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, 1880-10-15
Burial in Naples.

Arrived at the gateway we are told by
the old "oustote " that the public is nc
longer admitted TO assist at the funerals
81 But / have an order from the Prefect
" That alters the case" he said, as he
opened the door. For the last twenty
years, every time l have visited this
horrible spot l have been told that new
land has been bought, and that the old
Campo Santo is to be closed. But all
that has been done is this:-Irritated by
the repeated protests of Italians from
the other provinces and Of foreigners,
the authorities have shut out the public
from a spectacle that is as difficult as it
is loathsome to describe. The enormous
churchyard is divided into 365 squares ;
in each square stone with an iron ring
in the center closes up separate hole
which is opened on the same day every
successive year. thanking the church
on the left side of the yard are lot Of
boxes left in the wall, which opening
downward, serve as temporary coffins.
In these we're nine babies and little
children, each with flower in its mouth.
"And La Raffaele? | asked. The
Rafaele used to give the little corpses
each a kiss, to send them more quickly
to Paradise "Oh, we don't have her
now, as the children don't get buried till
the morning. AS he spoke, up came
the funeral car Of the Royal Albergo del
Poveri. The flap of the car fell back
ward, a leaden tray such as is used for
transporting slaughtered Foxen was
dragged out, and the body Of man,
dressed in natures clothing, was taken
up head and heels and flung into box
by the church wall. p,
Next came the carrozzone OF the
municipality, all gilt and spiendor, like
the Lord Mayors carriage, and out Of it
was taken corpse-this time with some
clothing on it. "He is a partioolare "
said the guardian. And it appeared
that he had had the fortune to die
among his own people. Presently the
priest appeared, and hole No. 2l2 was
opened. The particolare was thro~n
into zinc box, which, by means of o
crane was lifted over the open hole and
lowered down. Then came the car of
the Incurabifi, with the -hashed forms,
which had rendered their last service TO
humanity on the disseeting table of the
hospital. These we,e pitched into the
hole on top Of the rest; and above these
'te-morhow smorningy would repose the
dead, little Onesrowh0se mothers had
placed q flower inltheir mouths "Basta'
said my companion. And it will prob,
ably satisfy the yeriest seeptic as 60 the
miseries to which the poor Of Naples are
subject to visit the Campo Santo Wee.
chic any ,day in the year &C 6 P. NJ g'
, 1880-10-15
How the Pyramids were Built.

The pyramids are the tombs of the
early kings. Perfectly adjusted to, the,
cardinal points Of the horizon, they dit
fer Ia bresdth7andhight asis shown by
the measurements Of the three Oldest, as
follows: I. The Pyramid Of Khufa,
hight, 44075- feet; breadth, TAG feet;
2. Pyramid, ef Khafra, hight, 447.5
feet; breadth, l690.75 feet 3. Pyrai
mid of Menkara, hight, 203 feet;
breadth, 352.76 feet, The construction
Of these enormous masses has long been
an insclable mystery, but later genera
tions have succeeded in solving the
problem. id 90 3,
As soon as the king mounted the
throne, he gave orders to nobleman,
the master OF all the buildings OF his
land, to plan the tomb and cut the
stone The kernel Of the future edifee
was raised Oh the limestone soil of the
desert, in the form of small pyramid
built in steps, of which the well con-
strueted and finished interior formed the
kings eternal dwelling with his stone
sarcophagus lying on the rocky floor. A
second covering was added, stone 0by
stone, on the outside Of the kernel; a
third to this second, and to this even a
fourth; and the mass Of the giant build
ing grew greater the longer the king en-
joyed existence And then, at last,
when it became almost impossible to ex-
tend the area Of the pyramid further, a
casing of hard stone, polished like glass,
and fitted accurately into the angles of
the steps, covered the mass of the se-
pulchre, presenting a gigantic triangle
on each Of its four faces .7r- .gg
More than seventy such pyramids
once rose on the margin of the desert,
each telling of a king Of whom it was at
once tomb and monument. Had not
the greater number Of these sepulchres
of the PharaohsLbeen destroyed almost
10 the foundation, and had the names Of
the builders of these which stand been
accurately preserved, it would have been
easy for the inquirer to prove and make
clear by calculation what was originally,
and Of necessity, the proportion between
the masses of the pyramids and the
years of the reigns OF their respective
builders
, 1880-10-15
Four Points in Advertising.

One Of the oldest and best advertisers
in the country gives four cardinal points
that all advertisers may profit by
First, il one has a good thing, which the
people really need, the more widely he
makes it known the larger will be his
rates; he will gain nothing by economic
ing in this matter, provided he adver-
tises with good. judgment. Second, no
one need expect to dora brisk and ex-
tended business in these days who fail to
advertise, and advertise freely. Third,
it costs money at the outset to adver-
tise, and one must not expect to do this
efsctpally for little or nothing. Fourth,
papers differ from each. other greatly in
their advertising rates The cheapest
kind OF advertising is often the dearest.
Papers whose rates are among the high
est, as a general thing, give the most
value for the money they demand.
, 1880-10-15
The Small House Ant.

The aEnglish clergyman, Rev. ]. g.
4, /, Wood, author Of many popular books
on animals, writes thus Of lathe house
ant; The variation in size among ants
is as well marked as it is among higher
Ysnimslsaandt thepfoportions Of the larg-
est and smallest. ant are much the same
as those Of the elephant and the mouse.
- Some, ants, especially those beleEging to
= the genus ComponotGs, are as largeHa as
our hornets, while Others, such as the
r tsoeofnmon house ant, Myrmicas smplesta,
h ID only The fifteenth Of an inch in length,
rand 50 slender that Its pale, yellow
body is hardly discernable if it be alone
8 i But itcvery seldom is alone.3 Minute as
are it's individual dimensions, collectives
~, lyit is ses formidablenani insect that it
has rendered houses uninhabitable. The
houses have had the floors relaid, cement
III and porcelain tiles used wherever posi-
bic, but the house ants ohsyeGretained
i'm possession of the premises I have re
f ceiVed many letters from persons whose
houses are infested with these ants and
have been asked to suggest some mode
zof destroying them. Unfortunately, 1
know of none. The passages to their
nests are SO small that boiling water
Il losesits heat before the tew drops which
can trickle through them can touch the
nest Insect powders are equally use
2 - less, and sulphur smoke has no terror
for these insects. 1t does not appear 70
be indigenous to this country, and is
evidently Of American origin, 1t is the
opinion OF well known English natur-
sliss that, like the cockroach, it has been
imported in merchandise, and, ike that
insect, viii retain its place in the land
OF its adoption.
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5iJ..l. ..
Useful Monkeys.

Ata recent meeting Of the Aslatlc
Society of Bengal, Mr.. L schwendler
cave an instance Of a Langular monkey
5Semnopithecus entellus) having been
taught to do useful work. Mr. Schwen-
dlers ''trustworthy informant" was Babn
B. Pyne, q member of the government
telegraph department. The Batu says;
"Sope years ago L had q LangrIa;,
which, when standing erect, measured
fully two feet six inches The animal
was very powerful and could easily pull
"a punkha measuring eightfeet in length.
It was male, and even when young
showed disposition to be savage The
older it got the more savage it became
Seeing the great power this monkey had
I wanted to utilize il, and therefore in.
tended to employ it for the purpose OF
pulling punkhas The teaching effect
ed in the following manner The mon,
kew was tied by the waist close to
strong pole, so that 1t could not move
either backwards or forwards, or right
or left. Both hands we're tied to a rope
attached to punkha, which was regp,
larly pulled from the other side by a.
man. Thus the animal had to sit in
one place, and could net move its hands
1 up and downlwith hapunkha roEs j In
this way the monkey in comparatively
short time learned to pull the punkhaI
by itself, and was SO employed by eforl
several years at always kept IN first :
rate health, enjoyed its work immensely
and did" it equally well, if not better
than coolie. During the rains it suf-
fered from fever, and ultimately died.
Putting now this traiped monkey in the
place where the man used to pull the
punkha, and new Langular where the
trained monkey formerly, sat- ] attempt
ed to teach successfully four more. mon
keys, two of which were, females. II
succeeded perfectly Tin teaching the
males, but was quite unsuccessful with
the females, " 9E
Mr.. Schwendler Said there is a certain
amount intelligence required to do this
work, since their arms, in their up and
down movements, have to keep time
with the Aswinging pankhas w Mr..
Schwendler mentioned some other in
stances in which the display of intelli.
gence by monkeys had been noticed Ia
particular he mentioned a case in which
a monkey, which had sustained a fall
from trusting to.a rotten branch while i
swinging on a tree, had been observed
afterwardo to- examine the branches of |
the tree, and to break off those which it |
found to be rotten. Some idlsc1ssicn |
ensued as to whether the monkey in this |
case was the result of intelligence, and
some Of the members present were OF
the opinion, that it might have been the
result simply Of anger caused .by the
fall. Mr.. Schwendler, however, stated
that he had for long made the habits of
animals o study, and that he was con-
yinced Of the fact that monkeys were
possessed Of much Intelligence; and he
vouched for the authenticity OF the state.
ments made in the paper read regarding
ths'inonkeys which We're taught to pull |
ssfpSS1 ppSASr1nr -fe -4s-e9ii99lAI9o :t.4-a9i9lAI9o !,
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as it becoming to me Z" asked she, as
she paraded in the costume Of lo0, years
ago, before the man who is not her lord
or master, but is her husband, eyes,
my dear" said he, meeklY. Don't you
wish could dress this way all thetimeT'
she asked. mo, my DEAR" he answered,
"but wish you lad lived when that
was the style.
, 1880-10-15

A citizen of New Mexico being in
formed that in his fabsence a panther
had attacked his wife and that she had
beaten off and killed the animal, shrug.
ged his shoulders and said; IF that
panther had known her as well as ! DO
he'd never have riIed her dander up,you
bet."
, 1880-10-15

A wise man writes to the papers that
tho only "true way to health is TO eat
moderately, drink tenperately, sleep
regularly, and avoid excess in every.
thing" Well, that IS a good way, too.
Another good way is TO keep well.
, 1880-01-18

tomorrow. evening In. the Congteeat.eua. .s
church. The prizes arc two Of so eacn' anu ~
the gift Of Lyman a. Gage. The quesuon -.
Resolved, That the presence Of the Calllesu ="
this country is detrimental to our 1as tta
forests It VIII be debated On the pun and a.
Foster; and for the Sophomores BY Miss .,fa Mane1
Babcock, Frank Merrill and C. E: Piper: Mug.c tc
for. the occlsion will be furnished tu1 H. Il ~ =
Merwin.
Tho Ytdee the leading college paper ma IN t5is 51s
University ~ viii 6o issued for the 1rs' Dlno '4A''
year next Thursday. It'll
At3:45 ?: N. to- day temperance meetng WILL
be held in tho old Huntoon House. 4ho
T4sSay ocetp sxspg tas e
niversary Of the foundation Of tnelr a cnm,Gn ad,
Francis Bradley presided Remarks Tefe Ra na9e r
Hcmenway, b. B., sfa: the Rev. &. {: Noyes. ?. D,
and others. Toasts were announced and adotla IN
swered by members Of the church han ana oo9g1et 9Spe
kistory of the Society. ~ The % Church waS organ;
lied Jan. -, 1870, when the Rev. E. n Packard
was installed as their first PASTOR ana ne cond on
onlya short tune since left them to an answer G.a
cali from larger society in Now York. The
Society was organized with fortni m9mpfa, 1in Ts
largest number added in any one year vas d;Sa f9Eg
saHs6 wSieR n cost ST. S n0a and 3Se which 5rse
r. flom J. Scott AD1as %as Hsr as0
the pastorate, made vacant by the dcPart-
members Of the Society expressed their very.
high appreciation of him by calling nm naqha a.
imous1y to the permanent pastorate. AZ tne
newly put In repair throughout, including roqf,
calciuln1ng, painting, and carpeting. Iho 80 20
ciety is one OF the most united and happily or
curnstanced IN tho village, and, with pastor
loving all and loved by all, they may well con-
gratulate- -:
A supper was served after the entertainment,
at which about 200 were filled.
, 1880-01-18
THE IRON TRADE.
Work and Wages In mtlWaukee-0uI
North Side Ro11fng-MilI.


Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 17.-Alr. Jarrett, Presi-
dent Of the Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Union of the United States, came to Milwau-
kee yesterday: in the interest Of the IRON
workers at Bay View, who had thus far en-
tered into no. agreement with the Rolling
Mill Company as to the prices to be received
by them during the ensuing year. Mr.. Jar
rett visited Bay View in the afternoon, and
met the members of the Union in secret ses-
sion. The result Of this meeting has not
been made public It is known, however,
that in conversations with the Rolling-Nill
Company managers, both here and in Chica-
60, Mr.. ]. frankly stated that the men
ought to receive the same prices that arc be-
ing paid for skilled labor at Pittsburg on
sliding scale. The managers expressed per
feet willingness to pay Pittsburg prices, but
they did not care to go above them, and thus
be prevented from competing with Plttsburg
for business. A settlement was effected to-
day, it is understood, upon this basis, and
the danger of strike of rolling-mil1 hands
11sa hs and m t GheaSo ea nay TSy sTeS9e be
tered into here yill affect Milwaukee and
Chicago alike, as the stipulation calls for uni
form prices throughout
While at the Milwaukee, Office Of the North
Chicago Rolling-A1ii1 Company this morning,
The TRIBUNE correspondent asked a few
questions concerning the iron trade, WHICH
ELECTED favorable replies. One Of the gentle
men connected with the management stated
that he visited Detroit last. week, and found
all Of the iron works running to their full
capacity. There appeared to be a great
scarcity Of Lake s4pSri@or @ charcoal ee iron: The
hrely exhausted, and, i'll order to get more as
it is needed, the rolling-mill companies are.
paying anything thatItIey can get It for.
Another fact CLEANED during the visit is Of
particular interest to Chcag0ans, and will
prove news to many Of TIE TRIBUNE read
ers. 1t is this: the North Chicago Rolling
Mill Company are at present engaged in en-
largements Of and additions to their home
sum of 81, 100000. Three or four new blast
furnaces are being erected, and the capacity
of the Bessenlcr steel mill will be doubled.
Besides, there will be elllargements in other
directions to correspond. There is talk, also,
of enlarging the establishment at Bay View
and erecting more blast furnaces, but nothing
has been decided upon yet
, 1880-01-18
.LOCAL:I :ITEMS..,

Goodness gracious, are they going to can
corsets?' The female inmates Of the New
Haven Almshouse are boning corsots.
II don't have enough religion to brag Of
says an old Nevada miner, but never get
into the cage to go up or down without feel
ing how puny 1 am and how great my Maker
is." -: =.
The public will be interested to learn that
the spacious and elegant meatmarket re-
Gently opened by Alessrs. Brinkworth d
Sharples, at Nos. IS and 81 Randolph street,
has lately been purchased by Mr.. John Ford,
proprietor of the celebrated Metropolitan
Market, at Is East Adams street, which,. al
though very extensive establishment, has
lately been found incapable Of accommodat,
Ing its rapidly increasing trade. Mr. Ford
Resds no to the pae tha hadHyag
ness, over ten of which he has been in Chi
cago. He is considered one OF the most re-
liable judges Of meats in the country, as he
is also one Of the largest dealers In this
1mpoFtant Stape in The Msst Ship;p99g yery
as well as to al Important provincial towns,
ing supplied with every convenience for the
storing and handling Of meats of every
practical experience can suggest and will
hotels and restaurants in the neighborhood,
as he makes speciality of that class Of trade,
as well as fine family trade in the city.
a Boston paper says that i popular clergy
man OF that city has been greatly bored by
o a6 my M dear autes Mr | said % she last 1SS snnday
ing ones pastor. is there?" "Certainiy not,
madam, u replied the worthy cleric; not the
least in the world, so long as the feeling is
not IeciprOcated."
Chicago can boast of perhaps the most
members the great crowds that tlocked to
"Sea's" during the holidays, and hardly. is
the rush over when we hear of him securing
all the larger Eastern cities bargain-seeking.
II ever man deserved success, that man is
Alr. Sea.
Museum Library may be gained from the
statement that it contains three miles Of
bookshelyes eight feet high, and taking them
all at the ordinary Svo. size there are twenty
five miles of shelves. The dome OF the read
tie diameter I Of 1i hat Of the Pantheon, Rome,
exceeding it by only two feet
That the lovers Of music appreciate the
efforts Of the publishers is evinced by the
crowds of ladies who daily fill Smiths, 122
Dearborn, buying Boosey's, Stoddart's, and
Munro's 10 and 20 cent music.
A negro woman in the West Indies, after
dropping her own Gift into the missionary
collection, put coin into the hand Of her 2
year-old todd1er and guided it also to the
plate. When the collector became a little
impatient at the delay caused by this, she
fttl to bring l dc little TIM ting Hapt up to it,
The fact that John. Wright-Chicago's vet
eran caterer-supplies the delicacies for the
majority Of fashionable weddings, banquets,
receptions, etc, is proof Of his ample, facili-
, 1880-01-18

-. u..,.u,r vouineest son Of John Hannagan'
So States @ f+a1 his late residence on Monday at loa
ssa GsPSstsY Sew YSrS p1en.e
ae B4dess aged
sssess ss.sss {: + $, sssfs e4s e
FEeKAt ER!5e Giz e2 E. 81 Brora Il q
~ u oswego papers please copy ,es, w,,,ie /. only
III EEpF3PdESatggiSaaz u aSa gislszaes s'g Ii
aaS $ Pape;s
sgpnSToN1on nH 1S Jun. Is, Francis W. son OF Noah
n SsS54s ss5sS 5ss Is
Nathaniel BFnss BFaes = the a3%s
MI fsse Bfsae SsHs sse mother of Mfs Alfred Kirk OF
'1i1 BRApr7Jsn. 16, 1so A. D.. John Brady. aged ~
sdsSsg as tson e. 1t Il s:s e r. ss D''e
,ssfasses 81 IS 6
s Snd sh,5 n1sgFst m9as at anS ,. m jan il
Funernl Jan l9 At 10 a. m.' BY castaase' ~ e'A''
! + {. = ;s
Funeral from the residence SUNDAY, .a' ~ ,ah+hs.
7eoxea e oens y
saitaS saa 9 9 e e
=, ,s:s: sss ssses: sesP S4
fdy aSea aad$ ~92sa s !, p to tho Jesuit
Church, thence 81 carriages to Calvary Cemetery.
Friends OF the family respectfully Invited.
Observation-Disclosures 5an H. lsa. JOIN -
Fnne1ni from the residence, 146s s9gth Dearborn q
st., to O1iyet Church, Sunday Jan. ~ a. ~ D. IL
Friends Of deceased and family Invited
ave mourn our loss"
sOuIRE-At 5l1 Carroll-av. Jan. Il. OF mennf99oo
nous Group Sarah Virginia Squire, aged years ana ~
months. re-.
father OF b. +. East, formerly Of this city.
MoRsE9sn2 1so n WesteFly a l. Astnea, mo4se IS
West Mndison- and Mr. i. f. Morse, ITO state-st,
aa NJ ssnd end naYsnort papers please copy
COLYIN-At her home Syrncuse. y. r, Jan. H.
Cafn Dickson wife Of B. F. Covin. and sister OF MIS-
4. J. Latham, OF this city.
wHIrE-At Paris, France, Dec. 30. 1873. OF cerebral
congestion, Dr.. Samuel g. White. -
Funeral from his formCr residence fluaaelpniA, VIZ
MOudAy, Jan, ~, at O'Clock
, 1880-01-18
TEE CITY-H,ALL.

The Mayor issued seven pardons for the
week ending yesterday.
John Burns was yesterday appointed to
watch the rookery at night vice George Bau-
man, removed.
Among the building permits issued yester.
day WIS one to Nathan N. Freer to erect two
story dwelling, No. 13a Dearborn avenue, to cost
$500.
The Finance Committee is called for to-
MORROW afternoon 10 take u look at the Control
lcr's estimates before they are sent to the
Council,
The Treasurer received yesterday S1,3S7
from the Water Department, S1,s14 from the
Controller, and 1854 in scrip from the South
Town Collector.
City Engineer Cregier was yesterday max
ing technical test Of the Fullerton avenue COZ
dult to ascertain the velocity Of the water, etc.
He will submit his finding in d few days.
The Academy of Music and Lyceum Thea
tre were inspected yesterday. The first named
was found to be in thorough condition, and we'll
but the Inter had no fire protection whate eyer,
and the owncrs were Instructed to supply the
necessary apparatus at once
: AID. Cullerton denies that he interceded
with the Mayor for the protection Of McDonnld's S
gambling rooms, and says he will be hcurd from
on the subject tomorrow night He. says. fur
thermore, that he meant what he said III his res.
olution on the subject, and will see to 1t that the
Mayor cnforces the law on the question
The Committee on Fire and Water met yes
tcrdny, and agreed to place on file the resolution
extending the time to May to withhold the
penalty on the water-tax. They also had up the
matter Of the appointment Of Rockford to the
position of Boilcr-Ispector, over which they
wrangled for some time without coming to any
conclusion
The meat condemnations yesterday were:
At Nos. Is and IS West Jackson street market,
two hams and two skunk calves, ut No. s., nine
hams; ut Nos. Ii and II, one SUNK calf: ut No;
50, two quarters OF beef; and ut No. 1875 South
Water street. one skunk calf. At the Stock
Yards eight diseased hogs were condemned, and
In Bridgeport six quarters Of bruised beef were
put in the tank
4 case of smallpox was yesterday reported
from No. 155 West Madison street, and an ex-
animation showed that the case was .yeritable,
and that the patient was one Of four boarders
who had left the Denmark Hotel when the
di5ease broke out there. He had been employed
in FoWlers packing house up to q day or two
ago, and WAS taken to the SMALLPOX Hospital
Another case Was reported from North Halsted
street, but an examination showed that the
alarm Was false. one There are now about
twenty patients at the hospital,-au from the
Denmark Hotel-and they are, with one excep-
, 1880-01-18
A RAT Question.

A case worthy the consideration Of the " Pied
Piper Of Hameliu" has occurred In Paderborn,
Prussia Rats seem to have established them--
selves SO solidly there that the municipal author
tiles found it necessary to adopt extreme meas
ures for their expulsion. 4 short time ago the
Burgomaster entered into contract with the
eminent ratcatcher Baum, by which the hitter
bound himself to deliver Puderborn Of its rodent
population for the pecuniary consideradon OF
500 marks. Every facility was given to him by
the citizens, and, after fortnight's 8 remorselcss
campaign, during which thousands Of victims
be absolutely ratlcss ana mouseless. But he had
to do with a Durgomaster wilicr than any rat
that ever wore whIskers. This sagacious func-
every burgess Of Paderborn still cognlzant OF
the presence Of rat or mouse In his donicile to
make declaration threof at the To~n- Hall with
peared next morning in response to this appeal
that the Town Council Of Pade1born has been
, 1880-01-18

TMAN-GOopRIDGE-At Lisbon, Juneau
County, WIS. JIM. u, by the Rev. Mr. Harrington J.
O. Wightmnn. Esq, OF Werner and Miss Nellie Good
RIDGE third daughter Of Anthony G. Goodr1dge, for
merly OF Chicago.
THOMPSOE-WAY-On Thursday, JIM. Is ut the
residence OF the BRIDES mother, NaW York City by
SON. OF this city, and Emma ). War. No cards.
HARR1SON-McCUE-We evening, Jan II,
B. +. Harrison and Miss Kittio McCue, both OF Chi
cago-
Observation-Disclosures the 18th Inst, ut tho
residence Of Mr Edwin D. Smith. uncle OF the BRIDE
BY the Rev. Joseph y. Wilson, Mr. Henry W. Wolee-
ley of Chicago and Miss Eu c. Williams Of Chicago,
formerly Of Lincoln, Seb. No cards.
FLEETWOOD-F,AKE-Wed sday, Jan. II, at st.
Marks Episcopal Church. By the Rt.-kev. Bishop Nc
Larer, the Rev 3. F. Fleetwood and Miss Josephine
E., daughter Of Henry Fake, all Of this city.