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Transient minimum: (1 inch) l time ".00 ' Subsequent Insomniac, per week. so funeral and Obituary'ilotim. some mu. .muatrisgeesnd Dntbmhmtedfuo Questionable edvrts, not inner-tee at uyprien All mu Coliseum Monthly and You. demu'u'mv'wim. Job Printing craves-y VI! lot, ”out. amour-a M m Volume LXXXVI. —-—‘ u.— __ ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S KINDNESS. The Only President Who Would Examine the Real Wants of the People. “ Abraham Lincoln,” said Judge Kelley, of Pennsylvania, who is the father of the House of Representatives “ was the most patient man in the de- tails of life I ever saw. He was the only President we ever had, andprob- ably ever will have, who knew .nothing of the common autocracy of public life. I remember an incident in con- nection with the war which illustrates what I am trying to say. It is not proper for me to use names, but the story goes: It was at that early period in the rebellion when suspects and con- spirators were being arrested and im- prisoned by the wholesale. A letter written upon a printed sheet of paper giving the business of_ a prominent firm of merchants in New York and containing incendiary language toward the Union, found its way into the ' ' hands of a Goverment official in the South. The declarations were penned by a traveling man, who represented the firm- mentioned in the letter-head. The result was the arrest of the princi- pal member of that firm on the charge of conspiracy against the Government. The letter was signed in such a way as ~ to not make it perfectly clear who the author was, and, of course, suspicion bore heavily upon the firm mentioned. He is a man well known in New York to-day. Men. were held in prison at that time on the slightest suspicion, in fact, more slight than this one. The wife of the merchant came to a friend of mine in New York immediately after the arrest of the husband, and re. ' quested him to communicate with President Lincoln the fact that her hus- band had been arrested for something for which he was in no way responsible. My friend addressed a note to the Presi- dent, telling him that the man under arrest was not guilty of the misde- meanor even in a collateral or the most remote way. The wife came to Wash- ington; it was 11 o’clock when she ar- rived. At the depot she told the cab- man to drive to the White House. The driver expostulated with her, and told her that it was of no use to call at the White House at such a late hour of the night. She said it made no difference, she wanted to see Mr. Lincoln, and that he must drive her immediately to the Executive Mansion. When she present- ed herself at the entrance to the White House it was midnight. Everything was quiet. The cordon of police, very stormy at that time, turned out in full force. They would not listen at first to her entreaties to be admitted to the White House. Finally, she prevailed upon one of the ofiicers to take the let- ter of introduction she had to President Lincoln, who was then asleep. A min- ute after the President had been awakened his voice was heard in the corridor on the upper floor. He had the letter in his hand, and the tremor upon it indicated his feeling. “ ‘ Mrs. ~———, this case demands imme- diate action,’ said Mr. Lincoln; ‘if you will take my arm, we will go immedi- ately to Secretary Stanton.’ Across the lots at a rapid pace went the President and the lady. Stanton was aroused from his slumbers, shown the letter by the President and requested to release the prisoner. He wrote a dispatch and handed it to Mr. Lincoln, and said he would attendto the matter further in the morning. .“ Like a lackey boy, the President, with the lady, started toward the down- town hotels. It was 1 o’clock in the morning. Washington was filled with revolutionists and would-be assassins, yet Mr. Lincoln never faltered and seemed not to comprehend his danger. When he arrived at the hotel, with the lady on his arm, he told her to go to her room, sleep soundly, return to New York in the morning, and that her hus- , band would meet her on the deck. The lady could not believe it, but Mr. Lin- 'coln assured herthat such would be the case. ,. The President then went to the telegraph office, filed the message, which demanded the unconditional release of the prisoner, and returned to the White House alone. Sure enough, when the lady alighted from the ferry at New York the next day her husband was there to embrace her. I am inclined to believe the millennium will come before we shall have another President who would do such an act as this.” WW— Torn Paine’s Bones. A correspondent repeats a statement he made six or seven years ago to the efiect that Cobbet, after taking the exhumed bones of Thomas Paine from America to England, left them in awarehouse at Liverpool, “ and no one knows what has become of them." The facts-are that Cobbet took the bones tohis own house in Famham, where they remained “stowed away ” until after Cobbet’s death in 1835, when his estate, real and personal, went under the hammer. At the sale the box was brought out into the upper hall of the house, no me knowing the contents of the package. 0n opening it a plate plainly told what was packed under- neath. The auctioneer, on reading the plate, uttered an exclamation of aston- ishment at the discovery, and then said: “I have never sold human flesh, and I will never sell human bones.” Whereupon the lid was nailed on and '- the box removed. Such is the account of the affair as read by the under- signed, now‘ over fifty years ago Doubtless there are those living oi Cobbet’s grandchildren, and perhaps other people, who know what at last was done'with the bones of the “ author- hero ” or the American Revolution. W - - The Origin of‘Our Continent. . It ‘is believed by some scientific men that North America begun its formap tion with islands of matter rising out of the ocean, which grew until they touched each other. Many of these islands were volcanoes that threw up matter that had formed below the sur- face of ’ the water, and were larger below the water than above it. The Hawaiian Islands have had many volcanoes, and were much formed by them. The whole area above the sea is no more than that of the State of Mas- sachusetts, but their combined bases must be equal to the whole of New England and New York. Thus the original islands of this continent could easily have been made to enlarge and join each other, and the granite rock so abundant was once erupted from volcanoes, like flowing lava. Among the first volcanic islands must have been Greenland, Canada, east of Win- nipeg, the Atlantic district, the Rocky Mauntains and the Seirra Nevadas; but as the islands rose and enlarged great depressions would naturally com- . mence ,and go on, and in this way the depressions of Hudson’s bay, the Mis- sissippi valley and the Salt Lake and Nevada basins were burned. These depressions would eventually become rocks, and the depressions would have asaucer or platter shape. how Says Locke: “ Intelligible discourses TWO BALLOON "STORIES. A Man's Hair Turned White from Fright During a Ride “Knight!" Clouds. In a talk with John Forepaugh re- cently several interesting stories of ad- ventures r. ‘:h hot-air balloons were indulged in. “ We mul to inflate the balloons and send l'lel skyward at every stopping point of the Forepaugh show,” he said, “and Iranrernber now one incident in regard to these balloons which occurred in 1874 at Chester. There was a large crowd on the grounds, and ‘a man we called Big .Smith'was inside the bag while it was being inflated. At last the balloon .bulged out, nearly full, and Smith crawled from under. .,..;.-'1.‘W°.nir' five men were holding the. balloon, and Smith, after he got’ outside the machine, saw o cm. butcho; comic Mitchell standing nei? , . Before any one could count-five grabbed Mitchell, threw him in the basket, and yelled ‘ Let go I’. The men droppedthe ropes, the balloon shot aloft like a rocket, and the ten thousand people strained their eyes as they saw it grow smaller and smaller, until it was out of sight. “ When the balloon was first skipping towards heaven Mitchell’s head could be seen over the edge of the basket as he yelled ‘ Help, for God's sakel’ When the big bag floated beyond the range of vision a dozen men started north- ward—the way the wind carried the balloon—in teams. They drove eight or ten miles, and they found the balloon with the wretched Mitchell lying helplessly in the basket on the bank of a creek. Mitchell's hair had actually turned white from fright in his hour’s ride in the clouds. “Several years after that, in another town, Big Smith was inside another balloon while it was being inflated. After it was full of hot air he crawled over the edge of the basket and another man got in for a trip through the ozone belt. Some one yelled “Let gol’ The ropes were loosened, but one rope, on the side on Which Smith was getting out, took a turn rormd his leg, clutching him tightly, and as the balloon shot sky. ward it took Smith with it by the ankle. His terrified companion in the basket, who heard the cry of horror that swept over the crowd, could not help him, for if he changed his position the chances were that the basket would. upset or that the rope would uncoil.‘ After about ten minutes the balloén came down with Smith unconscious and his head full of blood. However, he re- covered, and is yet in the show busi- ness to tell the story for himself.” ”Mm...— Costly Stupidity. Two or three years ago I was night clerk at the Hotel N antasket, at N an- tasket Beach. One night John L. Sul- livan, with Pete McCoy and-a few of his other sporting friends, came in and ' wanted something to drink. It was after 12 o’clock and the bar was closed, but the head barkeeper happened to be near the desk, and knowing. Sullivan he opened the doors and the party went in. Theysat at a table for some time and drank a couple of. bottles of wine. They had evidently had some before coming to the hotel, and, they felt the effects of it pretty strongly. ' As they sat there a dispute arose about some point or other which I did not under- stand, and Sullivan finally wanted to bet a hundred dollars that he was right “Oh, come off," said McCoy, “ you haven’t got a hundred dollars.” “ H’aint I?” retorted Sullivan in a loud voice, as he rose from the table. “I'll show you I’ve got meney. See herel” and quick as a wink he drew a magnificent gold watch from his vest pocket, re- leased it from the guard and threw it with his whole strength against the partition which separated the wine- room from the hotel lobby. It sounded like a bullet from a gun as it struck the woodwork. Of course, the watch was mined. That was a sample of the reckless and foolish displays which be frequently made in those days. But it is not only the “plug-uglier” and “ thugs ” who do such things. I have seen exhibitions equally nonsensi- cal on the part of some of the highest toned bloods of the Hub. I happened in a rich hotel bar in Boston one night when a youth who occupies a place in the “ best society ” came in and ordered wine for himself and friends. They eat at a table in front of the bar, and after the bottle had been emptied, the young man deliberately picked it up and sent It crashing through .a magnificent French mirror which filled the whole wall back of the bar. Then he drew his check-book fromhis pocket, signed a blank, and before the proprietor had time to show anger, asked him how much he. should fill it 'out for. The break cost him $1,500. - W AN ECGENTRIO GENIUS. Characteristics of 3 Once Celebrated In.» llsh Actor. With ordinary prudence Charles Dil- lon might have become one of the first if not the first manager in London. Apart, however, from his erratic mode of conducting his business, he unfortu- nately commenced his enterprise with borrowed capital, was overwhelmed with old debts and had not even the scintillation of an idea on the. subject of finance. Besides these drawbacks, his defective early training, his eccen- tric mode of dress, his disregard for the commences of society, perpetually as- serted themselves to his serious disad- vantage. When out of the theatre he' was never happy unless when loaflng around the nearest bar with congenial companions, who swallowed his stories (which were by no means bad ones) and his libations with equal avidity. In this mund Kean and Lemaitre, who, - at" the height of their prosperity, pre- ferred the society of their old “ pals” to that of peers and princes. It must be admitted, however, that “ Dillon bore his blushing honors meekly," and that he never was so affable in his life dur- ing his brief spell of prosperity. The only extravagance he ever indulged in was a brougham, which was usually ordered at ten, to bring him to the Lyceum, but it was generally two or: three hours later before he started. It was again ordered to take him home to dinner, but was invariably kept waiting all the afternoon, while he oscillated ’twixt the Albion and the Strand. when it was not infrequently dismissed altogether. Then he would adjourn to his own room in the theatre, where, over a rump steak and apot of stout, with a few intimates he would discuss his last or his next performance, until it was time for the doors to open, when he would take a stroll round the Strand to smoke his cigar and to see the people fleck into the pit, a habit he could never 'f . . get rid of to the last. _ WWW Habit, if wisely and skilfully formed; becomes truly a second nature, as the; common saying is; but unskilfully and unmethodicallydirected, it willbe, nail were, the ape of nature, which ' nothing to the life, but only clumsily respect he was wonderfully like Ed-. ' i EARLY QUAKE”. The Home Life, the Mountain", and the Marriage Customs. The home life of the early Quakers differed very little from that of other Puritans so for as outward appearance was concerned, but directly the door was closed the difference was appan. cut. According to the rules of the society, men and women are in every respect equal in religious and mm matters; the wife canbe aminieter or an elder just. as well as her husband, and if she feels called thereto, in at not liberty to speak in the meeting. All readers" of Puritan literature, know. that with whatever --roapeot» womur may be montlonefipthere is. always an implied macadamia“. they are the interiors of. M~M the Puritan hus- band wasuousil‘y in- every real sense lord and? master. With the Quakers this ,Was,vnotxeo; the equality in the mesmeheusemmamlymrmd into the home life, andthat it was not more completions!» .only: oneoccount of the one-sidelines! (italic-law. .As may be expected, Quaker households were usu- allyveryrhappmoneeaz The friends in- sisted that. only... members: of their society might be united, and both be- fore and afterthe- marriage assisted in making the wheels of life run smoothly, although it is to be» feared. they often imam in. turning; them a good deal morethon was necessary. Before’ltwmQuekere could marry— that hand. albumin-thozmiety—the parties wererrequlxed to, attend a meet ing and publiclyiannounoestheir lutem tion of being wedded... A;committoe wasthen appointed..chh instituted inquiries-'- to: discover, among other thingsywvhether. thorium-Jase in a posi- tion tantra. and-smaller be was free from theoleime of weenie: affection. .Theyolso inquireddnto tbsotate of his health, and-.whether..hie_.reletions had any - objection to --hls--;morrying, and if not, if~they,eaw reason. to objectto the wife he had chosen. A. committee of. women made similar: inquiries re- garding: the-girl, and werewory particu- lar in examining whethcrskobsdfiirted unwisely or otherwise» misconducted herself. That the. young. couple had not sufficient means: to marry upon was notconsldered in itself an insnper- able bar, for the society, not having the fear of Malthus before lts:.e}yes had a fund from which grants could be made toward furnishing; In very early times the parties were expected to be accom. panied by their parents, or at the least to bring duly signal and witnessed nssents from them, when they attended to announce their intention of getting married, but this was soon given up. On a date fixed the parties. were re« quired to attend another meeting, when, after they had stated they were still in the same mind, and if the committee of inquiry had reported favorably, per- misson to marry was formally given and a day for the nuptials fixed. W . Sleeping Face Downward. Hunters, scouts, children and wild men sleep with the spine upward. So do animals, all but civilized man. If a dog, a cat or a horse were forced to lie upon its back it.would die. Among the Arabian jugglers and show people that have been brought to this country it- has been noticed that they always turn over upon their breasts when they so to sleep and lie that way- till they wake. It seems to be the natural way. It protects the vital organs in..- case of a shot from an enemy. The spine and the great amount of nerve tissue that starts fromit are the most sensitive parts of the body. Lying with the great weight of thastomaeh, heart intestines and other organs pressed upon these nerves it seem must in time work injury. Even the half weight, as when a personllcs-upon hisside, must have its bad effects, it is said. The spine and nerves are also abnormally heated by the common way of resting. Keep the spine and spinal nerves cool, my the advocates of the cow’s and the wild man's way of sleep- ing. There are such advocates, among them able physicians. They afilrm that turning upon the breast to'eleep will relieve backache. Also, it will leave the nerve stimulant freetofiow vigorously from its centres and in that- way will remedy indigestion and take away the bad taste in themouth. Many will be surprised to find how 'difilcult it- is to lie with the face down- ward after years of reposing inthe other attitude. One cannot do so com- fortably ten minutes sis-first. But practice will overcome the difilculty. The natural method, so called. ,of sleep. ing, has many and able advocates, recently. An Enterprising Architect. Adjoining one end of theroyal palace at Naples, which is the future home of the Crown Prince, is the theatre of. San Carlo, which been interesting. story. When Charles III. was the King of Naples he issued orders for the most magnificent theatre of Europe to be built in the shortest time possible. Angelo Camcale,a N epolitan architect, offered to complete it in throormonths, and by great effort and energygactually did so. On the opening night the King sent tenths—architect to come to the royal Wflmd there publicly com- mended'ahéiswork, adding that Only one thing was lacking, and that was a private door and stair-case gleading from the pm into the theatre for the use of the royalfnmily The architect bowed low, abduction! that the play might begin. :3331“ the play was finished-the” arm} appeared before . the King, saylnfih“ Your, Monty's 'wish is accompliahe‘d,” and; preceded the: astonished monarch. .to go: private entrance in one end of thosgrcetrc. In the three hoursthnbg 1 ; g ;bed on- gaged the king's attention the untiring. architect had collected his workmen. and by almost superhuman oflort had. completed his task. He had torn down partitions and laid huge logs of wood for a stairway: but elegant velvet car- pets and beautiful curtains concealed the rough floors and defaced walla, while a skillful arrangement of hand. we'- a magical effect, and mode the-whole; ward, the entrance was, properly fin- ished, and last summer I walked from the palace through this private door, and stood in the royal balcony where the king had received the architect nearly one hundred and fifty years before. . M“ 0—y— . Matrimonial Item. “I am very sorry Idid 1:93:98»- qualnted with you until 11 ball: become nwldower," said Col. Percy Yerger to his second wife, with whom he does ~-not-live very happily.” ‘ “ What doyou. mean bygot,” asked the partner of hisjoyo. _ “ Nothing, except-MI would much rather that you hadbecnr‘pydlrst wife,” replied ‘the'fond hmband,"clrelessly. ..,“ Why do you wish that I had been curate-sun" . ' , , . “ Because some other woman would be my present wife, darling." are a oiled by too much subtility in nice ivision. _ _ and awkwardly; ‘_ _ “o ‘5‘)" " romemirrors and chandeliers produced; L _ . 4” officer'sphotograph. seem the work of fairy hands. After- ' » Items 0L Interest.‘ Early marriages are encouraged among the French Canadians, and it is the rule - for girls to marry when they reach their fifteenth or sixteenth year. . Dr. Aubrey, the well-known Congre- gational minister of London, will make this fella tour of the United States, lec- turing and studying American institu- tions. English oak wears well». Some oak timber. which in 1824 had served for 864 years for roof beams in an English church is still doing duty as a seat in a farmer’s kitchen. From the tower 537 feet high a col- ossal statue of William Penn is to gaze down upon Philadelphia. The sculp- tor in Alexander Calder. The statue will be 37 feet high. ' The year in which August has five Sundays is called ministers’ leap year, for, in effect, a week is added to the usual vacation season. The present is the third of successive years in which the paetore’ holiday has thus been pro- longed. Toothache, caused by a cold in the facial nerves, may often be relieved by wringing asoft towel out of cold water and sprinkling it with strong vinegar. This should be laid on the face like a. po'ultice, and will often be followed by a refreshing sleep. In England in old times parochial meetings were held at Whitsuntido, usually in some barn near the church, consisting of a kind of a picnic, as each parishoner brought what victuals he could spare. The ale, which had been brewed pretty strong for the occasion, was sold by the church wardens, and from. its profits 9. fund arose for the repair of the church. A common mode of manumission in the Middle Ages was for the master to lead the slave with a torch around the altar, and the earnest words of liberation were spoken. One form at- tered these words: “For fear of Al- mighty God, and for the care of my soul, I liberate thee, and may the angel of our Lord Jesus Christ deem me worthy of a place among His saints.” A Cleveland woman has raised an entirely new point in relation to gam- bling. Her husband lost $1,500 in a gambling house and she has sued the owners of the property for the recovery of the amount, claiming that they leased the property knowing that it was to be devoted to gambling pur- poses, and are therefore responsible for losses in the unlawful pursuit. The continents of the earth have an average height of about nine hundred feet above the level of the sea; they must be regarded as elevated plateaux occupying five-sixteenths of the earth’s surface. The abysmal regions of the earthoccupy eight-sixteenths, and one half of the earths surface, and have an average depth of three miles beneath the surface cf the waves. ' After Richard III. of England was defeated and killed on Bosworth field, his crown was found hanging on a hawthorn bush, and was placed by Lord Derby on the head of the victori- e'us Henry. In the stained-glass win- dows of Henry VIL's chapel in West— minster Abbey, beside the union of the red and white roses, is the picture of a hawthorn tree with a golden crown above it. There is a man, in Waterbury, Con- necticut, whose habits are somewhat fixed. His habit is to get shaved at 6.30 each evening. The other day, expecting to be busy in the evening, he was shaved at noon, but at till) he again entered the barber shop, patiently waited half an hour for his turn, and when the smiling barber rubbed his hand over his bald head and said “ hair cut ?" remembered that he had been shaved and bolted from the shop. .131on the tight-rope walker, lives quietly in London at the age of sixty- two. He tried to exhibit in Paris after theauthorlties had refused to let him walk acre. Niagara a second; time ex- cept with a net suspended under the rope, but his great feat had taken the interest out of all subsequent perform- ances in that line, and they all seemed tame in comparison. Blondin retired on a moderate competence, earned in his perilous profession. In Brazil, where great quantities of codes are used, and where all the in- habitants take it many times a day, alcoholism is completely unknown. The number of cases in the larger cities, where multitudes ofpersons, from the highest down to the lowest classes, go in to take a cup of that delicious beverage which none but Brazilians know how to make properly -is enormous, while drinking-saloons or bars are very few, and their patrons still fewer. Alexander Krapotkin, who ,was per- secuted by the Russian Government into committing suicide at Tomskmecently, was a brother of the well-known Prince PeterKrapotkin. Although only forty- five years old, he had translated many great English works into Russian, and was one of the foremost astronomers and meteor010gists in Russia. 2After his . return from exile in Siberia, the Gov- - erurnent forbade him to enter any uni- versity town, to communicate with any institution of learning, or to pursue fur- ther his scientific work ; and this drove him to despair. M 011' with the 01d Love. A novel way of disposing of an old love affair is that adopmda few months since by one of the brightest and pretti- est of our Washington belles. The young lady wears as many hearts dang- lingfrom her belt as does an Indian brave of scalps. Wishing at the time mentioned to announce the breaking of her engagement to ayoung ariny omcermow stationed in the far west, but formerly'well known in Washing- ton, she issued invitations for luncheon to a few of her most intimate friends. The centreplede of the prettily spread tableware formed of a, mass of blos- soms,in the midst of which, heavily draped with crepe, rested the young - - .anker Marriages. In the Quaker society divorce is al- most unknown. No society throws about the marriage contract more sol- emnlty. and more of public recognition. The ceremony begins a full month be- fore it is completed by marriage. The young people have to announce in pub- lic their intention of marriage. One month later they appear together in public meeting of the society and arise to say, “We will continue our inten- tions of marriage." In the meantime wise advisers of the contracting parties have fulfilled their duties, and the final ceremony, which usually takes place some days afterward in public, occurs, the marriage is entered into in the proper spirit. W Nature, the handmalden of God. doth nothing but with good advice, if we make researches into the true reason if things. ..'._—-- .. _. _ -._, .;. SCIENTIFIC .4. Copper may be slightly hardened by closing the grain. This can be done by lightly hammering its surface with a round pone-hammer. The amount of force exerted by heat and cold in expansion and contraction of metal is equal to that which would be required to stretch or compress it to the same extent by mechanical means. In experiments with cast gears it was found that when dry the loss by fric- ' tion was about thirty-five per cent. of the total power, but when thoroughly lubricated this loss was reduced to thirteen per cent. At a late meeting of the Microscopi- cal Society of London,Prof.F.J.Bell gave an account of what he regarded as the most extraordinary biological discov- ery of the last twenty-five years—that of a third eye at the top of the head of certain lizards. _ M. Palmeri of the Vesuvian Observa- tory has made some interesting experi- ments showing that when steam is condensed by cold negative electricity is developed, but that positive electric- ity is manifested when evaporation takes place. To produce a red stain on wood, first plunge it in a solution of One ounce of - curd soap in thirty-five fluid ounces of water, or rub with the solution and then apply magenta sufficiently diluted to bring out the tone required. All the aniline colors act very well on wood. A fabric has been patented which is made insect proof by steeping ina solu- tion of tobacco and cascarilla bark macerated in benzine, then drying and steeping in tobacco, cascarilla bark and hot water, the fabric to be used in 'trunk linings, etc., as a protection from moths or other insects. In some experiments conducted by the German Government on steel and iron girders, the soft-steel girder proved twenty-two per cent. stronger, and the hard-steel girders sixty-six per cent. stronger than the iron girder. Tire strength of steel girders appeared to be about the same for the two flanges, if made alike in sections. German photographers have suc- ceeded in photographing aprojectile in the course of its flight, and some of these photographs show the head of condensed air which precedes every shot. It is said to be this “head” which prevents even skilful rifiemen from hitting an empty egg shell when hung on a long thread. The air blows the shell out of the way of the bullet: The Ottawa lumbermen are building furnaces to burn their sawdust, as fol- lows: The structure is of fire brick, in- cased in plate iron, isa circular tower, and when finished will be 140 feet high, ' and is thirty-six or forty feet in diame- ter. This has become necessary because this refuse was choking the river. The composition of metallic mirrors of the present day differs very little from that used bySir Isaac Newton. Many and different alloys have been suggested, some including silver or nickel or arsenic; but there is little doubt that the best alloy, taking all things into account, is made with four atoms of copper and one of tin, which gives the following proportions by weight: copper, 252; tin, 117.8. A Manchester (England) firm has completed anew rope-making machine, which, whilst enabling any lengths of ropes to be manufactured, dispense en- tirely with any necessity for a rope- walk. The complete machinery does not occupy a floor space of more than three yards square, and is very simple both in construction and working. The yarn is wound on a series of bob- bins, and the whole process of manufac- ture is finished on the machine, the rope being transferred direct to a drum, on which it is wound in coils ready for delivery. The machine can be readily regulated to give any twist or hardness to the rope that may be required. If it were possible to rise above the atmosphere which surrounds the earth, ‘ we should see nothing but an intense and sharply defined ball of fire, while everything else would be wrappedin total darkness. There could be no dif- fusion of light without an atmosphere or some similar medium for it to act upon; but if the air about us extended to a height of 700 miles, the rays of the sun could not penetrate it, and we would be left in darkness. At the depth of 700 feet in the ocean the light ceases altogether, one-half of the light being absorbed in passing through only seven feet of the purest water. The discovery that heat influences one set of nerve points in the skin, while sensations of cold are received by another set, has been followed by an interesting investigation by two Italian physiologists, whose experiments seem to indicate that the various tastes re- sult from the exciting of distinct sets of nerve-fibres in the tongue. The pro- longed application of ice removed the sensibility for all tastes—sweet, sour, salt and bitter. Cocaine destroyed— temporarily, of course—sensibility for for bitter only. Other substances, such as caifeine and morphia, reduced the power of discriminating between differ- ent degrees of bitter. Dilute sulphuric acid had a peculiar effect, causing dis- tilled water and even quinine to taste sweet at the tip of the tongue, although the bitter of the quinine was elsewhere tested as usual. Thunder-Storms increasrng. From certain meteorological statis- tics recently published in Germany we learn that thunder-storms in that country have during the last thirty years been steadily increasing both in frequency and severity The number of deaths per annum from lightning has increased in afar greater ratio than that of the increase of population. In the present state ofuourknowledge of the whole subject of atmospheric elec- tricity, the cause of the phenomena of thunder- storms is confessedly obscure. It is, however, very possible that some light would be throwu upon the ques- tion by a comparative study of the frequency and severity of storms dur~ ing a lengthened period and over a wide geographical area. The German savants incline to the opinion that the increase is to be attributed to the cnor: mously increased production of smoke and steam which has taken place dur- ing the last three decades. But although we may admit this to be tosome extent aprobable cera causap yet when we consider the very local character of thunder-storms, we should naturally expect to find that it would follow that the neighborhood of large cities, and especially of manufacturing districts, would suffer the most severely. But the statistics referred to show dis- tinctly that the reverse is the case. The number of storms attended by fatal results from lightning is far larger in the agricultural districts than in the towns. Upon the other hand, we ought to take into consideration the protec- tive action of lightning conductors, with which the prominent buildings in ., the towns of Germany are well pro- vided. ., I. _ , <--, a 001. PEAE‘FSW'IE mafia-sat... Gchr: BIN " is spear 1y white, semi-transparent fluid having a re- only article yet knowntoehemistry that will penetrate the skin WITHOUT INJURY. . Denali-1.3.. Beautifies the Complexron, Emilie-tel all Frecki Ten, Moth Patches, Rm orme, [1:1me and Die- eoionfions of eve kind. either within or the skin. it readers 0 skin pure. clear. he- ur- tin a com lexion which is lr'clslifll'flortifi."Halal“.~ one ‘ bupt at once beau- 3'.“ nor purer! [to haunt . it isowon- rf‘ufi'v“l ”qgmngpcmed orvrongb skin on infants. malt. IT (DUMB (Almost Inst-lily) Sunburn. Prickly Rent. ctr-p- pod. Rough or- cured Skin; in fact its results upon all diseases of the skin are wonderful. It Never Fails. Price 750. per Bottle tree Also P E A R i. ' S White Glycerin SOAP, amok-thew“ mnndwhite. Drugs!“ For It- ”... more commemorammw. or.worklng'people. Sena .10 cents a BEL age, nod we will mail you free, a #83:. valuable sample box of goods that wi put you in the.way of making more money in a few days than youever thou htpossible at an busineal Capital not required. on can live at one and work in qure tune on] ,drail the time. Allofboth , sexes. of all age-gran yjmccessful, 50 cents to as easily earned every e nlngt That. all 'who want work my test the bu ness, we make this unparal- leled ofi'erf To all- who are not well satisfied we will send $1 to pay for the trouble of writing us. Fol: , partrculnrs, directions etc., sent i'ree. Immense pay absolutely sure for all whostert at once. Don’tde- lay. Address. Srmsou a 00., Portland. Maine. gm presents given away. send us I 0 [1681‘]? postage.k and b 8111,331 yo?l will a ge reea ccngeo so urge value, that will start on 11 work that will at once bring you in money aster than anything else in America. All about the $200,000 in presents with each box. Agents wanted everywhere, of either sex, of all ages, for all the time or spare time only, to work for us at their own homes. Fortunes for all workers absolutely assured. Don’t delay. ll. liALLnrr a 00., Portland, Maine. fields are scores. but those who write to Bunion k Co..i’ertlknd, Munomfll receive free, full information about work which they can do. and live at home,that will pay themfrom ”tempera”. Some have earned oursso in a day. Either sex young or old. Capitol not required. You meterted free. Those who start at once mahoolutelyemofenngliuleform Aiiienow. M. SCHWA B- OPTICIAN and OCUIrIST, r— , WILL BE AT NORWALK. November 17 and 18, 1886, At Nov-walk Hotel. Having qualified myself by years of hard study , and having had a in the best institutions-in Europe practical experience of twen y five years in thi country, I am enabled at first sight to adapt lense most appropriate to restore the vision to its origins vi rand cure all the various diseases of the eye I ave therefore combined my practice of an Oculist with that of an Optician, and am now eu- abled to furnished all kinds of lenses and styles of Spectacles and Eye.G1asses which are made to order under my own supervision, to suit my cus— omers’ visionary ailments. Consultation Free. References—Geo. G. Bishop. Charles Olmstead ex-Deputy Sherri! Charles Adams. Mr. Clarence Nash with J. F. Bennet. Gen. 1). N. Couch, Mrs. W. K. James. Dr. E. C. Clarke. The Realm the World. Sperry & Barnes’ Hams, _ Shoulders, Breakfast Bacon, —-—AND— Sausage ARE GUARANTEED THE 13:31 ‘ IN THE MARKET Our-KETTLE LARD is Strictly Pure and Free from all Adulteration. Look Carefully for the Brand. We manufacture all goods bearing our brand at our packing house in New Haven. tf38 Spiny & Barres, New Haitian. Geo. S. Gregory. L ivery. Boarding, Sale, Feed and Exchange 3 t a b 1 e S .. No.14. Knight 81. (.n rear of Home Car Depet), NORWALK , CONN. Carriages furnished 3” hours. (i-urteou ttentlon and gentleman} y drivers. 1 y F. W. .I A OD I, JR, 'nnlsun W I 1 Stores, Pariahlel Bar-Set Ranges, Furnaces and. Steam Beaters, Tin, Sheet Iron, Copper, Wooden, Glass and Crockery Ware. REFRIGERATORS & HOUSE FURNISHINO GOODS Generally. A Full line of CHILDREN'S CARRIAGES. Plumbing, Gas and Steam Fittingi and Hot Arr Engineering. Agent for the lchardson .i; lioyuton Co's. Furnaces and Ranges, Also agent for the Economy STEAM 8; Warm Ara Communion HEATER- All kinds of Ornamental and Plain Slateing, Tin and 'l‘ln Shingle Roofing. Repairing Done by Experienced Workmen at Short Notice. 53 ”GILL STREET, NOBWALK. CONN. same cunts ro hammers H A R N E S S ocom tewilhlar concerns I have taken th Tagenclyeof one of tng eldest ahd largest estab- lishments in the state forthe sale of 5.8mm: Halters Sur- 3am3:811:31”, Collars, its: I‘elml also Make The Harness to Order as usual, at the old stand, No.7 WATER STREET. here i will kee a regularline of Whips Sponges ' Chamois, brunet-,1: _ Feed sign, Travehng Bags. 0. J. F. Peckwell. money to Loan. En ulre of o. n. wrrsomuo. a oueue ng, orwalk. Conn. Bulld- ma J. G. Gregory it Go. I Desire to state that in addition to a mu .ilne of Drugs, Proprietary Medicines and Drugststo’ ' undries they are prepared to receive orders for Silk, Cotton or Linen ELASTIC HOSE For varicose or enlarged veins. Warranted to lit, and at reduced rates. They also desire to state that they have accepted the agency of the New York Vaccine 00., and will keep a‘supply of PUREiBlWllIEllCIIINElVlRUS Constantly on-hand. They have In stock Electric Batteries. which ' will be sold at close figures. They carry also a full assortment of Keystone Writing Paper Packers. H1155 Bros... Restaurant, Gale anilmokinr Roam, Grand. centralisation, 421) Srnrtrr'r AND 4m Avssun, N aw Your: 1 Entrance from waltin room, New York, New ' Haven and Hartford r road. . ms Hatch. BRllR)& Co MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN limo, TIMBER, Shingles, Lath,’ Doors, Sash», . Blinds, .Mowldmg', Window Frames, : Picll'els, J't'. laseersd Hard Wood Work. Ham Wood Ceiling and flooring. South Norwalk, Conn. Seven YearsExper-lence n U. S. Patent Office. Geo. R. Byington, SOLICITOR 0F PATENTS. Fireman’s Insurance Building, wasnmcrou. .c. Extension Cue- bofzre congress n Spoil-Tilly CHOICE Building Lots F‘OR §§ALE On Wilton Avenue Apply to B. J. S'I‘URGES. or 0. E. “'I’LSON. GAZETTE BUILDING fit! F. H. PECK WELL, ARCHITECT No. 7 WATER STREET, :AGENT ron Gill crt Lock Company. Dibble Manufacturing Company's door knobs. New York Wood Turning Company. Corner Blocks for window casings. Round and Square Turned Balusters. H H H H Newels. Plain and Double Moulded Stair Rails. Also Flat Moulded Door and Window Casings furnished at short notice. GENERAL MARKET. Meat. Fish, Vogetablesfidrc. LOCKWOOI) It ANDREWS. MAIN STREET. All kinds of the best qualities of Meals, Fish, Clams, Vegetables, etc., are kept constantly on hand. and will be sold by usns low as can be pro- cured at any market in Norwalk. We intend to prove to our customers that we deserve their patronage by fair and generous dealing. iy-ill LOCKWOOD .b ANDREWS. LESSONS nr FRENCH, MISS BAIRD’S INSTITUTE. Prof. LaLande. Widely known as the director of the French Depart- ment of the Summer School of Languages at Cbutanqua. will come twice a week to Miss Baird’s Institute to give Lessons in French. A limited number of upils outside of the school will be admitted tot csc classes. For circulars and other information apgly to M188 N. F. AIRD. JOHN H. ’ Sill'l ll, FLORIST, EAST SIDE OF MAIN STREET. SOUTH OF RAILROAD City of South Nor-walk. Conn Plants &Flowers at all seasons flowers for Funerals furnrshed sndtastefully arranged to order at short notice. be found I Ills PIPER “in..." “has“; aver-thin. Bum ( Spruce mm... HEW VIIIIII a tilingcontractsmny to Let. be made for it In A24 Dozen rm Factory, with” Horse Power rectory Boiler, will be let on reasonable terms. Can be used and is suitable for other purposes. A ,oruidrees pgldsnru snrirnnnn, . “35 Nor-walk, Conn. m PO ' Absolutely Pine. This Powder never varies. A‘ marvel of pure strength and wholeaomenesw. More economic than the ordinary kinds, and cannot be Ioldincom- mango: filth thgnmulgii‘unde orator»: test, short . W um 02 U I . 'Rov'ah Bursa Pagans (llgfioXWmStq N. Y. Gr! O.WLRD “maintain, '1 earnestness cranium. brunt, erliIILY- GROCERIES- . J. BELDENhURLRUTT. . ‘ "lunar all Counsellor at in, Room No. 4. upstairs. GAZETTE BUILDING, NORWAILk, cons runs 1!. manna, 4f itinerant tunnels at Law 'a douche Building. .NORWALK, . ' CONN. ALEX. s. GIBSON, Organist of lot cmgmlfcmrch, Waterbury, o Pianoforte, Organ and Musical Composition, Lock Box 39 P.'0.. NORWALK.‘ CONN. =-......wmuau MERCHANT T-A'IELOR. WEEKS' BUILDING, WALL STREET. A run. m 0! Imported and Domestic Cloths. of, the Latest Styles, constantly en hand. fittings. Satisfactl sacraments... ~ rm PENSIONS —-:m:— Government Claims. My sole business. Thousands have Rights Neg.ected. Address, free of charge, or visit, GEN. w. E. NOBLE, 91 Stratford' Avenue, Bridgeport, Conn W. H. MEEKéER, 54 Main Street, sourn NORWALK. cons, ' Practical' Pluméber, Steam and Gas Fitters, Dealers in P1 'mbers’ no Steam Fltters’ Supplied and Gas 1]”. Jobbing promptly attended to. O. E. WI LSO N, General hsuuce Ir Real Rs ‘te Agent .. Money to Loa . - ' 3mm canine mangxorvnxgcom INA INSURANCE c... of HARTFORD. Incorporated 1811. Charter Perpetual. CAPITAL AND ASSETS, ”$02,273.64. insures against loss and damage b Fire, on terms adoptcdtothe hazard and cons stem with the laws of compsnsotion. COWLES a MERRILL, Sole Agents for orwalk and vicinity. THE Norwalk Fire Insurance Co. Bus now completed its 18th SUGGESIUL BUSINBS run And has not outstanding a dollar of unpaid losses or ell-cigars for losses. No min company insure: W. 0. Sum, Pm, S. R. Otis-nan. Trees, are. R. (townie. Secretary. A. CARD. Having pn::.ased the FURNITURE BUSIN ESS, Recently carried on by WILLIAM Lockwoon at No. 36 MAIN STREET. I am prepared to meet the wants of all prospective purchasers of furniture, both STAPLE All! ORNAMENT“. l have on hand a large stock which I will sell VERY CHEAP FOR CASH lshalibeplessed to meet all old or new friends and will guarantee satisfaction in every case. QFORGE H. RAYMOND. PETER L. duress, FLORIST HUIl YMAN, UN ION A V EN UE, North of Norwelk Cemetery; uonwsag, - - cams. Dealer in In Green House and Hot House and Bedding and Vegetable I'iunts, Fruit and Ornamen tnl Trees Shrubbery, Vines. Cut Flowers alway on hand and all sorts of designsin Flowers arranged to order. clys ‘ Grading and Re-filling Cemetery Plots ‘ promptly attended to. FOR SALE. A STYLISH VICTORIA, . Newly Trimmed and Painted. A Fine Family Carriage. Will be sold at a very low price. HENRY TILLY, CARRIAGE MAKER, SOUTH NOR WALK. Fnknlnrcx A. linear Tampons Harem, Former) of New Yorh Men. of Con. Stock and took Ex. Pet. Ex. 1103er B. Bacn. Theo. Haight & Co. BANKERS it BROKERS. 47 BROADWAY. Transact a General Banking business, only and sell Stocks, Bonds or Oil for cash or on mar Stock trades can be made in ten shares and up- wards on the Consolidated Stock and Petrole- um Exchange. COMMSSION. [-16 EACH WAY. Orders executed in Grain at New York and Chicago. . sum Don’t :Do It! I Don’t send your laundry work out of town, when you can have it done at home in, in first-class st 1e and at reasonable glues. Call or send ,for p co list. Goods firm at the laundry by Thursday morning to insure delivery on Saturday. Open evenings until 8 o’clock. Old Well Launch-y. - 030. W. W02. Hangar. 8? WASHINGTON STREET, SOUTH NORWALI. To: Sale. Handsome Roll Top Mahogany Writing Desk, in first-class condition. price :15. Alsola Chestnut Standing Desk very cheap. Enquire at Gum's Orrrcl. . to-day may. be a mountain a —-Sunl_r§.ams- “Welcome the coming, rob the parts _. mgdgueet’f is the motto of the seaside inn 0rd. . negro Youn ho efdl on ‘seein a g p e)--*-'.' ma,is baby for the “first that a spoiled child ?" “Can you‘tell me what a smile is?" asked a. gentleman of a little girl. “ Yes, sir; it is the whisper of a laugh." “What a beautiful form!" exclaimed Miss Titelace, the first time she saw an a; »“ such a long, thin waist, you ow." . . A writer says that “dress is a woman's eat conundrum.” But rt is hoped the she will neverbe compelled “to give it up.” An exchange, says that ice two inches thickrwille'support a man. In mid- summer rtr general] so ports the ice man and his entire amii', y.- The habit or abbreviatin everything one writes is a bad one. T e other day a contemporary spoke of a lady appear- ing at the theatre “in eve. costume.” “Pfipaf’ asked Johnny, " what does embo rment of unmitigated asininity mean?": “It means the other fellow,’ ,Eeplicd the pa, who is aHarlem poli- rcian. - ' - “ hi you ever ask any one else to be your of” she queried in much doubt. “ N o, darling,” he answered tenderly; “I assure you thrs is my maiden effort. We understand that a young gentle- man in one of the rural towns of Con- necticut is wearing a had won by his father’s cow at a ea c show. He would makes great man in politics. Wevaro glad that we didn’t live in ancient trmes and have to wear late armor. It musthave been mighty rd work for a fellow to reach over and scratch his back againsta telegraph , pole when he was-on full-dress parade. A_ Boston girl was thrown from her camagfi and m reply as to whether she was b said: “ I really believe I have fractured the extensor oasis metacarpi £1?th: menus." She had broken her um . “You did not pa ve close atten- tiontothe sermon, fear, hismorning." " 0h! ages, I did, mamma." “We what d the minister say ?” “He sal the picmc would start at ten o’clock on Thursday morning.” “Is it a sin," asked a fashionable lad of her spiritual director, “for me to eel pleasure when a gentleman says t[lam hiaiggsome :1” “ It is, mg dogghter," 0 rep v ;' we s on never iehghtmfglr‘sehooyd” ” , “ What about stockings?" demands a fashionable paper. 'If the bold, bad editor who asked such a question in pubhc prrnt_will excuse the burning blushes of lus daily contemporary, we would timidly suggest g-rt-rs. Overheard yesterday in a street car —“I tnedto '88 my wife at the front door to—mght as I was leavin home, and do_ you know she wouldn’ let me. She sard she didn’t want the nei hbors to be taking her for the hired girll” ~ “Oh, dear,” si hed Widow Jones “if John had 0 ymadeawilltere wouldn’t be all this trouble about the property." “Do the lawyers bother you ?” “ Bother me? they almost worry me to death. I declare,I sometimes almost wish that John hadn’t died.” Fair Customer—“ And you can melt up these spoons, you say, and make new ones.” Jeweler—“0h, yes, easily. I suppose the same marking will do for the new ones ?” Fair Customer—“ Yes, you needn’t melt the marking, Mr. Sprugs. Just saw that expense.’ A scientist says the earth’s surface is slowly changing, and what is a valley million years hence. .Aman who contem lates erectrn a resrdence in thc‘valley ould remem r this andtbe' prepared to find his house on the top of a high moun- tain m the year 1,001,886. “ Young man,” said the. village editor severely to the aspiring poet who had broughtjn one of. his latest efforts for ubhcatron, “this poem of ‘Lucy’s harms’ is not bad as a whole, but that second verse beginning ‘Her eyes, my soul! her eyes. is certainly the most flagrant lagiarism. You’ll find that in every ethodist hymn boo .” A British soldier, on foreign service, recently wrote the followin terse, but pithy epistle to his wife: “ ear Mary —I hamt hered from you for so lon that I hev forgot you and got marri to a Egu tain woman. Trustin’ this won’t ma 9 no difierents in our rela- shunshr when I comes back, I ham your _ ekshunate husband, J— W—.” In one of our Western exchanges the following advertisement recently ap- peared: “My wife Jenny ran away, or was taken away, from me a week ago. The first person who returns her I will shoot on the spot.” Now, there is a man who (probably knows when he is in luck an is bound that no unforeseen crrgumstance shall upset his apple. on . “ I—I think I have stumbled into the wrong ofiice,” explained a stranger. who opened the door of 8 Cincinnati lawyers den. “ Well, that de ends If on are in business and desire 0 fall an pa ten cents on the dollar, this is the rrg t ofiice.”_ “Oh, but I’m one of the creditors of Just such a man, and I wanted—" “ Certainly; come in. I’ll either et our claimin full or have the scoun e1 dicted for fraud.” At breakfast he began to play with the crust stand. His a a. told him not to do so. He persis and at last upset it and spilled the red pepper on the table cloth. His pa a said: “Now, Allen, you were drsob but and upset the pepper castor and I should make the pumshment fit the crime by putting some of the red 1gpper on your tongue. He looked up 8 a flash and asked: “Would the punishment be the same, papa, if I upset the sugar-bowl ?” fc—“I hear ou’re going to be married, old fellow.’ Lover—“ Yes, I am, to a charming rl, too." Cynic- “Can she cook?” over—“Um—well —a—I believe not.” c-“ Can she sweep out a room ?” over—“I think not.” c-“Just as I thought. Like all t e girls of to-dayl I’d marry myself if I could find the right kind of a gir .” Lover—(ea 'cally)—" dear fellow, did you evertry an in - ll ence office? I dhave gone there my« ee fIfIwantedaeook." In Front of the Capitol. On the western front of the Capitol, on the second terrace,is a small oval pond fenced with high, thick railings. In it is a little water, a good deal of ice and a dozen or two small-sized gold fish. I am told that it costs the govern- ment thirty dollars apiece per annum to keep those fish. Of course, they have to be fed, cared for and taken out of the pond when it freezes solid, and boarded around until it thaws again; but the main expense, I am told, grows out of the attempts which have been made to block the little game of a stalwart catfish which comes up the big drain pipe from the Potomac, half a mile off, and eats up the spawn of the goldfish. It has been the custom to drain the pond and make amid upon him three or four times a year. In each case, of’course, he has quietly gone down the drain to his native river. - A Bashfnl Man. A story, is told by the Nantucket Inquirer of a young married man in town, which will bear repeating. The young man, during his “courtrn' g” days, was very bashful. One day he was invited to attend a tea party at ~ the house of a pious uncle of his sweet- heart, and when asked to the table, the good hostessrcquestcd him to ask a blessing, which. so“broke up” the already bewildered young man, that be unconsciously stammered out: “I don’t care for any, thank you." Such earthquake poetry as has been Written isno great 11:31:93, up to date.
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