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The Pope has publicly robukod certain Of the
Catholic clergy who attended, tho funeral Of
nnttazzl, tho Italian statesman. In TINT act"
said he, speaking Oh tho subject, thu prosta
showed themselves greator courtlora than min-
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, 1873-07-27

HYDE PAnr, July 10, 1873.
The interior journal., 1873-04-18
what Rabies, Men, and Women
Weigh.

Somebody who has been studying
our weights" reports that upon the aver
age, boys weigh a little more and girls a
little less than six pounds and half at
birth. For the frst twelve years the
two sexes continue nearly equal in
weight, but beyond that time males ac-
quire a decided preponderance. Thus,
young men of twenty average one hun
dred and forty-three pounds each, while
young women of twenty average one
hundred and twenty-seven. Men reach
their heaviest bulk at about thirty-fve,
when their average is one hundred and
ffty-two pounds; but women slowly in
crease in weight until fifty, when their
average is one hundred and twenty-nine
pounds. Taking men and women to-
gether, their weight at full growth aver
ages about twenty times as heavy as they
were on the first day of their existence.
Men range from one hundred and eight
to two hundred and twenty pounds, and
women from eighty-eight to two hundred
and seven pounds, The average weight
of human nature, taking the average of
all ages and conditions-nobles, clergy,
tiDkers, maidens, boys, girls, and babies
included-is very nearly one hundred
pounds. These figures are given in av-
oirdupois weight; but the advocates of
the superiority of women might make a
nice point by introducing the rule that
women be weighed by Troy weight, like
other jewels, and men by avoirdupois.
The figures would then stand young
men of twenty, one hundred and forty
three pounds each; young women of
twenty, one hundred and sixty pounds,
and an on
The interior journal., 1873-04-18
Old Time AxOinls.

The following are from an old scrap
book. We reproduce them to show to
the present generation what quaint ideas
were promulgated by the teachers of our
fathers and mothers of the olden time /:
An independent man is one who blacks
his own boots, who can live without to-
bacco and whiskey, who earns at least a
penny more than he spends. and who
can, upon a pinch, shave himself With
brown soap and cold water without a
mirror. A great man is one who can
lead his children to obey him when out
of sight. A hospitable man is never
ashamed of his dinner when u friend un-
expectly drops in to dine with him. A
good wife exhibits her love for her hus-
band by seeking to promote his welfare,
and by administering to his comforts.
A sensible wife looks for her enjoyment
at home--a silly one, abroad. A wise
girl would win a lover by practicing
those virtues which secure admiration
when personal charms have faded. A
simple girl endeavors to recommend her
self by the exhibition of frivolous accom-
plishments, and by mawkish sentiment
which has as little to do with a true
heart as has the gaudy dress she wears.
A good girl always respects herself, and
is thus sure to be respected by others.
The interior journal., 1873-04-18
The New Game LAW.

The game law recently passed BY the
Legislature of Kentucky provides that
it shall be unlawful to kill any female
deer in the months of March, April,
May, June, July, or August; that it
shall be unlawful for any person at any
place other than upon his own premises
to kill, or injure, or pursue with such
intent, any bird smaller than quail,
except the hawk, snipe, or plover, or
birds of prey, or such as are destructive
to the grain or fruit crops; that it shall
be unlawful, in the months of March,
April, May, June, July, August, or Sep.
tember, in any year, to catch, kill, or in
any way or manner destroy, or pursue
with such intent, any quail, partridge,
or pheasant; that it shall be unlawful,
in the months of May, June, July, OF
August, or the first half Of September
in any year, to catch, kill, or pursue
with any such intent, any wild goose,
wood-duck, teal, or other duck; that il
shall be unlawful, in the months of jan
uary, February, March, April, or May,
in any year. to catch or kill, or pursue
with such intent, any wood-cock. Pro-
per penalties are annexed for the viola
tion of any of the provisions of the law.
The interior journal., 1873-04-18
Stcaxn on the Farm.

We recently published an engraving
Of an English steam moving machine,
which, for its simplicity. has attracted
much attention. Something has been
done in the same line in this country.
A correspondent suggests that there is
an extensive demand for small portable
steamers for farm use, with attachments
to render them applicable to various pur-
poses. For example, such machines
should be capable of use in working
mowers and reapers in lieu of horses !;
of driving plows, seeders, harrows, saws,
grindstones, Aouring-stones, straw-cut-
tiers, threshing-machines, pumps, draw
ing wagons on common roads, pulling
stumps, operating ditching-machines,
etc. Here is field for the ingenious.
The application of steam to farm labor
is at present in its Infancy. One of the
first requisites for its general introduc-
tion will be the instruction of farmers in
the principles and economies of the steam
engine-studies that are at present al
most wholly neglected in our common
schools. ls.-Scientifc American.
The interior journal., 1873-04-18
Value Of Trotting Horses.

The calendar for 1872 has not yet been
made up, but will show an increase upon
that of 1871, from which we gather our
facts. 1t shows that in 1871 there were
| 1856 trotting and pacing races in the
United States, representing over a mil
lion dollars, in premiums and purses,
beside the great value of the horses.
The horses would average 81 900 each,
and not less than three to each race,
which would be s4,72S, 900, say about
s., ,O00, 900 in horses alone, who have
actually trotted in the several contests
during that year. From this and other
reliable data, we calculate the value of
those 10 training and exercising, but not
contending in races, and those in the
breeding studs, all united, would amount
to not less than $4,000, 900, being the
sum invested in this country in trotting
and pacing horses alone. Yet this grand
total is confined to limited number Of
breeders, as compared to the number of
those who have the means, but who will
not breed horses of improved stock, nor
breed horses at all. We mention this
fact as a conclusive argument to prove
the immense amount of wealth that is
lost to our farmers because of their want
of energy and enterprise in not availing
themselves to a greater extent Of this
profitable source Of revenue. Every
farmer should breed horses. AS it is,
only few breed, and most of them raise
only a colt or SO annually, from inferior
parents, and half starve the colt until it
is fit to break" and then by rapid
process they break it sure enough so
that the time and cost is literally thrown
away. A little more time, trouble, and
cost of feed would produce colt, from
a highly-bred sire and good dam, worth
s40O or $500. Two such colts per year
would be equal, to many farmers, to the
net profits of their entire farms.-nary-
land Farmer.
The interior journal., 1873-04-18
A victim OF Intemperance.

To-day there is man going about the
streets of this city, ragged, dirty, and
penniless, subsisting on free lunches and
the charity Of gamblers, and has not
slept in a bed for months, who, during
the war, was one Of the most dashing
cavalry officers in the Union army, and
was promoted from the rank Of First
Lieutenant to full Brigadier and Brevet
Major General. for brilliant exploits on
the field Of battle, and who for long
time had q large and important COM
mand.
He has been here for two or three
months under an assumed name, being
ashamed to dim the briiliancy Of his rec
ord in the service of his country by an
exhibition of his degradation. He i,
very reticent, having little to do with
any one, and talking but little save when
engineering" for q drink, at which he
is remarkably successful.
Night before last, while lying help
lessly drunk in the rear part of a Third
street saloon, some men thought to play
joke on him by stealing his shirt, and
proceeded to strip him. Underneath his
shirt, and suspended by a string around
his neck, was a small canvas bag, which
the men opened and found it to contain
his commission as Brevet Major General;
two congratulatory letters, one from
President Lincoln and one from Grant;
a photograph of little girl, and curl
of hair--a chestnut shadow" that doubt
less one day crept over the brow of some
loved one. When these things were dis
covered, even the halfdrunken men who
found them felt a respect for the mans
former greatness and pity for his fallen
condition, and quietly returned the bag
and contents to where they found them,
and replaced the sleeper's clothes upon
him.
Yesterday reporter tried to interview
the man and endeavor to learn something
of his life in the past few years, but he
declined to communicate anything. He
cried like a child when told how his right
name and former position had been as
certained, and, with tears trickling down
his cheeks, said: ''For Gods sake, sir,
don't publish my degradation, or my
name, at least, if you are determined to
say something about it. 1t is enough
that know myself how low l have be-
come. Will you promise that much
1t will do no good, but will cause my
friends great deal of harm as, fortu-
nately, they think ! died in South Amer
lea, where l went at the close of the
war. Intemperance and the gaming
table have wrought my ruin. n."-Rmsas
City Neus.
The interior journal., 1873-04-18
Death OF the Inventor OF Spool
Thread.

The English papers by late steam
Ter announce the death at ripe old age,
Of Mr.. Andrew Clark, the celebrated
manufacturer, whose name has been as
sociated both in the new world and old with
the famous thread which is in universal
use. He was virtually born to the busi-
ness of thread manufacture, his father
having been engaged in that line in Pals
ly, Scotland. But the young inventor
soon effected improvements which revo-
lutionized the trade. He brought the
process Of manufacture to its present per-
lection, and was the inventor of the pro-
cess of winding it on spools for consum-
ers. Mr.. A. I. Stewart, of New Yoi K, with
characteristic sagacity, saw the import
ance Of the improvements, and he intro
duced the article in this country under
the name Of "Sterhug" or &C. S. L."
thread, of the firm of A. I. Steward q
Co. Like all other inventors, Mr.. Clark
was selfmade man. He commenced
business in small room, but his i'm
provements were SO valuable that his
business seemed only limited by the Ca
pacity to supply the demands of consum-
ers, and for years before his death he was
at the head of the largest and most cele-
brated factory in the world. He was
the means of converting his native Pals
ly into great and properous manufac-
turing center. Mr.. Clark, a few years
ago, associated his son in the business,
which is now continued under the name
Of j. Clark d Co., and its agencies are
established all over the world-in Rus
sia. Germany, France and other ports
of Europe, and in South America and
the United States.
The interior journal., 1873-04-18

Uncle Ned first hunts up a funny
things. then laughs with a will.
Aunt Sue first reads the stories, ther
turns TO the marriages and deaths.
The laborer looks at the wants, hoping
to find a better opening in his business
Miss Flora seeks out the new adyer
tisements to ascertain the newest impor
tatiOns in bonnets and kids.
Mr.. Pleasure-seeker turns TO III,
amusement advertisements and decide.
what entertainment will afford him the
most enjoyment.
Miss Prim drops a tear-frst over the
marriages, then over the deaths for she
says one is as bad as the other.
Mr.. Politician reads the editorials, then
the political extracts and news.
Mr.. Marvellous looks for the accidents,
murders. inquesis and deaths, and ends
in stories Of something sensational.
Everybody reads the advertisement,
TO learn who are the energetic business
men, and learn where they can find what
pksy ws~t
The interior journal., 1873-04-18
GERMAN PROVEBS.

When the stomach is full the heart is
glad. Were every one to sweep before
his own house, every street would be
clean. Poor folks wisdom goes for lit
tie. When two men quarrel both are
in the wrong. Nobility of soul is more
honorable than nobility of birth. Pa.
tience surpasses learning. The richest
man, whatever his lot, is he who is con-
tent with what he has. Money is pow.
er, money rules the world. God pays at
the end. God gives birds their food, but
they must fly for it, Great takers are
little doers. The best goods are the
cheapest. Better beg than steal. Ii is
easy 10 be liberal out of another mans
purse. In prosperity, caution; in ad-
versity, patience. Proverbs are the
daughters of daily experience. What
costs nothing Is worth nothing. If fools
ate nothing, corn would be cheap.
Heavy purses and light hearts can sus-
tain much. Economy Is a great reye-
nue.. Silence answers much.
The interior journal., 1873-04-18
Masonry In Persia.

OF the Persian officers who are at pres
ent in Berlin pursuing military studies
and making themselves acquainted with
Prussian military organization and ar
rangements, one belongs to the Masonic
order. He is u Mussulman. He seems
to have spontaneously sought recognition
as a member Of the craft in Berlin
Lodge, and his claim wis only allowed
after such an examination as satisfied the
brethren that he was one Of them. 1t
appears from the statement of this Per-
sian Mason that nearly all the male
members Of the Persian Court belong TO
the mystic order, even as German Ma
sonry enjoys the honor of counting the
Emperor and Crown Prince among its
adherents. The appearance of this Mo-
hammedan Mason in Berlin seems to
have excited a little surprise among
some of the brethren there, and the sur
prise would be natural enough to persons
not aware of the extent TO which Mason
ry has been difTused over the earth.
Account for it as one may, the truth is
certain that the mysterious order was
established in the Orient many ages ago.
Nearly all Of the old Mohammedan
buildings in India, as tombs, mosques,
ETC., are marked with the Masonic SYM
bols, and many of these structures, still
perfect, were built in the time of the
Mogul Emperor Akbar, who died in
1906. Thus, Masonry must have been
introduced into India from Middle Asia
by the Mohammedans hundreds of years
ago. Indeed, we have heard reverend
member Of the order affirm that the re-
ligious or theistical idea upon which
Masonry is founded has its most perfect
architectural embodiment, not in Chris
tian church. but in a Mohammedan
mosque.
The interior journal., 1873-04-18

DANvnlLE, on the Tennessee river, has
betaken itself to the production of gigan-
tic skeletons. On the river bank where
there mad recently been a slide, the skel-
etons of some forty or fifty persons,
some of them of extraordinary size, have
bcen discovered. Nearly all of them are
over seven feet in length. and evidently
belonged to q race of men who inhabited
the country prior to the Indian. Skele-
ton mines. however, we should think
more likely to be interesting than useful.
The interior journal., 1873-04-18
The Bloom Of Age.

A good woman never grows old.
Years may pass over her head, but u
benevolence and virtue dwell in her
heart, she is as cheerful as when the
spring of life first opened to her view.
When we look upon a good woman we
never think of her age; she locks as
charming as when the rose of youth first
bloomed upon her cheek. That rose has
not faded yet; it never will fade. In
the neighborhood she is the friend and
benefactor. Who does not respect and
love the woman who has passed her days
in acts of kindness and mercy? We re-
peat, such woman can not grow old.
She will always be fresh and buoyant in
spirits, and active in humble deeds Of
mercy and benevolence. If the young
lady desires TO retain the bloom and
beauty Of youth, let her not yield to the
sway of fashion and folly let her love
truth and virtue, and to the close of her
life she will retain those feelings which
now make life appear garden of sweets,
ever fresh and ever new.
The interior journal., 1873-04-18
WAR DEPARTMENT,
ADsurAsr GESETALs OFrIcE.
WAsHIyoTov. March os. fs73.

WAsHINoToN, March 26, 1878.
70 The Hon. VI. J. Durham, NC.
SIR: l have the honor to inform you
that all Colored Soldiers, or Sailors, or
their legal representatives, who have re-
ceived notice from the Treasury Depart
ment that certificates have been issued
in settlement Of their claims for pay,
bounty, prize money, &C., and ,cLo hare
notreceired The amounts due them, can now
be paid promptly, without further ex-
pense TO claimants, so soon as this Office
shall have learned the post-ofiice address.
Therefore, ! respectfully request that
you will inform claimants within your
reach, and request them TO send their
names, with post-otfice address, and the
designation of the company and regiment
in which the service was rendered, to the
AdjutaDt General, U. S. Army, Wash.
ington, ID. G.
II should be distinctly understood that
a claimant need not send his or her name,
&c, unless he or she shall have been no
tilted from the Treasury Department
that certificate in his or her favor has
been issued, this office not having to do
with cases prior to that action.
Your aid in the matter, as indicated,
will not only benefit the colored claim.
ants, but prove advantageous to the pub
lie service.
Very respectfully, your obedient SER
want, E. d. TOWNSEND,
Adiutant General
The interior journal., 1873-04-18

ONE of the most important points in
window gardening is watering. There
should he plenty of cracks in the bottom
OF the pot, so as to let the water pass of
rapidly, and thus insure perfect drainage.
This is one of the few rules without any
exception, as there is not a single plant
suitable for window culture which will
flourish if the water be allowed to stag
nate in the bottom of the pot.
The interior journal., 1873-04-18

TOMATOES, sliced and placed on the
steak as it broils, make splendid relish;
and sliced in half, covered with rolled
crackers, placed in dripping-pan with
a spoonful of butter, and seasoned to the
taste, then baked for two hours, make a
dish fit for-an editor aud other sensible
humans.
The interior journal., 1873-04-18

The following process is said to be ef-
fective in detecting sulphuric acid in win.
egar: Boil few grains of starch with
an ounce or two of the suspected vinegar
for few minutes in a glass vessel when
il has become cold, add a drop of the
tincture Of iodine. II the vinegar con-
tains no sulphuric acid, a beautiful blue
color will be produced by the reaction Of
the iodine on the starch. But if small
quantity Of sulphuric acid be present, no
color will be developed, for the acid will
have changed the starch TO dextrin, which
is not colored by iodine.
The interior journal., 1873-04-18

A sAvAST, DIR. struthers, has been
making a special study of the bones Of
whales, and has discovered that the un.
fortunate leviathans are subject to rheum-
atism. Considering how much each Of
them must have, if they have il at all.
and considering further that the cold
water treatment can I do them much
good, We think that the rheumatic whales
must experience a sense Of relief when
they find themselves mortslly harpooued.
The interior journal., 1873-04-18

The Science Of Health says what alco'
hOl is doing for men opium does for wo,
men. Women can not drink, chew, OF
smoke without social degradation. Slim
ulants of some kind they crave, even
more than man, aud opium supplies the
place Of drink or tobacco.
The interior journal., 1873-04-18
WONDERFUL INVENTION.
A Boes 90 journalism Begs rsu... Pat
ent Irre.fslisie Com isssiea Ei~her

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A s::. Go 5...n.Ii.I. ..s. Neg. rd..,. Pat
To the rai,o, Of IN. co.,,.,.Jo.,r,i
/ have invented machine for the
purpose Of reducing the number Of ex.
change fends now in existence. As ma
ny of your exchanges know, exchange
fiends are persons Of great perseverance
who continually drop into a room where
the exchanges Of newspaper Office are
kept, and wrestle with them under the
pretense Of searching for the Daily San
Francisco Crusher, or the Waco Weekly
Builrhooker, or some other sheet that
they offer to swear they can't find at the
news stands. These persons, as if their
presence alone was not sufficiently har-
rowing, have a way of sitting for at lcast
halt an hour at time, rattling the pa
pers in the exchange basket in manner
evidently intended to exasperate and
confuse every one at work within range
Of the noise. They do worse. When
one Of them is informed that the paper
wanted is not 10 be had, he invariably
says, "An old one will do just as well !"
and his brow darkens with uumanly sus-
picion when he is told that the paper he
wants has positively been carried out.
These persons also make tedious and un-
necessary explanations, consuming much
valuable time and wearing out the pa
tience. They know everything that's dis
agreeable, and practice it persistently.
All their faults. if written of here,
would make this thing too long.
The inventention to which refer is
known as "Bogardus's Patent Irresisti-
bic kicker, for the use Of Newspaper OF
fees !" and it is in every respect superior
to the buzz-saw now in use in some of
the Western newspaper establishments.
Ii consists mainly of-frst, large,
strongly-constructed chair, in the bottom
Of which are concealed numerous re-
markable springs of extraordinary pow
er second. an immense boot, made Of a
hard, unyielding substance, and connect
ed, beneath the floor, with the chair
third, number Of strong rods and things
connecting the whole with the steam en-
gines Of the establishment The boot
and chair are also connected with pow
erful hook, which is concealed in the
ceiling.
As the unsuspecting exchange fend
approaches, he is requested TO be seated
in the chair, which is placed close to the
basket in which the exchanges are kept.
Just as he settles in the seat and reaches
for an exchange, a member of the edito-
rial staff suddenly jerks convenient
knob; the powerful and wonderful springs
in the chair begin to'toss the fiend in a
most extraordinary manner; a portion
Of the floor slides away, and the immense
boot swings into view, making kind Of
crashing noise, as though the building
were falling. In a few seconds more the
remarkable springs, true to their task,
throw the astonished fend in position
which makes him face the door. The
concealed hook then drops from the cell
ing and sei1es him by the coat-collar. and
then the boot, with the rapidity of light
The interior journal., 1873-04-18

A CERTAIN damsel having been ag,
gravated beyond endurance by brother,
plumped down upon her knees and cried,
80 Lord bless my brother Tom. lie
lies, he steals, he swears; all boys do
us girls don't, Amen"