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The Teetotal Mill. li
Two j >l!y topers once t-at iu an inn,
Diccierhig the mento of brands and gin.
Said o:.'i 10 the other : " I tell you what, Bill,
I've b?en bearing to-day cf the teetotal mill _
"You must know that this comical mill has &
been built ^
Of old broken cask* when ihe liquor's been ^
ppilt; a
H
You go up ?ome high step*, and when at the
the bill,
You've a paper to sign at the teetotal mill.
You promise by sigr ing this paper, I think, F
Ttiat ale, wine and spirits you never will drink; c
You gave np (as they call it) such rascally ^
swill, E
And then ? ou go into the teetotal mill. ^
"There's a wheel in the mill- they call self- ii
denial, p
They tnrn ic a bit just to give you a trial; d
Old clothes are made new, and, if you've been ^
ill.
You're very soon cared at the teetotal mill." ?
t
Bill listened at d wondered ; at length he cried: a
44 Way, Turn, if it'a true what you're telling t
about,
What foois we must be to bo here sitting still? t
Lei us go and we 11 look at the teetotal mill."
They gazed with amazement; then c&me in h
man, t
With excess and disease his visage was wan ; r
He mounted the stej.8, signed the pledge with t
a will, c
And went ia for a torn in the teetotal mill. t
He quickly came out the picture of health, .
And walked briskly on the highway to wealth;
And as onward he pressed, he shouted out _
still :
44 Success to^he wheel of the teetotal mill." E
The next that went in were a man and his wife; 8
For many long years they'd been living iu c
strife;
He had beat and abused ber and Bwore he
would kiil, c
But his heart took a turn in the teetotal mil1. ?
Aud when he came out, how altered was he!
Steady, honest and sober?how happy wa- v
she ? f
? * f
They no more contend, 14No you shan't;' .
44 Yes, I will,"
They were blessing together the teetotal mill. ^
? rem oh fallow, as grim as a Turk ?
ilCAi VMUV ? avwqm - ?? ? -- 7 w ?
To curse and to cwear seemed Lis principal J
vroiL; ,
He swore that th*it morning "his skin h: "
woukI fiil,"
And crunk as iio was he reeled into the mill, (
And what he saw there one never could tell ; 1
Cut Lis conduct was changed, and his lan- 1
guage wan V.ell;
. - A d when Lo Lad turned round the brow oi t
the hill,
He kntlt ai d thanked God for the teetota i
muh
c
The poor wne made rich, tho weak were made
strong, . ,
Tho shot was made short cnl the purse wa- >
made long;
These miracles puzzled both Thomas and Bill, j
At I mgth they went in for a turn on the mill. ;
A little whila after I heard a great shout;
I turned ioucd to see what the noise, was
about; ,
'J
. A flag was oonveyed to the top of the hill,
And a orowd, among which were Thomas and
Bill i
Were shouting : " Hurrah for the teetotal t
milW"
HARD TIMES.
THE CAUSE AND CURE.
Charlie.?Well, little wife, got on your
thinking cap, eh, instead of welcoming
your tired aDd discouraged husband
home after a hard day's work doing
' nothing in the store?
Maggie.?Yes, Charley, your complaints
about hard times have been running
in my head ever since dinner, and
I have gone into a calculation. !
Charlie.?A calculation! well, my I
??r? sweet, mathematical financier, can you i
show me how we are going to live this 1
year, with tra ~e fallen off fifty per '
cent., ami twenty per cent, of the bills
that we do make gone to the dogs '{
Maggie.?Perhaps I can, by-and-bye,
but I have just fini-li d a general estimate*
f what might Le done to cure the
hard times.
Charlie.?Better yet! Come, lassie,
out with the figures, and I will have
them posted on the bulletins, and quoted
on 'Change before nine o'clock tomorrow
morning.
7) Maggie.?Don't be sarcastic, Charlie;
there may be more sense ru this "goosie i
head," as you sometimes call it, than
you think.
Charlie.?All right. Proceed to business.
Maggie.?Well, first, I must "prelimiuate,"
as Pars.m B. says, that hard i
times come from wastei
Ciaarl y.?Our Bridget's waste, for ;
example 1 1
nnipf r>lpa?P. arid do
-1 J I 7
not interrupt the speaker.
Charlie.?lhg pardon. I am all at- I
tent ion. >
Maggi<\?In the United States, in 1870,
$1,500,000,000 wo/th of intoxicating
driuls and $610,000,000 worth of j
tobacco were consumed ; the expenditures
for licentiousness were as much more,
giving a total of- $4,220,000,0*30 i
xvasUd in the gratiri ation of three appe- I
utes. Suppose this -urn was saved. It
would give to each of the 8,000 000 <
families in our land a free rental of $200
four b.ru-ls of dour at S7?$28 ; one
baritl ??f po?k, $22 ; one barrel .?t W? f,
$13 ; six barrels of potatoes nt $2?$12 ;
three barrels of apples at $4? 812; 100 1
pounds of sugar ui. thirteen ets.,$13;
forty pounds ol batter at thirty-live cts., 1
S14 ; one suit of cl -tiics for the father, 1
$50 ; one suit of cloth* s for the mother,
$45 ; tln-ee suits of clothes for the chil
dren at 82o?syd ; annual premium im a
life insurance policy of 81,500, 847.
Total, S526 for each family, still leaving
88,500.000 snrplus nnexpendeJ.
Charlie?Maggie, you astound me!
Yon have surely madi some great mistake
!
Maggie?Well, run over the figures
for yourself. You are no more surprised
than 1 was, but I can find no
^ error in the calculation. The amount of
k
qnor ami tobacco consumed is as
fficially reported in tlie United States
?nsus. The estimate of the amount
iisted in licentiousness is my own, but ^
artainly |far within the truth. Now, if ^
e could have our proportion of those
rticles given to us this year, I think a
aat wo might live comfortably, even ^
rith the diminished trade. Certain'y if
11 this amount were saved but for a
ingle year, the hard times would vanish.
Charlie.?You're a jewel, wifey 1 But _
F hard times are to remain until men ?
ease their indulgences, I fear that pros- *
erity is very far off. As for myself, I
an give up my wine without much selflenial,
but my cigars have become a
teoessity! *
Maggie.?Oh, Charlie, don't say that!
t makes me shudder; not that smoking
3 so very distasteful to me, but your
1 ^ MAArtftfiUw lrvrf-vlro o/\ lilro q onrron- *
'ICtt UI UCWJOOlIJ iuuno ov uav u uvuavu
ler of manliness to the power of an evil ?
iabit I
Charlie.?Well, to my sorrow, I must f
onfe?^8 that whenever I have attempted r
o bri ak off the habit has floored me, ^
,nd 1 have como out second best every g
ime. [ e
Maggie.?Perhaps you did not try in ! t
he right way. r
Charlie.?I just tossed my cigar into ^
he street, and said I wouldn't use anither,
and didn't until I lost my appe- ?
ite, trembled all over like a loaf, lost r
ny power of recollection, and really ,
hoogbt I would go crazy, or break
low i in a general collapse, then I took
he weed and was soon all right again. *
Maggie.?Did you crave it all that
ime? t
Charlie.?"Crave it I" I was stark g
oad for it; dying for want of it.
Maggie.?Have you never heard of a ^
acthod of cure, perfectly painless, intantaneous,
and so complete that the ^
raving never is felt. t
Charlie,?Bosh! there isn't a mediline
on earth that will do all that. j.
Maggie?But suppose that a number t
>f credible witnesses testify that they c
lave been personally cured in that way ? ^
Charlie.?Jf they are really credible
fitnesses, and testify to acta in their j
>wn experience, I suppose they must ?
>e believed, lut I should want to crossixamine
them pretty closely first.
Maggie.?ihey will not object, and, r
f agreeable to you, wc will invite one
>f them, Mr. B, to tea to-morrow, when (
rou can quiz him all you like.
Charlie.?All right; but now let us *
lave some tea to-night, after which I i
fill enjoy my Havana (if those terrible *
tatistics will keep out of my head), in t
mticipatiou of the marvelous reveal- j
uentsof to morrow. f
* * * 1
(Charlie, Muggie and Mr. B. seated at 1
he table.) f
Maggie.?Have vour cop filled, Mr. ?
3.? " f
Mr. B.?No, thank you. Since I was i
rared of my tobacco habit, I feel less in \
leed of stimulants than formerly, hence t
arely take more than a single cup of f
ea. ^ i
Charlie.?That wouldn't serve me at i
ilh My thirst calls for a greater quanity
than that.
Mr. B.?Perhaps not so much thirst
is the cry of suffering nerves for stimuants
qnder the depressing influence of c
he nareotio in your cigars. 1
Charlie.?Well, whatever it be, an- '
.tlm* mm Mftflffln'fl n]A9SA! Slid HOW. ! '
rvuw "?CO?> X 7 ? | *
ffr. B., will you have the kindness to j ,J
ell us about that wonderful cure ?
Mr. B.?With pleasure. The story ic |
rery short. I had been a slave to tobac- :
50 in various forms for many years. ! j
dad striven in vain to break off tho J *
labit, taken various substitutes, but jc
udging of my condition by the impera- t
;iveness of tbe craving, I was more en- i 1
ihralled than ever. That thought1\
ilarmed me; then, too, I resented the j 1
mpJied impeachment of my manhood, jl.
inu at last resolved that, cost what it j .
night, I would sometime give up its ; 1
lse. But the terrific strain of former J
jfforts deterred me from beginning at ;
)nce. While in this state, I casually 1
nentioned my purpose and dread to an |
Did friend who had been converted not 1
i 1.,# J nil (
ODg IX* I ore, UJLiU IIUU uunui*uucu aii liAo |
bad habits together, when he surprised j ]
ne beyond measure by exclaiming: j:
"Why, 13., it's all useless to have any
ufi3 about the thing. Just go to the | !
Lord Jesu3 on your knees and ask Him, i j
act merely to help you to abstain, but J .
dso to keep you from craving for it, | '
aid He'll do it 1 1 know He will, for I '
ried it, and have never had a desire for
t since. Just the same with the desire ;
or strong drink. ' Ho swept the board *
or ;ne, aud l'vo been a free mau ever j'
unco. Glory to His blessed name 1" .
The earnestness and sincerity of my j
rieud affected me, and I at once caught Ij
.he inspiration of the hope. I laid my | 1
robucco quietly on the shelf in plain j \
ugl t, sought a place of. retirement, and i |
.her? on my knees asked God to take jJ
iway the appetite, and believed that he j 1
would do it immediately. I felt no i 1
change beyond a consciousness of trust } 1
in Ilim to keep mo, and returned to my | ;
the sight of my tobacco kindled no ;
lesire, and I have had none since. The
victory was perfectly easy, and grandly
jomplete.
Charley.?Well, I've left the piety of :
ihe household pretty much to this good 1
wift; of mine, but if that's what the Lord ;
Iocs for tlio.se who trust Him, I'll take 1
>ome stock iu that concern before it ;
rises on th? market.
Mr. ?>.? It is "wicaout inuuey uum
without price," salvation "unto the j
uttermost;" and'*now is the accepted'!
time." ;
Was not Charlie's decision, though luaintly
expressed, wisely made ?
The First One.
Some time ago, at a conclave.at a ho- ; i
tel, generals, majors, etc., were each,
with much declamation, giving an ac-1
count of an incident of the war. A
quiet man stood by, and at last said :
1' Gentlemen, I happened to be there,
and perhaps might be able to refresh
your memories as to what took place
and he gave, succinctly and inoffensively,
an exact detail of a smart action.
The hotel keeper said to him : " Sir,
wtatciight have been your rank?"
" I was a private," was the reply.
Next day the quiet man, as he was i
about to depart, asked for his bill.
" Not a cent, sir; not a cent," au- '
awered the proprietor. "You are the i
very first private I ever met." j
Up the Rocky Mountains.
We leave Denver, says a traveler, for
short stay among the Rocky mounains,
bound first for Central City,
ifter riding for about an hour, we
hange cars on a narrow gauge railroad,
nd from this point the scenery is of the
cry wildest description. The road itelf,
built as it is along the banks of
treams, and through cuts in the solid
ock which now rises so high above
our head that it almost shuts out the
ky, is a tribute to man's superiority to
he obstacles nature has placed in his
i i #
ray. As we stop a minute Deiore a
ery steep ascent, I go forward and ask
>ermission of the engineer to ride by his
ide, believing that one cannot obtain
n adequate view of the magnificent
cenery through which we aro about to
>ass while sitting in the cars. The en.ineer,
however, says that, as the road
3 narrow gauge, the cab is only just big
nough for himself and the fireman.
' But," says he, " maDy Eastern men
ide up this canyon on the cowcatcher."
liter assuring me that it is perfectly
afo, as he can by no means travel at
xpress rato, he places a broad board on
he cowcatcher; and, whea I have taken
ay seat, with my hand firmly grasoing
he signal flag, the engine gave a shrill
vhistle, and off we start. For the first
ive minutes I really enjoy my novel
aanner of locomotion. " This, said I,
* is the very place of all others from
ehich to view the mountains 1?to be
mshed slowly up the gorge with nothng
before you on the track, a towering
aass of rocks on the one hand, and on
he other, far below, a quickly flowing
tream, hissing and gurgling ever stones
,nd fallen trees and old mill wheels.
Lnother five minutes passes by. I be;in
to speculate as to what will happen
o mo if, getting a little dizzy, I leap off
he engine. If I spring aside to the
ight, I shall be crushed between the
rain and the towering rock; if I jump
o the left, I shall be dashed to pieces
>n the stones of the stream far below.
Che result will be the same in either
ase?death. Still, the quickly throb)ing
engine pushes me on. As we pass
hrongh a village the inhabitants turn
>ut and stare at the engine, amazed at
he novel figure head that it carries.
Che village is left behind; we are again
Jone, making our way up the canyon;
he hot breath of the engine stifles me ;
he continual swaying from side to side
iffects my Head ; i can aiouci w me engineer,
but the sound of my voice is
irowned in the roar of tbe wheels. I
ry fco grasp the little flag staff more
irmly ; it turns in its socket, and I am
compelled to trust to my hold on the
jars of the cow catcher. I do not know
low long I can endure this. I almost
eel that I may faint. A village is in
light I Do we stop ? Yes, for our engine
gives a loud whistle, the brakes are
>ut down, the wheels turn more slowiy;
re come to-a standstill. I leap off the
sngine and seek the engineer. " How
ar have we traveled since I got on to
ho engine?" "Eight miles," is the
epiy.
An Affecting Reunion.
David Barber, of West Bloomfield,
called at the Detroit police station, the
?ress says, and said that" he was in the
:ity for the purpose of fiudihg a dog
vhich had been etolen from him two or
hree days previously by a colored man
vho was at work for one of Mr. Barber's
leighbors. The officers at the station
ook a description of the dog and promsed
to try to find him, and Mr. Barber
eft, saying that he should stay in the
iity until his search was successful.
iti -i ?-*r_ ti?i?? ^^
? wo uays a iter iur. iwluci icumuou w
he station apparently very much discouraged,
and had been there but a short
ime when he saw a roundsman coming
town the avenue leading the lost canine.
Ete arose quickly and stepped to the
rout door, where he stood with tears in
lis eyes, watching the approach of the
log, who, when about one hundred feet
)f the station, saw and recognized his
naster. With a powerful and lightning
ike spring he broke away from the officer,
and the next instant master and dog
vere showering each other with all manler
of affectionate caresses, totally unconscious
of the presenoe of a dozen officers.
When the meeting had resolved
tself into comparative quiet, it was seen
hat not only were tears coursing down
ilr. Barber's cheeks, but tko dog was
-.etualJy shedding tears of joy.
Upon being questioned as to the reason
of his extraordinary affection for a
log, Mr. Barber related the following
itorv :
"Three years ago this dog and my
ooy, then three years old, W9nt together
n Straight lake, a short distance from
uy home, aud while there my boy
clambered into a boat that lay upon the
>each. In their sport the boat became
roe and floated away with the boy. The
log did not see the boat and its load unii
quite a distance from shore, when he
immediately jumped into the lake and
-.warn after him. He was none too soon,
for when the boat was about twenty rods
from the shor^ it capsized, and my boy
ivas thrown into the water. He had
*uuk twice when myself and several
neighbors who had gathered on the
Oeach saw this dog seize the boy by the
shoulder in such a way as to hold his
head high above the water. Then he
scam toward us. He approached stoaddy,
bat we became impatient and waded
out as far as possible to meet them.
When he reached us the boy was not
only carried ashore, but strong arms
lifted the dog and carried him also. Do
you wonder now that I love him?"
Defenses of Constantinople.
Col. Valentine Baker has made a
careful report presenting the outlines of
a plan for defending Constantinople on
the land side, tow cities in the world
are so well situated for defense as Constantinople.
A properly devised torpedo
system, with both movable and
stationary torpedoes, supplemented by
ironclads, could make it impregnable to
the fleets of Europe, while its land approaches
may by engineering skill be
made obstacles against which armies
might long dash in vain. If Russia
makes war with Turkey she will find the
capture of C^sts ntinople a feat of
>.rras likely to be beyond her power, est
ec" :lly as England oould not submit to
the czar's planting his flag in tbe Bosphorus,
THE CHARMERS OF HINDOOSTAN.
.lint vrlii thnt a French Traveler Haja that
he Witnessed In the Bast.
Many of ti pse Hindoo jugglers who
live in the silence of the pagodas perform
feats far surpassing the prestidigi
tations of Robert Houdin, and there are
many others who produce the most curious
phenomena in magnetism aud
catalepsy upon the first objects that
come across their wnv, that I h ve often
wondered whether the brahmins with
s their occnlt sciences have not made
great discoveries in the questions which
I huve recently been agitated in Europe.
On one occasion while I and others
j were in a cafe with Sir Maswell, he orj
dered his dobochy to introduce the
charmer. In a few moments a lean Hini
rlnn almost naked, with an ascetic face
I and bronzed color, entered. Around his
i nejk, Arms, thighs aud body were coiled
serpents of different sizes. After saluting
us, he said: "God be with you, I
am Chibh Qhondor, son of Chibh-Gontnalh-Mava."
"We desire to see what you can do,"
said our host.
"I obey the orders of Siva, who has
sent me here," replied the fakir, squatting
down upon one of the marble
s'abs.
The serpents raised their heads and
hissed, but without showing any anger.
Then taking a small pipe, attached to a
wick in his hair, ho produced scarcely
audible sounds imitating the tailapaca,,
a bird that feeds upon bruised cocoanuts.
Here the serpents uncoiled themselves,
and one after another glided to
the floor. As soon as they touched the
ground they raised about one-third of1
their bodies, and begun to keep time to
their master's musio. Suddenly the
fasir dropped his instrument and made
several passes with his hands over the
serpents, of whom there were about ten,
all of the most deadly cobra species of
India. His eye assumed a strange expression.
We all felt an indefinable
uneasiness, and sought to turn away
our gaze from him. At this moment a
small shocra, whose business was to
baud fire in a small brazier for lighting
cigars, yielded to his influence, lay
down, and fell asleep. Five minutes
passed thus, and we felt that if the manipulations
were to continue a few seconds
more we should all fall asleep.
Ohondor then rose, and making two
more passes over the shocra, said to it:
"Give the commander some tire." The
i young Berpent rose, and, without totterj
ing, came and offered fire to its master,
j It was pinched, palled uboat, till there
i was no doubt of its being actually
j asleep. Nor would it move from Sir
| Masweil's side till ordered to do so by
I the fakir.
Wo then examined the other cobras,
i Paralyzed bv magnetic influence, they
lay at fall length on the ground. Ob
taking them up we found them stiff as
sticks. They were in a state of complete
catalepsy. The fakir then awakened
them, and they then returned
| and again coiled themselves round his
body. On asking us if be could make
us feel his influence, he made a few
passes over our legs, and instantly we
lost the use of these limbs; we could not
ieave our seats. He then released us as
I easily as he bad paralyzed ns.
Chibh:Ohondor closed his seance by
I experimenting upon inanimate objects,
i By mere passes with his hands in the
j direction of the object to be acted upon,
and without leaving his seat, he paled
j and extinguished lights in the furthest
j parts of the room, moved the furniture,
j including the divans upon which we
I sat, opened and closed doors. Catching
! sight of a Hindoo who was drawing
i water from a well in the garden, he
j made a pass in his direotiou, and the
j rope suddenly stopped in its descent,
resisting all the efforts of tho astonished
gardener. With another pass tho rope
again descended.
I asked Chibh-Chondor: "Do you
I employ the same means in acting upon
; inanimate objects that you do upon livi
ing creatures i"
j He replied: "I havo only ono
! meaus."
"What is it?"
..m. -1,
1UC Will* will/ ID l/HKJ 1UPU1V VTA
all intellectual and material forces, must
| dominate over all. The brahmins know
nothing besides this." .
Boys aud Their Mothers.
j
| Some one has written beautifully to
I the boys in the following manner. Here
j is a whole sermon in a low sentences:
Of all the love affairs in the world, none
can surpass the true love of the big boy
; for his mother. It is a pure love and
: noble, honorable in the highest degree
j to both. I do not mean a dutiful affec;
tion. I mean a love which makes a boy
gallant and courteous to his mother,
; saying to everybody that he is fairly in
[ love with her. Next to the love of a
; husband, nothing so crowns a woman's
| life with honor as this second love, this
| devotion of son to her. And. I never
yet knew a boy to "turn out bad " who
; begun by falling in love with his mothi
er. Any man may fall in love with a
! fresh faced girl, and the man who is
J gallant to the girl may cruelly neglect
| the worn and weary life. But the boy
j who is a lover to his mother in her midi
die age is a true knight who will love
i his wife as much in the sere-leaved au
tumn as in the daisy springtjme.
Raising a Panic.
j A few evenings ago, among the passengers
who returned to Easton from the
| Centennial, were a number of ladie:
from that place, one of whom had purchased
a good sized toy balloon. An
t Easton paper says: When she alighted
! irom the train at this place the crowd
was so great that she was jammed in,
and another lady was pnshed against the
, balloon, when it burst with a loud noise.
Tho lady who had caused the explosion
1 fell into the arms of a companion and
1 declared that she had been shot. Her
1 cries attracted the attention of the
i I male passengers, who fearing that some
i j one indeed had fired a pistol, became
, very much excited, and for a while it
i was feared that the rush to get out of
: j the cars would repulfc in some one getting
1 trampled under foot. The cause of the
? i alarm was finally explained, and the
- i supposed wounded lady was escorted to
j her home without delay.
In a Scientific Way.
Tbft following extracts from Professor
Draper's lecture summarizes some of the ??
achievements of the United States in the y
way of science : We have sent out exp6ditions
of exploration both to the
Arctic and Antarctic seas. We have submitted
our own coast to a hydrographic
and geodesic survey not excelled
in exactness and extent by any .
similar works elsewhere. In the ac- .
complishment of this we have been com- er
pelled to solve many physical problems
of the greatest delicacy and highest im- p
portance, ai.il we have done it successfully.
The measuring rods with which
the three great base lines of Maine,
Long Island and Georgia were determined,
and their beautiful mechani- ^
cal appliances, have exacted the publicly
expressed admiration of some of the .
greatest European philosophers and the
conduct of that survey their unstinted
applause. We have instituted geologi- .
cal surveys of many of our States and c
much of our Territories, and have been ^
rewarded uot merely by manifold local
benefits, but also by the higher honor
of extending very greatly the boundaries /
of that noble scienco. At an enormous
annual cost we have maintained a
meteorological signal system which I .
think is not equaled, and oertainly is ^
not surpassed, in the world. Should it be ^
said that selfish interests have been .
mixed up with some of these under- ^
takings, we may demand whether there .j,
was any selfishness in the survey of the
Dead sea?' Was there any selflshness'in ?
that mission that a citizen of New York
sent to equatorial Africa for the finding
and relief of Livingstone, any in the '
astronomical expedition to South
America, any in that to the valley of the ^
Amazon ? Was there any in the send- -q
ing out of parties for the observation of n]
the t^tal eclipse of the sun ? It was by
American astronomers that the trae Fj,
character of his corona was first de- ^
termined. Was there any in the seven ^
expeditions that were dispatched for ob- j
serving the transit of Venus? Was it
not here that the bi-partition of Biela's J
comet wa? first detected, here that the
eighth satellite of Saturn was discovered,
here that the dusky ring of that planet,
which had escaped the penetrating eye q
of Herschel and all the great European
astronomers, was first seen ? Was it not
by an American telescope that the companion
of Sirius, the brightest star in ^
the heavens, was revealed and the mathematical
prediction of the cause of his .
perturbations verified ? Was it not by a ^
Yale College professor that the showers
of shooting stars were first scientifically J
/lia/inooe^l rm fchfl OCCSfliOn Of that I .!
UiQVUnov U| vm
meteoric phenonenom in 1833 ? Did we "
not join in the investigations respecting terrestrial
magnetism instituted by Euro- , j
pean governments at the suggestion of
Humboldt, and contribute our quota to
the results obtained ? Did not the Congress
of the United States vote a money ~
grant to carry into effect the invention
of the electric telegraph ? Does not the
pnblished flora of the United States
show that something has been done in , j
botany ? Have not very important in- .
ve3tions been made here on the induction
of magnetism in iron, the effect of fj
magnetic currents on one another, the
translation of quality into intensity and
the converse ? Was it not here that the
radiations of incadescence were first investigated,
the connection of increasing
temparature with increasing refrangibility
shown, the distribution of light,
heat and chemical activity in the solar a
spectrum ascertained and some of the T
fundamental facts in spectrum analysis h
develop--d long before general attention a;
was given to that subject in Europe? n
Here the first photograph of the moon ti
was taken, here the first of the diffrac- a
tion spectrums was produced, here the ii
first portraits of the human face were tl
made?an experiment that has given h
rise to an important industrial art! p
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Puts his Foot Down. ^
Tfinmna fkrlvlo. in a recent conversa- ii
tion with an American gentleman, took a
occasion, in a very concise but emphatic fi
way, to express bis opinion of Darwin f<
and the men who adopt his views. Said a
ho: " A good sort of man is this Dar- vi
win, and well meaning, but with very o
little intellect. Ah, it's a sad and terrible
thing to see nigh a whole generation ii
of men and women, professing to be d
cultivated, looking around in a purblind si
fashion and finding no God iu this uni- tl
verse. I suppose it is a reaction from si
the reign of cant and hollow pretense, 8
professing to believe what in fact they tl
do not believe. And this is what we o
have got t?. All things from frog g
spawn: the gospel of dirt the order of o
the day. The older I grow?and I now p
stand upon the brink of eternity?the tl
more comes back to me the sentence in 1
the catechism, which I learned when a n
child, and the fuller and deeper its tl
meaning becomes?'What is the great a
end of man?' 'To glorify God, and to fi
. njoy Him forever.' No gospel of dirt, c
teaching that men have descended from b
fiogs through monkeys, can ever set b
tlW aside." I
The Centennial Exhibition.
The attendance at the Centennial Exhibition,
compared with international
exhibitions of other countries, shows the
following:
Sumbtr of Day* ,
Tear. Place. Vieitors. Receipt*. Open, t
1851-London 6,039.195 $2 530,000 141 fl
1855?Paris 5,162,330 640.500 200 I
1862?London 6,211 103 2 360,060 171 r
1867?Paris 10.009,000 a,t?;d,yaz zw
1873?Vienna 7,254,687 2,000.000 186 6
1876?Philadelphia. 9,907,125 3,850,000 159 f
An important fact in connection with ^
the above showing is that the aggregate ?
population within seven days' travel of 1
the Centennial Exhibition does not ex- J
ceed 45,000,000, while the aggregate 1
population within seven days' travel of *
either of the other great exhibitions was *
1 not far short of 200,000,000. *
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Very Greasy. [
The latest London industry is the col- f
lection of oleaginous deposits in the mud t
i cf the Thames. It is quite profitable, c
the mud gatherers making three shil- ^
lings and sixpence a day. Small globes c
made of cork and lined with hair are 1
planted in the mud at low tide and the *
fatty substances in the water adhere to t
them. This miscellaneous grease is c
manufactured into fresh butter for tbe t
London market, I
What a Noted Judge Says.
A reporter interviewed Chief Justice
aurch, of the supreme court of New
)rk, ou the great question of the day.
"I have always apprehended," said
idge C., " that the greatest source of
inger to the peace of tho country would
me time prove to be this very one?
e counting of the Presidential vote
tor a close canvass. The danger seems
inhere in the machinery of the preset
electoral system."
"Is there a better way to elect the
resident? Have you any sympathy
ith the notion of a popular vote?"
"Not the least."
"Why?" "It
would be contrary to the genius,
le structure of our institutions. It
ould tend to obliterate State outlines,
erase the rights of the minority, to
mcentrnte and consolidate the govern
ent. These are things we ougiit ever
avoid."
" How about an electoral district sysm?a
system dividing each State into
ectoral districts similar to Congresonal
districts, and letting the people
every district vote for their own sepate
Presidential elector f"
"That would have a similar effect?to
iscure State divisions, to dwarf States,
> prevent them from aoting as units,
should oppose anything which bad a
ndency to detract from the dignity of
le several States and thus to magnify
le influence upon States of the general
)vernment, whose sufficient functions
e defined in the Constitution. It is a
irious fact," continued the chief josce,
"that every great national disturblce
has been produced by the intormtion
of the Federal government in
lairs which concerned States. Tho
nited States bank disturbance, the
unification disturbance, were cases in
lint. So, when the South demanded
tat Congress should decide the queson
of extending slavery into the Terri ries.
So, when Congress, at the beck
: the North, undertook to adjudicate
pon the slavery and other questions,
le decision of whioh properly rested
ith each State by itself."
"The South forgot its doctrine of
tata rights when it thus applied to
ongress ?"
" Yes, or had not then formulated it."
"Have you, then, no idea in your
wn mind of a better system of elocting
le President and Vice-President?"
" An idea, yes. But I have not condered
the subject thoroughly in the
glit of present circumstances. My
pinion is that it would be an improvoient
to allow each State to vote by itself
irectly for the candidates for President
lid Vice-President, instead of for elects
as now. This would do away with
le existing electoral machinery."
" The vote of each State, when finally
ranted, to appear, by the majority ou
ne side or the other, as the vote of that
tate?"
"Yes."
" This for the reason that the States'
utonomy as such would be preserved in
le election, while by a popular vote, or
y electoral districts, there would be
ractically a general election irrespecve
of States ?"
"Yes."
A Yenomous Beast.
There are but four venomoas beasts
moDg the fauna of the United States,
'hese are the rattlesnake, the copperead,
the moccasin and the Spitz dog,
nd of the four, the latter is by far the
lost aggressive and deadly in its hoslity
to man. Were any of our citizens,
lys an exchange, to insist upon keepig
pet rattlesnakes> and permitting
lem to run at largo in the streets, the
iw would soon convince thc.12 of the
ropriety of weaning their affections
rom creeping things and setting them
pon less dangerous pets. But the law,
ith what is now seen to be a glaring
iconsi9tency, allows every man to keep
Spitz, although the bite of the latter is
tr more dangerous than that of the
irmer. A rattlesnake's bite can be
nred by saturating the system with
rhisky, but there is no cure for the bite
f a rabid Spitz.
The facts as to the monopoly of rabies
1 which the Spitz in this climate innlges
are within the reach of all. They
hould be made the basis of an act of
iq Legislature, directing the immediate
laughter of every Spitz dog in the
tate, and punishing, by a heavy fine,
tie importation of a Spitz from any
ther State or country. The few misuided
persons who are the accomplices
f this noxious beast cannot have their
erverted tastes gratified at the cost of
lie safety of the whole community,
he Spitz and the rattlesnake deserve
otbing but extermination, and when
tie former has completely disappeared
nd his place has been taken by doge
all of sweetness, light, and gifted with
aim, well b&lanoed minds, wo shall
ear no more of hydrophobia, and shall
ave no pretext for the annual St.
Bartholomew dog massacre every sumler.
Foolish Fellows.
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TJie ways 01 me duhuiu us ucovn^
>y travelers in the far West are at
tr&nge as those of the Heathen Chinee.
i a herd of these animals gets on?the
lorth side of a track, it will stand
ttupidly gazing, though the locomotive
)asses within a hundred yards of it.
Bat if two miles from tho track on the
oath side, the whole herd is throwi
nto the wildest commotion. Regard
ess of consequences it will make foi
he track, and if the train is in its way,
tack individual buflalo will go at it wit!
he desperation of despair, plunginp
igainst or between the locomotive anc
he car. There was a notable instance
>f this in the severe winter of 1871-72,
vhen the ponds and small rivers were
rozen solid, and the buffalo was foroec
0 the larger rivers for water. The con
1 actors of the Atchison, Topcka aur'
Janta Fo railroad, after having train!
litched twice in one week, learned t<
lave a very decided respect for the idio
yncrasios of the buffalo, and whei
here was a possibility of strikiug'a here
>n the rampage for the north side o
be track, stopped the train until il
Mssedt
Items of Interest.
If a bird in the hand is worth two in
the bnsb, is a mole in the face worth
two in the ground ?
A cricket ball struck a boy, aged
thirteen, behind the ear, in London.
He fell senseless and died within two
hours.
The wine crcp of France this year is
unusually large, being a third larger
than the vines promised at the outset of
the season.
The annual death rate in London now
averages eighteen per 1,000; in Edinburgh,
twelve; in Glasgow, twentyone
; in Dublin, nineteen.
Dr. Carpenter believes in oonfining an
habitual drunkard long enough to have
new food, without aloohol, produoe new,
healthy tissues of the body.
Mrs. TrimmeU's terrible mode of suicide,
in Sterling, Ky., was to saturate
her clothing with kerosene and set fire
to it. She was religiously insane and
believed that the flames would waft her
to heaven without burning her.
Admirers of a former mathematical
professor at Dartmouth cite, as proof of
- - - ? - ? it. i.
bis wonderful gift of calculation, mat,
when be went to Europe, he estimated
his expenses so accurately that he took
just enough money to pay all his bills,
and returned with one oent left. N
Senator Norwood, of Georgia, is fortysix
years old, and the son of a tanner.
When elected to the United States Senate
he said he did not know thirty members
of the Legislature that elected him.
He is known as " Tan yard Tom," and
can beat any man in Georgia telling a
joke.
The good old days are dead and gone;
the rich coloring has faded out of the
warp and woof of the past, and yet we
rejoioe that it is still true that a pretty
woman cannot ride by her lover's side
through a tunnel without emerging in a
hat that looks as if it had been struck
by lightning. 1
Mrs. Polk, the widow of the ex-Preaident,
says a correspondent, now lives in
Nashville, and takes a lively interest in
affairs of Stato. Her husband's tomb is
laid in the lawn in front of her hous^.
It is a solid block of gray stone, under a
flat entablature of the same stone, raised
above by four stone pillars.
A merchant, having sustained a considerable
loss, desired his son not to
? ? mi?
mention it to anyway. iue juuui
promised silenoe, but at the same time
requested to know what advantages
could attend it. 44 If you divulge the
loss," said the father, 44 we shall have
two evils to support instead of one?our
grief and the joy of our neighbors."
Along the Virgin river, in Nevada, are
some of the most remarkable salt formations
in the world. They are mountains
of crystal salt, extending for moie than
thirty miles. The salt lies under a shallow
covering of earth, and is raised by
blasting. Most of it is perfectly pure,
and is so clear that line letters can be
read throngh pieces of it a foot in thickness.
President Chad bourne, of Williams
College, during a lecture was telling the
freshman class that the notion of allowing
girls to enter the college for the sake
of their good influence on the boys was
not as sound as it might be, when a
freshman raised his hand and eagerly
inquired: 44Don't you think it would
have a good influence on the young
ladies ?"
Though a Mohammedan who marr'M
a French girl is not required to renounce
his religion, he canuot contract r alid
marriage with another woman uaring
her lifetime. These unions usually turn
ojjt well and are extremely prolific, and
the Arab husband submits passively to
the dominion of his French consort,
as though he tacitly acknowled himself
of an inferior race.
An English company has proposed to
Governor Smith, of Georgia, to put on
n first-class line of steamers between
Savannah or Brunswick and Liverpool
at once, and keep them running steadily,
provided the State vi'.l give them a
bonus of $50,000 a year for three years.
They guarantee besides that they will
land , three hundred iir migrants per
month on our shores.
The reoent report o/ the French minister
of the interior gives the immigration
from France from 1865 to 1874 as
60,245 ; the agricultural element constituted
thirty-seven per cen:., and the
average of men was seventy-one per
cent, and of women twenty-nine per
oent. Daring the same period the immigration
of permanent settlers, chiefly
by the eastern frontier, reached 63,025.
The Sea Serpent.
The interesting specimen in natural
history, the sea serpent, has been seen
' again, this time between Malacca and
Peuang. The fortunate spectators
; were the officers and passengers of the
steamship Nestor, who "unanimously
' vouch for the fact." The commander,
John W. Webster, has published a card
on the subject, from which I take the
following account of the serpent:
Being on the bridge at the time
(abont ten a. m.) with the first and third
| officers we were surprised by the ap
i nooranAfl of an extraordinary monster
I going in onr course, and at an equal
i speed with the vessel, at a distance from
, ns of about six hundred feet. It had a
) square head, and a dragon black and
I white striped tail, and an immense body
> which was quite fifty feet bread when
, the monster raised it. The head was
> about twelve feet broad, and appeared
i! to be occasionally at the extreme about
i six feet above the water. When the
r I head was placed on a level with the
, I water, the body was extended to its uti
most limit to all appearance, and then
; the body rose oat of the water about
[ two feet, and seemed quite fifty feet
5 broad at those times. The Img dra,
gon tail with black and white scales
) afterward rose, and an undulating mo[
tion in which at one time the head, at
- another the body, and eventually the
I tail formed, each in its turn, a promii
nent object above the water, rhe aui)
mal, or whatever it may be culled, ap- ;
- peared careless of our close proximity,
1 and went onr course for about six
I minutes on our starboard side, and then
f finally worked round to 0^ port side,
t and remained in vie w, to the delight ot
aii on board, for about ludf an hour, y
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