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Year: 1873




Sir James Anderson, in an address be-
fore the Statistical Society, gave some new
and interesting facts concerning the laying
and lasting of ocean telegraph cables.
He first calls attention to the construction
of these submarine messengers. He says
the loss of cables was found to be attribu-
table, first and most important of all. to
imperfect manufacture; owing, without
doubt at the CONNIE ncement, to inexperi-
ence in insulating the wire. Also. that it
required carefully selected copper wire to
give the desired standared, some copper
wire being no better than iron for the pur-
pose Of conductivity; copper wire. one
tenth of an inch in diameter, being equal
to an iron wire one third Of an inch in di-
ameter for electrical purposes. He also
gives additionally the following causes for
failures. both in laying and preserving
cables. The copper conductor not being
kept in the centre of the gutta percha COW
ering, the electric current destroys the
light film, and then the cable being ex-
posed is soon destroyed. The first Atlan-
tic cable failed on account of imperfect
manufacture; it was also hastily laid,
never having been tested under water the
copper wire was not good, the steel
wires of the external covering were too
small it had been coiled and uncoiled too
many times, which, together with expos
ure to the sun and many changes Of tenn
perature ruined it. Gables are injured by
currents or tides, and by chatting upon
rocks. They are often laid too taut, and
if they are small and not not strong they
very soon break, and being weak cannot
be taken up for repair, and consequently
are lost Another enemy of the cable is
the teredo, or borers of the sea. They
are of various kinds. Some of them eat
away the hemp and then bore through the
gutta percha and destroy the core. Light
ming is still another source of damage, al
though this may be and now is guarded
against. Mr.. Anderson in particular ad-
vocates the construction and laying Of
large heavy cables, to bear the strain con-
sequent on laying in deep water, also to
be able to overcome the accumulation of
deposit that gathers on parts suspended
from one point to another, where the bot
tom of the ocean is uneven, and If pOssi-
BILE to be of sufficient weight to sink stead
lily to the bottom, especially where it has
to fall into hollows and cavities. Other
reasons are given, but these are sufficient,
in favor of large cables. We have been
. particularly interested in reading this ad-
Uress, anu We presume All are more OF less
interested in facts concerning the making,
laying and working of that wonderful mes
sager, which to-day brings to us informa-
ton of events transpiring in Europe and
on the continent Immediately after their
occurrence. Thirteen years have passed
away, over thirty thousand miles of ocean
cable have been laid, and we are in direct
communication with the ends of the earth
The great advantages given by this means
to trade, commerce, civilization, justice,
law, government and religion no one can
estimate
Year: 1873

FEtHE course of studies of this Academy embraces
IL the various branches of elementary training
and the higher ones of finished education


The utmost care will DC taken to cultivate in the
pupils those moral and religious principles which
Year: 1873

The Liberal Republicans are spoken of BY
the Nation, as "a curious instance of a party
hVins everywhere throughout the country on
the strength they are supposed to have some
where else.''
Year: 1873

Our Spanish contemporary is con-
siderably aggravated by the littleed-
itorial reference by the HERALD 70 the
filthy condition. of the Virgihius, end
explains it, by claiming that owing to
the use OF fat and oil In the furnaces
when she was trying to escape from
the Tornado, the vessel was very foul
when it came Into Spanish hands.
Just so, but we should have thought
from the boastful manner In which
the Spanish declared their intention
of retaining the vessel, they would
have cleaned her up little.
Year: 1873

A THE "BKEWSTEK WAGUN." A
in all weights, for pleasure driving speeding,


exQuisitey fnishea.
and embracing In their construction the various inn
rrovements introduced by US during the past years.
the Standard for Quality
throughout the United States.
These wagons exclusively the production of our
well-known Broome street factory, and offered in
stock in all respects equal i'll quality to those built to the
order Of the most valued customer, and at prices


uniform to all.
In order that we may not be confounded with Joint
stock company Of carriage dealers who have adopted
firm name similar to our own ana npddenty claim the
reputation have made for the brewster Wagon, we
beg the public will remember that cur only warerooms
at the corner of


Fifth avenue and Fourteenth street,


and our only Factory Hro0ne street


BREWSTER CO.,


of Broonle street.
Year: 1873

SMALL PRIVATE FAMILY WANT A FURNISHED
N House for the summer months only rent not over
800 per month the house must tc fully and elegantly
furnished with all the modern improvements. Call ON
or address n, Villas, Fifth Avenue Hotel
Year: 1873

LADY DESIRES TO MEET A PARTY HAVING
N House in first class location, partially furnished
who would remain and board for the whole or part OF
the rent with privilege Of taking one or two others ref
erences given and required. Address BUSINESS, box
133 Herald Uptown Branch office.
Year: 1873

COOK "A BARGAIN.-HORSE. EXPRESS WAGON
DALO. ana Harness; the horse Is sound Kind and
true an extra good worker and suitable ar any business
Call for three days at 2Cl West Twcntyhh street,
Eighth avenue.
Year: 1873

From the Denver Tribune.


An old drover from the far-off plains of
Texas got upon the Kansas Pacific train at
Ellsworth with the intention of going to
Kansas City. There also got on the train at
the same station two cattle Dealers one of
them a short, muscular little fellow who plays
the most prominent part in this affair. A
party of three of those pestiferous thieves
known to all Western railroads-monte gam
blers-soon made their presence known, and
in few m4ments pocketed the drover's last
twenty dollar note. 1t was at this juncture
that the above mentioned little cattle man in
terfered in the old drover's behalf, when the
monte men arrogantly told him to mind his
hint, word led to word, and words to blows.


The cattle droyer managed to put in Sc
ries of scientific sedge-hammer blows, which
soon sent the monte thief bowling and bleed
ing over the Seats The other monte men
joined in to take hand, when the other
cattle drover met them. and in short time
punished them fearfully. Finding them
selles beaten, they retreated at the muzzles
of the cattle mems revo]vers to the sleeping
car, and locked themselves up in the draw
ing-room, drew their revolvers and knives,
and bade defiance to further attack


A council of war was held in the front
Car, when it was agreed that the monte men
should be permitted to hold the sleeping car
until the train reached Salina, where Sher-
ifs posse had been telegraphed for. But
this arrangement was not satisfactory to the
brave little drover. He had resolved upon
recovering the old mans money, and ap-
peared to treat with contempt the knives and
pistols pointed at the windows of the draw
ing-room. After washing off the blood from
his face and hands, he walked boldly into
the sleeping-ca where the three gamblers,
driven to bay, stood watch within the locked
glass door. With a huge navy revolver in
each hand, the young man dashed open the
door Of the den, and pointed his cooked re-
volvers at the astonished gamblers, coolly de-
manding the old drover's lost money.


Finding that he was determined to have it,
and seeing the passengers closing in with
cooked revolvers, the gamblers gave up the
money. This did not satiyfy the drover.
he now demanded the surrender of all the
knives and pistols in their possession. After
some parleying the arms were given up and
the monte men held under guard until the
train rolled into Salina, where Sheriff's
posse awaited them with bracelets and
guard of honor. They were taken from the
train and escorted to Jail.
Year: 1873

Some LADIES suffer dreadfuily with the
headache and this causes their hair to fade.
NATURES HAIR RESTORATIVE is a sure
remedy for the ache and will restore the
color of blanched, gray or faded hair. See
advertisement
Year: 1873

REPRESENTATION is THE THIEF OF
TnE.-At this season of the year, when
life may be cut off in few hours by an
attack of Cholera, Cholera MOrbus, Diar
rhoea, Dysentery, Cholera 1nfatum, or
some kindred disease, none should fail to
have at all-times a supply of Dr. McCabe's
renowned Medicated Blackberry Brandy on
hand. A more certain cure, and at the
same time pleasant remedy, can not be
found in the whole range of materia med
lea. The Millions who have used it testify
to this
Year: 1873

bJ- One of the greatest luxuries of
riches is that they enable you to escape
so much good advice. The rich are
always advising the poor, but the poor
seldom venture to return the compli-
ment.
Year: 1873

1F BAD KNOWN IT LAST YEAR.-This was
the language of poor cripple, who, fourteen
months ago, was smashed under an iron BEAM
he had been allowed to suffer pain and assume
a mass OF deformity-but he had now recovered
the use of one knee by the Centaur Liniment
we hear such language every day. There is
no pain this liniment will not assuage, no
lameness it will not alleviate, and no swelling
it will not subdue. n.
Year: 1873

Aprofessor of hygiene proposes to utilize
the skins of porcupiues by converting them
into friction towels. The quills are to be
shaved off near to the skin so as to leave a
surface somewhat like that of very rough.
Turkish towel. To fret the human skin with
that the '.fretful porcupine'' is an idea glow
ing with savage grandeur.
Year: 1873

ASSIST NATURE in her efforts to shake of
cough or cold, or she may revenge herself by
giving up the contest. Remember that with
Hale's Honey of Horehnurd and Tar for an ally,
she will extinguish the worst cough in few
days. Sold by all druggists.
Year: 1873

In these days, Fame is an easy prey. One
has only to drink glass full of emotional in
sanity and commit a murder, or strut through
foreign lands with the American ensign nail
ed to his mainmast, or take contract for
cleaning the streets, and the newspaper will
do the rest.
Year: 1873

Massachusetts Millerites having appointed
the end of the world for next Saturday, Gil
more is provoked that he was not informed
of it in time to get up one more jubilee and
engage the Angel Gabriel to perform his horn
solo before a Boston audience.
Year: 1873




The following well-timed and sensible
remarks on the miseries Of the First Of
April, we find in the Mechn1csbuy True
Republicans, and as they applysequally as
well to this county, We reproduce them:


"There is no other day named in the
almanac which attracts so much attention
and is filed with so many hopes, expecta-
tions, disappointments and chagrin as the
LIST day of April in this community, that
being the general settlement day 1t has
been the custom so long that the memory
Of man runneth not to the contrary that
that day is the auspieious time to settle
accounts thee and me. How it came to
be established we cannot say any more than
We can give the reason why moving day
is on the same day, or in New York on
the first day Of May. IL is nuisance
nevertheless, and we are informed by our
bankers that the practice Of making pay
ments on the first Of April is increasing
with surprising rapidity every year. If
A. makes purchase from B. he gives his
note maturing on the first Of April 1s--.
B. gives similar obligation to c., and thus
it goes. Everybody expecting everybody
to ANTE up on that particular day. Now
what is the consequence? Why, from
about the inception Of year to the second
week in April, everybody is short Of cash


Parties who have money to loan hold it
for snap on the list. The banks are
compelled to contract their circulation in
anticipation of run on that day, and as
a consequence we country people lose three
months business every year because We
make the lst day Of April settlement day.
We have known farmers who have sold
their grain in Winter and deposited the
money they received for il in bank, aud
compelled their blacksmith to wait until
the LIST, who in turn settled with his cred
itors on that day. Now what is the use
of all this? Why not, when giving an
obligation make it payable at say one year
from date, or 80 days after date, instead Of
'on the first day Of April 1874, / propose
to pay A. B., one hundred dollars? We
charge nothing for the suggestion here
given. but hope it will receive the consid-
eration Of our financial economists"
Year: 1873

REMEMBER THIs.--No man can ever
borrow himself out Of debt If you wish
for relief, you must work for Il. You
must make more and spend less than yon
did while you were running in debt.
Year: 1873

There is an old gentleman in Berk-
shire, VT, who is doing his best to both
er the Psychologists. His years are four
score, and for some time he has been
bald at the top, with neat fringe of
perfectly white hair. He has used no
restoratives, or katharions, or invigor-
aters, but beautiful black crop of hair
has sprung from the smooth surface Of
his Uranium. This alone would consti-
tute him one of the principal phenom-
ena of the nineteenth century; but this
is by no means all. Though he had
been long molirless and incisorless, he
has lately cut three elegant teeth, so
that "redolent of joy and youth" the
gales of the Green Mountain seem to
have breathed for him "a second spring"
But now comes the most astounding
part of the story; and we are sure we
don't know what the teetotalers will
say when they hear it. For We are 60
ing to announce that the rejuyenated
Labelle has all his long life been a reck-
less imbiber, regular hard drinker, a
yotary of the morning cocktail and of
the evening night-cap. This may ac-
count for his having become hairless
and toothless, but what is to account for
his miraculous new locks and recent
ivories? It's a mystery; and in the
present dark state of the case we are
not prepared to say that bitters are good
for badness or "tods" for toothlessness.
In fact, we are not prepared to say any
thing more about it.
Year: 1873

There is something more than their
fragrance that makes US love violets. IL
is very sweet to be drawn by their sub
e,yet powerful odor to search for them
under the dark leaf shelters where they
love to hide.


They seem to have chosen for their
text, BE ye humble;" and the dainty
little preachers not only preach by pre-
cept, but by example, to those who, like
themselves, are appointed to lowly
places in life.


There is something particularly attrac-
tive in their habit of blooming Just
when other flowers are beginning to re-
treat before the advance Of the ffosS
king. This is surely lesson to those
who are willing to bloom through the
summer days Of prosperity, but wither
at the first approach of adversely. Let
us emulate the brave spirit of the little
purple-robed preachers. Let Us breath
out fragrance-that is, our general in
huence--as all times remembering who
hath appointed alike the cold winds and
the soft airs of summer.


wandered in the garden in the early
Sabbath morning,and 1 found some vio-
lets cloaked in brown elm leaves,and the
little purple darling nestled In them As
violets only can. And l found that
they loved the sunshine as much as some
of us do, and are glad when the Father
appoints them to place in It. So 1
learned another lesson from them, it is
best to grow where and how tho Father
chooses. If he puts : us In sunshine, let
us joyfully praise him; If he places Us
In the shade, let ..us breathe forth fra-
GRANGE and p11ss him there.
Year: 1873

The following is a description of the
difference between the genuine and
counterfeit $500 legal tender note, issue
of 1859: The upright that holds the
balance scales held in the right hand of
the female figure shows white line in
the counterfeit on the lower part of the
palm of the hand to the second finger.
In the genuine note the upright is quite
black and lost in the shadow. The low
er part of the right lapel of the coat in
the portrait of Adams in the counter
felt forms an angle; in the genuine it is
a distinct curved line. Also the but
tons in the counterfeit are irregular in
shape, while in the genuine they are de-
cidedly round and dark in color. Par
ticular attention is called to button on
the left side of the coat in the counter
felt. In the word "Washingtonn in the
counterfeit note the black shade form
ing the first stroke of the letter "W"
forms an angle at the bottom. In the
genuine note it forms curve in ruled
shading under the right hand stroke of
the letter "W /" and one over the letters
"a'' and IS" There are four ruled lines
in the counterfeit. There are but three
in the genuine note. Under the letters
''a" and "s''' in the word "WashingtonY
in the counterfeit there are five ruled
lines; in the genuine four; also under
the letter "he' in the same word. There
are four ruled lines in the counterfeit; ;
in the genuine three. At the bottom of
the letter ''F'' in the denomination
title there are five ruled lines in the
counterfeit; in the genuine six. The
localized fibre on the left of the portrait
is blue in tile genuine, without color in
the counterfeit The red seal in the
genuine is printed in delicate carmine
color; in the counterfeit it is more of a
brick color, and has heavy appearance,
more especially the rays which form the
outside of the seal. Attention is called
to the blurred and scrdtchy appearance
of the lathe work and lettering on
the back of the counterfeit, which


upon comparison with the gem
uine, will be readily perceived.
Year: 1873

Where do most men find their great
est help or their greatest hindrance to
success in their businessl At homel
Frugality there commonly means pros
perity. Extravaganza there commonly
means vexation, temptation to business
gambling, and to eventual ruin. Half
the married men who practice swindling
are pushed on to it by an extravagant
wife and family. A mans wife is either
his best friend or his worst enemy.
Year: 1873

Young beginners in life S morning


Don't forget the rainy day;
Sunshine cannot last forever,


Or the heart be always gay.
Save the dime, and then the dollar,
Lay up something as you roam
Choose some blooming spot of beauty,
Some fair lot, and plant u home"
You, too, who have babes around you,
Coming up to take your place,
Give them something to remember


Homestead memories let them trace
Would you feel the pride OF manhood,
Let the sun yonr dwelling greet
Breathe the blessed air OF freedom,


own the soil beneath your feet.
You, too, who perhaps have squaHdered
Lifc's fair morn--'tis not too late!
Start at once to WOO bright Fortune,


Rail no more at so-called .'Fate."
Sow the golden seeds of saving


In the rich and quickening loan;
Spend your last days not with strangers,
Enter Hea7en's gate from -home"
Year: 1873

A newly married man was directed
by his wife to order some yeast, Mon
day night, and not having very we'll
defined idea of yeast himself,he told the
baker to send up a couple dollars worth.
At nine o'clock the next morning three
men might have been seen Juggling and
sweating up the front stairs of that
mans house with cask of yeast. ls,s
Year: 1873

There is no accounting for a woman's
wrath. A man in Albany recently
plunged into the river to save lady
who was drowning, and she got as mad
as an old hen because lie pulled her
chignon off in getting her out. The
probability is that man won't make u
"human society" of himself again right
away.
Year: 1873

To the Managers of the Daily Graphic.


GENTLEMEN: 1 received your note
this morning, inviting me to go up in
the balloon. You say that you desire
me to go as the representative of the
Duly Graphic-to be the official historian
of the first great aereal voyage across
the Atlantic.


l thank you gentlemen, for your fiat
tering invitation, which herein accept.
don't know what have done, or why
you single ME out and invite me to go
up and improve my condition. How
ever, 1 will make positive arrangements
to go up in your balloon after the 10th
of September. have consulted with
many of my friends here, and they all
advise me to go. OF course it makes
them feel sad, butehey are glad to make
the sacrifice-glad to contribute the life
of one they love so well to the cause of
science. My uncle, Consider, says the
sadness of my fixed departure would be
somewhat alleviated if he could only be
assured that would never return.


You ask me what desire to take as
luggage, offering me any space which
may desire. First of all, should like
to take several Saratoga young ladies.
They like to take great deal of room,
but 1 assure you they are very light.
They are anything but solid young Ia
dies. In case the balloon is too heavy,
the young ladies are willing to be
as ballast. is thought that they
would float away very gracefully.
Twelve young ladies here to-day, with
Worth dresses and hair put up i" "hard-
soap scollops," only weighed ninety
eight pounds.


I should like also to take my horse
and dOg-cart- We may land miles from
any street cars and out of the sight of
any omnibus, besides, it will be nicer to
drive into town IN style anyway.


+ should also like to take up a watch
dog, and a double-barreled SHOTGUN, to
be used in case Mr.. Wise and 1 don't
agree about meals served at the table or
to prevent my being called too early in
the morning. My theory-is to ascend
about two miles, and then go straight
across to Buckingham Palace, and put
mp with Mr.. Buckingham one night, and
then go to Canton. In case consider
ed it dangerous or disagreeable 10 ride
in the air, should instruct Mr. Wise and
the boys to strap the balloon to the deck
of a steamer or lace it tight, if the ladies
did not object, to train of ears. Borne
along at the rate Of twenty miles an
hour on a freight car, Mr.. Wise could
have ample opportunity to make his ex-
periments with air currents and-toll-
gates and things. really believe that
the safest way to do is to all get in the
balloon, put it on a clipper ship, and
let the wind blow us any where except
over the large islands or continents.


IF everything is satisfactory, and you
will send me few thousand dollars to
buy champagne and cigars, and breast
pins, and a loaf or two of bread-an ab-
solute necessity, you know, when you
are going to travel-if you will do all
this, I'll take your money now, and say
ing, "May Heaven bless your great en-
terprise," put it in my pocket, where
you will always know where it is.


Yours sure,


ELI PERKINS.