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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-29
ToY MoLIKE As A YOUNG SOLDIER.



Major Yaupel. in his history of the DANISH Nor
wegian Army. which has Just issued from the pres
tells at length the story of Field Marshal Count
Won Moltkes early military career. Helmuth
Carl Bernhard Won MOltke was one OF n number OF
Young officers who in the year 1e22 sought and
obtained the ROYAL permission TO enter Tor
time luto foreign military service. Ven MolJke
became Danish q" Land-cadct" IN 1914, ana
commenced service with the small annual pay
of nftS Danish reichsthlers. Shortly atterward,
however lac was admitted into tie privileged ranks
of the so-caled " Page-cadets." when his pay was
advanced TO the sum of three hundred thaicrs OF
the Danish mint from the Court treasury ana
the l.Or. valuable privilege OF receiving El2her
scientific military education.
In 1870 MOltke made an oihcer. ana a2-
pointed to "a lieutenancy II the OIdehhuIG reg
ment A.ter three years of service, he obtained
PERMISSION as we have already SAID. u enter Tor
n season INTO foreign military service, N order 70
comnlcte his education 4 Danish OilceT lie
Wa. very poor and when the permission was q IN
him. le begged at the same time 10 he ,aliOWcd "A
King Frederick VI. however, thought that he
had been sufficiently gracious 10 the young olicrr'
ana REPLIED that no money grant WOnid ne gwen
70 those Danish officers who were seeking foreign
service. Motke. III his written Application 10 ms
ROYAL master which is Still cXtant, maze tie DOW
memorable pledge II his Majesty viii cOnccae my
request | trust that | shall ac luire such knoWl-
edge aud capacity in the Irussian service a. shau
enable ne hereafter - repay the King anu Den
mark Here is indeed another strange irony or
history II the King had granted the young
mans very small request IL l. probable that Tie
Danish officer would never have become Field
Marshal of Prussia ami the German EmFIe. IL
IL "A rurOu. speculation what issue might nave
resulted from The Schlcswig ltoisten conflict II
the greatest strAteg ST of tn aye mad remained n
the service of that little state IN when re ntsAn
his career as a soldier and in which be proposed
al -, IN owl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-29
RADIANT HEAT APPARATUS.

In lectures on radiation OF heat. a theImopile
and rejecting galvanOmeteT, OF cOu So, serve
admirably. hey are, however. somewhat ex-
pensive. As cheaper Instrument for the
purpose, n. Dufour has recommended the
following - \ V tube, the two branches Of
which are formed at an angle OF about l4O',
is terminated at one extremity by blackened
bulb. A horizontal lever OF light wood unltes
the two branches like the Gloss line IN an
inverted A This lever turns about horizontal
axis fixed in the middle Of It's length. On the
axis is "A vertical needle which moves before
graduated scale. A lIttle mercury is put into
the tube, aud occupies the lower part, and
when eouiiibrium is established (Which may
be done with the aid Of 4 smaH brass runner
Oh the lever, the needle Is at zero. Any neat
ing of the bulb dila,es the air, and causes de
Election of the tube "a little sulphuric acld IS
added with the mercury TO protect the terminal
surfaces from oxldatlon). IN studying radiant
heat "A brass cone, polished Inteucrily, Is placed
a short distance from the bulb, and the dla-
thermanOus substances 10 be examined are liked
between The heat of "a candle thrown by
means Of a small reflector sniices for most
experiments. Other combinations Will leadiy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-29

pleasant WoEDs.--E B. H.. Clarksburg, WA.
writes: " ! ike the knitting department so mich.
l never tried any fancy work until since YOU began
giving patterns Have tried several kinds of lace,
and find them easy 10 knit. Am now knitting a
tidy by the Olive leaf pattern, and think livery
nice Would some one give pattern Tor edge for
the same"
i wish those that give patterns wouid always tell
What number cotton, thread. or linen they use ;
also what X ind OF needles they mean when thev
say No. II. fG,' etc. In the paper for August H.
Aunt Adde' says with No. II cotton and No
Il needless Does she mean wooden, steel. or bone
needles II is almost imp ssib.e to gel needles or
linen thread suitable for lace at this place. lou
have my sincere thanks for tGe many NICE patterns
that have been given, and hope TIE lEiEUNE and
It's knitteIo' may long prospect"
The size of needles ana cotton is not Away gwen.
because the same pattern may be worked 10 adyan-
t3ge with different sizes, according 20 what II j.
tended 10 be. tidy. for instance. may be worked
with very dne cotton "a cOuuterpane would be more
effective In coaIser, but the same pattern may be
used IN both. No. II needle means that II
will fit the hole marked IL in n standard wire
gauge. II may be Of any material some very
good needles are made Of rubber. Stec needles
usually can't lie had larger than No. 12.-Judge
Tourgee's name Is pronounced IoOr-gee, with the z
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-29
LIGHTNING PHOTOGRAPHS.

Mr.. r. Grove, OF Liver pool, communicates TO
The British journal Of PhotOgrcphg, an ac-
count of some attempts 10 photograph a land
800 Lv fine aid of lightning flashes gela-
tine plate, requiring by day an exposure of two
seconds. was exposed from 1915 p. N. TO 10. As
p. m. during which time there were 40
brilliant flashes and about nalf as many minor
tom HnTa' and five OF SIX Of them were imprinted on
the negative. A perpendicular flash which
struck a church tower halt a 4lie away was
rendered with extraordinary sharpness and
hriIiiaucv. The surrounding objects, in spite
of the long exposure, were but teebly I'M
nressed whence Mr. Grove argues that though
The light of flash of lightning Is OF very
actjnlc chaI acter, there still is not sufficient
volume of light to illuminate a landscape or
hHiIding to allow successful photograph to
be taken. Mr.. Grove further suggests tnat an
attempt should be made 10 photograph, for
scientific purposes of reference, the varied
forms assumed by lightning at different times
and In different nanntriea
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-29
IACE-SEED POINT

NJ. L. K kindly sends this pattern for knitted lace
Cast on 10 STITCHES
LIST row: Sip 1. knit 1, over narrow. over mar.
row, over narrow. knit 2, over, narrow. over mar
row, over, knit 2.
% row Slip 1. knit the rest plain. AL the even
rows are the same.
3D. row Slip l. knit TO- over. narrow, over. mar
row, over. knit 2.
9Th row slip l, knit l. over, narrow. over, mar
row. over, narrow, knit i, over, narrow. over, mar
row. over, knit 2.
18th row Slip I. knit II. over. narrow. over,
narrow. over. knit =.
9th row: Slip l, knit /. over, narrow. over. mar
row. over narrow. knit q. over. narrow. over. mar
row. over knit 2.
1lth row slip l. knit II. over, narrow. over,
narrow, over. knit2
18Th row: slip l, knit l. over, narrow over.
narrcw, over narrow. knit >. narrow, over narrow
over. narrow over. narrow, knit /.
18th row Slip l, knit l. narrow. over narrow
over narrow, over, narrow, knit /.
18th row Slip l. knit l, over narrow. over. uar-
row, over, narrow, knit 3. narrow, over, narrow,
over, narrow, over. narrow, KNIT J.
10th row slip l, knit g. narrow, over, narrow,
over. narrow, over narrow, knit I.
21st row. sip !, KNIT l, over, narrow, over. mar
row, over, narrow, kat l. narrow, over narrow,
over narrow. over. narrow, knit !.
Odd row Slip l, knit T. narrow. over, narrow,
over marrow. over, narrow, knit l.
Repeat from LIST row.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-29

middle part In the centre every other row. This
gives the crown more of horse shoe shape and also
makes II hit better Thus If the middle pioce con-
sisted of twenty stitches. and there were sixteen
rows to be worked before the edge st tches could al
be taken IN, this would leave the bottom OF the
crown twelve stitches wide instead Of twenty If the
narrowings were made every other row.
Although hood of this sort would probably be
better for a child than for big glrl, still il eau
be made just a. large OF small as NAV be needed
The only hood the writer has made of this pattern
was for "A tiiteen-inch flixen-haired doll and the
nine-year old young lady VINO owns the said doll
WAS wild with delight the result, and declared
IL to be perfectly lovely" 1t was made with hight
blue SGxDBy and medlum-sz0d hook, starting with
q chain of about forty stitches.
OF course knitted hood may be made Oh pre-
cisely the same principles ami the broad band from
front to crown would look very handsome III some
Of the open fancy stitches already given Ill THK
INnUNE
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-29
CURRENT RELIGIOUS DISCUSSION
PUT BRAKES on THE TRAIN.


We wish cur Methodist brethren could under
stand better than they seem 10 realize what
strain they sometimes put upon the aifectiOnate
desire oil some Of their Evangelical brethren 10
be- in fellowship with them, and with their ways.
We wish they would stop TO think, when they put
boy preacher" upon the stand before tarec
thousand people, who begins Glory 10 tiOd
Heay en- Is IN raptures and hell in CONSERVATION
night"-all because he is going 10 preach and who
then saving; | am in dead earnest tO-nigh for
the salvation OF souls | have come here for that
purpose and am sure 10 succeed, for the power OF
God is here and will soon be displayed" rolls up
his sleeves and with frantic gestlcnlation proceeds
by all the tricks OF the stump speaker 10 work 40
scene of emotional excitement IN which some arc
singing. some shouting. some praying, some weep
ing with an uprOar suggesting that IN the theatre
at Ephesus which the town clerk thought was too
bad for the wOrshppers OF the great goddess Diana
We say we wish our friends would sit down calmly
to estimate the per cOntras of such scene. And
whether even If IL be conceivable that some little
abiding good may remain 20 some few souls out OF
such semi blasphemOus confusion, harm enough has
not been done to the great crowd of onlOokers 20
throw the balance heavily against such methods.
Who but God knows how many refined and edu-
Gated listeners are thrown OFT. by such spiritual
excuses, into chronic and perhaps fatal
to all Evangelical religion
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-29
SCIENCE AT DINNER.

Nature describes and illustrates a simple ex
pertinent involving the elementary principle of
the centre of gravity which is capable of eyok
ing roars Of laughter at q dinner table. If q
dish of snipe has been served up, the head with
its long beak may be fixed in cork and then
two forks being thrust into the sides of the
cork and needle having been fixed into the
lower end of it, the cork can be- balanced upon
n com laid on the top of a wine bottle, and can
be spun slowly around while the sDIpes head
mods ut the various members of the company
in turn. and finally stops opposite one of
them. Bv making a slit at the bottom of this
cork. putting in a silver quarter. and balaDc
Ing this upon the point of needle which rises
out of another cork in the neck of the bottle the
apparently impossible feat of spinning
twenty-five cent piece on the point of needle
can be performed with the greatest ease.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-29
\ friend of mine Just returned from Irel

\ friend of mine just returned from Ireland
bring story which l. aprop0s or possible disturb
ances IN that nl-used country He driving a ear
IN DuDln and passed party OF semc ment In garri
"NcelooKlng iJt" he remarked to the ca driver
Fenian Infantry" said the other. :" Feuansi Have
they any nfantryp "'Deed, have they and cavalry,
boys Fifty thousand OF them" But" said my friend,
II there are so many OF them, why do pot they come
and take the eounfr The regulars IN Ireland not
hall that NUMBER IL Il whyt" lie looked round TO
II any near. III tell YOU" he whispered,
great secret they'd comeony they're afraid OF the
police l-(London World
SEASIDE SERvICE.-Customer lsarcasttcally):
There arr only two nars IN this mock turtle WAITER
Waiter-' Very CORY SIR, but" Customer (mors
castically)-'II you could AFFORD 70 siye suppose T.
Waiter quite equal 10 the slnerGeEeyS" Yea sir-n
Mack r. Funny Folks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-29
THE CHURCH AND THE NEWSPAPERS.


Churches act unwisely when they endeavor Il
order their affairs 80 as TO secure the commenda-
ton OF journalists The Church Is absolutely nde-
pendent OF the newspapers Ii can grow and thrive
by the press. The praise Of the press Is compare
lively of little value TO It, Not few OF the best and
by the newspapers We make no excel tons We
include religious newspapers In the list OF Jour
nails. We especially include the undenomlna-
tional. irresponsible religious, newspapers We
bring no accusation against the press, though q
portion Of it OF IL deserves severe censure ard tina
strongest reprobation. We are aiming al the dlspo-
paper notorietY. good standing In the papers, TO
fear and tremble before newspaper censufe and 70
hasten TO remove what has come under editorial
injury, is conforming the Church to the world, ID
removing Characteristic and essential features OF
doctrine and order. and Is producing weakness,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-29
A STRANGE IRISH DISEASE.
From The 81 Lames.s Gazette.

from TIC 81 JuHleS 3 Gu-ciIt
Our rest over, prepared tor orr beat round the
hisldes first at the earnest entreaty OF one or the
followers, backed by Nhelln placing a piece Of
bread in our pockets. Never mind. sure yOur
honor might want IL agen the 'feur gurthe. ," ex-
planned the man. The - feur Rurthe" is by means
an imaginary complaint. Wien walking in the
mountains the strongest man is liable 10 rs attack
The person m lucky enough 10 fall under It's in
fuelce become suddenly FAINT ami unable 20 walk
one moUthfui Of food his strength az once
II food l. taken he dies ia few hours. The per
son attack ed may not have been hungry at TIE
time; he may lave eaten bur a short time before;
but II he is seized with the tanness he must eat or
die.
know one man whose lite was saved by finding
in his pocket a few crumbs that remained from
some Oaten cake. The name is composed OF two
Irish wOrds-fcIr. grass ana gHrth. hunger; the
country peOpie believing thai the complaint - IN
duceG By walking Oh an unknown plant 10 which
they give the name hun1y-Eress.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-29
F." GAMMA Nus DOES"

| wants 70 mend my wagon,
An has 70 have some nails;
jus TWO, free viii be- plenty.
We're gong 10 haul our rails
The spleIdidest cob feuces
" re maxim ever wasi
] WIS you'd help Is tiud EN-,
Gran'ma aPus does.
Ny horses name Is Betsey;
She jumped aud broke her head.
puf her IN the stable
And fei her mi k and bread.
The II, bigs IN the parl"r;
We Il dn't make no muss.
WIS you'd let IL stay there,
Gran'ml alus does.
Is going to the corrield
To ride on Charities plOw;
| spect he'd like to have me-
wants TO 80 right now.
Oh, won't gee up awful,
And whoa ike Charlie whOas;
| WI YOU wOuidn't b, III r,
Grau'na never DOES.
wants some bread and butter.
Is hungry wOrsie-t kind;
Bat Taddle mustn't have none,
'Canse she wouldn't mind;
Pat plenty sugar on IT,.
ieil sou what, / kLOYs
IL Tg.t 20 pat % sugar,
Gran INA aTUs does. II. 4. Poe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-29
WINKING PHOTOGRAPHS.

Winking photographs are said to be pro-
duced ID the following manner: One mega
tive Is taken with the sitters eyes open. an
other without change of position with the eyes
shut. The two negatives are printed on oppO-
site sides of the paper registered very exactly
He'd before Pickering lamp or other variable
source Of light, the confined photographs show
rapid alterations of closed and open eyes, the
effect being that of rapid winhing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-29
TWO APPROACHING COMETs.

Two periodical comets alt now approaching
perihelion, but II Is not likely that either OF
them Will become visible fOT some week. yet
unless ID the largest telescopes. Fayes
comet will be nearest the earth on the
81 Of October al the distance 1.O3 that OF the
snu) but VIII not be In peiihrllOn unul the
22d of January next wear. II was discovered
on NOvelnbe. %, 1o43, and observed m each
Of the subsequent returns, passing IL nr1-
bciOD on the last OCCASION on July <. l - -.
This comet was detected b. Dir. Common ut
Ealing, with his large reflector, on August =,
in tne position given by DR.. A1el MOilers
eDhemers. The theoretical intensity OF .lght
at this date was O.07S, which rather exceeds
that a. the first ana LAST 0p-erVltions M Inc
9puearance IN 1sJD-'Jl. The comet was very
small and extremely faint when The say was
not quite black. The faintAess Of the comet
will prevent It's being well observed at any
time with ordinary telescopes: Since u last
anpeafance in lS43, when only four OD-eiNA-
t;ous were secured. the effect Of perturbation
ha. been TO ieugthen tue period 90 day-,
and 70 retart the arrival at pernelOn Dy 81
DAYS the main part Of this perturbation
having been produced by Jupiter II 1873.
The other WlDneckes periodical Comet, was
Discovered in 1919 by Pons. and bot. seen
again until ISIS, when D.. Winnecke deter
mined satisfactorily The c!rcuAsf.nc OF is
orbit Tie last passage through peTlne,iCn Cc-
CURED on March y, SO; The next, accord
iug to Professor Won OppOiZ-r. recent caicua-
lions wi fail OH the in 0t next December But
the position 0f the comet az this return VIII
be very unaavOradle for visibility % places
where taeIe are sufficiently powerful telescopes
TO afford hope Of seeing 20 faint an OBJECT.
Dr. Won OpDoiZer believes that at the next re-
turn, in 1856, the circumstances viii be iar
mbfe likely 70 give astronomers M opportunity
of observing the comet. Being also uD.aVor-
ably placed in 1868, Ii was not seen at AL that
year. when it passed rs perihelion In the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-29
NOVEL USE OF THE TELEPHONE.

II il well known that If a long dry tube
open at Goth ends be bella over jet of burning
hydrogen musical sound is produced, the
pitch and quality of which vary with the
length, thickness and diameter of the tube. II
has been proposed. says The Electrician, to
adapt such tube to n safety lamp underground
in mines and to place il near telephone in
communication with another in the managers
Office on the surface. The alteration of the
sound due to a greater or less admixtuIe of
gases with the air Of the mine would warn the
manager of the state of the atmosphere in the
workings.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-29

DR.FALK's SUccEssoR.-The German Ultra
montanists are losing patience with Herr Won
Puttkammer, the Nnister Of Education. be-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-29

Mr.. TALMAGE IL THE FAR WEsT.-The Rev.
r. Dew lit Talmage preached in San Francisco
on August i from the text The statutes OF
the Lord are right Concerning the anthem
ticity OF the Bible he remarked that there WAS
not so much evidence that Walter Scott wrote
Marmion, or that Milton wrote Paradise Lost,
"a there was that the Lord wrote the book.
The Bible crashed into the prejudices of the
multitude, but il lves-nOt one chapter, verse
OF word gOae. Ir is immCr nj. Some men were
opposed 70 the Bible on account OF an alleged
difference between the res Citations Of science and
of the Bible. In all ages there had been men
who were mighty Ill science and in the Lord.
John Henry was man distinguished IN
science, and understood the anatomy of a man,
aud had studied the fishes and yet he beiey ed the
chapter about Jonah. Jonn Henry was tenn
perance man, and yet he believed that water
was turned intO wine. The Bible said that
certain city was built Of solid stone. "Ab-
surd.r SAYS criticism there never was such q
city.h But science has shown to the world IT,
there il just such city, and that one street OF
II ia six miles long, and of sohd stone. The
destruction of Sodom, and the statement that
grapes grew IN Egypt, were both denied by
scientists but science has actually proved the
statement to be true.
Co. ha
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-29

The strength Of SIX English speaking religious
bodies is estimated IN roInd numbers fol-
lows: EpIscOpaliaus, 100000; Me'hodists,
1000, 000 Roman Catholics, 1900 900 ;
7 esbyie,ians.10 000,0 Baptlsis :, 900, 900 ;
Congrrgal0naiIsts, 1000, OO0.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-29

The Rev Mark :. Gross. who was offered by
the Pope the bishOprIc OF North Carolina. has
declined the Appointment on the ground
that lie is physically unable To undertake he
laboIs OF diocese. He will retain MS position
as pastor of ST. 1bomass Church, Wilmington.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-29

A class of thirty was recently confirmed at
the State Prison at san Quentin, Cal, 10y Arch
bishop Alemany. The candidates had been
prepared by Father PlcardO, who offciates IN
the prison one sunday in each month. Music
was furnished for the ceremony by some of the
cOnvicts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-29

Bishop Peck cautioned the Methodist ministers
of Cincinnati one day ,ast week against Affect
ing " hai he called Miss NaDcy-lsh preaching,
that meant neither good nor evil to anybody.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-29

Certain Sisters of Charity, Of Torcn'o are
making a SILK ianner which Is 10 De- dedicated
10 the b essed Virgin in The Church OF III. ok
(tbe scene OF the alleged miiacles) 4 number
OF lrishnen viii take the banner 70 the chUI,h
and place &c on t1e altar as al Offering.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-29

The Missionary Rerier in a series of articles
on the Progress of Foreign Missions dis d.
covers more than 10000 900 persons. in
fifty American churches and branches Of
denominations, giving more than $500, 900
year for foreign mission work. IN
which 600 ordained missionaries are employed.
These foreign missions now have iT7.7S3
native cOmmuuicants and are shown To nave
gained 9,16j converts in 1676-'79.