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The Grenada gazette., 1888-03-31
AN AMAZING SIGHT,
The Splendor Of tho Cxarina Described B
an American Lady.

The Splendor Of tho Cxarina Described BY
an American Lady.
An American lady now in ST. Peters
burg thus describes q court reception
at the Winter Palace:
I'VE women folk are accustomed
(through ignorance. I suppose) to
think and speak of Russia as semi.
barbarous country, II is in some re-
spects; but in others it is the most
splendid country--with the exception
Of our own-in the world and st.
Petersburg is the most interesting Of
all European cities. Through the in
Productions we brought with us, we
have been enabled TO obtain cntree to
the presence of ROYALTY and see the in
terror of the finest Of all the palaces.
II was bitter cold day when we drove
in a gorgeous sleigh to the Winter
Palace--which was like a fairy picture
in the fading light without, and illu.
mined within with the brilliancy of
thousands of candles-to attend a
court reception. The effect Of the
light on the snow and upon the gay
equipages Of the numerous guests was
indescribablc. We approached the
Empress through three thousand Off
eials. First through superb state de-
partments, each blazing with n thou
sand wax tapers and gorgeous with
priceless hangings, malachite pillars,
works Of ar1, and tropical flowers and
ferns. The sight was worth the journey
from New York to Russia. The floors
were things of beauty, inlaid with
ebony and rosewood and ivory.
'As we waited for our turn / had a
good opportunity to see. and I made
much Of il. At last we entered the
throne room, and there. surrounded by
a sea Of sp.endor, stood the Empress,
herself moving mass of diamonds.
She was the most dazzling sight of all
On her head was crown once worn by
The Grenada gazette., 1888-03-31
ELECTRICITY AND SEWAGE.
D tsinfsctins tho Latter bv Meaas Oe oeSonl
Electric Currents.

- 11utOCetnG tn0 xattof Nv means N O0Ou8
Electric Currents.
The disposition Of the sewage Of
London. . problem which hes exor.
cised the ingenuity Of inventors con.
sidcrably within the last few years. 10
about to be attempted as an expert.
ment by q new process in which tho
electric current Is the active agent In
the, preliminary part Of separating tho
fluid from the solid parts that each
may be more easy Of disposition. 4
current Of electricity. produced either
from cells or from a dynamo 10 sent
into the sewage, the transmission be.
ing effected through metallic cleo.
trodes. Instead Of casting chemical
Ingredients into the sewage the in
ventor adopts the plan Of creating his
chemicals in the sewage ITSELF BY tho
action Of the electric current on the
electrodes and on the sewage Tho effect
Ia curious. a. 10 well seen when the
liquid sewage IL exposed to view in
glass vessel. The inky duid has oil
Its particles set In ciroulatory motion
by the electric current = kind of pro-
cession taking place from the top
downwards and from the bottom up.
warda Tho sum total Of the move.
ments consists in landing tho suspend.
cd particles at the top Of tho liquid.
thus exactly reversing tho usual
chemical process. which sends every
thing down IN tho form Of
precipitate. Tho upward sction 10 due
to the presence Of certain gasea a.
first extricated by tho electric current
and nfterward mingling with the
organic matter. 90 as 70 give buoy.
ancy to the latter. BY agitating the
liquid, tho gases can bs sent o6 Into
the Dir. and the solid particles will
then doscond TO form rreeipltate.
showing NO tendency to pernsate the
6uld ~ before The c6ect of the
electric current d sald to bs 20 prompt
that In the space iof twenty minutes .
volume Of opaque sewage bes0nAes pcr'
eeetly transparent except q tho top
where the organic matter COLLECTS Ia .
seml solid form. ~ 1As AmsrsesN
M
The Grenada gazette., 1888-03-31

Span sil-Americsn historian Of three
centuries ago. that we must
once mere throw away our char
actor In this way? Let us seesi The
name Of tho Great Colorado river, into
which the Salt river ultimately fluids its
way. was. the. Tison--a dignified
name, capable almost Of any applica-
tion. The region of the Moquis was
Tessyan. The region Of the Puerco
river Of the East was Tiguex--a word
Of entirely classical form. The Rio
Grande was the Cicuye. Towns Of the
region were Acuco, Tutahuaco. CHA
(modern Clay. (north Of which was the
Province Of Quirix), and Braba. at tho
head OF the Jemez river All of these
ARE available names. Of euphonious and
even classical form, appropriate to the
country and not copied from any other
region. We commend them respect
fully to the gentlemen in charge OF the
Hemenway expedition.
Can not something be done to change
the north. south. east and west places
that we have in such numbers, and to
prevent the creation Of any new onesp
Why shall We disfigure our map with
q North Dakota, for instancef Call It
Mandania, or some other original
name. The Canadians have pre.empt-
ed Assiniboic-so we can not have
that. Let rs have Tacoma for Wash
ington Territory, as has been long pro-
posed. Wher Montana is divided.
name one Of its parts Absoroka, after
the Grow Indians-the best specimens
Of the aboriginal American on the con-
tinent
We recall two instances Of changes
Of name in the East with which We
emphasize our our remarks New Jer.
sey once had a fourishing town Of
Longacoming. The name was one Of
the few instances Of successful compo.
sition Of English words to be found In
America. 1t was changed by some
person Of perverted sensibilities to
Berlin. and Is now so called! In East
ern North Carolina is . pretty village
once called by the euphonious Indian
name OF Nahunta. When we last WIS.,
tied the place it was called Fremont
Comment is unnecessary. -Amsrtcan
Naturalist.
The Grenada gazette., 1888-03-31


the great Elizabeth. 1t was the first
time ] had sesn q real crown ON royal
Lty. for tha diamond iGa worn by
Queen Victoria last snmmcr, at her
reception was not a crown except
in name. Mrs. Astor used .. 70
wear a. fpe a one. But tllis
one on the imperial head was worthy
to adorn the Empress Of all the Rus
sias. Describe itP No only saw
millions Of colored rays and white
sparks Of light emitted; from it at every
motion Of the royal person. The neck
lace was made from what was left over
of the crown. II reached from her
neck to her waist, and had rubies, sap
phires and diamonds enough in it to
have supplied thousand ordinary
royal necklaces The imperial orders
worn on her breast contained all the
gems Of the East They scintillstsd
with light, and that is all can say ioi
them. The stuff of her gown was enl-
erald velvet. with a train ot white vol
vet embroidered with enough gold to
stock a mine, and bordered with red
gold balls. The front Of the gown was
otnamented with ropes Of linked pink
coral. set In diamonds and fastened at
intervals. Never saw l human being
thus arrayed. Solomon might have
put on more, but do not believe it.
She was enough OF herself to take the
breath out Of body, but surrounded
a. she was by Grand Duchesses. each
one ablaze with jewels worth . king.
dom, she was the most wonderful sight
1 ever witnessed in my life. l did not
know a mortal could look so magniti-
cent.
"The position of her sister, the
Princess Of Wales, is almost obscure as
compared to the peerless destiny Of
this Empress Of all the Russias. and. If
the war party succeeds, Empress Of
Asia as well. The officials In their
semi-barbarous grandeur number hun
dreds upon hundreds, but l paid no at
teption to them; the Empress and the
palace were what Invent to see, and the
sight has thrown me into a peculiar
mental condition. My less fascinated
companion. who had been to court be-
fore. took my breath away from me by
that she pitied the poor
woman. Whyp Because she will not
find any thing new in Heaven In the
way Of jewels or surroundings. How
about peace of mind? OF that indeed
think she stands in great need now.
poor thingw-N. Y. Sun
The Grenada gazette., 1888-03-31
ooop.MATvaGp PeoetE I,II,,'


Are fhcy - lstsrsstlng y TAsss q {
Positive Dsspsaitlsss
As q general thing. original pso'
pie. people with wills end opinions
IN other words. interesting people
are not I am inclined to believe. Of Z
very easy-going temper Tho mas
who has q mind Of his own usually
wishes TO have his own way. and ID
therefore not likely to be regarded u
in any conspicuous degree pleasant.
When it is said Of a clergyman: oh.
he is very good man," all church.
going persons at once get an idea Of
very dry sermons For the convey.
ing Of such compliment as this all tho
vowels and cons together arc
not equal to one left. handed infec-
ton. The most interesting charn cter
in NJ lions Paradise Lost b unques.
tionably tho arch .flend himself; and in
the modern newspsper--epic poems
being long out Of date--no class Of
persons. unless It be political candi-
dates, cut greater figure than the
criminals. There Is no doubt OF it.
good nature and even a good charac-
tor-whicl, things comfort myself
with hoping. are not exactly the same
do tend to grow somewhat
monotonous and tiresome. Hu-
man nature is like an apple-all
the more palatable for bsing a tri6c
tart. No husband and wife ever lived
together in greater mutual affection
than did Elm and her cousin Bridget,
con cerning whom we read, neverthe-
less: I'VE agree pretty well in our
tastes and habits-yet 10 as with a
difference We are generally
in harmony. with occasion.
al chickering's as 1t should be
among near relations. Our sympathies
are rather understood than expressed;
and once. upon my assembling q tone
in my voice more kind than ordinary.
my cousin burst into tears, and com.
planned that l was altered"
A little flavor of individuality and
self-will is excellent for preventing in.
sipdity. Thus I theorize. And why
nota II man is fond Of his own ease
and his own way. always ''notional."
often out Of sorts. and never very ami.
able. why should he not shape bis
theory to the factsp
All the while. howavar. I am con.
scious that l could find much to say
on the other side. There used to be q
funeral hymn Qt may have gone out Of
vogue ere this beginning: Sister. thou
vast mild and lovely" tho word
"lovely" being employed. take it, in
the old-fashioned, dictionary sense Of
lovablc. notin the new.fangled. board.
sense Of beautiful; and J
can not help feeling that mildness.
gentleness Of spirit is one of the traits
which most people like to attribute to
heir friends at least after they are
lead. It would sound rather odd and
incongruous-would 1t notp-to sing
about the coffin: Sister. thou was,
r.,scible and interesting" And even
in the case Of the living. I must con.
less to a preference for an equable and
,bliging disposition. especially In q
woman. l may be whimsical but J
h ave never seen many who affected
ne as uncomfortably sweet.tempered.
The Grenada gazette., 1888-03-31
CAPTIVE WILD BEASTS.
Tho Modest BeEinnlngs Of Some Famous
Geological Collections

Geological Collections.
| The late King Of Dude, retired, left on
the banks of the Hooghly, near Calcutta,
2o,oo0 lively specimens Of the animal
kingdom to mourn his loss. His retired
Majesty found his greatest pleasure
in watching the astronomical feats Of
his large geological family. Frugal
Indians who thought Bengal tigers and
elephants might better be foraging for
q living in the jungles than living on
the bounty OF an emeritus monarch.
regarded his Majesty as a hopeless
crank with harml ess but very expen-
sivs hobby. His menageric not only
letourcd the. most of his enormous in
come, but also ate its way through all
tiip money he could borrow, and he
died heavily in debt, leaving his ami
nals. it is supposed, to be divided
among his creditors. aHr
Mr.. Barnuru will have no such trouble
in restocking his cages as he would
have had in the days when the hippo
potamus was first transplanted to Eu-
rope. The unfortunate Nubian chief
who at that time received an order to
produce at Cairo one Of these pachyder-
matous products of Africa was painfnl-
ly conscious that if he failed to appear
before his master with frisky speci-
men he would lose his head. and this
fact was all that drove him to the diff.
cult and disagreeable task. The catch.
ing of the river horse has now
been reduced to science and animals
of all sorts can be supplied
at catalogue rates to any Snowman or
fancier who honors the dealer with an
order. 1t is said that the prices OF
geological specimens are much more
stable than those of many other COM
modities. but it is likely that few
more bonfires like that which illumi-
mated Bridgeport a while ago would
have tendency to send quotations up-
ward. .s..
Most menageries have exceedingly
modest beginnings, When we recall
that just sixty years ago the London
Geological Gardens contained only
few lions and tigers we have reas-
on to hope that in time the collection
now quartered in Central Park, but
soon, we trust, to be removed else
where, will rival the present magnif-
cent show in Regents Park Many
interesting specimens OF our own fauna
might be added to the Central Park
managerie by the means that tho
French employed to give the Jardin
des Plantes start. The forests were
made to contribute large contingent
Of wild boars, bears, wolves and other
animals of the temperate zone. Tho
collection grew during the reign Of
terror by means that would not DO
commended IN less violent epochs. The
revolutionists seized many travelling
shows on the pretext that they block.
AIDED the highways and scared the
horses, and thus an assortment Of
trained beasts were added to the naiien.
al menagerie in Paris, where they speed.
lily forgot all their accomplishments
NJ Y. Sun.
The Grenada gazette., 1888-03-31

--Gladstone is a great liqsuisi. He
talked French glibly to an interviewer
u few days ago, and responded in
Italian to demonstration in his honor
in Florence. It's said that il he should
60 to Athens he could chat with the
natives in modern Greek, and that hc
could address the students of a Ger
man university in their mother tongue
or read to them from the Latin and
Greek classics.
The Grenada gazette., 1888-03-31

- IL ~. 49, esa2iF...s
FOND Mother" asks advice ~ 70
ne best way 70 raise . boy. Try 4
derrick taras 3
Agent (at tlte door) els tho lady
d tho house imp Gentleman (calline
10 his wife)-"Mary. h the cook mr.
--ztvlA Hf3 uifi5ss
"A young lady has named one At
her admirers Hoosac Tunnel because
he 10 such an everlasting bore - Wde.
rem (0) Mirror. lfa aes 20
T Papa" said young Hopeful 4
have just been TO the oircus, and saw
the clephAnk" i''Whas was he do
ingf" asked papa. He was sating
hay With his front TAIL" ..9ips
"A scientist declares that the hair
curls after death, Now. wheA You
hear your wife say that she's 'a,iads .
pie that will make your hair curl"
you'll know Just what she meanA-
Honksrs 6i0tssm6x. 4 4 39t' efs taiRf
"A new steel gun has been designed
Tor our new steel navy. As the enemy
approaches the muszle his attsntion 10
attracted by a small sign. Drop .
nickel In the slot and see the gun "a
Of ~ Burdette. eii 3l3i7515 .'ia'E ~
"A small Girl Of three wears sud.
denly burst out crying at the dinner
table, why, Ethel" said her mother.
..what IA the m attarp" ..Ohi" Win ed
Ethel ...ny teeth stepped on nv
tonpuep" 3af ''@Vaa 7a
Brown fwho In. c,vsn nj. sr,ana.
,c,,oar, ..rhasa ~ .on,oti,,n. iiL . "a
CARA eh. old boyr, Jonse fdublouII,
regarding hi.l-..Y es-er. son,cthIns
like-whst are theyp"- 1ssas Sitsings.
,--pa,ient who h.s mat Will, x a..
cidentl-.Is Il ( had fraotnra a..
torp Doctor "a snrrIcal enthnsiast1-
..Badp Whv. ~ basutifnL M Ssantl
full Tho bone a broken In not lesa
than thirteen places "-Lits
Two Young ladies and Al irish
rentleman we're nvorsino on 400.
when one Of them nat the home nnes.
lion. (which ~ IA 40 vou think II the
eldor M G-p" :Sura /" ren,iad
ne Gallant .Hihern,an ..von both look
younger than each other"
-.s1 don't liz q the wav tb,, ~ n.
run at scbool. :" remarked Amv.
There's somethinr rottan in Dan.
mark." ..Yea" sssented Mildred.
.rhere I. suralv .omethinc N a NJ
vanced staoe ,f Recommendation ~ ths
b nisb Kin odom "-P;f.,buroA CAro..
Iole III Ic2
say. a mother .O,c davI found
Alca a little block.eved bo.utv sit.
inc astrida NV hedncst oa.inv Wiz,
delip NJ NJ her imaua IN the mirror
lsked whv she looked In the plsa
she frankly said, ",Cause / lfke th.
ooks of me. -" QUE Youn0 Pso,ls
.wh.t ..r xo,,, ..,i -. .hor,
csours onsri.i ths rsd..oyns
,.Esau" resnondad tne yonth WITH
no Glib alaoritv q ono who feels him.
,.,s a. oro. ~ s.e rrorna. ..E..u
The Grenada gazette., 1888-03-31
AMERICAN PLACE.NAMES.
Transgressions OF which Most Of Our
Nomenclators Have Been Guilty.

Nomenclators Have Been Guilty.
The satire which has been every
where for a half century leveled
at the classical names Of the towns in
New York State, given by some school
master who was in a position to give
them, should have taught the American
nomenclators OF later date lesson.
Perhaps a reference TO the classical
dictionary has been less frequent since
that time. but the poverty of imagina-
ton Of the modern American has been
none the less apparent 1t 10 pardon.
able In immigrants to name locality
in America after their birthplace in
some European country; but when
the stock American must search
European and classical biographies
for names, he advertises two things:
first, his want Of aesthetic capacity;
second. il psrchance he select some
euphcnious name from the Greek, his
want Of national spirit and character
in form at least. What can be more
incongruous than the naming Of one of
the canyons Of Colorado the canyon Of
Lodore! But what especially moves us
to make these remarks is the fact that
we are threatened. according to the
daily press. with still more objection
able piece Of Jenkinism. The plain
adjacent to the Salt river OF Arizona,
where so many important archaeology.
cal remains have been recently discov-
cred by tho Hemenway expedition. Is
to be called the Plain Of Tempe Can
no names be selected from the noble
vocabulary Of the Pucblos. ar from the
The Grenada gazette., 1888-03-31
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RUSSIAN RAllROAoa


4 Country Vepres1esls Ne4 reFy fleaeAai
~klhlng . the eonc" II
Railroad treVo1S In 8assia reuindG
one Of certain sections Of the United
States where the roads are very new.
the equipments cheap. the employees "a
experienced and an kinds of sccommo-
datons very limited. 1t has been only
since the late rebellion in America that
Russia has figured at all in railroad
circles. The lines Of Winans Of Balti-
more, were well built, but they were
not well equipped. and have been
poorly maintained. The arbitrary di-
rection Of tho Gar that all the lines
should be perfectly straight from one
large city to the other. or from the be-
ginning to the termini. regardless of
the lesser points on the way. will be a
great drawback 10 the country for
years. The strangers attention is di-
rectly attracted to the large number Of
small cities and important villages he
sees from one to five miles off the rail-
road lines. These marts OF trade are
more or less substantial, and genera
tions will come and 60 before the sta
tons are as plentiful along the railroad
lines as they would at first have been
made but for the interference Of the
Gear.
1t is very seldom that house is pro-
vided for locomotives, or there is
shed for any olass Of material. notwith-
standing the fact that the nine months
OF rain or snow each year make them
more necessary than in other countries.
Locomotives, rusting and falling to
pieces, although but few years old.
and tools of every character are seen
strewn about everywhere. The sta
tions, however, are commodious and
comfortable. The fastest express
trains. which make about twenty miles
an hour, stop at every station from five
to forty minuteA The guard comes to
your carriage door when the train
stops, opens it, and tells how long the
stop will be. He also points to the restau-
rant hard-by and tells you what can
be purchased, and further that there is
ample time. 1t is probable that there
is commission arrangement, or all the
railroad restaurants are run by the |
sompany. Few passenger trains are
without freight cars. The trains are
long. the rails heavy and good, the
ballastng fair, but the equipments are
80 inferior that the employees refuse tn |
The Grenada gazette., 1888-03-31
PRACTICAL TRAINING.
N Innovation In SCHOOL, Teaching Nov
Being Tried In New York.

Being Tried In New York.
A novel system Of manual training,
the adoption Of which earnest men
have agitated for several years. and
which is expected to revolutionize
public school education, went into
operation on an experimental scale in
several city schools recently.
The new system must not be con.
founded with that of industrial work.
which is also being agitated. In the
lower grades it consists Of . few
simple helps to the children. caus-
ing them to use their hands and eyes
in the ordinary studies hitherto
taught.
: In the study Of geography, for in.
stance, they will be supplied with -four
and water and taught to make chains
Of mountains in paste. with rivers OF
real water between them. In arith-
metic and geometry the Innovations
consist Of the use Of clay In forming
curves and triangles. and sctual
blocks of wood to prove their geomet-
rical theorems.
The boys will not be made carpen-
ters or plumbers or iron-workers nor
the girls taught the complete art of
dressmaking or cooking, but tool
shops and cookins.rooms will be pro.
vided and much valuable instruction
given in the theory Of those arts.
The use of the knife, grindstone and
jackplane will be taught to the boys in
the lowest grade during two hours Of
each week. and the older pupils will in
time be initiated into the mysteries Of
the saw, the vice, the hammer and
nails and the plane. The principles Of
and making joints will be
explained by special teachers and in
the highest grades finished boxes will
be constructed, properly sand.papered
and polished.
Two hours per week are set apart for
instruction to the girls in sewing and
measuring. cutting paper
patterns and fitting. Two hours weekly
are allotted to the theory Of cooking,
especial attention being given to in.
struction in the wholesomeness and de-
gree of nutrition in the various articles
Of food, the care and use Of tin, iron
and copper utensils. the precautions
necessary to prevent verdigris. the
principles Of economy in purchasing
food, the means of determining the
wholesomeness or unwholesomeness
and the names of the various kinds Of
poultry and the joints Of meat
Ample provision has been made fof
the necessary supplies of materials.
Each cooking room will have range
and set Of utensils costing $500. and
$3.50 will be appropriated for putting
up and supplying each workshop with
tools
Calico and muslin, scissors, needles,
patterns, etc.. will be supplied on
requisition to the teachers in the dress.
classes.
..Our object" said Principal O'Neil,
sis not 50 much to create new studies
az to infuse new interest in the teach.
ing of the old studies. Manual train
ing 10 to education what the telephone
and telegraph have been In the ordin.
ary business Of life
''By building ranges Of mountains
on maps, making gcomotrically shaped
models in clay and giving practical H.
Of the use Of the needle and
the plane we shall be ablo to give the
pupils more useful knowledge in one
hour than was possible Ia two hours
under the old system. IN y Ecenin0
World.
Tho great deer range Of the coun.
The Grenada gazette., 1888-03-31

Tho great deer range Of the coun-
try is in Northern Wisconsin. Mime.
sofa and Dakota. The Indians slaugh.
ter great numbers Of them. but the deei
still continue numerous
The Grenada gazette., 1888-03-31

A man. in looking around q shoe
fac ory, exclaimed: "Wcll! Ideclarei
This III ,cllinory beats swlr'