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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-03-01
Dispersal of Insects.
Popular Science Monthly.1

Winged insects are, perhaps, of all,
most admirably adapted for the special
conditions found in one locality, and the
barriers against their permanent dis
placement are numerous. Thus, many
insects require for their substance sue
culent vegetable food during the entire
year, which, of course, confines them to
tropical regions; some are dependent on
mountain vegetation: some subsist On
water plants, and yet Others, as the
Depidoptera, in the lava state, are
limited to single species of plant. In
sects have enemies in every stage of their
existence; foes are at hand ready to de-
stroy not only the perfect form, but the
pupa, the larva and the egg; and any one
of these enemies may prove so formidable
in country otherwise well adapted to
them, as to render their survival impossi-
BILE. But, on the other hand, most varied
means of dispersal carry insects from
their natural habitats to distant regions.
They are often met far from land, car
ried thence by storm or hurricane.
Hawk-moths are sometimes captured
hundreds of miles from shore, having
taken passage on ships which .neared
tropical countries, and Mr.. Darwin mar
rates that he caught in the open sea, sew
enteen miles from the coast of South
America. beetles, some acquatic and some
terrestrial, belonging to the seven genera,
and they seemed uninjured by the salt
water. Insects, in their undeveloped
states, make their abodes in solid timber,
which, transported by winds and waves,
may carry its undeveloped winged freight
great distances. Tropical insects are
not unfrequently captured in the Lon
don docks, where they have been carried
in furniture and foreign timber. Insects
are very tenacious of life, and nearly all
can exist for long time without food.
Some beetles bear immersion in water
almost at the boiling point. These facts
enable us to understand how not only by
means of their delicate wings, but winds,
waves, volcanic dust, and thousand
other agencies, insects may be carried 10
remote regions.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-03-01
MAN.

Like as the damAsk rose you see,
Or like n blossom on a tree,
Or like the dainty flower in May,
Or like the morning to the day,
Or like the suu or like the shade,
Or like the gosrd that Jonas had
Even such Is man whose thread Is spun,
Drawn out and out, and so is done.
The rose withers, the blossom blasteth,
The flower fades, the morning hastetb.
The sun sets, the shadow flies,
The Eourd consumes, the man he dies.
Like To the grass that's newly sprung,
Or like a tale that's new begun,
Or like the bird that's heie to-day,
Or like the pearled dew in May,
Or like an hour or like a span,
OF like the singing Of a swan;
Even such Is man who lives By breath,
ID here, now there, in life and death.
The grass wiihers, the tale IL ended.
The bird is flown, the dew ascendeS,,
The hour Is short, the span not ,ong.
The swans near death, man life Is done.
Like to the bubble In the book,
Or In glass much Hke, look.
OF Ike the shuttle a veaver's hand,
Or Ike the writ ing on the sand,
VT hke tbs.ught or like dream,
vi hAe .ne gliding Of the stream;
I've such is man, who lives by breath,
~ here, now there, in life or death.
The bubbles out, the locks forgot,
The shuttle's flung, the writings blot;
The thought is past, the dream is gone,
The waters glide, mans life is done.
Like TO an arrow from the bow,
Or like swift course Of waterhow,
Or like that time 'twixt food and ebb,
Or like the SPIDERS tender web.
Or like a race or like goal,
Or like the dealing Of dole;
Even such is man, whose brittle state
Is always subject unto fate.
The arrow shot, the food soon spent,
The time no time, the web soon rent
The race soon run, the goal soon won,
The dole soon dealt, mans life soon done.
Like TO the lightning from the sky,
Or like post that quick doth HE,
Or like quaver in a song,
Or like journey three days long,
Or like snow when summers come,
Or like the pear or like the plum;
Even such Is man, whe heaps up sorrow,
Lives but this day and dies tomorrow.
The lightning's past, the post must 20,
The song Is short, the journey 50,
The pear doth rot, the p um doth fall
The snow dissolves and so must all.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-03-01

Two hundred and thirteen American
horses have trotted faster than 2:26.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-03-01

PATIENCE is the key of content.
, 1877-05-24

70 furnish the county tho thick ssone, even II he
had to pay T. So 0tU 10 accept IT, The thick stone
II valuable simply bccausc hr nlonc has such stone,
I'll to thnte who must hiyal It he ha. been sbn to
c1cphsnt on his hands. beranso there Il cnmpnra.
tlvciy no demand fut It. fur when tho couet ffuusc
wDrk wAB commenced hu wAs NIT working the
anhrrr from which ii Ia taken. II ts very ptaln
then M .het II hn can By any n,ssns create demand
eann.s esttes do thf' than hy uniting u into the
the large stone Is used by tho county
4 must bc uscd hy tho city n itH half also fhur
hy nafng the fnrRa stonc-whtch has no doubt, ao
far hecn hs pnrpne-he secures for himself Il cnr-
ner on shs city when u tendy to ~ on with !a
for thin A. we'll as thick stnc. And there ia rtiil
ssi hY the.c wh" I are supposed to kilow t,.as ls
can fnrn.h tns shisk s!aas cheaper han he san The
il. Whatever msy .ST,f4 etontcomc of the di.pnte,
Walker w1t most likely nsc the thick s0nr for any
of thc feas0ns given nhove. Tic cnnn6t well afford
10 use any Mthct under The ciscumslnnces. To tnke
ont the !htck stone wontd be 10 throw It awsS.
practically. and also tn throw nway tho promised
opportunity 10 bleed tho city which hc wifi nos do
, 1877-05-24
NEW YORK CUSTOMS.


Certain Hcpreisenslb1n Ones Exposed.
NEW YoRx, May 23.-Tho Custom- 1louso
Committee continued It's invcattsatfon to-day.
George ". Blake, a city wc!ghcr, said that the
United States welRhcrs thruw every obstacle In
the way Of tho city welRhcr, Using Ills own ganc
10 weigh goods. They compel li!nr 10 use their
men, and divide l'alf tho money received from
the merchants therefor.
a letter from galltz, Jones & Co. was read
by Mt. Jay, complaining Of tho manner
in which merchants aro treated ty
unitctl States wclghrr D1ackio and
his assistants. Their ooods nre left for a long
time o,' thu wharf, although manageable by at.
mosphcrtc exposure.
josiah Rich testified to being employed some
ycara ago by merchants to attend TO their tianng-
cd Coola. claims, and x disputes fctwccn them
aml thS Custom.lIonse. Several cx-
Custons.fIonso officials started in np-
position, atMl rot largo and unjust
awards for merchants for damaged
E1ods ..an1 forced hin out Of business.
There 4 a tolltsfnn between tllcm nnl tho men
IN tho Appraisers Department.
, 1877-05-24

kind hesetofore attempted in this c,t5.. Nearly
to- ExDssa s 'gsts ft eatS so:sa :a 1..sss T. s
S"nsins for nursing sst!!le, 'H' md r.ities M
st tse !o;e no
and bal,cs hnd for The success uf the exhibition,
nnacr tl.e supervision of Secretary Reynolds. havc
6.eY 6ss% %9, I'd ssists Ths : s
accommodation Of mothers and ,,,,racs. The scene
rscsented here about 1:1o n'riock yesterday was
tsee wSs 6ssrs wese es ae
taking their tactical lunches.
TttK HALL lrsRLf,
nj
g.sss fountain hss been ''ea,iy hiSaen tn BY n s,
sfss spee rhs s5s 5eanu, a. rs. ssie::
ihree in number, and ample fof ail purposes.
TDeal gsn,s nses n ete s da 49,
sins sS,"s spps.t4nss All Grizzly, asa II III.
apcci the exhibition Il decided contrast u tho
ons given by the ronltsy Association Isst w!ntct
NURSERY ] on = large sese. rksra were dark haired
sne. 5 sey a a Sae n. Ss ne tey ~
Wssss y. " Ss.a,iisi III II i.!5 = ai:s!l@isste:
hava no pleasant duty to perform.
iuDNEt, ETC.
tn afs ss jsas, vii
Golden erizes: Iii. +. mlaeI@an. chlas Ns1,efy ~
nHs ns sss 49, A;saTk ;ss s H. 1es 1ss lssa ks
g. ". barnard. St. Joscph'e Catholic orphan Asy-
; ro.e.an; uni Srps.n as N.,n; Mi MI, ornsn q pH
ios The frlenalcss: Mt.: Henry Leopold, United
Thc rcestpts aro % Se 1lded among The charsa-
bic inatitutoa aboye tcpreicniel to the extcnt Of
halt ths g.prs % amount r. that ihe oshy-shSw how
Tho cia.s exhibited incIalcd isbies ranainz from
,. a0; @ g .e;ySs yssi ~ i hf h,a gse: ss S s S
f. s CT, boy 5 TT * s:tssP Il &c P'a ID
@ were 'a e.s an pe aeadns 'ssry
!!sn. Thsse srs entr!e e. from m ii bloomington.
aome 7.months Did daughter, named casr,c. sno
@ ss dsn.;e' aa ." IT, St II: @
t!sth .trGct + snoihsr erght t.'c a,ls NJ,
snoxs Il 10y, ~ oy s tiioa k's !eeswe wso @ H T.
.sast',s. wiz prett, eat1s ana lovely eyes Allie
90 .ay eeaae. }aat .eens aee ane.e
urta,r t. i;er~na,e y mcHtion'ng sgy naTos
arc respectively . and years old. mid The baey .
9e. 9 IL: s ss st Gt: ed ess e f e n e S S
aers d he Nnr.oiy M ss sn orphan Asyam a"s On
hail. where icecrsan and other dclfcac,cs are so!d
prices; T6o lsdis: ; IS e6aiss ase W: Ws.SSufa,
blcs, except tho ice. cream, aic all contributed.
TODAY
bah,cs from, 12 to IL months wifi bo on show, as
Na F1Gr NJ rim tarHH
, 1877-05-24
TIE COUNTY BUILDING.


Saturday viii bo ar.aignment day in the Criminal
Court.
rh. ....u
urcs's Office IL over. Tho spport Ia next.
Eran yesterday ordered Tho stopping Of certain
stone wo'k " Of thu costt.1loa'e until Sexton had
backea II up with brick.
,s,. ~ ~ e' eetnF.sa t"e s1'u
occupied IN tao examination Of book. and papes'
Tho case viii no coupetea t.. M DIV III II !. aI thouht
sm IN these oa %na.s,
,s,, TO- the s'ss. that Aa',n j. poyle cletk Of Tie
cnt a. Ja.t,es e tho Peace % o., tlr Vacancy oc-
eastonel By tho drath of Martin paulaen, and yss-
tstany u VT feotted y tae building, unotlcial1y,
to h. VEL founded hs 2 w d.alAle.' Ec.!an III
ps ose ~ &C. .. Gaee ana tne county iioara WI!
@ Noad S 'aefs'sS sssa ns and sni s hesld
!: y: :Ssss.;ssia i liz S.I%sa! Saa tsas i; r.:
known ,. ~ 'Tnn."
Tnk s.'a rMiAis v,,. nx rnnt!o M @ SERVANT.
thu bulling. THO public aplear ia thluk tlat ihe
duties of his onlcu arv wts:l1ut bounds, and when
% r. u not engaged u the tslal Of cause In the
wants 70 secure tho in.etment Of snna onr,
another pleads f9F mersy tus friend III ttnnhe.
aHOkloF "h'tse w III Ebf!1 tQ1ts pHOlhcf 10
knnw 10" soon his cllent eau be tried, nnd sill
nn1tl'aF-a woman--wants runaway husband re-
*toreu 3Io wscstlca With tWD Cafes 4f tho iAttor
tyFe yesterday. anu WIN HOzeHs at every con.
cclsaule nature without osFn 70 much ax getting
istpatenf an. y Eato to sAy that lls j. tho harl
e"l worked lhdlsluunl In Tho county. His position
u 1rEsono n lhe extreme, bnt In dl1tnX II, Io II
iaat beeo",ng terror TO esil.docF. and lhsir as-
tntneys. 9ho Sexton murder case Ii IN instance.
E.rty possible power w. brought un him to sparo
he1tMi. !Ic VII. appealed tn by fcnrtul widows.
scaat!y; clad children and hungry 1ttufnsys 10 la
mesclIn and one lefson Went 70 far - to thscaEsn
llu' With pollt'ea! lemolslon u ho dared
WIZ DO my duty, ulld ho did i. Aud he IL
Joliet for oAu yrar, nnd The percentage uf lIiusu
WHO haSs gunc before him since Mills tHtcrcd tho
lcG ~ larger thnn ever ,eforr and thu percentage
viii tnetcasu u hs succeeds IN wUsGtny thu nluny
nceaeu REFORMS VI lae administration Ut hls olaicc.
Tho tfouh;es thscErn. Yesterday tho tunnel anl
ihs Clark hnl Slate street bridges werc sttunvly
EarstaHnc by indjv,ual4 wishing fO yet thrit
ltnbl* on u paft Af tho InDley Walker was u4.
Vucted tn yet fruM tho County Treasury, They
pAtted hin On The hack as he I:lf&r1 hta way 10
tue Treasury. anu werv fehdy 4, R1hb!e l.lu poor
fellow up aa hr returned. They Wetv disal,+
pointed. Tor thc very gool sea4un that Walker wx.
AUt ablu l0 gct the ntohry. notwithstanding 4c
tnadc two attempts. liz hsat presented lis vFdcTs
ius S1h UUa anont o'clock, mud waa Informed t(nt
iu4su,uch NJ thpy bud bpeu 'drawn paYabis 10 Aic.
Srtt i Son, ssic.u gentlemen would tayp 10 in.
llurse them l,efurc l!e cUn|l ret the money. liz
next presented them &buut : u'glQek ctosrfY tuI-
, 1877-05-24


BQUtRE-May ~. al hcr residence, IN. Oil
CarIoll.av.. Harriet H.. beloved wife of ". II.
Squire, nXcA IN years.
funaral Thursday. a4th inst., at l o'clock p.
nj, from ab9yc nnnlher, by carriages to lloschlIl
Co,notcsy. Friends Of thu faaaily Invited without
fufthgr notice.
PoLz-May %. Mary Fotz. beloved vito Of j.
c. Folx agoa 30 yuars -
Funeral Friday, 25th init, at 10 o'clock a. un.,
i;'ni Tue samily residence. No. 4E, Twenty; sikh.
Of the family ara invited Without further notice.
KEELf-0n Sunday morning, at O:l0, George
y. kcc!y, o! consumption, at bis mothers resi-.
,SH4E Eskhazt, Ind, and Sullivan, ILL.,, papers
pcaae copy.
ApLEn-Wedncaday. Mny ~, 1877, of scarlet
fcvor, Alfred. younuutt son OF Louis Adler, nsel
Years months aad Ii days.
Funeral Will take Iace from bis residence, rG1
South Wood IT.. at 10 a. M, Thursday May 9Th,
SoBtE-In Lake Wow. May aa. at o'clnck
EFq.. aged o. years.
Funeral FROM her !ato residence, Friday, May a5
NJ. O'Clock j. NJ. Friends OF tho family aFu III.
, 1877-05-24
HYDE pAnK-YoHTY.TttsH srNEEr.

NtDN NEAMA-{0A&I~lASRU4G 4GHkETs
Improvements In Hyde Park are cutng on vary
fat, ~ may b nOied by Tho uuuber OF buildings
Gnlng up and uadcrgoIn. repairs, grounds being
piaced In pleasing condition. etc. These Improve.
ments arc uf great bene6t ~ tho village and give
quits hopeful aspect to the towns future ~ each
brings in money nna residents, and shows tho
wealth Of one Of the must Important OF Chica2o's
suburbs. However pseatant these adysncnulcnts
may bc. still there Is another class Of improvements
which ate not pleasant tor the tired taxpayer 10
contemplate. iAongh hs a,ay to wealthy aud pay
s's,4 81 thu As' o4:a r. OF aa:s ssss' III ~
smpraee sewers. drains. stdewaiks. gas.
stEtets. The ltoarl hss loua sulno cuod work in
cutting on tne wull.kuowu uscle.. offices, aud IN
eUu.u'ida!iug othets where ons man might snswes
have bean cut oil. but they VIII ,slaes tu gsneral
tar WHICH supports the town s1 pcn4es little. Ike
totel las bsen thu mistaken ilcs of tho lioard thut
Chicago city extended 70 the Calumet River, aud
that iiyds tass psvpetty WV Ill improved md 70.
eass. ~ tho hoard now sces, and every election
btlnxs up tho cry o! economy mud teEurn,, wEleh IL
merely Fsbsks to ths outxGlnx board tus the gun
crul assesstsnt and sprrlal asaesstncHts whlct It
dc..ste 10 Inv oplnion Vt their succcs.ors.
that q Forty third *sttst 81 tho general tuis oi
special ns.e.Anens. anl how far these improves
,isa whsn o,ss ,atta wll' r, 70 ons taow:
she bnarl who IL urging thesu improvements IL
dsucus near thls strcet, they being located On
the corner of Cottage OEuss and Woadlawn ave.
ti0n. aud il to 6c in uturu uue of tic anest fcsl.
dsacs propcsties IN ths townshlp, bul It present is
uppsodnettye. and II only saufec " disbuf4cmeDt
tu The owncrs who xse obliged 10 pay a1vs. 4
question now usl.es. Would It be policy to lmpso,e
10 aHy great extent on these sttect, and iu other
localities Vt like nature. y tho extent now pro-
H!e whu uow grpan.uS under thrit load pEUtrstt
Would not lhv HvAs1 aks the tnatter undee sdslsc-
1ient, and conallsE tho wnuts u The peuplu who
elected theu, nnd not think tuo much Of private
ltIf fF sfAf
, 1877-05-24

anxious that some means should be taken 10 bring
about this reformation, but cxactiy how It Is to
advantage Of the situation yesterday to show
up the facts 10 tho Cnnnciimcn present. and II
Il To bo hoped TINT somc action will be taken
ere long In the premises.
The party Of cxcurslontsts left this sublime
retreat a. soon MS practicable, aud stcntnc,i
back tu tho city central, whcrc they arrived at
about o'clock, Tho now members u tho CoMn-
ell have doubtless learned something which
they will not SOON forget.
, 1877-05-24
HOW TO GET AN OFFICE--AN ANXIOUS M
1tl|RFR.

10 the Editor af TAs Tribune.
CHICAGO, May e3.-1f one wanted m office,
where would one's chances bo best, On tho cdf-
torlal staff OF tbs Chicago journal, or Of tho
inter- -Otessnf do not ask on my own acco1lnt,
but on that OF ex-(lov. Beveridgu md ex-Scna-
tor Logan, both of whom NH anxious should
Ect an olfee. INQutREH
, 1877-05-24
GIRLS HOME.

AEET1Na or TUE MANAGING noAho.
The Managing Board Of tho proposed 0trfs' In
=.
Ms,. nsyeridac, Mr,. nrsdwclI. % Air.. . Morton. te
Miss Caldwell, Mrs. warlner. Mr.. inv. Mr..
Cr.ndou, Mrs postw,ck. Mrs. uumnhreys' Mr..
xa Mss Snase at1 ~ s9ien In, Mfx Isaa'e M; Caa-
Ms. + Ssss.iise e. prs.sa and a%' Aiss 'i ctS~sai,
ae'ea - eee'''aTy; ry;v cov.r,r,-,,v
n,ono,ca Mt
:$s9s sssS T ;ss +. ;sS ss
EnoMa H. the no. nusial sehoo To- sae a
eogaaEl1ea ogE t9 pfoxlue tfatnlnR'.chooi for sirls
,s0n 10 ID yenrs o! ~ ;wnn gro aeGFiysa "
ient homes and n,eans ef snpro,t san 10 secured to
~ .0.,ieot .n1 sna eonat
81 strc, toa .a fasa Sea,n GGn
rs hiSs IT. Ana nossa o. nino psfset
so,erpo, md seefsrY 81 sata sall L.
sa,oiaelo o, memoefs' ~ Ah ah'fnament adopted
pto'ass. ,;i HI" ~ w9tk ~ tos ~ esIa9i,snment
H. ea1c sn y 9 atc @ o. % Tor
o. IT, nss'fsteH ano .xop aopen1sma asa caa,afen; .
.tnnt.d .oei"t,, "e'o r s t; I'm; u'seuro. tT anu
nirrctnr. zhaii sxc,c,se ncn"sai rnnnrx .'nu I'M
enrrfrIiS ,rsnar. Il II III % IT, a %, .h hu
sni1 sn1Ii1ty h" .s. y, ~ ~ ~ Ine1
1aws hav shni nnIoint nn ,cnnta I ~ u,,9-
~ n hs .aafT ~ e. 1na reo hvf
liz sss aais The per,o a. thsr epmtmsnt n
ea1 for tSa o, .ha Pa
Instruction whIo In tio Fchoo,. md xiii trsn.frr
tncm 10 suso'o psyste families a' or o,bet narcs
SEQ tiat thov rrcclye ennjnhla nn1 tind tr."tmMmt
s% sth sn % hSy fs s p fasta
cf,arra ~ thrir nniciat n,tf"s VI fcss ,n"
xeyen Drectors can iii yacaneica or teansss, INN IN.
pottant business, :aeh a. 6ayisx sud ssi!ilx isaI
fs aSops nssn ssa1 b. oaofa 5ra
o.. tjo lint Wcdne.iay in UetoGcr.
sa III! u S%s.ss5 ~ssss: |ss p:s9 s
lie si y.aF are 10 b. pscsento @ ND oers" % eivscI
yiav f"r' Ths YtsIinr % Gumm!stsc II ~ eSnstrt ~,
10 t. sesa j, s eo'4t ~
y's"H i oecumS ns @ ase A.soe,atinn IL
s sna pateon By ia,ias so u sr ~ payns Ss
"a0pIeo 'h0 '"oys paa IT.. .1Dss.'p'on''
Mrs. Ev,ter. Of tha Wamsn.s tSc Christian A,,ocf,.
uon, tet1fts4 tnas ~ had iaaae SUMO in?1aTias ~
~ taa tsnsy !npata tavos ta'ta. when,
.na n ~ "a ~ aaa ot UT H. 9ao aMasr'
mnaa nt Mafnagsss OF ths ngw ndasts'al nons Will
sy ~ Sg 70 stsIt 1asf .o Nj
haSia. IT..
,r, set.R ,as !nsh 10. naioHtncu "a ~ elosK.
praessstd sf hs va sa's' 10 o'''s At aud
.,, aasvAL An: "a ] ELECTION On Or orsicEns,
nn q fc.,!sa ~ ~ foi!ow': President Mr. Dt r. I!
VII y ehcaso: e ;: Mys ass
%oo ~ 9aney trst. NJ: ~
, 1877-05-24

Tho marriage VI Miss Edith lrrue Poster to BIE.
jesse Holdom. q Elaing young lawyer VI thls c!tr.
took place at the realaenee OF the BRIDES patents,
No. w South Saugau,on street. ta.t evening.
IhV egFfluuy va performed vt =
, 1877-05-24
THE BABIES.

DisriAr At TILE EXPOSITION BUILDING.
Tks grand haby show promised by the Exposition
manasss oprned yesterday afternoon. aud. In
ro!n: VI attendance mud tho quality u Iniuut hu.
ulaAtJ Oh exhibition, Ii e2cels anything oi thu
, 1877-05-24
Sl0ttX CITY AND YBNkT0N

by examining tho timc-taLle In another column
It will be foen that tic Chicago l. Northwestern
Hallway has two tra!ns daily for Sioux Ctr unI
fanktun. Passengers taking the 10::tO a. III.
Noon next day, aid thosp lcnvlns Chlcaso at D:l5
.. nj. arrive ut Sioux City at l0:Uo ~ H Muxt day.
, 1877-05-24

SCnANTUN-rLOwS-At the residence Of tho
S,ass IN ths Sy My r. EF scfan
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-13
LITERATURE.

SHAKESPEARE FROM AN AMERICAN POINT OF VIEW
by George wilkes Lion Ion: Sampson, Low Col
tells its mission briefly its subtitle "An Inquiry
with the Baconlan Theory Considered" TO distn-
guish an inquiry concerning Shakespeare MS ''Amer-
can" prma ace characterize II as shrewd, prac
tca and intoerant OF the enthusiastic forms Of
hero worship Such, Ut least, is Mr.. Wilkes book,
though this Is by no means all that can be said In
praise OF it. 1t Is thoroughly practical ~ displays not
merely shrewdness, but legal acumen, and 10 much
analytic kecnness is added genuine literary sense,
tempering the bluntnoss and making quality near
to justice possible. Mr.. Wilkes revcrcs Shakes
pcare he fights zeaousy and effectively against the
threatened usurpaton OF his lauTes ny the ghost Of
Bacon he approaches rapture at the genius Of
the bard; but he believes with Butler that
Learned commen tators view
In Homer than Homer knew.
The method OF Mr. Wilkes examination is as logical
as its matter interesting The plays scrutinzed
with scholarly diligence for the evidences of
authorship, the Of testimony being shown TO
prove Shakespeares title not only man to whose
deficiency OF Information the errors and anachronsms
OF the plays exactly it, but lacking the pecu.
liar legal learning which Bacon prc-cmnent. aud
also as good Catholic, which Bacon professcdly was
not The euphonic test, too, is considered, adding
force the argument We regret that limited space
iorbds making extracts in vindication OF tho opn
ion that tho author accomplished student of the
greatest of poets, and that he has turned MS accom-
piishments to the making OF very ingenious and read
able book
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-13
RIVER PIRATES.

clcw has been found 10 tho river thieves who were
caught the act Of stealing pig iron of lighter lying
near Pavonia ferry during the gale of last Thursday
night The captain Of tho lighter. bearing the noise,
fired several shots and the thieves made their escape
They pursued by the captain OF a steamtug, who
chased them to pier II, where they jumped ASHORE
The boat was brought back TO Jersey CITY, man,
giving his Harry Cornelius, made his appear
on saturday ut Justice Carrs Court and stated
TINT he lived at No. 3l4 West street, New York, and
that he the owner OF the boat which he alleged
hua been stolen from pier 40. An investigation tol.
lowed and II was found that tho license OF the boat
was IN the name OF Michael FInnei. who killed Ned
OBaldwin, the pugilist Justice Carr ihcreupon re-
fused 10 allow Cornelius 10 take the boat away A
trial for the right OF property has been down for
tomorrow, and Captain Van Rper, OF the second
precinct, expects to find ut tho trin some parties l'r
whom ne has been looking Tor several months.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-13
KING ALCOHOL DEFENDED.

LECTURE BY DIR. HENRY A. HARTT LAST NIGHT
ABUSES OF ALCOHOL
DR.. Henry A. Hartt lecrured last evening at Stein.
way Hall on the subject OF alcohol, giving biblical
and scientific argument In its favor also in regard
to the proper aud euro Of drunkenness Tho
lecture delivered under the auspices OF the COM
mttce proposed hospital for the treatment and
of chronic discusses The crusade against drunk
enness remarked the lecturer, during the last fifty
years will BIO regarded as one OF
tho most remarkable events in the history
was given and the Dimensions OF the evil to be COM
batted described No time should BIO wasted in the DIS
cusson OF questionable issues In their anxiety 10
destroy the sin OF drunkenness tho champions OF
temperance found essential distinctions tram ping
upon records of universal experience Interpreting
the judgment Of Scripture and distortng the nstluc-
tions OF science.
PHYSIOLOGICAL ACTION OF ALCOHOL
The lecturer attached little Importance TO the expert
from which the inference has been drawn thai
alcohol dimnshes tho quantity OF carbonic acid ex-
IN most instances made upon subjects who
were more or less IN a state OF marco.
tsm vlerdot reports that in four experiments
the percentage Of carbonic acid fell, after
from half a whole bottle OF vino had been taken,
from "a to t. OIL DR.. Prout experimental upon him.
self and took the liquor upon an empty stomach, the
effects OF which passed of with frequent yawnings
aud II he had Just awakened from sleep.
The lecturer said he had endeavored to show thnt
alcohol Is gift OF God. exalted by him to the first
rank among earthly substances and fitted to subserva
proportion to our appreciation OF its Importance aud
worth must be our abhorrcnce OF tho dcpravity and
tmpIety with which has been perverted ron its be-
nevolent design. Dr. Har hoped in conclusion, that
the time not far distant when, both in England
America, the irrational policies Of MIcnse and
hibition will be laid aside forever.