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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-14

UVUOR.S or THE ACADEMY.
krvm Galigndni

oThe Academy" says d Alembert, is the object
of tbo secret or ay0wed ambition OF all men ~
letters of those even who have made good or bad
epgrains at its expense, ep'grans oil whch II wonsd
he deprived if place in 1t was less sought aftor
NJ Maxine dG Camp. now a IN mber 81 the Acad-
envy ia living example or the tru on rms state
mrnt for no one has more bitterly satirized he I'M
mortals than he Formerly the Academy useG 10
nrnr its fauteuls TO dis nguished persons, but nc
present mem berahip is granted only after formal
demand has been made by the candidate, and even
then he has 10 run the chances OF a sallot. This
change dates from the paomeat,1h 80 4t tae
gustinD by Arnauid dAndiDy. The
Academy charmed by the beauty of the work.
offered the translator seat III their midst. He
thanked them and smilingy remarkcd Have We
no; an academy at Port-koyal ~ The members or
the Academy after that made a rule that tbsy
would never again solicit anyone, but must Do
SOLICITED themselves. That rule has excluded many
a remarkable man from the ilnstrons body. LOUIS
Blanc is living instance, ana MaDiy dead Ole.
The latter when asked why he did not become q
csndiiate, replied: If l were in the Academy,
neopie might ask: why L. he in 1t 1 prefer that
they should ask Why Is ne NOT N II y Inc cpl
p.viIIon in a letter to Furetiere, writes: was
taken' incognitO, to the Academy. by N. Racine I
saw eleven persons thee. one was listening,
another sleeping. three others were quarreing and
anotber three went away without speaking ols
word" After his reception al the Academy, Fon-
tenclle remarked: here now only thirty n No
oersons in France who have moro wit than l." IL
was the same Eontenele who observed: Ii We arc
thirty in number, people go ON theiI knees 20
ms when we are forty they make game OF u.s."
IL was bon mot which excluded the Abbe haynsl
from the Academy. lie was paslling has way INTO
the paais de Plnstitut amidst denss crowd. TO Do
present al the reception of very mediocre author
IL strikes me-" he cried, that t is moro dinieus
IN get into this place than To be received IN ~
Piron also was kept out tor his famous pfenA'af"
epitaph: ,,... nm, ma ,,t 1.,
Pas meme Academioieh
On another OCCASION Piron, passing IN tonr OF tho
VI ranarkgd TO friend There arr forty of
thsm in there qui ont de Pesprit Quare., II
Gss Phon too who maintained that anewiy received
Academician's discourse should consist OF no mora
thsn three words: Messieurs, grand msrci."
" hereupon the Director ought " reply "Nas q
pas d aaoI."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-14
BRITISH COAL CONSUMPTION.

Sir Henry Bessemer thus illustrates the
vast quantity of coal Q54, 300 tons) con-
sumed in Great Britain in 1881: The area
inclosed by the houses i'll Lincoln's Inn Fields
exactly that of the base of the great pyramid OF
higher than st. Paul's Catheral. The coal ex
tracted last year would have built more than
fifty-fve such pyramids or more than one
every week. Again, if the same coal were
formed into cylindrical columns 90 IT., in
diameter and 500 fit. in height and if these
were placed in a row their own diameter apart,
they would make colonnade IS miles and $50
yards long, the product of each working day
being sufficient to make fourteen of such col
umns which would have "a collective height
of 1000 #. Again, with the coal extracted
last year, wall 200 miles in length, 100 #.
high, and Al it, II in. thick could have been
built amass exceeding that of the great wall of
China by sufficient to add another 3l6 mile S
to its length.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-14
THOWA.S'.S BATON.

Frail bridge. that joins the viewless lands
OF silence and of sound;
Mute suinmoner. at whose commands
The hours with JOY are crowned
While Harmony, with fiower,hiled hands,
Floats like an angel round!
Or is thy sweep like scythes that play
When all the meadows ring,
And diving blade and blossom gay
Give sweetest offering
So sweetness springs when thOu dost sway
Each voice and trembling string.
Thine, too, the genius of the rod
Which cleft the sea in twain,
When Israel walked between, dry-shod,
And all her foes were slain:
Care-freed. we walk the way she trod,
Through Musc's conquered main.
Strange wand, with wondrous power imbued,
Teach me thy magic ways;
Serve mine, as thy great Masters, mood,
And sounds of Heaven raise!
l take thee up, thou art but wood,
And mOckest at my praise. c. ii. c.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-14
A COLLECTION OF INSECTS.

Professor c. Y. Riley has deposited in the
United States National Museum his extensive
private collection of insects. The collection
comprises some 10000 species and upward of
100000 specimens of all orders, and is con-
tanned in some 800 double folding boxes in
large book form and in two cabinets OF eighty
glass-covered drawers. The specimens are all
in admirable condition, and the determined
species duly labelled and classified. he col
lection is chiefly valuable, says The american
Naturalist for the large amount OF material
economy Of species, 5000 of which are repre-
scented in one or all of the preparatory states,
either IN liquid in separate boxes or blown and
mounted dry with the imagines. Fifteen blank
books are filled with notes and descriptions OF
these species, most of them yet unpublished.
Though several special collections surpass it in
a single order, few, if any, general collections
of North American insects equal 1T, and per-
haps none from the biological point of view.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-14
SCIENCE FOR THE PEOPLE.
rrr NEXT ECLIPSE OF THE sun.

Tho eclipse of the sun which takes place
..,t "Wednesday will be total one IN
..aortions of the Eastern hemisphere. me Ilhe ol
totaIity will begin or reach the earln ao
sunrise in Africa, IN lat. lo12v nor'h nUns
- tvo bays at the northwestern extremity
w W tbe Red Sea aud the peninsula OF slnai'
tbence to Teheran. the capital OF Persia,
thence to the place where IT VIII pe eensra u
noon with duration of totahty OF
as and half, in lat. 390, long; %: E.'
m,n" n,nvinp in an east-by south direction,
tneu few miles north of Shanghai. 1t Will
, anU the earth at sunset in lat. 2o2' nortn
and lUnE line and near the Red Sea, the
the D;nsnla of Sinai and TO Teheran (places
pehi nasv access will be well adapted Tor
OF cns lions. and various \ groups OF
9 1,"nneon astronomers have ALREADY
d dcacnnied favorable positions Tor noting the
pD atte, an interval Of eighteen years and
AIT I Iavs the eclipse will return on
eleven 1000. and be total on its CEN
MAY ,;ne ' which will pass from very near
1La ,. Orleans to Norfolk, and it VIII be the
o M eclipse in the United states 4 Ill t Snt
rel rem NV total. The central line will begin
VIII oe in lat. 1S0 north, long. 117' west,
~ sun nass in northeastery direction, very
tle ar New Orleans and Norfolk, to lat 40
and long. 450 w. ON the Atlantic ocean,
n s,here # will be central at noon, and the
y Mnelf :" of totality upward of minute and
. qua half it will then take.an east to an east
Southeast direction and reach Portugal IN IN
LAT 4I0. long. Sl20 w. few miles south OF
1 a. thence passing across Portugal
U sTps Spain it will leave Europe at Alicante
" ms The Mediterranean aud the northeast
S Of africa, and will leave the earth at sunset
IN Egypt in lat. 80 \. long. 320 Z: / ne
xidtb of the moons shadow near Norfolk
VII he about sixty miles, and the length of
totality about u minute and q third. -,
Although the eclipse will only be total
,,;tbin the limits of the central line, narrow
strip about sixty miles wide, yet it Willie be
Sta}}es and at Baltimore, Philadelphia. New
York Boston, Portland, etc, about, eleven
tweiftbs of the suns disc will be obscuIed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-14
PROTECTING IRON.

"A new process eefor preserving iron is de-
scribed by Les Mondes. 1t consists i'll treat
ing the casting with dilute hydrochloric, acid li
leaves a skin of homogeneous graphite
holding well to the iron. The article is then
washed in a receiver with hot or cold water
or cooked in steam, SD as to remove con pletey
the chloride of iron that has been formed.
Finally the piece is allowed to dry in the
emitted receiver, and solution of caoutchouc,
guttapercha, or gum resin in essence of petro,,
leum is injected, and the essence afterward
evaporating leaves hard and solid enamel
on the surface of the ironwork. Another plan
is TO keep the chloride of iron on the metal in
stead of washing it of, and to plunge the
piece into bath of silieate and borate of
soda. Thus is formed a silico-bo rate of iron
very hard and brilliant, which fills the pores Of
the metal skin. AS for, the chlorine olsen
gagged, it combines with the soda to form
chloride of sodium, which remains in the
nckle.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-14

possible that these sublime beings do not talk FOE
the simple reason that they have nothing 10 say.
One remembers Coleridg's story Of the man IN tbe
coach whose dignifed reserve thoughtiul face anu
TIE great being said nothing until they went IN 70
dine at an hotel ordinary, when he punted bis fotS
into some potatoes and exclaimed: "Ihems mo
jockeys for melD Unqnestionaby one often meets
with people who are quite painfully shy and re-
served, feelings which arc quIckened by their own
knowledge of their defects. Addison was moro
riousy poor talker lie himself knew III but he
also knew how much he had to set of against this
deficiency. Il haven't got niGepence IN ny
pocket" he said but can write you cheek Tor
a thousand pounds" Goldsmith wrote like 80
angel, but talked ike poor Poll"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-14
OIL FROM PINE TREES.

An important industry, says La Nature, has
sprung up within the last few years in the
French Department of Landes, through the
enterprise of Nj. Charavil. 1t consists in the
extraction and application of oils from pine.
These oils are Of two sorts the heavy (pino-
leum) obtained by dlstlling the resinous wood
al low temperature, and used for painting
and wood-preserying and the light oil for
illumination, got by distilling in special appa-
ratus, and purified with chemical agents. This
light oil has the same chemical composition as
oil Of turpentine (C2oHls), and distils at the
same temperature (l500 to 1902 but has the
advantage of not turning into resin. 1t con-
tans neither pinto nor sylvic acid As it does
not emit vap0rs except at high temperature.
It's use for lighting purposes is quite safe. It's
luminous intensity is said to be greater than
that of petroleum 1t contains sS per cent of
carbon, while petroleum has 50 per cent. Two
similar burners showed the pine oil to have an
advantage of SO per cent in luminous intensity
the consumption is also less. In the Depart
ment OF Landes. roots and old stumps of pine,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-14
THE NEW COMET.

professor Peters, of Clinton, in letter to
The TEcG Herald throws some doubt upon
tbe nrrdicted brilliancy OF the new comet;
Some astronomers. he says, have submitted
tSot the comet would be visible IN full day
i;cht crp or about the 9th of June, when 1t
,ssses obout 20 south of the sun. But this
9pninion is based upon theoretical com
npptation which is defective, first in that 1t
fotes into account only the reflected light OF
the SIM. and second III supposlng that
the reflective power of the cometary head
l. sens,bly unchanged. The reflected sunlight
1oht that gives splepdOr to the comet. 1he
far stronger portion is the comets own
IiCht. melted by its approach to the sun,
apparently of an electric nature, ana tle
Intensity of which it is difficult to estimate
beforehand. 1t depends clearly upon the
s;ze and the state of condensation OF the
nucleus. The present comet will very closely
arnrcach the sun, from which the appear
opce Inv and by of a considerable tan may
he inferred. Blu whether the matter II e nu-
cleus will hold ont so as to show Itself III
the day time We entertain some DOUBT.
Peters writing on the 4th inst says: lie
comet has entered now into the constellation
of Cepheus at decination of 7O0: In lew
DAYS it will reach its most northern point,
at about 730 OF 74', then beginning TO move
RAPIDLY forward, toward the sun, passing
Ibelow the pole eyenlngs) about midway
between Alpha Aurigs and Alpha Persel,
the best show it will make Will be IN the
latter half of this month i'll the northwestern
sky. On the last of May it will still set three
its head will disappear Ill twilight. 1t is
probable, however, that On account of
the small perihe ion distance of the comet,
a pretty long tail will be developed,
which often will be seen in the evening.
footing upon the horizon where the sun 49,"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-14
MEAT PRESERVED BY BORACGC ACID.

Some additional experiments have been made
in London to test the value of the new method
of preserving carcasses by the injection of
horacic acid. AT dinner where mutton had
been preserved in this way for forty days
boiled and roast JOINTS were served; the
meat retained its natural juiciness and
flavor, and was free from any faint or taste OF
the antseptic chemical which had been used;
seems e to be sufficient to preserve the carcass Of
a sheep of eighty or ninety pounds. The anti
septic is used by injecting it into q, vein while
the animal, though stunned by blow on the
head is still alive, and the action of the heart If
relied upon to pump it through every part OF
the body into which the aIterial system ramliles
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-14
THE PROPER TINE FOR WORK.

The habit of writing and reading late IN the
day and far into the night says Ihe Lancet,
for the sake of quiet" Is one OF the most ms
cbievous to which man of mind can addict
himself. The feeling of tranquility which
comes over the busy and active man about
1O:3O or II O'Clock ought not to be regarded
as an incentive to work. 1t Is, In fact the
effect of lowering of vitality consequent on
the exhaustion of the physical sense. Nature
wants and calls for physiological rest. Instead
of complying with her reasonable demand, the
pigbt-wOrker halls the feeling" OF mental
oniescence mistakes it for clearnesS and acute
ness. and " hips the jaded organism with the
will until it goes on working. What is the
results Immediately, the accOmplls hment OF
q task fairly well, but not half so well as IL III
had been performed with the ylgOr oil a
refreshed brain working in health from proper
sleep. Remotely, OF later ON, comes the
penalty to be paid for unnatural exertlOn-that
is energy wrung from exhausted or weary
lerge-centres under pressure. This penalty
takes the form of nervousness" perhaps
sleeplesSness, almost certainly some loss or
depreciation of function in one or more OF the
great organs concerned III nutrition. 10 re-
lieve these maladies-sprlnging from tins IN
expected cause.-the brain worker very likely
has recourse 10 the use OF stlmulants, possibly
alcoholic or it may be simply tea or coffee.
The sequel need not be followed. Night work
during student life and in after years Is the
fruitful cause of much unexplained, though
by no means inexplicable, suffering, for which
it is difficult, If not impossible, TO find rem
edv Surely morning Is the time for work,
when the whole body is rested, the brain re-
leved from its tension, and mind power ut its
best
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-14
THE MAN WITH THE MASSIVE BROW

From London Society.
One meets with people whose social powers have
died out from sheer disuse. They sometimes be-
como sardonic In their monosyllables. Ii 10 Just
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-14

formerly untitled. are now made to yield
considerable quantities of oil.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-14
HEAT-ABsoRBING POWERS OF SOIL.

MA -ADDOhD1-NO w l>lNc VI pOlh'
A recent inquiry by Herr Wollny into the
influence of color of ground OH its heating,
yields the following results: % The color
of arabic land of approximately the same
nature affects its heating to comparatively
great depth. This influence is different according
to the season, time Of day, and amount of cloudl-
ness. In the warm season, at the time OF daily
maximum of ground temperature, and with
unhndered radiation, the ground is hotter the
darker the color. The difference of temper
AZURE between bright and dark colored
ground disappear more or less in the cold
season, at the time of the daily minimum OF
temperature, with diminished insulation, and
at great depths GU The daily variations of
temperature are greater with dark celebration
than with bright. They are generally greater
the greater the differences in the mean temper
atule, and conversely. (3) The influence OF color
Indicated in (l) decreases in proportion as
the water-content increases, and other factors
which determine the heating OF arabic land
gain the preponderance With great differ
ences in physical properties, chiefly caused by
a larger amount of humus, and water capacity,
the influence Of color may be wholly set aside
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-14
MENU.
Verinlcelll Soup.
Rrnilnn Nncknrpi.

VI ~ %
Verinlcclll Soup.
Broiied MackereL
Duck Croquettes.
Roast Lamb. Mint sauce.
Potatoes Duchessc. Green Peas.
Golden Ployer BrOiled on Toast.
Crab and Lettuce Salad.
FrOmage de Brie. Waters.
Tip Top Pudding. Ice Cream. Cake.
Fruit.
Coffee.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-14

CANON FARRAR on DARwIN.-The Rev.
Canon Farrar preached sermon the other DAY
in Westminster Abbey with reference 10 the
late Mr.. Darwin. After speaking oil the DIS
coyeries of Darwin about coral reefs ana vol
canjc islands, the preacher observed that IN MS
sOrigin of Species y and Descent OF Man.,
the great naturalist had shown that the doc,
trine of heredity was pregnant with moral
warning. The chapter on the struggle lOi e1-
istence read like thrilling tragedy, whch
must have its significance ages hence ana the
doctrine of the survival OF the httest might DO
so used as to act like moral lever for the ele-
walton of all mankind. After touching on tne
beauty and usefulness of many OF MI; Darwin
exquisite botanical theories, Canon farrar pro,
cceded to say that as a boy Mr.. Darwin nad
been under the influence Of deeply religious I'M
nressions. There was evidence, he thought /,
that he never lost those impressions. ms az
least was clear that in all his simple anu noDle
life Mr.. Darwin was influenced by the pro-
fOundly religious conviction that nothing was
beneath the earnest study man which had peeh
worthy of the mighty hand of God. AIl9ding
to the rapidity with which the views OF MT.
Darwin had won their way, Canon Farrar oo-
served that theOlOgians had learned at least
the modesty of silence where they had no train
;nv for an opinion Oh scientific theories. Mis-
anided zeal had forced science and religion
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-14

The pulpit from which Rowland Hill for
merly preached in the chapel at IIawkstone,
and the communion table of Weston Church,
NAV now be seen in New Brunwick, y. j.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-14

One of the most striking of the minor signs
of the times, The Churchndn thinks, is the
growing observance of the Ascension Day rs
chief festival of the calendar.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-14

There is in the Congregational Library a
Bible which is thought to be from four to five
hundred years old. 1t Is written iii Latin upon
yellum, and is embelished with 146 miniature
paintings and more than 1,200 Examinations,
which are as blliant now as when executed
1t cost s., 200.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-07-25
Mr.. Swinburne's New Volume.

Mr.. Swinburnes new book deals
once more with that topic which has
allured many poets, the story OF
Tristram and Iseult. To our mind
the story, at least in Malory's ver-
sion, is much less noble than that of
Guinevere and Lancelot, and the sin
has over it the wings Of fate less
solemn than that which broods over
the friend and the wife of Arthur.
To many readers the sonnets in
which Mr.. Swinburne speaks his
thoughts on modern men and things
will be not less welcome than his
version of the loves of Iseult and
Tr1stram. Among these sonnets,
the sweetest and most beautiful is
fifty addressed to one of the sweet
est~sodled of men, a Scotchman III
whom there was no bitterness, DIR.
John Brown. Written before the
death of DIR. Brown this sonnet
speaks of
A star to show your spirit in present sight
Some happier island in the Elysian Sea,
Where Rab may lick the hand of Marjorie.
Not less perfectly chosen is Mr.
owlnburnes panegyric on George
Eliot though it does not seem worth
while to waste poetry, as is else
where done, on certain passages Of
Mr.. Carlyles "reminiscences Mr.
Swinburne's sonnet, "Euonymos,
seems worthy of poet and of the
royal lady whose escape from mac
assassin it commentaries Londor
Daily News.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-07-25
Their Kind OF Dog.
Boston Transcript.

Boston Transcript.
"Now, boys" said the teacher, II
need not tell you anything further
of the duty of cultivating a kindly
disposition; but I will tell you lit
tie story about two dogs. George
had a nice little dog, that was as
gentle as lamb. He would sit by
Georges side quietly for an hour at
at time. He would not bark at the
passers-by nor at strange dogs, and
would never bite anybody or any,
thing. Thomas dog, on the CONTRA
ry, was always fighting other dogs,
and would sometimes tear them quite
cruelty. He would also fly at the
hens and cats in the neighborhood,
and on several occasions he had been
known to seize cow by the nostrils
and throw her He barked at all
the strange men that came along.
and would bite them unless somes
body interfered: Now, boys, which
was the dog you would like to own,
Georges or Thomas g Instantly
came the answer in one eager shout,
Thomas
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-07-25
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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-07-25

Mr.. David D. Jones, of Parkersburg, W.
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years great annoyance and suffering from
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