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WHY OUR WALLS CRACK,
Partly because Engineers Come High-Dat
Soils for Building In New York.

Partly Rccause Engineers Como High Had
Soils for Building In New York.
"Why is it that so many buildings have
cracked and sunken walls ?"
In reply to this question Chief Engineer
Brdsall OF tho Department OF Public Works
said: "One OF the reasons Is that tho owners
OF buildings do not recognize tho difference boz
tween civil engineer and an architect. Tho
fact is that 1t is the business OF civil en-
gineer to construct n foundation. 1t Is an
architects business to put the building on tho
top OF the foundation. Some architects. how
ever. think they know it all, or are led. by the
ignorance OF owners. to overlook tho i'm
portance OF foundations adequate to tho weight
to be put about them.
There are, some soils that present almost
insurmountable difficulties ~ tho building Of
good foundations. such soil is found along
Canal street and along tho made ground on both
PARK freight depot AMI the Re grocery S sores
on West broadway woro laid only with great
trouble. some OF the sites OF the old ponds and
THO trouble with the cracked walls of tho
Victoria Hotel was that part OF the foundation
sol t and dHupo on ssPs wa
2ri.in,t,ly intended for only three story build
Ing 40 Then BY someb,oays lack Of knowedge,
6aidnls done! oGiscd to 70 down ES and md
the foundations first. nlthough the owners gen
prally complain that the civil engineers run UP
big bills for them.
Tho foundations of the Post OiI,ce were laid
very deop and broad. aud. although laid on
sand have stood we'll The site OF the Mills
tor such a. heavy structure. The ground Is
largely made laud. They pnt in piles as thick
- Lhey could but you could sec them bound
back almost rs If driven into India rubber. 7
suppose IT Will DO years before that building Is
properly settled.
" The lateral pressure from the bottom Of n
foundatI "A IL Srnat. SO lrcat that tho digging
ol n deep foundation On ono side OF q street
may imprrl tho walls ni u heavy building on
tho other ,lia o. tho street. In putting down
tho biz :, PEA of tho city water system we have
hot found my soil that could properly Le called
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dered MP Park row, aad for the flrst tirne hie
attention vac attracted to tho drunken man

attention ate Va. nt,rssts9 70 tho drl9kon man
Even t6s rain failed 70 sober MIN and seemed
~ be n9body,s business to look after him. The
,,'lo cripple hoyorea around the man Tor TOW
gently pulled of the mans hat. which had once
3, been sttlf ns,rby and set 1t swimming down
the corner Of Frankfort street. Corky watched
me ~ m, nat iioat away eleeiuy and then cunning
was evidently TOO lgte for he found noihing. His
sg pGk sy non eaIght sihtt Of g9lieeman
over and crdcayored to restore tho man TO
CONSEQUENCES. After awhile another police
tho helpless drupkard away Every 1--WE minutes
EorRy would ., ak tho policemen patheticay II
away with their burden he returned i to I piny
W Under TIE eestfic light lie amused himself
raSpe who pa;se tu at d9wn yonr
delight rs he caught sight OF a plump young
Fax row. The Rad biz aH Slae '" syes f SnT
yellow bang and. though she. was poorly
hse ornSeniaton aboat her drsss fer fer
Srt u elihar side. and She had three or four
rr2nched Corky kept sounding up and down a
doghiedfly; and yelled before the girl Got with
. Isy Non NY mudder licked your muddor
\.
ur very much out OF breath
,iou lie, tarrier!
mtI In WITH cnnnse Of voice Hpa sc-
o., ieTini: said the girl. complementary. Was
she I hrs. WV ;nSs you co near her tonight
Tho girl drew within the shelter of the storm
door ana pit hcr nails ncrvously for n minute.
nnd then said she would 20 back again. Corky
asked her whore she was. going with great
cripple admired her rings and told her OF her
motheys anger. Then tho girl said Good
night" and ran back through the rain in the
COrky stood for long while slyiy rubbing his
nose VIII ono ilnger of his left hand. and thon
no hobbed away down into tie DEPTHS OF
returned but when no finally rounded tho cor
Nor again he was side by side with tho woman
WHO lad recently had the fight with his mother.
with hcr. Ho was telling her where Molly was
TO be found in great detail. md ended up his
confdence with the, romark that Molly said hor
saw her. Thus primed. tho woman rallied OF
down down Park row IN, The storm anGrliy. while
under the Ieo Of the storm, doors. Casing ' onIy
to ask prss BY II | O'Clock had arrived ii
was nearly m'dnigh, when mngiing OF shrill
voices sent Eorky peeping around the storm
speed. both claw ing and clutching one another
and Rowling with anger. came Molly and her
mother mother. Corey shrank into the SHADOW Of the
MS hands with delight like u little old miser rs
tne I'VE women went by and trampod through
me rain down Frankfort street. Then he
eyes N nute. and was fast asleep. There he
!ay curicd up like u mad dog. with his thin 1T
Tie fnce resting on his hands until his mother
roughly and led the way home. rho boy danced
on behind her whistling.
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CURIOUS FEATURES or Actual LIFE



have taken my last order I am going
nome ne sail as tho clock struck the midnight hour
ne nurse looked ut thu doctor with a sgnincani
glance and whipDsred 'e->"'S
:, HIS mind wanders"
Presently he lifted his tcvcrish head from II. inflow
hnf letters rom me louAet' he inquired There
Then he slept. and in his sleep ho was nov again
hh bled OF fishing streams whore the trout pnyyd o7
school hours and ronps with hts mates At II he sud-
an right" he exclaimed in strong voice. I'm
ethonghtthc porter Ind called him for IN early train
IL nos2r lnd soothing hand on him. and he slept ID
Show yon samples OF our goods I'm going on the
ronh nov. rus order closes mo out The house ha1
s ht me M uons 70 haye my first vacation, but
shnu loee tims-ume-timet"
lie drowsed on, and the Doctor counted his pulse.
suddenly the SICK man started UP.
1--WE me lettor from home Ellen always writes 10
uren They will forget IL my trips are too long
nave only few more towns TO sel-lromised 10 Id
nome Christm1-1 promised to be home-prom ised-a
TX slsp, Again ,.n and again awakened with start
lie was going fast The Doctor bent over him ans
fspsaeo In comforting voice the precious words o}
" In my Fathers house are many mansions II IL wert
NOT so would have told you" '>
Yes-yea" said the dying traveller family. ct iss
cHhr siatemcnt II Is good house to travel for II
Inc chiil Decsmber morning dawned-the end wag
sery near me SICK man was approaching the undis
co'sfeu ianu lron whose bourne no traveller
We ehnnRed my route, he murnured family. "Th(
that NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. -it's in INV sampie case
without money and without price-n good hoIse~fills
NJ ITS orders ~ agreed. Call for the first tran-I
nm going 70 make the round trip and get home fo1
They laid his head back on the pillow. He had made
the round trip. lie hai gone home for Christmas.
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TIE PE.lNUT
H 10 In No Hanger Of Becumiag Scarce, for Il
IL No Longer OIL Producer.

u
IL No Longer an OIL Producer.
A scientific journal having recently said
that the manufacture Of oil from peanuts was
Asstined to draw on tho crop to such an extent
fhat the nuts would become q scarce article Of
trade as food nut in the near future. n re-
porter asked Wholesale dealer In peanuts for
further information on the subject.
There isn't plht OF peanuts madc into oil
In this country that know OF. and mover will
pc as long rs the greasy cottonsael holds out !"
he said. Before they began to make cotton
seed oil peanuts were used largely in manufac-
turing an oil that was used in place OF olive
OIL. and during tho war u great deal Of the
Illuminating lubricatlng oil used in tho South
vas made from peanuts. the entire crop be-
peanut oil was worry oXtcns va industry
IN Franco for many years before the in
PRODUCTION OF cottonseed oil. mud in those
Gays a; lonst lilty per cent. o! tho oil inn
ported 10y III as olive oil WAS either pure oil Oi
peanut or olive oil adulterltod with peanut oil.
frahca makes considerable peanut oil yet. aud
Americais tie chief buyer OF this product. aud
We ear II as well 10 our cot.onScei oil, whel wo
cat OIL ut AL in ninc-tcnthS of the restaurants
anu hoteIa, and imagine i Is the genuine olive
grease. Tho nut now chiefly used in France
Tor oil maxim: is tho African ground nut which
~ through tropical Africa ia largely ra isoi and
uscu cooked or raw, rs food. Ii is exported
N largo quantities to France from Guinea and
Angola. 1t Is richer in oil by one Il irl than
tne peanut, md Is put on tho Marseilles mark
p cheaper by hall than the American nut can
go sol there. Tho peanut lover need have no
1ear Tor the future OF tho popular shell fruit"
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Passing Two Trains on tho Same Track,l

l was on q mule train once going up to a
mining camp We were circlfng about . mountain whc3
we met another train coming down. The rond was jus1
bit OF ledge in tho side and was plenty Wide
for one wagon but not quite wide enough FOR two But
the mulewhaekers knew Just what to do and lost ma
TIN tine IN doing They got out their pine block. pulled
one and put blocks under the wheels OF the
other; Then they started the mules up. and
of Gdc The otnet The inside wagon was tight ngp ihs
on tother one were within half inch OF the
edge OF the precipice II did heart those
mules pull. The whole six of em would SQUAT little,
tighten themselves in their collars and null gently.
steadily oyether-steadier could have done
H. Why. those mules knew just what they were doing,
and they knew just well az body that II they gave
JERK ana sppel wheel over the edge the whole
Germ mules and al would be 1000 feet down the gorge
III Jerk OF lambs tail Hub after hub and wagon
after wagon the work went on, and THAT'S tile way We
pass two Trains on the same Nack out West"
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Tho General Impression.

~ A street car driver accOsted letter carrier,
IN, driver was bundled up in buffalo robe coat. Tho
postnhn had on the regulation uniform and carriod
pouch full OF mail weighing about 100 pounds
Il spose you feilcrs getting ready TO work for liy.
ing. ain't you - asked the driver.
- think we have to work now, ~ the postman reped.
" Feel Of that pouch"
That's no work. What would you do 10 Won had 70
grind carbrake all day and hold up of SMOOTH
shod horses by main strength :"
The posnsn smiled hnl remarked that IL he had 10 "a
ne Woua go lie would lust rs soon drive to lud
letters and climb seven pairs OF stairs.
hot much you wouldn't, says the driver. Yer
me who got on at the next corner said with
men after it,"
little further fruit d. aer yelled outf
You'll have to yet to work when old Arthur goes outH
Nhen Tie pOsfnan got OFT the and made his HrM
ring the servant girl who appeared at the door sad1
- " hatII ye work ut when ye git boosted I"
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nS TIL. GRosyKSoR GALLERY

uS rnE GRosyRSoR GALLrRY)
From The Saturday Repie'c.
They smile upon the western wn,i,
-. Tue lips that laughed an age ngoue.
The Tops the dukes, the beauties all
lie Brun that sang. ana Carr that sho one
We gaze with idle eyes; we con
The faces Of an elder time
Alas aud ours IL fitting on;
Oh, moral for AN empty rhyme.
Think, when the tumult and the crowd
Have left the solemn rooms and chill,
When dillctantI are not loud
when lady critics are not shrill-
Al, think how strange upon the still
Dim air may souni these voices fRiat:
once more may johnson talk his I'LL
Ana fatr Da!rymple charm the saiutl
or us they speak as we OF them:
Lake us, perchance they criticise:
Our VIII they vote Is Brunmagcm.
bur beRuty-tim to Devons eyes,
Their silks and lace our cloth despise,
Their pnmps-Our boots that pad tho IN nd,
Whit modern Fop with Walpois viesi
With ST. Leger what modern Blood,
All true, We lack the charm, the wit.
Our very greatest, sure arc small;
Aud Mr. Gladstone IL not Pitt.
Ard GGrrick comes not when We cali
f.t-pnss all age--and, after all,
,,Eve'i We may please the folk that look.
When we are faces ON the wall
And voices in history book
In Art the statesman still shall live,
With collars keen, with Roman nose;
To Besuty still shall Miiinls rive
The roses that outiust the rose.
The lords OF verse. the slaves OF prose,
On canvas yet shall seem alive,
Ana charm the mob that comes and goes
And llyes-in 1888.
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J.. One recent night, on west bound train, q
u,d t 20 cary 10 heT upper berth but seemed.
SHE had flung foot outside her berth md siunbcrod
on seemingly unconscious Of the fact that
were gazing at her pretty hosiery One gallant passen
sleeper of her mishap. and the prolrudng mem.
Der was quickly viii drawn. Next morning the
she seemed in nowise embarrassed. Finally
some smart remarks were made limiting The incident
IN tho berth. but no bushes followed. vie gentlemen
Were somewhat amazed at this indifference piqued
81 the loss OF the fun they had anticipated Then fear.
ing they might have made mis- AXE and wasted theI
porter ~ ~
OATS de same lady sah,n said the porter grinning,
but she don't mind none % yo' chaf sab She dom
care shes stah actress. SHE H. and gave me half
dola TO pull de curtains back belieb OATS hsI
ways o. advertising, 1 does
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A Aiuch-Tattoocd Man.

From the London Telegraph, Jan. H.
a, william Facer. a tramp. was apprchonded By
tho Leicester police yesterday charge
ness, he having been found BY polio eInan climbing
lamp post to get drink.
no was when searched found to be tattooed from hi(
shouders 70 MS feet as follows Letter ID ana ship %
breast together with house. pigeons anchor and chain,
haysack fishes, md trees man driving sheep mig,
TIE Union lack the Prince of Waless feathers an
cnor, Two inscriptions, Love me and leave notN
!shakespeare) and RrRvestone to The memory OF AT
love- Highland girl dancing, Highland soldier and
another soldier wearing red coat ags and bayo,
net drum aud sticks a pile OF Slot, W. f., u gun an
@hr gun ana crossed flags crossed pines and ing and
H.s; on inc right arm an ensign, sailors a ship,
cross and large fsh sailor with crossed hags and
charlotte In capital letters; the left police
man taxing man into custody aud Faith Hope and
woman and q flag.
lie was lined los and costs seven days hard lapou
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'n"nee fetc-A hnru OF the 4 yellowstone
From he Republic.
lyon know the Nez Pc rcAs stumble and slim
Sluggish OF soul aud timber or limb
Cruel OF conscience. and cold Ice
A sight OF one OF 'eni will suffice.
up In tho Yeilarstone slick and neat
Near to the G.ysers dwelt Pawnee Pete,
His dam n squaw and his sire q Yank,
VINO passed in them parts for half u crank.
Now Pete Il chap Of the Carson type
Little, determined, for fghting ripe.
Who seldom travelled without his gun,
Ana from white man or red could never run.
"IIe had hut In the Nodoc Pass
ledge OF mica like colored glass,
And he kept rifle beside his bed.
And brace OF pistols beneath his head.
low 1" game !" s ." ne wing
In Autumn set for the moose his snare:
IN winter trapped for the grizzly bear.
'You bet. that chap WINS n n at'rul rough
Whose grit had niade him Western tough,
n brave part scout and part Iniun buck
Well known TO Frisco for craft and pluck.
"well Pete heard something Of Canby's fate
And he swore an oath that II e'er the hour
Game for revenge he'd try his power.
"Urele Sans cavalry know the wiles
or the tolnahawk and tito scnlping knife
Aud the deadly tricks of savage life
"You see there drove thro' the Yellarstons
prairie chip " it'll Its load alone
ottwO young girls. ana n lad and man,
Who built their fire and at work begali.
awhile snug at supper a glit,ering eye
To see en- drop ia their wagon bed;
But one on guard with charge of lead
W close in the canyon crouched and crcpt
~, Yuuks were there. when the settlers slept
To steal Ike snakes on the quiet camp,
And Kali aud sea p by the irety's lamp:
" But how IL happened they never knew,
kccner eye was watching the crew,
And when st midnight wild VOLTS veil
AwOke the echoes IKE shrieks of hell,
rifle cracked, aud n reinan sank
Down whore the d DssonIs his hot blood drank:
Ana man aud boy from the startled van
Ia
Another shot. and another yet
Ana another STILL I'LL the lowers wet
Win the crimson tuw of that Inun bind.
Cut on Ia thsir prime by vengeful aud.
" And that hand Pete's which he next day gavo
To one OF the girls he had helped to save;
Then he Jumped ranch down in Wyoming
Where now the voices OF children ring.
Whenever stranger, Won 20 that way
You'll hear what the settlers have To say:
No better or Drawer man il known
Than Pawnee Pete of the Yeilarstone'"
BILL Y, BurrEs. the Colorado Cowboy.
TAOS, New Mexico, Jan. l. 1855.
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Belgian Baron who has u Euronean repu,
tat"n NJ ones ms u light and serious Paris Journalist
hHi as political economist OF The free.irsir school
assures mo that crc viii soon b" republic ia Belgium
Don't INNS" he said. " that tuis o.sc III. wish il
rather 10 IN" tif ugiIt. nm not Rcpuhitran."
"uu what hive N1u to go. asked. "Iu saving there
ma soon he republic NJ Brussels =" 'On many CIR
cnlns'nncesi but no4' NJ all Oh the gg'ut ~ II
NM' ,nt from the una II commenced To- gbuso the kins
ana queen. II called hlm II. Won tphurI and her If
'nhourgensc-s heavy run, which l better under Tho
circumstances tiun ght one, Before IL struck Uluy
mas course c'htcd ~ OJs"Urity Gad had ~
ls.ue exceeding 90 1t now hg1 ,onD subscribers
wiAGh, ~ u little state Whore primary instruction il
hack"ord Is enornOrs. The attacks ROYALTY mr.,
done win great illgat bv Bel .an nal,. V ilsert
INC Government does NOT uI.t rtnsecute NM
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An Anger 10 Iioro "a square Hole.

, lne hrst ana only nuSrr ever manufactured
INV WIN b,c FTnHrt hole il tile sl.0rs II M
t!cN Gland Machine Company, Til. auyer Ior,. n TWO
lncn SQUARE hole the size used In oflinary rsue build
hss NM bhrns bul They can he made the prii
ir 10 pore square lie. ot ANY s'l" lie APPLICATION
Fihhry ana works ON the prnrl pie roiihOla
nHSrrs ITS cni, Instead uf haN,. ,Gscw ar IN has
cam motion which nscilin'vs cutter mounted steel
ROCKING knife WHel cut h!A sides III order
vent luo spt"rnR 81 tho wool tn" ends at the cuitcI
are provided Mlih small s,rii-ciTrulGr shaped saws
MiIlth Hcp IN cutting our pcttyrty
estunaied that tis process Wl sv. tn nbor 81
three men who wutI viii Ctseis, man eau con,
Nchlrhtr cat twuiurh nu"tCe tue same tusth of
t.lmN Inc Do a Lllll Inn.
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Dreau, Chiidrsv.
From the Baston Trapscript

From the Boston Trapscript.
! trust In the dear Lords wisdom.
do not question Ills will,
Bui OFT ~ sit ia my chamber
In the twilight. calm aud stiii,
j long for the children's voioes.
long for the elingiiy srIus
As unto my ear They whisper
fbeir tiuy stiefs ana alarms.
Aud my silnnt room In peopled
with fornls can almost see,
Tho forms N the dear dream children
Who cluster about my knee.
can hear their merry pratile.
feel their breath on my cheek,
And my fancy again makes real
The dear ones MY hear, would seek.
And so sport with my children,
Aud watch their sweet. quaint WAYS.
TIL my heart grows heavy with longing
And my eyes are aim an gazc.
For alas thrv nre but shadows
That out Of the dnri,uoss grow;
Only The frail dream children
That the heart alone can know.
CARo coLrxAs.
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Fair is tho sea; aud fair the sea horne billov
Blue from tie depth and cred with crested argent;
FAIR il the sea: and fair III. smooth sea M argenf
The brown dunes waved with tamarisk and willow:
Fair 10 tile sss; and fair the seamnns daughter
fairer than all fair things in earth and ocean:
Fair is the sea; and fair the hayward motion,
The wsverny CLINT OF light on dancing water;
Fair " he sea, and far the heavens above II,
And fair at ebb the grGss.green wdernesses;
Fair Is the sea and fair the stars that love it,
Rising from waves new washed with orient treSscs;
FAR ~ the sen, OF all fair sen things fairest,
Stella thou sea, born star, art best and rarestl
A
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70 GoL.xAS
Jlltlur In Maine.

From TIC EdStsrn ArQus.
Roses blowing, waters flowing
Under willows bending low,
Branches dropping, swectlearts STOPPING
Down the tangled pathway 70.
OH. the treasure OF this pleasure:
Youth Is brave aud love is sweet;
shc VIII borrow not n sorrow,
Cod has willed they thus should meet.
In the glonming she is roaming
Through the lane they loved so we'll;
Trees above her zee no lover
Walking by her down the dell.
All the grieving for dcceiving;
All the anguish and the tears;
Sal the greeting OF the meeting
In the lane in after years.
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'''T" T''' s'|17F
,,,,ii inbny: Whnt we're yon dreaming about last
Mef Strhi-- Oh, YES, ! was dreaming was going
TOT h"rstbhck mi" on blind horse"
on see. 1hst BrcOuGts for lii. rest you said, You
you. hubby ~ '
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-03-08
The japanese Minister'S Wife.
Washington Cor. .Giobe-Democrar

Washington Cor. fiiobe-Democratl
Mr.. kuki, the japanese minister, is slightly
above the average of his people in height
slender in figure, with the palest yellow COM
plexion, aqulline nose, fine features, high
forehead. and bushy black hair brushed
straight back from his face. He is distin-
guished man in appearance, and would be
singled out any ywhere as some one of note.
He understands English and reads it
fiuently, but puts the burden of any long
and formal conversation upon one Of his
attaches, ali Of whom, having been educated
at English or American colleges, speak
huently.
Madame Kuki having lived at the Jap
anese capital, had acquired all the European
customs in dressing and living, but spoke al
most no English when she came hers last
fall. One of the secretaries Of the legation
had TO accompany her on her first rounds of
ceremonious calls TO interpret for her, hut
by close study she has now mastered enough
English 10 be equal to most occasions by
herself. She received her guests easily and
gracefully the other evening, and her bright
little black eyes were sparkling with pleas
ure and excitement, while the diminutive
little woman was otherwise as calm and
stately as the tallest one in the room
Her little niece, Miss Kuki who is attend
ing school here, had her first peep at the gay
world of the occideDt that night, but was as
gravely polite and as much at ease in assist
ing her aunt to receive as if she had been out
for many seasons. There were a number of
japanese guests pres snt, and the consul gen.
eral and the leading japanese residents in
the little colony at New York all came over
to do honor to Mime Knk;