THE BUBAL MEW-YOBHEfL 
6? 
ISSS 
PERSONAL. 
The Empress of Brazil is outspoken in her 
denunciation of tho slaughter of birds for the 
manufacture of feather trimmings. 
The late Spencer F. Baird, having become 
enfeebled by overwork, and knowing death 
was close at hand, awaited the end with the 
utmost calmness. Almost his last words were 
addressed to a little child, saying in his weak¬ 
ness, “I am more of a baby than you.” 
Mr. John Wanamaker, the large clothier 
of Philadelphia, has built a fine hotel for his 
workingwomen. For §2 25 per week they can 
each get board, lodging, the washing of a 
dozen pieces and the use of a bath-room, re¬ 
ception and dancing rooms, and bowling al¬ 
leys. Everything about the place is excellent 
and thoroughly comfortable. 
A current item says Senator Chandler, of 
N. H., has the smallest hatter’s head in the 
Senate. It is a false notion that intelligence 
depends on the size of the head, or even of the 
brain as a whole. It depends on the texture 
of the brain and the proportion of its parts; 
and in both these respects it will be found on 
post-mortem, that the brain of “Bill” Chan¬ 
dler is considerably above the average of Sen¬ 
atorial brains. 
Congressman Hatch, Chairman of the 
Committee on Agriculture, lately proposed 
that any member of the Committee who 
should be late, should be fined. Motion 
unanimously adopted. He had to pay the 
first fine himself. One day this week, hav¬ 
ing been late, he was fined a bushel of apples. 
The following day he paid the penalty aud 
the corridors near his committee room were 
for some time crowded with Congressmen 
munching apples. 
On the Czariua’s fortieth birthday, Novem¬ 
ber 26th, we are lately told, the Czar gave her 
a necklace made up of 40 emeralds, which he 
had been collecting all over Europe for the 
previous nine months through secret agents, 
lest the price should be put up beyond even a 
Czar’s means, if it were known that a Czar 
was buying in the emerald market. Although 
the CzariDa, we are assured, possesses the 
most splendid collection of jewels in Europe, 
so delighted was she at this unexpected addi¬ 
tion to them, that on receiving it she 
danced round the room like a child, with the 
necklace m her hand. After all, there really 
must be a good deal of human nature even in 
a Czarina and a Czar. 
THE POST OFFICE CLUB. 
There was a prize-fight not far from our 
neighborhood a few weeks ago. A company 
of ruffians came out from New York with two 
human bull dogs. They hired a barn on a 
lonely farm and had the fight by the light of 
lanterns. In a few hours they were back in 
the city. The only man, hereabouts, who saw 
the fight was old Bill Peters. It seems that 
he crept up and got a free sight through a 
broken board. He told us all about it at the 
club the other night. 
‘ ‘A big feller fit a little feller. At the fust 
send-off the big feller he fit awful an’ knocked 
the little un all ’round. Didn’t ’pear ter make 
no odds though how sorter pounded he was, 
the little un alius kem dancin’ up with a sorter 
grin on his face. ’Twan’t long afore the big 
un ’peared ter git sorter discouraged—the 
little un ’peared so good-natered an’ smilin’. 
The end on t wuz that the big un quit an' 
throwed up the sponge though he warn’t ser 
bad hurt ez the little un wuz. ‘Peared ter me 
the little un sorter grinned him down.” 
“Now den,” said Uncle Jacob, “dere vas a 
goot lesson mit dot same fight. It vas not 
seem shust right to go mit prize-fighters for a 
lesson mit life, but off a boint is goot, we vill 
dake it anyvere. Dot leedle man vas shust 
like a poor man startin’ out mit life und fight- 
in’ mit troubles off all kinds. He vas no 
match for der oder feller mit strength und 
vate und der oder feller oxpected he vas a 
sure vinner. Efery time der little feller come 
up mit a schmile der big feller vas surbrised 
pecause dot vas not vhat he oxpected und all 
dem surbrises vas veaken him und der gonse- 
quence vas dot dem surbrises vas melt his 
courage out und der little feller vas beat him. 
Now den, let a man come up mit a schmiling 
face mit trouble und gare uud he surbrises 
dem so dot dey vas shake mit dere boots und 
der gonsequence vas dot day shake demselves 
avay. Let der man gif up und go around 
mit a long face und den troubles vas grow fat. 
It vas a goot ting to remember dot effery ting 
dot vas evil und sad vas afraid oft a schmiliu’ 
face und goot nature, und dot all goot und 
gomforting tings vas dake courage venefer 
dey see beeble tryin’ to prace up.” 
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ANNEXATION OF CANADA. 
The Disastrous Attempt to Accomplish It 
by Force—A Famous Retreat. 
The present agitation concerning the rela¬ 
tions between Canada and the United States 
recalls the time when the annexation of that 
country was proposed to be brought about by 
force of arms. The project w r as entrusted to 
the brave General Montgomery, assisted by 
the famous patriots, Colonels Ethan Allen and 
Seth Warner. While engaged in this invasion 
Ethan Allen was taken prisiner by the British 
and sent to England, where he experienced 
very harsh treatment. 
It was Colonel Warner who twice conduct¬ 
ed his men safely home, though the march 
was constantly surrounded by dangers. Once 
Montgomery sent them home because their 
time was out, and though they were willing 
to continue in service, they were without 
sufficient clothing, aud none could be had in 
that country. 
Colonel Warner had hardly arrived home 
before he heard that Montgomery had been 
killed, and the cause, as well as the lives of 
the men, were put in great jeopardy. He col- 
ected his men again and at once started for 
Canada to assist his countrymen in their ex¬ 
tremity. But his efforts were of no avail, and 
it was soon found necessary to take up the line 
of retreat. 
It was the dead of winter, and only neces¬ 
sity sanctioned moving the troops. The terror 
of pursuit and the rigor of the season furn¬ 
ished sufficient cause for alarm and haste 
Colonel Warner remained with the rear of the 
army, and aided them in many ways most 
effectually, as he was a man well posted in 
caring for the sick and this knowledge now 
came into excellent use. 
He must keep the army in motion, not a day 
must be lost, and yet he was without any 
chest of medicines. But he understood the 
medicinal use of roots and herbs, aud of prop¬ 
er care at critical times, and with these allies, 
he made an effectual fight against disease 
among his men. 
When Ticouderoga was reached and the roll 
called, thanks to Seth Warner but few vacan¬ 
cies in the ranks appeared. 
Col Warner saved the lives of hundreds of 
men in this way, and he did a noble work, 
but it remained for his namesake, H. H. 
Warner, head of Warner’s Safe Cure estab¬ 
lishment, to give the same kind of remedies 
then used to the people of to-day, in “Warn¬ 
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have been adopted after thorough trial and 
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they can be used without any fear as to the 
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Among the many remedies is a Sarsaparilla 
for the blood,Hops and Buchu for the stomach 
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our NEW CATALOGUE of 
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For 1888. 
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