New-York tribune., 1878-05-11

,,t 4, "a pronosed TO capture British ships. laden
: With tea from China, gold from Australia anu
diamonds from the Cape" must be GoVerhipen' - -
commanded by officers in Government eei'i0'
what IL asks, Is 10 prevent the American "o"u-.0
nr,,,o,esr.nen from making arrangement WIN 'he
'I c,v.-nment by which the fast steamers
-, ,foss 70 have in readiness would be placed 'eu
snssr3jv and only for the duration OF the ""I, y"
the DoSS ~ rUn,rnt cruisers would be commissioned
by the Russian Government as nlllaty UllctIs .
mssioned who enter the service OF foreign S'"'e'
Let the Western editors clap their hanuS'
for there Is new snake story. One dark nigii' ao"
week ago. three living near CaseyHiIe' on tno g.,
diana side og the Ohio, started 10 90 over the NV
skiB which had been lying against the bank lOl -,
DAYS They got into the boat and tue o"i ' ,ords
vigorously for the other shore. When aoou % ois,
from the bank the man seated in the Do" ,I hoot
ont that he beard the hiss OF Fa''io' an .,d in
This caused thrill OF horror to run lli -, In,
O., ,1or. we're stopped and all sat IS''llinN' '''
-. : o,,cd was heard, They conclndeu 'n"' -
60 alarm aad the oars began 10 rlse "u" W
-, q, .le how uttered the waPriHS' anu "S"in ''
w. 80 s,orped and all listened in dire rear pu' II"
d va nesrd The skiT was taen pulled across ] 'S
soun seville where the man 10 the stern d
Out into the water AFRAID 10 90 g f down 60 exam
a. ~, boat and found rattlesnake "ln ,ii ,os
coiied under the oarsmans SCAT Of ms passengers.
The legend of Peter the Greats apprchtlce-
,o,,,e IN mind by little sory when Is 'o'u ~
ne pbIq9eiDhia Times. In August last a qule,
Russian Of the blonde type applied ~ SouH lo''n
I'D ot Chester for work. August Bluhihe' was Wv
name he gave and previous TO going theie' ho S"'
had been connected in capacity Win tue r"SSan
fr,gare Craysser, which had few days DeloIe le''
Crorn,s sbip-vard where it had been lying some umo
o., rono,rs Rumiuer could speak tOlerably go0d hhE-
Usb and seemed quite easy on the matter OF saary' er
ine the shp-bunder that wages were not 50 inuon "
iect with him as tine acquiring OF knowledge DE 10 ~
American method of building ships lie was III 'io o
,,ov of his own government. he said and received
yeguIar salary nom it. MIR. Roach placed MIN ID u"
r,oehipsts, or erecting department There ne WoIhe"
obout three months. In October ne gave up LIS s'""
+ion and left the town, and his companions hau
forgotten him when u was alnouoei in nctive commu.
naval constructor this country was IN hctiNe anu,
rcafon with the Russian Minister az MashlhE OF,
" ~ ,ir on american ships cruisers. Incidentally
n was mentioned that he had been emp!oyeu az h'o"'
shp-yard-
Secretary Northrop's valuable essay on
0Nearsightedness in Schools" has been wisely moor
oraad in the annual report Of the Connecticut Board
of Education He cites among the causes OF VISUAL
weakness among American youth: stoOplng posture
which cramps the chest and brings the eye too near he
hook or paper reading at twilight and late al hgh''
and studying by ampnght In the morning; feaoihE J"
the cars using kerosene lamps without shade; reading
Vile facing window or any light, natural or aTtih-
o,l and st more while facing the bright sunshine
reading dime novels or other books printed III TOO nna
tyne fan books printed diamond. pearl agate or non
psre are unfit for chdrens' eyes: wearing YeI; ana
peglectiug 10 cultivate farslghtcdness by examining
carefully distant objects. Hence myopa IS more com
mon IN cities than the country among those working
on near and minute objects than those laoong il 'hc
fields with a wider OF vision and more objects 70
invite habits Of obs ryation. The increase OF MN"a
has been attributed TO modern devotion to literary pm
suits as saydgcs generally exempt from lhls oul
But II proper precautions taken, ther" IS no necessity
M dey6ou to intellectual nutsuits Though II is often
heretary this predisp0stion may commonly be cOun-
teracted by proper