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, 1879-02-01

ELECTRIC ISCANDEsCENCE OF
PLATINUM.

E'1EeA"Ao 1.s.,,
30 - e's oM'
The artlcc on Recent Science, read and re-
yisetl By Prof. Huxley, In tho Nfstsfesnth Ce,s-
i,,r,, tor January. cxnla,ns tno pr,ur1p,cs on
...,i,,, ~. ,,n,r,,s,orr. ~ :, ro,,,,tn, hofv
~" "a.sa w t.. .,s., .,sS., J.. ,,,.,".I ,osuos
lntefposco III e1oscu Gfcuft 10 psooueeu. ol'ce
these principles lie ut the bottom Of MI. Edl-
sons investigations into tllu nature OF tho
o,nct,t, l,vtt +h,v .ecu, vor.hv of to,ne snc.
l,s va, a,tcn, tim IN nh mi. n,scc. lit ha. lonr ham
KNOWN" saYs the 4p'"t'tenh Century "FltcF'
ntlat the amount Of heat generated by tic cleo
tr3c ,,,rrent In an tnteroosc1 wfra il directly
..s.s..tsn", Wv ~. ~. ",oo.r,, r,s..taa., ~ ~.
Wire Now, tho resistance depends, among
other things, on sho nature OF tllc.mctats tl,ose
metals which ars good conductors, such ~ all
W. ofysrIng ,nuc}, 1e,, Tc,I.tanc. Than tbo,e
which arc bad conductors, soch 81 plattnutn. IL
was shown many years ago by Mr. Children
lin. IL chain bc built up ot links alternately VI
.n,e' u ~ ~ ~ a's, .,,-a,,rh ,s,t. ch,I, ths
aole 1ntehsty oc ee"& .''o'ku .t4's eAau' .as
platinum links may glow vtyid'y, whl!o INC
ne,ghboriug links of silver rema'n dark and
,,mc,,r,.y--or' what cou,ra to tl.o same thJur,
'n, h,eh rcstston"emstinmtn IL neeuii.riS
ron' ,'n 'ia ~ n4% nTsIfftn@ incondesrsnss. =
n' Il si,ol,iJ BE- reparEctl lint Tic resistance
,...,.n r.,a III ,,ot nn,y ~ tl,c ,t,,T, n thc
eufnt as nv w. o t,rn"., u ~. ~ H. ~ i1.
neta w ~, .t, - on ~. res,.tnncc n In
heuucu inG nona nm nna,. i" nost,r 17.n,
neHate!y ~ tt1 ..,.nnt 81 I H.
~ elosel5 eqnss.e" VIII ,xnrf sa'r ,,,sr.,. .nnt
cusrent. nGHeo i. I,s,,,, ~. tI.n,n.,,,tc;s
through tn.n p.aa" r "a a. ",,a,',! H. :.
tcaiutts II H., h.sn, .sh1 ."S
neea maae ~ ns''@e '''' o'"i'@a' ""''" -
UNA cnlttea., ,s x.,,.o,. ., ,,ra
Ivy msItes y. w % aasesS ~ .su, ~ ~
vcrY interesting naIo5s ~ ~ ,as'"ns w. ssTps H.
ii'c tllscoveFy VI ta caeetIs 'G: c,I ~" S,eitts
liett rum earont po'1as W. 1.st M ou.a.nso ~ ~
slr lilmphseY nnVy, III !eao, " !aeahs VI tne
innioua bastcfy 81 the tsoya! !nnthlon, an "hlch
coosfstea 9t no lewel INA" 1tooo @m.a"ana-eup'
per eoupiSs. ps1 ooa s1pus.n1 ~ asErsSa!" nua
'nss 'ut u rhcS n The AAs current % % rum ''s thIs
pile WIS passed ,net"eeh Two
pointed Pieces OF WookcharcoaIt attaei'e1
,, :" sos9stg a9s!ias. srIfn,x =. m ~ ,n,.,arsbic
only Will sunlsght. Moreover, u va iouno
that the Intense light WA aeconpahleu gy m
, 1879-02-01

LITERARY NOTES.
Mr.. ". d. 1lvwctls' new story, 1.-THE Lady
49,. ..aa..,a,, ), xwlI \. cr,n,,,tsd IN ~,
W,r.,, aM.ut;r
"s.e" .''""@
The late Stephen II. Carpenter. Professor al
Logic and English Literature in the University
~ Wlsror.in Al tho time III his DEATH hYd lust
=. ,.' .,... ,I.,t.., ~ !, Y.own,f,
1eaas 4ot '"' p'''' ''@A@'-%''' VI "''
with lotcs.
A writer iu tho January number Of the Anfr!-
can Catholic Quarterly isers raises tlle old qncs
III, utvs. 1,,ot.,c,r, II rot%ot,cf.4 uu,, citca
w.. ,,,., ~ =" 1,.nrv v1IIn IN narttr,,ar. tt,
.no p'eJ ' -
According to the Au!<,,eutn, MIR. Ellison has
comr,ctcd arranecmcn,. with Mr.sr,. Sampson,
oupo in1 - ~ n', Mns.*s t,"r,sr = nro,hcrs for
~. s,,,,,i...ao,,. n,,h,tc.,1n,, IN T,nul,nt on,i
40 .s,.. ~ h,s NV .,ar,r ~, t.,o a,-,t ~; Itrht
America OF a's 'er "oFk ." 1''c e'ee.t'e "s".' =,
dIa.v of her etnc, fcnces Hs a dfpluulat'a wife,
'ht, III, r., r.,, -, ~. r.h,t. =, soma f,,turc
~n1eh wv WV. W m,E' s,oa ~ wv -. s..,,.s, 49,.
day. AlFs. BtgcEow ts woman ot dA'eR ouset'
walton mid ready Wit, mil What se has written
WV oouos'ess tnsAe '1'*n' VII" s'"P"'s wa
ume. .... .... ..,.-.....
A Life Of George p.Cumn,ins, the frat Dlshop
of The Reformed Eptcopal Church, viii bo pull.
Hshcti In icw days by D0dd, Mead y Co., OF
New York. In view Of tho fact that DR.. Cum.
mtu3 was many years settled In Chicago. anl
much he'oFeu mere. tnts snnouncausnt W! w, y.
specially Interesting 70 sha"y sesoe1' u Ahs
tribune.
Mary Wuilstouecfstt's letters to INLAY, recent
ty publisl,ea III {.outlpn. have created n moro
| Than usuai interest, They afs edited bY Mr.
| KeRan Paul, The dshtnutts wonders fsstllere fs
any o,lcr instance Of, record wErre husband
| m lie deaih II Ills vie, las eooEty published
hur most sgrrel letters to puothcr ,l,ai,, giyiu.
| thn story OF her love uud his lesert tion.H
~. w.. =, a.. No., r,,ro,v,,..r ..
ffui' Nhusst, u 1he NaT1! 1ussFsasory ~ =,
washington has aoo1t conlpetSa 1nu Sorx ol
eaittuE W no'op9oks aat otnes s .ietasf ~ ~,
maihs 2! Gapt. tas,, ne A.e.ie ea"o,ce, 81 ns,a
t'c work VII! % pNolsaen AZ SUI" ~ W sppso'
| pfiAttou can 0c uaoe ~ tohstesa IuF w pus'
nnso. IL VIII nays greater llterat1 nilt ss!eil-
tihc ya1lio thau the BOOKS usotslty 1esuea from
the Government frnt'nE'otl'ee. -
, 1879-02-01

BR1EF NOTES.
A third editlon Of Col. aud Mrs Carrugtou's
Ab-sa,ra-ka, Lund OF massacre" has been Is
sued BY Mcsars. j. y. Lipplneott 4 Co.
"Captatn Nelson" Romance Of Colonial
b ays, by salnucl Adams Drake, forms No. l3
Of flarpe7's Library Of American Fiction. Pricv,
IS cents. =.
A new number Of tho Sasehel Hcsies. issued BY
tho AutboEs' Publishing Company, Dond street,
Now York, Is work Of fiction called "Wbo DID
I'll" by Mark Fraz!er.
The oration Of DR.. Osgootl before tho Goethe
Club on Bryant has been printed In pamphlet
form, on thick, hupcrfns paper, by u. r. Put
nau,'s Sons. Price. ~ cents.
A. 8. Darnes It Co., Ncw York, Chicago, and
New Orleans, have published "CoronatIou
Hymns au Songs for Prayer, Praise and Social
Meetings." by Deems and Perkins. prlcc, 81
per hundred.
"sfodern Fishers Of Men Among tho .ysrIous
| Bexes, Hects, unl Scts Of Chartglllc Community
IL tho tttlo OF = new noyel By an anonymous
writer published by D. Appleton " Co., ot Now
York. Price, 60 cents.
"The llllnuis Yearbook Of l870,'' with It's
usual Interesting variety OF matter, Is now out,
| md can be Obtained of the Western News Com
pany. Donnellsy, GassattotG Loyd aro tho pub-
fishers. Pr'ce, 25 cents.
| "Tales from the German Of paul iIeysc" will
ance viii iii author ,hr.,urn bis Kin i'arst-
dinr.n The tales arn nrint eli In Nr. XIV. of Is.
Appleton q Co.'S "Cot'cctiou Of Foreign Au-
thors." Price, 60 cents.
A new edition Of 1.-THE Speaking Telephone,
vrntions Il i,y firnr1c IL Prsscntt' i.as nrrn
,s.mcI ~ Annlntn T. ~, III. 1ss hno,t pss" s.as
reviewed. at considerable length md fayorably
by Tile TRIBUNE wile'. It appeared. Price, 81.
.,ou Of Truths fruetirajjy Rcsatc1 /" Man:.
| isrnbntton. u hv Lorrm H. Knnr. IL IL. il thc
lila Of llttlo yo,umo yiewlnr sofne rsli~tot,s
nroblcns Of thc DIV from n Liberal Mstlmnlist
mJnt ri virw. Prfntmi hv Uitrhr,,cE I, Wi.
dcn. -
t.1o n ,.,,st .s, ts
nfshtv .t,n.a. .nthnr. |ts rrcu.1a,"o'u.nt
nv ns,sn WIN aaI III ns fnr ~ saranr
Wiz Wy ~" A,,i,orss pMhiIsln, f!an.r,,,v 1tnn,
a,p."t 's o''t t"'''' IVA"
"DrtEt from York Hafhof, Malne," Is the title
ot hmAlt volume OF poctns, written With much
George iio4ghton, has won favorable attention
in tlic East. 4. Williams j. Co., Bostol,, nrc liz,
publishers.
Thr Yattons, r.mner,pco soc,ctv an, pm.
l'eataon liousv, ~ hsaae at1e,, Snw ao'K nass
published 1ew story ensie!ya "Caught A''1
hst.efen," p! MFs. ~ !; na1'o"' salnof o!
EmerxId Snray.n tv Julla McNair WRIGHT.
pfice, 10 cents. ''|'
:. ,.',,'N, .,.,-. a.,
"Medtrai Chemistry, Including me oatt!nea
ot orEAnlc w.! rhYsoogisal G1'c,n!stty' based ~
rast uIoa M!ehos Manual ~ C!l,.i!e fa,, Il lug
Wheeler, Professor OIL Caef'lstry ~ tl.s Uni
veEstI u chicago, ana i9EmcE'y rr3tessor q
, oreanis Chcsn,:trs In the chicago Medical col'
'eee. rFee, ~.
r f. 7..ttk q TafS
, 1879-02-01
GA-Ssueks aud ElEckf1

Ifs,c fnFk tua. II The ~
The delay of Ellison. app!isastonn, ii ion 49,
tsic light to general uses ot illun'a"M ~ euns
10 sn,aIl consolation 10 o1hsers Ta,i, - p,otde!
utcs u.sl holders OF Kas-stosks' ,,h',''tl VI 7
has again appreciated Ia ysiue' ~ iuGar.s
snu"h Is 1t deprecated under tns
Ealsuu'a hgkt snnouncrment
, 1879-02-01
Art Publicatious~--Le Costume
HistoriQue---The Port
folio, Etc.
The lncandescence OF Platinum
and the Electric Light.-.A
New First Meridian.
The Milk Of the Cow-Tree-0eograph-
ical E1peditions-Scicnce
Notes.
LITERATURE.


exception to the rulo that lawyers sro not re-
formere. He vas rcformcr from temperament |
anI % rho,ec. md bfs legal tr,lp,ne helped him 10
aasocate % IN a ncrsua.Iyc mauuer tbs reforms tle
believed in. Ills carly experience .. school
tcacher put him in the way OF becoming re-
fnrmer, Il accustomed him to giving ilcas as
well 40 receiving u'em: Ihete "as nssu',
time When be was not bo1h ateacnes anu se''o'"s.
Ills father began instructtng him in tic art OF
u ro.rs ~ oTa. Matthew at tbts Time discovered,
5ea.s .. ~. asSu" .,'. =, sa.s - rn.,sts
without prompting, tn@t ucse "as Nv pos.u T..",,s
to justify the fourth propoeitlon ol hucha.
to our father. y he wrote long attcrward, "fs
~ oa, ns. ~, w. ,ussne. =. .s rr..nn with
this: that from infancy no wouu 'ca'on ....a ",.a
oa ssprs..ou, @ a. deno,,og en- that u W.. match Of
min. sualnst mind. In which iii tie rules Of fair
,..an rrnro 5,,,v oh,.r,ea. and ve nm. forth our
little strength without fear. Arguments "oFo
taken at their just weight,-tho sword OF AL
thortty waa not thrown into the scale" At 13
veor. nd Matthew wa. tustruc,tue others, and
sea1, oio "Atsne" w s,s,s ..s,. 60, I'll.
fecn'af ssnoonoe 'o' nlusei. eeeo ecM t".s,e ss
time until early manhood he Hss US iataef.s
assiatant In little school in tic ouss&irts o.
this experience and hss fathcr'e admirable nrin-
cpes on the subject. tlat his tlrat reor1ts- Vork
stu,d have hcen educational. Before ho lett
svstcfn NJ ctincatton in utc at The school then
tsueh: by his father, himself, and Two brothers.
'rLo fnmIly was a family Of refosmers. Dno
Of tlte brothers wa that Rowland Hill
oftsrward famous for tho Introduction
ri lie pcnuy-post. All three were
in, n messnro responsible. for tho sys-
fcm Of tNe school, but Matthew alone Mas
tic author Of tl,c essays describing 1t. These
wcro nnNiIshetl anonyu1ously iu 1922, four years
sftrr bIs irayinp hortc. under ths tits Of Stub
Iic Ednration,H 'rhe book found guod deaf Of
fsynr at onco from, re{ofmers. 1t brought tho
suthor nndrr the notice Of Jeremy Bottbsm
VIII, i.d rnmne IItli 10 hotuc-jpner 1t 4 time
,cnen rish nil nowerfuI neopla we're Iu vain
o,,rs,rn t,,ot nht,nsonher,s sFujtty The recrn-
, 1879-02-01
TIE PORTFOLIO.

Tie Portfolio Tor January u HI excellent num-
ber, and Will 70 far TO rct onlmaud ihs stalld-
arl Journal tu public favor. The frontispiece Is
an etching OF blr Frederick LeIghson's "PoE-
trait of Captain Burton" Tie tuxt relating 10
this subject IL specially timely. 10 rien Of Biz
Fyete erlek's recent elevation To tho Presidency
Of tic Roya! Academy. Mr. nameston writes
in an apprcelatiyc vein Of the now President,
who Is not less fortunate IN being ths most
popular arttst IN London than In having esrred
poEtant etching In this number Is by Paul
lsaJou, after lso'ancy's "Lady ltam!lton.". Tho
bewisehus lhoux. sensual luce, and the almost
l!ycnttous e1psssston, srs brousht out With :
The art chronicle Is specially full lnd iutrrest-
ing. Th!s number eyntatns atsu tho Retrospect
fur 1878 u,Il IN arttrls, with 4llustratiutls. On
New York: J. W. Boalon, 705 broadway
Price &i.]
, 1879-02-01

y , ]
Parts Ave and st1 Of The "Chcfs d'EnVrc
d'Art Ut the Paris Univcreat Exhibition" have
bGcn received. The chncr Of subjects In them
ts happier than In lhc first four numbers, nnta
exhibits altoaot,er 4 different art tendency.
"The Hsrcm Bath" after 0erono; "Df. rlnel
At the Irospstn, Of sainctricre," after Robert
Flcury; "FEora and Zcphyr.", from the painting
Ut Bougucrcau; "Tilc Vcstai Tuccia Carrying
Water In Sieve" after Hector Leroux ;
"Pro,ncnnde Of the f4arcm," niter A. Pasinl.
anil "DaphnEs and Chloe" from the painting Of
F. l.. Frlncals, are tho titles Of the principal
rlatca. Tllcsc ,nakc notable collection for two
parts, and promise we'll for the COMPLETED work,
wl,Icl, IA to be In twunty to twentY-four parts.
The finish Of the prints s. from artistic potnt
Of view. their most remarkable quality. tphiis'
delphfa: Gcbbic Il Barry. Ch!csgo: Francis
Smart, 145 South Clark street.)
, 1879-02-01

TIE MILK OF THE COW TnEE
Alexander Humboldt remarks that among The
many very wonderful natural phcnonens uara
lie had during his extensive travels ultoe,t&
mono Impressed him Ia moro remarkable d.
grcc than tho sight Of tTco r!slltug an lbas
tlant supply Of milk, the properties Of ssks
seemed to oo the same as tho milk Of tos.
The adult indians would 90 each morning 1al
their alavea iron, the village OF ststlon on II.
slope OF tho mountain cltaiu bordering On Yea.
cz,iela, where humboldt was stopping. TO ID
est where they Rrcw, ind, making some deepr
csons !nto tho trees, IN less that, two houfa .he
vessels. placed under these tucistons. xoull b
On which tho slaves grow fat, mil 4 q1ttth}
would be carried ilu,uu tu be given ~ tas
children ulld to 10 mixed With ca6saga and mix.
Tho tres itself atta1ns q hight Of from foEVan
tcet to eI1ty feat, has long hibernate leaFeh III
was described by Linden as Hrvtfmum 90
fodeHdrvn. The milk which 1oHs from NJ
wound made III the trunk is white aad toat'
what y!scid; tho flavor Is very 9gFeeaols: sss, .
time ago, OH the OCCASION uf u. boHssagaat
going tu South America, Humboldt requested
him to take every opportunity OF Lnrsttlfart
tna subject. Al Afxracay the tree wa ttss I'd
with, upll for noru than month it, eIctka
qualities were daily tested IN coaneet!ou ~
cofEec aid chocolate; but there ~ q
opportunity for chemical analysh ~
other day when, amid t!lu many eal6'i
things exhibited by the Venezuelan 0e1sfutn1'
at the purts Exhibition, there hmppcnel b
several TASKS OF tlls milk, md alter long =
Rod n. Bousalngault has been e1llblcd . ~
plctc his Analysts Of this substance *aka ]
unique In tho vegetable world. ln ntn',
laid before tho. Acadcn'v OF t'rsnte he Ella
ntt1rf.Aa az
, 1879-02-01

appropriate. TIN bno's ts made M an original
nan, and it mny throw snnso new lights IN
subject i.t ts ior many rrMscrs thc fnrursfc une
IN all literature. E1t.n,ss IRON Carl, Ic'xa"l Ma
rAulny'f cssnys ar, a.lucd to abe volume. New
inrk: Harper & 1sros. Price. *1.N.
\ rscsu' little pa7,phcs for tie ncoule NJ 1llt-
nnis Il "T!m Rights Of t,,:' People unlcr ttlr
Laws Of th.. State rbntaislir I'LL nbstrnct Of
the laws likely to he most frequently c,msultci
in common fife. Though the mnn who to his
own inwycr may have a iool fur IFS client. the
man who takes care ucver to nerd lawyer Is,
all thuas considered, nt'c 1t ,hc w'scst PERSONS
going. Thl. pafnpics Ia co,nltis.l hy Ro!Mr; : c.
HALEY, Of Chicago.
AMY Guardian" by Ada Cambridge, an En-
r1iat wriIcr, Is ntritv nuvc o! no grGAS power.
ttt calculated L, held tr attention Of an aetfvc
novct.fcahcr. l'I'r hrrouc tells her nwn story
l'c educated. [lvr fa'lrr nlel sno!''cr ars mus
sucrrtl III The ttuttns. flcr Euarlt,N Il risher
old ami hae'rrcsi ll'na wh". u''tcr sets anverse
csFlIn.tanccs CUNTS nut rtrll', a. Mr. aplev
would sar, md makes rfcryfiN!y happy In f!r:
end. The pnk Is illustrated by Dlckscc, y:
Appleton l. Co. ass tue publishers. rrice, ~
ccllta.
"sclcctcd Speeches and Reports on Finance
nnd Taxntiun, iroul 1851 to 1873. by 'oIH slcr.
man. In d yu,linc that t1'as, uDt!cr certain cun-
tlngrncies, play an tnsrortank pnrl In tie next
Presidential rnI,yass Secrctory SncrHtan Ia HOW
almoat an Ayowed Presidential Candidate. His
sseees W., n a o1' c',rrem; naIittcst hisiors.
@ dmn ot alMuents ~ H. vahs,. a. III nj.
lhf 7otIme y ea. ~ a,,n,t iHss nvorst;n,,
ssmeu ~ .n, o. Ms'cf ' inIs % IN rrecnbncts iva
nn . tpnthi,r afirm tlmi M, such letter Il cot,-
ta airsa T., III. .o,s,ainn. b. Annictou Il Co.
sa'nG" e. ,,hit.i's.s III itn eoGT p."s s.i IN ~
afe tnc puoiis"e'"' ''"'' '."'
| "'rntat Abstinence, Course ot Adslsessn:,"
l,y Benjamin War,f Richaruson, n. n., +. u: =,
N. A., t.i.D.. +. J. ~, +. u. y. +, 10 aeicn-
title statement ot the arguments aRalust tic use
Of alcol,nlIc drinks In huy Al'apc Or form what
nver. 1t wn,t'a be we'll for somn OF tie temper.
anec advocates 10 this country, whose aDccell At
/ prescnt Is not fn accordance With Their Enoxi-
edge. tn furttfv theMaeives With material taken
ont 1T these lectures. They afn sold In cheap
, 1879-02-01
ART PUBLICATIONS.

T.T COSTUME I119TOH1&2uE.
Thc t,flh uurt OK "f.e Costume HIstorIoue -
<1ss,s ~ -" r,..n,..n,,1o, w. = a. Nav ynrE. + "
!. .at'e' o",os " oo'' ~" '"',".
bo,ttonl Is flehef toan aoY Of US preaeeessoss' -
cau,aic,,. OF tho colprctl plates ons h double
.,,not r.nrcaantinra l,renrh interior Of ,,e seye1
ss.s., upa."rr "",,,a t.mo. f,a,iuct III !, Ano,,r
teen'n es,'t"tS' 1A"'uus , eao.es ~.
direction by Pcrrier, RomanclIe, Herman, atd
Patel. The name was derived from tho motlys
~ ,,a ,,ntinoa ,nd curyinrn which In ,l,ctr t,ni
" '"e I'"'h.'.hs ~, A". s,.'..'4.. t'>
ty cxpseased uie triumph OIL LOVE- IN o1he9
respects tile interior Is characteristic aud e1.
press!ye Of a certain distinct period In mural
,lo.oratf,n Tln, cr,ltnps mil walls preaunt tho
'ee'. ~ sA'N' @ as..I. .xh,.h go =. ~.
Constant fcctanxu'at pA"e.e "e'en "e!o ~ t4''s
uuio Usual III European HOUSES saouga so"o
variety was permitted IN the shape, and oval or
rn,,nd wcre often preferred, Tho abundance Of
.,,Ia sud .,ti !, tv,tc,t nf the lsyfsh n,ul pro-
eo'a ~" at%..,,. . WV sn.,,,,o- t,,,.r..,ino
, 1879-02-01

10 It. The Magazine ts especially valuable to
artists. Il should also ne remarked, for the CT
'"'''"nt summaries Of 'ar. nova which 1t prints
each month.
, 1879-02-01

Ifc rcGurtls kNch n famine as nrnbablc, MI" iSts
The pcsfotl when II will begin to he felt nt about
119 years from 1S4i1 when accurate rs'cu'attons
OF this kind bct an to be f1a,c. ite *lln%A t!'a'
thu |r.,duc,tnn a,l consumption Of cnat r'e''sc
probably In lilt rattle III gcOnctikal Ta!.rrssu'
The rtnson ior believing this y that tn'' tllath
A capital incrcasc In this tatloi hi'tt i''ai ~
three arc simple examples Of tl'.' obvious my
that atl natural. no,nerl,anral iHsfrasc sl'iist
show NJ, iucrcagcu rati,litv OF growth with thr
growth OF Its constituents" Sixty wears IRON
now, II this rats Is maintained. cne'Qnartfs oi
ali the coal existing 1T threat britain NJ iess
icntl, than 4,(d1 tcct will have BEEN consumed.
and this uuurtrr will be That which Is cas!fAt ~
ret at anu Of the hest quality. The rise nt
prices will begin then, and will consequently
sttl further stimulate production. hhttl II ~
comes clr.lpcr to npurt GOALS ts!ati to use ~.
home product exclusively. Fros. Marshall esti-
s,atcs thr total available amount ot 'nal @ tf
rrc.cnt existing at,oyt Goa feet At t45. 0u,Wt,
Ul0 tons, s,us q larye portion Of tits Is prar.
tIcaIv nnwurkAhle bccau*c occurring at too
rrcnt depth. OF tu too stnnll eean,s. lht FFo-
fessor ti0es not commit Tie fully Of arguing that
lie Uut-p.lt OF tpat will Increase In eeHHletrI-
raj ratio fur 1UO yrarh or tiIorc. an! s1"1'
suddenly stop; !Ie seems TO think II probable, on
tllt contrary, that te consumption VI !iocstle
coal vii! begin to tlecrease st1ly ycara hcnee. in
consequence ot The rise In pracrs. nn.l from
thu. time the decrease. like tho M IT,
ne must refer thc reader for III" whole ot
this curious tuquirJ to il.' volume Itself, wll,l,
will be a worthy addition to any scientific OF
Rcnural librury. {"Coai: Its History. mn,
Uses" b. Praft. tlrccn, sts'. Thorpe. i!uck-
Er. and Marshall, of tie Yorkshire College
Edited by Prof. Thorpe London utd New
York: Macmillan & TO. S4.l
, 1879-02-01


The Legislature In tts wisdom, having seen ht
10 establish Appellate Courts one Of the neccs-
snry results il that those Courts must Ia re-
ported, and that their decisions must
be p,,l'iahed. True, tic act express
ly provides tlnt lts opinions st,all
mt be rltcd rs preccdents. but. ~ a lnwyer re-
marked at the Bur Association last wcck, thc
decisions will 70 for what thcy Asa worth, dc-
splits this provision Of the law. To supply thcsc
decision. Jnlgo t.rad"ell has lust published
one vnlume Of decisions, containing MI tue optn-
ions Of the Appellate Court for tst Ffrst Dlstsct
ilDWn to, hut not Including. tho psektnt term,
anil also part OF the opinions OF tie SECOND Dis
trict. Tie volume Is printed By the Ltgal Strs
Company, containing CEE pages, air! tn gotten
10 IN very good style. The nslInhcr OF cases re-
purtcd is ninety -dve in all. In addition 10 this.
and 1t must have been y work Of considerable
magnitude. tile briefs Of the counsel IN each case
have been carefully "hol1eu down." md tic
pntnta mntc briefly stated. togntiltr With list
Of all lhu authorities ctcd. This Ut once emu
btcs lawyer to kluw atl the cascs decided bear
Ing OH point Involved In The decision. Thu
SECOND vo1umu Is nearly ready, and Will contain
the cases decided at tic prrtcnt term OF tflt.
First District, the remainder u those dcyitesl
In the Second District. n,ld al tllosc o! the
Third and Fourth Districts. As Is well KNOWN,
except In raru lnstances only opinions nrc Vison
by the Appellate Court In cascs which are re-
yesscd aid rcnandcu, So tllMt The buck does not
| by any me1ns represent tue amount OF work
| lono BY the Court.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1879-03-19

purpose of contracting for the
erection of a mill for saving bill
stuff, is meeting with considerable
opposition to such an enterprise
as that of assisting to build up the
commerce of AIpena, thereby en-
aiding our business men of all
trades, to increase their sales. Mr..
Prentiss' new business venture will
leave some thirty or forty thousand
dollars per year in this city. We
are also sorry to hear that the in
tention of Mr.. Prentiss is, If he
cannot get the good will of the par
ties who are the disturbing cause,
to build a dock and boom only,
where he intended to build mill,
and from which point he will raft
his logs to Cleveland, Ohio, where
he will build his mill and saw the
bill stuff at that point. He is very
sure of meeting with no opposi-
ton at Cleveland, but, on the con-
trary, will be met with the warm
est reception by the business COM
.munity of that place, for the choice
Of that city to do business in. Let
US hope that the parties who are
objccting so much to this enter
prise, will stop and think awhile,
and learn that their grand view of
the bay will not be overwhelmingly
destroyed by the erection of mill
fifty or sixty feet west of Hitch
cocks dock. Now, gentlemen, en-
courage Mr.. Prentiss in this lauda-
BILE enterprise, and by no means,
for TIE welfare of this growing
community, drive him away from
our city with his business. 1t will
give us a bad odor among that
class of men, who might wish to
enter into like business in this,
our prosperous though young city.
Many such receptions as that by
men who want to do business here,
will cause the grass to grow in our
streets, and our trades-people to
pull up stakes and go to more
enterprising place to do business.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1879-03-19
Frat Trees.

F. M. Smart, of Bay City, agent
for the Battle Creek nursery, is in
town, canvassing for the sale OF
fruit and other trees. Our farmers
should not fail to see that they are
provided with a good supply of
fruit trees, and that a portion of
their farms are set off for that
laudable purpose. Raising fruit
is one of the most profitable
branches of farming, and now that
it has been demonstrated beyond a
doubt that we can raise as good
fruit as can be raised in any portion
of the State, our farmers and citi-
zens who have little land, should
not neglect that very important
duty of procuring and setting out
liberal quantity of good fruit
trees. Trees from the eastern
States will not, naturally, do as
we'll as those from the nurseries of
Michigan, because the climate in
the two localities is vastly differ
ent, and by getting trees at home,
the prospects of their doing well
are much better. Our farmers
have been told that they could
raise "nothing" in this region, but
the productions from broad acres
in this county, proves that they
can do better at farming in Alpena
county than in most any other part
of the State, and now many of the
settlers are turning their attention
to the raising Of fruit, with the
most gratifying results. We say,
by all means, do not neglect to
procure and set out fair amount
of good fruit trees.