Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-08-17
THE NORMAL SCHOOL.

Speaking OF education, see that the
Board of Education propose to re-estab-
lish
--,-. THE NORMAL SCHOOL, .~7-T
to teach the teachers how to teach. h
Some of them need it.
But why not have school of instruction
for the members of the Board of Education,
to teach those solemn old foges the differ
ence between true and false economy.
= Many of the lady teachers could stand
little more education in their business; but
comfortable salaries wouldn't hurt them.
If we want better teachers we must give
better pay. tal
Hiring poor teachers for poor pay and
then going to the expense OF teaching them
their business, is roundabout way of F
doing things. sF2 ,al Isl
1t may be economical, but it don't look
like it. 60. .-s-.-..-.-...---
to-day. 81
I admit it.
am disgusted with the weather.
Constantly carrying an umbrella has
soured my naturally amiable disposition.
Eternal dampness affects my spirits.
The ''
MOSQUITOES
have irritated me beyond endurance.
Haven't suffered so much as during the |
past few days, since emigrated from New |
Jersey many years ago.
f" These insects manifest peculiar affection
for me. They serenade me in troupes, and |
present their bills with the promptness of
a tax collector, and make you pay on the
spot.
/ couldn't locate all the spots they have |
visited on mel am in state of eruption |
all over.
an constantly committing assault and
battery on myself in the desperate hope of
smashing the little wretches.
The amount of punishment have dealt
out to myself would have been sufficient to
have secured me the championship of the
light weights in the prize ring.
But you don't gain any credit with such
antagonists; they always manage to get
first blood, then leave you alone to come
upto the scratch.
Do you know any remedy for musqui-
toes?
have tried pennyroyal.
The mosquitoes don't mind it. @2
They say if you close up the windows
and doors of your bedroom and then burn
sulphur, it will kill every musquito in the
apartment-also, any other man.
If you rub yourself from head to foot
with kerosene oil, they say mosquitoes
won't bite you. @
/ haven't tried this-my landlady object
ed on account of the bed clothes. sa-
The man who discovers an infallible pro-
lection from mosquitoes deserves to be
Honor. .,
Everybody would bless him, as every
body is afflicted just now by mosquitoes.
O'Tard is the only man know who is
not. He says the mosquitoes don't trouble
him.
This can be accounted for. % Il
Mosquitoes are sanguinary, but temper
ate insects. II. ~ .r
They will drink blood, but they don't
touch whisky. H'
When I'm in better frame of mind,
mean to write you something on
LOCAL POLITICS.
All that has been published so far is not
to be relied upon.
will merely say now that I am can
didate for Mayor. = Il5o-.
should not refuse the nomination for
Register or County Clerk. l
My disinterested patriotism induces me
to offer to serve my fellow citizens in any
office that pays well.
You know how stand, what my senti-
ments are on suffrage, and views on the
excise law. .a-- ..
| Il am quite an experienced candidate,
| used to getting beat, and have stood defeat
heroically. and could stand victory with
! equal toftitude. ue1yd7 $50
| O'Pake is also in the field.
| As member of the bar his aspirations
| lean towards the bench. .l -a .r
| He is good judge of some things
whisky, for instance, and his mind is of q
| judicial turn. 81 - '
Having been to Gettysburg and slept on
Little Round Top, he has endeared himself
to the Veterans, and can rely on the vote o.
| Company H.
| Don't forget US.
T. am prosecuting the surveys for my
EAST RIVER BRIDGE.
The first thing to ascertain was, whether
IL frf fhn Eac Pfvnt
! Secondly, what was it made of.
We commenced boring early this week
off the dock at the coal yard. -
The first thing we struck was water.
Water was found to a considerabl,
j depth.
periods of the day some time it was mucl
deeper than others, showing the instability
of that element.
| Upon consultation with scientific men
learned that this was owing to the tide
which ebbs and flows twice a day. Calcu
lations had to be made accordingly.
The next thing l struck was mud.
After boring through this came to hard
II pan.
Hard-pan is the geological term for
subtratic formation of conglomerate mate
rials deposited at the bottom of the rive
/, before the water was turned on, and be
coming solidified blythe lapse of ages, Ion,
!, before Fulton Ferry was started, has be
come very compact and perfectly water
. proof, and serves to keep the water fron
II running through.
. After boring through this with a stou
gimlet, came to boulders of anterior for
n m alton and much soliditY. We are o.
bJnlders now.
These boulders are supposed to rest O.
other bou iders, which form the foundation
of Long Island, and what will support tn
Island with all the weight of its inhabit
ants, Plymouth Church, and the Long Is
land Historical Society, ought to sustain
bridge.
1t is the opinion of my scientific friend
/, Professor G. O'Logi, that these boulder
extend all the way through to China
Then if China is only properly brace
our foundation is secure, and the bridge ca
be relied upon.
The boring will be continued till we &c
. / through.
Some apprehensions have been expresse
+ that serious consequences may flow fror
+ our boring operations. ~
4 That the water may leak through tn
q hole we are making in the bottom of I'll
Il river, and run it dry. ...,-- -
This danger is guarded against.
n When the workmen quit every evenin
d the Aperture is carefully. corked up, al
Is the leakage so far has not affected navig;
= ton. - .-.--.1r.-H Z
IS -5ra Yours scientifically,
e, CoRRY O'LANUs.
ic Brooklyn Eagle.