Year: 1869

The rock in Mr.. Flynt's granite quarry at Monson,
Mass, has been playing curious freaks lately Seve-
fifty feet square lifted itself into the air and broke
into pieces with a noise like that of cannon The
explanation seems to be that the rock to that depth
had been expanded by the heat and the frequent
passage over 1t Of loaded teams caused it to become
brittle, as does iron or steel by long hamnerng, and
at last it had not tenacity enough to hold it In its
bed. Another remarkable phenomenon was where
the rock moved up nil OF itself while yet undetached
at one end strip Of rock 35i feet long by 5 feet
deep and feet wide, was split by wedges from the
main rock, and Immediately it began to move up
hill, being free at the upper end though the nclina
ton was more than one foot in twenty. This rock
moved one and one-half inches, and another strip
we were present.-Anher8t (AosS) Student


No Foreigners Need Apply.


The Congregational Society OF Milford, ". H., it
appears, are in singular dilemma Having re-
paired their church and raised their pastors salary
they set about providing their minister with par
sOnage. Contributions of 5000 were made, ami a
house bought, the deed drawn up and the money
ready to be paid, when 1t was found that the owner
could not give deed satisfactory to the committee
graph says, was given in Know Nothing times for
bidding the sale of the land to any foreigner, and
also forbiddng any foreigner to ever reside or build
upon 1t. AS IL is possible that the society may at
some time desire pastor not "tO the manor born"
and as such one would be precluded from residing
in the house in question, it is not likely that any
property will be purchased on such unreasonable
terms.


A Memorial Edifice.


Last Spring o. an9e Judd proprietor of the An,eri-
can Agriculturist, lost most promising boy. Willie
though only twelve years OF age had travelled all over
the continent, visited every European capital was
fine musician, an excellent draughtsman. and con
versant with the Greek, Latin, and French Ian
guages. With all his accomplishments vii lie pos
sessed lovely character, and he with good rea-
son the idol of his parents and q loving circle of
friends. He Was ready to enter the second or third
looking forward to the day when he should ave for
the college at Mddletown, Connecticut. For months
succeeding his death his father was almost heart
broken He has now presented $50, 600 to the Mid
dletown University to erect natural science build
ing as memorial edice to his dead boy WIllie.-
Correspondence Chicago Journal.


The Mississippi Bars.


The New Orleans Price Current is beginning to
despair of any permanent relief from the drawbacks
to commerce resulting from the shallowIess of the
water at the Mississippi bars. Many projects have
been suggested, and some made to deepen the
1t is now proposed to use the Government dredger
to tow vessels through the mud, as her ability to
clear 1t away has proved failure The VOL
ume of water on the bars varies considerably
there being greater depth of water on them
high-water mark, than when at high stage. In the
former case the tides flow further in, and on their
return carry out large quantities of deposit, while
IN the latter the bulk or the river water breaks the
force of the sea-tde right the bars, and causes
large deposit. The anxiety concerning the impedi-
ments in approaching New Orleans is increasing as
the efforts or the rival Gulf city are developed to
make up by increased railroad facilities for the ad-
vantage the former enjoys by her situation at the
mouth of the Mississippi.


A Crafty Jail Bird.


James Brophy, who escaped from the Auburn
(Me.) jail on Thursday, the 2Sth instant, made his
escape while the jaor in the Jail. Jailor Little
field did not leave his key in the door, but locked the
inside door from the inside, entering the JAIL and
put the key in his pocket The prisoners at the
time taking their exercise in the balconies. The
jaor passed into another part of the Jail, out
Of sight Of the door. AS soon as his back was
pocket false Key he had devised, unlocked the
door and went noiselessy out, locking the outside
door, in which he key was left, from without-and
thus locking the ailor in! BrOphy made tracks but
is supposed to be concealed in this city, The false
key he left in the door. He borrowed pair OF
scissors OF prisoner ostensby to mend some cloth
ing, but used them in cutting up tin dpper, out
OF which he ngeniousy made his false Key using a
nail for the handle. The tin is OF many thlcknesses
and fits the lock precisely The lock is one decidedly
too simple for jail USE The handle is made by wind
ing black cloth neatly around the neither end OF
the key, on which the cool constructor worked in
white thread the patriotic legend "lI76 "-Legiston
(Me.) Journal.