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The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-02

fiction. The contributions are generally
of q didactic and descriptive order, new
ertheless the romantic and humorous
are not by any means entirely excluded.
Bishop r. s. Foster discourses in a
mastery manner of the "Doctrine Of
Recognition" 4" and "The Sacred Drama,"
by Hon. M. G. Cramer, United States
Minister at Copenhagen, and "The
Mormon Problem" are subjects Wig
orously handled in both instances.
"Hopedale Community" gives the his
tory of one of the many social reforms,
so called, undertaken in this country
during the past twenty-five years, to-
gether with the object and ideas of its
founders, the course Of it's failure, etc,
that will not fail to interest many read
ers.
"Medea" 10 an ingenious comparison Of
that NEUROLOGICAL person with our own
Lady Macbeth; and "Growing Old Grace
fully' Is another very agreeable essay
on an original theme.
'Livingstone's Last Journals" is o
neat and careful summary of the closing
acts of that celebrated traveller. Va Pill
grimage to Mariazelli," relates the OBJ
servations OF a lady at famous shrine
in Hungary. .....
We would throw the veil of charity over
the e"Contessionso an Artisan" and pass
on to a.welldrawn historical SIX Itch OF the
courtship and bridal Of the gay and gal
liant Edward ~ of England and the
pretty Elizabeth Woodville.
The steel trontispiece, "Unloading a
Merchantmen" anu it's companion "The
Rustic Artist" are both elegantly exe-
cuted pictures.
The poety is limited in amount, but not
at all inferior in quality; and the edi-
torial columns are all that could be
desired.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-02


An Oregon paper relates this story
A few days since one of Portland's prin-
cipal business men had occasion to visit
Roseburg, where he tarried over night.
After retiring to his room he fastened
the door with chair, but failed to put
the window down, and went to. bed.
Just as his weary brain had ceased to
throb, and he was sailing into dream
lana in the arms of Morpheus, he felt a
sudden jerk at the pillow whereon rested
his devoted head. He raised up in bed
and looked and felt around in the dark
ness, but discovered nothing. He again
lay down and reached about the same
spot in the land of nod, when he was
again startled to a sitting posture. An
other examination resulted as before,
sweet restorer, balmy sleep. In q few
moments he felt his pantaloons glide
from beneath the pillow and heard them
fall heavily upon the floor, the silver
coins rolling merrily about. The gentle
man sprang from the bed and seized his
pistol, thinking to have a afirst-class burg
lar to toast for breakfast. No sooner
mad he touched the floor than pet coon,
which had entered at the window, mis-
took one of his limbs for fence post,
and up it he went. This was too much
for the gentleman, wh0rushed from the
room, down the hall, into the dining
room, out of the back door into the yard,
back through the sitting-room, like a
madman, pistol in hand, calling for help.
By this time the house was aroused and
came to the rescue, and had the meeting
in the hall been transferred to some se-
cluded spot, it would have passed for a
convention of ghosts. The coon was
captured and turned out of doors, while
the unfortunate individual returned to
assassins. Even the gentlest lamb could
not stand the curious sensation of coon
SHINING up his leg In the dark.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-02

In Spain begins to be seen the ancient
glories of the religious festivals. A de-
scription of Easter at Seville Will give
good idea OF the manner in which the
season is celebrated in the chief citles,
lit being there, however, more magnit-
Gently observed than elsewhere. Early
in the morning of Palm Sunday the mel
ancholy sound of the Passion bell an
nounces the beginning OF the solemni-
ties for which the last of Lent is a prepa-
ration. In the Cathedral sombre pro-
cession OF the church officers, clad in
long robes of black silk, their heads
shrouded in hoods, preceded by thirty
priests, who chant in deep bass voices
the Ambrosian chant, and, accompanied
by full band playing the grand music
peculiar to the occasion, winds slowly
through the aisles, swinging aloft palm
branches, which bend in graceful curves
above their heads. These branches are
blessed by the officiating priest, and are
then distributed among the citizens, who
tie them to the railings of the balconies,
where they are believed to be specific
against lightning. The affairs are COW
cred with purple, curtains, the organ is
silent, and priests and choristers chant
the narrative of Christ's crucifxion in
deep and solemn voices. The various
characters in that awful drama-Pon-
thus PLATE, Peter and the Maid-are
filed in with the tenor and counter-ten-
or voices with wonderful effect. On
Easter Eve (Saturday) an immense pas
chal candle, twenty-seven feet in Height,
and thick in proportion, weighing 1000
pounds, is placed upon marble pedes-
tai by the side of the great altar, where
it is lighted by so-called "holy tire,"
struck from flint by the high priest.
High Mass is performed behind the great
veil which for the last two weeks in
Lent hides the great altar; now the
priest chants "GlOria in excelsis, Deo,"
the veil is raised, fireworks are sent off
in the upper galleries and the four and
twenty bells in the great tower proclaim
to the city and are~answered from LOO
steeples, that 'sChrist is risenp Mus
kerry and canon are fred, and stuffed
figures, supposed to represent the body
OF Judas, are shot, hanged, drawn and
quartered in the streets.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-02

PHILADELPHIA, April 2.-In the case of
the proprietor OF the Variety Theater
charged with indecent performances,
the jury disagreed and were discharged.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-02

tits now twenty years since "Camille"
was first presented to the public, with
Eechter as Armand.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-02

Miss Ada HancocK, daughter of Major
General Hancock, died in New York
city on Wednesday last and was buried
on Saturday. Among the mourners
were ChiefJustice DAILY, Richard Schell
and other well-known citizens. The pail
bearers were members OF General Ham
cocks staf,
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-02

Many of the Bucks county (Pa.)
hedges are lined with frozen sparrowa
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-02

There is nothing very laughable to
an American in the shaking OF hands,
which is every where practiced in our
country; but foreigners do find in it
amusement. Yet nothing will be more
ridiculous TO us than the salution in
Germany, where one may see two big,
burly, hairy men rush to each others
embrace and kiss with schoolgirl fer
vency. The people of. Thibet salute by
lolling out the tongue and scrathing the
right ear, and the Esquimaux by rubbing
their noses with their thumb and de-
scribing comic section in the air with
their fingers-a custom practiced by
misehievous urchins in our land, but
not exactly as salutatory grace. 1t is
now happily honored in the breach. In
Turkey an American travelling with his
unveiled vile, without even the appeh-
dages, so usual here, OF six small child
rem and seven large trunks and band
boxes, is to them funny predicament.
On the other hand, what would be funny
with US, among the Turks is quite the
reverse. An American gives US an IN
stance IN his experience in Syria. He
was about to mount his mule amidst
crowd OF Oriental visitors, and wished
American agility. He jumped little
too far, and overshot the mark, coming
down on the other side like diver, with
his hands and nose in the mud, his feet
caught in the saddle, and his
coat skirts cleverly rolled over his head
| to screen him from what he supposed
Twas a laughing crowd. Yet not a soul
smiled, not sound was heard save q
tender grunt of sympathy and demure
offers of aid. Now Turk in America
with baggy breeches and turbaned head,
taking aIeap over mule in the streets
of an American city, and getting stuck
upside down, with his pFOboscis IN ruJ
luted with something more than grunt
of sympathy and demure offers OF aid.
We have more humor than dignity; the
Turks more dignity than humor. There
never was an American who would not
sacrifice his courtesy and sympathy TO
his fun. He must have it, however, well
seasoned, and done in hurry, and its
prevailing characteristic must be exag-
geration. You saw this illustrated even
in the inordinate hopes OF SO calm and
sedate a statesman as Mr.. Seward, as to
the closing up OF our civirwar in sixty
days. That was the huge joke of our
time. There was q court in General
Grants army which sentenced man to
work ten years on General Buffers
Dutch Gap Canal; and it was generally
said, ii not believed, in the army that
Palmer, who made the patented limbs,
had purchased 1000 acres OF Western
land, and planted them with locust and
maple, with view to economize in the
future in his manufacture OF arms and
legs.
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The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-03-18

ARTIFICIAL leather was exhibited in
Vienna last year which was perfectly
waterproof, and sixty per cent. cheaper
than the real article. That exhibited by
France was prepared from leather clip
pings mixed with some adhesive sub
stance, and subjected to heavy hydral-
lie pressure. A Copenhagen firm ex-
llibited al article which he made of
leather scraps mixed with caoutchouc
pressed and dried IN metallic moulds.
1t is deemed fortunate that these pro-
cesses for the utilization of the offal Of
leather are in success sful operation.
Heels, toe caps, and inner soles are fore
most among the articles of this new
branch of manufacture.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-03-18

TIE BALLOON SPIDER. recent adj
dress before the Smithsonian institution,
DR.. Ct. Lincecune gives the following
Interesting report of the curious little
balloon-spider, and its work, and the
account will be received by our readers,
we trust, with special interest, in view
Of our recent illustrated accounts of GER
tain ''insect wonders" ''I once observ-
ed" says the writer, zone of these
spiders at work in the upper corner of
an open outside door-shutter. She was
spinning gossamer, of which she was
forming balloon, and cingiDg to her
thorax was q little cluster of minute
spiders. She finished up the body of
the balloon, threw out the long bow
lines, which were tapping and futtering
in the now gently-increasing breeze.
Several minutes before she got ready
for the ascension, she seemed 30 be fix
ing the bottom and widening her ham
mock-shaped balloon; and now, the
breeze being suitable, she moved TO the
cable in the stern, severed it, and her
craft bounded upward, and, soaring
northward, was soon beyond the scope
OF observation. atlantic 1oatbEg.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-03-18

HAPPY HOMES. pity the man,
however prosperous his pecuniary con-
dition, or however great his fame, who
has not happy home. A happy home
is the heaven Of this life. Yet many of
our most distinguished men have not
been fortunate in this respect.
They have been made to feel how
unsatisfactory was the worlds APP
plause, OF thepossession Of official power,
while all was cold and heartless OF IN
sympathizing III their private homes.
And these unhappy matches have not
always, OF generally, been made from
motives Of ambition. They have
seemingly been the misfortune of chance.
But what terrible misfortune All the
distinctions i'll the world afford no COM
pensation for such q deprivation. There is
Something inexplicable about many I'M
happy matches. A young couple marry
from actual preference for each other,
and from no motive but sincere affec-
ton but a want of congeniality is sub
sequently developed, and a wretched
life is the result. Blessed, indeed,
and most highly favored, are they whose
homes, from the beginning to the end,
are always happy.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-03-18

SIZE OF BARRELS. A president of an
agricultural society calls attention to the
fact that there are in standard legal
barrel only 100 quarts, while the ordin-
airy flour barrel, most in use among far
mers in the sale of potatoes and apples,
contains nearly one-eighth more Far
mers sell their produce in -four barrels,
and merchants transfer the same to
standard barrels, making a profit or
quantity as well as on the price. In the
sale of 800 barrels Of potatoes from a
farm, the proprietor loses 100 barrels,
worth $3.50, for which he might as well
be paid. The middleman, not the con
sumner, profits by this. Farmers, see to
it that you employ the 100 quart barrels
hereafter.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-03-18
WORKS OF THE MoUND-BUILDERs.

About twenty years ago Elijah Cheek,
who during the late war sought the
Chief Magistracy OF Arkansas at the
hands OF President Lincoln, was engaged
in constructing plank-road from Mound
CITY, five miles above Memphis, to
Marion. the capital Of Crittenden County
ten niles west of Memphis. In making
excavations and embankments Mr..
Cheek discovered strangely shaped
bricks, Of which specimens were sent to
the writer of this memoir. They we're
made of grayish clay, nine by twelve
inches in width and length, and four
inches thick. Mr.. Cheek supposed
from the number OF ruins which he
found every few rods along the route OF
this old military road that Spaniards,
when they held the country, built
palaces every where, and grew enor-
mously rich by cultivating the lowlanlds.
He finally accepted the conclusion, after
hearing curious recitation Of mound
builders history written by the late
Cornelius Mathews, of New York, that
the old military road was not the pro-
duct Of modern but Of ancient skill and
toll. He then saw how the ridge it
traverses is artificial, how it is wider
where the richest mound builder built
his domi 1i1e, and how it is true that
these people lifted up in the lowlands
not only countless mounds and dug
countless canals and aguadas, but
absolutely created, by uplifting the
earth that constituted them, broad farms
OF hundreds and even thousands of
acres. We of modern times are boast
full of the triumphs of engineering skill
that builds bridges, rivers, upheaves
levees and railways. These mound
builders achieved mighter tasks, and
constructed road-beds that stagger
credulity, and dug canals infinitely more
serviceable than railways every where in
the loWlands. Floods ruinous to civil
ZaGlOu ji1u WGd1U11 we're IGuuGT0u ny
them wholly impossible. Canals we're
not only the cheapest agencies of COM
merce, but the area of water service ex-
posed to the action of the suns rays
was not materially lessened. as would
occur if levees could effect their pur-
pose and wall in the river. No such
changes in climatic Or hygrometrical
laws resulted as would render, by pro-
ducing wet and dry seasons, the sue
cessful cultivation of cotton impossible.
These mound builders were wiser than
we. They cultivated the lowlands, first
regulating the distribution of water,
and making the country hea1thful by
this useful system of drainage; and then
doubtless there were at Memphis, as at
st. Louis and LOUISVILLE, and other
points designated by remains of the
mound builders greatest works, mag
nifcent cities.-Harpe,''s Magaziaae.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-03-18
ASTRONOMY.
SOLAR RADIATION.

SOLAR RADIATION.
4 serious of valuable observations on
solar radiation in Great Britain has been
made during the past five years by Mf.
T. W. Stow and number OF his friends.
The results show a difference III the
power of the suns rays inland and on
the sea-shore. Near the ocean their
power seems to be diminished by the
excess of vapor in the atmosphere.
vENUs' ATMOSPHERE.
The atmosphere Of the planet Venus
was distinctly visible during the recent
transit, and was seen by the asronon1l-
cal party stationed near Thebes, IN
Egypt, as q pale white circle around a
part of the planets edge, totally differ
ent from the brilliant sunlight. ''The
general remark, y says one OF the OBJ
servers. 'swas that it reminded us OF
moonlight" It is the opinion of many
astronomers that the atmosphere sur
rounding Venus is much deeper than
the atmosphere of the earth.
IS THE EARTH APPROACHING THE SUN.
MIR. r. A. Proctor, writing to the
London Times respecting letter adj
dressed by Dr.. Phipson to French
journal, expressing the opinion that the
recent transit Of observations are useless
because the earth is continually drawing
nearer to the sun, observes that 1T would
be something beyond ajoke if DR.. Phip-
son were right, and therefore it may be
as well to point out that, while during
the last century there has been uncer-
tainty about the suns distance, even to
the extent of millions of miles, astrono-
mers are absolutely certain that the dis
lance had not varied by hundred, OF
even by ten miles, during that time. IF
the earth had, as has been stated, drawn
nearer by one-thirtieth of her former
distance, the length of the year would
have changed by one-twentieth OF it's
former length, or by eighteen days. A
change of only ten miles in the last 100
years would correspond to change of
more than 800 miles since the length Of
the year was first determined very ex-
actIy. This would be about three hun
dred thousandths OF the suns distance,
and the length of the year would have
been changed by about two hundred
thousandth part-that is by about two
minutes and half. Now, it is known
that the Chaldean sidered year, probab
1y far more ancient than the above rea-
soning assumes, contained 365 days 6
hours and Il minutes, being not quite
two minutes too great. The suns dis
lance might, therefore, be diminished
by about eight miles per century. But
in reality we have no evidence in sup
port of such theory, seeing that the
Chaldeans professedly selected such
value for the year as would make their
s'saros" contain an exact number of
hours. Considering that astronomers
viii be well satisfied if they can deter
mine the suns distance within 100000
miles, it is clear. Mr.. Proctor says
that the maximum change Of distance
we can admit, by which 100000 years
would be required to bring the earth
100, 900 miles nearer to the sun, is not
a very important point in the inquiry.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-03-18
A HUSBANDS MISTAKE. sever

A HUSBANDS MIsTAKE.-The severe
lesson a Piittsburg man lately received
from his wife is thus set forth by the
Commercial, of that city: s"The hus-
band had been in the habit of staying
out late at night, and on the evening in
question, at about II 80 o'clock, he was
standing IN front of an Alderman's Of
fee, in company with some friends, in
Guiding the magistrate. A woman close
ly yelled came along, apparently under
the influence of liquor. The husband
referred to, proposed that she should be
arrested and tried at once. The party
took up the suggestion with the idea
that there was fun ahead, and the Al
derman's Office was at once opened, lit
up and the woman brought in. The
case was called, and the friends stood
around to hear the trial He who had
suggested the arrest and trial was for
ward In the progress Of the case, and,
desiring view of the face of the female,
rudely lifted her veil. His astonish-
ment and modification may be i'm
agined when he discovered that it was
his wifel There was a sudden dispense
ment Of the friends. The wife had
been seeking her wandering lord, and
had taught him and his friends lesson
that they would not soon forget
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-03-18

NITROGLYCERIN AS MOTOR.-M.
Champion, French chemist, states that
the heat developed by q given quantity
OF nitroglycerin when exploded is capa-
bic OF exerting, when converted into
motion, maximum energy fully FIVE
times that produced by the explosion of
the same amount of gunpowder, and
three thousand times more than that
caused through the combustion of an
equal quantity of coal. A single quart
of nitroglycerin, it is asserted, has the
potential energy of $500 horse power,
working during 10 hours. It remains
to invent a machine in which the gigan-
tie force can be harnessed and control
led
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-03-18

A HORSE belonging to g Mr.. Laabs, of
Olmstead Co., Mimi, fell into a well,
remaining there five days and nights be-
fore discovered. The well was six feet
wide and eight feet deep. The horse
was taken out alive and well at The end
of that time.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-03-18

WTr VS.. WISDOM Said a Sunday
School teacher, Remember that God is
everywhere. The words had hardly
escaped his lips when a rogueish looking
little fellow rose UP and said to the
teacher:
"Please, sir, did you say that God is
everywhere"
Eyes, my son, everywhere
''Is he in my pockets"
Eyes, he Is in your pocket
"Well, l guess I've got you there, !"
was the triumphant retort, ssbecause I
haint got 10 pocket.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-03-18

A CAR is now in use on one Of the
French railroads to which the Bessemer
ST eamer is applied. The Ger is hung on
elastic springs, and the motion whilst
travelling is said to be almost impercep-
tible.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-03-18

TIE fences of the United States are
said to be valued at upwards OF 81, $780,
O00, 900, and it costs every year more
than $9S, 600, 600 to keep them IL repair.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1875-10-06
Admin strator's Notice !.

Letters of administration on the estate
of Frederick Glassner, late of Green
Township, deceased, having been granted
to the undersigned, notice is hereby given
that persons knowing themselves indebt
ed to said estate are required to make inn
mediate payment of the same, and those
having claims against said eetate will pre-
sent them properly authenticated for set
tlement. ID. w. CLARK,
Administrator.
Tionesta, Pa, Aug. 25, 1875. f 20 81
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Estate Notice.

Estate of George s. Siggins, late of
Harmony Township. Forest county. de-
ceased. All persons indebted to said es-
tate are requested to make Immediate
payment, and those having legal claims
against the same, will present them with
out delay in proper order for settlement,
to JAMES GILFILLAN, Executor.
or, MILES w. TATE, tr4G..
% ct at Tionesta Atty
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Estate Notice.

Estate of John Dice, late of Kingsley
township, Forest county, deceased All
persons indebted to said estate are request
ed to make immediate payment, and those
having legal claims against the same, will
present them without delay in proper or.
der for settlement, TO I ~1il
WILLIAM b. HEATH, rvoo,,to,.s.
SEIBERT BURH ENN, 'l.AeouOois'
or, MILES w. TATE, Atty. % At