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Science and Industry.

Saginaw, Mich, manufactures
large quantities of square timber for
expectation.
Sour cream makes per cent. more
butter than sweet, but of poorer quality.
Horse shoes are made of raw-ride
and gutta-percha, and considered better
than iron.
I'm the event of bamboo becoming
source of supply for paper-making
stock, it is thought that the West In
dies, particularly Jamaica, will derive a
large revenue from the bamboo planta-
tions, which will be cultivated to sup
ply English demand.
The coloring matter of red cabbage
is substance which has been named
caulin, the extraction of which is effect
ed by the use of boiling water. 1t is
precipitated from the solution by GER
tain metallic, salts and oxides, and the
lakes thus obtained are said to promise
to be useful in the arts.
Experiments in driving by electric
ity have been made in France. An
electro-magnet is placed beneath the
coachman's seat, from which one -wire
is carried along the reins to the horse s
bit, and another to the crupper, so that
the whole length of the spine forms part
of an electric current. A sudden shock,
which the driver can administer at dis
erection, will, it is said, arrest the most
furious runaway.
Two tons of " yuoci "pulp are daily
worked up in the Mohaye desert and
sent to the paper mill near San Jose,
Cal, where it is converted into MANILA
wrapping paper. About 20 men are
employed in the manufacture of the
pulp. Ere. long the manufacture of
printing and note paper will be COM
menced, and it is prophesied that soon
the manufacture of paper from the
"yucci draconia plant will afford en-
ploylneht for thousands of men. The
supply of material is'unlimited.
Artificial parchment is made by
dipping sheet of strong paper into a
solution of sulphuric acid, mixed with
atenth of its weight of pure water. 1t
is held in this liquid for about three sec
onds, and then washed thoroughly in
water and dried. Experiments lately
made, in Dresden show that the paper
thus prepared has power of resistance
four times as great as before its immer-
sion. The process is sometimes used
in Germany for less delicate services, as
envelopes for sausages and dynamite
cartridges.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-07-11
Seventy Miles an Hour.

A fast train on the Pennsylvania Rail
road was dispatched from Philadelphia
yesterday morning at Z :35 O'Clock, and
arrived in Jersey City at 8 81. A por-
ton OF the distance was made at the
rate of 20 miles an hour between. Me-
tuchen and zEsahwar, THE. train, con-
sisting of . bcsmetivs and fonrt ears,
was again dispatched from Jersey City
at 4 o'clock and arrived in Philadelphia
in one hour and fifty minutes, running
time. Under the new arrangements of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company ii
is intended to continue this fast service
for the ensuing year. -Nesc York Herald.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-07-11
EAST AND SOUTHEAST.

At Ross's Grove, seven miles west Of
Pittsburg, Pa, on the 4th, a most terrific
storm occurred during a picnic. A large
number Of women and children had taken
refuge in and under a covered wagon which
stood beneath tree; the tree was struck by
lightning, toppled over upon the wagon and
crushed to death seven persons and badly
ipburing nearly dozen others. The names
Of the killed are: Mrs. Conrad Reithmuller
and her u months old babe; Ludwig Waltz /;
two sons of Peter Prayer, aged and 10
years; Sophia schindelman, aged,ls; Mrs.
stoebner, aged 40-all Of the town Of sharPs-
burg. .sEA&r - xtks ~
DIR. James c. Aver, the well known patent
medicine proprietor, died recently in an
asylum for the. insane. - n. - r
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sail for South America 10 open Ameri-
can schools there. They take with
them school apparatus of all kinds.
Another party will sail in September.
Most of the principals are recent grad
yates Of the Theological School of Bos-
ton University. 81
Mr. Sturgeon says: sc Ypung men
nowadays, whose whiskers- have scarce
ly grown, consider themselves the prop
er persons to decide questions regard
ing religious matters, and in proportion
to their ignorance is their confidence
and audacity in sneering at every thing
sacred" 4 49,
Gelatin, when once thoroughly diff
fused through a vegetable or animal
substance, and then dried with it, will
protect the whole from decomposition.
This is the fact which underlies DR..
Morfit's processes for preserving the
flavor and nutritious properties
of such articles as milk,
cream, cheese, beef, ime-juice, etc.
First, the natural water contained in the
substance to be preserved is evaporated
and replaced with gelatin. The com
pound is then dried and it may be kept
in this condition for years. 1t may be
made up also into biscuits by incorpor-
ating it with biscuit-powder. ? One
pound of gelatin isenough for IA pound:
of meat and for eight gallons of milk.
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Foreign Notes.

1t has cost England $4,000 to
maintain the Queens children since they
came of age.
Miss Emma c. Thursby has made
the most remarkable and thorough sue
cess of all American singers that have
visited London.
The death of Marshal Baraguey d.
! Killers reduces the number of Marshals
of France TO DISQUALIFICATION, Canro-
bert and Lebauf.
Miss Constance Sartoris, sister of
Nellie Grants Sartoris, is soon to be
married to the Hon. Claude Vivian, of
London.
The Queen of Denmark has received
from the Empress of Russia the decora-
ton of the Red Cross. The letter of the
Empress warmly thanks all the Danish
women who contributed to the success
of the bazar in aid of the wounded Rus
sian soldiers.
On the recent arrival in Paris of the
Shah of Persia, his suite comprised fif-
teen officials and ten servants. Includ-
ed in the Shah's baggage were thirty-six
boxes of gold coins, each containing
S24,O00. Eighteen men were detailed
by the hotel proprietor to watch the bag
gage, and in addition the Chief of Police
sent twelve men for the purpose.
The Empress-Queen of Great Bri-
tain and India takes several prizes at
the Paris cattle show as a stock-raiser.
Her Hereford bull carried off first
prize, as did her Devon cow, but her
two Durham short-horn cows had to be
content with second prize. The Prince
of Wales takes several prizes for South
down sheep.
Prince Bismarck is not an early
riser, and is fond of sitting up late at
night, chatting, over bottle of wine or
a glass of beer. 1t is said that nearly
ali his diplomatic negotiations, begin
ming with Gen. Govonne's confidential
oyertures, in 1866, tor an alliance be-
tween Italy and Prussia, until the most
recent pourparlers on the Eastern ques-
ton, have been transacted by him in a
convivial way in the nocturnal hour
-Disraeli will be made a Duke, and
probably receive the vacant Garter,
when he returns from Berlin. A very
delicate compliment was paid him on
his arrival at the Prussian Capital, when
the Crown-Princess of Germany, a
daughter of Queen Victoria, and but
newly returned from England, sent to
his hotel a bouquet with strawberry
leaf, the emblem of the Ducal eoronet,
in the center.
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GENERAL.

1t is stated that the racing mare, Mollie
Mccarthy, has been sold to Budd Doble.
The Columbia College. crew Of New York
were victorious in the Henley (England) re-
gatta. This was the first boat race ever won
by an American crew in England.
Mr.. Wiibnr f. Storey, OF the Chicago
Times, is under the care Of DR.. Brown-Se-
guard in Paris, being treated for paralysis.
He had severe shock while travelling in
Switzerland recently, bat is in a fair way to
recover.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-07-11

The Emperor of Brazil has given
from his private purse the sum of 81 900
for the use of Brazilian students of mu-
sic in Europe.
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Haps and AIishaps.

Charles Bennett was fatally gored
by bull near Coldwater, Mich.
Mrs. Mirah Frye, of Avoca, Iowa,
was struck by lightning while standing
in her doorway and instantly killed.
Her five small children were in the
house at the time, but were unframed.
Michael Weymire, lad of 10, liY-
ing near Covington, Ind, committed
suicide by shooting himself through the
left breast with an old rifle. No cause
can be assigned for the. rash act. He
had, however, previously made known
to his companions his intentions.
Capt. Thos. G.. Funston, aged 81,
of Philadelphia, accidentally shot him
self, the ball entering the left breast,
killing him almost instantly. He was
a soldier in the Mexican war, and
served with distinction in the late civil
war. G~ p
Freeman Weiss, son of Amos
Weiss, of Champion Township, Mar
shall County, o., was fatally Injured
while working in his saw-miif. He was
near-sighted and got too near the saw,
/ when his foot slipped and he became
entapgled in the machinery, cutting of
his right arm at the shoulder, several OF
his toes, and making deep cash in his
chest and left arm.
Edwin Burke, pumper, while
working at well near Duke Center, in
Bradford County, Pa, fell from the top
of a derrick to the floor, distance Of
20 feet, and was instantly killed. 1t is
supposed he had a fit. The unfortun-
ate man struck head first, his arms being
spread apart. His mangled body pre-
scented a most horrible appearance
There was hardly bone in his bodybul
what protruded from the flesh, and one
of the bones of the leg was driven com
pletely through the sole of the boot.
Miss Annie Morrow, young lady
about 81 years age, daughter Of Col
Robert Morrow, of Paris, KY, was ac,
cidentally shot in the heart and killed
on the 29th ult. She was arranging the
furniture in her brothers. room, and, il
is supposed, caught the gun by tbs
muzzle and struck the hammer against
the side of the doot, causing the dis
charge of the weapon. She lived but
a few seconds after being shot. Miss
Morrow was a highly intelligent
sprightly young lady, with a large cir
Gle of friends and acquaintance.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-06-20
Enormous Prices for Paintings.

Some enormous prices were realized a,
sale IN London ON Saturday, the 9th
inst, of tie collection of pictures formed
by the late Mr.. Munro. Sir Joshua Rcy-
nolds' kitty Fisher brought $3.50, anu
his portrait of the Hon Mrs. Stauhope,
personifying Contemplation was
knocked down for $4,000. Wilkes
"GentIe Shepherd" brought only $Sl6,
and the pictures of Richard Wilson, he
lieved by many in England to be the
finest classical pa.n.er of the eighteenth
century, sold for mere song. Then
came the productions of Joseph NJ. W.
Turner. 1hrty-two drawings, large ana
small, brought little over SSl 600. The
oil pictures, which included Ancient
Italy" Modern Rome "R me from the
Oventuine," Juliet after the Masque-
rade," "Van Tromp's Gallery "Ava-
lanche in the Val 'Aosta," and the "Kil-
gsrren Castle" went at prices ranging
between $40 200 and SEQ $50 apiece.
Two others sold for $26,0 900 each. The
nine works in oil produced an ag-
gregatc Of $2l1, $50, and the grand total
for all the Turner's sold that day was
S293, G32. Two incidentally genuine lio-
garths, being two Of the scenes from the
"Harlots Progress" went cheap, one for
50 $50, and the other for 81 $50. Two
paintings by II. =. bennington, "rhe
Fish Market" and "rhe Grand Canal,
Venice sold for $4,000 apiece. The
total amount realized WAS $356,515, the
highest ever reached for such small
number of pctures.-N. Y. Herald.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-06-20
The World.

20 the world is beautiful, bright, and fair!'
And merry laugh rang out on the air,
As the little ono tumbled the new-mown hay,
Chasing the butterflies, bright and say;
But the sun went down. and he dropped his
head,
For the pretty things in his hands lay dead.
80 the world is beautiful, bright, and fair!'
And the maiden shook out her golden hair,
And she sweetly smiled, as the lily and rose
Mid the shining tresses she deity wove;
But thelover camo not to claim his bride,
And the thorns remained, and the roses died.
20 the world is beautiful, bright, and fair!'
And the young mother softly breathed prayer
As she nestled her baby close to her breast,
And its murmurings soutly soothed to rest;
But the Father had need of one Angel more
And He opened for it the heavenly door.
40 the world is beautiful, bright, and farV'
Sighed the aged one with silvery hair
"But over it all is the serpent's trail
With the merry laugh comes the mournful wall
but tarry awhile I'LL the summons come
TO join my beloved in our heavenly home;"
PBacY V. RANCE.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-06-20
The City Of Odessa.

The city of Odessa, 400 miles from
Constantinople, is at once the chief COM
mercial port and thoroughly Russian
city. 1t was in the twilight of the morn
ing of the second day when we landed on
Russian soil, and stood within the walls
of Odessa. The elegance of the city is
due to the genius of Emanuel de Richie
lieu, French emigrant, who was its first
governor, in 1880, and whose statue in
bronze is at the top of the grand stair
case, which leads to tho gardens and to
the sea. The streets are broad and well
paved; the buildings are large and ele-
giant the churches are immense, and
ornamented to excess; and everywhere
there is an air of wealth. At evening the
splendid boulevard which runs along the
sea WAS thronged with persons of all
ranks. The ladies were tashiOnably
dressed, but many men had a decidedly
Russian appearance. Chief among the
public buildings is the University of
New Russia, established in 1865, and is
worthy of its name. The Public Library
is we'll supplied and in its Museum is a
relic which can never fail to awaken rec
objections of one of the noblest of men.
1t is a japanned fiat candlestick once the
property of the phiianthropist Howard.
His remains lie mouldering on the shores
of the Black Sea, near kherson. His
last words t, his friend Priestman have
been fulfilled LET no monument or
monumental inscription whatever mark
the spot where l am buried; lay me
quietly in the earth, place Il sun dial over
my grave, and let me he forgotten" He
can never be forgotten, but those who
pass 10y his tomb in its lonely place are
alike ignorant of his virtues and his
name.
OF the two huudred thousand citizens
of Odessa, eighty thousand are Ru. slams,
fifty thousand are Jews, ten thousand are
Germans, fifteen thousand are Greeks,
Italians, and twenty thousand French,
English and Americans. The commerce
OF the port is large and valuable. The
imports and exports are estimated at
over seventy millions in gold per annum.
Although American petroleum is large
factor in the imports, yet it may be in
teresting to the derizens of "Oil City y
to know that on the shores of the Caspian
Sea there are immense wells Of Russian
petroleum. 1t abounds Mt Baku, i'll the
southeastern Caucasus, and in the north
western corner of the Caucasus a; Taman
AT the latter place the supply seems To
be inexhaustiblc, and that found at the
former place is equal to our best The
crude article can be bought there at
thirty cents per barrel, and Is now sold III
Moscow and St. Petersburg, at one dollar
and half per pood, or six gallons. One
thing, however, is favorable to the Amcri-
can trade; the Russians are slow at pres
ent to invest capital in the outlay neces-
sary to bring their petroleum into market,
and until then we can let our light shine
National Repository.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-06-20

EXPLORATION OF Mt. ToSGARIRo.-P.
F. Connolly, the English sculptor, has
gone to the summit of Tongariro, the
burning mountain of New z .aland. Tho
volcano is regarded us sacred by the Ma
oris who have objected to all attempts to
explore the mountain ON the part OF the
colonists. 1t is situated nearly in tho
centre of North Island, and, though u, 900
feet high, is more inaccessible than either
Mount Eigecombe or Ruapehu, both of
which exceed 10 900 feet in height. Mr..
Connolly found every obstacle placed in
the way of his progress by the natives,
who took possession of his horses, guns.
saddles, aud nearly all Of his outfit, in.
GLIDING his sketches. He, however, over
came all resistance, and by the help of
some chiefs more friendly than the rest,
succeeded in thoroughly exploring the
crater, took number of sketches and
photographs of the locality, and deter
mined the positions of the most import.
ant peaks.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-06-20
PATERNAL GOVERNMENTS. MIR. Elihu

PATEEEAL GOVERNMENTS. MIR. Elihu
Burritt considers the question whether it
is the business of government to assist
the emigrant and the labo!ing producer,
toy special era is of monetary assistance.
Mr.. Burritt particularly favors small
loans to actual settlers on the lines of the
far Western railways, the interest thereon
to be paid annually. 1t is only in this
way, as he believes, that the railways to
which the Government has made large
advances can bc rendered profitable and
solvent. Mr.. Burritt holds that if great
corporations caR be properly assisted to
develop the resources of the country,
there Is no reason Why those whose toll
increases the resources Of the railways
should not receive pgoporiionate en-
cOuragement. He is inclined to consider
such advance made 10y the Nation to the
settler as simple business transaction,
by which both parties would be gamers,
and the great work of clearing and set
Element be forwarded. He does not see
why the aid which is freely granted to
"A corporation should not be granted to
individuals, nor why republic should
not be 'paternal' in the sense of caring
for the very poorest Of her ci,izens.-N
Y. Tribune.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-06-20

Incident FROM THE STATE House. AT
BosToN.-It was on a public occasion,
when large number of prominent men
were present.. A Springfield gentleman,
having NJ one - point out the celebri-
ties to him, managed To get on speaking
terms with On intelligent looking lady
who sat next him in the gallery. He told
her his situation and asked if she could
name some of the prominent men who
we're present As she proved TO be a
stranger. too, he proceeded to point out
TO her the few persons whom be recog-
nized. There is ex Governor -, and
next to Tim is General -; behind him
is Senator -; That one there is -,
the poet, etc. The lady showed by her
looks that she wished to reciproca,e, and,
after looking all over the hall, leaned
forward, excitedly, and, pointing her fin
ger, said: There goes Deacon -, Of
our church"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-06-20
The Fascination Of Archery.

So long as the new moon returns in
heaven bent, beautiful bow, so long will
the fascination of archery keep hold of the
hearts of men. l can demonstrate this
fascination, and can give the reason why
it exists. But first word as to the
fact of its existence. Since the publica-
ton in this magazine for July, 1877, of an
article on archery, have received nearly
five hundred letters of inquiry, and men
have come hundreds of miles to see what
manner of bows and arrows | use. You
have but to mention an archer or archery
to your friend and Immediately his inter-
est is aroused. He may scotf at the bow
and sheer at the arrow; but he will in
quire and show curiosity. Hang a long
bow and a culver of arrows conspicuous
| ly in your hall or library, and you will
soon discover that no exquisite painting
or bit of statuary will receive more atten-
! ton from guests than will be ac-
corded to these ancient Weapons. No
doubt if one could procure shell strung
with gold and silver cords, after the fash
| ion of the old time instrument wherewith
| the gods made music, the same fascina-
| ton would attach. Indeed music aud
poetry sprang from the bow as did the
goddess of wisdom from the head of Jove.
| The bow is the old first Tyre, the mono.
| chord the first rune of fine art, and is as
inseparsbly connected with the history of
culture as are the slphabets of the
learned languages. What the fragments
of Sapphic song and the Homelic cpics
are to the literature of to.day, the bow is
. 6 4
shoots with bow it is his own vigor of
body that drives the arrow, and his own
| mind that controls the missiles flight.
Not so with gun shooting. The modern
weapon is charged with u power acting
independently of muscular operations,
and will shoot just as powerfully for the
schoolboy or the weakling rs it will for
the athlete. The Sapphic songs were the
| natural music of love; the Homeric epics
were the natural out-pourings of great,
strong, selfsutlicient soul, surcharged with
inspiration of heroism; and when
Apollo is represented with drawn bow he
is the symbol of the natural perfect physi-
cal manhood in an attitude displaying its
highest powers and graces. 1t is curious
TO note how surely the bow and arrows
have found their way into the hands Of all
wild peoples whose mode of life has made
physical culture necessity with them,
and it is equally interesting and siguiti-
cant to discover that among these wild
peoples chieitain is invariably chosen on
account of his ability to draw mighty
bow. We are nothing better than re-
fined and enlightened savages. The fibre
of our nature is not changed in substance;
it is polished and oiled. The wild side
of the prism of humanity still offers its
pleasures to us, and it is healthiul and
essentially necessary to broad culture
that We accept them in moderation.
Sport, by which | mean pleasant physi-
cal and mental exercise combined play,
in the best sense-is Il requirement OF this
wild element, this glossedover, physical,
heather side of our being, aud the bow
is it. natural element.-Scrsbasr's
NonthIy.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-06-20

THE WoMEN's HOTEL TRIED. - A
boardcr 1t the Women's Hotel lis a col
umn of the New York Sun with praises
of This establishment. She says: II have
been much more luxuriously provided
for than | am accustomed to or care
to be; have received in every par
ticuar much more for what | am to pay
than | ever did before. We have quiet,
elegan. home, such as the most opulent
woman in the city might envy, and into
which no rude masculine element can
possibly intrude the use of a library aud
reading room superior to that which the
ordinary millionaire places in his own
house; surroundings which are artistic
and aesthetic in the highest degree; the
material benefit of a good French cuisine,
and the respectful, prompt attendance OF
a corps of trained colored walters.
don't know how to realize that am in a
working womsn's hotel. In fact the
whole thisg seems like = dream