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New-York tribune., 1884-02-25

Some of the friends of temperance who hold
meetings regularly in this city on Sunday after
moons have occasionally complained that the
newspapers give SO little space to accounts of
what is said and done at these gatherings. Very
often the less said about the meetings is the
better and the one that was held yesterday in
Cooper Union furnishes an illustration much to
the point. One of the speakers denounced
moderate drinking, and then said that the Rev.
DR.. Crosby was man who encouraged it. This
is the kind of talk that diseourages practical
men of common sense. No wonder some of the
audience left the hall when this assertion was
made. The labors of DIR. Crosby in behalf Of
Temperance are so well known and appreciated
that any attack Oh him is sure to be resented in
q pointed way
New-York tribune., 1884-02-25

General Cordon's proclamation that he would
not interfere with the slave trade in the Soudan
was not mnch more startling In Its way than his
declaration to the same insurgents that the
Sultan Is about to send great army to conquer
New-York tribune., 1884-02-25
Up. Canadal Art thou asleepl
Wherefore this silence still and deept
When thou hast cause To wall and weep.

Up. Canadal Art thou aslcepI
Wherefore this silence still and deepi
When thou hast To vail and weep.
Thy Parliament IA but a den
or little cunning, selfish men,
, Not hOnestl No. not one Ia ten.
Fraud and professions insincero
POllute the very atmosphere;
Soon moral worth must disappear.
Assuming that this Toronto bard is trustworthy,
Canada will the necessity Of proving that she is
not asleep, by instituting active reform
To allow her Parliament TO remain "den" Is to
render It liable TO be confounded with typical
Democratic state convention on this side the line
"A contingency which every loyal Canadian VINO
Is opposed to annexation cannot but contemplate
with alarm. 1t Is to be regretted that the poets
fgurativo language was not more precise.
To state that not one In ten members of Parlia-
ment Is honest Is not quite specific. Ii would oer-
tainly have been fairer to name the one that
tho other nine could have been In position to
hurl back (" the charge and move committee Of
investigation.
Parliaments pot name for this poet Is not stated.
New-York tribune., 1884-02-25

To Grover Cleveland: Speaking of your boom 70
the Presidency it stands you in hand to keep your
eyes on r. F. Flower. Mr.. Flower Is understood to
be going up thd down the State quietly picking out
persons who are likely to turn up delegates to the
Chicago convention. To K. p. Flower: Speaking OF
your boom for the Presidency it stands You IN hand
to keep one eye on Tilden and the other on Cleve-
land Between them, Tllden and Cleveland con-
troll the Manning machine influence.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-03-15
Trained to Hunt Men.

"And these are the bloodhound5 l
hear 50 much about?"I remarked to
my conductor.
ayes, they are the famous blood
hounds, that is, as much bloodhounds
as you Will find in Texas. They are
simply foxhounds trained to hunt
men,"
"Do you keep them shut up all the
timer"
Eyes, they would make it lively for
the boys if they got out"
GLOW often do you have occasion to
use them during the year."
mot more than two or three times.
Convicts will not leave when they know
good hounds are on hand"
"Do you have difficulty in properly
training your hounds?"
sob, no; that is about the only sport
there is. Here comes the puppies. We
will give them a run and let you see how
it is DONE"
A trusty was sent down the lane and
over the fence, through large field for
dear life. When ne had accomplished
about half a mile, or half his circuit,
the puppies, three six months old
hounds, were put on his track, and they
started, nosing the ground and yelplng
as they ram. On they kept, over fences
and through stubbles and bitches, never
ceasing their noise. Sometimes they
would run over the trail where the
trusty had made an abrupt turn, but
soon they would return to the spot
where they had lost the scent and eau
tiously felt their way until certain they
had the trail, when they would be OIL
again. The truSty was a long distance
runner, but the soft ground made his
impromptu track heavy, and he Jagged
as he approached the end of his run,
evidently fatigued.
The dogs gained on him rapidly and
were yelping close upon him. he was
ordered to run to a tree or fence ana
get out of their way, so that they
would have to find him by the scent.
He first tried to climb a high gate post,
hut the dogs, with their noses 10 the
round, were upon him almost ahu
forced him to take shelter In a wagon
which was standing in the yard, when
he hid himself in the bed Just as the
dogs came to the gate. They looked
up the gate post and smelled around a
little, then without delay followed the
trail direct to the wagon, and dlscoV-
cred their prey lying painting ike a tug
boat. l looked at the persplrlng con-
Wet and my heart smote me for being
the use of his race, but | soon
out it was a great privilege enjoyed py
but few, and giving the puppies a race
was considered by them the very essence
of pleasure. The convict took an old
blanket in his hand and alighted on the
ground where the dogs fought MN
fiercely, making vicious springs 1oi
him. lie repulsed them by buhetins
them with the blanket, Jumping away
and ~thwarting them III any manner
without hurting them. Finally II OF
the dogs fastened his teeth IN the con
vict's coarse pants, at a point wnere
the most cloth was used IN making
and, holding on with ~unyieldlng te'
nacity, was swung round ana rouhoi
with vigor, until tired. The dogs Were
then taken by a guard, II the con
Wet went away highly pleased Win MS
snort.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-03-15
Childless Paris.

The embellishments Of Paris have
had the effect of making the city we'll
nigh childless. The tradesman who has
his shop on the ground floor and his
sleeping rooms on the fourth or fifth
story could not keep children without
losing the services of his wife, whom
he wants to help him in his business.
If he kept children his wife would be
obliged to live upstairs, so he sends out
his babies to nurse as soon they are
born, with the intention of letting them
remain III the country until they are
five or six years old; and the 0uvrier,
who has generally but one garnet room
up a dozen flights of stairs, does
the same thing. The result of this is
that more than 90 per cent. of the chill
dren born in Paris die in the baby farm
er's hands before reaching their second
year. All that the Assistance Pub
lique has tried to do toward checking
this shocking waste of life has been of
little avail. Forty creches have been
instituted, but they meet the wants of
only a small number of mothers. A
sytem for registering and inspecting
the homes of peasant women who take
children to nurse has been attempted,
but the Assistance gets but little help
from the parents of the working class
in ~contending against the rapacity of
baby farmers. A nurse of whom no
questions are asked gets 25 francs a
monthfor the keep of a baby; those who
are registered and so controlled that they
can only receive one child demand fifty
francs or more. These find their
customers among the bourgeoise, but the
working classes canno afford to patro-
niZe them.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-03-15
Murders and Oatrages.

Londoners are just now in a state Of
scare on account Of the numerous
murders and outrages that have lately
taken place, the perpetrators Of which
have, SO far, escaped detection.
Although the year is still young, three
dreadful murders and half a dozer
serious assaults have been made known.
Formerly it was very rare to find a
professional burglar armed with a
pistol; now the revolver and Jimmy
seem generally to go together. Taken
as a body, the London police are a fine.
courageous set of men, but ii is a cruel
thing to send them out on lonely
suburban beats armed with nothing
but a short truncheon, not much larger
or more effective than an office ruler,
perhaps to cope with desperadoes armed
to the teeth. An English polIceman's
truncheon is not half so effective a
weapon ashis American ~confrere's club.
and hitherto there has been a strange
Discrimination IN the part of the
authorities to arm the police with
revolvers even when on night duty.
The worst of this is that if their legal
guardians be not sufficiently well armed
to protect them people will begin to arm
themselves-a contamination most
devoutly not to be wished TO-. At
present it is a very rare thing inueed to
find an English man who owls a
pistol, and a still rare thing to find one
who babitually carries firearms about
his person. Now, however, the pisto
trade is becoming brisk, and we are
threatened with the growth of the OBJ
jectionable custom of carrying conceal
ed weapons. Public opinion is gradually
growing sensible on the subject of
arming the police when on night duty,
for it is clearly far preferable that arms
should be put into the hands of a re-
sponsible and disciplined body than that
every schoolboy should turn himself
into a walking arsenal.
James Greenwood, of "Casual Ward"
and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS fame, has
latey been allowed to fill a couple of
columns in the London Daily Telegraph
with an account of the invention OF an
eccentric Encyclopedias. The narrative
may be a a%pocryphal as the story of
the man and dog fight was said to be
but it is amusing reading, and 81 non e
zero G ben troratO.
The Strangers Bane and Burglars
Bugbear, etc, which Mr.. Greenwood
describes, are certainly curious inven-
tons. The first is a collar, wound
round the neck, which, when a garroter
seizes the wearer, puts forth a number
of sharp spikes. The garroter is sup
posed to say a big D and leave go, when
a pistol comes out from the nape of
the neck aud shoots the stranger in
any portion his anatomy which happens
to be in the line of fire. Meanwhile the
attacked man sends up a rocket out of
his patent walking-stick, which is the
signal for the police to come onthe scene
and carry offthe dead. Should the gay
and festive burglar hit Mr.. James Gree
woods friend on the head, he is still
ready for the contest, Immediately upon
the hat feeling the blow a battery of
rocket goes off. The genial inventor of
all this wal like paraphernalia did not
condescend to enlighten James as to
what was probably considered a trihing
matter of detail which a man of
lJames' brainsJcould see for himself.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-03-15

The great sheets are cut into squares
and trimmed, and then sent to the
picking. tub TO be cleansed from the
black oxide which covers them. This
tub is a large clstern lined with lead
and filled with dilute sulphuric acid,
over which an immense copper cage ls
suspended. After the cage is packed
with the plates it is dipped down into
the acid liquid, makes a few revolutions,
then rises, and with a half turn of the
beam which carries 1t, is brought over
a vat through which a stream of water
is passing. The dip and spin Is here re-
peated until all the acid is washed away,
and the plates are taken out perfectly
clean, but with abraded surfaces. To
get rid of this defect, they are passed
for the last time, and without relocating,
between a PAIR of highly polished roll
lers, and emerge perfectly smooth
and resembling i'll color Damascus
steel.
They are now ready for Timing; and
on our way to the next department we
pass a stack of dusty bars OF that metal
"Cost a thousand pounds" says the
master of the rolls, with n rap of his
knuckles on the top one. The tin is
first melted and "polIed that Is,
stirred up with a stick OF green wood,
which sends a current of steam through
it and sweeps some impurities tolthe
surface; it is then transferred to square
iron cistefns, where 1t is kept melted, with
a layer of palm-oil on the surface, to pre-
vent oxidation.
Beneath the black, seething pool the
iron plates are plunged; and when they
are taken out they seem to have been
transmitted, as in the dream of the
Chinese alch enlist, from iron to silver,
so brilliant is the coating. They are
now rubbed with sawdust, to get rid of
the oil, then away to be packed. But
they are first subjected to a curious test.
1t is important that plates of the same
thickness and equally coated through
out should be sorted together. But 1t
would be difficult to gauge them; so a
man with a good ear is seated in a COM
paxatiyely quiet part OF the works, and,
taking each sheet by the corner, gives
it a dexterous shake, eliciting a hrH6.
bling sound-if | may coin a word
which differs, of course, in pitch with
the slightest change III thickness; and
thus he sorts them.
At the end of the works Is a saw-mill,
where the oak boxes are made in which
the tin is packed; and whence it travels
all over the world us BEST charcoal
tin" 1t is acceptable among almost all
nations-fron Russia, where it is used
for roofing houses and covering the
bizarre domes of the emeIald-green
topped churches. to the upper waters of
the Amazon, where 1t glitters more
brightly still as tine nose-plate of the
festive savage, dancing, l~mpecunious
but happy, amidst the living emerLlds
of his forest home
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-03-15
A Sea serpent.

Our voyage, said the mate of the
Edward Waite from Cardenas to Cape
Hatteras was uneyentful. We passed
that point on the morning of the 18th,
and were more than halfway to Cape
Henry when we sighted a strange dis
turbance in the ocean. 1t wasmy watch,
and there were several men on deck at
the time. We thought at first it was a
whale, but as it did not elbow" we con-
cluded that it vas a large shark, al
though some Of the men who were
watching it said it was too large for a
shark. The thing, whatever it was,
came nearer and nearer, as if charging
for the vssel, and we began to get a lit
tie excited. We noticed also, AZ it came
within a reasonable distance, that the
things head was raised out of water.
1t came nearer and nearer, leaving a
long wide wake behind it, and stirring
up the water into foam, like the paddles
Of a river steamer. Itpassed the schOon-
u NltAAh iiNo Oildll EDO gdluo. anu VIC
had a full view. We We're so much in
terested that | forgot to call the Cap
tain, who'was below asleep, but all of the
watch saw the thing as plainly as | can
see the schooner there IN the next dock.
1t was a sea serpent, and no mistake.
WecouldO only measure its size by the line
made in the water, but l should SAY
that it vas fully ninety feet long, with
a head as large and something like the
shape of a horses head. The most re
markable thing about it was the colo.
and size of its eyes. They We're of
bright saffron hue and half as big as ,
mans hand. 1t held its head above
water all the time we saw it, which wa
about half an hour, when 1t passed on
of sight in a southerly direction. W
were at the time in latitude 80 40, anC
it VAS a clear day. We could not have
been Mistaken
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-03-15
a New Electric Railway.

A light railway system, driven by
electricity and running at high speed,
has been devised by MIR. f. Hahn Dau-
chell, c. Z. OF London, whose object is
to effect the rapid transit of letters and
parcels by electrical means. The dis
tinguishIng feature IN its construction is
that it has only one rail for the train to
run on instead OF two, and that it is bal
anced by another rail overhead, which
at the same time performs the function
of conducting the electric current, and
also prevents the train from leaving the
metals, as it is embraced by side fric-
ton pulleys, placed in pairs and con-
nected with the roofs of the carriages.
A succe sful working model has been
tried; III it the wad is circular and about
s feet in diameter, the motor being
about II inches long, eight inches high,
and deriving its current from an ordi-
nary bichromate battery. This motor.
or engine, has a PAIR of grooved driving
wheels of large diameter, and placed Id
line with each other. The object OF this
construction is TO reduce the friction to
a minimum, and thus facilitate the pro-
duction of a high speed. Mr.. Dauchell
proposes a speed OF from $50 to 200
miles per hour, the railway being spe-
ciaIly designed for the transit of letters,
parcels and light goods.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-03-15
CbiIdrsns Fashions.

People who have the dressing Of little
girls especially those who can take the
time to make their clothing, and who
are not restricted in the kind or guam
tity Of material, and a constantly In
creaslng source of pleasure in the
pretty ideas which seem to have no end
and the charming suggestions, revivals
and appropriations from all sorts of
sources, which make the girls and boys
of to-day more like the figures in a
story book than the practical outgrowth
of a practical age. The most stylish
outdoor garments of the season have
been and are the pelisses with capes,
or the cloaks with dolman sleeves and
plaits at the back, which the cape
sleeve, beginning at the shoulder, dis
closes. A very handsome cloak of
terra-cotta red plush is made in this
fashion, and trimmed with gray fox
fur. a checked pelisse, fawn color in
tone, with lines of black, gold and
brown, was made with a cape, and
trimmed with black dyed fur, in very
narrow bands, round the edge of cloak
and cape. For small girls, Of from
6 to u, the blouse dresses are almost
universal in dark red, navy blue or gray
cashmere. These dresses are made
with shirt fronts, killed skirts, and
princess or plated backs. Very stylish
little dresses are made of cashmere,
with embroidery finish put on as bOr-
der. They are made of the robe"
dresses, no longer ~fashionably worn by
ladies, and a single pattern will make
two frocks for children between s and
IL. The front of these is finished
jacket-fashion, and Stimulates a vest,
which closes with small buttons match
ing the colors. A charming little dress
for evening wear is of cream surah, the
founces trimmed with insertion and
fulls of cream lace, the pattern of small
ivy leaves and buds being well displayed
a network ground. The gathered
bodice is drawn in at the waist, and
continued a a deep, iounce-like basque
to about half the length of the skirt.
Rows of insertion form a wide collar at
the neck, let into the material with
good effect. A sash of crepe silk of
dark red, the ends finished with a self
colored mulberry. fringe, looks well
with a dress of gray .twllled cashmere,
the ends crossed behind. and passed
under a group of gathers placed below
the waist at the back of the skirt.
Charles l suits for boys evening wear,
or for pages" costumes at weddings,
are made in all rich shades of navy
blue, myrtle green and deep Bordeaux
velvet, the close-fitting habit and trim
ee-breeches ornamented with cut-steel
buttons; the deep collar and cuffs of
pointed guipure, of bold antique de-
sign. OF course it is very seldom that
real velvet Is employed, velyeteen be-
ing equally as rich looking and more
durable, because not SO easily ''rubbed
UNI
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-03-15

GRANGE ICE GAKE.-Ien eggs, one
pound sugar, one-half pound flour, one
large orange. Beat whites aud yelks
separately, add to all the yelks and the
whites of seven eggs the sugar, the
grated rind of the orange and the juice.
Bake as for jelly cake. To the whites
OF three eggs allow a pound and n
quarter of powdered sugar, beaten
stiff as for icing, take out enough TO
cover the top, and set aside; add to the
rest half the grated rind of a large Or
ange. When the cake is nearly cold
spread this between the layers. Beat
into the icing reserved for the top a
little lemon juice, and If needed, more
sugar. 1t should be sitter than that
spread between the cakes.
TIE NewYork Tunes says that lin
seems to be a preventive OF lot IN po-
tatoes in the cellar. Some potatoes
that were rotting and were picked out
of a heap of forty or fifty bushels were
put into a corner and well busted with
air-slaked lime. They stopped rotting
81 once. and the decayed par.s dried
up. There is no disagreeable smell
about them.
LEAVES are the best of mulching ma
terlal, but they must be held down by
brush or cornstalks.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-03-15

1--WE " him money said Alice,
with downcast eyes.
Every well, my darling; We Will
promptly pay bin aud be married with
clear cOuscie noes as soon as the law al
lows"
The recreant John having at last
been discovered, Mrs. Lawrence. on
coming to take the tired guest TO bed.
found her resting happily against Mr..
Cartons shoulder.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-03-15

4 storm coat of special design forms
the subject of a patent which has been
issued to citizens of Prospect aud Utica
n. Y. The coat has a lap or apron
made a part of the front opening, and
adapted to be folded and buttoned on
the inner surface of that side. to which
1t is fastened, or to the other side after
having been passed over the front of the
body, thereby affording better protection
against rain or snow.
Ii you count the sunny and cloudy
days of the whole year, you will find
that the sunshine predominates.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-03-15

One of life's hardest lessons from
the cradle to the grave is waiting. we
send out our ships, but cannot patient
ly await their return.
Foundations are good, and paths arr
good; but they are not enough. foun'
dations are made to build on; pains
are made to walk in.
Noaction will be considered as blame
less unless the will was SO, for by the
will the act was dictated.
To despond at difficulties discovers
want of stability; to despair at danger
hows want of courage.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-03-15

Several of the clerks employed in the
Sixth Auditors Office, Post Office De-
partment, Washington, where a great
many of the postal notes are handled,
have been poisoned by constant contact
with them. Arsenic is said to be one
of the ingredients used in the coloring
of the notes, and it is supposed that
this is the cause.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-03-15

Mr.. s. 4, COate, dr., writes to say
that he is not a dealer in works of art,
so-called. 81 sometimes buy paintings
just as L buy farms, horses, etc, and
sell them again, and make a profit if /
can" He Is the present owner of the
AUtOmeaoA NTH the Horses of AchaIss.
He seems to have a very exaggerated
idea of the value of tins magnificent
picture by Henri Regnault, so exagger-
ated that the only thing to be done
with it Is for Mr.. Coale to present it to
some museum and allow arbitrators to
fix a price. The report was current at
the time Mr.. Morton sold it that Mr..
Coale was a benevolent millionaire who
proposed to give it to st. Louis.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-03-15

Healt his the bed-plate on which the
whole mental machinery may rest and
work. If this be displaced or cracked,
all the mechanism that stands on il
will be Jared and disturbed, and made
ineffective.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-03-15
OVER AGAIN.

Over and over again
Nuu..ItyI which way / turn,
IaIways find iu the book of life
Some lesson II have 20 learn.
must take my turn az the miii
] uu~t grind ont tLe golden gram
mu-t work at my task with a resolute
will
over and over again.
Over aud over again
I.n brook ia the meadow flows,
Aud over and yer again
IIu noujcrous mill wheel goes,
once doing will not suffice,
Though doing be not in vain;
Audi a. blessing failing MS once or twice
May come 81 we try again.