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The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-02-05
Malleable Glass.

The French journals contain an oc-
count of experiments made with a new
kind of glass SO perfectly annealed as
to have lost all brittleness, wherefore
the inventor calls it, justly or unjustly,
malleable glass. His name is De la
Bartre, and the experiments were made
at the workshop of the railroad COM
pany of Pont d'Ain, said company wish
ing to ascertain the value of an inven-
tion which at the present day is exciting
a great deal of interest, especially in
such pursuits where glass is exposed to
great deal of strain and danger.
A pane of common glass a quarter of
an inch thick, of which the borders were
supported by a wooden frame, was laid
on the ground. A copper weight of
four ounces was droppep on its surface,
elevating gradually the height of its
fall. The glass broke at the shock
caused by two and half feet of fall.
In place of that pane another, half as
thick, was substituted, of one-eighth of
an inch in thickness, of the glass tenn
pered after the new method. The same
weight was dropped, raising success
fully to the height of the ceiling of the
hall, without causing any damage to the
glass.
The experiments were continued out
side the building, and the experimenter
climbed on ladder leaning against
wall, to let the weight fall. 1t broke
at fall from seventeen feet. It was
then proved that the tempered glass
does not break by shocks of longer or
shorter duration, as the common glass
does. 1t is broke in great number of
very small crystals, resulting from its
new molecular disposition. When
thrown on the ground the tempered
glass rebounds, giving special sound
like that of the fall of a sheet of metal.
TIE observations as to its resistance
to heat have caused another series of
experiments to be made. A strip of
common glass was laid fiat over the
flame of lamp. At the end of twenty
four seconds q sudden noise told that
the glass was split. A glass annealed
according to the new method subjected
to the same conditions resisted indef-
nitely. 1t was taken and plunged in
pail of water, put again all wet above
the flame. 1t was in no way broken by
the fire.
Patents have been taken in France
and in other countries. A society was
formed at Bourg by the aid of some
friends, who have offered their testimo-
malls to the inventor. The buildings
for manufacturing this kind of glass are
in course of erection.
We add to these details, given by the
local journals, that the inventor pat
ented his process in France.
The claim of his invention is AS
soon as the malleabiiity begins the glass
is thrown at once in a greasy, resinous
or other substance, previously heated
to various degrees, in proportion to the
nature and quality Of the glass on which
Ehev ODarate
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-02-05
The Piano of the Future.

A new thing in music It has re-
Gently been ascertained that by the ap,
plication of electric communication any
number Of pianos can be performed
upon simultaneously by the person vino
touches the keys of the central one. 1t
is proposed by this means to fill every
nook and corner of the centennial expo
sition buildings with melodies. In fact
the discovery or invention, whichever it
is, was arrived at by some genius who
was delving about for something with
which to create a centennial sensation.
The idea is, of course, novel one,
brims over with suggestiveness.
Let there be a mammoth instrument
located in a city upon the same princi-
pie as our gas tanks and reservoirs.
The community might tax itself for the
purpose, and issue municipal music
bonds. Then let there be a musician
engaged both day and night to manipu-
late the keys. By a system of tele-
graphic connection every parlor that
could boast of piano would echo the
refrain. The flow of melody would, o
course, be subject to some sort of valve,
and could be turned off or on at pleas
Ure, just as We do our gas and water.
a meter might be so constructed as to
indicate the number of feet of music
furnished at a given time. Truly, an
era in piano o-playing is drawing upon
US. When the thing is all perfected, it
will no longer matter whether or
not we have musical sons and
daughters at home in order that we
may have music at home. SerenadinP
will be discounted entirely. When
bedtime comes, full head Of Straus,
or Vedi, or Donizetti, or Offenbach, OF
Will S. Hays, might be turned on, and
as the sweet sounds filled the house
from garnet to cellar the whole family
might be waited serenely into dream
land. But if about midnight the cor.
poration musicians should take notion
to try little Warner, what howl would
startle the doing moon
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-02-05
The Radiant Canal!

A Venetian correspondent says: SIT
is a triumphal hour we live while drift
ing down the Grand Canal between two
lines of palaces whose f4cades have
given whole pages Of glorious form and
color to Raskin's poetic prize. 1t is
here we see to the best advantage those
bewilderipg facades thst look like lace
work wrought in variegated marbles
the clustered windows, each one a pic
ture in itself, windows that are scattered
all over the great houses with disre-
gard of old architectural laws that is at
first appalling and then delightful. We
see the stately palace where Lord Byron
lived for time and the grand, gloomy
chambers, with broadside of windows,
that have tales of sorrow and of blood
connected with them. We see the tall,
narrow, and exceedingly picturesque
home of the unhappy Desdemona, and
in another canal we are shown to or
three palaces that are said to have been
inhabited by the Moors. We float
under the great Rialto and its stone
arch of seventy. four feet span, thirty
two feet in height, and covered by
a double row of pretty little booths.
Under this broad arch our voices ring
as if we were in some hall, and here
often of a night barges filled with
singers scongregate and give their open air
concert to a river full of gondolas and a
quay crowded with listeners. Ahundred
Japanese lanterns swing over the water,
and when the last chorus is raised, blue
and red lights stream up and down the
river and flood the gloomy old houses
with lovely light. Oh, there are festi-
val nights in Venice this is the perpet-
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THE FARMER FEEDETH ALL,

Mylord rides through his palace gate.
My lady sweeps along in state;
The sage thinks long on many thing,
And the maiden muses. on marrying
The minstrel harpeth merrily.
The sailor ploUghs the foaming sea,
The huntsman kills the good red deer,
And the soldier wars without cen fear;
But fall to each, whate'er befall,
1he farmer he must feed them all.
Smith hammereth cherry red the sword,
Priest preacheth pure the Holy word;
Dame Alice worketh 'broidery well,
Clerk Richard tales of love can tell;
The tap wife sells her foaming beer,
Dan Fisher fisheth in the mere;
And courtiers ruffle, strut, and shine,
While pages bring the gascon wine.
But fall to each, whate'er 5efall.
The farmer he must feed them all.
Man builds his castles fair and high,
Wherever river runneth by;
Great cities rise in every land,
Great churches show the builders hand;
Great arches, monuments, and towers,
Fair palaces and pleasing bowers;
Great work is done, be i here or there
And we'll man worketh everywhere;
But work or rest, whate'er befall,
The farmer he must feed them all.
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ting trousers will be substitute d, or a
warm material for winter and lighter
material for summer. I suppose we
shall not he asked to wear muslin
dresses with these ?-though I do re-
member once seeing lady at Milan
taking her coffee. on her balcony, one
warm summers eve, in green tarlatan
dress with only one most transparent
cambria garment beneath this cam
brio also being considerably shorter
than the green tarlatan dress. But in
warm countries we must excuse light
ness of apparel. But here, in our
northern climes, how will these south
ern fashions agree with the ladies'
health-we will not say taste or deli
cacy? Already our dresses are so tight
that we can scarcely tread over a gutter
and they are to be tighter STILL"
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-02-05
Changing the Earth's Geography.

Several projects which are likely to
change the features of geography to
some extent have been furnished the
American geographical society and are
worthy of notice. The Suez canal
already successfully carried out-has
separated entirely the continents of Asia
and Africa. The Isthmus canal, be-
tween the Pacific ocean and the Ca
ribbean sea, Will, in like manner, when
completed, divide the North and South
Americana continents. The proposed
Maryland and Delaware ship canal, to
connect the waters of the Chesapeake
and Delaware bays, by the Sassafras
river, will convert the large peninsula,
$50 miles long from north to south,
and over 65 miles wide at the widest
part, comprising more than three
fourths of the state of Delaware, the
counties of Northampton and Accomac,
Virginia, and nearly all that portion of
Maryland on the eastern shOre-an area
of little less than 5, 900 square miles
into an island. Another ship canal is
to cut off the peninsula of Barnstable
from the main land of Massach. Both
of the two latter enterprises, it is
thought, will soon be accomplished, as
the benefits to American commerce that
will como from them are most manifest.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-02-05
American Girls.

A French traveller, who has recently
passed some months on this side of the
Atlantic, furnishes the Revue des Deux
Mondes quite a lengthy sketch of life
and manners IN America. Without COM
ment we give that portion of his sketch
in which reference is made to the man
ners and customs of the average Ameri-
can girl. We imagine, however, that
the picture drawn will be readily recog-
nized. The writer says: 1.-THE young
American girls only live to have the
best possible time. They arc as free as
can be. Fortunately, their exaggerated
love of pleasure is checked by calcu-
lating temperament, which saves them
from many a fall. Then, The laws Of
the country protect them more efficient
" than ours would against the enter
prise of the male intriguer. They do
not, however, prevent many abuses, and
fast young ladies are by no means a
rarity in the city of New York. During
the day they go with some friends, Or
with the escort of him who has the
privilege to iirt with them, to the Cen
trail Park. In winter they'go sleighing
and skating, aud air their curiosity in
all the stores of Broadway. There they
get all sorts of goods spread out before
them they ask the price of each, and
buy none. The impassiYe salesman
dots not show the least sign of diseon-
tent. There is a peculiar word for that
singular custom. 1t is shopping.
Another custom which is largely prac-
ticed by American ladies is to enter con-
fectionery shops and take ice creams at
every opportunity. In the
evening the same young ladies are seen
at the theatres and in the fashionable
eating-saloons. If great ball is given
anywhere, you may be sure to meet
them there. In summer they flock to
watering places, such as Saratoga, Long
Branch and Newport, where several
times day they make display of
dresses which might ruin a score Of hus-
bands; or they cross the ocean, and
astonish European folks by their merry
freaks. Many people accus.
toned to our habits would not fancy
such girls for wives; and they may not
be wrong but the truth is that these
gay, light-hearted and often dangerous
ly-imprudent girls make, in the end,
| excellent wives and mothers"
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The Travels of St. Anthony of Padua.

Curiously enough, the missing frag-
ment of Murrillo's appearance ef the
Infant Christ to st. Anthony of Padua"
has turned up in New York. The prin-
cipal figure was cut out from the pic
ture, brought to this city and sold for
$3.50 to a Broadway picture dealer.
Fortunately the dealer knew the work
and was able to secure it at once, and
be has honorably turned it over to
the representative of The Spanish gov
ernment residing in this city. The
original theft was, most likely, commit
ted at Seville by some of the Spanish
banditti and sent to this country in
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charge of comrades. 1t seems to have
got into the country without detection
by custom officers by being packed in
small compass. In damaged condi-
ton it has at last been rescued, and ST.
Anthony of Padua, after more adven-
lures than usually fall to the lot of his
associates in the calendar, will find his
way back to the shrine from which he
was torn by sarcrilegious hands.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-02-05

MARY was the proprietress of dimin-
utive, inoipient sheep, whose outer COW
ering was as devoid OF color as CONCEALED
vapor, and to all localities to which
Mary perambulated, her young South
down was morally certain to follow. Tt
tagged her to the dispensatory of learn
ing, one diurnal section of time, which
was contrary to all precedent, and ex-
cited the cachination of the seminary
attendants, when the children perceived
the presence of q young quadruped at
the establishment of instruction. Con-
sequently, the preceptor expelled him
from the interior, but he continued to
remain in the immediate vicinity, and
tarried in the neighborhood without
fretfulness until Mary once more be-
came visible.
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IN AN HOUR.
ANTICIPATION.

IN take the orchard path, che said
Speaking lowiy, smiling slowly
The brook was dried within its bed,
The hot sun flung fame of red
Low in the west as forth she sped.
Across the dried brook-course she went,
Singing lowly, smiling slowly:
She scarcely saw the sun that spent
It's fiery force IN swift decent
She never Eaw the wheat was bent.
The grasses parchsd. the blossoms dried.
Singing lowly, smiling slowly:
Her eyes amidst the drought espied
A summer pIeasanee far aud wide,
With roses and sweet vioiets pied.
II.
DISAPPOINTMENT.
but homeward coming all the way,
Signing lOwly, pacing slowly:
She knew the bent wheat whitening lay,
She saw the blossoms dry decay,
She missed the brOokIet's play.
breeze had sprung from out the south,
But, sighing IowIy, pacing slowly,
She only felt The burning drought;
Her eyes vero hot, and parched her mouth:
Yet sweet the wind blue from the south!
And when the wind brouht welcome rain,
stiu signing lowly, pacing slowly,
She never saw the lifting grain,
But only-s long orchard lane,
Where she had waited all in Yainl
Nora Perm.
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A Threatening Fashion.

A Paris correspondent writes CA
hint-a prophecy of coming fashion: It
is projected in the highest world of the
gentlemen and ladies who create our
fashions that it may become possible
to entirely dispense with all underskirts
hatever. In their stead tightly ft-
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-02-05

"THAR' lays a man who'd give his
last chaw of terbacker to a starvin'
stranger, and then pay him for spit
ting" was the eulogy pronounced on
William Hart, of Tennessee.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-02-05

A WEE BIT girl in Cusco, Wis, while
at the breakfast table, a few mornings
since, made loud and repeated calls for
buttered toast. After disposing of a
liberal quantity of that nourishing arti-
Gle, she was told that too much toast
would make her sick. Looking wist-
fully at the dish for a moment, she
thought she saw a way out of her diff
Guilty, and exclaimed "Well, give me
annuzzer piece and send for the doctor" Z"
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-02-05

A GEORGIA farmer guards his smoke
house with a circle of sixteen bear trai s.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-02

will not be lost upon people so sentimental
as the Spaniards. Then even prince who
has ancestral claims to respect is better than
this coarse, reckless adventurer who took
Spain by force, and has been for a year hold
Ing his sword at her throat Alfonso XII.
is respectable, which Serrano could never be.
He will have the sympathy of the ruling
Powers in Europe, who have never been
friendly with repubhcanism, that not being
their trade, nor q trade to be encouraged.
The kings who would not recognize the
republic, after it had been confirmed
by the votes of the people, will hasten to
recognize this Prince who represents usurpa-
ton. usurping king is much more de-
sirable neighbor than an honest accepted re-
public. The real trouble will come with the
internal government. Spain is in bad way.
She is governed by the worst inhuences-the
protective spirit, the gambling spirit; stand
ing army, composed mainly of officers; an
established church. whose ministers are
anxious for government support and protec-
ton. The reforms which would have saved
Spain and which the republicans began have
been arrested and they will not be resumed
under king. The credit of the country has
fallen into shameless reputation. The prov
inces of the North are held and pillaged by
an army The provinces of the South are
disturbed Spain has stood still while other
countries have advanced, and she has done
nothing for years but appeal to the pity and
forbearance of the other governments. She
is q nation by sufferance.
And yet there is glorious future for Spain
if her people would only rise up and take it.
The republic is the only way, because the re-
public is the only influence that can destroy
the monarchy, the standing army and the es-
tablished church. These are the institutions
that have brought so much misery upon
Spain--a monarchy which has produced the
an army could do but make war, and an es-
tablished church which has repressed all
national growth in education and political
progress. Spain can be saved by policy
which overthrows these institutions The
republicans began the work. but they were
defeated. When they begin again it will not
end in defeat. Our only fear is that the Sec
ond revolution will remember the treachery
and perfdy which destroyed the one that now
ends, and, in the angry suspicion thus
aroused, deal with the kings, generals and
priests in less gentle spirit than Figueras
and CASTELAR,. We feel that the republic is
postponed, not destroyed, and we tender to
Alfonso XII. our sincere condolences upon the
burden which falls upon his young shoulders
with the beginning OF this happy new year.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-02
American Credit.

There are two or three cases about to come
before our courts which have an interest out
side of the issues involved In California we
observe that the attorneys for certain German
bondholders have brought suit against COM
pany for default of the payment of interest
upon certain bonds sold in Germany. In
New York an action has been brought by
English stockholders in the famous Emma
Mining Company against some distinguished
citizens of the United States, charging them
with having made false representations for
the purpose of securing the sale of the mine
to English investors. Pending the determi-
nation of these suits we have nothing to say
upon their merits. There Is, however,
thought involved in this investigation i'm
portant to us in a national sense Should
not some method be found for protecting
American credit? Is there no way of SO amend
ing our law as to give the innocent purchas-
ers of spurious or repudiated bonds some
remedy?
OF course, one answer will be that the pur-
chasers Of securities in Europe must take the
same risk as purchasers of other property in
huiCIlCtt, tHtbt DSlOIc al lAtcSCOI OuyS u DUuu
he must acquaint himself with the true value
of the security it represents, or, failing in
that, incur his own risk. We do not see how it
possible for government to make one law fors
merchandise in bonds and another for cotton
and sugar. At the same time, there is another
misfortune Under the wretched govern
ments that have controlled the Southern
States legislatures have virtually repudiated
the most solemn obligations. An act of re-
pudiation by sovereign State affects the
credit of the general government The same
may be said of the bonds of those great rail-
ways which have been, more or less, aided by
the government. Not only do the innocent
bondholders suffer, but our national credit,
There should be some means of protecting the
fame Of the country from these mischievous ex-
periments Of INSCRIPTIONS adventurous, and.
if possible, of guarding foreigners who desire
sincerely to aid in the development Of the
country from being swindled for their pains.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-02

In another column will be found an inter-
esting communication, made in the name of
Lady Franklin, by the hand of her niece,
Miss Cracroft 1t relates to the search in the
Arctic regions for the much desired results Of
the labors of Sir John Franklin, as would in
deed be Immediately understood by all faml-
lar with the great aspiration of the brave and
high-minded old lady. Life for her has but
little left to be compared in importance with
what may be done to secure whatever traces
of Sir Johns voyage and record of his obser-
vations have been concealed at points desig-
mated in accordance with the theory or
hypothesis of those who have faith in the ex-
istence Of such records and whatever may
come of such search, when made, and what
ever thereby may be the ultimate result in
geographical science OF Sir Johns eEpedi-
ton, the world will always be the better for
the example of the tenacious faith OF the
widow who has given her life, not to idle
mourning, but to the systematic endeavor to
secure for science the advantages of her hus-
bands sacrifice The communication referred
to is complete in itself, and gives o compre-
hensive outline Of the facts involved in the
possible existence of the records for the dis
covery of which the reward is proposed. We
sincerely hope this renewal of long standing
offer may inspire some one filed with the
spirit of the knight errantry of the nineteenth
century-the ambition Of exploration and dis
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-02
The Festivities Of New Years.

Yesterday was to very great extent
one Of the old-fashioned calling days which
we're always o feature of New Years in
this city. Making "calls" is one of the GUS
toms which the Dutch" bequeathed to New
York as a reminder Of New Amsterdam that is
likely to be cherished for many years to come.
1t is custom which gives particular charac-
ter to the day and has always proved exceed
ingly enjoyable. The only thing to be urged
against it is the excess of hospitality, and this
is not 80 deplorable after all. When the hos
pitality ceases the custom itself will die out,
for it would be intolerable to spend New
Years Day in posing and being posed to. AS
a matter of course excuses are always to be
deprecated, but the offering of glass of wine
on the first day of the year is not SO great
an offence as to justify the imperti-
hence Of crusade from the temper
ance societies. Indeed, in their zeal
we are afraid these societies sometimes forget
what is due to courtesy and good manners.
No desire to do good, however praiseworthy in
itself, can excuse request to the President
not to offer his visitors wine on New Years
Day. What it would be impolite to ask of the
President it is impolite to ask OF any citizen.
In this matter of hospitality to callers there
has been good deal Of cant Of late years, and
very unnecessary cant, for it is seldom that
New York hospitality is abused. When gen.
tlemen have many calls to make they usually
avoid too much wine, for hospitality does not
require that man shall drink off goblet in
every house ne enters. The general quiet and
sobriety which ruled throughout the whole of
yesterday were proofs-f proof was wanted
that much preaching would be work Of super
erogation. Those who had the most calls to
make seemed to be the brightest and happiest
of our people, and whatever drunkenness dis
Graced the day was confined to those who