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They used to put down in the surgical
almanacs, at the period when in The
course Of nature cherries should be ripe
and CheTy-trees loaded, about this
time look for boys with broken arDs.n
Our city surgeons commonly have AS
much practice in gunshOt wounds after
q fourth Of July as falls to the share Of
the army doctors after 8 moderate bat
tie; and the warm weather always gives
q fair share OF practice III the athletic
exercises OF rUsticRting half-dr0Wned
humanity. Although death has, as
POLITICALLY observed, all seasons for his
own, he adopts q different style for each,
and comes in shapes appropriate to the
time. IL would appearfrOm late expert
ence that We are now TO have our warm
weather scare Of hydrOphObia as Tegu-
larry as we used 20 have a scare Of
cholera for the same season. Hydro
phObia we msy have amt do have, aud
it is not perceptible how We can avoid
an occasional case, until society at
large makes war on dogs aud eEiermin-
ates the species; and then cats and foxes
and wolves will remain 10 do what they
may as substitutes for the friend Of man.
And SO long az there is hydrOphObia it
viii have the spurious and, in certain as
poets, most ridiculous double hydrOphO-
uia mania, the dsiusiOn in which men
fTighteu themselves to death with the
fancy that they have been bitten by
rabid animals, q case Of which has al
ready come this summer, a. several
came last summer, That there is disease
liz these cases is probable enough, but
not hydrOphObia. There is evidently
dlsOrdered brain, tending to mania in all
probability, and the character Of the
mania is determined Oy 8 bite received,
which would be otherwise harmless,
and the apprebeHsiOns in regard to il,
upon which the victim brOoGS day and
night. People should not permit them
selves to accept on any terms q notion
so contrary to ages OF experience as that
hydrophObia can be given by the bite Of
dog not evidently rG0id.
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independently
For the most psrt the music is realis-
tic, dramatic, rhetorical, and the airs
and duet give place to recitative decla-
nation and dialogue. The orchestral
accompaniment of the Fates weaving
their web and sinking into the sea, the
exchange of noble and tender sentiment
between BrUnhjlde and S5eGfried, and
the representation of the latter as he
rides away, summoning his followers
with his horn, are excellent dramatic
picturing. The masterpiece is the death
Of SiCutried. Wounded, bleeding, he
invoices BrJtllbjlIe; the orchestra echoes
the call with strain Of exquisite pathOs,
that, beginning in the loud, smooth roll
of horns, giides into the finest yOicing
Of the vi0lins, and dies away in the
.scRrce-audible notes Of the harp. This
is repeated after each call upon his "hOly
bride" whom Siegtrjed suppOses to be
asleep. He cries again: Thy walker
c1mesW And now the horns give the
gailOp Of the fiery horse. At last he
seems to see her eye opening upon him,
and the music renders all the bliss and
tenderness of dying in her smile. This
was sung by Niemsnn, and the audi
ence insisted upon its repetition. It was
followed by a marvellous funeral march,
picturing the bearing OF the dead con-
queror to his rest. Here Wagner is rs
grand, as tender, SO meIOdious, as
rhyEhInical, IS comprehensive, and as
spiritual as Beethoven himself The
concert was triumph for Wagner. Ali
the noblest and best in society and art
were there. His cOuntenauce warmed
as ne received the vOciferous plaudits,
which he divided in the most courteous
manner with the singers. La leading
Wagner has the quiet energy OF perfect
self-cOmmand.
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4 curious litigation is going ON in
Bloomington, Illinois. About thirty
years ago one Stephen Griffith had some
fifteen hundred head of cattle and the
same number Of hogs. Corn vas high,
stock on the decline, and Stephen, in
deadly fear Of losing all his property,
entered into q covenant with God that
if he would help him out Of the difficult
ty he would make over all the property
he might in future acquire above enough
to support him, to the Lord. During his
life he gave away almost one million
dollars to various religious and Charita-
bic institutions. When ne died, at the
age Of eighty, he was thought to be in
sane, for he had previously conveyed
property valued at one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars to the orphan institute
il Flat Rock, Ohio, the FreedmaD's aid
society, the Christian Union, the amer
lean bible society, the Tract. and the
CHURCH Extension society. These con-
veyanees his heirs propose to set aside,
with what prospect Of success we are not
informed. The point that when in dan
ger Of loss he made a special VOW would
hardly prove him insane, though his
keeping it might, in the opinion OF some
men.
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bsggcr, whose vIl!ainies wee 10 be
Sustained ny q corrupt Judiciary. Then
there wac republican simplicity and hon.
esty; no ariueof regal magnifi eeuce, no
lauiauLets and extTsyagaut equipages
psi5 lsr 10y tle government PIUndeliDg
schemes were LOS fosteT5d by the gov
eminent; millions Of acres Of the puglic
domain were not given awsy TO lswiess
corporations 81 gamblers and speCula-
tons. The capital OF the nation was not
then 8 fostering pool OF corruption and
r0ttenuess. Daring the administration
OF Gran. i'll has been estimated that there
has been more corruption and
fraud, vulainy, usurpstiJu, despot-
ISM and outlawry, than there
has been during the sixty years OF Dem
ocralic rule. The compAri son OF records,
so damaging 10 The Radical party, is
forcing Itself upon the attention Of the
Observing masses. Yet ia the midst OF
all these things a prominent Radical has
the impudencc 10 talk about the "profii-
gacy" OF other Presidents,
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portray the man, austere and religious
vet gentle and trustful-the stern fatal
ist, who vet in the hour Of trial i'm
plored the guidance OF Providence; with
p4ssion eu6servicut 10 reason, impulse
controlled by discipline; tn slaves
master, yet the slaves teacher and spiT-
itusl guide; the strict Ssbbatsrlan, yet
the broad uhiiautITOpist; reticent in
speach. vet open and eloquent in man.
ner. Worthy il ir alike of the master
and the hero. John Henry Foley, its
sculptor, was born in Dublin, in ISIS.
He became a student Of the Dublin
ROYAL society at an early age, and in
1884 came to London and entered the
schools ofthe Royal academy. In 1910
he produced "InO and Bacchus,"
group in marble, purchased by the Earl
Of EIiesmere, the first great work Of his
chisel. In 1874 he was chosen as one OF
the three sculptOTs to execute thestatues
for the new palace at Westminster. In
1851 he executed "The Mother" and il
1854 "Egeria," which were commissions
ell by the corporation Of London, and
now adOTn the Mansion house, the resi-
dence o. the IOrd-mayOr. IN 1856 he
chiseIed in bronze Lord HaTdinge and
Charger for Cslcutta, 8 mUch-admiTEd
group. Increasing orders for portrait
and monumental statues compelled him
to abandon ideal studies, and he, be-
s. des work for Ireland, England and In
dia, was commissioned by her mejesty
to execute the colossal statue Of the
prince-c6nsOrt for the national memorial
IN HYDE park. At the time Of his desth,
in 1874, it is said tHat the urfulfii!ed Or
ders on the hands OF the sculptor would
have occupied bis time had re lived, to
twice the period of human life allotted
by the psalmiss. The master in art and
the master in war are gone, and yet the
work OF both will live to perpetuate their
fame.
Cold in the dust the persisted heart may lie,
But that which waTm'd it once can never die.
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Why nnd when s.en,ns Explods.

All explosions Of coal-oil lamps are
caused by the vspOr or gas that collects
in the space above the oil. When full
of oil Of course lamp contains no gas,
but Immediately on lighting the lamp
consumption Of oil begins, soon leaving
a space for gas, which commences to
form as the lamp warns up, and after
burning short time sufficient gas will
accumulate to form an explosion. The
ges il a lamp will explode only when
ignited. In this respect it is like gun
powder. Che8p or inferior oil is always
the most dangerous. The flame is COM
municated to the gas in the following
manner: The wick-tube in all lsmp-
burners is made larger than the WICK
which is to pass through it. 1t would
not do to have the wick work tightly i'll
the burner; on the contrary, it is essen
tial that it move up and down with per-
feet ease. In this way it is unavoidable
that space ip the tube is left along the
sides Of the wick sufficient for the flame
from the burner to pass down into the
lamp and explode the gas. Many things
may occur to cause the flame to pass
down the WickstuOe and explode the
lamp.
FTst-A lamp may be standing on
table or mantel, and slight puff OF air
from the open window, or the sudden
opening Of a door, causes an explosion.
SecOnd-A lamp may be taken up
quickly from table or mantel and in
stantly explode.
ThiTd-A lamp is taken into an entry
where there is a draft, or out OF doors,
and an explosion eDsuss.
Fourth-A lighted lamp is taken up
flight OF stairs, or is raised quickly to
place it on the mantel, resulting in an
explosion. In ali these cases the mis-
chief is done by the airmoVment-either
by suddenly checking the draft, OF fore
ing air down the chimney against the
flame.
Fifth-Blowing down the chimney to
extiDguish the light is a frequent cause
OF expiosiOD.
Eixth-Lamp explosions have been
caused by using chimney broken OF at
the top, or one that has piece broken
out, Whereby the draft is rendered vaIi-
able and the flame unsteady.
Seyenth-SOmetimes & theughtless
person puts small-sized wick in large
burner, thus leaving considerable space
in the tube along the edges Of the wick.
Eighth-An old burner, with its al =
drafts clOgged up, which ri2htful y
should be thrown away is sometimes
in use, and the final result is
an explosion.
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WasbingiOR's Perzouss arp eaEsnce.
New York Journal of Commerce.
The omission to which our correspond
ent calls attention is most Iemarkabe.
WashiDgtOn's person v as well known,
and yet 10 distinguished individual who
has lived during the last two hundred
years has been so feebiy described III his
external appearance. Several years ago
q friend wrote to ask Us how tall he was
in his manhood, and welooked carefully
through the five volumes Of ITVing's
Life Of Washington without obtaining
any answer to the question. Nor is
there, in the whole Of that somewhat
exhaustive biography, reply to the in
quiry above printed. At the close Of the
fifth volume there is an extract from II.
7. Tuckermgn's description of the pOr-
traits Of Washington, but this is more a
history of the several artists and their
connection with the work, than q sstIs-
factory description OF the person pre-
scented, or the product of their pencil.
We have gathered, from several sources,
few brief particulars on this theme
which may sid in The general answer.
Washington vas six feet two inches in
hight, with q very robust, stall
wart frame He had fre
breadth Of chest; long, Well-shaped, and
very strong arms; broad, large hand,
with q grasp like a vice; and very
straight, well-rOuBded lower limbs. He
had a large head, set on q strong full
neck, with commanding carriage. His
hair was brown, or dark auourn; his
eyes q greyish blue, set far apart; and
his complex ion ruddy, or fiOTid. Stuart,
who painted him, declares that the SOCK
cts of his eyes were larger than he had
ever met with before, and the upper
part of his nose broader and fuller. All
Of his features were indicative Of the
strongest pac sions, although his judg-
ment and great self.cOmmand made him
seem different in the eyes of the world.
He appeared with great dignity in any
position, either sitting, standing, or
walking; but he was bold, expert ri
der, and never looked better than on
| fiery horse, whom he always kept per-
| fectly under his control. He was diff
| dent Oh occasions, but never abashed or
ungraceful, and mis- personal presence
always inspired confidence and respect.
| We have gathered these particulars from
dozen different authentic records,
without finding anything like a satis-
factory description in one of them.
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Ex-Supervising Architect Mullett is
msd-grJianeiy mad 1t is he new
architects fOolishness about the Chicago
custOmhouse that aroused him. He
d)n't Ike such nonsense, and cuss words
fly up into his head whenever he thinks
of it. To object to the building because
it settled little and the frost hurt few
of the stones, he thinks ridiculous. He
says there is huge job at the bottom Of
the whole thing-a deliberate attempt
on the part of certain persons to make
the foundations of the building insecure,
SO as to necessitate its demolition aud
re.eractiOn. But even SO, iliUstTiOus
Mullett, you should keep your temper.
Why be prOfane? Were you not seated
long enough under the drOppings Of Par
son Newman's sanctuary to enable you
to keep a proper curb upon your tongue?
II they will pull down the custOmhOuse,
buy the old stone for q song and make
your everlasting fortune out Of it. Stone
Is still in demand at the Lakesi de City.
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Detroit Free Press.
When she came to work for the fsmi-
" on Congress street the lady Of the
house sat down and told her that agents,
book-peddlers, hat-rack men, picture.
sellers, sh-buyers, rag men, and ali that
class OF people, must be met at the front
door and cOolly repulsed, and Sarah said
she'd repuls9 'em if she had to break
eyeIy bTOom-stick in Detroit.
And she did, She threw the door open
wide, bluffed right up to 'em, and when
she got through talking the checklist
agent was only too glad to leave. 1t got
so after awhile that peddlers marked
that house, and the dOOr-bell never rang
except for company.
The other day as the lady OF the house
was enjoying 8 nap, and Sarah was wip-
ing off the spoons, the bell rang. She
hastened to the door, expecting to see q
lady, but her eyes encountered slim
man, dressed in black, and wearing q
white necktie. He was the new minis
ter, and he was going around to get ac-
uuainted with the members of his flock,
but Sarah wasn'texpected to know this.
"Ah-um-is Mrs.-ah -"
"Gitw exclaimed Sarah, pointing TO
the gate.
"Beg pardon, but I'd like to see-see
-W
"Meanderw she shouted, looking
around Tor a weapon; "We don't want
any flour-siiteTs herew
"You are mistaken" he replied, smil-
ing blaudly; ~ called to"
"D0n't want anything to keep moths
aw9y-fyw she exclaimed, getting red
in tie face.
'I8 the lady in?" he inquired, trying
to look over Sarah's head.
Eyes, the Iady's in, and Pm il, snd
you're outW she snapped, "and HOW l
don't want TO stand here talking to 3
fy-trap ssgent any longer! Come, lift
your bOotsw
81 am not an agent" he said, ,rying
to smile, 81 am the new"
eyes, know you; you are the new
man with o patent fat-iEOn, but We
don't want any, and you'd better so be-
fore call the dOgW
''Wiil you give the lady my c1Ed and
say that l cailed@
mo. [ won't; we're bored to death
with CaTd5 and handbills end circulars.
Come, l can't stand here all day"
Didn't you know that I was min
ister?r he asked, as he backed off.
"NO, nor l don't know it EOW; you
look like the man who sold the woman
next door a dollar chrome for eighteen
shiIlings"
"But here is my card"
~ don't care for cards, | tell yOG! If
you leave that gate open I'll heave .
fiower-pOt at you"
twill call again, f." he said as he went
through the gate.
sit won't DO you any goodn she
shouted after him; 1--WE DON'T want no
prepared food for infants-no piano-mu
5ic-no stuffed birds! I know the pc.
liceman on this beat, and if you come
around here again he'll soon find ont
whether you are q confidence man or s.
vagrantw
And she took unusual care to lock the
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New York is crowded with rich uu-
married men, afraid Of the expense of
supporting these gilded butterflies.
There is a bachelor at the Sixth Az
euue hotel, whose income is twenty
thousand dollars a year, and still he
says he can't afford to get married.
He's proud fellow, and says as q sim
gle man he can have the best horses,
best room, and best box at the opera.
"If l should get married." he SAID, ~
should have to stint myself or overdTaw
my income" "HOw is that asked q
friend. "Wel, now, come into the par
lor and I'll show you. You see ladies
are extravagant nowadays. They
dress go much more than in Europe.
/ mean, they don't wear rich diamonds
like the women of Florence ard Milan,
but they wear rich dresses. Iaces, shawls
and furs. Now, Pm proud, and would
not want my wife Out-dressed, so l have
to keep out Of the marriage business.
Do you see that lady there?" he said,
pointing to fashionable caller. eyes"
"Well, she has en- $500 panniered, wat
taued, pOlOnaised, brown grOs-grain
dress, and wear $50 coat. She wears
q $500 cancels hair shawl, and
$500 set of sable, while l wear so
overcOat. She wears a so bonnet, while
wear an S. hat. She wears $500 worth
of point applique and point augile,
while l wear a So shirt. Her shoes cost
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5 Journal.
DEDICATION.
BY BARTON GREY.

Darling, these scattered dri Is of song,
The landmarks OF my strife with Fate
To you, 10 whom they all belong,
dedicate.
For, since know that out OF your
Sweet soul the impulse has been given
To me to strive and 10 endure
As have striven-
So. surely, all the hope and fear
Ny songs inciose are yours alone;
And with this book only here
Give back your OWL.
And what though half the spells that lend
Their terder charm TO your dear eyes
You do not know, nor com preheud
Your high emPrisei
Bat deem me IN your inmost heart
4 10 teTeT over summer seas,
And somewhat Of the dreamer's part
Ny fantasies
And in your world Of lower sense
The meaning of my suttler life
See not, but gazing dimly thence
Upon my strife
with destjnies of baser mould
Than those my spirit would embrace,
Grows 1etimes scOrnful, sometimes cold
Your earnest face
Yet not the less my spirit knows
rs purest life from yours is drawn
BY come dep law as Ouder rose
From dews of dawn
Inhales a beauty strange and new,
A life more potent, more intense
Than earth s, yet subtly welded too
To things of sense.
And I, Is to your faithful eyes
lift my eyes perpleNe1 yet glad,
See something through LIES myS cries
Not wholly sad
See all the riddle of the times
Wrought out, tar past earth IS dust and din
And trace throughout my random rhymes
Faiths discipline.
And so 1 bring them in their weak
ImpeTfeCtness. and say to YOU,
"ThCsC mirrors OF the truth SEEK
Are they not true?
as there not something more in them
Than their unwOTth ?-SOme reach inFS on
Towards the light?-SOme requiem
OF buried dOubt?"
And, looking past you even, see
4 hOller face, and hear on high
A whisper breath ed-"Give 8ll to Me,
They shall OF die"
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Captain John n. Boffinger has lately
returned ID st. Louis from New Orleans.
While at the latter place he went down
- tae South pass to see what Captain
EaGs was doing on the jetties. Two large
houses for workmeR and a large wharf
have been built, and pile.driving toward
the sea h8s commenced. They are Put.
ting down about ten thousand feet Of
sheet-piling, one foot in width, three
inches thick, end with "A running board
on each side and on top. This viii be
the outer barrier OF the jetties, and will
be almost water-tight. When this sheet
piling is completed they will have six
teen feet Of water, and this result is ex--
pected by the first Of October. Captain
Eads has constructed a pile driver, which
will prove OF valuable service. It is to
be placed on railroad track and, as fast
as II drives the piles, will propel itself
and continue the work. With this ap-
p8Tatus there need be no cessation in the
kind OF weather.
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Fallen Fortunes.

New lOrk Letter TO the Chicago Journal
The many MethOdists throughout the
country, VINO at one time ana sua.her
have benefited by bis libers.ity, viii be
very sorry to hear that Daniel Drew, the
great Wall street operator, is not only
about used up peCGnlarily, but has T6dfy
been sick for 2 long time. One year ago
he was making money hand over fist by
bearing the Toledo and Wabash railroad
stock, whose decline from above 90 t06B.
swept away the earnings Of so many
people. Through bis bear operations il
Wabash he made 8 round million Of
dollars. But too much Hbesringu this
spring has brought him 70 fiuSncial
grief. When Union Pacific, starting at
%, steadily advanced to Il, Daniel Dew
was caught upon the wrong side CT the
market, and lost heavily before cover.
ing. He was keWise caught IL a isIze
number OF "pu-s," which he had l.
make good whel Wabash, rallyiug, al
vanced from o to IS. He also was a
heavy loser in Quicksilver. Other stocks
i'll which he was 'shoIt" went up OF Eis
hams during the spring advance. Alto
get.er, his losses are computed ct 2
quarter of million Of dollars. While
Mr.. Drew has been repeatedly accused
by fellOw-Operat0rs OF tTeachery and
dishOnOr generally in his Wall street
transactions, it must be heart Of stone
which would not feel pity for the ola
man III his present fallen condition. He
began life up the Hudson river as q poor
ragged drOver boy, 4 gentleman iiv-
ing in Westchester county tells me he
distinctly remembers when Daniel, 8
great, awkward, overgrOwn, bare-foOted
boy Of seventeen, used to come to his
fathers farm and buy the young calves
and drive them to the New York mar
ket. 1t was in this humble business
that he laid the foundation of the coIos-
sal fortune which in his now advanced
years he has FILTERED away. Ii must,
however, always be remembered to
Daniel DIew's credit that he has con-
tributed literally to the support Of re-
ligiOus, educational and charitable en-
terprises, giving q half million Of dollars
in one instance for the establishment Of
the Drew theological seminary in New
JERSEY,
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= London paper says; AT the Pere la
Chaise cemetery, near Paris, there stands
in q conspicuous position a splendid
monument to Pierre CabOchard, grocer,
with pathetic inscription, which closes
thus: His incOnsOleble widow dedi-
Gates this monument to his memory,
and continues the same business at the
old stand, I6l Rue M" A Partisan
paper relates that s short time ago gen.
tieman who had noticed the above liz
sCriptiOH was led by curiosity to call at
the address indicated. Having eX-
pressed desire to see the widow Ca
bochard, he was Immediately Ushered
into the presence OF q fashiOnably
dressed and full-bearded man, who
asked what wss the object Of his visit
% [ came to see the widow Cabochard,
sir" "Well, sir, here she is" I beg
pardon, but l wish tOsee the lady in per
s0n." "SiI, I am the widow Cab0-
chard." don't exactly understand
you. l allude to the Telict of the late
Pierre CabOcherd, whose monument |
saw yesterday at PeTe la Chaise.u ~
see, see," was the smiling Tejoinier.
" Allow me TO inform you that Pierre
CabOchaTd is q myth, and therefore new
er had a wife The tomb you have ad-
mired cost me 8 good deaf Of money
quite a small fortune, indeed-and, al
though No one is buried there, It proves
a first-rate advertisement, and have no
cause to regret the expense. Now, sir,
what can l sell you in the way Of gro
ceTies"