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Year: 1876

The London Times says: A new


compound metal, which promises to


prove of considerable value In mechan-


ical construction, has recently been


introduced to public notice under the


name of Manganese bronze. This


metal owes its origin to Mr.. p. NJ. Par


sons, who is the inventor of another


useful metal known as white brass, and


is made by the White Brass Company.
of Lombard street, Southwark 1t is


produced by mixing manganese in GER
tain proportions with molten bronze,
the result Of which il a material of
great toughness, and possessing RS
markable resistance to tensional strain.
The new alloy IS advantagsousIy used
IN variety of cases where gun-metal,
bronze, and yellow metal are ordinari-
ly applied. In molten condition it
Is readily cast into any required shape,
and in this form it is stated to exceed
the best gun-metai in strength and
tcughness by about fifty pee cent. and
to be about equal to wrought iron of
average quality. 1t can also be forged
or rolled at red heat and drawn into
tubes or wire, its strength being in
creased to that of mild steel by this
process, and Its toughness being
brough' nearly up to that of copper.
lt can also be made of various degrees
of hardness. Samples of this metal
were tried at the Royal Gun Factories,
Woolwich Arsenal, when No. quality
was found to have an ultimate tensile
strength of 24-3 tons Fer square inch,
an elastic limit of IA tons per square
inch. and to stretch nearly per cent.
of its length before breaking. No. Q
quality, which is slightly harder than
No. 1, has high elastic limit of nearly
IL tons per square inch, an ultimate
tensile strength of 23.6 tons per square
inch, the elongation being or in two
inches, although there was a slighs
flaw in the specimen. The specimens
were those of cast metal, and by forg-
ing or rolling either quality at red
heat they are stated to acquire tensil
strength of from 20 to 80 tons per
square inch, and to stretch from 20 to
80 per cent. of their length before
breaking. Some samples of the metal
we're exhibited at the recent meeting
of the Iron and Steel Institute.
Year: 1876

The trick known as the "basket
trick" which Mr.. Heller introduces as
the last feature of his performance at
the Wonde.' Theatre, e1cites a good
deal of surprise, as it is only natural
it should The conditions of the trick
are simply as follows: Alarge basket
is brought out and placed in full view
upon bench supported on four priin-
tive wooden legs and leaving an open
space between the basket and the floor
There seems no possible way by which
q human being once in could get out OF
that basket without being. seen. The
basket placed by Mr. Heller and his As
sistant, Mr.. Heller next brings forward
a pair of overalls which cover him to
the neck and which have no outlet at
the end OF the sleeves or legs When
the overalls are drawn on and q hood
drawn over Mr.. Heller's head and at
tached to the main garment by strings.
there remains no outlet for so much as
finger of the performer to get through.
But as Mr.. heller is about tn remove
his coat for the purpose Of donning
this garment he remembers that lie is
in New York instead of Australia -
that j. bis carelsssly stated excuse and
a screen, which reaches up to the per
formers neck, is placed behind the
basket. ard the performer retires be-
hind this and effects the change. So
far as one notices, his head does not
once disappear during the time he is
employed in drawing on the overaIls.
The last vision one has is of Mr.. HelIer's
own face disappearing in the ample
hood. and Immediately he steps out from
behind the screen, and, with the help of
his assistant, climbs into the basket,
the lid of which is closed upon him and
locked. As far as any human eye can
discover this is Mr.. Heller who has Just
gone into the basket, but in an instant
almost before the cover is dowr-Mr.
Heller makes his appearance in ordin-
ary evening costume at the entrance Of
the theatre and walks down the aisle.
inquiring "what was being done with
him" He Immediately ascends the
platform, opens the basket and nobody
is within. The question is still an open
one, how did Mr.. Heller cease to be the
man in the basket, and whoever the
man in the basket was, how did he get


outi-N. Y. World.
Year: 1876

IL this age of intense competitive ac-
tfvity success in any vocation neceesitatcs
the closest and most exclusive applica-
ton of mental and bodily energy. He
who lacks the spirit of application in his
own calling may find it difficult to real
ize the truth of this assertion, and may
incline to indulge in the illusory dream
that every other avocation is less labor
ious and more remunerative- than his
own. Probably nothing would so speed
lily and so effectually dispel this vagary
as thorough knowledge of the labors Of
the most successful producers of results
in their spheres of action.
Year: 1876

In March last we published the fact
that Henry Meiley, formerly a resident
Of Republic, Seneca county. and well
known to many of the readers of the


Register, but who now lives at Wauss-
on, attempted suicide at the latter
place by shooting himself Ia the head
with a revolver. 1t was supposed at
the time that Meiley could not live
longer than a week at most, as the
wound which he had make in shooting
himself was O very dangerous one.
The circumstances of le shooting are
briefly these: Last February MeiIey
moved from Republic to Wauseon and
bought stock Of groceries. Business
was very dull there and he became dis
cosraged- He had endorsed some
vspsrs for some of his relatives pre-
piously, and on the day before be made
the attempt upon his life he was noti-
fed that he would be obliged to pay
the amount of the face of the paper he
had endorsed, as his relatives had been
unfortunate and could not meet their
obligations. The amount was 81 200.
The knowledge of the fact that he


would be obliged to pay this sum of
money made him more gloomy and des


poudent than before, and the next morn
ing he went to bis store, and taking
revolver placed the muzzle of the


weapon to his right temple, fired the
pistol and lodged bullet in his brain.
The surgeons could not extract the


ball because they were afraid to probe


for it. After short confinement 10


his bsd, Meiley so far recovered from
the effects of the wound that he walked


about, attended to a few business mat
ters and suffered very little from the


self inflicted injury. He improved


every day and seemed in much better
spirits than for q long time before he
attempted suicide. The injection of
cold lead into his head cured him Of


his sdespondency, but the remedy will
scarcely do to recommend in all cases
of the blues It's little too heroic.
We learn now that after the expiration
of nearly ten months Meiley has ap-
parantly wholly recoy cred from his
wound and attends to his business as
he did before his attempt to shuttle off


this mortal coil He is about forty six
years of age and has a wife and several
children. He owns $50, 600 worth of


well improved land near Republic, and


has considerable other rRoperty besides.
In all he is probably worth 500, 0OO.-


Sd1sdusky Register
Year: 1876

Many men are said to be self-taught.
No man was ever taught in any other
way. Do you suppose man is a bucket,
to be hung on the well of knowledge
and pumped full? Man is a creature
that learns by the exertion of his own
faculties. There are aids to learnings OF
various kinds; but, no matter how
many of these aids a man may be sur
rounded by. after all. the learning is that
which he himself acquires. And


whether he be in college or out of col
lege, in school or out of school, every
man must educate himself. And in our
times and our community every man
has the means of doing it BEEcHER.
Year: 1876

A wELL-oRowN evergreen tree gives
of warmth and moisture continually
that reach a distance Of its area in hight,
and when tree planters advocate shelter
beltssurrounding tract Of orchards Of
fifty or more acres, when the influence
Of such belts can only reach a distance
Of the hight Of the trees in them, they
do that which will prove Of httlO value.
To ameliorate climate, and help the
germ-bud of fruit in the Spring, all or
chRrds should have evergreen trees
planted in and among the apple trees,
at q distance Of not more than One hum
dred and fifty feet apart. Such acourse
pursued will give health TO the trees,
and be productive of q more uniform
crop of fruit.
Year: 1876

THE lion is set down as something
else than the king Of beasts " by Pro
fessor Samuel Houghton, in Nature. He
says:


f'I have proved that the strength OF
the lion in the fore limbs is only 500
per cent. Of that Of the tiger. may
add that Ave men can easily hold down
q lion, while it requires nine men to
control tiger. Martial also states that
the tigers always killed the lions in the
amphitheater. The lion is, in truth.
q pretentious humbug, and he will run
away like a whipped cur under circum-
stances in which the tiger will boldly at
tack and kill"


DR.. LIVINGSTONE held an equally low
opinion Of the lion. He remarks that
no lion can Withstand for q moment the
vigorous assaults of an enraged buffalo
bull. England will have to select some
other animal to symbolic her power
and courage.
Year: 1876

INFLUENCE OF SEAsoN.-Donhoff calls
the attention to the fact that the obvi-
GUS difference between the fur of ami
mails in Summer and Winter is associ
ated with an equally striking difference
in the texture or thickness of the skins.
Thus, for example, the average weight
of an OK hide in Winter is seventy
pounds, in Summer hfty-fve pounds ;
the hair in Winter weighs about two
pounds, in Summer one pound, leaving
about fourteen pounds to be accounted
for by the proper substance of the skin.


These differences are quite as decided
in foetal animals as in adults. Calves
born in Winter have q longer and thicker
coat than those born in Summer; more
over, there is difference of more than
a pound in the average weight Of their
skin after the hair has been removed.
Similar facts may be obseved in the
case of goats and lambs. That these
differences are not to be ascribed to any
corresponding change in the diet and
regimen Of parent animals is proved by
the fact that they are equally manifest
in the young of Individuals kept under
cover and on the same food the year
round.
Year: 1876

PRESENCE OF MIND.-One Of the citi-
zens of Danbury, Conn, who had Just
returned from the West, was telling in
Merrill's grocery Of narrow escape he
had from terrible death. Hew cross
ing long railroad bridge on foot, when
he was surprised to see locomotive
coming around curve, and tearing
toward him at terrific speed. The
bridge was too narrow to allow of es-
cape at either side, and he did not dare
to jump into the yawning abyss below.
In fash he took in the situation, and
formed his plan of action. He started
on q swift run toward the on-coming To-
comotive, and, when within few feet
Of it, he concentrated all his nerve and
muscle into one effort, and leaped
straight up in the air. The fearful mon
ster shot under him, and he came down
on the bridge, saved from death, but
seriously shaken up by the descent.
There was a moment Of deep silence
upon the close Of this narration. Then
one Of the company sighed and shut up
his knife, and unexpectedly said;
Whats the use Of presence Of mind
when q man can lie like thati"
Year: 1876

A oUARRELsoME husband and wife in
Iowa decided to separate and divide
their property evenly. The land vas
measured of into two farms, and the
house and barn were cut in halves, and
each half removed short distance.
Year: 1876

A rather romantic incident occurred
recently in the prosaic city of Boston,
which has at least the merit of novelty.
and is not lacking the poetic element.
A stranger entered street-car and was
quietly seated in corner, when q lady
with bright-eyed little girl OF three
years entered and took seat next to
him. The child, wishing to watch the
street sights, stood up between the two.
Mr.. A, noticing that the child was very
playful, indulged in little quiet famil-
iarity, and at length remarked, as they
passed round a curve, Don't fall, baby
papa would be sorry" The lady's face,
which had worn rather a smiling ex-
preston, changed at once; but before
he recovered his senses, seeing the mis-
take he had made, the little girl ex-
claimed, Papa is dead" The position
was embarrassing, but he turned the
conversation by casual remark. The
child, however, turning her blue eyes
upon him, asked in the most artless
manner: You dot any little dirls ?"
mo" replied the gentleman; 81 had a
little girl once, but she and her mother
are both dead" The mother of the
child was now more confused than ever,
but when her eyes met those of the
gentleman, there was a sympathetic ex-
preston perceptible. The lady left the
car, and though no word had been
yet exchanged between them, the fact
that one was widow and the other q
widower was known to both. The IA
vorable impression created was mutual,
for a chance meeting q few days after
was availed of by the gentleman 70 Of
fer an apology for what might be con-
sidered as rudeness on his part in speak
ing p the child, and the lady's excuses
for the forwardness of the little girl
led to an acquaintance which will, in o
few weeks, If report speaks the truth,
result in an alliance which will unite
the mother and child to a most excel
lent husband and good father, who holds
an honorable position in a Western
city.
Year: 1876

SUCCESS rides on every hour; grapple
it and you may win; but without CRAP
pie, it will never go with you. Work is
the weapon Of honor, and he who lacks
the weapon will never triumph.
Year: 1876

A ABACKwooDsMAN's s MIsTAKE.-When
the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada
was completed, in 1860, many of the
farmers had never seen or heard OF a
railway but it soon became known that
passengers could travel by it, and even
cattle.


A backwoodsman, who was indebted
to country merchant, was pushed by
the latter for payment Of the amount
due, and the only means of iqui-
dating the debt was by taking fat OK
to the Quebec market. For this pur-
pose he tied his OK to the back of his
cart, and drove to the railway station, a
distance Of nine miles.
On surveying the train, and seeing an
iron railing around the platform Of the
hind car, he concluded that that was the
place 70 tie his OK, which be accordingly
did, taking q place in second-class car
himself, forward.


Presently the train began to move of
slowly. The speed increased quicker
and quicker it went. The poor man be-
came very anxious, the speed still in
creasing, until large drops Of sweat be-
came visible on his brow. By this time
the conductor had reached his car to
collect the tickets. Nearly out Of
breath, the man ran to him, exclaim-
ing


"Mr. Conductor, my OF will never
be able to keep up at this pace; it is
not possible"


"Y Your OK | Keep up to this pace |
What do you mean? I don't under
stand you. Have you oxen on board p


"Not on board, Of course. 1 tied
him to the railing of the hind car"


"You tied your OK to the railing Of the
hind car. Who told you TO do soP"


"No one but that is the way we al
ways do in the country"


OF course the conductor could not
stop his train before reaching the next
station, when, needless TO say, on look
ing for the OK, they found attached to
the rope pair Of horns, with q small
portion of the neck.
Year: 1876

There is much more in this than many
people suppose; at least, the unobserv-
ing and unrehecting do not understand
how much influence and effect the will
and the imagination has over the health
and vigor of body and mind. A man of
strong resolution can bring on or resist
disease or unhappy feelings by the very
power of his will and mental actions.
The following is to the point:


DON'T WORRY ABOUT YOURSELF.


The Journal Of Health says: "To re-
gain or recover health, persons should
be relieved from all anxiety concerning
diseases The mind has power over the
body. For person to think he has a
disease, will often produce that disease.
This we see effected when the mind is
intensely concentrated upon the dis
ease of another. 1t is found in the hos
pitals that physicians and surgeons who
make a specially of a certain disease,
are liable to die of it themselves; and
the mental power is so great that some
times people die of diseases which they
only have in imagination. We have
seen person sea-sick, in anticipation OF
voyage, before reaching the vessel.
We have known a person to die of can
Ger in the stomach when he had no can
Ger or any other mortal disease. A man,
blindfolded and slightly pricked in the
arm, has tainted and died from believ-
ing that he was bleeding to death.
Therefore, persons in health, and de-
string to continue 80, should at all
times be cheerful and happy; and those
who are sick should have their atten-
ton drawn as much as possible from
themselves. 1t is by their faith men are
saved, and also by their faith that they
die. If man wills not to die, he can
live in spite of disease; and if he has
little or no attachment to life, he will
slip away as easily as a child falls
asleep. Men live by their souls, and
not by their bodies. Their bodies have
no life of themselves; they are only re-
sources of hfe-tenements of their souls.
The will has much to do in continuing
the physical occupancy, or giving it
up"
Year: 1876

A farmer should not feed his stock in
the public highway, thereby losing
the drOpings Of the stock, and the
time and trouble Of hunting his stock
that may stray of hc should not let hi.
open bitches become filed with falling
timber and decaying grass, but keep them
quite clear; he should not leave his plows
aud har:oWs out all winter; should not
keep more stock than he could feed we'll
should not put of going to mill until The
meal tub is empty; should not put OF
hauling wood until the wood-Louss .
empty; should ro go to town ofteuer than
he has business and when hs docs GO.
should keep away from the grog-shop,;
should not beat his stock uumercifuly
should not run his wagon without grease ;
should not rut his plows away covered
with mud should not out wood with a
dull Ak; should not bother bis neighbor
too often to turn the grindstonc for him
should not depend too much on borrowing
should not let his wife milk in bad uoath.
or; should not suffer gaps left down in
the fence should not throw the grub.
corners into the public highway; should
not let too much fence rot down before
beginning to repair; should no. keep
scrub stock Of any kind should not put
off ditching until plowlng time, thereby
having two jobs on hand at once. and but
one hand to do them; should not let cora
stand cut all winter as feed for birds and
mice.
Year: 1876

A heather who stood in crowd in Cal
cutta listening to a missionary disputipg
with Brahmiu, said he knew which was
right though he did not understand the
language. lie knew he was in the wrong
who lost his temper first. For the most
part this is accurate way OF Judging.
Try to udvoid debating with people.
State your opinion and let them state


heirs. Ii YOU see that sick is crooked
aud you want people to see how crooked
it is, lay a stright rod down beside it /;
that will be quite enough. But. it You
are drawn III controversy, use very hard
arguments and very soft words. Fre'
quently, you cannot convince man by
tugging at his rcas' o; but you can per.
suade him by winning his affections.
Year: 1876

A muddy stream. flowing into one
clear and sparkling, for time rolls along
by itself A little further down they
unite, and the whole is impure.-So
youth, untouched BY sin, may, for time
keep its purity in foul company, but a
little later, aud :hey mingle.
Year: 1876

In the dim recess of thy spirits chamber
Is there some hidden grief thou may'st no
| tell7


Let not thy heart forsake thee, but remember
His plying eye, who sees and knows i
we'll
God knows it all
And art thou tossed on billows of temptation,
And would'st do good, but evil still pre-
walls?
O think amid the waves of tribulation,
When earthly hope, when earthly refuge


God knows it all
And dost thou sin thy deeds of shame con-
In some dark spot no human eye can see 2
Then walk in pride, without one sign reveal


ing


The deep remorse that should disquiet thee


God knows it all
Art thou opprest, and poor and heavy hearted,
The Heaven above thee in thick clouds ar


rayed,


And well-nigh crushed, no earthly strength


impaired,


Ne friendly voice to say, s'Be not afraid ~


God knows it all
Art thou mourner? Are thy tear-drops


flowing


For one SO early lost to earth and thee?
The depth of grief no human spirit knowing
Which means in secret like the moaning


God knows it all
Dost thou look back upon life of SHINING
Forward. and tremble for thy future lot?
There's One who sees the end from the begin


ming;
Thy tear Of penitence is unforgot.


God knows it all ! I
Then 60 to God Pour out your heart before |


Him,
There is no grief your Father cannot feel /;
And let your grateful songs of praise adore |
Him
To save, forgive, and every wound to heal


God knows it all
Year: 1876

ebony also plates and baskets inlaid in


colors. There is very rich set of fur


niture to be seen here of ebony, up.


holstered in blue satin. Kid gloves
form part of this exhibit, as also large
display of bay spirits. Among the
Greenland curiosities we found a model
of boat with fishing tackle complete,
and also dress of the Esquimaux.
Stuffed birds in cases. Curious figures
of the natives in slab shoes, or snow
shoes suppose. A beautiful Elder
Duck robe is shown; also Liquid Rem
net. various tools and coloring matter
for butter. Denmark has quite dis
play of cherry cordial, candles, playing
cards, stationery and artificial leather.
A gentleman's dress suit consisting of
black coat and pants and white vest all
made by hand is to be seen in a glass
case. There is also a model of an Es-
quimaux house, which is square with an
extending entry in which is built
chimney. Round the sides of the house
the beds are placed Oh deep benches,
one above the other. This might do for
Centennial times or camp meeting, but
for constancy we prefer more rooms
and smaller in size. Whilst on the
subject Of Denmark it may not be in
appropriate to speak of the "Study in
Butter" now on exhibition in the Art
Gallery, but formerly in the Women's
Pavilion. This beautiful alto relieve
picture can only be seen to be appreci-
ated. 1t is a lovely face and represents
1.-The Dreaming Iolanthe," the blind
daughter of King Rene, of Denmark,
the subject is an ideal portrait taken
from the poem liking Rene's Daughter"
by the Danish Poet Henric Hertz
This beautiful piece of work is the un-
tutored effort of natural born sculptor
Mrs. Brookes, of Arkansas it was
made in April at her home on farm
near Helena. She churned the butter
and modelled it from her own idea of the
poem. in her dairy when the thermom-
eter was in the upper figures She is,
as she says in her own sweet way, but
a common farmers wife, and when tell
ing over and over to the admiring
crowd that surround her, at all times,
her story, how she is sent here by tho
ladies' of Ohio. and how she made the
lively head with but few tools, (and
hose too are shown) her magnificent
'yes will flash with all the fire of true
genius; and the truthful confding face
will quickly dispel any doubt as to her
tory She had photographs and also
tereoscopic pictures for sale, of the
'icture which will serve as a refreshing
memory of a beautiful work of art and
lso its facinating artist.


ROSALEINE.
Year: 1876

occasionally meet with young men
IN whom l see nothing I could wish al
tered or improved; nevertheless I feel
anxious when I see them thoroughly
able to swim the current of the times !:
and | am continually impelled in this
case to call their attention to the fact
that man, in his frail boat, had the rud.
der placed in his hand in order that be
might not allow himself to be swayed
by chance currents, but by the dictates
of his judgment.
Year: 1876

What is done from habit in done
without reflection and without recollec-
tion. This explains why we are so lit
tie able to give the. reasons for our past
career, or to revive q remembrance of
its incidents.