The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1866-09-01

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TEE mean men OF Pitisburg. Pa. 10 The
number Of about one hundred ali wealthy
merchants and manufacturers,--have peti-
itioned the Governor Of the State for the pay
ment, Of &lsO, goo lezp.nsss i4oqssed By
them in 1868 In assisting 20 band tortifca-
Nns and IN Id dig s.shs sssp Cd s the ssSss
classes, who gave their dAys1 ana weeks
labor on that 0ccasion, appear on this petit
ton to the Gevernment for reimbursement
Of their expenses Boston Hdlte.
A TIAELY REcIrEs-A sharp chap up al
Muscatine advertises in some Of the Mis-
souri, papers shat he win furnish, for Atty
cents, a receipt for mixture that VIII Drove
infallible in keeping mosquitoes froh the
person, and also drive them from the room.
1t was discovered by q hospits' steward,
has been used along the coast Of + svrida for
two years with entire satisfaction, and in
stead OF being injurious IL beneficial In oil
respects. Il Is healthy perfume, and can
be procured at any drug store, 1t . very
small cost. Here j. the receips sent to .
sufferer: s''F'
To keep musquitoes or tho ,pefson, take
equai parts Of Benxine and Keroseuk ell and
erase yoursel::.lTo drive them 1rem the
room take after them with = sharp
stick"
How DIFFERENT NATIONS EAr.-Thc Maid
avian islanders eat alone. They retire in to
the most hinder parts OF their honl Is, md
then draw down the clothes that serve as
blines to their windows, that they mqF eat
unobservcd. On the contrary, the islanders
of the Philippines are remarkably sociable.
Whenever one of them finds himself without
a companion 70 share his meal, he runs till
he meets one, and however keen his appetite
may be, he ventures not to satisfy " with
out a guest. The tables Of the rich Chinese
shine with q beautiful varnish, aud ara
covered with silk carpets very cleRptly
worked. They do not make use OF plate,
knives and forks; every guest has two little
ivory or ebony sticks, which he handles
very adroitly. A kamschaikan kneels be-
fore his guest; be cuts an enormouS slice
from sea-calf be Grams il entire into the
mouth of bis friend.
A BEAUTIFUL IDEA.-In the mountains of
Tyrol it is the custom OF women and child.
rem to come up when il 10 bedoime and sing
their national songs until they hear their
husbands, fathers and brothers answer
from the hills upon their return home. On
the shores Of the Adriatic such custom
prevails. There the wives OF the fishermen
come down about sunset and sing melody
After singing the first stanza they listen q
while for an answering strain from of the
water, and continue to sing and Slisten till
the well-known voice comes borne on the
tide, telling that the loved one is almost
home. How sweet to the weary fisherman,
as the shadows gather around him, must be
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cheer him; and how they must strengthen
and tighten the bonds which bind together
these humble dweIlcrs by the sea Truly,
it is among the lowly in this life that we
find some OF the most beautiful customs in
practice.
|. A GREAT INvENTIoN.-Ws have often
heard the expression used Of boring hole
in the bottom OF vessel to let the water
ont" but we never believed such thing
could be done. until we were shown the
model Of a small and simple apparatus in
vented by Mr.. Thomas Fox, u Adams ex-
press messenger between this ely. and Nev
London. II is small piece brass pipe
with the ends bent at rigtf angles, into
which is inserted sell-scUn1 valve which
closes when The vessel - hQt under head
way by the pressure OF the water from the
outside. Its node of operation is nearly as
follows: one end Of this right angular piece
Of pipe, which looks as much ike an elbow
to stove-pipe as We can think Of, is insert
ed through hole in the bottom Of the ves-
sci, while the other end Is burned toward
the stern, along the inside Hcsr where the
biIge water usually collects. The vessel is
put in motion, the projection at the front
part of the pipe below the bottom (the back
being cut away produces vacuum Of
sufficient strength = open the valve when
the bilGe water PUSHES out to rfih the
vacuum, when II ningles with waters which
buoy up the vessel The thing has been
tested by competent persons .dyho pronounce
it one of the greatnst inventions Of the age
-Nso HaUe's Paliadiaxa.a g.