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This realm Is sacred to the silent past.
Within Its drowsy shades are trea.... rare
Of lout and dreams; the years are long, since
last
• •
strarier's font fall presse I the creakliig
stair.
This room 1w housewife's tidy hund disturbs;
And here, Ilk,, some strange preseiice, veer
clings
A hnuu•.smk smell of dry, fortrotteli herbs—
A musty odor ux of uum ldcriug things.
Ilery stores of ‘vlthefed rootsand limeys repo,e
For fancied vi: oucs prioo,l In dap.; of yore—
Untlwrerl with thoughtful core, nutyltap by
[hos,.
Here shy A raehhe winds her endless thread
Anti ‘s. ayes her sillcen tiipe,try unseen,
Vt•llh , v the rough hewn timbers ~verhead,
And 1.1,1ng teNto,ins between.
A lent; Ihe Joists of Me hlop1:114 reel'
11eth..1.1110•11 en 1,1,1 to hang, n el , efely ree.
1.11:1. tall, lantest leglee.ts whlell 010101 meet
111/tiling gel:11 venverse with the long
risnielobrani•vs v 1111411.11 Jovs•
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A t• 1J..”1 , of till 1,1,11 It
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bulid
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110;1,
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r AI , . rahly/,,,-
itliscrlancous.
Talloriana: Or, Seliofflations from the
;‘hooboartl
Sponge% i Spongloy -No. 2
l'erhal. no other inerlutideal "craft:,
'en" have the same apprehension ul
the deduced 4,4 1 . 11/111 the
WI spnillitig, us the
nights of the "Shears and Thimble"
tune; unr of the different Sl'll.leS In
tcliiell these ternisartiunder,dimil-either
litetnll • y or although
may not claim them an belonging
exclusively 14, Uu• to . lll,lologli Or their
own orrupution. Inn practival sense,
mierative lailmiin4 is inseparable I'l/M
the "sponge," and yet in a representa
tive nr symbolic sense, no one has a
greater contempt for such it human
character, as Ilia( Which is figuratively.
evlurssed by this term, nor could any
miler term so brief as this be employed,
to express mina , fully a trait so disrepu
table. It may not be uninteresting to a
general reader, to illustrate some of the
meanings (o t terms, scientifically,
ineehan Malty, socially, allegorival ly
morally, although we may fail ill pre
senting the subject in its clear a light its
one who wields a readier pen. 'File term
as a prnduetiou of the I:ingdow
or nature, belongs to all object Stalldill4
somewhere hetWeffil the animal and veg
etable worltktil t hough naturalists thew -
,elves are divided as to whether it be
longs to the former or latter, or whether
indeed it does not ovettpy au intermedi
ate position between the two, forming a
" connecting " between animate
:11111 inanimate nature. Although ad
hering to reeks in the ocean, or other
large bodies of water, and never moving
from the spot where first located, we
adopt the theory that the sponge, both
literally and figuratively, belongs to the
I:in . ;;;ilent, and under all tile cir
-I.llllltitall,es, (Ilk seems to he the most
popular and the most rational opinion.
1110 Hanle of the filmilg,
Which ilwititio, various go m•rrt :Ind $lll . -
s,sent, WA ire Piave not any particular
species lielore our mental or physical
vision, we can only allude to it in a gen
eral sense. It is the St . //,' , /i/0/1 of the
I Icrnt:uis, and is a cellular fibrous tissue,
Yodeled by small polypous
indeed, that they cannot be
seen by the naked-eye—which build up
the tissues spwirir, something
like a ilitrerent little animal builds up
lhr curious ititk of rural; although bile
11.1s1), :40'111S II) 11111'e IL 111 , /(i1111
dis
liurl.Preen tla•
This motion, bouncer, consists merely
of an apparent contraction and expan
sion of the cells, by means or (olio'
the odor plssrs into the 11111(4, 111111 is
again rejected. Properly speaking, per
haps, We may regard the sponge of cont
'nerve as merely the skeleton of the
complex animal, or anima k—or zoo/dig
t,+, as they are null•e properly called,
11111 whieli resemble IL sort or jelly, coat
ing the various lissufs. \Vile!' gathered
for niarltet this jelly is 1,11.'551211 1111(1
washed mit of the I•I'IIIIl1(I' tissues of the
sponges, and they are bleached, and the
calrlreuus particles are renioved, by the
lid or dilute sul ph nrie or muriat lc acids.
To give an idea or the size or these 1110
pilyloS, wf 111113' 111111 'hilt they are ntere
❑tannic. globules, from the 20,000 th to out
On,oanth of :in inch In diameter, and
ovenpy the various cells, /11111 may some
times be detected in the sponge of mai
!nerve, hy the list. afar microscope orsoo
magni Iv lig pmv,r.
Till` ICSI'S1,1 . 1110,111,I.1110‘.1.:1111.'d .1)4,114,
are various and !Limos( multitudinous,
then' seareely 'wing a profession occu
pation or calling, in which they may
not lie used for some purpose, and it
trout,' he di Illcult to manipulate in these
callings without them. capability
i.r absorbing and retaining %valer is so
enormous Ilist no substitute for them
has liven hitherto discovered, for no
other known substance possesses pro
portionately the same potvertill papil
lary attraction, and front which a liquid
can is SIP racily' uml 1 . 111• Ct I lat ly
e„gin. II is hardly swell) NV title to
speculate 111111111t/W
Irt.ll,l'o the sponge tvasilisiiiivered or how
they will manage hereafter, should
the sponge become extinct; but it is
very certain, that to deprive tiur opera
tive tailor 'tow ols that, indispensable
article, he would surely scent like a
" fish mit of \valet . ," and if lie did not
feel the neer...jig of a sponge, in proper
ly " building up a coat," it would be
all indication that lie was de
ficient in tailoristie mechanism. There
are analogous processes, however, in
tailoring called " sponging," in which
the material substance called a sponge
is not ut all used ; just as there lure,
human practices or habits of life called
sponging, where the term is only used
in Its figurative sense.
The first sponging which cloth re
ceives is before it is cut into garments,
;not this is effected in the following
111a11114T. The material to be sponged
is laid Out on a counter, a table, or a
shopboard, or in the absence of these, it
tray be on the floor. A piece of cotton
or linen cloth called a "sponge cloth,"
—at least of equal dimensions—danv
en ed, or saturated with water and then
wrung out, is laid upon it, or under it,
and these together are rolled up over a
cylindrical shaft, called u " sponge roll
er," and which has the form of a com
mon " " used by bakers. In
this condition it remains an hour, inure
or less, according to the texture of the
cloth, the dampness of the von/lc-cloth,
or tile preference, or whim, of the
t.ponger. After the material Is taken
out of the sponge-cloth, it is said to be
"sponged,' although no cellular Rponge,
such as We have described, hits been
used. Still there Is some analogy be
tween a sponge and a sponge-cloth,
which Is a representative ur substitu
tion of the sponge, and possesses some
of its qualities. By a capillary, or per
haps fibril attraction, the cotton or linen
cloth absorbs moisture, and retains It for
a time, giving it out by slow evapora
tion, while It Is In compressed contact
with the woolen cloth, and this removes
the superficial gloss which the cloth
will lose ultimately, i f not removed by
thisprocess before It Is manufactured
Into garments. Sponging is done also
che 3,tartiOtet siiittethigelter.
VOLUME 72
to prevent shrinkage, after the garment
is made.
Another process called sponging, or
" sponging off," where a sponge may
not be used, is done with what is called
a " sponge-rag," and is employed to take
out the marks of the" basting stitches,"
or unequal gloss marks caused by the
" goose," or tailor's-iron, In the process
of " pressing." This is a square piece
of cotton or linen cloth, which for con
venience may be half a yard long and a
quarter of 'a yard wide. This piece of
cloth is also saturated and wrung out,
and then laid on the part of the garment
where it is necessary to be used. A hot
iron is then passed over it, generating a
quantity of steam, which is driven in
upon the.surface of the garment, re
moving the inequalities and marks
aforenamed. In this process, it is true,
the moisture is often resupplied by using
a common saturated sponge, or it may
be entirely supplied on a dry "rag" from
this source ; but the rag may be resatu
rated and used without a sponge at all ;
nevertheless, the process is called
.gpong
There is a tradition, that sonic of the
"old school " rural tailors, were in the
habit of spreading their cloth on a grass
plot during a shower of rain—or rather
during a descending mist or light rain—
and sponging it in that manner; and if
ever such words were really spoken it
was perhaps one of this school, who
when for the first time witnessed the as
cending and descending mists of "thun
dering Niagara," exclaimed in all ec
stasy of realizing delight,
-0, mail a play,. lo spaage a ,aatl."
Perhaps the most frequent manipula
tions of the sponge among tailors, is
where it is used to facilitate the pressing
apart of seams, or to elicit the solidi fleatimi of the " . jobs" they are Nvoriting
upon, and espeeially the /?/, or the
Tile weight, or heat of the
Iran tdone, is not sullicient for
this ; therefore, the Nvorl: num must have
It saturated sponge at hand', or sonic sub
...Mte 11)1 a sponge, from which he may
be imaided to supply IL given amount of
moisture, and this is driven suddenly
through the cloth in the form orNteam,
generated by the application of IL hot.
iron to the part lie Is "pressing," and
thin causes, by the uddw l ‘veiglit of the
iron, the "plies" of cloth to compact mid
adhere, and also that expansion find con
traction, culled " shrinking-In " and
" strelehing-out," which equalizes,
smooths, and liiilki.4 "olltl" the differ
ent parte of a garment, for no matter
holy good II "stitcher" it worl:nuw may
ir he is not also if good "presser," ft
will he Impossible for him to impart
good "form" and "II to Ills work,
and tills eannot Iry Htll.ll.N4Lilly tieettni•
plisheil without the use , 1,1,11ge,
In eyuivulent. '
Sponging is also that proves: by which
persons bathe and clean, their bodies,
without plunging into a. stream, a pond,
or it bath-lab, and whirl', by way oldis
thiction is called a "sponge-bath." A
substitution for this kind of sponging is
ellbrted by saturating IL lint.ll howl.l and
manipulating the Body xvith it, but so
nice is the distinction of 1 lydropathists
in these hygienic operations that it is
then called a "towel-bath,' and a Wirer
eat sanitary eflbrt is claimed for it; al
though to the masses of mankind it
night seem to be "a distinction without
a difference."
To wipe out any impurities, or !nark •
hags, or writings of any kind, from a
plain surface, such for instance as a
slate, a "black-board," a table or coun
ter-top, &.e., is called sponging; and al
though we are not enough of an etymol
ogist to determine the question, yet we
think it probable that, the term I .r
-',tinge, which means erasing, obliterat
ing, or wiping out a public or private
record, may originally have bnd the
same rout as the term 511 , 00!/ , ', although
dircclly, the former comes from the
Latin I rintnyo, and the latter from
81 , 0111/ill. persons may yet re
member Benton's famous "Expunging
Resolutions," by which a record preju
dicial to the character of Jackson was
wiped out of the proceedings of the
United States Senate, by d rawing "black
lines" around it; and that act of
pungi nu, has always associated itself
with tile idea, ll our mind, of Icipiey ant
witha sponge.
The sponge is also freely used iu sur
gery, in staunching wounds, and stop
ping, or wiping off the flow of blood ;
and there is perhaps not a mechanical
occupation in which it is not used for
sonic purpose or other. Indeed its do
mestic use about a house, Os au absorber
of surplus moisture, or water, not sulli-
ciently deep to be dipped or lifted withl,
a dipping utensil, is almost indispensa
ble.
Among the purely allegorical or ligur.
alive uses of the terms sponge and spong
ing, is where they are used in wlnne
The swub or instrument used for clean
ing out a cannon after each discharge,
is called a sponge, and the act of clean
ing out is culled sponging, although no
sponge, properly speaking, tn ay be used
in that process. The instrument itself
consists of a cylindrical piece of wood
covered with a piece or sheep-skin, the
wooly side Out, and having a handle to
it sufficiently long to reach the bottom
of the gun. In cleaning small guns it
may be attached to one end or the "ram
rod" or re t incr, and may be composed
of a piece of sponge. Outside or the
technology of gunnery, this instrument
and its use, is commonly called a 500/,
or sweadthi . q. The only analogy which
we can recognize between this instru
ment and a 1,011,1 /1,1, sponge, is, that it
is used to wipe ow.
The term gpong,, is also used in Pgro
erchnics ; but pyrotechnical sponge, is
!oust unlike any other form or use of the
sponge, of any we can think Ili . . This
is 1111111t1111P(Ured out of the funguses, or
fringi which are found growing ;on old
oak, ash, pine, or lir-tree trunks or
stumps. The process of manufacture,
is to boil the fungus lit water, after
which It is dried and beaten. It Is then
put into a strong preparation of lye and
saltpeter, and again dried In a hot oven.
This makes the "Ithwk-Match," "Tin
der," or rgrob•vhnio xerm,yr, of coin
!nerve, which Is usually Imported into
this country from Europe, and especial
ly from Germany. Iu ..1/r/mgc or the
art of horsemanship, or training horses,
that part of thus horse's foot which cor
responds to the human heel. or where
the ends of the shoe terminates, Is called
the Bponyp: probably because that part is
usually more soft and spongy than any
other part (Ir the hoof.
Many things in form, in texture, in
habit, In use, and in structure, :ire liken
ed to a sponge and to sponging, but we
have enumerated enough of these, to il
lustrate:theirgeneraNaterial (diameter;
and therefore, we 510111 conclude this
paper with a few illustrations of its sym
holical character—some of which are
very significant.
And this kind of .Vponying was at one
period quite common in various parts of
our country, and no doubt in some locali
ties, and in some classes of society, still
prevai Is, and in which no. ponge,sponge
cloth, or sponge-rag was used, and often
very li ttletectter ,f or it req u ired something
stronger than water to do it eyeetually,
and without this r://e,../, the event woo hi
have lost its peculiar zest. This was
the habit of treating his friends, on the
part of every one—especially young
men—who for the first time wore a new
suit of clothing, or any part of a suit.—
This was also sometimes practiced if he
obtained at new hat or a new pair of
bouts—indeed it was not only a practice
but a requirement, and the possessor
would have been considered mean, if
indeed he did not look upon himself as
mean, if he attempted to evade or shirk
the " responsibility." It is difficult to
discover the analogy between this habit
and sporigingper cc, unless we consider
the whole party figuratively as sponges.
The individual "standing treat" may
be regarded as a saturated sponge, and
the treated, as exhausted sponges press
ing him and absorbing what was in
him. This habit sometimes Involved
great imposition, for if the altair occur
red in a public bar-room, or beer-saloon,
every one present—no matter what the
number may have been—felt himself
authorized to call for a drink on the
sponger's account,and if his means were
limited, It necessarily 'involved him in
embarrassment. On such occasions
there might justly be a re-enactment of
the tailor's:apostrophe to the. Fulls of Ni
agara; fur, a young man to enter a
public bar-room, or beer-saloon, with a
new suit of clothing on, and beholding
the battalion of labeled bottles behind
the bar, and perhaps as large a battal
lion of thirty loungers tu front of it,
might well exclaim.
"0, what a place to xponge a coat."
Perhaps the most objectionable spong
ing, and the most unpopular sponge, iu
a figurative sense, is that which Web
ster defines as "gaining things by mean
acts' by :intrusion or hanging on; as
an idler who sponges on his neighbors."
Every community is full of these char
acters, and there are as many phases of
this kind of sponging, as there different
countenances among the spongers. In
deed, from a want of proper reflection,
and abnegation of self, many people
may never suspect that they are
spongers, when at the same time they
may be the very " pinks of perfection "
in sponging. Any habit of absorbing
the substance or property of others
without rendering an equivalent,
whether it be by begging, or borrow
ing, or non-payment of debts that are
due, may be a form of sponging of the
very meanest character.
We are not to be understood that all
men who beg, or borrow, or omit to pay
their just debts, are sponges ; but we do
mean those who are in the constant
habil of doing these things, and who do
nothing else. These, most undoubtedly
ore sponges of the most obnoxious kind,
for they always seem to be empty, and
are always in a condition to absorb every
thing they come in contact with, wheth
er others are able to part with what lit
tle they have or not. Indeed, so much
are they immersed in self, that they
perhaps never think they may be rob
bing others. There are sponges of this
character in all classes of society, from
the highest to the lowest, and every
" now and then," in one way or another,
the extent of their sponging is made
manifest. There are whining, lazy,
mendicant sponges; and bold, active, '
and opulent sponges; amid sponges of
every grade between these two extremes;
but all have the same end in view, and
that is the absorption of the substances
and means of others. But they are not
all alike provident, and therefor when
their material race is ended, some may
not have sufficient means for a decent
burial, whilst others may have twenty,
forty, or sixty-fold more than many of
those they were so heartlessly bleeding
or absorbing,. If they do not ti ways ab
sorb the nuacrial substance of others,
they are sure to absorb their time, their
patience, or their influence in society.
Some are satisfied with small contribu
tions, but others are not content unl.ms
they can obtain all you possess, and
when they find a willing victim, If they
do not manifest any external delight,
they yet Inwardly mutter,
U, %villa n plan, to spong, a vow,"
and ator t xluutelln,G I,lni, tillandone
him I'or other wow'.
IiILIVP[II,I,I'S
Perfumery
Perfumery, unlike soap, is of anclent
origin. " I,tiyard's Assyrian Sculp
tures" deplet perfumes L11'11111)4 before
the conquerer. On the walls of Egyp
-11101 temples the censer smokes before
the presiding deity. Spices scented the
sacrifices; sweet odors ascend from
alabaster vases at feasts; and drugs of
strong perfume performed a principal
part in embalming the bodies of the
dead. Moses prepared perfumes for the
persons of the priests and offerings ou
the (;olden Altar. The spouse inCall
ticles delights in spikenard and cinna
mon, aloes and myrrli. Ezekiel accuses
the Levites of defrauding the altar of
its scented offerings, in order to give
grateful odors to their garments ; and
Mary, at the house of Simon the leper,
broke the alabaster-box of spikenard,
very precious, and poured its contents
On the head of Jesus.
Of the use of perfumes by the Greeks
and Romans, historical accounts are
copious. Pliny devotes pages of his
works to the method of preparing per
fume-drugs, their uses, salubrity and
cost. Seneca describes the lavish appli
cation of oils and powders, the employ
ment of essences three times a day by
the luxurious and wealthy, and the
costly narga•cia in Which scents were
taken to the baths. Strat) writes of the
trade to the Orient, how the demand for
perfume-drugs caused ships to plow the
Red Sea and camels to plod the desert,
and how Syria and Greece owed their
growth as inzirkets to the same cause,
us well us the rock-encircled Petra its
vitality. Southern Italy ministered,
by the preparation of curious compounds
to the voluptuous taste. 11/tglicnrarii
tilled the great street of Capua with
their work-shops. Catania received raw
materials, and shipped the manufac
tured products to every open port of the
Nest; and Palermo, in Sicily, by dis
covery of a new perfume, grew up from
a struggling hamlet to a large commer
cial town. In short, whether we regale
the gods in sacrificing, or themselves in
feasting—to conceal personal smells, or
to attract by agreeable scents—the con
sumption of perfumes among the an
cients far exceeded their use in modern
times.
Modern science divides perfumes into
fou r classes :
Class First consists of gums and res
ins. They are obtained either by col
lecting the natural exudation of many
tropical trees, or by lapping their
trunks and drawing Mr the sap. The
oldest of known perfumes are in most
extensive use all over the world. Myrrh,
camphor, olibanum, benzoin, gums em
ployed in incense, and resins used in
pastels, make up this class of perfumes.
Class Second comprises perfumes ob
tained by distillation The art of dis
tilling runs back into the distant ages.
The most ancient archives of China de
scribe the process. Budd ha or the
done was himself a distiller. Barbarous
nations of Central Asia Inherit knowl
edge of distillation from the ear
liest tittles. It does not appear to
have been applied to extract perfumes
until a later day. list, as the Weeks
learned the use of the still, imported by
them from Egypt, they adapted It to the
separation or the odorous pri [triple from
the numerous fragrance-bearing plants
indigenous to the Pincus. Home fol
lowed. Southern Iptly, over whose
slopes and sun-warmed valleys aromatic
flowers bloomed in every season of the
year, enlarged the process; and in its
extension Naples and the Sicilies became
what they are at the present timc—
the great
. producers of the ottos
or quintessences of commerce. To
this day, the essential oil of Neroli,
produeed front orange-flowers, and
named front Nero, during whose reign
It teas discovered, Is distilled only in the
delicious climate of Sessara. New pro
cesses have never quite superseded the
distillation of essential oils. The old
method, while more expensive, pro
duces most perfect results. Still all es
sential oils are slightly soluble in water,
and, though those extracted in Italy are
most retentive, they, with others, when
brought into contact, give out the ruse
water, orange-water, elder-water, and
citron-water of commerce.
Class Third comprises perfumes prop
er for the handkerchief. The scent is
comparatively new. For two hundred
years, indeed, from the province of Var,
in France, a peculiar species of essences
has found sale in the markets. No one
seems to have looked into their origin.
Climate was supposed to give the pecu
liar odor. Attempts to imitate them
were failures. They possessed a living
fragrance which all decoctions refused
to yield. It has been lately ascertained
that the principle and process which
produce these perfumes are new. The
odors of flowers do not exist as in a
gland ; they are a living exhalation.—
While the plant lives, they develop,
day by day, in its flowers. When it
dies, they give what they contain, but
produce DO more. Acting upon this great
fact, which perfume-producers had never
discovered, the peasantry of Var cultiva
ted theirpiants, and gathered only their
flowers. Vast fields of roses, oranges,
acacias, violets, jasmines, and jonquils,
were tilled simply for the blooms they
yielded, never for sprays or leaves,
branches or stems. At flowering-time,
the population is busy gathering, day
by day, the constantly renewing pro
duct. It has been long known that
grease attracts and holds the scent of
flowers. By cnylcurage, then, as the
Varians term it—that is, by laying flow
ers upon sheets of glass over which lay
ers of grease are spread—the perfume of
each kind is caught and retained. The
work goes on through the season.— '
Manufacturers purchase the flower
leaves at fixed rates. Glass plates, cov
ered with fresh oleaginous coats, are in
readiness for every day's gathering. De
partments for each kind of aroma are
separate from all others. The grease,
once impregnated, is removed, put into
jars, and new lamime spread upon the
glass plate. The process is continued
to the end of the season. Alcohol is
then poured into the jars, allowed to
remain until It absorbs the scents from
the grease, emptied Into cans fitted for
exportation, and then shipped for the
Parisian market. The grease, retain
ing only ite oleaginous properties and
smell, is used for other purposes. There
are other processes by which perfumes
for the handkerchief are produced.—
That of eau-de-cologne is one, of clema
tis another, Maceration a third; but
they are too well-known to be enumer
ated here,
LANCASTER, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING MARC H 15, 187 I
Class Fourth includes all scents of
animal origin. Among these, musk is
the first in commercial importance.
The value of its imports into England,
in 1868, was more than fifteen thousand
pounds. Its qualities are universally
known. The subtile nature it possesses
pervades everything. A polished steel
surface will hold the odor of musk for
years. Ambergris, the favorite perfume
of the court of Louis XIV., and which
saintly George Herbert names in " Th,e
Odour "
How sweetly doth Mr MAwrint ~t 111.1! Ms
MASTeIt !
As ambergris leaves a rich cent
Unto the taster,
So do these words a sweet contec t.
Au Oriental fragrang—M r MASTER!
has nearly gone'ok of use. Only two
hundred and twenty-five ounces were
imported last year into Great Britain,
valued at two huntlred and twenty-five
pounds. P. is soluble in alcohol, is
chiefly composed of a peculiar animal
substance called adipocirc, possesses an
agreeable odor, and is used in corn pound
ing lavender-water. Civet, also, has lost
its once great reputation. Civet-cats
used to be purchased by the drug dealers
of Holland at twenty pounds each. Pure
civet sold, during the reign of Eliza
beth, at a price as high us sixty shil
lings (equivalent to seventy dollars
now) an ounce. The medical virtues
attributed to it bordered on the marvel
ous. But, both as medicine
,and per
fume, it has been laid aside. Shakes
peare's fop might ask at every druggist's
shop in Broadway, "(five me an ounce
of civet, good apothecary, to sweeten
my imagination,' without the slightest
prospect of success. It must be still
used for some purposes, however, since
three hundred and fifty-five ounces were
imported into London in 1855, at a val
uation of three hundred anti ten pounds
sterling. Hartshorn (ammonia', on the
contrary, Included in class four, is In
constantly increasing demand.
Essential oils, under the name of ot
tos, are still a large article of traffic. In
1857, three hundred thousand pounds of
these oils were Imported Into England,
at a valuation of two hundred and seven
ty pounds. To produce this large result,
musk figures at above ten thousand live
hundred pounds; otto of roses, at thir
teen thousand seven hundred and fifty
pounds; vuulllu,attwelvethousand five
liumired and sixty pounds; and thirty
seven other essential oils make up the
sum total.
In conclusion, let us notice one of the
extraordinary discoveries of modern
chemistry, To produce perfumes,
neither gums nor flowers, earthy de
posits nor animal secretions, are neces
sary. Scents of roses; aromas of Jon
quils; perfumes of vanilla; and odors
of violets, acacias, and Jasmines, are
now obtal ued from set Lista)) ces associated
only with disgusting smells. Fetid
fusil-011, cast away for many centuries
as the most repulsive of chemical prod
ucts, has :become a principal agent In
the modern manufacture of pear, peach,
cherry, green-gage, strawberry, and or
ange oils. Butyric acid, formed by ran
cid butterand decomposed cheese, yields
the most perfect essential oil of bitter
almonds. Treated in a different man
ner, it gives pineapple-oil. And from
the drainage of cow-stables are obtained
the essential icgredients in the popular
perfume of crut (1, ars.—Appir
ton's loarmlL
If we were to tell a number of our
friends that they don't know what a
"home" is, they would grow somewhat
indignant—perhaps use hard words.
And yet it may be remarked that the
number of persons who know what a
genuine Imbibe is, by experience, is sur
prisingly few. One man in good cir
cumstances will tell us that he has a
fine house of his own, in which every
comfort and convenience are provided.
He has a wife and child there also, and
they give life to the place. Very true.
But dues he prefer that home, thus fur
nished and thus enlivened, to every
other place in the world? Does he sigh
when the hour for leaving comes, and
smile when he is permitted to return
Does he love vi sit by the cheerful tire
and fondle the children, entering into
all their little disputes with curious in
terest? Does he take particular note of
the bird in the cage, and the cat near
the fire? If not., he has no home, in the
dearest sense of that dearest of words. 11
his mind is altogether absorbed in the
(lusty ways of business, if he hurries
from the house in the morning, and is
loth to return at night—if, while he is
at home, he Continues to think of the
journal and ledger, and repulses the ad
vances of the prattling children, he has
no home; he only has a place where he
lodges and takes his meals.
! happy is lie who knows and ap
preciates the full bliss of home, whose
heart is warmed and humanized by its
cheerful influences, and who feels how
superior in purity of pleasure are all its
enjoyments to the turmoil delights 0;
outdoor life. Thrice happy is such a
man. Ile has discovered the only Par
adise this world can now atibrd. It is
only such a man who can have a deep
and sincere pity for the unfortunate
creatures who are homeless. Ile regards
them as being cut off from the best in•
luences of the earth, and exposed to
he action of all the darker waves of life.
le feels keenly for him who has no
lireside—no dear one to welcome him
with smiles, and prattle over the little
history of the day—no tongue to soothe
when heavy cares have troubled the
mind and rendered the heart sore ; and
the sympathy of such a man is not slow
to overflow in acts of benevolence. A
good home is the source of the fountain
of charity in the heart.
Our advice to those who have no
homes, such as we have described above,
is, to get them as soon as possible. ThPy
can never be contented and substantial
citizens, nor thoroughly happy men, un
til they follow this council. Get homes!
Fill them with the objects of love and
endearment, and seek there for the pure
delights which the world beside cannot
afford.
Grant, Sherman and the Hest
7)1,1111 Platt hired fur $l7-a ‘vindow
and a platform (ni Pennsylvania avenue
to see the carnival. He says :
1 secured for myself a cheap sort of
entertainment by undertaking to keep
an innocent and very pretty country
girl advised of the great men taking
part In tne amusements. I pointed out
Admiral Porter, in a sulky, behind a
bob-tailed pacer who yelled like an In
dian as he darted by. A forelorn look
ing shanual, driving Burchell's adver
tising wagon, I told her was old Strab
ismus, commonly called Butler. And I
continued in this way until fairly caught.
I saw that my little friend was getting
suspicious, and that I might expect a
storm, and so when old Tecumseh Sher
man actually passed, I humbly called
her attention to the fact and she ex
claimed indignantly:
"Now, you are imposing on me. That
queer, crazy-looking man Gen. Sher
man ? I don't believe it."
She fairly passed into a state of indig
ttion, however, when I truthfully
, ointed out the President.
"That man—that insig,.iiticant look•
ing creature, Gen. Grant? Col. l'„
don't believe half you have told me."
"My dear child, you flatter me.—
When speaking of these illustrious hum
bugs, few persons believe anything I
say."
-'
Why don't you tell the truth then ? "
" It is because I do tell the truth
the old diplomat wrote to his son, 'Come
hither, my child, and see by what fools
the world is governed.' You come and
cannot believe me nor your own eyes.
Time was, In the traditionary past,
when patriotism, hard study and intel
lect went to make the statesmen of the
young Republic. Now, leaders are
made without these, through the easy
process of the caucus and a demoralized
ballot-box. The officials here do not
represent the virtue, intelligence, and
patriotism of the few, but the vicious ig
norance of the many. And so we have
Imbecility, corruption, ignorance and
Insanity."
Tubes and Telegraphs
On Saturday evening Mr. Seudamore
received a number of gentlemen at the
post-office to show them the working or
Siemens' patent pneumatic apparatus
for sending telegraphic messages. A
line of 1,704 yards,had been prepared,and
the result has been very satisfactory.
There is a saving In time, money and
labor. There are two tubes of three
inches diameter, and the dispatches are
carried in hollow cylinders of felt
known as "carriers,' by means of a
combination of vacuum and pressure
principle. The system has been in use
In Berlin for some years. —London
Graphic,
The Challenge.
The following story was told to me by
an officer belonging to one of H. B. M.'s
regimeiit stationed In the East, as we
paced the deck of the Hydaspes, one
fine night, while on the passage from
Calcutta to London. I present it to my
readers in the words of the narrator, a
tall, well-built man, whose olive-like
complexion Indicated long residence in
tropical climes.
" When I first received my commis
sion as ensign in the British army, I
was gazetted to the —th regiment, then
in India; and as the P. and 0. Compa
ny did not exist in those days, I took
passage via the Cape of Good Hope.
In due course of time I arrived at
Madras and joined my regiment, in
which I remained only three years,
however; for, at the expiration or that
period, I purchased my lientenantcy,
and exchanged into the —rd, which WaS
stationed up country.
" until a man gets thoroughly used to
it, there is nothing so monotonous as an
officer's life in an isolated locality in In
dia. There is routine in everything;
in lounging, eating, smoking, sleeping,
reading and billiards or card-playing,
and this is only varied if, by lucky
chance, be happens to be in a district
where pig-sticking, elephant or tiger
hunting is obtainable. At times, too
especially,if ladies are with the regiment
—amateur hops are in 'zivor, and occa
sionally " a hop" i, improvised ; but
the climate is so ,rwrvating that neither
officers nor men of any regiment, that
had been a considerable length of time
in the country, felt very often disposed
to. exert themselves to provide amuse
ment for their comrades.
"The —rd had been six years in India,
and in consequence, all the members of
' that corps were inflicted with lassitude
that had almost become chronic. There
was a great dearth of female society—
that sine rim lion of pleasurable exis
tence and the hunting had been pro
nounced by those old stagers, who con
sidered themselves genuine mid karries,
to be infernally bad ; therefore, when
It was anliolinced that n new collector
had been appointed to succeed the ver
less old curmudgeon who, for seventeen
years, had held office In that district,
and a nimbi bra,' was added, asserting
that lie was the fortunate possessor of
an extremely beautiful Wirt', every one
wits on the qui vim to receive him.—
:11 uch to our disappointment however,
he arrived alone, having left Ills spouse
to enjoy the society ()flier friends in Cal
cutta for a few weeks, after which she
was to follow him with their only
"dlr. Norman Fraser was It noun
about thirty-tlve years of age, tall
muscular and pre-eminently hand
some, moreover, he was highly educat
ed, and possessed such powers of pleas
ing as won all hearts, and soon became
a Indivcrstd favori te.
" Ile infused new life into our little
coterie,and inuity were the la men tat ions
whenever Ids genial countenance did
not beam across mir mess-table. (Mr
colonel's two hard-featured daughters—
regular 'garrison girls,' who had flirted
successively With every sub whom they
haul met (luring the last ten years—
were enchanted by him, and openly la
mented that lie was already a Benedict;
fur, though lie was 'only a civilian,'
they would have been glad enough to
have had the ghost of a chance to en
snare him in the silken meshes of mat-
" It was a custom in those days for
officers to remain over the mess-table
ion. , ' after the cloth had been removed,
and, unless a man possessed a very strong
Bead, he was pretty certain to rest in a
lamentably befogged condition. One
night, when we all had been indulging
pretty freely, the conversation turned to
billiards—an interesting topic, for most
of us were good players.
"have you seen Fraser play? lie
beat Webb easily to-day, and I'll bark
him against any man in the regiment,"
said Capt. Raper, who considered him
self an authority on 'natters connected
with games of shill.
"I always give Webb points, and I
' won't shrink measuring cues 'With the
collector, though he certainly plays a
very good game," I replied.
" Fraser, old fellow, Lieut. Holroyd
thinks that he is your equal at billiards.
Will you let me back you for a game
Raper cried across the table.
"The collector, who was 'half-seas
over,' promptly expressed his willing
ness to at once engage with me, so I
registered a bet of a hundred rupees
with Captain Raper, and we adjourned
to the billiard-room. I luid practiced a
great deal in my leisure hours, and
knew myself to be a steady player,
while, from what I had seen of Fraser's
play, I judged that he became "nervous
and irritable, if luck went against him
ever so little ; therefore I lid not hesi
tate to accept a few other bets offered
by admirers of my oppomm;,
style.
"IVchadgot ahout hair-way through
the game, and our scores were neatly
equal, when I made throe !twat palpa
ble flukes in one brake, and this so an
noyed my semi-inebriated antagonist
that he played wildly, missed most easy
shots, and all the while denouncing any
style of execution in no very measured
terms. When sober lie was the most
courteous and urbane of men, but when
excited by wine he was inclined to be
insolent and overbearing.
" I Wile more than thirty points ahead
when a shot presented itself to me that
was very dittleult of accomplishment.
It was a straight carom, but, in order to
make it the object ball had to be very
finely grazed indeed. My ball scarcely
moved the object ball, though it un
doubtedly touched it, and went on the
red, making the carom. A dispute in
stantly arose, when I claimed the shot.
You never hit the first ball, sir"
cried Fraser,
" ' I know I did .
11,,t, but niy hall dill,'
I replied carelessly.
" ' It's false! l'here was no carom.'
" 'Do you Insinuate I lie,'slr?
"' Yes! You are both a liar and a
" Human nature could not stand that.
I slapped my traducer's face. Aly broth
er oilleers interfered, and, when my
temper cooled, 1 found my, lf walking
on the verandah with my Intimate
friend, Ned Howson."
" ' Come, I olroyd, let's get some soda
water, and then turn In. You must get
your hand steady, for Fraser is sure to
challenge you, to-morrow,' he said.
" 1 took his advice and the beverage
he recommended, and was up bright and
early the following morning. About ten
o'clock, Capt. Raper came to ray quar
ters. Ire took a seat and a ` peg ' bef o re
he explained his mission. As I hail ex
pected, he was the bearer of a cartel
from Mr. Fraser.
" This is a devilish unpleasant busi
ness altogether', Holroyd ; but I suppose
you perceive that there is no alterna-
jive. Will you name your friend, for I
don't suppose you intend to apologize,"
says the Captain, who bore the reputa
tion of being a tire-eater.
" I told him I should leave everything
in the hands of Lieut. Howson, and he
went to that gentleman in order to ar
.
range preliminaries
"About midday my friend came to me,
and told me that he had agreed with the
second Mr. Fraser as to place, time of
meeting, and weapons to be used in the
forthcoming duel. He also hinted that
if I had any letters to write, in case of
accident, it would be as well to do them
at once; said he would call to accom
pany me to the rendezvous at dawn the
next morning; and when I thanked
him, and promised to prepare myself for
slaughter, left to hunt up the doctor,
leaving me to reflect upon my position.
"Dueling was much in vogue at that
period, but I had never before been a
principal in an atrairc d'honncur, and,
I confess, my feelings upon this occasion
were not pleasant ones.
" In the first place, I liked Mr. Fraser
very much, and I knew full well that lie
would never have provoked me to strike
him had he not been under the influ
ence of liquor. But the blow had been
given, and nothing could avert a hostile
meeting, unless I accorded him an am
ple and abject apology—to do which
would have required far more courage
than to fight, for I should have been
stigmatized as a coward, and completely
ostracised by my brother officers.
" It was the rainy season, and toler
ably cool, so when I had finished 'put
ting my house in order,' as Howson had
advised, I set out for a long walk, think
ing that exercise would steady my
nerves, which were somewhat unstrung
by the effects of the potations of the pre
vious night.
" As I strolled leisurely upon my way,
I pondered upon my past life, I thought
of how, barely four years before I set
out from home full of hope and ambi
tion, the hope of winning name and
fame in thej profession I had chosen
earnest in my heart; and now, before I
had even flashed my maiden sword, be
' fore I was even fairly launched upon my
career, I had placed myself in such a
! position that it was more than probable
my hopes, my zeal, ambition and my
I life, would be cut down like a flower!
I cursed the enemy man pats ' in his
mouth' to 'steal away his brains;' I
thought of the happy home in ' Father
land' that would be made desolate by
my death ; I thought of the dear loved
ones who would mourn me there, and
my heart was filled with bitter anguish
—misery that was not decreased when I
reflected that, even if I was spared and
my adversary fell, it would be my hand
that would plunge his widow deep into
a sea of grief, and leave fatherless his
innocent child.
" I was aroused from this biller train
of thought by the hollow thud of rapid
ly advancing hoofs, and ou looking up,
I saw a lady, whose face was totally un
familiar to me, vainly endeavoring to
restrain a mettlesome horse she was
riding. The first glance told me she
was a skillful equestrian, the second
that she was unacquainted with the lo
cality, for she seemed evidently bent
upon taking the fire out of her steed by
urging him forward ; and to go forward
I knew full well meant to rush head
long to destruction, for right in that di•
rection lay, half-concealed by bushes, a
deep nullah, or water course, down
which a torrent, swollen by the recent
rains, rolled in rushing cataracts over
the rock-strewn bed.
" "rum, madam ; turn for your life,
there is danger ahead !' I cried, as I
rushed toward the point for which she
was heading.
"The lady turned her face, and I saw
it was fair as an angel's ; her symmet
rical figure showed to full advantage as
she used her utmost efforts to curb her
horse, and her hair, which had escaped
from the ribbons that had bound it,
floated a wave of gold, far in her wake.
I was near enough lit see the bloom of
excitement fade from her cheeks when
she heard my warning—near enough to
see that the barb was now beyond her
control, and that a catastrophe was in
evitable.
"A swift runner, I started forward at
full speed, and gained the brink of the
n Ilah just In time to see the horse and
Its rider disappear front view In the boil
ing flood that surged at my feet. For a
few seconds I stood paralyzed ; then I
saw the animal struggle to the surface,
and knew that Its rider had freed her
self. There was little chance of saving
her, I knew; It would be almost loud
ness to attempt it ; but It flashed across
my mind that It would be better to end
We in a bold effort to rescue a fellow
creature than to inert death at the baud
of my friend of yesterday. I dolred wy
boots, my but and coat, and plunged
into the seething flood. The circling
eddies bore me downward and onward,
but I was a strong swimmer, and I
struck out bravely until I gained t h e
surface—gained it just in time to grasp
the trailing riding-habit of the lady
I essayed to save. 1 twined one atm
around her waist, and drew her
head upon my shoulder, while the
rushing, foaming torrent bore its along
over rocks that bruised and tore our
flesh, through deep, swirling pools that
strove to suck us under, and down steep
cascades, where the waters broke with
hissing roar, though they merrily gleam
ed and flashed in the crimson glow of
the setting sun. Bruised and battered
by the collisions with the cruel rocks,
the life-breath well nigh stilled in }my
throat, and my strength rapidly giving
way, yet I clung tightly to the pretty
stranger then unconscious in my arms,
fully resolved that grim Death himself
should not part us. Over another water
fall the fast-flowing flood carried us, and
when we issued front the (lying foam at
its foot, to feebly float was all that I
could do. My brain was all in a whirl ;
all power to resist was fast 'leaving me,
when the current bore us under the
hank, at a piece where bushes reached
almost to the water's edge. I grasped a
root, but the swift stream tore me front
my hold, and I gave up hope.
"An instant afterward, however, I
found myself caught in the bushes of a
tree that lout fallen partly across the
nullah, and to it I clung with the mad
desperation that love of life alone can
instill in the heart of man. I still held
the lady, though I feared she never
more would breathe again. I was not
one to relinquish the prize I had so
strenuously battled for. so, using what
little power I still possessed, I pushed
her up, and laid her on a well forked
branch ere I struggled on the tree my
self.
At this point the nullah's bank was
low, :old only tall trees dotted the plain
beyond its brink. As I sraght e n ed
myself, I saw, to my exceeding joy,
three horsemen coming swiftly across
the patena. I hallooed loudly. attract
ed their attention, and they rode swift
ly clown when they recognized the per
ilous predicament I was in. My head
was dizzy, and I was well-nigh over•
come with exhaustion; but I man
aged to retain my hold until I felt a pair
of strong arms clutch me and bear me
ashore. Then I sank into a deep swoon.
" When my senses returned, I discov
ered that I was lying upon a couch in
my own quarters, and by Iv,- side was
standing Lieut. Ilowson. Two other
gentlemen were seated near the veran
dah, with their backs toward me.
" Who was she, Ned I asked, when
I remembered what had happened.
" Ere my friend could reply, the two
gentlemen I had noticed rose from their
seats and came quickly toward where I
was lying. One grasped my haral. 1
glanced upward and saw the collector
berating over me.
" It was my wife, my brave fellow,
and in a few days I hope she will he
sufficiently recovered to thank you [w.r
sonally for having so gallantly rescued
her from a terrible death.
She only arrived yesterday morning,
and was riding over to the colonel's with
Capt. Raper, Dr. Middleton and myself,
when her horse bolted, and this acci
dent occurred. As for that matter be
tween you and me, Holroyd, you may
call:me coward, or whatever you choose,
but I tell you plainly that I will never
raise my hand against you—you, who
have proved yourself such a hero—you,
to whom I owe au everlasting debt of
gratitude; for you nobly risked your
own life in saving that of my precious
Ilertha, and may ( iod bless you for the
gallant action you performed !" he said,
and his line, frank lace gleamed, and his
eye glistened with tears, us he gazed
upon me.
"I tried to reply, but I was horribly
prostrated, and a choking sensation in
my throat stayed my utterance. I sunk
back upon my pillow, and closing my
eyes, mentally thanked heaven for hav
ing aided me to preserve unto my late
enemy a life valued far more than his
own.
" Some weeks passed before I gained
convalescence ; but m rs. Frazer, who had
not sustained such severe contusions as
myself nursed me so tenderly that I at
last recovered my pristine vigor. Many
years have gone by since then, and Mrs.
Fraser's locks are grayish now: but her
daughter's have the golden hue her
mother's wore when we first met, and
her face the same sweet expression.
The dearest friend I have on earth is
the man whose wife I saved, the man
who challenged me to a duel tha: was
never fought!"
.Lotta," the Aetreem, Baptized.
" Lotta," the actress, was baptized in
New Orleans a few days ago. The reporter
who describes the scene at great length.
says: "Rev. Dr. Leacock made his appear
ance about 33 o'clock, and after having been
introduced to the company grasped the
tiny hands of Lotta saying, 'I have longed
to see you but was not permitted to do so,'
and then added a few words of congratula
tion to her upon her proposod admission
into the church. Lotto was simply and
modestly attired, like a little lady, as she
is. Over the black silk bodice and skirt
she wore bretelles of a light blue silk,
which was in excellent harmony with her
fresh conplexion and auburn hair, and
looked as bright as the beautiful sky out
side, which poured its gorgeous light into
the room with a generous warmth. Lotta,
who received the name of Mignonne Lotta
Qrabtree, made the responses in a clear
voice. Lotta having thus renounced the
works and pomp of Satin, Mr. Leacock
proceeded to admicister the sacrament to
Mignonne Lotta Conner, the daughter of
the first sponsors of Lotto Crabtree, a wee
bit of human nature still in Ler teething
period, who received the holy sprinkle un
der the name of Mlgnonno Lotta Conner.
EX-CONGRESSMAN ORTR is not to have
the Berlin mission. Ills . greatest claim to
it seems to have been that his constituents
have not returned him to Congress. If such
reasohing as this becomes a part of the polit
ical system of the administration, we shall
have the families of all our Congressional
candidates on the Republican side election
eering against them, because " if pa Is not
elected he'll be sent to Europe,' and the
ladies of all our families would rather go
to Europe than Washington—N. Y. Herald.
Drawing for Seale---A Disappointed Steam Powers on Canals.
Yankee—Colored Members stunning Several attempts have been made to in.
Up for Their Rights.
troduce steam power on our canals, in the
When the drawing for seats took place ordinary way of constructing steamboats,
in the House last Saturday Ben Butler did nearly all of which have been abandoned ;
not happen to be present. All the best but a gentleman in this vicinity has tiled a
seats were, of course, selected upon that caveat, and will take out letters patent as
occasion, and Butler had to take a back soon as the novel parts of his improvement
seat. This did not suit him, and to-day he have been completed, for using steam pow•
was on the lookout fora more eligible posi . er on canals in an entire new manner from
lion. Among the fortunate ones at the any heretofore used. We are not permitted
drawing oil Saturday were the negro mem- to publish the novelties of the invention,
hers front South Carolina, Messrs. De but trill given general detail. l'he proposi-
Large and Rainey. They selected seats Don is to construct a thirty. inch track oil the
near General Banks, on the left of the present towing-path of light iron, of from
Speaker, about half-way up the hall, in aloto 35 pounds, and use live or six-sou en
commanding position. In seaming the glues, constructed so as to run either way
hall Butler's eye rested upon the seat oecu- alike. These engines to run on time-tables
pied by De Large. Ile immediately covet- r anti on regular routes, tune of these en
ed it, and going to the negro asked him if dines could tow live brats at a time and
he had any objections to exchange seats.— i double the speed obtained by horse-power.
The negro, seeing it was Butler who ad- As it takes six horses to tow one boat night
dressed hint, modestly inquired :and day, and as ono boat could do twits.)
Where is your seat, Massa Butler ?'' as much freighting towed by steam as It r
" hark there," said Ben, pointing to a horse-power; this engine usauld do as much
seat away in the rear. work as sixty horses and twenty drivers.
" \Veil, I'll see about it," said the negro. - Fo illustrate, suppose it is require to start
In the meantime Sergeant-at-Arms Ord- I a tow from a given point every two hours,
way, who is very persuasive with the ne- to ruin roar Miles an hour; the route
groes, went to De Large and succeeded in would have to be four notes hang, and
inducing him to change seats with Butler. I when an engine arrived at the end of
Dinners' Twichell, another Massaehusetts its route, it would meet a tow coming the
member, who had been unlucky in draw- other war, when they would merely ex-
Mg a seat, seeing the success of Butler change tow lines, and each start hawk, with
with one of the negroes, concluded that he out the boats stopping at all. Where a
I would try a similar game with the other.— less 11111111,er of boats are miming., these
He immediately started for Rainey, the routes could he increased to eight, twelve •
other lucky colored brother lifiall South or sixteen miles, and the power regulated
Carolina, and asked him if he had any ob. according to the aunt or freight—
jeu•tion to take a seat a little further back. Locking could lie done murk (wicker
Rainey was a member of the last House, a I •
r [wit hSk.l . ani-pl , Wl‘r, than [with horses, and
and, coming in late in the session, had been where the schedule could be arranged so
assigned a back seat. Unlike lie Large he its to hove tows meet ail a lock, it would
had had some experience, and he haul no make a saving of flute pelf the water. Al
disposition to repeat it.
change-bridges, the line would be east off,
" Mr. Twichell," he said, " I would rather when these light engines could run over a
sit here." heavy grade anti short curves without anthill
" \Veil, you see," said tiinnery, with a a
uueuliv. Horse•power vita never compete
smile that was child-like and bland, " you•
is i l h Stealli, and this arrangement trill not
won't hate much ()evasion to address the only make a saving in expense, bill it will
Speaker, and ono of those seats back there
nearly double the amount of la - eight, ear
will suit just as well tor writing letters. Heil by a given number of boats, by the
You know our State has always sou n d up j inerrase of speed, and thereby double the
Sur the rights ill' the isiiiiiied laiiiiilo” receipts for Loth—co/um/0o iiciierd.
" Thank you," said Rainey. "I think I
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would rather sit here, if It's all the sauna)." I 'rile howls.
t;innery went away, laboring under the The iniiiiiii,rii .states, Inn ynitr ,, ng„ . , ilh .
iflipression that a litlW weeks in limn liiiiise
drew from the Union by the arum, of their
has a umiderlui elleet upon a negro.. A. ropreinnitntiri , s in ciiiii4i „ . , in limo fidinw
Y. Hccurtui.
hug order: Smith Carolina, ISM, Decent
lair 20; Mississippi, lsill, January II; Florl
dit, .luminary la); Alabama, January II
I itiargiiii, January Is; Louisiana, Jainuar,l
20; Texas, February I ; Arkansas, Maret
22 ; Virginia, April 17; Tennessee, May 0;
North Carolina, May 20. The order In
which they seer° rumelmitted is lie liiiiiiWiC
TlallaisMllli, 154111, Diltiliallair II; Arkansas,
114115, June 23; Florida, INN, .1 illy I; Loots.
Jana, Isits, July Is; South Carolina, psis;
July ;:o ; North Carolina, Islas, ;July go,
Alabama, Isar+, July 22 ; Virginia, Is7u,
Feb. I ; Alisslssippi, 1,71), ELM. 23; Tex
as, 1570, March ita. /Mil Georgia, 1571, Feb
ruary 13. From these dates It will appear
that Tennessee wan not represented in Cum
gress for live years, six months and-eleven
days; North Carolina fir seven years and
two months ; Arkansas for seven years,
three months and one day; Fluurium for
SOVI.ill years, live months and twenty-one
days; Louisiana for seven years, live
months and twenty-two da r ts; Alabama
for seven yesirs, six months and eleven
days; South Carolina for seven years and
seven months ; Virginia for eight years,
11010 Illaliala and fourteen days; Missis
sippi for Dine years, one month load ' four
teen days; Texas Mr nine years and two
months, and Georgia for ton years and
twenty-tire days. Exelucling Tennessee,
which may bo considered as a loyal State,
the average time during which the remain
ing ten States were unrepresented was
eight years and two months, Including
Tennessee the average time was seven
years and eleven months.
A Hoy 'fell Venni of Ago Soul In to Iltr
Street 10 Hoop Übe Mother In /41114 m 111111
Not
Among. the prisoners arraingod before
Justlee Cox, It the Jefferson Market Pollee
Court, yesterday morning, ,luring the dis
charge or the watch returns, wan it dirty,
ragged little urchin, toil years M . age,
nnm
od 11011101 ton, Whose hair fireselit
od the appearalive of being a total stranger
to a brush or comb. Officer Stewart of afro
Sixteenth precinct, appeared as complain
ant against the lad, and preferred a charge
of vagrancy against. hint. 'Phu 011icer stat
ed that every night during the inclement
weather or the ! last winter the youth had
boon seated 11l front of the Grand Opera
House, on a stool, with a small basket of
liageleuts suspended to which was a largo
till sign requesting the passers-by to pur
chase the poor boy's wares, as lie Wits com
pelled to support all invalid Mother, who
had been erectly deprived of her property
in New Orleans, in 1 4 113, by sonic ifarties,
and turned into the streets to starve.
Captain McDermott, surmising the lad
was forced to sit there in order to support
some party or parties in idleness, ordered
o direr Stewart to arrest him and convey
him to the station-house in order to ascer
tain his pedigree. The boy had been well
drilled and refused to tell where he resid
ed, or anything in reference to his domestic
affairs. 'Yesterday morning, as the officer
was preferring his complaint, a rustling of
silk was heard in the court-room, and the
form of a tall, good looking female strode
up in front of the Judge's bench, and plac
ing a small, delicata, white hand, which
was ornamented with four large expensive
gold rings, on the head of the shivering,
ragged urchin, stated he WIN her child. The
Judge looked astounded at beholding the
contrast before him, the mother being
dressed in mink furs, an expensive velvet
swam° and other apparel to correspond.—
She pleaded to take herson home with her,
but the Justice refused, and committed him
to the care of the Commissioners of Pll bite
Charities and Correction, where he will be
furnished with a comfortable home.
As the boy was going down into the
prison the mother remarked that if her son
was a foreigner he would soon be released,
but as he was native-born she supposed he
would have to suffer. This remark CalllC
very near costing her a trip to Blackwell's
Finding she could not prevail HD
-011 the Justine to return her her son, she
produced a large roll of greenbacks from
her pocket and offered to pay any price
from SW to 5100 if she could have her boy
returned to her.—X. Ifcr,thl.
Union Pacific Railrortil—Reporf of Ilse
Directors—Election of Officers.
liosTosr, March S.—The annual meeting
if the stockholders of the Union Pacific
Railroad was held at the olliire of the Com
pany in Sear's building, to-day, the Presi
dent, Oliver Ames, in the chair. The re
port of the President acknowledges that
the earnings:this far have been very unsat
isfactory, but takes an enmuraging, view
of the future. lie states that many im
provements will lan made this year, not the
least of which will be the completion of
the bridge across the Mississippi river at
Omaha, Mr. Ames proposes to issue:Er:2,-
500,nm of twent v-eight per cent. mortgage
bounds, toprovide IlleallB for the completion
of the bridge.
The principal sources of ineMllo this
year are in the 'nines of Colorado and Utah,
the sale of lands and the transportation of
tea and silks from China and Japan.
The report concludes with a recapitula
tion of the history of the Congressional in
terference with the management of the road,
and an assertion that the result is the resto
ration of the credit of the Company, with
a great advance In all its securities.
The report 55/14 unanimously adopted,
after which the following officers were
chosen and the meeting adjourned until
next year; President, T 11011111.4 A. Scott, of
Pennsylvania; Secretary, E. 11. coffins, of
New liampshire; Roam( of Directors, Oli
ver Ames, or Massachusetts; John Duff, of
Massachusetts; Elisha Atkins or Massa
shusetts ; Oakes Ames, of Massachusetts;
L. I'. Morton, of New York ; Royal ('
Robbins, of Massachusetts ; James Brooks,
of New York , Dodge, of lowa • Sid
ney Dillon, of New York ; C. S. Bushnell,
Conneeticut ; 1411 r TllOlllllllOll,
of Pennsylvania ; Andrew Corngie, of
Now York ; iieorge M. full one, I,f Illi
nois, and I. (iqriliin Dexter, or Massitchu
setts.
Louth NnpolPolo6 future Residence.
It has been said that Louis Napoleon, 110 W
that the French war is over will take up
his residence at Arenemberg, the county
seat in Switzerland belonging to his mother,
where he and his brother had been brought
up after the Bourbons had prevented their
remaining In the (Iran! Duchy of Baden.
Referring to this statement, the Philadel
phia Prca•a remarks:
"In the canton of Thurgovia, in the north
eastern comer of Switzerland, is the estate
of Arenemberg, which Hortense, mother of
Napoleon 111., had purchased in 1517, and
where she resided until her • ath. It stands
omen eminence and overlooks the Lake of
Constance. In 1833, when Louis Napoleon
first visited England, he there received a
document officially creating him a citizen
of the canton of Thurgovia. Ile lived at
Arenemberg with his mother, chiefly en
gaged in study, until, in October, 18313, he
made that attempt at Strasbourg to over
throw the Orleans dynashy which failed,
but had very nearly succeeded. This
led to his deportation to the Western
Continent, whence he hurried back to
Europe to see his dying mother, and clos
ed her eyes at Arenemberg, which then be
came his property. lie was not allowed to
remain there, for Switzerland, under threat
from the governments of France and Aus
tria, was unable to protect him as a resi
dent there. In the autumn of 1835 he went
to live in London. The rest of his record
is brief—the expedition to Boulogne in 18-10-
six years in the prison of Ham, two years
more of apparent idleness but active polit
ical intrigue in London, and then the rev
olution of 1848. We all know the rest. If
in 1838 he was, in Switzerland, too near
France for the safety of Louis Phillippe,
surely he would now be too near France
for his own safety. Vie cannot believe he
will go to Arenemberg."
The Tlee•Prex Menem Grammar
When Joe Lane was a candidate for Vice-
President, serious objection was made to
his orthography. Vice-President Coliax's
grammar seems to be equally bad. The
last number of the Independent contains
au article from his pen on the Northern
Pacific Railroad in which this passage oc
curs:
Even taking Chicago an the starting
point it will be ( via St. Paul, where an arm
of this railroad is reached) two hundred
miles less distance to Puget's Sound than
to San Francisco. Besides this, vessels
from the Golden Gate to China sail on what
is called the grand circle, instead of In a
straight line; and any one testing this by a
string on a globe will be surprised at the re
sult, if they have not previously studied the
effect of the rotundity of the earth, and its
diminished protuberance as you go north
ward toward the Polo. Hence, when they
have sailed eight hundred miles from San
Francisco Choy are only ono hundred miles
from the entrance to Puget's Sound.
Thus, In one sentence, we have the Indi
vidual making the test alluded to, repre
sented In the first, second and third per
sons, In the singular and plural number.
This would bo bad enough for a twelve
year old school-boy, but for Vice-President
Colfax It Is disgraceful. The Independent
should engage a critic on the style of emi
nent personages, If Colfax Is to continuo his
contributions,— Valley Spirit.
NUMBER 11
Cotoon iiiii /on of Cool
If the consumption of coal goes on in
creasing as it has done for the last sixty
years it will outstrip all reastmaltle calcu
lation ;,it has, over all the world, in that
time increased nearly ten-fold. mid the in
crease of population until national wealth
has been proportionally large among those
nations which COIIBIIIIIO Most coal. The
rate of increase for this consumption ap
pears to be a geometrical progression ; that
is, in place of increasing regularly, s 5
ay 2
per cent. every ten years, it bOCOfIleS .50,
100, 200, 411(1, 000 per cent, in successive de
cades. Thi., is not to be so greatly wonder
ed at, when 're consider that see have by
no means reached that stage of the world's
progress when every thing can be consid
ered finished. on the contrary, we have
only just made a beginning in improving
the earth's surface, so as to render it a tit
abode for men of higher aspirations than
merely living to eat. Our lines of railways
are vet to be increased ; we have only seen
the beginning of railroad transportation,
as well as of gleam navigation. Steam
plowing will become the rule, steam- pum p
ing for water supply in large towns and for
sewage.
Mr. I lull has calculated that there is still
inn Eng,land, at less than .1,000 feet depth,
( the present ruining IIIaXiMIIIII, I an 111W/till t
of s:1,000,000,000 tons. 'flits would be
enough for S.SO years, if the yearly con
iirnption, and consequent production, did
not increase in so strong a ratio. Hut if
this increase goes on as it has done during
the last sixty years, • and there is no ,11,1111
to suppose why it should not,) this amount
is scarcely sufficient for one hundred years
or three generations. The worst feature is,
however, that Mr. Hull adds to his calcu
lation the remark, .. No one is so absurd
to suppose Elicit we Shan ever get to that.
depth.—Mlinailthlre•r (Ind fluthio%
Informotion for 'flpplerm.
The dark ants of Sweden are a form id,
hie: rare of workers, much larger than any
we have here. They make sad havoc with
the grains, and as they travel in proces
sions, each with a wheat grain or Minute
other dainty for Winter store, they present
a formidable array—a eurhmils spectacle for
the philosopher. The sting ol these ani
mals is very sharp and somewhat poison
ous. The best policy to observe is, when
meeting a procession of these workers, to
turn aside and give thorn the right of way,
for they Will grip their grain tightly, and
give sting after sting, losing very little time
for revenge, and then on to their well
ordered, reel dstored 110111,1. The Swedes
have learned a way of utilizing these
little animals, sting and all. They
waylay them on these journeys, ,hatch
them by hand, in nets and sieves, any way
to get them, and plump they go into the
seething brandy distillery, Mid Oil diet!,
depends the peculiar flavor of Swedish
brandy. It is so smooth, sum oily,SO
Fent ; has such a delicious flavor ; in short,
is everything enchanting; and then they
have the loveliest little glasses, that hold a
thimble full, so thin, fragile and beautifully
artistic, that they would almost tempt an
ascetic to drink and vetch the diving affla
tus, but it only takes one drink to intoxi
vale, and then delo,um Icceedia MlOll fl
lows. We have seen a lady Jump frmn the
table and scream because a red ant ran
across her plate, but she would nip this
lirandy front the little glass, and extol Its
flavor.
In Newark, rink rowdies are tined very
extensively in the mane faeture adelicinus
wines, whirl) aro made there from eider,
poor whiskey, logwnud and other eiholollia-
LPOPI.
Wendell 11 , 111111 int un Sllll D logo
The Radical leader, Wendell Phillips, is
bitterly Opposed to the annexation of San
Domingo. In the last issue of the :I
cerg +Standard he says:
For us there are three insurmountable
objections to annexation :
First Why seek an outpost which in
case of war is only weakness? Honor and
interest would concentrate all Our Navy
there to protect our flaw against foreign at
tack, and it would be the first point attack
ed. This expense and danger alone out
weighs all the fancied advantage MS:MI:Ina
Bay to us in peace.
,second: The shrewdest men in Washing
ton are puzzled now to know how to reach
the difficulties in the t IffifStates—the angry
and rebel element which makes a tool of
the fancied conflict of races. If we cannot
govern this belt or our own continent, why
double our troubles by annexing mare of
the same angry elements, with a sea be
tween us and them to add to the difficulty?
Thicilty: When Nu annex the eastern
half of Santo Domingo, see annex a war
with Hayti. There is hardly a shadow of
possibility that this can be avoided. What
war with Haytion swords and climate
means the First Napoleon can tell
us. He sent there his brother-in-law
with 60,000 men, the flower of his victor
ious army. Only 7,000 ever saw Franco
again. The same hate and the earns August
await us. If " Indian Rings" have created
and prolonged Indian wars with heartless
greed forgold, where would Hayden wars
be ever allowed to end, affording as they
would such matchless opportunities to drill
officers and enrich contractors? Why, we
could buy two Cuba-s with the cost of ono
year of such warfare?
The Murderer of BenJarnin Nathan Dle
NEw Yonic, March B.—The Superinten
dent of Police this evening called the mem
bers of the press together at headquarters
and announced that ho had discovered the
man who committed the Nathan murder
in July last. His name is Billy Forrester,
alias Billy Marshall, alias Billy or Frank
Campbell, alias Frimk Livingstsn, alias
Frank Howard.
The Superintendent says that ha has ob
tained decisive proof that Forrester com
mitted the murder, and that he Las all the
evidence to convict him.
Yesterday a circular was Issued by Su
perintendent Kelso to every police depart
ment throughout the United States, con
taining a photograph of Forrester, a min
ute description of him and an offer of 82,500
for his arrest, Superintendent Kelso ex
pects to report the capture of the murderer
to•morrow.
RATE OF ADVERTISING
BUSINESS ADVERTISEMENTS, $l2 IL ye
square of ten lines; SS per year for earl
Liens' Square.
REAL ESTATE ADVERTISE . ..IO, 10 cents e I
the first, and 5 cents for each lilliJSetelle
Insertion.
GENERAL ADVERTISING, 7 cents n line ft
first, and 4 cents fur each subsequent
tion.
SPECIAL NOTICES Inserted In Local Co
15 cents per line.
SPECIAL NoTimis preceding marring,
deaths, 10 cents per lino for tinit
and Scents for every subsequent Insert
LEGAL AND °TITER NOTICES—
Executors' notices
Administrators' notice
Assignees' notices
Auditors' notices
Other "Notices," ten lines, or less
three times
Statement of the Rending Halle
Cornpatty.
To the Honorable the Senate and Ilan,
Represtmtatires of the ('ono/omit, •
Pennsylvania
Thu l'hiladelphia and Reading Itailt
Company, with groat respect, desire to
sent to the consitleration of your home.,
bodies the following memorial it t
connected with (lie cessation of min
operations in Lite Urn anthracite coal ti,
which depend for their outlet to Mill
upon the railroads:tin' cittlitl now cunt rot
by them :
First—The present suspension °lfni',
was the result of an imperative order or .
((rand L'ouncil of the \Vorkini.fitten's
nevolont Association, made at a time xv I
there was no contest about wages, uo
sign even to reduce them, and as hen
rates of wages for the entire season of I
hail already been definitely agreed tii
by the representatives of the work itign
and those of their employers.
Second—This order of suspension v
obeyed by the workingmen, notwitlistat
lug a serious protest against it, addre—
by the l'resident of this Company to
President of the NVork ingmen's Itenei
Association of Schuylkill county.
'Phiril—'l'he avow-et object or the stisp,
shin, on the part of the I\'orkingnielt•s I
nevolent Association, was to t
price of coal. by stopping prod u,•limn
depleting, the stock on hand, so that t
wages of their members, Willett adluncr
the price of omit iidvittices, would then.,
be increased.
Fourth —l'ldg suspension of work was
direct violation of the Il4l i eolllolll. bet i I
ferry,' to, which had established the rate
wages to be paid during IS;I, and was vt
reltietantly obeyed by it II
workingmen [Went oY w ho m 11,0 wet LI
Ina lire ItilnithS out of the
t‘volvto, under the promise from their lea
ors that it would result in their obtaitin
much higher %vages than they had awl.,
to take lor the Immo Mg year.
Firth—NVlten a resumption at iviirk,
take etreot on the untt of February Ivan 1I
deri'd by a (decree of the If rand l'ouncil
the Workingmen's Benevolent Assoc',
lion, it had been preceded by a thmiand
a rate of wages far lit excess of whet it,
previously been agreed upon, and win,
Vieth' het 1111Vil 'Well 1,111111/v the rout epee:
tors without entailing ruin upon then
selves.
Sixth—The Ivorlilligmen have been psi
a rate ttl'‘vages Nvldeli varies with the lire
vonouid till, new demand matte by Ihci
neetteintion watt, dint, no mutter haw mu,.
lower (lout three dollars per toil at Pot
Carbon the price or emit ettotmi fall, the
should revolve, an n MIIIIIIIIIIII,
such wng,-
an they would he entitled to when coal so'
for tlireo dollars per Lott at Pert Carbon.
The operators, well knowing that, it all th
coal regions were al Work, the pitilltictiol
would 110 nn great that the average price
Port l'arben would not oxroed trout in,
dollars and twenty-five cents tolwodnlint
and fifty cents or lon,wi ill great to motile it ,
roltined to nrcudn to this nejust demand
tritteit, ir yielded to, would have need
the ',at of t rudueing it tell or e.,:tt totelte.
the amounl it ill the Ilialiistil
IL is true that the Belle
'eta Aieil whit 1011 the p ower
keeping the price of coal always up to a
least three dollars, by suspending minim
operations ,vlienever the ',rice 1011 boron
that slim. lOut the operators and carryon
companies well knew that, apart, from th,
Migrant eritnitmlity of such a conthinatiot
among the workingmen to advance Klee,
the result of uxhorlittant prices, antl the ir,
regularity t,t'supply incident to the repeat.
ell suspensions, wvnld he to ruin all man
ulltcturing industry, drive domestic eon
sumers to other fuels, and ultimately to di•
stroy the entire 11,11Ihraiiito trade itself.
Seventh—The operators have ant hl all
other to the workingmen to pay them,
when coal sells for $2. 51.1 at l'ort.
the same wages that they received last veal
\shelf coal brought, the Sallie price, which
‘rages are to titivates) and decline with rho
price of coal, at tin rate of ono tier ~ml.
epee wages (or every three vents
(Inelino in the price of iIhOVII 111 .
:al at Port Carbon, provided that
there shall be no der line ill wages helm%
the rile the 111011 W.llllll he °Milli,' to
re
ceive When anal sells Mr $9; but nn limit
whatever it, set to their udmuu re,
Eighth—This otter of the operators we .
rejected by the workingmen, in I,ll'W
1111elliO Of tchieh the S11•111O11,61/11 still 1,11
unties, If the tiller is fair and just it ['Mints'
that the blame for the runitininttion of tin
suspension most rest upon the Worl,ing.
men's Benevolent Association, which oi m.
is responsible for its inauguration.
Ninth—That this offer is fair and just i
shown
1. Beeallso it, terms are Fr...tie:illy tle
same Its LtIOSO milk, which the men [sort
working when [lie suspension took plae,
2. Because the wages offered are exactly
the saute its those which the workingmen
land agreed to accept during 010 1.110 rt.
nrn-
Sotl Of 1571.
3. Bemuse, while the MPH receive thi
benefit of every advance in the mum 14 - 14.1
no matter 111 V high it nay be, they org
protected by a minimum from being tor,ed
too low.
4. Because, at the-rate of wages offered,
every good miner mu readily earn froon
four to live dollars per day
shown from the actual pay-lists at different
collieries during the 11:01L LWO years) -a rate
of wages which exceeds the average - come or the mem her 4 or the three learne,l
professions in the United States, and i.
higher than is earned by any other similar
class of labor in the world.
Becau.w it is believed that three-
fourths of the workingmen, if they voill.l
give expression to their real feelings ll' ;111
out fear of Milt/dilation, would gladly au••
cept the wages oltered and go to work.
71iii/t—'l'he real questions at Issue la.-
tw Cell the rail read eompan les, coal opera
tarn and initniifitettirors nn the one side,
and the NVorkintinien's Benevolent Asso
ciation on the other, stru the following:
I. Shall the supply 11.1111 doinanil regulate
/1.4 well the price of vied as of other COllllll4l
- ities, and the public bo allowed to purehasor
fuel lit us tinny 1.111,111,1 LIIOIIO wits prudure
it are willing In, sell for, even down to Iwo
dollars per ton at I'ort Carbon, 1111(1 heir
dollars per ton ut Elizalaaliport, or smell
the \ Vorlt ingnien's Benevolent Association
Ito permitted, by an unlawful laindiination,
to keep the price always tip to at least
dollars per ton at Port Carlton ills! live
per ton lit Elizabetliportr?
2. Shall peaceable laboring men, in the
coal region, on railroads and eanaln, and ut
our largo manufacturliw entablislimenta,
be permitted to work peacefully, nut Wingos
entirely natisfactory to thoinselven Or mini!l
they ini kept in Idleness, their familioa in
want, and the entire induatry of whole
comniunitiem be paralyzed by the decree of
II few Misguided leaders of
lion ?
1. Simi! Lim my:lms of collieries, who
have invested large !immune of looney In
all in ocertatio and procarlomi tni . ellplltitnll, inn
permitted an manage and control their iniVII
business, or 1111111 t they continue in the•
Futuna, an they have done (luring the pea
year, tinder tint, dictation of their own em
ployees, an to when and how tinny 810111
work their IllilleS, whom they ['layer!' play
nr 4tiecliarge, and an to tine turn trivial de
taile the iholy routine of colliery man
agement?
Eleventh—This company Is prepared to
transport one hundred and eighty thousand
tons or coal per week; and, with equip
ment rt ady, and expenses incurred Mr
such a tonnage, it cannot he expected to
transport twelve thousand tons per week
at the Caine rate per ton, as it would carry
it weekly product or one hundred truth
eighty thousand tops. There has liven no
violation ,) r its charter in the recent ad
vances of rates ; and whenever the NVork
ing,inen's Benevolent Association will per
mit its members to go to work, at the
wages which they themselves agreed to
take, the rates of tolls and transportation
will at once bo reduced.
Twelfth—There is 110 (111014'0r of a real
famine. Ily the aid of some very sensa
tional articles in a few of the Now York
papers, the dealers who sell by the peek
and bushel In that city have succeeded in
extorting from the po o r a largo price for a
very small amount of coal. There is Ili ,
scarcity except in and around Now York,
and when navigation opens the surplus
stock In Philadelphia can be sent to New
York. Added to this, the outland engines
from the anthracite carrying lines can be
sent to the bituminous coal fields, and a
largo supply of the latter fuel furnished
at tide-water. Excepting the owners
blast furnaces, no 0110 need sutler fur
three or four months; and it is believed
that before that time, wiser counsels will
have prevailed among the men, and the
sober second thought will induce the lead
ers of the Workingmen's Benevolent Assn
elation to remove the unjust restriction
which now keeps forty thousand men in
Idleness.
Thirteenth—The officers of this ix - imp - my
will be glad to appear at any time or plaer,
before a committee of your honorable
bodies, to be examined touching any mat
ter connected with the present suspension,
and to furnish to such committee documen •
tary or other proof that may throw light
upon the subject.
All of which is most respectfully null
FRANIMIN B. (:own s,
Proliden t
Attest
J. W. JONES, Seeraary.
During the trial of a famous divorce
case In Philadelphia one of the lawyers
in his argument said something about a
witness named Kelly, when that indi
vidual sang out: "You're a liar." Kelly
was arraigned for contempt of court, un
til his counsel ingeniously explained
that Kelly meant no contempt of court
but that he was so carried away by the
sweet dulcet strains of Mr. Cassidy's
voice that ho involuntarily. exclaimed,
'' You are a tyre!" thereby Intending to
compare Mr. Cassidy to that delightful
Irish musical instrument.