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RI f.f$Tn rSo i1r x.
nense tnrnad T., skt3 a,lS Son - tha Postmaster
Eenrri ip 1..1 - Ty e cant - sns3 mn and this
wear vii, sond noorI1, & noo nf0-o nrotit to
Government of 50 ncr cent over ali expenses.
The nyeroa,e mnnnvs,rt]er hnsintss transact
ed mar mail, imr;Ig 1sso yas trifie over
81 nj m n.n and ~. tha nnmher Of cnnies ri TuE
T,;1.,1iSw T and nd nther c;tv naners received for
variouo nr,;na outs;,,e Gh;carn has anount-
81 in we;1hf n
~4' ~ "s.sns. s.e,.,- ~ ~ ,vp nav
NINETEEN toeo ~ o-HH ,--x
But this IS only athe OF the Work pel1otl,,neu I
IN TINS oif1Ee. lonS upon IONS ~ nla1l iUi ~
diana, and the, lar West, md sometimes a
few letters tor GskoSh Kokqo xokt esati and s1d S
have to be forwarded to their destination.
By the way, this reminds me. When I
first went in his little den AIr. Mctsratf1 was
weeping. Tic had Just opened the report {, of
week i'll which Chicago's report was made.
and it1nade him feel bad. St Louis had tl,n re-
seve1 s!o~ letsrs against GhicagHs e.
2}4 a;5; and SO, ass newspapers, against Chi
Now this" he said, becoming somewhat
less Iysterical, this shows what awful lies
they've told on poor st Louis. 1t there is
one true gnuge i'll the world for a city, that
gauge is the n1nber TO Of letters It, 1t receives
At glance exactly how she stands, nunler-
icaliy and commercially. Whenever vast
tide OF correspondence ebhs aud flows, there
is just as great current OF prosperity be-
meath it, and it is as true an index Of city's
Rr;~adaru:era1ai tIe o. 10 nav M the 6pnres show =
that ST. Louis gets just onc~l1alf the number
OF letters Chicago does.-and that's just
awful. Her total mail Tor one week was
Go;sp, AGAINST Chlcagos 3,s2l'l9l" Here
TTnon the 81 T'nnis ranort was y brfef note
r,,n,na as foifn~s. Aefoes " ''0 - D4A~A 'Ao'>'
Dear Mc0roth: Send me your report as quick
as sou can. J. 3. H.,
Superintendent Of Mails. ST. Louis P.-O.
ssw11v WHERE 70 Ct 1o,neYv
~ "AGh1 10 o. Aoo4oS
Wildly asked DIT. AcGratf, waving the re-
port frantically. 'Does size stand next to
New York ?-nO. Chicago does Does she
stand next Chicago ?-no, Boston does. Does
size come next to Boston then no, there s
Philadelphia. Next philadelphia mot
much; it's here in black and white
that Cincinnati is next Philade!-
~ .f,o+ ~ ninca ttat even r ;rhna,inra ihnnae
na,.i11,,,+ etan% haro no ,hnaj - a. on;s. ;tss
~ .,,.,ot; ~, ~ 72,',nII I, ~ +anr f,;a,,5
100 Mncn! tES 100 lnuch! M} poor 1ileHn
J. IL. Il. Will e1ther eat smoked nam, OF, blow
his brains out, or something, before the, year
is ont! have done al! I could to console
if's M nse,n
~ i'f3 III, alma :, 1,3e ,,,earv poor G.
a,,;ai 4ii'1 "'on0 An Aiis n4a'eiS' 1""A o''
Auu4S! ,,.,,,
AS ILL. Mcdratn saiG, the Irnest lndex TO
city Sc0ullleTce, wealth, reilneMfnt> and pop
ulation is her PostrOflice. Taktng! the first
that .1urinr 1SSo i!hiraUn has ssnt mir nvpr
- I'm an Iatfers - nfH5no1 1,a,Ss,,o, ,prs and
periodicals, and E,u0,00 postal~carus, re-
celylng In turn about as many.
The vastness OF the business represented
, 1880-12-19
Vcntf1atfng Sewers by tFe Man-I1oles
To the Editor Of Ihs Ghieaoo Tribune.


To the Editor Of Ihs chicago Tribune.
CHICAGO, Dec. l8.-In your editorial on sewer
gas Ia last Sundays TRIBUNE sou say: "Tho
poisonous en1anntions from tho sewers, how
ever, cnn bo prevented by three very simple
precautions, which, II observed, will almost en-
tIrely remove any possibility Of Ia1,scr' First
the street-sewcrs should be thoroughly ycnti-
lated with man-hocs, which will give vent for
the poisonous gnscs which are trcqucntly forced
back by amy rise in the sewer-curreuts, or by
strong, winds forcing the discharges back
through tho mouths OF the sewer-opcnings."
This ntnn-hole ventilation was put In opera
ton tli ls!9. From long experience In trying to
prevent scwer-Ens from escaping in tho houses
TINT have lived In; was thoroughly aroused
wflcn FOUND that the Sewers were to be vcnti-
inted Ia our streets sent you commuuica~
ton, which you published May 81 1S70. My fears
were soo1 realized uy tho ventilated man-holes
on Wabash avenue When the wind was in the
northeast Or Gnst my htsuse. No. iU7 Wabash
avenue. was flied with gas il the windows were
open.. l bad learned how TO keep the sewet-eas
, 1880-12-19

THAT medicine goes right To the spot, re
RIlters,
, 1880-12-19

10 lao hauo1 " i"' ."'eaoo 1''o""e'
CHICAGO, Dec 13.-l noticed yesterday card
di spayed at the door of a retail grocery on the
West SIflo having these words-tWe ret our
-1,,,.,r rr,r, .ha ,o,ntr,n NV, ohiao+ ~ a.
= oueei lfonA .1'e euus '','., Luz opJee. - luz
grocefymah was ooopIicss, 10 assure nas Gus
TONERS TINT the butter he sells is real butter and
not the stutr manufactured here.
The com,nnpfcntinn frnrn f;,ltt nn1t.er xco
~ Wh,ta,,..ar w;s -, rr.,r rr,7,,I,. 49, ~. ~
Vi Whitewater ~ M III LIE AhlhuaE' roos tn6
since he can now understand that butter from
"tlc country mar have been sent from such
factories as the " BROKER DafrS company Chi~
cago, to he brought back branded "Fine
Dary," or Lawrence Creamery" or any other
lying brand. The circular which you published
Of the l}ruokcr Dairy Company assures .is that
no one can detect the presence of the ingre-
dieuts used in the manufacture OF their stun,
the largest parts not the proluct Of tho COW,
, 1880-12-19

Tho land Of the free Is the home OF IT,, ~ canta
usc DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup. Price onls ="
, 1880-12-19

e4r PAosFcEts ltt1e36 tEaI ufE ever p1enSl IF.
ana surprise, for all so long expected and
eagerly looked for: letters TINT seem tn hnx.c
eyes 70 read our hcart and lips TO kiss us warm
peat over and over -'
THEIR PRECIOUS STORY.
10 Dc sare-to be sure-there are all these
ever! one OF them and hundred morr-chatty
expressive little fellows. whose very jacktts til
~ immense deal to him who never has r1s,i
Knows Indeed. yes! there's something almost
MaIndh IN The yer. face of the letter, q some
1nlnR more eloquent often than the cp11 ntnnanrc
~ ~ autnof: tt can INK passionate Or cOltj
proud OF humble. commanding or pleading. TEN
des or nntsa: 1t is rs fairly ard paipubiy natr;-,
lined, IN outward chn1acteristi.ss M ira wr,tar
aye IN It's tfacery believe often and oftcn onc
may note not the bare outline hne ft,n r.a.
speaking image OF him or Of her from wh oso
hand It comes; SO marvel not ut the lines
1tie quite thing of the past
She is somebody elses wife
While LII can smile ut the nn.sfon
whose f8pture3 once thrilled MY life
Quite o thing OF the past. nnd ret
1dly scanning this yellow old letter
In \ wpmAn's delicate hand
Drifts from me the love!ess present.
And almost think can 1r1ce,
In the faded lines of letter,
MJ old loves beautiful face.
Dear me! queer things are letrcrsi But 30 Ut
tcrly different arc they, one from the other and
Of such widely-varytn9 dispositions, sentiments,
castes, crFfds, and opinions that have often in
wild and 1nrfd dreams fancicd they must talk,
and argue, and cxpostu1nte with one another In
tire mail-sacks Ou the way, and swop secrets aud
eAcnangu condolences, perhaps quurTcE.-who
knows:-and builG. maybc. and finally 8et to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-19
The SMALL HOUSE ANT.

The English clergy nan, the Rev. j. &. Wood,
author of many popular books on animals,
writes thus of the house ant: he varlat on III
slze among ants is as well marked a. 1t is among
the higher animals. and the proportions OF the
largest aud smallest ant are much the same a.
those of the elephant and the mouse. Some
ants. especially those belonging to the genus
CompOnotus. are as large as our hornets, while
others. such az the tOO-cOmmon house ant,
Mvrmica molesta, is only the fifteenth of an
inch in length, and so slender that Its pale
yellow body is hardly discernible If it be alone.
Rur II very seldom is alone. Minute as are its
individual dimensions, collectively 1t is so for
midabe an insect that it has rendered houses
nninhabitable The houses have had the floors
relaId. cement and porcelain tiles used wherever
nossible but the house ants have retained pos
SESSION of the pfems. 5. | have received many
letters from persons whose houses are infested
with these ants and have been asked to slg-
pest some mode of destroying them. Unfor
funatelv. | know of none. I he passages to their
meats are so small that boiling water loses its
heat long before the few drops which can
tr exile through them can touch the nest. In
sect powders are equally useless, and sulphur
smoke has no terror for these insects. 1t does
not appear to he indigenous 10 this country, ana
is evidently OF American origin. 1t Is the
opinion of well-known English naturalist
that. like the cockroach, 1t has been imported
in merchandise, and, like that insect, will retain
its place in the land of its adoption.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-19

FAMOUS MEN AND CATS.
Erom Gaiinnnni.


Our domestic favOrites-cats-were not highly
thought of in the Middle Ages. They were then
looked on as Satanic agents and were burnt alive
In Paris every ST. Johns Day number of the
aLhorred animals were neaped up in baskets and
bags i'm the Place de Greve, to afford an auto-date
the Sovereign himself setting fire to the pile. This
practice continued for long time, the last
monarch who otficiated in this manner being LOUIS
XIV The prosecutors of the feline race were, no
doubt ignorant of the fact that cats had been the
object of sperstitOus generation IN early times IL
Epvpt for instance, the cat was deihed rs tho
patron of liberty and a similar respect was shown
il throughout nearly the whole OF the East. The
Turks still regard "Tabby' as the cleaneSt' OF
animals; Mahomet himself, indeed. having had
great ikInz eats IL is only natural that all good
Alussfilmans should profess the same affection.
IL is not in the East alone. however, that the
feline tribe have managed To acquire II secure and
recognized position In sO"ietY. Many great men
have had an inOrGinate fondness for cats. Richie
lieu's special favOrte splendid Angora, his
furry cOntidants usual restlng-Dlace being his
Eminence's table, amongst STATE documents, books,
etc Montaigne used to obtain relaxation by play
inc with his cat Colbert reared half a dozen cats
in his private study, and taught them, after a
lengthy display of patience to perform all sorts OF
tricks. Fontcnelle very fond OF cats. and used
to place n particular old Tom i'll an arm chair
and deliver an Grafton before him. We must not
forget too that feiis catHs supplied Perrault with
one OF the most attractive subjects of his Stories
and that under the pen of this admirable story
teller Puss In Boots" has become an example OF
the power Of work, industry and sdroi-fdire.I
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-19

This neat little boot and sock combined is worked
In crochet tricotee with white saxony yarn one
ounce of wool and bone needle No. 8 are re-
quired.
Make loosely a chain of "a stitches raise all the
stitches and work back.
I'd row This varies little from ordinary crochet
tricotee; keep the wool before the needle then
take up the chain az the TOP of the long loop; b'ng
the wool through, repeaSfrom and work back III
the usual manner. Work this row Is tunes, then
work III plain crochet tricot6e 10 plain rows
You now divide for the foot On the first 3
stitches work 3 rows plain crochet tricotee. In the
4th 9Th and 9th rows, work the two first loops as
one Fasen off your wool, leaving an end to sew 1t
up Leave the Is stitches in the middle, and on the
last 8 stitches work rows. diminishing IN TIE last
three rows at the end of the instead OF the be-
ginning. JOIN the heel together in the last row
after the foot is worked take up stitches on the
side of the heel. then the Is IN the middle. and on
the last side Of heel; crochet II rows on these 80
stitches.
18th row: Take up Z, take together, take
up the two corresponding stitches on the other
side together, the next plain. rows plain. In the
Sd decrease again; then 4 rows more, diminish IN
the same place each row. In the 5th row work PLAIN.
and fasten off.
Sew up the shoe, and work round the top the fol-
lowing edge: treble in the 1st long stitch
Ch.. i treble in the same stitch. treble IN the
next long stitch, . Oh; repeat from =.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-19
SOLAR HEAT MOTORS.

The average of the experiments made by H.
Mouchot in the south of Algeria, compared with
the average of actinometrlc measurements
made by NJ. Wolfe there for the same time,
seemed to indicate the possibility of utilizing
more than 30 per cent of the heat coming from
The sun. VI. Abel Pitre has improved on this,
and is able to utilize "a much az so per cent.
The increase is due to changes in the form Of
the reflector and of the boiler. The rejecting
surface adopted by NJ. Mouchot consisted OF a
truncated cone, the generating line OF which
was strnigh and inclined at Az to the axis.
The new reflector is formed of three cone
trunks. so that the generating line Is IA broken
enc. The focus Is thus concentrated on much
less length and this allows of diminishing the
height of the boiler One-half, reducing equally
by one half the losses by exterior radiation.
At The Conservatoire NJ. Pifre has SIT up an
annaTatus which presents to the sun a useful
Aperture of 9. % square metres. Tie boiler con-
tains fifty litres of water wien the sky is clear,
boiling occurs in less than forty minutes, and
the pressure rises one atmosphere every seven
or eight minutes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-19
METEORS IN INDIA.

An unusually large meteor was lately seen in
India. correspondent writes that on the
evening of July 20, about half-past o'clock,
luminous comet which he estimates at some
twenty yards in length. traversed the sky from
south to moth. The time occupied from the
appearance to the Disappearance OF the body Is
stalled to have been about three-quarters OF
minute during which time the whole OF the
village as well as the surrounding locality was
SET abiaze to an extent am unable 10 describe"
Furthermore, four minutes after the falling
of the comet a distant thunder like that of the
discharge of artillery was heard for about two
minutes The phenomenon appears to have
been visible at RadhanDur. correspondent
writes from the latter place: "A brilliant
shooting star casting very bright yellow lsh
light, and with bright red trail behind, was
observed ascending the heavens like rocket
from the southeast. IL shot up 10 great
height and was then seen to burst and dlsap-
pear. leaving several red sparks, which also
were lost sight of in their descent. The
strangest thing about the phenomenon was its
being succeeded by a continuous peal or distant
thunder for about two minutes, although II was
a very clear mOUnlit evening. and there were no
clouds except some light ones III the south: His
HIehness the Nawab SahIb was holding a
durbar and immediately sent for the only
meteorologists availabe-the Joshls or Brah-
min astrolOCers, who were OF opinion that the
occurrence betokened peaceful and plentitL
wear and harvest"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-19
THE RUSSI4N ENPERORS YACHT



There is now making, b. an. English firm, the
furniture for the new steam yacht OF the Emperor
of Russia the Livadia. For the imperial saloon,
intended especially for the use of the Emperor. 10
would BE- difficult 10 surpass IN kind for beauty OF
design or richness of effect. The design Is Crlmean
Tartar though its character mi ght be better under
stood II il were described as Bryant ne. The ar
rangement was according TO the particular desire
of the Emperor. The furniture Is of mahogany,
richly carved enamelled white. and relieved with
colors and gold, and includes cabinets, grand
piano. the works of which are by Brentwood, and
card tables. There Is ample provision Of sofas.
settees and easy chairs, covered with an amber
ground silk relieved with ornamental designs in
many colors. These are admirably blended. and
the richness of the c0lOrs Is greatly Increased by
the udicious introduction OF rich pushes and heavy
fringes. The draperIes OF the windows are well
selected and the doors are protected by htJngs OF
plush There are also table-cOvers and draught-
screens Of plush enriched with needle work.
The furniture of the bOudOir ~ composed OF satin
wood Amboyna and gold. real Wedgwood being In
troduced aud the Louis Seize style being adopted.
The curtains are of silver-arey, brocaded and the
coverings are of pa,e blue. The carving IS particu
larly delicate, and the Inlsying has been accom-
Pushed with much dexterliy. Tie other apart
ments COMPRISING bed aud dresslng-rooms, VIII dis
play much maanitceuce. The provision made for
furnishing OF the apartments OF the Grand Duke
displays a stump tuousness scarcely in'orOr 10 that
displaged IN the part ut the vessel specially designed
for his Imperial MaJ.st The whole OF the metal
work IL COMPOSED Of silver.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-19

and other crops. At that time Of the year the
Laplanders pen up their RENDERS aud move
then huts toward the cultivated fields. Being
very hospitable, they greet with 10y the arrival
of tourists who generally meet at Mount Cal
laware, 14S kilometres from Lulea. From
that hill, which is $50 metres high, the beauti
full spectacle Of the midnight sun can be adj
niired in better conditions than fl ON any other
place. The 24th OF June is the day selected
for the ascension 1t IL the longest day in the
year. the sun being twenty-five hours above the
horizon. Tnis year the Oath of June was not
favored by fine weather, and, owing to the
cloudy sky, the sun WAS not visible at mid.
night. bat the following day travellers were well
rewarded for their trouble, the sun shining
hriyhIlY at midnight.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-19
. hook might be filled with accounts of remark

book might be filed with accounts OF remark
able vagaries of fortune cropping up no" ana again
I,ne T remember reading about was IN connection
y,tb the caIamitous failure of the City of GLASGOW
Bank. Young man had been left legacy OF one
th"msand Mounds and having no immediate use for
The money he paid it INTO the bank In lew DAYS
he Jaw an advertisement about a business Tor SALE
and entering into negotiations with the proprietor
anded nv making the purchase. oinguafiy enough,
the amount required exactly what ne lad IN
the bank so, closing his account be PAID Tor the
daeds and entered into possession Inc outgoing
aasaS IL IN shares IN the City OF Glasgow Bank
Tha next day the crash took place which Is s'll
no a., ,ha OF ALL Here have an example
I.esr ~ Sps strnta ar hat may be termed luck
S Good and bad.-I ChamberSs sv~,,naL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-19
SCIENCE FOR THE PEOPLE.
THE EARTUS MAGNETISM.

The great physical problem of terrestrial
magnetism has engaged the attention OF numer-
Gus physicists lately and It IS we'll known that
several ingenious sOiiidUns Of II have been pro-
pounded. Professors AyTtOn and Perry Tor
example. conceived the happy thought that the
earth was charged with static electricity. which
being carried round on the surface. Ivy the dur
nal rotation, acted like circulating current
AMI magDetized the core. A severe blow was
dealt to this hypothesis, how ever, by tie math-
ematical criticism OF Professor Rowland, who
pointed ont that the surface charge required
was competent to send spark from earth TO
moon. A tncoIy based upon the existence OF
electric currents flow ing in the atmosphere
around the earth was prOmui gated later ana
now, SAYS Engineering, we have another supp0-
stiOn, which has a better claim TO serious al
tentiOn than any of the rest, because IL Is sup
ported by direcs experiment. Starting from the
idea Of NJ. Edlund that an electric current Is
really an ether current flowing III the circuit
and that electrOstatic effects are due to raretac-
tons and cOndensdtiOns of the ether, ". SeIm
Lemstrom considered that he might produce
this ether current by mechanical action. lie
therefore made paper tube having two con-
centric walls and mounted on an axle. core
o. soft iron was placed within the tube, anu on
rotating the latter the core was found TO be
magnetic, as demonstrated by two fine astatlc
needles. Reversing the rotation reversed the
magnetic poles; and VI. Lemsrom concludes
that the relative motion of the ether in the re-
volvlng tube and the stationary core was the
cause of the polarity II follows that If the tube
d. stationary and the core Tevoved similar
effect will be produced and hence If a magnetic
body like the earth be rapidly rotated round
its axis in an insulating medium like the air, 1t
will exhibit magnetism. Pursuing this idea
into mathematics VI. Lemstrom arrives at an
expression for the magnetic moment OF the earth
winch agrees very well with the formula OF
Gauss.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-19
THE PRETTY MISER.

Who do precious jewels prize.
And conceal them from mems eyes;
IL III Baskets ever kept
Might they not as well have slept
In the dark and gloomy mine,
No sight gladdened by their shinef
Be perfume e'er so sweet
Till the air encounter it,
Who could tell within the glass
That SO rich thing there vast
Buds that ope not 10 the air
Have the canker gnawlng there.
Pretty miser! hoard not so,
Then, the treasures thou dOst owei
Jewel. bid thy lover wear thee;
Perfume, let his senses share theej
Other roses are in blossom.
Take thy lover TO thy bosom.
Il. J. GILMAN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-19
HOW THE PYRAMIDS WERE BUILT.

The pyramids are the tombs of the early
kings. Perfectly adjusted to the cardinal points
of the horizon. they differ in breadth and
height as is shown by the measurements OF the
three oldest, as follows: L. The Pyramid OF
Khufa-height. $50. Is feet breadth, 746 feet.
2. Pyramid of Khafra-height, 447.5 feet !;
breadth, 690.7 feet. 3. Pyramid OF Alenkara-
height, 203 feet; breadth, 352.7S feet The
construction of these enormous masses has long
been an lnsoluble mystery, but later genera
tons have succeeded in solving the problem.
As soon as the king mounted the throne, he
gave orders 10 a nOblem IN, the master or all the
buildings of his land, TO plan the tomb and
eat the stone. The kernel of the future editice
was raised the limestone soil OF the desert,
in the form Of Il small pyramid built In steps, or
which the well constructed and finished IN
terror formed tie kings eternal dwelling with
his stone sarcOphagus lying on the rocky floor.
a second covering was added, stone by STONE,
on the outside of the kernel third to this
second and to this even fourth and the mass
of the giant building grew greater the longer
the king enjoyed existence. And then, at last,
when 1t became almost impossible TO extend
the area of the pyramid further, easing or
hard stone, polished like glass. and fitted ac-
cmately into the angles of the steps, covered
the vast mass Of the sepulchre, presenting
gigantic triangle on each of Its -four faces.
More than seventy such pyramids once rose
on the margin of the desert, each telling or a
king of whom II was at once the tomb and
monument Had not the greater number of
these sepulchres of the Phara0hs been destroyed
almost to the foundation, and had the names OF
the builders OF these which still stand been ac-
curately preserved, 1t would have been easy for
the inouirer to prove and make clear by calcu
latiOn what was originally, and OF necessity, the
proportion between the masses of the pyramids
and the years of the Ielgns OF their respective
builders.