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THE REVIVED NEW TESTAMENT,

III II duy D. two thu now revised Version Of
the Testament will bo In Chicago, nlll tue
readers mud lovers Of tle n0blcst look IN ally
language will lave an opportunity to conf
pare tho two versions and decide to which
they giye their allegiance III spite Ut tho
sacred character 0f tho book, tha scramble
for copies Of 1t In Now York sceiis highly
an,llsIng, md would Impress Oliver Cold
SMITHS Chfnalna,l with the ldon that the PED
pls Ut that somewhat nngolly city l,aa MI
suddenly experienced change OF heart and
wero determined that not u ri0nlont OF tlme
should escape thenl, not only In searching for
tho Scriptures, but In scarehlng through,
tl,onl. Crowds wero on lM,d as eur
ly NJ O'Clock In tho morning to
obtain them, and booksellers have Or
lorod thousands upon thousands of
copies, so confident are they OF rush for
| thell,, though aware of tho faet that III few
days at farthest cheap tiiteen.cent reprints
| OF 1t from dozen publishing llouses will
Hood the market, alltl tllut tho public demand
Will bo attracted thitllerward rather than to
the more costly editions. 1t is not likely TINT
| this tremendous rush Ia the result Of devo-
tton 80 much as 1t III OF curiosity Unloubt-
edly there are many people who. want to
compare the old ind nsw versions a,ul mark
tue differences, though 1t lnsy not Influence
them In their selection, 1t there ase 10 es-
sertial differences between them, then 1t Is q
matter of little consequence Which one Is
used. Dr. Schan, who was the Chairman Of
tho American Committee OF Revision, and
who ought to be thoroughly acquainted With
tbs merits of the work, afilrMa lat those who
expect radical changes will ba disappointed; !;
, 1881-05-21

IT Is understood TINT Mr.. Conkling objects
TO the name "Stalwarts," )" rs applied to his
immediate adlIorents In the Empire State.
Ue regards 1t as too comprehensive. And
he Is right, for the title StalwRrt," rs gen.
emily understood, would Include President
Garfield, Secretary Blaine, Gen. Logan. ard
hosts OF lny members OF the Republican
party,-all those, Indeed. WHO arc "ratlicAl"
OIL the Southern question. Wo are not In
formed MS to whether tho ex-senator has
suggested moro appropriate and diss... Live
title for his new party. His adyersaries arc
called "Foatherhends." We bog modestly
to suggest that tho opponents Of The Feather
heads be called "1'eacocktatts." The pca-
cock Is q splendid bird. Its head Is adorned
with " a crust Of the most exQulsit green md
goId.n But its distinguishing feature 10 Its
"traint" or tall. This beautiful tail Is
tail spangled with eyes," whose focus Is
tho green and gold crest OH tho birds
head; and in reQ,lital of the devoted ad,ia.
tioa Of the t'eyes" In the tall, the pGacock,
ever str1ltting slowly back and forth, turns
his crested hcal constantly toward tho clrclo
OF atlmlrlng eyes, gnzing tcndcrly on the
varied beauties OF his own tail. Formerly
the peacock was much yenerated, for some
timcs," 80 history records, "wlth the Holy
Virgin,, vows were addressed to 1t by cllyal-
rous knights" biologists declare That tho
peacock railways roosts high and Is n quar-
| relsome blru."
We can lmagine ex-senator Conkling re-
marking iii Ills proud and lofty way. in decp.
sonorous tones: "WheM asked where We
Peacocktalls hail from, VIC always reply: we
hail from 1ntlla's coral strand; we wero
brought to Palestine by tho tlects OF Solomon,
wlIence VIC emfgrnted to Europe ut all carly
period, and thence to Virginia In the ships oi
the guy, sprigitly, warliko, brave, generous,
naughty, llsda!nful cavaliers; wo aro uuar.
relsome birds, and we ro0st lfghr'
Three cheers for the peacocktatlsl
, 1881-05-21

THE attitude Of ex-Senators Conkltng md
piutt tsays tho Now York TFil'une Washington
corrcspondcnt) rominda Republican Scnator OF
a little storyt .-...
I,arulay was journal clerk ct tho 1Iouso OF
lnE clerk. Whom tho Democrats obtuinrd u ma
jurlty Ia tho hody. barclay Ra to Mcntey: u
suppose thoy WILL turn out all thoso oerks and
e.aployes-poor fcttown; but tley won't touch
us; they oaii't get along without u.s.
Immediately following tho orKasllzatton. snre
enough tho dfschnrgcs began. linrclay md Nc.
hntley smiled, rs it while tho gtUr,ns ragged be-
Inv then, oil was sereno In t1esr noighborhoNl:
hut ono day, without previous nuttuo. the1r
otiloa! heads foil tnto thu huskct. They wore
stunned, md snonrnfuly tonk their aooslslntlcd
way 0vor to HRndersan's to getu cheering drink.
They took soyoral drinks. as,d tasn sra In stl''
III shiny, 'Doe,'" suid unrclay, ,''lt's. no usc
thosh feI!Mrs try to run thom hooks. Can't 10
on bonded neesh to come ana stseten ,en, up"
Pointing up to tho t]oedUss Of Libcrty, he OK
a'aimc4. "Dyo sheo that9 sho totters| bho
tOttGrs3"
itIilustratos, said tho senator. tho Exaggerated
opinion mon In public litD At0 apt to yet OF thcf
own Importance.
, 1881-05-21

"Don" INuEtssoLI Is reported rs having
q skeleton in his closot. Ii ho has, he doesn't
visit 1t worry often. A. cheerfuller, ch!ppter man
than ho It would be Impossible to tlnd In jour-
noy round tho world. It reads like ono OF hls
jukes,--thls story that he IL attaIu Of bolnz az.
saslrated by a religious fanAtio. Who could bo
tho Navailao Or the Jacques Clement Of this
merry infldol1 Wise mcn OF religion would not
for tho world bRya haIr ct his head Injured,
for they bellcye that he 10 doing Christianity no
harm. Ills lectures arc not, indeed, Of the cons
vinong sort. They mako no converts. They
merely console thoso who W1sh to dIsGellayo.
Inko any man OF religious training and !nclina-
tion and lot him listen to one OF Roberts lect-
u.es, and he will come cut more nearly Chris
tlRn than he went IN.
, 1881-05-21

Entered at the Iost-0Nes at Cheaoo. III. at Seeond~
Eials Matter.
For Tho benefit of our patrons who doalte to send
ningle cortes of 1Ma TRIBUNE throuEh tho mall, va
Etyc betc With tho transient rate Of possnGo:
Ton1fsftt. PR Cary.
Eight antl 1wolvo faVo Paper. conta
F:7ttgt.
Flight ana Twelve rnao Fnpcr.."..s.ssss.'.t4c cSnns
lixleen FnGe caata'
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cnt po'ifcnt pnrtlcs fail 10 nominate nant!untcs
wlu nrc in fnvur of coorotoI,, thNn Convention
will ho chilled 10 nominate Stntc Prohibition
ticket. 1t s difficult to sec whercn tholr cp'1rno
IL gnnH Ia nss|st tho cal,sn ut coercion. 1t tho
Republican pnrty should n1swur thofr demand,
tho result wuutl he to hand tho Btate over tn
tho 1,ctnocrnts and whisky. II tho rrthlbttaon-
lists luve tho strength tiley CHIN, nnd run thesr
own ticket, tho statn will ~ 'u II stnttar tlirec-
tlon IT they should ho alccrssf,t. In either
event they SOON tt, TO acting III tho interest Of
whisky rather thnn ot temperance.
, 1881-05-21

CORNELL UNIVERSITY Is not prosporinx.
Tho absence Of President White In Europe, tho
curtaimont Of tho Professors salaries, and the
Internal dfssenslons OF tho Faculty have had
the effect OF reducing very much the citicfency
Of the Institution. Tpu yoars aRo thero were
GOV pupila; now there are but D9a. 1t ID suspects
cd that cooducauou may have had something to
do with the change. Formerly only malea wero
admitted, now both sexos arc .pntttied to pre-
cisely the aamo privileges. II would he Interest,"
lowed tho Introduction ot, c6cauoaaon In other
colleges 70 any considerable extont.
, 1881-05-21

ARCHIBALD ronnEs has beef, requested to
kcup tho 1.t,rdon Ntrs informed Of his fnnrc-
incnts In Amcrlcn. so thnt no tltny be within
cnll ut the Telegraph. Thcro n,ny be occasion
for llIB services Ruot IN Northern AfrIcn
, 1881-05-21

TIE TRIBUNE will print tomorrow from
advance sheets tho revised version OF the
New Testament entire. Not chapter or
verse will bo omitted The whole will DO
put in large. clear type, 50 that 1t will be
perfectly leeib1c, and old rs well rs young
cnn se6, what tho revision amounts to.
Though the printing OF this work In single
Issue will Involve great expense, requiring
many times the ordinary amount OF type@set-
tlng and consuming o vnst quantity of whEto
paper, TIE TRIBUNE Will be sold to-mor-
row ut tho usual price of d cents for single
copies, aud will bc sent to all regular SUBJ
, 1881-05-21

Tun New York Tribune Is printing n,
eories Mt powerful faDics about tho titthl1c. the
Trick Mule. unl tho po!o.Cut. porsonlfytng tho
virtues of Il, O., r. p. and G1than,, Into candi-
liatc for bcceetHry Ut tho Ho.iat0.
, 1881-05-21

Jo,rN HAY, editor Of tho New York Trtl,-
u,.c pro tes, wutlid not 10 nyerso to scetng his
old chief In tho stnto Department innde ono Of
tito Senators from Now rurk.
, 1881-05-21

tho better advantage.
~--M---"@
THE REMOVAL OF MERRITT.
Tho one weak point III tho pusitton takon
By President Unrtlesd Ii, regard to The Ncv'
York patronage l.as been tho displacement
pf Merritt Ms Collector, to nuke room for
Robertson. this uct has been commented
upon unfavornbly, even BY thoso who are lt,-
clincd to DO friendly to tho Administration
and have no sympathy with ConklinG's
schentng. Conklil,g himself sought to trate
upon tho circumstance In Its letter to Gov.
Cornell. It Is possible, nevertheless, TINT
Merrltt's retirement Mt thu request Of Prcsi-
nent Garfield did not Involve breach of the
principles Of Ctyll-Seryice reform. Thosc
are two theories Mt least whereby tho chnngc
car bo Justified, one Or Tie other of which Is
pretty likely to be correct.
It may be tint Mr.. Merritt was not .lis-
placed without CAUSE, which, Willis sufficient
to justify tic cllange, did not warrant a re-
movnl under tho tc,ture.of.oiltco INV. 1t has
been hintcd TINT Nlr. Merritt, who has now
been In Office two yenrs, Ind permitted tho
ynst patronage of the New York Custonl-
House to ba influenced by Mr. C0nkllng and
his agents sufficiently to suit their purposes.
At all events, Mr. Conkllng's previous prac-
tees III regard to Clvll.Seryice reform
suggest tint llo would not have matlo sslclt
strenuous opposition, to Merrltt's retirement
If Merritt, IT'S Collector, had set Ills tacc
ngninst s,1cll political uso Of Ills Office rs
would subscrye Conkllnx's personal interest.
Conkltng is mt In the habit Of defending
lncn who llaye been oven Indifferent to Ills
, 1881-05-21

THE first lulre I,atrtut that Roscoe Conk-
1tn8 discovered wurthy to be Collector Of tho
Port OF New Fork was tho dcIcctablo Tom
Murphy.
, 1881-05-21

THE Prohlbitlonlsts Of Ohio, with that con-
slstenoy which IL peculiar u themselves, have
resolved that ut the next election they Will
"dsaw the lIncs" Ia favor OF those men who
will support coercion lans, aud that II tho prcs-
, 1881-05-21

CoS1sosnY D1sitAEL1 mala Ills fortuna by
exhibiting an RbnormRl check at very tenlor
nyo. Ilq tdrced hla way Into nls unelo'a house
four yuass axo and Introduced himself ii1 tho
litthry. The old genttomsn adorca him fFon
that momaut. lie recognized the family Auaa'
muut4.
, 1881-05-21

WILLIAM Z. CHANDLER missed the So
lioitor. q QonoraIship by hntr, but that will not
sottle Ais tlusil. Iie has friends Mt Court.
, 1881-05-21

CIrR1srtAScy Is coming back to lecture oil
tho " vicissItutlos Of 1toformcr Who Married
TrcnAurY Girl" :
, 1881-05-21

Tue Stata Senate OIL ThurSday passed the
following Just aud proper bill scstln9 IN tho
county authorities OF tAls state Ut th0iF disoro-
, 1881-05-21

ar. Iou1s. Mo-, May M.-Wtth tho saps'"u., .,..s.
tte t,ood of lust week aud ne wcathos .po,a If
In nearly ott brpnchos revived IN" tho ,,ocetua
tho woek has been very satiSthctos,' ID .h,o.
Of grain have very largely lncse''e"'
ments nearly qua1Fuplcds ..,,,v tmproytd.
Tho money market has pcrcertloly a,4n .ar n,ots
both m tone and volume, borrow"1s .a,'v os dle-
plentiful and applications protty gen's ~, cottou
trihutod, Heavy aAyanccs "e'o HIM. .,,h.rn or.
bills md warehouse EGcolpts' aa'a ,,c s,eady
dets cau,o In for good sharo' na stschnnxe oa
at 100 on call aud 01s on time, IN "~
New York, 80 to Is ccnts per si'o" ~, cnlmtpat.
Cotton 10 steady aud geaefals III -. IL. srosonab4s
ing ln m advance to-day ..aas. WIN a throughout
Flair hns fo,t tho alranco. nncas W.. h,.l.
tho nnnor grades a.o q shade n'sau.' '.1ay.nccd4
ra.s Il mt aotlye. Wheat atcadl'y ~" au udamand
win a strong expost and specnla"' ~ otes.
for No. g. and u faie mlllus fcsluvi ,,ic.iy taken.
,r.s ~ ,ho hest GRADES weru t1oH,.t ,nat ths
Tno esn,e nav be said 0f corn' '1 eatop Tho s1.
aSv,nca ma mt beca quito - s1ta. ,as a,,ls
sert .,o,nand tor pp,h corn and wne"' ,ss pcr.
"0.tye antl shipments hcayy. Uan Ua,,ncnt was nos
ieuoed an advance, but sns '"' ,,.
'afxg Exroy,eous oeo goneraiiy soW: es,a Tbora w.
tn symnnthy witE othor mtIScarl .,I,rl aud bacoa
autno speculative tlofnmoIi.. ~ tra.o has Ve1t III
on MoooaS, tS,nnd to isiu9 s1fne.Iae .aeosl. on Lam
arh.J trr"1nlMr prlces. cspeci!e r'uivrst Ul ~
Il Very sca1co, aud has boca 'H' ,.,,ro,ls
heE Rs"ssao,Mi;aos rm for al Se! !tsfx. wt:
vrats. hut questionable VI mof for tuuso casTtf
Somewhat out u sSnaluqlnis lis!.p and balps '''''
wnrv stcaty With lair " .E, md I'LL hollses"'
6rnxs wUEv actlsu all1 hrtn' p"~ ,..,a.
/ busy. -, ,,orrasoa volume "t ",atrfts'S: tts@S:
Gfocetleo s.e :. urUat hltAdtn ~ ooni New uf.
, 1881-05-21

PRECEDENT FOR coNKL1HGs BuruIDE.
Tn 1910 tile State Of North CnrolinR was
reprcsented In tic United States Senate by
two Democratic Senators, and both r,on of
nbilfty. The one wus Senator Bedford
Brown, who was originally elected in 1Sa9
mid was serving tho last year Ut his second
term, which would expire Marcr 3, 1871.
Tl,o other was Senator Robert Strange, who
was elected to tho Sennte III 1871, and whose
term would not oXp|re Until Morc, 8, 1919,
Ill tho winter OF ls30-'4o the Wl,lgs Ind
minority In both branches Of the LcEfsIattre
of North Carolina, but the Whigs did not
approve of tho doctrine Of State instruction
OF Senators. Brown mid Strange woro both
known TO be believers in that doctrine. Tho
Wn1Rs t!!oroupon framed a series of reso!u-
tlons III wfip1 they EXPRESSED tl,e Inability
of ti,e State Of North Caro,inn to approve or
fndorso tho votes of tho two Sonators from
that State, und generally expressed n con-
domination of their Senatnrlal policy,
rhosc resolutions wcr. adoptotl In January,
1910 TINT being the January before tho prcsl.
,lput1ni election Mt which Mr, Van buren,
VIA cauli,1nto for reelection, Had Mr..
f3rown and Mr.. Strnngo resigned, tho Dome.
cratic majority in tho Senate would be lost
NV their rot fremont md tho Immediate cleo
tton of two WhIgs. Mcssrs, Drown and
Stu,pae immediately, notified tic North Cart-
lima Legislature TINT they believed In the
,loctrlno of Instructions, and II tho l.cgis-
lature would c,,anae their resolutions Into IT.
strnetions the two Senators would Immediate
~ respt,n1 by resiontnp or by obeyfur tho ill.,
strnctjons, Tle Legislature declined making
| nn,r .,,ol o,,,nou o,,t Tina thn ,,n++cr atnnd
, 1881-05-21
TRIBUNE BRANCH OFFICES.

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pccs for tho receipt Of subscriptions md hdsoftiae.
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, 1881-05-21

Cenfrnt Murtc.llall.
eouthnaat corner Randolph nnd Stntc. Looturs
BY Col. Rohort @. lngeraoli. Subjects "The Great
Indd9ls,i.
, 1881-05-21

Whlte.At0cktnR Park.
l.ako.Ftont, oppos!t Washington strcot- Gamo be-
tween tho Chicago md noston Clubs nt J:+0 p. IN.
, 1881-05-21

Hershey Hail.
Madison stec0t, botuoon Dearborn nnd State. Mus
steal entertainment
, 1881-05-21
AAlu5liaf EN.rss


uENnY I. 91t.t1n, Agant
WAS1lIEGTUN. IT, C,-l3lA strcoa.
AhlusEafKNrs.
Grand Opern-1EOuae.
elnrk street, oppost now coutt-ilouse. "Aoonls
for Rett-"
Noolry's Theatre. .-..
Randolph street, between CLARK and La satto
KnKaK1mont OF The 8tce10 Mackhyo Company. "Won
1t LaAt-t
1Icvteker'a Theatre.
Mhhisnn streot, tDtweon State and Dearborn.
EnRagement Of tile hadIson.SquRrs Thtatr0 Com.
pany. "1latei Kl.k0"
Olympic Theatre.
ftaft Rtreet b0sween Lake md Randolph. En-
RsRement OF Miss fanny Louisa buckingham. Ma
sppp4"
14nke Front. ....
Foot Of MAdlson htrcot Soils 1roshtss' Circus and
McnaEorte. Afternoon md escnina.
Central Muntc.lInl1.
Southeast corner Randolph and Stntc. Iootnrs
BY Col Roburt @. lngeraoli+ eubtoct' "Tha Great
lnfdols."
Hershey IInI1.
Madison stsoot, botuoon Dearborn and State. Mu-
sscal entostainment
Whlte-stocktnR Park.
lAko.Ftont oppos!t Washington stroot Gauo be-
sHeen tho Chicago md Hoston Clubs ut J:4op. m.
, 1881-05-21

14ake Front.
Foot Of MAdlton atoot- Soils nroshtss' Circus and
MennEcrte. Afternoon md escning.
, 1881-05-21

Grand Opern-1zOuae.
e,a1k street, opposit new cuurt-flouse+ "Hoont
for Kpt1t-"
, 1881-05-21

Olympic Theatre.
f1arf ktreet between Lake and Randolph. En-.
Ssge1ncnt Of Miss fanny Louisa buckingham. mia
ttptR.t
, 1881-05-21

TTo0JtyFe ThtMfre. ~
Ttsn6olph street, between CLARK and La sAttt
EnKaRutnunt Of the Htce1o Mackayo Company. "Wo
at Laxt.t
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-06-09

Much aard feeling between ne.gabor, and
no smai. amount o: litigation have resulted
from disregard Of the AN relating O. d.,.>-
ion Of fences. Sometime. tn, j, due 10
bad blood" bu: much uNener 20 ignorance
Of what the law IS, In Judge Bennett,
Farm Law" which has been noticed N
these columns, We find the following lad
down as the law Of the Fence which VI
advise those not already familiar With the
law to carefully study Every man must
keep his cattle Upon hi. land Al hi> peril.
He IS liable Il they stray away into others
grounds. Il vas long ago provided by stat
ute law that al joining owners Of improved
land should maintain partition fence, III
equal shares, and # they did not agree how
the fence should be dev!ded either might
apply to the fence viewer, elected D, the
town every year. 10 decide which par, each
proprietor should keep up. And if after
such decision either party refused OF neg
Iected 10 keep in repair hi, share the other
could do 50 and recover the expense, Of the
delinquent owner By a suit al law.
If my adjoining owner doe, not Keep up
his half Of the fence, and my cattle get
through and inJure his crops he has no re-
dress against me, since hi> own neglect Was
in part. at least, the cause OF the INJURY
But if nv cattle stray beyond the mmell-
- ,1;,,,,1r,, Ia,,g mt ~. .,-,, "a, . ,A--l
person. and there injure his crops. am la
BILE for the damage to him. although nv half
Of the fence j, good aud ny animals escaped
through nv immediate neighbor's defective
fence, because, as to all persons except to
nv nearest neighbor, | am still bound To
keep nv cattle on my own land. You are
not obliged to have any fence on the road
except to keep your own cattle in. If other
people leave your bars down, by which your
cattle escap- into the highway, and thence
into nv corn-feld, you are responsible 10 me
for all the damage, although not actually il
fault, if YOU keep all your fences up. On
the other hand, if YOU are carefully driving
your cattle along the highway, and without
your fault, they break away from your con-
troll. and run into my adjoining land, anC
YOU drive them out as soon as you reason.
ably can, you are not responsible for the
damage done, for you have right to drive
them along the highway. with proper care
and attention. The proper legal height of 81
division fences in this State is four feet
and they may be made of rails, timber
boards or stone wall. A brook. river. pond
ditch or hedge may also be sufficient, or any
other thing which the fence viewers eonsid,
er equivalent to four foot rail fence
Maine Farmer.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-06-09
HANCOCK COUNTY
Savings Bank,
ClIsW ORTIZ. Maine

Mooney ti.ip-Ited on or before lA, i-- .iay ui
M March JuHe, SEPT, ntlfer amt Il, einLer v ID
draw ,tIyden 4 from The Gr-t q same month.
Dividends On deposits payable twice year,
jane ami December.
Dividends a. soon A. de, Jared are added to She
princiy a., thus compromising th- interest every
six months.
deposits ~ savings Banks, are exempt rom u
nicipal taxation.
No returns Of names Of depositors are required
to be made to state or town authorities, and al
accounts are held by this Bank to be slrickly phi
waite and confidential.
Married women and persons under age can de.
post money IN their own names. that il can
be drawn only by the elves or on their order.
Especial advantages afforded to Executors,
trust funds.
GEORGE PARCHER, President,
4su Z. &C. BURRILL., TREASURED.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1881-03-09

widows name mentioned her curiosity
was excited. She learned further par
ticulars in the matter, and then just
at sunrise she put on her bonnet and
started over to spend the day at the
widows, and all that day long the
sound of battle floated DER the vii
lage air, a set of teeth flew through
the window, q switch of red hair
whisked viciously out at the door, and
then a handful of black hair followed
by the wreck of the widows Sunday
bonnet, all indicated that these two
women were improving their time,
while the committee are sanguine that
they have knocked the bottom ont OF
this early rising.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1881-03-09

they arranged the twelve constella
tons that form our present zodiac t
show the path of the sun in the hea
vens; divided time into weeks, month,
and years; that they divided the
week, as we have it, into seven days
six being days of labor, and the
seventh a day of rest, to which they
gave name from which we have de.
rived our word Sabbath" and which
day, as a day of rest from all labor OF
every kind, they observed as rigor.
ously as the Jews or the Puritan.
The motion of the heavenly bodies
and the phenomena of the weather
were noted down and a connection,
as have before stated, detected, as
NJ. de Perville claims to have discov.
cred, between the weather and the
changes of tho moon. They invent
ed the sun dial 10 mark the move
ments of the heavenly bodies, the
water clock to measure time, and they
speak in this work of the spots on
the sun, fact they only could have
known by the aid of telescopes, which
it is supposed they possessed, from
observations that they have noted
down of rising of Venus and the fact
that Layard found crystal lens in
the ruins of Nineveh. The "bricks"
contain an account Of the deluge,
substantially the same as the narra-
tive in the bible, except that the
names are different. They disclose
that houses and lands were then sold,
leased, and mortgaged, that money
was loaned at interest, and that the
market gardeners, to use an Ameri-
can phrase, worked on shares ;" that
the farmer, when blowing with his
oxen, beguiled his labor with short
and homely songs, two of which have
been found; and, to connect this very
remote civilization with the usages
of to-day, l may, in conclusion, re-
fer to one OF the bricks of this libra
ry, in the form of a notice, which is
to the effect that visitors are request
ed to give to the librarian the num-
Der of the book they wish to consult,
and that it will be brought to them /;
at the perusal of which one is dis
posed to fall back upon the exclama-
ton of Solomon, that there is moth
ing new under the sun.-Chief JUS
tice DAILY, in Popular Science Month
w.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1881-03-09

Jones had occasion to write of q
list of the wealthy men of the coun-
try. Jenkins, happening to cast his
eye over it, noticed that he had plac-
ed an apostrophe after each name.
whats this, Jonesl" says jenkins,
"what's this apostrophe doing here
after each name :" Whats it doingp'
replied Jones. 81 guess you never
studied Browns Grammar jerks ;
if you had you'd see that the apos-
trophe denotes the possession of prop
erty."