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SuS.-w 7' J&T? vfc VW,- : THE RED CL0D1) CHIEF. itates of Advertising. The Red Chief 0 fuiaai. oa yrT. ............ ........ fSfcA rcnUSITKD WEEKT.T AT Mali - - - Qartr- .... RED. CLOUD, XEBRASKA. caort ade?t'e:, aa4 atfvcrUeaats for ! Utae iasa -e jar. ar sakjaet to a s sari si reetrwrt, Lttcai 4 Clitoris Notim M rfs a Dm far trst taaertiec. a4 i cU fae cacfc nlM lav-riot. Lcjil a4rrrtlia? a$ statx: price. itulMM carte $ tr 7r. C. L. MATHER k M. H. WARNER, 61Utr and I'ruprietura. VOLUME II. RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1S". NUMBER 47. Tars at nsr Jort rsicet, aaJ a i Ursa will be stTvs. cEocd GENERAL NEWS. Judge Wodgctt of Chicago decides tbat the books and papers of distillers may be seized and' used as testimony , against their owners. The Chicago JW and Mail says that four of the Cook county commissioners have Ikjcu indicted Jor corrujition in building contracts. Again St. Liub. ine.iiintt 'or ils idol Nevis, Fiax-r &, GWf. whitky rectifying establishment has been seiwrd becaube Howe Uncle Hum $44,000 taxes. Saycth the J)tpartm:nt of Agricul ture: "Winter and tpring wheat will yield " tour fil: ht at h lull crop; oats in good condition; barley promises well; clover average. Secretary llotason has made arcciuihi tion on the Treasury for f IJSU.OOO to pay the remainder of the Farragut prize awnida. Ah it is to le distributed among 4fi,C0O i'itm, it onl averages about S'aJ eacli. A hulu iiie ItoiM? town in Mjif-Michu-tts, called Jiwanze-y, with 1,!0U folks in it, uime to the iicnt on the KJd and celchiatcd thc20()th annhcrsary of King I'hilip sealping its iouuders. AVhat a ridiculous ion- over tuch a little mua A Chicago mgio wouldn't pay the tent on, nor leave the house he had leased, so a mild mannered flar shot him m urouml the heart eight timet;, when the ntgiosuiiendcitd his lease of life. A good maiksman would have saved fcvcu of those balls. Finally, oti the 22d, after the Parlia mentary low over it, bloody and Sankey wie lot hidden lo hold services at Fton college. - lJul a meeting was held in a jniale gulden of "Windsor, attended by 200 students of Eton, five masteis and 300 X7vw. "It moves, still I" i:!u.-s the 221 A $45,000 grain ele t'i at Orand Haven; flouring mills at Ii.r, Kj , $4.",000; livery stable and lour dwellings at Georgetown, Ivy.. $10,- "Vi00; heivy timber files are reported hb.ut iVmliroke, Canadn, stopping navi gation mi the upier Ottawa liver; at St. jk.v-1 ph the jienple were burying their hotuehold goods lo save them. The annual leport of the Chieago, llotk Island & Pacific Uailroad is pub lished. It shows the gross earnings for .thc year ending March 31st were $?,- iib8.C34, together with interest on loans, 11,000. Ojierating expenses, $3,850, 3LD; nc t earnings, $3,032,303. Tiiere has bee.ii paid lrom this sum $2,433,3S4, leaving a surplus or $1,100,899. A special from Kansas City says: Therc are rumors of a pruposdd con folidatinn of the Kansas Pacific and Union Pacific railroads, the Kailroad C mj any intending to run their own ex press. Pillon, Ptesidcut of the Union Pacific, Kair. President of the Kansas i'acilic, and five Directors' cms ef dif ferent roads were here this morning. It is probable that through freight and Pullman cars will be run from St. Louis to Ogde-ji eiver the St. Louis, Kansas City it -Northern Jt. ." JMoody and Saukev are preparing to hold u meeting at Eton College, espe cially for the students. Three hundred boys have asked them to come, 0.10 pro test aTaiust if. On the 21st both houses of Parliament discussed the matter, op- csitiou being made by several titled 2ntlemen. In the House of Lords the arquis ef Bath asked Baron Lyttleton, of the governors of Eton College, rhefher it wa3 true that the head master ind "overuors hid given their sanction i& students attending the meetings con- lplateid by 3Ieody and Sankey. Lord uyttletem replied that the governors were iconsider tlie matter the 22d. Lord irerstone deprecated tlie attendance of tudents to all such mee"gs- Tlie Ju-1 Shattesbury otijectcd to Tlie eieoatc tjk!ut notice, ami the suhject was I .Trl I., tlm Ttnusc of Commoue. ufrv' ptnin Baillie Cechrane gave notice he should ask Gladstone whether he ive lloetdy a letter of introduction to authorities of Eton. The London urr.als generally disapprove f the 3postd Tisit of the revival preachers to ju. The Time deprecates unnecessary itatlvn. and hopes the governers, cou iem.f,' that only one service is contem ltt;d will net" make the institution iiculous by any interference. If this irs is followed. It is not liKeiy mat foys will hear anything objectionable. Jeneral SheriSan was married in his . .T,1.? . ...... a .wu .k ni. rite ITS. 1I1IS Was i jjihiv,uui wu uia for now he will go the rounds of funny paragraphists, somewhat after sort: The Boston Advertiser will lark that it was proper he should bis spurs at a bridal. The Chicago tne "will probably contradict the rt asserting that it has not a bit of The Detroit Free Press -will hope the General will curb his temper er than when he was a sir-single and . any of Ins wife's relations. Chester Democrat will insist that i remarks are circulateel to make the feel saddley. Bat the Boston exclaim What boots it? Why ncli s commotion? And then wits will buckle into the work vp tbe entire karseM. Hartford IOWA ITEMS. Col. J. P. Sanford has gone to New .York city to live. Brown, a store-breaker, escaed from the Deft Moines ail while in charge of a policeman. The investigation of the Reform School cemtiuuca, and nothing of iuterest ia being elevclojied. Louisa All, a respect-ible girl of Glen wood, went to the county jail and mar ried her lover. W'ltie Buchanan, son ef the eeljtor of the Lemars Sentinel, was totally injured while leading a hore. .. A supplementary decision ef the Su preme Court clinches Gieenfield as the couuty seat of Adair. Mrs. Barney stayed in her house near Sioux City while it rolled eiver three times, during a storm. The lutuse was torn to pieces, but she wasn't. Story couuty'u Nevada has a new Morning Glory published weekly. Would Gtoriov Wttkly fu better? In tiie West Point graduating class of 187fi, IJenry 1). Huntington, eif Des .Moines, stood 2Cth in a class of 45. Edward Slorris, ef Adair county, was killed at Geneseo, 111., by missing his foothold when he attempted to mount a moviug train. A $15,000 lire in Ames, destroying the stores and goods of Boyel & Bro., Star &, Brenemau, L DcLornie, G. Granger, A. Salverson, aud-thc Misses Sweeney. Four men employed on tbc Keokuk and D. M. road were poisoned by drink ing whisky Unit they found. It con tained corrosive sublimate. One died. Hev. C. T. Tucker, ef Mason City, president, and IJ. A. Gillmore, of Cedar Uapids, secretary and treasurer etf the State S. S. convention. Next meeting at Council Blufls in June. '7(1. Be-fwre Louis Walker died at West Liberty, he teihl his wife he wished to be buried mi a cteitniu spot in Bevington, Madison county. Mrs. W. carried the corpse to the spot for burial. Beiwj a stranger, she teild who she was anel in quired the la of the lanel. The neigh bors told her that her departed Louis had another wife living on the proposed burial place, whereat No. went back home and sent word to No. 2 to bury that corpse herself. And now it comes out that Louis was well jfd, for Sirs. Louis III. lives in Missouri, and Mrs. Louis IV. abides in Ohio. WomcB Flxiu's. Youug ladies from twelve to sixteen, who arc in the habit of chewing guni, must be told the painful news that the practice is going out of fashion. Neckties of plain and elamassc silk sell very reasonable at present. They come in plain and mixed colors, and in combinations of silk and lace. Poppies and eiats have become so gen eral in Paris for bonnet and hat trim minge that it is quite necessary to change them for some other ornamention. The fashion of covering bodices and tablicrs with rows of braid that follow the contours of the garment, and are so close together that they almost hide the foundation, is one that finds much iavor. Embroidery on dresses is creating quite a furore at present, and tlie straw and mother of-pearl work on net is one of the newest varieties eif work. The straw glistens, and the pearl, with its irides cent hues, render this embroielery ex ceedingly handsome. Linen is neit so popular for traveling ceistumes this season, as are light camel's hair, mohair and Oxford suitings. IVool suits, consisting of a basque, jacket anel overskirt of camel's Imir or serge, with 3ilk sleeves and underskirts, are popular. Chocolate is the favorite color. Tlie way to dean coral is first te soak it in soda and water for some hours. Then make a lather of soap, and witn a soft hair brush rub the coral lightly, letting the brush enter all the interstices. Ptur off the water, and replenish it with clean constantly, and then let the coral dry in the sun. The present style of hat worn by Cardinals is as little like the ancieut head gear as can le imagined. They are now as small as a lady's bonnet, are worn at tlie extreme back of the head, and have very long ribbons. Of course, they are red, and when worn with all the paraphernalia of the office arc becoming to Cardinals generally. Among the fans recently sold in Paris by 31. Alexandre whose collection was the most celebrated in Europe were the following: Fete ia a Park, painted by Baron, 1,520 francs; Ball at the Opera, by Lami, 1,950 francs; Pierrot before the Tribunal, by Couture, 3,800; View of Genoa, by Wyld, mounted on tortoise shell, 1,100 lrancs. Boss Tweed lea Black-well's Islud jail on the night of the 21st, under the decision of the Supreme court. Next morning he was arrested on several ch& suite and held to bail in .three aailliny dollars; not being ble to giveit,bewet to Lndtawrstieet jail rema kiag. tbat be would be able to tbe feltowiag 4ay, sad thesbeafree atas. Aatarctle Iceberrc Tlie icebergs in the Southern aeas are generally inferior to those of the North ern ocean in fantastic, picturesque beauty. The temperature of the South ern Ocean through which the icebergs drift Is below the freezing point of freh wafer, and therefore does not melt tlie ice. It is only after they Jiave traveled a considerable dixtacce northward that the square, table-top shape they had iWhen firt broken from the glacier is modified. As the lerg moves from the polar sea it enters a latitude whose heat has power to warm merely the surface ater. This eats u little way into the berg at a point just above the sea level, creutiug u channel entirely circling the berg. As the latter moves northward into still warmer waters this channel is enlarged Into deep hollows and caverns, until the waves, rushing in and around, are able to break of large masses. This alters the center of gravity and the berg topples eive-r, either forming a smooth slope or a pieilongtd lemgue or rpire But none of that variety of shajM: which constitutes the great charm of the north ern iceberg is ever created. The portions that break from the berg arc called calves, and are far more dangerous te vessels than the main body treim which they arc detached. The berg reflects a light that renders it visible at a fchort distance on the darkest night; but the calves, although they may weigh several tons, give out no light, and hence afford no warning of their perilous vicinage. Defects in Chronometers. In a report containing the results of an examination made by one of the most eminent European horologists and astronomers, ef various standard chro nometers in use, it is stated that the ma terial and workmanship ef all the in struments insected were of the Insst character very little difference, indeeel, presenting itself in this resjiect between the various makes. So uniform was the character of the specimens examined, that it appeared that, in similar circum stances of temperature, every eine of theur would go almost as well as aiTastre)nrmi cal clock. One of the great causes of failure, if not the greatest, is the want of compen sation or a too great compensation for the effects of temperature. Another very serious fault, or cause of error, brought out clearly by this test, was the character of the oil, which is injured by heat this appearing, too, to be very different with tlie chronometers of dif ferent makers. Thus, the oil used by one chronometer maker was found to be not at all injured by heat ; while some of that used by another maker proved so bad in this respect that, after being sub jected to tlie same beating as those of the first mentioned maker, the rates of t le instruments were found changed on returning to ordinary ten.terature by not less than eighty seconds per week. ComiuuBication with Mexico. The Correo del Gomereio of Mexico publishes in full the text of the conces sion iust made by the Mexican Govern ment to Mr. E. L. Plumb in behalf of the International llailway Company of Texas and New York, for the building of a railway to connect the busy city of Leon, in the State of Guanajuato, with the American frontier on the Hio Bravo del Norte. Tiie whole line of the road is to be surveyed and the plans for its construction are to be snbmitted to the Mexican Minister of Public Works Jrithin two years and a half from this time, anel the work on the line at the Ilio Bravo end is to be begun within three years. A railway concession from Leon to the capiul has already been made to an English company, which will co-opeuxte with Mr. Piumb; ana the Mexican press and pulpit exhibit a well founded satisfaction at the prospect which thus opeus upon their couutry of enjoying a direct line of communication with the? United States by railway at no distant day. In the presence of this prospect the troubles and disorders of the long and sparsely settled frontier between the two republics ought to be, and we trust will be, relegated by the sensible people of both countries to their proper place in the perspective of public affaire. With the first railway train which passes from Mexico to St. Louis and New York, a wonderful change will surely come ovr the whole field of our relations with that sagnificent country, and a new conception of the character of its inhabitants will dawn upon the American people. JWte York World. Boston centeBoially celebrated the battle of Bunker Hill on tbe 17th, and 500,000 -penoas Boston count -participated. It took 5 -hours for tbe pro cession to cross Charles river bridgct Just what those Yaakees celebrated we'll never tell. For at tbe battle of B.H. we United States folks got licked like biases by the Britishers, sad oae of oar very best araiaad tbe Prssideaitol Coaresi Gun. Warrea was killed tbea aad tLere. Little Rock says tbat com aad cottoa. crop arosaccai are better tbaa ever be fore kaowa ia tac battarj of tac State. F0 OTEK THE SEA. Jf Jd-OcM Thm Mart mmd tfc faiuc LUe oh a Meaaaer-SewJPa IcaU la 13 Hear. BY Dtt. K. T. STAHftCC "H With little anticiiwtion of what tills life i, I atarted from my qatiet hone in Davis, Illinois, on Hay L7th, reaching Philadelphia Thursday morning, 'May 20th, where we took pfffafge by the American Line for Enrop JThewaa nothing very attractive as we came in sight of the steamer Indiana a form idable smoke stack in the middle, and two asuirinu musts. As we pased along we found our friends. We picked up nur baggage and weut aboard, followed by a procession eif travelers. The pas sage ways, docks ami stair cases were crowded with eop!e. Now came the signal for departure, followed by a de.-pirate rush of people. The loat was swung nff into the chan uel, and with the last waive ef our hand kerchief we left the dear land, standing on deck with the breaking clouds and struggling sun light above us. At 12 o'clock we were called down to dinner. There was no visible motion now of the steamer, and every opportunity was af forded the passengers to take a meal in quietnesc In the afternoon we spent our time mestly chatting anel smoking, and making new acquaintances. There was a lazy swell to 'he eiccan, which gave the vessel a graorul, rolling motion that was much enjoyed by some. On .the Indiana sped down the Delaware; the winels rose as tlie evening neared. At a la when we were fast ap proaching the ocean, the motiein in creased, and imiBt have settled on the stomach of some 200 passengers. One after another made for the rail and cast their bread on the waters. A visible thinness in the congregation was pain fully conspicuous, and by the time all the stars were out the deck was cleared. Some lingered to sec 'ie stars anel to gaze dreamily Into the dark blue waters; then they shot down anel screamed for a basin. At 10 o'clock nearly all the pas sengers had retired. I fell out oJmyJ couch at 15 a. MTand'went up on deck to see the sun rise. It was a charming sight. At 7 o'clock we had breakfast. I comforted myself in waiting, by con templating the merry crowd at the table. That was the "thinnest" breakfast I ever saw; about five persons participated, and a more doleful party seldom get together. After dinner tlie firBt day there was a profuse display of wine. Everybody ordered it, and the clinking of glasses and merry remarks of the drinkers was a noticeable feature of the meal. At this breakfast there was no wine; no merry making. This sea sickness is a terrible sensa tion. With some it amounts to but a qualmishness, then soon passes over; others struggle in the grasp of nausea for several days, and some are floored for the entire trip, eir rather they are decked ; for we have no floor here. There are many remedies for sea sickness, but the best one yet known is to keep off the water. A passenger on a steamship must be sea sick or despised. It is not pleasant to be despised. I tried that, for I had the good luck of not getting a taste of the unpleasant symptoms. Sea sickness may be modified by keep ing a well ordered stomach before sailing bidding champagne, whisky and beer farewell. If you do not, it is a sure forerunner of sea sickness in its worst form. The second day was much like the first, with the exception it grew colder at night, and the rolling motion increased. So far 1 have said nothing about things around us. The reader will now please follow me around tlie ship for ebcrva tien. We will bike a glance down in tlie steerage passage. These ships carry a large number of passengers in this department: they are packed close, sleep ing on rough board platforms, parti tioned apartments, or wherever they can get a chance. When the mass or the people become sea sick, the scene that ensues is simply awful. They may talk differently, act differently, and drees differently, according to their respective nationalities; but they vomit with a uniformity that is perfectly dreadful. Tbe next department we come to is tbe intermediate passage, widen is much better than the last named. Here we have more room, and only from six to eight persons occupy each room. A bed is here furnished to each passenger, while in the steerage the passenger must furnish his own. Ia this intermediate the room contains a table in the center where passeBgers eat their meals. Clean liness is observed in a very orderly aua acr. Every morning the table, bench, aad floor is washed. The fare is also mach better ia this ekpartateat aore bealthfal from its containing asore paxe air. The state rooau are tbe so-called Irst class deparhmeat. Opposite t the deer room for a frank, aad na oae sale af the door is a wash stand; est tbe aaaar, tbe foot of the berth. Opposite tbe two berths k a loange wkka can be into tbe third berth. 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No steerage pisnenger is permitted to enter the saloon or smokinir room. I Mould state here to those who wbh to cross the ocean for a pleasure trip, never to take steerage or intermediate passage, lor in this department one is excluded from all the comforts anel privileges which a cabin passenger enjoys. Tlie ladies especially need have no fear of protec tion and assistance if in the cabin, for the captain and the purser will look to their comfort. Next we come to the locteir'j office anel find a very frienelly man in Dr. Burkey, who has charge of this department. He is employed by the company; has a neatly furnished office, and carries his owu medicines on board. It is frequently a hard task for one physician to treat all the passengers the second and third day out, as the number ma" sometime.'; be from 400 to 500 patients at one tune. Tlie next we come to is the engine rooms. No peisou can form un idea of the extent and im mensity of the machinery required to drive an ocean steamship, without see ing it. Ne adequate idea of its lwinder osity can be conveyed in the simple statenie-i.. that it can exert i iiowcr equal to twenty hundred horses. But one must creep down the iron stui rs amid the whirling shafts and plunging bars anel deafening noise to be appro priately iinircH.se:d, nud theiico down into tins very bowel.s of the vessel. This I will elo before I write yeiu again, next week. I jGeneraJb ia.CJucf of.lfte Army. The question of rank held by the va rious officers who have been at the head of the army since the Revolutionary war has given rise to various discussions. The New York Mail, to meet the de mand for information on this subject, furnishes the following list: Brvt. Brig. Gen. Josiah Uarmar, from Sept, 1789, to March, 1791. Maj. Gen. Arthur St. Clair, frm March, 1791, to March, 1792. Maj. Gen. Anthony Wayne, from March, 1792, to Dec, 179G. Brig. Gen. James Wilkinson, from Dec. 1790, to July, 1798. Lieut. Gen. George Washington, from July, 1798, to Dec, 1799. Maj. Gen. James Wilkinson, (again) from June, 1800, to Jan., 1812. Maj. Gen. Henry Dearbon, from Jan., 1812. to June, 181.1. Maj. Gen. Jacob Brown, from June, 1815, to Feb., 182S. Maj. Gen. Alexander Macomb, from May, 1828, to June, 1841. Brvt. Lieut. Gen. Winlield Scott, from June, 1841, to Nov., 1S01. Maj. Gen. George B. McClcllan, from Nov., 1, 18C1, to July 23, 18C2. Maj. Gen. Henry W. Hallcck, from July, 23, 18G2, to 3Iarch 12, 18G4. Lieut. Gen. U. S. Grant, from 3Iarch 12, 1864, to July 22, 1SCC. Gen. U. S. Grant, from July 22, 1SG0, to March 4, 1SG9. Gen. William T. Sherman, from March 1, 1869, to date. linn Marble Are Made The chief place of tbe manufacture of marbles those little pieces of stone which contribute so largely to the enjoy ment of boys is at O berate-in, em the. Nahe, in Germauy, where there are large agate mills and quarries, the reiuse of w'ich is turned to nood paying account by being made into small balls, cm ployed by experts to knuckle with, and are mostly sent to the American market. The substance used in Saxony is a hard, calcareous stone, which is first broken into blocks, nearly square, by blows with a hammer. These are thrown by the hundredor two into a small sort of a mill, which is formed ot a flat, stationary slab of "stone, with a number of eccen bic farrows upon its face. A block of oak or other hard wood, of the diametric size, ia placed over the stanes and partly resting upaa thenu Tlie small block of wood is kept revolving while water flows upon the stone slab. In about fifteen nuentes tbe stones are turned into apberes, aad then, being fit for sale, are henceforth called ambles. Onecatab Ushaeat, with bat three mills, tarns oat M0 atarbfte AnlSaglisk Parbmaa correspondent, in speakiacof tbe dress of tbe Franca aris tocracy, says: "Wbaasa belonging to the highest aristocracy de not adopt sew I tbey ignore what are styled original cats aad eccentric Tbej wear old lace (Bsost of it beir laoau), rich fabrics aad artistic jewelry; tbeir era want are bat bt those they de f a . . f. ii -m i -BBBSaBSSSBSam VSBA BBSBBBBBBBBBBBBT BBBBJ JBBK B BBBBBBB: BBBBjeBBBBaBBJ, BBBJ jBaB) BBbPbBBBBBBT yajgjjamfBMBBBBBBB -1 Z. -S. SBBBBBBBBBBj eaaraarj iawsaeeB bt aseae they oe J y a y g hkj-Mfaal- iir li,ft?B'''i Tlie Persians, compared with their neighbor, tbe Turks and F-gyptian, are a lively people, but we would call them quiet, and even sad, lcaue their gayety is so different from our, aad their man ners are more rave and dignified. But they are fonel of auiUKJineitts, and one of their yearly festivals is the "Feast of the 1Coms," which takes place during the ltoe season, which in 3une, Jnly, and indeed the greater part of the Sum- j mer. I will try to tell you something about It. The chm.'ite being very warm, the jicople live much emt of doors, and duriuL' this feat tcuU a'e pitched; every one wears his or her prettiest dress es, and, as all Eastern rx-ople are fond of bright colors, the scene is a very gsy one. During this festival everything be tokens niiith and enjoyment. The cym bals aud lute are he'anl from morning till night, the story-tellers re-ceumt their imst beautiful tales, nud the elsncing girls dunce for hours at a time. Then when the night comes, aud the miKin light covers everything like a sliver cloud, the people stretch themselves en their solt carpet and listen to the sonjs of the nightingales and soft serenades ou the women s lutes. There are more than two hundred kinds of roses, ami they arc of all sizes, from the tiny "Picayune rewe," so called because it is no larger than a five cent piece -which, in the South, is called a picayune to the immense cabbage-rose; of nil shades of color, bright yellow link, reel, and almost black. The Uose of Damascus, or damask rose, is the one first brought lo this cemntry, aud is a very deep red, with a strong perfume. Tneu there are the Egyptian sea reee, tea lose, rock roce-s, which grow iu eiry, rocky places, where no other flower can live; anel the Alpine rose, growing by the eternal snow drifts of the Alps. Itoses are hardy plants, and will live a long time, if properly cared feir. There is a lose tree in Gty:mauy.whicli is known to le eight hundred years old, it is stiil blewMiming. We all know and love the pretty moss rose, with its mossy, green veil, that gives it such n shy, modest air; and the tea rose, which, in the South and West, grows on large trees. The writer had, in her garden in Arkansas, one which crew to be over seven feet hhrh, and would bear as many as five bunded blos soms at once. But there is one rose more curious than all the others the Rose of Jericho. The Arabs call it the symbol of immor tality, because it comes to life again long after it has seemed to be dead. It lives in the hot sanels eif the Desert of Sahara, and when the dry season comes it withers, fedds its leaves, and draws up its roots, like little feet, into a light ball, and the winels of the desert carry it until it reaches a moist soil, and then, we arc told, it drops, takes root, and its leaves lecome green, and its blossoms open, a delicate pink. There is a flower in Mexico, known as the Ilesurrection Flowjr, which is very much the same. It may be carried about in your pocket for a year and more, and yet, when put in z. saucer of water, in a few hours will blossom out as bright and fresh as if it had just come out of the garden. When the Romans conquered Britain, more than eighteeu hundred years ago. they introduced many cu'ious customs info that couutry among others, that ol carving tbe figure of a rose on the ceil ing3 of their banqueting halts, or sus pending a natural rorc over the dining tsble. with the Latin motto, "Sub rv$a,n written above it, to indicate that what ever was said there among friends, or under tlte rone for that was the meaning of tiie worels should not be repeated, the white rose being the symbol of silence. The rose Is the natural emblem of England, as tbe thistle Is of Scotland, and the shemrock, or clover, of Ireland. Every one who has studied history knows of the Wars of the Roses in Eag lanel, when the two rival families ot York and Lancaster -fought for the English crown, the bouse of York hav ing for its badge tlie white rose, and the houe of Laocanter the red. Sl.NiehoUu. A Cam af Cheek. A stylish young noaa recently stopped at an inn in a gaali town in California. He called for utbe dnaks" for all aooat the place several time, and waved bin hand in a lordly way to the inn-keeper, as thoegh to say: "This is mine." He was so agreeable that they all took quite a liking to hiss. Next aborning;, after breakfast, he was starting et; when tbe keeper apologetically remarked: "That little bm." "O, bless yew.awL my friend, I have not got a ceof," tbe fallow. "Then why ! yoa teU foreP said the "Well," replied the traseier, -if yea I bare told yea mam.'1 The neint -was weU lei ill I - " ' T , eT I aaes - m . - - -PL.t TV- ---l.BBP SCIENTIFIC ASH OTHER THIMJH. New Ia la Telfarranbr. Telegram a, by a device founded em the idea of the J acq card loom, may aow ! committed to a Toll ot ppcr, punched with hole instead of letter, aad de pitched automatically. IV peach roll deliver its meae to the Instrument without attendance, and the menage U printed at the other end of the tine at the same time. The. ad van tage claimed for thi system i a gain of time, aad the liberty to send messaged when the lino is in the most favorable condition with out tlie assistance of the operator. Piratical PUaU. Notwithstanding the admitted fact that bits of meat, insects, and other aai- mal ubitance arn more quickly decom posed in the learn and other trap-like appenelagea of the pitcher-plant, un dews. and various luevt-cating plant, than they are in the open nlr, Uicre i a body of fdentUt who eletiy that the plant thcmclvn have any agency in the matter, eir exercise any vital power in capturing the prey that falU into their nets. Dr. Moratcelt is one of these skep tics, lie adopt the idea that tbe de composition of the imprisoned insect is owing to chemical action simply, and that the effect is produced in nearly the same way that a jierson may be periaoueei by contact with a poisonous plant. An English InvraUtm. "Priming," or the carrying of water In the steam from the Iwiler iato the cylinder, often causes trouble and dam age fo the engine. To prevent this, and obtain a dry steam, a dome is fixed tei the op of the lwiler lrom which the steam is taken. A recent English inveu tiein aids this by fixing an upright pipe next to the dome, having suitable con nections with it and the bottom of the xiiler. In thi- pipe is serurrd a circu lar winged eietlcctor, or propeller nhap.il lielix. The steam in itii.s-du,- tl.I. ;. given a whirling motion, and the water it holds is thrown eut by the centrifugal Torce, and falls back Into the pipe that " leads to the botte.m of the boiler. A toj-valv. prevent its return, and tne apparatus is said to be a practical sue cess. Iletereplaiy.i Of late years one of the moat import ant and useful operations in surgery has been that of grafting new and healthy skin upon a wound or sore, and thus establishing the healing process an'd ob taining a cicatrization. Hitherto the particles of skin have been taken from some sound part of the patient's body and applied to the diseased or injareel point, but M. Anger has recently demon strated that pieces or skin may 1 taken from amputated limbs and used success fully in hetcroplasty. In one case 31. Anger tock strips of kin from the palmer surface of nn amputated finger, and applied them to the ulcerated leg of another person. In three days the bandages were removed and the grafted parts found firmly united to tlie surface and cvielently vascularized. To insure success it in ncceary that the graft be made immediately upon amputation. Erect af Lead la the Urala. Scientific men are beginning to thank Landis for shooting Carruth, the Vine land editor. The man with the tali in his brain has nearly rccovertel, but his recovery is marked with some peculiar facts. He is unable to see, for instance, the left side of any object, although the ball does not lie in tlie left side of his brain, but in the right. This is ac counted for by the surgeons with the ex planation that objects on the left side are seen by the right side of either eye ball, and that consequently the destruc tion of the riht optic nerve destroys the power of seeing objects oa the left side. Mr. Carruth's onesided vision, however, has received from Lindia' shot. by way of compensation, a woBderful penetrating quality. He caa see objects distinctly at a great distance, but has sot yet learned to measure and manage his newly-acquired vinos, irnvrinins; that tree and buildings several miles distant are quite near. New Jsexjee. One of the most important results ot the geological scrvey of New Mexico. conducted by LieatenaatG. Jt Wheeler. United States Fgineers, daring the sea son of 1874, is the discovery by Fiefes sor Cose of aa extensive lake deposit ei tbe eocene age in the western aad Berth- em pert of that Territory. 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