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Year: 1873

Prompt and Energetic Action OF the


Health Board and the Pilot Commfs-


sion to the Floating Onal-What


Was Done by the New York Rendering


Company on Saturday.


If the onal contractors OF either New YORK or
Brooklyn violate the law by throwing offal In the
harbor IL Will not be because vigilant measures are
not taken by the New York health authorities. In
this they are supported by the Pilot Commission,
and IT was believed by the latter yesterday that
clear case OF violation OF the law had been de-
tectod, but subsequent inquiry showed that the
pi OF who gave the information was slightly IN
error. The Board OF Health send an inspector
with the tug that conveys the New YORK Render
ing Company's o1al. and 1t is also watched Dy the
state Inspector. On Saturday the Health Board In
spectOr went on board the tug General Sheridan
which towcd the rendering boats ana tnelr con, 4,
tents out to sea, about tnree miles 10 tne east Vi
the Highland light This was further out TO sea
than even the law requires. The vigilance 0I Tue
Health Department OF the city VIII not pe relaxed
In any way and II IL believed that the nuisance
recently complained Of will not occur again. me
Health Board has reason to pelleVe that large
numbers OF the dead horses recently seen IN the
Narrows were thrown there from the Long Island
shore. The harbor authorities are following up
that suspicion and if these Offenders are found
they will be summarily dealt with.
Year: 1873

Strnus, the Escaped Convict, Within an
Ace Of Being Again n Free Man.


Manuel Straus alias Charles Josephs, who was
on Sunday committed for trial on charge OF petty
larceny, and who, as stated in the HERALD, was
suspected of being an escaped convict, was fully
identified such yesterday by Onlcer Sullivan, of
Sing Sing. He was, however, within an ace of
being again free man yesterday morning, and IN
telling how it Is only proper to give due credit to
Sergeant Phillips and Keeper Fury, OF the York
vile Police Court Prison. Tor the vigilance and ac-
tlvlty displayed by them.


Straus, according to the commitment made out
on Sunday, was to have been sent to the TOmbs
yesterday morning. 1t was arranged between his
friends that good bail $500 was to have been
given, and before his identification on the more
serious charge OF being an escaped convict coud
be completed he would be far away from the city,
Sergeant Phillips having assured himself that
Straus none other than the convict Josephs,
he consulted with the keeper down stairs, who
agreed TO keep the prisoner until an answer to O
teegraphic despatch could be received from Sing
Sing. The answer came and it soon after fol-
lowed by officer Sullivan, who identified his man.


Another complaint was then taken against
Straus by Justice Hogan now sitting, in the ab-
sence OF Justice BiXby, who Is in the country and
upon it he was sent TO the TOmbs, from which
place he will be sent back to prison in Sing Sing
TINS morning On being fully identified, Sraus said
that he escaped about month ago by cOnceaing
himself in a barrel. The prisoner, who is young
man. is the son Of q very respectable and wealthy
Nineteenth ward citizen.
Year: 1873

ganlzed on the cooperative plani but we
Judge in the end a joint stock company
would be most satisfactory to oil con-
cerned.


We do not assume, of course, that one
such such suburban hostelry Is all that
would be required. We presume that in
a few years there would be demand for
several. But one would do for a begin
ming.


Our people are beginning more and
more TO realize the trials Of summer res
idenco in the city, and to turn their eyes
more longlngly each summer to the coun'
Try. And each recurring season they will
be attracted more and morein that dlroc-
ten. There are not many who can go
away 10 the mountains, the lakes or the
seaside, but somo Of those who do would
stop near the city II there was any place
they could go, while very many who
swelter through the whole summer in
town would be overIoyed to have the ad'
vantages of a place near the city such as
we have described. In time, we doubt
not, country residences, boarding houses
and hotels will spring up along all the
lines of railway leading into the city on
this side Of tho river. But such growths
are the work Of time. Immediate wants
must be attended to first; and the lmme.
dIate want to which we direct attention Is
the want of somebody to erect flstclass
hotel in one OF the localities we have sug.
gested, or in a better one it better one
can be found.
Year: 1873

The first locomotive was patented twenty years ago. Driving only one car, if Highly loaded it did very we'll but when the load it drew was heavier than its own weight. its wheels would not bite-that is, they would not turn round and round without advancing. Hence cOw-catcher was needed behind to guard against cattle run niug into it ill the rear. It seemed at first impossible to make less weight move a greater on an up grade and, for P years afterward, no one invented an engine able to draw three times its own weight. At the present day, however, locomotives sweep along with trains more ponderous by l5 or 20 times than they are themselves. One means of gaming this vast increase of power for the locomotive, was by dividing the load. It was found, that an engine powerless to stir five times it's weight of freight when concentrated in one car, could readily draw it when distributed in dozen cars loosely shackled together. It was heavier than each single car; and it had overcome the inertia of each one. a mo- ment before it encountered the inertia of another. It was thus more tt an match for each Car taken singly; and, pulling them successively, it drew after 1t a train as long as comet, and the farther 1t ran the more strength it had to run farther. Here was the story of little David over again. Ordinarily the stripling's weight, as he told Goliath, was one hundred and twenty, but whenever he got mad he weighed ton. Moreover, the engine forced the momen tum acquired by every car it had started, tC swell it's own potency in overcoming tht l resistance of all that remained still mo I tionless.

 This railroad (maklng ligh engine draw heavy train), if not SO com mon would seem miraculous and it i. analogous to an expedient for securing farm which is equally simple and equally eff1cacious. It is this: Divide your pay bought of the Burlington & Missouri Rive three years, on ten years credit, and siy per cent. interest, you pay in eleven in stallments spread over half life time-th, first not due till the beginning of the thirt year. Besides every acre you improve add to your paying power, as the headway o every moving car reinforces the tractile en ergy of the locomotive"

 In purchases made since 1872 nothing i due on the principal until the beginning o the fifth year, and then only one-seventl annually.

 Divide and conquer" is the maxim o Satan when he sows discord among bretl ren. Use it for your good as Satan wi for your harm, and as Stephenson did t multiply the magical forces of hls immol tai and world-moving locomotive. "Ge mad and weigh tou." own land and nc body shall ever own you. Be your ow man!
Year: 1873

The first load of coal for this season passed through our village last Monday morning. ......L Law and disorder again seem to have got pretty much the upper hands of everything hereabouts lately. We had three suits last Saturday, but am inclined to think your readers will hardly care for the details..... The Housatonic river was stocked with salmon last Friday the work being done under the auspices and at the expense of the state of Connecticut There were forty thousand baby fish put in the river at Kent, and bid to be good children and grow.....B. Grotta is still working in our village, doing what he can to induce the farmers to sell their tobacco for the large prices he is offering. X.
Year: 1873

RAILROAD MATTERS. seems to be something of misunderstanding between the railroad men of tho West and the farm CTS, the latter claiming that they are com pelled to pay such exhorbitant tariffs, they cannot live. This is indeed an unpleasant state of affairs, but as railroad men gen. eralTS are very fair dealing class of our business population, it is hoped the matter will be adjusted satisfactorily to all con cerned. Very applicable indeed is the above statement of the business honor of railroad men, to those who have the man agement of our western railroads. If among them is found d superintendent who is 80 destitute of business honor and hon esty as to sch the official patronage of which he has control, as for instance the office of passenger conductor for the paltry sum of $500, he is at once pronounced unworthy a position among honorable rail- road managers. and the conductor, whose only qualification for the office is his abili- ty to pay that $500, is not recognized among the craft as @ member.
Year: 1873

1 saw in the columns of your paper of last week, also the week before, an article from Ore Hill, one by triple stars, another by an anonymous correspondent. The first wondered why something was not said about the new depot and school house, and in order to satisfy the curiosity of the form CT will give brief description of each. The new depot recently erected is all that could be asked for; it is large building situated in the centre of the village, is about 40x5e feet, 1 should think, which gives room for good sized store house and two other rooms of likewise dimensions. The one is used for the accommodation of passengers, and the other for an office for the Brook Pit Mining Go. The railroad company could well afford to give us a building like this, as we can boast of send ing more freight from this place than any other station between Hartford and Miller ton, during the past year,. The new school house is another beautiful building erected during the winter, and adds much to the many attractions of this place, and we can

 

 nished building as anyother town in the country around us. All seem to feel proud of it, not only the parents, but children also. The school is under the supervision of two competent teachers ana bids fair to rank among the first in town. It numbers about 90 scholars. The anonymous cor. respondent must be mistaken, or wrongly informed about the mining of this place, and hope he or she will pardon me for cor recting little. In the first place it said that the men employed by the Chattield Mining Co. were Italians, which was quite mistake, for the most of them can boast of the best blood that ever came from the ark, and think it an insult to be called Ital- ians, and the men are under the supervi- sion of MT. John Landon of Falls Village, who was boss of the hands employed by the Ames Works situated in that place. MT Harris being superintendent of the farming and mining business excepting the boss over the men. This company employs about 50 men and 22 horses, and will soon commence to send ore. The first part of the season has been occupied by building, which is the carse of their being later than usual in raising the mineral. The buildings consist of washer building and dwelling houses for the men. The Brook Pit will probably send large quantity of ore this season, as they have commenced with their usual vigor, employing 45 men, also 2l horses and carts. MT. Hoysradt, the over seer, calculates to give the ore bed fits this year. Mr. M. Gibbs, who has been in the employ of Barnum Richardson Co.,, also $ resident of this place the past year, left us on Tuesday, much to the regret of his many friends, for Negauaee, Michigan. He is still in the employ of the same company and will occupy the position of book-keep CT, which he we'll merits. He is very promising young man, and has always proved himself gentleman of the strctes integrity, temperate in all bis habits, ant one of society's brightest ornaments. w wish him pleasant journey and success ii all his undertakings. P. w. MINER.
Year: 1873

A Little Rock editor is pathetic about the loss of exchanges, and says that anybody may steal his wardrobe, eat his luncheon, or take his empty pocketbook, if only his exchanges can be spared.
Year: 1873

A correspondent of the Journal HOF
ticuiure recommends the use of oil of
vitrol for destroying such hardy weeds as
plantains and thistless, on law or along
fences 1t is much more effectual and
expeditions than salt. We condense the
following extract:


"Take an old backing bottle, with
wire round it 70 carry it by, and stick
to dip with. The stick should not be
pointed, but should be notched around
for an inch or two at the end, the better
to hold the liquid. Just one drop quite
in the heart of the plantain is sufficient to
cause death, aud the notched stick will
contain at one dip enough to destroy three
or four plants. If the acid is good work or
death can be both seen and heard, for the
the vitriol Kisses, and it burns up the
plautain in a moment, A row of plan
tains foot wide spring up on a lawn here
where an iron feuce formerly ran. The
owner, seeing at place where he visited
the good effect of vitriol, put the hint in
practice. The plantains were killed in
an hour, and have never appeared again,
1t is three years ago, and it is impossible
to recognize the line of the fence it com
pletely burned the roots out. L have
tried it on large dandelions with the same
result. One of the young gentlemen here
amused himself by hunting out the long
est thistles he could fud to experiment
on the vitriol completely killed them by
eating the roots out. Care is required
that it does not touch the skin, boots or
clothes it is not safe in the hands of
children, but a man or woman with ten
minutes practice can kill plantains much
more quickly than any lad can eat gooes
berries"
Year: 1873

Half the perplexily, annoyance and
trouble that men have in this world is in
consequence of gettitg into debt. /.
seems to be natural for some people to
buy and incur obligations without meas
ure so long as they can avoid paying away
ready cash. Give one of this sort a chance
to buy on credit, and question of payment
is matter that he cares but little about.
But what crop of trouble springs up from
the seed of debt. How many gray hairs
1t brings, and how it shortens life soms-
times leading men to commit suicide or
murder. And yet how easy it is to keep
clear OF this terrible monster. Every
young man should form a fixed and unal.
tcrable determination, before commence
ing his active business career, not to incur
one penny of Indebtedness under any cir
cumstances. Never buy anything unless
you have the money to pay for it at once.
Pay no attention to the splendid oppor-
tunites," "rare chances" bargains"
bargains" and the like. Such are only
traps set to catch victims. If you see
anything that you would like to accept
look first at your money piles, and make
the answer depend on that. Always pay
as you go. If you are short of money,
gauge your demands accordingly.
Year: 1873

Mr. Fulton, writing to the Baltimore


american says: We have before alluded


10 the universal respect for law, and


Tor the ofhcers of the law, which is man-


tanned throughout Austria. To resist an
offlcer OF the law, as we before stated, is
regarded as most heinous offence not
against the man, but against the majesty
of the law. Such an offence as that of at


tacking a member of City Council as he
came from the Council Chamber. as re.
Gently occurred in Baltimore, would have
given the offender imprisonment for life
at hard labor. A case has recently oc
Cured here in Vienna illustrative of this
sentiment which I will relate for the
benefit of Judge Gilmer, aud all other
judges who may have in charge the tria!
and sentence Of parties guilty of such of
fences.


Since the commencement Of the Expo
sition several mounted police have been
stationed at the head of the Praterstrasse
to carry out the published regulations
with regard to carriages coming from and
going to the Prater. A few weeks since
the young Baron Won Heiue dashed
along with his team of spirited horses, and
was halted by the police and directed
to proceed on the other side of the streets.
He was indignant at the interruption,
gave the whip to his horses and drove on,
but was soon interrupted by two other
police, when he again applied his whip to
both horses aud the police. He was i'm,
mediately dragged from his seat and sent
to the station, where he presented his
card aud was allowed to depart. A trial
was, however, ordered, and he has been
sentenced to fifteen months imprison
ment at hard labor, aud to forfeit his
title Of Baron with all its rights and privi
leges. He is now iu Jail waiting the re-
suit of and appeal to the Supreme Court,
which has the power to modify the pun


shment. but cannot restore him to his
title. This can only be done by the En-
peror, and not even by him until the ex
piration Of five years. So it will be seen
that neither money nor station Is al ex-
emption to those who violate law or re
sist an officer in the performance of his
duty. Baron Won Heiue.is nephew of
the celebrated German poet, Heinrich
Heiue aud his father millionair, being
also the editor and proprietor of the
Frsnden Bldtt, one of the leading papers
of Vienna. 1t is thought that the Court
will reduce the time of Imprisonment to
six months, but the general verdict will
be approved.
Year: 1873

a year or two ago We presented some
sentiments regarding the use of oat meal
IN water as beverage. We find a repro
duction of commentator of the pre-
paration In another journal The editor
says:


last summer We attended field trial
OF ploughs, and for drink in the field We
had buckets of cold water with oat meal
stirred in, which we found to be both
ylctuals and drink and mighty refresh
ing"


The Medical Jourdal of Edinburg saws
that IN Its raw state, when it is mixed
up with water, it is becoming a favorite
dish. The brose of Aud Scotland is
becoming favorite dsh-aud we are
glad to note this, because it to be a
healthy and muscle forming commodity
by the hunters and trappers of the West,
who are substituting oat meal in this form
for parched and Indian corn. The same
brawny fellows-whose scorn of fatigue is
known to all readers of travel aud natural
history-have found out that a very &C.
ceptable drink is made by putting about
two tea spoousful of oat meal to a tumbler
Of water. This they, the hunters and
trappers-aver to be the best drink they
can use, and it is at once nourishing,
stimulating and satisfying"
Year: 1873

a writer in the London Times tells
how they trap tigers in India, and des-
cribes the trap in use in some parts of the
country. Strong posts are fixed in the
ground so as to form circle of palisades
ten or twelve feet in diamter. Another
larger circle is formed 10 the same way
outside the other, leaving space of
foot and a half between the two. In the
outer circle small door is made of
width equal TO the space within the
circles. A goat or calf is tied to post
in the centre and the door is opened, SO
that it stands across the space between
the circles. The tiger comes aud walks
round the outer circle till be finds the
entrance. He enters and walks around
the space till he meets the opsn door
which he pushes back into its place. The
sIace is too narrow for him to turn round
or exert bis great strength, aud he con-
tiuues to walk round aud round till morn
iog, when he is easily killed, and the bait
extrieated uIhurs.
Year: 1873

Children's ears ought never to be boxed


We have seen that the passage of the car is
closed by thin membrane, especially adapt
ed to be influenced by every impulse of tho
air, and with nothing but the air to support
it internally. What, then, can be more
likely to in lure this membrane than a sndden
and forcibe compression Of the air in front
of ii: If any one desi gned to break or
Oyer-stretch the membrane, he could scarcely
devise more effective means than to bring
the::hand suddenly and forcibly down upon the
passage of the caa, thus driving the air yio-
lenty before it, with no possibility for it,
escape but by the membrane giving way.
And far too often it does give way, especially
if, frGm any previous disease, it has been
weakened. Many children are made deaf
by boxes on the ear i'll this way. Nor is this
the only way; if there is one thing which
does the nerve of hearing more harm than
most any other, it is q sudden jar or shock.
Children and grown persons alike may be
entirely deafened by falls or heavy blows
upon the head And boxing the ears produces
a similar effect, though mere slowly and in a
less degree. 1t tends to dull the sensibility
of the nerve, even if it does not hurt the
membrane. knew pitiful case, once, OF
q poor youth who died from a terrible dis
ease of the ear He had a discharge from it
since he was child Of course his hearing
had been dull and what had happened was
that his father had often boxed his ear for
ina;tention. Most likely that boxing On :ile
ear, diseased az it was, had much to do with
his dying And this brings ME to the seconc;
point. Children should never hc blamed for
being inattentiye, until it has been found oU,t
whether they are little deaf. This is easily
done by placing them at few yards distance
and trying whether they can understand what
is said to them in a rather low tone Of voice.


Each ear should bc tried, while the other Is
stopped by the finger. do not say that
children are never guilty of inattentioc, es-
pecially to that which they do not particu-
iarly wish to here; but DO say that very
many children are blamed and punished for
inattention when they really do not hear.
And there is nothing at once more cruel and
more hurtful to the character of children
than to be found fault with for what is really
their misfortune. Three thing should be re-
membered here: i. That slight degrees of
deafness, often lasting only for time, are
very common among children, especially
during or after colds. .. That light deaf
ness, which does not prevent person from
hearing when he is expecting to be spoken
to, will make him very dull to what he is not
expecting; and, 8. That there is kind of
deafness in which a person can hear pretty
well while listening, but really very hard OF
hearing when not listening.
Year: 1873

SOME of the bridges in China are of extra
ordinary beauty and magnifcence. There is
one near Peking built entirely of white mar
ble elaborately ornamented. Others are found
over the canals of still greater magniicence
and with grand triumphal arch at each end;
and some, instead of being built with arches,
are fiat from one side of the canal to the
other, marble flags of great length being laid
on piers so narrow and airy that the bridge
looks as if it were suspended in the air.
From the amazing facilities afforded by the
numerous canals for transportation of goods
by water, these bridges do not require to be
built of great strength, for only foot passen-
gers use the bridges, which is the reason they
are of such an elegant and fanciful construc-
tion. These bridges are built with rumber
of arches, the central arch being about
forty feet wide, and high enough for yes-
sells to pass without striking their masts.
The great elevation of these bridges renders
steps necessary. They resemble, in this res
pect the old bridges of Venice. on which
YOU ascend by steps on one side, and descend
on the other in the same way. Chain bridges
were not made in this country for more than
eighteen centuries after they were kown in
China.