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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-18
OAK-LEAF EDGING.

Cast on 10 stitches, and knit plain row.
LIST row: Slip L, over, knit 2 together, over mar
row, over twice. narrow, over twice, narrow knit
one. - ~
I'd row: Slip 1, knit 2, purl 1, 2 plain, purl l, 1
plain, puri 1, plain, purl 1, plain.
Sd rows Slip 1, over narrow over narrow, 2
plain, over twice. narrow, over twice, narrow 1
plain.
4th row: Slip 1, plain, purl /. plain, purl l, 8
plain, purl l. plain, purl 1, / plain.
9Th row: Slip 1, over, narrow over, narrow q
plain, over twice, narrow, twice, narrow, /
plain.
9th row: Slip 1, plain purl l, 2 plain purl /. 8
PLAIN, purl l. plain, purl 1, plain.
9TH row: Slip l, over. narrow, over, narrow, @
PLAIN, over twice, narrow, over twice, narrow, l
plain.
sth row: Slip 1, 2 plain purl l. plain, purl 1, 7
plain, purl 1, plain, purl 1, knit l.
9th row: Slip 1, over, narrow, over narrow, 8
plan, over twice, narrow, over twice, narrow, /
plain. w
10th row: Slip 1, plain, purl l. 2 plain, purl /,
9plain, purl 1, 1 plain, purl /, / plain
18th row: Slip l, over, narrow over, narrow, rest
18th row: Cast off (by slip and bind till there
are stitches on the left-hand needle and on the
right; then knit plain, purl /, plain purl 1,
plain. -
Mrs Mixter writes " This is a very pretty edgins
have not seen it in your column, though you have
mad several oak leaves. Please try this"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-18
THE GARDEN or BRIC-A-BRAC

from The 81. James's Gazette,
here, where old Nankin glitters-
Here, where mems tumult seems
AS FAINT Us feeble twitters
VI sparrows, heard in dreams.
We watch Limoges enamel.
AN Old chased silver camel.
"A shawl the spoil of Schamyl,
ana manuscripts in reams.
Here, where the hawthorn pattern
,, On tlawless cup and plate
Need fear no hOusemaid slattern.
Fell minister of fate:
Md webs divInely woven.
ana helms and hauberks cloyen,
On music of Beethoven
we dream and mediate.
we know not, and we need not
70 know how mOrtais fare;
VI Dllls that pass, or speed not.
=, lime hnds us unaware.
lea, creeds and codes NAV crnmbIe
ana Dixie and Gladstone stumble
ana eat the pie that's humble:
we neither know nor care.
Can kings or peoples alter
r, The crackle on plate
C;sn ciceds or systems palter
wv th what is truly great p
IN Corots ani with Milets,
ilh hprIl uaifodl lies,
Or make the maiden lilies
Bloom early or bloom late 7
But here. midst Rhodian roses,
r, Mlds tissues of Cashmere,
HE soul sublime reposes.
=, Anu KNOWS not hope nor fear;
iere All she sees her own is,
Ana musical her moan il
Ocr CaNtonS and Bodonis.
Aldlne and Elzivir!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-18
SCIENCE FOR THE PEOPLE.
USING LARGE TELESCOPES.

The small amount of work done with large
telescopes has led Professor Pi, kering, of the
harvard Observatory, to devise some means of
making such instruments more available.
Mounted In the ordinary way. telescope of a
IoOt or more III aperture requires large OBJ
servatory and complicated and costly machin-
cry; Professor Pickering would remove the
dlfilculty and expense by placing the big tele-
scope horizontally at right angles to the merid-
ian with plane mirror reflector inclined
TO Its axis by 450 in front of it. This reflector
might revolve around axis conciding with
that OF the telescope, and the latter would, of
course, be a fixture. The principal difficulty
with large instrument would lie in the hexure
OF the reflector but this the Professor thinks
could easily be prevented, and the arrangement
ordinary form OF mounting. In fact, says Mr..
Pickering, if reflector could be constructed
whose surface was the portion of a parabOlOid
whose abscissa equalled that of the focus, the
instrument could be much simplifed. No
Object-glass would then be required, the re-
HECTOR taking the place both of mirror and lens.
All the light intercepted 10y the objective would
thus be saved, and but single surface need be
adjusted aud corrected. With the advance in
mechanical methods this does not seem wholly
mpractlcabe. especially with mirror Of long
focus. Since the final correction must always
be made by hand, it makes but little difference
what Is the exact form of the surface
Inc horizontal mounting would be especially
adapted to an elevated position, and would per-
mt the use of telescope where an equatorial
mounting would be quite impractcable. On
the other hand to an amateur, or for purposes
OF instruction, an instrument which could be
set quickly from one object to another and
where the observers need not be exposed TO the
cold, would offer many advantages. The inn
possibility of observing far from the meridian
would be less important with large mstrn-
ment, where the number of objects to select
from is very great.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-18
SCRAP-BAG.


MRS. III. I. Qs LAcE.-Letters are still coming to
this department asking for information in relation
to the sixth row of Mrs. Q's Normandy lace These
correspondents will find their inquiries answered in
the Scrap Bag of Aug. 20.
nave been knitting stripes for afghan in what IS
called raspberry stitch and they have been so
much admired wish to send you the directions
pave never them in the Knitting column :
Cast on any number of stitches that will be a
multiple OF and add more; for
Instance, 10 and 9, or "a and 2.
Isl row: Purl clear across.
md row: Knit list stitch, knit, purl, and knit be-
a3re slipping the second stitch making three stitches
Knit the next stitch making three of one. Purl the
needle ~ ' W
I'd row: Like the 1st
gSG.ner, then knit, purl. and knit the next before
hpplne making three stitches out of one etc, thus
changing the order with the End row. Remember
~ Always KNIT the first stitch and change the order
sr ne berries 1t makes the pattern very simple. We
making our Afghan of stripes of Afghan stitch
~ unoiaered IN gay colors alternating with stripes
r. tsaspDerry stitch. Stripes is the proper word
sc;t s - usu lily called Spider Stitch and was de
Sc W. W IA HE TRIBUNE of December TO- 1879.
"onhans Extra, No. SO, page 5-ED.l
CORRECTION IN LACE PATTERNs.-A Salem cor
ponoent kindly writes that in the second pattern
s 49, edging given fortnight ago, the word" mar
sc, ~ omitted before the last cover twice. mar
Az AMI = In the thirteenth and fifteenth rows
readily 49,. t used 10 Knitting she adds would
oun'ed ior' but not so beginner"
IN, ma. MIxrERs sPREAD.-Mrs. Mixter saws she is
'''p any one about her knitted spread, direc-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-18
III MATURE BALLOONS.

M. Delon, Of Paris produces miniature bal
t tIUnS by means of ordinary gas conducted
o oh1roagn a caoutchOuc tube and clay pipe to
PAPER with fine wire from its centre to little
papet car with aerOnaut figures, is connected to
h Gne bubble when it begins to swell, the disc
t nnS attached by capillarity to the part where
with it's car 0 "0'"ohou ouDDie rises
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-18
TUNISIAN INSERTION.

Mrs. A. G.. N. kindly writes: O. Many thanks for
the directions for knitting Wide Tunisian Lace ,
gwen by Miss Annie l.. Newton in the last issue of
HE TRIBUNE. Here the directions for an in
serton to match, which you publish if desirable
to you:
Cast ON IL stitches.
LIST row Knit 8, over, narrow, knit 3, over knit
1, over, knit 5, over, narrow knit l.
I'd row Knit 3, over. narrow, knit l. narrow.
over, knit 3, over, narrow, knit g. over narrow,
Knit 1.
Sd row. Knit g. over, narrow, narrow over, knit
Dover, narrow, knit 2, over, narrow, knit l.
4th row Knit 3, over, knit together, over mar
row. knit 3, narrow, over. narrow, knit l. over mar
row, knit /.
9th row: Knit 3, over, narrow, knit l. over mar
row, knit 1, narrow, over, knit 3, over narrow.
knit 1.
9th row: Knit 3. over narrow. knit 2, over, slip
2, knit 1, put two slipped stitches over one just
knit, over, knit 4, over, narrow, knit l.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-18
AN IMPROVED DROP LIGHT.

The remarkable activity in the development
OF the electric light has by no means suspended
Mr.. James Barnes of the United States Electric
Light Company. New-YOrk, has, for example,
been laboring, to remove the drawbacks of the
orulnary gas drop Light and has just brought out
cellent ideas. In his improved American drop
light, as he terms it, the vertical rod passes
between the chimney and the shade. BY this
simple method the weight of the tube burner,
chimney and shade is placed 30 near the axis of
the rod as to render the drop light almost
balanced Sla and not readily toppled over. The
shade Is held by ring snapped into one of it's
tripod, and consequently casting no shadows.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-18

AN novel feature is that the attachment
or me burner This permits either bnrnsr or
s str" 20 De raised or lowered at pleasure. a
eI u light can thus be concentrated for work
t or study with perfect protection to the eyes or
burner and the light permitted to food the the
aUTh o me lamp is simple in it's adjustments
i iih can be used either for gas or the electric
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-18
CURRENT RELIGIOUS DISCUSSION.

BY their instinct of common sense rather than nv
any reasoning process, the American people have
reached the conclusion that the elimination of the
spolls spstem reached in the attempted aSsassna
uon-a system which teaches men 10 think that
oinces belong to them as reward of party service
and if the offices withheld they have a right to
take vengeance. The people united In the con-
Victlon that this intolerable nuisance ought TO be-
apated; Inns ought TO be one result of the crime.
If the President RECEIVERS he will have the power
which no other man can have TO reform the evil =
lJames Freeman Clarke.
We have no doubt that alcohol holds as cenpne n
place among the mdteStd modod as camphor ether
or Opium or arnica have doubt thai IL often nav
save life otherwise forfeited to disease: have known
~ mus $50 lar as human senses could fairly Judge
The facts TO have saved life; and in our hearts be-
heye 1T has already saved the Presidents life
Mhy cannot the advocates of total abstinence from
lntoxicants beverage be satisfied to he reaSon-
able in regard to this and not overdo their cause TO
Its, and their own, harm 1.-THE Congregationalist
Methodism set out with rules which prohibited
profane swearing Sabbath-breakine. drnnSenness
brother going 10 law with brother taking unlawful
interest, speaking uncharitaby. lt enjOined the
doing of good of every possible sort and far as
possible 70 ali men, giving food to the hungry visit
ing and helping those sick and in prison y; and the
only condition of membership was desire to
escape the wrath TO come and be saved from sinD
While DIR. thomas may have differed from some OF
his Conference in doctrine, he stood beautifully near
out of Mesleys tenderness toward an unhappv
world.-lProiessor Swing
When ST. Luke's Hospital was threatened bv IN.
draft" rioters in New York in 1862. DIR. Muhlen-
wounded
ruians. Similarly, during the anti-Jewish tumults
at Odessa. many of the wounded rioters Were re-
celved into the Jewish hospital of that city, Chris
tan charity and Jewish charity are synonymous-
1.-The Jewish Messenger.
You can manifest Christ as clearly. can add o..
many stones Of honesty forbeaance forgiveness
charity TO the shining walls of His holy temple in
your humble kitchen as you could in the grancesrt
palace on the earth.-lThe Moravian.
We look to the breaking down of preiudieea and
the information of the general Church as among fhs
chiefest benefits from the Conference. That IL Is
attracting wide attention is seen in the noble arti
Gle IN The Ednburgh Reuieo well as in the snacs
given 1t In the secular press.-lChristian Adyocate
lt Is not unusual for speaker TO preach his auds
ence INTO good frame of mind and then TO preacl
them out of it.-lNew-York Observer
Inere Is plenty Of room outside of all the demon
nations for liberalism to play its pranks in AND
true manlness, to say nothing of pietv will taxi
that held.-lThe Religious Herald,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-18
THE CAUSE OF EARTHQUAKES

Or. *. Won Fritsch, OF Halle, discusses the
subject OF earthquakes in the last issue of the
lGhdndlunJen of the Berlin Geographical
society lie maintains that the cause OF earth
quakes must be sought for ut II rather small
depth, the greatest depth ascertaned not tx-
ceedlng ten to fourteen miles, and usually far
less whilst rather feeble forces produce earth
quakcs which are felt ut great distances. 1t is
known that krupps hammer, which weighs
LOCO centners, and falls from height of three
metres, produces sensible conclusions on "A sur
lace OF eight kilometres diameter; whilst the
recent explosion of the Lcimbach dynamite
mandatory was felt at Halle and Mersc burg
Forty one and forty. five kilometres distant
whilst showing how easily conclusions are
produced by causes comparatively feeble, Dr.
Frtsch points out how earthquakes might bc and
must De produced by the increase and decrease
OF volume OF rocks under the influence of
physical and chemical forces and by concus-
sions, by the opening of crcviccs in rocks. and
ny the subsistence of masses of rocks due To
these agencies. Many schists are subjected, as
is known, to extension, and when crcvices arise
the sciiistS must enter into oscillations which
must produce very varied phenomena, accord
ing to the direction and the force of the oscilla-
tions, much like to what is seen in the oscilla-
tons of tuning plates.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-18

1t Is not unusual for speaker to preach his audi
them out OF it.-lNew-York Observer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-18

There Is plenty Of room outside of all the demon
nations for liberalism to play its pranks in sns
true manliness TO say nothing of piety, viii taxi
that held-lIhe Religious Herald,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-18
DEAD STARS.

Like the sand of the sea- the stars of heaven,
says Sir John Lubbock in his opening address
ut the recent meeting of the British Association
t0r the Advancement of Science have ever
been used us elective symbols of number, and
the improvements in our methods of obscrya-
ton have added fresh force to our original I'M
pressions. We now know that our earth is but
fraction of ono out of at least 10000, 900
worlds. But this is not all. In addition to the
luminous heavenly bodies, we cannot doubt
that there are countless others, invisible To us
from their greater distance, smaller size or
feebler light; indeed, we know that there are
many dark bodies which now emit no light or
comparatively little. Thus in the case of
Procyon, the existence of an invisible body is
proved by the movement of the visible star.
Again / may refer to the curious phenomena
presented by Algol, bright star in the head of
MeduSa. This star shines without change for
two days and thirteen hours then, in three
hours and a halt, dwindles from star of the
second to one of the fourth magu tude and
then, III another three and half hours reas-
sumes its original brilliancy. These changes
seem certainly to indicate the presence of an
Opaque body which intcrcepts ut regular inter-
walls part of the light emitted by Algo
Thus the floor of heaven is not only thick
inlmd with patines of bright gold" but
studded also with extinct stars-once probably
as brilliant as our own sun, but now dead and
cold, as Eelmholtz tells us that our sun itself
Will be, some seventeen millions OF years hence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-18
REAL WORKERS IN ELECTRIC LIGHTING


~, me non-technical papers, says The London
Etectrtc'dn, totally ignorant of the scientific
aspects OF the case, have introduced into the
abiding that they still exist. The diyisibiIty of
the electric light is what the ninety and nine
say the inventors are cndeavOring to find and
think that, to certain extent success has been
achieved. 1t is impossible to drive away the
Illusion ana to enforce the doctrine that i'm this
direction nothing new has been or is likely to be
done. Mathcmaticians knew years ago az much
about resistance, lamps in SERIES" or in mul-
tiple arc" as they know now. 1t was not in this
direction that science was working at all The
trio lighting are those who have worked at the
per1ectlng OF the steam engine as n motor for
1he dynamo-machine, who have improved the
rent Is more economically generated, who have
experlmented in every direction, and added
minor NIL or, Improvement after improvement to the
who have made electric lighting not only nrac
tcable, but the light of the Immediate future.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-18
AN ELECTRIC LAMpLIGHTER

NJ. Cattle makes his electric lamplighter "A
follows He composes his battery OF two small
couples IN square jars (6 centmetres on each
side), such as he had constructed for medical
purposes, electric bells, etc. These couples
are formed of II porous carbon jar containing
peroxide of manganese and a zinc cylinder
The carbon porous jar, which serves rs the
collecting element IN the couple, il closed by n
simple stopper, which enables fresh peroxide of
manganese 70 be put in without disturbing
anything. These couples are ncloscd in a
copper box supported by belt, and kept in
place by light band. The box carries two
wires at one side which are in connection with
the two poles of the battery. The lamplghtcr
Is made OF pole furnished at the end with two
pieces OF brass, supporting Il very fine platinum
SPIRAL copper wires connected with the
pieces of brass, are led down the pole, and end
IN flexible conductors which arc connected with
the battery. Two contact knobs independent
OF each other, placed respectively at the bottom
and middle OF the pole, allow the circuit TO be
closed AT will, and lights at different elevations
to be illuminated. The lamplighter carries the
pole i'll his left hand and n key in his right
opens the gascock with the key, presses with
one OF the fingers of his left hand on one of
thc contacts, and passes the platinum spiral
heated 10 incandcscence, above the globe of the
burner, the gas at once lighting. NJ Gaitir's
apparatus has, 1t is said, been in use nj the
shops IN the Louvre for several weeks and has
now been definitely adopted by the authorities.
VINO have decided to abolish the ordinary spirit
lighter. 0i
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-18

We look to the breaking down of preiudices ana
the information of the general Church as among fhs
chiefest benefits from the Conference. Thar II r.
attracting wide attention is in the noble rti.
given 1t in the secular press.l Christian Adyoeate
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-18

You can manifest Christ as clearly can add an
many stones of honesty. forbearance, forgiveness
charity TO the shining walls of His holy temple in
your humble kitchen you could in the Crandest
palace on the earth.-(rhe Morayian.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-18

Richard Anlree, the German chronological
scholar, has compiled some statistics showing
throughout the world. The figures in some in
stances are based upon compilations made as
long ago as 1869. Europe, according to this
table, contains 5,166,326 jews of whom
2,552,549 live in European Russia. This fact
TIN ows some light upon the recent trouble with
the Jews in that part of the continent. Great
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-18

DEAN STANLEYs SUCCEssoR.-The appoint
ment OF the Rev. George Granville Bradley.
LID, Master of University College and Canon
OF Worcester, to the Deanery of Westminster,
III succession To the late Dean Stanley, has been
announced. The new Dean is |, son of the late
Rev, Charles Bradley, Vicar of Glasbury,
Brec knockshire, and incumbent of st. James's.
Chaplain, Surrey. He was born in 1922, and
was educated at Rugby under DIR. Arnold He
afterward entered University College, Oxford,
where he took his bachelors degree as a first
class in hteris humdnoribus; he proceeded NJ. A.
in due course and was for some time fellow
of his college; he had conferred upon him the
degree of LID. of the University of St.
Andrews in 1873. He was ordained deacon in
1858 by DIR. TAFT, Bishop of London, and
priest in the same year by DIR. Hamilton,
Bishop of Salisbury. Previous to his ordina,
ton he had held for about twelve years an
assistant mastership in Rugby School. Mr.
Bradley was head master of Marlborough Col
lego from 1858 down to 1870, when he was
appointed master of University College, Ok
ford. He was appointed examining chaplain to
the Archbishop of Canterbury III 1874, was
select preacher at Oxford University in
1S74-'75, and honorary chaplain TO the Queen
from 1874 to 1876, when he was appointed
chaplain in ordinary to her Majesty. DIR.
Bradley married, in 1s49, Marian Jane,
daughter of the Rev. Benjamin Philpot, for
merly rector of Great Cressingham, Norfolk.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-18

The Rev. a. f. Lord. the oldest Congrega-
uonal minister in the County of Surrey Eng
land, died recently at llaversham where he had
had Charge of a church for nearly forty-three
years.
The Rev. NJ Forrest missionary, has RE-
pared, III the Japanese language, ten little
books ON the Ten Commandments, setting forth
those of Buddhism.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-18

The St Louis annual conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South will be held
in st. Johns Church, st. Louis, beginning SEN
TENDER n. The Rev. G. +. Pierce, of Sparta.
ga, VIII preside at the conference. About
sixty preachers and sixteen laymen are expected
10 be in attendance
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-18

Cathedral, who was a iaTge contribntor
toward the fund for the restoration of that
edifce, bequeathed $4,000 TO various Ca
thedral organizations and a library of 1000
volumes TO the Dean and Chapter
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-04-08
JorrIScs ny rnn wAysipn.
PnrLApEIruIA, April 4, 1881,

PHtLADEIrttIA, Aprll q, 1901,
ED. JOURNAL Last Monday morning
two FIAT cars were run into West Philadel-
phio, heavily laden with some large body
extending the length OF both cars and en-
tirely hid from view by covering of can
vass. Thirty mules we're required TO haul
the cars across the Schuylkill below 2lst
street on siding where a temporary build
ing was soon erected over this monster
"what could II be?" It proved TO be n
whale, in reality, measuring 60 feet in
length, md weighing 10000 pounds. |
learned the following interesting facts
from Mr.. @. II. Newton, who has the car.
cass in charge: lie was discovered about
75 miles east of Cape Cod, in about 20
fathoms OF water, last November, harpoon7
ed by bomb lance, which entered his vi
tails and exploded, causing death in few
minutes. This is decided improvement
over the old method.) 1t was lowed into
Provincetown, where its entrnils, weighing
about 4 tons, were taken ont. From thence
it was towed to Boston dry dock ON Allan
tic avenue. Messrs. Morrison & Fay, of
East Boston, who raise sunken vessels,were
engaged to load his whaleship Oh the trucks,
This wasaccomplished by building frame
of 12xl2 southern pine timber with heavy
planking secured ty u inch bolts, and
fastening the same to the bottom OF the
dry dock. Water was then let in, and the
Prince of Whales" rs he was then named,
towcd in directly over the frame. The
water was then pumped ont and the carcass
rested on the sunken platform. TO which it
was securely fastened by many heavy wire
4 "A IL. al. Nl,.,
water was then let in when the Prince and
gigantic platform gradually rose to the
surface. The next day il was loaded on
the cars and shipped care of the Star, via
the Pennsylvania, and pitisburg, Ft.Wayne
& Chicago railroads, to Chicago, where it
was first placed on exhibition. The eS-
time, foots up round numbers, TO SIC, 900.
M ta rnntinual hy s,MuI