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Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-05
The Suakim- Berber Water Pipe Line.

lNeW NoTk letterl
The journey for troops from Cairo to Ber-
ber by way of the Nile is about 200 miles,
an presents more difficulties than were SUD-
posed when it was undertaken by Lord
Wolseley. From Suakim 10 Berber in di-
rect line across the desert the distance is not
more than 260 miles, but the absence of
water makes the journey an imposs:bility
for large bodice Of troop. Even railroad
would be difficult to maintain, owing to the
need of large quantities Of water for the
engines and for the guards along the road.
Water must be had at any cost if the at
tack is to be made from Suakim. The plan
now adopted is to run two four-inch pipes
over the whole distance. Every thirty
miles or 50 will be tank and two engines
with capacity for forcing water along at
a pressure Of 1900 pounds to the square
inch. Two pumps are used in case of acci-
dent to one In forcing oil from the oil
fields to the seaboard We have to cross
mountains, and the work Is tremendous
compared to running water along q level
surface.
The pumping engines to be used are about
fifteen feet long, and require from $50 to 200
horse power Of steam. The contract calls
for nothing but the steam pumps. Troops
will be needed to guard the engine-hou,es of
every station, of course. II the Arabs
tamper with the pipes it will be known
almost instantly at the nearest pumping
station owing to lessenel pressure in case the
pipes are broken or to an increase Of pressure
should one of the valves placed at inter-
vals along the line be maliciously closed
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-05

bunch OF excelsior about as large as a
robins nest, punches hole in it and then
lays it carefully on the snow. Next taking
pinch of finder from the bag, which always
hangs at his hip, he places it on his flint,
and with quick, sharp stroke ignites and
incloses it in the center Of his nest Of shaw
ings, which he then lifts up, holding it
lightly, with his fingers spread apart for the
passage of air, and whirls rapidly around his
head at arms length.
At first faint, pleasant odor of burning
birch steals upon the air, then a light streak
of smoke follows the revolving arm, and
and when the heat within his hand notifies
the native that proper degree Of ignition
has been attained he suddenly ceases his
gyrations, tears open the smoking nest, and
with quick puff blows it into flame. Then
depositing the blazing ball in the snow he
soon pills. his fagots over and around it, and
in a very few seconds his fire is in full blast
a have watched this operation hundred
times and have never seen it fail. When
tender matches they invariably refuse them
because the shavings so lighted burn in
wardly and give off but little heat, whereas
by the Yakut treatment they are almost in
stantly glowing mass, never missing fire."
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-05

your posters, your blu men, your stands;
why, great Scott it takes q special blank
to give all these people their demands, to
say nothing of paying 'emL What do they
do with the ticketss Why use 'em, or sell
'em, or give 'em away to their patrons who
would otherwise pay to see the show.
tell you it is an outrage. l don't propose
to submit to it any longer. And these print
ing companies. Look at EN- See how rich
they're getting, while the poor devils on the
road half the time have to tramp the ties.
Look at half the attachment suits, box-office
garnishes, trunk and scenery seizures Who
bring themi Why, the big printing com
panies No, sir. No more ten-acre wood
cuts or city lot Autographs for me- am
done. The printing companies have got my
last money. You may say continued the
genial John R, that have just got tele-
gram from New York that we are to play
there on the same terms. No wall paper, no
pictures, no dead-heads."
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-05
OUR FoREIGN-BoRN POPULATION.

Some Details of Interest-Irfsh md Ger
man-Inhabitants-Oc Occupations-Items.
superintendent Walkers Lecture.l
Gen. Walker discusses the foreign elements
of the population in interesting detail The
percentage of inhabitants of foreign birth in
1850 was 96S; in 1850, 13 16; in 1870, IA. a;
in 1850, 1882 The foreign population
reaches its maximum where the general
population is denSest, along latitude 40 and
Al and longitude % and "a Since 1850 tho
proportion of Irish in every 10 100 foreigners
has fallen from 4, 2S5 to ,776 The Germans
have gained proportionately. New York
stands first in aggregate foreign population,
and also first in Irish, German, and English
population. Pennsylvania stands second in
aggregate foreign population. Illinois third,
and MaSsachu etts fourth. The increase in
Chinese population has not been what might
have been expected. In 1850 ths Chinese
population was 75S; in 1860, 5000; in 1870,
63, 900; in 1850, lO5,00l.
The division of foreign-born inhabitants
as regards occupation is interesting. In ag-
ricuiture 293 Germans engage for every 40
Irish; in personal and professional services,
as servants, the proportion stands 2lS Ger
man, to AS Irish. There are few Germans
who are textile operatives, but many Irish
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-05

Lieut.. Gen Sheridan has received several
photographs from Fort Bayard, N. NJ, rep
resenting two troops of the Sixth cavalry
firing over the bodies of their horses, which
lie fat on the ground. In a letter accom-
panying the photographs Maj A. Z. Arnold
states that in each of four troops, aver
aging thirty five horses each, there are about
twenty-five horses that have been thus
trainel, and that nearly all OF them lie
down. The men can climb all over their
bodies and fire in various positions without
stirring the horses This is the result OF
about three months work, one horse per
day. barring Saturdays, Sundays and bad
weather. under direction of Maj Arnold
Another desirable result of this training is
that men who were formerly timid have be-
come courageous and confident in the hand
ling of their horses, and horses formerly
dangerous are now thoroughly gentle. Con-
sidering that these horses are California
bronchos, generally aged, their thorough
training i, all the more remarkable, and
much better results may be expected from
young Amer ican horses.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-05
A Parisian Jury's Verdict.
Chicago News

We have long reviled the ridiculous YER
diets Of some Of our juries, but the French
are superseding us in the matter Of impan
sled idiocy A Partisan jury recently 40
Quilted a man charged with attempted mur
der because the revolver was badly made
The gunsmith, who sold the prisoner ths
weapon testified that he kept in stock huge
assortment Of harmless rsvolvsrs and paste
board daggers, and these he sold to peopls
whom he suspected Of having evil designs
against themselves or others When such .
man entered his place he sold him q revolver
with crooked barrel and cartridges with
little or no powder in them. This explain
the harmlessness of the French dual
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-05

and more British Americans three times
as many Irish as Germans engage in do
nestle service, although there are more Ger
mans than Irish in the country. The total
population stands 8 native TO foreign.
The criminal proportion stands: Foreign,
13 600; colored, 1900; native, $4,000. The
numerical relation Of those born abroad and
their children here is as follows: Born
abroad, 6,559,679; having one or both
parents foreign 4.822 IA In 1870 there
were born abroad, s, 567 229; having one or
both parents foreign, 10, S92, ,Ol5. In each
nationality there are more children having
foreign father than foreign mother, due to
the larger number Of male immigrants.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-05
A BRITISH TAILOR.
RUSH TO SEE ReoFeRN, THE 90.
CALLED FASHION AUTocRAT.
~Ruhsmah" Gives an Account Of the sssnss
at the Reception Psrlou - The
Comic Side Of the Matter
New York Prices"
[Cor. Globe-Democrat.l

In the way Of spring amusements We have
had the great Redfern here this week, and II
there are any people so ignorant as to ask
who Redfern may be, it must be known that
ne is gown and habit maker" to the princess
Of Wales and all British swelldom His ar
rival was heralded in long advertisements In
he papers and he sent out cards bearing the
reat coat Of arms of England and the three
feathers of the prince Of Wales. He as
sumed rs many airs as Worth himself, and it
was amusing to see parlor full Of ladies'
waiting for an usher to inform them in turn
that Mr.. Redfern would receive them.
Within the sanctum were two young Eng
lishmen, who spoke with the most decided
accent and the real Redfern himself wore .
badly fitting coat, and had a way Of pens
trating the motives of the idle sght-seers
and bowling them out that was refreshing.
All dresses, jackets, wraps and so-cailed
"Redfern ideas" were of the heaviest clothes,
and when one woman asked if he expected
her to wear broadcloth and blanket flannel
all the year round in this climate, ths British
tailor significantly said that he couli take
her measure for a gown or lighter
weight material There was q book Of
sketches in water colors showing models Tor
"gowns;' but none Of them were works OF
pictorial art, very new nor particular
stylish, and not even the special designs
made for the dresses of Princess Beatrics's
trousseau exhibited any novel or striking
features. To those who seemed to have
heard of him before Rsdfern was rather
gracious, but when some untutored soul
tried to cross-question him and find out who
he made dresses for, or seemed to question
his certain promise of making . gown
without VT inkles, he crushed them with his
magnifcence all at once.
His assertion that he ma ie gowns for
every one, for all the world. ;" was rather TOO
sweeping for critical Americans. and they
were not disposed to consider him suen an
autocrat of fashions as he set himself up for.
As tie rush increased and the cards kept
coming, poor Redfern took to planting him.
self in the doorway and challenging each ar
rival with the significant question, do 20.
want to order or be measured for a 'gownP
Altogether it was quite as good as q comedy,
and the exhibition of "Redfsrn ideas has
been quite the laughing topic Of the week
10 was rather novel for some of thess society
women to be actually snubbed by British
tailor, after waiting his pleasure in q public
parlor, and they did not at all relish tho
way in which he doubled on the London
prices
Like Oscar Wilde, he was quick enough to
see that the Americans can be imposed upon
to any extent by something English, 50 he
coolly says: "In London l charge London
prices, and in Ne York, New York prices,
you know" On the whole the old and grace
full French way Of manipulating victims i
preferred
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-05
PRESIDENTS WARNINGS.
Four Who Died in the White House.
Harrison, Taylor. Lincoln, Garfield.

Four Who Died In the White House.
Harrison, Taylor, Lincoln, Garfield.
[Harper's Bazar.l
1t has been asserted by some curious OBJ
servers that the inaugural ceremonies Of
each of the four presidents Harrison, Taylor,
Lincoln, and Garfield with whom death, an
unseen and unbdden guest, entered the
White House, were warned by signs and
omens, that. INTERPRETED by supernatural
lore, foreshadowei TO the ignorant and
superstitious the funereai pageantry in which
they would ere long be central figures.
Gen Harrison arrived at Washington in
the midst of driving thunderstorm, and as
he descended from his carriage a fash of
lightning blinded him and caused him to
miss step and fall The first night he
slept at the White House an owl, perched on
the roof over his bedroom, hooted contin-
uously. and he complained the next morn
ing that the owl and a ho wiling dog near had
kept him awake
When Mrs. Taylor WIS told of her hus-
bands election she burst into tears and e1-
claimed: "Oh, why can't they let us alone!
This is all scheme to hreak up our home"
When she entered her bedroom at the
White House she started back, and pointing
to diamond-shaped ornament carved on
the mantel, said See! the first object to
greet me is a coffin. Death will rob me in
this dreadful house Of some one love"
To Mr.. Lincoln there came an apparition,
thus described by him: "On the evening OF
the day when received news Of my cleo
ton, worn out by excitement and fatigue,
threw myself On lounge in my bedroom to
rest Just opposite to me was q bureau with
a swinging glass; and looking in it, noticed
two separate and distinct images to myself.
A little bothered, perhaps startled, got up
and went to the glass, but the illusion van
ished. Lying down, saw again, but noticed
that one of the faces was paler than the
other, and had a blood stain on it. When
my wife came in l told her of the vision,
and she, who had great faith in signs, and
generally attached some meaning to them,
said: 1t means you will be elected to
second term, but will not live through it. ,"
On their trip from Springfield to Washing
ton they passed by Gen. Harrisons burial
place, and halted to pay tribute Of respect
to his memory. Turning from the grave,
blackbird made circle round his head The
night of his assassination Mrs. Lincoln told
one of the watchers that on that eventful
trip through the bright, happy northern vii
lagos deck ed with flowers in his honor, as
well as that mysterious night ride through
Baltimore and secret arrival in Washing
ton, the tolling Of a death-bell. clear and un-
mistakable, was sounding in his ear.
The dreams and forebodings Of the two
Mrs. Gsrfelds, mother and wife, are too re-
cent to be repeated Were they the idle
fancies of nervous women!
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-05

It Is asserted that the care Of Arizons's
criminals and insane costs the territory
more than one-haH Of her running axusnsaA
No WALLPAPER. Pictures, or Dead-H Heads.
Chicago Herald Interview.l
The happisst man in town the other day
was Manager John Rogers. "Thsse picture
people, he said. ARE ready to burn me at
the stake, but the bigots have got to cave.
It was great triumph. Think of 81, 800 in
the house, and not q deai-head outside Of
newspaper This week will pay or news
paper advertising three times the sum
ever paid, and yet will save 500. Now,
how d thati Well, III tell you You know,
It isn't the cost Of printing the stuff so much,
though that is big enough, as 1t is the dead
headism that comes from it You never 60
into saloons, suppose, but if you did you'd
sec strings of Autographs, bills and pictures.
Now, each one Of those pictures costs US two
icketa
"Now, to bill q town like Chicago properly
it takes at least 100 pictures. There you
are. 200 tickets-best seats mind Then come
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-05
MATCHES NOT NEEDED.
How the Yakut Starts . Fire-What Mel
willie Saw In 81 beria.

I..Ip the Lena Dslta'I
Civilized people imagine matches neces-
sary to their comfort. Not SO the Yakut
To start q fire a dry piece Of wood is
procured, many sticks cut and re-
jected, until one entirely free from
moisture is found. The best of the drift
wood is -plit up and chopped into proper
lengths and here without rags, cotton, fax
or sulphur is where the Yakut ingenuity as
serts itself. The buds Of the arctic willow
are forever trying to peep from their blank
cts of snow. Within these buds is light,
fiossy texture in the nature Of thistlsdown.
The native moistens this down slightly and
mixes it with ground charcoal, prepared by
cooling lighted piece of birch in the ashes
Of mis- hearth. The floss thoroughly rolled
through the charcoal is dried before the fire,
becoming an excellent tinder. igniting
quickly into hot and durable point Of fire.
A bundle Of fine soft sticks is always kept
drying before the fire, which the old women,
in preparation for q natives journey, take
down and shape into sword blades, which
are then with sharp knife shaved into long.
thin shavings not unlike the American stuff
known to upholsterers as excelsior" This
y preserved dry on the journey in fish-skin
Is On making q. fire q native takes a
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-05
The London Definition.
Living church,

This is The London Spectators not inapr
definition of church fair: 1T is that for
which people make what nobody values, in
order that other people may buy what no.
body wants, all to help an association which
badly needs both time and money, and
ought therefore to encourage in every way
the economy Of time and money"
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-05

The other day a gentleman remarked in
the presence of q little knot Of others on
Broad street that he could not understand
why certain individual was always saying
unkind, harsh things Of him Capt W. W.
Seay, an excellent judge of human nature
hearing the remark, quietly asked: did
You ever lend him any money or do him a
favor for which he has not paid your The
party said he had done him many favors,
and then Capt Seay said: 20. well, he will
never forgive you until he has paid you
what he owe.," and this seems to be the rule
under such circumstances in most instances.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-05
Growing Nettles for Fiber.

Nettle cultivation is now being tried r.
Germany for the sake Of the strong fiber.
lady at Iangenschwalhach, near WiesbadeR
has made very successful experiments viii
the weed during the last few months, and
has now persuaded several nsighboring ag
riculturists to plant an acre Of frst-caA
wheat land with nettles to $50 il tho quality
of the fiber can be improved
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-05
Pennsylvania's Watches.
IChicaQo Herald,1

Psnnsylvania has state tax on watches,
the results Of which, a. reported BY tho SEC
rotary Of internal affairs, arc amusing The
popul .tion Of the state Is about 4,5O0,OOO
Tho number of voters Last November was
0OO, 900. But in all this population and this
army Of voters there were only As 596
watches, gold, silver and common" So il
would appear that there were last year
4454, ,4O4 Pennsylvanians, not one of which
bad Q watch.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-05
Cyrus W. Fields Argument.

IOnclc Bill s New lOrk Letler.l
YES, it was thirty-one years ago this
evening that the original cable company
was formed" said Mr.. Field, in reply to my
questions, "and it was at supper table in
my dining-room."
"Win you permit me to put hypothetical
query!" asked
"Yes, if it doesn't call for q Wall street
pointer" he replied
1T shall be free from any such intention.
Here it is: Suppose that there had been no
wine on your table on that occasion; that
the strongest beverage had been coffee; TINT
the enthusiasm over the proposed venture,
which was then deemed q most risky one
had been left absolutely without alcoholic
stimulation; in short, that the discussion of
the enterprise had been conducted in plain,
matter-of-fact business office; in case the
conditions had been as I have pre-
sented them, would the Atlantic
cable have been laid by your companyl"
The witness declined to answer, but he did
put in an argument for the capitalist against
the oil loquy which the rest of US are inclined
to heap upon him. The gist Of it was that
immense amounts Of capital are freely
risked and lost in enterprises which, were
they successful, would be of incalculable
benefit to mankind, and the losers get no
thanks from the public for their pains. 1t
might reasonably be supposed that, in the
event Of success instead OF failure. the fnan-
cial sdventurer would receive the grateful
fame which is freely given to victors in
other fields But it is not so Nobody
thought of thanking the mon who had i'm
periled millions in building the elevated
railroads, but pretty nearly everybody took
the slightest excuse for damning them.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-05
Civil Service.
Washington Hatchet.l

Civil service examining rooms:
Examiner Cooking over John Smiths pa
psrs)-This man has made . bad botch Of
this mathematical question
Principal Examinsr-Whatis is the question:
Examiner (reading)-h l owe William
Jones $65, and promise to pay him IS PEI
month, how much will owe him at the end
Of . yeari
Prin. Ex-Wsll. what did he answer!
Exile has it $65
Prin. Ex.-That man is . natural-born
government clerk; already has their traita
Marx him 100
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-05
Among the Little Ones.
rDksI.IaI@hs.C C,n

@Why are you slapping your forehsadr
four-year-old was asked I'm . 6nkinS,a
came the answer.
do the souls Of people 60 to hsavenr
asked Alice ~Yes," was the reply. @And
not the bodiesm 1No" SWELL" said AlicA
after brief pause, what do they tastes
the wings on tor
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-05
Decreasing Snowfall on the SIerras.
Virginia City Chronicle.l

lNHRlui6 SIty SuTOuiCicl
The snowfall on the Sierras has been very
light the past winter. At the Summit and
Cisco the greatest average depth falling at
one time this year has not exceeded six feet.
The average fall in former winters has been
over twenty feet In the winters of ls67-S.
when Cisco was the terminus of the Central
Pacific railroad, the snow there fell to q
depth OF over thirty feet
This was before the suow-sheds were built
when the railroad company had over loo
men employed in shoveling snow from the
deep cuts between Blue Canyon and Cisco.
The passenger trains at that time consisted
of only two coaches and one baggage car,
and were drawn the last eight miles-from
Emigrant Gap to Cisco-by eighteen ten
wheel locomotives-over 800 tons Of metal
driving q snow plough as large as . two
story house in front Of them At that time
the line OF the road wound through q track
less forest over forty miles in length,
stretching from Truckee on the east to Alta
on the west, trains frequently being brought
to standstill by fallen trees obstructing the
track.
OF the vast forests that then covered the
sides and crowned the SUBMITS Of the
Sierras along the line of the road scarcely
q vestige now remains Since the building
Of the road swath over twenty miles in
breadth has been moved through the
ancient forests bordering the track, whose
dark Iecesses obscured BY thick foliage had
never even been penetrated by the rays Of
sun before the advent of the iron horse The
decrease in the snowfall is said to date from
that event. and is mainly attributed to the
fact Of that portion Of the country being
l. - Al
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-05
The Oldest Window-Panes.

Near Richmond, Va. is farm house with
some of the first window-panes brought to
America. They are 10xI2 in size and were
already in the sash when brought bore. At
that time the use of putty was not known
for glazing, and the lights were held in place
by strips of wood tackled against them. The
cost of each light in England was about s.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-05
Evarts' Digestive Powers.

Senator Evarts rejoices in excellent di-
gestive powers. A gentleman speaking with
him at the Albany banquet last week ex-
pressed surprise that he was able to dine out
night after night without experiencing any
ill effects from the superabundance of the
viands and of the different wines set before
him. "Oh," said the senator, Il get on very
well with the different wines; it is the in
different wines that trouble me-"
The following morning, while on his way
to the station, he rallied Senator Arksll on
a mistake in announcing to him the time Of
the departure Of the train. "Your son"
said the senator, "told me that the train
leaves at TO- and while at breakfast found
that the time is 9:55. That decision lost me
two pancakes he added pensively, "and
those pancakes were particularly good"