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Year: 1874

people, and serve the same purpose
to the city that Central Park or Fair
mount Park does to New York or Phil
adelphia.


The apparatus, in its present form, is
the invention of Padre Embrace, Do
minican monk, and from the pages OF
L'IllLarazione, a new illustrated weekly
published in Rome-a significant fact,
by the way, of the influence toward pro-
gress exerted by the new regime in Italy
we take the following brief descrip.
tion:


The water is led by pipes to a reser-
voir in which constant level is smain-
tanned, and from an orifice in which the
stream escapes into a receptacle divided
into two compartments. Below the
latter is an arrangement in the form of
an anchor, the curved portion of the
latter serving as rocker on which the
divided receptacle vibrates. This oscil-
lation takes place under the entering
stream; so that when one compartment
is carried down by the weight of water
within, the second is raised to receive
its supply. A pendulum, beating sec
onds, is suspended from two springs,
parallel to and equidistant from the
resting point of the rocker, and regu-
lates the movement of the receiver. The
springs are prolonged in the direction
of tangents to the curve of the anchor
arms and maintain the pendulum in
motion with a constant force. so that
each oscillation of the latter cores
ponds to one of the rocker and of the
receiver. The water from the latter
falls upon balanced mechanism, which
is so constructed as to oscillate every
second minute, and to transmit motion
to suitable train of wheels, which
move the hands upon one or more dials
in the usual way.


The sounding apparatus consists in a
cylindrical reservoir, which is suspended
by chains to the axis of a wheel and is
arranged to empty itself every fifteen
minutes. Its weight turns the wheel,
and thus sounds the hours and the
quarters. Water is carried to the res
ervoir when empty, by a simple siphon
arrangement.


The case of the clock is of cast iron,
made in handsome rustic design, in
excellent keeping with the general sur
roundings. We should imagine our in
ventors could easily devise a simple
form of similar apparatus, which,
mounted in some appropriate casting
from the iron founders who make that
class of work a speciality, would form
an elegant and useful ornament to
either private or public pleasure
grounds,
Year: 1874

A SMILE.-Nothing on earth can smile
but human beings. Gems may flash
reflected light, but what is a diamond
fash compared with an eye fash? A
face that cannot smile is like q bud that
cannot blossom, and dries up at the
stalk. Laughter is day, and sobriety
is night, and smile is the twilight that
hovers gently between both, and more
bewitching than either.
Year: 1874

A clever writer says, "Provldence
meant women to make the world beau
tiful as much as flowers and butter
flies.and their is no sin in tasteful dress
but only in devOting TO 1t too much
money or too much time This Is a
most sensible view, and Is the true
ground of mediumship between the one
extreme of straight and rigid SIM
plicity and devotion of the best ener-
gies of a lifetime to vanity ana III
volitv. But, after all, what Is this rage
for dress but an effort after the beautl-
full The reason why the beautiful Is
not ALWAYS the result is because so
many women are ignorant or merely
initiative. They have no sense OF Mt
ness: the short wear what belongs to
the tall, and brunettes sacrlhce thelr
natural beauty to look like blondes.
That which is inappropriate is never
beautiful, no matter how fashionable,
but who does not know some woman
whose taste and training are SO per-
feet that fashion becomes to her
means of grace insteadOf a despOt SO
that even the worst of fashions seems
to them but a chain of roses


How numerous soever any man ~
qualities are, it is just that he should
H.. L. -.xa;,o for his few real virtues.
Year: 1874

Because fourteen persons said fifty
cent scrip picked up on the floor Of q
Detroit horse-car was theirs, the con-
ductor coolly settled the matter by put
ting the money in his own pocket.
Year: 1874

Coon ADvIcE.-A good rule is never
to be certain until you know, and then
stick to it. 1t is told of an uncertain
boy, who in school was called upon to
do an example upon the black board.
After he had begun, the teacher cried
out "No 7" and the boy stopped and
begun again. After he proceeded a
little way, the teacher again exclaimed +,
"No !" and the boy stopped, and was
ordered to sit down. Another boy got
up. He begun, and after few figures
were made, the teacher cried out, "NO y
"Yes - said the boy, and went on and
finished the solution. "Why, that's the
way was doing it." whined the first
boy to the teacher. "Just So" replied
the teacher, but you were not certain
that you were right. You never have
thoroughly learned your lesson, until
you are certain that you have it. Unless
you are certain, you had best go and
study it all over again.


This is the true way to learn BE
certain of every thing, as far as you go,
and then if somebody says ''no y you
can say Eyes" and prove that you are
right afterwards.
Year: 1874

In late English novel the plot
is based upon wife's Imprisonment
of her husband in his own house
for many years, and until he had
become broken and imbecile. Those
who have read the story have look
ed upon it as sensational and i'm
possible, but it is well nigh match
ed in almost parallel case at Mad
ison, Wis. Some months ago a
man named Jacob Schmitz disap-
peared very suddenly, and in res
ponse to inquiries his wife stated
that he had gone to California, and
that since his departure she had
heard that he was murdered. She
refused to admit any one to the
house, which was kept locked, say
ing that she had been ordered not
to by her husband prior to his de-
parture. The suspicious of the
people were aroused, and Mrs.
Schmitz was closely watched. A
few days ago she determined to
make her escape with her daughter
from the city, but was apprehended
and brought back. An examina-
ton of the house was then made,
and her husband discovered, re-
duced in body to mere skeleton
and in intellect to the condition of
raving maniac. What cause the
woman had for this singular behav-
ior is as yet mystery, but the fact
demonstrates once more that moth
ing can be stranger than the truth.
Year: 1874

one time member Of tha faculty Of the I.te Normal
School.


The name OF the unknown man who was over
and killed ut Calcdoni2 Station the Grand River
Valley Railroad last week has been found to be Charles
Antony. of Rochester, n Y. His remainR hare been
sent to his friends.


Wong Chin Foo, Chinese merchant now IN this
city Waited tho Board q: Trade this noon, end after
formal reception, spoke at length concerning tho
nexcial institution Of 1is own country.
Year: 1874

DEATH OF JOHN WEsLEY.-He rose
in the morning the first of his household.
Once, he relates, he was up at half past
five, went to the chapel, but found no
one of his assistant preachers there. OF
three or four in the house all were asleep.
d" / preached myself" writes the old man
of eighty-four. When he complained,
his assistants urged that they were up
late the night before. He made it rule
that every one in the house should retire
at nine, in order to attend the morning
service at five. At eighty-six Wesley
admitted the weight of years. His eyes
he said, were dim, his voice faint he
could no longer keep his accounts or his
journal. He travelled almost to the last,
and was followed by the throngs who
never deserted him. In the spring of
1871 he was brought to his house in City
Road, stricken with fever. On the Sd
of March he died, surrounded by group
of friends. When he was dead they
broke into psalm of praise. His fu-
neral, at five in the morning, was attend
ed by vast throng, and sermon was
preached in memory of his good deeds
in City Road Chapel, when the church
was hung with mourning, and every
member of the great audience, except
one, who took the blue ribbon from her
hat when she saw her error, was clothed
in black. City Road Chapel is Wesley's
monument. There are the buildings and
charitable labors he planned there the
room in which he died-his house, his
church, his tomb.


He desired at his funeral, he said, no
pomp, but only the tears of those who
loved him.
Year: 1874

An Instructive EXPERIMENT. The
principles in the circulation of the wa
ters of the sea, were beautifully shown
before the royal geographical society, re-
Gently, by simple experiment. A
trough with plate glass sides, about six
feet long and foot deep, but not more
than one inch wide, was filed with wa
ter. AT one end piece of ice was wedg-
ed in between the sides to represent the
polar cold, while the tropic heat was rep.
resented at the other end by metal laid
across the surface of the water, the pro-
jecting end of which was heated with a
spirit lamp. Red coloring matter was
then put in the warm end, and blue at
the cold end, so that the currents could
be traced. The blue water, chilled by
contact with the ice, Immediately fell
down to the bottom, crept slowly along,
and gradually rose toward the surface of
the equatorial end, after which it gradu-
ally returned along the surface to the
starting point. The red water crept
first along the polar end, then fell to the
bottom Just as the blue had done, and
formed another stratum, creeping back
again along the bottom and coming to
the surface. Each color made distinct
circulation during the half hour in,
which the audience viewed the expert
ment
Year: 1874

Tweed's faith was the most striking
illustration of very common faith
belief in the Almighty Dollar. He il
the victim of most touching fidelity tc
the great principle which every gooC
American will surely be the last to fout
His creed was very simple; it was that
money would buy every hing; and he
reposed upon his belief with the sweei
security of the Mussulman who sees by
faith heaven of houris. Certainly his
confidence was not surprising. He had
proved his creed. He had seen money
work miracles. He had seen himself, a
man Of no cleverness and of no advan-
tages, rising swiftly by means of it from
Insignificant poverty to the control of a
great party. 1t had made him master
of one of the great cities of the world.
1t had secured for him Governors, Leg
islatures, councils, and legal and execu-
live authorities of every kind He in
vested in land and judges. He bought
dogs and lawyers. He silenced the
press with golden muzzle, and money
made his will law.


Here was a man that wanted nothing
that money could not buy; was it strange
that he had unbounded faith in it? Ev-
cry form of virtue was to him mere af-
tectation, more or less ingenious and
tenacious strike" for money. IF a
man spoke of honesty, patriotism, self
respect, the public welfare, public opin-
ion, truth, justice, right, Tweed smiled
at the fine phrases in which the auction
eer, anxious to sell himself, cried, " 60
ing going Argument, reason, de-
cency, they were meaningless to him. If
an opponent held out he simply asked,
"How much ?" The world was a mar
ket. Life was bargain. He felt him
self with pride to be the largest operator
in his way, as Vanderbilt in his, or
Stewart in his.


In Albany he had the finest quarters
at the Delavan, and when he came into
the great dining-room at dinner time
and looked at all the tables, thronged
with members of the Legislature and
the lobby, be had benignaDt, paternal
expression, as of patriarch pleased to
see his retainers happy. 1t was a mag.
nifcent rendering Of Fagin and his pu-
pills. You could imagine him trotting
up and down in the character of an un-
suspicious old gentleman with his hand
kerchief hanging out of his pocket,
that his scholars might show their skill
in prigging a wipe. He knew which of
that cheerful company was the Artful
Dodger and which Charlie Bates. And
he never doubted that he could buy ev-
ery man in the room if he we're willing
to pay the price. So at the Capitol,
where sits the Legislature of a noble
commonwealth Of four millions of souls
he moved about with an air of fat good
nature, like the chief shepherd of the
flock. If he stood at the door of the as
sembly looking in, it is easy to fancy
him saying to himself-The State pays
these men two or three hundred dollars
Year: 1874

vertebrates present the intermediate
steps, and invertebrates constant ac-
cessory accompaniment. Have we not
here an immense mind, as powerful
as prolific, the acts of intelligence as
sublime as provident, the marks of a
goodness as infinite as wise, the most
palpable demonstration of the exist
ence of q personal God, the author OF
all things, ruler of the universe, and
dispenser of all good? This, at least,
is what I read i'll the works of crea-
tion.n But il is what he ever read,
and read with profound awe and admi-
ration. To this exalted faith he was
invincibly loyal. No laws of nature
were to him the eternal word of God.
His repugnance to Darwinism grew iii
a great part from his apprehension OF
its athelstical tendency-an apprehen-
sion which at best cannot share, for
[ forget not that those theories now i'll
the ascendant are. adopted by not q
few determined Christian men and
while they seem to me not only un-
proved. but unpr0vablc, [ could deem
them truth without parting with one
iota of my faith IN God aGd Christ
Yet can best sympathiZe most hear
tily with him in the spirit with which
he resisted what seemed to him to les
sen the majesty of the Master and sup
porter of the universe. Nor was his a
mere theoretical faith. His whole
life, in its pervading spirit of service,
in its fidelity to ardaOus duties, in its
simplicity and truthfuluess, bespoke
one who was sincerely fulfilling a
mission from God to his fellow-men.-
Dr.. Pea60dy'S Memorial Sermon.
Year: 1874

cannot close this hasty and made
quate, yet fervent and hearty tribute
without recalling to your memory the
reverent spirit in which he pursued
his scientific labors. Nearly forty
years ago, in his first great work on
fossil fishes, in developing his princi-
pie of classification, he wrote. IAN in
visible thread in all ages runs through
this immense diversity, exhibiting as a
general result the fact that there is a
continual progress in development
ending in man. The four classes Of
Year: 1874

RELY on YoURsELF. In battle
or business, whatever the game. in
love is is ever the same iu the
struggle for power. scramble for pelf,
let this he you motto: "Rely on
Yourself For whether prize be a
ribbon or throne. the victor is be who
can .'gO it alone"
Year: 1874

1re, certainly OF fncendiary origin, was dis.
covered at about noon yesterday in the cellar OF
the four story tenement house No l,2o4 Third
avenue. piece OF mating was found burning
Aerceiv on the top OF a step-iadder, in close
vicinity TO the woodwork OF the noor above.
The names were put out oY the police without
damage.
Year: 1874



 In advising Gov. Stafford that he would not be a candidate for reelection, Gov. Mccormick used these words. Fair and thoughtful people were glad he could do better, after having done so well for the Territory, and so expressed themselves; but others acted differently about it. We are permitted to publish the following ex- tract from a letter by Gov. Mccormick, to friend in this county residing on the Gila. and 1t fully and truly explains what occasioned his use of a very common phrase. Here is what he says:

 I notice that some people in the Terri tory are making a fuss over my private telegram to the Governor in which 1 said should not run again and could do better. The telegram was meant as an answer to letters the Governor had written me sug- gesting that should run again unless could do better in a business view. It was simply to meet the point he had made, and intended for his private Information. had not the slightest thought of ingrati- tude, or diSrespect to my friends in Ari- Zona, who have stood by me manfully, and to whom l am greatly attached. Nor have l any idea of disconnecting my self with the Territory. On the contrary 1t is my expectation to identify myself with business interests in the Territory that will be valuable to the people as well as to myself. Uo{Iife egWn-l Il4sl goHl
Year: 1874

A young man named Antonio Halle
was found In the Young Mems Home in
This city to-day under rather peculiar cir
cumstances. When discovered he was
unconscious, lying on q pile Of clothes
with his, eknll fractured on the left side,
supposed TO have been done with Q blunt
instrument Il Is not known whether Il
was an accident or an attempt at murder.
Physicians say he will not recover.
Year: 1874

A meeting Of the Pittsburgh Iron and
Steel Association was held to. day and the
prospects OF the trade discussed, but ow-
Ing to the small number present no &C ton
was taken and the meeting adjourned till
next week, when important questions will
be brought up for consideration.
Year: 1874

At meeting yesterday of the Board of Es-
innate and Apporonment, after the transaction of
tine business Controller Green presented the printed
copies Of the of the various departments Of the
City Government for 1885, aud asked what action the
Board desired to take concerning them. Mayor Have
meyer said that he had never seen them before, aud
that they involved the appropriation OF many mil


lions OF dollars he would like to have time
them carefully before voting upon them. The other
members the Board also desired to examine the
tmates and the matter OF passing upon them post
poned till IL tomorrow. The estimates. officially
printed already been published IN THR TRIBUNE.
Year: 1874

A KANSAS JUDGE.-A Kansas paper
gives the following report of Judges
sentence, lately passed on a criminal !:
8 Brumley, you infamous scoundrel !
You're an unredeemed william! You
haven't single redeeming trait in your
character. Your wife and family wish
we had sent you to the penitentiary.
This is the fifth time I've had you be-
fore me, and you have put me to more
trouble than your neck is worth. I've
exhorted and prayed over you long enod
you scoundrel! Just 60 home and take
one glimpse at your family. and be off
in short order! Don't let's ever hear Of
you again! The grand jury have found
two other indictments against you, but
I'll discharge you on your own recogniz-
ance. and if I ketch you in this neck of
woods to- morrow morning at daylight.
I'll sock you righ: square in Jail and
hump you off to Jeffersonville in less
than no time, you infamous scoundrel
If ever ketch you crossing your finger
at man, woman or child--white man or
nigger I'll seek you right square into
the jug! Stand up, your scoundrel,
while pass sentence on your
Year: 1874

We call the attention of Peninsular newspaper
men generally to the fact that some Of the items
respecting the meeting of the Press Association
at Wilmington fix wrong date for it The
time will be December 30th-not the 20th.
Year: 1874

Gov. Ael logs has been suffering
from an attack OF cholera morbus for
two or three days past, and it was
rnmored here this morning that he
was dead, but we are pleased to learn
by to-dayaa city papers that he is
convalescent and will soon be able to
attend to the duties Of his office
again.
Year: 1874

ton is still in doubt, and official re-
turns come in so slowly that several


days must yet elapse ere it can be
determined with any degree Of Ger
tainty whether Republicans or Dem


ocrats have won the battle. Of course


the partisans of each side claim a


victory, but the CHIEF, while reserv


ing the opinion that its party ..}as


been successful, prefers to await some


authoritative announcement Of the


result before parading its chanticleer


in triumph or hanging it's flag at half


mast in dependency. One thing


seems evident-the contest has been


very close and the majority will be


small, whichever Way it may lean.


There bas been no Waterloo victory


or defeat, and we trust the over en-


thusiastic spirits of the editorial fra


ternity who are wont to effervesce


and slop over 50 easily upon occasions


like the present will make their in


flictions upon fo1 bearing public as
light rs possible and tone down their
rejoicings to something like compati


bllity with the magnitude Of the tri-
umph. We wish it distinctly under
stood that this sage advice is not
meant for the New Orleans Bulletin.
That journal has already crowed, and
screamed, whooped and hurrahed,
and cracked it's heels and tore around,
and made itself SO generally ridicu-
lous without making it apparent half
the time what its fuss was about,
that we doubt if long months of atone
ment will redeem the unseemly con-
duet in the estimation Of people of
staid demeanor and sober judgment.


SO far as has been ascertained, no
serious disturbance occurred in any
parish, and if Intimidation or other
unfair means were any where used to
Influence the election, they were en-
ployed without a resort to arms or
open violence. In DeSoto there was
some trouble, and it is averred that
no Republican was allowed to vote,
but particulars of the affair are LACK
ing. When we see such parishes as
Caddo, Rapides and Natchitocl,es,
with large colored majorities in the
announced rs having
been carried by the Democrats, we
infer that there could hardly have ex-
listed II healthy state of political feel
ing in those parishes-that Republi-
can voters were either intimidatel
Or careless of their rights and kept
away from the polls i'll large numbers.
faith in the ability and desire
Of the Board Of Returning officers to
make fair and square canvass of
the returns, despite the threats or
mutterings Of defeated aspirants and
their adherents, we shall await their


investigation and decision before at
discussion of the causes
chat produced the anomalies we have
lust cited. Itseems the White League
rec has borne legitimate fruit in it's
along Red River, but just
low many of the apples will be gath
cred by those who planted and reared
t remains to be seen.
Year: 1874

next to . view Of the ocean, one Of the
most sublime ideas Of vsstness possible,
softened by the beautiful color and grace
fulness in outline. We onoe read that men
living near the ocean have broader minds
than men living in the interior, on account
Of being brought constantly to view the
vast and sublime in Nature. If this be
true Of life by the ocean, what must be the
effect of life on our western prsiries where
the sublime, the graceful and the beautiful
are all combined.


We were glad to witness everywhere in
this section Of the county, the evidences
of thrift. Poor, unpainted houses, which
generally, as matter Of necessity, deface
IS new q country as this, have become the
exception, and fine two story frame houses,
we'll painted, generally white. and furnish
ed with green shutters, have become the
rule


Among the structures we noticed very
fine residence just built by Mr.. Wells, one
Of the Oldest settlers of Warsaw, and q
fret-class barn in course Of erection by
Hon. John Miller in the town of Leon.
The barn is 46x7z feet, is up and inclos-
ed. and in one part Of it Mr.. Miller already
had NOW Of hay Is feet wide, 80 feet
long and 80 feet deep. On one side of the
barn is shed for wagons and farm mo-
oh of fhor ri al 10
fitted up with ten stalls for horses,
while in the rear Of the barn is COW sta
BILE. Mr.. Miller also has very fine resi-
dence built two years ago, nicely painted,
furnished and fitted with window blinds.


At Boyntons mill on Belle Creek we
found MIR. Boynton busily engaged in franz
ing new mill building which he expects to
put up this fall. The old mill is to stand
several rods below the present mill and the
old mill is to be moved back and used as a
warehouse. By this change Mr.. Boynton
secures sixteen feet foil and will put in
three run Of stone instead Of two. This
mill does custom work only and gives every
man all the -four from his own wheat, and
their customers come as far as twenty miles:
At Cannon Falls we witnessed the evidence
Of that thrift which has made the village
noted for the past year or more. Stores
are being enlarged, bridges built. new
buildings being erected and a general
growth manifested. But we cannot do the
town justice in one short paragraph and
so we shall not make the attempt.