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The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-02-20
CARPENTERS PATENf BALLOT
INK
tst. Louis Republican

[,t. Louis Republican
Senator Carpenter, last Tuesday, intro
duced . small, but somewhat curious OH.
Said bill Is ostensibly designed "for the
further protection of the polls in the cleo.
ton OF president, vice.president, and
members Of congress" \ most commend
ablo object cerlaiply, but how Is that OBJ
ect to lie attained Not by new laws
and regulations: not by educating the poo
pie up TO . higher standard of political
morality; not by catching and Furnishing
all the knavse who now steal and swindlo
at elections; not by any Drsconian edicts
or Utopisn theories, but by the introduc.
ton throughout the land of an ingenious
and hitherto unknown device called "the
safety ballotbox.'
What srs the peculiar merits of this
box, Carpenter unfortunately neglected to
| state; and we are, therefore, unable to
cay whether it hos q sck-action cylinder
attachment which jerks bogus votes out
of n trap door ami under the table, or
whether, by q ooinhiDotion Of the princi.
ples of galvanic battery and self-eI-
ploding torpedo. 1t shoots reporters and
unregistered citizens dead in their tracks.
Ons thing, however, il definitely an
noanced-the box is duly patented, and
csnno, DO had excep, from the patentee or
bis authorized agents. This is" milk
in the cocos-nut," for Csrpenter's bill
empowers the secretary of the interior 90
contract with said patentce for the use Of
sid invention ut all the polls in the
United States, provided the cost does not
exceed fifteen dollaes for each box" A
modest sum for machine warranted to
guarantee the purity of the franchise
but very liberal sum in the aggregate for
,he fortunate pstentee in ease the
bill passes. Shall we lay ourselves liable
10 chsrge Of treason II We venture the
suggestion that "the safety ballot
box smells uncommonly like a
put.up job? The patentee is I'M
doubleday An honorable man, SO is
Carpenter, 20 are tho senators, his Illus
triou. colleAguos-ail are honorable men ;
but as even Cs,srs wife did no. 81 ape
suspicion, there is, at least, n lively pos
sibility that this ballot box business con-
tsins something else besides the prospec-
| tive votes of y free and enlightened IA.
| ton. In short, we are very well salts hed
that, Ike the patent meters, pstcnt locke,
| psteut seals, and q score or two more of
| patent nuissnoes which Congress at vsri-
ous times has stuffed down the popular
throat, 'the patent safety bsllot-bo1' is p
humtug, covering = large smouni Of in
! cipient iascality.
We are, therefore, glad Carpenters
bill bss been referred 10 the appropriate
committee, and should it emerge from
that ordeal successfully and be confirmed
by the senate, we hope the house will cub
| ject /. to a still shsrper test, and, by rejec-
ton, give it final quietus. Elsa year Or
two henco the country will probably Re
Astonisbed and Disguised by The develop.
mant. of ballot. box Credit Mobilier.
A. the matter now looks, 1t Is too thin
! much too thin.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-02-20

TRu late celebration OF Msrdi Grss in
New Orleans is reported as more brilliant
and succsssful than any former celebrs.
lion of the day ever held in that city.
The weather waa clear, and ut twelve
o'clock noon, tho grand procession { + the
king Of the Carnival" took up the line
" march. The pageant was brilliant
one. afsy thousand dollars having been
expended on tho preparations for it. From
the gloominess Of the weather and other
causes, the day appears to have been a
failure in Memphis.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-02-20

FLORIDA is the paradise of office hold
ere legislative committee visited the
pehitenhSry recently, aud several Of them
while inspecting tho in,titation without
the presence or permission OF the warden
were stopped and driven out by me
prison oiheis'S The elected members of
the committee, too angry to wait until A
regular report Of their Wait could be made
undertook 10 appeal to tho assembly Here
the warden OF the peni,en,isry mot
and overcsins them. Being not only
warden Of the prison, but also speaker Of
thu assembly, he ruled ,hom out Of order.
and they had TO submit 10 the ruling.
This shows that TO DO truly effective, an
energetic officer must not be ctamped
by coniinement 20 single office. The
speaker Of tho Florida assembly, IL he
Keeps his two Offices, may yet have an op.
poFtuhity to apply the corrective cato
nine-tails 10 the backs OF some OF the bad
men who are now making Florida's laws
and then the beauties Of his double DOW.
ere will stand forth L Courier ourpsl.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

Nr. Cunlling, from the committee on
commerce, reported fav ,rahly on the bill
appropristing $40, 900 to dredge and pro.
tect the nsvigahle channels s. the mouth
of the Buffalo rivor, and to remove the
.snd bar there, caused BY the gale OF De-
ceiuber last. Passed.
Nj. Cameron moved tia. the senate
proceed ~ the consideration of the house
till in rel,ton to the cen ,ennisl eIhibi-
tion. After some discussion, Scott said
there WAS 10 necessity FOR speedy action
On the bill, and moved i, Ice reserved in
special order for Monday next.
Mr.. Schurz hopsd the senate would hI
on as early s day as possible for the con.
siders,ion OF this bill, withou. interfering
with other gres. questions now before the
sens,c.
Mr.. Scots motion agreed to.
at the expiration of the morning hour
tie senate resumed tie copsid ovation Of
the bill to ,qaalizs the distribution o. cur.
reucy.
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Davenport. la.
MRS. BxowxLEr MURDERED.

MRS. BRowSLEE MURDERED.
DAvEsroEr February 10 Mrs Eliza
beth Browniee, wife Of A. Brownlsc, a
wealthy farmer of this county, was
brutality murdered by somc man, I'M
known, in her house las. evening. She
was shot twice with doubls-barrelled
shot gun and dioi insanity. Her young
est child, aged four year,, WAS fatally
wounded. There is no clue TO the muir
derers and their object is unknown, al
though it is thought they were intent on
robbery.
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HOUSE,

w ARLINGTON, fesruery lS.-W hl.e,
from the judiciary committee, reported q
bill TO provide for the election Of two rep.
| resonts,iyes al large for Alabama, unle.s
tie legislature shall otherwise provide BY
law, by the time fixed for the election. He
stated that the necessity Of the bill arose
from the failure legislature to redistric,
the state, one House being Democratic
and the other Rspubl!!csn. The bill
passed.
Mr.. Cassou from tho same committee.
reported q bill requiring tho United
States marshals and clerks OF the United
States Courts, who have received foes and
emoluments ia excess Of their legal COM
pensa.ion, to deposite the same with the
treasurer OF the L nited States, in case OF
the refusal suits to bs brought. and
future cases 20 be punished as mi.de.
msanor; and special agent 70 be APP
pointed to examine the accounts OF these
officials, who are to be paid GU, of fees
and emolHment record, bat their total
compensation not TO exceed five thousand
dollars, in any one year. After discus-
zion the bill was passed.
Mr.. Butler Of Massachusetts asked
unanimous consent that the judiciary
committee have leave to report in time,
bill for the distribution Of the Geneva
n"a'u. Hi.o OH Tor ths distribution OF
inc Puohc uocuihehIs printed by
eu'uV''ly OF cobS'essi SEEDS presented
~ we aSricu.'a'ai department Tor Tree
e1Goshge Oh newspapers between
peDnsnets ara iot inc Tree Transmission
Of weekly news;"pers within the county
"hefe puohshed.
Mr.. Kssson gave notice that no would
offer n substitute FOR the bin providing
that all extra numbers Of documents
printed by order o! Congress, shall be
sold aud disposed Of, the agricultural
report and Abridgmeut Of the president's
message and accompanying document n,
% cents per volumn, and all other doau-
ments al the sctual cost OF paper, stitch.
ing and binding, and that weekly news
papers shall go free in mail. within tho
county where thoy ara published. but
shall not 10 delivered by the most office
carriers unless the postage shall have
been paid at the usual rate.
Mr.. Monroe gave notice of An amend-
mont TO strike out ofthe bill ALI proyis,ous
InoLing IN a continn,ncs 81 a. r,,.,a., ~
distribntino pnblie documant. n, Scho.
add st,tcd that te would vote .a.ins, ,ho
Who'll. bill excert tho third snct,on which
nrovidns for Tho frsa ,rrrsn;sa;or ~
wockl, ncysn.p.,. With, a. a"',,,, -,
wHer, thew nrs pub,;.bea 'A s,d 1""sy
newspsper oycb,ngcs This ho would
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Nashville. Tenn.
TUE GRANoERs.

NA.uvILLH, February 1.-the state
grange OF Tennessee assembled at CALI
tin yesterday in the first annual session.
Nearly five hundred oranges were repre-
sentcd, there being between FIVE and elk
hundred delegates present-msny ladies
being delegates. The question of estab-
fishing pillow and common mandatory
at Nashville was among tho .qnes,ions dis
cussed. Great harmony Seems to prevail
The session will last probably two days.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-02-20

Nsv Yonx city has . model charity,
the Five Points House OF Industry. In
1872, in receipts we're forty thousand, ave
hundred and ten dollars. or this sum,
eighteen thousand, eight hundred and
sighty-six dollars were spent upon the
poor, while the officers OF the concern ap-
propriated t~enty-one thousand, six hun
hundred and twsnty.four dollars - Gala
RES etc. Evidently, philanthropy is a
paying business in Now York CITY.
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Providence. II. I.

PROVIDENCE, February 10. - In the
United States Circuit cour. to-day, in the
case of Mrs. James vs.. Tho Atlantic Do.
lame company, Judge Clifford sustained
exceptions to one or two items Of the
masters report and ordered judgment
entered for tho remainder, in effect affirm
ing the plaintiffs claim for about $685.
900. The case has been in cour. Just
fifteen wears
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New York.

NEW YORK, February l9.-Tressury
disbursements S2O3,O0o, Custom receipts
S324,OoO. Money easy II. AGG5 on stocks;
3(d,4 on governments; prime district 5lGl7;
sterling dull and firm At Sii(94 SO for 60
DAYS; i So sight; gold ranged l2s@l2!;
closed 4; carrying rates goa; clearings
8s, 900 900. State bonds steady,
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New York.

NEw YORK, February l9.-Csptain
Morton, of steamship Moro Castle, from
Havana, reports ths, in an cngsgem ent
about February lst column Of Spanish
troop. !, 400 strong were utterly defeated
by the insurgents, mourning a loss in
killed., wounded and prisoners, Of six
hundred men. Intelligence which Capt.
Morton regarded Trustworthy, represented
the Sp.nisrds a, worsted in every engage
mcnt
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-02-20

oS the fifteenth Of theiccning March
occurs The birthday of the ex-princc i'm
psrisl Of France. The day 10 to be made
one Of grand demonstration by the ad-
hercnts OF tho Bonapsrtists. Professions
addresses. flowers, presents, etc, ETC.. will
BE the order Of tho dsy-that is, if the
French government does not object.
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Pittsburg.

PlrrssuRo, February l9.-An explo.
sion occurred this afternoon in the retort
house Of tho Consolidated Gas company,
on Goth street. The building took FIRE,
but tho danes we're prevented from
spreading beyond the retort building.
Loss about ten thousand dollars
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-02-20

The legislature Of New York is con.
sideriug bin to exempt from taxation
oil the real and personal property Of
women resident in the state. In the
event Of is passage, the cry of the woman
ssnrasists, mo taxation without reptesen-
tAtlon," will lose its point in The state OF
New York.
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Cineinnati. u.

TUW LN'
CINCINNATI, February lo'--The consti-
tutional convention to-day, on the third
reading, by vote Of forty-sevsn to. forty
one, gave tho governor tho veto power
subject to revocsl by two-thirds vote OF
the genera assembly, A motion to recon.
sider was lost.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-02-20

The S.sts Grange OF Ohio IL now in
ssssioo. The state has six hundred rub
ordinate oranges and nearly all are req
rsseated BY delegates in the present SEES
sion Of the state grange.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-02-20

The Kentucky Legislature will adjourn
s;ns di, mex. Monday. The t~' payers Of
yninn,. would like TO read like bit Of
news about the general assembly Of this
state
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Evansville.

EVANSVILLE, February lo.--Wiliism
Baker, a painter, fell from = scaiiold on
Grace church this morning, and was so
seyeeally Injured that his life is believed
TO be in danger.
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AIhaIlX.
To NE IIANGEI

ALBANY. n. -, February l9.--Lsw-
enstein, Brooklyn barber, who shot and
robbed hore last fall, . one-srmed psddler,
was found guilty of murder in the frat
degree, to-day, and sentenced TO be hanged
on the 10th of April next.
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SENATOR MITCHELL.

yesterday Senator Kclly, Of Oregon.
presented memorial from that state TO
the Senate, which was rohssh Of the as
saults made or Senator Mitchell some.
time since. Senator Kelly, in presenting
the memorial, paid Mr.. Mitchell a worry
high compliment and said that having
known him for twelve years, he had never
beard word derosatory to his character.
These charges are evidently the work Of
spleen and malice, and so understood by
the Senate as we'll as by Senator Kelly.
The memorial will, no doubt sleep long
sleep in the committee to which I. is rc-
fetred. The Senate hes no time 20 inves-
tiga's privsta griefs ard squsbblss like
this
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RAILROAD sTBIk z.

Another strike on the New York Mid
land railroad today, owing to tho failure
Of tho hands to realize on scrip out of
which they were paid few weeks ago.
The switches are spiked at Summit aad
no trains are allowed to run.
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THE CRUSADE.
HOW THE WAR AGAINST INTEM.
PERANCE Is PROGRESSING.
Tue PENALTY OF VIOLATING THE
OHIO LIQUOR LAW.
Notes from all Along the Line.

At PRINCETON.
EVANSVILLE, February 19.--There is
great eIcitemet prevailing 10 this section
10 consequence OF the womans crusade In
Princeton.
AT cISCINSATf--TuEB AEwERs
CrscissArr, February l9.-The brew.
ers, 10 this city, are holding . private
meeting to-day, taking action 10 reference
to the temperance movement in the state
Tho Washington Court House saloon
which took ono hundred kegs of beer
daily, now takes mono.
AIDING THEwoNEs.
AT Xenia to-day, the citizen, subscribed
q large fund to support the womens
movement against the liquor sellers.
sURRSNDrnsp.
jamestown, Green county, reports She
surrender Of the las. saloon to-day.
FINED FOR VIOLATING THE LIQUOR LAW.
Judge Barbor, at Springfield to-day,
fined five saloon keepers, In sums Of from
$50 to $3.50 ace, for selling liquor in VIC.
lation Of the Adsir law.
FATHER MURRAY,
= temperance sermon, but opposed the
womans movement.
AT RIPLEY.
RipLEY, Ohio, February 10 Beereaw,
proprietor of tho only liquor establish
ment in town, 10 lying sick and tho ladies
kindly respect his request, not to engage
hs band in religious exercises at his house,
but they visit him individually with pray
or and solicitation. Bochone, in the sub
urbs, locked them out to-day. Springer
agreed to give up bu, his wife and daugh.
ter objected. There ia only two or three
saloons within two mics of town and
they will not last long. A heavy mass
mesting was held tonight, house crsmmed,
and powerful speeches made. The inter-
est seems undated. A petition was read
and circulated for signatures, this evening,
praying the legislature of the state to le,
tho Adhir liquor law remain unchanged
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RIVER NEWS.

Office OF Observation, Signal Service L. 5.
army. Daily report OF the stage OF water,
with the changes for the ~ hours ending
3 o'clock p. m, February II, 1874.
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Terre ITaute.

1EasE HAurr February lG. Adolph
Fsbrcius, editor Of the Banner, n German
newspaper. died to-day.
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HUMOROUS.

A clergyman being invited to open a
legislature With prayer, offered the fol-
lowing analogous petition; May cor
ruption and Elm Of every torn be as far
away from every member Of this !egisls-
ture as TIott drfu
The Troy Wing intringes on the pat
ont Of the Philadelphia Ledger, and
says:
Bring out the Grape and toll the knell:
she's dead lovely Lsckport belle
Her stomach failed away 10 get
With ninety oysters on bet.
Saturday q policeman in tie western
part of the city heard that a citizen Of
Twelfth stree. had been badly injured,
and be called at the house 10 obtain par
,iculsr. He found the man lying on the
lounge, his head bound up and his face
badly scratched, and be asked: "Whs.S
down stairs - mo. no. exactly" replied
bis wife, "but he wanted to run tho house
his way, and wanted 20 ron 1t my way,
and there he is Detroit Free Press.
One Sunday my wiz stopped TO chat
with a friend IN the broad aisle Of tho
church, and both being nttirod in modern
costumes, sbstructsd the passage for ell
who came after them. utterly unconscious
OF. tue DioNHhue, anu Hns'Iy 'eiI thein III
disgust, drove ny carriage to the door,
and passed some twenty minutes in wait
ing, fretting and go forth, before ny wife
appeared. The ride home wSs enjoyed in
the most dslo.,nb!s silence; Lu. g, dinner
the long psnt-up wrath burst forth -
Nothing 50 much reminds me Of Balssm
and hIs ass ! exclaimed, "as two women
stopping IN church to indulge IN their
everlasting talk But you forget my
dear" replied my wife meekly, at was
tho angel who stopped the wsy, and b.
laafn AND lis asa that complained Of IL DO
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THa District Of Columbia msmotialiss
have employed Hon. Samuel Shellsbsrser
q their attorney in the case
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THR Republicans Of the thirteenth ward
in PAilsdslphis elected two women as
schcol directors.
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Above Changes.

Below high water MARI.
EDWIN BooTH,
Observer sig. Ser. L. ;. A
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THE NEW JURY Law OF ILL
IEOTS

Tho jury biil which has passed tho gem
eral assembly and been approved by the
governor, is an emergency bill, and there
fore goes into eiiec, at once. Tho prOvis-
ions IN relation to the selection Of jurors
are not of great importance, but the pro-
visions IN relation to the qualifications Of
iurymen are OF the highest moment
These provisions, Invested OF legal phrase
ology, are that reading an account of &
crime in newspaper shall not dsquslify
person for sitting upon 9 jury to try the
person accused, or that forming an opinion
IS 10 the quit or innocence of an accused
person from newspapers reports shall not
disqualiiv n juryman If he can take the
oath to Try the case according TO tho owl
dencc presented.
This is nn immense advance in favor of
civilization. Heretofore the law and tho
practice of the courts wes that juries in
criminal csses must DO selected frcln that
Glaze of persons who neither read papers
nor have papers read 10 them, This prin-
ciple not only disqualified for jury serv
ice slmost every person who could read
but confined tho telection OF Jurors in the
most important cases TO such persons IA
did not come in coutact with those who
did read. 1t thus csuie to pass that vcr-
diets were given which were shocking TO
common sense and public justice, and
that jury service became means OF sub
slstouce for court losfers and the dread of
all decent, honest person'. The principle
on which this abuse was based was found
in what il called thes common law"
which 10 relic Of the dark ages, u
thing which is intangible, imprinted and
unsesrchsblc. 1t has as many shapes as
the varying oxigoncios Of each law suit
may demand, and having been for years
the hiding place Tor crime, is just now
sought a. shield for the corporations
One OF its outworks has been destroyed by
the new jury bill, and all the rect OF 1t will
DO destroyed by statutes in the course of
advancing civilization.
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FROM WASHINGTON.

u Al oGh v I'VE u hr Oh VI RI y "A "
ClAL-NO REFLECTION-HUW
ARD THE COOKES-T IN
FORM Frs - SENATOR MITCH
ELL.
Especial Correspondence Of the BuLLETIS.l
WAsnIsoros, ID. c., Fsb'y II, 1874.
CIVIL SERVICE REYoRa.
The House committee on civil servics
has tried lie hand at reform to the intense
disgust OF the civil service commission,
whose work in regard 20 appointment,
has been entirely undone. Appointments
are, by the new bill, to be allotted among
the congressional districts, appointments
10 b made BY congressman and subject TO
. common sense examination, and no, Va
At pesssnt-put through q course Of quss-
tions which are ~ absurd as they arc in
applicable 10 the dutie, Of q clerk. These
provisions apply only to the future. This
committee went for the Printing Bu-
rsau on Saturday last, and inter viewed
Mr.. McCartee-the chief on the situs-
ton, and discovered, among other items,
that lady clerks in his rooms, doing pre-.
eisely the SAME hind OF work as those
down stairs, and equal amounts of it,
we're paid different salaries. One sat is
paid $7S per month. while his receive bu,
81 IS per day. He stated that the reason
OF wAsbscsuse hs was compelled to cosl.
pete with the New York bank note com.
Paniss, and IL no should paw tie came 40
va paid down s.airs, il would make the
work cost more than il could he done for
In New York, and the Secretary OF tho
Treasury would then have the work done
ia that city, which would throw the en-
ployers OF his bureau ont Of work. The
committee, very correctly, fsvors paying
$50 mosth tor their services, whether it
costs more o, less than tho bank note com.
paniss will do ii for, The committee are
very decided In believing that tho Print.
Ing Bureau can DO run for specific sp.
preparation, and 80 insist instead of. A,
heretofore. placing large sum Of none,
st Mr.. McCartee's di,possl, TO be used A,
he thinks best This nest has many iriend
in Congress, and Macs desire. will b
sustained by . good many who hsv
friends 10 It despito the report of tb
COMMITTEES.
tIHASclAL.
The question OF finance 10 u
nearer . conclusion than il ws
Iaoath ago. Then every
thing Was 10 condition Of uncer.ainty-
nov aftsr the finance committee had, a.
thought, perfected . bill on banking, an
had Il presented TO the Senate for con'id
srstiep, II 10 90 packed at, twisted An
torn that the chairman OF tbs. COMMITTEES
Mr.. Sherman. desires ~ have his bsntlin
ssnt baak to bis psssnts--it svidentl
needs more tonic. These hnsncisl doctor
disgusssd ct she reception Of thie' frs
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An English technical periodical points
out an easy way OF testing whether wstei
good and TT for general uss. 1t says
GOOD water should hs FREQ from color,
unpleasant odor and taste, and should
quickly Afford a lsther with n small por-
tlon OF soap. Ii halt pint of the water
TO placed in perfectly clean glass, color
!"", g'Gss'stopped bottle, n tow
grains Of the best white lump
sugar added, and tho bottle freely exposod
to the daylight in the window Of a warn
room, tho liquid should not become turbid
oven after exposure for week or ten
days. II the water becomes turbid, it Is
open to the grave suspicion Of sewerage
contamination, but II it remains clenr, 1t Is
almost certainly safe. We owe TO llsisch
this simple, valuable, but hitherto strange
y neglected test