The Red Cloud chief., 1880-03-18

-Ice-cutting on the Kennebec in
Maine employs 2 5000 laborers, who
have just had their pay raised from
$l.25 to s1.5O per day.
The peanut crop of Virginia, Ten
nessee and North Carolina is estimated
at about 1886, 600 bushels-an increase
Of about 100000 bushels Over last year.
Palmetto paper manufacture is SO
successful in Florida that twenty mills
are to be established i'm various parts Of
the State, where the material is plenty
and transportation easy.
Manufacturing clothing in Chicago
gives employment to $4,000 people, and
the value of the goods made il SIS ,OOO,-
600. This industry has doubled in four
years.
The Swiss exports to the United
States in 1879 show an increase of 15,-
100000 francs on those of 1878, the
chief items of increase being cotton
goods, watches, and embroidery.
-Leipsic, Germany, has put on the
market cOlored inks, which may be used
for writing labels on glass, iron, mar
bic, mother of pearl, and metal. The
VIhoihS 10 uouo Will a RoOSc-uuilis anu
when dry, adhercs SO firmly that il can
not be removed by any liquid. Four
different cOlors are made, black, white,
red, and blue.
The oldest turpentine~ fields north
of Newbcrn, n. c., are well nigh
abandoned, the industry having been
largely diverted to the more productive
pine forests of South Georgia. But
there are, according to the Raleigh o.
serUer, immense tracts of virgin. pine
forests in the southern belt of
North Carolina, capable of supplying
Wilmington with naval stores for a CEN
tnry to come.
Herr Hambruch has patented in
Germany a revolver lead pencil, con-
tanning three, four or more leads In a
separate partitioncd tube, placed
scientifically to the outer case, and
capable of being turned round in differ
n positions, s % as to bring different
leads successfully opposite to the mouth
of the pencil. A plate, with aperture,
in the outer cast allows passage of only
n lead at a time.
In a work on the principles of light
and color, the anthor, DIR. Rabbit, con-
tends that if a yellow or amber cOlored
bottle Of water be exposed to the sun
light q while, the water within will be-
come medicated so that it will act as a
laxative and animating principle gen.
orally, while the water exposed IN a blue
bottle will act as a nervine, astringent,
and narcotic. The experiment can east
ly be tried.
school and Church.
The Baptist theological seminaries
in the United States have $50 young
men studying for the ministry.
From April 1, 1879, to January 1,
1880, the receipts from donations and
legacies of the American Baptist Mis-
sionary Union amounted to 5 $3.50 &c.
The McKendree Methodist congre-
cation at Nashville, Tenn, since the
burning OF their new church edifice has
used the Jewish Temple, kindly offered
by the ~Israelites of Nashville.
The teachers in the primary depart
ments of the nine Leadville schools re-
ceive $50 per month, and those in the
intermediate departments get $40. The
schools are excellent in work and spirit.
1t is stated that since 1870 Missis-
sippi has spent upon Alcorn University
and the two colored normal schools the
sum of $3.50, 700. This is exclusive of
the expenditures for the colored public
schools.
"A committee of Wisconsin teachers
recommend that no State certificate be
granted to any person except upon ex
animation, and then not until after he
has successfully taught for at least five
years.
The Italian teachers propose to or
ganize q mutual benefit association, as
there is "no preparation by the State
or otherwise for the support of super
animated teachers, Or those who have
been broken down by earnest and faith
full work in the schoOl-room."
superintendent Stone, of Spring
field, has obtained good results from
written tests demanded on the spur of
the moment from public school pupils.
Its an excellent way of judging Of the
penmanship and of the intellectual read
mess and accuracy.of the pupil.
Foreign Notes.
Mr.. Eugene Schuyler, the American
Consul in Rome, is living in the Attempts
Palace, where he is about to entertain
N. and Mime. Washington. 1t will be
remembered that Mr.. Schuyler married
Mime. Waddington's sister
Queen Victoria is the owner of a
silver-gilt casket in which are lockets