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Year: 1879

The AMERICAN Book Exchange Of
New York is running through their
press at the present time book which
everybody should have. We canno,
speak positively Of its merits until the
September number which is Vol. !, II
sent us, but we have reason to- believe
the "Library of Universal knowledge
the name OF the work, is one which
meets a demand long felt amongst peo


pie of small means who are anx
ious to obtain really useful literary in


formation. The work, the first vol


ums of waich is now ready for delivery
consists of twenty volumes, each vol


ums containing nearly one Thousand
pages, handsomely bound and sold fol
fifty cents per volume. With such
prices for such q valuable work this ter
dollar encyclopedia should be in every
family, and by dint of few extra
efforts there are but few families that
could not get it. A local notice of this
and other works published by The
American Book Exchange will be foun''
in another column tf the REPUBLICAN,,
aud 70 it We would refer our readers.
Year: 1879

STREET COMMISSIONER Lynch seems Il
have got the i'll will Of certain city con
tractors, because he won't sign the
bills for contract work which he thinks
has not been properly performed. The
latest complaint is from the builder ol
Stalcup sewer, running from Third to
Second streets, aud lying between Wal
nut and Poplar. Mr.. Lynch has no
hesitation in saying that the work has
mot been properly performed, and be
will not, he says, lend himself IS an
instrument TO defraud the city out oi
money to be paid for such work. The
contract, he says, calls for the brick to
be laid in cement, while not particle
OF cement was used, and the bottom Of
the sewer was 90 indifsrently laid that
the first big food would wash 1t up.
Mr.. Lynch also refused to approve the
bill for building the sewer over Rattle
snake Run, at DUPONT street. because
the work was not done according to
contract. We are glad to see Mr.. Lynch
% careful Of the city's interests, and
he certainly should be supported by
all good citizens in his efforts to protect
it from those Who would palm Of any
kind ola job in order to get the money.
The trouble the city has lately had
With sewers shows that great deal Of
Indifferent work has been done. A
sewer running between Monroe and
Adams streets, only few years old, 1t
Is said, is in such . bad condition that
1t will have 10 be entirely taken down
and rebuilt, and sewers in other Sec
tions Of the city are continually giving
way and weakening. Under these cir
cumstances We think that Mr.. Lynch 10
more to be praised than condemned in
the honest performance Of his duty,
and We hope Council will render the
support needed to make not only q
faithful but efficient officer.
Year: 1879

THOUGH THE yellow fever has not
spread to any great extent beyond the
city of Memphis it is a real gratif-
cation and pleasure to hear that in that
city, the fever is undoubtedly near an
end. A late despatch says that the
evidences of business resumption are
seen in all directions, and numerous
wagons are coming in with cotton and
taking out provisions. 1t is hoped thai
Memphis now having had the sad ex.
perjenr- # so many returns Of yellow
fever " Ill profit by its sad experience
and barn up all tlre clothing suspected
of containing the germs Of the disease
and also that it will adopt system o
drainage and paving streets.
Year: 1879

The completion of the Gunpowder
permanent watersupply tunnel, which
will be in the early part of the coming
year, will witness somewhat novel ex-
cursion. The Water Board have for
some time past been informally discuss
ing plans for the celebration of the event
of the completion Of the great enterprise.
The arrangements will include Of course
an official inspection Of the entire plan.
The difficulty of carrying out this plan
so far as the tunnel from Loch Raven to
Lake Montebello is concerned, was not
overestimated, but the impediments have
finally overcome. The tunnel is seven
miles in length and about twelve feet in
diameter. Upon the day Of inspection
the water will be turned on gradually at
the upper end of the tunnel and flow
through until about four feet deep at the
lower end. Several long boats will then
be launched into the mouth of the tunnel
at the Lake Montebello end in which the
party will make the trip through the
tunnel Of water. They will be propell-
ed by paddles or short oars. BY the
time the party has made half the dis
tance, the lower end of the tunnel will
be completely filed by the water, which
will be slowly turned on at the upper
end during the trip. Headlights will be
placed on the boats, and at the arches,
which will have been erected where the
fifteen shafts now are, brilliant lights
will be displayed, and large numbers will
designate each shaft. Every arrange
ment will be made to prevent accidents,
as the drowning of the party, which, of
course, will include the city fathers,
would be an inauspicious opening of the
great waterworks. The trip up the sub
terranean river will occupy several hours
and will be the first one Of the kind
ever made-Balt. Gaz.
Year: 1879

They are the very worst kind Of
GROWERS. A growing canine srowls at
everybody who annoys him, and would
show his teeth to the Crown Prince as
quickly as to the kitchen domestic but
the growing husband saves all his
crowls and sour looks for his wife, and
lavishes them on her as profusely as
though she thanked him with her sweet,
est smile for the trouble he takes to find
fault with everything lie is the most
disconnected human being in the world
One would think, to see him at bone,
that Gods glad sunshine never entered
his soul. His face is an impenetrable
s,orm-cloud through which no ray of
satisfaction ever CLEANS. He broods
over his imaginary ills, and nurses his
pettv grievances until he becomes, III
his own estimation, n very martyr lie
comes to breakfast with frown; moth
ing suits him his coffee is not strong
enough, else it is too strong; everything
is either overdone or underdone; and
when his wife gives him shirt minus a
collar button she puts on the straw that
breaks the camel's back. What q little
tempest follows. 1t is vain she pro
tests that she forgot it, or that she did
not know it was missing; there is no
palliation for her careless neglect. He
invariably comes back in the evening
with double-springed, back-action
scowl on his face, and expects his wife,
no matter how tired or nervous, or
all out of sorts she may be to
have everything promptly in its place,
and meet him with a smile as sweet as
Summer moonbeam. If, on the con-
trary, he finds his wife with headache,
the house in disorder, baby crying and
dinner ten minutes late, the irritated
saint feels perfectly justified in growing
about that eternally shrieking infant,
slamming things around generally, kick
ing the dog out of his way, and getting
out Of hearing Of the everlasting racket
as quick as he can. Of course he does
not mean to be unkind, and would an
grily resent such an implication made
against him, but if his bright expecta.
tions Of welded bliss terminate in bitter
disappointment who can he blame more
than himself That's just precisely,
though, what he never does--not he
He is always one Of the good, kind men,
who never did anything wrong in his
life. Yet he manages to make home
one of the least desirable Of all earthly
places to the woman he honors by max
lug her his housekeeper. What Won
der, then, if his absence brings her but q
sense of relief; what wonder if she
should sometimes remember with regret
her girlhood's halcyon days, when her
will was his law, and he wooed her with
loves sweetest wooing. But that was
long ago, before this wonderful propen.
sity for growing was developed. And
besides, she did not belong to him then.
Whatever other evil Providence atflicts
woman with as a punishment for that
first ones transgression she may submit
to with tolerable grace, but deliver
her from growing husband San Jose
Mercury.
Year: 1879

In the Elephant placer, near Lincoln
City, Colorado, is crevice between
walls which will mill under stamps an
average of 800 per ton. The owners
expect in short time to take out mil.
lion and half in gold.
Year: 1879

New York, May 2O.--The inter
oceanic canal congress in Paris is at
tracing much newspaper attention.


The Herald's special cable, to-day,
says:


Judging from the general tone of
the discussion and what heard outside
the Wyse Panama route is the one like
ly to be adopted. Indeed many said to
me before the congress met that the ac-
ceptance of this route was foregone
conclusion. Whether this be true or
not, certainly never saw any conven-
tion of the kind so thoroughly prepared,
for many of the speeches were printed
and circulated before they were spoken
from the rostrum. A decision will
probably be reached on Friday.
Year: 1879

sure she was dead he struck second
blow, and then broke open chest from
which he obtained $3.50. This being
all he conld find, the murderer fled, and
up to the time of his capture had been
evading the police.
Year: 1879

Washington, May 20.-The house
committee on ways and means yester.
day agreed to the following resolution


Resolved, That this committee will
not consider at this session any bills oil
joint resolutions affecting revenues. and
that all such measures shall be laid
over until the regular session in Decem-
ber.


The motion to reconsider was laid on
the table.


The committee indefinitely postponed
Woods resolution regarding the ad-
journment of the present session OF
congress.
Year: 1879

New Orleans, May 20.-The cotton
crop is yet so young that it is difficult
to form any estimate of the prospect.
In some parts of the state it is looking
very healthy and fine, but in others it
is not. In the northern part of the
state, as well as in Mississippi, the
trouble with emigrating freedmen has
interfered with the field work to some
extent, but as many of the negroes are
returning. this drawback is but TEN,
porary.
Year: 1879

the laHp, but to my surprise could moi
discover it, while strange tapping
noise made me aware that l was moi
alone,


Now l am not exactly a coward, but
1t would be vain for me to deny that |
felt somewhat uneasy. Ghosts 1 did
not for one moment believe in, but the
Indians of the village did not bear the
best character for honesty.


"WhO comes ?' cried in the native
dialect.


No answer.


L recollected having removed from
the head of my bed broom. which as
very much in ny way, and determined
not TO be robbed with Impunity, /
struck right and left.


At this moment the moon came out
from behind cloud in all its glory.


The secre. was out.


Through the open window a number
of night birds, owls, bats and many
others unknown to temperate climes,
had come in search of food. The oil
smelling very powerfully had attracted
their notice.


Their first proceeding was to snuff
out the light with their wings, after
which one and all rushed to banquet on
the savory liquid.


My indignation was so fully aroused
that struck wildly in every direction,
nor did | rest until every bird was
forcibly expelled.


l lay down again to get what slumber
could, but when, next day, the ques-
tion of sleeping arose, l strongly OBJ
jected TO pass the night in place with
an open window.
Year: 1879

A few days ago there died in the
town of Vernon, Winneshiek county,
Iowa, ar aged farmer named Carpenter
who left will bequeathing to his son
an old chest that had been an heirloom
in the family. On opening the chest
the son was surprised and incensed to
find that it contained nothing of value.
He so reported to the remaining MEM
bers of the family, when they persuaded
him to make further investigations,
which he did i'm taking the chest apart
In doing so two cleats, each half an
inch thick, and perforated with auger
holes. were discovered. Tearing Of
these cleats, the young man found that
they were hollow, and that the space
between the lid and the bottom of the


oleats had been filled with gold coins
by the thoughtful parent. How long
they had been stored in such singular
manner in that old chest is a mystery.
Year: 1879

The owner of a canary bird has dIscov-
cred a method of beautifying his sweet lit
tie singer, but, for the sake of birds of this
kind, this paragraph does not recommend
the discovery. One day a cat sprang at
the canary The bird escaped, but with
the loss of its tail, which puss completely
amputated. 4 new tail grew, and it was
wonderfully beautiful-far superior to the
old.one The bird owner Immediately took
the hint, and plucked out the feathers of
the canary's head, the pugnacious little
thing pecking him furiously during the
operation. The new feathers that came
were much prettier than the cid ones, and
following out his plan, the brrd owner soon
had his pet arrayed in plumage that was
charming to behold Unfortunately, the
extra brillisncy of the new coat lasts only
few weeks, and the objections of the bird
to frequent changes of his clothing are
strongly put. He has none of the endur-
ance of fashionable woman.
Year: 1879

What 10 YOU think Of Elliott;


He is thoroughly good man, one of the
best ever met. He is much stronger than
am, but he does not use all his strength to
good purpose.


Did he try to copy your style rs was re
ported


Yes, | suppose 50, at least he tried the
long slide which use-eight inches longer
than the kind they use in England-and
adopted the new Kind of row-locks- He
tried to row long stroke, but bis style had
something of a chop in it after all. But he
is a good man.


Could you have beaten him by NOR.
than you did!


Well, | hardly like 10 talk about that.
know what can do, of course, but il
would not be quite the right thing TO talk
too much about it. Elliott is good man,
as | said before.


Is he better than Courtneyf


should say that the two men are very
nearly equal. Each pushed me to about
the same extent and think that Il race
between them would be very close.


Is there any chance Of your rowing
Courtney again;


| don't know, there has been some talk
about it, but nothing definite is decided vet,
and so far as know, is not likely to be
vet. | am ready to row him or any one else.


How about the race at Lachinei Did
you ever suspect Courtney of trickery;


Not for an instant. | believe that he
rowed for all that he was worth, and that
he was beaten on his merits Ii was a fair
race from beginning to end


What do they say OF Trickett the Aus
tralian in England!


They generally seem to think that Elliott
is the better man Of the two, but it is very
difficult to say. Both are good men.
Trickett has lost a finger, believe-had it
smashed off by barrel of beer-but il
does not interfere much with his rowing,
if il interferes with it at ALL | do not know
whether he will come here, or whether !
shall ever meet him, but should be will
ing and ready to do so at any minute.


What is the radical difference between
your style and the English professional
style.


That is very hard to explain. Perhaps
it is that do not trouble myself to do the
work at any particular part of the stroke.
Long, light and clean is my motto | get
as long stroke as | can, and row it out
equally all the way through. do not pull
harder at the beginning than | do at the
middle or at the end, but maintain an
equal strain throughout. 1t is long,
steady sweep, without jerk.


In the race with Elliott who rowed the
most strokes a minutel


did. He rowed long stroke, but
rowed a longer-longer, lighter and cleaner
and put more of them in.


Was Elliott exhausted after the race.


No, not specially so. He was strong
enough and rowed hard the whole way.


How was it then you beat him 80 easily


Well with a light laugh, guess it
must have been because | rowed the faster.
Year: 1879

A newspaper writer says that the late
Prince Louis Eugene had ga love af-
fair but the young lady was not prin-
cess. Nor was it exactly romance of
the King Cophetua character. Made
moiselle was an English girl at Chisel-
hurt, her name Smith. Some people say
this was princess incognita. Not at
all. My informant Is an old inhabitant
Of the village. 'The prince was down
right in love with her; he used to see
her in chapel, and he often spoke to her
outside chapel, and he was quite in earn
est, and it made the empress very anx-
ious.' So runs the story, and, II YOU saw
the fresh, pretty, rosy, English village
beauty, you might well believe it to be
true"
Year: 1879

ANOTHER VICTIM TO COAL OIL--Clara
Roach, aged ten pears, daughter of Tho
mas L. Roach of Prime Hook, Wednes-
day last, poured coal oil out into few
Goals that was in the stove SC that she
could kindle The fire quicke The oil
instantly ignated and ran up the stream
into the can which exploded scattering
blazing oil all over the child, who died
from the effects of the burn in three
hours afterward. She was buried on
Thursday, near Milton. When will
parents learn to to teach children not to
use oil when making fires 2-Milord
Chronicle.
Year: 1879

Press them carefully between news
papers, taking care to avoid tapping
one another. The next day take out
the leave aud dry the pages. Put the
leaves again in press, and the next
day repeat the dry process. This
should be doue three or four times
until all the moisture is extracted
from the leaves. This is troublesome
but the result is brilliant. fifth face
OF each leaf, after the first pressing,!s {
brushed over with sulphuric acid, di'
luted one-half with water, the colo
win be still brighter. Do not wax OF
varnish the leaves, as It gives them
ism unnatural gloss. They can be
made into sprays of garlands by
means of the wire which the florist'
Iuse, twisted around their stem.
Year: 1879

1t there is noble human impulse or
virtue perverted and abused worse than
others by Americans, it is that Of gener-
osity. And perhaps ono Of the very
worst perversions Of this benefcence
may be found in that degenerate custom
commonly known by tho term of "treat-
ing" Possibly its origin may be traced
back to spontaneous generosity, but if
SO, how widely has it diverged from the
first principles Of the admirable virtue
which gave it birth


But who would have the effrontory to
claim that it is generous motive which
prompts men to tempt their follow
mena Strangely enough, he is some
times called warm-hearted, whole
souled man who leads his neighbor up
to the bar and urges him to partake of
that which may deprive him of situa-
tion, self-respect and reputation. Refec-
ton does not improve the complexion of
this worse than burlesque upon liberali-
ty, to the sad effects of which there are
thousands Of wretched monuments to bo
seen In every large city.


Even though stripped Of its ruinously
injurious features, the custom Of treating
would yet be ridiculous one. Imagine
its application to the purchase Of other
commodities than liquor and cigars.
Think how ludGrous wcul!. be the pro-
position Of young man to his oompan.
ion, while they were promenading the
pavement in the Arcade, Of such an idea
as this;


"Aw, como along l say, and have a
pair Of spectacles with mo; want to
wet this new hat"


What if one Of u company Of young
gentlemen on the street should say:


"Now, bsys, want to set om up for
the crowd; come in and have chrome,
or bracket or something with me" !"


Yet which would be more valuable to
man and his family, ohromos, brack-
cts, and even spectaoles, or liquor enough
10 make him drunk7


1t is lamentable fact that 'itreating"
is custom as purely American as it is
ruinous in its effect And yet with
this, as with many other injurious prac
tioes, people recognize and acknowledge
their evil influence and power, but will
not abandon or condemn them because
they happen to be customs largely OBJ
served by those who have the name Of
being generous, and Stunned by the
stingy md hard listed class Rochester
Year: 1879

For tho last six years. says The Eng
lish Mechanic, the Rev. G. M. Ramus,
Rector Of East Guildeford and Playden,


England, has held his invention OF the
polysphonic ship at the disposal of the
Admiralty. This vessel, it is calculated
will skim the seas ut u rate Of forty
miles an hour or more The word "skim"
discloses tho secret Of tho idea, for the
invention is mainly based on the fact
that if vessel can be made by the mere
force with which it moves to ride over
the waves instead of driving through
them, there is prima facia reason to be-
lieve that much higher rate Of speed
than anything yet reached will be
achieved The principle of Mr.. Ramus's
invention consists in making the bottom
of the vessel series of inclines planes
In 1872 Mr.. Ramus made model, hav-
ing its bottom composed Of two parallel
and consecutive inclined planes; or the
vessel may bo described as made up of
two wedges, the thick ends of which are
placed abaft the thin ends There is
thus in the center of the vessel ridge,
where the thin end of the sternmost
abuts against the thick end Of the fore
most. Amy floating body thus shaped
must, when forcibly driven through the
water, tend to rise, and if the speed is
high enough it will rise to the surface
instead Of driving through the water.
These facts were demonstrated by some
rough experiments made in the presence
of credible witnessea The propelhng
power in these experiments was q six
ounce rocket. In one trial the model,
weighing three pounds three ounces, ran
a distance l05 yards i'll three seconds.
In another it run $50 feet in / seconds,
the water being ripplol by y strongn
breeze, but in spite of this the deck was
found to be dry, Tho principles undor-
lying these models, says The Mechanic,
may be taken advantage Of to construct
wCdgoshaped ships, for it has been
demonstrated that the resistance to such
vessels. which at first increases about az
the square Of their velocity decreases as
tho speed is augmented, until after a
CERTAIN period there is no further in
crease Of resistance Given the required
machinery, then, for propellmg the poly
sphenic ship and there seems every
probability that speed of forty miles an
hour or more can be attained.
Year: 1879

The facilities OF the HERALD Steam
Printing House for doing job work are not
surpassed in California outside OF san
Francisco and Sacramento. All work en-
trusted to us will be executed with neat
ness and dispatch at the lowest living
rates
Year: 1879

AN explanation is now given Of the
origin of the hoax as to a pirate ship
being off the harbor Of Cork. The gun
boat Goshawk has been for some time
past engaged in protecting the fisheries
at Blackrock, near Cork, and it is sup
posed that, in order to carry out their
illegal practices, some fisherman circu-
lated the humor that pirate vessel
was off the harbor The intelligence
being conveyed to Lloyd's, the gunboat
was ordered out to look after this phan-
tom depredator, with the result already
known. In the meantime the poach-
ers, it is stated, made large hauls.
About two years ago a hoax resulting
in sending the Goshawk on perilous
trip to Vigo bay, the fishermen in Cork
harbor benefting considerably by her
absence.
Year: 1879

There is a tender charm about long
summer day, restful place on the mis-
ty hills, soft, material benison about
the serene Indian summer; but for an
ethereallY beatiic scene of nature, none
of these can hold candle to the ex-
preston of the modest young man who
yesterday, for the first time, rolled, in a
new buggy, his initial baby down town.
Courier Journal.
Year: 1879

PACIFIC coast whalers set forth from
their winter quarters early in the spring,
provisioned for cruise of at least six
months. The crews number about
thirty-fve men, a force sufficient to
man four or five boats. The number
of boats carried depends on the locality
of the hunting ground and the nature
of the whales to be captured. In the
extreme north whales never attack
boat, but in the south they do so fire.
quently. The best of the weapons car
lied is the patent harpoon gun, which
is darted from the hand, and explodes
after striking the whales, causing in
slant death when it enters vital part.