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, 1876-11-11
American DarNvinisIn.

BY far the most striking feature of
Wednesdays proceedings before the
American Association tor the Advance
ment of Science was the last address de-
livered in the evening by Professor L. S.
Morse. 1t had been very generally whis-
pered about that he would take the
opportunity as vice.presidcnt and the
presiding officer Of the section which in
cludes natural history, to give full and
explicit declaration Of his well-known
faith in the doctrines of evolution. He
thinks that the time for being mealy-
mouthed in this matter is past. Espec-
tally is credit due to the American work.
ers in this field OF research. The main
object Of the address was to show what
America had contributed towards the
growth Of the development theory.
He said that never before the present
period has the study Of animal life us
sumed so high dignity among the sci.
ences. Chemistry could long since point
to her triumphs in the useful arts gcol-
Ogy to the revelations Of hidden wealth
below the surface; but zoology was only
valued as an adjunct to geological stud
les or looked to as a means for averting
the ravages Of insects. Now, the ques-
tion OF the origin of man is answered by
the revelations from animal forms. No
general review of American studies in
this field has hitherto been attempted.
The works on the subject which meet
the populcrcye are from English and Ger.
man sources. Their references are large
ly composed Of European observations,
and the public has commonly inferred
that these are the principal examples
Their remotencss prevents these eviden.
ces from carrying due conviction. Oul
native researches lie concealed in tht
proceedings Of learned societies, and art
only IN few instances made accessibl,
, 1876-11-11
The White Pilgrim.

We insert the following lines at the partcu'
,.r request Ola friend. hcwords, and the air
10 which they are sung, were quite popular
with many ofthc Western pcOpc.-lEp.
came to the spot where the White Pilgrims
lay,
And pcnsiycly stood by the tomb,
Uhrn, ina lowwhi,pcr heard something say
How swcctly sleep here alone
The tempest may howl, and the loud thunderS
roar,
And gathering storms may arise;
Vet calm are my f.cng>-ut rest Is my soul,
The tear, are all wiped rrommy eyes.
The cause ofmy Master npclS me from home'
badcmy companion farewell
Ilcitmy dear children, who formcnow mourn
Ina Grdstnt region to dwell,
wandered Stranger an exile below,
TO publish salvation abroad;
The trump Of the gospel cndcayrinS to blow,
Inviting poor sinners to God,
| wandered a stranger, and far from my home'
Nokmdrcd or relative nigh
I met the contagion, and sank in the tomb,
My spirit to mansions on high.
Go, tell my companion and children most tdcar,
To weep not for Joseph, though gone,
The same hand that led me through scenes
J,rl. mud lrpnr
Has kindly conducted me home,
| calrd at the house OF the mourncr below
Ientcrd the mansion of grief;
The tears Of deep sorrow most freely did llow-
tried, but could give no rclicf,
There sat lone widow detected and sad,
By afllction and sorrow Oppressed;
And here wercher children inmouning arrlycd
And .lghs were escaping each breast.
spoke to the widow concerning her grief,
Iaskd her the cause Other Woe;
And why there wRs nothing could give her
relief,
Or soothe her deep sorrows below.
She look'd at her children, then look'd upon
me
That look | can never forget;
More eloquent far than scmph can be,
1t spoke of the trial she met.
The hand Of afllictOn falls heavily now,
am left with my children to mourn;
The friend ofmy youth is now silent and low,
In yondcr cold graveyard alone
But why should mourn, or feel to complain,
,a,i7 Or think that my portion Is hard?
Have met with afllction? 'tis truly his galn-
He las entered the Joys ofhis Lord.
His work is completed and finished below,
His last tear is fallen, trust;
lie has preached his last sermon, and met his
last foe,
Has conquered, and now is at rest,
, 1876-11-11
Watching ilc EsrSScnlcr Pro.
cess.

A correspondent of the New York
IHorh thus describes the method: A
staircase on level with the cupon fur.
naccs, iuto whose fiery maws workmcn
continually toss big wooden howlluls of
coal, yoke, iron and limestone. These
cupolas are circular, about six feet in di.
ameter, with six tuycrcs Of an aggregate
area Of 200 square inches. The method
of changing them is this; The bed Al
the charge is formed of some 5,4OO tons
fuel, upon which is laid some three and
II half tons Of pig iron. A second bed
Of 400 pounds Of fuel is then laid and
three more tons of pig iron added.
These alternate charges Of fuel and piy
iron continue until the cupoa is filled,
and 1t Is kept thus filled to the charging
door continually. \ small quantity OF
limestone is added occasionally, acting
as iluS. The cupolas will melt lOO,-
600 pounds OF iron IN nine consecutive
hours, and will hold five tons during the
first few charges, but rs the hearth be-
comes filled with slag the capacity is de-
creased and the furnaces require to be
oftencr tapped. In the cupolas, then,
the first stage of the Bessmcr process g.
the Decentralization OF the pig iron-is
accomplished, Emptcd now from the
cupolas into enormous ladies of several
tons capacity, the hquifcl mass is from
them poured into trenches which lead
to the mouth Of the huge conycrtcrs
(each holding five tons, which swing
like kettles on axes just above their cen
ters Brilliant pyToteChnics appear.
Gaseous explosions from the hot streams
toss showers OF sparks high among the
beams and pillars. The Kissing OF these
moultcn riyulcts is louder than that Of
thou sand scrpents. Dccarbonizcd the
iron is useless The next step in the
process Is to recarbOmze it to IN exact
degree, thus making steel of it. For
this purpose some smaller spicgeleiscn
furnaces have been charged with highly
carboni2cd iron imported from Belgium,
and certain proportions of their contents
are now emptled into each of the con-
/ AItnnuf Lac,
commingling OF the elements takes place
and blast Of air from the fan completes
the fusion as the converters are turned
upright with their mouths under the pro-
jcctions OF neighboring chimneys The
flames and din which issue from these
nOz2les for few minutes are hideous
enough for bells. Suddenly the blast
ceases. The fusion is complete. The
stcel.broth is made. Each condenser
turns down its open nozzle and pouTs
out Vesuvian flood into ladies' waiting
below, over what are called the igot- beds.
These beds are sunkcn circles in the
earth. Around their rims ore set rows
OF molds, shaped like long tin pals, each
intended to hold just about the quantity
of steel to make rail. The ladies, at.
fixed to the ends Of powerful cranes,
swing around these circles, depositing in
each mould its portion. Cooling, the
several portions form the steel ingots
which are transported to the rolling
mill hard by. reheOted white and passed
between rollers after rollers until, elon-
gated and shaped, they become rails.
, 1876-11-11

Grace Darling has exhibited great She
rowism in saving life.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-06-15

A DEAF mute who had always been
deaf and dumb was lately admitted as
a witness in New York court. The
witness was to testify in regard to
what the defendant in the case had
said to the plaintiff, aud vica ce,sa.
On such subject deaf and dumb
witness was decided novelty in
court. The judge, before admitting
him, made test of his capacity to un-
derstand language through manual
signs, and was perfectly satisfied, as
were all the parties in the case, in
Guiding lawyers, who are seldom sat
isfied with anything if there is the
least pretext upon which to hang an
objection. In this case they seemed
to reverence the art which could SO
cifectually supply substitute for nat
ural faculties. The questions were
put in writing to an Interpreter who
was also deaf, but who had learned to
read and write before he was deprived
of hearing. lie translated the ques-
tions and received the answers by
signs, and spoke them orally to the
court. 1t was an unusual and inter-
csting scene.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-06-15
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
s THIS AN INSTANCE OF TRANSMI-
GRAFTON OF SOULS.

IS THIS AN INSTANCE OF TRANSMIT
GRAFTON OF SOULS.
Two Strange Recoveries from Apparent
Wives and Speaking in Strange Tongues.
Orenburg is town in European
Russia, situated in the Ural Mountains
near the Asiatic border. About a
year ago, A braham Chorkey, 4 wealthy
Jewish inhabitant of that town, was
lying dangerously sick with typhoid
fever. On the 22d day of September,
at midnight, Il crisis set in which
seemed to take fatal course the man
suffered and struggled, and his physi-
clans called it the agonies of death. A
number of Jews were called in,
prayers were offered, wax candles
were lighted, and behold the patient,
who was supposed to be in his last
stages, commenced to breathe freely.
opened his eyes, and looked with as
tonishment at the surrounding scene.
But the sequel has no precedent. The
man soon fell into sleep which the
physicians declared to be a healthy
one. In the morning he awoke, saw
his wife and children around him,
who partly in anguish and partly in
joy were waiting for his awakening,
His wife, overwhelmed with joy
wanted TO throw herself upon his neck
but by signs he repelled her, and de-
manded something i'll language
which none of them understood.
1t should be mentioned here that
Abraham Chorkey is man of sallow
appearance, tall and thin, looking like
a genuine Russian jew, with long
black beard, black eyes, and long
Oriental nose, and that before his sick
ness he understood no other language
than Hebrew and Il little Russian, be-
ing one of those illiterate Jews found
i'm such large numbers in that part of
the world. Now the man began to
speak in language unintelligible to
every one around him. The physician
who was summoned did not under
stand him. With contempt he pushed
away wife and children whenever
they attempted to come near him, and
the doctor gave it as mis- opinion that
in consequence of the typhus the fel-
low had become insane. The despair
of the family had lasted. many days.
His wife had, in the meantime, sent to
Tamboy for his parents; but on their
arrival Abraham would not recognize
them, did not understand their Ian
guage, and appeared to be angry that
no one understood him. After a
week he arose from the bed. and his
wife gave him his clothes as worn by
him before his sickness, the usual
habits of the Russian Jews. He ex-
amined them closely and laughed
heartily. He wanted to run out, but
the people quickly shut the doors,
fearing he would take cold. He re-
mained in the room, pacing it with
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-06-15
MANY people suppose the Moham-

MANY people suppose the Moham-
medan religion, the representatives of
which are making SO much stir in the
East now, to be a cruel and intoler-
ant system; but such is not the case
The MOhammedan, although he re-
CARDS his own as the one true religion,
is not strict believer in the doctrine
of exclusive salvation that has given
Christianity the bloodiest record Of
any religious system ever devised.
The Mohanlmedan does not believe
that drawing, quartering and burning
is the surest way of rescuing people
from hell, and while he is almost al
ways a prose]yter, he has never been
a prosecutor. Another good feature
of Islamisn is its prohibition of wine
drinking. No true follower of the
Prophet will drink anything stronger
than tea, and in Turkey no drunken
ness is ever seen except among Chris
tians and Jews. Polygamy, however,
is permitted to moderate degree.
The difference between MOhamme-
danism and Christianity with regard
to their treatment of women and wine
is entirely due to the varying per-
sonal eccentricities of their great
founders. Mohammed's weakness was
for women, and he bequeathed it to
his followers. Wine he. abhorred.
But Jesus, although He drank wine,
and encouraged its plentiful use, was
no slave to women. Thus the indi-
vidual likes and dislikcs of the orig
inators Of the two religions influence
the laws and regulations of those sys-
TENS for all time. All the precepts
of Christianity are in favor of wine
drinking, and opposed to sexual in
confluence, while something like the
reverse prevails with Islamism. And
it would be rather difficult for the phi
losopher to determine whether i'm.
diligence of the one or the other vice
is the most productive of evil to the
race. It is to be regretted, perhaps,
that the founders of the two religious
systems could not have been abstain
ers in both respects
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-06-15
Haste and Health,

1t is not at all wholesome to be in a
hurry. Locomotives are reported to
have moved a mile minute for short
distances. But locomotives have often
come to grief for such great rapidity.
Multitudes in their haste to get rich
are ruined every year. The men who
go maturely, slowly, deliberately, are
the men who oftenest succeed in life.
People who are habitually i'll hurry
generally have to do things twice
over. The tortoise beats the hare at
last. Slow men seldom knock out
their brains againsta post. Foot-races
are injurious to health, as are all forms
of competitive exercises; steady labor
in the field is the best gymnasium in
the world. Either labor or exercise
carried to exhaustion OF prostration,
or even great tiredness, expressed by
Gagged out" always does more harm
than the previous exercise has done
good. ti t
All running up stairs or to catch up
with a vehicle OR ferry boat is ex-
tremely injurious to every age, sex,
and condition in life. 1t ought to be
the most ressing n .cessity which
should induce person over fifty to
run over twelve or fifteen yards.
Those live longest who are deliberate,
whose actions are measured, who
never embark in an enterprise with
out sleeping over it, and who per-
form all the everyday acts with kind
ness. Quakers are proverbially calm,
quiet people and they are thrifty
folk the world over. This is common
sense adyice, and if followed will al
ways prove beneficial to men, and
women too.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-06-15

A MAN with a peculiarly mean and
repulsiYe expression of countenance
was brought into court in San Anto-
nio, Texas. to be sentenced for steal
ing some clothes off line. AS he
was known to be very slippery char
acter, one of the handsomest and most
yigilant deputy sheriffs took a seat
by his side. After while the pris-
oner leaned over and whispered to
the officer: "Won't you do me one
little kindness ?" The officer prom
ised with beaming smile to do so.
The prisoner whispered: "I hen sit
a leetle further off; I'd rather pay a
hundred dollars than have people
take ME for deputy sheriff" The
kindly smile disappeared very sud-
denly from the officials face.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-06-15

band - When she hears him speak
and does not look at his figure, she is
ready to believe that he is her hus-
band but as soon as she looks at him
the spell is broken, for, surely this
stranger with the Jewish face cannot
be her husband whom she has just
nursed in his sickness. But the man
continues to press his claim, and tells
her the most secret and delicate facts,
evidently known only to husband and
wife.
THE PROFESSOR INVESTIGATING.
Professor Orlow recollected now all
about the occurrence last fall, and to
solve physiological phenomenon" he
decided upon going to New West
minister. 10 his great surprise he
really found there the same black
Abraham whom half a year ago he
had seen at st. Petersburg. He asked
the blonde fur dealer, in the Russian
answered from Orensburg: and when
asked for the name of his wife, he
gave the name of the Jewish woman
who had called upon him with her
husband, now before him in st. Pc
tersburg. When asked what his name
was he answered, "They call me here
Abraham Durham, but my right name
is Abraham Chorkey."
Professor Orlow was struck with
strange idea. He reasoned this way:
A man abduction could not have ta-
ken place the bodies have not been
changed; one is short, stout, and
blonde the other thin long, and dark !;
and then New Westminster is 1000
German miles away from Orenburg.
Metemsychosis must have taken place.
1t must be remembered that on the
22d day of September, at the midnight
hour, both were lying between life
and death, the soul of each one must
have flown into the body OF the other.
and thus Il complete metampsychosis
has taken place that at the midnight
hour of the 22d of September begins
the shortening of the days; that the
inhabitants of the two cities are ante
clans, that is, if spike were driven
through the center of the globe, en-
tering at Orenburg, it would come out
at New estminster, and that at Or.
enburg it is twelve o'clock at midnight
the time in New Westminster is Just
twelve O'Clock noon.
Prominent men of science are now
occupied with this most marvellous oc-
cufrence. Prof. Orlow has taken the
blonde fur dealer with him to st. Pc
tersburg, whittier the woman Choir
key of Orenburg will also be brought
and further developments are now ex-
pected.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-06-15
THE STYLISH CHURCH.

Well, wife. I've been to church to-day-been to
stylish one
And sceln you can't so from home. I'll tell you
what was done;
You would have been surprised to see what 1
SAW there to-day;
The sisters were fixed up fine they hardly
bowed to pray.
had on these old clothes of niue. not much the
worse for wear,
Bat then they knew Iwasn't one they call
millionaire;
20 thcv led the old man to a seat way back by
the door:
Twas bookless and uncuShioned, a reserrea
seat for tie poor.
Pretty soon in came stranger with gold rings
and clothing fine,
They led him to a cushioned seat far in al
vance of mine,
l thought it wasn't exactly right to seat him up
so near,
When lie WAS young and was old and very
hard TO hear.
Bat then. there's no accountn' for what some
people do:
The finest clothing nowadays oft gets the
finest pew.
But when we reach that blessed home all un-
dchiel by sin,
Wen see wealth beggin' at the gate while poy-
erty goes in.
couldn't hear the sermon, 1 sat so far away:
So through the hours OF service l could only.
watch and pray.
Watch the doin's of the Christians. sitting near
me, round about:
Pray that God will make them pure within. As
they are pure without.
While sat there, lookin' all around upon the
rich and great.
kept thinking of the rich man and the begger
AT his gate:
How, by all dogs forsaken, the poor beeger's
form grew cold.
And the angels bore his spirit to the mansions
built OF gold.
How, at last the rich man peri>hed and hi
spiiit took its light
From the purple and line linen to the home of
endless night:
There he learned. he he stood gain, mt the bep-
ger in the sky.
"il isn't all OF life to live nor all of ,ieotb tn
die
doubt not there are wealthy sires in that re
ligiOus fold,
Who went up from their dwellings like the
Pharisee of old,
head uplilted high.
To spurn the hungry from their door, with
naught to satisfy,
Out . ott with such profess ions, They are doin
more to-day,
10 stop the weary sinner from the Gospels
shinin' way
Than all the books of rinlidel-than all that has
been tried
hnr at nntll l.hn
Christ was cruciiied.
low simple are the works of Sod, and yet how |
very grand!
The shells in ocean caverns. the Hover. ON the
land!
Ic glds the clouds ut even with the gold right
from the throne;
'ot for the rich man only; not for the poor
alone.
hen why should man look down on man be-
cause of lack of gold:
Why seat him in the poorest pew because his
clothes are old:
heart with noble motives-a heart that God
has blessed
lay be beatin heavens music meath that faded
coat and vest.
IN old; l may be childish but love simplicity
love to see it shinin' in a Christians piety
esus told us in his sermon on Judea'S noun
tain wild
He that wants to so to Heaven must be like IL
little child.''
ur heads are growin' gray, dear wife-our
hearts are beatin slow.
4 little while the Master will call for us to go
hen we reach the pearly gateways. and look
in with joyful eyes,
ZEN see no stylish worship in the temple of
the skies.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-06-15

A BOY playing about the United
States Mint at San Francisco recently
found brick of gold worth aboutS4,-
600, which had been thrown out with
the ashes and cinders. When found
it was too hot to be held in the naked
h,nd. The officers of the Mint made
several fruitless efforts to regain the
precious brick, but the chlld's mother
informed them that she had put it
where it would be safe and that if
they recovered it they must do so
through due process of law.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-06-15
KNIGHTS OF THE SUN.

a New Anti-Catholic Order Working
| Eastward.
Last fall the New York Herald
made great commotion over the dis
covery of a secret organization which,
according to that yeracious newspa-
per, had for it's object the destruction
of Roman Catholicism in this country
and the election of General Grant for
a third term. For several days the
subordinates of the journalistic cock
fighter waxed eloquent and imagina-
tive over the o. A. U. Frightful pic
lures were drawn of the Society's
work the opinion of every body
supposed to possess one was sought
and printed, and nothing was left un-
done which could in any way excite
the public mind and promote feeling
antagopistic to the President. 1t re-
mained for the Tribune to place the
true aims and position of the Order
before the country. The working
book and charter of the Illinois branch
of the o. A. U. were published, and
disclosed SO many discrepancies and
exaggerations in the alleged copy
printed by the Herald that Mr.. Ben
nett felt called upon to drop the sens
alton while it was red-hOt.
1t is rather sad that that paper has
not heard of the organization Of
cnaintN with onfi-
Catholic proclivities, and of a deci-
dedly more formidable character than
the o. A. U. The knights of the
Order of the Sun is a much finer
sounding title than the Order of
American Union, and, taking into
consideration the fact that in the for
mer only military appellations are
used, splendid chance for sensa-
ion has been lost.
The Society of the Order of the Sun
was established in Nevada some
months ago by few prominent Pro-
testants disgusted with the imperfect
means at their command for combat
ing the advance of Romanism. Their
object was to draft constitution
testants, and thus form solid pha-
lanx against the Pope and his ennis
sarics. After full consideration ii
was decided to form an organization
semi-military in its character, which
it was thought would possess charms
far above those of ordinary secret So
cieties. The project met with great
favor in the State, and strong men,
bership was soon enrolled. The rit-
ual bears close resemblance to that
Of the o. A. u, only the obligations
against supporting Catholic office
seekers are little stronger in their
language.
A fter Nevada had been pretty thor
oughly worked, a State Commander
was dispatched to start society there.
The Pro,estants of the Pacific Slope
were quite eager to take hold of the
thing, and a strong membership was
soon obtained. From there the State
Commander worked East, meeting
with fair success in each place he WIS.,
tied. In Illinois, Mr.. n. T.. Mason, a
prominent Odd Fellow, was enlisted
as State Commander. That gentle
man visited Chicago last week and at
once commenced operations. Some
twenty citizens were got together in
downtown office two Or three nights
ago, and ''Grand Body" was formed
in no time. This "Grand Body" is
composed of the commissioned Off
GERS, such as State Generals, Majors,
Colonels, Paymasters, Sc; the pri-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-06-15

ST. LOUIS REPUBLICAN This prac-
tice of rid'cuiing Chicago feet has
been carried to extremes, else mention
would be made of the fact that Il
small boy in Chicago, sent out to hunt
up his sisters lost shoe, claimed
black lumber-barge in the river, and
wouldn't be satisfied it wasn't what
he wanted until they chopped into the
side of the boat to show him it wasn't
leather.