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Daily globe., 1882-09-23
Resemblance Between Men and Mon
KEYS.

AOJCe
If the skeletons of an orang -outang
and a chimpanzee be compared with
that of man there will be found to be
the most wonderful resemblance, togeth-
or with very marked diversity. Bone
for bone, throughout the whole struct-
ure, will be found to agree in general
form, position and function, the only
absolute difference being that the orang
has nine wrist-bones, whereas man and
the chimpanzee have but eight ; and the
chimpanzee has thirteen pairs OF ribs,
whereas the orang, like man, has but
twelve. With these two exceptions, the
differences are those of shape, proper
ton and direction only, though the re-
sulting differences in the external form
and motions are very considerable. The
greatest of these are, that the feet of the
anthropoid or man-ike apes, as we'll as
those Of all monkeys, are formed like
hands, with large opposable thumbs fit
ted to grasp the branches of trees, but
unsuitable for erect walking, while the
hands have weak small thumbs but very
long and powerful fingers, forming q
hook rather than a hand, adapted for
climbing up trees and suspending the
whole weight from horizontal branches.
The almost complete identity Of the skel-
eton, however, and the close similarity
of the muscles and of all the internal
organs, have produced that striking and
ludicrous resemblance to man which
every one recognizes in these higher
apes, and in less degree in the whole
monkey tribe the face and features, the
motions, attitudes and gestures being
| often strange caricature of humanity.
PROF. Wallace, a'a Popular Science
| AkonfhLs,.
Daily globe., 1882-09-23
Surprised.

A good many years ago an English
clergyman. travelling in this country,
was struck by the beauty of a church
which was nearly completed in one OF
our larger cities. Entering an open
door, he observed group of workmen
in the ckancel, and addressed the one
who seemed to be directing the others !:
"Bishop Blank resides here, I be-
Eeve ?"
eyes"
The stranger knew this dignitary by
reputation as one of the most eloquent
and godly in the church, and asked curl
ousjy:
"Where is the palace ?"
"There," pointing to plain brick
dwelling across the street.
The Englishman was perplexed, being
used to the pomp of the Lord Bishops
at home, who, in their aprons and lawn
sleeves, held an imposing place in the
House of Peers.
"Ah-h? Now, this church? Very
good, indeed. Pure style. Better than
I expected to see in America. Who de.
signed this stone. work ?"
'I did, modestly replied the man.
'The master mason, eh? Who was
was your architect ?"
81 was the architect, too," smiling.
"Indeed! Why, YOU are a jack of all
trades. You will tell me you designed
the windows next"
"I did"
The Englishman was amused. He
chatted with the workman awhile, find
ing him to be singularly modest an6
quiet in manner, but he said at last, "l
am going to pay my respects to the
Bishop. At what hour will I probably
be admitted %
:'You will find him at home now ]
am the Bishop"
Afterward the Englishman, in telling
the story, said: ''I learned to know
and reverence him well after that, and ]
never knew man so lacking in self-es-
TEEN. Whenever in the canticle thank
God for the holy and humble men Of
heart I think of the American Bishop
Charles Dickens, when in this coun.
try, was called on to make an address te
a large school. He simply said, "De
all you can, boys, and make no fus.
about it," which is the sum of it all.-
Youths COMPANION.
Daily globe., 1882-09-23
A Draped Locomotive.

'To me-" the sad passenger said,
there is something inexpressibly
mournful in a draped locomotive; and
especially SO, when it is draped IL mourn
ing for dead engineer. The President
of railway company stands long way
from the engine, and when he dies the
engine mOurIs as we sorrow for a rich
uncle whom we never saw and who left
us nothing. But the man who was part
Of the engines life, who spurred her up
the long, steep, climbing mountain
grades, and coaxed her around dizzy
curves, and sent her down the long
level stretches with the fight ofan arrow,
who knew how to humer all her caprices,
and coaxed and petted and urged her
through binding storms and rayless
night, and blistering heat, and stinging
cold, until engine and engineer seemed
to be body and soul of one existence
then when this man at last gets his final
orders and crosses the dark river alone,
with only the fadeless target-hghts OF
sure and eternal promise cleaning
brightly on the other side; and when
there is a new man OH the right-hand
side and new face looks out of the en-
gineer's window, then think can see
profound and sincere sorrow in the pant
ing spirit of power, standing in the sta
tion, draped with futtering sable en-
blems of it's woe, waiting for the caress-
ing touches of the dead hands that it will
never feel again. And engineers tell me
that for days and days the engine is fret
full under the new hands; it is restless
and moody, starts off nervously and i'm
patiently sometimes, and then drops in
to sullen gait and loses time that no
man gets so much out Of an engine as
its own engineer"
"Do you remember only year or two
ago." the jester said, "only last summer,
I believe it was, an engineer on the Chi
cago, Burlington and Quincy, running
west from Chicago, died on his engine
Died right IN his place, running between
Galesburg and Monmouth, and sat there
with his hand on the lever, and his sight
less eyes staring classify down the track,
unnoticed, until the fireman looked up to
see why he did not whistle for Monmouth
station. And how many miles that train
had thundered along with the dead en-.
gineer looking out Of the cab window into
eternity, no one knew and no one
knows. ."-Burlifa0iOn Haa0keue.
Daily globe., 1882-09-23
Samuel Rogers as a Story.TelIer.

Charles Dickens used to delight in
describing the way in which Samuel
Rogers, the poet, used to tell dinner
table stories when grown old and feeble.
A man servant stood behind Mr.. Rogers
chair, and, at appropriate intervals,
would thus admonish his master "Tell
Mr.. Dickens, sir, the story of the Hon.
Charles Townshend and the beautiful
Miss Curzon." /" The old poet would
start in slow, almost Gregorian; one,
and in curious, old-fashioned phrase:
q The Hon. Charles Townshend (this
name will serve as well as another) be-
came enamored of Miss Curzon. She
was bee-yewtiful. He ebe-ribed the maid
to conceal him in her chee-amber, and
when she arrived. to dress for ball,
emerged from his hiding place. She
looked at him fxedly, then said: Why
don't you begin?' She took him for the
'airdresser."
Daily globe., 1882-09-23
The Understanding Process.

The important question of the soften
ing and purifying of hard water in bulk
has received a satisfactory solution. in
the Atkins process, which promises to
be OF great public service In these re-
spects. The process is modification of,
and an improvement upon, the Clark
system of softenirg water, which con-
sisted in adding lime to the water to be
softened, and allowing the mixture to
stand for twenty-four hours in large
reservoirs or precipitating tanks before
it could be used. In the Atkins process,
however, the precipitating tanks are
dispensed with and the water can be
used as it is softened, the process being
continuous and nc time being required
for it to stand and settle. The process
essentially consists in chemically purify
ing the water instead Of mechanically as
in ordinary filtration. In practice a
small jet of lime water is introduced into
a portion of the water 81 be softened,
and the two are blended in a mixer,
whence they flow into q softening tank,
into which the bulk of the water is con-
Quoted. From this tank the water with
the lime In suspension flows into the
Atkins rotary disk filters, in which the
solid PARTICLES are all arrested by an
ingenious system of cloth covered disks
placed within tank, and which present
q very large area for filtration within a
very small compass. The purified and
softened water is conducted from the
filters to the storage reservoirs ready for
use. The effect of the lime water is not
only to purify and soften the water in
bulk, but to cause any clayey matters
that may be held in suspension to coag-
ulate, thus facilitating their. removal.
The water passes from the outside to
the inside of the filters through the
cloth-covered disks. the surfaces of
which in time become coated with de-
posit consisting of carbonate of lime
and Impurities. These surfaces are
quickly cleaned by means of series of
brushes which are brought into contact
with the disks. The brushes, which are
fixed on q spindle, are rapidly revolved,
as are also the disks, but in opposite
directions, the result being that in a
few minutes the filters are cleansed and
ready for work again. The system has
been successfully applied to private
water supplies in several instances,
notably at the residence of the Duke Of
Richmond at Goodwood, and at that of
Mr.. W. 81. Smith, member of Parlia-
ment, near Henley. The first applica-
tion of the system to public water
supply is that of the Henley-on-T Thames
water works, which were recently.
opened. It was introduced there by the
engineer to the water company, Mr..
Jabez Church, in consequence of the
extreme hardness of the water, which is
to be obtained from the chalk, and is
normally of about nineteen degrees of
hardness. After treatment, however, by
the Atkins process the hardness is re-
duced to nearly four degrees, which
means a beautituIly-soft ater.- London
Times.
Daily globe., 1882-09-23
Time.

Human ingenuity cannot make time.
II can only inventmethods of measuring
the hours and minutes as they pass.
When the earth was young, shadows cast
by sun-beams noted the passing hours.
From these sprang the sun-dial, which
answered while the sun shone, but failed
when the sky was cloudy. Then water
clocks, Or clepsydre, as they are tech
nically known, came into use. By these,
Athenian orators were wont to time their
speeches 1000 years ago.
After the water-clock came the hour
glass of running sand, and for 800 years
this was the common method of measur-
ing time. Even fifty years ago it was
employed in churches to inform "the
elder" when he had preached enough.
Meanwhile various rude forms of
clocks had been constructed, but not of
much use. Not until the invention OF the
pendulum in the middle of the seven
teenth century, and its application to
clocks, did they become reliable. The
clocks and watches of to-day are so nu-
merous and cheap that nearly every
school-boy can afford to carry time
piece"
Yet all the clocks and watches in the
world cannot tell the time of day unless
regulated with the sun. They merely
show the amount of passing time. The
sun shows what time it is, whether morn
ing, noon or night.
Strange mistakes are often made by
! relying solely on clock-time. A party
of travellers, not long ago, were on their
way west through Arizona. Arriving at
Yuma at 8 o'clock, railroad time, they
| were surprised to find the dining groom
clock indicating an hour earlier. Still
more were they surprised, after having
leisurely eaten breakfast, to learn, on
embarking again, that it was but si1
o'clock.
Strange, they thought; arrive at eight;
breakfast at seven, and leave at six
Two hours gain But the clocks were
| right. The first kept Jefferson City
(Mo.) time the second was Yuma time,
| and the last was San Francisco time.
| Places east and west of each Other
cannot have the same time. Only those
| directly north and south are thus favored
! Could man continually travel around
the earth, keeping with the sun, he
might live his allotted space of "three
score years and ter" within a single
day, for the sun would never rise or sci
to him. It would always be day.
| Yet even then he could not make
time. He could not prolong his life,
nor give to the world more hours. The
only way to make time is to make ust
of it, every moment as it comes. Time
once gone is gone forever, whether the
clock says so or not Youths Com
Daraioa.
Daily globe., 1882-09-23
They Wouldn't Squeeze.

A hyena and wolf met one day in a
narrow path in the forest. By little
squeezing they could have passed each
other and gone about their business, but
the wolf yelled out:
"Ho there out of my path p
"You are no bigger nor better than I
am p was the hyena's reply.
"This is my path p
"You're another r'
Thus they bantered and jawed until
each was determined not to give way.
and in the fight which ensued both
rolled over the bank and were badly
shaken up. They were still iawing
when lion came along and cuffed them
apart, and observed:
"That path belongs to me alone, and
if I catch either one of you using it I'll
break your back p
Moral: IL you won't squeeze to &C.
commodate, and if you will fight, don't
fight over that which concerns your
neighbor more than yourself.
Daily globe., 1882-09-23
4 Hint for Coffee Drinkers.

While " dining out" one day recently,
the coffee, which, though the last, was
by no means the least of the good things
furnished, was so unusually excellent
that it was the subject of general re-
mark, and word in the ear of the
charming hostess after retiring to the
drawing room called forth the follow :
ing explanation of how the good result
was obtained: The coffee furnished was
clear amber in color, rich in flavor
and deliciously aromatic. TO give the
hostess method fair test it will be no
more than just to don ones apron and
adjourn to the kitchen. The coffee to
be used is Maracaibo and Java, equal
parts of each, finely ground One large
cup of coffee, one cup of cold water, one
well-beaten egg, mix thoroughly; add
four cups of cold water and place over
the fire. After it reaches the beiling
point allow five minutes to finish the
process; strain and serve Immediately.
This seems very simple process, but in
the hands OF a servant, if allowed to
boil too long, it would be easily spoiled.
philadelphia Press.
Daily globe., 1882-09-23
What Becomes of Old Pianos {?

That well-known and most adventur-
GUS Frenchman, ycleped De Tonnant,
who, calling himself Orelie the First,
was for some time King of Araucar a,
wished to gain at one time the support
of most influential old Patagonian
chief. He accordingly bestowed on the
savage WORKOUT grand piano, which
he had bought for 80 francs. A few
days after making this generous present,
De Tonnant went one morning to pay
an early visit to the Patagonian. He
found him sleeping peacefully with his
wife inside the piano, from which he had
carefully removed sounding-board,
strings, etc., and which, thus trans
formed, constituted not uncomfortable
bedstead. This may account for the
final resting g-place of old grands, +" but
what is the end of worn-out cottage
pianos?
Daily globe., 1882-09-23
PERSONAL MENTION.

Joseph Moutoure, vito served IN the
capacity of second engineer on the Belle
of Minnetonka, during the past summer,
is to fill the post of 'agtchman on the boat
this winter.
On Monday evening, Sept. 10th, Mr.. E.
Kirk Newton and Miss Minnie Fickinger
were married at the residence of the
brides sister, Mrs w. III. Tewnsend, in
the presence of a number of immediate
friends and relatives. Rev. l.. F. Cole
oficiated. The groomsmaR was the
brother of the BRIDE, Mr.. L. G. Flickinger.
while Mass Lois Townsend acted as brides
maid. After tshe ceremonies the con-
gratuIasions and best wishes were extended
to the happy couple, after which supper
was served. They were the recipients of
many beautiful presents. The well wishes
of their many friends go with them to
THEN new horne in Albert Lea.
Daily globe., 1882-09-23
Andy Johnson and the Dog.

Representative Pettibone, of Tennes-
see, is native of Bedford, Ohio, AMI
formerly attended Hiram College, and
was pupil of the lamented Garfield.
Since the war he has resided ir Green.
vile, East Tennessee, the late home of
President johnson. He says the old
homestead looks very much as it did
during the life of the tailor President.
and is now occupied by his daughter,
Mrs. Patterson, who presided during his
administration as the lady of the White
House. The little tailor's shop where
Mr.. johnson used to work at his trade
still stands, almost unchanged from its
former appearance. "The last time
saw Mr.. Johnson" said Mr.. Pettibone
to me, ''was on the Sunday evening be-
fore his death. I often called to see
him, and he always expressed himself
freely during my visits. 1 had little
dog, which [ had, 10 my admiration for
the great soldier of the war, called Grant.
But johnson disiked Gen. Grant so
much that he could never bear to hear
his name, and he always called the dog
Prince. The dog was quite a favorite
with the old statesman, and frequently
found his way alone to Mr.. Johnsonis
office, where he was always treated with
the greatest consideration. On this
Sunday evening Mr.. johnson was much
depressed in spirits. He had felt of late
that his vital forces were rapidly leaving.
We walked down to the spring near his
house, and tried as best could to cheer
him up. Prince, as he called him. was
with us as usual. The animal was get
ting along in years, and gray hairs in his
eyebrows showed that he was approach
ing the limit of canine existence. Look
ing intently at the dog a few minutes,
Mr.. johnson stopped down and, patting
the little fellow on the head. said, in a
tone that shall never fail to remember,
Prince, you and I will be going to our
home before long, I left him that night
still quite depressed, and the next morn
ing went to Knoxville to attend to some
court business. While absent I re-
ceived intelligence that Mr.. johnson had
been seized with fatal illness and had
passed away. He had started on Jour-
ney of forty or fifty miles to his farm in
Carter county, whittier his daughter,
Mrs. Patterson, had preceded him few
days before. He had told me that he
wanted to be buried by our Masonic
lodge, of which he was member. The
remains were expected in Greenville
early Wednesday morning following,
and ! had the lodge drawn up in line at
the depot to receive the body. Just as
the train was coming in little Grant, or
Prince, attempted to cross the track, but
was caught by the locomotive and
crushed. - Washington letter.
Daily globe., 1882-09-23
The Gnlf Stream.

It has been asked whether the cutting
of a sea-level canal at Panama would not
tend to turn the Gulf Stream into the
Pacific ocean, and thus have damag-
ing effect on the climate of Northern
Europe. Prof. Geike has called in sci
ence to answer this important question
in the negative. He says the effect on
the Gulf Stream and the climate of the
regions whose temperature it raises
would be about as great as the effect
produced on the Arctic ocean by pour
ing teapotful of boiling water into it.
In order to divert the Gulf Stream to the
south the Isthmus of Panama would
have to be depressed some 500, or possi-
bly, 1000 feet. Nevertheless, it is known
that Northern Europe has been at one
time warmer and at another time colder
than it is to-day, and changes in the flow
OF the Gulf current are supposed to have
occasioned the differences. The infu-
ence of the warm waters from the Gulf
of Mexico in modifying the climate of
the British islands, of Scandinavia, and
even of France, is well understood. A
comparison of mean temperature on the
latitude on the opposite sides of the
ocean tells the story. On one side are
Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labra-
dor on the other are France, England
and Ireland. At Bordeaux the mean
summer temperature is SO deg, at Hall
fax it is SO deg; at Bordeaux the winter
heat is 45 deg, at Halifax it is % deg.
As between Scotland and corresponding
points In Labrador the difference is even
more striking. 1t is estimated that the
Gulf stream gives to the North Atlantic
about one-haf as much heat as it re-
ceives from the sun. If, by any convul-
sion of nature, it should be turned from
its course, the upper part of the British
islands would be rendered absolutely un
inhabitable- -Ecchnngs.
Daily globe., 1882-09-23

rel arose from the fact that she was inti.
mate with boarder, and she striking him
he retaliated, but denied using hamm er
or anything besides his hands. Willplan
was sent to the rock pile for 80 days.
Business on change was quite lively
yesterday. The wheat quotations. were as
follows: No. 1 hard, $1.OS@1 1GI; No. 1,
S1@1.O3; No. hard, $1@sa.O2; No.
3, 9Oc@1; No. 3, S6@94c. Oats, 33@35c,
Corn, No. 9, esq zoe; rejected, esq 7ec
Bran, $3.50 in bulk; $1.50@i.75 higher fol-
sacked; shorts, $12.50@13s ground feed
S24; hay, $7@10.
Daily globe., 1882-09-23

THERE are three wicks to the lamp,
of mans life-brain, blood and breath.
Press the brain a little, it's light goes
out, followed by both the others. Stop
the heart minute. and out go all three
wicks. Choke the air out of the lungs,
and presently the fluid ceases to supply
the other centers of flame, and all is,
soon stagnation, cold and darkness.
Daily globe., 1882-09-23
MuIticipdL Court.

BefOTe JuHg9 OOOIey.J
Henry Larson, drunkenness; committed
ten days.
William Snyder, noise, and improper
diversion; dismissed.
Michael McAbe, noise, and improper di-
version of the peace; pleaded guilty and
received penalty of sixty days imprison-
ment.
Henry Wellman. assault and battery
upon his wife, Ellen Wellman, with ham
mer; committed ninety days.
[John Beers, assault and battery upon W.
J. Tanner; committed ninety days IN de-
fault of the payment of fine of $75.
A. Rising, L. P. Anderson and Nels
Frederickson, larceny of lumber from r.
w. Jordan; dismissed upon the payment
of costs by the defendants.
Daily globe., 1882-09-23
THE COURTS.
District Codg't.
PAPERS FILED.

p. C. Richardson & Co. ". James T. Ell
we'll. Transcript of municipal court.
Judgment for $490.29 filed.
Richard Graham VS.. Asa w. Camp ct al.
Action to recover an promissory note.
Complaint filed.
Louis E. Smith vs. Frank Dark. Tran
script of municipal court. Judgment for
S46.08 filed.
Daily globe., 1882-09-23

THINKERS are as scarce as gold; but
he whose thought embraces all his sub
lect, who pursues it uninterruptedly and
fearless of consequences, is diamond
Of enormous size.-LaUater.
Daily globe., 1882-09-23

A SoUrH END man calls his wife Crys-
tai because she is always on the watch.
Boston Iransc1i~,t
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-02
Oaught a Husl,and.

In some parts of France marriageable
girls are accustomed to pluck, as they
return from midnight mass on Christ
mas eve, a sprig of apple-tree, which
they put in a vial full of water The
vial is hung in their bedehamber, in
front of the window; if one bud blooms
before Easter, the mistress is sure to be
married before the year ends. Among
the servants of chateau near Alencon
was chamberInaid from Brittany. She
was gentle, good-natured, quiet, pious
an excellent creature every way, but
she was hunchbacked. Her name was
Ursule. Taking advantage of the dark
night she, too, plucked a sprig of apple
tree, sure that nobody saw her. She
was mistaken. A fellow-servant saw her,
and made servants hall ring with peals
of laughter at poor Ursule's expense.
Still they kept the secret among them
selves. They all agreed to play a trick
on poor Ursule. Easter eve one of the
journeymen gardeners removed the old
sprig of apple-tree from the vial in Ur-
sule's bedchamber, and put in its place
a sprig covered with blossoms. When
Ursule went into her bedchamber she
could not believe her eyes. She return
ed to the servants hall, her face being
radiant with delight as she showed her
trophy. The laughter, jeers, and boot
ings of her comrades revealed the trick
put on her She stood dumb, confound-
ed, trembling. scarcely able to restrain
her tears. Just at this moment the
mistress entered the servants hall An
elderly servant explained the scene 20
her. The mistress said: .tUrsule, the
apple-tree sprig may be trusted; believe
it; you will be married before Christmas
next; you are virtuous girl; am sure
you viii make virtuous wife; all you
want to get a husband is money; the
money wanted Twill give YOU AS she
spoke, the mistress twined 1, 000-franc
bank note around the sprig. and returned
it to Ursule. A fortnight afterward the
journeyman gardener who had put the
trick on her asked her in marriage, but
she refused him Cat which he was great
ly jeered and married another.