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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-02
DURABILITY OF TIMBER,

The durability of timber is almost
incredible. The following are few
examples for illustration, selected for
the Raittcay Age, from various sources
and vouched for by scientific men.
The piles of a bridge built by Ira
jan, after having been driven more
rifed four inches, the rest Of the
wood being in it's ordinary condition.
The elm piles Of London bridge have
been in use more than 700 years, and
are not yet materially decayed.
Beneath the foundation of Savoy
place, London, oak. elm. beech and
chestnut piles and planks were found
in state of perfect preservation latter
having been there for $50 years.
While taking down the old walls Of
Tunbridge castle. Kent, there was
found in the middle of thick stone
wall timber curb, which had been
enclosed for 700 years.
Some timber of an old bridge was
discovered while digging for the foun-
dationS of house at Ditton park.
Windsor, which ancient records in
cline us to believe were placed there
prior to the yearl396.
The durability of timber out of
ground is even greater still.
The roof of the basilica of st. Paul,
at Rome, was framed in the year SIG,
now, after more than | 900 years.it is
still sound. and the original cypress
wood doors Of the same building, af-
ter being in use more than 600 years,
were. when replaced by others of
brass, perfectly free from rot or de-
cay. the wood retaining its original O.
dor. The timber dome of st. Mark,
at Venice. is still good, though more
than $50 years old. The roof of the
JacObin convent. at Paris. which is of
fir. was executed more than $50 years
ago.
The age of our country's settlement
does not enable us to refer to examples
of like antiquity; but no good reason
appears to exist why timber may not
be as durable in America as in Europe.
Many old white-pine cornices here ex-
list which, having been kept properly
painted. have been exposed to the
storms of more than $50 years. The
wood is still sound, and the ARISES are
as good as when they were made;
while freestone in the same neighbor-
hood, has decayed badly in less than
so years.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-02
LITERARY
FOR HIS SAKE

When the Flying Scud discharged
her cargo and passengers at the
London Dock. there landed among
them a gentleman who had been
absent from England nine years. All
that while he had passed under the
burning sun of India. He had suffered
as soldiers do. He had fought as
soldiers fight. He had met the
soldiers fate of sears and wounds. and
one of them had invalided him home
to England.
1t was the first time he trod her
shores for nine years. as we nave
said. and for the first time as III many
wears he was going to see his san. the
sittle boy born after he left home, and
whose birth had been his mother S
death.
Captain Penryn had only been mar
ried a year when he was ordered
abroad with his regiment. Six
months from that day a letter had
reached him. telling him his wife was
dead. The letter was written by an
old nurse, the only friend who had
been with her. 1t ended thus:
s'The baby, as fine child as / ever
saw, is thriving. I've done my best
for it. Its mothers last wish was
should keep it. and perhaps, sir, as
some one must. you'd as leave I as
any other. l Shan't be unreasonable
in my charges, and I'm very fond of
him already.
"With my duty to youi in this dread
full trouble. your servant,
ANN GOLDEN.
The poor, broken-hearted man
a,most sank under the awful news.
He had loved his wife passionately;
and when the baby was old enough to
travel she would have come to him in
India, Drawing its terrible climate and
the life of soldiers wife abroad.
because they could not 1--we apart.
Now he did not want little baby on
his hands and he wrote to Ann as soon
as he could command himself to do SO
appointing her his nurse.
Every quarter since that time ne
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-02
IhBOR!S HONOR.

Labor is honor Gods spirit hath spoken,
This is the song that His universe sings,
Through the vast hills of creation unbroken,
Loudly and clearly the glad echo rings;
In from the hills and the green valleys steal
ing,
Seeking the light of the bright star above,
Rises the song to the blue heavens pealing,
ssLabor is honor, and labor is love"
All the great deeds that are srandest in story,
Living through centuries treasured and
bright:
All the great loves that are dearest to glory,
Filling the world with flashes of light;
Words from whose ueterances ages are dated,
Thoughts that have held the whole world
in control,
Names on whose echoes the proudest have
waited,
Are but the offspring of labor and toll.
Not to the eve that glanceth there lightly,
Doth the bright looks of the heavens I'M
fold:
Eut TO the spirit that turneth there rightly
Are all its wonders and mysteries told;
And at each step to the soul upward spr4nS-
ing,
Comet, new radiance new light from above,
While in the heart is an angel voice singing,
Labor is honor and labor Is love.
Not on her brow doth the earth bear all
brightness.
Deep in her breast do the blue diamonds
shine,
Down in the wayeis the pearl 5 soft W hiteness,
Hiding the gold III the dust of the mine,
Roautv and power, and riches and pleasure
Safe i'm your bosom, lie hidden to-day,
Toll is the KEY that will open her treasure
And ut each touch she will give them away
Light to the mind that IN darkness was
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-02
SctENcE+
SUN SPOT CYCLES.

zIn attempting to establish connection
between sun spots, cyclones and rain
fall in India, Mr.. Henry Jeula, a resi-
dent of that country, says that it is
pretty we'll known that the maximum
and minimum Of sun spots alternate in
cycles Of about eleven years; and the
figures given establish that about the
minimum periods there have been
drouths in India, followed by famine.
Although the losses of ships do not
exhibit the same regularity. there are
indications that the periods of mini
phere are reflected in that portion OF
the world in destructive cyclones.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-02

be placed in close contact with the
building, so that the electricity man
easily reach it; the rod should not h.
separated foot or two as our contemI
porary suggests; the explosion he re
ters to is the crashing noise, which
the rod can neither cause nor prevent
~ The protection of the building
would be improved if the conductors
were attached. in the building, to the
gas pipes. But the attachment of the
foot OF the rod to the gas pipes, outs
side OF the building, would be more
convenlent-these connections to be
additional to the large metallic termis
nails In moist earth. before mentioned
AS to inside gas pipes, they are gooG
conductors, and all that is necessary is.
to bridge over the space between the
street pipe and house pipe, occupied
by the meter and it's lead pipe, with.
copper wires. The lead pipe is poor
conductor. By using the copper bridge
IT the gas pipes in the house are struck ).
the electricity will pass off into the
earth.
~ We agree with our contemporary :.
~ 1t is an accepted theory that the
closer the rods are attached to the
building the better. The reply of our
contemporary is incorrect, for the rea-
son explained under D.
~ The mode adopted on the Cenen-
MAJ buildings was to connect the me-
talllc roofs with the earth, by means
OF numerous rods soldered at different
points to the roof, and carried direct
~ down into the ground, and there
soldered to the extensive system of
eight inch underground water pipes.
Ihus the rods had the closest possible
connection with the roof. while the
earth terminals of the rods were pro-
yided with a very lagre area of con-
Quoting material placed underground
Which latter is the essential thing
necessary to render any rod a protec-
ton; but it is the very thing that the
majority OF people neglect in rodding
their buildings.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-02

the earth. would be produced by the
collision of that mass with the earth
when allowed to fall. Given the velOc-
ity of body, the heat generated by
the destruction of that velocity could
be easily calculated, and some time
ago he was led to the conclusion that
the stoppage Of rifle bullet would
produce sufficient heat to fuse the met
al. This conclusion was proved in the
FrancO-German war. when bullets
which had been stopped by contact
with bone showed on being extract
ed undoubted marks. in many cases,
of fusion. The same thing had also
been illustrated incidentally in the ex-
periments with gun cotton at Stow
market. The old notion of heat was
that it was substance which could be
squeezed out Of matter as water was
squeezed in hydraulic press acquired
heat. rendered obvious in the galva-
nometer by the thermo-electric pile.
Even as late as the time OF Faraday
it was conceived that heat was some
thing for which some bodies had a
greater capacity than others. 1t COM
pressed air from one vessel were allow
ed to pass into vessel i'll which the
pressure was much less, it would then
have been said that the motion of the
air gave to the comparatively empty
vessel greater capacity for heat.
The heat thus produced was shown by
means of the galvanometer and the
thermo-electric pile; the reason for
that heat was differently understood
now. The cO-etficient of expansion of
gases was next described; and the eX-
PLANTATION OF different metals, when
subjected to the same degree of heat,
not possessing in themselves the same
amount of heat. was that heat had two
operations. one the production of ire
mors (which were heat), the other the
weakening Of molecular attraction.
Thus. if lead and iron were exposed to
the same high temperature, the lead
would be much hotter than the iron,
because in the former case less inter.
nal molecular work was performed, and
more heat was expended in the pro-
duction of tremors; while in the latter
case more heat was used up in internal
work, and less in the production of
tremors. The same degree of heat
was in operation, but the apparent re-
suits were different.
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The Anti-AEonopOlist.

two beautiful eyes, that looked visit
fully into the captains
All OF a sudden, a food of such
pitiful tenderness as he had never felt
before swept over Captain Pennryn's
heart. All the grief and shame and
wounded pride left it, to come back
no more.
''Ellen's eyes," he sobbed: ELLEN S
boy J" and he took his son to his heart.
''For his sake he said softly, as
though he stood by the grave Of the
beautiful dream-child he had just
buried-''for his sake and Ellen's y
And then he led the child with him.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-02
POETRY
POLITICAL GEM.

The following closing stanza of poem by
Miss Hunt. written for decoration day at
vicksburg, Mississippi, May lst., 1877 shows
how she looks at the question settled by the
war:
Ours the fate of the vanquished,
Whose heartaches never cease:
Ours the tears,
Regrets and fears
Theirs the eternal peace,
Anger they dropped forever
With the passing burden OF BREATH
The Blue and the Gray
Are alike to-day
In the colorless land of Death,
And the living who wore the Blue
May bring the sleepless flowers,
For the Blue and the Gray are friends to-day
In a happier land than ours.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-02
WITT AND HuM0R+
DlFFIDENCE.

''I'm after akin, Biddy dear
And here he paused awhile
To fringe his words the merest mite
With something of a smile,
Asmile that found its image
In face of beauteous mold,
Whose liquid eyes were peeping
From broidery of gold.
GIVE come to AK we, Biddy dear,
If" then he stopped again,
As If his heart had dubbed DER
And Overf1owed his brain;
His lips were twitching nervously.
Der what they had to tell,
And timed their quavers with their eyes
That gently rose and fell.
"I've come" and then he took her hands
And held them in his own,
''To AK" and then he watched the buds
That on her cheeks had blown
Me purity dear" and then he heard
The throbbing of her heart,
That told how love had entered in
And claimed its every part.
"Och! don't be teazin' me, said she,
With just the faintest sigh,
'1've sinse enough to see you've come,
But what's the rayson why?"
TO AK" and once again the tongue
Forebore its sweets to tell,
sToax--IF MRS. MUL1IGAN
HAS ANY PIGS TO SELL ~
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-02

s.But 1 pass" said minister in
Philadelphia, one Sunday, in dismiss
sing one theme Of his subject to take
up another. ssThen make it spadesp'
yelled man from the gallery, who
was dreaming the happy hours away
in an imaginary game ofeuchre. 1t is
needless to say that he went out ON
the next deal, being assisted by one
of the deacons with a full hand of
clubs.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-02

This is the period when the short
sighted old maid who will play
croquet, grasps her mallet with both
hands, Fuckers up her gossip funnel
with heroic determination to do or
die, lights out for the red ball and
and catches her partners silk stocking
just on the turn of the ankle bone.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-02

A Montgomery County postmaster
declined to purchase portrait Of
Hayes because the recent order of
the president doesn't permit him to
NEEDLE with politics.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-02

The non-sequitur is thus feelingly
displayed in the postal-card letter of
wife to her absent husband: 81 am
most sick, baby is under the doctors
care, and James and the other children
have the measeles. All the women
are wearing back combs, and don't
forget to write often. We all send
love, and our house almost got on fire
last night. Jane
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-02

Young man if you wake upsuddenly
in the night and see Seven-fOOt man
standing over your bed, that's not the
jimjams. It's a burglar.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-02

ssThen you won't lend me that dime
novel, eh?" inquired one boy of
another in the postoffice on Saturday.
No / won't" '.All right, then;
next time our chimney burns out,you
shan't come into the yard and holler."
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-02

A st. Louis journal tells story of
a disconsolate widower, who, on
seeing the body of his late wife
lowered into the grave, exclaimed,
with tears in his eyes: .Well I've
lost gloves, I've lost umbrellas-yes
even cows and horses; but / neyer-no
never-had anything to cut me like
this
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-02

Now the question is anxiously asked.
What does Lucy Hooper get for
writing up the demi monde!
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-02

First irate female: I'D hate to be
in your shoes" Second ditto: "You
couldn't get in them
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lnquisitive Reader.-No. The
Orangemen are not natives of Florida.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-29
THE MARKsMEN AT PRACTICE.

SCORES MADE YESTERDAY BY THE RIVAL TEAMS
CreedmOor rifle range presented more AMI
mated scene yesterday than 1t has before for year
Not only were the British and American riemen ont for
practice but the Crescent City Rife Club OF New-Or
leans and the Amateur Rife Team also shooting
on the long ranges. The British rifemen were all
present, hut only thirteen of them shooting
Mrs. Humphrey, OF the ladies who accompa-
MED her husband TO this country, conspic
uous as coach to the foreign marksmen
better day to ensure good shooting could not have
been desired. The wind steady in force and drec
tion blowing sh-tail" towards the targets, ard be
tween and o'clock on the dial throughout the
day The foreign marksmen spoke Of the range being
perfect and much easier to make good shooting upon
than the one at Cambridge They also spoke fayOraby
OF the vinddia used for indicating the direction Of the
wind and they watched il closely. The penalty for shoot
ing on tie wrong target condemned by them yeser
day. as it also by the American rhemen When marks
man shoots wrong target the trap Of that target
as well as the that should have been fired upon.
kept open ten minutes. Humphry broke the spring
of his gun-lock AID retired at the 200 yards range.
The best shooting of the day done by Dudley soph
Of the Crescent City Team, who made 212 in possible
225 but would have made PIT had he not shot the
wrong target making bulseye. 1t is believed that he
will be put upon the American team Mr.. seph also
shot The American Team proper made total Of $40
points in a possible 1900. The highest eight
footed up total Of 1G4O points, while the highest eight
o. the foreign marksmen only made 1,ji2 points The
American Team their CUR uniform, and Eng
lish helmet furnished by Capt r. 5. Orson of the 7lst
r, giment.
M Ill .-s.... IL IL,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-29

AMATEUR RIFLE CLUB.

The foreigners shooting take four different positions
Sir Henry Halford shoots from the true Fulton posi-
tion as described in Saturdays TRIBUNE; Rgby Miner
and Greenhin take the back position doubling the
knees and resting the muLzle Of the rifle between the
toes of both feet with the butt pressed against the arm
nit Glider and Ferguson also take the back position,
Jth the gun resting in formed by the legs, and tae
butt pressed against the arm-pt Petcrhn takes the
hack position does also Evans the former resting the
on across the left knee supporting his head by strap
between the teeth and passing around the wrist, while
Evans rests his rifle in formed by the legs and grasps
The hntt OF his piece with the right hand, pulling the
trigger with the left Messrs. Humphrey, both Fenons,
Fraser and PgOtt take the "prOne" position which is
living on The stomach with the face towards the target
and Importing their body ON both elbows. The teams
will practc to-day, and Saturday Of this week. and
Tuesday asday Friday and saturday Of next week
The British visitors spe TX in complimentary terms OF
the railroad system OF the United states aud the SUI
peror facilities for removing baggage. They were
taken City Satu day night III paror car,
the magnifcence OF which they are Of the opinion can
not passed, Their personal baggage did not reach
Long Island City until midnight, when II was imme-
diaely transported TO Garden City, much TO the sur
prise AZ well as satisfaction Of the owners.
At the meeting Of the Committee Fall Meeting and
International Match. of the National Rifle Association
YESTERDAY President stanton authorized to confer
with the Generals commanding the First and Sec
OId Divisions OF the National Guard TO the possibility
Of pOstpOnng all military practice until after the Inter
national match. This done IN order TO give the British
team better facilities for practice.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-29
FATAL AcClDEyT ATA DRAW-BRLDGE.
AN ENGINEER KILLED on THE NEw-HAvEN RAIL
ROAD.

AN ENGINEER KILLED on THE NEw-HAvEN RAIL
ROAD.
An open drawbridge on the Harlem Branch
OF the New-York and New Haven Railroad was yesef
day the cause Of fatal accident As the peach train
consisting of an engine and twenty cars which
left Mott Haven a few minutes after l p m,
APPROACHED what is known as the Westchester
turnpike drawbridge crossing the Bronx River about
hal, mile this side of the West Farms station, the flag
signal gave warning that the draw open. The engine
WAS Immediately reversed and brakes were Thstled
down but 10 no purpose the heavy train really pushed
the engine through the open draw. At the last minute
both engineer and fireman Jumped into the river and
the latter sucreeded in reaching the shore The engineer
James Mawn Seems however 10 have struck IN the uu
and drowned. and his BODY was not recovered uuul
some time acrWard when IL found by the Wreckng
party about forty feet from the bridge Ihere
were no bruises upon the body, and there Is
little doubt that lie was drowned. Mawn bad
been i'm the employ OF the company for nearly ntteen
years and lad been about year on THIS route lie was
about fortyve years age and resided IN NewHayen,
Conn where he leaves wife ana several chldren Inc
body was taken the Thiry-fourth Precinct station
House at fremont, where 1t awaits the action OF the
Coroner. -, .
The engine fell upon It's side and prevented the closing
of the draw consequently trains stopped for some
time The wreck cleared away later In the amer
noon. and trains usual. Due warning was gwen
of the open draw, and the enelneer ana ms pest
man, who escaped without injury, said he did
not Jump from the CINE until the forward trucks were
off the bridge Mawn jumped about the same illne ana
must have carried away by the strong current
there He did mis- best to stop the train, ana could
easily have saved himself had he apprehended any
accident. The tender remained upon the track
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-29
ANOTHER SAYINGS BANK FAIL IRE.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug. 2S.-The State Savings
Institution made assignment this afternoon 10 Abner
Taylor This bank has been established twenty years,
prestige OF its early reputation has secured
the patronage Of great majority of the poorer classes
who deposit in savings institutions here. The maximum
of the estates Of the directors $4,000 aud the mini
mum $1,000 The failure will tall with crushing weight
on the poor dep0sOis, many OF whom had invested their
all with the bank. The Institution has for many
months been in a somewhat precarous condition and
the run upon it made dnriUg the present month has
tolerated the failure The officers give the following
brief statement OF the affairs OF the banks Deposits
50 93l 1885, certificates OF deposits. 1888; bills pay
able, $4,000: making the total debts - 9S-,339;
mort gage loans II 1901 collateral loans, IL l67sjO
real estate -lOjl3l; building, Sl2l ,625 total credits,
81 ia 800. President d. D. spencer u a. present in
IL.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-29
THE PROSECUTION OF GAMBETTA.

LONDON, Wednesday, Aug %, 1s77.
The Daily Ne,cs's Paris dispatch, dated Tues
day night says: Gambetta has not yet received
MONS It appears the law officers find a difficulty in
framing an indictment. A Ministerial Council held
to-day TO consider the matter. The Government hopes
to suppress all reports Of the trial by the Correctional
Police The project for the prosecution OF Gambetta be-
fore jury serious charges is said to be ahan-
doned because there the fullest publicity would be in
evitabe.
The Tin,es's correspondent at Paris teegraphs the
reason for NJ GamDettas prosecution, furnished him
by Of the Duke de Brogies admirers. as follows: NJ
Broge resolved upon the prosecution because be
foresees the possibility Of defeat at the elections and
thinks if that defeat led to NJ Gambeta's elevation
the Premiership il would he disaster for France Pres
ident MacMahon could never accept Premier man
convicted of insulting him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-29
STRIKE OF cNcLSNAr1 c1GAR-MAKERs.

CINCINNATI, Aug. 29.-0ne hundred and sixty
cgarmakers in the employ OF Krohn, Feiss Co.. struck
work to-day alleging the cause that ourneymen are
now able make ouy 70 per week. THIS they claim Is
due to the fact that women being employed, who
work 20 per cheaper than men. The strikers de-
mand the removal OF the women from the works. Only
nineteen employed by the firm, who find them
fully as good rs men and sometimes better and they
pad the same wages 1t is alleged that the real object Of
the strike is TO force the out OF all the shops
when all the male cigarmakers IN the City will join
general strike for advance OF wages and the removal
OF appreptces party Of the strikers endeayorld 10
gain admission to the factory this afternoon but were
driven away by the police The firm have not yet decided
what course they Will pursue. IL Is reported that srAe
will probably occur tomorrow at NewburgeT Brothers
rnnnIflnfnTY.