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The Deep Sea.

Alta recent meeting of the Christiana
Society of Science, Robert Collett stated
that the deep-water fishes collected dur
ing the last Atlantic expedition amount
ed to thirty-three species and proved to
be of great interest to science, as the
fish had, with few exceptions, been
taken from depths from which no
Arctic fishes had previously been OBJ
tanned. The apparatus employed was
the so-called trawl net, constructed on
the same principle as that employed by
the English fishermen on Doggersbank.
Fish were taken up with that apparatus
from depths of 400 and 500 tathoms
Five species proved to be entirely new
to science, and it was necessary to
classify one of them under q new ge-
nus. This was caught at a depth of
/ ZOO fathoms, and was about one foot
long. While alive it was beautifully
rose colored all over, but of SO soft and
gelatinous substance that it was half
transparent, and the heart could be seen
performing its functions; and large por
tons of the brain, the entrails and the
whole backbone were visible through
the skin. The abdominal fins were
transformed into two long, split threads,
which gave the fish very peculiar
appearance. 1t was named Rho
dichtys Regina, and belongs to group
of the genuine deep-water fishes which
is chiefly limited to the tropic
seas. Among the other species several
were known only through single speci-
mems scattered here and there in mu-
seums, and the descriptions of which
are generally incorrect and defective.
The genuine Arctic genus Lyeodes, of
which, up to the present time, only a
few specimens have been found near
Greenland and other places in the Polar
sea almost always taken by chance
from the stomachs of sharks), appeared
to exist in quantities everywhere at
these great depths, where the tempera-
ture of the water is under zero. 1t has
only been the lack of suitable apparatus
which has until now prevented the dis
envarv
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-29
The Wizard of the Saddle.

In the address of Gen. Chalmers, be-
fore the Southern Historical Society, at
White Sulphur Springs, the following
incident was related of the Wizard of
the Saddle: During the fight at West
Point, Miss, Forrest came up to where
I was standing, on the causeway leading
to the bridge, and as it was the first time
1 had been with him in fight, 1 watched
him closely. His manner was nervous,
impatient and imperious. He asked me
what the enemy were doing, and when
1 gave him the report just received from
Col. Duff, in command of the pickets,
he said, sharply, 1 will go and see my
SELF and started across the bridge,
which was about thirty yards long, and
then being raked by the enemy's fire.
This struck me at the time as a need
less and somewhat braggadocio expos
ure of himself, and 1 followed him to
see what he would do. When we
reached the other bank the fire of the
enemy was very heavy, and our men
were falling backbone running without
hat or gun. In an instant Forrest
seized and threw him on the ground,
and. while the bullets we're whistling
thick around him, administered a Sc
we're thrashing with brush Of wood
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-29
Make the Table Attractive.

A great deal of enjoyment of meal
depends on the appearance of the table.
Clean, smoothly-ironed table-cloth and
napkins are the first requisites. If
these are carefully folded after every
meal and laid III a box kept for the pur-
pose, they will look well for several
days. Where there are small children,
square white oilclOth, bound with scar
let braid or simply pinked around and
laid under their plates, will prevent
much soiling of the table-cloth. A few
bright, pretty dishes add much to the
appearance of the table. Now, during
the summer, pretty ornament may be
secured for every meal by merely run
ming into the yard or garden and gath
ering few buds and flowers and sprays
of green for bouquet. This habit, if
once commenced, will so grow upon, the
taste that the spoons and napkins will
hardly be more indispensable. 1t is
we'll to let the children furnish the
table bouquets from their own flower
beds. One day, when our Willie gath
cred a cluster of apple-buds and bios
SONS for the dinner table, friend who
sat at the table said TO him, Those
blossoms, if left on the tree, would have
grown to be apples" II would just as
soon have the blossoms" was the an
swer. A pretty ornament for the table
is made by placing a gobletin a shallow
glass fruit-dish and filling both with
flowers. If the scarlet radishes are
laid on the green lettuce in the salad
bowl, it makes almost bouquet for it.
Cor. Farm and Fireside.
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Manufactured SnOw-StOrms.

The manufacture of ice was properly
considered great triumph, but dis
covery has recently been made which
leaves this far in the shade. This is
nothing less than system of refrigera-
ton which involved the use of no ice at
all. The system has been put into
practical operation at Boston, and is al
ready great success. Ammonia is the
chemical agent depended upon, and by
its use the air in large six-story gran
ite building is kept nearly down to the
freezing point, even in the dog days.
The building was rendered as impervi-
GUS as possible to outside atmospheric
changes, and then intricate machinery
was introduced by means of which the
heat and gases are drawn Oft, condensed
and purified, and retained to do the
work of refrgerating. The process
goes on all the while, and the air is
constantly changing, but the machinery
is SO nicely arranged that the tempera-
ture is kept at the uniform point of 40
deg. A curious feature of the perform
ance is that the absorption of the heat,
gases and moisture constantly accumu-
lates great quantity of snow in the
machine room every day, and the novel
spectacle is presented of men shoveling
up snow from the floor of building
outside of which the thermometer
stands among the nineties, and spread
ing it out on the roof to melt in the
midsummer sun. The building is kept
nearly full of perishable provisions,
100000 packages of butter, 300 barrels
of beef and $500 dozen eggs being
among the present stock on hand, and
the produce and commission houses
which patronize it report that their
goods are kept better than in vaults
cooled by ice. Indeed, the experiment
h proved SO successful that it is ex-
pected that mammoth refrigerators of
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-29
STORIES OF THE OLDEN TIME.
GIimpses of Life in Kentucky In the Early
Days.
BY w. w.

In giving sketches of primitive times
in Kentucky and Tennessee, the clerical
profession and their gatherings appear
to figure rather conspicuously. The
reader must bear In mind that, at that
period, SO limited, comparatively, were
the means of traveling-a good deal of
it being done altogether on foot or
horseback-as well as good carriage
roads, that very few outsiders in the
way of lecturers or other speakers
ever found their way there. Conse-
quently, in the remoter or wilder dis
tricts, where, indeed, the inevitable stump
orator was constrained to find his way,
the chief source of entertainments
mean it in no invidious sense-was the
pulpit, however rude its surroundings
or however marked the oddities of those
who occupied it; for many of the preach
ers really prided themselves on eccen-
tricities, real or somewhat affected,
which gave them wider field and
larger audiences.
In illustration of the difficulty of pen
etrating Tennessee in ante. railroad
times, even the central portion of it,
and especially In the winter when the
rivers were sometimes very low, and
perhaps partially frozen, long stage
route across Kentucky being the other
alternative, fancy-which, however, was
the fact-our musical celebrity, M.
Strakosch, stuck on a sand-bar in SOL
itary part of the Cumberland, on his
way up the river in small steamer, and
stranded, too, for several days, short
both of provisions and fire; and then
fancy further the great leader of opera
feelingly describing his troubles on that
occasion, the hardships undergone and
the "cold taken" until he could express
1T no more emphatically or plaintively
than 10 affirm that he was then and
there, as consequence, troubled with
schwindGng swimming in mine head"
Of course, that was a long time ago |;
and he Spikes" better English now,
and is under no necessity of making
precarious jaunts into the interior and
off of the lines of railroads good
luck to him-for he is remembered as
an affable and pleasant gentleman; but
the hardships he underwent were not
singular, and it is my purpose to deal
with some of the incidents and condi-
tons which grew out of such disabilities.
On horseback jaunt then upon one
occasion to look after some land titles
up on Big Sandy, being detained for a
few days while the surveys were being
looked into, was honored with an invi-
tation to attend a quarterly meeting,
under the supervision of Elder some
body, whose name-for he was local
celebrity have forgotten. Setting
out on horseback in company with my
entertainer and his wife, half day.
ride brought us to the place, large
double Lighthouse with an l. attached,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-29
A Talk with Sherman.

Says an Associated Press telegram from
Washington: Secretary Sherman, being ques-
toned concerning future financial operations
OF the treasury, replied:
"The treasury operations will probably,
hereafter, have no material effect upon the
money market 1t is probable that before the
LIST of October nearly all the called bonds out
standing, amounting to about s47 200, Will
be presented for payment, and will be paid for
through the Clearing House Of New York. As
much of this money will go to different parts
of the country elsewhere than New York, the
payment may cause some movement OF curren-
cy from that city, but it will naturally soon come
back again, After the refunding operations are
closed out the treasury payments will be equal
to our receipts and no more, except the small
balance of the fractional-currency fund which
Congress required to be paid out"
"What will be the probable amount Of gold
imported in payment of breadstuffs, etc z"
Il do not think the movement of gold to this
country will be very large. 1t Is evident our
exports will be greatly III excess OF the imports,
and mainly of breadstuffs, meats, and cotton;
but the excess will be paid for largely by Amer
lean securities held abroad. / wish they would
all come back sill. some gold will come, and our
domestic production of gold will stay here
This will give the banks an excellent opportu-
nifty to provide themselves with com reserve
instead of United States notes, of which the
reserve now consists United States notes will
all be wanted in active use for the largest crops
and the largest business we have ever had"
How about the price OF silver-has 1t adj
vanced?"
Yes; the price of silver is advancing some
what. There is a better demand for silver for
China; and, therefore, the price is higher in
San Francisco than in New York. / should not
be surprised if the silver on the Pacific coast
should go to China, and that our supply for
coinage should come from Colorado, Mexico
and, perhans, London"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-29
THE WORLDS CATTLE SUPPLY.

The Stock Of the Great Pastoral Countries.
An English paper saws: If meat is
scarce and dear in Western Europe
such is not the case in other parts of tn
world, as the following statistics rela
tive to America, Australia, and Africa
will show. Uruguay, the population of
which by the last census of 1876 was
400, 900 souls, possessed at the same
time 4,873, 924 head of horned cattle and
9,142, loo sheep, but as those figures are
taken from the returns made by the
farmers themselves for the purpose of
taxation, nj. Vitalba, Comptroller of the
State, considers the more accurate num-
bers would be 100000 and 1900, 900.
The Argentine Confederation, far
larger in extent, with barely 100000
of inhabitants, had, according to a cal
culation published at Buenos Ayres in
1875, ID, 493, 900 animals of the bovine
species, of which 5,1l6,020 were in the
province of Buenos Ayres, and 81, $780,
Alb sheep. But, according to the Of
fetal announcement in the Argentine
section of the exhi bition of 1873, the
real quantities were S0,000,000 of sheep
and 100000 of horned cattle. A vast
extent of the southern portion of Brazil,
particularly the province of Rio Grande,
Bolivia, and portions of Peru on the
eastern slopes of the Andes, are also
occupied in raising cattle, but the diff
culties of procuring definite returns are
so great that any estimate made could
only be mere guess work. Turning
now to North America, where immense
districts are almost wholly pastoral, the
figures published in 1872 by Mr.. Block
showed the existence of 26,693, 305 head
of cattle, 81 ,679, 300 sheep, and 32,000,-
coo of pigs. But these numbers have
vastly increased since, owing to the ex-
tensive trade which has sprung up be-
] tween England and the United States
in meat, both salt and fresh. Accord
ing to some statistics published by the
French Minister of Commerce, Canada
possessed in 1876 2,624,29 animals of
the bovine race and 3,155,509 of the
ovine. The numbers supposed to exist
in Australia and New Zealand are
5,995,S72 of the former and 81, 649, 967
of the latter, of which the share of New
South Wales is 3,131, 0l3 cattle, $685.
755 sheep, as well as 173,6O4 pigs. FL
nally, England's enormous colony in the
South of Africa is, speaking generally,
devoted to raising cattle, and, although
no accurate returns are forthcoming,
the fact is known that this industry is
extending there daily.-Enqlish pa
DPr
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this sort will soon be introduced in all
the large cities, and there seems to be
no reason why the system could not be
applied to ocean steamships, in which
case meats and other perishable mer-
chandise could be transported across
the Atlantic more successfully than here
tofore. There ought also to be hint
in this discovery for the application OF
a system of artificially cooling dwelling
houses in hot weather. There is
fortune here for some inventor.-Phtta-
ddelphi Times.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-29
THE NATIONAL TREASURY.
A Valuable Privilege Extended To III
Bankers.

A Valuable Privilege Extended To the
Washington telegram to the Chicago
Tribune says that q the amount paid into the
treasury during the present month by the
banks subscribing to the 4-per-cent loan has
been saO,OOO,OOO The amount of bonds still
outstanding for which payment has not been
made by the banks is about s45, ,OOO IN
der the terms Of subscription this entire sum
should have paid to the United States Treas
urer on July II, the date upon which the last
call for the 1O-4Os matured. The leading sub
scribing banks, however, have lately appealed to
Secretary Sherman for an extension OF Tune,
upon the ground that to pay into the treasury
at once that large amount OF United States
notes, and thus suddenly withdraw 80 much
money from the channels of business, would
seriously affect the money market, by forcing
the banks summary to call in heir loans, and
would at the same time depreciate the 4-per-
cent bonds. After long discussion with the
representatives of the subscribing banks, the
Secretary has modified his order OF March 70
last WHICH required the banks TO pay for their
bonds upon the expiration Of ninety days from
the date of subscription, and directed that
drafts should hereafter be made upon
them only when funds are required 10y the
United States Treasurer to redeem the called
bonds presented at the treasury department.
for redemption. In the modified order the
Secretary has alec directed the Treasurer to
give the banks credit on their bond account for
the called bonds presented by them for re-
dempton. 1t is provided, however, that the
subscribing banks must be prepared for final
settlement with the Government on account or
the retunding loan upon the lst day of October.
The effect of this new order is to allow the
banks to retain the public funds until actually
needed by the Treasurer of the United States
to pay for called bonds presented for redemp-
tioD
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THE DYING SOLDIER.


IA Legend OF Fair Oaks a battle (ouOla Ia Vhotnfa,
June l. 1s62.
On his cot o soldier lay
faithful burre wa by.
Praying he might not de
Dying. but not for bloody lay.
To help crush rehellions dire pride
He baa left bis dear -bonuy" bride.
He gave his life for freodom's cause that day.
His lips moved, something to til.
He thought she was his mother:
He seemed like n brother.
Weeping. she watched his bosom's faint swell
Warmly she casped each chilly palm,
over his face there grew calm.
Che family heard: Sweet love, GEAR home, fare
welll"
He had dreamed, doomed soldier boy,
OF his own distant home,
Where she would lonely roam,
Deploring her dear, departed JOY.
And IL was well. That darling thought
Soothed him In death. His smile was caught
From paradise, where never comes annoy.
SHABBoNA's GROVE, Ill.
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JAKUTsK, East Siberia, is supposed to
be the coolest of towns. From Novem-
her to February the Thermometer ranges
from AZ deg. to 6S deg. below zero, and
the neighboring river is solid ice for
nine months of the year. Yet it is q
place of considerable business.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-27

DIR. WRIGHT: You will please
allow me to thank you for your late
editorials on the 'Three Phases of
Society,"" and especially for No. =
in the CHRONICLE of Sept. 10. You
write like a bold, honest and phi
lanthropic man. You need not fear
the ll-feelings which you anticipate
will be aroused against you for your
bold stand on the contrary, all
thoughtful people can but commend
YOU for these timely circumstances
against the dangerous customs and
evil tendencies OF modern society.
What you say as the editor OF sec
ular paper will have more weight
than had it come from any other
source. Our only fear is that they
have not been generally read by
those by whom these things are to
be cOrrected-the heads of families.
We hope they will carefully read
what you have said on the subject.
We have heard these articles highly
commended by some of our best
thinkers. r. K. BROWN.
Our first impression on receiving
the above was that it was too COM
plimentary to publish. On second
thoughts, however, we concluded
that it would be false delicacy to
suppress it, as it is important to be
known that one so well qualified to
Judge as the reverend gentleman
who wrote it agrees with us in dep
recating the usages we condemned.
We will now add that we have
been gratified and encouraged by
assurance of appreciation from many
of our best citizens, heads of fami-
lies, and especially mothers, who
are convinced that measures of re-
strictiOn must be adopted if we are
to escape worse evils than have al
ready been experienced.
We have only to add that the
paperson the third phase of society,
describing the usages of English
society, was deferred this week to
make room for necessary political
matter, but will appear in our next
iSStIp
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-27
Codev,s Lady,s Book for OctoDer

GOdey's Lady's Book for October
will be received with pleasure by its
subscribers, being an unusually
beautiful number of this ever popu-
lar magazine. The steel plate, by
barley, represents a merrymaking
at the time-hOnOred festival of ALL
HalIow-e The autumn fashions
are shown in a mammoth colored
steel plate, and numerous pages of
additional illustrations, which have
full descriptions in the fashion de-
partment. Godey's fashions have
been unsurpassed for nearly half a
century. The literary matter is of
the best, comprising the continue
ton of "The Rosebud Garden of
Girls" which increases in interest
with every number; the conclusion
of ga Gentle Belle" one of the best
novels of the day and short stories
and poems by popular authors. The
usual pages of music, amusement,
household matter, architecture, home
adornment, and fancy work are Civ
en-, and the entire number is a proof
that the editors keep their promise,
in offering to the public the best
fashion magazine in the country.
The publishers will send to any ad-
dress, postpaid, of receipt of 80 cts,
the remaining three numbers of the
present year, or for 81 will send the
full current volume. Address Go
dey's Lady's Book, Philadelphia.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-27
The COlIimsviIIe Revival.

In the first place it commenced
right. The people were looking for
a good meeting and made prepare
ton for it. The roads leading into
the village were trimmed out, for
the nights were dark. a new bell
was swung on top of the Church,
the echoes of which were heard afar.
BY a common feeling the people
turned out to Church, and the con-
gregations were large. Then, also,
the preachers came in the right
spirit. | have never before heard
Bro. Mooney do such preaching.
Our resident physician said hewOuld
like to have a good horse and moth
ing to do but follow our Elder
around and hear him preach. AL
belt the Doctor and his wife joined
the Church. And Bro. Gannaway
was in his true element. One of our
officials said he was in no hurry to
swap off his present pastor, but
hoped when a change became neces-
sary that Gannaway would De plant
ed in the place. John Dickson, our
class-leader who carries the commu-
nifty on his heart with as much anx-
iety as does the pastor, was busy ev-
erywhere in thework. Squire Har-
per rejoiced to see his two grown
sons take a firm stand in religious
life. The meeting was pleasant,
joyful, and full of hopeful results.
We have had % conversions on the
circuit up to date, and we never
served a kinder hearted people,
With true regard for the comfort
of the pastor and family, financial
obligations are being very generally
met. The Collinsville meeting re-
suited in 10 conversions and is adj
ditions to the Church.
j. w. CULLoM.
Sept. IS, 1879.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-27
NOT FOR TILDEN.

If anything could belittle the
noble struggle now made in New
York against machine work in pol
itics it would be the success of the
attempt made by some of our jOurn-
ais to convert the whole thing into
Tilden boom. The grand princi-
pie Of the whole contest in which
the Democracy is engaged with
Conkling, Cornell and Kelly is the
assertion of the independence of the
New York vote as a thing too big
to be carried in any mans pocket.
If it were merely to put down Kelly
in order to put up Tilden, this
editor would not lift a pen on one
side or another.
The truth is that Democrats ev-
erywhere are giving the cold shout
der to Tilden. He has not the mag
netism that binds men to a states
mans support; he has too many
vulnerable points in his armor, and
his nomination would necessitate a
defensive warfare throughout the
campaign. While other Democratic
statesmen have been making a
manly fight against executive usur-
pations and corruption in high
places, he has been sitting at home
like a great spider, spinning cob
webs to entangle politicians and
harness them to mis- chariot, himself
not lifting a finger in the cause.
And nowhere have men turned
| from Tilden so universally as in
New York itself. Canvassers in
the present contest are every day
protesting that while they are OPP
posing Kelly and Cornell, it is not
in the Tilden interest that they dc
so, and the New York World, which
is decidedly the strongest Demo
cratic paper in that city, is as out.
spoken against the claims of Mr.
TiIden to own the New York Dem
ocracy as it is against the dictations
of Tammany and its rulers.
The work which the New York
Democracy are now engaged in is
not the personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF
anyone, but the reverse; it is fight
against personal dictatiOn.