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HOW the AIDS Mere Formed.

Mir. J. w. Judd, F. R. s., professor of geology at tue royal school of mines, recently delivered lecture in London, taii opseryaIIuns inc, hs frao 1ecva.yf7 pointed out, that four stages can be re- eognized in tue history of these Alps.
 First, the existence of 2 line of weak ness in tho earth's crust nearly coInc1- dent with the line of the present noun tains. This is evidenced by the fact that along this line of weakness there were volcanic outbursts, the result of
 which csn stili be traced. Secondly,
 there followed along this line of weak
 ness a depression, and in this huge
 ss trough of miles in extent there were
 accumulated sands, limestones, and
 claws by various forms of water agencies,
 and by animals living in the waters.
 Thirdly. there followed the consolida-
 tion of those soft and loose materials. There is evidence that the accumulation was of from six to seven miles in thick ness. and the mere weight-of the super incumbent material on the lower strata
 would have share iD effecting consoil-
 dation. But this was not all. Under this vast covering heat had led to crys- utilization from fusion. There was, 1 too. the crushing in from the sides
 l the trough. This was illustrated ., I .
 model of the late Sir H. de Ia od odnv, l,, ] where lateral pressure was eni1y s,,n. Ja =, layers of different-colored sua zao.n' snIg 1;sh l ing how crumpling rSsnlleu, ,Stad whad uplifting of parts of sne accu hna, - u,atSe t,a
 scrlnturing eaariY, of ss this into its present
 form. for, which v.4s the work of rams ana
 tuants oals gso Goae of the existing peaks,
 ana,, 1.oSs . ooJ feet high, were composed en-
 t;rs1vI the disintegrating maternal re. ! s,,saflg from the action of water. eatnel
 H esi ice in glaciers or as rain and streams ; The amount of material removed ID Uni way was so stupendous it was aimos
 stargering to try to grasp the facts
 The sculpfuring of the contours IS SUI sI going on. This fourth stage was Q
 anite recent date. speaking geologlcaiiJ I int the whole history involved laps s of time which, at the beginning of th a century, philosophers would not nay been prepared to grant, even II thl since acquired knowledge of facts ha been presented to them. Prei. Jua concluded by pointing out the inii5 ence Sir Charles LyeH had m moo al fying popular thought on such matter
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ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Surgeons are men of probe-ity.
 The sense of smell is very acute in mastiffs.
 Broken Heart is 6 station on A Mime sota railroad.
 The worlds production of gold is one third less than in 1850. An Aurora Qll.) man has patented . shield to protect firemen- l None but the brave deserve the hair, is how the aborigine puts it. Bicycles are getting to be numerous on the San Francisco streets.
 There are in Prussia S,228 doctors, 143 surgeons and 251 dentists.
 The man in the moon has four quar- ters, but he won't change for a dollar.
 Take the first and last letters from the word majesty and you make jest of the word.
 Under old Saxon laws the larceny of anything over twelve pence was punish able with death.
 When things are come to the execr- tion, there is no secrecy comparable to celerity.-Bacon.
 A very nice cremation can be pro- cured in Italy at the modest sum of seventy-five cents.
 The silk industry of this country is valued at S25, ,000, 900, and the whole whole silk trade about $50, 0O0. 900.
 Hands have they, yet steal not clocks. Legs have they, yet walk not tables. Eyes have they. yet see not needles. Teeth have they, yet chew not-combs. Lips have they, yet kiss not-pitchers.
 A gardener occupies an independent position. He can make his own beds and do his own sowing. He should have money enough also. for he gets spade frequently and can raise his own celery when he chooses.
 A young man who eats the bread of idleness, no matter how much money be has, is disgraced. Young men starting in life ought to aim first of all to find place where they can earn their bread and butter with hoe, axe, spade, wheelbarrow, curry comb, biackiDg brush-no matter what.
 The heart that Las passed through the deep waters of tribulation IS the most tender; the voice that has itself cried with pain is the most gentle; the hand that has suffered is the n,osf soothing ministrant in the chamber of sorrow. The best sympathizer is ore who has been partaker of <tiie same sufferings.
 There was n exhibitior of tableaux in Fon du Lac, Wis, snd the small boy was present. A scene was presented- The Execution of Mary Queen of Scots," Mary kneeling, with her head on the block. the execafioner standing, with uplifted axe posed for the death afhe URimaess sandlawooS ,l .na Is fg1 large tree, shspe9d % als ousr Tha anu ansay u nnal nlshed aa,,ed Esih 1ele.wood, is black and one, caa,eos osecond is brown and very neasy; Ing the properties of candle hen,, fning in fhe fire with an agreeable nna the third bark, at the heart of sse tree, is used as cordial in falnting Ats, and for pertaining clothes and apartments. Many uses are made Of this tree; cooling liquor flows from 1t of which vinegar is made; sharp points growing on its branches are used for nails: it's leaves serve as coverings for houses, also for dishes; ropes are made of the roots. and thread of the fbers Of its leaves
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A Gigantic Land Claim.

The claim of the heirs of Don Joseph Valliere to 7,276, 800 acres of land, un- der grant made in 1793 by Baron de Carondelet, governor-general of Lou isiana, then Spanish province. was passed upon adversely by the United States supreme court, recently. For sIUwIy WUI n11ass Iso rpJ oi4.Ss . 5-~ meshes of the law. Attorney-General Devens said to the supreme court that it was ssa demand for princlpal1ty. The territory claimed is only twelve miles less than that of the kingdom of Belgium. Its area is greater than that of the whole State of Maryland. The land claimed stretches along the White river in Arkansas, through large sec ton of the States of Missouri and Ar kansas, embracing the whole or parts oi twenty -four counties and 1000 acres of land in the Indian Territory. The value of the claim was over ten millions of dollars.
 The supreme court confirmed the decree of the United States court in the western district of Missouri, dlsmisslng the claim from the courts, holding that for want of an actual survey st the time the grant was made, and for want Of an adeauate description by which it can now be surveyed or ldenGlHeds the ciaiHi did not come within the provisions of l the section of the act of 1860, which brought such claims to the notice of the court.
 A crushing disappointment was con- tained in this brief conclusion to those whose hopes for future prosperity were l tied to the claim. Tn the extremity oi 1 the disappointment an offer of 5OO,OOO acres of the land was made to General 1 B. r. Butler, to secure q Teargumeni l before the supreme court. A study ol Justice MilIer's decision, in which the
 other members of tho supreme court
 concurred, leads the lawyers 10 believe l that the claim still exists, and may bt prosecuted through the provisions q
 the act of 1860, looking to the condrnaa I ton of the grant by Congress. aud fha'
 the claim was not declared invalid bss 1 inc supreme court, but that the bill wa
 dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Ac: cordingIy the claim is yet to engage tn I attention of the lawyers and specui ators
 and the hopes of the heirs of Dol
 Joseph yalliero. NeaU York Sun.
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Tie Slain.

Tie Slain.
 GOOD EVENING. When night comes creeping slowly down the hills, And day, with all it's breeding cares, is done, What joy the bosom of the young man thrills When two crowd into sleigh not tig enough for one.
 GOOD MORNING. How breaks the rosy dawn, with memories blessed Of happy visions lasting all night through i; Of clustering dreams his pillow lightly pressed, Ofhopes that brighten with the morning new.
 GOOD GRACIOUS How silently and grim the livery man Extends the bill for "that 'ere horse an sleigh y How vanquished hopes his eyes no longer scan, While breeding sorrow bids the world, "Good day!"
 R, J Bttrdehe
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DrdS of isl 0Ill.

ni,asre are fwo kinds q anabition Int 'uzlII;snia ms sx spe6ii3 olej a1n ti0,1ssaf pr Ill ical nef 1assaa rens tIls snnbition q drealnssz
 Wl1ata aa mower thsre ia ix 'Whossk yerg helplessneza is 1 < fn wloSe presenea 6vei ' s{xnds, a(55 and zsl1 nt fIsS IT Sa ae csxae r
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4 Custom that stilI Travels.

One of the customs of our fathers, says the Springfield (Mass.) BePuots- cdn. yss the habit of going to sleep during church services and var1ous ana singular were the expedients adopted Dy the minister and the deacons to keep them wide awake. Here is an account of a funny scene in Lynn (Mass-) church in l646. during the preaching oi the Oopd old Rev. Samuel Whitney. D- D. If ia taken from Obadiah Turner's journal:
 "l646, June ye 3d: Allen Brydges hath bin chose to wake ye sleepers III meeting, and being much proud of his place must needs have a fox-taiie nxea to ye end of a long staff wherewith ne
 nav brush the faces of them yt VIII have maps in time of discourse; likewise d sharpe fhorne wherewith he may prick such as be most sounde. Oa ye
 iast Lords day, as he strutted about Fe meeting-house, he did spy Mir. Tomilns sleeping with much comforte, his head kept steadie by being in ye. corner and his hand grasping ye rail. And soc myinp Allen did quicklie thrust his
 staf behind Dame Ballond and give hln l a erievous prick upon ye hand. Where 1 mon MT. Tomlins did spring up mucf
 above ys floor aud with terrible fore
 strike his hands against ye wall. snt also. to ys great wonder of all. prophain lie exclsim in loud voice. Cuss tn
 voodchuck;' he dreaming, as it seemed T vt a woodchuck had seized and bit hi
 kand. Buf on coming to know wher I he Was. and ye great scandall he ha
 rommitted. he e9emed much abashe
 bus dsd not spe6ke And l think D
 will not socne aesine go to sleep rneefina. Ye women may sometims sleep and nona know lt bY reeeon 1. tbeir enormouS bonnets. Mr. Whltnz 5 l doth pleasantly ssy # from ye pulpit a 1 doth seem 10 be pHoAchiGg to gtAck9 . straw with men iotfln heFe nd the z ..,<,.,sx kbas,n ss
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Rspiamin Franklin.

A New York correspondent, referring to the 173d anniversary of the birth of athis remarkable man, whose memory only brightens with the flight of time, says: Frauklin's autobiography IS one of the most charming books of the kind in existence, and should be generally circulated among the young. It is a curious fact that some of Franklin's simplest essays were written at 8 time of intense pressure. For instance, It was while serving as our ambassador at the court of France that he wrote that instructive episode of boyhood, The Whistle" whose moral soon became proverb. The Ephemera was also written at the same time. With regard to Franklin's autobiography, 1t may be said that 1t was the first instance of book written in English, but first pT1nt- ed in French. The fact IS the manu- script was translated, while Franklin was at Paris, and was there given to the public. A copy was then retranslated, l and appeared in British dress. The l original work as written by Franklin was l pnblishesI in 1877, just twenty -ionr t years after the translated edition Y
 had been during this time in the bs.ds q l of the authors grandsoI, wlfo vsfs sr,,l IT 3 dueed to give it to tho world. HE HE
 auto biography is really the best ple1n.s l we have of fhis wonderful man; Ills I letters, also, are admirable, and the iol. lowing extract of his last to pr. Mather,
 Of Boston, is value at tue present ane ,.; z. Let us preserve our reputation py
 performing our duties our cre5lt py 1 fulfilling our contracts, and our friends
 bY gratitude and ndness for we know
 not how soon we my need all of them. ma last proof of E E'rankl in utili tarlaI ; disposition ia found in thnt clause in h,l <. Wiil which refers to his it' 5 deeired to Do buried lby tllla slaesof ha E and ordered tliat 1oels HraYe sp acog or6d bv alab Of raarblo six stoe lona bg :fonr in breadtl, with no ozlaa } nne,at ezcapb 1t mold ling aioalg U x esidsa al,ii with ANe following iziacriE HAJA 9s|''sf,s NIsI r Fl 1 ! Tbis request was literally executee
 and tne spot is one of the most lnteres
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ss sTomatocs First Eaten in AmerIca.

seaweed. Newport R. corr
 respondent. asks for further lnforma-
 tion concerning the first eating of toma-
 toes in Aherica. The correapo ponde ent says It is aS Newport tradition tIlat
 tomatoes were nast eaten in thia col1ll~ try in about I628s n. house still sta d- ing on the corner of Corne and MILE streets. About that sarne thAre cSslzle hers an eccentric Ifahan painter, Nk I-E che1o Felice Corne. He bonsht q stablo
 ola the street now called for him fash- I toned it into \ dwelling hcuse, there. l lived and died. Previous to hiecosn | ing. and long after, tomatoes, then called
 love apples, were thought to be poisonous.
 A gentleman told mo that in I819 he \ frouuht them from South @aaxolIna and planted them in his yard Whera
 they were looked upon as ourionltae1 l and prized for their beauty, Yaay a1a. | came later, however, q v6ry uAT q missile in the hands of aS b0y. sI Charming old Indy also told m thAl T in 1891 she was sitting with | f1ek'
 af,n when some ono brought thu lfay11il
 as tegnpting delicacy some to1natoes M ss Wou1d your poison her whs tZe ex z cla1nation of tho aBtoniehed attendaxfs ! and vet Corne in his section uf toNl 1 1 had been serving them for ye pr4 < yif,us. AZ Into as 1885 they wefg IT aarf1ad as poisonous through ghnut 1on < necticut. l.s. oorni11o fo ArnerioaE md his ac a I Newport in 6aI6na md izz Leu
 thnueh Npmpo Tteae 4 4 Y sI kie1ss fjfaf foB4 Al Gx 1i4j4 [5. |
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CURRENT NOTES.

The late Bayard Taylor's letters from distinguished men fill fifteen packing boxes, and are stored away at Cedar croft, his country place in Pennsylvania.
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The plague in Russia.

The origin of the plague, which IS
 ,r,aL;no sucb terrible ravages in Russia, l ;a clearly traced in the Astrakhan core syondence of the London Gotos. The .ap;dernic . appeared in the Cossack yn- laoa' of yetiyan-Stanitza soon after the ~aflrn cf two Cosaack regiments from
 the war in Asia Minor, and was very
 i;Lalv brought over with thesr old clatlaea and rags. 1t is we'll known that there were many cases of typhus m these reoiments during the war, but It has also haen ascertained that during thelr return 1 bomeward no one was attacked by the d;sense. Prior to their homeward march tha Gossacks' clothes and other effects
 were disinfected and well smoked; but
 nrobably the men did not expose all I their raes and booty to that process, ana thus many articles remained ntected: I The report regarding the appearance or
 tvnhns was received by the Cossack au-
 thrr;t;es toward the end of November: Al army surgeon was at once dlspatcned sl =, vativanka. He returned with the
 raus that there was no typhus, but that sl thora were slight attacks of ague ana } febricula. Several days passed n{s y1el auddenlv the. .naMn Nee hr0u9ns or fIlgnt Sss f,{,f{a]ity . the Stanitzas z ,. 8 fSaaH to twenty pefsolle daiy 3 .1s,s1 s,.ssse | 53opuss stion of 600. By Deoem s bsr i0th f6e mortalit had 1nczseeea 2 There died, among !zle saL,cs' = Z If the Astrakhnn r6el the pr1es ~ naf wifh the anna fnte hle wsfe z sn' chii 3ren runnine fszzs es soes \ E \ 2Tsi If tIa local e]2 esso s!s 2 s15 Ihe Chunk 371I l3! ! E 3 <5s.s z;S'S $ - ,feared fo buxy zl1e<
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Reassns ier FashIons.

< It is nlWayH pos6f0ie n 10on16 aP th0 ofiRinaI of q xai8 8nin8 fashion to find \ rsason iof E ca me md e11eek 8o l .ha1ld iirl Tard even amid ' sse caries. This winter x7e. laaar or ssse la'l,s
 preya1ence of pearla as ' asnlon ~ .xsss
 ce11t traveller notes the hnamg ot . ntsM lfs1
 rsarE bank in tho Perslan gun e'.I Iiy
 fast year therefore e0n1e one stoo9 z. l..s p.ss hind the crank hat turn ont tnt3 \ sat 1s
 fashions who was F se,:.as' :'a ss
 corner in pearle. 6 reee'a :. 9!s! Shfch life Meddiugs n lnelF sE> ls$ .s {rom tho vi llage of .l! ( & oafline hss been !! S E 1ll $ aboxe PSzes ssls! 5! z! % $ 3'73' s5lsssl;;{ svfsh he'd for I'll
 x sz.. Y z 5sss,54 T I111rrin imported theee k s5s6 s..f1 loaa. m Parias < t6xif writing paper siam !al.ze sll, s5l
 s,<Ssi ss,sd n1,oitoes of t11elf fasn: oz 8 55sS ncheW tIaeses nnd ipye1t dex1ce. $ ssz fl.asss ssTn fnsf< The l1e4 q $ syuali<l5sg in Ai8ht with sy l SSsse' eananated 1Ho1n tnf :sss IF @ is1un zenc1 s:1s |' ;zI1 7 s; s,,7Ia Iii f>
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\ ;lver yjziitss h : Ns4 xo<k poper q foIio1s: Ho much ha4 beoo noId abQns 5n1 sfooIfn8 poieoninGs Xh56h Eozo1xls
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DOxeS, and are stored away at Cedar croft, his country place in Pennsylvania.
 The Cincinnati musical festival asso- citation announce that they will give @ prize of one thousand dollars for an original composition for the orchstra and chorus to be performed in the festi- val of next year. Competition is limited to native Americans.
 Madden, the lunatic who threatened Queen Victoria's life, has been impris- oned in Belgium, Austria, France and the United States, it is said, for threat ening the lives of rulers. President Johnson is said to have been the Ameri- can he desired to put out of the way.
 The railroad accidents in the United States during tbe last six years, with the number killed and injured each year, will be found in the following tab ular statement:
 1873. 1874. 1875. 1876. 1877 1878. Accidents. ..1.283 9S0 1.201 982 891 TAO Killed. ....... 276 2O4 234 BPS 214 2O4 Injured. ... ,172 ITS 1,107 LOOT 1,047 756
 Of seventeen samples of table sirups recently examined by R. O. Keddar, professor of chemistry in the Michigan State Agricultural college, fifteen proved to be made from glucose :; one sample contained Al grains of oil of vitrol and 724 grains of lime to the gallon, and an- other. which had caused serious sickness to an entire family whom he knew, con- tained seventy-three grains of oil of vitrol, twenty. eight of copperas, and 363 of lime to the gallen.
 A Niagara Falls correspondent des- cribes the following incident of the Princess Louise's visit to that place : :" Her Royal Highness is very thought full and considerate of all who are con- nected in any way with her household. Yesterday she observed that ono of her servants frequently placed his hand upon his face. His peculiar appearance aroused her suspicion. She immediate ly inquired the cause and learned that he was suffering with a raging tooth ache. Placing her soft hand upon his cheek, she prescribed as follows Now, George, you go directly and get a great, large fig i; cut it open and heat it as hot as you can place it upon your face over the ache, and in little time I am sure you will feel much better George was overwhelmed with her bighness' kindness and declared posi- lively that when her hand rested upon his face every bit of the pain was driven away"
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 lhis request was literally executed, anil tie spot IS one of the most lnteresp' ine ices in iiIadel lphia.
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The railroad accidents in the United States during tbe last six years, with the number killed and injured each year, will be found in the following tab
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Union Granite Works.

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 -..>.1v es dranIls or MarbIs foF|
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-04-03

One time Henry Ward Beecher went
down to Boston to lecture. In the af-
ternoon he went into barber shop of
great tone and refinement to be shaved.
The barber was garrulous little fellow
who entertained Mr.. Beecher, while he
lathered his face, with intellectual con-
versation. He asked, "are you going to
the lecture this EVENING" Going to the
lecturel"
"Oh," Mr.. Beecher replied YEARLY, as
man who didn't take much stock in
lectures, 81 don't know; who's going to
lecture
"Why," the amazed barber exclaimed,
"Rev. Henry Ward Beecher; Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher, of Brooklyn.
Going to lecture tonight in Music Hall. "
Mr.. Beecher reused up with an air of
Indifferent interest. "Oh, WELL" he
said, IF he is going to lecture, | guess
III have TO 60
"Got your tickets 7" the barber ratified
on. SCOT your ticketsl Got your
tickets ?"
NO." Mr.. Beecher replied, 81 have
no ticket.
The barber laughed merrily. "Ha,
ha, ha," he shouted. "You'll have to
stand up; you'll have to stand up! Seats
all gone two days ego; you'll have 30
stand up
"Well, now said Mr.. Beecher, with
an air of grave vexstion, ''do yon know
that is just my luckl | was in Brook
lyn last Sunday, and went over to Ply
mouth Church twice to hear that fellow
preach, morning and evening, and both
times | had to stand up all through the
sermon"
And as he went away the still unen-
lightened barber laughed at the man who
would have to stand up at Mr.. Beecher's
lecture,
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-04-03

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UP Among the Planets.

Neptune, the most remote of the plan
cts is about 2,7OO,O00,000 miles from
the SIM. 1t is supposed that Mercury
has mountains higher than our Hima-
layas, and volcanoes in a state Of activ
ity. Out of all the myriad lights in
the heavens the earth is only visible to
the moon, Mars, Mercury and Venus.
The earth Is 749 times smaller than Sal
turn, and it's mean distance from us is
100000, 900 miles. Uranus can never
see us at all, as it is l,753,0 100000 miles
from the sun. The temperature in Mer-
curry is supposed to be seven times hot
ter than our torrd zone; therefore, if it
is inhabited it must be by race of PEG
pie very differently constituted from
ourselves. 1t is believed that
Venus has an atmosphere much like
ours, and mountain peaks five or six
times higher than the TIE ieritfe, their
sides bright with flowers and birds Of
brilliant plumage. The moon never
leaves our globe; therefore it is called
our satellite. Though to us it appears
larger than the stars, it is really smaller
than any of them, but appears very
much larger to US. The astronomers
have calculated that the mountains and
extinct volcanoes in the moon are higher
than any on our earth. If there were any
enc Oh the moon to see it, the earth
would appear to them magnificent
ball. The planets and sun would move
behind it in brilliant succession Our
globe appears to Mars as the morning
and evening star.