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New-York tribune., 1882-12-31
caro- .4TTfR THh BAR.
Ernm The L1ndon GLnhc.


The rolling stock OF the railway station has cor-
tainlN not improved since ! was IN Egypt. The
lca. aud NprEg- of the cushions and seats are the
worse for wear. The oil cloth the floor is All cut
"A solutcly nothing has suffered in my house from
the four months NEGLECT. As REGARDS du~t so.. of
those old Offices Dickens de -clihc> were clean com.
pared to the thick brown coating which covered
everything II my rooms. The two bedrooms and
diung-roOm were cleared of IT hat in view of
my rctuTn, but there IS a weeks work Of cleauing
and turning out t. be done III the house before il is
agan rcSpcc able. found everything Just as had
eit It on june p, the dirty tea things used at our
last meal some fossil bread and butter, tca-uot
with mouldY tea leaves in il, and cobweb, from
chair 10 chair and from table 10 floor. etc. The
sncets, towels and other coverings used to throw
over piano and other furniture looked like old
leather in color and one could not tell what oliects
were until shaken free from this clothing OF dust
The broken windows of course let IN latterly no end
OF this. was glad We Lad taken down aud care
fully folded every curtain III the house before leav-
ing on thGj cycr-to-bc-i0rgottcu occasion. They
come out now fresh and clean and untouched by
moth mouse. Beetles and silvcrtais were plcnti-
ful. but do not Sc III to haze done any damage.
took OH the Garnet and shcct had thrown over the
piano trembling y, expecting 10 lind the instrument
innocent OF rel cloth or felt, but, wonderful TO re-
late everything was intact. struck few chords
the tone was rich as ever, and III good tune.
bleahcd again, and played " God Save the Queen"
The English horses, noticed, were sadly reduced
III neSh. ana looked all like Old animals. Many
troopers were mounted on horses taken from the
A1ab cavalry, bearing the Egyptian War Office
y
looked, of course, ridiculous especially the long
cavalry men, booted and spurred. Beyond a few
houses having been robbed by unfaitHtul servants
who thought their padronl would never return,
Cairo has in no wise suffered from the state OF
affairs. Every now and then On Alexandria. At
least rumOr gets about that there is going to be
row, and the Europeans at nighlfa.l keep within
their houses. A similar rumor that the Christians
are going to pitch into the Arabs gains ground in
the native circles, and they at home. Neither
has any foundation, and all ends in smoke. These
scares are but natural, and until time sOothes the
still excited imagination on both SIDES such
rumors may from time 10 time crop up. Native
dogs and cats. especially dogs are few, about the
cllynOw. The Arab roughs all over the country
were wont TO put a fez on one dog, and something
like European hat or helmet on another, and call
them Khedlve and Seymor Seymour. The last
word, i am informed IS another Arab term Tor dog
or mOngrel then these dogs were dragged about
with cords round their necks and subectc to every
species OF torture, until finally they were dispatched
hence the scarcity Of dogs. Many cats died. as
find iood
New-York tribune., 1882-12-31
SCIENCE FOR THE PEOPLE.
A NEW EXPLOSIVE.

new explosive has Just been patented IN
England by DIR. C. w Siemens. The com
nonnd is a mixture of satpetre, chlorate OF POI
,sh and a solid hydro-carhon, and Is suitaoie
hoth for mining purposes aud firearms while, II
;onited in the open all, the combustion taxes
place slowly and imperfectly, ana therefore
without danger. The Incorporation ot the IN
gradients is by preference effected as iohoWs
The saltpetre, chlorate OF potash ana Ilydro-
carbon ifor which may hc taken paratnh as
nLaltum, pitch, caoutchouc, guttapercha' e'c''
are mixed together in pulyerulent form ny pass
ing through sieves or otherwise, anu the NIX
ture is then treated with liquid Nolaille ny ,,
drocarbon, which acts as a solvent to the SOM
bvdrocarbon. A plastic mass Is thus produced,
which is then formed into cakes OF shceIS ny
paSsing through rollers or otherwise ana Is
rendered hard by evapOratug the hqui1 soi-
vent used. the sheets or cakes soproduCeu belhS
then converted into grains or pieces oil any de-
sired size in the same manner as ordinary gun,
nowder The new compound, which has ABOUT
fhe same density as ordinary gunpowder' ana
is very hard, possesses with equal Vol1meS
more than double the explosive force o1 the
latter The intensity of explosion eau be TeEu-
lated at will by varying the proportions OF tno
ingredients and the size of the granulcs: lhGSo
proportions should, generally speaking pe
such that for each volume OF the hydIocai poli, %
when converted into a gaseous state' u%'eIe %
shall be present in the other ingredients Inieo
volumes of oxygen.
New-York tribune., 1882-12-31
THE MOON IN JANUARY.

The January moon fuils on the 23d at thirty
one minutes past 2 O'Clock in the morning.
The old moon is in conjunction with Venus on
the 9th, passing 3 s south. Planet and crcs-
cent, if not very near, will be fair to see on the
morning sky. On the Sth, the moon is near
Mars, but both aie invisible. The nev moon OF
the 9th pays her respects to Mercury on the
10th, and draws near Neptune and Saturn on the
18th. She passes 2 north of Jupiter on the
18th, and is at her nearest point to Uranus on
ahe 27th. The moon Is in peIigee or nearest to
the earth on the 18th and the moon "Tuns high =
on the 10Th. The winter nights, says The
Scientific american, Will be superb about this
time for tie moon, rising high in the heaycrs,
near the full, and near the brilliant Jupiter,
will, on clOudless nights, flood the frost-b bound
earth with silvery light.
New-York tribune., 1882-12-31
MAKING OXYGEN.

For the rapid preparation of oxygen, Herr
NOracek recommends pouring Oxygenaled
water on small quantity of permanganatc of
potassium. Even at ordinary temperatures the
liberation OF gas is abundant This preparation
offers no danger compared with that by means
Of potassic chlOrate it may be done in q
medical phial. One may also easily get oxygen
IN the cold state by using bioxide of barium
Mix saturated solution of bichrOmate of
potassium with All equal volume of nitric acid
OF this mixture on Is grammes of bioxjde of
barium. A Liberation of oxygen at once takes
place, which may be increased by stirring the
mixture. The bichromate may be replaced by
PermangaAate; but the former is preferable,
because OF Its lower price and greater solubilty.
New-York tribune., 1882-12-31
TRELANUS AATIVE LAAGUAGE.
Prom The Manchester Examiner.


The inability 20 speak English of several of tho
prisoners recently tred for crimes in ireland
may cause some speculation as u whether the ma
tive language Is dying out. Tue recent census seems
TO prove that such is the case. The number of per
sons returned as speaking IIlsh only In 1871 was
1O3,662, while IN 1881 the humber returned was
64,167, or 39,305 les than IN 1871, aud that in
1o7l the number OF persons who spoke Irish and
English was 7l4,3l3 while ia 1851 IL was ss5 70J.
or II ,452 more than in 1871. These differences
are. however more apparent than real The decrease
in tue number of those who spoke Irish onlyV IA
IN part attributable TO more minute inquiry being
Instituted IN 1881 upon which occasion, iu ali
cases where persons resident In localities where
that language was seldom spoken were returned on
the family forms as speaking Irish, circular Was
Issued 10 the enumeraor OF the district 10 which tho
person OF persons resided, asking whether Ae re-
turn was correct Ill this respect. The largest num-
ber OF people speaking Irish only lve as might be-
pected, IL CoDnaught. where there are over 33 OOu
SO described. In Leinster he nuWber whose speech
Is confined 10 tue native dialect Is only 90 Ia Mum.
ster over $4,000, and in Ulster over 1000.
New-York tribune., 1882-12-31

Yeast Beat thoroughly and st he batter in warm
place in an earthrn buekwieat pail. In the morn
ing few minutes before baking the cakes str IN
teaspOonful Of soda dissolved IN table pooninl Of
boiling water and stirred INTO p cup OF mix Ihese
cakes are dehcate ami BLOWN. They are better
without tho ordinary addition ~ mOl1sscs 10 brown
them. his is only necessary when the cakes af1
made with water, when they are comparatively poor
aud favOres5 Serve the buck heat cakes Wttn
maple syrup, white clover honey, Or silver dnp
SyTuD
New-York tribune., 1882-12-31

latter to be struck. Any timepiece Will DO II IL
Stril,es tbe hours. The negative wire OF
Icclanch6 element, the circuit of which includes
the elcctrc bells, is attached to metallic piece
of the wor Ks of the timepiece the positive SUIT
ably insulated, is placed little above me SUN @
of the hammer. When the hammer rises con
tact occurs and the bells in the other room are
strnck simultaneously with that of the time
niece The system could be applied to clocks
of tovors and suircs,
New-York tribune., 1882-12-31
ELECTRIC WIRE BELLS

!, simple domestic application of electricity
ls described by NJ. Laug6 in La Nature. 1t is
an arrangement whereby timepiece IN one
COON gives the hours not only there but in onv
other rooms OF the house, causing bells in these
New-York tribune., 1882-12-31
CURRENT RELIGIOUS OPINION.

There was n meeting of some prelates in New
York TO see what cou.d Dc done, mostly out Ot com
passion for the aged Archbishop Purcell Even so,
the meeting took to say thar 10 was nowlse Ol
obligation to assume Mr.. Pur"llS debts.
For one thing New York u HOted taForaDly,-lts
binh sense of commercial honor. Archbishop Ear
cell : personal friends met, III the persons ot tue
wealthy anl liberal Catholics OF NoW-lolk, It HSld
oud -clrnful rebuff. No, said one whose check
was free for thousands VIII not give cent to
rescue from wholesome disgrace ccclesiastcs that
leav,, their proper calling to turn money
That was the correct sentiment that put the dampeT
on the sentimental appeal Ot Archbishop IurceIis 5
friends !,
true status OF this matter 1t was well That Cath
ucs with business heads on them H0Hted. as
against good morals, paying MI. EdWard Iufceit
eucculatiye debts because his brother was dn Arch
blshOl, and tried 10 bolster NM. ~
ANY small amounts Of money that Mt Iurceil may
have loaned or given. in his horsebaci Hberallty to
Catholic churches or institutions, ought 10 he gwen
back But all MI. Purcells losses In playing big
banker without the ability ought to lie there I'll
the end OF the world rs monument To lhe lolIy OI
PRIDE ho freeman Journal
As every drop of water. though drawn from the
Irmotest spring or deepest WELL was once part Oh
the great universal ocean, 50 every word ot truth,
coming by whatever chanDel, has It's moro or less
direct derivation from HIM whose wOrd is truth
Certain writers OF to-day talk loudly and Iottuy,
with all the ardOr of dscoverers OF religion Oh
humanity They point out the wrongs, needs ana
possibilities of collective mankind ihey discuss the
best means of lifting ttoa higher level ana opening
TO IL q more glowing future. What 10 this but
Icstatlng of the old problems which Christ in His
coming solved once for az 7 Where could we LOOK
for more strenuous pity for the woes and wants of
humanity than to Him who gave Himself for its
redemption Who could do greater honor to its con
stituents or It's capabilities than the Son OF God In
emptyIne Himself of His glory 10 assume It's fallen
state and holding up for the measure. II not OF its
attainment at least of its aspratIUn BE ye per
fectUi What higher or happier destiny. what
lofer ideal of blissful fruon, can he hello out for
fta1 1aar nd than
the place prepared the glory to be revealed, eter-
nal in the heavens ri The Churchman
II you tell lie stick to IL. We have never tried
It, and we hope We never shall, bat it is states
manship Napoleon Bonaparte mas proved this.
bismarck can do better and with his jauaty air h0
can certainly carry 1t of better Jaunty old Palm
did better STILL leaving his ink. horn at one end Of
the room. aud walking up and down the room. and
with his light ha-ha carving lies on his shoulders
that woul / have crushed lesser giant IL we cared
about giving any advice TO the liars. we should say
as Dr. Martin Luther said Pecca fortiter, crede
fUrtius"-l Tho Catholic Telegraph
New-York tribune., 1882-12-31
OI,ERTAXING THE BRAIN.

In a recent lecture on Brain Health" at
Edinburgh, DR.. j. Batty luke SAID that as a
matter of fact 1t was not an easy thing To over
task the energies of the brain by work II was
not work. but worry, that killed the brain. But
breakdown from OVeTStrdin did occasionally
fake place, and the first really important symp-
tom was sleeplessnesS; when that set III there
was cause for alarm. Loss of sleep was
brought about thus; When the brain Was being
sctlvtly exercised, there was an increase Of
blood in its vesScls-this was spoken OF as
functional hyperTmla." If they continued
the exercise of the brain powers too long, there
was a tendency for the blood % remain IN too
great quantity from the cells becoming cX-
iausted and not being able to control the YES
sells In sleep the amount of blood was dImin-
ished, and sleep could not he procured Ii this
functional hyperGmil persisted. In the all
scnce of sleep. the cells could not recover them
selves, and their actiyitJ became impaired.
Headache, loss of appetite and general lstlesS
ness followed. As soon aS a child or young
person developed continuous headache, work
should be discontinued at once.
New-York tribune., 1882-12-31

A Chinaman "a a town called New BcndigO,
in Australia, where there - Il large Chinese
colony, was asked recently what practical
good had been accomplished 10y the mission
aries. He answered rs follows: Before, no
one understood Gods Word. Good many
work Sunday all same rs week day. Now, no
work done on Sunday at New Bendlgo by my
countrymrn. Perhaps chop little wood Tor
house, OF wash BIN clothes; but no gq work.
No matter poor, every one no work on Sunday
Before all worship idols. Now, many come
to church; he no worship idols. When Lee
Wah begin TO read, good many had idols IN
house; thirty more. Myself had one. Now,
only ten houses and stores at New -BendlRO
with idols in them. Before, at Old township,
good many Chinese steal fowls, every thing.
Now, no more steal every one work 90 get
job. Before, every night, Chinaman learn 10
practice tight. | tell him too stupid fellow.
You learn Gods Word yOu no want to fight.
Now, no more learn to fight Learn Gods Word.
Before, people no care for Gods Word he no
know or care. Now, good many people Ike
read Gods Word. Before, too much tluIe, moth
ing to DO. Now, many say | learn to read
Gods Word. Now, no more waste time. like TO
read Before, good many make fun Gods Word
laugh. Papers were put upon outside OF
store, make laugh at Christian. Papers were
put up on door Of baptized mems house. Now,
heathen men no more make fun; strong man
hands tied up. Himself like 1t now. Very
quiet now.
Mr.. Thomas z. Sherman, n son of General
Sherman, Is Roman Catholic and 10 not only
studying for the priesthood, but intends to
become a Jesuit. lie recently delivered
lecture before the students of Loyola College
on "The lnqCsition u in which he defended
that institution. He hlened the Church 10 n
beautiful mansion Ornamented with all that
was precious in the sight of man. This sub.
lime structure had dark damp and dismal
cellar Ill which some of the family persisted III
living while the Others resided above. In
course of time those in the cellar became sick
and bred contagious diseases, which threat
ened the lives of the upper residents The OBJ
noxiOus creatures, to obtain light, picked
New-York tribune., 1882-12-31

The position Of the English Church a. a State
establish ncnt brings with it many anomalies
one OF the most striking of which Is the mode
bv which bishops aIc nominated and elected.
his imIOItaut act Is per. ormcd 10y the State
alone In theory 10 system co ild be more cX-
eCrable in practice however, It's results have
htri generally admirable. The men VINO have
been chosen by the Sovereign, or more strictly
sDr..rg, by the Premier, may not aw0s 4
have been the men who w0Uld have be n
elected i'm a free and independent couy OcatOr
of The Church; but they have been, as - rule,
men of wisdom .Ad foresight, and IN many
cases gifted with the most lcrvent pety. They
have Iu nearly every instance adorned the cN-
altrd position accorded 10 them rs shepherds Of
the Church and peers of the realm II Is indeed
very doubtful if the Church would have iaIcd
"a well if il had exercised a flCc and unbiased
choice in selecting its bishops. For while the
clergy are IN the main commercially Jealous Tor
the best interests OF the Church, experience has
shown that they are Swayed by passion Orprelu-
dice a. often as men IN the secular walks OF lltc.
From all accounts Bishop Benson, the Arch
bIshop-elect of Canterbury, will Toe ANOTHER H.
lustI;ltiOn of the practical wisdom of the state
i'm IFS selections of mc1 10 wear the mltre. lie
is il scholar of some note with an experience
IN ruling gained from his connection with one
of the great English public schools. The
rapidity of his promotion shows that he pos
ses~cs that sturdy common sense which the
average Englisbmdn so largely possesses, and
which he is 80 fond OF seeing in his rulers.
Archbishop Benson may not have the preemi-
ueut ability possessed by some OF his prcde-
crssors, but lie bids fair to carry on to q sue
ces,lul issue the policy of the late Archbishop,
which though often Inconsistent like many
things in England, received the approval Of the
Nation.
New-York tribune., 1882-12-31
LIGHTING RAILROAD CARRIAGES.

The system Of lighting railroad carriages ny
electricity seems, so far as it has been tired 10
he fairly successful On the Eastern RallIoa"
of France there is Gramme dynamo machine
driven by the locomotive and Faufe accumu-
lators. To these has recently been auueH an
. aantomatic interrupter," the action OF Whleh
is 10 break all communication between t'e
Gromme machine and the accumulat0is W.th
fhe sueed of the train dcscends below the
normal Further, if the lamps are Int al sucil "a
time. or when stoppage occurs, The automalc
annaratns substitutes the accumulatorS IOI tHe
machine. or reciprocally; the moment oi
change is not perceptIble. When the tram Is
running without the lamps being lit, the
Gramme machine charges the accumulators cX-
clusiveiv; when the train is lit, the machine
feeds both the lamps and the accuInulatorS II
is only when the illuminated train sIackenS
epeed or stops, that the accumuIatOrs supply
the current required 10y the lamps, ana TINS Is
restored when the train has resumed Its normal
speed. Thus the aCcumulators are not so cum,
brons as if they had sufficient capacitX 10 leed
the lamp> during the whole journey. mere IS Il
Swan lamp in each compartment. Ihe tIain Is
lit bv the guard ON entering tunnel. Inc
cost for an ordinary train OF thirty-sM lamps
Is about twelve francs a day, whereas the lSrt-
ing with oil cost thirty six francs and WAS very
imperfect
New-York tribune., 1882-12-31
SOLAR ENERGY AND ARCTIC FORESTS

In connection with the reccrt discussions on
solar energy, i, has been lately noted by Nj. Rcy
de Moraude, in the Paris Acaccmy, that fossil
botany has given a new extension to Laplacc's
hypothesis OF a gradual contraction of the sun.
The extensive cOal-bcds found in Polar regions
appear to show that these latter at one time
received nearly as much OF the solar light and
beat as equatorial regions. SO long as the sun
was of such diameter rs to heat and light the
two poles there was great uniformity in our
planets vegetation, but about the Cen0manian
epoch o. c the CIetaceOuS) this state Of things
ceases rather rapidly. Plants with caducous
leaves appear fIst in northern regions, and
gradually spread southwark combining arbOles-
cent ferns and other primitive plants to an
ever-uarrowing equatorial zone. In the Polar
regions moreover vegetation disappears.
These facts, according TO NJ. Rey-lolowing
Dr. Blandet-Are explained by the gradual con-
traction Of the sun, but remain incxplicablc by
the simple hypothesis of gradual cooling of
the earth
New-York tribune., 1882-12-31
MENU.

Cream Tomato Soup.
Baked salmon. Lobster sauce.
soft CLANS, Fried.
Roast Lamb. Mint Sauce.
French Peas. Sweet Potatoes.
Pigeons on Toast with Spinach.
Spaghetti an Gratin.
Lettuce and CreSs Salad.
French Dressing.
Apple Pie. Lemon MeriugUes.
COcOauut Cake.
Apples. Oranges. Grapes. Figs
Coffee
New-York tribune., 1882-12-31
SOLAR CANNON OF TIE PALAIs ROYAL

SOLAR CANNON OF / HE I.ALAA9 i''i All
Strangers III Paris who have happened to be
in the garden of the Palais Royal at noon on Il
far DAY, will have noticed groups OF persons
ohiect IN tl,e ga1den, but all eyes seem turned
toward it, The object which "ttIaG,s ,{t1 their
which is automatically fired at midday by the
arrangement of a sun glass 30 adjusted as to
concentrate the suns rays upou the prlmlng
powder. ana produce an explosion M exact
noon. Referring to this little cannon LlSt0n-
Omic SAYS it dates from a greater antiquity than
is generally known. 1t thundered during the
Commune, II! der the Empire, during the days
of '4S, under Louis Philippe, under the ReSto-
ration. during the wars of the Grande Armee,
during the guill0tines of the Reign OF Terror,
on the day when Camille DeSmQ}nlins haTTang-
ned the people. under Louis XVI under Louis
XV. I'm his charming " journey from Paris to
St. Cloud, by Land and by Sea- published i'll
1851, N(cl makes his young tourist regulate
his watch by it. The pillar OH which it is
fixed stands AT the point where, III l64l, year
before ms death, Cardinal EcLeileu establ shed
n bound between the manOIs OF St. HOnOIe and
of the ATChblshOprlC.
New-York tribune., 1882-12-31

The annual week of prayer VIII begin week
from to-day, JanuaIy :. The following
schedule has been arranged by the Evangelical
Alliance, and viii be followed 10y many Prot
c,tant bodies: Sunday, January Ser
nous; Monday, January o-Pi lse and thanks
giving; TUESDAY. january 9-luml.lation and
for families; Thursday, January l1-Prayer
for the Church universal; Friday January =
Prayer for the Nations; saturday, January
l3-Prtyer Tor missions; Sunday, January X
Sermons.
New-York tribune., 1882-12-31

holes in the wall which threatened to crumbe
the mansion. The people above, to save them
selves, cast out their brethren below. So it Is
with the Catholic Church. 1t had the IN
QUESTION to prevent the spreading of hrrctcdl
disease. In America, where there is 50 much
said OF the Court OF Inquiry, the PmItans of
New England burned people ut the stake and
INDUCED in other horrible butche.ies, which
the lnlnisitlon DID not.
New-York tribune., 1882-12-31

The ChmchmdR announces that society has
been established in Stockholm, Sweden, hay
inc profe-sedly for its Object the extension of
Il reasonable faith in God and the awakening
of a relgio-moial life founded thereon.
Writings are to be circulated to this end, and
educated missionaries are to be sent out
who will abOr-especially among the working
population of both the cities ana the country,
for the promotion oi asc!enrhr, historical and
RELIGIOUS enlightenment, and oppose Il .alse
devotion, faith in dOgmdS and superstition,
thJ, paving the way for purified idea OF God,
and Tor morality worthy Ot nan.
New-York tribune., 1882-12-31

According to The Japan M0H Christianity is
considered as AN injections epidemic 10y the
finatica japanese Bnddhists IN the province OF
Noto who firmly believe that any one even
trcadjng in the footsteps of missionary will
be tainted with the foreign belief. Thus
when a French missionary recently visited the
district everybody refused to give him food or
lodging and he was obliged to apply to the
police for help. SO the priests called their fol-
lowers together and agreed that they would kill
the obnoxious foreigner if ne stayed. taking An
oath to excommunicate all who violated the
agreement. The missionary retreatcd.