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, 1874-05-25

Tho bottom has dropped through Vessel-ownera
wear long faceH and with their hands thrust duor in
their empty pockots sndly paco along tho dock mud
tran Las yau1uished unr handsome, uhto-Wnged rns-
asngefB Of the lakes Arc We doomed to 70 the BoaBon
through with empty holds and pocketa3 Ia 1t tow
bargos, lack Of onsy, cargoce enterprise, what?
Of tho money market; and, With that as ths prime
evil, there seens to 10 nothing upon which to build
hopos for beHor ti1nen during the Inter
huff Of tho present navigation aeasun. The
unnatural lcona!tion Of lake frc!Rhta 1nuy be the
hut thoro no theory upon which to base auoh hopo.
There arc no coarse froghts, no small freiahts, no
special freights mad, although fre'ghs Ealdto DO
accnMulntng along tho shores OF the akos in small
dcgrco, there to be desire the part Of ship.
rricea further down. There Is dead lock. Every
body Is rin, and tho Indications that The hrlnncap
CAUSED either by the lack of money to handle pro-
Ducts or determination to LIT tho rnnrket, will con-
comparative ataoment Of ako freight rates. and when
tho tight squeeze endured lust by marno men
~ brought To mind, tho conudnrum will be What are
they going to do this seaEon7
On May 10. 1873, the following rates rulod at the
tevorR1 ports:
Ohicago to Buffalo, corn, 6o; to Kingston, wheat,
13c. milwaukee, to Buffalo, wheat. 7c. Bay City to
Buffalo, lumber, H. Datrat to Buffalo, wle1t 4c to
OswoBo. Sc rreatayes TO Buffalo, s1&, with growing
inquiry for lumber aud Coarse freght8, Toledo to
Buffalo, wheat 10; to usweao. To; to kingston corn,
&c.
In painful contrast to the nboyo barely living ratea
are these ruling at present. mud which figures, nearly
Ill charters nude this season, have not beon betercd
Last Saturday {alay 1g the following charters
corn ,aAc. milwaukee, to buffalo, wheat 1.>. Day City
to 1ufaolunbcr, les. Detroit toBu dao, grain,
and to 0awego, Gc.-Lunbtrn1an's Gaxstt<
, 1874-05-25
CURRENT COMMENT.


From Tie st. Louis RtpMo!iean.
M Ine TWO best papers III the uniteu statos are
uifn CHICAGO TltnuNE mud tho Cincinnati CON-
eneTcd@ ...... -..
CONGRESSIONAL 6PRcuLAT1oN8.
From tie Peoria sLt!> 3<anoript
4ho Uhtcago Tune: OF Thursday reliashea the
congressional speonlationa when appeared IN
IHE oH1oAoo tribune low WeekA ago. as 1ar
s aa We can aee. u hss added nothing to them ana
taken nothing from them. its general oonclu- /.
sion, On survey OF the whole held, ia that 1t
don't know anything about tho mattor. Head
ote Ronerally VIII 1nly lndorso TINS position
cHARAoTER1s11o IMpuDEEoR.
FROM M9 thahpdgn tiH') 3stntt;
1ne GnGaho Hes onn oasesea1 .ne uosA Mil1 nll4
Me'er pnasn as tne tAe1s, q shost slmo ago LIE
1E1nuSE, at great expense aoo trouple, sont
printed circulars 70 Gil the pressoa or tue West
arn States, aoliclttng an expression OF their
t;.a"e OF the Pfesdonse lato veto md their posi-
LIN n politlcs. Ihe responses 10 those cfrcu-
ahfa nave peen pflhseo IN 1ous-page supple.
1nens, and aaTn3sn compromising ana
tna4ara nont tha on ne
IR1puNA desorVes unqualiheu praise; but
truo TO 1tB lustincts, tho I1nleS now says !:
AT tne expense OF considerable time and
trouble We have collected the opinions q over
lishea in tho United States on tho financial
proplcm no" agltatlnE the country. Ihe Itn1es
" sharp noWspaper-that IT, aharp IN . devil,
ish sonao-ous 1t is 1uHt auoh oiahoaesty and
1acA " A1eo pIeipie ~ 1hls tnat PleVens insel-
nRens people from having anY anid'ng faith or
confidence IN It, Its inner !e ID dlabollsm, pure
and simple. ......-. .......
TIE nEPhEsESTATfsh = REPUBLICAN, pArERs.
,m tTom 1he n. Lonts Gloos;
.s I1s ~ NOW 1orK NoT,a eonslaets me otooe ana
1no uncago Eoens"g oouf7,1s tne 5epieaentatl'se
Eopnp"Hnmin ni. paps5s @ oa tne West, WHICH snoms IT'S
ielse' 1ne utupg muo 1oa'!us represent tne
,Wn1sy, !1ngs.y, p';y nespvc'1;aosy ana comnon sohse o1
western s1I MePooncan1sin, ana nave no paTt nor
crdt and Inter. Ocean, two papers whoee orrorB
, 1874-05-25
trict soorctary g. j. Humphrey ohtcaga Mies Maria
nnd Secretary Bolal u. rroat, D. D.. Boston. Closing
MISCELLANEOUS.
Special UispntoA 10 The Chicagn 1rfbi.ne.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Special Ufspntch 10 The Chfcaga 1rfbNns.
THE puNRAnD CONFEnENoE.
d1nAnp. ILL.,, May 24.-The largest gathering Of
roopio ovor heil lii this county WIS hero to-day,
atteonn5diug tho National oonforeneo Of Dunkarda,
10000 porsonB being estimated preaont. Tho
enormous tent oreotod for this purpose, and cnpa-
bic holding cog poopo yas found it'sgifi9ont
and rolgous vices woro hold mi in the nn shade =, q
jacont The mceting to-day WAS preliminary to
ti,o opening Of their 0onforence Tomorrow.
In attendance, OF whom q majority aro hero to-
day. a largo llMing-hall has boen orocted, oapa-
bio Of Beating 900 peraonB ut ono tImo, with d
kitchen for cooking attached. Tho brethron In
vltinE all to partako with great cordialitY, over
1000 sat down to dinner to-lny.
GERMAN CATHOLIC BENEVOLENT Boc1ET1Ea con-
vENr1ON.
RooHEsTEn, MAY 2i.-The Convention Of the
German Catholic Benevolent Societies mot
hero to-day; 200 delegates wore, pras-
from oil rarts Of tho United statoa., !rheir Con
yention WAS welcomed by Mayor Clnrhson, who
toudcred the lloapitalitica OF tile city. Ho was
responded to BY II. j. sparhorHt, President OF
tho Coutra1 Verein.
, 1874-05-25
MARKETS DY TELEGRAPH,


E0FEIQM W0FKCtas
LIVERPOOL May 23-u a.. .1n.-Tlour, 23s. Wheat
Winter, 1as@12s Cd: spring, lis 2l@12s white, 12a
sd@19a :oa ; club, l2s 9da1Ss. Corn, o7s@3TB sd.
Pork, G7s CI. Lard, 61s. @.-.-...
I1vERnoo1, May $500 p. m.-Dreadatu1s un-
changed. ...
LosnoN, May s3.-Consols, o3N@9sH for money !;
account, 335t. ...-... =
United ststes securitles-5-2os Of 'e5, 1o7k; 'o7s
109X: 10-40s, 10i; new 5s, 10l5<; Now Yurk Cau-
trat, e8; Eric, a2&32A profarred, say.
TulloW 3Ds.
pAnta, Alny 22.-nentcs, 6ot 76c.
L1vEnFooI, May 93.--Cotton dull middung up
1ands, 8Na; lnidlltng oreaua, SID. salos, 5000
bales American, 4,6uD bales speculation and export
LOGO baIty.
BreadsuGa quiet and unchanged.
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= !S'ttf0l Df1rotcA % 74e CAieavo 7fI1uus
pAEsED nowN-rropA.-A Young, Roanoko
Menliot1 with barge; 1nter Ocean ssh Areo,,ot: v
Swain, A. O, Maxwell; Neptune, with barges. Bchrs-
l,rtght-Eyes, II. j. Webb. sa,nuol hatler j. E. Miner
i. j. Drinf0rtl.
npAs8Ep Up-schra Lafrinier City, palneavclte, En-
mn Hutchinson, Ogarita. Utadila. praps-May
Flower with john Doorthrop aud Nowburgh.
W1ND-BonthweHt,
.Hneeial Dtsnate1 Aa The EAie7zo 7r:baa4,
DETROIT, A1tcit., May 24.-pARsEp up.-prnrs ". IT.
Darnim, Thomas Scott; Abercorn, Cl,amp!a, City Of
Concord, N. Mills aud bargcs. snhra +. Derrt-
man, Etna, L. Beaton. Homer HIM, Morning Star,
Eliza dsrlach, Charloa Hlnkoy, Now London, Moses
Qago.
FAHsED powN.-Props 81. Albans, Sparta and bargen,
Vienna and barge. Lincoln md barge, Wnslow Annie
ant1 j. H. Hutchinson. Hchrs Fame and BcluykIl1,
Wind. eouth,
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UIlp Produce Markets.

NEW YORK,
MaE fSpS a1 Closed sesa ss 'Gss
FL; aa Nh Sosi lise ;adls rs a July
BsE4psrurfs- i nm!tsa demand, in huyers'
ss% s;;s5$
sI.Ff ST. Louis is;sa aoa9 9n' s!e,y s Il
Cloud Susiauss md lo~es sooeipts as$ooo bu No.
Chicago, sl.4o@l.47; NJ. sliiwaukes md cdc:go
s2sa tossaGf f. nd,sIs ~ sasss 5i9s
Eostern sl.gs lyo frlnor Ut sl.0sl.l9. narioy md
malt dull. Corn heavy all lower receipts, O, QUO
old Western yo!low, 88@asxc Oats Bsta1y: rocepts,
3?,ooo bu; mixod "osseEn o2Ga2t&o; whits Weatern,
MAr AND Hops-Unchanged.
aaoocn1rs-coaea dMl; n!o. 1ek@aoa Sugar
quiet. Mosssos aall. Ntee autat. ,o,<o,,.,<. e.
TuRpEsTlNn- -stcaiy Il ayc.
Eads-Eiem; Western, 14@1Cc.
; WooL-steaay; donacstlu fleece, 460o2o; pulled,
2sg,oo; unwaahol, 1To99oo. o ~,
lToy1sloNA-pork tul aua lower; rev m1ess, $500
for July Beef dull 1ndllcs quiet short clear, 10No
SSs tx 5SSsi S 3'&s 'si siss
1o11na-lIe.yy; new Western, 2sa2eo.
,w!ilaxx-opeaed dull md closed nsm'r at o1o cash
Observation-Disclosures copper steady; new aheath-
Ing. 999. Fly Iron--scoeh 9ulst Il e4qR!oo; Amer" @
1gQ17n, ....-.'
NAlLs-1rregnlar ; cut. sa.ao@4.oo: ellnoh, $500
G.61 horaeahoe, nominal.
OINC1NNATI.
CINolNNArr o., Muy 23,-CorroN-Dnn nnd un-
changed ut 1Ho.
nAKAnBrurps-Dlnur quiet and unchanged. Wheat
dull nnd nominal ut $l.S5. Corn steady with moder.
nte demand ut 7O&I7ao. Oats dull ntl nnohauged
al 6a@G0u. nys acarca aud htm; uomtnRly 4l.lt9
1.aO harley dull anl nominal.
OI1A-uuullanBpl,
EaGs-Quiet nnd unchanged.
DuIrEh-Du aud unchanged.
CHtEsE--Fair and firm.
pkoy1B1oNs-pork {atr and iru; city, 90; coun-
try, $l7.H7k. Lard-Nonnxlly 11ho fur steam l1xo
G.e1<ei clear ~ spot; D1sc seller Jnne} clear
pEG}1e, oosb: aldo dAle1 Of clasF Etb sdos at 9He
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were NOR: aulet OWING gas!ly, II WAS ssid, to The
4>4o for wheat to buffalo. Engagen,ona- Buffalo
achr Exile wheat Mt 4'6o; aoGr wm Young, corn nt
10. To Goderich: Bchr Mediator, corn through. 10
aanduAly: Bchr Otter, uorn ut 4c. 10 Eric: Prop
1ndia, wecat md corn through. Total, t; capncity,
ntmnt 70, 600 bu wheat md %, coo bu corn.
MILWAUKEE, Hay 23.-9rain froIghta 1ro bottor, Ec
10 Buffalo hoing obtained today. Charters: 70
0swego-schr Emms. .yesterlay, whoat Mt 60. Ia
1uhao-Ycatcrdny, bark led, White And Dlue, wheat
tntto wheat ut 49lo. To-day. scrn Gold uunsor and
5N@6o 10 Oawogo. Z. n. CarrinRton reports chsrtcr-
Ing tho acow r. X. for cedar posts from Alpenn to
Detroit, aud sclr journeymau, salt from BaY City 10
, 1874-05-25

BosToN, 1fay 29-Quto large business doing in
wool the laBt week, tho sales amounting TO 2,l50000
lbs. New, fat seep wool continues to arrve In small
lots. and SELLS from oAA2c and 1000 lbs now Ohio,
Of rather ordinary quality, roeclvod and sold ut SIC
Tho following are tho quotations based On recent
Haless otto md Pennsyirsnis No. ], =, XXX; and
Now Hampshire. aud Nov York. 5006o16c; washed
combing end dolaine. 57@Gso; uuwasted comhtng and
delaine, 43@40o; tnl washed, 62H@5go; acourod,
<216c8$l. 10; nuiiH, 27lt8b2r.
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Steam COMMUNICATIONS Stcnme
URRnnfra.


Sptc71s U}s|,afcA q Tie E1{eaQo 1F{bA0H.
BUFFALO, N. Y, May 2.-The ateam cAnalboat Dax-
tor arrived here tolly at IN, 1t ia hor rat trip
this seaaon and se came up from Troy in four days
and half the quickest time yet made 1t s claimed.
The cargo ia merchandise conAigned to Chicago and
milwaukee, via tho Anchor Ltne.
Tia U. s. Rsyenue stoatcr daIattn IA to have lior
wheel changed. The patcnt Foalar wheel IL to bo take
Do Of tls city, has tho contract md ogan The work
hero laat Friday. Tho cost Of oyorhauling vill be
nbout $3D,Q0
, 1874-05-25

Madame Dazaine, the Mexican yife Of the
h1-Marshsl. 70 aafd to be aottyely intriguing tor
tho restoration Of tho Fronoh Enp!re. aid, in
connection With her tntriguos, which hive as-
timo il not far distant when the Yattcan viii
openly. advocate tho oand!tlaturs Of Napoleon II,
BIZ urging tbs French otesfy u W. sli a posss
I'D 1faaeaae IN Alt ataA.
, 1874-05-25

1t is well known, eays the Prairie City Qll.)
uerah that when favmor comes to town with
corn to soil. Whon it il sold ho turns his Int
the other way. This eiyos rise to tho rumor,
which il really without foundation, TINT the Ia
dies throughout the whole State have gono to
aollng corn this spring.
, 1874-05-25

Srtataf ufrafeh 10 Tbs Chicago Tribune.
ponT 1IuRos DooE, Mich. May ii The prop Arl
zona. NTH sehr Allegheny in tow, bound down, 60
aground on Harser's 1aland, 81. Clair Rger, aud =
latest nayicca tho propeller was rolsaseu but III,
1chooucr WAa atill ngroutd.
, 1874-05-25

WAan1NaTos. aIay 2l.-pnoBAn11rr1Es-F
toe Upper LIKE region, Missouri, and lows,
clear or clearing weather, north to west winds,
stationary to falling temperature, and riaing
barometer.
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.
CHICAGO. Nhv n 1H7A
, 1874-05-25
POLITICAL.


south 1S8nls
Special D'sputcA to The Ohfcuqo Tribune.
party Of st. JoAoph County hold tLolr Conyeu-
tion here to-day, with tho delegate system, for
the nomination Of county officers. It was very
qulot affair." and but little interest was taken IN
1t. The Convention was careful not to paaB
resolutions, but, Micawber-like, It "waita for
something to tu,n up" and when the State Con-
vention ahall declare policy MI tho candidates
are roady to swear that It Is right.
, 1874-05-25


NEW YoDK, May 23.--Dusiuoss was Light with COM
mission honEes. but fair oobing trade WA oHectad,
chiefly With nearby dealers. Tie market for cotton
goods was steady at nuchsngod prices. The print
market was excited, and light atyles had downward
tendenoy. Aen'a Hight fancy prints wero relucod to
on Wednesday noxt.
, 1874-05-25

StnKo.DriV0rs5 Strike.
NEW YonK, Mny 24.-Tho Broadway stage
drivers resolved to strike In the morning ii their
demand Of three dollars par day, instead OF two
and half "a now, is not complied vi th.
, 1874-05-25

Special D1spateh to Tho Chicago Tribune,
6PR1SdT1ELp, ILL.,, May 23.-Tho Executive
Committee Ut tho Mechanica' Association OF tliB
city mot thiH AFTERNOON aud adjourned till next
Saturday, when tho Farmers County Club meetn
to appoint delogatoB to tho Farmora' Convention
to h1 held On tho 10th OF Juno. Tho two hodioA
viii unto, no doubt in tho appointment Of
delegates.
, 1874-05-25

TELEGRAPHlC BREVITiE0.
Thore WAS sharp shock Of eatLaualse in San
Francisco. oal., about o'clock yesterday morn.
mg.
-Roohsfo1t val Apsna sxsasd aA9S ta SAla
, 1874-05-25

LONDON. May 25-5 q. m.-Doyco Allan, q part
ner in the firm ow ming the Allan limo Of atoanl-
ers, iH dead.
, 1874-05-25

Pittsburgh OIL Market. ....
P1rTsDuRa1i, Hny -0lls-Crude dull, Ut u.25@
LAO. neduel Quiot; sold ut 1ac
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attnr 8hoboygan, Milwaukee. eundros. ...,.
Prop Jay Gould, Buffalo, 10 coo hi corn, g. 400 huot@
$50 frla aour, 4Ta jkga oil cole, aud auudrfes.
, 1874-05-25
THE CENTENNIAL.
Report Of the Centennial Commission
and Board Of Finance.
Only SO, 100000 Needed to Guar
antee All Expenses.

PHILADELPHIA 1Iav 24-Fo1lowinn ia the hnA1
md co,r1,aivo aocIa, -, of ,,,o Intorn,t;or,f
Tas.4esa:a, "aes.an" asan ~ ,,,. @ a,,.tas
~. Gehtenmal oommleeloh anu FINANCE oommisseo:
Tho Commission states the present condition OF
affairs AS follows:
First-Dids arc to DO oneaea for contracts for
tbo ora,tion ~ m .rt rn11orv md ,n,aoum IN
sAo ~n " ~ ~. suno'y ".a muAeum .,, "
Iucaaay noxs' ana IL is ofpeoted that WORK WI.
10 commenced in few days, the building to cost
81, 500, 900 Of which sum thero has boon appro-
printed for TINT purposo by the State Of Penn
a,1vnrIa al nm orf nj ~, +ha ctr - phf1od,l.
sylsAe sno aoo auu W 1no 10y W tn.aaot.
phia' eeuo,ooo. Iue building WILL cover over ohe
and haN aeroa Of ground.
Second-Tho Immediate erection Of oonsor-
vatorv hall. at n cost Of so0o 0f,f) nnd for thfs
,r.,os ,"s ' ~ .na.,ot,. oo ,'oo " -, H.
purpose an appfopfaation has bco9 made os tue
City q phiadelphta, without my other restric.
tion than tho requirement that the monoy shall
be expended Tor this building. Tho pans covor
spae COT ono and one-half aoreB Of ground.
uh7'tt-A machine hall IT, to be built, at m
estimated cost OF S8oo, 200, which has boon pro
yidod Tor by dirocs appropriation by tho city Of
phlladolphta, free from reHtriction. and entirely
aVal!aole tor the purpose Iho Work On this
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-08-14
AGRICULTURAL GLEANINGs.


ALL grapes which are not suitable for
maket or table use shoald be left On the
vine until thoroughly ripe before max
ing them into wine.
ANIMALS viii fatten better in company
than in isolation. Remember This if
they are alone, they viii lose not few
pounds of flesh in pining for company.
To CURE bloody milk in COWS, give
one tablespoonful of sulphur in little
bran once a day. If very bad case,
give twice day; in dry bran, of course.
IF newborn calves are troubled with
breeding at the naval, it may generally
be stopped by fastening a string around
the cord which hangs suspen ed from it.
LET your stable be light, dry aud
well ventilated. Dark stables help to
bring on blindness. Moisture and bad
ventilation encourage CHAMBERS, farcy,
and many other diseases.
AT great trial of farm implements,
the crowd had for drink in the field
! buckets of cold water with oatmeal
/ stirred in, which was found to be both
! victuals and drink, and exceedingly re-
freshing.
REPORTS from northern Indiana shows
a very bad condition OF things. Pears
and apples VIII be far below the aver
age. Grapes are reported just fair
being good In quality, although not 1
very large crop.
No department of farming is NOR
pleasant and profitable than that o
raising stock. The farm is CONSTANT,
growing richer and better where stool
is kept IN large numbers.
In dealing with animals, untimely o
II
ferrous words are always ont of place
always do more harm than good. TIL
dnIlest animal appreciates kindness
The most celebrated horse tanner in thi
country is said to have made thes
words his motto So Firmness an
kindness" and he never failed of sue
cess
Mr.. J. HARRIS, of Rocher, New York
says, in the American Agriculturist
that we talk about raising wheat enoug
for the world, but our own popUlatiO
is increasing so rapidly that the tim
will soon come when it will wax on
skill to raise wheat enough fer oul
selves. We shall do it, of course, bU
we shall have to farm better than man
of Us do now. And he is the wise ma
who IS getting his land cleaner an
richer.
I MANSFIELD, the celebrated statist
clan, has demonstrated that within th
last twelve years the money value of th
the annual yield of farm products i
Ohio has increased fifty millions {
; dollars, and that the producing capacit
of the farms has increased. The infe-
? ence is that the farmers of Ohio hav
made great progress in business maj
, agement, and have, while realizing goo
profits, kept their farms up to IL
3 standard of fertility.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-08-14
Preserving Butter.

Only a few families know how to
keep fresh butter sweet and finely fla
vored for any length of time, whether
they make or purchase it. Hence with
such there is a necessity Of speedy con
sumption, or having to eat ar inferior
article. Assuming that the cream was
good, the buttermilk properly worked
ont Of'the new butter, and pure salt
used, how is nice fresh butter to be pre-
served Ia this stare? Answer BY ex-
Guiding the air and keeping it in a cool
place. Pack new butter in sound stone
Jars or crooks wet with strong brine
and be sure to keep the brine an inch OF
two over the butter to exclude atmos.
pheric air.
If the crock stands in cold spring
water, in a spring house or a cool cellar,
the butter will not become rancid il
several months, finely Favored butter
put up in this manner sells in New York
at this time at from 60 to IS cents 6
pound.
The practice of having so much dam
aged or inferior butter is a great mis-
take which ought to be corrected partly
by manufacturers, and partly by deal
ers and consumers. In the first place
COWS should have plenty of green fresl
feed like grass, clover, green corn, COW
peas or millet, to yield sweet butter. a
steady supply of rich yellow milk il
needed.
La the south, corn forage viii be our
main dependence, as We can raise i
early and late in the season by taking
pains; and it makes xcellent hay wheI
all the nutrimen5 in the grain is re
tanned in the blade or stalk. There are
over one thousand million ponds o.
lard in the shape of pork and bacoI
consumed in the United States every
year, and the tendency is to substitute
butter for this hogs grease. The Gov
is better, and a more economical ma
chine to extract oil from plants viii
her capacious stomach than any swine
Hence the rapid increase of we'll organ
lied butter factories and Of dairy cows
IN less than three days time the Gov
enables us to transform a corn shuck
leaf aud stalk into healthy human blood
! No hog can do as much,
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-08-14
Lightning ana its Freaks.

The great destruction to life and
property in various parts of the country
from the effects Of lightning during the
past two or three weeks, has served to
give an additional interest to the study
of the phenomenon of electricity.
Never, saws the New York World, has
there appeared to be q greater disturb
ance of the electrical equilibrium, and
certainly the freaks OF the subtle fluid
were never SO inexplicable. If the re
ports we have received are correct,
many of the buildings which have been
struck by ''thunderbolts were pro
vided with rods, and several OF the per
sons who have been killed or MANNED by
the lightning were knocked out of
feather beds, where, in accordance with
the tradition, they had taken themselves
for safety. In the light of these facts
we have been criticised because we
held to the belief that no building had
ever been destroyed when properly pro,
tected by conducting rods. THAI score
of buildings provided with rods have
been struck by lightning everybody
knows, but that thousands Of buildings
are at present provided with rods that
are worse than useless everybody, per
| haps, does not know. Iron and copper
/ are always better conductors of cleo
! tricity than wood, and the fact that the
( current sometimes leaves the metallic
/ rod and takes the wood only proves
! that something has been put in the way
/ to obstruct its course. A metallic rod,
/ to be sure protection, must be perfect
+ " unbrokeR one, its lower end terminal
! ing in the earth in such a manner as to
allow the charge to be given off freely
and simultaneously. Probably II all
| the lightning rods IN the country were
! inspected, not more than one in ten
( would be found in perfect order. Most
] of them are put in pieces, the connec-
I tions being very defective. 1T takes but
a short time for the iron to rust and
form q coating abound the joints OF
links, and as soon as that is done the
rod becomes worthless, and not only Is
it rendered worthless 1t positively be
/ comes dangerous. The point and al
the upper part Of the rod, down tc
where the defect occurs, is an attraction
for the lightning. II thunder-clouc
! passes near by, and current Of cleo
/ tricity descends the rod, it is suddenly
/ checked when it reaches the breaks anC
it is then obliged TO tear its way through
the side of the building. a defective
rod is apt to bliBg a current into {
building which, but for the rod, would
7 have gone in another direction, and tina
building which is provided with rod
suffers more if struck, than one unprO
vided with rods.