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PITTSBORO CHATHAM CO., X. C.,AIKIL 8, 1880.
NO. 30.
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J. J. JACKSON.
ATTOR NE Y-AT-LAW,
PITTSliOllO', X. C.
t7All business entrusted to lilmwltlr.
ceivo prompt attention.
W. K. ANDERSON,
P. A. WILEY,
Ca.W
CITIZENS . NATIONAL BANK,
it ii.i uai, x. v.
J. D. WILLIAMS & CO.,
Grocers-, Commission Merchants and
Prodnco Buyers,
FAYETTE VI LLE, N. C.
H. A. LOSMDOM, Jr.,
Attorney at Law,
PITTMtOKO, X. 4'.
MTSpecial Attention Paid t i
Colleo'iiig.
JOHN M. MORINC.
Attorney at Law,
.tlarlnanivllle, f'hnlhnm Co., N. C.
JCH.1 M. SI RINO,
Of Chatham.
AI.FRKU A. SIOIlINd,
Of Orange
MORINC & MORINC.
Attornoya At Lnw.
orRiiA.ir, n. v.
All knsjness intrusted to them wiU reoeivs
prompt attention.
THOMAS M. CROSS,
Attorney at Law,
PITTSBORO', N. f.
Will practice in Ouatham and anrroun
eonnties. Pollution of claim. specialty, ding
Certain and Reliable!
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la now for tale by W. L. (.nndnn. in rittt-biro'.
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are advised to call mil pet a paeksge of thin
valuable remodv. This compound is no bum
ling, bnt a grand sncoss. One aeent wanted
in .very town in the, Rtnto. For psrtion'era.
addi'. enclosing 3 cent stamp. Dr. J. M
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lOO
Buggies. Rockaways,
Spring Wagons. &c
made of the lust matt rials at.d fullv narrant
ed, to be folrl regardless of cost. Tartles in
want will onnsnlt their own internal by exam
ining onr stock an t prices before bovine, as
w are determined to sell, and hsve out down
our prices so thev cnnot be mot by any other
bonae iu the Xtate.
Also a full eto-k of.
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beat m -nn r.
Hind for pr ces and ents.
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Fayi'ttcville, N. C.
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North Carolinians and Others!
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MANUFACTURED BY
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Has been seld in your S:ate EIQ3T YE AIM Thousands of gallons having been disposed
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The Cnoit pabl:o bailJiut ii BtHims' are paiutel with tkis elegant Paict.
The Carrollton . Hotel,
The New American Office,
The Armstryng, Catot & Co's Building.
The Hurst, Purnell & Co's Building,
The Trinity M. E. (Church1,
An 1 elegiut PRIVATE RESIDENCES all over the oouutry.
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NOIirH CAROLINA BRANCH OF (iEOKGI-
H. CHAriN H FARM AGKNCY,
U03TON, MASS.
Special attention given to the sa'.o of florth
Carolina Ittal E it ate. No oliarge itado ui.til
a ale i. effected. All property placed in onr
nanus ror .ale will De ativeriisoa In tlie popu
lar work, Tuj Boutk Illustrated, frte of ti
ptiise.
The Charleston Now. and Courier hm
Evcrjbody baa heard of flio. M. Cbapiu's
farm agency, and few are unscqnaiuted with
me success wmon nag atlcuded 1U operation..
The New F.jgland Fdrmer says: 'Ouo, II,
Cbanin liae ad vci lined hia farma to the amoun
of 50, 003 during the pant jear. We commend
him to onr readers.'
i'he Aikou, H. O , Review eavs: 'So one baa
dime nitre than Ooo. II. Chapiu iu tbe oanse
of Houthtm immigration. Our TilitRe la
thionged uith NoilLcru pcr.ple iu starch of
nomne.ru iiointa, nil good Skim are being
made. Tbe 'doutb Illustrated' is doing a gn at
ora lor lie.
TLo New York Tribune, (he Boston Herald,
Journal, Traveler, Globe, and Advertiser speak
iu the highest terms of Ohauin'nFarm Asencv.
N. B.- bM ALL FARMS (paiticularljj are
Viamo.i at once.
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HARDWARE.
WAGON & BUGGY MATERIAL,
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COLORS,
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LIME,
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Correnpondence solicited.
JOODA B. ALLEN.
KltED A WATHON,
JACOB S. ALLEN i CO.,
laAI.KlOH. N. C,
B uilding Contractors
ami luiitiufiK turcrs of
Sash, Doors. Blinds, Mould
ings. Brackets,
anil all kimlH of Ornamental, iSprol! ntnl
Tnrnnl Work ; Wnulow ami D.or Fratut s
ruiiile to Or lor.
" Give no a call bforo ordering.
Shops loRatil cn fI-rriutou street,
where it oi-obsos the It tlt-igli "ami Oaiton
Railroad.
Steamboat Notice!
Tbe boats of the Zxpresa mean boat Compa
ny will run aa follows from the drat of Ootobai
tuU farther notice:
Steamer D. MURCHI30N, Cspt. Alone Oar
rison, will leave Fayettevilie every Tuesday
and Fridav at 8 o'clock A. M., and Wilming
ton every Wednesday and Saturday at I o'clock
P. M.
Bteamer WAVE, Oapt. W. A. Roboeon. will
lesTf.yetUville on Mondays and Thursdays
at 8 o'aie.!r A. M. , and Wilmington on Tues
days and Fridays at 1 o'clock P.M., connecting
with the Western Rtiiroad at Fayettevilie on
Wednesdays and 3atur(:ays.
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Agents at Fayettevilie, N. O.
THIS!
What I Mvo For.
I live lor those who love me,
For those I know are true,
For the heavon that smiles abovs )
And awaits my spirit, too;
For all humau ties that bind me,
For the task aiy God assigned me,
For the bright hopes lett In hind us,
And tbe good that I caa do.
I live to learn their story,
Who've suffered lor my sake,
To emulate their glory,
And follow iu their wake;
Bards, martyrs, patriots, sages,
The noble ol all ages,
Whose deeds crowu history's psfee,
And time's groat volume make
I live to hail that season,
By gilled minds foretold,
When men shall lire by reason,
And not alone lor gold;
When man to man united,
And every wrong thing righted,
The whole world shall be lighted
Aa Eden was ot old.
I live to hold communion
With all Unit is divine,
To leel that there is union
'Twixt nalm-o's heart and mine;
To profit by affliction,
Renp truth liom nVl's ol fiction,
Qiow wiser liom conviction
Fulfilling Clod's design.
I live lor thosnthnt love mo,
For those that know me true,
For the heaven t lint amilo9 rtbeve aa
And waits my ."pint, too;
For the wrongs that need res'stanoe,
For tho cause H ut needs assistance,
For tho tin lire in Ilia distance,
And the good that I oan do.
ONLY A FARMER.
1 1 don't like the country, and I never
would have oomo here but ior the
chance of bocoinini! Mrs. Allon Waters
that's the truth!'' nnd Miss Addic
Atlicrton flounced into an e.isy chair.
und prepared fur r tit of the sulks.
Her mother looked up, utmisrd nt the
frankness of her younirest daughter; lis
for her eldest, Dora, slio sank hack in
her seat with a puined blush on her dark
cheek.
' I am sure, Ada, you need not com
plain. You have a far easier time liv
ing at the Hollyhocks than either
mother or I," she said.
' Why everything need be so hateful,
I don't see !" grumbled Miss Ada, frown'
ing under her flaxen curls. " If fathei
hadn't died now, he might have run
along for years, until Dora and I were
suitably married, and kept up appear
ances so that we could have made good
matches. Now everybody knows we
are poor."
And everybody knows we are hon
est!' cried Dora, who still trembled at
mention of her dead father. " We set
tle.! every thins as honorable as possible,
and came here to live, glad of Uncle
Alfred's otter at least I was."
And I'm sure I was, my dear," said
Mrs. Atlicrton, with a sii;h. " I am
thankful to have a roof over my head
in my old age.''
Uncle Alfred was absorbed iu flori
culture, and made a pet ol the place for
years. It's lovely here, I think," said
Dora, leaning to look out into the bright
su nnier garden.
" I don't care for flowers," returned
Ada, moodily. " I can't make myself
happy wii.li hoes and waterins-pots. I
did think it would be bet; r "m this,
with the Waters' place op , osl But
Allen Waters is away, an- g.ites
shut against us. In lata, tiuru is no
body here!"
You calculated a great deal on the
society of a man you don't know in the
least, Ada," said Dora, reluming to her
sewing.
" I'n not in the least like you, Dora,
with your notions ol congeniality and
similar tastes," burst forth Ada. " I've
n taste for comfort and luxury, and I
iiuld love any man who would give
them to me. Resides," somewhat
moderating her violence, us In r mother
looked annoyed at her . !r iue state
ment, "you know we have always
heard what a line fellow Allen Waters
was!"
Dora said no more. Her bright, dark
face burned with indignation. She was
ashamed of Ada, (.ricved, yet secretly
tried to make some excuse for her sister.
Perhaps the Hollyhocks was dull be- j
fond endurance to Ada. They had
never been alike. It was wrong, per
haps, to blame her too much. Yet she
tiil shuddered at Ada's unwomanly
words.
Day by day Ada continued her coni
pluints of the Hollyhocks. She was
miserable herself, and she certainly
made everybody else o. While Dora
was busy as a bee, Ada moped hersell
almost sick.
Tho little old phaeton which Drr
had driven in as a child was left tho
family, anil, at her mother's suggestion,
Dora hired a mild, tat dobbin of n
neighboring farmer one day and invited
Ada to a drive.
"There's lovely scenery along the val
ley road. It will ranko a little change
for you, Ada Besides, I've a bit ol
news to brighten you up."
Ada turned languidly.
"Allen Waters is coming home,"
said Dora, with a faintly mischievous
smile.
After a moment's thought Ada rose,
arrayed herself in her prettiest driving
costume, and entered the ca Tinge.
"Drive past the Waters' estate, Dora.
What a fat, lazy horse! There is no
fun iu driving if you can't drive in
style. There, now. nee the Waters'
place. It's all I expected it to I'.
There'd be some comlort in living if
one could be mistress there. It's no
better marriage than I ought to have '
made if papa had uot failed ;" and, with
discontented lips and an arrogant toss
of the head, Ada w:is driven past a hay-
ngging driven by n man in his shirt
sleeves.
He glanced at tho young ladies with
frank curiosity.
" Did you bow, DoraP Impudent fel
low! How lie stared ! Countryfolks!"
sneered Ada.
"I bowed because he bowed to us,
Ada. You would not have mo repel
such a mere civility. He is probably
some one who knows us, because we are
strangers here."
"I detest, such people."
"I don't think I could detest any on, e
who wore such white shirt-sleeves and
looked so comfortable under a broad
straw hat this hot day," laughed Dora,
carelessly.
But the very next moment Ada was
thankful for the existence of "such
people," for the phaeton broke down.
and, with a dismal scream, she was
lipped from her seat and landed among
the roadside buttercups and clover.
The mild, fat old horse instantly
stopped. Dora looked anxiously about
lor help. Xo house was near. She
looked uppealingly up nnd down the
quiet road; then oh, gladly! she s.iw
the hay-rigging, the straw hat and the
white shirt-sleeves, drawing near.
"You have broken down," said the
owner, heartily, jumping down.
"Thank you, yes. The carriage seems
coming all to pieces," said Dora, still
trembling from fright. " Could you do
anything to help us? I should be, oh!
so much obliged to you."
'Yes," said Ada, shaking the dust oO
her silk skirts. "We are the Misses
Atliertons. We will pay you, of
ourse."
The man bent to examine the axle
tree. His side lace was toward Dora,
but she plainly saw liim smiie.
"It's not so very bad, thenP" she
said, anxiously.
"It might be fixed, I think, so vou
could get home safely; but 1 haven't
much time, iu lact, I'm in a great
hurry."
'What is your lime worth to you?"
asked Ada, with the air she had once
seen a millionaire use when speaking to
some workmen he was about to em
ploy. "Sometimes more, s-metitncs less,"
answered the man. with the s inie quiz
zical smile, r.ut he had produced a
cord from his pocket, nnd with deft
lingers began mending the broken trace.
Then ho produced some nails, and with
i stone pounded away vigorously be
neath the carriage.
"There; by driving carefully you
will be able to reach home safely," he
ud, nt last, rising.
There was something in his composed
manner and distinct enunciition which
made Ada stare for an instant ; hut she
could see little beneath the broad straw
hat but a curling black beard, a tanned
cheek nnd two piercing eyes.
" What is to pay P" she naked.
"Nothing."
He offered a hand to help Dora into
the carriage. She seated herself nnd
drew out a little embroidered porte-
monnaie.
"I beg your pai don," she said, earn
estly, " but you must let me pay you.
You suul you were in a hurry ; we have
taken your time, and you have done us
a great service. I have nothing but that
and a ten-dollar note. Pray take it. I
am sorry it is so little," blushing as she
tendered a shining half-dollar.
Again the quizzical smile, and tin
eyes they had a wot hi of inclining in
them, those piercing dark eyes under the
hatbriiu. Dora felt her heart thrill
strangely.
It relieved her greatly that the man
extended his hand and received tli"
money.
I hank you," he said, quietly.
What may your name be?" nskul
Ada, who had seated herself unassisted.
"and your occupation. You are quite
handy," patronizingly.
The man laughed outright, a low.
mellow laugh.
My name does not matter; I am a
farmer. (Jood-day, ladies."
He stepped back, lifting his hat, smil
ing again nt the look of consternation
upon the features of the girls at the
grace and the face the movement re
vealed. A kingly brow shaded bv close clipped
yet beautilul hair, a white forehead.
eyes dauntless bright, with scorn and a
smile iu tlieiu. '1 he phaeton turned one
way, the hay-rui:ing another.
"Whoever thought that he looked
like that, under that old hat, in a hay
cart?" said Ada, breathlessly. "Win
can it be? H )w provoking! He was :i
right down gentleman, though he said
lie was onlv a farmer."
Poor Ada! i.er mortiucation had just
begun. That evening, with silk hat
dolled from the handsome head, fault
lessly arrayed, Mr. Allen Waters pre
sented himself in the little parlor of the
Hollyhocks and, introducing himsell,
beeged leave to inquire if the young
ladies had reached home quite safe.
Ada apologi.id quite eagerly, and
tried to be sweet, but Mr. Waters
seemed to have eye-' "lily for Dr.i's
brunette face.
He came again and again'to the Holly
hocks, and at last, one day boldily de
clared himself Dora's lover.
"You have known me but such a
little while, you don't know half my
faults," murmured she.
" I don't care if I don't," he laughed.
" I love you. and have loved you ever !
since you offered me that half-dollar so i
cl armingly, blushing and adiamed of !
the small sum. Why, you little darling,
do you know your appealing dark pv s '
kept me trom no linuaiuan who would
have paid in a thousand dullars that 1
da P"
"And you never g., i it?" cried Dora,
.'gin tt.
"No; hut that does not matter. I
have your half-do.lar, and had rather
have it."
Such an incorrigible fellow as thnt,
of course, had his own way, and Dora
became Mrs. Allen Waters. She loves
her husband because, under all circum
stances, she finds him a genllem-in. And
Ada is iu the sulks.
A Story or the Cottuu (iu.
Some man, says a Ceoriria paper, will
yet make a reputation in willing the
roniancj of the cotton gin. We all know
how a poor Yankee tutor came to teach
the children of General Nathaniel
Grcsno in Georgia, ridii.g from Con
necticut iu -i Bulky, and set ing the diffi
culty attending the handling of cotton,
then produced in small quantity, put
his wits to work and evolved the rude
hint of the gin now in use. I heard i
story the other day from Mr. John M.
ttuerrard, of Savannah, who I think
got it lrom Mr. Nightingale, the son-in-law
of General Greene.
Thestoryrunstli.it one day nt a din
ner given by General Greene, some cu
riosity wis fx pressed to see the inven
tion of young Whitney, which was
then being op' rated in a little houst
near by. After dinner tle company
went out to the house nnd Whitney was
exhibiting his seed machine, when il
was discovered that he had to slop it
every few niimit' s in order to clear the
cotton away frc in the cylinder. Mrs.
Nightingale obsirving the annoyance
that this caused nnd the embarrassment
of the young inventor, with the quick
wit of a woman, took her silver comb
from her hair, and pre.-sing its teeth
gently against the cylinder, ch ared the
Mint away as it turned, To this gi-utlc
act ot courtesy the world is indebted
for one of the most valuable ideas con
nected with the gin.
Colonel Tom Howard contends that
the invention of Whitney was really
very unimportant, and consi.-ted simply
in the use of ono cylinder instead ol
two, substituting bent teeth for the
second cylinder. Tho really important
progress made in the cotton gin was
made by a Wilkes county man, who
substituted the suv f r tin' bent teeth
It took a long time in those days to g. t
a patent, and while waiting for it the
inventor was terribly worried by men
who were trying to get the points of his
invention that they might pirate it,
Colonel Howard says that some men
disguised themselves as women, and
then gained an cm ranee to the old out
house, iu wh.eh the gin was bidden am!
obtained a knowledge of its parts
Neither Whitney nor the Wilket
'. unity man made any tvlit out of tin
invention.
Life iu St. I'ctersliur;:,
St. Petersburg is a city of gourmets.
The long nights in winter, and the ex
cessive cold nuddiscnmtoit out of doors.
drive the inhabitants to indoor pleas
ures. They i'oii.-iqj t.i.y pay creat at
tention to the cui.Mitc, and tbe cooks be
come oiriljit-bliu.i. The host cuisine,
is, ol course, the French, i and tin nt are
French cu.v in many of the hou-ts, but
the UiHMans have a number of rational
dishes they are fond of, especially soup
cabbage soup eaten with sour cream.
cucumber soup, and a cold sour soup,
which is not very agreeable to a foreign
palate. Tho root vegetables, turnips,
beets, etc., are remarkably good; so are
watermelons and cucumbers, while
game, snipe, woodcock, partridges, haz 1
grou-ie, black cock, cogs du bois and
hare are all abundant in their season
and good. In the way of fish, the sal
mon is excellent, and they h ive tr.-u',
pottish, potch, grayling senilis, some
what like a striped bass, and the famous
sterlet, which we d not think deserves
its reputation. Its roe make the best
cavaiiv.
The regular Ku-sian restaur nil is not
to be seen in perloctbm in St. Yti rsl.urg.
There is one in Mo.-cow they call the
Hermitage, which is thoroughly Rus
sian. A feature of these rctuur.mts is
an immense mechanical organ, which
trinds out lively nirs during dinner.
One can hardly talk. The correct thing
to do is to take before dinner a " za
couska " which, being interpret! d
means ,rcliminury lunch, a small
glass ol liquor generally " wodki,"
with salt fish or c-avaire, or a little
cheese. This is supposed to whet dulled
appetite.
Besides tbe pleasure of the table, the
Russians rely greatly upon cards to pass
the long winter evening. They play a
great deal, and play high. Whist, with
some modifications in the counting;
baccarat, and a game they call "quinza,"
something like " Boston," are their prin
cipal games. The gnat national game
of poker is unkno wn among them, hut
its attractions are just beginning to he
appreciated. Cards are a monnply in
Kussia, and their importation is strictly
prohibited. The profits on their gales
go to the support of the foundling hos
pi'al, and it is m ignitioently supported.
Any in hint can be brought there, and no
qui stions rre asked either as regards the
mother or child, and no payment is
necessary. It is said to b the on'y
place in Kussia where no passport ts re
quired. An extraordinary activity lia,s been
recently developed through the mineral
regions of the South, which include the
western portion of Virginia, the whole
of West Virginia, and the wi stern parts
of Alabama. Georgia, North and S.nth
Carolina. The revival is moM notice
able in the iron mines nnd furnace dis
tricts. Scarcely h day passes but some
large sale of this class of property
made U Northern capi'.a'i.'s ' u
larly to those of Pennsylvania.
A Kfinnrkahle Operation.
Some weeks ago Thomas Coulter, ol
New lork, had a nose put on him bv
killing a middle linger, takinz out the
bone and allixing it to tho bridge of his
nose. A detailed account of the opi ra
tion was published at the time. About
three weeks ago, says tho Itew York
Ui raid, the plaster of paris bandage was
removed from his face, and a cart ful ex
amination showed that the finger hat!
grown fast to the site of the former nose.
Dr. Sabine at once decided to sever the
hand from the two joints which were
thereafter to serve nsanose. Tommy
was rendered parti-idly unconscious by
the use of anesthetics, and the amputa
tion was performed without much
trouble. During tbe two months in
which 1 he linger hail been crowing to
the face the blood had retreated from
the hand and arm because of its pecu
liar pokilion, leaving them us white as
snow. Shortly after the operation the
tube through which Tommy btentln d
was removed from its position in the
larynx. The patient at present is in a
peculiar position. It order to have a
shapely nasal organ the second joint id
the amputated lit per was crocked so
that the elbow h r.ns the top ol the
nose. The end of the Ihu. r w:u- stitched
to the upp r iip ir. a neat manner. The
next step in the pro'-ess was to remove
piecisofskin from the cheeks and fore
head, tind allow them to prow on the
lacerated and stiti-b.'d portions of the
new nose. The consciuence is that
tin re are no iio.-ir'.is nt nivsciit nnd
Tommy breathes t i :? I'.iir 1 1 Jus mouth
and c:'.r-. In order toavoid this ino' ti
venient, mode ol inhaling and exhaling
i'i operation isshoi!,'yto be performed ,
with a view of provimng that new or
gan with nostrils. Coulter's articula
tion is good, bin his voice sounds as
though be were speaking through a
ram's horn. The .-uv.-c.i.s in i-hatye of
the case tire contiih lit that th"y will be
able to remove thi-i impediment very
easily. The wonderful jeiticuee which
Tommy dUplayi d I'uritig his trying oi
ilea'. en ili"il them to oju mic with more
success than iu ordinary eases. It, is
proposed to remove ail scars from his
face by the process cf skin-grafting.
A Clever Operation.
A curious occurrence has lately taker
place at the Gardens. One night one o'
the lions was observed to be in a state
of great tribulation, rolling about, ami
trying to get something out of his mouth
with his paws. Upon examining tin
animal to see what was the matter, Mr.
Bali lett found that a gn-at bone had be
come a lixiure in the poor brute's
mouth. The tiilliculiy was to rcmovi
il, as the lion was in fearful temper.
This was done by gelling the lion intc
a ".-.hilling den," where his face would
not be very far from the bars. It was
then ascertained that the object in the
.ion's mouth was the sponge, round
hone, as big as a cricket-bal!, which
tonus the hip-joint of the horse. Tin
'ion had had part of a haunch of horn
! dinner, ami in amusing himself with
he bone first got his upper large canine
tooth into the soft part ol the bone, and,
hiliug on it, the corresponding canine
tooth in the lower jaw came through so
lar inlo the bone that it nearly met with
:he point of the upper tooth; the jaw
i bus became fixed. Tbe animal was
bus prevented from taking food or
water Mr. B.irtlett, with a great ileal
.if tact and malieuvring, managed to get
this bono out of the lion's mouth, and
in ky he did so, us it was found that tin
loig projecting portion ol the bone was
fii .-sing hard upon the lio' 's tongue.
T lis is the third clever operation in
h-ntMry that Mr. Bartlelt has pei
tiT'in'd - livst, iciiioving a big tooth
ooiu the hippopotamus; second, oper
I'ingoti the l.a-e of the tu-k of the big
Vidian! ; third, taking a how's leg
hone out of the lion's mouth. I nn '
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(Ureal Engineering Fents.
The tun e! if Mount ct. Gotl'ii.l. the
.rcate-t tneincei ing work of the kind in
he world, has just been finished. The
object of it is lo connect the railroad
systems of Gi nnany, Switzerland and
Ila'y, anrt its cons ruction was deemed
necessary in order to ull'set the com.
menial advantages that were acquired
by France in the building of the Mount
I'enis tunnel, and Austria with her
road across the Seninu ring, which are
the connecting railroad links for those
two .ountries with the same portion
of Europe. The chief works i f this
kin I in the world are four in niiiiibu-
namely, the Hoosae and Sulro tunnels
in the United States and the above-mentioned.
The Mount St. Gothtird is the
longest of all, its length bring more
than eight miles; the Sulro is the
hortest. being less than four miles.
The Ibiosac tunnel 4,?- miles in l"'gth,
md the Mount Cenis about sen n miies.
All of these gre it works have b -en con--iril
'ti "! in theinti rest of trad. 'aril com
ir. r. e, aid iih the At'aliti cable, the
ra iti- railroads, the Suez ea:ia', and
the Panama canal, whin it shall have
o. en I. mil, will be among the gnat in
dustrial monuments of ll.e century. 1
the tunnel hi tween France and Fn -.land
is ever built it will, of course, surpass
anything ever attempted. (Mir own
tunnel under the North river, if ptisbet1
locoinpbiion, will hold no insignificant
place beside the works we have men
i i. i eii; nor in such an enumeration
! oil d our great bridges, like those of
Si bonis, Niagara F -Us and Brooklyn,
he forgotten, in works of practical
nti.ity more has b eti aceoiiipli-bcl in
i Ic ninct' i nib century than perhaps in
all the ei nun ics that have precede I it,
- S,- Vork lUrahl'
'I" . and "i i. -rain striped ribbotif
lie made double faced.
ITEMS OF liKNUKAL INTEREST.
It is easy to breakfast in bed if you
will be satisfied with a lew rolls and u
turnover.
Boiler explosions need no account
given of them, xs they universally make
their own report.
The fl7.nt)ii reward offered for the
murderer of Mr. Nathan, nt New York
in lHTii, is still in force.
The Bowery savings bank in New
York, out ot .:iii,itiD,onO of deposits has
f iiO.iHiu.ono ol government, bonds.
Edward Elliott, a stevedore at St.
John, New Brunswick, has been instru
mental in saving twtnty-one persons
from drowiug.
A defaultingcotinty treasurer in Iowa
excused his conduct on the ground that
he bad dreamed he must take $8,000
and buy certain 1: nils, und that he was
a believer iu detains. Ho didn't have
to dream that he was sent to State
prison. Dttruil Fixe 1'iesa.
The famous museum of Boulaq, in
which so many interesting remains of
ancient Egypt are preserved, is threat
tin d with destruction. The Nile h:is
aliiady began to undermine its walls,
a 'hough a few years ago an attempt
was made to divert tho current hy sur
rounding the building with a solid stone
embankment.
Mi.-s Elizabeth Thompson, the well
known lady philanthropist, has pub
lished a curious little tract, contrasting
the relative expense ol religion, living,
education, rum and tobacco. Hum, she
oinpiilos, i-oms the country !jmi7,(i3S,
0J annually ; religion, S47,i!jt,450; ed
ucation !!.", Ini,7j7. Bum costs each
person annual y .17, whether they drink
or not-
The Chicago correspondent of the
New York Commi rcial'.Bullclin, review
ing the crop prospects for 1680, says
that after seeding and what will be
needed for consumption the crops for
179 will about be exhausted. He also
assorts that winter w heat in the West
was more or less injured, necessitating
rcsowing, and that the general estimate
is that tbe wheat crop will be far undei
that of hist year.
An extraordinary activity has been
recently developed through the mineral
regions ol the South, which include the
western portion of Virginia, the whole
ol West Virginia, and I lie western parts
of Alabama. Georgia, North and South
Carolina. The revival is most notice
able in the iron mines and furnace dis
tricts. Scarcely a day parses but some
large sale of this class of property is
made to Northern capitalists, particu
larly to those, of Pennsy lvania.
Once upon a time the mule, without
having received an invitation, attended
a convent ton of animals that was called
for the purpose of discussing the best
methods of family government. "What
do you know nb nt all this?" asked the
pit si.leiit, tauntingly; "have you ever
r.iNi d :my children?" The mule wept.
" Ah. no," she said, " I have never raised
iiiijihii.g but full-grown men; but,
iaii.l of the pilgrim! you should see
how I raistd tlpan you should sen me
raise a in in that weighs us much as
Duvid Davis." Upon a rising vote the
mule was immediately elected financial
secretary wi h power to send for per
iis and papers. Durlinylon Uawkeye.
The portions of Asia Minor compris
ing B itoiiui, Iv irs, Olli nnd Artwiu
whtch have been acquired by Russia
under tbe treaty of H.-rlin. is a district
very rich in natural productions and
capable of great development under an
efficient administration. There is not
much agricultural produce, but there is
an abundance of wood and metals, and
the climate and soil are well suited for
the cultivation of silk and tobacco.
The nal ives appear reconciled to the
new state of things. They have ceased
to cmigral into Turkish territory, and
hoards of inoi.ey which had hitherto
been concealed have made their appear
ance in the towns. Balouiu, thanks to
its j-ri'iit advantages as :i harbor, is in-crca-ing
in size, while Poti, notwith--tatiding
its dock-yard and railroad,
declines.
The Prince of Wales is retrenching i. i
expenditure, which has been cut down
one-half in each of his residences. The
lime, however, has ceime when the
assistance of tha prince has become
necessary, not in the serious administra
tion of the government, but in the en
tertainment of those who govern. The
queen has opposed this assumption lor
the last thr.'e years, but at length con
sents to deposil in his hands, if not the
globe and scepter, al all events the visit
ing lisv and lord chaiubirlain's book.
The responsibility is not of mere even
ing receptions or garden parties, but
involves the more serious business ol
banqueting and royal leasts, and the
prince, who has been compelled to re
duce his expenditure through heavy
debts contracted in this very task, re
quires a supplement to his income.
The port ions of Asia Minor compris
ing Bitoum, Kirs, Olli and Artwiu
which have been acquired uy Russia
under the treaty of B 'rlin, is a district
very rit h in natural productions and
capable of great development under an
ffliciciit administration. There is not
much agricultural produce, but there is
an abundance of wood and metals, and
the climate anil soil are well suited for
the cultivation of silk and tobacco.
Tho natives appear reconciled to tho
new state of things. They have ceased
to emigrate into Turkish territory, and
hoards of money which had hitherto
been concealed have made their appear
ance in the towns, lt.itoum, thanks to
it. great advantages as a harbor, is in
creasing in size, while Poti, notwith
standing its dock-yard nnd railroad,
devliufs.
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