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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-03-11
PROCrOR,s COMET.

Richard A. Proctor's article on "a
Menacipe Comct'' has attracted a great
deal of attention. His statement, IN
brief, Is that the comet seen In the
southern hemisphere In 1880 Ia DeheVeeo
to he identical with the great comet Of
1s48. and also with the comet of 1865
that the period of revolution of the
comet has been greatly reduced, and
that IL is likely to reappear about 1897;
that It has already passed through the
SUMS corona, and that when 1t returns
1t IL likely to fall into the sun. Proc
tors idea Is that If a big comet snonld
fall into the sun, the conversion Of its
immense momentum into heat would
fire up the sun to such degree that no
living thing upon the earth could sur
vive II. 'ata#,i
Prof. Young, of Princeton college,
who Is one of the first authorities on
astronomy In this country, dissents
from Proctor's conclusions. In the
first place he thinks the identity of the
comet OF 1880 with the commets men
toned by Proctor is by no means estab-
lisheel. He adds 'sTf,ere Is no known
comet whose mass Is sufficient to cause
by its downfall SO great an increase in.
the SUMS heat as would be necessary Is
destroy all living things on earth. The
effect of the collision would not be
mainly felt In an immediate increase
of the radiation Of heat from the sun.
There might at first be q fash of0heat
which observers who were on the look
out could perceive, but the community
at large would know nothing about it.
The greater portion of increase OF en-.
ergy would be expended in the sun In
producing expansion of the solar orb.
1t would be expended in doing me-
chanical work In the sun. 1t is posi-
BILE that there might be a sudden flash
as the falling comet WAS passing
through the outer atmosphere of the
sun, but even that would not he suf1i
Client to caues a disaster to the earth, !
unless the falling mass were thousands
of times greater than the mass of any
comet. II a body of very great mass
should fall into the sun, for instance, the
planet Jupiter, would Doubtless produce
disastrous effects upon the earth. I
may say ] consider 1t not improbable
that II the earth Is destroyed by fire the
cause will be the collision Of some body
with the sun, but I do not believe n
comet will ever produce that effect"
IN. Y. Cor. Chicago Times.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-03-11

This popular hymn was the work OF
twomen \ JosephP p. Webster, now dead,
who composed the music, and Or. s. F.
Bennett, at the present time resident
of Richmond, H., tho author of the
verses. The two wrote II hymn book in
1874, and "The Sweet BY and BY" was
one, Of ,the pieces jointly produced for
II. Tho suggestion came from change
remark by Webster, who was habitually
respondent, that all would be we'll ''by
and by" Bennett ut once made the
rhymes, and Webster brought the music
out OF fiddle, which was his customary
aid in composition. Tho hymn book
had it's day and Is forgotten; but this
one tune is put into every new publica-
ton Of the kind, and has sale of about
1000 copies n year in sheet form. DIR.
Bennett says that he and Webster were
not orthodox Christians when the
hymn was written, aud that he is now
even less believer.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-03-11

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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-03-11

Justice Horace Gray looks more like
an Englishman than an American. He
is tho tailest man on the bench of the
Supreme Court. His height is five
inches over six fcet-several inches
more than Justice Harlan possesses.
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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-07-20
Some Heavy Gambling.

"Was John Morrissey a heavy
player ?" asked a reporter of a New
York Man-about-town.
"Yes, when he played cards there
was generally a good deal of money
won and lost. He was fond of Boston,
and used to play it often with two men
who were then prominent New York
politicians. When they got together
$25, 900 or $50, 600 would usually change
hands before the game was over"
"Did Morrissey eve lose 500, 900 at
once?"
"Yes, but that was at faro. One of
the politicians of whom 1 was just
speaking came into his place me night
and wished to play faro. Morrissey
dealt the cards and the politician
played. The first bet he made was
SIS, 600. He lost, and continued to play
in bad luck until he had lost $50, 900.
Then Morrissey said IN a bantering
way. 'I1l play against that house of
yours The politician agreed, and play
was resumed. In an hour afterward the
politician had won back what he had
lost, and had Morrissey's check for
800, 600 in his pocket"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-07-20
General Harvey in a Hurry.

The following comical story is told of
General Harvey, when he was in COM
mand of Camp Verde, Texas. He was
an intensely dignifed officer, and if
there was one thing he detested more
than another it was undignifed haste.
One evening, just as he was about to
hold dress parade, he perceived that he
had forgotten his handkerchief, as the
weather was very hot, he said to his or
derby: $50 to my quarters, quick, and
bring my handkerchief" The orderly
touched his cap and started off for the
quarters, several hundred yards distant,
After he proceeded a short distance, re-
membering that there was no time to
lose, he broke into q trot.
"See that Internal sounded running
as if the Indians were after him. Ii
there is anything I hate it is to see a
soldier running instead of marchin
properly. Here, my man." continued
Harvey to another soldier, ego after
that man and tell him l say to walk,
coufound him."
The second soldier started after the
first, but s the first n kept on rum
ming, the second one saw his only
chance to deliver the message was to
hurry up, so he, too, broke into a run
To say that Harvey scolded is to use but
a mild expression.
"Here, Sergeant, go after that man
and tell him if he don't stop runnin
I'll hang him up by the thumbs"
The Sergeant started out at a brisk
walk, but as his predecessor had a goo
start, he, too, began to run as hard as
he could.
"If all three of the scoundrels amt
running like jack rabbits !" calculated
Harvey. "I1l show EN-" and tucking
his sword under his arm, he started in
pursuit as fast as he could run, but sud-
denly remembering his dignity, he came
to a halt, and walked stifly and slowly
back to the place the dress parade was
to come oH.-IerGs Sftings.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-07-20
Is There Water on the Moon?

In a recent communication, Mr.. Hell
muth Dueberg, of Berlin, presents a
new theory of the moon, and argues
the possibility of it's being inhabited on
the further side.
It is well known that the moon always
presents the same face to the earth.
Because this side of the moon is an air.
less and waterless desert, we are not
justified, Mr.. Dueberg thinks, in assum-
ing that the other side is like it.
Since the moon does not revolve so
as to change the side presented to the
earth, and since the attraction of the
earth for the moon is very great, the
heavier side, if there is any, must be
turned this way. Surprising the moon
to possess air and water, these lighter
and more fluent elements of her com
position would of necessity lie on the
further side.
In the absence of any centrifugal force
due to rotation on her own axis, the
only centrifugal force acting upon the
moon must be that resulting from the
moons motion round the earth. This
would tend still more to throw the
moons air and water to the ''out" side
with respect to the earth. For a prac-
teal illustration of this view, Mr.. Due
berg suggests a ball swinging in a cir
Gle by means of a cord. The ball, like
the moon, will always turn the same
side to the centre of revolution and if
it be dipped in any liquid, the
liquid will be rapidly accumulated
on the opposite or outer side. Hence
the possibility of water, air, and life on
the moon, around the shores of q CEN
trail lunar sea, on the side always turned
away from MS.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-07-20
An EclinSe to Order.

The following story has recently gone
the rounds of the German papers Ga
the morning of the recent eclipse Cap
tain Won s., of the - Fusileers,
issued the following verbal order to his
company, through his sergeant-major,
to be communicated to his men after
forenoon parade: "This afternoon a
solar eclipse will take place. At three
o'clock the whole company will parade
in the barrack yard. Fatigue Jackets
and caps. I shall explain the eclipse
to the men. Should it rain, they will
assemble in the drill she'd" The SER
geant-major, having set down his COM
manding officers instructions in writing,
as he understood them, formed the
company into hollow square at the con-
clusion of the morning drill, and read
his version of the order to them, thus:
"This afternoon a solar eclipse will take
place in the barraok yard by order of
the captain, and will be attended by the
whole company, in fatigue jackets and
IA The captain will conduct the
solar eclipse in person. Should it rain,
the eclipse will take place in the drill
shed"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-07-20
Shifting off a Bore.

Armand Marrast, who presided over
the deliberations Of the French Cham
Der in 1848, once found 7p. m. about to
strike with en- ipterminabie speaker in
the tribune, who had been spouting for
three hours and had not nearly made
an end OF his weak, washy, everlasting
food. Everybody was hungry and in
despair, when suddenly a bright thought
struck Marrast, and leaning forward he
interrupted tine orator with:
"I will remind the honorable gentle
man that ne is forget"
"Sir!" said the orator, with a fe~rocious
glare 81 invariably weigh my words
before uttering them, and so I am
conf"
Permit me to conclude, SIR" re-
joined the speaker, mildly; 81 did not
mean to say that you had forgotten
yourself, but that You had forgotten us!"
Amid a frantic burst of applause the
orator rushed from the tribune and the
Assembly adjourned.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-07-20
The Linen Duster.

An article in the Arkansaw Traveller,
of Little Rock, about an excursionist
that appeared on the horizon there,
contains q few words that will strike
most people very funny, as follows.
can excursionist is not very present
able after his cheap buster has lost its
original glaze and stiffness. A limp
buster makes a man look as though he
has been riding free and is ashamed OF
himself" How true it is. An excur-
slonist, whether from New York, Kala-
mazoo or Pentwater, is a marked man.
His linen buster gives him away. Ii it
is an old buster, people say he has fished
it out of a rag bag, and if it is a new
one they say ne bought it for the occa-
sion, and it looks bad, whether new or
old, after it has been slept in, in a Car
seat, for a night or two. An excur-
sion1st wants to appear as though trav-
cling was an every day occurrence with
him, and he wants people to think it is
a great bore to him to be on the road
so much, but one look at his linen
ulster, with the dirty linen cuffs stick
ing out of the sleeves, and the tail
wrinkled as though it had been used to
swab a gun barrel, gives runaway to all
eternity.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-07-20
Orange Insects.
From Cbambers's Journal

When a dish OF oranges is seen on
the table for dessert, the fact is hardly
realized that in all probability their
surface is the habitat of an insect of the
Coccus family. This tiny creature is
found on the orange skin in every stage
of Transformation, from the egg to the
perfect insect, during the winter
months, instead of remaining dormant
in the cold weather, as is the case with
most Of the insect tribe. It would
hardly be possible to find a st.
Michael's or Tangerine orange that had
not hundreds of these little creatures in
various stages of development on its
surface. Lemons, too, are frequently
covered. Upon inspection, the skin of
an orange will be found to be dotted
over with brownish scarlet spots of
various sizes. These specks can be
easily removed by a needle; and when
placed under a microscope. an interest
ing scene is presented, consisting of q
large number of. eggs, which are oval
white bodies, standing on end, like little
bags of flour, some of the inhabitants
OF which may very probably be seen in
process Of emerging from the opened
end of the egg. The female insect upon
leaving the egg has six legs, two long
hair-like appendages, and no wings; it
thrusts a sucker into the iran in
order to obtain n~ourishment, and never
moves again, passing through the
various stages of development until it
lays it's eggs and dies. In the case of
the male insect, the cbrysalis after a
short period opens and the insect flies
of. The male is supplied with wings
twice the length of it's body, and each
of the legs has a hook-Eke projection.
It has four eyes and two ~antene, and
is so tiny that it cannot be seer when
flying.
From some parts of Spain orange
come to us having their rind covered
with a coccus of quite a different type.
The surface of oranges, indeed, affords
the possessor of a microscope an infinite
amount OF interest aud amusement.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-07-20
Import and Expert Statistics.

The Chief of the Bureau of Statistics
at Washington, in his seventh monthly
statement for the current fiscal year OF
the imports and exports of the United
States, reports that the excess of i'm
ports or of exports of merchandise was
as follows:
Month ended May 81, 1882, excess of
imports, $40, 255, 1876.
Month ended May 81, 1881, excess Of
exports, $8, 636.457.
Five months ended May 81, 1882, ex-
cess of imports, $27, 9S7, 426.
Five months ended May 81, 1881, ex-
cess of exports, 800, 470, 496.
Eleven months ended May 81, 1882,
excess of exports, $37, 1852, 267.
Eleven months ended May 81, 1881,
excess of exports, 1855, 1873, 24S.
Twelve months ended May 81, 1882,
excess of exports, 81, 881, 757.
Twelve months ended May 81, 1881,
excess of exports, 1856, 800, 989.
The excess of imports or of exports of
gold and suVe coin and bullion was as
follows:
Month ended May 81, 1882, excess of
exports, $14, 246, 022.
Month ended May 81, 1881, excess of
exports, $517, sos.
Five months ended May 81, 1882, ex-
cess of exports, $27, 631, $50.
Five months ended May 81, 1881, ex-
cess of imports, 500, 832, S06.
Eleven months ended May 81, 1882,
excess of exports, 81, Ia, $50.
Eleven months ended May 81, 1882,
excess of imports, 800, 100, 800.
Twelve months ended May 81, 1882,
excess of exports, 50, 1877, 00S.
Twelve months ended May 81, 1881,
excess of imports, 500, 1868, 662.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-07-20
A Foreign Count.

One Of the sharpest wits in the galaxy
of celebrated New York Tombs prison
ors was Count Eugene Mitkiwiez, the
famous society man. During the war
he dazzled awhile around Fifth avenue
and dined at Delmonico's. He was the
society pet of the city. His father, he
said, was a wealthy gentleman in Russia.
"'The Count gives the best suppers at
Delmonico's," it used to be said.
The bellies of Fifth avenue were crazy
to be introduced to him. There was
one young lady, whose name, for her
family's sake, shall not be mentioned,
to whom he paid particular court and
on whom he bestowed the greatest share
Of his attention. Whenever she drove
to the Park, he was sure to accompany
her. One evening, in her parlor, he
playfully placed her diamond ring of
great value upon his little finger and
begged of her to allow him to wear it for
a day or two. She was proud of the
opportunity to please him, and did SO.
The rascal changed the stone for paste,
he fraud was discovered and a warrant
for the Counts arrest was obtained. He
was taken to the Tombs and remained
there for some time. Upon his agree
ment to enlist for the war he was let
out. While on Governors Island with
other recruits, he ingratiated himself
into the favor of those in command,
representing to them that he bad some
business with the Russian Minister at
Washington in relation to affairs at his
home, and begged a Through The
request was granted upon the under
standing that he was to meet the regi-
ment at Washington, but he failed to
connect. He turned up again in the
South, where a lady of wealth became
his victim. He returned to New York
State and was married to the daughter
OF a rich merchant in Rochester. After
sq~uandering her fortune he deserted
her. He was next heard from in Baiti-
more, where he was arrested for SWIM
ding, and he is now in the Baltimore
= Tail.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-07-20
Stories of the Camp.

w. good boy, who became a
tirst-class soldier, enlisted when quite
young, in the beginning of the late war.
Almost his first night in camp he was
put on guard, lei New York. The
officer of the guard had a way of hest
tatingly INTERPRETING the sound sub "
into his sentences. In the course of
the evening a new detail was required.
When the Adiutant went to Company
E to make the detail he could find no
non-commissioned officers there. SO he
went to Company G.. None were there.
Much puzzled at the circumstance, as
all of the privates were present, he
went to the other companies, but the
same state of things existed. Ali of
the ~sergeants and corporals had some
how strangely disappeared. None were
in camp. They must in some mysteri-
Gus way have passed the guard against
orders and gone to town on a good
time.
The Adiutant reported the unusual
occurrence to the officer of the day. who
called on the officer of the guard for ex-
PLANTATION, without result.
So all three of these officers, Joined
by the Colonel, made the rounds of the
sentries, questioning each as to what he
might know about it.
All were entirely ignorant of the facts
until they reached W, who was in
nocently and unconcernedIy pacing his
beat. The Colonel grufly demanded
"Have you let any non commissioned
officers pass out ?"
eyes, SIR" promptly answered W;
"all of 'um. They've gone to town.
"What right had you to let them pass
out?" Numbered the now furious
Colonel.
cts my orders to let non-commis-
stoned officers 60" replied honest W.
emo such orders were given. What
do you NEAR ?"
"They was, sir, to me. The officer
of the guard gave 'em, sir"
"I-never !" denied the officer of the
guard. CT gave you orders to let nh >
commissioned officers pass out freely
let no others pass!"
"There," exclaimed W, "thet is
jest what orders you give me. zackly-
let uncommissioned officers pass
freely'-and I have, and I hain't let no
tothers go out at all. Several capens
have tried to get out. an 1 wouldn't let
'em, o they warn't uncommissioned
officers, like ~sergeants and coprils Is"
The idea was SO ludicrous that W
was not even reprimanded, and he made
a good, brave record in the war.-M.
QUAD.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-07-20
Marie turned and impulsively kissed

Marie turned and impulsively kissed
Jennie on her lips.
81 thank you, but I do not need your
kindness. 1 have friends nearer than
you think"
Marie Duvelle went back to the red
brick house, all matched with the
woodbine, where she lodged with the
wife of the man who tended the engines
In the Dapplevale Works.
"Does he cheat you out of your
money, too?" she inquired, when Simon
Pettengill came home. smoke-stained
and erimy, to his supper.
"One-sixth I have to pay him." said
Simon, with a groan, as he glanced at
the five little ones around his board.
eyes, miss, he's a villain; but this
world is full of such, and I find it a
pretty hard world to get on in. Mr..
Elder never comes here, or maybe things
would be different. Mr.. Elder lives
abroad, in Paris, they say"
He is in this country now, and 1
intend to write to him."
""Twont do no good, miss"
"Yes, it will, said Marie quietly.
The petals of the June roses had
fallen like a pink carpet along the edge
of the woods, and the Dapplevale
Works wore their holiday guise, even
down to Simon Pettengili's newly
frightened steam engine, for Mr.. Elder
and his bride were to visit the factory
on their wedding tour.
cit is a pity Ma'amselIe Marie went
away so soon, for they say the master
is kind hearted in the main and she
might have spoke up for herself" said
Simon to his assistant.
Mr.. May, in his best broadcloth suit
and mustache newly dyed, stood in the
entrance smiling as the carriage drove
up and Mr.. Elder, a handsome blonde
man, sprang out and assisted a young
lady in a ~dove-colored travelling suit to
alight.
"GIay, how are you ?" he said, with
the carelessness of conscious superior
ity. "Marie, my love. this is my fore
man."
"Mademoiselle Marie |"
Mr.. May found himself cringing be-
fore the slight French girl whom he
had turned from the factory a month
before.
"May," said Elder authoratively,
"my wife tells me some very strange
stories about the way things are man
aged here. 1t became so notorious that
the rumors reached her even at Blythes-
dale Springs and she chose to com and
see for herself. Marie, my darling, the
best wedding gift we can max e to these
poor girls is a new foreman. May, you
are dismissed"
"But, sir
"Not a word" cried Mr.. Elder, with
lowering brow, and Mr.. May crept out
with an uncomfortable consciousness Of
Marie's ~scornful blue eyes following
him.
Elder turned to his wife.
"You were right, my love. The mans
face is sufficient evidence ag ainst him."
lie said.
And a new reign began or poor Jen-
ME Bass and the others, as well as for
Simon Pettengill. And Marie never
regretted her weeks apprenticeship at
the Dapplevale Calico Works.