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N. C., September 25. 1886.
t OCR CHURCHES.
Bt. Michael’s CP. E.) church, Mint Bt. Ber
A. M„ andßP. M. Sunday School
at 4 P. M. Rxt. P. P. Alston, Pastor
M. t hureh, Sjjth Orahim St; Senricos,
SI '» ’ * nd Sunday School at
W A. M Riv. a M. Haines, Pastor
Kirrt Baptist chu ch. South Church St; Ser
•3iccsl«t ii a. M„ 3 P k and 8 P. M. Sunday
•SclNol a. 1 P. M. Rev. A. A. Powell, Padtor
TSbenezer Baptist church, East 2nd St Ser
vices at II A. M 3P. M„ and BP. M. Bun
‘.lnv School at IP. M. Rev. Z. Hacohton
Pastor.
Presbyterian churh, corner 7th and Collwc
Services at 3P. M and BPM Simitar
School at 10 A. M. Rev, R- P. Vtcte. W
JiJ™ **.“> e '., (A. M E t.) Mint st; Ser
' at 11 A. M., 3P. M.. and K P M q„t,
day School at 1 P. M. Rev. M. Slabe, raster
I.ittlo Rock (A. M. E. Z) E St
i 1 ; A. jL 3F. and « R
pMtw 001 * f 1 Rev W*. Johnson;
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Ijocql News.
Republican candidate for Sheriff.
'T. K. Samrnd.
Overcoats and wrap* are In demand as
well ns fires.
Rowtadd and Jones will speak here
inext Tuesday night.
Biddle ITnivewity will open next
Wednesday. A good many of the stu
dents are in already.
Mr. Z. Haughton, Jr., opened a school
in Baptist church last Monday
morp’.ng with an enrollment of 50 pupils.
The circus is coming next week. Have
the preachers all notified their members;
If not, let them do so, as many want to
go.
It is said, by some that the firemen's
excursion to Salisbury cleared about |2OO.
If so, they Aupht to have a full treasury
now.
* Zion Wesley College, Salisbury, opens
next Tuesday and the outlook is flatter
ing. All students should try to get m as
early as possible.
Marriage notices and death notices
will be published free of charge when
limited to five lines. Extended notices
must be paid for.
Mies Sallic lfall has about 130 scholars
enrolled in her room. She had an aver
age attendance of 94 last week and 104
present Monday. The teacher that has
that number of little chaps around her
has no time for idling.
It was Grier’s quartette that furnished ;
the music at Zion church on Thursday j
«nd Friday nights not Gray’s as was
last Week. The quartette is '
•composed of Messrs. Richard Grier. Guy !
Wright, Richard North and Thomas
Wide.
Festivals don’t make much money now
a days. The Odd Fellows in a grand
rally failed to realize more than 815 or
(20, while the firemen in their last effort
cleared sl.lß.
Who arc the candidates for constables
in this township? Since the Knights of
Labor have exprcßstd a preference for
two gentlemen we say support them.
They arc R, C. McGinnis and Cato
Thomas.
A mass meeting was held in Ward 4
last night and the mongrel Democratic
ticket was denounced and Republican
voters of that ward sigued a call for a
mass Republican convention to give the
Republicans a ticket.
Senator Blair, Hon. J. M. Langston.
Mr. T. Thomas Fortune and many other
distinguished gentlemen are expected to
speak at the colored fair. This cer- !
tainly will be the grandest fair we have
had yet.
All colored teachers ih the State and
friends of education are invitidto meet
in Raleigh on Thursday of fair week to
take some steps to have established a
training school for teachers and high
school for our youth.
The concert m Zion church last Thurs
day and Friday nights was a decided suc
cess. The essays and recitations were
excellent, and the music was simply
grand. Grier’s quartette was on the stage
several times and surpassed expectations.
There were also some good solos by
young ladies. Refreshments were served
in the school room, and good order was
observed.
There seems to have been a very un
fortunate and serious misunderstanding
at the fire last Thursday. A difficulty
arose between the members of the white
end colored reel companies as to which
*bould connect their hose to the nearest
plug. Result, one colored man had his
nose broken atd another was aummoned
before the Mayor. This ahows a dread
ful need of discipline among the firemen,
and all things taken into ronaiderstion,
colored men may eome to tha conclusion
that their noses, skulls, Ac., are worth
more to them than other men’s properly.
It is said at one time a serious row was
feared.
When petroleum mi discovered the
whales did not weep. They eoved their
blubber.
These little upstart, eclf-cons*itnted
leaders, Ac., are bad fellows to fight
sometimes; but then any man ean make
a good fight who can go back home fur
his record.
After this issue we hope to turn our
attention to matters worth noticing. In
politics we iru square and want no bar
tering, such as has been going on. Let
Means and McE ichcn come down and we
will support McGinnis and Thomas for
constables.
The reason some people don’t educate
their children, it will make “young
fools" of them and they will have to be
“kicked out of the Republican party.”
But, by the way, which is the worse, an
educated 100 l or an illiterate fool?
We learn the bishops were very pleas
antly entertained bv a attmber of ladies
and gcHtleltlffi at the parsonage, on
Thursday night of last week. We arc
informed that there were some very fine
literary productions rendered, also music
and a good social time generally.
The Winnoha literary circle held a
meetlhg on Friday night of last week.
Officers were elected and the reunion
was very pleasant. There were some
distinguished visitors present and the
society was very agreeably entertained
| by Bishop Hood and Rev. C. R. Harris.
Prof. Atkins went for us last week,
and still insists that oar school is second
to his. We took our facts and figures
from the .Star, but as we have accom
plished all we desired, we will let the
matter rest- till we show them what we
will do on next Childrens' Day. We
may here adopt Col. C'has. R.'s expres
sion and say we are "skun" again. We
have no dispositor to provoke a continued
discussion.
It is believed that Mr. R. C. McGinnis
and Mr. Cato T. Thomas can get the full
Republican vote of this township, and
these “young educated fools’’ will
pledge them the votes of the “better
class" of colored men of the city. Let
those gentlemen announce themselves
and they shall have our hearty supjiort.
McGinnis and Thomas for constables.
Combinations brought about by disaf
fection in one party sometimes results in
good to the party accepting the disaf
fectants. Good should tie accepted com
ing m whatever shape it may. Men
differ in their views, and it is very
foolish to abuse a man because he disa
grees with you in policy. Either one or
both may be wrong. Why all this fuss
and disagreeing between colored men
when not a colored man is to profit in
these elections?
It is a mistake if any one thinks we in
any way oppose the Knights of Labor.
We condemn their men for going back
on their own candidates when one is put
up for an office. It is right for mechan
ics and laborers to oiganize and under
stand each other and if they would elect
legislators from their ranks, the laws and
the administration of the laws would be
much more to the interest of the poor
laborers.
The colored people of Charlotte know
whether or not they need a paper and
want the Sihexoei. If the Messen
ger displeases any one, we are sure it is
a person who has never paid 50e. to its
support and has always talked against it.
We do not intend to d > any one an
injustiee, and if we do, we will gladly
make public apology, for »c intend to
deal fairly by all. The trouble with
some now, they get too much justice.
(Jneries.
If young ladies allow young men to
smoke in their presence, how can they
expect the respect of gentlemen or any
one else?
If a man wants to live easy and have a
good time, and he is allowed to try to
preach though it is known he has none
of the qualities of a preacher, who must
bear the blame when he disgraces the
ministry, church and the race.
If a brother falls out with a fellow for
holding his sister's hand on the excursion
train, what was the proper attitude for
that sister and other giris to be in on the
way home with other boys while in the
cars?
If a benevolent society gives a dance
on one street and a Methodist church
give#one on another tbesame night, what
would that society do with a brother for
extravagance or that church with a mem
ber for going fishing on Sunday?
If a society young lady meets a married
man in a public hail with a kis«, what
sbonld said married man do if hi* own
daughter smokes cigarettes and plays
cards?
If a stranger comes to town without
letters and should find favor with the
ladies of our first circle why should any
young man believp thi* stranger bad ever
been irregular and a short-haired, fancy
dressed ——?
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Cocoanut culture is growing rapidly
along tha lower coast of Florida. The
Keys from Bbcayne Bay to Key West
contain many thousand naw trees, and
(here are tens of thousands |from one
to five years old.
BmDUlican State Executive Committee.
Slate nt Largo— It. E. Yoirog, J. H. 1
Harris, G. T. Wossom. A. V. Dockery
and T. L. Hargraves.
Ist Dis. —C# Pont. | 1
2nd Die.—!L E. Davit;.
3rd Dis.—G. C. Scurlock.
4tli D19.--.T. H. Williamson. ; ,
.Ith DIs.—II. M. Douglass.
6th Dis.—W. C. Coleman.
7th Dis. —H. C. Cowles.
Bth Dis.—W. G. Boyle.
9th Dis.—V. S. Luskc. S \
If it were true that any lmm aspiring {
to lead the Republican party was ever \
guilty of voting a Democratic ticket, or
assaulted for doing so, or lmd ever gone
into private rooms with Democratic com- ■
mittees. Ac., or was guilty of business or ■
social shortcomings which disqualify j
him for leadership, it might be cruel in
us to publish his name. We have come
here to stay; have been here nearly
seven years. If the people think we :
have or can do them good we menu to 1
stay here. j
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Our Sahbath School. J
Last Sunday was grand rally day at | J
Zion church. The Sabbath School took M
part and helped to the amount of $4 1.10. 1
The members of classes two and three i 1
were conspicuous in their absence, though j {
those present did well. Wc had two 1
weeks notice of the collection and arc
glad to say there was none of that bois- j;
tcrous rivalry witnessed on previous ,
occasions, but the collection was taken j ,
up as usual nud each class quietly sub
mitted to the verdict.
Class 11, taught by Mr. W. 1». Moore, j
received the first prize as it gave s<> the
largest amount of any class competing
for the first prize. Class 13, taught by I ,
Mr. W. W. Smith, received the second
prize; it give $1.65. .Class 20, taught ;
by Miss Lucy Neeley, got the third prize , ;
by contributing the sum of $1.07. Tlu: :
collection amounted to $34.83, and to j ;
this was added $0.33, collected for the ;
Sunday School in the church service \
which mad * in ?all $41.10. Will the
Star of Zion, please make note of this!
The County Conventions.
Mr. McNinch’s convention met last ;
! «
Tuesday and nominated a ticket. We
call it McN inch's ticket localise his con- (
vention would not likely endorse a tic ket | ,
that he himself had not fixed up for j
them. It was his convention, because ! 4
he (McNinch) appointed every man of ! ,
the delegates from the different town- j
ships. The ticket is before the people. | ,
So far as we know they are all Democrats (
on it except Col. Myers. Mr. Cooper for ,
sheriff, is a countryman we don’t know. |
Captain Itosslcr, for clerk, is a wholesale ,
dry goods merchant, and up till very re- ,
cently, was chairman of the Democratic .
township executive committee. J. A. ]
Johnson, for register, is a marble cutter. |
H. A. Deal, for the House, is book-keeper i
for the Observer. Dr. Bruner lives at I
Matthews. That is about all wc can say I
of them now. i
The Republican convention met on
Thursday, and as was expected, a; <
majority of the delegates votqd to j 1
to endorse the McNinch Democratic
ticket put out on Tifesday. Col. Myers 1
will not run, which will leave the tick l .t ' •
full fledged Democratic. As there aie '
now two Democratic tickets in the field j ’
it is left to uow to select the mvii of ! '
character or by the influence that backs I 1
them. Rep b ieaus have made serious i !
mistakes in adopting this course, and it 1
comes from ignorant leadership. This ;
ticket should not and will not be sup- 1
ported by the Republicans of this county 1
who think for themselves. A number
may lie led to support it, but it will suf
fer worse defeat than the liberal ticket
of 1882. We will rejoice in the defeat j
of this coun‘y ticket (Col. Myers will ,
not run), and we propose in a short time
to tell the public something of these men ;
and the influence running them.
A Cape Breton newspaper says that the
fi.therm n of Gabarus have seen a mer
maid. While Mr. Bagnall, accompanied j
by several fishermen, was out iu a boat,
they observed floating on th? surface of
the water, a fjw yards from the boat,
what they supposed to be a corpse. Ap
proaching it for the purpose of taking it
ashore for burial, they observed it to
move, when, to their great surprise, it
turned around in a sitting position and
looked at them and disappeared. A few
moments after it appeared on the surface
and again looked toward them, after
which it disappeared altogether. The
face, head,shoulders and arms resembled
those of a human being, but the lower
extremities had the appearance of a lish.
, The back of its bead was covered with
long, dark hair resembling a horse's
! mane. The arms were shaped like a
human being's, except that the fingers of
one hand were very long. The color of
the skin was not unlike that of a human
! being. There is no doubt in the mind*
of the fisherman, that the mysterious
stranger is what is known as a mermaid,
and the first one ever seen in Cape Breton
; waters.
The people iu the far North eat can
; diet when they can get thorn. This ii
tie way of making a light meal.
Wealthy Journalist*.
Mr. Junius Henri Browne, who seems
to be somewhat souted with the world, |
asks in the Forum if anybody knows of
a solitary journalist who has gained even
the most modest competence in his pro
fession. Conundrums, as a general thing,
the Record do s not c ire to answer, but
this is one so lik ly to deceive young as
pirants for journalistic fame on the pros
pects before them, that we hasten to set
the matter right.
Yes, there are some journalists who be
come independent. The c arc a great
many of them. For instance, in New i
York th'Tc is Charles Nordoff, of the
Herald , who has grow n rich on $10,Oh) a
year. There is “Jos’ Howard, of every
paper which is willing to take any o ' his
products,on $15,00 ) a year. There is Ed
mund Hudson, the Washington corre
spondent of the Boston Hoa d , who is a
rich man while yet young. Wc could
name Mr. William B. bhaw, Wash
ington correspondent of the i’ostoa
Transcript , who, on a mode t salary.
ha 3 accumu ated a very handsom * for
tune. And take Eugene Field, the
funny man of the Chicago Ncm , who
lives in great stylo and spends money
like water, and Mr. McKean, the editor
of the Philadelphia Ledger, one of the
most thriving gentlemen of that prosper
ous city.
We might sp ak of Whitelaw Reid,
who has made his overlading fortune in
journalism, and Charles A. Dana, with
his $20,000 a year salary. In fact, the >
woods are full of them; aid coming l
nearer to Boston, there is our geni i j
friend, Colonel Taylpr, of the Globe, and ■
Police Commissioner Smart, late of the j
Post, and Editor Ernst, of the P aeon, j
and numerous others who on their jour
nalistic salaries have laid the foundation
of wealth.
Young friends seeking a place on a
newspaper, do not be deterred by any
such yarns as this of J. 11. Browne’s.
There is wealth in journalism. It may
not come right off, but sooner or later a
gcod journalist is bound to be rich—at
least in a good constitution and a con
sciousness of upright deeds well per
formed. —Boston Record .
A Russian General’s Superstition.
Vereschagin, the distinguished Rus
sian painter, in the course of some remi- j
niscences of his friend Skobeleff. notes i
that the General was very superstitious. •
Skobeleff had made h : m a pre entofthe
flag under which he had gained twenty- ;
two victories. It was made of red silk,
with a yellow cross embroidered in the
middle, and it was torn by many bullets.
On leaving for his last Turkestan xpe
dition Skobeleff veim mbered the flag
and asked his friend cither to give it
back to him or to send him another in ex
change. Mine. Vereschagin made an
elaborate new flag, which was greatly
admiiedonits arrival in the camp bo h
by the General and his men. But Sko
beleff was just, then unsuccssful. The
enemy made a soitie l orn Cock Top \
took a number of arms, a cannon and a
flag. Skobeleff was in despair. “Gi e
me the old flag ba- k, the new one is un
lucky,*’ he wrote to me. 1 gave nothing
back. Another sortie, :.n >t .« r defeat and
considc ablc losses. . nother appeal:
“Give l ack, give back, my lucky ll?;g;
take the one away which has no luck.”
Still, Id d not give it ha k i inally
Gock To e was taken, large numbers of
the enemy were killed au l an abundance
of :<r.ns and baggage fell into tun iri
uinphant Gene al’s . ands. ,) vflg re
gained its favor, SkobeleT and hi* Turko
mans were nev r t red of "omiring it.
To-day ♦his “luck}” tig rests on the
4omb of the General.— Poll Moll Gaiitte.
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“Doa-Davs.”
“The appellation of dog-days, as ap
plied to ‘ lig ht s heated te m” said a •
prominent dog-fancier recently, “proba- j
bly originated hundreds of years ago,
when droves of dogs were kept in Orien
tal cities, with the idea that the animals
were a sanitary nc csdty, as they con
sumed a large portion of the household
refuse. These dogs being unsheltered
i during midsummer were subject to in
tense heat, which affects a canine’s b:a'n
very quickly, and sends him off into a i
i mild sortof fit. The animal then dashc- j
around frantically, making a gicat deal !
of noise, and attracting considerable at
tention, but us oily doing no harm what i
ever. In years past it was no uncom- i
mon sight in Philadelphia for a dog to \
dart through the c ity, alarming the red- !
dents on every side; but now it is a very j
rare thing, as all superfluous dog-flesh is
disposal of by the dog-catchers, and
puppies that are unmolested are j
generally thought something of and well \
ca*cd for.
j “A man who knows anything about
dogs can detect one of these spells, and
can check it quickly. r Jhe animal wiil
stick his tail between his legs, whine ,
j piteously, and act as if stirthd. The
only remedy is to hold him under aby
; drant, allowing the stream to flow ovet
the head, thereby cooling the brain. All
i do#* arc liable to be attacked, particu
larly fine bred dogs which have been
overexerted and overheated.” — Philadel t
j'hi'L ll& ord. *
Mrs. J. Ellen Foster recently addressed
the National Teachers’ Association at
Topeka. Kansas, on the subject of *cicn-
I tific temperance instruction.
LIFE IN MEXICO.
SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS HABITS
OF OUR NEIGHBORS.
Courtyards in the Houses—The Ala
meda, or Public Park Belles
and Beaux on Sunday Even
ing-Priests and Churches.
A letter from Zacatecas, Mexico, to
the Detroit Free Press says: Every city
in Mexico has its plaza and alarne la
The former corre-ponds to our square and
the latter to the driving park and prom
enade. and in every fine hou e and hotel
wc find a courtyard. This is simply a
square yard in the < enter of a very large
building in which the tiers of rooms and
elevated porticoes on the four sides form
the wall of the inclosure. Among the
w ore wealthy there is a vine-covered pi
azza ending down to a hewn stone or
inarble-fouutain. Close by there are cosy
seats umlcr the spreading branches of
evergreen tropical fruit tre©3. In the
rear there are winding walks encircling
beautiful flower plats and shell-covered j
rockcric-. Under the wide, f.escoed
veranln there are numerous antique
flowor vases. Some are filled with deli- i
cate and fragrant flowers, while others
are entireiy hid by overhanging ivy and
flowering vines. The niches in the wall
are set with air plants and creepers. The
grand entrance is closed by a large double i
door made of hewn timber and put to- j
gethcr with heavy bolts and iron bands. '
These doors are about fifteen feet high, i
by twelve feet, wide, and swing to and
fro under the wide arch that unites the j
second stories over the passage-way. The j
center of this arch is sometimes adorned
with the statue of the patron saint of the
family, at other times wc see a rude imago
of an ancient Aztec, while among the
more modern wc see the Spanish coat of
arms or the present emblem of Mexico, a
spread eagle perched on a cactus plant
and devouring a snake.
When night comes the Don, his family
and retinue of servants arc gathered into
the court-yard, after which the great
doors arc brought to by main strength,
then locked and fastened by an extra
bolt and a long bar across the top and
bottom. Among the very ancient struc
tures there is a deep moat surrounding
the building; this is crossed by a draw
bridge, and when drawn in is used as a
portcullis fer the dot r.
The Alameda, like the courtyard, pre
sents a picture of perpetual springtime.
Each are the breathing places of their
respective surroundings, and usually pos
sesses all the beauty of landscape garden
ing known to the people. Here wc find
a reservoir, but no water works, a few
neat flower plats avd long rows of stono
seats in the form of our old-time, high
backed benches. On either side of these
there are smooth drives and walks, be- ;
tween long lanes of overlapping shade
trees.
In the early morning the students and
all classes having leisure come here to
walk or drive. The invalid of wealth is
here in a carriage or on horseback, while
those among the poor may be seen con- j
tentediy seated on a chair that is strapped
to the back of a cargador, thus a l are
having their morning ride. Many of the
peons and pe ados, wrapped in their
blankets are seated in the sunny places,
apparently for the purpose of thawing
out. The water carr ers, like a nation
of ants, are parsing each other to and
fro wth their morning supplies <>f
water. On Sund y evening Mexico
turns out in her be~t. The dude of
the* day, clothed n goat skin and tinsel
is here with h 8 hoise. H wearsa siKer
mon ted wido somb ero, and carries a
long lasso and large rev dvor on one side
and a dangling sheathod sword on the
other. Os course there are no cattle to
catch, or men to carve an 1 shoot, but this
is the r-avalier style, and th? poor crea
ture would feel it a b irning shame to be
out wi.hout h';s acoutrements when there
were so manv beaux and belles to gaze
upon him. When he meets a lady friend
lie lifts his hat high in air and says:
“Buenos todas, fara server.” (Good
evening. lam at your service.) To
which Bona Luisa replies: “Muy bien,
gracias.” (Very well. Thank you.)
If he is on foot, he takes her hand and
says in Spanish grandiloquently: “I
place myself at your feet, Miss.” To
i which she answers by saying: “I kiss
i your hand, air,’’ after which they begin
I a conversation compose ! of terms o ually
! extravagant. When particular friends
meet they often fail to shake hands, but
will give each other a close embrace.
The. ladies usually begin by kissiug the
; right and left cheek, next they embrace
! a few moments, after which they finish
their verbal greetings and proceed to ex
change the latest neighborhood news.
When a priest is saluted men take off
their bats, often embrace him, and ladies
usually kiss his hand. When the bishop
is passing in the street the people take oh’
their hits and kneel until he has passed,
during which time they bless thcnisiflves,
nya short prayer and invoke his bless
-1 ing. The same respect is paid to a priest
| when he- is on his way with cross in hand
, to administer the Facrament of extreme
unction. Then all are expected to offer
1 a prayer for the soul of the dying.
The l’ufa is a neat stone church built
in the suburb> of Zacatecas, on the sum
; mit of one of the highest mountain peaks
i :n Mexico. A large cross crowns the
summit, and the little church close by
contain-; a .‘A re 1 shrine, to which many
dvvotc js from fur a d near make an an
liu 1 pilgrimage home have come bare
footed over thorny any stony plains,
while 1 earing a cross on their shoulders.
Others on arriving at the churchyard
gate advance to the front door on their
hare kneei over pebble anl flagstone
walks. The most of this is self-imposed
penanre. This church, like all Mexican
churches wc have seen, is without pews,
hence the congregation are seated on the
fl or. It has many beautiful paintings
and sculptures.
A Flash of Lightning.
Nothing, in the long run, command
i higher reward iu tin* world than perse
verance and thoroughness. Here is an
incident in point:
A young lad in Pennsylvania who was
supporting himself as a stenographer,
itu Jicd in hi ; leisure time the art of pho
tography. Photography has been a
saze for years past with American boys,
ind tens of thousands of young lads are
joing about with their cameras taking
pictures. Most of then, however, grow
tired of the pursuit in a short time, and
£ive it up, without, probably, having
made a creditable picture. But this boy
was ns anxious and ca cful with the
amusement as if his livelihood depended
?n it. and studied not only the practice,
but the theory of the art. An exhibition
was given in Philadelphia a few years
igo of a ! electrical discoveries and
machinery. Among the exhibits was a
photograph of a storm. This boy dis
overed that no one had ever succeeded
m photographing a fla-h of lightning.
He resolved to attempt this scientific
cat, which was pronounced impossible.
The lightning must paint its own like
ness, hence the photograph must be
taken at night. For two years whenever
there was a storm he put on a waterproof
ind carried his camera to the roof of
the house. The prepared plated was put
in. and turned to the quarter of the sky
from which the flash would probably
some. But the lightnings, no more tamed
than in the days of Job, will not comeat
nur bidding, and say unto us: “Here we
are.” The lad watched, in the drench
ing rain upon the house-ton, through
svery stormy night for two years, and
spoiled one hundred and sixty plates in
attempting to catch the evanescent flash.
But on the hundred and sixty-first plate
there appeared the black sky, riven by
adazzing stream of electric light! For
the firtt time m the history of the world
there was a true picture of a flash of
lightning.
Copies of this picture ore now to be
found all over the world, and the boy
received letters from all the scie tific
men of Europe congratulat ng him on
his success.
Audubon, the ornithologist, spent
hours every day standing up to the ch n
in the waters of the bayoux of Louisiana,
studying a r ertain moth. His wife com
plained that he had thus brought on con
gestion of the lu .gs, and permanently
injured his health.
“Possibly,” he said, with indifference.
“But there can be now no doubt as to the
species of that moth!”
We h- ar much complaint among young
men entering life that there is no room
for them in any business or profession.
Th re is room in each for zeal and thor
o . chne s, and they never fail to command
succe s and re ognition. even in the
ma ing of a picture or the study of a
m th.— Tout \* Companion.
The Great Eastern.
The lot of the Great E tstern has not
n yet been marked by disaster, bit she
has h id a peck of troubles, and has suf
fered more losses than Dogberry ever
heard of. Owing to the breakage of ma
chinery a couple of dock laborers were
killed before she could be successfully
launched. The Queen is said to 1 avo
objected as to > Biblical to her original
1 designation of the Leviathan, and she
was fain to charge her name to the
; Great Eastern. 11l luck was her portion
is early as her trial trip; for, while sho
was on her way to Portland a steam
jacket round one of her mast * burst, and
thirteen poor creatures were scalded t >
death in the engine-room. Iler fiist
commander, the gallant Captain Ilani
'•on, was drownod in a puddle, so to
speak, while his ship was lying in the
Southampton water*. Since that perio l
the history of the Great Eastern has been
1 one almost continuously dismal record r f
failure and mischance. She has bee i the
property of several companies ami the
I subject of many law-suits. She hasbem
in pawn, and she has had, time an 1
: Again, the brokers in. Highly success
ful in laying ocean cables, rlio has bee r
an the whole a failure as an ocean p -
engcr stcamrr. At or.c time it was
rumored that the big ship was to be
i fitted up with refrigerators ami devote 1
>o the purpose of the f oz< n meat tn.d i
between the New Zealand }>orts and I’iy
mouth. Then it was stilted that th»
white elephant of the waters would
dcam to Gibraltar, have her engim-s
taken out of her, and be thenceforth
utilized as a coal bunker. That, dean
1 Intion she has happily been spared, and
ts she be sensibly used as a show ship
ind kept in proper repair, she may really
n the end turn out to be not only a
i foing but a paying concern.— Smo Torts
Hour.