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ttAA AtAapON WAx ~ OlSIUHHS TuEM%
To the Editor Of The Chicago Tribune.
SIR "Witness " mnkoa piteous comnla;nt thai
some stonecuttcrs employed on the now custon1-
house aro allowed to disturb the quiet Of sun-
day by tho click Of their tools. "Thoze who
love the Sabbath" ho says, arc much disturbed
in tloir mcditatlons thereby" Now, do not
wish horo to discuss tho Sunday question, but /
Wish to call attention to tho real AMI
mus Of Jealous sabbatariana rs shown in
this complaint. The noisn Of stoneouttos'u
tools could not bo very seriouR disturbance Of
tho mcditatons Of any one shut up In house a
block away, or across tho street. In the week
time, the idea Of such noise interfering with
meditation would DO simply absurd. The real
source of the disturbance to .'thoso who
loye the Sabbath" methinks, il simply
.ah;or this; they =. think H. to themselves, "oxar
love as ro I Do down with "as them 0as Then ba ss
intolerant feelings rise driving out at onco all
tho calu. loving religious, medtatione2that they
bad been , indu'ging, and they feel decidedly
ann9 a,ss9rbSa e. h,,, W1hat" they say" dooa tha
serye our Hacrcd day whether they bo1toyo in il
or not. Lot those laws be enforced"
But Witness" doea not know but these
stonecuttesa are 1sraelites. or perhaps soyon-
their labor, "Witnoas," perchauco, would not
DO disturbed il ho know tic fact I can't holu
regarding these ontc1ies against: sabbnth-
sds psis0Y ly tho Old Pharsesa wh ,aoss ass
they hoheld Jesus at work getting
his brcakfast in tho coru-field On tho sabbath.
day. Christ'u reply at tint time i'd sufficient,
even yet, as reply to all wornhipern Of sacred
days. I believo 1t is right that those engaged
in devotional exercises should be protected from
disturbing. noises, 30 tar Us reasonable, at all
timcs. and particularly OIL Sunday, but ue
must not take oyorybody's whin az
to what is q disturbing noise. Why
is III otcl!aatrion or 4 brass baud moro disturb
funeral procession On Sunday, quito unoh-
iecaouable, but il oscorsng Turner Society
very annoying to religious people. I recollea
year Or two ago clergyman ia THIS city made
his congregation at service by passing IN full
blast. The next day ho apotoeizcd, saying that
if they had known it was o funeral they would
not hlve minded 1t. Religious intolerance is the
inspiration Of oil tleso complaints.
CHICAGO, Oct. 20, 1874. b., HuD1pnAs.
, 1874-02-08

The extremes to which men aud corporations
will 60 in running rlHks when the responsibility
Is OF appears to be divided is shown vary clearly
b; singular accident which recently occurred
to railway tunnel in Wales On branch Of
the Great Western Railway there is . tunnel
about two miles in length between Mcrthyr Tyd-
Vii and Abe1dare. 1t passes through many coal
measures, thcro being coal on all Hidee Of it.
Several years ago the collie1s had got under tho
roadway, !" 80 that they could hear the trims
rolling over their heads" and they have COLI
tinued working the mines ever since, although
the excavation had inte1fered with the bed Of
the tunnel Still, it was .-'' nobody's bnsl-
ness" and nobody attended to it, the miners
showed no alarm, and tho railroad company was
not to be outdone In bravado. Within tue last
six months there have teen eeverM slight ac-
cidents to freght-traina owing to the settling
Of the roadway but as no passengers have
boen hurt, nothing has been dono to repair the
damage. 4 few weeks ago, however, freight
train. following passeuge--train, ran into. q
great mass Of dirt, aud stones. aud coal IN the
tunnel, and it was found TINT the sides Of the
tunnel had finally fallen into the colie.y be-
meath. Msa wero SET to work, and BY noon the
next day "au clear" was signaled along the
line. A passenger-trala was Just on tue point
of starting through the tunnel whom the news
came that nearly hundred yards OF the road
way had again fallen in !
, 1874-02-08

otock, st St. Paul's Church, On Michigan avenue,
Sssr Eighteenth street. Evening subject: "RambIesa
n Palestine"
The Rev: J. 4. Hibbard will preach at the New
church Ual, corner Of praire avenue and Eighteenth
ereef, at II o'clock; Subject: Now Wines in New
@The Second sxeaenborgian Society will hold
rcar TEcnty-uinth street.
At1scE11AEBous. -. ........ ,.
Ihc Chllstadelphians meet for worship at 1890
Goie.r, No. 149 Randolph street.
-Thomas Wilson viii lecture On "JerusaIern As It
MI; Be- At 100 o'clock, in the hall the northwest
eoruer Of Lake and Seymour streets
THE ney. A. J. Scott will rr1.:ch ut the BiyeIpide
Chapel at Sis O'Clock. T.. -,
The Progressive Lyceum viii meet .. 1880 o'clock
=, Good Templars' Hall, on the southwest corner Of
Washington nna Dcspl2incs streets.
Elder G. &. Mullins will preach at 1890 and 1880
oclock ut the Central Christian Church, On Adams
street near Throop. Subjects :. Cast Thy Bread
Upon the waters," aud The Ak is Laid at the Root
of Tie Tree
meets IN Union Hall corner Of Clark anI Monroe
freete ut 1880 and 7;2o O'Clock,
Tho Adventista, formerly worshiping in Green
Street Chapel will 1880 aud 730 O'Clock 1T No.
i3G WALNUT street.
b F. Underwood, Of Boston, will lecture before
the Free Religious Society at 1850 O'Clock, at the
itct: " Christianity and Intellectual Progress"
The Rev. Edmund Belfour will preach at II and
$50 o'clock at the English Lutheran Church OF Mercy,
t,orner Of Dearborn aud Ere Etrccts.
Tho Rev. John Note viii preach at 1890 AID T:30
o'clock ut the Mariners Temple, on the corner Of
Michigan and Market streets. -.
The First Society OF Spiri.uaiists will meet at
1890 and 7ao o'clock at Crows opeza-Hal, No. SIT
West Madison street.
The Rev. William J. Howe will preach at the
usua hours at the Firft Christian Church, Of
Indiana avenue and Twenty street. Subjects
aCLrsts Prayer in the Garden" and s'The Proligal
Son"
CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK.
EPISCOPAL.
Feb s-sex.gesina Sunday.
ROMAN CATHOLIC,
Feb s-sexagesuaa Sunday...,
Itb 9-st Ignatius, B. IL. Nrom Feb. ~; St. Apol-
Bonin. Y. n.
Feb l0-St. Scholasica. T. -
FIb list John Of Militia, G. from Feb. 81.
FEB. l2-votiye OF the Blessed Sacrament.
Feb. l3-Feria- - ~-.
Ftb 14-yo1ive Of the Immaculate Conception.
, 1874-02-08

Egsment in "O'iyer Twist" and her specially,
Ihe Clild-Stealer"
ACADEMY OF Music
Ar. Gardiner is careful to keep his theatre
Constantly before the whole public, and not any
ne Particular class. From Sotheyn and Owens
ieseent to some, but the manager knows
that he is about. There is class
+ stara ranging like asteroids between
ne two classes here represented, who arc
e. no earthly profit to managers, and OF these
n. Gardiner has been wary. This week Al
hat is the highly sensational. Mr. Dominics
np1taY. su actor OF considerable note, plays the
, 1874-02-08

.San,c I1r e5 piuy. -4u4Aor. Firs: produced.
Gnoi.S.tu1cd I'd Man Colds nith.. ........... .1TC3
She Stoors to Conquer Golcs.ni 1f13
Eivnls Sheridan .11it
school for Scandal Sheridan -1t:6
Critic .bhcridan :. 1u9
1,t|ies s:ratagen, Mrs.. Cawley 1850
bold Stroke for Husband Mrs. Cowley. 1862
+ Wild Oats .O'Eeafe. .119e
Road to nltn .uolcrnft.. 1872
Wives as They We're, etc Inchtad .......,....1 .17oo
Srred the Plough Morton. .li99
Pnor Gentleman, Co1pan Jr....-..-... 1901
John Bull. ,Con,1n Jr........... 1902
Inc sbore are absolutely all tho phys 1ha:
caH produced during the aforementioned period,
Thfn H. a5s ad soo Of as
written, and were placed uron tue staRe.: " tne
tla1nas written during the first bali Of the eighteenth
century can remember no more tim two which haEo
Se W%d On iie ad She woaid cbbr pro
0as1 1.-The e WONDER By Mrs. ceatiyre, produced in
iii.
The following from the New YORK 1r'oune WILL
be Of general interest:
Meszrs Jarrcts t. Palmer, Of Siblo's Garden. In ve
ateIy been in negotiation for tho purchase 8aoths
Theatre, end there is rason to nnsss We are H.
st4a T hpas las Rs1y1y Rsss ' taxed fzo
sr,1sn = sndsS5 81 aSss snsse who it. hare Ss asf'e
PsIaer are managers Veil known to be very fertile
n eIncden:s and to he practical believers IN tho
Ioct-1pe of crned:eucv should they the d.
recon Ct his thcat:c, it will not fiji for lack Of
having It's capacities tested ous belief hsa eeen i1om
f1c fTxt-ard 1t has often been tndicated,-shas
cre,t nv stock corany, presented the best Of plays,
hs the 9ups ts,t w1nis s aaa esss eou
a.e ~. a.e F.iVin Booth tried hard TO- get such
suetn = COMPANY, but never ccsede1,-shough At
Que time his list Of PLAYERS included the names o. r. "a
ssdea h;a oTn. The difficulty hAs been that sectors
Who think theY s1a demanded by the public - ssazs
, 1874-02-08

Mall aud Express.
Ottawa and btreatnr Passenger.
Dubuque i Sioux City E1p......
Pacific Fast Line, fur Omaha. . :.
Kansas City. Leavenwurth, AT
Gibson ! st. Joseph Exp......
Aucozn Pk.8cr4er.-..............
alcudotE, Ottawa j. Straator Pass
Aurora PasAcuge-..,,...,........
iurora Passenger tSuuday).....
DuhuQno i SfouxCity E4p......
Pacific Night Exp. for Omaha.
Kansas City. LeareuWnrth, AZ
gibson / ST. Josaph E1p......
DowneEs Grove Accommodation
Oowuers Grove Accommodation
Texas Express. ..........,..,,..
sE1. Sundays. lex. SATURDAY.
, 1874-02-08

will mt aet In the stock Perhaps the gathering Of
what We may call clan Of Princes would be more m
practicable no since. apparently the tendency of ;he
1 arst magnitude, and generally to exact genuine
merit u passport q its M favor ,as We 90 not ,Tss
Hinc+ Trnos- and the whining and suiveng French
naSs on aue1y' but to t intellectual ree and
respectable public which seldom attends at The p play
attended with this Class of the community Waacl:'s
Theatre has long been still remains the fayotise
resort and we think that the pursuance @; snea s
trcr by whatever na,no dsnoted cqually'n ts favor
BOOTHS Theatre, by the way will be fire years OH t.
morrow It wns opened on the ID OF febraafs, 1so.
, 1874-02-08

Kansas City Fl. ria jacksonville,
III. Ind Louisiana. Mo........,
Kansas Ci.y East FL. sia Jack
Aoasil.c. III, aEi Louisiana, No
st, Lnals Esprpss, ria Main Ltas
st. Louis East Ex. yia Main Limo
Ht+ Louis Ex. via Jacksonville, g.
hprinEtielJ E2presa..-...-..--....
Springfield East Express ........
jefferson Clty Expross. ...-.......
Pcari4, kcoxlk 4 Bnrl'n Ea.....
Chicago j. Panucah lsailroal FIX.
N'euona Iacon. Washington Iii.
Joliet + Dwight Accommodation.
, 1874-02-08
:.,.. m. $40 p. n.

CHICAGO. MILWAUKEE, & ST. PAUL RAILWAY
Orion E<ro:, Aadoa and C4asts. 1tcsst oTc'
81 South Cdrl1f, o1passte Sherman House, azd
, 1874-02-08
CHICAGO. BURLINGTON 1 quincy RAILROAD.

D<pok-foos ~ kks-as.. Indiaaa-au., and r.sen.h-s
Camat .nd Sireenh-sx Tiei!<s 0ces No. ~ Clark
IT,, GRIND HncUfc Hoef, and at deuos-
Lnurr Srr1re
, 1874-02-08

!. s:ls D. III. +" a:zop. n-
It 8:Ep. lu- T. 6M =. II.
T. e:l5 d. m. - $50 y. m.
f.3:la 0. IN. 8 ii I. ~
- 9:1.l =. N. S:::si q. III.
i ~ p. II. i 9Ajas II.
- qtn d. IN. T7D1. n
i 500 y. m. 3fjp. III.
, 1874-02-08

L<u--. | l5rire.
Milwaukee, Green Bay, Steysas |
puiEt. Pfazio Gil Chiea, i La
Crnase Dav Express. IN Il. m. I'll 0oa. H.
Milwaukee Hail and Rxprucs 500 D. NJ. IS O. NJ
Milwaukee, St, Paut / Miuneap- -
oils Night E1pzess. tl1 90 n 4:l3 p.
, 1874-02-08

The next Of tho Musical College soireea will be
given at the College parlors on Friday evening,
Feb. 20, the programme for which Is ono ot e1-
t1aordinarY inta1ear, being. with two excepsians.
, 1874-02-08

IG9 ENTERTAINMENT villa t4osG Wall - 0A4@"
DRAMATIC NOTES.
Jameg E. Murdoch il giving lectures On fcn11n~
isceuces Of tho stage.
They pla5fullyL ehy peanuts, at the heads Of OF
actresses in tie New Orleans theatres instead OF
flowers. .-... ....
II. J. Florence will chastise Col. G. Il. Dutlor
critic Of T'il:es' Spirit, for mixing his name up
with some London society scandal
Charlotte .Cus1man has been reading in steiE-
wav Hall, New York, md LAS, as usual, created
intense enthusiasm.
The New York critics unite in condemning
ltoliue" more becausa OF the BIN tnah Tue
folly IN it. II is bound to fa1i, Tor IL 1s OILY
1alf-nasty. :-.
The New York 1Vorld says the French view
of life is summed up Ill the ldea that All ene
worlds q clrcus anu al tue 1a4eo soe@ "o -
it merely tumb1ers.
"A noston Daper notes that there are only three
theatres in that CITY, md yet there are persons
living who have seen performances at twenty-five
different theatres III that city.
The anD1auEe won and deserved by Mrs. J. t.
Hooth in "a Femme dc Feu " is reason Tor
charighine pleasurable expectation OF her de-
but iu Belot's new play, Elene.
hartley Campbell has finished another play,
entitled s. Tempest and Iide. II wa "llItSn tt,
for C. VI, Couldock, and Will DC Qlayeo 1or toe
Il rat time in Cleveland this week.
Tho scientific world was agitated By the dis
cororr a few weeks since, Of what was supposed
tn he n specimen Of tho extinct bl1u- tho dodo.
I'm Tnfortunately, tho dodo turned out to be .
do5lct.
Mr rowe's SUCCESS with The Geneva Cross"
nrenares one to anticipate with kindness hls
dramatization Of. at no Last OF the Aohlcans,
nresently to be produced ut Alblos. a1r. fso"e
will play LeatherBtocking
with frYaa
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THE WISDOM or EcxPr.

Great must have been the wisdom Of that
ancient land, for il is spoken Of III the book Of
sacred trath the volume Of wisdom. But or
the numerous parchments, and vast libraries,
alas but few pages have come down I'd ua.----
There are three Or four manuscripts on Pappy-
rus, still extant, that were taken from fhe
tombs they are Of great interest to all, and
especially to the biblical students, as they are
corroborative Of portions Of Bible history
The most interesting and largest of these is
now in the British museum. Besides these,
we have few pages Of Manetho, the Egyptian
historian. OF the forty-two sacred books they
once possessed but one remains it was called
the book of the dead contains a description
OF the trial of departed soul. It is repre-
sented, on its long journey, as occupied with
prayers and confessions. Forty-two gods oc-
eapy the Judgment scat. Osiris presides and
before him are the scales in one of which the
statue of perfect Justice is placed, in the 9TH
er the head of the deceased. The soul of the
dead stands watching the balance, while Horus
examines the plunmet indicating which way
the beam dependencies and Troth, the JUS
tifier, records the sentence If this is favor
able the soul receives mark or seal, ssJusti-
fied.''
Some of the ancient inspired writer's appear
to have been familiar with this book. Lycur-
gus went to Egypt to learn, and there many q
sage of Greece learned his first lesson in wis
dom and philosophy. Classic limners, sculp-
tors and historians, search for knowledge in
the land Of the Lotus.
The land Of the wonderful Pyramids, and
mystic hieroglyphics, is tho birth-plao of the
alphabet. There the wonders Of astronomy
were studied, and was not that little apart.
ment that crowns yon colossal temple an OBJ.
servatory from whence the heavens were swept
by optical instrumentsp In the arts theil
knowledge was great. The manufacture d
glass was well understood they made collins
Paintings have been discovered, showing ma
chinery whose motive power couldn't have
been anything else but steam. An obeliss
brought from Egypt by Napoleon, and erected
at Paris, was found to have been polished by
the sand blast process. Men skilled in the art
of stone dressing could not effect a polish with
their steel instruments on that granite shaft
it would crumble and break beneath the plas.
tic band but by the sandsblast process no.
Gently discovered in America, they could wear
smooth the crumbling stone. This process
consists in putting in motion stream Of sand
by Il current of steam or heated air. They
made steel, and were skilled IN mctallurgy.--
Their paintinrs st;ll remain. and are wonder
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air. There are good accommodations 70 60
about with team, there is a large and we'll
furnished hotel, and the proprietor Mr.. Geo.
Meade, we believe to be gentleman. The
altitude Of this place above the level Of the
sea is 1900 #.
Having dined and fed, we commenced as
cending again. Up and up and up and still
we rise-until at last as the plain seems less
Inclined Huzza ! there is the Mountain
Housc--we have come out at last right upon
it. Well that's noble building to DO on the
top of such mountain But look of there
toyourright--See just look that's sublime !
Oh what landscape mountains and rivers
and lakes--cities and plains and thousands Of
farms and farm houses all in one view Won
derful to behold What picture that would
make But the canvass would have to be as
large as the field we survey. 1t is infinity as
it were SO condensed as to be brought into the
range of human vision. Praised be the great
Architect of our universe that it has pleased
Him to SO arrange his work thai the creature
may see and comprehend SO much OF the
Creator.
At o'clock in the afternoon we
called upon the accomplished landlord of the
Mountain House, Mr.. Lasher and after relat-
ing to him our object and intentions, he des-
ignated place for our encampment and bid
Vi hearty welcome to the use of tho forest,
and to anything about his premises that could
facilitate our scientific pursuits while here.
We have now encountered new difficulty.
We cannot now encamp by the side Of the
wagon. Our equipments must be carried
some half mile, over rocks and stones--up
hill, at raeket-through the bushes and
ferns-till we sweat as we seldom have done
before. But at 81 o'clock our tent is pitched,
the shades Of night are fast lowering around,
we are trying to satisfy our craving appetitcs,
but it is SO dark we can hardly tell bread from
boiled ham, and think it makes but little diff
erence, amy how,so we get enough Of it. There
is some satisfaction in eating up here-it tastes
so good-any thing does, dry bread, boiled
ham, oatmeal gems, tomatoes and coffee =
Bless me --how can You help it. We are all
sorry when we get enough, and look at
each other little provoked because we can
not eat more.
After little circninspection in regard to
the lay Of matters here, we concluded to call
our rendezvous Camp Ringoes, and retired
for the night.
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Bill Whaiey, who recently died in Fayette
county, Pa, Poorhouse, formerly drove q
stage-coach between Unonville and Morgan
town, in that State. he wouldn't own a horse
that had more than enough skin to cover his
bones, and through which the moral laws
could not DO read His animals were queer
geometrical INSTRUMENTATION Of angles,
right, obtnse, and acute. One day he came
driving into Uniontown at full speed, and
just as he drew up in front Of the hotel one
Of his horses dropped dead That was 4
sudden death I" replied Capt. Bill. I" That
horse died IL smitlland, nine miles from here
but | never let him down until got in
town.
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UNCLE B1xLY,s AQUARIUM.

! ps ae''e Town q bennington, q Pearl
:iye!, was pretty wen ovoff'owetl. A branch Of
tne fo'.event MINIS 2 sstuafea there and con-
sola .ss tne pace = 1ei peppied Will re-
s1o 'a 70 e.
N''a nee g 9|sI
WIZ s'oe.v1''ske's "a 3 2 " tl1S
l.Yof pesks g 6as ee! a s2
s''e ''exs morning inter fne 'a7 Eantl1s
man WILD
" we'll Uncle i'l'ly' hear yon weFe prot
y wen drowned out last night. How T.
it?''
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A fastidious man from abroad and o local
mine owner sat opposite each other at dinner
in Virginia City, and the Enterprise gives
Ills version to their conversation /:
DuSDREARy--" Deah me, this is disgusting
[holding up his knife and gazing fixcdIy at its
pontJ! This is eithaw the second or the
third hal--I think it's the third--that have
found in the buttah /"
CoMsrocEER--"Yo You've not be en- here long
/ Judge. otherwise you would not have COM
planned Of hair In the butter
DuSDnEARY--ss Not complain Of hair in the
butter! You surprise me, sir. How could
do otherwise?
CoMsTocKER--" Those hairs, sir, are just
as natural to Waslloe butter as butter is a
natural product Of milk They are just as good
and Just as clean as the butter. All our butter
comes from the great valleys Of our State,
where flourislies the most nutritious and truly
wonderful plant. the white sage. On this oul
cattle feed and fatten. This white sage ha.
many virtues. Strange as it may appear K
you, sir, from the white sage is manufactured
a most wonderful and very popular hair rcstor
alive. Well sir, in country where all ths
cows feed on The white sage, do you think i
likely that the butter win be bald-headed ?'
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ONE GHosr EXPLAINED.

In famous house on the road between Vel
low Springs and Xenia, Ohio, supcrstitious
exhibitions were specially noted The people
throughout that region hesitated to sfssak
about the place, and it's poouliarities were
mentioned in whispers Hence my curiosity
was aroused, and after preparing myselfto re-
sist any danger that might occur from the
presence of desperate characters, proceeded
to the place and provided an excellent point
for viewing the premises. II would have been
tedious business to wait until midnight, the
time when ghosts are said to appear. But I
did not have to wait SO long. About eleven
o'clock a warm stream Of air blew up from
the south over a creek and a quarter of a
mile or more Of rich black, warm BOTTOM
AS the vapor struck the hillside it condensed,
and little flying balloons of mist flew hither
and thither. The warm air fingered over and
fermented an old pile of compost, decaying
straw, and a few old boards that were lying
about. Then there arose vaporous, lumin-
GUS body, which, with its base OH the ground
and conieal Or round, fiery, cloud-lke head in
the air, took the shape Of woman. Crimson
and livid blood-like spots and streaks were
about her neck and scattered over her dress.
Sic ,v,vea her hands and her hair foated
ahout IN clouds Of lipht while her ewes gilt
to,ed ,te fine cold Noon. RISING slowly from
her l,deous bed. the spectre moved bither and
th;tber ~ If the wind toyed with her. and
she cared not WHITTIER she was taken. Atlast
sbe started Is IL 20 visit me in nv retreat
then turning a corner Of the stable. she near
IL d;sanueared. there being nothing left Wis
;ble Int n long dirty-white train.
Tn moment the phantom turned again. and
crent into The broken doorway, STOPPING as
she retired. Several minutes elapsed, and
concludino that she had collapsed or worn out
her vauorous strength was in the act Of
lcavino the place. when she came out through
the openinp Of the doorway and creyices be-
tween the logs. Then. after walking or float
inc about for 4 while. her light went out, and
she became thinner, and finally disappeared.
The shape Of the apparition was such that it