The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-02-22

"A HERMAN sdU0n, d. Reyer,) who
has been engaged in studying the con-
dition and prospects Of the Suez Canal,
has written an account Of it much less
fiattering than the ACCOUNTS we have
lately received through French sources.
He mentions two circumstances which
render it doubtful whether the whole
length of the canal will be navigable
for large ships at the beginning Of next
season. They arr: l. The fact that the
lakes are only filing very slowly. as the
current cannot be increased from the
north for fear-of injuring theasides of
the canal and interfering with the ma
chimes at work there; and 2 The rocky
formation met with south of the lakes,
which retards the progress Of the works.
If these difficulties are overcome, there
are others of a more serious nature
which, while they not only delay the
opening, may seriously affect the success
of the undertaking. Ca Ga
PAsHENcE ov JoB.--Everybody is in
the habit of Dragging on Job: he did
hay considerable pashcnce, that's q
fact; but did he keep cdistrik skule
for 8 dollars a month aud board round.
or run \ konntry nosepaper? kiaio'
hill, on a no. day, and hav all his gallus
buttons bust of ut once?
Did lie evar hav the jumping teeth
AXE. aud be made to tend the baby
while hi, wife was over 70 darkness to
a tea party? a
Did he ev get up in the mornin' orful
dri, and turf it miles to git drink,
and fird that the man kept temperance
house? lH- - o. ~
Did he ever undertake TO milk kick
in hcifer with a buslly tail, in fl time,
ont in the lot? 4
Did he ever sot on a litter ov kittens
in tire CID rockin' cheer, with bis suns
lrcr pantaiconsf If he could do oil
these things and praze The Lord at the
same time, all ihav TO say is, "Bully
for JOB ''-fJost Billings.
scE<A --- -.ts
Steam power III ships, as was shrewd-
" lrcdicle'l hy Lord Stanhope seventy
wears age, has done away with the old
naval supremacy of England; and other
agencies are tending to level still more
the pretcnsions OF the maritime powers.
IA English correspondents tells us Of a
new article which will make the strong
eat iron clad in the British Navy, or in
auy navy, IS vulnerable as the three
deckers of the Aedmemnon days. 1t is
torpedo something in the shape of a
sword fish, which. being swiftly propel-
led under water, with its charge of
nitro-el yeerine or dynamite, can shatter
any iron shir5it touches. This invention
comes from an Austrian wi DIN his way
would supply the naval deficiency OF his
country. AS he has not named it, let
him call it "Peacemaker - for certainly
no prudent people would think of going
to war against such terrible piece of
chemistry, by sea or land.
E3&3as
We see, in the Sc mi-Weekiy Of the
18th, an account OF one George w. Craw
ford, Scioto Co Ohio, fifteen years old,
stands feet | inch high, measuring
around the shoulders 8 feet III inches,
Al inches around the chest, az inches
around the hips, weighs 1873 pounds
and wearing No. 10 boots, who is will
ing to test his strength with any boy
of the same age in America. Now, Mr..
Editor, Hoosier can beat the Buckeye.
We have boy, here in Rush Co., Indi-
ana, whose name is Benjamin L; ekiplin
ger, fifteen years old last September.
He stands 6 feet high, measures around
the shoulders 81 inches, 46 inches
around the chest, 46 inches around the
hips, weighs 235 pounds, wears No. II
boots, and says he is willing to try his
strength at the scales or in any way
that said Crawford can agree upon, for
wager of 81 900 on each side, time
and place TO be agreed upon hereafter.
l would suggest the State line as the
place-College Cornerstone time du-
ling autumn. szy D. X.
A countrymaD, walking along the
streets in town, fonnd his progress
stopped by close barricade of timber.
'.What is that for2" he inquired of q
person in the street. '.Oh, that's to
stop the cholera" ''Ah! L have often
heard of the board Of health, but new.
er saw one before" - r.--.
Brave. Pure Book.
The Physical Life of Woman; advice to the Mai
den, Wife and Mother, by George II. Napheys, A
NJ, NJ. D., Chief of Clinic of Jefferson Medical Col
lege Philadelphia; Author Of "Compendium of Mod
ern Therapeutics etc., etc. Cincinnati, E. Hanna
ford Co., Publishers Of First Glass Subscription
Books. -t-t5
This is really excellent work, scientific and YET
eminently practical, IN regard to most important