of
war is to exaggerate and aot to dimin
ish them. But how am I to make this
clear to poets who seek to flatter me, as
well as to flatter the national self-love,
instead of seeking to do good? It seems
to me that these matters are not be
neath your notice ; and that if you were
to pay some attention to them, such
articles, which are not merely nonsense,
but pernicious nonsense, would never
be printed."
The Holy Shriae.
It is announced in the cable-dispatches
that the Scherif of Mecca has
placed at the Turkish Sultan's disposal
the treasures of the holy shrine,
amounting to 200,000.000 piastres. The
Boston Globe has the following in ref
erence to these treasures: "A deputa
tion has been sent to the Scherif of
Mecca, who professes to be the direct
descendant of Mahomet with a view of
securing some funds to aid in the war
against Russia. The number of pil
grims every year to the tomb of the
Prophet is about 100,000, and their of
ferings amount to 3,000,000. Three
sacred sepultures serve as coffers or
safes to receive the funds contributed
by the pilgrims from year to year, and
these are opened only in cases cf tbe
greatest necessity, une ot these sep
ultures was opened in 1828, and then
closed to be replenished, and opened
again in 1854. But it seems that there
is one that has not been opened since
14 U. If the deputation is wise, it wil!
go for that one Unless there have
been some irreglarities among the holy
bankers, that sacred sepulture is worth
having."
A Maaia far Clocks.
One of those odd geniuses who spend
their lives and means in collecting curi
ous and rare articles, lately died. His
name was Sylvester Bonaffon, a retired
merchant of Philadelphia. His chief
mania was for Clocks, which literally
covered every portion of available
space in his apartments, where they
were placed on chairs, tables shelves, or
hung against the walL Some of these
time-pieces were of unique construction.
One clock was made to run 400 days
after on winding; another was set in
the dash-board of his carriage, and he
used to regulate his drivers to an exact
period by it In fact be seems to have
atflized Ida clocks to maintain hisrepn-1
; and if theltatkn for miaute punctuality. P&-1 passed fross the followers of Ossar at I
iswer, con- IMert JfontWjr. 'Damascus into the hands of Use con-'
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CbeaUc AsletrwBi Refer the JJew s
lead Society.
In December, 1543. the New England
ers in Xw York celebrated the anni
versary ef the binding of the Pilgrims,
Rufus Choate being tbe orator, and
choosing as bis theme. -Tne Are of the
Pilgrims, our Heroic Period." Tbe ora
tion was delivered in the old Broadway
Tabernacle, then the largest auditorium
in the city. The great building was
crowded to hear tbe famous speaker.
Mr. Webster and other pubic men were
on Jbe platform. Mr. Choate was then
in his prime, and his presence was hardly
less striking than that of the great ex
pounder. Tall, thin, his cosnp'exion a
rich olive; his eyes large, liquid, glew
ing; the face Oriental, rather than that
of an American, and generally rather
sad thin eager and passionate. Ills
voice was a rich baritone; sonorous,
majestic, finely modulated and inimi
table in expression of pathos. He phil
osophically developed the rise of Puri
tanism, and the causes of the Pilgrim
emigration, and came down to the May
flower, to Myles and Itose Standish. to
the landine at Plymouth, the severity
of Uie winter, the famine and Die sick
ness, and the many deaths fifty out of
a hundred, including the beautiful Hose
Standish.
Pausing with a sad, far-off look in his
eyes, as Uie vision had suddenly risen
upon his memory, and with a voice
inexpressibly sweet and pathetic, and
nearly choked with emotion, he said:
"In a late visit to Plymouth, I sought
Uie spot where these earlier dead were
buried. It was on a bank somewhat
elevated, near, fronting and looking
upon the waves symbol of what life
had been to them ascending inland
behind and above the rock symbol also
of that Rock of Ages on which the dy
ing had rested in that final hour." I
have never seen an audience so moved.
The orator had skillfully led up to this
passage, and then, with a voice sur
charged with emotion, symbolized the
stormy and tumultuous life, the sudden
and sad end, and the heroic faitii with
which, resting upon the Rock of Ages,
they had laid down upon the shore of
the eternal sea. As Choate approached
the climax, Webster's emotion lecame
uncontrollable; the great eyes were
.Iliad with tears, the great frame shook ;
he bowed his head to conceal his face
in his hat and I almost seemed to hear
his sob. The audience was llooded with
tears, and a handkerchief at every face,
and sighs and sobs soughed through the
house like wind through the tree-tops.
The genius of the orator had transfer
red us to the spot and we saw the rocky
shore, and with him mourned the early
dead.
Ho on tbe tip of his subduing tongun
All ktads of arsjaGBsnU and que tloirn dt r p.
All replications prompt and reason strot g.
Far tils adrautace still did wake and sleep;
To make tbe weeper laugh, the laugher weep.
He bad the dialect and different skill.
Catching all passions In bis craft of will.
Swearing in Cromwell's Time.
Laws against swearing were strictly
enforced during the times of the Com
monwealth, and with the largest possi
ble interpretation against the accused.
We are reminded of the reproof that
Sir Walter Scott put into the mouth of
Cromwell: "What can it avail thee to
practice a profanity so horrible to the
ears of others, and which brings no
emolument to him who uses itV Every
oath was counted. For a single oath
the fine was 6s. 8., but the charge was
reduced to 8s. 4d. each "on taking a
quantity." Humfrey TreveU, for swear
ing ten oaths, was committed till he pay
03s. 4 J. to the poor of Harford. John
Huishe, of Cheriton, was convicted for
swearing twenty -two oaths and two
curses at one time, and four oaths and
one curse at another time. Of course
Uie greater number ot these cases were
disposed of at Petty Sessions wiU.out
being sent for trial. One Justice re
turned Uie names of ten persons whom
he had convicted of swearing since the
previous sessions. We are not left with
out examples of what was considered
swearing in those days. William Heard
ing, of Chittlehampton, for saying two
several Umes in court, "Upon my life,"
was adjudged to be within the act of
swearing, for which he paid 6s. 8l.
Thomas Butland was fined for swear
ing "On my troth.- Giltert Northcott
had to pay 3s. 4d. for saying "upon my
life." Thomas Courtis was fined for
swearing in court "God is my witness,"
and "I speak in the presence of God."
Christopher Gill, being reproved by Mr.
Nathaniel Durant clerk, "for having
used the oath, God's Life, in discourse
went and informed against Uie minis
ter himself for swearing! Frasef
Magazine.
The Flas; of the Prophet
What is this flag ot the Prophet
around which the turbaned. "Uie faith
ful," are called upon to rally? The best
authorities state that it was originally
of a white color, and was composed of
the turban of the Koreish, captured by
Mohammed. A black flag was. how
ever, soon substituted in its place, con
sisting of the curtain that hung before
the door of the Ayeahah, the favorite
wife of the Prophet whose affection for
her was so strong that he was wont to
say that she would be Uie first of his
wives to whom the gates of Paradise
would be open! The Sanjak-Sherif ia
regarded by the Mohammedans as their
most sacred relic It first came into
pos session of tne followers of Omar, Uie
second Caliph of Uie Moslems and gen
erally regarded as founder of tbe Mos
lem power, as from a mere sect he raised
it to Uie rank of a conquering nation.
and left to his successors an empire
greater than that which Alexander of
Macedon had made and ruled in olden
time. It was this Omar who assumed
the titie of "Commander of Uie Faith
fur (Emir-al-mumenia), by which, as
Uie readers of tbe "Arabian Nights' En
tertainments" will resoember, Uie Caliph
Harounal-Raschid, who was cotesapo
rary with CnarietBague, was always
The flag of tbe Prophet
Jhsj -fe.
SSS
Sa.Wfe--fifei , ;. j
quering Abbasldes, In the Md!e ot the
eighth century ; next itrfo hom of lb
Caliphs of Bagdad and Kahlra. It wa
brought Into Europe toward tbeckise
of tbe sixteenth century by Sultaa
Amuratb III, with whom Qjn Kftra
betb made a treaty of comsnerce in 1579.
It was deposited in CotistanUacple.
where, covered with forty two wrap
pings of silk. It was dentil! Is a
chapel In tbe interior of the srracllo.
where It Is perpetually guarded by er
eral emirs with constant prayer. It Is
known, however. Uiat tbe Unnrr un
folded by Uie Moslems at the beginning
of a war. and likewise carefully pre
served. Is not the same as Uie identical
Has: which Mohammed had made out of
Uie white turban of the KoreUh. The
Moslems believe that it U. and will
fight bravely under it, thua verifying
Mokanna's fa men declaration, thai
TSJli. fravtte Fatt. wl.l4 Fait
To as Urar faifroj. if u t ta lau -
Motley, the Hlatorlaa.
The career of John lothrop MoUey.
Uie historian (who died at IxmdorvMay
SOMUustrut Uae potency of enthusiasm
and earnestness as important element
among those Uiat most contribute to
success. Mr. Motley's first ventures in
literary work were romances. He tra
veled abroad and became interested in
Uie history of Holland. He resolved to
write the history of the Dutch, and
commenced work in this country. As
he worked he lecame interested, ami
Uieu enthusiastic He went abroad
again that he might thoroughly study
the subject The historical records and
and State documents at The Hague ami
llerlin. were placed at his disposal, and
throwing aside what he had written he
began Uie work anew. This was in
ISM. In l&dhe published "The Mse
of Uie Dutch Republic," a work so won
derful as a composition tuid so pictur
esque and vivid as a history that placed
the author at once among the most suc
cessful historians of the day. The story
of Uie rise of Uie republic was told as
though it were a romance, with Wil
liam the Silent as hero. The dramatic
groupings and dramatic intensity of the
story made it popular with all classes
of leaders. and revived interest in Uie
history of sn enterprising class of peo
ple. It not only revived interest but it
threw about Holland a charm that po
ple bail never seen then before. The
history was published in English.! hitch.
German, French, and Russian, and was
received everywhere with enthusiasm.
Mr. Motley had from Uie Dutch not
only highest praise, but every teeU
mony of the people's gratitude. He.au
American, had told the story of Uie
struggles of the Dutch for freedom as
no author of their own had ever told
it He had allowed his hero and his
cause to take possession of him, and he
had.without distorting any eventmnde
all occurrences aubonlitiate to the in
tensely dramatic presentation of a he
roic struggle. The next two volumes,
"The History of the Netherlands,"
were looked for with eager Interested
created almost as much excitement in
1801 as the "Dutch Republic" did in
18.16. This was completed by Uie Issue
of two volumes in le7. In 1S74 he pub
lished "The Life and Death of John of
Kameveld. Advocate of Holland ; with
a view of the Primary Causes of the
Thirty Years' War." And since that
date frrquent mention has been made
to the effect that he was engaged on a
history of the thirty years war.
Mr. MoUey was United .State Minis
ter to Austria from 1S)1 to 1817, and
was appointed Minister to England in
nrk 1... VI 11 a. - a
lew uy i resiuent orani, nut wai re
called in 1870.
As a historian. Mr. Motley had the
rare faculty of interesting the reader
at once in his subject, and of holding
his attention close to the Une he had
marked out The tint page of "The
Dutch Republic" was given to a sweep
of rhetoric that inflamed the imagina
tion of the young and excited and in
tensified the interest of the mature. He
caught up what seemed the prosiest of
subjects and threw about it Uie gla
mour and the charm of ram vice. And
he left with the reader such ad miration
for William of Orange and such hatred
of Phillip II. and Alva as before that
time only the Dutch had ML Chicago
Inter-Ocean.
A Carioas Old Newspaper.
There has lately been discovered, in
Uie library of tho University of Heidel
berg, a copy of a newspaper wtiich
proves to be the oldest periodical of
which there is now any certain knowl
edge. It is a quarto volume, bearing
tbe date 160. and is supposed to have
been printed by John Carious, of Stras
burg. The paper was issued weekly
each number consisUng of two sheets.
It was mainly occupied with letters
from correspondent in adjoining
States, which were contributed regu
larly. It is interesting to note that let
ters from Vienna were about eight days
on Uie route, from Venice, fourteen to
seventeen days , and from ItomevisTen-ty-one
days. When Uie matter con
tained in the letters, together with Uie
news, retailed at second-hand, failed to
fill Uie sheet Uie remaining space was
left blank.
Intelligence of every sort found a
place in the jo urnaL Among Uie most
interesting occurrence noted was Uie
maaufac tureof the telescope by Galileo.
The correspondent from Florence
writes, on September 4, to Uie effect
that the Government of Venice made
a considerable present to b'igcor Galileo,
of Florence, Professor of MalbemaUe
at Padua, and increased his annual
stipend by 100 crowns, because with dil
igent study he found out a rule and
issnire by which it Is possible to see
places 30 miles distant m if tfasjy were
aear, and, on tke other hand, near ob
jects to appear much larger than they
are before our eye."
The news received fross Prague af
fords a disturbed pictaie of pleader and
marder in tbe streets of tbe city. It
that at this period aem aad
were daily seized by bandit.
robbed, stranf led, and thrown iato tbe
?pSaS
S-4S-jr
Moid. Sv bodlea were take
from Xhm wUr in $ ky; m4Vf
aoihir lisa pwt afaSer wsve
apprfe4i4i. wfco cnafMM1 Utsjt cm
the l U of tbU Kaa& lhj tarw rt '
fcmrtT rT?css tato Uw w$r. and
that Uvir bawd nasair?! rroi sjp,
mho wre, for th jrt, naUvp of
rraxo. ixFtiV A4mit.
Aa Kttrswsntiaary Traxrdr.
Spalatfo, ia ifce Austrian provta of
DalxnAt. wa a few wwb cn, ifr
scene of a meat extraordinary ast W
rlble tragedy OppsstiS Uv parih
church HTed a rxnwfeoJdrr n.vsmQ
Tosalc. who, bccoain j44i1t a jfy
to mail' r. kitfcU hl wife and tV
his father, who had attvmptsM to t
ttrain him. When the idiv casve Uwy
found that Tora'.e hail Trrvwfccei
fectuallr barred an entry. a4 taken
up a coror&andln; $v4Uon with ta
kel and plenty of asnmanltkm. They
were,, Ulne fore, compelled to turn btsts
ami meanwhile Tomlc jmt a buJsK
UiroUjth a totms man who mmi laa
treet and severely wounded a womaK.
Tbe Hce Uen drew a cordon aronad
the house, Imt Tomlc'a rnukK com
manded Uie pac between hU hi.
the rhurcli. and the top of the adjats
lTeels. and no one, darrd crona tf
street or approach the body of Uwi
young man. At length a clergyman
who had ureal Influence over Toraki
bravely went forward ami Implored
him at least to give up to his care his ""
UtUe child. The father's answer to IMF -appeal
was by throwing out her limb
one by one' Then he resumed his
fu.iil.-ule. The aulhoriUr would not
allow Uie pollen to fire. Inasmuch a
they deemed the man bereft of reason.
Si Uie only course, was to continue U4j
blockade. All sorts of dcvlcm wm
suggrste L oine were for firing on
Tomlc iUi stupefjlnx cartrklijes. 4
others for concenlraUng Uie fire engine4
force on the house, and all UiUUmeUte
unhappy sexton of the parish wasaend
ing up from the lell tower a wail for
food, he having gone to ring Uie 111
Just before the tragedy began, and bis
only mode of egress being In front of
the maniac's window. A f ter Uie bloe
ade had lasted two days and TotKta
showed no signs of giving in.lt was re
solved to keep up a erfect hailstorm
of stones at all Uie windows of Uw
house while thrt door was forced. Tim
madman (lew to the garret, where It was
no easy matter to disarm without kil
ling him. Altogether, he hail killed
four and wounded five. ',
The Typical Hoy.
In the matter of personal adornment.
the boy twelve or fourteen has the. last
of a mule Xot Uiat he actually feels In
clined to bray, on occasions, but his
asinine taste crops out In another way.
Given his way, and a UtUe money, and
he jrets himself up iu a red ncck-ttlf
checkered standing collar, boiled shirt,
with milled bosom, corduroy breeche;
stuffed In red-top boots, hair combed
well down over Uie forehead, and iart
ed behind, and a scent of epjiermlut
rising from his red-fringed handker
chief like the smell of a drugstore.
Then his room ; you slioul J see. Uiat'
We got a ep Into the room of our-
"devil" yesterday, and It will answer
the description of all other rooms of
loys of twelve or fourteen. The Irre
pressible dime novel was on the table,
the leaf turned down to mark Uie spot
In the book where "Tim Tangletop-
went out before breakfast and killed a
tribe, of Indians. Then there was a
bottle of hair oil on the table; coarse
comb, with twelve teeth gone; then
over the bed a wood cut of a fight be
tween a man and a hear, and atanoUur
place on the wall a picture taken from '
an Illustrated pajierof a loy and a dog
chasing a rabbit with a wild deer in Uie
lock-ground. The room, viewed from
the "dcvIlVstand-polnUs highly artU
tic, and we learn that he will soon in-J
crease the ornamentation with ajews
harp. From th Lincoln Nth.) Journ
al. A New Confideace-Game.
The worst confldence-garne of Uu
season was pracUced on a minister a
few days since by unknown parties, ;
couple apparenUy a genUernan and
lady went to the house of a Qulncrdl-
vine, armed with
a marriage-license,'
m
and requested Uie minister In mrr
them. The ceremony was accordingly
per formed, according to Uie latest fash
ion; when Uie bridegroom asked Uie
clergyman how much he charswL
Three dollars. A $30 bill was haaXvl
out ami Uie groom received f IT isT
change, A few moment' conversation
and congrtulaUon followed, when the,
happy couple prepared to depart; but
Uie bride who was evidently a UtUe
awkward at Uie business of handling a
train, displayed a pair of heavy boots!
This naturally arrotued soaesusslfe
ions of a trick. Accordingly some of ,
the household watched tbe pair as User
left Uie paa socage, aad had the satisfac
of seeing Uie wooua disrobe in an al
ley, and come forth a fioofttng a
young man as ne would wish to tm,
The Reverend gentleman who had made
them man and wife examined bis f 30
bank-note, and discovered that it was
counterfeit But be has not yet found
Uie confidence-osen who passed it on
hlm.-Quincy (Til.) Whig.
Vic's often, oh, bow often we find a
who will pav eleven dollars for a
box of eigars without a questioa or a
moment's besitaUoa. who will contract
bis brows and start back ia sseecbJeaa
horror and stare for tea straight mia
oteaat tbe ite, to oae piece of dress
braid, ten cents," in a dry goods bill '
tbat his tressbling wife baads bias.
A fine coat is but a livery when Uie
person who wears it discovers so high
er sense than tbat of a footsaaa, f Ad
dison. The crowa of Uie Hart Moaataia laC
tbe highest poiat of Xorth Gersteay.
and on tbat coign ef 'vaatafe aa obelisk
bat beea nused ia honor of Priaee Ton
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