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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-23

SPEED ON NARROW GArGE.-One great
objection has been made to the 3-feet
gauge roads, that passenger trains must
be run at n very slow rate. This OBJ
lection is daily answered by the Cairo
and St. Louis Narrow Gauge Road, 30
miles of which have been in operation
for some time. Their passenger trains
run this distance i'll hours and so min
utes, and make sixteen stops. Their
schedule time over 1876 miles per hour
over maximum grades of 81 feet to the
mile, and their regular train is four
cars, weighing in the aggregate, with
passengers, tifty-two tons. This is
about the average rate of mail trains on
wide-gauEe roads with much easier
grades. The engines have 10x1G inch
cylinders and 44-inch drivers. On Il
special trial one of the three engines
hauled it's train nine miles in ten min
utes, or at the rate of ffty-four miles
per hour. Several prominent Chicago
railway officials were on the train, two
of them riding with the engineer when
this "spurt" was made. They pro-
nounced the motion quite rs easy as on
any broad-gauge road.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-23
A COUNTER CRUSADE. There is coun.

A COUNTER CRUSADE. There is coun-
ter crusade-a mans movement--up in
Ionia County, and it is rumored that q
similar is under discussion here. II is
called the "calico movement" and is
designed as companion riace to tenn
perance, reciprocal pled,, e signing.
The men form praying clubs and pray
the women to abstain from the use of
stimulants as beverage, or extrava-
gance of dress. They have drawn up
a pledge which is strong and double,
and to be signed by couples, one part
by men and the other by women. The
mans pledge binds them to abstain
from the use of Intoxicating liquors as
a beverage. The women's pledge i to
wear only their own hair, and to dis
card all counterfeits or substitutes for
that appendage to the head, except in
cases of badness; to dress in plain ma
teiial, cheaply. discarding jewelry, pam
iers, bustles, corsets, stays, hoops,
switches, cbignons, etc. The obligation
is mutual, violation by cne party re,eas-
es the other of each couple 81, ming tho
pledge. e.--Mich. Eagle.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-23

A TEMPERANCE MONUMENTAL society
has been formed in Sacramento, Cali
fornia, called the Individual Drink
Association. The pledge is, not to
abstain from the use of intoxicating
drinks, but that the member will not
extend to any one an invitation to drink
or accept an invitation from another, in
any saloon, bar-room, or other public
place. This may seem to some, on first
thought, as ridiculous travesty of tenn
perance movements; but from observa-
ton and reflection, we are convinced
that if all who use intoxicating drinks
would take this pledge and adhere to it,
it would diminish the consumption of
liquors more than one-half and the evils
of intemperance i'll much greater pro-
dortion. Mr.. Webster, (the statesman,
not the lexicographer,) defined drunk
as "an accident of hospitality" In
temperance, as rule, is social vice.
When it becomes an individual or isola-
ted indulgence, it is chronic disease,
for which there is rarely any cure. 1t
is very rare case when selfish, unso-
cial and illiberal man falls victim to
habitual intoxication. 1t is mainly the
free-hearted and social who seek csnvi-
viality and good-fellowship in the sa-
looms and bar-rooms, and acquire habits
of intemperance, not SO much from the
appetite for drink as from the social Gus
toms which prevail in places of public
resort, of treating and being treated.
Abolish this custom, establish places of
social amusement unassociated with
temptations of this character, and moro
will have been done to promote the
cause of temperance than has yet been
accomplished by all the total sbstinance
societies or prohibitory liquor laws.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-23

W A correspondent of the Cincinnati
Gazette gives the following description
of fish jewelry which Denmark contrib
ntes to the Vienna Exposition" The
jewelry is make exclusively of the bones
and scales of fish. 1t is just as dear as
if it was made of gold, and it is highly
esteemed by the ladies of Copenhagen.
1t is in many respects the most beauti-
full class of fine work we have seen.
There are earrings, bracelets and crosses
made of fine, delicate fish bones white
MS the driven snow, and carved fine as
gossamer web, and embossed with beau
tiful bright and crimson fish scales.
There trs also large cases of fish jewelry,
such as knives, forks, spoons, ladies',
ETC., carved in the most exquisite pat
teens out of fishes bones and ornamen-
ted with fishes scales"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-23

a NEW USE FOR HAMMERS. -" I rcmem-
ber," says Il correspondent, that when
| was very young they used to raise
blisters with boiled hammers. Old DR..
Twitchell of keene peace to his ashes!)
once wanted to blister some one in n
farmhouse, far from home. He had
nothing with him to do it with. He
asked his wife to find him II hammer.
The article was brought out, put in a
teakcttle over the fire, and after the wa
ter had steamed and bubbled well, he
lifted it out and gently touched it to his
patient i'll half II dozen spots over the
seat of pain, with very positive effect.
Boiled hammers were, for many years,
used Ill that neighborhood for pleurisy
and every old lady that knew nothing
was equal to Il hammer, and there was a
long dispute whether it should be q
claw-hammer or not. l think the yeas
finally conquered"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-23

r0~ Jenny Lind Goldschmidt, though
upwards of fifty years of age, still sings
occasionally in private circles in Berlin,
her voice retaining much of it's old
sweetness and power. 1t is said her
daughter bids fair to become as famous
rs the mother.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-23
Cey A Memphis paper has the follow

EsS- a NIeNlphls paper has the follow
ing concerning II woman who "sculps''
III butter: Great Numbers of people vis-
tied the office of Mr. Littleton, on Mad
ison street, yesterday, to see the won
derful work of the sculptor's art wrought
i'll frozen butter. There was never any
thing like it. An Arkansas housewife
absolutely takes spoon and knife, and
conforms the shape of butter to that of
ones face and features, even preserving
the expression, as well as perfect accur-
acy of outline, Powers never surpassed
this artist in butter, though he used
Parian and Pentilican marble, in detin-
ing with perfect accuracy the outlines
of human forms and faces"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-23

81 The average Burlington, Iowa,
saloon keeper must be bad indeed. A
learned divine in that city recently adj
dressed one of them as follows: "Oh,
wretched man! If the bed of that river
was bank high with the suds of saliva
ton, and June rise of piety coming
down from the mountains, there would
not be enough to wash your feet.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-23

A Fort Wayne lady gave bril-
liant party ON the occasion of her di-
vorce. The company enjoying them
selves highly, and on separating at a
late hour each wished the fair hostess
many returns of the happy occasion.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-23

s@The Augusta COnsttutionalist pro-
poses the organization of an association
in each Southern State for the purpose
of pensioning Confederate soldiers who
have no government to recognize their
wants. The plan of raising the money
is by lottery.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-23

@ The number of church edifces
IN this country in 1870 was G3,OS2,
against 3S,O6l in 1850, which is an in
crease of about rs per cent. in twenty
years.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-23

* In the Western places where
public drinking has decreased under
the crusades of the women the sale of
bottled liquor for home consumption
has proportionally increased.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-23

AZ An English Judge, Baron AL
d!erson, on being asked to give his opin-
ion as to the proper length of SER
mon, replied: Twenty minutes, with
leaning to the side of mercy"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-23

Bay A Western paper says dealers in
butter classify it as wool grease, cart
grease, soap grease, variegated, tassel-
,tcd COW grease, clearinghouse break
fast, inferior tub, common tub, medium
roll, good roll and gilt-edged roll. The
terms are strictly technical.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-23

~ Are blacksmiths, who are max
ing their living by forging. or carpsn-
tiers, who do a little counter-fitting, eny
worse than men who sell iron and steel
for living?
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-23

DsS' The New Orleans crusaders an
nounce that the horn of the ungodly
Shall be put down" That is where
horns are generally put.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-23

sE A Western member of Congress
who interpreted Nj. G. to mean More
Currency, was made to understand that
it meant Mighty Corrupt.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-23

~ Thought for schoolboys theme
and bashfulness are often
united; yet the loveliest maiden is adj
mired for her cheek.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-23

baS- A young and happy widow in
Iaris recently remarked to O friend:
! am now in the honeymoon of my
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-23

So Instead of saying cts long
time between drinks, Western men now
remark, "Its long time since signed
my last pledge"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-23

sE The Chicago Tribune prints q
poem in which the writer wishes that
she had ga heart full of sweet yearn-
ings.' How the prosecuted author
must have yearned to tumble among
that compositor's hair.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-23

@ Hawthorne paid pretty com
pliment when he said of Miss Bremen,
that she was Ca most amiable little
women, worthy to be maiden aunt of
the whole human race"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-23

nsy" To consider for day, is better
than to repent for year.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-23

9' England spends sG4 100000 a
year for tobacco.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-23
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-23

That the very old scratch couldn't un-

That the very old scratch couldn't un-
dorstand you"
" l shall go home mum; I shan't
stay here any longer to be insultedv'
exclaimed Slr. Hornet, jumping up fu-
riously.
You had better bo showing your
back, if you know what is good and
safe for you" said the exasperated old
lady, seizing the duster and brandish-
ing it tthreateningly arouud her head.
You're Il vixen!' shouted Mr.. Hor-
net, retreating towards the door.
" You're a ridiculous old idiotr'
shrieked my aunt, letting the duster fly
at his head.
You're confounded old scoldr'
yelled Mr.. Hornet, dodging the dus-
ter, and kicking the cat by way of re-
taliation.
Wretch, monster!' screamed my
aunt, pitching a cricket at him, and
catching up the poker, "Touch that
cat, again, if you dare, you dried up
old hyroclite!'
Mr.. Hornet glared wildly around the
looii, tHeH StlHlHS his nat rushed
headlong from the house.
Snatching up the abused Mrs. Tabby
Aunt Sarah marched off with her in
triumph to her room; giving us an op-
portunity to veat our pent-up mirth,
which we did in shouts of laughter
long and loud.
Mr.. Simon Hornet never again VEN
tured to trust himself within the pre-
cincts of our domicil, and our Aunt
Sarah in all probability, will live and
die an cold maid"
EASTERN METHOD OF MEASURING TINE.
The people of the East measure time
10y the length of their shadow. Hence,
If you ask man what o'clock it is, he
Immediately goes into the sun, stands
erect, then, looking where his shadow
terminates, he measures his length
with his feet, and tells you nearly the
time. Thus, the workmen earnestly
desire the shadow which indicates the
time for leaving their work. A person
wishing to leave his toll says, ''How
long my shadow is in coming" "Why
did you not come sooner?" Because
l waited for my shadow" In the sew
enth chapter of Job it is written, "As
q servant earnestly desires his shadow 81
New-York tribune., 1874-11-06
THE NEW EPISCOPAL DIOCESE.

The Convention of the new Episcopal Dio-
eese comprising Counties of Essex, Norris sussex.
Warren Passaic, Bergen and Hudson, ana the town.
ship Of Summit in Union County, will meet in Grace
Church in Newark next Thursday morning at o'clock
BY appointment OF Bishop Odenheimer the Rev. DR..
Vim. G. Harrington Of West Orange will preach the
opening sermon, after which the sacrament OF Com
punon will be administered Bishop Odenheimer will
preside the deliberations Of the Convention. II
viii De necessary elect Diocesan officers and to appoint
the various committees necessary to carry the affairs
OF the Epscopate this is the first Convention that
will have been held since the creation or the new do
oess The diocese will probably be called the Diocese
OF Newark. Provincial Synod or Federate Council Of
.ne Sso oioSsses win doubtless be established on plan
% E 70 .nst proposed by the Rev. Dr. Boggs ut the
Ast CouSenuon OF the Diocese OF New Jersey, which
sonempsted that the Council should consist OF the
pvp VI no swo ooceees, the presbyters or ministers
sntsa 20 s s1ts ssnu,, 10 the conventions dcee
would have charge Of the Epscepai ana o,ber snt
funds Of the Church. to further extension of us
Church IN the State, to obtain civil legsation and ~,
iegtslate for tho Church IA the State. ~ !"
New-York tribune., 1874-11-06
OBIIUARI.
TIE RT. REY. BIsHOP EACOY.

TIE hl. KEW. BiSHOH EAiCN.
The Rt. Rev. ID. w. Bacon, ID. D., Roman
Catholic Bishop Of Portland Me- died al 81; yincents
Hospital at $50 p N. yesterday. He was born IN New
York Ia 1875 His mother native Of Ireland. aud
his father Protestant lgi!Shmin IL was edu-
Gated in Canada for the Catholic Chlrch, and was
ordained by Bishop Dubois IN 1888 IL 1912 he 10
Brooklyn where for years he occupied the CIarch OF
the Assumption. In 1855 he cCnsecTated. Daring
this year he dedicated his church IN South Brook
yn, and removed to Portland. Me- of whcn diocese be
was first Bishop That diocese compris, the States
OF Maine and New-Hampshlre. When lie went 10 Port
laud there WAS only one Catholic charcI there Now
several churches-ali built through Bishop Blcon's
Efforts. His health being impaired. the BisnOp, July
2 with Archbishop McCoskey, sailed FOR Rome. Having
contracted O cold the voyage, he was unable 70 pro-
further than Brest where he lay In the hospital
His health did not Improve, and Oh Oct 25 accompanied
by the Archbishop and his French physician. he en-
barled home the steamer Porelre OF the Transat
lautic L.De, with considerable hope OF recovery He
removed " the snip Ia very weak condition. and
the voyage was very severe tue rolling OF the chip
causing the Bishop intense pain. Upon arriving In
New-YOrk on Wednesday he was conveyed 10 ambu-
lance to ST. Vneenrs Hospital at No 1876 West Eleventh.
While there he was attended Oy his friepds and by
the ssters OF Charity. but could gain relief from his
recogniz able.
Bishop B.eoE celebrated orator his dictiou
being exceedingly ne aud his delivery graceful and ef
fective. lie dixuined, kind aud courteous in bis
manners and had tho happy faculty OF making friends
VI Gil who knew him.
New-York tribune., 1874-11-06
ELECTION ANNOYANCEs IN BROOKLYN.
To ihe Editor of The Trfbune.

SIR: In your paper of this morning you
aude to the ateness OF the hour p MI when the first
returns Of the State ticket from Brooklyn reported
election night. AS have had some little experience,
both as inspector and in OF the populous
wards of this city, / furnish you with
an explanation. The principal cause Of de-
lay Tuesday-as far as know the
trouble reGulary-was owing to the great num-
of tue Stato ticket. There were Is on 1t
this year, and you imagine that with only an or
dlnary amount OF scratching and "pastlDR IL is q
tedious task to count such ballots You should
not forget also that the polls closed nearly an hour
5 later than IN NewYOrk and also that the districts
are larger Before the counting begins there
is besides considerable time occupied in the summing
up OF the polstsa simple operation apparently,
but generally complicated on account OF the poieerks
being all smart they should be. III you feel
inclined to give authorities any advice on the sub
tect would suggest that recommend the closing OF
the polls at O'Clock, the last hour being entirely nn
necessary, and also that all local offices be excluded
from the state" ballot. With these improvements
would guarantee that public would know the result
at least two hours earlier than they do now. Respect
fully TVS
Brooklyn, Nov. 8, 1874
New-York tribune., 1874-11-06
FINANCIAL NOTES.

The Boston and Albany Railroad has de-
clared dividend of five per cent. payable Nov. lo.
Reports from the West announce the con-
tnued refusal OF the Baltimore and Ohio TO enter into
the OF the railroads represented at Sara
,noa whether this refusal viii result In the revival OF
competition between the trunk lines remains to be seen
An alleged cable dispatch from Capt. George
II Bradbury concerning the opposition line from
a1n Frapcisoo to Ch0a. IN connection With the Union
and Central Pacific X iilroads. stated That he would
be gin running the steamers regularly In December.
They are said 10 be iron screwsteamers bcit "a Tue
Clyde.
The New-York stock market was very ac-
tive vesterday Ii was stated that the Atlantic and
Pacific Telegraph Company had made working ar
rapgement with the Direct Gable Company. Tue reJg,
nation of Jonn Duff PresideD. and the retirement OF
l. p Morton from the truseeshp TO ne directory OF
Inc Western Union Telegraph Company has excited
neut hss yet been made Of their prospective sueessso
New-York tribune., 1874-11-06
SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF THE WATER OF THE
GULF OF MAINE.
By n. s. PACKARD,


This paper gives the result of observations
made on board the United States coast survey steamer
A. D. Bache during o dredging excursion under the
auspices of the United States Fish Commission. Tho
observations were made with two German arconeters
made at Kie and like those used the Pomeranla e1-
peditiOn In the Baltic Sea. The number OF oo-
seryatiOns made Al, all relating 10 inc
density Of the water at the bottom, from 10
125 fathoms, while q less number relates 10
the surface water From the table igven with the paper
1t appears that the lowest specific gravity OF the surface
water was 1023 Uem, 100 CT in tho harb0r OF the
Isle OF Shoas), while tho highest was 1.O25 (lem
40 C) about so miles from the land TIE density OF
the bottom water lowest in seven fdthoms IN INC
harbor at the Isle of Shoals IT, e. 1023 IeiD $50 VI
ana next lower in 80 athoms Jelfeys Ledge q e. Iva;
Tenn 10 81 C) and highest IN 96 fatboms a. Co. lVZo
Tenn 90 g. CJ 1t appears from this that t.e bottom
water OF the Gulf O. Maine Is considerably denscr tan
the surface. Ii may be stated that rain o during
early part OF September on the NewEnglanu cOast
to effect these observations. These results seem 10
show that the and bottom waters are less
dense in the Gulf OF Maine the British seas,
Party There also ii found e. Tn0upsons
Depths OF Sea y that the specific gravity of notion
water less tnan that of the surface-tbe reverse
being true OF the densityOntbe American siIe, lOhgn
our observations were, 1t IS true. local. aud these
results may due toxderence in .nsrumrnts. sun
Of them made from 10 to 50 or go miles fr0n
shore In gons probably unaffected by rivers Tie
specific gravity OF bottom water at depths ranging
from II 1000 fathOms, deduced from average or
1O2S3 minimum 10267 The specific gravity
of bottom water Is slightly less than that or surface
water yet from 80 to 800 atbOms the specc gravity
increases with the depth from 1.022 to LOTT.
New-York tribune., 1874-11-06

Rome and had an audience with the Holy Father whom
he found in remarkably good health Tie heat oil the
weather in August prevented him from re-
naming I'm Rome more than few days.
owing 10 the illness of Bishop Bacon the Archbishop
was not able TO travel as much perhaps he might
have dome as the Bishop taken sick shortly Delore
the Pereire arrived at Havre. ana ha Deen sicx gpe,
since refurnng home under the care OF the Arcnusnop
in very enfeebed 1t is not expected that tne
ArchbishOp will take any active part IN the ser
vices at the Cathedral several DAYS, as Dis time IS
occupied with other matters. /; cJu!d not Oe asceI
tanned Yesterday whether not any pnbc or private
reception will be given ~ the ArcnDis mop as recoen
ton of his return TO this country. T9e Archbishop n
timaed tina, his departure and return ha1 oesu t.o
same as that OF any private gentleman, ana tnouene
that more notice taken OF the matter than the CIT
cumslnpces warranted.
New-York tribune., 1874-11-06
THE COMPOSITE NATURE OF THE ELECTRIC
DISCHARGE.
By Prof hyred M. Mdyer


Tn 1912 Prot. Joseph Henry inferred that the
discharge OF Leyden jar multiple aud oscillatory
in its nature Feddersen Rood and Cain have since
then confirmed Henrys differences by series Of expert
ments with revolving mirrors and rotating disks per-
forated With narrow radial Sits Prof Mayors first
method was attach delicate metallic point 10
vibrating and 10 send electric discharge
from this point through lamp paper stretched
upou revolving rnetahc cylinder. Tue electric dis
charge can to some extent be thus anayzed IN these
coDditlons from the series OF pcrfofati0ns lei In
the paer in the trail Of the vibrating fork but the
method is useless means OF Investigation, Tor the
metallic cyuder the paper and the FORK form species
Leyden Jar In the circuit OF tue discharge being IN.
vestigsted The Professor next tired cylinder COW
cred with thin printing paper well baekened over bnf
ing camphor the paper being removed IRON tue cyihuer
ana cut into dsks OF about Is centineters In diameter
Hhen one OF these disks revOvod rapidly IL Is
rendered quite fat by centrifugal action. When in this
postlon tne ciseharge between the points or balls
peri0rates tue disk and leaves permanent
record W ns Character. of the duration
Of the whole discharge OF the Intervals
~ c0psutueRt flashes and TO obtain the