i
Terms of Publication
Ths Somerset Herald
l, published every Wednesday Morning IttlW
per annum, 114 l advance otherwlae 2 K
will lnrarlablv;be charged.
No .uhecrtpUon will be diaeouUnned untU aU
arrearagea a re .paid op. Poalmasten neglecting
to notify whe nbecrlbeit do;ot taka out
their pal1" wUl be bnldliahla Jul the rabacrlpUoa.
Julxcribeo remortng frwn onw PoatoUloe to an
other ahoulJ give us tbe name of the former a
well u the preaent omoe. Aaddree
Somerset Printing Company,
JOHN 1. 6CILL,
Bulaeea Xuiir.
.4 TTORNEYSA T-LA W.
UF.NKYF.SCH ELL. ATTORNEY ATLAW.
end Bonnty an i Pension Agent, Someraet,
p . OUtoe to Mammoth Block. Jen. U-U-
AtrOBSEIAT U,
I If H FOSTLETHWAITE, ATTORNEY
JJeiSsJeeU-Uy eoluat.alendpunctu.Uy attend-
d to
r aw ri iu; e. -Jrt
-- . . i ii fVITml
and
leo. as, iv.
I. AW
y D.l dealer In reai r
attend to all business eatrasted to b
111
with
prumpmeii anu
M-ly.
. . - r mvR aTTORNEYS AT
Y LAW, !Sotnereet, Fa., wlU praclioe In Sum
'L ..('.ining ouuuuei. All buaineee ea
U.sUw Ui B A upUy eu to.
V tirDKl'T 1TI.1W.SUM
I U " T-j;:-- toali busioese
Ac. Otnoe in Mammoth Buiauug.
V,1TILL1AM H. KOONTZ, ArroRJSEY AT
Law. reree P.., will give proiu ae
thai to business entrusted to hl care in
and the etjoining counuea. i'u -
ttuUH HOW.
tYsl7car7lu Somersct.nd
tics wita promptness enu ";
motn mora.
i a. ikjle
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Somret, l a. Professional ,nBt"'t1
, ; car. attended to with proioptuees and Odeiuv.
. ' w. a. arrrai
. . ..-nrr TTII'V:S AT
7 Law. Ail busloesa entrusted t their carowlU
t speedily and punctually euu.. L
Orrice to Main Croe itroet, opi-jaite me
Mammoth Block.
f o UN k"cott,
" ITTIIKKKY AT L.AW.
Sn,en.etPa. OfBreup ft air. In V
All Uu!lneM entrued to bla care atteoded U) win
prvmptneM and naeiuy.
FAMES L. TUGU,
ATTl'ENEY AT LAW,
STerl, Pa. lm. Mammoth Block, up talr.
KnTran Main 11 St. V'ffV'Ltf
Ul Kllle.1. titlee eiatninwl. and all '""'J f'"
new attended wwitb pn.uiptneM and Odciuy.
julyla
ornvKViNO,
Writing Deeds, Ac,
t . , .1 II..M.
w-Enquire at Casebeer A Co.'J Store.
V. F.WALKEK.
Auk IS.
PHYSICIANS.
OK. j. K. MILLER baa permanently located
in Merlin lor the p;etl-e ot bl plvleMUou.
plaice "ll " ' " n
apr. xt, '7"-ti.
R. H. BKVBAKEB Undera hit pn.fcMlonal
I er icef to tlie citltena oi wmw" -Uy.
tticc in raaidenoe, one door weal ol the Bar
net houw.
Or M. KIMMEL will continue to practice
Me.tlrin, and tender bia pn.leMl.mal iwrvl-
eea to the rtliaene ol 7mrrm w ..r.
countrr. KBice at the old plaea, a taw doora at
or the Ulade Houae.
O S. GOOD,
PIirSWIAN & SURGEON,
SOMERSET. PA.
-Tru' In Mammoth Block
e47x
rvit i n MIT.T.ER. after twelve
I TaaM' alT practice la Shankevllle, baa
tloeol nuitciM-andtendera bia profeal.l aer-
(.m, in bia Urag Store t" ""'
House, wnara ne o "
nnlrw pnraaeionaiiy cbiw.
-M it calls promptly answered,
dec. U, ;i-iy.
I-ale Ken dent Surgeou,
Kei Yort Eye afli Ear InHnsary,
Has located permanently in the
City cf CUilEEELAlD, Karybnd
fcr tie ZSCLUSIYE treatnent cf all
diseases f tne Eye and Ear, inclui
lag those of the Nose and Threat
office. So. South Oatre street.
Juneau.
DENTISTS.
nK. WM. COLLINS, DETfTIST, Somerset,
. . . .... i. i . ciWi UWk. mi t ktm
where he can at all tinia be found prepared to do
-a... r i ... .V . Ainu ..ii 1, ! i'lf T-
U-acttna. ke. ArtiDclal teeth or all kiuda, aiid of
the bct material, lusorted. Uperatiuna warranted.
OIIX BILLS,
DBHTIST.
Office b Ooffroth A NetTa new balMlEK.
Main Croaa Street.
Somerset, Pa.
novll
"WIX COLLINS,
IEXTIST,
Office at CaaT A Frease'a store, Sjomcraet,
I'a. In the laat tftccn jiara 1 have gTrally re
dieed the pricea ol artiheial teeth In this place.
The constant Incrrasinv demand lorteelh has In
dujed me lo o enlarge my lacilitles that i can
m.ke irm.d ecu of teeth at lower pricea than you
can ecl theni In anr other place In this country
Im ww miklna: a rood set of teeth lor h, and II
tw-rr imuld te any pcrm amona my Ihousanda
, t .'iiotmat rs In this or the adjoining eountiee that
I ha-re made teetbfor that is not giving good aat
lslactlon. they can call on me nt any time and get
new set Irec ol charge,
marie
RTIFICIAL TEETH!!
J. . YITTZV.
DEMIST
DALE CITY, jomtrut Co., JV.
Artificial Teeth, war anted to be of the very beat
quality, Lite-like ard Handsome, tnaerted in the
best style. Partlraiai attention paid to tbe praa-en-atloo
of the natural teeth. Tlic.se wishing to
consult sne by letter, can do ao by endoaing atamp
Address aa above. elk-7a
HOTELS.
JJILL HOUSE.
riAKTO SCXEWET, PA,
JOHN HILL, Pwirairroa.
The proprietor Is prepared to aorommodate guetta
In Uie most wmlortable and aaUslactory manner.
The traveling pnMic and permanent buardere fur
nlshasd with tha beat of hotel accommodailons..
1 be tal-lea will euntlnne to be furnished with the
beet the market aflorua. Large and eommoriloaa
auhUng atlaebad. Ian It
JJIAMOXD HOTEL.
STOYSTOWX PA.
SAMUEL Ci;STKlt. Propri-tor.
Tula p pilar and well known bona la nt all
tine i-s-lrl.le stj ).ing plant fur tbe traveling
paldle labia and tlooma brat-clasa. Ooodeta
Ming. Hzki ieara daily lor Jobnaknra aud
tuairaC
JL .JLi'U
VOL. XXYI. NO. 10.
BANKS, ETC.
J. 0.KI3D1EL&S0XS,
Soeceaenra to
Schell & Kimmel,
SOMERSET, PA.
Accounts of Merchants and eth
er Business Pcoplo Solicited. Drafts
negotiable in all parts of the Coun
try for sale. Money loaned and
Collections made.
janl'i
Somerset County Bank
CHARLES J. HARRISON.
Vft shier ami Manager.
Collertiocs made in all parts of the United Statu.
Charges moderate. Butter and other clierka col
lected and cashed. Eastern and Western e xchange
always on hand. Remittances made with proiipt
ncsa. Accounts solicited.
Parties desiring to purchase V. S. 4 PER
CENT. iTKDED LOAN", can lie acconimo
dated at this Bank. The cupons are prepaid In
denominations of tM, 1 ,00 ).
Totecco asi Ciprs,
wHousiti AnnnrraiL,
J. II. Zlinincrniaii,
2iIainCroS St,
Hoiiiemel, Penna.
The best of clpara of dlfien-nt brands, tnnnufao
tnred by bimsell, ol the eliol.-esl of lohaccos.
1 hese clirais cannot heexceiied hy any in tbe uiar
ket. One id tbe best st.uk s of cheaing lotiacco
ever br-night to Someraet. Pricea to suit the
times. JXB-O
BOOTS AND SHOES.
PARK EH TREXT,
Late of Allegheny City, I'a., hax
removed to
SOMEliSET, l'EXXA.,
and opened out a shop, for the ma nufs clur of
Boots, Shoos and Ga ,
In the builiilng. corner Main and Pleas.in! Sis..
KnSt Of llihlUuGd.
lie la able to turn out firi-clas witrk at the
lowest pii'-es, and will guarantee perlect satin
faeti n lo all who irive him their palronsge. or
ders pripiptly at 'ended to. Ucpairina- neatly
Ji-ne. n.v. i-3-Gtns.
DEALER IS
FLOun Axn fi:i:i
Groceries, Confections,
Queensware, Willow ware.
Salt, Fish,
Tolaeo ami ig;r'
etc., tc. Szc,
gNew Stock.1
OXE Pit ICE.
All Goods Positively
SOLD -A.T
BOTTOIY1 PRICES.
FAIR AND SQUARE
IS
Our dotto.
Ioot rail io C.ive
NO. 2, BAER'S BLOCK A CALL,
When doing your
siEioiFiPinsra-.
Jan. ZO
11 M MTm r'anna tosellandexchana-e. We
Vl nil I L.U have hnndreds or customer
wani iug to bu farms just now. Never knew a
ltler lime toiell Acii s at lair price, as ciile
are lifting monev iriim hanks and seeking Ai'res
f.4 salrly. Ad.lrrss S. M.JAMKS,
Piitshurgh Fann Agnicy, 1M Smiihtield St.
Plitshurgh, Pa.
Thcwe in search or farms send for printed Farm
Rcuister.
Kut.M
O W. KADOl.F.B. BI. D .
Of?ii1it and Aiiris(,
OFFICE ANI INFIRMARY,
Ik.3Penn Ave. Plttshurirh, Pa.
All .llseasesof FTF.. FAR and
1 1I KOIT, and 4'Rlarrli sucnrMia I
ly treated. I ipcratlons lor C'sktsirstrt,
-False Puplls.v"Crooked Eyea.""Wild
Hairs," t anrsr aDd Tumors of tbe
lids. Ear, NdSe or Throat, Ptriglam,
Weejiiug Eyea," PtoAla. Conical Cor-
nea.orelgn Rulles, Extirpation, Ac, skllllnHy
)ier(ormele Anltli-Ul Fyea Inserted. Send for
des crtpilv and illustrated pamphlet of cases.
July IX
Ths Marie Coin Box
holds over f&.oa of Slli-er Coin, tn
Hall Dollars. luarterlollani.lMiues
A McKels. The merest movement of
your thumb pushea tbe desired coin
inui Tour hand, and aiKbr one im-
Mtui.;. takesifs iilaee as if hv maifle. Make!
change In halfl he time, with nodangcrofdropping
any. I:impie n.nnsotneiv piaivu -iiiii if.n
Sliver, aent poatpatd W eta. Airents trial pack
age, containing throe Coin Boxes, lor l.csi Illus
trate'! Cotaloaue of Novelty I'hromo, Jewelry.
Siatlonarr Packa ges. Ac., Ac , free. Aicents want
ed even where. Big pay. HirioiAi Noi-iuy
(o.. No'. ut Chcatnul Sirect, Philadelphia, Pa.
reo a
SSIGNEE'S NOTICE.
Notlee Isherebv given, that Alexander C. Beam
of Jenner Twp.. hy deed ol voluntary assignment
has assigned all his estate real awl personal lor
the beneat of his creditors to B. . Fleck. All
rsuo IndeUed to the aald estitc will please
nuke immediate iwTment, and thoee having
claim ur demand will pn M-nt Ilieu to the under
signed at Jeuner X Roi.
B. s. to r.t n. ,
Feb. 2u Assignee.
$3
UOLD M.ATFB WATCH rej.Ctieapeat
in tba known world. Amnpt Watck 'rt to
AfUt. Addnas, A. Colli an ACoChkago.
Jr.
TO
The moat c -replete busineao col li re In the t ni-
ted States. Course of studv eomiirehenslve. tbor
oaxh and eminently practical, btudent received
at any time.
Tror clrcolsrs adilre,
J. C. SMITH, A.M. Principal
ro. la Piriauiaon.
0-
) ?)
MISCELLANEOUS,
la nun at. aicu
Apis for Fire and Life InsnraiiGe,
JOHN HICKS & SON,
KOMKltSET. IA-
And Real Estate Brokers.
ICHTAK1.ISI1ED 150.
Persona who desire to Bell, buy or exchange proo
... . hi m...i t ... tioir iv.orjL-re lo
env, or ior rem win uu " ...... t
register the description thereof, as no charge la
madeunless sold or rental. Real estate businea,
generally wlllne prompuy aiie-oueo w.
augla.
URLIHG, F0LU1SBEE i CO,
Merchant Tailors,
Ami Manufacturers ot
Gent's. Youth's and Boys,
FasMo CMMi anJ
FuiisMi Goofc
NO. i FIFTH AVENUE.
PITTSBURGH.
QLATE ROOFS.
byoe who are now bntldlr.g house should know
tha Is It cheaper in tne lona run o na u
Koolsthan tin or shinitles. Sln'e will last forever,
. . raA kl.tK If K ,'. t lie iiur-
ami nun- wub .i. 1 ' . ,
est waler lor cUlems. Slate is Ore proof. Every
i .k..i.i h.v. . sinte rooi. The umier-
'.i,mi is located in Cumberland, where he baa A
good supply ol
Peachbottom & Buckingham
S L A. T E
lorewhing he very bent arti.de. He will un ler
take Ui put Slate K-ids on Honaes. public ami prl
vaie. spires, c., either in town or country at tne
lowest prices, and to warrant tht-lt. Call and see
him or addres l.lui at his Oince, No. lio Baltiinore
Sircct,CuuiJerland, M.l. Orlers may bcleft with
NOAH CASEBEEK,
Agent, Somerset, Pa.
U'al. H. SHIPLXV.
Aprl b,ir.
E. H.
WITH
ROUSE, HEMPSTOSE & CO,
285 Bait. St., Baltimore, M. D.,
WonM resjiectrally ask the merchants of Somer
aet county, to send' him tbolr ordrra lor
Fi
I1U
FANCY GOODS
asuring them satisfaction both as regards price
and quality of goods. The merchants visiting
Baltiinore are urgentlv requested to call and see
me belore making purchases.
HIGHEST AWARDS! SsSlSlS
J. 8EYH0LDS & SON,
'NORTHWEST COBXER
THIRTEENTH AND FILBERT STS.
PHILADELPHIA,
MANUFACTURES OF PATENTED
Wrought Iran Air Tight Healers
WITH SHAKINfl AND CLINKER-QR1ND
IXa ORATES FOR BURNING ANTHRA
CITE OR BITUMINOUS COAL.
CENTI2XXIAL
WROUGHT-IRON HEATERS,
FOR BITUMINOUS CI AL.
KEYSTONE
WROUGHT-IRON HEATERS,
Cooking Ranges, Low-Down
Crates, Etc.
Descriptive CirmUra l Irca to ny addres.
EXAMINE BEFORE SELECTINQ.
April
Cook & Beerits'
FAMILY GROCERY
Flour and Feed
STORE.
We would most repx-t fully announce to our
frictvlF aud the p"tI kc ireneruUy. In tbe town md
Ticinity ut SuiuerFct, tbat we bm ojcneJ our
ISewtjture on
MAIN CROSS STREE1
And la addition to o full Hue of tbe beat
Confectioneries, Aotiort,
Tobacco, Cigar, ate.
We will endeavor, at all time, to supply our cus
tomers, with the
BEST QUALiTY OF
FAMILY FLOUK,
CORN-MEAL,
OATS, SHELLED C'QA'aV,
OA TS L CORN CHOP,
BRAN, MIDDLINGS
And everything partalnlng to tha Feed Depart,
mental the
LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES.
FOIt
CASH ONLY.
Also, a well selected mock sf
Glassware; Stoneware. Woodccwarc, Brushea
al kinds, and
STA-TIOISTER
Which wa will aell a cheap as tba cheapest.
Please eaU, eramlne our goods of all InJa, an
b. satisfied from you own judgment.
Don't forget where wa stay
MAIN CBOSS Street. Someraet, Pa.
WARDWELL
omerfee
SOjMEIISET,
EPITAPH OSAMSnLE.
A icirxrd one lies burled her",
Who died b a dsciar ;
lie nevar rose tn rank, I fear.
Though he was burn to sAiae.
He once wa , then iqdeed,
U rew thin as any grtever:
He dial, the doctors all agreed,
Ol a most burning fever.
II e'ar you aid : "Oo out, I pray,"
Be much ill-nature shewed,
Oa sueh occasions he would aay :
"Vy, if Ido I'm UovKd.
In tlila bis riendf do all agree.
Although yoa think I'm Joking,
When yoino sal, 'tis ald that he
Was very fond of swot i'a?."
Since all religion he despised,
Let these few words taiflee
Before he ever was baptlicd.
They dippd him once or twice.
GRANT IN THE EAST.
Splendid lteception in Lppcr
VISIT TO ABYDOS.
THE CRADLE OF CI VIM ZATIOX TOM
AND TEMPLES CENTURIES OLD.
On the Nile, Jaa.'2C, 1878 Ou
tbe morning of the 19th of January,
that being the third day of oar jour
ney, we came to the town of Siout,
or' Aseiout, as Borne call it. We
have a Vice Consul bore, and tokens
of our coming had bcenscDt, as could
be eeen by the flags which decora cd
the bank, and the crowd oa the shore.
Siout is tbe capital of Upper Egypt,
and is a city cf 25,000 inhabitants.
The city is ecme distance back from
tbe river, and grew into importance
as tbe depot of much of the caravan
trade from Darfoiir. Upon arriving
the Vice Conful and his aon came
on board and wcro presented to the
General. Coagratulalions were ex
changed, and we offered our fiieuds
coffee and cigars in the true Oriental
etyle. The name of our Consul here
is Wasifel llayat. lie is a Syrian
and a largo landed proprietor, lie is
a grave elderly persoD, who ppoke
only Arabic, but bia son had been
educated in Deyrout, at tbe mission
schools, and knew English. We all
drove to the town. It was over
parched fields, through a country
that in more favorable years would
bloum like a garden, lint the .ilo
is bad this year, and a bad .Nile is a
calamity second only to a famine in
Egypt. Wc rode into tbo town and
through the bazaars, all the town
seemed to know of our coming, for
wherever we went crowds swarmed
around us, and we had to force our
donkeys through masses of Arabs
and Egyptians of e.H ages and condi
tions, some almost naked crowds
crying for baksheesh or pressing ar
ticles of merchandise upon us. Tbe
btizaars are narrow covered ways,
covered with matting or loose boards,
enough to break the force of the
sun. The stores are little cubby
boles of room?, in front of wh;ch the
trader sits and calls upoD you to buy.
As these avenues are cot more than
sis feet wide at best, you can imag
ine what a time we bad in making
our progress. Ice town baa some
Gee houses and mosques, but in tbe
main it was like all towns in Upper
Egypt, a collection of mud hovels.
c rode beyond tbe town to tombs
built in tbe sand and climbed tne
limestone rock on our donkeys.
This was our first evidence cf tbe
manner of sepulpture ia the olaen
time. Inese desert rocks ot lime
stone were tunnelled and made into
rooms, and here the mummied dead
found rest. Tbe chambers appoint
ed for tbem were large and spacious,
according to the means of tbe deceas
ed. In some that wo entered there
was a chamber, an ante-chamber and
sometimes connecting chambers.
There were inscriptions on tbe walls,
but they bad been defaced. The
early Christians bad deemed it their
duty to obey tbe first commandment
by removing tbe representatives of
the gods that came in their way.
The ceilings of tbe tombs bad been
once decorated, but modern Chris
tians have deemed it their duty to
deface tbem by firing pistol shots.
ben you visit a tomb and notice
the blue fetars and astronomical forms
tbat tbe aocicDts paiated with so
much care, it is fo cunning to try the
echo by firing your pistol. Conse
quently the roofs are spotted with
bullet marks. Here al.-io came tbe
wanderers for shelter, and you see
what tbe fires have done. What the
tombs may havo been in the past
when they ceme fresh from pious,
loving hands you cau imagine. But
wLat with ancient Christian icono
clasts, modern Christian wanderers,
Bedouins, Arabs selling tbe gravis
for ornaments, nothing remains but
empty limestone rooms filling with
san&anda few hieroglyphic memo
rials on tbe walls.
RECEPTION TO GENERAL (iRANT.
We were bidden to an entertain
ment at tbe home of Wasif el llayat,
and, seven being tbe hour, we set
forth. We were all anxious about
our first Arab eotertaiomeut, and af
ter some deliberation our naval men
concluded to go in their uniforms.
The Doctor rode ahead in -the car
riage with Qeneral aud Mrs. Grant
and tbe Consul General. As the
Doctor wore his uniform and the oth
ers were jn plain dress Le was wel
comed by the awe stricken Moslems
as the King of America. Hadden
and tbe rest of us rode behind on our
trusty and well beloved donkeys,
Hadden in uniform, followed by won
dering crowds. I suppose he was
taken for a minor potentate, as in tbe
Oriental eyes all tbat lace and gold
could not be wasted on anything less
than princely rank. But we all bad
more or lets attcntioo, although we
could feel that the uniforms were the
centre of glory, and that we shone
with borrowed Fplendor. As we
came to the bouse of Wasif el llayat
we saw a real transformation scene.
Lanterns lined tbe streets, servants
stood on tbe road holding blazing
torches, a transparency was over tbe
gate with the words, "Welcome
General Grant" Tbe "X" was tbrn
ed upside down, bnt that made no
difference, fcr tbe welcome here in
far Africa made the heart throb quick-1
ESTAT-LI:;He),
PA., WEDNESDAY,
er. As we r:de up torches blazed,
rockets went up into tLa air, various
colored lights were buirned, and we
passed into the court-yard glowing
with light and culor, passed ioto the
bouse ever carpets and rugs of heavy
texture and gorgeous pattern. Our
bo.-t met us at tho go. to of his hou3e
and welcomed us in the Bta'.ely Ori
ental way, kissing tbe General's head
as be clapped it in hi two hands,
and then touched bis ova heart, lips
and brow. Hero we met the Gov
ernor, and nioro welcome still the
Kev. I. 11 Alexander and his wife.
Mr. Alexander is one of the profes
sors in the missionary college and is
under th dirfciijn of tbe United
I'reebytcriaa Church, i The dinner
came, and it vas regal in i'.a profu
sion aud splendor, f bhould say
there were ut least twinty courses,
all well served. Whear it was con
cluded tbe son of tbe host arote and
in remarkably clear and correct Eng
lish proposed tbe General's health.
You will allow rcc, I am sure, to
give a fragment of jthis speech.
"Long have wo beard .and wonder
ed," said the speaker, "at the strarge
progress which America has made
daring the paat century:by which she
haj taken tbe Grst position aaion?
the most widely civiluod nations.
She has so quickly improved in sci
ences, morals and arts that tbe world
stands amazed at this extraordinary
progress which surpafeaes the swift
ness of. lightning. It ia to tbe bard
work of her great and wise mea that
all this advance ia imputed, those
who have shown to the world what
wise, courageous patriotic mea cau
da. Let all the world took to Amer
ica and folbw her exariple that na
tion which has taken as tbe basis of
her laws and the object "bf her under
takings to maintain freedom aud
cquulity amoug her own people aud
secure them for others, : avoiding all
ambitious schemes which would draw
her into bloody and disastrous wars,
and trying by all roeani to maintain
peace internally and externally. Tbe
only two great wars uan which she
has engaged were entered upon for
puro and just purposes the first for
releasing herself from tha English
yoko and creciiag her independence,
and tho other for stopping slavery
and strengthening tbe .union of the
States ; and well we kaow that it
was mainly under God due to the
talent, courage and wisdom of His
Excellency General Grant that tbe
latter of the two enterprises was
brought to a successful issue." The
speech closed by a tribute to the
General and tne Kheai.-e. General
Grant said in response that nothing
in bis whole trip had bo impressed
him as this unexpected, this generous
welcome ia '.he heart of Egypt. He
had anticipated much pleasure ia his
visit to Egypt and tba anticipation
had been more than "feallzed. " He
tbinked the host and especially tbe
young in an who had spoken of
him with so high praise far their re
ception. The dinner dissolved iuto
coffee, conversation and cigars. Mrs.
Grant had a long talk with Mrs.
Alexander about home Mrs. Alex
ander being a fair young bride who
came out from America to cast her
lot with her husband ia this unprom
ising vineyard of Siout. And when
theeveniag drew on we rode back to
our boat, through the night and over
the plain. Torch bearers accom
panied us through the town. Don
key boys and townspeople accompa
nied us to the river bank. Tbe moon
Wa3 shining, aad as we rodj home
you see we already call tbe boat
home we talked over the pleasant
surprise we had found ia Siout and
of its many strange phases of Orien
tal life
FRIENDS ON THE WAY.
Oa the 21st cf January we hauled
up to the bank ia the town of Girgel.
We fouud Admiral Steedmaa and
Mr. Davis, of Boston, moored ia their
dababecab, and they repeated the
same story tbat we beard all along
the Nile, tbat they had bad a good
time, a splendid time, could not have
bad a better time. It seems that
their dahabeeah hadrua aground and
tbe Admiral came out ia fine old
quarter-deck form and gave all tbe
orders necessary to save the vessel.
But after he bad given tbe orders as
became a veteran tailor who had bat
tied with tempests in every part of
the world, it was discovered tbat the
crew were Arabs aad did not under
stands word of English and proba
bly thought that tho Admirals vig
orous forms of speech were a kind of
devotion a manner of worship com
mon only to the infidel. So the Ad
miral's vessel bad to save itself and
we had our own fua out of the nar
rative as we sat oa the deck over
our coffee and watched the Arabs
crouchioff over tbe fire. The Admi
ral and Mr. Davis spent a part of tbe
evening w'uh us; but just as the talk
was at full tide theuragomaa came
on board with word that there was a
rising wind. Those who sail ia tha
dahabeeah must take the wind when
it comes, and so our welcome guests
hurried away and in a few minutes
were speeding up tbe stream.
DONKET RlDlNrt IN THE DESERT.
It was rather a long distance from
onr landing place to Abydos, and
Sami Bey had given orders that we
should be ready at eight for cur jour
ney. I am afraid it was quite an ef
fort for some of tbe party whose
names shall he withheld to heed this
command. But the General was the
first on deck and very soon came
Mrs. Grant eager and smiling. And
as the General waits for no one those
who were late had to hurry their
breakfasts, and some of them were
skurrying up the side of the bank
with half eaten biscuit. There were
our Arabs and donkeys all waiting,
and tbe moment our company began to
muster there was'a chorusof screams
"Good donkey," "Good morning,"
"baksheesh," and other limited forms
of speech. The donkeys charged up
on us in a mass, each owner scream
ing out the merits of Lis animal. It
was only by vigorous efforts on the
part of Hassan that we could see and
select our animals. Hassan had giv
en me a private bit of information as
to which donkey I should select, and
I found myself the master of a little
mite of a creature, scarcely high
enough to keep my feet from the
ground, bnt vigorous and strong, and
disposed to stop and bray for the
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MARCH 13, 1878.
amusement of tbe company. Had
den's experience with donkeyB had
made him circumspect, and the Gen
eral advised him to select as small an
animal a3 possible, or as a precau
tionary measure tbat a valuable life
should be saved to tbe navy, th'. he
should tie himself on its back. Tbe
General himself had a horse placed
at bis disposal by tbe Pacha who
rules the district, but he rode the an
aoimal with a protest, as it had a
shambliocr trait, and wished that
courtesy to bis host did not prevent
his taking a donkey. Tbe Marquis
had sorao difficulty ia pleasing him
self, aud at la3t when he set out with
an umbrella under his arm and his
eyes shaded with sombre spectacles,
the suggestion was made tbat he was
a Methodist colporteur on a journey
of preaching. But there was a
gleam of satisfaction in bis noble
face, as be informed us tbat a couple
of camels had gone up from the town
ladened with refreshments, and that
we should havo breakfast ia the tem
ple. As I h ave hinted ia this corre
spondence, the Marquis has no ei
thusiasm for ruins, especially Egyp
tian ruins, whilo be has positive and
valuable views about breakfast. So
ia time we were off over the country
for Abvdoj. The fields were crack
ed, and the ditches, which in good
times would carry irrigating streams,
were dry. Each of us had two
Arabs for an escort, and the duty of
ttiese attendants seemed to be to en
courage hi'3 beast by a sound some-
tciDg between a whisper and a hiss,
or sboutinjr or beatine him. I ratb
er think the beating did not amount
to mocb, for these people love tbeir
animals and live with tbem and make
them companions and friends. But
the lady of our expedition would not
enaure tbe stick, and we were baited
aud Ila.-saa was summoned and told
to say to tho attendants that they
must not beat the donkeys or they
would have no baksheesh, not a far-
thing. There could b3 no more fear
ful punishment than this, and there
was no more beating. But the Arabs
baa tatir satisfaction ia kneeling ana
running at your side and seeking a
conversation. Their observations
becama monotonous. "Good don
key,' "My name Mohammed," "My
name Ali," "Good donkey," "Yankee
Doodle," "Good morning," "Good
Donkey." Others came with bits of
scarabee and bits of ancient DOttery,
fragmenU of mommy lids and shreds
oi mummy cloth to drive a traae. l
was oa tha point of making a moral
observation unon tbo character of a
people who would rifle the tombs of
their ancestors and make merchan
dise of their bone3 and grave orna
ments, when it occurred to me that
those were Arabs and descended,
not from the Egyptians, but from the
men who conquered the Egyptians
and occupied their land. I hope it i3
not against the laws of war for a
conquering race to sell tbe bones of
those they have defeated, for our
Arabs were so poor and wretcnea
that no one could grudge them any
means of earning a paistre. This run
ning trade continues all the way,
and ia time you become used to it,
as io time one could become used to
anything, except, perhaps, having the
Democratic party in power. You
become used to the noises, the con
versation, the entreaties to boy, and
rode on unconscious, or, if anything,
amused with your Arab, who ia gen
erally an amazing, good natured
scamp, of wonderful endurance, and
anxious to please. I became quite
friendly with my Mohammed Ali,
who had two English phraaes with
which he constantly plied me "I
am serene" and "Yankee Doodle."
The latter phrase was the name of
lis donkey, and I was about to thank
bim for this kind recognition of my
country when Hassan, from whom I
draw great stores of information,
told me that they had a variety of
names English, French German,
Italian which they use according to
the nationality of tbeir riders. 1 bad
no doubt tbat my present plodding
xaokee Doodle nad done duty as
Bismark, MacMahon and the Prince
of Wales.
THE BATTLE WITH TDK BUS.
Our journey was through a coun
try thai in a better time must have
been a garden; but the Xile not hav
ing risen this year all is parched and
barren. Abydos was built on the
edge of the Libyan Desert, and tbe
road to the great oasis leads to it
over the mountains. The old Egypt
ians were practical in this respect,
that not baving land to spare they
built their torn b3 and temples in the
sand, and kept their narrow, fertile
lands for corn. Tbey could worship
their gods in the sand, they could
sleep iu the sand; but onions and
corn needed all the parsimonious
Nile would give. We kept on over
a series of irrigating ditches, over
sand hills, over roads that had not
been mended within the memory of
man. My first impression was to
hold my animal well in hand and
guide him, to keep from going over
his head into a ditch and show him
the safest paths. But I soon learned
tbe elementary lesson in donkey-riding
namely, that your animal
knows more about the subject than
you can teach him, and that you had
better discharge your mind from all
care on tbe subject and allow bim to
go in Lis own way wherever Mo
hammed Ali will lead him. Then if
yoa can make up your mind to dis
engage your feet from the . stir
rups and let them swing just as
when a boy you used to swing over
a gate, you will End it easier in tbe
long run. I noticed that those of
our party who had the most experi
ence of Egypt rode in this fashion,
and so, while some of our ambitious
members, who bad learned horse
manship in the best schools and lov
ed to brace themselves in tha saddle
and were anxious about stirrups, I
allowed myself to dangle. There is
another reason for this, as I learned
from practical experience one day at
Assouan. Tbe donkey is apt to fall,
for tbe land is full of holes and traps.
To fall with year feet in the stirrups
might be a serious matter. But
wben Yankee Doodle took it into his
head to throw his head upon tbe
ground and his heels into the air it
only remained for me to walk from
him, as though I had risen from a
chair, and wait till be came to a bet
ter frame of mind. But it ia not the
Herald
donkey that troubles you, for tbe
beast is as good as a patient, wit
ling wife, but tbe sun that blazes
overhead. This, yoa must remem
ber, is tho land of tha Sua, where
His Majesty is never abdicated. It
may be cool in tbo evening and ia
the morning, and yoa will find heavy
coats a comfort. But with the noon
he comes in his power, and you ride
over the desert with the full force
noon your brow. In the matter of
bead dress we had various plans.
The Doctor kept his stiff wideawake.
Jesse Grant wore a light peaked
straw hat, swathed ia silk. The
others of us wore white pointed hel
mets made of pith or of cork, com
ing over the eyea aad over tbe neck.
My helmet was a burden to me
when I first wore it, aad I took a
hint from Sami Bey, remembering
tbat was his land and he knew bow
to battle with the sua. By tbe aid
of the Marquis I obtained a coijfe de
chajeau of heavy silk, orange and
green, about a yard or more square.
This I bound over my Turkish fez so
that it would drape my face and fall
over the shoulders. So when the
sun came I had only to draw the
web over my brow and throw the
folds over my shoulders aad ride on.
Although much heavier than anv or
dinary hat, and apparently oppress
ive from its texture and tbe lapping
folds, there was no discomfort. The
power of the sun was set at naught
Whatever breeze might be stirring
was sure to creep into the folds aad
toy with my cheeks. Then there
was an artistic sense to satisfy. It
lit up tbe landscape. You could be
seen from afar, and as tbe dress was
that of a high Bedouin chief of an
Arab officer of rank you knew that
you were more than a pilgrim; that
you were the symbol of authority to
wandering desert eyes far away, who
saw your flaming headdress stream
ing over the sand and felt you were
a great pacha.
THE FOUNTAIN HEAD OF CIVILIZA
TION. Here, said Brugsch.as we dismoun
ted from our donkeys and followed
him into tbe ruins of the temple,
" here we should all take off our
hats, for here is the cradle, the fount
ain head of all tbe civilization of the
world." This was a startling state
ment, but Brugsch is a serious gen
tleman and does not make extrava
gant speeches. Then he told us
about Abydos, which lay around us
in ruin3. This wa3 the oldest city
in Egypt. It went back to Menes,
the first of the Egyptian kings, who,
according to Brugsch, reigned 4,500
years bifjre Chaist centuries be
fore Abraham came to Egypt It is
hard to dispute a fact like this, and
one of tbe party ventured to ask
whether the civilization of China and
India antedate, or claim to antedate,
even Abydos. To be sure it did, but
in China and India you have tradi
tions; here are monuments. Here,
under the sands that we were crunch
ing with our feet, here first flowed
forth that civilization which has
streamed over the world. Hebrew,
Indian, Etruscan, Persian, Roman,
Greek, Christian whatever form
you give it, whatever shape it takes
this is tbe fountain of it all. Stan
ley had been telling me a few days
ago, as we sat at breakfast at Alex
andria, of the emotions be felt wben
be came to the sources of the Nile,
where a trickling of water tbat you
might arrest and imprison within the
goblet's brim set out on its mighty
journey to the Sda. I recalled the
enthusiasm of my illustrious and in
trepid friend as I thought that here
was tbe source of another Nile that
bad been flowing for ages, that had
enriched the world even as the river
enriches these plains with all tbe arts
and civilization and religion known
to man, and that it was flowing, and
still flowing, with growing volume
and riches. Yoa tee I am a believ
er. I came to these lands with rev
erence and have faith in these stones.
I shall never know much about
EgypU I an afraid I shall never
care enough for it to enter into the
controversies about time and men
tbat adorn Egyptian literature. I
believe in the stones, and here are
the stones on which are written tbe
names of tbe kings from Menes to
Sethi I. Sethi built this temple some
where about fourteen hundred years
before Christ, and like a dutiful king
he wrote tbe names of his predeces
sors, seventy-six in all, beginning
with Menes. Here is tbe very stone
which Brugsch reads as though it
were the morning lesson, reading as
one who believes. Here is tbe very
stone, beautifully engraved, and,
thanks to the sand, kept all these cen
turies as fresh as wben the sculptor
laid down his chisel. It was only
Lund in 18C5, and is perhaps the
most valuable of tbe monuments, be
cause it knits up tbe unravelled
threads of Egyptian history and
gives yon a continuous link from
this day to the day of Moses. You
pass your fingers over the stone and
note how beautiful and clear are tbe
lines. And as you Bee it, yoa see the
manifest honesty of the men who did
the work, of the king who told all he
knew, and of tbe truth of what was
written. I believe in the stone and
feel, as I said a moment ago, a little
of the enthusiasm of Stanley when he
stood at the trickling source of the
Nile.
TUE RUINED CITY OF ABYDOai.
So we follow Brugsch out of the
chamber and from ruined wall to
wall. The ruins are on a grand
scale. Abydos is a temple which
tbe Khedive is ret-cuiog from tbe
sand. The city was in its time of
considerable importance, but this
was ages ago, ages and ages; so tbat
its glory was dead even before Thebes
began to reign. Thebes is an
old city, and yet I suppose, compar
ed with Thebes, Abydos is as much
older as one of the buried Aztec
towns in Central America is older
than New York. When the temple
is all dug out we shall find it to have
been a stupendous affair; but there
are other temples to be seen in bet
ter condition, and what interests us
at Abydos is the city. Here, ac
cording to tradition a tradition
which Plutarch partly confirms
was buried tbe god Osiris. The dis
covery of that tomb will be an event
as important in Egyptology as even
tbe discovery of America by Colum
bia in his day. In the earliest times
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WHOLE NO. 139-2.
t was b-'liered OiirU wis buried
here. To tbe ancient Egyptians' the
burial place of tbat god was as sa
cred a Mecca is O the Moslems or
tbe Holy Scripture to the Mediaeval
Christians. The government has,
therefore, been digging in all direc
tions, and we started after Brugsch
to see tbe work. Mrs. Grant rode
along on her donkey, and the rest cf
us went ia diTerent directions on foot.
There had been troubles in tbe neigh
borhood riots arising out of the bad
Nile and taxes. So we had a guard
who hovered arouod ua one soldier,
whom we called, in obedienco to the
law of physical coincidences, Boss
Tweed keeping watch over the
General. He was a fat and ragged
fellow, with a jolly face. It was
quite a walk to tbe ruins, and the
walk was over bins and ridges of
burning sand. So tbe Marquis went
to tbo village to see if the camels had
come bearing tbe luncheon a sub
ject that was of more value to bis
practical mind than tbe tomb ot a
dethroned deity. It was an interest
ing walk, to us especially, as it was
our first real glimpse of tbe desert
and of an ancient city. Tbe General
and the writer found themselves to
gether climbing the highest of the
monads. It was rather an eTjrt to
keep our footing on the slippery sand.
Beneath us was one excavation forty
or fifty feet deep Yoa could see
the strata that age after age had
heaped upon the buried city. The
desert had been slowly creeping over
it, and in some of tbe strata were
marks of the Xi!o. For years, for
thousands of years, this ma?s, which
the workmen had torn with their
epades, had been gathering. Tbe
city was really a city of tombs. In
the ancient dava tbe devout E vp-
tiaa craved burial near tho tomb of
Osiris, and so for centuries, I sup
pose, their remains were brought to
Abydos from all parts of Egypt
Thia fact gives special value to the
excavations, as it gives a special so
lemnity to our view. As we stood
oa the elevation talking about Egypt
aad the impressions made upon us by
our journey tbe scheme wa very
striking. . There was the rcutd tem
ple; here were the gaping ' excava
tions filled with bricks and p ttery.
Here were our party, some gather
ing beads and skulls and stonej;
others having a lark with Sami Bey;
other3 following Mrs. Gram as a
bodyguard a her daikey ptdded
his way along the slopes. Bf vond,
just beyond, were rolling plai a of
shining sand sbining, bu -rjirjjr and
and as the shrieking eye followed
the plain aad searched tbe bills there
was no sign of life; nothing except,
perhaps, some careering hawk hurry
ing to the river. It was the apothe
osis of death and ruin, a fit mantle
for the sepulchred city below. I have
seen no scene in Egypt more strid
ing than the view from tbe mouuds
of Abydop.
HOME AO.UN.
The sun was beating with contin
ued fierceness, and we kept our way
to the cluster of trees and the vil
lage. The Marquis, with illumina
ted eyes, informed us that the cam
els bad come and the luncheon was
ready. We sat around our modest
table aid feasted feasted in the
temple scred to the memory of O.-u-ris,
aad built by the pious munifi
cence of Sethi, the king who rests
with God. The walk bad given us
an appetite and put us all in high
spirits, and we lunched in merry
mood. There were toast3 to the
Khedive, to Sami Bey, to the Gen
eral, and the invariable toast which
comes from gracious womanly lips
to friends and dear ones at home.
Then Brugsch ;told us of Salib, an
Arabian who had been for twenty
years, working at the excavations.
He worked with so much diligence
that he had become entirely blind,
and it was now bis only comfort to
wander about tbe ruins, direct the
Workmen, and perhaps trace with his
Sogers many a loved inscription that
his zeal had brought to light Salib
lived near the ruin on a pension al
lowed by the Khedive, and after
luncheon we called on him and took
our coffee in his house. The coffee
was served on the roof, while some
of us, weary with the sun, lay under
the shadow of tbe wall and the date
trees, and others sat about tbe court
yard smoking, and Brugsch, who
never misses his chance, improved
tbe shining hour to copy a hiero
glyphic inscription. After an hours'
rest we went back again very much
as we came. But tbe journey was
long, tbe road was dusty, and when
we saw the flag flying from our boat
we were, some of us at least, a wea
ry, very weary party. We bad rid
den fifteen miles on donkeys aud
walked two or three on tbe sand,
and the shelter and repose of tbe
cabin waa grateful when at I (Mi it
came.
liar Wark.
"What is your secret?" aiked
lady of Turner, the distinguished
painter. He replied, "I have no
secret, madam, but hard work."
Says Dr. Arnold: "The difference
between one man and another is not
so much in talent as in energy."
"Nothing," says Reynolds, "is
denied well directed labor, and noth
ing is to be attained without it"
"Excellence in any department"
says Johnson, "can now be attained
by the labor of a lifetime, but it is not
to be purchased at a less price."
"There is but one method," eaid
Sidney Smith, "and tbat is hard la
bor; and a man that will not pay
tbat price for distinction had better
at once dedicate himself to the pur
suit of a fox."
"Step by step," reads tbe French
proverb, "one goes very far." "Noth
ing," eays Mirabeau, "is impossible
to a man who can and will. This
is the only law of success." Have
you ever entered a cottage, or travel
ed in a coach, ever talked with a
peasant in tbe field or loitered with
a mechanic at tbe loom," asked Sir
Edward Bulwer Lyton," and found
that each of these men had a taleut
yoa have not, knew something yon
did not I" 1 he most useless creature
tbat yawned at a club, or idled in
rags under tbe suns of Calabria, has
no excuse tor want of intellect
Whalemen want is not talent ,butpnr
pose ; in other words, not the power
to achieve bat the will to labor.
Abnadwstiws; liar Fsrvals' Faith.
HOW A YOUNtl JEWESS LEFT DEB
HOME AND WAS BAPTIZED AS A
CHRISTIAN.
Lucy Shcrek, a pretty young Jew
ess, aged seventeen, daughter of pa
rents who are firmly attached to tbe
fith of tbeir fathers, Las for a year
been receiving Christian instruction
in tbe Appleton Mission, in Kent
avenue, Brooklyn. She left her pa
rents bent on becoming a Christian,
and has followed the instruction giv
en ber by Miss Emma Holmes and
other teachers ia the Mission with
ze?t Her disappearance from her
home at 125 Ninth street, February
S'.b, created much commotion among
her friends, who already knew of her
intention to renounce Judaism. She
had been a saleswoman ia Benjamin
V ade a fancy goods store at 1 3
Grand street, aad was much liked.
She left a no:e saying that she was
aoxioua to become a Christian, and
knowing that sbe could not remain at
home and adopt the Christian faith,
she had decided to go and live in a
Christian family.
She did not tell where she was go
ing, aad Mr. Jordan, Superintendent
of the Appleton Mission, which she
bad attended, refused to disclose her
whereabouts. The family had ex
perienced much trouble with an older
daughter, Fannie, who, renouncing
her faith, married an Irish Catholic
named Gallagher, and had adopted
bis. faith. They had already had
many words with their daughter
Lucy about the same subject, telling
her that her conduct would disgrace
them in the eyes of their people, and
would be a standing reproach to
them. Mr. Sherek did not learn of
his daughter's stopping place until
Wednesday. Then he heard that
she had been living with a Mr. Ross,
aad tbat fhe expected to be baptized
on tbat evening ia the Appleton Mis
sion. Both parents attended the Mission
on Wednesday bight, and heard the
Rev. Keuben Jeffery, pastor of the
Marcy Avenue Baptist Church,
preach on the subject of baptism
from Bomans vi., 4. After this ser
vice the baptistry was opened, and
Miss Sbrek, dressed in black, reliev
ed at the neck and elbows with white
linen bauds and in front with a white
rose, was led to it by the Rev. Dr.
Jeffrey. She steppedinto tbe water.
The minister bathed her temples, and
then asked, "Do you believe in the
Lord Jeaus Christ ?" She answered
in a loud voice, "I do." She then
chose tho name of Ruth, and tbe min
ister saying: "I baptize thee, Lucy,
as Ruth Sherek, ia the name of the
Father, Son and Holy Ghost," gent
ly lowered her into the water, dipped
ber head beneath the surface, aad
lifted her up again. The sobs of the
parents were audible during the ser
vice. She was congratulated and
kissed by her Christian friends, and
departed with them her face radiant
with happiness.
She professes her willingness to
return to her parents, provided that
they receive her as a Christian, else
she will go to live with the sister
who has become a Catholic.
Mr. Jordan of the Mission believes
the young woman to be an earnest
Christian.
Creating 1 harcb Debla.
Under the head f "Religion and
Dishonesty," the Insurance Journal
relates tbe following instances :
"Only a few days since, we came
across a paragraph in a New York
daily paper, stating that a church bad
just been sold, under a foreclosure by
an insurance company, for some
$5,000 less than the amount of the
mortgage, and the question was rais
ed whether a religious society ought
to cheat even a life insurance com
pany out of $5,000. There is, in tbe
good city of Hartford, a religious
society which has borrowed upon its
property the last dollar it could bor
row, its final mortgage being one of
$10,000 to the Charter Oak Life In
surance Company. It has never bad
a reasonable prospect of repayment,
and to-day is without a pastor be
cause the congregation cannot pay
oae; has an unfinished chnrcb, a rec
tory, and a lot of land wortb, alto
gether, about fifteen or twenty thous
and dollars, and mortgaged for over
thirty thousand dollars. Tbe con
gregation can afford to pay about a
thousand dollars a year to keep up
the service of the church in tbe
parish.
"We have in our minds another ia
Chicago a poor congregation, that
undertook to build a $200,000 chun h
with other people's money. Oae of
tbe officers of it was the agent of a
life insurance company, and induced
his principals to loan somewhere be
tween thirty and forty thousand dol
lars on the building, which was suf
ficient with what they raised in
fairs and subscriptions, and begged
in the East after the Chicago fire, to
put a roof on a part of the building,
and board up the windows, and'plas
ter tbe basement. They did not pay
interest on tbeir loan, and finally, tbe
insurance company had to foreclose
the mortgage, and not many months
since, we heard members of the con
gregation inveighing bitterly against
tbe insurance company for bidding
in the property at less than the mort
gage, and still holding the society in
debted to tbem. We stated then,
very emphatically what our New
York exchange now stages, that; we
did not believe it was right for a
church to chisel an insurace com
pany. We even went farther, and
stated our belief that no clergyman
could effectually preach against ex
travagance, and corruption, and dis
honesty, from the pulpit of a church
plastered from spire-tip to foundation
stone with mortgages and unpaid
interest."
In a disinterred letter ot Horace
Greeley, written in 1843, he says:
"Since I was eight years old, I have
only seen tbe inside of a school boupe
in winter; since fonrteen not at all;
and our terms did not average Ive
months per annum io those days. 1
know a little newspaper Latin and
French, and might have mastered a
little Greek in the same way, if the
barbarians bad known enough to use
an intelligent alphabet Of mathe
matics I learned what is contained
ia Adam's arithmetic ; of grammar.
just enough to see clearly that Lind-
ley Murray knew very little, and
blundered shockingly. As to ebiro
grapby, mine speaks for itself, aot
clearly as to matter, but quite dis
tinctly enough as to manner. How
ever 1 know a little of what may b
fished up on a tolerably busy and rag
ged journey through the world, hav
ing always loved Socks better thai
play, and devoured newspapers with,
insane avidity."
Singular, ain't it, that when a man
gives his wife a dime to taj box
ot hairpins, or a gam ring for the
baby, it looks about seven itmea as
big as when he planks it down for a
little bitters for the stomach's sake.