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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-24
THE TAXATION OF EARNINGS.
CoIoSEL INGERsoLL MAKES An ELOQUENT SPEECH
AGAINST IL.

AGAINST II.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBUSEl
WASHINGTON, JAM 23.-Colonel Robert G. Inger-
soll made an argument to-day. before the Sub-Com-
mittee of Ways and Means having in charge the
revision Of the Internal Revenue laws, in favor Of
tic abolition Of the tax on savings banks. He
showed that even admitting that 1t is good policy
TO tax the deposits in savings banks, which repre-
sent almost exclusively the earnings Of poor
people. the present law, on account Of the various
plans Oh which savings banks in different parts Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-24
FAILURE OF PAINT MANUFACTURERS

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 23.-The. firm of Henry
seeler paint manufacturers Of this city, have sus-
nended. They decline 70 make public the amount OF
thsr basbtespessS syI havs called meeting OF their
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-24
Az EXPIRE STATE CONFERENCE.

4 meeting of the entire Ncw-iork dcleGG-
ton in Congress has been called for tomorrow To con
slider subjects Of especial importance 10 the Empire state
Among these tho principal one j. und rstooi TO Doe the
graf on question and the necessity Of such amend
ncnts To the present United states laws n viii relieve
New York from the burdens IN connection with immigra
zion which she has long bO IL Is also possible that
consultation il bc held IN regard 10 the De-t means 81
making the Influence Of NcN-l0rk state effectively felt
on the currency question ana on other matters vi I'M
10. lance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-24
CURRENT TOPICS At THE CAPITAL.
THE DEMOCRATIC WAY OF SAVING MONEY.

WASHINGTON, Wednesday, Jan. %, 1879.
Several members of the House who have had
occasion 10 make inquiries Of late in behalf Of disabled
soldicrs have discovered that serious embarrds
arise from the socod Democratic economy Of the last
Congress The force clerks in the sursconGoneial-
Office has been largely reduced. Tie consequence IL
that examinations requested By the Pension Once upon
which the granting OF pensions depends nave i"eh Ne
liud fifteen months. 4 Representative Vio called hsi
month IL the ~ soldier totally disabled ana
actually in want near settlement, inun that II
could rot possibly lie reached. ~ the regular course oi
work before February, $50 An er"Tt viii u" inhc >"
to increase the force ia ts office as To enable the rem
son O1ite act upon cases submitted TO IL Win
reasonable degree of prOnptncss.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-24
COMMISSIONERS TO PARIS.

The President, to-day, appointed lehI! I.
Yonng and John Grnssus ~ Ohio, George i. Hart 0nd
Jonu T. Uarhridcc Of Florida Honorary Commi- soners
10 no Industrial Exhibition ia Paris. They uomi-
mated hy the Governors Of their respective States.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-24

MAINE AND MASSACHUSETTS.
BosroN, Jan. 23.-In the House OF Repre-.
senta,iycs this afternoon, resolution was introduced
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-24
approving the course Of the Senators from Massachusetts
in defending the honor Of the State against te at'cx
of the Senator from Maine, IN the National senate.
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
KING ALFONsO's NUPTIALS.

THE MARRIAGE CEREMONY PERFORMED AMID
GREAT sPLENDOR-GRAND FESTIVITIES BEGUN.
Wedne sdaY. Ian. %. ISIS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-24

In Puris thc JOurHdI de- ULat' good ahIbOtITy,
says:
k-sia has Informed tie Powers that she docs not aim
AT riluug treaty. uf peH,c IL tonsantnoll', rs ahe
r,cnsuiIr- the icuucs Rich might ars" nom slch
course but she continues TIE advance oi the ARMY WIN
the object of exercising pressure upon the folte A.
soon "A, the yTcluirlcs of peace are accepted, IN ar
m-licc VIII Dee concluded aud the prcimnaIies CONE
muulcatcd To the Powci,.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-09-18
Ihe Japan Plum.

Most trees put on their floral robes
in spring, and quickly take them off
again, but this, with the usual eOntrar-
iness of everything antipodean, begins
to bloom in September, and continues
gay and fragrant for nearly three
months. The small white blossoms
thickly clustered in large punches at
the end of every twig and branch fill
the air with delicious perfume. The
fruit, which ripens in March and April,
a period when fresh fruits are scarce,
is about the size of pigeons egg, re-
sembling in shape and color yellow
crab apple, and grows in clusters of
five to thirty like punches of amber
grapes. 1t is melting to the taste with
a racy blending of sweet and sour, like
the intermingling of a tart cherry with
a juicy apple and contains from one to
four or five seeds. When first ripe it
has sharp acid and in this state might
be best for culinary uses, but in day
or two it becomes milder and more
palateable and if left upon the tree Il E
skin slightly shrivels and becomes dry
and perfectly sweet. This tendency to
shrivel and become mild and dry instead
of decaying as soon as ripe, as is usual
with similar fruits, makes it capable of
bearing transportation to a distant
market without injury. If carefully
gathered and kept cool and dry it may
be preserved for several weeks in perfect
condition.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-09-18
SCIENTIFIC.

It,s proposed to buy up the lots of land
Immediately surrounding the French
National Library, partly because about
one third additional space-which is
sorely needed-can thus be obtained,
partly 10 avoid the dangers that might
result at any moment from confiagra-
ton. Many of the buildings surround
ing the library are occupied by persons
who ply risky industries. There is even
a coal-oil shop right against wooden
annex of the great building. 1t con-
tains .000, 900 volumes and adds 10000
year to its store. There are "a 600
books of special distinction, of which
). 200 belong TO the fifteenth century
and 20, 600 are chets-d' 'eurre of illustrious
printers. Some are wonderful speci-
mems of the binders art, others be-
longed 10 famous historical persOnages;
among them are two of Gutenberg's
Bibles, printed before 1857, whose
value may be inferred from the fact
that an interior copy has been sold at
London for $4,000. There are $4,000
manuscripts, 5000 of which are illus
trated with miniatures; if these were
for sale many of them would be valued
at $4,000 and over. There are more
than a million autographs, ,2OO, 900 en-
cravings and I00, 900 medals, many OF
them most costly-One was purchased
for Sc, 900.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-09-18
Care of the Lungs.

By all means have children taught to
sing. This exercise, properly cultivated,
is one of the best means of strengthen
ing the lungs that can be devised. Many
persons with deficient development of
chest, by singing and vocal training,
have enlarged the capacity of the respir-
atory organ 80 and even 100 per cent.
As soon as children are old enough,
reading and speaking may be added to
their exercises. The diffusion of air in
the lungs, and a demand for a larger
supply of it, are greatly enhanced by
vocal culture; and besides, if properly
taken, they are a valuable means of inn
provement. As the lungs depend for
their nourishment on the blood, and as
this is good or bad, or well or imper-
fectly digested, it is very important that
the stomach be kept healthy, and an
abundance of good food be supplied to
all children. Thousands of children IS
lungs are made weak by improper food.
Too much food clogs them. causing
colds and Inflammation, resulting per-
haps in sowing the seeds of consump-
ton; too little food, or of poor quality,
starves the lungs, and they become
weakened for want of sufficient nour-
lshment.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-09-18
Encouragement for the Feeble.

So long as the failing embers of vitality are
capable of being re-kindled into a warm and
genial glow, just so long there IL hope for the
weak and emaciated invalid. Let him not.
therefore, despond, but derive encouragement
from this and from the further fact that there
is restorative most potent in renewing the
dilapidated powers Of broken down system.
Yes, thanks to its uuexampled tonic virtues,
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is daily reviving
strength in the bodies and hope in the minds
of the feeble and nervous Appetite, refresh
ing sleep, the acquisition of flesh and color,
are blessings attendant upon the reparative
processes which tn priceless invigorant
speedily initiates and carries to a successful
conclusion Digestion is restored the blood
fertillZed and sustensnce afforded to each life
sustaining organ by the Bitters. which is in
offensive even to the feminine palate, vege-
table in composition, and thoroughly safe
ITse il and regain yigOr
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-09-18

The Germans drink more than the
Italians, and the Scotch immeasurably
more than the Spaniards. There must
be something wrong either in these
facts or in the teetOtal doctrine with
which they so little agree. The case of
Scotland is a very peculiar one; for
while there is no country where there
is more drinking or drunkenness than
in Scotland, So there is none whose
inhabitants show a greater capacity for
getting on in the world, or which in
proportion TO its population, produces
so large a number of eminent men.
Some have thought that there must be
two different descriptions of Scotehmen
those who drink hard and those who
work hard. But there is good reason
for believing that the two kinds of
activity are often found united in the
same individual.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-09-18
What Voices Indicate.

There are light, quick, surface voices
extraordinarily seem to utter the slang
81 won't do to tie to-" The mans words
may assure you of his strength of pur-
pose and reliability, yet his tone contra
diets his speech.
Then there are low, deep, strong
voices, where the words seem ground
out, as if the man owed humanity a
grudge, and meant to pay it some day.
That man'sopponents may well tremble,
and his friends may trust his strength
of purpose and ability to act.
There is the coarse, boisterous, dicta-
torial tone, invariably adopted by vul-
gar persons who have not sufficient
cultivation to understand their own in
significance.
There is the incredulous tone that is
full of a covert sneer, or a secret "you-
can't-dupe-me-sir" intonation.
Then there is the whining, beseech-
ing, voice, that says "sycophant" as
plainly as if it uttered the word. 1t
cajoles and fiatters you; its words say
81 love you; 1 admire you; you are
everything that you should be-"
Then there is tender, musical, COM
passionate voice, that sometimes goes
with sharp features ,as they indicate
merely intensity of feeling) and some
times with blunt features, but always
with genuine benevolence.
If you are full of afectation and pre-
tence, your voice proclaims it.
If you are full of honesty, strength
and purpose, your voice proclaims it.
If you are cold and calm and firm and
consistent, or tickle and foolish and de-
ceptive, your voice will be equally
trutb-telling-
You cannot change your voice from a
natural to an unnatural tone without
IT'S being known that you are doing so.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-09-18

ACREAGE REQUIRED FOR CoW.-HoW
much land is required tor the support
of a COW? This question depends Tor
an answer so much on the circum-
stances of the soil as not TO admit OF
very definite answer. In q dairy COM
petition in Jefferson county, y. y, in
1851, the first prize dairy, OF sixteen
cows, was kept on thirty acres OF land !;
the second premium dairy OF eighteen
cows, on sixty acres; the third dairy OF
thirteen COWS, on thirty acres the
fourth of twenty-nine COWS, on nity-
five acres, the fifth of twenty-eight COWS
on ninety acres. Mr.. Schulz, OF Little
Falls, y. y, estimates that the land in
pasUurage and hay requisite for the sup
port of q COW Is three acres; and this Is
the estimate OF Mr.. Darlington for
moderately good dairy farms in Eng
land. In Belgium ten acres OF land sup
port two cows, one heifer and one year
ling, or calf; but when the calves are
sold of young, and cows in full milk
are only kept, the proportion is two
cows to seven and half acres. Colman
estimates three acres of pasture as re-
quisite for a COW in Berkshire county,
Mass, while for some COWS two acres OF
pasturage are sufficient. Mr.. Earring
ton, in the Report of the American
Dairymen's Association, thinks that, on
an average, four acres are required per
COW, for summer and winter keep;
while Mr. y. 4. Willard thinks that in
Herkimer county, y. Y, one and halt
TO two acres of pasture per COW will an
swer, and III some exceptional cases one
acre
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-09-18

Iron ShIps.-The iron employed in
maritime construction is, according TO
the Complies Rendus, nearly always OF
an inferior quality, presenting d very
great heterogeneity, and from TINS
cause, foci of electric action exist
which provoking the decomposition OF
water or saline matter that il contains,
lead to a prompt deterioration OF the
shell, the points attacked being the
parts left vacant by clusters of mollusks
and weeds. The problem, therefore,
presenting itself in this case, is to pre-
vent such oxidation, the first cause OF
the clusters. According to one OF the
preventive methods proposed, the ship
is transformed, as it were, TO kind OF
vast pile of buckets, reservoirs IN zinc
being placed under the form of tubes or
boxes, on the interior sides-these
tubes, in perfect, communication with
the iron of the vessel, instead OF bolts,
riyets or other instruments, being nlled
with sea water, renewed every day.
Plates of zinc between windows circu-
late in the ships interior, and hoop the
different parts with the tubes or reser-
yoirs. In the course of oxidation, the
zine charges itself with negative nuld,
which il transmits by electricity to the
iron, the shell thus becoming like an
immense electrode charged with this
fluid. A measurable degree of success
is all, however, that appears to have
accompanied this sy stem.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-09-18

Did you euer Forget?-A little boy
went to his room one night, said his
prayers very properly, and went to bed.
But he could not sleep. He tossed from
side to side, counted a hundred for
wards and backwards, recited the whole
of the multiplication table, long poems
and hymns, but try as he might he could
not get to sleep. He had neglected
something, and it weighed so
heavily upon his conscience that it was
impossible for him to find rest. At last
he got up, groped his way down stairs
TO his mothers room, and timidly
knocked at the door.
"Who's there?" cried his father.
"It is Met, pa. Please let me come
in?"
.'what 10 you want, Met? Are you
sick 20
"No, sir, am not sick; but 1 must
see mother"
At this the mother got up in the dark
and unfastened the door. When the
little boy found her, he threw his arms
around her neck and kissed her warm
ly. There were tears on his cheeks,
and fears in his voice when he cried,
"Oh, mother, went 10 bed without
kissing you. forgot it mother indeed
| did: and l could not sleep when l
thought of it"
You may be sure that his mother was
by this time in tears herself. They were
tears of gratitude 10 God for having
given her such an affectiOnate child.
She drew him towards her and kissed
him again and again, and with bless
ing upon him, dispatched him again to
bed. The burden OFF his conscience, he
soon fell asleep: and never again, until
he left home, man, 10 battle with the
great wicked world, did he forget to
kiss his mother goodnight.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-09-18

According TO an Austrian paper, two
new systems of telemeters have lately
come into use in German coast batteries.
They are based, like all others, on the
principle of measuring a base line and
of angles at the base, in order to deter
mine, with the aid of tables, the height
of the triangle. Without giving details
of construction, it is simply stated that
the two observers communicate their
results obtained at either extremity by
electricity, and they are also in electric
communication with the place where
the commander of the battery Is. In
the one instrument, made by Yarlt, the
electricity merely communicates by tele-
graphic signs the angles obtained; In
the other, constructed by Slemens and
Halske, the electro current transmits
automatically, by an instrument sitn-
ated at one point, the angle measured
by the altitude of the other. But the
latter, though made with great preci-
sion, is, it is stated, liable to grave er-
rors, and, though much more rapid than
the Yarlt, Is less liked.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-09-18

Potatoes were first introduced at Mos
COW by Mr.. Rowland, between eighty
and ninety years ago. At first people
would neither plant nor touch them.
saying they were the DEVILS fruit, given
to him on him complaining to God that
he had no fruit, when he was told to
search in the earth for some, which he
did, and found potatoes. A curious
Bervickshire legend, which, however
is palpably anachronIcal, attributes the
introduction of potatoes into Scotland
to that famous Wizard of the North.
Sir. Michael Scott. The wizard and
the devil, being in partnership, took a
lease of a farm on the MartOun estate.
called Whitehouse The wizard was to
manage the farm; the devil managed
the capital. The produce was to be
divided as follows: The first year Sir
Michael was to have all that grew above
the ground and his partner all that
grew below; the second year their
shares were to be just the opposite way.
His Satanic Majesty. as is usual in such
cases, was fairly overreached in his bar
gain; for the wizard cunniugly sowed
all the land in the first year with wheat,
and planted it with potatoes the second,
so that the devil got nothing for his
share but wheat stubble ard potato tops
and this scourging rotation Sir Michael
continued until he had not only beggar-
ed his partner, but exhausted the soil.
In spite of this legend, however. we
must continue to give credit to Sir
Walter Raleigh for having been the in
troducer of potatoes into this country.
The first that tried them, We are told
fell into the very natural mistake of
eating the apples and disregarding the
roots.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-09-18

A French engineer, who has lately
been studying the circumstances under
which the slipping of the wheels OF To-
comotives occurs, concludes that it is
both more general and complex phen-
omenon than has hitherto been sup
posed. He observed, that in going down
an incline of 0.0O5 in metre, with
speed of l20 kilometres per hour, that
the real velocity of the coupled wheels
was 800 turns per minute, instead of
3O3 turns, which would correspond TO
the rate of translation. He finds from
further inquiry, that the slipping is al
most nil in ascending an incline, but
that it is also very notable always in
descending. 1t increases very rapidly
with the speed, but appears TO be great
er, for the same velocity, in descents
than asceuts. Its suppression, if possi-
BILE by any means, would, of course,
effect considerable economy in the
consumption of fuel and in the wear of
machinery.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-09-18

Two SUMNER DIsHEs.-There are two
capital dishes suitable 10 the season that
should abound in families and restaur-
ants-the succotash of tomato and corn
and the ackberry pudding. The latter
requires in its minimum proportions a
quart of blackberries, a quart of flour,
pint of unskimmed milk, three table
spoonful of chopped beef suet, dessert
spoonful of baking powder and two
tablespoonfuls of ground loaf sugar.
Bag this compound for steaming, and
do not boil it. Wine sauce, dry or
liquid. For the other dish, that con-
sorts nicely with breast of lamb, take a
quart of plum-shaped yellow tomatoes :;
CRATE six ears of sweet corn into the
tomatoes after these have boiled fifteen
minutes; next add a gill of cream and
teaspoonful of salt; boil, stirringly,
for another quarter hour, and there is
evolved blessing for an anchorite's 8
palate.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-09-18

The Postage Stdmp.-Quite often John
wrote home 10 his mother, for John
lived out, and his mother lived on a
small rocky farm among the hills
One day John picked up an old enyel-
ope from the wood box, and saw that
the postage stamp on it had not been
touched by the pOstmaster's stamp TO
show that it had done duty and was
therefore useless. The postmaster
missed his aim Them said John. 'l'll
use il myself when 1 write to mother
again.
He moistened it at the nose of the tea
kettle, and carefully pulled the stamp
off.
No. said conscience; 'for that would
be cheating. The stamp has been on
one letter it ought not TO carry an
other"
1T can carry another said John be-
cause there is no mark to prove it worth
,ss. The postoffi ,e won't know
But you know said conscience, 'and
that is enough. IL is not honest 10 Use
it second time. 1t is a little matter to
be sure, but it is cheating. God looks
for principle. 1t is the quality of every
action which he jud res by
Yes cried the bet part of Johns
character; yes, it is cheating TO use the
postage stamp second time, and will
not do it.
John tore it in two and gave it to the
winds. The boy won a glorious vic
tory.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-09-18
HUMOROUS.

STRATEGY ALWAYS WINs.-The keeper
of lager beer garden was put to his
wits ends to keep up the well-earned
reputation of the establishment for good
order. Two young men entered arm
in-arm, their noisy manner showing
they had been around little too much.
Approaching the pair Mr.. r. shook
hands with each of them and said, "See
here, John, will you please excuse me
for a moment, | want to talk to Jake. "
John consented and Jake and MIR. h.
retired TO a short distance from him
when Mr.. X. addressing Jake, SAID,
'See here, now, Jake, you are gentle
man and friend of mine; now, John
is little 'off tonight and you see the
style of people here, and won't you do
me the favor of taking him home y
Jake replied, "Mr. r. John is ugly
sometimes, and he might get angry
with me if propose to him to go home
before we get some beer. X. then said
"Oh, well, | will fix that all right; you
stay right here and l will 60 and see
John, :" going to where John was stand
ing. Mr.. X. said, ''John, you are a
gentleman and friend of mine. Jake
is little OFF tonight and won't you
do me a great favor by taking him
homer" John Strengthened up and
said, "Mr. r. you are right; I'll do 1t. y
Mr.. r. said. "Then go ahead and call
and see me again." The two friends
then approached each other, each OF
them persuading the other TO go home,
and left together, each happy In tie
thought that he was dOinga great kind
ness TO his companion.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-09-18

Sharpening Files.-Mr. B. c. Tilghman
has recently discovered another and
very interesting application of the sand
blast to industrial purposes. He has
found that by subjecting worn files to
the action of the jet, the cutting edges,
are rapidly renewed and the file is
made sharper than when new A
stream of fine sand, impelled at high
velocity by jet of steam, is applied TO
a file at an angle of from 10 deg. TO 10
deg. from its face, the file being moved
about so that all parts may be acted on.
The sand is very fine grit, prepared by
washing and settling. 1t is used in the
state OF very soft slime, drawn from a
receiver.