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The New York herald., 1870-05-27
A Suspension Railway.

TO AXE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.-
notice In your Saturdays Issue plau for suspension
railway for the streets Of your city II Is novel FAR ouy
ono cable for suspension Is TO be used tried
been cogating plan for suspension railway
New York streets two, and propose give
you brief outline OIL that you may ventsts 4. in your
psper you Will, bono p,bGso Should
be tried viii ventsis ITSELF Thsro nothing
MAKO Il applicable for street railways On that talD
could base good claim for patent but have
do so should any company or companies put Il into
execution, presume they would bs willing to make
Suspension bridges are succeas md durable.
pended railway, on Broadway for instance ought TO bs
equally and the spsns VIII DO shoonly the length of
block. 1se rss sea towers propose to gs rid Of
tho CENTRE Of sucsnt 6sa 20 suspend two cables Of wirs
rops, like suspension bridge: The posts columns
also dixgonay This viii constitute hollow YER, with
large BASE allowing al the passagsway trucks
and answers for suspenso lateral cables
a. TO make perfect system OF street railways The
track 20 be suspsndcd from TIE cables In the usual
and platforms inside the columns ~ the height for
passengers, who 70 up and down on narrow starways
buI from the sldewak, the outside Of each column.
braces Itself Instead Of leaning columns the
be made In four Rrches or rather qusdrsngusr arch
whcn would be ornamental aud room Tor
carriages near the AL ths curves OF the railway
section OF suspended railway
being straight line. Mako double track, and strong
enough 10 sustain two trains OF passing each other
Run u with dummy engines or locomotive Ak ths weight
be objectionable let tho locomotive be advance section
and tow line attached to the
Does not ths plan objections that hsve ever
been urged against raroadsI obsrcts light
arr nes s0scsd ey anow not ~ anYooys wAyi occupies
The New York herald., 1870-05-27
rAe hEW sIsAM:a flflssaT YAltEf.

The trial trip OF the new steamboat Pleasant VAL
ley took place yesterday The vessel left The foot of
Spring street at halfpast eleven A. M. aad steamed
down the bay, around Staten Island, having about
500 invited guests on hoard, among whom were John
McMichacls George +. Androus joan &c chcs, C9l-
onei Jardine late of the Jersey CITY Times, ana the
genial and &C unplisled navigai or, Captain Pa mer
Crary. The Peasant Valley was built by u. c.
Terry or Keyport. N. j., and ner machinery con-
slrucsed by Fletcher, Harrisoa 4 Co., the well
known engine builders OF this ciy; cost $780, 900. She
Is commanded by Captain Leary and s to ply be-
tween this city aud Fort Lee on the Peoples line.
The New York herald., 1870-05-27
COMPLIMENTS T9 THE POLICE.

Tho Driving Public Taank Superintendent
Jourdan and Captain Wilson.
TIE following Is a copy Of q well deserved express
sion Of thanks, enianating from those who have
long felt the necessity OF projection to lie and limb
on the driving roads Of New York. The road is now
patroiied by mounted force OF police, under Cap
tain Wilson, who IL universal favorit6 with all law
abiding citizens:-
BERrHoLF's CLUa HOUSE,
I43d street and Eghth svenae, May, IesGS
Wa, The undersgned riders the Harlem and kigt
road euder thanks to Superintendent
for their Kindness protecting the road from the reckless
driving of inexperienced men
Francis Campbell g. F. Fairchid, John G. sares, Ste
tsnaoa Ayass = howsrd & Gr
Michael Connolly j. II. Read, John II. starin William II.
Charlock, J. f. wilkins, 8. BROOKS, j. u. Fellows and
other prominent citizens. -
The New York herald., 1870-05-27

only the Of dswaiks esed for iampposs.
the columns can % ussd Instead sdswAs CORNERS are no
feet OF the arches be well anchored u takes awsy
20 ghi o. way tntsreros viii po1ody's bu.inss wneh
building; ccsts nohing for starways or stAons, ~
they a In the street; can be ouiis cheaper th.n
make sss NO ~ han any csnerrs xy hss pssn grova
81 s ep lho ho low towors ana as lven quaa
ty of hollow column stronger than ia s,d
vns, this .ht stronger, especially M
leaning IN every rsesiou In such way - 70 sustain inc
tension OF tho cAbu.
II tner are any ssrous objections 70 the plan wish
body would speiy them give the reasons cannot
dscover any trying 70 do 20 for long ene
80 'A' "'A''' p'o''' - PRACTICAL SCIENCE.
The New York herald., 1870-05-27
HANDSOME GIFT 70 4 CORPORATION,

Alta special meeting Of the trustees OF tho Pro.
testant Episcopal theological Seminary Of the
United States, held In this city Wednesday even
Ing, 1t was agreed upon to accept the donation OF
aty acres OF land In Grand Park, Mamaroneck,
WestchcsSer county, which had been rendered by
Andrew wilson, jr, as site for th II proposed new
college, A coiimitt 20 was also appointed to select
the gro lnds ana examine the tit to the same lr
Is stated that the trustees VIII expend over three
hundred thousand dollars In tue erection Of tue
Seminay building, including the enclosure and EN-.
beiiiahnent Of The Grouhas.
The New York herald., 1870-05-27
DISTANCES BETWEEN NEW YORK AND LoNpo

DISTANCES BETWEEN NEW YORK AND LONDON
AND EAsTERN AsIA.The comparative di ances be.
tween London and New York and the primes pal por
OF Ehstern Asia are gNeh ~ tue recent report ol me
to illustate the natural advantages III q commercial
pofat OF view OF the United States over England.
London to Yokohama. Japan, via Suez Cana, l,509
miles, London TO Yokohama, Japan, via New York
and San Francisco, 1000 miles; New York co Yoko
hama, Japan, VIA Paclac Railroad anu san Fan
cisco, 1870 miles; San Francisco to Yokohama ia.
pan, per steamer, SO miles; London 20 shanehae
VIA Suez Canal, TO- $50 lies; New YORK 10 Shanghae
via Pacific Railroad and San Francisco, 1856 miles:
San F.aneisco To Shanghae, per steamer 1853 mil
Chicago 10 Yokohama,o,935 miles; ST. Louis TO yo2o.
hama, 300 mics.
The New York herald., 1870-05-27

TIE TRADITIONS or wiNNIPEa.- -Manltobah lake,
which has given title to the province formed out OF
the ked River region, derives its name from small
mysterious yoice,n though there is no real ''mys-
tery' about It, On no account will the Ojibways mp.
the home Of the Manitobah--''tne speaking Godu
the cause Of this curious sound IL the beat
ing OF the waves on the "shngle.n or large
peDnles lining the shores. Along the northern
coast OF the island there Is long low clin OF
nne-graned compact limestone, which under tho
beating on the shore at the foot OF the c causes the
fallen fragments TO rub against each other and to
give out sound resembling the chimes OF distant
church be l5. This phenomenon occurs when the
gaies blow from the north, und then, as the winds
subside low wailing sounds like whispering voices
ar heard IN the air EnAish travellers assert that
the effect Is very impressive, and have been
awakened a. night under the lmpreA,ion that tley
were Listening TO church belLz-
The New York herald., 1870-05-27
RECEPTION AT COOPER INSTITUTE,

The Female Art Departments Inspected by O.
Large Concourse Of Pe0pie--EngrwvinEs
Drawings and Etatuary On vfew-Intcrest-
ing Statistics.
All the rooms deyoted to the study OF literature
science and art in the Cooper Institute were
crowded to excess last night by an admtrihg
assembags Of our best citizens, who were attracted
there by the invitations issued for the annual recep-
ton Of the Female Art Department. An excel
lent band Of music under the direction OF
Mr.. Felix ]. Eben, occupied the reading room and
played choice selections Of popular music during
the evening. Flags and banners In profusion were
tdstefuly displayed and the entire building bore an
animated appeafancc The number Of ladies pre-
sent was very large which OF itself gave
fioared In the air tho ladies', with their gallants
promenaded through the rooms ana admired tho
fair artists bandwork which adorn the walls These
included specimens In perspective drawing draw
ing from cast, drawing rom ufe mechaD ical draw
ing, architectural drlwlng free hand drawing and
moulding In clay.
The summary report OF the work of the Union for
the last year shows that In the free art school for
women the number OF pupils during the year was
23i the number at the close Of term l20 number re-
ceiving certificates 81. In the free school for women
I'm wood engraving The humber or pupils received
during the year was rs and the number attending at
the close OK the term was ~. Section four OF the
report gives the following statistics OF the Free Day
School OF Telegraphy Tor wonaea:--Number Of pu
pills during the wear s2i Number who retired vonn
duated, 81; number who obtained situations, %;
number waiting situations, q Average wages
earned by female Operators per month, rom thirty
to seventy dollars.
The numerous visitors last evening expressed
much satisfaction with the evidences OF progress OF
the female pupils, which were conspicuously dis
played on the walls. In fact many o.! the pieces of
statuary, original and copied, and drawings from
ma nature were excellent ana were well worthy crltI
the art department will be exhibited this evening,
and tomorrow evening the prizes Will be awarded.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-04-29
How to Get Rich.

Enter into knowledge. In your own
right, or by the aid of friends on long
time, have cash capital sufficient to
do at least a cash business. Never
venture OH credit business at the COM
mencement. Buy all your goods OF
materials for cash; you can thus take
every advantage of the market, and
pick and choose where and when you
will. Be careful not to overstock your
self. Rise and fall with the market on
short stocks. Always stick to those
whom you prove to be strictly just in
their transactions, and shun all others,
even at temporary disadvantage
Never take advantage of customers
ignorance, nor equivocate nor misrep-
resent. Have but one price and a
small profit, and you will find all the
most profitable customers-the cash
Ones-Or they will find you.
If ever deceived in business transac.
tions, never attempt to save yourself
by putting the deception upon others !;
but submit 10 the less, and be more
cautious in the future. According to
the character or success of your busi-
ness, set aside q liberal percentage for
printing and advertising, and do not
hesitate. Never let an article parcel or
package go out from you without a
handsomely printed wrapper, card or
circular, and dispense them continual
ly. Keep yourself increasingly before
the public by judiciously advertising;
and it matters not what business Of
utility you make choice of, for if intel
ligenuy and industriously pursued,
fortune will be the result.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-04-29
The White Hea. : Chickens.

Don't throw those crumbs so near
the door, Mamie. The white hens
chickens are learning to come into the
house."
"Oh, it don't make any difference,
mother; we shall kill them all this
fall"
And so Mamie kept OH throwing out
the crumbs, and the chickens grew
bOlder and bolder, and their bad habit
got firmly fixed.
"Itstime those chickens were killed."
said Nannie's mother, again one cold
day, late in the fall. .I believe YOU
had better do il tonight, Robert. There
are the white hens chickens, and the
rest of Goddess" and accordingly,
when night came, Robert took the Ian
tern, and bis little brother to carry it,
and went out to the henhouse.
What q nesting there was as the
light from the lantern shone on them
the white hens chickens and the
rest of Goidie's! How they winked
and wiggled, and tried to look wise,
and made such funny, sleepy, noises
"Say, Bob" said little Al, "it's too
bad to kill that black pul,et; she's a
regular beauty. Pm going to ask
mother if can't have herp and away
he went, lantern and all, to the house.
Yes, she's mine; how you needn't
kill her." he painted, as he came rush
ing back; and so the black pullet, one
of the white hens chickens, was spared.
"APs hen is perfect nuisance;r
stoutly affirmed Miss Mamie, the next
summer. "She torments me nearly to
death. There's that pan full of milk
on the floor, by my trying to chase one
of her miserable chickens out doors:
and she wants to keep the whole brood
trooping through the house the minute
the doors are opened. Ican't see what
makes her act so; the rest of the hens
keep away .r :
Don't you remember the crumbs.
Mamie? She is one of the white hens
chickens, you know
Mamie looked sheepish. but /
didn't think it would do any harm,
you know
~ Yes, 1 know; but remember, my
daughter, it's not best to learn evil II
we don't expect to practice it."-1Rc
Little So,oer.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-04-29
Spiders killing Trout.

Seth Green, the noted pisciculturist,
has been for q long time puzzled by the
terrible destruction of very small trout,
and his investigations have at length
resulted as follows: "There is a small
worm which is favorite food of trout
and many other kind of fish: This
worm is the greatest enemy winch the
Young fry have. 1t spins Wen III the
water to catch young fish, Just as a spl-
der does on hand to catch flies. l have
seen them make the web and take tht
fish. The web Is as perfect as that o.
the spider, and as much mechanical III
genuity is displayed in its construc'
ton. 1t is made rs quickly and in the
same way as spiders, by fastening
the thread at different points and going
back and forth until the web is finished.
The threads are not strong enough t.
hold the young trout after the umbili-
cal sac is absorbed, but the web will
stick to the fins and get around the head
and gills, and soon kills the fish. /
have often seen IL on the young trout,
and il has been great mystery, and
caused me many hours, days and weeks
of wonder to find out what was around
the heads and fins of my young trout
and killed them. / did not find out
until lately, while watching recently
Matched whitefish. These are much
smaller than the trout when they begin
to swim, and they were caught and held
by the web. l found ten small white
fish caught i'm one web in one night
The web was spun in little whitefisl
preserve, into which / had put one hun
dred young fish. The threads spun by
this worm seem TO be much finer thar
the common SPIDERS web, and they arr
not visible i'm the water until the sedi
ment collects upon them. They car
then be seen very plainly. These web:
can not be spun where there il mucf
current, and can be easily seen i'm stil
water bv close observer"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-04-29
Turning Smoke Into Gold.

Sir Walter Raleigh discOursing on the
virtues of tobacco to Queen Elizabeth,
said to her that among ifs other won
derful qualities, the smoke into which
it was converted in pipe could be ac-
curately weighed. The Queen being
incredulous, laid him wager of thirty
pieces of gold that he could not prove
his assertion; whereupon Sir Walter
calling for a pair of scales, weighed the
tobacco with which he charged his pipe,
and having smoked the contents be-
fore the court, weighed the ashes left In
the bowl, saying to the Queen, "y your
majesty can not deny that the differ
ence between the weight of the tobac-
co placed in the pine and that of the
ashes that remain, is the exact weight
of the portion which has teen turned
into smoke" The Queen readily adj
mitted the fact, and ordered the wager
to be paid, declaring to those who stood
by that Sir Walter had proved himself
to be the greatest of alchemists, for all
Others she had heard of only pretended
to change one metal into another, but
that De had actually changed smoke
into gold.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-04-29
A Young Mans History in Brief.

What a saddening reflection it is,
that the following paragraphs reveal
the true history Of many young men
of the present day, who might have
been happy and prosperous, useful and
honored i'm the community, the pride
and support of parents and esteemed
by all, instead of leading the miserable
outeast life of drunkards. The thought
is inexpressibly saddening that the VIC
Tins of this terrible vice, intemperance,
are, for the most part, young men who
had 1t in their power to attain COM
manding positions i'm society. But we
desire, without any more remarks of
our own, to commend these significant
and truthful paragraphs to the atten-
ton OF our readers, as more eloquent
and impressive than anything we can
utter, for they are true.
i first saw him in social party he
took but single glass of wine, and
that at the earnest solicitation of a
young lady to whom he had been in
troduced.
/ next saw him, when he supposed
he was unseen, taking a glass to satisfy
the slight desire by his sordid indul-
gence, and thought there was no dan
ger. -..-t
next saw him, late in the evening,
i'm the street, unable to walk home. /
assisted him thither. and we parted.
/ next saw him reeling ont of a low
groggery; and a confused stare was on
his countenance, and words Of blasphe-
my were on his tongue, and shame was
gone. ttr-..
i saw him once more. He was cold
and motionless, and was carried by his
friends to his last resting place. In the
small procession that followed, every
head was cast down. His fathers gray
hairs were going to the grave with sor-
row; his mother wept that she had
ever given birth to such child.
/ returned home musing on his future
state. 1 opened the Bible and read:
Drunksrds shall not enter the King
dom of Heaven" When a boy, our
poor friend was as happy and bright as
any of you. More than once, when
students together, did he sneer at my
when / urged him to sign
the pledge, he laughed at me and
secuted at the bare suggestion of dan
ger. Poor Fred his father had the
glass on the table, and there the appe-
tite was formed. Beware of the first
glass.-Erchdngc.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-04-29
An Indian Story.

n correspondent of the Detroit Free
| Press writes as follows:
About three miles from the village
of Greenville, in the county of Mont
calm, State of Michigan, is a small
lake now commonly known as Wa
bassa's Lake. It's handsome sheet
of water, with fine shore free from
swamps or brush, affording a pleasant
resort to the lovers of piscatorial sports.
There is romantic, yet youthful his
tory connected with it which sounds
more like an Indian tradition of centrl-
rles ago than an actual occurrence of
fifty years since. While OH an excur-
sion few days ago, gathered the fol-
lowing story, and its truthfulness has
since been vouched for by other settlers.
A tribe of Indians were then encamped
on the shore of the lake near its out
let, q stream of tile same name, and
had just been paid by the Government
quite large amount of gold and silver
which they took to their camp, as was
their custom, undivided, held in charge
by their chief, 'Wabassa.' On arriv-
ing at their camp and sprea ding their
gaily-cOvered blankets out admiringly,
together with their trinkets purchased
at the station, some of the tribe, warmed
more or less with fire water demand
ed their portion of the gold. Disputes
arose as to the relative share of each.
Some claimed more than a share,
claiming TO have contributed more to
the protection or general good, glory or
dignity of the tribe. High words Were
about to be followed by blOOdshed,
when their chief demanded silence, and
proposed to them to wait till the NOR
row should cool their excited brains, and
they could listen to reason and words
of counsel from older men. A truce
was finally effected, and quiet once
more reigned throughout the camp.
when the chief, regarding the gold as a
cause of evil instead of q blessing,
stole quietly out, carrying the gold
with him, and entering a canoe, pad
died quickly and noiselessly to the cen
ter of the lake, where he consigned pot
and gold to the deep waters of the lake
In the morning he did not deny what
he had done, but was in the midst of o
speech, telling them of their folly in
being like the pale-faces, slaves to gold,
when, with . loud whOop, the entire
band set upon him, numbering him,
and mutilating his body in a horrible
manner. His grave is still shown, and
many have seen his son return, within
the last twenty years, to mourn over it.
Greedy hands have often sought for
the lost gold, but to no purpose, for the
waters are many hundreds of feet in
depth, strange as it may seem, for so
small lake-a mere pond. But the
story is often told of the Pot of Gold
in Wabassa's Lake. u
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-04-29
Curious Advertisements.

Some English journals contain class
of advertisements which are seldom
seen in American papers. They are
called Exchanges" and are inserted
by those who wish to exchange one ar.
tiele of any description for another OF
equal value. The Qreea, lady'snews-
paper I'M London, appears sometimes
with two hundred such advertisements
in one issue. To an American reader,
many of them would be amusing, as,
for instance:
wish to find happy home for a
very handsome setter; color, liver and
white; he is extremely gentle and good
tempered with children. Wanted in
exchange a harp music stand or musi-
cal box playing four tunes.-JoHN."
-" have very handsome Indian
scarf, for which i want chiId's silver
cup or a little silver candlestick.-JEN-
NY"
:, :" want 10 exchange an old Latin
Bible, more than 800 years old, full of
curious pictures, for real pearl orni-
ments, old point lace, or old china
HECToR.n e,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-04-29
APANEGYRIC ON WOMAN.

Read directly, then read first and third
and second and fourth lines of each verse
and 10 the difference:
The bliss of him no tongue can tell,
Who In q woman doth confde,
Who with q woman scorns TO dwell
Unnumbered evils will betide.
They make the daily path of life
A pleasant journey, strewed Win now
q. crs;
4 dreary scene Of painful strife,
They quietly change with malchicss
powers.
Domestic joys will fast decay
Where female influence Is unknown;-
Where q woman holds the sway,
4 man is in perfection shown.
She's never failing to display,
Truth In Its native loveiiness,
A heart inclined to treachery
A woman never did possess. -
Thst man true dignity will find
Who tries the matrimonial state;
Who pours contempt on womanklna
WIN mourn his folly when too late.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-04-29
The Cipher Puzzle.

The authenticity of Shakespeare's
autograph being volubly discussed|by a
large and merry party assembled round
the fireside of cheerful country man
sion, young lady present, rejoicing in
the bluest of blue eyes, and the sunni
est of golden hair, was heard to remark
that, "of all things, she envied the
possessor of such a treasure On re-
firing to rest, she discovered the fol-
lowing .jcu d'cspra on her dressing Ia
You0a0
0thee;
1Ono O,
But o me.
And o let my0
Thy 0 be,
And give 90
Iofor thee.
You sigh for cipher,
sigh for thee;
sigh for no cipher,
But o sigh for me.
And . let my cipher
Thy cipher be,
And give sigh for sigh,
For sigh for thee.