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The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-06-14
Great Works of Antiquity.

The size of the stones f0rm DAD part Of The
wonder Of the Pyramids. Tier. are m.ul
constructors .u iae world coI.taI.iu- much
larger monDI,n-. and modern architect
frequently u-e sfohes larger aul heavier
than any ~ the Pyramids. Tie iargest
course 0i stones BOP Cheops are only loIr
feet ten inches DO thickness and the STONES
very To- length from four tO cight feet.
There are some n the interior roofing the
passages ami chambers Of which are larger
but these are Lot much heavier than The
slabs "e frequently see carried along ami
placed ou thc sidewalks ln front OF new
buildings, a. pauenent and also roofing
for Tie vaults under the street The Won
der Of the grea, Pyramids Is thar such q
v0-t He1- or stones olrni7 ia irfr1 srl,,
nut u Is uuL % Dee doubted thar if any )Ie
cared 20 spend few million dollar il
America fac-simile 0f ihc Pyramid ol
CLeols could be erected here Jp-d y.
Much greater wonder. are lound IN 'hc
mOnOuthlc statues Cf Egypt. and IN tae
colums OF tie great hall of karnak. TIE
ruins OF Thebes are but lew in number, ~
img in detached places two miles or 50
apart on one side OF the bin. and about The
same on the other side OF the bill. TIE
mOnOlithic statues. one of which lives In
tradition as the vocal Memnon, are indeed
wonderful remains OF art, and so are near
ly all the Ihebean ruins No architect O
modern times would undertake 10 build
one column OF the twelve great columns o.
Karnak. Each Of these Is q column twelve
feet in diameter and nearly ninety feet high
made Of sections OF stone piled one on th,
other
The great stones OF ancient art are fOunl
at Baalbec in SYRIA. The Roman ruin.
there Orerie the remains Of a Cycl0peal
age. History aud tradition are silent =.
10 the men who hewed those grandest re
maininS memorials of the days OF giants
The stones IN one course side by side art
each about thirteen feet long. thirteen fee
high and ten feet slX inches In thickness
st right angles with this court is auOthe
of s4X similar stones, about the same slZ
0i tie former. and Oh these six stones ia
the three great mOn0iiths of ancient wOIl
mauship. These three stones measure il
4 gross one hundred and eighty-uiue feet ID
length, each being six,y-three feet long
thirteen feet long. thirteen feet high, ant
about the same thickness No man know
who hewed Them and laid them there. !
fourth stone. OF the same dimensions, lie
ia a quarry mile distant, whence il Wa
never removed. Doubtless it has lain ther
more than three thousand wears
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-06-14
Ages Of Modern Statesmen

The following are the ages Of some Of the
most celebrated public men Of this country
az the presen. time:
President Johnson. s.: Secretary Sew
ard. Ga: Chief Justice Chase. s.; Ex-Sec-
retary Cameron Ct: Ex-President Bucha-
nan. 75; Ex-President Pierce, GO; rebel
Secretary Breckinriige 50; Senator sum
uer. 81: Senator Wade 65: senator VII
son. So; General Banks. 40; Senator Fes-
sender. 50; Speaker Colfax. %, II. Win
ter Davis. 4S: Senator Sprague, 35 Thad.
stevens. >: Reverdy Johnson, &c: Secre-
tary Harlan. 45: Minister Adams. IS: Cle-
menr j. Nallantigham. A: Fernando
Wood. 50: Senator Morgan. 81; Senator
Foster. 50; JET Davis s.: John H. Sli
dell -. John NJ Mason, g.: Henry \.
N,se, OS. Robert T0Ombs, s.; Alex. II.
stephens -. John A. Letcher. 81: Her
seine. y. johnson. So; Porcher Niles. 4S
John ~ Gilmer. 60, Wm. 4. Graham. 65
". Lincoln dies a. The age If 56.
Tie average age o. European states
men viii be found 20 be much greater:
L0rd Pa.mers-Oh is 81: Earl Russell. g
the Lord High Chancellor of England. IS
Ar. Gladstone. SO; Lord Derby. &c: Mr
Miller Gibson. -: Lord Clarence Paget
81; Richard Golden died a. tie age Of 81
and tie Duke lie Moruy al the aSe OF So
The Emperor Napoleon : 81. and the En-
psror OF Russia and King Victor Emanu,
each II.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-06-14
TIE Future Life
p w CrLLaS BEyA'r

How sha.i know .les il Tie sphere wh..A 1-,Ts
The .-uInooilei spir-ss u l-s &ea-.
EWhel al " t-ee th7f tlrC could = .tler s-eaf-
Aul peristsg aIlrlg 81. tlsi - trsz-'
For s1.ii fee ,Ae sting % c.. .,le=s pain.
II there meet -.y gert t.s pres lce not
N0r hear -Le c.cs luv~ nor res a. .l-
In Thy s.rsuest eyes sLc taaier tl0 -glt.
WI lot thy nwa 1aeek 3. al denaa- rll ti-r-f
ILai leErt ..rs llr-f -ilr ts -0 A. as
Ny raIae, o. -4rta uas ever 81 tlg p-ay-r-
shall le Lalisl-i frarl o. : to- .-c D. d Hs-v.,'
l. meadow .sal.. p iis.yel 3 lie br--t : -.
ia thc resplendeucs % that glorious sphere
An larger movements O. the unret tterec mlll.
Wiz tlo- for.et 80 love tAa; joined IS here.
Taa love tla' Lived through a., iae stormy rasl
And meek. wl-a ny harsher natlre tore.
And deeper grew. aLl tealrTer 10 IL last.
shall i- expire w.tl ilf-. AID l- q q more
happier iot than rn.re. and larger l.!t
Await thee there, for thou hast bow e t.y r.iI
In checrfu. homage 20 tie rule 4 right
An lovostali, ant reaferest g. c. fr 3D.
Tor ne. tie soriii cares in which tv..u
sl-it ait. ms int D4t heart a. he4t t..e &C 80
A. w-sit l-s ieit Is Sc T-i..a- liz % leI
lis 20 t- r.i- -t- ID scar frr n} Sol
Yet ihousi t...u " a. 3 tie gi.rs ,f ih- sly,
WIZ tlsnl no kr.l t.,r same hC.nec lllle,
Tie same fi4-. t'a-.ft.u. lfov. a. .-4tie ey-.
/ v- i-r 4l I.-F .- -ga ll4.. = ya. tLe .4sl-s
shalt sac- lot teach ils, j.. that ollfl.s lor.-
The 50 .orl u.ltl D.. arlel o. il. g. u.s--
The " .-saia vli-A ls ve--.4ll l-sailc
lly lt companion ii that lsnt ~ .i---
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-06-14
Tie Cooperative Principle.

Tie growth of The R0chdale Cooperative
store has been put forward hy nearly ali
writer's on tniS subject a the most remark
able success oi the movement: and in some
respect, tlis Is the case There are MANY
clever thoughtful men connected with that
store who understand thoroughly the bus
ness in band. aud who through many wears
have proved themselves 10 possess nor only
very high intelligence and = OK business
capabilities. uui also that integrity OF char
4c-er without which all other qualities
would avail lttle. starting In 1871 wiki
some thirty members and capital of -.
ihey have now 800 members. with work
lns capital of - ss5L odd shi.inss anc
pence. Wills, they have divided amOngst
lle.r members AS profit during tue interval
no less than 93 0Oo. And whist stating
these facts, 10 would be wrong 20 omit their
lhougniiuiness for those outside their sOci-
ely; is they subscribe ham-Omey 10 the
charitable institutions of the district. and
have erected drinking fountain i'm their
town Tor the convenience or the public
Beyond this and looking 10 the moral and
devote ~ per cent 81 tGer pronis 10 ed
ucltuual purposes. and posses AZ present
free uews-r0om and free reading library.
which contains 8 600 weli-seieCtei volumes
In Liverpool the " Cooperative ProVdcni
Association has hadA rapidliy OF success
which throws kocEJAle somewhat into the
shade This society began operations IN
1881. seven Years after the Rochdale eNpe-
riment was started and II now numbers
36u2 members. rs business. however. iu
amount falls Tar short of what IS done by
the Older association. In Oldham, co-Ope-
ration has met With considerable success
also. there being q that town two OF three
stores, one oi which has 22i2 enrolled mem
oers. There are altogether between six
ami seven hundred OF these societies in the
country which 90 a business amongst their
members 0f not less than from two millions
90 Two millions aud half sterling.
Next 10 Lancashire ami Yorkshire. the
greatest cooperative progress has been
made ln scotland. There, Is in England.
wherver skilled industry and the intelli-
gence That accompanies IL are found the
cooperative store Is also ID be found -
Throughout Ayrshire. Renirewshire and
LauarA~aiie, there is scarcely = town or
village without lie store. or sfnras tn Eifa-
n1ckuurn is "a town where the cooperative
lz large aud thriving business I'm Edin-
burgh considerable success has been at
tanned. Whilst in Gallashels there IS one
store thar does business 10 the extent OF
close upon 40 COOL year G00d Words.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-06-14

Tn LNo>IsM CF VICE president STE
PHE>s.-TAere is a disposition manifested
just DOW 10 write up the Rebel Vice
President iu'o place in the popular esli-
nation, 10 which he has very little claim.
Al any rate ID VIII 10 no harm 10 call q
mimi THE language OF NJ. stephens. ia the
United States House OF Representatives. OF
tine passage oi tle ollUus Nebraska blll, a.
q specimen at Che frebrauds that ten years
ago We're scattered by such 90 IniOu" iOves
a. the captive Woo President
Well. gentlemen. yOu make "a good deal
% clamor on TIE Nebraska measure. but a.
don't alarm us a. all. We have got used 10
that kind 0i talk. You have threatened
before bot have neuer performed. Yon
have always caved IN, aud you viii again
You are a mountain whte-lvered set. OF
course you viii oppose: We expect that
but we don't care for your opposition. You
4 will rail. but we don't care tor your railing
You will hiss. but 50 viii adders. We ex-
pect IL OF adders. and We expect II OF you.
You are ike the devils that were pitched
over the batrlemenfs Of heaven into hell
Tney set up bOal %! discontinue, and 81
viii YOU Bur their fate was sealed AMI 81
10 yours lOu must submit % tne yoke.
but don't chaie Gentlemen, we have got
YOU IN our power. You tried 10 drive Us q
the wall I'D lsJ1, bul times are changed.
You went a w00llg. aud have come
home ieecei. Don't be so imprudent as tC
complain. You Will only be- slapped in th'
face. Don't resist. You Ua only b
lqSte2 into obedience.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-06-14

TIE ATLANTIC AND Pacific TEIECRAPHs.
The preparations are nearly made for
commencing the grand work oi eirdiiug
the globe with the tc!egfaphic wire The
Atlantic Telegraph Company intend to
make the fourth attempt 10 lay .heir great
ocean cable in June, from tie Steamer
Great Eastern The new and improved
cable consists of "a copper strand of seven
wires. fora conductor weighing 200 pounds
the nautical mile. Or double tha; Used n
1858; and OF four layers OF gutta percha,
for Insulation. weighing 400 pounds 20 tie
mile or 40 pounds more than The other
making the diameter nearly One-half more
than that Of the original cable. Il is earn
esily hoped that this renewed attempt oi
lis enterprising projectors may he crowned
with complete success. In the meantime
operations have commenced fgr establish
ing the telegraph line which is 10 c)nnec'
the old and new worlds by way of Behring's
straits The United States steamer Shu-
brick sailed from san Francisco for Sitka.
Russian America. March = viii Col. Bulk
ley and the Collins Overland Russian Iele-
graph Company, who are Ia build the line
along the Pacific coast through the Brltisi
and Russian possessions. There VIII b'
not less than 5000 miles 10 be explored
much Of il through q wild and cold region
hitherto untraversed except by the ab0rigi
nes. After crossing the straits, a distance
OF SO miles, il will connect with the liu'
built by the Russian government from 81
Petersburg 70 the mouth OF the AmOOr riT
er The whole enterprise IS expected 70 b
finished in three years The telegraph q
India is completed, and messages pas
regularly between London and Calcutta.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-06-14

r The details OF the fearful catastro-
phe 81 Mobile fail 70 exhibit anything but
the most unaccOuntable csrelessness on the
part Of those responsible for the disposition
of the ordinance stores. Storage seems 70
have been sought in the very heart 81 the
city. And il Tie building we're TWO hui
lred tons Of ammunition, consisting u
lnuskets cartridges. cannon powder, large
number Of blank musket cartridges, q guam
tI,v Of loaded shells. grape, canister aac
solid shot. In addition there we're about
flirry tons Of p0uder brought INTO he city
all the way from GAINESVILLE, for what
earthly purpose 1t would surely De hard 10
divine. There ought TO be q thorough in
ves.igation ordered into the whole circum-
stances. Even Il the firing Of the maya
zine was purely accidental, some one must
have blundered and blundered after fash
ion which demands searching inquest
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-06-14

r. A correspondent Of Harper Drawer
IS involved in domestic perplsxities. He
writes: Il got acquainted with young
widow who lived with her daughter in the
same hogse. ! married the widow; my
father fell. shortly after. in love with the
step-daughter Of my wife and married her.
Nv wife became the mOther-in-law and also
the daughter-ln-la~ OF my Owl father; my
wife's step-daughter Is nv step-mOther. and
I am lhs step-laIher OF nav mOther-ln-law.
Nv step-mOther, who IS the step-dsughter
Of my wife. has boy; he IS naturally my
s.ep-brotner. because he IS the son Of my
father and Of my step-mOther; but because
he IS the son OF my wiie's step-daughter- 90
is my wife the grandmother Of the little boy
and am the grandfather OF my step-br0th-
er My wife has also boy: my step-moth-
er Is consequently the step-sister Of ny boy.
and IS also bis grandmother. because he Is
the child Of her step-sOD; ana nv q her Il
the brOther-ln-law OF my son. because he
has got lis s-ep-sister FOR his wife l an
tie brother Of my own son, who IS the son
F Of ny step-mother; an the brOther-in-laT
Of nv mother. my wife IS the aunt Of her
own son. my son is the grandson Of my
father. and an ny OWL grandfather
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-06-14
Crocodiles and Monkeys.


Henri Mcrshot. in ms travels in Indo
China says" CIocodiles are more hume
I, us i'm the river al Pakaam Nem than in
that Of ChautabOun. l continually saw
them throw themselves from the banks in
To the water; and Il has frequently hap
pened that careless fishers. or persons who
have impruieutly fallen asleep on the shore
have become their prey. or have afterwards
died Of wounds inflicted by them. This
latter has happend twice during my stay
here. II is amnsing however one is
interested in oJsevlD. the habits oi ami
mails all over the wOrld-tO see the manner
in which these creatures catch the apes.
which sometimes take fancy 10 play with
them. Close 10 the bank lies the crOCo-
die, his body in water. and only his capa-
c.Ous mouth above The surface. ready 10
seize any ,hlns thai Mas come within reach.
" troop of apes catch sight Of him,
seem 20 consult together, approach little.
by little, ami commence their irObCs. by
turns actors and spectators. One OF the
most active on impruieur. jumps from
branch TO branch tll within a respectable
distance OF from ,he crocodile, when. hang
ing by one claw. aud wiki the deXteIity
peculiar 10 these animals. ne advances and
retlres, now giving 10 his enemy q blow
with his paw, at anotaer time only preten-
ding TO 10 so. The other apes enjoying
the iun, evidently wishing TO take part in il
but tie ranches being too high. they form
. sort Of chain by laying hold OF each other
paws, and thus swiug backwards and Tor
ward, while any of them who come within
reach Of the crocodile. tormeuts him 10 tnl
best OF BIZ ability. Sometimes the terrible
Jaws suddenly close. but not upon the au
diclous ape. who just escapes; then there
are Giles Of eXultatiJn from tie tOrmentOrs
who cambol about joyfuily. Occasionally
however, tie claw Is entrappei and The
victim dragged with rapidity Of lightning
. beneath Tie water. when the whole tr0ol
, disappear. gr02niug and shrieAing Th
mlsaIventlre does not. however. preven
their recommending the game few day
afterward."
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-06-14
G. ". Bungay in Michigan.

The following is q letter written by G. ".
Bungay to the editor OF tie Journal Of The
America, Temperance Union from Decatur
Michigan:
| have visited almost every county in
Michigan, and have been astOnished beyond
expression At the resources OF the State.
the progress it has made 10 all that pertains
10 the highest civilization. anC the remark
able enterprise and intelligence Of its citi-
Zens.
It's system Of school instruction Will not
suffer in comparison with that of New En-
gland and New York, and its teachers are
/ the PEERS OF the most accomplished men
and women Of that vocation aI the East
4 graded system OF culture IS pretty gener-
ally adopted, and the common schools cul-
inmate in the University, which is supported
mainly bv state appropriations The asy-
lums for the insane. deaf and dumb, the
blind. ana the schools for REFORM as well
as the Agricultural College are admirably
managed by competent men and women ;
and the Baptists, Melhodisis. Presbyterlans,
Z COngregatOnalists, and others, have their
theological schools. 81 OF which are in q
fOurishing condition. Travellers fastening
through the country on the railroads fail 10
form q correct idea or the vast wealth Oi
this .. I've state" The loyalty 4 the Mich
iran people can be seen by the manner in
which they fill their quotas and nght our
battles. Ifyou know Of any ihird-rate law
vers. doctors or preachers VINO think they
can succeed here. appeal 20 them TO stay
a. home They Will utterly and hopelessll
tail NJ the West. where the people have
good ears and plenty Of brains betweer
them. 4 genuine Western man IS an Eas
tern man enlarged. Tie greatness by which
he Is surrounded greatens his whole nature
and gives him greatness Of heart, greatness
Of soul, greatness Of intellect He farm
on q great scale. He enters into 5rea
= plans to advance bis Interests. He bore
Tor oil: II he cannot Ind Il b. twists ava
at his auger for salt; il be fails be viii w0r
away in hopes 10 70 find water: aud be VI
- not stop til he succeeds.
g. ". BUNGAY-
Decatur, March l3, 1865.
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The Business Wealth Of the North.

Tho Mercantile Agency OF R. c. Dunn &
Co, New York, IN circular issued by them
NJ the beginning OF the year state that
there are l6S. 92J business houses Of mer-
chants, manufacturers, and traders In the
North. whose estimated wealth Is S4.g44.
766 o00. mostly invested IN persona. prop
erty. Assuming The low estimate oi ten
per cent. as Tie average profit of trade and
we have SI9i.476, COO gained the past year
10y these business interests: showing the
seli-suppOrting character of this which Is
but one element OF the strength OF The
country. In New York there are 80. 93.
business houses. with all estimated wealif
OF 81 Coz POI 600; IN Massachusetts, Il, 3O2
worth Ss6s. el5 600; IN Pennsylvania, -,
9fl, worth S733 80. 600. The total lail
ures ia the northern states IN 1854 Wer,
80, wiki liabilities amounting TO Ss. 57g.
700. Ters large dimiuuii q since the re
belllou began. In lo6l there We're ). %,
failures i0r SIG. o52, 40: Ia 1852. !. 652 fO
S23. 3iy. 300, "a 1898, l95 Ter 3. eg9, 600.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-06-14

CALIFoRNIA NUTMEG TREE.-NOlwJth-
standing i has often been stated That a
genuine and superior species of the nutmeg
tree grows in the mountain, Of this state.
and bears fruit in grea, profg-ion there are
many who DO not give credit 70 h.. We
have seen them growing in the mountains
above Georgetown. l. Dorado county, and
can attes, 10 the beauty of the tree, aud %
the superiority of the fruit. The tree. in
appearance u foliage, IS divided between
the cedar lni arJ0r-v.tg WITH bark of q
darker and more rough Ireka
CirOElcLe
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Decatur, March l3, 1865.

SENATOR SUMNER has written 10 3 com
mittee Of colored men il North Carolina
that il IS their right and duty 70 take part
in the reorganization Of the state govern
ment. He says: As you do me the
the honor TO ask ne the proper stand
for you 10 make. I have no heslta-
ton in replying that you must insist
on all the rights and privileges Of citizen.
They belong 10 you-they are yours-anc
whoever undertakes to rob yon OF them il
usurpes and inpestoF."
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-06-14

SHEEP a EEcRssITY or A FARg. The ex-
perience Of the most advanced agricultural
nations Ike England, Germany aud France
goes 70 show that sheep are q necessity OF
. good general system OF husbandry, on
even the highest priced lands, and amid the
densest population. They afford as much
food 70 man IL proportion t0 their cOnsuDp-
tiOn Of food Is any other domestic animal
-NQrL. LQns Ernress.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-06-14

A Hartford paper says that gentleman
u that city has I'VE nephews in tie army
WHO have served ont q three years enlist
menr, and promised them $1,000 each il
they would re-enLst. which a. Of them did.
Three Of them are Il Snerman'5 army, and
Eill be home within ieT Gays, aud lie Is
prepared - pay down SIS, 900 70 them.
ana SO 000 u the o-ler two, whose tenn
Of service VII expire the coming fall
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-06-14

The trial oi the assassins Of the Presi-
dent occasionally brings out some singular
remarks from the Witnesses. o. Friday
while a German Captain was testiiyng
about having seen photographs oi leading
rebels az Mr. Surratts he was asked i
there were not some photographs of Union
Generals there. " Wel''-was tie reply In
q hesltaung tone-'tlere was picture 0.
Gen Mcclellan"
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-06-14

4 great reunion dinner 10 the officers
and ex-ofcers Of the army q the Tenness-
ee viii be given a. Sara-Oga Springs. on
the Fourth 0f July. 70 celebrate the fall ot
E-cksJurg anl the close o. the Miss sslpp.
river caup4g 2. Tie Invitations age ex-
tended over -Ae names ~ Gems. Logan ali
Bl4-r. aui Gen. Grant val preside.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-06-14

WAGON tal clrrag. W.scr. foot % Washington
On -,rset h-f,v the site ~ the lansing House
wagons c5lsliaty on haui, at reasonable prices.
R.8tr.a- lase SO
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-06-14

Gen. scott was on Saturday visited by
the Board OF Wes, Point Examiners. In
thanking them for the compliment paid
hin, LIZ remarked that hs had passed bis
7etn year.