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HOME AKD FOREIGN GOSSIP.
Josiah B. Wiggin of Stratham, N.
H., has an apple trco which tins year
bore 33 "bushels of apples, not one of
which exceeded an inch and a half in
diameter.
A white swan, measuring .rG 1-2
i nches from the tip of the toes to the end
of the beak, and 85 inches across the
wings, raid weighing II 1-2 pounds, was
shot recently near Washington, Pa.
Pickpockets frequent nil funeral ins
New York, and are only captured by
detectives shrewd enough to keep their
c'es on the members of the cortege who
seem to be the most deeply and solemn
ly affected.
Sevekal girls were recently brought
before a Justice in Scranton, Pa., on a
charge of stoning a peaceable old lady.
Their defense' was that she was a witch
and they believed it to be their duty to
stone her to death.
In the Island of Jersey the practice is
to skim milk when it is 24 hours old ; in
Guernsey, a few miles distant, the milk
is churned whole without being skim
med, after it has become thoroughly
soured.
The Tokio Times asserts that
English influence is declining in Japan.
The English cmplo3'ces do their work
with diligence and fidelity, but do not
conciliate the regard of the Japs. Ac
cording to the Times the Americans arc
the most popular foreigners.
In the tenth volume of his " Archives
de la Bastille,1' M. Ilavaisson deals with
the question of the Man in the Iron
Mask. His solution is that this myste
rious being was Sebastien do Pcnancourt,
Comte de Keroualle. ensign of the Due
de Beaufort's guards, and brother of
"JMadani Carwell," mistress of Charles
II.
Dk. Miles, in his work on domestic
animals, says, as showing the influence
of feed on the fecundity of domestic ani
mals, that among the barren hills of the
west of Scotland two lambs will be
borne by about one ewe in twenty;
whereas, in England, on the rich pas
tures, something like one ewe in three
will boar two lambs.
A NUMitEK of old dwarfs and young
children arrived at New York the other
day, from Italy. They were brought
here for the purpose of making beggars
of them. One of the men was over 70
j-ears of age. The Society for the Pre
vention of "Cruelty to Children will re
turn the children, and the Italian Con
sul will take charge of the dwarfs, and
send them back to "their own country.
Two men started from Minneapolis
on the same train carrying conflicting
deeds to a piece of land in Sioux Falls,
and each resolved to gel his document,
recorded first. As they approached that
city one of them climbed inon the en
gine, slipped the coupling, left the train
to take eare of itself, and rushed on, se
curing a record of his title half an hour
in advance of his rival, who had to wait
for another locomotive.
At a seminary not many miles from
Iondon a huge mastiff exhibited won
derful powers. At C o'clock every week
dav morning he will ring the school
bell to awaken the inmates, bv tugging
ut the rope that hangs within his reach,
and on Sundaj-s one hour later. He is
soon admitted in the building, when his
task is the distribution of 20 pairs of
dools io meir proper rooms. A new
pair at first perplexes him, but after put
ting around all the others has no trouble
in deciding to whom the new ones be
long. Cheat excitement was caused in
Lima by the capture of the Peruvian
iron-clad, the Huascar. Subscriptions
were at once opened for the purchase of
another war vessel, to be called the Al
mirante Gran, and to swell the fund de
voted to this purpose, Peruvian ladies
are reported to be contributing their
diamonds and their plate. One lady
sent diamonds valued at 2,000 to
be converted into money for the ship
me uay aner me subscription was
opened.
A kemakkahle case of surgery has
been reported to the French Academy of
Medicine. A carpenter nearly cutoff
the big toe of his right foot with an ax.
The toe was held to the foot by a small
thread of skin only. Dr. Ganey de
tached the toe completely, and having
washed it and the wound on the foot,
brought the surface together again and
held them in place by strips of lint,
soaked with collodion. When the col
lodion had set another strip was wound
round. An apparatus was used also to
keep all parts of the foot immovable.
Twenty-four days after the accident the
cicatrization was perfect.
There is in the Royal Library at
Stockholm an immense manuscript,
which, when open, covers about a square
3'ardof surface, and requires two or
three men to lift it. It consists of 309
leaves of thick parchment, probably of
asses' skin, ana contains the Old Testa
tnent, the Antiquties and Jewish Wars,
of Josephus, the Origines of Isidore, a
medical work of Johannicius Johannes
Alexandrinus, the New Testament, a
curious picture of the devil, and other
miscellaneous matter. It belonged to
n small Benedictine monastery at Pod
lazic, in Bohemia, and tradition asserts
that it yras written in one night, with
the devil's help, by an imprisoned
"monk. The dale of its transcription
may be ascribed to the period between
1224 and 1239. Late in the sixteenth
century it was taken to Prague, whence
it was carried off by the Swedes in the
last year of the thirty years' war (1649).
Since then it has been in its present
home.
flows sleekly and swiftly, with
i not disdmifar to the gliding of
Spert en a Nevada Lf Flame.
At the Funmit of that cascade in
lioridagc the flume begins. Its track is
a trough of heavy planks, converging in
an angle like that which is boundcif by
the two sides of a prism. Down this
canal, whose sides are worn very
smooth by the gentle but persistent fric
tion of water, and by the many rubs and
knocks of its freightage, the wood, the
stream
motion
snake. As the flume winds, the current
weaves this side and that, as if seeking
escape, like the caged jxiwer that it is.
Unremitting as the endless chain in
machinery, untiring as the natural
brooks by which it is fed, its capacity
for burden is unlimited, and the htalis
tics show that this little thread of water
transports daily from the mountain top
to the valley half a million feet of min
ing timber," or 700 cords of "wood. At
pbces along its route there are stations
of relay, or reinforcement rather, where
feeders pour in and compensate lor the
waste incurred 1)3 leakage or overflow.
It follows no regular grade, but accom
modates itself to the side of the moun
tain, however steep, and is swift ac
cordingly. What is the rate of speed I
do not know; but this I have noticed,
that it is so rapid that a hore can not
drink from it, for if he turns his head up
the hill the current floods his nostrils,
and facing down stream the water falls
awn- from his mouth, as it did from the
lips of the doomed lantalus.
Venturesome people have sailed down
it in boats, but such voyagers have been
too much occupied with the safe navi
gation of their cockle crafts to keep any
accurate log of their journey. There is
a great deal of sport and not a little
danger about thrs method of going to
sea, and so it is a favorite pastime with
thu men of Lake Tahoe on a Sunday af
ternoon. Indeed, its reputation "as a
manly amusement has become more
than local, and travelers from abroad
feel that their tour has been for naught
if they have not consummated their ad
ventures by a ride down the flume.
Looking across the valleys and seeing
the silver filament of water hang
ing down the mountains they
feel their bosoms thrill with the de
sire and ambition of Sam Patch, and
would rather forego their swim in Salt
Lake or a shot at a buffalo than to miss
this latest episode ot American travel.
Persons practiced in the art, those
who hold cool heads and the equipoise
of accomplished skaters, will step on
the floating timbers as they scud by,
ride till their heads swim, and then dis
embark as best the3' may. Or, more
timorous, the pleasure-seeker scats him
self upon the narrow and uncertain deck
of a railroad-tie, clings to the same with
tenacious bonds and feet, and launches
himself to his fate. As his speed in
creases the spray flies, and his boat
wavers and threatens to capsize; he
thrusts his arms into the air. and with
frantic gesticulations endeavors to
preserve his balance. A little further
on she ships a sea into his boots, and
instinctively lifts them toward the sk3T.
Now he presents an example of that ob
ject so repugnant to natural laws a
very broad body on a very narrow base.
and m consequence ho is speedity
brought to wreck and discomfiture.
Better than these expedients it is to
make a boat by nailing two short planks
together in a shape like that of the
flume, but smaller, so that it will float
therein. Tack on a slat jus a brace for
3'our feet, lav a short board across as a
seat, establish 3'oursci? thereon, anil 3-011
have a navicular toboggan which will
bear you safety to the end of the groove
in which it runs. Take in hand a lath
as a balance wand, unmoor yourself.
and go. Now 3-011 are started 3-011 must
continue, at least until you reach some
stretch of level ground on which the
current slacks its pace. Beware lest
you lose 3-our head and topple over to
this side "or that; you will be sadly
bruised, and pei naps killed, if 3-011 do.
Beware lest yon become frightened and
foolish, and grasp at the sides of the
flume; they are of splintery and un
pinned boards, and will tearj'ottr hands
to pieces. Scylla and Charybdis arc
very close to 3011 as 3011 ride down the
narrow strait, and, moreover, they are
continuous as the journey is.long. You
win uniiouuieuiy regret with sickness 01
the heart, and perhaps sickness of the
stomach, that you ever embarked on a
cascade ten miles in length, but bear
up. Though it be distress to you, 3d
grandmother'. She did not go to par
tic by the time she was 10, and tay till
after midnight playing euchru and
dancing with any chance young man
who happened lo'be present. She went
to bed in season, and doubtte-s said her
prayers before she went, and dcpt the j
siecp 01 innocence
morning happy
Happiness.
Chlaese Fires aa Fire Brigade.
THE CLIFF DWELLEKS.
A Kara ljnl Ira .Memory OnluHea Ago.
FrrtntlicNc York Kwnta li.J
Among the recent addition to the
American Museum of Natural History
are many cats of curiou cave houcs"
f at I .IT.
25 S U or cliff dwellings, discovered by the Hay
rS, ZZ SJjdenCwilogicmlSurwv. Thetructurc
3 and capable of gmng f j- .,, Uv t a ne,
Aa 014 Sterj Re-TeH. , h ttAtwa writ) uer Se Bull.
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VIcc-Admiral Lord Ncbon wa a great , er. and had nox m the old t kh
ca captain if ever on lived. W1b. on Hall Utddtrg Wr. wb h w Um? r
the fifteenth of September, 16. he sort f lh-ub mn ot ihc tow N
hoisted hi flag on board the Virfrv. Mmi W n.J r mnrrr. W
-. i and arrived off Cadiz on his lrihday to i Vt-! Udx m M-Mfctown etitatd
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To save their cities from destructive
fires the Chinoe observe main nece.
sary precautions. In the street of
many of their cities well are sunk,
which are called Ini-pinijlsitng , or
"great peace-wells." They aie large
and contain abundant supplies of water,
anil over the mouth of each a stone flab
is placed which is only removed when
any of the neighboring houses are on fire.
It Is provided U3- law that there sha't be
placed in various parts of a Chinoe city
large tubs to be l.ept at all times full of
water. On the side of each of these
vessels is written in large Chinese letters
the woids "peace-tub" or cisterns. On
the tops of tne houses, also, it is not un
usual for l.e Chinese to place earthen
jars containing water, so that tbe- may
alwas have at hand sufficient "water
to enable them to suppress incipient
fires.
In each large city there are several
fire brigades maintained entirely by con
tributions on the part of the citizens.
The fire enirines, water-buckets and
lanterns which belong to them arc kept,
as a rule, in the different temples of the
city : and each brigade is distinguished
113- a peculiar name. To each guild a
lire brigade is attached, and the ex
penses of the brigade are defrayed b
the members of the guild. The "officers
and men of the brigade aie provided
with a distinctive uniform or dress, and
on their hats are recorded in large
Chinese characters the name or number
of their brigade, and the words Kow-fo,
or fire-extinguisher.
Besides these provisions 1)3 the citi
zens themselves, for the purpose of
checking or nutting out fires, the mem
bers of the local government of each
city are called upon to render their as
sistance. By way of illustration 'at me
take Canton. Each magistrate of the
city has in his service several men w hose
duty it is on the occurrence of fire to
prevent robberies. Thus the Ivwong
liip; or commandant of the Chinese gar
rison in Canton, uas under him. besides
others, 80 men, of whom 20 are to assist
in preventing robberies when a fire takes
place, and 00 are to asJst in putting out
the fire. Of these men !0 aie stationed
sit the Five Genii gate of the fiiy and 40
in the western suburb. Under the im
mediate command of the Governor
there aie 200 men, whose duty in a great
measure consists in helping firemen
to subdue the conflagrations. Through
out the city of Canton there are 48
guard-houses, and from each of these,
111 the event of a fire, two men are told
off to hasten to the scene. At the close
or commencement of each succeeding
month throughout the year, the Provin
cial Judge and the Provincial Treasurer,
both of whom are ven- higu officials,
are supposed to inspect al! the Govern
ment servants whose duty it is to assist
in putting out fire.
Once more: with a view of making
all Chinese officials active in the dis
charge of these duties, k is enacted that,
in the csise of 80 houses being destroyed
by fire, all the officers in the city in
which the conflagration occurred shall
be degraded in rank one step; and tha
in case 10 houses are dcsti'03'cd the mat
ter shall be reported to theCential
Government at Pekin. A few days af
ter a conflagration the membeis of each
successive lire Brigade- which was pres
ent on the occasion receive, as an ac
knowledgment of their jrood
tnicturcs
inuitv that a new
epoch U formed which came the exist
ence of man in this countnr to x re-
of whom we know comnarativelv not'h- w!l,.,dr,,.w: from lhc vicinity of Cadiz to a
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of the line and four frialo. -vOuch hv
withdraw from the victnitv of Cadiz to a
station lfi or If h-Awm- to the westward.
hint, and W at-i: wimjJ? Wr It
wtu nut ia r.v tak Her faUwr. Uw
KrT Hr. Jr f tfc IrrtJMrt Kn-
take command of the Mt-ditcrniiKttn
fleet, he meant fighting. Thrr w no 1
Mipicion of hesitation in hu tactic
Th furcv under him omitet f S7 ul onml Ckurv. w at flr?t mi tauralJr
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intr. nnnears comnaraxiveiv moivm. .;..:- rv v" "--". ny. m i worm ; fm. i wi -
Ortlv thcMj tonv ruins remain to tell the : ,n,u,,' Iu- l imIim-ki: ttM- efi.;my to . r r. ,w w-Hrj. aid
stoA- of a once powerful and omi- IJ"1.1" - ,rh7 "rv the day of ! pr,4wr nrrrr pU hk hvtvtf (a.-J-cnltivated
people. The first discjveries ) ;,aK nd maiibj-M, andgr.-at muhae 1 u ui hur .-nrrkv. Verv nk iU
of thfe Iwmmc were made bv .Mr. A. . " " rclM';V; cimaii.m warn, on u urun of hk oW lIartnJ -tw
ta CaHt
fUi- t'l IiauUMM
I). WiUon of the Harden Sunev. and Mni.ig of qrtolK-ril.janatdaybrrak, . b aitH-arwl tH
later a snecial jnrrev were iletaileil un- wm wwwnw ttvncii and lpauih tle,. 1 amrra. Jliddlatow, a a caa4Uir Ut
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returned!;. e .. t uc ; amt . . counrmaitm, at i
derJIr. W. II. Jackson, who
with the first authentic reports. Ac
cording to Mr. Iuueooll mo of the
1 inric!. w
. 12 miles
. a - - iiir iii'iiini 1 nut irmtfti. ..,. .. .u. . .1 a . nr
rums arc found around tlie edire o; the :r v , "" "-- ---, u ctu aMiri it itms A ituitop
desert track formed by the triammlaJoii , lnv Va" inannguown n tii fnmi Willtam. N, l..- lwr C'-4 Cdt Ud
Ihimtirth II JarM tn thf atoir.
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Manco runs like a urooklet along ",c "eiin migm nin lor retuge. tlun-' al trr:n i.r N. r York, ami fn a frw
in by wall, Itm . M', nouiuii to l dimg- w-k- tkv ( "..U.m 1 mh! 1u bndr ntnHl
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ua SaMnlay kirkt, and, JHrtUwjT tip a!
of the rivers- P.io Mancos I-a Plata and r'Iei immuoii o: the enemy, and tJwn 1 Mw 1
Kio San .Juan. The San Juan and I.a . ,l " ha,1 el-n hoUu-,1 the signal. :h w
Plata have a widlh of bottom land ' ?" ejH-ct- tliat even- man Axill t one th
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the enemy might nin for refujre. there-
its narrow oath, shut
tliniiimUiifi..tlii-h. ()i th "terrace I WU "I intend to pavi thn-ush
of the more open eainons are multitudes ' i'.,e va" o( tht? enemy ' line to prevent j
of picturesque -urns; ii the bottom j ,mu frum SttV ""o Cadiz." There j
lands are the remain- of towns; in the w:w an affectionate anxk-iy about the
wilder canyon- the Louses are perched ' ,mI,t:tU0M1t.v il determination of the
upm the face of the chasm. In an -n-: ""ander, to Captain Hlackwood pro-
camoment one thousand feet above the i l?MnI. li,:'L M'c 'Ivnicraire shmild go
Valley of the Kio Mancos are -.MK'le ! i''.M, ' "li eiory, in case tliat vessel Murravitl. mr
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to Ilattfrtril tnorrttpr the plrlHl man
iou which he had pf,vWl.
The l.'rcat (?a- Well and Carbon
tonr at MnrrajMlHe. Pa.
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Matpthv tUiqts
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houses ia groups of two and three mud j
might draw
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villajres, according to the width oi the V ,...".... w - ' ,Vi ,,ir ' ' vela d
shelf whicli tin-v occrpv. Tiiev aie so 'Vu a,J' ,P"w -w
high that tbn naked eye can iKs'iinguih ,mV ue ,M,a i'u'i'
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Tire discoveiy that an animal on the
farm, however valuable, has a broken
leg is generally the signal for taking its
life, as if no other course were possible.
Mr. T. C. Naramore, Williston, Vt., de
clares that in most cases a cure can be
effected, and he describes his plan of
treatment in the American Cultivator:
" The difficulty of managing an animal
in the ordinary way is that it keeps
straining the leg, thus preventing the
broken parts from knitting together. If
the leg is swollen, cold water is one of
the best applications for removing the
swelling, and this should have immedi
ate attention. After the bone is care
fully set m case the fractured parts (al
so a space above and below them) with
heavy leather something like a boot-leg.
Tin or wood might answer the same
purpose. It should be large enough to
leave two inches space all around the
leg, which space should be filled in solid
with wet plaster of Paris. The latter
will harden very quickly and hold the
bone as securely in position as though
in a block of wood, still allowing a free
circulation of blood within the leg."
Mb. Haweis, a leading London Epis
copalian parson of the Broad Church
type, has lately preached a striking ser
mon on tne drama, in which he said:
Though the teaching may not be di
rect, no picture of human life can fail
to be instructive, and, the dramatist and
actor are both responsible for impress
ions made. How incalculable for good
and evil arc these- indirect teachings of
the stage. How often a man lias sat
quietly and seen his own mean life sifted
before Ids eyes -seen the Nemesis fall
which' was awaiting; the close of his
own career watchea tendencies in him-
.if nl&T-ad ont to the bitter end, and
T)ause43-TThere are sermons preached'
. . ftli a1.!ftk a-M-k Itmm '
before tne ioowctu nmui ,
where the pulpit is unheard or un-
ulfft4?,,
it is good amusement for the men at
Tahoe, who, walking patrol along the
flume, see you flit b3, swift as the Fly
ing Dutchman, pale "as the phantom of
a man dead with seasickness. Qood
Company.
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The Old-Fashioned Girl.
A writer in the Examiner and Chron
icle sa3s that the blessing of heaven ma3
fall upon an3' "old-fashioned girl." He
once knew such girls, and sketches a
portrait of one of them as follows :
Sho flourished SO or 40 years ago.
She was a little girl until she was 15.
She used to help her mother wash the
dishes, and keep the kitchen tiily, and
she had an ambition to make pies so
nicely that papa could not tell the dif
ference between them and mamma's.
She could fry griddle-cakes at 10 years
of age, and darn her own stockings be
fore she was 12, to say nothing of
knitting them herself, hhe had her
hours of play, and enjoyed herself to the
fullesUextent. She had no very costby
toys, to be sure, but her rag doll and
little bureau and chair that Undo Tom
made, were just as valuable to her as the
twenty-dollar wax doll and elegant doll
furniture the children have now-a-davs.
She never said, " I can't," " I don't
want to," to her mother, when asked to
leave her play, and nin up stairs or
down on an errand, because she had not
been brought up in that way. Obedi
ence was a cardinal virtue in the old
fashioned little girl. We do not sup
pose she bad her hair in curl-papers or
crimping-pins, or had it "banged"
over her forehead, and her flounces were
no trouble to her. She learned to sew
by making patchwork, and we dare say
couiu uo an - ovcr-anu-over" seam as
well as nine-tenths of the grown-up
women now-a-da3s. The old-fashioned
little jrirl did not grow into a vounsr
lady and talk about beaux before she
was in her teens, and she did not read
dime-novels, and was not fane3ing a
hero in every plow-boy she met. She
learned the solid accomplish
ments as she errew uo. She
was taught the art of cooking and
housekeeping. "When she got a hus
band, she knew how to cook him a din
ner. She was not learned in French
verbs or Latin declensions, andliernear
neighbors were spared the agony of
hearing her pound ont The Maiden's
Pnyer " and " Silver Threads Among
the Gold " twenty times a day on the
Siano. But we have no doubt she made
er family quite as comfortable as .the
modem youne lady does hers. It may
be a vulgar assertion, but we honestly I
lllllfA flint X!A. t SMVMA. n Ivn-.. 4
family happy, a good cook and noose
keeper is to be ereatlv Dreferred above
an accomplished scholar. When both
sets of qualities are found together, as
the3 sometimes are, then is the house-'
hold over which such a woman has con
trol blessed.
The old-fashioned little girl was mod
est in her demeanor, and she never
talked slang or used by-words. She did
not laugh at plcLpeopleor make- fun, of
cripples, as we saw some jaodenulittle
girls doing the other day;t-.She had 're-?
spect for elders, and "was not above,
listening to words of counsel from those
older than herself. She did not think
she knew as much as her mother, and)
t;iktt-tf ..(?
....,.. v ... ...v... ,"" C1.I I liw,
roast pigs, jars of wine and small sums
of money. The men to whom i as
signed the dangerous dut3 of holding
the hoso attached to the engines receive,
on such occasions, extra rewards.
Wounded firemen are remunerated ac
cording to the nature of their wounds.
The Chinese are, in 1113 opinion, most
excellent firemen. They very quickly
arrive at the scene of action, unci, as :i
rule, they aro most inompt In extin
guishing the flames. They are also very
daring. During the late war between
Great Juritain and China, when Canton
was set on fire b3 bombshells from Sir
M. Scymo.u-'s guns, I observed from the
top of the British factory the various fire
brigades steadih persevering in heir
attempts to subdue the flames in the
face of a constant fire of shot and shell.
Persons who, through carelessness or
otherwise, are the cause of file, are,
when caught, severeb punished. I re
member a large fire occurring in the
month of May, 18G, at Ilonnm. a
suburb of the cit3 of Canton. The lire
originated in consequence of the care
lessness of three women, and upon be
ing apprehended the3 Averc exposed for
several days in cangucs (large wooden
collars ma'de of square boards) at the
gates of a temple in honor of the Queen
of Heaven. In the month of August,
1871, I saw a respectable druggist
named Wong Kwok-hing exposed in a
cangtie at the end of the Tung-hing Kai,
a street in the southwestern suburb of
Canton. To the carelessness of this
druggist a fire was attributed which in
the preceding month of March had de-stnn-ed
upwards of fort3 houses. The
unfortunate man was daily exposed in
this degrading manner for a whole
month." CAfna and the Chinese," btj
J. II. Oray.
- a
Sightlag a Caanen.
In olden time a Quartermaster's Ser
geant might squint his left eve along a
held-piece and have it fired with the hope
of hitting something somewhere. Now,
however, the sighting of a cannon is
more difficult to do than the solution of
a problem in conic sections to a school
boy. Six instruments must be used in
France before the word " fire" is given.
The anemometer measures the force and
velocity of the wind. The pressure of
the atmosphere is taken b means of a
barometer. The sights arc graduated
with the pressure of a certain figure, and
of course a change must bo made if the
pressure is greater or less. Next a
hydrometer gives the amount of moist
ure in the atmosphere. The degree of
dampness materially affects the resist
ance offered to the flight of a cannon
ball, although to meet one of them vou
would not expect it would mind damp
ness or any thing else much. A plan
chette is used where the object fired at
is out of sight. A telemeter, or range
finder, is employed to ascertain tie dis
tance of objects fired at, and finally a
thermometer gives the temperature," as
the sight marks that would be all right
in warm weather are too cold for finiifr
in cold weather. After all this is done,
we presume it does not reouire more
than half a dozen men. to tell the gun
ner to "fire. It must make them mad af
ter all their calculations are made to
find that the ball does not go within a
mile of the object Bred at, or what is
more probable to find that the enemy
has moved off one. .hundred miles or so
while the figuring is going on. The
French army will liave to provide each
cannon with a college of technology to
do the sighting. Bingkamton Democrat.
a a - -
.1 - ,-..,-- Ml-
ineiii merciv as spccK. j.nere n
cess to them from above on account of
the rocks thaw oroject overhead, and no
present wav of reaching them from be
low, altnough doubling paths and foot
holes in the rocks show where the way
was trodden of o'd - human feet. If
the reader will imagine the Palisades
three times higher than they are, with
midwa3 shelves between the top and
bottom eaten oiu by the weather, on
which are creeled stone huts, to ami
from which the owners found their way
13' paths scaraelv a foot wide, he will
have some idea of these ancient abodes,
whose counterparts in miniature can
now be seen at the museum.
The cliffs in some part arc limestone,
but most frcqtienth sandstone, with al
ternating strata of shales and elav. The
softer layers are hollowed ont, leaving
caves, whose solid stone lediro serve as
the floors and loofs of the cliff dwellings.
A few houses nave two stories, and one
shows four stories, but generally they
aru not higher than a man's head. Di
vision walls are built from the rear of
the opening and running outward to the
front of the cave, which is so neat be
wailed 13' masour3 of the prevailing
stone that the artificial work is scarcely
noticeable 113- a casual observer. Upon
the summits of the loftier battlements
are placed at irregular intervals round
stone towers. The urvc of the aborig
inal nnisoniy is perfect. As to the han
ks of these dwellers we know almost
nothing. Near the ruin called Hoven
weep Ca-itle (the cattle of the deserted
valle3') no bones or signs of graves have
beeniound : only heaps of ashes are
left, mingled with charred w od, which
tell the stoiyof cremation, and probably
of lire worship. It is assi-med that the
present I'ueblo Indians are the descend
ant j of tiiese people, from tlie fact that
their huts to-daA- resemble the ancient
cave houses. The absence of imple
ments of warfare, either complete! or
unfinished, gives rise to the opinion that
they were a peaceful nice. Near some
of the cities thousands of Hint ariow
hends were found sticking in the cliff
..- .... ...." ".-.. -,---. -n
aimmii a riar aim. in torin liirnu ai . . , ,. . . .
r- . -- -- , iHi ruHiHM i.aHiuna I JVHf. ni ., ... .. ..,, .
litLhttrtr IS . lh. ! ' ... . . . .. ..... .i - ' . WnweUWRfWWtW""''
, ,. wrni! i nati tmi innni ii. . v ... . -a ..
,. , RIM CSIfMMBNM, l.-i ! HUM
nnlura! ml. Tim iW wm ti. ,. .. ., ?.. - V-TCL . .. .i.. .... I l4 " !-. W -r
I nun. kill' iiiiMmMi aan a, wta-r'a.saaa, wr
l ai IDC tUOC ttlnttNf nt nlMMtt .VI.HiO fid.v- fn-t iur . . ... . . .r. ...... ...
ImeiillOM (II a l- I lumr H.i,-.nl iiUH.iirinrinli .W..t- Ih.l . . . ... ... . .
- . "r ' ? M tU.""n-' for llL w.ouM ." ' fttd of dreHmg. the prM.nl flow i MmM., U! l umv w. au
i- fully Hi,ij feet jwr htr grenier than j tW ,n TUr Jnm.. Hrtfv 'Mlttmim
the hrst tptiniuu-, while th prt-Hio at , mtwl ntth nMl in n w M wl nwm
the iiH.iilh of tbc well m IK) jkmiihI pr lrtl (iw.trr tkv .r d.wn l lUrm.th
.M,uareimh I lus vnoriiHHt ijiMauty f ' Ut hlrMii tb rl.b fMil h Jh
iiamral fu-l lia, up to thi time. Wtj ,HWch n,uf ,jM, lritlVH Ml in !. pmm
irnwly wawul, Imt will s.h.1, bo uUIt-l , T,ml WrtMftV wjllph WH , mv iH
toward the city showing
rong invader had attacked
all pointiti
that some
them.
According to Mr. Jackson the most
remarkable remains are those found in
New Mexico, and some of the buildings
equal any in the United States, if we ex
cept the capitol. One of these (shown
in the cast 113 Ihmlen), the "I'ueblo
del Arroya," has" wings 1:50 feet in
length, ami the western wall of the
court is 268 feet. Facing the center of
the court aie- three stories in height.
Anoiher, the " I'ueblo Chcttro Kettle,"
is 410 feet long and 'n0 feet wide, and
presents the remains of four stories; the
logs forming the second floor extend
through the walls a distance of G feet,
and piobablv at one time supported a
balcoin- on the shad side of the house.
Mr. Jackson estimates that in the wall
running around three sides of the build
ing, 925 in length and 40 feet in height,
there were more than 2,000,000 pieces
o'sto c for the outer surface of the out
er wnl alone. This surface multiplied
b3 the stones of the opposite surface,
and also by the stones of the interior
and transverse lines of masonry, would
give a total of S0,000,000 pieces m .llo,
(XK) cubic feet or wall. These millions
of pieces had to be quarried and put in
to position ; the timbers were brought
from a great distance, and considering
the vastness of the work and the amount
of labor and time that must have been
expended these buildings may well be
compared with tlie most" famous works
of what is so wrongly called the old
world.
Among the caves of the Rio de Chelley
were found some at the most beautifully
tinted arrow-heads ever discovered ; al
so, numbers of large earthen jarso'oval
design. In a large thrce-ston house
were found many implements of do
mestic use representing the stone age.
Among them were large grindstones and
hammers. The walls, sa3s Mr. Iuger
soll, were plastered with cement of
stucco like finish. That it was spread
on the walls b3' human hands is evident
from the marks of the pores 01 the skin
to be found on the surface. Occasionally
the whole Imprint of the hand has been
left; one woman's slender fingers arc
thus preserved for ihe people, of the
nineteenth century. As to the date of
these erections but littte can be de
termined at present. The Moqui towns
are now in prccisel the same state of
prescraviio 1 as the3 were when de
scribed bv- the invading Spaniards, near
by 400 3-eai . ago. Assuming the Moquis
to be lineal descendants of the cliff-dwell
ers, how vast a time the old can3Tn castles
must have been deserted even when the
Moquis have no knowledge of the grand
homes of their ancestors! Regarding
the age of the Pueblos, tliev" were said
by Coronado at the time of the conquest
to look very old. Castenado records
that the inhabitants told him that tlie
Pueblos were older than the memory of
seven hundred years. That these ruins
were known to the Spanish invaders we
have proof in the journal of Don Anto
nio de Olermin, written in 16S1, where
mention is made that eighty leagues dis
tant from their camp tnerc were Casas
Grandas. Gallatin speaks of them and
describes them to the Aztecs. Perhaps
time and more extended research may
reopen the historv of these people who
have been swept away from their grand
cities, leaving nothing bnt the stony
walls of their houses to tell the tale of
their pre-Columbian greatness; but this
we know, that these and other tokens
tell that in reality America is the old
world, and that thousands of years ago
races flourished here in a hig'h state of
barbaric cultivation.
pet mil of mi inch of canvas to In; taken
in, arm mc ictory continued to lead the
column, closely hugged by the Teme
raire. It was. Colliugwuod, however,
who began the Hghlon board the Koyal
Sovereign, commanding the Ice division,
and Uie feelings of the two brave men
at this important moment found utter
anee almost at the same in-tant.
' What would Nelson g:vo to be here!"
exclaimed Collingwood to Captain
Kothcram, and at the same in-taut,
without a spark of jeilouv at the en
viable position of his friend, Nelson ob
served, " See how nobly Collitigwood
carries hU hip into action."
But at 20 minutes past noon the Vic
tory was in the thick of the fight.
Scarcely a minute after the ship gt
within ninge, seven or eight ships
opened a terrible and destructive fire
upon her. The Admiral's secretary,
Mr. Scott, was shot dead, and soon the
mien topmast of the Victory was car
ried away, and also her wheel, necessi
tating the. process of steeling l3' the re
lieving tackles below. Yet no ball of
fire destroyed the dauntless and dogged
courage of Nelson and his sea dog.
When a splinter iroai the fore brace
bits passed between NeNoii and Hardy,
and tore away ihe buckle from the shoe
of the latter, "the Admiral only smiled
and said, " ThN is too warm work to j
1
f..r the nmmifacture of carb.ii black, w- M, y M MO Mith th .ti.Htr
tamp bla.k, a It U iw.iv commuith lM4her 'wa -went In twnirniiiR fr a l-l
ealh-d
iW,
adertWiMt' f
A Pittsburg firm, Messrs. Sherriff fc lnrted tit tt
Ul, MatJ Mi
MHum nt.it tU, lite
Ilazcly. aru at work un a contract fur roWffnUlJw nT w u,H.cat Jlon!l
the maohmerv and fillings of what wilt , pny H, ttm uMribmion of the in.
probably be the hirgct earUm black , ,H,.U j rfft.,. Amm.uk lw. '
factory in the world I lit- njuilinnr. w,.ri, ,.,,, f iH.umiir, ,M
for colloctmg the soot fn.ui the.jnrrav- 1 U HMr ttVnn f(r tho fathur to ai
vdiegas are the following; Nor th pU i1m, ,sl f ;v.,nj t,t th .m,M,Ml
well w ere. tvd a frame lHiildiiig. StO by , v,;irf ur ,K tlHittlu ftf.r tj,,. diopinir
lfeet,Hiidintoittheg!i,le,liitfmtr :Mut.. ft,r tl grant of iuIiiiiiiU(nutirtt tt
parauei ici.giiis 01 .ai w eaeii, 01 . 1.,rtsl1 (l( ,mth. Itfiirnnvu mu- ,
puttie ar nttrionlv- -and iwrhap s
Ka I i,!f.ntii.,, in tuttitii lit. iw.tiiHiM. .
pipe, teriiitnatiiig in n -light Mj.wanl . witl,uUh,. aruial irtU of tbmlk. wl.Uk .
I curve and tipped with ordinary giw Ju inU jMfcUmo it un, n,,w,blu t .
imriiers 01 o iim.i per iM.ur citpariiy. . i,im :,, ,.i., .1.,, M ...li.r.l n it.
At.tl.l t1t.k l.lrll..S .It .. .l.M.ka.. 1 a .'
;u'oiv uifu inn iiui r aw
of 10 incho. are
series 01 eai iron ptnt. ; tjtt, lM. XVere mi iiUittin
contiguous and ormmg a siiwhth stir- ,Mtinl nf dminUtmtlon
nice wnereou tne canton imiicjc i it- 'ri,., ,,-ti..i
inch ga pipe
aru tilted short
aioii; uie fltw i inese
bntiu'hes of l-S
tMT WHrM ai HAt Hi tft MMPt
w mx'.tn . aaHH. m .tdhi-n(( Am
lrti Tlf htr wWtr h,
hrk any URdwtaKte HHAr
bnt tth' l ble aid fc
a.Ht wjtt?nt of ue ptdk'y u05
h. ynnyltfeH'HtttWt
k.r by nnfortuna! pjd l :
abmad T do 04, d5 tu tlwr Wl
Um. Thooa of Uaftt4jk Pjk
gir anetbr rtvint ff tWfcn
th- rt for thofxpyrkore (
fwl .! vaptiotl PfiW8lUtO? Ptftt -kt
4miur tfhika i3tifvd la Mhet t-lan.-4.
I.LI. l !. 1
X WiuJ (Mr a SfaiHrrial t
Whnn W0 artM fruit Pitr b
inorlj," wtMl Captain A BN.t
Jj;bt, atVr Sw bad rHMrtl inm k.
Tlwtait t rl bh' if r iliwi:.
h hd R b.wtsd !; J Mnji TW
WtUum KUH. Wr M ml a irjp lwM,
but ht ronbl t iry U mmbt vmy
tmfoftaUly $m ht lMi -
run Ut tbf mtuth'ard. Inat tW M
k
:t dt.tnnoe. I .1 .i t. .1... ....I. -....... iL.Jmw " " H
idacd a xz , " 7. " :r ;. ,r :. : th-t. i .!. uV .m r .
. . - - -". ... ..-..-... ,. .... ..... ..
thrrrt W
posited. A small car traveling n ratN
laid between Ixirners and pmtw. ami
furnished with a scraping de ice, plie
forward and bsiek even 10 iniiiutet
the 21 hours
supposition w
fto.1 ill..
,, ,un. ..r
Witt a rvtritiHt.
is tlt the
1 . . . . A .
b4tv tf I tar Ittmmd
nhe.t fur ait iHHir, kt, thtxafr mmto
lu.l . 1&.. u.rf. M.a . - te...
.. I . I l.l ... I I .... I ...'! IH" IRWI 1 mI w, OTV ww WW, BV
iiiau nan iii.jniieit. nun iiir .f ili'U l i . t i. '.. . .
. .1 . n ... .. .j, 1 . . .. . i .. . 1 bMy gut .r(rt a btt rM h raUarr
! the Court, m spite ot a iiwirtt' cno ,. J . . ,. .. m .
.. 1 1 1 .1 t . i ( 11 1 dtMMJunHPhg. 1 wr UtrH ) mmii
ltind Itefnro the late Chief Man. 11, till.,, . T . . 1. .w J. . . - 1
' . thin I, ail IM-, urtital MltB Mm lr if,' aau
1 liM'li llit Iii.iimiiiit rtminrttat iiM.ii.fibt ?...!.. . . .
elaim, al thu Jury found for tin plain
r
I hirt i-arriiun. U ., i i.. , ..',' .. .1 1. I llWH t klW W 4 U MUxl U Al
w - "" -- a -, u - r fiiniiii nail ! .inrv iiiiiiiii iiir 1 11a Mtrtiti. . ,
last long, llan yi' Mill, warm as it j jopolled by steam power, operating ! tilf l.I1,,ir -i,.,,,,. ,eelMdv MmHar Hr-' ,(W ' hatiM ' lh m"fc"r mm "
was he. fcngli.li Admiral w deter- hn'ugli u in- n.pe ati.l suitable ru. , ,"unr l Wrt '
m ned to make it hotter The Victory' drums, etc. The Mi.okeof crboi, bhu-L , ISS it ' n,,f- nn,, v' WMr lWvm
sails were hanging in rit,b..n.: she had 5s ' ,, 5ntu pan, iun,.MIMm nu. carJ ,,f ,! Sa,y Ibv.t. ainl U WT. ad
est inn w men Killed and wounded ; , ,jR..i. Jm. dumped at each end of the I Mere cn.N the Hrt tet of the ilnnm a,HH,t oilt ,wM ' flO I
but soon ,t win her turn t begin. De- ,UU into reeeptaeles. Utoh are in tun, J Tl . m'c , eh ,-e ?, hi v f ulZZt ' ,tt,l, H "H l 'ttW n 9i ,U'"
erminetl to pa-s under the stern of the 0UJJtli(,,, aml dl-po-it! in the purifying , I Xr I . S KlSo when here U t,M tiUmt ,wlfn Ml8 w4 ,l
hrc.ikmg the line, the ietor s helm moving cinders etc., bvmwsin through t mi..,.,.., i-.,.. u1o lutilii.r Lnuwii I lhu Mm k,MU l WjMW at ,M "
was put hard aport, antl there ": Su,v,,s" hl. raiI by a k4. W. .
scarcely space or her to go clear. Sail- j The lIail v 1)r0)lurt lf llU pllllll w m ,h! "f J th S,..! JitaJ n lh't "IMMrt ,HH
mg close to the larboard side of the , wm .Arhou hhwk ,,0rbiiriirti.c. " "St.. l StrnS lh,iu xn Ulfh ,K ""'' ,
Ihicentaurc, the Victory poured in such o,k, IHIllnii,f 1W. WiK4.CHW burner- J .r.o Mr l7r "vtah met s! " T " '"-
a well-directed am I tremem Hik t.r..fi.l. I 1.. 1 ...... 1 ... 1?.. . :, ... 1... ' "" I. r " M.r- ,,rJ ".BI,' "" l '"..; (UI . ..!.!.. u.,.ll ll..w. nu tU i... .- .
.- . . . .......,........ . -r-.. 11 iiiii 1 it. in iiTiaiivr, i. k u 1 -.- . .. a . r iaaaaaava a t a w r N t er ' r -
I v..i t..
elmnl liu.l left hU.il.I Meml hi Kn.'Uii.l ' ."T'WTV .utj
.-ut; iiiannw rtcncii snip neeieu iwo or greeted, the .s.hsi Imriiers to turn iMit
three streaks on ii'ceiviug it. All thi- t-o ton- of carbon black daily. There
tune NeNoii was pacing the .piarter- will then still be 1i,mo cubic W of g.i
tiecK wan llardv, their walk hemir in wi!. li.mrlv nili.ii.ni i.. li.lit n . 1 . . ? . .
Iiniiml...! .ft l.v tin. i.....i .....1 r ,......1 , : , l""" ,?, ' P . ; miuriiingbirthirlMi . tie had pmbablv
oouutieti an o the wheel, anil forward 1 .nmil vived ii.wn I In. nvnr nf tin. .. 1 . 1 , . .
i.,-11. ....-..,....:.;... 1 . 1. 1 .. mm 1: . r! ... l,"" .' "' owntrsoi in , r'Al the obitunrv adverUHMiiettt and
.v .... v.,.,..,,......... ...u.i,;. . j .a- itisiaiit-i- .MurRiVsviiie r.is well rclu-ctl 52ti,HJOlor
...... ....1.. .. r r a if. ' - r ...
'"" '!!"' ,l -J 'l Jinu "fii". 1 it fnmi the l-M-ar Thomson sStcul Work
in ..... 11..: .. 1- .. 1 1
rt'otrnit4iii nn . .1 . .. it ,. .
fl.nt". I . . y
when ihe Redoubtable brouirht ui. that
the fatal bullet struck NeNoii. He fell
on his knees just where Mr. Scott had
fallen, and said, " They have done for
me at last, llarity; 1113 backlxme is shot
through." The vic'tory was all but
gained when Nelson was compelled to
go below. In that dreadful moment he
thought of his men, ami caused his face
and his stars to be covered bv his hand
kerchief, in order that lie might pas
won tin? coiniueiiioralm1 hend-Oi !; !
1 mi.'ltt wrll liiive ni!i!id k t'.-ni.t-tin
of I'ittsbui'', who wanted to conueet . ..,., f..rt t.. .uti.., th ..nt...t ....r..,. ..
... .....?.. .... . . . .
the ttMire-eti mother: he wa faiittiinr s
a gas main,
unnoticed
graph.
bv his crew. Imdon Teh-
How Old is the Friday Superstition I
In Mr. Proctor's Sunday evening lec
ture on the " Religion of Astronomy "
he alluded to the prevalent superstition
about the ill-luck of bei?innin' ionrnev;
f.tl I.,,.!.,- ..tl.l stiff. .1 in all. ;?, ...i, .. ,1... I
.... . 1 ", . .. tlH.il 111 .lllll. .tllllll IIIU ,1.1 1 I .1
delay of a troop ship bv order of the . )?.: V,M carbon w carbon, whrt her
British Admiralty some years ago.outof I '". !''s p1? or cus,in ,n tb" rir
consideration for the terrors of the sail- an1 ' gin--.-pungoney and effene;-
.n nnt:it..t ..:.. 1......1 . 1.:.. : vvtKK uj tu: i; aujr wu unns, ur 111
..i..j.ii uuiiiaiuiii I... vi.j-17 i.t Ills
the well with their works by
about li mites in length.
Tlie phenomenon of an invisible
gaseous subdunce issuing from the
earth made visible, condensed into solid
form, and packed up for market is
strikingh illustrated in this establish-'
ment. Tins gas as it iiuw fmm the
ground N unseen, but a given volume of '
it is found by chemical analysis to con
sist approximately (we I not umau to
a absolutely and e:ietl-) of 21 parts
13' weight of cat Imh and four parus f !
liydrogon ; in other words a iu:iiiVit y of
tlie gas that weigh 2i pounds is made ,
uj of 21 pounds of carlion ami four
pounds of hydrogen. Thi Imlrogen '
seems to have the powtr of imprisoning '
and concealing the carbon from human !
with thet-iiuviiieiitg detail of thcclotlit '
1 left on the shore, the watch and riiiC
' foil ml in the room, the onlert'tt break- '
j fast, antl all th prwttmplUi'evlilyneeof
. an afideut . whth all the ttine herewa
was no di-gui-e; the
in-tant and HniIttt. The city
... . I tiniu&..tJ.aa..ff. A.llyHlt' f Imj .1 f.l
..... "- - .-.miT.. . -. fc--
lUotl it but uisHt ; w. aluuw k
NiIutel It iMt to lay Hrntkef. I W-Wt Mm
Ui cnd th 1mm rwAf U ht a U-
at It. It wm !ximti lnd ahut, "-l .
with very litU bn4k:i of Um UatMi'
er" tiMir I Ihhv tllrtwllj Urt nj"?i ft
"Th whbj rwdtHH'i t.rtt ai fet
tenraU, ainl UHMtjeh H 4ai nt ai.. lUm
w&wr higher tbnii at llnrt, I Wy u
think, a I got rhx.tr, lk4 .to m ani
tpiite m sttwtl! an t m mppuml. U
friNjiientlj- threw t body kmt! ami f tki
watnr. and I rk tJwa h
bhtek. When w- wrrm Mtkbt a iftmrXmr .
f a mile of him I jlxtl that ft wa '
nlx.ct tUiy f"t, b4t ih air 1 my
prfNu-btat tfn Urjjer I opp4Mwl kha t
bo. At bul I btcktfiKftl pl. aol nut
vitj' bnvly toward- IiIim. m mmAm a,
effort to get otti of imr way. mJ mtntl
to be indifferent a Ut w Wtbr h rMw
in eollt-I.Hi with ti r t 'IV pmmm
Xr" w ore gi'ittly witai, aI wnU-.l
It, thetltiHtjetvetn. ami j V ' """ 71, , '7 uZlTTT m
etl breakfast, were all part, ! l ro? on "" ' ' ,!?? l l" ""
,.f .. .l-;il..n.. -a....i ..!. ...1..! iniH-u wnt mn purrn i iHwwnmir
"I "MItMll I ialillU" t llt " III
liaudulph I'ayii.'. the tnmiit, lhing
under an aimied name in San I'ran
eisco, careless of the agony he md
caue, ami sntNlicd with the
"death in life'' which lie had
willfully- ami dclihorntch- atnn.Ml.
The explanation of this t range pnM'tted
ing wan v-iy ttitpl'!. The nmawav wn
in pectuiinf' dltllmUii", and imnFde to
face the expowre of ommerrlal tti
grace. What he did wa, done delHier
atch and with eit-uutiiitt.' art. The
morning b it!
the nntieiimted irRKiat. were alt tmrt
-kiHintlv arntngml pint, whil a
iM.th hidden un-
tiouoie jlt ol rl.iSlies
tier the ulster whrn tlm Imther went
the lamp flame imparting its brilliancy, . ,own 0il,l.M.a.Moni.lil themateriaU '
or in the sparkling diamond, the Iiani-. fr the theption. There can ! no,
est of substances and the purest form of doubt that nery tnvk of the kind 1 at- '
carbon. ' Glided with certain ri-k. No man, fir .
sertion about this Miperstition which ad-1 ."f iaru" " "K.lt ""r ".' " ""' 51"' ntaimf who was habitually nreum-'
mits of doubt. He said that it dates J "dl, ,s, rn,,el-,,1 v.,slbIc. y.seirauiig ; ,,nnicd by a ervant. or wlnwmirtlmiip
inu nuru;u 110111 u, hivh is w.mu uj j Wiv penodicnliy overlooked, could wio-
the heat of the flame. The hydrogen K- havi. utienmte.1 iiel. .in (i.ii?i.... 1
ors.
hand in the fact that Friday is avoided
as the day of departure b- all the At
lantic steamers which ply from this
port. But Mr. Proetor ventured an as-
back four or live thousand 3cars. So
erudite a writer as Kobcrt Sonthcy, on
the contrary, regards it as Christian antl
as arising from flic crmTixion. If Mr.
Proctor nas facts to controvert this
opinion of the author of " The Doctor,"
the3" would be very interesting to the
public. The historian Buckle, who de
lighted in that kind of research, seems
to lest content with Southey's assertion.
In a considerable mass of material he
accumulated about the ill-luck of Fri
nine
, lw and thu whahf. Soddmly k $un-
n around and wttm airfM mtr Utn,
I'p to that point I had h.wa kmjilay a
' little ti oiw nbt o( hint, mi at
; U jm without Curbing him,
( but now I row that " tkfn
! w;m grat daoitr of a Albion, ami a
the ernntttro ri high in Uit Wlr I
wa able for U nrt tim t wmfh
hi entire hmgth. At th rmrr hKw4
lm w
llill vr find no OTMnmlni floA mifui.l..
f ni.r,-ctT,,ir.m c,. firm ti.n. ..,..,.- .Many 'ears ago, one
nf ArT..n Ti.'f..,.t .!. r-i...t!.. . I contluctor on the Southern
,;i.i ,. ' vt.i.. 'i.: -... 1 : taking up fares, a man without
.U1LU Ull rilUilt UIIU1I I11D 11IAL "' 1 1LII11 I L. . . . -
a - a a . l
1 .111 iiiiinnit iiiii - a.
contained in the iras in bumed tin'by i't .l...u.i..i.Mi f..-....a nn .. -. .....! tnia:f he nnut hat maifw fc fi
uniting with the oxygen of the air, but ' ignorance of hi-' tieronnl t.n.itertv ..n a?,f wnw'''M'iSr.rIW-
only a portion of the carbon is burned ; . ule part of others. If an ob-efvanl at- 0 1n"''r',j 'Tk ttH-nl that I
the tinconsiimcil jiortion )f Uu; cnrlon, tentlant at the hotel had remarked the ' ' , ' , l, , "'" .-
liberated by the burning of iu hydro- contpnt. of thu t.ortinan!.iii.ornv on., " w,ns.' WWII1 n,ntrr .
nlata. where ' 1........ i.i .n;..i -...:iu--..s. I trik eh a mon,trath.
. T .( u.mi ..ii --t a a am m iiiiiiiii nun. i . a . a .
a -- . - " --- -- -- ----- -v - n.. - , ,.. .. ... a . '. ".
Itmldph Pavne mu.t have lM-eti found ! T' T, 1 ..1 r nU ,na '''I
out, unleM, indeed, he had purchased M,l,r'H, '? .'. il. I tell y th r- w ,. ..
an entirely new Mtit of clotU a he t nr inebo !o .pan..
. a. a .. i I tinrn n n niul fHMn MltU.
i passctl through indon on his way to ,. , .i ,7 C A -"
FIi. wntih tnnwr li-v .,. . "V M,,roi . mm K-iinn.
. . - . mrt-.. MA . tfterM M. .1.4. Itib r i.
...i. v.v - .'. - . "-.'W
gen, ri'-es
up against
the
it sticks fat until scraped off as de
enbed. ticicnttjic Atncrtcan.
a a a
A Conductor's Luck.
'fit, JIM,
Wal
e.
.:.!. 4 ...a..!.. u r fl . I 1 . - a .. - '
ineiii. iiuu a iccicti sucn a precaution, ami then, by
rn Iiailroad was ! locking the portmanteau at th hotel,
voyage of discover3' implies, also, that it
is a superstition of comparatively modem
origin? If it had been widely diffused
among sailors in his time, "surely he
wouhfhimsclf have avoided adding'such
a terror wantonly to the expedition.
still turther, had such a suncrstition
.Nor have I ever wn nw, nnUI Ihi
nearer than half a ml)f from
been reduced to a minimum. At any i wm? ' l m w' 'T'TTr
rate he was hidden eompletclv from . ' Ut W". wa. lp. l.fca-lW
lh.. wnrbl nt!1 Im. trn nnnrlU ,r nl IH KWSniUW !SIOftf Ott tflUMT
a ticket , the trace of his ei-tenc wotihi hav I 'n."'-
to a minimum. At any ! ., . v.
offered him a large bill, ami he, as con-,
(factors are apt to do, took it along, say- '
ing he would soon return with tfie '
cfatnge. The purpose of then; delays i Mr. Drradale. That gentleman he rac- I ncwouw. rwn '
is to make a ojiict study of the bill in j carded in swearing to secrecy, anl lhi I ?,s,-v "aytna. alter tm
the baggage-car ami see if it is all right.
iKiint of the story recommend it vlf I
When he reached the bagg:ige-car with -trongly to theilramatistasafinechanev
11. - . 1 fl a f. 'aa.a.. .....
been known at the Sn-tttish eonrt it i ine Uin' Mr- icrvinney loumi wnat nc ' lor the sktiuul exhibition of character.
scarcely possible that an express prohi- I 'V3'1 t:lken l" ,,e lm was :l ,,,u for? J'000: . Wbat w:Vi5 -Mr- rynlale to do? To tell
bition would not have been laid on him ,IItitrct"n,'?:1 '? l,h.e Pnr and fount! I the truth at home would hare bwn U,
by Queen Isabella against defvin"- it. , " I,:ul s,"w. "1S cat- rolling him , expose the beartle-nesi of thr adven
Allnsion's to the wtmmnn oxUtono,. nf if ! there was a mistake, that the bill wa turer. to condemn hi chanunT. and
arc made by Shakespeare and Montaigne I J01;'1'00,0' r ?' "Ti " h VrTtonWhha from th . j J? " ; ?? 'IS. ?C3S
a centmy later, which i idicatc the six- I fe low repdiate the whole arrangement. I city in which he had formerly moved, j ta',t- r VT rt " aJ
r idfortf
hewouhl jfwn liar lm stimuli. i
rxtrWmKm w-
found other fUhint'-groaiids a4 wm
very MccsfnIt ratihisg a fftmi many
co.f, anl mre blackfioh toaa I hate
rt?n taken on any rtirhm I haft
made tht ean, fy brthr saogH
ons weighing (Jght ptjunU. ' '
Several it Uw jaeger whoiwiro
in the Willbm Kbrfcber eocctibirtei"
-
tecnth century as the period of iLs rise i IIc,knew nothin? "f il ??(l n.x-tcii. I The udden shock of recorery might
and diffusion. In "I '-onus and Cres
sida Shakspcare makes Pandarus sa3",
of Cressida. " And she were not kin to
me, she wonld be as fair on Friday as
Helen is on Sunday:" but we scarcely
think this would justify Mr. Proctor in
of tht Trojan war. 1. is one of Skak- !Pcci deposit, and drew interest for :
Hew Ur 3fa4e Ectwsai Treaibfo
i
and was supported 03 a menu a test:-, have been fatal to the old people at
mony, that lie had a ticket, ami that it 1 home, who believed their on dcaI and
t.-.l 1 .! t 11 -T- t.. . ,,- ........ .1.. ...
tiau uwu uiKuii up. rin.ui jir. it , raourncu mm x iri. itjoie laitpeor: ; juanr yean ago we unevr a mat, - a
Kinne3 went off wth the bill, which antl all the cirnim-itances bad to be ; gorwiatnreI. fcararn-oreui V niU,r
the next ( ay he turned over to the com- ; ; carefully weighed by the friend of the 'who,tiMoghainTrrat.mok-rawt
pany, with his explanation. It was de- j family. Arrived at home, he ww prob- even mors iproidrnt than the afrr
posited herein the Phtrnix Bank, as a j aldv arguing with himself and con-ider-i age of hU cla, wa a grmt hatxl U
st Mr : mg wnat best to do. when he received a ave in the esisrnhtareof mate
n
The skilled physicians may know how
to manipulate the gastric juices of the
stomach, but the man "whose" dnty it is
to interview the meter once a month
knows a gas trick worth two of .that.
ccokuc wut cujr.
- A motherly old lady inMichigan
pounded' coffee" forlareakfaattia a red
.woolen rag, and it -was a whole week be
fore her husband could ret nnt tn nnnnrl
that her judgment was as good as her I his yoke of oxen.
Mixce fob Pies, Without Meat.
Of the best apples six pounds, pared,
cored and minced; of fresh "suet and
raisin, stoned, each three pounds, like
wise minced ; to these add of mace and
cinnamon one-quarter ounce of each,
eight cloves in finest powder, three
pounds of finest powdered sugar, juice
of two lemons, half -a pint of port wine,
rinds of four lemons. Boiled cider is
good to give flavor to mince pies ia place
of liquor.
speare's immense anachronisms, like the
introduction of firearms in "Julius
Cajsar," and proves only that Friday
was deemed unlucky in his own age.
The allusion by Montaigne is contained
in his "Essa3-s," where he says that
sooner than fall into the vice of "obstin
acy to avoid that of superstition he
thinks himself excusable if he should
" rather choose the odd number Thurs
day than Friday." There are plenty of
eminent men in modern times who liave
been dominated by the Friday supersti
tion for instance. Lord Byron and.
Prince Bismarck but can Mr. Proctor
cite an example from the times prior to
Columbus? N. Y. Ceroid.
If
several years, was never claimed, and letter from the runaway. Itwx, thi ' would fill hit pipe and tfttm wait for an
finally was given to the cor.dncyir by f letter, jngned " Bandolph Slaton that hour ontil h saw nm othrr mikr
the company. The only explanation . solved tne mystery. Instantly recog-1 preparing Ut light op. ha wopM
was that some bank burglars were on nized by the fitber'as in the handwnt- , tand by Up get a light hIntiH3f.,arUf
the train : that one of them careles-dy ; ing of his son, there was no need for th two'trnwr wen ttiYiiJiv LUuiUil
took out the wrong bill, and that it was further -ilence on the part of Mr. Drv- ' with the one match he wonhi stjUisglr
dale. In that scrap of paper w con-1 remark. "I m v. mater, aiottlw tw.it-
tlu. ffftfd tKt f..ti-H-wl LT fr. It.4 .as.a l.ltifjf, Ttb.ri ..t... i. .
snlay night came ho wooM. go oa'o
preef and pend a ntucit money "In
whttky a. woahl fcavr Lpt htm In
matches for a year.. lXrrtiTnovtk .V.
ly j ing of his
w further -il
decided safer to Ioc.l,00'J than to risk
being arrested. Probably they thought
he knew of the burglary. Springfield
Mass.') Republican.
tamed the truth that restored a Ms to
life, though it could sever give back the
confidence that had been to cruelly for
cited. In commenting on a recent oceanos
upon the mischief that ensues from tbe -) CkrorucU.
artfnlly arranged sad deliberately " " r
planned dLappearanc, we, as wa. sat- r Very Strong Glse : DUoWe by sp-
nral, dwelt on the intense fd&hse plicafloficf sjoderatt? heat, one - of
and the abace of human feeliag that . bet Uingia" ia a wnt of
Lite's DiplBiacy.
Apropos to the recent celebration of
the 21st birthday of the son of the late
Col. Colt, the Xew Haven (Conn.) Jlcg
'uter gives these facts concerning the
family: When Col. Samuel Colt started
life in Hartford it was with poverty star
ing him in the face, bnt possessing a
strong inventive faculty, he pnt It' to
good use, and succeeded" in making for
himself a reputation throughout the civ
ilized world" through the sale of his re
volvers, and a great fortune. At-16,
when he died, be had won great honors
as an inventor and manufacturer, and
At the foot of the steep hill which
leads to the Boulevard Bessiers. Lon
don, three horses stopped, recently, af
ter they had dragged 16 toas of coal to
the pot. So amount of punishment
could induce the animals to move an
other step, when the driver began kick- f phanrf rm ?fcam. Tk. 'm,S k ,
ing with hob-nailed shoes. The leader vrrm satisfaction to the perpetrator of a an ounce of glue, prTioalv oket! for
ot the horses reDeiieu immediately, and. hoax. who. in the 'nrhof nMu!-!rrrrr a fr kmtrin .mill !? f -apair.
- w v ax -" -- - - " ' - - -a ' -- '--- -j"awaTT -a. --- - w
Strain through a piec
of: watt.
of cloth ao4 add. ,.J-
turnmg about, seized tneanver's arm
with his teeth, tossed him tothe ground,
and trampled, him with his hoofs, then
picked him up again, threw him about,
and would have killed him had not by
standers thought his punishment was j
uiucieni auu reteaseu uiiii.
in Cornwall, or attired a an adventurer and a sill of vinegar. After this iaia
in California, readj of hU own dcatk, glaas ami glae arc brought to a Jtutin,
and peru!i the complication thatessuc boil up once and fctniin off the isaperi
xrprin hw departsre. Certaia dkonlerejl tie. " -
minls ma- take jdy and crncl deBgkt k: m m ;
baiftingthe police, caasts? a huasdl A Minnuti tui Cirl'hk
A m:riAL eouDle from Washoe Val
ley.at breakfast thi3 morning, conversed .
as follows: ".He b ball I skin voor par
tatcr, honeyr1 She "Xo, dearie. I
have one "alread3 akun." Virginia.
Chronicle,
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, . .4 niitaaj tae asioaa au w-orw siaii mtiormanag mosey -arcli ! asTer
going on the wrong scent, while they, " repava, was avcxktsxd the other night
ensconced ta ob strut Mm-. !inL 1 l? .'nf.t. : ,5,;..i.!.it,. ...tmr
in their sleeves, and marvel attheirown , down itairs dIeovcre.l 2 fiawler there.
imtorlance. Bal a diseased ander-1 If m! l?T vranlA - .-. and
standing and aa excess "of isorWd ego- " borrowed all the tmavy the pvr bar-fetr
Usm can aTone he pleaded as aa excuse I had. Hoao-breaker5 can not be tou
xor men or women who, bund to all con-1 careful owaday3.r-tfrtiiy ShL
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