I'Wifl EVENING HERALD 1'
DOGS IN ANCIENT EGYPT.
They Were WimIh-iI, SIihvimI, IlmlRi-d ollil
retted In ViiliniiH IViiv
In Kgypt tho dog was a friend and
faithful servant. lie lived in tlie house
with his master, followed him in his
walks, attended the public ceremonies,
sometimes free, at other times hold in
lensh by a slave or child, or In princely
families bv a favorite dwarf. At his
meals he had his plnco marUed under
tho benches of the ituohis. As in Urceco
and Koine, ho was thcro to disposo of
bones, the fragments of meat and the
pieces of bread that wero thrown down,
and in a general way to keep tho din
ing room clean. Tlieso were certainly
not very refined fashions, and if our
house dogs had to satisfy themselves in
this way they would bo likely to dio of
hunger.
The ancients did not fool tho delicate
tasto and disgusts in such matters that
we experiemo; their life presented ex
cessive refinements and rude features
of which we have no idea, side by side.
Tho house dog in Egypt was a domes
tic, working at his trade, only his trade
was one in which we have ceased to
emplov him; it may not have been a
groat thing that he was lost, but it is
in tho kitchen or his kennel that ho
finishes up his master's dessert.
Tho house-dog was shaved, combed
and washed, lie wassomelimes tinted
with henna, as if ho wero a woman,
Ho wore fine collars on his neck, fur
nished sr metimes with an earthenware
clasp in tho shape of a bell or Uower.
Children played with him, became at
tached to him, and the hero of one sto
ry, to whom his fates had predicted at
his birth that ho would dio of tho blto
of a dog, willingly confronted tho
threatened danger rather than bo sepa
rated from the dog ho had raised, lie,
of course, had a name, to which ho an
swered. Si-togal, the ferreter; Ivhaoub-
sen, tho lamp or star; boubou, tho
strong, and Hahst, the blade
Ho is seen with kings as with com
mon persons. Rameses II., during tho
'earlier years of his reign, was always
escorted by a femalo dog, which was
called Anaitlennaktou, or bravo as tho
.goddess Anaitis A potty king of tho
eleventh dynasty, about 3Ii00 It C, had
ifi'vo dogs, which ho so loved that ho
carved their names and ongraved their
portraits on his tomb. They wero in-
dceu, blooded animals, whose names
revealed their foreign origin. Tho
finest of them was called Abaikarou, a
faithful transcription of the word nbai-
kour, by which tho hunting do? is des
ignated in many of tho lierber districts.
The shephords had dogs of medium
size, with polntedea-s, lileo those which
guard the (locks of upper Lgypt. Hunt
ers sought out two or threo different
" kinds of hounds, some, having straight
cars and short tails and some drooping
cars and a long tail, like tho slouguis
of tho modern Jierbers. Thoy aro to
bo Been in many of tho tombs spring
ing in pursuitof gazelles and antelopes,
or running down the liaro and tho os
trich. A fow pugs, heavy and
grotesque llko ours nro represent
ed occasionally, rather as house
dogs than hunters. Theso ani
mals were in considerable number,
and made tho ancient Egyptian villages
as dangorous at night as modern
villages are. An officer relegated
to one of tho delta bergs a few years
after tho death of Kaincsos II. com
plained bitterly of their boldnesi in a
letter addressed to ono of the chiefs.
"Whon sometimes," ho says, "tho
Pfoplo of tho country meet to drink
Clllcian beer, and go out to open tho
bottles there are two hundred largo
mastiffs and threo hundred wolf dogs
waiting all day at the door of my house
every tirao I go out at nightfall to
take part in tho feast I am kept out if
I have not witli me the little wolf dog
of Nahilon, tho royal scribe, who
lodges witli me. Ho saves mo from the
other dogs. At whatever tlmo I go ho
goes with me on tho street, and whon
ho backs I run, swinging my clubs and
whips. It is, in fuut, only a panic of
mangy, hlgh-tallod wolf dogs prowling
'around the cattle pens. AVhon thoy
ihavo mado their round, tho largest
onos in front in a compact mass as if in
a bunch, ono would say that it was the
enchantment of somo god, a flame
which had fixed itself out and would
not let go."
Koving dogs are less numerous and
less ferocious now, but they become at
times tcrriblo to strangers. It has
often happened to me, when casual y
passing through a villago of Upper
Kgypt about m.dnlght, to bo remln iod
when 1 met thorn of the bulhb-g in ono
of Dickens' novols, "a biter of man and
a killer of chickens for sport, which
usually lived on tho right side of tho
htrect, but also hid himself on tho left
side, bo as t j bo ready to jump upon the
passerby. "
As it is to-day, so it was in the tirao
of Harnesses II., and tho experience of
tho present day enables us to under
stand exnetly what our scribo meant in
tho passnso I havo just quoted.
Nature.
Tlio l'rlncese Tea-Cowii.
There is always ono more thing to be
asked about or to bo spoken of regard
ing tho tea-gown, which Is now looked
upon as an indispensable artlcio of
dress a posltlvo necessity in every
wardrobe. Tho princcsso tea-gown,
daintily elaborated, is still tho prevail
ing favorite model, but the newer sort
has a yoko of some rich or dainty de
scription, and is girdled or belted. A
ten-gown of cream surah figured with
crimson Uowers has the yoko, sleeve
and bolt of crimson brocade. Tho col.
Jar and cuffs aro of dark wine-colored
velvet, Thog..wn has a Wutteau fold
In the back falling from the neek and
partly conconllng the volvet yoke. A
more becoming dros could hardl'y b
worn by either blonde, brunet e, or
woman of tho neutral typB.--i
Vnkt
Soon time to hunt up the nulling tackle anil
cet ltl u order for tho speckled beauties
I lluvolyou scraped acquaintance with your
new uclfiubor And how do you llko thctu 1
SHENANDOAH POST
The Public Servants who so Efficiently Serve the
"Mr 1
SHORT SKETCH.
A Brief History of Shonandoan'a
PostmaBtor and Assistant.
Iif:I3NRY 0. HOYEIt, who is tho
nflf present postmaster of tho Hor--1
ough of t-heiiaiuloali, had tho
honor of being tho first presidential
postmaster of tho town Ho was up
pointed by President Grant In 1873
on tho recommendation of Congress
man Killlnuer. who then represented
tills eomrresslomil distiiet. .lunios
AVooley, now of Philadelphia, succeed-,
eil Mr. Hover and held the otllco for
eight years when, in 18s:,. President
Cleveland appointed S. P. Kindt, now ;
of Hcruntou. who resigned in 18S7 anil
was succeeded by John C. r-elt.er for
merly of Malmnoy Plane. In f-eptein
her, 1889, Mr. Hoyer was reappointed
to tho olllco by President Harrison
upon the recommendation of Hon. 1).
1). Phillips, of Gordon, the Hepubliiuiu
county chiili'inm, mid tho appoint
ment was continued by tho United
States Senate in December of the saino
year.
Mr. Hoyer was born In Hamburg,
Herks county, on August .10, 184:.
Ills father was tho Into John S Hoyer,
ono of tho host known residents In tho
county in his tlmo, who served two
terms In tho Legislature of this state
When quite young Mr. Hoyer beeamo
nn apprentice on tho Titniaqiiu Qazr.'tr,
under Col John M. Heliihurt. When
14 years old ho joined Daniel Dunn,
now of Macon, Georgia, In the publlcii
lion of a paper called Youtif Amrr'ca
ami made a success of tho venture.
With patriotic spirit Mr. Hoyer on
""H''! wl,en J1'0 Mwlllon liniUo nut
andjio serve tliioug h.il.t the war first
.tij K
lOHh I'll. Hegt, and fourth, In Co. D,
101th Pa Hegt. Hetilso Bers-eil usher
geant Major of the 7th Pa. Jtegt., Na-
andoali Daily with Mail Matter.
lH)TMAVl'i:tJ ISOYr.lt. '
OAUUIKU HAKTSCU. CAltlitEK 11UCK.
ASST. l'lihT.MA. -
tloiml Guard. In 1SH7 Mr. Hoyer ho
camo an employe- of tho Hnzleton
Snninwl and remained with the paper
three years, berviug ns foreman most
oftho'timo In 187o lio moved to this
town and associated with I' J Foster
in tho publication of the Shun and mii
Hi:it.M.D. Subsequently ho wus em
ployed In tho railway mull service and
niter serving for three yearn lie resinned
on account of ill health Ho stibe
quent'y re-entered the V ca journal
istic lleltl lelt it again to lie onio post
master. le-entored it ami eventually
''ei-aino proprietor ot the Hieiiun. onh
I l.V uml Weekly lln.Ai.I., which he
1 ns. Mr. Hover has been a dclu
unto to nui"V lteimbllcan county eon
volitions since ho hns been a voter and
has set- ed on the county and oeeutho
committees seveial times. About four
years ago he was elected Jestlce of the
Peace which olllco he resigned, being
succeeded by George W 1 1 ussier, tho
pieso t incumbent. Mr. I toy ir served
as assistant United Stalos as-sessor in
lfcGu-07.
IIOUACi: 13. DKNOI.KH.
Mr. Deuglor, tho assistant post
master, was born In Croswonu, this
county, on January -1. 1811. lie 1m the
son ot1 Charles W. Deng er, tho vener
ub e Justice of tho Peace of to n. In
18711, he eonio to Shenandoah with Ills
parents and for some time ho served us
a slate picker in one of the neighbor
ing breakers. Subsequently he became
a printer and was employed on the old
Daily IIihai.h for about six years,
serving as foreman of the paper part of
tho tlmo. Ho then entered the em
iiloy of the Lehlh Valley ltutlroiid
Company and, in 1870, hecumo a tele
graph operator at tho Hrownsvillo
station. After serving there about u
year ho was nuiilo assistant agent at
tho I ost Creek station. A year Inter
ho was assigi ed to the station In town
and after u faithful Bervlco of over eight
OFFICE
Ti:it DKNUl.EU.
years ho resigned to accept thoposttion
ho now holds.
Tin Alarm Hoach.
Thn following list s'iows the locUion of
tho slnrni boxes of tho Shenandoah Flru
Di-pirtiiviil:
LOCATION.
Coal and liowcrs streets.
1(1 llowcis and Centre streets,
31 Ilrldge and Centre streets,
US -Main and Centro streets.
31 Main and Poplar streets.
.Hi M tin and Coal s. reels
1 J Gilbert and Centro streots.
43 (lllburl and Cherry streets.
S.' Chextnut and Coal streets.
To bend and alarm open tho bos, pull dawn
tho hook once and let go. When an utarm Is
sent In tho tire boll will sound the number of
tho box anil repeat the alarm four times.
HOW TO J.OC.VTl! AI.AltMS.
If the alarm Is sounded from box IB tho lire
bell will strike one, then pause and strlko llvo
which will Indloate that tho tiro Is In tho
vicinity of No. 15 box. lltery alarm Is repeated
four times.
He'd Noticed It, Ton,
"Ily George," said Smlthors, angrily,
about a week aftor he had moved Into
tho country, "every blessed thing I
meet bocins to havo a bill for tome
thing." "Yos," said littlo Johnny Smlthers,
"thoro was a roobtor bore this morning
witli a bill for coi-u." Truth.
hlio Wu Klcht
"Seems to mo I smell rags burning,"
U4U t oiituit i uiia uuiuiuu,
observed ono of the ladies in the wait-
Ing-room of the railway passeugor sta-
1 iu"",y I'UBBciiuui i.a
.!-.'- , , , r, .
"osm,"chcerfiilly spoke up Kusty
Ruftis, who had coino in ahead of tho
train and taken up a position on tho
other side of the hot stove. "It's mo."
Chicago Trlbunp.
FORCE.
Citizensof Shen-
Shenandoah.
Ofllce hours from 7:30 a.
in to 7:30 p. in. Money
Order and Registry De
partment open from8:00
a in. to 7:00 p. m.
PnllnulliiT Jhii ttt hfvlnln nf
tho arrival and departure of mall trains. Mull
matter for despatch must be In tho onlco tlilrlv
minutes before the time given below:
IrriDii.
Destination.
Dtpartur.
I". M.
1:40
S:J
8:00
8: 18
1:10
8:(H1
A. M.
1:81
A.M.
7:!W
0:118
11:30
r. m.
vi-.ta
3:08
8:00
12:52
;l:08
8:lK)
l:.Vi
7;00
1:.V.
7:00
1:41
7:00
Phlla., Western 1
and !
Southern States)
0:08
0:15
( New York and Bait-
nd Bait-1
s and V
V. It. JJ.
( em mates
0:08
( points on u
0:0S
:
DM
-j Asland,
Qlrardvlllo.
1:35
l:'Ju
7:20
1: 5
iUaven Jlun, Centra-)
11a, Mt CarmolnudV
ishauiolilu.
is 10
S'JB
K: IS
1:40
2:l
8:18
i: II
8:18
Pottsvillo.
7:20
11:30
7:20
0:08
11:30
2:50
2:50
0:50
0:50
Mahanoy City
I Mahanoy Plane, T.oitl 11:30
I Creek and shaft, f
l-'rackllle. V 7:30
2:M
(1:00
2:50
0:M
0:86
Carriers make a raiium! ej-,ni.niiin i n-nn n.
m. uud 7:W p. m and a general delivery at 7:1
a. m. and 3:15 p. m. Additional deliveries and
collection aro mado In the buainess part of
town at 10: 1ft a. ui. and S:0I) p. in.
An Experienced Jowoler.
Mr. Ilo'donnaii. tho manai'er of tho
. , , . , ,, , 7
I1"lm"l 1 Jry esiuimsnuioni, at
V, "unci ui jiiuu ami
ny(j htreets , is a man of viust oxpor-
Iolltx' 111 ls Hue of huslnests, liuvlng
acquired his kuowkdgo of the trudo in
the capitals of Germany, Austria,
Franco ami Switzerland, and was for
, ninuv yoarB In New York and 1-hlla.
tlelpli!n.
1 iKirtHlTt-
A BENEVOLENT PUBLISHER.
lie M'Ulictl to (iUe tlm Poor Voun Author
ti rail- Trial.
There ree.ontlv died in Paris a famous
publisher, Monsieur Cain ami Levy,
who had seut into the w.n-ld a vast
number of printed volume, good and
bad. an 1 in doine so had acquired a
great fortune. Many BU''nl"t-s have
been told of him since his de:,th. illus
trating his sagacity and hi- positive
chnracW. None of these anecdotes is
more amusing, perhaps, t an the fol
lowing, about a str. ggliig voung "au
thor "
One day a very yming man came to
Cnlinaun Levy, with an introduc ion
and a fiank, manly air, and offered him
n novel in manuscript. It was entitled
"Father I'm nr."
"A capita title," said the publisher.
"Contrary to my usual custom, I will
read the mnnuscript my.sclf. Come,
back in a fortnight."
At tho time bet the young man re
turned. "It's prottv good," said the publisher,
returning the story, "but very imma
ture. Sorry 1 can't accept it"
Tho youth looked so heartbroken
that the publisher slipped a fifty-franc
nolo Into his ban I. The youug man
went away and two months after camo
back wit.i another story, entitled "Aunt
Qiroflee."
"Good title," said Cal-ntmn Levy,
again. "Come again In two months.
I'll tell yon what I think about it; and
I like your per-everance."
In two months he came back and was
told that his story had strong points,
but wus on the whole unavailable.
Then the publisher gave tho young
man nn-.thor flfty-frnnc. n tc.
Three months wont by, u-id the au
thor again returned, this time with a
novel entitled "Uncle lOpaminon.las. "
"Good f r you," said the pub Lsher.
"I think I can read your story in about
a week, this time."
In a week the young man returned,
looking hairgird and worn.
"I am sorry that I cannot accept
your stnrv," said Calmann Levy. "Hut
what's the matter with you'.'"
The young man told him that he was
very ill, and that, the doctor had told
him that if lie did nothave two mon'hs'
rest in tho country ho would die. Tho
publisher gave him a bank-note and
Eont him away.
Two months afterward the young
mnu camo back, much refreshed, and
with him he brought another nuvol,
entitled "Cousin Cerisette."
"1 havo been so careful with my
Stylo this time," ho said.
"Very woll," said the publisher,
looking a little wearied, "this wiU bo
read "
"No, It won't'." exclaimed the author,
bitterly; "you won't read this any rnoro
than you did tho others!"
"Seo here, young man," said Cal
mann Levy, "you havo made a great
mistake. I did read the others, and
liore Is the pr wf : All vou havo dono
with your remnrkablo stories is to
changes tho title each time and rupla.-o
tho first pago. Hut though vou havo
not yet used up tho fam ly. I'm afraid
It Is much too largo to Interct mo any
further. Hut never mluil t'ie. nmnor I
have given you. I saw you were poor,
and I wanted to try yon. I h.ie tried
you all I wish to now!" Yu itu's Com
panion. WOMEN'S PRIVILEGES.
alio Ch'iise Tlmo Ilai Wruii-I.i hi
tho
Condition or the Kalr sev.
There was a time, not a ecu- urv ngo,
Whon womon wero consiili red .i race
of bolngs altigether dili'erent from
men: when no woman comn sharpen a
poncll, tie a parcot or sin,' b.iss hen
about tho only out-of-do r gumo it
was called a "game" in bitt-r iu i isioa
. in which young girls between the
nges of twelve and forty -two, wero
permitted to indulge, was a mela icholy
performance called "grace- nuops."
Hoys wore sometimes compe'l-'d to as
sist at thLs lodge of sorrow, but -nly in
case of a doartli of girls, an i in tho
presence of the old folk, who had
grown tired of playing "C ipenha-'c.i."
Hut now, woman can do auv thing
she tries, oven to singing bas i i hoi
own qnartetto of girls, so that weali
man is a superfluity in the chur. Sin
has harnossed her grace-hoops tandem,
nnd mado a bieyclo of thorn; she rows,
bho flshos, sho shoots, insumuen that
all mon, and it may be that soma
game, fear her shooting (inl-p); bin
wcaroth her brother's hat in I hi. out
ing cap; ids shirt front. Ins four-in.
hand tie, and ninny things th.it aro her
brother's. Sho is stronger than her
mother, and can stand a gr .t deal
mofo rest; sho Is quite as happy,
nnd far more independent She
hangs on to the strap in tli Etreot
car when her m ither had a seat i i tho
omnibus if everv man rode outsldo In
tho rain. She gets jostled and pushed
about in the crowd, when somo bare
bonded man, bowing low, used to make
way for her grandmother. ltli weary
patieuoe she stands in tin ' at tha
tioket-otllee; woo is sho if sho preuma
on the privilege of sex to step in ahead
of u man; sho gcU hustled back to hor
pluco. Much sho hath gained by free
dom; somewhat, a; so, hath slit lost.
S o cann t uat her cake and keep it.
Still, if she didn't eat it, it would be.
come fonrfnlly stale, or someboily elsa
w- uld get it Aud eako is on y good
to eat, anyhow. Scarcely would she
exchange her independence for defer
ence ml helplessness. Her loss la
m"re in form than tact Men aro moro
unseldsld chivu rou s toward her than
over 'heir fathers were; but thlshurry-
lmr age of gu lop and gulp has rnmplea
" ...
utoa the aeuoeraw grace, an isvuuioa
eleifii'ice f a Inzler day, when men
b -wed lower and did less; when men
abandoned hmllng and wont to work,
they q dt w 'tiring la 'e ut tuelr wrists
and rapi.-r at their side; they ceased
to talk in blank vorse, and conversod
hi plain pros; hy cut off tliolr long
ringlets. - " '