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The New York herald., 1878-11-17

comedy was first performed in this country at tho
Chestnut three years ago. enjoying of ia rep
rcsentations.
The second Aronson concert Is announced this
evening at Gilmore's Garden Between popular
priccsthe admission being only twenty-five cents
and good music by excellent musicians the entertain
nent ought TO be well patronzcd. 1t IL the first time
for several years that tho Vienna. Berlin and Paris
style has been reproduced in New York. Mr.. Ar.
buckle the well known cornctst. is among the solo
ists.
Miss Marie Gordon Mrs. John II. Raymond) will
appear at Booths Theatre. November 20. in o new
play dramatizcd from the celebrated novel, THAT
Iass o. Lowre's by Mrs. Burnett aud Julian Magnus
she will be supported by Mr. J. b. Booth Mr. william
Dayidgc, Geraldine Maye. Florence Wood and other
names well known the New York stage. Mr.. W.
r. Deutsch will be the manager Of this undertaking.
The prices Of admission will be hfty and sew enty-
Ave cents.
The French opera bouffe company which has re-
Gently appeared at Booths has been rcorganizcd
under the management of Mr. y. q. Fryer, with the
addition OF Mr.. Laurent. the new tenor They will
bring ont "Tbe Little Duke" the latest Partisan
opera bouffc sensation. the profits which said
to have amounted in Paris alone TO $50o.0o0. The
repertoire will also comprise "GiroAc GiroHa" "The
Chimes OF Cornevillc' and other operas. Mr.. Fryer
will take MS troupe on starring tour through the
country within q few days.
wilhclmj has been received with enthusiasm in
Baltimore. The local papers there describe his re-.
ccption as uncqualcd by anything before in
baltimore. Even the standing room completely
filed at the con,crt given Wednesday last
wlhclmj's next concert in New York takes place at
steinwsy Hall tomorrow evening. Tho great violin
ist will play the frst movement from Beethoven 9
concerto in D. romance from chopns concerto in y.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-05-09
ENDEMIC TETANUS IN LONG ISLAND.

In the eastern portion Of Long Island
there has existed for many years an
endemic tetanus of both the sponta-
neous and tranmatic varieties. Cases
of the disease a.e known to have
occurred in one in about every 200
wounds, or about $50 times as fire.
quently as it happens in New York
city. Again it seems to he confined
to IA particular county, the southern
and central parts of which are exposed
to ocean air, salt air from bays, and
to the mingling of fresh and salt
water. The disease is also most fatal
in the months of July, August, and
September.
DIR. George NJ. Beard has recently
investigated the phenomena of the
malady, and he comes to the con-
clusion that it is in no wise owing to
the large amount Of decayMg fish
about the vicinity, but IS due to the
dampness Of the ocean air, combined
with tl:e local dalnpness of the soil.
He holds the pathology Of the disease
to be generally Il cold in the apinal
cord, which has been made irritableby
irritation propasated from some form
of peripheral injury. The remedies
recommended are C;.labar bean and
application of ice to the spine.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-05-09
HEALTH AND LEARNING.

In an article entitled Learning and
Health, in the Gentleman Magazine
DR.. Benjamin w. Richardson earnest.
ly depreclates the too early forcing
of children 5 minds. Health" he
says, lis never at any period of life so
tried rs in the first years. Then it is
confirmed or destroyed; made or un.
made. For children under seven the
Whole teaching that shot Id be
naturally conveyed should be through
play. if the body is to be trained up
healthy as the bearer of the mind.
and it is wonderful what an amount
Of lea ming can Ivy this method be
attained, letters of languages can be
taught; conversation in different Ian
guages can he carried on; animal life
can he classified; the surface of the
earth can he made clear; history can
be told us a story: and Il number Of
other and most useful truths can be
inStilled without ever forcing the
child to touch d book or read a formal
lesson. Under such a system the
child grows into knowledge, makes
his own inventory of the world that
surrounds him and the things that are
upon it. and growing up free to learn.
learns well, and eats. and sleeps, and
plays well. ina child trained after
this methed not only is nealth set
forth, but happines likewise-a most
important item in this period OF
life
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-05-09
CINDERS IN THE EYE.

Editor Scientific American:
I have often tried the remedy of
putting flax seed in the eye for Gin
ders, as suggested in your last issue,
and have often fo nd it efficacious.
but too slow. never knew the seed
to cause irritation. They are inserted
more easily when the patient is lying
down or has his head we'll back, and
must be put under the upper lid, else
they will fall out. Another method.
which l have never seen used by any
one else, but which l suppose is
used. is to fill small sharp nozzled
syringe with warm water. raise the
upper lid from the ball, point the
syringe under the lid ut the outer
corner. and shoot Il jet toward the
inner one. This is usually very ef-
fective.
A third way, common with medical
men, can be easily practiced by any
one. Let the patient look down (hav-
ing the head thrown back and let Il
person standing behind him turn the
lid over II pencil or any small instru-
ment; nail will do. The offending
substance is at once brought to light.
and can he removed with bit Of
cloth. Rest and Il soothing wash
usually complete the cure. Substances
imbedded in the cornea or sclera are.
of course, subjects for original
treatment.
H. G. CHASE, M. d.
NeW York, March %.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-05-09
MURDERER sTeEN5ERcn's BRAIN.

Yesterday afternoon. an autopsy of
Of the body of S.,m Steenbergh. the
murderer. WAS held by DTs. Wander
veer, Balch, and ward. in the presence
OF numerous representation of tile
medical profession. The fine physique
of the man rs he Law upon the the
operating table previous to the use of
the knife was commented upOn-five
feet seven inches in height, A. years
of age, chest measuring thirty-nine
inhces, head and muscles of the entire
body finely developed. weight l84
pounds, body we'll proportioned and
nOurished, notwithstanding the con-
finement of the past few months.
The tape measure registered q IL
inches around the skull ut the largest
part the measurement of RulOff 9
being ~ IL inches. Steenbergh' g
measurement acr0.s the shoulders
Was II IL inches. The brain weighed
50 ounces; RnlUff' weighed 50 ounces;
Cnvier's brain, which is the maximum
brain. weighed IS; Webster's g.
AlDcrcrombie's, 6. The minimum
weight brain i 20 ounces. The
average between the maximum and
minimum ID ~ ounces, while the
|gensral average Of mankind = 50
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-05-09
THE SEA sERPENT,s RIVAL.

The sea serpent has a rival. It is ~
land animal; an animal as large.
rantic and as elusive as the celebrate
of the sea,-and at leasY
twice as mysterious.
The minhocao is the new wonder
A very slight change in its nan
might have prejudiced the worlt
against it-as for instance, if it ha
been baptized minhoaxo. 1t is we
feathered in the realm Of science
being brought to notice by one Frit
Muller. of Brazil, in The Zo0lOgisch
Garten, and receiving 4 full page Q.
large type in recent number
Nature. The minhacaO is believed tx
be a resident of the region of Sout
America where the Uruguay ant
Panama rivers have their sources
The animal is said by different oh
servers to have the following chah
;,cteristics: 1t is worm shaped; abou-.
eighty-two feet long (by guess ant'
more than yard in thickness; INC
very long," however. according t.
another account; two horns OH thu
head; Il snout like pig; less defnit
as Il house," and measurement of thu
tracks indicates it's possible width
six and Il half to ten feet. Some year.
ago. it is said, there was dead min
hOcao wedged in the cleft of 4 roc,
near Arapehy Uruguay, its skin wa
us thick us the bark of Il pine tree
and formed of hard scales like thcs
of the armadillO.
The new animal is, however, chiefly
known Ivy his works. Great trenches
are found in this region, which ar
supposed to be the evidence of the
minhocao's industry. Heaps of earth
are turned up in the process, and
where pine trees stand in the way ot
the trench, they are rooted up, ald
sometimes part Of their bark and Woo
may be torn off. The devastation OF
this performance, which is chiefly
near or under the surface of the earth,
though often under the bed of tlt
stream, is enormous. In one case the
entire side of II hill was undermined,
it is supposed by two of these animals,
and was traversed by deep trenches.
by such proceedings. marshes have
have been drained, or dry land cen
verified into morass. and the course OF
streams entirely changed. Some of
the trenches are spoken of as being
from three-fourths of mile to mile
in length. They are excavated with
great rapidity.
1t will be noticed that the new
aspiration for fame has been almost as
little seen as the sea-serpent. The
subte"ranean monster is simply more
fortunate than the submarine, in
leaving more payable traces than a
wake of foam. We may expect soon
to hear of IL scientific expedition to
Uruguay in search of the minhocaO
Whether it will he found like u ceratO.
dus or legidosiren or Il glyptodont
1t Is yet too soon to guess; possibly
when unearthed it will be recognized
as the descendent Of one of the
gigantic armadillos that certainly
dwelt in South America during thu
reptIlian age of geology.-New Yorl
Tribune.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-05-09
DANGEROUS KEROSENE.

At an inquest in Jersey city. few
days ago, in the case of /. woman kill
ed by the explosion OF kerosene
lamp. Professor Cornwall of Prince.
ton college testified that he examined
FIVE samples of oil that had caused ex-
plosions in different parts of the state,
and all gave off intlammahle vapor be-
low 1909 Fab. One sample took fire
itself at $50, one ut go, one at 1859,
one at 1909. and one at lilo, the last
being better than the standard adopt
ed Ivy the Produce Exchange. The
flashing test lie believed to be the only
safe guide, his obser walton showing
that oil standing a fire test Of HOO
will not stand Il flashing test of 1909.
Any Oil flashing below 1902 is danger
Gus.
Out of fourteen oils tested in one
small town only four withstoOd this
test. The oil causing the accident in
question fell 100 below the lowest
safe test. 1t is the naphtha or ben
zine left in the oil by retiners or put
in Ivy retail dealers that does the mis-
chief. At the present price Of kero-
sene in barrels the difference in
cost is less than one cent 4 gallon
between a safe oil standing 1902 flash.
ing test and an average oil Of llOo fire
test. even if the naphtha removed in
refining were thrown away. A retail
dealer can add ten per cent of benzine
to Kerosene having reasonably safe
flashing point without making the oil
worse than the average oil that Pro-
lessor Cornwall has tested. More
than half the explosions he has met
with have taken place when the lamp
was burning quietly.
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Pc rR&+
NO TIM: FOR HATING.


Besone with feud away with strife;
Our human hearts unmating;
Let us lie friends again This life
Is all to short for hatingl
So dull the day. so dim the way,
So rough the road we're jaring-
Far better veal with faithful friend,
Than stalk alone uncaring!
The barren fig, the withered vine,
Are types OF selfish living;
But souls that give, like thine and mine,
Renew her lille by giving.
While cypress waves DER early graves,
On all the way we're going,
Far better plant where seed is scant,
Than tread on fruit that's growing.
Away with scorn since die we must
And rest on one low pillow;
There are rivals in the dust
No foes beneath the willow.
So dry the bowers, so few the flowers,
Our earthly way discloses.
Far better stoop, where daisies droop,
I han tramp DER broken roses
Of what are all the joys we hold,
Compared to JOYS above US
And W hat are rank, and power and gold,
Compared to hearts that love us
So fleet our wears, SO full OF tears,
So closely death is waiting
God give us space for loving grace
But leaves no time for hating.
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The Anti-AGonopo1i9t.

wise arrested.
The physician had regained his pres
ence Of mind, and denied Bixtons char
ges aga inst him with the utmost GOODNESS
But his denia.s were unavailing in the
face Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ev-
idence confirming Blxton's statements
against him. Indictments for murder in
the first degree were found against them
at the next term Of the Circuit Court.
When the trial came off an able defense
was made In behalf Of DR.. Melville,
whose counsel strenuously tried to prove
that Bixton had lnsiliousiy robbed the
Doctor, and STOLEN the articles found
with him with the intention Of saddling
the guilt on Melville's shoulders in Case
he should be detected in his CRIME.
Notwithstanding the able speeches Of
the defendants lawyer, the two prisoners
we're found guilty, aud hung in the pres
ence OF an immense cOncOurse OF people
on the 21st of January. 1882.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-05-09
TO ExTERMlNaIE The REosNT.

Professor Leidy state that when lie
purchased his present residence. while
it WAS undergoing repair, he noticed
"a fragment of bread. left by the work.
men in one of the second story rooms,
swarming with little red ants.
Apprehending that the house was
seriously infested, to ascertain
whether it was so. he placed !. piece
Of sweet cake in every room from the
cellar to the attic. At noon every
piece was found covered with the
ants. Having provided cup Of tur-
pentine oil. each piece was picked up
with forceps, and the ants tapped into
the oil. Tie cake was replaced, and
in the evening WAS found covered
with ants. The same process was
gone through the following two DAYS,
morning. noon, and night. The third
day the number of ants had greatly
diminished, and on the fourth there
were none. He at once concluded the
ants had all been destroyed, but in
the attic he found few feeding on
dead house flies, which led him to
suppose that the remainder had he
come suspicious of the sweet cake.
He accordingly distributed through
the house pieces Of bacon, which were
afterwards found swarming with ants.
This was repeated with the same re-
suit for several days. when. in like
manner with the cake. the ants finally
ceased to visit the bacon. Pieces Of
cheese were next tried, with the same
result, but with an undoubted thin
ming in the multitude Of ants. When
the cheese proved no l,nger attractive.
recollecting the feast on dead flies in
the attic. dead grasshoppers were sup
piled from the gardeh. These again
proved to much for the ants. and after
= few days trial neither grasshoppers
nor anything else attracted them.
They appear to have been thoroughly
exterminated, nor has the house since
been infested with them. Professor
Leidy regards the action Of the ants
- indicating ready disposition to
become circnmspect.
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ounces. Notwithstanding this large
measurement around the brain. the
upper lobes of the brain were very
small, as in Ruloff, and the lower part
larger, showing him to have been
merely an animal. The skull of the
negro had an average thickness of
one-Quarter of an inch, being very
uniform, with no thin places, making
it really thick skull. All over the
surface of the coating of the brain
were marks Of chronic Inflammation,
which has been deemed in some Grim.
inal cases us affecting mental action.
and is Il very interesting scientific
inquiry.-Ihe Albany argus.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-05-09
SCIENCE
LONGEVITY OF TREES.

From observations made on speci-
mems still in existence, the longevity
Of various trees has been estimated to
be, in round numbers, as follows:
Deciduous cypress. 5000 years: bao-
bah tree, 5000; dragon tree, 5000;
yew, 5000; cedar Of Lebanon, 5000;
''great trees of California, 5000;
chestnut. 5000; olive. $500; oak. L.
900; orange. l,5UO; Oriental plane,
1900; cabbage palm, 100; lime, 600;
ash. 400; cocoanut palm. 300; pear,
300; apple. 200; Brazil wine palm. $50;
Scotch Iir, loo, and the balm Of Gilead
about 50 years. Such examples are
quite sufficient to prove the truth of a
remark of Schleiden's that there
seems to be ~ possibility of a COM
pound plant living on without end
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-05-09
WtT AND HuM0R.

Partrigdes are plucky birds-they
always die game.
There isn't vegetable that can
ketchup with the tomato.
Hens came into this world by the
hatchway.
Why are darned garments like dead
men! Because they are mended.
Never confide secret TO your rela-
tives; blood with tell.
"That's the only wedding tripI
shall ever take" said an old bachelor.
as he stumble over brides train.
The bald-headed darkey vino was
not elected member Of the political
club, because he was "black- balled."
A CONNER cial advertisement for a
man to travel, was answered by
tramp. He said he was used to the
business.
An intelligent German thus ex-
pressed his preference for a qnack
doctor: II wouldn't call him ov mine
cat vas dead"
Yes let's have an American kitchen
at the Paris Exposition. The cook
must be seated on the cold stove
reading novel.
1t is said that one Of the bravest
officers in the Russian arrEy signs his
name with his mark. He must be
soldier Of the cross.
Vassar College consumes four
thousand pancakes daily. It's big
griddle they're cooked on, and It's
another big riddle what becomes Of
them all.
George Francis Train is now living
on one piece Of dried apple = day. We
are interested in his swelLfare.
Would you like to have some
candy. grandma!" Eyes, my boy;
where Is i'll 2" "Why, il you will buy
me ten cents worth, will give you
half"
Why have the funny men of Ameri.
ca been 80 dull this wihterf Answer
First-They haven't! Answer Second
because it's been such an nopun
winter.
We never mention tho name Of
Professor Hjaltner Hjorth BoyeseD
without wondering why he didn'l
throw some 0f'em away or sell'em to
country school-house.
A gentleman asked friend. IN .
very knowing manner: .tPrsy,, did
yOu ever zee . cnt-6sh r. mo. wso
the response, 'sbut I've seen : rcpo-
49, 49,
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-05-09
A PHYSICIANS CRIME.

"That is splendid cheDe of yours, DR..
Melville l shall be glad to help you,"
Understand me we'll. Bixton. T! e
thing has to be done tonight"
"Weilir
Now, look across the streets At that
window. Old Bra,herton sleeps in that
room. He is very stout, and in this hot
wes her keeps the window of his bed
room open all night Methodical in his
hahi =, he AWAY gees to bed 1t niue
o 10 K. At that hour I have seen him
enter his bedroom night after night
high ed candle in his hand. Tonight
shall lie in Wait for Brotherton in
the oP window OF the adioining room,
from hich I can - distinctly every
thing he does in his bedroom which i
on the s'raight line with it
lam dead shot, ard . sooa = -
enfexs thu bo1-guo0 / ahnll IN H =.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-01-31

SOME of the papers are agitating the
great increase of wheat culture in India,
fearing that the provinces Of that great
British Colony will soon surpsss the
Pacific States in the production of the
worlds greatest staple Of food. But.
owing to the fact that the principal
wheas-producing districts are situated
very far inland, the cost OF getting that
staple to the sesboard is very great.
The average price at Cawnpore. which
is on the Hooshly river. is s25 per ton.
and from that point to London the
freight and charges will not fall far
short Of $25. making the cost laid down
in London about $50 per ton. Port
land can do better for England Than
that, for some time TO come.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-01-31

A LITTLE the funniest speech we
have got hold Of lately is that of Sunset
Cox on the proposition to appropriate
money to represent America at the Par
is Exhibition. Some noodle tucked on
an amendment that kitchen where
the various preparations of Indian corn
should be cooked, should form part OF
the exhibition-and then the little
Democratic war-horse turned himself
loose. OF oil scathing ridicule We have
read in the last ten years. his is the
most pointed and the least merciful.
And this humor is thrown in merely to
mellow sound md logical argument,
replete with "hard horse sense and
political economy. England has had
her Wilberforces and Burkes; Ireland
her Currans and Grattsns; France her
Theirs and Laboulaye; but Sammy"
Cox is IN exclusively American produc.
ton and his venerable Uncle Paslmicsl
can claim the patent right to this ex.
centric little gentleman who combines
the giant humor Of "John Ph1uix'
Derby with the solid political economy
and deep reasoning Of Hamilton or Nc.
Culloch.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-01-31
TAX NOTICE.

rJNHB TAX LIST OF KING COUNTY FOR TIE
l. Year 1877, Is now complete. and in my hands
for collection. All taxes remaining unpaid on
the LIST day Of February, 1878, will by law become
delinquent, aud penalty Of 10 per cent. be I'D led
thereto. Those desiring credit for road work
performed or money paid Supervisors. will be
required to present Supervisors receipts for the
same, or their road taxes will be returned delin-
quent. GEO. d. HILL,
Treasurer Of King Co.
Once Of King 90. Treasurer.(
Seattle, December 8th, 1877. dlldwtd
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-01-31

THE Nevada papers are jubilant over
:be fact tina. their State has . revenue
greater than her annualexpenditurs.
But they omit to mention the sources
whence that revenue 10 derived. Ne
vada licenses gambling. and obtains .
large amount of revenue from the "a
looms where games of chance are car
ned on. No State can boast Of An en-
lightened society or progressive civil
ization, which lends its sanction to the
practice Of vice that carries in its
train nothing but ruin. misery and
death. No country can afford to be-
come enriched through such degrading
and demoralizing agencies.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-01-31

BY the Russians would furnish no
ground for British interference.
Advices from Constantinople to $50
last night say these is no word from
the peace plenipotentiaries. The con-
centration of Russians at Adrisnopls
continues
PARIS, Jan % Nine supplementary
elections for deputies yesterday result
ed q follows: Z Republicans, Con-
sentative, aud l no choice making
necessary another ballot.
LONDON, Jan. 2s--The peace condi-
tions are still . secret. The Servians
have defeated the Turks in fsur days
battle near Rotschariuk.
In tho House of Commons to-day,
Sir Stafford Northcote asked vote for
supplementary supplies to give the con-
gress of nations to understand that
England is prepared for any emergency,
as the question OF the Dardanelles can
not be settled between Russia and Tur-
key. Advices from there up to last
night say that order has been re-es-
tsblished, but the evaporation of the
people is increasing. Their disposition
is very warliks, and many volunteers
are crossing the frontier.
LONDON, Jan. 29.-Russisn scouts
have arriven at Chorus. seventy miles
from Constantinople. Sulieman Pashs
is at Boulaci, and Mehemet Ali is at
Constantinople.
There are ten British lronclads at
Besika Bay. The Egyptian garrison
has evacuated Bozardjik, and returned
to Varna