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NE 429. sYCLE BROTHERS.

t1S@ 429. SYCLE BROTHERS.. 4z9
rs THE MODEL D2Y.GOODS HOUSE 81
offers still the best goods at the lowest prices.
We have just received special bargains In new
goods, and viii continue 10 sell goods cheaper than
any other house In this city.
$500 different patterns CAMBRIA EDGIGGS and
lNSERTINGS at one half Of the importer
price:
25 pieces new DRESS GOODS for the coming sea.
sou in plaid and plain mixed;
so pieces hoHAIR ALPACA at 4ec., usual price
62Ac.
Don't fail 10 look at these goods, as they are the
cheapest In the market.
A sOFT-FINISH CAMBRIC, 10c.;
KNIGHTS sOFf-FINIsH CAMBRICs at &C.. per
yard;
WAMsUTTA MILLS, DAvoL MILLS, FRUIT
OF-THE-LOOM, ANDROSCOGGIN, and
twenty other good brands Of BLEACHED
COTTONS 1etailed at case price;
10 cases new PR MIS- at 81 aud SIC;
SHIFTING CAMBRICS ut 8 and lOc.;
WHITE PIQUES at 10 and zoe. worth 25 and
800. fully;
WHITE CLOAKlNGs for ladies and misses very
cheap;
CAsSIMERES for men and boys-the largest as
sortment in the cty-don't buy before examin-
Ing our stock;
5000 CoRsETs at 4oc.;
1000 CORSETS at 5Oc.;
Our seventy-fye-cent CORSETS are sold every.
where else at 81
200 WHITE BED-QUlLTs at 81 worth $3.50, at
$3.50 reduced from $2.75;
NECK-RUFFS at 20 and csc. per dozen;
CACHEMERE LACES and LACE SCARFS;
BLACK and COLORED SILKS at rs to 40 per
cent. below their real value;
Four pair BRITISH HOSE for 99c.;
LADIES' HEMSTITCHED HANDKERCHI ELS
at Use. per dozen-wsuld be cheap at $1.25;
100 dozen TOWELS at 12hc. worth 1915 per
dozen;
NAPKINS and DOILIES at 75c, 81, and $I.25
per dozen:
LACE CURTAISS-a fine assortme Mat one
third of their value, in order to close out the
whole stock;
We have thous ,nds of other bargains. not men
toned tor want OF space therefore call and look
for yourself.
Alter examining our stock we feel convinced that
you will find 1t the cheapest In this city.
SYCLE BROTHERS,
429 Broad street, between Fourth and Fifth.
NH q Or.
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sThA CIiftor, Forpe Lsnk.

The defeat Of the House blu for the come
ple,ion of the Clifton Forge link upon the
mixed system Of rail and water, and the sub
ssitution OF the ali-rail plan forit, we regret;
but we are the friend Of the work ell the
time, and shall be delighted TO sec the mea-
sure passed in either form. The improve
ment party Ia the Senate we trust has taken
the stasesmsn's precautionary View Of the
situation, and were satisfied that they did
not jeopardizs the measure by their amend
ment, That's the point.
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The painting of. General STUART, just
finished by ELDER, Of this city, is mastery
production. It is unanimously pronounced
portrait, and az Il work of art it takes high
rank. II is one of the most pleasing pic.
lures of man that we have ever seen, and
nobody can behold ii without admiration for
the man portrayed and high estimation of
the picture itself. 1t may be seen at WEST,
JOHNSTON & Co.'S.
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Very sEssIBLE.-The House Of Delegates
yesterday defeated the ant'.Toa-ScoTr resc.
lutions OF the Senate--for that was their
real nsture-and laid the subject Of the
Texas Pacific railway On the table until the
next session. The gujnea.fowls quacked
away their "ToA Scorr !" Tow Scorr ="
but good serse and dignity triumphed, as it
ought to have done. Let us hope that Viz.
ginia will never decide subject upon a
mere personality.
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TaENRxr GovERNoR.-The Richmond cor.
respondent of the New York Herald says /:
Who Is to be the next Governors is CUES.
ton more easily asked than answered. It Is
understood to lie between Hon. John Goode,
now member Of Congress, from the Norfolk
district, and Major John w. Daniel.
Well bet that Cochran and Walker and
Lee and dozen other candidates understand
no such thing. .......-. s-......- .s....
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In Mr.. BALDwlN's lecture on "Slow and
Fast People he made rare prophecy touch;
ing the society of Washington century or
so In the future. He said part Of it would
consist of select and very limited aristo-
cracy-small bu. pure-the descendants Of
those VINO had never stolen anythingl We
suggest, for his safety, that he had better
return home by tie Bay route!
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The House might as we'll reconsider Mir.
GILxAN's amendment. Judge HUGHEs would
not allow 1t to stand one moment if sam.
ple.merchaut from abroad were brought be-
fore him on writ of habeaS corpus. No
privileges can constitutionally be granted to
PRESIDENT" which are not granted to citi-
zens OF all the States. The effect will be
that the State will lose the tax on both resi-.
dents and non. residents.
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Rumors Of direfui conspiracy against the
earpet.baggers Of Florida are coming to band.
Mr.. John t. ler. son Of President Tyler, Is In
the field as Reform Republican candidate
for the governorsbip, and is said to be backed
by formidable support. The scalawags OF
all parties are concentrating against him, but
1t is thought he will win the nomination In
spite Of them.
From the Harrisburg Patriot (Democrat) ::
Morton was Democrat at one time. We
shall have the satanic portion of the Repub.
lican press making excuses. for him on that
ground some Of these days.
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DEATHS.

Died, at Culpeper Courthouse March 9th, MARY
". wife OF Rev. G. Mfnnigerode.
Her funeral viii Jake place TODAY from st.
Paui's church at 4 O'Clock p. IL.
Died, at Mari Hill, Hanover county. Va, on
March 18Th, ut lib A. ~, bIrs. SARAH A. BA-
KEk, aged sixly-seven years, wife OF the late VIII
liam A. Baker. '.-- i = - -
: The funeral win take place from the York River
depot, on arrival Of the cars, on FRIDAY MOkN-
ING. Her friends and those Of her son, Mr.. Van
Lew Baker, ere invited to attend.
California and Philadelphia papers please copy.
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BARNuA said that the American people
were never SO well satisfied as when they
were we'll humbngged. Exactly. And The
first emotion they feel at any attempt to dis
enchsnt them is rage for those who make 1t.
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The Albany Argus, speaking of alleged
corruption In the Navy Department, styles
that institution the "Knavy Department" !;
which ia good. But we desire to know why
it has taken hundred y ears to bring out
this good thing?
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ME- DO NOT FAIL TO BUY YOUR
saving of az least fifty per cent They are selling
CORD rIQUE ut Il sc. worth Soc: at 35c. cheap
at SOC; NAINSOOK CHECK MUSLIN ut 1890.
All the finest grades at near half value. lsor
STRIPED ut zoe. worth 40c. LACE STRIP at
zoe worth fully size; at soc. reduced from Cue.
NH 8
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NJ UMBRELLAS-A LARGE STOCK
In all qualities, Sizes and prices;
PARASOLS, In great variety, at prices lower than
ever:
CORSETS from 40c. up to the best qualities:
CACHEMERE LACES and CACHEMERE LACE
TIES; also, large assortment of SILK TIES
TIDES, in endless variety, at astonishinsiy low
prices:
STAMPED BANDS, N1GHTGOWSS,a and CHE
PILLOW and Sheets HAMs;
SCHOOL-SATCuELS.a ana SATCHELSin all sizes
for ladies and gentlemen;
COLGATE'S SOAPS. EXTRACTS. and TOILET
PIANo-. TABLE, aud SrAND-C0VERS;
WHITE and COCORED QUILTS very cheap;
TOILET MATS, TABLE MATS, and TIDES;
LACE ana NOTTINGHAM CURTAINS;
WINDUW-SHADES, FLOOR and TABLE. OIL
REAbY.MsDEG GARMENTS for ladies;
SPRING and SUMMER SHAWi.S;
TOWELS-all pure linen-from 81 go to 9l2 per
dozen, at LEVY BROTHERS.,
1917 and 1919 Main street.
Bargains in TABLE-CLOTHS and NAPKINS.
NH IL
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From the st. louis Globe. Democrat Re-
The RspHb iicans OF MISSOURI are
as unanimous for Blaine at the present time
as they were four years ago for Grant,
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& DANIEL Dasw's showing Is worse than
nothing. Yst nobody Is likely to cry for
fear DREW Hon't lie comfortable. g e So.
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NOMINATIONS FOB sCosaR2ss. - lNor1rfch,
OF, March ia The Democrats OF the Third
district to-day nolninsted David a. Wells for
Congress, TO ill . vacancy caused by the
death of ID. b. Starkweather. The Repub-
licans nominated Hon. joint. Wait.
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ME- ONE-T WENTY FIVE! ONE
TWENTY. FIVE!-One dollar and twenty-five
cents will buya COMPLETED Y-MADE SHIRT.
These shirts are made Of Wamsutra cotton and
pure Irish linen, and have only to be laundred be-
fore being worn. Being the manufacturers OF these
Shirts we guarantee the material. Encourage home
manufacture by buying your shirts of
NH II LEVY BROTHERS.
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INCIDENTALLY PURE COD.LIVER OIL,
RICHMOND, VA.
1.-THE BEST, PURFST, AND MOST ACCEPTA-
BILE TO THE STOMACH"
This COD-LlVER' OIL we import direct, and
market because it Is selected by our own agent at
the fisheries, and made ouly from HEALTHY
and FRESH LIVERS. 1t has never been filtered
or expressed, and thus deprived of Its most valuable
therapeutic properties, nor exposed to atmospheric
changes which render other oils rancid and unpal-
atable 1t has never been mixed or adulteratea
with inferior and cheaper oils to reduce the cost at
sacrifice Of It's quality, nor handled by any other
parties than the fishermen and on, selves.
We have the testimony of physicians who pre-
scribe IL. and Of paiens who have AIKEN It, that 1t
Is more acceptable 10 the stomach and more easily
as INFLATED than any other oil.
We guarantee 1t to be entirely pure and fresh,
free from rancdity, and fully possessing all of the
wonderful remedial properties claimed Tor the
BEST COD-LIVER Oil.
MEADE & BAKER,
Importing and Dispensing Pharmacists,
mill 919 Main street, Richmond, Va.
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~ WAMsUTTA COTTON, 12ac. PER
YARD;
ANDRosCoGGIN COTTON at 1oc. per yard;
AUBURN COTTON at 1oc. per yard; j
SOFT.FINIsHED CAMBRIA, SO inches wide, ut
- sl5c. per yard;
FULL-WIDTH UNBLEACHED sHEETING at
25c. per yard;
FULL-WIDTH BLEACHED sHEETING at 2sc.
- per yard
PILLOW-CAsE CoTToN al 12Hc per yard;
Handsome CALICOES at 6X and SIC. per yard
over three hundred styles to select from;
LANCASTER CAMBRICS, loo. per yard-forty
styles to select from;
PACIFIC PFRCALES, 12kc. per yard worth zoe.
Handsome CHECK MUSLINS at 25c. worth 35c.
per yard;
HAMBURGER EDGINGS at So 10, 124, Is, 90,
Csc, land up to SO per yard. This embraces the
largest, cheapest, and best-assorted stock yet
offered
PILLoW-CAsE LACEs at extraordinary bar
gains;
SHETLAND sHAWLS from 1926 to $5-the
largest and best.assorted stock ever offered In
this city. LEVY BROTHERS.
A large assortment of TABLE-CLOTHS and
NAPKINS. NH IL
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sIEGIlEr HarIgrs,

aS NEW SPRING GOODS.
20 NEW STOCK
COL oRED AND BLACK DRESS GOODS.
ECRU SHADE P0PLINs.
REVERsIBLE SHADED PoPLINs,
Large fine MOURNING GOODS and BLACK
GRENADINES;
CENTENNIAL BLACK sILKs, best goods Inn
ported;
BLACK SILKS, 81, 81 rs, $3.50 jobs);
CoLoRED BROCADE PoPLINS, entirely new
SILK and WOOL MOHAIRs,
NECK-TIFS, RIBBONS, COLLARS, &C.;
A grand supply OF CLOTHS and CAssIaIEREs,
for gentlemen and boys.
NEW GOODS every day.
NH iG.3m T. r. PRICE& co
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rREAL FRENCH HAND-MAL "
GARMENTS for LAD1Es-all handmade; no ma
chine work. These garments are made OF FRENCH
PERCALE, elegantly embroidered, and are sold at
lower prices than many would suppose they could
be manufactured for. LEVY BROTHERS.
Bargains IN TABLE-CLOTHS and NAPKINS.
NH
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MINOR & JACOB, corner of -
WI Leigh and Fourth streets, have G4yT
DRAYS, ROCKAWAYS and TOP b UGGIES Of
their own make Of the best material; also one
SECONDHAND HACK in good repair. This WORK
Will be sold low TO snis the umes. Repairing done
with neatness and dispatch. NH 4.2W
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TO CONTRACTORS, .un. :, ou,,r.s

The subscriber has on hand WAGONS and CARTS
OF various descriptions that he Wishes to dispose Of
on very moderate terms; and Is still manufacturing
others, and solicis call from all in want of any
article In his line.
> His wagons run easier, carry larger loads and
wear Logger and sell cheaper than any other wagon
In the market vs..
Good workmanship and frst-rate material Is
guaranteed. Liberal discount to merchants All
work warranted. Particular attention paid to re-
pairing. 4. 3: LlPSCOMB,
Cary between Adams and Jefferson streets. y
u, HxxQ u
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90 1900 YARDS CALICO at Sc.
T. r. PRICE G {

T.R. PRICE C co.
of. er for few days 5000 yards good and prett,
CAL. leo at sc. per yard, Of q celebrated mauufac
ture. NH 15-3m
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A GRAND BALL "a
n WILL BE GIVEN SfA
THURSDAY EVENING, March 16, 1876, I'm
at VIRGINIA OPERA. HOUSE by the en- 1870
pleyees Of the Westham Granite Works for the
benefit or the family OF j Err EMIAH BRADY.
Committee OF Arrangements James Giblin,
chairman; John Morinry, Patrick HaRifn, VIII
liam Roberts. F. Comola, Edward Swaine
Reception Committee: General Geolge W. KAN
dali, Colonel W. h. johnson, Nj. IL. M.HeDry
Spencer Burgess, J. d. Elsroad, John curran, Jo-
seph Books, John McGowan, John Brady, Gilbert
Phillips, f. j. Reilly, james Hays.
Music by Professor kessnich's Band. Tickets
can be Obtained from the committee or at the door,
NH z 3&l6.3lk
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H THE EARLY SERVICE AT ST.
PAUL'S L ECTURE-ROOM win be suspended this
morning and resumed FRIDAY MORNING.
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MILITARY NOTICES.

A TTENTYON, RICHMOND CITYE
n GUARD.-Assemble at your armory THIS p
Thursday EVENING, at O'Clock, for drill W
and important business.
j. L. SMITH,
NH 16-ltx Orderly Sergeant.
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~ EARLY SPRING.

T.R.PRICE & CO. have JUST opened beautiful
LACE BOWS, beautiful ECRU sCARF5 and
LACEs; also, magnificent line Of PARAsOLS
and SUN-SHADES. mh15 3m
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ADJUSTMENTS.
VIRGINIA OPERA-HOUSE.
ST. PATRTCk,S NIGHT.

BY request, and under distinguished patronage,
MIR. j. MORTIMER O'BR1EN,
assisted By members of the McGlll Lyceum, VIII
entertain their friends with dramatic and musical
programme that In excellency and variety has not
been surpassed in Richmond on like occasion.
The entertainment will commence with the ever
beautiful and appropriate drama OF
KATHLEEN MAVOURNEEN,
with strong and efficient cast.
To he followed by Mr.. ALCoCK IN series OF
SCOTTISH DANCES; MUSIC (Scotch pipes), Mr..
JOHNSON; Mr.. JOHN MoRIARTY, the fayorlte Irish
songster, In new and popular BALLADS; RE-
CITATION (Bells Of III indOn) Mr.. j. " REDDY.
To conclude with the laugh provoking farce OF
THE IRISH Tiger.
Music by Professor 4 ESSNICHS FULL BAND.
Admission, Soc; reserved seats, Toe: gallery,
Csc. NH l6 2tH
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MEETINGS..

4 STATED CoNVOCATION OF mggsg
II LAFAYETTE ROYAL ARCHAN@
Thursday EVENING at o'clock at the %>SaA<SS
Masonic Hall, on Broad street between Ninth and
Tenth, All ROYAL Arch Masons in good Standing
are cordially Invited. BY order of the n. E. a. Z.
CHARLES LUSDIN,
NH 161tx Secretary.
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RAND FAMILY MATINEE AT THE
" RICHMOND THEATRE
SATURDAY. MARCH 18TH,
j. K A n - A l. l. K y w N,
THE SPIRITUAL WONDER.
Admission to all parts OF the Theatre, 20 cents.
Tickets on sale al II. g. WyatLs music-store.
mh 16 3t*
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JAMES T. NEALE, No. 121 Eighteenth
u street, has for sale one TWO HORSE SPRING
WAGONS, three LIGHT-TOP JERSEY WAGONS
for family use. Also, one secondhand ROCK
hand CARTS for farm use; one second. hand
SPRING uRAY. Repairing done in good style.
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FINANCIAL.

d j. WRIGHT, 80. ~
L. STOCK AND EXCHANGE BROKER,
-, AUCTIONEER AND NOTARY, PUBLfCsa l.
4" 1115 MAIN STREET. RICHMOND, Va ss,,
Virginia state bouds Richmond city bouds. rail-.
road and canal bonds and stocks, bank and 1nsur.
ance siocks, Loans negotiated on real estate ana
cher securities. mn 2-ThSMlm
SDANK OF COMMERCE, 90, ) 9aas /
ID 1Il7 MAIN ,slREET, I
transacts general RANKING BUSINESS and
ceiyed subject to check. Having full line Of CDR.
respondents, collections reealye prompt attention.
- .f+3.e FOREIGN EXGHANGE.
BIIIS Will be sold at closest rates on tnesr CORES
:spondents in Crest Brtain andon tas conhAent OF
HON lss, STOCKS, and TAx.RECEfVABEE
COUPONS bought and sold at market rates.
feIe-lm JOHN @. WILLIAMS Cashier,
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HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
REp0RFED FROM .c0sIMIrTKEs.

The House met ats5M O'Clock IA. M
Speaker HANGER presiding. Prayer by Rev.
Dr. "A. q. Dickinson " 81 IS 80 ~
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. OLEUM MORRHUE.

MEADE i BAKERS
INCIDENTALLY PURE COD.L1VER OIL,
RICHMOND, VA.
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ITO THE NUMBERS OF TRINITY
4 LODGE, I. O. G. TIN consequence OF the
postponement of the public temperance demonstra-
lion that was to have been held at Trinity church
this evening" you are hereby notified TO assemble as
usual at Levy's Hall THIS Thursday EVENING
at TX O'Clock By order of the w. q. Templar.
NH l6-ltk C. w. MUHLY. Secretary.
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
RICHMOND FIRE ASSOCIATION OF VIR-
GINA will be held at the compaHy's Office on
THURSDAY, March %, S76, at 8 O'Clock P. M.
NH Std K. T. BROOKE, Secretary.
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1.-THE BEST, PURFST, AND MOST ACCEPT
BILE TO THE STOMACH"
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THE ADJOURNED MEETING OF. & ;.
TEMPLE ASSoCIhTiOV viii be beld at St. w
Adams Hall THIS EVENING at 8 O'Clock to re.
celye report of Committees on Report OF Board CT
Trustees and Bylaws. mn 1o.IL
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-02-26
OUR CORRESPONDENCE.
Annapolis.

Editor Of the F'0stjury Journal:
DEAR SR:-With your permission, |
purpose writing, for your paper, u series of
short letters, descriptive OF the places and
things of interest in this ancient American
city, and to Intervene Herewith the past
and current evcnts-traIspired and trans
piring-togethcr with the characteristic
features-plysical mental and moral-of
the chief actors, now, in the Executive,
Judicial and Legislative departments of our
State
BY way of preface, may be permitted
to make sketch of the past history OF An
napolis. 1t was, before the revolution, the
largest place in the state, and published the
'hrst newspaper in the state. The Mary
land Gazette,' 40 or 60 years before another
was started therein. The MARYLAND
Gazette was first published in 1745. This
city is situated near the mouth of the Severn
River, which might properly be called an
arm OF the bay from its wide cxpanse of
waters. Among the remarkable historical
occurrences, here, was the assembling of
Congress in the Senate chamber wi IL
is still unchanged) after the rcvolu
ton, when General Washington resigned
his commission as Commander and chief f
the Army. This was in the year 1878. A
description of this chamber will be Civ
en- at another time.
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Other liens.
Cycles in Eartll's History.

Among the most popular Of Prof.
Tyndall descriptions is his history Of
a drop OF water. He traces it as it is
lifted by the sun heat from the sur
face of the sea carried alott as an in
visible vapor ; waited over the land !;
cooled by and precipitated upon some
mountain peak, possibly in snow and
ice of a glacier, or perhaps sinking be-
low the surface as rain aud reappear-
ing in the spring that bubbles up in a
valley; and at last, through rill and
rivulet and river, finding its way
back to ocean again. Something like
this has been done fer other substan-
ces than water, by Prof Pumpeliy, in
a discourse~before the National Acad-
envy of Sciences. 1t has longbeen
recognized that all the materials
of which the earth is formed, are in
course Of being gradually washed into
the sea. Modern discovery has
thrown much light on the processes by
which they are transformed into the
rocks and minerals of good dry land
again. The cycle of these changes
is of course enormously greater than
that which Prof. Tyndall described.
1t requires eras of time in which
mountains must wear away and ocean
floors rise to the surface compared
with which the whole known his
tory of the human race is an affair of
yesterday. But though so slow, it
continues, and is going on at this hour
all over the globe, just as it has been
ever since there was any land lifted
above waters.
If that excellent lady of science,
Mrs. Mary Somerville, were still iv-
ing, she might add a notable chapter
to her instances of the connection of
the physical sciences. The geologist,
dealing with the formation of dead
matter-rocks and stones and dry
lands suddenly furnished with an
swers to his problems by students Of
natural history, who are busy with an
finals and plants living in the sea.
The chemists, too, have helped large
ly in the research it would have
been impossible to get the facts of the
story without their aid. They have
found in the ashes Of sea plants and
ANNALS, not only the alkaline earths,
but the heavy metals, lead, copper, zinc,
iron, and even silver. These We're Sc
creted by the vital processes. Event
ually. when the plants and animals
are dead, they fall on the ocean floor.
The naturalists have ascertained, to
some extent, what vast quantities of
these plants and animals ore concen-
trated in quiet eddies of ocean cur
rents. In some future age, when the
sea bottom of those localities shall
have become hard rock and dry land,
another Comstock lode may be found
where the precious metals have thus
been slowly garnered from the sea.
One Of the most curious results of
these Investigations is the theory that
mans wo.k in mining and burning
coal, so far from deranging the scheme
of nature, will help an the preservation
Of life upon earth. 1t appears that car
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The Frostburg JOURNALS attention is
called to the names at the head of this col
umn for the authers of the editorial. No
guessing is necessary.-AHegauiua.
Well, what's in 1.-The names? It's the
fragrance we were talking about-the old
time editorial eau de col2gne which perfumcd
it for awhile during its other and general
ly more sensible days. Of course, if it has
mouth-like, fallen Or the names at the
head of this column, eve feel the duty of
holding our nose.