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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-09-14
The Bursting Of Steam. Boilers.

The terrible accident on the staten
Island ferry-boat by which q hundred
lives were lost, and hundred persons
crippled or injured, still continues to alb
sorb the attention of the whole commu-
nifty, who demand greater safety in steam
boilers, or in the management of them.
From the contradictory views express
ed by persons who are considered ex-
perts, it is apparent that comparatively
little is in reality known about the causes
of boiler explosions. The opinion pre-
walls generally that the most essential
thing in safety is, that the boiler should
be very strong.
A different and novel doctrine on this
subject was recently advanced in our
hearing by practical engineer lie ex-
pressed, with great confidence, that
there is only one cause ever, for the ex-
plosion of boiler, and that is, letting the
water get too low. He says you cannot
explode boiler in a way to cause any
considerable loss of life by any other
means.
But the most curious point in his
theory is, that the stronger the boiler,
if the water is allowed to get low enough
to explode it, the more disastrous will be
the consequences.
He contends that if cold water is let
suddenly into heated boiler, an explo'
sion is inevitable, no matter how strong
the boiler may be; and the greater the
force employed to confne the steam, the
more terrible will be the explosion.
Familiar facts seem to sustain this
doctrine. If you fire powder in a gun
without any wad over the powder, it eX,
plodes with very little force and scarcely
any noise; whereas, if you puta tight
wad over the powder, ram it down hard
then put shot and another Nad over that
the powder cxplodes with great force
and q loud noise. Moreover, it often
causes the gun to rccoil and sometimes
bursts the gun-barrel. Sportsmen are
very careful about too tight wadding, o.
too heavy charges of shot, which contint
the powder too strongly, as the powder
when ignited, must force whatever con
fines it assunder,
And yet how in principle, are th'
tight wadding ana heavy charges OF sho
different from the strong steam. boiler
Another thing: men engaged in blast
ing rock know that the success OF thel
operations depends, in q great degree
upon the thoroughness and strength o
the tamping. .,
Drill round hole in a rock, and fiji
it up with gunpowder; apply match t.
the powder ; you produce flash and
little smoke, and that is all. The roc
remains unmoved and unbroken.
But place o few pounds of powder il
the bottom of the hole, lamp it dow
, hard with broken stone and other sub
, stances very difficult to remove, the
, light the powder, and you have lou
explosion, sending the small stones hig
up in the air, and frequently breaking i
pieces tons of the rock into which tn
| hole has been drilled.
These views are thrown out as worth
the consideration of men of science.
One conclusion we are obliged to com
, to, and that is of great practical in
portance Whether steam-boilers al
+ strong or weak, they are very dangerou
. unless closely watched, and faithful
g and wisely attended to.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-09-14
Japanese Fireworks.

A correspondent who witnessed an eX-
hibition of fireworks in Japan says =
The day fireworks beat anything of the
kind ever heard of. Out of a wooden
mortar bound with iron is sent high in
the air what looks like marble in size.
As it goes up it bursts, and out of it
come parachutes of bright lines. and
hanging from them frecrackers that are
continually going off. Balloons of va
rious sizes, some of them quite large,
and of course inflated open umbrellas /;
ribbons yards long, and at least eighteen
inches wide, floating and twisting them
selves in the air men riding on fishes,
muszmes, iinrikiskas, all made Of paper,
reminding me of the bon-bons at parties
for the German cotillion, only these out
here far surpass those at home. Some
times these bonds burst in the air, and
streamers of smoke with dense body
from which they radiate, resembling
huge many-legged spiders, shoot out,
and sometimes it is countless serpents
twisting and turning, about three hun
dred feet in the air-the smoke being of
several colors. All this should be seen
,be appreciated, The night fireworks
llso were beautiful Around the race
track, on bamboo poles, had been hung
some kind of frework, and when the
time came to set it off, suddenly a light
flashed with inconceivable rapidity from
one end, and in an instant all was burn,
ing, presenting the aspect of an immense
waterfall of liquid fire, the effect of which
was really grand. Another favorite piece
was this A few Roman candles went off
and a wheel or two, when all at once was
seen graceful tree, its branches all Of
fire waving in the air this piece was
exceedingly pretty and graceful. There
were many others, but these struck mt
particularly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-09-14
" Darling.W

"Darlingw He spoke it with tone that
drowned,
Deeps the word has, breathed between
mothers lips,
Other than when the quick dissyllable slips
From mouth to mouth of girl-friends who have
found
Each other dear "Darling"-the word was
bound,
About my chd-neck by my fathers arms,
Graved on my face by brothers, and had
charms
Shaded as infinitely as the seas one sound,
Yea all within one compass But this word
Whereof lay the sweetness to my tongue
And mimic the lntonation as it stirred
My hair, is mcllower than deep song SUNG
In tho deep night by mellowest-thro bird,
Andn0t the old word, but one forever young
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-09-14
One.
One hour of the new day gone |!

One hour of the new day gone
One more car, with its sixty soundless
wheels-laden with records Of human
life, swept, with no ringing OF bell, across
the highways and around the curves of
Earth into the depot of Eternity, whose
keeper is Jehovah
One
The little ormolu clock from its fes-
TONED bracket above the mantle heralds
the tidings throughout the silent room
and the canary, asleep in his ivory ring,
leaps at once, full-throated and open
eyed, into jubilate that floods the air
with the tender trills of song.
One
We turn off the gas-the bird-song
ceases.
We draw aside the curtains, throw back
the shutters, open the windows, and
lean across the easement into the night.
How silent it is And yet, the silence,
as we lean and listen, quickens with
voices whose ebb and flow made once the
low dorons of our life to bud and blossom
as the rose make still, and will make
forever, the Alpha and Omega of loves
sweetest dream.
The moonlight lays its bands of silver
across the looseness of our hair, and
upon our temples, burdened with fever
throbs of fancy overweight, the fingers
of the wind are pressing, as the mothers
lips, through night so long ago.
WIa { IL thn nitHy oS
the wings of bird her brood but the
lights of heaven shine through, illumin
ing cathedral spire and cloister-wall-
the high halls of the rich and the low
roofs of the poor; and, over all, is the
banner of Gods love His protecting
care, and the heaven of His holiness.
The "voiceless night grows voiceful
A sound breaking from wine-red lips
floats from the sweet soul Of the past tC
the fountains in the still aisles of oul
being, and 10 a shower of glitterinf
drops over the blooms so dark with dus
of dreary days, and song through al
the stiffness like the singing of the sea.
An odor of violets from the wet way
of an old, old woodland is folded unde
the plumage of the night, and the cain
leaves of life's first lilies seem rustlin!
to the buds, storm-shaken, but bapl.
spared for the sweetening of later days.
One
One voice above all others from OIL
the sepulchre of the past One hand
fairer than all others-reaching acros
the urn whose very rim is under tn
ashes of burnt out hope
One face with its frame of carver
locks, and lips like palest primrose-it
delicate cheeks, and lids with fringe @
amber-its brows where no red blood is
and its temples with no purple of living
One day discrowned and desolate, tn
life of all its hours face to face with tn
death of all its dreams, and somethin
sweeping through its stiffness like SCUM
of ships going down to the black heal
of the sea, and sound of waves close
closely up above and sealed with seal
thunder.
One faith, fair and fruitful, that nc
the laboring of years, nor men, nor god'
nor doom, nor death can alter
One CLEAN of the far. off silver Of II
pose over all the waters Of waiting.
1t is enough
We close the window and it's shutter
rearrange the damask and the lace, PIT
back the stand with its basin and laddt
of ivy, and just as the clock is telling til
passing of another hour, go silently
the sweet heart of our slumber, and to
: sacred dream of-One
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-09-14

A New ENEMY. "A new and mysterious
enemy of sheep, more fatal even than
the murderous dogs, has made its ap-
pearance and dreadfully ravaged the
focks of Manitowoc, Wisconsin. The
animals being found dead, no marks of
violence are to be observed save small
hole behind the ear, from which the
blood has been sucked. This has led to
the conclusion that the destroyer is a
kind of bat, or, more properly speak
ing, n vampire-a creature which even
men may fear, since it may not have an
exclusive taste for the vital fluid of the
muttons. This, the curculio and potato
bug, renders our present assortment of
noxious vermin very complete.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-09-14
The Cloud and Fire,

HYMN
In cloud by day, in fire by night,
Jehovah's pillared symbol hung,
And day and night, in Israels sight
Ito hcaven-sent token earthward lung
II rested DER their sacred TENT
And in their camp the host abode;
II lifted thence and onward VENT
And they its desert pathway Fode'
They saw it rest, they saw il rise,
Tie signal of Jehoyah's will;
They watched it with unfailng eyes
And struck their tents, or waited still.
Not now in columncd shade or flame,
Our steps, o God, Thy glory, leads
But signs divine Thy will proclaim
Thy banner still thy church preceies'
Thy light is on our pathway shed,
Thy counsel on our hearts impressed
And by thy Guiding spirit led,
iScribner'S
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-09-14

How MUCH DID HE LOSE "A New
York gentlemen at dinner on board a
Cunard steamer laid a wager with the
captain that he could not give him cor
rect answer, within minute, to the fol
lowing question "a Yankee rushed in
to a bootmaker's store, in Broadway,
Here, look sharp p cried he, Gust of
for California-ship sails in half an hour
want pair of boots-look alive =
Down tumbled the boots off the shelves,
from which he was soon fitted. " How
much ?" Give dollars" "Give me
change for this fifty dollar bill-sharp-
quick" The bootmaker, not having
change, rushed to a money-changer'
"Quick, give change for this fifty dollar
bill-passenger just off to California y
And in few minutes away ran the
Yankee with his boots and his change
off to California, of course. In about an
hour afterwards the money-changer came
down to the bootmaker. "Halloa
see," luoth he, 4" this is bad bill 4: pay
me down fifty dollars at once which
the poor fellow, much disguised, had to
do. Now, how much did the bootmaker
lose Q
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-09-14
ARsENIcAI ORNAMENTs.-A few days
ago little girl had bunch of artificial

ARsENIcAL ORNAMENTs.- few days
ago little girl had bunch of artificial
grapes given to her. After amusing
herself with the toy she gave it to play
mate of her own age, who presently
picked grape off the bunch and sucked
it. The next day she was corpse. An
eminent physician, who analysed the
fatal plaything, deposed that ten of the
grapes yielded three grains of arsenite
of copper-a deadly poison-and that
each vine-leaf on the bunch contained
enough to kill child. Another child's
cupboard, in which its toys were kept,
was lined with green paper. The poos
little thing sickened and died, obviously
from the effects of poison mysteriously
imbibed. DR.. Letheby analysed the
paper-hanging of the cupboard, and
found that piece of it only six inches
square contained nearly thirteen grains
of the deadly compound-enough to kill
two grown-up persons London IN
quirer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-09-14

Four Coon HABITS. -Puncutality, ac-
curacy, steadiness and despatch. With
out the first, time is wasted without
the second, mistakes the most hurtful to
our own credit and interest, and that Of
others, may be committed without the
third, nothing can be well done; and
without the fourth, opportunities for
advantages are lost which it is impossi-
BILE to recall.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-09-14

POTATOES VS.. CARROTS FOR. Mich
Cows.-R. A. Hunt, Euclid, O., has
been feeding mich COW potatoes and
carrots with dry hay and water, with the
following results While 36 quarts OF
carrots were fed daily, 80 pounds OF milk
were received in return and while the
same quantity of carrots and potatoes,
equal parts, were fed, SO pounds of
milk were given and when potatoes
alone were given, 40 pounds OF milk
were received,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-09-14

SpoTs ON MAHoaANY.-Stains and spots
may be taken out of mahogany with q
little aquafortis or oxahc acid and water,
rubbing the part by means of cork, till
the color is restored, observing after
wards to wash the wood we'll with water,
and TO dry and polish "a usual,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-09-14

UN1UoKY.-August Is said to be an
unlucky month to be born in, as we are
told that the man born in the month of
August will be courageous and ambitious,
but too apt to cheat. He will have sew
eral maladies and two wives The woman
born in this month will be amiable and
twice married, and her second husband
will give her good cause to regret her
frat
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-09-14
Fight between a Cat and Snake.

A few days ago gentleman VINO Is Gu
Gagged in farming in Tennessee was walk
inc through his field, near where hs
hands were blowing, when he discovered
q cat at some distance coming toward
him. Presently the cat turned aside,
and squatting very low, appeared to
creep stealthily along, as though IN
search of game. He quickened his steps
to see if he could discover what was up,
He soon discovered a snake about foot
and half or two feet long, and as the
cat approached, the snake coied and put
himself in striking position. The cat
instantly walked directly up to the snake
and held out one foot near his shank
ships head, as if daring him to strike.
Master snake, being full of spunk, was
not the chap to take dare (; consequent
" he responded with his full strength,
but when his head should have been IN
direct contact with the cats paw, the
paw, like the Irishman's flea, want
thar: and before the head could be
withdrawn, itreceived heavy blow from
the cats foot, and the paw was again
presented, with similar results. About
four rounds of this sort occurred, when
the snake seemed to remember " he who
fights and runs away may live to fight
another day." and with this understand
inc uncoiled and started to quit the field.
Glow vain are all our earthly hopes
his snakeship had no sooner com,
menced his retreat than pussy pounced
upon him and bit him entirely through
the body in three or four places, each OF
which. our observer thinks, was a fatal
bite. After this the cat appeared to be
satisfied, and quietly withdrew.
HOUSEKEEPING IN CANADA-A Canadian
mistress, a correspondent says, gives her
servants such thorough overseeing,
both ND stairs and down stairs, as would
astonish the languid American house.
wife who is usually too much afraid OF
Biddy to inquire closely into her way OF
doing things. There seems, however,
to be almost as great deartb OF good
domestics here as there is in the States.
Girls seem to prefer factory work to
domestic service though think that as
a rule they are treated more considerate-
" than with us the mistress being
generally more willing to lend a hand in
tightening the work when necessary and
to employ extra help when occasion de-
mands it. Canadian women usually
think more of the ordering of their
household affairs that they do of planning
tasteful costumes and of having an elabo-
rate and extensive wardrobe, although
they are extremely sociable and there is
no lack of sprightly gatherings and of
both large and small gatherings, where
there is not too much forhality to allow
of natural and unaffected gaiety and
enjoyment, ..ll.4 .9
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-09-14

A large piece of coal fell on Virginia
miner the other day, and crushing him
to the ground, forced the stem OF his
pipe through the roof of his mouth and
out Of the top Of his head.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-09-14

SHARP. The youthful Clerk of the
County Commissioners in Harrisburg,
Penn, has created an excitement by
writing in the official list Of taxables,
after the name of the Mayor, and under
the head of Occupation, -" Has dogs
caught"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-09-14

eff you can get to the foot of a rainbow be-
fore it fades away you will find bushel of
ld."-Legend Of Fairy Lore.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-04-22
Religions Notices.

. Rev. Samuel Watson win preach al
DR.. Steadmans church tomorrow morn
ing.
There will be preaching at the First
Congregational church on Union street,
between Third and DeSoto, tomorrow
at IL am. and pm. Sunday school
at 81 am. Strangers cordially invited.
There will be preaching at the Cum
berland Presbyterian Church tomorrow
at lO4 am, by the pastor, and admins
tration Of the Lords Supper at the close
Of the sermon. Preaching at 8 pm. by
the Rev. f G.. Mclean.
Rev. A. B, Earle is expected to pass
through this city on next Tuesday, en-
route for Texas, and will preach once
while here. The hour and place will be
announc ed in due time.
Rev. DR.. Ford will preach tomorrow
and tomorrow night at the Central Bap-
fist Church, Second street, near Beal.
Strangers and visitors invited to seats.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-04-22
Eureka Saloon.

The public and the friends of Mr.. A.
Kaufman are especially invited 10 attend
the grand opening of his fine saloon to-
night, at $50 Second street, near Court
Square. The entire house has been
fitted up and furnished in the best style,
and the enterprising proprietor will no
doubt receive liberal patronage from
the public. The ceiling and wall deco
rations are the work of Mr.. VIM. Levy,
and it presents neat appearance. A
grand lunch and band Of music will be
the great features of the grand opening
at $50 Second street tonight. Let every
body attend.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-04-22
Charlton Cured.

A valuable horse belonging to Colonel
Meyer was suffering from this terrible
disease yesterday when speedy cure
was effected in the most remarkable man
ner by that well known veterinary sur
geon, DR.. WV. jackson, who applied his
never failing remedy. Charlton is be-
coming alarmingly prevalent among
horses; in fact, it may be classed as an
epidemic. DR.. Jackson has a remedy
which cures the disease almost instant
ly. The Doctor has his headquarters at
Griswold's drug store, No. 423 Main
street, where he can be consulted and
his Charlton specific purchased.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-04-22

NOR SALE = MY TW0-ST0RY RESI-
II dence situated on Cooper avenue, consist
ing of ten large rooms; stables and all neceS-
saTy out-buildings, with 1871 acres Of rich land,
Grove evergreens, orchard and small fruits.
s'O'e' WIN. Ii. CARVER,
f4.t No. Howard Row.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-04-22
That Nap.

=. ..H.
A Mechanic, in morning paper,
objects to the LEDGER railroad map and
its delineation Of nine railroads and the
proposed bridge. He also objects to
having the map engraved and finished in
Cincinnati. If " Mechanic will call to
see us we will take pleasure in proving
to him that the erection Of a bridge at
Memphis and the building Of railroads
will be beneficial to him and his fellow
mechanics. Mechanic" is mistaken;
the map is not printed from an engray-
ing, but from an electrotype, and as
this work is not done in Memphis,
the plates were obtained in Gin
cinnati. When our railroads and bridge
are completed we may then have me-
chanics in our midst who will be able to
furnish electrotypes and everything re-
quired in the newspaper publishing bust
ness. We would like to have Mechanic"
call on us, in order that we may convince
him how much he stands in his own light
and in that of his fellow-mechanics when
he opposes progress. We can also in
form Mechanic" that the Chamber Of
Commerce railroad map, originated by
one of the editors of the Appeal, will be
engraved by, and the electrotype plates
will be obtained from, B. & s., of Gin
cinnati, because Memphis mechanics
cannot do this kind of work at present
This explanation would have been un-
necessary if Mechanic /" had called on
us instead of a morning cotemporary for
information.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-04-22
Monitor stoves.

This celebrated coal cooking stove,
the best in the world, can be bought at
the extensive ware-rooms of
II. wETTER CO.,
Nos. Is and Is Monroe street, between
Main and Front. The Monitor has been
pronounced by housekeepers superior to
all other cooking stoves at present in
use. 1t combines all the latest improve
ments, which makes it the champion of
the South. Go and examine the world
renowned Monitor.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-04-22
UNITED STATES MAIL LINE.
Summer Arrangement !
uNHE WEDNESDAY RoAT

VNHE WEDNESDAY BOAT C-...
l. will be withdrawn from this .slss1 I'D
date until further notice. and u=aass.-.ts.tL
only the following boats will be run during
the dull season. tO-wit:
The new and elegant passenger packet
MARY BOYD, Haines, master, will leave
Memphis every Monday, at 5 o'clock pm.
PAT CLEBURNE, Reese Pritchard, master:
every Friday, at pm. connecting at Little
Rock, Ark, with our light-draught boats.
DARDANELLE and FORT GIBSON, for
Fort Smith aud all intermediate points.
All the boats Of this Line having been built
expressly for the trade, possess superior
accommodations for passengers and un-
surpassed facilities for TRANSPORTING
freight TO all points on the Arkansas river
without detention. at all stages of water.
So freights consigned to this Company at
Memphis, or mouth of White river, will BIO
forwarded promptly TO destination without
charge for transfer.
JOHN ID. ADAMS, Pres'f.
w. G. PATTESON, Agent,
No. II Madison ST., Merchants Insurance
Company's Building. IFS (
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-04-22

Where to get fresh meats and vegetables
without going to market Go to Ssi
Shelby street under the GayOso House,
where can be found, at all times, choice
beef, mutton and pork. Call and see
ms. W. II. HAYWOOD & A. J. WILLIAMS.
P. S. Sunday market from five to
eight am. All goods delivered free.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-04-22
From a Now York weekly.I

FROM n NOW lOTk Meekly.l
The Wheeler O. Wilson Company sue
ceeded in getting their patent on their
Improved machine extended for Secen
years, and ace think pe are safe in say
ing Gudging from the rapid strides ii
has made in adraRcc Of all other ma
chimes that in less than ten years other
machines ioiU scarcely be knoaCn, and
the Wheeler d Wilson sciH hare place
in nearly eUery family where setcing
machines hare been introduced. There
are non an Hse sir hundred thousand
Of these superior machines, being about
three hundred thousand more than any
other machine an use, and statistics Sholc
thai other sewing machines are faliing
of in their yearly sales, 'ohile the
Wheeler &c IFilson SeWing Machine
Company increased their sales serenity
fire per cent. in 1870 ocer that Of
1869. AZ