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Year: 1879




In recent lectpie in New York, on
the carth's interior, by PEof. John 8.
Newberry, Of the School OF Mines in
Columbia college, the lecturer squarely
opposed the modern doctrine, put forth
by Sir William Thompson and Prof.
Evans Hopkins, .thasthe solid crust Of
our globe is at least 1000 miles in thick
ness, witlfs presumption in. favor Of en-.
tire solidity, LaplsOes ampliication
and systemization of Herschels so.called
nebular hypothesis, an explanation Of
the origin of the solar system, gave rise
TO the now generally accepted idea in
regard 10 the condition of the earth's
interior, namely, that our globe is still a
mass Of molten matter, and covered with
a rocky crust Of perhaps some fifty miles
in thickness. 1t wss land is) sustained
by the phenomena Of volcanic eruptions,
and earthquakes, of which it furnishes
a asimple explanation and it is also upheld
by the known fact. that in mines, and
other deep excavations, the temperature
rises about one degree with every fifty
feet OF descent-and doubtless the in
crease would be more rapid, if mines
could be carried a mile or two into the
crust but men can not endure it to work
at deeper depths than they have now
reached, and no company is likely at
present to be formed to dig deeper just
for the sake Of ascertaining a scientific
fact. Sir VIM. Thompson's idea, of the
actual solidity Of the globe, claims to be
based upon purely mathematical calcula.
tioDs-on data derived from the phe-
nomena of the tides, and the procession
OF the equinozes; but Professor Henne.
say, OF the Dublin university, has
shown that Sir Williams conclusion is
based upon an assumption of facts that
do not actually exist in nature. This
point made by the Dublin professor
was vigorously in favor of the earlier
theory, that we are living on compara-
lively thin crust of the globe, Iso thin, in
proportion to the molten fiery mass of
the interior, that it is not relatively
much thicker than the shell which holds
the egg.


This view might, we think, be further
strengthened by citing the fact that the
firm rocky outside covering of this globe
OF red.hot lava holds the molten mass
80 closely, so air.tight We might say,
that the process OF cooling and solidif-
cation, which appears to have been go
ing on for years, is still retarded, and
made 80 slow and gradual that it will yet
take vast cycle of time to even double
the existing thickness Of the SHE'LL
When that time shall have been accom-
plisbed, this globe will In all probability
be no longer fit place for human be.
ings, and the cold dead world will whirl
its appointed round without bearing
with it the green and populated conti-
nents we now behold, or responding, as
now, to the return of the sprsng time.
But the ages that must intervene will
be long enough for the rise and fall of
more, end longer Lived nations, than any
or all that have existed in recorded time.
Year: 1879

The Protestant synod Of Prussia
passed q resolution condemning the
practice OF holding military reviews on
Sunday. Emperor William has been
highly indignant at this action Of the
synod, and has hotly rebuked the mem
bers. They should remember, he tells
them, that He who instituted the Sab
bath has declared that the Sabbath was
made for man, and not man for the Sab
bath, and that the Puritanical and CAL
vanistic conception Of Sunday as day
Of modification and penance is alto.
gether alien from the traditional feel
ings and tastes Of the German people.
Year: 1879

Whenever you hear that the young
ladies Of a certain town have organized
a cooking club, make sure that the
dyspepsia has got a mortgage on that
neighborhood drawing twelve per cent.
Year: 1879

In order to make this understood
we have to state the usual process Of
making the different qualities oi
-four. The best qualities used to be
made Of winter wheat. Spring
wheat yielded either much less in
quantity, or else so much of the bran
got into the flour in its manufacture
that its color was intolerably dark
The wheat should be ground and
then bolted. In refuse-the bran
and middlings-would be included a
large proportion of the weight of the
Spring wheat, and this would sell
more particularly as feed for horses.
Now the best brands Of -four, and
the most expensive, are made of this
very refuse of the old-fashioned pro.
cess. 1t all came from discovery
of a way TO draw out bran. Under
the new process the wheat is ground
out as before. The first result is an
ordinary -four, sold for expectation;
then the remainder is put upon great
horizontal sieves, and while agitation
zig going on there, an Ingenious sys-
TEN of draftris rushing up through
and carries off the bran. What is
left is the glutinous portions of tie
wheat, the most nutritious and the
most productive, and.o of this, pu-
rified now by the drawing of of the
bran, we get our new-process -four
The result Of this invention has
been to make the poor Spring wheat
of Minnesota and upper Wisconsin
the most valuable kinds of grain. A
French savant has said that the in
'ventor of new kind of food was
greater than the discoverer of new
star; we fndorse this fully, and think
the invention here explained is Of
far more Importance to mankind
than the discovery Of Neptune and
Vulcan, with the moons Of Mars
thrown in.
Year: 1879

Women are perpetually exhorted
to make home comfortable. The
wife must greet he husband with a
kiss, for a cross word might send him
to a billiard-roofi' for entertainment
and relaxation. OF course, baby has
been troublesome-babies always are;
but women have nothing else to do,
so why should she complain if she
does have to hold him in her arms
all day2 The mother must speak
gently tothe children, nomatter how
aggrayating they may be; and even
ones owu children are sometimes a
triAing annoying. And SO on,


But what Of mems part in this
home-making2 Oh! their duty in
the house is to "raise breeze in it.
They are too busy, to preoccupied,
too impatient and thoughtless, and
1t must be said of some of them
too selfish to do their fair share of
that pre-eminently millennial work,
the creating of a happy time.


The small duties of life are not in
their line. They will fight for their
homes, and make slaves Of them.
selves in their business to maintain
them; but, like the ptoverbial man
who would die for a woman, but
would never bring up scuttle Of
coal, they can't tell what their child
ren are studying at school, who their
mates are, what they are learning OF
good or evil, nor scarcely anything
else that father ought to know con.
corning his offspring 1t is SO sad a
fact as to spoil the satire when Ais
said that many a father finds his
Sundays and holidaystoo few to en-.
Year: 1879

the exscutisepower, hewill general.
" fail in the attempt to do business
With good management success is
possible, even if mechanical genius
and practical apprenticeship are
wanting, and without it the best ar.
tisan is'unftted for independent bus
mess operations. If anything per.
tanning to a business is to be slight,
ed it ought to be anything else but
the executive ability. The posses.
sion Of this is imperative.
Year: 1879

1t is scarcely necessary to remind
reasonable men that if they wish to
be sad and sour, to, grumble and com
plain, there is always a chance
Reasons for being cast down and dc.
iected are as plenty as blackberries
in tie height of harvest. If one
thing goes right you may be sure
there is always something else going
wrong, and if one thing is in order,
something else is out Of joint, or at,
any rate will soon be. The chief
difference in the feelings and DISPOSE
tion of people results from the differ
ent way Of looking at things. Few
nights are so dark that no stars are
to be seen; the thing is to look them
out and keep your eyes on them, and.
make the most of what light you can
discover.
Year: 1879

A certain lawyer was compelled
toapologize to the court Withstates
ly dignity he rose in his. place and
said: "Your honor is right and ain
wrong, as your honor generally is"
There was a dazed look in the judges
eyes and he hardly knew whether
to feel happy, or fine the lawyer for
contempt Of court.
Year: 1879

A Ii the type now In this office is entire
n ly new. We have all the late styles
card and poster type, and flatter ourself
that we can do as good work as any Office
in the State. Give us q trial.
Year: 1879

Every Senator, every Supreme
Judge, every member Of Congress,
without a solitary exception, is and
has expressed himself strongly in favor
of the state debt settlement. We
believe every circuit judge and chan
cellor is in favor of it, and we know
that most of them are.-Nashyille
american.
Year: 1879




Our old friend A. G. Stannard, of Milton, Wiscon-
sin, sends the following incident, relating to him
self, clipped from Western paper


man from Milton, Wisconsin, who was familarly
known to his comrades sold Stannard messnate
of mine in that famous and terrible regiment of sharp
shooters commanded by Colonel Berdan He well
known as s'brag shot, at home and soon established
like reputation in the army.


After doing some hard service the Peninsula with
Mcclellan recalled to help Pope of his di-
lemma the Rappahannock and joined his forces just
before that bloody second Bull Run battle in which
Cured the incident of which write.


In the afternoon OF the last and hardest days fight the
rebels posted enen in the tops of pine
that formed belt along portion of field little
in advance of their main line. AS these fine
marksmen their elevated position enabled them pour
upon fire CALLING to be borne with patience and it
decided that they must be disodged


Our regiment was selected Cor the glory" We got
the order, and at them went double quick" To
cross the intervening open field task accom-
plished though lost few by their hurried dis
charge When had gained the woods the odds were
all sde for easy to shelter ourselves from
the fire of any particular one though in doing
times exposed ourselves to the fire of enemy;
and al things considered, did tail jumping and
dodging in the first few minutes.
Year: 1879

Washington correspondent of the Boston transcript
tells this interesting story of the battle of Getysburgh


General Barlow of New York, commander of the first
division, fell dangerously, and it thought mortay,
wounded. He was shot directly through the body. Two
lead from the field but instantly killed, and GEN
eral Barlow magnanmousy said to the other, " You
do good save yourself if you can Gordon's
brigade of Georgians in it's wild charge swept him,
and he found by General Gordon himself lying with
upurned face in the hot July nearly parayzed and
apparently dying General Gordon dsmounted from his
horse gave him drink of water from his canteen, and
inquired of General Barlow his and wishes. Cen
eral Barlow said 81 shall live probably but short time
Please take from my breast pocket the packet of wfes
letters and read of them me, which done. He
then asked that the others be torn up he did not wish
them fall into other hands This General Gordon did,
and then asked ssCan do anything else for you gen
era?' Yes, replied General Barlow, earnestly. My
wife is behind army; you send q messenger
through the lnes?" Certainly, will said General
Gordon, and he did. Then directing General Barlow to
be borne to the shade of tree at the he rode ON
with his command The wife received the message and
harmessy through both lines of battle and found
her husband, who eventually recovered.


Since General Gordons election to the United States
Senate both he and General Barlow invited to din
party in Washington and occupied opposite seats at
the table. After ntroductions, General Gordon said


General Barlow you related TO the officer OF your
who killed at tsettysburgh? g / am the man.
said Barlow. Are you related the Gordon who sup
posed to have killed me? 81 am the man., said GEN
era Gordon. The hearty greeting which followed the
touching story related to the interested guests by Cen
era Barlow, and the thrilling effect upon the company
can be better imagined than described
Year: 1879

How much of beauty and pathos and patriotism,
how much of suffering and despair and hope and
faith are exhibited in soldiers letters we daily re-
ceive by scores. We cannot forbear inserting
extract from one published below. The party is an
old soldier, living on the frontiers of Colorado:


1.-THE more recent years, however have compelled
thousands of those who had good claims for pensions TO
seek i'll frontier experiment precarioIs livelihood
for themselves and families which, had they any we'll
grounded hope of receiving small amount from the
Government would have prevented the breaking up of
many pleasant home.


Here in Colorado, many OF that class whoare
and always have been justly entitled to receive pensions,
but who under the dscouragng surrounding OF an app
cation, could not undertake it.


s'Some who did undertake it, after the five years mita
ton act had expired gave up the effort in despair and
eking out invad's existence from injuries or
disease contracted in the army in the line OF duya bur
den to their friends and relatives and discomfort to
themselves and all around them


81 know, from frequent applications for assistance IN
such cases, whereof speak, and reoced TO be able
to encourage such nqurers with the hope that they
may yet be assisted by the Government for which the
best years of their noble manhood We're devoted TO
defend"
Year: 1879

AS usual, Stannard and kept together and peer
ing anxousy into the thick busy tops about us when
suddenly shot from tree directly in rear,
which had careessy passed by Stannard gave start
with something like yep and held up his foot, saying
See there Georger' | looked, and sure enough his
shoe in tatters and his toes badly mutiated-one
trey gone told him to start for the rear, but he
looking into the from whence the shot had
Soon he his enemy and pointed him out to mo in the
very top Johnny sat astide limb busily engaged in
loading, unconscious of the terrible death


Stannard raised his rifle watched the man-t seemed
hours before the flash AT length it came, and, with
awful YELL the threw up his and fell backward,
striking the limbs and whrng and in his de-
SCENT until he reached the earth, falling upon his head
and shoulders with heavy thud. We went to him, and
when found him he quite dead with bullet hole
through his breast Stannard looked at him. seemingly
satisfied with his revenge, and then mped to the rear,
using his gun crutch He went to the hospital, and
finally recovered from his wound, but it made him Grip
Year: 1879

One of our valued and influential exchanges says:
is under special financial Obligation they the soldiers
who were wounded MANNED in battle and the widows
and orphans of those who have died upon the battle field
or from wounds received, from disease contracted
while in the army But the passage of the Pension
bill calls the real ania1s of those who dur
ing the war; were especially careful of their precious


lives remaining quietly home III the bosom of their fmi-


lies, concocting plans to swinde the Government, while
financially it bleeding at every pore 1T with
an i'll grace from bankers and bondhoders who have
ceved billions of dollars from the Government in the
shape of interest money they scooped into their
the battle field his health by sleeping in the swamps,
wherever night might overtake him. to complain that
an additional appropriation has been made TO keep the
soldier who has thus suffered. his family who
left dependant from destitution and want"
Year: 1879

A walking along road and woman
along another. The two roads finally united, and man
and woman reaching the junction at the same time walked
on together. The carrying large iron kettle
his back hand he held by the legs live chicken
in the other cane, and he leading goat just as
they coming to Deep dark ravne the woman said
to the man am afraid to go through that ravine with
you it is lonely place, and You might overpower me
and kiss by force eff you afraid OF that. said
the man. you shouldn't have walked with at all; how
can possibly and kiss by force when


have this great iron kettle on my back, Gaze one
hand and live chicken in the other, and am leading
goat might as well be tied hand and fox" " : Yes,
replied the woman if you should stick your in
the ground and tie your goat to it, and turn the Kettle
bottom side up and put the chicken into it, then you
might wickedly kiss me in spite ofmy resistance Sue
cess to thy ingenuity, woman said the rejoicing man
himself ~ should have thought of such an
expedient And when they to the ravine he stuck
his the ground and tied the goat to it, gave the
chicken to the saying: " Hold it while cut some
grass for the goat and then lowering the kettle from
his shoulders imprisoned the chicken under it, and wick
edly kissed the woman, as she was afraid he would


because She is sweet.--Oa City Derrick And young
married man South Hill calls his mother-inaw Delay.
because she is dangerous Hark- Eye. And
South End calls his wife Fact, because she is a
stubborn thing.-Boston Globe. And fourth wife OF


district attorney calls him Necessity, because he knows
law-Ner Orleans Times And Syracuse man calls his
wife uggard because she mad and to her aunt
every time he stays out to the -Sacuse Times
Yonkers calls his wife Fraty because Shakespeare
says, " Frailty thy name is woman" Yonhsrs dGsetts
And New York insurance agent calls his wife Honesty
because it's the best pOcy.--Nsp York Herald AND .
Norstown calls his wife Mary Jane, because that is
her Norristo@n Herald. And Detroit man calls
his wife Darling because that isn't her name She's reg
his wife Enough, because she is good as astChs
Le9ueT.t
Year: 1879

not pay for its maintenance, but they are
equally satisfied that it would be folly to at
tempt to maintain steamship lines for COM
mercial purposes at the public expense. Al
though America pays more freights than any
other nation in the world, we have practi-
cally no commerce. This is not due to an
lndlsposition to patronize home industry.
but rather to the fact that we have
had no American ships to patronize
for many years. If such ships
were built and equipped as other
ships are built and equipped, it would soon
be found that they would not lack patronage.
They would, in fact, be remunerative from
the day they were launched, for patriotism
would dictate their maintenance at the OK
pense of vessels of foreign construction. A
commercial marine owned in this country
would be profitable without question, and
the suggestion of substituting it is utterly
untenable. What ought to be done by Con-
gress is to remove the restrictions now i'm
posed upon the purchase and building of
vessels. By so doing the ship building in
dustry would soon revive, and in less than a
decade American commerce would be trans
ported across the ocean in American bot
toms.
Year: 1879

The standing Legislative committees and
a goodly number of other members, will visit
the prison at Saltwater to-day. Their COM
ing has been heralded in advance and every
thing pnt in as good shape as possible to
receive the law makers and create the i'm
preston that all is we'll. OF course the
visitors to-day will not ascertain anything
which is not of rosy hue. There has been
an annual junketing party to the Saltwater
prison ever since the State has had an ex-
istence, and history makes no record of q
single adverse point which any of these
visitors has ever discovered.


So Ear as the business management of the
institution is concerned, the standing
committees have never attempted to
inform themselves. Even if they
desired hhis information they could
not obtain it in the single day devoted to the
trip. So far as the treatment of prisoners is
concerned, it is absolutely impossible to OBJ
tain anything tangible on this junketing
tour. Such information as is desirable
cannot be obtained within the prison
walls. No pledges of immunity or pro-
lection can make the men who are confined
in Saltwater speak. They know that they
are in the power of those placed over them,
and that no matter how strenuously mem
Der of the Legislature might wish to pro-
tect them, he cannot do so save during the
brief period Of the visit. The humbug and
farce of these visits lies in the uniform re-
ports that all is well, that everybody is hon
est and humane, and the interests of the
State are carefully guarded. The farce be-
comes so great as to be almost crime.
Year: 1879

ScHURz thinks he has achieved victory
over the whole army in his recent contro-
versy with certain officers of it. In alluding
to the order of the war department. closing
the discussion he said to friend:


This is the only way to get out of it. The
circumstance that my letter appeared in the
papers cannot have disturbed the generals
much, considering the fact that I saw Gen.
Sheridans last two letters first in the papers
and that the last one was sent to me with a
printed synopsis intended for the newspapers
attached to it. But Gen. Sherman evidently
wants Gen. Sheridan not to write any more
letters.


The truth of the matter is that the public
would never have known that either Schurz
or Sheridan had written any letters or called
each other hard names had it not been for
the newspapers, and it is doubtful if either
of the parties in interest would have heard
of it either. It was more from desire to
see themselves in print that they. engaged in
the dispute at all.
Year: 1879

The Democrats of Now York have issued
an address complaining that the Republi-
cans, for the purpose of retaining control of
the government, have refused persistently to
reapportion the State, and consequently the
present legislature is unconstitutional. What
do the Democrats propose to do about it?
Protesting won't do any good. If they had
worked as they ought to have worked during
the last campaign they might now be in a
position to remedy the evil they complain of
instead of being in a hopeless, growing
minority. They deserve the treatment they
are receiving, and need expect nothing better
until they learn to work harmoniously and
effectively at the polls.
Year: 1879

MARINE.


Senator Blaine must be credited with a
few sensible remarks relative to the naval
appropriation bill. He called attention to
the fact that there is in the navy one officer
for each three mon, and suggested that the
proper way to reduce the expenses OF the
department. would be to reduce the number
OF officers. A navy was only useful as an
aid to a commercial marine, and that is
something this country does not possess.
He suggested that three or four millions of
dollars might be saved on this appropriation
bill, and devoted to an effert to extend the
commerce of the nation with South America
or other foreign ports. The first part of his
suggestion is good one; the last part wholly
indefensible. We have NO doubt whatever
but large amount Of money can be
saved by cutting off useless officers in the
navy and stopping the construction of vessels
that are only destined to rot on the stocks
or to be beaten to pieces at wharves and
docks. The fact is that the United States
needs nothing moro than a nominal navy.
few vessels for duty in European and Asi-
attic waters may be necessary as a matter Of
forn-to inspire wholesome fear of our
prowess in the semi-barbarous nations south
of the Mediterranean and on the eastern
Asiatic coast. But for any other purpose a
navy is worse than useless-a heavy expense
to the nation, without any corresponding
benefits. We cannot impose upon any en-
lightened nation with the pretense that we
have a navy, for the pretense is altogether
too thin.


To save the present expense of the navy
would be good thing, but to fritter it away
in subsidizing steamship lines would be as
great mistake as to sink the money in rot
ten hulks, as has been done in the past
The public are satisfied that the navy does
Year: 1879

EVERY member of the Ramsey county del
eeation voted for the bill to authorize Min
neapolis to load herself with debt in aid of a
railroad that exists only on paper and in the
imaginations Of few erazy-brained fanatics.
We don't want the Hennepin county dele
cation to return the favor, but rather to put
stop to any such scheme that may be pre-
posed ostensibly in the interest of St. Paul